Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1881, Page 2

Vs Ti1 CITICAGO TRIBUND RIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, I1881—TWELVEE PAGES atch to Marshal Durkee fo have Eagan re- cnsed frowm the custody of the State ofliciala_on n writ of habea n-nngus.m virttie of the authority confereed by See, T3 of the Revised Statutes. ‘This course, D is satistied, after n consultation with the Attors ney-General, I8 the proper one to tak S Eagnn lms Hyved for fifteen years In 1, wakd Mr, Distee. * Hle isas brave as a on, and 13 the most papular white Repub- Tiean By distriet, 1€ ho s killed or oven {njured, ¢ will be serlous trouble, ns the Dblacks %nlrly wworship liim, and they are not digposed to” aufTer ontrages much longer at the hands of thelr oppressors.” CORRUDTION, IMPIOUS MEN BEARING SWAY, Bpectat Dupatch to The Chtcagn Tribune, Wasuixaroy, D, C., Feb, 10—During the four years of this Adlnistration the gam- Dlers In Washington have been permitted to keep their houses opeh without any practi- calrestraint, A1l that scems ta have been required of them is that they should keep thelr blinds closed and prevent any disorder, Every ruld that has been mado has generally falled to accompiish anything beyond the capturce of a few colored nttendnnts, Last night, after mldnight, there umore sue- cessful raid agalust the gamblers, although many of tho Iatter seom to have had notice of the movements of the police. A lnrge number of the houses in the vieinity of “hest now™ were rafiled, and_a number of persons eapt- aved,” Including, It is said, some members of Congress, althoitgh the most diligent ngutry i failed to discover who these nembers were, all the persons except 1ho keepers of the dens having been released on light col- Iateral, and having glven false names. At e police station to-day the partles were Dound over in larze Lall for a hearlne, One of the_pluees ralded I8 the historleal gum- bllng-den of John Morrlssey, which wasa {x‘\,\'mlt resort of Congressmen durlng the ar Flor- THERE 18 A VERY GENERAL ANKIETY for n new administeation of municipal affatrs 1o begin here. Uhe humbug of the last two pretended ralds on gambling, and the fact that the police headquarters are established over extensive grogshops are fair Ilustra- tlons of the methods of the City Governtent. Tt s understond that the removal of the po- lice hvadquarters from the decent and re- spectably eatfon. Defore occupled way prompted by the desire of o velative of n Tormer Conbmissioner to rent the present qunrters, and now, when, as often happens, Feputable lindles hiave ocenslon to visit head- quarters on husiness, they are obliged to force their way through one of the worst gangs of barrouin loafers about any corner in Washington, 5 . GAS. A RING TO BE INVESTIOATED, Special Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Wasnisaroy, . C.. Feb, 10.—The Wash- Ington Gias Company i3 at last to be investi- i gated. T'ho Houso to-day, on motion of Mr, DMureh, of Maine, adopted a-resolution whieh represents that, Inasmuch as certain of- Hicers fof tho Ilnuse and stoekholders of the Washingzton Gastlght Compuny are endeavor- ing to influence Congress ‘in the matter of the contract for Hzhting the public bulldings auil grouds, therefore the Washington Gas- Jight Company furnish the Iouse of Ilepre- sentatives lnmediately a tist of all the stoek- Tiolders of sald Compauy, aml the name of encl, showing the number of shares held at the present thine; also, the names of all the stockholders of record during the last six anonths, said list to be verilied under the oath of the oflicers of the Company'; also the amount of the ta) stock of the Company, Dow Qs dividends are d, whether in shares, serlp, or cash; also the eash and ns- sets on hand at the present time. Mit, dURes held that the resolution wasa privilegedone; that Congress had chartered the Company in 1840, with @ capital of $:500,0005 that only © $300,000 had been pald In, aid Is caplital now, with watered stock, aggregated $:1,000,000, 1t I8, hie sald, declaring dividends equal to T 800,000 a year, amd It now only aw: ¢ adjournment of Congress Lo e dend of 40 per cenly equal to S ), ‘There have long been complaints and eharges nzninst this Cotnpany, and 1f furnishing ponr gus at an extruvagunt price s suflicient cause for eomplaint they onght to be inves- <“thrated, Thoy hold thelr eharter subject to the will of Congress. ‘The Divectors and stockholders of the Company have been (re- quently churged with belng o gas ring. CONGRESS § 18 required annunlly to fix the price which i the Government shall pay.for ity gas in all § the publie bulldings, That pries Is exceed- 1 ngly diberal. It jssnid that the gas for ong i ot the publle buildings costs the Government { i £20,000 anpually, althougn the elerks do not worlk at night, and there should be_no gas burned except in the corridors, Varlous members of Cungress, for aseries of years, Jiitvo been ehirged, without any speeifieation 1" of uuumes, With havime hud their gas bills ’ yecelpted free, Onp of tho_ oflieers of the Company hug long been the Flnanelnl Seere- 4 tary of the House, under different adminis- ] trations of that body, but has had influence enough to retain hlmself in power. I1 15 SAID 4 tbata good many high ofliclals have stock, if T they doubtless have nrizht to have, in this - concern, hut it 1s inthoated, further, that 4 they must have at least lndireel knowledge of erooked management. ‘Those who ought to know most about this aifuir prombse o genulng sensution when the investigating | commitfee shall have conuenced s worls, it Meanwhile, nothing definlt is known about § the matter, except’ that tho stock Is very % prolitable, the dividends very larige, tho gus yery poory and the price to consumers ex- 4 tremely high, CABINET-WORIK, TALK ENOUGIE TO TIRE A MOOK-AGENT, &oecial Disoaten to The Chicago Ivibune, Wasmisaros, D, G, Feb, 10—Tha Cabi- netuakers assert that Senntor Conkling wanted to have Levi P Morton appolnted Becretury of the "Freasury, and was refused by Gen, Gartleld, who sald that any other Cabinet positlon which e might select, ¢ cept the State and Trensury Departments, would be given him, but the jmpeennious ew-Yorker suys that his only deslra 18 o 3} 1 have Morton Seerctury of the Trensury, and :}i that he does not wish hine or wny other « Trlend to aceept nny other Cablnet appoint- 71 ment. There §s mueh truth in this reported & ultimatum, E AL, BUTTEIWORTI, i wlho represents the First Congresslonal Dis- trict of Olilo fn Congress, has returned from avisit to Gen, Gorfleld at Mentor. o wuy nuked 1f Senutor Conkling woukd have n rep- Tesentation in the Cabinet, to which he made Teply: * If Senntor Conkling hins asked for certain Cabinot place nnd been refused, but hus been told Lo ean havo any other pluca hy auny choose to sclect, would It i sueh event 1, Garfield’s fault it Now York Iy with- out representation In the Cabinet 9 NICARAGUA., JAY GouLy, Wasmixaroy, . U, Fob, 10.—Some very curlous Indications have been observed for tho last ten days or twe weeks In regurd to tho real purpose of quita i number of those most protinently conuected with the Niene- - uguan Cannl seheme, Whils o fow ore, withont doubt, eurnestly in favor of pushing - the enterprlse, thero 1s no doubt that others as prominent us uny nve rather disconraging than fuvoring active oporations, ‘I'his lutter class I8 found Inevery Instance to be luter- 1 ested in the Juy Gould plans of Southwests ’i o comnection with the Paclfic through Moxien, und thero urequite a number of very shrewd observers here who belfeve that the Nlearnguan schems i belng used ’ by some of thuse who puss o + 3ta promoters stmply asa means by which all i other canal profects cun be defented, the ob- ect of defeating them belng to adyance the nterests of the Moexicun railway scheme, 1In . thid connectlon tho news hus reaehd horo Trom Panwms thatone of the prineipal agzents of the Paclile Mull Line is now engaged in amunfln 2 10 establish a lie of stewiers on he 1acliic with texminus at Guaymins, on the Mexieun coust. The siznificance of thiy vt eonshsts {n the fuet thut Guayius 1S one of the western termini of the projected Juy Liould system ot Mexican rullwayw, W PENSIONS, BLANUS BILL, WasiNatoN, D. G, Feb, 10.~The Blair Wi in the Beuate, providing forthe tewpo- e rary knerease of facilltics for tho examina- tion and adjpdiention of pension elalng, re- talns most of the provisions of the “Sixty Surgeon * bill, exelinled on a point of order, ‘Tho il also provides that tho examiners and surgeons for Congressional districts shall sit In different parts of the district to sult the conveniencs of the cluimants, and where, through sickness, disability, poverty, or ather gond cause, the clnhant or any wit- ness is unable to altend hefors the exaiminer nnd surgeon, they shall visit the elnlmant or witnesa at the expense of the United States. It ia also provided, witha view to allowime compensation for service of clalm ngents, that nothing In the bill shall be construcd as wdenial of the right of a elnlinnnt to pay for nssistanee recelved In the prosecutlon ot his claim, provided the payment §s within the Linitation of the exlsting luw. 1t is further provided that no pension allowest shall bo withheld, exeeptin cases whore, in the judg- ment of the Commissioner of l’enalous, in- formation Is conclusive that the pension was obtained through fraud, ‘The right of ap- peal s }lfl)\'ldlfifl for, and rensonablo allow- ances, If suceessful, NOTES, VIRQINTA, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasniNarox, D, C, Feb, 10.—~The Vir- ginin Bourbons say that Gen, Mahone's fall- ure to securce possesslon of tho Atlantie, Mississippf & Ohlo Romd will be n severe blow to hils politicnl prospects, as the expee- tation that his hiek would remnin with him, awd that he would again be able to control the immense patronage of n rond which crosses the entire State, has been ono of the prinelpal Intluences which have gathed him his great power In the State, 'This deelsion 1s, no doubt, a great disnppoiniment to CGen, Mahone, The power amd patronnge in the hands of the President of the Company conlu be made to count in the eoming State election, The interest munifested In the suit by representatives of several of the leading radlway comblnntions of tho country Indi- cated that there would be lively competition for possession of the rallrond, Tho English bondholders deelded to bid in the property yather than permit it to by snerificed, nud 1t is whispered that Jay Gould had deternined to DId nigh at the sale. " . Mit. MURRAY, a brother of the (lovernor of Utah, wns in the city the other day, Ilo stated at the Treasury Department that a new National bank would be formed in New York City In o short time, to be known as the United States National ank. Gen. Grant, he sald, wouldbe oneof the Incorporators, Mr. Mur- ray will also be one of the Incorporators. As yet no applieation for incorporation hus heen made to the 'l‘rnnsuri' Department, but it is pretty generally understood that suen a hank, with Gien. Grant as one of the Incor- I ba established, LVANLA POLITICIANS are of the opinfon that the changed condi- tlon of nffairs at Harrlsburg will not shmplify the pending Senatorial ~struggle, Gen, Beaver takes the place heretofore oceupled by Ollver, and Representative Bayne that oc- cuipted by Grow. 1t Is hefieved that the dead- lock will continne and that the ouly change will be Beaver will not be able, perhaps, to secure all the votes Oliver had. Gen, leaver, wits the Chairman of the Penusyivania ttele- gatlon ut the Chicago Conventlon. 1lv is an :.)." llent lspuuku{. lTllm \l\l'lllulm\vnll of c\‘lr. ver hing started e . gossip that Mr. Oliver will now bo tlm" um’ulhln(u that the Cimerons will push Pennsylvaniu for a place in Cabinél, Mr, Ollver was the Camerons for the &. matter wh s E npon Olives timt the Camerons e been defeated and thelr power eurtalled inn State in which It hias heretoforo heen nil powertul. If, therefore, the Cuneron faml cnn have Oliver put In the Cabinet, thelr feat Wil bo tempered with o reward which Wi sthl feave the impression, at all events, that the cian Cameronstitilives and hassome Influence still left, THE CASE OF STANLEY MATTHEWS grows worse instead of better before the Com- mlites on Judiclary, To-dny one of his friends suys that earetul Inguiry hias satlsfied i that only two.members of the Commit- tee are In favor of his confirmation, THE LAST HOPR of the Demacrats is to be able to prove that Gen. Arthur s not n % naturat-horn eltizen,” Shoula they sueceed e witl not be qualitied to perfornm the duties of Viee Preshilent, whieh will devolve upon tho Presldent pro tempore of the Senate, Gen, Arthur’s frieidsare contident that e was born within the limits of the United States, AULAE BICHARDSON, when Seeretary of the ‘I'reasury, refused to slsn the appointment of. Dr, Mary Walker untll she would wear the habilimenits of her sex, nithough the Appointment Clerk nad notitied her that sho was to have n clerkship, Judge Lawrence, the Fisrt Controller, de- elaye e is entitled 1o ono year's pay, but Congress whl hinve to make a special up- proprintion for her. TARIFF MATTERS, W WasnxuTo eh, 10.—At 0 meeting of v and Means Committee, Mr, ) eported the following substitute for A send’s (Onlo) bIILin relution to the dutles on manutueture s of iron, ete,, whien was adopted, 6 to 4, and s faorable report or;}ufl’-l: ted, ete., T hat th h of B ¢ (L enacled, ete., T hat the paragreph of Bee. 310k, BQVIRnd. Kutts tes, which ronts 43 followss atunulnctured urtivies, vossels, and wares, not otherwise provided for, of brass, fron, Jead, pewter, and tin, or other metal (except gold; sll- vor, pluting, uup[lnur. stecl), of which cithor of theso metals shall bo tho comuponent materin of chief vidue & per contum ad vilorem,” and the sumo b heeoby wmonded by adding theroto the following provise: Provlded, thut In no_cnse shuid the duty on any niwaufactured artielo be luss thin tho” duty upon tho materinl of chiet Ve from whichit 8 munufactured.” I its adoption wus: Yens— Y r Fryiy, Dunneil, and Nuys—"T'ucker, Morrlson, Mils und Carllste—i, My, Felton did not'vole, PHE TREASURY DEIARTS to-day ‘mrclmsml 175,000 ounees of flno silver, for dellvery ul the San Francisco aud Now Orlenns Mints, SECRETARY GOFF has gone to West Virgluin, HEVENUE reeipts from Internnd revenue to-day wore $420,025 from customy, 527,152, SLANONE'S INTENTIONS, Some of tho lemllmf Virgluln Democrats claim to have positive Informatlon that Sen- ntor Mishone s deelded to vote to depuse st of the Damocratic oflivers of the Senate and put Republieans In thelr pla quoted s saying that llt-r;\xbllgnnan E CONKLING'S AUDILNCE, A rumor that Senator Conkling Intended to reply to Butler bronght many people to the. Senato Chivmber to-da THE RECORD, SENAT! Wasmxaroy, . U, Feh, 10~Mr, Win- dom futrodueed o bUL authorizing the Moxi- enn Nationa! Rallway Compuny to construct a brldge to the centre of the Rio Grande-) River ur to tho boundary-ltne between Mesl- co sl the United States, Referred. The Senute bitl approprinting §:200,000 for the purchass of ground for ana the erectlon thereon of a hall of duposit for the Govern- went records pussed, Pursuant to u resolution offered by Mr, Vendicton, and adoptod, Messes, Pemdloton, Authony, and Bayard wers constituted o Cummittee to muko necessnry urratigeinents for the nuuguration of the President-vleet on tho Ath of Murch noxt, ‘Pho Loglslutive Appropriation bill wasyecolved und referrod, My Jiuir introduced o bill providing for the temporary lieredse of fueilities (oe e exais nativon snd wujudication of pension clalms, Mr. Voorhees predentod u coucursunt resolit- tion ot Ahe Indigns Legistuture for un nppropris utlon of LN for tho Improvement of the Rankukeo River. Roferrod. Suine privato pension billspassed. Discussion showed thut the Senute was averso to nllowing arreuns i speciul uots, Fhe Postul Aporopriation blll was tukon up, Alr, Wallaco, lu behudt of the Connulttes on Awnrlluflulluul. explulied tho chunges ot the b by the U wad [ uuniitee, The uggregute s EAG0 leds thun tho estis o billof tho for s ocod iy e As showlug tho mupid twad- eney of the Depurtuient towurd sustaloing Itself with tho present low-ruto It that In l‘s'ul:nn.mmll expenditu R hfll, and the tulul rovenuce 00, whifo 11,126,200 was pald from the Treasury to sustuln P Juutes pod 82,U51,0): Just fiscul ' tho Departinent, The Intervening 1877 ahowed i atendy yearly | 3 ter item, untll b tho inter y agrand total of $7,05330. Siner then the amouut neeeasary to by approprinted from the ‘treasury bad decreased, betr fust year &1, (00 and this yeur some SLEOON less” Additions made by the Sennte Committee, negreguting £45,06, in- elude $50.000 for speein] tacllideson the trink reeningly o neeessity in the Southwest), A0 f1s the item of rent, light, and Mel fn cauntry post-oflices, $R000 for (ninnd transpors tation by stenmbont routes, and $VU0 - for star oM In Committeg (Mr. Honar n tho Chain tho amenduents of the Committee were ngreed to, with the exception of one regitlating the munu- facture and cost of nr hy n Bpeciiio provision fn regurd to siugle nud return eards, which wns stricken ont. The item of 5,000 for speelal rullrond rervico ot St Lonls was fereaged, on moton of Mr. Veat, to £10,00, Me. Pugh moved an amendment, reporfed from the Committee on Post-Otllces, appros printing $1,000,000 to esta blish lines of Amerlean fron steamers, Mr. Walluce ralsed n question of order npon the amendment that 1t had not been referred to tho Appropriations Cattinlttee in eharge of the Bidl I thne to be eonsldered heforg reporting, thg roport being mnde on the 24 and tho refers enee tive days thevenfter, Mr. Pueh 3ald ho ceslred to sithmit somo re- murke on the subleet, and advocnted freo fne portation and_excmption from munfeipal and Stato taxation of alt ship-bublding materials, the repent of duty on tontige, the modification of tho navigation tiws so ns to nllow Amerieans to purchuse fron ships wherever they enn purs clmgo them cheup and have the right to Amerlean enrollment, reglstry, ote., and reason- avle enmpensation in nklof veean mall Jnes, so perlod to b tho Int- # 10 pliteo then o an equatity i this respect with overlmud inafl service by rail, Mesars, Sattlabury, Bailey, and Groome, of tha Comnlitieo on - Pos amendment had been veported, stated tholr opbosition to tho amendnient, “I'ng questlon of order was then discussed, and tuo Chnir raled that the nmendinent, inving Leen reported by # standing committee and re- rurlrml to the Approprintions Committee, was In order. Mr. Wallnce submitted ns n question of order thnt the nnendment could not bo entertained under the twenty-ninth rule, whic prohibited general leglulution on an appraprintion bill, The Chalr ruled Jwn this question that the anendment was not in order, Mr, Maxey appealed from the deelston, Without dgetion the Sennte adjourned. HOUSE. Mr, Kelly roportod n hill to repenl Sec, 2,501, Impoging diseriminative, dutieson tenand coffeo i products of the posseselons of tho Nothor lunds. Iteferred to Commlitteo of tho Whole, "Tho morning hour was dispensed with, and the Spenker procecded to cull tho States, In ordor thint one member from ench should huve a right to ugk unanimous consent, A unmber of private bills wero disposed of, and tho remainder of tho hour was consumed in nofsy discussion of a point of order astotho seupo of tho new rule. No devislon was arrived at. Mr, Murch offered a resolution, which was adopted, reciting the nllegntions that persons conneeted with the Washington Gasllght Coms puny arc using the opportunitics arlsing qut of their conpection with Congress to luthience members In matters pertaiuing to Hghtinig the elty and public bulldinges, aud dirceting tho Comn- pany to furnish a st of ull stockbolders,and fn- formation in regeard to dividends, the mnount of cush on hand. cte. Tho resolution s supposed to refer to employ¢s in tho oftieo of the Clerk of the House, POLYGAMY, ‘Tho Governor of Iduho Territory In- dulges In Some Flain Talk on the bjeety Condemning it in Unsparing 'Lerm, ok, Kiahn, Feb. 10,—~The Legisinture nd- Go Journed this evening, ond antl-Polygamy m ke to both ITouses of tho Leglslature Inst Suturday, which put the Mormon members In o great rage. ‘The Gov- ernor snld: 1 must araln divect your attention to the gprend cof polygamy in this Territory un- der tho fostering Influenco of tho Mor- mon Chureb. As tho reasonable sugges- tions contained In my cotnmunleation do- livered nt the openlng of your session Tuve not yet acted upon, T deem It praper 10 oneo more wivert to the subject, and urye the fimmediate wdoption of - stringont measures to cextrpate tho evil, DPolygamy s n doctrine of tho Mormon Church, aud its prac- tice Is urged und made obilmatory upon the members of the Chureh for tho purpase of bind- ing them moro firmly to the orguntzation. The Mormon leaders have shrewdly enlenlated that, by making of society & large coinmuulty of Interest in erime, 8 members can bo moto coslly be persuded and infinencedto afd in carrying fito exeention tho politieat sehemes of tho priesthood, The luw regards u polygamist 08 it erminal, and. all elvilized soclety looks upon w plural wife a8 doncubine, and upon her ehitdren, to use tho least olfengive tern, us lllegitiinnte, From tho pen- oty hmposed by faw the polygamist natarally woes for protection und defense to the Chureh, fanlshied” from snd osteaclsed by other goclety, tho * plursl — wife * and hev children tarn Instinet{vely to the sumo ln- stitutlon for symputhy, Agnin, the practico is enfeitlnted todraw to the Mormon Church the most viclous and sensunl clugses o soclety. 12 13 abylous that polygamy 18 e clement of strength to the Chiurel, —'I'nose who nre tamline Neil sont In a se with ~ the polltienl polie; of tho Mor- mon Chureh understand why il prac- tices, devices, und eeremonies ealeulated o ernall out mubhood and independence *have been incorporated into the Mornmon religlous system. It {8 for tho purposo of moldlug tho minds of the membors of “the Church go thnt thoy will ~yield Implielt obediencs to the advico of ‘counsel and- the command of tho Priesthood of Polyginy, Seusual .cne dowmunt robes, secret onthy, rude, burbarous ceremonles ol mummeries to Impress and uwo the minds of tho wenk, brnorunt, nnd Auperstitions nro gomn of thu methous adopted to secure the spirit of oneness nmotyy Lateer-Day Suints, [t must be admittea thut the moeans cmployed have been sucogss- ful, nnd thut a ‘very powerful organlae tion hus bed bullt up, orur‘y niembor of which professes to belfove thut the desien of its lewdoers I8 tosubvert this Governwent, and on Itk rulus ereet n theoernoy that witl ultimatoly suceeedt This o) no wili funtesy, but butt, fu - view of whiat has niready been nccomplished by tho Mormon Church, whethor it 18 wise 1o lobger lgnore the fact thit we huve in our midst & nimerons seet Imlfi' hinbucd with tho llea they nre torulo tho und. No mistaken regard for that elausoof tho Con- atitution which guncantees to overy person tho rll‘(lll to worship God aceording to the dictates ol his conselonce should bo por- mitted to stand in the way of rlgit ouforeement of the tuws ugninst thuse who inmist thut It confors upan thour Heenso to come miterhmo, Tho fiet that the practice of vy temils 1o strongthien the Mormon Church, anid mukes 1t more powerful for tho recomplishmont of the political nsphutionsol its leatlers, ron- dors it Imporatively necessury that the practico bLe suppressed, With polygumy l:lllllplulullv crushed, the power of the priesthood wilt Bomnv extunt b Drokon, aud ndvanco mmde towards o dinintegra- ton of tho Church, That this must Lu the end all ngreo who hnve given tho subject serious study; bt the people of thls countey have not yet glven tho question thu consideri- tion necesdnry 1o convinee thom that the Mor- nons uro renching temperal power ln tho Unlted Btates, They nee nuking rupld steldes toward llmu‘unlmnuul of thut purpose on the PFucltio const, “ituh {8 couspletely under tholr vontrol, and, by tho sprendipg-out pohey, they ure secke 1) 10 overrin and suline the Btates ot Colorato wd Noevudn ol the Torrltoe vles of Arlzom lduho, New Mexleo, and Wyoming. " 1¢ i ebetalnly o to recogutdo und provide by leglslution for the punishment of atl wha proach o ‘xrnuuc« polyrniny, andnll who, ln tho nitne of rellglon, soel tonderiming the alle- slance of cithzens tothe Unlted States, Sotonyg us Y““ toleruto the sort ol oneronchiments thag ney bethg mude wpon the “Ferritory by the Utah theocraey, mnd permit polygnmy to bo practiced and_tronsonubly docteing to be preached, you wre fossuring au eloment lulmical to the pouce und the seeurity of the Terrltory, Tho country :)‘ulllm‘mu'lhu thiug soubsurd, would fall topleces alune, i this veuson tho elforts of tho Church to nporal power huve been regurded with hut, unless this uline people renaunes thelr eriimbinl p amd palitieal nhng, tho thug st soon como when Uwill bo the duty of tho Government to root_oug Mors - and all thae tho weem inplles, That contiiet would ond In tho complote” dee struetion of the Mormon Churel no sano P“mm doubis. Al desiro 53 hut this sect i made to obey tho laws, und that thoy shult not by permittod 1o prency or pravilee cries, nor prewch or wieh ductriues of bostili- ty (o tho United States.”” ‘The L.egtslutire paid no attention to the Qov- ernor's suggedtions, COURT DECISIONS AT OTTAWA, ILL. Bpectal Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, 1L, Fob, 10,—~The proceediogs of the Appelinte Court of tho Becond District on this day ure as fotlows; G4y Juckson va. Rlckard, implended, ote.; moe tion by detendant i ervor (o dismis writ of ere ror continued, 5 Chlcago & lowa Nullrond Compuny v, Buarry ctaly mile visu orderod to lssuo ngatnst W, 1, Holcomb, Recoiver, eic. to shiow caiise by tho firat duy of the next term of (bl Court, why b uld not Le wttached for contempt. Nortow et sl ve. Joy; motlon to awmeand writ of error Continued, L3, derritt ot ul, va, Merrlte; decree revorsed, Aln:nd c‘uunn rumauded uudor mandute of Buprome ‘ourt, 318, ‘Tho Chlcuwo, Burliogton & Quinecy Ralle roud Compuny Ve Byked, admlnistratrix, cleg order reversivg tlo Jidgment and roe wanding tho cause vacated: death of appelleo sm‘,wcnled und Addle U. Mlichell, adulalsiratelx do bonis non, substituted s appetice, und order -Otlices, from which tho entered reversing Jwigment and remanding cuxe, 451, MeCall va, Moes; motlon by appellco to anin- order allowing appenl; notion over« ruled. 087, Watking va. Jones; appenl dismissed on ahort record, Court adjourned to Court In course. The next torm of this Court inder tho law, nsnmonded at this are, will commenco on tho third Tuesd ) of May next, CRIMINAL NEWS. ARRESTED FOR LIBEL. Bpeclal Dispaten o The Chicago Tribunes MILWAUREE, Fob. 10—~A lively Journalistio Eensation I8 reported from Norway, ono of tho nuw towns o tho Mewpmines fron range, The editors of the Iron Chronicle, Measrs. Shacbel and {tenoott, have been arrested and ore undergoing prosecution for libel on the com- platnt of the leading tnwyer of the village, Mr. Wendetl,n gentlemnn of woalth, who catnblished thou In thoir publishing business about twelve months ngo. Tho young seribes had become 8o personal and atutsive [u tho Chironfels that the better elnss of citizens, Including Mr, Wendell, folt called ' upon to resent n good many of their utterances, Shaebel sullered n thrashing nt tho hands of an {rnto resident, n (ew woeks ago, and tho next {gsue of tho paper contained an article choareing Wendeil with lnclting tho chnstisement, For his stntement the luwyer had tha nowspaper men arrosted for alandemon a eriiminl wirrant, The exmininntion resuited {n their belng held to trinl, After the exnmination a free fght took place on the street, (n which soma cight or ton pursons, friends of the princlpal parties, were engnged, Sinco thon the editors havo by nr- rosted on other eharges, Exeltement runs high, nud the end is not near, AN EXECUTION STAYED. Svecial Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. 81, Lowis, Feb. 10.—Tho Court of Appeals this morning granted n stay of oxecution in tho caso of Jumes Bunks, tho negro wife-murderer, cou- domned to bo banged Friday, Feb, 11 Juwdgo Leywls, tho Chicf Judge, announced the conclit- 8lon of tho Court granting the stay pending an appeal with the elmplo remark: “This does not imply that the Court 18 not satisfied with the record.” As soon as Mr. Jones, Bunks' attorney, wus granted the supersedong by tho Court of Appenls, ho ntonco proceeded to the Four Conrta toupprise Banks thut o stay had been grantod i1 his ense. At tho hour when tho attornoy nr- rived Buanks was still In his eell ln company with Guurd John Cretly. 1o had passed n vory restless night, BEver since he learned thut an ¢ifort wus belng made n bis belialf ho hng appearced in n more cheerful framo of mind, The fact that somebody bud Interestod himeelf inbis hebalt whest he’ ledked upon himselt s utterly friend- lesy, wig whit cheered -him up, Wuen told ho would not bo hanged to-morrow ho could senveely betfeve §t, But when the thing was :filnt:;;‘;mll he overpowered tho attorney with A DESPERATE NEGRO. RICHMOND, VA, Fob. 10.—At Musevilie, Ditt- sylvanta County, n negro, convicted of a trifling offense, nbused tho muoglstrate. Itemonstrated with by another negro, ho beonmo enrnged, nad nesuilend ull tho whites present with o biudgeon, killing J. C, Arthur and scrlously woundiug twa otliers, Tho negro esenped to the elub-room ot the “True Friends,” who resolved not to atlow tholr comrade to be arrested, They held np nit- night sessfon, marching with thu murdered at thofr hend, beating o drum, Twelve men, well armed, sceured thelr arrest and safely lodged them in Jail. The cltizens were with diiicalty prevented from lynching thom. WOMEN-BURNERS, NEW York, Feb. 10.—Tho Coroner's jury to- dny In tho cuse of Juue Carhart, who was struck by nlighted Inmp thrown by her brotbor, Neil McGrow, and burned to denth, returned a vere diet holling MoGrow gullty/of eausing her death, MeGrew has not yot been arrested, In tho caso of Ann Cunninghum, tho woman alleged to havo, been burned to denth by Peter Campbell, who potred kerosens oil on her clothes and thon set iro to them with o mateh, the Coroner's Jury returned nverdict that sha citme to hier denth nt the hands of Campbell, nud bo wlxlns committed to tho Tombs on the chargo of murder, A MURDEROUS ATTEMPT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Conowaten, Mieh,, Feb. 10.—Snmuel Bwenzkl, a Polunder, wus to-duy held for trlalat tho noxt term of the Clreult Court for nn uttompt. at mumier, It appeared - that bo cumno to town with his_employer, & farmer, and, falling to turn_ wp at night, hls employer wont home withont himg nnd when Swenzki also reuched home ho was onraged and drove wil tho fumlly oucof doors with n pltehfork, threaten- ing to kil thou, e —— ATTEMPY AT ASSASINATION,. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BLooMiNGTON, 1L, Feb, 10.—~Ileury Loveall, o well-known farmer of Padun, this county, nfter rotirniug homn from Bloomington yesterday, where he hwd been to sell somo stock, was shot nt by a couple of desperndoes, who, It 1S thought, had followed him home for the purposo of rob-- hery. Lovoull was seated in s house whei shot at, tho hall geazing his bead. ite opencd the door ol fired ut the Intzuders, but they made thelr eseapu before any arrest conld bo eifected. A SALOON FIGHT. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OMAILS, Feb, 10.—lohn Lechstrom, saloonkeep- er, nt half-past 1L last night, tried to put Ueorgo Moses out of his snloon by kuocking him down und pounding blm. Moses, while lylug on his buek, drew n rovolver and fived threo thno, overy #hot taklng effect,—uono fu tho ntrlomen and two In tho necki—nnd will probably result tutnlly. Moses eseaped, nnd tho affule wus not generaily kuown until this morning, when Moses was arvested, © 1o elamy selt-dofonse, THE HHOCK MURDER TRIATL, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LArAYETTE, Ind,, Feb, 10.~Tha llock murder rial {8 stlll progressfng, with very little of n startling nature. A physiclan put on by the State testified that the wounds inflicted upon Thompson, tho vietlm, conlil not huve been mudo with i man's fst; and, up to the presont timo, tho Stito lns not buon able to shuw that Hock uscd nuythlog but hils fsts in tho fght. CITARGED WITII TAKING BRIRES, 81, Louis, Feb, 10,—~Folice Oficors Grimes, Todi, Bett, and Monahan, who were engaged soveral months, Inst suwmer and autumn, work- g up lottery und gnnbling cases, under tireo- tlon of the Police Comnissloners during Col. Armstrong's sdintnlstration, wore arcested this maorning on bench-warenuts lssied by the Grand Jury, obinrged with recelving bribes from lottory e, NOBNERY CAPTURED., * Mespii, Tenn, Fob, 10.—A telegenm froin Chler-of-Police Connts, of Little ook, Ark., une nounces the cupture yestorduy nt Argontu, Avk., of the throo vurglars who robbed W, P Bulio- ti's sufo nt Hrownsville, Tenu., on Tuesday ulght. Fiftoen humlred of the §,000 of stoluit wouey hus been recovered, AN INSULYT AVENGED, CINCINNATL Oy Feb. 10.—Tho T'mes- Starspoolul at Nushvile says: “dohn N. Edwards, tetegraph operutor st Parls, ‘Teun, fatally shot Jaoes Cnampion this morning, because Chanplon had made un fnsulting proposal to Bdwards' wife. e CINCINNATI ITEMS, CinciNNATL, 0., Feb, 10.—Harry Hunter, tho Towmous Lone Misherman of Iee's* Evangoline * troupe, i bying critieally Ul at ho Ilotel Bmery, of typhold fever, Archbistop Purcell 18 roported muteh Improved n health, haviug woll-nigh recovered from his rucent stroko of puralysls, The printers’ striks In the Commerelal ofMco appenrs not 1o be sorlous, ns tho pupoer 1s out this inbrulng on tine, thoush 1t was annownced that but seventeon of niuoty=tve’ printors re- mudn, The troublo 18 ubout keeplig the com- positors waiting -for copy and rolusing to puy Tor thne, All the stove-moliers of this clrg, to the Btove-Mulders' Unfon, siruek throo days ugo for an advanes of 15 per veat, Fo-duy all the firms conecded to thedemand of thostrikers, and the men will go Lo work to-morrow, ——————— FIRE AT 0CONOMOWOC, WiS. Spectat Disputeh (o The Chicago Tridune, Ocoxoubwou, Wis, Feb, 10.—A fire broke out at 10 o'clatk to-nlght In the boot and shoo Htore of Nush & Coyle, und, bufore tho ongino could be brought to tho fire, tho thunes had lfl)fl!l\ll 10 the adjoining furnituro store of 1L Lyko, Loss on hulhfi g, $5.000; covered mostly by hisurauce, ‘The greatest purt ot the goods worosaved, e e CHIEF DOUGLASS AGAIN AT LARGE., Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune Leavexwonri, Kos,, Fob. 10.—Aftor an me prisonment of s year In tho guard-bouse at Fort Leaveaworth, Chief Dougluss, tho leuding 8pirit In the Meckor wassacre, Wus tosduy roe leased, und sturtod on bis way to Fort Gurland, whicnico he will bo escortod luta his old hunting- rouuds. fuls fu chargo of Cupt. Luitv und WO soldlors. helonglng CASUALITIES, A Friphtful Explosion of Fire. Dump. in an Ohio Coal Mine. Six Men Killed Outright and a Number Very Dangerous- ly Wounded, Three Killed and Four Falally Hurt on the North Pennsylvania Rallroad. Fatal Colliston on the Old Colony Rallrond in Massachusetts. Several of the Passengers [Killed, Wounded, and Burned. Frightful Explosion of & Linseed-0il Monufectory in 8t. Paul, Minn, Two Mon Burled Deneath tho Dobris of tho Domolished Bullding, The Ruins on Fire and 8till Burning at o Lato Hour This Morning, FRIGI'TFUL EXPLOSION. CLEVELAND, O, Feb, 10,~A Leader spectal from the sceno of tho cxplosion a fov tilus south of Sulem says: Anan named Smith wns gotng Into tho mine, when the Buperintondent cautloned hiim nbout golng to n cortaln room, ns teontalned fire dninp, Nutas that was dry,while nround tho track was filled with wator, Bmith disoboyed ordors and attempted to pss through the forbidien room with o lighted lamp In bis hat. Immediately a terrifie explosion occurred, blowlng through fifteen feet of enrth composing tho rouf, and earrying denth nnd destruction to atl around. About twenty mnen wero at work in the mino, slx of whom were XiLt OUTRIGNT, and a number dangerousty wounded. A mulo and trainof cight cars wero sbotoutof tho maiu ontrance ns it froma cannon. Auother nle, drawing a eart in which o man was seated, waa blown on tup of tho cart, killing the driver, A dog was also blown out of tho mine, One man, Jnckson Look, Just ontering, was blown back andover a high rallrond ambenkment {nto tho creck below, Ho §8 badly hurt, The men not disabled or killed esenved through a shuft to tho open alr. TUE KILLED aro: James Lognn and son, James Mchan, Will- “Inm Tialey, George Honshilwood, nnd Ed Smith, tho man who caused the oxplosion. e was badiy mutilated and his body burned to a crisp, THE WOUNDED aro: Jumes Croiteh, Hobert Haley, Ed Crelgan, John Aiken, Poter Wildon, and two brothers. Nearly all are badly hurt, and some will die. “Mrs, Griftith hud gono to the door of the mine to call her eon when the exploslon oceurred. Bho saw the mule shoot out ot tho mine, nnd fonnd herson injured: Georygo Honshllwood died in his Wwifo's nrms. Tho scenes wero heartrending in tho oxtremo. A corvse of physicluny were sum- moned, and renderod nssistanco to the wounded, RAILROAD MURDER. Speetal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tridunt, DostoN, Mngs,; Fob, 10.—A serious necldent oceurred this morntug at Walpole, the Junotion of tho Okl Colony and New York & Now Eugland Rattronds, by an inward bound frelght tealn on the Intter rond colliding with tho Old Colony steumbont traln golng north, It was vory foggy at tho time, but the englneer of the passenger trainon stopping at tho stutlon, which {s within 400 feot of the crossing, snw the slgnal-bull was up, eiving him tho right of way. Ho accord- Ingly went ahend, and had erossed the Now York & Now England track with hls engine and one ear when tho frelght traln Lore down upon them, striking tho second passenger car, In which wero fifteen or twenty passengers, prineipally women andg girls em- ployed in tho straw shops nt Medileld, The en- #lno struck a fittle bnck of tho centre of tho ear, erusting [n the slde, and TIUOWING IT DOWN THE EMIANKMENT nt the left of the Noew York & Now Lugland track, and nbout fifty feet boyond the crossing, Tho ongines followed. Tho englacer of tho freight trali says thut when he saw tho passens ger traln crossng ho reverseld his engloe, and did nll ho eould to stop his traln, but to no avall, ‘He elung to his engine and did not Jump. There Wero mimerous HArFow cscapes from Injury. Thoe fNuancial' loss canuot be less thun §20,000, the track belng torn up badly, and one locomotive aud car destroyed. An oflicinl investigution of tho disaster will be made. The fallowlng are tho names of THE KILLED AND WOUNDED!: Wililam Danlels, firoman an tho freleht-train, kllled, Engineer Ball, of tho samo traln, seriously in- Jured In the back. Mrs. Anron Cutler, of Bast Walpole, fracturo of skull, Currlo Bratton, of Walpole, sovero cut onjtho arm, Conductor Lincoln, faco cut in sovoral places, W. C. Mufre, cditor of tho Foxboro Times, cut and benlsed, | 11 @, Fisher, of Foxboro, cut and bruised. @, 11. Fuller, of New Bedford, sovere Injury fn tho buclk and head. i Georgo Bimat, o brakefan, was nnutod from the traln by TIE FORCE OF THE COLLISION, but esonpeid with slight brulses, Tho occupants of the passonger car were obliged to mnke thelr exit through tho windows, and the injured ones wure taken to the ollico of tho vroprictor of tho Chemleal Works, where thelr wounds woro dressed, "Tho stove in tho upver end of the wrecked cur was overturnod and tho car eaught fire from the burning conly, but tho biaze was extinguished before it hud . chanco to spread, Bomo of the prssenyers wero slightly burned by tho escapluy atonin, which titled the car. To the Wealern Avioctuled Prea Subnumy, Muss., Feb, 10.—As the steambont train from Providenco over the Northern Di- vislon of tho Old Colony Rullrond wns erossing the New York & Now England Rallcoad, It was struck by u frelght train on tho Iatter rowd, The fireman of tho frelght train was Killed. 1t seums tho target was sot for the Old Colony trulng to cross thy New Englund Rtoad, bt it s ovldent thore way gross earclesness somewhere, , for when tho piwsenger trafn was crossiug thio frolght train rau-into a passougor ear, demols 4| fshimge 1t badly, ‘Iho focomotive of the froight teain wns thrown down an ombankment and wreekud, und ong of tho othor two curd of tho pasgonger trnin was thrown from tho track, but was soon placed in position and the teain proceviled, The froight englneer admits that ho Akl not soe tho turget. Four pussengers on tho 0ld Colony bout trnin wore slighitly Injured, e ANOTHER RAILROAD IIORROR. ALLENTOWN, Pi., Fob. 10.—A disastrous rall- rond neeldent oceurred ut Itock Hill Station, vn tho Northern Pennsylvanin Rallroud, onused by tho pussengor train due ot 8:17 o, m, run- pug Into u freight traln about enter- Jng the slding to permit the pnssenger traln to, pess. Both coglnes were du- molished, the baggnge-cur telescoped, and a number of frelght-cars wrecked. The following isu list of tho killed and wounded; KILLED, Michuel Hollihan, hotel-keeper, South Enston, James Fruley, secnon-foromnn, Quakertown, FATALLY INJURED, Tho tev, Mr. MeFotrldge, Gevmuntown, John Gnttluy, passengoer. . Wlclhard Morton, South Bothlobem, fireman of tlo pussengor traln, ticorgo Yoomuns, boggagoman, West Beth lekom, BADLY INJURED, Churles Selfort, Bouth Botblchom, sédginecr of tho froight engine, . Georgy Greon, South Betblehem, ongincer of the pusseniror engine. Cuurlos Everott, Botblohem, Couductor Woud, Philadulpbia. Juines Moore, Muuch Chiuuk, vxpress messon- ger. x . Many woro injurea alightly, Tho Hag station wus partly domolished nud tho telograph op- vrator serlousty, i€ not fatully, fojurcd. Tho “oll. _stonc-steps leading to: tho resldenco of L to tho misconstruction of n telegram by tho englnoer of tho freight-traln, who ' hud hgen ordered to run into the stding helow tho station, Thera wna nnother slding hove tha etatlon which ho thonght was tho one mennt In tho disprtah, bt betora he was able to roneh 1t the collislon oce cutred, Thero was ndenso fug at tho thne. disnster was duo A FRIGI'I'FUL EXPLOSION,, Special Dispateh o The Chicags Tribunes BT, PAtL, Minis, Feb, 10.—About half-past 3 o'clock thismorning a loted explosion, followed ina briof Interval by n bright Ifght in tho dirve- tion of tho upper ralirond Lridge, uttenotesd thio nttention of the fow peraons thon on tho streets and startled a good many folks In thoir beds In tho west ond ot tho eity, Tho enusc of tho nolso nnd tho subsequent contlagration wns svon nx- certatned, and proved to bo tho linseed-ofl mane ufuctory of Archibald & Behurmeler, ltu- ated on tho west end of the Chiengo & Milwaukee and the Ht. Pawl & Bloux Clty Hudlrond bridge. An nlarm was promptly turned In, but, owing to tho distanco and tho inaccessibility of tho place, no ki could be rendered by the Fire Deparsmoent. The flames spread, and almost Instantly enwrapped tho en- tiro structure, Dofinit information as to tho enuso of tho explosion is not obtainable even nt this lato hour, nor 18§t certaln that the exact faots will ever be knowa. AL tho time of the explosion thore woro, it ap- penrs, threo mon [n the Lhllding. O these, two woroJohn Muey, tho superintondent, and his nephew, n young man named John Petrl, both of whom_are burled beneath the ruins, Tho third man, n Swede known us Andy, who ncted 1n tha capacity of firoman, vseaped, Ho roports belng in the engine-rooin at the time, when ho heard a nofso, and fmwmedintely tho brick began falliug about his head, whorenpon ho ran out onto tho lnke, nnd thus narrowly vscaped denth. Ho hind notleed nothing unusunl beforo the ex- plosion, and, in faot, was not in the mill proper at tho tinie, * His cacapo was i very mrrow one. The two unfortunato inen who lost their lives came hore but recently from Chlcago, and were compurntive strangers. Atthe time of :‘ho explosion tho process of steuming out—thnt I8, W forcing superheateil steiun through the sced mnsh, which §s snturated by benzlne—wns, in progress, The processis a new ouo, and hus- been extensively wdopted of Into yonrs ns the Lest means off eXtraeting tho ‘Tho explosion 18 believed to have heen of suporheated steam, or vaporized benzine, The waulls of tho cutire bulldlmy woroe prostrated, vxcclvtuuumll portion of the east wall, whi i stlll standing, Vast volumes of smoke hav beon rising all aro stlll on lire. priotors nt $25, ¢l more than this~probably £#00x0. The buildin WS now, lmllwl' stong, thvee storles high, nne fullof vatunble machltiory and stock, The ine surnnco I8 §20,000, Following 18 n list of the insurance companies, 80 faras oun be learneid: Milwaukee Mechunles’y $1,600: German, of Freeport, $1 Anorican, af Philudelphin, £,500; Five Assoclution, Philn- delpirin, $2.600: T Confiance, Darls, $15,000: Northorn, Now York, $15, nders’, Chiengo, £1000. Thero 13 about ns much moro in coms panies which eannot yet bo learncd, TITAT SAME BANNISTER, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. LANSING, Mich,, Teb. 10.—A horrible nceident oceurred in the tho Capltol Building at 1:50 this afternoon. Employés in tho Trensitry Depart- ment and other rooms ‘ndjucent’ to the mein stalrwny In the mnorth corridor wero startled by hearing o heavy thud, ad It some one bad. fullen on the marblo floor In tho corridor. Instantancously thio nlarn waa given thut o boy had been kitled, Such proved to be tho sad reality, Nert’ Clip- onger, & bright little fellow nbout 12 yedrs of agoand employed In the housens . messenger- boy of the Journal clork, hwd started to slide dawn the bannister on the third tloor, Losing his balnnce he fell over, falllng sixty-gix feet to the marble tlles of the first iloor, lirenkumig his neck and killing him instuntly, His father, John Clippengor, of this clty, went nearly wild with grief, nud s eries wore pitital to beir, An in- Queat was hold. Otlier puges huvoe follen from tho stino banniater. 5 ASPHYXIATED. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. MITWAUKER, Tob, 10.—Henry MnoMnkin, newsdealer at the Soldlers’ Home, has been missing einco lust Monday ,until this afternoon, when he was discovered lylug on u bunk 1n tho old hospititl with tife extinet from tho ef- focts of coul-gns. He and n comrade named Tangler went into o room ta take s nap and must hnve closed” tho deaft of the coul- atove, Langter was stlll hreathing when they were discovered, and mui' recover., MacMuokln owted o farm {n Diinols, and brlonged to a respectable family i that State, e was much respected In that State, DROWNED IN A WELL Spectul Dispated to The Chicayo Tribune, WEST Aunoits, UL, Fet, W0.—~Mrs, Ellon But- ler, wifo of Juines (utler, 50 yenrs old, and for thirty years o resldent of the corner of Broad- way und Now York strects, was missed from tho house at an early hour this morning. Thore was an unavilling search nntll w lantorn wus low- ered [nto the well, whera portions of her eloths ng and finally her body weras disgeavered, Sho was in_ feoblo henlth, aud the Coraner's jury found her to huve been Insune. Her brother, John Fltzgibbons, 13 an inmato of tho fnsano Hospltul at Elgin, A SERIOU§ INJURY, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, RocursTer, Minn, Feb. 10.—As Mrs. C. IL Chndbura, wifo of the President of tho Roch- cstor Natfonnl Iunk, wes descouding tho fuy Horton, she foll upon the sharp corner nm.i vroko the formite, "or thigh hone, which will render hor lamo for 1ife. . TIIREE CARS WRECKED, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, Corawatis, Mich., Feb, 10.—A broken Journal in n frolght-traln golug cnst this forenoon enused tho utter destructivh of threo box-cars Niled with shelled corn. — No injuries wero fu- flieted, but all trains were deluyed soveral hours, EXONERATED, Des Moines, Ju, Feb, 10.—~The Coroner's Jury exonernted tho Chiengo & Rock Island Rallrond Compuny from ull bluwme fn tho denth of Jumes Crano, killed u tralm Tuecsday night, Tho evidence showed that he hud been deinkingdur- mu llhuu ay, whith wus the probablo cuuse of s deuth, REPORTED WRECKED. GALVESTON, Feb, 10.—A News specint saya that it I8 roported that the stenmer Vieksburg wis “wreeked off Babine Puss during the storm Satur- day, —— STEAMSHIP NEWS, Tostox, Mass., Fob, 10.—Arrived, tho Hiber- njuy, from Liverpool. Hanryax, N, 8, Fob, 10.~Tho: Columbla, of the Auchior Lino, from Loudon, Is o weok over- duo at this port IN FAVOR OF THE CHINESE TREATIES, BAN Fuaxcisco, Feb, 10.~The Bupremo n- campment of the Order of Cuucasions for the Puyuitlo Const, in sesslon at Sucrimento yestosduy, adopted redolutions urging a ratllication of the uew Chinesv tronties, Good Iunters. Fort Cullina Lrpress, Thiko Whoeler, puktner of Frank Alnaworth, tho champion shot of Calorado, wus gt Fort Col= Inson Friduy, buving just come down from North Park ‘with n loud of e, Tho two hunters during the season brought to murkot Tourteen lurgo londs of elk, untelope, und dvor. They killed 500 untelopo and ok, Thoy sold uil the meut rapkdly 1 Elk solll froms 7 10 10 ¢ I Ttoleents, and deer fr n profituble vne, Tho scason was N 'x‘luu{ made two sbipioents of ides, the fust une belng 3,500 poutls, Guine was far ana in good condition, ‘Thuro I8 plonty toft in the mountidng, There wus o berd of G clk Within 600 yurds of vuimp whieu Mr, Wheeler left, The hunters, at une stani, kilied clghteen clk within ton minutes, ler cousiders Alngs worth the most cxperienced hutitor znd the best shot be ever saw, Ho bogun noting whon a Loy, und hunted butfulo In Kunsus, Ho reeently ahol with Gove of Denver, ap h u cguck shot 10 Montaan, anild was winnor on botl oceasions. He uses w i-culire Mavnard ritle and sisty graing of powder, and 8 goud for nnythiug withi= 11400 yurds Whecior hug seen bim kill o voyote Wolf at 730 yurds, g — Under u ‘Tweniy-Inels Log, Troy Ties. Durlng the rocent cold snup Clharles Dorlnrty, Who wus choppiog woou ulotie 1 the forest near Lako George, wus kiocked down by wlog twenty nches In thickness, aud the log rolled upon ony OF his logs insichn way thut bo wis svcurely beld tothe ground. He remalaed fu that pos sitlon thirty-six bours beforo Lo wus found -and “reiensed. His leg wos badiy frozen und will probably | bave to Lo wnpntuted, but ho kept' blmself allve by endoavoriuy to cut through tho o with bis Juck-knife; whlcls he had nearly uccomplinbed when discoverud, Doviarty suys bo sutfered ins tensely when e found ho could not pull bim- sclf loose, und durivg the lutor bours of hiy cuptivity [t wos oy by the wiost strenuous ex- urtdous thut bo mungged 1o keep ut work with bis kulfe. 130 worked during tho darknoss ag well us the duylight, und hisbonds were blis- tered frow sy the kuite, POLITICAL, Statesmen of High and Low p,, gree Still Flocking to Mentor, e A Resolution Instructing the Ohlo g, ators to Vote for Matthewy i Confirmation Defented, Tho Betler Clnss of Republienug Cone sidor the Resolution a Stupen, 4 dous Blunder, El Porkins on the Political Bitua. tion, Especinlly in Ohio, MENTOR. 8pectal Dlspatch to The Chicago Trizuny, CLEVELAND, O,y Feb. 10.~T havo just returned from Mentor, The oflice-seekers' work stil on, aod t {8 very poor day that don't th from vne to ndozon statesnien of great or Lo ‘mugnitido from nll points of the com, Dass, 'n:‘ hotel reglster of Willoughby shows Somo n'; thoso numes. Among thew urs Jobn §, Swif, Pokdug, Chinn, who visited Mentor yostong.! The hotet-keepor snfd thnt n greut many of xh" distingulsbed men who como refuse o 'mo thoir uwnes ot all and do not Lk :,; seglster under an assumed nume, py thag would not bo right. Gon. Gurtlely g not decided a8 yet Just when ho will Jeayg for ‘Washiugton, nor by what route ho wiy &, o dealres to remaln at Montor just as long as e Dossibly cau, aud will deolde whon ho will sty a8 soun ns bo uscertaitd tho nmount of sworg which inust of necessity bo duno at Wushington, Three different routes bave offered transportae ton to tho Gonoerst and hls family, but ho hag not fully declded which ho will tuke, 1y ull probubility 1t will bo by tho Tennsylvani yig Pittsburg, Phifudelpbiv, 010, A number of foollsh storlcs buve been started, nong of which uvo nny - foundation in fuct, The ong about Gen, Gartleld iving eutered futo un gee FUIRCIMONL 10 pittee Frunk Swiayno in the Iys. trict Auorney's oflice, 1 compensution for (hy rotiremont Of lig fatber from the Supremy Licneh, lsthe niost ridiculons. No nrrangements of wny kil buye been nde by Gen, Ginrilelq for tho appointment of nu{ ollicer outsidvof (g orgunizution of bly Admiuistration, No wan jg tho United States oun- truthrully sny that ho bay the promlse of any ollico, 'Tho Yeport nhout Uen, Gurtield meeting Blatne in Cloveland last week Incks eyery element of trath, Senator Binine bins nat beon Wost and Gei, Garleld hyy nut been to Clovolund. £ CLEVELAND, U,y I'¢0, 10.—Scuator-clect Sawe yer, of Wisconsin, went to Meutor to-dny, 4 Jurgo number of visitors to Montor stop hero without registeriug, or loave tho tralns ot smal] way-stations. i —— A STUPENDOUS BLUNDER, Svectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Corunnus, 0., Feb. 10.—When thoe Senato Jofat resolution requesting tho United States Sonators to vote fur thocontirination of Stanley Matthows to be Judge of tho Suprome Court cumo upln tbo llouse this morning thore wes u lively thwe anticipated, but ns soon s the regolution was read the Speaker pro tem, of the Housa moved thut the resolution be referred o the Committeo on Federal Kelations, Deforo a vate was reached Me. Doom (Dewnocrat) destred tho resolution to be amonded 80 as to redd * Rus fus 1", Ranney* for that of Stanley Matthows, Dir, Seott, tho Republiean lender of tho House, mude a strong epecch onposing tho Senate rese olution, and stated that It was bunenth tho dige nity of the Leglslature to endenvor to Influence tho Beuntors from Ohlo on n quustion which thoy and they alone should bo the Judges, Ho also bLetleved that tho pussuge of suth 0 resolution would injur Senutor Matthews far moro than it would do hitn nny good. After a discussion lnsting an hour, Mr. Willlnmson's motion reforring the matter to the Committeo on Federal Relations was nrreed to by novote of 49 to 16, which virtu. Ally kllls tho resolution. The protest cutered upon the Journal of the Senate by the Demo- erats ngulust thonetion of tho mwajority s very strony, declarlng that Mr, Mutthews wis une worthy of weariog the robes of justice, aud clirging that whon he wus umember of the Sennte o wus the retalned attorney of glgantio corporntions, and advooated tholr {iterestsupon tho floor of tho Senate, pleading the causeofa | dishunest corporution agatust thy eicred righta of tho peoply, and finally thoy protest becauso this resolution I8 without precedent fn thoane nuls of tho General Assembly of Obfo, nud de- krudes tho mw-nmklnt: power of the Stateto tholevel of o politienl convention, muking i o pliant fustrumient §n tho hands of tho majority to strengthen tho causo of o vulnernblo oflice-geeker,whosc'elevation to the ollice Which ho so diligently socks would not be for tho best interests of thy peuple, uven though obtained by the usual and bunorable inethods and we bellove that If conlirmed ns a member of tlie highest court In tho land, he would fivortho roversal of tho fimt declslon b‘y that court i nivor of the umlsmullumlhl'\' of the law knowa n4 tho * Fhurmmn aet,”” which protects o ine teresta of tho peoplo ngalust the encroachmenty orporations, The more fur-seelny Heput= llenns now neknowledgo thut thoy have mudo® stupendous blunder. ELI PERKINS OX OHIO. 8pacial Dlapateh to The Chicago Tridbuns Corusnus, 0., Fob. 10,—Eil- Perkins, the mods 8t man at large, whils [n tho city to-duy, 3poke on pulitieal toples as follows: * 1 nover saw the people of any State so faters ested In politics s these of Ohlo, One would naturally think tht thero wuuld boa luliefter the Presidentint olection. Dut such s uot the cusy. ‘Thore scems to bo moro (nterest now s§ to whethior Stanloy Mutthows will bo confirmed Hupremo Judge than thore was a3 to whether Qen. Gartlold would bo eleeted Prestdent. [ will tell you somothimg,” satd Eil, with & aly wink, “but you must not give me nway, Lwill lase my political lmlucnw\'vllhm great men In tho Fnat. Couleling don't waib nnything to do with the Ohjo crowd. 1o down on overy man that comes from Oblo. You kuow ILayes eane-from Ohlo. Copkling 18 dowa on Churtlo Foster for tho smine reuson, and vt thio powor behind tho throuo that caused bt withdenwil from tho State Senntorial l’llN: Gurtleld know ho could not kuep Jobn :mcl' mun fu tho Cabinet, nnd hud to o n place for bim, o ho Charlie Foster up to Menptor, wil him that ko conld not & Bhermin in the Cabinet, for it wou it please Conkilng and his muuwcrs‘aml bt wWithdrew I uermnn’s fnvor there migh A Cubitnut_position tor Lim. . You know S0 withdrew and Sherman was clected a3 1Mm Now Charlio Foster I8 in tho sane By Shorman was, o can't get into tho v Lo ho bolonys 1o, (ho Uil growd, would disptense Conkding ugain.” ol hfié\vlnlrml Htaniey Mutthows' confrate nr'” aked tho roport ¢ Wit ppositon 10 the confirmutton of Stz oy “Mutthows comes from Conkiing friends—nnother Ohfo man and lfll triond of Huyes Conkilng it e b mind to breuk the Ohlocrowd, 1 lsltu“”“ b thut Olilo shull uot be represented In Aickers Cavlnot, and thore will Lo ivod I 8 B, Lravo breaks fnto this perplexing plu!"!u dentlut fursiture, Conkling expedts R New York end ot flnl‘lluld'i.hllnlllh{ll‘{lcw' of \~|‘Ill luln'o Levy Py Mull;ll)‘lfy for Heurctily,, the Preasur) or vt 4 jtom Qriwn e’ tho New York | CHES Ollice. - Conkiing wilt drive Gurtiel hioro Wil tun, und after tho Bt blood i dmv{"yuu ‘s be sinuoth suiling for n while. Bul rer,” oxcuse mo from tulking politics awy [ifor gy o el uippointiant and duet want to b B, ocs s emburrassiog position, plitiy the truths thut 1 have sp({k ity YO8 Rt ask Mo to say nuything nol e A Cauning (;nt- > Capson typeat. o A gentleman who Look ot ’""’,H.'?mmun Wy yesterduy, whien on the plaing, 4 ll'«‘uwt e larg? ouse, noticed i eut, o huggone, o 5 168 Wan Iylug VP! 08w fuir-sized: dog. 1L T ground, its foot uppurmest, i lnl-m::""ici ho hud no doubt tygat fv bad Dulon P e somo viclous dog. Around Ity fcedig Ly Puctngly, Was o fock of siall birds, runnyfil{elmfi cut wus witbin um‘u of 1o obsorver fur somo tine, utid JUsty tufnking bow much ousler 18 WOl animul o folgn duuth wud vuum i celviug it thun by sHppK Ub wul‘x’mumur-e: the '(;n‘l"l.l‘ul"t‘ ) “,50:1 Tub Onu of tho Tentheres i fionr. Wi otnor birds lew nwgl‘;,fl,maa yards or o und aligbted. fThe €58 O e ouu oF two mouthaluls of the G0 irds cropt sround to the windward o ucess ully lllal.'lld(llill u&mn.h dmj«luunx,i;n“fl:‘“c’"'h.,,,..nwgl" pluyed the dend dudgo ¢ it |vamy ‘Without seclng how wany bird? Butisly tho fellne. A Strange Well . iter (8. C.) Repudlicat g Hivs A gontlenins vuits v ibat W, 1. LUmPEG et 1ig noar Tuzowell, Murion Count Elia i b 1 becoted cluud 3 ot top, Trylug sud bubbling, hisiig ".'f:i{ ris? thuugli it were bolling. ~Ho BN h (i s escaplug from the water W e jgis tiforvescy i thig wanuer, sud waria,