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Mrs. Van Zandt sailed for England
last Saturday.
Rev. +. II. Chaplin has been quite
I'll but is slowly recovering.
-Deecher says he feels a. though he
shall never again write new lecture but
a he looks hale aud hearty we think he
may manufacture several more.
A cablcgram has been received from
Rev. Newman Hall OF London. saving
that unforeseen events will render il mpos-
,ible for him to visit America the coming
WiEter.
Miss Addie RYAN will be married the
81 OF June To a BostoniAn. The musical
world will regret Til, a. We learn that She
Mil thrn retire from the concert room
Il seems that DR. J. JOY Uiil.r- will
be the great humorous star IN The lecture
Seid next season.
kate Field will soon make her d.bHt
on the stage. We can only hope for her
sake that She will he greater success than
she has been on the platform. Z.
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netu advertisements.

From Patien & Whec lden's. Bangor win be in
Ellsworth vicinity, On or about juno 5th. Al
order. l-it with Mr.. SEQ. \. Dyer will receive
prompt attention. a,22
, 1874-01-22

Ing Mil on his why homo last night, and pound
el him tlroalfnl1y about tho lead, and finally
struck Him with a brick In tile back, roi,aorng
him insousiblo, in. which condition they troj
uron him and loft him for doad. The incident
seomB to show tho bitter nnimus OF tho oppo-
nonts Of The party siding with tllo bossea agnnst
the mll!s, and tho desperate lengths to which
tEoy will 40 rathor thnti 800 my workman diBre-
gard tlotr tlicta. Rolling mills III Portsmouth,
o., aud Indianapolis, Ind, aro gradually
WORKING IN o1lEEN MEN,
or those unacqnnnlcd with tho business Of heat
ine and rolling, but It is an uphill JOB. although
BHiont effort.
soyoral mon from Pittsburgh md from stou.
honvfllo, glad to work on tho reduced scale OF
prices, ssoro violently driven AWAY from swift'a
mill. and have returned to tholr hoinos. It ap-
pears now TINT
A conrs OF ooLonED OPERATIVES
Ia being organized III Richmond, Va, for work.
ing at this mill, aud Tint botwocn thoao and D
lot Of German laborors nov bcing instructed in
tho nrt Of lloatiag mud rolling tho mill hopes to
bo ablo to carry on It's business. Tho situation
49, however, worry procartons, and by no rohnB
encouraging to tho hopo Of continuing tho busi-
tloBH hcTo,
, 1874-01-22

turned nround, npnnod trawor, and selected
caao for tho ring. At TINT time ono OF his part-
norB wns standing near linn behind tho co,lntor,
Waiting Oil lady. f1o olsorvod tho man as htr.
Duhmo waited Oil lin, au did tho Indy also. But
neither hnpronotl to notice what occurred whilo
Mr.. Dubmo'n back waa turnod. In that half
mliuto tho thief put Tho trays In his pockot-it
IL e,lproBcd that 1lo put t]lon in bis ,ookct-nld
walkod quickly out. AB fe passed out 10
nlammed the door so quickly and Violently that
1t struck against bis hnck antI throw him for
wnid. Ho probably did not object to that,
however, as ho wah in blk hurry lust
thcn, and II holpod hia locorno.iou.
4 c1crk who noticed his exit. remarked
that lhat man was In hurry. Just tl,en Mr..
Duhmo turned around, and niascd botl. mat,
and diamonds. ue asked where woro those dia-
monde mud nobody could answer him. Then
Il dnwncd upon him, to ],iu horror, TINT thoy
wero gono with tlo mnn ho had takon for ro-
Bpectnb1o customer.
a Indy who Ind noticed tho man thought lo
had turned down Walnut street. Az speedily az
poseiblo chase was given, but no trace Of him
was found. policeman said i,e had Hoon
man running through I'D allcv, toward Fifth
gtroot. But this man could not bc found.
Mesars. Duimo + Go. ufror ST 900 for tho ro-
turn Of tho tlianonds-no questions aslicd. Tioy
alHo offor 50, oD0 for tho capture Of the thief and
tho goods.
, 1874-01-22

Special Dispatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
THE LAFAYETTE, BLOOMINGTON MISSISSIPPI.
BLooa11HoTos, ILL.,. Jan. 21.-Tho last report
left tho Lafayette, Bloomington l. blississippi
Railroad with two DonrdB of Directors. The
situa+ion is unchanged, except that tho bona
fde stock Directory have orgauizcd, and aas11m-
cd aggressive operations. They elected officers
as follows: President, F. Henderson, Super
visor of Towanda Township, this county Vice.
President o. D. Sackett, OF Pnxton Secretary,
IL. Dunlap, County Clerk Of Ford County
Treasurer, N. s. Sunderland, Of Bloomington
Attorney, A. Sample, Of Paxton. Attorney
Sample made n demand for the books now iii
possession Of tho Toledo Road. Col. Anderson
refused. This morning
A SECOND MEETING
was held and ths following resolutions woro
passed
Ltsorea, Tint this Board do hereby disatllrm Ill
contracts With the Toledo, Wabash Western Com
pany, AMI especially that Of May 24 1911 which fa the
leaeo upon which the road went into tho hands Of that
Company.
issorsi, That ". G. Wilson, Il. Jones, nud e Baird
b. md arc, hereby employed Asa:tant Attorneys to
ton they look solely to hs Company and not to coun-
tics along the limo Of the road.
TIE NEXT MEETING OF THE DoAnD
will be held in 6nybrook Oh tho 29tt inst. The
,shortest method to oust the present Directory
in possession will bo taken. Attorney Sample
assures mo that the only genuine stock ID the
s4G7, 900 voted by tho counties aud towns; that
all the stock held by the Toledo Road H fictitious,
and wrongfully conveyed to that Company; also,
aud that there will be no difficulty in overtutn-
ing it. It IL also stated that there arc partiea
WHO will furniah rolling-stock and operate the
road at any time.
, 1874-01-22

Ind no effect on tho other; and vllilo pInol!ns
the aim Of enc excited no sensation iu tho other,
still IL you but stick pin In tho oxact vertical
centre OF this connecting link botll would f'lnc,
to convorac with each otl,or. Tl,oy played q
good game OF draughts; 1nado pretty much tho
Bnn1o movcB. and ut tho saino tmo, a1sd fro-
quently played against eaoh other.
After attracting a. vant amount Of attention
world, they married Two etstors, md settled
down near Salisbury, N. G., on i woll-Btookod
plantation. Iu addition they had at one po,lod
ample, funds invested through their agont
continued to reside on tfRoir plantation 'ux an1
livod In tho Hamo qniot aud harmony Us
over, until aono few years afterwards. or
conrsot no ono ever Thought Of drafting thont,
and thoir negroes prospcrcd, oxcopt when INT Of
of In Htrilting tho frat one that cams to hand,
from which tho best csoape was to kcop out Of
tho way, Tho brothers probably never would
have lad my difficulty. but that their wives,
chl1dfon we're Tho cause Of this ostrans o1,ent.
Up 10 tho period TINT each had flvo children, ali
prosperod wot enough, but one Of them had
sixth and this awolso envy and Jealousy To a,,ch
= degree that tho twin sisters not being bound
together Hike tho twin brotAcra would no
longer live nndor tho HAmo Ioof. Tho bruthors
wore, 1t Heorna, about 81 years Of agc, bnt
one, We bolovo, tho srnallor mud foeblor Of tho
two looaod, 1t is satd, ten years Older thnn tho
other. They could turn either back to back or
bond that united thom permitted. It IL almost
certain that should either die, tho other could
not survive eyen moro thnn fow minutes, 40
thoro il all artery rs largo rs tho fomoral artery
cosrespoudcl with aomo Of tho lending surgical
operators III London, as to tho possibility of tlo
un,biliols being cut 10 that in caBo Of tho death
q one tho lifo Of tho other might bo savol. at
, 1874-01-22

a. correspondent at Capo Coast Castlo, writing
on tue 18th December, says King Ney still
holds his position within lin stockado hut is
rather short Of provisions. uiH Majesty has a
moat valuable acquisition In tho shape Of Eoc-
rutary who eau actually read aud write. Tho lot
tors ct this oi'lcia! to tho different commanding
officers Of tbs British nlou"ot-was aro worthy Of
study. attac', specimen or two: "Dear and
honorable Comnandcr-Your shell go to good
point tomorrow Il. O., yostortlay,} and kill
much enemy. Rond you . fowl for otllcsr
to eat, and hope your holth good. god bless
your Majesty, uly tloar and umhle Commander
your servant Ki,ig Doy: pIeaso nend me piece
pork and bottle III rum 'Doar Commanaor-I
hope your hellh good. LILY Spy tell mo enemy
still In bush. / layo lad taotl-aoho 30 poaBo
1onl MO piece OF purk and l,ottlo of rum, par.
tlcullr rim AZ n,y tooth ache very bad, Yout
umh|c noryaut King Dley.' Upon receiving the
RIM. alouo his MajeBty wrlos: .Donr ant
umblo Commander your Majosty-I mn sorrs
you no hond mo tho pork NJ MY tootllache muull
worse tl,ia day. Yol think pork bad for tooth
ache. ,pleaso send mo more bottle rum. Your sor'
want King Bley.'"
, 1874-01-22

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 21.-The proposed con-
ati1utional anondmont, limiting tho State debt to
9l5.000,oo0, and taxa tion for all purposes to
s12.5oo,ooo, guaranteeing tho principal and in;
torest Of tho new consolidated bonds to DO used
revenues Of each year derived from taxation
etall bc devoted solely to the expenses OF that
year, passed tho House to-day By o unanimous
yoto. They had previously passed the Scnate.
Of the State at 60 ccntB on the dollar in
por cent bonds. principal and interest secured by
constitutional amendment, also passed tho House
by a large majority. It. repenIs all contingent
debts OF tho State, consisting Of bonds not liz
sued and stock not subscribed. amounting to
over $4,000. 600. THO bill, with two slight
amendments, is substantially tho aamo as roc
ommonded by the Chamber OF Commerce. It
goes to the Senate for concutrcnce.
, 1874-01-22

New ORLEANS, Jan. a1.-A Galveston (Tex.)
Ne,os special from Austin says The President
Of the Senate has discharged all tho Assistant
Sergeants-at-Arms, thero being no further use
for them. The yotes for other Stato officers
wore counted. and tho maioritieB averaged the
same as tho Governor, Which has now reached
$4,000. The roturns OF the several counties
were found in tho Secretary of Statos Office.
About forty counties ara not returned. The
contest for United States Senator increases in
interest, there now being four candidatos,-
Throckmotton, Dunmore, Maxoy, and Flour
noy.
Preparations arc being matlo for grand in
auguration ball to bo given by the citizens Of
Austin,
AUSTIN, Jan. 21.-Tho new constitutional
amendments were adopted by over 2l,000 ma-
iority.
, 1874-01-22

An 11l.Trcntc&l Lad Eleven Years Of
Ago Hangs I9tinsctf.

From the Bufdt0 Frprca8, Ian. 10,
Wo find III tue WclBville Free Press Of recent
date tho particulars Of a suivitlo which occurred
near TINT villnga In which tito self destroyer waa
boy bnt II yeara Of age. THO story is such an
extraordinary QUO TINT we ropublish It, this morn.
Ing, q, entire:
his father Is William Johnson. It would anperr
Tint the boy n,id his sister, aged II years, hayo
always boen objects Of aversion to both their
parents, ana that from infancy they have been
subject to tho most inhumnn and brutal treat
ment. Kicks md blows hayo been administered
for oTory l!ttlo ohidtsh offense, and TINT those
havo only boon vatiod by cruel and unmorcifu1
whippings Whenever tho anger Of tho unnatural
father has been moro than usually aroused. It
is Bnid TINT the boy, failing At times to and tho
cows whon iae las boon acnt for thom, has re~
1nainod in the woods for lights and days to-
gother, rather than to return to Ills homo
and undergo the excessive punishment
For woolss past he md hls sister have
boon compelled to cut from two aud one-half to
thrco cords OF wood per day with cross-cut
aaw under pennlty Of a sesore, boating. Last
por, leaving their children at homo; but, boforo
going, johnson told tho boy to water the horses.
Returning to his house In tho afternoon on some
errand from the neighbor whom ho waa visiting,
he ascertainod that his Instructions in regard to
onco commenced beatine aud abusing tho boy in
tho most outrageous manner. When he hccamo
weary Of torturing tho Child, ho left tho houaa
and went back to the neighhors to finish his
visit: Shortly sftor ho loft, the poor hoy. no.
cording to his sistor's statement, gathered up
his playthings and put them away In little boz,
and then wont to tho barn. Being gone long
time, tho girl followed him to the barn. whero
ahe found linn dead and hanging by the neck to a
beam. Terribly grioved md frightened, tho girl
remained with hor brother until her parents
returned, when her frantic screams attracted
their attention, and their fathor SOU arrived Mt
tho scone Of tho tragedy. Was he shocked7
Did ho cut down tho lad, and manifest Is much
sorrow for bis death ~ q tigress would for the
loss of hor youngs Not by any mocns. he
was not the kind Of man to indulge in any such
nonsense. Telling tho girl to 60 homo he did
up hiA chores, left the boy as ho had found him,
closed the barn door. returned to his house. won't
to bod, and slept the refreshing aleep Of inno-
cenco till morning. Ho then loisurely informed
his neghbors of tile occurrence, and they, eigh.
teen hours after tho suicide, cut down tho cold
and rigid body, prepared it for tho grave, and. in
due time, buried it, II tho statements mado to
MS in regard to this case aro trr1e,--and We hava
every roason to believe they ate-Johnson and
his wifo ought to spend tho balance Of theit
days In Stato-prlson,'
, 1874-01-22

Special Dispatch 10 Tic Chicago Tribune.
TopEKA, Kan.. Jau, 21.-The friends Of Col.
Phillipa, numbering nineteen pcrsons, including
Sreaher NIcEckron, held caucus tonight, aud
olaim twenty-five votes for their candiiate. OB-
born places his strength at thirty.
The Rofo1mcrG will hold CAUCUS tomorrow
evening. ......
THO straight Republicans planned a caucus
weather. Tho party leaders, conscious Of their
weakness, prefer to avoid conflict with tho
Ieformers, and aglee upon some one III Bytupa-
thy with tile Grunge.
Tho lobby was reinforced to-day by numerous
arrivals, and tho canvass shows signs Of interest
tonight. Speaker McEckron votos with tho
Republicans now, showing that tho consure Of
Of the organs has Ind elect.
, 1874-01-22
OIIIO.



COLUMBUS. O., Jun. q. In tho scuato, this
morning. Il bill waB introduced to 30 amend tho
civil code M to trnnsfer Jurisdiction 1t. tho caao
Of peace warrants to tho Probate Court. res
olutlou wns adopted instrueting tho Committee
OH tho poniteniiary to inquire into tho exrc-
ieuoy OF abolisling tho contract systen, for coll
Yict labor. Alr. Worthinston offered . re6olutlon
requesting Congress- to call convention FOR pro-
posing All amendment to tho Constitution ol tho
United States, which was laid on tho table. Tho
amendment proposed is to add sixteenth arti-
clio to tho amendments to tic Constitution. vest-
ing tho supreme Judicial power Of tho Unised
States in ono Supreme Court OF Appeals, to be
composed of ten Judges, sovon to constitute q
quorum. and tho United Statos to bo divided Into
Ton DISTRICTS in each Of which QUO Of said Judges
shall rezido, aud DO elected by tho electors Of
such districts.
I10UgE.
In tho House, bills were introduced for tho
protection Of physicians md surgeons against
unjust prosecution for alleged malpractice; to
provide for tho annual appointment of Directors
Of tho Pen,ton.iary; to at,tnorizo County Com
missionerB TO issue special permits for stock to
run at largo; to provide for tho inspection Of
flour md meal in Eacks or barrels; appropriate
ing s6l 900 for the per diem mud printing Of the
Constitutional Convention to attach u penalty
for taking higher rato of interest than the
legal rato by savings nnd loan associations, and
to punish tho careloss uEo Of flrcnl1ns.
, 1874-01-22
COLORADO.
Smc{al Dfspateh 10 1'ha Chfcdaa Tribune.

COLORADO.
Special Dispateh 70 1'hs Chfedao Tribune
FEES AND BALAHtEs.
DENVER, Col, jan. 2l.-9cvora1 bills arc now
pending before both Houses of tho Torrisofial
Legislature looking to n heavy reduction In tito
foes Of all county oflicors. Much opposition ia
shown to any change by many oi'lciHlB whoso
revenues will unquostionably l,o thus cut down,
II, many instances from one-thira to one-half
what thoy arc at present. Evon this will Leave
their fees nearly double what they aro now III
Illinois. THO pcoplo have dcmanded heavy
reduction In tho oxorbitnnt ratos, md their pel-
tions to this ord will be granted.
A bill WAS introduced In tho House this mor1i-
ing ............
70 REMOVE THE oArlToL
to Colorado Springs. 4 few members, from tho
southern portion Of tho Territory will support
tho measure, but It cannot gather enough
strength to make 1t Il stcceHs.
An executive eession Of the Council Ia boing
hold tonight on ..-...
TIE NOMINATIONS SENT IN
by tho Governor. Ar tho body il pretty evenly
balanced IN politics, strong fight ~ poing matlo
o1, tic part Of tho Opposition, with tho visw Of
securing como of tho positions for tho members
Of thcir party by way OF a Compromise. It may
bo several days befora any conclusion 1s ar
rived at.
, 1874-01-22
RAILROAD NEWS,
Election of Directors and Officers
by Several ROntls Yestor-
day.
Developments Of the Rnilroad Fight in
Bloomington.


bHEH0fohN AND FOND DU LII 9 ROAD.
Special Dfspatch to 1he Chicnao Tribune.
FOND pu LAC. Wis.,, Jan. 21.--At tho aunual
mooting Of tho Stockholders of the shoboygnn
Il Fond du Lao Rnilroad, held in this city this
afternoon. the following Board Of Directors was
elected: A. G. Rugglcs, T.. N. Fostor, Edwin
8]ado, D. N. droat, and J. 4. bentley. At 4
Bubacqucnt meeting Of Board Of Directors,
tho following officers wero chosen for tho en-
suing yoar: President, J. A. bentley; Vice
preRidont aud Treasurer, A. q. R,ggleY; Score
tary, Edwin slatle,
DAVENPORT 1T. PAUL ROAD,
Special Dtapt.tch to Thc Chicago 7ridu,e,
DAvEkronT. Iowa, jan 21.7T4o annual mcet-
Davenport 4 st. Paul Ru.lroad Company wns
hold In thip city to-day. Five thousand 1.-Two
bundled aud tlfty-thrco votes wero cnHt, not all
tho shares voting. Tho following Directors wero
eoss doStea IF t9s ,s qsq1s @ yeaf f 9eoG IT. a fGnc
Henry, Michael Donallue, and A.. g. Fulton, of
Davenport; J. e. Gooilcnow, OF NTaQuoketa;
George Rcolc, Of Big Roch; 7. d. Doolit-
to-, Of lDolhi; g: Y. Latfrop, Of Ok
4. Doadlo, Of oro'co; J. Il. Cook, Of Rochester,
hlinn: At subsequent meeting Of tho Dlroos-
ora tho following officers were elected for tho
voar;: President: George II. French; Vice.
President. II. Q. Barnes; Secretary and Troasu-
4. French, George II. Parker, n. Donahue, X.
g. Fulton, John II. Derryhill. At prcaent, tlcro
III good prospect that tho difficulties now exist
ing. between this Company and tho city will bo
anlicably adjusted, and that tho li,lo will ba built
into the city at au enrly tny.
OSHKOSH si1sslssrpr1 ROAD.
Sntefos Dt'putch to Ihe chicaae Tribune.
OSHKOSH. WIZ, Jan. 2l.--Tho annual mectiug
Of tic Oahkosh 4; Mississippi Rlyor Railroad
following Directors were chosen: Joseph String
liam, James Jenkins, s. B. palge, G.. W. Wnsll-
, 1874-01-22
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Carl Schiller, 4 German, residing at No. IS
Goethe street, tried to commit suicide By shoot
ing himself. Yesterday about 10 o'clock he sont
his wife to q neighbor'a, and when elo returned
ahe found hin. lying Oh q sofa with all empty
Der1iuger lying near him. DR.. Hahn, who was
called, pronounced tho wound probably fatal.
he was tired Of life.
, 1874-01-22
MINNESOTA.

Special Dispatch to The Chita0o Tribune.
81. PAUL, Jan, 2l.-In the 6enato, Donnolly's
bill. requiring insurance companies to invent
their net receipts in Minnesota business In
loans within tho State, was indefinitely post-
poned.
II was proposed 10 appoint special commit
tee to make i complete revision Of the Tar lars.
In tho debsts 1t was stated that the delinquent
, 1874-01-22
IOWA,

SPECIAL Disnateh to Tho Chicago TtibttHe.
DEsAlo1SEs, H., Jan. 2l-Tho House has
taken 140 ballots for Speaker without choice.
There il considerable confusion Oh both sides.
At tho caucusea last hight Conference COM
mittes, composed Of aye members from each
side, submitted their agreement upon
COMPROMISE
substantially u follows: Tile nepublcans to
have tho Speaker, aud tic Antt-alonopolsts tho
ot1cr officers. This was accepted by lhe Repub-
licans and rejected BY the Anti-Monopolists.
Tho latter offered to royorao tho propositiou, but
this was rejected oy the former, Only one bal
adjourned. Immediately thereafter
THE CHANGERS FROM both s1DEB,
soyonty i'll number, weut into cauouB to agrse on
third man, but they, too, failel To asrco.
usual: George Paul, Of johnson County. who
waa elected OIL q straight Democratic ticznt, and
wlo wnR Chairman Of tho Anti tt-Aouopo!y cat
ctlb, refused to-day to voto Tor Dixon, and be-
slowed his compliments on humorous gentle
men. Ho has boe,a suspected df tailoring.
prs Mo,srs fowa, ~ ''5." jan. 2ln i tho Senate
fayerably upon the memorial to Congress asking
iutlomniicatiol Of Hettlera for the improve
ments made upon lands, aud q resolution thcre-
for WIS adopted.
4 joint resolution passed relative to corta,n
moncyn due tho State from tho United States
for Government lands granted soldiers Of tho
Mexican war. asking Iowa Congressman to ta!so
measure to have those claims settled.
In tl,e House, Tie l3Gth ballot for Speaker WAS
reached with no election. Dcforo adjournment,
Mr.. Stclmnn, Of Benton, announced tbat he Ind
tho pledge Of m Antl-MonopolHt TINT ii tho Re-
puhiioans would present the sumo proposition
made on Monday again tonight, and tile Antl-
alonopollsts reJeosed it, ho would vote the first
ballot tomorrow for Gear.
The soyenty GrarSerH In the House hell n
special caucus at noon, which ended III cunfu-
son. It III singular coincidence TINT they had
tic aleo III their caueus, being thirtyfiyo Gran
gers OIL each side. To.night, in caucus, tho lle:
aIght. and tho Anti-sionopofistu again rejected
The Republicans Immediately adjourned, but a
ihis hour tho Anti-alonoposta aro still iii socro
saucuH.
Tile feeling rms high OIL both sidos Tonight
but tho impression prevails that Paul, OF John
lon, Douucrat, will vote for uoar tomorrow
morning.
, 1874-01-22

.ipcciul D'8pntch to The Chicago Y1..1N1tc.
DAHviLIE, ILL.,, Jan. u.-Tio furniture faoto-
~ Of G. s. Manning Il San was damaged by iiso
this afternoon to the amount OF over sd, 900 no
insurance. Tho fro originated III the cngino
room aud spread to tho work shop, totally de-
utroyinS both of theao buildings. The furniture
room adjoining was saved through tho e1traorili-
nnry cifort Of the fro department alld cittzetlA