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u he cy ing y in filllng ofices, jon of soldie: TA a a ne ns a canlidute. surly of ‘Tren pla rsa i » ballots wits mt spareinte bn E raband and Witte, Phe torn ray ie paulnel te eet i } Tiatt, md proceeded to delive wake eveeeh, in whiel he salt query hecould hot earry out the with ke ontituent, He then delivered a a He oulugsy nib Conkling, entling hin the paepecatest itl) 10 flue ant, ‘thachainpion of pe Tights, a pthiie garvant of matchless auintellecttal aint, ete, and clasting educkuntion Uitte fett 1 nls duty te by lon wal he shill bengal aruwe* fove of his fellow-Hepuibligans P RENATOM PEPER” ses! Jto Winslow's pagel ttl on om arte easel created eit no senisittion, 510 een be jaillig, 0 end, he han Fisavely From PAC hare ‘gloves. His re- ne any ae to the ineon- sist oe ith surdits of Conkling’s altitude, FE ay) wider questlon of the mh ruinis to the gratitude of pos. eondienged Any one to proditce a arth fing wet ar statestunnshtp whieh ro. essai Republican to sttpport Conkling aed es! trials and send iim brek bee war on the Adubttatration. p rea erent abilities, he said, had been eli qo the matter of patronage nud rate friends in office and to running bine. ay IN THE ACUTE i m1 Janoerat Introduced f concur ne toe stre-die adjournment on ti tap. in, Whieh will be voted qslothe Assembly ETN the Bueiss t Conkling ds leading 9 forlorn prada (nt nt be reblected, “They are, and ematting forth thelr best efforts iting r adjournment rogalution, ight to carry: thie aol Nas ‘and other energetic worl Bare been laboring to secure enough ti ibtiean votes to. combing with the Peerals in putting through the scheme, be pot Improbable that they may suecerd tee Asseintily, but the conenrrence of the ate is wanted, In antielpation of is tie Sain dint body, the Bucks have been brac- Be LIRUT.-GOV. MOBKINS, pasto have dibs te mruition to preside and ihe deciding vote in aease Of necessity, yy boast (int they have at understanding iit hat that he Will vote as Conkling de- fxs Hoskins has been trotted up the hill eerpday to watch the proceadings, aud to- ay be presitledt over the joint convention, Eefrst public duty for eleven weeks. Ie is silvery feeble and, weak, and was assisted Hspeaker Sharpe in announeing the votes gi perfornntc other duties of the position, ynough Hoskins fs nothing more thang jzarient aching tool, ever ready to do thts’ bidding, ft is known that bo iy eaten qpeith Gubernatorial mabition, and lives in Ingof stepping Into Cornell's shoes by the detion af the Governtor to the Senators ip, The assertion $3 made ty Sptieattion ip the clalins of — the Buds, hat the Leutenant-( ror will, under these elr- ees, refuse to vote for adjournment as Cornell stands any show of bein aaessin) Senatorial candidate, Accord: iutothe voting the Senata is compused of Wan-Conkling, 9 Conkling, and 7 Demo- qaile members, but, on the questloi of ad- sommcnt, a prominent Administration ader sad to-night that Hoskins would entingl ive nvoceasion to endanger his health, a4 | ai se woul be no {ie vote, Seventeen and jettlyezhteen, Republicans were almost tata to vote agatust adjournment, but, if they fated to defeat the combination policy hattls manner, OXE OR TWO DEMOCRATIC BENATONS sold be relied on to absent themselves atthe roper the, this leaving the Administration Soon in the mafority. ‘The stupid blun- cane which fis characterized the. whole tenting eampalen is seen In thls last move due Backs, A week or ten days ago Conk- lagcoull probably have eneried a final nd- darment, but how itis toa late. "Fhe Ad- stralion forees are toa strongly solid. faand the Bucks? gate is blocked, ‘The polution will not come In the Sen before Tniay, Admntulstration st is high palght. ‘Tho feaders — returne fran ve conference with beaming. counte- noces, and have been talking very large avind the hotel abont what is) te happen wthe morrow, ‘Sho most conservative tmogthem say that Depew will have at kata majority of all the Republican votes sabe next bailot,—tlint ls, fifty-four, Others see tho number at fifty-elgnt, and, at mid. witastrong Wheeler man sald thet De- ake sure of sixty-five votes, Ho will ae Assemblyman Dizuid, who has been tiled away by the serionys tthess of hls son. ‘The names of * TUR NEW RECRUITS menot riven, but It is rumored that Asenblyninn Je H. Rugsoll and faator Whislow, who made the specets fr Conkling thls morning, are two. of teconverts, AS soon asx Depew receive thpfour votes, Senatar Schrocder and ge tilothers have publicly declared that they vould consider hin ts tha caucus cholee and tnfer thelr votes to him, Among the well- aittentleated) rumors ts one that” two more Gukling-Platt men will desert the Bueks to- bitrow, one of whos Is said to he Assembly- tai Derrick, ‘Tie Administration mien are srongly ay Tete to pairing Just now, aut ine tadtohold their forees as” nearly Intact ns raltloon Friday and Saturday, {1 the ex- Iehtlon that enongh Democrats and Bucks Wilhe absent to naka the election of Depew sible before the end of tho week, CONKLING, CONNELL, ANTHUN, AND PLATT hsebren In conference all the evening, It {sbelleved that they are considering the poa- Elly of a compromise If the adjaurnuanc Hhenle falls thrangh. ‘To this purport it iy raored that an Influential Buel Senator ‘ot fon prominent Adulnistration man ts afternoon and proposed, by authartt ie fatacompromise bo attempted by which ew should receive the short term ‘and a Ieton Whom hie would name, Indleating orl slonkd recelye. the long term, ‘he Meposal was not considered, it Is sald, ‘Tho Thole stary sounds rather fishy, aud is not tuerally credited, PROCEEDINGS, To the Weatera easaclated Prest, Atay, \. ¥., June x—In tho Senate to: bs, Winslow spoke at length Insupport of pat Conkling and Platt, and a great nim to betittons or and against thelr return teented, plist before the Senate enternd the Asaci eg lanber at noon, Erastus Brooks (Dem- Cia), OF Richmont, offered a resolution isle aque State Controtler to send to the Jtouse pyciled statement of the cost to the tix. ers of the State of every day's sitting of re cglalature, ‘The motion waa tablud une i le Tiles, abjection belig wade, piithe Assembly session to-day Patterson, ‘hoerat, moved a concurrent resolution ou : hal adjournment of the Lexivlature on Wily next. ‘Che mation ites over under fyaule, UC the Senate concurs, the Legls- tare Will nd{aurn gine die, whteh netion Is EeR by both Democrats and Huck, it ts yee that Tdedt-Gov, Hosklist wil te tig? residu fi tho Sonate to-morrow, and, he Tols a tle vote, ho will decide for ad tte fue Tis 13 eald to be the polley ot The IN JOINT CONVENTION, « Meat Joint Convention assembled at noon, iia Gov, Huskiug fn the chair for the first Tpliice tho mecting of the Convention. near tention proceeded to vate to fil the tone the United Stalus Senate for the 4 follows: Laphi ‘ron Hiarrl 15 21) rowley io|[Dutehe EN THE NAME OF C, IL fr ytaled he sald on each vots he had thus Aulsheq get tho return ot tho Inte distine Senators, “They were my chuico, ma ht at that Ue led me to give Ly A, He + Without destring to make terargt Inetlon between these gentlemen, T tet! Coukting as in ideal Senator, "i Sltuiye evens just returned from iny cons A shou yal au convinced by sueh evidence thes i satisfy any falraniuded person that this of the Republleans there are op ajthe return of the late Senators, 1 ho flags to perform to the Iepublicans nek jue here, und that ty to give volce to Cone itiments, aud J therefore vote for TP eholee, re ution proceeded to vote fora TUBSELL, te Convey hatte att, us follows? te bee ‘7]| Kernan. h ‘eer, Ht heen ” eal 1 f 7 gland, trou New ¥ ernan Eaphasne ‘oleet vie Ih Priey: att as fav Wat flee.” * {ihe Convention adjourned to noon to- Marrow. +> THEI 18 GREAT COMMOTION Mohs supporters of Conlding and Piatt to- night, remlading one of the confused moves ments ofa community of ants on baving heir habitation disturbed. Depew's larac kuin totlay and the prospective gala to-mor+ row ntre the eause of the nuwonted excite: went. ‘Mnroughout the evening Conkiine and hls elidef felends held 9 conferenes at the Dela’ louse, while scores of their ad- herents stood In the hallway near the roam where the conference wos held, anxtously awalthiz news of the outeome of the Ke ing. ‘There were present at the conference, ox-Senitors Conkling and [att ViewPresl- tlent Athi, Gov. Cornell, Lewis F. Payn, Speaker Sharpe, Mehard Crowley, and Superintendent Dutcher, ‘The best aithen- tleated statement aout the conferences was to the effect that it) was on the atestion of adjourning tho “Leglainture without electing United States Senators, ‘Ils, it fs sald on good authority, was the rele subject of the ink during the conference. There was decide dliference of opinion on that sub- AT NEW YORK. THE BOAND OF DADE ASD THE SENATOR: New Yon, June 8—Thoe Board of Trade and ‘Transportation 1eseived to-day that they viewed with apprehension the efforts being mado by the great corporations to control the Legislative and Judicial Departinents of our Government, and declaring that in the election of United States Senntors from tls State party considerations were of less | portance to the public Interest than the sele Yon of men whe WERE FER rua ; CORPORATE AFFILIA- ON! Moses M, Vall, tn disenssing the adoption of the report, sald that, as Caras Depew was concerned ng a candidite for: Senator, he favored his election, He constdered it high- ly important, that tho Legtstature shotld elect United States Senators whe would sup- port the Adininistration, Te thought it would be humiltating to this State If it should be yepresented by twa Senators who rat nway to come honie and be justiied and vine dlcated, OBITUARY. HENRI ViEUX'TEMPS, op Netw York Times, dunes. Hentl Vieuxtemps, the celebrated Belatan violinist and composer, was born at Verviers on the 20th of February, 1920, ‘and was tite son of an old solder and tuncr of musteal instruments. At a very carly age he dig- played remarkable musical talents, and his preeoclty in this direction attracted the ut- tention of an amateur, who undertook to cd- vente him, and placed him under tho care of M. Leelou, Professor of Music, At the ngo of 8 years Vieuxtemps played in publle In several Belgian towns, and De Bériot, who was amazed at the boy's talents, gave him lessons for several months. Later on, he became’ a pupil also of Releha. The wrenter partof his life was spent ina series of travels over Kurope, studying and giving exhibitions of his marvelous skill, In 1880 he vistted Paris, where le played, and was reeolved with thunders of applate, He was the mustea! Ion of the day, and his s0- elely was much sought after by tho best elnsses. The following year he went to Vienna, where the same cordint reeeption was given hhn, When: he visited London, however, tho peonls were not. ably to appre- elute his talent, and he did not meet with an Immediate success; but new nehti ments in Paris, Vienna, und Brussels awak- ened even the English public to ndense of hls: artistic ability. Durhus his conthined travel- ing he found’ thine to study compasition, and published his fist works, When he vistted St. Petersburg and Moseow he aroused a lively unthushasn. While in Russie hoe eom- posed a converte, Which was superior to his other ‘produetions, and tho authorship of which was fora tang thne dlaputed, Between the years 1810 and 1843 ho revisited Brussels snd Paris, pe throngh Tolland and Ger many, ond traveled in Poland. He then aalled for Amerlea, arriving here fn 1843, aud achieving it sites lich he subsequently supplemented by reaping freah Inurels in Russin, In 1863 ho and Mie, Carlotta Patt gave serles of concerts in Paris and in te rovinees, f3 second visit to this country was made in. 1855, butitwas not until i870 that -his reatest suiccuns Was nade here, In that year ha came to Now York asa nombur of the concert troupe of whieh Christina Nilsson was the chict attraction. With him were na- soelated, besides Mme. Nilsson, Sr, James MW eh, the emluent planist; Slmori Brig- noll ond Vergor, amt Miss Annie Lose Cary. ‘This company gave their first concert at Stelnway Hall on the evening of Sept. 1, 1870 Mr. Vieuxtemps played. twiee, both Umes selestions from his own compositions, Ho was warily reeelved by tho nudience, and the eritieigins on his performance in the next iornines }acerawuredtt that any artist could haye desired, ‘Tho JGnes thus spoke of his. playing; “More triekful contribu tons to an Gniertalnment lave been made by muy violinists, and the noblest of Intris nents hag been tortured into nn emission of sounus suggestive, not of diMenttics ovor- eons witha right purpose in view, but of Inbor as worthy of respect as that of the man who pltehed poas on thu pointof a necdle, As autet, cinssien!,~so to call {t—and fant legs 0 performancy, however, has never been iistened to ns Mr. Vienxtumps’ rendering af the compositionsalluded to nboveconatitutad, “The bravura pinyin of the polonalse was quite sultieient to Indleate the vitality of the Diayer’a skill, While the more simple ballad and the calimoss of the largo preceding the gavotte<n work = full of chi acter—were marked by abeauty and equality. of tono which perhaps avery few of Ils habitia) hearers are fitted to rte at tts real value.” Subsequent allusions to hi playing were - equally fluttering, and were hed the press of tho cons try at yu during the successful tour of that celebrated’ company of arthits, Ln 1815 Mr. Vieuxtemps was mirricd to Josephine Eder, of Vienna, who was also nm inusical prodizy Ja her youth, Shoe began vlaying ie pine when very younz, and gave Bev- erat concerts nt Prague, Gerlin, and other » She then studied for tho operatic stage, nd sa} mA 185, nt Vienna, in Los Noces,” In “Norma!” Shia subsequently appeared In several characters iu Manhein, Cassel, and other places. hen sho was inarried to Ar, Vieuxtomps eho left the staxe and necompinicd her husband in hls travels, Sho died In June, 1863, e ——* GEORGE YOUNGS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicco Tribune. Genvva, Il, June &—County Yreasnror Youngs is at Blackberry to-day attending the funsral of Mls brother George, who dled at his home jn that town yesterday, —— JOON MUIRMEAD, . Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Four Wayne, Jnd,, dune &—John Suir head, 9 clgar-dealer, dropped dead in the street tony, caused by apoploxy, Le was W years of age. rT A CHIEF OF POLICE RESIGNS, Syeclat Dispatch to The Cateugo Tribuna Sr, Louis, Me, June &.—Chiet-of-Police MePonough resigned to-day, His place was filed py Cupt Ferdinand Kennett, who has Jong done duty In tha Central Station Dis- trict, McDonough has boen twenty years on tho force, and tesigns for the reason that he is throd of tha ‘‘work and too old to slo Ip ns ls wants to seattdona, In leaving’ 10 has the beat wishes of- oll, Chapnian, Chief of the Detective Sta, haa been ordore: to sund In his resignation, a a STEAMSHIP NEWS, * New Yoni, June 8,—Arrived, the Algorla, from Liverpool;. Amerique, from Havre; Herder, from Hamburg; Henry Euye, from ‘Antwerp, Uasuuvna, June 8,—Arrived, the Wieland, from New York. QueENstowN, June 8,—Arrlyed, the En- urk. Sovruaspron, June 8.—Arrlyed, Halos- burg, from New York, THE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TITORSDAY, JUNE 9, JRRI-—TWELVI PAGES. OREIGN. Nothing Very Bloody from Hither Ballydehob or Skibbereen. The Police Getting Very Tired of Being Stoned to Death. Seoretary Blaine’s Reply to an In- quiry in Regard to Pauper Immigrants, The Pope Irritated by the Attitude of Archbishop Croke Toward England. A Thertre Burned at Beltast— The Tories Begin to Howl at Gladstone. Seventy Prisoners in Bulgaria Have a Fight with Their Guard. Tho Ministers of Justico and Educa- tlon in Greece Guilty of a Fraud. Biemarck’s Health Bad Enough to Satisfy the Hardest-Hearted Com- muniat, GREAT BRITAIN. CORK LOSE, peciat Cable, Losnoy, June &—Private dispatehés from Cork say Intense exeltement prevails In the elly and throughout the county, ‘The tenants on the large estates, notably those of the Enrl of Bantry, the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Kenmare, Slr George Calthurst, Lord Fermoy, the Eart of Cork, and the Enrl of Enmout, snd on the Countess of Kingston's estates at Mitchellstown, are said to have conspired to make a general strike. ‘The League braneles are very active aud arined resistance {3 openly preached, — Lieut.- Gen, Hainilton, the officer communding the Cork District, has asked — for more troops, and =the = detachments ut Fermoy, at Malluw, at Buttevant, and elsewhere, will be reinforead at once. ‘The Thtrd Dragvons at Ballincolliz have been Split up into lalf-troops and scattered all over the country, ThE Forts 3 on tho Lee, Camden, Carlisle, and Hanlbow- line, linve been drained of men, and the guardship Revenge, lying In Queenstown harbor, stripped of ter marines, and yet Gen, Untnilton has not men enough to sup- ply the demands of the Jocal magistrates, dust before daylight this imorning, fifty dyagoans fram Ballineelig—by the way, the usnal rimors are flying that the Fenians In tend to blow up the Government powder- works there—and nearly $00 men drawn from the first battalion of the Twentieth foot, the second. battullon of the Rifle Brignde, and the Army Service Coprs, were dispatched by special train to BIINUEREEN, Orders were also telegraphed for the One INindved and Seventh Foot lying at But- tevant, and the Second Battalion ‘wenty- iifth Foot at Fermoy to send eighty men each to Skull aut Dallydehob, It was reported that both the railways running west trom Cork, the Cork & Bandon, and the Cork & Macroom, had: been tampered with, and & pilot engine, war sent on in ad- vanee of ithe special = Four miles from Skibbercen, {twas found that a nun- ber of lil rails lind been placed across the rond-bed, and that the ctlverts had beon torn up, but the train was stopped in time to avoid a run off, MH. WAMURTON, the resident mogistrate at Skibberen, av. companied by the O'Donovan, the Mes Swanton (one of. whom tt will be remem- ered was fred dton the Ballydeho’ road three weeks ao), and other magistrates, met the troops, whp were reinforced by the ar- rivalofa body of constabulary’ under Sub- luspeetor Frazer, . Tho streets of the town were filed with peasants, rnd the soldters And pollee were hoot ant stoned as thoy marched to tho market sauare. Meantime news arrived of "A MOT AT BALLYDENon Inst night, in which a body of marines was compelled te retreat under tho protection of the priests, and avon the Ballydehob rivters, with an enormous mob from Skull, Dun marway, Buttevant, Bantry, and the districts ronnd about, marched Into Skibbereen, The priefta, however, oddressed the beopte, urging § them = to —disporse, During the forenoon peasants floeked into town trom every side, and at lia, m, there Werg 4,000 or 5,000 present. Special trains later In tho. day brought more troops from Formoy and Cork, and large, drafts of con- stabulary from the outlying barrseky, —« TRE PILESTS, NUMBERING NEARLY FIFTY, stood between the military and the mob, At p.m. an attack was made on the bryneh of the Munster Bank, stones bolng flung through tho winlows, ‘This was dona apparently out of pure mischief, ns no attempt was made te batter down the door or enter the building, Tha’ branches of the Provincial Bank and Bank of Ireland were not attacked. ‘The troops wore at once orttered to disperse the mob, and thoy charged clear through thom, .not, however, uslng thelr bayonets, A few soldiers were injured by stones, and soye of tho rioters were clubbed with the butts of the rites, but no fives were lost, ‘Cho Munster Bank was probably attacked because , TUK LAND AGENTS in the western part of the county deal large. ly with It Tho bank opens temporary branches on fair and market days gt the villages in the western district, and {ts focal ninnugers, who, like the nuimagers of other banks In Ireland, ore niastly Scotehmen, have the reputation nnong tho peasantry of being “Qombeen men’, @, usurers, Late In the Afternoon = desultory = skirmishing — be tween tho sillitary and the mob began, ‘The main body of tho soliiers and police 13 quartered for tho night iu the ‘Towne Hall, but strong patrols are on’ the streets, and these reculye an occasional volley of gtones, THE SUBEBEEN HOUSES AND IOTEL were closed at suuset by order of the wagls trate. At tho serlmmage at Ballydehod lust night the marines were roughly handled, Some of tho men lost thelr bayonvts, and only fought thelr way through by using thelr belts vigorously, ‘To-night Skibberoen is 9 small eamp, but ; 1018 THOVANY THE WORST 18 OVER. ‘Tho priests are exhorting tha peuple te go to thely homes, and many have left, but thelr places are, taken by new crowds, Wally- dehob - has" ay) hard reputation. Twenty years oxo “the ‘battl of the spuds,” In which many lives were lost, was fouxht there, Durlug tho fantne the peas untry there were couspelled to eat thelr Asses, and the people do not like that page of their history to be east up to them, TH OAPI: OF CTH APT bs, sinew renewel in a thousand faction firhts, broke out ona imarket day in 183), the Ban- having taunted the natlves with the yy and raged for twodlays inn potatos field behind the hill overlogking the town, ATVEMPT TO WRECK A THAIN, To the Western Acsoctatet Press, Deon. June &—A special train witty troops from Cork arrived at Skibbereen, County Cork, tlits morning. . An obstri thon lind been plied on the track to wree the traln, but ft was discovered In thne to prevent a disaster, FIFtY MORSE SAIINES, Dubs, June &—A. party of fifty marines, sent from Bantry to Ballydehob, was met at the Intter place by ‘a inob numbering some thousants, After much stone-throwing and some bayonetehurges the marines were com pelled to retrent to the bally under the pro- tection of the priest. ‘Iwo were severely In- jured. The Skibbereen Branch of the Bant of Munster was wreeked by the mod, A PROCESS SERVER hins been so severely beaten at Dromore, County Sligo, that he is dying. BALLY DEAMOB, Conk, June &—Muny of the bayonets with which the marines charged the crowd at Batlydehob were broken. ‘The people rssem- bled on the top of a steep hill at one end of Ballydehob, ‘The soldiers thonzht to Sent their way through, and some lurled stones at the people, Quietness having been re- stored at Skibba 100 troops, were about to quit the town, when the rails were found forn.up. The town again beeane excited, Thoinilitary are quartered in the Town: Hall. The Magistrates have closed the liquor shops after 6 p.m. until June £5, TH GUSHVAT GOSHAWK Nes off Skull. The rails ent at Skibhereen have been repalred. It will take some days to repair the telegraph wires. A former named Healy has been arrested at Limerick ‘under the Coerelon net. SECRETARY BLAINE, in reply to a question by Brereton, [rish Eml- gration Agent st Dundalk, as to wheter tho lauding of able-bodied paupers in New York would be objected to, has written that poverty iy no bar to immigrants willing to worl: and obey the Inws, but that the inml- gration of dissolute paupers aud criminals 1s certainly objectionable, THE VOPR is sald toba inuch Impressed by the active participation of the Irish clergy in the land ugltation despite his express Injunction. He has hai the matter before the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, in order to recalt disobedient Bishops to duty. WIDESPREAD DISSATISFACTION preyalls minong the military and pollee, ow- ing to the manner In which they are ordered nbout tu serve as targets for tho missiles of the multitude, THE GOVERAIENTS ) IRIS POLICY CON- Lonxpon, June 8—Lord Carnivon, Con- servatlye, formerly Colonial ‘Secretary, in his speech at Burton yesterday strongly condemned the policy of- the Government. whieh, ha syld, was responstble for the elvil war hn freland, ‘Ehey would tad the aues- ton not to be one of Iand merely, but that every class of property would be menaced. He did not think Englishmen would long be hoodwinked by tho reckless rhetoric of demagogs or plausible nostrums of political quacks, Sir Richard Assheton Cross, Conservative, former Home Secretary, In a speech at St. Hoten's ventured to say that no Government had ever made so many serlous mistakes in 50 short a thne, * Joseph Chamberlain, President of the Hoard of ‘Yrade, sneaking at, Birmingham, said it wns perfectly evident ;that_ the ennses ot disorder In Ireland are more, deep-seated than was supposed, and that they are not to bo found In the aetion of this or ay previous Government. They are to be found in the conditien of the people themselves, Force, ho sald, was no remedy, but a certain amount of foree was necessary to uphold the law, THE AMERICAN VOYS IN GOOD NKALTIE. The members of tho Cornell crew are In excellent health. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, Tho Britiah Board of Trade returns for tho month of May show an increase of 453,50s,- $28 In the {mports, compared with the same qonth last year, and an jncrease vf £1,509,- qm in the exports. FAHARE OF INON MENCIANTS, 'Tho fallure is announced of Arthur Nor rington & Co., Iron and metal merchants; linbilitles, £73,000, THE RELPAST THEATRE, ‘The Theatre Royal, Belfast, Ireland, was destroyed by fire this.morning. WHAT FRED VOKES KNOWS ANOUT IT, “Phe Theatre Royal, Belfust, was one of the finest and best-managed theatres In all Ireland,” said Mr. Fred Vokes to a reporter. “1 deeply’ regret to hear that It has been de- atroyed, Mr. J. W. Warden, Ita managerand proprietor, 6 a very estimable nan, enjoyhg anenvinble reputation as a theatrical mun- ager among our profession, He is a very Scaraful man, and 1 can't conceive how such a eatnatrophe could have happened. Every preeautlon Js taken to provent aecidonts, firomon and watelinen being employed con- Ainually,"? “What was its senting capacity ?” : “Well, Eshouid judge that the house could comfortably seat 9400 persons, It was built, of course, after tho oll style; the lower por- tion fs called the pit, there boing no parquet. ‘The loss will bo grent, Inasmuch og tho scenta effucty and stage properties wero une doubtedly the oldest and most complete In the country, ‘he lobbies were as good a8 a miuseun; the portralts of Une greatest actors of the present day and for over halfa cent- -Mry past wore on view there, Amagniftcent clock, estimated to be ot considerable value on account af its antique and peculiar work manship, stoad in one of these lobbies, It was a presontation to Mr. Warden by Barry Sullivan, ALL THE CELENRATED ACTOR have played on its boards, such os EF, B, Lrooks, Keeno, Kemble, Macready, Barry Sullivan, and o host of other artists of pro- nounced merit, Limay add that the ancient English armar swords, battleuxes, and dresses in the possession of the theatre were known to*be of great value, and tn them- kelyes groat curiosities, Mr, Warden, whois now rather advanced in yours, was a popular actor himself In his. younser days, T have no doubt butthat the house ts insured, although tho people there do not insure their proporty ng extensively as they do fu Atwerfoa, ‘The stage was about a8 large as MoVicker's, or perhaps smaller, 1b wis very roomy In the rear, und abont twenty-elgit fect between the scones, and thirty or thirty-two from foot- lights to rear, It was tho only theatre In Ireland constructed In the lower partlan for ahope, A great logs will ho effected to these If the entire building has beon destroyed. Eb was situated In the very heart of the elty, Its reyenue per night averages £150 steriing, equal to about $750 of Amorican money, Wo had a very lucrative engagement there about a year and a half ago,” THB VILLAGE OF BRADLEY, Hampshire, has been almost totally destroyed. by fire, ‘ COLONIAL WOOT, BALES reapenad to-day, 0,00) bales being offorad, chietly Port Phillip, Sydney, and Now Zear land, Biddinga were falrly sutmated. ae Wer about the sumne asat the last sale, THE LAND LEAGUE Appears to be practically affiliated with the Fenians and ribbon-men, and to haye them working getlyely in Its service, ‘The Shorif’s salu at Mullingar passed off quietly, CABLE, successfully Innded the shore-end of the new Auantle cable. FRANCE, LAFE ATOR DEAD, Paris, June %.—Count de Donehiet, French Mife Senator, ts dead, ffe was born in the Department of the lotre Noy, 16, 1795, and was, therefore, tn lis seth year, He studied at the Seminary of Salut Irénée, ane was ordained priest In 1819, After two years further study in thelogy he delivered a seriesof sermons in Touts, Blols, and Lyons, In 1897 he was mute Viear-Cen- eral of Tours, In 1835 ho wasinade Condjutor Bishop of Naney, and in 1846 became Arcli- bishop of Bordenux, suceceding Mer, de Cheeverns, His letters and pastorals have been published, making six volumes, Ie was made Cardinal fn 1832, and by right be- caine a Senator of France, Illa pamphtet on the French expedition to Rome was (hat which nitracted greatest attention, aud which gained for hit a Cardinal's hat. A STATUE TO Victor 1tGo, ‘The members of the Paris newspaper press intend to raise a statue to Vietor Lugo In the street where he lives." ROME, FATUEL CURCK Row, Juno 8.—Father Curel, now 80 yenrs of age, who, 1877, was expelled from the Order of Jesuits, for recommending a nodus vivendi between Maly and the Papacy, has published n work entitled, “'The New Italy and Old Zealots.” It nighly praises the charactor, alins, and methods of the present Tope; severely blues the misplaced zeal of the extreme Catholic party as tending to mialotatn antagonism against the Church in Italy; declares tho restoration of the tem- poral power impossible, and that ff would, even If practical, be harmful amidst the niodern democracies; deplores the language of the Catholic press in Italy; and exhorts Catholics to participate in politics, so as to piealiteg Christian Ideas Into national legis- ation, GERMANY.: BULOARIA, Benrry, June &—The North German Ga- zette says: “The remarks of the Russian Oficlal Gazette on the Bulgarian guestion talthfully reflect the views of the Imperial Powers,” WAMUOKG. Haunvna, June 8.—The Chamber of Com- merce hay sent ino communication to the House of Durgesses-ih favor of the treaty {neorporating Hamburg in the Zollverein, as the Chamber considers that the guarantee therein that Hamburg shall remain, though ton linited extent, a free port territory as-: sures the maintenance and development of the transatlantic wholesale trade, internul cominission trade, and export Ludustrics, INSSLARCK. Bentty, June $.—Btsmark’s indisposition eompuls- him to continue restricting hig Ia- bors to the winhuum aud perform them ino recuuibent position, RUSSIA. NETNENCUM Sr. Merersncne, June that one of the first reforms to be introduced by Gen. Vanowski. the newly-appolnted Minister of War, will be a reduction of the number of Generals of Cossacks by six, in- volving a'yearly saving of 160,000 roubles, aEws, Intelligence from Kleff states that the cen- sus of the Jews has been taken there, with a view of expelling those not entitled to reside in the town, THE HAST. FRAUDS. Atiens, June &—Ministers of Justice and Edueation have been relieved of thelr fune- tions, In consequence of revelations connect- ing them with great administrative fraud: A DAD Lor et Tirnig, June &—In a conflict at the sinall Town of Koubla, between seventy prisoners and thelr anilitary guard, more than twenty> five men were killed or wounded, About ig prisoners escaped, carrylug off ten i SWITZERLAND. ‘TRAINS DY ELECTRICITY. Geneva, June 8.—It is Intended, if possl- Ule, to run trains on the railway through the St. Gothard Tunnel by electricity, which Is to be produced by machines now employed in pumping air into the workings and for other purposes, MEXICO, RAILROADS, City or MEnico, June &—Degles deposit- ed In the Monte Piedad to«tay $20,000 guar- suitee for compliance with the railroad con- tract yesterday. . A snbvention {s granted the Company of $8,000 per kilometre of lmporta- tion duties, SPAIN. DEAD Manip, June &—Archbishop Fernando Blanco, of Valladolitt, is dead. DEBT REDUCED, ‘Tne Nonting debt ot Spain was diminished 12,000,000 pesotas during May, - AFGHANISTAN, A BATTLE. CANDAIIAR, dune 8—A foree of cavalry and Infantry, near Girriskh, was attacked by tho Ateer’s troops, and routed after four hours of fightlug. OUBA, TREASURY THIEVES, HAVANA, June8,—Several "Trensury clerks aye been arrested. —— CHICAGO FIRES, Astill alarm to Mook and Ladder Con- pauy No, 4, nt 3:50 yestorday morning, was enused by the burning of a flagshanty on the Ituek Island Road, at the ‘Twenty-titth street crossing. The alarm from Box 25 at 6:80 yesterday morning was caused by the discovery of fire An the Formosa ten store of John W, MeFar- lane, at No, 88 State street, iu the large ilve- story stono-frout pullding kuown as the Stewart Black, and owned by John Borden, ‘The damage to the building, which fs ine sured for $37,500 in various companies, ly quite small The stosk was badly dluninged by fire, smoke, and water, and the los bas boen estimated as high ay $5,000, It Is insured for $6,000, placed as follows; Commercial, Nowark Clty, German of Pitts- burg, $1,500 each; Peuple’s of Now Jersey, $1,000, ond United Firemen's, $500, | ‘The fire originated from tinknown causes nmong a lot of ten-boxes In the rear of the store, and must have been smoldering along thus be foro it finally broke out. The Flre-Tnsurince Patrol Reporter pives the following on the Cann! street fire: Dry- house, owned and ovenpted by Matuska, Craig & Co. and Lhatka & Schwartz, jusured for, Allemmuta, $1,000, and Farmors’ of New eae : . ce total ie dnstiranen, The Ht y ~ . ge was ‘fnsuted for $4000,” and wis only siixhtly damauzed. Mutuska, Crnig & Co, have 8 total of $13,000 tnxurance, and ose Dut little, and Lhotka & Sehwart, have only $4,000 insurance. ‘he dry-house Was completely destroyed, ‘Tho tire origl nated undvr the bojler, and was probably due to the curolesness of boller-ripalrers. who Tat been overhauing the boiler, and were working on the same yesterday afternoon, a STREET-CAR MATTERS IN LA SALLE, Ancelat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Jribune, Ta SALLE, £11, June 8—Tho negotiations pending betwoen the La Salle & Peru Horse allway Company and the Twin Clty Rall. way Company for tho purchase of the fore er's tracks aud franchise by the latter have terminated unsuccessfully, “The former will fake up thelr track, uid probably strovt-cur connection between the two elties will be perbumently fiterrapted, Which ig not rel- Penzance, June 8.—The steamer Faraday | ished by the pablle, dng ever witnessed on tho Aimeriean Contl- RAGING FLAMES, An Extensive Fire in Progress in the Suburbs of Quebec, Impossible to Give an Estimate of the Loss, but it Will Be Heavy. The Police and Firemen in a State of Utter Demoralization. Speetat Dispateh to The CAteago Tribune. Quenec, June 92—A very extensive fire ts Taging In the suburbs here. Ialf of St. dobn suburbs, situated betweet John street and St. Roclls, ig alrendy destroyed,. All is utter confusion, Tho police and firemen are demoralized, The burnt district is the middle portion, Including portions of St. Marle, St. Clair, Sutherland, La Tourelle, Oliver, Richilleu, and Varguillon streets, St. John's Church fs in imminent danger. It is impossible to give an estimate of the loss to-night, but it will be very heavy, a FIGHTS, Between Men. Dispatch to Cincinnatt Enquirer. New Your, June 6—Frank White, the feather-welght champion pugillst, and Jimmy Kelly, Marry Hil’s champion, came together ina glove tizht in Clarendon Ifait tu-uight. Tho pugilists had met twice be- fore, and each had gained a victory. As there was bitter rivalry between the boxers, the mill was awaited with unusual Interest in sporting circles, ‘The ring was in the iniddle of the hall, The fight was catch- weights, White entering the ring at 116 pounds and Kelly at 140, Mike Donovan was recond for White, and Jerry Murphy for Kelly, Juin L. Sullivan, the heavy-weight. champlon of Boston, was referee. He un- nounced that the men would fight six rounds, ‘Fime was called at about 10 o'clock, An the first round Kelly led off open-handedt wht his Jeft, evidently feeling his way, and only smiled when White retaliated with a good rib-bender, White rematned ou the de- fensive, and Kelly let Be rightand left. White cleverly avolied the blows by dueking. On straightening themselves thoy sparred for an opening, RKefly, after dubbing Wilte on the nose, let his right down heavily, and made White wince. Sleavy exchanges followed. ‘Thne was calted and the nen were carrled to their corners, Kelly finving the best of it. Kelly opened the second round by. rushing at White, who recelyed him boldly, After several exchanues on both sides, White lanted some terrific rivit-hand blows on <elly’s left cheek, Keily staggered all over the ring when time was enfied. ‘The third round was very lively, Both nen were all over tha ring and sotue hard slog- ging took pluce. Each got home on the other repeatedly, "ly, much elated, again and again sought the countenance of hls oppo- nent, but he was prettily stopped, and, with B cross-counter Which made Kelly’s teeth chatter, the round was ended with the odds slightly in favor of White. Cheors were given when the boxers came up for the fourth round. Both men meant. mischief, Kelly got home with a stinging blow from his left on White's nose, but he received a merry rattle un lis jaw for his effort. Several deliveries at long shots with right aru left followed, when the men came to close quarters, ‘The round ended with the points about even, ‘The fifth round was a hot one, Both men fought determinedly, alvin nud taking: blows sent in with great rapidity. When the Sonu ended the men were much pressed for wind, dn the early part of the sixth round White stopped several ugly blows; then Kelly let. gon terrible right-handed cross-counter on the left side of White's Jaw, which knocked hindown, Te got tp In oa dazed manner, nnd every one became excited. Jerry Mur: phy: Kelly's second, yelled out at the top of is voice, “What ire you about, Kelly? knock himout!’ At this stage Capt. Me- Cullagh, who had been present al! the even: Ing, rushed into the ring with a squad of voilee and drove all the outsiders out of tho ring, ordering the fight to be stopped, Sone of the spectators were frightened, and beaver hats and long counts, suifered badly in the ex- eltement. A few jumped out of the win- dows, When the hall had been cleared by order of the police, Sullivan, the referee, declared the fight a draw, on the ground that both men were willing to fight the battle out, ape time of the fight was twenty-one min- utes, Between Dogs, Dupateh ta Vinetnnate Enquirer, LoutsyitLe, Ky., dune: 6.—Enrly this morning, at & point known as " Little Pad dy’s Hun,” almost upon the brink of the Ohio River bank, was a ten-by-twelve-foot pen, well arranged according to standing rules for fighting dogs, and around this was asmall but quiet crowd of men, The Loulsvilie dog, “Jack,” was a pure white, weighing twenty-uiue pounds, a full blooded bull terrier, and belonged to Jack Krelger. ‘She Brooklyn dog, “Ben,” was a pure white, except a lemon-colored check, weigtied twenty-nine pounds, aud was also a full- blooded bull terrier, and was sent here for the occasion. ‘The tight was for $500 a side, buy or play. . Promptly at seventeen minutes past 7 o’clock the dogs were turned loosa in the pit and it was au “up-and-up” fight between them for forty-eight minutes, during which thue the Brooklyn dog seemed to be study- ing his part well for the beat pat of the netion, and nt the explration of tho time It was ovident that ho wus putting iu butter aud more tolling Neks, His pluck Jucronsed, and {twas noticeable that he had been working slow)y ut first, but was gradually getting down to business, which he gallantly maine tuned for thirty-two mluites more, when both dogs were caught, sponged, and the was called, with Jack to serateh. Jack again relensed went ut his opponent ii the most sayvaue style, id was met by Ben with fils usual desperation, and. at the first snp Brooklyn caught Loulsvilie by the nose, and some of the most remarkable dog-lyht- heht was seen tor the next twenty minutes, Hen, with that pecullur cunnlog, would buap duck’s nose and face, swing to It awhile, let loose, and snap again, and in this manner kept repeating the dose unt the Louisville dog's face, mid, in fact, entire head, looked Ike a bloody xvidicon. His onrs were torn; | thore was axreat gash In his-neck, and the blood flowed In torrents us he danced nbout the pit with his terrible shiyer from Brook- lyn. In twenty minutes after the second dash soumenced the dogs were agali sep- trated, sponned, ond : plowed wisn on referes again sounded hls stentorian yaeo with the word “*thme,! and it was Ben's seratoh, ‘Once fosse, he waltzed across the pit, and then Jack was freed, whon they went ut tt again, Ben kept pepperlng hls best into diek’s nose and face, and we way he got in his work for the next few minutes was enough to astonish the oldest: dog-pitter in the crowd. During this round Jack Ket tn some of his beat work, having placed his teeth under Ben's Jawa ln such a way as to bouble to raise hind up and stan hla agaist the ground, which, by tho way, wis one of hin ft treks; and jt was dining one of these surges (hit Ben's flesh tore, dius re Jeusing dalin from Jack's erlp, and for wy share trip Brouklyn went fying ti the alr, Ths dash lasted fifteen minutes, during the latter partof witeh Bon doubled up bis energies, and it heaine evident that Jack was losing pour fast. a ait tiugs wero aguln taken to tho slides of the pls te receive the wsunl wetting and blowing, and In a few seconds the referee again called the, when Javk failed to cou to the xerateh,” ant the dahl was declared . won by Brooklyn, | ‘The worst part of It 0 was ty, sco the (ife-blood stream out oe the gritty Kentucky dog as he made the attempt to get i hls lust soraten, Ele left the bunds: of his pitter, walked timely: to the middle of the pit as tho black blobd” poured out of a wound 1 his veck, whea he reached tt radually sank down from thorough ex- Rioustion, ‘The fow mon present soon beeane sick of the sight, und as they turned to leave the spot Jack's owner shouted to s negro man presuut, saylag: “You, con have that dog de you save ls life!’ ‘The negro sald, a NN right, slr”? and, as the crowd lett, started (ito the pit to take the victli away; but it was no use, as in exactly half an hour after the battle was decided poor Jack had fonete that land whore dog-tighting is un- now ine cutice fight lasted one hour and fifty: 5 five minutes, and [4 declared to bo the most orate nt times of any previous battle ever fought here, although fast fail, Ina fieht between Dan Kane's tine dog and a Cine elnnatl aninal, both died from. the elfecta of the mill, Daring to-duy’s engagement. the on the grounds was not heavy: probe 000 changed hands, but outside big Inoney was won and lost. Itts raid that in Brooklyn the result was Jooked forward to with very great interest by the entire sport- Ing fraternity, and as soon as the mill was over the result was wired in ciphers. Tho conduct of the crowd present to-day wns very orderly, and a person twenty-five yards fronthe centre of the plt could not hava told Witt was qoing on only for the “sic? Of the pitters and growls of the warriors, a BOYTON'S MISSISSIPP! VOYAGE. Denraur, fa, June 4—Capt. Paul Boy- ton left this evening ath o'clock for down the river, acenmpanied by N. V. Brower, ed- {tor of the Ztmes, and James Rowan, who fo as far ns Clinton with the distingutshed lonter, Large crowd were at the levees to witness the departure, en BUSINESS NOTICES, ‘Time Nearly Up! Btore crowde:l from morning tiilnight. Gooda oing fist. All ndmit such bargains never bo- fore offered in Chieago as are now to be bad at tho threo consolidated bankrupt sales No. 172 State streot. Only a fow loft of tho following great bargaing: Mon’s cloth pnnts 81.09, euar- anteed worth 24.50 or moncy returned? mon's fnshlonuble bats 31 cente, guarantced worth £1.75 or money returned: fino shicts, 69 cants, worth $1.50; socks 5 conte, worth 40 cents; ladles’ elegant embroldered chemlse, akirta, and drawors 4! cents, worth $1.50; fine stockings & cents, worth 0 conte; fine handkerchiefs 8 cents, worth 40 cunts, at 1i2 Btato strect, two doors from Monroe atreot. Remember thiagroat sale must close nt the ond of tye days. Buck & Rayner’s Floth Powder Is tho surest Insect-kitler, Jt makes short work of ronohes, fons, fics, and bedbuys, Also prosorves valuable furs and woolens froin tho ravages of moths, Muck & Hayner, makors of the “ Mars’” Cologne. Cc MES, OAPES, &c. UNPRECEDENTED Bargains! IN FINE Black and Colored COSTUMES, Capes, Mantes, and Ulstrs, AT GARSON, PIRIE & 60'S West ad Dry Goods House MAGISON AND PEORIA-STS, Our entire stock of SUITS and GARMENTS has been MARKED DOWN, to close. Elegant Black Silk Costumes at 850 and $00, quite equal to Sults sold elsce where-for $100. « Black Lace Bunting Dresses, choice styles, $25. Heavy Black Silk Mantles, trimmed with Lace Passementerio and Fringe, $9 5 the cheapest garment in Chicago, It should not be forgotten that we exhibit many NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES Which cannot be seen elsewhere, and when sold will not be dupli- cated at these closing prices. WASHING DRESSES Linen and Mohair Ulsters IN IMMENSE VARIETY. CARSON, PIRIE & CO, SPANISH LACE, Chas. Gossage § Co. Have ‘placed on sale a Large importation “Matlasse,” — “Hand-Run,” and “Real” Black Spanish Lace, Of the most désirable widths and choicest patterns, Marked at the Closest Prices. These goods being exceedingly scarce in desirable qualities, an’ early inspection is advised. 106°110 State-sti, 56-62 Washington-st. ee . FLO, DA WA TER, alt ce So] IMPERISHABLE PERFUME, “Murray & Lanman’s FLORIDA WATER, Best for TOILET, BATH, and SICK ROOM. EE