Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1881, Page 3

Y are again In 8 precarions condinon. ‘washouts are reported. The Lake Shore ed about all of thelr east-bound trains Lo-day on account of tha high water at To- Tt 1s tnoughe the ice n the streams, which ure of the past few days, will e e aoount. of damage don pove 1N Srthorn Lndinna will reach many E;_qnd doilars. LAWRENCE, KAS. wexsce, Kas., Feb. 12.—~The snow and wind for the lust forts-eight hours has been e Dusinessis virtually suspended. The every badly drifted. The railroads are $07 @ 1n overy direction. A coal-train fs ckon the Carbondule Road one mile from Sk P bas been abandonod. A stock-train uck on tho Eunsus Pucific five mifes from sstuck 00 press train_from Kansus City bas ere. Toe P with thre enyines running een fous D8 Naxon ronds nre completcly pine BIC%, ujers cannot get in with wood, and Blocked, A e Roarly out of coul. 'Tho the o lally subsided tbis cvening, and the fory of the BLlorm geems to be over. 3 DUBUQUE, IA. -qus, Is., Feb. 12—The worst storm,of oason 18 upon us. A regular blizzard sprfing sterday afternoon, continuing all night, T s high wind and a all.of snow. _All iincs of gravel are snowed in. The train bound west {it olght got n0 further than Piasta. The one ming esst got 10 Epworth, remaining there 3 night. No_ effort {2 made torun trains to- day, 88 it would be useless while tne high wind Jiowing to fill the cuts. No trajne arrived or 35 HORig N o-day. The drifts are freso-ea to feet deep, and il up as fust as eleared. siteen 1ol ars ‘Are unable to_run, and slelghs e raied. ‘The countrs roads are drified terday gorert] abendos OTTAWA, 1LL. . Dlspatch 10 The Chicago Tribuns. ‘Driawa, 1L, Fob. 12.—The most violent snow- orm of the year set in during last night, and Taged with burricanc furs until tbls afternoan. Toesoow fell to tho depth of cight inches or more. Trains on the Rock Island Road were de~ near Tiskilwa and Geneseo for many hours. No.d passenger, due here at 2 o'cluck a. m., only Tessedenstat 6p.m. The waters In the Fox vers have fallen two feet, and fm- ::dgll: glusniler to the bridge has pussed, as the {oe bas ceased to run. MADISON, WIS. .3up1s05, Wis., Feb. 12.—The most severe storm for ears visited this loculity last nliht. ‘hout Bo'clock 1t commenced snowing, accom- by a flerce northeast wind which blew the Sowin great drifts from &ix to ten feet high. Tne night tralns, with the exception of tne St. ‘Pal raln ontbe Northwestern Railroad, did not et bere until tols mornlos. All the trains are suspended on the Waterfown and Poriaze rouds. Atnoop it is still snowing, with a brisk noriheast wind. The telegraph mdllelephuna wires are ¥orking 85 ustl. FIRE IN THE NIGHT. Special Disvateh 1o The Chicago Tribune. IspepesDENCE, [a, Feb, 12.—The dwelling- ponse end furniture of D. L. Robiuson burned this mormung 8t &bout 2 o'clock. Mr, Rodinson 4 svay from botne, and & neighbor who first discovered the fire had barely time to arouse the family, wha were hurried out into the storm and soow in their bave feet and night-clothes. A regulge blizzard was blowing and snowing, and vegy little furniture was saved. Loss. $2,00); in- sured in the Insurance Compauy of North Amer- jeaand the Watertown for $1,£30. - . WINONA, MINN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, ‘WxoxA, Mino., Feb. 12.—The snow-storm of Iast night did ot reach this place, and tratns on the roads westand north gre running on time. This morning's eastern train on the Green Bay & Minnesota Boad turned back at Marshiand, sixmiles from Winons. Speclals from points onthisroad between Scranton and Green Bay ‘Teport from two to three feet of snow and heavy wmos. The midoight passenger-trains on the Quiesgo & Nortuwestern will be suspended at LOUISVILLE, KY. & Lomsviiie, Ky., Feb. 12—The rain-storm hat Set in yesterday changed to snow this morn- ing, which has prevailed neariy all day. The temperature bas fallen rapldly, and is now at = making n change of 37 degrecs in e - past. twenty-tour hours. A bigh southwest wind, ‘at times reaching a velocity of thirty-six miles per hour, has also realied Sivns and window-shutters have- blown down, but otherwise no damage is isepartod. JANESVILLE, WIS. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribuns JASZSVILLE, Wis, Feb 12.~A hoavy snow- storm, accompanied by & hard wind, prevailed Beresince 6 o'clock last eveuinz. Fully elght- teninches of snow bas fallen. It1s badly drifted rrerywhere. All the rallways, except the Afton Pranch of the Northwestern, are blockaded. Kosuch storm was ever known of here betore, WATERTOWN, WIS, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WiteRTOWS, Wis., Feb, 12.~Durlng the past trenty-four hours the severest snow-storm £rerkaown fn this sectdon bas been raging. A bigh wind from the northwesthas drifted the moWin mavy places to an enormous hight, Tendering travel on the country roads simply itm- possible, and causing a total suspeasion to-day treins on &l the raflroads running in here. CLINTON, ILL. Epecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CLaxroy, il Feb. 12—A. very heavy rain fell Inthis viclnity Friday until about 10 o'clock at night, when it changed to a snow-storm. The ‘¥ind blowing fiercely from the northwestbanked thoenow up n drifts from one to four fect deep. Teains on oll rods 10 this point aro bebind time. 11s the hardest snow-storn f0r tre0 ears. . DUBUQUE, IA. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune. DURCQUE, n., Feb. 12.—Tho heaviest snow- Storm known here for ten years commenced Friday evening. The storm continued until 9 Otlock Saturday morning. All the trains were delayed und will not bo able to move for several fs. Tue depth of 'the snow on a level Is twelve es. Generzl-Manugar Jeffery., of tho Llinols 13 snow-bound ut Pomeroy. * AT MITCHELLVILLE, TA. ¥ILLE, Ta., Feb. 12—Last night and sy we_ have had the most terrible storm of yig Wer. Fiftcea luches of suow fell. Tho IS very high. Tho passenger trafns are ;"::é?nnd on the Chicago, Rock Islaod & Pa- 4d near Kellogy, und a relief party with $o0d bas gone 10 hely elp them, 'h Ercu Was 2200 8¢ dalight. Fhomereury MANITOWOC, WIS. . Disvateh to The Chicayo Tribunes Muximowoc, Wis., Feb, 12—A furious snow T decompanied by o perfect galo from the &1 o 3st, set fu last evening andstitl continues. Haerr the raflroads leading out of here are adod. 200 not o train bus moved to-day o 3 dlrection. About o ; ue foot of BUOW haus tllen, ang ts terzivly drifcod. X DUNDEE, ILL. > htgmun«pam 0 The Chicago Tribune. e 22, IlL, Feb. 12.—The most severo snow eyt 2 storm known for years visited this vi- k!r;'-st nigat, anc continued all day to-day, Teet gon 1€ £LOW {010 drifts from eight 10 ten deep. Travel js e Wity iavel Ie entirely blockuded, both M’GREGOR, TA. Epecial Dispatch t0 The Chicago Tribune. Iy fl"flm Ia., Feb. 12.-The terrible snow Mnfl SWorm of last night has caused a gen- ‘ockade of all travel and business west of This is the A severest storm of the season. ekt one Toot of gnow fell and dri{ted badly: . FREEPORT, ILL. PB:Ml Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. e EPORT, IIL., Feb.12.—A severe storm has Mnfllr');nmng bere for the past tv. snty-four Yy oy elvr:[“ bas not been seea tor fifteen ns are suspended, B e A \ IN A FIX. Du“m'n S 0., Feb. 15 —~The west-bound Alton g el UP Bere with no prospect of fi-mq,nh‘“s“ City for two duys. Amons the Heney oo are Jennie Ashley, Bessio Pratt, and @ Culeggee™ Of Milwaukee; and W. C. Smith, . f - SANDWICH, ILL. it Disyateh to Tie Lricaso Tribunes Taliog hmml._ Feb. 12.—About a foot of snow has from. l';ze ‘l‘:u; Cvening. All trajus de- Wever, are in }3032‘52}. o m.lemph GALESRURG, TLL. \;“Z?‘l”'fl*fllgh 10 The Ghieago Tribune. Mo .hxfmnéem‘ Feb. 12—A driving Snow- " Wlrty Ry R in progress here for the last falig, "y Bsldes large quuntities of snow Hrifting been termble. The | -trains had to be- abandoned, and the passenxer THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13, 1SSI—EIGATEEN PAGES streets are blocked, and tratns come to a stamndstill. Th:nnur%t.dgu Ex{:d.v:“u eadeavoring 1o clear thefr tracks. Nearly trains aro snow-bound. This evening the weather is colder and the snow is abating. AURORA, TLL. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. |, Auvrona, fil, Feb. 12~Ten inches of heavy §mow fell last night, and tho storm still con- tibues from the morthwest. 8ROW-torm of tho senson. Tin onset vilat LA CROSSE, WIS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, La Crosse, Wis., Fob. 12.—The storm of to-day - Dbas not been exceeded in flerconess and extent this winter, A driving snow has prevailed from the northwest all day. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 12.—Several inches of saow fell bere last night and this morning, put- ting the streetsina’ horrible conditio - terfering with trains. Al CINCINNATI. Crxorsxarr, Feb. 12—Tho wenther here has beea cold since morning, with snow and wing, but not severe or extraordinary, CHICAGO. =5 THE RAILROADS AND THE STORM. The severest and most extensive snow-stogn that has visited the West and Northwest fo many years greatly disturbed the trains rupning through Ilinols, Town, Wisconsin, Minnesota, .and Missourl, and for some distsance into Ne- braska and Kansad. Severe as the storm was at this point. it amounted ,to very little as com- pared with the storm that prevailea’ all day yes- terday throughout the West and Northwest, and especially in Western Illinols and fowsn. Frelght trains sulfered delays of frum five to twelve hours. No trains arrived or departed from Council Blutfs yesterdny, and the embargo at other Missouri River points was equully severe. No considersble trouble was ex- perlenced by saoy of the rouds within 140 miles west or northwest of Chicago, but beyond that the elements razed with frightful Tary; creating havoc und trouble eversywhere, especinily where the rouds had to run through cuts. The snow was wet and heavy, filling up these cuts with a &olid muss, and altbough euglnes, snow-plows, and gungs of men were employed continually to keep the cuts clear, yot nosooner had the obstructdon been remuved than & gustof wind would tnstantaneously fil them up agaio, and the tralns hopelesly stuck fastin the snow. The storm did notextend more than thirty miles east from this city, and therefore tho Eastera liges sutfered but little, although the Luke Shore and bther Eustorn roads had much trouble on account of delnys occasloned by floods at Toledo and other Eastern points. The trouble at Toledo is said to be particularly severe, nnd some of the Lai® Shore through trains had to be abandoned. As'the storm was most severo in Tows, of course the lowa lines sulfered to a greater ex- tent than the others. The Roex Islund was badly blockaded by drifts in Western Lilinois and Iowa. ‘The storm on this line raged all day with unparalieled fury from about 150 miles west of this city aH the way to Council Blutfs. A very bad snow-drift was en- countered a short distance enst of Gencseo, which gave the tralos much trouble. Several freight trains stuck fust in the snow at this point, preventing the passenger traln due here yesterday morning from getting through, and holding It there all night. This train did not ar- ive bere until last evening. Similar drifts, that held the trains for hours, were encountered at several points in lowa, all the way to Kansas City and Council Bluffs. All the freight-trains bad to be abandoned, but they will be started apgain s 6000 A the storm ceuses. HEAVY SNOW FELL FOR ABOUT FIFIX 3ILES east of the Mississippl, within which distance iv was almost impossible for a train to move with- out being shoveled out within every fow miles. All frolght and several passenger truins were abandoned Friday night. On the train west from Davenport on Friday night tho news- agent, a boy named Hood, in the employ of the Railroad News Company, was missed between Mliton and Iowa City. Tho supposition i3 that bo was blown from the train Dy the sovere gale which prevailed whilo pass- ing_from one couch to another, and was buried in the snow. Search was made, but up to last evening nothing had been heard of the missing ot anhe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad sutfered anbout as scverely as tho Kock Isiand. The local traius between here and Mendota were run without trouble, and urrived here on time, but the trains from puiuts further west arrivea from five to twelve bours lute. Tae 1% o'clovk train for Council Bluffs and Kunsas City left bere on time, but o evening trains were Start- ed out. All the freight trains, with the excep- tion of those carrying live stock, wore aband- oned for the time being. In Illinois this rond had tha most trouble ai the stations between Mendota aud Gales- burg. In lowa the rincipal _ trouble wae between Kussell ana Creston. Four pas- senger-trains were working -thelr way slowly through the drifts, and snow-plows and gangs of men were at work helping the tralns through, The wind was so high that as quick as g drift bad been clesred away the Snow wus blown right back again, and tho work had to be gone over. THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL ‘bad most of its trouble in Iowa, but the storm was also severe in Illinois. GeneralSuperintend- ent Jeffery, who was on tne main line in Iowa ‘when the storm comuwenced, I8 now snow-bound, and as the wires are down no purticulars cun be learped. The passenger-train from Dubuque, due bere at 7 . m.,, came in at noon. -Nu train west of that point arrived up to a late hour last evening. The passenger-train from the south arrived about four hours late. ‘The Northwestern sutfered severely on all its lines, and the trains from lowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin came in grom four to ten hours late, and the freight-trdins, with the exception of those carryiug perishuble freight,_were aban- doned. The lowa trains did not go out last night, but the St. Puul train left at the regular ime. Tne Milwaukee & St. Paul =also suffered severely, and the trains bad much trouble in getting through the drifts, The Chicago & Alton had but little trouble on sccount of the storir in lilinols, and the St. Louis trafns were not much out of time. The Kapsus City trains, howover, caught it hot and heavy in Midsour:, wbere tho storm reged us furiously as fu lowa. At some points thero was fourto five feet of smow iu the cuts. Tho frelght-tralns carrying other than perishable freight hud to be abundoned. The Michignn Central suffered more from broken telegraph wires than from snow. The early morning train came iu on thne, and the truin due here at8 o'clock a. m. gotio at9:30. The day traius were all on time. 5 The Lake Shore suffered serious detentions on account of the overtlow of the Muumee River. The water in the lsland House Depot wus re- ported yesterday noon at from four to six fect deep, und the damnzxe s suid to be considerable. The first scetion of the moming train cume in all right, only one hour and (iftecn minutes late, but tho second section was abandoned. AT HOME. During the recent tnaw there were not lack- Ingunggmforlflblu ersyns who predicted that before muny days elelglog would again be prac- ticable. Theso persons were not popular at the time, cnd now thet their prophecies bave been made good and they cun indulge in the disa- greeubles of an 1 told you so," they bring thair Beurers to that point of exasperation where endurance ceases to _be any longer o virtue, Once more the pavement question has passed out frow amongst muunicipal problems und, from present uppearances, the suowy coverings of the strects seems to have coino for another lengthy stay. With chiil nortberly and easterly winds driving the snow abuut ali day long, with nights made miserabie by heuvy fogs, with win- ter cholera rumpant, and the medical facuity confessing their inubilits to cope with it, aod with all the other §its that an unreasonubie win- ter has brought with it, it beglng to lock as if, however Just her clains to precedence as i sum- mer watering-pince, as a_winter resort Chicugo bus not mdue a very fuvorable showing this sea- son. Hope springs eternal, however, ‘and com- Tort arises from tho fact that the spng s com,. ing. and that the buds, and the biossows, znd the balm of tbat delightful season will be all the more npprecinted on nccount of the discom- forts ut presgnt Leing endured. THE SIGNAL SERVICE. INDICATIONS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—1 a. m.—Tndfcations— For the Lowar Lake regiun, colder, cloudy, and parily cloudy weather, light snow, southwest veering to northwest winds, and rising barome- ter. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, light snow, followed by clearing weatber, winds mostly northwesterly, stutibnaryor lower temperature, and ris(ng baromoter. e For Upper Lake region, cloudy weather, with occaslone]l soow, followed by partly cloudy weather, colder northwesterly winds, rising barometer. For Upper Mississippi Valley, clear or partly cloudy weather, northwesterly winds, stationary or lower temperature, rising barometer. For Lower Missouri Valley, slightly warmer, clear, or partis cloudy weather, northwesterly winds, becoming variable, generally falling bar- ometer. Cautionary northwest signals _continng at Grand Haven, Milwaukee, and Ludington. 3 LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. * CRICAGO, Feb, 19-10:18 p. m. 21 a Mean barometer, 20.5%2; mean thermometer, % mean humidity, 813; moximum tempersture, \mum tomperature, 20, ¢ GENERAL OBIERVATIONS. : CEICAGO, Keb. 12-17:13 0, m. Ther| Ther, g Statlons, | 2:8°| wrs| - Wind B[ 9. Abany.......| & |5 Bolso City o S 2| R 3| = ERE B |2 8|5 R 1 | 19, ) B | N L n|B 8| = 7|3 B A b = n - 1 8|5 2| F] 6| 1 1 F T 3L % N s North Plaste.| B | 3 Omaba,..... 7| 8 Osweso, 4|8 Vincent b N @ 2 1| 2L 4 e ] 1 ] 2|1 |13 1,1 A Winnemuceay.| 3 | @ iresu LICENSES. Mayor Harrison’s Xdeas on the Sabject. A TRIBUNE reporter had an Interesting talk witn Mayor Hurrison yesterday, it belng brought 8bout by a question as 1o whathe thought of Senator White's pending bill, which secms to re- peal by 1inplication the 2 per cent limitation for corporate purposes. “One law doesn't repeal another,” sald his Honor, “ unless there are words to that efeet, or the old law I3'inconsistent with the new one. In my opinion, while Senator White's bill gives the Couucil power to make such approprintions as it may deem necessary, that body is still confiucd to the 2 per centon tho assessed value of the property."” * Aro you fn favor of abolishing the limita- ton?"” “ Most emphatically no, That i3 a saviag clause. Iwould rather sce the city- hampered than have the 2 per cent removed. My view is that the real and cquitable maouer of raising revenue Is by a general system of .license. One of the first things I did when I went info oflice was 10 discuss that queation, and_there Is & bill now before the ‘Leg.slature providing for the licensing of everybody.” : *Is it originnl with you?” *No,— copy of thd law of Missourl. Isent after it a year and a balf ago.” +.And you chink that a good idea?” 1 think we cun raise .revenue by a system of licensing that will fall as lightly upon the people as the water tax,” 3 ;;'uum you release personal property?” wyeg * How about fraud?* 5 + [t wouldn't bo difficult to prevent that.” “Why release personal propert, “1bave felt for yeurs thut way, Tho burden falls on honest men, and the dishonest ones escape. That tax keeps o large amount of man- utneturing-capital uway trom the city. Ithasa tendency to 4 DRIVE FACTORIES INTO THE SUBURBAN TOWNS. Real estate should not bear the entire burden, because the tax géncrally falls on tho tengats. A landlord doesn't build houses unless ho cun getn remunerative percentuge on his Invest- ment. Taxation onreal estate, therefore. forces bim to increase the rents, and they are paid by the poorer cixss of men.” 3 i *How would you arrange tho licenses—charge every saloonkeeper so much? * “1" would graduate thein according to tho business done. Take A saloonkeeper who now pays §52; If he omployed several barkecpors ne suould pay ar acditional sum in proportion to big sales A dry-guods man should pay s cer- tain sum and an extra amount for each salesmon.” * Huve you worked out g eystem?" *No. Lhaven't bnd time t0 digest the subject, and It {sn't necessary to do it until the bill gets through.” Do you think it will pass?” * 3y information from Sprinzfleld is that tho prospect s good.” * Hag it muny friends in the city? " “There are people here who are agitating the subject for general purposes,—dolug away with real-estato taxation,—butl have thoughtof It exclusively with reference to the muuicipality. Ihaven't examined the question thorouhiy, but my impression s that they have tho licenso system in tho citlesof Germnany, and that the licenses are gradusted by the business done.” *You speak of business. Would you confine the licenses to merchunts and shopkeepers?'” * XO; TAKE N PROFESSIONAL MEN. Why shouldu’t (awser or a doctor pay a license aswellas an oxpresssman? Or a barber as weil 28 n peddler? g * Do you think such a systom could be carried out here?" i 7 “ [ do. By including every business nnd every- body, and making the license licht, I don't be- lieve there would be any objection 1o it.” i Have you talked with any one about {t?" “Ihave talked with real-estate mon,and I dou't believe there Is one who would riot be per- fectly wilMng to pay a license of 25 a year.” “HOW MUCH COULD BE RAISED IN THAT WAL = “Ihave nover estimated It, but I think the renl-gstate tax could be reduced, and collect sufficient to run the city without the pcople no- ticwg thelr payments.” “*Your idea i3 to cut loose from_the State?” « My planistoget a license for cities, and’ bave nothing to do with the State.” L * In that event the State could continuo totax personnl property for its purpuses?* K “ 1 it chose.” . “The tux, however, would be lighter?” : “1 huven't thought of that pnase of the. sub- Ject; but I can kee no reason why the license system should ot cover ail fu the city.” “*Suppuse the State should also ndopt the sys- tem; that would involve & dupiication of li- censes?” “I haven't thought nbout that.” 4Whea the e comes, o it must soon, {1 the city continurs to grow, nnd tho Assessors keep the valuations duwn, that 2 per cent will not yield cnougn to:ruin the mackinory, what can bo one?" ” i“In that event, I think & levy could be made foraspecific purpose. For instnuce, for the Library. That is u part of the cducational sys- tem, and the money oeeded for its support could be raised outside of the limitation, the satne us the funds for tlie schools and the Bridreport pumplng works; they do nut come under the head of *corporite purposc.’ " S s thero authority now to levy for a specifio purposar g “No, but it could bo granted by the Legis- lature.” ——— OPERA TICKETS. . Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, % Sr. Loois, Feb. 12.—Maj. Charles £, Pearco has filed n suit against Charles Spalding and J. H. Mapleson, claiming dumages in the sum of $1,000 for denying to plaintitf the first chaice of re- served seats for the Italian opera scason. The, pelition sets forth thut ndvertisements in the daily papers invited the public to reserved seats at given prices for the Mapleson season, com- mencing on Moundsy. Pursunut tosuch adver- tisement the plaintit presented himself at the box-ofice of the Olywple Thentre ~the first morning of the sale of sea- son tickets, He was the first applicant standing at the window before it was raised, aud e held S8 in his bands for Lhe purchase at Tour senson tickets, Whenthe window was thrown up the piaintiil pojnted to four seats marked on the box-shcets, and tendered his money for that se- Jection, but thepluintitf alteges that such selec- tion was denfed 10 him. Ha usserted his right to the Hrst choice of seats Ly reason 0¥ his early attendunce, and the fuct that he was the first applicknt at the window.: The agent, however, refused to give the plaintiff tke tiekets for the scals demanded by him, und, oo the ground that such action constituted a breach of an jmplied contruct in Iaw, suit is brough ANOTHER CREMATIONIST DEAD. ISDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 1Z—Dr. Koaradin Hornburg, & _prominent physictan of this city, died lust night, aged He was an exile from ermapy. A mystery hung over his early lifo o Wis ever revealed: Tho remuing ire ta to be sentto Le doyne's furnace, Washlugton, Pu., for cromadion. L . FOR HER LIFE. - Thetrial of ‘Anna Mackey, allas EvaLloyd, charged with the murder of ber room-mate, Dora Abell, was concluagd yesterday afternoon. ury retired about 8 o'clock, and ufter an n’r&ceécgzr un nour retdraed with 8 sented ver~ 1 dior, which is supposed to be one of acquittal, WASHINGTON. Continuation of the Program in Regard to Rivers and Harbors. “Debate ” Is Wanted, ‘_Sb that . the Bill Can Be Passed with “Deliberation.” No Change in the Bill as Cut an(i Dried, However, to Be Tolerated. The -Big Sandy Is Thres Inches * Deep, and Each Inch Has Oost $500,000, An Overwhelming Defeat .or‘the'Ends Ship Railway Bill in' the . House. . Immediate Danger of the Suc- cess of the Roach Sub. sidy Scheme. Successful ln&oductioh and Pas- sage of a Tariff Measure " in the House. The Affair Managed under the Opera- tion of an India-Bubber Set of, Rules. Rapid Development of Feeling in I:avur of Bimetallic Ourrency All Over = - ‘the World, - RIVERS AND HARBORS, YESTERDAY., Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasarngroy, D. C., Feb. 12~The managers of tho River and Rarbor bill were compelled to resort to new tactles to-dey und abandon their attempt to force their bill through the House without debate and witbout regard to the estab- lished rutes of parlinmentary procecdlugs. They were nlso obliyed to ubandon thoir etfort to re- main {n continuous session uatil tho biil should extraordinury fiood havinz nore attructions for members than the night sesslon, The tact that the opposition to the bill hud not Leon placat- ed, und was disposed to cootest'it even to the extent of tlibustering, was in additional reason for decliotug to carry out the program fora night session. Tho cbnsidernton of the Gill by sections was commenced at 1o'clock, and at 330 only two pagesof the forty-six-puge'bill bad beea read. * L i THE PLAN OF REAGAN, Chairmanof the Comunitteo,after his forced surrender of his purpose to put the bill through without debate, had been to formally consider under the rules, but to practically prevent de~ bato by moving that the debate upon every sec: tlon stiould be limited in the Committee of tho Whole to one minute. This ‘plan did not succeed, and Jt was 5 oclock before setién could be obtained upon;the frst para- graph. There was un enrnest effort on the purt of u large minority, under the'lead of Upde- graf, of fowa, to have restrictions ‘Blaced upon the approprintion of wéhGi Widse the bill which, if they did not make the bill any better, would MABE IT LESS IARMFUL, The general spirit of the proposed umendment waa thut none of the approprintions proposed by the bill should be expended upon uny streams, although they might be designated in tho bill, upon which ‘a vessel of Hfty tons could not be maviguted for 2 distance of thirty continuous tiles, und which did not run be- tween or in two States. Various moditioations were proposed W this amendueat, excopting thoarms uf the sen and the tributaries of tide- water rivers from its operation, but thoy, 13 well as the originul proposition Were, after much debute, and u great deal of bitter wrangling, voted down by a lurge majority. The manugers of the bill, while not belng very skiliful in’ telr control of their mensure, B ' HAVE THE POWER OF BRUTE NUMBERS, and may ultimately be successtul by tirlng out the minozity. They very uwskillfully curriod out this part of their progoum to-day, and, al- though u good many ameudments to lucrenso appropriations were mnde, tho portions uf the il thut were pussed upon were not changed. The controversy for the three hours ot debate went maioly on the line of the_principle of tho Updegrall umendment. Mr. Updewrstf made qaite u new depurture in his habit of speaking, anid gave a good deul of sparkic to the disous- sion. The 1ljustration wita which he enforced his argument added much interestto the debate. Seey Creek, Marylund,1s a litile stream for yrbich un appropriutlon of some $5,0001s made. NOT MORE THAN THREE MILES LOXG, and 18 wholly within ope county, yet the River and Harbor bill proposed su’ appropriation to improve it, which s only the beginniog of an appropriution of about $50,6. = The’Little Kun- awnha River, in the State of West Virgluia, fertile and fruitful in nver aid horbor bilis if not elsewhere, it i3 proposed. to improve In in- stallments to the smount of $1K0,0, yet the un- gineers report thut the ultimate purpuse of this improvement ouly is to afford pole-bout und raft navigation. Another vast _sum {8 appro- printed for ~ Big Sandy River, in waich tho engineers report they have, notwitbstanding a lurge appropriaton of 1noney, as yet been able only to secure a depth of wuter of TIREE INCHES in_the middle of tho stream.. The appropria- ti6n, however, on the basis of the estimates al- roudy made, will ultimately require an_expend- iture of $1,872,00). Another river, the Guyundot, for which an appropriation of $100,6% i uppro- priated, Is a lttle mountaly Sireaw, overnung - with trees, upon which it 18 never espected that anything but a pole-bout OF & rutt cun flout. The Elk River, in Marylund, the engineers reported, might, by an_éxpeuditure of $100.000 in the moditicaion of ill-sites, be mado nuviguble for pote-boats. : MR. COX . opposed tha bill, and returned to his attacks upon_his party for having, s he_ called it, abandoned Demogratic principles. He suld that Democrutic Presidents bad lusisted upon the priciplo tht River und Harbor improvements shoutd be confined to stroalns woich were, strictly National and uot within a State. Stnce Mr. Cox's pussage at urms with Reagnn the other day it bas becn learned thut the cause of the* bitterness which bus existed between the two gentlemen sioce the outbrenk of the Rebeltion is that, when Mr. Re:z.n left to join the Southern Confederacy, led Mr. Cox the * tail of tho Avoliton klte,” because the lugter defended tie Dnion. 7 Gen. Brugz, who i3 very severe agalnst thd Southern elvment of nis PRIty with respect to Southern clatms, took stroag ground in tuvor of tie Kiver and Harbor bill, and malntained that, since tho Suprewme Court ‘bad deeided that ad-, miralty junsdiction extends to tho lukes and rivers of the Weat, it js good Democratic policy 10 advocate internul improvements. * TUM TURNER, OF KENTUCKY, eometinfes called * The Thiraty” ugnin de- fended bis State from what he called tha, slunderous assauit of Mr. CoX. All attewmpts 6 foree the manugers of the bill from tholr posi- tivn fuiled. Every amendment was voted down suve thie one proposed by Randail relative to the contract system. Murch, of Muine, wanted gtricter relutions refutive to the Eight-Hour law, but coutd not sccure them. fr. Randali's uméndment provided that all ‘tho wwork done under tho provisiuns of this uct shuil be let Dby cootract to the lowest responsible bldder, but a proviso s _udded that if, in the judgment of tne engincer officer, the interests of the Government will be best subserved thereby, the work shall be done by the Government. ‘The great opposition- to the bil is un account of THE JUSSISSIPPI RIVER APPROPRIATIONS. When Yhat ltem in the bill is rcacbed, the unani- mous amendment will be_propused to restrict the use of the $1,600,000 80 that ft eannot be ex- pended for the restoration of the Jevees: The Indicationsnow are tiat fowe such umendment will be adopted. Randull Gibson cloimed that the Mississippi upproorinuon was for the channel and for navigation oniy, and not for = proved such & lliss.lsslp_lnl River ress heurtily A] & . ohich is tru improvement, CAPYT. EADS. A BODY BLOW. i Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trivune, ‘WaspISaTON, D. C., Feb. 12.—Céipt. Ends en- Joys u great repmstion as manipulator of Con- be pussed, the novel sights ‘accompunying the' Jevees, and_that Gen. Gartleld in the last Con- | greas, but the signal and disastrous defeat of hig'scheme in the House to-day will notcom- mend his ship-rallway project to the Mexican Congress when he presents his concession to that body for ratification. Mr. King, Cheirman of the Interoccanic . Canal Committee, to-day ' presentea. the [Eads' Ship-Rail way blll, mot for - passage, but for printing and reference to the calendar, but before the contest was ended, tho entire sub- Ject was laid upon the table by & vote so over- whelming that the supporters of the visionary scheme were stunued. The bill was presented as the report of a majority 6f the Committee. The report of a majority of & quorum it un- doubtedly was, although, had all the members of the Committee beea preseat, it would not have received the vote of a majority of the whole Committee. This technical parliament- ary difference caused an angry controvery to arise, and King, the hot-headed Louistunian, hud great difficulty in restraining bis temper, whalle Puge, ot California, who opposed him, scarcely less excitable, insisted in' language withfa "the bounds of parliamentary decoruun, that the report w3 not the report of & commit- tea, SINGLETON; OF ILLINOIS, N also 4 member of the Committee, took a some- what vehement part on Euds' side, insisting, above ull thuigs,, that the parlismentary tradi- tions should be preserved, and that Pave should not be permitted to state what was done in the Commurtee. Pending the wrangle, blunt old Turuer,of Kentucky, of the Committee, fatly said that five members were opposed to the bill, and that there was n6 renson why the House should not kuow it. Iing guioed “his point that the re- pors of u mujority of 4 quurum must be regurd- ed as the report of a_comunittes, but it was a barren victory, for the Chuirman had burdly, ruled in his favor when Page muved to recom- ‘mit the bill with fnstructions to strike out the £3000,000 gubsidy, and, pending loud protests fror King that this was not a guarantee, CUX 3IO0VED TO TABLE THE WHOLE SUBJECT. ZThe Spenker put the question, and Eads could not muster & Corporal’s guard for bis bill. The Budi men sald to-night that the subject Is uot ended, and that he stll hus hope, but he must bave a very buoyunt nature if he supposes that, after a bIChus been tabled under such circum- stances, and with such a vote a3 his bill was to- duy, De nas auy prospects of sucvess of begin- ning anew. MONETARY CONFERENCE. GROWTH OF THE BIMETALLIC IDEA. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasnixaros, D.C., Feb, 12.—There i3 a good prospect of another International monetary conference. Secretary Evaris is authority for the siatement that an International monetary conference, which had been under consideration for some time pust between, this Government snd those of the Latin Unlon and Germany, has been decided upon. A joint resolution will be reported to the House early fn the ensufng week authorizing our participation and providing for an appropriation to defray expenses of dele- gates. The meeting will bo beld at Pars. One object i3 to arringze for an {nternatfonal equa- tion between the metals, as well as to con- sider the remonetization and recoinage of silver by those countries which, like Germany and Franoe, have withdrawa from one or the other or both. _Another question will be that of ‘pro- pastiz te adoption of su, interuational gold coin, 2nd a proposition to that effect will be pre- sentod from Switzerland, which provides for the colnage by countries particlpating in the pro- posed cunferenco of n coin of ten gramues weight ond of the fntrinsio value of nine grommes of fine gold. The rate of colnage 1s to be as one for each 130 inhabitants. THERE 1S A DECIDED CHANGE in European opinion on the subject of bimet- allism, and even in Great Britain the question of adouble standard is being seriousiy debated by floancialand cconomlc authorities, TheState Department 1 in possession of considerable in- formatiun on that subject, and the Secretdty Is very hopeful of advantageous results from the proposei conference. In-the meanwhils he will Dot fail to utiize the favoruble opportunity to bestow the little bit of pleasant patronage which will bo put ut the Department’s disposal by tho passige of ‘the proposed jolnt resolution. It would be much more just and_courteous, how- even, 1o leave tho seleotion of the delegites to Gen. Gartield and his Secretary of State, - CONSUL-GENERAL GEORGE, WALKER, at Paris, who_was o memberof tho last 3one- tury Conferetice, buis been very active and use- ful'ln negotiuting the conference now proposed. His intimate kuowledgo of the quostions ju- vulvea hus'boen of greut service. A writer foi tho London Times and FWestmwater, Revicw, Mr. Bow ltobertson, o rouounced advocate wad uu- “thority on bi-metallisnd, vow in this city studying our alfairy, states thut many English inanclers are coming slowly to the conviction that the doublo standard, with full equality of colnnge, st Uinally be resorted to by the British Guy- Srnment.. Sr. Bybertson declures that {t would, be wisdom on the partof the United Stutes to fully xdopt 4he polley of free coluage, and to re~ fuse in everyway w limit the use of sifver. REAPPORTIONMENT. * VARTING OPINIONS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasnizarox,.D. C., Feb. 13—Mr. Cox to-day 13 very confident that there will be a compro- mise upon the apportonment quesdon, and that the blll nxing 807 as the number will be passed. Ho thinks the Républicans will yleld 319 and accept 507, and that there Wwill be wgry little more debate, and that the bill cin be passed ecarly next week. The Republican members of the Census Committee who kave given the most attention to this sub- Jject do not shere Mr. Cox’s hopefulness. Alr. Sherwla, of Illinols, on the contrary, the framer of the 819 bill, says that the majority of the Re- publivans are more determined than thoy bave becm to:adhere’ to 319, and that further investigation shows that the objections raised to tat bil on the scoro of misrepresented fractlons are mnot well founded, and are ingreat measure fanciful. ‘The Repubticans maintain that to select elther 01 or ®7 will bo an injustice, and cause au un- neoessary loss of four Republican votes in the Forty-cighth Congress,—that it is unwise to take any such risks fn°view ot the fuct that Presf- dential elections are so close, and that a aiuglo Blectoral vote may be of tho utmost couse- quence. “YELLOW METAL.” TAKIFF LEGISLATION. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns. WASZINGTON, D. G., Feb. 12.—There was a suc- cessful nttempt at plecemeal legislation on the tariff in the House to-duy. In 1872 there wasa law passed ndmitting the importation, free of dury, of vertaln ship-building materlals. By & .construction of the law by the Treasury Departs ment ** yellow metul" wus designated us the ar- ticle to be admitted. This was said to be aserious’ Injury to certaln manufaoturers of “yellow metal” fn Massachusetts, who had just {avested $2.030,000 to establish this industry, and who closed thelr works on nccouat of the Treas- ury deelsivn. Cpon the recommendution of the Ways and Moaus Committeo 2 bill was passed pluctag copper and me:al composition for use in thie ropair and construction of ships for foreiga trade upon the free list, and E NOT INCLUDING * YELLOW METAL.” This law will superseds the Crensurs regulation, and the * yellow mets” manufacturers are now expected to reopen thelr manufactories. Mischicvous Demoerats tried to open the taritt question, or, at 1édst, to annoy the New England Protectionists, who wero so cager t0 pass this Dill, by proposing as no amendment bills to place salt upon the freo list. This, however, was de- cided out ot order, nnder one of those marvelous rules which do not allow subjeots to be prosent- ¢ ent which in practically the tee. Thisruftog catled up ills, of Texas, o tree-trader, to protest with gome encryy that, under such a construction of tho rulés, any member can prevent legislation upon uny sub- ject by having o bill upon thut subject referred to & commitiee. < NOTES. DOREEY. % to Che Chicam Tridung, Fob. 12.—A letter recefved here to-day from a triend of ex-Senator Dorsey states that that gentleman will not bave a place in Gen. Gartleld's Cabinet, for the reason that, he bus deciined the position of Secretury of the Interior. 2 TELEGRAPH. “The contractors for the buildng of the newly- orgunized Mutual Unien Telegraph Company state that In ten days from mow it will connect Waahington, Phitadelphia, New York, and - Boston, snd that the ‘ling will be completed to Chicago withia six months. The Compsny will bulld westward clong the turnpikes, and 1t Wil cost $1,000,000 to construct the line from New York to Chicago, If the Company pushes forward its entorprise with the rapidity here promised. tho $52,000,009 monopoly will neither be so profitable nor so powertul a3 its projectors and owners huve anticipated. TUE WASHINGTON ** SUNDAY GAZETTE,” : cbanged bands, armdieal Bourbon organ, hus il bands, roprietor, Mr, Gearge Wed o eleRiotary 1o-morrow. will anpounce te fact, nnd also that it has beca sold to be con- into u stalwart Republican newspaper. 1o I:.Iesn\?nfln:‘llk?t;ry Mr. Wedderburn himself severe- Jy arraigns the Demaamutio party for 13 Lme .actual becility, and saya that it arty not deserve success. s ap WEC-‘I doss DEFENDING BHODE ISLAND'S CONSTITUTION. | ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Fob. 12.~Mr. Anthony de- livered fn tho’ Senate to-day an - oYbanotve specch In defensc of the Constitution of Khode Island, maintaining that it was republican in form, and attacked and showed u - sistency of the Wallace report. i '*m |n::nn THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION MEASURES. sy T the Watern Anoctated ASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.—The Senat lect Commitiee on the state of the lnw%%?z:!ilfi ing Presidential elections and the counting of the Blectoral votes met to-day, and, in view of the near .expiration of the Session, indefinitly postooned further cousideration of all pending measures on these subjects. - - IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES. Immigrants to the United States for January 15,224, * During the seven months ended Jan. §1 the number was; From Germany, T7.407: Cana- da, 74,8%0; England and _Wales, 31.%2; Treland, 23.265; Scotiand, %,080; China, 3,213; il -other countrics, 63,345 « A COINg. Durlng the week ended to-day, 120,405 standard stiver dolinrs were circulsted, against 133,397 the corresponding week of The suin _of, $1,510,00 of gold bullion was transferred from the New York Assay Otfice to the mint at Philadelphin for cojuage into eagles and half-eagles. This mukes 8. uegrexate of nearly $10,000,000 of gold transterrod 10° the Pniladelphia mint this monli. THE RECORD. v BENATE. " WasmrvaroX, D. C., Feb. 12.—Mr. Conkling spresented the credentials of Thomas C. Platt, Scoator-elect from New York, tosucceed Sen~ ator Rernan. . The Vice-President presented the credentiuls of Thomas F. Bayard, Sepator-elect from Del- awure, to succeed bimself, Readand filed. Mr. Kernan, from the Finunce Committee; re- ‘ported favorably, without amendment, the Sen- ate jofut resolution for the invitation to forelgn nations to be -represented and take part In the lnternational Exhibition of 1883. Pussed with- out debate. Mr. Morzzan, on behalf of the Committee to Coosider the State of the Law in Relution to Elections of Presidents and Vice-Presidents, stated that, though anxlous to bring forward some propusition in reference to this important subject, the Committee tind it would be in vain to do so ut, this late stage of the session, and would, therefore, abandon the perding menasure before them, + A bill was introduced by Mr. Thurman author- {zing the construction of & fire-proof bullding at Columbus, O. Resolutions fixing the hour of meetiny here- after at 11, and limiting debate on motion to take up a Liil or resolution to fifteen minutes, and flve mipuies to each speaker, adopted. Mr. Heretord presented a jolut resolution from the West Virgiula Legisiuture reluting to the cess(on to_that State of vacant lots und wuter- pawer at Harper's Ferry. He also introduced & bill on the suvject. Referred, ‘The bill to amend See. %89 of the Revised- Statutes, soas toextend its provision toall officers of the Cnited States in the perforwauce of of- tlelul acts in which the United States i3 a party, or bus an interest, was pussed. It extends 1o of- ticers other thun Coliectors and revenue otlicers pecunlury protection for ofliciul uccounts where the Court certities thore was o prububie cause. The Postal Appropriation bill was then re- sumed, und Mr. Hamlin’s amendment for Sl- U000 appropriution .fn_nid of the American ocenn mnil service was discussed. Wallace renewed his point of order upon the substitute which he bad made aguinst the oriy- inal smendment—namely: that it would ensratt a general lugislation upon the Appropriation bill, in viulation of the iwenty-ninth rule. ‘The Chuir (Whyte) submiitted a der for decision of the Senate. and a direct vote upon whether Hamlin's nmendment was m or- der reaulted in {ts belng ruled out,—yeus, 17; nays, 16. tirmative vote: Messrs.” Allisor Buldwin, Brown, Burnside. Cameron (Wis.), Conkitug, Dawes. Ferry, Huaalin, Kelln{i. Kirk- wood, dorgan, Morrill, Paddock, Platt, Rollins, and Willtams, Mr. Morcan moved to amend the Pughs smendment by adding thereto the following: *When vessels built in other countries ure so uocepted and employed the sawe sball be en- titled to all the rights and arivileges secured by iaw to vessels built in the United States, except ilege of engaging in the coastwise trade. Mer. Wallace agnin renewed his polot of arder. * Mr, Morrill moved to lay the amendment of Morgan on the table. ‘The Chair (Garland) ruled that the effect of the motion, if adopted, would be tolny the whole subject on tho table. o A vote demonstrated that a quorum was not present, and, after a call of the Senat? and several efforis to reacha voteupon Mr, Morrill's motion, Mr. Wallace gave notico that' after the routine business Monday he would ask to have u;e bill taken up and considered until disposed ot ; byt “Adjourned. o L g ¢ OUSE. The bill reported by the Tnteroceanlc Canal Committes in nid of the Tehunntepec Ship Rall- road (Eaas’ scheme) gave rise to a noisy and dis- orderly struggle over the question whether the report had been authorized. -Finally, on motion of Mr.Cox, the whole subject was laid on the table by an almost unanimous viva-voce vote. The morning hour baving been dispensed with, the Speaker procceded to call tho Statos, inorder to enable onc wember from each State to ask unnpimous conseut for the pasinge- of any bill. The blll coming over from -yesterday reguliting imports of raw materials used In the construction or repairs of vessels engaged fn foreign trade, Including the trade between At- lantic and Paclfic ports of -the United States or built on forelzn account, was, on motion of 3ir. Fryc, amended 3o us 1o provide that copper.and spelteTof foreign growtn, or tho productons of which, mnoufactured fo - tha United States, and used 10 tho construcnon. equipinent, aud repair of vessels to be employediu foreiga trade,or bulit on forefgn arcouut, may be fraporged {n bond, under such rexrulations us the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: and, on_proof that such mnterinls iuve been used and manufact- ured for tho purposes aforesuid, no duties shall De paid thereon. 5 3r, Bright offered an amendmert admitting salt free of duts, but ftwus ruled out on a point of order. The bill, us amended, then passe Mr. Atkins, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, reported hack tho bjll appro~ ‘rinting money'to e used under the direction of tho Navy Department, to prosecute a search for the steamer Jeanactte. Mr. Taompson ’(Ky.) objected to its pregent consideration, and it was referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. The Senate bill nmenging the charter of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Compnny pussed. Mr. Clymer, from the Committee on Appropri~ atons, reported buck the Army Approprinton Dbill, with Senate amepdiments recommending concurrence in some and noucoucurrence - in othier of those amendmients. The recommenda~ tions were agreed to. The House thon went into Committee (Mr. Car~ liste In the chair) on the River and Harbor Ap~ propriation bill, the general debate being lia~ ited to thirty-tiveminutes. - ® Tho Clerk, thon procecded to read the bill by sections. 0 Mr. ‘Randall offered an amendment to the approprinting clause of the bill providing that the Sccrotury of War shall cause.to be lot by contract all public works provided for in thig actto the lowest responsible biddors: provided that, 1o the opinion uf tho Secretary of War, the interests of the ‘Guvernment should not be v injured thereby. Agreed to. Other amendments olfered were rejected, end finally, at_4:40, tho first puragruph of the bill's appropriuting clause was digposed of. I forty minutes more three of the forty pazes of tho blil had been -considered, when tho Committee rose, and the House adjourned. - STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY, Spectal Disputch o The Chicago Tribune. Sr. PAUL, Minn,, Feb.el2.—A specinl to fhe Pioneer-Press from Worthungton, Minn., an- nounces that ex-Gov. Stephen iller wns stricken with apoplexy bere last night ang lay unconselous for soma, time. He has rallled to- day, but probably cantiot_ recover. Gov. Jilter was born in Perrg'Cotinty, Pennsylvania, tn 1816, He took o rathar-active part _in public life, and held several offices-in that State. e came,to Minnesotn in 183¢, and wasa delegate to tho Chicago Conventon in 188), and nlsoa Presi- dontml Eiector. Ho wus Lieutenant-Coloacl th First__ Mianesota _° Rezlment :’lf tho ¥ Civil War, and Colonel of the Seventh ip the Sloux war. He was clected Governor in 1584, and wus known for two years 1% Minnesota’s. " War Governor.” He was vers gotive In ralsing and’ ergaoizing regiments ang in caring for tge soldiers of .the State atthe front. Since {868 be has'remained In private lite. 5 THE NEW TRUNK LINE, | Specwat Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune. Forr WAYSE. Ind, Feb.' 12~Willam B. ‘Howard, of the flrm of-Brown, Howard & Co., 0f Chicage, held o private meeting with Bass, Simons & Co., owners of fifty-eight mifes'of the Wabash & Erie Canal, here this ufterncon to negotiate for the purehm:u of m: cm;:lfl fh;m a erally _underst t e epresents the lnterosis of e Now. York. Cleveland & Chicago Kailrond, and com- pleted urrangements fur the piirchase by paylng 100,00 for the same. The canul owness retain the water priviieges. All purtics interested re- fuse to be interviewed, nowever. Tha Inforrpu- tion was gleanedauthoritatively by Txe TRYs- UNE correspondent. £ 5 e —— LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY. ~_ ~. New. HAves, Conn.,.Feb. 12.—~The Lincoln _Club commemorated by ®.dinner the séventy- second annlversary of th birth of Abrabam Lincoln. Prof. Theadore Dwight, of the Colum- bia Law Schools, told the story of the life of the martyrod Prestdent. | <] ;Me,, Conkiling xotu * - POLITICAL:. Blaine and Garfiold Have Agreed to Offer the State Depart- ment to Conkling. . If Conkling Doesn’t Take It, He Can Be Passed Over with Good Grace. If He Takes It, the Bother About the s Treasury Will Be Over. Gen. Togan's Visit to Mentor Said o Be " in Qonkling’s Interest. T Usmal Daily Dallot Without Choles In the Pennsylvama Legislature, % NEW TALK. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune.” CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 12.—3 report comes from what 18 suld to be laside sources in New York to tho effect that the State Depurtment has actual- ly been offered to Senator Conkling. It Is sald that some time siuce, when Gen. Garfield was in Washington, he had a long conference with Sen- ator Blaine, and mudz a suppositious case to the cfffce that It might come to the pelnt when the position of Secretary of State would be offered o the Muine Senator. The latter was requested to look the whole maiter carefully over and consider the fact that Fryo ead Hale could buth be well provided for in case of Blaine's removal from the State, and z cerrain element of the party there which bas been clamoring against . ’ ‘““TOO MUCH BLAINE” for rome time past would be satisfled. Ar. Blaine was usked to write to Gen. Garfleld at his leisure whether he would accept the positon. In auetime, it {3said, Blaine sent on his accep~ tance is cuse everything turned out properly. ‘This was the origin of the report that Bialne was golng into the Cabinet, Butitis now said” that - things essumed such o shape that it _was thought® best by Gars fleld and Blalne both to drop this arrangement for the timebewmg, at least, and offer the State Department to Conkling. If the latter should refuse it would leave Gurfleld at ifberty to do os he saw it In regardto other appointments, and MR. CONELING WOULD PRACTICALLY BE SILENCED. If Mr. Conk!ing should accept be would, it Is alleged, make an excellent Secretary of State, and the unpleasant positiop in regard to the demuud for the Treusury Depgrtment for New York would b solved. Fromull the investiga~ tion 1 have sheen able fo make here I have guloed littie that would contribite to the espe- clal strengtheniug of the report, but I am led to believe thut there i3 something In it, at least. THE OBJECT OF GEN. LOGAN'S VISIT to Sfentor #7a mystery which neither corré- spondents nor , politicians can satisfactorlly solve, and his coming hus created as great a cone strenation nmong them as would the sudden ap- pearanceof ucomet in the heavens: In the pluce, Gen. Logan_was accidentally discovered 1n the depot here Thursday night. und on being interviewed denied emphatically* that he was Roing to Mentor, cluimuy he was bere on purely private business. Next morning he turncd up at Painesville, where bo registereil a fioticlous ‘mune ot the botel, and durlog the “day drove over to Mentor. All further at- tewpts “to Interview him. were . io- elfectual. It 13 the opinlon of some persons who are supposed %0 kecp the run of things at Mentor that S GEN. LOGAN HAS COME IN THE INTEREST® OF CONELING. Gov. Corneil nnd Senator’clect Platt,ft wiil be romeinbered, visited Gen. Gartleld two weeks axo,and inu’ few days were followed by Con- gressman Butterworih, of. Cincinnati. [n .ma interview ou his return'to’ Washington, Bugter- worth fsreported to bave made the romiark thag **If Mr, Coukling vequested a certain place in the Cabinet, und Gen. Garfield told him that tho position was filed, but that he_could . have noy other place for New York, could Gen. Gartield be-. blnmed if New York were_not rcnmscnla;i\m tho Cabinet because, ,toname. o man for.any pusidon., ,:I‘ma. mark . of Mr. Hutter- i oI WITE, Lo ueh chat & Rumbor of Conkling’s ndtierents bad already visited Mentor, fed many to believe that New York was to be lete out because of . S CONKLING'S REFUSAL TO MAKE CONCES- * . BIONS, and now thoy say Gen. Logan's. visit {a for the purpose of healing the brench,—that be is will- tog to waive all calms that lilinvis may poisess for ‘a place In order that New York muy be represented in the Cabi- net. Conklmg, it fs smd, wnnts Lovl P. Morton ut the head -of the Trepsury, or Postmaster Jumes in charge of the postal fort- Yolio. 'The appointment of either one of theso men, It i argued, will meet_with favor from all - wings of the purty in New York, and matctially strengthen the’ Republicans ‘there. It is not pusitively knowan that Gov. Culiom 1s at AMentor, but it b s it {3 surmised g is MERELY AN AUXILIARY TO GEN. LOGAN.- Another theory of the visit is that Logan is urg- ing Geun. Gartield, -in_view of . the_ retirement soon. of -sowe ‘of :tho Supreme-Justices, to put David Davis back. into- the Suprome Court, which would leave in the Scnate to be fllled by a Republican Legislature of 1llinols, and thus the coatrol of the United States Seéoate would be galned. Duvis, ft I3 argued, hus n g00d record as Asso- ciate Justlee, sud, with_a Hepublican majority upon the bench, could do no harm to i party, UNEASINESS. NEW YoRK, Feb. 12—An Albany dispatch says the politictuns are exarcised over thediscovery that Senator Robinson, the anti-Machine leader iu this State, left Albany obuut midnight of Thursday for Meator, and that tholr uncasioess fsuot nllayed by the story that he has gone there {n consequence of & speclal Invitation frow, the President-clect. STILL NO CHOICE. HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb.12.—The twenty-sixth ballot for United States Senator to-duy resulted as follows: Beaver, ‘Wallace, 51; - Bayoe, 49; senttering, 5. No chwice. The Conventlon then adjourned. 4 , PRINTERS’ STRIKE. The Attempt by the Cincinnatl Typo= graphlcal Union to Guin Control of the * Commercial? and * Gazette?? Offices Frusirated for the Time Relng —~Troubles Expected In Other Trades. Speciat Dispalci¥to The Chicago Trilmne. CINCINSATL, O.. Féb. 12—A sharp struggle is in progress here between tho Typographical Union and the- lendlog newspuper offices. The Commercia. has for ten years been a non-Unlfon ofice. Five years ago the Gazelle also had & break with the - Union, and, after a prolonged and bitter fight, becaine non-Unfun. The Times followed {ts example. and during tho labor troubles of 1876 the Enquirer was the only Union ottice in the city. But graduully Union men have worked into non-Ualon otfices, and the Union bas grown in streogth untilit has felt itselt able 1o demand coutrol of all the offices in the clty. A shorttime ugo the Gazete yielded to a pressure brought to bear and agreed to into tho Gnton, provided all its oid men were ad- mitted #s members. - Thls was ucceded 1o, and it was ugreed that noo-Union men should be ud- mitted in lots of ten. ‘The first ten were taken Ju. but the next lot were blackballed and half of the mext. This eaused new trouble, and -lust night the Gazelte manngers notified the Unlon that it would_not further curry out its agreo- ment. The Union will probably cail out 1t3 men, and the strike be cxtended! to that office. Mr. Hulstend, of the Commerclal, 18 deter- mined not to yleld to the Unfon. He is wetting printers from other. citica. To-duy ho got out a twelve-paxe paper, und will lasue an- other of extra size to-morrow. Other Trades Unions sywpathize with the strikers, and are pleduing pemseives to work agninst the adver- tising und nuhecrlnuouvmmm ot e Cum= mercial. The lght in both ces {3 not for higher wages, but coutroliof the olfices. A com- mitteo of the strikers visit all truins and urge arriviag printers v return home. Thero are mutterings of trouble in other trades over the question of wages, A LOVER.OF WOMEN. ‘ROCHESTER, N.-Y., Feb. 12.—~John. Fritz, fore- man {n & suspender factory.{n this city, disap- peared Wednesday, and It 13 supposed bo has cloped with two gitls formerly employed in tha factory. The girls. Frances ichucls and Kitty Henricus, feft on Monday night uoknown to thelx friends, taking, a3 was Afterward learsed, o _consideratle sum of money. Fritz left on Wednesduy, and, it is-alleged, joined them at Syracuse. Heis u murried man. He was con- Victed and served a sentence In the Penitentiary on & charge of bigamy about four years ago. ZAMACONA. GALvESTON, Feb. 12—~Zamacons, Mexican other, wo daughters and aix members of the Mexican i Legation., Minister to Washiogton, has ‘arrived with bis . ° i i | { { : i. | | {