Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1881, Page 6

i * acter, the snme us 1f 8he wero sol i . *of tho bill was made, + by gaying he vt yono to’ Wehland, Thon,, noar L “Fronfklis, iy 10 uce Ny wick mathor, i h | . ballot for United Btates 1. ARnow, .- e )y T ehell be 1{“!])]!('41 and new niiies v THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WLDN SDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1831—TWELVE PAGES. STATE AFFAIRS. License Fees of Wisconsin Rail- roads to Be Increased Two : Per Cent. AnU-Gambling Bill — Rights of Married Women—New Ju- dieinl Circulit. The Indiana Constitutional Amend- ments to Be Resubmitted to the People, LY A Dehate on the Question of Separating White and Colored School Children, Oapture of the Runaway Witness Wanted in the Tennesseo In- vestigation. o Resull Reached in Ponnsylvania—More Stato Bonds for Missouri—New York. AVISCONSIN, Spectal Duspateh to The Chicago Tribune. MAuIsoyN, Wis,, Feb. 8.—Eeveral bills of more than pussing importance were fntroduced in the Assembly to-day. Mr, Lawrence, who appenrs o bo the special champlon of the antl-rallroid nien, has a bill fnerensing tho license tee of rall- ronds irom 4 to 6 per cent of the yross proceeds. Another bill introduced by him allaws nny telegraph company tormed under tho lnws of this Stute to construct lines along or nerogs any lino of rallrond within the State, but not in siich A manner as to Incommode the publie use of the road. Telograph compnnies mny euter upon railrond jand to make surveys and examinntions for tho purpose of erection of wires, and nllows condemning of raliroad land for erection of telegrnph lines. Mr. Meadows proposes to obligo INSPECTONS OF EI 1088 tokeep tho polis open all duy long between 9 o, m. and sunset, tuking no recesa at noot. Mr, MeMurdo bas a blll compeliing rallrond compunics toship lve stock diteetly Into the Btock-yurds to which it is destined two hours after arrival In the depot. Mr, Gllson's bill provides for & chruge of wentio when thoJutlzo bag been the attorney or counsel for the prosceution or defenso in crim- Inol cuses. Mr. Fiekl recks to add dally papers to the list of beneficiaries under the £60 lnw publishing act. r. Darbellag's bill adds"to See, 2,315, Chap. of the Revised Statutes, the following clause: *And any married woman may briug and maintain an getlon In her own name for dumnzes ngainst. another person ar body cor porate, or for any iujury to ber person of chur- GAMDLING, ‘Wano secks to probibit hetting wagers and clling by tho following byll: CTION 1. “That whosouver shall keep any Toom or butlding, or uny portion thereof, or o cupy 5 plice on public or private grouds anywhere within the State of Wisconsin, with apfhratus, books, or i device or devices, for recording or reglstering bets or wowers, ot shail #¢ll pools or chances upon the result of auy triaf or contest of sklll. speer, or pawer of cendurance of any mai, bird, or heast, or, being e owners, lessen, or occupnnt of such rooms or Bullding, shall knewingly permit tho suine to ha used or oceupled for any of tho purposes nfore- Buld, or shull become tho custodinn or depositiry of any money, property, or anything of value staked, W cred, bet, or pledged ns nforesald upun any such resuit, shallbe deemed n misdemennor, nod' s, upon cony fined not Jess than €25 nor more than $X0, See, 2, l\"?’-’ll.‘uu“ of tho Peace or Municlpal Judge shall havo Jurladiction in such cases, and one-half of the fine collected for such ollense eball go to the Informer, Mr. McFetridge wishes to _detnch tho Counties of Dodge, Wastington, and Ozaukes from the Taivd Judlel Cirenit god” create with thom the Thirteonth Circuit. Mr. MeDill proposes to organlze n State pube Mo school for the cducition and muintenuneo of indlgent children. Tho bl npproprintes thore- Tor 30,000, snd catublishes n Comnlgsion 1o se- lecta site and erect tho Institution. Jjsa practieal enrrglug out of Gov. Bumith's recoms nendatious to that ellect, INDIANA, X Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, INpraNAvoLls, Ind., Feb, 8B—The Sonnte passed tho dny considering bills on second reading. Among them, tho bill to amend the ‘Whistling-Nulsence nct of March 20, 1830, was digeussed at gome length, during which It was stated on the floor of the Senate thut tho nu- thor of tho Whistling-Nulsnuco et had beon hore nsking tho prssugo of o resolution exhon- erating hlin from blume in this matter, The bill, with sundry ponding numendments, wis recommitted to tha Comnittee on Itallronds, A resolution’ was adopted’ fixivg on Friday morning to teke u yoto on tho bil calllug a Coustitutional Convention, and s HESURMITTING THE AMENDMENTS, This postponemont wes asked because of the absenco of several moembers, It §s now certain that the latter bill will go through, Senutors Toindexter nid Davis ugreeing to vote for it, It Isclafimed that one or two Demoerats, perbaps more, will do likewlse, A conourrent resolutlon was ulso adopted enlling n joint convention vn Friday for tho election of a i’rison Director, 'he Housn apent most of i time diseurs- fng Mr. Hfwn's bill favoring compulsory educatlon. It favers tho lllmfillml of B¢~ rate schools for white und colored chil- dren, and also provides that u purent d{.fiunllhm for support upon tho earnings of w b d alil b puid s per diom while' the chlld (3 ut achool Mr. Gibson, of Clark, in oppostng the bill, went B0 fur ns to reticet somewhat upon TUE AVERAUE INTELLIGENCE OF TIIE NE- GlO, and tho result wns sovernl lvely polltienl 8pceches, of which thut of M, Johmson, of Mid= 3som, Wi consplenously fervent, No disposition Both Houses voted to ko on anothor Junkotin taur, this Himo (o Visit tho &intn Normil Sehoa] ntTerre Huute. A resolution was tlso adopted enlarglng tho scopo of the §nvestignting come- mittees of the sevoral henevolent institutions so ;Alx: to Ix‘x‘qnlm concerning tho selection of ofticers oreot, Mr. 0 ¥ Hpecial Disvatch to The Chicapo Tridune, Nasnviniy, Tenn, Feh: 8—Heury Mo- Laughlln, or Audeew McGothlen, us ho calls himaolf, tho misslog witness whose presonco hus Leen greatly desired by the Legislutive Inyvesti- Bnting Lomulttee, wa morning at bis bourding-house, to which ho returned lust night. While otticers undreportors wero seours tou tho ety and suburbs for him ho wis pea Tully dreaming the happy hours away in hls domleite, und nono but Littieton know titmorne Sug whero ho was, Ho was taken fn custody by s oflicer who will shadow blm til bis testhuony 38 glven, Mefi, told your correspondent he would not divulirs any {nformntion ho possessed until ho uppears before 1ho Connmltice, which meuts L-norrow, HE EXI AINED IS ABS o usked I be hud exnibited monoy to severs| lfl":" temen and sald he conld purehase two votus with st ho voplled that 1t was vily w joke. It Leging tu look e 16 by evidonee will be unbin- Dortunt, nlthough s0me very strulght guestlons Wl bo propounided (o b, My, Pluminer, the member of tho Houss who §s tmplieated 1 the charges thut lwve been preferred, bis not yer returned 10 tho city, Thu roport that ho will Tegign bid positlun bus not been confieimod, sl NSYLVANIA, P, b, 8.~Tho twentloth htor resulted ua fols lows: Walluee, 803 Oliver, 755 Grow, 62; Moo= Veagh, 5; Poittipa, i owitt, 2; Shivas, 25 1l ol 3 Curtin, 1. Mr. Ruddiinun offered a resolution to the effect spevily mcasures bo mdopted to bring shout ot resull, . Bonutur Nurvls offered 03 u substituto n reso- lution decliriuge thut, unless un clestion shntl bo cTeated by next Batunduy, all the candidates ced in nome uuxlu‘)' tho Hth jns o substituto PT; th cries of » No." Pentily uee ton s motion to udjourn was carrled—110 10 80, TEN Hanwisnuna, 2: 2 Juution JERFERSON CiTy llu{‘ Introduced in the orlzing tho Issuo Of BLate bunds bearing 4 per eent Interest, puy- ahlo thicly years after datont pleasure, Tho Brate Fund Commlssioners nre yequired 1o pre- i pare tho bonds to Lo fssued as ocension tmay © Brinw, and 10 L sold 6t nat lews thun pur and for Bho Boly purpose ot red Mg uny outstundive Hibiiithed ot the State Ieh'cun Lo pirelinsed at pur, or W exchunge them for uny outstundin, bondsof the State, purfor par. One million dol= land of bouds are 1o by fawuod In dunomisutions fvom %10 to $100 for investmont at homo by per- sons of limited means, 2 NEW YORK. Arnasy, N. ¥, Feb. R—2A bill was Introdiced 1t tho Awivinbly to-day prohibiting the sule of vleomargaeine und adutterated eher caentatives of ihio consotidated telegraph companies were before the Sonate Committen to-dny. Dr. Norvin Green, President of the Weatern Unfon, sald thoy enine betore the Come mitteo not beenuse of any possiblo contingency which mny nrise from the recent purchises and consolidation of tho Wostern Unlon, Amer- fean Union, and Atlawtie & Paclfle Telegrnph Campnnles, but rather to wirn the Commiltteo ngatnat tho pussare of any law which may tend ' i futire to operate against the Lest intervsts of tho whale peaple, ONSLY A FEW SPECULATORS eompinined of the consalldation. No other country {n the world had <o chienp a telegraph rerviee (g ours exeept Cunnda, und none so good, TEWAS 1o pisurl thing for merchants i the New York Produce Iixchange to write nessage ton Chicago merchunt and recelve a reply therctobefore ho left the reecive'rsconntor ot the telegraph company, Telegraphing costa oniy enesthird of whnt it did ten years ago. [t was impossible to send n measago from New Yurk to Chilcitgo or 8t, Lowis for &5 centa without losing money, Un long distanced, therefore, former opposition rates cannot continne, but on short distunees even lower rates may prevail, NEVADA, CaAnsox, Nev. Feb, &.—A concurront resolution has passed both Houses condoling with thoe Irlsh sifferers, The Committee detafled to estimato Insses of the Feanktown suiTerers_glve tho Inventory of fdlvidual losses at §21,50), Tho general losses swell the nmount 1o 50,00, - CRIMINAL NEWS. PATIENT JUSTICE, ™ Special DHspatch to The Chicagn' Tribune. DeThOLT, Mich,, Feb. 8.—In the Iatter part of April, 1838, nbrutal smirder was committed nt Morrls, a nelghboring suburtun town, An old man named Anthony Miller, nged 79 years, wus shot In vold blood, and hi3 _companlon, Anthony J. Hilger, was left for dlead unon the toor. Tho motive of the crimo was robbery, but the flends obtafned only §10, and, after muking sure, as thoy thought, that Hilger was dead by holding lighted cundles to his feet, thoy departed, A weelk nftorwards thoe polico arrested slx young Tetrolters, who were discharged upon thelr pros Ihminary exnmination. Durlig the months that have elapsed, the police of this city huve been engaged in nn attempt to unravel the mwystery, and have ut lnst suceeeded, OF tho murderons fang, ive in number, three ara now sorving long sentenees In_tho Miclngan State Prison, The othier two—Dan Granam and Ikc Clark—were sentenced to the West Virginla Penltentiney at Moundsville for three yours for s bitrghiry com- mitted at Parkersburg i that State. Tho terms of Gynhuwt and Clariz expire on Monday, ond Detectivo Hwdler, aried with thie ncs papers, bud gone to Moud: upon their discharge. Yo muay elupsv befory the other three are libernted from Juckson, but, when thoy are, the strong arm of the fuw will bu waltlng to recelve them. CCSRITY vitle to nnb the mon A YOUTHIFUL ROGUE, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Ivibune, INDIASATOLIS, Ind, Fob, 8.~Lue Thompson, tho small Loy arrested at Hillsboro, 1il., yester~ duy, reached this elty to-dny, Tio fs charged with abtaining n reglstered lettercontolning 187 under false represcutations. The letter wns walled from Shelby, 0., to Charles Troxell, nt Indiannpolls. Tor gome renson yet to be ex- plalued he did not eall for tho letter, but told Thompson that such a letter was fn the Indinn- apolls Post-Oflice. ‘Thompson, a8 the story govs, gave up his position un tho train, and went to work forn man living near Jfaywood, glving his name s Chnrles 'roxell, and, after remnin- ing withh his cmployer two or throo weels, he desired tho Intter to come to Indinnapoila with him for tho purpose of klentifying him nt tho Post-Onice, This his’ employer id Saturday, youchlug for Uhotnpaon us "Troxell, and being Identtficd hitmselt by promiuent c¢ltizen, Thompson, ot abtalniig the money, disappeared, but, through tho usvistunce of sume Loys wha knuw bim, wus apprehended yesterdny at 11y oro, Now the question nrises, Why didu't Troxell get the letter himselr? WAS IIE MURDERED? Dranorr, Mich., Feb, 8,.—A sluglo man, named Wiltlum Hurvey, nged i years, and employedt #everal yours as enr-checker by tho Detrolt & Milwrukeo Itond, was fottnd dead fn bed Sunday atasmall hotel where lio lnd boarded for somo 1fe was nquivt man, with few nequnints and it wis supposed to bo a caso of heart- disense, ns he hod been unwell fora couple of weeks, Yesterduy, however, the undertuker discovered nsmail bullet-holo In tho body just over tho henet, mid further fuvestigation lends tntho hellef thut he was wounded, though by whoni and for what niotive it 13 ditilenlt to con- Jecture. Hlis own pistol wag found undor his pillow, with every barrel lopded, It nppears to carry the snme sized ball with thnt Intlicting tho fatal wound, A feltow-bourder, numed Willlum Huys, who roomed next door, has been arrested o suspicion of knowlng something ubout the wnttor, which I8 quite myaterious, MURDER AT CARDS, TAS ANIMAS, Fob, 8.—Sunday night Jumos Rutchier and A, 8. Polk quarpeled at ennls, The lutter drow o vevolver, Tho formor advaneed upon hitn, und was shot, Polk then threstened to shoot the first mun who attempred to lay hands on him. G, W, Herring, budly frightened, edfor the dour, und wid shot through:tho Hoth men will' probubly die. Polk gavo hlmself up, CINCINNATI, 8.—Eilward Alden, a news- paper-mdvertising ngont, continnes to receivo notlee from newpapers of tho nsertion of nd- vertisements which were sent out i his nawe, but wero forgerles. Ho cstimntes thut ndvers tisemonts were sent to nhottt. 2,500 newspapers, Huuffers n rewurd of 2500 for the detection of tlo parties guilty of the fargery. FATAL FIGIT. A1, Febe 8~Edward Donnellan and a4 man numed Foster, employed fn tho shops of the Clucinnatl, Indinnnpolis & St, Louls Rail- roud, quarrcled to-duy at work, Donncllun struck Fosteron the end with o bar of fron, Telling ki to the gronnd, and caustog his douth thisufternoon. Donnellun was ureested, LAND TO BE SENTENCED. Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MAaNtTOwWoe, Wis, Feb, t~Judge Gilson, In bladecision this morning, on the motlon forgn now trlul in tho case of tho S8tato ve, Lund, fur assinlt with intent to kill, held the indictment gond jnd led the motion, Luad will be sentenced HURGLARY. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune. CLINTON, 1L, Fob., 8.=Willinm 3. Phuroe’s rests doneo In Texns Township, nbout six miles south of Clinton, wns entored st night by burglurs, and §150 I ensh tuken from under bis hend K'x'”" 1o wad sleeping, There 18 no clow to tho hioves, \J T0 UE HANGED, Minpreneia, 1., Feb. 8.—Einanuet Ellinger, Tarnel Brb, unil Jonathan Mayer, convicted of tho murder of Grotehen Kiutzler, huve beon suntenced to be hunied, A DESPERADO DEAD, €10, 1., Feb, ,.—~Fom O'Noll, u desperado, who stritek his wifo with a chalr and ont iy awn thront, dicd tos 18 wife will recover D ITANG, Naguvieg, Tenn, ¥ —duo Iavrls hos Beon convieted of n doublo murder ut Murble Hall, und sentencud to ho hnaged, —————— POLITICAL, Ricinnsn, Feb, 8,~The Stute Nepublienn Bx- ccutlvo Committeo has ndopted an wldress, 18 10 7, ealting upon Republivans to stund by tho Dty organization Mareh nuxt. This neion I8 consldored i vietory for tho stralht-ont Rtepubs Henns wieninst an uilltnco with othor purtles, A i-{mw Conyention Is Nikoly 1o bo hield ut un ey h [y, b“.u:r Lawe, Utnh, Feb, §—Lust now's counsel enlled on’ Arthur I, retury, ulid, In the ubsoncy of Mu Goyernor of tho Territory, and e he Issan wcortlileutn of vlection ta Cun Thoius deolined to do it on tho growid that Mureny bad wlrendy pertormed that fuuctioni the Lxveative oitlee In conneetion with the lust Delogate eleotlons. Toduy Cannon's counsel Nled 0 petition for 4 nunduimus, compelling homus 10 8o o eertltiente to Canuon, In tho Luird Distelot Court, Judie Huntor dirocted un ulterautivemundimusto lenue vequiriiue Flonms o give u certlileato of electlon ta Cantion or to #lhow ciuge why bo should nob by Mouday, thy 1ith fnue, e — JAMES REDPATH, LECTURER, DAVESPOUT, Ju,, Fob, B.—Jumos Hedpath, tho famons newspuper correanondent, delivered g leoture nt tho Burtls Opura House in this clty, thls evening, toa lurge and entbualastio audie ence. His speech lasted for throo hours, nnd wus vociferously uppluuded throughout, At the closo phrue cheors Wero given fov the lecturer, ( B (- THE WEATHER. The Floods in New Orlenns Incrensing at a Rapid Rate. Five Hundred Thickly-Settled Blocks under Water, Causing Much Suffering. Protests Agninst the Reports of Suflering Sent Out {rom Minnesotn, Snow, Sleet, and Wind Storms in Various Portions of the Country. Chieago Telegraph and Telephone Coms panies Repuiring Thelr Broken Wires. A Gontls Rain Gradnally Meltlng the Aconmulations of Bnow and Ice, NEW ORLEANS, s NEW ORnEA NS, Feb, 8.—Most of the breaks In the eanal-levees have been closed, but the water 1s still rising slowly in tho overtlowed distriots. Between the sew ennnl and Cannl gtreet tho water I8 within foursaunresof Clafborne strect, Mueh of the quarter between Cannl stroct aud lnyou ¥t. John {2 submerieed, and olmost the ontlre seetlon between Bayor 8tdohn and Es- plannde street to withinn few squures of Clad- L he water continues to rize, and thore I8 un bcrensing uren of overtlow west of tho new eamal. Tho wator bus reached Franklin street, the entire scction west hoinz submerged, Iietween tho new cannl and Bayou 8t, John the water now covers ull west of Pricuer BLreet, except i steip of u fow squares along Cannl street, north of Bayou St. Juln and the ol busin, The water covers alinost tho entire un west of Cluiborne street and ns far down ns Llyslan Flold street, Al ctithle grrdens in tho rear of tho city huve leen destroy ed, aud somo loss of “stock {8 reported. T No esthnate ean bo mnde of the dumige done by tha overflow, and even greater dumoge s probable, sinco tho witer contlunes riging, The falr-grounds are entirely Bubmerged, the Cluiborne street cars only run- i to the bridge on the old basin, The bulnico uf tho roud i3 fmpusauble, The prentest dili- culty {8 expericneed by the inhabitants of the overflowed districts In sceuring . provisions, T'hese districts embrace nbout i) thiekly settled squares. The dumnge nlong the Loulsville & Nashville and New Urleans & Mobile itailronds 18 very great. 1t will probmbly be many duys Lefore trains ean pnss over tho ronds frot Michou to Lookout Station. Hugo Lnhmert Jost it hend of eattle on the ridge between Forts Dlke and McComb. A DENIAL, To the itor of The Chicngo Tribune, Brrery EYE, Feb. 0.—=Thoartlcle In your pnper of the Gth Inst. in roference to'denth and sulter~ ing on the lino of the Winona & St, Peter Branch of tho Chilengo & Northwestern Rallway s en- tirely and totally false. I have rullable lofor- mution by personnl interviow with partles lv- ing at every tation on the line. There hns not been a sluglo ease of freezing or nctuul suifer- Ing from wunt of fuel, uud my informudon is relluble thut there 18 fuel enough to prevent suffering for one month to come, Severnl trujn- loniis ot fucl were sent during the month of Jununry, Settlers are In good spirvite, und say thoy are all right. We huve had o very hard storm here for tho last two duys, but it ing not been cold. 1t §s clearing up to-du; JoJ. RANDALT. Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, b ens of Wino- Speetal 1 telegraphed, one wpon unuther, f correspondents in ditterent eltles relnting to tho suow blockado, freczing to deuth, ek of fuel, und tho destruction of tho vufivond bridges on tho different rowds in Southern Minnesota, and more partlenlarly on the Winonn & St. Peter. There 18 no truth whatover in tho reports, the news being founded minly on runor or orig- Inated by tho tertile Lrains of the differont vorrespondonts. As the fucts, thero hng beon but ofo” duy—lust Suturduy—but whut truins huve been running on the Winonn & St Peter. True, there nve somu portiony that honve been bloeked for n few duys at i vime, it tho rond In the maln hus been free. No nu- thentic cnso of denth Ly frezing hns been re- ported, At ditferent poluts fuel hus at times [mcn searee, but this want was relloved us soon an possible.” Watertown, Dik., 18 the only plico where tho people have destroyed rullrond prop- ceriy, und that wus the unused hrldge and trestio west of the town, There ave now feattercd alonge the roud from A0 1 of conli=n supply that will lust a mont} manugement of the Winonn & St Pete buve usedd overs ineans to kel tho rond apen, und nro deserving of much conimendation for tho pluck nnd perseverunice they huve shown in so dolng, uln yesterday, with mild weathor to-day, I8 IC] mrlm)l by ull points between Plerre and Winotn. The rufn hns soliditied the snow, thus provonting (8 furthor drifting, Six snuw-plows and wovernl hundred wen are it work renjoving the anow from the rond. ‘rning will be run ny furwost na Sleepy Eyo this evenlg, and tho on- tirg rond wilt opened for the running of trains by tho lust ol thls week. MUNCIE, IND. Special Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune. Muscir, Ind,, Feb, 8.—~The cltizeus of this county are to-nlght expressing great concern over the present exceedingly heavy rulnfall. Rufn bus pourcd in torronts hereduring tuo pust forty hours. White River has risen five feet Wwithin a few hours, and I8 now rising very rap- idly, The streots sre revernl Inches deep with rubming water, The fee will sturt in tho river to-morrow, when it 18 expeoted tho mill-dnims will move, Nusiness hue been considerably in- Jured und mitdeor work generally stoppod.” Tho ruin 13 fulline i streams to-uight, und a de- structive tood I8 expecte HANSAS CITY, MO, Special Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Kangas Cirvy Mo, Feb. 8~Tho remalning piers of the Armomdate bridge, damnged by tho sturm o Bundny, were swept awny at on curly bour this morning, redueing the structure to u total wreck, and enusing n loss of $240,000, The débris of the bridge Hoated down thostremmn until it reached the River View bridge, ubiout bnlf nanilo below, when It nlso wid wishod nway, Tho lust structure was bt lest spring, fram the fuot of Sixth street, West Kunsas Clty, o Wyundotte, ut n cost of $17,000, aud i3 also totut loas, THE RIVERS, 81. Louts, Ma,, Feb, b=The river continues to riso, but nsldo from this fuct tho situution §s not mntoriudly . chunged sluco yesterdny, Boveral steamors pnd tugs are still pounding awayat tho v botween tho binrbor and Arsennd Island, and 1t s hoped 1t will bo eleared awny by to-ulght, Tha Missourl has broken up ut soveral poluts, but there docsn’t seem 1o Lo any very greut generul rlko alony that strenm, Thore i4 enough Wi Hlowinyg Into it howove 2 outthe and o bronk-up 8 expeeted horo by tos 1 morrow noon, Tho wcnlhurllu wmild, with wdriz- zlug i, GATENA, ILL, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tridune, GaLksa, Hl, Fob, 8—0n Sunday night old Boreas blow n gule from tho south in this seo- tlon, tramstormiug u frighd temperature into Burch weather, The raoln commenved to fult enrly Mondny morning, anud has lnd Sl epells of drlzzling ever shiee, Tho snow is rapldly dis- appeuring, und slelghing wilt soon Le u thing of the pust, The sudden chuugo will work tro- mendous damnge ta tho pork jutercsts of this seetion, 1ty feared, STOUX 1Y, TA. Speclal Dispateh to The Chicuge Tribune, Bioux Crey, In,, Fob, 8.~Tho vallrouds pre- viously veported remain bluckaded, 1t 1s hoped to open the Yankton line to-night, the Sloux Fulls line und Iflinols Contrul tu=morrow, and the Bt, Iuul & Bloux City Hne the duy following, Tho suow I the cuts [s pucked and breaks tnost of the snowplows thut wrestlo with it, On tho Blonx Fulls lino dnifts fifteen fect deep are vo- ported, Weuther fulr, FELREUIART, IND, Erkuant, Ind,, Feb, 8.~This scotion bas 'for tho vast cighteon hows experfonced o terrible sleot-storm, walen looks favorble to dow groat deal of dumnge, Tho telegraph wires und polos uro budly torn down and tho stromms nro rising fust, Tho fco 18 fast becomling rote Tet, and 1any commonco to 1move ot sy tie, il Ll :l 1t dues, tho bridges wilt bo at the nivroy of tho co. EXAGGERATED, LouvisviLLe, Ky, Fos 8.~The damayo to tho New Orleans & Moblle Division of the Loulsviile & Nasbvillu Hallroad by tho recout storms bas beou exaggorated, Truvel by this line Is une interenpted. A fNirat-clnss stenmer tranafors pasaengrers arond the break, which will o ro- {m(r 1and trning vun on regular thoe in two or hree daye, WAT TOWN Gpeettt Dispated tn The Chicagn Teibune, WATERTOWN, Wis, Fob $.—~This seetlon 13 ox- perieneing # genuine thaw,—tlio firstsoft weathe crof any extent wo have hnd alnce winter set n Inthe middle of Noventher, The suow is fast disappearing, and_ the rm!pm: for a continu- auce uf sloighing looks dublous, WIS, OCONOMOWOC, Speelal Dispalch to The Chieaon Tridune. Ocosmowor, Wis., Feb. 8.—Uain has fallen here rinee yesterday morntng. Many of the tin roofs on buildings commenced lenking during the nlght, and before discovered had dono scrious dumngo to the gowls in store. COLDWATER DEPOT, MICH. Special Dispated to The Chicago Tridune. Cotawwaten Devar, Mich., Feb, 8,~Tho break- upof the weather hereabouts Is very general and disnstrons, The sleiching 18 nbout gone, cellnea nre full of water, nid tho rain o been continuous since yesterdny noon. NAIN IN NINE STATES, Wasiizarox, . C, Feb. 8.~Haln prevalled early this morning In linols, Iowa, Michigan, Ohlo, Inidtunn, Ken ‘unnessee, New Y and Californln, Thoro wis no snow and very Httlo clear weather reporte CLINTON, ILL, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicags Tribune, CrinToN, Hb, Feb, B.~Durlug Sunduy night nuothor rain-storm visited 1his locatity, which I8 another godsend to the furmcrs of this cuutnty. CHICAGO. There wns more ruln In tho clty yesterday- not S0 smuch na on the doy before, but o steady, wentle drizzle, which gradunlly turned most of the remaining snow Into water, It was o model thnw, dolng its work 80 quictly as not to fuvolyo the least risk or danger, exeont perhaps to pedes- teluns, who found it diticult to wade through thosloppy streets. 'The down-town merchunts heeded the suggestion of Tur Trimuse and cleaned off thefr sldewnlks tn tho morning, and Ly noon nost of themn wero In pretty decent condition and safe to wnlk upon, Hut tho streets weru fall of flush nnd water, and most of the guttbrs ehoked with feo. A largo number of men, however, were set to work on the lutter by tho Department of Pubite Works, and conskderablo progrees wns mude In cleanbig thom out. ernl nore days will bo required to do all that {3 necessary to zive the water freo neeess to tho sewers, In viow of tho constant drizzto until nearly nightfatl, nnd tho wading across streets, tho day was oneof tha most disagreenble experienced by Chicagonns Tova lung timo, BTREET-CLEANING, Tho Mayor atated yesterday that a grent denl of complaint had been mude ubout the eondition of tho streets, and very Justly, too. There were great piies of suow, which bud turned fnto rivers of slush, But durlig tho past few weeks it lmd snowed frequently, aud the drifts bad been too wreat for tho elty i ta present conditfon, to clear thom ofl, The Dest had been done that wus possible, The openings to the catch-baging hud beon kept opel, ahd yesterday the Mayor issued an order to Commissloner Wuller to” huve the streots thorotghly cleanced just us suon as possitile, All the rexulur strect-lahorers, plpe-cxtenaion men, und uil hanas thut could Do obtabied wero employed yesterday In opening the wutters, clearing iee from nround ciieh-busins, ete, The Muyor is unxfous that tho Larlsian system of clening streots and sldowalks shall bo'inmgu- rated bere, ‘Uhat Is by washing with hose at certain hours of thoday. 1le proposed ta bogin the experimeut lust night by washing down Clark stre and If 1t Is a siiceess, trom mere hydrant pressure, he proposes to use an engine, thusgiving, instend of twenty-1ve pounds pross- ure, from 10 1o 125 pounds, Besides clenning tho streets, the water will tlush the sewers and be of great sunltary benetlt, So fur as the lee brenkine up in the river Is coneerned, It was still appurently solit yester- duy, it no dunger peed be a pprehended from this source, or from Hood. The fvo (8 disine tegrating fn tho centre, townrds the north and south, The Fullerton Avenue Condult will re- ileve the North Brnnch of nil tho eurplus water, und tho eanal will nct usa denin for the South Brnnel, Thero neeid not, therefore, be noy fearof ntlond In the river, or of u rapid cur- rent Which will earry the fee out 5o aa to Injure tho shipplug. THE RIVER, The upper part of tho South Branch of the river won vislted - yesterdoy, Thero wora o bi- dicutlons of u tioud, Tho leo I8 rotthy nwny wradundly, nnd where Juholas togother yot it uppears 10 bo nbout the conslsteney of paste, The river f9eishyge slowly, and o rather litrgo vole ume of water i flowitg In Trom tho sewers, No dunger 14 feared, unless o dleree wind should blow front tho ncrtbienst, and drive vast quantl- | tles of jce Into the river from tho ke, A be raln and warmer weather, too, might do dam- age. The low land i thls part of tho eity Is purtally snbmerged, and tho snuw-water I stunding In puddlies overywhere, No complalnta ure made abontilooded basements, . At tho West Sldo Water-Works mntters wero proceeding ns usunl, Lesy water was stunding in the »llnm than ordinurlly, and the city was uutpusm 10 be tflushiug the sowers, AL tho Aebland avenuo bridge tho ico s molt- iy nway, but the viver 18 not rising much, Up tho erecikk the masy i still futact, but weaken(ng hu'u‘rl)" and thoro 18 vpen water around tho ritie, Tho tonder of the Fultou street bridgo sald the stago of witer was elght juches below the averagy of lust summer. ‘Lhero was very littlo rrent, eid tho wuter was pussing offt hluoly, The cutrunee to tho canul wus open, and tho wator nearly statlonney. At the Halsted street bridge the fce wus 50 Soft that tho boys wore Bendiing through It Tho river hwl rlsen two Inches sinco morninw, and water was pouring in freely Trom the sewerw, At'I'wenty-sccond streot bridge the foe (3 fo thin that mie can put a stlek throngh It, aod the riveris open furt considernble distunca elthor side.bThe strenm 18 risiuge, and thero Is plenty of snow and witer to mnko haveo In base- oty and tux tho sowe AMr. MeNell sald that thoro had searcely been o tine this winter, deapite tho unusual cold, when the jee hnd been thick enougl for tho boys to skatu on, and the men engaged 1o repairing tho bridgy bl been afvald to risk thelr welght on it, 1l thinks tho water I8 s befouled and warmed by tho coplous dlsehirges from tho sewers that feo will not form 1o uny grent thiekness, and pros diets that tho tine Wil come when tho river will be opes nll winter. The number of vesaels lying in this part of the rlver 8 smnll, and it tho dce shandl break up suddenly it 13 so badly honeycombed that ft would probably do littlo damuge, “No ono in the vicinity scems to apprehend that tho river whl ovortiow fts hunks, tuless wind and rain should suiddenly conspire to do it, ‘The lee in the mein river 18 vory wenk, with water standing on it, and cannot Just long. TELEGRAPIS, Although the telugraph and toiephono wires wero not coated with Iee yesterday, tho former worked very badly on dceonnt of tho raln, which fell nearly ull day, On short lines, wet weuthar mukes wo diiferonee, and the tolophono lines remulming (ntnet ufier Mondny's storm wore protty uearly all right, Eloctrician Summors, ot tha Weatern Unlon, #nid tholr lnes were T botter shinpo genorally than on the duy before, s many broken wires hawd beon ** pleked up,' and some ‘were working, thaugh slowly. Thu principal trounle was i tween the ity and Englewaod with tho New Yark Wired, bt ' lurke foreo was Lusy, anid It wis hoped thut all the overturnod. poles would ho i their proper positions and the lines opun for business by thls morning, They wers uble to comuniento with any polut, hut their faellitios | wero limited, and messuges were i) consequence ll\)lll?'ull. thouel ull banded inwere transinitted, At times the Ameriean Unlon aud Atlaatlo & Fueltle wires bud to be . The Amerleun nlon' uecount of the dnmnpness, and - considernily trouble wus ind frotn **erossed,” Whilo ult the disputehes handed 0 were taken eary of, thero WAS NOT tho usunl promptooss, 0y to some pointy only ove wire out uf thres ar faur was hy ondel Liues ura il down o all divections, but repal s are putting them up as vapudly ns - possiblo, und expected (o get throngh this wornlig, Tho Atlantio & Pucitio's iireet New York and Chieinnatl wires wiil not work yot, though mes- Bigei cuts bo 8ont to_ thoso elties by switells Pittabiryg, Muny of thoir lines iro slow business 8 dono With fuir promptoess, TELEPUONES, Tho Amerlcan Disirict Compnny recefved a Irgs numberof compluints yesterdny trom sube- seritiord whoso Jines wero oiit ot order, Since Mondny narning 253 have needed atontion, Mhe bud tungles caused by the breaking of one wire ina bunch wern all strmghtoned out yesterday, uid tho Work of pickioie up aud tyiog Individuil wires was prosceuted with vigor, 80 muny nre down, however, that all will hot bo [n order for o or threo da, Inwldition to tho breakages reported yesters day, the Huell Company lost niie poles e #Ixty wivew on Luurel strect, between rye 10 and Thirty-cighith, nud oo 'mlu Ty fitty wires ut "Third avenue aud l'lll)'l()l' sreet, Pha lutter broko In twa in tho middie, mid feli an the fire-ninem wires, and_ wero cut by tho Lineamen of tho eity, who hid 1o tme to uns tunglo tho web, Tho breaks mentioned Tucsdny woriing were adjusted durlng tho day, Cons slderablu progress wad mnde oi the” othors. Muny broken fndividunl wires wero nlso put toethior. All the lues will not Lo restored, bow- over, buturo Saturd Pyot, B lines wero “slow ** on L Lo Buperintendent of tho Fires Alurmn Telegruph, stuted 10 4 TRIBUNE yeporter that ho hud over 500 wires crossed by the stori, which wereo strabzntened out i the forenoon, The chronomutor wire, conuiceting with tho ob~ servatory, bus not yet been completed, ut witl o luid suine time duriug Whis week, 1018 o wive which codts over 1u infio tu put up becuusy of 1ts thorough Insnlution und capability to withstand atmusphoric luluences. Fifteen of tho pulcs on the Kuak Island track extonding each kide of the boulayard snapped with o Iowd erush nhout H o'elock Monday morn- Iy, deln traflie until tho trioks were cleared, ted, upon v Pl st Wil be lxed a8 5o0n ua new poles enn bo set up, * LEAKY ROOPR. Many husiness nowses thronghout the elty fost consldoruble by the reeent storm, not, nd bt Lo supposed, from water deluging nsements, tut L)' water leaking Into tho Interior throngeh tho roof. Tut fow had taken tho pros cution of sweeping tho suow off thelr roofs, and tho aecumttlnted rnows nf tho wiiter upon melting either Toreed lenks In the root or potiend inastream down tho scuttle-hole. Al dreaing were tlghtly frozen up all winter, i thore “waa no way of clearing tho flood from oft the ‘roofa save by thawing tho draing ent, Tho buildings of A, Heed & 4, Now 128 Stuto streed witrd No, 1k Wabmsh avenue; and Judeon & Co., No, Wi State street, wern flomled in this manner, bt tho prowmpt dlae ‘¥ of tkte leakages, and tha ef- fleleney of the PinKerion night wateh [n sweeps ing the water to tho hatehways leading to the asements prevented any considernble loss. Storago and commission hoiises on South Wator Atreet and others suflereld tosses by simfine leaks, and at the wholesalo grocery of Frauklin MaeVengh & Co, considerabile dunage was dono 10 tens nnd vthor grocerles stored upon tho up- por flovrs, THE S1G NAL SERVICE. WasnisaToN, 1. S~ludieations— For Tonnessee and the Oulo Valley, warmer, partly clonidy, and ecloudy wenther, with fre- Auent ralns, varisble winds, fulling barometer, fallowed fn west porclons by rising barometer and colder northwesg winds, For tho Lower Luke rexion, warmer, clonds, rainy weathior, southerly winds, foitowed by ris- fug baroneter, and In the west portion colder weaterly winds, lteports feomn the Upper Tinko, Upper Missts- sl nnd Lower Missourl Valleys, und Paolllo Const genorally missine. LOCAL OWSTRVATIONS, 2 CIICAGY, Feb, S~10:18 p, m, S Tiar Ther, 1 | Wind.| Vel| 1en.] 1eather 1t nain, Toud; . "y 1 O i N s n cmperature, elevatlon, ang in r. ; Menn Taromoter, ALGY mean thtrmomoter, 4,2 0 hntdity, 81107 inintmun, 3 minximunt, 4 me UENEWAL 0NNV ATION G - b, 817113 b, m, Wind, Rl With'r ‘orttinrey, M| FOrLGILAT .00 Grnd Hnven,, Indinapoting., Ci . TIRLE RECORD. AT INDIANATOLTS, 1) Special Dinpateh tu The Chicago Tribune. INUIANAVOLIS, Feb. #—Tho fire which do- stroyed Ferguson's pork bouso this morniug wny tho most destritetive which over visited thia clty, In 1865 Kingan's pork house was burned, entall- Ing nloss of $240,000: hut tho loss this marntng reaclies $500,000, with nn insurunce of K065, Tho firin of Fergnuson & Co. began bislness In this city In 180, and heve beon engawed extensivoly evor stnce. It Is compused of Jd. C. Ferguson, N. M. Neeld, and E, B, Howard. Tho bullding was eorccted In 1573, utacostof about SN, Tho prrtners nn- nounce tholr intentlon of rebiiiding nt tho ver: curlieat day, Onoof o Iteins of loss which will help to swell the totul 13 the nocessity of susperuding worlk, o from 160 to 200 men hava been recularly employed In tho establfshment, besldes which the fitm has very heavy eontractd which will keep thom llllr?‘ for nearly a_year to flL Anollice was opencd in n sheid near the Tulns this mornip, and it seommt they wonld be mllllr for business nimost ut once. The [nsuranco I8 distributed in fifty com- panies: Tho Imperinl & Northern, London, O Noynl, Liverpool, 817,000; Lomdon & Lune cashire, $15000; Liverpool Globo, H16,0003 Hritlsh North Amorien, $12,600; Wastern, of Toronto, Phwnlx, of New York, Contlnental, of Now York, Star, of Now Yorl, and llambtirg, 10,000 eachs Traylers', of Chlengo, Phaoenix, of Ilartrord, and North' Gevmun, of Humbire, 80000 ench; Phanlx, of London, 28600, The othiers rango from §2,600 to $0,000 vach, CIIICAGO. A stiilnlnrm to Engine Company No. 3 at 1:40 yesterday morning was causnd by a fire In the basement of n two-story and basement framo bulling at No. 602 Miiwankoo avenue, ownod by €. G. Ptaten, and occupled s a llguor store by Johnson & Co. "I fire orlginuted fn tho middle of tho bnsemont, und 13 supposed to have heen tho work of nn Incondlury, Damago, S10. The alarm from Box 64 at 6:40 lust oven Ing was caused by the discovory of fire in tho southwest cornerof tho sceond floor of tho large four- story and hasemant stone-front bullding, Nos. @, G0, ek Wauhash avanto, The firemen fiest wpon tho scona found w kerosent lnmp braken on tho fivor where tho fire was, and It s Buppusod that 1o oxplosion of this lunp wis tho origin of tho fire. The upartments In which ft wus - ficst seen nre occeupled by W, ltotehinrd & Co., mnanutfacturers of plcturo-frame LS, pusso-pirtants, ete. The ground floor is used a8 i ourrite repository und galesroom by I, L Smith & Co, ‘Pho fivo sprowl enwidly to tho Juists between tho tloors and eetllng of two starfes, and gave tho liromon consblerallo ifs flcll]l{ In thoroughly extingulshig t. Tho Tiro-Insuraneo Pateol saved vatuable proporty from water-Qamage, ‘T'ho logs of W, Refehard & Co. I8 estinuten ne 860, and s futlly coverod by i P, 1. Bwith & Co, loso but littlo, g%mu dumsge to tho building Is estimuted at AT WALNUT, TA. Ypeelal Diapateh ta The Chicago Tridune. Warxvr, In, Feb 8.~A very destructiva fire occurred b this placo Bunday night. Beven dry #oods and geoerul stores, one hotel, salvon, haraware, two clothing, one Jewelry, ono drug, and four grocery stores were burned, Tho whote block wus consumed, and overy dry-goods stora In the town burned, ‘The night was vory stormy, and a high wind renderca all attompts to control the tmes futlle, 1t 8 impossible nt tho present writing to glve any teeuruto css thmite of tho loss, hut it will nat fall tar short of §5.00, purtelly covored by insurance, buek Brod., Juhnnsen & Rounn, H, J, Pickard, Murshall By genaral stores; Stowo & Philips, Jeweleys Greon Hros, hurdwire; W, F. Winrd 0. W, Tiruco & Co., Urwgs; Julins Hector, and Urown's Hotel wers tho henviest losers, AT FRANKLINVILLE, N, Y, BUPFALS . Fub, 8,—A dlsputch from Fraukiinville, Cattarauuns County, annonnces the burning of Farrand's Hotel, Mis, Mycra® storg, Grant's meat nmrket, Wutson's store, and I 1% Wondwori's bullding, Loss, §0,000; lue suranee, —————— ONLY TALKING, 8pectal Dlspateh to Tha Chicaga Tribune, CINCINNATI, O,y Feb, 8.~Thero was talk among tho business-men on ‘Chunge to-day sbout u telegrnph north to tap tho proposed Hne from Chleago to New York, olthior ut Toledo or Cleve- lund, 8o lony us the Baltimore & Oblo was out of the combinaton Cinclunntl betlovad thut thoro wiis n prospect of some compotition, but now thnt Guri hus surrendured the morobnnts aru looking out For i meaus of escape, providod there s nced. Thero §8 plenty of capiiul waits fnge, und, shoutd tho Morebaits’ Huo ' from Chi- el o New York becouio i fuct, thoro1s i pros- et L a line nmr bu tullt to tap v by tho e tho naln line 1s completod, ———— PRIVATE DALZELL. Bpectal Dispateh {0 The Chirago Tribune, CLEvELAND, 0., Feb, 8.—Private Dalzell was in tho ety to-nbght, baving Just returned from ® vislt to Gen. Garlield at Montor. 1o {8 an ox- ception 10 tho geaerality of Mentor plgrimy, In that ho aenles Laviog gone thero for un oflice, und #uys he doesn’t wunt uny. Ho describos his cull ug'w very pleasant ono, the Gencrul tatking freely of i3 foruer stumplog tours through l):lzu‘ll't“ lr:‘ul l‘hh(:, Bma.thuwtumy rofers eneu to Cublnet or othor 8 mULILS Wi Caros fully avolded, - 'ipo Jregulution of frelyht-rates. CANADA. Hanging at Annapolis, N. S., Yes= terday, of Joseph N. _ Thibault. History of the Hollish Crime for .Which He Suffered the Death-Penalty, Ho Murdered nn Imheelle Panper and Attompted o Cremnto the Remntns, A Goneral Oollation of News Items from . All Over tho Dominion PATD THE PENALTY. 8pectal Dispateh to The Chicugo Tridune. Axsavons, N, 8, Feb, 8.—losepht N. Thle bault, convicted of the murder of Charlotto Hill at tho lnst Asalzod, wns banged this norn- ing. During tho last fow days, nt his own re- nueet, nobody was allowed to see him except hils splritunl ndviser. Houlso desleed to bo biind- folded in his cell and 5o Jed to the realfold, Al through tho night little knots of persons might bo scen collected together at street-coruers, sceming rathor to be expeetant witnesses of disorder than to have isorderly In- tentions thomseclves. Ono or two attempts were ede on tho the Jall fenco dur- Ing the night, but tho Constables drove tho attiekers off. Townrds daylight teams of every deseription begnn to pour into town, und soon after 6 o'elock the crowd began to gather In Tront of the jail Inclosure. Several of the crowd, prineipally from the country, wera INFLAMED WITH LIQUOR, and it beeamu ovidont that tho threatened de- struction of tho foence woullt take placo If o de- tormined front was not shown by the Consti- bles, nbout n dozen of whom were on duty, With shouts and yolls tho mob rushed towards tho fonce. Clergyinen, Constablos, amd cltizens re- monstrated with,and entreated, and teled inovery way to restrain tho now maddencd throng, but row to oo purposz. -Huye beums were used as Lattoriug-rums, nnd, once un opening was made, potes and bands were used, and tho whole front of the high, strong feneo was 1 n fow minutes torn down, Ltuflians tore at the bonrds Itke ma- nlaey, beating nod trampling them underfout with erles of raze, Tho sceno was one of tho most dlsgraceful over seon. While this WILD DISORDER was In progress outsldo, Thibnuit was walking slowly up and down his cell, striving to fortify himself that he might not quall In tho presence of the nwful doom which e wns eoon to meet. When the jnll oflicers entered and took thelr Inst farewelt of the dovmed man he broke down and sobbed Itko n chitd. He Lnd spent the night In prayer, only sleeplog o fow ninutes, and ho took ng breakfust. A fow minutes beforo 8 o’clock tho Sberlt und his Doputy, with a Cone 8 table, entercd tho cell, nnd Thibunit's nrms were pinfoued, tho fatal nooso placed around his neck, and he walked slowly from tho cell, 1118 Lreuth camo and went In great gusps, white I8 PALLID CHEEKS GREW LIVID, Then with downeast eyes and henvy sobs ho was led to tho seaffold. Tho rope wns nttached to the hook and tied over the cross- beam, und tho erowd were hushea ns tho Sherit rend tho denth-wareant. Thon the bluck eap was deawn down, the noose adjusted, and Thi- bauit wne geutly pushed on to the drop, his faco tothe wall. He turned ns thongh deslring to tuko ono lust laok on tho earth he was leavinge, even though tho eap cvoverced his eyes, Tho priest and u Constable stood upon the platform, tho erncllix was taken from Thibault's hund, and o noment luter the ropo wus out, tho drop fel), and THE MURDER OF CHARLOTTE IiLL AVENGED, Not tho slightest motion of the body was obsery- uble nfter tho full, though denth did not Emme- dintely ensue. The crowd horo begmit to surge In. and somo one urged thom for God's snke to restruin themselves now In the presonce of death, und somo fell buck aashed. Seventeen minutes from tho full tho body was cut down and earrled Into the Jall, where the formality of an Inquest was gone through, The speetators WAS “this morniug numbered wbout u thuusand, among whotu wero wotnen aml children, HISTORY OF THE CRIME, On the morning of the lst of Suptember, 1880, about half-pust 7 o'cloek, two bruthors nnnied Momoe, while on thelr way to 0 smalt mendow nour the Liverponl road to work, 8w an ex- Dress-wagon with o basket in it standhyz on the Meadow rond with n borse tied close by, For some reason—probubly the unusuainess of tho vecurrence—they seem ta huvo pald particular attention to thy nppearance ot the borse and wagon, aud to huve hnd no difliculty in fdentify- jug them when thoy saw thom igalu. Alter golng nmile further theymet o man runuing townrds tho LiverpootToad, his cont on his nrim, and wearing a felt hat down over his eyes, As ho passed them hu spoko i reply to thelr saluta- tion, and asked thom whither they were going, and, when told that the mendow wus thelr destlnntion, he passed on and soon RESUMED 1118 RUNNING PACE, The younux men went on to the moendow, and beforo renching it noticed smoke risimg at no greut distance. After working for somwo tina ono of the two went to put out the fire, nid was shocked to find tho romabns of u partly-con- fumed human body, Te returned snd told his two brathors,—a third having meanwhile renched tue mendow,~und thoy procceded to notlfy the proper nuthoritics, Snepiclon was 8oon nfter- wards directed towards Joseph Thibuult, who ltved miy miles distant, near the west ond of tho County of Dighy, Iewnswell known by appearanico over o wide district, and had been sven and recognized nt varlons polnta along the road drlviug castward with a girl In bis wagon very carly In tho morning, and home- wards aloue luter 1 tho day, On tho ovening of Hept, # 'Thibault wus nrrested at bis hoino, and his horso and wugon were found on u sccond farm of tho prlsouer’s, some thrco or four mlles distant,—tho formor in charge of u boy at a farthor distauce of o mile In u thick waad, while the wakon was hidden in some une dortrush somo distunce from the farm oute bulldinge. THE CHAIN OF IDENTIFICATION was thus complete from Thibault's house, which he wus known to bave loft about midulght on tho Blat of August, to tha spot whero ho was inot by tho Monron brothers runnlog from the meadow townrds the horso and wegou nfters wards proved to bo bis, By o providentlal oce currenco tho busket sceu In tho wugon was wilo to serve w very Important purpose, Somo six weeks aftor tho nrrest of ‘Pilbault o buskot was found by youmg mun, unoof a party ot theeo who wero going along tho Liverpool rond, near the, rond to tho mondow. Ho had taken his gun with bim, and, huving loft his compnntons to follow partrlilge, ho found tho basket closu to u rond In tho swamp, In It was found u photozraph of Chare lotte 1l and some clothiug which wus ulso identitied ns hors, N * 2 TO COMPLETE TIIE CABE for the Crown it was only necessury to show that this untertunate girl was one of the paupors of tho County of Digby, and that, us such, tn ucs cordunco with tho systemof poor rolief which nrevalls thoro, sho was ‘staying at Thibault's, A mative for the comisslon of tho erlno was mudo only too clearly upparent when It was shown by madieal testimony that the poor girl, WL nppoars to have boen vARually un lmboclle, bud bueen soduced, — LAKE-FREIGIITS, Tonoxto, Feb, 7.—Tho Evening Glohs says *Altbongh nuvigution will not opon for somo thmo yet, busluess lsplrendy Lelng dono na totho 1t {8 considered certali by thoso who ought to kuow, that all kinds of frolghts wilt bo botter for vessol-mon thls year. ‘Uhnberefrelghts from the Upper Lnkes will be 85 per cent bettor than Inst year, Course frelghts aro oiferinig in such quantitios thut rutea will bo suro to Lo hiehor thun lust sen- son. Lumnber-freights, it §s judged, will b 20 per cont higher than they weore during tho grouts ur purt of Jast yeur ut least. And 1t7is thought thut rnlln-lwiuhn willupen higher thun they did lust surlng, Charters bave alreudy heony mudo to curry fourieen eargoes of vak-thnber from Canudian ports on Luke Erie to Kingston .50 pey LK cuble feot. and ono chur- ut 0 per 1,60, Churters have besn wado to carry ouk-timber from Uy City to Kingston at $120 per 10w, und it i3 roported that unvthor churter s beeh wiude at 3L, Vesscl-owners are usking I per 1,00 on waney. pino from Luko Buperiog, but o charter 18 roportod ut tbut rute. Gonerally vessols overywhera ure belog overhauled. Thore will be on Lake Ontu- rio ugin thly summor the tuys W, T, Uobb sod | 5 B.8, Fdwll, The Hdaeall year by Capt, Murrny, of now In dry dnck ut 8. Cath “ WA D At Cauharenoed ivo n7tics, (e AN fy Bho wlll go nto the timbere e el Ltk Outurlo, hotweon (o o, Witces 1 Dreseott, 1t {a lnposaibie by gy <0 ] 1 ang t to At tho timn woen nnviention v o it e probabllitics - il L o lute.” H Heate thag i will MARITIME Cotpy, OTTAWA, Fab. .=Mr. McCarthy jurg a Uil Into Parliamont to nmonq then, Ing n court of tarittme Jurlsdiction inthop, fnco of Ontarlo. Tho bill fs ntagy @ Lor. the Jurisdiotion of the eourt wiy Ty senmen's warea, Under tho Morchype oot to fct tho right 10 Ao in Vice- Admisniry . CMee wages was Hinited to cnses [y Which 1), Tty fop OF tho vessel sua bnkeupt or it sotzed, Thi Jodgo of the S rases Outario hud devidod that, wider gy the proseut Murittne Cowrt law, g 010 hind 0 ctaim for n teiile, suy $10 or'gls N why fogo to o court_aud’ Hivo tho ye 2 oven thouglt tho owner wus profeeny |0 Ity proposad In thio prescind i 1o | thit the furlsdiction of "tho court n\mm:“ fited, 18 a8 110 €aKD 10 ho Sorch i (UG e net OfI6H: and to provide fag. s UPbiny amoune cxeceded £200, e nless g N Th the vessel bo bankrupt or fnsolvent art ner o 8ol nlrewdy undor selzitro, or unloe' i -h.%;;‘!'s« e 1Y inilcy Inteoiy ctestapyyy, Do onghore n distance exeeediy Vol from tho reslicncaor" i e inles stiould have jurlsdiction. 'ho bl wiil'p. " ntiou DUV Uecome PESTTENTIARY-STATIS I, Special Dispaten (0 The Chicago Tvipy.” OTTAWA, Feb. 8.—Tne Miniator of Justie, ort for the fiscal year 184 sbows tyag tho tota) munber of conviets in nll the Dominjon pl? | tontlurles In June, 1640, wna 150, ngninsg g oo on tho sumo dute in 1810 of 1,318, showing o ot crense of 3. Tho numbier of deaths ot o lght. percentago for a larke erimhud oy tion. Tho Inapector duca tiot nutielparg oy muaterinl change In the number of l.‘"m'l(.lq':’ vroportion to the pondlation, experience l'm\lu'l proved that a certain quota of eriminalg wh' krudunted for 1o HOMLEntiary i hy rersid tony und common Tail Were iyt this clusa whlly ho believes, malntain thi pon voragzo miaber i the pedal institinons Fa Inspector uraes 1ho necossity of ninking (o0 viston for the seprration of hardened o pore. ual crininus from tho oss depraved, and oo, monda thine tho plan of ehuwsification i oners tion ju Grent Britaln nnd Jreland be Introdueed, FORTY TIOVSAND MILITIAL Spectat Dispatehs to The Chicam Tribuns, OrTAwA, Feb, 8—When Sir John MeDonatg wns in England, hie tokl then thers were 410y militin wen In Canuda, and tuat CYCrY man way R soldicr hotween (Lo akes of 1S and . Teaply on this skie of the Attuntle lnughed nt Tiim, ang the eclia of their Innghter reuched tho shons of the ol lund. 8o, Alexunder Guit, In by yaper o Caunvda, mrshals ths Bime nemsy of ghog it mirehos thom before the udmiring paze of th Reitish publte. Bverybody who | Justleo's rp, 10w any. thing of ho netinl STt of ATRIYS, Knmes there nre not mora thin halt *40.00 militinmey v n fair state of preparation, notwithstunding the dispiny mude on A body of 10y wllitin men tn tho flesh I3 n very different toing from u budy of 40,000 milittamien in ¢l mentul blue-book, o eunne THE GENERAL BUDGE pectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tridune, OTTAW.A, Feb, 8,~The Ilon. Mr. Pope, Minlstes of Agriculture, stated In the Heuse of Conmons thut there I8 no truth fa the statement that an order In Council had been pnssed in Eugland that Cunndinn eattlo shonld be sluughtered six anys after urelvol thore, e was mithorized ty sy that there was o sich order In Couuell, nono such contemplal Spreial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MoxTiian, Fob., B.—~Chief loseph, of Oka, thy Tndlun leader, and n Methodlst b niater, died suddenly at bis hame iIn Okn. 1118 chief work was tho transtution of the Bible Iuto tho Jroe quols languuge, PURCHASE OI' IRON MINTS, Speccat Duapateh to The Chicago %riby TELLIVILLE, Feb, 8.~A company whose placs of business is ut Jamestown, Pu., bus purchused two Iron mines at Mudae, which it will develop on un extensive seale. Tho consideration 18 e dorstood to be $60,000. It huve nlso leaded the Walbridgo Mine for thirteen yeurs, for 201, ‘The output this yenr will be 5009 tons, and fn 4 yenr henee 18 expeets to taka out 00,00 tong per nuum. This 18 tho most important sale of ron-minlnge property that has yet taken plics in Novth Hustings, : IIUDSON’S BAY NAVIGATION. TonroNTo, Feb. 8,.~Tho Buperintendent of thy Qservatory here bas recelved n letter from York Factory, near Hudson's Bay, giving lbs dates of tho oponing and closing of naviptien In the Hayes River, on which tho factory i dituated, for tho past Afty-two years. Tro avernga duto of the opening wus May ™, tho exe tremes belng Moy 7 and June 1L Tho averap dato of elnsing wid Nov, &2, tho extremes being Nov, Taud Dee. 0, This has i Importaot bear 1ng on the question of nnvigating Hudson's Ly, NEWSPAPER SEIZURE, Bpeeial Disvateh to The Chicagn Tribung, OTTAWA, Feb, 8.—The whole editlon of n news paper in an Ontario villugo was seeretly reired by the Postmnster and sent to the Dend-Letter Oflico hera. 'Ihls was done beeauso the pube lisher had Colded up, Insldo the ppers in ques tion and malled with them, certnin y-sheely cgn!l&tlw of advertisoments fvsued by wen chonts, FROM BED AND BOARD. Snetial Disoateh fo The Chicano Tritunr MONTREAT, Fobn 8,—A sult hus been entered by the counsel of ‘Chomas Duvidsan, of Mcbon- gall & Davidson, for sopuration ns to bed and baurd from his wife, Dame Antoine Winteler. It 18 sald to bo tho outcome of isngreement be tween tho parties, Tho event causes astonfsts meut in tho eireles In which the parties moved. STATUE OT SIR GEORGI CARTIER Speciat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribunt, OTTAWA, Feb, 8.~Sir Jobn Macdonnld stated in tho Houao thut It was tho intention of ik QGovormnont to glvo effect thiy ye 0 tho resee lution ndopted by Parliument fn 1871, in relation 1o the creation of' u stutuo to the meaiory of b Into Sir Georgo artior, i uckuowledgment of Lis scrvives to tho country, TRAINING-SITIT, Spectal Dispateh to The Chleago Tribune, OTTAWA, Fob, 8,—Ily corresposdence lald oa tho tablo of Paurllamont, ft appears that tbe Training-ship Churybdls, tutely presented totbé Dominion by the huperial Government, 18 sl In the harbor of Davonport,—her bollers beftg adfudged uniit for the water-voyugy aeros Atluntle. GUNS AT FORT WELLINGTON: Spectal Dispatert to e €hicagn Tribune, O1TAWA, Fob. B.~Tho guns that havo herd used by tho Pregcott Artlllery Company base been roturned to Ottawa, and will be l’(‘l"r with lurger guns, which will bo mounted ut ¥ort Wulllugton. in the border town, which fortbs been pluced lu thorough vepuir. CARTRIDGE FACTORY. Bpectul Dispateh to The Chicagn Teibunt QuEES b, 8.~The new cartridio lath estublishied by the Govornmont I3 to bo In h‘:‘ operation fn tho spring. The services of 1 workmen who havo hecn enguged I the 8022 work {n tho Royul Luborutory at Woolwich Lave buon seeured, 7 P IRISTT EMIGRATION, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunts OTTAWA, Vob, 8—slv John Macdonsld l:l' nounced i tho ITowse that uothiog dotiolt fnll yot Levn dane in rogard 1o ewhgration (6 {77 conntry from Irelaud, us proposed by purlal duthoritics, DOCTOR OR AI'OTIECARY. neclal Digpateh to ‘The Chicago Tribunts MONTREAL, Feb, 8,—Two cuses, either of . practico by doctorssor crrors by druikl olerks, have taken plico during tho pust ¥ =one of thom lunnf nutlug futally. PRIUCE OF SYNDICATE LAN DS, 8pecial Dispateh ta The Chicayo 1v|nnm.M OTTAWA, Fob, 8,.=1t 18 stated on n(mxlnul’ i that tho syndicate hnve fixed the sus o Pur acre us tho price of thelr lund, CIIEF JOSEPIL MONTHEAL, Fob, 8,—Chief Joscph, head of tho Oka Iudiun tribe, died suddenty yesterdoys SUSPENSION: Tononto, Feb, #.—-John Yoblnso wholosalo dry guots, huyu suspended. e eem—— MAINE CAPITALISTS. of Tarzre RoCK, Ark., Fob, #—A xlclcr}nu“:w twonty odd gentlemen from Lowlston. ||.';nfl' Iting this State with u view of mwnuuhf)“,mm ufucturing catorprlses, recelved m“hT"" o of both Houses of tho General Assembly S5 n & S w Hundsomo nedresses of welcomo werd Bh G, Presldent Tipton, of the Ser e MoValgih, of ‘tho 'House, Nent i returned by Messra, J, T. Suitlh S gt Gulden, wldyllukv.-r, of the visitiog DA, v uspecting nuwerous polits of "".‘""Jggul“" § ot 1026 for tho Bouth by tho ufteru the Iron Alountain Ralway. ~ B e i