Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1881, Page 5

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, FOREIGN. Gladstone Rises in Parlinment a8 tho Liberator of Ireland. jiis Bl Brond Enough fo Right the Wrongs of Any People. Institution of an Entirely Sep- arate Branch of the Judiciary. What Camot Be Effcted by Renson Will Be Done by Monay. The Duke of Argyll C nnot Agree to the Bill, and Resigns. Overthirow of the Caniroli Minis- try in ltaly, on Aceount of Tanis, out of 4,000 People in a Town of Scio, Only 150 Re~ main Alive, England Opposes the Monctary Confor- ence~Favorable Actlon of France. Tremendous Floods in Spain—Tha Hunga- rian Town Again in Danger. T LAND BILL. AILS OF THE MEASURE, s Speciat Gatle. TospoN, April 8—3 a. m.—~Tho Tand hill wil differ In many vespeets from the aeconnty of it which have already been publistiend, The bill fiselfywhichwill bo In tho hands of the mombers of Purlinment to-norrow, will cover twenty~ soven closely-printed Tollos, It I8 a eerlous effort 1o solve the Ivish questlon, Binco tho tirgt draft was gubmitted to the Cabinet It has tdergone no less than twenty-two fmportunt chunres, Tho tenant’s right to COMPENSATION EOI INPROVEMENTS as guaranteed. Tenants may apply to the Court tofix what 18 the fulr rent. Only tennnts pay- fug £150 rent and over ean contrnet thumselves wut of the provistons of tho bill. Excopting in these casea lenses and contracts Inconsisiont with Its provistons wre deetared void, TIIS PREVENTS ABUSES such ng took plice In spite of thoe Land aetof 1630, landlords ke the Duko of Leinster having compelied tholr tenents to aceept leases con- troeting themsolves out of tho provisions of that LUl Limfled owness cun exerelse the sumo powers as nbsohile owners urler thisact, I'ls I3 o dopurture from tho fundamental prinelples of Britlsh Land Jaws, aud §t perbups foreshuiows tha'downfatl of the Jaw ot sntuil and settlement, Muny of the foregoing provislons were forestudowed in the Staqutard’s editorinl on Wednesdiy on tho lund L wineh was bused on an i draft of the bill, 1T WAS COMPLETELY AT FACLY 1n referenco to tho main provisions of tho bill, denling with tho creation of o pensant pro- privtavy, which may be summarized us fullowss Part of the bl dows with the acquisition of Jand Ly tenants, tho reclnmmution ol Iund aud emigration. 1t provides thae the Tond Commixston, ouit of the monoy In thelr hunds for tho purpose, may, IF sutlstied with the seeurity, ADVANCE SUMS 70 NS tor tho purpose of cnubliug tiemn to purchuse their holdings when tho landlords ure willing to sell. Such on o audvaneo 18 st to excord three-fourths of the principnl sum, Whore the sals of & bullding Is nbout to bonude by u tandlord 10 u teaunt i consideration of tha tenant paying a e, and angagring to puy to tho Iandlord & fee ud Iafe reat, tho Commission iy udvanes usunt cqual 10 half tho fine payadle to tre landiord, Provision 13 wlso mudo to enuble the Commlssion to givo purchnaing tenunts TARLIAMENTAIY TITLE" ot fixed feate of costs, in arder to uvold heuvy tegat expenses which attend the snlo aud trange fer of lnuded property under tho, ordinury huw, ‘Tenunts can repuy tha princlpal ond Intorest by annual pn ut of £5 por £10), clearlyg the debt fn thivty-tivo yeurs, The Treasury muy suthorize the Hourd of Wmiks to advance money to compunles for the reclumation or In wrovement of waste Junds on” proper aocurity, ‘Tho Lund Commlssion naiy from time to time with the sanetion of the Treusury, enter jnto ugreoment with any purson or hody of per- #ons baving authority to contract on botalf of TIHE DOMINION OIF CANADYA, or of tny.Provineo thoreof, ur on bobnlf of any Heltish cotony ot dependescy, oF wuy State - oF other distrlet In such Dominlon, Provines, cole ooy or dependenty, vr on behnit of nuy publie compuny or otbor publie body ~ with whoso so- curity the Lund Commisalon may be satistled, for the udvunce by tho Conunission by way of o luan but of the moneys i thelr. hands of such sums g the Commission may think it desirablo 10 expond In promating IGRATION FROM IBELAND, Bueh ngreements shull contaln sueh provis- dons reluting to the modo of npplication of lutns oud repuyment thoreol to tho Come wisston ang for other purposes, Under tho head of * 'Supplemohtal Provistons,” tho et provides; “The Trensury may; fronm thne to tlmo, ua they think 1t, lssug out of tho con- sotlduteds fund, or tho wrowing produan theceofy, the © sumd required for ade vanees or purchises of osnes by tho Land Commtsston, upder thia part of (s act, ot exeeediug tho sum annually grauted by Purlnment.”” Provislons uro also mado for tens B0ts parchnsing un estald where threg-fourths OF thn nuinber ave prepared Lo buy or are will- g to borrow tho necesssvy money from tho Comunlssion, A SUMKING FEATURE of tho bl Is tho recognltion of oceuplers' and tonunts' right ns w valueble interest, {ts ad- vauces to tho tenunt In o ordinary cases are lhmited to n sum of L1000, In extraordinary cuscs tho lndt 8 placed ne 25,000, The Clvil Il Court of tho county s deolired the Land Court of First Instance, It i4 provided tat all ditferences nud settlements between landlord wid tenunt may bo submitied to urbitrution, It I3 provided thut o permunent. Land Comtssion , shalt Lo estuwlished, to CONSISLOf threu persons, onoe holng the Judge of ho Bupreme Court of ditleaturo in beeiaud, the Centrul Commtsston to bo established In Dublin, Wil puwer to uppoint Hub-Commlssions, the Laud Comntsston to be the finul eourt of nppenl i‘l‘lu\l Tund questions, Tho uct 13 10 be vatled THE LAND LAW. OF 181 D, ACT OF JLETRY Beveral paragraphu of the bIll aro regnrded by Irish duvmbors 08 contorring salld bonotils on o tennnta, Ho far us ft fulls short of thy three F's It creates dlssatiafuce ;.hffl. aud’ strong efforts will bo mado T) tho Irish purty to furthor its provisions, 4o provisions estnblishing land vourts and ene SourugIne the growth of i bensant propeictary ¥lve yenerul watlstacton. The mousure, I Bassend Wto w daw, Ju fte presont state, will cons wletely destrog o arbitrary power of Jundlords. thge s SUTICED WITIL SATISFACTION the Himit b placed to the wmount of monoy, . Illh\u reclimution of wusto taud, or to the h:dlllslmu.-lll of u peasunt propriotury. dr ures o, 0 bia specels (nteaductig the uieaw- un iw:‘p‘lfuml e hiops that, by continuing w i, Ireland would becowe reconcliod to tnnm»“.' u:xv\.\ would gradunlly acquire sell-gove ‘hr‘ul\:‘g‘\( 'Ullsxlxmllmlxt ltuslon was warmly oy B0 Trish party; who bud preserved o enved uititudo ddurdig e ovenlog, e 006, wot wishing to b wmianlerpret id thnt what ant was that freland wo s ratted the soe kil of sell-government Whicly Beotland enjoy OLADSTONG RISES, T the Western Masoctated Press. LoxponcAprll §.-+0n the Commony, My, Glivle ALONO Fose ALEHY to ttrelnce tho Land B, 1o wns el eheereds The House wis exeowd- Ingly erowded. Mr. Glndstono sald the bl would ilenl both with the retationy between the landtord and tenant and the subjocts which moy be grouped 03 vequiring advancement from the Excheqner, . Blr. Gladstone sald this was TIE MOST IIFPICULT QU hio had over dealt with 1n th eourso of his pulltl- enl fe. Me felt a satistactlon at exchnnging thin arenry work of repression for loglalation of an fmproving and_ reforming charieter. Tho grounds which tnldewl the Government to denl with the tand guestion were hot that Trish tand- Iords are bud, not thut appents 10 the praslans of ‘tho irlsh poople had been made by persons whose witd proposals nre Jittly removed from scl of public plunder, but beenuso the Trish taws contain - peenlar provisions PREVENT THE PROSPENITY OF THE i U TENAST, According to tho report of tho Nesshorough Commnission, the Irish people declure that they danot desire tne exproprintion of the landlorils ur the conflsention of tho praperty of others, but they do desive to eultivate in socurity tho I of the ecountry und enjoy the teaits of thoir inbor, gyt n fade rent for the lend, These betng tho views of tho Irish praple, wo have n brond busig on which wo muy proceed to found legialution. 1t1s not Just tosay leglshie STION which s tlon i neeessary beenuse of tho faults of the Trish tundlovds, They have stond thelr teind, ond, ny a rule, huve been gequiited, nithough tho proecedings of o limited number of thom Lve boen = ARIITIARY, JARSIT, AND CRUEL. 'This I8 partly, but not solely, the reason for the neeessity of tho fegislation wo nre nbout to in- troduee." Mr. Gludstone thon referred to tho partinl fullure of the Land nct of 1870, which o wt- tributod mabibly, though wot wholly, to the nmendinents which the Government had disitp- proved. 1le then reviowed the reports of tho Richmondand Bessborangh Connilssions, which, he duclnred, notwithstunding eanfllctingauthore ities and’ recommendutions, had been of the grentest serviee to tho Government, The Itleh- matd Commlission, with one dissentient, and tiso Jtesshorough, Conumission unanimously, agreed In recommending TH TANLISIHMENT OF A todeal with differcuces bet 0 landiord and tenant regarling rent, * The two great quess tlous to he denlt with are, fht, the relation hao- tween the landiord und teuunt fi Ireland, umd, seconrd, the advanees from the Pablie Ix- ehequer” Tlo deelnved that nover ns a Minister had Lo submlited any weasure with i greater sense of the enormons moment of the toples aud of the propogition nvoly and he added that * nothiug that ean be legltimately dono by tho Government for the promaotion of leglala- tlon shall we hesitate 10 (o to procure the psy= Ing of au etfeetive measure to deal with the lund gueatlon’ of hreluml.” e then examined and Justitled in dotafi thio prineinles of the measure, hoglnnlug with . TIE RIGHT OF ASSIGNMENT O FREE SALE, which ke dealared already exlsted by common law nna eustom, Before the uet of 1870 the fu- terest which the tennnt had to assign was so small n8 to bo worthless, Under that net tho tenant's right fn the ehape of compensation for disturbanee beeame something eensiblo atd con- aldoruble. 1t hnd been recognized hy evers membier of tho Hesshorough Commlssion. A minority of the Richerd Commizsion neknow, edgen 1t, and tho majority bud 1ot e word to suy wendnst It. He continued: Tho present bl daes nat Itroduen AN UNREGULATED TENANT-RIGUT, Provislon s mude for preventing it from pnes- ing Into extravoguuve, and for protecting the Just rights of landlords by bringing into fale competition the tennnt's vight to asslgn nnd tho huidiord's vight to get what his land 18 reoson- ubly worth, The salfent’ polnt and eardiual feature of tho bl tho Institution of n Conrt totnko cognizmnco of rent, aud which 'will not be debarred from tnking cognizanco of tenure and nasigument, Theva wro strong grounds for muking tha resort ta this Couet OPTIONAL 1 D OF COMPULSOLY, Thovo muy be tenunta who dquot aesire the suterforanco of thly Court. Every existhng ten- nut wwikht eall In @ court to fix tho Jusdielul rent for fifteen yesra, during which there coutd be no ehange, no avietlon except for ireach of ver- taln speeified covenant, The * Ulster Custom will remuin iy, now ut the tenant's option, but the touant will bave tho protection of tho gen- eral provisions of tho LIl for controllng tha uugmentation of yeut, Power tocontract * out of tho et ™ §8 xiven whero tho rent amonnts tg 200 yeurly, The Court witl bavo FINAL AUTHORITY OVER ALL LAND CASES. 1t I8 to conslst of three porsons, one of whom must be tho Judure or ux-Juige of the Supremo Court. 1ts proper seat will be at Dablin, but extea Commissionors, and, If nceessasy, sub-" Cammlssloners, muy bo appomited under control ot tho Centrul Commiselon, The Civil BIl Conrts wiit bo courta of tho first Instance. It I8 pro- posed to nsglst tonnnts to purchaso thelv hold- Inya and dnvest the Courts with power to pur- chnse lands from landiords desjring 1o well und resell thom, rotuiuing fltlo us gunranteo tor re- puyment and aguinst subdivision. ADVANCES WILEL BE MAT to owners, tennnts, and Rolvent compantes iy formied far purpases of reetalming land or for othor ngrionltural fmprovements, on conditlon that tho ndvances donot exceod the amounts the conmuner hus lakd out un bis own behalf, Ad- vunees will atse ba nude to neslst ewigration, They will be undor control of the Lund Commis- sloners, subject to the consont of tho Tronsury, audbonnde elthor to colonlnl guvernments or to campunies” ftls NOT PROPOSEDTO PLACE ANY LIMITON THESE ADVANCES boyand making them seeure, Mr, Qladstone concluded by saying: * Justico 18 10 bo tho princlple to gulde Englund In regard to Irelund.” Heo completed his speeob at 8 o'clook, and was greeted with loud ehoers on tnking his sont, SUIL STAFFORD NORTICOTE AND MR SITAW, momber for Cork, stated that they did not in- tenil to dlscuas tho LI now, Mr. Bhuw sakl ho botlovad the bl wonld wive genoral satisfretion, Nelhoped this attempt, which ho belloved was mado honestly und-shicerely, {0 sottio the ques. tion would Lo acceptod In Ircland nd baving bren mude I that splrit. MIL PARNELL sald ho did not intend (o oxpress an oplafon on tho biil ut present, but regretted that the power a4 to emigration wus not reeompaniud by othors enabling the Land Commission 1o favor emigras tlon to lands that might b purchused tor that purpose, Mit FORSTER took uccasiaif o stnte® that the Government would Lo prepured to miko advinces to tenunts for tho purchnse of perpetual gult rents, this belng u polnt wilels Glndstone omitted to wons ton in his speech, Tho Land blll was then READ TUE FIRST TIME, ‘That portion of tho bIll desling with tho rola. Uons of the lundlord and tenunt was umply cov- crad by tho synopsts tolegrnphed yesterduy, FIE DUKE 0F ARGYLL has reslgnod the ottico of Lord Privy Soul, owlg o a dilferencs af apinfon with his colleagues on somo provisions uf the Lund bitl, FAE DRI LAND DILE. LONDON, Aprll 7.~Tho P4mes eays: *Tho Lund bitl, sinco first disouaned by the Cablnot, hus passod through twenty-two vaintions of form, Tt will inoludo schemea for the rectamue hon of wasto lauds und for culgratou. MONETARY CONFERUNOHR, ENGLAND TIHOWS COLI WATER OX 11, LoNUON, April 7.—In tho Commons the Unidor Furolgn Scoretary suld England was unablo to consent to discuss tho prinoipte of bimotallism, andhud thorefore decllned to partielpsto i the Manetury Contorence, Tho Indlu Uovernmont will sond u deleguto, who, howovor, will et par- tiepate in tho discusslon. Lord- Hurtington, Seevetury for Indin, will considor sy proposd which way be brought forward, Tho question aof the othor colonies bolug reprosented fn the Conterenco 9 undor consldoration, . FAVORAULE ATTITUDE OF FRANCE. TARIE, Aprit T—~lo tho Benute tho Blinlster of Tuanes declured thut Franee, thy United Htatos, tho Nothorlanda, Italy, und Spaln, ugree Mpon the priselple of u double standard, Wl- wetalllam was waklug progeoss In Uorwany, Fubtio oplnlon In Hetglum was lu favor of it, and the Chambers of Commereo i Englund had nide deplarntion dn a shinllur sense, The udbe- slon uf Buglaod wight st b Luoud for, wnd that would keimove ull obatucles. Thy ohleot of ablish intern: Pranen would cthry regulntions, support bimertlism, M. Purien drew attentlon to tha fact that Franee pays in gold and 1 puld In sitver, whenen arixes @ eontinuons loes, M. BtufTet urgod that no sliver coing be struck without eaneulting the Leglslature M. Magnin promised to consuit Parlinment In ensu the eanvention relntive to the colage of sllver should v to bo moditied, DR ' BRI''AIN, STV HOAT WAGH. Spechul Loxnoy, April &~The Univorsity hont raee, which wafixeil for half-past oight this mori- 4. s caused the e excitoment b London, ppular opinion has from the drst Inelined towurd Oxford, Yesternny morntng tho betting was 81X to fournthelr favor, “last night it rose ns high s flvo to two, No e mny experlenced men wero In fuvor of Cambrldye, The Sparteman plumped outeight for tho lght blue, bashie 118 opinion on tho fact that they foa 1 greater staming, wers quicker At tho sturl, and got more wiy o the boat. on ¢ flower stroke, than thelr op- ponents, At tho sane timo §t constdered that i tho wind blew hued enotigh to muko the water rough it would favor Oxford, who nee nore at home In the surl than Cambridge., AWO WOMEN SI0T IN [RELANTL Npectal Cables Apr T="Tho intranzigeant publishes oFnmgn telogrenin from -Miss Anon Parnelly muking the startling nasertlon that twe Inof- fenslyo women v been shot in County Moyo Turvefusing «o submlitto an evietfon, “Itls " ks Miss Parnell, * tut the Government lins opdered thy poor Trish i tho West to boshot down without pity,' | of course, ntked tha most of this communication. THE EARG OFF BEACONSE 20 the Western Anoclated Pres Loxvox, Apell T—Hesconsfield had a very sorfous attuek of spnams during the nigbt, owlng to w ehill, but rllled towurds morning. 1114 physicians state, however, thut he (s very serlously Yy and they are In constant uttonds ance. WETT A bulietin announves great change for the better In Beaconatichd’s conditlon. There f8now no tenr of # futal termbiution to the sovere nttack of the night. APPEAL DISMISSED, The Court of Appeats disinfesed tho appeud of tho Rev. Alesander Muckopoetio agninse bis Bentoneo of deprivation lor rituatistic practices. 5 ABRESTS Duneas, April T—Tho two brothers Nally, sons of 1 farer of Clure-Murria, tntely fneus- tody on suspicion of baviig attempred tho mur- der of Honene and Johu Haswon, bave beea aee rested unider the Cocrefon net, A mob stoy Eome pufee vh 1ho tratn at the Newenstle, West Limerlek, railway station to-duy. Threo po- Heemen wers fnjurod THE RED 1PLAG. MOy Lospoyx, April T—1leer Most, of the Frethell, was to-doy commitied tor teinl on tho charge of having In the colusmns of his paper hiclted the people of ¢ forefgn State to sedition und rebell- fon. Buil was refused. IN TIE COMMONS, Helative to tho Freiheit, Lord Mandotph Churchill rald bis Information was derived from Maltman Durey and the trensurer of the Mreithelts Loth of whom were prepared to relterato ot the burof the House that Sir Churies Ditke hus cune tributed to tho support of the Freieit, A ree gurds Mr. Broseey, bo sufd the allegation refted 1o an_ old affalr—unmely: Rls contribution towarids au election fund for Hewr Most, Elr Charles Dilko declared, nmid voelferond cheers, that ho'never heard of the Preihett until tha article about tho late Czar appesred, end tbat Lord Rundolph Churelill’s stutument was untruc. TN € ‘I'he Cologne Guzette suys: Tho itnssian Grand Duke Nicholns Coustantinovitz, notorfous In conneation with the theft of dinwonds, was are Tuesdny nlght I tne Villige of Sub- on the raftway to Moseow, s Interned in the castle belonglng to bis father, the Urand Duko Constnntine, brother of tha late Czar, near 81, Potersbury, on eueplulon of hotug concerned Inthe pulitical intrkpues fn Givor of his athor, 1118 noL known wheiher tho Intier wad privy to the futrigues, e ONE HUNDRED KILOGRAMS OF NITHO- QLYCERIN intemied for uso i the Siount Bt Gothnrd Ratle iy Punnel, have boen stolen from i storchouse ut Rugund, ITALY CAUMOLE GOES DOW: NoME, April T.—In tho Chumber of Deputies to-day, Slgnor Zanardelli moved a voto of conlls denee i tho Cabinet: 4his was yojeeted by o vots of 102 to 171, . . Shenor Calroll moved an adjournment of the Houso to eanbly tho Minlstry to receive the commiids of the Klug. Tlhe majority aglost e Qovernmont conslsted of tha Right sud fuc- tions of the Left pud Centre, RUSSIA. POLITICAL, . S, Prrsnenna, Aprll T—The nomimation of Gen. Lenatlerr and Bavon: Rlesinl to portfolios, and tho oxpeeted appotutinent of Gen. Tehern- uiett ns Qovernor of Didenting, are sulliclent in- digatibng of the strang Slavonia and renctlonury tendeney of the Govermment, at leust in homo uirutys. THE BARTIIQUAKE AL 8CIO. A TERRIDLI CATASTTONMIE, LONDON, "April T~=The Greck Pateiuveh at Constantinoply tolegraphs the Greak Commiteo In Liverpool us follows; ** The news frow Sclo Is heartrending, Tho estastrophe surpasses nll belief, T inplore you to form cotmittees to ro- eelve yubseriptions fn ald of the sufferers, The necd 13 urgent,” Tha Lord Mayor of Landon has opened subseriptions for tho roliet of the sufferera, Nearly £10,00 have heen ratsed. SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKSE coutinue In Scio and ara fast vompleting tho goneral ruln, In Kastro, which contalned noarly 4,000 Iptnbitents, only 150 wy kuown to be allve, THE BAST.. TIE SITUATION, ViexNa, April 7—~Tho difficuity at Athens s to find n Minlstur who ean juduce tho country o nccopt the propused frontier sottlement. The positlon of tho King und Cabinet is oriticat, A CONPLICT 1N AYRLA, CONSTARTINOPLYL April T.=A cordon of 10,000 ‘Turkish troops ks beon drawn avound the PPuu- ron distriet In Byrin, In consequenco of n cot- et bulwedn the Druses amt noighboring Mo- humeduns, SPAIN. FLOODS, Revitte, April .=The Gurdulquiver {8 now nine meters above tho ordinary luvel, 1€ b con- tnues 1o ris the wholo clty will Le juundated, Muny houses avo alrendy undermliod, FIFTY JIOUSES IN MALAGA aro in inunjucnt danger of destruction, and four bavealready fallen, ELEVEN HAILOIS AND SOLDIERS wore drowned Iu nsalsting the vevple, GERMeANY, RELIGIOUS, Brnrax, Aprll T—~Tho Prussinn Ministry have beld ncouncll wt wbich tho projectod rovision of gho Beclosinstionl luws wag discussed, but no decislon renchied, Tho Emperor hud o long cons verautlun with Rere Von Puttkummer, Minlstor of Worship, > * FRANCE, TUE KHOUMIS, Ans, April T—Iu tho Chumbbr of Doputios the Guvernment submitted u motion for u grant ol 4,000,000 tranea for tho Minlstry of War, und 1,635,000 for tho Minfstry of Starlne, to meot the ©Xponses of tha expedition ugnlnst the Kroumls, ‘Tho grant wus unanimousty voted, HUNGARY, BZEGEDIN LoNDON, April T.—Segodin 14 ngaln In dunger of betg overwhiclmend by Homls, Keno tu Foxaw y Austin (Tar) Dispatch, G 1t 18 alt nonsense tryting t Iduce tha Leglalae BUFO 10 BUDPEss Lo gtmo of konw., Bloimbers of the Leslslature themselves tuko g tland ot thy wuting, uud muy b seen uny: ilght * ngbting the e fu'sume gunbling salooh o our pubiu thorpukhfares, A plot tembor of ¢ leading Austun chnvel mude Bta money n thils way i Now loans 110Ut ue Beavs iiterest, while bils victine struulo wony os okt ey cag. - Other Tonsts Eloguently Responded to by BOY* BLUE. They Havo Talked Over Old Times and Now Return Home. Business Meeting and Election of Offic cers by the Army of the Tennessee, An Elegant Banquet in the Even- ing at the Burnet Ilouse, Ex-President Hayas' Response to the Toast, " The United States.” He Enumerates Bome of the Grand Results of the Lnte War, Men of Brave Devds. An TEloguent but Undelivered Spooch of Uol, Augustus Jacobson, of This ity S AT CINCISNATL Oy Aprll T=Tho Socloty. of the Army of tho ‘Tenneasco, at 118 buginess mecting ta-dny, redlected Gen, Bhorman Prestilent; Col. L. M. Daytan, Recording Sceretarys Gen, [lek~ enlooper, Corresponding, Sceretry, nnd Gen, M 1% Force, Trensurer, St. Louls was chosen for tho next bideo of meething, which will by i Muy 10 ‘nnd 11, 1882 Col. Wiilinmson, of Towa, now b the Lund Otlice ut Waslington, was chusen a8 orator, tien. Shernin read 1 long vaper on milltary diselpline. TIE CULMINATION of the Fourtcenth Reunion was the hanquot to- night at the urnet Honse, 350 personssat down to the tables, of whom not more thun twenty werg not miembera of tho nrmy during the War, Tha dinlg room wus gorgeous with fings, many of than being Lattly flugd of Ohlo reglmonts, The table decorations wore profuse aml signltl- eunt, representing nearly atl tho Implements of wur, us well as tho badiea of the dilferent nrmy corps of the nrmy of tho Teuneasve, Under i wlie eniopy, composed of lurge garrison flngs, wos plueed In the middle of one sido of the romm tho table of tho Presidenst ead tho more distinguished guests, Four othor tables extended purnllel with this the entice longth of the roum. Gen, Bhermuan ocenpied the centre ol thie Prestdent’s table: and presided over the banguot. At the snme table w « President Ilages, Gens, Sherldun, Pope, Cox, Hetknap, Foi Hickenlooper, Judge Taft, and otbers, In the bady of the half tho guests were soated promlsenously, except’ that gentlenien wishing 1o bo sented togother had foried groups. THE MENU consisted of o oplain Llank eartrldgo box of paper, When opened tho interlor yevented w satin llst o tousts, nnd tho whole Inner surtuco of the box wis covercd with pertisent deslens In colors. At the top Was n view of the Ehlloh mecting-honse and tents, hattlo sconey, und bdges covered tho remuinder, oxeept the centre, vn waich way pribted tho Ll of fare, Thero were soven eoursed, served with military precisjon, wnd rather vapldly, for [n less than two hours from beinning dessert was served, Gen. Shermun, in Introduelng tonsts, diree thit the hall heclenred of Rervants, and sy fivo minutes for thodlstribution of eikny COMPLIMENTING THE M he reanested thut duving the rest of te oven- fr it Do lunitend to w winglo steain, fnstead of whioty tune, 1o ealled the attenton of tho tel grupl nien and o stgunl-seevies wen that by was the mere agent of thls Soclety to do lts will, t e announced the Nral unt hew, lately i tho highest pusitfon tn tho ¢ not on the globewonld respomd. He 10 us mr‘l ny Presudent Hnyes, bue us Gen. Huyes, e of us, @ A most cordlul ovation was glveu to Gon, Huyes. HE SAID Mu. Prestu One of tho mast eloquent and best known specehis of Mr, Clay wad in pef orenes to tho warof 1812 In reply o tho ques- won, * What buve wo mained by the warr it the samy_question I8 asked in relation to the wroat conflice of 1801, so cloguence s requived 10 give thy anawer, The sullivient reply 13 toind In the slngly_phrdse of tho sentimout just un- neuneod. A AL g8 nshied, “What lave wo wtlnud Ly the War for the Unfon?” the wnswee mitst be, *Onr gl I3 the Unlted Swates,” How Titrge 0 prrt of all that exaits our pateiotle prido when e loolcut tha present conditon o our countey und think of its future I8 thoe fruit of tho War ot 1L The War estublished not anly that tho peoply of the United Btutes are ono people,—thut thoy are a people il of whotn have Gguul Flighis, and that thelr Government 1 SUPIREME WITHIN 178 SUIERE o everynore of Amcrienn soll,—but 1talso glvos 1o [nteliigent wen wt homo and abrogd o conti- doneo fi the swbitity of our instiwe tous and do tho” cupuolly of our peoe rlu for pelf-govarmment” at which it 4 worlug, and hus aleeidy brought extensivo und grmdifying chatges It thls “eountry wnd throughout 1he worhl, The Wir taughi onr- selvos wnd the rest ol munkind that flth u tho Dtiess of tho people to govern which t8 ese sentinl to tho muinteimues ot trou govornment horo und to §t8 sdoption by other natlons, Our Incrense In wealth, popuiniion, territorind oxe tent, and in other © clements of physionl progross we directly trace 10 1k tridmph of the Umon urinjes; " but the statistieal tables which exhibit the strongth of our codutry and 1B Tesonrees aiford very iniequnte menns for wensuriug tho progress we buvo mudo nd saro muking by rewson of the War. - Hufurs the War, twouty or twonty-fve yonrs ngo, MANY WELL-INFORMED PEOPLE n this conntry dunfed and many doubsed the fundamentul inuxing of froe Inatiutions, In othur countries 1Ho general Judgment wis auinst popular government, "Chis skevticlan exposed our exporlmont in ropublicsntsin to u double por eent, Thoy who ars active iy publly alfuirs, wid who disteist tho wisdom of the peo- phes, PEROTE o sophlstry, 1BtElgie, snd corruption toattala thole omds, " At thu sane tine, kood clttzons whu lnek conddeuce In 150 lj‘)olmlllt Judment foso thaly futerest In tho Gove ment, and negloct political dutles, ‘e wondiney of this Ko - of things iy ta supplement the opporiinity and power ol the demoguge by Lo nputhy of the koud eitizen. Cons flieneo 1 the pevple fs one of the wmin props of governnient by tho people. A8 fnith iu tho b tuanity, Justlioe, und wisdom ‘o the peaplo e creuscs, 1ho urts of dishonvst politles wive pluco o fnlr dubate and ntelllkent disonssion, aud Kood citlzens will be fount at the frout of the politieal movoment, Our Civil War, on this bead, Kuve to ug and to tho workd A MUCI-NEEDED LESSON, Iu tho hurdost atress of the War the privato sotdler und the private cibzen woro, ofion wiser uud trotee than thole Jeadeis, Tho mustorly Jendorskip of Prediteut Lincoln was rooted in s perfect knowledge of 1o hoople and i kis Ttnpatleit test to tholr lierolo. Aisd. editriog pis triotism, 0w thla rock the United Stases stunds, Herenfier the steltes of purty and our pulitionl ditteronees Wil hitedly touch o fundaneniul proweipled, oF oven tha forms, of our fustitus uoud, Slore aud tero the conlfivts of party will bu over mere questions of - adinbi- fstraton,—lnportant quesions, usdoubluds Iy, but thoy ure mab vitik fhey may be declded oithor way wnd net. wvoelve the life of the Hepublic or the Tuem evon of our Government, ‘Fuo United States, sinee tho War and beenusy of tho War, bua onterud upon w enroer wileh i 0pon Ve 110 other natlon, 1lere (hy peapte, with almost ontire unaninity, bo- Ileve thas our forin of govermnent fs for us NETTER TUAN ANY OTHER, 5 and sre gutistied with tho prinelples on which it Textd, Our stunding uriny 8 sintt und biexpons slve. It I8 huredly lusger than v roquived to keop 1ho peaco uid preserve ovder winone thy .\ummr t;‘t wnts uf pogulatiou (n aur newly At ories, It 13 never wantud for nggresilve warfare, wud It 18 no longor needed for defeuse, No athop groat nation of modern tines s ever poid s Natlonal dobt, tn tho Adwintateation of Juckuon the wae debits of thie Hevottlon and of the War of 12 wer puld oif, Now, with steady but rapld sicps wo W ubilo to aecomplish the same feat with the enormuus debt wiilel representy the cost ot tho Hebuttion, Fally twa-thisds of tha vostof the Wur hug wlrendy been piid, 3loro thut huie deed willlivns his Deen paid within w yoear, aud tho whale debt of tho thnted States caly Ly soon extinguishod by 148 FULL AND JIONEST PAYMENT, The wealth of otre country inerohsed, ft i3 cati- rated, ut tho rute of two or threo dilions euch Jty, und our eredit at feast cquals it of the wost fuvored nation, ‘The slealy=olvilized nue Uons OF the corth e addinge largoly overy yoar to our populution. und with the amiean como capitul, lnbor, skill, enterpeiey, prostigo, und power, Wo v perpiexod Wlth iio feur of change, und there b5 no whiespresd und wrowing popnlur discoutent.s Mors” uud moro T people buve conidenco ety forais wd prigelples of thuie Goverament, Tho rauul fur tdd Inereased ooniidonce it in uot licuit to discover, 1% {3 vao oF the ovideat pee [ tha Wae that the (eteflizent every el that na Government in waorhl X e nore 1kely o endure thun tat o the nited States, Our Gosernment te fuct, A Gy ST OF TIE GOVERNED. Whatever tho people are, their Government will sugely e Whne sort of people do_the Yinenre, the general viroumstnnees, wnd e - stitutiona of tho United States produec? The W nud tha conrse ol evonts sinee the, War satlstactory answer, festo sore LFint4 of tho fiebeitlon, Amcriean a The 2en who 1o - the Wiar was over Decvme: isgakeh ¢ eht Huving fought for lie country ne e soldier, ho went resolutely and eheertiilly to work a4 @ citizen 1o promote fte weifire tnd 10 proserve s eredi and s howor, 1713 wmung the best of the blessings flowing from the War that 11 devel In Ameriean citlzeny an nereascd ue responginliiey for the conduet und eharacter of the Natlon and ta Covernment, this 1 inurked advinee 1o the disposition 1o conselentiously and httinely with ati the w i orruces In our inidat, 1 ihink THE GROWTITOP A DETTE wilth respeat to our trentient of wesker ua- flons, S4 there not aimnst nee entire disappeare anen OF that inraresaiv which formerly [ed to lawles o vurlous protexte, regnrdless our cighborsy Now 1F [urpose crops ot agwhere, how peompt t is condemned und crushed v pubile optston, L conclidon, miny we not contldently Letiove that the United Sttea 1s not only more proaperaud g powertil, but also aowiser amd piter people. heeanse of the ? 1 believe that all of ‘aur countrymen, tnd all the world Dealides, kv miany added réusons b the resnlts of the War for gratefully, Invoking blessings wpon tho Enited Stutes Tho . wildress of G sueh # Hayes wig frequentl and warmly appisded, noiable ot bis remrl that * our waln Ly the War (4the United States.”” OTHEI TOASTS AND HESPONSES were l-]\s fulluw: n Soldier,” (len, Willard Warner; of Ohto" Gen, A, Hickenloopo “The Arny of the Potomue” (Gen, i BDuwes: = The Hunnitica of tho War” Gen, Jon W, Navio: *Tho Army of the ‘Tennes: very fortiication winch 1t issiled surrendered, every gul fived at 1t s ainony 118 trophies, ov arrayeld auainst It was eantured or { 'Y Gen ol W, Fuller; * Ouar Dend,” W. . Greshims “ The Loyal Pulpit and tho War for the Unlon,” Chuplutn Snmuel Fal- : * The Army of the Cambertind,” ¢ ibson, 3 lie menibers of the Bueloty aro pronowneen i tholr prulko of all tho nrrangements made fop thelr entertainuent, and regard this reunfon ag among the most plensant they bave cnjoy TUS JACONSON, Tho publle bus cowe to ook upon the aunual mecting of the Soclety of the Avmy of tho Tennessee ns un oecaslon for eloquent words by men of brave deeds, The moeting of tho Soe clety In this eity in November, 185, on tho ocenslon uf tho return of Gen, Urant, was made especiully memoruble by tho cloguence of Ine geesoll, Greshum, Vilas, Wondford, aud othors, Tue meuting now belng: held nt Cinelinatl is Tully equnl to 1ts predvcessors 1n this reapeet, and, whut i4 morv, the Suvfuty seareely bigins to drww upon tho supply of il thought within 18 own rangs, The followmg respouse to toast prepared by Col. Augustus cubson, of this elty, but not delivervd, 15 en- tirely equulito whut we are neenstomed (0 ex- pect trons the Soclety - of the Army of the Ton- nessee. It 19 oo goud to Le consigned to the ubyss of tho remorseless waste-basket, Iudoud, feis o dellente morcenu of philosophy, poctey, and sentiment worthy of preservation, und wo print it thut fts sweetniess may not be lost on desers nir: When Freneh soldlers meet as we meet hore to-nlght, it I3 with tho lknowledwo that, nfter febting o thousund battles, thole uatlon hus sthll othier thousunds of buttles tu light, When Gernmn soldiers mieet, It 1 with the | consclonsness tint what thelr swords huve won tholr swords must maintain, : Wo Awerlean suldlers nlone ‘meot with thoughts of peace, When we rejolee, alb the world tmy refoleo with 1, Whon we glory in our strengih, Wil the world muy glocy with' us, for our prowess threatons wo one. It s w American Natlonul sentimont tiut it 13 gloriois 10 have the strength of tho Lo, but still moro xlurious not to abso it meotinge, wo of tho Army of the Telnessee mean forever- ARTHL PEACE, GODD WILL LMEN, 10 nny hostlle Pawer rhould ever presume too for upun our pencetul temoer, the tetegraph wankl Wy et o Bim g iion Amerieansoldlers, Wo might have our Bull Run ugudn, but we shoulil never fall at st to, el nt Apponmioy Conri-Honee, Centuries o war wi the tuitin business of fife, The worll was full of drugons und of mants, Thero is i legend that, whon the gans Inhubited Seundinavin, it youag glintess one duy walking i Slelil eame upon a plowno, Sne picked up the plowian, his plow, and his oxull, put_ tbom in her apron, wink asked her mbther.whitt sort of i eurious heetle It was, e U nwny, my child,” suld the old grinntess; e qoust begone out of this tund, ler tiese people will dwell i [t “Lhe glnuts wid dengons of war huye not ens tirely sbandoned Enrope yot, Tho Hitle beetlo TOWANDS peacorul fndustry i8 ouly ” slowly driving thom NWI 10 Europe ono man lives in o palace, nod o thousund LIVE 1N SQUALID 11ETS, Tho men of tao huts ure compellod to shed their Wood und luy down thelr Jlves for tho man of thy palaco. Whenovern inan’s chilll Is born on the Euroe wpenn continent tho furies of war tnke posscss sfon of biny and hold him for tholr own,, They record hig bivth and murk him duo us w0 soldjor twenty years after date, When due bo 8 drilled yearatter year, und thorearter he fy llable uc uny moment to become foml far powder. Whon a enlld J# born fu_the Unlted States tho ungels of peaco ul plenty hover over bis ern- die. AN s ife loug he Tollows only his own sweet will | Nelther dragons nor glants have ever held sway on thls contluent. Callng this country (rosh fram the hunda of the Cruntor, wo have #ought Lo ureango 1slnges Tor tho benelit of the many, ond the iy always desfre peace,. Lo begui-idenl of overy Amorlean 18w siniling, lov- ini, Inppy bomo, and oty pedcs ewn bring it Whoen we goto war 1t s only in order that wo may huve penee. Tho great Amorlean Nepubile bid como fito the workt not to Lelig o sworil, but tho sweet dellrhts of peueo. Theeo 1o 1 Greek legond that hees ighted upon thosieeping by Platoand dropped honey upon his Hps s an amen of o SWEET AND GLRACIOUS WORDS that woroe to lssuo from his mouth, The Greok Tegend drupped tho Lioway upon tho Hips of the only Pluto of nll the Grevks, Ouv frew nstitus tuns drop tho honey of peaee, liberty, and intef- Hoien pon thie 13 of overy Awmerfeun buby in ts cridle. Greuter than the glovy of all our herovs: greater than the glory of all our urmies, Is the itlory of the frec institutlons of ths great und m\\:mx Nutlou, Wur'is o Crightful uvll, and it fs not withintho power of hubiunlly to heal ity wounds, We ave poured oil upon tho wounds of vur War ant bound thow up, hut our laod (s st tall of brokon Bearss that will never ‘heal, end of tenr- fuloyes thut will never deys aud yet no War hua over burne moro giorlous fridts than ours. Both victor uud vanquishad huvo risen (o A MGUENR CIVILAZATION, Pho checks which sluvery hud furrowed with the hiot tears of suguish wo huve simoothod with o ripplng laughter of Joyous Hberty, Tho Dioud wo have shed bus risen up inco land for tho Jandless, homes for the homcless, knowls elco for tho dgnornt, and it 48 yet i this vory genvriton to bring us for overy chlld Dorn o’ Amorlean soll, Bust and West, " North and South, the bichest and Lest eduention the chlld can tuke and tho world can furnlsh. It is et 10 bring s Natiouul edueation, umder Nutfonnl superyision, Tho poltlt of the Amerlean bayonot is tipped with wngressive, terepressiblo aad terealstible Yunkeo thitlons. Tho Ameriean builet KIS jts wnan, Iut nving killed bim, 1t sprouts from his gravound Hsesn erop of prnthiys presses and Kehool-bonses, When Qeu, Shermais feregulpe adviies guards wers golsg nbout tho country secelving unwiling sl seluetant hospliulity, the South entertubicd rtgols vanwares, 1118 our glory tant in our War wo souight sot ourown, Wi the sokifors of the Unton, funght 10t for ourselves plone, Wo fought not for o luss, not for 1 seotion, not fora Natlon nlone, even, Wo tought b order that for ull ecomin time nll men, overywhere, might go forth cld i Aho radiant robes of Ponee, Liberty, and Hrogress 10 conguor tho promised land of bu- wun liberty, PSS —— ATTACHED, Spectat Dlapaten to The Caicago Tribune, BILWAURLE, Aprit T—A0 nttachment « Prof, Bartholomew, thu borse-tealuor, wus fsued I thie Court ta-day, on complulut uf the Chlesgo Lithograpute & Bugraving Company, Intho swm of $1600, und tho truinod horses wore all put under legal suevelllanee, The fiem clifen thaig it s bUL for engruving ovdered, but never ealied for, e ——— Lorno aud 3is Father. Londdan \Vorld. Tha Mamuld of Lorne, i Qs grass-widows houd, wulntaing aml perhaps Inoreases bis somewhint negative-tinied popuinelty. Ho s Hiked woll enotig; but therd 13 uo entbuslugin i1 tho liking for biu, s thege used 10 by for tho Dutfering. 1o s u tritlo pragntle, not.a litite selt-consclons, and, now that by bus thl rid_of i moedlouw f suynces, hus doveloped thy ptenil inheritines oF w patronizing demennor, By tho wiy, tho Duke did his son aund bele w ereat denl of b througliont Catiuda. - Durs {10 s VEAIL B0 uWagoTed. Mioro o B cunid o Boro Jicly swagguring than ho oun belug abubby; und In tho suries of magazine ardoles i whieh hu fucordod bin Fransutbantio dmpress sios b spokoof Canadi and thu Canadinus in way which tho Kanucks will resent whlio there reandlng w Catnptell witbin thulr bordery. T OVERFLOWED RIVERS Enormous Rise in the Missouri River at Omaha and Sioux City, The Cltizens of Covington, Dak., Leave Thelr Town in o Body. 7 Two Parsons Ground to Death in the Surging lce at Omaha. Yankton Baved from Destruction by an Ice-Gorge in the ‘River, The Country Werastaied for Ten Miles Tuland by the Rushing Waters Bevoral Villages Overwhelmed and De-~ stroyed—People Resouod by a Bteamer. A MISSOITRI RIVEIR. Speelal Diputeh to Tha Chicago TriLune, OMA1A, Neby, April 7.=Tho Missouri Itiver haa rlsen elehiteon and n hnif feot nbove low-water mark. ooding the lowlnds In this viclnity, and tho bigtest water since April, 1875 N rutiing very thick ail day, covers Ing tho entlre surfuce of the rif which fs vory wide, Tho gorges have broken nrhove Sloux City, and o five-foot risu 13 reported coming down with a vast aceumuiatlon of lee, The lee now passing this point i3 very thiek,—=betweoen two and three feet-and I8 srluding fard ugniost aur riprap, which 18 weakening, This monning it broke above the mmclting works, and fs fost woshing thu viprap there. Fears aro cntertained for the amelting works, which have been entirely shut down. Water I8 runnlng through the works. All tho Unlon Paellle ears have been removed from the Jevee, Tho'wator bas not touched tho ritliroad shups yet, though the vicinity Is ull flaoded. ANl tho people 1iving un tie lowlands hnve removad to high ground, This afternoon Thuddens Wren, Michnel Cunninghum, and Nicholas Keenan, Union Pacllie teamsters, while rowlug lun boat north of the smelting works, #ot Into u current which was ruuning down Into tho river, two fect lower, throngh the Lrenak In the riprap, anil to suve - thomeelves they Jumped luto tho water, but tho carrent mwept thom olf thefr feet, nid enrrled them Into tho river umong grinding cnkes of fee. Wren “was saved by ellnglng 1o the buat. General-Su- perintendent Clark, of the Unlon Pacifle, who with uthors was stunding on tho riprap, stepped aut on u ek of lee and renched hlin g polo aud pulled him out. The ether two men went un- der the jee and were drowned. The badles were not recovered, : A digpateh recejved here this ovening states thut the cltizens 8 Covington Jeft thut town In 0 body this nfternoon ona forry-hont, and went nerosd to Sloux City, leaving gyerytuing In thelr houses, which were fust being submeryed, Nota soul remained In Covington. Tho whole country wlong the river for muny miles northward ts un- der water, knd tho Chlengo, St Maul & Omaehn Ntalirond, between Covington and Juokson, was Velng wusbed out, Great numbers of tles, logs, DArts of houses, lumbor, ete., are presing this paint, and_show gt tho river Is dolug zrent damnge. The quantity of fee s astonishing, .- S1oux €Ty, In, April T.—All the gurges In tho river nbove Slonx City hve nndoubtedly broken, The foud f8 now ot e hight, nod passing by here ut funst four feot buelow thy wevel of - the rivorfront, aud teh to fisteon tect helow the fovel ol the business portion of the city oo low lauds on e opposit sl of tho river 1n Nebraska uro flooded and tho people Hvlug there have been compelled to get ate The Coviugtan geapls wergs browght ta this stde this mornle A ow poing of geonmid helow the ety attho toith of the Floyd Itwer f partindly submorged, Pho jos i ton roten t Droken up to {Orm any gor i the ce of £o powerfin at carrent, nnd oll nppreben- slon of uny tronblo i this city from the groat frestiets fn Missourl muy be dispelled. The v now 19 statiomry, and will doubiticsy bo ie deetin to-wmorrow. ‘There are about 20 refugees in tows., TANKTON. . Special Dispateh to The Chicags Tribune, ST2 1AL, Minn., Aprll 7—Tho latest advices from Yaukion, dolaged by tho disconnioction of tho wires, ura to tho elfect that tho river fefc tho chunnel when tho gorge broke and devastated tho country for ten miles. The only thing that suved Lower Yanktots from destructlon wus tho gorgs ut the foot of the levee. The Governmont wirebouse was wreeked as [t was, bay the dwell- Ings situnted further back from tho river were saved. Tho Town of Niobrora is inundured und 18 81X feet under Wter now, uid nuel property wis - destroyed. nkfort wius demolisbod, and, tho inbabitants — barely cuped, Grecu bstund wis wtteely overwhel . Tha rallrowd dopot and tracks were washod away but pare of (o buiidtugs wero saved. Gurey vitly 18 yet wmler olght feet of water, and hui- dreds of peaplo ire watee-boutd it i uld wWares Bonse ut Proseott, Mawy Hves would tuve been fust rud not the steamer commundud. Ly Capf Loneigur rosot B thoy were suffering [rom wa To the Weatern Assvcialed 1 YAXKTOS, U, T, April f—The waterd of tha great Hood bave raphily subsided durimg tho l)un twenty- foue hours dod the Mssourd {3 aguin ow, Funnbig within its nutnral bunks ut this place. 'The battem lauds arve stll sulnnerged, aud nlthough eardy Low people buve been 1y cud trom the farti-bouses on the (undated bottoms hi this county ulone, there urea uum- 4, whor ber who not - been renched on necount the impentruble char- neter of the - leo wills surroundlug thom. 1tis feared thut thiy cluss will pegysh from hunger and exposurg hefore they can ba eved, The question of carluy for the sur- e of tho tleod, whoso enrilily poscessions huve been Hterl')'llu ruyed, 8 of tho most seri- oua churneter, Thousunds of people who hwd nmassed u comfortable fortuno nre left without #0 much 08 clothees w tuem, They ara now bolug tompuraelty substated at the ex pense of the county, and 101 sllin oxtent Ly private donations, Jut these sonrees caanot bo relied upon 1o provido forthelr fulure wants wntil thuy ean bo cuahled to carn thole own living, Al ot u publlc weoting held hore st ovening tho guestion of culling for usdistancs from o poncrous. and weslthy poople of the Bust was serlously consiored,” The work of resening Iy hullu{ prshed with ineronseld detersination, atd no elfort will be spred to sve tho lives ol thuse juperited, W sight suow bus been fulling wincy ety i idrnline and (hore s beon siicent wind to suriously iterfere with tha work of the resoulug purties. FLOODS FEARED IN MISSOURT, 87, Lowis, Apreit heavy rrin-storm coms menced here about 8 o'clock this morning und stitl contluues. From reports recolved nt tho Blgaul-Sorvico oflico the storm extonds over a wreat breadth of country, embrachig noicly all the Mississlpph, Missourl, Arkunsas, and Red River Valleys, and reaching v consldernble dis- tunca cust of tho furmer river. Should tho storuy continue twenuty-four Qourd, v longer, wll the strenms mentioned above will viso rupldly, sud yreat lllmulru will resull, The Upper Mississippl ut Hannlbaland vurious other pliesd is wlroady up in the danger-Hue, Thi sume mey b sid of thio Lowor Missourd, and at this. potit it rive of five feot will overllow soma nf the tow places, Both i the northern and southern purts of the city alomgtho river trous, wnd protmbly work preat dostruction, Muisuras ure holng tivken 1o proleat OF remove pruperty, bowover, aud it is Roped That serlous duimieo muy Lo avertod, SIOUX CUL'Y, 1A, Spectal Dispateh (v The Chicaps Tribune, Froux Ciry, 14, April h—"Tho river rtsed slx Inehies from noon yesterduy to poun tosday, and has been statlonary slnee. 1t s now nearly two foet bigher than durloy tho tood of 1R7, The "Lown of Covington, Neb., ou tho opposit slde ot the river, 18 nearly altunder watur, giid the forry Loat bay to-day tenslerred the Inbablints ot thut town to thls plags for sufety, The Bottow, 1n tho lowor part oF this ity 18 o wuter, and the peoplu By beon brouih Roports trom ahove ey thy wilor 8 falliog uth poiing, CThe steamse Fur West, from Plere i3 expeeted bers to-morvow, uid (o U, K. Pecl Fyoi Nobrowski City, Sunduy, Yhorewass oy suuw tievs durlug tho foredvon, “Lhera wad rali st sleot this aftorooon, Light ruin to-night. Thermometer H, JIOW 18 THIS FORR ADPRIL 8¢ Special Dispateh to The Chicuge Tribune. WiNaNA, Mlun., April T.~The work of rulsing the blockile on the west cud of tha Chleugo & Northwestern Rullropd 15 provecdlug slowly. There still remubn K0 miles In a blocknaed stute, OF this utl but ATty miles can bu ensily raleed Tho Hety wites conslit of fee ghd frozen snow that witl buvo to bo pleked step by step, There urv frow 400 Lo B0 wen ot work, uwud B 13 thaught that tivo weeka will seo the rond opened ta Piorre, Dok, No tratns have been ran to Wae teriown, Dk, flneo the Mt of dannary. Al sta- Hond of the blocknded parton report n searelt; af fhonr, oil, amd grocorics, hut no sufferlug £ the Jnek of Miese v oihor living necessities, BT Spectat Dispateh’tn The Chieago Tribune, Bearasaros, b, Aprit T.~Navigation on the - Missluaippt River to this polut was npened tos day by the arrlval from belpw of tho steamot dosephine, of tho Diamond Joe Line, There (¢ Ul considernbie o runninge (n tho siver, and houts will_hardly ko nboye this point for severn days tocome. A cold rain prevalls in this secs ton to-nlght. with evers npperance of cuntinu- . ing. ‘The'thormoneter at sundown marked &1 degrees, o SIGNAL SERVICE, OrkicE 0F ThE Ciiey 'BioNAL OFFICER, Wasnizuitox, D, C. April B—1 . tn.~For Trn- nesace und the Ohio Valley,heavy rlhs, followed oudly weuther, northenst o gonthe 4 ahifting to north and west, falling follower! by rising barometer, and no deelded change in temoeruture, For the Upper Misstrafppi and Lower Missouri Valleys, sreas of rain, followed by partly eloudy wentlior, stutlonary or stight full fn tomperns ure, nurthenst to perthwest winds, and in southorn portions rising harometer, For tho Luke reglon, Increnslng cloudiness, arens ot rahy or gnow, uoetherly to ensiorly witds during tho day, no 1100[1{;::] chnnwe In tomperatire, falling foliowed Ly rising tnroms eter in tho o 1l portlons, Cautlonury sgoals - contiune nt Escanabn, Mitwaukee, Seetion 1. Chierge, Greand Haven, Eeetion I, nnd are ordered for Hatrolt, Svetion 4, Toledn, Sundusky, Cleveland, Soctlon 5, Erio, and Boiato, LOCAL UIYERYATION! CICeABO, Avril =118 p, m, U | iind,) Vel | 180 ieather Clanay. lody, oy, Cloudy. Ciondy, iy, udy, Time, | Hbire| Ther, 1 EX) aromeiar corrected 1 and instewmonta vrear. e 2111 Muan thermometer, Itean humidity. & Maximuh ten Minhmtwm ten) GEN re, AL ONAEIVATIONS? 5 €itcanu, Aprll Ther, Stations. 45| Wand, P, Avany., o Krown, Al 20 {8.WiiGentn. Muurhead, it Thveniurid Benyus Dos Mo etk Guntig. B nsk; RN e Shreveport, ol i ¥ 3 il 1) —————— . STEAMSHIP NEWS. NEW YoRrK, Avril T—Arrived, tho Seythin and “Wiseouslm, from Liverpool SOUTHAMPTON, April T.=Arrived, the Rhein, Irom New York, . Losboy, April 7—Tho (irecce, Cirenssin, ana Helvetln, from New York, huvo arvived out, ‘The Atepmer for ilotterdam, i8 ashure nenr Hrow . Assldtnnce wad sunt. = USINESS NOTICES, Lieblg Cou'x Cacn Beef Tonk more tona than auything T Glves bava ever used or preseribod,” says Prot. 1L, Goullon, M. I., phyetelan to tho Grand Dule of Saxony, Kaight o the Tron Cross, ote, - " Tho effeor of the Cocn borders npon tho. murvelous, und if not clenrly nuthuntiented by selentists of undonbted vornelty wontd bo nito- wether boyond betlef,” says De. W, 8, Searice, Hrookilyu, N, ¥, 5 ILIs Invatuabie In head nifections, weakened memory, dizziness, detormination of blood tothe heud, sick and nvrvous headsehe, Also highly benedielad I pripitaion 1o hem L und othior topms of heart=l suralicie, drapsical . nifeetions, purnl ayrpepsit, monthly suife znfi.nmll:ll usnesd, Bewiro of worthless hnls oy, Arendis Sieefy fron, amd Wine, with Clochong, th ktendard wediolual tonlo of this * Tuenriehes tho blood, protupts tho braln wnd nervotud systom, atton, efe, Result: A round fory py Atate of winl, Arend's drug: adison stecot und [afth nvenue. IPOICRKIVE 1o, v tvigorte finproves d) bright slory, cura Vost i Dy ool oo Midison and Peoria-sts. 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