, 1873-01-31

| SALT LAKE, jan. 3o.-Ine Umou racine lreln
tonight was time. The whole Hne from
! Omaha to San Francisco, Is reported to be un'
| obstructod.
NEW YORK.
| Bergh's New E3ill--Tyndn1l's Gifts "a
| Observation-Disclosures Phelps d
| Co.-Cuban nFilI1busters--'Tho steamer
AInsikn-eTho Tweed Cnse.-A Heavy
Libel Shit.
] Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
| New YORK, Jan. 3o.-The bill which Mr.
Bergh has caused to be introduced in the New
York Legislature is the most comprehensive yet
in behalf Of animals. It includes ALSO to some
extent, the human race, and is entitled "An act
for the prevention OF disease and cruelty" It
provides that in I'll cities aad villages where
! the population is oyer 1000, the killing
cealed from public VieT and hearing, and no
| child under II years o: age shall be employed in
| any place where animals are killed The next
section provides that s'no living creature shall
id af Or I'M nsa ey any il s% SSats
the use Of salt for melting snow, and provides
for additional horse to help the street CATS up
! any grade exceeding one foot rise in Is feet
Railway cars containing petroleum or other in
fammable material l., are excluded G,25 fron pas
-$%~~AA
transit on cars must be provided
with ws.e. troughs, and be let ont once q day to
feed. The penalty is to be fine Of from 925 to
$500, and imprisonment from one day upwards,
be invested with authority to arrest cruel drivers
and command the assistance Of bystanders.
Professor Tyndall will sail for Europe ne1t
Wednesday. On Tuesday night he will be given
Professor Agass siz will preside, and speeches
be made by Professor Henry, Or. Draper, ". III.
Evarts, H. ". Baecher, and others.
The Yale Record stntes that Professor Tyndan
has placed 315, 900 in the hands Of . committee
for tho support Of ono or two young mon, de-
string to follow the pursuit Of ecience as pro-
fession. $500 he gives to the Yale Scientific
Club in order to found o prize in the Scientific
School, to be called !" the Tyndau price," and
81 800 to the Young Mems Christian Association
The challenge Of Lawrence Do1an, OF Brigh-
ton, Mass., to wrestle for the championship Of
the United States, for $4,000, has been accepted
by Homer Lane, Of this city, the present cham
Feb. 16. Weight, $50 lbs; square hold; best
in S; fair back falls.
Phelps, Dodge & Co., in attempting to com
promise tho suit brought against them by the
the money demanded, but insisted On being fur
nished with certificate Of innocence Is to any
intent to defraud. This absurd demand domol-
ished the negotiation, end the report is now
tu6Y VIII let tue E11I VICCocQ.
Boaa Tweed'a c.ao went to tho Jury at p. un.,
and at II P. N. the Court adjourned till to-mor-
row. One report says thero is no prospect OF an
agreement Of tho jury, seven standing for con-
viction and d7e for acluittal. John Graham to-
day made pondcrous argument, drawing pa
thotc picture of misery that would be entailed on
the loving wife and family Of the accused should
. verdict adverse to the prisoner be returned. As
Grxham reached the end his voice faltered, aud
he nearly broke down from the intensity Of his
a A.
handkerchief aud Tweed also held one to his
orbs. otherwise there YVES not wet eye in Court.
Judge Davis charge was three hours long, and
strongly against Tweed. At it's close, the prose-
to the custody OF the Sheriff, but ths
Judge refused to entertain the motion. After
tho jury retired, Tweed and Graham sent out
for = lunch, and all remained in Court till ad'
iournment. 1t II, when tho jury were left in
Court to $ ange over their seeming hopeless
difficulty. The crowd in attendance Was I'M
mense.
W. F: Striker, one Of the only two spectators
Ssans Eho Witnessed tho s..nad mH5ass Of }hs
nst that when bniyea ! approscbcd Simmons IN the
latter's Office, they shook hands in an off-hand
style: They coon struck up an angry Argument
about their former business relations. Duryea
excited1y invited Simmons out on the sidewalk.
The quarrel continued outside; tho lie passed;
the men clinched, and Duzyea first threw Sim
mons but the latter succeeded In getting on top,
and plunged his knife rapidly into DurJea. The
witness asserts that Duryea was the first to grab
Simmons BY the throat
Mr. J. II; Bellew, the distinguished English
reader, made his deout IN this country tonight
before very large audience. He Is much older
than the audience anticipated, n1a hair oe1nE
quite white. his voice, however, being full and
musical, and his English accent not being prom
lnent. he made ueclued success IN pathor1c
and humorous selections, and the general i'm
preston seems to be that he Is superior to any
Of our native readers
ITO The ASsoctqetd n Il Prcss1
this city, states that wnen ne vas the s1penn-
tendeut OF Rolilng stock OF the Union PACING
Railroad. here. from 1863 to 1s7l, secondhand q
locomotives we're solo 70 lne company oy u. r.
Butler, of Boston, as first-class engines, the
Company paving 81, 600 Or Sl7oeo apiece for
them, notwlthstandlnf hls report that the
engines we're dear Ct S5,vo0, and, besides, unit
for any decent road. OSher second-hand stock |
Was also purchased in this way,