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.JACopsoN-At her rH.ldones. No; 81 aapo1ior.st,,
daughter Of tho late fster l.. nloHt VI 81. Louis.
,fanoEal from hor roaidancs, Saturday. Apzt H. 1t
o'clock.
ryTNAst-AtC Chte,xo. Apsl':i, polIte on1y daughter
-CAGNEY-On tho cd iuat.. Catherine Csansr. aged
tane1el will take place Sunday. at ha1t.past q
oeock by eataxes TO Galway fsom hsr ssadsaes is3
Wtat EouFtocuth.st.
YouHG-At nntIafo. N. y. Arrtl - Walter II.
5GluKozt OF William @. Young, Ut Buffalo, aud brnh
Of Cafyl Young and Mrs Richard l., uakln Of tlis
city.
ItiNE.At o'sIosk Yesterday, .uornlng, Elizabeth,
widow Of the late William ine. ot iatemltsnt tSser at
her residence. II Bouth L4ncoln.st.. AEedEa,
FInsEal SUNDAY sh - Tia Church OF Atonensut, a
pm. to Oakwool Couotgsy W carriages.
0lsANRY-Oa tha 3al Inst, James Gr&ne7, aged 11
years.
Funeral from ;s aloaRhor-st. Tho 18th tnst 70 Gal.
FarJ Cemetu1y By casz.
nJIAAN-Tho.nas 1almAn, In biz Eth year. At thu
Esstdonoe OF his dsughtor, AEs. Vim. uA7ts d Woss
InAt4Ms-s&.
Funeral Saturday. 9Th inst htasa At hali.pa.t 10
O'Clock. At IT. ktephsns Church. thauco " cAEsto CA
f1- Nov York papsr pts4aes copy.
PARKER -Esiday<. motnlnE, April = Ellen, Infant
dankhtsF q! John q. and AnHlo II. Parker aged
months and dAya.
tuasra fron lhs restdenoe. &3o tooth Maypt Sunday
April H. bY cATft4Kt4 to I2tTAty.
, 1875-04-24
KISSING AND DANCING.

To tht Editor af Tbs CAiea7o Tribune:
MADISON. April. 20.-I notice TINT 3Iro. Bwisr-
helm has ropliol to my article in criticism Of
so,no remarks previously made by her. It u
satisfactory to obhetve TINT slle now nays that
dancing and kissing nre couutenanced by ",nost
Of tho Churches" whereas, in her frs: ARTICLE
al,o said ''all." An article signed "Jano," iu u
recent issue Of THE Ta1nuNI, answers for tho
Episcopnliaus and "Jauo" bears mo out in
my assertion thnt had mover seen tho dancing
and kissing alluded to. This corroboratlon
Of testimony il worth ao1nothinK for my
acqunintancesi1tp ombraces tho satuo chnrcsl-cir-
cles, I. O., Eptscopa1an, and may ada Qunlscrs.
Tho latter do not countonanca dancing. but dis
courage It as n Rocioty. have soon dancing III
numerous Quaker houses but rarely In tho
houses Of tho eldora. Their testimonies arot
usainst It, got hcll and damnation arc not Hup.
posed by them TO await those Who practice it.
I must award Mrs. Sw1ssholm tho credit OF
telling what she believes to DO tho truth; and
nm compelled to Say tE,nt, on recent inquiry,
ind that ktsaing games aro praetieod a1nong
so1ns Protestant denominations md relative
informs mo ilo attended q church Bocablo In an
adjoining viilhgo. whore kissing games wofo IN
order. Dancing or carl-pln1inE would have
shocked theso people beyond expression; but
thu way kissiue among mon And women was
pgacticed that evening rather natonfnhed my In
formant. Women who sbowad some mo1eBtv
wore acuaily showed into MASCULINE 1aps These
Banlo peotlo Wero not backward in receiving
money from tho sale Of Tickets to
q grant ballottng scheme, to decide as to tlla
| beauty OF one among several young lhdos; not
| soonl!uc to care aB to the result OF thtlA pro-
claiming tho Bupor1or attractions Of particular
profitable channels ol pride htltl vain glory.
People must. and will hare anusen,onts OF
eomo eort,-the Young eapecial!y;. md tho
| straight Jacket theories of the midAlc.agod or
otnL nhoru u0fa NJ
, 1875-04-24

10, arc desired to Attcnd+ II potsible. Ptos.dnnt
Angel. Of tho Uniyoraity ri Michigan. anu Dr:
Colo. nj Nnsl,ota1i, among cthcre, hhsc siEntiled
their intontlon Of bolng present.
Attention Ia called to ti,e matinee to-day 1t
McCormiek'4 Hall. given by A1ta. do Mursha
and Sfr. Do Tiyo's concctt-truupn. Tho rro-
Rramme is popular onc. Il il sleo thought tlsa
tacred COMFORT Of Sunday hight will attract
large audicnco.
Tho frat quarterly mcetlng of the Thirteen!h
Ward 1lsnnch Of tho Chicago Temperance Alli-
tionhl Church Sunday eroning Mt $3.50 o'clock
Tho lsev. Glen Woud. Chairman Of the Ward
Committee, will prcsile.
4 mootinE Of tho Committee On Invitation and
Correspondence So1doea' and saiiofa' Rennon
will he hold At noona t1raud Pacific Hotel uis
evening nt 8 o'clock, AL numbers Of tho Conn
mltloe. also soldiers anti ctizenB mt ncmhcra
but who aro anxious to secure large Attendance
At tho reunion. are requcsted to attend.
, 1875-04-24
SUBURBAN..
ufrrit Nints.

Tho nav Presbyterian Church At Raver Park
is now completed. and will soon be opened.
During the week t!,roe entertainments will bo
given, "a follows. for tho tcnoft Of tho church !.
Monday oyouiug by tho 1l!ycr Park Literary
aociety to ba assisted with music BY Mrs.
Eugenio do Roode, 1lico, alirs Alee 1lMtcllins,
DAY evening, By tic s:,,tsay. school, Which
promises 10 be yorv interesting; Fr1lay nvonfng,
supper and aoctab!o viii bs 6lrcn by tho ladies
Of tho congregation.
DAnnrH1ToT.
The Rev. Duncan Mcurcgor, Of Evanston.
ILL.,. delivered Friday tho first OF course OF
lectures to b held 10 tue u. +. Church. 1t WAS
on Difficulties" and he handled tho subject In
: very u,astetiY manner.
, 1875-04-24

rh.r...,nn,rad l., +ro s,,nts. zs;i,,., N. o,hsr
1ael' appealsa ~ 'a' ~ ~ nos. o.us
ony an announcements 10 TUG euect tnae Uaslo
sauuus, wllo HInce 1872 had generally resided IN
CAicaeo, but who at tue beginning OF 1876 bad
rot,,r .,oi to Ger1nsuy. md ia how domt-
.,,sa ,y,s,...i,,,., H. .,'s n,ats1o.
elleo u "'e'zseAA9u ~ ln0 o.s'''ss
OF Nteaesnnes IN La6t fruasla' eon VI
aauuus, former innksepcr at Akmanischken,
now dend. and Eiske Setoniea. dou'lciied ht no.
liaten daughter OF the innkeePcE 8ellenies,
wished to marry one another. kontiou, tho
Government officer ut Neukrch, In charge Of
marital affairs, announces TINT no hnowa Of no
Aindrance TO tho marriage. All persons awaro
Of sny .Fo sogaehtod to notify him OF them: 1ae he
inade ut Kokaiten and WietzBchkcn, and In tho
United States.
The S!aats- Zeitnng owes this advertisements,
and others which ,sll probably follow It, TO the
new 0ctman Marriage law which WaB adopted oy
, 1875-04-24

n body, turn ont on ths day Of general parade
during the reunion. ,.,.,t.,..
TINT matter !ay ovor It'll tho noat meeting. Tho
motion Was carried.
Mai. Moore n,ovod that Col. Quitk mako ap-
n1;rnttom Ia The AJj,,tant- 1onerat Of tlle Stnte
for lin ,eo Of tho ilaga Of tho regiment during
t1ol. Outrk obicclca. on tho ground that. ahonld
tho flngs to lost. tho Atliutans-denetnl would
hold lin responsible. and no wns not Il, con.
to them, Tho motion prevailed, notwithstanl-
iug Col Qnirk's objections
In motion, tho ment,ng adjourned, to meet
again at the aan,o placs Wednesday evoning At
o'clock.
, 1875-04-24

This work ID being prepared BY tho un!on Atlas
Company, Of this city, and much largcr scale and
more cAborato plan than any heretofore attempted
1t will contain largo amount Of statistical mateS,
au separatn history Of each county in addition to
tho general history Of tho State. tbs naps will gye
the locations OF tho principal fastns and farm-Ess
ls,.cea With onors' names aud number Of aso
sehoo,.houses churches, groves Of timber. wngou-
roads, etc. The publishers have undertaken the great
task Of combining ntlasos Of io2 cou.les In one vo.
ume, When It Ia considered that enough will bn givon
In eaeh county In tho mnps Of It's towns aud towI-
ships Its history, sattstlts directories, and illusra
lio1is 10 form volume by itself, Idea will bo
formed Of the magnitude Ut the entrrprisc. Such u
work deserves and will command an immcnse pat
TpnaQt.
, 1875-04-24

Chicago, Burlington q Quincy Railroad
Sunday Tratn,
for Omaha Bait Lake City, San Franc'aco and I'll Far
West points, will leave The Central Depot, foot Of Lake
strcet, nnday April 49, At 10 d. m. Tickets nn sleeI
ingcar berha may be hu at 90 Clark street, Indians
Avenue Station. aud ut tho depot.
Through tcte!a via @. 4 N. W Or O., II. !. l. 2. r.
Il, xrs good on this tfaiu,
, 1875-04-24

affair IL reported to have taken place lately on
the Belgian frontier, no2r VefviorH, whleh 1t
QUO 1nolaent promised 70 riPen iato a diplomatic
! Incident. 4 caravan OF upwards OF six wagons,
attempted To pass from QGEmauy into belgium.
Hut this was 1t once prevented. The military
authorities we're Mortified Ut tho sight Of 10 many
steeds being lost to the army, and were not quite
to escape conscsIptton. The civil authontes
vesa sppsAlsd to, and tho onward march Of tho
procession was arreated. Calmly did the leader
Of tho band proceed to tho telegraph-oi,leo, and
thste inlits message to Princa Bismarck from
, 1875-04-24

Our ChesterHeld SUITE
nre about tho tastcst ssylo shown this season for
business wear. Tho coats Ut ts suit cut tu tho
sinRIo-reastc srock aylo; hhort rolling COLLAR, but
toned high, anil hllgh.y cut Away In 'front.'. This
shape and tho sack Will take tho icad
For drcss sery,cc tho pincs Albert
frock coat Ia still pretorre We inyte sceal attcu.
tto TO these cur Leading s:sts, and guarantee 10
give eyery man poTtect-htinT garments, either in
coats, vests, I,aats, or apr!ng oYeIc0ats.
4. j. EurrIxo,
G. O. D. Qlothier 18t anl lB1 HEate street.
, 1875-04-24

The P. r. Stewart Cook-8tove,
the Richmond palace zsugo. the Fl4her FesEgcsstor,
and tho lacker icecrram freezer aro tho beat. JAMS
r, DoLTos la2 snd l9a stats hEeet, teeps them and
| eyeEy kind Of kitchen furniture. y
, 1875-04-24

Salsnlonsky They l,aya tlonpcd my equestrian
troupe. / am rpgngotl to porfnsm next week At
Lousan anil otIcr Ftnccr. Desire them To lot
mo pa.k.' TINA appealed to, the Chancellor coi'-
scnictf, and SslanonBky. who Ia ra renowned A
our Sanger, kcpt h1n engagements At the Ap-
pointed ti,ncs mud HtaccH.Y
, 1875-04-24

Two hundred pieces just opened OF cur own impor-
tation, comprtsins Guinet, Donnett, rou son, and
other weikuowr mates. Aho, opening oser 800 cases
Assorted spring dry goods IN retail departments.
nuyoru who to save their money aAoul e1anina
our goods and compare prices. TAApnlnaEs ia and
Jig Stata street.
, 1875-04-24

Special Dispateh to The Chicago TRIBUNE.
BLooM1xgToS, Ill.,, April 23,-Tho Catholic
fair, whiel, began Monday OF Inst wcck. ended
last night. It waas most successful. Nearly
5000 wore realized.
, 1875-04-24

We Manufacture Bedding.
aueh - mattresses {ail kina feathsF-bsds rtllows,
ticks staess spscsds And In fact, complete outt In
this line And Jou can rely upon test goos and lowest
prices HtLalrll, JENKINS l. FA1oI.
, 1875-04-24

The Wondesers Satisfied.
Thousands are NoaderinH II what IL eaid about
Soxodout IL trno. These wondereA haze uniy 10 Try
It, To b. taught by their teeth that IL tho uost deut
fF3ce extant.
, 1875-04-24
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

taf*.
G. " 1laskins. = young man or 40 goa1f II
,,,,,r,c, fnr him. l1o WAS last eoen III buggy on
,,.,,,..,o,t
n'a WY ~ A'''t'o
Tho tcnnerasnro yesterday, ~ ooscrvea ny
sIsnasac, oitican, No. 80 Madison street {Infn-
UsE l}nsldins) was at q. M, 48 deg. 10 q. n'''
~: II tu., Gu; 8 y. H., u; O p. NJ, II; y.
m. m
v.,,. .o,.tt,, of II
GcorEe LOWS a"a tat.lek he'3+ ;u ;,. " '
"ero arrested lsst o'shs ~ ohess aa ma ~ W" ~,
clothing. fovc1ry. otc,, from Mr. Trno'a house,
S. ~, ~ So,,,, , III stroat
NV. ~ ''et'' 8,N' "'.oo'' A..
tsfee ,os"ca 'nes "'.'. IT, am, lou.i strocts
"AAA a. LILO cut"os o. te"1 ~" ,."..-".
Thursday night, an'lrob4'od net OF PocNo1oooK
containing 3i.I0 ard tllrcc gold rings. Tie lady
ives Sn. N Neg. Four III street.
,,-.-.., 49,. ro,,r7 .,o,,,r ,,v,ro NJ M
nnsFlc' Mc'.coo syAe mn,i,.aa t"i,.do u. u y.
poisoning hcrrc!f yesterday while labor!ng un-
tlcr /. tomnorary t;t Of insanity, mud Coronsr'a
jary returned u verdict to tlnt effect.
,,.. ,, l., ,r,,;c, t1,a l,,,1ot.haYcs nrc p1aren
tro ,oo. ,,. ~ ~, .,,n ..o,ntr 1,,,.,;nte ,rnS
hrolen into Thuraliay night nnd o'le or 'ho
boxes rto!cn. Tint box may have been IN uso
:es:nr1ay ut tho election, ant II usy not havo
mean.
It,.i nm1t I'm nDj Ill n nF
"t.n, i,;,msrir 1T t,is n1ara Of business. So.
NY "no , ann' t.nd srenmo piar bnforo vcstnray
~ ~; ha1 ,an. .scnr II ia rnxaouce. no. Hs5 o'
,l.o zane street. liz leaves family. No causu
is assigned for the e,'icidc.
Amos Grannfs has sold to .. i. BROOKS for
,,,s 81 fcct north Of Twcuty.e1xt,, Htrtct,
n,t, 1:i;ea,.th W Fitch sold to benjamin \.
n',u 1,.. ~ lin, )G iii fctt on sbe so,1thcast
,ns',ns ~ t.rt,soo (Iroyo avenue and Thirtr-
1oIHe' " %1N6N " '0UF@
o''o''' .,.r
Without any ~ p1e]',alcc TO tne ,tas ann.spo. xasa,
thuorj Which The lroieesor naa IcGe1sea 80
:n:c calnuluv tor. Wo'ila It NOT be 1a,5 10 aue-
Eeat that ne trot II olss aoont nov: 1ae Psos-
"s e. ~; ,;t,"rs =; wIic ha NAV miss If io wats
,:,,r .oota.
40" "e0 .,,,. ..,.
Geo'to y hnlls nnh noo1Eo Aanes. eon!.ucnGo. w..
acccin$ Of victim yestefaaS noon. on tMs cos. .
nsr o1 Eandnlpn anu Ith'lshn htteess, alu 1 tnv
latter Etot th3 former satonsn tno aas. tIo pa!.
closely glazing iila hat: uhiSeI Do"ey asfes'oo
Ttouns Mexico and George Grim, coloretl mon.
vcro arrested last oyeuing by Ot1icor Stewart
villa in tho act of repeating their votes at tile
First Ward roll. They woro taken 10 the ar
n,ory ind bailcsl ont n tbs sum OF ?aH each.
Hchaci q. MeD9hst ana .eorse ttn.@'l,n .,' % ne'
ef''ilnS surosles JOE tnels aPoe0anee 'n's u1os"-
1nS
Wll1i,4a ani James Appclton, brothers. we'll
huog,. lcst in tpottlnK circles. and rho have an
r,escrt il, tho saloon 1t No, I'll Csrk street, havo
tn]tcu IL viii, ,rcat fortune. 1hey lately 70.
rc;yrd notification Tint their presence MAS re-
nui:t,l il; England In tie Botslemon: OF an ostnts
y:'uci al S, ,Oo0, ,0oO In which they hays large
,r.,rost ns heirs William .tppe!ton icarcg Tor
nnylvud on tho 10th pro1inlo.
,,- ,r,u - u.;. yv,, -
tieateo ~. Hassaa' ~ .ac!ao, u, o n't, .oss W.
,'W!tn e.lt =, t, ~ o. ~, n"i ffw."s ettorwS
"s:.erda7, and It coat him exactly slo0. aud hot
, 1875-04-24

Secondhand Organs.
Very nns Reed Sous. Estey, rriacs l. Co., aud
Durdet organs but little used fur sale n Reedt Tc-
p1e Of Music, "a Van Buren ztreot, as haH-ps!ce.
, 1875-04-24

transacted no business worthy of attention
Committees on PUBLIC bnlldpgs,, Pnb'is Chari-
thnrities discussed tho question Of properly
educating the children OF laupesB at the Poor
liousc. Tllers arc now ut tho poor-l!ouso about
suyeuty children. Tho proposition p TO mako
1T tie city to take aud educate them fur . COM
nenauton 10 10 paid by the county. II this can-
not bo effected, then the Committee considered
,lse question oil cstabliah1ns school Tor this
.o" se and tTsInins as % u tEe children belonging to
tho lanpcra of Cook County.
THE ALLIANCE.
Tho Alliance. .wbich il published to-day. ooa-
tai,,s tho following card:
Ths editorial connection of tho under4igned with
withdrawing lrun tho Alliance. they lesiro 10 u1preA4
II e favor that has hssa extended 10 ths paper, md
'ls!r kest wishes for III prosperity aud usefAne.s
MiileS u ae*sl.:; sa4u1ws, i. T. a1n1a, 4aaaa..
Tins Io1ycs Prof. Swing in supreme control,
THUS withdrawal is not due to any s.rlfe or lack
of harmony, hut IL purely pacific. The nsme Of
the paper will reiua!u unchanged, though 1t no
longer representa- nn Alliance OF edtto1s Ut many
rreeds. ......,-
The survivors Of the Twenty-tLird Regiment
Iili1,ois Volunteers hold = meeting last night At
l;usxu's European Hotel, on MADISON sttoet, to
lake some stepa towards permanent osGanIzh*
tiop+ aud 10 mako arrangements toE taking part
iu the Forthcoming reunion OF tho VARIOUS army
tocioteH uoxt 14onth. Capt. J. J. HeAty waa
called to the chair, and Lieut.. Lsnagan chosen
Afler soms little discussion It WAS decided, on
motion OF Maj, 3Ipore, to form peFmacont
ory yanlzatoa. sfsl, sloors. William Ward. D.
QuIzk, John Lanigan. D. ". Quisk, Edward MnI' i1
tes TO draft constitution and bylaws, and To-
port It = future meeting.
Col. yames Qaiik moTed that tho command. ~
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Pacific Mail Investigation.


y.
The Ways and Means Committee resumed
the Pacific Mail subsidy investigation this
morning by examining Geo. ID. Krumbhaar,
OF Philadelphia, treasurer of the California
and Texas Construction company. He certi-
fed that in the Ia ter part Of ISL or very
early iE 1872, A. III. Whiting subscribed for
q, shares of the stock of that company, Mt
Whiting was among the first subscribers. the
conn any having been organized in March.
1871. In the month OF september, IS72 an in
st3lmrnt was called for. in response
10 which Wkiting sent through Mr. Cole his
check, dated New York. Nov. 11th. 1872. for
SlS.Icc, which Cole endorsed over To the order
Of witness. as treasurer. and handed to hin
In persOn, taking his official receipt i'm favor
OF " biting. Cole brought the check to wi
ness simply as Writings agent. and witness
pres >ume'l the check was drawn to his Coles
oTtcr merely through courtesy or for safety.
Cole nev or hal any other transaction or deal
lrgS of any kind with witness. Whiting.
during 1SI4. tr;snsferrc,I 5000 shares Of his
STOCK 10 Mr.. Cole. for sale on the Pacific
coast mentioning to the witness at the time
that he wished To have il sold to his friends
and friends of the enterprise in that section.
SuhSe quently Whiting had iGcidantly men
toned 10 witness that he had expected to
have these shares Transferred back tOhiS own
own name. Witness thc refOTc inferred that
the sale was not made especially IN view of
the panic of last fall, and the universal de-
preston of such securities which il caused
questions on various points, which wera all
clearly ard explicitly answered. without
COnfilctlHg with the statements elicitel in
his direct examination.
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Under the Constitution ofth United States
Congress exercises Exclusive le yislation~
over the District OF Columbia. Th,S power
implies their responsibility TO give the Dis
trict government worthy of Themselves
and commensurate with tie wants of its
inhabitants. These inhabitants now number
at Il ast one hundred and fifty thousand. all
OF whom are the peers OF the most favorc in
the laI ii. To-day they are withont a govern
ment worthy OF the name, and unless prompt
acton is taken. "A whole year will elapSe
ic ore relief can come tn n suffering people.
tan ii he possible that Congress win ignore
the necessities Of such large and intelligent
community of their feltOw-citizh;s by con
Iii Cing To manifest an Indifference that
would shame the Selccfnen of a country vii
iagr? Look at it. How stands the ease"
Sci atOr MOrrllI, after giving the WhOic sub
Ject very mature consideration, has reported
II bill To the Senate for the government of
The District 1t is said to have Occupiel
some four mon tbs of his time. The bill is vol
unlI Ous, and perhaps encountered too much
with details. but its main ENTHUSIASTICALLY
every one will cOncele-;lre about what is
wanted 10 place the municipal affairs of
Washington, and its relations to the Federal
government, upon a firm basis. The QucS-
ton which has arisen in relation To suffrage.
we admit, - one That has 10 be treated with
deilcacy, but we have enough it'll in the in
te'HgenCc Of each members constituency to
keIieve that they 90 not expect him 10 be in
uuencCd in this matter by any side issues,
but TO meet this particular and peculiar case
ialliy and squarely, and let IL rest solely
upon lis own merits. All this, however, is
generously met at the threshold, by Senator
Morrill, giving way Ia the election for a dele
gate TO represent the District upon the floor
of Congress, which involves the Irllcipie con-
tended for and should satisfy every one. The
session is now so far advanced that further
amendments, and the discussion that will
inevitably follow. must result in EHIiRg the
dW- and we appeal to every honorable Sena-
tor who must feel pride in the welfare. tcon-
scquent upon good government ofthe cap
ital of the uati0n tn pass the Morrill, bill'' as
reported, and hereafter at another session.
amend If needs be. whatever faults it may
Dc found To contain.
SEMI-OCCASIONAL.
l-ar
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CALIFORNIA; RAILROAD EXCITE
MENI.
The Rival Roads Across tae Goutf-
nent- 4. -. Senators Against All
Subsidies

SAN DIEGO, CAL. February "a Wash
ingtOn telegram 10 oac Of the san Francisco
papers states that forty-Seven republican
senators have agreed to oppose all subsidy
bills. and that the Central and Southern
Pacific men are confident that this defeats
the Texas Pacific. The names OF Anthony,
BaSaTd, Boutwell,, Edmuads, the two FerryS,
/ Flanagan. FrelmghuySen, HagaT. Hamil-
ton, liamlin. the two MOrTillS. Sargent,
ScbuTZ, sherman, Thurman, Wadleigh,
WaSlburn, and Wright, are given as re-
corded on Senator StcwaFtS roll of Senat tors
WHO are opposed to the bill. The recent sale
OF Pacific Mail property TO men who are be-
lieVed To represent central Pacific creates
widespread comment by the press OF that
city and throughout the state iu conviction
that il looks To cutting OF competition by
sea as well as by land. The san Francisco
Chronicle, which supports the Central Pacific
interest, distinctly says that the purchase
has probably been made hy the railroad
conn anies with n view Ia buying up and
controlling the Pacific Mail company and
concentrating tie business of railroads and
steamers in the hands Of one com, ,,any. The
Chronicle predicts that this result VIII sooa
be effected, and that the struggle b-tween
railroad and steamer companies will result
IN the destruction of all competition and the
defeat Of the Texas Pacific also.
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\ METHODIST PREACHER Instantly
klLLED on THE RAILROA D.-A sad accident
occurred on the Lowell and AndOVer Run
road, at Ballardy ale, Mass, Tuesday mora
ing. at about . o'clock. by which Rev. Mr..
IsesSerman, pastor of the Methodist Epi>ca-
pal church at that place, was Instantly Killed.
lie had just left his home and was crossing
the railroad track when he stepped on an al
joining track 70 allow a train from Lawrence
10 pass, but moi noticing the eight oclocK eN-
press train from Boston, which was at the
time only rOd or two from him. II hal
no sooner stepped on the track than he was
struck a fearful blow by the engine and car
ried distance Of full ten rods before the en-
CINE could be stopped, ard along almost the
entire distance fragments of his legs, arms
and other parts OF his person were scattered.
Mr.. LesSerman, who had been pastor of this
society at Ballardvale for some time, is said
TO have been an excellent pastor and greatly
esteemed. lie leaves a widow and one child,
WHO are said 10 be inconsOlable by their sud-
den and unfortunate bereavement. The cross
ing was insufficiently guarded, and accidents
of similar nature have happened there be-
lore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-18

BRISK SklRMI-HING IN tCBA-A dispatch
from Havana gives a resume OF the opera
lions OF the Spanish troops against the inSur-
gents III the CincO Villas district during the
laSt Two weeks. In one battle the regular
troops claim To have routed body of inSur-
gents and To have killed a hundred of them
But THIS victory Is more than balanced by Il
defeat at MenacaS. The insurgents attacked
a detachment OF Spanish soldiers under Gen.
Gonzales, numbering 800 men, and killed 80
O1 mem. There were other skirmishaS i'm
which neither side gained any substantial
alNan1a3pS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-18

FROST SIN FEET UNDER GR0USp.-Tne
Albany Argus says that frost has penptratoi
ihIo the earth to "A greater depth than ever
before known in that city-in some instances
lliI SIX icet below the street bed Many of
me lateral water mains conducting water in
10 houses have been frozen, and these mains
are lald iiVc feet below the surface. Families
nave been thus deprived of their supply of
water, ana II has required from forty-cight to
seventy hours TO get down to the mains
through The earth, frozen almost as solid a. a
rock, so aS To- thaw out the cOndUStS and Sc
cure water again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-18

AT THE AUGUSTA (GA.l RACES yesterday
The first race, dash of two miles, a II geS,
Tor purse of three hundred dollars, was won
by Limestone, walk over, Granger being
lame. Second race, mile heats, all ages for
purse of three hunred dollars, was won bv
Matte Ould. Time, 1:i9h, l:50. Chance was