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WASHINGTON,


Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Veo. %.
SENATOR RzrK1s.
Senator Revels Waited the Capitol to-day. ar.
rareed his desk, drez stationery, aud tu1y IN.
hlalitd himself As an occupant OF the Senate
Cnamoef. The drst letter with tna franz OF 6
negro MAS dropped in the Capltol Post OI]ce
ManJ remarked. on hearing Of It, the change stuce
It vas against the 1aT TOR co!ossd maa 10 carry
MATS, aud reference was made 10 the fac. that !
negro could uor, BY the regulations OF Corsess
enier the Capitol grouudA
DR4ASD FOR LABoRERs n MIss1ssIrrl,
Governor Atcc1n, Of Mississippi, has written a
letter 10 the President OF q relief society
nese, aa5ing that labor Ii greatly
n aenacd IN his Safe, and tns:
he ui!l take, ard provide with good homes a
nasy as Will imm,grate 10 Mississippi, agreeing.
On his part, TO adyauce mo1ey for sha!r tsauspor-
tason, supply Them With food, clothing, animals
10 ploW, tools, rerJthlnK necessary for a fall
Outfit, With houaa to live In and land to Eors,
on condition that they return hIs advances at tie
e1d OF the year, out or the crops, Of wn,ca he
Tllf G!ve orc-:hird to the lasotesA
lie A1R-L1SR RAILROAD SCHEME
Inc House Committee on Ra.Itosla agreed tn.
Gay 10 report IN favor Of an airline road to Sey
YofE. S"
The GOLD CONSPIRACY INVESTIGATION.
me Committee On the God Conspiracy Listened
10 the conclusion Of the report To-day, ami, v,.n
the exception Ct ole or Two points wh.ca went
oser I'LL Monday. It vas adopted.
THE RELEASING FEVER,
Prominent officers OF the New York Board Of
Hta!to, Tow here. report that the reports con.
cts1ing tie rtlaps:bg 1esc1 IN tsat cry a1e much
exaggerated From the INST there hare been buk
20 caEcs aud three deaths, and the opinion OF tha
ooafd Is mat 1t H1l al ate e1tire1y ~ eprng ai-
yalces.
TIE TORT OF ENTRY BILL
De!eea:iora CT ,ncnnat: asd PHILADELPHIA ruer,
CHATS have btcu ve.g busy today look,ze after
the lttcrehts Of the bill Tor the transportation Of
Imported goods direct TO Western pu,u1s Tney
leel sArEuiLe OF success
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
- GENERAL Br1LEa uyATEp,
MAsH1SGToS, Fto. 2d-Iu accordance with the
pn6Hsee1 I6ttSe, neettog 9: the fttsuds Or Ger
Hall to-LlSae. Remarks 1ere made, tue osA5.ra
snNakltR II euioRis &c terms OF that geut nap
as nasffg. y acompa3J o! Massachusetts, t1oops,
meut- ole Of them remarked .ha:, t1uixa hot
e" persocs we're then pfesenr. this was oniY TN.
e. Arotns5 sea e s By tue
let, ne shouRh1 tuis nnoye1en: premature, aat
o3o1ed HGae co osrsaa am nots harm thaa good lew
.nEc race pared daring lis iaterssis Of # t6s
SfeaE,tg. a resolution was ado2;ed Iennerirr
thar e 70 ho:et for hts services 10 The a.ms ani
grest. HIS riends teen proceeded 10 h:s oos.e
fer the purpose Of sereu1tliLg MIN.
NEWSPAPER rn>T&GE.
The proprietor Of New YORK xeekl7 negsnz.
Pr to-das had an lo'ezse y With the Seaafe Post
ONCE Committee, ard offered nis viewa On tae
ic1t1yiewed pos1asier ctesgeI. on ong5oso1s III s
subject. lie aso advised the abolition OF tne
1ssfktrR pruEt!ege.
The Banking aed Cnrzercg CoAult!es Cannot
oGsee on rue eili TO Increase the TGtame OF cur
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htAied aid Wounded in the Roche.
fnff lata

Ife Paris ccrrssrotleot Of the London .s:on-
ea7I Ntltes on February .: TIE tecoL1 nigh. Of
the RGcaefoF: fb'4 vas trnn,tety more serious
than ire t*t. EaE1fcsdss We re erected, ar1 there
vas III h'ttP, befdsEct. ac1 fcss OF lite TeEfet
70 std, that 1he temper Of The nauy soIkRen
Ilpt fer Eiscnttf. i Respectable Icok:nR oline:-
maker, a u,d1,e aFFd mAp, wno very ohl1Etngly,
tunhe, replied to t1J remark, thai ttls was q
ts's bn.instt: - fes, no tlouof, bat unea work.
can't solder .. in.u1Tect.ots. Men mast tsr.
81 tai eEs do rot REe Us credit, as ibcT do IL
So' 4 lllionh1tes Tn2t IL m usly feen1R, and
ioeS paee a;eund lne cai1:cade ct The Eue Il
Ma5r' 1ntte tunes *asl: attacked By tue G.1ds
IaIte, monttet ard on foot, and b. ta4 poIices
II, tAker. At iha. time but 10 determ.ned nefi
: Tes5med ;tn le!oxs defended #: tne7 kep: up
sanced: There were killed ard wou adei o. BON
sides; the figures are gwen a. h'gn ~ 1850, bol +
an ouposed 10 Ihlak there l. some exayxta:,pa
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The New York Tribune thinka tha II

The New York Tribune thinks tho No,,5
Seymour, Tlden, and Belmont are f,ohtino
the Tamman5 ring In order to put Seymour
ahead Of Hoffman for the Presidency ;.
Tlden ahead of Sweeney for the United
States Ssnate; and to keep Belmont from
being ousted BY Tweed from the Chairman
ship Of the National Democratic COMMITTEES.
If 10, that only Indicates that the anti
Tamnany coalition was strong enough to
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THE NORTHWEST.

Major Rsiney, Of CauciIsor, has been Justice
OF the Ftace constantly for ta!tty.sl1 year..
samuel d. NeTeu, living a lev miles aouthwest
! Of Mount Carroll, has horse tn,rty.oae yeats
old.
William Salisbury was struck By lfghtu!ug acd
lns'ant'y Killed Hhils aatl'nz IN the doorway OF
mouse, It CllD, in Pulaski coauty, On Monday OF
last week.
Bthop Whtshouse viii admsn'ster III, rite Ct
Confirmation As s. Feter,1 Church, Sycamore, On
the evening Of March.
Af. John F. Alexander, who ETaEed. last sea.
son, 800 head Of Texas cattle, informs tue
sprtrRteld Journ1! that he bas tound It losing
ousnett. and ihst hereafter he will giee tho Texas
sons.hoEts the 2o-py, and g1aze nad feed none but
native cattle.
A Methodist church has been hu!l: in Clinton
County IN ktree days.
The Page Ccunsy Bt7uli has tho following: IA
gentleman from Bedford was IN town on Monday,
A thots uMe atEce he lost hil right eye. Tha BaI
event Vas the result of EfloK TWO heavy sticks OF
timber. In half an hour after be had orer-ta1ed
hls strength, hs was slxntfsF. He felt 20 pain ut
the tine, and has experienced none Ance."
INDIANA.
AT E!fha1t last week, MIS- Maguire, Ia d
drurkco frenzy. threw lighted kerosene lamp at
her huhbsnd. Tbs LAMP exploded, setting Ore to
As"~AHe
and liz contents vere destroyed, and Magutre
buried to death The WOMAN has uot been az
1ested.
David Fister, 8ged 70 Jear1, a preacher OF the
Dunfa1d Church. WAS arrested At Monticello, on
WedresdaI, On charge OF reducing girl OF II.
the dauRttes Of the ptstor Of tie Du1kard church
at that place.
wIscnKsrE.
-Four veterans Of the war Of 1919 met By oaance
few DAYS aimee, In the oi,1ce OF Dpek.:.n Rro,h.
err IN Othtosn. Tae!r names are Enhr.tro INV.
rc~ srrt *. antr.v R1ntor .rao 60. rr-,,u.-
kane arrd 81. and :Tnnn Rncr.tsfT .r.a 9, s, Tna
erst -, rsss :, ~ s-.-.o.n $3.50 49,
s,s, saw. ~. -s-s ~ ~ 1,,.a. aas oen'
80. sS".s, tue nss ."o We ~ toe ot'@a army;
Aod all Nefe IN acuse Service at the battle OF
Lnpd1s Lane.
errJ71csr
sss ne,as ~ !'en II ot1oe NJ tnose tece9tlJ DIS
covered III Gederlco, CAnads. nave been d1scov-
cred IN S.nilac County, Michigan Tbs lands
eor.nr..a anont ,nn srres ARD la aho,, ~ r,i..
,n1.rs s.,-s = .~..u... ~ .ass.D. - n+us 4s'
.nA1o nun LeN'uE1ou. tae COUNTY sess o. Sant-
lac, and, in describing ther1, Prof. Wlncnel1 ssyI:
"Thil District Is under!aid By the Msrshatl gapd.
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tanned by charity, though the same aervices

R.f- T.
."1nsu ~ eaA1, euoueu @1'o sAme oerv1ces,
uosv.eu W,. ~ seeeue ~ our common schools,
Hoo.u n4e eusn ooSiou] nthity that no
enA5 % moula 10 required Tor their Rup'
put Ane taoes saiuaole o1 Mr. Peabody's s
aoaa'4ons "ere' probably, tho erection Of
tenenent houses for the poor of London.
na' 1aeao pay a handsome profit on the
tasen1ent, a..., and that Rsoat is being con-
e.anuS appnea to putttng up rlore buildings
VI .ne same class. His truest charity con-
s.aseo Al ao,ne Just that which, as moder-
a'o capitalist, he would have done
~ sne promotion Of his own interest. So
~ u!s oeqoesta have gone to the endoT-
'uout 81 co''e8es' they furnish "olegaut
Iepose sof Professors and students, who
~ou.u se*Ss themselves md the world bet
"ey aFca iess ldly. hlr. Peter Cooper,
u Ne~ 1osk, Is good, truly benevolent,
sseac.ous man' who undertook, during his
o"u "e, 10 ioona great charity, which he
nso ample tlfae to attend to, and which he
Ptneeo IN ehaIgo OF earnest, practical, bo~
ne'o'ens men, who haSs done the very
psat 'ney coala win It. Its aim was to
iuh'foe' tne ~osk'ng-classes IN science, art,
auo lHe'atufe' by lectures, lessons, md q
1s'aoo9-1oom' gratultously. And yet We
a1e assured oy those who have been practi-
eAis connected with 1t that great obstacles
lave 'lnpeaea sno success Of this charity,
aAu 1s4s'' ethi1'at means instituted for doing
ene sa4uo ".n9 ~ men Who aimed only to
Ao pAon. out u tnen nave competed
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LOUISIANA.

1urdcF ut 1nDdr'n-Polattcsal.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb- ss--Tne Pis5yune says NJ.
Uore. on The steamboat Ea.e EesrLe5, at Alex.
antrts, on 1b1r1dTT. ~
The Central Republican cinh elected number
OF to1orsry ne1oers las: night, REoog them
rlep,oept Grant, Vice P1esiden: Cofa1. Secretary
boutwell, and Mts.rs. sheldon and D1tant, ot
Lou,aar5- The names OF Sena:ar& Kellogg and
Haf11s were proposed, but not accepted.
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-l&~R-
1QW a,
Obttuar5-warm weather.

'StkfsH1@ HFHI " EHGHEf0
Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune
DEsAoISEs, Feb. ~
George 7. Ate', Que OF tie prouueus nuunsss
nee OF DesMolres, died quite sud ,enlv tnts mnrn.
iDP, CT coEgeatlon Of the tea1r.
General ]. L. Gedfcs, Of v11so3, has been ap-
pointed military Instructor Of the Stale Ay1,cul-
tura1 College. Ae@As
To-car has been the warue.s ,1ag ever 1rosn
az tns eesson ~ rh's Eecsnn the 1uerc7-7 a4cri,-
icF al hi2h az Is this morning, nrn Ut rhtn,v vas
~ ~ MaFtA as ApflL Oqt rfoats wers going s1dte.ly
ont CT fath!cp. AID The sha!y side Of the rtte:ta
aaVica lie preference With the petests1aus To-
nlfht. however, there has been suilsu change,
heavy ghls Of wind. :" "
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Ca.1i,ae,,. C.1sa nRanke'A Rata 9as nsVe,,
Doesnn4 Hosiery. 0kheE knls goods
8simoa,,x eooda "u@da e"' Woas.d.
Meeelns', a,,tgs Bs!I,,,gs g,o9sgsg. gg,iod9igg.
Gspess, 1raeaets. 1ocan9.
E,sn::.,, Asm: 7us' eoTes1
Unon all these articles there ia saro h,,o
said. an average tax paid Of n mar oant
amounting in the aggregate ANIMAL, ~
slal ESQ, 600, If which sis. .75o ooo on1v -
received by tho government, the ran,;n;ns,
SIZE, ,0OO, 900 being uMd over to .ba nar,,
facturers.
It will be seen that all the a,+;c,oa .h,s
taxed are, in this country of cens-,, no
and essential to the coufort ~ al ,ha 49,
pie. The tax il collected from tha w.,
hat, the delaine dress, the common s,avl
and the lowest-priced blanket. "a val, "a
from the finest broaaclosh. tha ,nost ernan.
siye wrap. tbe tanestrv carnat ~. ~ -.
costly dress goods itissta4 tbat ,a.,hss
cyery article Of wearing snn,ra, fror. 49,
childs socs In tha ,oado1o,h .n.t -
art;c,a ~ drae, an;1 n,ss.-ss. - 10y
~or,an ,,a ,hi,d-a., - haa.s ~ 80 80 ~ y. e'
co,l-cted IN +ba aa;. ~ 49,. 49, 40 40
6ner Class NJ oaoa, h,,. ,'oon @ t,s % n,a5,ars .rs
wearing annsre, of tha cornno, n.o.,a :,
is Maid h@ far..,.a .ta~..-s.. -
iron.mou,dera ra;lnoaa smn1o~a. n,nmt..a
dravmen, sailors carnartars ,'.f.s,a.s.a f
painters nrinters nrofa.,;nn.1 ,nan ,,',as
inc men of oll o,adss ,,;,,;na~s 49, ~ s,.1.
err. house-savsnts md ~ short -. ara~r
Grads and ,nnl ana aasron 1' ~ as,;o... ~ ~
Taar roo,,.. .oaaa a'ss', WV
WI, sn~ So 49, -. w. ~ su"p''
workman s,v t-,aasmsn w. ~. . ,a~1a ~
sic;an or o,ter nroTss.;nna, ' -" .a, ta,-
women xrhatha- hoars....aN
,,r ,ha ',has ~ ~. o. ...a - t'ius
~. ~ ho,r ~ ~ es"ha:a ~ ~, :aM .anaa - u1an' p''n'
80 ~ - s-o -, :" =, ."o 4e'aotess nAanof'
stoa =, ~ 49,. ., P.o1esseu oR pene-
-. -, 80 80 ~ w ":4n'4R appNei' o1 auS
.1ras ~ .1 a.. p.e s0a1 n'A
a Ha.,,.u ~. S wv opeta''ses IN Tue
9. 80 esa,. s'e :. IT, oe4lso .ne s'eut.'s, oeae-
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Cuba
GREEtHALDs &ERpRRER
HAVANA. Feb. e6.-Adv1res sey that the uur-
de1er CT Green valid u one Of Da RMas cu!dcy.
named Bars, Or Bart.
QEk5EDAs MISSION TO TEE CSITED srArss
NEW Yonk, treb, yG-Tue Cuban .1u,., h.ve
received the following despatch:
JACKSONVILLE. F.a., Feb. H. 1870.
The Spanish winter canpaisn csme 10 = tlsss-
tfouh end at Naja.a, Cuba, en- the es,h OF Jauu-
arJ- The Spanish retseated to tie TO WIS. Dele
Raticns from The u:armed clssses OF the Cupau
army arc begging for arms 10 attack The towus
"Cetpedes has appoiGte,. General @ 7esadi a.d
Cnlcuel Adolto EaEona to Al inpoztan, toret-n
mission. ThrJ sailed from cuha 10 the midst OF
The enemy . cruisers, are no* q. Jacksonville, aad
will be II New York koae tue between the s6s,
list. and the Is. Of March,
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INDIANA.

4 Condemned Murderer Prefers fife
Imprisonment to Capital puntsh,
next.
1SptA&AroIrs, Feb. GA stfauce proceeding Is
10 &c tfled at Tefle Usute, IN tue stevens murnef
case Oa The nttt trial he Eas sentenced to be
out9, snd the Supreme Court grained atm new
ufsl. Tie Eoar1 ot County Comm. siooers have
pssseo an order sllp~Irg him - WHddr2 F re
pea OF Lot guilty, and be Was sear.Eced 70 the
feptentiaIy fos LIE Il is probable he viii oe re-
sentenced to day,
An tld widow lady, pamed Georgensn, wa
found 6e8d II her ben, in this city THIS no1aio2.
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take New York city out Of tho bands Ct
f1ak, Sweeney, Barnard d Co., if th, Re-
publican papers had given it tho holm il d.
served. We believe it tns, in fact, suo-
ceeded without that heln.
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CHARITY AND UTIIITY

~, 80. 49, H.sy - oeco"lng
:. ~ 4ako " ih'e years Us 10 maze
aesn ~ eons interest III paono ana
o ts..nS ec1nos' sI1r - wen rs N nofal pnl'an
~ <.eps' "ne.Ast ene oest tn'pg We can 90
80 I 49, ~. 80 ~ k'se II a"sS, ano' equally
,a,;a.s .,,a "s ~ "e!p peop'e ~ 10
.sAN, 80 .Aetu 1.oin eae Necessity o. nelpaog
~ sa-a., ..," ~. ~ uAAy W Nalo oo"n az uni
80. 44'o .ut's e'eenossoafy s''S'-"e
W., ~. o,"a;e.a "e anot'el "otu 1or tae mean,
- 80 So 49, - se an1,H. - ss'se'nef soo otoaa
a,sa,,as,s,a o ~ pp's ~ Mele A'ns sls'og'-snas
HA'1 aiMays seek 'nose chan-
..s.o - - ".1'u .no eap'tn 1nFesseo Goes not
ecsn+ , 49, - 80 10y ss ssnss. nof 1ne Keen
CO 20, ~ onta..;- % ~ a ~ ~ - Ae olteplie'
..,,1oae. ~. r~e 'ue ~
' -.s.nsa.. .s1' o"e oe1enIn' Aa ~
n1osnect ~ sTor1;nn 1, a.as..,,,, H. naa as.. nuy
s. ~. ~ ~ '.as ptou'aole .elotn
.n0u " BUSINESS a''a us1'ng wiz 'nSest III II
~ ~ uope W Pfont ions oe'o1e an5 po'-
'hn'hfop'ss VIII ngnt upon IL as q
neans ot oeneneanR ne race No
cnafates IN which money has ever been in
vested, from benevolent motives, have been
80 sass ano munlncent in their effect to re-
Acve want, develop civilization, religion,
ano tne afss, and confer happiness, as the
inSennon ana BUSINESS OF printing Wearing,
u'A1ine !ano, transporting and e1chang-
.As s'oos' ae'eioplog mines and manutac-
;..sK 1ss' uaAnK alseo'er'es In science and
.mpl''en1en's IN AT IKE the telegraph,
''eam eos'ne' ano cotton g'n. Yet oil this
psoo's'oos "o1A oi unaes'gued benevolence
WIS pursued Of men because it would pay,
ot III 'oe nope that 1t would Sometimes
'neS were deceived wholly, and at others.
as IN ene case OF Goodyear, tho inventor Of
S.''can.zeo 1"ooer' they suffered tho pangs
o' naf'sfoom tor years, were poor, despised,
aIo ~ aceounaeo ns'ie less tnAn mad, certainly
eaeAeu' ~ ana pntase goes because an
,a 4as,a. .Au "u4cn eney coola sec ana others
sea,, a ~. poasesseo .nem ilke demon,
<sa1 a ~oa.. :. 49, ~ 'et 'nem go III enes had
- ~ ~ t.o "eAsa' enouBu tne "ofid
49, oa.a .l',s ~. s.'e .nem Hnsfe"a1n 10 keep
49, 49, 5sss D.. D. sa 90. 'A.K * " ~ ou tnen
Cae.-sas us ~" sn0 ~ tu'eul'oa ol
~ "1s s',eS "olpois ~ n1s tnousana
"o''ess' tAe hsen1of
rises to benevolent enthusiasm,
Nv .eot7 'aas 'uo u.Aos1 cement ne Gnu ever
oo,an LOT h'msoll "a so slight, compared
"1to 'oa' ne Will confer on the world, as to
be scarcely worth thinking Of. Noverthe-
less the moving power III all these great and
far-1eaching benefactions to mankind il
gain. They afford prospect Of gain be-
cause mankind want just such things. The
gain is, Of course, proportionel to tho need
Of the race, for the price aud profit they
will pay for it is e1nctly measured br and
proportionate to their demand for and "a.
ceptivity of it.
In saying, therefore, that public bonefac-
lions, ao-caled,-i. e.. gifts of money for
charitable uses,-uust n ecessar;1v seek shan.
nels partially or wholly unprodtabla nocn-
niarily, We are necessarily saving thev must
go where the demand for then, ia s1;oht ,od
tue rcceptivity Of the world for that which
they will produce Is low. In other words
the economical law Of charitable in,
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MISSOURI.

Hntifoad Precautions AEaleat In.
o,an HhidS-A Woman and SIX
Ins'ofcn Travel Twelve fSuudrcd
miics on Foot.
81 !orls, Feb eG-1n view Of the apprehen-
SOD Of hostlttes BY the Indians this eptiug. Of
dets have been issued from military headquarters
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WISCONSIN.
Catnl Accidcns from tho Careless
Use of Kerosene.

Use OF KcFoscnC.
Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Ts!buue.
MILWAUKEE,, Feh. a5.
We had this Eorni1g another c:ass OF tr1satfo1
accidenr from the careless use Of Kerosene. Tais
morning, while Margaret y, gle. 90 JeaFs Of age,
fervans g:rl tn tie family Of Mr.. Wheeloce. corner
OF Dlstsion bEo Jackson stSee:s, va8 kindlng
IRE, khe poured kerosene upon II from can. Toe
naAes COMMUNICATED to The flald, exploding
eirl severely. Dr.. Wolcpt: xaa called In
st oucf, and attended to ene sule1e1, but the tn-
turleB wete OF 70 serious nat1fe that the Doctor
Ielt here was little, II auJ, hope forher. The
rocr girl suffered the Eost Intense sgonJ. At
Loon To-day the Rtsl u ycry eadtv Cd, and canaor
live pnr1 mortibg. By tue explosion the tpou
was Bet On dte atd eoue damage done. Bus for
the prompt appeaiaoce Of lit. Wheel3cx IN tha
roo1. the houre would hsv. hsen burned Tue
acclcelf 10 Gk place at H. u.
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appointment OF u Catholic Btsbop.
OHfaorr, Feb 3a.-C. q. Burgess, CnspceIlor OF
Iae Moceae q Cincinnati, Las bten appointsd
Nlsnop o. the Roman Catholic Diocese Of betroit.
20 nn tne vacancy cause1 BY tae dealn at Biano3
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FOREIGN.

1HA MISSING STEAMSHIP.
L17RRPooL, Feb. 36.-Age1:s OF the Sc,,,,1,.
City cf Boston have ssnt, The a:eatusat9 ~, -,
Dcrbom to cruise M the Madeira Islands N h,,,.
Stat something may he learned OF the n.,,t,.,,
steamer. The opinion Of MI old ss:!o.. ts ia: ~
Ia dissoled and mailing far port uuusr sail,
eTR1KE IANrHEr.
LONDON, Feo. e6--Sexs IL neagre, 4 s.-,se j..
Imminent among the operatives Of Cotton mi, u.
Bolton. 80 ~
AZ ENGLISH r1ET OF THE CHARACTER op w,,r
{ 1F0r0H.
The IaH HaN Gd=n', referring 10 the an.,vz.
sasy Of the birthday OF WasaInRsop, ss7, man,
Geaeral Washington WAS nau OF narroz var,
neither Wise nor acute, Jet ha would b. NV ,,'
founded. at the spectacle Of aEa:rs at The 49,.
can National CAPITAL row.
THE cEs7AL sYsTKM
LONDON, Feb. e6.-1n accordance W.. -. r..,
lu'ions adopted by the Convention u: ca,s,.,.,.
Of Commerce, bill VIII soo6 be brcac1. h-t,.s
Pssl!anent lesaliztng the sale Of al! cv,s.,, b.,
weight. -
TIE 7pRr LEADERSHIP. IN TIE tosts.
LONDON, Feb 2a.-Tna Duke OF Il cannon, Ia.
accented tho Tory leadership In the Ho1,. Of
Lords.
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Explosion OF a Fare Engine Ro39rr.
BOSTON. Feb 2d-Tne steam ure engine how.
stu efplol ed Its boiler laas night. wnic VorrIng
ata nIe- Several htenen were injured, but MOI
, 1870-02-28

DESPERATE BATTLE IN VENEZUELA
NEW YORK, Feb. 2G.-TLe TtihureH C1yracas
Feuezcela, correspondent ssys that the resou-
tfonists defeated the government troops 1t Ad-
Juaeas, near tha: place, a few days slcce, and
then attacsed Valencia, but after desperate n..-
tie, cauaine loss On both sides OF fonr h1n1ret
nen, were rernlsed BY the government fsoop.,
Nbo neld that city IN strong force I he rev o.a-
Iorls!s ase still betiezirS the plsce.
LOPEZ3 wHEREABoCrS
LISBON, Feb. e6.-Tne steamship from R.o tgs
Janeiro arrived yesterday Lopez VISA forced to
evacuate Inssadero, aoacdo1tng bis SICK apd
"ouEded. lie moved towards BenacorA Atlase
accounts Count Den was moving across the Alma
KseF. IN hopes OF intercepting Ln2ez,a retreat
Aasicea irom Curacao state that The order or
tie King Of HollaLi for the expulsion OF SOFIA
'ere1uelan reVolustouts.s, suspended n coass-
9cecce ot tse opposition Of tie people, IL to be en-
forced.
, 1870-02-28
SPRINGFIELD.
Convention Proceedings on Satur-
day.
Report of the Committee on Town
ship Organization
Adopted,
How the Members Stand Oh the
Recess Question.
Special Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune
sFRINor1Elp, Ill, Feb. eG

Special Dt9pAtch to Tho Chicago Tffbuua
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. P.b es
rBx .n1ouRsnfrr onrsrtox
This everlasting one.,1on of adto,Tnm.nr r,ma
up again. today. In fact. a resontinn m tn,s
subject ever session seems now to have btcotue
auhnta Tina airnht3on IN ,nta raanpet 10 .hont
thus: Tnoeo deleRstes who des,re a re- ee1r nnt,I
Nav are not strong enough to force the,r ,vt,hes
ueon the convention. and tne enuseonenc. l. that
they ullpuaset at every available nonnr,rr,,v N
order to wear ont the patience Of the mah,r1ty-
They int mora that tha conPent1nn roaer ~ a
O'Clock In the morning. and then that an eeentoo
sesstou be held. Thus mr. all these attemnt. h.ve
fa,,ed. Bow mucn longer tney wt1l do An an.
mete!ya uue.,,en Of lime. TO-DAY rh,a f,rt,o1
did succeed In having an af,ernoon sps.,on tns
Crit that has been held stnce the eouyen,ton nan
been organized.
TOWNSHIP oRaAN1zArruS,
The report Of the COMMITTEES On ToEn.h,n ~.
ganizatlon Was called up AID dt,poded Of in enort
order. The frst section, on nhich the nRbt Vas
uade. was pretty we'll tidd,ed by tha conTen,,on,
IS nnally adopted, II IA exactly similar to The
clause IN tho present constitution on the ss,us
tublect. TIE ne* section which WIS added pro.
v1des that any county which mas haFe ahmed
township Organization may do avxy with N.
same when the msjorlty OF the peop.a 40 de.
alre.
ROADS ASp INTERNAL NAVIGATION
The afternoon was devoted To the cnns,te,a.
,ion Of the report Of The Committee on nnaa. ana
1nter1 al Navigation The debate on mi. rnhjact
WIS anything but interesting. II Afforded o,,.a =
Lumber Of lke members nm onno,trcit7 - ~
, 1870-02-28

A enchmnn Cuts kals Thfoas-yexv
Bridge Mt Perm Completed.
L1sAl1E. IT., Feb. s6-Yes!erday noon
FIei ca lahcret ~ the Fame oI Stenhen DeuRrse
who ca1e to his CITY about ten months sso, cus
, 1870-02-28


LOUISVILLE, Feb a5-A forged cheek for r. opo
wAn psid at Ire GIFTED s.a'es Qlarsetma ,tet4
Gfce, IN The earl1 palt Of t.is Mouth. It Il 8up-
po:eo to nase bsen pseteetsd By AZ eUplpje.
, 1870-02-28
Abortion fms


DOVER, n H., Fso. ga second 1ufJ failed tn
eRree IN The Case OF Dr.. Mcdaniel, Of BarY1px;ou
charged viii procuring abortlon on Elisabeth
CurItcI.
, 1870-02-28

Sch0oneF Sunk and Four I.ivea Lopk.
PROVIDENCE, Fab sa-Tne schooner Berl.ntn
Hu1ier H. run Gown AID .unE oU Watch ulu. On
Ttureday Eight, end fou1 lives lost
, 1870-02-28


! TEE r0LITiCAL SrRCBGLH.
| MAIRDt Peo. ad--Tne struggle between tsr
Church ard Revolutionary parties ts bscon,,e-
Eote intensified. The tlebate On the proposition
10 PROSECUTE the Archbishop OF SANTIAGO for ,,e,-
Eon threatens to consume the kes:!op OF the c,r-
vention.
AoSTFKSa1kR DEFINES HIS POSITION.
The Dnke OF Moutpensier, In reply 10 repeated
newspaper articles demanding the dedatt1on Of
nlS position. publishes letter IN ,cad'r ouruai
wherein he says he has not been, and Is not now.
rreteEder to the thrn1e; that in all things ne
viii follow the will Of the Cortes, aud that be
Is IN no waT compromised to any poltscsg psr-
y: that he Is sa.Ianed to be Spanish c!.!z.r,
AID that he lorgs for den1ite constitution TOT
Spatn.
CARLIar pITTCRBAECEA
Ihefe have been some Carltat disturbances
recently. at CarCeeo, near Aloaces, hut they wcre
suppressed IN all cases By the civil guards.
Efance.
NC1lSy AMONG coSvIcr4
PARIs, Feb. e6-TneIe was demonstration on
the ratt CT the conscrirts, at Lyons oo Thcsstlay
but the troubles wero suppressed Hi:hoa: blcul-
shed.
ArchbIshop De Docald Of Lyore, Il dead.
EDITORS ARRE-TED.
TWO more edttots hare been arrested for nab
l!shiDg false news.
, 1870-02-28

THILArurH1A, Feb GA Gaze WIS ARMED IN
The Supreme court Snts nozcinS, testing tne W.
tfsEs OF TIE ta1 On haaE stccks ippused pT act ar
tue sss"o'5 y! Deceuoel =, 1863, Dec.Alnn HzS
, 1870-02-28

ses, ,ooo, ,ooo-rnaking IN aggregate Of about
N75.oo0,0oo. The a1 on these fabrics
EM average Is per cant The goods thus
taxed include, among other things Of gcn-