Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1881, Page 7

[y : 1 } givey robatls Atlatiy nd thst Inot g, 1y et of eg thab —] NS T SAPESt ArE calRh Ive 158 entod .. The ont o In =2 . res Through ballgt for tiog tho gy Posa Northern i 09y Riag athoy Vanadri i AUTHORy, ! buir ey ltury, Bpect (A T w0t knd gy o' oncy gp @ ;«;m e Pel i Muddle in U ral g Candidates Will Have ony HARntssU i, Pa., Tho twon{ Deeded lavs don't want a Alleglatry taw, Tho Housa weenoon elostod Joel* J, gwnly. ltepublican, of Randolph blly wey, Deatborn o oot thor, ;:m Yublio nstruol and ek Loy blil waa takan: oyt of ‘th favoray|y Ty ropo L eater i) &fiu 1 o longer, enuto'ty top in favor of b eental Tha Goyey W, If. poYernor to-day Firgi ke und Jucuy iversity, tho T ot mx}lnv-ewnly Hte Wdn gy, kg g STATE AFFATRS et nnsylvania Senatorlal nsatisfac= tory Shape. Opinion to With that the Pres- draw. diana Constitutional Amendmerts 1o Do Again Voted on by tho Peaples e A sion of tho Demoorats fo tho Oppom(t’f: Providing for Honest Flootions, et chool Offices to Bo Pat Within the Rench of Aspiring Women. r—— in Res Tennessee Legislative Inyeallgallon So Far Rather Unsafistactory ults. et : olal Btatistios of the ‘Wisconsin m“;.nflrondu for the Laat Fiseal Year, Setah Cham) lotlan fn the Minnesotn Logislatove Bl Looking to o Setilement with borlaln, Faopl B e Arkagsas Bonato Takes Sonsiblo Action H i Rogard to Eduoating Colored 0 PENNSYLVANTA. thoy dfferon| mit of tha Syeetal Dispatch to The Chicaco Triduns, Hawmssuna, Pa., Feb. 11.—~Fho adhoronts of, B gen. James A. Iieavor, tho pews oundidato of tho regular Republicans, had high hopes to-nikht that tho dead-lock would be broken by tho de- M rection of n sulliolent number of the supporters ] of Col. Thomas M. Bayno, tho now cundldate of H its boiting Kepubllenns, to eleot Boaver. At M tbo session of tho Senatorlal Joint Conventlon f to-day tho lieaver mombers attemptod to force B 1o Latloting, In tho belfef thut such n courso R would result In tho olgetion of tholr candi- M iate. To-night B{b quitc n i e which particlpated Lotweon forty and Afty mem- Y oors, who appeared to bave but ong purppse,— she defeatof 2aver, who Is designated a3 regurd tho outlook t light, owing to Hayne - onucus, In CAMEION'S CANDIDATE, a misundorstanding, n considerablo i suinber of Bayno men who sympathized with {ts sbjcet wera not prusont at tho caucus. Wallaco nd Bayno bad 85 and 62 votes respectively on two tallots to-duy, while Beaver {ucroased his i vute from 54 on the tirst hallot to 80 on’ tho sccond, A8 comprred with his voto yoaterday, Riisruo guined two to.dny—two Allegheny Lounty - members coming” to whom eaver. The golution of tha Sonntorlnl problem IYPC!I’I as distant us ever, e new candidutes i3 only n nuttorof time. of hisg brd voted and the withidrawal THE DALLOTING, T the Weatern Assoclated Press, Feb, 11,—~The tweoty-fourth Upited Elutes Senator to-d i Lut little change In tho situntion. T} i sumber of votes w257, dividod Walluce, ¥3t Donver, 74: Rayno, 09; scattorlog, 10, tg-0tth Ballot roguliod: Wal wer, 80; Buyne, 82; scattering, 8, 0 Convention than adjournod, Y showed wi a8 ‘foljows: ‘allaco, 84; No chofce, INDIANA, méndments, Bpasial Dlapateh to Th Chisago Tribuns, IxoiaNarots, Ind,, Feb, 11,—Tho Senate to- R 427 passed tho bill-providing for the resubmis- Hon of tho constitutional amendmonts bya voto jjo 8102 All tho Ropublloans vatod for it, to- Betber wlth Bonators Polpdoxter and Davls, two Ntionals, and Sonators Woods mud Viche, two Democeats. Qnly Denoeratio votes were soored Rgalnat it Thon Benator Brown's Bill providing far s Con« Mtutional Canvention was tukon up and defont- #lby svote of 28 to §2, Tho samo Bonators Yoted ngalnat 1t that yoted in favar of resubmite 'THI8 KNDS THR AGONY. Prizon olootod res 0, O f Jnspor. tn b ounty to roport 180, per con', was (] tha (jap aRwin hale and brou; 8 represeututive 4 »n:mnn:n}l{ Nl?l:l;.‘)& L e bes batag limitad to five uinutes, T. Kenncr'y )] 2ING TIE | m"lil\{lnu WOl nof th !1?;":.‘:“ i 9r0 tlic Houle np 4l Dispagen tkauy o Gloction, ) 9, ALL gop; 0lYbgce vy Turnlghed .| 1 pogs, o vo; e ull T It iy uvldem.lrh"::dd“puu 8 woman to thio s B ikl ammitics will lhnll;l‘l'lll‘lurhldllhla‘ rullronds to Uhl:-:‘ll.:l: A0 for u short distance than Tho Honnte Cs ot :ll Comtniiteo culturo 1o the Spato, uatll Monday, April ¢, when tho amondments Milagaln be voted on by the people. Should :u{wnllflud, ns thoy probably will ho, it s lloved that Gov. Portor will call an oxtra sos- Mon of tho chluln‘ium to enudt soveral much- ased on tho mnendmenta, Tho Domporgts will oryunlzo thoniaplvea for tho pur- of dofeuting these nmendmonts at tho Dolls, whioh rolate to fulr and honost eleations, uything of the kind, cspoolally ud Sarats (n Jolnt convention this Flunoy, of Wayno Direotor of the Southern. by 73 votos to8b for John Hoover, of County, Domocrat., The Directors of thy ‘wore Amap C. coson, t Loopold Lovl, of Huntfugton; and W ,,mg!g{:wr. of Lake, nl 1l Republicans. ~ Tho John Leg, uf Mantgom- Laka; lgfl rodoriok ¢l ango tha voto ktyod IN TIE HOUSE, 30d nuthorizing the Auditor of to the Buperintand- on fn relutlon to school oy “flw:hmf‘,n Buporior Court {n “flf,’f, -ln"id' In Torior Copnty. o - 1h4 tH0 alo frons ¢ SKIEk bil), redugl lug tho rate of intorest hau takon up for ooy- ne oceupylug tha res At the suggestion of st tho dus Né of My, 'ommit iht bufore the Housa, o womun's-auftra- wis morulig o bivs ELECTION OF WOMEN seitool, oesions . O 10 ried for passage. | dnosday | Hr Purnu by ladioy i Was oons 'Shll‘l 10 b followod Hyoly discnssion of un thy ru"lu o votg. Toy thom= ov, Porter's come Hood gracos of clifeot, approprinting $2.000 nd w pproprinting §3,000 for isaued g; commisalona ta utz, a4 Trustoos of TEN TENNESSER, to Tng iYL, Tenn,, o, Ouisio Triathe, €aupbulntad by tho 14 su6 churgeu of .~Ta-day the Com- l::;:‘:nunlnmm 1o Investle raa chary ofy proforryd myalnst Uathves Dyl g mmumn?-. l‘)‘:mln- Ined Jumes N, Nolgn, tho resontative Driyer, Donjoe aad W, L. Branatopd, Nolun RuY vote befuy controlled by OF vlue; don't know of any 1 luangd Jobg M. Logislature, money, with pravisions, for Waturg ¥ d BCuTity for tho money, ‘Toat o . was elootéd to became - e l‘« L"lfduum, 4 capdiduta; be- ead ho yoled ‘pnd ¥ don't know ot uuy b ;'lllnx voloaj know of Ho mioney = i T8 OF nyyong | l""’"“‘:"w of auy promises’of . Ihave loandd money bls tusally with pro- hole . Y s ons. e tins not boen out of my debt lor ton yoars, I fraquontly loan monvy tw candl- dntes."s Drivor testified: 1 don't know of aay monoy Lelng pald for votes; know of no noney bolug hiero for that purpose: know of no combinations tor votes In consideration of patronago.” Hounator Truckmnn nsked witness it Mr, Nolan hnd not given hia wife somo proporty fu Wa- verly. Auswor—Ho daid just after the War, Irop- erty was worth nout $2.60 perncro, Thero wera throo nores of it Shelly enid: * T have no knowledge of nny anlo of votés or corruption, 1 have not henrd any newspapor sy HE WAS 1IN 7TI MARKET or for anlo; huye honrd of no combinations ns n fuet, but have heapd rumors o that elfocts buve mot Plummer. 1 wroto somothing for hint which parported to he a sper Jon’t Know that ho intended to Aoliver 1t, The speech sot forth tint ho (Plummer) had voted for both Hailoy and [ato for Henator, aud they hud boen ro- fused. and ho would now cast his voto for tho Hon. tTornce Maynard,” Bholley furthor testittod: 1 had n gonversn- ton wiih Mr, Pluounor In reanrd to his voting for Mr, Ml‘}'hnnl. I told hinif he would vote for Maynnrd I would write him one of tha d—d Lot rpcceties expluiniug his voto ho ever heard, T did not know fhnt e wins going to vuote for Maynawl, 1o did not toll” mo i nover hearl of X'lummuruulllm"&.’dm for hig vote until within tho pust week, sinco the invess tigation bz, Iransford wassexamined this afteruoon, but KXEW NOTHING. Just boforo adjournment, John J, Tittloton, Jr., nuthor of the charges mude aguinae Plunmer and Daviy, eald “he wished to go b for movoral dnys, and, bLofore loaving alty, wished to explaln that his falluro to provo tho ‘churges waa owing to tho fact that ho had beun decelved by witnessor, Littioton sald ho i MeGothiln “8100 to ofter to Dav nd thnt teGothlin enmo buek and told bim Duvis would yote for Shuliey, Ho sald McQotblin biad In- formed him thuat 1T ho was pluced on the wit- neag-ataml ho woulkl swear that ho hnd fweompunied Uavie tou houso of {li-famo kept hf' Muggio Scutz, ono night, whils Davis and hlmself were on n spree; that thoy deank o great donl while togethers that® Davis told him ho had sold hts vote, MeGothlin donfed thut ho hud told Littloton, but Littioton swore that ho had. Tho Commlittes ndjourned il 10 o'clock to- morrow morning. Capt, Btacoy, A. N, ‘I'vler, L, 8lunn, and J. "N, Doyle have been suminonod, WISCONSIN, Hpeclal Dupateh to Yhe Chicago Tribune. Maptson, Wis., Feh, —Both Tlouses have adjourned until Monduy evening. Tho total number of billa Intraduced fn the Sennto Is 245, which I8 sixteon loss than last.years in tho As- sombly, 527, whleh 13 24 moro thna last year, RAILWAY STATISTICS, Tho total mnount of gross ournings of tho Chi- eago, Milwaukoo & 8t. Fuul Jtultrond Cotn- pany - in thie State was $0,041,601.46, aygalnst 50500970 In 17 Tho wmount of leensud tax puld 14 $10,610.38, nn Incronse of §20,163,04 over tho tax for tho yony 1870, Tlho total onrnlngs of tho Chlengo & North- western Hallrond for the pust year, u8 reported o tho State Treasury, are, in round numbers,¥0,- 700,000, on which thoy pald n tax of $106,000, which Is an Incronsu of $03,000. Tho Wlaconaln Conteal puy n tax of 811,005, The Milwnukes, Luke Shoro & Westorn pay a tix of §3,081, PROCEEDINGS. MamsoN, Wis, Feb. 1L.—Scunto—The Gov- ornor sent [y a communieation etuting that ho hnd (ssuod twonty-efght pardons during tho lnst renr, 1iills were pnssed L‘vrt'wld(mr against the ndul- teration of tood, and spproprinting 32,000 to the Btate Agricultural suolm?‘. In the Auwmhl?/ tho Joint resojution rmrllrlmt the Wiseanstn delegatlon to support the Ruagon DIl was amended (0 vend some juonsuro of (he kll{l}. rxuul mlu[itnd, ’ b 7 A Jolug resolution expressing sympa or Iroland Jras it nfloplulL udiad MINNISOTA, 8. PAur, Minn, Fob, 11.—Tho Speclal Jolut Committue of the Leglslature on the quustion of the aecentanco of Bolah Chamberlatu's prpposi- tlon for tho paymont of tha old Htate millroud bands reportea nblll to the House of llepre- sentatives todny. The bitl 13 framed upon the weneral prineiple of Chamberlafn's offer, and providos for tho submission uf the liabihty of tho Stato for the bonds to any Stute Judicial bouls to ba burned If tho ease is de- of tho State, and now 6 por cont bonds for half tho ammount to be fssued to the bondholdors If the Court decliles for them. Tho Cominittee addod provisions making the now bonds redecmuble after ton yeurs, dopriving hotders who do not pregent thuir bols within a given time of tha Lenetlt of tho rot, making prespotatton of the bonds [n court vrima facie ovidgnco of ownership, and exoluding land- grant raliroad bonds fromn tho oparg Uon of tho uot. A uow scetion provides for tha, arganlzas tlon of u apolul tribunnl of three Jurlsts, not rosldonts o the Htato, fu caso tho State Courts shall duclino to try the cuso, The DIt wus re- ferred to the Judiciury Cominittuo. ikl NEW YOnK. « ALBANY, N, Y, Fob, 11.—~In tho Agsembly Mr, Duguld prosentost tho Hepburn blit of Jast year, providing for n Doard of throo Rullroud Com- missioners, Mr, Dugulil nlso presonted o bjll authorizing summary praceodings to cowmpel ralivoads, a8 common carricrs, to perform all obligetions recognizod by tho common law nd statutes, Tho objoct of tho biil 18 to inveatigate and brenk up the apeclal rates on rallronds, COLORADO. Denven, Oolo, Fub, 1l.—Rosolutions passed both branchics of tlic Leglslaturo exuressing syinphthy with Ircland; ylso, o resolution in- dorglug Bolford's position on tho sllver question passod the House unuuimously, and 14 to §in the Bcaate, ARKANSAS, | - Lrerne ROoK, Avk,, Fob, 11,~The Sopato to- day passed o bitl appropristing £10,000 to ald In the orcotion of tha building of tho branch Nor- mut Collogo~for the education of colored teachors at Ploo Bluils, (—yons, i nays, 2. THE TURF, : Citanvestoy, 8. C, Fob. 1L.—To-day is tho third duy of tho Jockey Club rucos. Themlle and a guartor dash for all ages wus won by Long Taw, Mintzor sccond, Time, 2:13%. ‘Tho handienp for all uwes, onvnile and ono- ullgm, \easwon by Falr Count, Bill Bracy spoond. T'Elufififin' raco, milo heats, ull nges, was won' by Heduuns e, 180, 100, o T O A River of Gold—A Dincoverer Luylng Clalm 1o a Iiver 115 Milew Long. _thany Jourit Auong tho numerous papors which i thele wiy to tho Bucrutary of Stite's olfico dally uro uinuy very eurious documents, Some ure orudo fu fugiiugo und pemunnship, whilo othors uro the pink of noatucss and corrccticss, ‘This morniug the followlug was reculved aud placed ulh{l.llillluéllutllmlum Stuta of the.State of N Qo the Sccretury nf Slute of the.Sta ew York, Sir: You wlil plonse tike notive that [ Daniel D, Boll of Aceord, Ulster Co., N, Y, oluno tho right of promption i the disdovar of Gold, sliver, copper, Zine, Motybdonum and othor preclois motuts Tn und _adfiseont 1o the Genoseo I und villoy In the "Btuto of Now- York us tho sald River flows from the Northe orn purt of Ponnsylvaniy, northoast thirough Livingston und Monros Cos. futo Luke Ontuvln— The siid motals are found in tho sund bIs, oluy bunks, low or Dbottom lands, highlund or muyntolnons parts—in - thy quuctzs yocks and othior {n wnd aloug tho wald livor und Valloy, 180 1 alabin und hicreby give you notice it the wateraof tha wald River i lurgu nmount of fino or flour gold and_silver, us woll us Molyb- donum or tha olarldy, of tho samo, all of whilch 1 cl‘um the uxutusive right 10 and wpder tho luws of the Btute of Now York ns in such cases mado and provided—The houndaviea of the 1 intendud to bo prompted i8° ns tollows viz, com- munelng ut the conter of vuld River und ot Lako {untario and measuring from the conter thero uf 08 tho suld River winds atid tiens up tho sume to tho porthurn boundury of l'urmyl\'unln\ uhd aner hulf of ono wilo o c¢ach afdo OF tho contur of suld Rivor, Makiug u bolt of countey Intonded to Lo pregpted Uno mite In widih through tho sadil vielly nud adjacont there to, D, 1, Bewn, Datod at Avoordd, Jun. U1, 1841, ‘Thig spme man i the Bt of July aat tled o cladis to the Handout Creek und linll o wilo cach sldo of the snme the whola lungth of the eroek to tha Hudson [tiver, ud well as ubout thivty other claims to mines in Ulster Connty, 'Fwaof bis former olahng, Nov., 7 and Do, 1, 1870, Incliady, Liestdea precious motitls, * preoions” stongs, sich 8 diwmonds In tholy varlous forme, lu the s4nds und wisong thy rocks.” ete, e — Why.a Morse Wont IRouud the Cornor. Tho-correspondent of the Loulsvitle Courfers Journal ut Frguklort, Ky., rolatos the foljuwiug: SAT WL ee GeeHTrerl Ysterday ol jo ernonn toa runuway horso attaebvd ty uf-l b, Aftur dushiue mmlly down St Clale street the brlll|{u withoul dllll!r a0y grent dininugo, horse pulleg upun tho sldoewnlk ut tho curi Main and St Clulr streotd, whera thora s u door londding to the allice of Gui, . W, Lindsuy., The door 13 ulvuys Kept Jookud, sud bus asign on it, ¢ Lutrunva wvound tho corner.’ Tho uninal pun 144 oA W 1 10 dook, .\uu. to the surprise ot lookurs-on, quivkly whirled sround the cornor. One guntloman at s distunee, nbl faily undes- stuniding tho burso's untivs, sind Ly ing vyriosity endugeh twinvestigato tho uifulr, avked an urchitn v ot atunding ocar the seene I hu kKnow the redon af the don whool ubaua. ‘Tho urchin replied: 41 don't know, #lr, unleas {§ wis cos hu scun that A Blun on the door,' Tho gentivioan lufp = rasied with the ides of u learned horso,' E - Her husband stuted ! ndu et your, 41410 prooesdud 16 1 by Jor, ity b AL~ Graad Trunk fraleht CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUAKY 1881— 12, LALINN PAGISY 7 CANADA. Budden Death of Dr. William Harkin, Member of Parliament for Prescott, Takon Slck In the House, He Xs Res ntoved, and Dies Within an Hour. Passage by tho Housu of Commons of a Bill to Pravent Priso-Fighting, A Militla Company Ordered Out to En- force the Collection of Taxes, Goneral Budget of News from Varlous Pore tions of the Dominlen, SUDDEN DEALM. 8pectal Dispaleh to The Chicage Tribune. Tonroxto, Ot,, Fob, 11.—Great consternntion prevailed in the House of Assowbly thia aftornoon In vonsoquenco of tho mudden donth of Dr. Willun Hurkin, M. P for Trescott. Tho deccased gontlemun was dn his soat, and was obsorved tohear nlanguld uppearnnce, which spoedily assumed a more serious uspeet, Ele wad nsajst- od from the Chamnbier to tho Bpenkor's room, ‘whore e was attondod by sevoral incdleal men Who wore i tho [lmse. Eyory effort wis made to rellove his sulterings, but without avail, and, after lingerlug for whuut un hour, he expired st hait-pust 4. Alm[bmxr ‘wus tho ciusu ot death, ‘fhere was no siyu of lllpesw or unything to just- Ify suspicion of * the uppronching demise of tho honocable gontloman. ‘I'ho deupest gloom lins heen thrown over the catire House, ot which eused wua A moat respeotod and populur PRIZE-FIGIITING. 8peetal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune. Orrawd, Fetn 11.—Iu the House of Commons, tho Jun. Jumes Mucdonutd, Minlster of Justico, moved the sveond reading of tho blll respecting prize-lightiug. Ho sald tho bill wus suggosted by cortain dlsgpacetul proceedings whioh teok place in tho County of Norfolk, in_consequonce of viuits from ncroys the border, for tho purpuse of indulglng In prize-Nghting. It~ wne fauml that the nresent Inw was fnsufliclunt to preserva public morality After tnmorous specohos from Plamb and Wrlght, Iy which nllusions were tude to the Bunstor-Choval duul, sud the still moro recent enoounter betweon 1o two worthy Xnights on tho Hoor of tho House, the LIl wig refd o see- ond time, pussed.thrangh Comslttoe, read a thlrd time, aud pased. ABSISTED IMMIGRATION, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribui, OrrAwA, Fob, 11,—The Uuvernor-Uoneral bas transmitted to Parlinmoent & copy of tho minutes of the Couneil of the fith of Novenber, 1880, on tho subjuct of nsaistod lmmigration from Jre- Innd to Manitoba, togethor with o copy of tho dispateh transmitting the same. Tho Canndinn Guvernment proposes o pay tho oxpouss of moving imntigrant families tran Irvland to tho Northwest und prepare farm-lots for occupus tlon fu tho seuson preceding the ureival of the Inunigrants, have a small dwelllng erocted, n certaln extont of prairie-land broken un and prepured for seed, and, In tho caso of late arri- vils, sow tho 'sved, v us to Insure n crop tho same’sonson that tho lmmiccunts are placed [ possession: tho work to by doneby contract, under proper superyision, and Lo glvis l:m{vlne'mmu to tho now {mmigraut an arvival, while his crop is growlug,—therehy reducing tho vost of the unilertaklng, and limiting it ultl- mutely to Nttle more than the cost of transport, ne the ropayment of nllowances by tho carly sattlor would svon o suMelegt to nicet the an- nunl ontiny ot _proparing wow lands, For tho relmhursemont of tho outluy for transport, and for usmhllumn{hmo launlgrint upon his farm, it 18 auguiestod At tho Canndiun Government shonld provide that thoe totul cost, as cortitied Lo bfi' 1ts agent and ack nowtedgoed u{ tha sottler, shionld form . flest puyment on tho Jand, piy- uble :lym!rlnhl aunual fustallmonts, with ' {u- torest, SUSPRECTED WI MURDER. Speclal Disvateh to The Uheago Tribune: Tlanoven, Feb, 11.—A horriblo affale ocourred on the Slxth Concesslon of Dentinek, two miles “from Ehnwood: Mrs. Millor hus been living with her son for some time past, us sho and ber bus- band wore not ou very friendly tarms lutaly, Her son Itves on n farin which her hushand deed- od to her somo yeurs ago, anid which Is oppo- sit hor husband's farm—ane being on tho Sixth Caneession and the other on the Svventh, Abaut two woeks ngo she went to her husband’s pluen and scrved him with n Jnwyer's lotter, nftor whioh sho wont to apend the remalndor of the dny nt n nolghbor's on mn adjelning farm, I the ovening sho atarted 10 go bnok to hor son'd, und, when sho was in the fleld betwoon the huuso and the road, her huss band's tenin ran pyer her, killing her instantly, hat tho Horses rh awiy, und thirow hin out of the slolgh betora reachu hor. An inquost was held, and n verliut turned in accordanco with the ovidonce, 1t was tho opinlon of tho nolghbars that sho wot with foul pluy, and lynching wus freoly wpokon uf. Furthior ‘ovidunco leaking out, Mifler wus ar- rested, and an investigution toak placs,—tho re- sult belng thut be has just buen conlu’lnml for trinl ut tho nuxt nagiz CAPREOL'S UANAL SCIHIEME, dpretal Dispateh Lo The Chicago Tribune. TonoNto, Feb, 1L.—~Mr. Capreol hus not yot abandoned bis ship-caual project. Hu Is us sanguluo of the ultlwato success of It o over, #nd 18 st urgleg oupitalists to tako It up. The wbject of tho vapal s to connect Lakes Huren and Ontarlo; and, If this were done, tha distance from Duluth to Liverpool would be shortoned by BN miled. 3r. Capreol contonds that his scheimne 18 ovor so much syperior to the Tront Valley schému,~for, whilo the longth of bis cunal would bo only alxty mllos, the lougih of tho Tront Villey one would bo 160; and his Is o ship-cunal, whila the othor s for barges. Ho thinks tho second syndlesto furnd to bulld’tho Cunuda Pagltto ltullwny would maka more money it thoy took up tho cunal entorprise, und, now thut tho cuntrict hns been handed to tho first syndleato, tho socond money wilt ba idle, A DECISION. ae{al Dlipateh to The Chicago Tyibune. Orrawa, Feb, 1L—The Bupreme Court to- Quy renderod a declsion in tho Helle-Chusso olection cage, sustuintig that of tha Court be- low, whiol voldud the cleetlon ns well ns dis- qualifying Mr. Laru (Liberal, In cousoquenco Of tho doolslon thas gentlotmen did not apponr 1n his plaow in the [lnuse this aftornoon, Great intorost was tuken i tho ouso, and tho court wus I‘)mwdl.‘lllllfl"llfl thy delivery of tho Judg- mont, * e TROOYTS ORDERED OUT. Speelal Digpalen to The Chicago Tridunes OrTAWA, Fob, 11,—As consldorable ditlionlty Is oxporioncod In tho collcotion of tuxes in the Township of Lorne, County of Ottawas, tho Wiakefiold Infantry Company hus beon urdored by thu Governinent to afd thio Shorlif 1 tho vn- forudmont of the Judiient of tho Court ageinst the dulinguonts, = 2TUE BUNGET, Bpectal Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune, MoNTIEAL, Fob, 11,—~A stormy moating of the sharcbolders of tho Mprchanw' Marine-Insur- anoe Company wus hold hore, whon the resolu- ton to wind up the 'Compuany was ununiwously adopted, ‘The Oblate Fatbers ‘huve Induced 600 young wen and heads of familios fn B, Johu's, Quo,, tu slyn tho pledgo. Thu pludge daod not provent tha Inoderats uso of wineor beer; but it forbhdy trouting, or drinking in or froquunting taverny., A dotective from this oity pursuod Ralavilie, thy defaulting 'Froasuror of 8t. Cunvgondo, ny far s Chicaxo, hut found, gu his arrival thevy, that the nlullm}uuul. wito fus robbed tho mu- muumlu{ Of néurly $4,00, had loft two duys pre- viously for Mexico, A Qiicens County (N, 1) man, who camu to 81, Joln reconily to purohuse i oollin, expuste lug bis aged mother to die, was buried In the caltin tho ofhor duy: whils 'bla tothor buy ve- covered, and uttotidod bly funeral, Speelal Digpuateh o ‘Iie Chlcags Tridune, OTTAWA, Fubi, 11-=Tha Ottuws Clty Councll Is #bout to umke npplivation to the Government for the annual grant in compul on tor tho t improvenivnts whioh the corpuritlon bas oblived 10 make slnce ituws bocriug tho Capitul of the Dumiuton, wud ulsu i View of the uumu‘m of Governmont property oxempt from tuxution, A wollkiown oupialtst, who bas boen largely . onguxod 1u inducing immigradon to Kunsus, wis 1 Ottwa rovuntly, with a view of socuchng land | in Manitoba, whors b dntands i future (o - | vost bis means, Bl has 7ty fumillos wohow bo will rumove to Munitobs we” soon us ho securod 1ho vecessury lund, Huudroda of lotters uddressod &o ludies e shis clty wero frunked througt the Houss of Cotus wiohs PostsUllos un bebidl? of e Clizen, justiug thom to forwued w desoription “of th rodsca thoy would weur st cortuin Btute entor- tifumonty, knd now tue abulition of tho frunk- gy wystem is belng udvovuted, 3 PIAW A, Fob. 11.—UF B3R5 uml'ynnl_a 10 Cug- 10 Btutes, ro- Purseors, tralns wepe §n collislon near Prescott to-dag Four enrs and an engino wore wreeked, No ong wud Injured, B G FERE RECORD. CHIEAGO, Tho nlnrm from llox B95 At 7:4t yesterdny morning wis enusod by o smakehouso catehing 1iro un tho premises of Louls Linsherger, No, 6 Clybourne avenne. Damnge, $10, Tho alurtm from Box 28 at2:40 yesterday morne g was caused by o lieo In J. 3, Locher's rag- nhnlr at No. 257 Randolph street, Damngo to building and enutents, 825 Cause, supposed to he spontancous combustion., lurm to Chemlenl Bngine No. 2 ot 10 erdny’ mnrmm’ waR eansed by a firg ina two-story frans building at the corner of Frie nnd Green streets, known o tho Fhitlipy chalr fuctory, The firo originnted on tho first Hoor, but ficw, Isa mystery, John Gastroek, 14 years of nge, was employed mixing paint near n Ktove, and those who discoyered tho fire, found him unconsclous almost tha inidat of the a binze, 11w wns very badly bueied s peetnlly about the right alde, and Dr, Wil who nttended him at hls - home, No. 0 Uleaver strect, did 1ot think he eoulil recover, The Loy 18 unuble to speuk, DUL . & supposed tiat tho firy was tho result of his curelesnoss, Tho dnmage to tho furnitire and builing (s quito teifiing, Tho ulurm frow Hox &I at 3:48 yesterduy af- ternoon was eansed by the burning out'of a ehimuey In tho two-story frume hoee, No, 781 West Adnins steeot, ownid by J. G. Owsley, and ocettpled by Mrs, Lydin Brown. Dawnuge, tri- N 'J'gu alarm from Box 346 nt 5:60 yesterday nf- ternoot wius ciused by the burning out of a chlmuey v the Sungamon strect primary school near Indiuna atreet, No dumage, . Tho ulurm from flox 28at 10:44 Inst evening wad turued In by une of Piukerton’s night-watet upust the discovery of fire In tho basomont of Nu. 49 Market strect, onn of it row of two-story and bisement bafldings, occupled by varloua commission (irms. The origin of the tire i3 un- known, o tho tooks of things in the rour of tha by t, where It uppenred tohave orig- Innted amongest soie rubbish and ol packing- the Nremon were incllned to thiuk it in- cendlury, The smoku was vory donse, aud makiu 1ty way through tho thin brick walls and wanden partitions, pervaded the entiro row, ko ‘that wid - with great ditleulty thut the firemen were finully nble to loento tho blaze exactly and turni slrenm of witer upon it. No, 40 18 oceitpiod b K, Hextor & Co., cominlselon merchrats.” Tholr 1054 [9 nbout €6, upon foutbors, dried frult, nnd other merchandise. The damnge to {ho huilding will not exceed X0, Esmay & Gross, liguor-dealers, oceupying D Ol, and Andrew Albroand 1. W, LHnefie & Co.accupylng No, 47, iy lose ltightly by smoke and wuter dninage, — AT BAST FREEPORT, ILL. “Special Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Farerowr, 1L, Feb, 1L.—At half-past i o'clock this morniug the bullding In Bust Freeport used o8 @ pesenger uid frolght dopot for the Chiea~ Ko, Milwaukoe & St Paul Company wis totully destroyed by five, It i3 supposed sparks from tho engine wns tho origin. ‘The tuilding was ted about fitteen yenrs ago, and was ins 0 10ss will Le In tho netwhborhood of §2 g3 A MINIE ON FIRI. Porrsvin Pu, Feb, 1L—A flro rages fo Richardson Colliery, the s beiug Ignltod by blust. Thero are frequent exploslons, The ming Wil bo flooded. AT DENVER, COLO. DeNvER, Colo., Feby, 11—~Llra this morning de- stroyed n Crame bullding, with stocks of frult, cte. Loss, §6,000; Insuranco, £2,000. SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND. Enthusinstic Mcoting In Xoston—Een Rutler and Wendell Philiips Make Charactepintie Speechies, Spectul Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Bosroy, Fob, 11.—Funcult Hall wnsnever moro crowtlud than to-night, at tho meetiug called by the Irish Nutional Lund-Lengue of tho Unlted Btates. An attempt was nde to have tho City Government attemt in a body, but the Common Caounell last ulght, uftor u hoated debate, con- eluded It would tot be the correct thing o do, a8 the eity would thoreby express an oplnionon nmatter foroiga o It as a municioulity, and so, ulthough Mayor Prince prosided and many ci allleinls wera there, thoy went ne Individuufy only. The resolitions adopted sympathized with tho Trish people: ungnuliiledly condomued tho shock ing (nfringement on liberty mndo by the Enuetish Parlln 1 declured tho aruiteary ar- st and finprisonment among orhnfnals of Michnol Davittan outrage on personal liberty and uy u dingerous precodents expressed to the peaple of hrviand the J)rul'u nd ugsurance of Amerleansympathy, und, s fAr s internutional comity nllowed, carnest coliporation with the coustitutional agitatlon and rénewod eontldence in tby Lund-Leagno lenders. Gen. Butler, who wits vociterously eheered, was ' very bitter fn his denunelution of England. He compared tho strnggle iy Ireland with.that of tho Americat Colonics, and Intimated that be was ready to become u llberal contributor to skl in oarrylng out mensures of a less conoilintory churyoter than o allhrly of food for a_starving people, Wendell Phillips tando one of s chur- ueteristle apceches, bespenking from all Irishe Amerlenig i gencrous symonthy and ald to Par- el T'ho Hev, Dr. Minor and others nlso made #peechos, and letters wero rend frum Gov, Long uud somo promlnent men. er——— WILLIAMS COLLEGE, SrriNaviELD, Masa, Yeb, 1L.—Prof, Franklin Curter, of Yaley has been eleoted President of Willintg Colloge, n placo of Chndbourne, re- algned, . —— . A Day on Gaueno Island, Cullfornian Jur February, My fdea of n guano (sland had always boeen that it was vory rocky and covered with u white substunen veseimbting mortur botore thu vand (s mixed with it Linuigined, tuo, that it exhalod un odor duforiug soumawbit from the oraugo- wroves of Pahith” Had I not boon tohl thut 1 wus on f guieo (shind 1 weuld not now Mive kuown it from the ‘sueroundingd, lnstond of bolng rocky the soll was mellow und durk, and vverywhoro vegotntion wasmoat luxuvhing, Tho alr wis remmarkably clear und pure. During u walls aronnd tho fsiand L thon learned that thoro are two kinds of junno; or, rathor, that of cur- tudn qualitivs which all gunng possesses somo of thedo yualitios predomunate i Ut found fn o alven toeality, whils guuno taken ¥rom fslands ditfprently logatsd possessey In w much stronger degreo soing other essuntinia. Thus the gusno of the siands off the coust of Suuth Ameries, exposed (o the rays of a trovieal sun, whore the surfuce of the land i8 nover cooled, and where riin seldoin or iovor filly, possesses the strong- cst wnumonineal properties. - Not only the vxere- tluns of birds nre duposited thore, but the birds themdelves como therel o digg and cggs have l'reqnuullflmuu thken out a little below the crusts which furm ovor theso doposita that ure nlwost pure nmmonls, Tho guunn of theso inlutrdn s u strone, puagent odor, and 18 white sud Bght brawn o colar, - iut the guanoof the {alunds of the Bouthern P'avitlo 18 nde up of deeomposed oornl, Torming mostly phosuliates of lme and manosla, Itis ontively " inodorous and of i durk-brown eolar, resembling woll-pul- verizol tonmy, 1t §8 boiloved that the bicds, which in lurge numbers inbubit thosy talunds, 1ving, wa thoy du, aliudt ontiraly on fish, do- posit. phodpiorie acid on the oorpl. und nlso Lv ve the bunes af tho tish, which thoy eanuot These decampaso the coral, und thus forn thy vnmlllmu-l which give to tho wunne its vilue, The guuno lasepurgted from thy coral in the following wasnor: Thora 18 yultu n forew ol natives ompioyed, who gathor tho earth [n largo houps, then sereen It 1o the suiiu man. ner as ue conl I8 separated trom coarse, Tho sereens ure abaut elght font by th ani tho irul ganaw oovorine thom s Hne, wilowing only 1ho wuanug or fue portlons f tho vurth (0 piss thronugh, nud leaving the coral in tho sereons, Tho guuno s then sickod und ahippoed 1o Haine Buig, whonco 1t is reshipped to dilforeat purts of Europo. A . ———— A Rich Litorary Prize—Ovor §30,000 to be Divided Botweon Competing Eannyists, Palt Mall Gazette, £ It whuld appear that the House of Lorda has profited neithor by the eaperieace of the recess nor the pradent conusels of Lord Beaconstield, and that the mnmm{ur the P'eers aro as linprus deut this wession as the lust. The upposition of tho Duke ol orh Who oboy Hiv sUImmoNs s sul- Heed o juduto thy Upper [Huiss to throw out the provisionsl onler for the utitization of thw Hur- nett terary fund, In 158 Johm Harnet, an Aberdeen werchiant, loft 'tha thind part of tha rent onsome luud - Kinadle 10 provido overy’ T0rty yourd fur prizes, to b twarded by public courputition, to the unthers of troatlses proving thy wisdom ait gowdicss of thg l)vuf. The sum thud accumulnted mmountod in 1834 1o 4%, whon {t was deelarod with truth (o bo tho rictest Hterury prize n Burope, At proscut the clvay anumsl v viin of the Nl amounts to L5, 0,600 will by avallablo for distribug Tchmoml und tho tmposing pline = 108 4 couplo of prico esduy: Commisshwsors 6f Svotluind reported in favor of the sugkeation for the Tristoos of transforning thy Trust s e to moeko i availablo for founding advetureshin ut Alendeen Univorsity on * the history of religjous thought, with specinl rofor- enew to Tholen und the sunctons Orthodasy ook alara, ‘Tou out of tho twenty- ono Protrasors of the Unlvarsity petitioned weninat tho provisionul order cinbody iy the nebomo 0 the Urustecs Ouly yoven tould bo foumd 1o petltlon in {4 tavor, The Dukoe ot tichmoad whipped up o Conservutive Poers 1 support of *tho plous foundor,” wid thus it cume 1o pusd that i schems for utiizlug & wasted vdyeatdonnl ondowment wis thrown ont with contumiely, Lonl Granvillo siot even vens turing to tako & divislon on tho subjeot. 1n 1601, therelore, Lo.00 will buve to by given away to the successtuj sutlonrd of 8 couble of prize casuys, which no one save the uufortunate ad- Juditutons oan bo pxpocied to roudt The rejec- ton of the provistonul anler 1s only a tritly, byt uaraw shows bow the'wind Liows s THE RAILROADS. No Opposition to the Building of Viaducts by the Com- panies. 'ie Managers, However, Decline to IXeop Them lu Repair, Continuance of the War on West- Bound Emigrant Rates, THE VIADUCT QUESTION. There Ia not a oity in the United Ktates in which the rnllronds cnjoy such advantageous torminnl facilities as in Chicago, All the rail- ronds centering here run into the very heart of tha oity, and fn dolng this they bavo to oross some of our busleat thoroughfares, Thoy could nut possibly cross thoeso streets without gerious inconvenionce to themselves, s well as tha pub- lte, without baving viaducts, which enable the cotnpanies to cross the stroots without lnterrip- tion or much aslacking of speed. While thoro aro alrondy In existenco a largo nuwmboer of via- ducts, yot the steady oxpanelon of tho clty ro- quire tho bullding of a number of additional ones, Doth the ralirond oificlals s woll 08 tho city nuthoritics agree ln tho noces« sity of additional vinducts, but slow hendway Is being mude owing toa difference of opinlon us to who Is kecp tho vinducts {n repair rfter baving been constructed, The rellronds are willing and roady to build the viaducts at thelr uwn expepse, but thoy refure to keep thom in repair, The city, whioh bas to spond largo amounts annually for repairing theso viaducts and keeping thom {n ordor,now demands that tho rafironds should not only hulld them, but also koep thom In repair. 1t fs argued by the city nuthoritics that thosu vinducts have been bullt eutlrely in tho Interost of tho rallruads, and thut thoy bave derlved and are now deriving all the heneflt therefrom. 1t there were no such vin- ducta tho radlroudd would bu subjected to o largo expeasa for malutaining Negmaon, stopping ut erossings to aliow teams to pass, and provid- Ing ull soris nf safeguards to prevent accidents, And 1t i stlil furtner nrgued thiut were Ituot for theso vinduets e ity would nover bave glven the rullrouds tho priviley of crossing tha prine cipal streets, and they would o competied to innke tholr termini In tho ovutskirta of tho town. 1t 18 aldo clalmed that the raliroads, hav. mg 1o more responsibility after the vinducts bave been bullt and turned over o the clty, usually constrict them In a flimey manner, res quiring Jarge outlays nfterwards oil the part of tho clty to keep them n usafe und serviceablo conditfon, The Hulsted street vinduct 18 bekl up as an instance of this kind, it s clalmed, Is now, nfter a of uee, in o dungerous o dition, und will soon have to be L-ll!lrcle reconstructed. This is onc of tho longest, It not tho longest viuduct, In this city, and to re- construct 1t will requiro an Imnicnse outlny, mnd tho elty, It {s clutmed, ought not to bear thls expense, Inorder to learn tho views of tho raflroad mnnugers regarding this importaut l}umllou. several of thein wero Interviewed by w Tuinux rumn'luryvs(l‘nm?‘. They are uunnlmously of tho opinlun that the demand of the ity for tha rallrouds to keop tho viuduets in repufr 18 en- tirely unjust aud unreusonable, and declare they wiil not submnit to any such acrengemont, Tho privelpal ronds now centering in thiy citz, they Ray, wore bullt at a thne when Chicugo wias but w o small. town, At that timy It wies lielleved thut thoy were far enough ayvay from the business centro ns vot to Inconvenience tho trudlie on the street for half n century to cone, Toe General Munnger of one of the oldest and most inportant of our raflronds sald that when the so-cudted St Charles Aly-Lino wid construet- e through Slxteenth street, be had to tuke his buggy and ride nerosy the prairle to reach it, A i who at thut time would bavo suid that this rond would ever Inconvenlence the traflic of this vity would huve heen lookod upon as u lunaife. But, ua I by magleetho clty hou kept on expand- ing untll these rouds, which when they were o= cated terminated on tho “ruir , wero in the ver beart of tho eity, It wonld Do admitied, gald tho gentieman, that the raflrouds were® in 4 great measure redponsible for tho rapid growth of this eity and it wilvanee toono of the wreatest commervial ntres in the country, They not only brought peopto und businoss hicre, bit also belped tho clty along by paying large nmounts of taxes, As'tha size of the clty increared, additionnl ar- rangemonts for draiiage, ete., had to be mude, No goud dralnaga could tio sccured on tho Inw, level prafries, and, therefore, tho streels wero rufsed on threo different ocensions, leuving tho rafironds tar below the level of tho sireeta. "I'hiy, of course, mado it difficult to cross tho ruads. ut - grade, caused great fue convenicnce, tinally the construc- tion of yinducts” necessury, Tho rallronds ugreed ta bulld the viuduats, which was certnlnly u concesslon on thojw purt, on condition that the olty should keep themn in repair, \When these roads came here thoy wers not granted any right of way through tho strcots, us the streets wure not then laid out, and conseguontly thoy could not have been ermml any priviieges by tho clty, and the bullding of vinduots eould not havo beon tnkou into vousiderution. After the viuduots are huile, anid the gentluman, thoy be- vono i part of the streets, and nre for the cen- veujenco of the public. There was no riason in the world why tho city should not keop this part of tho strect in repalr as well as uny other, ‘Tho stroets wora ralsed, eurbod, paved, and othor- wlgelmproved by the olty or property holders, whilo uero It gets tho et already Improved frow tho rallroids, nud yet it demauds now that tho ralirouds should also kevpit In repalrs. - The. oity might with equal justice demnnnd that the vessel und dock gwners who usv tho Chicago River should Lultd the bridies, koep them in re- pafr,und pay for tho bridgotenders, If thoro Were N0 vessols running up tho river stone bridges coutd bo buit “that would not roquirn the ‘tenth part of the repales that tho pivot Dridges ruquire, and bridgetenders would bo supertiuony, Bealdes, tho rupld I(mwm of tho olul'lnm(lo tho construstion of a Jurge numbor of ‘bridgea necessary, Just us 1t mndo tho con- straction of a larkor number of vinducts neces- RrY. 'fim remarks, of course, tho yentieman eald, applied ouly to the old roads, that nequirod thelr right-of-way beforo tho eity huil rencned its present dimenslons aud befure viaduets wero necessary, Thosy rosds that were given tho rivilego of orossing tho streets since the oity has expanded to 1ta rmtum fize should bave been required by ordinunce to . bnfld vinducts and koep thoin (i repalr, and not beon granted the privilege’ on any othor tondition, 1t such condlition was not exanoted by the eity nuthori- ties when the streots woro voted awuy, It wis thelr own fault, and thoy ougbt not. to cotplain now or try to manko the old rads pay for that neglect, “As rogurda the charges that the vinducts had not been constriviod fn w3 substantiol n manner a8 if thoe raltronds would bave bad to keep thom in repalr, th road managers deny tho charee. ay that tho plana of tho viadiots havo to bo examineil and upproved by tho eity suthorition, and have 10 bo constrieted nnder (he sunervision of tho e]ly antboritios, If tho yladuots wero not flvst cluws in overy reapoct It was tho fuult of the olty puthorities, nnd not of tho rufireads. Of unursu It bnd to bo admitted that vhutucts it now aro strongur and nore servicenble thun thoso bullt formorly, it this wus the result of new invontions and lmprovemonts which aro cnnllnunll{] belng mude, aud thus former mis- takos ¢an b avoidod. THE EMIGRANT WAR, The Erle and New York Congral Nallroads have met the luto out fu cmigrant vatos from Nuw York madg by tho Ponnsylvania Ratlrond, The rutes now chargod by the roads aro: &ito Chieago, §2.50 to Cluclnnuti, #1138 to Council Niults, 4.4 to Pooria, #3 to 8L, Louls, aud other polnts In proportion. It {a not prabable thut thoy wil) gn muoh lower, and it fa feared that tho next mave will bo u ruduoc tion in tho regular tirat-cluss rates. Tho Ponusylvanin Company, It is undorstowd, 12 ubout to eatublish an cmis Fnt ageinoy S this olty to take onio of tho fluulu(m wost from this polut. 'This looks ns i€ thut poitd had assurances of colpgration on the part of some of the Westernlings, The Western ronds, us 4 well kuown, huve enteved lato an aggroamont not 1o prorate with the trunk lnes on such business bug to demand arbltrury mtes 1or their share. St e e ':ufllhln that some of those lines will net with tho trunk lines it they find {2 to their tuterest to do so. E ITEMS, 'Thoe Kausas City, Durlington & Santa FS Ralle roud gives notlco thut by opder of the District Conrt of Frankln County, Kansus 3Mr, Jpmed Houstun, tho Lecolvor of tho Road, baa de- Ivored uli its provorty to Goorge il Nettloton, ageut for tho purchasons, by whom tho railrond wlil beroaftor bo vperatod. ‘Tho gross carniuga of the Chioago & Alton for fest wenk Tu Fobruary, 1841, woro $111,357.59, uguinat §131,850,03 for the corresponding weok ludt year,—u doceonse of 180009, Tho gross vurnings frum Jun, 1, 1881, to Feb, 7 wera gl T4, it §43841110 for the *correanondiviz periud st yoar,—a docreuso of 834,2016). ‘The General Passonyger Agonts who uttendod tho unnuit convention of tho Westorn Awwola ton of deneral Pussengur and "Tlekut Axunts ut Cinelnnatl returued yosterday, Tho tologruphio reports uf tho meeting contulpud about ki thut was done. The most credltudly thluy dooy hky the ||;u0lrlux wuulmllm c:l-lnulnlm t(:r M-{'Qul‘“ R Vomd, of the Uhlvagq, Birlhygton & Quiney, us vaidutit 00 1ho. Assaciuclon for T onslig year. 5 1t wis understond that tho Cominitteo of Qon- oral Munusors, consisting of Mosses. ‘Pahinadie, Fuokor, und Carson, uppolited just wouk to dus Vi plun for oo ‘suttlenient of the Weslern Jssongor traublos to e subultted to thy weots ng to bu held bero next 7 In‘hh.(v). b tarmeomuond the plin propossd by t Passcuger Agunta, with wonie {inporisot sinead- wunt tho teuor of which, bowever, bus ot been’ learned, as the Ce'cago members of the Commit- ton have not yet returned from Bt. Louls. f.ast October tha trunk lines ngroed to withe drnw the Fuat-Frolebt Line agents from Texns territory, hecausn tho Texas ronds refused 1o eomply” with the trunk line agreement. This aereement hes now been torminuted, beenusa the Brin refuses to atand by It any longer, as will e seen by the following olreulnr Just fssued by Commiscioner Fink: The New York, Lako Erio & Westorn having Ilyen notico that it will not be any longer hound by the agreement of Oct, 11, "18%0, o cording to which the ln:f.~lrc|:m lines woro to he withdrawn frum 'Toxes, the agreomont Is therefore terminnted, CASUALTIES. LOCOMOTIVE-ENGINEER KILLED. Bpectal Diapated te Tha Chicago Tridune. SrreATon, ik, Feb. 11.—About §o'elock this morniug, as & frelght-tealn west on the Diwight Branch of tho Chicngo & Alton Rallroad was switching five milea from bero, the driving-rod broke and began to strike against tho cab. At this the engincer, named Young, living near Dwight, reversed the lever of the engine and leaped to tho ground, e cut a deep gash In his homl, which resulted in his doath a fow hotrs after. The fireman romained at his pnat, und after running & couplo of traln lengths the triln was brought to nstandatill.’ No other in- Jurles wero recolved by any of the traln-mon, MISITATS 10 VERSELS. Haw Preancisco, Feb. 11.~The schooner John Hright, which left this port last May for lou- hamo Island, has nover been beard from sinco sho loft, and the {nmiranco companics bave scttled with her ownors, Sho wis commmanded by Capt. Hchtley, and had on bonrd nine mun all told, Tho stenmplpo of the steamer Uity of Stookton exploded on tho Ean Jonquin River, below Stovkton, Inat nigh ecalding Witlinm Hurley,Charles Lyons, Richn Stunter, and unknown’ passengars, nit badly,— Hurley porbaps futally. INITALED ’OISONOUS FUBMES, Spectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune. StneaTon, Ill, Feb. 1L.—Dwight Loveland, a young man recently from Peorla, who has been employed in the BtrentoriGlnsseWorks, died Inst. evening from the results of fobaling fumnes arising fram mixing arzonic and rodu-nsh, He aurvived only about twonty hours from tho time ho was first aMicted. BURIED UNDER A LAND-SLIDE. STATESVILLE, N, C., Feb. 11.—A land-siido ot tho tunnel noar Ashviile was being rewoved, on ‘Wednosday, by a force of twenty convlols, when n lurge mass of.earth fell Inta tho out, burying the whole number. Four of tha men were killod, soveral others sustwined serious injuries, and samu of thom are expeoted to dio, INJURED BY A FALLING TIMBER. 8pectal Dspateh {0 The Chicags Tribune, Warenrows, Wis., Fob, 1L—Willlam DBush- man, while unloading plles hera tu-day for the Chlcugo, Milwaukes & Er. Paul Ruilway, wos reriously injured by onc of tho timbers fallin upon biin, bis right leg belng fearfully crushe UNDER THE WHEELS. Speelal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribunes BATTLE CrERK, Mich., Feb, 11.—Thomas Welch, A brakeman on the Chicuwo & Graod Yrunk, living In this city, was Instantly killed by sllp- ping under tho cars at Stiliwell Btation this morning. e leaves u family here, RUN OVER AND RILLED, ALBANY, N. Y, Febn 1l.—Ilonry C. Ruthmyer, of Beheneetady, was run over and killed by n train on the Central Rond just woat of this ity Iagt night. CUSTER. A Stoux Brave Hoasts How He Killed the Gallant Commander. Milwaukee Sentinel. M1rE8 CiTy, 3L T., Feb. 10.—Your correspond- ont was the wituors of anincidont which huppened here to-day that brings to mind the memoruble ovents of the campnlgn which was opened agalust the Indigus in Montann by Gen, Terry on the 21st of June, 187, and ealminnted tn tho death of Oen. Custor and the annihilution of his Drave little band on the 2ith. Whilo tho Sentind corrcapandant was in tho morchandlsing house of Mr. J. J. Graham, ut Fort Keogh, thrcu Indign chicfs, Lain-in-tha- Fuee, Two Houds, and Spotted Eagle, who sur- rendered 1o Gen. Miles Inst spring, came in, as i3 thelr custom, boing encamped only two miles oway on Tongue River, for the purposc of conversing with Mr. Wiillam M. Courtenuy, tho chiof clerk sud interpreter of tho cstablishment, in whom the Indinus rollg- fously belleve. r, Courtonuy was reading Whittaker's Life of Cusierennd In turni lenvesof the book ona of the Indians slght of bis own ploture, whioh he Immncdiatoly rucornized, Thoy thon took the volumo from Mr. Courtenny, end found all thelr portraits, but exhibited very little emutlon of pleasure or oth- erwlse, until ono of them turnod n page and the leture of Gen, Custer was ruveated, At this tin-In-the-Fuco beenme greatly uxcued,‘{;mw througn with ail tho uyrationa of the war-dnnce, #nd giving the Bloux war-whoopat the top of his vole¢, After he was throus with his wild demonatration, but still exhibiting tho greatest angor, he strick tho pleture with ia hand, and, with 1 demonluc sueer on his fuce, exclaimed, in the Bloux tonguoe, ** | kilted bim. [ mado oany hoies in him, Ho once took my lberty, ook s lite, Lum gind 1 did." Ou betme told by.a bystander that Tom Custer wns stiit living, Ruin-lu-the-1uce sgnin boeams vory violent, and hissed between his teoth, ** Your tongue {8 forked,” which i tho Slonx figure for * You fle”” Continuing, ho suid; “ 1 vinfted his body ufter the battle, { vut him open, u part of bis liver, Tam glad 1 kifed blo, 0 was bud to tuy peoplo, Ho kill muny war- riora.”" [t 18 u superstition amony the Bloux that, by cuting tho iiver of n valorous victim, the warrlor so eating obtuing all thoir cunning and prowess, muking ' bim doubly brave aod re- \'unu;:ml.—lho two groat attributes of an fnajun warrlar. 1ute H ————— ROBBED HIS FRIEND, Anather gouod man gone swronw is Satucl Man- ning, & young clerk who waa yostorduy beld by Justico Walluco in 8700 bafl to the Criminal Court upon n charge of burglary praferred by Ed A. Heaney, of No. I Wabush avenue. Manning was prrested ut the homeof hisinothor, No.22 Walter street, by Olfiour C, Murphy, and whon taken to tha stution oanfossed at once, Fie had beoome embirrassed tinanoiully by frequent james of pokor and by *bucking tho ter” in wetl-known gnmbling rooms. Mr. Heauey was his vompanion in these affairs and whilo thoy Hvol ut the enmo houss the two woro uii vory inthuate terms, A run of hard luck row llllmllnfi out of nsltuntion, auf of bis boarding-houst, und of courso vut of his protended frivnds’ esteom. Tn W desporato straft, bo wont to [eaney's room during his nbsonco und helped himsell to 75 oush and a rovolver, and wont directly back to tha faro bank, and lost as usunl, BUTTER, EGGS, AND CHEESE, Crnan Raving, Lu., Fubl 11,—~Col. D. M, Littler, Becretary of the Nattonsl Nutter, Egxg, and Cheeso Assoclution. mot the Commitiees of tho City Council and Board of “Crudo hore to-dny to portoot Arrangements fur the annual moeting of 1l Assuclution lu this eity, Muroh 2. The Coni- uistees tendurud tha free wie of tirouno's now Qpora-House for the mieeting and the large hall of the Board of Trado forthe exhiblton of datry products nud tmplements. Hepresontytive daley's men will bo here from twenty-suven Btates, Gov, Gour I8 expoected 1o nttend and glvo an nd- dress of welcomu, and . tarwe wnd Intoresting uceting will by hetd. Tho rullvouds will gonors onaly colfiperate, e ——— e A SOCIAL TIME, Bpecial Dispateh to Tha Chisago Tribunes INDIANAPOLIS, tud,, Fob, 11.—~The State Com- moretal Traveleny' Assoolation ave holatog o largg and delighttul social yatherlg at tho Baten Houso to-plght, 1t (8 still In progross atlo'clock n. m, .\ vory handsomo suppor was served, oy, Porter dolivered an uddreds, and Jumes W. Riloy rocltod un orfginsd poom of woi- como. Daneing will consuuie the balance of the fuw hours now left unthl morning. e —en—— BODY FOUND, Spectal Ulsputch ta The Chicazo Tridunes Minwaukee, Fob, 11.—=A woll-known eon- tructor named O'Connop, 63 years of awv, who hus been wikslog sinoo lust Munday, was found in the viver lu-du" Whether ho oomnnitiod sulcide or Was accldentally drowued cannyl be ascurtainod. —— . ACCEPTED A CALL, Spectal Dispate to The Chicage Triduns, MILWAUKKR, Fob, 11.—The Rov, A, ‘T Mason, formorly of 1 Street Churcl, Wushinglon, D. C.y has just apoppted 4 call to tho First Haptist. Church of this city, ot o salury of &L0N. Mr. Mysou I8 v nuted r'flunlmr. wnd bis wifu ls o writor of cunsiderable prominence on humane ftariun s @air. e e — s SUICIDE: 57 Louty, Mo, Fob, LL.—itsury Cauk, s toam- stor, B3 yeurs old, Uving in the southern part of tho city, bas been greatly warrled of late bu- cquso hu had not poid his clty loouse, pud thouxht thu dutegtived wero shadowlng hiw. Yesterday his wifo ralsed tho money and paid tho license, This seomed to rellave hig mind, but gome tino Inst night he got up, ff,‘-,"w"l,mlo tho well in tho back yard, and was owned DETROIT, Mich., Fob.11.—Miss Ann Reed,a lad medicnl student u? the Ann Arbor Unl\'urnlly', commiltten to Just night by drownin, self In tho Inlet of Orlon Like, near Oxford, causo Is nssigned, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. 81, Louis, Feb, 11.—A temmnater nmned Henry Cank committed suleide by drowing nt his homo on Main and Harper streets somo time durios Inat night. For a couplo of weeks past Cank has Suffered by the hatlucination that ho was cone stantly puraued by dotcotives, and all the offorts of lis friends tu convineo himn otherwise were unnvnmmfi His manly soon becamo 8o pro- notinced that he aven negleoted his busine: and when he stirreld atout at all ho waa co atantly haunted by the four of arreat. He ne- gleoted 1o tako out his licenso as tenmster, and his wife llmurm If sno procuroa this it woull snttle his mind, Bbe pald for wno Heonse 'numrdnr. but fthad no effeet, and the mmaniu contitied (o grow upon him. until tase nnflnx when his terror at timos was really piti- ful, His wife went upon a visit mnno{zhbor tho ey , and did not roturn hume untit Ahout ¥ o'clock, when she fousd her husband g’f‘:‘;}'e “I(u had Jumped {ato n well and Jrowned hore No OBITUARY ELLEN EDWARDS CORSE. Spectal Dupateh to The Ohleago Tridune. HUKLINGTON, Tn, Fob, 11.—Mrs, Ellm E, Corse: wife of (ien, John M, Corso, dicd in this clty nt balf-past 10 n’clock this morning of cone munption, Mra, Corse wne bourn at Hillsboro, 11L, on tho I5th of October, 18M. She camo to this city nt an early age, and reslded herg until Aftor tho closo of tho War. Thon, with hor huse band, Gen. Corse, she removed to Chicago. Bra. Coreo has been fuiling for somo years, nad made a tour of Europo for the benolit’ of hor honlth, JUSHERLS vl i o o L heme of e, r-In-law, been pr%flmla‘:u last O'C‘MRI:P.W A0 BN Anociated Pres, BURLINGTON, Tu., Fob, 1L.—At & o'clook this mornin, Edwards Corse, tho wife of Ma Gen, John M. Corse, and nlece of James G, Ed- wards, the founder of the Burlington lawkeye, died in this city at the residonco of her brothors in-lawv. James Love. Mrd, Corso was tho contro of o large clrele of friends not only bere, but i Noston, Now York, and Chicngo, bolng & mom- ber of the Woman's Club at Toston, and of thg Fortnightly at Chicngu, and of other Hterary and Roclul urrunlzmhmn In tho country. Kho was distinguishea for her literary and socinl acoom- E{I::‘n)r’u(rm'u. and was ml\ rnnlLir';t nmlx'r‘nler of very reform movement for tho amelion and olevation of ber fellows, e Amony ber relatlves und more Intimato ac- aualntances she I8 more deenly deplored on nos count of tho lovellness und “sweptneus of her private life. She was born Oct. 15, 183, DR. R, Il WYMAN. Sueeal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, KEOKUK, 1a., Feb. 11.—~Ourcity Is saddened to- day by tho death of ono of Keokuk's most re- spected citizens,—Dr. i H. Wyman, Fortho pnsg year hie has teen finllng in heatth, and finully passed away this morning at 11 o'elock, He has restded fu this place sinco 18%2, and was n promi- nent membor of the medioal profession. The funeral tukea place Huoday afternoon st 2 o'clock. o was 1 member of minnacus Com- “sandery Knikhia Templar, and will bo buried with Musonio hunars: DAVID SMITH, Bpertal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune. Abntas, Mleh., Feb. 11.—David Smith died at his sou's home on Wolf Creok yesterday, aged Wi, e was considered tho oldest sottlor and resident {n the county, comfug here in 1833, His Dirth-ploce was Carnlnkton, Coun, Ho wos & Commlssioncr on the eartlest roud bullt through the county. MRS, GERLACII, Speelal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune. Dunsvsg, I, Feb. 1.—Mra. Gerlach, wifo of C. 8, Gerlnch, o prominent photographor of this place, died this moruing of diphthoria. She was E‘g“‘unnwr or F, A. Volstroff, a merchant of A JOURNALIST. Nsw Haves, Comn. Fob, ll.—Jobn B, Car rington, proprietor and editor of the Journok and Colirter, dind this morning of erysipelns, ————— SUPPOSED ACCOMPLICES, Oflicers Murphy and Murgane inst evening are rested Tatrick Gallagher and Jobn Vaughan, tho supposed accomplices of Charles Poan, alias *ltovks,” whose nrrest for robbing Mri. E. Toftus, of No. 32 Sherman sireet, i3 mentioned elsewhere, Gallagher came to the botel penni= less tho ovening bofore, and Vnuflhnn is ern- ployed nt the United Siates totel, & fow doors away, A portlen of the stolen money was found upon Gullaghor whon ar- rested, and it Is_believed thut ane of the two will atortly break down and contess nll, 3rs. Loftus states that her yooms were entered bo- tiween tho houra of 3 And 1 o'clock yestorday morning, and that the only nrilele taken was i clmlxr box cu‘mlglmr LAl uunnhr gn:g lor' tw:i and some vajurble papers which they found. hidden boaneath her nmu‘l’v. s £ e ——— ; A PLUMBER AND HIS GIRL. Totectlves Arnsteln ana Lougblin wera called upon oarly this morning to sottlo a dispute be- tween Jennie O'Neil, a coneert-bnil singer, and Rebert leggs, o pluweber recontly at the Palmar House, Tucy worc lovers slnca threo years agu, and tho quprrel was brought about by Robert preparing to leave for Denver, Calo,, where he expected to get n botter pusition. Jennle determined to prevent his golng, aud getting possesslon vl Liis rullroad tickot refused to give it back. Ho caused her arrest, and tho ticket wps found upon her. It s hoid In ovie denee, and Jenniv peremptority refuses to bo cancllinted inreturning tho tieket until Robert returns to ber the presents she bas from time to timo glven bim, e —— GEN, LOGAN AT MENTOR, Speelal Dispateh 10 Th Chicago Tribung, CLYVELAND, U, Feb, 1l.—Sonator Logan and anuther distingulshed gentlomnan, supposed to be Postmnster-General Muynard, wero at the Stovkwell House, Palnosville, and depsrted for Montor about 10 o'clock. Two gentlemeon from Vennsylvania and the Hon. Bamuel E, Caroy, of Towa, nlso pussed through Palncsvitlo en routo for Mentar, The retusal of those gontlemen to reglstorothor thun blank or tictitlous renders it unposalble to givo their numed. = Visitors to Mentor nro beoomtng wury nowuwdnys, and sol- dam reutstor or revesl thalr tdentity to any one. Thoy Sscquently stop off at way stations, and then Gartlold’s rive derods tho country to 10 vscape newspaper interviowors, —————— SITTING-BULL. §r, Pavr, Minn, Feb, 1L.—A Fort Buford special to the Ploncer-Frexs snys Lloncl Lagors, anomployd of Lelghton & Jordan ut thoir trad- ing estublishmont at Woody Mountaln, has Just arrived, and reports that Sitting- Bull reacied Woody Mountain on the 27th of Jununry with seveaty ludies, and that tho Ca- undian authoritivs jefused to recolyeo thom, but i adopted no foreiblo moensures to compol thom ta rotuyn. Col. liges did not nrrive to- day, a3 wis expected, No news from Poplar Crock, Tuo Judidns bere nro all vory qulet sad obedient, e e——— - — LAUNCH OF A STEAMER. Special Dispatch to The Chicag Tridune, Drriiorr, Mich., Feb, 11.~Tho new shic-wheol tron steamer Clty of Milwaukee was Juugched ut 6:15 w'clock this evening. The ovent was nlnmmd for tosday in ‘mmmenwrluun of tho tha boat will bo used In % Hho i 20 fuct keol, &1 teet benim, aud 14 feet duep. Bhe will bu tow:d up to tals ity to-morrow merniug Ly tho Excelslor, e e — s GOV, WASHBURN'S CONDITION. Speclat Diapatch to Tha Cliteago Tridunes LA Cnosse, Wis., Fob, 11,—~Tho condition o GQov, Washtiien to-ilay 18 about the smino asyes- terday, Dr. Jaham, who hias been his attondant, hus returaed to Chleasa, but bis brother, B. B, il rumaing (u the cliy, e —g— ILL BEYOND RECOVERY. B, Pave, Miun, Feb, 11.—A dispatch from Worthington saya es-Gov. Htuphen A, Miller was stricken with apoplexy aud canuot recover, He was born fn Ponusyivaula (n 1816, came to Minuesots i 1654, and was_Uoveruorie Ji-'64, NEVER TOO LATE. Bpectal Dispateh 10 Ths Chicago Triduna, Fosv v Lav, Wis, Fob, 1l.~~Joshua L. Buwith, au hunnte of the County Poor-louse, committod suielde by banglug this worning, He was slok, aud 00 years of age, e eem— vodrivh L ‘Tho Prayor Cure, Eug, Po,, Fob, 0.~The Town of Sumwmit I excitod over un lleged wiracle, About thirty well-known cltizens havo nlflnul n wonderful stutpuicat, which will bo publishad in the Di- tlels foemurrow, |locmrmr thut Miss Ellw Slav §uullun. uged X, wus suddunly sirioken with g lsonuy that puralyaed bee whaiv Loy, which be- wan to wither away, For cigtdays sha lay i 0 Wate of trunee, loaki appedrances doad. The Moy, Father Maloney e 1o pray for be e o dnvaked 1o hetp of Jesis aud Marygani- mution rolurned (0 the cortwsHke Wady, thy ¢ plump- g witlkind atmiat, ut ko wiiidas vits it truth, rolate, it levtated that tho privst was st terreitlod at the rosuls of B luvocntion that be uearly falnted,