Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1881, Page 1

The Chitago Baily —oLuME XL. MONDAY, MAY 23, 1881—TEN PAGES. FINANCIAL. pasTon, KEAN & Co, BANKERS, 100 Washington-st., Chicago, sANKINO tn alt branches, srROPEAN EXCHANGE. qracelerat.and Commercial Credits, ivESTHENT SECURITIES, tuctuding remanent, Santeipal, and choo! Bonds, sal Warrants and Serlp. ONLY TOLOAN 2 no commissions, Proposl- HEA,UO und upwards on tirsts in Bons tor lua iv this elty aro invited eA O ay oF ang nee Ad mate paul Us of security, C. ‘ts WHTERLE mon Sire! Bank ae Ad LAKE NAVIGATION. (OODRICHT'S STEAMERS. TIME TABLE. . Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manttownc, Tor Racine. Pal Mare . ovary tuesday. Wednor= YACFLOD, Be eer and wucurday. morning ued 1, eos Saturday ‘and Monday evenings at 8 Yout, : Fayotte, and Lako Buperlor Towns, dere and oil West Shore parts, Buigrday vo'clock. Santare to bay wud oll bay porte, Tuosday at 7 p.m, Docks Foot Michigan-av. leader soMistalest Northern Michigan Line. so won Me Stay ok utd ovcloce, INK PIM ad passer ars for aiieantkeg, dilen Havens Norehy rt Charley He sae Ee cine, Gunes Meb. Oftce and Duck fuut nortk APOLLINALIS, Apollinaris ““THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” British Medical Journal, TRE PRIMEVAL CHAMPAGNE, “Of great value to the cause of tonperance and good heatth.” Dr. Norman Kerr, F.L.S. London, Eng. ANNUAL SALE, 9 MILLIONS, Ofell Grovers, Drugyists, & Min, Wat, Dealers. EWARE OF _ IMITATIONS, ARCHERY, ARCHERY AT SPALDING’S, {08 Madison-st. m Tghiicta’r, our own > ‘and e-llnt of Archery and Goods furnished an MISCELLANEOUS. SONS OF MAINE Te forlely of the Hons uf the State of Matno will Weide grend bananet nnd rounton at the Palmor Brave ou Thureday, June 16, und expect a fargo num~ Mrotditingulshed wuests from Mnlne, Masanchu- Mls and uther States will be present, Te Suciety wii) huld a meethiz for special businoss atloteceive new members at the Paluer louse aerm,on Friday evaning. May 27. SLB o'eluck, Pigitts pleased to welcome tho Kons of Muind fwideot in outs as members of tho Socletyand ute ndante at the banquet. he But able tu uttend the mooting can recoivo eegrenty Imrorumtion ty becotuy Inembors Uy Wp* ear HHP TA ATCT Proc nc 3 se iM }. Prosida 8. BREWIN, } retry. fergie on tangivet, Bod ictiaball Chulesian: —qy Fy xmas Geo, i, Dulas . ER Wasbuario, Sonn N, dewet rer A'Hetnay: ‘Abner itayion, BY Furingtan, A. Libby, How. Leonard Swett, WOT. INGERSOLL, Esq, 1 denounce iho ¥.M.C.A. os imbection In discos PENS. Gt aay bend. Single Pena in eH® inade to order at ALY, Hold hen Munufuctory, & La xalto- Hous for rebalnting ean rading to tot imme- thy Lowa Con= Marshalltown, Jown. chef Enginver, Inund Contee= “} since been naturalized, but batateeeeeeeneted FINE & MEDIUM! Holton & Hi 2 & 2p. See ed SEALE RE. NK |W. BALCH, 22 Washington-st. - [eg UP OH LATALOBYI ons a grt tO : wisi LOUD 7 ip ee Cw 2 (Water-proof Lin- Langa Collars and ‘Low ne rice o& Addregg ot sent by mail. Call SARNES & CO, 86 Drivune Building, WASHINGTON. The Government Institutes a Suit Against the Cen- - tral Pacific. Over Twenty Millions of Dol- lars Involved in the Result, Trouble Over French Claims for Losses Sustained Dur- ing the War. Sguandering the Money in the Oon- tingent Fund of the National Treasury. By To-Night All the Five Per Cents Will Haye Been Refunded, List of Some of the More Impor- tant Nominations Left Without Action. Mahonetam in tho South-Ex-Senator Dorsey Takes a Sad Depurte e sure for Colorado. Mr, Justice Harlan Will Remain in Wash- ington During the Summer—Kate Ohaso Sprague, TNE CENTRAL PACIFIC. IT 18 SUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. Koectai Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitnatos, D, C., May 22.—The Central Pacifle Railroad Company having failed to comply with the law regulating annual pay- ments to the sinking fund, the Government some time since inatituted a suit against tt under the Thurman act. Previously to entering tho sult the Railroad Company had declared a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent upoy Jts capital stock. It was held by the Government that this dividend, as wall as the preceding one, had not been returned, as the law In regard to the sinking fand had been ignored. Asa matter of fact, the books have shown a deficit of about two millions in the business of the Inst fiseal year, and that on June 30, 1880, the statement of ‘nile FINANCIAL, “CONDIMION, OF “ILE Coste ¥ showed an aggregate deficit of over six mill- fos, ‘To test this case the Government brought sult, and the Company gave security against Joss to the Goyernment. An in- portant paint to be decided tn tha forthcom- ig suit Is that relating to the payment of in- terest on the subsidy bonds, The Central Pacitie Company has constantly refused to take up on their statement of Jinbllities tho amount due the United States, claluiing that this tuterest ts not due until 1004 This amount, which the Government clalus is now dus by the Central Paelfic, and which is stated as a Slabillty by the Commissioner of Railroad Accounts, 8 OVER TWENTY: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, and the Government will: insist that provis- jon must be made te secure the United States against loss on nceount of that tlubil- ity bofore dividends can be distributed to stockholders. Tho questions will all come up whether, us charged by the Commissioner of Railroads, the Central Pacific ts diverting business from the subsitized line to the Southern Pacific route, and whether the ex- penses of operating the leased lines are de- ducted fromthe net earnings of the main Ine, while the recelpts from those are not ineluded in the reports made to the Govern- ment upon which the net earnings for tha sluking fund purposes are computed, FRENCH CLAIMS FOR LOSSES DURING THE WAR. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Waamnatos, D, C,, May 22.—Tho French American Claims Commission will deelde In a faw days a case of greatimportance to the Governmont and the French residents in Louisiana. ‘Tho treaty negotiated In 1880 provides for the consideration of claims of French citizens for losses during the War of the Rebellion. A good many versons who were French eltizenss Hurling the War havo ad been Ameri- can citizens ten years before this treaty was Gov, Boutwell, for the Government, rred to claims. ‘of thig class of ¢ zens, clalining that they. did not came within the treaty, and that that instrument provided for the adjudication of claims of persons who were French citizens at the time the treaty was made, A decislon Is expected next weak, ‘The amount of clalins by persons of this clans fs $1,000,000, ‘The claimof tho Bishop of New Orleans ts nade the test case, | Laws vers believe that the demurter of the United States counsel will be sustained, : REFUNDING. TUF 5 PER CENTS NEANLY ATL IN, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasninatoy, D. C., May ®2,—There {8 no doubt of the success of the plan to fund the Spercents, To tho close of Treasury hours yesterday the bond diviston had: received 200,000,000 for continuance, It ls oxpected that by to-morrow night the entire amount will have been recelvety ‘Tho Treasury of- fAclals are of opinion that this will be the Inst operation in bonds fora long Ue, ns it fs nat expected that Congress will attempt to negotiate a 3 per cent loan, ‘Tho Democrats will protest and approve of this. ‘Tho work consequently upon these negotiations is so great that clerks have been refused their usual furloughs, and the Solleltor of tha ‘Treasury lias been obliged to surrenior a great portion of his rooms to tho bond of- C1 8. UNSUCOESSFUL, IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS L&PT WITHOUT Wasurnaton, D.C, May %.~Following are the more important of the nominations received by tho Senate Insts ession and left without action, andtherefore expired at final edlJouieuiments, ea rere ai avon Collectors 0} atorns jomas M, Brord> waters, Vicksburg, isa; Edward J. ‘Costello, Nutchea, Misa, Bure of Customs—Lucius P, Thompson, Philadelphia, United States Attornoy—George M, Duaklo, Northern District of Alabama, Surveyor General—Oriaudo H, Browster, for elves of Publio Moncys—Jobu M, Ferland, Detroit, Mich.; James dM. Wilkinson, Murquetye, ico. Supervising Inspectora of Steam-Vesse|s—~ George H. Starbuck, Second Piatrict; Thomes W, Van Vatkonbury, Ninth District, Postmasters—F, G. Mattes, Betblehom, Pa.t dudson Spuiford, Huntingdon, W. Vues Be Bh Hurrinor, Fayet rk.; Willlam Rute, villy, ‘Teun. L. BR, Morgan, Pulaskt, Teno. eee Hs Pritwe, Gata, eet bre, sus P, Walfolk, Juckscu, ‘Tenn; Frunols M. Ennis, Tox; W. A. Ellett, Onkville, Tox; J.B Williamson, Maraball, ‘Pex, : NOTE EXIMAVAGANCE. Rpecial Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribunt Wasniaton, D. C.,. Muy 23.—Soon after Secretary Windom entered upon ils duttes hiy atteutidn was called to the disbursement nox+ -| will have a little ielsure themselves, Spectat Bi of tho contingent fund of the Treasury, which is tinder the contrel of the custodian, It is from this appropriation that carpets, furniture, fuel, and Ike articles are pur- chased, A committee was appointed to in- vestigate the matter. The Committee has been In session three weeks, Those who claim to know, say that {t has been diseoy- ered that the fond has been extravagantly disbursed. Itisantd that for the Treasury Bullding alone there has been purchased 20,- 000 yards of carpet, and that local dealers have beon favored without advertisement, MAHONEIOS. ‘Tho Sunday Herald, a sound Demoeratic orgun, has tha following paragraph on Ma- hone: “It is reported that Mahoneism ts spreniling rapidly through various parts of the South, the impetus coming from repudl- ation, which Is popular in many sections down there, and the hope of Federal patron. age, which seems to operate well where other inducements fall. Private advices frum one Southern ‘State, where the honest debt-yayers have lind a hard strugele with the enemy, go to show. that Mahoncisin Is spreading to some extent, EX-BENATOR DORSEY has gone to Colorado to spend the summer on hisranech. Ie luoked poor and discour- aged when he left here, MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, of the Supreme Court, and his faintly have decided to remaln in Washington during the summer, unless luter In the genson thoy may make a Aving visit to some of tho sens{de re- sorta, ‘Khe Judge will not have oceasion to visit his clroult this year, as he spent most of liis last vacation there. Hu intents to be with his family this season. He 1s only re attired to go on his circuit once in two years. MINA. KATE CHASE SPRAGUE Js busily engaged at her country residence, “Edgewood,” writing the Ife of her father, Chief Justice Chase, It with be dedicated to fhe tiunds and admirers of the Inte Chief ustlee. CROP PROSPECTS. IOWA. Bpeetat Dispateh to The Cateago Tribune. . Famrienp, In, May 22.—The following fre presented as condensations of the forth- coming report of the Secretary of the Lowa State Agricultural Soclety for the current month; 1, Cuttlo—Ninety-six countics representing 612 townships, roport the number of enttlens 87 ie ninety-sIx counties from t4¥ townslips report the condition of cuttic na 8! por cent. In tho ciroutur, 100 ia tho atundurd of compnri- gon. In tho computation from tho 649 reports, tho general nverage Is taken, and tho figures iniy be regarded as approxiinato! rate, or that the general averaye of condition of tho onttic is 11 per cent below perfection. 2. Datry_cuws, Ninety-Qvu countics repro- sonting 870 townships, report the number at 100,341; and the averiye condition from 628, re- porting on same basis an above, at 87 per cent, or 13 per cent below tho standard of perfection. ogs. Ninety-ilve countics and 608 towt- abips report tho number at 1,012,804; from 643 tuwnablps tho sveruge contlition is reported, based on same estimate as aboyo, at 3 per cent. 4. Sheep, Nincety-thye counties and 400 town- ships give tho number us 165,434; and tho BYerage condition at 05 per cent. &, Horsos, Ninety-six countics and 616 town- ships give the number as 275,212; and tho ayorago condition 08 per cent, + 6, Mulos. Ninety-six counties and ii town ships report the number 21,48; and #8 town- ships, based on Kune figures as above, report the condition at 08 pur cent, 7. General condition of farm stock. Two hun- dred and twenty-tive townships report same in goo condition; 155 report betow average; b ree port above average; 47 report feod scarco; 23 report presence of bog-cholera: 9 report horse distomper:; 0 report cuttlo discase; and 2 re- port. earings plys ull lost. 4, Winter wheat. ‘Iwo hundred and thirt: townships report the number of acres at 7,810; and the avarere condition 8%}; por cent; 25 re- Port nonu raleei; 28.very little attention: 65 wintored woll; 127 injured or ontirvly winter- Aiied: aod 208 renort seeding of spring wheut. 9, Wheat In bands. Fifty-seven counties rep- resentod (00 tawnatips, 270,025 bushels, Bolow | tutement auowing the cuntition of winter w! ‘by counties, Aduir, 100; Allamakee, 325 Appanvoss, 8; Audubon, 85; Honton, 40; Blackhawk, 60; Boone, 74; Buchanan, 6; Cass, 44: Cednr, 64; Cerro Gordo, 40; Chickasaw, 05; Clarke, 100; Ciny, 100; Clayton, Clinton, 44; Crawford, 100; Dallas, 60; Davis, 77; Decatur, 8; Des Molnca, 64; Diek- Jnson, 100; Dubuque. 54; Fayotte, 43; Fremont, 43; Guthrio, 63; Hamliton, 87;' Harrison, v1} 70; Ida, 75: Lown, 90; Juck- lefferson, 61; Johns H Loe, 6; Linn, 40: ka. 55: Murion, O73 , 89; Mitchell, 47; Monro ies Muscatine, 1; Page. 47; Vo- Polk, 100; Pottawattamto, 100; Voweshick, 104; Hinxgold, 80; Scurt, 69; Shelby, ; Sloux, 100; Story, Bs ‘Taylor, Gls Van Buron, @: Wapollo, 70; Warron, 51; Washing tou, O7; Wayne, 8; Whineshick, Wright, 8). 1W. Rye—Ninety’ countica and 314 townships report tho averngo at 60,0; 417 townships give tho average condition at W per cent, Hl. Burley, 10 counties and 10 townships re- port tho acreage 1,U10 ncres, and average condi- on 90 per cent. 12, Corn ou hand and in cribs. | Fifty-five countios and &4 townships show on hind 21,- O07,011; &F countios from 12% townships show amount of carn conaumod for tucl du0,015 bush- ola, valued nt $48,725, 3 Frult proapcots, 210 townships report pros- pects wood; 58 report poor; G7 report too carly to estitnate; 12 report ttle attention to fruit: culture; & report vherries injured; 27 roport ponohes injured; 8, Liuckberrica Injured; 8 raspborrles Injurod;' 8, plums injured, and 2, grapes injured, i. Meadows, 87 report tho condiuon below average: 280 report thom as in good condition; and 26 above tho averiye. 15. Pasture, 14 townships above tho average; T2 below the average; 260 as ut 100 or in perfect condition. Numiver of counties roporting i), and townships Bit, 26, Condition of soil, Number of countios re- Porting (4; towhsbips 575. 14 report it above the average. 101 report it in wand condition. 186 gay it {4 wet, or tov wot, and 4u say it 1s bee Jow the average, ILLINOW. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Rocxyonp, Ill., May $2,—Farmers through- out the county are still quite busy with their spring work, and feol greatly encouraged over the advancement thoy have made since they conunenced, Verlaps later spring than this wag scarcely If ever known, and still vegetation was neved ina more fourlsh- Ing condition at this timoof the year. Wheat, oats, and ryo look splendid, covering the ground very thickly, so that the present Indl- cations are quite favorable for on abundant harvest, Corn-planting has been the elilet employment smong farmers this last week, aud a large acreage hos been putin, The pasture land and meadows were noyer bet- ter, and cattle are doing well on the new grass, The frull-crop in some localiiles ty not. very promising, while {n other sections It will be on a par with previous years. Dur- ing the thine the farmers aro so busy the mer- chants in the clty are allowed to take thelr ease, but this class are now looking forward tothe thne when tholr “agricultural friends” Dievates to The Chicayo Tribune, Dwiourt, Ill, May %3.—One of the most cheorlng agricultural Bights at this season of the yeats and particularly if you pald $1.50 per bushel for your aeed potatoes, ly to wit- uess the work of the Colorado bug, as ho is up and dom at the present tine, “Weeannot tell hl, Gy on in pour great work and you will be rewarded,” but wo do sny that there isa great opening for anyone seeking om ploymentorof an Inventive turn of mind who wilt give us something elther of the Hverpad order or fire-unnihilator species which will not only put a stop to the Colorado bug, but the festlve chinch-bux. Corn is nearly all planted. and no complalné of Poor stand ay far, Oats und flax are doing re- markably well. The ground ts getting dey, '@ Rood raln would help us, sed INDIANA, : Spectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribuns, LaPoute County, Ind., May 31.—Thore are 60 Many statements regarding the wheat prospects that I will inform you of the truth, Tn this county thore will not bo tive acres of wheatton hundred gown, and I think that hundreds of LuPorte farmers would testify tu this atutoment. ee — THE MINNESOTA LOG DRIVE. Bvecias iHepatch to The Cldcuua Tribune. MINNEAPOLIS, May 22.—A ‘Tribune eyrres- poiftent this afternoon mady a tour among the lumbermen and uscertalued the follow- ing linportant facts concerning the various drives on tha Uppur Mississippt and fts tribu- tarlus: Chasgron’s drive from Leach and Lake River, and ‘Terry's drives from Vermil- jon Lake, were below Kokegema Falls last Thurscay. ‘Ihe Lower Prairie River drives, Including Clark's first drives from Clear water, are now In the Missiasippl, with Fruith & ‘Terry's, Clatk’s upper drive from ‘Trout Lake was at Waubaunn, and the logs are probably sluieed through into Clear- water by this morning. The, Upper Snake River logs are getting along well, and are ex- peeted to be in the Mississippi this week, She Split Mand lags are sluleing inte the Mississippi and willbe in with the rear ow Thursday. MeKinney’s, drive on Witlow Iiver, with ‘Tadd & Fates’ Yower drives, and tho Moose River Joga wert expected ta rin tuto the Mississl ay jaat nizht. ‘The ell tke logs are in Willow fiver, ‘Tid & Fales’ middle drive, with passlar over Willow J Fales* Upper drive 4 The Pine Kt Cross Lake, and the pri all the Miysissipp! River out clear, without a atic! utary streams. layward’s, are wer Rapids, ‘Tidd Fabnve Rice Lake. being sluiced into nt prospect is that xs will be driven ung upon the trib- THE YORKTOWN dpectac Dispatch to OrTawa, May 22.—Prit been received bya gen stating that it was the In’ town Celebration Committee te ndttress the Marquis of Lorne with a view to obtaining his permission to allow French-Canadian regiment to take part in the fortheomtuz celebration of the capitutation of the British at Yorktown, M, Outroy, the French Minis- ter at Washington, when asked whether the French Government would participate in the celebration, sald: ‘Yes, France ‘could not permit the ocersion to pass unnoticed, We have been friends tothe United States for more than 100 years, and we are proud be- eause the French aided the Americans in their war for independence. In the first place, my Government walted forine to make arecommendation as to whatshould be done, 1, as a matter of course, expressed piysell in favor of n particlpation,—not merely because I thought the courtesy duo to the United States, but for the reason that I knew the French people would: heartily approve of such neourse, One or two vessels and some troops will undoubtedly besent to the United States, and they will be xecompanted by sev- eral prominent officials; but Ido not wish as yet to make formal or official announce- mment. Linust wait to obtain oficial instruc- tions from Paris before’ I can communicate with the authorities ‘at Washington. I am in daily expectation of 1 orders, The American Reonle, how rest assured that the French Government will heartily cobperate. Perhaps we will have wore ‘than one or two war vessels in the harbor at Yorktown in October, to fire salutes in honor of the capitulation of York- town to the combined forces In 1781, think the Yorktown centennial wlll _be commemo- rated by a grand banquet in Paris, Promi- nent Parisians are already moving in the Jdnatter. Although Iam. the Minister for France at Washington, 1 am simply giving my opinions asa French citizen who has a high regard for the United States Govern- nent and American Institutions, I hope to be able to olticially communicate with the authorities at Washington before the close of the present month.” —— INTERNATIONAL BRINGE. Bpectat Dirvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Tononto, Ont., May22,Thne cnso of the International Bridge fq before the Court of Appeal here. Tho bridge,.ns constructed’ neross the Niagara Rivuy, only provided for. the passage of rallway-trhins and foot-passen- gers, and not for carrlages, whieh was pro- vided for by the act; and this sult was instl- tuted to conipel the Bridge Company to make such provision. It was algo contended that the defendants refused.to allow the foot-way ta be used by passennerss and also that tho bridge itself obstructed the haviration of the river, and was ® vulssance, ‘The defonse set up at the Rearing, was, that tlo netion was not brought by the Al- torney-General in the interests of the public, but by a private Individual, ‘The canse was heard before the Chancellor In dune, 1880, and he gave judginent in September, declaring that) ‘the — public had right, upon payment of tolls, to cross the bridge on foot; and directed the de- fendants within six months to construct 9 fence or pare for the protestionot foot-pas- sengers In crossing, From this judgment. the defendants appeal, and there is ulso a cross-appeal by the Attorney-General to pro- vide o carriage-way, ‘Tho case {3 one of con- siderable Juterest, The Judge, after hearing Argument of counsel, reserved judginent. GENERAL NEWS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tounonto, May 23.—Jones and Vanderpool, the alleged Ohio forgers, are going to havo anether chances to escape,—thelr counsel having decided to appeal from Judge Mac- kenzle’s decision that they should beoxtra- Tho plasterers’ and bricklnyers’ Inborers have now completely gilned thelr point, and areall at work at $1.50nday, Labor is so scarce in the city that manny jobs areata standstill, or have only half ‘tho men re- quired employed on them. Spectat Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. | MonTREAL, May 23,—It is proposed to form a new Open Board of Stockbrokers ‘here, the inembershlp to be llnited to 200, and, the en- trance-fee to ba ), : ‘Tho Temperance Vigilance Commities has engaged thirty-tive men to watch bar-roons on Sundays, to sec that they do not sell Nquor, A STAR ROUTES. Investigation by Capt. White ‘of the River Service Hetweon Keokuk aild St. Louls—A Change That Will Saven Large *um of Money—Specimon of the Costly Servico Inetituted by the StareRoute Gang—Paylug 85.55 for Each Letter Dolivered. ~ Upeetut Mspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Quincy, Ill, May 22—Wlthin the past wouk Capt J. E. White, Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service for the Sixth Divia- ion, has been making an Inveatigauion of the river mail service between Keokuk, 1o., and St, Louls, and it is reported that he will be able to recommend, as the result of his In- vestigation, a change by which the service, which now'costs the Government $20,000 a year, may be done for $1,000, This Is prac tieally all that !s known of Capt, White's work, The details of it will only be made known, of course, by his oficial report, A representative of Tne Tiunuxx, how- ever, has been looking into the matter, and finds an interesting state of facts cun- nected with this route. The citles and towns on the river between Keokuk and St, Louls were almost all served dally by the railway service, suveral of them ‘receiving two or more mallsoday each way, South of Hannibal there were the following places not touched by rail, and all of which aro boat-lundings: Cincinnatl Landing, Asbury, Hastings, and Winneburg, on the Ilnvis aide, and War Eagle, on the Missourl side, Here appeared to bo a profitable Aeld for star-ruiita cultivation, apd it was tuken in hand by parties in the ingest of the Keokuk Northerty-Line Packet'Company, as it fs alleged, and servics waa. begun upon it July 1, ie as route No, 23,005. mn the whole fin between ine two terminul polnta named there were twenty-two post ofties, all reached directly by rail excupt Clncinnatl Landing, bury, Winneburg, Hustlugs, and War ‘These were for merly agpved by stuze. bury, the trst of this fist south of Clucinnatt Landing, had no post-onice, but It was soon provided with one, There is one house, aud no wore, in the pluce, ‘nd the people living tn it did not want @ post-onlice of thelr own, Helther dl they Know anybody In all the nelghbarhood who did want such a luxury, But theacent—revorted {a be the agent of the Packet Company—met this by saying that a new office had wot ty be established, and that Asbury wis the place where they (meaning his princivals) wanted to have St, and accordingly Asbury got It. Cinclnnat! Landing has only two or three houses, and enn be readily served by stage from New Canton, a station on the Quincy, Alton & St. Louls ‘Road, the distance being just six iniles, On ull this line It {4 not likely that more than 100 ielters n week were carried by the service on route No, 28,005, ‘Tie Post-Ollee at Quiney never sent mail by that route, nelther did Hannibal, and the sinaller towns could gala time by holding inatter’ for the traing, Allowing the boats to run nine monthis {nthe year. though they” could not ja so much, and to earry 100 letters a week, which iy probably a high estimate, itis cust ine the Government $5.55 for ench letter It delivers by this beautiful route. aig indlented, Cinchinatl Landing can be readily served bya drive of an hour and a half, at most, from New Canton, and Wiano- burg by o drive of about the same lengtl from St. Charles, Mo., while Hastinus and Wianebura could be served by a. small ane separate route, and Asbury could be advan taxvously discontinued, Thus route No. 23,005 would be wiped out, and the Govern- inent would make a clear gain of nt least $18,000 a year, and the people be quite as well served ag now, Tt is alleged that what figures in this mat- ter ng the Packet Company wag really W. KF. Davidson, of the Company, personally, it be- ing privately sald that he made the contract between the Government and himself, and not between the Government and the Com- panys ut, so fur us the public knows, it was the Packed Company that was concerned, CRIMINAL NEWS. BRUTALLY MURDERED. Speetat IMspaten to Tne Chicago Trinune, Tlupsox, Wis. May 22.—At 3 o'clock this morning Frank Gerrity was brutally ussasi- nated by ‘Theodore Rounce and 2 man named Shay, about one and a half miles north of tis place and between here and Pin Hook Point. The first time Rownce shot at Gerrity he missed him, but the second the the entire charge of shot, about ninety In number, took effect in the face, He lived about one hour, and was evidently not killed for his money, a3 about $10 was found on his person, He had ao woman with hin known os “The Big Blonde,” who 's an inmate of one of the five disreputable houses at Pin: Hook Polnt, above Hudson. This place ts one of the worst in the State, and one of the places, kept bya woman known as “Mother” Cooper, is a reguiar roost for murderers And thieves, Gerrity was « peddler of tinware, and left St. Paul only festerday, ‘The greatest excite- ment prevalis in this place, and there is cousiderable talk of Iynebing the Rallty par- thes, as Gerrity was always a very-quiet and pracenble fellow, and who was shot in cold Moa becatse he was taking the girl away from “Mother” Cooper's ranch. Rounce was heard to say it the un had threo barrels Instead of two be would have killed the girl also for leaving the house with Gerrity. DELIBERATE MURDER. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Minwaukere, May 22.—A special gives the following particulars of a tragedy in Grant County yesterday: A cold-blooded murder was perpetrated In the village of Rockviile. An old man aged 65 years named Rice started for Potosi with his team, aecompanted by bis son, ameralad. ‘They hud to drive through a tinbered lot on the line of an old and little used road laid out on land owned by a faunily named Gammon, A son of the latter had felled several trees seross the rond to provent. travel, and hud warned Rico repentedly ‘not to. go. ant way over his land; but the old miu ‘persiated, and was killed. Young Gammon, at the distance of forty feet, took deliberate aim with a slx- inch revolver, resting It against a tree, and fired two shots in quick succession. One ball went {irough Rice's heart, the other against the third rib. Death was of course instanta- neous. Young Gammon fs 23 years of age, Ile was arrested soon afterward and lodged in jall ot Potost. He is inditferent about tho tragedy, and says he acted in sulf-defénse, WOULD-BE TRAIN-WRECKERS. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Warerrows, Wis. May 22.—A bold at- tempt was mada yesterday to wreck the 10:80 8, m, passenger train golng east on the Chi- engo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway be- tweon Minnesota Juution and Toricon, A rail had been placed on the track rail length wise, and stones iid other obstructions thrown on the tles, ‘Theongincer fortunate- ly saw the danger in time to lessen speed, aud the train was stopped just as the for- ward trucks of the engine struck tle ob- struction, When tho train came to a stop, two boys were seen running across tho fields, and chase was given them by Conductor Castle and his train men, The boys were fired at and soon caine to a halt, fearing bod- ilv injury if they persisted in further fight. , They proved to be two brothers Hving in the vielnity, aged respectively 15 and 15 years, ‘The culprits were taken to Horleon for ynfe- keeping and will be examined on charge of rallroad wrecking, ARREST OF A DETECTIVE. Bpectut Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Boston, Mass., May 22—James 11, Henry, clatining to be n Western detectlve, was are rested to-ntaht for stealings bell-punch from the Highland Street Railway, and was after- wards released on ball, Henry claims that he 1s employed by soino Western railroads to Jook ‘up infringements on punches, and claims that the Chesterman punch fs not an original patent. @ hus been for several days trying to get possession of one, and has offered ns high ag $80 for one. He triad to get in the cuptuy of the Company, and everything else fai ling, he stole one, BLOWN UP BY A OMB. San Fnancisco, May 22.—A dispatch from Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, says that last night the only Nquor saloon In that town was blown to atoms by alarge bomb, ‘There was no.ono in the building gt the tine, Lompas Is a temperance colony, and this the inthe second saluon destroyed by gunpowder AN ALLEGED ABORTIONIST. Bosron, Alay 23—Mary Chandler aged 19, dled yosterday from tho effects of an abor- tlon, alleged to have bean performed by Dr. B. F. Green, Green was arrested, also Her- bert Davis, who took the girl to Grecn’s of- flee, All parties aro respectably connected, ‘The Doctor sone years no was a minister of the Maine Methodist Conference, —— A DESPERATE FIGNT. Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Mitwaukgg, May 23—Toulght during a saloon row near Bay Vlow, Julius Winkle nearly split Robert Draeger’s head open with @ hatchet, Afterwards Draegor's friends beat Winkle and left him for dead, The prin- cipals are under arrest. NOT AS SENIOUS AS' REPORTED, Special Dispateh to ‘The Chisboo ‘ivioune, Lavayetre, Ind, Muy %,—Robert Win- ings, the young man shot by Campbell, of Michigan City, on Friday, haa been brought to thig city, ite has three wounds, but the are not, regarded as serlous os first reported, ed AN EX-POSTMASTER IN TROUBLE. Hovirox, Me, May %3.—-Ex-Postmaster Toyd was arrested last night for robbing thi Pout-Dilice of nioncy letters, ., a > ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, Spectat Dispatch to Tre Chicago Tribune, Cincrnnats, O., Muy 23.—The latest In- formation from the Convout of the Ursuliues Isthut Archbishop Purcell is sinking less rapidly thun tt was feared he would, and, though his deuth may occur at almost avy hour, it fs not now expected for soue days tocome, ‘The event Is now belong again ur- runged for, ‘Tho weather is favorable for the sinking Preinte, anda fortnight of life miay be still in store for tilin, Bishop Elder, the Condjutor of the Archbishop, with the right of succession, will return to the con- yen which fs sixty tiles distant, on ‘Tucs- ay. OBITUARY. REY. FRED SCIIMMELPFENNIG. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. LAPAYErte, [nd.,May 2-—Last evening the Coroner wasealled upon to hold an inqueston the body of the Rey. Fred Schiinmelpfenuia, for some years pastor of the German M. E. Church of Lafayette, A year ago Mr. S., while conversing with his Sabbath school clasd, was rendered speechless and almost helpless by paralysis, and since that time hag been unable to attend to his pripit duties, Jie had partially recovered his speech, and was In the heblioft frequenting the Wabasis River. a few miles froin the city, where he wus wont to fish. Ie was there Saturday, and in the evening way found dead on the bank,—having experienced another strokeof paralysis, He was much respected; aged about three score, and hada family of nine children, HENRY kh. YEAKLE Spectat Dtapatch to The Chieaga Tribune, Sprixorieip, Il, May 24—Uenry R. Yenkle dled this morning of quick constinp- tton atthe home of ils parents in this city, where he was born April 1, 1845, and where ho passed the greater partof Ins life. During the War Mr. Yeakle was a clerk In the United States Pay Department here under Colonels Montgomery, Pomeroy, and Bridgeman, and was stationed with the latter at Louisville, In- dtanapolis, and Santa Fé Ife waa after- wards Chief Clerk of the Jollet Penitentiary, while Elmer Washburn was Warden, and was W. D. Riehardson’s Superintendent at “that place during the construction of the new State House, He marred Hannah M. Lamb, of this city in 1808 and leaves one daughter to mourn nis loss. During the past two” years Mr. Yeuklu hag resided in Chicago. —_ MISS ELLA RUTZ, Bpectat Dispatch to. The Chicago Tribune. Srrinorip, UL, May 22.—Miss Ella Rutz, third daughter of the Hon, Ed Kutz, State ‘Trensurer, died yesterday at her home in this city of heart-disease, aged 14 years, Miss Rutz has long been an inyalld, and has been gradually sinking all this year. The funeral will take place at Belleville Monday, JUDGE M. H. COFER, Lovtsvit.e, Ky., May 2.—Judge M. 1.’ Cofer, Chief Justice of the Court of Appenls, died in thig city to-day, aged 49. He was born and ralsed In Hardin County, Kentucky, crite the remains will be taken for inter- men’ ROCKFORD, ILL. Shamofal Conduct of a Husband and Wather—Securing » Right of Way— Decoratlon-Day—Itoms of Interest. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Rockronp, Hi, May %.—Thomas O'Rourke, a husband and father, has de- yarted for more congenial climes. For some time pnat he has been acting In the rOle of aself-appointed guardian ton girl of 18 summers, by the naine of Houseman, who resides on the South Side, The girl has no parents, being entirely dependent on a broth- er, who ting acted ns her protector. Under the pretense of friendship the husband and father nbove mentioned took advantage .of the girl’s lonely condition, and became uh- lawfully. intimate with her to such an extent that she is: now in a very humiliating condition. As soon as ha learned ‘this to be the state of affairs he suddenly took hls departure, leaving his wife and family, together with the young malien, to bear the shame and reproach that he has heaped upon thom. He ts a man About 45 years old, and has hitherto been above reproach, having filled a responsible position in the establishment of Messrs. Agurd & Ross. Dr. R. P. Lanehas drawn on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Pant Rallrond Company for $25,000, in payment for the right of way be- tween Rockton and this city, “It is thought this amount will cover the cost of the right of way. Only a few settlements remain to be made. The construction of this road makes agrent demand for laborers, and the con- tractors are paying $3.60 a duy for tenins and $1.75 for shovelers, On the Atwood Farm, where the livaviest cut is, o large boarding-house {3 to be erected for the ac- commodation of the workinen. ‘The road will certainly be In operation before Septem- er, ‘Tho program, as arranged bythe T. L. Nevius Post G. A. R. of this city, will be ag follows: Dirge, Forest Clty Band;: song; prayer by Chaplain C, RB. Lathrop; calling ral! of dead; poem; song: oration by Gen. Martin Beem, of Chicago; song, selection by Forest City Band, and benediction, On the Shirland Road, about half a mile above Kockton, the water still stands to ne considerable depth, while the rich muadow Jandy on ci side are nearly ruined by the erent quangity of sand that has been washed onthem. The road that was washed out be- bien Wie two bridges lias boon but partially Trepalred, sicy D, Waldo, of Dubuque, fs visiting her brother, Ald, 13. R. Waldo, Mrs, John 2. Porter, Willie and Fannie, have started for Zanesville, O, ‘They will at- tend the golden wedding of Mrs. Porter's mother, which oceurs on the 20th Inst, Mfr, Porter and two sons will start on Monday for the same place, ‘The Ciroult Court will adjourn to-day un- til the middle of July, when some chancery matters will be taken ip, Mrs, Gorham, who has been spending the wlater at Boston, has returned home, Ald. George 8. Haskell and his company of excurslonists have started for Silver Clif, Colo, ‘They expect to be absent some time in jooking up their mining interest in that SUICIDAL. Self-Mestruction of Two Female In- mates of an Ohio Lunatic Asylum, Corvstuus, O., May 23.—It was discovered to-dny that Lottle A, Poland, of Newcomers- town, and Mrs, Emma C, Scanlan, of Cedar IN, Falrfield County, two patients at the Central Lunatic Asylum, lind committed sul- ely by drowning In the lakeupon the asylum grounds, Both patlenta were considered harintess, and they were at tines allowed to walk about the asylum grounds for ex- ercise, On Thuraday evening they woro allowed to take tho usual walk, but when locking-up thne came neither could be found, A diligent search was at once in- atituted without result, and as 8 lust resort the large lake on the frounds was drained, and the deal bodles of both the victiina were found at the bottom, It is supposed thit, while walking neur tho Inks shore, the women wore seized with a sulcldal mania and deliberately committed suicide, Since the bodies were discovered a letter has been found which was written by the women, In which uiey declare thoir wenriness of lite and thoi’ intention of putting an ond to themselves, —— - TELEGRAPHIC. Speciat Diavatch to The Chicago Tribune, MILWAUKEE May 2.—Col. It. QO. Clowry, of Ohicuge, Superintendent of the Central District“of the Western Union ‘Telograph Conpuny, passed Through the clty to-nizht on route to Ph Eat jisbecting the ues or he Lhwestern Telegraph Company, latel ie ayer Dy the Western Guion. iN Tattey wil fake charge of it on a perpetual lease uly 4, a a ; MORTUARY. fs Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribuna, Decatur, Ul, May 23.—The funeral of the lata Ayres Leforgee, aged 8) years, took place here thls afternoon. He was a soldier of the war of 1813, and the futher of Mrs. Dr. W. J, Chenoweth, and George, Ayres, Jesse, “lying at the polis of deaths Frank A., and Mary “efor; Hof De Caiuty Bill Siese Mary Later of Poulet Plains, Ky. CASUALTIES. UNDER THE WHEELS. Special Mupateh to The Chteago Tribune, Corpwaten, Mich. May 93,—Conrad Adams, a boy 12 years of age, in ab — vent oe foomuait a Sealent train last night fell and awting himself under the car lind both legs cut off above the knee. bic) died early this morning, KILLED BY A KICK. Special Dispatch to The Chieaoo Tribunes Broominaton, Ill, May 22—A son of a farmor nained Myers, living near Danvers, this county, was instantly killed to-day by the kick of a horse fn the pit of the stomach, le was aged i. A SINGULAR ACCIDENT, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Broomtnatoy, [ll., May 22.—Last evening alad named Zeim, aged 12, was plerced al- most to the heart by a harrow tipping over on lilm, one tooth puncturing the chest and barely Inissing the'hunrt - ——————-— . LABOR TROUBLES. CIGARMAKERS, A meeting of cigarmakers was held at Klare’s Hall yesterday afternoon to take some steps looking to doing away with prison, coolic, and tenement house labor. The attendance was very small, and. those present did not seem to be deeply Interested, yet the “agitators” said tho meoting was a genuine success. Joseph Hack was in the chair. : Speeches were made by Ryan, of the Trades Assembly, McGuire, and others of the sano stamp, in which monopolies were furiously attacked, and prison and Chinese labor un- mercifully assailed, They decreed that the Chinese * niust go” with great earnestness, and argued that to make them go it was necessary to oreanlee. against them, and also against monopolies, All the cigarmnkers really had to do with the gathering was the adoption of a resolution romulgating the following circular, which has n decider pepo alr ‘aboutit; since it proposes to brand all cigars not nude under the rules of the Union os unfit “We would respectfully call the attention of the smoking pubilc to the fact that the coun- try is flooded with clzars mudeof the vilest material, utterly unfit for use, which are sold in n great many first-class establish- ments at fancy prices, under pretense, in inany cases, of being Imported goods, These cigars are manufactured in Hlthy tenement houses In New York Clty, by Chinamen In San Franclsco, by convicts. “Asa rule these clgars are covered with a fine wrapper for the purpose of deceiving the dealer and con- sumer into purchasing them. With o view to protect the trade, and ot the same time tho public from being imposed upon by those whu manufacture and deal In such feat the Clgarmakers’ Internatlononal Union o! America has seen fit to Issue a Union label free of cost tonll lexitimate manufacturersoft eigars,such Inbels to be affixed tothe boxes In neonspicuous manner toenable the public to distinguish for themselves between — the good and the spurlous article. If the Union lubel Is not affixed to the box it will be safo not to purchase, as the absence of a Union Jnbel is evident that the manufacturer is not entitled to public contidence. eodperation in this matter of all smokers whe are deslrous of getting what they pay for, and with such assistance we hopo to be able to rid the market of the abominable trash, and secure to all immunity from linpo- sition. We respectfully request all smokers, for their own protection as ‘well as ours, to rotuag all elgdes ‘not, Indorsod by.the.U: abel,’ 4 and dealers in about a week, at which tine ° the Union labels referred to will be ready for * distribution and use, THE COOVERS. for use: . We solicit tha - LO aes, The circular {s to be sent-to mannficturors ¢?. The beor-barrel coopers held a meeting yes - terday afternoon at..No. 45 North Clark street. Frank Laffel was appointed Obalr+ man and Joseph Meyers Secretary.’ The men determined to ask an advance in thelr wages. The price paid tor making o quarter-barrel or seven-and-a-half-gation keg on the South Side fs 70 cents, while on the North Side it {s only 65 cents, They propose ‘to ralse the price to 7 cents for quarter-barrel kegs, 65 cents for oneelghth barrel, and $1.05 for holf barrel, where .rough staves are used, charging five conts less all round when the staves lave been bucked and hollowed by machinery, Tho business was conducted {na yery quiet and business-like way. No Idle tuk was indulged in, They are careful not to make their demands so extravagant as to be undersuld by outsiders, though {t fs sali the brewers have been trying to buy kega outside of tha city, ‘There are avout seventy: five men engaged In this branch of business, which 1s run principally by small capitalists, ‘The increase asked in their wages the men say will enable a good steady workman to at probably $00 por week more tharl at a $ TIE, TINNERS, Tho usual Suuday.afternoon meeting of the Labor Counell wis held yesterday at No. G4 West Lake street, Bishop occupying the © chalr, and the attendance being somewhat Ughter than usual, ‘The Secretary rbad a report from the tin-plate and sheet roy workers of thiscity. ‘There are some 33,000 of thls class of mechanics In the~ United States, A goodly number of boys and girla are also engaged In the trade, who roneive as wages from $3.0 week up. ‘There is but lit-' te skill required in the manufacture of thesa goods in thelr multitudinous forms, ‘Thera 13 much peril of life and Nmb In- cident to the work, owing to the constant moving among rapidly; moving machinery, and the employment ig uncertain, owlng to the light manufacturing done dur ing ufidwinter and the inidsummer® months, Inthe establishinent of Norton &.Co, in this elty, boys and girls nearly monopulize the work, 81.50 per dicin cach, an workien ° are alinost wholly engaged for jabbing work; |, In this braneli of labor the fullest extent o subdivision of lnbor has been: taken ad- vantage of, A series of resolutigns was * adopted, calling attention to the various lime positions that the laborer sand mechanic are exposed to, J, K. Magee dullyered an ads dress on “The Rise, Progress, and Decay of Politleal Parties.” i LOST THEIR BUSINESS, . Loutsvin.e, May 23.—Chaucellor Edwards, in the git of B.S. Stewart, Issued au tujunc- thon enjoining Slmmons & Dickinson and W. C, France anc agents from drawing the Ken- tucky State Lottery, and from selling tickets or opening offices to do a lottery business fn Kentucky. ‘This injunction closes the: tote torles of Simmons & Dieklugon under oll #rants [n the State, fe AT THE POINT OF DEATH, Bpeeial Dipateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, Spunarrecp, HL, May 2.—The Hon, Authony L, Knapp, one of Springteld’s most prominent and widely-known uttorneys, 18 bor of the 'T! Congress. <a . INDIANA DRUIDS, Spectal Dispatch to Phe & Tribune, Lavayerte, Ind, May ‘The annual Grove of the Drulds of in@lana convenes ly this city on: Tuesday. “Goysmunteations had with fhe Grider eprecont that set w ut ba a pre! a elewit ‘pattendunce fro! furlous parts of the State | * ——<$—aaeer BREAKING OF TIMBER BOOMS, St. Joux, N. B., Say 24—Timber doom of the Miramich{ broke yesterday aud th timber came out in iinmensy quantiles wit! great teres. Some fears were expressed Lis hight as to the sufety of the raliway bridge irty-seventh and ‘Thirty-eighth zB and the wages aggregate fro $1 to - i Hii skilled. He was amen ~