Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1881, Page 5

P SR B - Al THE CHICAGO TRIBUN SATURDAY, APRIL 9 k) 1881—SIXTEEN, PAGES. FOREIGN. Tho Subject of Silver Now Clniming Merited Atton- tion in Europo, Tnteresting Comments of tho London “Times” on the Coming Conferonaa, lndirulions of & Strong Popular Movement " o Bicourago Auti-Nonopoly in Money, —— Action of the Reichstag Looking fo an International Assauit on the Communo, The Aus‘trh\n Press Unwilling o . Eulist under Bismarek's Lead. Greeoo Defiantly Notifles the Powers that Bhe Will Not Accept Turkey’s Torms, Long Description of Gounod's New Opera, Sung Last Night in Paris, Tory Attnck on the Lence Mado in the Transvant—Bad News from Boer« Iand, Tho Oommons Reftnes to Voto Against “Butterine” as Sent Out from Amorica, GREAT BRITAIN. BACKING LORILLARD'S HONSKS. ' Sweclal Cable, £0NDoN, April 1L.—The principat trangac- tion tn the elubs yesterdany wus the backing <of Mr. Lorlliard’s Iroguols for the Two Thousand Guineas nb 600 to 85, followed by 15 50, ‘The hotse was backed b 4 {o 1 for n pluee, and was taken freely, The same horse hag been backed at 50 to 1 for the - City nnd Suburban severnl times, but Barrett Tor bribery. Is nceepted as the bestot Lorillard’s lot, Yor tha snine ruce Mr. Keene's Foxhall 18 quiet in the market, although progressing favorably. THE GOVERNMENT'S TRANSVAAL FOLICY ATTACKED, : 10 the Weatern Ausocialed Preas Loxvoy, April Tho first attack on the Government's policy I Trunsvaal was made by Lord Calrns (Conservative) in the llouse of Lords lust night. 1le aliuded to the nn- nouncement fn the Queen’s speech at the ppentng of Parfimmont, that the authority of the Crown woult bb promptly vindieated in Transvand, and asked whether the nuthority of the Crown had been vindicated at ail, e pntertained grave doubts that in this sur- rounding territory the prerogative of the Lrown had not been sustained, 1le emphat- feally protested against handing hundreds of bhousnuds of Britlsh subjeets back to ns bad & system of slavery as ever existed in tho world, 1o mrgued: “We had no sceurlty thnt the Boers would “uceept tho de- clsions of the Roynt Commis~ slon” and asked “how we were to enforce thom 1 tho Boers did not nceept them when our relnforcoments quitted the country, as,”? he sald, “ by the terms of peace ammunition Is not to be supplied to the gar- rison In Trangvaa), they would be iierely hostages In tho hands of the Buers.,” Lord Cnirns coneluded by n general dénuncintion of the terms of peaco in u peroration of strlk- Ing eloguence, which elicited an outburst of sheerlng. £ LORD KIMDERLY, Coloninl Seeretary, replled that there could be dotibt that it the war had continued the greater part of South Afrien would have been involved init. Ilo safd he was con- vinced for some years that there hus been no slavery In Trunsvanl. ‘The forces now in ‘Pransvanl will b lett thore. Only four regl- ments have beon reealled. . Lord Cranbrook mulnly attributed the ris- Ing In ‘Transvanl to the spocehes of Glad- stone at Midlothinn, Lord Salisbury snid It wns the snmo wretched story as that of Candahor, and would ralse tisgiist which woull be futal to our future power in South Africa, Jeet was then dropped. ‘ BEACONSFIELD WILL OET WELL, Beaconfield’s physicians say that, though thore is still much to contend with, the erisis of his Ulness i past, amd thers Is every hope of recovery, AT o Benconstl TS MORNING (SATURDAY). '8 conditlon was more favorable, *INCHEASE IN QEVENUE, ‘Lho rovenuo roturns show an increase of 22,770,283 during tho past year, UNBEATED FOR DRIBERY, Towall, Conservative iemberof the ITouso of Commony for Wigun, hos been unseated GLADSTONE NEFUSES TO GIVE INFORMATION ON TIE CONFEUENCE QUESTION, In the Commops My, Glndstone sald: “1 cansiot glve yositive fuformation as to “ whother England will be represented at tho Conference,” . " INTEBESTING COMMENTH OF THI *TIMES" The Times, commonting on the instruc- tlons to the Austrinh representatives, snys the statemont fs much less declaed In tons than the promoters of the Conforence had Jed people to expect. If Austrin’s loaning to Dimetailism Is only to b djsplayed in tho svent of Eugland ngreeing to n bimetalile proposal, It Is evident the Austriun tendeney to bhmatallism will not count for much, Tho prospeet of the Conference having any result depends, not upun the ehance of an Interng. tional agreement to ndopt bimetallism,which 18 OUT OF TIE QUESTION, but upén the witlingness of the United States and tha countries of the Latin Unlou toadapt it themselves for u term of years, and be con- tent with the ecugngement of Germany not to sell any silvor for that perlod, and by England to maintain the silver standard in Indin, One of thoso Ines of arrangement seems possible, ‘The bollef prevaffs fn this ofty that such an arrangemont wiil bu made, but the hesltation of Austrlnis o proof ot the diftieuities in the Way of the project for universal blmetalllsu, Tha instructions to the Austrinn represent- atjves were tn tuke n noutral standpolut, but With a slight Inclination toward bimetullisn, —thistondency, howoyer, to bo shown only In case Gormuny and England fnelino to the e view, L A MEMORIAL TO LORD HARTINGTON, slgnod by 1,700 residents of Manchester, de- slures that 1f Engsland does nat send o repre- sentative o the Monetary Conforence, shy Il‘lmllfl at least sond one on behalf of India, Tno Chanbers of Commeres of Jirminghum ud Liverpool demaud that the delegates bo Belt unpledged, 5 " BULTEINE,? lrf the Cownmuns, Sl Herbert Maxwell :I’IO\E(I that steps bo tuken to Insure’that "‘:,'3“ conpotuls resembling butter hinvorted m::l lluls United Btates ns havmless shall be i only under distinetlve numes, and the nportation of thoss hurtful and duangerous S0 hieatth bo prohibited, . Lhs Lresident of 1ha W nf L't e gal ‘Tho sub- | tho result of the motlon would ba tho abso- Inta probibition of the Importation of butter from other countries, Thers was o ueed for alavin on the part of tho farmers, for thers was nob the sfightest proof that tha fn- traductlon of substitutes for butter had re- dieced the price of gomd butler, Jvidenes before them showed them that some of these compounds were ns wholesome as butter, and thore was no proof that thoy were lu- g’:;rlous. Thue motlon was negatived—175 to THE IRISI, ‘The Parliamentary seetion of the lotme- Rulers has declded that the Irish vots in Northampton shall b thrown againit Brad- laugh, . IMADLATGI'S APPEAT, . to the House of Lords Is Intended to test the question whethor the pnintiir 1s competent to recover the penalties imposed, and whether Bradlaugh 1s reafly llable. If the Lords deelde against Bradlnugh, it f3 under- stood the Government will introduce n bill remitting the penalties imposed, THE RED FPLAG. ALLIANCE AGAINST ASSASING, Denriy, Aprh L—Herr Windhorst's motton requesting Blsmarck to endeavorto conclude nn agreement with the Powers to undertnke tolmposs penaltles upon their own subjects and forefzners resfding fn their country for nssaginating or nttempting to ussasinate the lieads ot States, md for all public Incltement to assusination; and that nny foreigner guilty of ussasination or attempt to nssasinnte shall ondemand bo delivered up to the Govern- ment of his native country, fs unanfmousiy approved Ly the Tmperinlists, the Germnn Conservatives, ‘Centre, Nntional, ILiberals, und Pules, Even the Progressists and Seces- sionist group of Libernls decide to adhers to the motion in princlple, TILE HOCIALIST LAW. In tho debate in - the Relclistag on thenan- nuanl repors on the Socinlist lnw, Herr Bazel, the leader of the modernto Socinllsts, pro- tested nguinst his party being kel responst- ble for- tho utterances of Most and 1lassel- many, and complained of being tracked by detectives and provented from holding meots ings. "Tho Government report was then up- proved, TROSECUTION CONDEMNED, Loxnoy, Aprll 1L,—The Thacs condemns tho prosceution of the cditor of the Frethelt, as it gives unexpeeted and undeserved cur- reney to the offensive articles, and, besides, the prosccution may prove sbort THE ATTORNEY-UBENERAL that nobody hins besn foreibly cjectod from the oftico of the Iretheit. The police, he snys, when making nn arrest on u eriminal charge, nre suthorized to tuke possession of nll documents and property from which evi- dence .might bo reasonably expected. ‘e offiee was merely locked for the proteetlon of its contents. : Au M, SULLIVAN, M, P hns been asked to defend the editor of the Lrethelt, - AFRAID OF IT. VIENNA, April 1,—The principal organs of the press publish artleles entirely unfavor- able to the schomo for Internationnl under- standing ngatnst political refugecs, 1IN ROUMANIA. Ducnanest, April L—-Investigation of the distifgbavees at Jassy rosulted In the suspon- slon of three I'rofessors suspectod of Nihil- 1sm, and tho expulsion of several students, IN AMERICA, Nrw Yonr, Aprll 1.—The following dis- patch was sent last ovening by the Socialists of this city to llorr Most, editor of the Frethetty who has been Indleted at the Bow Street Court, London, for publishing o libel concerning the late Czav, and urging tho peo- ple to commit murder outside of her Majesty's dominfons: W NRW Youg, Murch 8L—~To Jolns Most, editor of the Fretheit: Rosalst tho mostshameful tyranny s asslitnnce scenred; draw on the International Buok from donday next. *Justus IL Scrwan'” SOUTII AFRICA. AN ENGAGEMENT AT PRETORIA. Newcastui, Natal, March St—Boer mes- sengors state that after the surrender of Pot- chefstrom the victors reinforced the beslugers- of Pretorla. and the jolut foree, with two captured guns, repulsed n sortle by the Pre- toria garrlson, and drove them into the fort, Inflletinis conslderablo loss, Loxvoy, April 1.—Speelals from the Trans- vanl state that no ofticlal news has been re- celved of wn engagement at Protoria. AD NEWS, Dunpax, April L.—Persons coming from the T'ransvanl report that the Booers are loot~ Ing tho vrpperty ot loyallsts, 1t s stated that tho Boer leaders, In Middelverg 1gnore Joubert and the conditions of pence, nd warn refugees against returning, Many I'ransvanlers are returning hurrledly to Nae tal. There is great friction hetween the Soor leaders, nud 1t 15 belloved that the perce Is only temporary. TRANCE. GOUNON'S NEW OPEIIA, spectal Cables Pams, April L.—After delays and disap- vointments innwmerable, Charles Gounod’s new four-act opern, * Lo Tribut do Zamora,” was produced at the Girand Opera this ovens ing before a house packed from floor to cell- Ing with literary, avtistle, and fashion- able celebritles, It mmy bo stated at onco thot it was very favorably recelved. Sinca it wns originally composed, two years ago, the work has been frequently revised and altered, Four dlstinct cditlons have been engraved by M. Choudens, the pule lisher, slnco 187, In Its primitive form, # Lo TI'ribut do Zamorn” would have taken seven houad to perform, 1Y BEPEATED AND RUTILESS CUTS the work was at Iast reduced to o reasonablo proportion, “Exclsions wore made up to the very ove of the production, aud several et bers ware sacrificed at the first and only dress rehoarsal of tho opera,which toak plico fn tho strietest privacy on Tuesduy: night, When brodured, this evening, tho opora wis entirely fresh to Paris, and tho reception given 1t must bo taken to express tha honest and unbfased opinfon of a first wight's swdtlence, MM, D’Eunery and Bresil’s li- Dbretto, though not strikingly novel, isdramnt- ic, and well-sulteg for operntle treatment, 1t wany bo romombered that M. D’Ennery of- fured 1t In the first instance to Seflor Verdl, by whom It was decitned. It was thon of- fured to ML Gounod and accepted. THE 1LOT 18 1ald at some undofined pertod of the Moor- ish oceupation of Spaln, und the action 1y transforred, a8 oceaslon requires, from Zu~ mora to Cordova, Thero I no averture ta the operd, After ashort and Inshuificant archestral Intraduction, tho curtaln ylseson n bright and sunny seene (n thy Spanish town, On the right 13 o palaco; on tno left Iy the modest house of Xebina, acted by Mile. Daram, the sopranv, Xalma 15 o pretty Spanish givl, butrothod to o poor Chrlstiun ndorer enlled Manuel, ropresented by M, Sellier, the tenor, Thumarrage s aboutto e colebrated, There lsa rather fusipid chorus of townspeople, and presently Manuel ap- pears, slnglug o pretty serenado under his mistress’ baleony, Xabma roplies, and all LAING seoms smillng, when a flourish of trumpets I8 heard anunounclg the arrival’ of the flerce’ and redoubtably Moorish Chief, Hen Sald, played by M. Lassnlle, the barltone, * Agroeably to custom Hen Safd hus come iny tho nume ot the Ca- Hiph, to exnet & pertod his tribute of virglns, Lots -are drawn ol Xalnw, despite tho musical despnir of her Jover, 13 carvled oif to be sold us u slave, und the curtain fally oy common place finate, THE WAR-SONG performed in this act wis redemandad with enthusiusm, Act 3 trunsports us to s placs uutsigo the ramparts of Cordova, and allows thy introduction of a glitteriug and pletu- resquo cortege, ‘Fhere Is o llberul al- lowanco of trumpets and other brass Instraments, As In “Alda,” the briws- band on the stuge responds o the orcliestrn before tho footlighty, Netbaee aml bor compmifons are put np for auvetion, ‘Thore Ia o furlous competition between Manuel and Hen Swid, | 'The Iatter has taken o fking to Xatme, and finally beeomes her master. The act ends with a very effective flnale. The third net I the longest and perhaps the most fn- toresting in the opern, Thoe scens 19 g gorgeous interlor In tha harem of Ten Sald's palnce. A badet §s fntrmtueed, The musie 15 plquant and charming, partly In warlike and partly In n solter snd more pastoral key, THE INSTRUMENTATION 18 INGENIOUR, and the melody rudely interrupted by a duel hotween Len Said and his rival Manuel. The Intter Is vanguished, and is only spared, thanks {o the passfonute interventlon of Xubma, who vowsshe witl kil herself if Metn- ael 13 slain, "The Interest 13 well sustained, 1n the fourth net an lmportant port s played by n und woman naned Hernosa, représ sonted by Mlle, Krauss, Flermosu hod al- rendy nppeared in the preceding net, ler husband 18 Xatmea's fathor. s had been’ killed tn battla by Ben Said, The sceno fsn ravden of Hen Suld’s palace. Hermosu, In a moment of lueld recolleetion, recognlzes her daughter Xalmue and dotevinines to avenge hier wrongs. ‘Thore 1y A VERY BEAUTIFUL DRAMATIC DUO for mother aud' daughter, Introducing the uotive of the war-song so highly apptanded In the first act, In the denoucment, Hernwse stnbs e Suid, Xethma 18 restored to her lover’s arms, and the avenging mother Iy allowed to eseape unlarmed, thanks to the mental fufirmity which makes her sacred, The costumes and scenery aro singularly pleturesque, but there woere evidences of in- suilicient rehearsal In tho chornses, Mile. Krauss won a trimph In her great scene with Xalme, She was twlee encored. ‘I'here were loud calls for M. Gounod at the end of the peyformance, ‘The composer con- ducted his opera in person. INDEMNITY, o the WWestern. Awsocinted Press, raws, April 1.—~The Chamber of Deputies to-day voted 0,000,000 franes to Indemnify the suffercrs by the coup d'état in 185 IMPORT DUTIES ON LIVE The Budget Committee adopted buport du- ties of 16 franes for oxen, elght fruncs for cows, three franes forswine, and one sndone- half francs for sheep. CONTRACTONS CONDEMNED, Tang, April 1.—~Camdos and Ivert, con- tractors, have Dbeen condemned to three months’ tmprisonent aud o fine of 500 franes, and pay the cost of Insertion of the' sentenge In - twenty nowspapers, for eal- umninting the enzineer oficers In connection with the Cissy-Kiully affalr, SPAIN, crnA. gpeclat Cale, Maprin, April 1.—In the Council of Min- isters, the Secretary of State for the Colontes announced that, In consequence of fresh discoverles of frauds ta Cuba, and the Qili- culty encountered in local influences, ho deemed neeessary the uppointment of o Roynl Commlssioner, with extruovdinary powers, to reform and chango the Administration of the Colony. 1lo thuught such o step should bo taken, even I the declslon obliged tho Government to change the highest militery or civil authorities In both fstands, nnd probably to recall Gens. Blanco and Despujol, as hey the Minister of the Colo- nies, belleved it ‘would. 1le announced his belief that, from all the data received, no sarlous liberal '1’0“6{' tutlfl, or taxutlon re- forms are possible i the West Tudles until tho Cublnet resolves upen this energotie step 1o stop abuses and administrative vesistanee to the new puliey. "The Madrhl papers com- ment on and npprove of the idea, The event caused.much sensutlon. . GERMANY. MINISTES WIITE, Denuiy, Aprll L—The report that the Ameriean Minister, White, Is nbout to retire Tms produced considerable rewret in tho Anglo-Ameriean colony. Mr, White hias ne- quired great poputiarity, and would be much missed If ho should withdraw, v TUNIS, A FiaNT, TAns, April 1,~Troops sent to proteet the Algoerinn tribes from the marauding Karon- mi had a sharp fight Mareh 21 with the Tu- nfung, Several were wonntted on both sldes. . THR EAST., | OREECE WILL REJECT THE TORTE'S PRO- POBAL, Loxnox, April 1—A dispateh from Athens saya: Drember Coumoundouros will tele- graph the Greekagonts In Europe that Grecee cunnot aceept the Porte’s propusals, PERSIA. THE PLAGUE. CONSTANTINOILE, Aprll 1,.—The plaguo Is Adiminishing In Nedjetf, but 1t ins appeared @t Maraguhu, In Northern Versin, EMS, TIE TURLE BMPERORS, RNNA, April t—"The Emperors of Aus- many, and Russia will probably meet at s Inmldsummor. UNDESIRABLE EMIGRANTS. HOW BWISS PAUPEIS ARE SENT 1ERE Borrsrriy, Canton Argovie, Switzerland Mareh 80,~On Jan, 30 the Town Councit “unanimously resolved that Mrs, Theresa Housen and Fridplina Vogelin shall bo sent to Ameriea If thoy ave willing to go. If they do not consent, 1Wis resolved that Theresn Haugen, above numed, b placed In o houss of correction,” Qun Sept, 10, 1850, Tridolinn Vogolin, licgithunte daughter of Chrlsting Vogelln, of this place, made n declaration which wans inseribed on the minutes of tho Chureh Councll of leuggln, Can- ton Argovie, thut Gottfried Mier, her wothor’s husband, had sinfully - Hved with hor until she left homo, The Vresl dont and Town Council udult openly hav- ing pald hor pnssage to Now York., They aro indlgnant that they should bo charged with sending an fnsane gifl to Awmerlen, but #es no larm in sending thore abandoned women of the vilest sort. Lhefr opinfon ap- pears to be QUITIZ A COMMON ONE IN THIS OANTON, The way In which the communities bunish thelr worthless aud helpless people, undor the protext that the persons so sent desiro to fmmigrate, seconnts for the numerous con- plaints ut New York respecting omigrauts from Argovie, The United Ststes s tho present receptaclo for the scum of lSuropean Inils, poor-houses, and lunatic wsylums, ‘Iho Unfted States Govornment has numerons Consuls In Bwitzerland and & Legatlon at Borne. Should not they bo compelled to putaatop to this condition of affalrs golng on under thelreyes? If, In the presont case, the women nra not prowmplly sont }mek. Argovie 1s reudy to supply the Awmdrleau warkot with plonty morq’o! tho sawma sort. New Youx, April 1=The two women above roferred toare now at Custlo Garden, In churgo of the matron, uwaiting the nction of tho Board of Bmiaration, Superlutondent Jackson says, In his roport, ho has no testi- mony dffecting the characler of the women und must be guided by thelr afidavits, and Teconunends that the Commissioners treat them as they do other emigrants—vyiz.: Care for them untl] they find employmont. Sueve oral persons have already offered to engago them us domestles, awd it i3 provable thut they will get howies us soon us thy Castly Garden nuthorlties have disposed of the mat- tor, ng they doubtless’ will under the suk- gestlon mads by Superintendent Jackson. WK COMMISSTONERS 3 recetved the folluwig couununlications DEPANTMENT OF BTATE, Wasmisaray, D. C., Murch H.—The Commisloncrs o Emtyration, Cantle. Giarten, New York Clly—(ExTLEMEN: e- fereing to tho letter of the Department of tha 2Kl fnat.. and ncknowledzing the reeeipt of your reply (by Mr, Jncksan), I hive to say thata fur- ther telegram hins hoer recels ed rom our diplo- matle representative at Herne tojching tho shiiprovnt to this conutey of the alteged couries wang, Fridollun Vogelin und Theresn Hausen, nndl, i view of tho suggestiona therefn, 1 have ek that this Dopartment muy b npprised of tho action taken by your Board, If any, with roforenco ta tho persons mentfoned, [ am, gens tiemen, your vhedlent servant, Jonn 11AY, Asslstant Secretars, STOCK-RAISING. Inteyviow with n Wyoming Cattles Grower—tireut Loas of Stock on tho Plalus tn Consoquenes of the Fard Winter — ¥omething About Shecpe Ralsing In the West—Cattlc-Brocd=- 1ng in Texan, St Laufs Repubtican, A prominent eattle-grower fn Wyoming Territory was met by o Republican reporter yesterday nfternoon, and in w conversation the former denled that the cattle on the pufng were getting nlung all right, and safd that, on the contrary, the ealtle were dying by thougands from cold and starvation.. e snid: **Statements appear in all the papers 1o the effect that tho losa nmong eattle in the West 1s not very Jarge. These statements arg made by men who evidently have not been out on the plalns and seen the cattle dying by the hundreds on everyside, I have sustained fosses, and 8o hinve all the growers iy vielnity, 'This is.one of the hardest winters the stock-nien fn the West have ever known.” “Could you give me somo Information in relatlon tothe mortality of cattle in the Wust 2 . 2 “With regard to the loss of eattle this year, it will niount, on the whole, at alow cstimate, to about 25 per cent, with the ex- ception of winter beeves. Last year the loss did not exceed 8 per cent. Some districts of the plains will come off meh better while others wlll fare worse. ‘There are reports from the Yéllowstone und Powder River and Niobrara and Wood Rivers In Nebraska, say- Ing that the logs wus from %) te 09 per cent up to the 1st of March, ‘The dealers on Lara- wmie pluing, and South Platte River, and South Colorado, and dealers in Montana and Ore- gon report heavy losses nlso, “Iho winter heeves and the eattle in gen- eral are in w very thin condition, owing tothe severity of the winter, * Hetween Julesburys, Neb,, und Noreth Platte City, u distanco of ahout sixty miles, there were on the 1st of Mureh about 6,000 or 7,000 dead cattle, and more were dying. A grent muny eattle will ullu between 10w and new grasy time In May,” v 1lo\v about the ealf erop this yenr 2" “The loss on eatves will be “m"i' heavy, on nceount of the death of so much femilo stocle, The yield in ealves will not be over 40 per eent this year, while fast year it was about 5 per cent, The winter” beeves . will Dbe very Inte this year, as they, too, are com- gz out in a very thin candition.” *\Who will bo most affected by tho condi- tion of ailairs ¥’ “Ahe-men who witl be privelpally affected by this, ure, firstly, thise dealers” who are ieavy borrowerss secondly, those who fure nish'them with capital; aud thirdly, those who have entered the eattle bus Ithin Lhe Iast two years, —‘The Intter of deal- ers whl lose” heavily, as thef' have bought *through ' Cexas eattle, and the loss on them will be heavier than on any other cliass of cattle. any eattle-denlers will be ruined by his year's disaster, and it will require dili- gent tnd careful attendunce to business to cualie those In rood clrcumstances and out of debt to pull through.” **Tlow about the profits of the cattle trade thl: f;cm':‘” * ‘There have been many: erroneous reports eireuluted w8 to the protits, ‘These reports have been made by deulers who lHve in the cltles, aud who ne sit the ranges, aid who recelve flowery repurts fro wells superintendents, whose interest it is to themselves I good light. Dealers who wn- derstand the business, ad carry on their business with ther own capital, estimate thelr profits at the present time at from 3 to 15 per cent. 1t requiresttt thorough busipess man, With thorough business men working for i, to make 15 per cent profit,” “ Which 1s the best place for eattle-ralsing n tho West 2 “In maising enlves therels much In favor of ‘I'exns, On the plains Inst year the calf crop did not nverage over 50 cent to the hun- dred cows, white In "Texas the ealf crop ages from 80 to 85 per cent. 1 have raised cattle in both places, 1t 13 nothims unicom- mon for the calt crop to averngo % to U5 per cent in ‘Texas, In ten years in the LonoStar State L snw theenll erop uverage 83 per cent to the hundred cows, On the plains in six yenrs the highest uvernge of tho crop was (0 per cent, and the lowest was 40 per cent, It required more lnbor amd work to ralse 60 per cant on the blaing than it did to ralse 83 per cont in ‘Texas, The loss on Durham bulls from tho States I3 tremendous, It Is estl- mated that abont three-fourths of them have died. ‘T'ho principal cause of thiy is that, be- sides tho soverity of this winter, thore 13 o shortness of feed, mud tho plalns are over- stocked with enttle, All tho grass was eaten off before the winter In some places, and the ground Is so bare that you can't find enough nnn to till n zood-sized boot.™ 5 aortality antong thosv bulls tends to }(m ring the quality of the stock, does 1t not ¥ *Yes, Owing to the grent f:\lnlllf; to the Durham bulls the stock-men are talking of running thelr cattlo with T'exas bully or bnlls ralsed from ‘Toxom eattle, This will consid- erubly lower the grade of eattle.” * ow will the eattle-crowors get over this difieudty lu rutsiug good stock 2 “Theie s only one way to remedy thoevil 1f they desire to havo o good breed of attle they must keep the Durhiwm bulls, ‘They must lm»‘ldu means by which to nourish” those bulls in the winter, and the Ulllf‘ wiy they enn do this 1s to corral nll the bulls and feed them on the ranges durinez the winter- thue, ‘This could be done without any great in- creusg In ax‘xonse. The stock-mén must o ons of two things. 1t has been clearly deni- onstrated that It thoy want to keep Durhum bulls they wiil have to tend o them carefuls lf in the winter, or else lower the quulity of tho stoek by Introducline an inferlor class of bulls, A fittie more uxrcusu andn good stock will bo the resuit, A little longor period of carelesness will entirely do away with fiue stock, *"I'hoso facts may appear strango as I have told them to you, but 1 tell the plain truth, 1tis to the fnterest of some companies of stock-growers to mnke reporty of n flowery nattire—sny that they are making & good wrofit, ote. ‘Thuse are uil fulsehoods, Thore lms heen only one company thut has puld o dividend, und sfter paying o dividend of 25 pereent they make an assessment of 50 por cent fn order to make up for it,” l"lllum nbout tho sheep crop ou the plalng *\Well, as to the sheep erop, as near as can bo estimated from 40 1o 50 per cent have died up to thy presont thue, and tiey aro still Ayl l'lmldly. ‘The shieep which Tuve been suved have been ted [n the ranges for nbout five or six mouths with huy ot a cost of from 85 1o $20 per ton,"” 15 sheep-raising a protitable business V" Wirgking 1t on tho whole, sheep-ruising on thoe plains {s not, as has been reported, n profitable business, Sheep soem 1o thrive and do welt ns nogenerad thing, but the traichery of tho ellinito eauses u dlsastor every threo or fowr years, Those disasters como with striking reufurity and kifl whole herds at a tine, There Wavg e o few ex- ceptions 10 this rule, but the denlurs wha geporally esenpo thuso disastors are small donturs, md, thele shieep droves being smuil, thay are kept In close proximity to the houso and i burns and sheds, and ean boe given more attontlon than larke'herds, "Two ynunf wen i my neighborhood - started by 187 with 5,000 head_af sheep. ‘They ran them untll Mareh, 1577, Inerensing tho hurd to 0,000, “A storm eamo upon thew Mareh 7, uiter o spell of flne “weather, awept tho whole hord away. Not o shuglo sheep was suved, A Now Engluud company wore i the samo vielnity with fumd'gflmlu. water, b rangee, wid plenty of hay, "They ran the herds with excellent sticeess tor uboug three years, and Jud o hevd of Moy 22, 1877, ing-tim (the wenther huving besn (ine und rass abundant), there cumo . hall-storm il destroyed all but o fow, Al sheep-dealers huwve “sxperienced these disusters, and say that, although for o shart thinu thy sheop bustness 1y profitable, In the end the protits are ganerally nothing,” “ How uboat shieop-rafsing i’ trat-class shoep, On Loxny 2 Paxus (30 gomd sheep-ralsing country, Ton men In that State luve made money on sheep Wierd ols il thy pleing hus wude auy i rensonable profi. On the whole, iy thut never wus thory kuuwai suvi Infer In the West, and you mny saye that genesully the chttle-mon ara not very hopefud, sithourh they nny sny that they will pull tarough ol rlght” THE WEATHER. The Poor People of Mandan Still Living in Churches and on the Roofs. Conaiderable Damage in Davenport and Rock Island by the Ico Accumulations. Nasghville, Tenn., Visited by a Territic 8now~Storm Yes» terday. Fonrs that the Recent Cold 8nap Has Dono Much Damage to ‘Wheat. THE MANDAN CALAMITY. Bpeeal Diapaleh to The Chieago Tribunes Btastancs, . T, April L—~The Govern- ment stemer Gen. Sherman arrived this morning from Fort Stevenson, where the cold suap of Jast winter eaught it, The river Is falling rapidly, and navigation can be re- stmed from Bismarck to Benton, The gorge below. this polnt contlnues, and the fives mile river stlll howls sway. At.Mandan Uiere nre 500 people living up-stafrs and in churches. ‘The streets are full of blocks of fce and waf Arrivals from Mandan report that the fee enme in 5o rapldly from the Mis- souri that nll the stocksof zoods were caught and badly deunged. “Uhe cltizens are short of provisiony, but relief in that particular will he sent over, . They are dmnaged finan clally about 850,000, To the Weatern Asociated Press. Bisyanck, Dak., April L—The river hasg fallen three or four feet. About 230 people Want over on the steamer Ecllpse to-day, but could not get within three miles of the town beeause of the lee. Several from the Il Sated ety came on the boat. The lee is about six feet deep nll over town, and very solid, It will rémain til it thaws, The North Pa- citie loses about 25,000 ruifroad ties, timbers, ete,, but i few goods were saved, The flood wag 80 sudden that the people were glad to fienu the bluffs with clothing enough to eep warnl, More provisions will be sent over to-morrow, About 400 people were rendered lionse! but the water has fallen 50 that many by ngs are now of water, Al The total lossis estimated at from 850,000 jto §75,000. SIOUX CITY. ; Srorx Ciry, April L—The Missourl River made a further rise at this point during the past twenty-four hours of nearly six feet, but it hins fallen about two feet this evening, The riso was owlng to the breaking of o gorge nbove, and it Is feared that the fall this even- Ing 1s awlng to the formation of auother Rorge o few tiles above, No portlon of this city Is overflowed, and there {3 ittle nppre- henslon thut any dumage wiil be done at this volnt, 'The water hasbacked into a few low basements through the sewers, but no dam- age whatever has resulted. There Is 10 news of consequence from above to<lny, the telezraph Hnes not belng in working order, probably having been hruk«n down by the flood. A traln plnced at the dls- posal of tho city by the Chicago, Milwnukes «& 5t Paul Compuny left lere this morning for the Inundated districtin Dakota to render assistunce to the settlers, If any should need Tielp, but It hits not yet returned. Some of the city oflicers and n goodly nuwber of vol- unteers went out withthe train, The weath- er Is pleasant, . DAVENPORT, TA, Snecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Davesront, In., Avrll 1L.—~The {ce bridge in the river between this elty and Liock Island showed signs of weakening yesterduy alternoon, and broke upon the raplds Ina narrow channel at'5 o'eldek. Durlng the night it gorged avove the Government bridge, and half a wile above the back water enme up withln sive inches of last June's rise, which was the highest ever known here. At5o'clock this morning the neud of ico opposit the clty moved down ubout 1,000 feet, and thero It has hung alt day. For the distance named below the bridge the river Is open, but above and below It 1s"closed. When the fve moved It made a wreek of the Keokuk Northern Line warehouses In this eity wnd- Roek Island. ‘Threo cars of grain on one of the switeh tracks in Rock Island were pushed over, On bath sldes, the lee, two or three feet thick, shovegd vp on'thie shores, varying from tive . to twenty feet, No damage hus us yet been done, but dunger Is apprehended from the break-up above, unless the gorge_below Is relensed. WATERTOWN, WIS, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wazrrurows, Wis, April L—March went out with almost ns much fierecness of the elements as 1t came n, last night belng one of the severest of the season,—a high, cold, and cutting wind from the northeast prevail- g, necompanted by flurries of snow at in- tervals, which at one ‘time threatened an- othier blocknde to travel, 'Ihe thormotneter fell rapldly, this jnornlng reglstering 8 de- gress nbove zero,—the coldest for some days, With nn averago of & foot and o half of snow on the level, covering the fields i many pinees, hugo drifts'fram five to ten feot high, i the rivers and streams sthl keld solld in winter’s firm embrace, tho outlook for funrm- fng operations 18 most discouraging, It must necessarily be several weeks beyond the nverage thine before out farniers can get to work this spring, BEDFORD, IND. Special Dispateh ta The Chwcace Tridune Benronp, Ind,, April L—The weather Is the genoral thomo of conversation, To-lny has buen very eold, tho ground being frozen and the sidowalks ecovered with snow and lee. Snow has follen’ at intervals all duy, Frultgrowery say the peaches and cherrles wre still snfe, In consequence of their back- wardness 1o buddiig out. . APRIL WINDS, Wasuixaroy, 1, €., April {,—~For tho Upper Luke Region, during the month of April, winds blowlng from the south or east, or from directions batween those polnts, are found to bo the winds mast Hkely to ba fol- lowed by rain orsuow. Winds blowing from the north or west, or from directions be- tween, those points, are found to be the winds least likely to be- followed by raln or BIOW, +OCONOMOWOC, WIS, Specal Diapateh (o The Chicago Tribune, Ocoxonowoe, Wi, April L—Alt-Fools' Duy was Introduced by & biting blizzard from the northenst, aceompanied by somo snow, Severnl cuts on tho rallrond have been filled In, but not enough to delay tratng ‘I:g‘()l‘l{ "o thernuonieter stouds ut 10degrees ELRHART, IND. &pecial Duspateh (o The Chicago Tribune. Evguanr, Ind., April L,—=Trains on the Laoke Shore Rullwny wore deluyed on ac- count of suow on the west division from one o six fiours, To-day the sLOrR wis goueri over the northern portion of the Stute. An- other storm {8 expected to-night, DWIGHT, 1Ll Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dwianw, §L, Aprll 1.—A bitter cold day. It hag been freezing hard over sinco morning. A culd storm lko this eannot but fntllet very gerlous damage to the winter-wheat crop. ‘I'his eold spap puts all farming operatlons back ynother week, T L UNION PACIVIC. L Special Disgateh to The Chicago Tridune, Osalra, Neb., April L~This evening the Union Pacltic finlshed repalrs to the washed- out track botween Fremont und Columbus, and to-morrow will run tralns as usual over its own road. PROBABLY PERISITED, UNIONVILLE, O, Aprll L.—Joln Walters and Silas Witliams, aged nbout 14 and 15 re- spoctively, yesterday weut huuting, and uve not yet been beurd of. Serloug wpprehens slons prevall that they are lost or have ver- l'l" the licavy snow-storm that has pre- 4l hiere. A STRANGE PHIENOMENON. Manrsos, Tnd., Aprit t.—Rellable inforaia- tion from Saluda Township, thiseounty, says that Invge quantities of sulphur-lour feli in tha snow-storm of last evening in that vicin- ity, ‘The same remarkable phienomenon was witniessed In this eity, MIGIEGOR, TA, Bpecial Dupateh ta The Chfeago Tribune, MeGrroon, In, April 1.—Navigation still closed on the Mississippl River at this polnt. Weather cold, SNOW-HBOUND. OTTAWA, 1L, ‘April 1.—The two speclal trning which left this place yesterday for Minnesota are snow-bound at Lamofile, west of Mendota, CINCINNATI. ? CINcINNATI, O,y April 1,—The snow-storm which lhins prevailed for the lust few days continues with all the vigor of a Janunry blizzard. v OMAIIA, NEB. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ostans, Neb., April L.—The Missourl River Is stationary at this polnt, and no danger Is Jppreliended here now until the June rise. NASHVILLE, TENN, Nasuvire, Tenu, April 1—A - lieavy snow-storm for this seetion 1s prevalling. SIGNAL SERVICE. Wasmxaros, D. Cy April 2~1 a, m.—For the Tennessee and Ohio Valley, clear or partly eloudy wenther, preceded in the east- ern portlon by fight snow. slowly rising tem- perature, westerly tosoutherly winds, and in the western portions slowly fulting burom- eter during the day., For the Lower Lake reglon, areas of Nght snow, followed Ly clearing weather, winds enerally from northwest to southwest, ris- ne followeil by falling burometer, and sta- tionary or slight rise In temperature, Forthe U}mer Lake region, Upper Missis- slpifl and “Lower Missouri Valleys. warmer and falr weather in the southern portions, Jight rain or snow in the extreme northern portiony, and rising temperature and falling arouieter. LOCAL ODSERTATIO citicago, A T, | Ther. b i} en.) Weather B |Ltsnow, Ltsnow, tanow, Ltenuw, Lusnow, Gicar, Clen Wind, Harometor oofrosiod {0 TemporatuTe, vlevauion, ond inateuniontal error. Lowest Ay west temperatury. 17, PERELT, SnarneaTiove, CHICAGU. Al 1-10:13 p. m. wind, {rnjume okl La Cromse Lenvenw Toulavill Yickaliur: Winnagisu A REMARKABLE FAMILY., Father, Mother, and Fourtcen Chile dreny All Living, Whono Combfned Ages Aggregato 979 Yonrw, Cinclnnati Enquirer. MeAnTius, 0., March 50.—~Vinton County thinks she hus the most remarkable tamily in the State, and in order 1o prove the nsse tion, Lwill give n short sketeh of the Rey- nolds family of this place: Mr, Benjamin Reynalds, the father, was born I Martinsburg, Vi, Az, 22 1589, ad in the year 1811 he was married to Mlss Su Shriver, who was born in the year Ligs, M Roynolds, with his Tunily, started West in 1818, and Tu December of, thie (ycnr settled in Perry County, Oljo. After fiving in that eounty thirtecen years he reutoved to Swan Township, 0 this county, which then formed a part of Hocking Couuty. Mr, Reynolds nus sinee that time lved on the sume farm, andseen o tract of country changed from a wilderness to fraittul flelds and plensant homes. Mr. Reynolds’ furm 1fes on the line of tho Ohio & West Virzinin i‘m;llruml. about efght wmiles north of Me- rrhiur. : a T'he most remarkablo part of the history of this famiiy 1s their lougevity. Mr. Reynolds 13 In his ist year; My, Reynolds i8in her 88thy aml both nro well preserved, ‘They have fourteen children, nll of whom aro living, Our townsman, l[uur?' Reynolds, is the oldest son, being now in his tatky year. Guorge, the steond son, Is 1 eltlzeh of Swun hn\'ushliv. Samuel, the third sou, Is now living in Iowa, having remoyed to that State some thirty-one yenrs ngo, 1saue, the fourth son, 18 n cltfzen of Kansas, huving gone there nbout five years ngo, Seven daughters live in this county, three of whom have never warried. Ellzaboth 15 the rellet of Stlas Wilson, and mothor of ( o W, nnid Donnison Wiison, ot Zaleskl, — Surah 3 ha roliet © of Iurrlsen Fose ter, and liyes In_lown Lydin 18 1hy relfct of tho Inte 11, 1L, Swatm, of this town- ship. ary Ann 14 tho wife of Henry Sehlot- terbnek, of Swan_"Townshlp, Mariuh is the wife of Charles M. Stdmun, wud Jlves near Nelsonville, Athens County, Luctnda i3 the wife of Presly Wright, and Hves In_lowi. Cordelin Is tho wite of kdwand I Waller, and ves In Swan Township, Aung, Rachel, aaul Susat live with their parents i Swan, The youngest chilld §s 45 years of uge, and the avernge age of purents wud chitdren s ot years, There wre over ity grandehlidren, inuny great-grandehildren, mud not a fow Rrent-great-grandehildren, We have older men fn Vinton County than Mr. Reynolds; but, tuking the whole family togethor,—tuthor, wother, and children,—wo doubt that there {8 unother sueh lamily fnthe State, Ago of the father, Y1 years; ago of the mother, 38 yenrs; combined nges of the chil dren, 800 years; total of ally 070 years, Should any one know of o fuily that can foot up wore yenrs without u deith, lot us have thelr history, e — PASTORAL CALL ACCEPTED, vatl, O April L—"The Rev, David , pastorof the Contral Chilstiun Chureh ¥ of thix city, hins aceepted w eall from tho Contral Christian Church of lndianapolls, and will enter upon his dutles at once, e em— 5 Tho peoplo buve contidence in the Bhnkers® Barsupurilln, becauso a gonulie Stakor ined- Iuluu‘ Pn-pumu by tho Cunterbury Shakors, Shuk- vr Villugo, N, I BUSINESS NOTICES. ¥rofessional-1lours for consultation anioxaryinution fron 10 1o tu, iy bourd Tor 0 b P il tho treutwwnt of ‘;uuunu from % From the grent number of pationts hu dally ute teadanco Rl y profussional rooms, n strict ob- servanco of the Lime, whethor for reatment o cansultutions wiit eontribite ta the convenlunes of all partled Interosted, Dit. CrLessoN Puarr, 1 213 St treut, Chicugo. e— Fusband'e Cuicluod Muguosis.—laur first premiuin modals swarded, More agrevablo 1o tho taste aud smulier duso thun othor mag- nusls, For sulo In Governuont stuiuped bottlvs at drugyists’ und country stores, sud by 1. J, Ttusbuid, Jr., Philudolphia, Iedding's Ruwsin Nalve hos proved I‘u)ul‘ll‘::lvuuy by s tustuf 38 years' coustuut uae. ey An Alarming Euidemfi: Now Sweeping Over the @fltry, Which Destroys the Senses of Smell, Taste, and Hearing, And Devours the Lungs,Liver and Kidneys. Failure of Physicians to Successfully Cope With It. What Shall We Do? “1t is the mucous mombrano, that wonderfal semle Hiuld envelope, surrounding the delleate tiasues of theairand fuod parsages rars Dr. Bnnford, *that tho ali-prevalont and dangerous imalady known us Catarrh makes its steanghold. Once established, 1t eats Into tho vory vitals, and rendars life but & jongz- druwn breath Of misery and disease, dulling the 0 of Licaring, trammellng the powar of apecch, destroying the faculty of amoll, tainting the breath, &nd kDling tho retined pleasurca of taste. Insidi- ously, by creeping on frouLa simple eold 1o the head, it assaulty the membranous lining and envelopes the Lones, eating throuxh the delicate conta nnd cauning intlammntion, stoushing, and death. Nothlnk short of total eradication wii securo health to the patient, and all allorlatives nro simply procrastinated soffer- 10y, feading (o o fatal termination, SANFORD'S HADICAL CURE, by Inhnlation ond by Internal ade minlstration, bas nevor falled: cven whon the dis- ease has made trighttal ioruads on dolicate couatitu= tons, hicasin, smoll, and taste have beeu recayorod, and the disease thorougzhly driven out." BANFOUD'S ILADICAL, Ista of one bottio of the Jtabicat, L ATARMIAL Sule VENT, and 0ne 131PHOVED INWALEN, neatly weapped In ono packse, with full directions, und nola by all druggtata for fLUL Atk fur BANFORI'S KADICAL coar, : tioneral Agente, WEEKR & POTTER, Boston, COLLINS' VOLTAIC PLASTERS relleve fn & minutes. MALT ' BITTERS. 12 you wako up with Coated Tameme, Sour Stmach Tendncho, 1o Appetite, tako Malt Bitters, 1f you sufler from Nervousness, Wakofulness, Hy tesin, or Extnustion, take Mutt Iitters, 12 you have Malrin, Liver Complnint, or any Kl noy o Urinary Wesunens, tnke Muit itters, I n Delicato Woman, or n Nursing Mother with Tuly und Waters Htiuod, tako Matt Bitters. 1f'y0u Linve Weak Lunge, Cough, Nisht Sweats, no Stiength, no Hopo, take Malt 3itters, A vure unfermonted Extmet of MALT, 101S, CAL~ ISAVAL (KON, and other Bluod Fooda, Bewnre of imttations stmillurly nained. Every bot= the bears the Compuny’s Shmature. . e Malt Bitters €ompany, Boston, Mass. —_— HOSIER Y. Chas. Gossage & Co. “Hosiery Depl.” Special Bargains, Ladies’ Fing French Lisle Hose, Plain or Ribbed, in all the new shades and best lengths---Rich Goods, Only $1.00 per Pair, 100 Doz, Rihbed Plaited Sitk.Hose, In alf colors, Ladies® Sizes, $1.50 Palr. Children’s Sizes, $1 to $1.50 Palr. 200 Doz, Fine Cable Lace Hose, Prefty Deslgns, French Goods, Endles’y $1.60, Children's, 7ic and $1.00 Palr. Just Ilaly Price! 500 Doz, Solid Cardinal Fine Cot- ton Hose, Sifk Clocked and extra long, Only 50¢ Pair, .Speelal Tnducements offered i Sitle Hosiery., One I dred, Styles to select jrom. Prices ranging from $1.50 to $15.00 Pair. 106-11{0 State-st. 56-62 Washington-st. AL WATER, RIEDRICHSHALL AL BERPERWATEL owes ation to the huppy proportion ng ibin: Curen Lk eatiom, Copstiputian, i Germor ti' Xtutmueh, Livar, i Huwals G, Banuritios ot tho oo wid win. 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