Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1881, Page 7

[ ) 0 t a ¢ 1 5 M i a ¢ i 1 P V 0 [] 1 il 3 +getd's houso Justed nbout an hour. = POLITICAL. ho Cabinot Slato Again Wiped Out tho Appearance of Gon, Sharpo at Montor, @ fils Mission Thought to Do for the g Purpose of *Boosting? Judgo Folger. He Declares that New York Has a Sure Thing on the Treasuryship. petogation of 1llinols Big- Hemls Visit the President= lect Yesterday. Their Purposa Said to Be to Knife Robert Lincoln’s Chances, Jud to Urge fhe Appointment of Emery A, Storrs fo the Attorneye (teneralship. They Meot with o Uhilling Reooption, and Take tho FEirst - Train, Home. MENTOR GOSSIT, fvectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunze Mestont, O, Feb, 25.~The Cablnet rlates have liben wiped out asgatn by the unexpected np- rance here this afternoon of Gen. Bharpo, fpeaker of tho New Yorie Geueral Assembiy. Heevidently boped to ereape recognition. as hie Jwoked titeh surprized when o newspaper it wiitely addressed him thusly: “Geu, Stiarpo, 1 Telieses” After catehiing bis breuth, hennawer- of: #Yes, It seems 1o be.” Wien questioned ns lobis abject it comiug to Mentor, he sutd i had Just dvopy down to poy his respeets 1 tha Presilent-elect, fnnsmuch ns ‘ho starpe) woull mot be able to attend tho inauguration, tho sclectlon of Judge Folger a8 . nember of tho Cabluer he thought rould bo sccentablo to M. Conkling, though slorton woulid be preferred. The General seem- elmueh fmpressed with the grentieed of Judgo Fuiger, and It 13 probablo he eamo to Mentor to | 1 HIs visit to Gey, Gar- On his re- wrata tho depot, teiviews wera sought by rewepaper men, but ho deelined to talls langh- frzolf any nitempt to make hlm eX[ess any cpinfon. 1a deeired ho ik not tatked with Gen, Garfield avout the Cabinet. Tlowovor, ho sald New York would be nwarded the Treasury Do partment. Ho teft to-night for Cleveland, Thls morning n quartet éompnied of Wiltiom venn Nixon, A. U, Fuller, J. K. Basall, and J, L. lis, of Chleako, camu down on tho early train fomtho West, Thuy declined to reglstor or give thelr nunes, and deeiaved that tholy errand adno reference to politics. All nttempts to Interview Whem were futite, but (rom their con- rereatlon It wag evident that thoy camue here fn tbo Interest of Emery Storrs for a Cublnet eltion. Ono of tho party expressed hime ¥l as not In favor of Hobort Lin- e ns a member of tho Cabinet. ds only recommendntion belng tho fuct iatho s tho son of his futhor. The conferenco withGen, Garfleld wns extremely brief, from sdich 1t1s to be inferred thut they did not meet with that warm reception they untlolpated. They took tho flrst train back to Cloveland, Other visiturs wero Gen, W, Sanderson, of Tounstown, O., wha evidently cnme to speak awunlobout o local Post-Oflico dificulty, 't W, Fblllips, one of the **durk borses™ in tha Peongylvenin Senntorinl ruce, who, becauso o Bbis ol friondship for Cen, Gur- feld, (s probably here to sce whnt ean b done for his State, T'restdont Hinsdale, of Hiram Collego, und tho Itev. d. I3, Lleaver, pastor of tho Chureh of the Digelplus of Christ, New York Clty, Mr. Clenver was for- merly of Inditnapolls, and preached tho funcrnt omuon over tho romniusof the lato Benator Morton, A well-Informed New York gentloman here today, talking about pollticy, snld Judie Folger ould positively not bo n momber of the Cible oetyand that recent developments hud settled thematter, ns Gen. Garfield would sclect no munwho wns not, like Cicaar's wite, nbove sng- fllon, When asked for tls opinlon about Murton's chauces, tho wentloman snid: “Ur Morton 48 n good man, with #leaty of oney, who always tinde out ehecks L large ns necessary for campalgn purposes, 1s nkliog's friend,” ete, "hon tho gentleun frewa lung breath and went off 1110 & oulogy A Senator Alllson, Bx-Gov. Fonton, lio sald, 18 3utof polities, and will nover moro conte te tha wurface, No mun need to ift his hand ngninst Boteoe Conliding and not expeet to go dowi. Hes. Bartleld Is busy suporintending the pack- zof Lousehold effects, such 08 will Lo taken % Washington. Cept. Rudolph, Mrs, Gurfeld’s brothor, with 1‘3‘"“' arrlved to-duy to tako charge of tho urge the Judge's elnims. m, ”!I'r. Willinm Wallreo, n Taledo florist, sent tho ;;r:’c;nlu bandsome tlornl deslgn of o cross aud nmfleul‘ml was quite oxhnusted by tho une m(' iy large numbier of eallers to-tay, and ho m:w eurly, Ho expressed profounid regret arning of tho death of Scnntor Carponter. COL. MALLI PLUM. Botclal Dispateh 1o The Clicag Trivune., Stieston, 1L, Fou. 25.—Col. lalph Plumb lert Il'l' to-day for Washlugton, D. ., whero he mv;unm the Inunguration of bl old frend mumfiflu\r-m dier, Jumes A, Garfleld. It s rue b that the Colonet will vecelve wn appoluts Ribtop friibier uf Mr. Garlleld's Cabinet, and ped o Wil i ho §8 o mnn who love: PUBlio i¥uifuro and tha § Y ol uge of thn right. —————— SELF.DESTRUCTION., i o st t:lnun\: Lady in Virginin, ¥olng o= Toared by a Mocl? Murriage, Drowns m.'::"?,‘\ :x[unlz Agent Crowses the ¥ tho Strychnine Driage— Otler Suictdom, T B T Bpeelal Dlspaten ta The Chicago Tribune. JTUEVILLE, Vi, 1'ob, 25,1 d v v Vil eb. 25, ~The sud ending of o‘:mlfl Ny’ geourred nour Joneaville, Loo il g e DRI, Migs Alleo Astrap, the bouus n’"m’umlurol' Cole A, V, Astrop, was some Parentg et U G00rR0 Binith, und Lefore hor Crenawiro o it lo hud suceooded 1 Vianing hep ections, Sho wy 7 yes 120 thoy o flons, Sho wps but 17 years of b2 0y gry, 5 9 ¢ Bmith, however, provallod § s 2 provalled upon w@:)n{pu With him to "Tenueaseo for the pur [ belug wardded, Ho carrled T to Tenuesseo, thore went muck coromony proviously ;:l'ydbbfi Hnith, and returned, Sho belloy- 24 beew logally wneried s Hved with 2 M awirg pee or severul inonthy, It fluully m‘n".f ek U0t W arront fraud and doooption had ‘""Wlt\mL:d ot her, und Bulth, feuring vios i “Bm: bands of tho injured ludy's frionds, sty ¢ Mlag Astrop belng b u very icle Nm"uul Wumnuhood wus guite broken by ¥ ol g DUE NG s worg entertatnod of it e ‘n enee to bieraell, Yesterdny ovol e % ]"‘ L0 the north farlc of Powell’s Rivor, vl'bmi '\:A‘Iu)\l(tlll‘f{i.’d away, Her body covored, Euz',',‘,f;‘,‘ Diapateh to e Chicach Tridune, ey v ."H'tr. N. C., Fob. 25.~This morni 2l " bbb Lok wewhd, was tound qou Semoryg it OF stryeulng’ vy “nis sido, A k) "'“fl\fluu :“:uyk was found in the chair with Hld hand Wi messago weltton Ju At i w W T, [ was born Fob. 22 1811, Died e “;t\u- 59 yeurn und S duys. Ldo lo o s SULLORES L 86 puiilyzed that awork aud tiudt Qi 14is ulght, sy L Bleinsbiey, wite of A, 0 b Bolleewn, g Nowbori, 8. ., I8 A Y ;‘" T lri:gy wmato diey L pray wy soul WDVt 1 Tha ¢ R The Chicaga Tridune, MWis Feb 35— A luly bonrdcraf the o :mlrupflmlcnw. ure of the Ui “n::nl und bott by, Her Luu Dipnitl. Tusunity led 1o the act. plch o a¢ Whleugs Trioune. 1 Feb. S Churluy WL latlve of Buxony, 4l xu‘:z"i oll n:gt oty : il M, d T the iy, mmnnded the youny ludy to sco. 'IE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, I881—SIXTEEN PAGES. was foind hanging by tho neok doad this after- noon Inhin hed-roont 1w a house on the coriter - illenn and Penfrionvenues, Ho wia n ropo- maker by ocedpation, and wove tho ropo Tound about his neck for bis own specinl usa, Hotold tho peoplo fu the hotise that ho was ign- g 1o KUl himseit pretty soon, For, ne he safd, ho Wi lm{!hulnr, and hnd nelthor wite, children, 5, o frie "CANADA. A DIVORCE SCANDATL. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicazo Tribunes TALsFAX, Fob, 25.—Soclety cireles and pro- fesslonnl men are quite uxeited over s sholes bit of seandal in bl lite: now bieing made pube lieIn tho Divarca Court, Mrs, Eleanar Cornedn Awgenstu Talmacko petitions for legnl separatlon Trom her husghund, Lient,-Col. Jouhn Itiehnea Tal- tnehe, on charges of alleged ernctty and adul- tery. Thohigh soclal standing of the parties T surrortnded tho ease with more than ordimts vy lnterost, Tho Tlon. Me., Tuhnache {9 the son of Eurl Talmache, and the grandson of the slxth Enrl of Dysert, among the oldest and wenlthiost of Englund's nobllity, Ilo is nbout 51 yenrs of age, One of his Lrothors represents Cieshiro fnthe British Parllument, and anothor 18 mars vied to a danghier of SieArthur Hoss, M, Iuss’ Dublin stout fame, Tho fmilyare | mnte friendaof Lora Dufterin, Mre, Fabmachoe Apent his early years i tho nuvy, but came out to Cannrdn &hortly vfter Lord Daiferin's eppoint- il pursaits In Montrenl, whore ho be- L parties In tha hardwara v of Morinnd, Watson & Co. I 1872 ho married Eteanor Core nella Augusta Starles Sturnes, o dunghter of tho Hon, Ionry Stavnes, ex-President of the Legislutive Councll of Quebee, Two wit- nesses have been examined. One, n barher nmned Gundry, nlleges that Mr. 'Talmnche necompanied hinto n house ol prostitution on Bunth Hrunswick street, The other witness, she Wisemun, wns formerly couchmnn for tho pro- prietress of tho estabistment where the wiul- tery 18 alleged to have taken Phu ' Dol Mr, and Ales, ‘Calmache are now i tugland, the littor stiyhig with her sister, tho wito of Capt, Mitehell “Jones, of the Nixtioth Ritles. The two bl nuooebiidren, Friends ot My, Tulmnche state this actlon bas only haen brought beeanse It was understood that ho was nbout to tuke procecdiugs for sivaree from his wife, the co-respondent in which wus :1" leu o gontlemun oceupylug n high socinl posis ot FEEDING INDIANS. Bpeciul Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OtTawd, Fe A Parllumentary return shows a total fullure In the tood-supply on In- dinn treaties Nos. d, 6, 8nd 7, Northwest Terri- tories. Tho totnl value of food purchused 1s 17, Tuo fatluroin the supply 13 entirely e to tho disappesrance of the buifale. Tho supplies purchuged covered beel, bacon, pemi- enn, flour, cte, All tho Indinus an these trenties, BItVC 2{'“;“ Blnekfeet, absent intho Unlted States, wera fed, TRIPLETS, 8pectal Dispatek to The Chtcago Tribune, Tonoxto, Fob, 25.—Tho statistics gathored by the Reglstrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages In Ontarlo, frhow that, while there wero nino cases of triplets fu 1878, thero was only ‘one In The Queen discontinued Iast year tho bounty of L3 sterling to tho . mother of “triplets, 1t would appenr that tho law of cuuse nand clfeet 13 horeby established. ROYAL MILITARY COLLLGE. Bpectal Dispaten 1o The Clileago Tribune. Orrawa, Feb, 25.~The 1Ton. Mr, Bluke intends to find out thoe benefits, It any, nceruing to the country by tha cstablishment of tho Koyal Mill- tary Cotlege, ns he will move for n return of thio nnmes of graduates, nnd inqulre 08 to what hns beeome of theni,—whether still in Canuda, or removed to other countries, ¥ DISAPLIROVED, Speetal Disputch to The Clicayo Tribunes . Joun, N. B, Feb. 25.—=Tho provosal to divide tho surplusof tho St John Fire-Rellof Tund nmong the churches hero Is meeting with wipuiified disupproval, and 8 vigorously de- nounced by tho press. The balauce on hand amounts to $139,605. DR. IMRIE. §pectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Triduns, MoxTiiat, Fob, 23,—Dr. Iinrle, of the Genoral Hospital, Is In a very preenvious condition, ow- 1 1o blood-polsonlng recolved whilo nttonding n patlent i the Hospitul, whose wounds he was dressing. TIE BUDGLT. Special Dispateh to The Chicacy Tyibune. O7TAWA, Teb, #5,—=No nction hag yot beon taken in regard to enforcing the land-tax in Lowo Township. It Is thaught the rate-payers will glve in, as thoy sce business §s mennt. RISE IN BREAD, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Hamirroy, Feb, 25.—Tho bakers have raised the priceof brend to 12 cents n lonf, instead of 1lcents, A TIARD WINTER. AROUND GALENA. Speciat Dispatch to The Cliicaga Tribune, danuny, 1L, Fob, 2%5.—Superlutendont Tratl, of the Gulenn & Wiseonsiy Brunch of the Nurth- western Hond, suveceded fn reachlug Plattovillo Junetion to-day for the first time In eeventeen days, ind tho line i8 now open to that polat. The snow will be removed from the trnck to Jancastor, Wia., and tralus witl bo running as usunl by Tuesduy ne: WATERTOWN, WIS, Bpecial Dlspateh to The Chicaga Tribune. WATERTOWN, Wis, Fub, 25—\ wave of cold unprecedented for February slw[n: over this scction Inst night, the meredry fulllng to 20 de- grees below zero, 0CONOMOWOCL, WIS. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, OcoNoMownc, Wis,, Feb, 25.—Tho thermometer indieated 20 dogrees below zero this morniug. o ico on tho lake {8 forty inches thiek. T SIGNAL SERVICE, Orrice or T CHILFSIGNAL OFFy Wasn- INGTON, D, C., Feb2.~1 a. m,—Indieations—Tor "rennessco und tho Ohio Valloy and Lowor Luko reglon, wurmer fulr wentlior, followad by Increas- ing uloudiness, possibly by oceaslonul rain or snow, custerly winds veering to soubwesterly, und lower buromcter, For the Upper Lakue reglon and Upper Misslg- sippl Valley, Incrensing cloudiness, followed by i1l OF BHOW, WilrnL eimxl!mrly veoring to colder notflhn‘\zlz_m winds, falliug followed by risig bu- rometer, For the Lower Missourl Valley, colder eloudy weathor, with light snow, varinblo winds shirt- fug to northiwvosterly, and rlsing bavomater, LUCAL OBSKIRVATIONN, i g CHICAGO. Feb. 25-10:A pin, Tme, | ar | Ther.) Hu [ Vina, ~Ma LOmporaTuYe 5; mIBUTU Lompernturs, S:ht ineun baeoisotor, WA monn isporaturo i wionlf huwldity, bizd, . QENZIAL OBSBUVATIONS £n10aao, Feb, %5-10:19 », m. Ther. | Ther, 3t wind | rew] e Ther.| 1 Blutlons, | 137} Jui 3, . ik | 0 b, d. Duvunnorto. Donver. & os Mol Egastd ot i s 14 $inuba, Uswean, Niugent |Ei=‘='52’-=‘=‘§ BEEESEREzES S — an oif your corii Wwith the ** Jupaneso Corue Filo'" 1v will survly cure uad vod valg, % conts CRIMINAL NEWS. Further Progress in the Allen Murder Trial at Ge- neva, Il Two Thieves at Syracuse, N. Y., Each Sentenced to Sixly-five Years’ Imprisonment, Ancther to Forty, Still Another to Twenty-five, and a Woman to Fifteen. The Attemfed Assastuntion of o Prominent St. Louis Lawyer. Extensive Robbory of a Milwau- kee Dry«Goods Store by Chicago Burglars. The Alleged Murderors of Armstrong, at London, 0, Will Make o Vigor- ous Def:nte. THE ALLEN MURDER TRIAT, . Gexeva, Feb, 2,—~Yerterany, after 3§ o'clock P m., the witnesses put on the staud in the Al- len inurder easo were somowhat of un unimpor- funit churactor, Among thom was Hummel, Muyor of Sandwich, who wus present ut the e Quest when Thomna was camnined. 1B, 1. Dor- ker stated that he gave u plece of eandle ton Httle sister of 'Thomus, and after the murder found the remainder of the candlo, which wilt cut quite u tigure in the onso during s progress. T'olinan, City Clerk of 8andwich, sald he took the two pleces to a Dr. iper, of Chlcawo, for au exumination, Montgomery swore that the two pleces of eandle aro tho samo ones glven to Piper to ex- periment with, G Tho court cunvened at 10:30 o'clock this morn- Ing. B. K. Kecland, former City Marshul of Bundwieh und at p nt Deputy Bherllt of De- Kalb County, took thoe stand. s testimony contalned nothing new. Dr, I M. Piper, a chemist of Chicago, rolated hls experiments with the candle, which will cut un dinportant figure in the ense, and told aboutn Ley which wns nfso given to him, murked with butrglurg’ pluchues, Tho cross-examinution wis hot us prolonged ne wag expeeted. Cura blunn was Lho text witness, he was sub- Jected to # moat sovero questioning, fn wiieh she staled who sho bas worked forad o deteetive nod some of the cases she hag assisted In work- fug up, Aninbunernble unmber of pltces of resldence was nlso told, # far tho aticmpt to brenk bier testimony has been truitless, but it might be done on the morrow, whon her exeues fnntdon will be continued, 'The defense will at- femt, it I8 sald, to hnperch her testimony, Tug TrinuNE reprosentative s lnformed by Woode Tait that tho conversatlonsrelated hy Corn Munn in relution to the Allen murder are all put-up Jobs, und that he did not have any talk on the Rubject with her. Tho Court adjourned untll 8:30 to-morrow, . TITE ARMSTRONG MURDER, Hpectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, ConuMnus, 0., Feb, M.—Mr. Hermnn Corzillus, busbund of one of tho alloged principals In tho Armstrong murdor at Loudon, returned to the ety to-day, ana in conversation with friends mnde sowne statoments whlich aro of intervst In viow of tho published renorts of tho case, From those friends It 4s learned that Mr. Corzilius does not hellevo his wife gullty of the murder, and proposes to atand by her to the end. They huve secured the ablest counsel to bo bud, ncluding the ITon. Johu McSweeny, of Wooster, 0., and tho llon. J. Blackburn, of Kentucky, both uoted erlminal lawyers. Thoy have plenty of money with which to carry on tho defense, Mr. Corzhifus suys tho published stutements cmamited from thoStaro's Attorney, who cnused oxuggerated storles to Lo given ont, and that ftwns larzely by this mouns that publlc zonti- tnent was influenced and the Indictments secured, Nosays the stitements huve Injured his fumily without sufliclent cause. e, Corzilius anys that ho and others watched tho Girand Jury closoly, aud that they nt flrst were about equally divided s to Indicting tho accused, at lenst for muder jn (he first degree, Tho vote wus soven to wofght, and that the Jury stood that way for cight hours, and It was wnly after tho Frosacuting-Attorney had brought eyery kuown argumont and device Inte ity that thoy wore lnduced to tlud bills of in- dictment on tho evidenco presented. Ho also agserts that tho lm‘mmel ng of tho speeint Grand Jury was dono beeauss tha Btate's At- toriey was afrald to lel tho defenso baven chanco tosiie tho uvidenco fn a prellmiunry henting anid thus show its worth Tips prevent uny indletmont bedog fouml, 1lo, i it word, ctinrges that the evidence presented to tho Grand Jury wus largely manutnetured and witl not hold water whop the eisu comes to triul. r, Corziliug suvs his wifo told him the clreum- Btunces eannected with the murider hefore to were married, she having nothing to concew from hlm.. Ho bud every reason thon to bellovy sho toki the truth, when she denfod buving hud unything to do with the commission of the erime, und ho helloves go still. - Mr. Corzilius dovs not betlovo that Mrs, Duroty ever mdo tho contes- slon which Whito yostorduy testitiod sho did, ATTEMPTED ASYASINATION, Spectal Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune, &7, Lows, Fob, 25, —The scnsationnl happen- lug heve tu-duy wns tho murderous nssault come mitted upon W, IL IL Russell, u leadiug Bt. Loulg attorney, s assiiluut Is Philllp Brudy, and tho weapon used wis alargo riveting-hu mer, with which ho poumded Itussell over the head, Hoon nfter the occurranco Irady was nr- rested, Homuld when interrogated ns to tho cause of tho nssuult: * I havo restdid on and olt in 8t. Louls for thirty yoars, Rixor foven years ngo 1 was lUving inn bouso and o jot ut Duteh Hullow, the property of my wife, 0 fow miles thiw wido of Bolloville. When she dicd I was on- titled to hulf of tho property, and my clalm was acknowletlged Ji the Probato Court ut Bellovilie. John U, Carroll trumped up u falso will, 1 clutuy, and that fed ton tot of litigution, 1em- Pployed Hinchellife ns my attorney,audafterwnrds Ruyael camo luto tho ense. | ‘Choro was n parn- uon saitin the 8t, Clalr County Cireuit Court aml the matter huy heon drogging ntong since 1826, Tho attornvys have switndted moe ouy of my rightd, nnd I cdnnot get o seitiement, When- over 1 huve gone to Hussell tor informution ho niwuys liagbed about fr, und that mado o mgry. 1 Buve sskod Jussoll to suttle repeated- Iy, for thero was no need of lln{ delay, uls morning T went up to his oflice dletormined to huvo somo gettlcment, and, as ho tnsuited me oneo, 1 pleked up n buminer unl the lleor Lufore went into bis vaoni, When ha turnod round and suw o b got up, and 1 thouplit Lo was zolng to strike mo. o [ afinod it hiy_ bemd with my hummer, ot surry for It for ho s u seoumndrel, ‘Chat isall | bavi to suy,” Mr, Russell's wonnds ure serious, 1o denles tho stutement that Brady bud cuuso for soting us ho did, EXTENSIVE ROBIERY, MiLwaiukee, Wis., Fob, 23.—It was roparted Inst night that on tho proceding night tho costly Btocked store of Rich & Bilbor un Wisconsin stroet hnd boon robboed of u Iargo quuntity of valuable laces, sllks, and ther fabrics which aro oaslly earried .off, und represunt n largo money vulue. Inquiries at Police Headquarters falled to cstablish tho report or disprove It. Thaoro s’ guod reason for belloving, however, that tho robbery actunlly oceurred, Tho rob-s bery was nocumplished Ly Chlengo gxports, who havo buen prospecting here for soma thne, but failed, until night befors last, of accamplishing thulr contempluted rutld, Lust nlght tho do- teotives urpostod o mun, brought him 1w the stutlon, examined him, una thon wmiited him depu! nyulry us to tho rouson of tho man's errest fulled to obtaln any Informntion other than that be was suspeeted of okl «soalskin cap, but that afterwards bo svas dhown to be dnnocont, Later iturmutlon 18 10 the cffucs thut tho store wus robbed bee twoen 10uud 1l o'clock Wednesduy ulgtt, and it cntranoy Wi offcted from tho rear of tho cstublsnmont, The thloves had upportunliy Lo work nuhumenu, uad, it s belleved, succecded i wuking a Lig haul, unces, aiid per- & MYSTERIOUS MURDER, 87, Louts, Mo, Feb. 25.—~A Fort Worth, Tox., spcglul says u mnyaterious munver wus come- mitted thoro Int nighit, A rullrond goder, nnuio uunknown, stuggored futo a saloon at midnighr, and exolalmiug, *My God, I'm stubbed,” and felt dead, could bo scon n tho strect, but roveding sounds of burses’ boofs indicatud that his murderer wus Yeoing, BOUND OVER, Bpeclal Dipatch to The Chicaga Tribuns, BAst BA0iNAw, Mlich,, Feb, £5.—Fuguno Davie and Willlam W, Wicker, wrrestod ycsterday, charged with ousplravy to dofraud end the vm- bezzlomont of Plint & Pdre Mamuette Rulivoad tiokoty, wore arculgued to-day, Daviswashold lu ’ z z g 2 g £3,000 for exnmination next Weanesitay, Wicker waived exzmination, mid, In defrult of 300 bnfl, was loeled up to awnit tho netion of the Clreuit Court, Jobn Lamm, A olork ina @ realp- or'a* oflen ut Deteoit, was broitght here oo nr- rolgned on the snmo chiren as Wieker and Pvle. Laueadentes all knowledaee of Wicker, tnt lotters from Lam were townd In Wicker's. pockets, Lamn wns eommitted for eamina- ton and bnit fixed at #3060, Bt nppears tut Wicker pur up the Job Inst July, and glves as a reasunt a kiek or suiticient salary. TIHEVES ARRESTED, Bpecial Dispateh fo The Chicago Tribune, Desegue, La, Fob 23—=For the post six manths onr werchanta have heen tronhiled by burglars, nnd it was finpossitie ta getn elew to their whereabouts, To-duy Detective Ehattuck nnearthed Wb nest, which wos o tho eating. house of Georgo Smithe A senrch-warrant ree venled hundeeds of wtolen nrticles, and two young men named Simpson and Noon.wore are restesh, Itis snlda number of othee boys hoe longing to respectable families pulled with the yunw, Bmith i3 hard ¢itl THARS BACIL, Feb, 25—Juilgo Rheigel to- duy sentenced the Bard gang of barglnry, thieves, aud bivhwny vobibers: Teon and Charles Eav enchi to sixty-fivo years In the Btate Prisunt Emma Earl, tholr slster, and tho recelver of stolen property, 1o fifteon yeamts Thomus Jagues, to forty years: Frank Webards, to_twenty-five yenrs; und Anna Sterllng, to ve years, ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY, Dernoir, Mich,, Feb. 25.=F. E. Clarkstone, allng Sumuet A, Potter, has been arrested nt Greenville, [n Ibts State, for bigamy. le re- cently marrled o young woman in that vieinity, and it 8 now churired that ho has two wives Liv- dne In the pouthern part of the Stnte, Ho 18 n veterinary surgeon und a recont arrivat here, TWENTY YEARYS FOR RADPE, Br. Lovts, Feh, 2h.—Andrew Curtls wis con- victid this morning at Kirksville, Mo, for mp- g Miss Olivia Valundinghuim, and senteticed to twenty yenrs lo the Penltentinry, Willlnn dohinsan and A, Phitlips, colored, who were in- dicted with Curtis for tho Enmne offense, uro now betng wie A TERRIBLE CRIME. CiNe1sNary, O, Feb, 25.—~Tho Timcs-Star spe- elul reports the arrest at Marlettn, 0., of Moso Dugnn, i river pliot, suspeeted of befug one of tho two wha some months ago threw & daugater « of ducob Fike, s farmer near thero, inu slxty- foet well. CHARGED WITII MURDER, CovINaTuN, Ky., Fob, 25,=Mrs. Murwaret M- Munnan, of Covington, was to-day committed on the charge of mupder. A young girl named Mnry Rosa dicd at her bouso ?'usn- -nlnd' from tho efieets of an abortion, and it is alleged tbat Mra, MeMunnan committed tho crimo, BURGLARIZED, Svecial Dispatch to The Chicazo Tribines NecosoMowne, Wis, Feb., 25.~Hurglars en- tered the clothing store. of Fred E. P'arsons last night and nbsteneted o quantity of genta fure nishing goods. Nu elew to tha robhers, TFOUND GUILTY. Brapronn, Pa., Fob, 83.~Thomns J, Scott was found gullty of murder in the sccond degree to- duy at Live Valley for tho sbooting of Juhu C, Doughierty in u bae-reom tight. ITAD IS POCKET PICKED, CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.~W. Kid, n New York lumber merchant, nnd his pocket picked of $800 last nlglit at tho Southern Itullway depot. CASI'S TRIAL, Ciranrrstoy, 8. C. b, 25.—This day In the trlel of Cush for the murder of Shuunon was given to tho urgument of counse s CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Wasminaroy, D, C,, Febs, 25,—The creden- tials of Jolm Sherman, Senator-cleet, were rend and filed. Mr. Runsow, trom the Gbmmittee on Com- meree, reported back, with amendments and a recommendution that It pass; the River and arbor bill, Mr., Withers reported back favorably, with the mnendinents, tho Agricultural Appro- printion bitl, 5 Al Farley reported favorably the blils for assay ofllees at Dendwood, Onaba, sd In the Terrltory of Avizong, the last with amend- ments, Calendar., Mr. MeDouald presented a resolutlon of the Tudlane Leglslature for a canal between Lanke Erte and tho unvizable waters tlowing into tho Migsissippt. - Committee on Comneree, Ar, MeMillan presented n momorul of the Mlunesota Legislature, calling atiention to tho opurntion of thy Pension laws, oferrod. k fntroduced asubstitule for tho LI presented by him on Dee, antborlze tho is- of legnl-tendur notes to eircalaty mou ite, gold, ete. He suld ho hnd ree the Sverotary of the Trensury, to whom the i wid veferred by tho Finnnceo Committen tminution, 4 report on tho subject, und upon that repore he bud prepared his substitute. Neferred, 5 Tho Itonse constituting Atlanta, Chint- tanuogy, and Indiunapolls purts of detivery passed. At tho conclusion of tho mcrnlm‘ business tho 8o x’uu took up the Agriculturl Approprin- tion b Mr. Withers, who reported tho bill, stated that the prosenttotnl wan SERE0.0f which $20.500 had been added by the Fenae Committes o ' 'Ihy Kresato wis SEL220 less than the estimates, undy % 1 uxeess oF The total upproprigtions of 1881, llowing tee the items of liercase mudo by the Senate Connittee: Hestoring the enlury of the Caommissioner, £600; examinntion of wild report on woul, $5,00; Investigation of pletro-pheu- onl, #1500, Among tho provisions mnde by thio bill, ns compitred with thenpprontintons for 1551, aro the following: clments in eon- neetlon with the culture und mnuafacture of ten, F6,000; Investigating the history mud habits of Insects, ete., fnjurious 1o ngrivalture, SW0,000; oxporiments (n tho wanufseture of sugar frotm sovghi, cle, 17,000, snd ot sugar from beets, Eloou for o bullding on the agriculturil grounds for Tho displuy of ageleultural huplo- s, §10,000, 1n Cotitiitteo of the Whole tho LIl was read, i winendnients of tno Seunto Committee neted upon #s redehed, . Tho une reeceving to Congressmen one-hidf natead of three-quarters of the sedds, cie., for distribution wus ndopted, with tho Committes's proviso tor the distribution by the Commissioner oF seeds, cte,, unealted forat the end ot tho fsenl year, ‘The umendment striing out tho provisofor the complotion und publieation by the Eatomologleal Commission of dati already obtelned by them, el Wit opposerd by Messid, Morgan and Call Mr. Morgan remarking that no mun could bo appointed in tho. Agrieultuval Department une It'aa o Wil w pot or personal triend of ad ot the bepn ty and tht the or ore, T consequonce, often Just to ent. of tho noys, . « Lheeatorn the Commtssion contlnues, Tho remaining nimendinents of the Committeo wore ngredid to wihthout detuite, They provide for tho exnminnton of wools and aulial fibro collected ut the Pobwdelphia inteenational tx- Nithition of Bhcep und Wool IProducts, 5,000, vestignting plearo-pneumonls mpong enttle, 816,003 disoiies of wine and fectious an gontaglons antmnl giseases, incrouse, $15000, making thy hitter sung 25,00, % T W was reported to the Sennto anid passcd, Mr, Wallace, from tho Seleot Conitities o alleged fyuuds ju tho hute cleetlong subuited Feport, which wus recelved und ondeved printed, Ty roport of the minority will be presuntod hereatier, Discussion ensued between Mossrd, Blulr, Tlour, und Toller, of the Comuitteg, and tho Chuteman (Wallaeo) as 1o whethor tho roport Just o bad beon regulnrly noted upon by oe submitted to the Comnuiiteo whether corinin athiduvits In tho pupers of the Commilticw print- cd wnler order of tho Sunute, nllegoed to bo for- gerles and ndmitted 1o Lo unteug, sbould or shoutd not Bo oxpungod from the record us une suthorlzed, Tiually un understunding was ef- feetud with o view (o tho orission of matior ob- Jestlonabl to tho minority, and the subjeet was ropped, A ewsry, Duvls (W, V), Walluee, and Slitson wers appolated the Sehata conterees on the Lsttive Approprintion till, Hungou (N, L), from the Commitico op Cu o poported, with o sulistitute therofor, thy Kenito bill nutborizing tho construction ol u betdgo over thoe Mtssonrd itiver at uciear Arrow Rocelk, Mo, Plueed on the catendar, My Plumb ruported Favoraliy the Howso bitt twonend Boo, 5028 of the Hovised Stututes ro- Tuting Lo Bults At lnw, atleeting the title of mine oy clalu, Placed on the caendur, }Af'hu Benito resumed discussion” of thoe Houso Billto reaitinto tho pructico tn sults tronght to FLCover dningy for ntringament of putents, - Alr, Windom spoke of thu present pitentey systom a3 i orgunlzed sysiem of blackail and TohbeEy 1 Cubling partiesnthor (it patentoes, and ofien shystor liwyers, aflor purcuusing ol umil worthlesd putonts, o muko ralds upon tho posplo. L tire remarks by Messra. Blule and Voorbees, tho bill wus luid adlde. . On motlon of Me. Davis (W, Vi) the Bunate bill to provido for w bullding fir Post-Otilce, ruvonuo otlces, ote, I Clurksburg, W. Vu., passod, . N My, Windom's Hoouto bill, appropriuting wonoy for the purchuse of a site and the vrees tion of w suituble hulldiug for 8 Post-Oiice und otlar Lovermmunt olflces ut Minnupolls, passud. Alter exeeytive sesslui, adjourned, e e ——a——— 1luksford's Acld Phosphate countoracts the fme wedlute I conseguences of e ude o tubuseo, THE CANAL. The Legislativa Committea's Tour of Inspection. Somo Stalwart Stenches Easlly Discovered at Lockport, Superintendent Thomas Gives His Views, and Buggests a Remedy, Mayor Iarvison Chided for 11y Opposi- tion to PumpingsWorks. Probability that the Oommitteo Will Report Favorably on the Munn Bill, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribume. JOLIET, Feb, 25.—At ) o'clock this morning the House Commlittee on Cannls and Rivers, who spent Thursdny fn Chiengo ascartalning the views of prominent citizens upon tha eanal and suwerage question, took the Chicago & Altou traln and began thelr trip of fuspection nf prominent points along the litinols & Michigan Cunal, ‘The first stopping-place was Loskport, which {s an Interesting point in connection with tha Committee’s work, not only from tho fact hnt its poople bnve very deelded viows on tho subjectof eanal improvement,butalso beenuse It 18 tho canal's practieal headquarters, Its Gene eral Bupcrintendent, Mr. Willinm D, Thowmas, baviug his ofice thern, At the station the Com- mittee were met by Mr, Thomas, who, toyether with ex-Muyor Ellwood, of Jollet, who nccompa- nled the Committee, led them in tho direction of tho waste-gatesof the canal, mituated buts short distnnce from the statfon, The gates, which nro #0 construeted that, re the ocesslon muy require, thoy can be used eitber ns wastes or a spllt-way, were bullt by the City of Chicago at the time they cut down the Summit level, which work wis eompletesd In 1873, Thoy nro in capital work- ing order, und it only required a turn or two of o long fron crank In the baud of n singlo opere ator to holat one of tho gates and sot free a tor- reut of THE ALLEOED MALODOROUS WATER, and send it tearing down the rocky hed of tho channel which carrles tho paste-water aloug past the nlts, which lle oft 10 tho west, and Into the Despluiues River, which I8 liore sbout 60 feet distaut from the canal. At this moment tho Committeo remembered that unw of 1t8 most important functions was_ to apply 1ty nose ofe hemlly In n senreh for the olfensive and of ngreeible, tnd its members had to neknowle that this flest exporlinent was, comgmratively speaking, o fullures A brisk wind, to the lee- ward of which Iny the foaming waters, wng blowing, and ft was suggested by Mr. Thomas that this doubtiess caused thu falntness of which ho nastired the Committes wig at thies quite over- powering, Eeveral of the Comnnittes deelaro that they could smell nothlug out of tho wiy, and none of themn discovered nnything in the woy of ndor which seemed to benr out the gens eruliy bad oplulon in whieh tho Jnbabitauts hold the cahul waters, ‘e Comuitteo thon followed thelr leader in tho direction of some lnrge mils umnmnr he- tween thy canal and tho river bank, and soon nrrived nt the brlige crossing one of the mill- i rees, where the disnpnointment previooely expericnced was fully requtted by the discovery of ‘an ndor which sctiled the minds ol all upan tho subject ol the stinkhig qualitios of Chicago kewernge. It unscetled the stomuchs of oue or two of the Committeemen, who hustlly eros: the brlidge, only to find themselves contronte DLy anothier which trnversed n still lnrger raco from which the trying steuch arose in oven Kreater volumo thin the other had sent forth, Alterthis brief but eloguent experienee there wag NOT A DOUDTING TIHOMAS IN THE COMMIT- TEE, - and n third raco was hurricdly crossed with a workiog mujority of tho body holding tholr noses nund expresaing - readiness to tiake for granted iy futive proots which it wis desired toofter of “the neeeadity of sonething's being doge 1o Iprove the eatal’s sdur, Atoneof tne mhis,—that belonging to Mr J. L. Nortot, who bus seversl fmportant muanu- fueturing estubiishments on the Lockport witers power,—tho party zot Inton sleleh and wore drlvent to (ho oifice of the Generst Superin- tendenthi tho ennnd, whero they hold o in- furmul conference with Mr. Thomns, who was reauested 10 give B8 vIEws upon tho subjeet of tho eanal’s requirements o general and, In prrtieninr, npun anything new which hil been rought out o the meethiy nt the Grand Pacitio on ‘Thunsduy ovening, 18 nttontion was dirset Iy brought to tho statements made by Michinet finly. ot Jalfet, ut that mecting, which chnrged thut the Commissioners hud futied to Keen up the eninl and thut in wany places there had not Dbeen nny dredguyg done, the result being that tho ehannel wis narrawed 1o soveral spots, Mr. Thomns was uqiite unequlvoeal fn his treatment of My, Haly, whom he churacterized a4 1t peraon with a fervid nnd ineorrect lmglna- tlon, who, formerly n Greonback oraior, hnd boeieanverted by " Carter Hurrison, who took him up and helped bim, With regord to tho stutement that tho dredging hid hut been dong propurly, bo enlled Hpon s Seerutiry to spply tho statistient knowledge be led ot lils disposil slowing how mueh noiey hud been exponded upun this work fn 1Lo. st te The tlnres were us follows; 163, 85,840, 11,0: 50, SLLUGST 1837, ¥0,483; 2838, ¥4,005; 4305 163D, £20,087, Tl smoums sot ugninst the years 187 and 1870, Mr, Thowmns expluined, fncluded certain Pl done ns well ns tho dredghing, though the oulk of the mwoney was pald vut for dredilig. Tny 1830, ho s, 1o dredzes were set ut work, which fact expluined the lurgo fucrénso over tho amounts in other veirs, Aftersomo general conversation tho sfelzh were ngain entered, nud tho party took u deive in n nosthiorly directon along the canul tow- path, where they enme tou placo kuown us STHE G & Dolng the exact spot whesn o creel of thls namo crosses tho canal, Mr. Thomna showed bero that the surfuce of tho country roundabout, us compared with the surfnee-witer of tho eansd at tho navigation stuge, wus eonsiderably below ft. Hedemonatrated to tho Cominitien that it was impractienble to raigo the warface of tho cnnal ut this point, 1y its waters wouid overtlow sovernl sections ot Iand extonding buek (o tho bluil on tne north slde twvo nlles oif. Tho bed of the Neaphiines lliver, atu palnt about ong and a hnlf mlles north of where ** tho 1 Kun ** crossea tho cunil, Is eonsidera! higher than e navigntion stigy of the vanul, and nt Lo ment—iivo milea northof *the Bk tun “—the Died of the river §8 efghit. feot above the surfuoe- witer of the eannl, which showed that thero ts n deelivity of eight feet in live wiles in tho Ded of that river, But feom the moath ot * the I Rua " to Norton's MIIL ubout anc and a bt miles’ soutl, the diif botwoen the Luut of the river and tho water of the cannt was twenty fect, which showed that any ntsempt to get rid of tho surplus water fito 1ho Despliiues tiver nt g polnt north of the Lig un was improcticable, - Being usked to give Tus TRIDUNE reportor, who teeompailed tha Comlties trom Chicuyo, hits views a8 to whitt wis practivable tn the way ur‘lllmm\‘luu tho cunnl's condition, v, Thoums Buld: . “Aly plan wonld bo to_ erect pimplng-works at tho ol connecton oF tho cunnl with the Seuth Braneh, Chen 1 would put a luck [ tho preseat channel o few hundred teet southwese of tho old lock of tho caunl, somewhut south of tho okl enunishotie, L would then pass (rom the Chicaga Itiver by means of the pumps 50,00 Gilbiu” foet of witer o Ipiniie, or i3 mich thereof us may be. needed to cleanse Chicagn Itiver und abate the nuisunce in tho entul be- low, Lwould also divert the course of the ditebes that now ruik ulong tho Bunville Hullvoud snd empty linto tho cunal 8o that thoy wonkl dis- chiirgo thelr contenis—pure water driied from the surrounding pruriu—iuto the Fust Branel of tho Bouth fritnch ot the Chiagoitiver, Thiy tve thin Baust Heunel of the South Branch, whish Iy ut presept u colleeton of stagnunt water overhiden with tho vilest of antmal Jui- Purmes dischnrged trom tho Ntock-Yurdd, sul- ficient current TO CLEANSE IT THOROUGHLY, ‘There are nlsn ditehes of waler running alonge sido of the Chleago & Urand Trunk Road whoke cantents coukd atsn bo diverted in Hko munner with equully profitnblo result, 4 wotitd idso begin the oonstruction of pum&-‘ Ing-works sufficiontly powerful to rafso 800 cuble feet per ninute, und have thom ruady for uso Nov. 1, 1855 1 wonld have thu saterint all o _tho ground ready for construction of tho lock at the closo of navigution, at which tine 1 woult start the pumps worklog, Koupog up a supply of water hoth for sowerage and sanitiry purposes. and during the winter the lock would b Gomutruciod so that nuviiition would hot bo ntertered with, At tho oponing of tuvheation it tho speing of 182 it would be In aperanon, OF conrso the lock conld bu constructed wally nuvigntion wu lu progress, but It woukd Lo slow nud tedions work, wnd woulil vost 80 per vont ore thut to muke it i tho winter e, ‘The loek, of conpie, would be only of servico to navigation; It dd bo not nt all essentiat to the sowerigza question. ' ) "Tiig Houss Commitien dlned with Mr. Thomins, o drove o Jollet, Sppig ol the fenltuntlnry, whers they fne spocted tho pennl Institonon, und wlso puid s WAL E0 th Joliet St Worke, EVENING MEETING, A mecting of cltizens of Jollot to confer with 1ho Honso Commitics on Canuls and Rivors wus hell thiy ovdmng i the new Boakd ot Trade Hull and uuwulun by nbout 250 peoplo., I chulr was tuket by ox=Mayor J, U, Elwaod, Pros- Hdent, Who turned the moiting over w the Come mittoe, whovn 1. Straston, presided, ito mnde thu opening spoech, I which ho sald thut tho Committeo, after Bearing many cons tictiug reports, detesmlned 1o muke o porsonal exunination of the eanal; and to discover u remedy, 16 posstble, They hud wmando the exe auination, and jound that the compluints mude of the eanal wern not groundless. Severn! mom- liera of tho Committee and many members of tho Tegislaturo bad helteved that the com- plnints wern oxaggernted, but tho Committee wern now nll unhnimous on the subjeet, having ameiled enongh to satiafy themselives on this point, Astothe remedy, they hnd examined the northers end of the eanl, and they belloved that thoy hnt duclded upon what woull tirlng it, Hepresentative Shaw, of Heardstown, suld thnt tho Committee, which had been delugerd with communleations an tha subject of the Chleago aewagn quostion, haid heen at g TIE POUNTAIN-IEAD OF THE FILTI, nnd had amelt thole way from Chleago to Jollet. “This xmet] was tho elephant of the (eneral As- sembly, nnd no membor of that hody wis able to lind # femedy for it At Epringlicld thoy woull hic ngi whnt they intended to do, and vet thoy did ot kuow whit to unswer, He leved that uny retuedy sought now must e only temporuey, ns Chicago of the future woull bo 40 euprmonely lurzer than now that thoy wonld have to tiuke care of thls = sewerage themselves. He bolleved thoy would have o empty thelr sewawe into Lake Miclhigan and toget thelr drinking-water from somo other rouree. T th menntime, tho proposed pumnpe ng-works at Ch would provide rellel, and 11 the State would not aid fn’ sccuring thom betloved the City of Chicago would do 1t ull he self, Atlenst 6o he understood froin Mayor Harrison. Tho speaker favored the Munn reso- lutions, and urged tho Jolleters to combine In its support with the pronle of the countlosabuts Ung oif the caunl and Himoid River, - Br, T'humas, Superintendent of the canal. gald that durmg the recont thuw the river and canul had been cleansed, and consequently THE WATER DID NOT SMELL AS BAD AS v Sinco thon tho trouble seeined to have passed away to Mayor Harrison, who now felt, no deep Iuterest in it. The wpesker was In favor of lmmmnu-wnrk-. and he belfeved that 300K enble cet of waler every minuto added to the canal woull glve thom us pure water ne thoy desired, This would hinve been done but for thoohetinacy of Mayor Harrlson, Last sumitiner ho sald puinp- fug-works would not be nccessury, becuiso tho oldest inbabitunt bud informed bln that the Inke wn$ woltg to bo higher for seven yenrs. 1t did not get higher, however, and then when winter came ho opposed the works beeause 1 ity did not have the noney to spure for them. If the Deeplijues River were let inat tho summit It would hinder tho Chicago sownge from coming hers for certain seusons of tho year, but yet the pumnping-works wero more practieatle. A CONFLICT WAS LIKELY TO GROW in using thomf the city hud tho mnungement of the pumips and the Canul Commissionera of tho canal,and when the biil was brought Into.the House It should contain provisions settling this matter, With regard to tho chorges thit tho _ommisaloners wern not taking gond Cugul C crre of the cannl, he rolterated the statemonts made to TuE TRIBUSE reporter enrlier i tho day, and nddeda that throe miles of the caunl was cnt through three miles of gquicksand, requiring pllu suppurts and constant attention, " A propo- sition was being nrged Ly Muyor Ilarrlson to rafde the pumping-works at the Stock-Yards fnstend of at Brigeport, which wus not midvisa- bie, beenuse iminedinto reliet could not be se- cuired by them at_that polnt, whero they could not be bullt for ‘0 very long ting, ns the supply of water wus not lirge enough thero to keep the pumps xoing, und now ditches would havo to be duy, which would by A VERY TEDIOUS MATTER, as raflroads would heveto be crossed and at Teast w lllion doliurs expended; and even then the money wonld probubly not more thun hait do the work, With the pomping-works at Uridgeport, und the tehes along tho liues of tho ralrouda in that vicinlty tapped und turned Into tho .knst Rraneh of the Boutt Braneh, o yery kreat tmpioveinent coutd bo speedlly ef- veicd. 2. Pl ono of tho Chicagarepresentatives, confessen that the eomplalnts of the people of tho cunul aud river towns were well fonnded, They bud symputizers In Chicago, wherg for yenrs tho ‘West-Stders had strm‘lxled with tho vile odors browght to thont upon the southwest breezes bofore they obtalued u remedy. Tho Commitice wers ready to hear il tho pluns recummenided tor the relief of his audience, and would_report in favor of any of thom which seumed 1o promise suceess, THERE KIOULD NOT BE ANY ANTAGONISM between Jaliet and Chicagn, whose Mayor was uunumll{ churged with having obstructed tho osed relief, The people of Chicago shonid ged with the cecentricities of one nan, and were ail in fuvor ol nne'monsuru waleh would give relief to the people liviug along the enutl and river which conveyed their sewage to thio Mississippi, Ex-Mayor Eliwond descrlbed the disappoluts ments the people liad reeelved lu looking for an amellovation of the uunealthy conditlon of the cannd, and enlled upon tho Committee that they received from tho Btate tho rellef “which tney 8o ncedud, Chiengo had bren n|Hn:alcd 1o for rellof without avall, but hud only mude bromises, which shie did fot perform, The suiferers were not particular ubout the way in which tio rollof cnme It it was only ellleacious. Dr. Rauch nad intormed the speaker thut the witer which tivwed through thie eann! contained 2% particles of impurity in Lowom particlis of water, sud Lt the pumpline ch W00 cublo feet of frosh water Into the eunnl would reduce the propor- tion 1o Hifty s 1,000,000, when TUE WATER WOULD BE PURER THAN THE AVERAGE of that contalned in thoe streams running through the ficids of Hiinols, 1¢ 1his result wis YI“lfi‘; nlucumpll!ncd everybody would bo de- ghted. After a fow remarks by Muyor Porter tho meeting ndjourned, und tho opfbfen was freely esaed] oy the Commlities that, for n ity g bl S0 much to sy nbout Chicago ruge, 1L was quite nstonisbing that the meeting should be so poorly orgauized and so nuproductive of nesument oF even of resohis ton or protest aradnst the alleged unbearable n}xl'slnncu. The Cumultteo go 1o Feorin ut mide night. 10 seo MIL STRATTON, Chairman of the Committee, Informed the re- porter to-nlght that tho mewmbers at present travellng had arreed thut rellef of some kind Wig 1 pecessity tor tho people compllniug of tho condition of the canal. "Phelr axp co nt both Lockport and Jellet, whero the stench of the einnl water wag ve ving, had - convineed thew of this, nnd he belfeved that the only thiug now left for them to do wie to_consiter tho best remody for tho trouble. They will do thls when thoy et back to Springficid, and will probably dreclde ninnimonsly w veport in favor of the Munn blll. The trip to Peorly, the Commities Luving nlroady learned alt thoy eun lenrn on thelr trip, i8 réally nathing morc or less thun pleasuro txcursion, FIRE RECORD. CIlICAGO, The alarm from Dox 434 at 7:41 last evening was tarned fu by Ofticer Hownn, of the Hitmnn Street Station, who wns on lia way homo to sup- pur when lire wns discovercd in tho large frumo und brick buitding, Nos, G2 und 668 West Sixteonthstreet, owned md oceuplud 3 o furnl- e fuctory by Wiemnam, Blume & Kollbere, The fuctory wis closed at 6 o'clock, ritd, us no witehman 1 ainployed, the fire was nlready under cousideruble headway whon discovered by residents In the viein! It nppeared to have sturted in o one-stary brick steuotueo fin =) the used a8 an engine and bolier-room, nud wus donbliess caused by tho cavglesuess of the cnginver T Jeaving shavines or pony- busti o nenr by smoldering Hred, _depariment areived the fames wero 1 Mot ondy from this bulldieg, but from yokilt qd from each of the throe tluors of w0 framy fuctory dtandin the northe arner of Sixieenth and Latils streots, Tho fire praved ne ensy ono to extinguish, and the totul loss upon I)ulllllm(, stock, and machinery will gearcely excoed 32,000, which b tolly eav- el by 1ho Totluw g Inanuraie lr\'mf. and s5t, Puaul £lre and Marlie, $54) aohs Allumaiin, threg polictos for 35, 81, und kLot Now York & Hoston, .00 thory, New York, EN; totaly ELSGEL - Tandsledet, Wieke & Co., formor sedupants of tho fagtory; sustiin shght losg, Tho ° liresonginvs. had consldernble dittieulty in renchlug tho e, OWlog ta tho snow in thu streots, Epgino No. 2 wis diteted, and in turning tha eoruer of Lafilh and Plfteenth streets, the arlver, Willlam Vorco, and plperonn, JJinnes Healoy, wero thrown violontly ta tho grownd. A whuet of_tho onging passed over tho former's legs, but fortunutely 10 bones wer brokon, aid ho will doubtless git along nlooly. Healoy 'wis 1ot so badly Dralsud, and will svon Lo tit Sor duty, AT WILBUR, NI Spestal Dispateh to The LincoLy, Nob, Feb, 25.—A tire nt Wilbur thls afternvon destroyed the Sallne County Hank }r‘ulmm two suloons, und i burdwaro storo, 088, . ——r Al MOUN'L ZION, ILL. Speelal Dispatch t0 e Uhicago Tribune: Decati, L, Fob. 25,—Willlam L. Pavls' rest- deneo at Slount Zlon ciught tire Inst night aud burned to the ground. Loss, about $1,000; partly fnaured, i e ———— e STEAMSHIP NEWS, QUEENATOWN, Vot —~Arrived, tho steam- ships Botbnin uud Abyssinl, from Now York. New Yonx, Feb. 25—arrived, tho Canndn, from Loudon. Nuw Voitk, Feb. 25—Arrived, (mr umbur, aad tho Adriutle, ol ¥ BOSTON, I'el, 25, —Arrived, tho Casplan, frons the Wicland, from Liver- - Liverpool, . LoNvoN, Feh, 25.~Tho stenmont Rutterdnm and Vaderlund, from New Yurk, bave arrived vut, e ———— WINTER WHEAT. Speelal Diapateh to The Chicugo Tribune, OCcoNONOWOE, Wik, Feb, 23.--The gonera| fecl inglu this vielnlty nmong fariners s that the wiuter wheut bus not been lujuped, but that the dangor s yot to como. The ground bas not been braken sluce winter sut In in tho middie of Novewber, and {3 frozeis to tha dopth of frow twelve to twenty fuched. Thero I now two fuet of snow on the grouud, und it s not Hiely 1 that it will disappenr before twarm wenthor has setin for guod. The principal danger to tho winter wheat fn this munl‘ fs the constaut freezing and thawing after the feost hns gano from tho surfuce, and ft freezes to tho depth of fay one-balf to ane inch, This frozen part henves and breaka the lewer roots Trows tha |enin, of conrio deatroyiing it. o SENATOR CARPENTER. MADISON MAnisow, Wis, Feb, 25.—The Special Joint Committeu of the two Houses of the Wisconsin Legisinture reported tho following resolutiong thls morniug in the Bonate: Whnr s, Yesterduy tho sad Intelllgence wag received of the death of Matthew Halo Uarpen~ ter, Semator of the United Sutted from the Btate 0f Wiseonsin, aut of reapect for whose tmemory both Houees of the Legislutitre tmmnediately ni- Journed, thorefore, fn the name of tho people of Wisconsiu, it is Rexoled, By the Sennte. tho Assombly concur< ring, lirst, that while bosing in humblo submise sion to tho will of Hlin who presiies ovor the Nation us wellus individunls, tho Stale reeoy- nize the loay of o distingilshed and faithfn) Benatar, and that tho Natlon hus heen deprived of the rervives of u briliiant statesman, nn abla coustitutional lawyer, and i true patrlot. Secoiud—=Thut, dheeply inprossod with tho great sarviees and bigh honora whioh hiy [nteitectual o have ennterred npon the Nutlan nnd tho Btate; with tho memory of the witrm friendship which existed botwoen ™ him und bl pessonal aequutntiunces, and thy shndow of kloom which bis abience must necessarily bring 1o the hone of his whiow and children, we ex- tend to thom our heatfell sympathy and con- dolence, and join thom as mournors over tho log« of tho nminont depnrind, Thint—I'sat a certilicd copy of these resoli~ 1013 be sent 1o the preslding vilicer ot the Sen- ate of tho United Stutoy and also to the famlly of the deceased. The resolittions swero adopted. THE AUCCRISION. Numerous Bonatorlal eandidates have sprung into the Arcna within the past twenty-four hours, it s veported that Congrossman Wikie futns witl be here inu few days. Thore will bo fio netive eanvassing untll $onday, at which tme u larie lobby will be biere in tho fnterest of Cuméron and othors. " MILWAUKEE. Special Dispatch ta The Chicase Tribune, MILWAURYE, Feb, 2i.—Preparntions are belng made {u tho mnst elaborate sianner for tha burlal of tho late Scunntor Carpenter. The re= mains will be brought to this city Immediately after the 'residentinl Inaugurntion at Washing= tan, March 4. Al tho prominent organizutions of the Btato, mllitary and civle, will participate in the eeremonies. Uov, Yinith and statf will re- celvo the various distingulsned persons who will Accompany the corpse from tho Nutlonat Capital to Milwnukee. Tho courts and alt pluces of bus- fucss will be closad on tho duy of the funeral. To-dny tho Chamber of Commereo ndopted tho following rwiotutions In respeot to the momory of the dend stntesnum : Wienras, 'l'ho&a:nlnml ntelligence bns boen received of the denth of the Hon, Matthow H. Carpenter, n_Itepremntative of Wisconsin in the Sennte of tho United States: n citizon of MUwaithes whose eminent vablie enreer and britifant Intelicet have reflected honor on the eity und the Statu; whose great abllity as o nw- yer wou i Nutlonal recognition end an enduring fame, and guve to Wiscansin i conspleuous posi- tion.in tho legisintive body: whose strength was weause of pride 1o the people of this city and Stute: whose eminence, achleved diring w siuglo term in tho Senate, secured to Wisconsin the proud distinction of supplving an aetiug Vice-Prestdent of the United Stutes; whoso lovo of country was greater than_his love of party, and whoxe patriotism was of inesthnable valiia tothe Natlon during its period of triel; whoso generous impulsed eadeared hign win man to wide efrele of friends, and whode services to the weople entitled his memory to tho highest re- speet: theretorn Jecsolved, 'That I tha deathof Senator Carpen~ ter we reeoisilze tho intimely losd to tho Nation of one of Its most briltlant wid promising stites- men, and to the peopie of this eity und State an | cemiuent fellow-citizen, In whose honor tuey shured, a kiml nelghbor, n good friend, and u generous i, Yean'ved, "It lnlmrm‘f a8 we do under tho total fnwiequaey of words to express onr fevl- I of the luss we have sustalawd, or to convey the senthuent of spimpathy ind S0rrow elaant ta this bour, we forbear from nng furthor nt- tempt to do g0, aud we dircet the Seeretury to eonvoy to his bereaved family on thelr irroparn= ble loss of husband and father the bedrtfelt ns- surtiees of the sympaty aud condolence of the five bundred ancmbers of tho Chumber ju this tho bour of thelr snd bereitvement., AUTIHORITATIVELY DENIED, pectal Dispateh 1o The Chicags Tribune, MitwAvkLE, Wis, Feb, 23.—The revort sent from Waghimgton yestenlny that Senutor Care penter's body would be cremated §s nuthorfias tively dented. The funernt will ccenr nbout March & und tbe remuius will e in avault af Washington until after the inuugueation of Prealdent Gurileld on the $th, ¥ SPORTING. is (tnmediats Avausrs, Ga., Fel mile heats, the fiest heat Was dend. Tho sceond and thicd were won by Oak Urove Rose, Mafns sull eccond. Thme, 121, 1201, 121! Tho selling yuce, n mlle and onveelihth, way wwon by Emity %, Joe Thompson second, Guy (fuvorito) third, “Fine, *:03 NEW Ontiaxs, Fob Jockoy Club Carnl und one-eighth ra t tho New Loulslana n] meeling to-day the mile svitd won by Littlv Rob, Ned seeond. 'Flino, 210! “Tho mille-heat raco wis won Ly Little Reb, }luwm\' sccund, Woodcocic third, Time, 156743, fio wile and ane-quarter rico was won by Littlo Jteb, Capte Enrbuard second, Hattie M. third, Thue, 220, ATHLETIC, Tho Greeco-Romnn wrestling mateh betwoeh Churles Fiynn und J. A, Morgan, for the cham- plonstilp of tho Northwust, which was postponc: at Contenl Musie-Hall, Feb, 16, will bo finlshed at tho Athoweim Gymnasium, &) Dearbora’ strect, tai evertig; best two falls out of threo. Hetween tho ronsids thore will be Indian club swinging by Goorgo Yenwmtlet, sparring Ly C. O Duplessa and Chirles Randolph, nerobutles by the cluxs nud the hunous “colored aerobat, Phomus Wond, a horlzontal-bar performuney by the clissa, and n double trapeze net, . ] 7 MILWAUKEE GRAIN INSPECTORSHIP, Special Dispatch to The Chicays Tribune, Minwavkee, Wik, Fob, 25.~The commotion in this city over the Genin Inspectorship cons tinues, Tho susplelon that some of tho Deputy Inspectors huve been brlbed by gralne mixera lits led the Board of Directors of tho Chinber of Comtuerco to usk Mr. Holland to withdraw his resignntion, and to-day tio decided to comply with thotr wishes, Accordingly there will not be anolection to-morrow, Thi Chumber ndopted 8 resotutlon fndorsfny the reton of the Dircetors, and ecttiyg forth tho importaties of rully vess theuting the clarge aeainst the Deputies, ench of whom had beeowo u enndidnte for Inspector When tha restgnntion of Mr, Holtund wis ane nouneed, rent §3 tho desive of wratn men to tinve Mr. Holland veoin dn tho atlico that ho will probubly ot agruin attempt to withdruw, for 8O yeuraat Io e —e—ee OBITUARY, Spectal Diapateh to The Chieago Tribune, Brroir, Wis, Feb, 35.—0lal 1In Roscos, Bun« duy, Feb, 20, Jutin C, Smith, aged 81 years; alap, on Foh, 21, at tho sue place, Mrs, John G, Smith, wifo of tho ubove, axed Bl years. Tn thotr deuth Itoscou loges two of 18 nldest inhab- ftauts, Mr, and Mrd. Smith baving reslded n Roscoe over thirty-tivo yours, and lived to- gothor as mmin and wifo over fiftysfour yoars. Tho funeral of both oceurred on Tiresduy nft= eynoon nt tho housy of U, 1L 8. Kong, "Prof, Whitnuy ullluh\um’, Sprclal ispulch 10 The Chlcago Tribune. DURLISATOY, lit, Fob, 25.~Virginin Josephing Travy, thy wifo of a promluent atioruey bere, divd” in this ety to-day, Deceased “wis B ddamghtor of ol Honry A, ilayden, of Milwau- keeyund 0 granddaughter of Hewry Dodgeya formur Qovernor of Wiscansh, N —eavti— THE CHICAGO CONTESTED ELECTION CASE, Spictal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, BraiNurieLy, I, Feb. 25.—The House Elec~ tlons Committeo wna fn session all tho afternoon aud untll after midniyht, and eucceeded in com- pletiug the vount of the batlots in the Schurlaus Microslawski contest. Tho resuit was to give Microslewskl n majority of 534, tho vote stwiding: Scharluu, 861804 Miorosiuw= 8k, 8,007, ‘Tha Commitics ananinously nyreed (o report decluring Microslnwakl entitlod to bis seat, and this will io dunbe settlo the watter, o — AN EDITOR JAILED FOR CONTEMPT, Spectal Dupateh ta 4hs Chicugo Trivune Br, Lovis, Feb, 25.—Heury W. Moore, city editor of tho Post- Divpaleh, was julled ta-day for contempt, by order of the Grand Jury. The Tawte Digixiteh hus been publishing u great wany “8tur Chnmber! sucrels of Late, und tho grand fnguost sminoned the elty editor Leforo then nnd vequested tho name uf “his fnformane upon curtnly subjeats, 1o refused to onlighiten tham, Benco bis committal, ADMI TR APE . PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTEDT™ ... Npeetul Disputch (o The Chleago Trivune. - Brunariiny, N, Fob. 23.—The Governor bas appotuted Henjawaln it teClary Public Admine istrutor of Murshall Quuuty, to succeed Wiltiua L. Grocu. J