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VOL, 6.—NO. 201.

A PANIC.

The Awful Result* False Alarm of Fire in a Theatre.

Women and Children Tramp ling Each Other to Death.

A LIST OF THE KILLED AN 1) INJURED.

A Humor That the Panic Was SI art oil

by Pickpockets.

Cincinnati, Feb. —The Allegory if tbe Great Republic, during the per ortaanceof which occurred a terrible iisaster this afternoon, has been upin the stage of Robinson's opera louse for the past two nights, under he auspices of the Cincinnati Relief Jniou. The proceeds were to be applied to the relief of tbe suffering joor of the city. The performed, lumbering nearly 600 children, were aken from the public schools of the :ity, and as the object was a worthy me, and those who took part were ilyldren of old residents of the cit}*, arge audiences were present at each •resentation of the Allegory. The veather this afternoon being propiious, and there being no session of he public schools, the matinee audence in the most part was composed if women and children. About half ast2 o'clock, while the great house vas densely packed, and the thous.nds of children among the audience vere in the heighth of their enjoynent, some boy in the gallery, either hrough mischief or ignorance, raised lie cry of fire as the red light from he colered fires used in the piece flashout from the wings. Every nch of the theatre was occupied and dense crowd was pressing andsurgng about the stair cases and in front the doors. Some one in the audince took up the cry of "fire^" and wa9 re-echoed from near tne door ty some one who caught a glimpse the red glare from the stage. There vas an immediate rush fo the front loors. A child was pushed down he steps and screamed immediately fter a man'thrust his arm through window, and the scream and crash ras enough to 'set a panic in full orce. The scene was a terrible one the narrow vestibule leading to he street. The people in the rear, aad with fear, pressed upon those front, shouting and cursng. Men were terror-stricken.

Cincinnati, Feb. 5. There

larquette to gallery with a dense

evel of the^®tree^^"tor^ehlnpL(1

J10use

ori^fln

imd

#chiklren

serious injured. Those able to

at once made their way boniew

were

in oue of the °®ce3 $

killed andiDjuredaMr9- Alfred

twenty years, ~:on

and a

It wa3 simply awful. Men and women were groaning, children were shrieking, and by the gasps and deep gurgling of some of the women and children, I knew that they were being smothered to death. We pulled out all we could, and warked as fust as we could, but it seemed they piled up as last as we jerked them out, and some were so tightly wedged in we couldn't budge them an inch either way. One poor lady who was killed, lay on the tiling with a dozen women and children on top of her, her face flattened against the floor, and her tongue which protruded two or three inches, being trampled on by others trying to work themselves out. One little white headed boy, who was almost smothered to death, thrust out his hand to me from under two or three persons who,were crowding him down, and I managed to catch hold of his arm. He worked the other arm out somehow, and a policeman caught hold of it. We tugged and tugged at him for several minutes, and io took our united strength to pull him out, and wo are both strong men, too. They would catch me by the legs, and try to pull themselves out that way, and we were all in danger every second of going down with the whole crowd. There must have been as many as a hundred, and fifty people piled up in that vestibule as

don't

UJ.®

ci0g2iDg

nany conflicting stones as to the on- policemen in throwing the people in of the panic at Robinson Opera ^ack

Iouse. The building was filled from

nass, who not only filled all the seats the dead, and whon that was done, ud isles but crowded the stairway, the alarmed poople gotuo passing .mi hundreds were outside seeking gain admission. Behind the cenes were 500 school children who vere to take part in the performance, vhich consisted of an Allegory of the

larrow, and BOOB become bloc P«.

Pure the people there {^eU.n^s out danger, and an efl

mad at

jareer'of6thelffrightod audience but

child named

Carrie Ubl. base of skii'

riously Mrs. Lyon,

was found

r^j,e(j

Mrg

TEEEE

Further Particular of His Disaster. From the Cincinnati Commercial of Sunday, we glean the following

tionnl particulars of the Cincinnati

fvf* fi horror. It says: DESCRIPTIONS HY EYE-WITNESSES. Mr. William Eckel, who was one of the llrst to rush into the fatal vestibule on bearing the cry of lire, and seeing the crowd of people rush out, thus describes the scene: "I was standing on tbe sidewalk, talking to some gentlemen, when I heard tfce alarm of tire, and as one of my children was inside 1 naturally made an effort to force my way in. "The entrance was completely clogged with people, however, and I never got beyond the middle of the vestibule. My idea Is that some of the first crowd that rushed out slipped on the stens and fell, and the immense tlirong there were so terror strickon that they did not think of steps or any thing else except to lling themselves out of the inner doorway. The consequence was that there was a general piling up of prostrate and struggling people, those who followed the lirst rush falling on top of the others as soon as they got to the steps. The people, men, women and children, piled up around me, and other men who made their way into the vestibule, waist high, and still they kept coming.

have described, and

fought

think half of them would ever have issued from the trap alive ifja coupte of policemen had not broke through the office to the west entrance, and

their way to the inner

doors, and commenced throwing the people back into the house in order to give us a chance to extricate those already in the vestibule. My God! if there had been a lire in the house it must have roa3ted half the audience to death, the way the people were piled up and

{.he main exit. The work of

Ulltuquietwas

e(jjy saved

restored, uDdoubt-

many lives. It enabled us

clear the vestibulo of the living and

like order, the d.'

I in something was over."

STATEMENT OK 3IK. .TOIIN IIOBL vriON, UncJe John Robinson made the

lepublic. As the timTappVoached I following statement: "I was fearful

people who had to buy tickets at the

T[ie (ioors

1 he struggling crowd, towde the om^ine to-day, and

the multitude were' Pr®« "8 XeU the house was full, they ought

ought to have been

have been shut for good. Instead

almost every door that gives ad-

ba(J got

and those more seriously Io on until the theatre was jnst as

taken to the Ninth street would. I don't know how tion house and to the oomm«jJ people there were in the house hospital, and the dead were I

house. Up to nine cloc manding admision as there were mthe following have beejj PVbU

and her son. Ha Yi „eDorte(j

skl6i

{rSverdi?daDf%m heart disease, I ing tbe.jam, until some foolish boy, .caused by the excitement August and Fred Lesch, two brothers, aged eight aud ten years Hattie Les lie aged twelve James Crowley, aired seven Anna Maria Reinza, of

T.i wasv sit«n- friends neor the west proscenium box at the Altou

f"^ mJSvioaMaSat, aged time, and seeing the rush for the here aud Miss ^enngaA

K^Jf dooF) and

who sufleredsevere con

eveniug.

juside, when I would

aI)other lot the

same way, and

8tl0Uu say

five thousand and

tonight there were as many outside de-

never say as many people in

the house

before. Everything inside

Went

along well enough, consider-

ing tbe jam, until some foolish boy or designing pickpocket, in the north lobby of the second tier, shout ed 'Fire!' as the red light was turned on just before the rising of the cur« tain, I was standing down stairs,

foreseeing a terrible excite-

the ment, ran around to the door, and

shouted, aud pushed aud crowded,

brain reported dead dead. A- and did everything in my power to One stra'sburg, make the people go back The first mong the mjured are Harry rush was altogether ungovMiss Humphrey, j%n.j(«jn»ton* ernable, however and out Bliss,

they went pell mell into the

ve?tibule,

aud collat bone hrp'ast se the people from the street, who in Anna laiirt in

h'(|

ly Mrs. White, who was ki ledi, bad ^ock

five children with

her

was killed, another, the

•where they were met by

their

efforts to get in completely

blocked the passage, and hardly any-

"T the crowd inside, If it hadn't been for

nn'

Li1P crowd outside pressing in, the

clasped in her arms, unj theorowa panic-stricken injured. Miss Rienza was in the

ye tout

gallery, and was ell^er P"^1fl he- the time we easied the crowd inside, tbe railing or jumped to the fioo! be the twa

'8riNCiKl»*Tl, Feb. 6.—Information where the crowd was dense ami per.ecelved to-oight from those l^ared

"atlftobinsou's opera house yeterday, is favorable. Mrs. Henry Kessler reported dead, is r.ill living, aud will re--cover. Consideraple prominence is o-iveu to the report that the alarm was started by pickpockets who intended to profit by the stampede, but ithis story is generally discredited.

allright, but by

geaeTa

audience un-

Iff^e ves«„,e aMoo

IOvUJ managing such a tremendous crowd as that was when it is panic-stricken. There eiv people' there, I su ppose, who were never inside of a theatre befora, and didn't know anything buttorushfor the biggest opening on the first alarm. I have frequent

ly seen

this house, with very nearly

HAUTE. INI)

as many people as were in it this afternoon, emptied in three minutes and a half, and if it hadn't been for the immense crowd at the door today this thing would not have happened."

Crimes nntl Casualties. HANG IIIM. San Francisco. Feb. 5.—The grand jury of Sacramento county has lound true bills of assault with intent to murder against Assemblyman Wilcox, who attacked a chronicle reporter in the Senate chamber.

A NAUGHTY CLERK.

Zanesnille, O., Feb. o.—Whitcomb Henderson, aged 1!) years, a clerk in. thepostofflca at Diesdeu, Muskingum county, was arrested this morning py special agent C. E. Henry, for stealing letters. He made a full confession.

MURDER.

Georgetown. Col., Feb. 6.—At 11 o'clock Saturday night a desperate character named Jack Jones shot and killed Barnsy Rounds, a citizen of this place. Jones was chased some distance by the marshal, who was finally brougut to bay by a shot in the leg. He attempted to take his own life, but failed. Jones is now in jail.

A CROOKED SOLON.

Topeka, Ks., Feb. 5.—A.J. Mowry, the member of the'Legislature charged with forging school bonds, reach* ed his home yesterday evening and left about an hour afterwards, aud has not yet beeu capturcd- It is be® licvod that he is hiding in the Mis' souri river bottoms, near St. Joseph, Mo. The sheriff of Doniphan county, the police of St. Joseph aud the sheriff of this county are on the hunt for the fugitive.

IT WOULDN'T WORK.

White Plains, N. Y., Feb. 5,—-Ed-ward S. Stokes, convicted of killing James Fisk, jr., apprared before Justice Deckman to-day on a writ of habeas corpus, and his counsel moved for his release from Sing Sing on the ground that he had been imprisoned ten mouths before receiving his final sentence. Judge Deckman reviewed the case add denied the motion. He remanded Stokes to Sing Sing to serve out his sentence. A bill of exceptions will be presented at the general term of the Supreme Court. Stokes was very nervious.

A BRACE OF SUICIDES.

Chicago, Feb. 5.—Two suicides occurred here yesterday. John Holton a Swede, foreman of the United States bonded warehouse, hung himself to a door in the place where he was employed, and was stone cold when discovered. He leaves a family no cause for the act is assigned.

William H. Marvin, whose parents reside in Marshalltown, Iowa, and who is said to have numerous friends in New York, shot himself through the head, and after living a few hours died of the wound. Self-inflicted melancholy caused by his inability to get work, and excessive drinking caused him to commit the deed.

NOT GUILTY.

Bridgeton, N. J., Feb. .5.—At ten o'clock to-night the court house bell rang out notification to all that the jury had agreed upon a verdict, and immediately anfjjimmense throng besieged the court building within and without. Judge Reed in a short time arrived, and Mr. Dandiswas brought into court. He looked pale and anxious. The jury promptly filed into court, and in reply to the usual question the foreman said, "We find the defendant not guilty, on the ground ol iusanity."

A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. Galveston, Feb. 5.—A terrible explosion occurred in Shepper's cotton press, this city, at a late hour last night. A portion of the boiler, weighing near ten tons, was carried 250 feet. The roof over that portion of the building was blown of! and the brick walls broken by the force of the explosion. Two men, ypriggs and Thompson, were severely injur ed, though not fatally. The press was being run on extra time to fill accommodation orders, About thirty men were employed at the time in different portions of the press, and their escape was almost miraculous. The cotton caught fire, but was promptly extinguished upou the arrival of the engnies. The cause of the explosion is unknown.

A MURDERER SENTENCED. New York, Feb. !•—J- Dolan, convicted of the murder of Mr. Noe, was to-day sentenced to be executed March 24th and was fixed as date of execution so as to give Dolans Counsel time to prepare points for argument before Court of appeals.

SHOOTING AFFRAY.

Claremont, N. H., Feb. 7.—During a quarrel last night in the Junction House, Georee Dean was fatally shot by Thomas Enason.

SHOT.

Chicago, Feb. 7.—About one o'clock this niorniuK John Heich shot and instantly killed Edward Campbell during a quarrel about Heichs wife, who was divorced from Campbell before her marriage with Heich, the lat" ter who was badly cut by a razor in the hands of Campbell escaped.

The Westinghouse Drake Cleveland. Feb

Judge Weller

of tbe United States Circuit Court, rendered a decision this morning the case of Westinghouse against tbe Gardner & Ransom air brake

c°ro*

pany, sustaining the validity of the Westinghouse air brake patents on all the claims sued on, twelve in number, holding that the defendants had infringed all the claims, and ordering an injunction and account. Tbe case has been pending nearly three years. It was argued in June last before Judges Swayne and Welker. The record was of great length, and tbe case was vi£»i orously contested. Mr. Justice Swayne concurs in the decision.

Marine Disaster.,

Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 5.—-The Stanford Shoals light-ship lipped her cable during the storm Wednesday and the vessel and P®rs0Ds on board are supposed to be lost.

EUROPE.

THE CAELIST WAIt DRAWING TO A CLOSE.

Tlio Sublime 3?orfco Promises to Reform.

AMERICAN ACTORS IX LONDON.

News notes by Cabb.

THE DEUTSCIILAND

Loedoh, Feb. 5.—The report of the official investigation into the loss of the Deutschland says the wreck was owing to an error of reckoning, and the captain's disregard of force and the direction of the tide. It praises the disciplir aboard the steamer, and the conduct of the officers. The boatmen at Harwich and elsewnere are completely exonerated. The report recommence that telegraphic communication be established between light ships and the shore.

THE BURIAL OF JOHN FOSTER, London, Feb. 5.—The remains of the late John Foster, auther, were deposited in Kensel Green to-day. It is stated that he bequeathed nearly the whole of his property to Lord Lytton, whose father and Mr. Foster were life long friends.

LIBERAL ACTORS.

Loudon, Feb. u.—A theatrical per-» formance was given at Drury Lane Theatre Saturday eveniug for the benefit of the Centennial fund. The house was crowded. The proceeds were uearly $2,000 $1,000 was also contributed to the fund by American actors now iu Loudon.

THE CENTENNIALSHOOTISTS. Loudon, Feb. 5.—Sir Henry Halford writes concerning the international rifle contest at the centennial: If I fail in inducing Scotland and Ireland to join my British team, I shall place my resignation as captain in the hands ol the national rifle association. I have every reason to believe that England will not be presentd by any seperate team.

THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. Paris, Feb. 6. Louis Blanc has an* nounced his intention of contesting the elections for tbe Chamber of Deputies ou the fifth and thirteenth arroudissements of Paris.

Victor Hugo declines the invitation from the Irieconcilable Radicals to contest the ninth arrondissement against ex-President Thiers.

PRINCE BISMARCK.

Berlin, Feb. 5.—Bismarck having recovered, he will resume his parliamentary services. When questioned by deputies about ^Cardinal Hohenlohe's visit to Rome, Bismarck distinctly stated that whatever might be the Cardinal's mission, or whether there be any mission at all, it was not authorized by him. He declarad that so Jong a3 lie remained at the helm it is not the State that will make the first advance towards reconciliation with the church.

THAT LONG PROMISED REFORM. Constantinople, Feb. 5.—The Por« te to-day despatches to its ambassadors at the courts of the six guaranteeing powers, a reply to Count Andrasy's note. The reply announces that iu consequence of negotiatons with the ambassadors of the three northern powers the Porte has resolved to apply in the insurgents districts five of the leading points of Audrasy's scheme, viz., the establishment of religious liberty, modification of the system of collecting tithes granting of facilities to agriculture ists, application of a portion of the revenue of the insurgent provinces to local improvements, and the appointment of a mixed commission of Musselmen and Christians to watch the execution of these reforms. DONT TRAVEL ON OCEAN STEAMERS.

Antwerp, Feb. 5.—It is rumored that seven packages of gunpowder have been discovered anong tlie coal on board an Antwerp steamer having oue hundred and fifty passengers on board.

THE SPANISH WAR.

Madrid, Feb. 5.—An official dispatch, dated Durraugo, Feb. 5th. reports that Gen. Quesda has occupied that city, meeting with no resistance. Gen. Loma has arrived atGueruicka. The Carlists have retreated toward Asperza and Ozcecola. Gen. Martinez Campos is fortifying his position at Daucharina, where he has seized the Carlist cartridge manufactory. The rumor which have prevailed of a couference petween Carlos and Altonso are entirely unfounded.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL PARIS, Feb. 5.--Tbe internatioal committee on the construction of the submarine tnnnel between ^France and England, terminated their labor to-day. A complete agreement has been established ou all poiuts under consideration, as well upon tbe possibility of the undertaking.

THE FIRE DAMP EXPLSOION. Brussels, Feb. 5.—There were 216 men in the Jabin mine at tha time of the explosion of the fire amp. Fifty were rescued, and it is feared that all the others perished. Twentysix dead bodies have been recover* ed. Stetienne, Feb. G.-So far seventy corpses have been recovered from the Jabin colliery. The earth is constantly falling in, and search for the living and dead proceed slowly under circumstances of great danger. PREPARING TO WOLLOP THE IIEA-

London, Feb. 'e.-The Observer says it has reason to believe in view of the unsettled state of political affairs the British government intende to reinforce its ua.ym Chinese waters.

TURKEY ASP V0'T£NEGR0. St Petersburg,Feb. ^-Negotiations between Turkey .and Momenegio for the cesession of

the

MONDAY EYEMMG, FEBRUARY 7. '-S76

territory to the

latter, are offiledly denied, but it

stated it is necessary for Montene»i'" to lind out increased pasture lands. Turkey offers a prospect lor satisfying this reuuireuient at the opportune mouv-nt, but the settlement of such special functions now would complicate the general issue,

OONE TO MEETK13 MOTHER-IN-LAW. London, Feb. 7.—Viscount Galway is dead. rO"

FOUTY-FOUirni CONGRESS.

SENATE.

MORNING SESSION. Washington, Feb. 1870.

The chair laid before the Senate a memorial of tne New \ork^ board of trade, demonstrating the inexpediency of attempting resumption of specie payments before the requisite conditions are represented for it, on finance, ...

Mr. Morrill gave notice that alter the morning hour, to-morrow, he would ask the Senate to take up, and consider, the house bill, appiopriating one million and five hundred thousand hollars to aid in the Centennial celebration, he hoped whatever the Senate proposed to to would be doue then.

Conkling, from the Judiciary Committee, reported with verbal amendments the house bill providing lor a payment of judgment rendered by the Court of Alabama ciaims.

Sargent moved to make the rate of interest on such payment per cent, per annum instead of 4 per cent, but after some discussion he withdrew tbe amendment, but gave notice lie would offer hereafter some other bill relating to the Alabama Court amendments proposed by the committee, were concurred in, aud the bill passed.

The chair laid before the SenateCommunication from secretary of tareasurer in response to Senate resolution of Jan. 26tli. enclosing communications from Sidney Dillon President of the Uniou Pd"ific rail road, and R. R. Hunting Vice president of the Central Pacific raurnad company in regard to the creation of sinking funds for payment of amounts due to the Government by said companies.

Mr. West moved the communication to be printed and laid on tbe table so ordered. He gave notice that at an early day he would call up and submit some remarks iu regard to peculiar ond other relations existing between the Government ane Pacific Rail Roads.

Sherman offered a motion to refer the communication to the commit*tee on finance. He said he had no objection to the matter being printed and laid on the table now that the Senator from Louisiant. West might submit his remarks. West gave notice that he would movo to have the matter referred to the committee on Rail roads-

After the expiration of the morning hour Seaate resumed consideration of the resolution for admission of P. B* L. Piuchback as senator from Louisana.

Thurman spoke in opposition to hi3 admission, claiming that Pinchbac.* had no prima facie case upon which he could be seated.

HOUSE.

MORNING SESSION.' Washington, Feb. 7.

Bills were introduced and referred as follows: By Mr. Morey—Resolutions of the Louisiana Legisluture for an approprition to construct the levees of the Missippi river.

By Mr. Saylor—To secure homesteads to actual acttlers on public lands.

By Mr. Harrison—To confirm to Chicago the title to certain lands in Cook oounty.

By Mr. Ford—Declaring the birthday of Abradam Lincoln a national holiday, and that on tbe 14th of April the national flas shall float at half tnast.

By Mr. Bland—To substitute legal tender notes for national bank notes, and to make the duties on imports receivable one-half in legal tender notes, and to repeal the resumption act of the 14th of January, 1875.

Fires.

FIRE IN NEW YORIC CITY.

New York, Feb.7. Late last night a tire broke out in Frank Rhoney's furniture establishment, 82 and 84 Bowery, and in a short time the wall of 84 fell on the roof of 86 and S6i, crushing it in and setting fire to the building, which, with 82 and 84 were destroyed, and 80 was much damaged, causing a loss estimated at $150,000. The insurance is about $50,000. Rhoney's loss is $45,000. Insurance, $33,000, The loss on tbe buildings is $50j000. The remainder of the logs is distributed among a number of occupants.

FIRE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Feb. 7.—A fire Saturday night destroyed the paper mills of Bradner, Smith fc Co., situated at Rockton, 111-, loss $7,000, insurance $25,000 to 30,000, this firm does business in Chicago.

eneral Wefol*.

New York, Feb. 5.—Judge Blatchford has given a decision in the case brought by the United States Government against General James Watson Webb, for contempt iu not answering certain questions put to him in relation to nionev paid to officers io Bra* zil, out of the governolbnt award, when Webb was minister to the country. The Judge says that from the nature of the issue it would not be necessary that he should give any specific answers to questions put to him than those he has already given, in regard to the manner in which tbe muney was disposed of, and dismisses the contempt proceedings..

Mrs. Thomasson.

N. Y. Feb. 7.—Among the passengers on the steamer Wickland were Mrs. Thomasson wiife of the author of Bremerhaver dynemite disaster, and her four chi'dren. She expressed unwillingness to talk about JJthe cause of unpleasant prominence particulary in presence of her children who as yet are ignorant of tbe whole affair. She proposes to seek retire^ ment in her own home in this counry.

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BAB.

HIS CASE COMES UP AT ST. LOniS.

IT is Postponed Usiiil Tomorrow at tbe Request of His Attorneys.

St. Louis, Feb. 7.—Gen O. E. Babcoek appeared in the United States circuit court this morning to answer to the indictment charging him with complicity iu the whisky frauds. He was attended by Judge John K. Porter of New York, Emory A. &torrs, of Chicago, E. U. Latty, Gen. Williams, Judge John M. aud Chester H. Krum, of St. Louis, as council. His father-in-law, U. S. Marshall Campbell, for the northern district of Illinois, and hi3 brother, C. W. Babcock of Kansas, pat in the court room near him. District Attorney D. P. Dyer, and the special council James O- Broadhead, and Major Lucien Eaton, appaared for the Government, It was General Babcocks first appearance in the court since his indictment of tne formality of pleading not guilty was gone through with. The jurors remaining on the old panel and those specially summoned for this case were called over but only half of them responded they having been selected from the outside of St. Louis Co., and some of them not having time to arrive. Mr. Storris stated that the counsel for the defense very much needed other day for consulation and also to await the arrivel of very important documentary evidencc.

The counsel for the Governmen made no objection to the delay and after a brief consideration Judge Dillon announced that the case would go over until tomorrow morning, but that at 2 P. M. the Jurors would be called again, that it might be seen who were present, the pressure on the court room was releived by a strong force of police, beyond the counsel, the Jurors, aud the members of the press, very few were admitted even to the second floor of the Governor building a crowd of several hundred however, collected on the outside.

Walking Women.

Chicago, Feb. 5.—The walking match which has been in progress here since Monday morning at 10:40, between Miss Bertha Von Hillern, of Germany, and Mrs. Mary Marshall, of this city, terminated atl0:40 tonight, Mrs. Marshall having made 234 miles and Mrs. Von Hillern 231. The original intention was to walk 300 miles for a purse of $500, but neither were able to make the distance on account of great exaustion. The Second regiment armory, where the walk occured. was crowded with spectators most of the time.

New Arrangement.

New York, Feb. 5.—It is proposed to concentrate the business of all fast freight lines, and that only one gen* eral superintendent shall be employed at each main line of railroad, who shall attend to the business of all freight trains running over that road. The same course will be adopted with regard to the receivers of freight all the work will be done at each of the main lines through one superintendent's office. The force of clerks will also be diminished, although it will be nescessary to keep the accounts of each line seperate.

The Carnival,

Memphis, Feb. 5.—The following railroads will carry visitors to the approaching carnival at haif fare rates: The Metnpbis & Louisville. Memphis & Charleston, Mississippi &Tennesee Paducali & Memphis, and Mississippi & Little Rock, also the following steam boat lines: Cincinnati & Memphis, St. Louis & Memphis. Owing to tbe high jwater, trains on the Pine Bluff & Chicot railroad have been suspended the back water being over the track.

A Busted Exposition.

New York, Feb. 5.—The Industrial Exhibition Company, organized in 1873 for the purpose of providing buildings and making arrangements for the holding of tbe great world's fair or international exhibition, is in financial difficulties which have been brought to a crisis by the seizure of their personal property by the sheriff. The sale to-day was postponed for one week, to give the officers of of tbe company time to adjust its affairs.

Honors To Pendleton

Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 5.—The Senate and House of Representatives to day adopted a resolution extending their courtesies to Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton, en route home from Florida. who is in the city. He was waited upon by a committee, and received by the presiding officers, and afterwards introbuced to the members. He leaves to-morrow.

A Boost for Morton,

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5.—The American Union Club, composed of ezsoldiers in the Federal army, at a meeting last evening resolved to supHon O. P. Morton as their first choice for President of the United States, an successor to the preseut worthy Chief Magistrate, whose term of office will expire March 4, 1877.

Timothy Kirby's Will.

Cincinnati, Feb. 5.—Proceedings were commenced in the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, by Hon. H. B. Banning and wife, Donn Piatt and wife, and Clinton Kirby to set aside the will of the late Timothy Kirby, which it will be

remembered

made provision for a number of illigitimate children of the testator.

Bate for Jloney.

London, Feb. 7.—The rate for money at stopk exchange on Gov* ernment securities is 3} per cent. Consols 94 fLye-sixteeuth, for money, and 94 seyezi'-sixteenth, for account, U. S.Thowsnewfives, 10G Erie, 15J.

r•^-''', 5.v

PRICE 5 CENTS

Green bnfeks.

Hartford, Feb. 5.—A call has been issued for a greenback convention ill New Haven on Feb. 22nd. The ob« ject aunouueed is to take such stepa as may be nessary to force both political organization of the State to recognize the voice of the people iu the coming campaign.

Grant as an Arbitrator. Beunos Ayres, Feb. 6.—The Argentine and Brazilian delegates will cease to hold authority over Paraguay in live months, The dispute in regard to territory between Paraguay and the Argentine states has been submitted to President Grant for arbitration.

Pardoned.

Wilkesbarrc, Feb. 5.—The pardon of .J. W. Freeman, editor of the Pitson comet, was received here this evenine, and he was released from pris* on. A band of music escorted him home to Pitson, where a reception was given him this evening.

Silver Shipment.

New York, Feb. 7,—One million dollars in silver is now enroute from San Francisco to London.

Obituary.

Evansville, Ind,, Feb. 5.—H. C. Jaquess died at the county jail this

Markets To-day.

Chicago—Wheat, active 100?, March, 105:], May Corn, 40c cash, 40,} March, 45.', May Oats 31c cash 34: May Pork, 1040, March, 2070, April Lard, 12.}c Feb. 12.37i to 40, March.

New York—Flour, 10 cents better. Wheat, 2 cents better, not active $1.26 for No.' 3 Chicago. Corn, better, fair enquiry 64c for new mixed western. Pork, $21.50 for new mess. Lard, 12]c for steam. Whisky $1.13 Gold 122c.

Cincinnati: Wheat, unchanged. Corn, 44c. Whisky, firm 1.06. Oats good demand, 44c. Hogs, active, 7.75 to 8.00.

St. Louis: Wheat, 1.63^ cash 1.57} for April. Corn, firm, 38Ac cash oSJc for March, Pork, 21. Lard 12c asked.

Personal Paragraphs.

Mr. Wm. Hughes, former manager of the Prairie City Emporium, one of the most popular resorts in the city for ladies, will be retained the boose with Mr, E. B. Cole, successor to Marshall, Tuell & Co* Under his efficient management the house, though young in years, has attained an enviable popolarity among the female portion of society, and a high standing among businessmen. Mr. Cole is too well known to require any encomiums from us.

Col. R. W. Thompson lectures this evening on Chaucer. Mr. Charles B. Brokaw, after a sever illness has almost reaowred.

Brokaw Bros., have just concluded invoicing. They find that contrary to expectations at the first, and during the most of last year, they have sold more goods than any other year in ten years. The farmers all offer cash for everything they buy.

Mr- Edward Richards, of York, 111., has gone to Washington Ty. Mr. Lyman Abbott, formerly of thi9 city, and pastor of the Congregational church, now residing in New York, is busily engaged in preparing a commentary on tbe acts of the apostles. All of the Sunday schools in the county will, on the first of April, commence the study of the acts, there will then be an immense demand for this work. In consequence the reverend gentleman is now compelled to arise at four o'clock in the morning and work all day in order to complete the commentary in tfrne.

W. H. Fisk leaves to-morrow for Greenville, Pa. HewilJ be gone for about two months. The shop where his celebrated stone pumps are made,is lecated at Greenville and he goes, there to make arrangements for an extensive manufacture, for the coming season^s sale which he expects to be unprecedently large.

Mess. L. Goodman, Jr., & Co. have determined not to move into their new room adjoining Herz' fancy bazaar this spring. The me is now so short and their stock so large, that such a move would be very difficult. Mr. Goodman will go east before Ions: and lay in another of those mammoth stocks, which b( re fall will clothe the backs ot nearly every man In the county.

Court House Echoes. CRIMINAL COURt.

The February term of the Criminal Court began in the Circuit Court room this morning, with Judge Long on the bench.

The case of Robert Clark, charged with the murder of Morgan S. Gunn, was called, and the entire morning sessiou was consumed in tbe empaneling of a jury. At two o'.lock this »afternoon the case opened icr the State, by A. J. Kelly, who is assisted in the case by W. H. Dnncan.

Tbe Court room is densely packed',with spectators, and a deep interest is manifested in the case. Clark is a boyish lookiDg person, respectably and neatly dressed, and would be about Ihe last man in tbe court room whom one would suspect of murder, in judging from outward appearance.

MARRIAGE LICENSE.

John C. Woodard to Harriet Montgomery., James Crabb to Emma Greenwood.

Wesley S. Joslyn to Lucy B. Norton. MAYOR'S COURT.

C. W. Harley, drunk and disorderly 87.20. Thomas Sibley, drunk and disorderly $8.30.

James Bunch, drunk and disorderly

'7John Dalton, drunk and disorderly $/.55. ... REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Theron Sutliff to MaryL. Spear, 3 acres off east side of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, section 11, town 11, range 9, $200.

Henarickus Herrink to John BaBoher, part of lot 7 Grover's sub division, Terre Haute, $8.50.

Henarickns Horriuk to Carddns Haardeus, part of lot 7, Groveria subdivision Io Terre Haute $925.

WAHTED.

AN! ED—A good cook, Apply K-, wyatt's.