Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1881, Page 6

“STATE AFFAIRS. Schuyler Colfax Entertains the Indiana Senate with a Brief Speech. An Application from a Lady for a Commission as No- tary Publie. Ennctment by the Kansas Legis- Inture of n Remarkably Stringent Temperance ‘ Law. Consideration of the Woman- Suffrage Resolution in Wis. consin Postponed. Defeat of a Proposition to Exempt $10,000 of Church Property from Taxation. The Main Interest in Michigan Legisla- tion Centres in the Temper- ance Question, Conviot Labor the Subject of Contro- versy in Minnesota—Sympa- thy for Ireland, A Compromise Movement Set on Foot in Pennsylvanin—Balloting for Scuator. l{nm.m of Interest Disoussed and Acted TUpon in Other State Bodies Yestorday, INDIANA. . Spectal Dirpateh to The Chicago Tridune. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb, 16.~The Senate mnado an attack this morning upou tho il embirncing what is known ns tho civil code,n huge docu- ment about five inches high, contulning 0% pages of munuscript, which hus never been rend oxceopt by title for tho tirst rending und by tltle for the sccond reading. On motloy, the Sennts ordered that tho Clerk should rend only such scctions as are mmended, and the entire day way consumed In thelr consideration. The work of tho Hevision Bonrd, of whicl Judgo Frazer, for- merly of tho Supreme Court, {8 n prominent mamber, is being earciully followed, and 1t is Iikely tho result of thelr great labov will becomy tho law. IN THE HOUSE gcveral now billa wore introduced regulnting tho transportation of frelght by rallronds: pro- viding for the removalof drift from sireains; appointing State Examiners of county uficers” books; ereating n State oard of Visltors for benovolent Institutions of the State, to bie com- posed of threo gentlowen nnd two lndles; and amonding kalf-nedozen other nets. Furnns brought forwnrd n bill Governur. to appolnt o Superintendent and n Board of throo Mabngers to toko charge of all the bustness of tho State connected with tha World's Fulr., Tho snlury of the Superlutendent sl by (§150 0 mmonth, and of tho managers §ih o month, Tho bill appropriates $20,000 for tho Indinng ox- hibit. The ITouse then gnve up two hours lstening to tho representatives of TIE WOMANSUFFRAGE MOVEMENT, who presented their clnhms, Mre, Dr, Higgart led off, making u stroug, pleasunt udidrees, to which men will Msten whether thoy are willing to modify thele views or not, Mrs. Helen Gougar, of Lutayotte, fol- lowed, spleing her retnrks with chofes bits of sarcnem that tho country members did not relish entire] Toth tadies rotired nmidat ap- plause, Mre. Iluggart being tho recipient of many compliments.” From subseauent remarks, howovor, it does not appear that any opiulons wore chunged or moditied. The Sennte will be treated to u simlilar doso, and then tho lndies will retire for another two yenrs, The ball was crowded with spectators, u lurge mnjority botug ladies. Whilo tho ladles were spenking in the 1louse, Gov. Porter was entertained with reading oo applleation from Marthn J. Evans,. of Richmond, for n commission a8 mnotary pubtie. Tho Governor 14 very gallant, but whotner o womnn could fegatly be mado & nos tury public wus question he was not prepured tonnswer, 8o he reterred to Altorney-teneral Baldwin, who will shoot off ono of his oplnions In tho near Mturg. This afternvon Vice-1 caldont Colfax, huppon- ngr to hiva sumo business with bis fellow-towns- mia, Senutor Leepe: .uwn} e Into the Benute Chawmber for n moment, whe HE WAS POUNCED UPON for puothor of his huppy wildresses, filled with ploasant reminiseenses of tho pust. — Anong other things ho suhd, referving to thirty- soven or thirty-gight — yoars 10, Whon ho wad reportdr i tho Senuta; % As | spenk to you i1 membership comes before wie, Inthe Prosident’s choir, at tho right stde of which was my roporter's table, sat Licnt,-Gove Bright, presiding over u Bennto politienliy tied then as how, und who, with that feaviesness and will which even his enumles coneeded, post- ned by his ecusting vote the Bemutorial election L the fiext session, which then eleeted him to tho vaeant ehalr in tho United States Scnnte, In ho bick row of seats wus tho erin Juh FEwing, of Vincennes, able, eynleal, and snre flc, who always bousted of representing old nox, “THE MOTHER OF COUNTIES. Noar him, from the distelet now reprosented by my friend Mr. Lecpor, wus the diplomatic De- vees, not now atl fndiunan, but flling with murkod ability o vers respondible position pt the Nutjoual Uapital; und afsu tho persuasive Ktlgore, with the Quaker ropresonting und Quakorish Halloway, both nfterwards 1 Con- gress, On the Dentoeratie side, 1 remember well the outspoken und lerepressible Waipole and the dignilied Senntor frow Johnson, Dr. ltithoy, HOW living -ln Senutor Mujor's distrlct, who, in tho durkest bours = of Htate flunnces, when bo conld not pay even the Interest on our grest fptoront fmprovemeat dedt, inuugumted the legisintion which guve to us fhie bunovolent fn- stitutions nround this city, of which, s In- diunlung, wo ure 80 proud, Inslsting thut our peoplo would WILLINGLY BEAR TIE BUBDENS OF TAX- ATION for the bettermont of the coudition of our In- sang, blid, and deat,”” Continning, Mr. Colfux suid: [ oeannot closs witbuut nlludiog to o spoech 1 hey t that thne b the old Court= 30t of tho 1 cont bitdids re sitting, by ex-Gov, Ruy, In he predicied, although thers *woy othing but bottomices mud-ronds lending thut Indlunapulis would within the lire- thise of Bumo who heard bl beeome tha greats cat ratiroad oontre of thu fnland cities of the Uniog, trom which raliways would diverge in overy dir Lo ike the epukes from tho hubsag u wucel Tagugh this proplieey was snoered ut by the two velierable Senntors who uccompanied pio 1o beay it 1L has been veritied most romurk- ublys wnd I Wisty-mdd yeurs have broweht aboutsuct wondersui development und progress, Wi cun bmitor torceast what iy ho oue Sutire n thirty years more if your Senutors und your successond wew fadlthful to all the futerests tho people huve pluced 1 your hunds," e wus frequontly sppluuded us ho called up tho nmnes ot distingusbed yud Bonored suns of Indlaun, utter which e way introduced to the wmoembers preseit. UENENAL UK INDIANAPOLIS, I, Feb, tho IHousn bills were introducud uuthorlzing tho widing-up of business of corporations, “reguluting tho transportation of treiglit by rullrouds, providing for tho rumoval uf drilts from strewms, uppoint Mg Blule oxuminerd of oounty ollicers’ books, creating u Stute Bourd of Visitors for benevulont nstitutions consisting of three gentlemon uud two ladies. House, the predec g b whilel you which -{n —— MICHIGAD Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Laxstso, Mich., Feb, 16.—~Tho question of sub- mitting the proposed probibition ucndwent to tho Coustitutivn to the voters of the Stute camo up fu Comuwittes of tho Whole lu ¢ho Beuuty in tho form of a Jolut resolution. ‘The ball wus opened ot 10:45 by,u svecol truin Senutor Farr, tha hoad of the probibition juovement in Wik i THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY body, who spoke forcibly and cloquently forover an hour, A recess was tuken till 2 o'clock, when Benator Caplis, of Detrolt, opened for the oppo- sltlon, At this hour tho Benato floor and gnl- lorles were TATERALLY PACKED with Crienda of both slies of the mensure, prom- luent nmong whom svere the lending temperance mien and women of the Stato, Senator Winsor, of {luron, replied to the arguments of Senator Caplls, and most of the othot nrguments mucdo by the antleprohibitlon element wero in tho way of urging varlous amenduents and riders caleidnted to defeat the wriginal proposi- tion, one of which was " offored by that factlous —tut shrewd leqder of the 2anti-probibitioniste, Senator Joe Chundler, of tlowghiton, that tho Upper Poninanin shoitll be exempt from tho provislonsof the LI in ense ftshonld pars, One by oue tho amendiients were voted daown, and tinlly o vote was tuken foratriking oul all after the enacting -clause, resulting 10 yeas, 16 nnys, The Committes then nrose and reported the LIl with some minow anendinents us to pheascalogs, ete, which tho Henmto eoneareed I, amd the whole guestion wus then reterred Jolnddy, to the Comaittees on the Liguor Peaflic and Constitutionnl Amends wients, who will probibly Teport it for FINAL ACTION TO-MORROW. Some of the m wreful and conservativo frienida of the prolibl vietory will surely verch upon thole binners Tho whisky men and Oricndy of tho present Tux law are contident, ang elafo thay hnve s mnjority of two n tho Senate. Severnd Nena. tors did not vote to-dny. Tho prohibitiontsta have n very strong lobby here, and ara ssing every maothod for recurlng votes, fneluding o temperanee-lceturs by the Kentueky woratory the {lon. Georgo W, Hnlne, and tlon at tho temperance headquurters by tho Indies of nlmh\l\'unmu'u Christlun Temperance Union to- night. JKANSAS, Spectal Dispaleh ta The Chicago Tribunt. TarEKA, Kus., Feb, 10.—After u debnte lasting two weeks, both Ifouses huve pnssed what s known s tho Iron-Clad Tempernnee bill to curry Iuto offect tho prohibitory nmendment. Tho b was contested section by section in tho ouee to-doy, and finnlly passed Just us it cmno from the Sennte, It becomesa law upon recelv {ng tho Governor's glgnature. Tho vote was 163 to 21 The bill makes it unlawful und pune ishable .for nny person o manufdcture, sell, or barter wny Intoxieativg haguor pxeept for mechanieal, sefentifie, or e dleinnl purposes. Mo sell under tho exceptions n drugglst: tnust obtaln a permit froni the I'robate Juwdge running one year, for which ho pays £, nccompanled by a certiflento of good moral chieeter from twelve reputablo cltizens, Physlclans are requlred to mnake aii- duvit onco n year before the Probate Judgo tbat 1 THEY WILL ONLY PRESCRINE LiQuonr when the health of a patlent uetually requires ity und for violaton of these provisions nois subjected to n fino of FK for tho first offenss, und fine and imprisonment for’ subsequent olfenses, All liquors, or wmixtures. thoreof, by whatever nume cadled, aro bronght within this meaning of tho Inw, und any une renting, donating, or lensing o room in which ligitor 14 suld or diposed of In any form 18 subject to penulties. See W pro- vidos thilt overy purson who wiiall I uny Wiy cause the intoxieution of any other person shull B compelled to pay for the cure and malnte- manee of sieh Intoxleated person und an adadi- tionnl sutn of ¥ per day tor every iy such pers gon shull be enrerd for by renson of such intoxts ention. The relutlvesor triends of uny intoxi- cuted person huvo 7 A JMGUT OF ACTION ngainst tho Individuel enusing tho intoxleation for ull dmuages sustnined, aw well 18 for ex- cmplury dumages, The giving away ol flunor I3 mitile punistuple, and ownors and keepers of 38 atre fnciuded In tho provielons vt thy e, 19 mukes [t uninwiul for any person o get Intoxfented, wnd overy person tound in state of mtoxlcation shill b tned &5, or by im- prisoned In_the County Jajl not exceeding fen duys. ‘The remainlug deetions givo the nianuer of proseenting the violntiony of tho act, and mnke the duty of Courts to charge Grand Jurles espeeinlly catieernlng this law, und direet thom to fuguire prrticalarty into wll violations of Its provisions, It Iy urged by nuuy that the Vi 5 8o stringent it will bo entlrely fnoperative. Rovernl strong tompernice et voted ugainst it, but tho grent mujority of thow seem satislicd withh the meunsure, aud its provisions ure warimty ludorsed by Gov, Bt. dobn, MINNESOTA. Speelal Dispaleh to The Chtcago Tribune. S1. Pavk, Mina., Feb. 16.—In tho Seanto to-day Mr. MeCormiek introduced o Jolut resolution oxtending sympathy to tho Irlsh people, and moved i3 wloptlon. Senutors Rice, Campbelt, and Powers expresaed tholr symputhy with tho sufferlng people of Ireluud, and tha resolution wus unanlmously adopted. Tho resolution Is ns follows A WHEREAR, Lifo, liberty, and the ‘pursult of ha lvpinusn wre among thy God-glven and inulens able rights of all mea, and any Goveramoent o system of luwa whichdenles ur abridies tho ono or the othor of these rights i3 oppressive in its ehurneter wiid nn fnsult to the Alinighty: and, WiEREAS, Tho rish natlon I8 secking by enceful and law-ablling nieans this coninon uheritanee of mel Lecelore, be it Ttexoivid, lli’ tho Senate of tho State of Min- nesoty, the House of [lepresentatives conenr- g thereln, Thit we oxtond to tho trish people onr cnrnest sympnthy in thele pencotnl cilfurts o phieo the ownershib of the land In thuse who cultivato It. Reavrved, 'Thit we deprecate tho uvowed Inten- tion of tho lritish Governoent to imposy co- ercivo mensurces upon tho sutlering leish peos vl stend of necording to them that ju: and equity to whilch thoy are entitled by all human and divine lnw, » TIE MANDAMUS 81T of Forepuuph ‘nrbox ugninst tho State Prison sutborities to compel thom toratlfy tho contract to thew on tholr bia for the convict Inbor wus argued to-day before Chlet Justico Gilfillun on mntlon of reapondonts to quish the writ of man- dumus on thy gronid that the fucts were insul- ficlent t0 wurrunt tho fssiie oF tho proposed wrlt over it teue, The Court was not coapetent to exerelse Jurisdiction 1n tho cust, even If the fuets nra true, thy Suito bemg Princtienlly tho respondent. From thosy premises the enss was - fally argued on eftber alile, tha Court withholling Its decislon untll to-morrow. It tho nemthine, Mr, Denny undertook n flank movement n tho Houde by oftering o blll on- titled “An act to mUly thu contniot between State of Minpesota and Seywour, Bubin & and mnkitng sl podifying the same.’” Mr, Tienny requested thut tho UL bo rend the second time, prioted, and go tu the Committeu of the Whole, but Mite M'CRACKEN OIMECTED, 1t would forestall the aetlon of tho Committeo on lovesthention, und was lutendud to be foreed ahead of sueh astion, Mr, Deuny dented the Jmputations. No suup gime was tndertaken, as the bUL come fron o committee, This was ovidently tho design of tho bl for the jnyestigation of tho bribory churgeds is set tor Frllhli’ nights but, wero thia vlll 10 be rushed thraugh, It would mose oifectunlly torestall any by tho committee, A hestid controvy i charges ot corruption und appllention fot lubov to the rulnous competition ot the (8 of eon freo labor 18 now golie on in- leglstuive clrcles und turough the newspupors, NEVADA, New Yonk, Feb. l—Senntor Jones, of No- vidn, snys, in un interview with o Tribins vo- porters *“Fligro 13 un impression In the East that our Stute Gavermnent i3 60 exponsive thut we Lhink of abundoniog it and becomlng n Terrltory ngaln, Thut {8 not tho cuse, Our peaplo do not. know that thoy huvoe n Govermnont. That ls, thoy have not feit it burdensomo ut all. Our system of taxatlon I« 'wuehi that the peoplo do- not feol the taxes Woaro taxed according to our Incones, A minn 18 tuxed for what'it pros duces, s0 that It pays taxes ad purt of fts wes, Compuratively spouking, tho bur- not feit, iust, taxes cun nut wig0 Lhere uro too 1eh metl iy thore uro only a h tien, und thoy entnot do much, conso- quently, n lodo gives out llko tho Come stoek, The revenuo of the Governmunt {nlls olf, tunces, taes tha ok wid cute down saluricd mud expoises right and loft 1o muke thy Babilities Jesy than the receipts, We hnve o debt, und our miners ur domyg well, thora be g no State ur ’I’urrluvr()' in e Unly miting s carried on so seluntiieally nnd uticnlly ns it 18 In Nevadu, Tho i thut wo dealru to he unnexed to Callfornls or rotun to Terrltorial Government Iy absurd,” yalein. WISCONSIN, Speciatl Dispateh to 'The Chicago Tribune, MAnIsoN, Wis, Feb, 16.~The Beaste Chamber was full of promiuent ludies of the wiy and State te-nightto flsten to the discussion on wonn suifrage, which came up us thu spueiul order, 'Fhio deur ereutures wero highly disgust- ed by slmply seong tho amendments porfeeting the joint resolution adopted and tho postponos mont of the resotutlon until tho ovenwg of Mureh 1, which wus dona to necommodito Bena- tor Burrows, who was sick and unable to Lo prosent, and who desived to bu heanl axainst 1bo udoption of tho resoludon. Thure seeins to D ugenornl foellng that the samendment will b subuiitied to n vote of tho people. ‘Thore was u_shorp gt on o I|:rflpusmnu in the Assembly to-duy 1o ametnd thy Wl provid- Iy gor the taxution of church proberty so us to uxempt 000 ot chureh property, It wis tnally killed by u decisive vote, which would in- dleuts tht. thoAssembly will vote fn favor uf taxiug church prope: Iy, by Commiriey on ém»m will W mOrFOw Tg- port ndversely to tho Oshkonh steatn rond wagon, and nhout 20,000 to various county agri= culturnl soclotics, MISSOURT. 81, Touts, Mo, Feb. W—Anothor delegation of Indies, representing tho Nutlonal Woman's- Buifrago Assaclatlon, visitud Jefferson City yes- tenlny, and last night wikiressed the House and Benate Committees on Constitutionnl Amend- ments. They did not ask tor il suftrage for wome, bt made Stronse armenta aid iirgent sppents for tho extension of the bnllot to wom- en o nll sehool questions, Gen, Jotn 15, Hen- derson, who was with the lndics, nizo maedo stromge nppent In thofe favor, st nude vatlows rugmrestions o the leglsintars outside of the sutirwsre qpiestion, A Dill v Introduced In the State Sennto to- dny to prevent earporatlons from sl gerip or ordurs to thelr cpl n payment ol wuges. TENNESSEE. Specinl Dispateh to The Chicann Tribune, NAasuvines, Tenn, Feb, 10.—Represeatativo Davig, Demoerat, aceused of laving sold his vote during the recent eleetlon of State ofticers, to=nlzht furnished tho press with i enrd dony- jug the testhnony of Littietan amd Metotislin, the prinelpal witnesses nainst him. NASHVILLE, 'Tonn., Fob. The Houso to- day wdopted g resolutlon to ereato w comnitico to” recelve utd conslder the proposition front tomlholiers I regard to the rettlement of the Btuto debt. The Sennte tabled the resolution to appoint a tommitiee of Reference of nll bills coneerning tho sottlement of the debt. » SYLVANTA, Temugnuna, Feb, 10.=The Itepublican antl- caucus men this afternoon decided to uppalnt n committee of twelve, providing i like committeo b sppoluted by the regulars, for the purpuse of consultatlon in reference to the seleetion of a (didnte, the result of sakd mevting tobo re- referred bictt to the reapective enuciises for gp- nrovial. A meeting of the regulut eaueus fuls lowers hus been called, THE BALLOT. The twenty-ninth tullot fur United States Sen- ator vesulted: Beavoer, 98: Walluee, 748 Bayno, Seolleld, Thonas W, Philtips, I3 H. M, Niillpa, 13 Siives, 13 Howltt, 13 Curtin, 13 Rud® dimun, 1 Adjourned. NEW YORK.® Atnaxy, N. Y, Feb. 10.=Tho Forster resotu- thon in fuvor of abolishing westward cunal tolls passed tho Setitte by w deglslve voto—19 (o 7, “Ihe bill (neorporating the Mexlean Southora Raitway pussed the Senate. CABINET-TIN KERING- CONKLING AT IT NOW. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes Meston, 0., Fev. M—sScnntor Conkhing are rlved on teadn 21 from the Bast, which stopped hero tolet bim oty 1le made no nttempt to con- ceal bis vislt. Mentor not being o rezalae stop- Pl pluce For tho trfin, 1O eonveyances weee nt the depot, Lut tho statlon ngont olferod the Sens ntor his own rig. In return ho roquested Mr. Conkling to tnseribo his gutograph ln an album with which nlnost every distinguished visitor to Mentor ks been confronteld, Tho Sonator took the proffered bouk und dashed oll his numo in v twinkling. The weathor wus voll and blus- tering, und the twoemilo ride to Gen Guriteld's _house quite chilled the Senutor, thutgh consequently bie ad o guod appetite for tho witrm dinner in walting. The meeting be- tween tho twostatesmen was of the most cordinl naturo, und buth entered fito un untmatgd eon- versution, though' pollties was not once averted toln tho presunce of others i tho house, A long conference was held in tho Uenoral's li- bravy, und, It fact, very lttlo of the Goneral and s guest has beon seen sinco the lattor eamo, vlse knowa, Desplte the prevalent opinton, it 1s not likely that Mr, Conkllug i3 foelined to be uncumpromising, and shoukl ho have como with the ubject of huviug Noew York repreacuted it tho Cabinet ho would searcely expout only his own wing of the purty to berecognlzed. Though the fuctivn represonted by George Willlam Curtls and others 18 In tho minority, it can hardly bo disputed that thoy hold tho bnknes uf power in tho State. Whlle, thorefore, Mr. Conkling may desire to sco bis own friends well takon earo of, his manner to-day 18 not that ot & man who will not muke concessions when neeossary, To-nlght ho 18 stiil closeted with the Presldunt-eteet. I oxpected to foave for Clevelund this evoning, but owlng to tho htteness of tho traln ho ubune donel the project, and he will probably lenvoon the wldnight expreas for the East, which stups here for hin. . The Rev.d. ifyatt Smith, Congressmau-olect from lrookl, callell on Gow, Gartield this morniog, pay e a briet visit, and thoa depacted for Cloveland, whero ho feetures to-nlehe, Ho far as Joarned, no othor Alstingulshed per- sona ealled, but n number of acquaintunces pald tholr respects In short visits, Amoong thom was Chomus Gaetield, of Nowbury, 0., uucle of the General, Spectal Dispateh to The (Zicazo Tribune. MeNTOnR, O., Vo, J,—8ohntor Conkling, In compuny with MaJ. Swuin, drova to the depot In tho Goneral's carrlugo Just bofore midnight. 'As tho traln was bulf un bour lite tho Senator took the avm of Maj. Swain und the two paced the depat pintform und engaged In a lively conver- sution, No opportunity for an Interview was given, Mr, Conkling scemed pleased with tho results of his visit, whatover v.lwy ure. 1o goes direct 10 New York, where 1t is thought he will ment M. Avthur, with whom ho wlll Jouruoy to Wushigton, — GOSSIP AL COLUMBUS, Speelal Dispaten 1o The Chicago Tribune, Corusnus, 0., Feb, 10.~Tho roturn of Gov. Foster from n visit to Mentor tins hud tho effect of nttracting to tho exceutive oftico a lurge number of politieluns, who buve swarmod in und urounyl the Btate-Hougo durlng the doy. Al at an carly hour ritmors were provalent that thero was o politien! movement on hund of more than ordinary futerest. Whatover tho buslness of tho many wentlomen might bave been, ft was of © such a chuructor ny to oceupy the entiro tlime of tho Gove ernor during the day, and nothing Curther than that he had no special information ta communiento regarding tho furmntion of Presl- dont Gueflold's Cablnet could by leurned from the Uovernor by the most Inguisitive nows- gatheror, 1t fs learned to-night, however, thut thoro wns n long consultatlon between Gen. Gartleld, Senator Logan, und others nt Mentor on Monduy, and from a gentloman regnrded s having the conlldence of both Gen. Gurtleld and Gov, Foster, and holding relntions of intlmacy with the prominent lendors, it is clearly Sntl- muted tint three Cabinet officers huve thus far boen dectded upon, ns follows: For Secrotury of State, Senutor Nlulue; for Beervtary of the ‘“Trousncy, Lovi I, Mortol for Postmmater-tenoral, Churlos Foster, Tho nimoe of Jinlgo Folger, of Pennsylvaniu, [s nlso under consldoration, but, owlig to tho deud-lock inthe Leglsinture and f1s {uability to cleot n United States Senator, the selection of an Attorneys Genoral haa not beon deckled upon, Whlle the nbove muy be regarded fis foreshudowing tho seleotiond of Gun, Gastield, it I8 ulso true that none of tho geutlemon named have boen formally notitied or fnvited, not even Heuntor Blulno, who ho tho list, MEXICO. A Grant of Lund 10 Amorlenn Colonis Crry o Muxico, Fob, 1h.—resldont Gonzale hus mude agrant of L0 Inngues of land in So- nora to Sumuel Barny formerly of Callfornia, i which tovolonfze 1,0 famillos, who are une derstoud to bo ready to move {nto the country from tho Bastern and Western States und Ter- ritorled. Beilor Manuot Castro, who counnundueld tho nntive Culitorain torees hu tho buttles fought with Commudore Stockton und Gens, [Kearney and Fremont i 188 i Calltornin, bas heen ree urpuuum! 1o tho Mexican urmy, aud will probu. bly commuand tho department comprlsing Souo- vt Mo 14 known to bu intorested 1 tho scheimo uf culonlzn o — THE ‘*LONE FISHERMAN." Bpeetal Dlspateh ta The Chicugo Tribuna CINCINNATE, Oy, Feb, 16.—=Tho body of Harry Huater, the Lone Fisherman, started at 8 to- night i chivege of tho Adums Bxpress for lta resthig-plico In Keeno, N. 8. It govs by tho FansHundlo Roud, stopping at Boaton and Dor- chester, and thonee to Keene. 3iss Loulso Seurlo, tls atluneed, who auit the Evangoline troupo ut. fexinglon {enunmr. vieweil tho body to-day, viel, which touchied ull who wi nessed (ho sediny, 80 unnerved ber thae sho lios ut the hotel this evening too il to uccompany the body, e —— OBITUARY, Boactat Dispatch to The Chicago Triduns, BLoossaTon, 1., Feb, 16.—31ss Mollle Fut- lex, one of thu promivent teaghors of the Stute, dled suddonty to-nlght from congestion of the Lruln, Suo wusu nutive of Tazewoll County, ®raduntod frow the Stato Normal in 1875, and had boon i tegebur in Deeatur and - Putaam Coputy neurly over sleg, eXeept WLoH on i tour Iy Dropg, 17, 1881—TWELVE PAGLS, An Ugly Trnx;lp Beleaguered in a Mill at Jackson, Mich. Nine Men Fail to Get the Best of Him Until They Shoot gy Him, All the Testimony In on Both Sides in the Hock Mur= der Trial. A Negro Man-Slayer nt St. Louis Found Guilty of Mure der. Another Murderer 8o Frightoned at the Vordlet that He Pleads Guilty. Eleven Iilicit Stills Destroyed In Tone nessee by Itevenno Ofcers. The Nogro Murdorors of Laprade Now on Trinl at 8pringfield, Tenn A STRANGE ATFATR. Special Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridunes JACKH0N, Mich,, Feb, 16.—Just aftor midnlght tho polico stution was telephoned for help at tho pulp-mill, gltuated helow the prison and o milo nud o balf from the city, Tho messago stuted that o tramp hud got into a room of the mill, und they could not Induce bim to feave, and rsked fur pollce ald to eject tho unwelcome visltor, Yolicemen Lourim and Boylo went down to nse slst tho seven employés nt work nt tho mill a dispossessing tho streoger. Ho was in a room In the north end of the bulld- ing, und tho pollcomen used every peace- able means to fnducs the tramp to como out,but this was In valn. Tho officers then broku u hole In tho door with an &x, and one of them put his hewdt throngh to reconnolter. The Dusleged opened tire with u collection ot miscel- tnneous missiles, which ho I seeured, nnd tho reconnolsance ended in A retrent on the part of tho city's forees. Pindiug the reculeltrunt tramp could not be dislodged by strutepy or puriey, the door wits cut awuy. Thoe room was filled withs steam, #o that tho location of tho offender could not Lo discerned. Pollee- mnn Lourlm Judged of tbo positlon of the fellow by tho shower of artieles thrown fn o snvage manter, and, sclzlog an ax, rushed in, whes ho was met with i club In the hands of tho teamp, Lourim tried to kuovk the club vut of the tollow's huuds, and, in attempting to do so, the ax slipped away. Ho thon eliunched the une kunown, and in the darkuess they Tought and rolled vveor and over, untll they came to a plio of gomothing stacked up, The tramp fought with desperute ugliness, and Lourim summoned Boyle to bis uid, who rttempted to sucure the ruthun but was unable to dosv. Boyle emne In, Whut they talked 80 long nbout no one and the strange teamp fought liko o tiger and Did falr to overpower tho oilicer, whom hu hold in u vise-like gelp. Boyte united his elforts with thaso of Lourim and struggled to sceure tho fleres man, but I vain, Pearlug that the e furluted trump, in the darknos: nlgnt Kl his paeLier ie tde otie tmore elfor! wpture and relense lourim, but with no suceess, Then Boyle drow his rovolver and in tho durkness phiced it ugaiust the body of tho struzyling strnger and lired. “The ol strack thu tellow fu the back, nnd, uttering u_cursg, ho relensed Lourim. He was tuken to the station Diceding and ablmost Insensible. There ho wos recognized w8 u trump who cnine Lo the statiun curly in tho evening und wasyiven u loduing, and, alter stuytug Lhreo hours, udked to by als lowed Lo dopirt, whleh request wis geanted, He suve his nnme us Eugeno growa, unil elalmed to bl from Rochestor, N. Y. 'Lhis moralug Drs, Parner, J. M. Lowis, and Huskin wero sum- wmoned. Thoy found, Brown had received tvo ents In tho forehend und one over ench oye, “Then they looketd gt the pistol-wound, Thoy founa the batl hind datered 1ho bacik wuove the hips, and bud fudged §n tho abdowmen, just bolow the rivs, The buil 'was oxwracted. 1t 48 mot known whothior it pussed through the body or arvuiil the ribs, _His condition)s eritical, but It 18 expeetod ho will recovor, e will bo kept at tha polleu statlon until he ls_abto to be moved, and thon consigned to.the County Poor-House, It s thought hu wus sutlering trom delirium- tromens when ho made the assanlt, 118 wio I8 Slyenrs, ‘Thore have buen quite & numbur of tramps in this scotlon ths mionth, und tho Inst fortuight sixty havo beon provided with lodg- ngs at tho statlon. 3 FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ATLANTA, On., Fob. 16.—For' somo tluo past Charles Osborne, of Murieita, and Branhm An- derson, two young men ot well-known respecta- blilty, have been paymg attention to Miss Wenver, # socloty bells of Covington, and both of theso young men mannged to becomo on guged to the samo yonug fndy. Tucsduy, one week rgo, was the day set for Osborno to marry Mles Wunver, and the day provious wus the duy upon whichh Miss Wenver had promised to bo- como the wife of Anderson, When Monduy eame Anderson cnlled upon Miss Weaver to ful- it her engogement. Bhe, without hesitation, weeepted, and they were marrled. A8 8oou i Osborno heard what had oceurred, hu mnde ro- muvka refleoting upon the charactorof the bride, nnd to theso remarks thogroom touk exeeption, and asked Osborno fora retrnetion. Upon ro- fusnl to retract, Usborne ana Auderson met in Atlantn _to-duy for tho purposo of llphllnF a duel, und sottifog the mittor In thut way, The lmllw. Notting wind -of tho atfelr, nreested Os- horno and - Mute Simnons, his second, nlso Dr. Walter Denne, his surgeon. These puriles ure now under arrost. Anderson eannot be found, nud it fa supposed that ho bas * skipped, RATIIER GAUZY, + ., Bvectal Dispateh to The Chilcago Tribuns, 8T, Louts, Feb, 16.~Mra, Willlnm Jackson, of No. 1211 Muin street, ealled at tho Bast Bt. Louls Police Btatlon this wmorning and snld thatat 7 o'cluck tast night her husbund, who works 1n 8t, Louls, enme homo und hunded ber §50, with n- structions to be earoful and not loso it. Hor husband thou wont up town and left her alone, About ¥ o'cluek, necordlug to her story, threo mnsked men ontered tho house, nsaulted her tn n rongh minner, pad then broke spen tho buroau~druwor and touk the money, Chivt Htensbuw snys ho consldery the v thu thintuest story ot tho'kInd hu ovor heavd, itnd tho neiili- borsor Mra. Jickson nro sald to look nt the ue- count In the swine lght, Her clathes woro ot torn, and not 1 siugle sarateh could bo discov- erei on hier faco, neck, or bunds, It 18 suid that Mr. duckson owed soveral bills in st Bt, Lonis which be promised to Hgubdate to-day, Not do- AlEng, necording to repurts, to puay theso debis, lioand bls wifoure nccuscd of inventiug this lory, IRIZE-I'IGIHI'TER ARRESTED. ALuANY, N, Y, Fob, l6.—Lust ovening Chiof- of-Pollee Bweeney, of Wheoling, accompunled by Doteetive Ruland, of Now York, arrested Paday Ityun, the prizo-ighter who lu amer bl o brutul tight with Joo Goss In Weat Vie ginin, Rtyan wia arrested onu requisition lssued by the Governor of West Virginia, and certified 10 by Gov. Cornell. As tho ollicers with thols psoner were nbout to tako the | o'clock train this forenoon, Bweeney wus served with o welt of habiens corpus lsaned by Reeovder Gould, and setnranble nt 10 o'clock this morning, ‘Ehis morning, under pretonso that ho wanted 0 soktlo up sl busincis, Puddy s was ul- lowed to go 1o his plics of busineds on Stato #treut In company with leteotive Cartin, While thery Curtln clalins that somo of Ryun's fricnds shut himin a room, and fyan Jwmped into o huck I waitiog and was driven olf, THE JIIOCK MURDER TRIATL, Speclal Diapateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, Lavaverrg, lud, Feb. 0.~Tho testimony In the Hock murder telul bas been progressiog all the forenvon und until a quurter afier? this ufterncon, when ft woa anuounced that both sldes were through, Col. Dick Do Hart, counsel for thy defendunt, then aunvanced that, if ugroenble to thy State, thoy wore willlug to sub- mit tho cuse without argument, and, after tho justructions of the Court, permit the euuse to go to thy jury, Judyo fliginbothuu, of tho State, declined to porinit tho cuso to rest thore, stating thiit thoy deomud 1t beat that (oo testiulony by tully discussed, After somo turthor deluy (¢ ‘was agreed to lot the ouse go ovor till mornlog, when Mr, Claybuugb, of Frankdort, will make tho oponlug uddress. A MEAVY DOCKET, 8pecial Diapatch to The Chicayo Tribune Era1y, [il, Feb. 16.~The Grund Jury of this, tho Februury term of tho Circult Court, bus ros ported fudictments agutust Willlaa furblo, 'Fld Evorts, James Edwards, und Georye Peusloy for Yotk busginry aud lureony, Frank Qbwan, Harry L - months, Boxton,” anid Chartes Tortor for larceny, And Jumes Crow, Cornellus O'Drien, John Diatrich, '\ 13, Warsley, Clark Tucker, and J, K. Eddowes for Meant salo of Houor, Tho latter Is o promi- nent Goneva drugglst. Tho Court 13 nuw en- suged in o trinl of tho erlminal docket, which 2 0 henvy ono, thirty-one enses belng on it bo- fore thego indfctnients wero found, ledides the five Sundwich mon to be teled for murder noxt weele nro two manslaughter and two rapu cases. TPITE LAPRADE MURDER, Speetal Dispaten to The Chisago Tribune, VILLE, Tenn., Fob, 10.—luidgo Stark, who i tho eolored persons chneged with the murder of Leonldns Laprade, nt #pringfield, hna nssurnnees from tho bust citizens in the Soventh District, where tho murder was committed, that thore shell be no mob. Heoco thoro is not msch approbiension of vlolonce, Two of tho prisoners huve turned State's ovidonee, and will be usedas witnesses, Four witnesses huve been examined,—Doctors ~ Monre and Moody, and Messrs, Husk and Laprade, Tho Iatter: 18 1t trother of the decoased, Dovtors Mooro nnd Moody testified thnt they found the budy of Lapeads fn n sink-hole near his lonse, and that it wae hortlbly mutilated. 11 oars and ather portions of is bidy wero ent off, his whiskers hadd been burned, and his skull brolten. His slde was alwo brajred fnd his body othorwiso mutile ated. Laprade and fusk know tho bidy by tho elothea, Keys wero found in the pocket of the corpse whicli unlucked tho dours of his houso, ILLICIT STILLS DESTROYED. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Nasuvinng, Temn, Feb, 16,—Col. Woodcoek, Collector ot Internil Rovenue, to-duy received infurmation of the destruction by Deputy-Col- lector Flipps und posse, in Qiles, Wayno, Perey, and Decatur Counties, of tho apparttus of tho distiilories of 'Thomas Henson, Snmuel Buchan- an, John Buchanan, James Honson, John tHon- sun, Jolin Daly, Georgo Stills, Elijah Stlils, Jo- seph Prico, James Farlan, and Dock Glbson, Tho apparutus destroyod and eaptured consisted of thirty-four tuba of beer, une copper stilk, two barrels, ono keg, w twoshorse wagon, two mules, il minor proporty, nll valued nt £800, All the distillers except Farlun nued Gibson escuped, utter destroying 8,500 gutlons of beer. AN ALABAMA ASSASINATION. Wasmxaros, D. C,, Feb, 16.—Private udvices from AMabamn show that the murder of tho Rev, Mr. I'ickens, lute Greenbuck condldate for Governor, was o brutil nssnalnation. Mr. Plek- ens was acting ns n pencetmmker i n deadly quarrel between two mon, when one of the white rangurs shot him down, Mr. Pickens hnd been muany years a minlster fn the Campbellite Church. 1118 murdorur hus not yet been re- lensed on buifl, which 18 tho ustul course, nle though thy murder wna committed several dnys ngra Lawrenea Connty, whore this hape ed, thiero huvo b e Blx murdors Intwo — GUILL'Y OF MURDER. Speetat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune. Br. Louty, Feb. 16.—A Jury tu tho Criminal Court to-duy found Churles INis guilty of mur- derin tho first degreo, which means death on tho seaffold. Eltiais a mulntto, who shot and Killed n comrado named Mack Sanders in o bar- rootn row on tho leveo dnst summer, This ver- diet so frightened Clevis [Terdin, another negro, charged with the murder of Prince Fornand, ulsu colored, that ho plended guilty to murder in the &vcond 'degree, and by dolng this got off with litteen years in tho Penltentiury. TUNISHED FOR DESERTION. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Davesront, In, Fob, 10.-Churles J, Devoro nnd George Bpencer, two soldiers of tho United States Ariny, stutloned ot Rock Island Arsenal, bave been court-inartialed. The forimor was found gullty of sdescrtion nud larceny nnd sen- tenced tothiree yuars, and the Intter gets two for desertlon. Thoy will bo taken to Fort Leavens worth to-marrow for lmprisoniuont. TIHE ALLEN MURDER-TRIAL, Baxpwici, 1L, Fob, 10.~Over clghty witnesses havo alrendy been subpmneed for the Allen murder-trini at Gonova, which which will proba- bly commence next weok or the Intter part of the presont weel. Abont ifty of theso nre elti- 7008 bf Band . Intonse interest §8 felt in the :rl;ll i this pluce, and Indeod all over tho couns £y, A FIGIIT FOR A MINE. Koxoxo, Colo, Feb, 16,.—Urent cxeftement provalis in Kokomo. Dan Hauloy, Superine tondentof tho Wushington Mine, and John 8. Whuler, un okl reshiont, cuch with & company of exaspernted men, Lad asuvago Hight ovor sald mine, A great many shots wera fired, but tho uxtent of tho dutmage Is unknown, BURULARIZED. Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tridune. FAmvinLe, 1L, Feb, 16 —Thosnfe in the oflico of Durt, Ament & Co,, lumber and grain mer- chants, of this place, was burglnrized last night and $137 tn monoy stolon, besides n gold watch aud ¢huin betouging to outside purtiea, Thero 18 no clow to tho thiove Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BATTLY CREEK, Mich., Fob. 16.—Fred Sponcer, son of & promincut physiclan hore, stabbed A. lshoy, a conditetor on tho Grand Trunk, over a drunken quarrel 08 1o which should pay for tha drinks uva satoon, Bpencer has been arrested. TIMBER-THIEF SENTENCED, 8aNTA FE, N. M., Fob. 16.—~Tho flrat timber- depredation cuso was deolded in the District’ Court to-dny. The defendunt was sentanced to nfine of §150 aml threo days' Imprisonioont for cutting timber on public hinds, INCENDIARISM. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune Jacksoy, Mich,, Feb, 10.~The examinntion ot Bugene Russcll, churged with firing Hoguo's Mock, commenced to-day. A large crowd wus Brc!UIIL ‘I'ho examipution will accupy sovoral nya, CONVICTS RECAPTURED. KiNastoy, Ont., Feb, 16,.—=Tho othor two ecs- caped ennvicts, Rupson and Ayolte, were capt- ared lnst night in Watertown und brought back to tho Penltentlary this morplng. SPORTING. BILLIARDS, New Yonk. Feb, 10,—The remarkablo mateh botwenn Schnefer und Soxton makes matters Itvely In bUlined clroles. Arrangements aro mado for n match Lotween Eugenn Carter, of "Toledo, and Thomas J. Gallnghes, of Bt. Louls, tor £30 u sido, 600 polnts up, at tho Champion's Bmo, 3 Negotintions have nlso boen cntoroed into bae tween Albert Bmith, of Chicagy, und Richard tnche, of Bt. Louls, to muteh Bchnefer und Chnmplon Slosson for #4000 4 alde, the gamo to Da 4,000 polnts up, ut tho Champlon's gamo; toss for cholee of tablos, Ilacho hneks Schaofer, There is nlso i strong probubility that Boxton and Schaofer will ploy o second guine nt cushign curoms, under the sume couditions aa wore in foreo Tueaduy, soma of Sexton's friends bols dissutisticd w{m tho 1 £ ult, SBKATING MATCI. New Youx, Feb, l6.—John Ennls, the well- knawn pedestrinn of Chicagn, doteated Rudolph Guetz, of Milwuukee, tho chnmplon fitty-mila skater, fun Jd-milo race to-day for $100 n slde nnd tho chnmplonship belt offered by tho Spirtt of the Timea, Tho roscommuonced shortly atter 12 this nrternoon and onded at. 10:50 p, 1., Butils making 100 milvs 10 Gootz W miles and § lups, Thy fce was vory rough. Rlchaed Knox, on bos bulf of Goetz, chnllenged Ennls for another rue$ for $1,000. 1t was necepted, WINSTLER TIIE WRESTLER, New Your, Fob, 10.=3Mr, Claronco Whistler culls on any man broathing (Mr. Mullcon pro- furred), to wrestlo him, Grwco-Homan rules. Hohus Jofvn deposit for thls purpose utthe Llipper oftice, ——— AN UNPLEASANT HONEYMOON, OuAna, Neb,, Feb, l=Jonalo Bialth, & young whito wown, and Ocorge W. Ureen, a mulatto, wero nrrested horo to-day on tolegram from Ited Oals, Ta., whero they wero married Monduy nlght, but buve beea relepsed, the lowa author- Itios discontinulng tho proseciition. A ——— JOURNALISTIC, Toreno, 0., Feb. 16—Tho Toledo Erening Times hug not beon fssucd slice tho flood in- vuded thele bullding lnst Saturday worning. ‘To-day the Toledo Evening Hee Company pur- chaged tho entiro vuttit of the ofice and ma- terlal of tho Times, and thut paper will no loukor bo publisbed. F, I, Chapln, Of tuls city, bas beon maude fluanciul wsnagor. e mm——— ‘Tho I, 'y of the Stars, Columbia Spectatar, (Stoltn Basbieu, Vussar, '81, hus Just boen ro= :,mlug womo astounding natronomical fucty und res.) KA\. Dullston Bloemun vor wont it for that sort of thing, you kuow “')—=* I aoo how one can Had out Bow targe aud how fur awuy tho stars ary, but—by Juvel 1 dou't quity see bow they OYer fouud ot tholr Bl TILE RAILROADS. Unexpected Withdrawal of the Rock Island Road from the Passenger Association. The Other Ronds Resolve to Go On as Usual, However, in Spite . of This Action. The Explanation hy tho Allon Read of Its Action at tho Passenger-Agent Mecting Tucsday. Changes in thy Oporation of the Ohicago & Grand Trunk Line—Othor Rail- rond Notes and Nowa. Incorporation In Wisconsin of a Now and (m- portant Railroad Project. AN' UNEXPECIED EXPLOSION. Tho General Passenger and Ticket Agents of tho ronda in ** tho Western Trunk Line Pnssen- ger Assoclntion ™ met yesterday ut the oflice of the Western Railway Welghing Assoclation 1n the Lnkesite Building, principally for the pur- poso of ngreelng upon coumissions to bo pald on seconilt-cluss und cinlgrant husiness; but, for ronsons which will appear further on, the pro- ceedings nssumed an entirely dilterent charne- ter, und tho matter of urranging u uniform schedule of conunissions did nat como up for discussion at all, Thero wore present James Charlton, Alton James K. Wood, Burlington: Franco Chandlor, Missouri Pacltto; A. V. IL. Carneater, Milwaukee &8t Paul; George (1, Daniels and 11, 0, Towna- end, Wabash; It Morse and 8. K. Huroer, Haunlbal & 8t. Joe; B, 8t. Jolin, Rock Island; W. A, Thratl and W, I, Stonnett, Northwestern, Assnonas tho meoting had been culled to order, Mr. $t. John, of the Ituck Island, pro- ceeded to explode u firceracker by announciug that ho was instricted by the muuager of his roud to withdraw from the Assoelation, und then left the ramm to wtlow tho othors to recovor from tho surprise whioh thissuditen and uugx- pected announcement oceasioned. A long i« cusslon followed, and the netion of tho Rock Is- laud was denounced {n severo terms, Aftern long argument, In which tho ground was tuken that Western trunk lines coull bang togothier ns well 28 the Bastern trwik lines, and, though one or the ather lino tnight kick over the traces, it would cut but lttle figure, Thoey wrrived tioally ot the concluslon that It woull not to brenk lul 1ho Assoclition beeause tho Rack lIsland bhd seon It to withdraw, and thus nllow the Bastern trunk llocs to get il the cream of the second-cluss and cmi- grant busiicss; und n resolution was ununie mously pusscd to continue the Assoclation, and notify Commissioner Gwinner to fnform the Eustern trunk lines that, notwithstandine tho withideawnl of the Rock Istand, the Associstion would remuin Intact, nnd full rates and propor- tous would b insisted upon. It was niso unanimously ngreed to allow no commissions, drawbncks, or net rates to any rallrond compnuy, but to pay whatever coms missions were decided upon to the agonts then- selves, and not to thoe compn _'Thisnction was decmoed neecssary beeauso the Tustern trunk lines buil been in the bablt of do- ducting lurge amounts from the proportions of tho Western roada on gecond-clnss and emigrant Lntsinees for termlnal and other expenses. 'The meeting then adjontned to meet agaln "1’““?‘“ 8 at tho Commissluner's office in Now ork. ¢ After adjournment n TRIBUNE representativa culled upon tho munagers of the Bock 1stund to learn who caused them to withdraw from the Assacintion. They stuted that the Rock Islund was under the impression when it lirst entered tho Western Lrunk 1dne Assveintion that the object of tho Association was tn furin a puot which would glive bach lihe 0 falr percentugoe of the cinls srant gecond-clngs business, and- it wns - genernlly undorstood that such wis the object of tho Assoclation, And | wus touccomplish this end that veports of tho conpen business originating cust of tho gate- wuys were firnished to tho Commissioner that ho iight ho ennbled to complio statisties, But it was evidont by the proceeding herotofora hud that no Bueh pooi could properly bo for ed. Hesldes, tho ugreement entered into by thls As- soctution Inul tut been property malntuined, and the Rock Islund found that, not vithstundimg tho agreement and the oxpenses It entailed upon the mulnunleu, ites have been eat to secury Dusiness by some of tho lines s frequently us before tho Assaeintion was formed, Numerous cuses of this kind had come to light of which thioy had satisfictory proof, The agrecment in regard to commtsslons had also beon violated, thus plwing tho Rock Island at a disadvantage, Tho arrungement thoy found wits enlenlnted to drlvo business awiy from Chienwo and give the lines from Bt Louls to Missour! River points uu undue ndvantage, 8t Louis wua l_(um(nlrhlcx\lly 160 miles furthor from seabiourd points than Chicago, aud the rto from 8t Louls to Missourl River polnis bolng from onig-third to one-talf less than from Chlcugo, tho catablishment of ‘uniform rates via both goims maturuly worked disndv.ntugsously to Chicago, for the renson that tha interests of tho Enstern trunk lines aro equul to both points. “Tho Ponnsylvanin Uummmr‘ tor instunoe, pruc= tieally owns tho Vandalin ltaw to St. Lons, aud tho Bultimore & Ohio practically owns the Ohlo & Mississtppl, Which makes it lmpossible in mrny cused for such an ngreement to oxist ex- cept at tho. exponse of llnes from Cufeago to Bowthwestern pointd, —which bave not also llnes tromn 8t Louls to Missourl Itiver puinta, The Ilock Ialand ulono has no such lines, while tho Alton, Wubasl, and Burs lington bave llnes from 8t. Louis to Missour! River polnts ns well us from Chiongo, lutes could bo cut ou business golug vin st Liouk witbout necessarily fmpliciating tho Wustern ling bolonghyg i this Assoolation, us tha lines east of Bt Louls would stand ail the eut. In tals way the ltock Islund hus been deprived of much business, huying been unably to proteot Chlengo ugainst tho lower rates churged business vin 8t. Louls. Beceause — the mites from Chleago to Missourl River potots woro higher than from Bt Lonls the trunk lines woro onubled to cut rates on busingss via St Louls, thus plncing tho Rock Island ut o disadvantage, huving tode- pend upon tho business from Chleago only, nnd therefore it decided to withdeaw from the Ase socintion und try to get tho business to which it considers itself "ontltied, und which heretofore hud been diverted to the St. Louls lnes, = THFE ALTON EXPLAINS, The rejection of tho plan for poeting the pas- senger business botwoes Chleugo, St. Louls, and Mlasouri River points at tho wmcoting of tho CUoneral. Managers and Goneral DPassonger Agents ‘Tucsduy was tho general tople aof discussion {u} rallrond clreles yestorday, It wus gonerally agreed that it would bo uscless to 1mako aunothor attempt to estublish peaco and barmony at present, and tho low rates now charged and probubly stll lower unes will ne donbst provall for some tmo 10 come. Thoro isn wenoral disposition to lay the blamo for the faflure to agreo upon a plun of settiemont wpon the Alton und Wabash mun- ngoments, which, it 18 cluimed, did not desire n settloment ut this tno und voted ngainst tho ngrecinent for thut renson, A TRIDUNE repre- suntutive called upon the mauugors of the Aiton yeatorduy to lurn whit caused that roud to thke tho positlon (taid at Poesdey's meoting. Tho munigement sald tho reports thut the Alton wus actunted by u desire to brewk up uny ure Fungemont or to nssist the Wubash wero mu- licloud and upjust, The Alten tovk tho ground that no stop can bo taken “untll ali Bnes buvo inade o complete report oft all unllisited sules ut low vated, und thut no poo would bo likely to glve sutistaction und bo longe lived which 18 o {ronclad s nut to ndmit of res vision by arbitration on uny party to the pool giving ninety duys’ notice,” 'the “Allon did 1ot sk o pool; ftwus vepresented at tuo meoting slwply for the suke of peace, und to scoure the maintenaiceo of veusonably rerunorative ratos, The onud, thereforo, vosted withh lines scoking w pool to make suoh fulr and rendonublo propositions as the Alton could uceept, "Tha Jutter, boluy the short Hnw butwaon Chleugo winl Knnsas City, und helng tho only luo run- Hitny (ndependont tralty through aill the way uver its own traek, chitlmed that i It was not the hest roato it wits nt lenst on o pae with any of its cnmlmilum, und was consequently on this ground, wud on the ground of tho business whilch {t bns been earryviug eotitled to s high o porcentigo os auy road, Tho representative of el road showed, by et liukes subuntito ta tho mmeoting, that by tho Committeo grouplug vxclusively Alton pointa south of Cicugo In tho Chicago.piol tho net nward of the Comtultice to the Alton between Chlengo and Kunsns City umownted 1o only 10 per cent, 134 per cent ess than the Wubush, 8 per cent losa thau tho Rock fajund, and 175 por cent less thun the Bur- lington. The Alton clufws that {t wiy outitied 10 moro thau the Hurllngton, in consequence of somo of I8 polnts south of Chicago belng }rnlulmd n the Chicago pool. Aguin, the Commlttee, by grouplag local Alton points, practically gave the Alton Roud anly Tpur cent betwoen’ 8t. Louls and Kunsas City, wherous It bus beeu mado an srguibent agulnst tho latter road un tho purt of lts oppo- nents that it wus carrying at loust & per cent of that busincss, For tho fust four ycars tho Chicngo & Alton beent vurryiug 8 gur cont of the business betweon Chicago und Bl Louls. The Cammite o * tweo's report awarded di |wr cent to the Wabash, and 24 per cout to the Hiinols Centzal, und took tho wholy of this udditionul awurd of 5 pur cout to the Niluo Centrul und the whole awurd of 34 por cent to tho Wahash out of the Altou’s ’fm' Borlluu. T\w Alton cuntended that {tsbould oyt g determined whut perevntigoshould bonliowed — tho Wabnah, and that the Amount thys x shonld bo GIRtribitod FatAbly hotwees pratis nois Central ‘and . Alton: necording o 20 s contagen which thaso compinies fu b0 Pers TyIng tho last four yonrs, Thin proprehir urt of tho Allon, und tho figurca submis 8 ta representativo o tho incoting, weptlbr only by n resntition 1o ny the whole reng, Rt the Catmittec on the tablo an mliousy]oTLof "Fhio ATton nWBReDS (0 0L Eneriee e die, selves us in any way reeponsiblo for the o Untien of the war, On 1o eontenry (ggntine the responaibility Hes with_ ronds whih 3 0k forco withaut dibate and without consie, o110 unfulr divislons upon thelr competitors. <on g TIHE CHICAGO & GRAND Tnpy, 1t hns nlrendy been announced that thn (e, Ro & Grand Trunk, which heretofore oy lx"' operated ns un jndependent organization, :P( hiereater he operated as & brinch or divisjyn s | tho Grund Teank Ruiiwny. Thin has boen oo In orderto savo expenses which lhumnlnlrnnnn. of sepurnte general officers for both liyey m.é‘ necssary, Mr, W, IL. Pettivone, Assstanet perlntendent of tho Chicngo & Grand Truny. hus, howover, not boeh Tofl out in the eop previousiy reported. Ho has been appoiny, Hipertutendent of the Chiougo & U aoted Ihvislon in place of M 1. Funnel), wuk neadquarters ot Battle Creck, Tho grocd Trank has dono well in rnlnlmr’xfl tho rervices of this able and fayy, | ollletal, but n mistake ing beon. mado fn i Foreimg him to attio Croek, - Tho hewlquans o tho Suporintendent of 1o Chicngo frers af tho Grand Trunk ought to he nt cm""k from which point the operations of thy rog, could o mueh hetter directed and handied thag frow namall station i Michignn. e, Sniver who hag been Geneeal Froight Agont of the (o)t ez & Grand Trank I thi8 clty, and hus showy mch abllity In contuctiog the affnirs of pig will ot feave the sorvics of the Gean ik, but will bo provided for with sonic pihes sponsibio position, Mr. £, A, How, the e ciont General Agent of the Grand Trank, wjip nereafter bo Genernl Agentof both lings, an My, Whitman, | the Goneral Wostorn Passenger gent, will huve chirgo of the pussenger busie neas at this end of both lines, et Mr. N. C. Spicer, General Superintendent of tho Grand Trunk llnuwu{ 18 oxpected herg thig evoning to put things in working order undep the new arratyemen LAKE SUPERIOR & SOUTIIEASTe RN, ¥ Speciat Dlspateh to The Chicago Tridune, Mapisox, Wis, Feb. 16,—A patent bas been 1ssued by tho Governor Incorporating tho Lake Buperlor & Southeastern Rallrond Company, L, C. Stanley, mannger of the Chippewa Falls & Westeen Raslway Campany, Gov. Bisghnm, As somblyman Teylor, and Gen, George Ginty are tho corporators, These gentlemen are il of e Chippews Valley, and nre backed by ampls capitul to make tho enterprise n complete aue- cess. Tho line contemplated to bo constructed 18 from tho Villuge of Superlor, In Douglag County, to the point of intersection deflned In tho nets of Congress grauting certaln lindy to the Chicugo Adr-Line Tacllic Rallway Compuny, which bas forfeited its rightg to tho grunt; thence to tho eities of Chippewa Fulls and]Ean Cinive, and thenee to a pofat on the Missisaippi rivernot furthersouth thun the Giyor Tt Crosse, and not tartbher north than the mouth of the Calppewa _River. Tho well-known chur- neter ot the gantlemen cowprishg its Directory, and the fact thut they are nll resfdents on tns Jinw of the propused rond, 18 n gunrantce that tho grunt, If bestowed upon Lhis Company, will he the means ot ugmluw up nnuch-needed outs lot tor tho products of tho Chippowa Vulley, TOLEDO I'TEMS. Speeiat Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Towkno, Feb. 16.—Onoof the rallroad oflicial. in tho clty to-day glves 1t as bis opinion that the radlvonds will contest all litigution urisiog out of tho loss of goads, on t': wround that the flood wais an act of Proviacuu.. and one {n which tag ralironds were not in tho lenst responsible. A mecting of Canads Southorn, Lnko Shore, and Columbus & Toledo officiuls was bield to-day, when the manner of shipping conl to Detrolt was discussed. Tho reault was that the coal heretofore earrled by the Columbus & Taledoto North 'T'oledy, and thenee by thoCunada Soutbern to Bétroit, will now be takon from the Columboy ‘Toledo by tho Luke Shoro and conveyed tothy wagon-works, where the Cupadn Sonthern wil | carry it on to Detroit, Mr. Sinith, of the Colum- hus & Tolodu, eays there Is pleaty of conl, n fact all the road ‘can curry, ana a famine is not to bo feared. PROMOTED. 8pectal Dispatch to The\Chicago Tridune. Frxuant, Ind, Feb. 10—~Joscph 8. Grabaw, foreman of the Lake 8horo shops here, has been appotnted Master Mechania of tho Duffalo Di vislon, with henduartars at Builalo, BOUND BROOR. PRICADELIHTA, T Feb, 16.~Tho railway sults involving tho question of delay to tho B titnore & Ohlo tratns by the Ponusylvania Cor pany bas been roferred toan cxaminer and ex+ peris. 4 2 ITEMS, 2 Mr. Horace Tuokor, General Frolght Agont of tho Illlnols Centrat Rallroud, left for tho East sesterday nfternoon in the interest of bl health, which has beon much shattered by over- work, It Is underatood that Mr. R §. Haro, Genersl Ticket Agent of tho 8t. Paul & Duluth Rulirosd will bo appolnted Travellng Agent for tho Chi- eago & Northwestern Hailrond In placo of Mz Q. K. Barnes, who hns beon appointod General Passenger and .Ticket Agent of tho Northern Pacitic Rallway. v Tho Michizna Contrn! Railrond has notified It ngents that, tnking effect on eb, 10, tho follows ing rutes will bo _obscrveds * Whero rates ars quivted for car-louds of frelghis thoy swill be understood as applylng for not less than 20, pounds. From 2,00 20,000 ounds will bo considercd & car fond, Doublo rates will bo chinrgod on all ex cess of this weight, except on such carssan murked on_the outside *cupacity m.m)pu_unds. Cars 8o marked mny be loaded up to that welghte Any excoss af 0,00 pounds loaded In melsl‘l enrs will bo chinrged douplo rates. Agents v understand that the minium wolghts forcat londs on through Instorn froight nsset lanl: tho afliclal classiiioation of cast-bound frelg remalus in fogee.” ‘Tho Hallway Age has turnished Tne Tnmw: with an advanco slip of & corrccted stutemen of tho rallway conatructions in 1830, The cor rected stutement shows that tho rallw mllgflfi lujd fn the United Stutos during 1680 wast miles, which s nbout thirty-five miles I‘i\):: than tho gronteat milenge over conatructe b ono yonr,—~in 1871,—and far Erenu'r than in r subirquont yoar, Adding t esa figures tof! oo of Poor's Sianual showing the mileago o :lw- cenco at tho closo of 1870, it 18 found that lJun tal rallway milenge of tho United Btates Jul A 1881, wus 03,808,710 milea, “This fa n wost uxtmfld dinary devolopmont, ahn\vlu? an increusd neurly L0 per cent {n tho lust elght years. SELF-DESTRUCTION. A Parmer Cuts Kis Thront iu ! Manger of &y DBarn=Snlclde of & Woman Whiie Laboring under 8 of Insnnity. u Quincy, I, Feb. 10,—Two woeks 880 S50 Leaver disnppeared very suddonls frow hoine noar Utica, Mo, Hls fricuds huvescars Iuver ¥ for hlin evor sinco. Ycstorday bls h;:: found in tho munger of his burn, with m“nnfl cut from ear to ear, und hia Em:a{ unl:lorr;’l' b farn plilow, For twu weeks his Lo flbuh cuting bay off bis body, Tho m-:;‘u:;‘;‘ uscd wus u pocket-knifo, Whotner "l Lo of [uulliilny:lr Anluluu!lu nfil known. e y' Ui il Wiy, YT ot uu;:‘:x’in‘:o o Thtcago Tribunt rine gecon, 1ll., Feb, 16.—Lnat nlabt Mrs. %fl, S ded Wilsou, an old and_ muoh-respeoted 1u aflufl"‘ her life hr committing sulcido, Bh¢ :unlt"““ fior bed o littio after Bo'clock ti ber sl Jyg. honitli, This niorning ono of hor )D“ll“i: . cuidren went into hor roamita call herhdy yiog. tnst, whon sho_discovered tho old 7 duad upon tho bed. A buttle was found My wnahstand cunmmlnlg u few drops nll o aded which led ber frionds to thlnk that s oy her lifo by ’('lrlnkll;ur lfl;«l\‘\:};gl[);“l,!;:l‘l‘l‘-'.dw,:; no couse nsslgnud for 3 ton, - l.n:. dfw ‘h';;(olrfl “ho secused 10 ho 18 usuul spirlts una henlth, o O O Hob: 10.—strs, Nolson JOBTSy a Bwodish womnu, cumu{llnml suicide o dvownuig hersalf 1ntho Sclota laboring under n 0t of Lo, L., Feb. 16, mun uamead Douglas For attompled to tnko bis lifo, boing used 10 accomplish tbls end. i awiitfowlig the palson be was sech 0 {2 oped fimmedinto uttontion was given Bl It 1, ey ‘r‘uu mlvnrnlhllu rc-uhla.wklfl;:fr ko w,.:uqz disappointed In somo lov " 00108 e would Just ns soon not dio U hud acen her aguin, ————— v WG WESTERN ASSOCIATED PRESS MEET!S, CINCINNATI, O, Feb, 1.—The ll‘“",m, et vectors of tho Western Assoclato! £a printt hero to-day and trunsuoted nunmena ;1 i nature, Present: Richard H;‘l:;":; e nlcagol Cineinoati; Willlam Lenn g, Nashvl 0 " uldeman, Mt ¢! Dlitavurk: and Wittam - Heney Smitts agont. IN HARD LUCK, pidat Dernorr, Mich, Feb. lu.-wuummE- sont by the United Stutes Court !Nm for to umlusn}m. uloulm ;',:’;‘;fl?f‘:‘lm‘“jfi‘. > eryripelas yo ) " ‘5:::'“:'3:%!: |’eH=l 'of aprisonment X7 pulbisiaheses shrost 134 Don' a with affootions of the BFrte | L it Honoy of Horubound S50, g e wout s Toothacho Drops curd \