Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1881, Page 6

/’ - CRIMINAL NEV A Virginia Farmer Murdered by a Young * Man for Dancing with His Mistress. The Murderer Shoots Ilis Vietim White Standing in tho Ball-IRoom Sot. A Scoundrel in St. Louis Throws Cayenne Pepper in a Lady’s Eyes. An Assault on a St. Louis Police ! Officer, with Possibly Fatal i Results, A Well-Known Galeshurg Conl-Dealer Robbed and the Gullty Party Arrested. Acquittal of Mrs, Orocker, of Milwaukeo, on Trial for Attempted Murdor, A DANCE OF DEATIIL, 8pectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, HiLsvILLE, Va, March 1.—Information hns Just renched hiere of the horrible termination of 2 ballat the residence of Mr. Jesso Testument, who llves near the North Corner.’ Desplte the fret that the wround was covered with snow, o larue gnthering, made up of the mountainecra ond woimnen from all parts of tho county, bad ns- sembled, and, while the ball-room was made up of quite w mixed compnny, its enjoyment was ns great, and tho scerd, In It way, ns Ueilliont, as many @« soclety ball in tho large clties, Among tho femiles present was one handsome womnn, who, Jdesplto the fact that many of her sex turned scornfully {rom her, was tho recipient of much attentlun from the male portion of the company. Bhe was o woman who was known to be tho mistress of Nonh 8prinkle, and she had {nsiated on com= g to thoe ball regardless of his wishies. Borln- kle stood nenr ber, and scowled upon every man who asked her to dance, and ho scemed disposed to muko her dance every set with him, Noah Iagar, a middic-nged furmer, was tnore attent- ive to the eolled dove than any other man present, and had donced sovernl timed with her, although it was cvident to nll thut Sprinkie was wild with rage at the coquete tish nirs of the woman ns sho moved through the dunce, The old negro flddler struck up “'Fhe Suowbird on tho Ashbank,"—the fuvorit danee tune of the mountaineers,—and Hngar took his pluce by the slde of tho young woman 1o go through the dance with her. At this Sprinklo dullbernlulfl stepped up, drew n revolver from hls hlp poeket, and putting the muzzle right aguinst Hu- gur's breast fired, gending tho ball tbrough his heart. The unfortunate mnn had just made thic first step i tha dunce when he Tell dend, convulsively sm"lll"x the hand of the womun as he dropped at her feet, while the blowd avzing quickly from his jngged breast be- smeared the gnudy tinsel-trimmed dress of his partner, who grew white and fainted when sbo uttempted to draw her hand from tho deaths clasp of her partrer in tho dauco of deuth. Muny of the women awosned, and in iho Intcnse excitoment that followed tho murderer leaped from the window onlo o pinzza, und from there futo tho ard and made his escape. 1t wus thon 1 o'clock u tho morning, Soon the men rullled togethor ano formed a Vigilanco Committee for the pur- Yuw of pursuluy tho assassin. A few men wero eft 10 gunrd tho house, while tho others mounted thelr hotses and started n pursult. Tho ground being covered with snow und the moon shining, Sprinkie was tracked for several miles, and by diybrenk his pursuers wero followlug closo ut his Leels, and he was fnally tuken ns he wis painfully crossing w brook. Ilo was n despernio man, und when he heard tho Bbouts of the horsemen behlnd nim he faced about and nttempted at first to makoe n desper- ate fight, "but when he .saw the strength of hls purauers he surrondercd, Ho was bronght to tho Juil at Greyson Court-House, and is now lodged therein. Iagar, the wmurdercd man, :Eu'csn wifeand five childron 1 the deptha of verty. WHOOPING TIIINGS UP. Spectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, 8r. Louts, March 1i.—-Miko Connelly was whooplng things up o o lively way to-day nt the corner of Twenty-second and Blddle strects, when Ofticers Godfrey and Goodkey came in Blght. No persunsives could Induce him to bo quiet, and tho pollcemen arreated him, As thoy were taking the prisoner away R man suddonly Jumped out of & doorway a fow feat distant and dealt Oflicer Godfrey a villainous blow with n bammer on tho loft slde of tae face. neur thoe temple. The man ltnmedintely sturted awny, Onudke(y followed, flring two shots, but the man escaped. Subsequeatly he was arrested. He wroved to be Poto Connelly, a brotherof the prisoner. A chnargo of assuult to kill hns been referred. Godfrey was taken home, where 0 {8 uttended by i physlclun, who pronounues his wound eerlous In its chnracter, the Jaw and Tuclal bones belng shutiered, N ROBBING A COAL-DEALER. Bpecial Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune * GAreswsuna, I, March M4.—Bandy Daird, well-knawn conl-deater, was robbed of $241 lute last evening in the saloun of John Holfman, Buird was intoxicated, and had been ahowing up his money at different places during tho day. Ho 0id not discover hls Joss until he arrived home cnrly in tho morning. Tho caso was ro- ported 1o tho police thisforenoan, and thoy soon hiad In tho station the gullty party, boing ono Gicorge Williams; n well-known “colored thiy., He wus sponding mouey rathior freely, und, when auestloned, could not account for the same, One hundred and ninoty dollurs of the amount was fuund gccreted nt Willlams' houso, Mrs, ‘Willlums telling where It was, A DASTARDLY DEED. Bpeetal Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns, 8r. Louts, Murch W.—Yesterday ovenlng ot dusk, us 3iss Katle Jost, rusiding ot 816 Destres Lian street, wns pnssiug out of the yard on the Diestrehun streot slde for n bucket of water, sho waa confronted by some unknown scoundrel, ‘who, without saylng u word, filled tho young lndy's eyes with cayonne pepper und aclds, Tho 0bjuet of tho daatardly net wasmost undoubtedly for the purpose of committing an outruge, but n this ho was defeatod, for tho young udy vy hard work mudo her wry back lnto the house, The youny Indy, who §s 10 yoara of age and very rmuy. hua lost tho sight of one of her vyes, and ho othior i8 in & very dangerous condition, BURGLARY. 8pectal Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune. MANITOWOC, Wis,, Murch #4.~Dr, It 8, 0'Cone nel,of tho Town of Cato, n this county, ro- turning to his home lust ovenlug from a short visit to Now York to find that during his ube sonco bis home hud besn broken Into, and sveveral hundred dotinrs’ worth of property stolon, In- cluding wonoy, valunble juwulr{. his Instru- Ients, bis and’iis wife's clothing, bed and table linun, eto. Ho thinks ho knows tho gullty par- uwhxmu has employed P, J. Plerce, ox-Sherilf of this county, to furret the matter out. A SHOOTING AFFAIR EXPLAINED, DeTiorr, Mich.,, March 14.~The followink ux- Plunation of tho strange shouting utfuir which occurred at Willlmnston, In this Stute, on Wednenday night, has Just como to hand. It acems that Dr, Leusin, who was shot ut and nure rowly escaped denth by n man named Fuirbanks, wentto Willlamston for tho oxpress purpnae, nuvurula;cun ugo pf amputating an ar for Fafre bLanks, Who now clulms that the operntion wus unngecasiry. o 100k this strange course as o wmatter of rovenga., Ho fs now in Jull, ACQUITTED, . Bpeclal Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, 3Mutwavker, March 14.—Mrs, Fannle Crocker was aequitted In the Cireult Court to-dny on the ‘:rull;ld of temporary Insunity. She had been o triul nearly a week on uchurgoe of sttempt- fugtn kill her stepmother, )lrl.KJ- 11, Bulth, uby shootiug. After tho vorlict of wequittul had | rendered Ly 1ho jury un intoresting sceng ceurred, Mra, wnrmlf' cotgrutus it Srocker wit ftted un - ulb wldes, und many of her lady friends Kissed und ewbruced hey rupturously, ATLEMPTED WIFE-MURDER, DeTiorT, Mich., Murch 1—Ruclk Lutton, an old mun aged 50, living I Bl Clair, this State, made un ussnlt with Intent to wurder his wify, uged 65, Suturduy aftornoon, with w large lron wadpe, futicuny 8 dunkerous senlp wouind neross thy top ol the bead, Hao thenskipped to Canudy, . JAIL DELIVERY, Spectal Disvateh to The Chicage Tridune, LtAciNE, Wis., March 14.~Lust nigbt Gubriello Nuporstuck, u_prisoner walting for trlul at tho terw of the Rscine Clreait Court which cone vencs to-duy, succueded I cuttiug through tho tivor of her roll with a’ bot tron, gettiug luto the runlry of the Suerdtls dwelily, o / below, und bouce tu thosireet. ' Sho bs nu old otfvnder, wio | flwnukee nuthorities ich hns 1 n the :mélrb o, her specinl game boing that of hall- BANK TRESIDENT ARRESTED, Spectal Dispateh o The Chicugn Tribune, Kaxgas Ctry, Mo, March .—Conslderablo excltoment was eaused here to-day by the nerest of Thewlore Krauss, Prosident of the defunct Missourl Valley Bank, on n 8tite wareant ehary- 1y Btim with reculving deposita Ina falling insti- tution, knowing It to bo insolvent at the time. Mr. Krauss at once furnished bail nnd was re- leased. It s understood that detectives nre looklng for R. J. Althur, Cashlerof tho bank, who, it 18 thought, fled the city last Friday, INSANE, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tritune, JACKEON, Mich., March 4.—Richard Mart was dischnrged from prison to-dny, having served a gevon-nod-a-ntlf years' sentenco for attempted murder in flerrlon County two yearsawo. e Leeumno insanc. The discharged conviet wis taken beforo Judge Uoukl, and he ordered et to hetaken to the Asytum nt Knlnmnz This 18 tho f{th Insane convict tho Judgo hus scut to tho Asylumn since Jun. 1 TUE KALLOCII MURDER TRTAL, 8AN Fraxciscn, March 14,—The dofeuso In the Kalloch trinl closed to-lay. Tho prisoner testl- fied fn his own behelf that he went to tho Chronicle office to endeavor to nrrange with De Youug for tho suppression of tho pumphlet re- tlecting on his tathier, and that De Youug firat fin':w l; pistol, and thit tho witness fired In seifs efensc, ASSASINATION,. Nonrorg, Va.. March H.—Saturday evenling, a8 Tnomas McPherson, Willinmn Old, Willlam ‘Whitehorst, and a wan namod Fisher were leav- I Princess Ann Court-Honse In a wagon, thoy weto lired {nto from ambush. Old and Whites barat were instantly killed, The murdor wos tho result of law ditticultles, A HEAVY HAUL. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. TrEMONT, 1L, May W.~The residenes of Mr, Hiram B, Welilon, who resides about three miles from here, wns entered by burflnrs Saturday night und $500 in vatuable Jewelry und $339) I money stolen. No clew to tho thisves, TO SCRELN S8OME ONE. PRILADELPHIA, March 14.—At tho official in- vestigution of tho Philadelphia Gas Trust to- dny n bag was stolen containing the deeds and othor valuablo pavers of Mr, Puge, and all the duta he iyd collected Louriug on tho Inves- tization. MURDER AND SUICIDE. UTICA, March 14—John Shriover, nged 63, n drunken teamster, probably fatally shot hls wife to-day and then killed himscir, STATIE AFFAIRS. MICHIGAN, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. T.AN8ING, Mich., March 14,—Roth branches of the Legislature nsscinbled at 8:30. The Scua- tors' desks were ench ornnmented with n beau- tiful bouquet from tha Agrleultural College, and an ndititionnl one graced tho desk of Senn- torJohn I\ Rich, the nominee in the Seveuth District for Cougress. 'That gentleman held quite alovec on the floor, ond was witrmly con- gratuinted by bis friends. Some of his moro enthuslastio ndmlirers also exhibited tholr gratl- ficatlon by having a salute of thirteen guns tired tu his honor 1 front of the State-House, Alter transucting some unimportant businoss, and before the Senato adjourned, Senator Win- 80r, uf Huron, u competitor with Mr. Rich in tho Congressional race, xuld that it wus well known thut tho Soventh Congressional District, upon Which thooyes of tho whole State had been turned of late, hnd chosen Senntor Rich us tho numineo of the Kepublican party for Congress, and moved that, in View of that fact, the cone gratulntions of thoe Sennte be tendered him, Which wus ununimously carried by a rising vote, Mr. Rich responded in 4 few well chufen wordd, ) thanklug the Benators for thelr kind munifestas tion of contidenco and respeet. In tho House but very iittle business wns transacted, und that of an usinteresting char- acter, TENNESSEE. Nasuvirue, Tenn, Murch 14,—The Governor to-day submitted 1o the Legialature a Lrief mes- snge, presenting a proposition for the adjust- ment of the Stato debt from the Committee of Bondholders, representing tho majority of the outstanding bouds, to fund sald bonds and in- teresy coupons upto July, 1881, payable In ninoty- nino yeurs, and redecmable any thne after five years at the pleasitro of the State, witn Interest At por cont, aud the cuupous to be recelvable for taxes. The Governor suys tho annual bu- terest upon the terms proposed wounld bo less by £102,000 than Interest bused on a settlement of 60 por cont on the prinelpal, with § porcent iutor- est. To meet the interest on tho terms proposed now would require less than 40 cents on $100, with tull faith In tho contidonce and willingnuss and ability of the people to coinply with the proposed terms. The Qovernor r.-nrneulli' recoms mocdstho prompt ncceptanco by tho Leglalature, 1t uccepte, he recommonds that u pottion of tho uew bouds be Issucd in sums luss thun $1,000, 80 that our own citizens muy beecomo holders of tho bonds, which will become a elrenlating medlum nnd a convenlent nicans of vaying tuxes, WISCONSIN. . Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, MAp1sox, Wis, March M.—loth Houses had gosslons this evoning. In the Sonate Lills were concurred In to legalizo the netion of the Board of Supervisors of Wood County: tu extond the thme for proving and filling clnms aguinst tho Wiscousin Rallrond Farm Mortguge Land Com- pany: to feellitate electiuns in certnln cases; for tha collection and dlsposal of bighway taxes 1n cortain cuscas to suthorize the smuellishment of cemeterles: amending the Peddler luwi aud for tho cstablishment of clectric light 1n tho Unpitol buluuufi. 1n tho Asscinbly a bill nppropriating $1,000 tor experiment in amber cano was concurrod In,— yeus, ay, 13, 1I0WA. Special Dispateh 1o Ths Chicago Tridune. DEs MotNes, I, March 14.—Gov. Gear hos aps pointed Maj, A, R, Andorson, of Fremont Couns tyy to succeed Judgoe McDIll on the Board of Ratlrond Commlissioners. He is an nble lawyor, und comes from the samo soctlon of the Btate ns MeDijit, un is required by tho luw creating tho Board." He bas nll:wulmly gt 3 ARKANSBAS, 1aTTLE OCK, Ark., March 14.—The proposed City-Govoernmont bill fulled In the Benato to- day. ThoSonate refused to concur in the to- wort of the Conference Committeo limiting the ralo of {utereat to be puld by the State for alonn m’fh‘«':olrln‘;ll;l;;'lhan adopted 6 t 13 tho ruts dopted 6 per con o and tho Finuuca bill passod, < % NORTIT CAROLINA,. Rarewom N, U, March 14.—The Legislature Adjourned to-day. Heprosontative A, W, Bimp- son was immediately arredted on u chargu of lureeny, tho stolen property boing found in u bug und trunk. He ucouses two othor mambers with “lixing tho Job" Lecuuse bo refusc Voo for u cortaiu bill, ey OBITUARY. COL. JASON MARSIT, Special Dispatch (o The Chicage Tridune. JocKy np, Ik, March 14.—Col, Jason Marsh, of this eity, died in Chleago yesterday afternoon 0t the realdence of his son-in-law, Willlam Roger. Tho deceased was born In Windsor County, Vormont, In 1807, whoro ho romained untit bo wus 16 yeurs of nge, when he removed to Baratoga und commenced tho task of teac! fug school gnd studyiog Tuw, 1o was aduitted tu thoe Bar fn 1831, Ho came to, Rocktord in K19, and enguged In farming aud practiclng at his profession untl 1862, when ho entored the War us Colonel of the Seventy-fourth Hegiment. At tho battle of Misslon Rldko he was soveruly wounded and was compelled forn tito to resigni but ho soon returned, aud wus aguin obliged 1o quit the battie-tlokl ou necount uf bia lojurles. Atterre- turning he hold the position ‘of City Clork for ten years, Tho deepused hus been clodoly ide fled §u Hocktord's advancemonts, and len many fricnds besldes bin Imincdingo rolatives, The rentulus nrrived hero at 8 n'clook, seconms pul:lml'li nls.!uulvgdrmlllu t.'nl m‘:l. (’ll‘nuylwuru met ut the Eusf v Duput by the 4. A, ., of Witeld to tocoised wis & momber. - " ¢ SRS, MARY A, STEWARD, Bpectal Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tridune, BrEwARD, [, March H.—Mury A, Steward, wife ot Wesloy Bteward, Esq,, died this evenlng ut7a'clock, nged 44 yeurs, Mrd. Stowurd bay been u long und patlont sutferer with a cuncer wus uffeotion, which bus detled tho skiil of tuo Leat medical tulont tho country utforded. Hoer loss will bo sovorely felt in our fittlo comunity, Where she diod nutversally loved and vespected. Iier vomalng will bo Interred bero un Wednes- duy, tho foth Just. ' G BAMUEL SMITIT. Bpeclal Dupaich to The,Chicago Tribune, CLintox, Ik, Murch 14.—At 10 o'clock lnst evenlug, Mr. Samuel Binith, auothor of e Wit County's old settiors, died aftor u sbort illness Of pneumonly, ut tho nge of 67 years, He moved to 1lliuols from Keutucky whon u boy, und has THE CHICAGO TRIBUN UESDAY, MARCH 15, 1881— WELVIS PAGLES, Hved tn this placo ever sinco. He was very highly respected in this city, JUDGE RICHARD T, BOWIE, BALTIMORE, March I4.—Tudgo Riehard J. Dowie, of the Sixth Maryland District, died at Rockvlile yesterday, aged T years, He wns bori in Montgomery County, and was a son of old Gov, Bowie, He was Chicf Justice ot tho Ktate for nany years, and always a stanch Ite- publican, - JOIN Q. LANGDON, Special Dispateh {0 The Chitago Tridune. WeaLEY CiTy, March 1{.—John . Langdon, n wenlthy farmer who lately came here from tho Enst to engnze in agricultural pursults, died suddenly this morning of henrtedisease. o teaves a'wife In Treaton, N, J. THE REV. IIENRY IDES. Hoston, Mass,, March 14.~The Rev. Henry Tddes died auddenly of heart-dlscase, aged T2 yeurs., CASUALTIES. THE BURNED STEAMER. 81. Louis, Mo., March W.—~Thoe following pas- sengers wero on bourd tho steamer lHoward whea she enught fire last night, and were reseued by Lelug lowered from the stern of the bout ton yawl, and thon taken ashore' fifty or 100 yards below: Julo L. Pickott, Mrs. John A. Plekott, and Mra. John 8. Travis, of Edwardaville, 11l.: M. Ulasscock and P, Davls, of Tiptonville, Tenu.; John 1. Neven, editor of the Plttsburg Leader, wife, nurse, and ehild; C. 8. Lengle nnd wife, of Jacksonville, Kla, who were on thelr wedding tour, and who lose a magnilicent wardrobos Willlam Fisher and wife, of Macomb, 1L, nlso on their wedding trip, the Indy losing her bridal robes; A. B, Farls and Dr. Faris and wife, W, M. and M. C. Cluncy, Mrs. Il B. und Mrs. M. 1, Clancy, W, I, Loring, Willinm Dean and Johu Gison, alt of Cn!cuvrw Willlatn Hobert- sou, of Ureenyilie, Miss.; Willlamn Spenvo and wife, ol Now York: and S8amiuol Kubn, wife, ind threo children. Most of tho Indies and chililren wero In bed when the fire broke out, and wore taken from the boat in tholr nlent-cluthos. All lost tholr buggage. There was sume cunfusion and scrambling to get into the yawl, but Capt, Joe Dryan, Coine mander of tho stenmer, stoud by, plstol in boud, and malntalned order by saying he would shoot the first inan who rttempted to get {nto tho yuwl Lefore ail the ladies and children wery paced thorein, All tho rnasenmn apenk in high prulso of the conduct of Capt. Brynn, not only on this polnt, but during the whole fire. ‘Fho Howard wns the largest stenmer on tho ‘Westorn waters, belng about 3,000 tons burden, and nithough ten or twelvo yonrs old wus iu thorough coudition and a very voliuble vessel. ‘The Grand Duke Alexis, of Kussin, went from Cairo to New Orlei n ber in 1872 The Howard wis tugured ngalnst fire g fol- lowa: Underwriters' Association, New York; United_Firemen's, Philudelpbin; Lacalsse, Gone erule, Parls; Unlan Frankiin' Loufsvilie, of Loufaville: New Orleans, of New Orieans: Trina- atlantie, North Germun, and Hamburg, of Ger- nany, §2,600 each. . Munutucturers’, Nowark, N. J.; Merebams’ & Wchanies',Virginla; Comm clul, Now York; Mereantlic, Ohlo;_Flremen's, Laltimore; FHlome, New Orleans, $1,600 each, Newark City, N.J.: Fairileld, Conn.: Fanueil Hall, Bostou; Merldian, Conn., $1,000 each, Wo- tal, $10,000, A BRAVE RESCUE. Speetal Disvatch to The Chieago Tribune, BosTox, Mnes.,, March H4.—The erew rescucd from the Norweglau bark Hernles by tho Cue norder Sarmariy and Lrought here last night, Btate that thoy were sbabbily served by anocean stenmer. The burk oncountered a heavy gale in Intitude 40, longitude 42, lost all her 1nnats, be- came unmanagenble, and showed signals of dis- tress, No friendly safl was scon for soven days, when o stoamsblp trom New York boundto Antwerp hovo in sight. A tromendous sen was running, and tho steamer came alongsido and tried to snye the erew of the foundering bork by throwing life-lines, This was unsuccessful, and the steamer lula by durlug tho night. ‘Tha next morning ber Captaln mude o sccond nt- tewnpt, with 1o Lotter success, and, apparent) losiug patience, left the crow to their fate, and, utting on steam, salled away on his course, ‘e deserted men on tho ainkiny bark bad &lven up almost ull hopo when the Sumarii wus slghted in tho morniog. The Britisher quickly lowered Lier lifebouts, and, nlthonyn tho sen'wus running n3 high as on the previous day, every mati ou tho bark whs gotten off alive. BURNED TO DEATIT. Special Dispateh to The Chicugo Tribune. JACKSON, Mich., March M.—A Z-year-old col- ored boy was burned to death to-day. Tho child was nnmed Harry Edwards, and after din- ner was seon runalng from his motber's houso wrupped {n flames, The fire was put out, hut the ehild died In 0 fow mlnutos. Ho was torri- bly burned. He was loft In chargo of o brothor wiile tho mothor wis out ut work. Tha brothior negleoted to look after him, nnd tho child pluyed with tho fire and was burned to death, FROZEN 10 DEATII. Spectal Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune, BersoN's, Ind., March 4,.—The remalns of a man were found In the woods three mlles north ot Mliton, this State, to-day, Dcceased had ovldentiy lost his way and frozen to deatb, Tho face was 80 budly decomposed that jdentifica« tion wns fnpossible, and nnthing could bo found on his porson (o show who he wiis, He witl bo buried to-morrow by tho township authorities, TOE PITTSHURG ACCIDENT. Prrranuia, Pa,, Mareh 14.—The Coronor’s in- quest upon the denth of Charles Carney, the conductor killed by tho colllsion on the Pane Handle bridge Sunday marn'ing, was concluded, and o verdiet veached fixing tho. blame of tho aceident on H. A. Foater, tolegruph u\r urntor at tho south end of tho Lridge, As nothing wna sald in the verdict about eriminat cavclosness, Foster wus not arrested. KILLED BY A TRAIN, BrtAkoreg, Minu,, March 14.—The bodyof n womith wus found on the track of the Sloux Clty Rond yesterday moraing so terribly mnn- gled thut she could only Lo kleatificd by the clothing, 1t was found to bo Mlss Holle Blake, il It 14 thonghe sho was struck by & traln and thrown under tho wheet BRAKEMAN KILLED, LA BATLE, 1L, March H.—A brnkeman named J. Rtuhl wus run over by an Ilinofs Contrul tratn near Minonk, Saturdny night, ‘The ontire train pnased over his body, crushing It to n shnpeless masd, This uccldent 18 thouost shocklug that Lins happened on tho road for somo timu, A NARROW FKSCAPE., Spectal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, CeNTRALIA, 1L, March 14.—Alonzo Robertson wus budly burt at Duquoln this mornlng, 1lis foot wus caught In n frog and o trafu bore down ou liim, I Hfe was saved by Conductor Beobo pulliug his body from the track. POLITICAL. TIIE INDIANA AMENDMENTS, Special Dispateh 10 The Chicage Tribune. INpIANAPOLIS, Ind., March H.~Dispatches ro- colvod hiero from all parts of the Btate Indleate wvery quiot election upon the constitutional amendwents. A very small voto was polled, probably not moro thun two-thirds of the num- ber cast at tho November election. Of tho votes cast, the returns thus fur recolved indleate thut botween 80 and 00 per cont aro in favor of the amondments, Thore wus no organized opposi- tion whatever from tho Domocrats, although noarly ull Demuorats who voted opposed the amendmonts, Thero wero some Democrats who voted for tho amendwments, and quite a number who vated for o part of thom, A dispateh from Carroll County estimates the mujority for tho mmendments in that countyut 700, Cuss County glves n largo nmjority for the amend- ments, und in Montgomery the majority Is nstl mated at three to one in favor of the amond- wments, Heturng from ull but threo wards in this clty show that less than half the votoe of No- vomber waa cust. The averuge majorlty for tho ullrurmn,: nmendments sutyes between 80 und W r el o Special Diapaleh to The Chicago Tribune, BLxianr, Ind., March 14.~Tho wncndment clection Lu-duy was very quiet, Not over oies third of the vite was polled. Followlng are the resulis: First amendment—For, B45; agulust, . Becond—For, 5 ugulnst, 11, —For, @30: ngulnst, 624 Fourth—For, 1313 agaluat, o7, Fifthi—For, ‘3403 ngainat, 0. Bixth—For, Hi; uguinet, 095 Ninth—For, 313 aguiuat, 59, Spectal Diswateh o The Chicago Tridune, TrRrRE AUTE, lnd., Moreh H.~—The mafority on tho propused constitutioval nmendinents whicti wors voted for to-duy 18 very lingo, 1 yoto was light, und it was noticed thut but fow Dewocrats vuted, Spectat Dispaten to The Chicago Tridune, VinNcexxes, ind., Murch 14.~The amendments to the Constitution wore carrled 1 Vineoines Township to-duy by 515 mujority. Thu voto wus yory Hghi, und bue little intervst was taken jo thevleetlon, Speclat Diapateh Lo The Chicago Tribune, For? WAVKE. lud,, March lL—A very lght vote vlmu |l\ullc<l wnd n? d'"ll;um“ l'l‘lii!ll." K m; awonduents wero carriod by o majority of ubout 1,200, 4 MINNESOTA’S SENATOR. Bpeetal Dispateh to The Chicage Tribuns. Br. PAuL, Minu., Murch H.—Tho Scnatorlal problem wus solved 1o-duy by Gen, Edgerton's acceptange of thy eppointment, He had bevn hid away from tho pollticluns, who wanted to drasw him away from the prizo within his grasp by tho reductive allnrementaof the Governors ship, Al day Sunday ho was in the eustoly of MeMiltan's Marahal and conteactor, who were nverse to any such bargnin. To-day nt 10 o'clock the elect eame forth nnd sought the seclusion of tho Excentive Chamber, where be was tendered tho appolntment, and tearfully nceepted tho honor. When (iov. Plllsbury handed him his credentinls ho wns not able to sup- press his emotions. His cyes grew misty nnd his volee porceptibly trembled a8 he anld, *Qovernor, as usual in such times with me, 1 am_totally unable adeauntely to ex- press my gratofulness for tho high trust that fou Teposo in mo and this distinguished mark of L ALl mght, Edeorton,” sald the Governor nearty, kindly \vn[)a “ibat's my plan, until_somo other time toexpress your thanke,” 11k his benefactor a hurried farewell, Gon, Edgerton boanted tho traln for the ‘{':ulqt with his credentiuls in his clnwhummer pockot. in his Walt To the Western Assoclated Press, BT, Paul, Minn., March 4.—~The appolntmont of Senator for the short term to suceced Win- fom was to-day oificlutly tendered to Gen, A, Edeerton, who promptly neeepted the gnne, und !lr.-u Iimlmuulnxoly for Wishigton with his cre- entinls. MICIHITUAN GREENBACKERS. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridunes GRAND RAPIDR, Mich., March 14.—The Green- backera beld n County Convention here to-duy for the purpose of nominating o candidate tor Clrcult Judge, A minority which was deter mined to mako no nomination, confessedly net- g in tho interest of Judge Hoyt, who wia benten in tho regular Republican Convention and thon nccepted an Imdependent Citizens' non-partisan nomination, managad by fllbus- terlng and all munner of sharp practico for ubout four hours, to tire tho mnjority out aud campel an adjournment without a nomination, Apartof thispnajority then held another conven- tion—n sort of muss convention—lmmediatel , o ) 3 C, Howell fn nomination, as tho su-catled regular Greens back enndidate, Stalwart Republicans nre cons fident that the result of to-day’s Inbors will targely increase the muajority for Mr, Robert \ Montgomery, the resular Hepublicun candidate, and ke hls clection a certalnty. TOPEKA TOSTMASTERSHIP, ~ Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunies Torek4A, Kns., March 14.—Cougressinun Rtyan telegraplhis here to-day that tho Kansas delegn- tion nt Washington hnve ngreed to recommend the appointment of Mu). Thomas J. Anderson na Postmnster at Topekn. This faa surprise allke to tho community and to Ma). Anderson, who ‘whs not an npplicant for the pince. Ilis noml- nntion was agreed upon #a o compromise be- tween tho varlous clementa controliing the plnce, and glves very general sntisfuction, Muj, Anderson 18 u member of the Leglsluture frot this district, hns served two terms in the Ilouse, wis Mayor of the ity for four years, und was o Grant delegate to tho Chicuxo "Convention, o bas long beon [dentitied with tho diferent rall- rands of Kunsas, and 18 now In tho omploy of the Atchlson, Topekn & Santa F¢ Hond ns Ueneral Anditor. ¢ Is nt present nbsent in Colarado on husiness for the Company, and I3 suowed in be- tween Granndu und Lusclnimar, MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. CENTHALIA, 1L March 14,—At tho city clocs tlon held to-day, Mr. I. Sadler was clected Mayor by 41 majority, There wns no exclte- ment, but a larger, voto wus polled than for sey- orul years previous, MUNICIPAL ELECTTONS AuausTa, Me., Murch 1.~Mayor Vickery wns retlected by 111 mujority,—the Inrgest . Repub- lican majority In many years. At Camden the Greenbackers elected every town ofticer. The Democrats made uo numinations, THE WEATHER. OMAIIA, NEB. 8pecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, OxANA, Neb., March 4.—~The water still con- tinues high nt vafidus points along the Uulon Pacltic, but trainsare being moved dully. At tho worst place, just west of Fremont, whero tho Platto River bas Hlooded tho track, pas- sengers are conveyed from one tealn to tho other {n vehloles, Tho tranafer occuples suveral hours, and will be kept up titl the wator goes down, It 13 feared thut shinilav transfers will huve to bo mnde at other points whon the tlouds come, Thore wnd o brisk snow-storm this morning nad ene this afternoon. Two or threo inchies of snow foll, and west of Omahba the wiud was blowlng hard. FAIRBURG, NEB. o BT. Josgrit, Mo, March 14.~The Bt. Joseph & Wesatern Rallroad is entirely under water In tho vicinity of Fuirburg, Neb., and the bridge oyver the Bl River at _thut piaco 1s wished nway, ?ifllll:;l unthe west eud of the rond are aban- loned, TIHE SIGNAL SERVICE, Orrrce oF Tan CiiEe SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasnisaroy, D. C,, March 16—1a. m.—For tho Onlo Valley and Tennessee, Increusing cloudl- ness, occasionn! rain, easterly winds, stationary or lower temperature, and fulling possibly fol- lowed by rising batometer, For the Lower Lake reglon, increasing cloud- Inoss and occasfonnl snow, winds shifting to casterly, lower, barometer, and nearly station- ary temperature. | For the Upper Lake rcglon, cloudy weathor, oacnsionnl snow, gguthcusterly winds becowm- Ing variable, stationury or lower temperuturo, aud jowor barometer, For tho Upper Mississipl Valley, cloudy or purtly cloudy weathor, with occasional light 8now fu the northorn part, southeusterty winds, fulling burometer, possibly folluwed by winds nl‘m’uw to colder horthwest, with rising barom- “'¥or the Tower Missourl Vulley, clear or clear- ing wenthor, colder'northwest winds, and higher ‘barometer, Cauttouary slgnuis ordered for Mllwaukee, Grand Huven, und Ludington, LOCAL OHSERVATIONS, AiCAt0, March 1—10:18 p, m, Thar, | Ther.| Hi [ Wind.| Vel Weather g i o [k @ W 1 s 3 | 4| Maximu lomperature (i minlauu tomporitind ) . o 2318 .| W) p. . 2.5) wenn barusuoter, W41l miean thermowoter, 3.7; woan bumidity, UL.7. GENKHAL ONSERVATIONS, CUICAGU, Murels 14=10:18 p. m, er. Ther, Statlonas, Wind, |2 With'r ioutlo, EEE Alpe olse Ciiy! 2. Moorhoad! Tum BEESEREETEED! L Cross lmuxullwuklh. R b A S BEESRE! | : BRI A Boguest of Carlyle, Ir. Carlyle, In making his bequest of the i uttock estute to Edinburg University, Cralyoyputtock was, [or msuy genorie Hons, tho pitrin nru(n fumlly unmod Welsh, the cldest son usunfly of *Joba Wolsh,' In sorics enlu buck, think some, to tho fwnous John Welsh, i sohi-in-luw of the refuriner Knox, *The lust male heir ot tho Tumily was John Wolsh, Esq., surgoon, Huddiugton,” His one child sng belress wus iy lute dear, magenuninous, mwoh- loving, und, 1o e, incstimable wite, i imenory of whum, und of her constant nobloness wnd ploty toward bim and toward me, 1 am pow— she “baving beon tho lust of ber kindred— ubout to bequeath to Edinbur Unlvumli'. with whatover property Js dn mo this Cralgeaputtock, which ™ was thei and hew'' - Mr, Curlyle procoeds: ¢ Bur. surles to bu ulways gliven on soleuinly strict and Talibful trlul to the wortbleat, or If (whut fu Jutice can nover huppen, though it lllustrutes iy intention) the cluius of two wery ubsolutoly cquul, and could not bu settied by further trial, prefurence |3 to Tull in fuvor of the more ua- rocommendod snd unfriended under penulties gruver thun 1 or any bivbest nortal can pre- 1end to linpase, bus witod 1 cun never doubit— a8 the luw ol eturual Justioy, fuevitably valld, )] whethor noticed or unnotieed, pervades ril cor- ners ot space and of thme—nro very Aure to ba punctunily exacted If Inenrred” Taving stated some uther conditlons, Mr. Cnrlyle concludes: A Ao may a little traco of befp to tho young herolo spul strugeling for whut i« highest furing from thie poor nerangement and beguest, — May fr run forevoer, If it ean, us a threwd of pure watoer from tho Scottish rocks, trlekling into It little basin li{ tho thirsty wayside for thoso to whomn It verlinbly belomgs. Amen FIRE RECORD. CITICAGOD. The alarm from Tlox 486 nt 1:15 yesterday afte crnoon was caused by n fire In the two-story framn house, No. 84 Ogden place, owned by Gregory Weloh, and occupled by Charles Weston nan residence, Ciugo, aparks from tho chimney setting firo to the roof. Damuge, £15: Insurod for 0 in_the Agclcultitral of Watortown, Damage to furniturs triiting. —— AT STETTSONVILLE, WIS, Speelal Dispateh to TheChicago Tribune. Annorrsronn, Wis, March W.—Pomplitz Dros.’ atore, nt Stottsonvllle, has burned with most of tho atack, Lusg, noarly 83,000, with an Iusuranco of $1,600 in tho Traders’ Compuny of Cuicago. Tho store will Lo rebuill, AT JANESVILLE, WIS, Spectal Dispatch ta The Chieago Tribuns. JANESVILLE, Wis, March 14.—Tho dweiling- houso of 8. Slauson, on High street, was de- atroyed by firo this morniug, with most of its contonts, " Loss, about $1,000; Insured In the Ningara for $600. \ AT DECATUR, TLL. Bpecial Mispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Deoarum, 1L, March 14.—The dwelling of Edward Dalwell took firo from a furnace lnst night, and was alinost totally destroyed. The tuss 15} nearly $1,000, which is partly fnsured. NEAR LONDON, O. Corumnus, 0., March 4.—A specinl from Lon- don says the residence of A.J. Frehean, near that place, wag destroyed by fire to-day, Loss, %:.:;llt:u insured for $1,200 fu'the Home, of Now rk. AMUSEMENTS. IMAVERLY’S, i Miss Fanny Davenport's engagement was begun at Huvorly's Theatre last night. This engugement will o for ono woek, The play was **Cnamllte,” tho audience u largo one, and, onthe whole, kindly disposed toward tho star, who ap- peared as Marguerite Gautler for tha first timo in tals eity, **Camille,” bulit upon tho most pow= erful motive of art,—sclf-sacrlilcing, exceselve, vusstonute Jove,~wlll nlways interestaudiences, and when the netress thoroughly reallaes Dumns’ loveerulned heromne she will teuch N urand fesson and add @ power- ful warolng agningt that most sub- tle, most dangorous, most irresistible, and most unforglynblo on earth of womun's crimey. Mlss Davenport gavo Just such a ropresentation of the character a3 wo tnight have expected from such nn nctress. Bhe gaven good pere Tormance of her conception of the part; nover ngreatone, Walving her phyaleal dirqunlifica tlona to represont un Ideal ploture of Aloxander Dumas’ berolne, her conception of the purt s not of tho loftiost kind, Hers i8 not linbucd with tha eplrit of the Magdulone,~the pioturo of n waman renchlng from darkness into light, tho revelntion of n woman's soul recolllug from Its sinful surroundings and strug- gllug inton purer atmosphere. And If Dumas meant anything fn paintlog the charancter of Canflle ho meant this, Miss Davenport’s Camiile uppenrd to be formed In tho coneeption of AMa- tilda Heron and others, and sbo succecds less by virtue of Imagiontion or Intellectual effort than by tho force of reuudam. In tho carllor ncta tho niceties of detall and inish, tho lixht and shade, —the Joyous abandonment nnd tho undercur- rent of growing affection for Armand; tho conx- ing, carcssing, tho pettishnoss, aud the veln of gerlous reflection running through all,—aro not reudered with artistic discrimination, and these phases—which give the key to the chnracter und form n louleal prelude to the sub- sequont bistury of Camble—not belng realized, tho true monning of the role fuils to bo con- veyed, Hor mauver with Varvlile was conrso; her reception of Armund's lottor was neithor forclblo nor touching, and when on his outrunce shie snys, ** Why did you write that lettory” sho betruyed nono of tho anguish of the heart of Camille at the thought of the doubts of lover. Thero was not ontly Injthis scone, but injthe two firat acts, too much of thut splrit of bravado that tights fate or soclety, und too little of thut purity and no- Lility of Soul which cried fora boetter life. In tho third ot Miss Duveaport obtalied tho first hearty rocognition of the evening, for her in- tunse uud touching interpretation of tho scene with the elder Luval, although, in our Judg- ment, 8ho muda « littlo too much of her physical and mentul ewmotlion us sho llatencd to tho long speech of Armand's father. In tho fourth nct sho camo noarer the Camillz of Dumuy thuu anywhoro in the piay, and underneath her Ialse guyoty tolicatoly ruvealed hor nifection for rmand,—un affcotion that thirsts for onv kind look from him. _Her death scone was very well munuged and effcotive, but thero 18 no rosson why her fuclal make-up should be 8o repulsively ghastly, From what we bave sald tho reader wlll ago that wo tind {n tho Camille of Mlies Dave enport somo fentiures worthy of commendation, but upon tho whole the performance 8 by no menns A satlsfuctory one, Theo Armand was Mr, Henry Lee, o youpy actor who_ two or threo yoears ugo wis conngoted with MeVickor's stock company. o wus a promising young netor thon, and tline bas improved “his wmetbods. In tho fourth net lust night he played with grout nnimntion and won the commnendutlon of the nudienes, Ho hus a flne presence, an excollent volee which ho uses with offeet, and, when he hud studied ropose, I8 na grrceful in his move- ments us he {4 vigorous In his passionntu scenes, nnd learns to talk a little slower when maoduln- tion in utteranco I8 necessary, he will be a much betior aotor thun be “ls, Little can be sald In pruise of the rest of ihe cast, with the exception of Misg Ada Wernoll, who cleverly nasumed tho rdlo of Nan- ne. Mis, L. F, Daker in nake-up aud acting ro- sembled tho bnbout woman in “ Pinefaro’ l'llllu a8 closoly ua sho did tho character of Pru- wencey Mr. uuunxu Morton lacked tho breeaing of De Varvtlle. The picce was well put on the stago, n8 things o, and Miss Duvenport's cos- tumus woro models of tho drossmnkoes's art, 'Fhis ovening * Pluue ' will be glvon with Miss Duvonport In her well-known rle of Mabel Renfrew, ¢ OLIVETTE,” Bpeetac Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribuns Boston, March 14.—A temporary Injunction was granted to-day, restricting Blauche Corelll and Honry Lourent from pluylng * Olivette,” and Juson Wentworth, propriotor, of the Galety Theatro from paying them $1,000 now due, The compluinnnt I8’ Isuno W. Norcross, the tate ugent, who cleiing that tho plece is his property, DRAMATIC NOTES. Miss Hosa itand Ia ut the Shermnn. Mugalo Mitchell {8 suow-bound In 8t. Paul, Minn. * Dreams; or, I'un in o Photograph Gallery,” at Hooloy's. ** A Torrible Test" 13 tho drawatle fenture at tho Acudemy, The Harrisons reappeared In thoir musical ab- surdity ut tho Orand last nlght, sud wero woll recoived. Jahn A. Cookerlll, of the St. Louls Post-Dis- pateh, goes to Furopo as tho guest of John Mo~ Culiougn, !nt!an[amnred Inat night ns the Marchioness ‘I:'llll‘llll“)“nl 14 Curiosity Bhop.” Tho audicaoce 0! e John T, Raymond's plece, “Fresh," and * Hillee Tuylor ™ aye doing tho business In New York Clty, Itobson and Crane have dotermined to produce Charles Webb's vorsion of “‘Twelfth Night" NOXL souson. Puck soys “Hazol Kirko" 15 no longer a draima; Ieis an inatitution that onght to go un- der the hond of obelfsks, Boucloault now clala to have “found ' Henry Irviug, tho tragodinn, Lo clalng to bave wrlts ton udon Assurace,” wo kuow, Mr, Maurlco Barrymore will sail from Now York for England ol Buturduy, [lo expects to produce a now play In Loudun soon, ‘The (rand Opera-FHouse, 8t. touls, will bie re- bullt, M, Oscur Cobb, of ' this ‘city, will Lo tho rchitoct ot tio new elitice, ud 1t will cust 850, Spraguo's colored minatrels beyan an engagos ment yesterduy eveuiug at tho Olymple, Audi- onco gratifying In polnt of slzo und recoption fuvoruble. Tom Koeno, as Richard T, In Stinneapolis, Minny, on Buturday pight, drew the lurkost uudi- wnce ‘over collooted to witticss u dramatlo pur- formuuce in Wat olty. Airs. Juhn Drew 18 quoted s suying that on the sgge * people rro ull very well puld and aro vury ciruful of what thoy do, and none of those marvelous funny, queer thlogs buppen now that happonud some yeurs ago, There 18, | think, ruthior less gonius on tho stage, but there 18 morg wood eonduct, ‘huse wen who used to Lo ver lunl:f' and very erratie,—who usod to get intoxi- cuted boro and wot futoxicsted thoro, and of whom peoplo thought how very clover they would bu it thoy did not driuk,—seurcely any- body of thut ‘churacter t9 ou thestuge ut all uow.'" The Tondon Luncet, tho leading medical Jour- uul i Euglaud, recontly bad an srtivlo oo fens pysow's 2 Cup,” S whioh 1t pointy out Lkt whon Irving, having swallowed the unlnnn offerod him b{ Sllen Terry, snys, * Mako mo walk a while: 1 havo hoard”thoso polsons, may be walkod of; my feat ary tons of lond,” tho woraa aro most certalnly indleatlve of oplum pofson, though how tho swallowor eould know what e fins_swaltowed It [4 not considernto enough to point out. Surely, nosn’t glve him the Information, 0, nsks tho writer, with somo_reaso! 1hose cone vulsions, with imarked opisthontonos in death? And why the dilfers 1n tho mode of death in tho two vietims?® *Carados,” one of tho beat of the deamatle eritles of Lotrdon, commenting onthis, says: I, too, should llke 1o bave this explalnal, Miss Terry doesn't havo the convuls elons, nor does she have tho opisthontonos. Yrorhaps it Is beeanse If sho did she would want. an increnso of salary, A manuger who pays an actress £10 or £50 W weck only enn'’t expect to have opisthontonos thrown in for nothiug," DESTRUCTION OF TIMBER. Iow Long Wil Our Foreats Linst? At the annunl mecting of the Tannbermen’s Exchango in Chlcago n fow duys ngo Mr, C. C. Thompson, Vice-President of tho Exchange, stated that It has been estimated that the ine erensed demand In the production of lumber alnce 1600 has been at the rate of not less than 0 por cent for overy five years, **Should this in- crease continue,” he snys— “1 calculato that our forcsts must suffer annihllation within the next twenty years, 'This fact can bo domonstrated from nctun! estimntes, which tha timio of this articls will not admit of discussing, Year by year,na our couniry be- comes populated, greater distunces are covered by long stretehes of in cvery directlon, only uway from but " towurds and Into our plno forests, ns If for no other purpvse than thaic destruction, A dewmnand bus but recently sprung up for our cholce pine In forolgn lands, so that the product, muinty confined to two States, is n staplo of tha world, while the boundaries of our hutio shipments nre tho Atlantio coast on the enst, the Pucitic on the west, und the Guif of Moxlco on tho south, The natural Increase uf our population fully Justiiies tho predictivn that the year 1900 will ind our vast forests of 80ft pine exhausted unless other woods arv Ine troduced for thelr protection.” Tomany persons such statemonts scem ab- surd, and the writers who have ventured to ‘make thom huve beenjsubjectod to contemptu- ous ridicule. Among the few papers in tho country that have endeavored to Inform the people on this subject, and have ralsed tho cry of nlarm 13 tho Nortuceal~ ern Lumberman. It has made tho asser- tion that ** tha timber supply of the Northwest {8 becoming eo rapldly exhausted that within tho next ten yenrs something like a timber famine may be looked for.” FYor muking this assertion it hias been shnrply criticlsed, and, to show that it {s not miatakun, publishes statistics that are in Inrge part offiein] and will appearin tho forth- commng report of tho United States consus. Theso stnjlstles were propared in 1830, ‘Lhoy iu- clude tho States of Michlgan, Mlnnesots, and ‘Wikconsin, and were prepured under tho direc- tion of Mr, 11. C. Putimnn, of Lau Clajro, Wis., s~ sisted by many of tho leadivg practical lumber- mou of those Btates, Minnesota bns been credited by popular esti- matte with possessing 40.000,000,000 feot of timber, but those atntistics show it to fave only a little aver 6,000,000,000 fect, distributed ns follows: lhllur‘ Lake and tributaries « 350,000, In M rallronds not oquet Rivers, ete..,...1,600. Mississippl River und tributaries,....2,000,600,000 North shore of Lake Suporlor,.. TOtBlrees voreseaes asranine 2esess.0,160,000,000 Of tho amount in Wisconsin estimntes have been from elghty to one hundred billlon feet, but tho officinl statistics snow It, distributed by districts, to bo: 81, Crolx Riverandsouth shiore Lake Buperlor. o Chippewn R Wisconsin River and tributaries,. Lake Superlor, district enst of RUnge Hooenienvunase +» 000,000,000 Enst of tho Wlsconsiu Riv 9,000,000,00 CFuuree Total,. e o0 sean . 40,600,000,000 The statistics for Bichiznn iro sald to bive been prepured from Suformation furnlshed by not Iess thun 100 of the best-informed lunfber- men In the State, and they show the timber aron 10 bo ua followa: Upper Peninsuln east of Chicago & orthwestorn Rallway... 2,000,000,000 Upper Peninsula west o Chiengo & Northwestorn Itallwuy. 4,000,000,000 Lower Peolusula.. ... ..., 29,000,000,000 Total.... ... ,35,000,000,000 Tho nkgregate cut and destruction of pine In theso three States ts ubout 8,000,000,000 fest o yeur; and, us the total resnurces of tho three Btates are but 81,660,000,000 feet, it 18 eusy to sec that In thenssortion that * within tha neéxt ton yours something like a timber fnine 1s to bo ooked for,'* tho Lumberman was not far from belng correct. - Thewo facts are fmportant, and shoutd awnken those having the power to check the destruction of furests to tho necessity for smwme uction. Thero 18 a lurge part of our forest nrea ruthlesly and m!cdle!li' tnld waste, Bomo of it 13 on pub- e land, and I8 stolen from the people; and to cover up tho theft of tho salable tlinber, nill- fons of foet of uncommerelul timber nro de- stroyed, Much of tho stolen thuber s trans. oried to and sold {n forelgn lands, 1t should Bc keptin this country to supply our future de- munds, It 18 to be hoped the new Adininlstra- tion will glve 'thid question earnest uttention, and endeavor to break up tho thmber-stealing bualuess, and that tho Presidont will uso bis In- fluence to sceura the planting of forests. A timber futnine would bo & greater calamity than most people. suplwsc—huw Rreut wo cun ouly npprecinte by tho experlence of those countries which bave suffered and the deserts }hnt murk the places wlero they onco flour- shed. —— PATENTS. The Formalitics to Be Gone Through Before Obmnining a Patent, and the Cont of Gottlng One, American, ** Ef T cud hov' patented the grin tho littel cuss ghv' him,” says Artomus Wurd in one of hig lectures, * my fortin wer' mude.” Mr. Word 18 spenking of s moral ‘possum’s nctions during nu intorview with ono of thedeacons of Baldins. villo, yet ho refors 8 naturally to the Patont- Oltico ns might Mr. Edison himsolf. Iun dolog so, however, Mr, Wurd merely demonstrated his clafm to the titlo of an Amerfean cltizen, for it overy mun in the United Stutes hns not tuken out u patent, In order to prove hisright to tho franchise, as Mr., Bulu would hove us believe, ho is alnost certaln to know somo ono who hus, It 18 renlly extsaordinary, when one thinks of it, how Intlmutely the Putent-Otieo’ js connceted with our dally lifo, Thore fa scurcely anything we use Into tho manufucture of which putents do not enter in vne form or other. 1n fuut, were n man 1o resulve uot to patronize Amoricun liventions, he would be reduced to n dict of enbbuges—eultivated with n pointed stick—und to clothing nude out of sking cured by bimsell, cut with u sharp ilint and tied togethor with thonya ont from the hido itaelf, The causes which have led to this wonderful Retlvity i Invention among:our people are not hard to tind, The enormous disproportion oxIst- {ug between the umount of raw niaterial to be handled and tho supply of labor has forced ua to devise Ilabor-saving inachinery. Nucessity in wur own case bas truly been tho * mother of In- vonton,” Tho progressive nuturo of vur lustle tutions and tho freedom of thousht 'which has boen encoursgod wmong us to the utmost have comblined to crento a mental stato which -~ has made invention aud the reception of Inventions poselble. Thero 18 5o complalne hero of ut tnventor being in ad- yance of his uge. Letnnmn only demonatrato the possibllity of doing a thing uever bhourd of beforo und be will tind no luck of inen to bulleve in hilm, The man with n new muchine for doing a u‘mcluuu ploce of work 16 not met with tho ory. + 81y futhor did it us 1 duit, aud what was good enough for him Is good enough for me."” Familiar us the rosulfs of the work of tho Patent-Ottico uro to the majority of us, tnero ary many who do not understand tha modus operandl of getting a patent. Tho Governmoent bns wisely mindo thy procuring of putents ot only chonp, but, alwaya supposing tho applicant has somo- thing now, oxcosulvely ensy, An nventor (s not required 1 this country, s ho s ln some of tho EuropeanBtates, tabeeome acqualnted with myas terles alongalde of which thoso of Elousis were child's play; nor {s be constuntly encountorlug vexatious techimculitigs which “give hlm puuse,” Given tho luvontion, which must be *now and useful” the Government requires tho lnyventor ta fle a petition for the pateat; no outh that ho 18, 18 fur as ho knows, the_orlginul luventor; specitications containing s full and very clear desceiption of hils invention, sueh a description, in tho words of tho Rules of Prace tice of tho Putent-Ollico, ** us will ¢nableothors skilled ko tho fart to which It pertuius 10 make aud uso the same"; drawlngs which show clonr- ly tho mnchinery, 1€ muchinery it be; and, wbon it 1 practicablo, u model which ean bo worked. ‘Tho vbject suught by tho Government 18 two- fold. First, tho }:mxuudun and consequent ens couragemont of -tho Inventor, aund sceond, tho preservation of the invention for tho use of thn peuple ut large after the putent has oxplred, ‘Tho Government docs not demand uny great amount of nicallty In tho documunts coustituting wn apuli; cutlon Tor u putent. As nanntter of cuurso it roe quires thut tho sume forms sball be used (n the oath und petition us well ns in o part of tho spes clficutions, Lut thesv foris ure plualy glvon in the Rtutes L}f Pructico, and the Commissivuer of Patents will iall tho ltlo yohiae coutuining thoesu frev to uny upplicaut, Mrs, Gluss’ celebrated ndvico nbout tho cook- Ing af 8 hure iy bO chunged i tho cuso of o would-be putentes into * First, invent soiue- thing.” The Governwent requires that whate ever tho inventlon Iy, it shall Lu something nes elther ubsolutely, us insomuthlug that was uo! heard of beforo, or relatively, us i tho combinailon of two or more known things speeitied purpuse, Tho sowing-machine necdly buving un eyo noar the polnt was ah oxuinplo of tho tiret; thu sewlng-inuchine itsolf, fu that it wud & combinatlon of Kinown forms of meohan- sy, wos un exumplo of.tbe svcond. Tho teels sppliod by the camwivers of the Putents g Offico ma to tho nowness o ton nro very sovoro. "Nt onty 1y sens with tho many thousands of mutents g Moare £his countey, it B 0. Atand § et 1L of the kndwn Inventions of ot n Tho. Patent-Otiien Toportaiof nll i mtr that lssae such 1 publication. aro pany prlens tho Invention atauds tisso tosts it 1y e ch | I s 10 10 useTulness, Tho st af jyecxime objoction seluorm mude by i v 1 410 sitipie reasan thnt applicatlans npg. gt b it for tings whielh woull ho o Lot Oftn nll. Patents, however, are often rnhum’l‘“ mschines prefindicint 10 publio meed e ex'l"llmnlllm im:,(‘ |IL|u:inml|;L\'mmes. 0% ur ic invention haviug boen porto ications hnvo 10 ho WEILtOR aes 500 tpeo. mald, thiose iist contatn o description pf 4LA78 Yontion, olenr, Tull, ail Gxpremcd i 11" cst posalblo mauner, 1n nddition to the g nn* tion, tho specifications contaln the o iD: thoan are by far tho moat impartant poe L% 0 npplication. It will be notived g .2k the pitssed over tho potition aid onth, el (1o merely necmwlr;‘ forms OF e (oK, bely 0 ot enll f b camniont. WIth tho_ mncellications, ot cids ‘"l‘l‘[l l.m:lclnlmn. “( L) lllllh.'lrl.'lll. pot theso nro faunded any’ susty In court; they peeity whut tho ofle. mieraken short. thoy uro the Iifo of thio atuyt, 4 or A~ be nitowed # ruther bold figuro of specen ") tho oxamination of n patent doring § sor (0 desoription, drawiogs, and model are used iy fllustrato and_exempiify th eluiims: Treci 0 Innguugo dictnter Uy tia ‘allea to- J es 5 part of the spectilcations polnta out (e ! rtance: * What 1 clalm and desiro to e, by letters patonts s, ete. Itfain tho draw i up of these thut patent solicitors nie oy m"" value to {nvontors, The writing of y lluncr‘]“ tlon to any one who thoroughly umlemundm”' sitbject nnd bns gomio practico In thy S Words 18 1ot much of atask, But to in clear langunge tho iden embodie Inventlon fs” not an cnsy thing. one of our rendera thinks that it is, try upon the first pateated nrtlele ho Comeg noross and—chanwo nis opinion. And by ia E colsely what drawing upa clalt means, W vo known patent solloilors to stiudy ove b wordlug of a mmrllnnlml elnim for severa) da, Tho attontion which thia part of the l\ll[rllcullu: recelves from tho oxaminer In charye of thy cigo Juntifes the eare taken with it, Xq tong ny the deseriptlon 1a clear the cxaminor iy notapt toflnd miich fault with It Tho clnlins, bobt ever, must not bo too broad, or they will invelyg too much and thus bar tho way of future In. Yentors; nor, on thoothor hand, must they by too narrow, ur thoy will not cover the Inventigp, Itis not often that an invontor hns much g simple elaim allowed a8 that glven to Clark when he put in, L olahin a screw termluating iy agimlet polnt."" Of course atch w clnim ug thly ;v(:\lfrfimplelodmw up and would stand in nny The speciications having been writte drawinga have to Lo mnde, The ofico Tequiy that thoy shall be of uniforin size, ten by fifteen inches, mado upon stif ealendered paper, and that all linea sball huclear and absolutely biack, here i3 an excesslvely good rule now n opera: tion in the Patont Oftice. In cases where new drawlngs aro required, owing to technical ermrg in theso fiest sent, the fmperfect ones aro gent 1o tho oxaminers, In order that tbere suall to no delay ln tho examination. We think 5t wonld Do woll for the Comimissioner to extend this ruls 1o tho polnt of nut requinng new drawings from applicants unless tho putent 13 to e granted, Ad things arc now, the oflice makesnow drawlogy At uctual cost, It maintalng a large etaff of draughtsmen for the convenlonce of luventors, and in this, 8 iu overythiug elso connecte withs 1ts workiugs, shows itself animutes by o spirlt of great libernlity and n desire fo moke thlog Aa ousy ns possible for the app! it The demand thon for tho fees for new drawlnys whon the patent {8 ultimatel, refused 18 voe which 18 not In consonance WIIK the spirit In which the Institution ia carried on, and i often n severa tux upon tho inventor. A¢ tho exumination into the appliention can take pluce with the old drawings, and under the press ent rule, does tako place, the work of tho ollics would not he injured by tho proposed exten. slon. With tho varlous papers tho applicant is required to send Inn model, when onn is prace tienblo, This model mitat not exceed cne foot In length, broadth, or hight. Tho upplication belug completa fts goes through the allico In its order, this being deter~ inined by tho date of the filing of tho pupers, By apeeial request of ono of the headsof Gove erument Depurtments, applications for patents may be taken up out of tho regular order. Suet 4 request is not aften made, as may Lo supposed, When the application has succeesfully pussed the cxaminors, the patent (s granted by ths Cowmmissionor. This glves to the fnventor the 8ule ownership of the Invention within the limite of the United States for o perlod of scventcen years. His inventlon ‘hus boe como umpurlr u o legal sonse, and he ma treat It exnctly a8 ho would any othor kind o athor = property,—no muy sell it, leaso t, mortgaye ir, or glve it away, If {t I8 of great valuo be will muke bis ‘tortune it be holds on tolt, I ruynity or nny othor means, or if it i3 worl nathing commerelally he will bave loat his tims rnd his monoy. Ono word lu_conclusion about Inventions. A ‘would-be inventor should first convince himselt that thera exlsts a want which i machine or Emceaa will sutisfy. Ile should then unplyze the nown method of dolng tho work, {n order mfn ut tho mechanical principles fnvolved in it Ho should remomber that the simpler tho juvention tho greator chance thoro I8 for its success, Lot him not be discouraged by the multitude of jo- ventions which have heen wude, for It ho hay Rot bold of n new thing the Patunt-Oflice wil uraure him of tho faot. He should, if possible, build a workink odel aud sce that his in tion will do what he wishes it to before he a tempta to patent it. And finnlly, let him be Aure that ng long ns thoro I8 n want lelt thore l room for fnvention, and that If tuere Is one thing more certuin than anotlior it is that everys thing hus not beon done yet. JAPANESE FANS. The Mauner In Which They Are Mant ufnctured. During the past fow years Japanese fans have becumo o populur in this country that afew Lrlof romnrks respecting them nnd the manoe In which thoy ure manufuctured mny perbspl prove nccoplable. A writer In Chambers' Juurs nalsays: Osnka Is tho princlpal cliy forthe manacturo ol tho ogl, or folllng fans, which ure those ulmost exclusively exported, all de- #oriptions of the bumboo kind betug mndo thons tho figures, writing, ete., reguired for thelr adorninent nre executed ut Kivto, Tho prices vary from u few penco up to L6 per 100, and oven oceaslonnlly bighier prices ure given, though tho bulk consists of tho cheaper sarls, Thoe superlor kind of fan, it moy be mentioned purentlietienlly, whick ave rermed uchiwa by the Jupanese, aro manafactured at Kioto, und are oxiensively used by the better elusses of tho pus tives. Tho following aro tho principal fenturcsit tho nceonnt which Mr. Consul Aunesley aivet of the detulls conncoted with ogl or “folding tans, A8 fn many othor branches of industey, the principle of divislon of lnior i3 carrled oul in tho fan-muking trado, The bamboo rikt are madoIn Usinka and Kioto by private Ioe dividuals in tholr own houses, ind gumblud- tions of the vurlous notches cut in tho luwer partaro loft to onc af the flnishine workmen, whu furms tho varlous patterns of the lhandio accondlng to plana propared by tho designers In liko manuer the deaigner glves vut tothe ongruvers tho patterns which nls oxperiencd tenches him wiil be most likely to Lo saluble durlng the cnsuing scuson: and when tho differcnt blocks buve been cut, It stiil restd with him to say what coloraaro to be u: fortho two sidds of each fun. In fuct, this ofliclul holds, if not the best puld, at any rte tha most importunt, position on tho staf In ordinnry, Whon the printed shests which aro to’form tho two sides of the fans huva bocu handed uver to the worknan, togetier with the suts of butnboo allps which are to (ora tho ribs, his Jirst Lusiness {4 to fold the tvd #heetd of which the fan Is tobo mm}méfll-” that thoy will vetain the orense, und this 13 done putting thom butween two pleces of I"N"_sfi woll anturatod with oil, und properly creusece The four nrv then folded together and pIRCH under i heavy welght, When suiliclent time hns l:luplm"heihm'llnr; taken out and the molds used agnin, thu relense stieets tolng pucked up for nt lonst twenty-four hours in thoir folds, ‘I'ho noxt process isto tase tho ribs, which are tompaorarily arranged [0 xyn{v: on a wire, and * got " thom " futo tholr »Iu?‘ an one of tho shouts, after it has boen apread 0U onublock and pasied, A dish of paste thon gives the woodwork adhesive powers, and U ol part of tho process (4 tinfshod by anixine tho I{«lx- mulning ehicot of papoer, Tho fan hus to by lum ed up and ufmued three or four times befory ln folis take the proper ahnpe; and by tho timo lll°~ fan is put to dey It hug ruevived fur mor bisi: ng than uny forolgn paper coul 3 084, foreln puper s boen ‘tried, and bud to beglvenup as uusuitable for tho wnrk.‘mn with yroat care the Quaka fan-makers bad o able ta 1wake some fans with printeil pleturch which on font uver from America, LU thoy were invarlably ubliged to uso one face Jroanese paper., ot ‘Tho quulities of nntive paper now used aro! s nearly ¥o good us thoso of which tho Ohvll“ul wero wndu, and tn consequonco the sty10 5 manutacturo has had to be chaned. lmu:&mr first pusting the two faces of tha ful Logoetin and then running in pointed ribs, the nbt;l“ syuare, und aro pasted in thoir :luuuuln_wd munner desoribod shove, The outslde lacque tH picced and the funcy work ura ult dono n ({f'.‘;ux and Kloto, and sumo of tho deaigng I lMdIm‘ on bono are renlly artistlo; but tho demand (0 the highly ornamented descriptions of ’mu ) not sutticlent te encouriyy tho mnllgcl“ \he largo quantitics of first-class work, Woe! e lml(h.;ls n‘u l‘l?" lng rlv::unk‘:f’mmfil rl:rm. toguthor, includit tho outer coverlog. I} ‘Illt")lld. and u dush of varnist qulc{ly tnishiet 0 fun, o bighest prica that was over glyen furl fan fn tho days of sccluslon from the Oihcs world rarcly dxcooded a soverelyn; but S50 tho avrival of torolvners in the counteys B fuw Luvo been wndo to arder ut priced vary ug from £ 10 £ wtorhug, Tho gonerul ‘"“-tr 1o ordlnary funs range trom 24, or 3, 10 &4 r;l S though " un - oxtraordivurily - expensive ru“m turned ot at £10 per 100, The elo uf | N oldon titues “setdom vxeueded 10,000 u yeur (00 the wholo countrys but I recont yourd 18 g thin 800,000 buyo beon cxported from the POi of Osnka nad Yokohuu alone, In concluftld thoso briuf notes it muy bo_ tutereating 10 SIEE tion that the nimbor of fans ordwred 1o JEbE for the Centennial Exbibition at Philadelgly rouchiod thy larye fxure of 501000, the estliiry cost of which wus £10,000, and st un.--on i uver and nbove tha ordinary souuslvxpo 1uded to betore