Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1881, Page 2

= THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY: MARCH !l‘llvrlcy). This fs tho Aubstance of tho aflinda- Vit ML JON hetng fnquired of to-niahf with teference to tha natter and 03 10 the counter atiidavie which ho had prepared, sava that everythitye (n tho statas went reticetine upon his persanal integrity s intrue: that the note'was dolivered to him ng part payment of tho purchase money 0f romn land_ sold yenrs ago: that he hnd posscaalon of 1t for years: that' Horeny, tho imker, was notitied that tho note hail “been tirned over to hit (Jones). In piayments that Doggett pnid one yonr's fnterest an tha noto to Juties: that it had gome years to yung that he pafd o Aunsequent interest: that fiuce Jones 1outt that Doggett wis clndming that Horacy wad entitied to tho nete he tJones) brought suit in the County Court of Cook County to compel Dojrett to pry him (ones); that TINS SUIT 18 STILL ON TIHE DOCKET, and (3 noted for trigd In Chlengo; that sinco ho )b been i this elly ho hus recelved from lis lawyers (Iaird & Lansing) in- me him tlt the case will soon comio to il and aeking if he will return howe i timo, The other nileeation in this fotut wilidavit 18 that Jdones owes Hersey gome §i500, which he has pot paid. "Phis Joites, tder aath, denles, and it._appears that, In order to heliovoe that the wiidavit of dlersey 18 iroe, jt s also necessary o belteve that Pranciy 1% Peabody & Co. pnid 1ho money to Junes without oy author- 1ty. Judge Paysoit, who has exmnlned tho afl davit mnfimw the chitrges, states that thoy nre evidently unfonnded, “The counter afildavit of Jones was submitted {0 Mr. Farwell to-night, nnd the probablility igthat theaflidavit of Hersey and Doggett will not be presented 1o the Attors ney-General, Mr. Farwell states that he hins no Luowledpe us to tho subject matter of the afie dnyits. - The introduetory page of this Jolnt nflidavit conslsts of the prine(pnl portion of afoenl arti- cto In the Chlengo Times of Veb, 6, hesded S Iflidrup'a Hat" ~The nilidavit 13 an amplittea- tlon of theso charges, Mr, Jones, to-uight, Is very contident that he will recelve bis commis- sion in a day or two, MR FARWELTL thinks that the matter wlll hesettled to-movrow, atd i3 not o contident that Jones will recelve the np‘n)lnllm‘nl. but Mr, I’urivell Btates very nt cmphatically that ho has no - quarret with Senator Lowan with rogard o this or nny other subjeet, There nre fome who think " that Hildrup, N upon as u compromise eandldate, - Nearly every traln has brought persons here who itre aps nnts for the position (n the event of the Feuvor dones, o lntest areivil 13 Mnj. AL B Stevenson, A member of the Legisiature, e will tenve to-morrow, however, satisfied wiag he has no ohance. B THE SIGNAL SERVICE. IT8 GNEAT DEVELOPMENT. Specinl Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. WastNarox, D. C., March 15.~Two polur ex- peditions are to be fMitted out and sent north enrly this coming summer under the direction of Uen. Hazen, the Chief Siknnl Oftlcer, for pirely sclentilie purposes, The ono to Lady Franiklin Iiny, ns hina alrendy heen announced, (8 to be under the command of Lieut. Greeley, ono of tho most trusted oflicers of tho 8ignal Corps. The other will sall from San Franelsco, und will wstablish itself at Point Borrow, ot the north const of Alaskn. The commanding officer of this second expeditfon hms not yet been designated. Prof. Buird, of tho Smith- goniun Institution, und Cupt. Pattérson, of tho Coast Survey,ure coliperating with Gen. Hazen, and will ench Lo represented §n one or bLoth of these expeditions. These enterprises are a part of nn extonsive Internation stem of polar obsorvation, in which 2 BEVERAL EUROIEAN NATIONS are participants with this country. ltussin has dofinitly promised to ocoupy two statious, one at tho mouth of the Lena, In Eastern Slberin, -and the sccond on tho new Sluerlun fsland which is some distance east of Wrangel Land. BSweden bas promlsed to occupy North Cape, §h Finland. Denmark will establish a station at Upernavlk, Greenland. Gormany, though she has not made an absvlute promise to do so, Iy expegted to send an expodition to tho Tsland of Jan Mayen, enst of Greenlund, - Hotland will oceupy tho tmouth of the Ob und Spltzbergen, Austrlu, represented by Count Wilozek and Licut. Weyprecht, will occupy Nova Zemblu. Coundn will probably occupy Melville Istand, -while Italy wilt fit ‘out an expedition to the Southern bemisphere, and will probably select 1ts location on Cape Horn, It s also expectod ‘that tho Island of Georgla, IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, will bo occupied by an expediton from some other Furopean natlon. The expedition will consist of two oflicers of the aviny und twenty- onu cnlisted men. It will be assembled nt Washington not later than tho 15th of May, and iu Bt Juhing, Newfonndland, about ong inonth dater, Tho vessel will Lo seut north under coms 2uand of an oxporienced Arctle Captain, with n orew capeciatly selected from the sadlors and whalers of "tho Newfoundlund const. It fs ex- ‘pected thut the expedition will loave 8t. Johns about the 1st of July, and, touchlng nt Disco, will - take on _bou Dr. Pavey, tho nate urallst 0of the expedition,” who has Dbeen In Grecntand © o durlng the fnst: wiuter, colicetiog dogs, slodius, and othor materfal for the ox!pudluou. Hevernl teams of dogs will be taken from Disco and Upornavik, ‘with two Edquimuux hunters, Tho vessol Is ex- pected to reach % LADY FRANKLIN BAY Dy the lnstof August, when, disembarking the purty, it will roturn to tho Unlted States, It {3 expected that, In ndditon to tho scicutiflo ob- servations to bu made by tho Furmnuum. party, 1he northern coust of Greonland will bo ex- Pplured. Jtls Lelfoved that tho r'lucsuon a3 to ,whethor Groeuland 18 an lsland or u contl- neot can be deflnitly told, und nlso whethor land exists ,to the northward of Capo Brittanin, tho farthest point seen by the Englisk expedition of 1805. Tho station 18 to be visited annually by vessets, which will bring fresh sup- plles aud u number of now rooruits, in order that those untitied for the work by resson of gacln»o orotherwise mmny return tothe United os. CHRISTIANCY, DIt 0, M. BALL'S STATEMENT, Spectal Dispatch 10 The Chicugo Triburte, Wasuixaroy, D. C., March 15,—The exnmina~ tion [n conuection with tho Chrlstianoy diverce suit was continued before Examiuer Lovejoy this afternoon, and tho counsol for tho ex-Son- ator nearly flulshed tho taking of testimony for thetr side. Dr. 0. 3, Ball was recalled, and con- cluded hia tostimony, which was brief, not new, 8o favorable do tho other slde regard it to them that ho was dlsmissed without oross-oxaminn- tlon, Ashownsnbout finlshing he submitted the following sworn statement, which ho re- quested to be made s part of hiy dopoaltion: In the epring of 1875, soon ufter Mr. Chrise tlanoy's election to tho United Stotes Sonate, 1 ‘was mudo bis Sceretary,—thut Is, ho lutrusted to g groat portion of his private und ofliclal correspondenue.~—~which position I beld until his depurture for Peru, and durlog a part of ong sesslon of Congress (I thivk It wus the spriug of 1878 L was tho clerk of hla Commilioo on io- vislon of the United States Laws of the Senuta, and whon ho loft me for Puru ho stuted (0 mo that he had sume MATTEIS OF A PRIVATE CHARACTER ‘Which ho wishaed e to attend (o durmg bls nb- sonco, e swated that ho suspected hiv wife of belng unfaitbful in her warried relutions, or worda to that effeet, and requested o tu keep mneyoon her, In the fallof 18w I recelved a lotter from him, informing mo of her willful do- parturo from Por, whero ho wus domicilod, dur peoullar clrcumstinges, and nilvised o beeomne nequalnted with hoer courso of eone duct after sho urrlved horo. Acting under Judge Chrlstinney's fnstructions, nlso tho in- gtructions of the Ifon. Edwin Wlliets, who hagt been his furmer luw purtherand Intinto frlend, 1n the courss of my inquirles and lavestigations and In tho dischargo uf this duty, muny fuct whilch I deumed of n serious and dutnoging cho acter to tho defundunt came to wmy knowled, but I was udvised by counsol fur ihe compluine unt thut of these fucts thosw only which refnted 1 tho ulleved ndultory at the Bt James Hotel wero avatluble In bringlig u suit for divoree in this jurisdiction in bebull of Judge Christiauoy. On this nceount I wits very unxlous to know all 1 might proporly know of tho conduct of TUE KIBANGELR, Gfo, ‘whom I saw with Mrd, Christluney ut tho depot on tho Zith duy ot Docewmber, 1579, und for the Turthor reason thut 1 wus told on 1ho next duy b{ Ar, 10 clerk thon ut tho St James Hotel, that e i l{ who necompanivd Glro to Roum 47 on that duy was nut Uivo's wite, but wus the wife of Buiintor Christtuney's thut he knew it was Mre, Christiuncy; (hat ho bad known her by sight for severnl yeurs; that at :):‘xsmm‘z.xleduhu }I;‘uulln .‘\Ic:.mmrl‘ni. \’u‘.x thut he 9 d woulid ot uny thse fdoatiry by Ara. Christluney, Ho ulzn Bitve nlm AT AerRE A PENSONAL DESCRIPIION OF HER, Which gutisticd inu thut 1t was Srs, Chrlstiano; All thess fucts wers submitted by mo 1o couns and tho sult for divorco was bogan, 1 iy wd Turtbor, substantinlly us stutod i my dircot o aminatfon, Uit | noversaw tho wileyod partioops iminty, Giro, betoro Dec. 24, iy, or STter the th of the ¥uile wonty, nor luve ' been ntros duced to hiw or communicated way. Holset! " THIS STATEMENT ‘covers much of tho witness' teat| cnluL:n\l Is mado tudeny the cuur%nnlgnl"!lh;l:;‘ had been collusion berween him wnd Uiro, to put a cuse agalust Mrs, Whuney, Glro b since glaled that he would not funu aworn agulost Mrd. Chrnstianey utal) hud sbe rowsined Tuithtul to bim; thut “thoy woull never have Daen ablo to kot hold of bim, us be would have o1t the country befure gulug back - upon ber, But bu churyes thit sho aceeplod bis atientions, S0 lu wouey, diumonds, and otber presonti, tn;l‘zlflucfi:n;‘-h::lml‘ummmm with her, und, itk 00 Wua 1 o ba obtuiued from bim, Mo 5 COLDLY TURNED HIM OPy #nd ook up with his enomy, Blood. Whi discovered betwuen thow that they were lelP'l::; 10 dofame uud 1nture bim 1o every wuy possible, B0 us 1o destroy Lis reputation sad crodibility, ' \ with bl tn oy, ho resolved to teliall that he kuew, and let Mrs. Christianby suffer for her porfidy nna folly, or escano it as best sho could, The compliinant having about coneluded, o other slds proposed to commetnce, and promiseto refute the evidenco ngalnat Mrs, Christlancy. ‘GARVIELD AND T4 ADVISERS, Speefal Dispaleh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasmyaroy, D, G, March 15.—Tho Cabinet had u long meeting to-day, and it is belleved that there wns n genoral Interehinnee of opinion a8 to the neoossity of a called session of tho Torty-seyenth Congross. What was done, If anything, cannot by stated ofticintly, for, evi- dently, thore fs n detormination on the pirt of tha new Adininistration that the Cabinet stnll keep its own secrets, At nll events, tho Prosts dont eald to-night that Cablnet secrots, until ro- anlts wore nceonmiplished, would bo the fost art for four years, 1lo pleas-, antly referred to the kil with which the press has succeeded for many yoard In publishing the general results of tho Cabinet meetings, oftentimes to tho annoyance of tho membera of tho Cabinet thomselves, and fndi- cited that one of tho reforms which was to Lo instituted fncluded the principle of exccutlve secrecy, p TINS PLEASANT CHALLENGE of tho new Adiinistintion the press will very likaly recept. It remains to bo scen whether tho Callnct mystories of 188185 will ho moro fmpenctrable than those of all the Administra- tlons which imve preceded It. ‘The P'residont, to n telend to-night, commenting on the jereat pres- sure for oltices, suld that If an old man should ever be elected Prestdent and had to withstand this pressure, it certalnly would kill him, NOTES. THE QUINCY POST-OFFICK, Special THapateh o The Chicago Tribune. WasuiNaroN, . C.,, March 15 —Capt. Plyott, who enme here confldently expecting a reap- paintment to the Quincy Post-Oltice und subse~ quently withdrew from tho contest with the understanding that ho wasto have the lteceivers shlpof the Land-Ofice nt Salt Take, to-day called at the Interior Department, nnd, In an Interviow with Becretary Kirkwood, declined tha ptace In tavor of Gen. Rane, the present fns cumbant, and immedlately therenfter redntered tho #ight for renppolntment to tho Quiney uffice. He il an nudlunce with President Garfield this afternoon, the resuit of which en- courages hiin to hope that he will not be removed. The Mayorof Quiney und many others of Ilwmf:mmhmm. men of that city bavo tele- graphed tho Prealdent to-day urglog Plgott's reappolntment, GEY. BANE 3 13 to-night confident that no will be reappointed Receiver of the Lund-Oflice at Snit Take. TENAS, A prominent Republican of Snn Antonlo, Tex., who 18 here looking after tho Interests of the party in that State, says that nearly nll of tho Uovernment otticea thore ure in the bands of the Demoeraey; that Presidont Hayes, while Key wns Postinaster-General, perinitied Key to Nl tho postal _ service of the r.mm Btar Swite with Demoeriits, ‘and that, In we lnst eanvass, alnost the whole of tho Fed- eral ofticials thero threw tholr inllitonee uyninst Gurlicld and tho Republiean party, nud that, It the Prestdent wiii now plnce the Government ottices thore In the hands of hia friends, the par- ty will be 8o strengthoned at the next eiection that Texas will send une or more Itepublicuns to Congress, NORTI CAROLINA, 'Tho same state of nuirs oxlsts in North Curo- linn, An ex-Congressmnn of tho Old North State #nid to-night that, with the entire Federal offices of tha Stato in tho hands of Republionng, thore Was not 4 doubt but that an Aduilnisteation vie- tory wonld be achieved at the next eleetion. GOV, OHDWAY, OF DAKOTA TERRITORY, 18 hero abtalniug tho plans for a new ‘Cerritorial Penltontiary, Congress voted £50,000 for this uditice ot tho recent sessiow, and the Territoriul Leyislature has approprinted £30,000 more. 1t s to ba erected at Sloux Falls, & town In the sonth- ensturn portion of tho Yerritory, Gov, Ordwuy has been assnlled for baviug vetoed o number of Dblité legallzing the lssue of county bonds, but tho Territorial Legislnture, bofore adjourtimy, passed resolutions expreasiveof thelrcontidence 1u his administration of nifairs. GEN, BTEPHEN A. IIURLHUT, OF ILLINOIS, 18 very confldent that he {3 to be apuolnted United States Minlster to Mexico. 1o hus bocn informed by those in authority, who ought to bave a volce In tho watter, that tho question I3 practically settied, nnd that all he need to do is to go home and pack bla trunks, which he pro- poses in a day or two to do, THE . BANKS. WASHINGTON, D, C., March 16.~The amount of United States boous dopoaited to-day by tho Lunks which bod previously withdrawn thom .wis §900,000; tho amount proviously deposited a8 securlty for.circutatiug notes was §1,1; THE NAVY DEPAITMENT | to-dni/ pald 100,000 for the steam whaler Mary and Helen, The Naval Doard arrauging the dotalls of tho expedition to-day heard oxpres- sion of views concerning dog-siedging and vthor mattors bearing on Arctic explorution. SENATOR MAHONE, Comment In Virginia on Mis Action In Defeating tho Democratic Party—Some Favorable, and Others tho Rovorse. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, © RicumoNw, Va., Murch 15,—Mahone's action h000, "yesterday has been the nbsorbing thome of cons versution in Virginin to-duy, Althongh many of his political opponents have beretotore been predicting that he would voto with tho Ropube licand on tho orgunization of the Senate, hid po- litienl adherents have genorally denfed that ho would so net, and thereforo to them this vote of tho now Senator bas been n matter of surprise. ‘Those who know Mahone best, however, nssert that hls action yesterday (8 no Index to hig future’ course, and that upon all fm- portant teasures be will use his voto to his best advantage, regardless of purty. In tho first place, he will alm to control the Federat patronago In Virginta, and got, only forciblo Rendjuster Republieans tn theso otfices, If guch control Is given him, it wiit drive from tho He- publican purty in Virginia tho debt-paying cluss, of which Gon, W. C, Wickham I8 tho leador, It is gonernlly conceded, howaver, that Mahone will ultimutoly slds with the National ltepube llean party, pravidod that party agree to his domands, Buaraum and the Natlonal Detnocratic Commitico, fn the recent canvas, recognized tho Debtpayers' Huncook-English tickot as tho only truc Democratio ticket I the flold tn Virginia, und thereby handlieapped the Mabond Hancook- English ticXet. Then, too, all the Domocratic Congressinen from Virginin woro opposod to him on the debt question, and ho got no voun- tonance from any of tho outside Democrats. These Ihlu;g havo done much to ombitter hun ruulnst tho Natlonal Domocracy, and Ben HIll's Epooch had cortainly not increasey his love for that party, Mabono's organ, tho Whiy, this tnorning, bas simply tho followiug briot edltoriat upon bls voto: ** Virginin bas a Senator at_lnst,—n man capny Llo of ussuming i rosponslbllity, and of bonring e e s Bamocratio. dobt-payl & Domooratic debt- pn ‘which hus, whilo opposing l\lnhmmyrn?fint'ull':strl that b would act with thie Domocruts, vomes vut this evaning ns fullows: * Wu havo reached the lowest point of degra- dution, I or tho first thne lu tho history of Vir- kinia, aVirginla Benntor has beon olectid by one purty and upon ono thoury, und hus Jolned the othor purty und helpod the other thaary, Vig- ghila owed ‘(nllmdu. and will puy the debt, to Eenator 1l of Ut‘fll‘xlua who Lfllqml tho Vire Kinln Benutor not to dishonor Viegiuiu, and not to - fall fato that gult of infamy devised for him by Coukling, Qorham, and tho Orant gang, In thut yeur's olection of thut l.u‘;lulnuro which vleoted him, Benator Mahonu feft no ston nuturned In hiy effore o Prove thut he was a Domocrat, and would al- ways be a Democrat Iu Nutional politics. Jils {ridnds proclnimud this upon overy stump, His newspapor published It from day to day, In privata futerviews ho olaimed it dver aad over, and Virglnis roos with an amazement yronter than that of the Ueorgiu Benntor thut ho uses tho commission glvew him by one purty In order to 8 his own l)ur]mw; tho other pirty, and in fuet Virginin claps lier hands when (1111, of Geor= f! beeomes lmrcmunlnun fu the enato of tho nltod States, und shakos Muhono s n torrier do doos u rut. Vieglilans romember thelr own bistory i Mulione forkets it, und when be went 10 Who Benute not n few Vieginlang, and amon them tho writer of those lnes, deniod wit] nphasis and anger the assortion that Mahone should prove i teaitor. Ilut bo has made his d, and tho Unlted Statey, (neluding both pare tied and buth ruces North und South, East aud Vest, kuow how be madelt, and guoss way he mmlg‘ . Benedlot Arnold wus & fawous sol- THE MEMPHIS .EXCHANGE, Mesteis, Tonn., March 15.—Mcotings of tho Hound af Direotors ot the :lm::uclrnoa:n. 3 ll:n:H ll“l‘l‘l“"h" fol unt, wus olected to [l the vacan by the death of Becrotary Bamuel M, Gfiffi'fi“'w —— HEMP, LEXINGTON, Ky, March 15,.—The Kentucky bomp-raisery, fn convention, resolved to hold thelr humyp for higher prived, deciding that ft was untulr to theisolves (o soll fess than $120 por ton. Pt emy gor —— For bulf u century tho Shaki hins bean the lluudnyn.l mw'p‘.’flufiffl‘.‘-fl? '.i'.ifi kiduey remedy of physiel Tiroughogt New Bugbooiiclus und' drugglsts GREASING THE WHEELS. Trying to Force the Railronds to Mnke Things Run Smoothly, Harding Wants Attechments Is- sued for Persons Who Refuse to Assist. “The Roses Are Withering from Some Dread, Un- geen Cause,” The Proseoution Ordered to Close Their . Evidence in the Case To-Day, And the Commissioners Given One Day in Which to Present Their Side. A Great Deal of Wrangling Over Technicalities During the Proceedings. They Finnlly Get Down to Business, and the Examination of Witnesses Proceeds. It Differs in No Material Bespoct from That Already Listened To by the Committoe. Speeinl Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, SrrisarieLD, 1, Mnrch 16.~The investiga- tlon of the charges agalust the Rallrond Com- missloners was resumed thla nfternoon, Sentor Fuller in tha chalr. Harding announced ghat. ag Messrs. Sanford and Riddle,.of tho Itock Island, nnya Gray, of tho Michignn Southern, bnd been swmmoned and falled to put In an appearance, he would like nn attachmuont to Issue, Withrow stated that Sanford was'ill and coutd not come. Itfddle conld come, but ho did not know anything touching tho matters of this in« vestization us far ns doveloped. If Riddle wero ubsolutely necessary, he would come on o teles gram, Harding statedt that he would dlsperise with the nttendance of Riddle If he could got Sunford orSage here. Sage had returned from Bufalo, Withrow wanted to knaw what Harding ox- pected to prove trom tho testimuny of Banford or Sawe. * 2 BENATOR LANNING NAID IT WAS NOT FAIR 1o propound In advauco the luterrogntorles thut would be presented to Snge and Sanford. 1f UHatary and technicnl motions wers to come up in this way tho investigation might as well be ubandoned. Benntor Fifer thought Harding could tell in a goneral way what he expected to prove by tho witnesses, Senator Callon wanted to nscertain If it would Le sufticlent for Harding to stato that he pro- boses to prove the charkes by the witnesses. Senator Flier thought such would be altogther too general, Withrow sald that Harding—lawyor, starch manufacturer, tho golloltor in chancery—bad been summoning witncsses to produce books and pupers without tho knowledge of the Com- mittee, and In supporting his allegation read a lottor from Harding to Tuckor notifying the Intter, to produce certnin books and papers, The Chairstuted thut the orlginal subpeenas did not ask for books, Withrow naked that tho Comunltteo keep the lnvestigation within ita own hands, and not al- Iow it to go Into the hands of Hardins, Senator Lanulng wanted to know If the rait- roads have takeu from tho Investigation all tho ground it etandson, Buch, ho thought, was A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE PROGRAM as orlginnlly ngreed upon. Withrow was trylog to bulldoze his case just gs they did boforo country Justices in Southorn Illinals, Hardiog's lutter to Tucker was courteous and gontleman- ly. 1t slmply notificd him that he would be re- qtiired to produce certain books and papoers, Harding stated that he wanted the gentlomen named to put in un nppearance, Filer moved that lHarding tell what he ox- pected to prove by the parties named. Harding stated that ho expected to prove by them that the Rock Istand Road gave specint rates and rebintes, and was gufity of unjust dis- crimination, Sonator Condee snid that the rallroads were not under investigation. Tho Raflrond Commis- eloners wero under trinl, and tho charged pre- ferred woro agulust thom. Sonator Callon sald It was simply n question as to the prerogative of tho Committee. It was too Juto to attempt to require Hardwng to state In advance what his witnesses would swear to. All tho Committo bad to do, In cnso tho witnesses refusod to produco themselves, books, and prpers, was to ATTACIH THEM AND DRING THEM TO SPRING- FIRLD, Bonator Tanner offerod & resolution requiring the prosccution to clase tholr evidoncoe to-day and to-morrow, and tho Commissionerd te closo tholr defouss on Thursday, i Bunator Callon sald it would ba a manifest ab- Burdity to attempt to close tho case in the timo mentloned, a8 no ono know what testimony might be Lrought out in ono day. It was unfalr ta tho Commissloucrs, No ono could tell what might bo brought out fu n ainglo day, A propo- eltton to limlt tho time wns monstrous, It looked w8 If thero ~ wws an Investigation how mot to find out anythlng. What was tho matter now? Were tho Commite too nearing damaging proof? Wus the trnil gotting too warm? The Committeo nad tho power ta stop If thoy wanted to. The Qommitiee started out woll. The roses wore withering trom SOME DEEAD, UNSLEN CAUSE. Thore was the primrose from the North, [Crics, “Hiro u ball1” Hiroa haltl" followed by roars of luughtor,] The gentleman continued: Tho Hlowors were untimety killed, Jie know tho mu- Jority wanted to get totho end of the mattor, but it wus unwiso to deprive the Commissioners of a full upportunity to be heard, Benator Fifor fuvored Senator Tanner's mo- tion, Tho Investigation was running too long, and it was high timo it was ended, Bonator Condeo snld If a court found n caso bolng lengthencd out the Judge Intorposod and out 1t short, Ifarding wants to run the Investl- gution ta suit his own timo, As one of thoCom- mittes, Benator Condee was willing to hold evuning resslons In ordor to closo up the matter under cunaldoration. Onu sossion of the Col mittee was sulliclout to bear il the Commls- slonors had to say. Sonutor Lanning wantpd Tanner to withdraw his motion, and appealed to his kood raca. THE PREVIOUS QUESTION— ¥ Tauncr's rosolutlon—was culled, and it was cars ried by 8 votoof © to 0, tho Chuirmun uot yote lug. Tho resolution wus adopted by the sume voto In spite of Luuulog's appesl to the Ohatr to vote and 80 mako n tie, Mayfield asked that s barrol of whitowash and & good clean brush be brought iu aud fix up the Whole thing, larding sald all he wanted wau that twenty- four hours' solid oxnmination bu given, and that {8 ull that bo wantod, e wunteds Bage, Riddle, and Banford to bo brought to Springtcld. Withrow sald that up to Juuo last the Rook Islaud Road operated upon speclal charter ompoweriug it to tix its own rates. Callun objected to the Introduction of arch- wological toplies, The untlguaciun wmight onjoy thew, but LIFE WAS TOO SHORT and tho investigation Is too pressing to indulge In ancient watters, 2 Withrow contluuod, and sald that up to last June— N Walker, of Fulton, wanted to know what was before tho Cammittes. The Chalr said it was the compulsory presenco of tho itock Istand oficlale. =Witbrow said that before thut thwe the Kock Islund vegurded the Cowrmissloners' rates for 16, 1881—TEN PAGES. ahort hauls a9 befng tdo low, and it mado its own rates. Lnat Juno tho rond reorgnnized under tho gonoral law, and sineo thou it has based Its rates ou those or the Commlssloners, and con- formed to them, Spoeial rates are allowt now, but they aro open to all porsons on lke eondls tions. Harding will ndmit that ho eannot Nix nny ease aralnat tho rond slnco that time, Tiarding snld that In many places tho rond was violuting the rates, 1'rom Museatine nnd Gens e alneo Juno lnst tho robates anid apecial rates nre unjust, Ho expected to prove that sines Iast Juna tho rond HAD NXOT LIVED UP T TITE COMMISSIONERS' SCHEDULES, Renator Callon aalil that, n iarding had stnte o what he uxpected to prove, thore Wi 1o uso fur Turthor JI!L’I!_«IU(I. Ho would, thefefure, move that n subipenn fssue for Sugo, and it wae coneurred in, He furtor toved that the Conie mittee report to the Sonate to-motrow that core tain witnesses hid been sunimoned and thoy had faited to attend, Mr. Withrow sald thoy bud not refused, He hoped that tho Committeo would report tholr [ 9. Riddle snla be would come on n telo- rans, %Mo Chair stated thnt hio_hnd pecelvod lottor from Riddic stating that ho would do so, Walker, of Fulton, wnderstood that Riddlo dla not :muw anything, and thore was no use in his coming, Harding sald he would rathor huvo Sage horo than anybody olse, Launing wanted to know If Riddte would cer- tainly come. Withrow suld Itiddle would positively come on recelpt of a telegram. RIDDLE DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING, Sanford I8 the Ueneral 'Frafic Munagor, and knows nothing abwnt tho local rates, Needles wanted to know {f Withrow would I.|ru|lx Sage, With row declined. subprena be lssued, Callon’s motion was ngreed o, and tho ‘busl- ness of the Investigntion—tho examinntion of Jdoseph I, Tucker—waa resumod, ‘Tueker sald the passenger rates on tha Illinols Central were four cents u milo 1870 and 1830, although *thousand-mile™ tickets wore sold at three cents, Witness would produce his freight taritl for 1570 and 1840, Rates werg chunged from time to time. Witnesd gaid his road charged, in some eases, move for tho short than tho Jong haul In tue size direction, Harding wanted to know how the rebate nce counts wers kopt. rbitrow objected, and n tedlous nrgument ol lowed, 4 Condee gall he did not understand tho ques- tion, and the Chalr snld the same thing hap- pened Lo him, Tho witness did not know anything about tho books. NE RNEW BEBATES WEIE MADE, Iornco Tucker could tell something nbout the rebtes and the record of thom, Hurding thought the wrong man bad been summoned, ‘The witness continued, and sald speclal rates were mude. Harding wanted to know how many kinds of speciul rutes were made, Another objection was made, followed by tho usuul argument. Witness sald speclal contarcts were made In order of special rutus, and apply to all partics under llke eireumstunces, Walker, of Fulton, wanted to know tho clr- cmx&smncus under which speclul rates wore mndu. f Ulvj‘uuuum were mnde, and aergument fols owed, Withrow auggested thut tho questions bad more connection with Harding's frelght LIll, in- troduced In the Senato n fow duys o, than with tho luvestigation. 1f tha’ prosecution wanted speellie evidence, it must make specitle charges. & Witness answered tho question by stating that specin] rates were created by colnperition though eometlmes, In caso of ilour-mills an manufucturing establishments, HPECIAL RATES WEIE GIVEN. Harding winited to know how tha rebates were entered on the hooks, The question was objocted to. Another argu- ment followed. Cullont mado n gpeech ngainst the obstrietions placed fn the wiy of tho Investization Ly the counsel for tho rallrouds. He did not propose thut the nvestlgation should be the luughing- stuck of tho country, nnd for this reason ho would object to furthier integference by ¢aundel. Tho Comwitteo wanted to” know the road to whitt thoy were afte ind he forone proposed to use all ronds In senrch of the matier under {nvestigntion. The Commlittee wus asking ques. tions (ntho dark, Tho knowledgo of tho raii- ronds was loeked up itke the learning of tho Dnrk x\fl(‘fl In the mounsterics. The Comunittee was told that ono mun bad the key, but when they colne to look for the min objection wais entored, Tho Speaker wus tired of theso frive olous objeettons. i Withrow said he would nsk tho Committee to conduet the Investigntion ACCORDING TO LEGAL BULES AND PRINCI- PLES. The \vllues:i vontinued that the speclal rebates were keptin'tiio ¥pecinl rate book, Hardlug wanted to know how many epeclnl rentes wopsnudo, pod If soveral curs would be required Lo brig (ko fl:w[us to Bpringfield, “'ie question trus obleetéd'to, Ilurding whnted to know if 6,000 speelal con- tritets were made In 187, Anothier objection was entered. ‘T'lio witness nuswerod by suying he could not ey how many thore were in 1870 or in 1880, (Inrdmu winted to know 1¢ there wero soveral car-londs of vouchers fu 1830, Objected to, tho witness tell all ho know about the con- tracts? Objected to, Benutor Lanning wanted to know how many npeflm t{‘onlmcm were mado In 1880, ceted 1o TLanning snid ho had not flulshed his question. He wanted the approximute number. i Withrow ubjeoted, because witness did not nov. Lunniog wented to know if tho Illinols Ceatral did not make 1,00 contracts. Tho wituesy was NOT PREPARED TO BAY. ‘Witness had notlnmedlate chargoof tho frelght dopurtment, Ho did not know. bow mony con- tracta were made, Witness knew of “gome special contracts in 1830, but not all of thom. He know thoy exceeded ten, but could not tell If there were one thousand. Witness with the buoks could not glvo full detulls of tho rebates. HardIng wantyd to know how many poollug It Bogo wero wanted let n contracts the llinois Central bad. Tho witncsa sald elght or ten. Tfi" location was dealred, but objection was made, The pools are at comyeting polnis. There are fifty-four crossings or competing points an wit- ness’ rond. Pools steadled rates, and Incrensod thiemn 10 to 20 por cunt. Hurding wanted to knowat what stations pools ware made, pnints noar competing plnces ral were made s0 that tha trade would not yo to the pluco of competition. In somo instances, tho raliroad reaulred a statod amount of traflie for tho en- Joyment of tho spocial rute, It was OLEN TO EVERYHODY, Tho rond pools 80 asto get hnlf the business, When the competing lino was getting the big- or share outs wers mado to securo the half, tutes nro fixod at fntormedinte points so as to provent teaming to the competition polnt, His company took botter care of the uthor buslness thna it did ot the Junction tealtic. At this stuge » diacussion oceurred on tho Inw regulnting cut ratos. Tho Chnir sat down on ft, and tho witness sald that tho most of the cutting was on InterStute businces, Harding wanted to know why tho Iitinals Contral did not pppoal to tho Commis- sloners when o compoting Hoo insugurated o ent. Objeotod 1o nnd objoction sustalned. ' ll(:r'dmx wanted to kuow whut a pooling cou- racel 18, Objected to on the ground that it was a repoti- tio, Not sustained, A pooling vontruct was an agreement for the IVISION OF THE NUSINESS AT GIVEN POINTS, The contracts aro not altke. They are governed by tho classus of frefght embraced in tho con- tract, Witnews had mude extra tormlnal churges ol gralit, but thu question of dotall was ubjeated o, Havdiug wanted to know the cost of hauling frelght per tou per milo on the Tlinola Centrul, Ruled out, 5o was tho question, * What lsa Just ndvance over tho costy” Frefgut tarlifs were changed 8s ofton ns clr- cumsthnces warranted, Cross-oxumination: Tho present passeoger Coutral 13 threo conts per tarit on the Hlnols milu, It was mudo 8o lust June. 1t 18 tho Come- miscloners’ ruto, The Jutter wers not advised of wpocinl frelgnt rates, Nowscompeting poluts werg allowed rates that gavo thom ull thote jegit- fmute bustnoss. Pooling steadied rutos, ‘To Mr, Withrows Tho Ulinois Ceutrul was ad- yised by counsel that under ita churter it conld 11x its own rates, provided they wore reasonablo Objection was outercd by Lanning, when Witlirow salid that tho queation ot the power of tha 1lliuols Central to ustablish its rates was A MATTER OF DISFUTE awmong lawyors, and wus now before the Bue preme Court at Washington. Having this in view, he wanted to show that it wonld have beon folly fur tho Comi uners 10 suluglo the State with suits ugalust the {llinols Central, Hurdlug suld thosu questions woro declded by the Buprome Court of the Btate. Thls Court oughbt to satisfy the Rallroud Cammissloners, I unawer to Withrow, wittoss snid the Hiinols Contrul competed slmost eutirely with ronds running through this State, All epocial rates wore opun to ull shippers at tho same station, There are no povls whove the Commlsatoners' schodules, Pools drew dlligltimate business from other poluts. Steady rutes At compoting Inits gavo cach station what it proporly sught a.(y.lm\'c. Tho putrons complaly mostiy of fuctu- ating rates. Iobates enter Jnto tho main books of fuu county in rugulur routite, An over churge voucher 14 muade up with il iwemoranda, It would fuvolvo u lurgo muss of papers, It would take a Jung thno to muko an ubstract of oul, ‘Tho poollny business was ali gone through with lxulnmd ll{nnlluu wado A LONG SPEECH . to show thut & Just rute could ouly be Lad fro competition, unlesa tha rallronds know the nbso- lute cost of hanling n tonof rrelght one mite, Withrow, Callon, and othors took a hand In tho dlscussion which rnaucd. Haeding wanted o know If n alx-cent rate from Decatur, as ngreed wpon by a pool, wero {\IH(. why tho rates shoukl not bo redueed o that bnris for 0l intermedinto polnts proportionnte to distance, “Tho question was objectod ta, Tho witneas knld it might pay one road to haul At six conts, biut not tho other. Thoro were many (hings ontering [hto tho establishinent of tho rate from nny point, "Fo Senstor Lanning: #omo pools wero mad® without any cutting., Othors wore nnt, The rites prior to the formation of pools were nbout the sime—probably u shiule fower—than tho Commissionera® rate. At {utermedinte points "“"\f wero about the same. Aftor Lh:: pool was mady THE RATES WERE RATSED 10 10 20 PER CENT. Unsettled rates at junction points make an llegitimate murkot. Tool rates nt Junctions are uniform to all shippers, A\ wniform, reasonable rata s beat for all parties fntorested, Tho Tll- nofs Contral ling pool rates below thoso of tho Commlssioncrs, Lanning wanted to know what benefit acernod to tho shippers from the advance mado In tho pool rates, Objcction was made, on tho ground that tho witiiess hnd nint atated that all. the pools wero raised nbove tho Comiutssionors’ rales, ‘Lo Senator Whiting: The Illinols Central mndo reports necording to tnw. Witness did not know 1f tha Comuissioners hnd ever fnspeeted tho books of tho rallrond company. “Speeinl rates generally npply to car-oads,whothor ten or one. npetition I8 the cnuse, It wmay bo rates to fl'oledo or vtsewhere. Wherever thoro {s com- petition A REDUCTION 1S_ MADE ON INTERMEDIATE TOINTS affected by it. Tn Central aud Eonthorn Hlinols it Intlulposslhlu to forin pools with the cast and weat lined. 'fo Withrow: The 7 per cent tax to the State comes out of the Krllas recelpts of tho Hlinols Central Huilrond, \With n slashing and cutting of rates it woutld be knpossible for the Company to do buslness,, W. 8, Splers wns sworn, Tlo wns Division Agent of the Wabash Rond ut Peorla, He wia h)rmurli’ with the Totdo, Peorin & Warsaw Roud. He hud no connection with the pasacne wer busiuess of that road, and did not know ‘what the rates were to a certainty, ‘I'ney wore three or four eenty por nllo, tnesa adsisted inmuking the freight rates for 1850 and 1860, Thoy were lightly ¢hanged. The books would stiow the changus, o THE NOAD MADE SPECIAL RATES for the transportation of frelght, and charged proportionnto rates from competing polnts, samiotiles tho rate from Warsaw to Peoria was lower than from lutermediate polnts, Witnesd swas nskod what spectal rates wero | made on his rond, ‘Fho gquestion was ruled out. Sometimes witness mado special rates to tho Peorin Starch Company on conl, Spetinl rates were mde to benotit manufactiving: onters prises. He could not tell how many speelsl b3 his road had made within two years, Liforts were madoe to bave tho witness ap- proximate tho number, but ho confeased his b ' ability 1o do so. ‘fhe special rites are shown on the speclal- rato book. The robates ure also. The Auditor keeps thom, There nro five or siX pooling pohits on bis roud. Tho pooling contracts were e with tho fonds tho Wabush Compnay crossed, Hurding wanted to know what pooling cons traets were made with the Burlington, Objected to. Hurillng critielsed tho netlon of the Committee In ruling out so many of his questions, and the Chajrman took him to task. Condea objected to Harding's criticlsms, nnd suggested A FORCIBLE EXPULS T ON FIOM TIHE COMMIT- -IL0OM. Witness conttnued, and said that his Company made reports to the Conunissioncrs and answered ull questons,’ o did not know that thoy hu ever examined the buoks of his Compnny. Cross-cxamined: Tho presunt prssengor rate of the Wibash Is threa cents s mile, The Toledo, Peorln & Waursaw Rond was In the bunds of u Reeeiver for fouryears. ‘' Senntor Callon: T'he reeords did not nlways show tho umount of tho rebute. All purties coull have tha sumo rebates under ke clreum- stances, ‘Tho number of car-londs to he shipped formed ono of tho reasons for u rebnte. The shipper of 1W0 cur-loads got a speelal rate, but tho fact was not published, Thore wero other cirennmstunces connected with tho robate. These rutes were glvon when It wis necessary for the bonefit of the rond, The rates were OPEN TO ALL ALIKE. Witness was not prepared to sny whether all rhippers got tho benofit of tho ngcclnl rito, thoueh all did tho same business. Witness had miie speciul rates on ong, two, three, or five enra. To Senutor Whiting: The short hauls -are higher and tho long hauls lower than the Comn- missloners’ ratos. Tho Warsuw rates wore gen- erally lower than those at Bushnell, owing to river competitlon. 'These lower rates were most-, Iy speclud, though opon to everybody., o Mr, Withraw: Alwirys gavegiho same spe- ' clal rute to all parties under the sumne clreums stinces, 4 ‘To Senator Whiting: Witnoss sald that if tho Ylhklplporn did not ask” for the specinl rato it was ely X . TIIEY DID NOT GET IT. Withrow objocted tu thoe liue of quustioning, na ?Lll" Senntor was o Judge und not a Prosccuting- turnoy. Tho Senator Inslsted thut Withrow was In- structing tho witness, The counsel tor the raflronds denfed the moft impeuchinent, and suld he did not propose to tuke |m'y fecture from n Seuutor who bad *abdi- cated his position na Judge und taken up that of i" pettitoggy lawyer betoro a Justico of the AL, Sonator Lanning thought Withrow owed an m)ulu‘qr tu tho vencrable Senntor from Bureau, nnd Withrow promptly replied that he would not duit, After somu turther wraogllug tho Com- 1wftteo took o recess, AFTER THE RECESS. On tho reassembling of the Committee Splers sald the rebute account was kopt fn books b the Audlior's oflice in St. Louis, Witness had no control over them, and could not produce thom. ‘Tucker was recalled, and suld the rebutes would go throuul the Auditor's books in tho courdo of the regular busiuess of the Cumpnnf’. npecial ratos and rebutes were not necessarily in writing, Pooling should do nway with all speelal rates, Specinl rutes ure made frequently undor oxtraordiaury ciroumsatances, 'The spcaind rates are open to everybody. The Ilinols Con- tral hus no contracis with the olovalois rtong the linc, na tliere wils more than ono ovovator ut nearly every station. The Auditor bas il the vouchers. The witness could not produce them, ‘Tho Chale announced that he bad rocelved o Jetter from’ Wipley ututing that it would take him four or five duys to make . THE ABSTRACTS JIEQUIRED BY THE COM- MITTEE, Senntor Callon wanted to know If the Com- mittce would necopt Riploy's dooumentury tos- timony whenever it arrives, Aftde some discusslon theSenator moved that Riploy’s testimony bo nccepted when it urrlves. Condve moved to luy the motion on the table, and a Lo voto wns tho result, Witbrow stated that noquestions ‘had boen propounded to Ripley, and when they wero pro- &auuduu It would ‘take him a week to answor ‘Tunner moved to amond by rddlog that if tho gfimm ony urelves before tho time sot for closing 0 case, Latning 8poko agninst tho rmendinent, on tho flm“m‘ of its unfairness, Ripley wns proparing I8 testiniony. At this stugo Withrow asked, **About what? " melns protested ugainst being interrupted, Mayflold urged that Ripley's testimony ba ne- cncmu, as it bud been provided for, Withrow sald that Riploy was ordered to ox- amine tho records to refresh his recolloction so he could bo ABLE TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS wropounded to him. 1o was not owlurod to ro- turs to Bpringticld nt any spoeiticd time. It wonld bo un impossibllity for him 10 examina tho books tn o week, There 18 not a question pending before him that he could answer, Benator Callon sald Ripley wus exoused lnat week, o report in Springtleld to-duy’ for the Purposo of bolug further Iutorrogutod. It wis uudar-umdthn‘. ho wad to havo rofreshed bis meuory od far ha possible. Riploy is llablo to attachment for falling to be present, sSenntar Condes tenred that tho investigation would be prolouked anothier weok or another wmonth it this walling for booka und abstracts waro indulged in, Benator Whiting sald lllfllcv might make out iy uhstraot and o 1t with the Cowmittes, 1f bo refusud UE COULD BE SENT FOR AND BROUGUT it Tho Banator wanted to knuw if the Committoe wauled to throw overbonrd mrw '8 vital teatl- tony. It iLdid nolll.wnn equivalent to shat- tingdown ou the lnvoestignton, Arv the raile road udvoeates ufrald of tholr own mun, with the opportunity to plok from his own records? -Bunutor Noedles moved to umond thut (€ Rip- 1oy's testlmony be not prosentod to tho Bunate with the uthor teatimony {t be strluken out, Withirow fuslsted wiat thero was no ondet ro- qulring Hipley's attendance to-day. If fo is wanted, telograph him, and be will be hero tos WOrrow, Iurding sald iploy prowised to wake the ab- atruct s0 frequontly roferred to, und without #uch pruinlso be would not bave beon oxeused, Necdtes withdvew his smoudment, To end the unsoemly dispute, the oltiolal re- porter produced the record and read tho ordor of the Committes directing Riploy to exswlne the records suus to REFBESIL 118 MEMORY and enablo him to suswor tho questions, Scuutor Needles moved 10 amond that tho Ripley testimony bo ved, providing it camo bufore the cuso was closed, Henutor Whito woved to lay an the table, Tho Chulr ruled it out of ordor, Whito moved to judetinitly postpone, and the motlon wus lust on s tle vou, Nucdles' amondinent was varrled, Hipley was ordered by tolesruw to roport here to-niorrow, Thure was a cuil for the proseou- tion ta reswine, Harding suid o waa not ready, Filer romurked that thore wero two withosses nfomnl. and e wna willlog to go on till mid- [ v - Withrow wanted to know why witnesseashould b siininanod hore nt tho oxponso of the Ktate, Callon objected to Withrow's comments on tho actlon of tho prosceution, aid mrde an exhausts Iva specct on ralleomd buildozing. Ilarding aald one of his witnossos seas tho othor mu Haowaver, ho would call hlm, ** Mr, Fieteher.' A FLETCHER was sworit. Ifa was tho nzont of tha Indinnapo- 1ls, Bloomington & Western Raftrond Company at Peorin, o «id not know whether thoro wero any rebates on bis rond or not, One Dean, n ludiannpolis would know nbout it. The witnoss wud ot the man wantad, in his opinlon, Turdlng sald ho supposed he hnd tho right mnn until to-night. ‘Tho witness had been here for about x weok, and last Phuraday ho told Harding ho know nothing about tho fnets Turding wus ufter, T'he Committee got Into n wrangle over iiard- ing'e calling witnesses horo nand keeping thom a \reok or 80, when they did not know anything ubout tha subject mattor of 1ho investigntion. Hardlng suld, in Justification, that teher hnd atated ho kuow rothing but ho thought the Ing the question, ys toungel for tho Commissioners, You thought Lo was Iying to ¥o . #Yes," repiied Marding. « The wrangle nver TIE *UNKNOWING ¥ WITNESSES was renewed, when anothor wltness was flshed out of tho corner of the room, and, despite Hurding's mesu was aworn and_exmnined by Benator Fifer. 1lis nnme wns Josevh Eidor, n kraln-coimmisslon man in Feorle, He wia sums moned horo lust week, appeared In Springfleld, went baek to Peorln, and was baek ngaln, 1lg dln not know anythiog in p)nnlcul«r ubout this e use. Oiiea moro tho wranglo was resumed about bringlng witnosses here who know nothing, when Havding rushed to the'resoue and sald ho would exawine the witnesses anybow, lo proposed to take nup tho (ulc!lll‘lll of terminal charges nt Peorln, and nsked Mr. Llder what he Knew about thom. Thero wero hnlf n dozen objections on tho ground that thore wus NUTHING ADOUT PEONIA 5 CHANGES, Henator Whitlng fnsisted that theoro was, he- causo tho ehirges of nonfensnnce covered tho Peorln diserlmiuntions, ’ Senntor Fifer sald the wholo qucsilon of tor- mitnl churges wns exhausted i the grain Ine spection chnrgos preferred by Wright and owo. ‘The Chair ruled the subjeot out of order, and tho examination of tho itness wns rosumod, o testitied that he knew nothing about robutes arspeclal rates from Peorin to 1linois polnts, 1o dild on retes to the t, but tho Enstern Branch waa ruled out, The *line™ ngents had of i slmclnl rates to frefghts destined for the A Ho kpew nothing about, speetul rates in tho Htate. His fiem did not 'ship 1o any polnt in Hlinols, nnd thereforo know nothing about eites within tho State. Ho had not colieetod nny re- Lites, but he thought that some of his shippors got thom. The witness hud been Prosldent of thoe Peoria Board of *'rado, Witheow wintited to know If Turding had been #ent liere by the Peorlt merchants. Lunnhig objected, and sald 1insding was hore ns* tho representutlve of tho downtrodden. aud outruged people.’* [Itoars of laughter.) Adjourned til to-morrow. IN HARDING'S CASUALTIES. DITCITED,. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Maroh I6.—A train on tho Milwnukee, LukeShoro & Western Railroad mot with an neeldent to-day near Kaukauna, Wis, The train from Milwuukeo due at Appleton at 75 1. m, broke through a bridye neur Knukau- ne, throwing two cors nud n sleeper into a diteh, 'This I8 the #nme bridge that gave way n short time ngo, when two ¢nglues and o Snow-plow were tiirown off, Later advices say thut the traln dkl not go through tho bridge, but beeatise of u braken kil the tralu was thrown down i embankment., ‘Fho oilicers state that no perdons were Injured. although a number of passengors were uboard, UNDER TIIE WIIEELS, © Spectal Dispaten to The Chicago Tridunes . Aunona, 1L, Mareh H.—John Jurbow, 22 years old, it track-hand, Bon of the watchmup at tho Bpring street entrance to the Iallroud Compa- ny's yurds, was run over and killed by tho cars near the conl-shute this uftornoon. Y the Weatern dssoctulcd Press, SARDIR, Mlss,, Mareh [5.—It. C. Bullentene, o prominent merchunt of this place, [ uttempt- D to lenvo r tealn on Its arrivil hore to-night, fell, nnd the wheels of thoe rear car ran over and crushed both legs so severely that It 18 thought hie fnjurles will result fatally, FLOOD AT KANSAS CITY, 8. Louis, Mo, March 16,—Tho Post-Diapateh . Kunsas Clty: special says tho Knnsns Riveris rislng rupldly, and has cut ‘away slx acresof valunble.proporty on the Kansns Clty slde about three-quarters of-n mifo ‘nbove tha Stuck Ex- change. - Ong end of" the Kansas Clty Glue Fae- tory hus fallen into the stream. " Tho People llll\' ng inthe vielnity oro moving out of tholr ouses. BODY FOUND. Speetal Dispatch to The Cheago Tribune, 81, Josrei, Mich,, March 15.—Tho body of a woman was found In the rivor at this point to- duy which wns [dontifled nd that of Mrs, Capt. John Wilkinson, who mysteriously disuppearcd from hor home hero the 22d of Iast October. [t 14 supposed thut she feil Into tho river near ono of tho bridges, and the.Coroner's Juléy ruturncd # verdict of acatdentul drowning, Sho was 46 yoars of age. A TATAL FALT, Special Disvateh to The Chicagn Tridune. BeranToN, Pa,, March 15.—~Benjamin LBvans, a miner, fed to the bottom of tbe Oxford alr- Bhaft in this clty thisufternoon, and was oruahed 1o death, bis fall belng nbout ety feot, A SITOCKING ACCIDEN'T, DeTnoir, Mich,, March 15.—Harry Wells, of 8t. Thomas, cuught his foot In frog while coupling cara at Port Hurop lnst nlzght, aud was 8o terrl- bly mungled that his leg hud to be nmputatod, e —— STATE AFFAIRS. MICIIIGAN, Epecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. LANsina, Mioh., Maroh 16.—[a the Houso & number of bills of minor importance wero passud; ulso, tho following: - Providiog for o uniform systom of Insuranco policles: to maje signal-sorvice reports testlmony hycourte; Sen- ato bill providing for the republication of Su- premo Court roparts; and Benato olil to compel manufacturing companies to report tho amount of nssets with thelr other reports now required to be made; and House bill compellig the Grana Trunk Rallway to keep o goneral ollice in this Stato; also, to mnka annunl reports of tho ustness dono s the usunl form to tho Rutlroud Commlssioner. In the Seuiito to-day a petition wus read from 2 member of tho Fire Lepartwont in wskiog for thn passuyo of the bUl to wind up that corporution. ‘The followlng bitls woro passed s Benato bill approprinting swamp land 0 druln lands in Cathoun County; 1o amund the uet relativo to n Soldlers’ Haine at Detroit; Houso bilt relativo to tho Munistce River Ime proveinont Compnny reporting to the Seult Ste, urio Board ol Control. In Committeo of tho Whale tho Benate agreed to the bilt making n r distinction us to what duys are legul holidnys: repoaliog the law puns ishing an uecossory beforo tho fuet tho sume ns tho principal Jfolon; to amond the navigation luwa; aud ono reluting to the government of the loula House ot Correcton, - X WISCONSIN. MADIBON, Wi, Mnrch li—~In the Asgombly this worning Assomblyman Rowey rose to a personal explunation in reply to the Insinua- tions that bo violated bie pledko by voting for, Cuneron on tho lust Uallot, Mr. Rowey denles thit ho over pledged himeolf 1o the opposition, and {n qulte a lengthy speech ondoavored to oxe Pplaln his position. o Iusisted that his voto was not governed by the promise of a pluce, or power or money, end coucluded by deimundiug un fa- veatigation, A resolution Introduced ordoring all come . m&wn& :u report by the 15th was umended aud Boveral locnl appropriation bills passed. ‘T'he bilt muking five years' insanity sufficlout groundd for u divores was passed toa third roads fug, ru the Bonate, the Commnitico on Stato Affairs reported favordbly on Pauls bill rolative to the Btite cout-of-urms and for the purchase of o groat soal, § A Dbill passed legallziog tho rocords of tax doods to counties uot boretofore entered in'tho ndex records. MAINI, AuausTa, Mo, March 15,~Tho Bonato balloted for United Btatos Sonutor with the following re- ault; Willlam P, Fryo, i Richurd A, Frye, 5 In tho Houso the result:of the vote wus as fol- lows: Willlam P, Frye, &3 Richard A. Frye, 69, Both branches will te-mnurrow ducluro the ro- sult, br, Fryo was born ut Lowlston, Me,, Bopt. 4, 18013 ‘geaduated at Bowdoin Collogo In 18603 was u munber of the Stuto Logisluture o 141, TG, un tiornoy-Uotiural of Mulue 1867, 1803, and I50; was clectod to the Forty-sccoud Commul.md bus servod contluucusly sluce, TENNESSEE, i NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 16.—-Tha Jiouso bill providing for u setticment of the Stute debt in uccordauce with tho proposition of two bonde holders pussod its second reading lu tho House by a votu ot 45 to J4. Tho Republican wowbers of the Lexlslature hald n cauens to-nfght, and niresd to voto for tho bill 0 sutely tho .5:::{‘(',“'.'{‘1““, stecordanco with thio bomdlolders’ proposjys @ par and 3 por cent Intorest, on ot 5 INDIAN AL NDIANAPOLIA, March 15.~The vote constitutlonal nmondments’ yeatordny g 2t light, Enough returns, nro recelved n,‘;‘ from tho Kthto to Insura tho adontion o gpr 7 nmendinents by over o Lwo-thinds yorg, 86 rlstsiiiciing WEST VIRGINIA, WierLING, W. Vi, Mareh 15.~The W, ginln Leglalaturo subjonrned nt nooy until tho second Wednesdny iy ot Vip, t nuary, 15&“" d Wengalng in § AMIARD WINTER, A REMARKABLE STORM, Spectal Dispateh to The Chtcago Tyihun, Lixcony, Neb, Mareh 16.—The worst Eanw, Rtorm experfonoed i twenty-fivo years o menced at 4 o'olock thia ovening aud cugg 5130, In that thne Just clght Inches of &now x.fi CHE SIGNAL SERVICE, OFFIcE OF THE CIMEF SIONAL Orrigy WASIINGTON, 1), C.y March 10—1 . in,—g,r thy Ohlo Valley and Tennessee, cloudy odpan, cloudy wenthier, with ocansionnl rati, s 1o northanat winds, becoming variable, tatiog, ary or lower barometer, For the Lower Lake reglon, cloudy OF pan) cloudy wenther, v{llh ocenstonal rukng, \m-m,m’ shifting to casterly winds, statl i Lol por g nid baramotor, | ONFY OF bigser For the Upper Lake reglon, elowdy occasional snow, nurthonst (o northwey Atatlonary or lower buromoter and wreathe AL windy tempers: ure. Tor tho Upper Mississippl Valley weathor, with oceaslonul rain, Winds shitting 1) colder northorly, aud genorully higher bargp. ter, For tho Tower Missouri Valley, cleoring weathor, colder northiestorly winds, and highet Lurometer. LOCAL UDSKILYATION: CHicAQw, Murch clouly 1.0} Iy *Baromotor correctod fof tempurature, and justrumantal orror. Moan_baromoter, AL moan_bumidisy, tewporature, i olirauay, miean thermomnter, 5 Wit teimporatars, 1 Toney Gent Fresh, FIRES AT FRANKFORT, IND. - Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. FRANKFORT, Ind., Blurch 14$~Tho grain-els vatorof I G. Benflols, of this place, was de stroyed by fire yesterday morning,—whether by aceident or Incendlarisim Is not known, Theloy is between $8,000 and §10,000. Lenfiols bad s fusuranco of £3,000 on tho bullding and me- chinery and $2.000 on geain, The Germane Amerlonn of Pennsylvanin hus £1,6000f the lost; tho Home of Columbus, O., $1,000; tho Western of Toronto, Cun,, $1,600; tho Iusurauce Come pavy of Indinm, §,000. AT ST, PAUL, MINN, . Br. PAur, Minn, March 15.—A fico to-night destroyed a warchouse on tho river bunkLe lonzlng to tho Northwestern Fuol Compuny, de- elyucd as n storehouse for coal brought here by bary but stored with hay at tho time, Lo, g2 insucanico, §300 In“tho &t. Paul Fing Marlne. The O(%lll of tho fire s unknown, but was wost likely the work of nn Inceudiary, AT DUBUQUE, IA. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DonuQue, In., March 16.—The Tremont House burned this evening, 1t was tho oldest hotel la tho clty. Loss, §4,000; well Insured. SUICIDE. . . .GEN. UPTON. _BAN FRANCI500, Mnrch 15.—Hrovet Maj-Gen. Emory Upton, U, 8. A, wia found dead fo bl bed ut Presidio this morning, having ehot bim- sclf through the head somo timo during the night. Oen. Upton retired ot about his usust hour Inst night, having spont the evenlogln sogtal converse. Tho flrat fnthmation of the tragedy was obtnined this morning between§ tion B oclock, whien his ordorly went to call the Gonerul, Recoiving no nuswer to his knock, te orderly opened the door and found the omeer dead it bed. An alarm was instantly glven, and, severul oflicers of tho reghmont having hustenal to tho room, It wus discovercid that the Genenl bad committed. sulclde. The' rovolver wad stitl grosped: in his hand, and a bulled wound through his mouth Into tho brain told the history,of his death plalily. Tha body way cold and atift, and jite hud evidently been extit Reversl hours, probably slnee midnight, * No pupers or anything that might serve to ludicats 1ho causo of the uct hive as yot boen diseus 3 but nefthor tho body nor the offects in his rw:l ‘0 beon touched, nwalting tho arrival of tbe Coroner, Pho generul tmpression, huwevet #eema 1o bo that griof ut tho loss of his wite prompted tho aulcide, _ From tho appesrance-of Gen. Upton's wflg‘- this mornlug, bo must have snt up lute the nig! bofare writing, and destroyiog munuscripts, lfl' burning many pupers, He lefo two letiers, u}u to his lster, duted tho 1ith fnut., but uppareatly writton Inst night, in which ho intlwates th! gonothing might bupoew, und onn o Capt, ll)[!:‘l- uniinished, tn which bo oxpressod tho opinlyl that his revised tnctics woukl be n fallure. e Iettors will nut be published until after the ::‘ qQuUkt to-mmorrow, ~Amony tho remy Irlcudlm“ deeeased the sulcida is attributed tu a foar 'ul by.tho falluro of hly work on tactlcs bo wol [Uga his reputation, BATTLE CREEK, MICIL Bpectal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tr! BATTLE Onegk, Mich., March 15.—Tbls |n0n'l‘; ing Mrs. Alico Whittlesey, & widow, was foud dead in bod under olrcumnstances which look 88 though shio bad sufclded, or been poisoned. ’l;h‘ Caroucr’s Jury will ronder i verdict to-morroW: FAIRMONYT, [Ll. Spectal Dirpatch to The Chleago Tridunk FAIRONT, lil,, March 15, —Last nlaht s '.'l"m. smith named John Wuters undudhlr;llhl l;) :ur mitting sulcido by taking an overdosc o pnlue.'(:um wn’;-; ot wfirk ana {ll health. e —————— MAMMOTH GRAIN ELEVATORS. it Couxcit Buurss, Ia, Murch m(cc S incorpurntion of the *Unlun l-:luruwrl :1" pany," with u capltal of 330,00, have hmumul Inthis city, ‘The Compuny is ta erect mnl: e graln olov‘:.urn in Counoll Blutfs to jcet the e ‘mands of the graln buyers and shippers “|'.'|wv~ woven raflrouds tormiputing hore. L porutors aro Sidney Dillon, Union Paclt ]lupk!uu,v Waubush: A, Kees, Chic ro ‘-t weatern Hugh Riddle, Chicago & fock aud 0. 1% Perkins, Chicago, Burlingto Rallroad. = ribe 1xtandi Quips? ———-- ABE BUFORD'S POSSESSIONS LoursvirLy, Ky., March 15.—Gen. Abe “:,'{’: s sold bis farm to D, A, Lyons, of Lan¢ o for $X,000, Tho lsnd was hoavily morted 0 Ho has also advertised hlg horses furnllt'-”m will bo sold under tho hnmll)c{,-(lf-"":,“unl' Molonry, Lizafo MoWhurter, Slublress SCe, Moaic, Littlo Phil, Fulcoubridgu, LSBT Harry, Haiubeau, Gotaway, and bl others. Bomg are largely vutered i u Remetmbor that & littlo Hop Bitters saves doctos-bills nad ourvs whon il elsy Lalls I stukes.