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WEHNESDAT. -;t;,
Marca It. im.
The long contest for aeeat n tfie
C. S. Senate from Louisiana, Laa at
Irnrth been decided, the Senate by
a vote of S2 to 2T refusing rinch-
back tbe scat which be las bo per
sistently claimed.
CrxEEAtSciirscK having resign
ed bi p""011 M Minister at the
Court of Great Britain, the President
l-.im appointed, aud the Senate con
r..,i linn. Richard II. Dana of
Ma-bu?eU8 to the vacancy. Thia
'appointment is warmly commended
l,v the entire press of the country.
Mr Tana is a gentleman of the high
character, a lawyer of distinction,
and well known as a literary and
legal writer. He will take rank
ernocg tbe niost distinguished repre
sentatives of thia country abroad.
The New Ycrk Times calls atten
tion to the case of X. IL Fowler
against Fernando Wood. The alle
gation in brief is. already men
tioned in he Time, that Fowler
jaid Wood tonic $i:,000 in his re
turn for his appointment as Corpora
tion Attorney. Tae agreement was
Ut wben f owler was appotoiea ne
was to pay - Wood f 5,000 in cash,
oud the Crst year's ealary of the of-
fire, and to divide with Wood the
i-alarr and jierqutfites for the aubse-
qucut period of his holding office. He
is more prom inent as a leader and
tutaority in the Democratic party
dan was Belknap as a republican.
.It i;e Aithonso Taft of Cincin
nati, Ohio, has been appointed by
the President as Secreury of War,
in place of the disgraced Eelknap.
The appointment is received with
uaonalified approbation all over the
country. Judge Taft although un
known in national politics, has a
high reputation for ability and per
gonal integrity. He bas twice been
e lected as judge of the Superir Court
in Cincinnati, at his last election re
ceivir.g the vote of both the politic
al panic. Last vcar he was a can
didate before the Republican State
cjtiv utioa for nomination for Gover
nor, but declined in favor of Gover
nor Hays. His selection by the
President wins cordial approval,
uuitf-R the party, and satisfies the en
tire country.
Tut immaculate Clymer is com-
iKilcii to take the floor about once a
duy t explain, extenuate, justify or
defend Lis course in permitting Marsh
the only witness against Belknap to
escajie, and the more he talks the
worse he puts his foot into it. The
Democratic papers are superfluously
indignant over the allegation that
March fled to Canada to avoid pros
ecution. No order for his prosecu
lion w as ever given or contemplated,
Le was an indispensable witness
against Belknap, and no one but an
:Jit would have thought of prosecu t
;ng him. He was in rhe jurisdiction of
C'lymer's committee, and he discharg
ed Lim, and now alleges that be was
powerless to retain him. Clymer
claims to be a lawyer, and yet there
is not a country "Squire" who does
not know that being in court, on
subpoena, he could not depart with
out lea re, that the Committee's pow
er to hold him was and is unques
tioned. Mr Clymer connived at
March's escape, he discharged him,
and there must have been some rea
son fur it. Stand up agaia Clymer,
and explain! You are responsible
for the failure of the prosecution of
Belknap.
Belknap is not tbc first Cabinet
Secretary indicted for fraud. The
Grand Jury of the District of Colum
bia indicted Floyd, one of Buchanan's
Secretaries, for stealing $870,000 in
bonds from the Interior Department,
in the winter of 18G0, and he never
put in an appearance for trial. He
stole the property of the Government,
and then stole away himself. The
Democratic party never condemned
or disowned him; and after stealing
nearly all the munitions of war in the
Northern arsenals prior to the out
break of the w ar in 18GI, and trans
ferring them to the South, be natu
rally followed Jff. Davis to take
part in the great Democratic rebel
lion. He never lost his place in the
Democratic party on account of bis
thefts, and if be were still living
would be welcome as the flowers of
May among bis old political associ
ates. He was the Erst Cabinet officer
indicted for theft; bnt be was not in
dicted under Democratic rule. Ills
party friends would never have put
Lim to a moment' inconvenience for
an offense bo trifling ia Democratic
Cktimation when committed by
Democrat. Pittsburg Commercial.
Coxoreksmax Bobbins, ot North
Caroliua, is a member of Clymer'e
committee. The following is tbe As
sociated Tress report of bis twitter
ing in the House, on Wednesday,
eonccruing the Belknap matter : '
"So far as he was concerned, be
proposed to sail bis craft boldly into
this fight, until it was blown ont of
water, and that would sot be done
ntil he hd blows off the beads of a
few thieves whom he knew of, Ap
plause fro the Democratic side.n
An honest man it generally a
brave one, and these courageous utter
ances do not at all surprise us. Rob
bins was a Democratic member of
the North Carolina State S-nate in
ISC?. Chargea ol bribery and cor
ruption were freely made by the
Democrats against the Republican
members of that Legislature. A com
mittee of investigation vas appoint
ed, and Bobbins placed thereon.
After se veral weeks of thorough ex
amination of witnesses, they reported
to the sec ate that bat one member of
that body was known to hare receiv
ed bribe of any iiad, and that be
was one W. M. Robbins. ' After
reading the report in the Senate,
Robbins rose in his seat and confess-
ed that he bad taken ihe sum xf
twenty dollars as composition for
advocating the claim of a person who
contested the teat of a Senator from
Caswell county. lie stated that be
had at first concluded to deny the
charge and pat bis reracity and
character against Stephens, the man
from whom he had received the
monev. bat that, after deliberation,
consultation with Lis wife, and some
time spent in prayer, be concluded
to make a clean breast ot it to his
brother Senatora, and throw himself
upon their clemency. He shed tears,
and begged eo pitecusly that he was
not expelled or prosecuted for the
offcnsc.but was censured. He bas
been known in North Carolina ever no; tho Republican party can in no
since as Twenty Dollar or XX. Rob- wise be weakened by the downfall of
bins. But it must be confessed that j any one, nor of a score of its repre
he is exactly the rirht sort of man to ! sentatives. Since its first advent
sit in judgment on Belknap. Pitts
burgh Commercial.
Mr. rROCToa Knott, Democratic
Chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee, in a speech made in Congress on
Thursday last, declared that the
President had the sole power to bring
back the fleeiag witness Marsh, from
Canada. That all be had to do was
to assure bim of a full and uncondi
" i
tional pardon, and he would return
in forty-eight hoars. Ah, ba ! Mr.
Knott So here is the African in the
Democratic wood-pile, at last. Mi.
Clymer put Marsh out of harm's way,
and now wants bim pardoned before
he will agree to come back and testi-
t i i . r i
iy. vno ever ac.ru v. so ur,ca ,
a proposition? Here were two thieves, j
Belknap and Marsh, in the power ofj,
tnis uemocrauc vommmrc, one ' ;
tnese is spinieu away oy tne vna.r.
mmr rf Ihft AnnimitAd nd nrtflr it i 1
demanded that he shall be pardoned,
before he will agree to come back and
testify against the other. Ob, ho!
Mr. Clymer! Who is Mr. Marsh?
Is be brother Democrat? Does he
know too much, and were you afraid
he would squeal, that be was sent
away, and now must be pardoned be
fore ho will come back? So, so!
This is a new way of dealing w ith
thieves. First catch your thief, then
get him ont of harm's way, and then
demand that be shall be pardoned be
fore you will agree to bring him into
court. Let ub have a new work on
"criminal prudence" edited by these
democratic lawyers Knott & Clymer.
The accidental discovery of Bel
knap's crime was evidently deemed
a God-send for the manufacture cf
political capital by Heister Clymer
and his Democratic associates. So
eager were they to avail themselves
of it in the New Hampshire election,
that Mr. Clymer without due consid
eration, rushed it before the nouse,
applied the gag of the previous ques
tion, to cut of all debate and exclude
tbe Republicans from all participa
tion in the aroceedinRS, hurriwd the
impeachment resolution through, and
dismissed his only witness, Mr.
Marsh. Having accomplished bis
purpose, M. Clymer paused for ad
mirations and congratulations. At
once tbe cabinet in council, determin
ed to execute the criminal law, aud
the District Attorney was directed
to have the late Secretary of War
indicted. But lo! w hen the court
issued iu subpoenas for Mr. Clymer
and bis fellows to tcstiSy before the
grand jury 1 these gentlemen thre w
themselves back on their dignity,
plead their pivileges, an d got their
friends in tbe Houpc by a partisan
vote, to instruct tbe m not to appear
before tho court, or to furnish it tbe
evidence in tbeir bands. Meanwhile
Marsh, the only witness, stole away
to Canada, taking bis pap?rs with
him, and thus through tbe blun
dering of the statesman from Berks,
in bis anxiety to make political capi
tal against the Republican party, he
has let the only witness escape by
whose testimony the impeachment
case can be sustained, and by refus
ing to furnish evidence to the court,
he thus prevents a successful prose
cution of the criminal case. Now
we ask, where is this political capi
tal? Only a politician of the small
potato kind, would have attempted
to bold an entire party guilty, for the
crime of one of its members, and
only a very small eouled manikin,
would have attempted to trade on
the Nation's thame and convert it
inty personal aggrandizement. It
was but natural, therefore, that this
heartless Belf-sufficient blunderer
should, instead of gaining his object,
only defeat the ends of justice.
Thus stands the case. The great
criminal is likely to escape all legal
punishment, and the effort of the Re
publicans to bring him to justice is
fustrated by the blundering Demo
cratic booby "who bas blocked the
way. The Democrats evidently ap
preciate the situation, and on Toes
day of last week were compelled, by
a strict .party vote, to adjourn the
House when an effort was made on
the Republican side to inquire into
tbe escape of Marsh, and the actual
situation of the nvestigation We Wei
come tbe Democracy to all the politic
al capital they bave made in tbeir at
tempt to subordinate tbe 'greatest
public interests to party purposes
Tber bave shown conclusively that
they are on worthy to be entrusted
with, and are incapable of adminis
tering power, and will sacrifice the
interests of the country and of public
justice for the basest partisan pur
poses.
Cav the Republican party survive
the ahock of the awful revelations of
the Belknap case, is a question pass
ed from one weak spirited Republican
to another, and at once decided in
the negative by the eiultant Demo-
ocracy. It is natural that the gross
unfaithfulness of a high public froc
tionary should cause a rode shock to
public confidence, but it should not
ia the- slightest 4egree undermine
popular faith in Republican' prlnd-
'plea. Did the betrayal by Jadas
shake belief in the teachings and
principles 'of Him whose cause
j almost nineteen hundred years si
for
6ince,
has been the hope and consolation of
Lnrietinaom 7 Did the attempt to
betray bis country by Benedict Ar
nold destroy con B dence in the cause
Of that country? Did the treason
and perjury of men of high and low
degree, men in office and out of office,
when they took op arms against this
! government in 18C1, destroy taith in
; popular government and the cause of
i the v. nion ? Did the apostasy of
Andrew Johnson, with the power of
the Executive Department of the gov
ernment, and its immense patronage
at his command, ewerve the Repub-
I lican party from its principle? ',
many ot its trusted memoers, men
like Trumbull and Cowan and Doo
little, and Curtin have fallen by the
wayside, but the solid column clos
ed np and moved on, nosbaken and
undismayed, bearing with it the trust
and devotion of the Union loving
masses. Men are weak and unsta
ble, but principles arc immutable.
! and until the great objects of the
party are accomplished, and all men
are secured in their fundamental
'rights, we firmly believe that its
strength will remain unimpaired, and
that its progress will be steadily on
ward. The party is built upon ideas and
principles, and men are potent in it,
advocate and inculcate
idea8 and priuciplc9. It CBDie
. d Ue the bitu.c hoa.
t;lily of lbose who are now exulting
. r.lplft:m:nP it!, overthrow, and it
J I o
will long survive the opposition of the
corrupt party to which they are
tached.
at
Hew Political Criminal are Treated
by tbe twa Political Partlea of to
t'oaatrjr-
Corruption and thieverv are not
peculiar to any one party nor to any
one form of irovernment. Bacon and
Walpole, Hastings and Wolsey, flour
ished under a monarcny.iust as r loya,
Swartwout and Tweed have flour
ished under a free government and
under Democratic administrations.
England has been disgraced, time
and again, by the open profligacy of
the men in power, as was t ranee botn
under the Bourbons and the Bona
partes; and Democratic administra
tions, in this country, have present
ed & long line of corrupt scoundrels
who exceeded Belknap in every feat
ure of tbeir crimes. Swartwout stole
over ft million, as Collector of the
Port of New ierk, in an Uuren s
time; Fowler, the Postmaster of New
York under tbe same administration,
marie awav with three quarters of a
million; Breslin, the Democratic State
Treasurer of Onio, stole aoout Halt a
million; Tweed, a Democratic Sena
tor in tbe State of New York and an
office holder io the Democratic gov-
ernment of ttie city oi Aew xora,
by the aid of his corrupt Democratic
gang, stole over six millions; audio
this it might, it it were necessary, oe
added a long list of minor hemocrai
ic defaulters and corrupt pari man
agers.
"But," some Democrat may an
swer, ' no one of tnese was a uaoi
net officer." True; but what differ
ence docs that make? If parties are
to be held responsible for tbe thieves
wbo may cbaoce U turn up in tneir
ranks, a thief is a thief wherever yoo
find him. Swartweut and iowler
and Tweed and Breslin all throw
Belknan in the shade, although their
places were different The infamy of
any one of them is greater than that
of the Iowa nonentity wno, uuuer a
mistaken public sentiment, got into a
Cabiuet position.
Yet, if a Cabinet parallel is want
ed it is easily found. Floya, a mem
ber of Buchanan's Cabinet, was even
more corrupt than Belknap. The Co
vodc investigation disclosed a series
of corrupt acts which passed out of
public view by the breaking out of
the rebellion; and there is no eartniy
reason to doubt tbat he pocketed
money through the transportation de
partment of tbe army just as Bel
knap bas done through tbe post trad
ers' denartm. nt. ue rememoer a
case in which a draft from an army
contracting firm for $2,000 was trac
ed in this city to tbe possession of a
Democratic member of Congress from
Western Pennsylvania, and this was
afterwards shown to be but a small
part of a large corruption fond deriv
ed from army contracts, with the
knowledge and connivance of the
then Secretary of War. i
Mr. Clymer, consequently, betray
ed bis personal ignorance when be
attempted to characterize Belknap's
case as unparalleled in history. Tbe
history of tbe world is full of sucb
instances, as is tbe history of the
Democratic party; aud it is a marvel
tbat Mr. Clymer could not recall the
fact tbat a Republican, io the person
of honest old John Swartz, was
elected to Congress from bis own
county of Berks, under tbe reaction
which followed from Floyd's infamy.
Corruption, then, being iucidental
to all parties, Democratic as well as
Republican, it becomes pertinent to
inquire bow these parties behave, re
spectively, toward tbe bad men wbo
have been exposed during tbeir peri
od ot public administration. Did
corruption, when found out, excite
the horror of tbe party in power, and
did it manifest its disgust at tbe crime
by promptly punishing tbe criminal?
Was Swartwout ever punished? Was
Fowler brought to justice? Was
Floyd impeached and prosecuted un
der an indictment? Was Breslin
sent to tbe penitentiary? Was Tweed
uibde to disgorge or to suffer in prison
for his unprecedented ciimes? Alas!
"No!'' is the answer to all these que
ries. Tweed was elected by tbe
Democrats of New York city, to a
place ia the State Senate, in tbe very
teeth of the proofs of his enormous
guilt, nd it was not until tbe Repub
licans got into power in the State tbat
any attempt w as made to bring him
to justice; and now, under a Demo
cratic Slate government, he is per
mitted by a Democratic Sheriff to
escape from custody, and to resist
successfully the effort to make him
disgorge the stolen revenue io his
pockets. Swartwout, Fowler and
Breslin, were all likewise permitted
to res away, and Floyd became a
burning and a chiding light in that
Southern Confederacy wiiph now
holds sway in the Democratic Houm
of Representatives at Washington.
Such is tho treatment of iu thieves
by the Democracy, it never brought
one of its robbers to justice, and it
never attempted to do bo. The party
I j-j . f .i j- i i . l f
aia not leei oisgrncea vj tucir bcu,
aod it went on, appealing to tbe Coun-
try for continued confldeoce io its
manattemenMbBsnnecsif it had ucv -
er condoned the cr.tacs of those who
detrauded the Ujveruoient aud dis
graced their country. It has uniform
ly and persihtectlv pitied rather than
condemned Us criminals; aodi-ioyd
and all the rest wo have named stood
as high in Democratic estimation of
fer their villainies were exposed as
before.
The radical diflVrea'p, then, be
tween the two parties id that the
Democratic party never punis ies its
thieves, while the Republican party
does. During Johnson's adminis
tration the Government was defraud
ed of miiliois upon millions by the
wbUkey ring, and the Administra
tion, then noder Democratic control,
connived at and never attempied to
pnnish the frauds Contrast this
w'tb the treatment of the same class
of crimiuals under the present Ad
ministration, and contrast the course
pursued toward Belknap in briuing
bim to instant trial wib that pursued
by a Democratic administration to
ward Floyd, and we have a lucid il
lustration of the fact that the Demo
cratic party is insensible to the dis
grace or umeial criminality wtien
committed by a Democrat, w hile the
Republican party is sensitive aud in-;
dignant and brings its offenders to:
instant punishment. When the Deni
ocratic party, as now, thinks it can;
make political capital by unearthing.
frauds, it is quick to avail itself of
the etiance, but when its own men
are perpetrators of the frauds it
shrinks from laying a hand upon
them.
Tbe country will not fail to note
tbat the Republican party never hes
itates to arraign and punish its own
members, when tbey do wrong, and
i hat the Democratic party acts on
preciselr the reverse policy. WLich,
then, should the country trust?
Pittrbvrg Commercial.
HAKRISBURG.
reran
Hakbisei mi, Pa., March 7, 1S7C
SEX.1TE.
The bill providing for the relief of
Levi Simeon, a soldier of the -var of
1812, was passed.
Tbe bill enabling banks to consol
idate was also pissed.
the House bill empowering camp
meetings to employ police passed, as
did also the bill relating to damages
and mease profits.
The bill relating to the entry of
satisfaction of judgments which have
been fully paid passed.
iiorsr.
Tbe House of Refuge report was
presented by the Chairman Mr. Plum
per. Tbe bill relating t j appeals from
tbe decision of township auditors
passed. Also, the bill authorizing
appeals in cases of summary convic
tions and judgment in suits for a pen
alty before a magistrate, or court not
of record.
A supplement to tbe act authoriz
ing and requiring auditors to publish
annual statemeuts ou receipts and ex
penditures of road commissioners
was passed. The following was also
passed ;
Fixing tbe compensation ot town
ship supervisors.
Bills on Third Heading Act re
lating to investments held by execu
tors, trustees aud other fiduciaries.
Passed.
Act to prevent tbe uulicensed sale
of merchandise at auction by other
than licensed venders and auction
eers. Postponed for the present.
Act making an appropriation to
provide for an educational display at
the Centennial Exhibition and to
erect a suitable scboolhouse or other
building for that purpose. Passed.
Act to defray tbe expenses of the
National Guard in suppressing riots
in Luzerne, Northumberland and
Schuylkill counties. Passed.
Mr. Mjlin read in placo an act
making an appropriation to tbe Fruit
Growers' Association, to enable them
to make a display of fruit in this
State at the Centennial Exhibition.
Tbe rest of the session was taken
up by the passage of bills on first
reading.
Adjourned.
Harrisburg, March 8.
187 6.
The Senate met at 10 A. M. and
was called to order by" the Lieuten
ant Governor.
Mr. Anderson presented a bill reg
ulating savings banks.
Mr. Smith offered a bill to pay tbe
expenses of the Governor's inaugura
tion. The sum appropriated was left
blank.
Mr. Anderson of Allegheny, had
read an article from tbe Scranton
Free Press, published by the Ser-geant-at-Arms
of tbe House, accus
ing him and Mr. Wilson, of Susque
hanna, of being corruptlv influenced
to oppose trades' union bills.
Mr. Herr offered a resolution for u
committee of investigation. Lead
ing Senators insisted that no vindi
cation was necessary, and bore high
testimony to the character of the two
Senators. Tbe resolution was with
drawn. Tbe following bills were
passed :
To avoid the current expenses of
the Board of Public Charities.
Tbe Senate refused to concur in
the House amendments to the county
salary bill.
Tbe two following bills, having
been made tbe special order of tbe
session, were on Coal passage :
Act to permit defeudents to testify
in criminal cases. Messrs. Brag
gins and Bennet spoke in favor.
Tbe vole on final passage was yeas
?2, nays 21. The bill not receiving
tbe constitutional majority, was de
feated. Act for the prevention of cruel
and unnecessary experiments upon
dumb animals. Defeated yeas io,
nays 20.
Adjourned.
iioise.
The House met at 11 a. m.
Mr. Reiehard, Chairman of
Com mi tee ou Appropriations, report
ed back tbe General Appropriation
bill to the House, amended so as to
fix the legislative expenses at $375,
000. Tbis is on the basis of $1,000
each to the members for s session of
one hundred days.
Senate bill No. 70 (ihe County
Salary bill) passed finally unani
mously. .
The following were defeated on
second reading:
Enlarging the power; cf courts of
equity throughout the State in caws
o: partition. j
io proi?e for tbe submission to
the voters of this Commonwealth a
proposition for the removal of tie
Capitol of the State to the city o
Philadelphia.
! ir. rr-n i i i r1) i
i .Air. lanev mirouu' eu a uiu uuui. r
iziiijf committees appointed by the
! different Women's Christian Associa -
Uioas ft the Commonwealth to visit
prisons for the purpose of conversing
w i ih female pri-ouers on the subject.
of morality and religion. i
f,?,2Ti2 "!
by hotel keepers, inn keepers andi
boarding-house keepers. Passed.
Art trt enmm-1 thn anno ntuient of ,
denutv sheriffs in the Commonwealth
and restricts their traveling fees.
Action on the bill postponed for the
present.
Further supplement to the act to
provide ftir the admission of certain
cla.-ses of the insane into hospitals
for the insure in the Commonwealth
and their discbarge therefrom.
Passed.
Act empowering councils of bor
ouhgs in ihe Common wealth to pre
scribe by ordinance the salary to be
paid out of the borough treasury to
Burges.-es respectively, iu lieu of all
fees, fines and costs, the maner in
which salaries shall be paid, directing
all fines and costs to be paid into the
borough treasury. Pasced.
Mr. Everbart offered a resolution
of condolence iu reirard to the death
of J. H. Rawlins, late member"of the
House from Blair county. Impress
ive and fitting remarks on his many
virtues and memory were made by
Messrs. Jackson, Hahn, Parker and
Allen, after which Mr. Talley moved
that, out oi respect to the deceased,
the House do now adjourn. Agned
to.
Harrisburg, March,
1S70.
The following bills passed:
An act to authorize the establish
ment of schools for the education of
deaf mutes in certain cases.
An act relieving members of bene
ficial societies from individual liabilty
for lodge indebtedness.
Tbe bank bill was tateu up, aud
Mr. Xewniyer made a speech against
restricting interest on time deposits.
He claimed it would discourage
economy and savings banks.
Act to provide for the incorpora
tion acd regulation of commercial
companies, aud also companies to re
ceive aud execute trusts, whether by
way of mortgages or otherwise, re
liitinir to the estate of individuals aud
the estates and franchises of corpo
rations. The vote by which tbe
above act was defeated ia the morn
iug session, was reconsidered yeas
3o, nays 8. and pas.-ed third readiug
reus 27. uavs 9.
The following biils passed second
reading :
Act for the incorporation and reg
ulation of banks of discount and de
posit. Act defiuiug the obligations of rail
ways as to mortgages, when mort
gages are held iu other Slates.
Act relating to ihe exemption of
property from levy aud sale on exe
cutions on distress for rent, declaring
the waiver thereof by a debtor, ex
cept in certain cases, void.
Act authorising the wardens of the
penitentiaries of the State to subscribe
lor and distribute papers cr periodi
cals to convicts.
Act to change the place of holding
sessions of the Supreme Courtfortbo
Middle District aud to provide for the
fitting up aud furnishing suitable
rooms for that purpose.
Adjourned.
norsi:.
The House met at 11 a. m.
Tho IJitutniuoos Ventilation
bill
came up on special order.
Mr. Long moved a substitute,
which he claimed contained all tbe
important requirements of tho origi
nal bill. It does away with mine in
spectors, which was objected to by
tbe operators, but provides if com
plaints are made to the courts of un
safely to the mines, two mining engi
neers shall be appointed to make in
spection, and if tbey report the mine
uusafe, the Court by injunction shall
close it. If the mine is reported safe,
tbe costs of inspection shall bo paid
by tbe informer.
Mr. Jackson, of Mercer, objected
to tbe substitute, and made a speech
criticising it. His principal objection
was tbat it dispenses with mine in
spectors, which are necessary to any
measure of mining safety. In con
clusion, ho said the friends of tbe
bill were willing to accept reasonable
modifications, such as those suggest
ed by Mr. Dravo, on Tuesday uight.
Mr. Fincher, of Luzerne, strongly
supported ibe original bill.
Speaker Patterson opposed tbe
substitute, un'.ess provision was made
for mine inspectors.
The discussion was continued by
Mr. Wolfe for tbc original bill andMr.
Huhn against.
A petition from miners of Fayette
countv, praying for the passage of
the Ventilation bill, was read.
Bills Introduced Act to provide
additional remedies for tie unlawful
miung of coal, iron and other miner
als io the Commonwealth.
SuppU mentary act providing for
the health and safety of persons em
ployed in coal mines, approved March
S, 1870, making neglect to comply
with sectirn first of said act a misde
meanor. Adjourned.
Harrisburg, March 10,1378.
REBATE.
The Senate met at 10 a. m., the
( Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
Tbe following bills passed finally.
An act authorizing the wardens of
the penitentiaries of the Stale to
subscribe for and distribute papers or
periodicals to convicts.
Tbe act to amend the act of April
23, 1873, entitled "An act to reorgan
ize tbe Congressional districts of
Pennsylvania," so as to attach the
new township of Collier, in the coun
ty of Allegheny, to tbe Tweuty-sec-oud
Congressional district, passed
second reading.
Adjournel.
IIOI'KR.
The House met at 11 A. M.
Mr. Stotzcr offered the caucus res
olution forbiding the introduction of
new business after ihe 21th of March,
which was agreed to with only two
disseoting votes.
Tbe following bills passed third
reading :
An act requiring the Judges of the
Supreme Court to file written opin
ions, and to designate such as tbey
may deem necessary for publication.
An act to confirm conveyances of
lands made by savings fund, building
aud loan associations after tbe expi
ration of the terra of their charter's
existance.
An act relative to appeals from
judgments ot aldermen and justices
tf the peace.
Seuato bill relating to bail for stay
of execution in cases where sucb bail
is likelyto prove insolvent
Unanimous consent was fiven to
Mr. Morgan, of Lawrence, to call up
tbe bill granting a pension to Joseph
aicL anister, a soldier of the war of
1S12, which pas?ed a second reading.
it- t r l . . . :
, .ur. wuritau nw picsruiru pew
j tiu fr ni the citizens ot Lawrence
, c.mun a-kioi tbat an aot be pased
n)ki u the legal rate of interest six
pr cent.
The Uouse adjunred. , '
TRAGICAL COUFIAGEATION.
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Eighteen Bodies Eecovered.
mzKfal Sena HI MMi
New York, March 7.. Tho home
for A'ed People, a Chathjlicjostitu
tiou conducted by the "Liitlo Sisters
of the Poor," and located in the East
ern District of Brooklyn, was com
pletely burned this moruing. Tbe
house' comprised a fouretory building
with two wings, and contained lid
inmates. Wben these were made
aware of the fire, a panic seized them,
and the Sisters losing control, they
ran through the building, some es-
cauing to the street, but others, siuk-
ia down exhausted, were overcome
bv fright and smoke. The police and
firemen rescued all these, but a nuti
ber who could not get to the lower
floor, bv reason of tbe smoke ana
flames.'ran for the roof. All wbo
reached the rocf were rescued, but
iY-eble to run or
pi:tm her. were burnt to death.
In one of tbe rooms on tbe third
story, second tier, a horrible sight
presented itself to tbe gaze of the
fireman who first was able to make
Lis way through the smoke and flame
into it. There stretched on their pal
lets, the mattresses, quilts aud pil
lows, all of which bad been singed
by fire, being partially covered with
water that subdued the flames around
tLcm, were the corpses of niue unfor
tunate creatures, some of whom were
paralytics, and all of whom had been
unable to leave their beds. A few
of them were burned, aud the hair
upon their heads siugi.d, but all doubt
less died from suffocation caused by
smoke. Ou the second floor ouo old
man was found dead, seated in
a chair. lie a1 so died oi apbyxia,
aud bad been so lutinu that be was
uuablo to leave his scat.
After the firemen saw the flames
were sundued, a trying duty awaited
tnciu. In the ruins, it was certain,
were tbe bodies of many wbo, bad
perished iu the most terrible mauuer,
but what number, or who they were,
it was impossible to determine, for
the men, as fast as tbey could es
cape, were either housed in residenc
es in the neighborhood or wandering
about iu ii half crazed, aud, in some
instances, half clad condition. Tbe
firemen, however coatinued tbe work,
pouring water ou ibe embers, and
wbeu these cooled, they began tbe
search for those that were burned.
Their labors brought frou beneath
the debris the charred aud mangled
bodies of eight meu, whose remains
fell with tho floors on 'vhich they
perishe l. This raade ia all eighteen
victims ot tho holocaust, including
those who died from suffocation.
Those burned of course were unre
cognizable, and there blackened re
mains presented a sickening sight as
the firemen dragged them out and
gave them iu charge of the Sisters,
the clergy and brethern from St.
John's (Jollego. These in turn con
veyed tho remains to the. basement
of the inslitut'on, and there wrapped
them up in sheets and blankets to
await the arrival of tho Coroner.
Most of the inissiug have been ac
counted for, and tho above, it is be
lieved, comprises the total list of
those burned
A niMgracefal Arc.
Why, let us see about this ! Was
it so iu the old days ? Wbo has been
sprinkling tbe ointment of sanctity
over tbo bodies of Sammy Cox, Heis
ter Clymer, Daniel Tucker, and oth
Confederate chieftains? By the soul
of Napoleon as Captain Bobadil
would say the person of a Demo
cratic Congressman at this rate will
soon become more sacred than tbat of
bis Invisible and Unmatcbable Might
iness tbe Tycoon himself! The Grand
Jury of the District of Columbia,
sworn to take cognizance of crime
and present offenders against the law,
proposes to investigate tbe case of
General Belknap and find an indict
ment against bim. In order to do
tbis tbe court summoned members of
tbe House committee to appear and
testify, and produce such documenta
ry evidence as tbey might have in
their possession. Who would have
thought this course was anthing save
commendable? But Democraiic mem
bers did think so! Tbe idea of a Wash
ington Judge and a Washington jury
presuming to summon tbem like or
dinary mortals to testify was "shock
ing, positively shocking!" At first
tbey were absolutely dumb with as
tonishment. Theu tbey flew to tbeir
seats in the House, and our beloved
Heister proceeded to inform his col
leagues of the base outrage to which
tbey had been subjected in being serve
ed with a subpreaa. He asked tbe
Houseif their liberties and dignities
were thus to be assailed with impuni
ty, and tbc gentleman from Muskrat
Bend Miss., and tbo honorable repre
sentative from Calico Knob, Ark., re
sponded with fiery negatives. Tbey
looked upon this subpeena as another
attempt by tbe administration to sti
fle investigation, and it was, in their
opinion higb time t j rally aud defy
the insulting foe! Mr. Blaine modest
ly suggested tbat if tbe members of
the committee bad information upon
which Mr. Belknap could be indicted
it might be well enough to kindly ig
nore their own greatness for a few
moments, humiliate themselves in tue
cause of justice sufficiently to give
evidence before tbe Grand Jury.
Tbe evidenco which that body want
ed had all been made publie, and there
was no secret to be exposed iu tbeir
testimony. Mr. Blaiue continued
very aptly:
Doe n' tbc crntlemnn from Ml.ulttlpni m.
ami dor not the whole cuuiilry aec, that having
lo94-!($loa of evidence on wlih-h an indictment
ran iminn, ana nnvini? in iig paft!iion every
paper In the earn, the Home pnt itxclf behind its
trrtinira) pririleze ana throws itself arroe the
hidU tmen t of Kclfcnap, and to-day It rtandK as tbe
Kile olwtarle to the inuictmeat of the late Secreta
ry of War T
Mr. Lamar's reply was an unfortu
nate one, and puts him and his col
leagues in a most unfortunate light
He said :
The question is simply whether this Hou; will
fermlt its records to Iw at the beck and call of a
H.'trh-t court.
To this Mr. Blaine responded that
the question was whether tbe House
would permit testimony and papers
in the hands of its committee to be
sent to the court. The House could
refuso it or could send it. "And
now," said he, impetuously, ?'I dare
I dare that side of the House to re
fuse it!"
But the bold Confederates were
not to be dared, and so they did re
fuse tbe evidence demanded. Tbey
went eveu further than this. Mr.
Hoar having submitted a resolution
declaring tbat members subpoenaed
were at liberty to attend the Criminal
Court and give such evidence and
produce such documents as relate to
tbe charges against Belknap, the
Democratic House voted tbe resolu
tion down and adopted one, ol , La
mar's declaring the mandate of tbe
court to be a breach of the privileges
rf tbe House, and directing members
f tbe committee to disregard such
mandate. Thns was a plain refusal
litre n to tbe application of a court of
lw for aid in punishing crime which
Democratic members profess tn em
selves no anxions to expose and con
demn I A member of Congress is at
liberty to refuse to give testimony
which be deems it improper to reveal,
and of course no court would ask
him to do this : bnt in the ease of
Belknap tbe evidence has been pub
lished, all tbe world knows oi it, and
vet thecommittee are forebidden to
put it in such a shape as to lead to
tbe criminal rjrosecotion of the of
fender! Tbe countrr will take no
tice of this gross behavior and place
tbe blame where it belongs.
A Terrible KallrM Disaster.
Baltimore, March 7- Intelli
gence was received in the city yester
day morning of a terrible acciaeat
which occurred between eleven and
twelve o'clock on Monday nigbt, on
the Harper's Ferry and Valley
Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, killing and wounding sev
eral persons. The scene of the acci
dent was at the bridge over Narrow
Passage Creek, sixty -three miles from
Harpers ierry, three miles from
Woodstock and two miles from Ed-
inburg. The bridge was a trestle
one, about one hundred and twenty
feet from tbe water, about two hun
dred feet in length, was composed of
three spans, and was a wooden struct
ure. The bridgewas burned during
the war, but was rebuilt. Recently
it was undergoing repair, wbch bad
not been completed at tbe time
of the accident. Two 6tone abut
ments had been erected, and two
new spans bad been completed, but
the old middle span remained. There
was eleven cars in tbe train, one of
which was filled with passengers, the
remaining ten all being loaded with
cattle. Tbe train bad reached about
tbe centre of 'tbe bridge when the
middle span gave way, and tbe train
was precipitated one hundred and
twenty feet
IS TUE TAW.MNO CHASX
below. Tbe scene tbat ensued was
indescribable. Tbe engine, tender
and tbe passenger and freight cars
were piled in a wreck in the creek,
thirty or fortv feet high. Tbe shrieks
of tbe wounded and dying were fear
ful, while tbe bellowings of the
dying cattle added to tbe horror of
tbe catastrophe. The engineer. T.
Donavin, of Sandy Hook, Md., was
horribly mangled and killed instantlv.
Several of tbe sleeping passengers
awoke no more in this world, while
none of them escaped injury. The
news of tbe disaster was communicat
ed as rapidly as possible to both Wood
stock and Kdiuhurg, and a number of
pbysiciaus and others immediately
went out to tbe fatal bridge. It was
discovered tbat eight of the passen
gers, tho engineer and two brakemen
bad been killed, and five of the pas
sengers and tbe conductor and fireman
wounded.
rienU DeaccDdiaa ia a Bhaarer.
Louisville, March 9 The Bath
County (Ky.) Neing of tbis date says:
"(a last Friday a shower ot meat
fell near tbe house of Alien Crouch,
wbo lives some two or three mil
from the Olympian Springs iu the
southern portion of the county, cov
ering a strip of ground about one
hundred yards ia length an4 fifty
wide. Mrs. Crouch was out in tbe
yard at the time, engaged in making
soap, when meat which looted like
beef began to fall round her. The
sky was perfectly clear at the time,
and she said it fell like large snow
flakes, tho pieces as a general thing
not being moth larger. One piece
fell near her which was three or four
inches square. Mr. Harrison Gill,
whose veracity is unquestionable,
aud from whom we obtained tbe
above facts, bearing of the occurrence
visited tbe locality the next day, and
says he saw particles of meat sticking
to tbe fences and scattered over tbe
pround. Tbe meat wben it first fell
appeared to be perfectly fresh.
Tbe correspondent of tbe Louis
ville Commercial, writing from
Mount Sterling, corroborates tbe
above, and 6ays tbe pieces of flesh
were of various sizes and shapes,
some of them being two inches square.
Two gentlemen, wbo tasted tbe meat,
express the opinion that it was either
mutton or venison.
I'aontcrreltera Capture.
Cincinnati, March 10. despatch
fromTerre Hante savs David Miller,
John Kirk, James Sanders, Dr. J.
Saunders, John Davis. James Deely
and Henry Saunders were arrested
tnere to-day on the charge of being
counterfeiters, operating in Pike,
Davies, Sullivan and Green coun
ties, Ind. Wben captured tby had
spurious fractional currency in their
possession. It is stated they have
issued $50,000-of it.
Beheaded aad Robbed.
Fortress Monroe, March G.
Henry Jonen tbe employer of two
gangs of woodchoppersin James City
county, was murdered on Saturday
while he was travel iujr with a large
sum of money to pay bis workmen.
Mr. Jones' body was fonnd lying on
the ground, partly covered with
leaves. Tbe bead and arms had been
severed from the trunk, and his mon
ey was gone. An alarm was at once
given and a party organized, who
captured seven of tbe eight criminals,
and they are now safelv lodired in
jail awaiting trial.
The ald Field.
Green Rivir, Wt., March C. A
man just from the Wind River valley
states tbat rich mines have been dis
covered in the Big Horn and Oil
Creek mountains. A stage is run
ning from here to South Pass, one
hundred miles. Tbe mines are about
one hundred and twenty miles from
there, and tbe stage company ia mak
ing preparations to put on a line to
Camp Brown, forty-six miles north of
bouth Pass.
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Hexleaa Border Traablea.
Washington, March 10 The fol
lowing telegram, was sent from this
city this afternoon :
To Commanding General Depart
ment of Texq, San Antonio, Texas:
The acting Secretary of War di
rects that you prevent any revolution
ary movements from our aide, and
also all military expeditions jn aid of
tne revolutionists and all Violations
of neutrality. "Also tb arrest, disarm
and intern any troops wbo cross from
Mexico. Acknowledge receipt
' (Sbjned) " ' A. D. TowSisend,
Aafeer MartUac Banr.
Washington, March 10. Ru
mors have been privately circuited
to the effect tbat evidence has been
discovered of corruption on the part
oi three Democrats of national repa
tation, and tbat the proofs will soco
be publicly made known with all
their siartiiog particulars. It is mys-, successful, an J the inoaburin: feur
teriously said the parties are George !'"g 'bat tbeir food would not la.-t
n. Pendleton, Tb- mas A. Heudricks tbem throtighou the winter, sent to
and Samuel J. Randall. sto Mr. Iceland, asking for supplies. Ac
Pendleton, he will appear before the j cordially a small quantity of up
Cooioiittee on Expenditures ia the ' pliea were di.-paiibtd. Ab-ut a
War Departuieut a bid owa Voliiiou, mouth ao, however, a battle was
next week, to auswer tbe public ' found ou tho coast f Iceland con
atatement cooceroiug him io coonee- ( tainitig a letter, sttiujr that the siip
tion with the payment of money by : plies on band were oulj adequate for
tbe Seeretary of War, claimed to be one nk, and a fnmii.c wasicevita
due to tbe Bowler estate, of which j ble. The dangerous seus during the
Mr. Pendleton was trustee. This
gentlenran bas already denied tbat
any improper influence was used by
bim to procure a settlement of tbe
claim. Tbe witness to be named by
Gen. Boynton will testify on this
sobject before tbe Committee of Ex
penditures ia tbe War Department,
and Mr. Pendleton will be beard ia
hi n.n hhlf Th. .u,...
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Governor Hendricks bas also been
denied by himself and friends, w bo
say he bad nothing whatever to do I
with Galling gun contracts, as has
mprflv intrnHnroit nnn tt hia r.mdtit. !
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uents, General Love, to Secretary
Stanton, aad there tbe matter ended
so far as be was concerned. With
regard to Mr. Randall, the charge is
improper connection with matters
ucviiuK iug x uiiuciL'uia .av v
Yard, but there is notbinir before tbe
Committee on Naval Affairs in tbe
shape of even an intimation, of wrong-!
doin against him. He baa asked
the committee to thoroughly exam
ine tbe matter, although be and bis
friends utterly deny tbut be Las
done anything whatever ou whieb
even a suspicion
iesL
ot di-honestv can
Tha OaoliMl Mbukjr Caae.
Pittsburgh, March 11 Io
United Slates Disiriet Court jester-
day morning, the jury in the case of . undisputed that th.- c:. fei.dant still
tbeU. S. vj Samuel Thompson, in- Lad ?44.1 Ii;,(i4 it. b:. Lai.ds I eu up
dieted tor defrauding tbe Govern- j iug- to the Sta'e. Tbe jurv then re
ment of the taxes on liquor, broupbt . tired, and ai'ter ! iiU i mIiiit about
ip a verdict of "guilty on the first! two hours, br.-iK-ht iu a verdict of-
count." l oe counts in tne indictment,
were as follows. I
First Removing and aiding and)
abetting in the removal of distilled
spirits on which tax had not been
paid to a place other than tbe distil
lery warehouse provided by law.
Second Concealing spirits so re
moved. Third Distilling with intent to
defraud the United States of tax on
spirits distilled by bim.
Fourth Being engaged in the
business of distiller and defrauding
the United States of tax on spirits
distilled.
Thejury were out for about twelve
hours, and after tbe first ballot up to
the time of agreement, we are relia
bly informed, stood eleven to one for
conviction. Tbe first count is, of
coarse, tbe main one, and therefore
the verdict is undoubtedly oue upn
which the Government, and those
conducting the prosecution, can be
congratulated. The penalty for the
offence is $5,000 fine and three years'
imprisonmont in tbe Penitentiary.
After the verdict bad been read.
the civil suits against tbe property
seized for forfeiture were taken up,
tried, and verdicts for tbe Govern
meat obtained. Tbe first of these
was against tbe stock of whiskv
stored in the Brownsville warehouse,
amounting iu value to between
$35,000 and $40,000. The second
was against the distillery and ground,
machinery, whisky ia bond, and all
nquors storea in two stone ware
houses, valued at $60,000 at least,
making tbe total amount of tbe for
feiture nearly $100,000.
Taraada.
CmcAoo, March 10. Specials re
port tbat a most terrific wind, rain
and thunder storm visited tbe North
west late this afternoon, and tbis
evening it appears to have extended
from tourney, III.; to tbe noubern
portion of Iowa, and to have been
especially severe near the Mississippi
river. At some places it amounted
to a tornado, and considerable dam
age was inflicted.
The town of Hazel Green, in the
southeast corner of Grant conn'v.
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v isconsin, near We Illinois state
line, which place bas about a thous
and inhabitants, mostly lead miners,
was struck by a tornado about four
o'clock. Messengers were despatch
ed to Galena and Dubuque for doc
tors to care for tbe injured. These
messengers tId a story of tbe most
extraordinary destruction of property
ana me. une oi them atiir med tbat
forty-one people had been killed out
right or injured, and that the town
was almost totally destroyed. There
is no telegraphic communication with
Hazel Green
Later. A special from GaleDa
says it is impossible to get accurate
news from Ifazel Green to-nizht.
the latest account trives the list of
killed and wonnded as fellows-
Joshua Richards, Mrs. John Looney,
Mrs. Tbos. Richards, tbe wife, moth
er and daughter of Th9. Edwards.
a son of Joseph Jackson. Edward
Thompson and his father, nine per
sons in all. There was a rumor that
eighteeo were killed, but it cannot be
authenticated.
A great many were badly iniared.
some probably fatally. Broken legs,
arms, and other casualties are re
ported in numberless cases. Tbe
village was built of wood, and the
tornado swept a clear track from
southwest to northeast through the
town, destroying twenty-six build
ings io aiL
Belkaap.
Washington, March 7. The
grand jury to-day examined Col.
Adams, Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, in the Belknap case, and
to-morrow Wm. Tomlinson, Mrs.
Belknap's brother, will appear before
them 89 a witness. Belknap bas not
yet been brought before the police
court to give bail for his appearance
at court. Tbe opinion prevails
among lawyers wbo have examined
the case, that since tbe flight of Marsh,
tbere is no sucb testimony in posses
sion of the House of representatives
as would convict Belknap, either on
impeachment or ia the criminal tour'..
Marsh baviDg left with the commit
tee no paper, note or other evidence
showing Belknap's transactions. Ef
forts arc being made, however, to
procure additional testimony to sup
port tbe impeachment articles.
'Fatal MhoatlBK
Leavenworth, Kan., March 7
William Burnett, a negro; was shot
and instantly filled about six ' miles
below this citV yesterday by " Sand
ford Johnson, also colored. ' The
cause of the shooting was a dispute
about a wagon.' '
CfVLSUoKs. Mreb 7 Tim j.t
ma I troiu Id ;m,J rep..rti ibut 500
iohvjua'us of th; Wv.iii(iaa la
lands. gr mp Iving to ine ..uth of
Iceland, and brl-juirior to Denmark
1 nrt probably dyi, of starvation.
The fi-beries there last ver ere uo-
winter mouths renders co:n:nuniea-
witti the Westiaaaua I-Iauds a'niost
impossible.
A(oandlnc BeTrlnlion.
Chk aoo, Marc h 9 It bas been
ascertained, through affidavits of nu
merous persons ia this city, tbat there
- ..'.,,Kuw, men nas
its headquarters ! Buff-.,, ew
v..,t .-...L . , , ; .w
ing witnesses and
professional jurv-
1 T, CoUutr-v "
-1 iiAMirftrl t, hi-;..
tT a'KUit a rertin
end. It i.i said at this associ
ation has its ramifications through
Chicago, Mew York, Philadelphia,
a gT.r ie ' an d
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vers and public und private detec
tivescouiieeted with iheiu. It is un
derstood that tbis matter will he pre
sented to the Grand Jury here to
dav. Trento.v, N. J , M-rch iu. Tbe
case of tbe State vs. J.i.-ephos Soov,
Jr., tbe tit-fauhiug State Trea.-urtr.
was closed to-dav. Messrs John
j P. Su cVtoii and John L N. Struma
I closed f'r the detente. Chief Jus
tbe tiee BeBslv ebnrired sin ul-Iv m'l.lnf
the defendant, and said tLJi it. v. s
puiliv with a rcci nui.eiidatioii
mercv -
to
"
Re n loured for I ooiitf. felict.
"XewYouk. Mmh In. John tu.nl
Thomas LougBery, two counterfeit
ers, wbo escaped from Bavnv nd
Street Jail a short time ao and
were recaptured, and who are staled
to bave thrown $30 000 worth of
counterfeit five cent uiekel pieees ou
the market, were each sentenced to
Albany Penitentiary f- two nrvl a
half rears and : p.iy a fine of $"0.
Railroad Accident
Hakrisui r.c. Pa., March 10 TLe
Erie mail North this niornin? ran in
to a landslide twelve feet h ivrb near
Georgetown, on the iine of th'; North
ern Central Iiai'rway. The enjitit.
express, mail and hairiraiie cars ws-
badly damaged. Kugiueer Frank,
fireman Kiger and express Eifsstn
ger Kurtz, were iojurcJ. I; is re
ported that one passenger was sligh:-.
ly hurt.
I.OTinjrn Clrl (o Death.
St. Loos, March S. Mabei Half
an English bullet-girl at the Theatre
Coinique, was shot, at 1 o'clock tbis
morning, in one of th refreshment
rooms of the Theatre, bv Edgar M.
Moore, who then put a bullet in his
own head The girl was shot in the
left temple, and will probably die.
Moore, at last accounts, was ia a
critical condition, and not expected
to live. Unrequited love was the
cause of the affair.
Fail of Spun of a Xew nrlilK.
Cincinnati, March 10. The
ond span of the Sciota Valley Rail
road Bridge, now being constructed
across the river at Ch;ilicothe, fell
this afternoon, precipitating tea or
fifteen workmen a distance of thirtv
feet into the river. Byron Leach was
killed and several more cr less im'ur-
ed, none fatally.
Mnrderona Avnult by llighwuj ura.
Grand Haven, Mich., March 1.
John O'Connell, a promiuc-nt farmer
of Polkton, while driving from this
piace home last ni-'ht, was attacked-
a short distance out of town by two
masked ru'tians, brutally beaten, and
robbed of $300 in currency and a cer-
tiacate of deposit on the first Nation
al Bank of Grand Haven. O'Con
nell, after recovering from tbe stun
ning blows, succeeded in getting
home, but is iu a critical condition.
No arrests have been made.
Xavtjiatluu ol ibe Hudson.
PoucHKF.ErsiE, March 0 All the-
ice iu tbe Hudson norm of here is on
tbe move, except a sligh t gorge near
Stujvesttot. A i.uamer will leave
Roudaut to-morrow for tbo north.
All the Upper Hudsou steamers will
probably commence ruauing next
week. A bat could push through
to Albany to morrow with but little
difficulty. Navigation may be con
eidered permanently opened for the
season.
The lVbUaey Blag.
Chic.Hio, March l. Hesing, Rheiu
and several of the distillers indicted
by the last Grand Jury are attempt
ing to make a.rangements with the
Government to plead guilty on some
of the counts in the indictments
against tbem. They have held num
erous conferences with District At
torney Baogs both yesterday and to
day, and rumors are prevalent tha;
tbey have made propositions to give
evidence valuable to the Government.
Kprtnc Freahets in Canada.
Ottawa, March 9. Last uigbt th;,
ice broke up on tho Rideau river and
the increased volume of water set
machinery at work iu McLaren's
mill. Men were called out to pre
vent "he mill from catching fire. The
ice ia the Ottawa river is rapidly
breaking up.
Flood an Ibe Delaware.
Miliord, Pa., March 9. There is
a heavy f. esbct in the Delaware riv
er and the same is still rising. Up
tbe river the lumbtrmtu are rafting
as fust as possible, ami millions of
feet of lumber will be floated to the
market should the weather continue
mild.
Ianatlallon at Trey, X. V.
Tkot, N. Y., March 9. Tbc water
rose rapidly here last night, reach
ing a poiat fifteen feet above the
docks and completely submerging
some portion f tbe city Little or
no damags was done, however, as
the people were generally prepared
for it. This morning the water is re
ceding. ;