Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1881, Page 5

d FOREIGN. Graphic Recital of the Ter- rible Encounter in South Africa. The British Troops in Possession of a Scemingly Impreg- nable Hill. Impotuous and Irresistible Rush - of 1,000 Boors Up tho Acclivity. The British Cooped in a Basin and Shot Down Like Rabbits. Enactment, of the Coercion and Progress of the Disarm- ing Bills, firalo of John George McCarthy, a a Catholic *‘Ltheral,” Against’ Parnell. The Death of tho French Statesman, Drouyn do l'Huya, Announced, THE BOERS, KNIGHTED. Sprctal Cartes Loxpox, March 2—Gen. Sir Frederick Roberts, the hero of the Afghanistan eat palgn, has been ereated a Baronet, og algo Sir Donald Stewart, who served under himin At- ghanistan, Sir Frederick, who will fill all the polltical offices held by Gen. Colley, will satl from Dartmolith on Saturday, aud will prob- ably reach Durban before the endot the month. His appolutment gives satisfaction at Durban, nut ft is almost unnecessary to say that it has Inspired confidence here. Like Sir Garnet Wolseley, Sir Frederick Is not in good odor at the Horse Guards, but pubile opinion = 1s too strona for the Commander-In-Chict and Ils coterle, and Roberts was literally forced uponthem by Mr. Childers, the Secretary for War. Ho will be accompanied by Maj-Gen, Newdegate, who distinguished himself In tho Zul war, AEINFORCEMENTS ANE BEING HURMEDLY PREPARED, Two cavalry regiments, numbering 1,200 sabres, are ready to start for the Cape, and, inaddition to the Infantry to be dispatched from the Enst and West Indies and Gibraltar, the’ ‘Tenth, —‘Twenty-sixth, and Forty-first, Regiments ‘of the line now now lying at Mediterranean stations will be forwarded without delay. ‘This will bring ‘the strength of the British forees in Natal up to 20,000 imen, within ot the number of British troops engaged at Waterloo. Some of the advanced radical weeklles ara commenting on TUE COST OF “THESE LITTLE WARS.” The report that tho flying squadron would Tandadetachment of the Natal Brigade at Durban fs denied. There is great activity, however, at the dockyards and Woolwich, Gen, Colloy’s body been recovered and will bo buried at Pieter Maritzburg. Mad he survived his defeat he would doubtless havo met with Lord Chelms- ford’s = fate, = but shia conspicuous gallantry and death have disarmed military critics. ‘Thera is no doubt, how- ever, that the Spitkop disaster was due as anuch to hts incapacity as to the rawness ‘of the troops under his command, ‘AN APPEAL ‘10 THE PEOVLE OF ENGLAND, Spectat Cable, Lonpos, March 2.—President Iuyt, of the Datch Transvaal Committee, issues a strong appeal to tha people of Enginnd, Mo asks every honest Englishman to support tha Committee in the efforts to restrain the Government — from proceeding with its present unfortunate pol- ctey, Ho asks: “Should « people who have Jong peacefully besonght the English nation for freedom be extorminat- ed beeauso when driven to desperation they seek thelr rights by tho only. Tesources left open to them?” Le says: “Do not cease your protests against Injits- tlee, Insist on the recall of your troops, and leave to far-distant nations the blessiigs which as freemen you yourselves hiave denr- Jy purehased and hold most dear’? Of course, THE APPEAL 7 Toeets with more ridicute Lian conslderation, Tho whole tone of the London press, oxcept- Ang the Patt Matt Gazette, Echo, and Truth, {sechoed In the words of Mv. Evolyn Ash- ly, M. P,, to-night, at a Liberal meet- ing, =oIn referring = tos the. | war in tho ‘Transvaal, and tho suggestion thatas the nations of the world knew tho bower of Britain she could olfer terms of Yeace to the brave Boers whieh would not taken as Indicattveds of weakness, he Jemarked that in order to demon- strate the powers of thls country to the Ignorant tribes of South Afrlen, It was abso- ltely necessary that the Boers shoutd be forced to lay down thelr swords and bucklers ‘befors any negotiations enme from the British nation. Wildly unveasoning, THE ENGLISH PAPERS show thonselves {ncapable of discussing the ‘lustlee of the Boers’ clatins. ‘They are rabld in thetr demand for “blood.” “In a splrt,” as the Pall Mutt Gazette says, of shameful barbarity, England, who fy Soreally to offer mediation when other Pow- ia Are engiged In cutting each ‘other's i roats, refuses to allow the Christin aplrit a Intertere now with’ her diabolleal esite to slay = the Bours.” Ale fost alone among — the — Influenthil Hondon newspapers the Pall, Mall Gazette pends for the victors, It snys; “Precisely i ostine mistaken apleit whies has lunded ws ' politlenl disaster in Ireland has prepared 8 Way for ‘ "The yyasten IN THE TRANSVAAL. discon St Government took no pilns to atte what the people concerned really the ed. ‘Thuy Itstened to the first stars told eu, and then inade up thelr minds i Wsten to ono other, Ab this ment we ure urged to persevere In AL iney He tho Hoers an opentng for reconela- Shea here ts no hapartial man in England tts at Know that what Jonbort sate ier correspondent of the Steadard 1s rite pte If this bo anything like the in rofust Ub what conselenca ean we persist ta Slog even a hearing to these men.” NY are asking who is f THE “Ns neNeGADE! ead campaign, A gentienan writes. Alken lernoon paper that [fs probably Mr, ie who Is. the author of an Interest. Aron on the ‘Transvaal, but by no means var ale, The weiter says: “Mr, Ayl- 1 insinat chgaged in the service of the i rh Government before tha ainexi- niblect roby loshig his status as a Brittsh ig Ae he hus never taken steps to + No doubt he has bean fn close Alace, AYMPATUY WITH THE BORIS age desertbed Lean very readlly under- , hough {tis only Just to say that fn cone jbrinah oficers who cane Zula wae w th Pletermaritzburg while thy eel not brogresa formed a fayora bs a 6 of his churacter. It he hus any he dlreetion of the military move the Boers their qdintrable tuctles Wwitablo and fnpolltie war, without, That his inauners night give the im-, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCEL 3, 1881—TWELVE PAGLS can be readily explained, for he fs aman with n veritable genius for Irreguine war- fare.” The Standard's correspontent, who has done such remarkably good work, Is Commander Cameron, the African explorer, TROOPS FOR THANSVAM a ‘To tho Weatern Acmoctatent Press, Lonpon, Mareh 2.—Chatham and Glbrals far will furnish Immediate drafts of troops for ‘Transvaal, The troops under, orders for Natal will in- crease the Fores thore by 6,000, te Roberts will leave London to-mor- row. He expeets to reach Darban on tho 23th, He will he aecompanted by several of- ficers who were with him in his Afghan campaign, : Maj.-Cun. Newdlgate, prominent in the zulu war, will command a brigate, Two cavalry regiments are preparing to sturt for Cape ‘Lown, THE NASUTOS, ‘Tha Governor of Cape Colony has pub- lished an offletal minute protesting in the name of himself and the Ministry against the home Government's terms offered the Hasutos, us tending to encourage thelr re- sisatnce, GEN, COLLES'S BODY, Moust LP. er, March 2—The body of Gen. Colley has been brought Into camp. THE CORRESPONDENTS RECITAL, Tho correspondent taken prisoner, re- leased, und furnished a pass by the Boers. buck to camp, sentls lo London tho following account of the disaster to the British arms at Sultzkop: “Prosprer Ifr1, Monday, 6:300, m—L re- caplng, almost by a miracle, from the fate which hes befallen a great portlon of the foreo which left camp. ‘The strength of the column last night smounted to 600 men all told, belonging to the Fifty-elghth, Sixticth, and Ninety-second Regiments, and the Naval Brigade, ‘Tho mbicht was dark, and the mureh across an unknown country tollsomo in the extreme, We firgy made our way over comparatively Jove! ground to the foot of the minin range of hills, but thers {OUR DIFFICULTIES BEGAN, “Tu many cases the ascent was absolutely precipltons, and wherever there was footing for truops, huge bowlders and foose stones. rolled down when touched. ‘he troops car- ned arms, eighty rounds of ammunition, water-bottles, and three days’ provisions, making progress palnfal in the extreme, Daylight was breaking when we approached the hit which was the object of the expeii- tion, Starting at 10, we were six hours aecom- plishing what, as the crow files, Is a ilttle over four miles, to the suminit of an emi- nenes trom whieh we looked down upon a Jong Une of Boer luitrenchments, stretching from a polit Immediately below us to Buffalo River, sO FAM OUR succ ass COMPLETETY CLEAR, “ Our occupation of the hill rendered the Boer position absolutely untenable, as wo took .thelr whole Intrencliments In the rear froin our own camp, Although miles away, it looked qtute close, for we were atan ele- yatlon of 2590 feetabove it, Tho enemy's prinetpat Inager was about 2,000 yards away, ‘The position we lind secured was undotubt- edly one of Immense natural strength. On tho siummit was a plateau, so that all troops notactually engaged in repelling assaults could He down perfectly secure from the fire helow, Foran hour the greater part of the troops rested, x portion, however, helping the sailors, who had not so far been able to get a Gatling gun up the hill, AT SUNRISE 4 the Boers were tuboseen moving in their lines, but it was not until an hour Inter that aparty of mounted yidets were sqen trot- ting toward,the hill, upon which they evident- ly Intended to take stand, As they ap- proached, our outlying pickets fired on then, and our presence was for the first tine dls- covered. ‘The sound of our guns was heard at the Dutch Jangar, and ‘TH WHOLE SCENE CHANGED AS IF. DY MAGIC, In place of a few seattered figures thore np- peared on the scene swarms of men rushing hither and thither. Some rushed to thelr horses and others to wagons, and work in yoking oxen and preparing for Instant retreat began atonce. When tho first pante abated, it could be seen that somo person In authority had taken command. A greater namber of Boers began to move forward with the Intention of attneking us; but the work of preparing for defeat in case of necessity still went on, and continued untlt all the wagons inspanned wero ready to move away, Some, Indecd, at once begun to withdraw. At about 7 the Boers opened fire, and the bullets whistled thickly over the plateau. Tho mén were all perfectly cool andcontident. I don’t think tho possibility of the position bolng curried by storm oveurred to any one, From 7 te tt tho Boers, who were lying all aronnd the hill, naintalned g constant fire, THEM SHOOTING WAS WONDERFULLY AC- cUuRATE. “The stones pehind which our men in tho front Mne were lylng were hit by almost. every shot. Opposed ta such shooting as this there was no need to Impress upon the men to keep well under cover. They only showed themselves to take an oceaslonal “shot, and, nucurate a3 wes the enemy's shoot- ing, up to It o’elock we had but tive casual- thes, Commander Romilly was dangerously wounded as he was standing close to Gen, Colley. ‘Iwenty men of the regiment, under Livnt. Haniton, held tie polnt which was most threatoned by the Boers, Nothing could exceed the steadiness of these Jgh- landers, ‘They kept under cover, and, although they fired but seldom, they killed eight or ten of tho Doers who showed themsclyes from behind cover, So far our position seemed perfectly safe, ‘Tho Boers had, indeed, gat between us and the eamp, but we had three days? provislons, and could holt out until reluforcemonts came up. Onr ensualties were, with the exception of that’ of Commander Romilly, fow and un- iniportant, and ll were ‘perfectly confident of the result, From 11 to 12 the chemy's tlre conthnued ag hot but as harmless as before, “Between 19 und 1 it stopped, and it seemed as if the Boers were drawing off, This, haw evel, was not: the ense. The cnomy had bean, as waa afterward learned, very strong ly relnforeing thelr izhting Ine IN PREPARATION VOI THE ASSAULT. Shortly after 1 terrifle fre suddanly broke forth from the right lower slopes of the hill- side.on whieh tho firing had all along been heaviest, . A. tremendots rash was simul taneously made by the enomy. Our ad- rs Uriven back on our main position. This po- sitlon may be deserfbed as an oblong basin on topof tho hill [twas about 90 yards Jong by fifty bron, Our whole fores now Hned tho cli of the basin, and fixed bayonets to repel the assailanty, ‘Tho Boers, with shouts of triumph, s\yarwed up the slues of the hitiand made saveral desperate attempts toearry the position with a rush, Each fline, howavor, they were driven baek with the bayonet. After each charge the firng, whlch nearly ceased during the uidlée, broke out with renewed violence, and the alr above us seemed alive with bullets, ‘The troops did thotr duty well aud steadily, and, trying ay Was the occasion, fought with grent cool- nesy, encouraged by the olllcers, At Inst tho Boors, who had gathered near tho edge of the slope, mado A TREMENDOUS RUSH ata poling beyond that at which they had before been atticking, and where the number of defenders was comparatively small, ‘They burst through the defenders and poured over the edge of the basin, and our position was fost, The winin line of our detend- ors, thelr flank turned: ond taken In rayerse,, made a rush along the plateau to endeavor to form and rally, but it was useless. With flerce shouts and a storm turned to camp ats Sunday night, after ese) of bullets, the Boury por An, a wild rush, with tho Boers close beblid. The roar of firing, the whistling of bullets, and the shouts of the enemy mnade up ADIN WINCH REEMED INFENSAL. All around men wers falling, ‘There was no resistance, no falt. [twas n flight for fife, At this moment I was Knocked down by the rush aud trampled upon, and when feame te | my senses the Burs were firing over meat the retreating troops, whe were moving down the Hill, ‘I'rying to. rise, I was taken prisoner and Jed away, On the hill 1 found the body of Gen, Colley, shot through the head, After conversation with We Bour ieneral, L induced him te grant ine a come Into your camp and: brig gut su forthe wounded. ‘They wera lymg thickly, both on the plateau and everywhere olf the descent of the hit, ‘The Boers were very elvil, They took, ft Is true, tho few articles Lhad about me, but no troops In the world ‘could, on the whole, have behaved better a4 victors, ‘Talising with me, thoy ascribed their victories not to thelr arms or bravery, but te the right In theireaise. As to tha complete ness of their victory, there can be no aue: tlon, ‘They earrled, by sheer flhting, a pos tlon which their General himself consitered to be, defended by the force at lis command, Ainpregnable, Even now LCAN HARDLY UNDERSTAND HOW It WAS DONE, . sosuiden was the rush, so instanlaneous the change from what we regarded as safety to imminent peril, Upto the imoment when the Boers made the rush they had etfeeted ne progress whatever. A few of our men hid been engaged, and the Boers’ casualties were trifling (nthe extreme, A few sulmites Inter they held the crest of the hit, and ,our nen were defending the natural basin In which they had been lying In apparesit security, Tt cannot be denied that the capture of Majed Hillis an exploit of which any troops night be proud, During the evening's advance our men hardly caught sight of a single Boer. ‘The Boers erept through the grass, taking advantage of every stone and every luequality of — growud, When driven back by our fire at one point, they: would work around unpereeived, and thence open with heavy volleys upon us, themselves being atl the timo luvisible, ONE LESYON TAUGHT US : {s that it is useless to attempt to tight Boers with uuuterically [Inferior forces, In such a warfare they aro man for man, ‘They are equal and more than equal to our own. They are ag couragcous, tniluitty better shots, and marvelously skilled, taking advantage of every cover. ‘Their coolness under fire 1s perfect. While fighting ndividuatly oll work in concert and in obedience to orders. ‘They openly express contempt for our Ine fantry, but fear our cavalry and artillery.” Tha correspondent adds: “The English would have done well to have trusted te the bayonet fnstend of teeing down the hil, wherg they were shot down Uke rabbits, The number of Boers who made the attack on Majela was 1,000," COMMENT. ‘Tho London Standard, commenting, re- wnarks: “This simple but graphic nerative at one disposes of all reports telegraphed from Neweastis and Durban to the effect that the loss at Mojela Ti was due to fall- ure of the amununition of our troaps. It Is clear that not only was there no fallure whatever, but .a great proportion of our troops had never drawn the trigger’ until thoy found themselves engaged in a hand-to- hand conilict.” ‘The Ministers havo addressed a minute to the Governor of Cape Colony protesting agntnst the Wome Government’s condemna- Hon of the terms offered the Basutos as tend- yaneed Hne was at once nearly all ahot or | ing to encourage their resistance. THE ORANGE FREE STATE, Donan, March 2,—The Orange Free State Volksrand dissolved after authorizing Presl- dent Brand to act as arbitrator between tho ‘Transvaal Boers ant the British. ‘The Free State fy not used as a base of operations in Basutoland, but large discretion is left in Brand's hands. THE TRISH, MARTIAL LAW: Soecial Cable, Lonnowx, March 2.—It ts understood that special edition of the Dublln Gazette will be issued to-morrow proclaiming certaln dis- tricts, CONTEMPLATED ARRESTS. It fs sald that threo warrants havo been prepared tor the arrest of men in the West of Ireland, and that they will be pat in exeeu- Uon to-morrow night or carly Friday morn- ing. ‘Two Dublin detectives have been at Cork during tho past fortnight watehing Fenlans, with a view to making arrests when tho Coerclun bill becomes a law, . The list of Lend Leaguers recently pre- pared by the local nuthorities of Cork has been returned from Dublin in a revised farut. There tina been a conference of con- stabulary oflicers, and numerous arrests are expected lmmuicdlately, : HOYAL BANCTION. Jo the Western Anociatedt £7428, + Lonpox, Mareh 3,—In the House of Lords the Coerclon bil formally recelyed royal sanetion. IN THE COMMONS the debate on the second reading of the Dis- arming bul was adjourned nntit to-morro’ ‘The debate hag been confined almostentirely, to the Irish members, > AIR VERNON HANCOUNT'S ATTACK on Parnell in the House of Commons has caused mnuch bitterness amone tho Irlsit members. All who spoke on the Disarming Dill in the House to-day condemn the at- fempts to stigmatize the Trish members as asgoelated in conspiracy, % TRE COURCION NINA, ‘ In the Mouse of Lorits last night the Coor- clon bu was rend a third thie without dis- ousslon. THE DENATE ON THE DIRAUMING BILIy In the House of Commons tho elite on the second reading of the Disarnitng DIL was commences, Mr, aleCarthy, Home-Rule, moyed its re- Jection, THY MOMETULE LEADERS, Parnell will leave Parla for London to-day, ‘The opponents of Parnell here are making considurable capital out of hile disappear- ance, ‘ wancount, iu intraductng the Disarmlng HI In the Com. mons Jagt night, contemptuously contrasted Parnell’s conduct with that of Ditlon, who, he satd, had the courage of his opinions, WCAUTIUY, tomporary Homo-Rule leader, states that the Irlsh members of the Commons have no choles of action for the present, and have only coorelon to deal with and to oppose, AN ULTHAMONTANE’S TIMADE AGAINST PATE New Yor, March 2—John George Me- Carthy, Liberal member of the last Parlla- ment for Maltow, and tn favor of home gov ernment for Ireland, writes to the newspa- pers: *Parnell’s policy has achieved two things only,--ctotureand coereton, It hag re- tarded the introductlon of tho Lan bill, aHonated tho tenayts’ frlonds, and alarmed all classes by Communistic theories, Ils volley has proved abortive. Obstructlon is eheckmuted. Withholding rent iy proving fmpossible, foreign alliances proving dis- Braceful, and the deepest instincts of Trish- men huye been wounded by seeking an alll- sive among the Athelsts of England, the conspirators of America, and the Communists of Parla, ‘This ts not merely fallure,—it Js disaster, dishonor.” » a FRANCE, DROUYN DE LHUYS, Loxnon, March 3.~Drouyn’ de I'Iuys, a French’statesman, Minister of Forolgn Af- falrs under the Republle, and agaln under the Einpire, 1s dead. He was born in Parls In 1803, In 1633 ho became Charge d’Affairey jat ‘Tho Hogue, where he displayed diplo- nutle ability ofa high order. Seven years Inter be was matte Direetor of Commercial Adairs in the Forelan Ministry, We free quently came inte conflict with Gulzot, whose polley he disapproved. Asitinember of the Chanber of Deputies, he voted against the Ministry In 1845, and was disunfssed from of- fice, Hn 1883 he was elected to. the Natlonal ‘Assembly, and became Minister of Forel Affairs hy the first Cabinet of President Louls Napoleon, After serving as Ambassador to Lorton, he was again elected a member of the National Assembly, and again beeane Forelyn Minister in 182. Ills reputation was #reatly Increased by his Ietters on the occasion of the establishment of the First Ennpire, In 1855 he represented France in the Conference of Vienna, but, differing from his collengues on the Eastern: question, ho rettred from ofiee, In October, 1862, he was for the third time appointed Minister of Forelgn Affalrs, Le was removed from of- fice bn 1866, GEN, DE CIs Pants, Marci %.—The Conunittee of In- quiry In the ease of Gen, De Clssey unani- mously decided to report him not guilty of treason or corruption, and not guilty of br regularities prejudicial to the State, bya vote TNE PANAMA CANAT. De -Lesseps, says the Panama Canal will certalnly be Hnished by 1883 at the estimated cost of 612,000,000 franes. ‘The work will not require inore than 8,000 to 10,000 workmen In the most busy portion of the work, who will be recrufied from the colored popula- tion of Colombia and the West ingles, —— BRITISH NEWS. AMEIICAN POUK. LoNpox, Mareh g—In the [Mouse of Com- mons, Mr. Mundelia, Vice-President of the Privy Council, repeated ils previous state ments, showlmng that lt was not the Govern ment, sintention to prohiblt the Importation of Awerlean pork. He had ne evidence of the prevalence of trichine at Chicago, The countries which prohibited the inyportation were not dependent pon external supplles, With respect to the disease ns It affects the population of Englang and Wales, he sald the local Government Board 1s alone respon- sitle. ‘The Irish) Government is alone responsible for the pttblic health of. Ireland, ‘The funetions of the veterinary departineut of the Privy Council are confined entirely to the diseases of living antinals, No facts have Ii brought to the Government's notice tojustify any alarm, As regurds the corpses of two persons ft the Dublin dis- seeting rooms, reported as showlug sus viclous symptoms, there [sno evidence to show that they died of trichinosis, or had beef caters of American pork, SHE LOST NOMEMIAN, "fhe Court of inquiry regarding the loss of the stewnship Bohemian expresses dissatis- faction with the condition of the Iife-bonts, some of whieh had not been in water for eighteen months, ‘The Court considera that ifthe Captaly’s somewhat vague order to “ keep the vessel off two points” had not been misunderstood the loss wotld not have occurred, . The Captain was not justified In keeplng up a high rate of speed in thick weather when so near land, LEGAL MANIFESTATIONS, Susan W. Fletcher, James W. Fletcher, and Charles Morton have been indicted for defrauding Juliet A. Davies by pretended spiritual manifestations, TIME EAST. MOUKNTAN PASILA SRNT TO THE GHEEK FRONTINN. Constanttvor.e, Mareh 2.—Tho Military Counclt have pointed out to the Porte the necessity of aequiring an gecurite knowl edge of the dtstriety borderlny on Greece, The Porte hus determined to send Ghast Moukhtar Pashia to the’ frontior with the title of Commander-in-Chief, etan revolt against taxation Is spreading through the Enstern Provinces, ‘The authorities arc completely paralyzed, . - UATOUM, in the Black Sea, has been declared a freo port. Benin, March 2—The North German Gazette says: “Germany's interest In the negotiations at Constantinople ts confined to the maintenance of peace. Germany does not court a leadership which might entait nore dissatisfaetion than gratitude. Ger- inany WHI be the Power least affected by the ea of tho negotintions on the Greek ques- tlon.! GERMANY. THE ECONOMIG COUNCTI. Beni, Mareh 2.—Bismarck has submitted to the Federal Conucll the draft of an ordl- nce ereating au Economie Council for the whole of Germany. In consequence of the projeet being Jutroduced as an ordinance, and not as a bill, it will not require the con- sent of the Relchstax. AFGHANISTAN, ENGLISI EVACUATION, Lonpox, March 2—t'he Timea of India siysa prominent adherent of Ayoob Khan lina arrived at Candahar to assume the Gov- ernment of that place on its evacuation by the British, — A BANKER IN THE TOILS, Neteetives’ Loughlin and Anisteln yestorday arrested James A, Cronkhite, for whom thoy have beon looking ever alnce tast October. At that tlme a telegram to the Chief of Police asked for thelr arrest upon & charge of swind- ling, Iwas tnderstod that Croukhite and hls futhor, whols a resident of Oshkosh, but who was not long since In partnership with Mr. Lngrabam, of the Commercial Hotel, wont to the timber reglons It Michigan, aid thero started banks both at Norway and at Quinigee, After short run of very dull business thoy decaniped. lea ing thelr ereditors In tho lurch, It is claimed, to the amount of severit thousunds ef dollars, Vhey evaded aerest by frequently removin, fron one Stute to another, and when captured hery yesterntay young Crookhite was on his way home from Bittle Hock, Ark, fino Mictatiate Sherilt Is expected to arrive here to-d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. fowa City, Ii, March The annual com- mencement of the medleal department of the State University closed to-night with tho closing: exorcisesof the regulurschool, The Homeopathe lo class was genduuted bist night. Tho number of graduates Khow a fino increnso over preylous years. Gov, Gear and many other Staite dint: larlea were in attendanes, The Kev, Mr, Fish- bee, of Des Maines, delivered to nddvess be- tore the Homeopathic xchouland Dr, 8, Uf. Chase theuddress to the regulars, a THE TURF, a New OnLHANS, March .—At tho new Loulal- ana Jovkey Club carntval meoting, Inst doy, there wis a Nght attendunce, Tho one-mile rice wna won by Capt. Erbardt, Huttle 1, second, Moscow Uiirds tite, 1250!5- ‘Tho handluap, for all ages, two miles, was won z ly Hed, Moscow second, Joalak thirds ume *, Too itex sak 8, for t-ycar-olds, mite and a quarter, was won by Bunnie, Moses sucond, Viola third; time, ———— COAL DISCOVERED, . Tucson, Ar, March 2.—Coul has been discave ered fifteen inllos east uf tho Saddte Mountain istrict, and seventy mllos north of Tucson. ‘Tho coal light 1s. ne far as prospeeted, six miles Jong sud one and a half wile wide, EN ROUTE: FOR WASHINGTON, CINCINNATI, March2.—Tho St. Louts military, en route for the Inauguration at Wasbinyton, pissed through this alty tueaght via ths * hhore & Oblo ftallroud. id i tee tea —————— LOCAL CRIME. William Gallagher, of No, 188 Jackson streot, turned up atthe West Madison Strect Stattun curly yesterday omorniig spparently beart- broken, His wife bud tlicd several days ago, and was buried yesterday, and between tho tie of ber domlse and the funcrat bis neighbors had” plundered bis bouge of clothing an other useful articlus, together with things whieb bu prized highly ns keepsakes, Hu swore uta warrant Cor oue of thegu uolyhbors, Mary Keenan by name, and sho was yesterday lodged. | ant the Weat Madfaon Street Stitiat, A portion of tho property was recovered. Jacob Muhthansen, charued by Vat Howard with on nasnalt to de bodily Injury, resulting in Howard recetving a broken ara from mblow ot a billiard cue, was yesterday betd to. the Ceiml+ Court in bonds of #10 by Justice Miller. r Tove, of No. 2t Bldridge-court, and Ihuery 8. Flak, fast young men ahout town, why Intoxlented Inn sitoon at the northwest corner of Marrison street and Fourth avenue, quarreled yer ante eyprinn of thelr aequilntance, Fisk drew a revotver, which flow, in trying to tke anny from tim, dischurged, the bullet onterine his. Rowe and causing a painful though not dane urous wont. Fiek was arrested, and yesters day gave bail for bls appenrance before Justicn Wallace, Sheriff J. Suttoway, of St. Sohnsiury, Vt yesterday pasted thr@ieh this elty on bls way home from Joliet, wiBe he went to aceure it prisoner mitied Harry Mulloy, who esenped rom hin Dee. 1, 18a, while under indictnent for’ stealing three valuable horses from Island Point, a town almost on the border between tho States and » He was arrested: and {dentified by Detective Potter, of Jollet, who held hin until the Sheriff came an nfter him with the necessary papers. Tho fellow is quite a troublesome thief, and broke Jatt by tho method so papular tn the County Jatl here. natnely, by removing the ventilutor, and chime bering ‘through the shaft out upon the roof, whence he lowered himself to the grounil by making a rope of his bed-clothing. NEW YORK CANAL TOLLS. A Proposliton to Abolish the Tolls on AM Proight Weatward Bound. ALnANY, N. Y., Feb, 3.—The Lewlstature’s pros posalto abollah the eannl tolls on ali westebound freight wasconsidered at length ta-day by thoUn- nal floard. The following were present: Lieut. Gov, Hoskins, Controfler Wadsworth, State Engle neer Seymour, Secretary of State Carr, Attor- ney*General Ward, and Superintendent Dutcher. State Engineer Seymour made a potable urine mentin favor of tht legislitive reeummenda- tons, It was in substance us followst Jie suid that tho abolition of the tolla would be equivaient to taking off batt a cent from the tolison a bushet of wheat, custward boul, A allgbt decrense In the price of carrying’ wheat would inerease Inrgely the aren in the West that could afford to send ita gniin to market, and would include a large extent of territory itt Europe, in whieh Americans could successfully: compete with forolza products. Tho npolition of the tolls would add a territory fifty miles wide, extending through Minnegota, Towa, Ne- braska, Kansas, and dilssourl, that cannot now afford to send its grain to murkat, or is forced to ship it by the Missourl to New OUricans, "The region was capable uf producing over [00,- vot,000 “bushels of grain, a yrester number uUuin was carried on the canis tast summer, The snte extent of territory would be added te the American niarket In Ev rope, and 10,00),000 of people would be supplied with eheap feud, ‘To Urausport freight cheaply requires that the business of the canal should be fully developed, whereas now the west--| bound trade fs neglucted, the bonte curry ing an average of but one-tith of a loud, No ling of transportution could be worked economically that did not carry a paylng load both ways, “The cunils fast year ev F12W,- O34, and that sum was tho limit of e: during the present year. Fora dike reason the present year would admit of the abolition of pera tulle, and leave §20u,000 surplus in he rev Was 75500 ere: muat (nerense the crop of grain coming Enst 44,000,001 Luatiels, A letter to the State Engineer from tho Lake Superior Glevating Company at Duluth stated that 1,000,000 bushels of whet were stored there, anid thut the land seeded down this spring in the country tributary tu Duluth is at lenst a per cent greater In extent than last year. ‘Cho prospect for the lumber trade was equally tuvoruble, So far ts tho manugetnent of the ennal {a concerned, the prospects tor a profitable season aro Letter than Inst your, Bouts aro being bullt at different duckyurt tong the canal, and there will be a large Inercase of bout mileage, There will, furthermore, be a decresse In the expenditures on tue abandoned lateral canals, ‘The revenuy has steudily increused after each redaction of tolls. fn 18s6 the lowest tonnnge {s recurded in twenty years, but in the fall of that your a reduction was made of @ per cent in grain and. lumber. The toils, which amounted tog 1a000, were tiken olf the boats.and twentyettve articles were pluced on tho tree list, on whieh the tolls bad ranzed trom $i to $k per boat-lond from New York to Buffalo, ‘This retluction Was nbout @) per cent, The restlt was tit the reduction In the revenue the next year was only 3 per cont und the tonnage in- crensed 80) tons. ‘She next year the guin was 1 percent. The continued reduction since hus led up to tho enormots business and unprecedented results of lust year. Ithns proved the wisdom ‘of wayeterm that etrives for a large amount of business at low rites rechor than a mall amount of business at bigh rate: Ex-Lient-Gov, Dorsheimer addressed the Bourd in favor of the adoption of tho resolution. He was followed on the same side by Frank Willlums, of the Butfala Board of ‘Trade; Mr. Gray, of the New York Produce Exchnno; As- eemblyman Lurd, and Sr. I. 0, Freneb, of Butfato, At tho afternoon session A. B, Miller, repre- sentlug the New York Hoard of Vrade and ‘Transportation aud the Chamber of Commerce; HE. A. Sinith, Presitent of the Boatinen’s Ast elition- and Franels 2), Moulton, made addresses tu_favor of low tolls. The Canal Board adjourned without coming to any“tonclusion regarding the matter, Thero is, however, a minnitest feeling on tho part of the board not fo ugree WIth the resolution, as Bani of the members think tho State cunnotepure the revenue, ** CROOKS.” The Morrow Jowelry Robbery to Bo Brought Up in n New Shape by the PolleeBurghars Arrested, The Morrow jewelry ropbory is not yot go old astohave been forgotten by readers of Tie ‘Tripusr, but, as It ls about to be brought up tn anew shape by the police, a new Interest in it ig awukened, One night tn last Novem- per oa trunk «containing «about Si worth of jewelry was stolen from the ade walk in front of the Clifton House. No arrests were inade, and tho police obtained no clew. Some days inter ex-Doteetive Churles Alu- rich and Walter McDonald, a lucal politician and tho present City Sealer, were nrrested, with inost of the stulun Jowelry in thelr possession, in the corridors of tho Clifton House. The tntter was released by the police, but the former, after a preliminary bearmg beforo Justice Wallace, was held in ball to the Criminal Court, Tho Grand Jury, however, falled to flid an fnaletinent and hy obtained his liberty, Jtoth men clulned that they were colng thotr best to restore tho property to Mr. Morrow, tho traveling agent to whom it belonged, for a reasonable consideration, and with but asimult margin for themsclves, and that Aldrich tu bis capacity as a private detective had oa perfect right to do eo, It was cone sidered remarkable ‘that men ovcupying wood positions, the one Ina large bank and tho othor in the elly’s employ, should condoscend to beconio the go-between fora gang of thieves unit thotr victina, yet the mutter attracted no great notice, and both undoubtedly thought they bid eseaped very Uehity indeed. The pollee huve never forgotten tho case; ut least one man nover forgot it, and his opportunity seems newathand. [twas montioned in the ertininal coluinns of THE ‘Trrmcnr soveral weeks ago that Nicholas Naver, the burglir urrested tor plun- -doring A, Wise’s dry-goods store on West Madl- i von street, wos undoubtedly the man who ult in careyhuy off Mx, Morrow's trunk, and again Yast Sunday's paper the arrest of Michiel Tinner was noted in detail, Since then several nilnor arreats jn tho sume cise have fbeon made. by tho police, andy though only a small section of Mr, Wido'd gould have been recovered us yet, the police nru pers teotly confideut—us, Indecd, they were fram tho sturt—that tho Huner wrung tire the t olies, amd that the recovers of the goods fa certain to fallow, ut in the menuthne they have succeeded In ninkiig Rune af those under arrest divulge the full details of the Morrow robbery, und tho frank, a dirge leather alfulr twenty-six inebes lung, in whlel thy atulen jewelry was contalned, but whieh was dover returned, ds now in the Custodian’s room He Central Stadion, Tt was found after three: days’ continuous diving by Capt. Falcon, at tho bottom of tho river just south of Polk street bridge. lt waa. with considerable hesituuen that tho pa attempted this, owl ty the nee bn y but the “pointer” came so oxo positive fram tha thieves du an thot they tnally concluded thut & quince wits worth the powder,” | ¥ lay Capt. Farcon fomud the trank, fied, as thy thleves sald it was, with stone. Ca Jontield and Seeretary Doyle, whu hive been Hy engaged upon thy enst Jor several day's past, decline at prosent to give the fll particulars of the evidgnve In thelr possesion, wt the caeo 18 only partially ripe, aa tu Kpenk, Choy stato that the thieves, Ave oraly i number, are wife under lock und key, aud will xeknowledgo, when tho tag goines, that the very nieheal the rubbery the Tran Was tuken to at stone-yurd on the CaN bunk of the river, Just south of Polk street beidge, there Jondod with stone, carried avross two cata) boate. which were lyfag almasc side by alda wt Quo dock, wand wus were dumped hu the water at, the stern of the Inneredyfug bu fr ts understand, bee hat the direct Ne will oe givuit te the tes- Bir. Aldrie Further developments ir inthe course of w fiw days, Morrow van come on te this ott One night about oa month axe yg freizht-car standing on the Northwestern Maitroud tracks, tear thy cornerot Kinaloand Linvalustrecta,was burglarized. and about 80 worth of provisions, ain prose clothiug, and furulsbings, consigned ta Gen, Morgun from Colorudo Springs to Chicago, wero carted away by the burglacy Tucsday olaht Licut. Steele received information thata portion of the goods were soereten itr tho house of Will Jam O'Donnell, No, 77 West Kingle streat, and upon saline there Cound $74 worth of tho stolen provisions. O'Donnell, who [sin the employ of the city nan acavcnger. was arrested, and it can be proven (hat iE waa hig team that was ted to enrt the soole away, and that he sold a consider nbfe portion of tha ptunder te bis nelghbors, Another portion of the stolen woods we found at) NS gay Thirteenth place, the house of thigh Curran, whe is denominated anotorious thief and burglar. Quite a sturdy: re ny ottered by the Inmates, and, after: Nest depriving them of thelr weapons, the police arrested Hugh Curran, 2} years, George Curran, “¢veare and Peter Luby. an anviet who Tvuswith thom. ‘Tho goods stolen have nearly A) been recov ¢ A young employé fn Anderson's restaurant, nt No, Chirk street, wis causbt iat evening fi the very net of burglarizing tis employer's restaurant. The manager of tho house upon entering ata tute hour last atzat: heard some one inthe plage, and tally found Frank (url Dut, a wat ereted behind the kitchen- range. 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The most attractive assortment of Imported Ginghams, Satines, Percales, Cambrics, etc., to be found in the city. : Chas. Gossage & Co. 106, 108, {10 State-st. ‘Si SAWS! Curtis & Co. 40 Franklin St.,Chicago 811 to 819 N. Second Bt., Bt. Louts, Manufacturers of Heery Description of Clreulary Milt nud CroanCat uwny Y bher and Leatl iar Cait jae! or na Manufacturer of 1 jotted Circular Suse CANEVUL ATIEZNTION TO UEVALR WORK, Qur NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE MAILED) PEK ON APPLICATION, i Bole To Tunnel Contractors. Sy. Lovaa, Seeyvie & SeuiNaelen u AM Ci v f ad See Y VEL arch, ae \ roposals are dealred for th instruction Of the ‘Tunool Division of ‘Te Sy boul, dursvyvitie & Fyringtield Kuiirued. ont IeCuruatlag, concerning the samo cau now bo nud st ttils ufticy. iltde will be received up to and Including the IXh of Mure ‘Thy Company rusurve the right lo reject auy 4 ‘ nai miuat be addressed to James A. Locke, rt vila bes wut serene JAMES A. LOCKE, Prosideot - oh. 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