Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1881, Page 6

6 TIE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: TURESDAY, IFEBRUARY 15, 1881—TWELVE PAGE STATE AFFAIRS. Possihle Reopening of the Old Beef Slough Fight in Wisconsin. The Present Condition of Logislation Apparently Satisfactory to Rail- road Managers, Probable Extra Session This Year of the Indiana Legislature. Turther Tales of Legislative Bar- gain and Sale in Nash- ville. New.York and West Virginia Ex- press Sympathy for Strug- g‘llng Ireland. The Death of Fernando Wood Appro- priately Noticed by the Arkan- sas Legislature, Minnesota Takes Pattern Afler Wiscon- sin in Regard to Proposed Ine surance Leglslations Probibiting the Sale of Limited Railroad Tiokets in Missonri—No Restilt in Pennsylvania. WISCONSIN, Boecial Dizpcteio o The Chicago Tribune. = MAanisoN, Wis, Feb., M.—An important bill was Introdiced by Senator Seott, with an Inno- cent title, relating to Lumber Inspectors (o Dis- 1rfet No. 0. It virtuntly opens tho old Beef Slough fight. Under the provisions of this bill 1t 13 mnde tho duty of such Lumber Inspector to sealo alt logs thut pass through the boums of tho Beef 8lough Munafacturing, Booming, Lox- Driving, and Transportation Company, nud also seale all cscaped logs that belongto hilg district, —hls charge to be fNve ts per 1,000 feot for scaling, billlng, and recording, one- . balt to be pnld by tho Reef Slough Comn- pauy and one-half by the owners of the logs. A slmilr DAl was Introduced lust year, but It recelved fieree opposition, and was finally killed, It is clulmed thut Injustico 18 done by the pald scaler of tho Beef Slough Company to the logiers on the Upper Chiippow, and this bilk seeks to correet tho ulleged nbuses. Another bill with un Innocent title was Intro- uced Lo tho Assembly at the last moment for the Introduction of new business, Tho titie wns, *Relating to Crlminal Offenses,” but In reality it restores caplial punishment. i Toth Houses ot tho Legislature had evening sesalons to-nikbit, IN THE SENATE, the bienuial-sesslons resolutions were lald over il ta-morrow. A resolutlon for printing 1,000 coples of tho census report for the usn of tho Leglsluture was adopted. 1u tho Assembly. a resolutlon giving members of the Legislature copics of .tho geologlenl re- port was adopted, and both Houses udjourned toattend *The Hearts of Oak' at the Upera House. A THE NAILROADS, Bpecral Dispatch Lo The Chicago Tribune. MMLWAUKEE, Feb, .—In tho fuce of u variety of bilis before the Legisluture regarded us un- fuvorable to raiirouds, whieh ure bucked up by u stropg Granger scotiment, St. Paul stock ud- vaneed in price duriug the past week from 180 10 11634, and Wisconsin Cetitrul Jumped from 22 1o 20. This hmprovemont was not merely In sympnthy with tho stromger tone I the general Jat of stovks, but resulted rather from nssurs nuees telegraphed to New York and Hoaton from Madison to tho cffeet thut the adverse raflway legtalation will be defeated. Alexunder Mitchell, Trestdent of the Chleago, Milwaukew & St, Paul Company, hus given tho legisiutors to under- stund that bis vond is bearlug its full shure of burden, und that Jthe pussuge of the tuxation Dbills now_ pending would be + s AN IMUOSITION ‘which the Compuny woukl resent i a substan- il munner. Oue of tho most objectlonuble of thieso LillS is that providing for un jucrease of the tax on gross earnings. It I8 amendatory of 13, Chup, B, of the Rovised Statutes, and uses tho tuxes or licenso feo on firsteclusy ronds from 4 to 6 per cent of "thoir jrross o 1ngs; increases from 2 to4 per cent tho wx on gross enrniogs of sccond-clnss rouds, or such us earn over 1,500 and less than $3,000 por miles 2180 Increases the tax from £ to 4 per cont on the gross recelpts of such ralironds u3 are uperated upon plie and pontoeon, or puntoon bridges. Tho Incrense of tix to 6 per cent Of IO GUFMIBES aifeets the Chicogo, Mllwaukee & 8t, Poul, Chi- cugo & Nortbwestern, Chicago, St. Paul & Min- neupolis, Chippewn Falls & W estern Unton, ‘The Ineren: Bay & Minnesota. The fucrense froni 2 to4 per centon Kroas carnings of rowls vperate 1oon bridges npplies to the bridg 0l for the uso of which thu rallwiy compatnics puy toll,—for (nstunce, thut over the Mississippl }u\uut Prairle du Chien, owned by John Luw-l or. ME. MITCHELL HA8 BEEN PLUCKY E 10 ussule the antagonlstic clement ut Madison that If this bl passes the Company will protect its interests and viako the Stite the loser by sbipping 1 great_denl of the trelght tat now pusses through Wiscongin nround by 1ts Missise sippl route, reducing the earnings {n this Btute tosuch an extent that tho revenus would bo less than s w1 present. A I cqually suvawe n disposition 1s thut druwn by Senutor Quarles, ot Kenosha, providing for a tuxation of 133 per cont on ull the ‘)rum,-rly_ut tho virlous Hies in tho situte, ‘Tho Hon, A. K. Sheqiird hus u shindlur ill, bt tho lutter . stend of 13, the rute ut 1 per cent, in- Tho {den of these twa mensures 10 change the mode ol colleethy re nus trom rufiway corpurations, usscesiig estutd, | trick, rollingsstock, r, hote A e utu y duy fstixed In ense of nlure to Mo the proper report, I cuse the lieense Is not pald tho Stato uequires u lien wpon ull tho prope orty of the company, The reports uro to nudu under onth.s Theso billy, towether with the one seecking o roductlon of pusseuger rates 1o 23 cents por mile oo wil the rouds, WILL MOST LIKELY IE KILLED, 1t {8 preasinublu thut some of Senutor Ander- sun's meusurcs regulating freight churges und protecting the public aguinst diseriminntions will pasy. Thoe dispositon fu thls direction s (ll!rl?’ expressed (n tho vow roquesting the Wise consin aclegution in Congress Lo suppurt * sume 1neusure of the charncter of the Reagun bill.'" Alltho fear recontly entertabied by tho 8t, Puuland the Wisconsin Central imbuagens und Btockholders that the hostile clement fn the Leg- fsluture would be powerful enough to vrecipls tuto rash legistution bun vanlshed. Mit | is Btrong enouvh 10 binif the solons, und Mr. Colby, of the Lentral, 18 shrewd enousds to reason thuim out of wost of thelr fil-considered poaitlons, The lobby now utiho Capitul 18w formidable one, undthe rending putille ure In»][mmn 10 hink thut the threntened tornudo will vud fn g gentlezephyr, s g INDIANA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, INmANAPoLIs, Feb, 16~Thero was scarcely a quorniu in eithor Lranch of the Legisluture to- day, und those present took thelr time, The Bonate amused itself with the fntroduction of u Tew Dbiily, the only finportant one belng the bLill of Senutor Chupan repenling the luw of Muy 12, 1809, ensbling countles W aid o the cune struction of rullroads, ‘The Housu took up tho consideration of the amendments udopted by the Bennts to th House ilt resubmitting the constitutionul umenduments to the people. The only speciul ehungo i3 I the substitution of April 4 for Feb, 22 ud tha dute of holding tho cleetion. Mr, Kenner amended the amendwent by rnumhw Mureh T, but thls wus tinutly chunged 1o Murch 14, aud thon the il was sent buek to the Beaate. Beveral petitlons on Lemperance were referred 10 the rm[mr Committee, Tho lmpression cbining that AN EXTHA BESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE will be necessury, owlng to the great awount of busiuwss which comes from the Committes ap- polnted Ewo years ugQ tg revivg tho luws of tho v, Lhls wpek mlone will xe / the sixty dags of weaslon If membors glvo _these matters the attention they demand. 1t 8 understood there will bo n specin] sessfon, and metnbery govern themselves secordingly, —There great deal of work heing done’ in_ com nnikso far that Dody has done a great de: worl, Thoe 1louso 1a o bt It is posed of strong, wion-acnse men, who vote rather thun tal tho regular ne, EE, Epecial Dispateh (0 The Chicaeo Tribune, NAsuviuue, Tenn, Feb H.—Representativo Means, Demacrat, testified beforo tho Legisin- tive Investigating Committeo to-day that ho heard Itepresentative Davis, Democrnt, say ho (Davis) was for snle, and that ho did not Intend tolet a good thing paes. _Davis snid tho night before tho glectlon that thore would be a Re- publican elected the next day, * tlo came to my room after the electlon and asked wo what I thought of Buchanan. 1told him § had some- what revised my opinion of him: that bhoe showed that he was willlug to elect & Demoerat. Davia then sa'd he did pot belleve Buctiuan had sold omt, 1 usked why. 1le sald because he was for sile himeerl, and 7 1 FAILED TO FIND A PURCHASER. + QGearge Whnlley teatilled that MeGuthlin had told nim that Littleton was willing to pay 00 for Duvis to vote for Mr. Shelly, but that some- Doy else went £250 better ad got his yote. *When | first knew of his haviug any noney he asked me (€ 1 had any big bills 10r Mittle ones, Tle snid it was ensler to slip, 1lg wanted it for Legisintive monoey. 1 told him 1 atd not. The Committee ndjourned, subject to the cnll of the Chairman. Other witnosses are to bo ex- umined. MINNESOTA. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes Br. Pavy, Minn,, Fel ~In tho Senato to- uy, Mr. Shaler tutroduced a bill amending tho Inw reluting to fire insurance, which provides that the mount written I tho poliey shall bo ttken ns the value of tho' property when In- sured and the measure of damnges when de- straged. The compniy 8 also brohlbited from poying the polley until the assitred presents o certlilente from the County Auditor, showing that thoe taxes are paid. Falling n this, the in- suranee company becomno liatle for the taxes due. "The tirst sectlon I8 takon from tho Wis- consin law and the sccond 18 origlnal, ARKANSAS, LitTiE ROCK, Ark,, Feb, 14.—Tho announce- ment of the death of Fernando Wood was mado by the presiding oflicers of both Houses of tho Isinture to-cay, and the Intelligenco was re- celved with profound regret. A jolnt resolution wns adopted appointing o committes of two Senntora and three Representatives to escort the remains of the decensed from Hot Springs to tho Missourl lino. itors Juddkin and loyd aud Itepresentatives Celttendon, Hewitt, and Emer- Bon were appolnted, £ WEST VIRGINTA. WiEELING, W, Va., Feb. 1L.—A resolution was Introduced In the Sennto to-day by Sonator Donohoo expressing symputhy with tho people of Ireland in thele nttempt to obtain Justice, home government, and the frult of thelr toll, ns ngainst aristocratie tyranny, The regolution wag adopted without n dissenting voiee, MISsoURTL. JerprnsoN City, Mo, Fob, 14.~A bill was fn- troduced In tho House to prevent tho sale of JJlmited tickets by ratironds. The bill abolighing the Buresu of Lubor Stutlsties was killed. PENNSYLVANIA, Hamusnuna, Pa., Fob, 1L.—The twenty-sev- enth ballot for Unlted States ntor to-day resulted: Bayne, 33 Walluce, Beaver, %73 Sbiras, 15 Polllips, 1, NEW YORK, ATBANY, N, Y, Feb. .—The Assembly adopt- ed & resolution oxpressing sywpathy with fre- Inud by 67 to Jv. COLORADO. Dexver, Colo., Feb, M.~The Leglstature ade Journed siue die last night. praciog S <L ICNEN A NOTORIOUS THUG. Xio Assanlts and Attempts to Rape o Plucky Woman, but I Finally Juge ged, Michuel Konnealy, n young man only 10 yers Of nge, who bos sorved two yenrs at Joilot for burgiary, and is thus early In life clussed ns ono of the city's must duspernte and dangerous erlinjunlg, wis yesterduy Mold by Justice Wulsh in u totul of £3,600 to the Wth upou churgo of ns- #ault with intent to do bodily Injury, nssault with mtent to rape, and bureliry, The complatnunt isincuch Instunce Mrs. Grace Walls, u plucky nttlo English widow lady, bonrdinz with the family of u ruflrond man on the second tluor ot o twu-story framo house nt No.2x2 Carroll ave- nue. Mri. Walls 18 donominated * plucky ™ by the police, beeauso ulpety-nine womon out of o hundred would have aled under 1o fright and terriblo Indiguity to which she was subjected by this thug and thiet, ‘Tho fumily in which sho boneds were ab- sent from homoe Sunduy night, und tho Willlams fumily, occupying the lower tloor, hud their en- tlre attention drawn to u couplo of slek persons in the renr of tho house. My, Walls undressed nud retived to bed at 11 o'cloek, und nearly two hours Juter was startied out of a light sleep by sume kicklug nt tho tower front. door, — Sae wandered ut this, because that duor 18 always lert open. As stio lstened thu door was thrown open, und 1o, apparently deeply under tho Inttuence of haor, stumbled and stuggered ups Htadrs, o responst t by loud thumpings wid kingss it thy door she wsked, CWho's Tho ouly roply wus u muudlin, 1 want to get in,” und, not” recugnizing the volce e Lthat of uny one badonging tu the bouse, she refused to vpen the door. - Tho drunkard with- vut sworn ho wonld forew his way, aod inmed: ntely uttered In the door, whicl was supplicd with only s cominon lock, Mres, Walis, suil in night attire, wus thoroughly trightened, and ran from that roum fnto twe kitchen, und pro- pured 10 dodgo hore pursuer by Keoplug tha stove Dutweon bingwid berself, Somo minutes passed n this wey, the young flend usiug all tho whily the most ubacene Mugaage, sud threatening hee with death it she darved to give the atueni, s, Walls mueaged to cetudn her presence of mind throukhout te tryingscene, sud aid bor best to control thu driluken burglar, Bhe kiudly wked him o lo be | seaced nod meke mmself ut home, but ho sull Kept up bis bideons advunces, and 8o wus finully competied 10 Juing from thoe room and run down stukrs und out upon the sidownlk, 2 reuok her and bore hoer 10 the sides walk, ‘Tuen, diawing it lurgs pocketekuite und deliverntely upeniog the hirges blde, ho ¥ nett over bher, sid tereatensd to rip her open If she mando uny alwm oe rue sisted him any farther, His foul Intentlon would huve been roalized then and thoere bad it not 1 for ono fust effort which sho mude [or liborty, and for the usslstatice which wus rendercd hor by Mr. Hizglison, ocens punt of No. 218, who rustivd out und béat o Kennexly, whilo Mra, Watls escaped by runiing through his house and out nto the Luck “yard, Thonee she clumbored over " cu and wmude her way, nearly nnked us wbie was, to the gorner of ‘Fultou and Peoria sireets, whero suo rappoed upon u lump- bust for the palice, untit Onlcers Bohun und Whendon enme up, In the meantime Kenneuty hud returned to Mrd, Walls' upurtinents, und hud been heard by the Willlams fumily, wow thuroughly aroustd, to eay thut he would wuit for’ tho letle Indy’s roturn, The oilleers, however, found “him Just outshs the house, and drrested Bluk, o resisted ¢ sidernbly, und wis with great dilicalty brought to the atatlon, 3les, Wulls wan thoroughly vrustrnted by the oxcitement, aud It wis not untll yestorday forenoon thut sho wus able to furnish tho polico with uny th detalls of that terrible midnight —cocoimter, Cortain malfelond persons have intlmuted " thut Keaneuly uust ° huve been uequalnted ut the house, Mrs, Wills denies this puint blunk, und Konuealy himgell wuys he kuows 1o one bi that bouse or the dmmedinto viemity, and doed not peculteel buving ontered any bouse for any . purpose, 1o got deunk in thosdloon of "Thowas Uruco ntonv ol the adficent cornerd, sud wag nn by to - Lis home on Mor- wn whon urrested. Thoso who now Mrs. 13 B4y she I8 an honest, Industrious womau, who esrns her livivg Ly kuwlug wud idilinery work, fler bushund “wus Killed i o b nt Luke Buperior luat year, Rennealy hue u vory hund reputation. In 1877 ex-Valleeiinn Bon Whits caught bl and his computilons oltering a sloro on ltwadolpl steeot, und before culuunuw Kounealy shot him in tho lete side, Mo regovered, and servod two years ut Jollet, Since thun bu rufsed ngrest rucket in unothor store on Raudolpl streot, and while nssuuiting promiscuously eversiuddy who wus wiCmptiug to cuplure bl young works wann nuuied Nesuitt suceecded in [mplantiog a bLawmer, by tho cluws, on hits skull.” Notwithe stuuding ° th rlous Injury, Ken- aeuly Tought il way ‘to’ 'tho ata- tion, and throw Abiaworth it thy wugon, budly wpraiuigy bla e, Ho csenpen severud tines from the County Hospitul, but was finully udwitted o bail upon an fudictinent tor rlot, “Hu Jumped s butl, und the lndictment is stifl pendiug uguinst hinn Elther 1a bis cucouns ter with the doors ut No, 22, wits Mr. Hligrinson, or withi tho pollesman who o the uerest, Kenueal received u sovero conflsed wound, veuching In u juezed wuy trow the contro of the turchead down over the nose into the eyo. Dr, \le.mu‘ who uttended him ot the stution lust night, put In soveral stitches (u tho wuund, sud pronsunced {t hot dangerous, By Tho merest eidnce the blow bad missed the eyoe butt. Hlud thls been burt, the cold would un- doubtedly buve caused inlummution, and the county would baye been spured the cost of prose 1 seuting toiy troublusows ceunloul, Kuuulouly purvsued cluuu!f‘, and when in feont of 1Ty CRIMINAL NEWS, An Undutiful Son Strikes Tather n Torrifle Blow with an Ax, s The Act Committed in a Fit of Anger, and Likely to Prove Fatal, Sensational Scene in tite St. Louls Court of Criminal Cor- rection, The Prosecutine Attornoy Draws o Revolver on Another 'At- torney, For Which He Will Languish in Jail for Fifteen Days to Come. The Seoretary of the Coal-Minors' Asso- ciation in Penusylvania Found Guilty of Uonspiracy. Officers ol the Law Call on the Mililia to Prolect Murderers from a Mob In Tenngssoc. ' AN UNNATURAL SON. Speetul Dispateh to The Chirago Tribune. SRELUYVILLE, Ind, Feh, H—Inteligenco was recelved here this nfternnon of one of tho most horrible erlmes ever reported from this county, the purtteulars of which are ns foltows: InHano- ver Township, u few miles west of Freeport, res sided Mr. George Wiklurd, a farmer of much ro- spectabllity and many friends. He 1s near 40 years old, Is marrled, and, with the excoptlon of 0no 80N, i youny man about 18 years of nge, he has alwnys led an exceedlugly plensunt lifo with his family, With thls one son thero Las ocensionnily been somo trouble, but the ditiiculties, ns they would como up, were always penceably adjustod till last Suturduy, whon a quarrel took pluee between | futhor and. son, ending In tho very probable death of tho fatber. Sutunday mornlng Mr. Willard went out to o soine work on the rand n frout of his bunse, nnd remuined a short time, whien be returned to get warin, Inj tho front yurd Mr, WiHiird met his son, and told him to go and finish tho work he had commonced, to whieh tho Loy retorted ho would not wo, Angry words followed this, the father tioully threateniug to shoot his son unless he did 18 hie was commanded, at the same time starting o tho house, Young Wilinrd followed n 1ew steps bebind, pleking up un nx which bappened 1u be newr tho puth, With this he hit his tathor un thoe - bead, erushing his skull wnd knockiog him senseiess, Not content with thig, ho struck bim him twice In tho sido atter he was down. Mr, Willurd was Instuntly cared for, but all thut could be done was of nu.nvall; ns this even- fug he wus reporied dead, or 8o near 60 that Lo could not | possibly sur- vive tll morniog. Youug Wilard, so Soon 19 ho rei d Lo borrible nature of his deed, becnae very penitont, and | Wt Inanne trom grief, e hus never left his futher's side since be struck him, and constant- 1y uvers that If he dies, he witl, too, His friends are feartul thut o will comilt suleide, and wro keeping u oloss wateh over him. The tumlly is oneof tho best In the county, young Willard, ng well ns tho othor members, stiandlug high fn tho community. It s very probuble thut no urrest will be njusle, a4 the friends are vory nnxious to kuep und shield the boy from his critav. TROTECTING PRISONERS, Special Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune, SeniNarikn, Tenn,, Feb, H.—L. Luprude was murdered Inst Septembor by an_ organized ganw of negroes and white men, Two of thum were lynched soon uffer the snurder. Six of them wero tuken to the Nushvillo Jall for sufo-keepling, whera they remalned untll to-day, when they were brought hore for winl, Special Diapateh v The Chicago Tribune, Nasuvinue, Tenn, Feb, H.—Gov, lHawking recelved a telegium from -Judge Btark, ut Springtleld, tuls ovening, askiug him to soud Trom twonty-tive to fifty men to proteet the five negromurderers of Luprold, sent from Nash- vllle this morning for trinl, as they wore to bo mobbed to-nlght. The Governor ordered the Captuing of tho Portar Rifles nnd IRock Clty Gunrds to take twenty-five wen each In o .4pe- clat traln to Springfietd ns soon as they could bo gotin rewdiness,and Issued to thom from tho Stato armory, 600 rounds of cuttrliges. Tho Uov- ernor gave orderd that they were to report to, usuduct under the ndvice of Stark. Thoe Gove craor telegraphed Stark that be woulil seml the men us 800N ud possibly, and ordered tho Sherlif of Robertson County to summon the whole furcoof the county to protect the prisuncrs. Flry members of tho two militury compnules letton w specinl teain at 10 p. m., for Springtiold, and will rouch Springtield, thirty mites distant, {u onu hour. ipecinl Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, ar1ELD, Teun., Feb, 16,—Tho mob, made ir- up of About twonty-lve men on Lokl - rived ut 10340, und " were hwmmedintely roeraited by parties-who were In taws ntl duy went tu the Jull, broke open onw door, when Judio Joo Bturk and Attoruey-General B, D, Hell ap- proached the mob, and Judge Stark began t inldress the crowd, who g:ave hhm respectiul nt- tention and agrovd to disperss on condition that | Judye Stark uud Gen, Bell promised an fmmedls uty trinl of tho newroes withuut chungo of venue. This was promised and the mob dispersed, but mny return, Tho Nushvlllo traln came In with ity members of the Porter Ithies and Rook Clty Guurds, In_command of Capt, Georgo Ltever, Lhey urrived ut midntght, TIE HOCK MURDER TRIAT, Speelul Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LAFAYETTE, Inil, Fob. 14.~The Hock murder trinl was resumed this morning. ‘The defondunt (Hock) was placod tipon tho stund In his own des” fense, He detalted the circumstances of tho oo currence, alleging thut Thompson, the victim, who was seated 1n a buyuy', kleked bl (Hoek) In the back, 'Tha foree of tho kivk ataggored him, and Hoek allepes that ho grabbed ut Thompson, entehing him by tho foot, and huuled him from the vehivle, Thompson falling upon him. They thon enguged In a strugglo, striking at einch other. Ho alleged that, i ho hit Thompson at all, It was wita his fist, us he did not huveo und never cuvrle wenpons, 'Thuimpson was n strunger to bim, and ho bore him no malice, He did’ not think tho blows he strack, oven [ they hit Thumnpson, coubil huve produced death, but waw nu one elso hit bl “He was exeited and did not know kow or by whom they wero purted. Another witness, nmed Klowy, tostifled to belug u witness o tho row, and deseribod minutely the nppearancs of a it who rushed In und Wit Thonipson with o muee, He did not Know bis wanie, but would know Bim by sight. 110 corroborates tus testis mony_horetofore hrought out by the defense, that'tho futul blow was struck by u third party, Tlennott, # foriner witness, who teatitied 16 having used i mace on ‘Fhompron, his 1ot heen arrested ?'ul. but Lils brotbo¢, kh attorney ut Ko- komu, this worning entered his appearuncd, nud [ uld(nx the prosecution, — A HAUL OF NHORSE-TIHIEVES, QureENviLLE, 1L, Fob. 10.—Fhis has boen & hard duy on Lorse-thieves, reo are in jall hiery, and one wus tnken to Hillsboro, us the re- suitof u huulwade by Bond County dstectives ut Mascoutah, 5t.Clalr Conaty, this mording, Within slx months somo six or soven horses have been stolen from tus county, a8 mnny from Montgomery County, and o nuwmver from Fayetto County, Tho usual steps for thoelr recovery wero taken, such s wprinting Dpostal-vards with deseription at mlssing untmnls, advertising, ote., but with- out succusd untll this duy's work. News wis e ceived hero Monduy by City Marstial Holdoen thut thore wery v numiber ol borses ut Muscontul, ten mites frons Helleville, ln St Clsie County, Bupposed to bo stolen uniniuls, Deserlptions of soe of i woere sent, whichs tnllied with enrds In Holde possession und witlh some borses from this county. Murshal thought Bt but, reni mbysing At firse the Ci of gofug riclit w Muscontul that ho wis broti dded 1o sena O, L tative. Mr. Coleond wont fuy, represented hin a8 0 mulosbuyer, wul, upproaching (o purey under susplelon, dise that his suspicions were well-grounded, re rul Lol County snimuls, Heturniig Lot recovitl Tue day he reported bis diseoverics, and tho next nure, mmumufi :'nly . Culs duy B purty o1 uing from Burshiul Holden, shierh? Gulliek, und O, cord, with Jutler Cluxton ot Vasidulis, s Col Puul Walter of 1i{lsboro, went to Suscoutul b fore dayligtit, ‘Thoy surrounided the bouse of Wi Krops, ou thy vuwkiris of the village, and arrested Kreps, 8. F. Watgon, and & man who gavoe the name af Mnlth, but who proved to o Conpinghnm, an - esenped conviet who wis eent up Trom this couny b 1874 for horse-steals g, Conningham broke awny, hut was stopped on the antxido of the hovse by Holden, ~Auothier nun was arrosted i noar he, Tho it fer wns tken to Hilisboro by Col, Waiters, nud tho athor three wern bheoght - hory this evenlug and lodeed A Sally to " bo tried nt the March term of tho Clreult Court, They have n clear titte to the Penitentinry, andknow- ing I, hava conles Thelr urrest ut Mas- (‘u‘nnll cnused great excitement, and with ditt- culty tho prisoners were kept out of tho hands of the people. Flve horses i one buggy stolen from this county, three ar four Montgomery County horscs, two Fayotte County horses, and ather inisang anlmats, in all fifteen, were rocov- ered, besldes saddles, Dridles, ote. beveral e dred dollues in rewards have been earned by the captors. Tho mun Krepls was tho head of tho gang, and deeolved the Mascoutah people by tho Etory that rolatives from Kentueky werg sand- ng film the horses to rell, He would trade them for other horsea, nulllnf( the latter i 8t. Louts, and hnd teen dojuy n innd-offico business since Septomber. z BELLIGERENT LAWYERS, Spectal Dispaten to The Chiengo Tridune, &7, Louis, Feb, 11.—There was n sensntlon in the Court of Crimlunt Carrection this afterncon. Joha L Martin, a well-known attorney, was do fending a ellent. In tho courso of his arzument he allmled somewbat disrespectful to John G, Noyle, tho Pgosceuting Attornoy, Boyle not only took exception tothls, but called Martin a (= shyster, Martin seized nn {nk-bottle, and would have thrown it ot Boyle but that gome une selzed him. Boyle piiled a pistol and drew n bead on Martin, There wonld have heen #ome oo hurt but that & Deputy-Sheriit jJumped up and “eollared* floyle, The Court was ins censed ot the conduet of both men, und fined Martin £10 for disttrbing the peace, and Doyle §13 und Bfteen duys in Jall for carey A concenled weapon into court with blm, Ata late hour to- night Boyle was holding u levee und entertain- fug fricnds fu the Jall, ——— A JTORNIBLE SUSPICTON. KAN3AS Ciry, Mo, Feb. 1h—in Inquest was hekd to-dny on tho ‘body of Dalsy Do Orne, n varicty netress fram Cincinnati, who was found dend yesterday mormng nearly & mile from her Lonrding pince. Theunfortunategirl arose from fier bed near midnigit, and, clothed only fn a light wrapper. with feet and arms bure, went out inte tho snow, and when Inst scen nlive was boing led by n negro, who professed to be taking her hoine, She was sup- posed by those who suw her to be intoxicnted, hut wild undoubtedly delirlous from fliness. When found, ber feet, armg, and neck were Lnaly briiged, and a borrible suasplelon i3 enter- wined that sho eame to her denth ut the hands of tho bluck flend who was seen with her, AN IRATE HUSBAND,. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridtines 8cRANTON, Pu., Feb, K.—On Washington ave- nue, in this city, shortly after 4 o'clock this oftornoon, James Mullen stabbed Patrick Me- Guire, clalming that ho found bhn In bed with Mrs. Mullon. McGuire died In n few mfnutes, Mullen dolivered nimself to the nuthorities. lis wifo asderts that shy repulsed MeGuire's nd- vances, At tho Coroner's Inguest to-night it wan shown that 8he was an extremely dissipnted womni, and adwmitted strunge men into tho house in her husbund's absence. Mullen and his wife were committed to prison, A CHICAGO THIET, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunss NEW OnLeany, L., Fob, 14.—A Chiengo thlef, n Mardi Gras visltor, wus nrrested to-day, caught in tho act of grabbing §1,000 from n party In the People's Bunk. Itwas tho old dodge. A con- fedorate stepnod up to o party getting o check casbied and divertea his attention by asking n question. As he turned to answer tho thlef grubbel the money and run, o was seen by twn negroes, who captured hlm und turned bhn over to the pollce. A RELATIVE OF GOV, WILTZ, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Triduna New Onuuans, Feb, H.—Publle Internst bns centered to-night on thoe trinl of Polico-Captiin Bnshemin before the Police Bonrd; charged with turning loose n prisunor detected in the act of attempt nt rape on a 10-year-otd child, It camo out in evldence that the' party in arrest wis i relative of Gov. Wilt4's, ind "had been relensed by tho Governor's order, The charge ngainst tha Tolice Captain thoreupon was dismissed by tho Polico Bourd. S IN TROUBLE, Map1sow, Wis,, Feb, 14.—J. 1. Townsend, a denler in poultry and cgygs, of this clty, Is under arrest for obtalnlug, the sighnture to a draft for 4300 under fulse protenses for tho purposo of discounting the snwmo. Immedlately after gote ting the dralt Indorsed he fled to Cleveland where he wus arrested, and roturnced horo ¥ torday. Hois llmmelnll{ in_bnd shape, owlng numerous parties hore. 1o will undoubtedly go to Stato's Prison, A MURDEROUS LOVER. BAN Frascisco, Cal, Feb., Hi—A dispatch from Wallh Walla, W. T, says that Samuel Buchanan, Ilvingoun Foot's Pralrle, near Fort Colvlile, on Jun, 30 shot and kllled Louls Fen- wick, & nephew of Indiun-Agent Slmms, wounded Miss Mory King (n tho urm nnd baels, shot at Junies O'Nulll, und thon shot himselt through tho heart. The parties shot ut wore dining when Huchunan ealled. The cause wos disnppointed utfection. . MURDER TRTATL, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicazo Tridune, BAN Frascisco, I'eb, 1.—A Sautn Uarbarn disputch saya in tho trinl of Clurcoce Gray, for killing Thoudore Glancy, editor of tho Press, tho Jury wag discharged, being unuble to ugreo, The defenso elnimed that ulmmf' was tho uguressor, and that tho killing was neeldental, “ GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY. PrTTsnuiag, Pa., Feb, H—1, It Jones, Goneral Keeretary of tho Conl-Miners' Assoejutlun, who hus been on triul at Greensburg, ¥a., for cone splracy in Induclng tho winers of the Waverly Conl Compnny to strike, was this evening found gullty ng in manner and form indicted. ARRESTED I'OR' MURDER. CiNcINNATI, O, Fob, 1f.~John Stultenpohl, who was stubbed with a collnr-knifo by a fellow workman named Wumderlich Iy Do Camp & Forking' suddiory establishuient n few doys ngo, died this oveulng, wnd Wunderlich has been arrested, churged with murder, IN A DRUNKEN ROW, Pixceroy, Ky, Fob, I.—Ina drunken fight At Tradewuter Station, Hookins County, yestor- dnv ovening, Jobn Auzenbnugh, o farmer of this county, stubbed and kiiled o man by the name of Wuodrulf. Auzenbuugh escuped, = KILLED IER ITUSBAND, BCRANTON, P, Feb, 14.—rs, F, Mullen stabbed her husbaud to denth to-day, SUICIDE, Moust CrEuEeNsg, Mich, Fob. WM.—Willlam Bhreghor, & woalthy farmer, hung himself this N, 0., Feb, H,—Goorge Begerd, a young German, wis found dead n bed at bls bunrdiog- fivuss In this city this morning. Hegenl lan sboctuker, und hus been [n this countey but Bliort e, Ho hus heon much dissiputed, so thit hls telonds vefused to nsalst hlm, " A lettor wad fortnd on his person, addresied to a retative, Indicatiug his intenton to kil himself, and sov- orit strychnine powders silll remualned in hls pockets, - ——— THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION, PRILADELIIIA, Fub, 1.—The stockholdors of the Permunent Exhibition to-duy resolved to closo tho exhibition fu Falrimount Park and scll tho buliding, OIL AT TITUSVILLE, TUTUAVILLE, Pu., Feln 1L—The murket opened nt 00 cunts; highest, 00 conts; lowest, W) conts; fil‘«;sllm. 00 cunts; shipumonts, 10,500; charters, g, e —— ‘Chree Rival Popes, _Whethor scnsutional or not, the London Dail, Felegraph_tells w curlous story of threo riva Tapis or Fopes of the Ureek Courch in u villngy In Thessaty, md how iwo ot thoin earried thoir polnt, The viilage 1t seenis wad i ploasunt one, tihes were fuiely wond, wing oxoellent, ohickens nat dear, und the villagers orthodox, For iy yours tho rited of the Ureek Church bud boen Tutely mintstered hy two Popes, who guve euel ather spirituul silceor, A third Popu, seelug bow fut wid' the lund, belloving, bussibly, thut the sould thoro wiited pore guldunice, proposed to the originel two ieunbents 1o shiro thelr holy calllyg, The Popes doclined at once, und comi- phbied to tho Hishop of tho dlocess in no quict ering of the Jmpudence of the juters Jopor, sud bncked | up thelt elnms with handsonio prosents, enclt one of them leaviug with the highor digiitiry 8 doucedrs i th way rulll. of s purss ountirining “LO0 plustres fu ‘hinkiug their case won, thoy retire detennined to binr out ‘the tntruder, " 1 comur ulso patd Bl respeets 1o the bighor ptend of 2,000 plustred, ho lott ik, g, who hd mndu tp bis mind i fuve ot tho two ticumbents, now, It s, chutige #is tmind, propossessed by tho tutrinsle uierits of 1ho lust potitdonor, A regular lotter of Apostolis 16 Ve B Tho oW Witk Goilig on his e, o roturned o tho villuge und atlichitend ut Ui s, exoliding the othue Popos, 3L It wis hiy st wid lust upbearnies in Gt positlon, fur on delaking the couscorutod winy he wua ' tuken witn spustis wid dicd in tho churchi 1€ I8 way ot potson writus u Viguia Journul frow whe the Tdegruph tuked the Bocount, ** it wag u visitaton of Providence. CASUALTIES. Horrible Tale of Suffering and Death in the Wilds of Virginia. Ten Men Buried Beneath the Ruins of Their Tempo« rary Shelter, Eight of the Unfortunates Roasted fo Death in the Blazing Holo- caust, Two' Escape, Terribly Crushed and Burned, to Relate the Sicke oning Details. Accldent on the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy Near Mone mouth, Ill, Three Cars Make a Fearful Leap of Fifty Feét Down an Em- bankment. Miraculous FEscapo of the Passengors from Instant Death—Several Severely Injured. MIRACULOUS ESCAPT, Special Duapatch to The Chtcago Tribunds Moxzouri, i, Fob. M.—Another terriblo ralirond accident happened on the St. Lonis Di- vislon of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ttullrond this moralng. No. #, the 8t. Louls night oxpress, left Monmouth at 4:58 n. m., about buif an bour Inte. Thero were but fow phssengers on tho train, on account of tho Into stiow-blockndo, thore boing but about fitteen or cightodn passengers, besldes the conduotor and tealh-men. While runuing along ovora high and steep embankmont about 700 feot lung and thirty to Nlfty. feet high, the upproaches to Cedur Creok bridge, four milea north of hero, A broken ruil was ° en- countered. Tho engine and baggago cur pnssed safely over, only tho rear trucks of tho bagguge-car Jumpling tho track. All the re- malning cars—emokiog-cur, day-conch, and Pullmunn slecper—rfff off, bumped along tho ties some four or fivo cars' length, and thon fell down tho stecp cmbankment Into the diteh fifty feet below. The two rear cars were rolled over on thelr slde, while the smoking-car landed on its top. Meanwhllo the cugine dragged tho baggnge-car, which was off tho truck snd bumping nlongon the tics and stringers, half way across tho bridge beforo It was stopped, and it is wonderful that the bridge withstood tho terriblostrain and did not go down. Tho conduetor was In the duy conch, and deserves crodit for tho cool nnd brave mannor in which ho ncted. Tho red hot stovo near him was tipped over, afd two Jarge coals wore thrown out on the floor, The car would soon have been wrapped. In flames, but he immediately threw them back Into the stove with his bare hand, nnd oxtinguished tho firo with snow. Afterho and tho other passongers, who had by thls time cenwled out, had scen that all danger from flre was uvolded, thoy sot nbout the rescue of the pnsseugers wlho wero pinned in under the seats. 1t scomed almost amiraclo that noone wus killod, although several wero sevaroly Injured, and threo perbups tatally. In tho smokinyg-car, which was a cownplete wrock, thoro were soven persons, wmost of thom raliroad em- © ployés. 'I'wo of these wero dangerously hurt. OF tho olght or ten occupanta of tho duy conch, 3r. Newton was injurod the worst, belng thrown 80 viotently nud fastened under tho sents that it was nocessary' to tear away the scats tore- lcase ‘lhlm. There wero only two passengors in tho sleepiug-car bosides tho porter and brakemun, #and nono wero seriouse 1y injured. A mpeelal trmn with a surgeon and mattrosses wus Immediatoly sont out for therellof of the wounded, nnd thodo most serlously Injured were brought to this city and taken to tho Nutionn! Iotel. Below Is & correct Miat of those fujured: Conrad Weaver, rullrond employé, Ienrds- town, I1L.; skull fructured ubove rixht oyo; probe Ably futaily injured, a8 no doubt infinmmution of tho brain witl sut in; nlso, suvere gashes on the face und head. . Luclus F. Nowton, Davonport, In.: severe gush on top of the hewdl flvo inches long, cul to ;huuskull. sovera brulses on chest, und intoronlly nJuro Rchuredl Pralther, rallrond employ6, Beards- town, fiL;right arm broden, contusion on tho houd and fuce, und perhups futernally Injured, Andrew Nolson, rullroad employé, Moumouth, TIL, sovere cut ucross the left slde of the face and nose. Johu Unlfour,. traveling waa, Chicago, IIl; leg braised. J. C. Stunton, conductor, Rock Island, 1lL; left band cut und right hand severely buraod. €. K. Harn, brakemnan, brulsed, A, N. Layton, Iilvod's Depot, N. Y.; left hand cut, Sovaral othor passengers vecolved slight cuts and hrulses. Pussongers were trunsforred, ang tralns word run around by way of Galesbue and. Galva_ until tho wreeklwns clearod thisaft- ernoon. The dumage to tho raliroad company from property destroyed 18 estimnted nt nbout $10,000, busides damagos thut wlll havo to bo pald to pussengors, A JIORRIBLE FATE, Special Duapaten to The Chicago Triduns, JAcksox, Moore Co., Va., Feb, 1.—A horriblo holocaust vceurred lnst night, during the sovere sturis which provilled In this vicinity, A party of men workivg in turpentine wore epcamped in tho woods, They buflt an Incline between two Inrgo pines, bracing tho cressridgo-polo in front botweun tho two trees. Ad thoy expected to bo at work { thls spot for somo weoks thoy mude tho structure as substuntinl as possiblo, plling up an the roof heavy layers ot earth and blek- ory poles, and kecping the wholo securo Ly a layor of tho Inrwest rocks thoy coutd find. In tho centre of tho temporary bullding thoy Luilt & lurge fire, and, after eating thelr rations, thoy spread blankets dpon the ground and about 11 o'clock wero sleeping, hudiled togothor arcund the fire, which, ns tho wenthor was cold, had been replenlsbed with fresh logs, Thoy! alept, it 18 supposod, till ubout 1 o'clock In the night, when the storm was at fts helght, Thore wore ten men in the place thon, all aleeping soundly, when, nmidst the wild howling of tha wind, tho horrible trup foll in with it mass of rock und curth, The roof, with Its sharpened luths ‘and nlckory billets, cawme duwn In gathered fury, impnling tho rocky mnss on tho sleoping humanity underneath, in two lu- stunces buyoneting to tho earth the wriggling hadlea ot tho untortunate sleopors. The work of dovastation and death wns not completed, for, tho tioor bolng covered with beds ot leav and struw, and tho shies of the structure belng mado of fnterfuced dry twigs and lenves, and thore being n barrel of turpentine iu tho pluce, tho hoops caught from tho firo, and scon trunsformed tha place Into s furnace burns fng uL white heat. The two mnugled and Dbiistered survivors of the night gavo o thriltiug secount of tho scene, and the horrls blo sufforings of some of tho unfortunntes. Jumes Jarrett and William Vix wore sleopig noar tho door and wero Loth fearfully crushud Ly tho fulling muas. Vix succecded tirstin ex- trlcating bimsolf, nithough u large log wns neross iy stomnch, Ho orawlod srom-among tho massso budly hurt and falut that ho man- uued to dray hlself ten roct from the pluco. Hy lust consclousness, und, when ho‘revived, he saw streaks of flames shootmg up from tho plto aud heard tho voleo of Jarrett cry- jng, “UHelp me, for God's sake! I um rousting1” When ho roalized the horror of tho situntion ho pulted himsoif by hls bands—ono of hislexs wus broken und bo could not walk to 1o pluco—und succecded ln gottivg Jurrotl out, but paut was ull ho could do, und his compunion wus’ Woro_serlously injured ‘than blmsolf, ouo foot belug lternlly ronsted off and his lefo shoulder disjocuted, The 1wo gurvivors wore 1ou heipless to vonture near the pluce aguinst tho thunes, which shog bigher and higher, and lha{ heard agonizing shricks from iwo of tholr compunions Lwprisonod In the burniig heaps of turpentine, straw, leaves, und wuofl‘. Buoil the screiing gave wuy to grouns, then no Bound was heanl, only the” rour of the Huinos, Ju budf an bour ufterwards the tfire had done ita Work Thu Lwo inon's sullferiugs wero fmiense, not only trom tholr injurivs but the cold, This norning thoy wore found s rought to Cartbuge, ‘Tho Llackencd skuletons of six of thelr compunions wero found {11 0nu pluee, uud in anathor cornee two baif-rousted biadies were discoverwl, pinlonud to the cartl by the sharp. eheld luths uf pine which bad gone through thole bundies. Theso two men were Willluim Eylet und Alexaudur Cuil,—thw lattor about 20 years old. Yo nuwes of We vthor slx wuro Hobért Bawp- fon, Donald tylot, Houston Mortimer, Albort Rodes, David Mewws, and Feank Robias, - Jarrott canaot possibly recover, GAS EXPLOSION. Ruevnus, O., Foh. H.-=An explosion of the gns workd here yesturduy enused n complote wreck in the hamedfato vieinity, There was a leak In tho pumplug-room, o largo volume of gus had escaged aud filled tho room of the bullding, sud the gas Igniteil from contaet with tho fire. The enst and south walls wern completely domol- shed, Tho west wall was literally distributed over Sandusky nvenue, and n small portiod of tha north wall waa left standing, nnd n fow feot of one of tho partitlons rumnins, The débris was scattered in ovory dircction, bricks and mortar and fron being found on the bridzo 800 yurids nway. Hundreds of windows werg shattered fora large radins. A large pleco of timber wont through tho sido of S8honert & Hol- ler's tannery, nbout a quarter of i mile from tho works. A child wis serlously injurcd about n quarter of nmilo from the scene of tho disns- lvl:’:;g#n Irou bolt, which came in through the wl 3 A SITOCKING ACCIDENT, Detnotr, Mich, Feb, l—John Connors, n switchman on the Canaita Sontthern, met with a terrible necident at Ainherstbhurg yesterday. His foot caught in a gnard, The cnrs backed down on hlm. With great presence of mind he caught hotd of the step bars of the freight-car, which nalono saved his lifo, 11is leg below tho knee was wround to o pulp, Amputation was performed, At Inat accounts ho was alive, There are somo hopes of hls wcuvurfl. Ho I8 a young man, aged 2, and lives at Bt. Thomas, Ont, BLOWN TO ATOMS. A NrAprony, Pa,, Fob, 14.—F. A, McClain, in tho employ of the Roberts Torpedo Compauy, this morning was driving along tho highway, fifteen miles southenst of Bradford, in o slelgh with 200 pounds of nitro-glycorine. The horaes beeame frightoned, ond ran against n boulder, causing an explosion, Me- Cinin' wns torn to mince-meat, voth horses killed, and no evidences of tho slolgh could be found, MeClnin was a youug man and numare ried. HisTpurents urc éald to reside in Boaver ¥alls, Pa. [ A BOWLDER ON TIE TRACK. CixoiNyati, Feb. M.~Tho ongincer of tho south-bound freight on the Cinclunati Bouthern Roud, whon near Slonn's Valloy Suturday night, saw o hugo bowlder on the track. Ilo reversed and ealted brakes, but tos late. Goorgo Mar- chang, n young brakeman, promptly answerod tho cull, and In tho wreck wus fistantly kitlod. "ruol:mgiuu aud six cars wero thrown from tho rak, A SINGULAR ACCIDENT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes CouvwATtER DeroT, Mlch, Fob. 14.—Jackson Pollock, of Batavia, this (Branch) county, whilo driving home from this city this aftornvon his team become uninanegenble, running into o ond which was frozen over, Tho team, brenk- ng through the ice, stopped puddenly, and Mr. Pollock wua thrown out {nto tho holo mado by tho team and was drowned. BADITIMEKEEPERS, TAFAYETTE, Ind.,, Feb, 14,—Tho pay-car and engino of thoe Cinclnnatl, Indlanapolis, St. Louls & Chlcago RRoad collided yesterday afternoon at Montmorency with a passengor traln, owing to the dliferenco of time In tho watches of tho conductors, Hoth englnes wero badly wreeked. Conductor THddinger, of tho pay-cur, was badly hurt about tho heud. TUNDER THE WHEELS. Bpectal Dirvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Font WAYNE, Ind,, Fob, M.—Frank J. Grier, aged 22, omployed us froight brakeman on tho Fort Wayno Road, while coupling cars at Forest to-day slipped and fell, tho curs passing over his legs, cutting thom off avove the knees. Ho is still lving, but bis recovory 1s fmpossible. EMASII-UP. Special Dupatch to The Chicago Tridune. JAcksSON, Fob, 14,—This afternoon.ns u freight on the Michigan Alr-Line was coming fnto town, tho train parted and enme togetbher with such forco ns to throw ono car from tho track. Ihis dcluyed tho passenger-traln overtwo hours, Tho damage was slight. —_— (PERISIIED IN 1IIE FLAMES, KexT, 0., Feb. 14,—The residonce and house~ hold effeets ot Mr. Kline, n farmor living a fow miles enst of here, birrned on Suturday, and Mr, Kllue, 70 yeurs otd, perlshed in the lumos, SAD MISITAP, &pectal Diapatehs to Thie Chicago Tribune, JAcKsoN, Micl, Fob, 4.—An oid lndy named Hollywood fell and broke her right arm at the shoulder to-day, Mrs. Hollywood i3 over 70 yoars of oge. A FATAL FALL, , Bpteial Dispateh 10 4133 Luiceeo Dribunes OrrawA, UL, Y¥eb, WU.—A man numed J. Bwuorthout was thrown from a wagon nt Mar- sellles this ovening, and wae instantly killed, OBITUARY. ¥ CAPT. WILLIAM RIIODES. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. . BT, PAun, Feb, 14,—Capt. Willluin Rhodes, Presldout of tho Common Counell and a leading business man of this clty, diod this morniog of preumoenin, nged i, after n brief iness, Cupt. Rhodes-wus born in Tondon, Eng., in 1826, In 185¢ ho camo to this country, sottling fu West Virginia, and afterwards in Cioclonati, whero he entered Into business and romnined until 1859, when he'camo to Minnesota. Sinco sottiing hero Capt. Rhodes hus hold muny responsiblo positions of both & public and private nature, and nlways lo tho most mccoptable mauner, Up to May, 1844, he was Sccrotary and T'rensurer of tho Ln Crosso & Minnosota Steam Tucket Company, and hold the same rensposible positon In the Keokuk Northern Line up to 1872, when he was eleoted Diroctor of tho seme Compuny, which pince ho held until 1878, when horesigned. Siuco that timo he has boon gene ceral, conildontinl, and financial agent in thia clty'of Coutmodors Davidson, of the Dinmond Jo Lino of steatnory, 1{o wad uldo Dircotor in the Fire & Muriue Insurance Compauy and in the Merchants’ Natlonal Bank. Forseyveral years he kasbeen amember of the Common Councll,und wus President of that body ¢ tho tiwo of bis denth. Decensed had a lurge eirclo of ncquaint- nnees all over and Northwest, especlally up and down tho Ohio’ frum Plttsburg to I8 mouth, and on tho Missiasippi from Bt. Puul to New Orlenns. Ald, Rhodes louves a widow and two chitdren. His daughtor, Mry. Dr. varling, of Colorsdo Springn. 18 now i thinclty. ia son_ Willlam g nmember of the hardwire firm of Browor & Ruodes, whotw he leaves n handsomo fortuno, Binco hls residenco in Bt. Paul Ald, Rhodes his been prineipally cunnected In one way or an- other with all tho great onterprises which have from timo to time ongrossed publle attontlon. THE ITON. FERNANDO WOOD. Tarrus Roek, Ark., Feb, 14.--A speclal from ot 8prings, duted this afternoon, says: *Tho Hon, Fernando Wood explrod last night at 9 u'elock, Bincoe hia arrival at the Springs, u short thmo ngo, he has bean in i versiweak and almost hopoless condition, which continued without tho slightest change until overtaken by doath, hia disonse being a complicution of gout and rhou- mutlsin, and his phystelans entortalned no hope for bis recovery troin the hogtomng, The body of the decenscd now lics In stuto at tho Arllng- 24 ton Hotel awaltiug tho arrivel of his brother this nfternoon's train, It §8 expected that the remains will be taken Erat by to-inorrow morns ing's train, . At o meuting of the City Councll redolutions of condotence were adopted and o committeo appolnted to cscort his remadns to the dopot. Iils son, brother, and slstor, Mra, Buldwin, will aecompnany the ronalng from herv., At aapecial wept! of tho City Councll uud residonts of Hot Springd, otk thls evening st tho City-Hull, 0 committeo of the most promineit citlzens was appointed 0 walt on the citizons geuorlly to request & unanlous suspension of business botween tho bours of U und 12 to-mar- poct te the memory of the jute Jon, ) Wood, and thut tho entire community Otlllaly’ shouid accoimpuuy his rousuliis epot, ———— A DESTITUTE FAMILY, DAYTON, O, Feb. 1L—A Oerman family of culgrants were found fu tho clty to-duy in s staty of great destitution, having nothing to cat and little— fuel.” Onv of thole children died of fover A fow weeks ago, and onc thut fs flve years - old s unablo to walk or tulk. Yesterduy ano little selrl fell buokward fnto o koitle of bulling water, scalding horself so that sho died inn fow hours, ‘The failly are namud Gergor, and bave beon In e country but u fow months, Thoy cuu speak nu Buglish, ———— STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonxk, Feb, lL—Arrived, the Utopla, from Loudun, : Lavenrool, Feb., 14.—~The Horder and Britan. nle, from Now York, and the Lolpsig, from Dal- tinore, havo arrived out. New YouK, Fob. l—Arrived, 1he steawsulps Helvetln, from Liverpool, sud tho Arsugon, trow Bristol. ————— SMALL-POX, TrENTON, N. 3., Fub, H.—~Tho Btate Normal Bebool has: beon closed owlug to the dlscovery f 4 cuso of small-pox unony tho puplis, Fernun and city 1o the _— OUR CHINAMEY, _— Two Banquets Given Thojr ers and Friends, _— Thoy Iusist wpon Showing WL in Ths Easgop " 90 e N, The First Ohinese-American 8con In Ohicago, Toachs Baby Brey Y. M. C. A. CHINAMEY, A very Intoresting event camg o n 1 Farwell Hall yestorduy ovening, when gy, 0" ors of the Lhinese Bunduy-school, whic dueted undor the ausplees of the Youtng Chiristian Aswocintion, togother wity & 1501 of thalr Crionds, cnioyed to hospitg it thoit scholars, Who, iy return for e et © glven them lnst New-Year's, hai lnrhc(‘lk::m 10 onjoy u SUBpCT Which they had prepurng o thom, _About 20 lavitations had heen 1o L and nearly nll tho bldden wopy besides whom tho Chineso scnolary, to ™ ber of thiriyelght, wero nlso on o The proceodings wero oponed by the ey, ‘,: . Yowell, who mndo a fow approprinte re, i and expliined Tiow tho plownmg secericks brought. about, nftor whioh Bo madg o ) PiRvo ot the uhi b Two of 0 Uhinose scholars san beginmog “Siuce God 10 whom we gy R move™ I very correct style, atter which o Giet, who was (ntroduced 10 tio nugionncddn Chrlatian Chinmon, mado in ks, iyl & hio truced a_ paraliol Lotween tio topernild Chirist and Confuciits upon the basisnt righige 1icws, showlng that tho dactrines of tho fajee s, which e had been converted were hetror . thoso ho bud formerly bolloeved tr, The gyt wa plentirully interlarded with Seripryrond! tatlons, il of which fllustruted tho subje s, terin & vory polnted and Appropriato manner, Mr. Firth, a tonoherof the eventng sopey anid 0 fow words, nfter which tho wuosts were | vited 10'be seutei nt tho suppar. thbios sty provided nccommodation for nbout 1, While the repast was being discussed Tm TRIDUNE reporter present wus inforimed by Mry, D. K. Ponrson, tho Indy Superintendent o 1y gchool, thnt Wwhen her scholurs intlmated oy intentlon of Inviting thole tenchers to u wuppe, thoy "did thoir utiost to dissitade them fron tholr purpose. A‘rmr uSo they nceepted g gim. ilar javitation, and found ntter it was over tyy tlie boys bad employed a eaterer ut conaldoraty expenso, a thing to which the tonchers sertously objucted, 'This ting thoy tricd o linpress upe thelr scholurs that it would be much better | thoy dovoted tho money 10 tho purchus o books, but the boys sald” thoy would have thy ‘books and tho supper too. Flinlly & compromisy was arranged by which it was ugreed that gy bulk of the manoy intended to be expentedfy tho supper should bo upvlied to the purchay of an otinun to bo tho property of tho feholire who wore permitted to sunply A supper on fbe em‘nlluonuhnlluhould bo ])rnpllru\l’ by theme sclves. For some days past tho boys have been pres paring for tho evout, Tho ladies lent them a) tho nccesanry cooking uppuratus and supplled them with table-furniture, and tho supper shawed thit thoy had employed thom ta the bas advantage, Tho tables wero olegantly sot, thy viands of n most appetizing description, thy covking being pronounced excellent by all who partook of tho dishes, ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING FEATUREY OF THE OCCASION was tho presence during tho oventog of o Chins« mun nomed Mr. Roltar—an Anglicised version of Low Low—his wife, & very vreity German ‘womanof about 3, and tholr - mouths'-old baby, Bldm'{' Rollar, the flrst aud unly Infant of Amorleo-Chinese extraction over seen fu Chye cago. Of course thoy wera nll Interviewed, The Dbuby, iu whom tho Anglo-Suxon charucteristis completoly overshadowed tho Mougollan, did not huve much to ssy. The motbor, however, Wwils moro communieutivo. Sho sald that s mot and marricd her husband (n Texas, and had never had vecaslon o regrot her choice, us by wag not only a very good busband, but wai alo quito well to do In"tno world, his aptitude fur business haviog realizod him sutficient moneyto enablo him to get along without working for th remuinder of his life. Shodid not Kiow what had erused hor to select n Chinaman for ber busband, bhut supposed the samo fate lmpelid ber ‘in'his uirection which caused al other happy mnirimoniel dvents 1o o~ cur. They had Dived about three montss in Chicago, end belloved thoy would make tois clty thelr pormunent bume. ~ On the quesdonuf religlon the lady stated that she bad not wady any uattompt to convert her husband to b Chrlstinn talth., She was o Lutheran when ste married, but sho_confessed that of lute she bsd not boen ns oareful In her rellgious dutics us shy onco wis, and sho admitted that it was a mitter of indilforenco with her whother litle Sidoey Leeame a Christinn or Confuclun, Sho hal, ko ovar, n very strung hope that when ho became of ugo ho would bitve tha right of castingbif voto as an Ameriean cltizen, Mr. Rollar bed very Ilttlo to say on tho subject of lis fumily relations, When told thut hisboy ‘was tho ploture of himself ho beamed xia ]o{. but pointed to the little chap's oyes sud #nld, * Likeo ho mother bere.”" This was allowed, Dut It wia inslated that othorwlso ho wasa b fect littlo Chinnman, all of which utter imeae dneity was hugely enjoyed by the fond parcat Atter all bad partaken of “supper some of tby achiolars sung sovoral hyns, audaftor the hene diction the eujoyablo affuir cawme to un eud, . METHODIST CHINAMEN, A very cnjoyable entertalnment, but ooe rathor novel withal, took place lust night Inthe Bunday-chool rootns of the Wabash Avenue L E. Church, corner of Fourtconth street. Eoe rollod s members of tho Sunday-school of k4 church are about fifty Chinamen, the finitons of thom having boen recelved into tho schod somuthing ovor a year ngo, About twenty-fre or thirty aro very regular attendunts, and st nieht’s ontertainment wns onu gotten up b thom ns & compliment to“thelr teachers frionds' In tho school. ~ Tho onv ¥ soomed to have the supervision of the aifairwat Yong Ah Cncow, but prominent nmong it ‘othors wers Lea King, Iloy Yolop, Sim Sher weln, Mol Ming, Ah fay, and Lem Nuu, Sume thirty or mmoro of tho ludy upd gentlemed teobiors ucceptad tho invitutions oxtended 19 them by thoir gratoful scholars, und brought with thom quito & number of acqualst ancos. ot ‘There was no regulnr order of rmmsz-nnml;l # tho evening. Tha Chinamen wero all urrayed the convontionul kurb of their race, but marz‘n thing about tholr persounl uppearance h:\'m airof romarkabloneatness snd clennliness, o3 o fow of thelr numboer wero fu umm\rmt’“_g completing urraizoments for tho suppen o« othors wore out in tho maln school-room ¥ tho gucata. Ocouslonnl seleotions of lnu}“’&u rendored by a Chinesy oreliestra of nn:l; (importud, of course), put lu_ono corner 01 W room. The ulrs wero ione of thom fuwillar the guesis, but It la snfo to suy that thoy“m hluhlgplmuhm. A Bumbor of hymid weredl tho Chinnmen mklnfi part, an mllpwlnl.'i'lm some Scriptural reading by Loem Nunau or two others, ‘The prinoipul foaturo of tho evening Wad THE SUPPER. " Tho Chinamen hud attended to_this entielf without ussistunco. ‘Tho supper wus IPR" . threo lony tables which, fu general uphesnioy woro like banguet tables, Beautiful wu‘fl‘I pyrumlds of lusclous fruit, candies, uuul. on woro urrunged with ' tuste ot which T cutoror might wetl bo proud. Tho blll"l]'“* was purely Amorlean, oxcopt that the 3 {nciudod a ‘varioty of eandied frults impo frum China snd to bo obtained obl Y ohesh Chinosy store,~sweennoats of tho very fi, yuallty and Havor, ‘Tho xmyklns‘ um’m“, of hoavy mflur, paudily decornted n“ sl colord, und tho Louguets wero all et 'I.‘ e somo ching vascs, Tho guests only sat b firat table, and tho Chiuniion, ul I lh‘:' o] of long ujroms, wufted upon thym. and SCEG, ta bo tenusported with pleasure In LS Hhy mitted to |:.ermfm xlhln uty: Il:;,l‘w;:mm.. suppor, and at its close, tiio lady teache nugfi fne progonted with o very pretty : costly sllk handkerchlof. Au;:lxm:mzc;m itio gunorosty, el G general wood foclings alspluye o ion last night would say thut they weroa B thut had been abused, . s e —et—— LAMB DENIES IT, To the Editor of 10 Chicapo Triburse Cn10Aao, Fob. 14.—1 nnticod A smuwwfl Sunday’s TRIBUNE to tho cifcct that 1 b o deinking {nordinately of lute, und mnl{ll}wu"[ ont sloknesy 18 duo to the quuntitics um 4 bave drank. Tho stutemcut pirpe risoners mado on tho autharity of my “'"‘"'[3.. e 1 wisn that your repurter hud givolt 8 giped of the follow-prisoers, 16 ho did, 180U 8 to the opinlon thay * (L‘Ilnw-prls(»fl‘llrhl. dwlindlo Into * fellow-prisonery: und Bt would prove to bo “Bheoney '* Goonits o fow who swore fulsoly agutust 1 ."“ ‘zat L wish to say, In justleo to mysen, T giemiaon i ke, L 8 rluking, an aw al . Doculse bo Jali oflicfn] hus vver h:d ruprimand nie sinco wy arrest 1t 1570“ Laxe et A PETRIFIED MAN-T (vl Boxxnast, Ky, Feb. 13.—Near :w' bt 5ulles south of hore, {8 very WEUO SRS ipisg boen explored for soveral mllul.m yesterdal prculiur bud boen discovered wu ror, 2095, M, 0. Uormun, Arsfstunt """‘l'“mur o 5% Eunlml by u native, went hack turt .,mumfl“" ufors, whon suddenly thov wors S5 b cuxnu\'u upou tho patrificd body o ) ould usk fong, (€ wus ey us aduwaul, W4 SO o romoved, - Thuso facts worw 10I S spondent by porfectly rollnblo PREe), sured him that stops would Imlxl" o body und plicy 1t on eabivitiot: CIAT CE Wo0DS ,’fis‘g}‘:‘lfl‘% s,au :s'.ycnmw Tribusk ATLANTA, Oa., Fob. 1i.—Associate 3 Woods luft for Wusbiugton to-dade