Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 21, 1881, Page 1

TS /_—- VOLUME XL et SILIKS AND SATI] Silks, - Silks, Silks! THE MOST IMPORTANT SILK SALE IN T IEE ANNALH OF TIFIS CITY. m 225,000 corth of Siths and Satins to be sold 3,'.['1';.(,: {hmm «days. Speak about Pamaged Sille,aee will sell ot Good, sound Sitl: at’ the most astonlshing prices ever Enown or heard of. Good Colored Gros Grain Silk at 37 cts. per yard, every color, Good Black Gros Grain Silk at 37 cts. per yard; worth go cts. Very Superior Black Silk at 6o cts. per yard; worth $1. Very Heavy Black Gros Grain silk at $1.10 per yd; worth $1.95. Extra'Heavy Cashmere Sublime at $1.40; worth $2.25 per yard. Aline of Black Brocaded Silks at 75 cts.; worth $1.25. NOW LISTERN! Aline of Fancy All-Silk Goods for 50 cts, per yard; worth $2.50. his is a true fact, Aline of Grisell Silk, worth $1.10, -for 37 cts, per yard. \ Line of Black Lyons Satins from 40'cts. to $1.50 per yard; worth from 81 to $3.50 per yard. Other just such Bargains in all kinds of Silks at prices such as have .never been known, and never will be known again. AT THE BANKRUPT STORE, 184 and 186 State-st., OPPOSITE PALMER HOUSE. STLLIRICIK. SHIRTS. Superior Quality ‘White and Fancy SHIRTS Made “To Order” At Reasonable Prices. OUR STOCK OF READY-NADE” SHIRTS Embraces an unusually large num- ber of lines in MEN'S, YOUTHS’, fnd BOYS' sizes, and will be found well worthy an inspection from all discreet buyers. : WILSCN BROS,, 113, 115; 117 & 9 State-st. LIFE IN ONION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANGE CO0. OF MAINE. JOHN E. DeWITT, President. SURPLUS, MASSACHUSETTS STANDARD: December 31, 1877, .0 nunt 5 77,260,568 wo g . 154,478.27 o ggggn... 230,050,78 1880, 00evens 300,218.77 “SURPLUS, NEW YORK STANDARD: December 31, 1879 H695,260.73 % w1880, 044,013.77° WESTERN DEPARTMENT, L Sallu-st,.......Chicngo, 111, A. G. FOWLER, Manager. PROPOSALS Notice to Cpntractors for Docking and Dredging. CHICAGO, March g, 1881, & Proposals are invited for construction of ocks and slips on the Calymet Riverat South Chicago. The wark consists of about 500,000 cubic Yards of dredging and filling; and 18,000 feet ofdock frant, ¢ It Is proposed to contract for about 250,000 :!‘;Nc yards of dredging and filling, and 8,000, t of dacking at the present time, nnl"lmu and specifications can beseen atthe R.n:e of the Chicago and Western Indiana itroad Co., No. 125 Dearborn-st,, Chicago. *;';Opo!nla will be received until the asth arch J. B. BROWN, —— ly o Chieago Dnds, 7 0f Clileayo Muntcptul Hlonds maturing Apeil | A8 wd yiront. thorcam, witl b puid ety rarsraOHic 1t prvmentad prioe i o il s iy resditon will Lo puld at thy Ateils B Excluiigs Natonih ik, New York City, THEOLORE T, GURNEY, S — e Cumitllor, 70 RENT. 7 RS iucbuitiad o, SNSRI lorner Store For Rent ' No. 104 Clark-st., N ¢ o Vccuplod by the Krlo & Chleazo Rallway Wickot Y Aling Vault on proulecs, Apply W : CHARLES GOODMAN, - Room 43, 116 Washington-st, c TAILOR & DRAPER. RUFTMI“IM"‘U\‘V[‘?&E ‘rfl'\'ws Fine Tulloring Our ¥peclalty. PARLOMS, - 157 S, CLARK-ST. o e MONDAY, will Lo no de sueh purpos The Detnoerats declarn that no Fundin, atnll bo enncted that does not contaln tho |ml.-nr?' clauas relating to the banks. Pres Garfleld Is sak to thini that tho Bettlement of the fuy wonld not bo, advancer! by such might thorefor veto | lent thint the President whil § prociatdation on Tucadny, entling Congroas togother in the latter rllrt of April, and that the business will he co ined to tho cuactment of n Funiting Wil amd tho appolutinent of sub-committecs to Investigate the lust fall elections for Representatives in ten or n dozen Congresstonal «f THE OFFICES, DISTRICT-ATTORNEY LEAKE. Bpecial Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, WastiNarox, . C., March 20.—It cuunot be learned that tho attempt to gecure tho removal of Distriet-Attorney Loako extends beyond A, S Heslug, The Intter has writton letters to Chicago Congressmen, and possibly to one of the Niinois Benntors, recommentding that Buggese tlons ba wade nt the Department of Justice that Leake should not be nllowed to retuin tho oftlee. Atleast one of these letters has been submitted to the Depurtinent of Justice. As Mr. Leake's conmission runs for n cousiderable perlod, it f8 not probable that he wil be dls- turbed, nt deast*for tho present, utiless the Administeation shall declde to ehange tho potley thut has been unnounced would control suchoflices. ‘Tho statement has been made thut the Adininisteation s not dispused to mnke changes in oflices which are fiiled by persons whose tering nire not nbout to expire, except for SOMo mnnifest cnusoe, NO CHARGES OF ANY KIND have been filed against Mr. Leake, and the only complaints are of o politieal charcter. The suggustion that Mr, Tuthlll might possibly beu cnndidate did not proceed from Mr. Tuthill hlin- sclf,and his nune was suggested without his knowledge, Representative Davisdid not ree- ommend him, nor have nuy steps been taken to mnke o ehange, Sunduy has been tho first quiet day of tho week In the Marshulship matter. No delegn- tions lnve visited the Attorney-General. No one has eatted upon tho Preslient, Each slde “to-night slmply repeats the confidence of yese terduy, The Jones men say that, if any rell- nnee ean bo pliced in humnn assurances, Mr. Jones' name will Le ecnt to the Senute this week, The “hwmuan ussurnnces,” of course, must bo eonsldered to refer to promises, or sup- poselt pramises, of the President that the up- polntigent shall be mado, These supposed prowmises are CORKUBORATED IN VARIONS WAYS, A Congressman from nn Eastern State, for in- stance, clafing to have been present at the Executive oflics i tho White Houss when tho Tresident made tho positive statement that Jones should bi sppofuted. My, Furweli still inulsts, bowoever, that tho cnse 18 not settied. Some of those who nre opposing Joues eontinue toolfer bets thut he will not bo uppolnted. Whatover the result may be, nearly all tho Representatives from Itlinols ugree thut it s a tion of the Reserve Funid for any WASHINGTON. No Decision Yet Arrived At as to an Extra Ses= sion. Arguments of Certain Senators Why One Should Not Be Called. They Claim It Would “Nof Do True Economy in Any Sense, Gen. Leake, Mr. Tuthill, and the United-States District- Attorneyship. Friends of “Long" Jones Confi- dent that His Nomination Is Certain, No Indications as to Who Will Succeed Willinm Honry Smith. An Interesting and Profitable In= terview with Gov. Ordway, of Dakota. Retallation In Case of Democratic Op- position to the Reorganization of 1he Sennte. David Dayis in = Feoble Stato of Health ad an Uncomfortable Frame of Mind. i EXTRA-SESSION. GOSSIP, TIE PRESIDENT I8 VINDICATED, &pecial Dispatck to The Chicaco Triduna WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—1t ean besjated upan nutharlty that tho Presllent hasuot yet | yery unfortunnte fight,-un opinion In definitly decided to call nn extra session, He 13 | which *tho Presldent 8 known to heartily hesltatlug, Tho opposition i3 stronger than he | conenr, Gon. Gortlold hus stated to porsons hud supposed; but, jnasmuch s Cabinet seerets | ot from llitnois - thut he regarded this ure to be mnong the lust urts in this Administra- tion, the publiowill not know unything about tho matteruntil tho dectsibn Is mndo. Siuce it has been known, however, thut the Prosident 1y seriously cynsidoring tho' subject, tho Cougres- slonul opponents of a cilled sesslon _huvo contest us unfortunate und ill-thned, and that be did not think thut the question of rivalry be- tween Presidentlal eandldutes which exlsted .prior to the nominating convention ought to buve boon rafsed at the outset of Bls Adinln- stradon, It undoubtedly will bo tnken tho pains to inform the DPresi- TIE POLICY OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION dent of thelr views., Among thoso who to endeavor to beul all factionnl tights, It is five Cenlled upon nim - in opposition | Qillcult to seu, however, whuro tho bitin 13 to bo found in Gllend for this contest in Nortbern llinols, ‘The strugglo has been so pro- tracted, the rivaley so lutense, that poll- tichans, from other States awalt tho rosult with much interest. Sonators who nro likely to bve similar contests nre concerned ns to the El‘ll"-‘ll)lll juvolved, which, thoy clulm, 18 tnoe anatorial Erumrn\l\'o under thie constitutonal provision thut appotntaents nro to bo wado by and with tha consent and ndvico of the Svnata, Taat ndvice nod consent (3 nn Uncertaln gquin- ity In a Scnate which has Bonurrow a mujurity. President Uaclleld, of _conrse, does 10t wish to fnvite any such contests, The argument hus boen stroagly urzed upon him by those who are opposing Jounes that 1t will be unjust to disre- gitrd tho wishes and potitions of those who were CONSTANTLY THE FRIENDS O BLAINE AND GARFIELD, and to yield to thoso who were primurily . th friends of Gunt. On the other hand, tho gument has boon mude that such a contest ought not to he preefpltated: thatyby tho cuse town of puliticy, tho Marshal i3 oumed by the Senntor, who, it thla cuse, uiso §s sustained b eight of tho ten Congressien i tho distrie aud thut, whatever iy bo thought In oue o two Congressionul districts, tho Marshnl's ofiica to an extrn sesslon are Mr. Hobeson, of Now Jersoy, and Mr. Kelfer, of Ohlo,—tho lutter a cand!ldute for tho Bpeakcrshlp, Theso gentlo- men neghe that an extra sefsion would bo un- wiso and impdiitie.” They made the following potnts: That the catiro utount of & per cont Londs now outstundiog CAN DE PAID BEFORE NEXT DECEMBER with the surplus rovenues and & portion of the _Aavallablé ensh’'now’ in “the Trousury, and that 1t would be better in every sense to reduoe tho in- terest oharge by “vedeeming $200,000,000, or even $150,000,000 of thoe. bigh-rate bLonds in this way than to disturb tho Lusincssof the country and put the Governmont to tha ex- pensa of an extrn sesslon of Coygross Itis cs- ttmated ut the Trensury Dopartmont that the surplus revenuo for tho ten months of the pros- ent enlendar year wilt be $100,000,000, and, siould " this sum boe reallzed, thoro can bo nb doubt that tho Scerotary of tho Treasury would be ablo to tirko up and caneel §160,000,000 of the outstanding 6 per cent bonds before Jan. 1 next. f8~ not locul to those districts, and th THE SAVING TIAT WOULD TESULT FROM | pursons - outborlzed . to il § BUCIL A COURSE, . tho rest of tho Congressionnl distrints when thio expenss of -an oxtrn sosslon {8 consid- | Within tho Marshnl's district recommend tho appolnument of Junes. 'Tho friends of thg Intter sy, howovor, that, whatovor the result of the contest, thore i 10 be no quarrel botween Henator Logan and the Prosident. Thoro 18 overy renson to think that there will not b 1 3t FARWELL SHALL BE BEAT in bis elfort tu defeat Joues, ho has nlrcady said in advanco that ‘ho hus no quarrel with any- hody, and he will feest of all seek to Inuugurate ered, would cqunl that which would bo effected Ly nny rofunding measure that might bo passed nt an extrn session, 1t was urged that, should un extra session bo eatled, an hnperfeet Refund- ing blll would bo passud, or, should anythilug bo dorto that would Qisturb businoss, tho Hepub- liean party would ba held respousiblo, and would inevitnbly suffor damago in tho coming | hodys 8 he MO AQRREIR B %Or “tho - Unitod cleetlon in consequence; that It wasn mistuke | Htates. There are other offices In to suppose thut tho Itepublicnns wonld | lllinofs — besies that = of United Stutes stand solid for a gMHefunding bl [ Munshal for tho Northorn Distrlet, und hoth sldes tothis controversy before It closes wmuy nfter all, perhupa, ndopt tho principle nt- trituted to Socrotary Hinine, that “stutesman- ship cansiats in wiso oncessions.” 'ho noxt important contest fn Chicavo will bo over the position of Collector of Customs, tho commission of Willium Henry Smith oxplring some tlino this spring. dr. Farwelt ls kuown to bo hoartily in fuvor of the roappointment of Mr. Smith, Gen. Logan i3 not understond to yhuvo been In tho pust among Mr. Smith's wurm- c3t BUpPpOrtars, but NOTHING HERE 1IAS YET BEEN DONE toindigate that thero will be nuy considorable opposition elthor to tho uppolntment or the contirmation of Mr, Smith, =~ Tho wost sorious danger which nominees nre ikely to encounter in tho Honato arlses from tho fuct thut. sinco tho alliance botwoen the Kepublicans sod Mahone, leading Dotnoeruts hava duchared that, jn cases of noinutions whore thoro 18 a division noong the ltepublicuns, the Democratic poliey will b to perinlt the Ropublieans to securo thetr con- firmation in tho beat way thoy can, ‘That iy 0 with o higher rato of inforest thun 3 per cent, or hat they could bo held togothor agninst such u provision us tho Cirlisio scotion of tho vetood LIl of the lnst spsslon. “It Is casy,” sald ona of thio President’d visltors, * to convene Congress, but what will you got when Congross §8 convened? Wil you got such n Lo funding pill as you would liko to havo, and WILL CONORESS STOP' LEGISLATING when Buch 8 measuro ls perfecteds” Mr. liced, of 3faine, unother candidate for tho Bpenkership, 18 known to ve opposed to an extrin for, Tho Prosidont himself 18 reported to #uve Stated that, although inclined to tho beflef that an extra scaslon is necessury to provide for rofunding maturing bonds, yot he deslres to uvold calling Conggress it [t bo possible to maintain the publio eredit and provide under oxlsting lnws for taking eare of the maturing obliitions without surfons cmbarrasstuont Lo the Nrensuiry. 1t undoubtedly is.s fuct that tho ( throst which any candldatu’ who recolves Ropubli 1 united upon aoy ree | nomination ufter a bt with a Benntor will do Tondiug i which should fncludo suthe of tho | Well to considot us ntnung the menucivg ovents vrinel M on of tho Fitth ar Guritsle section of tho | unlitiesof tho fituation. It fu stated that tho position of Asslstant Becrotary of tho Interior hns beun temdured to tho Hon. Johs JL Buker, ox-Congresdman from Indiana and u membor of the Appropriations Committeo of the lust House, ‘ 3 ———— FUTURE NOMINATIONS. QREAT INTEBEST AMONG THE OFFICL: A0 votoed blll, The aation of the banks {n withe drawing tholr circulution has called attention to. THE LNORMOUS POWER VES IN THE . JANKS A by what is called tho elusticlty Beotlon, or Bea. 4, 0f tha act of Juno 14, 1874, "A numbur of Re- publicaus who ut fiest were opposed to a3 per cunt bond huvo slice tho adjonrmnent of Con- ‘m:su sudl thut it wis dunkcrous to° permlt the ianks o retuln the puwer to cuntruct or yefund tho eurrency ut thelr own pleasure, ns such u powor wight by usul for corrupt Burnums by glguntks combinutions which would’ 0 hle e iy time to diaturh valuos and to fix prices for speenlative objects, Thoro fs reuson 1o bellevo that the Becretury of the Urensury 18 oppoked to an extri seaslon, Tho Controlier of the Curronoy suems ta thisk thut the withdrawnl of bands b‘)' tha bunks was not intonded for the purpose uf eantruoting the currency, bul that tho banks really DESIRED T0 TAKF ADVANTAGE PREMIUM y and sell thelr bonds. Tho fact teat, although L B10,000400 wero withdrawn prior to tho voto of tho Funding bill, ahioe that duto only 83,407,090 havo been redepositod o takeo out uow clreula- tion, tho Controllor consldors au indicution that tho bunks wero ready to ubandon thatportion of thoir clreutnton,” Trousury ofivluls have wado the fuiluwing computation In conneetion with thg considerstion ot the Fundlug bl sid tho oxtrusesdion: *Tho 44 pur cent bonds sold ot o prico which 18 slightly wore favorsble for tha Guyorniuent thun that wieh could bo ronls fzed for tho 48 and 4t e, urdrespectivoly 112,683 and 111453, Compututions buked upon thesoe not prices siow 1 rate of interest yleld o the fuvestor, if curriod to lnmuru(, of 020 und U0 per cent per unnuin respectively, and thls shuws that, apart from the dusirublencss of lfil short an option of redeemunbiiity as possible, the 415 pee conts uro BLIGHTLY OB ADVANTAGLOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT in point of aunuul fnterest cost. It{s probablo thit FI0,U0.000 of the 34 ‘wr conts ooutd now bu sold For 11115 or 1% und acerucd [nterest, ut which prico the “sotunl cost o th Goverauent would bo fess thun :ls“lwrcenl per nunum. Inother words, it woull bu cauivulont o pluviog 1 loun at thnt rate. Some wisuppres hoivion uxists us to tho elfoct of what Is called tho llur’uru uinemtmont to oue of tho spproprine tion bills, Thix wwendmont dovs not suthorize 1he employment of uny Suruun of the Treasury Rteserve Fund i the redvmption of bonds, but simply wrauts authorlyy for tho uso of uny SURPLUS MONEYS THAT MAY ACCH for the retirument of United Btutes bouds in ex- cess uf tho requiroients of the Binkiog Fund. Such trausnotiony have been Eeratoforo made, and for vory large amounts in the agurowuty, without uuy vxproas uuthority of law. Tuere Bpectal Dizpateh to The Chicago Tribune WASIINGTON, D, C., Maroh 20.—It 18 vxpected that the coming week will throw conslderuble light upon the vhurscter of the appolntinunts which will mark tho now Administratton, The thne spent by tho Benate In orgunizing fts Com- mitteos has glven o hettor opportunity than ofton occues at tho opening of u Presidential term for eareful considernyon of the cliunges to be made, ‘This, udded 1o tho fact that don.. Gartiell 18 personally and well nequninted with thiuse who now hold tho. prominent subordinute pusitions In the executive departmonts, louds to the belief that thuse will bo filled whenever chungos havo buon determined on, ‘Thus far neithor tho Prosllont nor his Cabinot olticors huve bega nbl to glverinuch attention to uuy- thing beyond 4 TINS QUESTION OF TIIE OFFICES, They bhuve beon crowded ulmost boyend en- durancy by tho most persistont column of hun- wry und brazon-faced olllcesookurs that over pligued the Cupital, ‘Che controverdles and e ‘xluuun whioh wory doveloped by tho unpreee- dentd raid ugna (on, Gardleld for Cabluot posls tlons huve vrojucted thutmselves into the v~ tosts for the second grades of Dopurtment pluces, and this fuct cuuses tho cxpeewed noui- natjons t Nl soveral of thoess positions to Lo looked for with gonoral interest. Auong tho uuminutions expuected within the weok aro i member of the Court of Cluling, o Flrst aid See- ol Auslstunt Postmaster-Goueral, n Cotninlu- .nlr‘xll:fl::rt“m'(rlnulluw. und six or clght torelgn OF THE BENATE OIFICERS. TUE REPUBLICANS THREATEN BETALIATORY MIEASURES IN CASE OF OFPUSITION, .. Special Dispateh to The Chleago Tribuna. WasnisaTox, D. C., Murch 20.—The Dewocrats havo not yet deetded Whother thoy wjll ondeave ur to defeat tho attempt of the llepublicans to cloct tho ollicers of the Bonute. A vuusus will probably be held to-morrow to determino that quostion. Moanwhite the Republicuns in thuly turn uro begioning to threaton. Thoy say that 1f thie Dewocruts yuniue any such coursy thelr P “ MARCH follawers in the Departments will be smmarlly removed. This threat {3 not wilbout menhing, 13 ninder the Iayes Administration n very great number of Demoerata seeured offlee in the Do- purtinonts. This la prrteninrly trug of the Post- tho Navy, and the Interlor Deprrtments, 1 the Departinent of the Seeretury of State, for thut mntter, thore are nlso sald to bu agoeod muny Democrats, some of whow wera RATITER NOISY SUPIPORT OF 1IANCOCK. ore thun 10,00 were subscribed by the clorks the different Departmonta to tho Hancock Clubs, anid tho zenlous NRopublicans in: the De- menty At tho thine made n pote of the per- Aons, und thelr niunes nro well known to the Cumpaign Commitices, 11 the Democrats of tho Semate, therefore, carry their warfare to the ex- tont » W they now threatea, and tho Nepublic- ans ahull chonse to retalinte, 8 very much Inrger numbdr of Demoerats will bo throwh out of oflles than ean e retalned In office by th re- fusul of the lemoerata to permit the complete reorganization of the Seante. DAKOTA, * AN INTERVIEW WITIE GOV, ORDWAY, Speclal Disdateh to The Chicago Tribunes WASIINGTON, D, C., March 20.—A correapond- ent of ‘Tux Tiinuxe spent Inst evenlog with Gov., Ordway, who I3 now In Washington, con- versing, nmong other subjects, about the affuirs of the Territory of which the Governor bas been o enthusinatic ob and student dirring tho two years of his incumbeney of tho Gubernu- torlul office, As it I8 umong tha probubilities that nt lenst one Stute, comprising o portion of tho prisent Terrltory ot Dakota, will seek nd- misslon to the Union duning the present Con- gress, tho subjeet of tho conversation is.worthy of record. # Dukotnis n big subjeet,” suid the Governor, It brondens as oo tulks kbout it When you think of Journeying as far as from Waghiogton td my old bonte I the Whito Sountalns of New Hnmpshire, without getting beyond the Terrls torial 1inlts, you will appreciate ™ THE MAGNITUDE OF TIE BUBJECT, What do you wish to know about Dakota?” “Sametblng shont your experlenco as dos- crnor, und your'gencral viewsrespeeting Dakota asn prospeclive Stute of ‘the Unlon,™ was the reply. ““That I3 well put," snkd Gov, Ordway, * for my experlence us Governor, and cspeclally that in conneetion with the Legislature of the ‘Ferrl- tory, is dircetly und {nthnately connected witn, the formation of vne or more States from the present Territory, and 1t has fed tothe formation of some pretty well-defined tdens fu my mind of the action ¥hich shouid be prelininury to the mssuge of any enabling aot by Congvess. Tho Legislative Assesably convened at Yankton on the 12t of Junuaty, It wus compm Ml of twen- ty-four members In one Houwe, « i twelve In the othior. 1n wy unnual messuge I recomn- mended that all our laws Lo reviewed, and thut legislution should be enucted lovking tw tho division of the Territory aud tho udwlsslon of States. 1 also made recommendations thut uppropriutions be made forn punitentiury nud au fusune usylum, nnd for sume other loew wat- ters, The nppropriations were made with a grent dexrce of unnnbmity: The Leglsluture thon went off on u tangent, and indulged in t ATION, which 1L hud not been 8o serious. The Asscmbly of 150 bad funded tho fndebteduess of Luwrence County, under which nbiout £:5,000 of 10 per cent bonls were fssued upon certifieates and county war- rants which bud been Issued by tie County Com- misslonors in the most rockless mnnner,=in mnny Instunees giving at the rate of £4 for $1 of value recoived. ‘Chixenterprize placed a lond of nbout 00,000 upon tho Binek Hills reglon, more thnn hutt of which wus fraudulont, With this ex- perience before me, 1determined to muke o st wainst any such legisiation during my term of oltice, und 1o fequire thut all measures for n- curring connty dubts should be submitted (o the people before heeoming inws; and that, in any event, bonds shoutd not bu lesued excocding & per cent of the sesessed yaluation of the connty property for public Luildings.and 255 per cout for bridges, cie, ST About thirty of . tho thirty-six Leglslaturo wero interostos o Jucation vt county=sites, in sowe instans 1n Tegote vor- ners of the various counties, Q“t.‘ur“mumx bonds for bulldingweonaty, birtiingd, Tormul scho und’ agricultntl colleges,—thus giving more than two-thinds of both branches a direct intercst in overridig uny vestrictive poliey in rmrml to county indebteduess, Durlag tho first haif of the sesslon I VETUED A LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS for tho ercetion of public buftdings und for other loeal lmprovements, becausy thoy did not contudi iny provision for nllowing tho people to vote upon thant. Muny of these bilis, howover, were pussed over m(v veto, Bubsequently the peaplo began to sewd in thelr protests agninst tho courso ot tho Legislnture, and sustaining the position 1 hud tiken; and durlng the lnst balf of tho sessfon o dilferont stuto of nlfnirs provadled, Supplamentary bills, submitting the question of issuing bonds for publiv linprove- ments to the povple ot the varlous connties, were pussed, nid many of the wilit sehemes brought forwanl earlier were nbundoned, thus [)ralmhb' preventing the [ssuance of ¥1,000,000 in ponds, whieh would otherwise havoe been lndd upon the peoplo ot the new countles without thefr condent, und which would practieatly have destroyed the ereili of the Territory, ANOTHER VERY REMARKABLE MEASURE was brought* forwnrd und pussed, which will serve tofilstraie tho extent 1o which u smnll Ieglsiative body, not having that scnso of re- sponslbliity which comes aunly from exporionco, will go In framing mischievous legisintion, I'bls bl for paylng one o of the in the flack Hills ene o additon to bis reglnr salury o 0 Fedaral Judge,—tho amount tu e ussensed arbitririly upon the people of hin district. Isent i cotly of this: bill to Attor- ney-Genorul Dovons, sl nsked his adviceabout it.” He replied as fotlg * WASHINGTON, D, o the Hon. N. G, Oni- way, Gorernoers—TLIn regird to Judgo is hlghl, objcetionnble, und certuinly shonld be vetoed, if you nltow mo to expresd un opliston, SCHARLES DEVENS, Attorney-Goueral, “Of eourse 1 votoed tho bill, and T vinbadied (ion. Devons' message in my velo-moessages but, to tmy surprise, tho Legisliture passed the mensitre sver tho veto, Lator, however, tho DIt beenmo 5o unpopular that # upplemiontary Bith, nmouding tho orlginut mensuro by strik e out the word *hundred® wus pissed; su tho Futernl Judge gets only $21 a yeur from tho people of bis district. z “MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED BILLS wero futrodused, and about uue-halt of them wore pisged, Somo of thy courtzhouses which mombers wanted to provide for' were In new coutities, Whore i court bud nover been by AL tho clode of tho session o better [ provatled, uod the Legisliture passed ununi- mously s resolution teferrig In very complle LUy tering to the Exeeutive, 'I'his vxperienco shows thut 1t will be necoss sary for Cungress, betore passing an enubling et for the ndimission of Dakotu, to tuko steps ty prevent tho ourly Leglstatures of the nuw State trom plunrng it bead and ours In dobt. The munin for [ssiitg county bonds goonis o huve subslded; butn spirit of hresponsiuliity pro- yails to sueh an oxtent umr.;‘rmu miseslof ny be dona In othor ways, Wo lwve, 1ur oxaumple, Q00,000 nuros of 8chood lunds, wurth tosday Lo tween $1,U00.00 uud Tl:!.llnl,!il! and constantly Ineronsing in vatluo, 1t propeely goaraed, thoy wiil found as complete n systm of publio schoofs for Dakota as caw'bo found anywhore, At tho recont sesslon llwf' cstablished eight normul schonls and ewo werloultural collegos in counties which had bardly anybody I themi. ‘LThore s an opportunity for AN ENOIMOUS AMOUNT OF FRAUD, und schumers bave aiready sbown their plan of operations to weChold of tho lund. Thoy want 10 estiblish sehools 1n all purts 0f tho Suite, put 1ip bulldings, uppoint at hizh sularies schiool of« 1loors, sull tho lunds, and expend the provecds for thiess purposes, In udvanee of any possible necessity for thp sehools, When the Tauds und thiy ooy nre gone, tho sehools will be tound to huyu goge also." *, il stups should Conuress tako In tho mat- ter” usked tho corrospondent, w Congress should provide, carly in the neat session, tor the ELECTION OF A NEW LEQGISLATURE, 10 bo composod tof ut least 100 members n the Lower louso, and 253 or 80 ip tho Upper $fouse, 1t abould roulre thut thoss shuutd bo choson by tho pvurlu ofaingivdistricts with woll-detined “bounduries, othorwie they iy ull bo clectod from s few centiil localities. Inthe fust Leglslatura thn Clty of Deadwood sent ull it two or threo ot the members from the four conntics compridng tho Jluek Hilly Distriot, and thoy wore wll resfuoms of Dead- wood. | woull wllow the peuple to dotermiue how lllll'l‘errlll)r{ I to b dIvided, uud wouli sub- wit questtons roluting t local Buwielnl mutters —Hucl us (s3uing bouds rov Juils, Inuno asyluus, ota—t0 thow. The school lunds donuted by Cotigress suoutd bo pluced i the hands of » Btate Board of Education, and sules should bo uudo graduadly ut Hxed prlces,—the proceods to be {nvested fn pernununt securities, und tho e terust used to establish a4 cumpulsory 4 cducation. ‘The school lunds, und the sulting from tholr sule, should be placed bo- youl the reach ot the Leglaluturo. 1 buve boon uxorting uysclf 10 koup poople vl theso school Innds; wnd the Buporiptendent of Edueation and tho courts ure wuking offurts to remnovoe largo uunbers of sguuttund who are dupreciating (o value of tho [uads, = 1t 13 my butlef that o twenty or thirty doys® Piits v mombers of thi. |- 1881, sesalnd of an enlarged Legistintuve, cleated at o el eleetion, could act intelligently upon the question of DIVIDING THE TERRITORY, and framo nn ennbiing act with tho proper re- atrietlons. The plun of division recently dis- cusaed wus tho one I suggestod In oy annhuat mesatce, This plan wod, in briet, to muko t Stateout of Routhweatern Ditkota, which will have, heforn the ¢nd of the present Congress, from 125,000 to 10,00 {nhabitants: and then create a Territory north of the Forty-sixth Farnlel, and unotlior Territory west of the Mis- souri Itiver, 1t hus recelved a good denl of ate tentfon nmong the people, bt tho preponder- unce of oplnlun lutterly seems to favor mukius Al south of the Porty-sixth Parallelinto ane Btate, and all tn the north one Territy {. 'ho mnsses e not clamoring for immedlute ud- imssion; but the mnjority of the busiuess-men desire thut one State shall fn- mediately varved out of Southorn Dakotn, and admitted — Quring the Forty.seventh Cangress, Al recognize the fact that the pred- ont Legistature 9w erude affalr tuithough It contu 1 minority of excellent men), the ex- s of much eare will be necessury in porfect. ing territorinl laws &0 that the new Statoln tutions shall be founded upon something ol Id. You cannot sufely build a bl housy upou a pilo of cobble-stones.” YWHAT WILL THE POLITICS of the new State probably ber “Well, I ntn whilng to suy this: While Dakota Is mnluumcdlg Republlean tn sentiment, nesrly twa to one, by renson of huving such n large Germafi and Scandlnavian imimlgration, et, - less excessivo tuxatlon s uvoided und bouest men iro ntrusted with public nitalrs, those pros ple. knowing so litle about Awerican hustitu- tions, ira likoly to tEy any NEw party, or even “tho 'Detocratic party,” which muy promise relief, ~ To make = Dakutn ® safoly Itepublfean State, 1t 13 nbsolutely necessnry thut Republicun lenders tn Congress and in tho ‘ferri= tory shall kvep the contidence of these new voters. If the uxtruvagint and daogerous pol- fey of many of the so-calleld Republicans in tho present Leglstnturs prevatls, tho new Stato would be just as Hkely 1o send Democrats as Re- publieuns to Congress,” “What i3 the condition of business-affalrs in the Territory?* "“VERY FLATTERING, fndeed. We have 1,200 miles of rufirond com- pleted, and 34 miles more nre wraded, reudy to receive tho fron 14 suon ne spring opens. About twenty towns were built up st yenron the ltnes of thero new rogds, Someof thom have from 20 10 300 house A sti)] preater number will prob- ably be bullt daring the present year, and we took fur ut feast 5,000 new settlers: during the year, Thirty-three por cent more ground wid plowed und sown In wheat Inst geason thun th senson preceding It, Thestock hiterest suered very mueh during tho winter just passed, by reasin of its unlooked-for severity, but the les- son with be benefieinl to the ranch-aen,~—teachs fnk them to_provide better shelter and more ample supplies for tholr henls and flucks. The ¥leld of gold in the Hills Is steadily increasiug, ‘Pl Homestuke combinution yielded last year NHARLY TIUER MILLIONS: and other mines uro belng oponed and worked ull ovoer tho Counties of Penuington, Lawrence, nud Custer. The Black 1illls, with the comple- tion of tho raflrosd, will becomne o summer-re- sort, When 1 firat renched them, I thought 1 was buck f tho neighborhood of my home in tho Walte Mountains of New Hampsiire, The seenery 18 very sionilar, 'Tho nir is always coul and pure, and there nre no troublesome in- aevtr, 0 you bave an Indian question among ** sked the corresponden Not it troublesotno one as vet. The reservi- tion is ubout 200 wiles long by about 150 miles wiide, The Guvernment issues rutions to, I think, UPW. OF TWENTY THOUSAND INDIANS, who are peucenble and apparently contented, and who secm to be muklng some progress towards civilization. should 80 far modify its_present pollcgas to at- low Indinns whn will work to do su. Thos muke good temnsters, andstrigple for theopportuuity of hauling the)r goods fromn the statlon ut §1 per 100 pounds, They wight be made herders, and tho beef furnishid by tho Government might ba. rulsed on the reservation, Thoy might also be tuiwlit to plow and hirrow, and “thus ruise their own cornl, 'Two ordhree dotlaps . week, pald in silver dollars on- Suturday nigbt, would be u ront temptation for thom to beeome fus ustrious: and the outlny might be suved many times aver.'” NOTES. DAVID DAVIS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, WasiixaTo, D, €., March 20,—Duvid Davis, of Lilliols, {s suld by Intimate friendstobeinn feebler stute of bealth thanhe has been for yours, Ho I8 nlso Kuuwa to be in an uncomfort- able frame of mind on account of the peculine pulitical position which he occuples in the Kenate, and some of his frlends sny that it 18 by no meand fmprobable that he may contemplate resignlug his place on account of {ta unplensant and frksomo vutles, Thero 18, however, no au- thority for this statement, NATIONAL-BANK CIRCULATION, Tv the Western Ansoclated Press. Wasnrxaroy, D. C,, Murch 20.—~United Btates bouds redeposited onee by Secretary Windom's deeislon by Nutlonnl banks, which had pre- viously witbdrawn the bands by o deposit of lewal-tonder notos, &h467,050; United States bonds deposited by other banks whbich had not previonsly reduced tneir clrenlation, $1,528,600: Nutlonui-bank notes fasued to banks which d posited legal-tender notes dariug the penden- ¢y of the Funding b, #1,813,750; unount issued 10 otber banks, bonds deposited, $LUZLIX: total, $405, 10 lsaued upon deposit of bouds durlng the stmo period. Natlonal bunk cire culation ll\ll!hflldlllg; SHO,TH. legul-tendor notes on deposit by binks reducing elrenlntion, DLanks in ligiddation, atd insolvent banks, §38, #21,104; Teaviur the net umount of clreutition ot Nutional bunks outstundlig seeured by United 1. Htutes bonds, Wi, 8L, United States bonds to seeure cireulntion, WEE2000, of which §i0, RIS nro Us of 1R8], $158,470,100 funded 63, and 157,000,000 43 und 4%4. A GIGANTIC SCHEME. P ‘A Company Organized to Draln tho Evergindes of Fiorida, and Reclalm 12,000,000 Acres of the Richest Lan in the World—A Canal to He Dug Acrosn the State. Spectal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. PHILADELPINA, March 20.—Now that tho Phil- adetphln enpltalists who were nbout to roclabin the lmmenso tracts of land In the State of Flure idn, known gd the * Everglades,” huve com- pleted tuelr contract with that State, itiy vo Innger a svoret thut ono of the main fentures of the glgantie schomy s tho butlding of o ship- canul noross the State of Florkda, Thls projoct nlmost equals in fmportance that of roclalmfig 12,000,000 aieres of tho richest land in the workl south of tho frost belt. A ship-cuinal ncross the Stato of .Florldn has been tho dreum af engiueers fur many yeam. It would not unly shorten the distanve bulween the Amerlean ports on the Atluntio const und all European ports to New Orleans, Moblle, and ull shipping polnts on the Gulf of Mexico, hut it would avold tho dangers to navigation which are sxporfencod on the countless keys und cornl reofs off tho southern knd southwestern const of Florian, Al ship Captaing know uf this dune gor, which 18 often uggravatod by huredenies which wre common to the wouthward of Foridu, bukwhich ure compnratively unknown on tho west coast in the region of 'Tumn Bay. s well kunown ~ that o number of New York capltuiists bnve boun endeavoring for sunio yenrs 10 get i chartor from the Stute of Florkda 6 build a ghip canal, but the Philadels phin colpuny, with a great dend of shrowidneas, hive ot ullend of thour, 1t is bhelloved that o conneetion with tho Isthmus Canul, now in courss of construetion undor M. und Do Letasops, tho Florkdd canul thust ut onice itteact tho nitention of the cuplialists not only of Amorien but of Buropo. A8 to the feasibility, not only of bullding a ship-vannl, but_of draln- 1y the * Evorglades,” tho opinion of ominont snulneers and uriny ofliours ol tho last guuerae tlon are guoted by thodo who have tuts work in churge. . SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT ASKED. wdpeciac Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuiv MinwAvkee, Wik, March 20.—~A good deal of & sonsation bny started up hors over what id ctatmed to bo thu axposury of the Furm-bloct- gago Compnny swindlo in the uorthwestorn part of tho Stute. Assemblywun MeDIL, of Polk County, clilims credit for tho exposure, 1o suys the FurmeMortgase Compuny hnvg recelved thousands of dollurs for lunds which bave como fute tholr possession, vory lttlo of which bos vono tu tho purties who bad given the mort: wages: that tho Maton fumily of Milwaukeo constituted tho Farm-Mortguge Compuny, sud linvo pocketod the bulk of thy wonvy rocolved. clulming it tor lmurnur feed and ulscellanoous expenses. Glomway daton writes u eand | to- night usking tho pitblie to withbold Judgdent untit an uxwlunlllun hus been wmado, Hu suyw that If tho Muton fuintly uro a8 bad ud pulnted: Ly Mol thyy deserve btevnal punistiuent. et — - . CONTRACT LET. Bpecial Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribunt ortAwa, I0.33tarch 20.—Tho coutract for bullding the new Court-llouse at Ottawa bus l‘nl»f’ln_ub«t to Colwell Brow, oF this olty, for W, Ithink the Goverament | THE “LATE" BLIZZARD, Signs of a Speedy Break-Up and Return of Mild ‘Weather, The Street-Car Lines Again in Good Running Order. Snow-Drifts Bothering the Trains on Nearly All the Roads. The Tug-Boat Green Hemmed in the Ice Southeast of the ¢ City. Adventures of a Party Who Went to Her Reiief Yesterday. A Feeling ol Disgust Prevailing Every- where at the Last Fall of the « Beauiful.” General Prayer that It Is the Last, as It Is the Worst, of the Winter. The Utmost Difculty Experienced by e Raflronds In_ Clearlug Their Tracks. Brow-Plows Nearly Uscless on Ac- count of the Wetness of the Bnow. CHICAGO., The storm of Baturduy and Sunday night, which was tho severest of tha senson n its effeets upon locul truvel, .was found yesterday mornlug not to bave entirely spent 1ts fury. Tho streets wore (n worse condition, If possitle, than thoy bad been tho provious night, and the enow was atill desconding, but not as rapidly us 1t bud tho day before. The wind bad abated, the alr wns somewhat milder, tho aky brighter, nnd the outlouk more favoruble generully, but the indlvidun who was called awuy from his firesldo upon business or pleasuro could not but be re- minded of tha fact that the presence of spring in this locality was purcly theorotical, The streets were packed with * the benutiful™ sons 10 be nimost impnssable ‘ln plides, and whero they had been clgnned off the nigbt before wero covered with slush and ico which made pedostrinnisin decldedly unopjoyas ble, Thechurches, very naturalty, sulfered In attendances the dawn-town risorts hud [uss fre- quunters; the aftornoon thentred proved less nt- truetive; and the city at Jurge-wore n sloupy, Juded uppenrance, K A . At timies tho snow ceased to fall, however, and such [ntorvals were tuken ndvantuge of by the hends uf famwiles to cienn off their sldewalks, or have it dune, which changed tho scene to one of unususl netivity, But tho snow-shovelle fou- ternity dld not roap thejrususl hurveat upon such oecusiony, beeausy they were respectors of thy Sabbath, or for some uther reuson, und wero not out In full foree; grut it 18 sufe to suy that more sidewalks were cienned thun (s usual, and that, srhille the work was less creditably done, the day whilong boe remembered hf‘ muny on secount of tho wet feot und severe colds it brought. At nlghttril it wus still snowing, und the con- ditfon Of tho BLreots wis growiur worse; but Inter dn tho evening s tho wiyfurer sang: *0U. the snuw, the beanilful snox, Why in thy devil do't yuu unt * tho stars pecred through the overbanging clonds momentarily to hide thomselves nyutn, tho tinkos ceused to descend, and the public beart grow juyous in the hops and bellef that tho worst hid coine, #ny that the morrow would being sunshine susteadof storm. STREET-CARS, = The West Divislon Rallway Company, afier a tearful battle aguinst tho suow sud fee, In whioh thoy employed about 1,XK extrn men uil .Baturdny night with pleks and shovols, wero able yesterdny to take the people to and from chureh, ns well as to tuke home those who bod remaloed down-town the nlght before rither than walk. The cars on Madison street, Ilue Islund avenus, and lalsted streot, wero running ull day, but it was impossible to make ume, The Ogden avenno lino started about o'elock, the blockade huving Leen raised by tho Cunductors und drivers, and tho Rundulph stroet line started wbout the swno thme, The Mil- wankee uvenue, lndiaua stroet, Chivago avenue, and Van Buron stroet llnes continued bloeked throughout the duy, but a lnrge force of men were cinployed ot the trucks during tho day and night, und they will byt work iy order this morafug, it Lake Was statloued at the western tors minus of the Madison street lino and wus in telephonic communication with tho Com- pruy's buris, and directing all tho movemont. of the snow-plaws, curs, men, aind gult-sprink - lers, which wus no littte tusk. 1o did nis work well, however, und spared nultier labor, pring, nor 6Xpunisy Lo DFuK about tho rosults enjoyod. 1n fuct, It was_ siniply impassible w buve dono Lettor under tho eircumstuanees, or to buve bot- ter aceommodared the publie, On tho South Bide lnes the battle with the anow was unt arduous one. The Wabash nvenuo line was kept open ail night wnd duy. On Cote tage Grove gvenuo tho cars begun o run at an carly bour, ludininnvenue followed next, 'Then camo the Btate streot line, closely follosed by the Archer_avenue, Wentworth and Halstod ines, ‘Tho Clurk street linewitl be ovened this mnrlllnfi. Tho North Chleago City Hallwny Company, wuro the last to get tholr” trucks clenr, and 1t was not untl lnte i tho afernoon that the vie vlous Hincs of enrs were In oporution. 'The first e to sturt out was thu Bodgwlick street, whileh waa followed by the Lorrubeo stroet, and subs sequently by tho othior Hues, und st night travel wus l:mnpnmll\’nl{l uninterrupted, The trackys wure very heavy, howovor, nud the cars could not muke tholr usual time. Thoy will be on thua to-day, It I8 expeated. B ‘The youlgy hoodlnms of tho West 8ldo who mnow-halled the blocknded cars on Madison streot Buturday, of which muntion wad yesterduy mude, wero promptly nrrosted and taken before Justice Walsh, After hdng locked up about six hours they wero given o hearing aud tined 2 cuch, 1t {4 to bo hoped that tho lessson witl bow wholesowe one. ON TITE LAKE. .. Tho anxlety to ascertaln tho fato of tho tuy 0. 1), Green and hor crow was greatly intensified yesterday by tho detamiled accounts of her mhi- fortune printed In yestorday's TRIBUNE. Ad unnounced by Tue TRIDUNE, tho tug A, Mosher wits prepured for n secoud expedition Inkewurd atunoarly houru tho morning, Owing tothe tar- dinosy of the englneor, Bowever, th bout didnot Jvave her dook untll after 8 o'clock. Capt.James Sinolair bad charge of tho wheol, »with Capt. Houry Blue as assiatant. (Goorge Meluuo was on hand ulso, 1o ussist tho regular ongineer in bigdutles. Besidod tho regulur crow, thoro were ulso soverul voluntoer usalatunts and n sepros sentative of Lue Trupuse. Tho first moveaont was tosecuru u skitE with which to truuster pros visioua 1o tho O, 1, Green fu cnse who could Lo sigbtod. This wae obiained at Luke street biidge withuut the usunl . with your puermission.” Thun uww‘le"uu: coul hud o bo obtained ut tne dock o North 8lde, in the lower hurbor, When tho start lakeward wus finally wmade, sbortly ufter U o'clock, Cupta. Blucluir and Hluo dotermined to take an etfort tu reach upen water through ritts in tha lue fu n southeasterly dircotion. Lhe Mosticr wecordlugly was run through the outer hurbor cutranco knd thoncs utony tho breakwater o u suutborly dirvotion uatil @ mass of pack loo thut hud grounded upon the buttuw in ubout twenty: five foct of water wis encountonsd which brought herup. Open water existod 800 feot beyoud this ledgo, but all otforts 10 forco tho | 1a thouglt. Superintendont [! - The Chicage Daily Teibune, 7 PRICFSSIVE CENTS. Ss » tugthro g1t falled. Tho iast effort rene dered the t horself n prisoner for tully o teen minutes. The marine glass on board brought into requisition frequent), of discovering some truce of the to ho purpose. jects_resombling “the . tug could be seen fu various directions lakeward, but they tnvariably proved tobu elther hammocks of broken feo or immeonse cakes of firm jco that had bieen set on end by the tremendous pressuro of tho *uhove." At liat the Mushor was backed out of the nnrrow channol which sho. had tra« versed, and on reaching the outer harbor again her bow was turned In n northerly direction, with tho view of muking a detour {; the direc tion of the Water-Worka Crib, and therncu to the southwnnl, ‘The leo had been bruken nwuy by a brisk nurthwest wind, and was slowly move g Inkeward, lenving an open channel for a distance of fully tarce miled to tho northward and eastward of the muin harbor entrance. Into thischannel tho Mosher swia beaded, but with uo better succesd thanhad nttended the first effort. After running far ciuough In n northerty direc- tinn to teave tho Water-Works Urib on {;zo purt bow at a distance of upwirda of 8 mile tho chunnel suddenly ended, and n fleld of solld ico extendlig ns for 09 the oye conld resch joter- josod wi mpnssuble barrior, Seclog that arther cffarts to work out into the lake would Lo uscless, nt leust for an bour or two, it wns de-. cided by Capts, Sloclair and Blue to return to tho dock for dinner, and make anottier start Inter in tha diy, by which time the wind might bove sbitted the ficlds of,lce suflicicntly to reader it an vasy matter to work in a southenst- erly directlon nt least far enough to nscertain thy exuct loeation and eandition of tha object of search. Thus, shortly nftor 12 o'clock, ali were unce more safely on terra firma. Shortly after 1 o'ciock i tho aftornoon the Musber aturted out on ber third trip of Inquiry after the lost tug: that s, sho left tho Fifih uvenue bridge at that timo, but, the fuct being upprecluted that sho was not at all unlikely to meet with the fatu of the Greon, it was finnlly deermed advisuble tomake n stop and * eoal up,’* with # view ton possible long siege amoog tho e tlelds, This caused a dely of more than half an hour, and when the Mosher ut length steamed out [nto the Juko it was about half-past 2 y'eluck, .\ummpnnb-um Capt. Binelair on this trip were Capt. Joe Gilson, of tho tug Flossie Thielcke: Cupt. Henry Hlug, of the tug Camp- bell, and Capt. Andrew Green,—all of them old and experienced hands: dnd there werealso - on board threo seribes of the press and, Lesides the engincer und fireinan, Frod Bildbauser, bet- ter knaown ns * Dutch Fritz,” or * Dutchle.’ Tho lastennmed individunl played an oxceediugly important purt in tho nfternoon’s porformunce, {urnisbiuy, in fuct, o very eensational episode, There had been brought” alung on the Mosher the ligt skill taken onton tho morning trip, nnd ulso two huge baskets full of provialons, Provided tho O, . Green wus discovered, but discovored to Lo beyoud the roachof tho Mosher, it Wi (o fall to * Distenle’s ™ 1ot to tako tho akit- and provisions and work his way across treache erous fce-hummocks and afr-holed to the rescus of tio hungering aud helpless crew of the 1il- futed Green, But mora of ** Dutehte” and hit verilous trip further on. . On renchlog the luke the Mosher found that ber way was less impeded by (ce-fields than It Lt been fu the inornlug, aid ilso that tho sus- pension of tho snow-storm afforded a clearer view over the vust expunsc of leo. It baving been heard that a tug with n_signnl of distrest hud been seen off the fuut of Fifty-Nfth stroet,: the Mosher toak a southeasterly course linme- diately upon lcaving the river. For tho first three miles or so the stunch little craft found ng diificulty in bowling right nhead, tukiug cnre to by the ground or “‘anchor lce,” which wus “scpurated from the floatlng ice flelds by tho wide channel In which sho wus running, “Durlng this time ull band3 wert struining their eyes to catch n gilmpso of any ubjeet whilen might be the Green., Now and thot u speck on the horrison would be pointed on witt i Thero sho is," but whea the powerfu' fiell-ginss was brought to bear upon the speck ft was found to be sumething clse than the Junged-for tuie, At about So'clock the Mosher reuchied a point opposlt the foot of Thirty-firs Atreet, and eonrethlog ke o mile aud o balt “from shore, waen the chuonel in which she bad been running camo to n sudden close, ‘Fhoro wua nothing to bo seen beforo her but a dronry waste of, Jugwed Ico and suow, relloved cocnsionully by o Ittle pateh of water. Atthisjuncture, ton,adari objret nbout four miles to the soutbonst wiuy slgmtled a3 befog possibly the Green. The glase’ proved beyond the question of & doubt thot it was the fce-bound tig—tho Green wus foundl ‘I'ale, 0f course, closed tho hunt and left nothing to be done but reach that particulur point, Hut now was thid to be duno? The Green was 80 far away that she conld naly bo susn ut tines, and. between bor and tho Mosher was almost a solid tield of fcv. Thers wns nothing to bo done but to melect weak und partly open patebes and drive foto thom. This was dane with fair suceeds : for nearly bulf an bour, ™ the Mosher succeedung lu cutting her wuy frum' | nne uir-bole to unothor until ubout another mile hud been truversed, tho point then reached be- tugs perhups # miic and 1 BRIC oue from the foot of Thirty-ninth struet, and within nearly three mifes of the Greon, Tho lntter wus now plainly discernuble with the naked eye, whils the glnss showed her to be headed Innn enstorly direction, und with her sterti_very low down 10 the wate But tho Mosher hud now reached an e teld so thick thut sho could make no furthor headway, Iu fact, by endeavor- fug tu cud her way dnto it Bhe beenmo: fust, It way with tho greateat ditfioulty- that shu flnnily bineked out of tho wedee, There was nceordingly no way for [t now but to seud some. une out with the skif und provisions. It wus ubout 3:20 o'clock when tho Mosher cnme to u stundatill about two niles ubresdt of Thirty-ninth street, butng unuble t muke any’ further headway to the southward, nud Fred Blldbnuser, who 18 known nmoung the tugmen by tho famillar sobrlquet of * Luteby,"—as brave wid intrepid u youns mun as there 18in Chicago, —bgun to lieued the litde hunting-Loat from thu stern of the tug vn to the lee, propuratory tu’ startiing on his Juueney oyer to the Green, whicl was 1y Ing olf to tho south’und, and Just visible to® the saked eye, THE TRIBUSE two or threo yeurs ugo had ning perforined Ly this &tme Teut of swih Dutchy, who §$ Lut 21 years old, and tough, wiry, and inured (o burdship und futigue, He swain from tho Government pier 1o the foot of Hur- rison street, o n memorsble oceasion wonen the “minjons of the law destred to Interview him, carrying with him on bifs biek noyoung woeman all tho way, Mo bus dune somn pstonishing submurine uiviog without any urmor on, aud can probably rewaiu under watcr us lonyg if not longer than any ums lelbwus mortal 11 thosv purts, o bus often een cmiployed 1o go down und take s line aut of a propoller wheel, or midse o lost article, toul, ¢te, from the bottoms of the river. Iu stuture Duteh® i3 not uuite the medhtn belght, und 13 stout of build, with n koen bluck ove, jul which there 4 n werry twinkle ut ull times and _ under - the ot trylny clrewmstances, On several occaslons’ kind humanity bas eropped out from behind uls, rough exterior, und be bus saved the lives of drowning persons, evon ut tha risk of losing hiis own. 1u shart, Dutchy 18 what some persons » cult u churaoter, 2 It did not require ten winutos to shovo the 1stle skiE oif tho tuy, wnd Capt. Andy Oreon lucod two buskets of provisions ia it, and guve Duteby u gl bottle" t keep blsoll warn onthe way. Tho Captaln wauted to go alow himself, but the litle boat would not hold more than ouo person whon in tha opon wuger, und, eafdo, u d no rube- her loots (o keep his feet dry, One of the reportorial mugnntes desired to muke the RAVOLLYrOUS (rID ferosa the de, but ho wag pro- vented Tur tho sume reasony that detatned Cupt, Green from golng. **Duteby** bad on 4 pule of Toug-tegied rubuor boots, w close-fitting woolen cap, # beavy undercont and woulen under- cluthes, sud d muiler, When all waa In readis niess bio shoved tho lght craft u fow foet ahuud of hin, wmd one of his feot Runk down uto the glushy feo untll the knew wud reacted, Extrls cating it quickly, Lo briskly sturted o wurd In o southeasterly dircetion toward the fec-bound tug, Deagging tho buat ufter hin by tho puiiter uyer, tio roukh lcy, which boro seurcely n suiooth place, und was vhud about in nlninture whito monntalng, Dutehy soon reached v open plive, wheru bo ebianged " from front to roar, and, pushiog bis bout foto tho wuater Juwmped into it, and seizing the litle paddis pros, Lxuned 1t uver to the fco on the other sido, woero 0 dragyed it out sod mimhd uwiy agaln on fout. AL ono moment is furm would lvow up on the top of u buge pilo of leo, und ut unother o woull bo lost” to view in tho white mass, Still bo plodded on to the rolief of thy hulf-stugved orow of thu Gregs, aud those on Luurd ufthe Musher nuxiously witchiod bls pros- yess, 'Cho tugion knew that * Duteby ** would resch Nupler and his mon it 1t was possible, for Bits 10 o 80, uud 08 they suw him clamboring over the rough deo or pudaliug his bout nerods the wauter-spaces they realized the dauger and ditticulty of the Juurney, but could do nothing” wore thun watch hig movements, After “Dutchy™ got well under way the: Muebor made two or threo attempts to gut fure ther suutiwird, Dut did not get but u fow yurds fruis tha point wheu Dutehy loft her, Quitva Humber O Porsous un shiory Wore eagurly watchs g tho movewents uf thu tug, which _bad st Grom. g Rbour &z o'clovk tha wind, been blowing - etondlly and the northwest, still wcronger, uccompaniod by u HLOW turry, which stut out Duichy and tho Greea frow tho view 0f thosy uu buu Moster, Tho oxpas rlenced tug Cuptulug, Hue, Gilson, Groen, sud Sincluir, on thy lattor-nuuied bost, put thuir Beads togothor und camo to the coucluslon that: ft wus best to turn baek and endoavor to react the Wuter-Works Crib, ns dealred by Euglueer. Cregter, bolloving tuit It would b Uselusy for. 1ho Jostiee to lo thero ull olgut and perbops bDecome bound 1n the dus us fast a8 the Green wud. Thoy left’ tho wmooriog reluctantly, but they kinow thut Dulohy wad Loy who kitow his business, and belng out of siht bo wust b left to tako Ll couniv, cowe whut would, and tnoy could not reach bim. After * Datchy ' wnd thw Groon had Locoms Toat i tho huae Of th storny tho Moaber, satis- fhed thut it could be of no TUrILYF seTVicy thurdy . turted about and beaded for the South Plor vunio