Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1881, Page 2

2 IIE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE TRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 , 1881—TWELVEE PAGIES s Hurd, of Ohfo, £3,000 for services as connsel of the Mouse of Representatives in tho sult of Hal- let Kilbourn ngainst John @, Thompson, Ser= gonnt-nt-Arms, and tho mombers of tho Com= mittce that investigated the Wnashinaton renl-estate pool. Mr. Kibourn wns im= prisoned for contempt by order of the House, and, having brought sult, tho Bu- promo Court vl tho United Hiates reeently dectded that tho fmprisonment was unlawful. The approprintion of any such atnuunt of money for.the sorvices romdered ls lwlefensitlo, Mr. Flurd appeared twleo In court and nryited the snme points both thnes, Lnwyers equally com- potant woull hinve heen very glad to have ren dered the same services for A VERY MUCH SMALLER AMOUNT OF MO Tt 4s true Mr. flurd at that time was not @ mem- ‘ber of Cougress, o having been left ont for that torm 03 ho has been for the next, hut, ¢ My, Hurd had not had stroug socin! relutions Syith tho Demoerntie majorlty, noone would for & momnent suppose that he eanld pssumo to lay claiin to uny such nmoint of monsy for such services, Mr. 1hanl wis not only defented in tha caxc, but the whole wark hus to bo douo oyer agnin, n8 the Supreme Court remanded it Mr, Congeer took oeeasion, In tho course of tho de- bate upon this subject, to mako A PERT REMARIK e Court had deckded that tho eded fts power when It linpris- ouned tho eitlzen, That was the opinion of wany members ut the tiie, 1lo wanted it to appexr on teeord that tho Honso had commitied the outrage, nnd let it be spread out browdly na o wurning to futuro Congresses not to exeeed thelr righte, The Rtiver and Iarbor bill hulng disposed of. and 4 confercnee roport bavhig ‘een ndonted which authorizes the canstruction of a free bridge ncross the Patomune In alehe of tho lprcnum nqueduct bridge, Mr, Cox brought up nis Tho 1t APPORTIONMENT DL, Liionng, led by M, Conger, immedl- ately s xl notles that they were not ly to take n vote upon thal bill to-dny, and that, wiille they would consent to debite ity thoy ehould refusge to permitthe ‘)ruv ous yuostion to be moved until they conld hold w eancus, Mr. Conger churncterizeil the word * catcus ™ as an olfensive term, 1t wus sugpestod by My, Cox that Mr. Conger call it a*consultation, the fact 18 tho Republicans luve deelded to hold & caucus, na hns nlready been stuted in those dirpatches, nnd that such a mecting has been called for to-morrow night. The object of the caucns s to determine whether the lepublicans ‘wil) favor an apportionment at this session. A FAILURE. B EADS' COSTLY F: IMENT. Bpectat Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune. WAsnizaros, D. €., Feb. 17.—Capt, Cowden has niways malntained that the Jetty plan would result in ultimately creating an additlonal bar in tho Guif at some distanee from the mouth of tho jotties, A passage fn tho dobate upon the River and Harbor bill early thismoraing shows that the Gulf is Milng up. The passago I8 ns follows: 5 Mr. Warner—Mr, Chnfrman, ¢ desiro to offer an amondmont. o Clurk fond a9 folluwa: * Audnlso 10 nseertatn by sonndings whether, and 10 what extont within g distance of tive milos from ho presant mauth of tho river ut the Soutli Vass, the Gutt has_ filed up by dobosits frogi tlio river Mncd the ‘construction of ihe Fiuls jotties.” Mr. Warner—\Whon the work of conatruoting . um, enigneers sminont 16 thelr pi 40 tholr peafension elntued Uit tho latersl carrents in tho Gulf would carry the ddvris nwny, snd leave tho Gllllclmlrnl|l||u.\ml)|h IL s now Or! e th Guif, from ona 10 1o miles out from th the douth Puss i tiling up. TS il suxeented, ond on tho othoe hand muerely asked for the wioption of this nm order that thu infurmmtlon which tha pry ought o havo bofure i now way tw obtained, 3r, Warner—I ani tnformod that, BY BURY mnde tn 1674 und 1970, by Maj. C. W. 1Towell and Copt. B 1t Hrown, 1t was nscortainod tint the il in- front of thio joLtios, out tho folluwis dist : Klght hundred and twenty oo ¢ ot ) Tout; M) font outs ‘aut, 12 feut; a0 feat out, 4§ feol foals | UM ol ont 8 feots 5 feot: WX feut wnk, h out (gl I eol ot it T oc nile: or 4 miles nut (gul et 0% 4 milos out, i fo 4 wlles out wolf 30 feet deep), 52 feg 1 Smible ) feel et es ol e e ot AT (e it it ROIL I 280 dowp, And uL 110 wam rate tha bhattom will omuto tho surtuee In vighivon or ningteen yeurs. THE BULLDOZERS IN FLONIDA. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, WasHIRGTON, D. C,, Feb, 15,—The Hepultican will to-morrow print tho followlug: toriey of Horatlo Histoe, Jr, Rress from tho Fiest District of Floridu, who will contest the seat of his oppoucnt for tho next Congress, hus recelved a lettor from 11, Jdenkins, Jr, his attorney ut Jucksonville, which says: *After taking tho testimony of Churles 1L Bavage, at Egan's plantation, ut Finley's earnest solicitation tho examination of wit~ nesses was ndjouroed to Madison, On tho 8th wo began the examination of witnesses nt Mudlson, Egun was writing tho testimony. We bl ex- amined ono witness, and had another on the stand. Egan hud given Suvige somoe money to o out and got sowo penhividers. | heard AN USUSUAL NOISE at tho further end of the Madlson Court-IInuse, at leust soventy-five feot from whore Lignnand Iwere. 1lovked upund saw Frank Patterson and Savage m conillet. 1 hal hurdly recoguizod thom _ hefore three shots were fired, und Patterson fell. Suvage had told me before he went up to Madison with Egun and me that his lifo was threatened, and it the Hves of ull tho witnesses that hid testi- fied beforo tho Gramd Jury in Jucksonville were threatoned, Crosby hud already been shot for teatifylng. After the shooting the door of tho court-room wns locked by the Shorll or his Doputy. Soon ~ after the door wus unjocked nnd Bherilt lanking appearcd with five or slx wen, nrmed with shot- guos and ritica. They secured Savage andn colored man present nmed Jumes, L'wo of the posse LEVELED THEIR GUNS UPON EQAN, denounced him with the tn zovpruhrluuu and insulting vplthots, aud announced their purposo of killing bim, The Sherill suceeoded in pro- tecting Lgnnm, after a hara struggle, much 10 tho Sheriil's ercdit. After the prisouers, Bavago and Jumes, who had bad nothing o do with the atfulr, had been fodged fn Juil, un ut- tack was inude by tho friends of Patterson npon tho jail, und tho prisoners fired upon then from the “windows.' ho lettor conchides thut 1t 18 uscless to try Lo tako testimony in those hat- beds of Inwleafess unless proiection enn bo afforded. Tho numo of the United Btutes Court and tho Governmunt of the United States earry g;;{uowauun Io'tho interior counties of thut ate.! M’GARRAITAN, IS CLAIM, 8pecial Dispateh to Thé Chicago Tribuns. ‘WABHINGTON, 1), U,y Fob, 17.—The Houso Com- mitteo on Private Land Clatme has roversed thoe action tuken some tine ago, when it reported adversely upon n bill for the rellef of Willlan McGarrahan, und to-day Mre. Dunn, of Arkansns, reported w blll for bis rellet. The bill confers to MeUarraban all that tract of lund In Callfor- nhi known as tho Ranche Panocho Urande, oxe cept such portion of thut tragt as may heve been herotoforo patonted to any person or ' pors sons who In good falth intendwd to remnln in tho United Btates and have. settled on any portion of the same, and thowe shall bo ontitled to obtaln title to such lands upon such terms und conditlons gs ure provided by luw For dlsposing of tho publiy ands, Tho President of thy United States |s nutborized to appoint 1 Commissioner whuso duty ftshnll bo ascertuhi the viduo and foention of the portions of tho luud to which tho United. Htates huve lssucd patents, and report (o tho Seeretury of the Interlor, who shall thon Issus patents to dcGurraban forull the unuceapied unds onanld runchies. The bIlL went ta the privato calendar, M, Pachuco prosented a sl uority revort, APPROPRIATIONS, 1IN COMMTTE Warnaatox, b, €, ¥eb, 17.=Tho Benate Come mittco on Appropriations bus deoided to revort an fmportant amembinent to the Leglalative, Exceutlve, and Judicial bill for the purpose of facllituting the settlement of pension cliims und clunring Wp s soon ug possidlo tho vast no- cumulntion of unsettled eases. Theamendment pruvides for tha fotlowlug udditions to thoe cler- deal force of' tho oflices nuwed: Penslon Oitlee, Swouty examluners ut £2,000 por year vach, forty fourth-cluss clorks oL $1.500 per anuum, twenty secund-class ut §1400, 114y flrst-claes at §1,200 each, und $2,000 pdditional for thu blre uf copy- dsta: tho Adjutant-Ueneral's office, twenty-tive uddittonal clerks ut £1,000 cach; Surgeon-(ioney- ai's oftice, twenty-tive at §L00 each, Tho Com- mitteo provides for {an additionat Deputy Com- wnlestoner of Ponsions at u sulary of §4,000, and another at §2,50; uls, for un increaso of the Lomumlssioner’s salury 1o §5,0%), SUNDIY APPROPRIATIONS, i Tho Bundry Civil Apprupriution LI has been finally adopted by the Comunittco and sent to the printer, Among 18 ftems ura K1L600 10 proe wvide for tho lmnlul‘mllun by the United Siates 11 tbe lutorautional Mouetury Conference, For publio buildings i Chicago, | 350,000: Harrlebury, g'.u.wb : Eattlo tock, $15,000 $100,000; * “Tupein, 00,000 tha National X For the support of Ealdiers' Homos, #1500, (Tua LIl proviics tue sapolutiunt of ten, Geurgo I, McClellun as Nushvlile, B100.000, port of tnitel States prisoners, ete., 00 public printiog, $1L00,000;° for a1 Bouse _on Standnrd’s dand, Taoke Mic sfoner of tion of 1 waork and fny Fister| [ and lighting the same, & eonstruetion of the new bulldiug for the Navy, nud Stato Dopnetments Eerviee, 81,0005 Natlonl cem military telegraph lnes, $35,000; purchuse of private pnpers of of aurveys of tho river, £ S10.000; ‘entrylng out varlous nets crentig tho Nautional Tonrd of Health, 00003 providing hat £25,000 of approprintion “maude’ by the uct of Juned, 1859, should boe n PUTpOS the u heretofore mado by virtue of any previous Inwa; foratd to locit quarniting stations and for ald of local and £100,000; providing that & shnt Breal year of 1881 othor than that speciflenlly approprinted by the net |IJ)Dr(I\‘('d June 10, 1880, Total amount approprinted, AY THE MESULT OF munber, to represent tho Unlted States at n ¢o. ference to bo ealle tween gold and slive lishing Treusury noc othorwlse approprinteds proportion to be palil by the United States of tho Jolnt oxpenses, $7.000; tha reportol gald Cuninidsloners to be mude to Congress for rati- fication or rejection. eral tho nomination of Forster for District-At- torney in New York In place of Stowart Wood- ford acems to be that it 1s for nn_Indirect effort in favor of Stanley Matthows, This arlses from n supposition that tho move will conellinte Sen- ntor Conklng. request of Mr, tha Muct that he could not be confirmed. Bhepard, nominated In hia place,was n nt the time Forster was nominated, hoshoutd do ns thoy nsked. thoy must bave beon inlstuken, slnco almost lin- medintely Forster's nnme was sent In, "Lho dif- tho discharge of of gamlug-tables | missloners one of the Managers of the Homes to fill tho un- explred term of Gen, John Love, of lllll(nunl de- cenxed), The Burvey, eonmplotiug the tenth consit, of tho United States Courts, salur] oxpenscaof tha Const and Godetiq O3 Geologienl Survey, 150,000 £500,000 FEL and expenses inef stablishments, $1,800,000¢ to under directlon “onmnlse and Fisheries, $1: amer for tho ‘prosect tigations of tho Comtnissioner of MR 1tack Tsinnd Arsennl $21e dent (o lighthons e expemie 20 anidl ropaies of the Bxecutivo Mansion 5 continning the War, £150,000; Slgnal cries, $100,00; ONFET ERATE GENS, BRAGG AND POLK, mmlnq to tho late war, §20,(00; expenses of tho a stasipnl River Commisslon i continuation 10,000 naval statlons, Ypllcd to the snie and no money shali be expended for e purposo out of any approprintions Htato Hoards of Health, .0 of the approe rintion made by the net of June 2, 1879, shall he n”vllufl 1o tho sume purpose, mid no money b expendedd for tha nbove service for tha S10,1,205 IMETABY EVARTS INTERV! with the Approprintiou Committee, the follow- g buragrphh e inorie I tho Sundy hill: vil For Commissioners, not oxeeeding thre tandopt common rite for the purpose of internationully the wse of bhlsmetatiic aring flxity of the relntive viue mutals, B0 ench, and renson- 9, to ho approved by the Soeretury - for n seeretary 1o cuch of sucl i ablo expont of State, 1 Commissioners, £1,000, tho nmount ncecessnry to iy such enmpensation and expenses to be im- medintely availnble out of any tioney In the for the NOTES. FORSTEN'S WITHDRAWAL. Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, WasmiNoToN, D. C., Feb., 17.—~The gen- fmpression about the withdenwal of It was mude, however, at the Forster himself, who recognized Mey indldnto Bhiepurd was supported by nearly 1€ not all the New York delegution. *These gentiomen ealled on the President te urge ‘his nomination, and understood the Presldont to suy In tuls, howover, fleultics which have nriren over Forater may have led the President to belleve that n ehungo in the nominen might, In view of the enmity over Shepard, smooth away tho prinelpal diille cnity for New York, and so Indirectly holp other nombnations which need assistanco, TO-DAY THE FAUCE OF THE LATE RAID on tho gumblers was played through by the only two kecpers who were arrested In the allexed rald. No case could be 1oude, owing to the fuct that all the captured who might have been mude witnesses wore nltowed to give fletitlous names, and, under thom, thoy were secved with subpennd, When the cnses of tho keepers wera ealled of courso there were 1o witnesscs. ¢ CONFIDENCE MEN. The loent papers have accounts showlng that the eantidonee operators wha huve urrived bere In advance of Innuguration are commencing thelr work. and that they have nlready viedm- lzed two Senators. One of them i3 Cerro Gondo Willinms, of Kentucky, who loaned monuy to onu of these ailventurers wpon susplelon that he wns dolng nn net of kinddess to tho fast sclon of one of tho tirst fumilies of Kentueky, Auother was Walker, of Arkunsas. 9 DAVID DAVIS, A prominent gentlemen, who I3 Intimnte with Eenator Duvis, of Hlinots, told u vpporter to-tay that the Jatter would voto to malutain the pre- sent orgunization of the Senute; thut Sonator Davis sald that n movement by the Repmblicuns to reosgnalzo would he entirely uud essentially u purtisan elfort for the benelit solely of the Ttebubtlean purtys that, to SUPport A A mov ment by his vote, would bo for him to sustaln *rank partl hip,” while in votlng to tinne the present sintus, he maintaing his pendence; therefore, i lllli’ chunge Is made ln the Senate, it mu: e by Gen. Mahone voting with tho Republie unless Pennaylvanin ehult delay the eleetlon of u eenntor uutil ufter tho ith of March, That would teuve the Bemocrats easy victors, : TIE POTOMAC, Nuvigation 18 now open from Washington to tho mouth of tho Potomuc, and, 148 4001 18 res puirs of dwmages to steamers ure made, the regular trips of the river bouts will be resumed. Jo HYATT SMITIL ‘Thero has been conslderable speculntion ros garding the futuro politienl utilindon of Rep- resentitive J, Hyutt Smith, of Brooklyn, Soumo of the lleinocratio newspapers have clalmed that Swith would votu with the Dem- ocrata in tho organization of the next flouse of presentutives, while tho Greenbnekees bave pressed the grentest contldence that ho woitld net with then. All uncertalnty regarding Smith's future course bus now Leen romi by u lotter he hus futely written 1o n praminent New York Republicnit, which s in possession of n fepubllean Congressman in Washington, In this fetter Mr. Sn(th says distinetly thiat ho will aget with the athor Hepublieans froin the Cliy of New York in thoe orgunizution of tho next douse and on politleal questious. He siys that ho shall cheerfully nnd warmly support thie candlduey of Mr, Hiscock for Spoaker, PATENT-RIGHT SWINDLERS, To the Western Assoclated Dreas, WasrINGTON, 1D, C., Feb, 17=The resolution of Sunutor Voorhees, ngreed to to-day, I8 do- signed to buve the Senate Judicliry Conmlittes atones roport i bl thut Will profect furmers and others from boeing lmposed upon by venders of patented urticles, who sell implements and mnchines, and are followed by ugents of tho patentees, who demand, unn olten extort, i roy- alty, und wheén tho purchaser refuses to piy the elubmant a second thne for machinery or othor nrtletes thoy huva boukat, thoy are Foreed into expensive [ittgntion, Mr. Voorbees intends to fim this leglsiation through this session If possi- e, REPUDLICAN CAUCUN, Tho Republlenn mombers ot the Houso will hold o catieus this evenlng on the Apportions went bill 1o detorming whother or not thoy wikl vote for the pmssugo of tho mensurs by this Congress, ‘The Repnblienns are divided on the questlon, muu*’ fuvoring the Bnmedinte pussage af the bill v the ground thut two-thirds of the Stnto Legislatiees wro now in sesslos and 10 defer the apportionment until the” noxt Congress wonld cost theso Btates millions of dollurs in the aggregato (oF oxtrn sosslons of their Leglslutures, The Indleatlons now are that n sutligiont number of Republleans will oin the Dentoerata to pass the Apportionment UL Lo=Morroiw; untess the eanens this oventng ehall muke opposition 1o the MOASIEG ) purty duty, Even showld the cnucus sodeterimine, itis probnblo that a number of Kopublleany from thu Sintes whose Leglslatures nre now Iy sesslon will Ingist upon voling for the meunsury, PENSION-OFFICE, ‘Tho Senntoe Committee on Appropristions has declided to report an importint nendment to the Logislutive, Exeoutive, tud Judiolnd Approe printion bl for the purposs of facliltating tho wottlement of ponston cinlins wnd clearing up us 5001 ud possiblo 1ho vist necuinulution of unset- tlod cuses. The amendmoent provides for tho following additdons to the ctorienl foree of the wlliees pameds Penslon oflies, twenty oxinime Inees ut 000 por year cachs furty fourth-oluss wlorks ut FLK00 per annums; twenty secondcliss nt &L 4003 Ity firstecluds 1,200 ciehs sna §2 addidloniil for hire of copylste, THE WOLLD'S FAILL Col. Michardson, of Mississippt, tho lnrgest rhu)lt‘r und wenlthlest msu i the South, and ‘omlssionor from his Stuto to the Worlkd's of 188k 8 hero on his return huine from York, 1o suys the fatr wiil Lo suceess; that plenty of monoy witl bo provided, il the Come- buving ugreed ‘1o subseribe ¥1,600 vuch It necedsary, BENANOR GROVEWS [LLNESS, The published report thut SBenator Grovor 18 so ously i1l u8 to probably provent his attends, unco nt tho voining oxucutivo seasion of ino Benutu b4 unteuo, Tho ubsenoe of (rover wonld Kive tho Bonutu to the Ropublivuns, aod heace ho futerest felt in tho subject, THE INAUGURATION, Gen. Hancock and Gen, Grant buve deckled ta bo prosont ut the ineuguration of Gartield. A wrund reception will bis tendered both of these soutlemen, MR MAYES' FAREWELL RECK The Presidont’s farewell vocoption takes placo next ‘Tuesday eventug, He gives o reception to the diploisatio corpy this evoning, EXTHA SESSION. The talk about an extra scasion ls incroasig, aud some of tho sirougest objectord 10 uu extri 1110 sesslon fn tho Ii sny they not see how |t 18 puasiblo to all “tho Appropeintion biiis through. Tho debate on the Funding bill s likely to run nf this week. INTERNAL UEVENUE, The_recelpts from internnl_revenua to-day wero $227,580 from cistoms, $604E1 CONDITIONAL I'ANDONS have been Yesued for 1y &, Wisinger, Qoorgo I\ Risloger, and Herman 1 kler ol Uinots, convicted for conapleivg to defraud the Jnterun rovenuc, THE TREARURY DEPAUTMENT to~dny purhused 112,000 ounces of tine siiver for delivory nt the Ban Franelsco Mint. BUGAN. The House Committee I(‘l:"fl tho sugar Interest Ry n Iloflrmr{ Satuniny, Seprotary of tho Trensury hns been invitel, Guen, Shermun, Grand. Marshal of the inaug« wral ceremonies, bn el clreulne dotallbng tho progeam to boe abserved by the militury es- cort of tho Preshlontse B TOMORE THOROUGILY GUARD THE REVENUE, tho Trensury Depurtinent decldes that all coms pusitions of preparations of which dlstilled epirita I8 n compenent of chisf vatue shall bo atbjected 1o no loss rato of duty than that lme posed upon distilled splrits, whether spectally printed for it i tho tarlil or not, This does not Bpply to LRy ruim., THE RECORD. SENATE, WasmiNaToy, D. C.y Feb, 15.—Mr. Maxoy gave notice that tho Houge Post-Route bill will be re« ported Monday, Tho following bills wero formally reported and pinced on the cnlendor: For n Government bullding at Werre Ifnute, lnd, and for a fives proof Government bullding at Colimbug, 0. Mr. Voorhees olfored - resolution, which was ngreed to, instructing e Judiclary Committeo to Inquire fnto the best method of protecting n- nocent purchasers from impositiony practiced Ly frnudulent vonders of pitents and patent- rights, und report by bill or otherwise, "i‘llu River upd 1larbor Appropriation bill was recelved from the Hotse and read the st tine, Mr. Morrill objeeted to tho second reading, Thu blll was temporarity tabled, On mation of «Mr, Vuorhees, tho Houso Joint resolution authorizing the phieiig of Luoks aml anementos In poxsession of the Government re- Illlhl‘f 10 the nsansinntion of President Idnealn I Momortal [all at National Lincoln Monu- went, In Sprivgtiell, lil., passed. novse, A report was submitted on tho contested clec- tion cuse from the Secomd District of North Car- ollun declaring Kitehen, tho sitting momber, en- titled to bigseat, Lald over for future netlon. Mr. Martin reported a resolution authorizing the payment of $3,500 to Frnnk Hurd us eownsel fn tho ease of Hatlett Kilbonrno vs. J. G, Thomp- suit, Ju M. Glover, and others, Adoptes Mr. GQunter repurted n bill for the rellef of William MeGareahan, Pluced on the ealendar, Mr. Stnglejon, of Misslssippl, submitted tho conforguce report on the Uonsular and Diplo- matic Approprintion LIl Agreed to, Mr. Cox moved t proceed to the considern- ::Ifil'l of unfinished business—tho Apportlonmont 3ir., Conger rafeed n question of consideration in favor of the Agrleulturnl 4\')prl)|ll’ll\l but Mr, Cox's motion provalled—nye: . Messrs, Finley and Rothwell favored the bill of the mujority of the Committes on Census, and, nfter n short discussion, the matter went over for the present, Mr. Hubbell reported back tho Penalon Ap- proprintion bill. with the Senaty al nents, recommending conenrrence in some e In uthers, The repore wes o ‘The Speaker Inid before the House n messites from the President transinitting the report of tho Secretury of Stato In retation to n resolution addressed to him by tho 1ouse the #1st of Jan- uiiry on tho subjeet of International petion for tho restoration of sitver to full use ns mone: Tho Preskient states tho progpect of an inte tlonul conferenco on thut sublect promising valuablo results to tho {nterests of this country iswuch that he recommicnds to tho Hnmcdinto attention of Congress the. prapristy of un ap- propeiation providing for the proper represents atlon of this Government nt stich conlerence, ‘I'no messoge was retesyed, “I'he House then, vaenthig the order for recess, ndjourned, POLITICAL. AT M 3y INTOR. Bpectal Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune, MenTon, 0., Feb. 17.—~Trains nrriving hero brought geven or eight visitors to Gen, Gar- field’s to-day, Many more stopped at woy st tions and drove neross country 1o the now famous homestead. Among those who ealled to-dny - wero Prof. Riley, of tho United States Entomologieal Commlssion. To Tne TuinuNg correspondent, e stated that his It had no speclal significnneos that the busl of tho Commission had Lrought him this nes way, and that bo hud incldentally made the eall. It 1s believed, however, thut bo desives to seo the Department of Agrlenlture ut Washlugton uder more competent and sclentifle coutrol than it has hitherto heen, und that this visit wag connceted with this matter. $0 many callers keeping him closely confined Indoors. FFrom early morn Uil Inte at night the slege contlnues, This morn- ing ho enjoyed a rldo on horsebuek, 1113 eorres spondence 13 incrensing dully, and this, added to numerous visits and the attentlon ho must pay to futuro responsibilities, malkes his duties ex« tremely wenvlsome. ‘Mhomas Gartield, the Gon- erl's uncly, returned homo to Clovelund to-day, The old gentionig, wha s now in his 8ith yonr, wast imuch aifected e purting from his nepbow, and shed tears. 'To givo any few of the OBJECT OF Ml CONKLING'S VISIT, ovon sfter full considerntion of alt tho vutward circumstuneos, would be Empossible, 1118 visit throughout was cordinl, The fuct thut Gun. Garlleld's carclnge was not in waitlg for him would seem to indieats that the New York Son- ntor enno of bis own aceond, and, though tho Genernl might huve expeeting tho visit, ity evie dent he did not kuow the thne, ‘Throwghout bis stay ut Mentor, ubout clght or hine hours,buth thoGenornl and his guest vx- hibited the most fricudly spielt toward each other, and Mr. Conkling aepyried ns bo eame, In nny fn- & ncheerful mood, 1t 13 banily probuble tha Dbavgaln was made, or that “any was eve tendid, 1u Congress, the twa e hiyo abwa; been quito inthmately nequainted, As Mr, Con g holds uu exalted position [y the party, w hus extenslve nequalntunee with mon all ovor tha eountry, [t s but natural to supposo that ho would bave SOMETILING TO SAY OF VALUE to Gen, Garticld when the time came to form his Cabinet, and in nceordines with the Senas tor, undersinnding that tho General desired n freo uxpression of views from uil who tud nught of value to olfer, ftis to bo Inferred that Mr, Conkllng enmo s uny othor cltlzen would, In 1 nutshuil, IF tho.visit was to consummato o har- #ain, then nll elrcumstances uttending It ure dos celving, b . NAYLVANIA LOCAL ELECTIONS READING, Feb, 15.—The Republicnns of this clty aro Jubllant to-night over tho fuct that thoy have oteeted their candldate for Mayor o this Democratio stronghold over his competitor who, two years ago, recelved nmujority of over L100. The Democrnts have boen bonsting that thelr whie ticket would be elected, but the re- sult proves thole mistuke us to tho Mayor. The election pussed off gulotly with few exceptions, aty §4 ¢ epiiblicun eompetfs For Contralier, Willlam A, Hepublican, present fneumient, s do- Tented by wsmull wujority, by bis Deinocratlo apponent, Joseph Houssums ofieinl guros muy chitngn 1he result, howover, The Mayor t-nlght churues b dofeat to treachery on the part of 8 nluent Demoerat, who wid i aspimnt for 2 00 by \whom Bu (tho” Muyor win trded Tho muln enuse wis tho defeetlon of the vote, nnd thy \‘nlln.: for Rowe by the Rue formers, who supported Iyson two years ngo, Pormsvine, i, Fob lh=loseph Derr, tos publican, eleeted Burguss to-day. Coenren, 1 oh, 1h.=Mul, duhes Barton, Jrey Bopublicun; way elected Mayor toeduy, VIRGUINIA BOURBONS, ensos o, Feb, 17.-Tho Conservatlve Domos cratluBtate Contval Committve have called n Conventlon i1 (his elty ol the 4th of August noxt, ‘The address issucd gives o briof hlstory of the onmnlzatlon of the puarty. 1t says; *What Republican teiumph in a Southern Come monwenlth means let the wrotched record of fifteen yeurs uttest, 1t slgnitics, In a word, the dothrouement ot virtue, churacter, intolfigonce, and prosperity of thoe Stite, anil the ercotion O the Faln of 1 dyinsty Of protlignoy, bgnos raiiee, uiml mndice, ‘whose unvaryiug fruits in Bouthern Blates buve been socihnl degridation, universul robbery, continued disorders, nod in sur eago tollsome’ labor of tweive condecutive yours, tho preservation ol our elvitization, the inuintueanoe of white supremaoy I our Gov- nment ast be savad,” suys tho uddress, " whatover is lost,” JUDICIAY NOMINATION, Spectal Dspatch to The Chicags Tribune, GRANI RAPILS, Sich,, Feb, 17,=Tho Republics an County Convention held hero to-duy nomi= nated Hobort M. Montgomery, at present Assists ‘nnt Unitod Stutes District Attorney for Wostern Michigan, n% o candidato for Judgy of this (tho Beventeentt Judiotul Cieeuit of Michigun, now conposed of this County. His chiel competitor was tho lon. Birnoy floyt. who hus held tho oflico nbout tweive years. The Convention ulso elected n:\g(y-mn‘u dulegates, with tho Hou, €. W, Watkiu3 ut tholr hoad, to attuud the Btato Couvention, ‘ STATE AFFAIRS. Compromise the Order of the Day in Pennsylvania at Present. The Republican Faoctions. Appoint Oommitteos of Conforence to Talk Ovor Mattors, No Hope that a Satisfactory Result Can Boe Reached Just Yet. A Vote in the Indiana Senate on ‘Woman-Suffragé Indicates Its Defeat. The Great_Struggle in the Michigan Benate on the Temperance Question Ended. A Renewnl of the Fight at the Other End of the Capltol Now Lroh- ahle. Eighteon Thousand Families in Sad Need of Food, Fuel, and Oloth- ing, ‘PENNSYLVANTA. Spectal Dupatch to The Chicago Tridune. HaAnmisuuig, P, Fob, (7.—The Beaver mon held o eaucus this afternoon to tako action on the proposition of tho Bayne members for the appoistment of n committce of confereuce, to deelde on a caudidato for United States Senator. Tho number {n nttendunco was nbout sixty, The procecdlugs wore ot hurmonious, owlng to the presentation of o resolution to pack the Come- mitteo in tho fntorest of Gen, Beaver, who was present at tho caucns, The resotutlon provided that tho Chair appoint five wmembers, whose duty it should boe to select tho Conferenco Come mittec. It was woll known that Senutor Me- Neitl, tho Chaleman, would appoint a committeo In Deaver's Intorest, and A DETERMINED AND PROTRACTED FIGHT wits inude to havo the erucus select tho Confer- cnee Committee. Several I'ladelphin mewme- Dors protested agninst tho assumption that it was n Beaver cancus, us he hud no clatms on it, never having been regularly nominated, Sen- ator Cooper, who I8 for Bouver beeause bo feurs bim as s competitor for Governor, thought to wouroilon the troubled waters by offering b resolution that the Generat bo deelared the chofee of tho caucus. This iIncrensed tho dis- sntlsfaction, and hoe wis Induced to with- draw jt, The Beavers gnlned thoir point, anid hud a committee of conference selected whase members aro supposed to by his stunchest fricnds, The Dayie mon hold o large attended cnucus to-nlght and appointed & committes of twelve to meet tho Henver Committee IN JOINT CONFERENCE, Tho members were eleeted by bullot, Among. the members of tho Committee are Senator Leo and ‘Represcntatives Wolfo and Mapes, all of whomi refused to vote for Cameron fn 1859, Tha personuel of the two Committees is not a guur- uhted of u spcedy settlement of the Senatoriul ditcutty, Hoth nro at work to-night, hut with ne prospeet of commng to 1 conclusion, The cuueus, ufter threo bulloty, se- Jeeted the foltowing Commlttes: Senmtors Laws ronee, Duvies, Stewnrt, and Lee, and Repre- sentatives Mupes, Niles, Sluck, Wolle, Meloo, Stubbs, Derreckson, and - Silvertuorn. The Heaver Cominltteo I8 a8 follows: utors Gre ey, Smith, Keepor, and Cooper, and Representatives Pollock, Moore, 11, C, Marshull Hill (Indlunn), Eshiomat, Lee, Thompson, und Billlugsley, Tha Committess are now b scde slon, but with no proypect of o conclusion, . LUK BALLOT, TV the Weatern Associated Press, IHAusuuna, I'a., B ‘ho thirtieth ballot or Unlied States Henator resulted ns fullows: Heaver, 18; Wallnee, Bnyue, G I M. Ehile lipw, b Houry, 43 Bohotiely, 32 Hurmer, 2 Gen, 8. itncock, 1s Shlras, 11 MeGrath, 13 Davis, 1; “Chonins W. Pulliips, 17 Farkinson, §; iewitt, 1. Adjourned, INDIANA. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ixpraxaronts, ind, Feb, 17.—The Soaate this mornlng guve way to tho Woman-Sullraglsts, Hatenlng for over an hour to tholr clnims, Mry, Dr. [luggeart uud Mra, 1tolen Gougure were reine foreed by Mrs. Mury Thomas, who went over the same ground trayorsed yesterdny in the House, Then tho Sonate postponed furtbor consldern- tlon of tho subject by i vote of 28 to 2L, Those voting In fayor of postponoment wero Blonz, Bell, Dischowsky, Iriscoll, Chapman Cofley, Compton, Comstock, Dayidson, Davis, Garrjgus, Hart, [leffron, Henry, Howard, Kramor, Langdon, Leope Lockrldge, McCartndy, Majors, Menztes, Itistine, Shatfer, Thurston, Viebe, Woods, and Woollen, I'he remainder vated In tho negative, with the oxception of Benntor Hrowa, who was nbient. 1n tho House yostoerduy the voto stoud 4V to 86 in favor of postponomont, but theso oxpressions In nowlse Indleate tho wenkness of the women's wnse, Sovernl mombors In both THouses voted agiist postponeniont out of respeet for tho ludies, while otherd wore deslroud of disposing of the watter and OETTING IT OUT OF THE . Y ONCE FOIt ALL, A member of the Sennte, who Is well posted touching the sentiment of tho Genoral Asseni- Lly on this subjeot, suys that ju bis opiniin thero ure notn score of mwen i both Houses who fuvor mvlnxf women the -Flght to voto, In thig ¢tion It mny be atated, howover, thut tho 1ot decidos to issito o Notariul commission to Martha J, Evane, of Richmond, W, County, the casu of hur ht 1o the snme hav- ingr bicon sott! T L hendution by tho Juilge of tho Clrenft Caurt, ns woll ns by the practice of Gov, Willlams, wha [ssued cominis- slons to threo women during his teem of ollice, The Bewuto continged thy considoratlon ot TNE CIVIL-CODE LY, and ,tho louse oceupled tho duy with tho now tux” bill reported by tho Rovision Cominittee, Among othor wmendments, one was adopted e: cupting from tuxation parsoniges and puarson- uge nmrurl)’. - ‘Tho Houss held three sesslons to-day, and hold two regularly horeaftor, Bovernl connty ofticinls ure in the clty vigors ously opposing Hepresentative Keoner's bl creatfug o Boupd ol Exnmiuers to viaming tho oks necounty of county ofticers. Tho bill requires tho Gavornor to appoiut twe accountants, ong from ench politiead purty, who shall give bonds in tho s of #00w, They aro required to cnrofully oxmining the hooks of county otticers and report to the Connty Commissioniers, . Tho annual sulary 18 1o by 0 cuch, 4 —— MICHIGAN, Speetal Dispateh lo The Chicago Tridure. | T.AngING, Mich,, Fuob, 15.—In the Senato sov- ernl thousand remonstrunces ngalnst prohible tion were recelved. The prohibltion resolution wia reported bgk from tho Committos towhom it wns referred yosterday, und twenty-one Scin- tors voted for placlig it upun its fmmedis ate pussago. When It came up it was ngain sought to bue overlonded by strike fug out tho words' “sacramental purposes* In tho resolutfon. This was nn amendnent offered by Mr. Amblor. Mr, Patterson combutted this, and v way lost by svoteot 2704, An nmendment was otfered to strike out tho word “mechanlonl,” but this was lost, Sooator Ed- #oll then spoko for kalf un bour, and further de- bate wus cut off by amotlon for the provious quoestion, unda vote wassounafturward taken on tho mnin question of submitting prohibition to the peoplo, which was not eatricd, tho voto stundiug 2L to 10, und it roquiriue 22 yol two-thirde of the Benate, to pass lt, One mems Ler wig ubsuat, Farr moved to reconsider In urdor to tuble It for roforency, which wus cures rled, though Mr, Cuplls sought Lo table the ques- tion of reconsiderntion, whivh would have ro- auited in killing it for ulltimo, Caplis’ offort falled, and Furr's motlon was currled, Thus ended for this thno tho great struggle 1o the Benute, und thore 18 littlo bopo fur tho tomper- unco men wnining that one lucking vote, 'I'ho Antt-Problbitionists “ure groutly clated.” ‘the Luttlo will be upened ub the tho othor end of the Cupitol fu 4 fow duys. 1ntho House stupendous piles of potitions have been recoived, most of them for prohible llnn.' but muny for an Eclectio ehnlr in the Unl- vordity, Tho Committoo on Towns and Couutics ro ported back Young's bill to divide Wayne Couns &y, with the recomumcendauon that it du puss. Tho Attornoy-General wude the report uskod for by 1ho ilotse, In which bu stated that the buslicss dono by his oflico for thy State otiicers wna but asmall portion of the total business, 1ot exceeding one-tenth of 1t Notlea was glven of u bill to catablish a Chnlr of theolngy 10 tho Unlve lll?’. Mr, Estabrook not n bill to cansolldato the Citles of Saglunw and East Raginaw. Thils wero passed to botter provide for tha safety of life [ publio buildings by providiog for tho Inapection thereofs to repenl tho faw re- quirine manufncturing companles to- report to lllufi\mllmr-flcncml; aml Garflell’s Crop Re- ot bill * WISCONSIN, Bpectat Dlapateh to The Chicazo Tribune. Mapisox, Wis, Feb, 15.—The Committee on Insurance will to-morrow report a bill (o tho Sennto making it n penal offense for any lusire niee’ ngent to insure real property for moro than 1t8 renl valuo, They will nlso report ad- versely to Senito bill 118, which scoks to reduce tho crows of hands on steam fire-englnes from thirty to nino men. No, 06 Scoato, exempting front taxation tho Northwestern Mutun! Rollef *Assoclation, they report favorably on. The Speelal Joint Committes on Temperanco had o mecting to-duy and elegted Assemblyman Rewny Chajrnan, Thoy voted, G to 3, to report n jolut resofution amending the Constitution VROIDITING THE MANUFACTURE OR SALR OF INTOXICATING LIQUONS, They will have n meettug ngain next Friday, Tho Jwdlcinry Committee of the Sonato will to-morrow 2epurt in favor of concurreneo in the bill creating and porfeotiug tho County of Lunetnde, K The Agsembly hnd o lengthy session ta-nlght over the blenulal session resolutlons, and a Inrgo nmouut of virgln eloguenco was wasteil. Two resolutlons seemed to have got hefore the As- #embly, nt least In tho Assemblymen's minds,— tone pussed Inst winter known us No, 7, providing far biennial sesstons, aind onv presonted this )winter for blennlnl sessions and blen- ulnl olections. Tho amendment by M. Sprawtie stritek out nll after the election clyiso of the Tatter, wd provided for blennlnl of , \whioh was adopted. 'This scomed to huve wnixod tho gentlemon up, and nll #orts of resos hutlons wore mmde snd refected, and explnn- tions offered, until Bually “sueh a terriblo mix- turo of the matter wus hud that, (n order to nllow fora chatea for tho investigntion of ity ot otlon of Mr. Snge, tho wholo business wis postponed untll next Wedneslay evening, PROCEEDINGS. MADIS Wis,, Feb. 17.—In the Senato this morning u rexolution was ndopted requiring alt Kpeciul commitices to TePort on OF LEfore tho 1. Cammittees roported favorably tho bills rmfu- lathng town insurance companles: requiriug roud overseers to pay over nil funds to the Town Yreusurors; for the preservation of sl around Oshkoshs amondiug tho Inw of commitment to the Hoy's Industrial Seiool, and changing tho boundary line of Shawano County. MINNESOTA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, B1. PAuL, Miun, Fob. 17.—Scnator Buck hns propared n bill for regulating rallrond companles dolng business in this Btato, which embruces tho following potnts:” 1. They ehall carry frolght and passengors upon equaland rensonable terms and for an equal and rensonable rato and compensntion, and i noy eafirond compuny falls to comply with this provision it shall forfeit and pay £200 10 auy person injured or damaged by such fall- ure, to be recovere:d In the county where tho annaso ocours, 2, If any raflrond compuny shall refuso to re- colve and earry over Its rond any freight or pissenger, nud to earry tho samo froin one sta- tion to anotlior, It shnll enrn o like penalty. i, Nou twwo or moro rallvoad corporntions shall ngre or combiie to exuet of rn person unequal or unreasonublo rates for carrylng [relihts or pamssengers from any clty, viltuge, or stution, and nny fullure 10 comply with this provision will subject the offending corporation W Hne of £600, 1o ho recovered by any person who shall commience aotion n‘whm sueh ruil- road cuinpany, one-bnit of which eum abull he for the use of the person bringing tho suit and the othier to be paxd into the “treasury of tho county where tho nction s brought, Speeiul Dispatch to The Chicitun Tribune, 81, P'Aug, Mion, Feb, 17—Judge Gllillian to- Qay rendored the opinlon of the Court on tho mutlon of the prisonp uuthoritics to uush tho mandumus motlon of the uttarney for Fare- prugh and arbox to compel thent to executo thig contract on thele bid for conviet lubor, ns belng blgher thun tho bid of Seymour, Sabin & Lo, ‘The deeislon was thut the motlon to quash shdl bu overruled untll testimony shall have Deen taken to clear up soveral misty polnts fn tho cnse: then tho Court will rule as o Hnulity on the motlon, if reneswed, Clork Nichols was appointed speelnl exnminer*to take testimony and report to the Court, and he will begin on ‘fuesdny, Tho'Leglslative Committee wilt begin lo~morrow night, HKANSAS, Bpectal Dispaleh to. The Chicago Tribune. ToPEKA, Kns, Fel, 17.—In pursuanco of tho aot pusseid n few days ngo approprinting §25,000 for the lmweilinte rellef of tho sottlers on the Trontjor, J. N, lnllowny, the Comumissloner np- polnted to distribute the fund, has hotd n con- sultation with members of the Legislature from thu distressed districts, and lenrned that thore Is pressing necessity for food, cloth- fog, tho fuel, and he will mako purchasus at once. o has fuvestigated the conditlon of the peoplo of Pratt, Ellfa, Rush, Phillips, Graham, Deentur, Norton, Sheridan, "Presco, nnd Ostorne Cotntles,and tinds thore ary 18,000 tntnilles neoding ukd nt' tho presont thne. Tholr condlition is mude the more eritical on ne count of the continued soverity of tho weather, undl'the Commissioner will promptly extend such rellet a8 tho scope of the luw. will permit. TENNSSEE, Nasuvitte, Tenu, Feb. IT.—Aun fnvitation to tho Leglsiature to be present at the innuguras tlon of Presldont Garlleld wis ncoepted by that body to-ay, aud nearly overy member will leavo hure on the night ot Murch 2 for Wushington, WEST VIRGINTA. WnerLiNg, W, Va, Fob, 17.—Thae proposed amondment to tho Constitution of West Vire winln probiblting the manufacture or sulo of in- toxleating drinks was defontod In tho Beaate to- duys TFIRE RECORD. AT TOLEDO, O. &pecial Dispatch ta The Chicapo Tribune, Totebo, 0., Feb, 17—About 2 o'clock this morning the lurge warchouse' of the Wilcox Dros,, ship-chundiers, on Wauter street, from which tho five duys' tiooll had Just receded, took fire from 1 8tove In tho upper story, and, boing filled with highly-combustible wuterlal, the bullding and contents were totully destroyed. The stock on bhand wis valued ot ${0,000, the bullding nt $10,000, and the salls und rigging of Aeveral vessels stored thore 000, ‘Tho n- surance wid: On stock, on bulld- 1 vessu] $7I00,—1+ On_ buikling—1n the Gunrdinn's, §2,000; Tolodo Fire & Murin 2000 Nuorthwestern Nutlonil of Milwanuke 200, On the Homuof Now Ygrk, $3,60: Ine Compuny of North Amarlci, 10005 26007 T '8 of Nowark, #2.0003 s af Storeuntile of Cluves 2,0 il of Englund, L0 Aupron ot N, $150, On v tho riuging of tho Fo R Willlnms, £2,000; Pennsylvinb, anurn Hell, &2, Mechunles' & ‘Trader seliooner Amerlean, £2,00; Toledo Firo & M rine, bnege iz, $50 reman’s of Duyton, barge Mabougul, $1,000, 5o -, 00U outiits Furing AT CONCORD, MASS. Coxconn, Mass, Fob, 15,—Enrly this moring nunrlous conllascration visitod Old Coucord, Tt destroyed tho grocery-stors of Georse Hunter nnd the Middlusox Jotel stable, and damnged the Middivsex Hotol and uthor bulldings, the cellent systom of water-supply saving i groat deul of lnmmrly. The loss wits 8mno 7,000, o3t uf which was qiite well covered by fnsurance in sovou different companlea, AT MILWAUKRELE, Spectal Dispateh o The Chicagy Tribthie, AuwAukEy, Feb, 1T~A firo ocourred thls wvvoning in Husgoes Blorsucn's clgar wunufues tory, corngr of Eust Water and Butfalo streets, Tho hullding was owned by C F. Butow, whoso Tusa fs 3300, Mlersuel’s Joss Iy #2000, und Harls win's, u satooukecpor, $300, Al insured, AT ORANGE, N J, Onaxae, N, J., Feb, 15,—The hat-fuctory of T, ¥, Brennnn 0, hurned this moruing, Luss #1007 Insurauce, $14.00 Ll e — THE ELECTRIC LIGHT, Desven, Colo, Feb, 17.—=The City Councll to- night secopted the proposition of C. C. Ruth- Tuutl and others for lightiug tho cutlro city by tho Brush eleetrio light for two years nt §14,000 per anuum, Tho light to bo fdrnished Is yuar- nntoed (o bo four Hines groater {n ugmreguto thdn could by furnishod by the sume nulnber of wus=lumps, The eity 14 to” bo glven thirty duys' trial of the light botora its forinul uceeptance, e eee—— EXTRAORDINARY ELOPEMENT, Bpectal Dispateh to Ths Chitcayo Tribune, Guanw Rapays, Mich,, Feb. 17.—Tho rumer {8 current In tho clrcles of our colored poputution that Henry Clay, n mulutio barber, who bas beon bero but w few weeks froms Juckson, Mich., cloped lust night with two colored women, both marrled, Tho snomaly of the alfair, taking two wouien, 16 un abost or quite ugheard of freak o such cuscs. THE VERGLAD A Philadelphia Scheme to Recover 12,000,000 Acres of Land. The Disstons at tho Head of {ho Entors’ prise, Which Hns Been ¢“Stocked” for $10,000,000. All This Monoy to Oomo from Ditch-Dig- ging in a Howling Swamp of Florida, 8peeial Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, PiinaApenpitd, I'a, eb, 15—An immonse transaction, Involviny the reelamation of 000,000 neres of land, or one-thind of oneof the States of the Unlon, has been umdertnken by n company of Philndelphin gentlemen. Tho de- talls, tobogivon in tho Philadelphin Press to- mourrow, nro ns follows: About one-third of tho Stute of Florlda {8 a hugo swiiup termed “tho Everglades,”—n dark, impensteable, an- known reglon. No white man has over fully explored ft, and all that 13 known of It Is thut It I8 u great swamp, With a nunber of lakes, ond here and thero Islunds upon which roam feroclous wild heasts, 1t I8, par oxcetlenee, tho homne of the crocailile, and a pluce of wonderfully luxurlnt vegetie tlon. On tho vutskirts u few mliserablo humau beinge—n mongrel race of white, Indinn, und negro blood—manage to exist n a stato of bue- ctiony |» burism. These people ure the descendunts of THE UNCONQUERED WARTIORS of the Creeks and Scminoles' ity HBuelegs, who retrented to tho fastnesses of tho swamp before the United States uriny. ‘4ho project of re- ctatming this wonderfully rich country nas heen tutked of for yeurs, und it has long. been consldered feasible by muany noted engincers. Bome time sluee tho Btato of Flerlda mdde u move in the matter, which I8 lixoly to culminute In tho reclumation of tho Immense body of land which bas Inlu under wi- tor for thousands of years, Undurn contruct with tho State of Florida s Ihiladelvhln colnpn- ny 18 about undertuking this great scheme, Tho londing man In this enterprise Is Hamllton Diss- ton, 6 young man of great business energy and amploe fortune, and present hend of THE GREAT BAW MANUFACTURING FIRM of Honry Disston & Sons. Associnted with him nro ex-Sherll Willlum H. Wright, W, C. Parsons, Whitman H. Drake, A. Ik Linderman, all of this clty, . Coryetl, of Florldu, ond others, Under the ngreement nlready mado with the State, tho Compuny are required to bewln surveys within sixty days, and, within six months, to putn forco cqual to one hundred men on the work and continue ns oxpeditiously as possible until it ts completed. It is proposed to draln the fand by a canal from Luke Okeechubee to tho Cnloous- nkntehe River, which empties futo the Qulr of Moxico. ANOTHER CANAL may nlso be constructed to tho cast, tapping the 8t. Luclo Hiver, which Hows into the Atlantie. These canals wilt entlrely drain tho swamp, and fromn 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 neres of tho richest land fu tho world will be reclalmed, The Come pany will receive for tho work one-hnll' of tho Tund recovored, aud it 1s expeeted (it this will targely repay ult_expenditure of money that may be mado in the work. A LEADING LOUISIANA PLANTER was shown i sumple of sugar-cane ralsed on tho Jslands in the swamp, and ho at once said that tho land which would proditeo so rich o gpecl- men was worth &4 por nere, und it Is sald tho 1and will produce twice tho amopnt of sugur that can bo ralsed in Loufslana, Tho entire property of tho Compuny is . BELOW THE FROST LINE, and thero would be no such dumngedone arango plantations ns those in Northern Floridu hava suffered thls winter. Iivery production of the troples ean boralsed on this Innd,—Indigo, sugar- cane, m’nn%vs. lemans, coffee, jute, ete, Tho Iuttor, which hus recently beeomio o most valua- hie article In manufactures, grows wild, nnd cin be produced In lurge quantiticsat little expense, A munber of Irish munufacturers who use lnrgo quantitics of Jute huve lrendy applicd for stuce of the Company, and will nid it fuanclnlly, Tho Company will orginlzo ot once, with Hamllton Disston 18 President, Tt {8 projosed to issuc 1,000,000 SILATIES O STOCK at $10 par value, Fach sharo will enrry with {t tha rikiit to nn acre of land, — Tho stovk will tio Iml. on tho Philndelphia Stock Exchangoe, nnd it a uxpected willbe dold-rendily, A number of applicntions for stock have already been made by prominent gentlomon In this clty, The pro- ceods of 50,000 shares will b used its the work- ing capital. OBITUARY.' RELIEVED OF ITIS PAIN. Bpectal Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, 87. Lows, Fob, 15.—Jullus Fricdehorn, books keeper for o leading malt firm beve, dled sud- denly In the oflico of Dr. Spicgelbuitor, nt No, 1100 Choutenu uvenuo, this mormng. Ho had been complaining for several diys of paina in the chest, nnd wont to the physiclun for ndvice, While undergoing nn exuwinination Friedeborn Bald ho was feeling butter, and that tho fluttors fage nt bis beart hud censed, Tho Doctor placea hisoar to tho mun's chest, and found that the beart had censed to benf. Friedebora wis dend, The Doctor pronounced tho diseasy prralysls ot Ll:,n'a':wnn, and this wns tho verdidtof tho Cor- MICHIGAN. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribtine, JACKsON, Mich., Feb, I,—Mrs, Bliza W. Gli- bort, an esthnablo and necomplished Indy of this city, well known In Kalumnzoo and Tolodo, died nt tho residence of ber fathor, Jumnes 8. Whitney, this morning. Her ago was 37, Mrs. Linin Eurl,n plonger of Michigan, who settled here In 1653, dled this morntog, aged 78, Mascs Tuthlll, ano of tho first resldents of Liberty Township in this county, buving sct- thed thare 10 1855, dicd yostordny, dyed 7.0 WATERTOWN, WIS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, WATERTGWN, Wis,, Feb, 17.—Edson It Daum, son of Amos Ilauin, assistant cashler of tho Daunk of Watertown, djed of nn eplieptic fit ut Oxhkosh to-day, aped 28 yours, 18 decopse was :‘lht)lly unexpected. 'Fhu funcral will bo held ore, ———— -HYMENEAL. Boecial Duvetels ‘o The Chicago Tribune, Crpan Rapins, In, Feb. 17.=Two notnllo weddings oceirred hero to-nlght,—Mr. John Sealoy and Miss Hessle Shaver, of this eity, nnd Mr. Qeorgo Guult, of Hudson, Wis., and Miss Lizzie Murtin, of this cu%'. Speelal Dlspaten 10 The Chicago Tribune, Ermn, N, Feb, 17.=Mr, [arey Collin und Mlss mmn Wilson, of this city, wero murried this ning by tho e st ut tho residence Of the bride’s aunt. The coremony wus very privato and hud been kopta scoret untll thia woek. Both aro well known ln Eigin society,” Mr. una Mra. Collin left this nfter- noon ior Chicngo, whern tho brldo’s purents re- shde. On Baturday they will rolurn_und hold a recoption ut the resldence of tho groow's purents, ————— OBITUARY. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune. Rockrvonn, I, Feb, 17,—Ex-County Judgo A8, Vandyke, who recoived a paralytio strokon short tiuio ago, dled this morntig at bls bome In Poentonlen, Tho decensed wns born fn New York in 1810, and eame to llllnols tn 1811, and to Winnebago County In J43l, where hoe hus since resided, 1o was n very highl, ooted oltizon, B bus hield the otliees of Town Clerk, Justicy of tho d'cace, and County Julge, Il wusu Inomber of Crusider Cotnmnandery, Kuights Tomplar, and is well kuown lu this sectlon, The - INOEEO funeral oceurs t ——et—— DEFICIT MADE GOOD, ; Br, Lous, Mo,, Fob, 17.—Tho fund of $184,000 held I trust by tho Hank of Cummercd, of this olty, poudlog cortain legislation at Jeflerson Clty, tho sin befng tho wmount of the deficit of Btute-Treasurer Gutes, oceusluncd by the fallure of the Mastin Bunk ut Kunsas City somn inonthse #go, was passod (o tho credit of the Bluto toe day, thus squaring Coliuf aecounts with tho Stuta and rostoring 1o tho reasury all the Stuto funds locked up ln the Mastin Bunk ut tho time 1t suspunded, e ——— A Plaln Stutement of Facts, . London Truth, Wo Engilsh bave not yet fully reatized what utter knuves the rullng Pushas In Tuckey uro, We soleuinly read thuir disputchics und “thele Btate pupers as thouph thuy wers not written with the deliberute Inteution” to deeelve, und wo ask thew to make pledges, us though thoy would binding on thom. Ba long #8 we regard theso seamps u8 anything but o gung of shaumeless trickutors, rendy to sell themsclves und thelr country to tho ‘highost bidder, wo ehall vainly endeavor to handle tho Eustern questlon, Thero are but two arkuments which they underatand— wougy and tho stick, I Wo 4xe uot Vrvvured ty -Blnee 4 .o, il 100 tho fall §s fuily s . recelved from tho lumber eamps on the iy them or to hont time fnnegotintlons, nuniention with thy . e oy Bt withdry rll‘.,fl“.‘,f’n;‘}‘! e A IIALRD WINTRR, ST, LOUIS, Bpectal Dispaten to Tha Chica, Br. Tours, Fob 17.—Tho wenthers ™ most. disappolnting to the proptets hy dictod o general resumption of by " viverthis weele, Tho ground was [m'enn thy and n wind Fram tho north bronghy apec B30, amd n shivory ntmosphore, ‘o h.mmr"lu.\lu very heivy in the chnnuet, and thore “"‘llnnln Iritigo on shore, ~ Sinco tho thuw o e € now deo has formed n foul thick, ang "“! tiug heavler overy hour. About g %‘wep tho hest bonts of tho leug ot lav nt tho lovee, sumo ofF M with steaur up and bolf thely o, 2R atward for dows-tho-river ports, Al worr ©0 The prospects 0 uncerinin gy Vitlunblo Ateatnbont Propecty on the jeg.iovin slEenm, verything veiining |y )\m:‘“\ofl‘l walting for hetier weathe "mrl\'rrmu.( i probubly two feet I the lnat Lyenmy it iouEs, “Tho Ko 8 50 complately ot the leo thnt the marks could tat g wetly Gundrlch Helzer, nlght watchinan on 1o Dot D, Fred 1, sent on dty g 10 liour inst nient. Tho bout wiy then gutidl opposit © g © Vulean Bleel-Wapp 0t This moruing, when g lMln e, tho walehminn \Was nowhge orib wid tlioy wuturally beenme suapioe? A oxhminntion subwed Ut tho o e oliger's gt 39 tho wheel-house was open, Tt found adacent 100 holo T tho loor peee wheol, DUt tho miun_ RImselt wis owhore 28 t I supposed it e discavored 1y Tomn Ut 0st 1S Laotlriie a0 Toll Into st ee L7 1 Uiy yyg wheel to bio frozet, and, desconding trean, MENDOTA, ILL. Speciat Dispaten to The Chicaco Tribune, MeNpoTs, 1L, Feb, 15—It bua commen, snowng here agaln ns though It were 1hg first this senson and wanted to mako up for lost iy, ix 1 on tha lovel, with every fndleation of cmul:a?;‘ bl nlght. AL this hour [t 1S embarrassing ggq obstructlve to trafie, "Teaing wre compeljog It run Jight, mid_ experiviice much iy 1o starting, "Tho storm 18 Team - tho' nophdd wind gentle, bty should it elae, the cuty will be. como g0 bidly fllod thit the blockudo wil g worse thian the lust. NOT YET SATISFIED, Spectnl Dispateh to The Chicaan Tribune, WiNONA, Minn, Febn IT.~Relinble informatiog Chl pewn River, reprosentiug two-thivas of the c{;: shows that about & por cont of the contracy hud been bunked on tho 1st of February, Thy loggers, it will bo scen from the nbove, hayy fulled - to reallze tho sangulue expeetutions eg nined In the carly partof tho winter, hutif osoon ot lmn( u.fimho tho 810w, and thy winter holds untit April 1, they muy still sucees in ilhing tho contracts. ! o . SIOUX. CITY, TA. Hpectal Dispateh to The Chicagn. Tribuns Bioux CiTv, In., Feb, 17.—Tho 1Hinols Centrs, o Yunkton Line, and the $t. Prul & Sloux City Ttowds opened to-duy. Some of the travelersiy hul slopt In cars since Feb, 1. Tho Sloux Fulls Linc opens to-morruw. The openlug of tho Omubin Line of the St. Panl & Sioux City iy Indofinlt. All ronds ure henvy, An enging cannot_puli 1o exceed six frelyhit-cars., Thuge sunds of ears of freight ure slde-trucked along the roads waiting shipiment. BURLINGTON, 1A, nunLiNatoN, In, Feb. 17.—A heavy snowe storm I8 provalling 1n this sectlon. $now come menced falllng this morning eucly, ond hay been Increasing in forco. No heavier snow. storm has over been known b this section. Thy storm extends o8 far west us Ottumwa, ao) fears ure entertuined that annther blucknde oa the Chleago, Burlington & Quinco I8 Inevitable, Fortunntely' the wind i3 not blowiug. styongly, All tralns feft hero nearly on thme, DAVENPORT, TA, Special Disputch to The Chicago Tribune, Davesronrr, In., Feb. 15 —Snow hegan fallig at i o'clock this afternoon, and up to 11 to-night 1t hnd covered tho ground ta u depth of four fnchies, A brisk wind comies from the north east, and thoro ld overy prospect of A repetition of last Friduy's storm. The evening trains an {rom one to threo honurs Inte from tho West, ani fonrs are entertnined of 4 blockadu to-morrow, purticulurly us tho wind rises to u gale. BURLINGTON, TA. Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tridune, . BunuiNgron, In,. Feb. 1T.—Auother snows Btorm sot iu hdro nhout noon and has contlaued eversinee, Up to this liour some cluht or teq Inches of snow has fallen, and there fs no ndls eation of nn nbatement of tho storm. Anotkee snow blocknde i8 feured, Tho wenther 18 not a1 cold ns during Just weok's storm, nor is thero a4 much wind. CEDARR RAPIDS, I\, #peelal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Cepan Itartvs, ln., Feb, 1T.—Another snowe storm provalied this afternoon amd still con tinues, Lvory nuok and cornerly filled with snow, In muny places it §8 two feet deepon the lovel, If [t goes off with a rush, hnmens destruction to property in lowa will surely fue low Lo river eitles and towns, MONMOU'YH, ILL. BSpectal Dispatch to The Ciideago Tribune, Moxsoury, 1, Feb, 17.—Another driviog suow-stori sot in this aftornoan, undnt 8 o'clock about six luches more of snow hud fallen, witt aprospect of its continulng ult night, Trafed aro uguln sumewhnt delayed. 3 A COSTLY FRESHIT. NEW Brusswick, N. J., Feb, 17.—The recet) freshot nt this place, it 8 catimuted, dil £300 damuge. Tho loss falls the heaviest on the Le high Conl & Navigation Compuby, whoso ship yurd was Injured to tho vxtont of $1,60. * TIE SIGNAL SERVICE. i OFrF10E OF THE Cliky Bitral Orncch WASHINGTON,D.C.y Feb, 18—1 an.—For Tennesd and tho Onle Vaulley, clondy, rulny weatbtt warmar southonsterly winds, fulllug baromeleh generlly foliowed by rislug burometer 488 colder northwest winds, For tho Lower Luke reglon, warme, cloutf wenthor, with raln or snow, winas wostly st to cast, and fulling burometer. bet For tho Uppor Linke reglon, cloudy "’;«ffi rali oF suow, vinrlablo winds, geaerally sul o o nortbwesterly, stutlonnry or’ highee 1epess ture, and lower burometer, d For tho Uppar Mississtppl and Lower .\!l!w"“ Valioys, ‘cloly weather, with snow, varibe winds, mostly from the northeast to thy M.nd west, 'stutionuey - or higher temperutire, B fajlliggonernly fallowed by rising buromeies Wasisaroy, 1) C. el l‘hulm\:lm ment Slgnnl Bervice reported the lumpeniee at tho fo lnwlnurumku nt 4 ing 08 follown: Is: Fort Gurey, Mum, Vincent, Minn., 25; 5 LOCAL OIVEILY ATIONS, CHICAGy Fob, 1T-1ENR S clovatio Harometer cotrectod fur tompernture, and instramontul sreor. + Moltod o um‘-lhnl%’:n?‘ AT et i xlint umporsture, 3 1 8: menit burometur, W mean feuperate ¥ mean Buniidity, 500, GENERAL OUSERVATIONS & g0, Fab, 11188 e e o] 7Y . vk g, 1o Wind STRNTEENETE