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FHIE CiicAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCIL 26, " TOREIGN, ] Public Interment of Eighty~ Five Victims of the Nice Horror. Conflioting Reports ag to the Number of Lives Lost ju the Catas- trophe, No Ameriean, 8o Far as Known Caught in the Dreadful Fire-Trap. The Managers Throw the Blame on the Authori- * ties of .the City. A Lively Debate on Afghanistan in the British House of Commons. il Tho Government Policy BSus- talned Dby About 100 Mll_lorlty. Sensible Pragra’m of Mr. Parnell with Relation to Public Opihion, Efforts of the Polico to Intercept Cole- mnn, the Mansion IHouso S NIntist," The Author of “Il Trovatore” De- lights Milan with a New Opers. FRANCE, THE OrERA-HOUSE 1fbnnon. Loxpox, March 25,—The Ameriean Consul at Nice telegraphs as follows: . “Slxty-nine Hves were lost by the Opera-Tlouse fire. No Ametleans or English among victims. Pub- lie Interment will take pluco to-day, ‘Tho storey are closed.” oD TO DO IT. Nice, March 25.—Tho newspapers state that the director of the theatye had informed the magistrate that there was a strong amell of gay in tho thentro an Wednesday. 1lo communleated with the authorities and wished to postpone the performnnes until nn examination of the gas avparatus was made, hut recelved orders to give the opera as ad- vertlsed, TIE SUBSCHIPTION for tho friends of the sufferers has reach ed 100,000 francs, 'The funeral of tho vietims took place to-dny, and was attended by large crowds. CONFLICTING BEPORTS, Loxsnox, March 25.—The number of deaths is placed at seventy-three, “Seven sailors and many foreiguers are missing,” writes a correspondent. . ! PEECH BY GAMIETTA. PAnus, March 25,—At o banquet of trade socleties to Gambetta, 600 persons wero pres- ent and 120 trade socleties were Fepresenta d The Minlster of Agriculture and the Min- ister of Posts were present. Gambetta sald ho hoped the time would soon come when tho new: - maneuwvres which tended. to weaken President Grévy's authorlty would bo stopped. e trusted that, for this reason, i days will be long. *“The day Is ap- proaching.* he safd, * when the Chamber witl bo free to choose Its men and ldeass when the mandate will go forth that the’ In- cessant tergiversation ngainst which wo are struggling must be elosed by erowning tho demoerneyjwith publie Jiberties.” [ Vaciferous IRBI-SIXTEEN PAGES motion condemning the terms of peaco with the Docrs, THE HOME-RULERY * nre congldering the oxpediency of enlling at- tention to tho recenl utterances of severnl Trlsh Judges and asking thelr dlsinissal, GLADSTONE ON THE WITNES4STAND, Intha Lowson-Labouchere Jibel case, this morhing, Gladstoue, who oceupled o seat on the henel, deposed that the nceount which uppeared In the Datly Telegraph of what passed betweent himself and Negroponte was altogether fatse, . 1o had hbped o recelve amno explanation or apology from Lawsou, but did not recelve any frank statement on the subject. SVIEILE-CIARY, "Tho grand national steeple-chnse was won by Womibrook; Itegal second, and 'Thorn- fieht third, It CILARLES REED, Sir Chinrles Reed, speelnl English Cominis- sloner to the Phifadelphin Exhibition and Chalrman of the Judges of Award on Edu- catlon, I8 dend, A DIPLOMATIC LIAR SOMEWHERE, ** LONDON, March 25.—The Dully News snys: “We believe tho following fs an authentie statement of the Tunis fueident: When the Conservalives were arrauging the acquisition of Cypras, France mentloned the possihility of "Tunls some day belng open to annexatlon, Lord Sallsbury, then Foreign Sceretary, thereupon mado n stutement which the French Minlstry construed ns undertaking that England would iot object to the annex- atlon of Tunly by France. When, smne thne datersthe question eropped up Sulishury dis- clafued this construction of his weaning, but France alleges that she is [n possession of private letters from Sulishury fully con- firming her view of the correspondence, AT THE WOOL SALES TO-DAY 8,100 bales were disposed of, ehlefly Port A'billtp. Prices unchnnged, The serles of sules Is closed, OF 277,200 bales offered dur- ing tho serles, 243,400 sold. Closing rates wera fully equal to those of the opening for Adelaldy and New South Wales, Grensy rather dearer. AT A MEKTING IN THIS CITY TO-NIGUT Parnell saldt 1 was zreatly desirable to form an organization In England and Scotiand for the purpose of forwarding tho objucts of the Land Leaguo, 1t was not Intended, he saidl, to compete with the Ilome-Rulo Confedera- tlon, which would stlll yemain In exlstence, The English land question, he thought, wus ut present not ripe for settlement, but any- thiug achleved in Ireland would favorably affect the Iaborers of England and Scotland. It was Impossible for tho Government to finally settle the Irish land question, but any proposals tending toamellorate the condition of the Irishinen would be accepted. By menans of the proposed organization, they could, as In Amerien, edueate vublie opinion in England and Seotland. Money, he sald, is tlowling from America to Ireland at the rate of £4,000 weekly., RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOITED to constitute a Natlonnl Laumd Lengue of Great Britaly, with Justin MeCarthy as Presl- dent, to nsslst the Irish Land Leagne to re- duce rack-rents and enable the Erish tenant- farmera to become ownersof their holdings at rensonable terms; that the best way to at- tain these objeets Is by tuking practieal steps to enltlvate English publicppinion, CANDANAR In the Commous to-lay the Candnhar de- bato wns resumed. Lori George Hamilton, Counservative, stated that no intimation hnd heen recelved that Gen, Skobeleily polley disapproved. o regarded the announce- ment of Skobolell’s recall 18 a mero parlin- mentary blind, The Postumater-General strongly vindi- cated the policy of the Government, Hartington stated that the Information of Gen, Skobelell’s recall_had not beon recetved through the Russian Government, It was possible, ho sald, though fmprobable, that disturbance and bloodstied would follow the Iiritish departure from Candahar, but when was o transfer of the throne fn Afghanlstan unattended with disturbance? And was It any business of England to provent it? Stanhope's motlon was thenjrojected—316 to 246, The announcement of the result wos greeted with loud cheers from the Liberals, Hartington sald the “retentlon of Candahar would expose us 4o uerpetual quarrels and collisions with Russia, and I sho Interfered by *wmilitary operntlons or dip. lomatieally, it would mean a rupture of her applause.] - NO LIST OF VICTIMH ot tho Opera-Ilouse fira has yet been pub- lished, The bodies In most cases were cal- cined and distigured beyond - racognition, Tho Strakoseh Injured is Ferdinand, Dur- ing the fire severnt people, frantic with ter- Tor, throw themselves from tho roof of tho theotre, and wero dnshed to ploees, 1t iy clear the calnmity was the result of unpar- donable negligence. The gas-pipes behind the scenes had not been repalred or renewed for tho last soven yenrs, and the escapo of gas, which eccurred four months ago, was atoppéd with cement the day beforo the fire, Another esenpe of zas was discovered dur- . ing the rehearsal. 'Two Inexperlenced plumbers’ ppprentlees were left to attend to it without superintendence. It I8 supposed that they did their work imperfectly, conse- quently THE ESCAPED A8 CONCENTRATED hehind the drops, nud a8 soon as the burners were lighted wn exnloslon aceurred, The meter, which was the property of the town, and which did duty for both tho stage and andltorinm, was Instantly turned off and tho theator therehy plunged In darkness, ence the panle and stampede, which cost so many unfortunute peopte thelr lves. Very few persons wera Inju but the number of deaths was remurkably large, Two hundred and fitty people were crowdad Into asmall gallery, with ouly opo nnrrow door (which opened Inward) asa means of egress, On tho stout onk door In the passage were the words: *“Door In ease of firo,” but it had not been oponed for years, and 1t was im- possible te bronk through It The majority of the victims were Nicols vr Itallaus, There | ¢athodval by the 1 was a public Interment to-day of elghty-five of the vietlns, GREAT BRITAIN, GAN DD HUTIING ¥OI TUE ENQLISIL BADI: CALS, : 4 Spectul Cabile, Loxnoy, March 25.~It is now clear that the Govergment ean do nothing for the 13n- glish Radleals this sesston In the shape of domestie reformy, nnless the army reform scheme comes under that eatogoery. Mr, Cladstone's hands are alveady too futh with the budget, the Irlsh Land bl and the complications growling out of the Greek, Afghan, Boer, and Irlsh questtons, It is understood, howover, that if his health keeps up he witl hring down s bl next sos- slon Jfor the extension of the franchise In countles, The vast closs of ageleultural laborers Is at present shut out from the en- Joyment of the franchlse, and jtIs of vitul fmportunce that . THEY KHOULD HAVE VOTER before tha Ministry submits its land-rdform schome. Iltherto lodze hus beon subject to the publican and the Rector, Beor and the Bible, the Squlre’s stanchest supporters, aro but the crusnde vreached by Arch and Clay- ton und wther Innd-reform agitntors, amt abave nll thy formatlon of Jocnl drganizations resetnblng the Ieish Land Leagues, Without thelr offensive foatures, have done much to 1ift him up and make him feel that, with the ballots in his hands, he will be an lmportant factor In the State. THie lead- Ing Radlcals witl hold meetlugs durlng the Eanster rocuss to discuss the frauchlse quess tion, and it is understood they will be satis~ fied with Its extenslon In counties oy an In- staltment and s necessury profiminary to the land-reforin moyomont, * UNDER CONSIDEUATION. To the Ieatern Auocioled Press, Loxpoy, Margh 25,—The Liberals jn Paye diplomatic relntions with England, and we shoukl be free to take such neasures us wo thought necessary to protect our frontler and assist the Afghous to hold thelr inde- pendence,’” Northeoto warned the Government that it they lett the difffeulty arlsing from ovacun- tion to be settlod by natural selectlon, It would be settled by Prussian selection, CLOSED, «LEDs, March 25,—O0ne of the largest flax- mills, Hives & Tennant’s, hns closed In con- sequence of the depresslon In the trade. THE MANSION HOUSE POWDER-IION, An attempt was mule last night to Inter- copt the stoamer Australla, which salled Thurstay for New York, und Is supposed to earry Coleman, ano of the men suspected of belng concorned In the Manslon-House oul- rage. ‘I'he Inspector of Polico and constable loft Falmouth last night In 1 tug to nwaltthe Australln off the Lizard, whoro she was ex- pected at midnight, A NEWCAKTLE DISPATCI states that the Bours holsted the (lag of the Transvaal amid loud natlons beforo thoy dispersed, I'nul Kruper wil arrive Saturday (to-day). [le will assist Gen,Wood in governing the Transyaal untll the Com- mission has concluded its labors. RUNSIA. TIE LAST 8AD Rty 8, Prerenssuna, March 25.—The follow- Ing I3 the program of the funeral ceremonies of the lnte Czur: Persons invited to attend will nssemble at 10250 o'clock in the morning In the Cathedrals of St Peter and St Puul, ‘The coftin will be earried to tho vault In the " Zmperor, Grand Dukes, members of forelzn reigning familles, and the chief Court dignitaries, A saluto will by fired the monment the coflin is lowered Into the grave, Aftef the coremony the Lnperial Jnslgula will be conveyed back to the Winter Palae ATTEMPTED ASSASINATION, A teleprmin from THls states that an ot tempt ling been mndo to nssusinnto the Goy- ernor of Daku, AUMMONED. St, Perenssona, Mareh 25.~The author of the articlo In tho Vedmantl, chnrging the Adminlstration with Indolence and robbery, nd soclety with chorlshing Uusions whieh ed to the ussasination of the Czar, has been loned by ordor of the Minfster of tho iterfor to uppear before the Judge, Gen, Mellkolt hes ordered proceedings also to bo lakén awalnst the St. Potersburg Ga- 2ctfe, i UK TRIAL OF TIIE ASSASING OF TUE CZAW will commence the #0th. 1t has beon declded to proceed ngatust Sophile I'laoftskl separate- THE CZATL AND SWITZERLAND, Bense, March 25.—The Cer hos replied i very fricudly tormisto the letlor of cone dolenco trom the Swiss Fedoral Councll. 1o lopes the friendly fecling munifested to- wards his futhor will be continued to him- soif THE NULLIST PRISONERS will be charged with direct comuplicity in the murder of tho Czar and other Stato erlmes. BOMIIE IEOFFARY Is belleved to havo eartled the bomb which caused the death of the Czar, THE ENGLISIL TURP, ORAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, Speciut Luble, Liverroor, March 25,~The Grand Natlonal steeplechase was decided to-day In the pres- ¢nce of an jmmenso rssemblage, over the Jamenture sald to be considering aproposed | grand natlonal course at Aintree, Among these present was the Empress of Anstrin, who occupled o seat in Lard Sefton’s hox on tho grand stand, 1l Lordship brought a Jarge party over from Croxteth Hall, ‘The traek was rather heavy. Mr Leopold de Jlothsehllds Thornficld was the favorlt, but an Irlsh horse won again—Waodbrooke, rid- den by Mr, 11 lleu-m“ who tode the winner: Just year, Itegal wis second, and ‘Thorntichl hird, "Thirteen mun The hetting, in,.l he- fore the race, was 12 to Tagalnst Woodbiook, ;s llull agalnst Regal, and Uto 1ngalnst Thorn- eld, BUMMANY, Tho (rand Notlonat Bteeplechnin of 500 sovs., added to & haudicap sweopstukea of 20 sov A furfCIL (ta the fun p clured, the second to e . [rom tho stukes, and thy third to stake: winner to piuy 100'8ovs, fowrd expensedss winnier of u steoplechnse ufter Jin, 20 it noon of tho valita of BN sova., 10 pounass of onyof the value af 20 80vs., T poutida: of onoaf any less lo-ritee” of tho vlug 6f &0 s extra; Grand Notional “mlic crlptions, thirt Capt. Kirkwood's Woodly mnd o halty 1 of wham dec Atof tye D “Tothschiid's Fhoransd, b yeurs, 10 stone and 4 pou @ THE WINNER 13 an nged chestnut - gelding by Lawyer out of Due, and has scored many victories. 'I'he second horse, Regal, captured the Grand Nutlonal In 1876, TIHE GREEK QUESTION. TURKEY'S ULTIMATUM, CoNsTANTINOPLE, Murch 25,—At Wednes- dny's conference the Ottoman delegutes aro reported to have presented o final proposal, They deelared that the Porte could nelther cedo Crete nor any part of Albanla, The line of frontler they proposeil is understood to go considerably beyond that offered hy the Turkish note of the #d of Qetober. The territory now offered in I'essaly comprises Larlsn, Trikaln, Turnova, aud the. whole of the Valley of Solembria, but excludes P're- vesa and Metzove. No part of Epiruyg Is comprised In the proposed line, I'hs Amnbassad will communicnto the, offer to their Governments, and, on recely- ing s reply, hold one other weeting, TORTUGAL, 2 MINISTIY, The new Cabinet is Prember and Minister of the Interlor—Raid- rigues Sampaio, Mimster of the Interlor sinee 1878, Forelzn Minister—A, de Serpn Plnental, Inte Minister of Finunee. Minister of Finanee—Seilor Lopo Vas, Mintster of Justlee—11L du Barros Gornes, Iate Clvil Governor of Lishon, Minister of War—Muiquls du Costa, Gen- eral of Drigade, and recently Commandant of the Second Division, stutioned at Vizen, Minlster of Marine—Admiral Huitze, Minister of Works—Seiior de Vithona, SP’AIN. ANTESLAVERY, Mannp, Mareh 25.—At the anti-stavery meeting to~day resolutions wers adopted de- elarlug the Inw of Feb, 8 In regard to slavery In Cuba to be contrary to the principles of right and justice, and condenming the reg- ubntion in regard to holding slaves, The Anti-Slavery Soclety has deelared its Inten- tlon to continue its propagamin untll slavery :u all Spanish colonles 15 completely abol- shed. G SWITZERLAND ENDING TIEM OV New Yonus, Mareh 25.—A Geneva corre- spondent writes: “Iridolina Voglin, aged 15, and ‘Theresa Iansen, somewhat oldgr, notortousty bad churaetors, from Bottesteid, Canton of Argovie, have been sent by tho authorlties of that village to the Unlted States on bourd the steamer Sueviy, from avre, March 16, at the cost of the village,” ALY, VERDI'S NEW OPERA. Speciul vable, . MinAN, March 25,—Verdl’s new opera, “Smon Boeeanegra,” was produced last night ut Lo Scaln, and had a magnificent success. ‘The publle were wound up to the highest plieh of enthusiasm, Verdt was called before the curtitin twenty-three times. ‘Ihé opera was adintrably east and pud upun tho stage, GERMANY, JFINANCIAL. Benriy, Mareh 25.—In the Reichstar, yes- terday, the Budget was read a third time, In- I come for the new finanelal year estimated nt 502,530,554 marks; ordinary outlay, Hv1, 62,001 ; supplementary estinintes, 81,304,403 subsldies to bo drawn from the various Federal States, 108,288,623 marks, ITALY. DEATIL QF COUNT PECCH, Roye, March 25.~Count Pecel, tho Pope’s brother, s dend. LABOR AND CAPITAL. STREATOR, TLL. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune. Strearon, I, Mareh 25.—Meetings are held here almost duily and nlghtly by the miners, In view of asking hiher priees for thelr work and cutting down the number of working hours, At n meeting held last night at Corbin Halt o vesolutlon was passed to adopt the *‘sliding-seale” system, which 1s that the ininers shall at all times recelve 40 Bur cent of the prica at which the coal I8 sold )y the compnnles as compensution for thelr 8, ‘Phey go ubout thelr business in a qulet npnor, and will probably profit by so dolmt. No fears of n strlke aro entertained, SPRINGFILLD, ILI, Sexarisny, [, Marel 25—The bay- mill of the Springfleld Ivon Company was started up with new hands to-day for the first timo since March 5, when the strike be- gan, The difticulty with the old lnnds has not been sottled, und the Compuny I3 still engaglig new men to take thelr plices, e Fhe Suporstition About Dravgiis, Firesidu comforts nro nhmast Insepuratily from tho {dea of i opon Mreplice, and from i hygouie stundpuint, too, tho vldstushinued chinnoy, or an opon gEAty, 18 fur 81 nelosed SL0V0, g it shoutd nut b writes Dr, O~ wild i the Dopulay Sei but the operatign ot the chitney-ratgeht nlone i ne- sulllolent to corveol tha vitdod aiv ot a At room; it merely cresies an outward earrent, An open whndaw cinplies the renovuting process; {n eold wenthor w fow minutes aro Budlicient 1o rovitalizo tho fdoot ntuoiphers for o eunplo of hoi Oaly the blindest prejadies can dony the plensant ofeot of such an fmiux ot Iiforulry it povives thy wzutized D us w dinught of ¢gol witor refreshies to purehed puis ates, “Colds Rre novor taken in that way, Thy very nume Is u misieading misnomor,~tofeotion or inliugnzy would bo the ielit word, Long ox- it torm, i e, 11 fevor, o 1 ifues n lup caty atting) 13 cuntsed by the lniduenco of impitru wlr, or dust, o tho Sensitive Lissio of o reaplEatory Ongans; subsuguont uxpusnre tho apen air murely Initintey the enien of the diyorder, thu dischargo of tho aeewinulated MU roneh the noso or threat. Fresi wirs hero only the proximete canse, us In toothuohe, ar inthose puroxysios of retching following upon tno Hirst respiration of u budi-drowaned pevson, 1f e postpoiie tho orlsls by porsistontly uyold- Ing the open ulry tho uniesplrablo matter, Ine steadof vetog dlschurged, will e deposiied in 1o th#suo OF 100 unks 1 1o furm of tubereles. e ———— A Kansus Woman Luw, Puaol, (Kua,) Coreeapondence Kanaas ¢ Miug Flora Forvoy Wilgstull, st Judits W, [, Wagstutl, o this uity, w 10 tuo Hir uf this cowity wnd 8w fully discburgo the dufles of an atterneyeut- law, Tho uccasion uttructed conskleritlo at- tontlon, and nuny visitors, out of carlosity us woll un frivndly iiterost, woro presoyt during the exauinaton, Tho exumiution was cons duoted (i opon Court by u vomiitive of th all yory devoted and urdent supporters of majesty of thy law®; and cortainly, 1 cero, moby wnd pusterity 18 1ho plenauro ol the lnw, Its ninjosty was hot otfended i Uy stuneo, tor theso diguliled commitivemen stood ut tho paat ot duty und besieged thoir tuir would-ln sister-In-luw fur u duy and o balf with all kinds of quizzes, quoriey, und teohuicalities kuown in logul catechism. Howover, tho &-uumr lady seonied uot theloast bit umbarrassed or dlsoour- 8ged by the urducus tusk avalgned ber, sud dis- puscd Of it with apparently us much relish and ly n though 1t hed bewn w chapter " His Honor, Jidge Hliram vlimented her ¥ of proficiency e bad displysed in tegal fore, Miss Witgg<talT 18 0 hanosome onde, very lndy- ki bright seholnr, and und palnting.’ $ho wnd’ nttended the year. She boing is county, ant [roubly the aeeand In the Stite, conslderablo nterest was manifested in tho vvent of her ex- amination, e S —— CANADA. BELLIGERENT COLUMBIANS, 5AN Pnascmsco, Cal, Mureh 25—A Vietorka (3. €.) dispateh says: A resolu- Uan for an appeal to. the Queen coneerning the rilway enme before the ITouse yester- dny, 'The Attorney-General and Fiuance Minister favored the resolution. Ash, of Comoy, opposed 36 Swith, the feader of the opposition, depreented semiting s defegate to Limdon, but would vote for the resolution. Willlams, meber from the eity, said, if the Govermuent hid actad 8o toward o triba'bl Dudlans thoy would have Jind o war now on tetr bands, Tle would ke o sesglution to putnomsket in every man’s hand to fight the Canadise Governtnent. ‘The resolution pissed—22 ta L MONTREAL ITEMS. Bprelal Dispateh to The Chcago Tridune. Moxturar, March 25.—~Contrary to expee- tatlon no duel will take placs between Mr, Showde and Begrand, There Is likely, how- ever, to civil nction, nstho latterrecelved #ttetter to- from an advocate on behall of Mr. Shoude dewmnahding payment of duw- apes or an action wonld be instituted, A firm of agents in Edinburg, Seotland, for shippers of cattle from this country, write to thelr cllents hiere that eattle greatly deleriorate on the pnssage after tho st of October, in eongequence of the cold wenther. They also warn Canndlan shippers not to ex- 18 high priees the coming sunmer as the s there 18 o greater supply of attle I England, Frederick” Pomminville, Rathway ticket ent, has ubsconded, He 1s o defaulter for eritl hundred dollass to the Vermont Cen- and Southeastern Rallways, e BRITISIL COLUMNBIA. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Vicrons, B, €, March 25.~The Govern- went resolutions appolnting Mr, O'Connor delegate to London to petitlon her Majesty the Queen relative to the Island Railway passed yesterduy by avote of 20 to 4. An amendment wag offered recommending that the negotlations be reopened with the Cana- dian Governnent, but it was voted down, The Attorney-General moved the resolu- |llluns. and the Finance Minlster seconded hent, Mr. Willlatus, member far Victorla, and a sunporter of the Government, snid that If n trive of Indiang were treated as the British Colunbinng hud been treated by the Cann- dlans there would be war. e called on the Government to put o musket in every man's hand to fight the Government with, FIRES. AT CEDAR RATIDS, TA. Spectal Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribunes Crepan Rarmng, In, March 25~The Star Coal-Works shaft at What Cheer, owned by Cedue Ruplds parties, burned at noon to-day, Luss about £6,0004 fully Insured. One hun- dred and twenty-ive wen wero ut work fn tha inine, hut nono were infured, The fire was enttsed by an upset stove In the welgh- room, not golng Into thu mines. CIICAGO, The nlarm from box 07 at 2:00 yesterday afternoon was enused by o fire In thetwo-story. i basement; fraime building 170 Indiwnn avenne, owned and occupled by 11 . Sar- an overheated furnace. Dam- £800, aud to furniture $600, vered by insurance. AT PORTAGE, N. Y, ; Durraro, Mareh 25,—At Tortage, In this State, the American Hotel Bloek, Ineluding the hotel and two stores, together with several ather bpildimws, was burned one night this wuelk, . The Post-Olleg-was wmonsg the buikle Ings destroyed, Louss over $10,000. COTTON BURNED, ’ NEw Onreaxs, Mafeh 25,~The steambont Willle, with a o of 750, bles of cotton wiis burned ne N Lonroe, Iife lost. DON'T WANT [T, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaga Triduns, Gexeva, Jil, Mareh 25 —The Supervisors have passed o resolution to ask the Le tare aud the member from this distric ticularly to ase ull means for the defeat the profeet to establlsh o Superior Court Kane Count, i ot In e ————— A Marvelous Inlhieritunco—~Ilow a Noe= dle Which Penetrutod u Ludy’s Foot Worked Kwelf Out of Her Child, Loutaville Courler~Tournal, A most extraordinuey butural weeldent, nnd ane for_the discusion of phyaiciuus, came to Inchta few doys ugo, (n whicn o nesdle tken into the foot of a ludy nine yenrs ugo, worked out or tho thigh of her third chlid,—u baby of § rear, ‘Tho lidy In question Is the wife of Mr. Turry Jsunes, tio clgarmaker, who lives on Mar- kot streut, ear Wenzel. At the ime of tho ie- cldent Mry, Isuucs was nnmarried, uud was thon Miss Punliue U Tho needln was encoun- 1ered fn wearpet und penetrated hur foot thy wholo length, A physielnn was ealled fn lnm atttely, but o needie could ot be found, though It was known to beln the fuol. Sbe sul- fered great palin, and for four months wus un- abIo t luave her bed, Dnrlng thut perled threo physleians wade frequent attempts (o extraot needie, und the ki was uscd extensively, r without success, Miss Coblens wig ieshy beture the seeidont, but tell oif krodtly froin her jong conlinement, At length sho wus ubly fo wet abont with " the uid of crutehes, but she contlimed to suiler from tho peedle, Tho pain deereased geaduadiy trom tho timie she was ible to get ubout and she regalned bor furmer tfleshiness. — Fluaily shu felt the needly only at perlods whon there -was i, chingo in” the weathor, The movement of the neodle secined o bo upwards, Alout five yuurs ugo sho wus married 1o Mr. Hurry fsuucs, Throe children nro the (rolt of thulr aiiou, the puligest of which 13 i bos” uuined Arthur,'who s ubouet d yenr old, The “buln which trolbled the motbier loft hor even before the birth of the chilt, nud the total disappearince of the piin 8hO Wity W feol wis i subjoet of remurk und pleam her. On Monday week ngo her buby, who 1 sineo {la birth maoifestod n Kiudly dispositfon, wis_ very rustloss and erled unceusingly ull night, The tauss of the child's alliment wis not discovered until the folfuwiing morning, when i W L 4 buth the mother diseovored something bluck proteuding throngl tho skin of the ehilil’s thigh, She caught hold of, Ity and was frightened when sho found the thiug’ of 1 rosisting substance, Bho, Bowover, used n litefo Forvo and soon uxirneted tho dask object. lnagine her surprise when sho found It was a newdle, bluek wid corroted, Tho eve broke off n b hund whilo oxmminiing. 8, ‘The veeolives tion of the lle, which bud caused ber mueh it o g1y beturo the motboer, and she felt koenly fur hus ebild, Tho romembrageo of e rulier Trom tho puin ntsw foreed itsclf on the mother, uud the connection of tho two served us W clew i 1o how the needlo camie ta bo tn tho chill's thigh, ‘Tho motuer siys 1t wolld bo ule must Impessible for the child “to bave taken up the weedle without hoee dndlng (C aut, as the chlld would buve wade [t known i pltoous erics ws {r ¢l when the needio workes vut, A Crash In Yox te—ITall of a X¥tuge ik from the Faco of tho Nentle Martposs Gazitte, March 22 Capt, Utter infurims ws tast oy Friday of lnst week, 0 Ui Yosemite Valloyw detnehed rock uf e’ duansions, sole oleht foot thick, slxs teon wide, uud ubuug twenty feet lons, which D sl over sineo tho duys of Nunl's remrks b0 tood 08w gueTd upon e outslce of tinal Hock, whith overhungs the vullsy apposit Tasiithi’s Hotul, by sui UGKROW cause, duesert ol 1ta JoTty positfon, undcuine thundering crusliing Hown thy' precipiee, eareylig over thing beforeit, (n s descent §t crossed Me- Cauloy’s tralk threw or LOUT L, CULLG & por- fuot awath through the frees until it sirock glant pino, whicl, without it ylelded, was suftls Gl 10 BLoD L8 great forc, und the bitgs bowller rented whihin Swordo yards of MeCautoy’s homso aud vosidoneo, Hud [t yot beun” for the lirgo PIio treo, which the yock spent (18 fureo aguinst, 1 I quite probable that McCanley with hig tumily would buve heen erushed (o death withe out i leasy warning. Thu fulllng of “the rock, and tho terribly crush, sinoke wid dust whicl lined fts puthway attraciod the attention of quito w number of inbubitauts ot the valley, tuuuy of whom (mmediniely visited tho locutit whors It 13 suhd they found MeCauloy sppurent unconsvious of tho great dubgur bu had o miruculonsly esciped, Ho sl bo heard the nofse, but suppoded U wus cuused by lurge Dudies uf fev which forin oi 156 witerfalls ubove and buve un oceusional tusbliug olf o the yulloy below, 3cCauley Is suld to have stated that 4t thy mowont the pock wiado its rapid do. scont ho was fondting (hose twig bables uf bis, With otie uput euult ki, wiid bla stiuation wud 80 ubsorbed that ho fulled to uotico the nofss and disturbance above wore than usual. CRIMINAL NEWS. Doings of an Alleged English Baronet In and Around 8t. Louis, He Claims to Have Been vonbéd of $12,000 Worth of Diamonds. An Investigation by Detectives De- velops Nothine to S8ubtantiate the Claim, San Francisco Press Comment on the Acquittal of Kal- i loce. Masked Robhers nt Catflshy, I'a., Get Away with a Large Number of Donds, *The Dangerous Boarder” in Milwaukeo Elopes with Another Man's Wife. A QUEER STORY. 81, Louis, Mo, Mareh 25,—A stra and Inconsistent story wns published ) this evening, given by an Englishman, who clalms to have been robbed last Saturday night of precions stones and other articles valued at §12,000, The man, who Islow in stature, heavy set, and hns a full blond beard, calls himself Charles Ashley, and says he 1s a dinmond merchant. e also claimy, or gome of thoge whe have made his acqualntance suy he claims, to he an English Raronet, and has a valet traveling with him. HIs story In brief s that he borrowed £250 of n_ stranger giving the name of David W, Kirk lnst Saturday, giving bl as security therefor a dlnmond “ring and bracelet val- ued at double the amount of the logn. After closing the transaction the two menhad a Jol- Hfieation, whleh wound up In spending tho night together in_Ashley’s roon on Washing- tonavenue, When Ashley woke fn Uie morning he found Kirk had disappeared, and also a sateliel contalning Jewels, valu- able papers, amd money, worth, he says, = S12000, Ilo ' reported his loss ut police hendquarters, and Chief MeDonough assigned deteatives to work up the case, but no evldence of & robbery having been comnnlited has yet been obtained, but it has been discovered that Ashley had had dealings with pawnbrokers, and” has sold pawn-tickets acquired in an unusual WaY, perpetrating smnll swindles on e purchases, Chiel McDonowgh has not ~ yet determined whether the man was robbed, but he had advices from Chleago that n stranger recently played somo pawn-tleket game there, and thinks Ashley muy be the man who ald it. There is clear proof that Ashley had quite a num- ber of diamonds and other precious stones and valuable Jewelry, and there are evidences about his ro int e lives handsomely and has mont but whether he Is a fraud, or has really been the vietim of a bold confl- denee nan or unusually adrolt thief, is dili- enlt to determine, ‘The pollee do not know Kirk, and are a good deal mystitied regard- Ing the case, 11§ CHICAGO EXPERIENCE. The' prisoner attempted during the Intter part of December to piy hils ** racket” In this city, but finding himself shadowed by the police, who were only walting for him to do something that would furalsh them a pretext for pouncing down upon him as u swindler, Upon arrlving In the clty ho pul up at the Tremont tiouse, reglstering ns Sir Charles. Ashley, Only n short time before he had been arrested in Washington, and n news- paper containing a full account of his doings thure happening to fall Into the hands of the hotel speeinl pollecman, Mr, Kehoe, aroused “his suspiclon concernlng the new arrival, 1y lott was aware of his resence, keeplng close wateh of x ) s dally doings. Ashley nppears to have y o) found tiils out. ns hl.? departire was hurried e only swindle he is kuown to have attempted here proved un- suceessful. A bookkeeper for J, 11 Dix n swered one of his wilvertisements, and was about to loan §200 upon o pawnticket for somo dlamonds, which Ashley pretended to vilue as heirlooms, and was anxlous to re-¢ deem when able, 1le was willing to give 850 for tho use of the §200, At the tnst moment the baokneeper - bicked out. —Ashley's “racket ™ 18 belng quite suceessfully worked fn this eity at present, and warranty are out and nysterious, for the arrest of the swindler, but the pollee do not appear o have nny suecess in tinding trace of him. Only a few days ago the proprictor of the United States Hotel was beaten out of €40, the difference between the amount he gavae for & pawn-ticket and the actual value of” the gouds whieh the ticket culled for, Another matt, who refuses to glve his name, has eot- plabied of having been beuten out of a llke amount 1n u slmllar way at No, 110 Monrog street, Vietims appear to boquite numnierous fnall threo divislons of the clty. THE KALLOCH ACQUITTAL. SAN Fiaxeisco, March 25.—The Chronicle treats tho verdict In the Kulloch ense very brietly this morniug to the effect thut the jury vreferred the testimony of perjurediand ehar- neterless witnesses to that of roputable citl- zens, and that the verdlet 13 a Ulot on the falr h fnme of C"xllrornln. The Cdll conshlers that tho verdiet ren- dered was rendered on general prineiples, the jury permitting the occurenes previous to the shootlng of De Young to Intfluence Its declslon, and that the methods nnd eharaetor of Journallsm which have emied so much trouble In the elty wero condemned when Kalloeh was nequltted ‘Thie sk, while reviewing the history of ease, forbears to present comment o the yerdlet, but deprecates the street scenes fol- lowing the, nequittal, and hopes the whole aatr whi bo refegated to the dead past, ‘Lho Brambner bs sitent on the subject, ‘i Butletin's nrtlole tneltly nssumes that the verdlet wns not In_nceordnnee with the eviden and that amelloratie cirewn- stances should havo been made the ground for Lxecutive clemenny rather thun aegult- tal, "I'he Poxat considers_the verdiet contrary to the prepondersies of trustworthy evidenee, 1t denics that the question of personal Jonr- nndism figured i the case, donounces the demonstration followlig nequittal, and holds the rosnit an assault upsp the toundutlon of onler gn cisco, Cal, March 25,—In the Ki ) o selb-defense alons was the ground of tho verdlet, transitory manlu beiug rejected, . THE LAND SWINDLE, Spectal Disputch tu The Chicago Tribune, CLEVELAND, O,, Mareh 25,—~Oviande Vans hise, George Linn, and John K. Corwin, the Clevelanders arrested upon the chargs of be- ing engaged In the Missourd It conspivacy, were befors Comulssioner White to<iny for a hearmg, Linn and Corwin hud been out on ball, Gen, Moyer, on the partof the Govern- ment, nnnounced that Detective Tyrrell and tha Missour] oflleers nre at present engaged bofoye the Grand Jury at St. Louls, and n continunnes of the cuse for ten days wus usked for, 1n order to prepare ovidence on tho partof the proseention, Betors the Court rendored jts deelsion, s telegran) Was recelved from Attorney 1ilss, at St, Louls, asking for weontinnuned of one week, and i postpones ment 1o Aprilt was therenpon ordered by tho Court, exeept in the eass of Linn, whoso hearlg, on_necount of the busliess engages ments of the defendaat, was continued to April 15, Corwin and Taon untered into bonds In the sum of 81,500 and §3,000 re- speetively, und Vanhise was remunded to Jailin deTanlt of §3,000 bail, MURDERED IN A QUARREL, Bpeolut Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Harmong, Md, March 25~The dotalls of o terrlble tragedy enacted in Acomac County, Vi, & few nlghts since, 1eachod hiere to-tny, when the Chiet of the Baltimors Police recelved fnformation to look out for the fugitive from justice. It sppears that tnst! Wedunesday night William Nuthan and one of Nathan's sisters, The quarrel Was hrief but fatal, and resulted in Byrd stabbine Nathan through the heart, kiliing him in- Atantly, went affeny Byrd wb for flight. 1le st whilel e owned tte then fled, belug e Jine into Crisfield, that e arelved (n Dailti- ore or passeid through here this morning, 1 polfes are on the nlert, 'The lifeless body of Nathan was found covered with bloed on the roadsld terday morning. MISDEEDS AT JACKSON, MICH. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Jacxsos, Mich., Mareh 2i.—Tho store of Al U, Tinker was burglarized last uight, and a revolver, gold pen, and some moncy stolen therefront. A fellow nained Joe Ripley was arrested at the Unlon Hotel to-day for the larceny of u suit of clothes stolen from a baarder, ‘The goods stolen from Tinker's ?u;m \\inlvm found in hls possession. Ripley s In fail. Achap named Danlel D. Calver was de- teeted steating 1 n's furnishe Ing-goods store v, Search revealed a number of urticles stolen from other stores, He 13 galdd to be an ex-conviet. Fred C. Miller's horse and buggy wern stolen last nieht while standing o Mein street, hitehed in front of a store, SKIPPED, Sptetal Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune, Bast SaoiNaw, Mieh., Mareh 25—Will- Inm Gransden, lumber-jubber, has gone to Cynuda, taking with him about 82,000 that belonged to his men. A courtesan with whotn e s sald to have Leen Intlmate left for Cannlu Inst night on receipt of atele- gram from Gransden, Derrotr, Mareh 25, —John . Jones, man- ager of Stlver's branch elothing-store, Mun- chester, this State, skipped ooty ‘rl'obnhl)‘ to Canads, where he formerly resided. [t I8 alley iat e admitted the embezzlement of 81,000, Falling to secure the amount, he dis- Much surprise fs felt In the coms After home and the fatal 1083 the appeared. munity, A SERIOUS CIIARGE, Special Duspateh to The Chicagn Tritune, INDIANAPOLLS, Maret 25,—Sherifl Leathers, of Covington, Ky. renched the elty this morning and returned home agaln thisiafter- noon with John W, Wheeler, under indiet- ment for the seduction of his nlece, Allee Glandon, Wheeler says he will glve ball It the Court will allow it at once, and return to his honie In Jennings County, Il shows no alurm over his situntion. A DRUNKEN MAN'S SITOOTING. DETROIT, Mick., March 45.—Charles Ruhle, a drunken clgar-maker of this city, after quarrellng with his wife all night, attempted 1o kit her this morning, firing four shots at lier from 1t revolver, One took effect, thouzh the wound is not dangerous, e then en- denvored to shoot himself, but falled, and was soon after arrested. HORSE-TIIEF. Specfal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, StuneroN Bav, Wis, March 25.—The horse-thief and swindler, John Millinick, way cnptured yesterday at Marinette by Sherit O'Leary, Sherlff Wagoner, of this eounty, left for Marinette this mornime, and wiil Lring the prisoper here for trial, "The wuthor- 1ties of Tonly, Mich,, are also looklme nfter Millluley, A BIG HAUL OF BONDS. Prrrsncna, 'a., Mareh 25.~The following bonds werestolen from John Conner, of Cat- fish, Pa., by masked men on. Wednesday night: A. V. R, . 7403, numbers 2,752, ) 3, 2754, and 2,783, of 81,000 encli; Income, ubers 3,57 atid 357, of §100 eacli: rady's Bend Bridie Company bonds, numbers 1, 13, 15, 16, 101, 102, 103, and 104, of $200, und Tour of £2. ELOPEMENT. Spectal Diapateh to The Chicagn Tridune. MinwArkeg, Mareh 25, —James 1larper, o flashy young nan, who is known among the falr sex us the dangerous boarder, has crowned an eventful career by eloplug with the wife of Arnold Graf, o South Stde saloon- keeper. They carried away about S50 fn money and valuables, and are supposed to be InChicugo. VITRIOL-TIIROWING, 1lyxTINGTON, lu 1, March 23.—Joseph Martln, & young laborer [n Coosman's. hriek- yard at Westueck this morning thraw vitriol 1n the face of Alfce Hallighan, who had re- fused his attentions, _Both of her ue’ns were destroyed, and her fuco wus horsibly dis- figured. Martin was arrested. SHOT IS BROTITER-IN-LAW,. Solowon Byrd were returning from a party near Messungo, when they became fnvolved 1n o quarrel over & remark Byrd made about S1. Louvts, Murch 25.—Dispatches from Texus suy a farmer named Wilkius, living near Arlington, kllled his brother-in-law, named Inrrison, day before yesterday. Wil- kivs and his wite dldn’tllve happlly together, and, belleving Ilarrison was the cause of their troubles, Wilkins shot hint. A BRAVE OFFICER, Sosenser, Ky. Mareh 25.—J, V. Logan, United States Deputy-Collector, lias just re- turned from & woonshing rald In the mount- ning of Wayne County, 1o sumshed threa stills, © One of the stills was 130 feet under tho around, amd was entered by chimbiug down » Tope. ASSASINATED, Fonrt DAVIs, Tex., Murch 25.—~A letter from Capt, Smith, U, 8. A, dated Presidlo, Tex., L Mareh 23, says: “Moses Kelly, a wenithy merchant and ranchero on both sides of the Rio Grande, was assasinated last night by John Fabres, The partienlars ure not known.” KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBIED, Lyrrng Rock, Ack., Marel 25,—8. R. "Ten- nyson, of Cabut, while walking on the plat- form of the Union Depot Inst night was kuocked down und robbed of a raflvond tleket and §50, STAGE ROBBERS, Sax Axrosto, Tex,, Mareh 25,—S8Ix men have been captured Implicated In the rob- bery of tho stage near Oakville, L ———— LOST HIS MONEY, Georgo Tutson, tho propriotor of & candy and notion storu on 'I'hird avenito, near Polk street, was arreated luat evoulng by Dotectives Budors und Lang upon complaint of w peddier, whose niine wus ot taken by the Armory police, and who clpiins to havo lost a pocketbook contufi- ing 20 cnshs fn Tutson's store yesterday. Tho poddier says ho distinotly remembers aving loft the ponketbonk upan the countor in the store, ana missing it shortly aftor loaving re- turncd und wsked fur it, but Patsen devled have ik seon It Tho policosny thut Tutson's nctiows durifug tho ourly ovening Woro such us Lo give rlsu 10 tho hmpressfon thut bo kuows somotiung coucerniug tho missing woney, — Growing 01d, Detroit Free Pres. “Jumos," gnkd 1ho grooer, nehio lonked ovor hls spectuclos ul the Loy whio was easuring outhulf o oushol of nolatocs, “(fnd thut [ hn\.'lu spels ‘sugar’ with un B du 18 thue 17" “ No, sl ropliod tha clork, after spolliog tho word over several timed, »No, | guess it fsa't, but Ihato to scrateh it ont. What shall 1 dor® i 1t win tne, ulr, uud [ hud putan *h* In sugar 1 sbunld order bats audfieave sho *h' off thore," SOE coude,—0f coursve Rually, Jume, bui | owin 10 feel my ngo, und 1 only “Woudge' that § don’'t sowme timo spell euge With two g's,’ BUSINESS NOTICES, Tusband’s Calclnod Mugitosin~Four Arst premium modals awarded, Moro agreonble 10 tho tuste und sinuller duss thun otbor mug- nvsia. For sulo i Governmont stampead bottics at druggists’ snd countey atores, uud by 1. J. Iiusbund, Jr., 'hlludelphis. o — - Would ot Lo swithout ledding's .Il'ln\- ala Sulve, is tho verdict of all who use it Prico ¥ eenta. STOCKHOLOERS MEL To LING S Tho Stocklolders of (lo Chieago Steel Horse-Shoo Co, Notleo I8 uruby dlrun (st 8 wooting of tho Stocks ngldere of Uit Chiagn Seal Lotuoeahun Compaiy Wikl b6 boid 8t tha 0iheo of 1y Contpany, N, 2 W vet T@ko-st, Chicugu, botwoun thy buars 'uf U und 11 oclock i, . on- Monduy, the 33Uy duy uf April, fur thy 48 OF VoUliik UpuR Incroasing Div ciplial of sal one additonal '“.“‘Iuvr' L1 ?NN i L vf‘}'fil‘s Li{DUE, Emruwn. WAL R, KERK, Hicrotary, urpos l’-..u.“.‘m.fil and uisa 10F tho purposs of vlectiug w “WEST END DRY GOODS HOUSE Madison and Peorin-sts. CARPETS LaceCurtains We are now showing, of our own import- ntlon, the LARGEST, CHEAY HANDSOMEST Stock of Swiss, Ane ique, and Nottingham Lace Curtalns In the elty. Swiss Hand-Made Curtaing, beantiful do- sligus, for from S8 to $50 per palr. Antique Curtalus in a great varlety of - patterns, and ai prices ranging from #5 fo $50 per pair. ® Of Nottingham Curlains wo have o mags nifleent line in all the newest Floral, Steipey, and Antique Styles, at the fole Towing Inrge range of prices: $2,00, B2,25, $2,50, $2.75, $3, $3.50, B, $4.50, and 95 per palr--These Cure fains nre 3 12 yardg long, Four yards long at $5, $5.50, §i6, $6.25, $8.50, 87, B7.00, $5, $S.50, £ $10, and - 12 and upward per paiv, The largesty handsomest and nost conte plete line of Cretonues In the West. An elegant assortment of new patterns in the following goods, which we are of- fering at LOW PRICES Body Brussels, Tapestry Brussels, Ingrain, and Three-Plys, Mats, Rugs, &c. CARSOH, PIRIE & 0. Chas. Glossage & Co. “Hosiery Dept.” Special Baraains, Ladies’ Fine French Lisle Hose, Plain or Ribbed, in all the new shades and hest lengths---Rich Goods, Only $1.00 per Pair. 100 Doz. Ribhed Plaited Sitk osa, in all colors, Ludles Sizes, $1.50 Palr. Children's Sizes, $1 to $1,50 Pair. 200 Doz, Fing Cable Lace Hose, Protty Dasigns, Franch Boods, Ladies’y $1.50, Children's, T5¢ aml $1.00 Pair. Just Half Price! 500 Doz, Solid Cardinal Fing Cat- fon Hose, Sitk Blosksd and extra long, Only 50¢ Pair. Specital Inducements offered in Stk Hosiery., One Hun- dred Styles to select fromy. Prices ranging from $1.50 to $15.00 Pair. 106-110 Gtate-st. 56-62 Washington-st. IND CUFES, VE " - | SATISFACTION 5| THEBEST MADE _ RIEDRICHSHALL NATUIAL BITTERWAT awus s greag tho huppy |-mtnrlmn uf Its tigra- Tndioation, Constiputian, Disor- v, und { Jowels, Gout, d Bkin, K 1 e Lo o lifodd ut 0l by ull | " TIE ONLY GENUINE VICHY I ho Bprings vwned by the French Government N gm"lr Gout, Granda Geilio—Disouaus of tho Liver, Tupltul—-Disousvs of the Stolact, Dyspopsia. For walo by all flrstectuss Wing Morctunts,Druggists, aaid Grudor, or VPl i (0 Apory N fheuutism, Diabotes, ixussva of tho Kidusys KUBBER .‘m? Clothlng, Hunting Suits, &, Garents wade to Lost yoods ki ha . Vaclory, b Washingioyst, OFdyr. Luwost prices wnd AUGHTON & CO., M't'is

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