Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1881, Page 2

1THIS CHICAGO TRIBUNE: for some timo belleved that executive ses ons ought to be held have been earnest 1l expressive of their viaws, and haye won port & number of those who {feront, or were dverse to with the consideration of any usiness untll niter the end of tho resent strnggla to obtain control of the It Is understoad that the chiel argumonts usud by those who atill oppose any execntive sessions nre two, the first pince, thoy assert that, should tho ennte once go into. executivo sesslon, the WOULD LOSE STRENGTI for the prescnt struggle, and would be co pelled soonur or Iater to abandon it they also declare that such n course would Imperil the success of the independent move- weantin Virginla by lending encouragonient to the adversaries of Mahong, and enabling in the coming politienl cam- paigns that the Republicans are powerless to sustaln his cause. There is no question but Mahone, fears such ve although’ It 1s publicans that SDAY, APRIL Stawart was tmprisoned for declining to an- swer some queations relative to scheu fore Congress. To-day hia attorncys bill agatnat the Chiriqui Improvemont Com- pany and Ambrose W. Thonipson. TUR PETITION ropresents tho Company to have been Incor- porated in 1804, under the Inws of Pennsyl- vanla, but doing busiticss in New York, of which Thompson Is a citizen; that the chnr ter of said Compauy provided that the capi- tal should be 82,000,000, with power to own el or personal, fn tho United that, pursuant {o the was _organized with nt, and AL that time April 5, 1864) the complainant became the owner and_holder of 2,000 sharcs of tho par 0 000: that such cortificates have continued to b his property, subject onl n pledge ‘or hypothecation for §35,000. the noting operations of the Company HAVE DEEN CONTHOLLED DY TIIOMPSON, swho has called and adjourned mieetings at made contracts, ete., at his own and .in violauon of the chartor, of which-no.explanation or. account has been plainant sinco 1868, n the lnst year Tlmmpnml TWELVE PAGEDS and with them proof could not be adduced to sceuro convie- tion tn & eriminal suit, nlthough & mere re- cltal nf tha facts would he morally convine- ing to nny one tvho chose to road It. The only othur method of bringing those who are tuvotved to punishment that seema to have oceurred to the Lost-Ofice Department ls through n Congresstonal investigation, DBut the recent deoision of the Supreme Court in the Kitburn case would sustain Brady, Dor- soy & Co. In defyinz & Congrossions! DUITE A BCENE oceurred at the Post-Oftice Department this ot tho timo of the removal of hief Clerk of tho Contract-Office, I Postmnster-Guneral sent for Iy sald that he desired his resignation, 0 Clilef of Special Agents, was in tho room, and turned and locked the door, d begin to cross-oxmintne Freneh, Iatter declined to have any conversation with 110 sald his lind been suminoned Tostmnster-General, and shonld an- that he should not re- sizn, as liis reslgnation would be n confes- | o wns_ consclous of no ong. ‘The Postmaster-General then stated hat he shionlt:be compelled to remave him, which he did Immediately. 1 been fiftcon years in the Post-OfMen Depart- and_hns been advanced from various {tions to that of Chief Clork of the Contract-Oftice, a position which he hias held or years, 1o wis Chief Clerk under Gov, otitt, now of Colorado, whun the latter was Second Assistant Postmaster-Genorals FRENCI WAS ONCE A CLERGYMAY, pulpit on aceount of som © now preaches oceaslonn friends sny he has been gu but I8 a victim of circumstanves, Clerk Is not an ofticer appointed by the Presl- dent, so that hils romoval does not come withs i Tenure-of-Oflica act. Mr. Lymun, of who is appointed to succecd Froneh, ong been & elerk In the Depnrtment, and 1s familiar with the Contract Service. e had recently resigned to enter into busl- ness for ifmself In Rochester, N, Y., rewards of nrivaio business were those of official life, but, at tho t request of the Postmaster-Genoral, Le again enjors the publie service. A GOOD MANY" REPRESENTATIVES of the Lower ouse are still in the city, and nre much Intercsted If not agitate disclusures relativo to the star-route sorvicc. Some of them object very strongly to being lassed us * backers,” “ns it toutes in vegard to which crookeduess.ls nlleged, They say that it Ia unjust to charge thewn with any participation in any wrong y have been committed} acted 1 what they belleved “to be the Inter- e f thoir “section, Muny- certalnly huve. recommoncdled the lucrease of theso mora nolable star-routes, in mnrd (?l which thie recent exposures have of yotng men, he Confederate forces a these resolutions, or of the depard o6 men, Senator WASHINGTON. over to their sup wera at first indl omai had no ki AN hovas nok fn - the county atthe tima$ but after th he was. nominated his enemiea charged that he had and that ho had alded o nid Lhis statement th atement of a man by the nume of Davis, who had been 1u tho Rebel army, to feet that [ had glven him encourage- o South, inasmuch, as | {! ham,’ my brother-in-inw, wotild Jolir them,' Rus, Sunator Logan pro- Disgraceful Speeéh of Jones, of Florida, Upholding enato organization, Southern Answer to Fryo’s Roit eration of Points in tho 4 Fool’s Errand,” . sponsg to these chary 'Thompson as Presl A FONMIDABLE MM, OF DOCUMENTARY, 4 The Méh Who Owns Slaves Is Your True Lover of Lib- ‘The Calro Demaocrat having uttered the ns- . sertion about tho.tesolutions upon th authorlty of J. D, Manier, nin of the inesting, and of Willintmson Coun Senator Lognn us fol kFyERsoN Ciry, Mo., Oct. 25, 1868.—D2 ARSIR: attention Having heen ealled to a publication ho Culro Democratl to the effeot 1hat you were, Artiolited in n mosting nt Marlog, Il on thelstuday of April, of Southorn lilnols seceding, tingenoles, and yrolnz with o Southorn Confed- ensuro in doimg you the Justice you wero oot siver 1o him_ulones muler wrote to well understood nmong the slon of wrong, lig will elicerfully acquiesce In any decision which the Republicans may reach. advoeates of exccutlye sessions are gquite strennous that the polley which they faver |{ Blich result ns the op- say that It will,. on epublican posl- Ludicrons Errors of the Senators in Res .cording Their Votes Daring would not lead to o ponents ot It fear. the whole, strengthen the tlon, and will enublo the country to wunder- sinnd better thnn It now does the philosophy of tho present strugsle, . Thay also poiat to that the Republicans have never 6 position that ho executive business must be transacted during the pendency of the prosent struggle, and sny that THAT QUESTION WAS PURPOSELY LEFT OPEN, to bo deelded when ‘the oxi arise, 1n their judgment, tho arrived whon tho -public Interests demand that certain oxccutlve business should re- It Is understood that the new plan to bring the Democratic_minorit: to tertns: has been submitted to the Prestden 1t is belleved that he did not recelve with roposition to .cut the Gor- drawlng from the Senato all the nominations now vending, A Repub- llean caucus will be ¥ qnuite Impossible fo predict whether or not of the enucus will be found holding executive sesslons, One Rtepublican Senator sald e lleves that fifteen Senal 1le is one of the fifteen.. The oppotonts of that course express conslderable contidence that the present_policy will not be changed, Republicans “evidence an uualtered determmination not to nbandon, In any event, the siruggloto gain control of the Senats Company,. and, informed 88 to. tho anount, at discosery. -1le states taate a the last session of Coniress, an approprintion 000 was made for this purchnse, and hat, € said sam s pald to ‘Thoifp- 111 be diverted. Ha Murlon for sume tie praviouss that, so far ng knowledgo oxtonds, sou bad no knowludze being bold, wid, huylng nated the mecting, Ithink 1 Ad you any connection with the ver,” And I'may alsp ndd thal the uso of iy niine by the Calro Demnerat was with- out my Knowledgo or consonts <1 have always Kuown you to be truly loyal to tho United Stutes ty to mitke_uso of tho nbovo statement da may be ncéessary to counteraet tho 0 Cnlm-pcmoca TR Summary Removal of French, the Chiel Clerk of the Contraote son, he is fearful that it therefore asks that 'Tholpson be_enjolned from recelving, handling, or aporoprinth that a Recelver benppointed, straining order was grantod, | buve known it by iity of no wron mieeting whato sald money, an A temporary re: He Was a Preacher, but Fell Be- tween His Conscionce and Brady. und a truo soldiar, You aro at liber JE 19 DISGUSTED, WasnINGTON, D, C., April25,—When Will- fam A, M.Grler, of Penusylvanin, the original Garfleld man at Chilengo, was heresome days since, the Prosldent assured him thet he should be nominated, in accordance with his own request, Second Assistant Postmas+ ter-Genernl, and he returned home satlsfied that the place was his. Ltke Cominissioner- of-lndian-Aftalrs Price, and Second Assist- ant Postmaster-Gonoral Elmer;” Mr. Grier ls a wealthy man, who desired offics for honore not for profit.., 11e had heard and read a great, deal aboutt tho'loose, If not corrupt, ways In which ' the business of the office of the Se- cond Assistant Postmaster-General ..Ho flattered himsslf * that celve nttentlon. statoments of th BUERIIF PULLEY ulotus upon the Democral’s charges ns folldws: A CARBONDALE, 111, Oct, 22, 1808,—1 nover nu- thorizad the Calro Deniocral or any porson Lo refor tortne foguriling the charges niade ngulust Gun. Logdun fu that papor, At the time of tholr first publication I was in ‘Tho vharges arc to the ' much favor this Xnnocent People Inextricably In- | dian knot by witl woven with Brady's Expedi- eld, to-morrow, tions into the Treasury. the Stuto oqurkunms. 1 alsu furthor stute that Gen. Logan wis not at the mectlng In Marion on April at whicli nntlewie resolittions worg passed. - A though diferine with Gen. Logan. in pallties, I belleve him to brve alwnys been n loyal man, thut my e shoutd bo used t0 dofame # neighbor und an konorablo soldier, [ Astonishing Rovelatlons of tho Utter Rascallty and Rottonncss of tho Star Service. aund am not willl .Abstraot of Gen, Logan's Speech, Made Reoently, Nailing Certain Gopper- head Ualumnies. he ' edeourngement of Thorndike 0 went South, Senator Logan read n statement from ‘seven citizens “of Marlon, three of whom tvero in Capt. Brooks' commanc, stamping statements of the man Davis wers complete- ly overthrown by-testiunny ns to liis worth- less character, and_the ohnrge that ho had nsslsted Hybert B, Cunningham In recrulting nien tor the Southern urmy waa also disposed of by an emphatic Jettor of-denial from Cun~ ninghan himself, - f * DURINGTHE.CANVASS OF 1860 that Capt. Caly, As to {l PLATT. Brooks’ mien wh Storles have been circulated that Senator Pintt, of New York, and C tagonistic. ‘The report s not true, Conkling and Platt thoroughly un- derstand ench other, ing fn harmony. ’ CONKLING'S FIGHT. WaAsmyarto, D, C., " April 26.—~Conkling and _the - Stalwarts are fighting the eauecus, but fourteen Senators have slgned the call, and It wili be hold in & fow days. " ‘The Pl Ident urges action un the noininations, and his friends among the Senators aro netive in the policy he advises. lean Senntor who has written the eall for u catieats told tho Westeru Associnted Pressre- vorter to-luy that the caucns-could not be . postponied many days louger, 1t 1s now sald thut Plate_is not, sticking to Conkling, will favor Robertson’s contirmtion. L Is In earnest in making the fight, and Is getiing ull the votes he can. STANLEY MATTUEWS, The Senate Judicinry Comtnittes held an- other meeting this morning, aud the nomina- tion of Stanley Matthows was taken up_and il oral members of th mittew spoke In belnlf of dntthows, but no voto wns tnkein, At tha noxt meeting of the ‘Committes a report against Matthows will ut his friends elalin that he ean by conlirmed over su wdverse -re- indicutions are that - Matthews a3, nearly all th be different, He pletured to himsel{ in -glowlng colors the reward of’ virtue, In the shape of popular approval; whieh would erown lis successful efforts to reform the methods of the contract-oftice, and feit falrly certain of n puge in his couns as ‘tho righteous successor of ‘When he found, how- n nominnted ‘Third As- slatant Postmaster-General, whilo the pay whas the same and the work much easier, o What he wanted «was the oppurlubity to cove with the temptations of ninkiug - sudden fortune out of the ‘star- route business. and successfully reslsting them—over the "left, onkling are be- t asn falsehood, GENS. SHERMAY, ORD, SHERIDAN, and other army oficers. have advised that goine of tho mora notable star-rontes \which are connected with this scandul should huve feo ‘*expedited,” on the ti it would be a benellt to military posts and to TOE SENATORS. STUPEFYING DULLNESS, ' Bpectal Dapateh to Ths Chicago Tridune. WasniNaroy, D. €., April 26.—1Therewi ro the same humdrumn proceedings in the Scn- ate to-day. So little interest was manifested that, nithough at'the opening of the session thera were ten more than a quorum presont, atdifferent times {n the afternoon, In the votes upon the allatory motion, less tnan n quorum was declared. set spoech during the day, that by Senutor Jones, of Florldn, 1t wasa speech which, on account of his doctring, would haveattracted attention In the North in the years befors If- was o speech which can only gxcite nmazement delivered twenty vears The Republicans during tho pecullar debate of tho last six weeks that the Soutli s radieally Bourbon, and for their definition of Bourbonism they were satisfied to take fho definition thatn Dourbon s n man who never learns uny- thing and who forgats what he knows. Mr. Jones took for tho“text of his speech the statement in the pororation ot Mii. FRYE'R NOTABLE SPEECI, the other dy, that there are two clvilizationa in this country,~ono in the North, founded on the school-house and tho Bible, another , and evidently are work- ever,'that he had- 1t turns out that cx-Senator Barnnm, of Connectlent, Chairnan of the National Dem- ocratic Committee, was one of the bundsinen upon one of the most questionuble of all the star-route contracts. from Fort Worth, Tex. iz It was originnl Uhichester for $1:4,000 for «distanen belng 1,090 miles ant teen days. The bid originally wag irregular, but the” techniealities were waived by hiaving charge of -the 1t was 'charged company, tae ‘Ch refused "to join Gen. L cause lie lind no ‘confidence In This new ealumny was. also oxploded by an emphatic letter ot denlal 1, I 1588, when agaln nominated for by the Republleans, the old again revived by his enemies, who procured a pald-for statement from a wretehed. old per nanied Wheatley in the poor-house 1118 stufemoent was to the effect men in Williamson was disgusted. ogan’s reghment bes ‘Iliis was the He has wone' home, tho Post-Office ofticinls think that Grier is unnecessnrily partieular about the vince ha Is to occupy, i3 the salary attached to all three Assistant Postinaster 600, “I'he position lield b however, I8 more Inborlous und difficult than n the Department, and is beset with teiptations on rectitude. 2 SBTEVLENSON. . T8 STATUS IN THE NAVY. WasmiNGToy, D, C., April 20,.—At tho re- quest of Presldent Garfleld, Attorney-Gen- oral McVengh hns. glven an oplnlon upon the application .of Paymnster Thomas ‘I Caswell for such correction of the:navy register ns will place him above Paymaster John M. Stevenson. The Attorney-General snys that so far ns the application rested on the proposition that the name of Edward Bellows . should, . have - tho computation when Paymaster Stevenson was advanced : filieen nuinbers it cannot now be success(illy urgod. whas, prior to 1870, ap Bellows, by and of the ZSenunte, been uppolijted Pu fon of the Suprenis,Conr! Blake vs, The is not in the service. 'hore was but one 0 let to.John-A. ly services, the slunders were the tinie seven- matter in° the frregularitics . were wns a cheap of greatadvantago to the Government. Only six weeks after, however, the matter of sav- suemed to hnve passed out of sight, for Gen, Brady Issued an order “expediting!” the servieo_bn that route and | 65,000° ndditional tha remarkablo that .ha * had recrultg Couhty ' for the Rebel them to the Ollo River, nam! ningham, -Lowe, and athers, as of the num- ments [ have nlready.rend, that at the battle of he and Cunninghum'chased wmo and enptured ] ?Ihis statoment was revived }:510 by the New York IWorld, but Senator RAN IT-TO EARTIL AGAIN by securing & letter from Thorndtke Brooks, the men South from Marlon. the course of this letter Capt. Brooks, now n marchant in Baltimore; sald: -'1 wish td sny that sald‘afidavit (Whoatley's] is a lie througbout. The onl 0 v taken trom. Willlnmson County, liiinols, to tuo Confedorato army, thut [kuaw of, Ings of thoue, or ou certainly bad - noth y.", was never in Illinol I Joined the Bonthorn ber,.whose state ing to the Governinent: Hi probubly b atlapted, 0 contractor S1 To fully nppreciute elreumstances conneeted - with this contract it 1s necessary to ponetrate FURTHER INTO 1T§ NISTORY. In 1870 a part of this route was let out nt $124,000, trom Messilln to SantDiego, for was \lnnrens\;d. wili be contirmed, eratie Senators will | mittus to-dny referred . nost of the pending ' Judicinl nonilnations to pub-committees, | THUE BUDJUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON BANK- i G 1UPTOY: | Ingalls, MeMiflan,-and Garland=wliil soon fetters to gentlemen famillar with ‘the subject, with ‘o view of nscertnining ‘ whethor It Is the opinion of the businuss ' Interests of the country, that anothier Nation- uld bo- enncted; sec- It 1 auggestions .as to est - methods” of remedyi neknowl- edged dufects in the: former lnw relative to delny In distribution” of estale, and con- sumptlon of nssets -In_extravagant fees and costs. 'L'he sub-Conunittee Is expected to re- port some mensure to the full Coinmi eurly In Decethber, - STAR ROUTES. Rotelal Dapateh to 1% Ohicago Tribunes WastNaroN, D, C,, Aprll 20.—There was another victin to the star-ronte business to- dny in the person ot Frepch, Chist Clerk of tha, Contract-Offico under Assistant Post- master-General Drady. that_any corruption Is charged personally to Mr. Freneh, although it ins been discovered that he was aequainted with all the irregular uets of the star-ronte contractors and bidders, and that he did not chicose to notity those who were higher than his Immedinte chief, 1n other words, Mr. French obeyed his chlef . tls mouth. shut, It is also sald” that Mr, Fronch, lind he been’ so disposed, could have'made 1t Impossible for agrent many of the star-route contractors to be successful In *expediting .the service, had he framed the advertlsements a differ- ent way, 1t was Mr. Fronch’s duty to draft all the ndvertissments, and he had control of thelr publieation. “ANOTHER CIRCUMATANCH [ wnleh has formed to the disadvantage of Mr, French Is that he wasat one timoean agent for an Insurance company ‘having Inrge commisslons, and that & great many of -tho favorit coutractors under the Bureau who were In various ways subjeot to super- vision by French took large policies. An additionnl development - in the star-route ‘business is-the discovery of nn urganized ring called *the Cobiperative Mall and Pas- genger 'Iransportation Company.” The prin- clpn! manager of this concerp Is ono Robort E, Boone, who has recently ‘been shiown, by one of te Cinclunati papers, to have boen prominent in some curlous star-routs opera- tlons i Ohin. This Company wasa organized July 1, 1877, and Y IT8 PRINCIPAL ORJECT seems to bt to tuke from: the small and Bourbonism. It remained for Do Jones terdefend the elvilization of the South ns the efvilization most lo be adwmired in modern {imes, and to indorse, ns the position of Southern statesmen to-duy, tho reimek- able apology of Edmund Burke for sluwvery in the British colonles, with the declaration that tho love of liborty exlsts strongestamong the masters of sinves, himself and the Northeern ‘school upon tho declaration; ** I believo that the ‘observations of Burke were founded In true philosphy.” Mr. Fryo and the Republicans need no better | vindieation than the- marvelous declaration of this speech. THE REPUBLICANS will undoubtedly hold » cuucus to-morrow . morning, aithoukh sume of thamare disposed to term it “n conference for consultation,” upon the theory that the Scuators could se- cure an interchango.of views, while thoy need not be bound by any decislon. This last notlon seems to proceed from somu of, those who do not desire to have auything happen at present which can overturn the declsion of the caucus hield by the Republic- ans betore thoy entered upon this Mlibnster- ing contest. Thera lan great desire on ‘the part of some vl the Republicans to maintnin then to'seven times aweek, and the price was inerensed from $124,000 to 8218460 n year, At the next: general, competitive tetting, in 1874, tho Department again_swarded this lder for §55,000, and re from seven thies to threo 4 A’ sliort time aftorwurds the trips wero incrensed again to seven times * oxpedited,” and the route wis bid off for:§1:4,000, and In'six weeks was Inerensed to its present figure,— L. A. Fralloy Inted successor to the ndvice and consent oliows has not sinee | therecent decis- in the case.of tates 13 decistye, I Attorney-General the promotion of Stevenson: cement belng an accomplished fact, and within ‘the terms of S fon it 1§ not lu your (Pres ') power to Inquire what was the actof herolsm, or where 1 committed, which’Indticed your predeoessor n 1879, to advance Paymase toen numbers. actlon In that matter 1s conclu- xecutlve Depagtment, and 8 notsubject to your exam- Under this declslon know of beforo tho Wi «oause believing it tho right one, and have fever changed my opinioman that.points ho od can be aceomphishe g thie truth, I bavo written you this lettor'as requested. - 1870, o person by the name of Lowe, of House of -Representatives, startoil uf story agaln, increasing the nomber erhits fot the Soutl, irents, , Once more route to the lowest LI fluced 7 tha, trl times.” por * Wei AMr, Jones planted snys a3 to “’1‘“!5 advan however, to three regl- @ slander was exploded by aflidavita_from no less than 150 of the Republicans and Demograts of Hlinmson Counties. “14 raro that & publio offtcer has ever been so ershatently followed b st a8 raro that n publ sistently followed them up aud shown ¢ groutdiesuess. In closing his speech Suna- hatically gnave his rea- irst, as 1 suld, that my childron-nfter-nis mny not'have these slai- ders thrownin thelr taces without the puwer of dispelling:or refuting . the on this-record . thi THE QUESTION THAT NATUIRALLY S 18] 1s, If an Inerenso of the number of additional speed was nevessiy an this route at the thme o ¢neral contracts In 1874, wihy did not tho epartment udvertise for proposals for the service us it existed, instond of advertialy for a reduced numbor.of ' trips fad decrensed rate of spead, only to Incrense buth and ralse the compensation fre 238,033 a year oh short thne after the contraot was awarded, and why the same thing. In 18m2 If this snma course wns premiged th sole purposs of enabling the favorit con- tractor to realiza an enorntons bunus when speed: were aflerwards in- not have -been better nr- ptoofs thus far adduced glva color to the ntlegation that the service upoh varlous routes hns been so fixed as to be let out with a view of subsequently doubling the service and incronsing the coms ATEST INSTANCES of unacconntable extravagancg In allowance 1q contractors for whoss banefit n duticlency appropriativn of §2,000,000 is usked are the following: ‘I'he contract for route No, 80,103, running from Snata K Messilla, the distance alleged to be 818 miles, but which in reality Is nine miles shorter, was awarded to the lowest bldder nt the sitting, In March, 1678, . Drice. Behedule thne was fixed ut seventy-two hours, or four and t “tenths miles per hour, seven trips weekly, Not : long nfterwards the speed was fncrensed to five "and_ one-tenth mlles -per hour und $40,- 840,17 additional were nllower, waking the total cost of this route §07,011, A NOUTE No. 10,109, from Las Vegas to Lus Cricus, 442! service three: times n weok, schedulo thna, the rate nf two and i It Mareh, 1578, Ll d and the Senat Jacikpon und W charges before, it Is oflicer has’ so Ination or _revision,” Paymastor Stevenson will be entitled to the dlsputed ndvancement to the grade of Pay tor Logan very. em sona tnflnnkurxg 1t T e T 1t Is not understood em; 1 put thom 01 ot they may endure in this Senate Chamber so that thoy may be to Senntors of.nll partles and ajl creeds that ) this Senate no insiuuation of Avill be subinitted 1o by me, :l%;ls, SENATOR LOGAN, HI8 SPEECH IN REPLY TO IS MALIGNERS, Spectal Correspondencs af The Chicago Tribune. WasurNaroy, D. O, April’ 28.—Auwong the many personal vindications which have been made during the * déadlock® debates in the Senate nons have been more ample or detailed than Senator Logan's Teply to the charges so frequefitly made" nzalngt bhim by Democrats that he symputhized with seces- slon before the War broke out and induced mon to enter the Rebel army In 1881, As his refutation has o local signifiennce, the sub- stanco.of 1t will lnterest our ronders.' In his speech, Teplying to the Democrati charges, Senator Logan :bégan at the bogin- ning. Onthasthof January, 1861, whilolio was n Democrat, bufora the Inaugdration of Mr, Lincoln” snd bofore the first gun had been intraduced in the trlp and creased, it coul ranged, All the R AR e PROCEEDINGS . . 1IN THE SENATE. . Waenrvorox, /D, 0., Aprll 20.—Senator Edmunds nskad leave for the Committeo on Judicinry to sit duPing tho recess of the Sen- ate, If thas.shquld ever occur, to pursue some investigations “wpon tha* subject of bank- ruptey;’ Without objection loave was granted. ‘I'io Vice-President laid bafore the Senate the untinished business, bolng tho resolution for the election of Sennte officers. tlun'to go Into executive yeas, 245, nays, Y. as to all their. deliberations, and dissatisfac- tion was expressed that the fact that a caucus was In contomplation had becoms publie. There have beon a good mnany private con- ferences to«lay among the; Republican Sen- ators, the avowed . purpose of* which was to discover prior to this ciulions, as near as pos- sible, the strength of the Republican minor- ity which desires to have execntive sesslons, The minority has the Adminlstration on its slde. 'The great majorlty of the Senntors are opposed toany change in the present posi- An nltogother new devico was re- ‘The report proves to be true that n prapositlon was submitted to the Presient to withdenw all the pending nominations, the request for the withdrawal to be accompanied by n message stating that, a8 it was understuod that the Senate was not fully organized, the nouiinations would be withdrawn untll sueh thne as tho Senate phould by rewmly to act upon them, This woheme Is said to have orlginated with the Conkiing side, atthough it was not presented to the President by one known as a Conkllng THERE WAS A MEETING of the Senate Judiclury Committee to-a, which atl the menbers exeept Senators Tand werd present. Garland Is ubsout for the: session, temporarlly, ‘away on business, Al that ts suld publlely ns 10 the e it was decidid"to sk the Senate to anthorize the Sub-Cominitiee on the Bankruptey bill to sitduring the,raepss, and to employ wo stenographa) which wus subsequentty grantod ate. But it 1y belloved that the nominations of Stanley Mutthows and of I L were considerest informally, aud thag o syb- wats nppointed to consldey theny at lengtif. ‘Tho linpresdion pravails aumon; Senators that both of these nnlnations will: bo reported ndversely, : THERE HAS BEEN 3IUGIL HARNEAT D 3 New Mexico, to tween which . is session was lost— réplied to portionsof Ilouse approving derson’s withdrawal® from trle +to . Fort Sumter, and commlitting the House to the support of ‘the President In all constitutional” monsures to enforce the Inws and preserve the Unlon, Upon this res- olutlon, when i nmine was called, Senator Logawsalds * As the resolution recolves ny unqualified apprabation, I vots ‘aye.’” Inn speech made on the 5th day of February fol- lowing, In favor of the Crittendon compro- mise, Sanator Lo, ways and do yet ‘There Is no ‘warrant for jt-lirthe Uonklitu- Itis wrong, It I8 unlawiul, unconstl- tutlonul, and should_ b b, nnme,—revolution. trom it, bub wugh: remedy for any grievance. grivvances onn bu much easior redressed ine slde thie Unlon than out of it S L'm cuxc|u 'rm's POINT, i : enator Logan read statament volun nude by Sm‘fx?mrlenmar and -Pu fanity 11 ressnt month, testl 0 did not give auy encouragement at hu velismently o t, he- Senator’s record from 1801 ulowlof {.}IB \Wag Is thus completely stated Mr, Frye's apoccli, A motion for recess: and kindred motlons wero voted down. . At the conelusion o sorted to to-day, ¢ the roll-call on ote of these yotes, it was dlscovared that the motlon had ‘- prevalled; - Thereupon- : Mr. - Tolling tarted on a hunt for the delinquent Repub- ean Senator,-only to dlscover, in the nlelke of timeto defeal the motlon Ly a tle vo! that he hlmself waa'the Senator who had no "I'lie vote -upon the next mouunlto [ ens, 21 nays, 20, pafred with Mr, Shoriman, had unwittingly voted, 116 obtained leave to withdrow his ujotlon was then lost, 130 hours, or at tenths miles por hour, wus lot to C, Cosgrove for &14,000, X increased soon aftor - to four anfles | por ditional-ullowed, Li tlonal were nllowad forinereased £52,120.9 ndditional wis allowed for four additiounl trips per week, g‘\"fl‘l{zu tho cost of this route from 814,000 to 801, into exeoutive bothuldes, wis a ‘This wus expl distance, and then **8ir, I have al- ony.Lhe right o STARTLING ASTHESE PIGURESMAY APPEAR, the Depnrtincut 1s. rendervd atll] more remaritable when it i3 considered both tho foregotng routes run paraliel to ench ather, and terminate at the suine 1C raeus und Mussilla are two situnted ol the Rio Grande hinncdintel: 04l enchi other, Vi ho two starting points of” the same routes, are not much over 100 miles distant from ench other, and this Is abont the sspuatng distanco botween the routes at the wiilest polnt, and becomes narrower, until they mect ut the Rlo Grunde,* Thereis nlso i A TEMPOBARY ROUTE from Las Vegss.to Albuquerque, the latter being a point on the route Hrst above named INo, 80,104), ut n cust of §34,174, while there I aL tho snine tin thelr ‘' earniugs of comissions Idr collecting the sums dus them from the Government on :thefr con- tragts, ‘I'he. Company advertsed a llst of 703 pustal voutes over which they claim to uarry the malls und passengers, On sume of these routes they are the renl contractors with the Government, but by far the greater number are run.by swall coutractors, who enguge the.Cumpuny asu broker, to setle thelr clats with the Governuiunt under tiie vontracls awurded to them, Thls Cowpany hos hiad as-many a8 £ alr,can result mayy 418 no & st that ull -0 NOTES, - GEONOL A, BUERIDAN, ! . Boscial Dispateh to The Uhlcago Tribunk, - Wasuisatoy, D. Uy April 20.~It s now reported thay, George A, Sherldan, Recorder of -Deeyls - of- this Distrlat, Is to give plave to Frod Douglass, pyesent, United States dMar- slinl, and that Capt. Henvy,'of Ohlo, an futi- mate personal trisud of Uen, Garfleld, now a Bpecjul Agent of the Post-Otijco service, 18 to be appointed; Unltel. States Marshal, Gen, Bheridanins. long been-on filongdly terms with Gien, Garticld, and hins rendered & good deal -0t vhluablo politienl. sorvice, and his e report is untrue, 1, with o innekot In hond, I enterod niibs at Bull Run, 8hortly ufiers ward, 1 roturned ‘huuio, raksce Uovernment serviog, n:u!rn T thing gross. ) peaple do lnwlln wencrally do, roslgn scuts in Con- RDy nun during the Wars st the battio of Fort Dunelson wus promotud 1, {g llst at ono thne, rud its commlssions. have wwounted to fortunes, But this is not ull tho business |n which the CoBperative Company haa engaged, It {ssues elroulars o Postimasters and ex-contractors all oyer the country, calling for Iuformation -as to the varlous postal-routes, and this juformn- tion 1 usud a8 # basls upon which to make its bids to suin: swall contriotors. rallwiy-niessenger voutes” -ary the short routes from yallrond 8 Pust-Oficen, extending over & dlstauce of & line from Las F¢, so that lustend of ru 18 Vegns to Santa e 6, Musiily, mul Luas Cruces, an liaving such feeders to the route a8 are nece essary, tho Department runs four distinot rouls at the enoriious cost of over §300,000 nrsely sottled and the 180 Wilderness, OHIRIQUI. LAWSUIT OVEI A GRAB, Bpscial Dispalch to The Chicusd Tridune, WasniNotoN, D C, April 9.~ Chiriqul Canal scheme and ‘lmprovemont’ Compuny I to be made the subj¢ct of o Judiclal Investigation, and it may bu pussible to prove In, the gourts the cuarges whioh floor; of the Houusa this 8200000 for conling ° statlons: on tract _Was in the interest of 8 Job, Ths, prilicipal factor fn thiv uew scheme Is the famous- Joseph B, Stewart, kuown as the historical recalcitraut withiéss who was hmprisoned for months lu the Cav- itol, and who published that fierce pamnphlet upou the House of ltepresentatives, in which e described the Congressional bastile, Jif among Republican Genntors to-duy In regard to the present pusture of affalrs, ng it his neavest friends ave evident) strungly opposed to the senthnent, whicl has huely munifested tho Republicans, in_favor of tive sussions for the’ pur certnin nomnatlons to il the intereats ot the publie ruquire should ba filled withuut furtbey” defay, oftice of certuin buyded oflicers of the ‘Trens. ve expired, oud, while friends think th -4 tAs Weatern Assoclated Press, . - WasmiNaxoy, D, C,, Apell 20.—~Presi dent Garfleld appolnted John K Boles, of Iludson, Mich, und Willlum Medlichacl, of Philadel- phia, membors of the Board ot Indian: Com- ussioners, Col, 8. D. Sturgls asj t-Col. J, 8. Muson have bean vely as Governop and Lieutenant-Goy- o also nominated Roswell G, Whaeler, of - Lor the ndinps at Phua wrigopy Ageney, Arizons, QREKNUACKERS, a)l Couunittes of . at 8t Lonls June 7 to elect a Chalrman iy place-of 0% 11, Murch. TILE COMNISEIONER OF INTEUNAL REVENUR decliles that 'money it the custody of the Government'and belongd sublect: to. levy wnd 1o -Brigadier-u s hort - period nflur{mrdfl; e WIS SulY o] commuuded during holduue oxeeis poso of neting on vacanoles witloh !sl‘elter vart of the Tunnessec,” nta oy the deatl of Ge sou. 1 mudtored it out it 1606 at Lo orggnizaiién the “and Buvuntsenth Carps. usa Who promotod mo spgek, ot _juysolf. . Whun iy 8riny wus mustore out, the Wiir belog cuded, 1 1ul88i0n, preforring . not to recelve pay from tho Guvornment whon thore wus no furthes dupy for an having thus defined his ree- ord, devoted hlmseif in the rewalnder of 'his .spetoli o a statemontof the matner in which e80 slanders were started against him, ** AT THE OUTBERAK OF TIE WAR f the Rubulllon the Senator resided in Larion, Williawson County, LIl - ‘The peo; L county wery Dumocrats, w ma of them frow the South, und ol Apr number of them got together In Ma d resolutions in favor of secesslon, followlng May ons ‘Thornd!ke Brooks, & Marylander, livig at Marion, organlwd ‘'he tormy of ons to the local ury Dupartient ANOTIER BRANCH OF INDUATRY plled by tho Cluperatlve Cowmpauy Is tha Utemporary service,” "When § contractor falls 1y the perforwmatice of his work temporgry contruct Is made,—uf course at u higher rata thau would be allowed on & regular competition bid. Iave ng akenta all over the country, it is in pos- sesslon af the enrliest luformation In rogard to. the working of il contracts, and ja thus ready to take edvautage of every oppor- tunity for fraudulent” gain. suld that @ prosesutlon wialust the star- route peopls can be brought only upon suspicion, aud that enougl . ciroumstantial withont ziving eel the-Government in case . of - defulention v, the Lerin of oflise of . U reslznod my cole Treasurer of the citico expived syme weeks ngo, tiyues to perforin his duties, bu for which Iiis surcties aro. bouiul huving ex» the Governmout Is obliged . to trusy entirely to.his honeaty and vigitwies for the sate-lieepligs anl honvst disburseinent of ‘the MILLIONS 0F DOLLANS UF PUBLIC MONEY udicinl hranch Nt - Jadian we ta porform. wore juade oy the Beeretary Cran ug to a cilizen la not uttachment undor pro- ings justituted ln & State Court by ored- verplient and R % D 'Counor, of Houth Caro- eavi i) rensons 1o uppeal to, the Senators who have i m OF e Debgratto alde CRIMINAL NEWS. Bridgeton, Mo,, the Scens of a Horrible Double Murder. - A Cowardly Crowd of Thirty " Men Witness the Bloody Tragedy. A Hnlf:Broed Indian Bents tho - Lifo Out of Two Poace ful Men. ¢ He Then Leisurely Takes His De= * parture and Thus Escapes Arrest. Houschréakers in Burlinglon, In., En- ter Four Residonces and Securo Conslderable . Plundors Rumored ‘Killing of Gov, Overton, of the Indian Nation, by Texas Qow- Boys. " . A MURDEROUS' TALF-BREED, " Bpetial Dispateh to The Chicago Triburie, Br. Lous, April 20~Yosterday afternoon what may terminate{n a most ‘brutal doublo murder occurred In Bridgotan,—a small vilinko situated in Bt. Lauls County, about twenty milos from this city. At the timo designrted thero was n small party of menongaged in sooiut drinking In Jacob Bium's saloon. Among the numnber was Michnel Rovelr,a farmer in tho nelghborhood, James Willlams, an old school- tencher, and & balf-breed named Valgntino ‘Walker, allus Voley, The Intter wus conslders ably under tho influonce of drink, and, as a chnscquenco, In 1 vory bad condition of tem- per. Rovoir hnd boon drinking some, but only onough to make him garrulous. The tialf-breed and Rovolr gut futo » wranglo over somo tritilug matter, which incenscd Walkor greatly, Walker bocamie furlous, and attempted to got at Revolr, but tho crowd Integfored nnd pusted the former out futo the street, Awons thosa who attownpt- ed’ to maintaln peaco w8 Mr., James Willlnms, 'tho schoolmaster at Tontlts Btation, a middle-nged man, much respeoted. {0 was particularly fotive In putting the hulf-breed out, and when thoy were in the atreet Walker turned all bis vongeance | on the podagog. In tho saloon tho .desperndo band appeared unarmed, but after belor put out ho suddenly jerked apaling from o’ fencd close by and-assulled Willlams, dealitig him three or four blows ,on the ' hend, which ren- dercd him. sonseless. , Walkor's manner, bad enough before, beegme that of n iond.' Tho -Jnst blow ‘he satruck tho stick broke In his hond, Ho ran and, picked up u rock and roturned, and uctually phunded the holpless victim to desth. The frenzy of tho mitrderer paralyzed tbose who witnessed tho affulr, and thoy stood mround llke cravons. There woro twenty or thirty men presont, but notono save Revolr interferod. The :former cumo forward and nssafled the half-broed, and tho two had a deperato strugslo, which onded in Rovoir being tald out with.n grent gashin either temple and a hole In tha tap of his hond, With both the men prostrate befure him, Walker bue came a madman in his fursy Revolr was covered with blood nnd unconscious, Lvidontly thinking ho had inished tho onc, the bulf-breod turned bis attention to Willinms, There were feeble a’mnmma of returning snimatlon, and the murdorer shuuted to the erowd, ** I'll finish this one now.* With toat ho kicked and stamped on Williams tepeatedly. The two yice tims n& on tho ground uncarcd for samo time, whilo Walker purnded up and down the atreet, shaking his flat_and daring tho whole town to como and take him. \Vl:gn offorts wero finnll mude. to care for 0 two mon, Wil iatns was, breathing his lnst. Ho died in about’ an hour -after rocelving tho treatinent. Revolr lived through the nigat, but tho chances of recovery are rcgurded as very L) v to-dany, Four houra attor the dculrnrndo nd dong the bloody work ho loft Bridgoton, Hulf an hour afier bis departure i posse of nion started in pursult of him. Tho hunt was kopt up all night, nnd thisworning,the trail was fol- lowed down toward ‘the city. *The' miirderor is belluved to bu hidlng In one of the nogro quare ters. Both Willlans aud Rovolr have familics, Thelr wives "and childron were brought intor ' Bridgeton last night, and tho socnos . us they mourned\ the dead and ying Wore . unnorving. tho half-brood been found lust nighy anywhoro noar Briggoton he would naver havo runched Plllcll of coufinemont. The Willinms family ve rolutives living In tho city, who wore teles smnhefl this morning of tho trngedy. Wulkor is losoribled As & mun Hxe fect ton inches in hight, Ho 18 %3 yoars of ago, nnd would be taken by the careless observer for o mulutto, Ho hus, how~ over, stralght, conl blavk bnir and the liths “‘movowont of the Indiun, — TOUR BURGLARIES, Special Dlspateh to The Chicago Tribunes - - BURLINGTON, Ia, Avrll 28.—Four burglaries wero committed in thls city last night, Tho firat wua at ‘tho resldonce of 3r. C. I, Boesch, d¥y-gdods morchant, whero the thief or thleves sucgecded in onrrylng off o wateh, n gold chain, a lockot, n fow dollars’ in chnnge, and & fow artioles of jowelry. Mr. Boosoh was not awakened by the prowler, aud dld not discover hiis loss till this mornivg, The next place’ on- tarod was the yesidence of Charles Blank, hooks, kecpor for Mr: Buesoh, whero monoy ead prop orty to tho amount of somo 8200 was 'car- ried off. Mr. Dluok was awakenod by the hurglar, but ot until tho latter bud suc- coeded 1u gutting possessiun of tho formoer's re- vulver, in consequence of which Blank did not considor it _safe to “interfors with the operatlons of the thiof, but contented him- self with looking on. . Finully Mrs, Blank was awakened, She called to hor husbund, whom sho supposed to be nsleep, This trights encd tho burgiar, nnd ho fed precipitutoly, care ¥ bis booty witn him: At u luter bour Mr, ‘.0, Pursons Wik awikoned by the oponing of n door 10 his bedronim, and, aftersatiafying bimself bt some one bud opuned the door. hie arose and snw o mitn running out of the yard, v g sgcured a rovolvor, Mr. Farsons stuppod to 0 front wingow to sce If nnymln? wis to bo scon of the burglar. In° & .fow mo- monts _ho ®aw a man npprouch tho houde from tuo opposit slde of the streot and try to onter a window of the cunsorvatory, Mr, FPursons ired wt the man from an adloininge window, whon the - thief quiokly roturoed tho shot and tled,. Tho fourth placo eaterod was o bonrdiug-house. .. Hure tho bumlnr'\vm 1righit= cued awuy by a copipositor ot the Gazelts belore any booty was seoured, NEW MEXICAN DESPERADOES, -BANTA Fk, N M., April 20,~Adjutant-fienoral Max Frost has just rpturned from tho San Jusn and Anjmuas Hivers, In Rlo Arriba County, and reports to Gov. Low Walluco thnt tho wurrants tor murder and stock-stenling found at the Inst term of tho Distriot Court akuinst Isaao Stockton, Eldridge Gurrett, and afx others, kava been placed in tho hands of Deputy-Sheriffs Bluuklott and Btulr for gorvice; that s militly .company of throw olficers and elghty-tivo meu, wn?\ aruied aud mouated, aro to uid tho Deputy Bhoriirs in the oxevution of the wurrants und presorve thu benco.- Dotdils of the company, under Licuts.Cox and Stamp.of fiftuen mon envh, ure guurding the cuttle truius (o prevout ralds, Cuuriers aru stutioned ut fuvorublo paints to cull for reintorcomonts, Gov, Wullsoo will tosmor- row issuy u proclmncon ofering $60 reward for Stoukton, und §230 cuch for each of hia fua for thely urrest aud dolivery to the Bheriif o Bunta Fé, or Itio Arriba Catinty. will atdo send his requisitions Tor these men {0 Qov, Pitkin, < NICIHHOLAS ROACIIL. . Bpectat Diapateh to The Chicag Tribune, MILwAUKKE, April 20,~Nicholas Roach, o Lurglar who entered a atore in Chlougo about thros wouks aio, und who was shot at'oy u clerk. ut that.place, was arrested this morning by Olicers itiomer and Juusen.' The police wore notitied at the timo tu be on the lookout for Houch, and bo Is now under arrest, wailiog to be_ truusferrod to Chicugn. Tho prisoner bas ht Kush through the loft chieek, mudo by tho ball which tho clerk Ju Chleugo shut af bim, take oAy o bo u:o y al Ronoh ! I(I:hl- h?m that'it WA & U owdur burnedn his fuce wera frockies, risoner. is {:umr mah, about 24 years of vy, uud la sald to be a profvs- slonal thisf. pid RS A SELF-CONFESSED INCENDIARY, Hpectat Disputer to The Chicago Tridune, Tougvo. 0., April 26.—~A lerge barp and cone tents, belooging to Gottllsb Buhr, of Eust Tos ledn, burned tu tho ground lust night, and early tbia morning the owner wout to the police sta ton and reported thas be suspeolod a fellow- oltizan pawed Joun Fiechor, Tue latter wus soon afierwards mrvested, snd confosscd the doed. "Ho sald that ho went to seo Bybr “last uight aboyt pome busineagand found blm yory kickine him, o thon we " pertking BimACE, At I (o way Gf recersi, &8 G himaelt'of thio Durn, Which ho atepe "2 back and lired. 'Tho l09s amounty ty “":‘Dwm RUMORED ‘FO BE KtLinpy, 81, Louts, Mo APHl 20.~Tho frepuip, Denlson, Tox., speclil Auya: g py, vitlis hore to-night that Gov. Overton, nn{ Pre dlnn Nation, narth of hero, was. killed 50" Tho rimor I8 dlscreaited, but owing 1o e that tho Governor has bocn ln tho tolg wy ™ militin for some time driviug out lrmmh and hns thoroby fhourrod the cuulty of s uimbor of cow-boys and othors, it i thoy, n"" somo that tho roport inay-bo well toundey s known that & party of cow-bnys lefy gt County, Toxas, within n fow daya for m,? ritory with tho avowoed purposo of Fiving b » to Ovortun's troops.”* atly « —— ’ A DENVER SCANDAL, ERIE, Pa., April 26.—Dispatehes from Dy Colo, atute that Master Disbrow, of thg py,: dolpbiu Rallroud, unolo af the lady whose rue roputation caused tho decapltution of qn Walker, tho Postmnster, hus been attacke = cowlided in the stronts by Edgr 53,.‘,;"" ludy's husband, who ncoused Distrow o pat thw primiry despoller of his wife's linnoe, wy¥ Sityre weni West two oars ko be mwore 1ol Disbrow at the Hrst apportunity. Dishrye sd nppeared from Erle slx wecks ngo, au g i he t whan ho was acousod of ruining a 'y« o ity 0 & young orpheg A YOUTIIFUL THIER, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 20,—A Hobem(gy about 10 years of ngo eutered the stora of Joby Kengzangor, 701 Firat avenue, Inst evonlng, ny succeeded in carrylng nway n gold \nuch,c'n,. and chaln, and also tapped the money L, -rfi ontrance was offeotud theougl tha celine, T, ownor of tho stolon guods misteasted 1hy po 1 0 pollern, whi boy aud recovered tho pmmm‘. foind ity —— WORK OF AN INCENDIARY, Dusuque, Tn, April 20.—Tlireo weeks James Androws' storo tn Poosta wus destroy by fire, the work of an ftncomdiury. Tho wgy wus rebulit and stooked ahew with goode, Ly night tho store was fired agaln, and wentupy a blnze, togethor with Audrows' residence,u fulnluu. This was aunther Incondiury fire, Ty lomtpinaigin Sl i Bl #4100 fn tho Humburg & Brc'rucr':.m ek tllraad L —— WOULDN”L IIAVE HER, MouNT VERNON, Ind., April 20.—Miss Naony Estes, & frall young Indy. from Danville, wey down to Livingaton Inst night. She beiong to that clnes to whase presence the good peops of tho village huvo deeclded objections. Atog midnight Miss Nannte wns. visited by n band o folluws disguised as Kukbux, who guave bery :\;‘Iflggmmmmglfi nr'!}u'r“m slll.uu'lu rll.m plice wity uf_daylight. Bhe trah this morning o Dunviie. = O " ALLEGED CRIMINAL LIBEL, Speelal Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, MILWAUREE, April 26.—Matt Fiuch fliat o complaint with the clerk of the Municipal Coury this afternoon, and & warrant will e lsyued tor morrow morniag for tho arrest of Willmg, Cramer, tho edltor of tho Keening 1¥ixeansin, oy o chargo of criminal 1ibol, Finch I8 a leading lawyer, and Cramer culled bim a shysterands legal prostitute. ITORSE-TIHILVES, Boectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MADISON, Wis, April 20.—ITurse-thicves stols a vaiuable team and bugy from Willlam Pack. hnm, near this city, lust night, und started south for fllinols. Tho team !s described s folloxs A brown horse wolghlngabout 1,100, and abroxa mare with awblito strlp fn ber faco and A Just abovoone forward huof. Thu buggrisa double-aeatod oue. g A SNEAK TIIIEF, Bpetlal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, SPRINQFIELD, IlL., April 26.—A sucak thlef ex tered tho jowejry storo.of A. Armbrusterith ovening and got ‘nway with four valusty watches, ' Ho was discovered nt once, and, et Kives the nume of uugrm%lbwn. hens A NOTORIOUS ATTORNEY. Bueclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune MANISTEE, Mich., Aptil 26.—Joscph K. Ture, tho notorious Inwyer whoso crimiual exploity attracted much attention in tho southern pat of this 8ta lv.-l was tnken.from hero to-day by the Bherilf of ‘Muskegon County for the larceorol Iaw-books in(hat section. . —p— BURGLARS IN GALESBURG. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, GALESBURG, IlL, Appll 20.—The bouso of Rabert Ennls was entored last oveniog by burglars and a gold watch, .gold rings, and §) in money taken. Mr. Ennis found his paota- loon3, from which his monoy wis taken, lntss brek yard this mornlog. No arrcsts, ROBBERY. P17r8TON, Pas, April 20.—Tho Pust-Ofico afs was last night robbed of reglstored lettery monoy, and stamps. KT, JONUN, No:B., -April 26,~The Post-Office st Prodorickton was rublied last night of nit the fllmrs oxecpt thoso in tho sufe. Loss conslder o, > WILL’ANSWER AT A IIGTER BAR " - Bpectal-Dispateh {0 The Chicago Tribunk OTTAWA, 1il...April 20.—Albert Huss, b prisonor from Kendall Cauuty who has been awalting trlal on n ohange of veio, dled afternoon from corobro spinal monioglus, whid is prevalont to & groat extéut Lore, OBITUARY. A. BREWLER BUNN. . &pectal Disvateh to Tia Chicaco Tridunt. - proaTuR, 1L, Aprll 20,—Tho doath of (& Flon. A. Brower Dunn, ono of tho oldest st Jonding mombers of the Macon County Bur, % qurrod hero luat night, in tho 554 year of hisase, Heo hd beon il for two months, In 1860 Bo ¥ pmmisat he Laver Hoie, e Ut 2 .. Ho hus hel ' lr“u"l‘t:t';:ll?nnor. }u‘a lenves a wifo and 1 grown ohildren. JEREMIAIL SMITIL Bpeciat Dipatch to The Chicugo Tribunk MANSEALLTOWN, I, April ::n.——.lom:‘ » Smith, aged ‘73 years,.droppod dead ik hoart discasp on our ptreotd Lhis noon. He driven in ftve railos from tho covuntrs complalniod of A pnin at his heart. o wairr' of tho ojdest und beat-knnwn sottlors [ LUl il tion uf tha_ State, having rosided 1u Mari County for twonty-seven yours, : —— MRS, LOUISE G. ALLEN. a RIOMMOND, Ve, April 26.—Mrs. Lm‘l"au; Allen, ona of the oldest and best known hd i in this cltg, a londer fn society durlug the o time, dlvd hore yostorday, Bho wus BJ years 8ho wan & nieca of Col. J;hn allx:l:n.r ::: et yeits ago built agross tho Juuies RIver & oo i “atill callod by bis nume. D EEL:EEA tirst noush{ of sri. Gew. Wl - — MARY C. JACKSON. Bpacjal Dispatch to Ths Chicago Trtbunh“ s Font WaAvNe, Ind., April 20,=3ary C x’::m son, aged 16, taughter of ‘Ituliwny l.nx"» William J. Jackson, droppod dead this @ b 4 best noon whilo on kioF way to sohool. 8o had b, lndunmuc,m for “some timo, oWl 1o ‘23“ 8 troubles, whioh 18 supposed to death. . v — «. MORTON COLTON. CoLDWATEH, Bliok., April 2A.—3orton l:?};"“- of Wondstook, Lll., died ot the mmnuc«d 3 brother, in this city, last ovening. 11 hnm o 11l for some tlme, and was visitiog nero ""uu afillation took a utiexpeoted turt, sud ¢ nblsdentd,” = = PR, BEDFORD, IND. . Bpectal Correapondence of The Chicasd Tribusk Brurorn, Tud., April 25.—3lrs. Lllx:" Trown, ono of the pluneor scttlers of ik Qled yestorday, atter n long and puinful g with'cancer, — w JANESVILLE, Wi, il Bpectal Dispateh to Th‘:“:«"rva.u b iy JanasviLe, Wis, April 2.~ LG B wite of one of our moat promiuent merchs died.this afternoon, ; N " A CENTENARIAN: LawcA#TeR, 0., April 25.—Eliza nlxl;lhl;’ ¢ ‘was bora in Penmylvun‘l; in 11:;',.“0:“ 1503 tended the funoral of George Just dled. Bhe |°aulad here Lu 1810, ——— ‘JARVEY SEYMOUI. HarTroup, Conn., April28.—ilarves S & promjueat oltizen, is dead, uged Biye NG CONNO™ CONGRESSMAN 0'CO™- Y . CuAnLisrox, B, O, 4prll 24, ~Cond? OCongor isdepd,, oymouh