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, 1873-02-28

Tho decision Of the Supreme Court in the Al
ton case. has led to the introduction Of q bill in
She Legislature to amend the law which was
thereby declared unconstitutional This meas-
ure prohibits the charging Of unjust or unrea-
eonahle rates By railroads. To charge more
than cents 8 mile for passengers, to. vary
freight charges disproport;onately to- dis
t.nce, and, in the case of the transporta-
tion OF lumber, coal, grain, and some
other articles, to exceed certain maximum rates
to be h1ed by Law, are specified cases Of unjust
discrimination The frat of1ense is punished by
\ fine Of 81, 900 "a eecond forfeits tho charter.
, 1873-02-28

Six women received their diplomas, yesterday,
- graduates OF the Woman's Hospital Medical
College. During the year thirty students have
attended the lectures. The first class, which was
\eradated two years ago, WAS three in number.
fTle fire destroyed the building Of the college,
but don.tion mado them by the Belief Society
has enabled them to obtain 1and on which they
have built hospital, which, with the lot on
which it is situated, is worth s35 900.
, 1873-02-28

Special Dix,,atcA to 1he Chicago IT1une !.
: DUBUQUE, Feb. 27.-At Charles City, Iowa.
some few weeks since, Ma1ahal 8. O. Page, III
attempting to quen drunken row, received q
wound in the head from young German, named
F. siebert, whom he tried to arrest. The blade
Of the knife with which the wound waa inaict-
ed broke of inabedded in the brain, cauging
Pa ge'a death yesterday. After wcekn OF ttiaf'
the Jury convicted 8iebert Of murder in tue
second degree, end to-day Judgu Ruddick sen
The prisoner received his sentence With tic
greatest nonchalance, seemingly caring nothing
, 1873-02-28

CASTELAR,, the Spanish Minister Of Foreign lAf-
tairz, asks al nations which have not yet recog~
utze5 the Spanish Republic to do 30 at once, The
co1es has not yet passed any Of the bills abolish
ing slavery in Porto Rico and tho other colonies,
or beginning any OF the reforms which Castelar,
and his colleagues 30 warmly demanded when
they were the poTerless minority. The 1nsur-
reotioas Of the Carlists are spreading,
, 1873-02-28

The Fairbury Gl.) Independent wants to know
.Who is running our Government ?" The ques-
lion is addressed to TEE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, and
the immediate occasion Of asking it is found in
tho i1nbroglio concerning the appointment Of
three Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners Of
Illinois. We answer cheerfully that John L.
Beyortdge is running our Government in the
Executive Department; the General Assembly in
the Legislative Department; and the Judges in
the judicial Department.. It hns been sought to
override and s1bmerga both tho Executive and
theJudicial Departments by 4 volunteer depart
nent, but with 60 little SUCCESS that the attempt
Seems to have boen for the most part abandoned
, 1873-02-28

The Senate Appropriation Committee did well
in voting against the addition Of any subsidy
amendments, but they might have given better
reaaon for their action. They rejected the
amendments because they were not germhne to
auv portion Of the bill. They ought to hare
objected to them on tho broad ground that Con
eress should grant no more Subsidies OF any
kind, ut any time or in any place.
, 1873-02-28

4 SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS.
The official life Of the present Congress will end
On Monday, March 4, at noon. By fiction, the
third day Of March has been construed as extend
ins to noon on the day following. The ordinary
le9iaation Of Congress has been much neglected
this session, and the number and tho importance
Of the various Investigations has brought busl-
ness to that state that in the few hours that re-
main there can DO but little intelligent logiala-
ton. All the crimes of legislation which hare
cost this Government SO much money, aud in
volred it in 80 much confusion, have been en-
acted during the last hours OF Congress- when
bribery, corruption, and even forgery, hare been
reao1ted to with SUCCESS.
Besides the several branches Of the Credit
Mobi1ier case in the House, the Senate has a
half-dpzen like matters Of almost equal in
portance. There are the cases Of Patterson,
Pomeroy, Caldwell, Clayton, Harlan, and, posi-
b1y. Co1fax.. There is the whole case Of the
Louisiana election, and behind it are the con-
tested elections in Alabama, South Carolina, and
Nevada In all these casea the Senate has to
NcAl Will 4lauA a4A EoA1 1AkIAoA4t AilA tQo Jug
ments Of the body are to become precedents for
the future, In the meantime there are several
hundred bills pending before the two Houses,
upon which action is important. There should
be an act passed relating to Louisiana the bills
providing for the distribution Of the Geneva
award and to execute that part OF tho Treaty of
Waahingtonre1atngt to Cansda should be- acted On.
We think it is evident that Congress should pro
vide without dolay for the meeting Of the nsw
Congress Oh the +th of March. There never
we're questions moro vital to the National chsr~
acter pending befoSe that body than now, The
whole matter OF the capacity ot the people for
self-government is involved, The question
whether the representatives chosen by the peo-
pie hare the courage and the honesty to inrcst:-
gate the frauds and corruptions OF their 49,
aooiates has to be determined. It is notoriona
and gelf-eyident that. the Poland Commit.
tee nor the Wilson Committee ever did more
than skim the surface OF the Credit AIobincr
corruption. It is notorious that .Dursnt
"placcd" twice ss muck Of the stock ss
Ame did, and yet there is not word as to
the pesson1 TO whom he gaveit, Evea NTH
, 1873-02-28

revolution it they are not at once obeyed- Such
scenes have been common in all the Republics
which the spaniaras Of South America have at
tempted to found, and their continuance is Of
more than ordinary interest, now that the Span
iards in Europe have essayed the Republic.
, 1873-02-28

documents should be printed and distributed
throughoutthe country to counteract the influ-
enco Of the groat journals. Tho moral Of all
this is not particularly crodtable to the Congress-
men who advance these views, but it is cheer
ing indication that the power Of the independ-
eut press is asserting itself to some purpose.
, 1873-02-28

The details Of the testimony III the Pomeroy
Investigation show some rare instances of the
manner in which the Devil may be whipped
round tho stump. Asa Low, one Of Pomeroys g
witnesses, swore that he did not intimate to
ODnscon, Is has been stated BEFORE that
$4,000 would not break him Gow) If he voted
for Pomeroy. ODriscou replied that il ho
voted for Pomeroy his constituents would so
back On him, and that would ruin him, where
upon the witness said that if his constituents
went back on him, he would stand by him, il it
cost him farm or thousand or two thousand
dollars! After this plump statement, it is ro-
freshing to read the declaration OF the witness
that he gave O'Driscou no intimation that he
would pay for his vote. " II. Matheny, a
D. s. Kelly, q friend of Pomeroy's, called upon
him and asked him what ho thought q piece OF
property in the town where Matheny resides,
belonging to Rely, Was worth. Kelly replied
that he thought it WAS worth about 81, 500,
whereupon Kolly said, 1T you will vote for
Pomeroy, you can have that piece Of property for
s25" Another Of Pome1oy g Immaculate Witnesses
testified that ODriscou VAS approached with
a bribo 81 to find out whether he was mercensry;"
il he Was 1nercenary, he Was not for Pomeroy!
And yet upon Pomeroy's honor as Senator
there Was no attempt at bribery to securo his
election to the United States senatel
, 1873-02-28

Peruvian news tells the same story Of anarchy,
assassination, and political incap=city that peo-
PIE Learned years ago to expect from the South
American Democracies. Two revolutionary
lezderB, about to leayo Linn, having been shot
by some unknown persons, Al armed mob, in
furiated by the charge that the Government had
procured their murder, broke into the ha5l OF
the Peruvian congress, and demanded that, tho
Ministry be at once changed. They threaten.
, 1873-02-28

York and Pomsroy 4re both in distavor with
the Kansas Legislature. The former Is censured
by the Lower House for making charges which
he cannot prove, and Senator Pomeroy il de-
cla1ed unworthy the respect Of the people OF his
State. The Senate contents itself with refusing
to pass d resolution praising York and con-
deraGing Poraeroy.
, 1873-02-28
KAMEAC

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Tbe lowef houso n the
Kansas Legislature yegterday p sssed 3 rasoIu-
ton consuming York Tor making charges against
members gss7a and falling to HustsS them; also one
oeeeiarng e fomeroy unworthy OF the confidence
and respect o{ ths people OF Kansas.
In the Senate = resolr4a3 On eulogizine York
and az sondemring n Poneroy .;aa lost BY vote Of
, 1873-02-28

The bill to carry into effect the provisions Of
the Treaty Of Washington, relative to the fish
cries, passed the House by q vote OF 145 to 80,
on Monday last, with but O single amendment,
which fixes the LIST Of July next as the date
when Canadian fish shall be admitted to our
adopted in Justice to New England fsh-mer-
chants, who hare largo stocks Of fish On hand.
The bill provides for the admission Of fish oil and
feh free OF duty from Canada, Prince Edwards
Island, and Newfoundland, except fish OF the in-
land lakes and Of the rivers falling into them,
and fsh preserved in oil being the pro-
duce Of the fisheries above mentioned. The
third section provides for tho custom-house
entry and conveyance in transit Of all goods,
wares, and merchandise, free OF duty, arriving
st the ports Of New York, Boston, and Portland,
and such other ports as the President may desig-
nate, and destined for Her Majesty's possessions
in North America. The fourth provides for
similar transportation OF goods, freo OF duty.
from one port in the United States to another,
u:a the st Lawrence Riyerand tho great lakes,
the use Of the canals in the Canadian Dominion
on terms Of equality with the people Of the Do
1ninion, and the right to float lumber, free Of
duty, cut on that portion Of the American terri
tory in the State Of Maine watered by the
River St. John and it's tributaries, down that
river to the sea, when the lumber is shipped
to. the United States from New Brunswick
, 1873-02-28
d LAME AND IMPOTENT CONCLUSION,

The House OF Representatives, after three
days debate on the report Of the Credit Mobiliel
Investigating Committee, has passed reso1u.
tions censuring Oakos Anes and James Brooks
by name, and making no mention Of the otha,
implicated parties. The report of the Commit
tee recommended the expulsion Of A1ues ant
Brooks, but took no other action, although il
mildly chided the members who took stock o1
dividends from Ames. It appearB, then, thai
the temper Of the House Was not 80 severe Al
that Of the Committee. The vote censuring
Ames was passed BY ISL to So, and that csnsur.
ing Brooks BY 174 to 50.
This feeble conclusion OF the whole matte,
must be attributed mainly to tho fact that the
accused members Of Congress, including Ames,
sacrificed their ycracity, last September, in the
heat OF the Presidential campaign, to the Repub-
Ican party, and tho party was therefore bound
to sustain them. or at least to let them OF easy.
The commotion and CONSERVATION which result
ed from the publication Of the Ames letters and
List Of names WAS a serious element in the then
approaching October elections. The accused
members, including Ames, waited = long time
before answering the charge against them. II
they alone had been concerned, it is not proba-
BILE that any Of them would have answered. But
the party VAS put in jeopardy by the
charges, and still mora by their failure to
answer. When it Was no longer possible to
maintain silence, they began to deny. aomo with
one form Of speech, and Home with another.
Ames chimed in with his joint and several false-
hood. Thus they afforded the party organs and
speakers the opportunity to pronounce the whole
story Greeley lie and campaign slander.
They laid themselves on the altar Of the party;
and, in the lor view which politicians generally
take Of such matters, it was incumbent on the
party to stand by them al it has. r.
It does not follow that this is the end Of the
Credit Mobilier controversy. We expressed tho
opinion when the investigation began, that, It
anything short Of complete Justice should be
done, the battle would rago On, but before dif-
ferent aud much larger tribunal that the peo-
pie would take it up whore Congress ahould drop
it, and that it would ho more an element Of the
noxt elections than it was OF the last. That We
are not mistaken in this view is apparent from
the changed and changing tone Of the Republi-
the Poland Committee for it's leniency, md will
be compelled logically to censure the House still
more strongly from its failure to come up to tho
standard which the Committee sought to erect.
~
, 1873-02-28

New YoRE, Feb. 2z--The Conrmissioaers ap-
pointed BY tho Legislature Of New Jersey to
procure stasaes OF Aearney and Stockton for tho
puIpose.
, 1873-02-28

R1cHAoED. Va, Feb. 27.-In the State Senate.
yesterday, : bill Was passed providing for the
payment OF interest On cartain bonds Of the
State.
, 1873-02-28

Anew line OF ten frst-class propellars is to be
engaged this year in the lake-tr ATTIC between
Montreal and Chicago.
, 1873-02-28

:, ALaASY. Feb. N.-In the Assembly, to day
the New Iurk charter nas passed
, 1873-02-28

ROYAL HAVANA LOTTRRY-WH0LE T1C1ksEtT, C1s
ess Circulars aent; fnfnrrukton given. !. d MAX
fISEZ CO. Bankers, 10 WAQ-st, 2. o. Box 1855, NC"
, 1873-02-28
TO.pATS ADJUSTMENTS.

M'yICKER's THEATRE-Madf1on street, betweeu
Et,-c and Dearborn. Engagement Of Ed"tn 6ootn-
=. Fools ReYengn."
, 1873-02-28

MYERS OPERA HOUShMonroe street, betweon
stato and Dearborn. Arlington, Cotton hemoie
Hnstrrl and Burlesone Troupe Ethiopian ComicA1ities
, 1873-02-28

GLOBE THEATRE-Dcsp1eines street. betveen Madf'
mn end waahiu eton Neck and Neck"
, 1873-02-28

HoOLEYrs OPERA HOUSE-Randolph street, be-
..,a, CLARK and IaSauo. fFAlse Shame"
, 1873-02-28
STATE LEGISLATURES.
WISCONSIN.
Special Dfspa&eA to The Chicago T1dbuns.

| SENATE.
MADISON. Wis, Feb. M-The storm and in.
adequacy Of the telegraph lines prevented send.
ing dispatches last night.
The senate, YESTERDAY. passed bills reducinc
the prioe of unirersitv 1anda in carta;n c.1as :
for the education OF county poor children for
the better organization OF he militia and eon- @
/ cnrre1 in the AaaemhIv b;1fa .,;s;,x l.. su 80
commitment to tho Reyo-1n achao1e 1iI1,e '-0 Aa I'll
The 4eeambIv vo,ad ~ 1917 nS4ooi Ii ,....
IN roroTt aro-3b;1- bafose ~ - - 1-.s:1at*'e
Xii nsasad raay, netbae tta LIEU y patnIuay-
| ronrt I1I1as - az nn 10 0S>A"4s " '1o
| Al mn as.h ~ o;eIt oul1 app5roptleung
ssyj',,,,o 01 har,,ns ~ aEao u nospE als
torroc g.ra a.. Snu s.uo W one H. Aan-
The R.iIro-J Gnr.133;tt toospHueu' teas h.'Ea
T.n5 o.. Lii ~ %tGeo I1 na'e 1SPo-leo tho
o-an,andat;a oS a IL 9T:n aGuses tgouf 5eo-
ba1auau H.. 'no mIm auAee @ es; PAU nl1l,
-se1; aas.. naa - aaeno9nto "mcA propose
-a;1aa s1. nI - t.ai -, Po, Sky
N-n;9 So R;mas Rb.a.s " ssa 20 us oot"een ne 81.
ta:I1; .GtH 4A4so. aa4 @ s,p t9, 1au ploYlang 1or
mha ~ a4ou4 I n1to9 49, W ntneta1 lrSa rons
~ oenato t nas naag ano 1auo 91ant q niHa tne
'pTaa1 pM oluer ~. - @ ~ ~ 4speseo OF.
h;i1a 1no - ASs0os nAS no' A0a<eo 40 Aano 'rans
oAe S1t IT,,
In tne senate sdny inc Gomn't:ee ata1 :e On n
sao1 anGe 4Io Plesenteo on lor o'a1e 7-@ OF
Pa,,,t; ~ ~. s1pen1'ateI ara 1as 1o!f tt n
1.9su.u.1ons t"1S.1 1 "eae xuopseu nS 1gs. %
mashpurn TOT his satisfactory settlement o. .ne
uto.1 ~. auu oupoftor ~ n1tpos mspu.g' 6 5uon!t
tos .nn q9estlou ol Soas1isot1ona y, =. eonSea-
uon 70 1ne o1ato' tae 1at!et ~ 10 o.
a score OF Assemoiy o14s were conc1rTed IN,
nclnmnH DIS 70 autnof1zo & ianroaa nl1ago
ecroas II ING e. Mleslssippl % a. req wing; 70 prevent
1lauos IN ne saie o1 pelsoaa1 propeaes TO pro-
Vens H1t4pHc1tJ ~ act'o1s uPon Tue aame
cause to make certlneate ohcla1 evidence OF
servlco o. Papera In c1vll act1ons.
seVefn Dl4is N regard 20 tne asseasnent OF
taxes we're postponed ~! tomorrow, and there
seemed to be general disposition to postpone
almost every Dill when elected debate, OF which
there Was good deal
In the Assembly there was an unprecedented
II large number OF circumstances presented
against the repeal Of the Temperance 1aN.
Resolutions we're offered for institntins an in
qulry es to the proprlety OF memor1 1ahzlng Con-
gIess for tho improvement of the St. Croix
River; as to whether the West Wisconsin Rail
, 1873-02-28

"A furniture factory is being built bJ . pm ;is
cost e250, ,6Q0 and employ 500 vorman.
, 1873-02-28

ACADEMY OF MUSIC Halsted street, south OF
lf.disou. tsCouutcrfet-'s
, 1873-02-28

The Senate OF Virginia has passed bill to pay
the interest on some OF the State bonds.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

A Guilds GRATITuDE.-In Bulti-
more, on the 9th instant, little girl, be.
tween three and four years of age, daughter
of Mr.. Thomas Valiant, fell through an
opening in bridge into fifteen feet of water
Mr.. Thomas S Sumwalt, gentleman up
wards of sixty years of age, without taking
time TO divest himself OF his coat or vest
or watch, leaped in and rescued the child.
When he reached the nearest pile of the
bridge and supported himself by it, and
raised the little one from the water, she
threw her arms around him and kissed him
We hardly know which most to admire, the
noble act of the cid gentleman or the
touching gratitude Of the child.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
Lung Diseases.

DR.. KEYsER Your medicines have
bcou going OF slow during the Summer,
but an increased demsnd seems to have
sprung up in the past few weeks, and | am
we'll nigh out ofall your preparations. Your
Lung Cure, / think, will find ready snlc
this Winter, and j.! you will put in pam
phlet form the article you published in the
DtsPATcH, it will prove a blessing TO your
fellow men, anil JuHy rep9y gou for at
yoUr hoUJie anil erpcnse bg hrgeig-ia.
creased demond Ior yoUr nitdjciHcs I
hopc you ,cW coaciude ~ dO a. THE good
odcjcc coHtliHcd IN that article Dioy sare
many from Hqbmcg grores and rcnder
liz hoypg ,ehere II CoUd otherwise pyorc
n bar,ieu w. w. WILLIAMS, LoujsriHc
The 0J0re letter ,cas vriHcH m rcJcycucc
~ an 0rficic puLLAcd n Hc DIspArCH
iost Winter, oHhc important padofr hich
IS Ho,c continued ~, an cssoy u hirty-ivo
p0gcs, caHiid "CHuoNIC LUNG DIsFAs-
~ Dr.. Kegseys Lppg Cure is soid al
l67 Lbcrig Street, PUsbUrgh, P 81.
30 Pc, Jonie, or Jour bouies far s. o.
Dr.. K,yscy has priroh crnUirag Roous
IN He rear n his Me5iciHe Stare. OHce
hours f,oDl nine 4. " until onc II w.,
aDd Irom t'ro whi@o H. W anil or Sat.
Urdoys at night
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
A Bank RoJLcy Fojled ANIL KWeG

KANSAS CITY, June 22.-An attempt
to rob the Peoples Bank Of Chillicotbe
was nade on Friday night by Smith Ram
DO, wealthy but DosorIousIy bad ebarac-
ter, who planned with cuufcderates to seize
The cashier Of The bank and hold him ~ q
hostage and compel his wife to open the
bank aud vaults. The design was disclos-
ed, and when Rambo went to the cashier
house late on Friday night he was confront
ed by party Of citizens, and after a short
parIcy was riddled witt bullets aud instant.
ly killed. Two Of his coDfederates were
arrested yesterday morning and are now
iu Jail.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

JEFFERSON HICKORY SHIPPED To CAL
IFoRNIA. Mn. WIN NJ. SNYDER, of this
County, shipped to San Francisco, a fey
days ago, from his clearing of timber, near
Browns Shop, several thousand feet Of
hickory timber, purchased by a manufac-
turer Of carriages, in that city. The lum-
Der was sent 10y Railroad, via New York
Mr.. SNYDER has large amount Of timber
of every variety, aud We are glad to see
persons coming from such long distance
to our midst for timber Of excellent quali.
ty, With which our county abounds -
ShepherdstOpn Register.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
The Cholera.

In Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday
last, 90 persons died of Cholera, of which
As were cOlOrcd; Oh Sunday 90, and on
Monday 81.
In Memphis, Tenn, on Saturday last,
there were IA fatal cases Of Cholera; on
Sunday 9; and on Monday s.
1n Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday last,
there were deaths from Cholera.
In wheeling, Oh Sunday last, there was
one case of Cholera, and four mild cases
on Monday, none of which have been fatal
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

"A CURIOUS presentiment is mentioned
in connection with tho drowning of three
school-boys at Norwalk, June I. The day
before the accident, DR.. Hays, an assistant
teacher, remarked to a fellow teacher: al
have dreamed two nights in succession that
three of our boys were drowned 1t is very
foolish to speak Of il, but somehow it haunts
me, aud please have care to the boys
when on the water" When Charley White,
the first boy who reached the house after the
accident, came in drenched with water, the
doctor exclaimed, GLOW bad is it?-who
is drowned p and fell fainting into White s
arms.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27
About the Sturgeon.

4 correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch
thus writes about the sturgeon:
"And, now, | want to tell you a thing
about the sturgeon, which is Dew to me /:
People who see that FISH make its great
leaps out of the water think be is very jolly
and having a high old time. Ii is q great
mistake. He is trying to disengage from
his giIls and body the lampreys aud other
cells which eat into his flesh. The sturgeon
has no teeth; he has fuUnel-shaped mouth
beneath his head, and q nose forward of
that with which be stirs up the mud and
gets his food, which he sucks in with his
mouth. 81 he has no means of defence
when attacked, but must "run for it," His
rows Of plates arc some protection but the
tender flesh upon his belly ia much coveted
by such INSCRIPTIONS and voracious wretch
es as cells. The eel is especially fond cf
the eggs Of tho sturgeon, and will tunnel
away and enter the body of the poor vic
tim 10 pursuit Of his favorie food. Could
there tie more excrucating torture 1t
is enough TO cause a crusade against cells
amongst ell humane people, the more espe
cially when we consider what excellent
food for a man the sturgeon il. | will say,
however, that the sturgeon is really the
the best and most useful Of all the fish in
the market, and he is not appreciated be-
cause he is for so long a season in such a.
bundance Sturgeon is good any way ;
but for salad it has no superior In old
times it was royal dish, and was served
with great pomp in ancien. Greece aud
Rome. There are many varieties of stur-
geon one that is found in the Caspian sea g.,
known as the steriet, which grows only to
the length os two or three feet, is reported
to be the most delicate and palatable Of oil
the varieties"