Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1881, Page 6

THE CUICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 188I—-SIXTEEN PAGES, ~ CASUAL inquiry into the Cause of the Late London Dis- aster. —_—_—_—_——— peck Hand Puts All the ‘ Blame on the Poor Passengers. ———— ie Says They Upset the Boat by ‘All Rushing to One Side. The assenger Tells an Entirely Dif Af ferent Story of the Affair. ———— ie Witnessed No General Movement Except at the Officers’ Request. Aijournment of tho Investigation to Giro Timo to Raise and Examine the Hult. Explosion of a Ateam Tank at Boone, In,, and Killing of One Man, Death of Boy by Being Caught in a Belt in a Sawmill. THE LONDON JITORROR. Special IMapateh to The Chicaco Tribune, [ospos, Ont, duno 4.—The Inquest on the Vietoria disastor was resumed this after- noon. The County Crown Attorney. 1s con- ducting tho caso on behalfof tha Govern. ment, One of the passengers, Jolm W. Frser, who lost his wife and one child by the accident, testified as to the state of things on board the steamer on the journey, Ilv said oneot the deck-hands, a Frenchman, came to Capt. Rankin and asked him to use his influence to gat the people to change thelr positions so as to right the boat, ss she) owas badly — listing, The Captain replied that he could — not leave his wheel. Ile then ordered one of the enployés to sea tho engineer and asic hin Sf the putnpor siphon, or both, were working rightly, The Captwin then turned to tho witness and.ane or two others who wero standing near the wheel-house to try and get the people to move over und trim the boat. Heraveas & reason that it was necessary to dogo, and . HE COULD NOT LEAVE HIS WHEEIs Ono young girl sitting In front of the ¥heel-huuse turned to the Captain and asked there was nny danger. He replied, “It you don’t move over I will run you ashore and you will have. to walk .bome?? «Just: alter that the boat made-p sutlden lurch to thesouth, and, righting again, wont over to thenorth, aud down, Vow first, caused by the adden rush of people to that side, In less than three seconds thoy were all immersed mthe water, “After that, as the witness rasup to his neck in water, the connections uf the steam boller broke, and the steam poured by nis face, lle noticed after. wad tliat tho lower deck segmed cleared of everythiug, the uprights being cus asceanns if sawn off by the giving way of thebplier, So faras this witness could see, thebow was crowded. ‘There were no gates aiSpringbank, or other restrictions to tho cond, Everybody got on board that wanted {or Te heard. somo“one noari hin’ kny:nt+ Sringbank that the Captain would not start the boat until some one got off. 4 2 CAs PIPOX, Teller of the @ Merchants’ Bank, sworn: “Lwason the river bank on the evening of the disaster, Tanw the Victoria comlug up therf¥er, Sho passed within about ten or tteen yards of where £ was. I did not no- {le anything much concerning her, I saw Mr Robertson, of the Bunk of British North Aneriea, on the lowerdeck, It wns crowded, tut whether overcrowded or not I eannot fay. After going avout seventy-five yards further tho accident occurred, ‘The first’L savof it was n part ef. the bont standing out of tho water.” ot r Nicholas Forkey, the Frenoliman above re- {erred to, testified na follows: “T° was om- ployed an bourd the Victoria on: the 24th of Muy asa deek-hand. Ihave been asnilor for ieven yenrs on both salt and fresh water, The Victoria was in goud condition when sheleft Springbant, looked into her hold petits sarting. ‘Thore were about one and a Inches of water there, .1 was stationed atthe aftor gangwaye At Springbank there Wasagreat rush to get-on board, and SUE PERSONS JUMPED OVE THE RAT, Wille others camo In on the gangway. I did toner any one not to coma on board, toaone my duty. ond Twas not instructed orddp ny did not seo any oflicor of the bont hanky ia outa of, Wher wa renched Spring. of, qetk pretty nearly oll passengers got fea ee were seventy-fye persons ol Petest Clty ent We tcok the Joad of the Da siene tts Which wag aground in the chan- te nee city Ianding. On the way home mt gers on botly decks were unruly, We would not mind what I told then Word Me passed the Prinecad Loulsa near Hy and Cemetery they all-ran to the star move tor ghent to them ‘and sald, ‘Please Pee tne other side,’ and they did so. i dione eee and ony of thent Humed to hin am ol 1 gen Meman.? “After thal ae Eeteatant. n at etralglit. {ed and “tho ‘boat was about ten. Inelios titof the water on ‘au aven kel, Nelther b ne sen on the roll would move. ‘The: wit se people, eds Re Rare ile, 8c, for Goda sake ren Td teint the boat, “If you do nob per deck answered In a bay oselees which ‘sounded ike fiebor s wig fa ne Ifwe xo down you'll go down botnet ue even after this, nppeared a people went over qulut- ithe boat rigiited, ‘Tho Water Was at Atier thee ut two feet inboard on her deck. beapraets card some one gay, ‘There's & board or oie ied, they all ran on the star Oren gy Muth side ngain. ‘Chan sho isted I stood in eighteen loohea of. wut, ‘Thore, was no boat tite pat the beqnle ran back ua thee Fale and the Victoria, went over, than one “8 tio lost of her, f heard PBS voles calllng out, ‘There is 1 boat- foul next standing in’ the stalrway and Peoplere fest up. I heard tho riish of Sa feet. As I went up-stalrs she not net ca beet ae the peop seal fhe boat was After that L heard a orash, and FVvenvqing FRLLTO PIKCKES. fe Was ont: iY Ny One crack 8 eek forward, "AS score rhea tis Ut 60 gh ty steam towing, ‘Che boiler went Ick ho ong had thie to look: at it, Tdoitcked befure the steam es- Meenas ieee tunk the bont carried 400 td Gat trip. 1 think ate could carry . Ifthe people had kept quiet the been brought home all right. q carried 100 more Jf they had affine | When she listed’ over rs 5 ie two fut out of water, mid feo water tn her hold she She way v8, tulsed on her port nate Turning on an even keel as to thay ‘stern, The stern was doeper Wendy that th; told thy Captain when I wu f ben eas notht the matter ip by ‘To the ¢, T noice County Attomey: The first thine oa Wal deck was when we Yere ter on the ded the princess Loulse at Wood- akin ha boat twice with two- + eodur ints were sauare, uot shtp Joint Soto of the Jot woronate” ts were calked and sono , + OAPT. woos, of the stenmersTrlneesn Lonlse, was next sworn, Jie washvith fils vessul ab Woodland when the Vietorin passed. He notleed nothing specially wrong about her com: hg uy, butafinrshe had passed he s: ennt over is though overladen, hore was ny itty water over Ter deck as she prsset me, but Lid not Oink there was any danger init: [don't reeotiect any ono wking ine to signal the Victoria nq sho was pasate Mr, Stewart aluce told ms he did, but don't remember is doing so. There Is one algtal {nthe cote for reonliing A vossel after sho las Pareed, After sho left Woodland tho Viotorin made n heavy lurch ns abo turned the bend. wan Tald not sed whethor she recovered herself or not. Tthink the neotdent was caused by tho actlon of the rudder tit rwinging her around and the wolght of the peaplo on the upper eek, Fthought ft was dangorous to go. oyur ao fit. Tho cnuso of tho danger was the load on the upper deck, ¢. ETHOUGNT BILE MIGHT HOLT OVEIE if thore war water in the hold tt might ine crease the danger. Ef, after lenving tho dock, It was found ae wus overcrowded, J would keep her gota until 1 could bageh her safely ann level bottom, LC know of no polnt on the river itor lexving Woodland for benching anfely une {il reaching tho Cove bridue. The Viotorin coult, carry: persons snfely, It ia tho Captain's duty Co sec that the bont fs not overcrowded. was warned by the Company last year to keep the crowd itawn, but they throntoried to throw mo overboart! {f 1 did't let thomon, Teoutd not prevent tho people.” _ William Morelia was dn board tho Victorin with five of his family, | He testified that he could aco pretty nearly ali of thouppordeck. The sitting. room wir oveupted by women rand cbilldron, and tho standing roum y men, thors boing barely standing-room for thom all, One could not move about tmieh, ‘There was no raining, Everybody that had ineent svoniud to bold on to it. “ At no portion of the pasdage up did Lace tho poupic move trom slile to side, TNEVEI SAW_A MORE QUIET AND ORDERLY LOT OF PEOPLE, Thora was a slight movement among thom to try to bulnnice her, one of whiel: took pinee when shu wentoyor. Lunce remurker that there was somothing wrong with tho bout. She secinod highest on the worth side. withough tho Brontest numbor of people were on that sido. BAW no crowding on tho south alte on the way BD 80 118 to Account for her listing ovor that way, There was not the silchtest disurderly conduct on board, 1 fuared uo danger until tho tine unset, and observed no alarm whatever among tho ansonigel i ‘This mun's evidence was remarked upon ns oxtromiely straightforward. George Horbert. Paris, son of the tnunager of tha Ino, who neted ns ticket colteetor on bourd the Vietorie, tostitled that thory were between Bo) and 405 wonle on board that tri. Ha did not know rom the number of tickets, because he had not svon thom aince, *“ The crowd wero orderly in one respect and disorderly in anathor, Somo were sittingon tho ralting of tho lower deck and would not nove when { asked thoin, THERE WAS HOME RUNNING ANOUT on both decks from side to side all the way up from Springbank. J usked them to movo uy direotion of the Captain, because they were all inclined to linger on the south side. ft yot this order first betwoen Springbank and Woodland Cemetery, 1 wot it some hulf-dozon times, I tnink all the tickets were tiken up. Iwas n= sisted by Alfrod Wostic, who was drowned. Ie took ane side and I the other, 1 put the tekots [ yathoredt in iny coutpocket, 8 Cunt was binglug wp back of the winel-houge. [ took Wuastie's tickets from hit aud put them in my esket with my own. No ono on buand coultl ave hitd aecesa ta tint cuat. Llett Br. Alte wood watehing it whilo | went to the stairway, 1 wat my cont siuco the aceldont from my fathor, He brought it home on ‘Thursday, tho 20th, Tho tickets were hot in tho pockets. TRE CAPTAIN LOOKED TROUBLED when he told me tu try to gat the Jeopte over to tho othor side, I did not consider the boat over- loaded. In. leaving Springbank offorts wore mae by the Captain nyself.and Constable Moora to keep tho crowd off, and many left the boat in consequence, Tho Captain urderca a lot of. have gcom as Inrgo bodies as that goup and own, ‘This ovidenco ts extromely important, ns It ta undoratodd that tho tickets referred to ure im- pounded,” and number hundreds mora than tho witness atutod. Tho favestigation waa ad. Journed until Felday noxt, in ogdor that tho hull may be drawn up and Inspected. CAUGHT IN A BELT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Muskucon, Mich., June 3—A boy named Ienry Scholz met aterrible death to-day at Wood & Co.'s mill at Bluffton, near tho mouth of Muskegon Lake, Io was em- ployed about the sill to keep itcloan of snw- dust, but at the timeot the nccldent he went to the ngsistanco of two won who were at. tempting to adjust o bolt ona pulley. With- out warning Schols was caught up by the belt, Tun through the pulley, and orushed boyond all recovnition, One leg, Lan Lory fromm the body, sand ‘both urms ani'flose“woYo ‘brdkén, Pasalty through tho pulley, he was thrown to the groun with a dull, alekoning thud, bls almost lifeloss body shivering with horrible agony. He died almost instantly, TWO BURNED TO DEATIL . Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ATLANTA, Ga., Juno 3,—News of a horrl- ble death from burning reached Atlanta to- day from Covington, thirty miles from this city, A child of ain named Stratton had its clothes catch on fire, and while in this condition Adaline Davis rushed up for tha pure pose of extinguishing (he tinmea, While en- gaged in this imnnner her clothos bocam c Ignited, and the Hives of tho two unfortunates wore do- stroyed by tho lames, * 3 p POISONED. Datxas, Tex., June 3.—Two danghters of Jacob HMierholzer, aged respectively 18 months and 3 years, wero polsonad to-day by eating the berries growing on what Is commonly calted jomson-weed, The younger obfid will ro- cover, The older ono willie. She suffers tor- Hae TORY, and epaams, and leat the polit of ath. . A FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Conustnus, O., June 3—A local freight train, consisting of a locomotive and five cara, went through a bridge a¢ Sunbury, on the Columbus & Mount Vernon Hallway, last evening. Tho tall wns torty-two foot, Snmucl Martin bad ono log torn off, and Eoginoor Thomna Wilson was fatally injured. EXPLOSION OF A STEAM-TANK. Svectal IHepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Boony, In., June 3.—The steaw-tank In tho rendering establishmont of J, Stevens & Co., Jounted southwest of tbls. city, exploded Y —. £ LIGNTNING, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicage Tribute Eran, Ul, Juno ¥—Lightning struck the house of Michnol McGraw to-day, shat- tering the walls and tearing 0 stove to pleces. Mrs. SicGraw, who stood within ton teet of the stovo, had a narrow cécape from death, UNDER THE WHEELS, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Omgnoraan, Mich, June3.—A conductor by the nanie of Lawson was run over to-day on tho D,, M. & M1, H.W and had Av log crushed Above the knoo, His rovuvory 18 doubtful, A FATAL TUG EXPLOSION, Banvy Hoon, N, d., Juno 8,—The tugboat Jake Brands was blown up off here this morolng, Tho engincor was blown overbon: rad and drownod. His son was fatally Injured. The est of the crew were savod. THE FIVE LUCKLESS CITIZENS, Detxoit, Mich,, June 8—Late yesterday the Inst two bodies of the tive luckloss cit!- zens of Mount Clemens who wore drowned on Lake St. Clair five wooks igo, while on & fabing excursion, wore picked up, — FOUR COLORED MEN TATALLY IN- ED. Rionmonn, Va, Juno 3.—By the explosion of dynamito yesterday at Lowmour, Va,, four colored men werg fatally injured, THE OLD sTORY, Louisvirie, Ky., Juno 8,—Mary Myers, aged 10 yearg, wos fatally burned this even- ie walle Uyhting a fre with coal Olle ee c REFORMED CHURCH, Hupsox, N. ¥., May 8—The Reformed Church Synod of America opened with 182 delegates present The Comuittea on Synodionl Minutes madea report. 1t was ‘complained that the question proposed by the lust General Synod had not been on- swered by the diferent Classes ns required by tho Synod. ‘Ihe Classes of Holland and of Grand = Raplds, Mich, and of Wis- cons}n, each presented =n memorig! aga st Freemasonry, claiming that it was an fustituuon opposod to Holy Writ; that the institution was antagonistic to the Church. Demand was nade that the bynud take decisive incasures to suppresy tho spread of the orgunt- zation in Courch and it ruloleters abould a colnet gd to sover tholr conneotion with Freem: avy, or with thoChurch, ‘The rvalgna- Uon of Dr. Van Zandt, Professor of Didactioand Polomlo T jowy of the New Bruuswick Thea Jogical Bemiuary, was accepted so far as active duties were concerned, THE RAILROADS. An Independent Line to Chicago for the Erle via Mare ion, O. Has Gould an Interest in the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Road? Charges of Discrimination and Extortion Against the South- ern Pacific. Anticipation of a Lively Time at tho An- nual Meeting of the Ohiongo, Mil- wankea & &t, Paul, 18S IT A GOULD ROADI Tt has oll along boon the gener! opinion that tho Now York, 8t, Louls & Chieago Rattraad ts heing constructed in tho interust of the Eric Rallway, to give the latter an independant out let to Chicago. But late developments seem to: indicate that the Erin has nothing to do with tho constriction of this ron, unicss ft means to huve two lines to Chicago,~—onu by way of Huf- faloover tho Now York, Bt. fouls .& Chicago, nnd tho other by way of Sainmancn over tho Atinntio & Groat Westorn and the Chicngu & At- inntlo Ktaliway. Its now reported on pretty wood authority that an agreement has been algned giving the Erie and the Now York, Penn- sylvania & Ohlv (Atlantle & Grent Western) the control oof = the © Chicago =& — Atinutle Nallway under tha direetion of the’ Erie oxcentives. Under this arrangement the stook of the Company t# placed in trust, and is voted by trustees unmed by tha contract, who: ure to carry out the terms of thecovenant. Tho interest upon the bonds fs guaranteed by tho twa ronds out of the revounes from and going to the now road, and during its construction tho company guarantees the Interest upon the bonds, The new Iine, which Icaves the Now York, Pennsylvania & Ohfo at Marlon and rung west to Chiengo, a distance of 247 miles, was frat proposed in 1871, but the puuie of 17a knocked it endwise, and nothing more wae heard uf the muttor until «few months ago, when nexotia- tons were commenced whieh rosulted In tho above agrectnent, The contract for building the Hue tins been tet tu Suien & Conint, aad work js to 50 commencdd nt onco, and it 1s tho intention to have tho road coinpleted and in running order during tho summur of 1883. It ig hardly probable that ander these clreum- stances the Erio haa anything to do with the New York, St, Louis & Chiengu Rattrond, for, ‘bolng responslute ror the intorest on the bonds of tho Uhiengo & Atlantic Rallrond, it la necos> surily compelled ta turn over nil ite patronage to the last-named rond. Now that it is quite curtain that tha New York, St, Lows & arse Nallrond is not being built in tho lnterest of tha Erle, tho question arises, In whore interest {9 this rond bolug bust? It is cortululy autago- ulstie to the Intarasts of tha Vanderblits, far it runs for almost the entire distances from bullae lo toCineago parallel with Vanderbilt's Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Without an enst- ern outlot from Butfalo the road would not be = worth = much, it would havo to contend agninst grent disadvantages. It Is, thorefore, but rensonuble to suppose that the New York, St. Louia & Chi- cago Hitirond (s bolog constructed Asan Eastern ontiet for Jny Gould, aud to connect at iultaio with tho Deloware, Lackawanna & Weatorn or the Now York, Ontario & Western, which aro now being extended to Buffalo, and in which Mr, Gould {s said to be greatly Intorested, Mr, Gould donied tho other day when In this ulty that he had poy connection with the new ling between Buffalo and Chicago. ut it ia natural that Gould should feol anxious to conceal for tho presout tho fact that he has anything to do with the new Iine, because be is dosirous to postpone a contiict with Vanderbilt ant tho other — trinke-lino = tngnates until his schemes are fully consummated, and ho in ready =to Caive = thom, onl! the fight thoy want, Mr. Gould hoe a direct Enstern ontlet; from Southwestorn and West- ern pointe via the Wabnah, but he has nove from Chicugo, as the Wabush only runs south- weat from this alty, and bas no eastern counce- tion, The Inst annual mecting-af the Chicago, Rock Istand & Pacilo has shown that Gould holds a considerable interest in this rond, and ho needs qdirect Eastern outlot] for this road ns well a8 the Wabash, capectully during the wine ter, whon navigation 18 closed, The fact, alau, that the New York, St. Louis & Chicnzo has given uptho project of building a line to Br. Louis, at which point !t would come Into com- pasition ‘with tho Wabash, indicates that Gould, 8 something to do with tho new Raatern tno, his donial to the contrary notwithstand: TUE SOUTMERN PACIFIC. Spectal Correspondence af The Chicaga Tribune, Tyoson, Ar, May-00.—~The Arizona peuple aro beginning to think that tho Southern Paeitic Nallway {8 a luxury rathor than a convenience, and claim that tho development of thelr Torrl- tory, and partioularly that of the mineral ro- gions, has been retarded rather than improved by the completion of the rond. During tho last thrbe days in traveling from San Franclaco to Doting I iave carefully examinod into somo of these complaints, and examples of extortionnto charges and discrimination are herowith sub- Jolnad, - Tomako bothends meet tho small business- man of Tucson, Tombstone, and the outlying mining districts finds tt up-hil! work. On ac- count of the great distance from Chicaxo, St, uis, and other olties of tho Faat, ho is compolled to procure most of hla auppilos from) San Francleco, nnd on nt einall Dill of grocer ics ‘amounting to 000 or $700 ho must pay £00 or 820 to the railroad company for froight. Ho muat also accept iu return for bis augar and coffee tho Mexican dollars, which olroulite lnrgoly in the Territory, and on theso ho loses 10 per cent, ag neither the Sun Tranclseo mbreb int nor tho railway company will accopt ont At PAT. ‘The Tour Prinolpal atations in Arizona are Maricopa, from which point froight loaves tha ratlrond for Prescott and numerous mining cnmps tn the north; Tucson, which now claims to bu the business contre of thesouthern border; Benson, which is the outlet for tho Tombstone and othor ae districts in the south, and Willcox, which ja the distributing point for Globo and tho various military north, During the Inst ycar it is claimed that these astutlons bave taken in about $300,0W er month, and this money has been nken out of tho ‘Torritory nover to return. The laborers employed on tho rallroud aro mostly Chinamen, who contribute only alightly to tho Industrial and business prosperity of the seotions which they inhabit; tho ratis and other needed maples ure brought from Callfornia, find but littlo of the money paid to tho raliway in the shape of frelghts and taren finds its wa back again to the various sections from whio! itiaderived. “Tho heer ja were elainoring for Arailroad,” nid a well-known citizen to me to. day, * but now that thoy have fet ono they find that thoy are hot much better olf than they were efore,' Mining {8 tho prinolpal Industry of tho Terrle tory, The olaim that this some day will be a great ayricultural region is simply nonsense, a3 without porountal showers or water for irrint- fon nyrioutture is impossible, Taking ad- vuntago of thle fact tho Southorn Pucitte corperation hus catadiishod ite rate on ors in proper ton wo the amount the product iy boar, and without any rofor- ence to tho alze or woiuht of the ore. ‘This method of procuediae fa oven justitiod by tho officlals of the road, und tho followiy rates by a promipent agent are furnished; rom Deming 0 Ban Fruncisco, a distance of 1,107 tiles, the Tyte on ore yalued nt $10) jor ton 1s $12 per ton, or one cont per ton por mile, aud from Tucson, 0 distance of 978 miles to Ban Francisco, tho rato fs $10 por tou, or tho sume per ton per inile, If now the ore bo yalued at $20 per ton, though ccoupylng the game spice a$tho Sldvore and coat of transportation being bo greater, the rato fromm Deming to San Francisca ts now 818 por ton, or 15§ cents por ton Ay? tulle, and the rate from Tucson |e loureased to $14.00 per ton, If the vaius of tho ore be yet much yrouter, or 8500 er ton, aud still ocetpying tha sane space as afore, the rate from Deming ls now 2 por ton and from Tucson, $14.00 per ton, the rato per ton per inlle beloy correspondingly jucccased, Tt ia tho same peczing aut" polloy which rompts the same ofliciulain California tocharze io por car-load fur wheat for acertaln distance, whon alfaita saved, in the sumo kind of sacks wi geoupy lng the eumne space,for the sano distance, Jsobarge $180 per cur-lund, And yet such a achodule of sates is justitied by tho railroad officlala, and thoy nitiran that with othor rulus the rallronds of the Pacific Const coult fot bo Operated Whon constructeal It might bu added that tho owner of the ore rated above is obliged in each cage to pay for three nasays iu8an Fran- elsco, and ifto the freight and assay chargo there be algo added tho exponry of mintuy, and anoking, aod bawling to tha roid and the cost of drayago in Ban Francisco, the Ure must be high raue to atand these Incidental cbarges at all. itivuiso clafined by the poor miner, who hus only little ore to slp, that ie is only with dlit- guilty that ho can obtain tho rates named, thero boing ono charge for the large shipper buta different one for the small. Nor aro tho rates on merchundiso more just thanonore, Tho Deming merchant iv obliged to pay more for « ton of higu-rated merchaudec from Han Franclaco than the Denver merchant paye for an ontire var from Chleago or St, Louls, fhe rato from Los Angiog to ‘lombstone is 823 ten, aud from Marteopa, 417 miles further on, the rate to the same place Je $20 per ton. Tho rate on such produce as bariey, potatocs, and the like. which can be produced’ fn Arizona, $10 ber ton to Marioopa, but ff the product be colle, tom, sugar, or something olse which ont. hot by produced in'the Territory, thon the rate for some unaccountable reavon fa from $50 to $10 per tou. Thy werobant of Tuscon who in- formed bis quatomer when selling bim 8 paper of negdles, that it was not the Intrinsic oost of the noedlea which mado tham so blaa. ht tha posta of the freight charges fram imittter aut about that oxalmon ce: alifornia, had Ngured the right, Tt is ciniinodd inne “An an | Reanciaco, and font Bust {6 reowlved in Tombstone from New York at 2 rate ns low na the same eaimatr enn he received deretiy from Han Francisco, Au instance $8 efted of freight coming by the horthern route to Yuin fur turer and one galt eons a pound, when the ohatze Crom San Prine to Yuma was only ones hilt, Jess per nd, A prominant official of the € Ub Dae elle onea informed the Nevada Legl otha only geoat rninds Hie bisenin could aicecssfully grapple with the mijroad problem, and thin mins: account for the [uot tint the poor Arizoni miner finds himsetl utterly atnen when he ate tumpts tuexplain the Sunthern Paeitls freight rates by any rules he tiny have learned of fannes or politledt eeonniny, Here aren few examples of pansenger charies which Taave collected from schedules and tleket agents wong the route, and whiel may therefore be countered official, Tha ticket wweent ut San Fetnaiseo Informs me that the through rates by the southern route fo Chlengu are the tuine a6 by the ho cost of n first-class parsage ing t seenndeclass $38, aga third-chias 8 mi iwenty-two bottra n distance or iniles, ta Los Angeles, when 1] was iiformed uhat the rates to Colutgo were the anime as from San Frinelien, the loent rate ta San Franelseo from Los Anyeing being £23. Frown this point the cost to Chicago seoined to vary inversely with thn Mistance. At Yutua, Fi tniles on the rund fretn San Francisco, | was Informed that no through tekets were suld fram that oiicr, but that if 1 wanted toge te Chiengo TF vould suretsi a {ekot to Deming, New Mex, for £45, whe could pure! tleket to Kunens City for sth, and fram, ieng City to Chicago for $14.80, ronking the entire charge for nt first-class tickot from Yuna to Cblengy $131.80, or $13.00 moro than athrough tleket from San Franolaco, 1 greater distance by Tt miles, At Tueson, 178 tulles nearer Chicago than San Francisco, {was informed that the cost ofa Nrat-clurs tleket to Chicavo was 2110.0, oF only $4.00 less than from ‘San Francisoo, while tho focal rate to Han Fran olsco was no less that 85. Tf, then, the traveler should travel frat-clisa.to ‘Iieson, and thon aftor arriving at the lutter place conclude ta vontinue hls journey to Chicuyo, his two tlekets: would cast hin £165.70, or £40.40 more than If he had purchased nv sinwle through tleket, 1 was Nise informer that if | should break tny journey: Mn three places, ut Yuma, Deming, and Lins Vegas, and buy 0 new theket atench ot the polity to tho next ony named, the cutire trip from Bag Franclaco to Chicago woultl cost tne no less than 18. red. are than if t kad purchused 4 single through ticket. “I was also Informed that it FT shontd preak the Journey in several other pluces, and ptirubise 4 new tleket every Hane, that un Twera a Bonanza King F would have to money left by the time LE arrived at Chleaga, While it cat seareels be expected that passengers and frelrht cun be carried ng cheaply in Arizona and New Mexieo win ain Rustern Bhate, yat it ds to be expected that a just system of rates should apply te the proven of overland tran portation, and that discrimination and extors tlonnte charges shonld nowhere be allowed, So long us the oneCompany—for tho Centrul Pacitie and Boutbern Pacitio Companies are virtually the same Company with two munes—control tho overland travel in one direction feo San Frans cisce M5 iniles to Ogdun, and in the other direc. Yon from San Francisco 1,197 aniles to Deming, there will virtually be no competition in frelyhts and fares, and tho unjust rates now in vogue wIl not be remedied, ‘The people have long had adequate cause for foe ntlat, and Jt is to be hoped that thoir ralief will come in the com- pegea of an Independent road to San Francisco jn the nenr future, AR W. CILIICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL. Anectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Minwackerx, June 4—The annyal meeting of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road will be hold in this city to-morrow. A dozen of the heaviest Eastern stockholders arrived at noon to-day, and will bo present as 0 part of the Directorate at the meeting to-morrow. It bas been rumored for some time past that thera would be trouble of some kind at this mecting and a probable change of oficers, but there now seems to be no ground for any auch thing, Among tho many rumors bave been those of a consolidation of the Northern Pacific and the Oregon SteamsahipCampany. It is aleustated that the snow blockade of the past winter crippled the rond seriously, and the fossea bave beon so wreat that the Ensatern stookbolders would rulse arumpusat this mecting on thla ecuunt. A New York broker, in an Interview recently, sant that be expected to see the stock full from 125 to2, which in w measure would be ruluntion to tho road. Hu snd it cost $3,000 8 nile to keep tho road in repair and in operation, and yet it, is only gacning, $3 a imile, Te asked how ang it could go on butting branches At $18,000 a toile ant bonding them at $2,000 a mile, | ‘This cruated u good deal of exoltement, President Sitehell said to-day thas the rumors wero aif fies, nud that thore would bo no change in the Direotory, ‘The report to be submitted shows the wross earnings for 18 to be $13.0%),- 118.01; gross expenses, $i, 742425.68; leaving the net curnuings $5,00)W20,—an inerease in net earnings over the previous year of $800,- The New York toekholders 000, Jullus Wadsworth, Vieo-Preaident; J. Min. bank) Potor Geddes, Krug Waite, Joni P, Towns * send, J.P. Wileox, J. C. Kaston. HA. Euston, W. W. Niles, T. W. Hawley, and Horave Bright- My } i TEXAS. Houston, June 3.—-Tho reorganization of the ‘Texas Weatern Narrow-Gauge Rallway was per- fected to-day and formally transferred to tho new manngoment.. The stookholders elocted the following officers: President, U. 8. Grant; Secretary J. B. Tracy; Executive Committee, Gen, U.8. Grant, H. Vietor Newcomb, Josiah C. Roitt; Directors, Gon. U. 8. Grant, Ht. Victor Newcomb, John Malley, Col. Fred D. Grant, Josiah C, teoitt, A.M. Gentry, W. 8. Clovaland, K, Mellhenny, J. 0. Tracy, Tho rctive opera: tions begin at onco un tho construction of the road to tio Grande. JAY GOULD IN ST. LOUIS, Sr. Louis, Mo., Junod,—Jay Gould and party arrived hore this morning by the Wabnab ond, andaconferenee is now belng held with H. M. Hoxie, General Maunuer cf tho Texas & Pacific, it. 8. Hays, of tho International & Great North- ern, who arfived bero yestorday from Texas, and tho Genoral Manuger of tho -Miszourl Pas city & fron Mountain, st which itis expected afinnl decision with he roached regarding the consnitdation of Mr, Gould's entire Southweat- orn intercsts, A PROSPEROUS SHOWING. Spectat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, ATLANTA, Ga, Juno 3.—The Directors of tho Atlanta & West Point Raflroad held a mectiug in Atlanta to-day, and, upon iinding the troas- ury of tho Company inn most flourishing condi- tion, passed a rosolution doubling the stock of etch of tho stookholders, and declaring a iivi- dend of 0 per cont, payablont the oltice of tha Company Attg. 1. Tho action of tho Directors hos created considerable onthudiasin amony the Rtockbolders of tho roud, aud also givos an uddl- tlonal fmpotus to tho already well-matured rall- road boous {i thia section, + WISCONSIN MATTERS. Green Bay, Wie, June 3.—Gonoral-Maunger ‘Timothy Cago ts oxpooted home trom New York to-day. T. G, Case, attorney forthe Greon Day & Minnesota Hallway, returned from the Wost on Wednesday, and {4 kept hard at work on the MUigation of his road. Kinigration to this part of tho Htato cuntinues, and Rives the Chlongo & Northwostera Mosd a ins traflio in this bual- ness, Tho now railrond (Wisconsin & Michigan) gompany, have located dopots at Mig Buaraien, Oconto, Ponsuukes, aud Btiles, ——_ KENTUCKY CENTRAL Crxonvatt, O., Juno f.—Albert Nathan, bro- kor, to-day closed 4 negotiation by which a syn- dicate of Hastorn and Oblo capitalists bought a cuntroiling interest In tho ‘Kentucky Contrul Railroad, The purchasers are G, W, Ballou, of Roatan; Georgo it, Sevey, Sainuel Thorns, CO, b, lirico, is i ft. Leyman, and Jobn L. Martin, Hb pes a a gee a eine a 8 be 8 ial Ty éseoduo, tha whole umount bolng $5,000,W0, TIE LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE, Spectat Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, ATLABTA, Ga., June 3A rumor provalls hero to-night that the recent complications between, tho Loulavilto & Nashville Hallo aud the Con- tral Road of Georgia will reault in Wadbey, prag- y jen the Central, bolag made Preal- Set TSP ine oulaviio w Nasbyilio' allway. OAR-BUILDERS, KxoxvitLy, Tonn, June, 3—The Southern Cur Worka to-day organised. Capital stock, Tho works will bu inoperation fn aixt; ge. ay 4 Will em) nor ‘20 mechanics, Tho come pany already nas ordors for 8 yoar’s work, ITEMS,, Mr. W. D, Boott, of Clacinnati, hag been ap- Polnted Contracting Agent: of the Chicago & Kastern Illuols Raliroad, with headquarters at Chicago, Bir. Soott is said to be an expericucod ratiroud man, 5 os : Mr, &. H. Talbott, Prestdont and Gonora! Man- agorof tho Raluay age of this olty, returned yestorday from an extended :trip through Qubs aud the Southern States. BMr/Talbowt wae Zone about four monthé, and 14 glad to be back again. . ‘Tha tickot-ofices of the ro Tit. nois god the Chicago & Erie, and the jocal frvlght-ofllces of tho Grong ‘Woatorh Diapatob and the Southern Dispatch gre borvafter to bu Igeatod ih the new und vommodious apartmonts uae shad Up in the basement of No. 101 Clark root, 2 Cheap water-rates have thoroughly demoral- facd tho froignt business. Pratrunt a &. fow days ego, the Grand Trunk Lines havo been Autiiow in autor ta counvety with and web w Dore © : Icago & Fast present are | {ion of the grain traffic to th for tha inost part, tho rauds rates, while tho manugers bh ftiatnoss, The Sima onrrespondent of the San Francisco Chruntele weites: “Tho truce fnwardness of Moluva' reign hero ts now dawning on tho poo- pie, Ia parte of the eauntry where caustrie Hon was most costly you conld not raise sages brush, and at no considerable part of the tines cunt be found eniiotent arable tand to ‘stand of" the clebts af the road,” The oinivrant bireiness still continucs very heavy. ‘The Luke shore Road brought In yess terday saven enreloads, containing about 400 emigrant, The Bulttinore & Ohtu brought in about 1,200, and tho Siebigan Contra about au. Dut a amull mamber af these reinain in Chicago, Nearly all of them are destined for points in the West and the Northwest. ‘Tho intest publleation by Mr, C. K. Lord, Gon- eral Pansenger Agont of the ‘Snitiinore & Ublo Itulirond, 14 entitled the “Baltimore & Ohlo Huinmer Resort Hook.” Like allof Mr. Lord's books, Ibis very neatly gotten up, and contains elsborate deseriptions, with hundsomoe (iiustras Hong, of all the summer resorts reached bythe Mnitimore & Onto Rellrond. It is alse embel- fished with tha usual wumber of humorotts ailhounts, gennrally known 28 Taltimore & Ohio" coons.” The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ftallroad Company Is Just now perfecting arrangemonts for the tinmetinte cunstrugtion of t branch tine from the Fox iiver to Sterling, and another from Kewanee to Sterling. and another ftuin Calva to Sterting. “tls the objeot of tha Burs + tinuton peuple te push those lines further north Inte the territory of the Milwaukee & 8t Paul, ‘The Burlington people say thoy are compelted to du this nan mutter of self-defense, because: the: Milwaukee & St. Maul ta constantly on- eroaching upon thetr territory, and fs building lines southward In the same territory. Mr, James Smith, General Fretght sponte of tho Chleayvo & Alton Hatlrond Company, bas just Issued a gireulie announoing that, commencing 'Vacaday next and until further notice. a THtany refrigerntor-onr will lerve Colenzo on Tueaday of ouch week at 2215 p, i. to carry butter, ea, nnd other perishable property. except fish, fresh ment, and vent carcnssos, from Chicago, Ponting, and intormodiate points destined to Enst Bt. Louis, St. Louis, or beyond. Consignments for way stations must not be Jonde in tbls ear, ‘Tho ratolo Enst St. Louis on shipments trans- ported in this car will bo 40 cents per 100 pounds, CROP-PROSPECTS. MINNESOTA. Sotetat Disvatch to- The Chicaco Tribune. Str. Pact, Minn, June 3—The Ploncer- Press hing postal-card reports froin all the counties in the State, The following are enough to show the general condition of the growing grain: Preston—Thoe weather is very fine indeed, Copious rains fell during tho latter part of Inst week and the crops of nil kinds have rca rt abonrd; but, ula the p all the dnarta of revived, The whent is looking romarkably wel The aojlisin execlient condition. The repo! tbat soine farmers in tho eastern part of tho county were plowing up their whent-felds proves to be nat true. 2 Lake City-—Tho jate rains and the cool weather in this region have been quite favorable to the growing wheat, which {fs lovking finely. Some of the farmers complain that tholr barley ia sickly and duvs nut promise to be up to the ar= erage yield. Corn bas gota good Btart in thia section, and will mature early and yield well If the weatbor {8 not too cual, Alvxandrin—Tho weathor could not be more favorable for growing crops of all kinds. ‘The continual showors of the pust two weeks baye brought small gralna and timothy and clover furward altaost tuo fast, as in iow places eer aro even now lodging some. Thoero will beavery heavy growth of straw. The pros. pect forthe bay crop bowb wild and tame is mmense, Machine ngente are all busy, . St. Cloud~Tho growlog crops in thls vicinity are reported almost without exception to be looking and doing finely. We have had an unusual. amount of raln during the last fow duys, but our sandy ail atunds It well, There is rather too muc wet for beavy soll, aod some tneadows ure pare under water, Canriderabie cockle and buckwheat aro springing up with the rapid growth of wheat, Potato-buga are appearing in soine places. Heron Lako—An unusually beavy rainfall the past few days hos caused more or less damaxe to gtowlng crops, especially on fow bottom lands, Notwithstanding thie fact, however, the general outlouk tends to a fruitful barvest. Audubon—Crops arc doing ‘nely; plant healthy: are as faradvanced us lost year. Thore was. no drawback; just came right along; wonthor Is splendid for growlng crops; had some showers tho past week, with hail, but no dam. nao roported 80 far; ‘sia promises jarger than last year; incronse, about 14 per cent, Kugssou—Crops are jn splendid condition and growlug ripidly, -We are baying cool northoriy winds and acicaralky. Wo have bad for the last few days daily showers, which bas left the ground in a youd moist condition for the grow- ing crops, Stenson—The crops in thie locality are looking excellent, and promising finely. je heavy main of. Wednesday, with hall tn, some tocalitics, did no damage, the whent being too young. ‘Tho soll Is in excellent condition, and with the resent warm weather the growth is wonderful, The weuthor is rather tnsettted, but we bopo forno moro rain foraweek. Corn and tate graing aro doing well, Stewart—We bavo had an excessive amount of rain duriug tho Jast week, completely aatu- rating the ground, the water standing fn min- Jature Inkes in any places, damaging the xruin ‘badly in all such places. On tho bigh and rolling: land wheat, onts, and barley gencrally look well, Butmang fleldsare very weedy. Farm- ers have found it very diiticult'to wet good secd corn, many baying to replant, consequently tha corn is very backward, Mucth of Inet year's crop of wheat still remains unthrasbed, and tho ground {sso soft now that machines cannot bo moved around, Culedonia—Wheat looks finely. The weather 4s favorable for growing crops. The corn -Ja all planted and some are cultivating it. Until the rain of Just weok Reepis, feared the drought would injure crops. Chinch-bugs are work! Fn sone, Fro tho number of corn-plows fue cultivators purchased It would svomn that there {8 W lurge awount of corn planted. There ts not 80 auch interest tn reapers asin former years. Rochester—Grain of all kinds {9 looking well on necount of occadlonal rains tho Inst ten doy's, Wheat fs looking better than it did ot this tine one year ago. Barley is looking tnuch hotter than it did” ton days ayo. Corn {s looklng and growing finely, and the out- look is peor E ie to the farmer. Nird Istand—The rains jn this section the past week have been very heavy, and Wedncadny evening a ball-etorm prevailed ofghtimilos west of here, but no damage therefrom is ree ported. “The ground {3 well soaked with water, it being too wet to plow, bat grain of all kinds logks well, whent being ‘aevers| luches high and stooling in gvod shape. At preacnt there 1g no apprehension of danger to crops. ‘Tho outlook i bright. Monticetlo—The iate heavy rata bave not In- red the whent crop ot tig sraiele, but timber Inrmoers report too much rain for crops of all kinds. Coro is dolng well on the prairio, but if the rains continue a few days miore without sunshine tho vrop will be seriously damaged, Grass and potatocs are look! 108, with a heavy growth thus far, The festive otato-bug has put fo an appearanco, aud prom: sea to be more numerous than for soveral kooe sons, Harvard Lake—Wiheat In fat and low places Ia aickly and backward, owing to reposted rains, All corn planted enrly ia progeessing finely, but on aveount of the raing and consequent state of tho ground a great deal bae ouly Juss been putin. Asyet the crops havenot recelved insterlal damage from wee weather, but dry weather Is needed now. The average crap oO) all grain and yeyetables looks woll, with tho excoptions uoted above, Munkato—The cropa are progrossing finely, with the exception of a very fow low piscea ine tended for corn ground, In those placas corn ie now being planted. All who speak upon the atibject at allare very well satiglod with the Hapout of things, orthfield—With the exception of afew com- Plaints from farmers iu this vicinity that thoir wheut-llalds aro vory weedy, there is nothin: else to complain of, and the genernl verdict o| tho farmers Je that tho crops were novor further advanced nt. this tiwo time of year thin they ara now, and everpbody seems eatianed with the present prospuct. Brownedals—All crops, under the Influence of the showers and warm wenther of tho pnat wook, havo grown and improved wonderfully, ‘Tho only drawback is an oxcoss in growth of woeds in many flelds. ‘There is nut balf the fear of chinch-buge as uxisted two weeks ayo, and tholr numbers and the number of plaves in: tested have not been enough as fo to oxalte much apprabension. Weather cool and dry,— Just the thing for whoat, Albert Lea—The woutber ts cuol andcloar, and tho soll i¢ In fine condition for whoat, but rather too cool forcorn. Wheat (a looking very fie, and gives promise of a bountiful harvest, Cass corn, lax, eto,, aro making rapid growth, an: cvorytbing looks favoravle for a jiboral harvest, —- : ILLINOIS, Special Dispatch to The Cateago Tribune, Broommaron, UL, June &—A hailstorm Jast night did a good deal of damage to the crops gud trees in the country northoast of Bloomington, Some hail-stones measured six Inches In ciroumterence. W{ndows were protty generally smasbed where not protected, Warm rating bave boon followed by weather alu: wil putan eud ta the ravague of chinch-bugs, —— WISCONSIN. “ Spactat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Gneen Bay, Wis, June 3.—It bas rained three days yo far this week. Everything {8 Rrowing lively, ‘ho prospocts of small frult ato very wood, THE RAILROAD BOARD. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sprivariey, IL, Juno &—Tho Hailroad and Warohouso (ommissioners start next Tucada! to make thorough inspoction of the Illinois Contral Howd, - CRIM Commutation of the Sentence of Emery, of Arkansas, Convicted of Murder. He Will Serve Twenty-one Years in the Penitentiary Instead of Be- ing Hung, A New York Five Points Graduate Ar- rested {n Galena for Robbery In Tie Kath County. A Marylander, Orazed by Roligion, Brains His Wife and Son. SENTENCE COMMUTED, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Lirtir Rock, Ark., June 5,—Col. Emery, the murderer, who was sentenced to hang, and who appeated to the Supreme Court, was this evening commuted, Gov, Churehtl) re- versing the denth sentelice and assessing the punishment nt hard labor for twenty-one yents in the Penitentlary. Theecnse has ex- cited wide Interest. The Judges of the Supreme Court, after a careful examination of the testinony, recommended cummuta- tion, ‘The murder was committed in Frank- Iin County fn July, 1880, -A widow, Mra. Mary E, ‘Taylor, was the victim. Emery and dames .Yotingblood were suspected and arrested, ‘The evidence was purely cir- enmstantial, but, together with admissions which they had made, {t was found strong enough to convict them. Youngbloud got twenty-one years in State Prison, Emery be- ing sentenced to death. An appeal was taken in his case. and the result Is given above, The testimony showed that Emery and Mrs, Taylor were betrothad, and that he bad, under promise of marriage, seduced her and de- clined to have the warriage ceretnony per- formed. She left home one day, and was scon no more alive by her felends. Her boty. was found a week later in Mulberry River, (he in- ference was that she was met in woods which she had to pass through on ber way to the house whither she was going by both Emery and Youngblood, who ravished and murdered her, throwing tho dond body intu the water, Tho de- fense sought to establish the theory of sulolide, but falied. The evidence disclosed the fact that she hud beon brutally murdered. AN INSANE MAN, Spectal Dispatch to The Caicago Tribune, BArrimans, Md., May 3—A_dispafeh to-night from Cresfleld, in Lower Maryland, gives the horrible details of a probable wife murder at that place, Elijah Sterling, the perpetrator, Is a well-to-do merchant of the town, but who for some time past has been insane on rellgions matters, Last night ho declared to his wife that ho was the Son of God, and that all sinners must dic, and he would kill them, She tried to reason with bim, when he seized a hatchet and inflicted. several terrible gashes on her head and breast, Thetr eldest son, o Ind about 13 years of aye, uttempted to rescue .his mother Trom the madman, when his father dealt him a Diow with the hutchet. The crazy man thon wont up-atairs to his bodroom and began brenk- ing up the furniture. ie mother and sons touk refuge in some bushes surrounding tho house, she fainting from the loss of bloud when they reached thoir hiding piace The boys aroused severnl of tho neighbors, and they se- eured the maniac, binding his fect and hands with cords, The unfortunate woman's skull was crushed with the hatchet, and at last ace counts she was in a dying condition. A GRADUATE OF FIVE POINTS. Spectal Dispatch to Tae Chteago Tribune, GALENA, I, June 3.—Edward Hardy, 0 notorious pickpockef, who was sent from the Five Points Mission, New York, several years ago, and who has been filling the posl- tion for some tine past of musieinn at the Rock House, opposit Dubuque, was arrested duy before yesterday by Deputy-Sherif! Buckley on a telegram sent to Sherlit Pout trom De Kalb County, whore ‘he Is wanted {for conmit- ting arobbery. Hardy was brought to this city and i med in Intl, and left ta-day for De Kalb, with Under-Sherilt Wood, of that county, who arrived in the city this morning to claim bis prisoner. EDGAR COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Apectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Panis, Ith, June %—The Edgar County Jail contains nine prisoners. ‘The Intwst vie- tlm is John Shubard, arrested at Rushville, Ind, yesterday, for making way with $160 belonging w 4 fellow-bonrder at the Commercial Hotel last Bundsy., Young Nedman, sbot Inst Saturday by Aimos Wright, dellcs precedent in rofuaing to dle, and Is expected to recovor. LRGGETT, A TERRIBLE KICKER, Lirtiz Rock, Ark., Junes,—The Gazette's special from Lonoke, Ark., says: Jake Leg- gett and Menry Martin got into a dispute yes- terday about Jo’clock. Hard words passed. The formor kicked the latter in the face, bruising him badly, cutting a deep gash in bis obin with a heavy boot. They clinched, but wero separated by bystanders, Leggett mounted a horse and escaped, Martin was probably fatally injured. ——_—_.. - A CLOSR CALL. Spectat Digpateh ta The Chicago Tribune, LuptnatoN, Mich, June 3—A mob of five or six hundred met MeDonald, the alleged murderer of James Corbin, at tho dock Jast evening, and made some demonstra- tions towards lynobing, but no orgauized ate tompt was made, and the oflcors Jailed tholr mau, No examination yet. A POSTMASTER: IN TROUBLE, Special Dispateh to The Chtcaga Tribune, Torexa, Kas. June 3—M, V. Beatty, Postmaster at Clyde, Kas., was arraigned be- fore the United States Commissioner to-day for delinquency in his accounts. He waived exam- ination and gave bond of $1,000 for bis appear ae at tho Octobor term of the United States our ny TWO CRIMINALS KILLED. Dat.as, Tex., June 3,—Molton and Baker, notorious burglars aud house thieves, wore Killed yesterday In Hayes County by tho Deputy Sheriff while revtsting arrest. The the parties have been robbing stores, private roaldences, and running off stuck for cighteen months, ELOPED. Special Dispatch to The Cateago Tribune, Lrncony, Nob, June &8—There was con: siderable excitement In this clty to-day over the discovery of the elopement of n proml- Rent business man named Woodbury with « married woman named Licbold., The pattios loft lass Thursday morning. TAKEN TO JAIL, Sr. Louis, June 3.—King and Fitzpatrick, the alleged robbors of Gen, Grant's baggage, wore transferred from the celaboots i dhe Jall to-day, under 8 warrant awors out by Doe n behalf of the Jron Mountain couive Company. charging them with «rand larceny. A TEN-YEAR-OLD MURDERER, Lancastkn, 0., June 8—The 10-year-old gon of Michael Wilverger killed another joy, the son of Honry Stracke, to-night by fatolng him to the heart with a pookat-kulto, ARRESTED, .CoLestan, Tex., June 3,—A man supposed to be Lee Nelson, who murdered James Hurnos, at Minota, Tex. was atreated to-day, He clalins to be a business man from California, ps ——— Guymber Not Sleeplug, bus Suffering from a Fractured Skull. “Autamerown, Pa. May Ul—tt fe now definitly established that John Guymbur, tho sluep. i. Hungarian at the County Almahouge, has at nu time been in a trance, but ‘bo bus been sutfering from an atfeo- Gon of the bruju, waich ts expected to end in bis death (an few days. After siceping for 4 period of ninuty-cight days bis physicians dis- covered an absouss forming on biy bead three Inches loug aud two wide. Their examingions also showed that bis skull bad beon fracturéd ut no remote dato, but bow or In what manuer hut not yot been ascertained. On Friday inet tho “nbsoces was: tunuod. Ilis suttorings not rnitigated thereby, bul rither to be augineated. ‘Tho abscess has beoume 8 runulog sore. fo ts quity heiplosy, bis attendants boing cummpelled tucurry blu about. He refuses ovory kind of nourish: mont, and food In Hquid form ta forced throug his uostrils. eranian te are aiats iaioyered was guullcriug from ay ete necesdatlly xroatly ugwravetus bla eondition.. Ho Is now fokina rapidiy, and bis corps may uo In tho hands of physioinos for disaco Won fn a day or two, . ¥IRE RECORD. AT CONDEN, TL. * : ANNA, IIL, Jitng 3.—-Cobden was visited by : a disastrous fire Inst night. One of Its two fine steam flouring mills was burned down, ‘The owners hotd lor of $5,000 tn tho Underwriters’, ‘The toss of tho mill, which did & Jarge custom busines, {s a serious one to the | people of the berry metropolis of Egypt. AT GRAND IMWAVEN, MICH. Detroit, Mich, burned yesterday. Loss, $15,003 1a tor att x Ys 8, $16,000: ured STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, Death of a Husband and Wife. Coroner Matson yesterday afternoon pald a visit to Park Ildge, a suburban station on tho Northwestern Woad, Just this aldo of Det plaincs, for the purpose of holding an in- quest upon the bodies of John and Sfary. Niemann, anold couple who had been struck and instantaneously killed. by Nghtning Thure- day afternoon, white driving homo from Chivago along the Elston rond, only a short distance from Irving Park. Tho inqtest was hold atthe lato residence of the deceased at Park Ridge, a plain and unpretonding tarm-house about a milo dis- tant from tho station. Horo were gathered o large concourse of people, upun whose minds the audden taking-off of thoir oged friends bad evidently produced a very profound jmpros- sion, Aséoon asthe piace was reached, tho party wore shown Into tho barn, whore the deceasod. still lay at rest ia tho wagon in which thoy had inet theirdeath, The evidences of its. terrible nature were evident, especially in the caso of the old lady, whosa body was found to be terribly scarred by the electric fluid andby the flames of ber burning clothing, tho lightalog having set fire tothe upper part of her dresée ‘The body was clad very neatly, 8 black woole sbawi being thrown sround a light-colored stu: dress. About three inches below the rightarme pit tho shaw! was slightly singed, a small rount hole about the size of a dime having beon bura away. Beneath this the dress, alsa burned, bu! to a larger oxtont, was found to be torn ope! while the underclothes betow, which ot thi point had been almost entirely consumed, gav evidences also of having been rent by the strokes ‘Tho back and shoulders, and; in fact tho whole of tho right side o f the body, wero ARAMED BY THE ELEOTIUG CURRENT, which, Instead of penetrating the body, xs is somutimes the case in Miko casualtios. bad evi< dently spread and run in divided streams slong the flesh. Where it had had the cart! est contac! with the fleab a Jot-black spot about the size o| and abuut as round as 2 ailver dollar waa visible, and from this branched out, over back, and shoulder, and breast, and hips, long and irromu- larly-branching thin lines of the same colote This pecullariy-marked discoloration, whic evidenced the passnyzo of tho subtle messongo! of death, was quite diferent from that whic! had been vaused by tho burning which Tolfowsd the stroke, 7 flaines Oo! the fgnited clothing left aldu from the neck down, bad scored tha leaving it in parts a ght, nod in parts a deop, brown. Notwith~ standing the terrible nuture of the agency whi had accomplished the old Indy's donth, the ex- pression of hor taco was portictly cnim and peaceful; in fact, a pleasant smile played nround ber mouth, while not a suspicion of dis+ portion marred the serona repose of tho othor rentures, ‘A cnretul examination of the old gentieman’s clothing and person failed to reveal any fadica~ von of where tho lightning bad done its work, fn bis caso. Tho appearance of the face would not bave been unpleasant bad it not been thay tho suffusion of blood, not disngrocably distinct. In tho old lady, bad beon so great a4 to bloat and discolor the ‘features, which wero af almost a Diue-bincs bue. ‘The evidence brought out nt tho inquost showed that Mr. Nieman, agod 49, and his wifo, agod 5%, both Germans, had been to Chicago in the morning, where thoy bad disposed of a load af country produce, ‘The storm overtook them and they sheltered thoniaelves for while, but as soon ns tho rain stopped started out ngain, When the fatal flash came they wero moving homowards along the Elston road, nbout fort: rods enst of Irving Park. Just previous to this moment thoy wore caplet by a Mr. Leeson, live {ng in that neighborhood. Just after fash he noticed that tho wayon-seat they bad occu- pied was ompty, and that tiames were shooting up from the spot. He rushed up to the place, gud found that thoy hud both fallen backward9 into the wagon, and that the wonian’s clothes were burn dercoly. Ho extinguished tho flamog and lifted her up, but not oven tho tromor of a Mink hinted of a remaining spark of Ufo. Ho cece is band over the old man's heart, but It was motionless, THRY WERE BOTH DEAD. Mr. Leeson lald the bodies out decently upon tho bottom of the wagon, aud thon discovered that he bad beau sa buslly occupicd that ho bad failed to notico thatone ot the horses had alsa fallen aviotim to the lightning’s stroke. Tho horse, which had been immediately in tront of tho old Indy, was strotched out stark upon the atreet dead, but without any sign upon his coat. of fae placo where the denth-blow had been wen, My thls time tho people living in the neighbors hood, who bad heard of the occurrence, looked to tho spot in dozens, and, after their morbik curlogity bad beon sated, tho wagon and its awful load were removed to tho bara of an inn not far distant. and. tater in the evening, tho couple wore taken tp to tho home which thoy had teft in the best of spirits that morning. Tho fes Wore oxnmined by Dr. Fricke, of Park Ridge, who decided that death was causod by paraiyais of the heart, resulting from & stroke of tightning, and a verdict fn accordance with this opinion was rendored by the jury. ——— CRIMINAL NOTES. Iteme from tho Polico Stations, Charles Hurd and Frank Htandall, two young menwho claim to ve circus cady-butochers, were nrreatod yosterday afternoon out of their room on Halsted strost, near Washington, by’ Officers Heck and Davis, to whom they: bad been polnted out as suspicious ohare acters, In tholr possession . wero found “& Jot of cheap jewelry which they claim to havo purchased from a down town firm, about WS Professional photographs, marked on tho te-, verse Oriental Ten Company, Pa.; and about. one dozen boxes of cigars, fifty in tha box. ltwas hy offering those cigars for salo at 50 conte por box that thoy firat attracted attention. ‘tho ine Eanes int the goods are stolva and are Ny Z MA omner i wanted at the Contral Station for alight velvet cluak,n boavy ribbed cloth cloak with bead trimming, 6 allk suit, and a figured gatine suit, both neatly mado. 10 property ‘was recovered by Detective Thorpe in a room on, Fourth ayenuo ocoupled by Henjumin pnomAay a colored thief, who was arccatud ‘Thursda: while attempting to dispose of a very fine ‘old watch which was yeaterday {dontitled by Mrs A, V. Pitts,of No. 213 Park ayeuuc, whose |, bouse was entured by burglars early Thursday morning and robbed of # large quantity of goods, Thomas {s bolleved to havo been con nocted with Aang of burgiard who buve Doom quite industrious of late, Auton Bates, the young man who accidentally. shot Charice Frodortokedort?, his companion, tz A fight fast Sundny Syoninie at George Datet- don'g vatoon, No. 710 Halsted strect, was yester day arraigned before Jurtice ‘Ingersal by who fixed bail nt $3,000, aud, as Hatoa was, unnble ta ‘urnish that amount, bo went to thoCounty Jail, ir, Valin certiies that the injured young man isin a precariour condition, and that fn a greag majority of cases such a wound as ho recolyed would prove futal. Should he recover, however, it - guite Ukely that he will not prosecute the Piieonsed F. Wes, lately counected with the Western Decorating Works, 8 coucurn mauaged- by Grunowald & Scbinidt at Nu, bl Wabash avenue, is looked up at the Armory shared! with larceny in callecting sundry outstan of aoa an ete Watlncd tiie morning. a nr fore Ju ve f. i ue sneak-thlot who bas been going the rounds of the Weat Division, gaining outrance to houses be had planned to pluuder by fopro- senting himecif av having been sent out by Me gas COMpany to vxamine tho Metres and pipe conuvovons, was cleverly capturud at J u'clock esterday morning In hls room ut No. 20) Wort Yaxe atrvot, by Omicers Rlugrose and Dillon. He gives ‘the name of William doyor, but “fs. known a¢ the bourding-houea as Louls Vou Havon, a carpenter who came to this clty only four weoks ago from Now Jorse Tn bls room wero found.» pawaticket for a watch und chain value! at $100, winch to wi On thoWth fram the residence of A. N. Lewis, aleo five napkin rings, and somo odds bd onde of jewoly stalon on ‘the afternoon of the from the res{dence of Mrs. Fullard, of No. 6) Elizabeth street, and o watob, ring, and some Jewotry stolen the following ed frow the reale dence of Mos. Bakers 2 Pn West’ Monroe street. Mrs. Lows’ cl Teng ' Michaol’s puwnshop.-at the corner of Madisog and Li rane Btrouts. _————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, a Lowpon, June 3.—-Thv City of Paris and Utopia, + from Now York, and Waldensian, from Boston,’ | bave arrived out. New Youn, Juno aeeries tne Alsati , aud tha: while, from Liver from London, an et ae Fools WERNSTOWN, June d—Acrived, oer from Pollade!phii s . PETROLEUM. : PrTVBVILLE, Pa. June B—Oll opoaod at Lib $9 ‘ bighvst, 82%; lowest closod, 81%} Skips. * ments, 4,100; runs, é June 3—William To Bailey's snw-mll! nt Grand Haven, this State, 33h