Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1881, Page 6

STATE AFFAIRS. Some Plain Truths from the Lips of an Indiana Rep- resentative. More Illiterate People There than in All the New England * States. Notwithstanding This Frighttal Showing, the House Re- fuscs n Remedy. Final Adjournment in Wisconsin to Take Place on Friday Next. This Evening to Be Devoted to the Mems ory of ihe Dead Senntors Proceedings of Other State Logislatures ‘Which Held Sessions Yosterday, INDIANAL. Spectal Dispateh 1o The Chicago Tridunts IxnraxAronts, Ind, March 20.—The Sen- nte took up the General Appropriation bl to-tay, and continued its couslderation dur- Ing the entire sesslon, Several Importunt changes were made, notably tho fuerense In tho salaries of the Adjutaut-General from 81,200 to §1,500, Clerk of the Driuting Bu- yenu from $40 Lo §1,200, and State Auditor Trom $300 to $1,000. Aun effort falled to abolish the oftice of Govgrnor's Messenger, buthis salary was not inerthsed, ‘The louse took up Mr. Ryan's Compul- sory Education bill, and spant tho entire forenoon with Its consideration, Mr. Ryan sald the principle on which It was based oriinated In_Awmeriea nnd was thoroughly Republican, 1t wus b fores Iy Massuelu- setts In 1630, Ile sald Indiang had more literate peaple within her borders than all the New England States combined. New Eogland owed her advancement to cdueation,~to her enmpulsory-edueation Jaws, 1le found thut the attendance In the common schouls of Indlann had decrensed from 43 per cent fn (18%W to 47 per eent In in 1877 There wero 250,000 ehildren In Indiann who were not attendtug the common schools. The Tlinols Legislature ind taken the sane Bill e was now ndvoeating and passed it be- fore it hind been ordered engrossed by this 1louse, and Lo had received o letter from the Secretary of State of [llnnls stuting that the Leglsiature of that State kad obtnined §ts ldens from the bill now before the In- diuna House, He denled that the bIIT almed 1 any way at restrictine the lbertie childien, and quoted from authorkties show- inx that cmu’nulsury cducation in and Switzerlnnd was n.-mlllf' acqulesce and heartily indarsed by all the people of those countrles. 3 But the bill finally fafled for want of o constitutional mujority, the followlng being the vote: * YEAS, Baker, Gregory, Nyan, Tiurtlott, Ilnmilton, Behweltzer, Hinton, Bmelser, Hieston, Btewart, Jolinson, Bulzer, Lindley, ‘Paylor (Lo Lindsay Grange), Murshall, Taylor (Noble), Mazon, Tutir, Merodith, Westfall, Hes, Wilson (Mants Mitehell, 'cfnmur)l'v. Murray, Wilson (Mor- O'Neal, S, Hoverts, Weight, Itobinson (De- Mr.Speakor—40, Gy, cutun), G NAYE. Barnett, Hammond, Miller, Ticnbawr, * Harurove, Maody, rynnt, Hottell, Nelr, Cabbage, Huil, Nul, Carr (Whitley), Jackson, O'lirien, Cuutborue, — Kerr, Hobinsan(Rip'y) Cunndier, Lee, Roelker, Cole, McClure, Bhiclds, Cooper, MeCormick, Binehir, Cunimins, Mebowell, Thompson, Fruankliu, Melutosh, Walker, Gibion, McShoeby, Walz, Ham Morrick, Weaver—~30. Bills wera passed providing fora Conl-011 Inspector, und for the coltection of Judg- ments for fines and forfeitures, I 1& \,lm was introduced providing for a Reg- Siry lu, "The Senste confirmed the nomination of Thowas Wilson, Jr., for’ Mine Inspector. Up to Saturday the House had passed 104 + House bills and I8 Sennte bills, IWISCONSIN, Special Dispatch fo The Chicaga Tribune, Manisox, Wis, March 29,—Both llouses held evening sesstons. In the Assembly a petition was presented from Kato Kane, tho celebrated MBwaukeo free-rights advacate, for the removal of polltieal distinction be- tween men and women, The Yorktown celebration bill was con- curred In, The LIl ereating a pald Donrd of Coutrol for the Charitable and Pennl Institutions of the State was slightly anended and passed under t suspension of the rules. 'Tho LI provides for the abolishment of all loeal boarnts, appoints five Commissioners ut n sul- nry of 82,000 each, s Secretary to the Bonrd, asteward at each hospital, and surgeon, caeh to receive $2,500, with nceessary ofileers at the nther institutions. 'T'ha bill passed, 28 to 1, Senator Hamliton voting nay, This s great trinuph for Senator Sutherland, who was Chuirman of the Investigating Commit- teo that Investignted the affulrs of the hos- pltal last summer, and who I3 the father of the bllL Great pralse is also dus Senators Taul, of Mitwankee, and Rlehardson, of Junesyilte, s ‘Chomas, of Prafrle du Chien, who alded materfally in dru.wlmi up and pors feeting the LI, ‘Fhe bill will be engrossed el priuss the Assembly to-morrow, ‘The Comulttcs on Apportionment re- ported w bl vedistricting the Stito Into Seunte and Assombly districts, It does not materlully ditfer front the apportionment nl- rendy published, 1t is Jikely to recoive serlous objection, a8 It does not colneldo ews of somo members of the Wik, March #0.—~Tha Assembly this morning adopted thy ointlons pro- viding for inal ndjournmenton Friday noxt, Henite biths condarred in: For n now greae sels for the butter eare of ¢hronie lnsane, A bill was pussed to mako tho oflice of Tne surance and Rallrond Commissionurs elect- VU, Tlis killed: 1ncreasimg Nnes for violation of livense; rudsing lleense fees to range fram 5 10 S0, In the Senato - resolution was adopted 1t b Houses meet In Jolnt sesston Wednesday evenlug In- meniory of Senntor Carpenter, ‘The bill retatine to mprlsonment for the nen-payent of poll-tax was coneurred in, The B requiring o license on femute dogs wus kitled, MICIHGAN, Bpecial Dispatch tn The Chteago Tribune, L:ANs1SG, Mich, darch 29,~1n the House the fullowing Senute bills wore pussed: Ape Droprinting 5,200 for the Deaf s Dumb Beliwol at Flint, wud to provido for the cole Juetion of river tolls by netlon in usswipsit, The Governor hero received the folluswing dlsvatel from Presque sls County In telu- tlon to the nupleasuniness existing up In that behizhted yeglon Cuawrori's Quaisy, Murch 261 Gov, JEROX b ureesied twenty-threo rioterss o riotens of - Poson, AN wid b witk resisted by gulet whea 1 fet, but fuvther trunble may bo ol autieipated, Lwill :mmly 3 1TCHEN, Bheri(l, TEN. 1, NASHVILLE, Mureh 20,—The committcs np- polnted by the Houwse 1o investlgate the charges aguinst Judge C, W, Uyler, ot Mont- gmmery County, reported to-day, It way ununimously of the gpinton that been umdm?xnllm’l'l)l" ckagldasll PENNSYLVANIA, Uanusurig, Marceh 20,—Thy General Ap- IS CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY: MARCH 30, 1881-TWELVE PAGES. propriation BHT aud the bl requiring medi- enl practitloners 10 register passed the House to-day. ———e— TXODUS IO THE STATES. Spectal Dispateh to The Chteagn Tribune. MoNypEAT, Mareh 20.—Since Marehopened the exadus of the Freneh Canadians to the United States has been withont » preeedent e the hlstary ot the country, and were the people tleelng from n phigzne they could not have gone away in larger droves, From th City of Montreal alone, over the Delawaro 1nddson, Southenstern, and the Central Ve mont Roilways, there have gone to te New England States to reslde permanently no fewer than some 106 famflics, representing 000 people nltogether. Assumlmg that the Grand Trunk sent onethird of tns nuwmber over their road east and west, thero would be from Montreal alone nbout twelve hamdred peopls In twen- tg'-raunln s of travel this month, Thus at the rate ol fifty a day they have been lenving Montreal, 11 g worst days of the yello fever the Clty of Memphls showed 1o sich exodus, Y What 13 tlie reason for this ey dus ¥ was asked o dozen Frenceh Canadinn merchants, polilelans, and lawye The answer wus invarfably the smme: ¢ There 1s nothing for them to do here, td the United States wants their Inbor,” Fronch Can: in the New Buogland States and ) lilnols, Michlzan, and Indlana will soon be to native workingmen what the Chinese are to the denizens of the Pacilic Slope. Last night nfarge number of emigrants went throngh over the Grawd 'Trunk Rontd to Da- kotw, two extra ewrs huving been puton for ALearay Spectul lapateh ta The Chicago Tridune, Tonoxto, Mareh #.—Mr, J, W, Major, who lins o saw-mill at Minto, Grawd Fork, Da- Kotn, writime to o (riemt in this nltf mder dnte of March ), says: ere 18 o tree mentdous strenm of emiiration Trow Canada here n ‘There are fiom twenty to thirty arelvals at this polut perday, ‘Tho Jand will s00n all be taken ny it they keepon conting.” Spectal Disvaten to The Chicign Tribune, St JonN, N, B Mareh 20.— John Globe, L2t you there sald o ward-politlelan, the other friend with whom he was eony id deedy more people are coming buek than wre goimg awny.' JJust then o procession wns seen coniime down Germain strest from the direetion of the Intercoloninl Raltway st tion. Between forty amd ity men—nenrly all yoing men, too—wers Ju the rnks. Frotit inguiivies 1t _appeared that the whols party were trom Westmorelud Cuuuliy. and that they were on their way to Nortlh Am- hepst, O, to work in the granit quarries,” T'he spme paper says: *‘Tho exod seeis to have commenced with en vigor since tha st of Marel. ‘Phe outgolng tenins on the St. John & Mafna Ratlway, morning amd night, take away young men and women, and entive fatoilles, in reeater num- ber than Just fall, The number of pssons Ar.f(rs ¥ each traln runges from thirty to iy, Spee(al Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes Tigoyas, Ont,, Mareh 29,—The St homns Jorernal anys: * It (s melaneholy to witness the stendy and persistent exodus of our farmers, not to our pwn Northwest, but to Dakota, Minnesotn, Nebrasks, and other Western States. One-hait the residents In Osceole Connty, Mlehigan, are sald to bo Cunadinns.” DESTRUCTIVE FIRL. Special Dispateh fo The Chicago Tribune, Moxrirar, March 50.~A fire broke out in the frelght depot of the Occldental Railway this morning u little aftor 12 o'cloek, Owing to the searcity of water, It being outside the ity thnits, the flames extended rapldly and had full possesslon of the prewises. A Inrge quantity of gunpowder stored In the place exploded, blowing the house and contents to frugments, The fire then caught the pagsenger-depot and its destruction anlekly followed. An employé of the rail- way was reseued from bupending death by he licrolsin of the firemen. ‘The origin of thy t five i3 wuknown, Lhe loss will be from 20,000 to 0,000, A man nmmed Phlllas Prevost was killed near the Hockeloga Depot, when the tire broke out, by nn engineg running over him whily e waos attempting to cross the line, W, Iayetie, who way ;E!cll{.‘ll by the firemen, Is dungerously fu- areit, —— THE CARTIER MONUMENT. Hpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. OTrAwA, Marcly20.—The appropriation by Tarlinment ot the snin of F10,000 to erect o monument to the memory of Sir Georgo Car- tler {s pretty severely griticised by a portion of tho press, It Is maintained that 1t would hiave been quite thme enongh for the country to have put up a montunent to Sir George Cartler whoen monuments had been put up to Willlam Lyon Mackenzle, Baldwin, Lafon- tnine, and others, wore or less deserving, It 13 sugzested that the French population of Quebee should by private subscription ralse funds for a mongment for Cartler, as the friends of the late Senator Lrown are doing for hiw, MECITANICS® BANK. 8peetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune MoxTnEAL, Mareh 20.—It 1s sald that the creditors of the Mechnnles' ank, beshies the 10 per cent promisel a fow dnys ago, will likely get out of the wreek 10 to 15 per cent more, which will glve them about 60 percent tnall, One of the lemding movers Inthe offer of i3 per cent for thy bank-nssets, at the time of the olfer purchased 304 waorth of elalms nt 25 per cent,—some S22,000 of 1t from the Montreal Bunk. 1le will have reallzed more than 100 per cent when hls cluims aro all sottled. LORD DUFFERIN.- Bpectal Dispetes "0 The Chicago Tridbune, Orrawy, Mareh 2.—EFrom nformatlon re- cetved It is undoratood that Lord Dufferin, lato Governor-Genernl of Canada, will bo transferved from St, Petersburi to Constone tinople, to wateh Enghsh interests as En- Kllsh Ambassador, TIE BUDGET,. Hpectal Dispatens (o The Chicago Triduns, OrrAwA, March 20.—Diphtherin of n fatal typo continues to be provalent hero, aud wmany deaths winongs children are reported, ‘The varents of Marmutuke Grayburn, who was murdored In tho Northwest while sery- Ing In the Mounted Poliee ut Fort Macleod, have vecelved o lottor from a party giving Nis name w3 Irvine and now residing at Rldgetown, Ont. ‘Fhe writer of the letter vesided In the Northwest at tho time of the wurder, sl elnlins Lo be uble to uive some clow that will tead to the arrest of the perpe- trator of thu erlme, who [y sald to bo o white wan, aud ot an Indint ws wos suppased, The fatal bullet found In the hody of the murdereit man when, the post-mortem \ns mindy was that of o Winchestor ritlo. "I'ho Dy n‘lmuuut of the Interlor 18 muking iu- qwiries, Judge Gray, Senator MeDonald, and Mr, Bunstar nro anplieants for the Governorshiz of Dritish Columbln, which will becomo Yueunt on tho 1st of .lulk'. Specsal Dispoten 1 The Chieago Tribunes ‘ToroNta, March “Fhe shipuwsters ox- peet thewudlors ta go out uLvery reasoiibly wages, Fuv the first month aud ¢ trolghts ret plentitnl the sallors will probably ~ac- cept 3L ‘mr day through the eisnnls, t i3 understood that he Hon, Jues Pate ton, un i b Sirdohn Macdonald, whil to {)m vacunt Colleetorship ronto, Monslznenr l'mul.\" Doun of St Mictiaol’s,: A dead, 1o wnd ordained ot Montreal I Tedls, wnd wis 5 years of ngeat dho thne ot hils death, JLhe Moraviautown Indians on tho River ‘Thames now ¢ STl =0 inerenss of two sineo the lust consus, in ST Onelday Bt—an luereass of sIx; Ciippewss 430,—nn Dierenss of vnes and Munceys 150,—an in- ereisy of one, . The boy, nged 19, who hanged hlmself in the C(numr of Eldon u-fuw duys ngo, did so bevauso his tathar rebuked Wb for teaclag his puntaloons, it Spectal Dispateh (o The Chfcago Tribrine, Moxrerst, Mureh 20~There 1y overy ruspect now of t weekly instend of w monsli- y 1hie of stemnships from Montreal to Ante werp under the nnnagement of Messrs, Muuderloh & Co,, of this elty, Messrs, ne‘mw«_ and Addison, of London, are - Noviy ity contracting fur hiy shipments of dead meat to Ep- gland, Several reeent shipments of lva anl- wals from thera havibg proved uhreniuners athve, many dealors ure going into the duad- et trade, e — GEN, GRANT'S SOUTHERN TRIP, Prresuvra, Pa, Mareh 20.~Gen, Grant and War-Stenographer Dawson passed hero lust nlglt e o private car for tho South, Ohio and Indinnn the Recipients of says the rlver Is rapldly fulling.. One or two huuses were erushed und nny others started the people dlying to the blufls, aud there saw it at S50,000. Awmong the lusers are Bram- n lo & Miner, $5,000; Evany Trans- b portation — Company, S260; G, 3 ] Hurrls, 816000 “Dougherty & Co,, ) Sa0003 G, W, Felt, $1,50v; Ketehum Bros,, i 12003 McClung & U & il dry 600 feet nland on top of eight feet of LW crew, wiho went aboard of her lust week, affafrs on the Nubraskn rallronds Is much castern division of the rond wiil ba tn run- by strang wind, Here the wind began luat nlght. A heavy raln eame this morning, changing to sleet and thon te snow, which nt 11 p. nt was still falling, Un the elty §t melts wod deal, forming o aisagreenble slusly hut on the hill-teps 1t lies to tho depth of foitr inches, At Kenton, O, 1t I8 twenty STORMY WEATIER. Severe Snow and Rain Storms. inenesy ut, Wihabngton and Millershurg six inches, No traing hero nrrlved on tiow to- nlght. Business in Many Places Se- riously Interrupted in Consequence. DAYTON, 0. Davroy, 0, March ©0.—Tho heaviest show-storm of the winter set in this morning about 4 o’clock, and has contlnued all day with litttle cessation, and 1s still falling this ovenlug, The snow Is wet and heavy, aml caused grent tmpediment 1o business. "This ovening about ten Incehes lays on the ground, SITELDYVILLE, IND, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Suprovvine, Ind,, March 20,—The heav- fest snowfall of the year occurred to-dny, tho «epth this evening being six fnches on a Jevel, and still snowing hard. T'he weather 13 not freezing cold, . MARION, IND. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridunts Manoy, Ind, Mareh 20—About ten inches of snow fell throughout this section during tho night. From the outlook at pres- eit more will faltbefore tmorning. Other Citles aud Towns (Growling -at tlte Visitation of tho Famillar Nulsance. Rapid Subsidenco of the Floods in Vari- ous Portions of the Northwest, THE FAR NORTITWEST, Speeint Dispatels to The Chieags Tribunes Sr, PAvL, M., May 20.—The Ploncer~ Presy’ Sloux City speetal says the river rose elbt feet ot Fort Ramtall and four feet ot Yankton lnst nlght, Al the bottom-lnnds are Hooded at both places, The river now renches from biwil to Llull, Tmmense quan- tltles of wood have been floated off nnd peo- pleand live stock driven to high ground. DECATUR, ILL. Speclal Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune. At Vermllfon the water fell abont Drcatun, 1il, Mareh 20.—A violent, driv- one foot last night, but rose ugain | Inganow-storm prevalled hero last nigh’ and to-oy, The buslness portion of tha | this morne, putting a partinl cmbargo upon clty 18 still overflowed. Lumber-yards, | bustness, fences, ete,, have been washed away, and one man lost §1,000 worth of bees, in the floml, The lee gorged ten miles above here, and the waterat 1 . Was running over the ratlrond track intothe "Town of Jetferson. Telegraph-poles were washed out this sude SIGNAL SERVICE, Wasmsoroy, Do C, March 80—t a, m— For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, falr weather In the western and elenring in tho eastern part, northwesterly wiuds, higher temperature, aud stationary or higher barom- of " Yunkton, and the water is L eve |, t',l;r‘:lm.f curm?l:;or 1‘}:5“'"2‘;;}{;;"““;'5 1'{&% Tor the Lower Lalke reglon, snow, followed sy the water Is fndlig at these places, umil | by clearing weather, northenst o northwest the river Is now 1nskle the bunks, There I8 | winds, statlonary or higher temperature, fall- no few running i tho river, but It is rorged in many pliees nbove them. Nothing hag yet been heard from the stenmer Gen, Mende, Which was broken from her mooring above I, followetdl by possibly rising barometer, For the Upper Luke reglon, fair wenther, preceded (n the southeastern portion by ocen- slonal Hght snow, northierly winds, and stas White Swan Moudny morning, by tho | tlonary or hlgher temperature, moving fee. Reports from Yankton this Tar the Upper Mlsslssippl and Lower Mis- c\'uulnpfi suy the water tose five feat, | sourl Valleys, falr weathor, northorly winds, and 3 still tising four inehes | be x|xlx|p;\’n\rhh1c,ufld generalty higher tem- an hour. ‘The whole bottom-lands from [ perature, v Yankton to White Swan are flooded. Tele- graphle communleation with polnts ubove Is difieult, and details are mea A Ploneer-Press Bismarel “Thls has been a warm dn) west, At Forts Custer and LOCAL OPSERYATIONS, CRICAGO, Mareh 20-10:19 . m. TFyrnd. [ Vel| 10| Weather speclal say fn"the North- oh 1L was 43 1, 0 wbove; atb mest reglster of Itiy clondy here, with indlea- aln, The fee s boen noving but is gout for nnother day or twa, The steamer Buchelor, pored ahove Fort o rin- hiton, of St. Inul, 03 iovernnent pald for her, The Placeer: Presy Plerte, Uaki, specini degrees nbove zerog at Ilel Benton, 70 ahove,—the the season, ‘iromotnr_corrccied for tomperaturo, olovation, and Wstruniont grrr. “Mtelteil anow, thu ximal] to monsu; ) Monn Imromoter, 24Tt mwan tharmometar, 20Tt neatt huwldigy 848 waximune wmpurature, & min- 08 LOmPOFATUTY, 3 OENERAL OUSBRYATIONS, CiticAuu, Murel 23~1018 p. m. B 1| . Stations. W from thelr foundations and pushed rods awny, In Fort I'ierre, on Lhe opposit bunk, fee spremd out over the ~ Jovel bottom (0 to A feet, nmd in places twenty feet high. "The town built on the bottow-tunds was desorfud, N bt N al HEERYEEE thelr housey demolished nonn instant, "The large warchouses on the river bank were crushed ko egeshetls, The total logs is B o S500; Shinmnon & JLall, $1,000; and the varlous mercantlle eg. tablishmenta about 85,000, ‘Il baluneo I8 In the destruction of household property and u very lurge tumber of frelght wagons, Bramble & Miner huaat o frelght-train Ioaded with 18,000 pounds of Hour and other pro- visious, et IS u total loss, wagons mud all, The stenm ferrybont Is nigh Foavanworti.. Louisvitlo Now Urjoans. .. Dosth ity ice, The town Is n total wreels, there bel not more than two or three houses inhablted left, ‘Theru is much sulering wwong the n- habitantsy, who nre camped_uon the Gumbo 113118 1 tents aid wagons, Fears are cutors 2 tained that the stennter Far Wesl, frozen in | foehos 5 nty iles below here, Is lost, with her QMAILA, NEE, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes Ostanry, Neb,, March 20,—~The condition of Improved to-day, Large gangs of men ure at work on the Unlon Pacltic track from Valley Station to Columbus, and General- Superintendent Clark telegraphs that the THE MORPHINE ROUTE, Jnmes Crawford, 38 yoars of nge, wns foung at b early hour yesterday mornin in his room on tho second tloor of n boarding-house ut No. 123 Clinton street sullering [romn tho eifoots of Bome nurcotle drug. 1t wassubsequently nscor- tatned that hio had takon Avograins of morphine, aud Drs. W, P Dunue and Philllps were ealled In toattend klm, Thoy lubored with him until tho afternvon, nud thought thoy were golng to 8iyo hus lfe, but somo hours tater by had) & ru- inpse, nnd deatn ensued st 6 o'cloek in the oven- iy, Crawford wis . shoomaker, and until roe ning order to Columbus by Thursday or Fri- day, when throuzh teal ns witl agaln run dirvect, Instend of on other ronds, ns they have Deen doing for several days past. ‘The water 1s receding very fast In Platte Valley, No further reports of loss of human life, other than thoe finding of the bodies of one woman and t\val children west of Schuyler, rl:glnuy ml:ml Lo.ufluy.n]:-:-vi nl: Nu.“7d West asstated In - yesterdny's dispateh. The re- | Kinzio stree! 0. Al auen. ok, o ports of heavy loss of cattle, hags, sheop, | less drank for six weoks, and = within the past few.duys had showed slgns of apvronchs ng dolirium, o obtainod the morphine, which was properly luboled polson, nt. Blorey's drug- store, corner of Hulsted and Madison streots, Tho clerk who waited upun him showed gome uisinelination ta give him the drog, but Cruw- ford ovoremne iy seruples by telilye hiin a very plausible atory that he wanted (¢, not for hlm- solt, hut for nn old ludy who was nceustomed to using It. Bomo of his friends seom 1o think thut ho took un ovendose neeldentally, hut before feaying tho drug-storo he was mndo to undor- stand porfectiy tho nuture of o drug, and by taking the votive quuantity ho undonbtedly wmeant to close up hiy Hfe acconnt, Ceawtord was of Iriah bieth, single, sl his noarest rolu- ———— Ive. 0 brother fiving ut Fort Wayne, Ind., was LOUISVILLE, KY. apprised of bis death by tolegraph huat ovening, Special Dispaten to The Chlcagw Tribunes T ) LouvisviLLe, Ky Mareh 29,~A heavy LATE LOCAL |TEMS. siow-storm, aceompunled by Inerensing cold ":l;:r &:‘?:&fxfi"fl“‘;}-.g ]‘l“:”; ";‘::Xf;; ‘l‘l"‘"")':; ;:i‘::;;”";;:fkl:l'l'“';‘!‘;l:]“‘:;;‘k 2‘]‘:3':‘»::::}:‘;; 'l‘t‘l“‘: Wost Chicugo Avenue Station that his room hnd been ik, and the sun hos shone for u woek | Seoentered bt astiort. thie bofoso by enouke st, prodicing the hpression that winter thidfy who bl ‘katten uway witha alimlue of Bt ko T Highte "oy s Snow Jsviowion 7:,';.‘.‘"::";:3‘:‘: ";J::"‘{;;;.’:‘.“":::‘; e 'b'::":'l',“', with atarin, a8 nuel planting and 806 | thiof ontering s feaving tho_houso fuenished buddtng s ocenrrst, wdescriprion: upon' whlch Otficor W. .. Duoloy Tu the Weatern Amoctated Dress. subsequontly arrested Petor Paulson, 55 yenrs of th:}un\ uéua. 1? fl‘ul;ch.'o.—lhu I:lenlmrug xt:‘uu.dwlxlun o wus uuui:muu to dlspogu of Mr. eathicr of yesterdn wis eeded 1131 ondrlige's property (nn ealoon at tho corner Whieitt by vty witleh continued b 10 10 . 1, | of Hurot and Tekes S0, to-day,” The temperaturesoon nftor dayllght | gome of the ontying stations are Lecomling ced fadhing raplily, and betora noon | vory bushful concorning the croditable polico Hed npolnt befow the frew Ing point, | work they uru dolng, Berst. Duarrow, at tha making o change sinee yesterday ot thivty- | West Mudlson Streot Sub-Station, as hind under threo deg AL10:20 1w, 0y, tho rafn chnnged | urrest for soversl duys past u trio of very to snow, Whieh ling been fulling heavily at { troublesuino youths from 16 to 1% yourd of iio, thnes slineo that dour, with o brisk north | i e ls likely to succoed in Bxing apon thoi 4 v Y\ vl og | Beries of suouks and thotts in tho thinly-scttled wind provailing, “Thu wind lins at thes | G050 Wiloing bis stution. Tho sume hids sunched u veloelty of nearly thisty mites, aroubio witited for depredations committod in tho Wost Luke atrect uud Ilininan street dis. tricts, Yesterday bo wus sucuesstul enough to and fowls nrs contirmd, I the vielnity of Dunean, west of Columbus, the the farms are yet mors ot less covered with water, and considernble stock was drowned Tn that lueaflty. A great deal of corn which had heen left stading 1n shocks on the farms throughout the valley was swept away, ‘The Burlineton & Missour! Rusd was got nto ritnnlng shupo to-day, and all delayed Unlon Paelfic tealny whieh were stiek on this ling have arrived, and to-tay’s west-bound Unton Puelfie trains left nearly on thne over that }‘lm(:j 'No further detny to travel Is appre- iended. COLUMUBUS, O, Bpeetal Diapateh to The Chicugo Tribune captitre 8 brice of Jurger and oo oh 99 ] expert criminuly, who, 1t 18 bolluyod, Corusmus, O, March 20~Tho hard | {ERLo o0 Dirporrating burginrics and. ofyior maln-storm of Inst night was suceead | wolghty olfcnses In tho smne seetfon of tho clty. by u heavy suow-stormt at oan early | By withbotding tha munes wad tho partloulua 11 both vtes, tho Borgeant hopes to tnd s cloud 0f witnosses nguinat tho aceused, In tho West Chteago gvonue district Licut, Steclo bns undor Lok und key w stek-lovking follow, who had in his posscsslon o gotd stud set with o cluster of seveu diamondy, n gold ving set with anothor cluster of koven dinmonds, und 4 wold bur chuln, with ornumented onyx locket attuched, Anowner fs wanted for thuso articles, o8 tho mystorious |wrmmulluhln custody 18 thought to diw . hour thls worning, which hus continued without abatement, durlng the entire day, aceompanled by a heavy wind, Tho snow 1s unusaully heavy, thero belnz about ten inches now on the level, Tralns on the varfous rallroads centerlng here have not been natertally delayed durlng the day, but those wrriving to-ulght aro genvrally behind time, k’l'l:n vurlmhlu s u{ slruct;flu{lrmuhi bivo curmo by | L'"flfJ’_‘_ were kopt opeir by show-plows until towsr Miaht, Whet all Cifares tor kewp tho eara Filie RAILROAD ACCIDENTS, ning wis abundoned for the fvst time during the season, amd to-nizht not o ear {8 runnlng, At late hour the snow I8 still falling, we- compianled by ubrisk wind from the south- cust Chnrlos Wieszot fell from tho platform of a Larrabeo street our near Chleugo svonue ut :15 Iust uvoning, nod recolvod & severe scalp wound by belug struck by tho car-whools, Ilo way tuken to u nelghboring drug store, where his In- Jury wus dressed, und subsequently he wos tuken to bis home ut No, 200 Larrabeo street, Joun McCuster, n switchman cmployed on Eugine No. 123 of tho Mivhigan Ceutral Kallrond, wily fatally lujured at 8+30 yesterday meriing by belngeeusbied benuuth o frolght cur which cape sized nitor running off the track just betoro reaching tho West ‘Pwultth etrout viduot, Thero wero but two ears attuchud 1o the cogino, sud MeCustor was rhflmvm tap of the rear ong whea it jumped tha truck, Ho tried (o save bl selr bn Jumplug, but unlurluuall‘t;‘lly imuwd from tho'sldo to which tho car tipped, 1o wus sovercly fujured Internally, and bis right slde from tho head to the hinwad bidly crustied, Denth vnsued white by was belng conveyed for treatinent to 81, Luku's floapital, The docessed wus 28 yeard of age, nud lved with his wifout Fo, 29 Nowborsy uvenue. Deputy-Coroner Hnnson yoatorduy held nn Inquest ut No. 60 Samuel streot upon Wernor Iiteman, s milkiun, who diod of fujurics ro- celved by his tewin und wagon baviig been run down ut Bo'clock Mouduy ortlug at the Brads ley strect crossing of tho Northwestern ialls Tvad by cogluy Nu. L2 attuched o oo lucowlvg KEOKUK, TA, Speclal Dapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Kroxuw, I, Mareh 9.—The heavy gorge, backed by o sgven-foot rlse coming down the Dus Molues, struek the railway, wugon, and pussenger bridgo which spuns the river at Buenn Vista List evening with torrible force, knocking out the plling under the two fur- ther spans on the Missourl slde, This, with thu dantage recordel i lust night'sdispateh places the loss at from 25,000 to §16,00, Fool Sselgers can get ieruss the rlver by crawl- ng over the sunken spara, but this entire part must b rebullt befors tratns or teans can eross, The water is st rushing through i vast voluuges wid wishing I every dirges tlon, though hut little feu 1s coming down, CINCINNATI, O, CixcIxNaTy, O, Murch 20.—~The snow- storm throughout Indiana and Ohlo hus been geuesul, accowpunied Iu many places truln on the Wisconsln DIvigion of the raad. A number of peaplo living or working In tho In- mediato vicinity wery eyo-witnesses of the ne- cldent, Mr. ititzman, a8 ho was driving wan provented from reclng the npprone tratn by konto box-enrs which steod on tracks eloso to tho crossing, and tho i was provetited by the fama obstritetion from Dugan alone in his room. 1t was thon and thore that tho, nsenuit was committed. The prisoner has nothing plonsant nor maoly fn elthor his Iooks o nations, Lle cAmugto this elty in taat SBeptembor from Milwaukee, whero his parontd now reside, N WASHINGTON. LIFE seefug tho milk-wagon, Mr, ibzaan mixht hnve saved himsell fuud it pot been fol et In tho rund It which bin wagou Jolted, and [ Weatlier Investtzators=Dr. Loring for at the swmo moment otie of “his horses | gho Departine Az £ B e e e Yt | Jased €hinpcou=Diplantadie Rotntlonn— Thie fitry ndmontahied tho raleond for not keop, Gartleld Numed tho Kolteltor=Genoral e the crassling tn Letter order, and recow mended that i ilngman be employed 1o prevent n recurrenico ol similar neeldeits, Mr, Ritzman ‘waa of Ghorman hirth, fl?‘\‘!\rs of e, and hnd o wife nnd ttve ehildron depemtent upon him for support, Tho rallroad company I8 llkoly to pay Leavy damnges. POLITICAL. ST, LOUIS DEMOCRATS, St. Louis, Mo., March20,—The Devlocratie Conveution, after being In session trom 10 o'clock this morning until 11 o*clock to-ntght, nominnted the following ticket: For Mayor, Henry Overstolz; Collector, Joseph Mellos Audttor, Join W, Luke; Register, Danlel O'Connell Traey ; Controfler, Snmued Pepper; Marshal, Join R, Sleven: Inspector of Welghts amd Measures, Andrew Ilnley; Trestdent of the Board of Assessors, Patrlelk Quinlivan; President of the Bonrd of 1'ublic Tmprovements, no nowinntions mombers of the City Councll, Jolin Loles, I', G, Gerhinrdt, J, B. G, Luend, Dayid It Franels, Paul Young, Pattlek O'Mailey. Tho seleetion of T'resident of the Doard” ot Publte Iinprove- —3ru: Garflold's Rocoptionn="The Cabe Inot Lpdies=Seerotary Binlne="Tho At torney=General=Cols John Hay—Ar= slatant Sccrotary Bitt~Evarts Prepnrs ing to Leave—Art Loan Exhibition— Littoe Sisters of the Poor—Thentrienl — Dinnor Partics — Laws Tonuis —A Congresslonal Catch—¥ones for Now Nenators — Judicinl Troublea—Diplo= mais = VieesPrestdonin — A Suffering Middie — Literary Entertainmont — Commodore Shufelt=Art und Artists. Spectal Carrespnidence of The Chteaun Tribune. WasniNaToN, 11 C., March 27.—* Spring comes slowly up this way "; but wo huve pleasant evl- dences that the veenal gaddess (8 on her way. The grass on tho lnwns 38 ussuming an emerald Imie, the buds of tho trees are starting, and tho hyicinths and erocnses ure blosoming bright- Iy, nlthough wo hind 1 driving snow-storm yes terday. Itis plenrnnt, every morning that tho Sewwto 18 In sessivn, to xce those Sotons who aro direetly Interested In ngrlonltural pursuits con- sult OLD I'RON'S CILART, which Gen, [Tnzen bag prepared for tholr inspec- tion. 11y roference to It, Gen. Burnsile can tell "t"x'"“c s lllclln |ll»hghuufiv'l‘lrtrrlllmfigsnglrnfim what tho weathor was carty I the morntug at g Louc S e E 11 1 1) 18l wh ridoe Munielpal Assombly, mad I8 composed of e Sttt i Rode SSim, MRS aons Ly dollars and renps nickels, hut has lots of enjoy- twelve members, exclusive of 1ts Lresldent, | 0000 vy oth, thanpton, SMorgan, Battor, and six of whom are cleeted by the city at larizo every two yenrs. ‘Phe clectlon will take | other Southern Benntors who are cot- plnee nest Tuesday. toneplanters, sean tho ¢hart nttents ————— fvely, us It gives .them Information A OURBON BANNER. DALLAY, Tex., Maveh 29,—Gov. Colanitt, of Georgln, has nottiied James Do Stmpson, Chalrmnn of the Demoeratic Exeentiyo Com- mittee of Dallas, thut he has, for the Democe- raey of Georgln, forwarded to him the banner won' by Georgin from Texas In 1875 h[y the biggest 1 flm'n{ for ‘Tilden amd Ifendricks, nnd reclabmed by Texas In 1830 _for the largest wnjority for Huncock mud English, 'Tle banner was purehased by the Demoeracy of Dallas st acostof over 81,020 four years azo, It will arrlve hero in aday or two, where it will remain unthl some other State wing 1t by glving tho best majorlty at o Presidential efection. GREENBACKISM IN MICHIGAN, Sueetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribupe. Barrre Uik Mieh, March 29,—Gen, Wenverand thedilon. E, W, Gillette, shining 1ility of the Greenback firmament, nve been speechifying in this city and the country sur- rounding for tho past week, aud trying to gwaken dn intorest In thelr dylng cause, They have been greeted with very small pouses angd 1itls enthmsinsw, 'Fhe Green- backets annoucee that they will start & news- pu‘;mr in this cfty In nbout two weeks, to ho enfled The Commoner, which will by the orgun of the faithiul, A FATAL FALL. Special Dupateh to The Chicago T'ridune. Lersnuia, Ind,, Mareh 20,—This morning William Irvin, o well-to-do farmer, living about four miles west of hore, fell from a huy-loft down upon a beant,striking abont the centre of his back, 1iis Injuries nre fatal. e Is nearing his 70th year,” Ilo has boen o resident of these purts for many years, DUBUQUE DEMOCRATS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes Dentque, In., March 20.—The Democratic City Conventlon met to-duay and mude thefol- lowing nominations: Mayor, J. J. Linchang Treasurer, D. Gehrlg; Auditor, F. Brandt, thoe present Republican Incumbent, was u- dorsed; Recorder, M, § Shields; Assessor, J. L FIRE RECORD. AT ATIIENS, MICI. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Barrie Ceuer, Mich,, Mareh 20.—A firo Inst night totally destroyed the house, with all lts contonts, owned by Witliam Kitehen, of Athons Villnme, fifteen miles rom this city. ‘Tho loss is 5,000, with only $1,000 In- surance, The fire enught from a chluney, concerniug the growlng staple, while Western Sonntors ave equally unxlous to know whotber tho weather I8 fuvorable for tho growing whont, Hach ono, no matter what seetlon he ny bo frow, (8438 well posted concerniug tho wonther on his home-ueres ns though ho rocclved o speclal telegram overy duy, and 18 uble to govern bis instguctions to hlg farmor aecord- Ingly. : THE AGRICULTUBAL DEPARTMENT 13 Just now i fmanous bone over which politicians nroquarroling. Tho salary s small, it 19 true, but thoro nre npproprintions winounting, di- roctly or Indireetly, to nenrly $300,000, which afford what our Southern friends call “a biw heap of patronnge* Gon. Lo Due, whoso enuestrion portralt nrorna ono of the rooms at tho Departiment, obtalned tho position beewuse fie hud beon a partner of Hnyes' Private Secro~ tary, Rogors, 1 un unsuceessful business speeu- lutlon, nud he has munaged to Inerease tho ap- -proprintions by n fudiclous distribution of tho “patronnge,” ospeclally mmong Southern Cone gressmen. Ho bolds the fort, but thoro aro twanty who are wuaning after tho place, tho most prominont one being JANDSOME DR, TORING, of Massnchusetts. Tho Doctor was defeated In obtalning n renominution In his Congressionui distriet lust yeur by an adeolt manipulation of the fucal enucuses, and tho Republicans hero feel u good doul of sympathy for hin. Ilo buile hinz u house ore when ho married his sesond wito, nbout a year sinco, nnd ho hus entertnined a goud deal, bestdes bolug ulways ready to make an ornpmental speech on any oceasloi. 1o has a pructicnl knowledie of agricnlturo, bis first wile haviog Inhierlted tho fumous Plekman furm, noar Salon, and hy lms“rflh("lb’ delivered more nprictultural aderesses thanany othor man on this or nny other conthient. On the othor hund, bo hus nover recognlz@l the clulms of Sce- rutury Bluine 1 be the New Engloid candidute for the Presidenoy. Bo ha monght by ape pointed, and then he moughtn't,” ns the South- corn brethren would suy, Less uncortaln I8 the nolitlenl fate of FREDERICK DOUGLASS, whoso chances for reappointient ag United States Mavshal of this District grow small by de- krees uud beautlrully sless. Tuo President un- m)llbwfll{ desires o give the phice to his per- sonnl frlend, Capt, Henry, Whose services ns Mujor Damu woulid bo aoeeptable to Mra, Gar- flelid; and thon the Bar and Rench, Including the wast Staiwart, don't hunker after Dougluss’ re- appointmoent. Not thut be Is objuotionsbly, but somu of the colored men appointed by him as substitutes are, 80 hu stands but little chiance of nnotbor four years' scrvice, nlthough lio has ruthor delluntly sald: * The Murstutship or nothing.” Whoen ho bhas lost the Marsunlship ho will probubly accept anything clse tondored. GEN. ADAM DIADEAU 18 here, noything but happy over his * promo- tlon " from the London Consul-Generylship to tho dinlomutic positlon of Churgé d’Atfulres to Denaark, The Condul-Generalship g i snlnry AT MUNSTER, ILL. ol h'. wllhl fees lillllulll“:’ufl' 10 t'La C ribnes thuch more, and o dignity to” subport, Bpectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribrune, L I e Tl e e Strsaro, I, Mareh 20,—The Chleago & Alton depot at Munster, four miles west of here, was totally destroyed by fire Inst night. It 1s not known how the fire originuted, ns It was well under hendway before discovered, Nuug of the contents were saved. of 5,000, nnd (8 expeated to resldy In diplomatio #irte nt Copenhuxen, entertaining nll Amerienns who may sce Ht to visit that ¢lty, esides, Bus deuu retalus sonio of his old Bohemian hablts, aequired whun ho wad o welter on the New ¥ ork presd, und London {8 furmore nttructive to him than tho Courc of Hamlct, [Ho fns deolined o * promotion.”—En.] GRANT'S BROTHERIN-LAW, Mr. Cramory who has been at Ctumnhnzcn n jonmg tine, hus Luen roteted to Switzorland, whero Lo ean enjoy tho anties of the bearsmuin- tuined ut the public expense by tho authorities ol Berne, und regurd the disting alpine penks a8 tho Bostouinns gize on the Aduins funlly. Hamjiton Fish’s son, who reluices tn tho old Kuickorboeker numo of Niehols, 18 to roturn homw, st some suy Be will be made Third As- sistant Seeretury of Stute in tho plucoof Churles Payson, whuso only merlt I8 thnt b I8 a rolutive of ‘Gen, Devens. PRESIDENT QARFIELD bus—thus fur—huld the relns himself, and even Iu thy Depurtment of Biute cuminlssions ure mudo vnt v direction of tho President,” Ate torney-Uonert MaeVeugh wad not consnited nbout the llruulllllllun! of Williwin Chundlor 1o the position of Bolicitar-Goneral, which eou- trols the nupointment of outsldu counsel alt over tho country and tho setttument of sulls brought agnlnst individuals or corporutions. The Aalury I8 87,000 por winutn, it the place is uulyY second to_a_Cabinct uppointmént. Swmuel 1Y, Poillips, of North Carotlig, who suceeedesd 1irls- tow, of Kontucky, in 15, leaves it with relucts atet, and Chandicr tny fud it diticult 10 ot conflemed. Ho married tho youngest daughtor of John P, Hule, und hus for years coutrolled the Ltepublicuns of Now Ilnmpsbire, MRS, GARFIELD . hias airendy becowo very pupular, and “soclety " Wpproves er quist yot clegant 6tylo of dreswing, hor graclous waniors, aid bor pleaaant ro- wurks, Bho undertook to Lo *ut homs to her friends on Puosday and Friday evenings, but tho groat public declared thut 4t wag, of courde, Sriondly Lo the Fresidont's wife, und thess (n- formul socinl recentions huve consegucently been mate crowded than Mk, Hayes' formal receps tions wero, The Eust-ftoom, the parlors, and the consurvatory swarmen with residonts, ** thele sistors, thuir cousing, and thulr uunta” 'ho congeguencs witl be tat Mes, Gartield will huve to discontinue tho general recoptions and vnly Lo visiblo to personul fricnds, THE CAIINEY LADIES, ns thoy are culied, bave done u vory sonsible g I ugrestw notto feel bound'ta return the ealls of nll who nay choose tonttend thetr weukly recoptions, Mrs, Kish uscd o pngs tho rreator portlon of her tme i riding tbout Washington to leuve cuvds o thoas who visited hor on Wodnexduys, and she often found that BoInw of tho gayly irrayed dumes and wisclles dwelt In very hiimble toneinents, Now, while all equ call ot tho wives of tho Scercturios, ng has for years been tho custom, no roturn visits will bu paid unless the Cabinet lildies so dosire, ‘Tl suving of visithur curdd will bo great, but thon~they nro puld for out of contingoent funds, and eug thiorefuro bo Javishly dlatrituted, HECRETARY BLAINE has ind somu twlngos of gout during tho past weok, und he buging to show tho eifuets of great anxloty, urd work, and Washington diunors. 1o s purchused o large corner-lot on Bixe teenth streot, near Don Cumeron's untiulshed Louse, un which ho will at unce havas crected b pealdenc lnyer and botter caleuluted for ontors tuinlng than bis jlessant homo ki conth AT SEDALIA, MO, SEDALIA, Mo, Mareh 20.—The supply de- purtment of tho Missourl Pacitie Rullrond shops burned to-night. There was about $13,000 worth of goouls in the place. AT PEONTA, TA. Bpeciat Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune. DunvQue, In, March 20.—James Andrews’ storg nt Peostn was burned to-duy, Loss, §5,500; Insured for $1,200. ) e — ANOTHER SALOON ROW. John Dlock's sutuon, at tho corner of Rumsoy und Clorinda streots, was tho scone of o dige grnceful affray ut 6 o'clovk yesterduy fternoon. Amvng nnumborof propiv driniiine and earons- ing In tho saloon was Chrlstopher Runge, o Paluuderavho nalsily proclatued his anti-Nihitlst und unti-Bueinlist viows, andsunnounced that he waus a true Demoeratio Amorlenn, not afead to ot s tonguoe speak upon uny sublect. The by- standers, who wers mostly Polos not loug In the country, abused him for giving vent to such thouplits, and begnn drawing ehalk-unrks on by clothing, and wnking ridiowous remirkd about murkm‘c hlngo that thoy would Know him agaln, Runge beenmo eurnged, and selz- g @ Deoreglnss threw 1L with great viuloneo at tho foremost of his tormenters, Als bert Rondu, ‘The glues struck him on tho Dbreast, but did hinno particuine njury, Rondin thon hit Rupge and knucked bitm down, and sub acquontly jumped upon hhi and smasbed Ueur-glass over bis hend, Rungemido hls way homo to No, 132 Rumsey streot, and Dr, Binriek, Wwho thero nitemied him, tonnd and drossed no loss than elght vory sovero sculp wounds and o ’mflh severul inenes in length over his right oye, Tho man was nlso badly brolsed nbout the hoad und fuce and chost, and th ductor was unublu to sny uutil to-duy bow hils njuries woult resuit, Itungo says bls” ussullunt only stoppoed bent- g him when tho gliss was broken Toto smntl pluces, o 1440 y OF nge, and bus o wifo and soveral ehtldren, I3 thullerllr Ronda wos urrested by Otler 1% 11, Owons, who [ound him comtortabily seated with his compunions q oo where the nifeny oceurrel, 110 18 oy 21 i o I8 vers poworfully bullt, and tilis 0 English, huviug como hero frow 3 n ehart tino nxo. (1o clulms to huve strueck Rungo in self-uefunse, and siys ho pro- voked tho fight by his insuliing sentionts. e —est——— ALLEGED INFANTICIDE, The Coronur hua buen notitied to go to the Town of Lake View to-day for the purpose of holding un inquest upon the newly-born nfunt of i green Germuan servant-glel, who §s belloved to buvo strungled tho little one to death shortly after Its birth, The girl Is employed In the houschold of Wi i1, Dryan on Ashlund nvenue in the vicinity of Sunnyaide, an out-of-tho-way location In theso days of snows-blocked rouds, Cansldesubly soervey” s been maintuined by tho police of the town, owing to i rugliest mnde v i atreet, IS new houss will be bulle nfter the by e S, whe o gusiaug 4s live lin uf ouw I Now York, with whiely o 18 tnuch found no evidences that tho babo hud | Pledsed. Xy lieen murdered, Jt {8 nltoether ki, WAYNE MACVEAGH howover, (it such ovidenves wilt be found, s tensed the hwge house ou Rhodo Islond ‘Lhe story rund thut tho chitd wos (llegitimate, uyento built by Attorney-Genoral Willluing Just and thut'Its_futher wad a lsborer, In the brick« | betore ho was nominated ns Chicl-dustico of the yards not far from Mr. llryan's residenco, | Sopreme Court and defeated In tho Sennte. 1t 'ho girl not ulngwnrmw ut'tho vsunl hour yestor- | was snid ot tho time tat Mre, Willinms enenged duy morning Sirs. Deyun went 1o bher soou, | 5 lud speetiations uuder tho tusple Qb Hodd Shephord, and mudo enough to bulld tierself (hls tino bouse, und to Turnish it Sho wad vory mueh atory, sud by some uceusatlung of buvit writs fon uhonymons letterd, which wors brougbt to boar agiiust ber Dusband’s contirmutlon, but who hay uhvu‘)‘i bad su ablding fuith thut he would bo retleotod u Benator frum Oregon, and trinmph over b enomicd, When otd Simon Cameron comes iere, ho will bo uble to clioosy Detwoen two sumptuous houselioldd,~these ot his duughier, Mo, MacVeash, and of his son, Dou Cameron, Probubly, however, e will ga to mfi old quurtord ut Sandérson's Hotel, on Capltol il COL. JOUN HAY will bo much missed at tho Depnrtment of Blato aud {n Wusnington soclety, 31r. Evurts hus do- vited the greater, portlon of his timg to tho clivate of h"- Now York faw-oilice, sud Col Hay bus _rently run the michine, tiking eare not (0 alfond tho suxcoptibilities of pid Sr, Hunter, Who bus Leen over §ifty yeurs {6 offico, aid Who fnmugincs himsolf tho ombudiinent of Aucrican diplowacy. His house on Mussuehuseits nvenng bud beeu the sceno ol genorgus nusplmlltyl but it dooy Bot vowpare with his bome ut Clovelgad, aud found her quite 1 In bed, and upon furthor Inveatigntion found the dead body uf tho infunt conconled bonensh tho bed-olothing. Tho wmotber uretendod to huve unwittingly smothored the ehild while atteinpting to keep {twaurm. Tho polico wade no urrostd, bucause ThO YOUDNK WULLID Wus 111 B0 DICCAFIONS i G aition thut shio could not take Hight, even though shu was williog, et AN ATROCIOUS CRIME, Thomas J, Dugun, ¥ years of awe, employed Uy W, P, Froemuu, manufacturer of electrical npparatus ut MHoom 18 Otls Block, corner of Brute and Madlson streots, wus arrestod yesters duy aftornoon by Dotectlves Gallugher sud Kooher upon u warrunt gworn out by bis om- Ployer botore Justico Wallica, l:hlu‘{hl it the young iau with attempting (o rape Mr, Freee man's Hitle uleco, Ada Freeman, achlld of 11 yeurd, Tho mothier of tho child, Mrs, Libblo C, “recman, living at Nu, L& Wost Monvas eireet, sens lor o o hier unclo ou sowe bugtuess, und upon redchivg bis oflice botween 4 and 6 o'clock mduy ufteruoou fuund ber unelo ubsent, nud‘ g 4t ey with {ta raro_frescoes, Its exquisit carvings, (g pletures, and 114 Horary, Then tho trlo which onll tho author of * Little Jrceches” father— Miss Helon and hor youngersistor and brothor— can onjoy themselves mors on the shore of the luke thanIn this climate. ASSINTANT-SECRETARY IITT {8 even n more Industrlous worker than Col. Hay, He enme fero from the West ns o protegs of Hntor Anrton, mid wis 1ho SeNHREDPher uf the Committer on Privileges and ctions when 2 statedm; 13 Chdrmnn, Sul. thy, e we 0 Datningo as tho stenog- of the Comminion aent thore by Gon, nt, and b was the author of thelr report, very ably dociment, for which Betntor Wady reeclved mnny complimonts, Golog to Kuropy on a wedduig Tour gome clght vears since, hl 'y Washburae invited him to romaln at Parls ng Beerstary of Legation, so that ho hits kad an o; ceffont bppartiiity to becoms practically no- quulnted with our diplomuey, His privato menng nre sueh thut he will not bo foreed to it hiy expenditures by lis aalary, and Mr. Blaino moy bo rexanied ns rartunnto in abtaining hiscodpors thon, Hay und Baneroft Divis bed do- clined the placo. 3 ECIETARY EVANTS haunts the Department of State, whero ho Iy prevarlug tha listeuctions to himsolf, Judgo Thurmi, und ex-Sepator llowo 18 mombers ot the Monetary Commission which {s soon tomeet nt Pariy, . varts will tako with Rl Gen, Sherman's dnughter, Miss Rachel, and (wo of hiy own dughters, Sisg Bettlo and Miss Loulsn, nnd Mr, Perking uf Boston, who I3 angugeed (o Misy Bettie, will go along 18 B8 privite seerctary, Judiza Thurman will ho aceompunied by his {vl‘lt, und he expeets to have n vory enjoyublo 1ip. - THE ART LOAN EXIUIBITION, heh at tho old Taylor munsion for tho benefit of **I'he Tralning Sehool for Nuraes,” has heen n ddecided suceess, thanks to Mra. Gen. Ricketta, Gien, Schenek's diughters, Mra, Montgoinery Blair and Mra. Gun. Emory, with a batwlion of dumolselies. On Thursdny ovening thi adiey who it managed tho exbibition gnve u Martha Washington ten-mrty at tho Masonle Templo, whero thoy sppoenred to grestadvantage in thole urerue eostumes of Rovolutionary style, Th demnlition totnl™ of the exhibition and ten-party will by ut least §1,000, which will be n good nuelens for o permanent fund for the training sehool. THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THI POOR, who manage tho llome for tho Awved, gavo its fnuites their annunl diunor on St. Josupii's Dy, The dinner wns coutributed by tho patrons of this desurving etrity, who waited upon tho old people ut table. Among thom woerp Willian W, Corcornn, Mme. do Chambneu, Mrs. Lovi I'. Marton, Mmo. Outrey, tho Missos Rigs, aud otlior fshlonubles, who served tho aged guests with tendor cave. This Jlome for the Aged now containg 124 fnmnates, mnny of whom have rerehed the il of weeond childhood and helplosness. are _eared for by oleven * Littlo Sisters of the Foor,” who perform nit tho household dutfes, cooking, washing, and nrsing the sick, Nu allowance {8 pald tham by Chureh or Stute, but thoy nre eired for by tho charltablo, ¥ VETERAN PLAY-QOERS have enjoyed tho pust week tho comle neting of John 8, Clitrx, Who brs mude his reappearanco hero niter mmm.-n-{em' nbsence, ten yeurs of which was passed In Lomion, He pave us the well romembered Dr, Pangloss, Major de Buuts, Loodien, und Paul Pry, but it wns the gen- eral verdlet that he did not play any of thom any better than e used to, while many thouzht that he had fatlen off, Itico Suprise Party " was otl the bourds at the Natlonal Theatro, but nolthor the pretty woumen, theo handsome wnrds robs, the extravaguut fun, or the goud musle dlrew o tnir boit: Durlug the comlug woek wa aroto havo Mme, Janauschek ut the Operns llouse, with n lecturo by Gough, LENTEN AUSTERITIES doubtless rm\'ull among the very falthful RoOdy-gou digner-partics gl\'ml during the pust week that it beenina doubtful whore tho nusterities and bumiliution cmne in, Gon, Shermnn gave a diuner to Secretary Lincoln und Seeretary Hunt ub which the various Generats, Admlrils, and Commodores wers prosent. Col. ob Ingorsoll was the tmovh spirit atn Inrge dinner-purty given at tho Jupuncse Legatlon, at which Sen= ator Harrlson wig umong the guests, and tutes able repasts have heen given by tho French Mintster, Uen. Burnslde, Senntor Pondioton, Col. Bonaparte, und Dr, Lorlog, The Doctor had as his most honored guest Gov, Loog. of Mussnchusotts, who hus been waking o dying vigit here, A LAWN-TENNIS CLUD hns beon orgunized, wod the game fa played on tho luwe at tho Dritish Legutlon every pleasans diy, when the wind 14 not too high, The Misses “Thorntou nre oxcellent playors, and thoy aro expert urchers and famous walkers, Thoy may often bo seen weitrlng short dresses and” thicl rboots accompanying Sie Edward fu his dally *eonstitutionnl widk to tho Cupltol nnd buelk, =nt lenst four miles,~with n freo, swinging step, _‘Thoy appear nono tho less Indyliko a Tow l'mmux llxlztur.w cn they are among tho bolles of to il THE IIANDSOMEST MAN in tho next Congress—eo tho uorrvEEondnnL! suy—will Lo Mr, Iidward 8, Lacoy, of tho Firgt Michbzan District, n bankoer by profossion, of medhinn size, with & dark complexton, regulne fentures, and bright hnzol oyes. Ilo {8 chrons Teluil ng wifable, rich, wider 40 yenrs of age, and o most dealrable * cateb.” It I8, howevar, very rre nowadags that o Congrossmiun narrica lere,—especilly u wealthy Congressmun. Ho our bolles huve to contont themselves with vy nand navy oflicers and diplomats, und st tho cotie fug Enster-tido there fs not to o 6 singlo weds dlng of any fmportance. THE NEW SENATONS .aro providing thomselves with homes for the comling slx yenrs, although Miler, of Californin, who 4 snlu fo be worth $10,000,000, cannot tind a house lurge cnough for his unecommodution. Benutor Hule has tiken the old Satm Hooper house, which hna a ne yard foe his three sons to piny 1, and the old homy of his futher-in-taw, Zuch Chandlor, will bo rented, Senator Hawyor has rented from My, Creswell the spaclons old munsian bullt before the War for the Gulng, of Californla, Senator Il of Colorado, who faa mine-millfonnire, hus rénted’ the Hutcehinson House, where Mr, Evarts hus been living, and will reilt and refurnish it TIIE SUPREME COURT CIRCLE, hias been snddened duringe tho week by the de- pirturo of Justico Ciiford for hig home at Port- und, Me,, In tolerablo bodily health but wrecked in fitelleet, and tho denthof Mrs, Isabolla Vi g(llhl Swenringen, whilow of the Iate Richurd B, wenringen, of 8t. Louls, and mothor-in-law of Justice Flewd, Bho hed for somo thae past re- sided In Justico FMuld's house, formerly a part of the old Capltol Prison, nnd 0 Inreg élrele of friends kero will mourn her loss, A few huurg hefare her death thioves enterwd tho houso nnd stole many valuable silyer and chiow articles. THE DIPLOMATS wilt soon bo on the wing, and n number of thom ‘Wil puss tho summor nt Nowport. 'The Freneh Ministur und Mme. Outrey will visit Puris, but hope to return bere next winter. Mr. Drume mond, the Seorctury of the Britlst Leganion, witl foto England for” tho summer, and expucts to ho promoted (0 n ChargCahlp Bomowhors next ful’. Haron Bruest Muyr, the Austrian Minister here, whose Hungarinn husear uniform elipses all thoothior diplomatio m;L ory nt a rooeprion, will koon lonve us and probubly hot return. EX-VICE-PBESIDENT WIEELER hns roturnied trom bls trip to Flovids, nnd fa walting here until it Iswnrin enough In Northorn Nuw York for bim to roturn thars, His numo hus been conneeted with that of Inlr widow hero, bhut his feiends deny that ho has any Intons tion of murrying. Viee-Prealdent Arihur is nlso n widower, with two children, i son 10 years of ago sud o daughiter whao is b, Hig wifo waa Miss Llley lerudon, tho daughter of a distifguished navat ofticer. TUE ODI-IPELLOWS here have Interred, with unusunl pomp, tho roe nuins of oo of ol lending putriurchs, John B, Huvorner, 11o has boen sincs 1853 tho ropres sentutive of this distrlet In tho Geand Lodge, aud o hus also been the President of tho Odds Tellows® [tellef Assoclution, thy organlser of tho Udd-Follows' Cholr, and thie patronyof the Odd- Fellows’ Livrary. . ® NAVAL CADET COOPER, of Florlda, eame hero with the othor cndetant the Nuval Acadomy nt Annapolis to participato i thio innugueston pirade, und was seizod with pocumonti. Mr, Willaid, the klindshonrted bost of the Ebbitt [fouse, vacated bis own roowm thut he might have comforfable nccommodntions, and tho youug felluw has aince been tenderly eurod for, us ho hoy binlunced batween life and death. The wife of Adntiral Btembel, a lady of rolinemont, hos watched ot his bedsido with o muthor's care, and SurgeonsQoneral Wales, of tha nuyy, with othor oticers, huve buen devotea ;u the sufforing Jud. 11(8 recovery I8 now hoped or, A LITERANY ENTERTAINSENT was given on Thursdiy ovening ut the McPhere son Houso by Dr. Wallls, who has for mon yours beon connected with the Now Yorl lierald, wnd who hus often beon a eors respondent of that paper hore, Among those present were Mrd Myra Clurk Guines, us viviclous o sho used to be ity yeard agoi Mrd. Dennlson, who wroto * That Listand uf Mine" s wnd sevoril local colebricies. smnglng, recltutions, sod readog mude the evens g posa vory plonssutiy. A shinilar entertains mont wis bold the next eventng nt the studio of M, Morrell, und noxt week thore will be une other at tho studio of 3liss Hunsoni, who ls now Hulghing u portraitof Mrs. Uartiel CUMIODONE BIUVELDT, n_gallnut offleor of our navy, of magniticont physique, e educntion, and much comwmon sonse, woos 1o China to reorganizo tho mval of tho Flowery Klugiom, with satury of {20,000 per annun, ~ His dsugbhter wili nceoms pany hlin, wid be bus rented bis houso bvre o k’lw-AdmlruA Rowan. 2 AWT AND AWTISTS, ‘Willlam M. Chiuso, of Now York, has been come missioned to prlut u portruft of ux-Prealdens Huyes for the Momoriul Hall at Bavvard Col- lege. Johu Morgau, un Engtish artlst, 18 paint- {og a fult lengthportrait of Btephon A. Douglas bure, which 16 to bacngraved fora work on his politleal eareor. Churles Luunian, now of tho upunese Legution, bas sout four laudscupes 10 tho exbibition of tho Nutional Acadouy ut Now Yark, with u suull etudy of # foreat, pulnted by Br. Yoshida, thu Jupuneso Miptster hero. TLACONTRUIL e eem— Ludies, do you want to bo strong, healtby, aad Leuutifuly Then use Lop Bittens fes, it thoro have been 8o mauy -