Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1881, Page 3

TIIE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: TULRSDAY, MARCIT 1, 1831 —TWELVIE PAGLIS ttle country-churches, Prof. Garfield s ::l"t‘;:s'l)cnrlngnnr tho newly-attempted cns mumuwu from tho Bonth, He usunlly took A on thoso fripa oo of threa or four of Thoaider by, who wero car HEGINNING TO TAKE L POLITICS, w one of thoso choann ones, and tn "fi:;l.{u?uevur feel ko much hounored as in w There wig Just one oceasion of this kind m’h \wish to deseribe with some minuteness, us m;n'“w“ futervsting as an illusteation to-dny. 31‘1:0 Professor had nn appointment to speak at Jtiram Itaplds, n littlo hamlet on the Cuyahoga Juver, that A. G Ridalo has mado famous in his vetof *Tho FOrtrult” At tht time, owlug to povelof and e mills that wore n full running e there, 1t wua ruther of ®_busy potut, and :ho centreof o little furming pupulation, Ar- siving At the sehool-house, wo found that (brough Somo mistnke proper notice of the ceting hud not beon glven, and only nine men e prescnt. 'Tho houso waa. dimly Tehted by ,:vnmllnw-ulpsi and, without any vrganlzation :r Inteosduction, the Profeasor began his 1 oxpeeted to hear him brielly (ouch wpon 1 fow points and dismlss the meeting, What ey surprisc, therefore, to se and hear hin {:m v carefully loyiug down bis vremises and eell hions furn £l Kpecch: and, s b woit B warimed 1tp 08 1 i nover neard his bes ol stated tho case Just s ho hns dono s fofehof lte yenrs i ils dfiscussion of tho cur- ey questions, He invariably states tho posi- feney U Gpponent wilih all tho falrnces o wer of higown. 1o gencrally docs 8o with Btre forca tyan the opponnt would bo abie o donimsell. When this was done, bie proceeded dodiow thio untenubleness of the ana position nd tho Invinelbility of the other. And ko he :u‘nlfln\\'llh his epeeeh. e was not loud. He mado ho attempta ut wonderful ortorieal tlour- jsb. Tt he mudo each mna thery feel that ho wan belng tatked to especiallys that the ary mrn!wuf”nn:pnml for his beuefit. It was sted with fscm TUEINTEREST OF 1S BEST CLASS-TALKS, On tho way hotno T asked him why ho bad ine gulged 0 50 mueh of o speech boforo so gmull wdiene That's INTEREST IN ho way to get larger nudiences, rharley, “Every duy 1s a kiog In disguise,” and T4 fur us to discor er It “wThat §s the way he bas discovered it. That js the prinolpic "on which ho hus constantly worked; and u)-llnf' uR fresult of that king of Yorkihe aturts on s wny to uddcess, proLubly, The Inriest nudienco that was wver gothored on tho Western Coutinent, In thé Capitul of s rincipul Nution. I took some Interest i find sng out the effect af that xpeech on that littla toponl-honizo mirdicneo_of nine men. 1 found that five of them were Democrats, *ddied In tho woul’ s the suying [s, and timt three of these fve were convorted by thnt speech, and ever sfrer voted tho Republienn ticket, Fy It turned putto bo a very profitable speceh after nlt. 1f Iery stump-specch that was evermide broight forth s minny converts, tho speakers thomsetves M lenst woulil be huppy.” wiVhere does the General's popularity with tho peaple Hor'* I naked. 1 tho grent fact that he Is_courteous nnd Kindto ull. During the Greenback agltation, wten overybody else who undersiond the sub- jeet ealled” tho “wild Inflution advocates fouls, "llrflukl repsoneld with thom and converted (imem. 1l would state the Greenbuck doetring iwith all fullnes ould glve all its bearings more carefully than could tho best of the Greens backers themeelyes, *Now, If those clnims of tee arlvocnies of intlation will bold good,’ he wonld suy, * certalnly ¢ WE ALL OUGHT TO 1 GREENDACKERS* * Ttig exceeding fuleness would jan the enr of “the audience, and was often cunvineing fn its well remember on n cortain oceasion, when the Gienernl had beon muking a specet, A nged farmer, who was a believer (o tho flat jdea of moncys showed him n nickel, “‘How much i that worth, Genoral?’ asked tho flutiat, “'That contnins nhout three-clghths of o eent's worth of coin,' suld the Gevnoral, “iYetit passes for llve conts, und would pass fust us well IF it was worth only one-elghth of o seent, would §t not#* asked the furmer. "I ull probiability it would, It passes readl- Iy from the fact of Its redeomnbility, 1f acors tainamount of these nro taken ton Nntional ank, gold ean be demandod for thom, Thut is what gives tho nickel Its vale.’ “Thie old mun was sllenceds ho had recelved a now lilen, which wis tho menns of convi tlm of bis error. And thus hus Garfleld over Iabored on with enre and patience, and bullt up an enduring poonlurits. .\lum‘&)vu lu think De- cause he 13 #o approachuble and kind 1o every- bodg, be cannot euy No. Tho time hus now como -when all will find out how great o wistake bag been mada In this respeet,” THE AUDUBON TRAGEDY. Investigation of the Occurrenco Where= *lua Mands Wife and Bables Woro Burned to Death, While ¥e Reneued the Hired Girl—Tho Lat Glves Xer Account of tho Catastrophe, Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. §t. PACty, Minn, Tob., 28~The Audubon Iragedy, wherelu tho wifo and babies of Tubins Debner were burncd to death, whilo he rescued thehired glrl, §8 agnin under Investization at Detroit. The girl, Annle Stacklohouse, was dis- tharged from custody to-day, on motion of tho -prosecnlion, and was jmmedintely put on tho stand a8 0 witness for tho State. Aftor testify- log that sho had beon ut o party on that night, e went into tho detallsof what happoened after the bad returneds *3r.Ochsner was in bod with Mra, Ochsner. Mr. Ochsner was Iying on the front side of the bed, wd Mrs, Ochisner on the inslde, next tho wall, With tho buby betweon Mrs. Ochaner and tho wall, lylng crosswise on tho foot of tho bed, with fts head townrd tho wall. Saw Mr, Ochsner's - Fray pants aud German socks lying on the ficor begide tho bed, nbout threo feot from thoolle tan. Baw his watcl on tho tablo at tho head of thoLed, Inext saw Tobins Ochsner fn tho Kitchen, near tha door. 1 camo vut of my rovmn wd saw him, I woko up mnd heard him tercanng, *Claral’ and * Willio}’ and *firel’ Ila Ipomflulm lourt, when ho sald thoy wero burn- Ing o denth; did not bear biin call me or men- Yoo my puwe, Ul door leading from tho bed- foom to tho kitchon wis closed: saw tho room rasellon firo: coutd 6co nothing but flumes, I tiosed tho door. ‘Tublas snid, when 1 oponod the door. *Don't o fu thore; you will get burnod lo death. Thoy aro burning to- death' He 10ko louder ° than usuul. had only [ kings, /Toblns told mo to go to 0 4 Ll'lflun s, 1 ealled Olof and told him Tobing - xBstier’s houso was on fire, and weut right buek t;l.nu Dluco of tho fire, and tried to suve somo of iy thiugs, I saved my dresses and my trunks J0t guvo the bedetotbes on my bed. Tobilus r\m then, 1 drow m{ trunk up to the kitchen- I?z"’"m Toblus tool: 1t und enrried it out when rstopened tho bodroom-door, L did not e to open tha bLodroom-door, nor did s shut tho door when hocume out ot hear lllqllerlm(. ucation—4 DId you or did you not fee Toblas “Oucneuur. tho defendant, mukf: ovun one effort reseuc lifs familly or sy of thow from thy Hie yult waw Lo first eommencenont of tho lire Sl you left tho buflaing?* paastvor~+ 1 did not Winly nsked me to rut for help,” maheEs was riighilly oross-oxaminod without m,“m}ly changing_ hor testhnony, Ior ape wuen on the stund creatud something ot u allon, The e 0 »m‘m“mul:"fi‘xnmlnnunu will be Fesumed e —e— i A SELF-ACCUSED FORGER, e.,»mm KIVIng tho namo of John Stunrt yestor- Aoetive himsclf up 1o tho potico of tho Chicago . 'nuc Btation upon u sclf-proferred charge m‘:’lft'rr. Ho cinlms that ho Is wanted at “.:‘:n‘n‘lh r:: ",“':"",'f lh‘u nu:nu a,rl Jnmes Ji e hat ol 0 notes which notred flflfl!m"um 1o e wite Wid - two etiidron om dlpeir, A7 e thought of wbanduniiig EL5 bimwels up, think e To foear i e Watyor ruther sufteriug from dollrium tromons, ——————— ot HELD UP AND ROBBED, o Kaull, of Watortown, Wis., last even- !m:‘gm'-l complaint ut tho West Madlson a o, ub-Station of having boen robbed of $2 near ‘tomeru! Hockwell and Kiuzlo streots, lnin (0, Vestorn lmitts of tho city, Ito had @ Ingluciii during tho atternoon in'a satoon hd.hwljl,ntruut. near Weatorn ayeauo, and erod ! In tho wu, o DL, waid Whoi At 16 UbovG-TONLONeN o WAS Mot by iy B ko S e i ———— JOURKALISTIC. of e, Mich, Veb. 26— Tho Pout and Trilnne g :.:ly Will suniounce fu the morning a cone bag b“.‘“ll\) of ownership, A now compuny Ncmbe:l Orgaulzed, comprishg the leading or By n:‘:ll):u present carporation, and four >3 coiters from among th - agep - ong finangiul & 3 tow G mynu Beon chostn Broaidont of (G g o OBITUARY, tyy 305 O., Feb, #,—Thorans D, Jonos, tho ur ;“'"'mor. died yestorday of old age. $o T ;m UL 1His seulptures . number over Work gy o788 VO fn Quolda, N, Y., aud begun He had nim make any offort. 30 waryle meg couttor lu Clucinnatl, ay,MR0Y OF th feading mon. und women of bls ———— %‘EINAGE AT THE PHILADELPHIA MINT, , Fob, 25, — DELPIILA, 28.—Tho coinago for Fobe YA lio Unleq : Btates M1 27 Heost, vt tates Miat wus 4,278,000 i . Kf“hr Whisker Dyo equals IiI'e—R copta. THE VACANT CILALR. The Senatorial Question the All- Absorbing Topic of Badger Politicians. Gathering at the Wisconsin Cap- ital of Friends of Different Candidates, Ex-Chief-Justice Luther 8, Dixon De- clares Himgelf in the Field, His Candidacy Throws the Other Peo- ple into Dire Disorder and Confuslon. It Is Anybody's Vietory Now, with All Blates Smashed into Smithereons, Bpeeiat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MapisoN, Wis., Feb. 23, —The antl-Cuneron boom {8 widening aml decpeniug. Only some thirty-udd members of the Leglsiature wero in tho eity to-night; stlil, fully two-thirds of them wera present at # conference, and the doterml- hutlon wus strengthened that wider no elretm- atunces would they be controlled by the Mil- waukeo Ring. It wasshown that sixty-glx mems Vers would uppose Mr. Cumeron, That gentle- fuan was given twenty-five, with twolve doubt- ful, half of whom would be in uccord with tho antl-Itng men, A CAMERON MAN TO-DAY BECAME CONFI- % DENTIAL wilh an ant)-Ring man, but whom tho Cameron mnn supposed to Lo In nccord with him, and furnished bim tho following figures mado at the Cumeron hondquarters: Cameron, 253; Keyes, 2; Price, 17; Biugham, 15; Huzelton, 12 Will- inms, 10. The Cameron men are offering to bet he will recelve the highest number of votes. Tho sltuntion 18 somewhnt complieated to-night by the reception of tho following telegrama: “ MILWAUKEE, Fob, 28.=The Hon, John E. El- dred, Chicf Clerk of lhe Awscmbly, Madison: At the request of 1y friends I am w candldato for Unfted States Sonator, and will bo glad to re- celve tho nomination. L. 8. Dixon' Mr, Dixon wis here Friday, and distinctly stated to soveral gentlomen that he would not bo u candidate under any clreumstances. Tho rumor was current hero to-day that he wasn candidnte, and. Mr, Bhlred tolegraphed him for Information and recelved the above reply. EVERYIODY 18 AT SEA to understand what hug brought Judge Dixon to tho front na n eandidnte, Mr. Keyes scems to bo gatning strength, but above nll candldates Is the one great prineiple to beat Mr. Cameron flrst, und then n goud man can be sclected by tho antl-Iting membors. Tho Milwaukes train, which contains many members, Is stuck i tho snow nt Bagle, and will not rench here untit morning, ‘To-morrow the buuling and pulling Wwill begin in enrnest. MILWAUKEE TALK. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridune, Minwavkes, Wis, Feb. 28.—The Scnatorial cnuvuss baa taken 0 new phoso to-day. Somo of tha most intltonttal Itepublicans of tho Clinm- ber of Commerco hanve promulirated n call for x-Chief-Justico Luthor 8, Dixon to becomo n cundidate for United States Senntor In the plico of Mutt H. Carpenter, deces: Tho slgnu- tures of the strougest wen on the Board were obtalned this worning, nnd thon the cull wius cireuluted throughout the city. Tho elfect Is llL‘L‘Ilfi.‘dl{ sensatunnl. Tho Milwaukeo dele- untdon In tho Lewislaturo fs divided be- tween Dixon nnd Cameron, und tho various factions In tho country that nro making war upon what thoy uro pleased to denowminato tho Milwaukeo Rexency WILL UNITE UPON DINON it thoy think they can thoreby defeut Cameron, T'ho frlends of the lutter In this city profess to bo able to discern ‘the band of Keyes in this Inteat hooms but such o view of ‘tho matter would scem to be controverted by the fact that tho gentlomen who are working for Judge Dixon were nnti-Keyes men n tho recont Senatorinl cnnvnsg, Howover, If the Leglsluture bo di- vided 'hotweea tho many new cundidates, in- cluding such gentlemen as Dixon, Wiilinms, Binghum, Price, Scott, und Hnzeltoi, the Keyes Tollowing winy show up tho strongest ut bullot, Bt the prospeet now Iy that Dixon will huve ns muny votes us olthor Cameron or IKoyes at tho outset. Sovornl tolegrnphic messages of on ns- suring eheracter have been received from Mads 1son and rural districts this ovenivg. THE MOVEMENT IN DEILALE ¢ OF JUDGE DISON socms to be tho most fmportant since the ques- tion of Carpunter's successor first cau Judgo Dixon hus consented 10 tho nots tnken, and tho mauy porsons hero who feel t Milwaukuo Is entitled toone of tho two Senators aro highly gratitied. Tho call which has Leen issued scts forth his predminent fitness to suce coed tho dend statesnuua, and polnts to hly un- blomished character rnd National reputstion. Although tho call hus only been ont siuce the widdle of the forcnvon, It has nl- roady becomo the common tnlk of tho city. Tus Tiinuse's Washington spectul, published this morning, was the fickt newspaper infor tion given on tho subject; but to-tnurrow datlies bero will commentextensively and fuyor- ably upon Judke Dixon's candidacy. Tho pre- valllug sontimont 1s that ho ls ONI OF THE NRAINIEST MEN, AR woll rs ono of the nost dignitied and respect- able, that Wisconsin hascver contnlned, 1t may bo that Senator Cumeron's strenceth cnnuot bo broken, but thoso who have Judge Dixon's can- dkacy jn band uro both determiucd and confl- dent. If he defents Mr. Cameron ho will have very little ditliculty with Ieyea or tho othors. 0 the Western Assoclated Press, MirwAuRes, Feb. ‘There 18 n sudden change In tho Sonatoriul ennteat 1n Wi N cnused by 0x-Chlef Justice Luther Dixou f il {0 to tho domund of Tricnds and conscnting, it elected without etfort on his purt, to Berve us E‘ullcd Sttes Benator. Two years ago Judgo ixon, when it was known that his candiduey wonld Insure an clectlon, pu!lll\'ulr rufused tho wishos of friends, and now ylohls unl;’ after continued aud extraordinury pressuro. To-doy onormous potittons of Milwiukeo citizens wero presauted to him, urging bis candidncy, nnd ho 1ns m\'ml pormission to uso his numo, I {rionds feel contitent. A CAMENON DELEGATION, Bpecial Dianatch to The Chicago Tribune. LA Ciossk, Wis., Fob, 28,.—An {otluontinl deto- mution of gontlumen, selected by the citizens of L Crosse, left for Madison thid evening, bear- ing un enrncst request, signed by the Mayor, ex- Muyors, officora of tho Hourd " of Trade, elergy- me, Iur, and business-mon_of hoth politieal purties, txprossive of perfect unanbmity of sentiment {n fayor of tho electon of Sotntor Angus Catneron ns the honored and lnmonted Curpentor's sucecasor In tho United Stutes Son- uto, ‘This testimonlal iu favor of Bonator Cume- cron’s itness for that high trust and honor doe- rl;;?shnddluonnl forco from tho cordiality with whic! EX-00V. CADWALLADER C. WABHRURN requoested his iunedisto personal friends to slgn tho uddreas of commondution of tho La Crossa County delegation {n tho Loglsluture, I'his u\'unlng'u Jicpublican and Leader beortily jn- dorse the Cumeron boom, und for once citizens of ull political partics aro united i supporting @ eltizon who comuunds Illulrnmllmllllc(l respect and canfldence, und whose publiu and privato lite I8 without reprouct. The modesty, firme neas, und sbllity with which ho discharges overy duty intrusted to him havo led the eltizens ot Ln Crosae of ull croedd und partles to unlte In such a testimoniol of respoot us fow mon coutd odlolt, jpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dananno, Wis,, Feb, 23,—Tho Indecent hasto of the Milwnukoo Rupublicans to seauyo tho vacant seat In tho United States Sonute/to ano of thelr frionds is gengrally condemned in this scetion ud fudecont. Postmaster Puyno aud bis coudjutors reached Madlson 1o Inuugurato tho :-ln.ummlxn tho ovoening before Benator Carpenter > 3 ——— American Wheat in France=(Comparae« tive Cost of Froducilon in the Two Countrios. A Purla dispateh, dnted Feb. 14, to the London Standard suyst Tho secoml portdon of M. Pouyer Quertler's roport on tho vustoms taritfs Just luid Leforotho Senate, 8 of wlinost us greut futorust to Engllshnien us to the Fronch, 1t (s uvntitled *American Tndustry and Agricuiture,” 1t up- pears froin this dooumout that Franco wus threatoned with u veritable invaslon which would result fn the closing of fuctories und the nbuudoniug of tarins, ‘Tho roporter stutos that i Amerlen tho number of ucres clonrod within tho lugt threo yeurs 18 ogual to beif the arable lund In Franee. Durlng the luat thirty yeurson the othor aldeof tho Attantio tho toted ugrleultuml products buva fnvroused | ) francd, What, however, nceording to M, Pouyer Quertler, coustitutes the grostest dunger J3the cost of production, upon which lmlnl. there lns been much allferenceof oplalon. ¢ would sovmn thut the cust prico of wheat atibhe rallwuy stutions fn tho fur West fa 7 frunces 16 centinics per hectolitre, or two und thros-quarter Duehels; tuat its carringo 10 Nuw York avemges 2 frauca 60 centinva: uid that ity Bbipmont teross the Atluntie does uot eatuil un outluy of more thun 6 franes L centimes per heotolitro, M, Purls, Bonator for tho Duepartment of the Pug do Culuis, states lu bis spoclal n.rnrl on tho kubject thut tho price of Amorfeun wheat snporied to Eurupo doos wot vxeeed 15 fruncs & couttimes, M. Kead and 3r. Pell, of (he Houss of Cominons, however, estluates itut 17 frunce & contimes, and the Duke of Byaufort ut 1 fruncd, It muy, howover, bu s well to usido ull thosa h(y othieses, aud estublish by ref- orence to officful statlstivs thut wbat las beun stviad the “juvesion of Amorne ean eorn' hns been tho signal for n riso in the price of whent on the French mnrket, ‘Vuking tho Jaurnal de I Agricwitiere, which Is i trustworth anthority, 1t will e € whent. o FEanee oring o fouets u 10 tho dust a 4 o auaintal % cent ey , 2% Irunie itmess i b contiin - 143 tho wheit Importe welncloully from Hursin, quantities of corn cune from Amor .y Tl wils nlag tie cane diring the erenter pnc A7 lnat Prices, inwever, tid not fall Tnkinu tho e 4wl by C nber, 1870, it wis worth it franes ut_tho French vapivad, whereng nt Havro It cost 33 franes i eentiun which fact certuinly sloes not po to prove that Amerlenu competition 13 8o very disastrous, What 4 now sald_nupon tha sublect was also usserted in 1851, Thu cost of prodietion was computed thuss 1t was contended that between the Volgaand the Dunube wheat cost but 5 frunes tho hectolltre, It enrringo to Oidessa, 1t wita arged, only added 3 feanes to 1ts value, ud it conld be transported from that town to Mar- seilles for 2 franes, 1t was demonstrated that Inferfor wheat conld be solil in that port for 11 frunca per hectolitees and that the best quality should not eost more than 13 franes, wierens farmers in Prunce would b pitined i€ they had 10 sell under2) franes, This, i fact, I8 what M, Thlers ngserted durliug tha memorable debits on free trade in the Leglslative Ausenbly, Com- a tha' Hepmilqus Francaise polnts ‘ilers wna nlinded by most respect- able patriotic fears, biut thut In reallty Rossiun wheat nnly gerved to save Franee . b= morntedly high prices without [nany way pi Ing Injurions to hmne ngriculturs d, it nnlne tains, the uresent much-titked-of * Invasion of Amerlenn wheat ™ will havo no other effeet, CABINET-MAKING. GOV, FOSTER. Bpeetal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, Conusnus, 0., Feb, 28.—* Your request will bo granted by me beforo I viteate tho office of Gov- ernor,” Buch wus tho Innguage used by Gov, Foster In a private telegram addressed to & per- sonul friend at Canton, O, last night, and thut thio Governor has been Invited to gointo tho Cabinet i3 no longer questioned bere. In faet, tho straws favaring such a result have literally Nlled tho nly durlng the pust fow days, especinlly since tho Governor's return frotn Mentor, An- athor reason for helleving that Gov, Foster ex- pects to vetire trom the Governor's ofiive s lls remgrkable method of - chnuging the subject of conversation when tho Cabinet fs referred to, Heretofore ho bss been fred vouvorsing ort nny toplo; but since his nume hus been promiucntly mentloned and hisap- polntment hns been erally conceded, no word regnrdlug tho s et conld bee ubtained frow him furthor than 1 do not know." S GATH'S? GOSSIP. Dispateh ta Clnctnnati Enquirer. New Youk, Feb. #7.—=The burden of opinion in New York to-duy Is tbat Conkling ana vom- puny have beaten Folger for Becretary of tho Treasury, Garfleld giving him up with refucte ance, sud bave accepted a minor vluce in tho Cabinet for Levl I’ Morton. Sume of Folger's fricnds entertaln tho hope that at tho lust mo- mont Gartleld will chango his mind,aud choose Folger. It hies been belleved by a good many persons from tho outset thut Conkling objected to i mnn of Folger's strength of chnructer und record go- fog into tho oflice, who might create for himgelt a largo following In this State, and even becoino u Presidential candiaate, Tho Iatter suggestion might npply with equal force to Guritelil, whu la unfortunately hampered at the beginning of his TProsidency withu supposed ambition for u sec- ond term, Thus it uppears that nothing Mr. Hayes hus Introduced futo polities I goluig to bo a precedent, Clvil-Service Keform §8 ns good ny abandoned, and the term §8 no lonwer fushion- uble, The enrpet-buggers wham Mr, Ha R‘mumeu aro keated o tho Supreme Honeh, nnd [ r. Huayes' counsel, who heiped to ropudiato Tho ave abnut. thom, 1s refused admission to that Beneb, Klekers und seratehiers i that porty half untugonlzed Garticld beforo hio comed into | oflice, and thorv aro outshie slgns o€ lurge (nde- pendent movetnents fu tho country. A very determined ¢ffort has be mado from this city to put "om James.in the Post-tilice De- cnt. 1 ealled on Junies yeaterdny, and he My ambitlon 8 rathor busincss thun litlen), T esunot pross myself for the Catdner, hn 'lxlfi dutles und obligations here to tuke up tho whols |lllz’. 1.am fi this ollico from 4 o'cloc il 4 In the afternoon, 1 have merely ndutged tho wish thnt 1 might have a chance to npply to tho postal system some kleas 1 bave entertiined to lessen the great deficiency secumuluting there overy year, and lncrense the eilicleney of the service so that wo ean be sald to have tho best postal system possible, But [ do not ex- pect to be gratitled in this desire, and huve no rlghe to complain.” ‘here 18 n rutor here that Sherman {s to stay in tho Trensury l)cr(lrmmnl and wllow Charley Fuster to ho elected to the Scuato In his pluce. It socwns that Gurtlell wants Fuster around. CARNIVAL. KIEOKUIL, TA. Kroruo, Tn,, Feb, 28.~Eltborate preparations huve been made duving soveral wecks pyst for a Mardl-tGras celebration in our eity, It took pluco this afternvon, and was a grand success, reflecting muchereditt upon ita manugers,” the Concordfi Bovloly. Tho procession was very ontertalning, many busluess houses bolng repro- sented, and the displuy was very fino through- out, People thronged the streots. It seemedas If ull tho surrotding towus and tho countrs for miles nraund sent delegations to lKeokule to vitness tho Mard(-Gras. To-nlght u bull wilt be cn ot Qlbbous' Opora-Houso by tho (ueraders, g- i NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS, Ln, Ieb, #3.—The Itex recep- ton to-day wils un attractive affulr. All the militury purticlpated in tho grand procession, The visiting troops wero loudly eheerced by the great crowd of spectators, Tho hotels, board 1hie-houses, und thousunds of privite residences thirown open for tho acconunodution of visitors, r‘;‘?‘;lln . Bteamboats are now belng used for The ihll"lllt)n of Mar(nes had tho right of tho Steamboats und vossels in port wery ducorated with Rox and Natlonal flnj{u. und tho war vessels woro ndorned with the tlogs of all uations fu honor of the King of the Curnlval. MEMPHIS, Meyrmis, Tenn, Fob. 23,—Tho weathor this morafug 18 clear, though somowhat eool, Tho city Is crowded with visitots, Lravet through tho principal streots I8 slwoat inpussible, owlnie to tho largo throngs that lino the liewnlks awaiting the coming of King Carnival, who, it is amiounced, wilt, at 2 o'clock this afternvon, do- mund the surrendor of the clty, —— . CANADA. Bpectal Diapatch to The Chicago Tyibuns, OrTAWA, Fob, 23, ~Four timos yosturduy a mub guthored in Hull, in tho vicinity of tho buflding whore tha Hov. Mr, Syvort conducts ro liglous sorvices, for tho purpose of gotting possssion, If posslble, or Miss Guuret, thu young woman convert, who, howuver, wug in thls olly, In tho evening stones wero thrown at tho door of tho bulldhg, when tho crowd wero diapersed by tho pollce. A Urothor from Bt. Puschals, Provineo of Que- buz, who arrived Baturday with his Lrother-1n-tuw Bouvy, mnde the wrrange- monts for tho auduction yesterduy, a cub bulng kept in rendiness durlug tho dey and all just night to earry her awny. ‘To-duy tho brothar hud nn interviow with Mlss Guoret, who declined to go with him, Ihie private thoatricals at Rideau Hall this ovuning wero lirgely attemded and wero In eyery respeet i giceess, ‘T'ho picees presented Word a comody, * Purfoctlon,” wud' o furce, * Botsy Buker,” Hpectal Dispatéh to The Chieago Tribune, WELLANDPORT, Ont.; Fob, 25,—To-night John Medil u tallor, stubbed John Smith i the grotu, imilicting w dangerous \md probably fatul wound, MeGinn i a veteran of the Anierlean Wair, sorvod some e In Andorsonvillo Prison, and hus sven a preiy hurd Nfe, Both wero drunk ut the time, — —— RETIREMENT OF AN ARCHBISHOP, ¢ BAN FiaNcisco, Feb, 24.—A Portland dispateh snyd: Avehbishop F. N, Blanchet, It. G, C,, who bins bad churgo of this dlucese, comprising Ore- won, Wushington, Idaho, snd u portion of dlune tunn, for forty-threo yoars, to-day, ut St, dary's Cuthodral, rend his lotter of vesignation, which bus been geeepted by the Popo, 1118 rutiremont 13due 10 bis awdyunced age,—56 years, Arch- bishop Churlos J, Begliors, formerly of Victoriu, 18 bls sucvossor, —————— STRIKE OF IRON-MOLDERS. CINCINNATI, O, Feb, 238, —Tho moldors’ striko continued, Iron-founders uro able to run small hunts dully by tho ald of boys und green hands, They have formed an Assoclntion and appolnted uluuuuuuwu tw obtaln workmen trom other plucos, e —————— STEAMSHIP NEWS, QuexNsTOWN, Fob, 28.—Arrived, tho Gere maule, from New Yurk. i GLASGOW, Fub. 24.—Arrived, tho Btato of Noe bruska, from Now York. New_ Youi, Feb, 28.—Arrlved, the Ilermod, from Havre; tho Sllesis, from Hamburg. ——————— File off your carns with tho ** Jopanese Corne Filo” It v’vlu surcly cure sud sod D&n‘o&: cu;?l. TIE WEATIER. Nearly All the Roads in the West Totally Impassable. Genernl Statement that the Vresent Storm flas Capped the Climax. Many Towns Completely Cut Off from All but Telographic Communication, THE TELEGRADPH LINES, Tho dumuge done o telegraphic fNxtures throughout tho ety by Bunday's storm, though Berious, wud not us greut us might have been expected, the compnrative finmunity from dis- nster helng due, ns wis expluned by Col J, Jd 8 Wilson, of the Western Unlon Telegruph Company, to the suddenness In tho chunge of tho wenther, wus sitting nt tho window here, watching the atorm, yesterday nfternoon,’ the Colonel suld to o Triutsy roporter, und Jt becume np- prent that dunger was, threatening. The rain turn to sieet, and tho tolegraph wiresbegnnto bo conted with fee, At tho samu thine tho veloclty of the wind incrensod, and. the prospeet wns that tho storm would bie more dispstrous to tele- geaph fixtures than eithor of tha two othors which ciused us troublo thls winter. Huppily, tho chango from riin to &Row wis Tapidly that tho danger wos kept dowi, It Jual luas wuddenly tho resuits workd hive been 'y dligustrons, as tha stilf, Uty Witid thut was provalling would tuve teled tho fixtures very hard ndeed.™ ** Thoy didd snifer to It tho reporter asked. * Yeas the most extensive dumage ocenrred on West Kinzle streot, where o number of pales ure down. The poley there nre very high, Treey buve beene plonted, and in order to please the prople tho poles were rulscd so that tho treey would not be interfered with, At tho plice tho damuge occurred the poles are aboul eev= onty feet in hight, When one of these tall fellows Talls he gencrully earries the othors with hin, and sueh wus pretty widely tho case on Kitizie street yesterdig,” e you siny troublo elsowhere?” Yes. Some’of our poles nlong the Tllinols Central Rallroud eame down, — Down there neur tho lnke the wires ot heavily weighied with fee and several of the Nxtuies sucentmbel, " you recovered from the storm yet. our rontes uro all worktyr, though wo not yet our full complement of wires . 1 not yet fooked up. the full extent of the storm, but'L thinie 1t was somewhat local, The damage, the wind blowing direst from thie north, wis mastly contined to the telegraphio 1 cast and west, eral breakiuzes hayo accurred in those running north and gouth. Business want g little glow durling tho busy part of tho day, but there will be uo dilliewity In eatching up a8 soon us tho mbddny rush is over. We bavea large foree ut work maklnge tho necessary repalrs, nud, ns fir a8 the publie 14 2oncerned, the Ines are in eapl- tal workig order. Tho permancut repnlrs will, of course, ke some lttle thne to accomplish; tho Inluu\lmln position of lirge poles atu time of o v hen the ground Is frozen to tha sdepth Of threc or four fect §8 10t 14 casy mat- ter, setinu very short thme the Kinzle-street will b fn us yood condltion as before the At the offico of the Bell Teicphone Compnny, InPue Trinese bullding, the reporter was Ine formed that thoy bad - eloven poles. down an Thiety-first - street, between Stewnrt avenue and Halsted street, where tho storm wus much beavier than fn ony other part of tha eity. 'The Compuny bnd some singly wires down {i dilferent purts of the elty, but the muin damugs wits bn the Thirty-first street line,which, heing down, eut off the Stock-Yurds from com- anunfention with the city, They expeeted to get things |l.'uml:rl|r|{f' flxed up by this evening, but sl that ft would take seversl dnys to thor- oughly reorganize the Compauy’s fiXtures on o sajlstietory busis, The force of the wind which carried tho Thirty-lirst street poles to thegronnd must have beep tremendous, Stout and sound timbiers of twelveo inches dinioter wero ennpped ng thosgh plpe-stems, some of thom close t tho gronnd, others near the top, nnd others half way between tho ground and the wires, ‘Che gmvie eent to re- wmove the débris on Thirty ucceeded in clenring that thoroughfure by ¥ o' ck in tho evenlng, ~which, considering tho disustrous nature of the sccldent, was very oxeellent work, During the rruurunsol tho” repuirs n youne mun nog Hgging whilo up a telegraphis pole, forty feet from tho - ground, wua enught by tho wind, which twisted bim round and rount the pole and wi but broke the hola which he had upon (t, He munaged to retaln #rip upon tho pole with bis left arm, but this was not kulliclent to keep him in pesition, nnd he shd raplily to the i, striking hurd ngalnst tho ground and § g hhwselt serfously. . 'This wus tho third tine this winter, the man- ager gaud, that the wires bad been carried down 1n this locatity, the other storms having eauged dnmiere /11most as complete as that they nro at nresent seoking to nmellarnte. Mr. Hurking, of the A, I, T, Compun; formed the reporter that they had Leon very fortunnto during Sunduy’s storin, sod thut only ubout ifteen out of their vast labyrinth of Hocs were not in working orduer when the storm wi avor. In the other two storing this winter Compnny hud not bnd it fixture broken, nnd they wors equally lneky Inst Sunduy, The few wires ‘which had been broken were soon rupiirod, sud by Maonday wornlug every line was tn fuil work- ing order, and ho stoppoge of work had oe- curred und no complaints had been rocelved from custotnors, At the Awmerlean Unlon offico tho ehicel operator reported thut tho slect-storm had ciused thewm no trouble worth mentloning, and that they were worklng to nll polntsns frecly us they were an Saturday night lust, Tho Ktorm did no dumage to the fire-alrm wires, only two *“crosses™ resulting from tho blowinyr of tho wind, aud thoso were spuecdily vemodicd. . THE RAILROADS. Tho oxtont to which ralirond tralne were de- layed by tho snow-blockades during Sunday nlght and yestorduy was not as ggrious ns hnd Leen antleipated. "Tho storui sucit to have con- fined Itsel prineipally to o bolt about the hond of tha lnke, extending west to tho Mississippt, and nbout twico that distunco cust, not 8o fur south, end a littlo further north and northwest, riain cxtent, did thoy ‘Tho warst blockndes were met with tho clity and §18 Immedinto nelghbors hood; along the Lake-Front, partleularly north ‘welrth street, tho snow was plicd up ton terribly fuconvenient extunt, Outaide of the city tho tracks on the lower lands wero heavlly luadded down with shish ice,—un mnalgamation of tho water which aeluged the lands durig Baturday nlght und Sunduy morning with the snow and culd which followed so suddenly, If 10 mare snow falls, however, vory lttle furthor trouble 18 nppirel ded, nithough, of course, aie otboer thuw muy bo sxpected soon to tlood sine of lhlu.lruka uguimy and create ut loast some trouble. 'Tho Chlengo & Alton trafu, which left here Bunduy night when the storm wis Hlercest, ur- rived ut Bt, Louis only twenty minuted Inte, Tho chic‘n‘n |lm; traln from Bt, Louls wus au hour und u i hito, ° Ontho Rock Island Road the through traln frou tho West was halt un hour fate, wnd tho dueal tralus were dolayed abont the sanio thne, ‘I'ho Linke Bhore tralns wero sumothing 1iko two hours behtnd time, but this wag party due to time lost in maldug connections at Iutlulo. Tho worst delays from tho stow were met with ucur Llkhart. Ou the Llnols Central tralns were from one to four hours lutg, the thno being chiclly lost nonr Chicago, ‘The traln duo nt ¥ o'cloek 1o the morning did not rouch hero uatil uoon, Tho Clieinnntl piss or, duo vt 725 0, ', did not reach Chicago until 8, und tho suburban tritiug wure Front Oftoen minutes to un hour lute. The Kensigtun trnin wns on thue, and the Hydu Park ucconmodation wus only Hftoen minutes late. Tho threo suburban trnins fol- lowlng were deluyed avout s hour by o Bure il_nxlou train, which yas blocknded un thio Luke- ront, On the Milwnukeo & St. Paul Road tho traln Aue at 10:30 aid not reach Lidre until a littlo pust Fort Wayno train, due nt8o'clock, was des Inyed two bours by n wrecked frolght-cul\ und tho snow comblined, ‘I'ho Wabush truins were from ono to four hotira hehind thne, On the Chicngo, Burlington & Quincy and Northwestern Rowds thero were no delnys of constxquence, 0Xeopt Ll vllu_ out-goug train wis bloekudod about un bour on the Lukee Tont. I'no Michlean Contral traln, duo &t 8 In the morning, wiis four hours late. The thiough train from the East on tho Halti- bm,»;n & Oulo was uno hour late, arriviug horo at S0, L. Ou tho Michigan: Boutbern Rond both of tho oxpress trulug from tho Eust wore ubout two hours bebind tmu, I'ho telegraph-polos on all thoronds wore moro or luss down, “ud Causig KTCUt KUNOYAtoe, ELGIN, 1LL, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Eraix, 1L, Feb, 28 —Tho storin of the Inst three days has entiroly susponded travel, All trafus uro wbandoned on the three rouds lending into Eiglu, But ono trmn hus sues coeded In making tho trip to Chicago on the Coleuvo & Northwestern Rallroad, On tho Galonu Divislon tho train s fu u drite near Pecatonlea, and a gung of men uro trying to get anothor out of u cut near thiy elty. On tho Fax Itiver Branch tho only tralu uttemptiog to run south s of tho truck and a diteh near Crystal Luke. On tho Chicago, Milwuukeo & Bt Paul all fruine wero suspendod Sunduy night. Tho Elgin Eumnuur. Hled with vesidunts of this pluve, A boen I & drift on tbe pruirio nese Durtiett Tor twonty.six hours, A tersiblo storm s vres vaillug there, snd there ure no prospeets of carly rellof, Two cogines frow tho yurd hore seut to holp this truin out we fn o lko fix, This cclipees the storm of two weeka ago, Not !.Ivlrlflfl hus reached hero from tho Nurth or ent, WITTEWAS T, WIS, Speelsl Dispaten to The Chicnon Tritmne, Winrewarnn, Wis. “.—~The worst storm that birs visited this section in thirty yenrs has nitzed the past three days, On Saturday asteady ruin ell, and, as thero was o ereat depth of snow, it was feared that disnstrous Trestiots would resnlt, but yesterdny morning the ruln turned to snow, and o gate from tho north blew it into tremondous drifts, Tho snow censed this morning, but the wind eontinued all day, Ithay nhmost been imposstble to travel on the roads beenuso of tho drifts and tho water under the snow. To-day, for tho first tiine sinee tho rallrond reached White- waler, nearly thirty years ago, thero have been no tralns. Tho snow-plow, driven by twn engines, passed throurh this evenlng from Milwaukee, Thers are two other earlucs hin ten nilles west, The luli- rond Company §s hiribg nll the wen it can to shovel at the cuts. The pussengor-tesin from Milwnukee, with i lurge number of Wisconsin Tewislators aboard, 19 fourteen miles enet of this plnce walting events, Probably the lne' will bie elear by to-imorrow REMINISCENCE OI* A PAST STORM. Bpectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tridune. Br. PAuL, Minn., Fob, 23.—The case of W. A, Crandall, whose wife and babe were found dead in the snow near Milbunk, Duk., hos takenuuew and unexpeeted turn. The lawyer of tho ace cused bulldozed the cowntry Justice into dis- missing the prisoner, who forthwith procured the nrrest of his dead wife's father uponn charge of false swearing hu the case. Tho affuir 13 consequently left In a very unsatigfactory #hape, and tho publie 3 budly disappoluted by renson of the examination not gofag on, Cran- 1118 belloved by his nefihbors nnd the public 'l to bnve driven his wife from homo iring o heavy stora, In which sho and her buby perished: while, on tho other haud, he nsserts thut sho left tho housoof her ownaccord, und be- cume lost, It fs wcortain yet what turthor uction will bo tuken In tho matter, FLKITART, IND. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Erkuant, Inil, Feb, 248 p, m.—Tho beavy wind und snow storm whtich begaun last nlicht bns continued up to this writing, The probubllities aro it will cease before midulght. The strenms are falling rapldly, and no fumwedlate dunger s looked for, ‘The Cinciunutl, Wabnsh & Mlchi- #en Rullway was troublod ta-duy with i washe out just south of New Puris, Tralng wero due Inyed severnl hours, Ergitany, Ind., Fob, 23,~Tast night a severo whid und siow stori sct in, which hus lusted up 1o thls hour, Tho rallroads are considerably troubled on aceount of gnow-drifts, All the stredtnsatre vory hlih, and soveral wushouts og- currud during list ulgot. BELOIY, WIS, Special Dispatch fo The Chicago Tribune, Brrotr, Wis, Feb, 28.~No trains, 1o moils, no connection with the outer world for thirty-slx Loury, und prospects dublous for sone hours to come, Thuwing, ruining, snowlny, and freczing. weuther have left tho rullronds blocked with suow and e, the latter covering the rafis with golld mass geveral inches deep in some loealt- tles. The freeze-up bns saved usg in tho city from scrious damuge, but §t leaves tho streets uud sidownlks I a horrible conditdon. Turtle Lreek fs on 4 grand boour, and snothor thaw will glvo us a lively timeo. BARABOO, WIS. Bpectal Cotrespondence of The Chicago Tribune. BarAnoo, Wis, Feb. 27—Ruln commenced fulllng ut 10 o'clock yesterday worning and con- tinucd to descend in porjodicnl torrents through- out tho day und night. Tho [mmonse heups of snow which have lain u the streets and nlong all lines of travel aro melting rapldly, und thero are serlous apprehensions of 4 flood ju tho Barms boo Hver that muy carry away bridges und dums, The few in the river ?! thirty-four Inches thick, and, should a general thaw provall, great destruction of property will surcly onsue, SIOUX CITY, TA. Spectal Disvatch to The Chicaso Tribune, Btoux City, Feb. 25=Drifting snow yestendoy left the St. Paul & Stoux City and Illinots Con- tral Roads us budly blocked a8 ever. The weary work of opening was resumed to-day. Gouds have been sido-tracked on Northwestorn Town lines for three weeks or month beeunso of snow, und the consequent difliculty of runuiug. Tridns ure Leginnbng to arelve it Sioux Clty over the Bioux City & Pacltic Rond, Tho weatherls athu, ‘Temponiture, B degrees below at 7 .., oud 30 abovo at noon. JANESVILLE, WIS, Bpecial Disatch to The Chicago Tribune, JANESVILLE, WS, Feb, 23.—0 heavy rain, of twenty-four hours’ duration, turned to anow, accompunied by o bigh wind, Sunday norolng, continuing until thls mormng. Over a fout of anow fell, diifting very badly. Every country rond s utterly lmpussnble, wnd rait- ronds nre not much botter oif. No tralus huve reached here sinee Suturday night, and prose pects now are that the rouds wili not be clear butore to-morrow ulxht, WATERTOWN, WIS, * SpectattDispatch to The Chieago Tribune, WATERTOWY, Wi, Feb, 25,—~The snow-storm which raiod yesterdny and fur {uto Jast night Wi tho tost violent ever known hore, und tho Impriats of its soverity are murked on rthe faco of things to-day, Tho snow hns complotely blocknded our streets, and all the roads In tho country are rendered fmpussabte with the benvy drifts, Husiness i3 at a standsulll, and a com- pleto omburgo bus been pluced on the running of ull tralng, CEDAR RAPIDS, TA. Speelal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, CenAn ltarins, In., Fob, 23.—The rain that fol- lowed Buturduy's thunder und lightening con- tinued umil carly Sunday morning, when It suddenty turned into snow, Tho fall hero wus vy, but furthor cust tho roads are badly There has not been w train in from to-dity, Tho oldest settlor anys ho never suw sich weatber us that of tho pust two montha 1o Iowp. GENEVA LAKE, WIS, Boectal Disoetci 10 The Chicago fvibune, QENEVA LAKE, Wis,, Teb, 23—\ sovero raine storm provailed hero Buturday, flooding the streots, nud turmng into snow on Sumday. It Blockuded tho rouds badly. A culvert under tho puiirond teneks bocanio atophed p, und, tho was ter bucklng up, tlowded two sinall bouses, com- polllug tho'beecupants to lonve. MADISON, WIS, Manisox, Wi, Feb, 28.—The heavy rain-storm of Suturdny was followed by tho most severe suow-storm wo have yet had, Comimencing ubout miduight Suturday, it snowed steadlly until Bundny evening, accompanied by n florco alg from the northeast, The trains ou the Watertown & ortage Roud nro suspended ou uccounut of tho heuvy snow-drifig, SUELBYVILLE, IND. 8pecial Dispateh ta The Chicago Tvibune. BHELIYVILLE, Ind., Feb, 28,—A vory sudden chunge {n tho tomperature lust hight brought u hoavy enow-storim this mornlug, which hs pros valled all day, the snow bolng live Inehes deep, To-nlght the _thormometer Indlentes twolve de- rovd below freozing, and ftis getting coldur, ' osterduy was delightfutly warm, but raloy, FORL DODGE, TA, Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Chicage Tridune, Fonr Donax, la., Fob. 38.—Froquent #now- storms and high winds have bLlockaded sl tho vallrouds centoring boro, exeept at short ju- tervals, for the pust threo weoks, vory inuch to tho dotrimont of it kindsof bualness, Wu have About thirty inohea of snow, No thuw yut, but good wlelghing. OQCONOMOWOC, Bpeetat Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribuna, Ocosoxowag, Wis, Ieb, 28,—~HBushiess wus suiapended huro tosday. East and west roads are entirely blocknded with heavy snow. Yestors duy’a ruing havo flooded manny cellurs und buse- uents in the cley, Lust night's storul was tho worst ever known fn Wisconain, GENEYA, ILL. Bpécial Dispatech to Tha Chicago Tridune. ENEVA, 11, Feb. 25.—~The ronds aro ull blook« aded to-duy and to-night, sud nutraine have run regulur so fur, The snow lust night, with tho slusb, hins mude rafirouding ulmost lnpossibilo, Fho blockado wilt bo raised by woroing, whon ull wili be Tunning us usunl MGREGOR, TA. Spectal Plavateh (o Tha Chicago Tridunt, 3caueaat, lu., Fob, 23.—No snow of uny oon- sequonco foll hero Bunday, In the mornlme it anowed for u fow inoments, then vleured otf, und hus been plessant sinco Baturday, Beverul thunder sbowers veeurced, Tlho ruin that full ‘Was sbeorbed by the suow, BELOW ZERO, ‘WAsuixarox, D.C., Feb. 2.—~Tho Qovernioent Blgnal Bervice roparts the tumperatureat the fol- lowing polnta ot 6:18 thls morniug we follows: Below zero—Moorhend, Minn, deg.; Oarry, Man., 18 deg.; Viocent, Minn,, =) Omaha, Nel, 2 deg. FREEPORT, 1L, Sprelal Dispateh to Tie Chicags Tribune. TFueepoier, 1k, Feb, The severcst snow #torm of the scason prevalled heroall day yes- terday. Tratus nro biockided, and 1o mall mat- ter arrived until Inte this nfternoon. 'CITE BIGNAL SERVICE. Wasiisaros, D. C,, Fob., 23.—For tho TLower Lake reglon, oceastonnl lght snow or raln, fol- lowedd by clearing weather, winds mostly north- westerly, stationary or lowor temperature, ris- Ing Laromater. For Tennessea and the Ohio Valtey, fair wenther, preceded in the Ohlo Valley by ocen- slonnl raln or snow, northwesterly winds, sta. tionary or hl}«hc-r temperatiuro and barnmeter. For ‘the Upper Luko reglon, warmer, falr wenther, northerly winds, ?v'ucmll)' ahifting to southeasterly, followed by falling Bnrometer, For the Upper Mississippl Valley, warmn wenthr, northwosterly windd, gunoraily g to southenaterly, lower burometer, For the Lower Misssur] Valloy, wiemer, pnrtly eloudy wenthor, ocenslonal ruln ur snow, southere Iy winds, fallivg buromoter. LOCAL, DUSERVATIONS, CHicAGo, n.m. THar [ Therai H | Winao( Vel] oo Weather Fort dey.; ; mininiam tempornture, ean Lhormowelor, 21:5{ UGENERAL OUSERVATIONA . LHICADD, Fob. 23-10:13 p. m. TherTner. Stattons. ""‘:,’. 10: wnd, | wwe n Frane EISOvanrt. . 0os Sprinuiiold, ek Winneniueci., Yaukton,. TFIRE RECORD. AT FRANKLIN, VA, RicistoND, Va., Feb, 24.—The Town of Frank- 1in, on tho Senboard & Ionnoke Itnltrond, way balf destroyed by fire yeaterday, Nearly all of the business houses were burned, inctuding the Pust-Otlice’ and telegeaph ottice. Tho rufirond wiréhouses were snved, this belng tho polut ut which tho tire was_stopped. Tho Jose e astfe nmted e $150.000, The tire origlbated from the oxplosfon of at il lamp i1 & grocory store. In- sutunce, $50,00. AT STOUX CITY, 1A, Bpeciaj Disputch to The Chicago Tritmine, 8toux Caty, la,, Feb, 28.—~Tho Chlengo Honsg burued this morting, Loss, $5.00; Insured In threo Hartfont compinles for half vistue, TRAGIC ]EALOL—JSY. A Woman Who Dreanted Ier Hune band Was Unfaithiul, and Then ¥ea ceeded 1o Murder s Vislonary Bar. amour, Spectal to Clereland Leader. CA¥AL Dovew, O, Feb. 20.—Mrs, Elizabeth Dolding, pluced on the stand this afternvon, is tho most Important witness the prosceution in tho Athoy murder trinl has producod. She sald: * 1 lve fn New Phlladelphin, — Mys, came to my houso the night sho eseaped from Jndl after midndeht, end asked coneeniment il Bunday night. She safd she was out of § wns golnr 1o stay out; she would et shingled and dlyg conl at Newark as i nai husband would tuke her thero Sunduy night. Sha tulked till pest 3 o'clock, 8he sald the murs er wis cuusod by her drowming sho saw Athov and Mary Senft up i the woods togethers thls sturted her jealousy, Sho suld sho heard o light knocking “nt ber door when Sentl worked tor Diavid Critos, in the spring of 1850; she ot up and looked out of window, and saw Sentf go from tha door, plelc up un armful of wood, aud take It to Crites' huuses she sald thist on Muy 28 her husband was working in u salt-well six inlles awny: huv prom- ised ta come humoe e nighty but did not; she und Sentf were over st Crites' in tho evening; when undressing she gecused Sontf of huving rapped at the door; sho denled, and suld sbo was not that Kind of ngirl. Thoy hud a fow word: and retlveds Mury went tosleep, but she J nwako thinking tl midnights Sont? was golnyg awiy next morning, and, when Athey did not o, she thonght thoy were golng to run ot againand she wonld never soe her busbaid swraln. ‘This sho detormined shoull uever’ bho necomplishod. ho up and got un- ax, When noar the be heart fudtod, but when shu thougpt sho woull never sew ber busband apwin she struck, Tho fiest Llow wns abova tho eye. Senfl wis iying on tho back und side of her fuce. Whoen “she struck Senll sne tirow bier foet vut of bed, and tho nuxt blow wns on her knee, Mary sul 1y Giud, Ellen, what b done to ¥ t yOu e trye ing to kill mer” M. Athoy 0o does ot remember what took plieo after tho sceontd Bblow, till sho was dend, when slio st down nt tho Tuot of tho bed and T2t lko taking the ax and choppluyg her into minceweat, That 1s what unlousy will 1usked ber how sho burl er. Sho gald: *Oh, my Gody but 1 am stol it sho showest her arwis, Bhe sald khe went out, dugr u holo I the asti-pile, dragged the body out, und burlud 1t about o foot deep. Stho Jaughed about it when telling Shu sudd tho Yoys pramised to throw tho Gody inndecp hole buckgpt Bllektown, when they bauled It away, but Instend threw it Into tho ereck where oyverys body coull sve —— COMMONWEALTH _ DISTRIBUTION COM- PARY. LouisviLLe, Ky., Feb, 24.—Tho twenty-ninth drawing of the Commonwonith Distribution Compuny took pluce to-day ot MacAuley’s In presonice of nuappreciativonudience, e eapltal prize, 0,000, wos drawn by No, 2, EE i socond prlzo, S0, by toket 2% third Prizo, 4,00, by tieket Lo, Thy following el iz Nos, 0,608, 14,055, e ckots drew $1,000 o 035, 23,611, 43,740, 67, e —— GOLDEN WEDDING, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CorvwaTer, DEror, Mich., Feb, 28.-Mr, and Mrs. Isano M, Selover cclebrated tholr golden widding this ovenlng from 6 to 11 o'clock. Thelr beautiful residence, on an vmlnence south of 10w overlonkiig tho vntire clty, was filled with relutives and admiring friends from for and nenr, who were profusa tn golden oxprossluns ot osteem und respeot. Tho ohservineo of the mi- niversary was 4 surpriso arcunged by tholr threo duughtors, ——————— Mysterlous Recovery of Stolon Hondx, Philudelphin Tecord, With the same myslerious sirroundlogs that murked the disuppearunce of §8,000 - Lo sud othoer securitics from Jotu J. lartm strong box {n the vault of the Penn, il Campuny last Deceinber wore tho bonds returaemt tuthio owner fust Friday nlght. Ou the 2§th of December, 1880, while going over his seeuritivs at tho Compuny's ollice sud cllipping J ury coupons, Mr. Hurtmunn found that thres e yolopes 'contalilng $38,000 worth uf securitios had taken wing, 1iolng satlstiod that bo bud loft them securely locked up when lust In the vault, Mr. Hartisann wad dumbfoutded and without the slightest clow 1o load to tnolr discovory. Inatuut steps were takun to cloar awny tho mystery. Brokers wero nutitied of tho cburne- teruud value ol thu wleslug bouds, the polico were pliced on the hunt, und tho Fennsyle vanta Company Impressed private dotectives to track down tho thioves, HBut It wad wlof no avidly and Mr. fhirtiounn, with his distress fos tonsilied by tho fuct thut'the lust securitics be- tonged Lo a trust estite, wud kbout giving up ult Lope when wray of ligt ennie, Somethlug iess bt a outh ngo hu vecolvod au hunonymons communication uddressed to his residonco, Nu. 1630 Vino strect, postmarked Bultimore, (n which the welter Intlnated thut bo was prepared o uegatiute for tho return of the scouritles, A correspondenue vusned, tho upstiot of which waus tho [ntroduction of My, Hurtmann to s erime Jual luwyor In Bultimore, who il been rotul by the bolaers of the valuublo doouments to act ns *go-between” in thelr deullugs with tho . uwuer, Irou-clad conditions werv dvwanded Srow Mr. Hartmann, and the consldoration monoy was ixéd ot u high Agure. He demarred to the tarmay hul'flu\flue\‘('.l wero unyielding, 1t was Hob- son's cholco with Mr. Hantmann, and 80 on tnat Wednesdny o prid bis final visit to Baltimoro, nld the money and closed the bargain, On_ the ollowing T the inwyer and thon retury Tha Inrger portion of the seewritics were In Government an: COTpora~ tion bonds, tho negntintion of which had been atopped by circulur und ndvertisement, and thio thicves had no othier recourse for profit but by turning to the owner. Mr. Hurtmann, fottored by’ hi3 canditiona, declines to give any’ particu- Inen beyond those related. He montions no nmnes, nor wlll he stata the price pald for the roturn of his securltics, Rithough ho snys that an exorbitant consideration was demanded nnd pahil before tho thicves would deliver the guods, A4 10 the munier In which tho papers were ab- stracted from the Pennsylvania Compnny’'s vaits, or who tha partics arg who have benn In posiession of (o sinev, Mr, Hartmnondociares - /. thut he is entirely in tho dirk, AMUSEMENTS, CENTRAL MUSIC-UMALL, LAST WEEK, of tho Series of Concerts undor the g ction of THEQ, THOMAS With the fullowing britiiant programs: RI'EQUEST PROGRAM HO-NIGILT, Including 1IS2T'S. RAPHSODY No.1, FRAUNMEICEL DLCH DANUBE, und sthor Weite known favoeiies. of SCHU- TO-SOM LY RaL NI SATELRDAY INEE- BATURDAY EVEN rogram, "Tho Distingulstied Planist, Heer Rafael oncerta on to-marrow, ‘Thurse ies, wnd Baturday Matiiee, a0 nt the Hox-Otlice nt 60g, ding to lentin i AT Lessoo, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, + Clarkest,, ovp. 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