Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1881, Page 5

THE .CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THIURSDAY, F SBRUARY 10, IRI—TWELVE PAGE =—TOREIGN. action In the ‘Transyaal on Tuesday, 1g a} from Panama annotinelng the commence: i wo . arand nephew of Datel O'Connell, heing the | ment of operations on thy canal, oldest son of Sly Maurice O'Connell, ss pr Se The Coercion Bill Passed to a Second Reading in the * Commons. : ——— Irish Members Who Tako Land League Money Will Get into Trouble. ee Pamell to Bo Persuaded to Again Visit “That Greater Ire- . land.” Reply of Archbishop McCabe to the Recent Irish Letter of the Pope. Destruction by the Fire at Vic- toria Docks of $2,200,000 "worth of Property, Extraordinary Proceedings of Russian Diplomats Subsequent to the Berlin Treaty. Fears that if Gen, Colley Again Whips the Boers There Will Be Nothing Left of Him, Bismarck Assures TRennigsen of His Friendship and Respect, In a Present Adversity. The Scheme to Scoop the Inhabitants of Constantinople Now in Legal ‘ Shape. INISILE APIMATRS. DAVITT'S RE LFOR REDRESSING INEs ‘ LAND'S WRONG, pectad Cable. Loxnox, Feb, 9.—One of the leading coun- selaf England asked Mr. Davitt, after his contemuation, why he, who had Hved so long out of Ireland, should be so enger to redress her grievance. He replied: “When [owas 3 years ‘old the roof was taken off my mother's house. We were then placed in un open cartand taken through thosnow to & port where we took ship tor America, T have never forgotten this, and have vowed to devote my life to putting an wndtoascheme which subjects others toa Itka fate”? Curiously enough one of the first speeches Mr. Davitt dellvered ON WENALE OF TI LAND LEAQU: was from # platform erected on the oxact spot where his mother’s house user to stand. Itisatrango that the Government refuses to understand =the position of the Te- nang in regard to the League, ‘The Tand League stands betweon the Fenians andthe Government, and If suppressed the danger fs that the Fenlans will again come fo the front, fur they will be able to say that events have proyed that passive reststatice 13 useless, THE FENIAN PANIC continues in miiltary circles, Really, how people can be gulled by sueli transient hoaxes: 430 perfect marvel to me, PAGUL MEETING. To the Western Associated Press, Dentry, Feb, 9—At st meeting of the Land League, Dillon urged the continuance of the organization, even after tho passage of the Coercion bill, and advised tenants to resist tho Jandlards In every way short of physical foree, for which they were prepared, A resolution was passed declaring that in View of the importance of securing the sym- pathy of the Americans and the Lrishmen In Awerlea, Parnell bu requested to proceed te Atmerlen immediately, It wasstated that the holding of a National Convention in Dublin will be prohibited. Dillon advises Sts postponement until Pars nell, Davitt, and Brennan ean be present, TO A BECOND IADING, Loxnos, Feb. %—Tho bill for the protec- tion of tify and property in [reland has passed iq ea Second reading in the Commons—359 s THE NEW RULES, In the Commons, the’ Speaker presented therules, whieh, le suid, he hoped while Promoting business befory the House, will Pot unduly Ilinit freedom of debate, REPLY ‘ro ‘TE POPE, TLoxnos, Feb, A dispateh from Rome piatho <liverd publishes the reply of the fost Rev, Dr, McCabe, Archbishop of Dub- Units the Pontifienl letter concerning the (ish agitation, Dr. MeCabe, In the name of leIrlsh Bishops nssembled nt Maynooth, ‘xpreaney Reutltude for the paternal latter of thePopo and tholr sentiments of devotion to ut, ut proceeds to say thot pernicions aks foreenturles sedueed thelr flocks to te extreme of misery. ‘Their country, rs ag naturally fertlie, has often been vis- ative, fatnine, aud the population, though ie Teall industrious, has been thrown on “gn charity, oused at length from ep lethargy, the Irish people urgently rin the nbrogution of those cruel laws, Me eh i Bishops earnestly pray God thoy ie ete Tho reply continues: “It ean- a ms enled that ets und specehes whieh : concplore have blickenedt the cause fics He most Just. White condemning tom ete aud regarding thelr porpetrat- pe pe the bitterest enemles of thelr country, Be \hot forget the aNlictlons and straits despaly for centurles, edised our people to the aS 9f Justice. Approving the ond which wa Ana Rararlan ngitation has in view, cack ceply that cortain means adopted our fi a Spproved, Last Junu wo warned thet 7 @ te restraln ayitation withIn Mlts of moderation, We shall not fall Our duty now, or neglee! i You Holiness! or negleet tho counsel of Tho Arehbisho DN Assures tho Pope that the Accounts of Treland {i the English press fire *aRgerated : and concludes with expre 5 f veneration, neludes with expression’ he volnig nrore, commenting on this letter, ii how mute influences the Popo rate tte Xerclsed in tho muttor had tha lang, nin direct relations with En- tha 4, THE STATEMENT Woman, ft Huber recelye a weokly al- brobat tthe funds of the Land League y be bre 6 *Saquestion of sate before the Iléuso HOKE FY, Tnontert LL POWERS. ‘wanent ‘ao iustita prompt action between 3 Md jnilltar. Y tven 8 'Y bowers at ports In the teen one cata disturbances, atlleers have Mink tit with to take such action ny thoy a Hout teterrlng to ook yy, VOUTRAGE” Qos, Feb, 9.—, io et whey Me at a fate hetd tin Killkeely In i Wople stones oa Souder ned the polices An en- SF ase occurred at Ballyhaunis, where Ce hy ts tvonse teed tho crowd ut the polut of ‘A serious encounter his \ ’ \ THE BOER-HUNT, : Wo le Was. Svectat Cable, Loxtns, yy ‘ Red 1 oY Be—Llout. Maurtea O’Con- relents Rilles, who wag killed in the AOBATTRES fo the Wentern aAnsortatedt Press, Dunnas, Feb. 1 Sir George 2. Cole loy's forces yesterday attneked and defeated the Boers het Ne tly and the frontler at Tngogo River, The British toss, 14 150 Killed and wounded. ‘The ollieers fed were Mnetirezor, of the engineers, fer, of the artillery, and O'Connell and Garrett, both of the Sixtietlh Reghuent ‘The Bours fost heavily, + OSS HOURS, Loxpoxy Feb, %—An offlelal telegrant from the sentof war, published ta Durban tently, a Colley snoved taward New- ensile yesterday with five campautes of the Sistleth Ritles and a neounted foree, to res store communication between his camp and Neweastle, he Boers made a generat ute ttpon the British forces, ant “the attack was repulsed with heavy lossy. The fighting Jasted six hours, A speelal adds that Colley's position Is be- coming erliteal, The Reers are taking up conunaniing positions on all sites. GEN. COLLEY'S TELEGHAM fo the War Ofiee, giving an account of hls Hicht with the Boors yesterday, Ig 03 follows: “ Tmurched to patrot over the Neweastle road with flve companies of the Sixtloth Megiont, two fleld and two mounted tts, and a detach- iment of horse, leaving one company and two suns to command the crossing of Ingogo River, Hi the plateuu beyond the river with the ny forces. ‘The Boers attacked me from for over five hours, but were completely” repulsed and withdrew at sitet, when 7 ree turned to cating. ‘The Hoor loss inust have heen very heavy. Ours was four ofleers killed, four wounded, and about 140 men killed and wounded," - ALEPEIANDED Victory, Deunan, Feb, 9.—The repulse of the Boers fy uquestlonable suecess, Gen, Colley's ol- Jeet: was to escort tha mails ever Inzoro River, and to meet 2 convoy from Neweastle. ‘The Goer opposition was so strong that Gen, Colley had to send for threa more companies oftroups to relnfores the ortginat foree of five compantes, “He thus fefe outy 200 men ineamp. ‘The Boers zot in the rear of thts fores and captured ante train. ambulances, and some goods, He was fora tine unadle tondyanee or retrent, belng assailed on all. sides, The Doers, though repulsed, are stil threntening. 4 MILITARY critics . full to see what hag been gained by so costly nun operation, {tis bolleved that thers are a number of Orange Freo State Boers with Joubert, tho Boer commander. Acorrespondeut summarizes the situation as follows: Sit G. 7. Colley sulfered another: defeat. His position is erltent. ‘Che ofticer, MacGregor, reported among tho killed, was Cen, Colley’s private sveretary. Reinforee- ments are greatly needed, BRITISTT NEWS. TUE STEAMSIIP WATAVIA, inectut Cables Lonvox, Feb. %&—The Captain of the Johannes Rovd states that it was night when he saw what Is supposed to be tha Batavia, ‘The vessel had two masts only. Jfer tunnel was Indistinetly visible. She was brignutine- rigged. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. To the Weatern Assoctutert Press, Lonpos, Feb, 0—A fire last night on Vle- forla Dueks destroyed elghteen rallway- trucks and eight graln-laden barges, aul damaged two ships, Loss not given. TM DAMAGE BY THE FIRE in the Victoria ducks last night is estimated nt £410,000, . A MEETING oF HE covrimaire Assoctae ‘Tie passed resolutions generally approving of tha Amerleau proposnl for # copyright treaty, but advocating an extension of tine within whieh English books shoutd bo publishea in Ameriea to six months, and condemning tho suggestion of the British Board of Trade that Amertean reprints, with nuthors’ consent, be admitted to Engtaud. SANDAILAR, Tho Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in- Chief of tho army, Jing drawn up a note on the iilltary side of the Candahar question, foreibly urging the retention of the place. SECRET PAPERS, BUOWING HOW DIPLOMATS ACE DURING THM TALK, Loxpox, Feb, &—The most important documents In tho Russa-Afghan correspond- ence are as follows: A draft of a secret trenty sizned August, 1878, was negotlated by Stolletot, by whieh Russie bond herself to perpetual friendship with Atgbanistan, and undertook to assist the Aniveragninst forelgn enemies, nud by whlelt the Ameer ugreed to communicate withthe Russian Gen, Kaufman on matters of importance, In October, 18738, Stolletoif wrote from Livadin te the Atghan Foreign Minister as follows: “The enemy of your famous religion wants te male pence with you through the Sultan of Turkey. You should look to your brothors on the other sila of tho river, and make peace openly, WUT IN SECRET PREPARE Torn wan? The correspondence alse reveals a pli for Inciting arebellion among the Mohammedans {ntndin, A letter fromthe Ameer {a Gen, Kauttman in November asking the ald of 32,000 troops, which he hat heard were ready to nssist tlm, and tho reply of Gen, Kaufman, that the troops could not be sont to the Aincer in whiter, TUE DATES OF TH Docty PORTANT, as belug all subsequent tothe date of the signature of tho Treaty of Berlin, which pro- fesaudly sottled tho differences between Mus- slaand England. Prines Labonoff, Russian Ambassador here, alleges that Stotictoi® wrote to the Afghan Foreign Minister In Ignorance of the Kuropean agreement, GERMANY. WITH HSMARCH'S APPROVAT. Benin, Peb, 9.—Prlace Bismurek presented in the Fedoral Connell to-day a bi providing for the Inclusion of Altona and the Lower Elbo fn the Zollverein, and stbuiltted we ine vitution of Franes to partlelpate han elee- trite exhibition at Paris next August. PRUSSLA, ‘Tho Budget Conunitteo of the Upper lfouse of the Prussian Diet hos adopted a report recommending the rejection of the proposal tomake the Intonded remission of taxation permanent, NTS ARK IM- HENNIGSEN, ‘The Post states that Prince Dismarek con: yoyetl ta Herr Bennigsen an expression of deep regret at the wrong done him by Herr Vou Ludwig, Jno charging jin with a breach of his vath to tho Kingof Hanover, fully concurring in the course he has taken, Prince Bismarek has placed all the doetunents of the Forelgn Otties at the diyposal of. Herr Bennigsen in eas he should consider 16 necessary ta de fend himself from the charge agaist his condduet in 1860, a proceeding which Prince many Is deslrous that a second International Monetary Conference be called, Buutty, Feb, 0.—The adheston of Italy and Germany to the proposed International Mon- elary Conference is said to be certalit, BANK OF FRANCE. Pau, Feb.W.—It fs satd that arise In the Bank of France rate of discount is Inevitable thls weok, Since the lust return 6,500,000 race in gold have been withdrawn from tho bank, * 3 DE LESSER, Lonpon, Feb. 0.—A dispatch from Parls says that De Lesseps hus sunajvad w telegraut SPAIN ' CASTELLO APPOINTED, Mami, Feb, a declined tho Mine fatry of the Colonies In the new Cabuset, and Leon Castello lias heen appointed, mitt, Manin, ‘The Royal deeres solving tho Cortes was read at to-tday’s sit. ting. 2 USA ANNOUNCEME Manni, Feb. %—In the Cortes to-day Sefior Sagasta, anuoumetig the formation uf THe a new Cabinet,. stated that the Ministry would follow the peineiples they had sup ported from the Opposition benches, MAZO will be Ambassador to Engtand, the Duke of Fernan Nunes to Franee, and the Marquis of Kergman to Chil THE ORIEN! LATESY ADVICES, Tloxa Koxe, tan. Hit ts ritmored that Lie Hung Chang was shortly to visit Fou Chow offelally for the purpose of hispecting the arsenal there, ‘lwo master plates Tayers have been sent from Europe ta Join the staf of the arsenal, where work on ron ve of war ls soon to be commenced. ‘orts near the mouth along the river are being garrisoned, ‘The Viecroys of the Provinces of the Eust- ert Const are still engaged In warlike prepa rations, A Russhin ¢ it ine the spring is fooked upon as inevitable, Adtmiral Les- suffsky iy convalescent from the re- atts of an oneeldent in whieh, he broke his tex, and resnies command of a formidable Russian synadron Tn Chinese and Japanese waters, ‘There will a general rendezvous In Yokahani, ret overtand advices from Peking to Shaunghal stute that all Is qulet on the north- ern trontler, Rallways will certainly be tntroiaeed Inte: the home provinees, Li Tang Chung hits memoraiized the Government reconnnentl- ing tholr introduction, AMERICAN MERCIANTS do not think favorably of, the rumored pur- pertof the new United States conventions with China. They think Amerten gives tou inveh: and gets foo Tite. Forel news- papers tn China and Japan regard: it with dissatisfaction, and characterize it as a farce. NATIONAL EXIUMITION. Yoronama, Jan. 2 Phe National Agrl- cultural and tndustelal Exhloition will be opened in Tokio March 1, Six classes of medals will be awarded, and all exhibits wit! be tha sole mianufaeture and products of Japan, Nathve papers state that in the eve war between Russia and China, Japa observe wstrict neutrality. IONDURAS, RUMOR OF THE SHOOTING OF THE REY. FATHER GILLETT CONFIRMED, Speetut Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, pW Unneass, La, Feb. ¥.—The steamer ¥. B. Ward, from the Bay Islands, brings news confirming the repert of the re- at shouting ot the Rev, Father nw Jesuit privst, at Livingston by ment of Spanish Ton tlunts, on the elarge of eytering the country without permission of the authyrities, ‘The deceased formerly rested In Mobile, und was a British subject. THE EAS’ DID GRANT GET some pom CoNsrantrinorLe, Feb, %—A deeree 1s heen issued authorléing an internal loan of 300,000,000 pirstres, to be contributed by persons liable to Innd-tax, and also a poll-tax of from one to five medjidug on the ine habitants of the Capitat, RUSSIA. AN “APPEASE it Lonpow, Feb. 0.--The sigence Russe of St. Petersburg summurizes the Governments internal program as an “appensement in consideration for local requirements,” —— . Figuresskat! Pull Malt Gazette. The present sovers frost, following on tyro hard winters, 16 rapidly producing a wourtertul chungo tiskating, Figare-skating Is passing from ams dous art into a populu mnuse- ment, Ser sus ttave combined to duce this etteet, The snow which niinost nlwa accompantes a long trust in thls country leaves fow opportuuitios for. sitinanine over a binge sheet of bhiek lees and, after all, the pleasure of a tong run soon pills. 1 is inonotonans; und the skater who feels hhuself at home on the ice and 18 cramped for room 000 gives up trying to Increase ls turn of epeed, and Maids In Ryures skuting v boundless range at new diticultles te bo overcome, ‘The shortell mania for riuk- {ng hus taught muny, especially ladies, tho first Blops of fyure-skuting, and the rinker who hus onco fot over the change to Ico tnds many movoments ensier on it than on wheels, mid quickly pusses into the frst rank ofakaters, Hut perhaps the publication af it treatise on figure-skuting las had os much to: do with tho sprend of tho urt as any other enuso, Skaters al over tha country learned: for tho first thine not only what there Avas to be done, butIn a great mousure how todo ity and on many adusolate pond the student might be even, book in hand, patiently plodding through his steps, It is not enough, however, tobe able to go through the Agures. The grout dintenlty and tho great charm of flure-skating tes in comblned figures, that fs, the sinultaneeus exeentiono? complicated mavemonts round centre by two or mnorg skaters, Ils strange that the art of combined fgure-skating should have had its orlain in a eountry while aifords, On AN Verne, HOt mora than wweek’s ekuting: fiat year, and should be stlll virtually unknown on the Continent, except where there urc Ene glish clubs, Tho Datchoian sul practices his perpetual roll on sicetes that resembles the pointed shoes of Kdward 1V.'s reign; tio Ger- man Is content to move round aid reund the pout in the Grosser Gurton or the Prater, nk- ng iring with bis partner, to the sound of milltary band, The Canidlans are lndeod mage uitlcont skaters; but from preeticing mainly on rinks and using highly queved skutes, techn eully known a3 rockers, they are great at pirat ots, Joops, and twoefoot figdres, but are wholly unable to execute the bold sweeps whieh are the delight of the English elub skate en “rr New Vork Citys Newt Wark Mun - Now York has, sevording to tho United Stutes consis of IAN), 1206577 inhabitants, of who 600,02 are mmoles and 615,815 females, w York baa nw flontii population of about 80.000, ‘This tnehides sujourners ut hotels, boards lodxing houses, and emigrants tempor New Y expended for amusements, thane tres, operas, nud shows abort 87,000,000 lant your, and inthe drtateing places nerdy $00,000,000,— tho Intter exponditure resultlog i the urvest of 48.101 persons for Intoxication, Now York's accusslon of population by birth lost seur wus about 35,000; Its loss by death Just “in Now York live 203,t07 famles, ocoupy tng 67183 dwoliine-bouses, vow York's weddings just year renched the number of 29,000, Now York supporta 145,748 males botween tha ages ot Ihand W yours, and. 17777 fouled Lue twoon the sume ages, About 00,0W) of the latter arg domestics, Tho Now York polico arrested Just year 71,090 persons, $7,798 of whom were hi iia stk) wers disobarged. Crimes of yiot inerease, 111 1880 they numbered . "Tho New York Clty prisons opened thelr doors lust year to 10,025 persons of datemperate habits, ‘ghu pollo mtudons furnished lodgtnes to LA,08h men and women who had nowhoro else to sleep. Now York's orgaulzed churitabte saclottes dls> bused $1,000,000; und 141,785 persons were come qittted bythe Commfasionerdof Mudblle Charities and Correction to tho almsbouses, prisons, hose Ditula, nurveries, welools, aid way ims, ‘Now York's Slinday-sehool scholars of all dos mamninations number Sea, In 414 Sunday schools, Now York's street Arabs, growing up without instruction, and learning to bu criminals, torus au army of over 10,000, — William Stuart's Okra Soup, é Sorinufetd (Masa) Republican. , A funny story comes tryin Eustern’Connooti- out whieh Is well vouched for. During the War Wiituny Stuart, the theatrieal manager aud writer, was to ive adiuner party at hid house, near the Pequot at New London ut which by des sirod, to furnish okra soup. Finding nong in tho elty, be telegraphed to New York toa tiem thure to wdtvise Blin whother they conll supply im. Next day, in the midst of a rust of War tulogramy ta the New Loudon addressed to Bir, Bturt, whieh read or Oxra* By wiletuke the addresg was omitted fi'copytiye, aude tu telegram wont ty tho Star oltice With the War news, “The datolligent editor ranover tho nows till bls cyes fell oy this nye. turlous telegram, which he totully mlgconculved, and atouce got owt bly bulletin: Another great victory by the Cnlon forces! Wo bhve got Okral" , : ‘ a anne = Horsford's Acid Phosphate acts with deelded benetit in cuscs of funutrilion oF the bean front abuse of alevhol, . Discussion in the House of Commons. Tho Professor Roundly Denounced hy Several of the Distingulshed Speakers. Dovolopment of a Feeling that tho Charges Should Be Inves- tigated. The Ice Bridge ot Satnia Breaks Up News from Other Parts of the Dominion. ‘ITE COMMONS, Bpeciat Dispateh to The Chicag Tribune, Orrawa, Feb, —In the Commons to-day Ho elburne) Moved for the eurres ssubinitted to the Hullfax appointed tinder tha Wastsington ‘Treaty. He thonght the Government should haye given a prompt dental to the eharges muda by Prof. Mt ‘or, that the fishery statlstles were prepared, The ton » Hope, Minister of Misherles, raid tit thore was no objection to bringiig dawn thy eorrespondence. ‘his correspondence hat caused a great denl of excitement fn the Culted States, und he was going to say here that the ehorges made by? Prof. Ind were so outrnzeous and unjust that) hls own correspondence | convieted hin of neting from | kmprope# «motives rather than desire that any errora should be corrected, tn preparing statisties of this kind soma itaceura- eles milybt have eveurred, but no one would for A moment betiove that tho Ministor of Fisheries and bls associates had been gultty of thossross ehurges mide by Prof, find. Prof, Wind bins self udiitted that the effect of thuse alterations or frauds was against the interests of Canadit; consequently this country could have had no object In making thom, The negotiations had tukon pinee while his predeeestor was in ollie, aml be would not refer to the matter further thinto siy that Prof. Hind showed by his own writings that he was nor actunted by tho hest of motives, ‘fhe Amerlunn Governinent had taken no netion. Sie A. d, Suilth, tite Minister of Fisheries, and during whozo term of ottice the Commission was held, sald that the gravamen of the charge Was (hat tho statistics had been cook charge whieh, If tre, would reticet fraominy” and disgrace on (he country, But it was not tene, and he could not understand what. Prof, Hlnd's object was, unless to make trouble between the two countries, Prof. Util dn been n witness before the Commission, ard had given somo finportant evidence, ‘Tho Pro- fessor had afterwards been Intrusted with the tusk of prepuring an tudex, and, in doing this, had, ashe alleged, discovered some errors. If this were trne, Prof, [ind should have brought the mintter 10 - tha attention of — the two Governments; but, Instend of do- ing this, he bad followed tho matter up with pertinacity — und persecuted almost every one cot ted with the Commis- slon, Upto this hour duce Foster and Mossra, Duna and Vrescott, who are thoruithly ace quainted with the subject, bad remulnest silent, and he felt that, if there wes any rensonnbic gromnds for finding fauit,—sf it was considere that theso Inaeecuragies ulfected "the sult of the Comtnission,-they would hu gpoket out, more especially as they disappointed at the result” of the inward. He had no doubt that Prof. Hind hud sent his eharges to tho United States, and Jt wus mitacid Tat these gentlemen would be called upon to make nreport. Elo was ghd to hear the Mine ister of Marino und Fisheries sy that: tho Untted States Government bid” taken nection. Thore had been one or two exelted delivered in Congress, but the ain Government Bad dene nothings, y iicht have been discrepancies aud inaceuracies, but they had not atected tho re- sultof the Commi! or the detiberations of the Comnmissloners tn fixing tho award, aud he thotht the chneges were tinworthy of pirilie jmentury attention. He quoted from the fare. well remarks of Mr. Uren to straw tht lie hd expressed hhusett uy satiated with the tinier ino whieh tho Commission hat been con ducted, and sald: he would | sooner Jose tho wholy wineunt “of the award than that those charges shoul be bee Moved, If the Canadlan Government bell that the United States Government. put an: falth In these charges, thoy shoulit themselves propose that an tnquiry should be h He was air prepared to incet such inquiry, tnd be- Heved that le also spoke the senthnents of the other gentlemen connected with tho preparation of the Canndian ease, He desired to. any In his place in Parilument that he belleved the ehurges made by Prot. Hind to be be without Foundation; and also, that thu ense both sides had been conditeted it a munnier vorthy of the dignity and hone of the two great mantles counec(eU wlth i Tho Hon, W. MacDougntl thought, if it had been found that any inaterial tact hid been resurrectud, (was duv to tholr own honor that tho matter shout be tnynired (nto, | it was siit- Isfretury to know tat tho United Stites Gay- ernment placed no reliance on these starting disclogures, but public sentiment. In the United States was likely to be intitenced. He hada high opinion of Prof. Hind, but belleved that bo had renched that stige of fife when he wis Hot responsibly for hig wetlons. A stron point galnat tho charges was that, the fratds, it any, were ugiinst the Interest of Canada, Hy thought thut it they were to hive an International: ins quiry tho Genova award should also be) conslt- ered. ‘Thu mutter eortalnly ought to be inves- tiguted, and this fatse charge, as he believed it dwbo, exploded, ‘The motion was then enrried. n the Sonate to-day Mebillon unuxt the debate on the Pacitic Vailway Dill eukingy tn supported it, ie bad not concluded when the Housu adjourned. MATRIMONIAL STATISTICS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes ‘fonosto, Feb. i.—The report of tho Megla- trar-Ceneral of Onturio.for 1870 shhiws thut dure ing tho yenr thoro Were reptatored 41,085 births, 22.00 marriages, ond 17,958 deaths. OF tho 25,018 Ons Married, T8per cont were Metboalsts, Presbyterians, 16.0% Episcopnliins, 12.78 Ro- nun Catholics, and 544 Baptists. December is the faverit: marrying month, with oth wed nga; thon comes Oetober,. with 1)! dunuiry, wlth Lea November, | with 1,15; February, 1,000; September, 1,007; Aust fst the boutdmel the lst, with ft, One ot the rumurkabls features fn tho inurrlige-ros turag fa the difference Iu the ages of some of the persons Joined in the holy bonds, Thus, a Bridegroom In Hatton, deseribed as being of the: occupation of a gentionan, married a girl of W, nithonyh he had seen no less than 8b winters, Th Huron, & farmer of 70 marriod a women of Tn Husthig, a yeoman er 80 married a duno! of01; and, tn York, a tailor of & marricd a lady For contri, a farmer of Princes Edward year olf, married a worm of i. Tho youngest couple hulled trom Middle. ead xroomn belug 17, and the bride 13, years of uxe. CARLYLINS RELATIVES, Speclat Diapateh to The Crlcaga Tribune, Yonosro, Feb, 0&.—Thomns Carlyle, tha de. cored English author, bas several relutives re- siding: in Canada. Among thom ure a slater, Mra. Honning, a whlow in Hamilton, Out; a furnily of nophows and nieces In Burford, Ont, the ehiitron of his brothor Alexander, who setted theres a familly of nephews and nicecs in rant Township, tho ebtldren of bis brothor Jobin, ariyto, of the Normal School in this city, isa nephow,. Atoxander Carlyte, BH, A. son ot the ity Alexander Carlyle, of Burford, tar ricd tho niece who was prosent at his death, AN ICE NRIDGE BROKEN UP, Spteiat Mspateh to The Chteago Tribune, SaussA, Dec, 1,—The feo bridge broke up last night, lenviug a large Kpace of vlear water on tho Port Huron side. The ferry bout Beckwith at- lacked the ice tell this morning, and succeeded in cutting it up so that tt floated down tho rlyer, aid communication ts now open by furry bos tween here und Port Huron, atter being closed for about six weeks. It has been raining hore siice yexterday morning, and the the snow {a almost ail gone. WINNIPEG, Winwtreg, Manitoba, Feb, ¥.—Tho roof of tho Canadian Pacttle ixilwuy freight shed full its vntire length, over 20 feut, to-duy from the wolght of snow, No one was Injurod, Work bas been ansponded on the fret hundred miltos of tho Cannda Pacitio Railway west, and Most of the men have returned to tho city. It iy Uelioved the suspension ig but tumporary. ‘Yho urenter portion ef the mou expect te be ro- ongayed under thy syndivite, CONSOLIDATION FRARED. Nostox, Feb, ¥.—Tho Journal's special trom Montreal guys tho Montreal Stock Exchange ty wreatly excited to-duy over the manouncement ot wheavy transfer of Montreal Telegrapti Com- any stock to Wilson G, Hunt, of Now Yurk, Director of the Western Uniou. The movement fs thought to foredhadow the absorpion of the Moutreul Compuny by the great consolidation, oMpany hada eapltal af Ay eo tho Canadian De und cxatenls through Northern AMUSEMIEN ew York. Maeetio,, Donna Elvira Donn Suna, Zcrlina.. The troupe tn her Majesty"s inti nny Abrupt departure from Its Italian répertatee ly plunging into German opera tasteventny, selects ing for tho oveasion Don Govanni,” Sistas last. year they selected another of Mosurt's works, tho“ Magic Flute,” and with a east quite ns heterogencots, but with results very diesim- lint, for white tho Jatter, as will bo remembered, proved a flaeen, the performance Inst eventing was very ereditatie, and mueh stronger than mixht have been expeeted froma company de- voted tmunly ta Might Italian work, rather than to the good, honest, healthy (so furins mus Ble fg concerned) Germnun work of Mozart's. ‘The audience was t y large one, and largely come posed of musielana oud connolssenra, hee ing their first appenraneas during tho season thus fer, and theuglt not warming Up into farors of enthusingm was very lavish tn its applause and very imparctal, for all tha art- Ista were awarded a xenerous Aare of weleome und recalls, Followlug the cast in its order, Kavelll, aithongh he has the moet ungrateful pert inthe opera, sau it with ril his tine ex. allerin ift Pression and finish aid rare correctness, and siined well-deserved encore for his urit ia the Hrat net. Poente wae a very dashing and splrit- ed Don Jin, and looked, neted, and sung the Ville” part with ovheor and at splen voice, tal his encore for his delightful sluging of the serenade. Corsini. 1 new comer, was the Leporey of tho enst, and though not tp to tho standard of tho grent Leporeios we have bad bere, proved to bu x good butTo singer and nn actor of exeetient power In bumoe and drollery, though at times he bordered upon but ¥ wus Jy the entatoy song, Grazz) was i pleas: » feted with cone no. wise offen: sof her Jur: Aileint, as she does of everything ale tonch making compensation for her lack of physicnl strength by her -rary’tnteticenes and wrlstte Inethod, Mix, Swift hag a fare, bread vol which would suitice to make a winger {f ehe knew bow to munitge it, and if ber volce were of Unat quality which woul! blend with y singing of the trying aria “Or sul ebe Fonore” was a conseientions plece of work, though the number wis ond ber in that it culled for ee much of” elfort as to make its singing Inbored. received a wart and long-continne in abser and, though her voice still shows signs of her tines aad singing was evidoatty an effort, she reeelved hearty applause for her two prinel> inunbers,-the “ Inutth, battl” and © Vedral rino,"--and charmed every one by the nalveta of her action. ‘Tho oreheatra deserves a warin word of credit for the superior tanner in which St played thoexqulsit uccoinpantinents, and what Neue the chorus had to dowas very spirited. ing Siterable epirit, and was sive, Villeria made suc ACADEMY OF MUSIC, ‘Tho new play, *Nugyets," by McCloskey, now being presented at the Academy, appears to find favor with tho West Side audiences, for in spite of the rain and mud last night itarew a large house. “Nuggets [gs In ae prolog and two acts, and js not much worse nor ts it much bet- ter thin the ordinary run of the plays that deal with red-shirted and booted men, bowle-inives und seven-shvoters, phenomenally — ood and phenomentily bad men and women, thrilling tableaux, bravado, bombast, and high-sounding precepts of virtue. These plays tnay defy all tho Qramatic tuultics and imaike sad hayoe with all tho rules ot coustruce lon, but shoy always show dn tho final tableau virtua triumphant and viltulny completely crushed, and this spectacle always wing the aps plause and the sympathy of tho house. “ Nug- gets" tells the story Of n mun, Mobert Stantey, whomurrled the supposed widow of auothor man. They have a child and lend a tlfe of quict content, ‘The former husband of this wife wus supposed to have been killed in tho War, but at the opening of — the — piece he appenrs upon tho Beene and clutins his wife, who leaves bur second husbund. In tho second net, by the providence of the dramutist, we find: wIEThe churacters have beer removed to a inkie Ing enmp i Nevada, ‘There axeries of adven- tures ovcur, all tending to the ultimate crushing of tha villain of the play (the second husband), Tho Idea of the piece fy very. siowlar to that of Martley Campbell's * Vani the Virgin- Mr, J. %, Little has a strong part, whieh aud Mr, George Learoek TRY Ia in he effectively play: tha ant bonest-henrte eused of n murder be Mr. i. J. Wrts Of her amilonce, and Miss Mary Booth ug the unfortunnte wife was ueeeptable, in the xurlely allo, there is it feature des siderably notice—Stirk’s ieyele ri are fiveot them, and thoy, give an exhibition botu neat and novel. The Carratlsapen the shown asiteteh, Miss Lillie Ellis and Sharpley und West tre algo in tho oll, THE REMENYT CONCERT. enyt concert tukes place this evening mitral Musie-tull, with tho following prowrams 1. Urgatt solo, Priests’ March from Athalic i »Mondelssohn 3 iF 2 “elt Me, Mary.” © Curatiua Ur, mond LeCel % Pinno solo, Ducx Airs, Mis aAniy” Fay 4. Aria, “O luce di ie nin ina Rete Retynerd. itaisit On Uthallo,... sees, dard Remenyl. 3. Violln solo, Ki sian ‘dane’ ‘and a0 veoe omens t : Edouard Temehyl, 8, Plano solo, Spiuning Son... s.eeee.. Warner Mian amy Bian, , Violin solos hunts cvloiin ony) emer st ° _ uitio se b sind Pagani Edouard et COMING ATTRACTION! Tho attractions at the varlous theatres next week will bes At Haverly’s, on Sunday evening, the ice Surprise Party will reappear in thelr oxtravaganza of “Horrors.” At tho Grand Qpers-Housy on Monday eveulny Mr, Thomas W. Keone, the tragediin, will begin an engages montas Réchelies, n character In which he ape benra to haye boon very favorably recelyed Uroughout the country. “itehollea” will bo followed by a repertoire embracing Shaksnes > rein phiys, Shuritin Knowles’ “The Wife,” Masatuger's "A New Way to Day Olt Debus "The Fool's Revenge,” and probably + Hrutns. Miss Mugwle Mitchol! will renppear at Hoolcy’s in Funenon,* Gitte thiretoot,” | & dane Eyro.”” Mogae. Baker and Farron iu" The Ems Igrants" will oveupy MoViekur's stage, DRAMATIC NOTES, John Sleeper Clarke witt appear ny Hob Acree noxt weok in Philudotphti, “Zoning” wiltsoan be withdrawn nt Dals*s, New York, ‘Tho picco his not buen w snevens, "Texas fs the graveyard of combinations, and Louisville furmshes the collins, while Clovel and provides tho shrouds.—Cliefmnatl Canimere lat, According th tho Cinelanatt Baquircr Mr, John Mackay and Miss Vinnlo Bennett are going to bo marricd, Hoth are of tho Hive Surprise party. Mpa. C. 2. Bundors, well known among profes: sionals, Ia reported to be in neody clroumstances fn San Francisco, An appeal has beon made to tho profession In bor pelsatt, “Nana,” the Intest theatrical novelty in Paris, {sn dramntization of Zola’s repulsive novel of that name, Ut te said thag * the publlo nro cape tivated by the realism of the dranin, aod quite: carried away by the small-pox death scene at tho ent It fe sald now that, thoro will bo two more stock computes In New York next: year, two in Philadelphia, and on MoV ieker’s) ir Chleago.— Boaton Herald, ‘Chore ta very slender i nt stock company in this city “next, suison, Cer tulnly there will not be one at MeVicker's, Acombination is boing organized in this city to travel with a plece gatlod * Ituons to Rent i Four Stories, The piece fa suld ta tave bean written by a prosperous vleyater ian, [lo bas more money than he kiows what todo with. to is willing to Byunder a littio of ft on ratlrouts aud printing. “ Where's tho Catt’? tho sucecasful London comudy, hus evidently made a hit at Wallack's, Te was prophiced last Saturday ovening. Thora werv In iiy cat Mr. Osinonl Pearle, Afr, Wille intn Elton, Mri. M. Pitt, Mr, floratio Baker, Mr. UB. Kdwhn, Me. Harry J. Holliday, Mre dd. VPearion, Miss Hose Wood, Misa Eile Gernion, Misa Adeluldes Netchon, Miss stella Bonltuce, and Siisa Eins Loraine, Tho fourteenth annunt ball of the New Yor-4¢ Tadge Now, 1. 0. Elke takes phtce on the 1th ut tho Aculomy, gs desurve every envoUTe agement for tholr order, which, na the Feudicton truthfully says, bas dong more coud a thousand: tines over thi the Forrest Home, with ity tye ovenpants, or the New York Deuinutle Agsoclus tlon, whleb has a fad of $50,000 thut 1t proposes goon tadlvile up amen ite few members bie stead of dotig ood with 1 sioall partion of lt from time to tine to thosuot thelr crate who ary tn need, . An actor from tho Kocky Mountalna remarked: tho other day of Bernburdt's playing: Fulk ubout your dying! Weil, eho Just takes the rag off thd tab.” Well, —o oyed to — and ——, ule can outdie any ans actress Lever struck. I don't talk much of your Freneh, bat’ when J nee her whoopit anys, saya 7, ‘She ki singer | ever bouneed onto, 1e: or bus ever aehieverdt punt a theatre t and withina year ethentre and {4 sill If professionals kne what todo with themgelves nnd ha th f stead of wasting both upon such absurdities a9 Poo Memoria) Benet, thoy wanld get mp Mackaye. «They ought ty be proud of him, and they ought to want ta i him so, with three hearty eheers and a jer." public banguet to St John ‘T, tasmond apnenrs to have striek it this (ine in his new pluy of “Fresh, toe Amer- “Tl pratuced on Manday aud the Sin say: Block-broker, it Al z Constitution tad te Steck repressibic, grotesque, and fp on fs composed of the slangef Wall atrec hus no heart. no ininds he ts on fiction of hure lesque—a wild extravaganee of bultuanes Raymond fn this character, and swhsoli nuthor ° from the American, 14 w t i i end falrlyy outdle thing that he hud ause, OF rather the Upronrious, and not have hee qualtty, tts local and pereonal character, and lowing humor and recklesnesa of the ed to Ht admirably to the stage, to to the players, rded his or her rionanes4, ‘They all followed Mr from beginning to part with ans" sasplelon of Be lityarond, and it was beuge CAL CRIM. Latest [tem front the Police Stations of Arrests nnd Detentions. Inspector White, of tho Postal Service, night brought to (he Armory @ young man give ing tho numeof J.B. List, against whom there 4 some tndeflait charge of robbing tho malls, Inspector retreated at onew office In the Custom-Houge bullding, he remained i, securely Intrenched behind bolts and Jocks and other bnrrlery to the reporter. had been enrefulty Instructed to say nothing, and he tried his best to keep bis word, vertheless ascertained that he bas been em- ployed as a brakeman on tho Burlington & Itailroad — betweon were welghed as n basis of compensation for tho ‘Tho through mats, ve Jt understoot, are welghed once every week, and the negregate welght on that day fs assuined to'be the sume for ech succeeding tay of the week. Owing ta the chronic dlscourtesy to the press, from which Sngpector White as well as others inthe oficeare sullerers, the detulls of the charges against tho It {9 stated, how- yinade kaown, ever, by Post-Ollice employés that nil bags havo recently been tampered with and that List is suspected of baving had nhand in these thofts, us well as In inuking false entries weight of tho mail. when arrested, and the puperesand other articles Inspector with a couple of hours’ elosescrntiny. The arrest was made after List. was through work und had left He professes that everything will be allright to-day, but Is exelted, and evi afraid that there ig a strong cree ys ONicer Peterson, of the Armory, identities bin aga fonfer and trequenter of Gus Anderson's, id other cheap and flow dives in Tuesday afternoon, while {n ‘the vicint nstreets, Detectives Hed tt sorte tun ene Halsted and Van Bu: ton and ‘Sierne: rylng a large tended that the bundle cot and that be was on his way it, but when upon investizat! found that it cantalned several cheap sucks aud a few pairs of thoy Joeked hin up at the West Mune Tho fellow gave a variety of 4 but was: ultimately Identified asa thlef waver Al Trish's coucert saloon, on Clark: south of Earrigon. Only a short tine ined clothing only rs. duzen pales of pease wristlets, building a band of burgtars who, had done ex- tansive work in various portions of the cits. l oy ROCKS and wristlets ise, keeper ef ad: W Maison. strov eventug of several w, if Promptly after tis ideutttlention Trish's resort id and severnl lodgers, were loeked tp at the Central Station, Nu goods were recovered there, fount would indfente: pda wimtiar to those recovercd had been oral sind articles gang which Capt. buckles only recently broke thelr posdession the pa to recover all stolen front Wise and others, wud also a ag — ExeQueen Inabella. tterto tho Pall Mull Gazette of Jan. ne ex-Queen of Spain zave x dinner nilowed by a ree Corns Diplomutiqne attende Tf King Alfonso's vo been kept in Novenber, sine to class winoty fon, whieh the ig TORE wits inh nee OF the wortd len uver bil fallacies tho axiom which wai iy Taubells has ente ned tied, tid tho: her ay “une } Curious tales about her domestic arringements tire xomotiines told, but nobody nid feast of all the royal herolnt . On state accasions thore pied stiteliness {i the ex-Que aevords well with the surroundings in the midst of which sho Is then pliced. aantion of powers and princi Journuls speak well débonnalre,” AL the birthday 8 gh tho Hehting- up of the Palla de Castille, tho Ine terntt decorations, the shew of I) forms, and the toilets of the ladics, w. ns If golny to Court, The ex-(Queei wis as Ine aa dinmonts aud royal robes ‘could make her, and ber atiteliness was tempered with attability. table wis fornished with old Her banquet eelaln, and the and massive plate and. mire p dinner that wits Be 5 cate und well cooked. Nothing: god ottichil dinner, tracted for ut 20 franes a hed, trble used to be one of the worst gery with ber Midesty bought Fonteno: whence ber buttery ts supplied with gird poultry-yurd, and firm delicacies, "rincess Hahvulohe eame back from. Gi vn the recoption whlch fa There wero many pretty faces and eloygunt tallets in the ex-Queen’s drawing. Abellvof tho evening was the Marqtiso Moral, who sof Hthe figure and very blond she isof English birth und wife of tho First Sveretary of tho Spanish Embassy. The con ani daughtur of the tite Due de Morny ene, stepchildren of. the Due de Sesto, to make thelr ‘bow 10 the ox-Queen re Napoleonte We Francale qunounces thut as soon ugente Is Helly settied tn her raborough she will publish a Histulre de la vily et do ta mort du Prince Taperiah” written by her Majesty durlag her exile at Chisichurst, The publica: don of the * Notes de. duily notes of tho ex. {8 nlvo spoken of, in tino to atte volume entitie nperoe during bls rolyn, ‘be Kinpredt his been use stated In the compilation af these documents by a former Minister of the Bimpire, Qlyo mo tho Shukers’ Surauparilia, i 4 ence to ull utherd—C. dullnetic, M.D, Mus ———ee BUSINESS NOTICES, Buck & En: Faeo Powder Wit char i and Brunette, Harmless and natural Hitting companion- piece to the fumous + ———— Tatel Mave Well-Stocked homeopathle pharmacies, devoted exclusively to. they ate of bomvoputhle medicines and books, in New York, Philatelphla, Hultlmore, New ing, and Ban Francisvo, Their Chicuge estavs linbinent la at o> Roericke &' ne Worth Half a Dozen of Any Other Kind. 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