Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1881, Page 2

s by 80 atrong a Republican as Gumbetta, An address from the Euglish Committee, proposing a vlan for tho aboll- tion of slavery In Exypty was read ond ap- proved nt tho handuet, —— ‘A Nnmrast proclamation which has been rather extensivelyoirculated among the Itns- slnn soldiery compares the principle of autoeraey to n despised, decreplt, and aban- doned erenture, and enlls on the soldlers to rise In thelr mlzht and strike down tyranny. Nibilism Is_salt to permeats the Russtan navy, and to bo particularly rampant among tho satlors at Odessa, where the Grand Dnka Constantine, recently arrestod, s held In high esteem. Its presence In so mnny unox- pected quarters eannot bo very pleasing to the Czar and his friends. Ax extraordinary snceess I3 now nssured to the trotting mecting which oceurs in Chi- , engo next July, as will be seen from the llst of entrles givon elsewhere In this Issue. ‘The race-conrse of the Chicago Jockey nnd Trot- ting Club I already noted ns tho fostest track In Amerien, inving bean the sceno'of * the lowest records ot nccomplished In olther rotting or paclug, and the fortheoming meets g wiil add materlally to Chicago’s pre- sminence ns the turf centre, ns the ‘total aumber of horses ontered for the different purses, 188, Is altogother unprecedonted In Ameriean turf annnls, e — Trar Queon of Belgium and her danghter, tho Princess Stephanle, who 1s to ho married Mondny to the Austrian Crown Prinee, ar- rived In Salzburg yesterday, and wero re- celved with great enthiusiasm by all classes « of tha populntion. A dinner was glven, and the city was decornted In thelr honor; wed- ding gifts were presontdd, and thero was n grand display of flroworks. The Belglan Royal party arrived yesterday at Viennn, where thoy were greeted with the utmost on- thuslasut, About 100,000 strangers have ale ready arrived in that city to witness or pare ticipate In the royal nuptial ceremontes, Froupr Is in trouble agnin. This time 16 1s not n case of Inck of knowledge of Lhe uso of quotation mnrks., Carlyle’s nleco Intle mates that the publication of her uncle’s ¢ominiscences was unanthorized, and was o breach of good faith. Froudo retorts that Ihe papers were glven him with the distinet anderstanding that ho was to publish most of hem, and that tho task of nrrunging them « wns trouble enough, lo does not wish to be sglticised now for that arrangemont, and in- dmates that any future oxplanutions he may make will be unpleasant to somea one, Krox Corrnrae. at Gnlesburg, in this * itate, threatens to rival Princoton ns far as die_Insubordination of s students Is con- serned. The young men have.lately been behaving rather badly. One of thom has been suspended and somo others punished in other ways. ‘I'he comrades of tho pun- Ished retalinted by hanging two of the Pro- fessors In efligy, An' inseription on one of the eftigles Indicated that tho party repre- sented was a sneaking hypoerit, whilo the legend attached to tho other attempted to say, In Knox College Latin, that [t was de- sirable that stupld” persons without good sense should porish, Galesburg, It Is need- less to sy, Is somewhat excited over theso events. — ‘TrE President, acting on the ndvice of tho Secretary of War and Gens. Sherldnn and Shermau, has decldad to abolish the recently organlzed Departmont of the Gult, and reduce the npmber of Departments to what they were before the recent changes made by President Hnyes. Gen. Schofleld, who com- mands tho Gulf Departinent, Is placed on walting orders, but with full pny. 'Tha Gulf Department becomes' part of the Divislon of the Missourl, with Gen. Sheridan in commund; the Paclfic Division will be commanded by Gen. McDowell, as at pres- entijand the Atlantie Division by Gen, Han- cock. Mg, BienLy, o Bourbon member of the Pennsylvania Leglglature from Lycoming County, presented a potiden in that body yesterdny from some citizens of Lackawanna County, eallinz for an lmpeachment of Gov. oyt and Attornoy-General T'aliner on the ground that thoy lind excecded thelr powers, the one In appointing and the other In Jus- Hitying the appolntment for flve yenrs of Judges of that connty; also, on the ground of corrupt conduct In connectlon with the pardon of Komblo and his compnnion cor- ruptionlsts. Mr, Ruddimer moved that, inns- much us the petition was scandalous and I proper, it should bo returned to tho pre- gontor, andall reforenceto Itbe oxpungod from the records, Rudalmer’s resolution was cartled by » voto of 8ito 50, Dlerly, of course, Introduced the potitlon for sensa- tlonal pnru:purwcs. SmSem— Mz, SntoN . PAtax, who was sucd by an Oslhikosh fireman named Riet n fow days ngo for $5,000, belng tho amount which Rlef suys he was promised by Mr. Paige for resoulng his wite's body from tho Beckwith House, at Oshkosh, while that hotel was on fire, says that he offered no such reward; that Riet did only part of his duty ns fireman In resculng the body; that Rlef did not net at the perll of his life; In foct, that at the time the rescue wagmade thero was very little danger; that tho sult brought agalnst him by RHef Is with- out cnuse and voxatlous; and that tho state- nients made reflecting on his charncter are groundless and wmallelous, Mr, Palge lns been for woro than twenty years 4 reputablo and highly-esteomed eltl- zen of Wisconsin, iy character for probity fand jpublio splrle stands high, and his statements printed in another column may be taken ns an honest; stralghtiorward explanation of tho enuses which lod to tho sult, as ho undorstands thom, ;% /; e — s Tue Conklingito version of the trouble over tho nominutlon of Judge Robortson ny Colleetor of the Iort of New York Is given sgaln this morning with some additlonal details, Tho Conklingltes nssert that the nomination of Lavertson was the result of o burgain made in the Chieago Conventlon, by which IRobertson was promlsed that It he deserted tho Grantito ranks and votud tor Diaine he should obtain ,ofice wnder lnine or whowmisoever would by ‘nominpted by the Blaluw vote, As Uen. Qurileld was sominated by that vote, Robertson of coursoe i clubms on Uen. Garlleld, and his claims were urged by Mr Bininé, ‘It 'is also stated that Sonntor Plutt was. obliged to prumise thut he would 'voto fur the contiemation of fobertson for guy office to which the Prestdent would nominate i, I£° he (Robertson) supperted Platt tn the Rg- publican cancus. This was dgpe, and pow LIatt tries to get out of Ws pledgo by saying that the negject of the President to consult Conkilug, Arthur, and himselt wus an In- sult to them, aud absolves him from his pledges, From whieh Ib appears that My, Platt must huve 2 queer notlon of honor, Much wmorae Is said an this matter, but it wonernlly ends by saying that A, Blaine Js teylug to futerfere with: Conkling Ip his pwn State, that Robertson 1s the represontative of Biatno bu that State, and that therofore Conk- Ing, Platt, sud Avthur are in duty bound tp Ght hiw, ? WASHINGTON. The Senators Agnin Go in Anzxious Squads to the ‘White House. Prosident Garfleld Ponnds with Iis Fist on the Exec utive. Table. Out of Two Hundred Appointments, " Robertson Was tho Only Friend Nominated, - Robertson Was the One Man in Whom He Took a Di+ .+ .rect Personal In- “ terest. Conkling's Henchmen Criticising His Blundering Manage- ment of Their In. terests, Platt, to Scenre 1Mis Elcction, Promised to Voto for Gar~ {ield’s Appointce. Those Who Made Him Promise Are Ready to Try to Make Him 8o Perform. Therefore the Conkling Phalanx Is Watching Platt with Great Apprehension, Improssive Argumonts of thoe German Economists Who Favor Silver Remonetlzation. Brady, in Defying the Imw, Purposely Hindered the Oompilation of the Blus Book, THE SITUATION. PILGRINMAOES TO THE.WHITH JJOUSE, Special Dispaten 10 The Chicago une. ‘WasmingToN; D, 0, May 6—~The pll- grimages frog the Capltol to the White Hlouse wero made to-duy, ns they were niado yesterday, and the pligrims learned some- thing now. Thoy have discovered that it Is quite as important that the President’s wishesshould bLe respected as it is that Mr, Conkl!lng should be plensed, , and that the Presidentls ‘not disposed to surronder any of his functlons to onable the Senator from Now York to degrade tho Presklentinl of- fice, The pligrims knew before that the President was not a man to seek n quarrel, They know mnow that he Is not so splirilless ns: to permit himself -to be trodden upon, The Presldent declines to submit to MMr.: Conkling’s dlotatorinl rule, Ile prefers peace te tho sword, but, tha sword belng tendered him, ho has necopted battlo. A g THE PILORIMB UAVE LEARNED that while, for six woeks, there has been ex- trome subsorviancy ou the part of tho Sennte to what Is cniled the courtesy of that budy and great gollcitude.has beon manifested by Republiean Senators to know “how Mr, Conkilng felt,” the timo bas come when It i3 proper for the friendsof the Administra- tiontoinquire how the Presidont fecls, lere- after a friend of the Administration will bo obliged to show his colors, Still, there nro many Republicans who eriticizo the action of the Presldent in severe terms, and charactor- Ize It as o politicinn's sct, and worst of all, to the Senatorlal wmind, they say It1san In- dlgnlty to the Senate. Conkling docs not escape comment in his own hiousehold, Some of his pérsonal friends dectaro that he might haye confirmed the nominations which were withdrawn yesterday If e hnd been thought- ful enough, ns he was Acting Chalrman of tha Judicinry Commlttoo untit this morning, when Se¢nator Edmunds returned, and that 0 MIONT IIAVE SBAVED III§ FRIENDS, and also havo postponed action upon Robert- son until . December. ‘I'iere are many ru- mors 18 to Counkling's purposes, One report 13 that ho liag written to one of his frionds In Now York State that It will be useless for il to undertake to eanvass for redlection to a Stato oflica this fall, It onn be stated upon authority that tho withdrawal of tho New York nominations Is regarded by the Admin- istration a8 an act of solf-presorvation, The acourrences of the day before yeatorday in uxeentive svssion lind made It evident that Conkling would have been successful In con- firming nll his own appolntees In'Now York withinn day or two, and then WOULD IAVE FORQED AN ADJOURNMENT, leaving Robortson uncontiemed, which cer- tainly would have beon an'sftront fo the Tresident. Tho latter stated to.dny that ovents woutd show that hie did not intend to put the Custom-Ilouse In opposition to Sen- ator Conklhing by the avpolntment of Robert- son, On the contrary, sll he dlid mean by that appointment was to recognizo the ole- mant which at Chiongo had protesied ngainst -the unit rule, ond e did not intond that Mr, Robertson, I confirmed, should turn outany- bodyin the New York Custom-Ilouse beenuso he was n Conkling mun, or put dnybody in it boenuso he was opposed to Conkilng, This, the President sald, Mr, Conkling would find out, ‘There could bu no battor proof of what the motlves of the Administration are thun e ncta after Robertson Is contlemed, 1t fs the purpose of the Preslient, aften the cone firmation of Judgo Rubertson, of which Pres- ldu:Lp Gasflold hins not now tho remolest doubt, to renominato all the Now York nom- inutions that have been withdrawn save one, THAT OF TYLEI, Colleotor at Butfalo, In place of Tylor (ngalnst whom there wore some unpleasant churges lnat swinmer), Ar. Gould, n much, better friend of Mr. Conkllug, will be ngmi- nated, 1tis the Presltont's purpose to do slinply exnct justico to Alr, Conkling ns the representatlve of ono wing of the ftepub- loan purty, Mo, In turn; insiats that Ar, Conkling shall not do leas than exact justice to tha Adminlstration, and, if theré 1s any power ki ‘the ‘Presldential office, It wlll bo exerelsed to protet the dignity of that ofiice and to maintatn Ms constitutionnl prerega- tive, A vislt by a noted, stalwart to Benntor Conkling and Mr, Arthur discloSed u;n,!ucp‘ that theso guntiemen HAVR NOT YET ANOPTED A PROGRAM, Thoy are waltlng, ‘They are not ultogother hopoless for the future, and now anticipate eurly action fu the Robertson cuso. Another Ropublloan ogucus will bg b caljed for Mon- dny, ag, wuler the. agreomient of. the lust cauous, the, Hopullisans nre pledged ot to attempt 1o foree actlon upon - Robertson againgt Alr. Conkling’s wish. It sy bothat the latter wlil not inslst upon that caucus agreeusent, and will himsplt cause the noml- uatlon to bo roported unfavorably from his Comuwijttee, in ylow of the fact that thore are ulready indleations that notice will bo glvey by sowe of the Adwinistration Senators that the ‘withdrawal of the New York nominn- tlous hns created couditions which did not TIIE - CITICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1881—SIXTEEN PAG i at the time thoenncus pledge waa mnde, and that they wlil consider themselves no longer bound to abide by that pledge. That notlee will be given in Monday’s caucus, | A FRIEND OF CONKLING expresses the opinlon that that dire disaster, and wreek, and ruin of the party which wns expeeted Inst night may not come; that Mr, Conkilg will discover thnt, It the Republiean party In New . York - Is° defeated, he wil° ba n practicing Inwyer and ‘not o United States Senator, ond that the interim Letweon how nnd Dee combur inay sorvo to show that the Adminfs. -tratlon wHI do justice, A Senator, who was n member of tha selt-uppoibied commitiee that went to the White House last night In the Interests of what Is ealled *harmony be- tween the Administration and Senator Conk- ling,”* thus deserlbes tho interview: “A number of us went to the Prestdent lnst night, SIMPLY TO EXPRESY OUR OWN OPINIONS, We did not go ns o committee. Wedid not represont Mr. Conkling’s views alone, but %lm gontlomen who went were ‘purposely se- ected from thoss who were known to Le for and ngainst the confirmation of Rob- artson, 1t was tho unanimous opinlon of all of ns that the President should have withdrawn all the Now York nominations, and 1t was our. oplnlon that ho shonld still doit. In the interests both of harmony and consisteney wo recommended that course, ‘I'ho P'restlent llstoned to us, und thon mado the speech which ho had made to several of us before, £ U1 ATIOSE IN 118 oA, swalked about the room, beenmo very earnest, gave cmphasls to his' speeeh by striking tho table, und Insfsted with enphasis that he had not sought aquarrel with Conkling, and did- not now scek it. He shnply wislied that his Adminise tration should bo treated at lenst with re apect. Ile sall that, In his opiulen, Conk- ling hiad planned to act upon the nowina- tlons of his own friands, aml then to foree n Jinal ndjournment, leavini the nomination of Tobertson in his own Commltteo to smother untll December, The declston-of the Repub- Ienn Cauncus Counnittea had given Conkling tils power, he sald. Sueh an nction, the Prestdent elalmed, would not be -just lo Bim, and ht "had determined to.-use all of his cfforts to secure some actlon upon Robertson. 1o did not intend this as an aftront to Mr, Conk!ing, and he de- sired harmouy ns much ns anybody could, but tho step wns necessnry us & means to se- cure justice to the Adminlstration.”” A Sen ator thus describes ONE-OF CONKLING'S BPERCITES in tho Inst cnuena: Mr. Conkling said that he had been misrepresented I tho pross; that lte did not think it worth while to correct; thesa misrepresentations. 11e had determined to exhnust every possible menns to securo an honorablo compromisa with tho President, and ho had not oponed his moutl, and should not until all these meuns were oxhnusted, * Then," ho sald, “1F tho tlisht 1ust come, T shall tight to tho best of my ubility.'" - A PENSONAL AND' POLITICAL FIIEND OF - - THE PRESIDENT enys that Gen, Garltold has u great deal of fools fug fu tha matter of the confirmation or Jidge Robertson. 1o sald to a prominent Tepublican to-dny that tho votes of Henators upon this question would Do - 'a test ‘of personal and .political frendliness on tho purt ol tho Beuators, and, nd ho had only mado this singlo nomination of his own soleotion, ho coulk notbut regurd It a3 nn_ unfriondly aot to refuso confirmation. Hoenld that I more than 200 nominntions to tho Sonate, this was the only one which he had regarded ns porsonal to him- self, and i would seetn very extraordinary it ho could not sceure its confirmntion, Tho Presi- “dent, 1t {8 snid, scrupulously abstalied from threats, but it was very evidont that ho would rogard a voto' agninst Itobertson us anm un- friendly act towards his Adminfstration and towards himself, 5 AHE CONKLING PALTY'S VERSION of tho Hobertson nppointmuent {s ns follows: They olujm that Robortson waa Induced by tho dofinit promises of signn) rocognition to leavo tho Grant forcos from New Yerk ut Chleago ond Ko over to Blalne, with the firther understand. ing that, It Blalno wns not nominated, whoever wiis by tho help of the Blalno vote should recog- nizo tho Ruberston clalm. Gon, Gardlold, having Locome the nominge throuvh the full support of tho 1uino olomont, tho latter insisted upon tho reward prowmisod lobertson, and, as a con- sequence, 1t was ngreed at Moutor that ho should recolvo some prominont plice, thouigh at that timo no partioular oflico was named, ‘I'ifs wua tho first chaptor {u tho history, na tho Conkling 1on decloro thoy know it to bo, Tho socond chapter, nd thoy reluto It, 18 wholly n Biatno attadr; It {s to tho ctfeot that, whon tho conteat for the Now York Benatorshlp was in Progress last winter, n number ot men from. Now York City, including the roprosontativuos of one noted capitalist, and all in . the Interost Of Mr, Hinine, who hind thon nssurances that bo wie 1o be Seeretary of Stato, wont to Albany to sa¢ what oottld bo “cifocted ngnlnet Me, Conk- ling. Attor looklng ovor the flold nn agrooment was antored futo with Mr, Platt to give him tho support of Mr. Robortsun and othor offleient nld In cuse he would ugrue to vote, ns United States. Benator, for tho eonfirmution of . Roberteon- to, ll:;\n}; pluco to whlul{ Mr. Gurfleld might nominate TO THIS Mt PLATT AGHEKD, IN THE MOST BINDING MANNER, Theroupon the nceussary nld wis oxtended, his nomination wus earriod in 1o ciour, | ends tho secund chiuptor, thut, whon Prosident and lero The thirdwots forth Garficld camio to confor with Senator Conkling, o found thut tho Seu- ator fully otpeoted to bo allowed to cone trol tho Custom-House whonover a chuy ahould tuko pluee, or whou - Alr., Morritt's term endul, My, Conkling's self- nsseruon was so groat, and.nis clnims and beare g such, ud to convince tho Vrosident that ha | would not be ablo long to uvold cailiston with | him, and g0 it was deolded that it would bo bost, utl lnlmfu vungidurad, to hive tho cuntest on thy throshold of the Adwinistration rathor than to wuit til tho middle of it, swhen Mr, Merritt's term would oxpire, ’ The nosxt the detormination t0 nom- Ltoborsson ns Collostor, which stop was urged upon tho Prosideut Mr, Htuine, und tuken without Illl\‘llmil’ with oithor of the Nuw Yok Bcustars, or with tho Vivee President, or Postmustor-Gunornt Jumes, tho ropresentutive of Now York In the Cabinct, To the surprise of the Prealdout and Mr. Bluine, TUE PHOMISE SIADE BY SENATOR PLATT to votu for tho vonfirmntion of Robortson did fwot hold., Benutor Platt, fmmediatoly afior tho nomiuatton was made, — went 1o Now York, whero, while noknowledging had himselt 1o that ~ he - ha leflmd yute for Robertson clalmed, that the Proaidont, Ly not observing the ugrooinout ho bod made to oonsult himaalt aud Mr, Conkling, had absolved Blin (Plutt) from hia pledicos, Chis lnformuation und much moro wis nrmnuuy sunt to Mr, Iitufne, who lald It beforo the Presidons, Tho turthor information of Mr, lilaine, which was ol to the Prosldont, was thul att de- that tho nowination of Hobertson was an ta Conkling, Arthur, and hitmsolf, ana thut th Présidont must bu furced fo withdraw it, und that the Conkling plan would ' Lo first touttewpt to foree hit tu recall Itobertson's nume, ‘Tho partles who, in the Intorosts of Mr, )l‘nllw. butd uldod {n seeurlng the nomination of Plate h{ h thy lepublican cutieus nlso sent word to tho 'mlldum.lhmuqh Sr. aino, that thoy would be gind to be Informed whenover any pressure was uceded to opmpel Senntor Plutt to ourry «qut his pledge. I'he Conkling mon are now watching v, Platt nore carcfully thau uver, aud (huy now cluim that thoy Luvobeaten Mr, Iluino ut'this _attowipt to lntarters in Now York politios 1o Mr. Conkling's nlaudvmlurn. and thut Senator Flutt will stund temly with hls collougue agalust tho conlirmation ot Nubert- 800, IT 18 DIFPICULT TO GIVE A DEFINIT LIST af tha Sonuturs who ara ln‘»unnlnx Cunkling ln his quntost with the Adinlolstration, The situa- ton is changiug atmout hullll{. Thoro bas l‘nulll vontaldesrnble reviston of tholist sluoe tho Prowt- dout’s inussugo o )gi-nenluy. and in the fnterval otwesun now und Monday ” additdonal chisuges undoubtedly must bo made, Tho followiug, owover, t js pscortalned from an fue side Conkling source, s tho ' list of the Bopatord whom Conkling olalms will vote ugulnst Robortson, Of coursy, Conkllng's clufin sy not prove tu be well founded, wnd muny of tho gentleion nagied muy conelado o arralygn thomsulves on tho slde of the Adminis- trauon. dlowoyer this ly, tho fist is claimed by tha Conkling men toeduy: wxmhllcu# {cors Hampahiro, Anthol ml thodu Islund, P'latt of New Yark, Conkliog, Don smeron, Mitcholl of Pmmnlvl\'mnu. Stahone, Kollogg, Jonus of Nevuda, Modillyn, Allllson: l(upunfimm1:luubl1nli—l‘mmumu.‘ MeDIIL, Eds Fton. 'I'ho fulluwing aro tho Lemocrats whoo 0 clalms certalnly, but trememluue eforts ure quuking by " the Dowmveratic leads ore Lo seuuro chilges on parly grounds to-day. ’l‘hu&’ argun that personul *friond- ship for ki must not zf.-ru t tuem ta loso whut thoy call w wrout ponticat ovpartunliys Brows of Goorgla, McPheniou, Grootw, ekrell, Garland, “Parluy, Slator, David Uavia, il of Georgla, Jones of Florlda, Harris, Pendloion, Vuorices, Marcy, Watker, Falr of Novadu. 1t Coukling cun roly upou thls “Presldent muy recominond, and tho Seiito may of courso ho ean defeat Itobert: includes thirty votes, Twentysnhio 18 n quoritin, ‘Thera wero but fifty-threo i tho Sene nto yosterday, Thero will o gond mnny ab- 80NtooR, although, probably, all nre paired upon this quostion, WHAT THE ASSOCIATED DPRESS HEPORTER TEAND AND HAW, To {he 1Western Aneoctated Press, Wasnrxaron, D), C. Muy 8.1t was lnat Friday that Prosient Garfleld, talking toa Lew trusted frlunds nbgut tho light ngainst Robortsan, ox- [ressod & dotorminition to defcind himscif 1# tho lutulvllunn Sonators bandad togethor In support of Conkling, und 1nado the remnrk that overy Bonator who shoutd thus enter Into combinntion aalat Wim would require a letter of Jutrodinge tion ta hin for ‘the romalmder of his term," Tha T'residont then soid furthor, thiat ho would not permit Conkling to contirm the Now York numiuations which pluased him, and leave tho ones which displensed him witbout action. It nuw nppenrs that Conkiiny; arranged to confiem atl tho tions cxvopt Hobertson fi-uwrdny. and would have sucecoded but for the withdrawnl, Conke Iing romarked to-day that another Republicnn oauous would probitbly Le held Inn few days, which s 'um o s oan inthnns Uon that he fntends to lualat upon the enforcoment of the rto mlopted by the Hopube teun canteus In regard to contested hominations untoss tho rile shuil be Formully abrogatud, CONKLING DOES NOT SURIENDER, Ho meaus to fight, though ho nrpnmmly renlizes thatthio odda are heavily nru nst him, Durlm tho uxccutive sosslon to-duy he talked with wny Democratie Senators, and apponled for tholr aasistance. 1o has five atrong [riends on tho - Domocratfe slde, who ure doing all thoy cun in“his cause, but tho highest ostimata of . Democrats . who will yoto with him fs vight. This cstimato Ia mnda hrv Sonatars who huve ennvassed the Demaocrats, His oppononts ivo him_only soven Repubilmg votes, but soime necord him” twelve. Tho gone crnl upinfons oxpressed by those who hava pall olose nttention 1o tho qucation are that Robert- son w“l I‘wl') at loast two-thindsof tho vote, niltel 1, 8 the Il fntended and cw York nominne and nl ntions sustain this, - Vresident Garflold s snll to the Democratio Seuators that he could " only expeot fule trentimont from thom and he nskid no inore, Tho Adminlatration has not made nuy overtures or nppenls to the Democracy. Much has heen said about Garflold’s hurting his ghaneos For o secotid term, bt it onn be atated that he 18 not woreying over that, . Ile s desirous of mnking hiis firat term shut he pronised In bhis Inagural, . WONDFORD AND PAYN of Now York, aro hero with a viow of uo‘mmllnx themsolves from tho Itobortson Mghty If possie ble,and seourtng the positions for which thoy were hombnnted, Bhoutd Robertson be oons firmed next weoksas it i3 very gonerally boe lieved o will o, It issald the President would renomingte tho mon ho yesterday with- drew. It I now oluimoed ‘that a - moejorl- ty of the Comtnerco Committon will voto to report Robertson nwnrulxlf'. Ono membor who wna eounted us with Conkling, now deolares himsolf the other way. p e —— e PRESS COMMENT. CLEVELAND * LEADER Prosident Garlleld yesterday took n step that will meet the unqualified approval of the great mnjority of tho people, and will show to tne eountry whether ho or Senator Ttuscoo Conkling ls. the Chief Magistrate ot this Nntion. Presklont Garfleld Is ns shrawd a varlimnentarinn as . My, Conkling, 1la knows il the mothods resorted o by tia New York Senntor; and - ho has choeked him on the start. "The withdrawal of the other nontinntions s -n clonring of tho deck for the contest. Senntor Conk- ling now has', the floor, by In- vitutton of - tho -Prealdent, to give ronsons, it thoro Lo any, why James A, Garfleld should not dischargo the high prorogatives of the ofllcs to whitoh ho was clected by u majority of tho peo- ple of this vountry, . ¥ In presonting this ultimatum Preaidont Gar~ fioll has douo’hls duty, tad ho may rest pssured that the Intolligent poople of the country will heartily ludorse hlin. ‘Ho hns actod wisely and digercetly, Tt is his proremtive to nominnto or .appoint men to Wl the varlous Fedoral ollices throughout tho country, aud he 18 under no ob~ ligutions to conault any Benutor as to whom he ahnll select, If unlit mon aro choson It {a his Administration that will sulfor, It f& his name that will bo turnished In the history of his coun- trv. It s to bl -thut tho country looks forn * Pnithful exccution of ‘tho lnws und ‘an honest wollection of taxes and lnpost duties, and it wus ‘on account of his known ubllities to dischargo theso funations thut ke was olooted President, ‘Tho pooplo want kim to bo President fn frot, Thoy expeot hilm to bo.firn rud Intloxiblo in his determination to muxa his own uppointmonts. : Thoy do uol'want him i, dbdicato hia high oflco or nuy of 1ts pmmfinfih’éa ‘at tho {nsiance of ‘the Now York Sonator orany-other inaa, 2 DETEOIT * POST AND TRIBUNE.” By this net the Preshient bus placed it out of the power of Sonator Conklog to confirm hia frionds und atlies In utliee nnd aftorward rojoct othors whom ho dogs not regnrd s friends, "Pho et of itself, lnslynllicunt us it would be under other clrcumatunces, praves' that tho Presldent 13 possessed of buth politieal sugnelty and cournge. It Issngiclons hecause it doprives Sonator Conkltng of wenpons thut might bo useil with great force ugainst the Administration, and. 1t I8 courngroous beentso It i8 0 mnintonunco of Excoutive prorpatives and dignitios i she fuce of unusual ditfiouitios, - Witn a1l Eonntor Conkling's intcllectual pow- cr ho hus ot Leen wise and_his friends havo nat been prudent, "T'o thia tho Preaident hus so far subwmitted o slionco. But whilo thy Presi- dent wis lunctive thero was no necessity for net- fug beonuso tha Bunute transactod no oxcontive business. Now ho ncts, and, §n virect, lie suys to Bunntor Conkling, w1t thows are not uppoint= monts especinlly desiced by yon, ny f"" A1y thoy are not, thoy #ro not vapeclilly desired by we, und therefore I withdeaw them." ! Henator Conkling may necept thisasn dectn- ration of wur, und It iney fntensity the bittors nesa thiat ho J4 cherged with eluurmlulll]f towart the Administeation, It this offect 3 tho result, the result will bo regrotted, Hut Nepublicuns lhr(nuflmut the country will nong the loss conumend tho course of tho Prosldont, Thoy will be glad to sge Bonntor Cunkling ae- commodated whoro it enn Lo done wilh honor, But that does not mean thoy will cansent that ho shnll put upon a Presidont, whowas the peoe plo's eholeo, the humility of holding his Admin- strurion subjeot to s aprices, And thoy wiii unholl the Prosldent in overy net designod to suve bis Administration from this dishonor, It Seantor Conkling i8{reationnl cuough to necopt this na o gayo of buttly, Hepublicans ovory- whero whl voigrot Ity but they will nocobt it us n _eougequonce ut' unfortunute Seuutorinl towaper, which, wlllgu fur to gtrenython thelir dovotion to Prosidont Gurilold, INDIANATOLIS *JOUNNAL," Tho President has tho right under tho lnw to nominate whom ho pleasos. Undor the samo law tho Senate and e individunl wonburs have the equul right to oppose hils nominutions, Tho reject or contlem, % 0 trnst that tho potion of tho Progldent in the withidrawnl of -thoss uominations iy not In- tonded as u decinration on his purt thnt hiy noulnutions must be gocopred we tho test of fealty to party, or that vpnoaition by Senntors 1o purticutar appolntments will so inour bis dise }:l«unuru #8 10 viuse bl to ostraclze tholr vlendd, It required a unitod party to cleat Trosident Quetiold, andto _no clement of the purty 1 bo more lndebted for his presont posi- 100 thun to thut wing of. tho purty seprosented by the Sconators from Now York, Tt will be nn 6vil duy for his Axhnlnlnnulun and the parly whon ho apltefully rotallnton upon the friendy ot Honntors for their opposition to ludividual nogn= Inutions that may b objeotlonablo tothom. We sl greatly rogrot Lo seo this sort of warfiry Tnutguented, und it can buvo but ong olfvot upon ho jurty, und that disustrous In tho extrome, LOUISVILLE **COMMENCIAL”. (K1), Tho Prosidont has shown a sincere desre to recogulza and * hannonlgo * ull elomonts [n tho "would show u B“"’ uvor sinco hio took his scat, In faof, It was s oxtromo dluposition 10 * hartnonize,”” whigl begun to muke peoply doubt his * back-bong," Thore was i growing senso that as lone ug ho Kupt dolng somoethiug tuseoure husmony, §o jong wauhl auno rofuse to_bhe harmonized i1 ordur to ot more things done for thewn, und thut ho oughit to roquire othiers tomoot bin ut losst bnlf way {n hig olforts for barmony. o . o ro Conkling has made up his mind tunt o will only Do sutiutlod whon Lo Lus his own wuy ubout overything, he 18 too expensive u friond to have around, and tho Frosldent has adopted tho vight courso toward him, Ithoislobencold wnd ouptious friend what- ovor Is dong, and un sotive eneiny the fimt tme biswiil is donlud tull sway. it I8 boat to accont bis hoatHity and lct himdo BIs worst, Me, Conk- log 13 not upt to sco that ha ja mistaken: but wo feol sure that ho will find out thut ho has made o mlstuke in the course ho hus taken townrd Proaldont Garfleld, Ho will tind vory tistlesymputhy umong Hopublicons In his alli- anco with Demoorsteto antiwonize o Republionn Allmluumlunn. Mr, Gartluld s & Hopublican Yrosidont, In harmony with bis ‘mny and popu- nrwith 1t; he §a not llko bir. Hayes, s Hepub- lleun President u:y'lnw to get wlong with hly party. or ko Mre. Jahnson, & Nopublicun Presi= dent fighitlng and leaving bis party, and o tighc with him ie ditferont frdiu @ tight with thomn, LOUIAVILLE “COUNEROURNAL” (DEM), The P'reaident yesturduy wavoe sulliciont evis duneo of “bavkhionu ' to “satisly the gontlomen who had plauned ta “Loss™ bBim thiut ho will bave no suoh - game attemptod. fAunr two Rine feally to act montha, the Adwiuistration dud show that it {3 uu Adinistehtlbn i fact, Qurfleld will uunmnfiad tha rospeot "f‘ (! citizons of ull purtlus by his exhiblilon o Em- nead, o bgs certain provogutives and ho docs UL Prownwo (o by u duiiny, pulled Ly 4 siring i1 tho hunds nf Conkilig, Tha Fetention of the Hoburtsun noinlunnion dud tBo withdruwnl of th Conklinr noutiuntous isu robuke to the gvore beurlig Now York Benator, which be must feel to the coru, Conkllg s nt Just et his match, aud it looks us 1T ho Is boginping tu lose bia grip, Conkling bas beey 8o aeougtomad to have thiogs donu to* placate’ bim that buhas misoalenlutud his bwn power. Tue sovere rebulf recelved yos wrdu{ will greatly strengthou the anti-Cdnk. ling Hepublican wovewsnt In New York Stato. 0 Tho Benator bins rocolved a blow botweon tle oy GLOVE-DEMOCRAT, Evury Republican (i tho land will rogret the serlans” phaso which tho: quarrel hotwoon . 1he Proaldont and Mr. Conkling ® hna assumod, Av- carding to the dispntehos L\rmluu this inorning, Tho Presidont has takon the nggresslve in a wae of patronago ngainal. tho Now York Benator, Ia hax Iald down tho ruls, npparently, thut to bo n frlend of Mr, Conklilng's i1 the oxisting contost ia to bo dobarred from favor sad rocor- nitlon at the White House, and peting upon this {dea ho bins withdrawn all tho ConkHng nominne lons for Naw York that he hud proviously scnt M, o o o It I8 to be n war, not to the knife exaotly, but to tho ofllce, on the part of tho restiient,—not only n poersonn! war naiust Mr, L‘uuknmfi. but n vicenrious war axainst nll who #ustiin him In his protest ngalnat. tho eonfiring- tions of 1tobertson. How fir It will go, or Whore it whit ond, nobindy oan_now toll, but thnt it will bave n ror‘y tid” olfeet upon tho Hepublican party Is onsily scen. SILVER. ARGUMENT OF THR GEIMAN DIMETATLISTS. Spectal Dispateh o Iha Chicago Tribune, Wasitixaroy, D, G, May 6.—In n gonernl Mepatah from Consul-Genoral Krelssmann, at lerlin, to tho State Department, the fol- lowing statement !a made relative to the present tendenoy to bimetallism In Gerinany: The publieation reeently ade of tha full statistics relativo to the productlon of slver In the German Emplre during the yenr 1870 hay given anow hnpulse to the question of the bimetallie monetary system in preforence td the purely goldstandard, ‘Thenmpunt of siiver produced In the yenr named was 475,570 pounds Troy, which, at the presont averngo' price ot $13,15 per pound, amounts to 86,811, 813, Without the present existing deproela- tlon In the value of silver, it would have amounted to $7,004,307, and it Is argued, therefare, that, by reason of the ndoption of the gold standard, to which the deprecliation of silver is regarded ns mainly attributable, thie Industry of Germany has undergone, in asingle year, n loss of $1,208,05, Comput« Ing the production of silver FitoM 1870 To 1870 the total of 8,800,876 pounds Troy s ob- tained, witha value of $86,879,074, while, without any depreelation, the value . would have been 801,720,897, mnking a totnl loss of §4,418,154, ' For the year 1830 1t 13 estimuted that o further. loss of severnl milllons hns ensued,—~losses whieh, I the . gold. standard be definitly maintained, 1t 18 deemed, will, of neeessity, progressively Inerense from year to yoar, On the ‘othor hand, ~ by returning. to the double stundand, silvor, it is Lulloved, would rogain Its former valuo, and THE GERMAN BILVER PRODUCTION proportionate yoarly Increase of viluo, presuninbly amounting to not less thun 0,000 per nunum. - ‘I'his resuiy, o flaportunc in_Itself, nasumes ntl the more Importines In Ylow of tha grout fact that sflvor In Qurmany In 1o maln wunstitutes n_socondury praduct, but still, us sueh alone, rendors it possible to ‘earry on cortain otlier - Importunt branches of Industry,—notubly 8o, tho lead and copper production, and likowiso the pro- ductlon of mimerous chomleals, in the munu- fuuturo of which J XTENSIVE (ERMAN INTERESTS are Involved, The sliver product resulting feom these sotroes sustulng und renders tho Industrles referred to profitablo, nnd Prhice 1smnrck, In hly uiforts to find minifactures, it is maintained, entnot tadl, in viow of tis conslderations urged, to favor the ubandontnent of fuvthar nttempts to prevent an carly rotury to the gold nnd stiver stundurd. STAR ROUTES, NUW DISCLOSURES, Bwscial Disateis 0 Tha Chicago Teibune, WasiiNatox, D. G, Muy 06,~Ench duy dis- closes something new with respect .to tho methods of the star-route oveérators, It 1s now learned that, In order to concenl from Congress the nnturo of the extraordlnary ex- penditures, nlawof the United States, Sce, 510 of tho Revised Statutes,,was violated, which dircets that, In the Bine Buok publishad at the beginning of every Conuress, thore shail bo printed a statomont of tha allownnces made by the LPostmnater-General durlng the last preceding two. yoars to ench con- tructor on contraots for carrying the mal, diserbminating the sum puld a8 stlpulated by tho origlnal contract and thusums patd as additionnl allowances. This proviston of the lawis muandatory, Until the yeurs 187870, whon the star-route service ‘first took on Its onormous proportions, this information had regularly appeared in tho Blue Book. . IT 11D NOT APPEAR IN ITS ISSUK FOR 1880, and the compiler, In 'n, note, ndds that tho reason that It is not thors Is because the sta- tistles rolating to the postal service could not be obtatned fn thne, Subsequent investiga- tion shows that they could have boen obtulned in tlmo- It the Contract- Ofice of tho the Post-Oflice Dopartment haa normitied thom to bo published. Tho statfsti- oiun In chargo of thouucount of that oflice snys that thore wus nodelay In making tho state- ment; that it waa ready at tho same timo it hid Leon roady In provions yours, and “that thoro was 1o reason why 1t sbould not havoe boea printed. Thero wils, howevedr, - AN IMPORTANT REABON Why the ring did not want it printed, a8 it might huwo Intorforud with thalr schemo (which was sticcesstul) of sceuriug the dofiolonoy upproprin- tlan of §4,000,000 expanided 1 oxaoss of tho ap- vru\»rlnuou. Not u dullur of theso twe mlilions coutd Prupurl huvo beun oxpended without o viulutlon of tho statute, whioh forbids the ox- pouding of u dollne In oxcuss ot the approprine tiun for euch year. NEW GRENADA, DIPLOMATIO HISTORY. Bpeclal Lispatch (o The Chicago Tridung. WastiNuToN, D, C., May 6—A ourious bit of divlomatic history connected with the struggles of. tho lnst Adwulnlsteation with its so-callud Monvou doctrine has just come to light, * It conslated of un offort to scenre a radleal amondment to the troaty of 1816 with New Urenrda, whichs dofines tho right of the United States with respect to n canal or othior miethod of travul ncross the Isthmus, By that treaty tho Unlted - States guaranteed to New Grenndn tho neutrallty of the Isthmus, but there was no--provision sottiug forth which party was to decide when the thue for Interforlng to protect this nou- trality hind arrdved, In order to duflne this braueh of tho subject clearly, and to glye the Unlted Status all the power which Mr. Hayes hind _clalmed, a Commisslonor was sent by the State Department to Now York with tho dratt of o protocol to submit to AL San Do- mingo, the Minister of tho United States uf Unlmu\:ln. which covered ail the ' ground which Mr, 1ayes gl ¢laimed for. thls Gov- ernment, - BY THIS PROTOGOTL. the United Binm wits lzmdu tho sole judge of whon the thae might urrive for Inferter- It b ovdor to guarailon the neutrality of tfig athinus, and,when 1t was decldod by ti nlted States that sueh thne liwt come, then this Governmout was to have the right o occupy tha sthmns with a military force tlong tho e of any proposed enal and to build, protoct, and defend sueh fortitications gy itwight o dodmed pridunt or nocesiary 1o ereot In ordor to fultill its treaty obligationd o Cu}. ombla. Thore was gront Drossure (o socur, | passiblo, tha eatlilgation of thia ppotocel bofore tho olusu of the Hayos Admiaistration, but tho Colomblun Minfsier was |n no baste, uad outi cludod to tuko Lh»J)mlnqnl home with pln for purposcs of more dultborate conslderating, and atls to uwait 1ho ooming change of Adiminlatya. :{;::’hum.' EHiaroturn 18 oxpectod within fabort LT T} ARMY, HEDIVISION, . . ; WaAsimNaToN, D, 0., May 0.—A4 a rosult of tha conforence botwoun T'rosident, (nefieldy the Seeretary”of War, and’ Gend, Snérman’ and Sherldan, an order hag Luen prepared and will probably bopromulgated to-moprow, restoring the willtary divisions to the smie status oy botors the -order of Doo, 18, 1850, which creatad the Divislon of the Gulf, . Ly 140 now order Oen, Schotield 1s placed vn walt- fug urders until furthor ordurs of- 1ho Prosldour, Ith full puy, Tho torzltory furmerly ewmbravod 1 tho ivisfon of the Gul u...er to the lle viston of tha Blissuurl, whioh will reimain wider evmngud of Liout.-Uen. sbgridan. Tuo Divisd L‘{l’l‘l’l "’l.' umlhAr‘&'I‘l:Im“ .'1‘3“:.:‘ M“fl’ n““'u e Haudoul und G, Moot v oY PP O - PROOCREDINGS, IN Till SENATH, WasiiNGroy, D, 0., May t,—~Iu the Senante Lhis worning, Mr. Dawos made un pitompt 1o secure actlun on the rosolutlon foy the clootlon of Benatg oficors, but the Ligmparut- 1o Benators resumod thelr tastles of alternat Ing motions to go into executive sessions antl toudjourn, uutll Dawos wuve uo wao Oebt for «for coutinunuco at 8 per cent, $ -8witch causod n wreek of {wo englnes at the favor und protect homo produety |. -mon wera diapntehed to Chiengo last nlaiit to on tho dours tdopened tho Henato nde Journod untilto-morrow, o NOTES, i . -ONINA. Apecial Dispaten to The Ohlengo Tribunes Wasinsaroy, 1), 0., May 6.—The ratifiea- tlon of tho ChinessTroaty by the Senate does not, 04 seoms to Lo the,opinlon In somo quarters, entirely cheek Chincse Immtgra- tion. The hmmigeation treaty slmply glves our Government tho power to rogitlnie, 1lmit, or auspand the Incoming of Chinese Inborors, but not to prohibit 1t nltogether, The Gov. ‘ernment may apoly this power whenever tlle goad orler o the 1hterests of the coun- try nmmulnm‘ured, or arg llkol,y to be cn- |mu(mreu by that immigration. The power fs to -be nmvllzid only in the: cyso of Inborers, not In that of ~mordhants ur other clisses of Chinese subjects, Leglalation b{ Cungross, however, will lg nioces- mary togive it effect, Tho treaty nccords ywith tha demands of tho antl->hinosa party of Call- foruln, und provides for the oxecution of those dewands 1 a legnl nnner. Tt tukes out of Callfornin politics n r‘m\-unn which for years prat bins beon full of disturbance, 2 COWPRNS, - Tb fhe Treatérn Auinciated Dress, Waantvaron, D. O, Miy 0.—Owing to tho presant mportant Junoture of nlairs, the Prosie dent has boan campolied ta deciine an invitation o bo present nt the contounial colobiration of the hattle of anpunnhwhluh uoours Wednesday noxt ut Bpurtansburg, 8. O, COMMODORE BIIUFELDT, who hng Loen ugxmlnlnd nnval nu%clm of the United States nt Poking, leaves for Chinn next .weok, and wiil gaery tho oltlcinl notiflefition of tho ratifiontion of tha Chineso treatios, BIX I'KIL GENT IONDS rocelved nt tho Treasury Depnrtment to-day 24,400, CASUALTIES. CUARELESNESS, Bpectal Disvalch to The Chicaon Tribune, GArksuung, Iil, May 0—A misplnced depot In this eity to-day, The switel being misplnced, the Burlington passenger took the wrong track and came in eolilslon with the.switeh-ongine. Noue of the passengor- conchies wora damnged, and nll oseaped in- Jury oxeapt James Brown, onglncer of the -passenger, who was lurt abiout tho urms. Tho Gthera an both enginos Jumped wid esonpod, or else there would have beon tossof fife to record, Toth ouglnes woru bndly deinnged snd thrown from the track and turned over. The dumago witl prulmbl‘y Lo ¥5,000, ] “Special Disputeh to The Chicago Triduna, Aanxsuuiag, May 6.—Quite n serious rallway ficaidont aoturred Just weast of thls stntion abortly beforo 10 o’ciovk this morping, and was tho rosult of gross If_not criminul ourelesness, Paolfie oxpress No. 2, east-bound, of tho Chie cugo, llm-uuflmn & Quiney Rullrord, was duc here avnut {140 o' hortly beforo this o'cloek, timo'awitch-engino No, 8, with o iug of men, hud been at work about tho cust end of tho yarns, and, to T-z out of tha wity of the cxpres, the enging und cnrs wero run juto the south switeh, Tho switch wnr left open, and the express reached this polnt while running nt almoat a full rate of speed, probably thirty miles per nour, nnd wnd of course thrown upon tho switeh, Tho colllalon cumo with torrifio forae, the switeh ongino nud the naw passonger cnwing No. 1% buing completely tolescopad, both baing complete wrocks. It 18 nlmost mirnculous that no persona ware kitled, Snginoerdumes Brown, of the passenger tealn, rucalved painful bodily and dangerous fnternal Snjurdes, ' A train-cullor Lolonging to thoe yards nlso recelved slight ine Jurlea, A lnrge numbor of switch ond yurd tiko tho pluco of atriking switchmon, ‘flio no~ oldent wan pmhnu:‘v caused by the carclesncas of groon hauds ou duty, e - BADLY WRECKED, . | - Bpeelal Dispateh to The Chicage Tribuna, Sreearon, 1il, May 6.—An. recommodn- tlon freight tralu oh tho Chieago, Burlington & Quiney Rallrond, cbming south, wus bad- ly wreeked at Ottor Creok, three inlles north of hiere, this ovenjng, The englie had run atend of the trali to'a water tank, and left the trafn to bo stopped by the two brakemon., They catneto the top of tho hill before tha train was stopped, and then all possibility was gone. ‘The engine iad been down and watored and was golng back to the traln, when just ns they were rounding a curve they snw the traln coming for them at “n 1t of = thirty-five miles an hour. “The engineer roversod his enulne wnd got on_the front window of tho cab, whila the iremun loaped down over an embunke mentaf thirty foot nnd sprainod his feg, The train struck tho tonder of the englio nnd mushed it up badly, . The . houd brakemnn, whose o was Blite, residing at Aurorn, nud who had boen married but two months, was thrown ovor the ombankment and broke his neek, About fifteen curs wore piled one npon tho other from tho botton of *tho ombankmunt up to tho track. Tho conductor, ongl- neor, hind brakemnn, and about twelva pagsons pera In the way-oar were not surlouul{ burt, but badly plled togethor somowhat brulsod. 4'ho wresklig-traln from Aurora is on its way horo, and tho track whtl be cleared away by morning, 3 A SERTOUS COLLISION., . Speclal Dispateh to The Chicugo Tribunes Dicarun, 11, May 6,—Early this morning west-bound prssenger-train No.-8, going at the vato of thirty-five miles an hour, mn futo an east-bound frehsht-train standing on - the waln tenek of the Wabush Lond near Iillop- o olts, smnshing both englnes, wreck- Iz three stack-cars and o baggngo- car, and killing twenty hoad of cattle, bestdes dolug other damage, Estimated loss, $13,000 to §15,000. Express-mossenger J. L.'Bowen, of this ecity, and the engineer and fireman of the prssongor locumotive were the omly persons hurt, and they not gerfously, The frelghttraln nad fde an attompt to slde-truck ut lll|u|mllu, bt a conplivg broke and’ tho traln divlded, and, whilon min wont forward to flag the pussengor train, pnothor attempt waos uide to got tho frelght O tho minin track. A hoavy foir overs hung tho town, and tho passenger engincer could not seo the dunger stgunl, and did not soo tho obstruction unti! too laty to u]mly the alre brakes, and thus breuk the foree und the toreifle crurh, At 1} o'clock Enst and West-bound pns- songors and bugeago were tranaforred nround the wrook, aud 1 large forco of men ara now eclearing uway the ohstruation. The report is current hova that tho frolght loft Duulo with- out ordars. ’ DROWNED. 2 Spectal Dispalch to The Chicaga Tribune, * Errixanas, Ill, Moy 6—A distrossing reeldunt oceurrod in this ety last svenini by which our estuoimed citizon, Dy, J, N, Groves, lost o Lright and. lovely littlo boy.aged 4 yenrs, 'T'ho little fetlow was playiug around o bavrol- fitlod with wator, foll ‘T, and drowned. Tho romains woro rollowed to ‘tho cometury this uftornoon by s lnrge concourag ot l)'lnpfllhlllllf Iriondy. . He. PAut, Ml Muy 0,—In orossing tho Oblp- powa Rivor ot Honsun, n skiff cuntulning. five poraons cupaizod, und !15-. utlon and hor - year-old son wore drowned, Tholr bodies wore vuscuod Ltoday, TIRW IN A COAL-SITAPT. (OAuBONDALE, Kns,, May 6.—One of (ireen’s conl-shnfts caught fire from o furnnco *this aftornoon, consuming all the timbering at tho foot of the shaft, ‘U'wenty minors wer b work, and nono coukd oseapo untll the fire washrought undercontrol, Aon wore lowerced #na roscuod fourtcen uliye-and throe dumwl, ‘Llirea ure atil) missing, and must bo dead. Tho nuines of - tho dead und mivalog nro- Hungato, Jake MeDonuld, Androw Wurmvl-. Charlos Jonos Michnel Mdlier, and Pat* M0ller, o boy. Al thres Lrought up ative nro rucuvu\uw slowly. RILLED ON A'TRRAIN, v Spectal Plapatch ta The Chicago Tridune . Fonr WAvag, Ind, Moy 6,—Louls (od- froy, n youpg man of 18 yeprs, omployed ns nlght-caller fortraln nion on the Fort Wayno Rond, mot o horrible death “oarly this moyn- ing by Doing knookod off & mavug frolicht train ;% un oyoriiond bridge ucar Hinunn strout at this Hoes - ¢ & TANEYR CRILDREN RILLED,. WiNoNa, Miss, Aoy 0,—Yoaterduy aftor- nootl, while somu seliool ehildren were play: e under @ small treo In the yardot N, I llutmur. [y hlfihly«rnnuuoml citizon, plght T hae s LA s MEUSK, e uoR, uuudfluul{yunn mf ilury Jghemnn, -« TOOK THE WHONG MEDICINE. ' 0ANTON, O, Moy 6.~Alrs, Onarlgs Murry dipd Jost plght -from n mlstake In jaking modiding, Morphine powders had beon pre- saribed twloo u duy und guinine ‘Pllh ovol tlreo bouts, " 8ho reVorsod tho Lrdor, witls futdl rosults. Bho hiad béen inarricd LUL Lo Wouks. UNDER PHE WIERLS, .. . . PLuMMgiRvILLE, . Ark, May 6-—Charles Cobb, a brakemagron-{he Fort' Smith Rail- way, while atteriipting to couply caragt thal pits s ol il oyt biy ufxu Iutliottug futal m’jufluJ . Waber's boor gardou, soul ‘and e oxsauly g hnmotlon, tho onata woik | GRTAINAT, NEWwy, > 3 " Arrest nt Kalamazog of J South Bend, After Travels, A, Dub , Dubudito Burglar Foypg Shooting n Man Whom; n(.:::"' L Mo Robhed, ! —_— Clover Capturs of o goy depce Mon in Ind!nslu:fi.om' enningy Hiy Bt JENNING! NGS, or iy Bpectat ulml:n to 1":10 315 KALAMAZOO, Miel, May Test was made here to-dny Ifts Brawuell and Allen, A rll::lurl. thought to be one Jo Souts und, wns seen . hero, und e Bend nsked It he was the nlx.:l\])llc m;x S and a telegrain waa recelye |y, ey ;nmea' rest him, n3 ha was wanted thory r{;’ by In fess than thirly mlhutes {hy m"m found, nrrested, and thy Authoritjeg u;"i e Tond notliled, and to-night llmycu‘“ul '!.nuk Jeunings back o South m&m Tho facta appear to 8 that, e olghteon months ngo, Jmmlnzs..\vlmm \w')rrlh §060,000, by the way, dwdmlmbh wife somu mnmlrlt,)(én&ul they hired hig oy o burn the bu, n 5 facta nm‘fsu'n{"il' ennings did i himisel, ore, o bound over to the Clrcililéldc«x" “aniialy 1T BENY, (10 D, A lotg) by Deputyyye Susplcioys oy, itings, of % it i iy of 82,000, which he at v He Ity bden to (onum?:y.(msghfl‘}&g‘ml fed, Bouth - Amerlen, nnd'hnd ‘come by pirtieninr purpose, so far ....ufifii&& s estimony wealnst bin 18 gaid to bo g ind corratoratod LY tho confemiug o Gl hiainolfy who toll il gbony e B ot Who trahsfer of tho proporty wae ey, DU to his wile seems to have t;ncn tlong in jg o) dowor, und then, snraged at hiy wile for, i nration, lio déstroyer, s far s G roperty, Qn hisperton wery found fnn L 1u oviilanoos of gullt, and many fricndy 0 Iitga to koob away Crom Indlannpy fe oL atSouth Hond, “Tha Mehe from S0uth R guiseil gront Gxctomont nt the i s bademon Ji ovarething (o i bim, fy bt -dny 18 the canne of 1 o 2 umgunt of satistaotion il nrownd, Rl 5 . FTOUND GUI UnUQUE, In,, Moy 6.—~Tie tria) of M Van Huesling, eharged with the nlmml:;fi A Y. MeDonald while by reclatizing his regle denco n fow weeks ugo, way coneluded tp. dny. The defanse was entirely broken down Dby the prisonor's nceomplice, Petor Wertiy, turning State’s evidence, and py Ju . aflor & - fow mintes' deliburatlon, an nounced him guilty ns eliarged iy the Indietment. “Tho sentence il ot o nuch, If nny, short of tho oxtromo nalty, which I8 for 11fg, Wortin, his ucmmpm« ina youtlt of only 17, which, {nlon i connestion with his confession, will tomit 1o give bime ight sentonee, Mr, MeDonatd was ubie to appear an tho witnesd-atand, but ko will nover fully ree covor from the wound. The bullot Is sill it hy f;gl;guur,uu Lis loft arm {8 complotaly parse ANSCONDED, : WEATHERRPORD, Tex., May 0~0, Frost, President of the Franco-Taxan Land e pany. hay absconded, leaving heavy dobls behind him.” It s said lie approprated £20,000 of the Company’s monoy, and that he owes 83,600 to ditferent partles u town and along the rallrond. 11e left riing on ahore, loading another,-and was arnied withaconple Of six-shootorsund twonty-six shooting Evins rifle. It 1a bolloved bio has gono 1o Ationg i Now Mexleo, 't Is ulso stateid that bo obtained $44 which the Company subscribed towand building tho Court-1louso at Sweet Water, im Inn County, nnd put it in his own pocket, Ty Franeo-Texan Lund Company bus somo of the llxfii‘tlaromlnun: men fn tho Stute conncted L ! .CONFIDENCE MEN ARRESTED, 8peciul Dispateh to The Chicago Tritune, INviANArorts, Ind., May 6.—Two men who attempted to play n big confdencs .gnme upon_Joseph J,owark, a merehant of this clty, were frnstrated to-ay, liaving beon shadowed and cuptured by the palice ot the suggestion of tho party sought 1o W swindled, Thoy gave thelr nmuesas Joh B, Miller and Willlam Munson, ol their game had been to ralso n $500 loan wpon i alleged bux of bullion valued nt 8530, Ther offered to hrvo the bulllon tested, and wero of courso rondy with some wold-dust to substiti Dy toueh of Jumf’lor‘y for thoe smnplo extrveted rrmlx‘n 'j‘" brass bulllon with which the box waf pucked, ? TIIE TEXAS ACT. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridun. Larrne Rock, Ark,, May 6.—"This ity was stortled to-ay by “the intellfgenco that As sistint Postnstor John Kerrob had beea -etigaged (n a geries of peen ntions extending over many months, and had fled the clty lo avold arrest. 1t 18 elaimed that the smount of monuy stolen will not exceed §2,000, which sum wilt be roplaced by Postminster Hadley, An Investigation {8 now in_progress, Ked atond vory dilgh n tho community. snmu{:na #lneo ho tinrrled o daugntor of Gov, ool Brooks-Huxter celebrity, nnd fs othorwise e speetably conncoted. Much symputhy [3 X vressed for hiy, fanily, * Korrot 8 suppoied @ huve gono to Woxus, SITARPER TIAN SERPENT?S TOOTM peelal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribunt. INDIANAVOLIS, Ind., Muy OMalachl Powell, n farmer living near 'Ll City, Perrt County, wns in the city and secureda requl sitlon for his son, John A, Powell, ol Archer Dorgess, who havo atready been ar tustod at Pawnes Roek, Bartou County, i for tho- thoft of $1,000 fn money from & Powell, ‘About €850 was recoveraed wlxun .l:,f Iugitives, /Tho old geutlemar, who wirll ww forer by the robber: nmmmrn.llvom‘ ot mun, this monuy rop. g nearly ¢l e W ings, His rocreant son Is only 10 yoirs ok ) ATOLYGAMIST, Bpetlal Digvateh to The Chicago Tribunk P BarrLe Cuerr, Mich, Moy lL—‘LM; Moore was to-day . arrested, and, \mm: L walving examinatlon, held to trial Il A nuxt'tarin of thé (.‘ln:ublt IClmu'-,r. ‘:nw‘:r; lew of bigam proforrad by his first wift, fives witi T thrao chihiron at ”‘,fi'flfli{ Lonawos County, Mich, fla his nlull i o eirls fn this olty, and fs wnpposel 1o b othor wives (n this State, As he fwd e poict u o iirvest nd 'Iil"nprlmnmcnx‘ ‘Il gavo bouds in 158 sum of $1,000°t0 appeur for triul, AN INTERESTING SESSION. v " Bptgtal Dispaten ta, T4 Chicawd mm{m Vol Ervisairay, M, Moy lL_rhuf—-:nnm of our Clrenit Cottrt ndjourncd hrlllk.- e an Interesting sesslon of two wee ;nl'fl»l‘ porsona were convietod and seit to g tontlury, and overy saloonlkoeoper In o was indicted for selling 1h|uurx}n i A Judize Willlnm C, Jonos was o1l anml though ho {8 the youngost l,lruunlw 8tuto, lio prosidos with iruat digh e Ltsinons with promptyess, und o tous with ;lllll?l’ and fmpartislity. : ——— © A BAD LAWYER Bpecial Dum;m fo The CAlcax ’-‘m:’;veekl Muskrooy, Mich., May (L—&i‘x::‘smws- ago & lnwyor halliug from xllc’:fl o Mich,, located horo to praetice. B8 0 oue near 2 brothor law. 'fi.m)d.slz’l;l ‘1‘1‘1 :"!::\1 “"““l | to Chienl e e PGS an el B AT abhonond to i g:a;_r:ulllgmn‘:l of elivo -d ::‘\,‘g:"y"xsi%:sv!‘g; }’{Ull‘lhlgl frauds, vt A MURDTRER ACQUITIER Fampray, Cola,, May 06— “u.r.wulltnl o excitopient ' yeaterday pi tha e “Patiorsall of the murder of Fizge et and widow of tha latter pflwuu«i aw ‘ L Tattorsl ySEMeT ?E.'.!ifii‘ {ifi” T}xrl!mum’xt '““lu:’ f,'.‘.';;:..'klv- the Wonan rus I‘I:K:l‘.. :‘H“)\filfi})n "‘“"'-""mmul; iy 1o g e v dusaent by towi, P HELS, TIGHWAY ROB " pclal Dispated fo T4 f‘mv’;“mg, Droaruss, 1L, May ‘L’m' of town, Picstd o s kuoek! Yynuy, of Praps County, Wos B e AT throa b ol Lo casaped, 'Fig erl'll:x’:rrly Curraa. | 70 un Foriur, Jte ’ml Lurmns 2 then, werd arre: t:lll‘::{ne u":v.-d wittl thie orlute