Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1881, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE : 14 from 5 to 14 per cent to the cost of th i 35 Tdon't believe any canal will b bre shaak D L sty Intomae UL 8 Boor finan- s an ¢ really intends, in | Sie Canal, TThink he wil fall 1aith; to " “GATH.” GARFIELD WORRITED. WASHINGTON, April 29.—Visitors at the White House say that President Garfield is o louger the chieery, heartfelt companion he *ance was,—that either responsibility or un- « “gertainty, or an exalted idea of his Dosition, ‘pas made him distant, preoccupied, and {yather stifl. 1 was“talking to a young gentleman in New York,, formerly the clerk of a post~ “rader at_Fort 5ill, Indian Territory, yester- day. and he said: “1 used to have to make wpthe mail, or pass the mail on the great -oute from Fort Gibon 10 Santa F& Tho mail~ -peg W8S brought by Indian runners, and it # pandly ever bad a letterinit. T would open the +-pag, take out the Way-bill ana mark the time it ) mdbeen received, and then the Indisn wonld \ gurton @ run with {tto the hext station, rna often thé¥d would not be one letter in it for wenty days at a time. A i 1 JMIAVE OFTEN WONDERED ¢ whatthis Indian thought of the American Gov~ , emment a8 be was ruaning with un cmpiy 3 pouch. at an fmimenze expense, over a part of a route twelve hundred miles long."™ Public opinion is in favor of Tom James hay- ing the whole Post-Office Department run in his own way.and i anybody tampers him swith ECAmp_PAUTUNAEe 10° 8hoot the ruseal on the spot. Thbe British Government derives » lurwe revenue out of the mml service, and yet Carrivs Jetters a! over the Kingdom for one ponny. We charge three conts. and bave a deficit of o mill- fon every year. Now let President Gartield give Tom James the Post-Otlice Department and tell him 10 imprave the service and reduce the ‘deficiency. HOSIERY. PRAYER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PROTECTION- 1STS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, WasHy D. C., April 50.—~The dele- pation representing the hosiery Interests made an argument this morning before Judge French, Assistant Secretary of the Treasu: in the matter of Treasury Circular No. o which directs the collection, of additional duties upon those goods, in accordance with the recent United States Supreme Court de- ¢cision. The argutient covered the following points: The case upon which the United fiates Supreme Court rendered decision was started by the collusion of men who make a living by detecting flaws in Treasury decisions. They wmade up the ecase and carried it . to the Supreme Courpt. It was very imperfectly pre- sented. Tho Court made the decision witbout baving the law fully put before them. The case ‘wus tnat of Vietor vs. Arthur, and related solely to worsted stockings. The Court held that Fper ceat ad valorem. In the repealed law there was a duty of 50 per cent additional pro- vided, to refmburse the manufacturers, as they clalm, for the duties paid upon the wool. THE THI “RY CIRCULAR GOES FURTHER than the Supreme Court decision as it broadens the cluss, ‘e Supreme Court deeision only re- ferred 1o worsted stockings. The Treesury eir- culnr goes much further. The amount of cupi- 1al iovested ip this industry, which will be so seriousiy affected by the waintenance of this circular is. the delegation snid, about $90,000,000, &nd the number of operatives employed in the industry is 100,000. The present object of the delegation is to induce the Treasury to limit its decision 10 worsted stockings, in nccordance with the decision of the Court, und 1o lesve Con- gress 10 correct the manifest error in the sta ute. A curions thing about this matter is that the blunder of restoning the old lnw was made in the ltevised Statutes, notwitbstunding toe lead- g manufacturers had employed an expert to be present in the Commitiee to look after thelr interests. SENATOR BLAIE, OF NEW ILAMPSIIRE, WENT FURTHER, &nd wanted the circular withdrawn altogether. 1n addition to the manufacturers and their iaw- Yers and agents, there were present Senators Hawley, Morrill, Hoar. Platt of Conuccticut, Mitchell, Blair, end Logan, The manufacturers are endeuvoring to secure Westers Intlueuce, on zhe groand of what is called the_wool interest. They maintain that & per cent of the wool used in this bosicry is Amarican wool, and that if thiscircular is enforced the mills will be _closed and the wool will not be bought, and that in consequence of this circular ana decision ull the manitold horrors in the bigh tarif philosophy will be visited upon producers snd manufact- urers. NOTES. TIHE WIITE HOUSE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. WasniNeToy, D. C., April 30.—The so- ciety writers have this information relative to the refurnizhing of the White 1louse, for which Congress appropriated $10,000. The visit made by Mrs. Garfield last week to New York was the second one she had ever made io that city. While there she looked at furniture and carpets for the White Youse, but gave no orders, as the appropria- tiou will not become available before July 1. 1t has been decided to restore to the parlors the distinctive colors by which they have ahways been known, and with which their furnishing has only partially corre- sponded since the last time they were fitted up, eight years ago. The Red Parlor, for instance, bas for 4 long titne been calied so by courtesy only, havinz less of that color than of any otherinit. Ithasbeen de- cided to replace the expensive carpets woven in asigle picce especiully for each room with carpets sold by the yard, which are less costly. It is thougbt uscless extravagance to put the most expensive carpets in rooms so constantly used as ure those at the Waite House and by a class of people (the sightseers) who do not care 0 brush mud or dust from their feet before en- tering the mansion. FRED DOUGLA Some of the old resident pro-slavers Demo- erats of the District are beginning to protest aguinst the appointment of Fred Douglnss as Recorder of Deeds. They bavealwavs been pro- Testing aguinst Douglass, and against anything which tenaed to advance the cofored race. 1t is reported that the present Deputy, sn able and experienced man who bas been in the otlice for twelve veurs, would decline to serve under THE SPANISIH M R panisn Minister was presented to the President by Mr. Blaine at_noon to-dar. The usuul diplomatic courtesics were exchanyed. e LAKE GENEVA. Special Disparrh to The Chicago Tridune LAKE GENEVA, Wis., April ®.—Quite « num- “Ver of people from the city have spent a part of e week here, amony them Georye Sturges and E.E. Ayer, who have heen overseetng the work on Mr. Sturges’ new residence and yacht; Sam- uel Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Wintbrow, Mrs. Tilton. Miss Kate Tilton, Georze C. Miln, 1. G. ‘Winthrow, E. C. Potter. Gen. Henry Strone. Chi- esgo: 0. A, Southmayde, Milwaukee: Henry Bosworth, A. B. Church, Elgin: H. X Strong, Worcester, Mass.; J. Robertson, Boston: George A Hauaford, of the Hotcl Jrporter: Col, Camp- bell, of the Tnited States Land Office. D. 224’ Or. J. 0. Rockwell, formerly of Chi ©Ig0, Lut now of _Milwaukce, bave niso ¢ in town the past week. The fce on the Iuke is melting very slaw'y, there being anly about a rod of open wateraround tho edges, the ice being nearly two feet thick, and uite strone. At the present rate of thuwing it Filibe te middle of May before tho ice is ull —— COMING IN DROVES, Special Dispatelh to The Chicago Tribunes Bartsvons, Md., April 30.—The Baltimore & Dhio closes tho week to-night with its cleventh tpecial train Westward of immigrants arriving M this port alone. The Strasburg came 1nto Locust Point on Sunday last with over 1500 Germans. The NoviaSeotia landed 300 and odd Engiish immigrants on Wednesday. and to-day worsted stockinge are subject to a duty of only’ NEW YORK. Suicide Minturn, a Wealthy " Merchant. Yesterday of John H. The Unfortunate Man Gaul;ected with the Barings, Grinnells, and | Aspinwalls, Continued Wi-Health, Brought About by Brainwork, the Cause of the Deed. Wall Street Still Talking About Elevated Railroads and Vanderbilt. Conference of Eminent Men Con- cerned in the Yorktown Centennial = JOUN W. MINTURN. SUICIDE OF A PROMINENT MAN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEW Yomk. April ®.—John W. Minturn, a member of the old house of Grinnell, Minturn & Co., committed suicide carly this morning in the, building occupied by tho firm, at No. 73 Sodth street. It was said at tho office that Mr. Min- turn was s manof slight physique and wenk constitution. For severul years he sullered greatly from general nervous prostrution, brought on by overwork, and he frequently compluined of severs puins in the head. ln October lust he weut to E urope with his family, in the bove that rest and chenge of scena would restore his bealth. He has since resided principally in Paris. Kecently Mr. Minturn re- turned to this city alone for the purpose of transacting some buslness that required his per- sonal attenton, intending to rejoin his wifo and children a5s0on as it should be settled. He ar- rived on the Gallin on Monduy lust. and has sinco been stopping with his widowed mother and un- marfied sister at thelr home, No. 60 Fifth avenue, JIE TOLD IS RELATIVES that his vacution had done him very little good So far, but he had hopes of deriving benetit from a continuation of his residence abroad. He also renewed his cowmplaints of head troubles onseveral oceasions, but nothing in bis bearing or conversation waus noticed that would lead auy one to suppose that his mind was af- fected. He bad nearly finished the business that brought him to this country, und was al- veady making preparatons for an early de~ parture abroad. On Wednesday, in company with a friend, he went to his residence ot Hast- ings, on the Hudson, and procured a number of articles desired by his wife. During this trip, it is now remembered, be compluined continually of bis head. Mr. Minturn left his mother's house at an early Lour this morning, with the avowed intention of seelng his brother-in- law and Mr. Ambrosc Kingsland, who was to sail inthe Germanic at 6 o'clock for Europe. It ls supposed that he did g0, though this is not cer- tainly koown. Between $aund 9 o'clock, an un- usually early hour for him, he made his ap- pearance at the oflice of the firm, and WENT AT ONCE TO A SMALL KOOM ‘on the third floor of the building, dircctly over the main oftice, to which he had been in the habit ot resorting. Nobody was in the office at the time bnt the firm’s two porters. Mr. Minturn sent one of them on an errand. He seemed 10 be in his ordinary mood, and- the only thing unusual that was noticed about him was that he carried a package. This is belleved to have contained tho revolver with which be afterward took his life,—s weapon of the navy pattern, too lurzre to be carried in the pocket. Soon afterward he desconded to the main officc and passed through it without speaking to the. clerks, wno bad meantime arrived. They noticed nothing out of the Way in big manner. He retraced bis steps ina few moments and again weat up-stairs. ) ABOUT ONE 0'CLOCK the porter, who was at work in an adjoimng Toom, heard a smothered detonation, but it did not impress him as anything extraordinary, and he paid no further attendon to it. An hour afterward, having occasion to enter the room, he was borritied to find Mr. Minturn stretched upon tho fioor in & pool of blood. He had placed the muzzie of the revolver. in his mouth before pulling the trigger, and this ac- counted for the faintness of the report. Tho bullet had passed completely through the head, and was {mbedded in the plastering of the ceil- ing o7erhead. The revolver was still clutched in the dead mau's hand. - Deatn must have been iustantaneous. The Coroner was given notice, and during the afternoon the body of Mr. Min- turn was removed to the residence of his elder ‘brother, Mr. Robert B. Minturn, No. 39 Park av- enue, wherg an foquest will be held to-worrorw, Mr. Mintura™was in his 43d year. His father, Robert B. Minturn, who died aboutsixteen years ago, left seven children. Kobert B. Minturn, the eldest, about 45 years of age, is a brother-i: law of George Willlam Curtls. Jobn W who has just committed suicide, was the second child. He was christened John Wendell, nfter the famous Albany combiler of luw reports. LE MARRIED A DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM IL ASPINWALL, cizhtcen years ago, and their family con- sists of two daughbters and one in- faut son. The third som, William. is about 30 years of age. Te {smuch attached 1o literury pursuits, and spends tho greater part of his time in Paris. Oneduughter is the wite of one of the Baring Brothers, tho English bankers; another is warrivd to an English clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Quick. Tho third was the wife of Mahlon D. Sands, and {s dead. The fourth is unmarried. Robert B.and Joha W. succeeded 10 thefr father's business, and owned the prin- cipal interest in the irm. They were brought upiathe office from the time they were mero lads. John V. has been a partner for clghteen years or more, He was n man of large wealth, and his relations with his own family and with bis brothers und sisters were of the most pleas- antuature. He owaed A MAGNIFICENT RESIDENCE at Hastings oo the Hudson. He was n man of rotiring hubits and domestic tastes, and_never accepted any_public or quasi_ public position of any kind. The #rm was established haif a century ago, by Joseoh Grinnell, who is still liv- ing in Mussachusetts. ~ Associnted with him were his brothers, Muses H. and lleury, both famous merchants, and the former at one time Collector of the port. Mr. Robert B. Minturn, Was subscauently admitted. During the s of sailing vessels the bouse of Grinnell, Minturn & Co. wns ont of the weultbiest ely éngaged in business for and js sull among the most ness in the city. WILLIAM I SWAN, one of the members of the firm, said this even- iny that Mr. Minturn was undoubtedly suffering from mental aherration, resulting from il health, when be took his life. *-Mr. Minturn was always a sickly man.” said Mr. Swau. “Wnen ac Sas n o clerk to the house he was ovliged . go ‘to Europe = with tho - view of Improving his health, snd he had been frequently there since for the same purpose. He sullered much from periodicul at- Tacks of neuralgia in the head, which usually Jasted for three duys ata time. I saw bim on Tuesday for the 1St time siuce bis retura from Suropo on the precediug day, and he then ap: peared to be somewhut depressed, becauso bis heulth had not improved daring his sojourn abroud.” Mr. Swuu ndded thut thus far nothing had become known which would tead to show the sulcide was premeditated. AMONG THOSE WIIO WERE comn\.\'uaxfl . Minturn on bis recent voage were Mr. ‘\’\cl?l‘lgnm‘lx)ml:‘r Duncan snd Mablon D. Sands. The three men were almost inseparable com- <, and this_evening Mr. Duncan said the punion: n th Tews of the suicide was as surprising us 1t was “Mr. Minturn was n rare good . Tuncan,. * He was gealal, whole- bad habil, belng ab- sud.fl % continued ) rouled, and witbout a0% <A SHORT-LIVED “BEAR" DEMO: clated 25 to render 1t impossibleto distinguish between them apd their effects. Since the ar- rival of the Gallia Mr. Minturo's condition bad baen pecullarly distressing. He had been posi- tively mad—there can be noquestion aout that. His.ictions bave been suck asto excite the se- rious apprehensfons of his rriends, though none anticipated such s dresdful finnle. STREET TALK. STRATION. Special Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tridune. New YoRxk, April 30.—Stock speculation was to-day dull at intervals, but in the face of the moderate business the prices of the lists were all higher. The opening was somewhat weak under the influence of a**bear" demonstration. The vllect of this, however, was short-lived, a8 it wns said to be assisted by the *“bulls” them- selves, In order to buy stocks. Soon afterward a genoral demand oceurred which earried up the fist, the ndvance extending to 13 per cent. The Granger stocks were conspicuous in the upward movement, and_ these were followed by the trunk lines and the fancies. - “THE MARKET TO-DAY,” sald an operator this ufternoon, * has been verv strong. Almost everything has advanced, and the tone of speculation “has been good. The clevated stocks have advanced on the reported coverlng of theshorts. Somqof the bears huve Leen buylng freely. Therd™is astory of n bill to be Introduced ut Albany to ain legislative relief from tuxution, and 1 think there i3 some truthinit. There bave been some changes in Iron Mountain. The transactions bave been heavy, and the stock fell under the pressure of unexplained sales. It subsequently recovered, but it looks as though somebody hud GOT OUT IN A HURRY.” Lake Shore and Michigan Central have ud- ¥anced on tho report of the stutement to be made at tho weeting Wednesday, and also on the buying of people supposed to be identified with Mr. Vanderbilt. lusiders say that Mr. Vanderbilt has certainly been o beavy buyer of Lake Store for a week past. Louisville & Nush- felt the effect of reports from London. Northwestern, after belng quiet for u long time, displayed some life, and Western Gnion moved upa litte. The decision of the coal ompanics to work full time next week Is variously interpreted. The bulls say it means that the conl companies uro so sure of their ground thut they ean afford to let JProductlon run ancad of consumpnon & litde. Tho bears eay that READING MUST WORK, and its nccessities govern tho action of tho other companies, The agreement to work is made werely because the combinntion did not venture to order a curiailment. ‘To which tho bullsreply that Reading Is ruled by the Receiv- ers, that Mr. Gowen is with the combination. and that he will a0 as others do. At which the Deurs sharpen their claws ominously and _say wu're another.” The Mobile & Ohio Railrond Company is understood to be taking nn intercst fu tho Mobile & Cedar Point Raflway, a tine from Mobile to the lower buy. ILis ciaimed that cot- ton can be shipped to Liverpool from New Or- leans, via Mobile und Cedar Point. for one- eighth of a cent per pound less than it can be shipped to Liverpool from New Orleans dircet, on account of the saving of wharfago and towage. “ALTON & TERRE WAUTE,” said & broker to-duy, * continues to be a subject of controversy. itiswefl known that a poof hus been formed in the stock. The new certiticates will bo issned May 15, and then you will sce how the pool will operate. They are waiting now for the etfect on the Exchange on the ucw bonds. The price of the comuion stock held by tbe pool will be fixed at 75. The roud is enrnfug enough 1o pay interest on the new bonds. The pool does not bandle the preferred stack, because it can- notgethold of ft. It §s all nonsense to say there is no pool, and you will sce a lively time in that stock very'scon.” Anotner broker, said to be in tho pool, says the value of thestock thes6 reports. THE CENTRATL PACIFIC. ANSWER OF TIIE COMPANY TO THE SUIT OF. THE GOVERNMENT. Special Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune. NEW YORK, April 30.—The Central Pacific Railroad Company to-day filed in the United States Circuit Court its answer 1 the suit begun against it by the United States in January nst. The purpose of this suit is to prevent the rall- road company from payinga dividend which it declared just priorto the commencement of the actlon. The United States issued §43,000,000 of bonds for the construction of tho railroad, tak- ing & lien upon all the property of the Company. For the liquidation of thia indebtedaess a sink- Ing fund was created witi bal{ of all the sums DUE THE COMPANY FROM THE GOVERNMENT for the transportation of soldiers. supplies, etc. The other bulf of thosesums it wus urrangod should be applied by the Government to the payment of the interest upon the bonds. Tha Government complains that the paymentof n dividend would be a violation ot its lica. as it would need be in the ordinary and necessary course of the Company's business, because the Company has nosurplus property applicable to such payment. The answer avers that the Gom- puny has a surplus fund, and that therc is no deficitin its accounts. YORKTOWN. A CONFERENCE. NEWw Yomk, April 30.—Under the auspices of the Yorktown Centennial Association a confer- ence was beld in the Governor’s room of the City-Hall this afternoon with tho Congressional Committec and Commissioners from each State. with 4 view of perfecting arrangements for the Yorktown celebration. Joun Goode, of Vir- ginia, the President, occupied the chair, and among those present were Gov. Halliday, of Virginia; ex-Gov. Bedle, of New Jersey; Col. Peyton and Thomus Cochran. of Penn- sylva : Philo Parsons, of Michigan; A. C. Hamlin, Capt. J. C. Tucker, Prof. El Charlier, nnd George . Loring, of Mussachu- setis; ex-Gov. Hartranft, of Pensylvinia: Maj. F. W. Coleman, of Bultimore; J. F. Talbot, of Michigan, and others. Speeches were made by President Goode, Goyv. Halliday. Leon Chattean, of France, Licu.-Goy. Bulkeley, ex-Senator Patterson, and others. A resolubon to opel proceedings on the tth of October next at York- town at the luyiug of the corner-stonc of the 1monument, and to continue the exercises nine- 1een days, called forth a lengthy discussion and was finully referred to a committee to makea report. uses ITEMS. - OFF FOR LUROPE. Special Dispatch to Tre Chicago Tribune, NEW YORK, April 30.—William H. Vanderbilt, accompunied by his uncle, Capt. Jacob Vander- bilt, of Staten Islaund, and Willfam L. Scott, of Erie, Pa., were amoug the passengers by the White Star steamship Germanic to-day for Liv- erpool. It is understood that Mr. Vanderbilt woes abroad for pleasure and will spend most of the summer in Europe. ENGLAND'S NEW AUSTRALIAN ROUTE. To the Western Associated Press. NeWw YORK, April 50.—Arrangements are being made for the conveyance of alarge portion of the travel between England and Australia by the American routc, passing elther over the Central or the Southorn Pacific Ronds from San Francisco. Those who have tried it are recor- mending itas every way preferable to tho Sucz and Cape journeys. A MASSMEETING was held to-nieht in the Madison Square for tha purpose of furthering the celebralion of the one hundreth unniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis. The hall ‘was illumiuated with electric lights. and & magniticent display of firo- works was made. About 50 attended. THE POLICE BOARD INDICTED. The Gruand Jury has indieted the Police Board for misdemeanor iu not cleamng the streets. THE WEATHER. The weather {8 clear, sunny, and warm. Thermometer ut 6 a. m., 41; Y 1. m., 50; noon, 5; SINTY THOUSAND EMIGRANTS IN A MONTIL hixlly thousand emigrants urrived here during April —e—— A COMPLICATED CASE, THe TRIBCNE has already referred to a big- amy case pending before Justice Hawkinson, in which case the defendant is Oscar F. Saeger- strand, alias Fred O. Hobert, but yesterday there was & new and interesting circumstance present- Iog itself in tho premises. According to tho story of Mrs. &, her busband desertea her in Brooklyn three years ago, tak- ing with bim their only child, then a buoy of 5 yeurs, and is now living jn Englewood as Fred 0. Hobert with anothier wife. Since tho institution of the bigamy casc Hobert adver- tised bis howe in Englewood for sale, and yes- terday Mrs. S. wentout there fn & back and, under prextext of being a possible purchuser, jnduced Mrs. Hobert through « third party, to send the littie boy out as a gulde to conduct tha GRIMINAL: NEWS, Ingenious Escape of a ‘Chicago Jack" Sheppard: from - an fowa Jail. = The Death-Sentence of the '.l‘é.lbot Brothers Affirmed by the Missonri Su- preme Court. Weimar, Tesas, the Sceue of a Fearfal Murder aud Suicide, A Young_ Girl Kills Her Seducer, and a Jury Acquits Her. A CHICAGO JACK SITEPARD. . Special Dispatch te The Chicago Tribune. Keokux, la., April 30.—Frank Wagner, a prisoner in the city jnil, awaiting an examina- tlon set. for May 11, made good his eseape lust nignt, and is still at Inrge. His mode of escape There are two corridors was as follows: in the calaboose, one - on the first and one on the sccond floor. Tho corri- dors are surrounded by cells. 1n the centrc of the bullding is a skylight; twenty or twenty-five feet above the upper corridor. Wagner lifted one of the cell doors off its hinges, opened twa others, and pinced the detached door on. them, thus torming o platform, upon which be placed a chair, tied a sheet around his body, and, it is thought. was bauled up through the kyiight by outside purties. The sheet wis Tound upon the roof of the calaboose. Whoever axsisted Wagner in_cfeaping must bave moved about noiseles); 13 they would have to pass up 2 puir of statrs in the rear of tho engine-house to reach tho sk; ight. Wagner is the Chicago chap who robbed & traveling mau and feflow- boarder in this city @ short time ago. He had confessed the crime. SAVED FROM DEATH. WHERLING, W. Vi, April 30.—Judge Jackson, of the Circuit Court of the Unired States, now in scssion at Parkersburz, declded tho _cuso of the State of West Virginia vs. Taylor Strauder (colored), indicted for murder in this city nine years ago, allowlng the pleas In “abutewent to be filed and overculing the demurrer to the pleas Dy the State, and adjudging the pleas good in luw. Healso overruled the motion on bebalf of the State to remand the prisoner to the custody of the State authorities, and refused 1o nold bim for jctment ib 1he United Stutes Court, and dis- rauder from custody. 'This cause has re the Lnited States Court for somo years, and iuvolyes a question under tho Civil- Tlights bill ullowinz i colored muy the privilege of betngr tried by colorea Jurors. He has been twice tried in the courts hore and sentenced to be bung cuch time.His case was then taken to the Supreme Conrt of the State, and from thonce 1o tho United States Supreme Court, and then removed back to tho Uniled States Distriet Court for West Virgl SENTENCE AFFIRMED. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns. MARYVILLE, Mo., April 30.—A telegram was received here this afternoon from Jefferson City announcing that the Supreme Court bud attirmed the cisse of the Stute of Missourd vs. Aibert sud Ed Tulbot, convicted in the Nodaway Couunty Cir- cuit Court of having killed their fathor, Dr. tI. H. Talvot, and sentenced to be hanged in this city March 5, and that a stay of .cxecution had been issued until June 24. A strong effort will be made 1o prevail upon Gov. Crittendeu to conimute the sentence of the brothers to imoriconmeat for life. Ho has -alrendy received muny letters from_ different parts of the country from members of Humane Socinties and anti-capital- punishment advocates uskuwe him _to _interfere in the cuse, but it is believed he will stand tirm, and allow the sentence of the Usurt to be car- ried out. The Talbot brothers are now contlned in the Andrew County Jail, where they wil re- main until ten days before thelr exccution. waoen they will be brought to Maryville and hung publicty. BANK ROBBER ARRESTED. Special Disvatch to Thé Chicago Tribune, LrTTLE ROCR, Ark., April #0.—Deputy Sherift Montden, of Washiugton County, yesterday ar- rested one Frank Kraft, wbo, itis alleged, robbed a bank in Southwest Missouri, escaping with several thousand dollars. The arrest was made on a writ from the Sheriff of Dade County, Mo. Kraft was surprised and captured r few miles cast of Fayettevilie, the, Deputy Sherll riding towithin @ few yards of hfui beforc he was aware of his_inteation. leveled a pistol at him, threatening himn with death, when Kraft hald up his hands and surrendered. He i now in Jail at Fuyetteville awaiting tho arrival of the officers from Missouri. ARRESTED FOR RIOT. Special Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. ROCKFORD, 1ll., April 30.—The catire force of the leading parties of the Chicugo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road who figured iu the late disturb- ance here with the Chicngo & lowa Road were arrested to-day under indictments for riot, ma- liciousmischief, and_couspiracy. Among them were Attorney E. Walker, Superintendent At- kins, Assistaut Superintendent Earling, and a number of others who were in tho endeavor to sion of tho Rockford & Northern persons all etered into recogniz- ance for their uppearance, Mr. Wnlker was ar- rested just after be had finished making o speech in court. A MURDERER FOUND. St. Lotts, April 30.—The police clalm to have found the murderer of Policeman Mictnel ‘Walsh, who was shot and Killea on the night of tho #th of last December, while nttempt- ing arrest of two men on the carner of Sixteenth aud Olive streets. The murderer I3 Tom Ilg- £ins, now in Juil oo a churse of burlary, and {s a notorious thief and desperate fellow. FEARFUL TRAGEDY. GALVESTON, Tex., April 3.—A News Welmar specialsays: * This morning, efght miles north of here.Sam Brown, while luboring under tetporary aberration of mind, cut_ his wife’s throat and then his own with a razor. She had recognized hisconditionand tled across the ficlds, but was overtaken. A little 9-year-old daughter at- tewpted take the razor and was badly cut. A NEW TRIAL WANTED. Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuné, BosToN, April 30.—~The counscl for Sarab E. Howe, President of the Woman's Binak, eon- victed of obtaininz money from depositors by faise pretences, have filed u motion for & new trial on the ground that the verdict wns ngainst ti Inw and the cvidence. The motion will be argued in n few days before Judge Aldrich, who presided at the trial. ACQUITTED. 1.0S ANGELES, Cal., April 30 —In the trial of Miss Lastunia Abarin for killing a son of Don Juan Foster, whom she claimed seduced her un- der a promise of marriaze, and subsequently abandoned her, the jury this evening rendered a verdict of nequittal. Miss Abarta left the court- | room amid the cheers of tLa crowd. STABBING AFFRAY. Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. MARYVILLE, Mo., April 3).—Jack RBranvon was stabbed in the abdownea in this city to-night by David McDowall, and it 5 belicved the wound will be fatal, Both men are railroad latorers, and were under the jutluence ot fiquor. CONVICTED OF MURDER. HArRisnung, Pa.; April 50.—Frank and Henry Ruwmburger, on trial for the murder of Duniel Troutmun, Inst November, were convicted to- night of murder in the first degree. A motion for a new trinl was made. SENTENCED TO DEATH. VICKSBURG, April 30.—Henry D. Spain, con- victed of tbe murder of John Sbehan. was to- day scntenced to be hanged tho 25d of June. KENTUCKY CONVICTS. Diapatch to Ctictnnati Enquircr. OWLNGSVILLE, April 27.—~The much tafked-of- trial of John, James, and Vmrick Loug, B. J. Irvine, and Thomas Splann was called -to-day. Patrick Lonz and Thomus Splunn, being the only ones under arresi, announcing themselves ready for trial. the case was procceded with. John and James Loog and B.J. Irvine made b1 being totally unable to worlk, Wwas whipped three times In one day, and beaten once with a stick, bruising his thizh in such a manner that it 18 greatly ' inflamed and swoilen 333‘: it 18 at lenstone-fourth larger than the The case Is o very bad one, bat _the trouble i o the wrong men are on trial, und they will bath be released. During the severe winter just past 1 at one time sent an account of the unnecessary expasure of tho conviets on this work, and when It uppenrcd in the Enquirer it was strongly de- nied. T was mercilesly condemned, and o pac- tinl success obtained in hushing tho watter up, but the testimony in 1his case showed thut all 1 sufd, und much more, wes true,and that the sullering _from frozen hands and fect was simply terrible beyond description that the flesn ~actually dcropped off of the hands and fingers und feet und legs of theconvicts, and yet they were forced to work, aud il of the cons viots were compelled to work from dayilight untll durk. althougzh the law said they shonld only work eight hours per day: thatone of them having His feet fruzen, the flesh dropped from his hoels, und he wis unable to put either foot 10 the groun he was forced 1o go out, ana w whipped severcly beeause he could not work. k- tny Tue whole testimnauy was a tale of suifering, and Wares st T J??m‘fx“mfgflgcrfig;g A 1f tho Loogs and Barney Irvine are caught thoy | St Louis, via the new line. is new en route to ¥l most certainly be severely punished. Spiann, tho foreman. Jestenlay sucd out an at- u nt against Loig & Irvine's stock for about #500 due bim far work on the road. THE RAILROADS. - EAST-BOUND FREIGHTS. There bus been n slight falling off in the East- bound freizht shipments during the past week, but they still continue unusuuliy large. There 13m0 prosnect that snipments to the East will seriously full off until the contracts made during the time that grain rates were down 10 25 cents are disposed of. Tnis will take untll navigation Bus fairly oponed, und if vy that time the rail- rouds do not make a reduction in rutes to meet tha lake competition they will have very little business to carry. The New York trunk lines no doubt desire to keep up the M-cent rate all summer, beeauss it would prove of inculculable benefit to them. They care but little if their Western cunnection suffer, so long as they make money for them- selves. 1f the rail rates on grain ure 30 cents per 100 from Chieazo to New York, the trunk tineg will get the regular pro rata proportion ou all the business thut comes to Eustern lake ports. Therefore, if business is forced on the luke by the high rail rates, the trunk lines will Bave to carry the bulk of the business from Lutralo to New York and other seabonrd polnts uny wuy, and they get much _more money thaa if the rail mte were down to % cents. OF covrse, the lines between not hupe 1o do_much ‘business during the sum- mer If mies remdined at W cents. But the trunk line Presidents no doubt think they can make this all right by allowing the roads be- tween Chicago and Buffulo to ¢nt the rutes— | b of i & il clandestinely, of course—when they get short of | notice to shippers Informing them thaton se- count of the high water at Kansas Clty and other Missouri River points, the Wabash will not be able at present to receive any freightof a business, Just as was donc a few weeks ugo. - Thut ~such nction. greatly Injures those shippers who do uot possess the confidence ot the railronds sutliclently 1o get | p the benefit of the * eut ™ rates matters but little elay ean make moncy for thewmscives by thu opera- tion. Still ftis hardly probuble thatthe trunk lineg will suceced in xecping up the- gruin ruto 10 30 cents during the summer. e managers of the ronds leading enst from Chicago could do butlittle 1o bring down_the rutes, a8 they have toebey the mandates of tho trunk-line Presi- dents, who coutrol all_the lines east from Chica- o0 &t present. But the munazers of the laes lines leading enst from St. Louls and Indian- apolls will be unuble to staud this sort of thug, and they will compelthe trunk lines Lo comé | catastrophe. A bat recovered in the water hus down with the rates. The lines east from 4036 | been identified by-a brother 2s that ot Emery points ure now sullerlng severely frowm the ac- | yiynicy, of Algonquin, a young man of 23, who tion of the trunk lines in advancing grain rites without notice a week or two agn. | b They do not scem to have been sufli- cicntly posted to do as tho Chicago ronds_have done, and_nako all the contructs | g, they could while the rates were down. In con- sequence the business west from toesc poiuts | & 15 either poing by way of Chicago or Is being | n taken by the barge lines trom St. Louis to New Orleans. While the roads runuing east from Chicago arc dolng an immense grain earrying business ut present. the lines cast from St. of Louis are doing comtparatively nothing, us will | has given him up as fost. e seen by the tollowing item from the St. Louis E{ the city und $10) offered N e recov centive that hus Kept scores of persons on Globe- Demucrat: *There is but little freight going eastward now, shippers preferring to hold their stuff until | the river. g [n tho meantime the | cago to-day ana will be here to-night. Lo-mor- rates take a tumble. various barge lines nre taking out colossal tows | for exportation vin "New Orleans. pleted, and work is progressia ednr 'River bridge. doubtless pass through . Fafrfax, not start from there, ns that place is six miles off the line. Tho Junction will Bo about nine miles northwest of the Rapids, and ten southwest from Marion, but the truins will doubtless be run into Marion from the branch, muikins the real jungtion bere. Fort Keller. of Chicago, 2 rullroad man of experience and ability, hasbeen appointed Superintendent of the road from Fort Worth to Whitesboro. stock of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad bas been sold, and it is understood that the Louisville & Nashville Railroad is the pur- chaser, aithough this 18 is not certain. several Trunk-lines having been bidders. The price paid was $100 per share of $30 pur value for 8 block of 9,000 shares, and $75 per share for 4,000 shures. The Evansville & Terre Haute's prop- rolling stock, und terminal facilities in this city of great value. Raflrond arrived here. yesterday by bari New Orlean: on barges for this port. dent of the Austin & Northwestern Railroad in Texas, has commenced to organize his locuting- here und Buffato could | party. They leave for Texasin a few days. missing ones, and It appears at leastten persons must bave been drowned in the Thursday ferry seventh positively known.to be lost. To-day two more missing nre reported, two young when they & St. Puul depot. on tho West Side. passes through this city as for Cednr Rapids to fmpose upon your readers the ' stateroents sent Ly Four corréspondent at that place. At least”a " thousand gruders are at work on the line west from Marion: one bridge dcross In- lan Creek, 900 feet in length, 18 about com- rapidly on the ‘The Ottumwa line will THROUGH TRAINS. DALLAS, Tex., April 0.—The Missouri Pacific Railroad management have arranged to run through trains from Dallas and Fort Worth to St. Louis. Couches will leave both places in the morning, commenocing May 9, and consolidate nto one train at Denton, and a thruugh sleeper il leave euch bplace in the evening, and uniting at Denton proceed direct toSt. Worth and intermediate polats. Col. EVANSVILLE & TERRE HAUTE. EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 30.—A wmajority of the estimuted at §3L30000, it being a first steel road,with an unusully large supply of DENVER & RIO GRANDE. Sr. Lovts, Mo., April 30.—Oone thousand tons [ steel rails for the Denver & Rlo Grande rom They go to Pueblo, Colo., viathe Louis & San Franclsco and Atchison. Topeka Sunta Fé lines. Twenty-tive hundred addi- jonal tons are now in New Orleaus, belng loaded AUSTIN & NORTHWESTERY. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. DubuqQUE, fn., April 30.—Joe Rbolnberg. Presi- ITEMS. Mr. C. L. Risivg, General Agent of the Wa- ash, St. Loufs & Pacific Railway, has issued a crishable nature or thut could be injured by CASUALTIES. IE ELGIN DISASTER. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Erars, IiL, Aprit 30.~Time i3 developing new as lived bere most of the winter. . Fle is the 15 dnundated, snd day and -night boats are :bringmg men, - women, &nd chblldren from the overtiowed country, untll wo now have {n care hundreds of home- less and destitute families. These people must bave {mmediate relief or suffer from destitution. Thelr personul estates are gone, and there is 0o probability that they will be able to cultivate thelr land the present year. Any money or other relief that you may send to this Commit- tee we will take pleasure in seeing distrib- uted among these sullering people: not oaly to those in our immediate viciaity and county, but along the valley wherever needed. Please let us bear from you lmmed[nwlfl: nYours, very truly, Dit. W. L. BoaAx, . DiT.A.Briao, A. Borcizss, Commitise. CAPITAL AND LABOR. CEDAR RAPIDS. IA. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, CmoAR RAPIDS, Ia., April 30.—Thirty firemen and engineers of the Burlington, Cedar Raplds & Northern Railway quit work to-day. refusing tosign tho- ngTeement presented by the Lows pany pledging total abstinence and the power of the Compray to deduet all bills from monthly pay. This Includes many outside of the Brother- hood. The men quictly took their time, making no effort to create astrike. They offer to retura towork providiug the Company ®ill erase the more stringent portions of the agreement re~ gurding deduction of bills. This tke Company refuses to do. ‘The paper iS_presented to all ln- comine firewen. und the probubilities are they will nearly all quit. £ ST. LOUIS. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. St. Lou1s, April 50.—All traces of the strike and strikers have disappeared to-duy, a corpor- al's guard of sad-eyed drivers, with one or two cenducrors, being around Turser Hall this mornfog. They bad very little to say. and were not disposed to say apything. The curs which ran up and down every street were an_eyesore to them, and they were ut outs with everybody and eversthing. ~ All the roads ran upou regular tune this morning. ¥The *bobtail * fines, which were not in motion yesterdny, were out in full force. and most of tho old men werv on the platforms. ? TOLEDO, O. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tridune. TOLED, O., April 30.—Tng striking fever has developed to-day In & mild form. It appears that two days ago tho different gangs Of truck- men employed in the Lake Shore frelght depot. numberimr aftogether some 20 men, notified the foreman that if their wages were not increased from $1.10 to $1.25 by Suturduy night thes would quit work. This evening the advance was grunted them. PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY. PITTSBORG, Pa., April 80.—~The journeymen enbinetmakers have uppointed a Committee to cull on tho proprietors of factories and demand an advance of 15 per cent on tho present wiges, to take effect from Mouday next. The journes- . men bricklayers of Allegheny and Picsburic have been notitied by the bosses of concession 10 thair demand for incressed wages, mudesome time since. WASHINGTOY, D. C. WAsmNGTON, D.C., April 3.—Five striking clgarmakers at Clgarville have been arrested and brought here on a churge of couspiracy in endeavoring to intimidate non-Unlon men from New York, put in their places. WRITE AND FIND OUT. DES MOINES, fa., April 30.—There is a great scarcity here of stonemasons, bricklayers, car- wedes. Malcolm Tehl and Adolph Holm, rrived but:the duy before from Sycamore, have ot been scen since the morning of the cala.nity, turted for the Chicago, Milwaukee A brother f the former has been Scarching all duy and. Tho reward offered y Mr. Carlisle for of bis boy’s body has been the in- A large boat was purchused in Chi- 0w the city will put a erew of seven watermea ‘The steamer | on board her. Mr. Giddings, an employé of the Porter, ot the St. Louis & New Orleans Trans- | factory, rcported missing. is thought not to bave portation Compuny, 15 preparing out an_ immense tow ‘the later part of this week. The Mississippi Valley Transporta- tion Company will send cut” ubout ten barges durlng the week, and it the railrouds never give | a in to a reductlon the merchants of St. Louis, and those within 100 miles east of this city will not suffer for- trunsportauion facilities. ~ The Western shipper can rest in the knowledgre that he's fudependent of raifrouds after he gots to The St. Loufs Eastern ronds will not be able to stand this condition of affairs very long, und if they do oz mean 10 be driven to the wall they will be compelied to cut the rates, and this will | & compel the Eustern trunk lines 1o eousent tou “Iho total shipments of grain, flour, and pro- | visions by tho six lines running East from this | ¢ other : city for the week ending April 50, amounted to 50210 tons nzainst 6403 tons the week previous, | o & decrense of 4,520 tons. 2 a The following statenient wiil show the amount of business done by the various roads during the | o Alzonquin, wus lost in the ferry disaster b mukiur the known total seven. to take | been on the raft. 1t now seems positive that Emery Huntley. of E. n old man employed at the asylum, i3 . Glading: missing. ‘The City Council offers a reward of $30 for euch lj‘undy found, and Mr. Carfisic $100Tor that of his ¥. DROWNED. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 30.—Thomas and Coles Fearn, aged 10 and 9 years, sons of Mrs. Robert Fea , residing near Cotronsville, Mar- Afa., were drowned at the mouth hull County, of acreck emplylng into the Tennessee Rivor cral roduction, no matter how much thes | Tosontay. Thoy we s like it. Steamer, when one boy fell into the water und They were in o boat warching n be other jumped in to save him. Both were Detitorr, Mich., April 30.—There is no longer ny doubt ot the drowning of the four promi- cent business men from Mount Clemens who went fishing in Lake St. Clair. Nothing bas been eard from them, and one oOr two puckuges past week: known to bave been talien with them have been 1Gratn,] Prov's,| picked up. Flour, |tons of itons of | Total i bris. 2000 | tons. PROBABLY DROWNED. os. | . Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Michigan Centr: Lake Shore. Fart Wasne Pan-Huudle. Baltimore & Ohio Grand Trunk ‘Total. i T 225 2% L,908] 5,622 ANOTHER BELT RAILROAD. Whtle two companies have for some time past beea projecting or tulking up arrangements for the construction of belt-line roads around the city, to interscet and conncet the various roads centerfng bere, a third one hus just come to tho |, surface which bids fair to interfere greatly with tho other two schemes. Mr. J. B. Brown, President of the Chicago & Western Indiuna Railroad, busjust retured from Noew York. While there he completed arrange- ments for tho immediate coustruction of a belt rallroad in connection with bis Western Indi- ana Road. The charter for the new rond, which will be known as the **Chicago & Western Indi- ana Belt Company.” bas alrcady been tiled and the right of way is beimyg procured. The Western Indlun:, as awready known, has Iately constructed n branch line to South Chica- o, 8ud i3 now building ut that point an exten- Sive systetn of docks. huvisg acquired the river- front. This branch to the juncrion of the main tine of the Western Indiana, is to be the South Chicago end of the new Belt Ruad. Thence u Tond will be built to the Grand Trunk (which i3 the old Chicago & Southern), and a portion of thns line, north to the Suuth Branch of the Chi- cugo River, is to be used. From this point 1 new road is to be built 0 s to connect with tho Bur- lington and Chicage & Norihwestern toads. President DBrown claims that kis schete has the bearty approval of tho Western roads, which desire to reach his docks and the Rolling- Mills at South Chicay While at New York he had " conference with thie manugers of the Eastern rouds, who also de- sire 1o use the tracks of his new rond for the transfer of their Western_business, He says thiat, white it wiil cost (rou S5,0).00 to $4,000, 00 10 construct eitner of the two flrst proposed helt lines, it will cost bim to build the necessary touck to what he already bas, in order to_ muke tho system complete, but $30,000 10 $400,64. “The smail cpital required to build the new belt . he vays, will admitofa very low charge ubout SI cuch and the cost of Operut~ ing and maintenance. Nelther of the proposed lines could do the work for less than 2 1o §3 per car. He expects to have the new belt-road sys- tem reads and in operation long before either of the vther proposed schemes has taken any shape. h B it SOUTHERN NEWS. AtgustA, Ga., April 0.—J. 5. Barbour, Pres- ident of the Virginia Midland; J.-T. Morchead, Vice-President of the North Carolina Midland: Cowan, Attorney of the Haltimore & Ohfo Kail~ roud; Congresman Evans, of South Carolina, ana geveral other prominent Carolinians iater~ ested iy building the Augusta & Knoxville Rail- rond, aro herc in conference with President Vendery, of the latter road. Mayor May and leading citizens examined tho road - this after- noon, and expressed themscives well picased. f - "The road will be pushed through to Greeawood, &. C., fty miles from Augusts, and thence to Spartansburg. _President Barbour and Cowan ussert that tho Virginin Midland system, bucked Dby tho Baltimore & Ohio, will meet the Augusti & Knoxville Roud at Spartansburg. This will Maumee month ago on a fishing cruise, and bis boat was fouud u few duys afterward. since which time its owner had not been seen until yesterday. He wus bruised about the head and t0 u suspicion of foul play. It was found thut furnaces. them, when by Some mischance the fiues became charged with gas. Custody of a Child of Robinson, ToLEDO, O., April 30.—The Coroner has under consideration a ruther mysterious case, thatof the cause of the death of Sebra Dart, an old sherman, whose body was found tluating In the resterday. Dart left home over a nce, which led e bud been drinking the day he was last seen alive, and had had a quitrrel with some one. POISONED BY GAS—___| CRATTANOOGY, Tean., April 30.—Two men, oth white, one named O'Brien, were killed at Oakdale Iron Furnace yesterday by polsonous nses, while working amony the gas flucs of tho They were in tho fiues, cleaning TWO LIVES LOST. Porr JupiTi, N. J., April 30.—The schooner Palladium sunk off here last night. The Cap- win's son, Frederick W. Chase, Jr., and mate, Samuel Walker, lost. XT'LLOSION. & POTTSVILLE, Pa., April $0.—Walter Lloyd and ‘homas Stanton, miners, weré fatally injuredat the Bast colliery by the explosion of sulphur. A DISRUPTED HOME. “a Temperance Orator and Reformer Generally»? Given to His Divorced Wife. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Prrrsnuna, Pa., Aprit 30.—The somewhat cele- brated Eccles-Robinson habeas-corpue case for the possession of child was decided here to-duy by Judge Ewing. were present in the court-room. The little girl indispute sat With her mother. Counsel for Mrs. Itobinson opened the case by offering the deeree oL.separntion and the grunting of the custody of the child to the mother by the Su- preme Court of Bloom County, New York, and concluded by citing authorities to show that tho courts of New Yors had juris- diction Counsel for IKobinson that ncither he vor the child was unider the Suristiction of the courts of New York at the time the divorce proceedings were begun, but that they both mudo thelr nome in Media, in this ute. Both Robinson and his wife this this, case. the saying person__fn of denled ‘The Court in the case sald thAt it was bound to consider the decrees of the courts of New York, as no evidence bad- been offered that | the mother had done anything since the decree of divorce was grunted huve the care and custody of the chill. The Court, therefore, would give the chiid fnto the custody of lis mother, and require her to pay the costs. will Immediately return with her cnild. Kobin- son is welt koown throughout the country as a ‘temperance orator and reformer generlly. t would unfit. her to She resides in Cleveland, whither she ——— ~7 o <RELIEF ASKED. Specit Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tridune. FAMBURG, Tn.. April 30.—The Citizens' Reliet Committee hus Issued~the following appeal to the charitable t0 aid the sufferers from the m- penters, and woodworkers. . Iuilders are un- able to go nbead in consegnence. FIRE RECORD. AT ELGIN. 1LL. Special Dispateh 1o The Chicago Tridune EcLG1y, [IL., April3).—A two-story frame honse inthe southern part of the Y, owned by Mrs. W. P. Mcallister, and occupled by Jerry C. Ityan, burned to the ground at 4 o'clock this morning, the fire starting through the exploston of n kerosene lump left lighted. The vecupants barely escaped with their lves,—two small ehil- dren sleeping up-stairs narrowly missing death. ‘The loss fs $L,8) on house and $1,600 on furni- ture. There was £1,000 insurance on the build- ing and §1,U5) on contents in the Agricultural. INCENDIARY FIRES. Specicl Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Jac Mich., April 50.—On Thursday night the barn of Jumes B. Batlarst, at Michigan Cen- tre, fourmiles cast of here, was destrored by fire, with its contents. It is thought the barn was fired by a tramp. Two staeks of hay on the farm ot M. J. Pulmer. in Leont - Township, were burned last night. This was nlso the work of tramps. s AT DETROIT. DETROLT, Mich., April #1.—~At mldnight Croul Brothers' tannery and Frost's woodenwure works, in the castern partof the city, are re- ported completely burncd out. The loss will be heavy, but 13 well covered by insuzance. AT CANANDAIGUA, N. Y. ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 0.—The Washington Hlotel, at Cunandaigun, o number of barns, sta- bles, and other bufldfogs fn the viginity, were burned Thursduy woruing. —————— SALVINIL The Great Actor Closcs His American Engagzement—A Most - Gratifying Fi= nancial Success. Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune. BosTON, April 30.—Sulvin ¢losed his Amerlean engugement ‘at- the Globe Theatre this after noon. His eight performances in the last two weeks netted over $21,000, and the engucement s & wenolo s been one of the most successtuls everfulfilled in America. The contruct was signed in Florence in July last. The enguge- ment was to cover u period of five mouths; threa or four performances, a3 wasdeewed necessury, were to be given durinz each week, and the whole nuinber of performunces were to be not less than scyenty-five. For his services Salvini was—5® " receive —one-third of the izross receipts, . His hotel and otber private- ex- penses were to-be. borne. by himself, but his truvellng exvenses were to be at the cost of the munarcment. Ho gopened In Philadelphia on the 20th of Novemb¥r. In several cities but & single performance was given. The entire num~ ber of representations made amounts, to clghty-six, Tno largest emumgements were vlaged in New York, Philadeionia, and Hoston, our own city taking the lend in’ both enzuges ments. Itis a noticeable fuct that the second cnzugement in these three clties were In a financial sense more successful than the first. The nverams business bns been more than double whu It wus when Sulvinl 8rst vis- ited this couatry seven vearsginee. The zruss receipts amouat in round numbers to $ 168000, or on ue uverage of over SLEX i performance. OF this Salvint receives for his share something over $55,000, and It Isa conceded fact that the engagewment could not have heen brougnt to a happy termination but fur the- energy of John Stethon. He was invited by Mr. Chizzoln to join in thie enterprise, aud without a moment's hesi~ tation_he consented. ‘The scheme waus 8 bold one, and by many was regnrded ns hazardous. MATTHEW GOTTEREID'S COMPLAINT. Specicl Dispateh to The Chicaon Tridune. BALTINOKE, Md., April .~In the Uaited CircuitCourt of this city this morning, Mesers. Banning. attorneys for Matthew Gottereid, of Chicugo, flled o bilk of complaint_against Jacob Seegu, Louis uth, John F. Wiessner, George Bavernschmidt, Sophin Rost, H.S. Strauss, Ed- ward W. Stiofel, Henry Eigenbrot, Fred Wun- der, Georize ftrehm, J. H. Von Derhorst, Bruern- schmidt & Marr, Thomas Beck & Son. and Jo- seph Schreler, for o preliminary fojunction to restrain the beer-browers of Eaitimore, the de- Tendants, from using tie complainant’s pateut known as ** An_fmprovemer in pitching bar- rels The bitlnllezes that > Since the grinting of the letters patent to complainunt, the defendants, well knowing the premises. and in infringement of sald letters patent, and in violation ot the exclusive rightsof the com- pluinants, and without the license of the com-~ plainants, or any one iaterested therein, have used, and still continue to use. the said invene tion, whereby greut fujury bas resulted to the compisinant and great guin and profit bave ace crued o the defendants, the full amount of which i3 unknown to the complainants.” WILL ADMITTED TO PROBATE. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tsbune. LiTTLE ROCK, Ark., April 30.—The will of the late Charles J. Krebs was admitted to probate i \ i e Lcipzisr stcamed up to the Pomt . with over | & {o.t fault. On bourd the Gallin | hack to where Mr, Uobert was working. Onca 4 # 13 e st seve 's. Last | Stemious Almost 1o & S fal S - v | £O0d their escape, and the officers who woat to ure to Augusts an_independent route to the | undation: 10z the past three weeks no less than clghi bave [ ERINCS and there ‘a most_delightful traveling e N mogrn.for wetolen onild. The bigamy | return empty-handed. they baving “smelled u | ville, Nashville, and Knoxville. Missouri River Valley is at present inundated { property, real and personal, to bis wrand niece, ded here. Cheeriuss. B s Tatt his wifo and children is set for Frida; 5 ‘mice" and skeduddled forparts unknowa. by the vast toods thut nave overfiowed the | Miss Lonise Heitmann, nd in cnse of her 5 = = compunion. - flaving left 18 W0, S onthusinst- | €850 18 AN i : HE ST. PAUL ROAD. banks of that river: Lut the extent of the loods, | death without issue It is to be divided counlly. in Barope, be Spoko K o them. _ There was The testimony to-duy fully Justitied all I bave THE ST, 7.4 o Rapids cor- | tho vnormous destruction of propertr. and the | between the Convent uf Mercy, the Presbyteriun ‘e INJUNCTION REFUSED. el O A O iag whatever fn his worls or AMONG THE MORMONS. sald in regard to the brutal ay {nhuman treat- | - MAIION, Ia., April 20.—The Cedar Rapids cor- | §o8 iR und ‘suifering that must follow can- | Church. and divers friends of tho testator. The A to, 20 Sazr Lakes Gra, April 0.—The Now England | ment tho prisoners havo been subjected to. | rospondent of THETRIBTNE tnder duteof April | nr be gescribed by any written account. To be | cstatc 18 vajied at $100,000 e it Y 1 understood as it 13, it tnust be scen. The Mis- ——————— CINCINNATT, O., April 30.—Judge Baxter. of the Tnited States Circuit Court, tals afterooon refused to grant a temporary restraining order 10 the case of Donald McKuy, of Boston, who Sues for an order to enjoin four shoe manufac- ‘turersof Cincinnati from waking the patent Bos- "gn fhm-. Defense urgued that the patent on ) 90§ say8 that the Council Bluffs Extension of the St. Puut Rallway will not start from Marjoa. The truth i3, that, [t startsimmediately in front of the | Court-House, and goes due west to Cedar River, elght miles distant. keeplng flve mllc!(norm of . The Ifng bears northwest from the ;’I’s&‘;:ng:g;!mz the Omahn line ‘of the Nortb- westers at Tawma City, ity miles west of tho Rapids and fifty-five miles from Marion. _As we understand It Tie TRIDUNE wishes news and factions to lead one to_suspect that sulcide was possible, much less probable. ML SANDS A D corroborated the statements of Mr. Dun- L O e wenial cisposition of Mr. Minturn on shipboard, and_his_anticipation of an carly Teturn to his fuwily iu Paris. But he addod that Kay muchine has expired. which plalutilf | the cnuurln(l-s! dlsph‘l;; Ie:ld at sesuu ;ans §1 rc ps“ds: admis. The plaintiffanswers thut the putent: | L For “:;nmr;g:hn O S i and - Ot the shoe hus not cxpired, which the defense | »Mr. e in poor beal, S The corn bread with which they were fed was made with not only musty, but rotten meal, snd the wheat-bread from what they termed * con- vict flour,—a mixture of middlings und ship- stuff. Ther have had no vegetable fuod sinceinst fall. and buve often been without meat. The " or prison, {5 a den &f filth, aboznd- ing in vermin, and totally nofit for any onc to stay fn. The convicts werdaforced 1o g0 out 10 work when they were totalty uatit forservice, suuri bottom through this county is from six to nine miles wide, and the most populous part of the county. At present the waters of tbe Mis- couri extend from biuff to blulf.to o depth of from tive to twenty feet. All of the farms are inunduted, bundreéds of families are houseless and bomeless, live stock has buen swept away, and farms are rendered entirely worthless. for 1he prescut year ot least. The citizens of Ham- burg are dolng everything in_thelr powerto re- Iieve the distressed. We at first thought it could excursion to the Pacific arrlved in this city last covening, The wife of Dr. Catting, Curator of Lowell Institutc. died on the cars justas tho ‘teain passed the thousand-mile trec. She took & bard cold e route, which resulted fatally in spite of the best care and medical attention. The weather s delizhtful, tho season very eurly, the trees almost in fuil leaf, tho smaller frult- trees havize passed out of blossom. The DEATH OF A NOTED STALLION. LovisviLis. Ky.. April 20.—War-Dance, a great thoroughbred sire, the property of James A. Grinsteud, dicd at Blue-Grass Park to-day from colle, aged 20 years. War-Dance was foaled in 1860, by Lexingtan, out-of Ried Le- comple’s dam, an6 was purchased when 2 years 9 frum Got. Wlls. of Louisiana, for £2000. As a sirehe was - admits, but the defense arpucs that the Boston “kis l4nul’ to Europe was 5 Cand. swhile physical o of the excursion bave apparently en- and thotreatmeut they rcceived, especlally at nce this cor- ‘egarded as the Lest of $hoc i the oniy prodiics that the MCKay ceving: | s sulfcred, I oo prmaTY fxmsgr ot | Joreu riding around o (6rday Nors Srsatly. | fbo bandsif ot Long, he sobior purtngt of | ficts frou 185 corfespundents, henco b cor. el i S RIm O ! | BT R e ne wi [ 3 s X b 5 . Oae W ur i chine wiil turn out, and chat tho pateut vn | 2l o, meatal disquictude resulted. e | Ghey stay bero over Sunday aad then 50 08 | 53 c0ula ot bo described. Ono of tham, | well might Marion clslm thak the Nostawestosa | but e fnd it n o our clty twWo i . . p e Batent on the machine.