Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1881, Page 2

Baltimore, and Washington, nll sonding congrate ulationa to Judge Robertson rnd Judgo Robert- Dut, baok of all it, thore 18 fome- thing more than Judgo lobertson that atirs the the peoplo of 1an thorn been an nocldent? the volco of tho people 1ss_meetings have been In° Wushington, St Lawrenee, bin, and othier counties to gpprove the canrse of thy Admlnlstration, bt of ono s ngaloat the peace mul pros. entireparty, aud the great thera la no miatakin ngeninat Conlling. M 1 It {8 now tho | enthusinsm of . Son erity of tho murder or suicide, Well, T don't underatand nny ona hus beon murderud, and whother thero epends on the conduet of ong '], No, wo ara tot Waonll supposod, Inst wheit we went (hrough w threu-inonths’ padgn of o rather warm charaotor, that we rlected James A Garlleld Presldent of the United States, | HE GOT TIE CENTIFICATE. The Democrats neceded to it I bellovo thoy ald ot even claim tha upon hile titlo, Noboudy oven i {law in Bis titleuntil ho got to Washing- ton, nnd thon tho question was raiscd nt once whetbor he or some othor wan was Prosident, Now that quostion has be:n sottied to-iny, The Senate of the United States hus sottled it with- It boen aald 1n tho pust, md 1 helleve tiere hns been eonsldernble teuth in i, thut olliccholders has been sulelde man [erles of *Glve ased to give It to him, popilne eentiment, tho vontirmutlon of Judge Robortson to-day na Cole «lectar of 1he Part of New York hos put now life jnto tho Adminlstration ennvass nnd east o gloom aver tho oppostiion. THE AR 18 THICK WITIL RUMORS of astamnpede of the Conkling forees. Sixteon yesoven Aighers ol the Hound Hobin oried to iuve elven their alleglanne to ministration alde, which, 1t 18 nssorted, ona alreardy two votes more than reieceesiry to A _majoelty of overwhehning forco of thore was any cloud nimed that Lhore was ure Justitiod n being Jubllant biat, In thoir excitement, it 18 feared they are e Mined to bowst too wuch, anve seeured 1 mujority of tho Republienns, al- ihough It i8 genernlly ueknowledized that Co fugr hua been losing ground hourly during tho iy, The wnnouncemont of Robertsen's cons Irinntion enme whilo the Benate was i session ‘There was at onco a general tush t to offer cangratulutions, Ben- ‘hreo elieors for Gs hweers for Hobwrtson piven withi a will by the membord of tho Senate and tho large andicnce, aud tho cheers were re- peated sovernt thmes, AUDGL BONERTSON ; mcknnwiedied tho compliment, and simply ro- - i ! I aun glad that tho United States Eennto hns a0 consciontiously ro- Apectel tha resolution of the Tepublican County Committeo fived 100 guns s o news of tha eonfirmition wis re- cofved, nud to-nlght proceedud sercuiide Jodygo Robertaon i honor of hlssuc- ceas, The hotel was hriiliand iy o inated with Chinese linterna, and for haif un houra eons Unuous dischurge of rockets and Romnn candies 1t 1s doubtod If the¥ | ont a diasenting volco, never resien adugo for onco hua not proved trne, Two officenoldors, or nt fenst ono i tho shatdow ot proved exceptions to that rule. vote for two men 1o go down to Washingten and harmonizo with President Garlield, wn not vote fur thom untll | have a certal are golug to do it [Cheurs.] ped forward to say that President (larfield tho peoplo were to ho conuratiniated upon |l||n result of ‘lhlu conteat, Sonator Sosslons ol belluve your sentimonts to be in sympnthy the Ainerican poople in suse 1 ean only my with four-Atths of tining Prestdent Garllela i the hus takon upon his choico af \antxx,uu Aan s Collpetor ot tho I? dent hans chosen him for this , i beeanse he was hot neeeptuble to the | fesume o dietnte onrty iction, 0 great Republican Samson has souxht to tedr dowit tho pllines of tho party, not entter itto to done, 1 i Doy 1 this matter, ind b8 husunt tho sywpathy, nor will he have the support, of the party that has 20 Jong sustained nim,' AN HUSTED, ing mnan, congratnlated the ' peo. blu of tho Btato upon tho conflirmation of Jikigo givon for Itobortson und Prosident Gurilold, and the grent crowd dis- persed. Ilusted and other Assomulyimon are authority for the statement that the into sesstort to itk the vacanc Stntes Senate, nnd that nelthor Conkling nor Fiatt will be obosen, Ilnstod talked directly tho roversy this morning beforo llobertson's con- un fimnense: crowd of clifzens numborang = or 00 nasembrded, Bllmg tho streets oy il 8 Judgo Robertsan, Depew, Senntors Woodln, Pitts, Susaions, and Geu. J. W. Husi I nllicant remark wos mnde, it oneof the farenost Administration lenders, who sulid that be ntended to_vol woulid go ns Sentors to Washington to hnrmne nizo with tho President, and thut he would not tham uutll ho was cortal Chauncey M. hy Sonutor Woul tr two men who re s n tho Unlted Benntor Woudin's rooms, whero the greatest numerous witt . Depew, Sherman 8. oger, and William A, Whoeler were nominated X Adsomblymen Congdon and Potter and Seautor Mills, former mnehine mesn, wero present and took part in tho festlvities, Jndge Robertson salil to-night thut ha wanld not nssume the dutles of his position ns Collector until after the Sonatorlal contest was ended, IN THE SENATE. To the Western Assoctated Press, ALTANY, N. Y., Mny 16.—In the Sennte Mr. McCurthy presonted a ronlonstraneo from forty= Blx eltizous of tho Villags of Homer, Cortiund Cuounty, nnalnst tho retleetion of Conkllng and e rend It himself, and ndied thut ull tho cltizons of tho village except two had signed It Presidont Hoborteon vrdered it printed, Senntor Bixloy~—1tofer it to tho Connmitteo on slu‘!uuur Halbert—No, to tho Committee on nl Benotor Sesslons—Snit won't save them. At twenty minutesof 2, the Senate belog in Commitieoof thy Whale, Senator Lord in the ohinir, the telegraph operntor entered und hand- edSenator Robertson n tolegram. A buzz of ¢x« cltemont ran nround the clreles, nud busincss wid suspended. Senator Robortson handud the nator Woodin, who quickly. rend , AN, toming toward the desk,sald: #Come down fram there, Lowd, in? 1 move tho Committeo risc.” . thon put the motion, which was declared car- In the meanwhilo pecehes wore inade, by tho urators. CONKLING. WIAT JNE BAYS, Wasmxartoy, D. C, May 18.—Whatever theories and surmises may ba advancod, it cnun bo stated ns coming divee: from Conk- ling that he Is beat upon war, that e was firdt attacked; that he honestly supported Garflield and helved eleet him: that ho did not on any ocenslon vote under advice orask any favor; that on every occua- slun ho visited Garfield, betore and nfter his vlection, he was Invited by tho Iatter, that only when nskod did ho give it; that ho began by giving tho Administraton hls hearty support, and enrnest- Iy desived ita succoss; that, whils ho'was dolng this, and when ho belleved thut all wus o be penco und burmony for tho gowd of tho Repub- |oun purty, the President permitted himself to bo used by Secretary Blnine to break him (Conks lungy down In bis own State; that - TIHE OBJECT OF NOBERTSON'S NOMINATION that atill he bore it, only 2 that tho ltepublican e muintains was to erush Canklin tinally, when vuked war on him wns continued, ho reshined tosubmit bis uuse und cnuse to the puuple. Conkhing thus presented his case to a tried friend, who has ulwuys stood by him in the Ben- ote, even to bis own disadvantage. Conkling willgo ta New York In n duy or two, and itls monts are on foot 10 give Dowmuorats In tho had returned to his seat (n the clrele, and np= peared to be deoply nifcoted. Benator Woodl assumod the dutles of Prosident, and suid, on motion of Mr, Sussions, the Sennte stands in re- 1l rond o disputon: VLo the Hon, William H. Robertsm: Your con= firmation bas just been made uusnimous. eept congratulutions.' ‘Tlie wildest uxeltement cnsued. ing and clapping of bands, Mr. Sesslons jumnped vo threo cheers for Hobe crtson, while Iuatad, who had comne Iu from tho ,Assombly, also leaped upon u chair nnd alded In Loomis thon called for threo cheora for Prosldent Gurfleld, which wero given with n_will. Generul hund-sbnking followed, amid which tho Senate adjourned, ROBERTSON. ITALBAXRY; N.. Y., Moy 18—It was an nounced this aflernoon jthat the Republican Genoral Committee, of which Thurlow Weed Darnes is President, would serennde Senator Robertson In the evening nt Kenmore Hotel. Although @ heavy rain prevailed, a lnrge concourse of peopla gathored at the hotel about 9 o’clock to congratulate the nowly-np- poluted Cgllector of the Port of New York. Tho lotgl was decorated with flags and colored lanteras, and cess flve minutes, rumorcd that arrany him tho help of tho Legisinturo In tho event the Svuatorlul clection should have to go outside the Hepubllean Jines to bring about a result, claimed for him that somo Democrats in tho Loylslature will not appose Conkliug. WASHINGTON GOSSIP, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribuns, Wasmyarox, D, C.. May 18.—~The audacity of Mr, Conkling's subporters has no llnits, T'o-dny sowme of them insisted that tho Senate ‘ought to havo postponed nction on the Rob- ertson ease until Conkling and Platt could resue thelr seats In tho Senate, and they re- fer to the following clause In the Federal Constitution to support their clalm: *No State, without Its consent, shall be daprived of its cqunl suftrage In the Scnate.”” Conk- ling’s friends Insist that the clection in the Now York Legislature will next Tuesdny, fact thnt the 1t 18 cmphatically upon his obuir und B notwithstanding Senate adjourntd bofore was _rocelved. the poiut that the Revised Statutes provide for tho electlon, on the second Tuesduy aftor o vacancy occurs, and have nothing to say about the formal natice. Senator Conkling, in his letter to the Now York Legislature, DISCLOSKD THE BECEETS OF AN EXECUTIVE the entire front The Goneral Commit- tee, nand a Iarge procession of citlzens, marchod through the rain, hended by a band of musfe, Arviving ut tho hotol the band played In tho parlprs were a number of Benators and Assemblymen. When the band censod pluying, BAraes enturod, Chaunco, Dopew snd Sunstor Bessions escoriin DBarpes stepped forward an by sinting how Sceretarles Windom and Kirkwood, when Senators, voted ona cortaln question, 1lis followers to-duy are betraying the secrets of tho Republlean caucus by tho following nssertion: *Itlsan open seeret that atarecent caucus of the Republican Sena- tors, nttended by over thirty members, every one present declured, Ferrow Cirizess: It is my priviloge to intro« duco to you i mun curcer disposos of times ndvanced that wo ono can in Amerionn politics uniess ' he snnotions whose brillinnt the siandor somge- liticul or to bis domestloe life, no pund upon this patriot’s regord. ‘Wo have gathered hore to refolee In_ his succoss and the trlumphant vindleation of old-fashluned Itopublicun principles. 1 huve the pleasure to redont to you the Hon, Willlam H, Robortson, y the grace of all that 18 good In the Republican wparty Collector of the Port of N . Bonator Robertson wis rece appliuse. ile spoke as follow by n rising vote, ought not to have been innde, and ought not to bu Ingisted upon by the President.” Y'ri- vato news recelved here from Albany la cor- tainly very much more reassuring to the Ad- ministration than it eny be to Mr. Coukling. A dispatch upon which great relianco Is placed says that the anti-Conkling Republic- ans will under na clreumstances consent to vots for the relection of cither Conkling or Plutt,—that they propese to stand by the Ad- winistration and tho Republican party, and wilt not consent to the alectlon of avowed opponents of the Administration; that, if the result con be secyred in no other way, the nte Now York Senators BIIALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to appeal to the peopte of tho State, which they have ostentativusly clalmed to deslro, and that the Senate, controlled by anti-Conk- Jing Republicans, will deeline to enteru foint conventlon I the Leglslature, 'This would foreo Conkling nud Platt to go to the people, Another dispateh received here indientes that it Is very possible that Gov, Cornell b n candidate sgalnst Conkling ov Platt, e, known a8 o Conkling man, but he does not at henrt. sympathize with in this swovemont, and has snld so. Nolther did ho approve of the Jukowsrin course which Mr, Coukliun:’pblz?uwluwz the Conventlon at Chile SUEN, BI fore Prosident Garfold visltud Now A S o wares o s hpes ol the Conkling men s Nlustrated Ly tho ronewal ConkHug Is not dispodud to ho u cundidate If hols in dangerof lostug any - thlg nf what be oylld the moral offoot of o triumphant victory, The roport that Repube lloun Bonutors hava applied for HOSCOE CONKLING'S 8EAT intho Sounte Chumbor is nut veritied, torlul courtesy" goes n great wiys, Conkliug onniot o reb) vomed eatubiished, 1t 18 doubiful If uny Benator purial Ruseoo's seut. Frivids onutor have alread hat the Boantor who dues thut will htred of Coukling, i niny huve comu Yho Prosident, of to onter 4 newe- byt friends for bim wha fow the fuuts, do not hesitato to say thut i g;-:xm wany of tho statetonts in Conkiing's lute UNHQUALIFIED PALSENQODS, Oneof thow (s suutainod 1y the lotiur writton to tho Trusident, |- by ki Arthur, und Junie: two duys bofore this, beon iiformed from yuu that 4 chuuge 1) the Custow-Oitles ut Now York wus not cuntuniplated, und, quito iguoraut of o PUrnosg to tuke uny uotlon now, wo hud no ops portunity, nith after the nominntion, to make Lo sugkustions we now present.” "'nils languago sevins to have beun purposvly framud so ne divevtly u;m vod with hoarty FrLrow-CiTizeNs: You have come hero to- night 1o congratilute me upon tho confirmution nomination ue Collector of tho Dort of Lot me congrutulato you, or, rath cr, tho country, upon the fuact that wo have n Presidont whose — inteliy patriotiyan will proteet 1l overy assault, coming from whatevar quarter it may, 1did not sovk tho Collvctorship, nor did 1 vislied nefther Wushe 1 had nu correspondence or communiention, directly or Indirectly, with tho President In relation to'lt, ofice under such clreumstances was exceodingly Durlng the pendenoy of tho nombistons n tho Beunte, other cvents of i gratitylng charactor vocurred. 8 gratitiod with tho vurly und judiclous udvice of TUE CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF THIS GREAT cuct, tirnness, and o_Constitution from any one as kit for mo. ington nor Mentor. Tho bestowal of tho gratifying to mo. 1n respeet ta tha propor disposition of that nom- dutlon, fnspired “us that ndvico wus by u high honor, sound judgment, and grout city, ndviee which, if taken in the spirit in whivh [t'was given, would havostrength- oned, sulkdittud, and mude the Republican party in this Stnto fuvineibiu, with the unnufwons tonder of thunkd to tho Tresident tor tho tnomination by 1 was nhio gratitied wus wratificd by tho generous support which the entlre press of tho country, with rure exceptions, ave the President fn the” contest thut resulied n my confirmution, 1 wis gratiied with tho ulmost unlversul cxpression of Republicans and whury througtiout the jenyth it e und i commondation of tho Prealdent's contrse throughont tho entire nffalr, Tho populurapproval of the President’a detors nnnation 1o alntuin tho coustitutlonal’ right hus seon such us wu NEVER VOUCHSAFED TO ANY OTHER PHESI- T, Denocruts over) apprehossion of and breadih of t of tho atatewnonts that 1 venturo to say that thero 18 no nelghborhood Within the Uniied Stuted n majority of whose (n- hubitants are not b full necord with the Presi- t on thnt question. The nbollt ile, the defust of the third-term project, the ublishment of the prinelple of district ropro= sentution nt Chiengo, and the reallirmanco ut Washington toeduy of the coustitutional vight of the Prusident o numinuto to tho Senate und 0 bhuve such nounnation consldered by tha Sui- ate, rre hopetul evidonces ot the duwnip brighter day 1 politics, whan the Indepundonco at thought and tho Indopendence of netlon thoreof without nstant donth benvath the wheely of a political Juggernuut. When that dsy comes, and nat ti thon, wo slual} every other koud citkzou I desired—u government by the lot o suy 1 shall, in will souk tu tuko 1y of thu Now Yark i, Buwovur, whia from a political K k3 not pormitted LT OULEOVery, buve what you an us long uid curnestly * Wa had, unly ha disehnrge of s of this oftice, us T huve in the dis- chargo af the dutics nf pvory other atlice hold y g, tuke core that the interosts of the prople I thiuk you for your congratulutions und the bonor you have dono e on this aeeusion, and bld you good-night, Feceive nu actriment, 1ha the Proaldent, When tho chueriy lowed the clusu o Tt et wore mwady for Senator Wandin, aio glad of tho opportunlty of purticipatiog With you in the congratulutions to Judes lobe ertyut upun bis contirmation to the bigh vilico bus buun chusen, or ity peoplo Bero to-night. 10 8e 8,0 o7 10,00 puople stund outin tuis raiu-storm, but, upon Fullcouon aul couvinoed it ticany somvihing wore thun congratulittiony to Judge Robertsol. I'his great commotlon id sunlilcaut, telegrams hnving been pouriug 1o it duy frow Obo, Hlinuis, Michigun, lud subsided which fol- vl o; Robertsoi's. ¥pooch that such was the fact. such inforation was ever obtuined by uuy- Lady from the Peesidont, aud tho worda * from you® ave slinply any ingonlous Copkling wotbod Of putuing heurvay, or styeet yosslp, juto jhe. mouth of the Prosident, Jumes donles thut ho over slguod o lottor gou- talulug thut soutonce, A SPECIAL MESSENGER who hins Just ureived from Albu, Hlug dnterest, reports thut thera aud confusion thore, winonuging alwost to cul chuvy, The ludepeudent Ecuutors usa g - 1expeeted lllul Puostuaster-Goneral THE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, MAY 19, 1881—-TWELVE PAGES vory outapoken nnd aggres: and say that they will, under no clrcumatances, vote for Conkling’s relilection. 'Tho Independonta of tho Arznmbly are unt a0 open In tholr dectarntions of hostll (j)-. 'Tho messengor donbts very much whethor the Independonts will o into eaueuy, and anys that Conkling 13 not going to hnte a walk-avor. Conkimg himsell says to-duy that he tias no present intention of woing to Albany, end shall not go unless he is sont for, TIE PLATT MEMORANDUM, 1t 18 clalmed by Now-Yorkors that tho follow. Ing stutoment Inan interrogative form is o sttes ment of fact, and that the President hna the memorandum reterred tos Has Presidont Gartield & momorandum on tho I'att-Nobortaon matter? 13 Itaigued by G M. Dopew and sovoral antt- wnchine Stute Senators? M Noea It decture that Mr. Platt promiacd them to vote to contirm Willtam 11, Rabertson for nny Fedoral oflice otliar than nne In tho Cabinot for whiel Mr, Garlield might nominate him? ** Wan that promise beeniss of tho transfer of oightoon Depew votes to Platt? * Was thut promlse made about 4 p. o In the Delevan House, Jan. 1, 18817 “Waa Mr. Plutt sominated forSenator by those votus g0 transforred that night? * Does Mr. Gartield show the inemorandum to those ho thinks It would enlighton? *Those questlons are pertinent. whother Mr. Platt thinks thom |m[mrunum or not. Oug mare, i Gov. Correll knowaf and approve of thils reported ngreemont? ** A LETTEIL Mr. Conkling, It is sald, has sont n letter to Al bany, to be used under certnin clreumstances, nunbunelng that lig declines to boe a candidato for retlcedon, A friond of Conkling asys tho letter will be nsed, IF it will apponr that he can't b eleoted withiout & surious struggle, 1T 18 NOT RELIEVED that tho nmmes of Payn, Wonltford,* nnd tho other Noew York Uraut-Conkling appolnteos &Iml wore withdrawn will ba returned to tho unate. A BIRONG FIONT TO NE MADE AGAINST CONKLINUS . o the Western Assoctated Press, Wasnsaros, 1), ny 18.—Thecro 18 no longer any doubt that & strong tght will be mado agahst Conkling nad Platt, and will byve tho sympathy of the Administration. 'This i3 Juatitied an tho ground that Conkling declared Moy that he would regnrd bis reGlection nes a robuiko to the Administradon and n eommission to muke wir against it to tho end of (artietd’'s term. Tho policy of the Administration will be to cleet stralghit itepublicun Sonutors who will bo i entire tnratony with the party on all aties- tlony, 1€ this eannot be aceomplished in this Lesgisinture, then the polley will bo to preveut the election of Cankling und Plitt, oven if tho Sen- utoriul alection hns to be thrownover to tho noxt Luwisluture. Tho Admintatration Is contldent, and fts conlidunce 18 busel upon nsaurances from all parts of Now York, that the Hopubliean lmru' of thut Stuto sustnins the nominution ot tohertson and the President’s courso fn regnrd to hims thut Now York Republienns now con- slder fv thoir duty to prevent nny division tn the npartys amd that “tho only \vn%" to du this s to support the Administeation, Thereforo it I8 bue Huvod thut, If thelssue wude hf Conkling Is sub- mittod to the people next fall In tha chulve of n Leglsinture, thoy will eleet r body virtually {n= structedl to chovse Bunators who WILL SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION nnd labor for tho succesa of tho Republican party, Conkling anys notbing for publication 1hout his pulicy, but the faotof his ohlef [rlonda gathering at Alany Lo nslst upon his rodlectlon indicates that thoy are informed of his purpise, Hu e deseribed ns eool und iy 08 e ver, Tho news that tho Nuw York StatuBunate will rofuse to go Into an clection, If that by necessury 1o bent bim, dld not oxclte or warm him, 3 Tricnds gay be chrims to have known tho feelings and ‘visties of. hls constituents, and to have neted in necorannice with them, and #nyR ho has no foars of thoir disupprovael, Two Jepubs llenn Benatory, tnlking togetlier to-day, ugreod in the uplnion that Conkling und Pintt will bo beaten, Thoy bnd not at tirst nppreciated the full force und strength of the tight ngiinst thent, Ono Bonator e that, If the present Now York Leglsluturo falls to vlegt, ho belloved Conkllng would take the fleld In New York noxt full on issucs of hile own: that ho wlill forinulate bila plutiorm, and fnclle n it opposition to monap- ulles, and, u# o candidato burore the peoplo for clluotll:,nlumu'duunlu. will pledgo timsolf, It elcoto 0 dovoto his groat avllitles ontirely to i INTERESTR OF NEW YORK, This Senutor snld ho hiad heard Conkling talk In thist e, He had heard him speak of tho im- monse resources of Now York, and whit rapld pru[‘rou the Emplre State could mako If her publlo men would devote thomaclves to hor rathor thun to politica, On a platform and prins clulod or this chnrneter this Bunatur bolleved mon of nll parties wuuhllwrubnbly rally to Conk- llm.r' |'md acnd hini to the frout agaln over ull op- position, ’ Auother Senator gald that at tho Chieaygo Con- vention, aftor Oarfleld’s nvmination, Conkling expressed himself as disgusted with pol- tics, Ho enld it wus s lfo of Incossunt toll and trouble, without am ude- quato reward; that men who fought und mnde the ltopublican party wero bolug cast uside for *camp-followers,” and be wasthinking of retirlug from paolitics; that he hnd beon in publle Hitu tho best part of bia life wus poor, und ho thought of rotiving to praciles luw, at which he conld mnke s furtune inn few yeurs, und spend tho remainder of his lifo at’ onse, Fronm this the Senutor who thus spake concluded that perhinps Conkitng did not care for reblec tlon. Lut, whilo Cunkiing talked that way nfter bis disappointment nt Chicugo, the tight ho has cngaged i bus chunged bls viows s to rotire- ment, It 18 a matter of prido with him to win now. To lpseis to bo forced into retirement, aud ho s too proud to sulmit to that, “GUNB.” THE NEW YORK FEATHERITEADS, Nrew Yoni, May 18,—The Manlerre anti- Conkling Republicans passed p resolutlon Inst night indorsing and sustaining the Pres- Ment. A comnlittee was appointed to co- operate with other cltizens lu holding a massmecting on the 23d, and another committea wns appolnted to go to Albany and ogpusu the redlection of Coukling and Plutt, Mayor Grace has rh-uu permisslon to Shook und Dittenhoofaer, topublicans, to tire n suluto at tho City Hall Park whoun tho poniuntion of Sonator Rubortsun is contlrmed. ‘Fhe Nineteonth Ward ftepubhican Associution of Braokiyn, it s moeting lust nigh tunud rosolutions condemning the action o! coukiing and Ilatt In resigniur. A GRAND MABS-MEETING. Tho German citizens propuso 8 grand junss. mouting for the purpuse of vxprossing approval of tho Fresidont’s cunrse, UTICA. UrioA, N. Y., May 18.—Tho Repnblicans fired 100 guns In honor of Rolsrtson's contirmation, Utien 14 tho howoe of Cankling, ROCUKSTEL N Yo Ttocitesren, N, Y., Muy 17.—The confirmation os' ll‘luhcruon and Morritt was celobrated by 100 guus, & HUDSON, N, Y. HODSON, N. Y., May 17.—~Tho Administration ‘llul::'ll.lllmumllru(l Wiguns in honor of Judgy Itobertson's vountirwation, Petiflons wore vlre culnted protesting nguinst the rollection of Conkling und Platt. ALBANY, N, Y, ALBANY, N. Y., Muy 17.—A snluto of 100 guns was tired hera to-duy ju honor of tha coufirmas tlon of Koburtson, WATERTOWN, N, Y, WATRRTOWN, N, Y., May 18.—~Tho Ropublicans bold un outhuslustle meoting hero to-night. Itcsotutions wero prssod gensuiring Cunklnr und Fntt and sustalning tho Administeation, Mom- bers of thoe Logisluture from thie seodon wero nsked to lubor for tho return of Bonpntors in se- cord with the Administration. One hundrod guns weoro fived over ltobortaon's confirmation. AT THE METROPOLIS, JOLLIFIOATION, Bpeclat Dispuleh to The Chicago Tribune, Nuw You, May 18.~Thero is, unques- tlonubly, a good deal of Jolllfieation over the contirmation of Judge Roberison s Col- lector of this part, The news was hnlled with joy by the Hopublicans, and a hundred guns were firod in the City-Hall Park In onor of the ovent, It must bo nortitying to Alr, Cunkling to find that, so fur trom pulling down the plllars of the Republican temple, and involving his party In .common disaster and contusion, his melodramatio resignation hus hurt nobody but hlmselr and his sorf, Even the Herald, which was thrown, luta paroxysins of excltoment yesterday, has aub- sided Into comparatliya ealu, Yestorday It gave thres pages of Its nows columys, sid bulf its editorial puge to the great eataclysim, To-day 1t quistly reported tho orzunization of a strong op position to the redlection of OUR ** ANGRY DOY,"” and the plneld progross of business in the Sunnte sinco the great obstructionist has got himsulCoutof the way, The Post to-nlght follows up Its opposition to Mr. Conkling, awl Inslsts that the proper answer to the ox-Seuntor's ohullenge would the elecs ton ot somebody ulse in hls pluce, Tlo presont Loglslature should wmeot the queation, It would bo a nigako to]thvpw It aver untll next winter. Tuo Pust suyys 1€ Mr, Conkling shiguld bo de- featud u woek from noxt Tuosduy 1n tho Houss uf his own frionds, tho robuko would bu W vury sliarp ane, 1€ bo vhould by peblectod, the * (e dorseuent” would be of us little valuo us woy he could reoclve, O tho other band, it the whale mattor ghould ""_l"""«’“"“‘ until aftor tha No- vember eleotion, M. Conkling would perbaps bo Aablo to provent the eluction of a Ry publican Logisluture §f bhe could pot oy eure tho return of wembers frivadly to bim, Inthut event two thines would puppen, Hig friends would point telumphamly 1o w dividod oud beaten party w3 tho consequence of dis- him, and two Domouernts we o tho Senate from New York. partisan view it fa tho duty of tho Legisiature 1o 6t n vacaney in the Sunato whon olticinlly - of its “veenrronee. ! int of the Administration party delny From the non- ATORS RURPIISED. New Youk, May 15.--Ex-S8onator Platt held a onstiltation with a anmbor, of polltoal Triemds at his otlice in Now York, Ono of a nume- ber of gentlomon presont uftorward suhl the twa ox-Kenaturs wero rathier surariseld ut the genertl Alisapproval of thelr course. 1ing will herivo to-morrow and hed In this olty, Senntor Conke cnuans will ba Frionds of ex-Sonator Conk- Iing anld to-day that o would immediately ene tor [nto tho praotico of would take no furthor part fn politics until e bas mado sulflolent money to Insire himsell n comfortable living, | Sentor wonld w Presldont Grant THE CABINET, Wasmsaroy, D, C, May 1B—A special meeting of the Cabinet wiit be huld to-mor- row to detarmine tn regard to tha Now York 1t is belloved the four names withdeawn will bo again_sent to the 'T'horu are In all about 200 nominntions still to bo mado, but it s tho Intention of tho Prestilent to sond nll to the Senate to-marrow, o div mny bo had Friday furiier sakd tho e his friomds to cleet exe hls siccossor (n tho Sonate. York nominutions, #0 thot utl‘unurmnom L] TORKEIGN. AN DIPATITIAL MONANCHICAT, VIEW, Loxvoy, May 18.—~The Pall Mall Guzelle of this afternoon, commenting on tho Inte dendfock In the United Stutes Senate and the resignations of Senators Conkhing and highly disagreeable symptom, as shows Tharo geoms to by no solves {n tho Ropublic, pIn tho Amerienn Sen- longer any statesunnshl nte. The'men in powoer in_tho Ropublic seel longer great and lofty nims, but give thele tul- entato the lgnublo ‘work of rewardtng tuelr thoir cnomies in orde to prolong thelr own othicinl powor, Tho Pall Mall i this tho rofluction that 1ifo I8 Linpossibla in the Unlted Stares, and thut grave perlls awalt tho sountry in the futuro. " FIRE RECORD. friends and punishiny Guzetls draws healthy political Thealarm from Box 201 at 5:40 in the ovenlng was coused by ‘o firo in the rear rooms on tho second floor of n two-story frame tenement at No. 111 West Washinzton streot, vwned by Juseph Lederer, nud oceu- pled as follows: First floor, James Burke's snloon ; second flour, lodgings of Mrs, Mar shall, Mry, Larrissy, and Robert lewltt, wife and, child. 1t wns In o bed-room of the apart~ nents occupled by the Intter family that the fire originated amongst some clothing hang- Ing on hooks against tho wall, and packed away in o trunk, rs. lowlitt charged her husband with having mallelously sob fire to her clothing, arrested by Ofiicer Ao Connelly and booked at tha West Madison arson. Jlewitt Is about 35 years of ngo, of good personnl appearance, mnd & mnchinist by trade. Ilo sobered In o fow hours, and seemed to feel his pasition keenly, 1le was drunk, or nearly so, when the fire started, and clalms to know nothing nbout It. It ho started it, nnd he thliiks from what he hns since heard that e did start it tontlonnd, and most Lkely resulted ly throwline away & mateh after having lichted Tewltt, who nutkes tne churge of incendinrism, will probably relent ufter sho thiuks tho matter over, At all avents, thoro upe eara no prool of crimmulity nwalugt hor hus- and, and the cido s thorofora lkely to fall throukh. She raysho basboun drinking heavily fur some time, and she s refused time and agaln Domestio brawls wero the "eaterdiy thoro wus tho usual ontbursl which [lowitt rotired to Strect Statlon for It was unin- his pipe. Mrs, 1 Dluzo wos ensily oxtingulshod, with but slight damnge to tho clothing and bullding. A thiof nnmed John Quinn mude his way {nto tho bullding along witn the firamen, wits discovered by Mres, Murshall and Lar- rinsy ransacking tholr apartmonts for plundor, Thoy ordored hloi eut, but the foll tinaclonsly insisted thit Ho ' hud a right thoro. To pi¥teat thelr tho raviger, the wowdn aallad Costetlo and Trayuor, who recognized Quinm ag an ol xequaintgnee and nrreated bl 0 Wi bovked ut the station for disorderly conduot. The alnrm from Box 271 at T a tire which algo nppeara to huve of un {ncendinry. ‘l'ueaday evon- tho unds of some planks in a huober plle In L. Plerson & Cu.’s yurd, nt thocornor of Lum- ber and Canal streets, wero found to bo afire, An alurm wasturned in, and, after tho blazo was oxtinguished, cvidencos of Incondinrism wero found, Tho fira Inst ovening wus In tho Toof of u shed In tho rear of W, 0, Kent's lum- 1 Hb Lumberstreot, which 18 nlso ge, £, The alurm wu:. ;uruod Inby Johu Krelt, an employd of r, ant, ‘Tho nlarm from Box 220 at 12:28 yestorday aft- grnoon wis cuused by o fire In the twn-story frawe barn fu tho roar of Nos. 43 und 45 Thirty- nintb street, awned b, none nt all totho was 0 {lremnn and Ldwin Muynurd, formor was unocouplod, and J. B, Howulil ocen- pled tho latter. Mischiovous bhoya aro supposed 1o huyve et the born alire, it cred by $100 noliclea in the Lri and Unlon of Philadetpbia. AT TRENTON, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TieNTON, Ont,, Moy 18,—Just before tha timo tho men on the night gang at Gilwore's mii! went to breakfast, a fire was discovered in the trough thint carries tho sawdust, 1¢ soon spread through-the maln portion of the The workmen orgaulzed them- selves fto gangs, and with the fire brigado, townsmen, and others. directud tholr atten- tion to saving the new wings, and that portion whera tho ongine and bollers arg. 1n ubiout an Lour tho fire wis undur control, by ho mait part wus i Mues of rund, Inrgo vollury exploded, but the othors wre savad, togothor with th on) omployed by the I thrawn ot of o wmntad to bo §100, AT VINCENNES, IND, Hpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribund, VINCENNES, Ind, Bluy 18,~The lyery nnd omnibus stables of Fred Greatlor wera burned to tho ground ot 11 o'cloclk. Tho bulldgs, which wers of frame and covered one-fourth of o square, thelr lofts full of hay, made an Intense fire that threatened for somo time to causo an_oxtensive conllngention, but wero finnlly controllod with sinall to surrounding proporty. thirty horscs In tho stabl und barness, wero Suvol :lllfxl'mg'mfi' lg‘ll‘l 1“ s8N i [ erod byulfmrunu'«zm Hartford, Conn, AT DECATUR, ILL. Bpectal Dispatch ta The Chicaga Tribune. Drearun, i, May 18,—Tho home of Unclo Bijly Young, well known throughout the country as tho horo of throe wars, caught Mro lnst night and was totally dlestroyed In less than thirty minutes, ‘The old man, who 1 now 81 years of age, nnd who was In bed esonped from . tho burning dwolting pulled out on tho bed- ‘0 j8 u great oaluwity to the ald hero, ng It lenves tho family dostitute of n olothing, excopt tha %llxrluh thoy wore when thoy duseriod the dwoll: ut not beforo About B0 men are of whom 200 will bo awluymuut. Tho loss {3 ostl- which, witl h’l u‘u ) with b 8, §4,000; 1" o r Now York, L o ownor, $175; full; clothing, Tho tir hame, fuod, Inon JIQIRTING-WORKS BURNED, SArr Lagg, Utal, May 18,—The loss by tho byrning of tha Empire Holsting.\Works was nearly covered by the Insurance, Tems ry works arn erccting ta ball the wutor aut 6 mino, und the holsting-works ure (o bo re- placed lmmediutely, AT -MARSHFIELD, MO, SpniNariein, Mo, comes from Marshfield, Mo, that an -entlre Liock of bulldiugs vregted there sinco the groat oyclono lust yeur wi m‘:‘r‘;llna. Tho loss Is not et 18,—A roport od by fire this ed, but will be AT GOSIIEN, IND, CINCINNATY, Moy 18,—Advices from Goshe (!lllh Ind., veport the deatruction last night of ! th Ci ety 'xnr?v?m Rraoh INCENNES, IND, fpocial Dispateh ta The Chicaga Tridune May 18,—A lurgo stable Gueorga Gognat,, throo was entirely consumed by ViINcNNEs, Jnd, belonging to XM mlles oast of thie elt. AP YRANKLIN, TENN, Fraxguiy, Tenn, May 18.—Donglass’ sta- ble burued fust night, with fitteen horses, and Enflold, two inctuding Rhadamanthu Loss, $18,0004 1 thoroughbrod trotting stalllon no insuranao, . AT MTILFORD, MARS. Minronn, Mnss,, Moy 18.~Mamn’s bont factory burned Iast night. Loss, $35,000; in- sured ror §8,000. CASUALTIES. UNDUER TIIR WIIEELS, 8pettal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Waukisia, Wis, May 18,—A Germnan by the yume of Willlam Heneke, who had I bibed rathor freely during the evening, wns run over aad killed Inst night by n tenln nt this pit A dustice Inquest wns hold this ufte ;‘; ] 0, wnd o verdict of *accidental death udvres 1. Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, LAPAYETTE, [nd, Moy 18,—Last ovening Mich. nel fl, Uibbons, n plastorer, went to sleep bhos neath o traln of freight onrs on o side-track, niear tho Junction, south of town. A locomos tive was huooked on, and in some wuy Gibhons wis cinttght and bis Jeft fimb crushed ut the fuot 50 s tu requiro atnputation, Tho right loy was wlso brdly mutinted, Ho will rocovar with the oss of une foat, Svectal Lllspated to The Chteago Tribune Tinaansront, Ind., Mny 18.—At an early hone this murnine, Hurvey Sanford, employed on the Wabash ftond ns o awitohmun, saved his life by tho sacrltics of his right foot, He had turned tho switeh, nmid was crossing tho teack, when ho l\lu‘lpud futu n hole, and fell upon the track. Ho hud presence of mind enouwd to throw his body ns far ng possiblo from tho ralls, but was unable to get hia right foot out of tho way, and it wns su bndly crustied as to requiro nmqumucn nt the atkle. " #nnford’s fulks reside ut West Lebanon. A MISSING EDITO1R, DostoN, Mnss., May 18,—John S. Barron, nssistant editor of the North Amertcan Iic- wtcw, disapuenrod Feb, 8, belng Inst heard from at tho Crawford Ilouso In thisclty, No susplelons wero nroused by his absence until it was discovered that ho had not boon sean i 8t. John, whero ho was to have spent a pirt of tho thne, or in Now York. Concerted senreh will ho mado. Ho was supposed to bnvoe cunsiderablo monoy ou his porson. Itosrox, May 18.—John 8. Onrron, nssistant oditor of tho North American_Revizw, hun hoon missing soveral weeks from Roston. Inthmate friends nssert that nfalrs ontirely personnl caused tarron to loavo his rosldence in that alty, and are perfoctly nssurad of his safoty. A FATAL RUNAWAY. . Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Torkno, 0., May 18.—Thomas ¥lynn, a prominent farmer of Adams Township, this county, met his death in a sudden and hor- rible manuer this morning. Whlle hauling some corn-fodder some of thebundlos fell oft tho lond and frightencd tho team, which ran nway. Mr, Flynn's leg being unmfin in une of tho wheels he was draggod alony the rond ana frighttully maugled, and dled svon uftorwards, AN UNSTABLE BRIDGE. WuerriNg, W. Vi, May 18.—This nftor- noon abeut + o'clock the main portion of-the, Baltlmore & Ohlo froight-bridge over Wheel- ing Creck, adjoining the passenger depot In this city, suddenly gnve way while n heavy frolght-train wis upan {t, and the onuine, ten- dor, und Lwo box-cars fult of lour wers preeivi- tuted Into rho water twenty-fivo feot bolow, The englucor, nnmed Tom Clurk, recelved injuries which will probably prove fatal, TIREE CIHILDREN DROWNED. Des Moises, In, May 18,—Kddy Post, ngeil 185 Allee, his slster, aged 125 and Miss Colton, nged 13, were boating on Coon River yestorday, Tho rowlock wot caughtin n snng, and the curront, rynuing houvy, upsot tho boat and all were drowned, E A BOILER EXTLOSION. CArLEDONIA, O., May 18—Thls morning about 0 o’elock the boller of Clark’s snwmill at Three Locusts, near this town, explodod, dividing into two parts, aud wreeking the wholo butlding, Tho tiraman and uiothor mun ward in_h‘\ruul by futliog timbers, but, It Is thought, not surlously. KILLED BY A ALLING TREE, . Special Dispateh to Ths CMeago Tribunse EAsT SAcINAW, Mich,, May 18.—Alonzo ‘Willotsce, a farmer, and his grandchild, liv- lnr in Willlayns Township, Bay County, wero killed by tho falling of a troo yosterday. JFEARTUL ACCIDENT. SAN Fraxctsco, Cnl,, May 18,—A Portland dispateh says: - Threo fishing boats cupsized ot tho mouth of tho Columbla yeastorday, and tho ocoupants drowned. BARTIQUAKES IN NEW ITAMP- SHIRE, CoxT00C00K, N. IL, Mny 18,—There were two shocks of earthquake lnst night, one about 12:20 and unothor botwoen 3 aud 4 o'clock, SUNSTRUOK, Bpecial Dispateh fo The Chicago Triduns Muskraox, Mich, May 18.—A laborer numed Plke, whilo nt work In this clty, was to-duy prostrated by a sunstroke, Ho is not ox- pocted to recover. . A BOLD, BAD BULL. 8t, Louls Made Lively by = Toxas Stoer ~Men Chased, Womon Scared, and Colored Children 'Fossed Ampng thé Asigols, Hpacial Dispalch to The Ohicago Tribune, St Louts, Mo, May 17.—A lotof Texss eattlecame inon the Iron Mountaln this morning, and, whilo being penned avthe yards, one of them managed to escapo, and started to take In the town. A solitary horsonian pursued, but with np better effect thanto arouse the aunlmalto o greater de- greo of fremzy, Tho Infuriated brute now nshed helter-skolter along the vavements and streots Indlseriminately, causing many nscars to pedestrinns, In the viclnity of Tenth and Market streets ho made a break for o group of children who were seated on & door-step. ‘The, house-door was fortunately open, and ‘tho littls ones, yelling in terror, mannged to get insldo be- foro the mad beast was upon them. Ie then ran down Tenth streot, and encountered bug 1ittle opposition untit he apprasched Locuat, A man on horsebnek happoned to be crossing Tenth street at thls point just ns tha steer rushed alowg. The lat- fer lowered nis ‘horns and charged. ‘Tho man saw his peril, and, whipping up hig horse, ran him down Locust street Jyst In time to escape. At tha same momentin tinker was trudging northward on Twelfth street, unconsclous of the danger. The aniwal sighted him, and, forgotting the horsemnn, made for kim, The brute made n viclous thrust at the man, which struck the box he was carrylng, bronking it to pleces, ‘The man was thrown down and spoarently trampled upon, but ho escaped with torn clothes and a spralned wrist, Passing on to Washington avenue, the steer charged sovoral mon nto storos and alloys, and genorally had things his own way, Btarting north, when on Eleventh stroot, he encountored two ladles, Miss Lizzio Lungdridge and Miss Idg ¥tone, who were on tholr way dowa town, Mlsy Btouo csoaped, but hor companion was thrown down and trampled upon quite sovercly, Bho was carsled 0 a house near by, whorp ate lay for u long time unconsclous, Hor njuries aro uot dangerous, A crowd gutherod wround tho steer at thig polnt, and ho stood for W momont ot bay, tired ond fagged out, batied fh porsplration, and nlost bilnd With exoitement, 1o thou loaped tho low fouce of theyards on the northweat oprper of Eloyouth atrgot und Wushlugton uvenue, and started west through the littly yards, losping tho fences ne they cumo In his way, Tho orowd followed ot a sulu dlstupce, onlling loudly upon the polics to shout, When tho steer had gono half way uptho Llook hio turned in his tracks, and the domand that ho bo shot grow loudor aud moresmphutl o, Offfoor BluNymeo pulled his pop snd tired twive, but i both tiuics, — Tho snlmut dushod book to Twelfth styeot, wud thon in a southerty direction. He ran proyud Lucay Blurkot once or twice, aud then avee In tho uclghborbuod of Missourl Park, n»lrhmnmu Pu- deatriung nu‘}nl Iudien, who wera out in farge nume bers, Hu dushed south uguin on evonth strect, uver iifo the neighborhood of tha Unlon Depot, and thon out to uu‘ululuu street, (juy Lowls, o volored ciild, wad pluying on Randolpn strect, nour Twontluil, The auld] pan st him und togsod b high iy tho alr. Tho ecbill wus lukunumtu. bt (4 not lu{‘lul“l 1 Auor touk possession of tho nelghborkooed for u quarter of un bour, snd bad qulte @ plenle ull by himself. Ho allowed pobody ta come within half u squaro vt bim, Findlly, Oftiwer Johnsou, who hua bevu folluwlug, syceceded In ficmnw within ruuge, und lodged a couply of ulleis under bis bide, ‘Tho uniwal 1¢1l sud was soon dead, He wus found (o bo wall murked with bullet-boles, und trom the puwber of va- guru whuut bl thut popred 1oty tie Centul tution, ko ust bave visited svery pollcuman In tho district, and recolvou nt lons| shots from vach. Ho began bis trip nt 0 A, m., oud was kiliod nbout nuon, TIIE WEATHER. BIGNAL SERVICE. OrFICE OF THE CNIEF S10NAT, OPPICEN, Wastinaton, D, G, May 10.—1 0. wm—Lndl entlons—For ‘Fennessee and the Ohlo Valley partlytclondy wenther and loenl ratus, slight chatiges in temperature and barometer, and light varinble winds, For:tho Lower Lnke Reglon slightly wanifier and falr weathor, winds generally from north to east, For. the Upper lake Refilou, the Upper Misslsaippl, ail tha Lower Missourl Valloys, light loeal ralns, eool nnd purtly clondy weathor will continue . with northorly to westerly winds, and statlonary or a slight risa In the burometer, ‘I'hio Ghief Signal Offcer furnlshes the fol- lowying speelal bulleting = - = “ Rain_ eontinnes in Now England and the Middle Statos, and northensterty gales con- tinuo on ‘Attantic Const north ot Onre Hatteras, Clear wenther continues in thoe remnining districts cast of the Misslssiupl, il loeal rains with eolder northerly winds are reporied from the Northwest nnd thence southward to Texas, ‘Tho temperatnre hng risen slightly In New Eagland = and bllu northern” portlon of the Mlddle tates and In tho Misslesippl Valloy and falling siightly In tho remaining districts, tivers huvo tullon slowly at all stationsaxcopt nt Vicksburg, New Orleans, La Orossn, and Omiha, whero they have remnined stationury, Indleations ure thut slightly wirmor and fair weather witl provall in tho Middle and South Atlantie Btates durihg Friday wnd that cooler weather will prevallin the GuIf Biates. Tho rivers will fail Blowly," LUCAL OUSEILVATIONS, €110Au0, Moy 1810118 p, m, Tone,_|{ar. | Thers| il ) Winds| Velll . Weatther Geitn, o, B0 | 3.3 [ 1 | S m 3oL 854 l‘n} o i nrotor, Moah thorniomets Menn buwidity, 8.1, iliglieat tonparntiiro, K3, Lowest tlempuorsturo, 47.0. . GNNERAL OTBENVATIONR, o COUtoAUL, May 18-WilN p. o, Ther. | 'Tner, Stattons, | 2:4d | fo:d QUINCY, ILL. ' Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Quixey, I, May 18,—After n stendy rise for nearly n week, the river now stands fif- teen feet above high-wator wmark,—within two feet four inches of tho highost polnt resched . this apring, OROP PROSPECTS. - = . MISSOURI. - BrmNarienn, Mo, May 18,~Reports re- celved from this and varlous pountlesin Southwest Mlasourl ara to the cffect that tho fly hns niready ruined thousinds of acres of wheat, and feurs are ontertalned that tho crops n this suotion of tho State will Do more than half doatroyed. NEW YORK. ‘Warenrown, N. Y., May 18,—Tha army worm hns mado its appearance, destroy- ing nll kinds of vogetubles, The ravagoes of the wortug extend oyer tho whole of Northorn Nuw York. . — OIILO0. g Piqua, O., May 18.—There was o slight frost In the Upper Minml _Vulley last night, but no materiul damnga was dono, CINCINNATI SAENGERBUND Sorlous Obstacles 1n the Way of Trana- porintion of tho Soctetios Composing the Bund to tho Chlcago Festival— Frobabliity of a Festival Boing Held in Cincipnatl on the Same Dates uw thie Chicago Fostival, Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tridune, CINCINNATI, O,, Moy 18,—The Cinclunatl Siingerbund will. hold a moss-meeting on Monday night, whon o resolution will ba pre- sented blnding all the singing sucloties be- lonking to the organlzation to tefuse to at- tond the Chicago Singorfest, If this reso- lutlon is ndopted another will e presented providing that arrangements shall be mnda for holding a Siingertost in this city dur Ing the samo week that the Chicago Siingorfest 18 held. 1 was mentioned In these dispatches 80me time ngo that the Socloties forming the Cinclnnatl Siingerbund wero very much put out over an arrangement which tho Turner Miunerchor had made with tho Cinctunatl, Hamllton & Dayton Ratlrond Company by which that Boclety was to rocelve tiokots to Chlengo and raturn for §0 each and sol] thom to tho mambors of tha othor Booleticd ot 37 oach, The Turner Milnunerchor {8 notn mombor of the Singorbund, wna jt was conaldered an unwhrranted prococaing for that Boolety to obtain control of the transportation facllities with a view of profiting theroby, It waa nccordiugly dotermnined that tho Blluger- bund should go to Chlcaga by some other Hine thun thut conteacted with by the furner Milnorchor ovon if tho ratos shonld be much higher, A contrpet wad socordingly wmade with tho lleo Line people, but, owing to cortuly misundoratundings, it {8 now prahablo thut tho oo Liye ottlells will have to relleva thelr contraot, his leaves the Blnworbund with the singio chulco’ot goluyr with tho Lurnors or of staylug 8t bonmo, hur will, us It now stauds, sceupt tho Intter choleo, A ropresenta- tivo of tho Cincinnati Saugorbund visitod Chi- eup{uu fow doys ngn. and clforts wera made, which it was thought would prave suo- cossful, to socure rrumbmrmuon on_othor termns than the ouw affured by the ‘Yurners, That hus now all tallon through, howoever, and the talk tias turned to nrrum(‘unwuu far huljing o Blingorfesthore, Tho mombors of tho Blingerbund will zruml( flllnp'r)olmud at not being ublo to attond tho Chickpa Festlynl, Thuy bave pruoe ticod rogularly tor suvernl mouths, and would have added by thelr singing to the suceess of tha festival. It 18 possible, of course, that 0 fEs rangement may yot Lo made which will admitot the sooloties goliny to Chicawo, but there 1a but 1ittlo hopo thut it can be dono, e —m— STEAMSHIP NEWS, QUENNETOWN, May 18.—Arrived, tha Arizona, Trom Now York. New Youk, Mpy 18.—Arrived, the Parthis, from Liverpool, QuaeNSTOWN, May 18.—Arrived, the Holyotla, from New York. Lonbon, Moy 18,—~The Herderana 8allor, from New York, and tho Indisna from Fhiladelphio, hove ml-’rlvuu out. HAN PiANCisoo, May 18,—~Tho sjeamorStato of Cullmrlllti from I'ur{lum!.’l?luv’ beore rMsmhly' uuuumu. hus not K"‘ arrived, and tho lighte jouse steawer Munhania bus gone out Lo soarch L bur, 1t 18 80 wd bor deluy 18 cauded by o broak-down of um:‘::‘lnury. v ¥ Lt e —— . FULLY DISABLED VETERANS, DookLYs, N, ¥, May W.-~Through the of- foris principally of Mr. Willlun G, biginmots und a fow othor gontlomuoy who bevo asscolutod thowsclves with him, an orgunization has beon formed, Undur the title of * Tho Assu- ciation of Fully Disubled Vetoruns of tho Upjon Army and Navy of the Late War' ‘Thu name glveu the orggulzation distinotly des #eribog thodo wna witl bo admitted ta mumber shlp. Thosols purpuse of te Assqulation s do- reribod In T e Ing langungq 1, 0 baml together fo, voternns, and for no nm{,?flfl;'.ffi This clty 18 tho oo of o | disibled e vetorna iy oks, Db rmn.hm th pubtiadife nnd dajjy o, 0ninen, udicuted o hent thy desirbi o b nent orgnizatlon of all 'th e 8 D of the Ito -~ War, Ty g Upiled vggrgts any, '«':'t"y 'flulmllh‘z;l m,m,",,)!"m'fnx tha tount, N S ir, Stolumetz, or any mhn’r’nmrer g fen " clittion. his namo, rowiment, e o the 4 fully disahied caniliton, o, Almuo of hig sallors, OF INUrines uf tho iatn yigeAN? Sokliors on the ponaian e retieed |j 0 aro now TOm th by, nefl L hnto it 0 ORIMINAL NEws ON TRIAL FoR 3 Bpeetal Ddapateh to The m'.:fllfi"‘ LA Cnossg, Wis,, Muy 18.~'Phe tr‘i | C. Hennett; of Wausan, for the 1y, o Dr. Hoegel, of Steven's' Doy, gy 4 wag ealled yesterday, but o Jury wag gyt untll 1L this morning, ‘Phy Atorney, oy (qule:‘m} “lri‘ Messea, Hurloy & Sli:e?();m at O, L ood : for the State, 1y i il ‘) 2 enusen by (hu‘{:‘xno’;slw leun«;‘l!"l‘nl&u:;:m'\ fo tho tine of ndjournment fiy, . b tho dofanso Werd axaminod, g Nt 2 1o be i o N L% prom|y 0 it ong oho. It wil nruhuhlyln,um":; ot wouks, . A WOULD-BE w1 Spectal Dispater to The vm&::,.‘ ;:}:;E"' Winteuanr, Mich,, May H.«lnr e Ing nbout 10 o'clock Alexane; Yoo his wife, and, after fiving tw, :Ilgll:“" Mot toulk effcet i tho right nrm and g, Q;"lfh her dows stairs, Bofore 1he net he g lokel her to take n deink from n bottlo hy mdl“ts(ul ho sald was wine, Bho, fearing it g ) whioy dealined, and, ne sho stej ol fiFed Two mlinta it hor, o 20w, 15 1 ioth takiy, Intipe f0reo of met e in seareh of 15, oTech A nesnali, Lut 08 yet hu“l.‘:”e?lflon'llm o e Olson liys In very precarions condition, CONVICTED OF MURtpg Lrrrry Rocw, Ark,, May H.—In"' g( l’ntCMncUu\vun, on tri States Court at Fort Smith for e + ier Inst Thursdny, the jury, after I»nmu;[(":: hour, brought in a verdict of murder I thy flvst dogree, ‘The erime was one of the tnost helnous over cotnmitted I tho Territgry, g, tho verdiot of the Jury wus watlcipated 'm;‘l who heard tho tostiwony, Durlng m"rnnll trinl MeacGowan's wife and four vhllnlrennc&:u lel sets near hin, but tholr presence by po niluonce o tho sympnthy o the fury.® S % the eag al in the Uullcs TWO RESPRCTABLE 17 Spectal Dispateh ta Tne Cmfpln’lllvfir:.s £ Lrrrre Roox, Ark., May 15,—At Bellevilly yesterday Henry Scott and Samuel Bo, Toe speetable cltlzens, bobween whom g fulnlklms exlsted for some time, gat Into a quare), Hell drow a doad-llng, and armed hims rwuz; two bl rocks iind dargd Seott to crosatt, Seoy aceepted tho ehullonge, when lelt hit wmen' thon wmpplod. Gach othor, Gl S cluteh l'lm-~ Joltd turouty struol iy savernl tined e ron, ibfliotg, § fatal fujury, S b {18 Sty ., STAR-ROUTERS. PIILADELPITA, May 18.~1t was declded by Judge Butler this morning not to try the ceases of Black, Frank, Arbuckle, and Cason, aceused of star-routo frauds fn Texas, at 1ho .‘;{fi:“..’?.‘y ‘:::l:;n?x‘n :?fil?'r 'll'r'xls m!:mlxlnemvnl wag or detendants ¥ Sutliciont timao th preparo for thi, 1 ot f MORTLE SHARDS, 8peetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Barrne Cneer, Mick, May, 18,—Several conlidenco men havo lately been detected In this elly worktig threc-card wonte, Twoof our citkzons bivo been leeeed out of considers nble sumy of money in this wiy, snd the polico are luoking after tho swindlerd, It 18 thought that thoy Lelony at Bouth Bond, Ind, CHILD 8T LING, Boecial Disvatess fo The Chicago Tridune, BATiLl Oneex, Mich., May 18,—Much exe citeont was ocensloned here this forenoon by the abduotion of thw little &-year-old boy ol E‘rl- Jdulis B. Watson, Ly s former divorced _busband, wha fa living ut Juckson. The wothet I8 nearly frantio with griof wi_ tho luss of bot .child,- Oltlcers aru In pursult of by, .. SENTENCE COMMUTED, pecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt, Larri: Rocr, Ark, May 18.-Gov. Churchlll this afternoon commuted the sens tenco of George W, Curtls, tho colored mur dorer, wha wag to ba bupged at Clacksyille Fri- duy, to lite imprisonment. Executivu clewency Wik 1ok expected in tho caso, und tho Governar 18 saverely oriticlsed, AN ALLE Special: Dupatch to The Chicago Tridunts PN BLUFF, Atk., May 18.—(1corge Gray,a prominent nttorney, was arrested In Toledo to-day, and lodged In jail on o charge of rob- bini u safe i1 the oflico vt tho Sherllf uf Horsey County, Tho aufo wid robbed n few weeks ago of several thousand dollars In curreucy and Stuto and couaty serip. A VARIETY STORE BURGLARIZED. Hpeetal Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune. MiLwAUkEE, Wi, May 18.~DeLorme & Quinita’s variety store on Enst Water street was onterad by burglars Jast night by re moving st coal-holo cavor In the silewalk, and ovor $100 worth of plated-wure aud costly oo tions stalen. . SIIOT AND KILLED. Bpeclal Digpateh ta The Chicaga Triduns IatrLe Roek, Ark, Moy !!.-(-E,om Thitlips was shot and kitleil hyllnrluu‘lcrry on Wihiituker's plantution In Littlo River Couaty on n:’lm 10th, Perry escaped, Loth menare col* ored. A TENNESSEE TRAGEDY. CinciNNaATI, O, May 18.—The l’lmrrS‘la; speelal from Mavlettnsnys: John Layss llf;‘ Nuticy linyes, his wife, dead ot $ o'clock t“ mornlog gt Havmar, and escaped by lg! Naudy Hnyes kept u house of lli-lung. TATIER AND S0N8. Mr. GirzAD, O., May 18,—A furlons it occurred last: Baturday between hm"" James, a farmer, and his sons, i -I:::vn stabbed his aldest son Jawies, With 8 Bl It Ia feared fatally. & FOUND GUILTY OF BATE. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago ,T.m'"'" ih Muskeqoy, Mich, May 18,—Tho .’1“3-uh tho caso of John Drlm&lc. f"l:r'#:;‘.;nxr Ittte givl, s montioned E“..’fi'i’i%‘u’wu..yf'muum nn \'urdln} of gullty, LABOR AND CAPITAL TAR CARPENTERS. The cnrpnuu;ru and Jolners held umlé II:K“I Inr weskly meeting in the llallr.o‘mémlkll)lry Inst night, the proceediugs being Lep secrot, This in itself Is nuslll"!““s"]'h;:ln; these tinies, but the reporter !N":_",",hu the doorkeoper (hat no strike r“"llu‘"'“l wiges was projected awong tho lwllh"—i noat of the carpenturs bolng sutistied nd Joloert gnd 8400, por duy, Tho varpeniurs 8555 e pivo, Trrnial WIS, SRR dmonk o% nion for Wi Frow & fund rafsed for tha pup nfi:'fil;f“ ok, pinbye of the U h‘u’.’.‘?fl\‘flz fi%vflmm 18 madu to strikers: KERS TITE CIGARMAKERS. Tha Clgunuflkom' Unlon et I ll:t.l.: :;n'u Jar somi-monthly seeret session Iu‘? |?h s at No, 7 Clark strect durlng kux; oot adapted & box-label by \vhluh’ :m oul uanufacture nay he dlgtiugraisied .r.\m!n i Oblticss and Now York tenemuit-boie s mukery, Twonty-five nuw mumuu:‘mw“l A ik, and, th, B o wluiuion st tnll'ly men, maide appliea Ry X6 i wiil by fuitinfod ut tho n: TIE TINNERS 4 Tho Tinand Sheet-lron \Vurkmfcl‘l‘{l.:?;: No, 1, hold jls regular meetine L G0, i Moohnies! Tlull, 5t West Lake REERL pdimitted Gight now mOmDErs. Gl slon of the kvonig wes v tho J TG, u ke Shiohl i o :‘I:ofi.:’n: l:‘uvr':-'n’hfi n lht!I:J :l":; ook, Tt Iy thought that with i ract S more thag bule the pumber ouralied, e 4 TORONTO. Sptetad Dispaleh to Th Chicard 1\&':‘; Jorks ‘PonuNTOo, Moy 1H,—All nuas.nl:“h_m an the Grand ‘Frunk have been lllut"l N erar tho romuay I tu pestguntion. Tx‘:‘:nwd! e gl 1y are dotopmined o gt thoir woul