Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1881, Page 5

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(o her, iy hem ot thy Ny o s el iy, doap man i b ted, ) ber hele e for ot e of ) th Fan cUfin al at 1 tor (b ping m | Istey other inine Mr, once the well n thy nder- f oy ehel, oying ght, onto most, wern pline, very- and” diess, sonp er ty Klng- ce of labels o af- d, en mrlon boanl s - uppiy for & S ol ‘1aAn, ndens Tho liduey : con- wiple cticn. v will ot nd bis ins 1o Mr. Pres s post whlo posle y that at b i (0 moro relsa 0 b cotnk Tho THIEE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: = A I 2 leds defeat, Irish representatton belng dis- 1 0[{}‘1[0 N- credited and English feoling ontraged, Shaw denounces tha Coercion bill, and advises Irishmen to preparo for freedom by consti- tutionul action, Tl BOBRS, AN ARMISTICE WITH THE BASUTOA, LoxNnox, Feb. 10,—Tho armlstice with the Basutos commences on tho 18th st THE THANSVAAL, ILis proposed that that part of tho Trans. vaal to which the Boers hiave o fair cluiui, bo declared {ndependent, the remaining and Inrger part to eontinug to be governed by Biritish administeation, and that a British resident by appointed at the Capital of tho Boers, NEUTRALITY OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE, The President of the Ovange Freg State telegraphs that he has taken stringent pre- gl:nunns to preservo the neutrality of the State. . stitt More Stringent Rules Announced in .the Commons. i Intense Dissatisfuetion Preva- jent Over the Surrender of Parlinmentary Liherty. Arrival of Parnell and Several of His Collenguep in London. “ WIRES CUT. Dunnax, Feb, 10.—The telegraph wiro has been eut between Neweastle and Ladysmith, 7 DENIAL OF RUMORY, President Brand denles the. runférs that the Ornnge Freo State Boers have formed u leaguo in Nutal to oppose the British. REINFORCEMENTS FOIL COLLEY, Gen, Wood telegraphs from Ladysmith, this morning, Wiat he has crossed the En- gagaen River, ; THE WAIl OFFICK has reeelved n telegram from Gen. Colloy stating that the column of Gen, Wood had arrlved at Newenstle, Some Boers wera seen on the road, but offered no opposition. ‘The bulk of the Boer force hns apparently returned to Laingsyek, The telegraph is restored between Durban and Newcastle, Colley nnd Wooul had n councll of war, AT NEWCASTLE, Loxnox, Feb. 17.-The Boers havo been re- inforced by n Inrge body under Pretorius. ‘The Doers surrounding Neweastlo nro estl- mated at 3,000, COMMANDANT WHITE'S STATEMENT, New Yok, Feb, 17~Commandant I, Lorraino White, of the British South Africa colonial army, Is tn this city on private busl- nesy, 1o went to Cape Colony fitteen yenry A Manifesto Issued by Shaw, the Irishman, Upbraiding Mr., Parnell. The Home-Rulers Will Hereafter Voie with the Tories, fo Embar- { rass the Ministry. Throo Thousand Bocers Suprnund— Ing Newenstle—An Ar- mistice. Yon Gorsler Electod President of the German Parliament,to Fill the Vacancy. TIIE TRISIL CHAMBERLAIN, Special Cable, ooy, Febr T fr. Chamberlnin | %0, nnd ‘when tho I'ransvaal war with manv;l; I’;fi:{md: 7 “f am sangume | Steocoent broke out ralsed troops and fought :vul;tf;" i by that, when tho pres- | 1h0 ftepublie, Henlso saw sorvice durlng the Zulu war, and was promoted to tho rank of Corps Conmandnnt for a skiliful retreat from the disastrous:tickl of Ziobane. Com- mandant White said to n Trinuse reporters *Ican only expluin the present successes of the Boers by the fact that these ‘eoward) Dutehimen’® (as our officers and soldiers havo been wont to term them) are shnply THE BEST MARKSMEN IN THI: WORLD, Assoonasn boy hos entered hls (eens fu the Transvanl, hls solo amblition is to obialn ent irritation has passed, and Mr. Glad- stone has been permitted to discloso the pro- visions of his promised Lund bill, these will o found satlsfactory to all reasonnble nien in Ireland, and that 1t will restore the pence and confldenco which that country so much peeds.” PALNFLL RETURNS TO LONDON, Sneetal Cable, Pamg, Feb 17.-Mr, Parnell returned to London to-night, via Calals, After tak- g part fn the Commilttee stago of | ncarbineand learn how to use It. For the the Coercion DUl he will pro- ] Inst ten years, and more partlcularly sinee teed to Ireland on Sunday next to | thoannexation, the Buers have been, pur? chaslug from English colonists ritles capable wldress o- public meeting. e will return of belng discharged fiftee n times & minute bere In elght or ten days to take up the work . of Influencing Contluental opinlon, Mr. | without belng overheated, Another 0'Kelly remaining here meanwhile | reason -for success ngainst tho veteran to continue the propaganda, Mr, [ and well-diselpiined British troops Pamnell Is greatly encouraned by | Is the inteltizent mode of defense which thoy havo”ndopted. Gathering at given voints when the enemy Is near, dismounting from their wiry little horses, firing In small groups In skirmlshing order from behiind rocks, erags, and trees, and, a3 soon ay they nre indanger of being overwhelmed, they Jump on horseback and retreat precipltately, only to renew the fight at the first favorable opportunity. HOW WILL THIS WAR 1IND, In your opinion 2 It eanonly end with the defeat of the Boers, I think, unless, of course, some forelgn Power inferferes, and it was really in hope of reeciving hielp frouy, sympathizing nations the Boer reslstance was really begun. 1 de not heliove the struggle will lust long, for, dithough the Transvaalers have recelved much practienl aid from thelr ‘brethren in the Omngo Free State, the Prest- dent of this little Republie, who I3 tho son of British subject, will never let his country- men endanger tholr independence by declar- Ing open war'with Great Britain, DRITISIT NEWS, BOOTIT, Spectat Cable, Loxnox, Feb, 17.—The Morning Post snys of Mr, BoofW’s performunes in “ King Lear " a4 follows: *Lear has touches of benuty and grandeur a3 sure as any within the reach of any actor,” s reception here. 3o will probably extend the clrcle of lrish propagandism to other countries. Before leaving Tarls, accompi- nied by Mr. O. Kelly, ho left cards at the Elysée for Prestdent Gravy. 1le proposes, on his return here, to pay M, Grévy a per- sonal vislt, : LAND-LEAGUERS LEAViNG, o the Weatern Assoclated Press, 1oxnoy, Feb, 17.—The TYmes suys In one district In the West of Ireland, flotorfous s the scene of more than one seandilous Land- league victory, between twenty and thirty village tyrants nbsconded since the sceond reading of the I’rotection-to-l’orson-and-Irop- erty-ln-Iretand bl INDIGNANT. Duntay, Feb, 17.—1ho conference between Tarnel) and Rochefort has excited much - dignation mimong tho Catholic members of Tarnells party. A PROTEST. Loxpoy, Feb. 17.—Capt. Alan Henry Bel- Iinghani, Conservative snd 1lome-Rule mem- berof Parliament trom Louth, nnd Private Chamberlaln to Pope Leo XIIL, writesto the 'mes protesting agninst the interviews of Irish membersot Parlinment with Conti- nental revolutionary leaders, and says ho must completely disconnect himself from the sentlments expressed at such dnterviows, TYIANNY. 'The Speaker of the llouse of Commons tq- day nmounced fresh nnd wost stringent Tules respecting urgent business, - THE QUEEN traveled to Windsor from Osborne to-dny. Only n fow extra precautlons were observed en route, DEAD, To the Teatern Associated Press, Loxpoy, Feb, 17.—Constable, the noted Joekey, Is dead. BWINE, - Roplying to & questlon relative to swine disenge In Illlnols, ete., the President of the Board of Trade suld the Board had no authority-to order thainspectidn of imported vork, chicese, or butter, AT FUE WOOT SALES TO-DAY 8,200 bales wera dlsposed of, chiefly New South Wales aud Vietorlau, Thero was n very good attendance, with faic splirlt and unchanged rates BIPAIN. THE RULY OF BAGASTA—TIE SPANIRIL LT~ AATION AT WASHINGTON AND THE CAP- . TAIN-GENERALSHIP OF CUILA Pans, Feb, 15—\ Madrid correspondent telegraphs: ' Sefor Baren, n moderate Lib- cral and a friend of Marshal Campos, has been oftered the Legatfon ot Waghington, as Seilor Menderz Vigo has been appointed Sub- Secretavy of Forelign Affalrs at Madrid. Thy Anti-Slavery Socloty had begun publie con- ferences eonceruing nbolition, and proposes to hold In Madrid next month a great meot~ ing In faver of the Immedinte abolitlon of Slavery, The Guzette to-duy publishes o completo puunesty for the press and Journal- lsts, Count Bhlsnmeda and 1. Lopez Do- nienguez are consldered the probable sue- cessors of Gen. Blanco in Havana, aml Mar- shal Conchn hay been offered the Embassy t Mr, Cowen to Parls. ‘Cho deficit In Cuban estimutes 1s bene o owen'y nmllnn"l» nngullv:d. He | 84,000,000, and new frands have heen diseov- elared l’]"“’,u"l'- when “urgency® 18 de- | gred tn tho elvil admintstration. ‘Phagencral T, Premior should wove that ng | election wilk take plieo In September, shinan be hewrd on any questlon, i MLANRGE DEFICIT. | Thero i oot OVER S1Lr S, Mapnn, Fob. 17.—I is stated that the dodebgtm rent atic about “tho new coup | Mintster of Finance intends publishing an Wi 18 1t Is called i tho House lobby., | aecount of the nctunl position of the I'reas- el Issutlsfnction 1s snfd to oxlst AMONE | upy, showing a defit of 00,000,000 pesotos, nbers, * i e FRANCIE! . VOTING BYSTEM, PAng, Feb. 17.—Tho prssago In the Cham- ber of Deputies of the bill for the introdue- tlon of the serutin de liste systom of voting at elections Is considered cortain, THE LOWER HOUSE, Paus, Feb, 17.—Tho Press bill passed the Chamberof Deputies—ia to 6, ‘Fhe Chamber resolved, without division, to take luto con- slderation the Scrutin de Liste bill, e 7 THE GRERK QUESTION, A MOUE HOFEFUL PEELING, ¢ ToxvoN, Feb, 17.—There is a much more hopeful feellng In Parls relative to the Greek questlon In consequence of Germuny hayving consented to tuke the leud in the negotlations ut Constantinople. TIE UL DESINES PEACE, © CoxsranTINOrLE, Feb, 17—Lnereasing fi- nanclal, difilenities muke the Sultan more than evér deslrous for peace, TWENTY TIWUSAND ALUANIANS, The Albanlau League has otfered the Porte 20,000 e I the event of wagwith Greecs, GURMANY, WILL DECLINE., . 3 Brneay, Feb. 17.—Count Von Arnim Bolt- xenbury, who was redlected President of the German Relehstag yestarday, will decling the oftiee, us a Clerieallst (Von Frankonstelu) lus been etocted Viee-Prestdent. JMERR VON FRANKENSTIEN,® the Clerical who was yesterduy elected Vice- President of the Relchstag, Ly tha indlyldual GLADSTONE, In the Houso of Commons Gladstone gavo natico that unless the Committee on the I'ro- teetlou billcelused to-night, he will move to- morrow thut the Chalrinan shall report the bill before midmght, Thils motlon will be in meeordnnee with the Spenker' new rules, Which provide that sueh o matlon may be put Wthout debate, and 1f considered by a ma- Jurity of threo to one the Chalrman of the Committes will lenve tho chulr at midulght, thus compulsorily closing the comnittes stage of tha blll., ¥ NO. - In the Touse of Commons the Postmastor- General shmply replied *No” to the question Whether warrants suthorizlui him to open lettens In transit woutd bo presented to the Uouse. ‘The answer was greoted with ro- longed cheers, . BATICAS), In th Conmons this evening Mr, Cawen, dical aud Home-Rulo Member for New- astleonTyne, amld cheers from the Lrish members, mmounced that ns soon ns the Tules uf the Ilouse permitted he would movo b\hu Whenever % urgency” Is declared the Ulshould pass without discusslon, " NI A, M BULLIVAN, ome-Rule Member for Month, gave notlce ! JTHE NEW RULES l':nl;h; that after the resolution of urgency i tled by o mujority of threo to one the I ““rs’or amendments wl the member - nlrgu of the bill only shull be heard, sl m"cl“l‘hlu henring of tho nmendients bo not i rlul by unappolnted haur' the Chatr- iy i e Committes shall leavo the chaly feport the bill to the House. ML PARNELL Lopis ?-:is,l."h"“' wbranch of the Land League In Mesgry, l'nrnelfm(‘)t\}'{‘ul'l' B d e h ¢ &xlouunh‘ml to-nlght, iy o GLADSTONI'S MdTION > '\":f;lln‘lhfl(.lmlrnum of the Commlttee of tho ml‘! lc{lurt tho Protection bill to the 1ouse A certali tine should tha Connmtttes Al to computg i cte Ity conslde i Boned yyyjf .\[mnlu)col gl I consequence oy, 3 o "’“fltmml ce of the actlon of the Gov- 1 the subjuct of e f D nellj coerclon ‘the I'ar- ervess G Tesalvend o vota with the Caile l"flmul.u;‘}l,l ‘;{' lmlt;utlunu not relating. to 4 Mr, Purnel) ¥ i Inp arllument ‘wd“y'm"“"“‘" Pm ho will W NaLpy, 3 hag Y1 ONE OF Tug TRAVENSEY Dm"::{‘:d {‘rum‘(tluwmorrls for anl:: to Sweid o 08 Cavo, whers he titends to My, 2o reinalnder'of iy tifo, . S + MEsbEy V¥ PARLIAMENT YOR cORK o NTY, ‘:cl&:llml from tho Larnoll party, * hus el mlmlnl('wo‘ i which e ehurges Par- %3501 of 'fi:u'l'- by®an unyise use of the ; Obatruction, lod bl party to help- whodld not accept the Emperor's invitation to bo present at the ceremony of the comple- tion of tho Cologne Cathedral, DECLINER, Benriy, Feb. 17.—Boltzenburg declines the I'residenay of tho Reichstag, g .. VON GORSLEIL DRy, ¥éb, 17.—The Relelistag has elect- el Ierr Vou Gorsler, Conscrvative, Presi- dent, vieo Count Von Arnln Boitzenburg, who declined CENTRAT, ASIA. TERKE CHIKFA PROMISE FIDELITY TO THI RUSSIANS, Loxvoy," Feb, 17.—Gen. Skobelefl tefe- graphs from Geok-Tepe, under date of Feb, 12, that the puclieation of the country Iy progressing favorably. Sixteen thousand famllles have now returneil, Amnesty has been praclatined, and the Chiefs have prom- 1sed fdglity, 2 10N, Rose, F 17.—Italy will partielpate in the InternMional Monetary Conventlon, and Premier Carloli expresses bellet In the suc- cess of Its deliberations, CANADA. TIE CANADA PACIFIC. Bpeetal Dapatch to The Chieago Tribune, MONTREAL, Feb. 17, =Tho letters patent to the Canadian Pacific Rallway Company were Issued by the Governor-General in Councll yesterduy, and published In tho Canada Gazelle. ‘Tho Dircctors met at the Company's oflice hero to-dny, when tho £6,000,000 of stack required to o subscribed by the terms of tho churter wore immedlntely subseribed by the contractors and thoir friends In London nand Parls, and #0 per cent thoreon pall in, and tho $1,000,0.0 reqdired to bo pald to the Government as se- cnrity for the performance of the contract was deposited in tho Iimnk of Mantreal to the credit of the Pinance Minister at Ottaws. Tho Come pany was orgaulzed by tho nppolntment of Qcorgo Stephen, of Montrenl, President; Dun- con Mnelntyre, of *Montreal, Vi tho Hon J. 4. Cabbott, Q. C., 8 couns Messrs. Btephen, Macintyr Angus, and Hill ns Executive Committe Charles Drinkwater, Secrotary and Treasurers and A, I, Stickney, General Buperintendent of tho Western Divimon. Arrangements wero mado for the immedinte and rapld proseention of tho work of construction. Contructs for ties, whictihad alreudy been mndo In antlclpution, wero rutitied by tho Honrd, and this imimensoe undertaking, 8o lmportant 1o the im- medinte and future welfare of Canndn, I8 now falrly under wng. ‘The next mecting of the Dirgetors will be held in London, three weeks henco! Tho Compuny s purchisod the bullding in the Pluce d'Armes Intely oceu- pied by the Consolidated Bunk, which \vllfiwnc(& torth bo its hendquarters. THE EXODUS, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, OTTAWA, Feb. 17~Tho Jmmigention Commit- toe met and exumined Mr. A, H, Laytor, Grand Trunk lnllway ngent In this city, le stated that 4,630 through ticKets were sold at tho Otta- wi agenoy in 1850 for Munitobn and the Western Btutes. Of this munber 880 were for Maultoba and 618 for Minnosotu, 338 for Dukotn, 28 for Wisconsin, 1,770 for Michigane 331 for Ittinols, for lown, 43 for Nevraska, 87 for Californin, 118 for Montana, 12 for Colomdo, and 63 for tho Bourhwestern States. Tho mujority of theso in- tonded sottling with thelr fanilies, the remaln- der belng Inboring men seeklug employment. Mer. King, belug ns for informution regnrd- i the oxodus i the Maritite Provinces, snid thitt B pier cont of the young men of his county ‘il lett for tho Stutes during tho pust year, Alr, White Cardwoll suid this was an Iminigra- tlon—not w Emlgratlon—Committces and be could not aeo the wisdom of showing to tho wuorld how many people had left the country. Mr, Huntiugton thunght they should not “sbut thelr eyes to tho fuct thiat unusual numbers were leaving Cannda for tho Unlted Btates, Aftern few remarks from thoe Chairman 08 to tho undesirability of discussiug the exodus, thy Committeo adjourned. DIVORCLE SUITS, Soectal Dispgteh to The Chicago Tribuna, MoxTrEAL, Kb, 17.—An opldemlo seems to have got in here among marrled ladies to freo thomselves from thelr lords and masters. Four ludies, some of whom move in the highest circles here, and all in good standing, have cntered suita for scparation from their hus- bands. The reasons ulleged ure various, but fi- cludo drunkenness, neglect, cruvlty, and gdul- tery, The following ure the numes: Mri. Win- loter Duvidson, wito of Thomus Duvidson, n re- tired broker: Mrs. Bilin Duylls, wifo of Arthur Baylis, wholesule groce Couture, wite of Alfrea Couture, hotet: i Gohler, wife of Leon hler, contructor, 1t woukl scem us If the mon woro botter sutisticd with their matrimonial engagement than tho oppasit sex, us only Thomus Allen, wholesnle ‘mwllfl[r' hns cutered sult to be separated from 8 wife. CREDIT-FONCIER, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MosTneAL, Fob. 17.—The mow Credit-Fonclor Cowmpany of Cauuda, in which Reinuoh & Co, and W. Beztold, of L'arls, and C. D. ltoso, of Lobndpn, are futercated, along with Duncan Mc- Intyre, Andrew Itobortson, und otler Canudian gontlemen, {8 woeting, it 1 dald, with opposition from the loenl Government. Tho Franco-Canas dicn suys thut the Quebeo Government hng guneantecd thut for fIfLy years thors shall b no rival_pormitted with rapresentation 1 Parls to the Franco-Canadion Credit-Foneler Compuy nlready ostublishued.. Fricnds of tho lutter- named concern claim thut, us the operations ot the companies have to dowith lunded eredit, tho Provinee nlone should have Jurisdiction, CHINESE IMMIGRATION. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OTTAWA, Ont., Feb, 17.—Private advices from Drltish Columbin glvo tho lmpression that the people thero belleve that tho fnereastig Chincso fmmigration is due to the chnnge in tho Treaty botween the Unltad Btutes and Chian, by which the former can limit tho hinmigrution. The lne crensed demand tor lwbor on the Camuthu Pa- citie Rullway {8 probably tho true cause of tho fmmigraton. o ATPEMPTED SUICIDE, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Br. Joux, N, I, Fob, 17.—Tho sulcidal manin nppears not to be confined to those old_enougn 1o hava grown woury of the world. At Tigpuish, Princo Edward lafund, tho other duy, o L2-yeurs 0ld boy went to tho hurn, detiberately rlgged up tho necessary appliunce for hnnwing, bad him- #elf woll secred In n noose, and was dungling from wbeaw, when his brother discovored him Just in thne to save hils iite, GOVERNMENT INTING. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune OTTAWA, Ont., Fob, 17,~Tho tutnl costof the (overnment printimg and bookbinding during tho year endiug June 10, 1650, wis 07,57, O this mmoung E20,821 was for extrmd, or work dono outslilo of the contract. The wmount puld for statlonery tho suoto yoar wus 0,071, RELEASED, Boeltal Lilapateh tv ‘s Chicago Tridune, MoNTREAL, Feb, 1T.—~Alphonse Lefevre, who has been {nearvorated in jull hore ou u capiag arly two years, bus been lberated, Ho was chwyed with the robuery of $IA000 from steambont at the wharl hei INDECEN'T ASSAULT, , Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, QueLrn, Fou, 17.=Mutthow Jolfret, of Elora, bns been sontonced to one year and eloven months in the Penltentiary, und to recolvo twun- ty-tive Innhes, for uu fndecont ugsuulton Mary Friobergor, o glrl 14 yours of ago. CONTRADICIED, Snciat Disvateh to The Chicayo Tribune. Br, JunN, N, B. Feb. 1T.~The statemont that itho Now Nrunswick Lumber Compuny hud sold mu‘ lldl lund in England for $,00,60 I8 voutrs- cted, —————— CRIMINAL NOTES, James R, Daly, thu exspolico officer charged with liviug In open adultery with u Mrs. Alonzo Tarllamont, at No, 116 West Yan Buron strout, wos yesterduy held by Justico Draye ton for triat at tho Criminal Court, and gave Dbatl for his prouratico In the auri of #i00. 1lo*denlod tho Hiarga In toto. 'Thd heatine of the oase against Mry. Parlinment was continued for ton days, owing to ber inability to attend oburt, Hobort Malcotn wus urrested yesterday ufters oon tor inbezzlement un i WIFTAIE sWurn aut ' Morris Murks, of l}l'(i West Mudison street, 1o was tukon boforod dstien Kuufmun,und gavo bull for his sppearsnge 10 BUEWEr the churgo ut somo future tine, Tho amouht of the vnibez- alomont 1s suld to bo #9560, which was 8 Musonice trust fund of Corluthian Hall, of whioh bo way Trousurer, Winclicster's I8ypophosphit will cure coggumptlon, coughs, wesk lun, Dronchitls, ‘uild. genoral doblity. "Eatablinn tweaty-ouo years. FRIDAY, FUEBRUARY 18, INSI—TWELVE PPAGEM. CASUALTIES, Statement of the Captain and First Officer of the Wrecked Bark Hazard. An Acclilent on the Wahash Rallroad Caused by a Broken Rail, A Miner in Oolorado Found Dead with Hands and Legs Burned Off, THE BARK HAZARD, Bpectal Dispaleh to The Chicags Tribune, NostoN, Feln 15,=The Captuin and Fiest Oficer of tho bark Hazarl, wrecked off Nan- tucket, deny the chargo of not providing for tho safety of tho crew. Thoy sny thoy had only ono buat, for the reason that tho olher one was stove on tho coust of Afrlca just nefore they sailed, nud none other was procurable. As the wreek of it was uscless it was sold for what 1t would bring on tho const. They recelved no assistunce whatever from the lMfo-saving atation, though thoy confessed thoy saw tho lights that were flashed after tho bark . struck. The raft was mado s thorougbly as circumstances would admit, and was suflicient under ordinary conditions to sus- tain and save the lives of n dozen men, and wmore, Tho lenk continued o rapidly to in- creaso that it was scen tho vessel wus sinking, and thoy were forced to abandon her. They lnunched the boat,—a small fifteen-feot gly bulit of cedar—~gnd nsked such of tho crew as wantedtogo in her to do su, Most of thom preferred tho raft, and they got nway from tho vessel after tho boat twlco filled, After u dangorous experience of nearly thirteen hours they —succeeded in renching tho share, mnore dead than alive. They atonce urged the owners of the stoamboat to Ko without delny In gearch of the raft, but thoy would not move until next morning. A COSTLY RUNAWAY, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DusbEk, [N, Feb, 17.~This morning o span of horses attached to a slelgh belonging to John Bundy, o furmer living wvear here, Leeamo frigbtuned, running down Enat Main sirect, into n temn, knocking them over, killing one horse and Injuring tho otuer. They then ran #Ruint one of tho main pitiars of tho fron bridgo which spans Fox Itiver at this place, breaking it, and letting the enst span, which is about seventy feet long, down Into the water. Fortie- natety nv one was hurt, The bridge was hullt nbout ten years ngo, by a Chicago flrm, at u cost of about $10000, The bLridge wus eallent the hest one ueross Fox River, The dam- ages will minount to about §,000. Men are ale redy at work clearing up tho wreek, and the bridge will bo reputred at once. BURNED TO DEATIH. Special Dispateh to The Chizago Tribune, BostoN, Fob, 17.—A bouso owned by John Wond, o farmer ut Wanshlugton, a villago nenr Pittstield, was burned this morning, Mr. Wood and his efght children haviug barely timo to es- cape In thelr night-clothes, Mr. Wood returned to tha bouse to try and save svme of bis goods, and was burned to death, only the trunk of his body being found fn the ruins. The children were found by the nelghbors huddled togothor In tho burn, nimost naked, and suileriug terribly from fright and coid. A IMORRIBLE DEATIL Spectal Dlavateh to The Chicago Tribune, Leanviuie, Col, Feb., 17.—A miner named McMlltan, from Mansfield, Pu,, living alone nt tho heudwaters of Gunuison River, was lntely found by two prospeotors dead in his cabin, His hunds and llmbs were burned to stumps, and his body frozen solld, Thoe nceident wus caused by the explosion of & kerosnne tnmp, e 18 sup- pused to huve been dend & month, Over 300 E‘n Kold was found in hls trunk. POISONED AT E-PTE, Spectal Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tribune CuixToy, N, Fob. 17.~Considerable excite- ment prevails here over the fuct that elght boneders of the McGowen Hestnurant, of this city, wero most serlously polsoned by eating le-ple, 1t 18 supposed thit the Inrd that was 0 make tho pics contulued tho. polson, They vowited for ubous flye hours, but have very nearly recovered, * RAILROAD ACCIDENT, 57 Louts, Mo, Feb. 15.~The Post-Dirpatch's Huannibnl (3o.) special srys tho caboose of & frefght traln on the Wabash Roud jumped the trnck nt the Enst Hannlbal switch this morniug, rolled down nu embankment, gnd took fire, V. snell, o passenger from Crescent City, TiL., was killed, miwl two other passengers and the con- ductor and brukeman were slightly hurt. A broken rall caused the nechdent, KILLED BY A TRAIN. Patznson, N. J., Feb, 17.~The mutilated bodv of an unknown man, about 50 yenrs uf 0, s fonnd on tho Erlo track u short distance South of this city thls moraing. Tho romaing were sonttored for a long distance on the truck oud frozen, There §8 nothing to prove his flentity, It {8 thought theyarc thoso of n passenger on a through trafn who had fallen Irom tho piatform unnotlced. A FATAL EXPLOSION, DeTROIT, Feb. 17.—A boller ju amill at Dash- ville, Isnbelln County, eaploded yesterday, kilt- ing Andrew Gerhurt snd seriously wouuding Wlley Dush and four othurs. TWO MEN KILLED. OAKDALE, Mnss, Fob. 17.—Tim Niphan and Kelloy wero kilted by thecaviug In of an om- Dankment on tho Massachusctts Central Rait- way, ———— THE MICHIGAN TROTTING CIRCUIT, Spectal Diapatel to The Chieugo Tribune, GuaNv RAPing, Mich., Feb, 17.—Hepresenta- tives of the trotting nssocintions of this city, Detroit, Ft. Wayne, Lust Buginaw, Ionia, and Huttlo Creok met in this clty to-night and ar- ranged for tho horso mectings of the Michigan Clreult tho eoming senson. Dates woro Uxed us follows: Ft. Wiyno—=May 81 lo Juno 3, Dotroit—=dune 7 to 10, Lnst Saginuw—Junu 14 to Orand Htuplds—lung 21 to 24, Jonla—Juno 328 to July 1, Huttlo Creck—July 4 to 7. Clussos were mude uniform for each meoting, =iy Firat day- i 22, buth trotting, Recond duy, 2:00 tratt e, and 2222 preing, ‘Third duy, and 2:21l, both troteing, Faurth duy, 23§ nud 2:10, both trotting. ‘o otllcars'of tho Michfenn Trattin were olected a8 folluws: Oweny of Detrolt; Secretary, Georyd 8. Ward, of s clty, e clrenit purses ure vxpected to aggresato £15,000, - Eaol ussoctation wiil fix its own purses, and mny mnko slight changes In the claeos, Tho entries for tho ontirs cirenit, snve F Wuyne, will closs May i, Fart Wayno will fix 14 datws, and heroaftor notlfy the Seorotury. THE KANSAS CITY BANK-FAILURE, Speclal Diapaich ta The Cheago Tribunes Kaxsas Crrvd Mo, Fob, 17.—The announco- Clreult ment was mde this morning of tho suspension of tho Missourl Valloy Bank of thls clty, with _llabilltles amount- dngr to $205,000, und assets frow alt sourcos sald 10 bo gond for §333,000. Tho falturo was In conie Aequence of o henvy run during the past threo guys, I J. Althor, the eashler, snys tho bank will lnall probabliity pay dollur for dolisr, At d o'clock this afterncon un ussignment way mwle to Mr. Honry Bumith, and e at onee took possession of the bunk and papors of tho Inatitution, “dnd as soon s possible a statoment of the condition of the bank will be made publie. A, W.,Armour, Presldent of the Armour Jirothors' liank, snys tho falluro will huvo no offect whutover on tho business community, us thoe bunk did bur » sl portion of the business transacted hore, Tho bunk hud o nominel capltal stock of $75,000, and deposits amounting to $100,000. prm———— g BAD COLORED MEN, John Hopson, a colored. blucksmith doing business ut No. 25! Fourth uvenue, mude o des- pernte attempt at 4:30 lust evoning to sssusinuto Otlicor Hobert Jonvs ut the Armory, Bhort- ly DLefore that hour, In respouse to a mossago reovivod at the Armory by teles phone, Oticers Jones, Gillard, Murnane, und Kerwin wero sont to Abrabam Licberman's Iron-yard ut No. 503 Clurk stroct, to urrost somo 1hioves who were steallng fron wnd other stuck from tho yurd. Upoy ruuching tho pluce thoy found und arrostedd Wiltium - Honderson, Johii Currun, und Hoory Kiblor, well-known thioves' and desperadocs. Jusl as tho party wits_ubout 10 start statlonward a platolesbot wis fired vory close to Olllcor Joues' houd. T~ medlutety i wun was sees o run from Clark street 10 the blacksmith-shop, sud Otlicor Gill Wwho guve purduit, found hllnpnm trylog to 0 suerete bimself U shop,” and arrested biw, He was - charge with 0 asouult with fntont to kill. A smull sevon- shooter with two chambers ompty was found whero he bad thrown it, while ruuning awuy, Prosidunt, Wiltlam A e 5 It Is suppoged that Topzon wak o collusion with the thieves in tho theft they were ahout to. per- ietuto, Thoman Hutchingon, of No. 228 Fourth ave- mite, §s besond itestion the worst ‘neyro. (naido the ilimta. e 1s n thief,n burgiar, and uses n *razah Ith tho greatust proficicney, Ile went home driunk wtan early hour v erduy morning, and hegan smnsing tho fitrniture wd throwlng the boarders out. Johe Parker resented this fortof treatment, and got eat with n knife serose o fingernof the left hand. Ttehinson wos nrrested by Officer Burgent, nad. offering. resjet. nnea on tho wiy 1o the station, wus rather roughly dandled, e ho rully deserved.” iiis teinl I3 st for tho'181h. and in the menntie the poliee nre trying 1o count up the nimerous cuts tg nfTruys in which Tom hus tuken part. Winfleld 1' Osburne, the worthiess colored man who waa budly cut with n rnzor by his inistress, Jennle 1Vos, WAS k0 much Worse yoas il,'rllnf' that ho had to bo taken to the Conaty Hospital* for ~ trentment. It wns thought that he had caught cold In the extens Alve wound on his thront, and if this be tho cnre death will be the inevitablo resnlt, There would be no regrets nt his do- tnise, for than the city would be tld of a goods for-nothing loafer, and Jennie, who Is a very troublesome thicf, inleht bo sent 1o the Penie tentlary. THE BURGLARS. A Faithless Clerk Opens the Door to Itobhera—Arrest of the Gang. The diatrict about the cornor of Haisted and Harrison strects bies been so pestered with burg- Jars Iately thnt the posts thereabouts hinve been reduced in #ize, und ynarded as woll 08 possible, At an carly hour yesterdny morniog whilo traveling his post Otiicer Leo notteed that the Congress street door of J, I, McQuaid's &rocery, on the southwest corner of Halsted und Congrens etrects, wis awinging open fu the wine, and that ong of ‘the punels tnd been knocked out. Tho idea tinshed upon him thet burglurs hud onee ngain maden suceesatul bautand be pro- eeeded tu exnmino the premises very carelully, Upon entering ths store hu was confrantod by it youth numed Jonn Stanger, who 13 cmnployed hiere and who sleops In tha store. [e begeed in #tremulous tone, * Don’t ahunt: Ohl pleise, dow't shoot.” Tho youngster wns thorouuhly frightened, “and a revalver, with which be tind wtnrted outto be a boli bad burglir, bung from his right hand, his tecth chattered, und hinkneos knocked togethier, Tle apueared thoroughly frightencd, and complained of having n severy headacho. 1o told 1 very complicated story, and gave g0 littic sutisfaction to the potlcs that he wus tuken to the West Madison Street Stu- tion - and _ locked up. e pretended that the burelars had forced thelr way into the store, und, fnding him_nstecp, thore, had given him some unrcotle, The fact that the burginrs hud broken a panel in the door 10 secitre entrance did not agree very well with this sory, and ‘Stanger wus subjected to tho pumping " process, e finally broke dowa, and confessed thut he had been ue duced to permit the burglnry by four young men, wWhose numes he anveawhich numes were promptly recownized by tho police. 1t then appenred that the biirglury wus npreconcerted aifair, that the door was opened to them by Staniger, and that the panel wus kicked out siinply as a btind. Once Insido thoy iguored Stunwer, and he fwnored thein, ‘whils they thoroughly ransacked tho “store and ° helped themselv to ) o rmall sum of cash, and about £ worth of cigurs, tobaeco, and other govd Upon fuformntion given by Stanger, Frank Curpenter, 21 years of uge, Willia Carpenter, 10 years of age,” und Nicholus Roach, 2 years of e, were arrested and charged with tho burglary, The Carpenters live on Hulated etreet, mopr Hebor, Frank I8 well known a8 @ thief, and wns arrested not loang ugo and seat to the Iouseof Cors rection in default of n $35 fine for vagrancy. Itouch 18 nlso well known 1o tho police, and hag been hanglng out at a notorlous risort for thloves, # saloon Kept by Ryan liros, nearly op- posit McQuaid’s grocery. Doubticss this f8 tho place ‘where tho burglary was plunned. Tho polico suspeet thut Stunger knows whero the plunder 18 concenled, and that he knows somethlug about the other burglaries, o is therefors to bo kept in close continement until ho mukes a definie stutement of nll his crooked transactions, Hu I8 about 18 yenrs of aye, und had been In Mr. McQuald's employ for about sevon monthe, A POOIt HAUL, Enrly yesterday wmornls it wns discovered thut Durglors hid entered during the night W, Miller & Co’s oyster owency Rt No, 63 Market street. Iy means of o Inddor which — they found In the alley they succeaded fu renching tho second story and, prying open a window with a jimmy, en- tered xlm]hu!ld(nk‘. pulled the lindder fn after thenl, This clever mancuvro was designed 1o prevent tho pollce and night-watch from dis- covering thalr presence. Something, however, appears to have alurmed them not very fong afier thelr entrunce, nnd gol but very fittle plunder for all their elever work, The largo fron sufe wis moved fone or five foot out of " pluce, and towards the clevator-way, ‘The tact that tho burwlurs practlecd awhile with the clevator, Indicates thut they futended to move the sufe down into the busement and thore blow it open, They lett behnd thum n dirty Haen collar, o bundkerchlof, and an old knlfe, What scared thew away before completiug thelr operations 1s not known, RATHER SENSATIONAL. Arrest, Among Othicrs, of n Iandsomo Milllner for n Recent Extenslve Robe bery. ‘Tho police at tho ‘I'wonty-sccond Strect Stae tlon huve been busy the present week in forrote {0 out the person or persons who tnst Monduy night robbed s, Porter, of No. 1019 State street, of n large sum in Unlted States bounds, n goodly voll of bank bitls, und scveral valuuble nrtieles of Jowelry, They have arrested Frank Loomis, a youny elerk, willlim Sulllvan, and n dressmuker dolng business at No. 88 State street. The former I8 supposed tohnve been tho nctunl thiefund the latted vosed to buve been the receiver of thy pri share of the plunder. Sullivan is stinpty Loomls' Dosom compunion, sid 8 supposed 1o hive g some cognlzunee of the robb The story of tho wffuir, us gleancd from vurions sources, jy rathor w sensatlonal one, ¥ lndy at No. 388 has w flonrishing business, and has ocenpied positions of responsibility nud trust in severn! down-town busiuesy houses, rod it would ho munitestly unjust to publlel ber namo in counceton “with 8o serlous chargs until thers I8 some wmore tungible evidence brought against her, She s auld lo tike Bor arrest very wmuch to heart, uud fenrs thut her business reputation will by n Rusldes she hns n grow woull feel the bumilintion koculy mnker's npartments at No, 53 Stuio street w tho dnwn-town headquarters for her fomul acquaintances, which - facindes Mrs, Porter and a fody friend styling Keller, The twe lattor met at tho rooins Mon- day evenng, und sut with young Sulllven aud Frink Lomuis, who roum i the bulliing, untit wuite o lute bour In the ovening, The dre ro lo herself Mrs, maker kept company with them, bud & quiet Juncheon, und - thon Kun o regnle themseives with onions, llyuors, and mixed drinks. Mrs, Porter claiu 10 hi onfinud hier ibulutlons to ]mr]iurlnl sllngs, and, lnustmuch 18 sho uwunmwcmdy 1= toxieated, #he turtbior claiins that ber drink wis drugged by young Loomls. Some Jit- tle breaches of ‘otlyuet coused both Mre, YPorter and Mrs, Keller to bo oxpelled by young Bullivan. Loomls then volunteered to se¢ Mrs, Porter home, aud that ndy now chirges Lim with putting her Into a enrelage, which was driven to some houso in the nelghhorhvod of Sixteenth streot, nna when sho noxt b ne gor, By hor mouey, bonds, and jewelry weils mlgsing. 4 Tuo polleo have had sulo management of tho over sinee, amit it 8 eudd that thoy have ro- versd i porvon of the seeuvities, uud aro ina winy to obtuln the romaindur, They hive kopt tho uthair very durk, und 1t was from outsido sources only thut nay informetion concerning tho atfuir coubl be gloaned, The pusoners uro 10 Fecolve o preflminary hearlue toeduy, e—— Wealth and Mennness, Tuequin Miller (h the Catfurntun, 1 tell you that, (i nlne cuses out of ton, gront ncqmrwl, wealthh Hfts up (o monumontu) teati- mony tho meuntess of 1ts possessor. 1 kuow two heghbors, ol Callfornints, who hud about equul fortunes. Thoy woro both ohl settlers, g toth rich, und_ both” mich reapecte 1 Lt fearful your, 182, when the dviug and e w 4 on Batds nnd Knees finmigeants iitorally ¢ ovor the Slerns trying to rench (ho sottlous ono of theso men drove alt his eattlo up to o mountulns, butchored them, wnd fed tho sty fog, Ho had his Mexleans pack all the mules With flour, which 4ttt tino st almost 1t welght in gull, and push on night aud duy over the mauntulug to moot the steangors thoro and fed thon, 80 thit thoy might bavo strongts to reuch his house, whoro they voulid hinve shelter and rost. o othor min, cold and cautlons, suw his opportunity, und smbraced it, He st at _home, und kold ull whent, und nd, with tho visL -~ opport account i that v o abmost w Princo I for ny. 1t hle rous helghbor diod o begg in Idaho, where bo bad gone 1o try to mnke an other fortunv. Flo fiterally had not money cnouph to buy u stiroud, und, ws e died song steunors by tho roudskle, he was buried withs OuL OVOR B0 nuleu 18 b plho-bourd cottin, L eaw hild gruye thore only lust seur, Bomo one hud n_granit-stone ut tho bead, And No nume—jot even o lutier or i dute. Nothmg, 1t that bowidor was fustitoned by the band of Ahnigliny Gud, wud in (o iitle sientns, aid dots, wid DKy seies that cover it He can rewd tho rubrie that chranicles tho aAcerot virtues of Lhis lone, dead man on the Khowy mountains of lduba, The ehildrel ol tho wipliieo ™ wea ln Purly, Uphold by bls colossal worlth, thelr lives secin to emibrace tho univorsut world, 1o 18wy fricud, o buys all my books, and rouds overy lino § write, When he comes to this sketeh ho will uiderstand it Aund bo ought 10 understand, too, thut ull tho 1ospect, ndmirution, sl jove which 1ho nuw innd once guve those two et guehers ground uud ig buricd benenth that 1wosd-yrown granic stoue, and that | know, ovon with all his sbow of splondor, that bis'beart i s cold und us cwpty a3 that dead wun's bund, 4, LOCAL POLITI Shall It Be Ald. Clark or Jesse Spalding? The Two Men Who Now Have the Strongest Backing. The Fourteonth Ward People Talking Over the Situation, THE MAYORALTY, Thera were no partlcular new developments in tho Mayurally conteat yesterdny. Theletterres auesting Ald, Clurk to nllow the use of his namoe 08 a candidnto before tno RepublicanConvention wits very numerously signed, and it will bo publisied {n a fow days, Ald, Clurk's supports ers, In additlon to what was sald about him yesterdny, say that he s n manufacturer who employs a large number of men, and Is universally liked and respected Ly them: thut ho Is very kind-hearted and gen- orous with them, 8o that he bas both thelr con- fltence and respect: and that he is w man who (s ]‘mnllllr umong his fellows, hecausc of his well- Hnwi candor, and 18 popularwith nll who.come in eontract with him ot recount of his affable manner and casy uceeesibllity to all clurses, There I3 a movemeont on fout to gt Up A come- nmitteo to wait on Mr, Jesse Sfiuhllnr to llrlfn bun to withdruw and throw his fuiluence In favor of Ald, Clark, Thits far Ald, Clark has not consented to bo a candiduto, but it {8 understood that he will ac- /| cept o nomination If tendered by the Repub- liean Conventlon, Hlis friends will open |lg n hendguarters within o very few days with a view of effecting n thorough orgunization in euch of tho wards 1 his bebult, 2 JESSE SPALDING, The followlng letter has been sent to Mr. Jeuse Spalding, nsking him to become a candi- date for Mayur, subjeet to the decision of the cuming ltepublican Convontlon: Citicaao, (1., . 15.—Jemeg Spalding Enq— ndersigned citlizens aud busl- men ol Chicago, reslizing the fmportant nesy fact that tho time is fust appronching when it frages of our cltizens a candidate that will com- bine all the qualitications nece Lo udminis- ter tho dutjes of thls high vl In_n judicious, econotaienl, and progressive munner ni passible, Knowing you nsn man of strict fptegrity, and with an unblemished reputation, and having fromn u very early perlod been elosely (dentitied with all the growing lndustries of our cltey therefore we nre enrnestly of tho uplufon that it I8 fof the interests of this Commonwealth that ;ml consent to beecome n candldate for the Mayoraity of the clty ut the next municipnl election, to be held in April, 1831, and we siu- ceroly Rope you will aceept tho nomination whieh may be proffered you, An early reply is respeetfully requested, Amony the sicners nre: Phillp D. Armour, W, W, Kimball, carge Sehng Julius Hauer, . F. Studebaker, Edwin H, Sheldon, A 1ates, 0. Fuller, Henry W. Fuller, Leopokt Muyer, 8. D, Klmbark, George W. Hale, Willinm 3iair, William Flote, Adol, i Sboeninger, ob Beidier, Willinm Stewart, Morrls Selz, 1. C. Durand, Peter Schuttler, John B, Den A, G, Van Schalck, Eimuel W, Aflerton, cison Morrls, ‘‘homus S, Hoyden, F. 15, Tobey, FOURT: TIT WARD. The Fourteenth Ward Republican Club held o meeting last eveuing at No. 630 Mllwaukee ave- nue, over which tbe I'rosident, Charles Schartau, presided, W, H. Eddy was called upon to nddress the neeting, and responded. He sald they bad in tho mun of the englo & sugmclous enemny to oppose for the Mayoralty. The Ree publicans would be represented as op- posud tu personul liberty,—ngainst tho Germnny drinking u gluss of beer, ete. Tho greut ques- tion was whether the Democrntle party would be allowed to run the Clty Government for the t two rs. Allairs In tho city mannge- t were getting worse and worse,—the gim- bling raternity wero having their privileges extended, nud Mike Mcbonuld was tho real Muyor, for he controlled the = ostensible Executivo of Chiengo, If tho Republicans nomlnated A goo ticket {r would be cl ed by 10W0 or B majority. Ho would be glad to gee hisold friend Jesse Spals ;ll"lm{ nomiuuted for Mayor, and Jobin Huber for reusurer, - !“I President sald thut thoy should put thowr shoulders to tho wheel and work for the tepib- Hewu ticket. The Fourteenth Ward Republle- nus should bu represented on tho eity tivket, und they should endeavor to see tiut “they were. The Fourteenth guve tho Republics s laree mujority last tall. 1ts delegution to the Conventlun siiould stand elther tor or aguinst n candiudate, and not us it did Inst fall, lf‘u tuvored John Ruver for City Trensurer, and he thought the Itepublicans ot the ward should nuiinate u strong mun for Alderman and clect . “James Malone thought that *Mr. Spalding would not be eliglble for Mayor It John Huber was uried for Treumirer, for tho redson thit thay were both reshilents of the South Side, 1o sugpested James V. Rawlelgh ns n(yml wan for Muyor, und thought the Twelfth Ward, as the bun cutt ward of tho city, wus on- titll to nswe one of tho eandidutes for the tieket, The party was greatly indebted 10 Mr. Rawleigh for the larko tnnjority in tho county lust fall. lle betieved the Fourteenth was entitled toa volee in tho coming Conven- tion, whers It would bave clghteon delegutes. He suggested the appolntment of o committico o Investato tho nmtier of cundidates, He be- Ieved they would huve Stuuber to tight ngain this tne. The Domocrnts woulid huve to put up their own nan, and consequently there woulkd bo u triumgular fight,and oy contkd nguin eleet tholr i, 1o closed by woving the nflpulnux nt of u commlttee of goven torepartut tho next mecting inregard to tho feasthility of nominating n candidate for Aldermun nnd = obliiniug o representative on the general clty ticket, and also to report upon the candidates in tne tiuld for the nominntions for city aud town offioes, The moton provailed, and - tho Proshicut nppoluted us the Committee €. C. Dombor- nowskl, Jnnes Malone, Ex-Ald. John_Haum- garten, Al J. J. MeGrath, Capt, J. Deutsch, ¢ A , and Charles J. Albreeht. i veting Bubacqucitly adjourned untl March 3, SIXTEENTII WARD. Tho Sixteeuth Ward Itepublican Club helda meeting lost night in Meyer's Hull, corner of Bedgwick und Sigel streots, the meeting belog tho first ouo lold by tho Club sinco the 4th of Novembuor lust, Tho Chatrmun, Mr. Henry Set erin, enld It was especjully nocessiry that tho Republicans of the Sixteenth \\;llrd lhuuh'l be prompt In wrrunging for the coming eampulin, iving to eortafi urruniomonts mado during the previous nieipal struggle, ‘The arpngement in question was this: Tho Socinlistio element tn the ward belng very strotg, the Dewocrats, at tho fnat clection for Aldermun, supported the Republican nominve with the undurstunding that this timoe the Re- publicans should |u’>|mrl the Democeratlo nomi- e 1f bo was a good man, ILwaes thought thut if threo cundldates were intho fleld the Suciulist T b b that night Was dovoted solely to “The meoting lust nigl fon llllJII ‘f;t this question, Ex-Atd, Pet Faoved te hive o conmitteo uppolit to er with the Democrats, but Mr, L W, M. Connetl suggented g (4 wits the plice of tho Tieimvernts W come ta them, Tho othoers seemed to coneur with Mr. 3eCos Mr. Wet- torer’s motion did not ond, It wats then declded to defer furthor actlon for two weeks, when unothor meotiug of tho Club s to Lo bield ut tho same place. Another Protego of Mr. New Vork Su The Rev, T. 1. Slcor, who some time ago chungedd (rom Methodini to Congregntionalisin, and beenu s ¢ Henry Ward Beecher, 10 resiin from thy Congreutionul Soochor, pulpit of carth HOREHGUND & TAR! Tha Great National Specific or the Speedy Curo of Church on necount of erango of betlef, and it 18 naserted that he intends to_necept the Unitarinn faith. Liko tho Rnv. G. C. Miln, who wns alsn Mr. Leecher s protégé, Mr, Slicor uas boen led bexand the boundary of orthodoxy, and, ns Mr. Milnguined the pulpit of tho Unity Chureh'In Ch eago Ieft vneant by the Hev, Hobert Collyer, It s intimated that Mr. Sicer mug recalvo an Inviti- tion to the pulpit of the Church of the Divinn Faternity, left vacant by tho death of Dr. Chn- pin. Mr, Slicer, it §5 snid, hns aiready accepted! An invitation to preach n sermon in the Iate Dr. Chapin's pulpit. *r. Slicer expects to annonunco his resiguation from weeg from to-morrow, In spite of the change 11 his theology, tho Kianding Committee of his chureh has requested him to remnin, Rssuring him that tho chinreh wns In aymprthy with his teachings; hut Mr. Slicer responded that {ehe ree mulned a8 thoir pastor such a changa would bive to be made In tho articles of falth ns would Eeparate it from Congregationnl fellowship, and, as the church waa rescued from serious finane cinl “ditficuities by Henry Ward Beecher and othor Congresntionalists, he did not belleve such a step would bo advisable. e —— IMPORTATION OF CANADIAN VARNISH, To the Fditor of The Chicago Tribune, KINGRTON Ont., Feb. 8.—~As woare confident your Journal does not deslre to do Injustico to nny oue, we ask for suflicient spaco In fts col- umns to point out tho Inaccuracies contained In a recont Issue in referenco to the soizures of shicllac varnish from Canada. ’ We are tho manufacurers of theso goods, and as such are licensed by tho Government f Can- adn to manufacture thom In bond for oxportn- tlon, Under theso circumatances we can mako spirit varnistics at a prico low enough to permit. the puyment of tho customs duty on thom when euterlng your country and at the same timo Auccessfully compete with your manufacturcrs. «Hofur from our busincss being carried on by any frawdelent connivance with the Canadian cuatoms officinls, wo beg to Inform yott'it is con- dueted entirely In accordauce with the laws of our couintry and our operations are under tho canstant supervision of an officer of tho Inland Revenue Departiuent, who bas eatire control of our premlses and who keeps n dally record of every trananction portalning to the inanufact- uire and exportation of these goods, and roports the snmup in due course to our Governinent, As to the statement that we ara sending our #ouds fnto tho United States for tho purpose of Bllowing tho gum and spirit .to bo sepirated, thus procuring * erovked aicohiol,” we desiro to suy wo have yet to learu thut this can bo accom~ plished by iy other process than that of redis- tillatlon.” I'or oursolves we can suy that nelthor We nor our agenta (for we huve nonn) have ever sepurated thy gum and apirit in a gallon of our vurnlsh, nor do we belleve any purchuser of our Kowds I your country hns ever done s0.. Tho unprotitbleness of siich nn undertuking I8 mado apparent when we fuform you that more alconbl cuth be extracted from a bushel of corn, costing suy 50 cents, thin coulkl by any means wo know of'be taken from () two gulions of our varnish, ;m-ung the purchaser from §2.25 to §2.50 per gal- on. In referenceto the guality of our goods wo do not make any of alighter consistency than two. and a haif pounds of gum to the gallon of alcn- hol, and ¢luim that this {s varnish and nothing else, and in this contentton wo ure supported by more than o decinlon of your Treasury De- prrtment, Wo have solil tihese goods only ns virnish, and only to consumers, manufacturers, or denlera [n varnishes, whose nnmes and stand- fug are sufllvient guurnntee that they would not lend thewnselves to Mllicit practices. Confirna- tion of this fact wo think can be obtained from tho Culef of the Speelal Servico Department at New York. Your uccusation of fraud on our part is best answered by reference to tho advertising eol- umns of the O, Painl, and Drug Reporter, hnd Ol and Drug News, the leading journals of the virnish trade (n the Uunlted States, where our ndvertlsuments witl bo found openly offering our goods for sale, and slating just what they are. We certainly would not this openly advere tiso If thero wus anything fraudulent or to be conceated about our businces, If the term fraud cun be applied to the ime portitian of theso goods, the same can bo used nealnst the importatlon of any foretgn guods whieh go to your markot. We bave not been informed that the Special Awont of the Trensury Jepurtment, who has inude theso seizures, ms noything more thin that the goods have ent wadervalued, and as this Jan question yet to besottled by apprafsil, we think it barely Justice that the press should refeain from preju- dieing public (Ir)llllon until we have an oppor- tunity of deflning our position. By consulting the records of the New York Custom-llouse, wo think that yon éan sscertnin that wo nre not the anly parties semding these goods into your country, und if we are not misinformea you will find that similar_varnishes are belng im- anu-d from Eurupo by New York merchants, Cours truly, Jaxes Hanty & Co. ——— . ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Eramy, 11, Feb, 17.~Douxlas Forco, tired of lifo und the disnppointments ineident to un- requited love, last night swallowed laudanum. Prowpt efforts snved hini for more xporivuces. ————— Cincinnatl Golug to the Bad, Cincinnoté Gazette. ‘fhat which minny people enll lberty ls ofien license, und those who boastingly claim to be tho advocites of personel liberty and progress aro frequently tho uadvocates, ‘indlrectly, ot crlng and tho enemies of socloty. No fntelli- gont person cun sit down_ and calnly roview tho history of Clielinatl for thirty years without re 17 this conelusion, nad no ohe cun Atudy thiy history from thio standvoint of sucluty. with- out n feoling of renl alarm. Socioty in Cincine nut) to-duy 18 not whut it was five, ten, twenty, or thirty years ugo, Inall that time tho stand- urd of thoTuls hus been on the down grade, until now it Is conceded by persons whose aplnions nre entitled 1o weight that this is ono of the worst, I not the worst, ¢ity In tho whole country fu which to train o family. Try tho Ebakers' Sarsapurilla. BUSINESS NOTICES. 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