Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1881, Page 2

Z THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: \'nrl‘tlrly 18 more harmful than that of nativo pro« fuctlon, ———— TENURE O OFPICHE, A NEW DEPARTUR Special Disnalch to ‘The Chicage Tribune. Wasnesaton, . . Maceh 27.—1t Is rumaored tosday thit tho members of Gurfielit's Cabinet will hold s meotlag soon to dl the questlon of tho ‘wisdum and praeticability of wdopting somn rile to govern the length of e term of Sifive genevally, by which w justor disteibytion of the patronage of the Government can o made, and'n nueh lurger nnber of Repibe Ilenns who have vendered the party valunble sorvice will como b tor A RHARE OF THE “PAT THINOS" 1t 18 Aald Gen. Raum, Commtssloner of Internal Ttovenue, favors Hmiting the Colicctors of Tu- JSternul Revenue throughout the ceuntry 1o 8 term not to exeoed 1oy cose ‘ndopiing w system of rotation b publicnn will teel, waon roticed st the ond of he perod fixed, that he s sanglod out for displagament, but goes out umder a tixed rule governiug tho tuniire of ofll THE RAILROADS, CONTRACT SECURED, Spectal Dirpatch ta The Chicago Tribune. BY, Patin, Minn., March Lungdon & Co, of Mluneapoils have seetired the contraet for buliding an extension for tho Chieago, Ml wotikeo &St Paul Compuny from Marlon to neil Biults, & distance of 207 miles, "Fhis oo i through the Counties of Beaton, Lamur, Talk, Datluy, tGuthrle, Awdubon, Shelby, wmd Tottawutinmio, tho Hoe ending w short distunco north of Des Mo.nes, Tho extunslon eimbracesa largo mnount of heavy work, necessitatiug the removal of GUKLOK oublo yards of earth, tho use of LUOMK fuet of lumber amd Luom feet of pillug, hut they hope to complete the lins from Mavon (o the Missourl at Counoil Hutts before snow [les oxt full. Inaddition to this long strole of ew pond b Towa, Moesses, Laadon & Co. will complete tho untimished portion of tho Hastiugs & Dukota duriig the coming summer, muking a treteh of 12 miles of completed vond on that I division of the Milwnukee & St. Pand, They will niso completo the twenty mbles unlinished” por- tlon of the lown & Daketa DIvision of the M waukes € 8t Paul to tho Mlssourd River, amil aino expuct to binld ALluast 20 miles of widle tional truck for the St Paul, Mluneapolis & Manltoba Compuny during the season, CONSOLIDATED, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Semyavienn, N, Mareh 2.~Tho nrticles of consotidation of the Indinn, Bleomington & ‘Weatern Raflrond Compuny with the Onlo, In- Amna & Pavitie Railwny Company have beon filed with the Secretuvy of State. The consol- funted compuny whl bavoa capital stoek of 10,000,000, with its priucipsl olileo ot Iadian- apolis, und will bear the nanw of the Arst-mene tioned: vond. The Direstors ar Heuntng, Indiunnpolis; Glies B, ‘T Qakley, Heney W, Muxwoell, Frederiek W, Duae ton, Gilun 8, Moulton, Paujel €, Corhing W= fum Q. Whes Jumes I 0. Sherwood, New Yorjkidohn V, Farwell, tobert Luw, Ferdinard W, Pock, Chicugo; J, Buxter Uphn, Bostun. A NEW RAILWAY, CHATTANOGI A, Tenn, Mureh 26, -Senator Gordon, In un Interview on the Georgln West- orn Raslrond, tho projected bne from Atlanta, Qu., westwardly through the conl-flelds of Alne Lattnn, says tho rgud will positively be bulit, and work will coniuence at an enrly duy, Ho suys that Hugh wett, of New York, §4 intercsted In thy entel nud will uno s inthience and wedlth to fuvther it 'The rond will lirst be bujlt o Hirmivgham, Ali, to conneet with the Bouth- ern & Noriert Rullvond, and will afterward be extended tu the Mississippi River, Senutor Gor- don feels very conflitent thut the gigantic cuters prise will be suocessn RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENTS Special Disvateh to e Chicago Tridune. CLEVELAND, Murch 2i—L. 8. Yonnge, General Baster-Mechanio of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnutl & Indiunapolis Railrond, has tendered his rusignution, to tuke effeet to-morrow, und ‘Willinm . Turriff, now suporintendont of tha Indfuuapolis Divigion of the rowd, hans beon des- ignated by General-Manuker Thomus as Young's sucoessor, with his ollico at Clevelawd, Jobn O, Ewusn, Trilnunstor, bus been uppolnted Aoting: Buperintondeat of the fndminipolis Diviston, ‘Wwilh big oftice ut Unlon, Ind, Dot appolutients tuke clfctt to-morrow. GRAND TRUNIK CAR-SHOPS, Special Diapatch tv The Chicagw Tribune, Lanfivg, Mich., Marcl 2%,—A eltizous’ tneot- {ug I8 belng held bero to-night to consider tho offer of the Ctifengo & CGrand Trunk Rallrong Company iu regurd to their moving tholr eire shups to this eity, which they wilt do for a cous slderotion of fteen ueres of sultable iand und $10,000 in roney, The ion. O M. Burnes, with liis uccustotoed grncrosity, bas oftored to domite tho grounds, and _the muney will probubly bo subseribied tosmyht. This i3 an unexpected good fortune for tho city, DENVER, UTXII & PACIFIC, Desvenr, Colo., March 2.—The Denver, Utih & Pacitio Roud bave purchased depot grounds in this city, and have put u foreo nt work grad- ing fn South Houlder Cailon, tho route recently adopted by Wo Company, SUMMER IRATES, Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, MonTREAL, Que, March 37.~A mcotlng of Western Hullwuy Pussunger Auonts was haid Iy this city to-duy, but it resulted In no definit BRTCEMENt w3 Lo’ sinior rutes, and was ad- Journed to a future duy, . DIVIDEND DECLARED. CINQINNATI, March 2,—A dividend of 1! per cent wus declared by the Clnsinnaitl, 1ndiunupos Hs, 8t Loutd & Chleugo Wtlwuy Company this Rileruvon. TIRE RECORD. CINCINNATY, O, Murch 27.: by tho firc thin morning aro contlicting. Tue Tollowing 8 correct aecording to the wust curse fulreports; The bullkding ob tho vast slde of Home stroot wus the proporty of the Flotcher bolrs, and wus held by tease by J. R, Duy, and was sub-leased to varlous parties. The Western Blowruplilcat FPublishing Company reported s losers, lust notulng, Julm Chureh & Co., musio publishors, reportod us heavy losurs, lost noth- ng; they formerly dld music-printing and storing in the building, but not recently, The Home Street Muobine Shop lost nothing; loss on bullding, #15,000; folly sured. Tom M. Domtldson & Co., lithogrnphers, loss $7,000; nsured, 27,00 10 twouty-seven companled. Puyne &To.. manufuctitrers of envelopes, luss $23,000; Insurnnce, $30,000 11 ton curmpaiies; sive e, 21,000 §a stuck and machinory. Dolpl, Bx- celsior Launary, luss, #1L040: insurance, §5.000 n alx companies. Mremer & Co., Eureka Liuuue dry, 0%, MWW 1IAUTH e, 35,000 1) BVE comlpu Blod, Totul loag, 81,00, Tho Fire Depnrtment werw slow in comuprebending tho danier, aue worked over hult un hour witl u chencalonging before ealliug vut reluys of stenin engines. 'Then wus sounded threo nlneme, with lotervals of - tevn witutes butween th AL NORFOLK. VA, NouroLk, Vu., Surch 27.—A fire In the cotton compresd of Jamws L. Hnrwuy, on the Noston Bteaush(p Company's wharf, caused u loss of nearly $100,000; fnkured, Tha buraing votton aud vilugles of siud, borng by u high wiad to diferont purts of the city, wiuried u number of othur Hres, but thess wor wdily uxtinguisied, AL BLIZABETIL, N, J, Vliun:rm. N. J., March 27.—A tive, starting fn 7 Lroud gtreet, destroyed that and adjolniy Vullding. Loss, $50,000; Insursuce ubout t'-'é.w':f o o eer— “OLD ABE,” Death at Madison, Wis, Suturday Eveulng, of tho Famous War-Eaglo of the Kighth Wisconsly Volungver Reglmen Spectat napaten to The Chicago Tridune, MADISON, Wis., March 5.~Last evonlog 014 Abe," thu war-vugle, died ufter u sickness of o fow duys, uid at that hour word ot tho deuth of this fuuions old Lird was given into the Exeo- utive utheo and to tho athior Stute Depuriments, when a number of officluls, tncludiog thy Gove ernor, repalred to tho Livd's headguartors to VibW the remulus, Thers was sudness dopleted on the countenunces of the old ol diers,* about the Cupitol whon thoy bourd of the departure of thalr ojd put. “Oid Ajo" wus with the Elghth, which wus kuown s the ** Eugle Reglment.” Tuls bird Wuad tuken frowm the parent nest fn Chy n Caunty, 1 this Siate, by un ludinn, wl.xudnh?(“m‘:\l of it tou gentlemun ot kuu Clire, from whoim Jtwis puicunsed by the wwnburd of Capt. Per- king' compuny, tho kuu Claire Eugles, by whoin 18 wus Er«wulvd 10 1o reghiuent wailo drgunize ing iu Catup Kanduil, o e city, o a0l 1t was earriod u tbo hend uf the regimbut tbrougbous slieto Wur, nover recelving u acrutoh. Bince Shi War iU bus bud 8 rooul fo the busemont of Lo Capitol, und recetved the best of care, . i / CRIMINAL NEWS. A Murderous Maniac in Ken- tucky Attempts to Kill a Woman. A Villain Foiled in His Attempts to Ruin a Young Lady. Lynching DMitinees In Georgin aud Colorado Draw Full Houy A Bigamist Married to a Confid« ing Widow After a Brief Courtship. A Murderer in Washington Terrilory Taken from Jall and Hanged by a Mob. Dospernto Fight Botweon o Party of Roughs in a Muncio Bagnio. ADMURDEROUS MANTAC. Panvean, Ky, Murch 2.—Eomo weeks ago an neeount wus tolegeaphied ubout John Hume phireys, of this clty, who wus subject to tits, sup- postd to have bron eansed by the bite of o dog BoIno years ago, snd of bia attemot to kil his wife. 1o recovered from that spelt and was nll right untht Tharsday uftornoon, when he went nerfeetly witd and totd his wifo he felt fmpelled to KII her, wod 18 she didnot got out of the way ho would doso. 8he ran off, and ho took to the wouds n frenzled maniie. At 0 o'clock that night horenchvd Massne, n town ninu mites from Padaeah, Proourig an ax and plichfork he attemptod to antor the bouse of Bam Gholson, whowns absent, but whusoe wifo and live children were In the house.: Falling to galn entraties at the door ho went to the window, und whils nttempting to got in Mrs, Gholson soupped Lwo bnrruts of 1 gun ut him, but it ditl not go off, Hha thou struek nim with the butt of tho gun us hu eame through the window, break ing tho stoek of tho gun, Ho Jumpedinto the s and striek ut tho waman with bis ax, but bemng oo closo the hundle struck her on tho head and the nx tlew out of his hana, e then knocked hep down, wml, setzing hils pitehfork, wis in the net af killtug her when, aragsed by ber seremug, tho neightors eame to bor reseie. One of them 'k Llumphreys oo tho head with u stick, ne him snificlently to give tho sotunn 1 torun out of doors. He soon followed ont ehlgo was given And he \mn('n]uurml. ared, und brought tiero und lodged W Jull for Iml:lk: gufety, Mra, Gholson I8 ‘enceote, nad it 8 thought tho woundiug and Cright sho rooel will prove futal to her. eritical d Her conditton tosduy I8 ALLEGED BIGAMY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, Dl Mareh ¥5.—Milton B, Hur- ley, who recently enme here from Seyuiour, was urrested” yostorduy for bignmy on complaint of hils second wife, whose father, Johu Wadney, lives near Hohuan, Beott County, Mrs, lurley says that sho was a widow, ana before meotiug bor prescnt husbund went under the name of Abble Stillman, After a short sequalntance she married tho defentant on the 19th of Junu- ary last, and with her husband remuved to Sey- mour, where ho found employment on the Onlo & Mlssisslppl Radlrond. About three weeka ngo her suspielons wero nroused, owing to certuln fotters recelved by Hurley: but be quicted her fenrs by nasserting that he bud been warrled, but was divoreed, as would be “““"l} by the Rundolph County Court record, Lust "tucsdiy thoy enme to thia nll{. Lut, befora leavinge Suymour, arley tried fo aceuro possession of her 5uml!\ Tulllug in which he pave her to understand on Friday that their ronids luy separate. 'This determinntion on bis Inlrl wis shortly afterwards baoked up by eiter from his stepfather, Granviite Eitison, of Duloville, this state, cunveylug the infortmution that Hurley was 0 maeried mun vrior to his upion with her, 8be fearned, in - corruboration KI’ this story, that (n Octoby d Unlon Cuty, i, nt v wad anarried o Naney B, Nolsow, of Anders won, gnd it this wotmu und bis two children o how with his relatives near Dalesville, All of the purtics mmed nre straiygers o her, and A renson whe hos seat to Greenville and lu for the recurds ot the Court, Hurley rofuses to disclose s line of defenso, FIGHT IN A BAGNTO, Sprelal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune Muxscir, Ind,, March 27.—About midnight last nlght Tom Dentatiue and BiRk Colllus, notorlous shoulder-hitters of this elty; J, I MeMurray, o well-known hotel-man from Wapaconetia. O, with n numbur of bummers, both locat and from 4 distunee, were enjoying free-and-onsy dince with Jewad women at Maduwine Marbio's bagato in Bouth Muncie, A controversy arose durlug tho nleht's feativities whiloh anded In a deadly com- bat, In which slung-shots, knlves, and bludgeons woro uded, No one war kitled outright, but the thres men numed woro cut und boiton In n tor- rible manuer, MeMurray's njuries are vory seriuud, and it §8 probuble ho will not, bl tho misalon which brought b here,—that of le- coming propriotor of tho ‘lremont House, tho pu x;t:‘nlxu of which wius by him partly consum- muted. A DESPERADO ARRESTED, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaye Tribuns. Tonevo, O, Mareh #7.—Detectivo Bomerville, af Dotroit, this afternoon arrostod Rowor Wills inms, nlins Carter, ut tho Huuter House, on n charye of bolug Impileated In tho sbootlng of the Town Marshul of New Brennun, Auglalze County, u fuw weeks ago, Rogor I8 & despernte charnetor, and tins been shwdowed sinco tho erime, When be was discovered hero lo-day, o Toludo oftfeer scized bim about the nrms und held bilm so that ne could not muko use of his hunds, e fought desperately, and” endenyvored fu wuke use ul his rovoivor. Other ollivers Biue tioned outside cnme 1o bis ussistubes, and suo- ceedod, utter u lvely strupgle, ln pluciug hi bohjud tha burs, r bie L A VILLAIN FOILED, DALLAS, Tox., Murch 2U.-8ome weeks ago Willlum Grabnw, of Qroesbeck, Tex,, while at Knoxyllle, Tenn., reprosontod himsolf ns o rich cattlo man, and won tho auifections of a youny ludy nwmed Irene Muhone, sald to bolong to one of tho lunding fumilios of Kuoxville. The girl's parents took u strang dislike to Urabiam, but tho utter persundod tho young ludy «to clupo to Teans under a promise of marcluge. At Groes- beek lto deserted ber, ntter unsucceasful etorts to seduco ber, She wis penniless, but manuged to reach Dallug m-du‘y, wheve n subseription was ratlaed nwong tho chtlzens for her beneit, and 8uu lett fur Romo to-nlehit, Graham turns out to Lo uis unyrineiptod, worthlesscharacter, ana will bo arrestod I found, 3 WANTED EVERYWIERE, Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune PARs, 111, Murch 27.—Sterltf Phillips, of this county, teak two crlminals (o Jollet fust Friday for the orimo of hursesstonling, and brought buck the notorious Dick Proulse, whosy torm bud , Just cxpired.” He was seat to Jollet over 1wo years ago for burglury, trom Plute County, 1o wus purticiols criminia’ o w murder io this county, tor whieh Churles Burid was bung in thls ¢lty two yours ugo. There i an lndiotiment ugaiuge biw boere For stealing Bogs, und whon by serves i terni on thut conne be will probably be wanted over i Indisua Yor horde-ytenling LYNCHED, Special Dispated to Ths Chicago Tribune. ATLANTS, Ui, March 2~ uogro nmined Pelix Hurnes yosterduy outruged the porsun of Miau Lizzle Jubusen, ot Bpavtd, u young lady of respectubility and standing. As sovn a4 tho erhing beenmo known u puriy of indiguant eitis #ens pursued Boroes, and vpon catehbig him hung bl to a treo, und then hiled bis bidy with bullets, The weton of the youse men s regurds ed us Justillubie, und noilig will be done, ¥it, Colo.,, Slurch A—Juck Hoberts, the wmurderer of Tom Greatorex, was Iyuvhed at Duraugo lust night, THE LAND SWINDLE, Bpsciat Dupateh 1o The Chicayo Tribune, CLEVELAND, O, Slurch 2.~Orlundo Van Hiso, principal dotendunt horo in the Misiour lund Praseeution, seoured ball this ovoning In the BUIn of £L00 for bis appearance balare Comniis- Tt U LPREE R i Shaes u5 csted n Clovel ur tho o Lre UW out on buat. b HUNG BY MARKED MEN. WALLA WALLA, Wuah. 'Ter., March 20,—A bad charucter numed Dick Osborne fatally stabbed Alvazo flabb in o dunce-house. Osborne was urrosted yustonlay afternonn. Lusc purty of wusked wen broke ot the biw 1o the ueureet Ligh fence, und buug bl i Gov, Foste: Speciat t Cinetnpati Cu , WASHINGTON, March 26, J{-’."i-"&‘fir left for bown w-nlkbt. While hore bho bus beon uotivo Iu trylug to proveut the cafllug of au extrs suae [ n of Congress, 1fe belloves that an extra sns. slan would injure tho business hitereats bf the eountry, and the Republican purty nlso, Tho Uoverior took aslon to remind tho ruling powerd that an election 18 to bo held In Ohlo thin il and, IF o exten session should proven Dlunder, It wonld reae lnnvqr(\lllyllm 1 thowght to be hinport thit_ Ohlo shonld re- fonin A Repubtiean State, 1f Teidioton shoulil tn: wnceeedud by n Hepubilenn, thore wil b further tio hustiess iy the i Htates Bonnte, Gow, Fostor feels anxlond that Stantey Mattliows st bo 1o hae donv whint by counl 1o vet_orraneous fmpressions sont nflont by the opponents of Me, Maithews, tha present stats of the emse. it ean only e Bkl that tho mattor has hot be il by the nomination of Robertsgn, which Senntors Conks Hig and Platt consteno’ ns_ offousive to thont. Thia sligle nomlimtion deckled Pintt to vot ngntnat Mutthows, atthough he bnd previously deotred lils fntention oto for hit OBITUARY. TTTOMAS M. HALPIN, A old and much-respected citizen, whoro lifo was Interwoven with the history of two contl- nents, passed nway here yesterday, ‘Thomas M. Halpin was horn o the Clty of London in the your 185 Hia parents were Irish, and bulonged ton respeetnble fumily near OId Castly, in tho County of Meath. Althongh Mre. Halpln wus educarad in England, hia feellngs were from tho first with tho lnnd of bis fthors, His splrit caught ire durlng the repeal siritutlon of O'Cons neth und at alater perlod ho found congenlal aplrits nmong that band of young patriots who broathod a now soul tnto Ireland, tha party of Dillon wtd Davig, of Mitebol and Meaghior, " Ho fled the oflice of Secretary to tho Irish Confedoration, better known as the Younyg Jrelnod Party, sod was honored b‘y bue fng kept for nowhilo in her Snles ty's prisons at Kilmainbnm and Noona, because of his advaneod Nutioual prinelplos, After the fallure of tho'$ movement bo vale grated to this country, and was for 1 thno nsso- clatod with D'Arey Metoe: (n tho publiontion of nn Irishe Amerienn weekly In Qoston, o nfter- word beenme engnged In mmereinl puraults in Dioston, With Maj. MeClure, of this city, and tho colobnited Admiral Sommes bu putilished tho Momphils fhletin untll_tho yellowsfever deprived that Journal of rondirs, whon he came North, o was the first to publish o Chienwo dircctors. o ulso publisted directories for 8t, Louis, Loulsvilie, and suveral othor oities, Hy wis & member of the Leglalnture from the Third Distelct of this ity from 1§72 to 1830, nud wis at ono thine Clty Asscssor, I8 funorul will ke place Tuesday, CAPT. A, H. DAVENPORT. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Davaseonr, In,, March 25.—Capt. A, I Dave enport died at Lo Clalre, twolve mblea north of this oity, this afternoon, in hiy 0th yenr. Tho doceasod wis born nt Ehnwnectown, fil., Murch 14, 1812, Tlo was the lirst whito sottler of this reglon wost of tho Mississlppl, and wa the Hrst white mun muarriod Inwhnt 8 now Roek Island County. Tho L‘t:ruumn; wus performud on the Istand of Tock Island Maveh 30, 185, by Cal, George L1 Duvenport, ufter whom this vity wus named, e was i Lisutonunt n the itlock Linwk War, and tho firat Sherltf of Scott County, FRANKLIN HOSTETTEIR. Spectal Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Droatun, ik, March £7.~Tho death of Franks in Hostetter, a fornor well-known business- mnn of this eity, vccurred ut Mount Zion last ovouiug. U8 fga Wis nbuUL 45 FLirs, MRS, ALFRED W, OLLIS. Hpecial Dispatch to The Chicugo Tridunes THOOMINGTON, 11, March 27.—Mrd, Alfrod W, Ollty, wife of n prominont ex-Luukor of this ehy, died to-day of consumption, Bhe wus n lovely and estimablo youny lady, G. KNOWLES, 8. Louis, Mo, March 27—, (. Knowles, n wall-known morchunt of Cotton Gln, Migs., who came bere Inst Feiday to buy goods, was found denid in bed nt Sprague’s restannint to-nlght. It 18 suppused ho died of eongostion of the brakn. GIDEON W, PALMER. Crank Sussur, Pa, March 2i—Gldoon W. Puhner dlod at hls homo (u Qtenburn to-day. Ho wia tho father of tho present Attornoy-Ueneral of tho Btato. . MRS, WILLIAM RAMSDELL. Spectat Dispateh to 'The Chicage Tribune, GeNpva, I, March 20,—~Mrs. Willlam Rnms- , who bins bren (1L for several months, died yustorday, ngod nbout 40 years. . MICITAEL VOLK, ' Entg, Pr., Murch 2.—Mictnel Volk, nn old resident, dropped dond on tha street to-day of upoploxy. IRED OF LIFE. A NMan In Lans y Mich,, Destroyn Himwell In au HNMorrible vanner~Ho Jows Nearly tho Wholo of Ilis Head o with n Shotgun—0thor Cusce of NolfeDestructlon. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, L.ANstNG, Mich,, March £7,—~Tncodore Waltors, n Germnn resldoat of North Lunsing, suletded In nhoreible mnnner last night. Wulters and his wifu sepurated some thne iugo and wore not Hive g togethior, Lust night about 19 o'clogk, hay- Ing proviousty drank hoavily, he proceodod to her house with n double-tarreled shiotuun with the Inteution, It I8 supposed, of killing bher, then putthig an ond to bis own life. Arelving nt tho houee, he bruke In the door and ordered hor to Hght o lump, which sho ‘refused to do, Either this refusul or a change in his Intontlons gaved her; but Walters, bidding hor good-by, placed tho muzzlo of tho jgun in his mouth and discharged 1t, blowing nenrly tho wholoof his houd off and sputterivg bis bruins nll over tbe room. Mrs, Waltors uttempted to enil hue 1ifo two yenrs ngo by jumplng into the rlver, Walters wusnlide and fur deuler, and ‘was quite nuled us @ pyroteshnic manufuoturer. Speciul Disputch 10 The Chicago Tyibune, Ocoxnoxowoe, Wis,, Mareh ¥7.—Quito u sensa- tlon was caused yesterduy among tho farmers north of here by tho report that ono ot thelr number bud committed sufolde, On nvestigne tion, it was found thut Uharles Jacobs, an un- married man of 10 yeara of ugo, living with ‘hly purents, hud dong this deed, [tecems that for tho lageeix months ho has been fullng under thu offeets of consumption, and for tho l'fm Hix weeks 1o hope hus been entertuinegd of bis yo- ouvery. Horetired ut the usunl time Fridoy nlitt: and on Batirday worning, when bls room Avtis entered, it wus futnd that fio had Just out bis throat with 0 Fazor, purtiully soverning tha vlvlmllplw Hollved buv two hours attor the dowd. WieeLing, W. Va., March 2.—Ann Eliza Joues, un aged lady residunt of Beidgeport, O., commitied sujeldu lust night by huneing berselt tou clathos-prop in the yurd of her resldence, During yudterduy shio drow up a deed, giving her body tu br, Cook, of liridgeport, In Y;un\mn of a debt of $17 bold ngaiuat ber, The Doctor will claim tho hody, Epeciul Dipateh to The Chicaco Tridbune, Prouta, I, March 25.—Glodius M, ltoman, duughter of u farmer resiting nour Muptoton, in this cuttnty, committed sulolde Friany by taking nuoverdose of ludunum, It §8 thought that the ¢ :wot ber fuulish ucton wus o lovers' quarrcl, ——— . ENTERTAINED, 81, Louss, March 27,—F, W, Fritsobo and Louis Vierrock, prominent Bocisl Domoorats ot Gore many, the former o womber of the Helchutuy, wero onturtalucd by a large number of German citizons at the Apotlo Theatre this aftornoon, Fritscho made a specch, in which bo explutaed the c?.ndlllun and ubjoctof the Democratio party inGetmany. o took strong ground agninst the wusnsinution of rulurs, und suld the eone ditian of tho beople cun only be chinged wwl buttered by educating tho massea up o repub- lvan prindiples, ———e—— INDIGNANT IRISHMEN, D.vToN, 0, Mureh 2T—3uch ludignation has Leon enusud ninung tho trish fn thly clty by the retuenl of Gun, Patrivk, af tho Duyton Boldiers Eowu, to pormit Redputn to looture last nignt. He was fuvited by u cominittee of the Home to orgunize u branch of tho lrivh Land Leawuo tueru, but Gen, Patrick, who 18 Guvernor of (he {ustirution, declured that Redpath wus i ugle tatar, und refused to pecmlt him to doliver iy leeturo ut the Howe, ———— MEX'CO AND AMZRICAN CAPITAL, Borctat Ditpateh (o The Chicago Tridurds TiosToN, Murch 20,~At o dinuer of tho Mor- chunts’ Assoclution to-day tho Moxioun Minlster Znmacoma mudo a long specch on tho encour- aging outlook for tho fuvestment of Awerican capital iu Mexlco, and tho Hom Levi €, Wade il atia I e wadtbor of mhsoerie pos sons withiu bur bordens. v e —— Y, M, C, A, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, DECATUR, LIL,, Murch 27,~The Decatur Youny Mon's Curistiun Assoclation celobruted the fourth soniversary nf {18 organization by fnter- cating oxercises yt tho lurgest church fn thocity, Addresscs wero delivored by Btato-Seceutury b , of Okl . .;‘x:mn cagos O. ¥, Jaouba, ot ludfunapolis, —————— Ladles, do you waot to be strong, he, beauttfui? Thon use 11op Bitiene Mty o alloged statements - the Houso ol concerning mysolf and tho fraudulent »:hlllrll K nad [ ey of Cominong that her Mujesty's Government Governime 1o that Government, redsived no fntimatlon from her Slajesty’'s Gave ernment, or frow any othier Bonren, W it of- allcked statementa 1o tho House of credibiv, cdta of phattenily, that tex, With othor pubiish the fishory fraudd, ree to ba your obedient aw" K, Compilor af Annlytical tndex to ystom of Dominfon Land Survey 9 oFly stony the satd dentre of tho rond-nllownnoe CANADA. The Contemptuous Remarks of Dilke in the Commons Elicit a Reply. Lottor of Prof Hind in Answer to the Btatement that His Charges Are Incredible. Tho New Boundaries of Maultohn, ns Enlarged by tho Late Pare lament. The Wolland Canal to Bo Opened for Vessels About May 1. 1RO, IIND, Bpeclal Dispateh o The Chicagn Triduns, TAtrax, March 2.~The fullowing lettor Is published to-day s Wixnnson, N, 8. March &1, 1881.—To Sir Charlex ke, AL, Iy Und Er-Scoreliry for Furelun Afuirs —S8iu: L'bog respectfully to eall your uttontion {0 tho Inclused tulegruni relating 1o your recent Commuons onted to tho Halilnx Commlssion, ‘I'nis - hag been widely clrenlntod fn Amerienn Conndinn papers. and 18 llulg\u 10 produe very misleading fupressions, which [ Feol 0 you'will ue gid G0 correot. You reported 1o have stated in the Houso had referred my presentntions to the Dominton and requested e to semt any uniedtions 1 wight have o ko 1 bey to stute that | inve furihor voi feet, You wre furthor ableged o have stated bn tuo Ifonse of Commona that no good purpnse coitld be seryved by giving currenoy and kimpors tiunes 1o kroundiess sud hierediblo statomonts, I venture 1o remmd you that any g who chooses to look at iy proofs can antisty bimselt ot murely that the statoments aro wbsolutely e, but ‘thut mu( rovenl o concerted ayatem ot roguory and frand b punllo documonts from 1851 to g on which tho awurid was muda, drensed w letter o his Bxeelleney the Governur i tho falsifsing of Cuondinn ‘Nu. i, 1877, tho Phnge il General on the subjeet of Mr, Whiteher's report ou this inuttor, u gopy of which 1 sinll transmit L0 Yot a8 soon ne jLis printed, rufurruu; T your Cominons 1nddless and In- ) the Inters pointedly utd ome wlnplo Englioh method - sere utoptetl of looking at the prools, Instend ol reasoning on thua i the abstract, thore wonkd bo no necessity for thut iny mlvruurnmnons are gr regretto e compel v truth, to aflivm, It the durkening conusel with words withuat kuowl- gy, lnerediblo they iy nppear al tho il blust, but wshmple, aii honsst, il n mly ex amination of themn would show their wbsilute truth, tho shime of ther promotora and whet- tops, and tho vast wronk douw toa great and friendly people, Fseml with thls communiea- tion i eopy of iny printed lotter to the Govers nor-Genorul of Uunadaon * Fatsliled Depart- muntel iteports '’y alse nvopy of thy saane tete doutimenta relating to ntty published ln tho Congresstonal Record of the Congress of tho United States, nt \\'nnhlngl;m 1 lmyethe houor \nf Younr Ilixn, the Documenta of tho Halitax Fishorles Comnilaston, e NEW MANITORA, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribunes OTTAWA, Murch 24—Fullowing is tho text of tho bilt onlurglug tho boundurios of Manftobn, pussod at Who recont seésion of tho Dominlon Parflument: ** Commonolng nt the intorsection of the laturnational Boundury dividing Canida from tho United Statvs of Amurien, by the contro of tho roadsnllowance Lotween tho twonty-ninth und thirtieth rangos of townships 1yhig west of tho Pirst Prineiput Mertdian In the systein of Dumtnon Lund Surveys; thonco 1ortharly, following wupon the sakd contre of tho suld roud-pllownnce, ua tho samo s or may hereatter b Jueatwd, doftnlug the sald range llne on the grouund uoross Towne ships 1 to 44 both incluslve, 10 tho intorsection of the suld contre of tho sald roud-allowance, by the centro of the rond- nilowanve ui the Teolfth Buso Line in tho smd honco enste on the wolfth Buse Line, followlnw the sime to 1ts inteesection by the custerly Mimit of tho Dis- triet of Keawntin, ns detined by tho Act 9 Viee torin, chap, 21,—thnt 18 tosay, to & point whero the sald contro of the rond-nllowante on tho Fweltint laso Lino wonld bo intersseted by n line drawn duoe north | from wbore tho westerly boundury of tho Provineo of Oatarlo Interseets the utoresuid tornutionnl Bowndnry lina dlvl Cinada from the Unitod Btutes of Awmerien honeo due south, following upoy the aunid fino to the Internntionnl Noundary nfore- midd, und thonce wostorly, follawuye upon thin wnld Tnterontional Houndary line dividing Can- agn from the United Stated of Amorien, to tho rlncu of hey nun:xu'j and all tho fund embraced b fico of Manitobi stnll, from und arter tho pas fow of this act, be added thoreto, yod the winlo shall, from and aftor tho ald datoe, form and hig *I'he Provinee of Manitobw,'"" The bill was vige arously oppoged, bt It was carriod by n hirgo mnorlty. M Binke, leader of tho Opposi tion, suid ft wua dillicult to conceive n 0FG fpartant measiire, ‘THO UFCNS Ih RyUArY milus of the ditferent provinees, undor tho now aystom proposced, were nd follows: Mauitol, ws onlarged, 168411 Ontario, 1004807 Quelbe Wiy Now Jirnnswlok, 27,0003 Novi Beotln, 21,000, 1 waa not among thuse, If uny sueh ex« tated, who wero opposed to tho extenston of the Hmnite of Manitobu,” Ho belloved 1t to bo o great jujury 1o huve the provineds too small, und it wiis 1150 fmportaut ‘that the provinees should not bo too lurge. It was nn extension of tho Hilte wustward thut wid nevessar he could Judge of the teriftory to Lo ndded to tho “enst, It coverod two-thirde of the wholo uren of the projooted provinee, and olusy upon 106,000 squure tiles wers bolug nddea to tho custwird ot tuo presoat boundaey. flo did not despuir of the settloment of tha traot bo- tweon Onturdy und Mupitoby, but It weuld tlll up slow)y, a8 tho attractlons to sottler were at Pprosunt to tho westward. Tho elfuct of the Ll would be to taku frem Outurio an mportunt Jurtion ot tho tesritury ut present tn dispuio, Ho gondunned the Government. for proposing, at the end of tho seesioh, to hund aver the boundury dispute to the Provines of Manitobu, ‘The result of that conrse would be that, pend- g thoe settigmont of tbe question, now vlcients of_disturbunic would somu in. - The new torri- 1ory wouid incrensu the populaton of Munitobn by nbout 16,000, DECREE IN A DIVORCE-OASE, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, HALIFAX, March 26.—Tho following (s tho deo- creo {saued by the Court fn tho divorce-sult of Mrs, Tullemucho, In tho cuuse of Blewnor Cor- nelln Augusta Tollemucbo, putitioner, ngainpt tho Hon, John Richard Dolup Tollewnghe, ro spondent: * Tho Judge Ordinury, huving hoard the evidoneo on biehuif of tho petitioner, tuken before the Registrar duly” nppofuted by tho Court, and In tue prosence of counsel to watch the proceedinga fn behnlt of the respondent, wiso uppointed by the Court, by Interrogntions und oruds-interrogutions for thut purpose, end having besrd tho counset for the peutionor rels atlve to ull tuo procoudiugs knd In this cuuse, fuund thut John Richard Dolup Tollemache, tho reapondent © horein, had - been gollty of adultery at divers thues, ns allegel o the petlton of Blesnor = Cornelin Angus- ta Tollomucho, tho potitionur; Whercnpon tho Judgo Ordiuary decided, and it I8 beroby do- crued, thut tho mureluge bud wnd solemnized o tho Uity uf Muntreat, in tho Provinee of Quebiee, on tho it duy of Drcembior, 16, betweon Jubn Richard Delap Tollemache, the respondent, und tho suld Bleunor Cornelin Augusta Starnes, lrllmlul'.bf.' dissolved” Ly reason of spid John Hehard Delup Tollemuchio, tho ruspondont, huvs 1uy, sitico the culobration thoreof, bruw gulily of niduitory ot divers tlines, ny mu-‘; i ang ft s further decrowd by the Juikos Ordluiry, thut the 8uld Eleunor Corielin Aukusty Tolleigasho, tho petitionur, lave tho custs of sult heedin agninst the said Jobn Hfohard Dolap Tollemuche, the reapoudont, aud huvo exocution thereln,” { SILVER PLOME, Special Dispatch to Ths Chicage Tribune, MonTiteAn, Murch £8,—1, A, Dorlon, of Mon- treal, le indlgnant becauso the Bonuto refused tu grant an act of lneorporation to hiscompuay, Hle says there had been nothing hidden in con: uecton with the 8iiver Plume Mintye Cowpuny, aud that the projoctors wished overy nnv, be- fore purchusing shured, to go to the Hluek i und sco the mines, Jlo secks Lo show that thore 1a nothlug unusual avout cupitallzing tho mine, which cust $15,000, ut 81000, Tho fuct 13, uo oang could Nnd vut anything us to the coudition of the mine when it was plieed on the Montreal Blouk Exchunwe, Shurus were roportod to huve been baught and sold for elivnts by brokor by ing the mutter In band. Ay atteinpt 1o deceive the publiu by this tueans was too transpurent,and Ied 1o presi-comment, which ‘doubtlvsa lutlu- enced the Benate to et us It bad dune, PORT COLBONNE, Bpestal Dupateh (o Tha Chicugo Tribune, Pour COLBORNE, Ont., March £7.—~A un named Hoory Clarke, from Buttuly, workitig on the cunal eulurgument ut Stone Dridge, was killed yedterday by tho box used in bolstlag stones fulling on bim. Anothor man named Michuel Bourds, of Welland, was also serlously If not MONDAY, MARCH 28, 18SL —_————— e fatnlly Injueed by boing Jammed against tho slile of tho eanal by tho stono box. Tlo contenotors are pushing the work alovg, and will zet the bottim ont so ni to allow ves- selsdrawing twelve feot to pass through whon tha now cunnl 18 openeid, bt tho walls will hot NIt s Dulsbed, and ennnd will have to houn- watered nnothor winte: Thote 13 not_much wtlean yet nmong vossel Captuing. A lnrgo quantity of loo is in the In a1t appenrs wolll, No'water {4 to bo s The harbor fauthl frozen over. Woathor col and e v tlo not oxpuel fent part of May. seasun, and many of then uro not chinetored, vx- Jeeting bettor froigts thun ko uow oifgrod ixtonaive repaira tn tho olevators hive bo dona this winter, and a gond sensan's bisineas anticipatod, A lnego quantity of grain s o peeted from Lako Erid purts bofore tho opaning of tho cml, ——— COAL ON TITE SASKATCIIEWAN, Bpectal Dapatch to The Chteagn Tribune, Winstrrd, Mau, March 20.~Tho Intest newa from Edmonton roporta that the [ludson Bay Compuny aro hauting coal from the lmporinl drift on the Suskutehownn to thoir ahods at Fort Ldinonton. [t 18 taken out of tho wino at tho rte of aton por day for each man omployed, and costs $1.50 por ton lnld down I the Fort, Tho hapeeil conledeift 18 now in nhout ul;llly foet, il 18 belng worked night and duy. Zero % nbout Wty foot, and the mine i substintially timbored. LUMBER. Speetal Disvateh (o The Chicnon Tribune, Jraswa, March 20—t [n thought thnt the out of lnmber during the voming senson will be 25 poreent in wdvanee of Inst year. Tho Indica- tiona are that the mirkot will be unieually Jveo Gront prepurations are bomg mmle by forwardora to hadlo the lumbor: woest of thenm hnvo added to tholr ltoet. BEF UUAR, Bpectal Dispate to TAt Chicago Tribune. ToroNto, Mareh 2.-~There 18 somo tilk of es« tublishing n suear-rotinery near Toronto, A fow duoys ngo Dr, Heheldtwelldor nddressed n meoting of farmors nt Eglington, upon beot- eniture, Thoe eapital to be invested f: 00,000, nmld(hu cuterpriso will givo ciployment to aw unde, IRISIT RELIGIOUS MARI'YRY, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune TonoNto, March 2,—Archbishop Lynoh in- tonds writing nn viaborate work on the martyrs whao snitored for the fuith in Iralang,~npronos 0f tho prosent movemont for their sanontzatiua. TINS A IIA'TI Spreial Dispateh to The Chieago Tridune TorosTa, Ont., March 25.—The tug (oldon Clty nrrived In the hirbor yesterday from Quke ville, boing the firat nrrival of the gonson. Tho Captuin wins tho Harbor-Mastor's hat for tho firgt ship In, CATITO C BISHOP, Bpectat Dispateh fo The Chleago Tridine, KixNustoN, Mureh 2.—The new Roman-Catho- Ho Bishop of this Dioeese, Dr., Cloury, hus antled from Treland, and I8 oxpected to nerlve horo next week, TG T % Loprs, March 2.~At n gnceting of tho ird of Directors of the St Louls Joekey Club ' Chiuries L Hunt, an old and wealthy et~ Tzen and well-known turfmn, was elected Pross fldent, Lewls A, Clark Scerotary, and Samuol Feker Goneras Manu BAN FRANOIHCO, Marah 27,~Tho Commitico of ho Paclite Const Itood-Hlorse Assoelntion de- clded that the amount of the purse for mice heats of .four miles toxt fall shondd bo §20,000, —S124K0 to [lrst, §1,000 to Kucond, 450 ta thisd, and 21500 to fourth, It was nlso deeiied to chitrge 5 por cent entranes for nll hogses outsido of 1ho State Pacltie Const, and 10 por cent for othors, From present Indientfons thore will Lo & number of entries, aid should it bo iy o post stako thore Is little gquestion of at Jonst three Bastern hores coming bere to run, Tho Committee hnve this wnder conshteration, mul provabily wl adopt this plan, arts will b wudo to ongigo horaes from Australu, " SUULLING RACE. BAN TRANCISCO, March 27,~The ghell vaco to- My bLetwoon Stevenson, of Vallejo, and Cottse ford, of Viatorln, Iritish Colunbln, wus won by tho fornor, tho Juttar cupstaing on_ the turr The ritee was vowed nt Saneellto—n diatunge of nl{uu:fllhruu milea. Thove 18 muct tatk of eroo k= ednesa, : . Tho course rowed over was oxnctly threo ites, with one turi, - Stovenson's time” was 20 minutes 68 seconds. Aftee bin enpsize, Cotta- ford flonted with his shetl until a boat rightod B, when he slowly rowed fn, PEDESTRIANISM, Apecsal Dispateh to The Chicugo Tribunse BnAnvony, Pa., Murch 20.~Thosix-day-twelve- hourssn-tlay pedoatrinn tournmmont for a purso of $600 closed nt 11 o'clock to-nignt. Eho sgoro at tho tnisk stoodt Clow, 670 milvsy Curtls, UGl Cox, HY; Huuley, 318, : . BASE-BALL, BAN FIANOIRCO, March $7.—The flrst gamo of boso-bull of tho suason for tha Culifarnin chiane plonship wils ||lny¢,l between tho Kujekorbocks ers oiid Athlotles of this efty, nt tho Iteereation Grounds, uud was won by tho former—7 to U, CASUALTIES. TALL OF A BUILDING. Speclal Dispated to The Chicaga Tridune DArTIMORE, Md,, March 27.—Early this morn- {g u lurgo four-atory brlek bullding on Tuniies street, lu thls olty, ownod by Charles Treusch, und oceupled by H. T, Laotair & Co, as un oystor and frult pucking ostablishment, foll with a torrifio erash, which wus ‘heand for squures around, complotely wreeking tho large stock of gouds and entiroly aomulighing tho bullding, Mr, Treusch ecsthuntes bis loss at $12,000, and Mosers, Lanfair & Co. at #25,000. Ong of the sida wulls foll on the house ndjoining, orushing through the roof, Mra, Carufine Kempko ani bor little ehikdren wery i bed ut the thne, and tho fulling brickd crushed the bed o the Hoor, ‘Flio mothor wus seriously injured, but singulur- ly vnough tho children esouped uptiurt, A DRRUNKEN FALL. Spectal Disputch lo The Chicago Tribune, PAxTON, Jil,, Mnroh 21,—A torriblo ncoldeut befol Dr. J. 1% Herltngo, of this olty, lust nikht. About 11 o'cluck, while drunl, o foll from s stirway lenainy to the ground, avout tea feot, Btriking tho'middlo of bls back upon the wdgo of u birrol, displucing severnl vertebraes, se- verely Injuriog tho spipal cord, and touring some of the ribs fram the sping, When ho was discovorsd somo thuo ufter, scemlngly anly, dead drtink, no attention was pud to hls in- Juries, - About 2 o'clook this moriing other purtivs found him Ivig on the tinor of his oftiee, whither ho hud best conyoyed, and it wuy ascortalnod that bo was badly - injured. Dr, Wylls wus callod, and vondered wil the nld poas sililo. Ho Iy rosting cusior now, but, the oxtont I‘i‘fuh‘l: Injurlus cunniot by uscurtalnod for a fuw. ¥ UNDERN TIE WIHEELS, Bpectal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tyidung. Tzowia, 1, March &n—Michael Ruoney, 8 switchman in the cmplpy of tho Peoria & Pokin -Unlon Rullrond, was killod nbout § o'clock. this ovening. He was wmaking a coupling, and got hia right foot congiit 0w guard-rail, and tho wheels buoked over hiw, cutting bis rluht feg o and muilivg tho tower part of bis body, te s aluglo i, wid bis home I8 fu Dotatur, 43, . - g % ———— WINSKY THE CAUSE. Spectal Dispateh 1o Tha Chicugo Tridune, TFanr WAVNE, Ind,, March 20.—Tho night ox- Press golug east on the Port Wayue Moud ran overand nstantly killod o colored wan numod sl Statian, “Tho body wis ‘Worribry hnki, Duton UNDER THE WIEELS, Bpecial Dispateh fa The Chicogo Tribunds EAgr 8aatNAw, Mich., Morch 28.—Father Gal- caea, u Cutholiv priest, whilo getiing on the care utFiint this morning fol} under the wheuls and botb ot b cHd Wote cut off bejow Injurics futul, g e DROWNED, Enre, Pa, Mareh 20.-The body of John DBloesor was fished out of the bay to-day, Ho wis d.:lnmuld A;h(llll m‘r'mi mulmh':‘mw. 'x;!wrn is grent dunt of open water |n the bay, bu ¢ {co i tho lake uu‘:amu Is wolld, .4 o FOUND IN A RIVER. DostoN, Mareh 31.—Thu body of the Rev, Ablel 8iiver, uged B0, a well-known Bwudonbor- lun oloreyman of loxbury, was found to-nj fn the L'iln)l‘ll.'ll Rivor. il an DIED ¥ROM HER INJURIES, Eute, o, Murch 27.~Mlss Kate Love, who was horeibly burned by bor clothug catchlng tive 1rom o stove, died to-dny fu great ugony, A SINGULAL DEATH," Spaciat Dispaleh 19 The OMcago Tridune, OCONONOWOO, Wis, Murch £1.—At -Bugsr Island, near Hustistord, a laborer, whlld cutting down trecs, wet bis death under very unusual olroumatancen. Ho had fuat eiled a teco, which, whilo falling, spiit In two, For somo uhknown renson the min put hia hend botween tho parts, whon thof {natantly olosed, crashiing kis skull fiat and killing him inetantly, i CAPITAL AND LABOR. WILL STOP PRODUCTION. Special Dispateh to The Chicagy Tribune, Tirranung, o, Mareh 20—=Tho Iron ploe munufacturors of the United Btates conclinded thalr meeting horo at o fato lowr lost night, and most of tho delegnten left for homa to-dny, .Thoy woro vory roluctant to apeak of tho aotion of the meoting, bt 4 prominent locnl wanu. fneturer who nttondad the sesslons sald that the sentiment from all gunrters wis that tho press cut pricos we oo low. But, aftern full dise cusalon, it was declded not to otder an advanen. ‘The mujority contond that, In the prosont over- londed condition of the markot, the only fensl- blo way to securs hutter ritod was to fullow tho cxamplo of the gluasmen, and shut down for o short time, 'This will probably be dony durlng tho summer. BARRED OU) = Br. Louis, Ma,, Maroh 26,—~Tho Excalsior Man- utnaturing Compuny of this elty, oneof tho inost cextonsivestovo-making concerns In tho West, ‘whoso hands struck atout three woeks ago bo- cuuse thoy wonld not dischirge four non-unfon wmen In their ciploy, nonounce that heroufter nomeniber of the Molders® Ution will bu allowed tu work i thoir stiops under nay olroumstances. MINNESOTA AND DAKOTA. IReports ¥rom D fTorent Soctlons Ile- garding Scoding Prospuctn="T'he Snow Hapldly Bisappearing. Spectal Dapateh to The Chicago Tribune, » PAtt, Minn., Maroh 27.—Tho Pioneer-Preas ‘Wil publish to-morrow sdvicos from ovory soc- tion lu Minnesota andg polats in” Dakata, glving the prospects for seeding, which will be some- whit deluyed this spring, owing 8o tho Intencss of tho snow romaining, There wera somo thno nyo tenrs of disnutrous Hoods, owing to tho Im- mense body of anow on tho grownd, but na it 18 sonking into the ground, Instuwl of running off, apprehensions bave buon banished of wnyihing maore serloun than tho ordinary spring freshiots, ‘Tho following ndvices from widely diversilied poiuts show tho conditions MANKATO, March #7.—Tho snow {8 golng off yeey rupl There nro no foars now of o freshot, unless n heavy raln should eomo, Seed- It will egla next week i fuir weuther contin- u Tt Aupunox, March 27.--Thore will bo no seeding for n wook or muore, nd part of tho flolis are bure and part burled In Rnow, New Uy, Mareh ‘armers any that with the nost favoruble weathor the ground will not be ready for seeding tor fourteen duys yot, and BOMO CVE1L By thTuo Woekn, ORTONVILLE, March 27.—Tho snow in this vi- ety 18 still from two to two rnd one-half feot, deen, bt melting slowly, The Tndmns prediot atrimendous tood [n tho Minnesotn Valley, und oven i white mutn hus senso (o know tint i flood 18 n certainty. Thore I no prospeet of sceding for severnl weeks, MoxTEvibos, Mureh 27,—~Thorn can bo no seeds Ing for some tine, 14 tho snow 1a yet qulto deep. W1INDOM, Mareh 27.—Hut lttlo” graln_aun b sceded botore April 10 to 16, with favorable wenthor, CasTLE ook, Mareh 27, Degin seeding within ten duy IKas0N, Mireh 27,--'Tho atiow I8 raphdly disnp- ponring, und tho ficlds ar bare. The gronnd willhio ready tn ton daye or two weuks for seed- fug. . nzmv.\x. March 27.—8hould thn weather cone tinuo favornblo, sceding will commence tn trom two to threo weeks. LaNESHONO, March 27,—Half the ground 18 TFarmers oxpect to Daro, and with falr weather sceding will com- menco the last of this wook, CHATFIELD, March 37,~With plonsant wonthor seeding will begln by April 10, Apnenr Lra, Murch 27.—Thoro will bo no seeding dono wutll the lust of next month, when uvur{bnll y will bu ready snd n birgo amount of sacding dono, e WiNag, March 87.—Tho snow In this nolgh- Borhooa ins disappoared vory mpldly, and 1% now searcely seon except In drifts, Farmory will gommenva seeding i some loealities next wgok. WaTenvinug, Maroh 27,—Tho anow 18 nnt hnle Rono, but 4 molting rnrr rupidly. With two wools of gund wirm wenthor the ground ought to b rendy for seoding, BROwNSDALE, Murch 27—If tho favorablo weathor continius gone seding will be donu nuxt weak, and the work becomo guneral tho week nfter, ' Crooksron, March 27.—~The ' gnow in_tho vicinity un the prairio is wbout alx inches deep and pucked solld, Tha ground will not by rendy for souiling boforo the 15th of April, and prob- ably Inters ArieToN, Mareh 27.—~Thegnow lu thlsvicinity averigos efghteon inches on the groutil now, umd s melting very slowly, Farmors fonr thint tholr seoding will ‘be greatly delayed, with nll thin enow to melt and the ground (o dry off be- fore thoy cun begin thelr spring worl, 87, CLOUD, Mureh 2T.—Thero es buon no poer- coptiblo irivg cither in tha Siasissippl or Suttk Rivera at this place, No flond 18 antleipnted from tho present Atago of annw, oven should it all meit i thred duys, Seeding witl uitonbt- cdly commanco on tho pralrio lnudy within the next two weoks, IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL? Xt In Olnimed that tho ltecontly Enneted . Knnsas ‘Tomperanco Law Contalins n Fatal Flaw, and Is Thervfore Uncou- stitutional, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Leaveswontn, Ko, Mareh 2 ug Tlmes clalms to bave discoverad thut the Tomparanco Inw enunoted by tho Legislaturu 1s unconstitn- tionul, potwithstanding the fuct that the nct underwent the most eritical cxaminatlon at tho hands of the Lest lawyors in tho Leglsitture und of Guv, 8t, Juhtt and bis legal ndvisers, whioh mukes it surpriglug that 4o fatnl a dofect should hitve vacapod nutico. ‘The thaw which the 2imes cluims to have found {8 1 the mannor in which drugglsta’ pormita shall be granted, the sume bo- ing ebtnined from tho Probate Judgo in o cortuin specified mannor whboreby the Inw transeends - tho caustitutional powers which ara granted to that offictal. Of course, the Leg- fsluture cannot vonfer upon aaid offlelal any Judioial powers voyand- that contemplated by the Constitutlon, yet tho Tines undertnkes o show. Lhat the uu\vfmv doua this; that tew puwe erd ure conterrud upon the Probato Judgo Wwhioh cunnot bu construed us minlsierial, but that tho lisngungn aud intont ke thein eleavly Judicinly that, in - sbort, s not tho Probate Judgo | sciing ministerinily, but the Probate Courl out of which tho purmit lssuvs. Tho providions with ro- gurd to manufucturors’ pormits ure to the samo etfeot, 'Therofore, If no s unconstitutionul the other must be. After citfuy [egut nuthorities to support it pusition at_conalderablo tength, the Lmea concludes thut thore 8 no rovin (o doult #t this part of tho law 1s unconstitutionud, and, thoroture, inuporutive Hut the Stuty Bupremo Court i u_late doclston, in whnt 18 kuown us the Drum-Shop uct cise, riled In wifeot that u part of o law bbing titutonnl did unt mocessarlly defeut tho ol but only the unconstitutionul port noperutive, 80 that thuso woo, niter Muay ], the dute whon .the new = luw [ becomo oporative, sell Hguor for iueehunionl, medicianl, und sclontiiic purposea uro Hlitblo to | ino und imprisonmont I they soll without por- wmits, and purmits cannnt be obtained, beeinso tho luw provides for thotr granting tn o munnor thut 1s not conatitutional, "this point I n wew ong, kid, 1 wolk taken, 1L18 bind to e bow it will fuit to probibit the scthiog of llquor for wedlclnul, wechunienl, und scheutiio purposva, e ——— WESTERN LANDS, . What Cultlvation and TrocsPlanting Muve Accomplished tn Kunsus—Banos ful Elscts of tho Corrclve 'Tompors ance Law Heceutly Enucied by tho Faunatics of ‘That State, Spectul Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, TWNIDAD, Colo., Surch 16,~That the raroads aro grout clvilizers can best by seen by th chnnized conditbun of the country betweon T pokn, Kaa, und the Nooky Monntuins. Hefore tho ralirouds penctrated tho plaing of Kaneus, Nebrasku, und Cotorudo thoy wore gouerully koowit a3 ¥ tho Grout Auiorlean Desert” Thoy are anything but s dosert now, und those that pass through the country fur the trat thne won- dor how thcau fortite, produotive pluing from Florence to Dudyo City could ever huve been desert, ‘Thoro ara portions of Kanaas, ospoolally thio couutry withiu a rudlus of 100 miles arougd Newton, that uro us well cultivated and pro- duutivo a8 any portlons of lowa aud lluols. Wbut wers forworly barvua, deied-up plalus, which produced nothe fog but & eparso growth of buftulo, grass, nro vow fino fAelds producivg mibet, whoat, eye, Fluc-oorp, sud surghum in great ubundsuco, The country is dotted eust ot Dodgo City with #ino und comfortuble farm-housus surs rounded with orchurds and vineyurds, and furest tryes ure bolug planiod everywhere, 'Tho oultis vation of rice-curn wnd surguwm s belug found Yory proittubly 1o this seotlon of o country, e they wru luss mlloctod by the drougbts trom which this portion uf the country has tud nost tocontend. ftice-corn, It {3 elalmed. f wuch better udupted for this dry clinuto than any ower kind of graly, und produces good crops when all othor crops fuil. 1t (s suld to Ge suporior t the Indlan cora hoth for feoding cats . tlo und dowestio uses, The cultivation of sorghuin bus vuly lujuly been jutroduced, Lbut tho expuriments -thus fur jade bave beou Yory favorable, Your correspundent hus beon shuwn samples of sorgbuw molusses and . Bugur mude from cuno growa futhis scoton tut gl from Nuw York, buve arsived out, 18 of n very suporfor Tmlll{. 1t hins boen founi that, ns 1 ountey hereabouts N up and {4 being enltivated, tho more molature ll being ohtiined, amd fers (rrigntion in needed to produce guod oraps, IF those plains worg eov- ereid ity foreata ieelgation roduce wafuiling erops woulil no doubit heeome outirely aiperfios oua. Tho farmers aro beginming t nnd furests uro boing st af tho Atehison, I' 1] un Dondgn O of nib Kinds grow very freety and neod v littlo attendoh, exerpt that uring tho lrat fow yonrs thoy have to by elenred from the rank pealrio xrass which grows :-lxll'x;'l::ly nroutd tho roots und ubsorbs the hutrls After the trees navo galned some honds ey win voll W wahe 58 ot nlome woll withuut any further nis tontlon. Tfeuit tho Inst fow ye Kin to produce treon binve beon planted duvmg In gront abundancy, uind (s 1 11 FEnlt us ean bo found anya whero, - The vountry nlso sooms to b wel adupted to tho cuttivition uf geapovioes, and vineyiards are beglnning to bocomo quite tbun- duntund promtse to bo quite a soiros of prolt, Great fenrs are oxprosded, howover, it thy tompaennoe Inw recently passed by the Kunie slatire, and which goes Into atfeet May |, Al huve the olfect of Atopplog the cuitiviction of unw orahards or vinoynrda, “The Inw probibe itw, wander pennlty of vy fine and (prison. mont, tho musfetire of spirltons or feemented Hastora, lngluding wing wnd elder, within tho limita of the State of Knnuns, -As thero nre no tnrkets fu this soction of the country to dise pose of tho frosh friit und wrapos, tho only l)rl)lltuhlu 1w thnt eould by made of them would e Lo minifueture thom intts wine und etdoer, and s this et bo done furmers ave ot fkely o squander their money upon the cultivation ot frutt and grapes, but will' plant. such nrticlos ae Wil prove more profitable. But nside trom mitlig a stow o tho cultivition of trees und VInes, the new Iw promises to- have a still mog Anrious elfaet ipon the turthor growth and pros- perity of Knnsy, Most of the naw scettlers [n bls prrt of the countrs are foreignees, wio by educntion and ntat{ndt are opposed 1o protih- ftory laws, which they consider attuelks upun thr pursonnl lbeety, * Rather thau bo dopeived urlhmr;flm'n of heor or wing wnen thoy choosy o huve ity thoy will go and rottle Romewhera whare lhu{ onndrink tholr heee and wine withs out committing u erimo and belng subjucted to fine und fimprisonment, Wilo f’uur curree apordent wig | npeka w wenlthy entlgrang who duosired to. mottly soewhere o tho Inw of the Atehiion, Topelin & Nanta Fé called nL tho tund-olllee of thls Compmny with & view of prrohnsing n lurgo teaet of b, 1fo perfeeted Il the nrrungomonts und svleeted the land, but Defore elosing the contract he heard of 1ho puse sngo of tho nuw Cooreive ‘Lemperenco law, and o ut anee broke off tho _negotlations, wid want to Nebraska, whero hu cted 1o he uble to Hnd more lbornd inwe, 118 18 but one instance, There nre suld to be hundreds of cases ko thig aue, whoro emixrants como to Kunsas to settle, but move nw; gin becnusa thoy do not wish 10 Lo emburassed by guch o law, 1L scems Hirango thut In u Stita Hke Knnsis, (it bus s¢ large & furcign pupiintion, It is posatblo to pusy 80 rigld A wemporuneo Inw, Hut this iy eusily explained on tho ground that Kunsns (8 quite young most of tha settlers from the old cont ot Hved i this country long ciough to becoimg aitizens of tho Unlied 8tates, The better and Wost populons portion of Kunsns i suttied with Mennonites, o theifty, fragel cluss of - Hussinug of Gornnn oxtraation, Thuse peoplo nre ngyl oulturlats In the il sense of i word, and eare but Httle for polities. Jtut. for tholr um.l:ry and Industry Kanans, Instead of boing rapidiy converted into ong of the most . productive Btules i the country, would sull e n burren wauste, Yot tho okt Paritnns who first sottled in Knunas, und are now running 1ts politics, repny those peopls for whnt they bave done fortho Btuto with n law thiat woinds thom In thele tenderest apot. Had these peoplo tho rieht ta volo tho presont politieul coudition of Konsns — would ~ soon bo chanved, but as -4t s dt cwille bo o wome tlme yet bofore thoy becomo votors. Of coursy the lempornnes funatios Hay If thess peonly don't lke tho law they ean pinlerate Somewhera olse whoro thoy ean gnzzie boer to thole bunrt's enntent, These peoplo would 1o dotbt do so werg it 1ot For the fuct that for tho lust few yoars thoy have spent tholy thee, energy, und maney la wuklng aogwdan out ot ubucron witste rnd ereating 4 homo for tholr fawilles, and they do notmean now 10 wive this nil up and start afresh soisewhero else, They profer 1o walt until they heeomio voters, and then thers will be u reckonlng that will conshen Gov, St. Juhi und tho politieal bents who now make’ the Jnwa for Kinsnd to thelr politienl graves, Thu snowlnll fn Kansas this winter has boen huavier thun it hag b within tho memory ot thu **aldest sottlel Winlu snow fully ‘tre- quently in Knasis, 1t 1s seldom heavy enougn to Pruwm tho cattlo front gritzling, But this winter ho snowlall s been Ao heavy that the enttly lave hut beenable to find enough food to suss tiin- Nife, and the plains are strewn with the i ses of dewd eattie all the way from Dordigs City 1o tho mountaing thut perishéd from han- goer und cald, Your eorrespondent eounted over 1000 dend eattle along the line of the Atohism, Topelan & Sunte 1'6 between Daduo City nnd La Jinta, Hoth the furiners and stock-raisers in Kunsad buvo hind a burd tinie of (1t thls wintee, Dut sUl they aredn hupes. that the: suporabond dineo ot stnow this winter was o blessing lo us LIt will bave tho clteet of wriing eioigh - molsture o the ground 10 lusure Inrge erops, oven If tho summor should prove ni u.wuljnlmmll)'dr'um:. Formerly tho plowine had ol beon done at this season of the year, but thig yenr everything # baekward, and Buow stll eovers the gronnd neacly all the way to the Hocky Mountuing, ‘Thao country west of Dodge Clty I8 stitl sparacly sottied, und mostof the lund w wsed for gr. '“"fi DUrPoses; Yot thore §6 1o reason b the work why thils pirt of the country shauld not in thno Deeome ns productive ws thit botween Topekn and Dodge City, The woil 18 u gundy towm, very Tich, and i TR I8 necessary to oimko i pra- duetive Is molstare, ‘Phero nrg many who olahn that tho plaing betwaon Dodee Uity ana the munntning, will never “he gomd. for wny- they it grnzing purposes,—int there will never bo sailiciont vamaull In this soetion of the country to muko tic land sultudle for furm- fig purposes, Yot tho snmo thing was_ bl of the country west of Popelcs nnd eust of Didyo Chiy,und to-duy thore is no more praduetive lund In the conntry than that inCentent Kansa, aud rajncalls are mieh more frequent thon they huve been Tormerly, Thore ean be no doubit tt tho cultivatdon of a country producos moisture, and when the plvins weat of Dodgo City got_cultivated and phinted with trees und shrybibery the muen-neuded moliture will no Aoubt be'sacured, aud ralnfalts will oceur muok more frequontly thay now, “ BISMARCR." ————e . THE WEATHER, OvrFicw- OF THR Citky 81aNAn Oprrcen, WASHINGTON, 1), Chy Mitrch 28—1 0, m.—For the Ouio Valley und Tennossso, falr wanther, fol- lowed by lnevensing cloudiness, posaibly rdn, winda shifting to warmor eastorly, lower bur- wmeter. Tor the Lower Lake reglon, falr westhor o’ tho custern, alondy og partly cloudy weatbier I tha westorn part, woatorly winds, becoming va- riuble, stationney or high temperaturo, “ Furtbe Uppor Take reglon, liereasiug eloudl- neas, ocensiomil $UOw, OF Fin, variible winds, Atationury or lower burometer, gunerally higner tomparnture, 5 Fur the Upper Misslestpl Valley, cloudy or purtly cloudy weathor, oocusiontl snow op ralu, ensterly winits, becining vurlable, statlonary or Tower tempernture uid Largimeter, For the Lower Mwssond Vulley, cloudy or partly clowdy woathor, with oocuslounl light Filn or snow, wind shitting 10 northerly, goner- ally higher barameter, lower temperatire in ox- truine suuthorn. purt, LOUAL GBSEUTATIONS, C1I0AG0, March 27—10:11 . m. [ Vil ] 10n.) Weather i Uaromutor, GLGE tnuan thormomotor, 8.0 menn humtdity, 65.73 sl tempsratury, 44 wins finut Wrpersinre. 3. » QESHUALOBIRRVATIONL. | £ CHIOAGD, Marol 27=10:18 p. m, - SESEI gRAEE SECEEEELERS NN FEARSUERSAUSLEERER: S-£5) £ usOr ko Cliy.: e S : EEEHEARTYEPEEL EREAESEREELLS: Yunkiou . e — - OCEAN: STEAMSHIP NEWS, NEW YORK. March ¥.~Arrived, tho Spainand City of Riobmoud, from Liverpool; the Utopin and City ot Luudou, from Loudon; the Hosior dam, from Browershaven, -~ ' 7 LONDON, Mureh 27.-8'Lo Labrador and Pare