Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1881, Page 2

t el b THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 1 WASHINGTON. A State of Thorough Alarm in the Ranks of the Bour- bon Senators. The Cuilook Favorable for Ulti- mate Republican Control in the Upper House. Speech of David Davis, Declining to Accept Honors from .the Dem- ooratio Party, The Adwinistratisn Refuses fo Grant the Privilege DResged by the National Bauks, Their Action in Sending in Their Money Will Not Be Taken as Child's Play. Great Morit Secures to Penrson Ap- pointment us Postmaster of New York. Strong Indorsement of E. S. Isham for the Supreme Court Vacancy. Gen. Grant’s Interest In the - Appolnte ment of John Russell Young as ' Mexican Ministers Ravner’s Row with o Big Policeman—How Ohristianoy Happened to Gat Married, THE SENATE, DAVID DAVIS. Speetal Duapatch to The Chicago Tribune, WasingTtoN, D. C,, Mareh 11, —The Sen- gle proceeded to-day to couslder the Commit~ tee list which had been submitted by the Democratle enticus committee, but no prog- tess was made, At the outset Judgo Davls, of 1ilinois, Interposed himself asn stumbling- sloek In the Demoeratic way, by o speech in which hie seemed to indlente his purpose to jupport the Republican Administration. At all ovents, this passage in this noted speech did not bring much ald and comfort to the Demoeraey: . 1 have never ncted distinctively with tho Democratie pasty, and unless its methods are chavged nnd §t8 wisdom broadencd, there ¢ “1itle prospect of my revising opinfons calmly formed. i At the conclusion of this speech, which wns recelved with astonishment by the Demn- _perats, Mr, Davis deellued to accept the ten- der of the Chuirmanshlp of the Judiclary Committee, which had been made by thew, but as Mr., Davis declored that he should - vote with the Democrats In the ‘drganization of the Senate, that party lost nothing, os it secures Davig’ vote, and at the same time watisfies Gorland’s ambltion of making him Chnlrman of the Judiclary Comlttee. CONELING .made the point of order that, on the face of thd four vacancles, 1t was not decent or in order for the Democrats to attewpt to organ- fze. He claimed that the Republican party was entitled to the full results of the last election in both branchesot Congress, as well 88 In the Executlve, and he nsserted with o confidence which tho Democrats after- wards stated wns audaclous, that when the four vacant chalrs shall be filled there mnust be no doubt. thut the Republicans will be able to organize the Senate. ‘The confidence’ with which Coukllug made this declaration, the speelal opportunity he had for knowing what the position of Senator Mahone [s, and the utter folly of such a positive statement 1t [t was not founded upon absolute accu- racy, has furced the conclusion generally to- nlght that MAIONE = s deternined to cust his vote with the Re- publicaus, at least in the matter of vrganization. This will glve the Re- publicaus permanent orgaulzation ot the Senate 03 soon ns the four vacont chalrsshall be filled, It 1s now expected that this can be done by next Wednesday, The preslding ofticer sustalned Conkling's polut of order, and Pendleton, representing the Demmocratic cnucus, with some petulnnce took an appeal from the decision. A loug dubate followed upon tho construction of techulcal rules, in the course of which some pleasantries were induiged In between Coukllag and Ben HIN, My, HN was waking the point that other vacancles mny be made in the Senate by the President after those existing shull havo been filled, That, for Instunce, Mr. Conkllng might be sent to some forelgn country to represent the Unlted States, and theu there would be another demand for fur- ther delay in the orgunization, Mr. Conkling Totorted that It would by % BETTER TO SEND MR, HILL ABNOAD, to which thio Jutter replied that it would not please the President to send him, and would plense Conkling too well to have him sent, The contidence Qf Conkllng in the ability of the Republleans to organize the Senute when thelr fuur ndditional votes shall be secured startled the Democrats, and tinally, by ngree- ment, an executlve session was ordered, There, It Jy sald, the contest was continued, the Democerats endenv- oring to Induce the . Republicaus 10 flx some thne next weok when they would proceed to vote, ‘Uhe Republicans were un- willing to do thls, but, at Iast, In the Interest of hurmony, Pendleton withdrew his upponl Trom the Chalr, and Conkling withdrow his polut of order, 5o that the subject will coms up In open sesslon upon Its merlts on Mon- duy, as 1t nothing had happened, and will then stand as n shiuple resolunon that the Senate proeeed to ecleet the Committecs nuwed on the llst proposed, THE REPUBLICANG expect to have thelr four seats filled by Wednesduy uext, and determined at thelr cauceus this evening to resist to the last ex- tremity any attempt of the Demoerats to or- gunize the Senate autit that time, Angus Caeron, of Wisconsin, will be hore Mon- tay. MeDU, of lowa, Is expected to-nlght, 1t Is hoped that Gov. Pillsbury, of Minnesota, will make his uppointiment, so that the new Minnesotu Senutor wilt arrive hero Monday, 'S BLCCESSON IN MAINE will be elegted Tuesday, und should be here with s credentinls then, ‘Ihie Republleans expect they can organize the Senate, Mean- while the Democrats have made a proposi- Yon of u compromlse, which the Republicans on Monday wmay perhapsaccopt, Itls that the Senute on Monday shall regularly pro- toed tu vote ubon the organization, nud that w0 Demoernts shull withiold thelr votes, That would be equivalent to pairing two Dewocrats with the two Republicans, one in Miunesota and one In Maine, who lave not been elected or uppoluted. If suchan ar- rangement Is wade the Republicans expect to bo successful. ‘The Dewocrats, at all eveuts, are alanmed at the sitnation, PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY, _ Wasmsozo, D. €., Murch 1t—Mr Ed- i 1 ) . munds took tho oath of oftico for his now iterm. A resolutfon was adopted caliing on the Attornoy-Genernl for the reports made fast session concerning tha pperatfons of tho Unlted States Marshaty and other ofiicials in the Western Distriet of Virginia, My, Pendieton ealled up the resolution for the tormatlon of tho Scnate ecommittees, Mr, Davis (11L) declined the Chalrmanship of the Judielary Committee, and moved to substitute the name of Mr. Garland for that positiotr X Mz, Davis reclted the faets connected with is election In 1877 by the ilinols Legisia- ture, and sald: ** No mnn over entered Cone gress freer from politieal commital or personal obligation than I did four years ago, I had been Identified with the Re- publican party, and stlll look " back with pride to its grand nchievements, The extreme mensures after the War, excesses incldent to clvil strife, drove tens of thou- sands into the Liberal movement of 1872, 1 found myselt in company with Charles ¥ Adums, Tornee Greeley, Carl Sehurz, Murat Iaistead, Stanley Matthews, 1. E, Fenton, Jotin Wentworth, Samuel Bowles, Lyman Trumbull, Whitelaw Rteld, Leonard Swett, and others khiown to fuwe, who had been consplcuous Republicans, Some of themn Jiave returned to the fold from which they had separated, doubtless prompted by patri- otle motives, 1 have never ncted distinetive- Iy with the Demecratfe party, and unless its methods are changed and its wisdom Is broadencd, thero i Hittle prospect of my re- vising tho opinions ealmly formed. The country would be materinlly benefited by the reconstruction of both partles, espectally sluce the errorsof one seem to perpetunte the power of theother, 1 have voted on all pub- lie mensures according to my convietion of right. and I propose to continue that course. An honorsble recognition of TRUST GENEROUSLY CONFIDED TO MY KEEP- by the Democratic voters In 1877 requires me to sustaln “the existing organization of the Senate, fur whicl I disclnint ail responsibil Iy, Parts of itare nelther ngreenble to my tagte nor to my judgment. In giving this vote It Is proper for me to say, whatever may Le the resuits, that 1 ean aceept no honor at the hands of either side, The country needs rest frow sectlonal strife, ‘The volee of pa- triotlsm demands peace nnd fratepnul fellow- ship North and South, East and West. v~ ery good citizen should desire the success of thie Administration, for we all ought to have a common interest In the gloryand grentness of the Republle, Measures Hntended to ad- vance cither shall have my cordlal support. ‘Phie President, nud his Cabinet wre eh- titled to a fair Dearing and to be Judged impartinlly hy thefr nets, I -th(?' Tuil” to ‘;llsllly public confidence, it will be o - mistortine which has ove | other Administrutions lm\'lnt: cqually ‘zood intentions and prospeets, 1 shall vote for the wupointinent of ail these Copnlttees ex- cept the Judiclary Commnittee, I wish to re- taln my ol piaee on the Judiclury Conunit- tee, and though 1w thank{ul to wy friends, L'must decline the position of Chairwan,” A POIST OF ORDER. The Vice-President sustalned n point of order rafsed by Mr, Conkiing that the reso- lutlon for the reorganizatlon of the Senate Counittees is not now in order. I'ie decision was appenled from by Mr. Pendleton, Gurland, and_Pendleton Messrs, 1111 (Ga.) argued that the declsion of the Vice-Fresi- dent should be vyerruled. Before -a vote wag taken_ on the appenl from thg decision of the Viee-President, but nfter quite o long discussion, the Schate went Into exceutive session, When the doors reopened, the Senate ad- fourned until Monday. ‘I'he point of order ralsed by Mr. Coukling was that the resolution wus not now in erder, 1t changed o rule of the Seuate, and notice of the Intended change st be given In \\'rllllnx and lald over one day u|nder the rules, 4 . Mr. Pendleton contended that the resoju- tlon was the proceeding provided for under ile 40, ‘The executive session was nlinost wholly | consumpd in Ineffectual attempts to reach an agreemetit as tofixing a day wheun o tinal vote would be allowed to be taken without ob- ?trucunu on the Democratic list of Comumit- oes. No nominntlous were considered, « Owlng to n elerlenl error Mr. Sherman has been flucud o the Coutwmittes of the Judi- clary Instead of Mr. Alllson. ‘The correction has been made. IT WAS FINALLY AOREED that the point of order and appenl from the decislon of the Chalr In regard to the pend- Ing resolution should both be withdrawn, and the resolution be ullowed to come bofure the Senute for conslderation on its merlts Monday next, Suen atter adjournment the Republiean Senators sassembled in caucus, and us the result of nbrief consuitation 1t was declded to persist in opposing any election of Senate Committees in advance of the arrival of the four incoming Repub- Heans, unless four of the Denoeratic Senutors shull Yru\'luusli' pule with them, and, before allow(ng o tinal vote to be taken, the Repub- licuns should be prepared with o list of com. mlttee memberships to offer for ndoption as asubstitute for the Demoeratic llst, 1t i3 still confidently believed by the Republicans that Mahone will side with _them in the mut- ter of organization, Gen. Mahous was not 1n his seat to-day, and in_Bome quarters the inference was drawn that he does not Intend to voto on the question of organization, THE NATIONAL BANKS, DECISION OF THE CADINET. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Wasuxeros, D. C., March 1.—~The Ad- ministration has wade its first Lnportant de- clslon Intinancial matters, and the conclusion Is ong which. the publle undoubtedly will heartily approve. Tho Secretary of the Tren- Trepsury has declded that tho $18,- 000,000 of lawful woney which the Natlonal banks had deposited with the “Qreasury for the purpose of vetiring their circulnting notes, and to withdrow thelr security bonds, eannot bo returned to tho banks, us all of them have requested, but that the process of retiring that amount of currency legally begun must, under the Inw, be contlnued, ‘The declsion Is in the furm of n Trensury-fetter, addressed to the Presldent of the Merchants’ Nutlonal Bank, of Cleveland, Ohlo, and signed by Judge French, Acting-Seeretury of the "I'reasury, 'I'he subject mntter, liowever, has recelved TUY CARLFUL CONSIDERATION OF TUE EN- TIRK CABINET, 1 and the letter cmbodies the st hnportant finunclnl decision of the new Administrutlon, ‘I'he Department decldes to adhers to the precedents whielh have been adopted in shinitnr ‘cases, and decllnes to return the legal tenders, ‘T'he banks, thersfore, which surrendered thelr elrculation In tho fear that the Funding LIl with the Carlidle or fitth section would become 8 law will be compelied to sulfer s temporary luconvenience. Butthis fuconvenience Is not us great as seems to bo apprehended, and the result need not, unless tho banks shull wish 1t, be a contraction of & single dollar of Natlonnl-bank cur- renoy., It Is true that the 818,000,000 of Inwful money which have been deposited wll mot be roturned, but the fourth section of the act of June, 1674, Is still upon the statute books, nud tho Lunks under §t can ot any tiwe deposit new bouds und tuke out additional clroulution, us they huve done stnce the act wus pussed. Thy declslon oven glves the banks TUE ADVANTAGE OF USING THE IDENTICAL LONDS which they withdraw g3 tho basls for new cireulation In case the bonds bear no assign- ment excopt that of the Treasurer of the United States and the baunks retiving thew, I'his portion of the declslon, the bunks clalm, will be of speclal advantuge to them, as it permnits thom to re- taln their old numbers. “The Funding act requlres that, In the redemption or purchase of bonds, the latest numbers shall be called tirst. By pevmitting the banks to redeqposlt tho ldenticul bonds which they have airdady withdrawn, they retain the originul numbers, ond thus woy hold thelr bonds longer than they would be nble to do if they were re- quired to deposit new bouds for thelr circu- Iation. The only real hordship of the banks, therefore, 1s the mneccessity of pay- ing the small express charges upon tho unfitlshed Natioual-banl notes, and, sub- sequently, tho signing of thoso notes by the oflicet nuthorized to make the slgnature. From this deelsion THE ONLY EXCEPTION wag that, of the §19,000,000 of legal-tenders that had been deposited by the banks with a view to the retirement of elr- culating matter since the 19th of February, thero was 81,000,000, the request for the re- turn of which was received befora any ro- demption of notes had been made, or the se- curlty bonds had been delivered. It hns been the custom of the Departmont, In case of such .Incomplete transactions, to return the mnotes at .tho roquest of tho banks, and nbout £1,000,000 linve beon re- turned under such conditions, In order to prevent any wrongful speculative use of thls declsion, the Depnrtment shows that there wiil not be, In consequence, any con- tractlon of the currency, as tho Uovernmont lias, nndd will pay out between now and tho 1st of April, AN AMOUSNT LARGELY IN ENCRSS of the nmount of legal-tenders which has been deposited by the banks since the 10th of Febranry, and which they have desired to be returned, The items of expenditure are these: the purchase of bonds one umount of SGH00,00, and an additional amount of $5,000,000; for the payment of arrears of penslons, S7,583,844; and for tho payment of Interest which wilt becowmo due Aprll 1, 7,000,000, Desldes, the ‘I'rens- ury lins on hand of incomplete National-bank notes which ean bo issued immedintely upon applleation of the banks to the nuount of £4,000,000, THE DECISION. To the Western Assoétated Press. WasniNaToN, D, C. March 11,—The de- clsion reachad by the Cnbinet to-day on the reyuest of the National banks to withdraw thelr legnl-tenders, deposited to retlro ciren- lation, malntaing that tho “ precedents of the Department In similar cases should bo ad- huni‘ll o0 mud no yeturn of legal-tenders made. i Secretary Windom expresses the opinion that no siringency in the mmw{ market need be apprehended, vwing to the large umount of bonds that huve been and are belng pur- clinsed by the Gover: ‘T'he text of the de PREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D) Cyy Murch 11.—Preidentof Mechantes’ Natlonal Bank, Cleveland, O.—Sti: T am [n recelptiof your leter of the bthinge, statiug that your bunk budaluring the previous wecek, deposited with tho Assistant Tregsurcr at New Yark S150.00 fn flesnl tendurs with i View of retiriug that amount of ita elreu- Inting notes; that bands to secure tho same, amounting to $200.000 had been forwarded fromm tho 'I'rensiiry in this city to New York, and that the bank aow desires to roturn them (o the Trenguter of tho United States and recelve buck tho nbove nmount of legul tendar notes, As tho nctlon takex In this cuse would establish n rule ¢ which tho Department would . neoes- sarlly be governed ju regard to eimllar requests from other banks, some delny [n ko= swerliy your letter hag ocourred, It seving that, since the 16tb wit., abont $10,000.000 fn lcjmls tonders have been depoaitod by bunks for o purs pose like that mentioned by you. Of thisamount nbout §1,000,0 was returnied by tha Treasurer, the request therefor liaving been recelved bos fore niny redemption of potes had Leen made or security bouds dellvered. 1n such cnses, tho trunsnction bejug {ncomplete, the Department bind elenrly tho right to return the notes, ng lus been done. Of the remnining amount, about 18,000,000, security bonds therotor huve cither heen. surrendered or redemptions ugningt tho amounts _depnsited bave ale ready been made, and the truusactions been 80 fur completed that it bus been deelded thus the precedents of the Department In slmilar ‘caged should be adhered to, and the return of legul tenders be nnde. In tbls conmaction, it sbould Lo stated that no apprebension of un- favorable_results need bo eutertained In thia mutter. Since the Zith uit., thy Departnent has paid out for bonds purchased about 20,600,009, and s to-day puying out, un u like account, the additlonnl amount of 5,000,000, In nddition to these payments there has been advanced from tho Treaeury sinco tho 1st just., to meet pay- 8 0f arrcurnges uf pensions the amount of E ,844. On the 1st prox.. there will fait die of Interest moro than $7.000,000, ad there ure on hand of jucomplete Nationn|-bunk - notes, which can bo Isaued at once to bunks, tho Qmount of 34,000,000, which In the ugireguto,ie wil Lo obsorvad, will take san wmouunt from tho Trons- Aury inrgely Inexcess of. the amount of lewnl-ten- der notes which hns been deposited by the bunks slncg tho 1Uth bit., and which {t1s now desired shouli! be returned, X hesd Lotters huve 180 boeu recelved asking 1€ the Identienl United States bonds held ne security for cireulating notes which were recontly with-: drawn by the Natlonnl bunks cun be redéposited without ‘transter. This request will be granted 1f the bond bears no nssignment except that of tho Trensurer of tho United States to tho buuk returning it. Vers respectfully, . ¥ FRENCH, Acting Secretary. The decislon, nlthough signed by Acting- Secretary French, was actually rendered Dy Secretary Windown, Owling ton pressure of buslness upon the Secratary, Assistant-Sec- retary French signed to-day’s business, Itls arule of the Departinent that the entire busl- ness of any glyen day shall be signed by one person. £ ROBERT LINCOLN. - ! ENTIUSIASTIU CONGRATULATION. Spectal Dispates to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuisagroy, D. €, March 11,—Mr. Rob- ert Lincoln was very warmly greeted this moruing, svon after he had entered upon hils duties as Secretary of Wur, by o delegation of 1llinols citlzens. The members of the delegation wers severally presented by Mr. Burchard, Director of the Mint, Capt. Thomas, of the Calro District, made a grace- tul little speech of introduction. In the courso of the speech Capt. Thomas sald: Bin: The people of lllinols—uye, the people throughout tho longth and breadth ot thig great land uf ovurs—love and rospect you, as woll on account of your own splendid personal and po- litienl record, us from the fact of your belag the son of Amerien's noblest, best, and grandest cltizen, Abraham Lincola. Liberty and Human- ity stand at the gravu of tho dend father, wator- Jug tho fluwvers thercon Wwith thelr tears, whilo Hopo and Antlcipation welcomo with their smile and joyous acclalm the advont into Na- tional nifalrs of his most worthy éon. Tho namo you bear [s indeed n towor of strength to you, White and binck, rich and pour, learned and un- learned como freighted with thelr lovo, tholr re- spect, and thelr conldence, and lay them at your feot. 8lr, Iiiinols, through this delegation, and throuxh me, halls and congratulatus you. In reply, Mr, Lincolu sald that he was proud to have tho congratillation of citizens of hig own State, and would try to make his administration of the Departinent of War aceeptable, not only to the people of the State of Ilinols, but to the whole country, €O, ROBERT J, INGERSOLL wag called upon, and feelingly ailuded to the nppreciation connected with the appoint- sment of Lincoln as Secretary of War, Col. Ingersoll paid a glowing tribute to the son of “Abraham Lincoln, who had Leen olevated to n position of such high trust. Mr. Ingersoll cousidered Abraham Lincoln ono of the grentest men over pro- duced In Amerlen, and the grandest man of hisage. Hohad held more hearts In the hollow of his haud than uny other of the world's great philanthroplsts nnd deliverers, and his son was canopled by the most sacred recollections, Lo could not fail to b other wise than worthy of his linenge. A grand pago In history lad been writlen by his father’s hnil, “Fhe country felt his selection to 1l & Cabluet position was wise, and that no position, however eleyated, could po too high forthe worthy son of so eminent o putriot, . AMONG TIHOSK PRESENT wero. Gen, Juwes Martin, the Ion. J, Clements, Mr, Reed, A, ML Jones, Gen, J, B, Ruum, Dr. Whitefoot, the Hon, 1, Burchard, D, FoWileox ot the Quiney WMY' B G Mason; Capt,’ Hogau, Gen, McNuA?', Cal, lh:rl‘i‘. - L. Gold, Mr. McDonald, M), M- Ginp :luuu. Prouty, O.C.Sabin, C. I3, Far- well, L W, dackson, aud Mr, A, J. Whituler, President ‘of the iiinols Népubilean Assos clution, who, In_belalf of that erganizution, tendered Mr. Lincoln o formal recoption Suturday svening at 8 o'clock at Wormloy’s, and the members, both honorary aud active, will weet ln pariurs of the Riggs 1louse at haif-past 10 o'clock, and proceed to his residenc n o body, A DISTINUUISHED SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN, *usl urrested In Washinuton, sald this even- ug that * It was lmpossible to* give full ex- pression to the delight of the colored peoplo of the South when they learned thut Presi- dunt Gartield had wade o son of Abrubam Lincolu u wember of his Cablust — that, vroud as the hundreds of thousunds Sl Rew vublicaus who voted for Guefleld wre o ~) 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES, of HBrace, Douglass, Langston, and other f noted men of tho the ' ap- vointment _of no ono of these to n place §n the Cabinet would have been res cefved with n hinudredil bartof the approval amd joy on their part as that of Lineoln: that they cherlsh the wemory of thelr libeiator, Abraham Lineoln, with the profoundestyen- eration atul love, amd look upon Robert Iin- colu’s appolntient as the highest favor that President Uarfield conld possibly do them, 8, ISITAM. RTHONG INDONSEMENT, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicayo T¥idune, Wastixaros, D. C., March 1L.—A delexa- tlon of the Chicage Bar arrived here to-day to nresent to the 1'reshient the name of £, 8, Isham for the vacaney upon the United States Supreme Court Bench, The delega- tion conslsts of Col. Huntington W. Jackson, Mr. Muson, of Mattocks & Mason, and Mr, 11, L. Luwls. They brought with them a peti- tion from tho Bur of tho Suventh Judicinl Clreult, ombraclig o vast numbor of names and contatning a great majorlty of the lead- ing practitioners. In addition there wis n telegram from the Jouruallsts Josoph Medifl, Hermann Raster, and W. P Nixom, stating that Mr. Ishnm was thelr choleo, To-day the delegution Is surveylme the ground and obtuining signatures = to an ad@itlonl petitions which to-night 1s alvendy signed by nearly uvery member of the Seventh Judlelal Clr- cult, recommending the appolntinent of My Ishan. The delegation s very enthuslastic of suceess, ‘Thero I3 no other candidate from that Cireult, and the clalm is strongly mado that tho vacancy should be filled trom that Clreults A dispatel was recelved hore lo- day from Williun enry, Sindth, asking ir it would be well to send a“delegation to Washe ngtom L geuuwm‘mlummm of Mr, Taliun. Mr, Farwell shov the dispateh to 1'resis deny Garfleld, asking. him® wl answer should ho made, wlen the Preshlent re- plled that he had not begun to couslder tho subject matter yet. = CIRISTIANCY. % ME WILL PROBABLY WIN 118 SUIT. Spectat Dispatchs to The Chicago Tribune, WasitiNaroy, D, C,, Mareh 11L.—Another Installuent of the alimony was pald into court to-day by Minlster Christlancy’s Inw- yers In the matter of the divorce-suit be- tween him and his wife, aud the testimony will proceed apuin next week, "There re muins but 1ittlé futther evidence to be taken, and the present opinion among tho lawyers is that Christlancy will win his sult. Mrs, Christianey has been indisercet sineo tho sult began in the way of letter-writing, as ull the letters whilch have thus far beenr pro- duced In court between her and Qiro wero wrilten after the proceedings were begun, Tho Dbeller still s that Glro however, has been fnstigated by revenge. It Is expected that it will come ont In the evldence that Ohristinney eltims that hoe was invelgled Into tho matriage by the maching- tions of the mother of his wife and the wife herself, and that the proposition for marriage REALLY CAME FROM MISS LUGENDELL, the ground being that the Senator, by his at- tentions, had compronised her so much that 1t way his duty to warey her, although noth= ine of an hinpropor character was charged. Mr, Christinuesy ncknowledged that he was weak, sl yviblded to an argument ot this sort, but states that he toole the position that if that was the oplnlun of the flll'l and of heranotler, he would wnrry her. 1e, did, however, urge that he was o very old man, not llkely to llve inich longer, and had little to expect in dlfe, while she was very young, and had all the world before hL'li. " But the girl’s ambition forced the match, g ¥ JOHN RUSSELI YOUNG. GEN, GRANT'S INTEREST IN THAT GENT MAN, « q Bpeeial Dirvateh ta The Chicaga Tribune. " WasmiNaToN, D, C,, March 11,—The facts in regard to Gen. Graut's conversation with regard to his request for the appointment of Mr. John Russell Young to a diplomatic po- sition are these: Sopething over. a month ago Gen. ‘Gurfield wrote.n letter to Gan. Grant askliig him 1t be would liko to namng somg one fur the Minister 'to Mexico. Gems Grant deferred & full reply to thls, knowing " thnt ha would be here immedlately, after in- suguration, Upon his artival be was lne vited to ‘the Whnite Ilouse, sud a full opportunity occurred for ' talking the whote “mntter over Gen, - Grant sald that. he had hesitated: to present eny uame for Minister to Mexico until he kifew elther thatachange was determined on or that the present Ministyr, Mr, Mor- Rah, was to be promoted. e regarded this gentleman as o very competent oflicer, and oue who deserved promotion, With these explonations " i 1IE NAMED MR, YOUNG : to Presldent Garfield ns a gentleman wliom 1t would give blm great plensure to have the Prestdent nominate. Ile looked upon Mr. Young as ewlnently fitted for the diplo- matic service, and for this particular position. After his return from his forelgn tour he had been quite anxious to have DMr. Young sent elther to China or Japan. Of the two, he preforred the Jatter for bim. Xo did not, insnying this, mean the least refiection upon Mr, Bing- ham, Ie found the latter an able Minister, and one who was dolng his Government good service.there. But he thought Mr, Blngham had enrned promotion, and, if this was glven him, it would leave thie plncoe open for Mr. Young. Gen. Grant gave the Presidontan aceount of his observations In JAPAN, and the course which wmight be pursued to develop that country mere rapidly and bring it Into nuch closer commerelal retations with tho United States, Mr, Young had been an observer with Iilm under the nost favorable circumstances, They had discussed tho methods by which the Unlted States could nssist Jupan In freeing herself from the coms merelal tyranny which England and Russin had long exercised and were sceking to strenithon, e belicved that Mr, Young would, as Amerlean Minlster there, be able to exert very great influence in the direction Indicated, 'The same liny .of rensoning ap- plied to China, and ho thought Mr, young would be able to porforin VALUADLE SERVICE IN CHINA and accomplished much in bhullding up com- merelul interests for Amerlean morchants, and nldunf Ching, ulso, agalnst England and Rnssla, lle thonght it would be possible 1o forin_such relations with Ching and with dapan us shoutd finally lewd both those nations to look to the Unlted Suntes for un allinncy In ease they deslved at auy time ta Tesist the attempted commerelnl encronch- ments of European natlons, 1n concluding, Gen, Grant sald that whlle Japan or Chinn Jind beon his choles for My, Young, 12 neither of theso places should open fur him, he took pleasure, I answer to President Gartleld’s request, In presenting Mr. Youug for the miusion to Mouxico, provided it wasto be- cowe vacant, RAYNER ) A CABE OF HOT TEMPER AGAINST MHED TAl " Boectal Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns Wastinoroy, D, G, Muareh 11L,—3r, Ray- uer, Sollcitor of the Treesury, necording to the locnl papers, 1s In trouble, The follow- ing 18 o brict statement: Solleftor Rayner recently mado u complalut agulust Pollce- wan George W, Barklvy, who has boen do- fug duty at the City Post-Oficu tor some tinie, charging the latter with having com- mitted u rude nssault upon hm (Rayner). Burkloy was brought betore the Polles ‘Urinl Board, Sollcitor Ruyner submitted n state- mont to the effect that ho went to the Post- Oftice to see D'ostmaster Atnger on. busi- ness, and that a clerk, in answer to the questlon where Mr. Ainger was, rudely sald: **You mnust nsk somo one else,” e (Rayner)sald: “ It lsd—d strange’ & man eannot got a eivil answor to o elvil question.” Barkley then sald tohim: * Don't swesr herel” and when he asked why he (Burkluy) took advantage of Lly badge to in- sult u gentleman, the policeman SEIZED AND PUSHED MIM OUT. Lte says, fu the written statement: ‘“Tnls mau Barkley committed o rude and violent sssault on wy person. I sny upon my outh -that I never treated one of my negrosiaves (a great many of which I awnedbeforo the Wnr{ with the wnprovoked radeness, insult, and violence that this man Barkley treated mo with' ‘Pho ‘Irial - Commlites reporteds *'Fhe wholo evidenes goes to prove Private Barkley not guilty of thy eharges, ond we s0 find Wi, and we vecommend that the chrges ngainat him be dismissed, "The Committes would also state, In this connectlon, us n wmntter of record, that te manner of the complalinnt, Mr, Rayner, wns vory_exelfed during thoe entire trial; that ho Ve USED HGULY INPROPER LANGUAGE to several of tho witnesses, and on onn oe- casfon threatened o gentleman present with personal viotence, so that the Commlitee we 1o Interfere to preserve the penee,’” 3 Judgiment was yesterdoy aps proved by tho” Distrlel, Connnissioners, In relatfon to s matter, Mr. Rayner publishes the followlng enrd to the public: I request every just and gencrous porson to suapentd the fornnition of any detinit opinfon i regard to tho wnkind reference to myself that appeared in the Post of this morning until the niatter I8 thorougbly Investigated. 1t (s now before the Commigsioners, Tet it bo remems bered 1 nm the complalpant §n tho ease for a wroug done me, K. RAyyEm TIIE PUBLIC ORIB. 4 TOST-OFFICES, Spectat Dirpateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasixaroy, D. C., Mareh 1L~The mem- Ders of the Administration are stlfl very busy shaking hauds with ofiiceseekers and other callers, The pressure Isso great that little tlmo {8 left for thae consideration of the rogu- Inr publie business, qr of limportant appoint- ments which must soon be made, The fol- lowlng are * the principal Western Post- Oftices which beenme vacant during the month, -with their salaries: *+ Red Odk, In, .2000; Waterloo, $2,100} Junetfon Clty, Kus, 81,0005 Topeka, Kus,, £5,000; Wynndotte, Kay,, $3,100; Faribault, . Minn, $1,000; Hastings, _ Minn, $1,1003 Lake City, Mlom, $2,000; Manitowoe, Wis,, 81,0005 Watortown, Wis, & Indinn- apolls, Iud,, §3,000; Rockville, Ind., §1,2003 Terre }oute, Ind, $2,00; Wapash, Ind., §1,000; Bedford, Ind,, $1.400; Draidwood, 111, 81,100; Charleston, Coles County, I, $£1,%00; Mattoon, Ill, £2,200; Qulney, Itl, 83,0005 Davenport, 1a,, 33,000; Manchester, 1a., 1,900, 3 1 o CAPT, IIGOTT, who voluntarily relinquished tho contest for the Qulney Post-Oflice, 13 to be provided for with tho ofticd of Register or Recelver of the United States Land Office In‘one of the Terrltories—probably Utal. ‘The 1lon, John I1. Lewis, member elect from the Peoria dis- triet, has lett for his home. b QGEN. BANE, OF QUINCY, .- Recelver of the Land Office at Salt Lake, ac- compnuied by Gen. Willlamson, Commls- sloner of the Land Oflice, called upon. Seore- tary Kirkwood to«lny, Gen, l}m?e I4an ap- pHeant for reappointment, and Gon. Wilitam- son, in the course of tho {nterview Wit the Secretary, highly complimented Dane for tho etliclency and faithfuiness of his admln- istration of the ollice for the four years of his incuwbeney, . SRR MORTON, 1t was belleved last night that Mys, Morton would be suceesstul in her avplicatlon for tho Quiney Post-Oftice, but, for varlous consid- erations, none of whichi. nro illscreditable to Mrs, Morton, who I8 s most estlinable woman, she will probably not receive the appolnt- ment, and Chester Wileox, of the Phty, will carry off the prize, VISITORS - % I'hte Hon. D. N. Bash, I J. Coon, George W, Patten, Wiltiain M. Wilsou, and Chaties Tobey, of bhicwgu. are among the recent ar~ rivals here. * ' =5 ,JDI{N’ 1, x‘x.\\'lor m»ir.x.s\'n,l.v. eels confident that hie will bo appolnted to o Unlted States Terrltorial .hulxsyllln.' » TIE OENTLEMAN WIO WORKED LIKE A TROOPER * - In the .last cambalgn is arriving by every traln in great numbers, The ex-members u’l Congress and gentlemen from a distance who seem to have come hero, . in grent haste, and .who. at ‘the, ‘saine time would not accept any "position ' in the gilt of the Government are raptdly filllng the. notels, and appear unanimously I al public vlaces, The latter class.spend . the' orning hit attempting to‘l‘xnin adpittanee to the President’s oftfed, wid wiilor* his ‘dudrs ¢lose nt 1oon they make their way to'the witiees of the varions heads of Departuients, thelr ocl.viluct ult. ul_l[olg l{l!:‘!lfi Dllncus balnz [] suggest the value of their services, and urge thy Presldent to recognizo theny, | 3 5 AFTER A DAY’S WORK OF Til§ KIND they appeur nbout tha lobbles of the hotels and in the newspaper oftlees, deciaring with Kreat emphasis that there 18 10 ofiice In the gift of the Government which they would ke under any clreumstances. |, The gentle- men who canie Within an nee of “receiving n Cablnet position still contlnua nuwmerous, and some additions have been made within, twenty-four —“honrs to thelr . : ber, ‘They seem . to think that tho narrow eseape which they suppose them- selves to huve mude for & Cibineg ofiice en- titles them ut least to the position of the hlcml (&E Jny Bure;-L\l&‘k/l'he {flltlmgmfi: \vllxlo: del.t clarg wou ¢ anything, but whom Would ba Qiicult to persuade’ + TO REFUSE ANYTHUING, are nlso an exceedingly numerous class, Gen, Gartleld I8 deuling with nll-'thess in n ver deliberate way, und by this dellberation {s cach-day securing a flitle additlonal rest. 1lis declaration that he dpes not Intend to remove good offlcers without full Investiga- tlon of the rensuns set forth for thelr re- un{v&l, xmuunot. l.h{:n }mlcss S0Ing gdmd c:ulxsu exlsts, continues to have a ve epress| and disheartenng eifect. < 4 Bl NOTES. PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION, Bptcial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasimyoroy, D, C., Mareh 11,—Tho Pres- fdent and Mrs, Gurfleld recelved the oflleers of tho nrmy, the navy, and the marine corps, with thelr families this evening at the White House. Every grado of the aripy was repre- sented, from Gen, Sherman down to the newly-appointed Second Licutenants,—thoss who have mnde the war record of the lngt Tl century, and buresu offlesys who never saw a squadron in the field. . Adwmiral Porter led the naval nen,,” among whom wero sgveral gullant old Admirais who hrst braved the storm and battls when England clalmed to be mistress of the sens and this conntry was successfully. disputing her titte, President Garfield, as Commnndar- In-Chief, received the officers of the United Service with great ‘cordiality, while .y, Gufield bore that air of womanly dignity and sweetness which wins ot once. respect and adimtration. " THE TALK OF AN EXTRA SEBSION OF CO¥- GRESS is dying out, although thers aro stiil many who favor one, and some who belleva It awill Lo called. ‘The drift of oplulon, however, hmuufllmsu who are most llksk’ to know thu.wlshes and purposes of the Adminlstra- tlon s decidedly ngninst tie probability that Cougress will nsseible before the frst Mon- duy In December, | TIE CENSUS, . To the Western Assoclated Pross, - WASIINGTON, 1), C,, March 11.—The con- sus bullutin shows that the native increnso the past len years has gnined upon forelgn Tnwigration, THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINATIONS, The Prasident nominnted the following: Poxtmdsters—George 1, Dlck, mu»’:fim{:- ton, I11.: Orlando 11, Morwin, Evanston, 11l Aliond’ I, Biford, Bouton ' Harbory Migh: Lorenzod, Worden, Luwrence, Knse Thomas 1, Hall, Omabe, Neb, The President has nombnated Henry G, Pearson Postmaster at Nuw Yorl, Ar, Pearson has bedn {n the Now York Post-Ofleo some fifteen years, a8 thy son-ln-law of - Postmuster-Goneral Jumed, whowm he succepds as ostmaster jn: New York City, o {s about 45 yenrs of age, and I8 perhaps more thoroughly familiar Lwith the detalls of tho oftice thap uny om=" ploy6 in that branch of the service, e CINCULATING THE SILVEIL Oinclunuty Opmmerctal, * - WaAsHINGTON, D, C,, March 10.—~The larg- est order ever recoived for standard silver dollurs came in to-day from Phlluuel& A stugle bunk n thut city ordered 1 of these dollurs, "Thoy will bo shipped by express in hogsheads, "Ihe welght {3 about thyiee tons or 6,000 pounds. Vreasury otlis* cluls are couslderably puzzled "to know what the bunk wunts with' so much siiver, but they lmmium that it is to pay out under ol leuses which huve run for halt a century or more, and which are puysble i silver, to avold ILY Huctuations of luss . pubstautisl nioney, lu uny event the ofticlals wers glad to'eet the vrder, as the vaulty are crammed with stiver, — CASUALTIES. Explosion of a Boiler While Undergoing a Test at Buffalo. Thirtecon of the Sixteen Men at Work Mangled in a Hor- rible Mannor. Six of Thom Killed Outright, and the Rest All at Death's Door An Excursion Train Wrecked on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fo, . The Sccnp of ‘the Accident on the Arkansas River, Beyond Fort Lyon, i’ oo f Seventy-five People Rolled Down an Embankment, and No One : Killed. Nine Pcople Mm-u or Less Hurt, and Nearly Everybody Scratched Up. A Man Gets Onught in the Shafting of a Mill, and' s Pounded to Pieces. ANOTIIER BUFFALO HORROR, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BurraLo, N. Y., March 11.—A little after 4 o'clock yesterday ufternoon the shock stopped n elock iu a bullding near the scene of the eatnstrophie. At twelve minutes after 4 & heavy conenssion, which well up In the city shook strong buildines to thelr very foundations, zave the tirst notice of another fuightful disaster, added to the remarkable serles with which Buffalo has been afilicted wlithin the unfortunate period of the lnst Tew months, With the greatest rapldity streets that a darge bolter had exploded Inthe boller- the mnews flew through the shop of Donaldson & Patterson, and soon hundreds of people were hurrying 1n the di- rectlon of the wreck. , THIE SPECTACLE . which was presented to the eves of the first- ‘comers quite beggared description. The big shop had been literally torn to fraginents, whichi lay In o seendingly tnextricable tangle, while the gluss from the windows of the surrounding bulldings, and the holes broken i the stiplng roots, or the débris vestlug upon ‘them, Bave evidénee of tho tremendous violence of the explosion, Othier and far more melan- -choly testlmony ns to results was soon dis- covered, A glance'at the rulh was enongh ta beget tho fear that there must have been & sad sacrifice of life; and such was the case, with the awful mutiiation of some of the Dbodies, ind extreme suffering to onoor two bétdre they dled. Although the wreck of the ullding was'so complete, 2 SEANCH FOR\THE DEAD AND INJURED . wag,not o matter of much tifiienity or time, s the structure; ltke most boller-shops, wag Hittl more’ thian -n rough-'shed,” with the -beaten earth for its floor, and It was notg hard task for stroig, busy huuds to pull rwdy broken boards, beams, and rent. sec- tigng of the shingled roof. The dend and those’ who -within n- few aninutes were relleved © from thelr agony by death weérg’ ifound -to number six, . while three ‘otbers f{were severely injured, dua no doubt fatnlly. A portion of the Firo Department assisted in the search, and many vhysiclans wero soon at the scene for sucl survice as thoy might be nbie to render. + JTHE BOILER TIAT EXPLODED was an old tug atfalr that had been repaired and was being tested, Mr. R, Patterson, one of the proprietors of the shop, was stand- ing- near it when It burst. A por tlon - of - the boller caught - his body, enrried 1t . .through the buildg and noross the street through a board fence, mangllng it tereibly, Five others were scaludd and burned in o fearful maumner, Three moro were allve, but with broken limbaand brulsed bodles, The names of the victims are: ; R. Patterson, aged 40, ¥, Cundwliek, aged 60, x J. Langenefeld, nged 35, i Charles Baler, aged 80, Willlam Wager, aged 83, Willlam Glbson, nged 25, ALL WERE MARRIED, . The ¢oncussion was something beyond conceptlon, The boller was blowa into pleces and went salling in every directlon. Onevpleco wag sent crashing through the roof of Wells’ Elevator, another ‘over on to tho draw-britge across tho creck, 1,000 feet nwiy, and the dome landed tive blooks awny inthe street, Windows were shattered In bulldings for’ blocks around, and the roofs nnd' doors of -houses and factories near were burgt In and blown off. Many of the employés (thore weroe sixteen in all) had nnr- row eseapes, and two Loys were blown out ot addor In which they werd standing, 'Fho damages dono will amount to about $50,000, “i+ ANDTIEL DISPATCIL ' To the Weatern Assoclated Press. + BurpAvLo, March 11.—A large boller in the Pheenix Boller Works, owned by Donnldaon & Patterson, oxploded this afternoon, in- stantly kllling slx men and wounding seven others, Patterson, one of the proprictors, I8 amonug the killed. Tho manutacture ot boil- era ls the busiuess, whilo a speclalty is the tosting of old bollers, An old boller belong- ing o the tugboat Mary E. Pierce, in use nearly oighteen years, was belng tested, whon, without any apparent cause, It burst, litarnily leveling works 100 feet long, elghty feet Ngh, and forty feet wide, Patterson was, with n ponderous mass of the exploded boller, hurled neross the street and through a solld board fence, to which portlons of his body and fragments of hislimbsclung, while hisleg wasrecoveredfifty yards furthor nway, THE OTHERS KILLED & were seattered i nll directlons, ‘Lhe forca of the explosion was so great the windows ot ‘buildings nearly half o mile distant wera blows out, and many people fu the houses in the viclnlty wete thrown to the ground, tables overtuined, and windows demollshed. Adjolning bulldings wore shaken to tha foundatlops,- A targe plece of tho exploded boller was thrown hundreds of feot in the alr, and, falling, crashad throngh tho roof of the Wells Elevator,- 500 feet away, ‘The dome of the Loller was thrown o hundred fegt 1n the air and landed half a wilo dis- tant, R + "5 T§IE KNOWN KILLED: 5 Robert’ Pattarson, age 64, married; leaves a wite and six ohildien, , = John Langeafeld, unmarried, sge 89, found i the rulns, burned slmost beyond recogul- tion. ‘ . 0 Franels Chadwick, nge 63, englueer in .churgo of the boller, side blown away; bled to death; wife. and threo children. Willlum Wager, blown to plecess: leaves o wife gud four children, * 3 z Willtam Gibson, nephew of Pattorson, blown through the shop and across the street; wife and two children, An unknown man, lieyond recognition, THE WOUNDED, Carl Otto Valiz, both legs blowy of, Lh(u ek n]xlnl chesty eamnot recoyer, ieorge 1tenner, 16 years; lo hel“lll brulsed badly, # 10k broken, beag enry Mackoy, left tegibroke: Injured Internally; will n;ohnbl;!'llzlnend ok Alexander Ruport, right arm bmfm" Jured internally; will probably i, I Robert Mexyleh, left slde body ang 1 badly eut; was standing twenty feetfro b Dboller when strucle; will recover, e Michnel May, ‘about ten feet frop Doller: the lr?cc‘.’r, hurt in the stomnch and Toft stde of Willlam Knorr, right foot smashed; blackened anq brulseq et i recover, il Sixteen men were employed In tho Worky at tho thne of tho disnater. lngl.. i onnldson, the othor proprietor, | fow mmnem’s before the explu‘s ol bt o fon droy, from the works, and was only a few s : away, e Three are yy. SMASII-UP IN COLORADO, &pectal Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tridune, L Junta, Coto.,” March 11,—Tie Ne Mexlco traln of tho Atchison, 'l'onel;n: 3 4 Santa T¢ Rallroad Company, ‘whicl |og Kausas City nt 10 o’clock Wednesday nigyy et with @ serfousaceldent fonr mites sougy, west of LaJunta, Colo. ‘There were by seventyfive passengers on tho train, apg auong them your correspondent, when this aceldent oceuvred. Last evening nuout o'clock n severe snow-storm, accompayled by one of the fiereest wind-storis that ever vislted this seetlon, camo up., Thy traly could move tlong but slowly, g could mot make more than 1y miles an hour. 1t reached La Junta gy, morninz seven hours late. After m; pnasengers had eaten breakfast the tralp Juoved on towards Now Mexlco at the sang slow speud, the wind belng still very higy Abont fitteen minttes Inter there wasa suy. den jar, and the ears went down an embank ment about five feet high, landing oty side up, leaving passengers, bageage, audq In a promiscuous heap, Itwas first belleve that at least holf ot the passengers wey killed, but, after taking n survey of the syr roundings, It wus found that, although y number were wounded, none were badly, or had sustafued any very serious tujury Yout correspondent did notyecelvea serately and wns ono of the first to lend o helplng hand to the disabled. The aceldent ywar caused by n broken rall. The englne, ang mail and baggnge cars passed over sately. Lut tho smoking-car, pussenger-coacl, an¢ sleeper were hurled down tho embankmeny and landed about thirty feet from the road bed, “turning a complete somerset as they struck the ground. The large nuwber of vassengers had o most miruculous escape, and thelr zood luck was due to the fact that the traln ran very slowly when the ne cident occurred. It was also forte. nate that at the thue there wy but Httle fire in the stoves, as the vassengen would have stood In danger of beiug roasted alive, there belng no way of speedy exit from the cars, Cousiderable climbing hind to be done to rerch tho doors, which were on the top. The conductor of the sleeper, Mr, C.D, Davis, deserves credit for his coolness and bravery In at once extinguishing the fire, though sutfering from a brulsed leg, ‘The porter, Sundy Edwards, was hurled througa the rear door and landed on a somy. vile on his lead, but was not hur, thanks to the thickness of his skull Both labored hard to make thelr passengers comfortable while waiting In the wrecked car for the rellef-train which had been dis- patehed from La Juuta, After ouve hours continement the relief-tralu arrived, and the wounded were taken back to La Juntaand provided with all comforfs at the rallroad hotel at this polnt,. The most serlously in- fured pnssenger s 3Mr, Willlaw dlold, ama son from St. Louls, Mo,, wlo wus on hisway to Now Mexico to work on the rond. 16 way serlously Injured Internally und recelved s very severe cut on his head four or five inches long. Tho prospects are, nowever, that he will recover. Mr. T.J\ Ilickmnn, Sherlft of Bent County, Colorado, was in the smoking-car, and had his head badly eut, and 1s also Injured Interually, bat 1s ablo to walk about. Capt. Ellingsworth, of ‘Topekd, was hurt {uternally. Mr. Ed Strass- burg and wife, of Topeka, were both injured in the hend. "Mr. E. Boyden, of Sedally, had his head Injured, atd was bruised in varlous parts of the body. Mr. N. Brucks, of Chl- engo, wasbadly cnt in tho land and amn, mid Bis orm was also seriously bralsed. Nenrly. eversbody on the tralu wal more or less cut nnd brujsed, exceyt your correspondent and M, K, A.'Biake, orie of tho owners of the White Onk Golden Er Mr. Samuel Marshnll, of tho firm of Marshall & Listine, of Milwaulkee, and his daughter werenlso on the traln, but escaped with slight stratches, Ve expect a train here this 0 take us to the end of our journey, Sveulsk OBk UE 10 msslmncx. EXPLOSION. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt 8. Lous, Mareh 11,~There was quile & lively fige and explosion ot tho Orlon Gar Lignt Company's cstablishwent, No. 18 South streot, to-day. The Manager, J. h 3 Utterback, was standing near the front door e had just kindled a fire in tho stove, sitt- ated about tha middie of the room. Wil ho was contemplating the pecnliar weatber nnd watching the raln as It fetl, hie was sud: denly litted from tho floor and landed several Teet nearer the door by n terrible ex foslon, In the rear had been ncouble 9” wrrels of Jmsnlme. One of them wmeh? had exploded. It o moment tho wholslo torlor of the store wns In Hames nd in twenty minutes had completely burity out. Tha Fire Depnrtment way promptly gm hand, aud put out the red-lhot fire, sav "Rh 4 surrounding propurr.f. The store was3 Hlitf with o stock of gasollne Jainps and fixtu o and some vm‘a' handsomo office furniture. i isaltamussof charred rutns, Mr.(hlurhafih ok clothing was sot on fire butore huccllld]nh il himself up, and ho would have f:mw\\ll b stock If soue of the bystanders hind not !‘nll ered him Into o heap and torn his m“ucl‘x Hoe was drepdfully seared, but not lmt.bl hurt, Loss, 83,6007 insured for $1,500 Iu Geriion of Buitulo, VICTIMS OF TIIE RAIL 8pectal Duapateh to Ths Chicago Tribunk, Maxitowod, Wis,, March 11.—Ab €ng ern Rullway nomed Enifl Kowalke, while st tomptiug to jump from o moving traln at ¢l place Inst evenlng, was thrown under e cars and recelved injurles from which g died Inabout four hours. Kowalke wes half-brother of Roadmaster Ramus, ’D“nh'«; sobor, Industrious, and well lked by att W knew hin, ol Another aceldent whercby a mat nn!nm! Charles McComb had o leg badly eruston at and another had an arn brokun, 0SCUETE o Grim's Statlon, twelve nlles west “En ‘lllf&u yesterduy aftornoon, ‘I'wo englued B o, cars containiug about 100 men werd 1heee, from the track while striking lnluflnm Sor snowbank. ‘Tho engine was i fuat, and 1t secms ulmost B ’"""fimed large number of the moh Were not - A SETTLING UP. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago vibunt SUNBURY, Pa, Mnrgn x}‘;—ll\u Brellrw““‘ tive of the Haltimore otou! on which the accident ocourred lulsltsnlll‘ day, was ln Shamokin on Wednes ?ly' : pald & number who wers Iujnre“; i A, Weaver recelved 8300, i " ytar. 3, Oram §2%0, (Georgo i)«‘mt)'fl“" ghall §0, n man from (e ‘H, s, s ottorgamalr L] Company will settle with ng 3 and it 1s gencrally beliove {m’v B 1o Do uflurfi fiex will not boles than 10,000, ; 1 TH A HORRIBLE DEATH. st. Lours, Mo, March 1L—A u&l::l“& Mo, apecial says B. Q. Read, Buper’ neer on the Milwaugee, Lake Shore & Weste | Taitroads ¢