Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 29, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1881 — Page 1

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INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, FElUiUAItY 2, 1881. WHOLE NO. 15(U. YOL. XXIX. NO. 5. V .

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GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

KWS FROM WASHLNGTOX. PK RETARY KHKRMA5 OX THE rrVMXU BILL. Washington, D. C, Jaa.2Ä Th Senate Committee on Finance to-day heard -vretary Sherman on the fuudiiut bill. He 1jefc the position tnalil should be anu-udel ao anlomake the fueling bonds n-deemalle atcr five yctr and payable in twt-nty years from thediteei Issue, air I to bear internet at rat i'"t er.eeeaing 34 per rem., the rate to b tixril in the 4lsrKtioii of the Secretary rt the Treasury. He expressed the opinion that; Üe ' Treasurv fuading certificates proposal y Ihe Y.ill (rhich he thought should be dettcrihed. a Treasury notes) can be tioate-1 at 3 per -cent, interest, without a change In the Uouse remisitm lr their redemption at any rit after a year frot their respective dates ' td tste. A5 IMPORTANT HILL. TheTMll rerx ted to t.e Senate to-day, by Mr. Jok-mtu, fr.an the Seiet Committee, on ihe subject -ei pleurn pueumtnia and other contagious ii - -s of domestic animals was ordered printei ai4 m-cwrmstted t tr e Com mi tee. T bill provides for the organization of a Bureau of Animal Industry in the Department of Agriculture, u Uhori7es the Cot missouer of Aersculture to appoint a Chief of the Bureau, who is to be a competent Veterir.iry Surgeon, approved by the Natiial Hoard of Health, and ke duty will be to investigate aci rejairt the value of domestic amimfcVs ami caue of contagious dssease annmg the., ami to pnx-ide for the prevention and cur? f rn. The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized by the bill to purchase and flauchter diseased animals, provi(K'l the sum iaM for them shall not xceed two-thirds of the market value of toealüiy animals. Two hundred thousand dollars are at propria 1 to meet the expenses Incurred i n carrying out the provisions t the act. ' RESIGNATION OK JUSTICE P WAYS K. Assistant Justice Swayne, of lie I'nib d Static wpreme Court, handed hU resignation to the Irident-day. A I..UGE 1NTRI1SK. For the six nvMituswhh'h ended on December 31. l-o4). there were I'll .000 more immigrants arrived in the I'hited States than during the same jieriod the previous year. THE PANAMA CANAL SCHEME. " The House Committee on Foreign Affairs h:id auotber h-aring this morning, ami the subject of the Inter Hcetnic Canal. and he Monroe Doctrine, an! was addressed by S. L. Phelps, representative f the Nicaragua t'aiml Company. 'Ihe point of Mr. Phelps' argument was the fdanger to be apprehendel from subjects of a foreign power gaiuing a foothold on the American continent. Mr. Phelps said it wuld be desirable for the ioernia-nt to become a subscrilier at once for one half of the capital utoelc. so as to be able IWi.ys to maintain control of it. , R. A WES AY8 SMETHJS(i ABOUT .ECP.ETAKY Vt'AatS'iJos. Jan. 3 As a member of the Sonate Select Committee. -barg?d with inquiry concerning the removal o the Ponca Indians to Indian Tenitory, 1 was present at the meeting held yesterday, Iii ring the examination of Messrs. twkney anl Allen, iwmU'm of the Ponrai Comaiissii'U, apjK.intel by tlie President. The report of. the ptrvtvedings published this inorning i es nt aeeurately npresut either the substance or .ixTiitiiinHf f the teftimony given on that ocra.sion, aceoril'. g lo ray remembranoeof w hat oceurred, and is published without the authority of the Committee. These gentlemen were called before the Committee, a.4 I understaixl. at the suggestion o the SV-crctary of tiie luterior. who was present with his Iiivate SVwretary, and was allowtil to mamine. as if liiin-rlf a memlier of the Committee. The Secretary brought with him limnuKnij't copies of the reort inidc by the Commission to tho President, aid of the evidence taken by the Commission. r what he representexl to be früch, whi h reports ih1 evidence are not in tho iKJSsessioii of the Seutite or tlie Committee. When ihe member of tlw Committee reuestel to be allowed to we these papers frTui which he read and a'iel jwestions, .he refused to allowr them to pass from his hamls. While Mr. Alleu was being examined. txtt two members or tho Committee being prewJie repeatedly protested against the uninir't being submitted to sucn an examination, niiitt havine his answers as to the authcuyAHnd Miriiiri-ui--14 certain seieetetl pjrtions I i report and the testimony presented out of irrcla'.iou to the whole taken as a coutradii -7u or Impeachuieutof his judgment. In view of all the innrmatioii obiiüiied by him as a member f the Commission. Mr. Allen was not undertstood' bv me to eriik-ise any portiou of t!. report a? "nnfortunately worded." out w hen the Secretary j tlie Interior read a certain portion, of the report, riving it his own glo. and questioned Mr. Allen a lout its meaning, he mid tiiat if he had written that portion of the report he mfoht have worded it differently, but did not hun-eif uudeistaml. ad written, to have the sii niäciinee which the Seeretary atUchel to it. Rut-quently when Uie newsjiaper copy the report was handed to Allen te discovered and pointed out that the Secretary had, in Lis questions, omiued a portion of the parairraph, which was essential to a right understanding of the remainder, and plainly justiri-l Mr. Allen's apprehension of its signitirance. All that I dKtre to add is that the w hole proceeding was nething entirely outside of all iny previous experience of the conduct of Congressional Committee Investigations, or of the liberated treatment of witnesses. lt. L. Dawf-s. PRF.PAEIXU FOR THE ISAU'.URAL BALL. The inaugural ball promises to be a grand juo fss. and every endeavor is being made to make it the most elaborate oceasion of the kind in the history of the country. In view of the exc use attending; the preparations, - no complimentary tickets w ill lie isswd. excepting to l'reiK-nt-elect Cartield and his family. The work on the decoration of Pennsylvania avenue will be commenced at ooff. The escort of the President eh-ctwill consist of aboufS.OOO militia and lourteen companies of regular trxps and marin-s. Previous lo the bsll a reception will le held iu the Museum Building Ly (eiHiral and Mrs. (Jarfield. President and Mrs. Hayes and ieneral and Mrs. O rant General ll.ineoek has also been i:ivitel to take part In the reception, and it is thought from ast-uranecK received by the Committee that he ill a-cept. General Sherman wi'l le ;he tirand Marshal f the parade, and w ill make presentations at the reception. The Correspomllug Secretary of the Committee. Assistant Adiutaut i ieneral Corbin of orlers for ticke U 4ity. has re-eivel a larve uumbr from persona outside of the XE8AHDISU THE KLECTIOX OF KATIOJf AL KAMi KIRF-CTORfi. The bill intrvxluced In the House to-dav bv Kepresentativ Biu-kner to amend the revised -bitutes relative to the election cf Directors of ''a'ioaal Panks, provides that two members of che same business copartnership shall be elegible ls Directors of the same National liauk. That no tnoney broker, or private banker, or Director iu any private banking house or daiirg Institution stall serve as & Director of a National Bank lor.t?I in the same city or town, and further, that wüien any National kank Director ceases to own tet shares of iu lock, or otherwise becomes disqotlirled, he shall at once vacate his dice as Liret;or. THC ANXTAL REPOKT O f THE COMMIOXER OF PATENTS. ' Tin Commissioner of Patents to day ibniitted to CtgTe his initial report of the perations of the Piment Ollice üurin j oe year which Tod on DxetJer SI, is .. Front Ae tailed Btatewcrus of the nsrri pU and expenditz res submittet. it ap pears XXt-l there was rect-ire! during the vmr for patents.Aopies of reconu r drawings, and from other ources, an aggregateof I7I'.,'A.. Total ex pended during the year, leaving a bal ance of lifJ,vjo. u January 1. Is.HO, there reraained tz.tj'f. to the creHt of the patent funI, which, alC.l U the snrpluscrf 10. makes the amonnt to tu; credit of the pevnt fund on Jabji.arv a, . tutTl.w. W AR CLAIMS . "he House r:mmit'ce on V$. Claims agreed o-iay to report ivorab!y to tb H'rfise a bill pro.vli'tng for tte Allowance of tertain claim . xYV&bly passed n txin and reported by the acowi.'iog otlicer aV the Tieaioiry Jepartment. A;e und red aivi twenty-six claimants are rc--.resi:ed in the W.ü., Ihe majority ot ilicm from itve .Sies of Kent'-ieir, Tennessee and est Vir- - gluU. The claims vay in amount froa Ih.ikio to tuü Arftgregate U-tweeu JJOO.üou and $-00.UG0. THK ATIOWAL BASKS. Th Coertreller of the Currency has to-day completed an attract of the N'atlonaJ JUinks, shewing thtir coudionou December 31. lsU The abstract ' sh'.w s an inert in loans of fJO,X).0ts liniw October I. Tf iBdlvidual depolu are f I)05,fK).0()0, ling an lru-rca? of f iO-J.Oki.OUO, which in offset by the increase iu exchanges for the Clearing House

'. ' of llOM.O'.O.OOi.l. th increase being chiefly 1j the City of New York t.he item of loans and Clearing t House exchange btriug larger than at anytime since the organization J the systein. Ttie banks ' hold tioi.MVI.OoO speci, the gold coin bii'g V nearly Jl 00,000,000, and th silver coin about f7,VXl.OnO. The toUl cold betnir $l,.V.flU less than on Octoier 1, and th? toul legal tfndvf 1

notes about ?.00.000. The amount of circulating note outstpjidUv,' on Trember ?l was $317,0..tipo. being nlmhtly lss than on October 1. The incntUK; in circilation during the month of January wo l5,työ, and the increase of legal temier notes for the purpose ot relur in circulation was A-HIGH COMPLIMENT TO ASSOCIATE Jt STICE PWAVNK. 'A wvetingof the wemla'rs ol the Bar of the Pupreiae tkmrl of the l'nitel States was held in

tne VOUrt KOOm a llie l iii mm uiiii.k. i tale action In the retirement of Jnstice Swayne iroin the Pench. Hon. Samuel Shellalarger was elected Chairman, und Mr. James 11. M Kenney, Clerk of the Court. Secretary. The Committee c.i Resolutions. cwsMcl of the following gentlemen: Philip l'hilli;s. of Alabama, C.eorge 11. Williams, of Oregon, Richard f. M 'rrtk. f the District of tXbmlla. Eliott i. Shepard, of NewYork, and J. Hubty Ashton of Pennsylvania, was appointed bv the Chairman, and they reported the tollowlag resolutions wmcn uripwuim, R solvsi. That the memlwm I'd the Par. learn with deep regret that, in the pinion of Justice Swavue. tb lime has arrived w hen he khoul.l rtirefrom the labors and duties of the Bench, whi-h he has so long adorned. Resolved, That at the conclusion of hi long ami honorable career, the Par leem it alike their duty and their privilege, to expre-s theirsentiments ol sincere resis t for Jusli- Swayne, w hich have been inspired by the large I'apH'-ity. the full and accurate learning, the patient and iHrsivt'nt inveti"ti.iii. ihemi vii.us desire todo iusti'V, the genial and benevolent courtcy he has uniformly aceorled to the members f the Bar. which haviitiriguished him throughout the long eriodof his service on the bench f the Supreme i:urt. Resolved, That the Attorney (Jeneral t reiuet'd to present these resolutions t the Court and a-k that tlwy le entered on its roin-ut-s and communicated lo Justice Swayne. Kulisefuently, Attorney General IVvetis in the Supreme Court, said: "May it pleae your honors, the Bar w tre aware lat Monday w hen Justin Swayne delivered the opinion, the preparation of whicJi had I.OOH intrusted P him, that they were listening to his wnrls for the bed time in this place. His retirement iu advanced life, indeed, yet with his natural force unabated, is an event that they would not willingly pass without the prop-r expression of the respect In w hi;h they hold his eminent public services, and of the honor aud love w hich they bear to him personally." After a sketch of the public services of Justice Swayne uion the Bench, the Attorney Ieneral said: "in the tine chapter of the Old Testament which d.-ribes the farewell of aged Samuel to his people, ruler, priest and Iulge though . he was, he desires to know before he parts with his power if he has done wrong to any man that he may then rectify it. I am old and gray headed says he. 'but. behold, here 1 am. Vhse ox or wlunse ass have 1 taken? Whom have 1 lefrauded? Whom have I oppressed? At whose hands have I received any brio's to blind mine ey:s?' And the people answered, As God is nur witness, there is no such man.' Sure I am that should the distinguished Magistrate who reiin-s from the Bench ask w ho theie is that has stood before, to whom I have nut striven to equal and exact justice.' The answer will be like that of the Hebrew people to the Royal Judge of Isra-1 There is no such man. The good w ishes of all will go with him in his honorable retirement, consoled by those literary studies which have long been his delight, and by the dearer comfort of friends and family; as he may look back to the life that is past without regret, so he may look forward with serenity and confidence." The resolutions were then read, and the Chief Justice replied as follows: "The resolutions of the Bar and your remarks, Mr. Attorney General, are n more than is lue to the occasion, aud we take pleasure in directing that ihey be entered n our minutes During the nineteen year of judicial life of Judge Swayne, ooth pub ic and Constitutional law have been presented bi the Court in a great variety of phases, and each successive term brought its new cases and its consequent new questions. The parts he bore in this important service and how well he bore it is bst shown in the ptiges of the thirty-seven volumes of our reports, which have been fillel sime he came on ae Bench, being favored with uninterrupted good health aud great capacity for endurance, he has rarely been absent from his seat here or in the consultation room, when required, and never except from ne"essity. His miml as a Jinlge isconitqueiitly. the record of the Court 'luring his service, and iu his voluntary retirement hC'catl nave the satisfaction f - feeling that his:-' judgments here aud -elsewhere have In-en, as he lielieel them- to be right. ' If at times he differed from his associates, he could always give a reason for what he dhl. His courtesy ot manner on and ort the Bench w ill never be forgotten, and he carries with him as he leaves the Court the esb-em of every one of his associates. It has been his good fortune to le not only a student of law, but of general literature as well. He has always been a welcome gues? wherever he has gone, and we hope he may live long to enjoy the reputation he has won, the society of his family and frie"uds, and the pleasures of his books." SECRETARY ECHl Rz's REPLY. Secretary Schurz furnished the following statement in regard to the iHiblihed report of Sflturlay's proc eilings before the Ponca Investigation Committee of the Senate: The report of the examination of Stickney and Allen, as it is in the papers, while, of course, not giving every word said ujon every branch of the subject. Is correct iu all that it des state, but it leaves out all ihe essential features of the examination. This will fully appear when the'otlieial rejiort comes out. Messrs. Allen and Dawes substautiall) admit that, for they do not Pecitically impeach a single statement contained in the report, and merely say in general terms, that it Is mt complete and fair, without giving au instance in which it is not. I had my own Ktenographer with me. who took down every wort that was said, to that I - am iu full possession of every detail. Several journalists were present at the examination. The real trouble these two gentlemen have, is that at last the true facts with regard to the condition aud w ishes of the Poncas in Indian Territory are coming out. and they know that nolxxly will be permitted any longer to cover them up or to misrepresent them, which those who have attempte! to do so will soon discover. It is no wonder they are irritated, for the Poncas themselves have now spoken In unqualified ami unmistakable words, and their pretended friends may be a little Confused by the light t.hed upon that 1 subject from such a quarter. The Poncas pronounce themselves contented and happy, and this fact seerrfV U interfere seriously with the happiness of their pretended advocates. The manuscript papers alluded to by Allen. that 1 had in my hands and declined to surrender to the Committee they were timply facts from testimony made to refresh my own memory. The the whole testimony has been ope;, on the President's table to the members of the press, together with the rei-ort, and will, as I understand, be transmitted to Congress by the President officially at an early day. They will have then plenty of opportunity to compare my extracts with the original, and it will turnout that a comparison will not be agreeable to thtm. I think the original w ill be still less pleasant to them than my extracts." Secretary Sherman Makes a Speech on the Finances of the Country. Bostoh. Jan. 29. Secretary Sherman was enter tained this evening at a dinner given by the Mer chants' Club, of this city, and, in response to an invitation, delivered au addrcw touching upon the refunding operations of the Government and the maragemeut of the public debt. The Secre tary opened with a review of the financial affairs ol tne (government at the close of the Kevjliitinry War ami of the n?ce.ity that then existed for refunding the debt at that period for the pur pose of seeuring a lower rate of interest and ex tending tlie period of its payment, and illustrate'! by a comparison between the amounts involved in the refunding otcratiottB of that period and those of the recent times, and the progress made in the country's growth. The -fcuretary continued that the revenue now received for three months amounts to nore than all the debt of the Revolution. The resumption fund now held to protect ine reoomptwm of l ntved Slates nots l more than Uuble the amouut of the Revolu tionary debts, i had oevusioii reiently to look into tue beginuingpf the financial operations of the Naiioiiiti tiotrernment. and faui.d the tirst en try dated September 1, 177U. In Davbook Xo. 1 as that of a draf t upon the Baukof New York for tSJ.ono. for the credit of Samuel Meredith, Treasurer of the United slates, being part of a loan agreed) be made by that bank to Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, and this was ine nrsi money receire! in the Treasury of the United States. It was followed by a sünilar trans action t the amount of IHO.OoO during rptember ana ufiier. ana was used malnir for the payment of Members of Congress. This loan was reimbursed out of the first revenues of the new iovernmen t. The whole expenditures of tie first year of the Government was about equal to two days receipt of the Treiuairy at the nresent time. Following financial operations of "the Government, thence to the Administration of General Jurkson, when the National debt was paid oft" iu full, the Secretary stated that from that time to the beginning of the civil war, incindiiu; the the peihxi of the Mexican, the debt ot the United Slates but ranged from a mini nivm of J37.O0O to the maximum of $iis,ouo,000. It is apparent that in all the moneyed transactions of too Govern ment, prior td the civil war, certain general prlrciplet were followed, the tvUef ol which was

that the debt was tobe considered as a temporary burden to he paid as rapidlv as possible. In this respect our financial policy has differel from that of Kuroocan countri-. We have always made provision for a gradual payment of our debt, and they do not. Another

principle uiKn which we is thai pnbli; securities shall short period, and that the right shall always be retained as far have acted. run but for a of redemption as practicable. This right of redemption has notin any case been placed beyond the average life of a single neneration, and this principle is more tenaciously adhered to in the popular branch of Congress than any other in restart to our debt. Another principle formerly hell by us is that whenever the public debt is contracted a sinking fund should be set aside for its gradual liquidation. Ahotherprinciple of our financial policy is that not onlv shall the principal of the debt be gradually paid, but every suitable occasion be taken to redin-e the interest thereon, and thus lessen its burden. But more than all the United States has alwavs firmly ami fully and honestly performed everv promise made to the public creditors. These principles were inherited by us when the civil war came on us and compelled the contracting of a debt, in amount so vast, one year's interest was more than the debt caused by the wars of the revolution aud of ltd A. Attention was devoted to the raphl payment of the public debt and the adoption of the lumlingaot of l7i). At that time legal temier notes were unliquidated, lishonore! promises of the Government, worth hiss 'than par in coin, and no man can say the extent of the evil of this tingle fact ujkmi our credit during the first fifteen vcars after the war. at all events, though the Dinding act gave the Secretary of the Treas ury ample jower to sell lond bearing iuterest at . per tvut.. yet it was six years ai;er the passage of the law before he was able to sell ?.'i.(XX),0C0 of this class of securities. When they were exhausted, it was a lonir ami tedious process to establish in the market the per cent, bonds. It was not until after the passage ot the resumption act, and a plain and definite policy to enforce that act waa announced by the Kxeeuiive branch of the Government, and ample provision made to redeem our legal tenders, according to law, that we were able to sell our 4 per cent, bonds at par. During lf77 they were tirst ottered. Our notes were rapidly advancing to par under the enect ol the measures adopted under the resumptlm act. and we were able to sell luring lht y-ar ,000,Oou worth, but when it appoured that Congress was not prepared to ßustiuu tne policy oi riemntioii. the sale of these lomls at once cea.M-d. as w ith a damp. W hen it was manifest that Congress would not repeal the resumption act. they were again sold : but it w as not until after the 1st of January, 179, when the United States w te fully prepäre! to redeem its notes at par, that the creiit of the Government became so firmly advanced that the 4 per cent, bonds were eagerly taken, tit home and abroal so rapidly taken. Indeed, that within four month. f.V,7.: 00,000 wore sold, thus providing for the redemption of all 5 and C per cent, bonds then rcdt'cmable. The p-l-icv of refnmling is not yet complete; $202,000.000 of the 6 per cent, bonds, issued at.tho beginnding of the war. are about to mature: $100.000.000 of the 5 per cent, bonds, iasued under the r-fudiug act, w ill become redeemable on the 1st of May next, ami the question is, how best can we apply the principles of jtir Government in the ivdiiction of the rate of interest ami the gradual pavmeut ami redemption of th-se bonds. I can uuy siv we should follow the example of th i past. We should pay what we can from the surplus revenue; we should maintain interest and applj without diminution, the Mnklng fund fixe i by law ; we should sell our 8-curitles at the lowest possible rate ol inten-st. leservlng the right to rtsleein them in a short jeiiod of time, ami pay th'm either as they become lue or by purchase in the open market. Öurcountry is indeed fortunate, w hen it mav now confess'ily borrow money at as low a mte of interest as any nation in the world, however ancient. tpulus or wealthy. Many among us are hopeful enough to believe wecan do what lias never been done by any Nation in ancient or modern times, borrow money uiion our bonds at :t per cent. I he mother country has not yet beeuableto do so, although in moments of high prices her 3 per cent, consols have touched par. Th?se questions aie now being eonsidere! by Congress, and I believe a wise conclusion will be reu hed. We all wish to do what is best for the public, but we do not want to lose the opportunity of doing a good thing by attempting what is unattainable. 1 believe the good sens-? of Congress will conclude that it is l.-t to- offer a bond bearing 3l4 per cent. . interest, kept with short periods of "redemption, maintain a sinking fund, , and perhaps apply the greater amount of the surplus revenue so that we may expect to see w ithin the next decade the public debt reduced to fl,OoO.OOO. a sum so small that our succ.sors Iu ollice and iu life will not feel it, anil a very small price for the countless blessings that the generation that fought during our civil war lias inferrei upon them. We are now enjoying the good things of life, because w e have been brave in the performance of public duty on the field and iu the public councils; because we have resisted all temptation to impair the public credit: betue we have at leat been honest to holders of our notes as well as to the holders of public securities. The duty of this generation has been to preserve their country; the duty f the next will be to develop and advance it, and no youthful eye, looking to the future with hope, can eveu in fancy portray the picture that our country ought and, I believe, will present within .the next generation. Re-souro-s now unknown w ill then be developed, riches bidden away in the womb of the earth will be recovered and made useful, new lines of com municntiou by land and by water will oj e.i up, new sources of weallh and education, the sure' foundation of a Republic wil be extended by our Common Schools aud Colleges, so that all our people, whether rich or poor, white or black, may have an equal chance in life. This is the hopeful view I lake of the futre, unless it is checked by some departure from the principles of honesty, w'hlch have made our country grow with such marvellous rapidity into weallh. power and strength. The secretary clcsed his remarks with the expression of his regard for the character and achievements of the merchants of Ilton. Before the banquet St'oretary Sherman attended a concert in Musin Hall. The Secretary is accompanied here bv General Nelson A. Miles and General Stewart I-Woodford, the I'nlted Stales District Attorney at New York. The Terrible Storiu In California Great Destruction of Property. San Francisco, Jan. 31. A dispatch from Santa Cruz, says: Camp Capltola on the Sougnel creek, four m il-s from Santa Cruz has been washed out to sea, only four hons?s are left of the town. No lives were lost. Orville Railroad Is mbmerped for a long listance. The damage can not le ascertained until the water goes down. At Windsor. Sonowa County, thirteen inches of rain fell In seventy hours. Miich damage was sustained by the people in that vicinity. In Placen ille,J-:ide rmlo countv. in twenty-four hours no to mxn to dav, seven and sixtv one-hundreths inches of rain has fallen. From other places in the northern part of tiie State come almost increlible accounts of the amount of rain fall duriiiR the storm. MORE DAM KiE REPORTED. Sacramento. Jan. 31. The levee Is broken three mile below this citv in two places. Much dam age to farms and orchards will follow. The water i backing up toward the city. The levees around the citv are all right. No danger is apprehentle!. A number of extensive crevasses have occurred on the opposite side of the river. Iu Yolo County, am! much lamaee is reoru?d. The loase at present are roughly estimated at SI OoO.OuO, The river Is twentv-six feet above the low-water mark, the highest ever before attained. A GreaCInventlon. New York, Jan. ::l. An exhibition was given to-day In Jersey City of a new fuel, a combination of petroleum and steam, and the exhibition was of such a satisfactory nature that the results are pr miswtof an importance not easily exaggerate"!. Colonel Kose, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, says: "A lafmotive can be run from New York to Philadelphia for H. instea of $i'. as now with coal." The Commercial says: "To produce combustion, nothing more l uecessary than by menus ol au atomizer to unite the lry steam ami crude lastrolenm, only a common inch pipe taking usci for this ruinöse, one for steam hi id the other for oil. with cek to regulate the flow. A junction is made within six inches of the perforated brick re tort, w hich the nozzle enters, and instantly, on a match being applied, the whole interior of the furnace, an ordinary revarauotory smelting fur nace, become intensely heated, so much so that all expose! surfaces may be easily fused. If ap plied to a steam boiler on a locomotive or shipfMiard. it is only necessary to place the retorts. made ot nre clay, on tne grate bar, thus protect ix'g the boiler plas from injury." Doing; a of n Savage Dog;. Sew York. Jan. 27. A savage dog made a fierce attaek last night upon a womati and four men in the same neighhortwaod, and at diflerckt times. To-day a dog. supposed to be the same animal. entered a lumber yarxt ana attacked mnr men Henry Mantel, W'm. Jtymer, Daniel Fitzgerald and am Dohcrty, Hang and tearing theui in a shocking wanner. Tne vg was finally kllloi. Insurance Man Ln Trouble. Montreal. Jan. 30. A nwting of theJolist Mutual Insurance; Company was railed for to-day, but on the Directors malting their appearance they were arrested for conspiracy, aud subsequently gave ball for their appesra-nce. The affairs of ihe company have got luto a muddle.

FOREIGN NEWS

great I1RITAIN. A HEARTRKSDISU HT.NE. A Kauturk correspondent describes a remarkable wene at the meeting of ihe Poor Uv iuardians. The dav was bitter cold. About 20G famished persons stood w Ithout the Work House, where the Guarlians met. Among them were eighty stalwart, but hungry laborers, w bo loudly demanded work. The Guardians could give tbe.a none. In the midst of the meeting word wa brought that the laborers werev. forcing their way into the buildirtrr.i Business vaa sespeuded . nd a dead silence prevailed. Immediately iterwrd footsteps were heard ascending the fctaln. The loru as almost taken from its bing--s with the kicking end pushing It received from, the outside, .several voices were heard rail i tut on the guardians to open the door anl give th-m relief. The ii)T was oiened by Mr. Cauliffe, one of the guardians, who was alsiut to leave the room, when h was thrown back and informell th? t neither he or any guardiau iu the room should leave until they had doue - something ftr them. The passage on the stairs was thronged with sullen, famished-looking iiieu "ene of confusion ensued, w hich lasted M-veral minutes. In the background some ihm fellow were weeping. After some time the men gotunderstand they could find bread and tea iu the hall, and that their families would receive outdoor relief for a week. The besieged guardian were, on this understandiug, allowed logo uninterrupted. A MKAMKR GOES DOWN WITH ALL OX KiAKD fKYKNTY IiODIES KECOVF.RKO. A report has lcen received from 'Singapore, that a local trading steamer has can-i7.ed. Seventy bodies have been recovered. Mm'jr oth-rs were carried away by the current. - . IKKLAND. THE JURY U.XAULE TO AoTJEi;. iH'MJ.x, Jan. 'lit, 6 p: m. The Jury did' not. leturn into Court until sent for by the Jmige at o'clock. The foreman then said they had not agreed nor were they likely to agree. The Jury again retir'd. The Jury were discharged at 7:i." o'clock, the foreman stating that it was utterly impossible that they could agree. A juror had previously stated that they were leu to two, but the Judge said he "ou'.d only receive a iimffiimous verdict. Great excitement prevailed, and it was heightened when the Judge said after the exhibition of to-day in the Court, he could not expect the dcree would lie a free and ' unanimous verdict. Immense crowds were cheering outside the Court House. A torchlight procession, w ith bands ot - music, waited the return of Parnell from 'ourt. He left ihe city for London shortly after the crwlK-oon of the trials. paiNOB OK A MSB. A mob f some 400 last night groaned and hl-sed tx-fore the house of one of th jurors siipised to have favored conviction. GREAT JOT. t As soon as the result of the State trials isvame known In Dungarvau the town was brilliantly illuminated, bands (aradel the street, the mention of the Traversers' names was cheertni and the surrounding hills were ablae for twenty miles. THK CIIAR'.K OF THE JUIX.E. -Jmlge Fitzgerald concluded his charge t the Jury at lii'-M. He askel the Jury to perform their duty with curagc. spriuging from a desire to act conscientiously w ithout fear or favor. Replying to the counsel of the Traversers, he raid if his directions to the Jury were wrong in joiut of lawhe could bo put right by an appeal to the Superior Court. MaDeonough began an argument, quoting authorpiies, when Parnell entered the Court, and was loudly cheered bv the jailer). There was great excitement in the Couit. SOUTH AMKKICA. - fiKVKRAL PERSONS KILLED BY THE KXPLOSIOX OF THE BOILERS OF As STEAM BOAT. Panama. Jan. If. The Star and Herald has a dispatch stating that the steamer Pittan. running from Grcytwii to Ijike Nicaragua, burst her txiiler on the "Jd Inst., while going over Maehuea Rapid. San Juan River. Among the k lled are Dr. Arguillo, Mr. Mongalo, merchant f irevtown, and a .native," nnvae unknowp' "JLc -id Nocehro ami Ihe-administrator of advance in Grey town, was t-cverely scaldel and othvw!se injured. Several others were scalded or less severely. The accident caues great distress along the river, and may have a bad eilcet on the shipment from Nicaragua by river. v FKANCK. THK TAN AM A CANAL HC11 KM K. Pakis. Jan. 31 The report, which Ie Leeseps will read to-day as the tirst constitutive meeting of the Panama Canal Com pan v. states that sub scriptions resulted in applications for l,Ji9,iiW shares, of whU-h France subscribed for WI.'sjs shares. Seventy engineers, superintendent and drctor8 have been tent to the Isthmus. Steam engines have been ordered, which will errait the employment of a number of day laborers not to exceed 8,000. ihe entire capital required amounts to 000,000,000 francs.O! ly 300.OUO.000 francs of which have been called up. The remainder is to be covered by the issue of obligations. William Sprague's Petition for a Divorce From Hin W Ife. Providence, R. I., Jan. 27. In the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, of Washington County, to-day, William Sprague riled a petitton praying for a divorce from bis wife, Katheriue-Chase Sprague. The petition recites the facta of the marriage, and says that he has ever since, on his part, kept and performed all his marriage covenants, but said Katheriue-Chase Sprpgue, unmindful of her marrioge vow and disiegarding her marriage covenants, hath violated ihe same iu this; that flic ha willfully, and without cause, deserted 'ihe bed and board of your petitioner, whi?h desertion although not for a continued term of five years, yet was under such circumstances as to entitle him to a decree for divorce; that she has committed the criiiMf adultery, and has been guilty of other grot-s tnishehuviur and wickedness repugnant to and in violation of the marriage covenants in tlils. that she has persistently and against the express wishes and commands td your petitioner, and after a great public scandal had been oc asiu d thereby, kept the company of, and been on terms of close and improper iutimucy with other men, and of Ihe same men whose names hal bceu associated with her's in public scamlals aforementioned; that she has repeatedly declared, without cause, that f-ho would never live with your petitioner sgain. That she denied to him and his household the cares and duties incumbent on her a a wife aud mother to fulfill: that she has, without cause, turned and driven her oldest child aud son out of doors. Who has persistently and against tho will of your petitioner, squandered his property and means by engaging iu the most lavish, extravagant expenditure of money. That since the financial embarassmentof your petitioner in 1S73, aud after reeated entreaties, requests, demands aud commands to the contrary by your petitioner, and after a fuU explanation t" her by him of, his tiuaucial situation a- d the inevitable effect of such proceedings on her part: yet, said respondent, notwithstanding all the same, has still jer-sl.-t .-d so far as posviole in the same reckless, extravagrant. lavish and foolish expenditure of money and style of living, thus further (as explained and pointed out to her in the maimer aforesaia) embarrassing and defeating your petitioner in his effort to extricate himself aud evry remnant , ot his estate connected with the estates of others from sairt financial difficulties and . embarrassments. That she has many times since her marriage with your petitioner and against his wishes absented herself from his home aud household for long periods of time, living abroad and at hotels, thereby subjecting the petitioner to further great expense, and dejriviiig liim of her society and assistance, to which, a her husband, he was entitled. That she haa willfully persistent in a course of Mamlerous and abusive language and publications of and concerning your petitioner with a view aud purioseof hainisMug, vexing and annoying huu. and wllu ucli ettevt. in us -render iug hi life miserable, ad thus de-troving his domestic jeace and all happiness incident to marriage relation. Wherefore your petitioner prays, etc. f ; A Dozen Citizen of New York Badly Bit ten by a Mad Dog. New York, Jan. 27. A savage bloodhound of great size ran alHiut the West rddeof the city on Wednesday night and this forenoon, biting and frightening a number of people. The unlinal was supposed to bo mad. It was very savage, aud did a great deal of harm before it was at last killed by a policeman. On Wednesday night John Cavanagh came t the Chambers Street Hospital with marks of its teeth on h:s right hand and wrist. It waa next seen at 4 o'clock this morning, when it bounded past Officer Todd, of the Ninth Precinct, at Hudson and Guusevoort street. The officer lired at it, but missed, when the animal disappeared ln the darkness. The next trace of it was at 6 a. ni., wheu Mrs. Weed, of Varick street exhi -ited her torn and bleating hands in the Prince Street Statiom. At the same time Henry Menu)), of 32 Thompson street, was exhibiting exactly similar injuries in the Charles Street Police Mtatl, From the de0criptUu it tA Mine bloodhound. The dog'a

next appearauce was in Hudon street, where it snapped at Mr. KymT and lore his clothes, but wirnout injuring him. A carman named Ra relay, who ent to Mr. Rytner's assistance, was bitten, ln Thirteenth street.betweeu Tenth and Klcventn aveuues. It mapped at Churlcs Sielman and fastened its teeth lit- his ooat. Mr. Sielman lired a shot at it. but missed. It turned and ran on Tenth avenue, jumping on the honMer of a man. and snapping off his hat. Daniel FiVerald and James Dougherty were quietly at vroik in D. G. Carroll's lumber yard, on Twelfth street and Tenth avenue, early in the ademoon, when a huge grey bloodhound ran in from the street and full upon them witn great fury. It foamed at the mouth, and it eyes rolled wildly. Before the men could esi-ape. both had been bitten about the legs. The animal next suddenly appeared in Eleventh Mreet. coming up on two men nd tearing their clothes, and waa tired upon, but e'(ipeL It was at length cornered among some lumber, and a policeman crawling upon lumber pile, emptied a revolver into its lasly ami killed it. Conrad Wilton, a sailor on the steannT Adriatic, and the steward of the steamer Edward Bartholomew, reporteil that they had been badly bitten by a log on Wednesday at the loafs pier. No. 31. Other injuries by the dog have been reported.

A Propeller Wrecked on Lake Michigan. Milwaukee. Jan. 31. The propeller St, Albans. lelong1ng to the Lmlington Line Northern Transportation Company, was wrecked sixteen miles out on the lake. The iwsseng'-rs, who have been out in small tsails since yesterday, arc being picked up by lugs. Twenty-six of the crew and pissiigers of the St. Albans are saved. All the boats are iu but one,., ami that is nearly ashore. The lajat and cargo are a total loss. One or two of the pa'iigers are from Ludington. It RTHrB PUITICI LARS. At S olock this nioruiug G?orge W. Ameya, of this city, who resides near the lake hore, sawfar out 'on the lake to the northeast, four black specks that attracted his attention. He looked can-fully, and through the snow that was driving fror the northeast thought that he could discern boat w ith people in them. A few moments steady looking coiivim-cd him tluit the objects were Ismts, and then he went up to the Northwestern and gave the alarm. Shortly the news spn-ad that small boats with people in them were out on the lake UÜ mlei asistanee in making the shore. A multitude began to assemble on the lake front. Slow ly th frail bouts that were just discernible 'through the fast increasing storm tu-ared the shore. There w-re four in all, ami in on' of th-m were, seen women. A rescuing party, composed mostly of polne, was formed, and at V o'clock one of the boats, containing four meu, reached the outer breakwater near the Northwestern DejMif. and the men at it were hurled safely ashor. Then it was learned that the small boat-, in sight were from the propeller St, Alban', id the Northern Transit Company, which left here yesterday morning to crns the lake, ami when about twelve miles out was discovered to be leaking, aud in lss than two honis from the discovery of the leak had to be alsinloned by her crew of tweuty ienons and live passengers, four of whom were ladies. The story, as toid by the four men who first reached the shore was that yesterday morning, after the St. Albans had leen out about two hours, she was discovered to be l'ak in g twidry. Men were put at work on Ihe leak, which was in the bow on the tsort sid anl appeared to have been caued by the almost constant contact with the ice. The cargo forward was thrown over u; I'ghten her up. but the water gaiue! couiiuuail,,, ami in half an hour after the dis-overy the tires were out. Then the Captain ordered the small boats out, and concluded to abandon the fast-sinkingpropeller. The twenty-live perstins were divided into four boat loads, and left the propeller at 1 :20 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She v as then just ready to founder. The fur boats kept well together, worked all night, and urrived off the piers here this morning as above descrilsd. Three of the boats have landed safely, ami oue is yet out with hunIreds of men attempting a rcx-ue. All will doubtless be savei. The names, so far as known, are Captain K. I). Casey. FirH Mate Thomas Lehy, Sev oml Mate James Boyd. First Kngineer Albert Caller. Second Engineer John Ferris, Firemen Peter ljimelerand Henry Davia, Thomas MJGuire is badly frozen.The Terras of the Great Telegraph Consol idation. New York. Jan. 2. The World of this morning says: The following i a careful nbstnn-t of Ihe agreement by which the Western Union Tel gntn -4'ompaiir purchases , the as!s-plans, patent, fnincnises, real estate and sbsks owned by the American Union und Atlantic anil l'acifn" Telegraph Companies: The purchase includes all the property of the two loinpames, except their iranehises to be cor porations. 1 he consideration paid to the A mencan Union is KO.000 shares of Western Union stock at par value, J100, to be delivered to the Ciiion Trust Company for distribution in exchange for 100,000 shales American Union s.M-k and the Jo.OUO.OUO Amerioin Union bomls. The sbM-k is to be exchanged share for share, and the bomls at mr for stock at par. The American Union contracts to leliver its property fn e of liens aud incumbrances ; that its indebtedness shall not and doi-s nt exceed the $ö.000,000 in bonds, and that its capital stock does not exited 100,000 shares, nnd that the entire emounts of its bonds and not less than Miares of stock shall be exchanged within throe days after notice that the Western Union stock P : ady for exchange. The consideration paid th Atlantic and Pacific is M.000 shares of Western Ca!on stxk, to be usel In return for 140,000 shares of Atlantic and Pacific stock, at $100 a share, the exchange to be made at the rate of three shares of Western Union for five shares of Atlantic and Pacille. The sh ires of the Atlantic and Pacific stock belonging already to the Western Union are to be included iu the exchange. It is nxt agreed that the Western Union shall increase its capital stock by S !S.!Ji,5'.0. of which l",isi,isio will be given the holders of the present shares, the Western Union to tenresent its investment of euinlngs in the construction and purchases since July 1. l.s'.6, nnd the residue for the purchase of the American Union and the Atlantic and Pacific, the Western Union undertakes all telegraph and other contracts of the other Companies, and particularly the American Union's agreement for a lease of cable messages and certain w ires to the owners of the tw new cables about to be laid across the Atlantic. The rights, privileges ami iuterest of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, it is sin-eially agreei, shall he pro.ccted a-id observed. It is stipulated that the Western Union shall be put into possession of its purchase February 21. and shall deliv er the sUs k on or before that late. but the purchase ami sale shall be hela to date from Janu ary 1 last, and all earnings and exnenditurcs shall be for the account of the Western Union. The American stipulate that the assets of the Central Construction Company, and all its properties, rightsand franchise remaining after the discharge of its debts shall be turned over to the Western Union, and it is agreeti that iu the event of delay from legal procession, liability shall accrue therefor to the party affected." Turf Matters. New York. Jan. 27 The Spirit of the Times says: "The racing fund in thi country for lssl, will closely approximate $1,000,000. If our breeders and turfmen entered their horses liberally as their Knglish confrere do, the value of our racing staks and purses would reach SI. 200,000 imle pendent of trotting, ami if we had a National Jockev Club, the racing fund would exceed S2,000,000 In five years from this date. It is given out that as much as $l,M0 per day will be appropriated to the racing fund of ttie Coney Island Jockey Club meeting, or a total of $11,500. The Coney Island cup to lie tun on June IS. Kentucky. Tennessee and Missouri each claim the winner, notwithstanding Luille Blackburn is in the Fast. During last autumn the meeting at Jerome Park an Knglish gentleman, under the assumed name of Somerville,' started two fillies, a two and a three-year-old. It was then whispered around that they were the nucleus for a strong team to cross the ocean this winter. The rumor was not generally crcdih-d, but it now turns out that already niue horses have arrived, including the two fillies, alluded t and strong reinforcements w ill reach this port m the months of March and April. The horses selecb'd, as a rule, are untried, and the venture is made with a view of testing the question whether American horses suffer, as we insist they do, from climatic causes, when transferred to England. The idea is to bring English horses here, and if they prove to be better than American that will settle the question so long in dispute to the e fleet that Knglish thoroughbred deteriorate when brought to this country. No pains will be spared by the Iwckers of this new venture to make it a success. An English trainer will also come over, and the hope is to secure the services of one or more capable jockeys." A Severe Storm on tlie Coast of California, Kan Francisco, Jan. 30. The rain that began on the 2sth inst. spread over the coast, fntn British Columbia to the siuthern portion of this State, and has been the heaviest storm experienced since 1SC1. The Feather, Yuba and Upper Sacramento Rivers have all overflowed their banks, and the creeks running into those stream are 'all over their banks The damage can not be stated, hut the aggregate loss is immense. The Central Pacific Railroad suffers heavily. About 1,000 yards of wall near Benicia waa washed away, a long streteb on the Oregon Branch, near Bear River, is gone, and there are washouts of less extent in many ether places. Several miles of the Santa

Cruit Rallroal is washed away m-ar Santa Cruz The town of Napa was tioodl : also a jnion of Watsonville. "Marysville Lad a narrow escape. The water came Uj the top of the levees, anl had broke over iu fiur places, when the levee above town broke and let the water on the plain aroui:! Ihn city. This relievtvi Marysville for a while. nnl before the plains tilled the river bepau falling, and ihe city is now regarded a safe. The Saeiamento Valley, from Cache Creek o Kcl Bluffs, presents the appearance of a vat lake. In San Fran-i-o, f.ir the forty-eicht honra outline at I o'clock this morning, d.'M im-hes of rain bad falli, by f;ir the heaviest rivic füll ever experienced here in the same time. In the lower portion of the city many houe wi re flooded. In the business part of the city innumerable cellars were filhxl with water, entailing great I"sa. Altogether, the storm is one of the most destructive ever known ori the Coast. At C o'clock this evening dispatches from various parts of the idate ay tne storm is subsiding, and here in San Francisco the rain has- stoppel. the w ind has changed ami the barometer Is ri-ing.

THE FXRi: UKCOKD. A DT RtCTfV K. COSTLAiR TlON AT PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia. Jan. 31. At 4:35 a. m. a fire broke out on the south tide of Beth Men Pviptist Church, at the outhwst -otner of Kroad and Spruce streets. Three alarm were sounded, but lefor5 the engines all arrive! tho flames cornmunicated to the Horticultural Hall, which is separated from the Church by a twelve-foot alley. Both buildings were soon wrapped in flame. and a southerly wind communicated the firitothe houseu on Spruce street. The tirst 'f the.-e to take tire was that of lwtrd Manie. No. l,4'.s., adjoining the Chnrch. The back buildings were destroyed, and tne front was damscisl with w ater, causing a loss of SIO.000. No. 1,411. occupied as a boarding hoii"C by Mrs. Mary K.Simmon, was damaged bally l y water. The interior of 1.402, owned ami xcu'pied by Thoraas S. Fernon, was ruined, causing a loss of si.ypoo. Ns. 1,401 anl 1.400. occupied rc.-qeetively by Mrs. Shaw anil Mr, ilmnre, were badly damaged by water. Hefore ti o'clock the interior of both the Horticultural Ball and the Church were in niin, and a portion of the wall of the latter hal fallen. The Chnrch cost ?17;",000 and the organ 57,.'i(si. The furnituic was insurel for St.ooo. The insurance tn the remaining Church property was pla'-ed by the congregation. The- Horticultural Hall sold last summer for J72.300. Insured for !0 000. A fKJjOOO OOFLAURATIOX. Nfw Y ihk, Jan 27. Flames were discovered to-night on the founB lloor of the six-story brick building, Nos. 3b." and 3t;7 Broadway. Three alarms were sent out, but owing to the height of the buiUiing, and the intense cold, the firemen hal the greatest difficulty In extinguishing the name. They did not succeed until the llarues had mounted the top IKair, rtn! after a hard tight of two hours. 'Ube loss amounted to nearly ?i'sj0,. 000. The lirst floor was o-cupifd by Swectser. Pembrok & Co., lmpjrters and di-aler in dry goods. Their stock was valued at i SXi.OiJO. It was damaged föoo.OOj -by water. The sei'oml ftoor wa occupied by Lawson, Bros., imisjrtcra cf fine laces an! cinbroulcries. Their stock wa valued at S"w),0CO. and was damaged 60 per 'put. by water tnl smoke. The remainder of the building, occupied by M. t M. Davidson. shirt manufacturers, whose entire stock was worth about Sl.'jO.ono, was leMroyed or hopelessly damaged. The building, w hich was formerly used for Taylor's saloon aud international Hotel, has been us'd for business purpose lor fifteen years. It was purchased in lst from William laylor for l-W0,0O0, and is now ownel by the American Fx pre Company. Damage to the building bv the fire is about 0,000. The cause of the tlie is unknown as the building had been close! up before trie names were discovered. All losses are covered by insurance. POLITICAL. NOT1S. WILLIAM J. f-'EWELL ELI",' TED 6K.XAT0R. Thknton. N. J., Jan. 25. The Legiliture voted to-day for Unite! States Senator. In the Senate the vote stood: William J. Sewell, Republican, 12; Theolore F. Randolph, 5. In the House: Newell, 32: Randolph, '2t. The proclamation of the elation of Scwell will le maie to-morrow. . THE XKW SEXAT0H OV WEST VIRGINIA. Wuki t.:vc.. W. Va., Jan. 2Ti. The Legislature of W?st Virginia to-day eicvted Johnson N. Camden, of Parkersburg, Lho Democratic caucus nominee. United states Senator to sncceel Hon. Frank Hereford after the 4th of March next. The Republican votes, twenty in all, were cast unanimously for A. M. timpliell, ediuir of the Intelligencer of this city. N. B. French, of Mercer County, reeeive I the two Greenback votes. ELECTED I XIETD STATES PEN TOR. G alvkton, Jan. ST. Th News' Austin social says: "Mr. Maxey was clectc! Senator on the first ballot. The vote stoo.nl: Senat? Maxey , 22: Throckmorton, 8: Davis, Repubhcau, 1. House Maxey, 51; Throckmorton, a4; Davi,5; Reagan, 1. SENATOR JACKSOX'SFRENABEn. XasitviiXF. Tenn., Jan. 20. senator Howell K. Jackson was serenade i to-night In response he said in sulwtanee: "Iain av. are that the wisdom aud propriety of the choice may be questioned before the country, but I am aware, gentlemen, that the right-thinking men of both politial parties, who have the gooi of the country ami the peace of the country at heart, wi'l acquioce in what you have done to-day. la r taining the Senate of the United States, the Democrats will thus insure to the country peace and prosperity for four consecutive years, and it was the lesire of the conservative element cf the country that the Senate should remain Democratic as now, and allay this alarm In reference to M&tional agitation. I expected and trusted that a more distinguished citizen of Tennessee would have gone forth iu the discharge of its duties. I will endeavor to represent, not merely the interests of thLs great Commonwealth, but the whole country to allay sectional animosity, to break down political animosities." At the close of his speech. Democrats ami Republicans alike, were invited into the dining mora of the Maxwell House, where they parbKik of the hospitalities of the Senator-elect. He receive I a large nunila?rof congratulatory dispatches from all parts of the S'tate. HOWELL E. JACK SON ELE""TEO UNITED STATES SENATOR. On the thirtieth billot Howell F- Jackson, State Credit DeiiKMjrat, was elected to the Senate. The thirtieth ballot for ifenator stod : Jackson. 70; Maynard, 2: Rose, 1. A soon as Jackson was declared elected he was lifte! outoT his seat by friemis ami e-jrted to the stand, and s.iid that he would do whatever lay in his power lo allay all sectional agitation, and bring prosperity to the country. He would not only represent hc State,but the Unite-l State in the broadest tense of the word. HAYES MVES CONKI.IN; A BCK-1IAND FLAP. New York, Jan. 28.;. II Foster, nominated by President Hayes for the United states District Attorney in place of General Woodford, is now a State Senator: a strong anti-Conkling man, who refused to vote to make unanimous the nomina tion of Piatt iu the caucus for United states Senator. Quite a Sensation. Milwa I K EE, Jan. 30. A well-laid plan to lntiuetu'C the legislation regarding railways ha just come to light, aud promises to make a great sensation. Under the cover of indorsing the Reagan bill, the plan hss been formal to make a determined pressure on th Irislature to increase the taxation of railroads in Wisconsin, and also to enact some law similar to the old aud well known Polter law. regulating firmly the tariffs for freight and passengers, and al) preventing di crimrialions. It ha been s'Jppossi that some such movement was on foot in several rural Districts, but it now appears to have originated among the Boards of Trade and business men of the larger towns. It will bo eagerly supported by the Granger clement, and there i much comment arising iu business circles, ami some uneasiness among the railroad-. Bills increasing the taxation of Express and Telegraph Companies have already bcAMi Introduced, and the one concerning railroads will Ihj heard from in a few days. The Mexican Central Kailroad. St. IvOi i Jan. 2". Colonel If. C. Nutt, of Chicago, representative of tho Mexican Central Railway, of which Thomas Nickerson, of Boston, is President, has rctunicl from El Paso, on the Rio Orande, w hither he went to determine n here the road should cross that river. This he de-lded, and also secured over 100 acres of lam! it El Paso for a depot, shops, etc., for the road. Colonel Nutt says: "Etigineers arc now In the field surveying a line to Chihuahua, thence to the City of Mexico, and track-laying south of El Paso will probably commeuce by April 1, or as soon as the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Koad reaches that point." King Kalakakoa's Visit. San Francisco. Jan. 31. King Kalakakua states that the object of his trip is visiting the different Asiatic and European nations, w ith a view to rind the most feasible means of attracting a desirable class of immigrants to the Islands, to take the place of the natives, who seem destined to extinetiod within a comparatively short time. The King does not favor Chinese immigration, nor do the people want them. He will leave by the next steamer for Yokohama.

CKIIKS AND CRIMI.XALS.

SENT UP TOR LUE. lj.ülBi.N. Y.. Jan. 2". Slmmonds, th p isolier in tho Keformatory ho killed Ket pexMtKelvnv, has Ih'cu foutfl truiltv of mirdcr in Um second decree, and henleno-J to Auburn Prison for life. SENT I P lor. 1I.LFa.AL v.otis;. Chakleston, S. C, Jan. 2.V W. L. WebK hiu of fieorxetown County, convicted iu tbc l';iix! Stales Court of fraudulent voting. wf K-n:envd to-day to two moMus imprisonment a.'i lafi.ic of T0 besides costs, which amount to 242. A itiLD-BLOOIiED Ml'TtPFR. Mkxpiil, Jan. ä Gray Variitl'., avd ;l:tv-oüe year, a Justice of the Peace for this County ior the past live years, hu found dead at noon today, at his grocery store, in the northern jmrlion of the city. A large dent i:i the si ic oi hi head, from which the bld wa still ooing. in-tli-tel with a hamm-r, whM-h wa found cy Iiis side, told a story of murder. Sane unknown jersoii hal doubtless engaged in a quarrel with t!; old wian, ami had strut k him a blow which can-eii his death. In the safe, which stoixi behind Ihe counter, was provinc that robbery was not the caue of the murder. This afternm.i; a negro named Ransom IVnyard was arrested on suspicion ol erpttra;iiig the horrible crime. The deceased has lived iu Memphis for luor- tUau, twenty years. AX OLD OFFENDER SENT TP. Chicago. Jan. 25. The Jury to-night .a tre Criminal Court lound I-esser Fried burg jnii.ty of three counts of the indictment against bin ior lan-eny, receiving and paying for stolen cood, and scntemvd him to four years in the Penitentiary. Friedburg is a pawnbroker of evil repute, who lor many years has la-eu a "fence" i.r the -" worst kind of thieves, burglars and pickp-ckeis. Iu this case he planned a burglary upon a ;-romincnt lry g'xsls house in this city, furnishing the complete outfit, een t. the pistols ami the wagons. The silks stolen by his tool was tx-fore Lii place whcnOSct r Rice discovered it and iLs suspicious owner, ami began an investigation. hii-h . resulted In hi being shot and almost iu-tautly killed. Johnny iAmb, a vicious criminal, was convicted f Ihe murder r.ently on the testimony of tine of his pupil. -Mieeiiy George," ami to-day Friedbnr, w ho is the Me-phi-tophelcs of the gang, received his sentci ce. because of the same man's remarkably clenr and eni'T.ceted evidence. A HEAVY BANK V F'.F'A I.CATIOX. Dktroit. Jn. 2s. A defalcation of some S2.",iU or SH),000 has lust been brought to licht in tr.e Detroit Savings Rank, the oldest savings institution in this city. The "uilty parti- are two tellers, brothers, named ' iarles li. and Herman H. Seigler, who have lc . been erep'oved iu the 1-nni, am! in whom the bank officers had unlimited cnr.hdense. The embezzlement has la-en g;ing on for ten or a dozen years, and steadily growing. The amouut has oeeu successfully hidden until n-iw, as every time au examination was proposed of their books, they would get knowledge of the fact ami borr")w sufficient money to replace the missing funds until the examination was completed. At the last examination they were unable, for some reason, toeirry out their usual plan, ami exposure followed. The young men belong to u most exieiic:u i.-m.i.v, hiioiiier brother bcr.ig an Episcopf.l Rector, and nae always born - a I.ih character The money seems to Pave been si-eut in maintain'hg a somewhat expensive family, consisting of a widowed sjsTer and others, aud in speculation in New York the latter chiefly. The whole car" is finite a distressing one. The young men have lje;n dismi.-iscd from the bai;V. and their bondsmen will make tue ls god. f the bank. LA HAN K, THE MUHDF'RER. EXECUTED. Ar.TUotJASKAViLi.E. tjucbcc, Jan. 2S. The execution rf Clnoppas l.achance took place in the Jail yard this morning. People were ou their way to the plce of execution from ai early hour, notwithstanding bad wert. her. Lachance is a short nnd slim man, about twenty-one years of ge. He slept very few minutes durfpg the eight, but this morning took a hearty brtakfKst. Fully 1.0f.-0 poop!? cor.grcjraied outside tl.e Jai) walls, but only :hSe allowed by law were procut. The prisoner appeared oa the scaffold wrthont coat or hat. r.Tid as the thermometer wa&fc below -zero he shivered greatly. The I ri.-ouer mile no p-marks. but Fa'.u r Rather aac'n -seed those prcsvnt, slating that I'.ch,iivce admired his crime. l.achance. in OUt.ber last, kil!--d Miss Di r-c lot, who re?is:ed his sUtaiiccs, ai d after wa.-d threw her body inbi a tveii. Lachance writhed in a dre.idiul manner. His mouth opened, and bloo-1 and water came out. cau.-ii-g a thrill to run through the spectators. Af-?r ti;e body was suspended fifteen minutes it was cut down, eoffwied and buried iu the com. - ol the Jail yard. X tRlKRED His' BKOTL'EB. ?urkvf:iykt, Jan. 20. The passengers on tLe Caddo Bell from the upper nvr, say that on Wednesday evening Sain B. Lemay. a large men-bant at the Cut-off. w as J-Lot and killed by Clinton, a younger brother, n drunken desperado. The fratricide woontcd a hore and made hi efape. BUP.NEI) TO P2ATH IN A JAIL. Detroit. Jan. 2M. A mitn named T. D. Drown was arrested on Thursday night for drunkenness, and lo Iget i iu the Ijike t'ounty Jail, at lin'.dwln. About half an hour afterward the structure, u somewhat premature afjir. was found in a blaze, ' and was soon dotroyed. Prow u was burnc-4 u " death in his cell. " - - - A sWINI'LEK. ''. Sav Fkancim-o, Jan. 29 Joseph iroM-'er. formerly of lho firm of troldwnter fc Brethtra. cf Preseott and Kx-ln-nbt.-1-g. Arizona, has left for Artronti, after victimizing a numb-r of wbacs&le merchants f.f this cit,v to the extent of fr.ü .- XH) b 5100,000 worth of goods, which havr" b?n shipped to J. Lyons, of S'uino, w ho w ale lt-d tola actinfedernte of ioMwater. The matter has been placed in the hands of detectives, but it is questionable whether anything can be done, a ie.,1 -lwater bouuht purely on credit and the oenls can not la- found. 1 TRYIN'J To DElKtUD TUP itOVEESMEST. St. Ifis, Jan. 2'..-:-Oyrns Pmlth, charg(-d with . defrauding the tioverniuent out of 8-l2.isiO wort!.of revenue stump, w as arrested at Short Creek, Kas., a day or two ago. It is said that Smith and rliers entered into a conspiracy at Chicago to cheat the iovcrnmcnt, bought stamps on the pre1 1: use of stiirting a match fectory, pave bor.d fr the payment of them, a':d th u sjld iheiu. .smith i i. farmer, aud ha rcMdcl in Southwest Mis-- . souri for a n umlr of years, and has been con -

iii'ctel with several irregular transaction-. V. tnlft in Jail at Carthage, Mo., night before lust.be took pt-isonw iih the evident,, intention cf commuting suicide, but he took an over-Wse aud defeat d his object. Other parties to th- fraud. -which was committed in February, IsTV, have not been arrested. , . GUILTY KILLEb AT A DAXCK A. pr.CMMER. KOHBEPl '. ' St. Tons. Jan. 2v. The Jury In the ease of the -Tallsjtt Brothers, w ho have lnen on trial at Maryville. Mo., for a wts k past, for the murder of their father h-.st spiing, returned a er'i-t of murder in the first degree, last niht. A motion for a new. ' . tiial was made this morning; . In a right at a lav.ee near Ilattsburg. Io., early yesterday inorning. a young man panted Rtica !. lcllaiid v.iis shot and killed by a companion Lamed Belk. N arresis. A cummer, ial tr:iv-ler r.ann'd Holland, from Philadelphia, i rejs.rttsl to lmve lKcn rovlcd offi.lOOin money, and a check for 510, ou tho Missouri Pacific traiti, be iweeu Jefleron City aid sedalia, "e-terday. EXECUTION OV A MUP.PF.KEE. Jeor-;i:towv. S. C. Jan. 30. Frank M-Grath -was hanged on Knday for the munier o Jo-ie-Small on July 12. His net k was not bn lia, and he died from strangulation. . another murpeb. Cincinnati. Jan. ". Charles Mclxruicll. cf Pendleton, was hit with a lsll'r while rldinp on a switch engine to the city last nij.ht. ard at 1 this morning died. The perpetrator of the crimtis unknown. ' KILLED AHOUT 0NET MATTER.. Mem en i. Jan. 30. la a lifliculty lust Thuriay at iaine' Lanling. Ark., concerning thl colltcl!oii if a draft for $100, V.. J. Oterlmut w as shot ami kill! b John I.. Sehraderr Roth -wer merchant of fiaincs' Lamiing. SjarocdOl 6 arrested. A MAN MUUfER l.'IS Wim AND TflsX KHjj? HIMSELF'. Cincinnati. Jan. SO. Dr. Washington'.'"; li-vr-baugh. a dentist, of Pinna, O., shot his w-fe dead lat uivht with a pistol, and then blew his own brains out with a shot gun. He was a drunken and dangerous man, and had been married Iiiteen years. He leaves two sons and one daughtf r.His wife's reputation wa gooti. He fcai always, been troublesome in his family. COLONEL TOTTER SOW KSOV.V IO II VC fEI.X " MtRPERF.n. . - St. Lout, Jan. CO. Advices ironv "( w Hexif -state that detective have ascertained that;" onel Potter of the United gutes Ceo logical-? n vey who has been missing 6inet;ttAerUit. v mtudcred and robbed by a party f three Me 1 cans, while on duty in a field. Onr, Of the a i " derei s w as hanged a few days ajro f.r horte n i v lng aud another, believed to have belougedl - . the gang, and a party to the murder, lsnowut. der arrest at Albuzverlue. - -. ' - ' - "