Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1881, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, WASHINGTON. Tho Casting Vote of the Vice- President Secures a Re- publican Senate, Mahone Creatos a Sensation by Vot- ing with tho Demoorats and then Changing, The List of Committces as Elect- ed—Stanley Matthews’ Poor Chances. Pemocratic Determination to Retain the Present Sen- ate Employes. Senator Logan's Earnest Fight to Secure the Appointment of Jones. Excited Couversation Between Logan and Attorney-Gen- eral MacVengh. Seoretusy Blaine Said to Boe Using All His Influence to Defeat Logan, Congressmen_In Washington Opposed to an Extra Sesslon—Blaine In Favor of One. Ben Hill Once Succumbed to the Taotics Ho Brought to Bear on Mahone, - THE SENATE., TWO VEAIM AGO, 8pectal Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns. WasiNaToy, D, C,, Mareh 18.—About two years ago the Bonrbon Democracy tovk pos- sossion of the organization of the Senate with tho loud announcement that they hind come back to their father's honse and hud come to stay. To-day the Republicans re- sumed control, and the old names and otd faces are back In the places where many ot them have been sinee the War. The Demo- erats were to the last reluetant to surrender tho organkzation, ‘Thelr enuens had deter- mined not to tilibuster, and not to make any factious opposition after the Repub- lean vacaneles were filled, and had declded that when, the Republicans, with the wid of the feasting vote of the Viee-President, should be able 1o perfeet the organization they should to s, but It wns ' very evident, by the restlesness exhibited by the more ng- gressive of the Demoerats, that TUEIR DISATPOINTMENT WAS INTENSE, and that some of then, if they had the power, " despite the deelsion of thelr party eaucus, would have longer remained an obstaele In the way of Republican success, Sanlsbury, _-of Delaware, nervous and protesting, arose twlce to sny that he wanted .the Sene ate and country to know (hat he was ‘not pleased - with the condition of affairs 1In the Uulted States Sennte; that he dld not think that the Vice-President of the United States ought- to have the vasting vote on questions of orgunization, ‘The Republicans rd iy patiently, even when he rose a second time to utter the same spiteful proe test. One Republicon Senator, Indeed, started to appland the wall of the venerable Delaware statesman, but prudence restrained I, =2 JONAE, OF LOUISIAN. €% NAUC -from Itinoly, restive that Kellogg, another earpet-bugwer from Illinols, us e termed it, - should have o seat In the Senace st all, much more that heghould be Chaivman of o con- mittee, while Jonus himself was not, entered his protest, too, against the casting vote of the Vice-Preshdent, and insisted at the end that the roll should be ealled upon the propo- sition of the Republicans to give to the Deno- crats three additlonal Chalrmanships, Mr, Jouns was not to receive one of ‘these Chair- manships. The mwore conservative of the Democrats endeavored to restrain the embit- 1ered remonstrance of Jonas, but thelr efforts were without effvct. OARLAND, udecd, gave notice that he, for one, should not jolu Mr. Jonas in his efforts to commit the Democratic party o8 o whole agninst the aceoptance of the six Chuirmunships, Ile Intinated that he thought, under the cireum- stances, that tho Republlean party had been Jibernl, and declared that he should vote for these supplemental counmittees, Great pres- 8ure was brought to bear upon kim by the Democratic whips to cause hiwm to recon- slder, amd to compel the party as u unitto accept these Chulrmanships umler protost. Mr. Garland only reconshlered so far that he did not vote for the Committees, le de- clined to vote at all, so that THE DEMOCRATS FAILED TO MAKE THEIR POINT, 08, by the refusal ot Garland to vete, the tie was broken, and the Democrats were com- pelled to nceept thelr Choinnanships, not by the casting vote of the Vice-Presldent, but by n Republlean majority of 1, Jonas and Saulsbury, representatives of the strictest sect of the Bourbons, wery Ui only Sen- ators who made any outward opposition to the Inevitably result. Pendlofon, narrower n hisstutesmauship than has beon supposed, Jolned his entreatles to thiose of Jonas to in- duce the broader-minded Garland to vote In that petty splrit azainst the supplemental Comwittees, ONCE A CARPET- n BEN HILL, recovered from hls violenco of the other day, was all smiles, and stuted that he considero that the Republicans hud been guite Jiberal, 1o had ne complaints to make on that ane count, but ho still insisted that thoe Viee- l‘resldeut. had no rlght to vote un the ques- tion of organization, and that the constitu- tional mufority was on the other side, to Which Mr. (.‘uukllmi (s0to voce) nnswered: ** The constitutionn] mwujority may be on the other side, but the votes are on this? (the Republican side), With these few walts und Pprotests THE BENATE WAS ORGANIZED Wwithout any considerable delay, excopt that Wwhich was lnnde hecesiry by tie uulfim: of the rolly, ‘Then the doors Wero closed, the Senate went into execntive sesslon, and, u“:ltl&fxm;"rml!m‘ lll‘l'r{ml lhnble‘r ex-member gresy frous Chicugo, us Reglster of the Land-Ofies at Mitchell, Dak., and contirming sowe army promotions, adlotrned till Mon- day. Tl Senute i3 organlzed by the Repub- llcans, 8o far ws the committeos ko, [t v not certain that the orguuizution will extend bes i’oud that ut present. It secins probable thut it will not without o struggle, THE DEMUCHATS ALE VERY ANGRY, A large nuiuber of them, more than enough to il uyusrl ure determined that the Org- 1zatlon shall proceed uo furthor; that George Gorhaw, a partleutay frlend and aliy of Mu- hone, who hiss been sointluentia), they think, iu bringing about the vesult which las lost the orgunization of the Senate to the Dewes crats, shall not have hly wwbitlon satlstied, and be himself uppolnted Secretary of the Benate; und that, If 1t. be necessary” to pre- veut this, u sutticlent pumber of 1 BInoCraty will resort to tiliousterhg to such sn extent 8310 force the ltepublicans to sbandon thefr fig‘?ll!“lf",:{lfil fiurh;uu.ltfi. ll,easl until L\efum- % ho result will be can searcely told before Monday, by MUCH CAUCUSING will be done weanwhile. Mr, Bright, Ser- Jgeant-at-Arms of the Sennte, has mado u v aceeptable oflicer, and, which the Dewoerats have furnished s as- sistants, hns done s wull /g nny one could Do oxpeeted to do. orderly, amd courteons, and hias mabntaine excellent diseipline. tached to his admidnistratlon of tha oftiee. 11 management of the vast crowd on Inau- guration celved the approval of nll parties, Burch, the Secretary of the Senate, I3 atso may ey therefore, that, If the a suftiefent number of them, determine upon the conrsu which somo now ‘threaten to xlulom. the Republicans mny concluds that it 3 , of the Dumocrats, sence wil v quornm, even votes, and the Democrats need only withhohl thelr votes to prevent aetlon, RALY they Intend to tight it ont if it tak mer, the Democrats will stand together, malle erowded with distinguished visitors, inelud- 1z some members of the Cabl slon, und then adjonrne: 'ery wvith tho material 110 has been attentive, No_senndals linve ats Day " wns most nwullonl.‘nll«l\\i(!- an _aceoptable and eflicient oflicer, and both of theso gentlemen are desery- popular. with the Republicans, It Jemoermts, or NOT WORTH WIILL to foree the fight at this speclal session, mt to allow the present Demoeratie officers to remain until the next Congress shall be con- vened, ‘Pliere Is 1 dlsposition ou the part of some of the Republican Senators not to push thelr vietory too for, Somo of tho Repub- Tiean Chairmen of the Comnittees have de- tormined to pennit tho elerks appoinied Ly the Demograt. extra sesston, Senator Plumb, of Kansus, fo fnstance, Chiatemi of.the Pub} :uhh‘u’, will nllow the clerk of that Conni e, Wi remain for the present without being dis. turbed, on the attitude of Mahone, the change must be made now, It is very probable that the Republieans will go into the fizht, to take upon himself his new hoiors, 1le moved into the room of the Commitiee on Agrleulture, amil took pos adjournment, (Mahone) was _to displace his Bourhon col- league from Virginia, Senator Johnston, hastened his action. to remaly, at beast during this r ic Lands Com- o 13 a friend of Senator MeDonnld, to A goodl denl, however, will depend 1€ he Insists that Senator Maliouo was very prompt of whiech he i3 made Chatrinan, esslon of §t very soon after the 1¢ may be that the faet that hie LATER INFORMATION as to the disposition of the Democrals with respeet to a change (n the oflleers of the Sen- ate indleates that the Democratie Senators hayve made up thelr minds to resis termost auy present chinnee, "Tliey hinve not yet agreed upon w declded plan of netion, but will by Monday, when the Kepublicans ex- L to the ut- t to ba ready to report thelr slate of olti- e cers, The Demoerats say that, as o Demo- cratie nm_‘orlly was eleeted to the Senate, the employs and, therefore, mmde no preparation torit sthat had o Jdea of n summary diselivie, uny of them live long distances from Wash- ngton, and justice, as well asa proper re- sard for thew, demands that they should by ‘»rntcflml from Immedinte dischrge, Tha tepublicans are sware of this detevisination Senator Edmunds’ ab- (h-“’ nator Davis, ot Lllinols, On all buslnéss bt 1 change of ofticers tho Domocrats they will vote, but on this one questlon wil sun- that alt tis said on good authorl THE SCENE IN THE SENATH, TV the Weatern Assoctated Presa. WastNGros, . C.y Surel 18.~Within an lour after the Senate mot the Republicans had control ot that body snd secured the np- ‘mlnmmnl of the Comnittees nureed upon 1 the Republiean cancus, “I'ils was effected by the voteof Seuutor Mahona and theeasting vote of Viee President Arthur. andience was present,—in fact, too Lirga a An fnmense one for comrort or the seatine cabacity of tho s, ‘The flogr ot the Senate was nlso inet and many tepregentatlves. The vrocewdings moved nlong in an orderly manner, with o appuy- ent sxcitemant. As soon us Senator Frye was sworn iy, Mr. Amlwn{, Chalrman of the Republiean cancts, offore THE LIST OF COMMITTERS prepared in the eausus ‘as an amendment to the resolution offered a number of days ago by Mr. Pendleton, The yeas and nuys werg ordered on ngreeing to the resolutlon, and they were taken In almost perteet silence, When the nams of Muhone was ealled, and ha responded in the aplrmativie, a siel ol re- Hef went up from hundreds of thoss present, The vote stood #7 to 7, and the ¥ dent sakd that, tote In the afllrmative, and declared the reso- Flco-Presl- the vote belng a tie, ia would lutlon adopted, ‘The announcement was recelved without any manifestations of approval or disap- proval, Mr, Antliony subwsitted a llst of se- it speefal comnultives, and these were d after some litle discussion, At 1 o'elock the Sennte went into executive ses- DINGS, March 18.—The ere- [t Is of Mr. FFrye were presented, and he touk the oath of ofllce, M. Pendleton called up the organization regolution, Mr, Anthony moved that the resolution be Indetinitly postponed, Mr, Conktig ingnired whethar it was Mr. Anthony's desire to huve the resolution post- poned I order that ho might offer another resolution, r. Anthony realled that It was. he yote wus taken,and resulted, —yens, 473 47 Davig, of 1llinols, voted " in tho negutive’ with the Demoerats, When Mae hone’s unine was reached he also voted with the Demoerats, and nbuzz of astonishment ran uround the assembly, but before tho vate was announeed he arose and changed his vote, amid some avplause and soute vigorous Dissing In the galleries. Messrs, Vancs and Edunds were patred, - ‘The Viee-I'resident then sald, tho vato of the Senate being evenly divided, the Chair will vote aye, Ile thérefore declared the mution carried, "The resolution offered by My, Anthony, re- organizing the Senate committees, and on n Nepublican basis was agreed to,—yons, 333 nays, $i—the Viee-DPresident easting the de- clding vote, and then the Senats went Into Vi 1 ' & Mi, & 'y sald e did not rise for the }mruuse ol objecting to the vote of the Viee- Presldent, but to express his own oplulon that in the orgunization of the Senite the Yice-President veas not clothed by the Con- stitution with power to deelds In “a guestion of this character, 1o simply wished to suy that, here and now, there was un nssump- tlon of power on the part of the Viee- President unwarrantod by the Constliu- tion, My, Snulsbury wished to enll uttention to the different courses adapted by different sldes of the Chamber, For fourtesy days the Democrats bad been delnyed and hins dered by the Republieans, but now, ns soon s it hecume suanifest that the other side had secured o majority of votes of the Senate, by whatsoover meuns they might have resorted to to secure that majorlty, the Deniocratle slde declined to enter Into obstructive meys- ures to provent organization, e enlled tho attentlon of the Senato and the country to the proud comlition the Democratie party oe- in this regard, and whicli wus in striking contrast with the conduct of the other side, Mr. Logun sald the Viee-Presldent werely followed precedonts, and quoted a shnllar cuse in 187, A. M. JONES, A TPROLONGED Ct ST, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasnixatoy, D, C,, Mareh 18.—~This has been another fleld-duy in the contest over the Marshulship for Northern 1lilnols, and the day eloses without any declslon on the part. of the President, and with the brineipul par- tles to the contest as confldent ns ever that ench wlll be successful, There were two acts to-day in the cantest which have become in & measure publle,—the Interviews of Sen- ator Logun with the Attorn eneral and with the President. ‘I'his mornlng at 10 o'clock Senator Lognn called ut the Du- partment of Justles 1o examing the protests which huve been filed there Ly Mr. Farwell menlnst the appolntment of Mr, Jones ‘There wero & number of persons fn the rovmat the e, who re- malned until the close of the intevesting in- terview which followed, AMONG THOSE PRESENT were Uen, Raum, Cotnmlssloner of Internal Revenue; Mr. Reed, of Chicago; Senator Ben Harrison, of 1ndiana, and some por- tons of the time other persons, and the rop- resentative of ‘Tur Timuse, v Logan exutnlued the Jutters, and, after reading thew, sald there were thirteen of themw, and stated to the Atturney-Goeneral that he wapted the privilege of eyplaining who the lut- ters were written by, and what the motives were, which actuated the writers of them, Auiong he writers, wore A, C, Hesing, Wasbington, Mesing, Elbridge G. Kelth, und some delepntes und alternates to the Chieugo Conveutlon from difforent purts of the State, somoe of whow Logan did uot seew personully to kuow, . ‘fhe Attoruey-lieneral replied: *You kuow, Geueral, thatit was agreed last night MARCTT 19 TEEN PAG that theso papers should be taken to the President, nmd that ho wonll deelde the question for himselr.” Senator Logan—"That Is right. As 1t 1g necessary for mic to go to the Senate, let tho vapers be sont to the President now, and ox- amine them first, If you wish. The Attorney-Genernl replied, ngain, that tho I'resident had snid that he would vxam- Ino them, and added that ke would himself Took Into them very soon. Gen. Logan Ine slated that the papers SHOULD B IMMEDIATELY EXAMINED, as there 13 little thme, “I'ie Attorney-General snid, in substance: ** Well, now, CGeneral, from what has passed between us, you must know that I nm In faver of continuing ofl- cers I positton durlng thelr gond behavior, and that 1 am opposed to all this rush amd seramble for ofliew,” The Attorney-General then made quite an extended Civil-Servieo speecti, Senator Logun, standing, and addressing the Attorney-General, snid: * You mean by that, then, that you are fn favor of retaining the present Ineumbent in ofiice. You could not do a more unpleasunt thing to me. ‘That gentlemnn has long been bitterly opposed to we, nnd has taken every opportunity to manifest bis opvosition, 1 want to know, at the thresholl of this Administration, what 1t Is propused to do,—whether it deslres nt the outset to deliberately Insult me with respeet to THE FIRST APPOINTMENT OF CONREQUENCH made in Iinols,—partlcularly in view of the faet that by the custom In all States tho Sen- ator hins tho suggestion of the appointment of the Marshal.” The Altornoy-Goneral, In leprecatory manner, sald: “No, no, General, Do not umisuuderstad e, T awen good Criend of yours, I loveand admire you, first of all for your bravery in the War, and for the valua- ble services you have rendered to;Republie- anism.’” . Senator Logan—Yes, you sny you llke me, atd yet, at the first opportunity, you vropose to do tha most offensive tuing you can to injure me at heme. 1 want this question = decided, [ have been troubled about it for some days, and there is astate of uncertainty and indeclslon that ought to_be removed. ‘Tlie question ahould besettled, 1f 1 am not to be gratltied, I want to know it T-DAY—TIIS MORNING~NOW | There areno charges azninst Mr, Jones. The attempt to crenty some hins been nbatdaned, You haye everythilig befora you. Yot huve slnply some protests from nien who elalin to be Republicans in 1llinots. 1€ you will glve me thoe, T will be able to show you that all of these letters were written by persons who ;lu not llke me. I never did uny of them any harn, : The Attorney-Gienernl—They say that, if Jones 18 appointed, he will be o) polmwf to make an_tlectioneerng campaign In the State of Illinois for you for the nest four ¥ 1. Logau (with great enrnestness)—Who do you mean by *they” 5 The Attorney-General—Mr, Farwell says 80, Gen, Logan—1 never havo intimated any such thing, Nothing hng ever been sald by me to warrant such n sta 'nt, 'l‘l? Attorney-General—Nothing what- ever? Seinator Lozan—Ilere are a lnrf:e majority of the Congressmien In the distriets who in- dorse him, # Jarge number of very intluens tinl Republicans in Tlinols, TIE VERY BEST MEN IN TIE STATE, who Indorse him, nnd there nre only two or three Conuressmen who arb opposed to him, ‘Thelr motlves are known. 1 want to have the papers taken to the President this morn- ing, ‘Thie Attorney-General then sald ihat he wottld expniine the papwrs, which he did, and Senator Logan and Judse Payson went with hlm to the President. In the'course of this convaraation the new Attorney-General acei- deumllAsxwmed himself very vigorously agalnstthe third term, and took "the strong- est possible ground in favor of a permmnent tenure In eivil ofilce, even it 1t should result in holding oftice for lite. Seimtor Hen llarrison, who was in the room, quietly inquired what would happen in case the Attorney-General should decido fo yecommend u tnan who was offensive to Senutor Logan, and have hlm appoluted, in view of the fuet thut, wider the Constitution, no man 18 to be avpointed IXCEPT WITIL TR ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE BENATE, ‘The question of Senator Harrlson Is n prott elunrficlex to thesituntion which the Senate is disposed to rssume with resvect to all Impor- tuut oflices in which theSenators particulurly nterest themselves, 'There has never been 80 much Freemasonry In the Senate as there now ls, ‘Phe Senators are practically mem- bers of a comman league, and will stand by each other under most eircumstances. In the last Administration 1t happened onee with regard to an dmportant appointment i oneof the Southern States thut onc ol the Republlean Senators refused . to confirm tho Presldent’s nominees heeause the Democriey Senator from the State in which the appoint- ment was made snld that the appointment wits personally offensive to ik, ang the ap- pointment wasdefentod, What happened at the intervlew botween the President and Senator Logan it has not been roqulhlu to lenrn o detall, but Gen, Logan did suy to- night that whatever would bu the result it would be entirely satlsfactory to him, Gen, Logan, Mr. Farwell’s headquarters sce clused to-night, and he Is supposed to be making o thid etfort to defent Jones. THE BVENING FAPERS herestate upon authorlty that the President has deelded to appoint Jones, but rumors ot all sorts with regard to the case ure probable until some nomination Is mude, - Mr. Jones is quite us contident to-night as he ever hus been. John Stillwell, who has not taken pary in the tight, says Jones will not be appointed, Mr. Aldrich 14 reported 1o have coine out In fuvor of Jones, * Representative Georgo R, Dayis does not - belleve that Jones wilt begappoluted. Mr. fILikdrup has been Ingentous envugh to attempt to organlze some Pennsvivanln interests In his favor, It that he has o brother ’MHF ot ar- tre, Thut brother hus somuw {ntlnentinl friemds mnung the fronmongers, b lron men have sent n committee here to urge Attorney-Genernl MeVeagh 1o - contluie Wildruy in oftfee. The delezution vislted Dou Catneron to ask him to go with them to the Attorney-Genernl In thelr bollf for Idenp, but 5 CAMEHRON TOLD TIEM TO GO ANOUT THEIL BUSINESS} that he did not »mqum to_Iuterfere in that fight, or to help My, Hildrup throngh sny Pennsylvanta influence, — “The delegution mado u wistuke In golng to Don Cunoromn, us gli‘\m. Lozan and Civwersn ars bosom fdwnds, he delegation, however, did go to the At- torney: eratl, and Muse Veaht deefdinl, on Civll-Service grounds, us he puts i, that Nildenp oneht to by continued,” Jones him- welf, wewnwhite, has been busy o running down the authors of thocharges ugainst hi Givent quantities of telegrams from Chles avis been received here derogatory to both Doggett and Hersoy, Ono recelved to-day fromn ex-Sherlf Hoftinann says that Doggett has kept u ean-ean establishment, AT MIDNIGUT, the obponents of Joues are very confident ot his defeat, A Clideago gentleman offered to bet a consldernole sum of money that Jones would be beaten. “Thoy stute thut Dlalne will not alivw Farwell to be beaton; that Farwell orgunlzed Linols for hin and il a o gallant glzht; and that Bluine will bu very ungeatetul if he does not stand by I'nrwell " npow, It cannot b lenrned, however, that Seeretary Blali has interfeted In this conte ‘Che only pp- parent basls for this report Is tho faet that o wentleman who hus been n frequenter at the Farwell headanarters, who s shwigs bren very friendly to Blalne, and who now oxpects an oflice through the Stute Departe hius publicly stuted 1t obw of the hotels eretary Bliine wouhl seo to lt thatat wus all rikht;—mesning that Jones 2 WOULD NOT BE APPOINTED, Tha rinor Is probably a plecs of hotel gossip, as 1t 13 searcely to Lo expected that Secrotnry Blaine, in the” great mull!mlchf’ of dutles now lpaseld uponr the State Dopartment, should “find the thae, even 1 ho lsd the desive (which 1s \'ur( doubtful), to toke any ‘mu i this lw\:lllluru' local contest in u Western State. ‘Che riwor seeins the more lmprobuble from the fuct thut Seeretary Lincolu, wiiose homs i i the Northern Disdlet, und who lins boen con- sulted severut tines by the Fresldent upon this subject, hns given Mr. Jones his- very earnest support, A MANIIONE. BEN MILL'R Hpecial Diapateh Lo The Wasmsoroy, 1. ., Mareh 18.~A com- muunication fu the Republican thiy marulug ‘tlon now feel the makes a very sharp point upon Senator Hill in_conneetlon with itis Inte Indecent and In- sulting assault upon Henntor Mabone. Tho artielo ‘ealls attentlon to tha fact of 1111 be- g choson ng ' Unlon man to the Conven- tion of Georgla tn 1961, and of his finnlly vot Ing for secesslon In betrayal of those who clected him to his position, The ar- ticlo goes on fto state that 1t wns by the use of exnctly such tactles ns 11 himself tried npon Mahona that he (11111) was hidueed to voto with the Sceesslonists on that oceaslon. It secoms that Hill was held up befaro the Seeesslon Conventlon as e nttemopted to hold wp Mahone before the Senate, and ridiculed, and denounced, and hissed until he ‘was actually bulidozed into Letraying his constituents nnd voting for se- cesslon, It 1s coneluded In the article that, reenlling his own esperlence In this Conven- tion, he coneelved the klea of his attempt to frighten Mahone luto the support of the Demoeratic organization. THE RESUSCITATION OF VIRGINTA, Tv the Western Associated Press, Wasisaroy, . G, Mareh 18.—As the position of Senntor Mahone becomes known, nnd tho cordial and general chiaracter of the support which he has- recelved throughout s State comey to be known, it 13 quite np- parent that o new order of things hans been Introduced Into Vieginin polities, Beyond question, the canvass of next fall will be the turning polnt for that State, and it will cer- tainly mark the breakimg nwayof u very Iurge portion of the white veters from the dowmination of the Democratic party, 18 now organlzed In that State.” Speaking of this feature of the movement, GEN, MALIONE SAVSE “There can be no doubt as to the future of our movement, Adviees from every quarter in tho State bring Information that our vee- ple are firmer and fn better heart than they ever havebeen, Wo will gain nccessions every day, and will nat, In my judgment, lose a man by defection. We will have n despor- ate fight next fall, but it will be tha last, -All the appliances of wenlth and social position will be employed ngaingt us, but it cannot defegt the demamd for broader amd better methods in the conduct of our politles and tho treatment of our veople. Tho hearts of the people of Virginia ure set upon a new ovder of things, and the element which stands i the way of the resuscitation of Virginia Is an_ anelent Democracy, To this Iam op- posed, 1 am I the” Senntd ns a I‘E{DI’L" sentative of the peopla of Vi giniz and thelr Interests, not n_ wartl- san of elther of the great Nationub partles contending for the control of this country, I cannot, therefore, be the antom- ntonof any cauens, ‘The country needs a Government,which shall respond to all in- an Administration which shall be atllie cordinl to atl sections and to all clusses of peaple. [ aceevted the resultsof the War, including the constitutional nmendiments, without any mental reservation. IT 18 PEACE, REAL PEACE, and fraternity of feeling botween the States and thelr constitueneies, n the Interest of the commnion country and a sinele destiny, which Lshall endenvor to promote, I have no more apologies to offer or explunations to make formy line of conduct now than for whint I have at any tme done In pursuance of my personal eonvietions, awd what ap- peared to be at the eall of my prowle.” Gentlemen arrlvini heve from the varlous parts of the South represent that the pasitlon taken by Mr, Mahone, and tha certainty of its creating 4 A REVOLUTION IN VIRGINIA POLITICS, i3 having much effeet In the South, The be- lief seems to be general that the Independont movenient which hag exhibited 1ts greatest strength In severat of tho States i the elec- tion of members of Legislatures will now re- celve n great Impetus, —This isreported to by certaln I Alabamn, where the northern part of tho Stato has nlready polled & henvy Inde- pondent vote, and gentienen from that ee- tenteat encouragement that at the coming election this strength will be largely inereased, and that befure another Presidentizl eleetlon Alabming as woll us Vir- glnia will withdraw from the Solid South, ¥ ATIONE'S BOUQUET. #l'to Cinel ti_Commerelal, WasnisuToN, D, C,, March 17.—To-day Senatorafinhons recelved u_large bouguet of tlowers fromyiPetersburg, ‘Pinned to it wero cards “showing " fomale penmanship:and ex- pressing the hops that he might * live long and prosper.” “Iha Senator ordered & mes- senger to take the bouguet home, **Shall not takeaft the cards,” nsked the inessenger. **Certnlnly not,” said Maho vhat's the use of taking off the eard: On,” satd the messenger,” “Senators almost alwauys want the cards faken off the bouquets they recelve beforu sending home to thelr wives.” Muhone waus very.mueh amused at this singu- lar Senato precedent. Ho [s now In the busi- LSS, J STANLFTY MATTIIEWS, 1E WILL ILAVE TROUBLE IN S8ECURING CON- PLRMATION, Spectal Dispalch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, WAsuiNaToy, D, C,, March 18.—A Senator sald to-night that if Lresident Garfleld ehose to ¢ny that the nomination of Stanley Mat- thews was an Administration measure, and that he particularly dosired to have him con- firmed, he probubly would be, but that, with- ont some such declaration by Gen. Gnrfield, JMatthews’ contirmation was much Jess cer- taln. In other words, itis very evident that if the Scnators mre allowed to believe, ng they ev idently now do, that Matthews was appolnted as a lost request of Ilayes, and that, ns It has been put, * Garfield's sympathles have been worked upon to ullow 1llnyes to wash his dirty Unen; he 18 very likely to be defented. The new Judiciary Committes Iy certainly not well disposed to Matthews, Thore s but one member of It (lamar) who s known to favor Matthews, Lawmar was a niember of the last Conumnlittee, and voted for him then, OF T OTHER MEMDENS, Edmuads, Chairmun, 18 exeeedingly opposed tolim, Edmunds hus gono South for his henlth, and will not return this sesston, Ife is panired with Garland, who 13 also 0 mem- ber of the Judlelary Committee, but, as Gar- land Is oppused to Matthews, the palr would not hotdn Committes. Matthews tinds that Edmuuds went in order that he might be rellevod of the necessity of making an ne- tivo opposition to Matthews, but the report 18 not true. Mr. Edmunds left beenoso of very feeblo health, Conkling, ulso of thu Commit~ tee, has not concenled his sggressive nn- tagonmisin 10 Matthews, Loant, who s also n member of the now Judiclary Commlttee, (1Uinvls now having two mombers upon that Commitice) hay ALWAYS BEEN OPPOSHD TO MATTHEWS, The remuining mewmbers, except Lumar— namely, Ingalis, MoMillan, Davis of Hillnols, wud Bayard—are all supposed to be hostile to ‘Matthows. It Is diftleult to see, therofure, how Mutthews can be reported from the Committes unlessthe Admintstration shall interfere netively in hiy behalf, David Davis Is espeoially hostile to Matthews, s fio thinks the nowmination should buinude from the Seventh Clreult. ‘This leaves only one chaney for Mr, Mat- thews, und that [sto have the Committo dis- charged from the further consideration of the nomination, und get n direet votn upon the nomination by the Senate, ‘The Inpres- sion §s abrowd, too, that the President 1s npa- thetle as to whether ho I8 contivmed or not. It is sald ho sent In his namo beeause of - poliey determined upon to renominate all the appointients mado by ex-Prestdont Hayes which fuiled of continuution at the last session, “"Fhe frionds of Mr, Mutthews wre exceedingly do- mfmnlunl, and have now but 1ittle Liope of his cuntirmation, ADULTERY, NO LAW AGAINST IT, 8pecial Disvatch to Thy Chtcage Triduns, Wasmxaroy,” D, O, Marelh 18,—It was discovered In the local eourt to-day that there 1s no law for the punishment of adul- tery in this city, Guorge W, Black, who way dlsmlssml by Judge Cox, in the Criminal Court, Inst Wednesday, on the charge of assault on Willlsw Buckiey,was charged In tho Polics Court this morning, on the vathof Buckley, with adultery with lis (Buckley's) wife, Distriet-Attorney Corkhlll told the Court that he could find no law under which to prosccute the cuse, except au old luw which provides that If the verson charzed confosses, or 13 found gullty by twelve men, “ ho shall bo fined £24 ateriing, or 1,200 pounda of tabaceo.” Mr, Corkhill sald that to try o man uider such o law woull be n mero mockery of Juatiee, and nskod the Court to ismiss tho ease, TILE COUNSEL FOR MRS, CHRISTIANCY changed thelr mind fn regard to cross-ox- ambimne Dr. Ball, and to-dny ho was brought back and oxamined for their henefit beforo Examiner Lovejoy, 1o testitied that he had recelved about” $1,800 from the Minlstor to Pern, to be employed In looking after his in- terests In thosult, Of that amount a small sum had been disburaed 1 lguldating legal fees, As the connsel has.expended about 1200 for that purpose, 1t will bo perecived that tho ex-Senator hag thus far expanded about $3,000 In the conducting of tho case, DR, BALL TESTIFIED that he employed Detective Miller to assist him in the procitring of ovidence, bt what thnt ofietal discovered hnanotyet trapspired. The witness woent on to state that he saw Mra. Christlaney, on ont aceaslon, sitiing on her doorstep with a gentleman, and that tho s gentleman was fonnd i ler roomufter dark, At anothor thne, wlhen she camg to explnin_the ronson of his presence in her room, she sald that ho was looking over papers n}nw:flnlnllu: to buainess of Interest to hersell, How lie could look over papers in the dark she falled to state, EXTRA SESSION. 1IN TIHS CADINET, Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, Wasnxarox, D. €, March 18.—The Cab- inet to-day formally consldered the subject of un extra session, but came to 1o con- cluslon, Scerctary Blaine seems o bo n most carnest ndvoeate of n enlled sesston. Seeretary Windom appenrs not yet to have Tully concluded what s ihe wlsest coursa lo follow. 'The President himself has not de- termined, but says that the arguments in favor of it are strong, Since 1t has becomo appurent that the prophecy of convening Congress before December Is bolng serlonsly consldered by the Cabinet, THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN here have been exchanging views, and It Is discovered that o very large majority of the members of both Houses of Congress who are [y the city A Western mem- ber of Congress n, dertook to poll tho Senate upon this question. e obtained tho viows of twenty-four Republieans, Of these twenty-four, twenty were radlenily and un- compromisingly opposed to un extrn session, two favored It, and two were indifforent, T'wo of those who were opposed Lo an extra session were Senators Lnle and Frye, of JMaine, notwithstanding the Maine Secretary of State eurnestly favors it, ANOTHER ACCOUNT. To the Western Awsoclated Dreas, Wss1NaTON, . D, C,, Mareh 18,—The Cabl- net to-day discussed the question’ of ealling nnextra session of Congress. 1t is though tho extra sesslon will be calted to meet by- tween the st and 15th of May, TIIE COMMITTEES AB THEY IIAVE BEEN ELECTED, WasimNaroy, D, €, March:18.—The fol- lowing are the Senate Conunlttees ns clected, the first nanted on ench Committeo boing tho Chhirman: DPivlleges and Electiona~Ionr, Cameron (Wis.), '{:«ller. {«\.hcrmnn. Frye, Saulshtry, MUl Qo) unice, Pugh, Torelgn %lmlnm-nnmsmu. Conkling, Ed- munds, Miller, Ferry, Jobnston, Morgan, Hill 1Gn.), Pendleton. Pinance—Morritl, 8herman, Ferry, Jones (Nov.), Afllson, Platt (N, Y.), flnynrd,r{'nomeei. Beek, MoPnerson, Harrls, D Appropriativna—Alllson, Lwfirm Dawes, Bl Hale, Davis (W, Vo, eck, Ransom, ockrell. . Cuommere—Conkling, MeMillan, Jones (Nev.), Ketlowg, Conger, Ransom, Coke, Fariey, Vest, Manufacturea~Conger, Hale, Jowell, MePhor- o tahors Dinlr, Plumb, Van Wyok, gricultu -3 0y " i a Davia (W, V), Binter, George, Ak Mittary Afatrs—Logan, Burnside, Cameron ?.‘U' l[l nrrison, Sewell, Cockrell, Maxey, Grover, ampton, A‘«lFfl( Affalis—Cameron (Pa.), Anthony, Rol- Hns, Miller, Mabone, MePherson, Jones (Fln.), Yy dmunds, Conkling, Logan, Ingalt - Judiclary—~tdmuunds, Conkling an, In MeSiilhun: Gueinnd, Diivis (T1l). Bayant; Lamae: Lost-Offices and Poate Roads—Ferry, 101 (Colu.), }J‘lult (N, Y.), Bawyer, Mabone, Maxey, Sauls- ury, Farley, Groome, 3 Publie Lands—Plumb, Il (Colo), Blair, Van ;}'lr&k. McDiil, Jones -(Flu.), .Groyer, Walker, ariun, . % * Private Land Claime—Buyard, Jones, Cali, Ed~ munds, Alilson, Indian A fairs—Dawes, Ingalls, Baunders, Lo aat, Camaaron (Wis.), Coke, Pendlcton, Walkor, ater, Penslong—~Teller, Platt (Conn.), Btasr, Mitchell, Edgerton, Groome, Slater, Jackson, Camden. Hevaltlonary Clatms—Jjohnston, Jopes (Fla.), Hill (Ga.), Anthony, Dawes. Claimy—Cameron (Wis), Frye, Teller, Hoar, Conger, Pukh, Jackson, Ueorge, Fair, District. of Columbla-~Ingalls, Rollins, Mo gmuu. Hawloy, McDill, Harrls, Butler, Vanve, Gorman, 3 v Putents—~Platt (Conn.), Hour, Mitoholl, Edger« ton, Coke, Call, Whilntos, 4 Territorics—Savnders, Kellogg, McDIll, Sawyer, Butler, Garland, Vost, Itaftroads—Kellogg, Snundars, Teller, Hawley, l8_‘nwyf.-r. Sowell, Lamur, Grover, Willlams, Joncs, rown. . _Mines and Mining—Hill (Coloy, Jones (Nev.), Van Wyck, Miller, Hampton, Falr, Cundon, Ttevislon 'of Laws—MedMillan, Platt (Cond.), Hule, Davis (Illy, Pendicton, Fducatfon and Labor—lukr, Morrill, Burnside, Ed:mrwn. MMahono, Muxey, Brown, Qrorge, afr. Clell Servico—TTnwloy, Rolllns, Jones (Nev.) HEL (Colog, BUTIor, Walker, Wiiame, o> Crov Contingent Erpenscs—Jones (Nev.), Platt {Coun.), Vance, P> Cankling. ® hy mssed Blils~8aulsbury, Call, Ttulea—Fryo, Honr, Shormun, Coll, Gormau, Duprovenient of the Mixslsstppt Riper—>itohell, 5(ulll‘umr. an Wyck, Frye, Jones, Cockrell, ackson, Transportation Routes to the Seahoard—Harrle #on, Cameron (Puy), Blalr, Platt (N, Y., Bock, Voorhoes, Camden. Juint Commiticcon Publle Printing—Anthony, Iawley, Gormni. ; . Jotnt Commitice on Enrotled Bils—Piatt (N, T.), Rollins, Pugh, v.lumt Commitice on Librury—Shorman, Hoar, oorbees, Joint Committeson Public Buildings and Grounds = -:fi:"n" Morrlll, Cameron (Wis), Jonea(Fla), Ve BELECT COMMITTEES, . Ctvil Service~Bawyor, Itolling, Dawes, Hamp. toy, Groome. - Cenaus—iinle, Morrill, Camoron {Wis.), MaDill, Pendloton, Morgun, Hurris, Ephlemic Discasea~linerls, Lomar, darland, Jouns, Teller, Miller, Buwell, Nicarague Clatms—Davis (W, V), Groomo, Jounston, Hawley, Mitchell, Un Erectiunof ~ New Ltbrary DBuflding—Yoor- bees, Butler, Morrill. . THE LAND SBWINDLE, HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED, Wasiixaroy, D, €, March 18,—The In- vestigation which led to the exposure of the alleged land swindle in Missourl, and the ar- rest of RRobert L, Lindsay, at St Louls, and of other nlleged lnand swindlers at Clevelamd and Pittsburg, was mstigated by n lettor re- celved by Secrotary Schurz moro then o yoarugo, This letter stated that Lindsay, Wwhose father had once been In eharge of the Land-Oftico at Ironton, Mo., had in his pos- gession one or two boxes filled with United States Jand patents, which were cortainly genuline, although Lindsuy might have ob- tained thom by yuestionable means, 'Fhe writer of the lutter allegud that'Lind- suy kept theso boxes concealed, and had queoer dealings with queer people. The wrlter, who professed to be a friend to Sec- retury Sehure, suggested, in concluslon, that 1t might e well to look Into the jatter, THE BECIETARY ';«:l(“,xlv: i BPKCIAL-AUENT of the I'roasury Duunrnnsnt. to fuvestirato the matter. The result wus tho arrestof Lludsuy nid several nthnrfl\rsuus. It 15 be- Heved = nt - the Land-Ofles that the it huyve obtained frawdulont iaad- titles to more than- n niltion weres of lmhllu:lnmm. most of which they have sold to linocent sottlers, who, therefore, have no valid titla the land they oceupy. Giovern- ment ofllcials say R rests with the Secret \{y of the Interlor und the Alwrnuy’(}unémi' 0 deelilo whuther the eivil suits shall be begun at onee tu vacato titles to thuse lands. Jt is belleved that whatever 13 determined upon wiil bo so arranged that tho blow aball nut fall too heavlly wuoy the thousands of duged sattlers whose hitherto undisputed titiesto thelr homes have been rendured Invalid, by this exposure. ) g LOUISIANA, 2k ANOTHER POLITIOAL MURDEIR, i Swelad ta Clicinnaté Commerelal, % Wasmyoros, D, O, 'Murch 17.—Awmong prominent Republicans in Washington {s the How, John ', Ludellug, lare Chlef Justice L of Loulslann. 1lls friends have been push- log hiw for o forelgn wppoiutwent, 83 & rep- resentative Southern wan. Ile Is Boutharn by bivth, was a Union wan durlug the War, and a Republiean sinee, - o recolved a tele- geam this morning that his eldest son, Fred, abont &3 yenrs of nge, had been shot and killed, and Ins son's couain, Frank Dink- grve, was also shot through both nrms, while prnlccumf tho eolored Inborers on the Judie’s plantation. ‘Thoe sad event so pros- trated Juwdgo Ludelme that ho refused to seo visitors, but his nephow, IFrank Morey, an ex-member of Conigre who I3 famlliar with the eirctmstances, glves the followlng version of the affalr: 13 0 po- itlend nssnsfntion and nothing else, Fred Ludeling and Frank Dinkgrave are both highly-estecined youmz e, the former re- cently w graduato of Yalo College, The placo where the shooting veeurred was on the Judie's plantations AT MONTOE, IN OUACHITA PARISIT, about seventy-fivo miles west of Vieksburg. Itisan ol difliculty, growing ont of polli- Ieal differences between Ladeling and one Stubbs, who owns plantations in the smine parlsh, 'Lmlullnt:l nys his men nnd treats bl them well, Siubby does not, and is compelled o employ a elass of dey- peradoes — and verscers to keep his men in - hls loy, as they will lenve him for Ludellng’s plantation when- ever they linve an opportun lg’. Sompo of tho Stubbs ‘men probably wenf to work for Laudeling, and theso overseers went over to Ladeling’s and attempted by foreo to compel thelr men to como back, The young men, s tha Judge had frequently done betore, prol- nbly defended them, and were attacked by thedesperndoes with the resuitstated, Thero 18 no Information that anybody else was hurt. So it I3 probable that ‘the youur‘ men were unarmed. One of Stubbs’ men 13 well known ns an nssasin of colored and whitg Itepublicans in former years, who was tried within a year for the murder of an inotfen- slve negro amnd nequitted, One of them kilted Sherllf Dinkgrave, and neither trial nor Investigation has ever been had by the local authorlties, NOTES. FINDING FAULT WITIT KIRKWOOD, Speeiat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasmvaton, D, C,, March 18—Tho poll- ticlans are already finding fault with Seere~ tary Kirkwood, They complaln that he dis- plays an Indisposition to make changes ns rapldly ns thoy make recommendations, Tho policy of the new Sceretary is to movo slow- Iy, ‘The truth Is, ho has been pestored to death with ofliee-bores, and amid such dis- tractlon It is.no wonder he refuses to mako wholesalo changes uutll he feels his way o littie further along. One Western member of Congress has been o daily visitor, seck- Ing to have & nomination alrendy mnde re- called, Becauso the Secretary refuses to comply with his request hels voted by tho Representniive a fallure, "LILUT.COL. JOIIY M. BANNAN, ‘who was promoted to-day to bo Colonel of the Fourth Artillery, Is n native of this Dis- triet, who graduated from West Point in 1811, 1le distingulshed himself In the Mex- fean War and again In the recent War, es- pecinlly at Chickamanga and in Sherman’s Georgla cnmpnign. GEN. JONN W. FOSTER, of Iudiana, formerly our Minister to Mex- Ico, and now Minister at 8t, Petersburg, has been eabled' by . Seerctary Blajne that the Presldent desires him to remain, GEN. WCLELTAN, In nccompanying the other Directors of tho Soldiers' 1lome to pay thelr respeets to Presi- dent .Gnrfteld to-day, displayed more cour- tesy than Gen, Hancock did, in not paying . his respeets to his Commander. S . BENATOR DAWEY i3 now Chinirman of the Committee on Indian Affalvs, and he has selocted as the Clerk of that Coimnlittes Mr. Walter Allan, the accom- plished correspondont of tho Boston Dally Advertlser, late o member of the Ponca Com- misslon, " DIAMONDS. « .Senator Mahone's wife and Lady George Crumpbell wora the most maguiticent displa, of dlamonds at the Presldent’s reception lag night. 4 . MAJ, CLEMENT L. BEST, wha wns promoted to-day _to 'bg Colonel of the First Artillery, Is n” New Yorker, who geadunted from “West Toint -in 1847, and served crmumblf' through the recent War, distingulsbing himselt at Chancellorsville and at Antletam,’ THE HON, JAMES MW DOWELT, ‘of Blanmlnzlslon, who hns been hera for weeks worklng vigorously for tho position of Assistant . Postmaster-General, will not suceeed in procuring the place, but will cer- tainly recetve an Important and fucrative of- fice In the postal service, oy . QUINCY. To-morrow o Jarge delegation of Irish Re- publicans will vislt the President and Post~ master-General to urge Capt. Pliott for re- appointment to the Quincy ost-Oftice, Lot~ ters nnd telegrams arg pourlnf in upon the Postnaster-General from all parts of the cauntry from Irlsh Republlenns asking for his ‘appointment. Pigott I3 the author of the tarltf pamphlet entliled **Are Irlshmen Willing to 13e Made the Catspaw for the Pro- motioh of English Interests?” hundreds of thousands of which were distributed to his countrymen throughont the United States during tho Iast. Presidentinl oampnign,—n documoent which the lHon, J. A, Jlubbell, Chatrman of the Congressional Republican Committee, says did Invaluable service, Hub- bell strongly indorses Plgott for renlmulub ment, - Gen, Bane, of Quincy, who lost an arm in the late War, 18 making a fight for re- appointment to tho Recelvership of the Yand-Oftico at Salt Lake, and his friends say to-mght his success 18 assured. BLOOMINGTON, 0. C. Sabin, of McLean County, who did effective servies in tho lnst eampaiin in re- deeming the Bloomington distriet from tho Greenbackers and Domocracy, and came hors as on applleant for appolntment to u position in the diplomatio service, hns beon tendered an ofice here, and will nceept it. ‘Che Hon, D. C. Smith, of the Bloomington district, who was_called bomo some tlmo since i consequencs of an alarming fllness in his family, will return to Washipgton in n fow duys to Jook nfter the Intorostsof his friends, BENTLEY, COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, sald to o Wisconsin friend to-dny that he had reconsidered his purpose of resigning, to tako effuct the st of Mnfl and, with the su}r port of tha entira Jtepublican’ delegation fn Congress from Wisconsln, which he has, ho Intended to give what he fermns the “ Claim Agoents’ Iting,” who are attempting his over- throw, the wosy effective lixht of which ho s cuuublu. TUE CHINIQUT FRAUD. The lobby has been very much exclted by the republiention of the fuct that the grant made mnhy years nge to American citlzens of tha Chirlqul strly across tho Isthmus is totally void, ‘Ihe Job-In this scheme con- #1518 1 nn attempt to secure the purchase of the nd by the tGovernment. ‘The appro- printion of §200,000 which wus worked through at the lust sesslon for tho establish- ment of conding stutlons upon this land was sluiply an opening wedge to the enormous ob behind It, ‘There ean bo no doubt but hat all rights and priviteges grontad in conneatlon with this strip have been Jong sinee forfelled by renson ot the total faljure on the vart of the Amerlean Compuny inter- ested to perform any of the conditlons which were imposed by tho grant, ‘I'he section also contalned a elunse sbsolutely forteltlug the grant in ease of o fuliure to comply with its conditlons, 'I'he Ropublleans of "the Senat have concluded to tuke someuction in rcfurd to this matter which shall prevent tho Gov- ernmoent from neting withous fall light In regara to the mutter, and as a preliminary step In this direetion, a eall has been muds upon the State Department forull of the in- Yunn:!lan In {ts possession touching this T p B AMERICAN TONIC Wastxaroy, Marel 18,—Mlulster Noyea cables that the French Goverument hus agreed that all pork toaded unon ships before the passuge of the Frunch deeres concerning Eurk Insported from the Unitod States shall o adiitted Into France, subjeet only to Ine sueetion and with s little deluy a8 such ex- uwminutlon pyrinits. T4 BENATE CONFINMED Jolin W, Powell, of inots, Director of_the United Statey Geolagienl Survey, vice Clat: mlcu Mvvr reatgneds Hiram Barber, Jr., o 1tlinols, 1 rof Public Monoys ut Miteh- ull, Dakota; George W. Jounes, of Ohlo, slstant Paymuster in the Navy, ) NOMINATIONS: The President hus nominsted = Phillp Doppler ta b . Collector of Internal Revenug of the Sixth Distrlet of Tennesses; George 11, Starbuck, of Now Yurk, to ba Supervisiu Lispector of Stean Vessels for_the Secon Dlsfilu(. and the followlng Postmasters: Jnnies g Sherwan, Monowluee, Mlch, ; Joseph E, Wilkluson, Sldney, O.; Johu G, Magaw, Coshocton, G.: Jauwies A, Wildwan, Indianapolts, Ind, and Willinm L. Harvey, Altnyeupolis, Kag. CASUALTIES, Incompetent or Negligent Engj. neers Responsible fora Dreadful Accident, A DMisslssippl River Tow-130g; Sunl by Her Bollers Bix. ploding. Four Men Missing, and Others More or Less Seriously Injured. Fatal Results Attonding the Explosion of A Beor-Oask in Milwaukee, “TERRIRLE BXPLOSION, Meypis, Mareh 18,—The tow-boat Johin Means, of tho St. Louls & New Orleans ‘Transportation Company, en route to St Louls, exploded hier boller last evening nt g o'clock, just about Oseeoln, Ark,, ety intles up the river, nd sunk ont o sigyy ale most immediately, She earried ngrew of twenty-slx men, four of whom, John Se pilot, & deck-hand named Morris, and g firenien, Germans, are missing and supposed to be drowned. Charles Pureell, the pliol on wateh at the time of the aceldent, wus blown into the river, and had his leg broken, Tom Cannon, a deek-hand, had hls sk fractured, Wiltiam It, Woolrldge, second cook, wag sealded on the neek aud legs, Capt, McClellun was also slightly brulseg onthe head, Y When the boni sunk, the five barges loaded with rallrond iron and block i, which shy was towlig, floated on down the river. . Capt, McClellan and the wounded wey were brought hiero this morning by the Bellg of Mempbls, ‘The Captaln has returned 1y the scene of the disaster with w tug to seeure tho bargey, Tl bout belonged to the St. Louls & New Orlenus ‘Transportation Company, and wus seventeen days up from New Orleans. Ty bout is almost n total wreek, 'The explosion oceurred at Bo’cloek last eventie, Capt. McClellan veturned to the elty (I afternoon, Tho barges flonted down (m; aulles, grounded on w bar at Fogleman's Chute, whero they will remali until n steam- er flu 3 to thelr retief. ‘The City of Ilelena will take the crow to St. Louls, Nofhing tater hns been heard of the four wissiug men, Capt, McClellan was asleep at the tine of the disuster, nnd was blown Into the river and reseued by a yawl, Later investlgations of the disaster anly show gross nexleet of tha engl f the ill-fated steamer. Ier bollers were tn o leaky condition ever slnes passing Vicks. burgg, Somg repalrs wero nude here fast Wednesday, but thie boflers still leaked, Ter tow was very hieavy, and at thies it wasal most impossible for her to stem the current, Morris }itzgerall 13 the nume of the deck- hand mssing, 1t is lmpossibln to obtain th names of tho two fivemen, ‘The Inst secn of John Seals, the pilot, he was standivg just over the boflers when'they exploded, als, A SINGULAR EXPLOSION. Spectal Dispateh fo The Chlcago Tribune, GAreNa, 11, Marceh 18.—A. stngular acele dent ocenrrad In this clty to-nlght, resulting in the serlous injury of Mlchael Metzger, one of tho proprietors of thio brewing establish- ment of 1leny & Metzger, on the enst slde of the river, and In damaging the bulldingtoa considerable extent. Mr, Metzger wos en ‘gaged In pltching one of the mammotheasks, and was In the act of enlurging the vent with n hot irom, when the pltch on the Inside canught flre, and the heat expanded the cask to such an extent that It exploded with terrifle foree, breaking Mr. Metzger’s vight Jeg and ln{urln him ‘futer- nally. ‘The explosion shattered nearly every window In the building and adjoinineg bouses. The nolge mada was heard In every quarler of the city, anud caused gredt exeltement, TRAIN ACCIDENTS. Bpectat Dispalch to The Chicago Tridbunt, Craxroy, 1, Murch 18.—T'his morning at 10 o’clock Dr. A. W. Edmiston, of this clty,a prominent physician, was soverely fujured by attempting to jump upon a frelght-car which was mnvluic on_the 1linols Rallrond 1 this.city, 11is loft foot was erushed had to be amputated, At Midland Clty, this county, n brakeman on the south-bound train hud lis orn crushed whilo coupling cars, It was ampus tated to-day by the Company’s surgeon. DEATII FROM INTURIES. Bpectal Dupateh to The Ohicago Triduncs Criyroy, Ik, March 18.—Mr. Hirmn Crum, who recelved o fracture of his skull by 8 bolt bursting on a wood-sawing maching Tuesday, died at his home I Wapells, Iil, yesterday evening. He was o prominent armer, and had many friends, who mourn his sudden deuth, ———— SUICIDE, Bpecial Disvatch to The Chieago Tribune New Pants, Ind, March 18,—A wealthy farmer named Fred Druckamllier, living tvo millessouth of here, committed suleldo about 8 o’clock this morning by cutting his throst fromenrtoear. Nocause isknotvn, unlessho was sufferlng under temporary Insanity, le was considerod one of the wealthlest faru- ers in Kikhart County, Apecsat Dispatch (6 The Chteago Tribune, Tenie HAUTE, Ind, March 18,—Mrs. Mary Rogots, who has beénslek withi the measols for suvernl weeks, while under the intluenco of the fever comuitted auleldeto- ny by throwing herself [nto o well, NEW ORLEANS, L., March 18.—aAn opl- dewmic of suicldes provalls hore, W. E. Fiize gerald, & well-known bushiess map, fi goo clircumstan Armlicker RouX, Jr., youl aud wealth and Josephine Moberly, o Lok e saten to 7n0 Cteago Tribune Ipec pale] jcay PAxTaN, Ll Mateh -4 boy by the namo of Stephén Morn, Jr.. of Talbot, ‘Ind, in.«l neross the line, attempted suielde to-day n this clty by taking four gralng of stryeh: nine. Affer takiug the polson his erles of distress brought uld,. aud antidotes \wn; promy llt’ glven, Tliers I uevery prospec now that he whil' recover, Tlo obtalned th polson frony ono of our druggists by mis represontaclon, Tle nssigns a8 n reason f‘r the et continuied jll-trentmont by s hnit: brother, with whon he Hved, and from whow haran awny Wednesday. INSANE. Bpectal Dipatch {0 The Chicago Tridunt. Eraiy, I, Murch 18 —Mary Klmball daughter of P, J, Kimball, one of tho fint settlors of this place, was udjudged nsene by Judge Ranstead, holding County Court here, to-day. She I3 aged nbout 80 years, and hus been (nsane two months, ‘Uhe cause 13 11 health, Miss Kimball was an secois pllshed and highly esteencd youns ldis and her fatlior 1 curly thnes ownud hatf the Tund on which Is bullt (hucl(l{. = idli ieorge Rickert, smployed in the watcls fuctory, was teelared 1nsane by the Lmuy!& Judioind @ jury to-day, and will by pluce [ gtha losultal hero, seasy caused bis misfortune, jlols nged nbout 45 FAILED TO CONNECT. S, Loins, Mo., Marceh 18,~The b anomu‘onl mentloned In thesy dlspatches yeaterday »$ pending between parties here and In Sai Franelsco respucting frelght rutes on \\‘Im(:: by river to Now Qrleans, nro now cunlldur. off and not Mkely to bo reopened; and, w“I‘l’ us knowa here, the profect of sending ‘I"lr fornla wheat to St touln for foreign b\'”\v ment vin the Mississippl Rlver to ‘lou Orleuns, 1t ever serlously” entortalued, B buen abandoned, e —— HiBERNIAN BLONDES. Bpecial Dupateh to Tas Ukicuyo Trivuns QtrAwa, LL, Marcl t8.—The Girand Jury falled to tined au_indletwont ugninst A. 5 Sullivan, proprictor of the noted Sulll\‘m‘l! 1ibernian Blondes, and that personury wad relensed from the County Jail this murulnti Ho not only says he will il his unuuuullltji‘“ i ias o the St At el & ¥ i X sl&u‘t:rl for dnlunue‘;‘mr false kuprisoniuent ————— No othor Whisker Dyo equals Hill's w}wnu =