Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1881, Page 2

¢ i et * e to 18 CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1881—TEN PAGES. b4 — e e et Jubllant air about tho Farwell headquarters, | he bas been tiwvelve years In atfice, and L‘v':mllt 1o tiowever, which scemed to Indiente that they had some private information that they dld not earo todisclose, which led them to betfove that Jones was beaten, Mr. Abner Toylor and Mr, A. M. Iabenck, for Instunce, were full of amiles, Mr, Uabeock anfd he had heard that tho Jones people gvo it up. Mr, Robert Lincoln, who 18 known to favor Mr. Jones, had not eard to-dny that any declslon hnd been mado ngalnst hiin, aind, boiyg the Illinols wember of tho Cabinet, it has been supposed that his opinton nt lenst wouhd be nsked hofore any decision should be male, A GENTLEMAN VERY NEAR TO MG, JONER, who hnd heard of theso rumors, and who cinlined to know everything that happened, gall that there was not o word of truth In the story, and that nothing had happened to-duy, exeept that Mr. Farwell had decllned to file the ehuryucs, a Rynopsis of which wns sent yesterdiuy, Farwell himself statl to ‘Fue Tioness representative that he shayld not file thom: that he hitd res celved from Mr, Jones, through Judge ayson, a countor nfliduvit which was nt lenst go satisfo torg to him thnt he did not eare to Ble the orlgis il ehitrges, mnde by Her and Doggett, and thut he shonld eeturn their Jolut aflidavit with the counter altidnvit of Jones o the party In Chicasn from whom it eame. dudge Payson eatled wpon the Attorney-tieneral this morns Ing, and, with the anthorlty of Farwell, snid that tho chinpges would not hio tited, ATOR LOOAN could not bo found untll near nldnight, owing to the faet that he was nt the dinner given by Tevi P Morton, nominated 1o be Mintsier to Franee, to the President, the Cabt number of Senators, Whoen, f was found, nid wis mude requidnted with the ez, ho salds * You ney !Ilr. from me, 1 tho " mphatfe manner, that tho roport thnt tho Attorney-Genernl bus dechled ngijiist Me. Jones e ot trie, that 1 I8 utterly without founda- tlon, and thit, when tho declston 18 made, it will Ve favorable to Mr. g STANLEY MAT OBATACT Spectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tridune, WARIINUTON, Dee 16.~1t is not regarded ns cerinfn that the Committes on the Judicinry will report in fuvor ot the confirmution of Stane ley Mutthows. The stunding of the Committee, when thix nomination wns fost before, has Just been ascortnined to bhave heen s W to two ngninst o fuvarablereport, ‘Phose in the minor- ity were Senators MeDonald and Lamar, Somo of the prominent Republican wembers of tho Committee did not expect the nomination to b TIHEWS, sent in axnine The composition of the. Committeo under the Republlenn organization wilt not ditfer much from the lust, It has been clamed )y tho fricnds of Mr. Matd A that Senator Thurmnn woe the to triewdly nctlon fn the Commit- maln obsine tee. Thia was one_argiument wsed for tho re- turn of his nume, The division of the Conmlte tee 08 stated nbove shows this to Lo n mistke. SOME QF PRI REPCILICAN MBEMURERS are safd 1o be ilaeneed by o bollet that Prosi- dent Gurfleld hanlly regards this s one of hls awn nominatond, L looke upon it g8 a legaey from the hayes Adiunistration which s nut glven” hlm o kpecinl delizht, T 18 supposed thut tha Presidont felt that it wns Judge Matthews Lo hava the vordict of tho Comuittee utd of the Seoute, and tint, nalie from this, be desred 10 avold even the np- pearanee of helng actunted by o tinge of pers sonal feeting, and, theretore, for theso among other reasons ua wie wis returned, The fnet of 1his” prevalling impression that fu-a seiso hiis 14 A HAYES AND NOT A GANFIL T D NOMINA= has introrduced an element fnto, tho guestion of conflimnuon the stretgth of which Jude Matthowa’ friends nre not us yet able Lo est mate. ‘The uother new souree of iosition s found in the pending con for the comtrol _of tho - Nenate, Some of the Bemocrats, in’ thelr nuger ut tho conrse of dahone, which they nserihe to the President, wre deelielng that they will not herenfter help to confirm Administeation gominntions whero thn Ttrpildlenn stdo Is divided In reward to tio neat- ter, While the generat llll,)l'flld(lll nppeard 1o be that Judge Mutthows wili bo confivmed, tho difientties nhove veeited are atteacting tho sori- ous constderation of his fricids, TIIE PRESIDENT. 114 1 Spectal Dispateh ta hiragn Tribune, Wasminaroy, D, C., Mareh 16,~8'rosident Gnr-, fleld suid i 1o a Senntor from one of the Middle States that e would send very few.nom= inntions to the Sennts hetore the ndjournment of thut body, He wondd only 81l vacaneles, It would be slxty duys, ut Jeast, hefare ho hegan to mnke uny hnpartunt changes, 1le algo vutlined the palicy that he intends to bursue In the setec- Yon faroillees fn the diffecont States. Jio thinks the best Judges s to who shall hio relectod for £aeh posithms nro the Senntors i Represonta- tives most futerosterl. {1e snld that they know batter | ha possibly coutd who shoutd he ap- nnd'he SDED TO RELY IN TIE MAIN I 84 lons upan them. This will bo quite n change Trom the methypd tho Just Ads ministration ndopted In repard to sppointments, Tho President also puld that ho had beeome dise RuBted with tho borde of ollec-seekers thut. had descended upon bl in r nierclleas crowgd, o had told wany o1 the ofllee-keeknrs that e fn- teide to mnke no changed Imunedintely, This had the effeet todrive muny of them awag, PRIVATE KECRETARY, Tha eventng papers suy: “Mr. J. Stonloy Trown hns been chosen by Presldont Gariiold s his private seeret aud 13 such husrolloved Mr. W. K, Rogers of tho charge of the Exeeutlve Mansion. Mr. Brown {9 n young man, but hus nlrendy shown marked fitness for the position, IIe has been nesisting Mr, Rogers ince Mareh 4, uud haw beeows famithae with his nrdnous dutics, which require un even tempor, wonders ful patience, und unvsont tuet o dealltng with Exceutive visitors, Mr, Brown {8 it nutive of this clty, ang bears an excellent charaeter, 1lo wos Jor soveral yeurs conpected with the United Blutee - Geoligien! Depnriment under Lawell, s prronts ure now In Kansng, whoro they bavo tnken up thelr home, 1L 18 Lollpved there will be little or no chunge in the prescut Exesutivetorce,” et MONETARY CONFERENCE. ENGLISH DISSATISFACTION, Spacial Dispateh to The Chicazo Tribune, Wasmivaton, 1), €., Murch 16.—Secrotary Blulne ks received a dispateh from London sot- ting forth that conalderable dissati3fuction ex- 1sta in Bngland In regard to tho interpretation they put upon the lnuguago of the lettor of in- vitatlon to the Intornnilonal Monetary Confer- ence. The critielsm, as statod n the dlapateh, (s that the invitation eomnlts those nttonding Ihe Canferenve to bimetatism, The view, however, 13 not entertalied hore, and Senator Thurman and others who have exmnined tho lnw since thls eriticism upon the Invitation hus been reeelved feel coufident that thls Interprotation is not warranted by tho letier of tho law, n3 1 certaiily was not intended by thoee who framed If. Tho bellof {a that tha invitation hus boen futerpreted In the lieht of erroneous disputelis which wera sent abroad nt ho time af tho passigee of the law. Tho toxt of the Jaw und the construction given it hero . will bo eommunleated to qur Mhisster ut London. FUT OFIFICES. NEW MBXICO. Bpecial Diapateh ta The Chicagn Tribune wasiixgron, I ., Mareh 10.—There 8 n yery earnedt contest over tho Governorship of New Mexleo, The commission of tho present Governor (Wallne) his two or thres yours yet 1o rul, but thore huve beena good mang diglls cnlties undor bis Admintstration, und wivantago 13 belng taken of thom to urge his removal, Tho Cutholics, who compriso nlio-touths of tho peo. Ploof the Ferritory, upy said to be opposed to him, Churles Bwing, o brotharof Thomng Ew- e, but an wctive Republiean resident in this city, formorly from Ohlo, 5 0 eandie didate for tho position, and has vory strong support. Mr. Ewlug, althotieh s Catholto, I8 an ardent ltepublienn. und {8 38 belloved that his appoltment would o eapeelally nceeptublo to e peapte of New Mexien on nevonit of his ro- biglous fuith, Gov, Stieldon, anintimate frieml uf the Presilent, Lientennat-Colonel of his olit reglinent, who hus been spaken of forn position s private seerctary, und alsa a8 eandhlato th 181 tho yacaney on tho Court of Clulms, cunsed by the appeintment of Judge Hunt to the Cab- net, tsubo nmleritond to lo willing to aecupt + tho Governorebiip of New Mexico, Sldney Post, ot Guleabuig, 1, 5F tho tloll wad open, woulil notreject the place, withough hls application hus not been led, WILLIAM . HOLLOWAY, who for twelve yeurs hins been Postmnster ut Indixuupolis, will probubly not be rotnined, or, ut all events, ho bua noy ired tho support of Benutor Ben Marstson, The latter hs decided to recommoend dumes A Wildman, formerly Btate Auditor, recently Auditor of the county fn Which b lives, and at ohe 1lme wus nspecial ageot of tho Post-Ottles Departmont. Mr, Wikls Juun f4 ono of loloway's bondsmen, aud hud recommendod Hollowny himselt for oiice. The Fost-Ollico authoritics, including Tostmaster Jumes blinself, ure In favee of tha contiuunnco of Hollowny tu an offics which bud bewnt exceediugly well admintsterod. Thy Ppoint sought Lo be made by Beautor Huarrison s Hgulost the reappolutment ol Holloway is thut Nrof. givo way. Wikiman hlinself, how Leen many yeara In publie life, hy flee, it s rald, for twenty years, whil of his has heen nu Internni-RogenueColleetor i Indiann for fourtoen years, There 18 nlso nn enrnest contest over THE TERIE MAUTE POST-DEFIC l)lolllr‘(\lnlnli‘ml!mher of Congress, Plerce, heing opposed to the appointment of N, Flllbeek, who Ias had the olflee for eight yenra, and recoms mends {n his plnce o Mr, Joiies, who held the position from 1860 to {8, NEAING AND LEAK A movement hus been mnde to secure the re- moval of United States District-Attormey Lenko nt Chicago, although his commixson hns atill 1wo or theea yenrs Mr, Lvnke i3 strongly opposed by Mr. A. ¢, 1 and by AOINO of tio holiticl eeived here by diTerent Congressmen from Mr, eaing, urging them to use their intluence to SCCUFS A new man i tho - place of Mr. Leake, The argiiments ueed are that Leake s of 10 pussibly service to the party: thnt he s unpopilar: thit he is inefticient 1o the adiminis- trition of the oftice, and that he owght 1o pive way to some oho else, One of thosu lottors wus flled n apposition fo Mr. Leake tosday, Repree sentative Qeorge . Davis, who [nsists that somo one of the Filernl a{v])mluli‘(‘n i Chienuo shouhl he seleeted from his Congressional district, inns- miteh s that Aistrict 18 donbtrul, and bas na po- Htleal patronage, thinks that, i€ the Marshul cantot be obtained frou that distriet, tho Dix- trict-Attorney nt least should { there ot by o change, Mro Davis s nof, however, bimself taking any steps to seenre n change, It has been suggested that Dick "Puthill ahould be appointed *District-Attorney, Mr. Dnvis does not faver the nppointnent of Tathiil as his candidute froin the Weat Slde. MEL POLACHER, of Chicago, has returned hiere, but ho is nat Hkely to make any further nttempt to secure the dppolntment as United States Approlser nt Chlergo, 1133 coneeded on all hands that Mr, Hum, who has flied tho olllee with such sugoess, fato bo ‘rotnined. Notwithstunding the bitter valitieal fight that {s going on wmong tho He- pubilean politicians gver the spolls of oftiee in other paria of the State, thoy ure all ngreed that Hinm ouveht 1o stay, and ho one s making an effort to disturb bim. LOGAN APTEIN BENTLEY'S SCALP Seuntor Logun ta-day had a_protracted inter- view with Sceretary “Kickwood relitlve 1o n ehinigo In the CommissionershipofPonsions. 1o sed upon tho Seeretary tha fuct of the unl- veral demand of the people of every part of the Nation for the displucement of Bentley, 11y Was urgent In red GenMoore, of 11li- I After the Inter- the utmost eon Moare woulid, within n few nominated to the Scnnte us entley” auceessor, Logan said to-duy that Hent W 1o go. It s subl to-night that Giem. Low Walhieo, Governor of Now Mexieo, hi ered Wis reshpantfon, Stilwell H, Rugsell, of 08, at present United States Marshal for tho Western District of thut Stote, vl who hind ay- pieatlons for o place in President Garlieh's !.‘nhlm.-l,l! liero warking most wctively for the wppolntment ae Gen, Wallien's sitee Gen, Rowett will be Catlector of Internnl Itevenue for the Quiney District, and I Huosgun, of the Calre District. CAPT PIGOTT, whio refintered tho fight for the Quinoy Thost- Oftice yestordny 18, with his wooden leg, moving on tho eneniy's works. Senntor Logau Is come mitred to Wilcox. NOTES, ARKANSAY, Spectal Dispateh *to The Chieago Tridune. Wasiisaroy, D, C,, March 1.—A prominent Ttepubliean of Arkanans, Just nrrived here, ROV that i investigation now In progress at Little Rock by s Committee of the Leglsluture of that Stato hus mude tho startling discovery 1hnt the presant Demverntiec Governor (Chureh- 1), tho former ‘Treasurer, 18w defuniter to tho amount of 70,000, Jo h HACKNEY AND 11 €0 WELLS, ot Chicngu, aro nmouk tho arrivals at the Capl- tul to-duy, THE BANKS, . To the Wastern Assnciated Press, WasmsaTox, B, €., Mareh 16,~Twonty-six National’ bunks have depositea § d States honds us seeurity for balf & mililon of which® were MANONE, The report I8 that Muhono will be allowed to eithor tho Seerotury or Sergoant-ar-Arms, ver o chiooses. Mr. Gorh thn Secrel epuit tho emndidute tor that p ro that Mahono wili name some V ulnly teadjuster for Kery Mon- dny tlght Honutor Mahone w, 31 p untll 2 a'vloek recelying congratulntory telegrams from nll parts of tho coimtry. © SENATOR DAYARD has written #t lettor to the Delawiro Legisinturo adviginie nzainst probibitory legisintion on the wround thut It is untagondstio to the Demoerney, which parmits mni to ent and driuk according 1u his own inclinntion. FRED DOLOLASS, The eomilssion of Fred Douglass, United Htates Morainl for tho Distriet of Colwubin, pires to-morriw, 1t 8 understood bo wil reuppointed by tho President, THEMISSTE ‘Tha Becratary of War hns dismissod tha charges preferred by tho I'aymaster-General agulnst Col. C. M, Terrell. OMINATIONS, The Preshdent hns pominated 8, Dann Horton to be Beerotary to the Commission to nttend the Taternationstl” Monetary. Conferonee at Paris, ‘Also tha Tollowlng Postimnsters: Wiikinm 11 Hurtmnn, Waterloo, In, and Georgo 1B, Relob. neker, Wyandotte, Rus, "Survoyors of Citstoms John I, Leonard, Indinnapols u Joseph WV, . Gaston, Chattanoogs, ‘Tou 8o to o Nuval Oflicer nt Ban Fy FREE LUNCIL In tho matter of tho Unitad Statos Mint Asany Commigsion’s * luneh #nse,’” thoe Fimt Controllor of the Ty try mulutiting: Flest, that reasone bl ary expenses of the Assiy Cominls- Bion ¥ ba puid from th tlon forfieldontil and contingent expnaes of tho Phllndelphin Mint: seeond, If the work of tho Cammlsston can ba faellitated l?‘ht'urnlshhw e d 1! uncisco, lunches and. menls ot the Mint mny bo 1 from snfd fund; thind, win Heuars Tor personul nse as n beverige b hers of the LCoimuission nre not such actl of neces- ity ne to mako the cost thoreaf o propy tourth, the expenses of n diuner trent or mere stet of hospltatity eannot bo puld from tha fuad, SENATORIAL.: JOWA. DES MOINES, In., March 16.~Tt I3 reported that John A, Kusaon wil bu o erndidate for United Stutes Bonntor bofore the next Leglsluture ag cepgsor of MeDL "This would bring. ho i theee very stronr men—Gov, Gear, t-x-l(:uuuresxmuu Jumes F, Witson, und Ar, Kus. S0t n properly & MrCr DETROIT, Mich., Murch rentus P, Rlack, of Tuscoln, wus nominuted to-day by the Demo- crita of tho Sevonth Distriet to fill tho vacnney auensioned by Conxer's olection to tho Senate, MAINE Arausra, Mo, March 10.=Wi(lllam I, F'ryo was to-duy doclured United States Renntor, WHOLESALE POISONING. Two Familics {n 8t Louls Suftor from Eatlug Poric=MMont of Thoxe Made Nlelky, Huwover, Wi Probuab) o cover. Special Dlvateh to The Uhteagzo Tribune, 8T Lovts, Mareh 18~A caso of wholesslo polsontigr ocourred nt Noo 168 Closey streot bise eventng, which presents many eurlous fentures, A wretehed shauty at the above aumber Is inhablted by o Bokomian womun named Aun o phlekle und ber two children, Willie, aged 13, and Maggle, nged 10, Ayoung womnan, Inzzle Tisoseh, n relutivo, 22 years of nge, I8 alwo tiving with tho ramily, Lost night the fpur purtook of u hoarty mcal mado upot fresh pork holiod with sauerkraut, with applesns - desscrt, - Boon after they were atl tuken slek, aud by 10 o'clock they wero fn o wretehed stute, Thoy all complained of sevoro headuehes, and hud violent tity of vomiting, Thoe wlekneds nerensed during tho night, the boy Willle el i the worst eonditlon. ” No |>Ilfi'- siein was calied Iy and ut 4 o, m, o-duy the hoy died, Through an dnterprotor it was Lerned that the Tamily hud not been i goud Beutt for some tiueg it they were i the inbit of purchusing meat at i b cortier of State uand Cull night thpy hought 14 W 1hoy wte for suppor, i1 g ter the three nbovo e und tho Hiele s-year ol tchier of My, Fetlekle wese ull taken sl The by ennte plulned of WY Lead and vor s Mrd, sefiivklo und the daughter were soized with yoms 1 purring, n 1 1y tho niveo, who ulso conmplainst ot her head. iealidu tho nbove thero was pnother enso of porks polsoning rovaried, This funlly iy in St, Anthony ul undl cons [t duhn dtein ' wite, und throo ehild luls w ponltey dealor dn French Market, amd some duys ago bought u live hog from g Gwmer, which ho'butchiered blmselt, From thissone suusuges wore ude, und, shortly after belng eaten, they MWero all tuken with vomitiug snd howd palus, The quantity consumed was but small, nnd that probibly wecounts for tho mild forw of sttuck fnd $ts yielding rendily to romedics, All of the fundly are mproving. ————— - & COTTON-HM".L ’QT ?NIAG!lL%STON. 2 MARLESTUN, B. U, Murch 18.—A cotton-mill wilt bo bullt hero fmimediatoly, Tho e Tt i Datid it hea w capitut of esow, Y HARDING HOWLS. 01d Complaints of Diserimina- tion and Extortion Offored in Lyidence. The Proceedings Oharaoterized by the Usual Amount of Quar~ reling, Geoorge M. Bogue the First ‘Witness to Mount the Stand, ‘The Board Declined to Enter Any Suits Except in Aggra- vated Cases, Witness Was Advised of the Pooling nt the Different Polints, A Side Issue Provokes Merriment, During Which Blushes Ate Visible. Rallrond ONicials in the Capaclty of Wit« nesses Tell Some Frank ‘Cruths, The Day's Labors Conoluded by Senator Whiting Rising to a Question of Priviloge, Speetat Dispateh to The Chieago Tribuna Briivarienn, M, March 10.—The Investign- tion of the Harding chirges ngninst the Rallrond Commissioners was resuined this afteruoon, Tinrding offered tn evidence the doenments In tho okl compluinis of severat partios rgalnst various rallronds for extortion and diserlmiin- tlon. Il nlso dosired to offer tho Trefghit tarlits ot all the rallronds in the Stato, 8o us to show wherein they ditfered from tho Commissioners* schadules, A wranglo enstied 08 to tho necessity of fur- nishing copies of tho taclifs. Finally it wns ngreed that reference could be made to all the ducutnents on fite n the oilice of the Ratlroud Cotnmlssion, Harding hoped they would remnin on o, Hogue indiguantiy repelted the fnsmuntion” that anybody In tho otlice of the Comualssion would stend iy papers. Hurding retracted tho impmtation, and penco relgned for n minute, when Seontor Cutlon safd thoe record should sh hint THE DOCUMENTS CALLED Font wero duly presented toand considered ns evi- deneo by tho Committee, This question was finelly ndjusted to tho satls- faction of overybody. Ucorgo M. Bogue was tho first witness called. Hlo had hadly taken his seat when Ilurding broke loose mgain abowt the records fn tho office of the Commissioners. flo wanted to send for o lot of the pupors, and nnothor weangly oeestered, In the coutrse of which specelies were mikde by Senutars Fifer, Comdee, White, Lanulg, and othors, Qulet was finally restored, and Harding resumod tho exnminution of tho witn S Hogue suld that, afier enreful considerntion of the mutter and nll the legal porploxities in- volved, the Buard bud determined thoy hud come menced all tho necessury suits, nnd hence de- elned to enter upon any more. They declined 1o enter uptn nuy suits except In nggravated cases, and hunee ARBITRATED ALMOST BVERY COMPLAINT.. Mi, Bogue read from the report of 187, recited the legut stutus of enses pending, aud detining the policy of arbltration purated by the Come snissloners, und which proved very satisfactory to nll prrties cenneeted. Seo pages 17 pnd 15 of the repart of 1538, The veport was priuted in the newspapers fn the Docember provious, Tho celobrated Jucksopvilio conl enso was hnuted out of obseitrlty and rehehrsed at longth, It was the only sult brought by the Comunssion, The princlpnd witness became fnsane, and tha ense 18 st pondbg. Tho enses wending ut tho timo of tho report were the Burllngton aud IillnoigCentral,which weresdeoldid Just summor, Harding wished to know tho dilfecence n tho poluta between the Ruggles cuso and the ones $ust mentioned, Boguo romarked ho was not a-lawyer, and could not tell, Theroe wore othor cusus buskles the oues spoken of, but ho declined to nun thom. WHEN TIHE COMMIS: MORED EXTO! ARD OF RU- 0Ny hoy somothines notifled the rallronds without any written complainta. Many cases whioh were Investignted wero not placed on - record, not Lo fug decimed of sulliclont importance. The Cnin- missloners mude unny exuminations * in vitlous countles nlong the Ohlo & Mlasis. flppl nud othor ronds in Southorn wud Centrul Ilinols fn 188, wnd o tho 13t two yeurs on tho Uned in the northern part of theStnte. Tho witness visited Peortn ' in tho spelge of 1650, and exnmined tho rallroad nnd warchouso business thore, A record wis kopt of theso vislts, Hurdlng wanted the rocord, and anothor wrangle ncenvred nbout its produetion, Hueds fuw proceedidd with the examination, Bogue'snid the Bourd hnd nover examined the books of any raitroad compuny. It had oxam- Ined the olieurs in cased of complaints, The Nourd knew thut the ronds were churging abovoe und below the Commissioners’ schodute, Thoy had determined to mnko E A HEVISION OF TUEIR SCHEDULE, After the deelslon of tho Supreme Court ?in tho eases elted, tho Board consulted with the Attorney-teneral, who sald the polley of the Commlssion wasn wiso ono. 1ho law wrs not rattied nt tho tine, us the Board wns udvised by conisel, Harding wanted 10 got at tho oxact ndvico glven by tha counsel, nad Bogue proceaded to exphuin nll about i, when the prosecution ine slsted on e divoet nnsy A wrangle ensued, after which Roguo ox- piained how tho connsel calnelded with the policy of tho Cummissioners, Witness wus ndvised of tho polley at the diiferont points, Tha frst opo wus ut lloomington, The Commlissionera thought It was Wrot; madon i) favestlentions thought that fnjustico wis dlonw to some of the nelghboring stntlons. Tho rullronds chnuged the tenms ot tho poal, and under 1ho now systom thero wins NO WHONG HONE TO ANYIODY F0 long ns o teasonable rato wan maintalned, Tho Commlssioners know . of other pools, und vestignted somo of thony, 'fhe ono at Paxten was Jooked Into. Thero wns no oceusion to look into the othor poeols. The ruile vond wuar was belng woged somu. timo Loeforo the pools wero formel. When the wap wus golug ou the Honrd did not take aany neton, Ratlrond wars do nobady auy good, Witness upproved of pools, Tho Commissionvrs boe Heved thelr sehedulo noeted changing, and rvee ommended it in thy report of 183, They snli tho schedulo was too high, and to muko 1t an npe proprintion wid nemled. Thoy asked for monvy i1 tholr roports In 1879 and 188 In orxder to priot tha sehedule. 'Thore weru not very iminy milog of raid for wihich thoro wore 1o _schodulos, Witniess diad not remeher tho mildige L 1875, Tho Boand bad SOME DIFFICULTY IN OETTING REIORTS from voimls (3 tho hands of o iteeeiver, The rondds have sibstantinlly comptiod with the law In furatshing reporis. "rhe Burlington «dit not el ttio coat of anling frclht, Wituess d think that the muds ukl rofused g o yuustons propousded, Bines lust Juno the Commitsslon buy nad ‘m thne (0 push or o= menco nuy sults, 1t has been bisy in aecumus Tatinge duta Tor i rovision of tha sehedule, und uttembug Investigating commltices, Hurdlng wanted to know somothing about the datn. Cannelly olyected, that the answoy would dis- elose 1o rullrviul men futormutlon thut ought to bu seeret, Tho question was not prossed, und llnrl..)mxlmuk up the records of tho traveling ine vestigations. Iu April, 1380, tho Commilssloners were ab Ote tawi to hene complaints at that point. At the points vislted the Commnissiol tnlked with People on rflroad metiers and emnplaints, Harding wanted to go Into Hogue's private busineas, bue TIE WITNESS WOULD NOT IIAVE IT, Cross-exandnotion: The offect of the Jacke sonville investigation was to break up tho ril- rona pool, bt not the eonl pool, i H}us Semutor Lanning's conl mine n tho ool )t wns.—tho l‘('h-rshurf Conl Mine."” *Henator Lnnning, was it your coal mine 2 Ambd great rours of laughice Lamiing denled ny knowlelas of i, Mo witness sntil it was fmpossiblo for the Commissloners 1o visit every stution in tho Stnte, There wern about 600 atntions in Tllinois. Whenever n complatnt wins mnde the eaflrond conspany was furnished withncopy, 18 answer Was iven w tho complninnnt, and whera thoro waR diiferenco ps to the faets the Commitieo weut tothe plnco and nnde an lnvestieatlon, The witness refutedd two coses which, on fnvesti= gation, estublished tho faet that tho eomplain- nnts hnd endedvored to detrand the rafironds, THE ABMTRATION POLICY of tho former RBoards wnd fotlowed out, neea gave the musty detal case nuninst the Michlirn Wit- of the Knowlton entrul, which way nvestigated, and resulted In adiseontinunnce of tho extovtlon und In A suttlement with com= plainant by which he vecelved SL000, 1o 1857 “ommission ealleel the nttention of tho Leg- Islature to terminn chuirges, and stated thae uns Just ones shonubd by punistl, Withrow wanted to know if Lomistog ind nn interent In tho Jacksonville conl pool, but wit- ness did, not know of hls own knowledge. It that suit’ Sunater Callon was coinsel for tha Comn IMicrs. The witness for the prosecu- tinn went Ingane, ‘This 8lile fssue provoked much merriment, dorimr which Lunning blushed like & * ved, red ros Ta Senator Whiting—Tho RBoardleonsidered tho terminal charges in Chiengo, and met great dlitl aities, 03 ‘THE QUESTION IED ADDITIONAL LEGIS LATION to ennble the Commisainners to maka a rule that would he equitible to tho shippers and tho ril- ronds, Witess knew nothing nhout rebates in Hureau County, though ho had boen In Princes ton, © which ” " was in Dureau County. The Ponrd had never eatted for my amination of the rallrand books, Obel il Bogue wero In o favor of entertalni no complaints except In writing, Smith ruvored Ntlgation, aid dig vot fully coneur In tho poliey of the Board, The Legistiture did not pass any dditlonnl Inws relntive to terminat charges. In 1ho Faye cuso npninst tho Alton Maftrond tho N lutter mude restitution, Benator Walker wanted to kanow if tho Com- musalon hnd abeyed the lnw commanding suits in il cages of oxtortio, This tion reopened the subjeet of tho Commlssioners’ p wiifeh tho Witness ex- pliined for tho fourth or 11£th time. -Bogus admitted tho overchargo referred to wita wi oxtortion, ‘o the Chrir—fhe poliey of the Commission wats to discontlnue tho practice of EXTORTION ON Tl PANT OF TIE ROADS, and to settlo i diffleultica nmicably. o Hinedlng—As far 08 tho witness knew, the raitronds discontinied tho practice, 'Flio Chair vend telegrmns Auiting that Ripley would bie bero to-morrow, and_thut Suue, of tho Rock Istand, hud gone to Iowi. [Rouars of laughter}. i 1n the initter of tho Alton Road and the coal pool, Lanning safd 1t would bo useloss to send tor nu Alton offielrl, ns under Withrow's exatn- mation nothing would bo learned, Tho Chadr supgested that Lanning turn State's evilenco und the Conmitteo could useertnin all the fuctd, 'The anggestion was recolved with nppinuse, but Luwslug fuiled to enteh on, After i recess of about twonty minutes, Sona- tor Whitlog catled for Mr, Withirow to Le sworn, Witness gnid Snge was the Genernl Frelght Agent of the Roel Islund Rond, Witness il no personal knowledge of 3 SAGE' PRESENT WHENEAIOUTS} had no telegenphie communlention with him, und koew nothing about hilm, excopt that e henrd that Suge was cin Town"” Wittiess did not know of the oxistenco ol uny ro- hate book in the office of the Itovk Istind Road. He did not know of his own knowledge who had the power 1o make rebates, and aid at kuow that any wero mude. He wag In the legal department of tho Company. Hugh Riddle, President of tho Rock Tsland Ttoad, was noxt sworn. His rond was furnished with n schedulo of ru by tho Commissloners, Tha roud dld not obey the sehedalo elther fu {refghts or passengers, It adopted tho sehedulo fu 1880, and, 80 fur 08 witnuvss knew, 1L wag obeyed, hut ho din not know with exactnnss, <HIS ROAD POOLED WITIE OTIER ROADS from ono point certaluly, and possibly thren. Witness did not know how lony tho railrond war Insted beforo tha pool waa formed, . Hurding wintod the wituess to state how long, T bls opliylon, Objectad to on the ground that 1t was aun lilen and not a fuet, . Tho contest before tho formation of the pool wltness knew positively about iy have tasted six months, Ho honrd'of tho tight i the course of the business of the rond. Witness was naked where tho pool was. Objeetlon lu!!lll'l’;ln‘h Witiesy contil net tell the rate beforo tho pool was made. ‘The rates might hiuve been nbove or bolow thint schodule rate ot the- two “othor*” pools. Tho ratea wero ns inw, 1T not lower, than the Cammissioners sehedulo. Witness kupposed n';w:lnl rates nnd rebates were given, e thought - ALL RAILROADS L 1T lind not een any vouchers, 1€ thero bo any the 'I'ronsurer bud them, Witnoss desorilied tha systent of keeplig the books, which was prictice ally the anmens that fn other ratlrond othces, Witncss hind n gencral hmpression that robutes undlspcululs hud been given only to u small ox- ent. Harding wanted to know If the vouchers would mitke n ear-load, 4 Witness thought o Inrgo-sized cur would hold e, To Senntor Callon: The Itock Isinnd gave special rates and rebates beennuso it was tho Kgenernl practice of raftrowds, nnd no rond conld get ntouk withoue 1t The rebinte §a returned ufter tho froight is pald. “Rebotes are kiven to encournye nunutpctires or corluin lnteresty nlong thoe lne of road. T'on certain extent (t s donete concem 1t from tho publle, Witness #avo instruotlons that the Cotnintssioners' rates should be rt?(nnlml 3 maxhmun, but 1n cortuln enses tho General Frelght Agent could mnko lower rutes. As witness did not know tho fuoty inrelntion to RENATES AND BPECIAL RATES, he conld ot tell why thoy wero granted. It was left to tho Genernl Frefeht Agent, and witisess hwd no renson for futerteriog with bin, Any norson under ko matunces conlil ohtaliy tho sumg rate, It ald not nto tho sumao frolght or the same distance, It 18 wodurstood uverywhers that speelnl rates nvo given, Wits ness -saw Sago yesterdny mornbig, but ho went wwyay from Chicigo I (o nftoriion Witlirow objectud to the tine of niuntlon, beeuuso Sugo hud not been seeved with a suin- mon. Senator Callon insisted thut the Committeo had 4 perfet right to uscertuln, ns i snmons had been lssued tur hlm, The Committes hnd been informud that Sngoe had widden busioess in Towa, unid It was a remurkable coinehlence, Bago would undonbiedly como §f n dispatel conld renchh him, 1o loped Withrow would telegraph to lowa, Witlirow expluined that NO BERVICE JIIAD BEEN, HAD ON BAGE, If the Committeo want hhin, Aerve him. 1If the Cotmmitteo wunt 1o know i grent many things thoy dun’t know, tho session of tho Leglstutura will bo proloisred far into summer, Senutor Callun thought thore wis sonething urheultby about the vatirond tusiness, beenise whon thoy fearned anything that mu'hud" Wit ed to know they wore sinkitonly takon his Jng eust u wlooin over tha lm'nmllfnunn Itis 1 W hoped Suge will comu and dispel, Tho exiumination wis vesumed, and witness sk bo did not know whore Bwo 18 now, e be- Hoved Buge went West with tho uger ot tho Unlon Paeitie Rond, Witness il no talk with H”Im nbout the pendtig investiotion, "Po Bunutor Lanubes Witness sald o speotn) rito wng lower tha thne eusent publiely, Withess did not make the speelal rato, It was very common for shippors who had made n ArEtigeinont RAtI~ fur apeolil rntes to ket thor wder the aame elronmstinees ns othor shinpors wha hud vone tracted with them, Bometines THE BENEFIT OF THE y u\;nummo thoir businels cqunled that of thoso who did, : Withrow objeeted to the line of examination, us tho witness only know by henrsay, 1L wis his Improaston, and not his pevsonnl knowledie, Lunuitg slstod thut, tho question Was pere tluflu, and tho examination wis allowed to pro- eved. : The witness safd tho general rato was highoy than tho speoh. ‘I'n Callon: Witnoss could not tell anything about the rebutes givon by his rond durlg the pust Lvo yoars, The rebutes somotime npplied 0 graln” nad sonethnes ta stoek, - Wholesulo dlealers somotlnes gobbotier mtos than tho smutier oned. It would tend to diwinish tho busliess of small shipperd, Witness did not know at how mauy poipta on his roud rebates very gl It mighit bo nt onc-tenth orut ouo. v halt of thom. ‘o Whiting mpatitdon hus tho effect of lowerlng rutes, ‘Thoy wre usually LOWERED DY SPECIAL RATES, Qonesco and Pearls uro about the enmo dls- tunoe from Chicago. ‘The Peorin rutes wero tho lowest, o did not know the rates at ‘Flskitwi and Putnum, The spectul rates Trunulud Ly along the line of the en Witness dld not Lnow of any forrecent rito from Dopow. Thero wud an aetive competitlon aguinst tho canal, aud rates wera lowor thero I-m’mrnumnuly thun ut points not on tho oanal, Pooltig prevents entihug of rates. o Tho Benutor wanted 107 know about Pouung i Burcan County, beeauso muny of hls cone stitneats lived thero, Withrow 1o Whiting—=tDld thoy inake any complaluts to tho Commlsslonors ¢ Whiting to Withrow—""11 L uti an the witness- stund 1 will say thoy have not suflicient coutl d}mlc«l: In the Counnissiomers ta muko uny cogye plutute. ! Condeu to Whiting—*Aud yet on the Commit tee yuu voted Lo refur back L tho Benute the tovernor's womination of the Commissioners with tho recon 3 Whithe to now uider debate. Fo Mr. Withrow: *Itates are given toto tho station ‘and not to individuals,” When given apecintly BEBATES ARE GIVES TO ALL PENSONS whero the snmo conditlons cxlst. Thero are gevernl guestlons enteeing into tho mattor ny to whethor businuss was brisk or wot. The order to conform 1o tho rates of the Boanl was mnde dnst June, bheentiso at that timo the Rook Ixland Road gnve up its apeeind charter, and avaiisl Hself of the general I, The vtes at that time wore loeal, wnd wo were 8o advisid by counsel. No personn) pref- ereneea aro Bhown in granting retint Ty by must bo treated nilke. 16 witness knowa himselly tho rates to bo charged by his rond must e reasonuble. A pool mnkes rales atendy i prOvents cutting. This applies (o tho v ity of the pooling point aswell, 'Thus the reves nte of tho road 18 prese, A Funl Hovd awny with apecinl ratos. Tieforo Juno the short hauls were higher and long ones lower than tho Come missloners’ tarlil, tneo June tho rates have tho Comm s and owor, purticulr Witness only remembiored two complaintg made 10 the Commisslonorg agatnst his rond, o Senntor Calion: In pouling at compoting poluta the ronds derfved more revenuo from NGO ATES ON A STEADY 1ASIS, 'y Wis to often reduco the rates from contignons points near competing sta- tions, Tha witness It general fnstructlons or- derail thut there shall ho ho unjust diserimina. ton of rates, Bpeeinl arrangements were nutde by the trelght agent, whoso duty it was, Tho Aty of tho witness was to iusun passes, [Roars of Inughter, which lusted for two or threo min- it iuestion Is not utes], (,'uflnu sald ho wonld voich for tho face that My, Riddle hit performod bis duty Cafthfully nd well, Everybody id passes, Senator Whiting rose to a hlgh and welghty auestion of veivilege, He had rocelved o yot no Roek tsland puss, [Hones of taughter.] Mr, Itidaie sald ho woulid see to thnt on nils re- tura to Chicago, ‘The customiury wrangle ensned about nd- Journment, Invding diit not want to close his cnse untll r. Grier refiurned from Peorla, and Ripley, Gray, and Sanford conld be heard from, The Committeo then udjoitrned til to-morrow afteruoon. pa FIRE RECORD. MUNGER'S LAUNDILY. The alarm from Hox & at 8 o'clock Inst oven- Ing wns enused by the discovery of fire inn double two-story and basement brick bullding nt Nos. EHG and THT Wabush avenue, owned by 8. 0, Thonrson, and occupled by U. M, and L. Munger as a laundry, Tho fire appears to lave originated in the bnsement, somewhere fthout the bollers, and wus probahly eaused by a epurk from the firo boneath thom sotting firg to some refuse. It wns discovered by Jdohn Miller, n porter employed in the lnundry, who lives mnoxt dvor north, While gohyr Into the house ho suw #nolee [3suing In quuntities from a window, and within tho busement scemed to bo ull in a blnze. Upon ranning around to the ollicoin front Miller tound Bdward and William Titmmons, (!lll{lll))’fl! who rooin on the second floor, seated In tho of - fico entiroly Ignornnt that tho promises wero aire, 'Tho office IS partitioned off (rom the worke room, and tho Bineko had not yet made 1ta wiy to that portion of the buildbue, Yonmng Edward "Timinons ran toturn I the ularm. Tho Dopnrt- ment respondod lsrnmml;“ but it wns some tmo Detore thoy conld get direetly at the fire, which had madeits way (rom the bnseient tpon i stuirs \vn&' nto tho drying-rooms back of thoe oflice, and thonce into tho Jolsts and flooring of the ond story, The buikiing 18 danuiged to tho extent of FL500 or L2000, amt 8 sured in Mr, Cammugs’ Ageney for 210,000, The trant bult of it wad built shoftly after the great fire by Mr. ‘Thomson, nicd was for n thme ysed by him Tor n restaurant, o accommodato Mungor's Inundry husiness it hns been enlarged until € wus 103 Teet dey 58, Munger estimnto tholr Joss nt Trom 2500 to 23,000, which I8 covered by 23,000 Ingirance, distributed through some fif- teen ditferent — companles, Tho laun: dry wns running ut s full capacity, und tne clothing fiy tho wasb, rying, und froning rooms must have been worth about W00, Only 0 smadl portion of this will by n total loss, "Phe drmagy to the machmery will Nkely bo found Inconsiderable, us tho fire wna nt no time u very hot one. A collar-tnching, valued it $1,500, 01 the secona flook, apponred to have heon considorably dnmuged, The detay to thelr business 18 ny much regrotted by tho propriteors ua tho notuni dawmigo done by fire water, aud smoke, A8 to the _origi ot the firer tney huve no {nformutlon, The engineer, Dun Vlneor, left the premises about un hour berore tho fire broke out, and went home. 1o I8 o eare~ ful, teustworthy man, nud may be able to throw Bomo lisht upon tho uifair to-duy, A FURNITURE I'ACTORY. At 8:40 o'clock yesterday evening Phil Ernst, tho night watchman at Koonlg, Honning & Gamer's furnlturo factory, on the northwest cornerof North Greon and Pratt stroets, dis- covered that o quantity of furnlturo stored In tho busoment of the building was on fire, Ho turned (1 an alarm rom Hox No, 330, but by the tima the cugines arrlved tho tumes, whith ‘ound i prssage-way upwirds through ' shav- fmrchute to the upper storlos, bad gained n #trong Lokl on the building, and it wus decmed advisablo to tarn In i second nlarm, Tho main portien of tho factory ou Green strost 13 n polid brivk atrucinre, but the part in which tho fire ocourred Is of framo, which, boing filed with furniture stock, provided the muterial for # big fire. ‘The firemen, however, attuckod the flames \‘Il‘nmlmb’, and sayed tho bullding nfter comparatively little damngo il - been eanRed. OF the orlgiu of the tiro nothing Iy known, us only Hf1y ininutes before tio diacov- ered 1t tho watehman exanined theo plice whoro 1t hroko out, and found everything in good or- dor, "The principal damuge dong was by witer, and was estimated by Cabt, Buliwinkls at 300, and by tou englueer ol the feotory nt 5000, Thy bullding and 118 contents ave buth fully insnred, NEAR BLOOMINGTON, ILL, Special Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune. Broosixaros, 11, March 18.—The resldenco of John Dee, v farmor Jiving in Padun Town- ship, was destroyed. by ttro this morntog, with all {ta contents, Tue oceupanty, bieluy aslean In tho urpur chambers, baroly escapod with thelr lives. Tho firo occurred durln.f’ It sevoro storm ot Aghtuing and valn, and it 8 thowght it was fired by a bolt of lightulug, thowsh Dee 18 sure it wue set un fire, Sy = { AT WANATAIL IND. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Varrauaso, nd, March 16,—At an carly hour this moening Enterprise Iull, a laego framo bullling ot Wmnitah, burned to the ground, Cunso unkuown, Loss, £:,000; Insurcd for ¥500 in the Lacashire, Hugland. INSURANCE LEGISLATION, ‘Chnt of Malne Forces a Removal of the Kendquartors of u Large Coms pany. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. BosTox, March 18,—Tho Unlon Mutunl Life- Insuranco Company of Maine, which does n husiness of botween six gud seven millions n yenar nnd hins neurly 15,000 policies ju foree, cove cring insurances of. ovor twonty-six and # hulf wmillions, I8 foreed by n recent law of the Malno Legislnturo to remove 1ts headquarters from Boxton to Augnstn, 1t has been practicully n Hoston Institution stuco 1818, and haw an ex: lhu(le’ Hne building on‘Tremont streot tho business s conducted, mufntalning ‘only o smnlt olfico {n Auguste, wherd only” formal mectings uro held to cover the lnw governing fts churter, The - Malna law, which nlms espeeinlly nt this Company, provides that all Inguranco companies incorporated under this law shull havo thelr principal otlices in that Htutos thut n majorlty of the Directors shull bo rostdonts; thut il mueting shall bo hold there, The present Iuard of Directors cuuslsts of ten Hoestonluns and ono Malue main—d. 11, Drummond, of Porttand,—and undor the new i, waich provides thut Ba terms of otlico of noneresident IHrectors shall oxplro Aorif 12 t and thole places tilled by the remuining sldent Dircetors, Mr, Drummond will bo the only lowul representative untll a formnl olection att bo held i the Capital, Tho movoement will Bnllluhl)‘ seurcely atfuct the buslness of the ompuny for g shiort thmo, Tho courso Is withs out precedont tn the bistory of insurance, WINTER WHEAT. Condlition and Prospocts of tho Crop. CINCINNATI, O, Mareh 10.—The Price-Current Will publish to-morrow un_extended roport on tho winter whout crop, embracing roports trom ucarly 40 polats In the winter wheut bult, Tho Drice-Current soys: “Taking all the ‘vvidence into constderution, with an ludicatios of somu fnerenso in the ucrouge, tho crop muy now be considered gevorally’ promising, with o pros- peet for a yield not imuely, At oy, less than the preceding your, In (lhifl the retarng Indicato o pretty falr condition of the crop, und 8 generully “favorablo vutlonk. Thero laniore complaint fn ludlane, and the outlook 18 considerably lpnired,—yonorally teds fuvorable thun o yeur ago, In 1iinols fu- vorable reports predoininate, and, with an ap- purent Incrense in nerease, tho prospeet seois 10 fuvor an ontcomo caitnd 6 st yoar, iy sourd und JKnndis reports nre almost” uniform)y fuvorable, und there bs un [peronsed acrengo. (0 Atfehlgun und tho wintor-wheat soottons of Wis- cunsin sud fows thore 18 muoh unecortuinty, Yol tho provallmg condition sveming Jusd nvorablo thun i yeur igo, uxwullnx Durbiups jin {ln tess (uvorablo, und Tennos- lowu, Keat SLo more promising thun u year Thery (8 tho ourly o0, unfuvoruble weathior now, 8dd future touy conshlerubly lmpale to outloals but, on the other hand, fivoruble conditions of tho weathor whichh sow oxist, it they continuo s fow weuk, will do -gront work {n bringing o prowmlsing vutlook fur thy crop, CRIMINAL NEWS, Yesterday's Developments in the Great Missouri Land Swindle. Interviews wilh {he Arrested People in Cleveland, Pittsburg, and St. Louis. A Convict in o Penitontinry Kills 1is Mote and Hangs 1limselt, A Spanish @irl of Los Angeles, Cal, Shoots the Man Who Be- trayod Hor, ® A Stage=Conch Attacked hy Highwaymen In Arlzona nnd the Driver Shot Deads The Defanlting Scoretary of the Toledo Water-Works Makes Hiz Whoro- ahouts Known, TIIE LAND SWINDLT, Rpeclat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Prrrsuuna, Po., March 1h—~Tho nrrest of I R MeCleliand, a real-estato dealer in thls clty, and Addison C, Burns, nn oll operator in Edinturg, Clarlon County, i, charged with complicity tho Missourl land trauds, hus cansed nolittle ex- citemont here, und thronghout this part of the country generally, MeCleltnnd 19 very Indignant ovor his arrest, and says he knows no mory nbout the lunds than any other Notury Publiv knows af tho deeds and conveyances whioh are consiaatly pussing through his hands, Iurns, tho othor dofendant, hns nlwnys onjoyed the ruspoet of his neighbors, 1is fathor hns been engnged In solling ‘Western lnuds for sovernl years, 1o resides in Pittsburg. MeClelland anve hall in $1,000 for n honring beforo United Btates Commissloner Me- Candless, A, N. Mellon and himself being the bondsmen. Hurns gave batl In 2,000, with L. C, Wynkoop and Willlam Burns ns scenrity. Both hearings are set Tor tho 25th inst, Several gentles nien visited tho United States District- Attornoy to-duy to learn what foundation thoro wis for tho rwmors that most of tho titles to Missouri lands hold I this viclnity aro bad. Among them was one from Bewlekley, who clabmed to bave had Inrge deallngs with the partics under arrest, und a conscquent knowledge of tholr operatlons, *In commencing tho system of fraud,” he sald, * thoy procured statoments of the condition ol alt tho land in tho southunstern counties of Missour), and discovered Just what portions had been taken up and what portions stlil remained {n tho hands of the Govermment. Then they made threo.or four real or fletitious trausters, endlng in placing tho deed I tho name of tho agent who was to necomplish the sule. Mr, Lind- say wns nt the head of tho work, and HBurns & Bon netod ns his ngents in this vieinity, ono of thom staying here whilo the othor waus in Mis- sourl, ostensibly fortho purpose of buying lnnd. Aftern while thoy had to change thelr plan, andone atald in tho oity nud the other in tho Ol Reglons, Tho swme piece of fand could be soldseveral thnea by collusion with the Recorder of thecounty, who might 1lil up an abstract showing tho number of transfers, without men- tionlng thut other tranafers of n sitlinar churac- tor hiel alrondy been made."” - “Do you know any porsons in this vielnity ‘who have heen viethnized? " * Nearly every owner of Missourl land in this city holds ft by one of these tities, 8o it Is not necessary to glvo nnmes. Burns has sold hun- dreds of thousands of neres in thoeso clties, and n grent denl of it hins beon sold nnder tho name of Join M. "Fayior, whici I8 probubly fietitious,"” Clelland was eulled on at hls oflico this and foind 1 convorsatton with Durne . nnd his son Addigon, Whoen nsked for a statement of tho nifair, he replled that he bed no ob- <]muun t tolting overything ho ' luow, hut Surns would probably auble to mako i more comnplete explanntion, "I merely aoted ns a Notary Publle,” salil ho, *and took the allldavit of 0 party who sald he had lost bis recelpts from tho Governinent, without making nny in- qulries ubout the matter. Ihnd no business to ke Inquiries, and had to tuko his ufMdavit,” *Tho whole trouble,” suld Wiillnm Burns on- ergotlonlly, ** 8 raised by this Specinl Azont, who ‘wishes to mnke n reputition for hlmseif nt somo ouo clsu’s expense, Tho recelpts wera lost in Ao many cases that tho GUovernmont, oflicials proparod [} nrinted torm to by swaori to, requesting the patest, apd stating that .1ho recelpts were lost. Persony, therofore, who know that tho orlginal patentes was fetitions or dead, could fill up the atldavit in their own names, stito thut thoy were the posscssors of tho proporty, buve deeds recorded ns transfereod to thorn, nild thus A7cure every clalm to the prope erty. That's what tho man dld who came to McClolland, 1o sald he bhad lost hls recelpts, and wished fo swenr tothe fuct, and MeClel- mormng, William fnud of. course took hily aillduvit, Now if theso rnnlul il commit oy - fraud,. ft was forgery, and was against tho hoirs of the originnl patontees, und not agalust the Government. The Governtment wus pald for the lund, and guve recolits for tho payment, moroly Boling tho patents untll tho pirrchusers complied with legal vequiremonts. When wo Bought Missonrl proporty wo examined the ab- stragts to sco whethor it was ndl right, but conld not toll whethor false alliduvits hud been do to sgcur the patent and first transfor_or not, and that, indegd, was not tmportunt, The Su- promo Court decldud that buyers of those lnnds onght themn Dlllrlghl without — jny obligntlons —which the orlgiwl nt- entces bnd tnkon upon thomsclves,~thag 15, they were not respunsible If the condltlons ot {fii‘"{“-"‘”" for two years, ote, hd not been fuls e, L“ \Ih'?m you ncquainted with Tdndsay, of St. onlse *No, slr. 1 know notbing of him, and bnd no business denlings with bl Tho othor parties sukd to bo conuceteld with the mattor in other 4 [ may have not, but da not remember."” Cou lave never sold tho samo pleco uf props erty [wnluu yourson had nlready sold to other parties?” § “No, slr; such n proceeding wonld got nny land agent Into tronblo #t onee.'” Jloth gentlomon sald thoy had been conduot- Ing tho business on. Lusiness privelples, had hought targoe quantitios of tho lnnd on tho best terms possible, and gold it or trded It when op- portinilty offerod, Georgo W, Nelson, of 130 Builthileld stroet, I8 Robert L. Linasoy’s, ngent I this elty, but he nssorta thut ho Rnows nothing of auy fllegal trunsuctions in tho lands, Ho ealled at tho United Btutes Court rooms this morning and In- tormed United Statos Comulssioner MeCandless that he could bo found st NI olice I hoe wig wanted nany wiy conneeted with tho cuse, To .your correspomlent ho | Bnld - that ha had beon attending to Lludsey’s business in this viclnity for somu years, but hnd sold but vory lttle of tho lands, Alt thut he had sold, . howover, proved satistactory (o tho purchisers, cxcept in ono Instunce whon ho found s judg- ment for #5), which was nat montloned In the nbatract entored Up ngainst tho lund. Ho wrote to Lindsey nbout the mutier himmediataly, und recolved W reply stating that it had Loen nn oversight, and making proper cor, il Ou tho letter-hoads used by N tlced the numes of Lindsny and un agent In Jondon, whbo I8 indirectly prosceuting the salo of lunds on the other sldo of the ocean, Among othor purties who had bought Missour] lands, Naison mentioned R, M, Kennwdy, Mr. South of Ihhm & South, und Mr. Annoy " of Allwhun*’. Ho bl henrd no complnints fron any of hig cugtomors. He satd: “Mr. Duene, Br., hus not been arrested, and Is attending to his business us uaual, und ho does not expeet 1o Lo included in the judictmont. The Murshal'wspecial otlicor who arrested A, B, 5urns unys ho i tod no pars ticulur surprise, and wade no objee! to con fug with Biin to this city. Upon bolng inte viewod on tho subject, M wnnedy admlitted that bo owned betweaen d 400 ucres of tho Innd in question. Ho stated thut ho purchasced tho land through i man samed Brown, somoe six OF 8OV enrd k0, taid 13 Eatlsiled that he has clear title, haviug bud business transacdons witl tho Mlssouri Courts In councotion with his purchuscs, « 81, Louis, March 1. —Herman B, Schustor, n nvotary, Charles Vasel, sud Charles Nowman waere arrested to-duy by the Governmont ollicers, on the genoral charge of perjury, but the two former urobelleved w be In some way connectod with the land friuds brought (0 light yesterduy, and will bo hield as witnesses, Robyre L. Lind- suy talled to furnish u bond of £10,000 this morn- 1nig, und was lodged fn Jull. o clajms bis arrest s udxumlculmvrwcmlnu.bmunht about by tho ox-Heerutury of the Inturlor, Carl Sehurez,” wh ho suyd, removed Lls futhor, Jumes Lindsay, from the poaltion of Rogisior of Lands ut frois ton, without eause. Hoafso denies belng eons noated with, ar Kuowiug suythiog about, o taud swindlo. 1o bus oxamined n wreat muny land titles, thut bolug his businuss, but he hud ho knowledge of uny of thom beitg fraudis lent, _On the othor hund, Deteetive Tyrrol suys Lundsuy’s statement about political “por- cution fu ull bosh; thag Curl Shurz bud vottug ddo with the nreest, but that ho (Pyrrol) Unit overed the fraud, and bas been working itup for u yeur. Thoro 1 i regulir ring, Lo suys, and Lindsuy is st the boad of If, uswill ngmuummfi xmved nt tho trial, Thowas 1) English an “hurles A. Duvis woro Reglsters of Lundut the dnekaon, Mo ofliee from 10 t 1 eI 10 b o ey lienes it they el with tho friuds,© dames Gy, Rohert L Lindaay, wis [teglst bt th n 4. Futhar g Ton i P \ i, et ngzmin from 185 (0 1450, o 0 i wihd 0 Tarie: oumtior o e e, 1 IS disn b o tho office, T (815 fo oy 0 It At Anones Lindsny 1 o hiole dlanppenrinee., oy Tespanedlie it The CGox P o licee will not rive gut e tinly [ thosy arrests have beo 1 Uiy s ich vy SLroig evIdenco ngiinst i o " 44 hnis conféderntos, 1y and Speclal Disputeh 10 The Chtensn Tritune, (X ELAND, Uy Mareh 16, —Y ostoplyye, 1 conneetion Wit the 1m Traumie i) the tople oF diAcitsslon n il o (oo 00 to=dag, a8 all (o persons mpticatel b o qisiy Atood i 1 tho cxtimntinn of th e [ ) Inguiries Ceoin persons iterese) n e nt tho offien of e Uniged wo® e Thistrint. Attorney, nnd i1 1s beljoy I:'h:l‘:l;\‘?:.l Iindred’ peopls In- Cuynhogs, Connt o ctled tHlow to’ tho Tuids i Missmg, i 2 alidnvit upon which Corwin was eyt 28 terdivy, 1ho e 66 Conspiracy Yo pots tinetls’ mude, aiid o was Folewaed i o FCCoRNzAneo In hy AN f £2590, Thy gyl clulni to linve sineo discovared 0 furge i of Dinnk doets neknowlndzod by oo oy conskdoring tiis o fale fdication that o, e I tho - conapleney, thoy rearrosing o 1his afternoon, aid, (n dofaule A0 hini), pf waina remanded to Jnil. Frirthor d oy Ty o sturtling nature are expeeted In o lullv AHI;:“ PIGUT WITIE BURGLARS, CINoINNATI O, Mareh 18.~Tho Clty Marey, Alfred Cobnrn, of Anderson, Ind,, nideq Bherlif Biddle and two Deputies, Inst niht gp rested theee Lurglars, arter u flcht tn whicy ity of tho birglues was probubly fatnily woupeg Marshul Coburn was wounded in the hand. rg mon arrosted aro Fred Knight, Duvid Foity, of Anderson, nud Danlel Leehan, of Tndiunngain 3'“0 bu‘r“;.l‘nr'n h lnlgmlmmim |{; n‘hum honse of e, lo e L tho ey y, O by ndog. Thuy wers ' oub s B oy wer rounded by offleers” whoin (Hoy Fetirned g thelr bugy Cronmer, one of tho tyryls Dewan fiviig at tho afticers and ran, lnu..w.'fifi',‘ two D eputics, 1fo escaperk, Lechan, hog, ardored o i, faeed Compen and i he 0 volver, whon Colntrn fired nnd Lovhng ¢ bill entered nbove tho navel, NI reenvery jg vorarded fmpossible, Thoother 1wo surrendesed peacefully, —— TIE RILEY CASE, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. 87 1°A1L, Minn., Mureh 1.—An Austin repont suys: “Thoro have been severnl xensutlong) rutnors uflant to tho effeet thut Detective Won, wha was with Riley tn Jafl nt Alhert Lea, wég) not appear; that ko bud heon Househt off or wey detnined by slokuess, Tho reporta were nll sy at nuught Ly the arrlval of tho deteetive to-day, Tho Grand Jury wis [ sesslon this atternm, and tuklg the detective's testimony, Opinfong ViEy 18 to tho result, but the Paio nien nie gey. vralty conthdent of an Sadieiment. Seould noe he returned, howover, dF Is stufed thng gy Puagee will endenvor to belig the ense before yp other Jury, clabning the presont one to by puokod,” A DEFAULTER NEARD FROM, Speclal Dispateh 0 The Chicagd Tribune, Torenn, 0., March 10.—A sensntion was eansed In tha city to-day by tho recelpt of letters from C, A, Relmensnyder, the defaulting Scerctary of tho Tolodo Water-Warks, who 18 now i Al bumn. He din nob go to Burape, ns ho enld he {ntended dolng, but has been wand, in theSouth under nn_nssumed. min n o oxe pressesn willingness, and_cven an wuxiety, 16 return, and elins tiat ho was made wears pay by low-ofticlals. One létter nan s three of fone prominent eftizens as boivg implicated Ja tho defuleation, VENGEANCE AT LAST. TALLAS, Tex,, Mureh 1.—A horrible murder ly reported from IKiows iteservation, Indian Ter- ritory, The victim was n Miesissippian namedq Teter Cook, und the assnsina Loulsianian named Totioy Pino, o brother-in-law, At- tho closa of thu War Qook and threo friends, disenised jn United States cavalry uniforms, raied Plun's’ premiges, robbed hia sufo of $1,600, ravished his, rlster-in-law, and fled. Plnn swore vengeance, rémll{orflnucu yeurs bad been scurching fut vok, BAD FTEMALES, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicngo Tridunts Crdtox, 1il, March .—Murthn Borum, of Toulstan, Mo, n partner of Lizzlo Darton, the De WItt County fomale horse-thlel, was arrested to-dny In ikl clty Ly Marshal Honson on s eharge of arson, Bhe wis hound over Lo court In the sum of 100, fn defauly of which she went to full, They burned the Wapily calaboose lust September, A BIIOOTING AFFRAY. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicugn Trivune. BATILE CiREEK, Mich., March 10.—Fred Foote, o younyg man of this eity, shot his uncle, nMr. Merton, whom he was visiting, lnat night,at Vyrmontville, Darry County. They werv.quars, rellng Aliout’ KMo prope Morton 15 Al but dungeronaly hurt, Tho ‘bullot entercd his ;w“‘lt.l Foote bus eseaped by Highty but is fol- owed, ROAD AGENTS, TOMISTONE, A. ‘', March 10,—The atage conch was tirod at fnst night near Coutontion by twe highwaymen, Tho diver was shot dend and one. ¥m4!vzm{£'r budly wounded. R. N, Paul, Wells & Furgo’s agent, returned tho fire, ciusing ko horses to run away, and suved tho pussengerd und the treasure from robliery. NORSE-THIRVES, Bpeelal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 11, March 10.—ITorse-tnleves are make ing ralils upon our farmers. Loat week a span of mules was taken, and last night ngpan of matebed by horses was atolon Froim farmer near Dongolit, 'They wore B and 8 yeurs olid, und tho youngest has n whito spot on Its forchead. IIELD FOR TRIAL. Spectat Dispateh (2 The Chicago Tyibunt. geriNariet, 1, Mareh —hillo 1L Wheels erwas to-duy bound ovor in the sum of §,60t appoenr ut tho next torm of the Clrenit Court on weharge of committing rapo on the annn of duillie B, Melgsner, Tho partieulirs of tho cuse havoe already been telegeaphiod THk TirRIBUSNE, DISCIIARGED. Spectal Disvatch to Ths Chicapn Tridune, TOLEDO, O, Miteh 16,—Dr, 11, T. Maker, ar rosted about n week ago for performing an nborton upon the peorson of Ettle Sherwood, and thus causlog hor death, hud & hoaring this afterioon buforo tha Police Court, nud wus dis- chnrged for the want of suiliclent oviience. KILLED HER SEDUCER. Los ANgeLes, Cal, Mareh 10.—F, I% Forster was ghot dead in tho street to-dny by Lastavia Abnsta, n Spanish girt, who states that Forster sod ueed her under promiso of marringe, Forster 18 eonneoted With some of the oldest Spunish famllies In Southern California, EMBEZAZLEMENT, LA BALLE, 11L, March 16.~Tho Town of We- nomn {8 oxclted vver tho nlieged embezziement of $1,50 of Unole Bam's fumds by Brown, the 1 Pastmnster, who has dee hed, Tho do- faleatfon is in the Money-Order Depurtuients und was discovered yesterdny, COUNTERFEITERS, § CAtno, 1L, March 16,—United Btates Deteet {ves Wallnce W 1Toll and Ben Colomun have #r- yostod Date Crockott. of Missteatppl Cotnty, M whin 1t 18 alleged, 18 tho hewd of u gung of cout terfuitors who have been piyluy thofr vocuton in the viellty, KENTUCKY REAULATORS. LOWISVILLE, Ky, Murch 10.—Tho Kentucky Ttegulutors lnst Saturday night took Wit Tiveil, n storokeeper nt Princess Furnace, Boyd County, out of his bed, gave him flfteen Inlll.l'!._ Grdorad Dim 10 leav within tivo. days, and went away. + . PPEIFFER AND M!'BRIDF. PUHILADELPIIA, 1" arch 0.—Johu l’ll'"’o: and John Molirldo were found dead Ina ci'lfl;, the Easteru Penttoutiary this lunrnlnwmll:!cd thourht Preiter killed McBrido and then b bimself. A LARGYE DEFICIT. Wircnesten, N. iL, March 10.—Thero fsa defi- ot in tho Asuuslot Sivings Hauk probably amounting to $100,000, Trensurer Eflcroy Alues has usslgued his property to the bank. A BTABBING AFFIIAY. ™ §7, Lovis, March 16.—-A Dallus, Texus, unu{ = says 4 negro barber was stabbod i tho "l‘n‘l i und killed by & whito cattlo mnu ut Abllcuo ulghts v —_——— ARCHERY. g CINCINNATS, March 10.~Tho aunual met e, of tho Ohlo Btate Archery Assoclution lllcl‘ ” day. Tho chlef businuss was tho considerat Iu“ of cortuin ehanges In the constitution and fl:". governlng ournuments, The nuxlmm:fll llflnm‘ pent with b hetd ut Dayton, Bopt, 2, =t BUC B ho Yestguation of tho. Tuledo Gl wus 16 copted. The following offeers wers, Clocil” Troshient. Albort Kern, of Daytous Vice- LRy il b Ve, o, P i yoming: Ueorge W, Plekard, Tocurding Beorotars, J. A. Mutnim, of Ly io e e e — - TENNESSEE'S DEBT, Nastvarie, Teun., Mareh 10.—~Tho Lm‘"'l‘“‘: Domocruts, In caucus this momluu'.JcNt;:;'-‘flu“ opposy tho passago of the bill to settle B0 Duslé vabiivied by boudBeldvri