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

‘' the lutter and shot him through tho shoulder, s i i i I t'" denling the st blow the would-be murduerer 9 6. e e e e o TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, APRIL 30 1881—8IXTEEN PAGES. enlored, were executed,—tho Jnst excention at that pliee havine ocenrred n 1875, when Haws Kins wis I for eapne ot white girl, Gothnrd mnlttalied thronghout hig - imprisonmen sullen fudifferenec to s fate, and ereated e by b demeanor. The itev of the Methodist Proteatunt o, Wit 10wl tendanee daring the A of the man's confinenier el to (inpress apon bim tho ne pariing hims<elf for the next world, uny lrul'vn'mhm wns mado "lrm“ him up tn tho haur of his being mn rom tho Juil to-ilay, when he began to Fedlizo tho protabiiity of pomo *hot fatire,” and g oviilence of con- tritlon In singlng some Moody hymia nud utter- munhorthma’cm. On Thesdny Inst tho Itev, Mr. Melvin, of the Methudist Protestant Chireh. yisited Annapolis with a pelition to Gov, Hum- liton, nsking u atay “of exceutlon, that the mentnl condition of Gothned mignt n ins glllm(lmln. As an offsct to that effort, the tuto ollicers comuuniented the fact to tho Gov- ernor that much of tho peenlinrity of tho priss oner was aifected, for tho evident my of having such Intereesslon iteetive, Ve GAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Royal & Carr, Who Slew an Indian, Hanged at Wind- sor, Vi, sty of Little it The Indian Had a Wife Whom Royal and Chester Carr Coveted. Txeoution at Towsontown, Md, of aterduy he mi a_ Il confession, . (uthard was of i - nsingulney lalve enrunee, holng of John @othard) Who Killed Jo- | 3 sinktags, repulati, aisiamaict, Bolue, ot rous, over o isunl hlght, buving measuredsix feet two lnchies, rather spure, very ol arins, with Imtncnse ands, [t would be ditticult to give n pon pleture of & more REPULSIVE-LOOKING MAN. Heo was born nt Salisbury, Somorsot County, this Btato, ad was & years old, though be nppeared oliler, 1o was wned by Mr. Geol Sulisbury up to tho time of Prostdént Lincoln's colebrated prociamation, When ho becinine u freo man he worked for i whilo us o wharf-hand (n this city, Loaving here for W usmn{rwu ho beennio somowhat notorlous from fis dissoluto tinb- its, Appurently intending “to reforin, he returncd to thils cily ung sought work nsa dredger, v»{utcrhu in the Chesnpeake, nt which e remained up tothreo months boforo tho murder, when he was comnitted to Bayview Asyimn us u sick pauper. Aftor recovering suf- efently, ho wis smployed by oseph Wouds, whom he mundered on 'tho 21 of lnst Decem= ber, after living with tho ensed for two weeks, It may be stated that during Gothnnl's wauderings nbiout soven yeurs ngo o returned to his motbor's homo T Hulishury on i vi and during his stay there bis mothor, who had accumulinted somnoe little money, wits tuken sori= ously ill with crnmpa In ber stonineh and died un houg thoreafter. Guthnrd thon left, with some of his decensed parcnt'a effects, under n cloud of suspleion, but us the victim was eolored hut Httle uttention was bald tolt. Gothard bul n wirle nud two sons living, 80 ho said, but he know nothlug of thelr whoroabouts. MARSITALL BAXTER. Special Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tridune, CHARLOTTE, N, C,y April 20.—Murshall Baxter, colored, was hanged here to-day for the murder of Rabert Honnegan, Jan, 17 1ast. Baxter got up early this morning, and ‘ute sparingly of the Lrenkfast vrepared for Lim, Attor recelving o fow enlls frotn his lathnute friends, ho wus loft with his religlous tdviser, 8 colorod man, aud scomed to experlunee much comfort from his ministrations, At middny he loft his celt and mounted tho_scalfold with n firm step. Ho apoko brielly, nnd noknowlodgud his erimo. The oxceution, under tho Stata lnw, was strictly pri- vate, nnd waa witnessod by fow, nithongh n Iarge crowd guthored on tho outside of the jnil wall, After speaking, ho.sald he was ready. e died enslly. o seph Woads, The Murderer a Negro, Who Was Wrought into Fury by a Quarrel. How Marshnll Baxtor Decoyed a Husband from Mome and Murdered . hm ‘How Marshall Baxter Danglod at the End of : a Ropo Yesterday, in Ohar- lotte, N, O, ROYAL 8. CARR, ‘Wisp:on, Vt., April Zh—ltoynl B. Carr, con- vieted of murdering W, W. Murcommuck, Dec. %, 158, wus anged hero to-diy. The orime for which Itoyal 8. Curr to-day suffured the extreme penalty of the Inw was tho killing of n half- Lreed Indlan in December, 187, In 1874, Carr wagreleused from the Vermont State Prisou at ‘Windsor, where ho lisd been serving u ten yoars' sentence for anothor murder which ho bud com= mitted. He went to live with his cousin (Choster Carr) in Worcester. nbout nine mites from Sont- palicr, the Capitnd of Vermont, working us a common lnborer fn tho vicinity, At that timo thore fived in tha neighborhood oue Witliam Whallace Murcommuck, & hulf-breed Indlun, and n brskot-maker by trado, who bad a wito of prepossessing appearatice, Hattlo Kennoy, of Lyme, N, H. She was about 20 years of age, Murcummuex was 3, and Curr43. Dk Royal and Chester. Carr wunted [0 OBTAIN POSSESSION OF TUB WOMAN, and the hest way to got hor uppenred to bo to put her husband out of the way. In December, 183, the Murcommucks were viaiting the Carrs. On tho 11th of that month Royal Carr induced Murcommuck to go on a hunting expedition with him. Just beforo they started Chester Carr flled tho tndian's gun with water. Roynl and Murcominuck hnving reached o lonely spot fnn denso forest, tho former dropped betind TIE CRIME, On the 28th of January last A number of tho oftizens of this county met In the nelghborhood of McSaniin's mitl with the purpose of organize ing nn oxpedition to look for Iobert Hennexan, a worthy colured toan who had been missing for ubout two weeks, He had left homoon tho nlght ‘when his wifo lust suw bim, for tho purpose of attondlng a gnme of eards to which ho had boen summaned by a message from Marshall Baxter. Tho messago wis broukht by John Gray, nad tho curd party to which Honnegnn was invited con- sistedof Buxter, Coy Ross, aud Edward Harrls, John Gray brought tho messago to Hennogan's bouss oun Monday night,aud told him that Murshall Daxter had sent for bim. Hentegas declined to go, and suid he was busy shuck ing corn, Gray thoroupon offered to stuy behind and do the work for him, to which IHoennegan ngreed, nnd he wont off loaving Gruy ot. his house, Gruy and Baxtor had both been crim- Inully inthuato with llonticgan's wife, und on tho. night of the card-prrty Gray remained fu tho house ull night with the woman, who ler- Belf know thut the party hud been gdtten up for the very purpose of gettiog hor husband away from tho house. - That was tho Inst tino she saw Hennegun allve. Tho eltizens after making lo- quiries orgunized A BEANCIHING PARTY | conslstiog of 100 mer, ‘snd thoy doter- mined 1o ferret out the deop mystery. tlo, Onu uf tho parties went to what was kaown us tive Committeo which investigated Bis case, it " o accns tinbafter ho wiis lodged in all, und pos | McCorkie's Crook, and with along pole bogan furo the trinl, Care told his fellow-prisonons that ]whlwn!l tho pools in thoereek, Ote of those, bo indiun bad appenred to bl and told him | Iarger thun the vthers, hnd boen unsucccsafully that ho didn't blume bim (Royal, but thay Chies- | #ontrehed, und the party hud pussed on _sonio ter Carr wad the renl eulprit. After tho teinl no | S1Cps, whun John Gray, whin wis stunalng near, #nfd ono morning that tho Tndien's apirit had | reansrked, “Stick the bole down thore,” und nt appenred to bim wiadi, aud hid sienin told bim | thosamo thne polnted ton part of tho puol bt ho felt o cumity’ toward him. Curr, llke | Which had been pussed, This sugstestion was 08t fgnorant mon, was very suporstitions, At [ fieted upon, aud somothing unusunl wus felt Jongth, abuut a weok ufter tho trlul, ono of his | Under tho muddy water, snd the bady of Luob Tolow-prisoners rond un articlo in some news- | Hennegin was diuwn out, Around tho neck i aper ubout the telu, and In_which tho gireum- | heavy bhty wlow-truce had buen fustonod with ’,;'l':_{'u‘"'('f of tho murder wero gruphlonlly de- f B IR ity was 1 Stnte of AIIOAL pore CAIR BROKE DOWN, wet preservition, huving been protected from 2 o thu uir by the water. Asit cinorgod John Gray and told of bis conneatlon with the murder. 118 | s observed to turn i bick and wulk nway, counsol werd sent foround that ovening Carr | without anco looking, About 400 yards Ceom tho anade a clean confesgion to them dud the uthor | 1ol Hwhion the ooepss had beo found, and it purtles alluded 1o nbove, Inying, buwoever, the | 5 path running through un old told, signs of o tho blime upon Chester | vijlont seuflis wore seon, vool 'of _ blood, ed, bud *put wp tho June! | pyrtly covored, had clotted and dried. A plstol ited that Lo pover Would | which was known to huvo belonged io Hvauo- Torcod im to tho uet. On tho 1ith f the pregont | K1 Was found nedr by, and month Gov., Furpbiwm - and Judge Nediiold % of tho Bupreme Court beurd the petitlon of A KNOTTED CLUD, which had been cut frow tho brunch of a ma- Carr's_counsel for u reprieve for tholr elivnt till after Jan. 1, 1883 T tured Spanish onk, and carcfully teimued for H 'ho mutn wrguinont for u ro- | th prlev o hand. Bub Heonegan's |l|m' was ulso found thitt 1o session ot the Leglututuro | n fow seps uff, For ubout yurds through hus commenced sluce sentence wius pussed, 'Tho the pines a philnly-muarked trall over which the stutute rendds * No person ko gontenced shull be | murdered man hud beon dragged coulil be truced, Tho place where Honnogai's budy wak found wus nuer the house of 1lirris, whoro tho curd- party bud tuken place, and which was ieunoe srun's destinntion on tho uliht of bis disnppoar- naee. The criminal fntimioy known te havo oxlsted betweon Hennegun's ‘widow and Gray to her arrest ulso, but nothog agninst her, und sho wus dig- bucoming frightaned from tho ato's ovidence, From his tes mouy, corroborated by thoe evidoncs, it nppoure thut Tlonnegun hud discovercd tho unboly roli- uons existing botween his wito und luster, und told his wife chat ho futended to polson the min who was wronging him, Sho informed [uxter of hor husband’s threuts, und Haxter fu turn communicated whut bad transplred to Gray, ‘Choroupon Huxter docided o got Honnegnn out af tho way by munlering bin, and_sent tray to | decoy him. Buxter ueoompanied by Coy Itoss wayluld hin, and the former with onoblow from a elub grushed i the unfortunate wmun's head, nftor which tho budy was dragged to the creok and thrown i, Baxter was founid guilty and 8untonced 10 o hanged Friday, the29th of April. He recelved his dooin coolly, subsequently, as it appeared, dispatching the Indian witha rovolver which he carrled, Carr dragged tho body Into somo underbrush and concenled it. Jothen returned home, Mur- commuck fuiling to put in an_nppearance, sus- picion was directed ngninst Royul Carr, who, when loterrogated by his cousin Chestor, re< marked: *The Indlan I8 up In tho woous, nnd 1 guess he will stay thero” Chegter com- municated this Information to the nulgbbors, and THEN SRIPPED OUT. Bearch for Murcounnuck was {nstituted, and tho fourth duy ufter tho wmurder bis boldy was discovered. Rtoyal Curr was Indicted by the Urund Jury, and at tho September (183) terin ot tho Washlugton County Court hu was convicted of munler in the frst degree. -Tho Bupreme Cuurt overruled excoptions tnken by prisuner’s counsel, and, on Oct. 28, 1880, Curr wus sen- tenced 10 be hung on the 20th of April, 1881, A frultloss u;gncnl was mude to the Leglsiature, and also to the Uovernor, In tho menntime Cars confessed his eclmo to his counsel, Sherllf Tut- Juiter ut Montpolier, and to the Leglsia- el provious 1o -tho 18t duy of Juuuary ftor the close of u gesslon of ‘the 1. ture next following suld sentonce.” tivders elabined that tha statito should bo von- strued to wmean an ontiro session. 'Yhe Quver- nor, ufter consultution with Judge Rodtiold, de- njod the requost for i reprluve. 80 tho lnw was wilowed to take it course, though some doubt did, and does, exist fu tho minds of somoe Vors mouters whother Exceutlve clemenoy would have beon misplacod Care's tano, it befog anauod thut bis fmbectle coudition wndo him, i & wmensure, irrespondible for his ucts, JOIIN GOTIIARD, BALTINORE, Md,, Avrll 20.~John Gotbard, tho murderer, wus hanged at Towsontown at 10:00 i o'vlock thls morning. 1is body was cut down #610:20, when It was found that his neck hud been broken by the full. The wife of his vietm . witnessed tho exeeution from a window in the Juil f1t fronc of tho gullows. Only n fow spuotus tors woere allowed to ontor the jail, but tho erowd outsido, furticulurly of nogroos, was very —————— o TIE CRIME, SPORTING. Tho victim of Gothnnl's Lrutal orlmo wasn | . . b e well-to-do farmer, numed Josoph Woods, who DBASE-IIALL. resided nt a place catled Patapsco Neok, in the : Twelfth Distrlot of Bultimoro County, i distance + of nbout tivo miles from this elty. Ou the nighe of December 2, 1583, Woods bud Just ruturned to ¢ hts homo witha wiron-loud of provistons, Goth- 3, ed, who had beon fu hisomploy but a short time, ¢ was called upon to assist him i unhitehinge tho borses, Tho negro replied that he knew nothing about horses, and nverred his intontion of leav- , ing the furm, ut the sume thno dumundivg bueck pay. Au altereation ensucd. which was onded : by Gothard seiziugun ax und doallng Woods { pblow which sent hitn rovliug $07 tho groyud andor tho wagon, Although nlzeulur profiisely from ndecp cut on the buad, the wonaded wun ¢ Mtaggered 1o his leot, aud attewmpted to renth the house, calling for help, s W : heariog hia cries, rushicd out, but tha night was i 80 oxtromuly dark that sho wus unsble to seo mory 184n u fow yards bofora her, und roturned % foralamp, Asshe roachod the throshuld sho % suw Gothurd bolaboriug her Bushand with n club, whlle ho was crcoping along tho ground, feebly trying to dufend blmwelf, After About 200 peoplo wituessod tho gnme botweon tho Chigagos and Lake Views yesterdny ufters noon, Tho amatour tean presented a profoss slonal pitehor, Taylor, Into of Bun Francineo, who wus woll supported bublid the bat by Yare, but who was batted for fiftcon singles and twonty- four totuls, Kolly and Burns each got In nthroos bader, Williamson two doubles, anid Anson, Dule rymply, und Corcornn ong sich, On the Luke Viow slde Taylor and Carroll wore tho only ones to it clean, the forwor fur nalnglo und & dvuble, aud tho lattor for'n slugle, Corcornn pltehod thrue lutings, and then gave pluc to Goldsmith, and hotweon thom eloven men struck out in sevon funtngs, 'I'ho fako Viows got an uncarucd Fin In the socand nlng on ecrurd by Auson and Burns, Wittlamson relleved Fiint buok of the It for four funi and cayght witho Pleroy covering H‘l’l‘r'xl and l&fiu ll-lsni'l'h':'hlll.“wx e scoro wus ug follows: 23418 o1 ¢ 7 1000001 " el 110 40 =1} This ufternoon nt #3100 the tirat cbamplanship e of the suason takes place tiers, tha Clovus lund and Chicugu teams Lelng tho vontestunts. Tho visttors urrivod lnst evening, und will pi sunt tholr vory strongest nine, It 18 hardly nucesdary W rowurk that Chicago will do tho sawe, ———— DECORATION-DAY, Npeclal Correspundence of The Chisago Tribune, BritgaTon, L, Aprit 28,~At tho Just vegilar mecting of tho Btroutor Post G, A, 1, 1t was due cided to observe Decorntlon-Day ln w wmore tin- pressive wauy than usuil, - An extraot from Gen, Wagner's ordors wus road, which Cully sot forth tho plun Lo by sheerved,~thut on the %ih duy of L::u- ;Knumuclu gruve of u soluldr or sullor sbould want to Lo envercd by I tmounted with the strlpes snd llll‘l"l n;mfi?mflg £33 alvo st an tho bubbath preceding Dovoras tonsUuy, buiug Muy =0, ull’ posts shuulg uitond divino servive to ‘;m pute thomsives fur tho solomn duties of the day following,. The vost duolded to usk the business-hoosed to closs t‘wlr doura durhug u part of the auy, Ail civil and sy it olfpaiaviafle B2 i ¢l o servico atho M. B, Churcl a.l'uy W, Wl en e e— TREATED FOR MENTAL DISORDER, ‘Wit RIVER JUNCTION, VT, April $0.~Asa T) Barrou, for yeurs one of the proprietors of Twin Mouutalu, Cabyan, snd Crawford Hotcls In the ‘White sfountains, was to-day takon 10 Wincho- dea for treatweny for mental deraogement, ; ¢ : &Imd dropped the nx, arinlug bimsclf with & billet of wood, sud, o sosing tho woman, truck at her,us she stood {n the doorway, uoek ing tho lump from ber hund. Hor husband. 3 budt previonsly droppesd Insensible, Lut bls ade Butlunt,wishite to cum!:lum uls murderous work, Tedled Bire. Woods 10 the ground with Lis blud- fmm. Ho thon grusped u gun which wag stunds ug i the duorway, but Letore he had tine to dischurgy (¢ Mrw. Wood summnnod sufliclont | strongth to shut the duor, ulter dragsing i ber busband., The weapon wus fmmedlutely afier > Nired through puncl, i contents entering the A ubdomen of the fumier, ntiloting . frightful s Wougd, 51 war ot which ho expired i few doys afters i, Uutiiard was captured during the night ? und todeed ju Sull, desblto soveral atiompts to 3 dynch bit by the enruget people of the neighs ! Borbomd, At tho trful, which took plice ut Taw- " won, on dun. 13, 188130 Wi elleled i the ovis jdence ol Mrs. Woud that hor busband bud caught up the gun 1o defend hlmselt, but was cuped 1pon by the misderor, who tord 1t feom phiw, and knocked Blin 1o tho curth with the ZAbutt, 8t was utterwards found that two Luilets Fhud entored bis bidy, Bis Tojurics causing bim feuriul ugony untli'ho was relessed frun puln by death. : TIE HANGING, 'i Ou ‘Tuesiduy lnst, utder the dirvotion of Sherlt 3iadv, 1ho yallowa was crected lwmediatoly in Ml reur of the Jull, taclug cust, and 1s the one iapon which Huwkins, Pritchard, and Palner, all on_ tha art of tho ¢ THE RAILROAD! plete putl e o b It er_ netion o arity for the oxecntion of th the part il Company th ngrents nndg ol «, withont fur tho part ol tho Dircetors, truet wod nuthorized by e uted Muler such autl High Rales, and Not a Division of Busi- ness, the Sole Object of the Eastern Pool, stackholdess dng 1y, tho pertortn. 1 husders 0 aittharize o performnti Hevan! that ey e, e eI e U o DaWe Ateanger, tho necounting must be bud botweol the stockholifers and “offending parties, an Will tho Switchmon Strike?—That fue (alackinitors and ulous Is the Questlon at Mr. (3, C. Campbell contended that the record | tho Compiny hns the tnonoy In hand to 5 i i eil, 5 : honde. oreunder waa cxprossty nuthorized by | Wil b completed to the Prolflo const Conncil Bluffs Protests Against the New Government Union Pa- oific Directors. issues presented by the petition which woul uuthorizd renson of luches, Lustly, tho record of th martieniro 0 tho varlous conntios throngh whicl Tegal proof of such clintgos 1s were inndo in thi Omaha Retorts that C. Charges Are All a Pack of Lies. B.'s showed chough fucts to jmlu’y{msmuumw th mald, but require more proof, Altor gou i© Is postponed for thirty days. MELDRUM’S S8UCCESSOIL, \ Judiolal Declsion that a Railroad Oannot ¥ Do the Business of an Expross Corporation, Agunt of tho Pittsbarg & Fort Wuyno Ruilron TIIE BEASTEIN POOL. n this city 18 now bulng generally disoussed | The meetiug of the * [ligh Jofuts* in New York during the last two days has beon dovold of results ns far as tho corruction of the wrung dong to Wastern shippors by advanolng ocast- Lound grain ratos without a singlo dny’s notico is concorned, Tho gueston of rectifying tho wrong wad not brought up for conslderntion, the Enstern trunk-line mannaers decinrlug that thoy ware Justitiud in taking the stop thoy did, and that thoy did not care for tho resolutions of tho Chicago Bourd uf Trado or tho Westorn shippers. ness of the The prineipal work perforined by tho meeting l“‘m‘"‘nmv was nu nttompt to strenython the presont pools iy sierangemoent so 18 to enable tho Bustern trunk liues te continue to dictate terma’to the Western rouds aud keop tholr hools upon tho necks of Western shippers, Tho mune ngors of the Western rouds scomed to Lo roluctant to muko @ new arrangowont, that did not give thotn the same opportunitivs ns the Fastern linos onjoyed, Whilo the trank-lloy manngers Insisted that the Wasters Hoea should pool thoir buslnoss ac ull tho differont wateways, they warc not willing to necupt the entas termd at Buffalo und other Bastern polnts where thoy took tho business, Now it has heretofore boun shown that neariy all the diltleultios from which tho Enstern pool lutely suffured wero brought nbout by the very fict that the business coming to Buftato und othor Eastern polnts fs not re- divided amony the Now York trunk-lines. This left tho hundd ot the Esstorn trunbk-lnes un- tied, while thoso of tho Wostorn llnes were shnckled. Tho Now York ' trunk-lines could sond agents to this market und et the rates to tloned for tho place, Mr. C. W. Randull, for mau, position, Ar. Randall will get the place. enrned d to tho regular bLut has run ar ahow «¢lty, and they nil would be highly gratied 4 h should recolve the deservel protiotion, HBorner, whoso mune s ne -tllon with the pusitlon, 3 his 3 toa valttablo 8 ma rlot handling Treight at tho Houses nuro 18 his work, and it wonld be n present pineo, A BUSINESS BOOM. freight depot on avenuo it hng secured nll tho tenin tricks o tho two Wubnsh frolght-houses nt Beventcent street, Jtalsy bus put the strects fronting th Trafght-houses in eood thoir "heurts’ content, The oub In gralil | mands on necount of the tardiness of shippord rites a fow - weeks ugo which caused | to remoVa thelr goods frum thu frelght-bouses ml - tho - bnd feeling - among shippers | as fust us thoy arrive, and o trdlght blockude I8 was brought nbout Ly this fallure of pooling | fuminent. o avold o “stoppage — of tho Lusiness frowm Butfalo us well us from uther | husiness on__ aveount of suvh block. Western gutow, ‘Tho New York trunk-line managers evidently do not think that whut s Sunco for the goose 18 sauce for tho gunder ulso, or elso thoy could haye no objection in neeopt~ ug the snine terms thut they impose upon their Waatorn connections. Tho Eastern pool ns nuw orgunized could not last for a week were it not for thg fuct that tha tiunk lines coutrol most of tholy Westorn eanncctions nnd tlo manngers of tho Weatern rouds dare not say *buo™ fur fonr of gaintug tho lli-will ot their bosses, 1t §8 ot nt ull possibic that the #-cent rato on graln‘ean be mulntained uny louger than tho rand Lrunk finds - lisel er ull goods remninlng in the depot oves THE FLOODS, Tho rallronds huve got over tho trouble: % ning to that point are aguin uble to run to thn i‘;,‘fi"“"‘i,fl,’{“" ":‘.u mom"‘"“"‘,{'fim,’f"a m!} Uniun Paclfio Transfer Depot without difficulty w ° threo weeks longer. © As moon | orideiny. The river nt thot ‘point 18 steadily 8 thesy contracts uro dispused uf, and the runds will wans new business, tuey will out the ruted nyaln and 11 themscelves up with more cons tracts, As Commissloner - Fink decroes that undur such clreumatances no notice of an ude At taut polnt this season, At Kunsus Clty tha condition of nffalra s grow. g worso nid the river Is still risin, None o [ Mtrnctor T whom the bonds were 10 bo frated wis comm- T daw, when o eune O 1t needed o Drthor sction of the stock. 1 M there had been no such consnlern- subsequent action of tho Atoukholdurs and Die rectors of tho Company, That there wero no 1on un tho part of the Conrt by thte rond Futt was public notico of Its existenco, Tho Judko Intimuted that he ought to inve potition that the bonds wero -fssned without consiiteration. e did nnt think tho petitlon TR ther discussion, Col. Covpur was given timy In which to procure tho depositions of Mosea 'l‘u{- lor, F. B, linckiey, Ralph Plumnb, and othors in nurporr of his petition. In tho meantime tho 0 The question who 18 to bo tho suceessor to the Inte 2. C, Meldrum as General Westorn Freight rullrond clreles. Thoro ars two hames wmene years Mr. Moldruw's Chiof Assistant, and Mr. Witlhun Boroer, Local Frelght Agent of the Fort Wnynout this polnt. Both are excellent and capable mea and fully qualified to fill the The probubllities ure, huwover, . that flo bus falrly that recornition by tho nble and success= fulmnnuor it whion he bisconducted the mtairs of tho uilleo durhuz the st vix mouths, 110 bus not ‘only suceceded In keeping Ui the busis TN punt {u I8 vory popnhir with the shippers and the ofil cluls of lll':ycmhur ratlroads l.!:,'lllm’"ll n this Mr, Iso mentioned in cons prosunt pluce to bo transfersed to othor Asat loen! frefght ngont hie hus to supo- T in the country, und the excelient systemn of Fort Wuyng f!u’:n‘m 1 Jub to find un equally good wun to toke his Tho Grand Trunk Itallwny 18 dolug an im- mongo frelght truflic at this polnt ut present. It hus lurgoly tnereused its facllities for hand- lng freight, In nddition to ita commodions L ‘Twelftlh streot and Third condition and is doluy evarything possible to nccomiodate its patrons. Butyet jtis ubnblo to keep up with tho de- 0 elled to give nutice tu lhlpfiurfl that bere- n twonty-four hours will bo sent to store and demurruge chirges placed upon all untonded curs reuininiug on truck voyond that lougth of time. Lrought on by the uvertlow of tho Missourl River at Council Bluffs,and all the lines run- fulllng, und no further floods are anticipated the roaus froin tho East bave boen nblo to enter enterpris 11t wa therefors, onder the Reroiver of fio Ohlo & Mississippt o dincon- 1| tinuee tho 8 linsiness on - that lne, # | AL tha request s sl for e Fond the entry 0 | will not be tmade until leeelver King i notliled und cun rench Craelnmel cames fromn tho rilied Isinnd, PINLADBLEITA GOSSI. rel sunk Into the ground, loto which b Special Disvateh to 'The Chicago Tribune. fluwed tho wator "of (ko mnrsh, jirege THILADELPHIA, April 29.—Whatover Judgo | nant with, minsmn, During tho wintor | Bpolrs' doclslon on Monday in the mntter of | tho fco purifiod tho water, bt now that n d Northorn Inclfie may be, thio Philadolphin hold- orsdo not worry Intho lenat. Thoy know that insldo of three yeurs, Mr. Villard showod that he felt the wanknosa of his posltion by the offer which ho mado to the connscl of the Company Inat week, 1t was that My, Villard sould with- draw hifs sult I the principnl holders of tho £18, uow stock would consent to not xpuated to slck. Tho frst d Pourmastor for 0 h 00,00 vomit torribly, pool or tie up $10,000,0000f tho stock, Tho othor condition was that Mr. Villurd Lo nllowsd two incmbera of the llonrd of Dircotors of the Company, Mr, Villard's offor was nnt consldered af ueh " chnracter ns-to bo pliced before tho lonrd uf Inspovtora for considertion, much less action. 'The story that negotintions WLrn goHIE O1) ot to tho streot, und tho prose peot of a scttlement wus exugwerated and Atoek went up 82 or mory, The owners of tho now stock remaln in a most cquitable framo of mind, For years thelr stovk hus been locked wp - fust oas it i8 now, und n furthor nfrangument to tia It up fmtefinltly would not altor tuelr position at all, ‘Tlioy hold tho stock for the Tuture, and thoduily quofntions do not atfect thom, ns thoy bellove tiio stock will “enhwiee. eventunlly fu prico, The poliey of the ~mhnugoment 18 to yo on and butld the ruud nd soon_as possible withe out tho slightest reforonce to streot operitions, The genorul fecling among tho frividd of the imanagoment of the Northern Pacliio 18 that Mr, Villard's_enpltal is not lnrgo cnoukh to ennblo him to gotjcuntrot, while evenis hiave mado his investment an nwkward one up to thld thme, though not u foslng one, Thoru I8 0 good dent of buncomba I the report that the Pbiludelphin stockhokders of the Texus & Pacitie objected to tho consolldution with the St Louls, Iron Mouvutain & Bouth- crn without u concesslon of 10 per cent. Thero I8 n much lurger, Intoreat In the lottor rond than In the former in this city at this time, for one Philndolphin banker who s in tho Mar- quand fnterest {a n Inrge owner and represonts 11 0 d n y the following s 1 o | about 10,000 shures of tho stock, while' tho Philadelphla holders Zof = Texas & Pu- n | citio wre fow, Juy Gould bonght other #tock than that of Col, Beott when ho took tho l‘r.»aldrnuy. Col, B, K. Jamison, a banker of 1his ol him nli bis stouk, and nt the snme time offerod his resiguntion from the Board, but Mr, Gonld naked Bini to hold o untll the next ting. 1n purt pasmont for Col,-Scott's i v Gould drow his check on th lnnk ot New Yorlk for X0, which wits the lnrgest cheok over deawin ocity on any bunk, th 1o Kimmey, . COURT I ISTON. N CINCINNATI, April 20,~Clemens Oskamp, a Joweler of thiscity, sent u small parcel of Jowel- ry to Indinna, using the Ohlo & Mississippi Rail- way Express ns the mediuwm of tratisportation. Oskamp neglceted tostnte tho valuo of the par- col, The parcel was never delivared, and tho rallway refused to pay Oskamyp 200, tho vuluo of the contents, but denfed s Hability Torn groater sum thun $50,tho limit mmed on'tho re- ceipt for parcels without declured yalue. Onlmm\x ontered sult in tho United States Court, and Judge Buxter yesterduy give Judiment for tho full amount elithmed on tho ground that tho Raileonad Compnny had no right to_ongage in an r cxvm%huilnms‘ and that (L was dolg 50 with- out nuthority of law. ' 1or which ho olal wiis shown nud boen proviously d b 0 14 Ketbahee, DBACK FROM CALIFORNTA. Speclal Diapaten to The Chicago Tribune, . Rassas City, Mo, April 20.~Mr, 8, IL T Clark, Genernl Maungor of tho Union Pacifio s | Railrond, who bins beeu spending severnt munths in California, reached Kansus City lust night by speelal ear from San Francisco, vver the Southern route, Mr. Clark I8 greatly fmproved in health, und'stutes his intention of ut once re- suming the manugement of the Unlon Pacitle Rond upon bis nreival ot Omahn, Accompunted by his Ilnll(. ho left thls evening vver tho dis- . | Bourl Pueifio Rond _for Sedully, where o will ¢ | tuko the Missourl, Kunsus & Texas Road for Maoberly, and then, If possible, he will reach Total duo vod ui ‘L'rensurer. vi Wilbnsh Loud. 'If not b will v ratos us provided by tho pooling ur- t city forsevorsl duys . past _oxcopt [ Omuha over tho TiTeomont 18 rouirod, Shipners Wil stand in (vl cflagnuu & CAlton und ‘the Missourl | Cntinue to Chicago. rots itwdetitud t continued danger throurhont the summer of | Puelfle, Yosterdny tho wator rose up to thy ot o belog “kuocked bigher than Gilderov's ki ‘Tho trunk lines ure certaln to keep this thing up s long 03 Westorn shippers takoe no noro dungerous avtlon thun pussing hurmless resolu- ona. The fact hna nlso beon heretofore mentloned that, although the provisions of the puol nre onforced n8 ngainst the shippers, thoy are not carrfed out s neainst the rallronds thomselves, 1In fact, as fur ns the milcouds are concerncd there i8 nu pool 1n existence, Al- though the ngreemount Is to pool the tonnage aud euch rund 18 to gotn certain poreentugo of tho busincss, vot thore hua been no equalization alncs the pol way furmed. and ouch rond - gots nll tho business it ean. Tho diifercnces {n por- contiyges now nre &0 lirge that ovon i€ an nt- tempt wore mude to equalize It would be nlmost impossible to do so. The tonn ige report of tho Chicugo rouds of April 23 shuws that the Michl- gan Centent hus earried since tho formation of tho pool 24,000 tona less thun its regular per- contage. Tho Huttimore & Ohlo Is 18,000 tons short, und tho Grand Trunk hus run behind in less than n year 50000 tons, 'The Lako Shore biw run over 40,000 tong, Tho Fort Wayno is ahcad 21,000 tons, and tho Pan-Hundlo 40,000 tuns. The quesdon of equulizing this business was discussed nt tho New York mectig, but of ot in or vut. ouly roud from tho throngh Iuto Kansas Cl that the Alton will niso be tlooded, erally bulluved that thio Homd TIEY PROTEST, Suectal Dispuateh ta'Ths Chicago Tribune, Councit Buukys, In., April 2 tho nppolntment of tho new Government DI rectors of tho Unlon Paelfic Rallroud wus adopt: ed, fuct that Town 18 Ignored, und from tho furthe virtually Omabn appointments, eoursy 1othing was done, fur nuno of tho roads | o) SED Oy (9 PR UAE, PITREERE 5 of District No, 2 rrom -~ Wison liro. vi Vi Vi H o g-hougo | Pacillo lullwa; any, with beadquurtors ut | June A, 187, - mnounting to $4,000. Jias, willink 10 turn over lis surplus towrival | v “Ouuhs and " ome b Douver, - ‘Theso Dipage ey Compatsy wib heple | o lont mado “B55HS e Dircitors A8 reganis tho live-stook ponl tho suna cone i 10 ' Ernge, DOy alebosity | mng Brio & Chloago Lino will romove ttaoffice [ 45, the | First - National © tunk, | dited u: dition ut ullairs oxisted, Fun 8o fur uhind its nilowance on thls.olnss of business that it Is utterly impussiblo foeit to make up the loss, Although tho Grand ‘Trunk 15 roported to huve uliered to let sume of 1o shartiygo 10, yot nothing was accomplished. All this gues to show thut tho only abjuet ot keop- Ing up tho Eastorn pool any [ongur 18 to mufu- tuin us high rites ns possibic, und 1o provent the shippers from combiniog sgulost uuy of tho Tiues to obtuin redross. Ownby, und his residence in of 4 bunking business mdiuting from the puront bunk utOmabu, 1tiswell Kuown here thatthein Ly Mr. Kouutz us g 1 such appuintment §s 4 virtunl- T the Juw provi splrit Vi :H‘N%I;fl “n'll‘lh“ u THE SWITCIIMEN. tho " Direotory bf Vho' Uston " Taoite Consfderablo auxiety Is manifestod among | Compnuy. —Eved mora distusteful is the rallwuy employés us woll as nmong ratlway ofii- cluls regurding tho threatenvd strike of the switchmen May 2, Tho switchmen, a8 far RS can be uscertained, socmed to bo doterminod to force tho railroud Into a complinnco with tholr domands—namely: to pay thom & a day firat- clnss and $2.75 por day tor helpers. Tho rall- roaus scem to bo equally dotermined not to puy uny such wuges, on tho ground that thoy ure oxcessive, mithough they declare their willing- nuss to make falr concessious, Tho Northwest- orn now pays it8 awitchmon tho highest wages paid by any road In tho ¢ity,—870 per month to first-cluss day won und $5 o month to first- cluss night men: 860 u mouth for day belpoers and §65 for night helpors.. Tho lilinols Contrul puys tho sume wises, with the excupuon that first-cluss night tpon gor $70.00. Tho Grand Trunk puys $00 to ull the day mon und $70 10 ull tho night mou, = 'The nthor vods In tho ity piy the sume or u little wore, The Superintendonis of tho varlous rouds cunteriug o this city huld o moeting last ovoning at tho ofiico of Uenerl Buperintendent Jolfery, of tho [iituols Centrul, o conslder what uction hud bust bo takon In tho muny yeurs wus thio Fui Unlon employ6 of o Unlon_Packls Cowmpuny. 3. uny, whoso recommendution, it I3 bol ere, milst binvo been usud in the intorest o 1hoso uppolntients in this matter. lown hu extends thrai OMANA, N Counoll Blui testing usyl the lm“mlntmvm of Kountz, ot Nuw York, and Goorge W Uinnba, 48 Guyverniment Diractors of tho Ul Pucilic lond, I8 bused ou. u ravut the eatire State. 3ir. Kountz took up his rusidenve In New Yol u resldant of thls uity, but ho Iufrequently premises. Thoy wore all of tho oplnion that tho | Now York, 3 gemnnd of tho switchinen 18 excessive nnd un~- Just for tho kind of lJubor thuy perform, und thoy seemed to think that It ull tho rouds shoutd ugroo 1o pay the sume wages that tho Northe ir, Frost wis sume tett yours nootfon wus suverod with the rond at the tin bo hus ueithor beon 1t wgent nor hud - ni ¢ mfik tho Unlon mon wight provent thein from | Fucilio hud not soughs to Buve mado. g 80, Notlaug of a deolsivo naturo was accom- plishod Just ovening, excopt that nlf thoso pruse ont expressed tholr dutermioution that thoy would. rathor uccopt n striko than puy sucl wugos ad dumunded by the Unlon miei, Ane tlaimor meotng-will ba held Mundoy worn- ] * A NEW BLOCK. . Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, wlirvnd no ditfoulty fu Unding goud and pxperienced non o tako the pliwes of the strikers, provided proper protoution could boe ate forded thovo ien, “'Fhe switcholon, thoy suy, are a reckloss sot, and wiil uso ovory mieans (o 83, tho Michignu Coutrul 80, the Uurlington 0, aite, cos roowny, Tho new oitices, whioh, with it 1he Northwoster tho Alton 40, tho Lakd | yuout $30,000, will bo uwuplc«\ on or Lofors Shory U, tha Hook Isfand 8, the Graud Trunk | Juuo 1, uud uro i kourve of pride 10 the clty uad ), tho Fort Wayie 00, the Wabush 20, and tho A " Bustorn | umn-’ B B v | ndle owmers, r 2 TEKIN & 80 WESTERN, The hourlng of the argument In the foreclosure cave of tho Chivugo, Pekin & Southvestern Haull- roud on the Intervening potition of thu Towns of Teuding uud Pokin to Stnp tuy proposed sulo of the road yosterauy under the second wortgage, wui resumed yosterday moralng before Judyo Drummond. . 3 g Cul. Guoper concludod his argumont and was folluwed by Mr, @, W Krotsisigor, on bebulf of A Y sieh Dkvaten 13 T Cheans Tindnt upss, biy own observation. The bul of the stockholde Wwhich contriiot provided for the uxevution of n;: socund morigago and tho lssuo of che bonds thoreuander, iho per(ur@lncn ot oane | varloty of business, to the determent af prival Missourl Prcitlo trieks ulso, tinodiug tnom for sutno distnnee, 8o that trains on that line cunnot The Chicago & Alton 13 now tho Lt that [s etlil able 1o run Ui Should tho river con- tinuo 1o tise during the night it {8 very likely but 1t isgon- bus resuhed its highest and that the waters will begin to regedo Bo0n, £ —At 1 meoting of tne Council Bluils Hoeard of Trade, hold at thelr rooms to-usy, A vigurous protest agninst Tho renson fur this nctlon arises from tho fact that tho appolntuents of George W. Froat, of Omaba, and Auyg, Kountz, of Now York, are Ar. Kountz hns resided In Omaha for tho past quarter of o contury, and. recuntly romoved to Now York to tuko chnrgo of the banking business of Kountz a Kountz 18 _tholt represontutive hesd, beiug-thy al brother and leading nind of the Kountz firos.’ Intereat, llo fins a magniticent homo In ow York City 18 conaidered tobo tompuorary, and in tho Jnterest terests of tho Goverimment will not Lo coneidored irector when eanllictlg betweon tho Governmont aud Unlon Pacitlo, u nvpmm-{;cnt of QGuorge W. Frost, who for uslng Agent of tho offlo Company, anid_ whose only busi- ness, I he was appointed an Indinn Azent under Presidont Dluyun.]\\'nl that of u sulurled Frodt also resides fn Qmabn, and iu 18 woll knuwn thut he I8 1 mero tool of the Unlon l'"m"n’i,“.f’"'i AL beon completoly ignored, und the feeling of dise trust and dlsammluunvm s universil hero, and April #.—~Thy sotlon of tho ourd of I'rade this evoning pro- porverslon—a uils- rpprosuntution—of the fuots, a4 tho Omaha fte- puslican will eiearly show tu-tnorrow worning, OO ten Yours ugu, Ad not only bus ho not beon ng_visitud bure #ineo ho @lllott, Ho dues not own i residonce bere, Tho Unlon Paoitic Roud does not duposit, aud hus not doposited, 18 tunds with tho Koungz Brus., vlther bure or i ugy Purchnsiug Agent of tho Union Pucltio during the poried ol its construotlon, but sinve bis con: llmpulmnmnu ‘wiilob §t happons tbut thy Uulon Gnano larios, Mich,, April 20.—Tho Orand Raplds & Indluna Rallway Company hus beon butlding a blovk for thy generul ollices und the when' somo concerted uction on e tho. Hroad: 1y land dopurtment of the road boro,—u bullding uu‘x"amlw"npo%f ’rn“o rurr:un o wflummu 08 by 105 feer in slzo, threw lofty stories high Ay thoy would find ubovoa well lighted bosomont of brick and stono,—onu of the most substantialy convenlent, uud parfect structurcs for lts purpose in tho country, It Is utmost seidy for occupation, and CINCINNATI, O, April 20,~Judgo Baxtor, In tho United Btates Cireuit Court to-day, reforred aguin tu the custom of the Ohlo & Missisatppi Rullvoad Compuny dolug it uwn expross busl- He sakl ho know ¢his to e the fuct from had boon undertaken by tho Recolver withdut the consont of tho Cuurt. It was boyond the powor granted to tho Company In lts charlor, wud :lllm'll;ru;:u:‘.m’mgmunr‘olu!?wd.tlm.'l‘hnlltbe- was agalnst p:“ public faterest, ." " owi {u sbown that tho cuatruct way yutborized 10 | puilroad can do wn oxpress businoss they oan bulld and uporate botels, purchiase boul- fiolds aud miue the poal, und engugo In a great ' CINCINNATI SOUTTIERN. statumont, CinoINNATE, O, Aprll 20.—Tho Clucinnati Southern Hullway Trustees, in conneetion with the Sinkmyg Fund Commissioners, to-day nidopted the form of conditions for the sale of tho road to be presented to blidders. Thoy nlso began the considerution of forms of lonse, but proceeded only so'far ns to ducldo that the term of lenso shal{ be soventy-1lve yeurs. and 8, W. Whevl PARLOR CATTLE-CARS, CINCINNATI, April 20.—Tho first purior cattlo- onr loft to-night for Now York. It contalned twonty-cattles wolght, 20,600 prunds. Thecattlo are In sopurate compirtments, and are to be - | beddad, waterrd, and grovméd on tho enrs, - | reaching Now York Monday morning, . v TTEMS. Mr. A. 8)Nlchols, Agont of tho Michigan Cen- tral nt Miohigan City, hns been npnointed Gen- oral Agent of tho .Loulsvilie, New Albany & Chlcugo at that point. . . Mr, Sumuocl 13, Jones hna been appointed As- sistant General Passanger Agent of tho Unlun in this city May 1 from tho suuthwest cornor of Clurk nnd Wushington strevts to the cominodi= ous olllce formerly oecupled by the Missourl, Kuonsas & Toxus, at the northoust corner of Cinrk and Washington streots, Mr. i, G, Bird, for many yeurs prominently conneoted with the froight departmont of the Grand Trunk Railway I this clty, and:one of the most fuithtut and ollicient employes of tine roud, bina been uppointed Agont i ehnree of all the frelght-houses of the Uraud Trunk In the Chicago district, Mr, C. ', Huntington, President of tho Chesa- peako & Ohio Raflroad, announces ofticielly tho Appolntment of My, U, W. Smith us Genoral Munnger of this rond, with hoadquortors at Ricumond, Vi, Ho will ussumo tho duties of his new position May 1. Dir. Huntin, gives notlew thag Gei. Willane C. Wiekbnmng, tha Becond Vice-Frestdent, who tas_horotoford ind general ohurge of the’ executive und oper= ating dopartinents on the loes of 1his roud, will ufter thut dato buve ulmrnu of mnttors uppor- tnining to the Exevutive Dupnrtinont. The Lake Shure & Michiygan Bouthorn from April 110 Aprll 20 brought hore 8,500 emigrants, mustly Beatdinavinns aud Germuns, who went West ana Northwest to locate In_those seotions of tho country. Tho Michlgan Centrul brougnt hero 600 mure emigrants i;‘-uwrduy. Thoy cons sistod {n about cquul numbers of Canndiwns und Eumpunuli‘lnd aro dostined for all purts in tho Wost, Northwest, and Southwest, ‘The Michigzan Contrul people culoulate thut thelr emigrution buginess for the *monthof April will foot up about 13,000 emigrants. The Northern Pasific Rallrond bas just issucd A hew pussonger tarlll touil polnts on' its, lines togo luto eftect May 1, Tho now nites from Ht, Puul to Furgu will "bo 8040 tirst-olnss und 87 sccond-clasd; to Nisinarck $19,10 first-olnds and #1285 second-clugy: to tho Little Missourl, #3715 firet-clnes and 1700 seoand-clisd, Thu rutes fur lund explorers’ tiogets from 81, Paul, Minues upolld, or Duluth to Fargo aud vetuen " will bo and to Jumeatown und roturn L1840, Tho t cation dutected, ¢ ] Hesoys: churgoubio, s shiare, " $0,720 55,000, 3 a8 Tollows: 4, 8 1 fucliltios for dolng pussenger bushioss via tho Unsh investod— wostorn b now puying the awitchuion cugni to | Bumo been on e puyeroll - w any cus |5 : 3 In 1877, DBitieHo. CanbiGrblo - colis wus catisod puoity, | ndood, - tor i haae " alx your Mlsmarcic louly Lurgclaualt bosci thury | o Ly the sliteaient that the Alton (which was not | Bu bus been prominontly fdemtitied with the lmllv uull_uumu:.—- clug a Govornmeut nall roprosentud) hud otfored 1o puy $463 por duy to | partisan fuction I this stato which hus beon | 80U oXpress yuute, 1 firat-ulnes day und night vion and #5010 scoond- | politicully inhmient to the Unien Pucllio Roud. ‘Tho ensnings of tho Chiongo & Alton for tho cloes duy and night men, It wis nlso ytuted | Jown us, 1o tho person of Gou. G, 81 Dodge, of | woek April 10 to 23 were $150,055.77 ugulnst $idl,« thut tho Alton men hal uccopted the compre- | Counoil Bluits, w Direotor of the Unlon Puciliv, | 856.00 Yor the correspondiug woeek In K wnlsu, But this docs not slenily by any muins | Who is vecognizod us ong of itd loudiug roe |- Tug oxcollent shgwing this road 18 Just now that If the men on othor rouds should strike | apousiblo munugers, The Counoll Blulls protest | making is duo to dm tuot that for samo duys ould be no strike on tho Alton, for tho | W slmply o pleve of Iyig bunkum, dovised for | pust It hus boon the unly road fram this city nhlo uro ot thosy which tha strikops | 0foct un Becratury Kirkwood fu-tho matior of | fo vun into Kunsas Citys ull the othor Jinos bulng | Cash drawn out. demend, and It the Alton men should want to revontod on aceount of tho higie water in tho issour] River, In consequence the bulk of the ):.:.\llncn for Missourl River polnts hus goue to o o1l ‘e gross enrnings of tho Alton, from Jan, 1, }#lfl‘l})‘rflmlfl Wero “:1'(“"“"“'.""&"1‘"{;&1”":. . 3 1@ COTres pon! i) . Ciousa thue Fur of $180M0A. i f S Y - A MISSING DEPUTY TREASURER, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chiicagd Tribune, - Neaven DAN, Wis, April 20—, 1. Hogert, Doputy City Treasurer, bus beon missiug sinco the uvenitk of the 2iths Thuro are conflictiug theorics us to his disuppearunce, soime belloviug AMerchaudise. . Lug B, o Boto Buuerman's LINL Total Jarrotl's "The * total Wit 310,500, loboy, u onc-aruiod potalo-buyor wduilts tuke | desount ing hlin to Junocau to moot 1ho train un the Uole ougo & Nurthweatern Rullway, 'Tho vise is bee coining lutoresting, j AN’ EXCURSION, Kaxsas CiTy, Ma., April 20.—~The second Now Engiuad exvursion in through cars of the Mook Jalund jtond arrived this ovoutng, coming in aver tho Chlonya & Alton track, owlng to n washout at_ Hurluin, opposit Tothls oity. Tho oxcursion nuuibera 100, und ups equally dlvided n rosidonco between Buston aud vii Philudoiphiu, ke that which preceded is.” The excurion lucludes mlhny men of mr&n woalih, aud wll ure vuthusiustio regurding tho onjoy- went of the trip. * e e— EFFECTS OF BAD WATER, Special Dispaleh 10 The Chieage Tridune. BATTLE Onzyk, Mioh., April 20.~Tbe worst J oase of typbold-fever kuowa hore this yoar Pacitio ‘Thursat of the several wuiled by thelr death, deuth tho bodies all tusn_binek, indfenting that it 1s tho most virulout form of tho ulsonse, e —e——— - JARRETT'S DEFALCATION, It Is a Shadow Less ’ $60,000, April 12, 1877, cusli-book, und 1) Afount Vanno Village of nti Thoro were elght pemons i the +family,—4ix children and tho parents, huve ohtalned thelr drinking witer from n bpee warm wonthor hna sct In tho entire famlly have huen stricken with the fatal iiscaso, and vester- day, during twonty-four hours, threo of tho children dled, and to-dny two more, tnaking five deatha in only two days. Tha romaining chiidis five, and the paronts ire vory that was ter wis tholr applying a few lllli;fl ngy to tho ussistanee, mud ditlon wna nseortained n ph: ntely called, When taken with and o Gross Nogligenco on {hie Part of tho Old Trostess, . 'Che Board of Trustees of Townshlp 38, Tange 18—Lake and Hyde Park—meot in the room of tho'County Bonwl of ‘Educntion yes- tetdny to recelve tha reports of the experts employed to look lnto tho necounts of ex~ “Prensurer Jarrett, whose defalcation 1t will b rememmbered cano to light sonie thuo age. Mr. McChesney submitted to the Trustses tntement: Thnt of the sehool taxes Jovied, the nmounta collucted by tho Lown Collectors, Cotinty Treas- urers, nnd thoStuto fund paid thfough the Coun- ty Supurintendent of Scbouls buve on tho geuornl cast buuks of the lnto ‘Urens- urar, the distribition of the funds mude, uiu the umount ullotted cuch district plucod to its eredit on thu district books, ts.required by Inw. That tho nmounts placed to the credis of ‘the soverl distrluts recaived fro und notes discounted Ly tno DI ho s ruct we nro undble to stite, boenuse some of tho District Clerks fulled to comp nble roquest imadeof thom Ly tho County Supur- lutendent to furndst n stutement. After the approval und illing of tho bond of tho present Treasurer, Mr. Ja F. ) turned vver Tunts, bills, roceipts tor money patd, aud orders e eredit. inod und eredit glven for cnch whore payment no uvidone entered, The repott, nfter detalling the Indebted- ness to ench school distriet, gives the follow- Ing sunfmary ot the balancodusench district ¢ « Total,. I Lus\. ctedit for schopl orders, ot Due towuship fand aud Titoreat neeoun! npild ‘Then follows un ftomized statement of tho towuship fund account. . The total receipts from this fund were S10,075, fn goad notes was turned over to the new IN THE ENAMINATION OF MR JARRETT'S 1I0OKS ted to the township fund nod futerest sum of $2 lor, 'l June 25, 1877, umounting to 815,600, Ho also falled to entor theso umounts rocoived fi County Trensuror: 1877, $10,000, Add mmount received from County Buperintendent May 11, 1870, .und_not yet en- °| tered, #4657, and the total {s $41,337, 1Is cash- Laok shouid bave shuwed 4 batance of oash on band of ¢3%,25, Hid tho Trusteos reguired of the Tronsurer a balanoe shown for enol an tho district books nt the timoe he made his semi-punuul roport, und brlanced tho cashi-book, bis dishonest amathod of keoping ac- counts wolild bave been oxpased, A. G, N County Buparnionden subouls, Mr, Charles Mecholke submitted a state- ment of the condition of tho bouks of TIE FIGL OF JANRETT & SHERMAN, ‘The examination was mado with specinl ref- erenes to tho capital Invested by each mem- | ber of the lirm during the time of the copurt~ nershlp, from Xeb, 13, 1877, to I'eb, 10, 1531, | 1t 16 proper for mo to state that, with tho cx- ceptian ot fow eloclan arrury cuvered nny culpuble Ircegutnrltios with which'ay member of th The report states that on Feb, 877, Shorman paid 815,000 for u half-Interest the fing, Ieluding open-book accounts, with 0l or Lo uxcentions, rott gave Shiermnn o note for 85,000, as o uarnnteo that the latter would collect ‘at st that anount on the opon sccounts " as t was clalined that thess. ac- counts auounted to $13,000, mnkes the sum 813,100.. The finm collectod of the nboye fmount, half of which was credited to dMr, Shernian on the noto of 55,000, Jarrett’s necount with the firm atood oREDIT, vEmT, al 0 Bhermun's uccount with total evedit, lnclu 81,4 dubit recelpts of bus whole tine of partiersip w tha disbursements S180,043, h and the net prolits 'l'lm quuu‘nmul. Lro! provent uthur won from working, Thoy tulk of | to-night was dedicated by a soclal yatherl o hus absconded, othors that ho bys been foully | BBSCLS Feb. 19 wery $0,408 and the Jiabliities (lirunnllln{ln th ‘ovuus of i stsiko u{um of | tor n’,,‘.. teasuro .,g":u tho "mumd ..,'L':.“ .:‘; dealt with, He hid un bls person about l.mo’é $40,408, including the capital sgwk of u‘&um. spueinl poitcomon to protet thuss that ure wills | city aud thely frionds, Thero were spreohus by | the city funda, Tho eity will lose nothinug, us | ‘The fiumlsun statement maked the nasuts lu,f 10 work, LicuL.-Gov. Crosby, W, O. Hughart, President of | Tronsuror lmnr I8 rusponaihile, Bogert I8 o vlork | & A building which was' vrected sov- o nubor of switohmen euployed by tho | tho viud, Allan Linurao oF Dotroit; J. W, Hoilty | I the PoutOnloo, and louved s fanily comsist | erul yenrs tuo aud valued L the fitm's stute Fondy horo Je noe vory lurge, ‘Thiore uro ubout | of Woledv, knd otlurss voonl und Listrumontul | fngr o wite wnd vuo obld. 1t b dio wholo | wieit at 018 tho npuralsers et down 16 5 - } e , ol 4 . Milwuiikon & Bt tuul 1 tho THlinols Content | Foos et gees e win Horat ol 1ho sy | 1 thut B0 tiws laft ToF purts nnknown. Sam | Suooo: THEY also cut dowi the oven-bbo o Bonrd ndjourned -to meet {n the Grand w, ' Che Directors 1S ioni dat confer with the Lrustecs in mugard to theso reports, . —————— Tho ysivion was immedi- ulsions sdon follow, Jmmedintel Wo round V8, ns shown In 1o . Ou "Oct, 20, 1870, P, Maguire, Hiugh Chittlek, 'rustoes, cortity that they have exainined Wo neeount In tho gonerl cash book und flud it correct, und find n balance the innds of E, M. Jurrott, Treasurer, of $21,050, ‘'his umownt 18 correot 08 shown on the cush bonlt, but §8 not correet in fact. Jnreots neg- leoted to_enter on his buok the smotnt roceived May 11, 870, of tha County Bi0. ‘I trua batunce would be €205,K&u, < [ tho nbovu Trustues cortify to’ buving oxumined the ncconut fn tho ad it coreect, und tind o 1 tho hnnds of I M, Jurrett, Ureasuror. of $10,- 180, ‘This wmount §8 not tho true balunce, us diwrait falied to onter thisumonne receivid: Murch 2, 1877, trom the Collectur of Hydo Purk, 4,750; udd nmount revelved from County Bu- | perintendent on 1ith of May, 1870, und the sum 18 84,840, Tho nccount shuuld show balance on tinnd April 1, 1697, of $10.10, Ou Qut. 13 1877, Hugh Chittick, Stephen Whool- or, und L, Montgomery certity to having exume inea the nccounts in the enornl eash-took, and 1o bunds of Ev g : it Jurrots tho “sum of ‘This 18 corveut, us shown by the books, but s not .true in fact. Jarrett omitted to en- turon his looks utoan mado by the Diroctors Hept. 4, 1677, On Feb, it ding ct}sk;"ldl'\;_‘ufmil. ul'c.. ot 1 eaving B balanco to his eredit of :m.m‘ : . m the buoks shuws the A SNAKE, . 2 ¥, O., April 2x—Mrs, J, Il Rl Hott, of thiv olty, for the pustslx montls has buen a great sufferor, Bho .thiuks a' snako of consldérable slzo has grown and is now In her stomuch, Bho clalme sho can foel it orawllng around and biting ber. Poysfoians in prescrib- Ing for her orderod the lady to fast for ton days und then coux it out with u pan of milk. ' Tho trlal couunenood, and tu-day, being the Hth day withuut unything to eat, ske boosme prostratod and sul gectod w sinkloy spalls, sod compeliod 10 takn udurshnLe, futery st smony 2.0 medical Traternity. resco, 8ix miles west of here, A family by tho name of Woaver Yvo litn log it n the 1 of o marsh upun They known of tho mat- whon thelr con- tho fover thoy uftor thelr than cen entered uly o bonds lssued Irectors ire_cor ¥ With th reusotis t, through Mr, L number of wars Theso Wore exiin- 0 found thut’(t had About $11,000 wo fini no aecount i the township funds nor of the luterest therefrom. kly's Duoks a List of niotes and moriguges which . were transrorred to Mr, Jarrgtt, us shown in the awutomont ot the township fund aceount, In ho ruuolflls and disbursomonts wo find M): upon 3ir. r. Jare Supurintoudunt, enerul nlunce v thm the 7, $000: Ropt, 20, distriot } enornt und the dofal- H. McCuuaney, ' I’ have not dis- in tho books firm may bo 1, 1 M. | J I 8, 1877, Jar- but Mr, Meeholko tha wel o \ess tor the o total baios 1o total ) sl ricts are fuvited case excites much -broken out un the furm of N A. — The Star Mail Routa on thi per Mississippij, —_ A Bteamboatman Receives Carrying an St. Paul, During tho Inst few days co ‘been sald regarding tho ontrg, money in tho stur mall servie:, extravapnnco In tho Post-Oflico stanco may bo found, not far g which lustrates In the most sir) bow thousands of dollars oun ho conforring n shadow of beneit oxeept the contractor. Lust yenr mudo with Willlam F, Davidson 1 mnil by pnoket from St napparent on the faco of It. Hr. Pul to 8t Louis by boat ty days; to do it by rail tukes one, question was to bo through servico - This routo wue dluuumten;:‘lglg:; 31, 1881, Thoro waa pald regularly tho guap iy of $17,105 from July 1 of ast yo o 31 of this ycur, with one month's o; two oftlos, tho discontinunnco ot tho roate. of oxtrn pay was @500, ‘doducted from © the pay to perform tho scrvice du quartor $2%, durlng the noxi during th third, $16099. Tho Totulamern 28 Yor this extrrordinary servieo quarters, Including tho deductions, way 1Tha oxtent of servico rendered tany be upgy stood from the fact thut, after the i ugainst carrying malls in this way hud b overruled, the Post-Oflico clerks madg unm cmpty pouch, aud seut that pouch on Ihul,g‘.‘: dully from St. Paul to 8t, Louls. inta {t, and to delay them four duys, was thiug which they would not uonusycuu:d’:“ during tho life of tho contract tho Pos.( uuthorltios went through tho farce nr’ ‘[fi‘m" mun §20,000 for CALIYING AN EMITY huok and forth between St Puul For tho purpose of gotting whu?l uon lllau(mlll wlnuernml( his sl Way Ml Barvice, whose d with tho folluwing result: *What neecenssity the reportor ugkoed None whatever.” Why nat'" between Bt. Paul aud Keol suppiled rled on those two points, 1k aster ut St Paui told we that instructions from the Second reply, 1 ardared him to comply by sendiug u “Did tho Yast-Ottice Dupartms cate vs]vlgvh you ut all before tho rout was estal “l.h(. I A-SOFT Jog, Empty Mall-Bag Between §t, KCOUS wagty but nat ) hy confined to that branch of lm,lmmr\m'“h Paul 1o 5, at $71.00 per annum. tho term e July 1, 1880, nnd endlng Juno M, 1831, Inal nbsurdity of any such contract 1o enrey y cet. u re yestarday called upon Capt, \Vm‘\’o. | oeponet listriot oxt of tho Mtssiseippl” ivor, i Tteryiowsd was_there for thi 1 Cupte Wiite, " tervicor Heenuee on that portion fim‘ the routo Iyiny raflrond, and no mall was ‘over t lont to my knowledge lml\l':.a\"; ‘Tho “oniy thing | knowof thoir currying was an ¢inpLy pouch. The Poy o hind reecivel Andlstant Pogt, muster-Gonoral 1o forwerd u pouch 1o St. Loaly Mo, daily, und nsked ue what bo suoilg doc 1) ) With the urde Jlotich out with uo muilla " es; Mr. Rag P, Eaton, represontl Becond Aumnm,r Tostmnster-Genural, cams fi this uilice to luok tnto thu mutier, and { o) Litn to the mnps and showed hlin tbat there wny no necessity for tho routo, 48 there was 1o oftiy e Up. 820,000 foy Louls ayq nalileraly urvleo, Ay rom i king Mangey BDE0 withoy, UPHI Rnghy, 1 CONLERCY yyy 0 carry o dally COmineney 3 Thum:: 08 thyy g koA nhout g, LB nervfogyy 10 Margy XIr0 pay oy The wmouar here gy 0 fayjypy TR the iy t 814, int | for thy x::: 95 first protest TO put Teftery BAUK and 8¢, Loy othor Informa: every offlee i Nt communk algng 1hie routo tme conld berupplied bystean boat sorvice thut wais not alrendy supplied betr U tha rtfroad sorvios, nud by Seatod 10 agtes .with me." i D Cimpboll, Chief Clork of P renarited ut tie polnt: rissu » Mr, Baton informed me thnt satisiied thut thoroute was useless that he woull hington without woing over 11, huwever, waa ostablished shortly return to W ** Tho roul nferwirds,” Capt. Whits added. DIl you bavo uny comimunlcition with the De rnrmwm on the sibjoct of the ishimenty" lha'rueurmr apled, . In reply Capt. White showed n he had written to the 1ton. Willinm L. Th son, Superintendent of tho Rallwey Mail-Serve lee, 18 tollows: . CiutoAa0. June 30, 1880.—DeAn Bin: Daily bok letin No. 07 from _ your oftice glves notice of the cstablishment of “vouto No, 28,005 steatoboal service) from St. Loule. Mu., to St Paul, Sline, to tuko vifect July 1, 1680, Having who was by when tha conversaton pros the Stxih DI ho e 50 wel routo’s estate copy ofa lettet inipe mado o careful examination of te paints touched by this route, I' havoe the b 1o report thut the servive will bo entirely use less aud eanuat bu wade avaltable fu the fue rnrdlmx of muils, us overy pulnt narth of Keo- uk, jn., I8 now supolled Dot ter and more quickly by routes heretuforo cstublishied, andte nttempt {0 forward malls by thik routo could only result lu tha serious dotay of the mails and consequent complulnts from the publie. Toal portion of tho ruute botwoen 8t, eokuk, Tit, can by utilized to u Louls, M Jim! 0, R0 cd extent in supplylok & fow fotirth-clnss olfies, but i nlrendy voverod by s steninbont route from B Laulsyo Keokuk, Already remonstranoes against any attempt to forward muil by this route are belug received at this ohice, and, in view ot tue fact that steaw- boats in_the Miss(ssippl_River ninke no preiens slon tonny schoditlo, and frequently le ut ude ingea Fromn ona to fve hours louding und unload- Ing frelghit, I eacnestly recommend and urge the lm"“lfl digcontlnuance of respeotfully, . JAses 8 NO REPLY. “Dla rfl *1dud nat, und July 81 wrotn the route. Verp B, Wiute, uperintendeat. u recolve uny unswor ta thisi” ta Mr. Thompe 8on tolling hit thut 1 hud bid twe month betors, In Washiugton, & converantion with Post-Oliee= Iuspeotar Hay'I% Euton and otbors of tho lule Ullico Departiment touching the of mall sorvico by 8t, Louls, Mo., snd St ‘when 1 stated thut such servico wi us the proposad voute was alroad uted, and thut in my Jule- bu Torwarded by stoamboats exiating ruflrond ment no mail conl ulony out doluying tho sniie. stenmbonts tho Misslsalppt Kiver ubove catnblishment Detween Poul, - Minity puld bo uscless covered br ufiicy withs I [nformod Mr. Thompaon thatnotwithstand- Ing my protest, this servios wis nto eftcet on July 1, 1840, und nt 8t Pauthaviy traet ultios sk ordered tu g ho Puitmasicr rucelved notlee from tho cots Inatruotion of thls vllicaas 1o whut mauils should bo dispatened by Fivor at the siwmne timo stating that ho knao w Of_none that could bo sent withoue dolnylng the same. Idi» rectod him to send none. " [n that lotter § ulko nntificd ndvisod tha structlons - from - tho Mr. Thomsoa L tho l‘nl‘m u-;lxéti\!;. had been, under telogrupl - Honorable ~ Seconds Asslataut Postmastor-Genoral, dully llllDuIfl‘fl:‘ one smpty ponich luboled *St, Louls, 3o’ b7 this steambaont routa, "1 closed 1y letdor to the Depnrtment—that to tho Hon.” Witham Buperin 1. Thompson, Goue tundunt of tno Ruilwuy dull Sorvico-a8 follows *+10his ofico propoess and‘inteuds to m.qyI Il"lg carry out uil urdura and _lhstructions recel fron the Dopartmont in regurd U tion to Lo nude of the malli, ot tho malls by this routo {s cortyl duluys and cowpluints from , tho o tho disposl 1o bug a4 the dispawt o resultin 0 Dubio. ad ress, Ldo not feel Jiko desumini uny v 0 lsmrnlblllty in tho spoctfully royquust that oluar w: structions muy bo given mo as & minila uro to by sont by this route, romiies, und ghorefuro re: 1l expliclt ine 0 wha, If ans wid 1 wiilibent s60 that such (natructous are prompty earesd Into etfout, 1f it {8 the intention of tho Dw:n':. jment to huve the oxchunge ot t.mll"l)' IN"IIx Letwoen 8t Paul, Misn,, sud 8 continued, fhmw 80 ndvise. tully, AN *In anawer to this letter Mr. 'Thous mo {nforming e that he had referrct to tho Becond Asstataut Postmi sod {natructod mo that € must In malls by the most expeditious route, and the Honorablo the 8ueonil Asalstn Gonorul hnd ordered the to dispatoh un ompty ponch from Postmuster 1 t, Louls, Mue Very respests 8 1, WinTe, Superiniendent’ san Wrots IX;)' h.‘::l’r ter-(eve i eanes teud wat, IE 0t Postmuster that place 19 % Bt. Louls, bo tud no powor tu countermuud I A KENTUCKY SENSATION. Mr. Jurnagin Discavers the Karthost Fire on Eis Farms LousvitLe, Ky, April soutnern portion of Oblo County. week Jarnagin was attractod tu the a8 it veonped from tho curth, and umination tt tho earth wud soom He hold a shuck nv%x;ml'l;a ptu:a: 29,—A volcauo bss Jarnagln, inthe Ony duy st glacy hygst found on €3+ s “uve vl ignita. ‘:::‘:flg.’:nml:‘fl asourve uf wondor 10 Bl e ———— A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. -] eveniog MonuaL, Iil, April 20.—Last ‘uu\'l‘““'"“. agod 8 years, namod Bliss, fell nt ty-tive foot doep, There was tive In tho woll, 80 that the clear fall wad foot, Ar, Blisu board tho cbild's oryy and wont.down, Ho sucoesded and hmurhtu 10 the wurfacc. bild, iht he Tound r;foaua‘;n look‘ed upon as littlo lous, oet of watet T sevauty ot 1 TOPer n selsing W8 "o his de= Jurud, TEO i1 L ulinoat eutleuly 'u.u'"“ iracus i i HIGH-SCHOOL COMMENCEMERT, Bpecial Dissateh to Tha Chicagy 1730 CRNTHALIAJMI., April 20.—Tho first Co \iBence ment o tho Centruliy High-Scbool took to-night, As lurga un sudlunce 1110 the Methodist Cauroh Hstoned 10 clsey, There was muok mord: 1 orutions, and cach of 1he ten gradustes et Rumerous oftes! cout erowd gt tho eser essay! ho m&:".fl nall frog « ¢ St Paul tngly un Ure- sud tho beat achlid