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swift I.ctribution.

Especial Dispatch to The ChlcagO Trihunc,
Ds MUlNES, H., April lG,-I have just
received by private letter The details Of
All outrage committed In Carroll county,
Missouri, on the 2,l inst. Esquire Rncklc,
u prominent aud we'll known citizen, Is n
farmer near Dewitt. lie and his wife
were absent from home, leaving Il daugh-
ter about 10 years Of age and younger
son. The daughter was very feeble, hav-
inr but iust recovered from q severe III
Of sickness. At an early hour on the
morning Of that day she was preparing
breakfast. A huge negro named James
Galloway came into the house, seized the
girl by the throat, gagged her, and threw
her on the floor. Size fought him like All
enragcd ligreSs, and had we'll nigh be.
conc exhausted, when she managed
IL kick over the table, the
noise awakening her little brother,
who ran to her rescue, wllCn the villain
fed. going to Grand River bottoms. The
alarm was given, nnl citizens turned ouL
to hunt him down. They soon captured
him and lodged him III Jail. The same
night, about D o'clock, 100 horsemcn, in
Disguise, marched to the Jail, took posses
sion Of the negro, and nIarClied away
northward. Not u word was spoken by a
single man during the whole movement,
but every innn went 10 his special duty,
showing n perfect and thorough discipline,
precisely similar to that shown In the
hanging Of Howard to The lnmp.pOst in
this city. The citizens kept within doors.
The next morning the dead body Of the
negro was found short distance from
the town, dangling from the limb Of a
tree, his body fidlled with bullet-holes.
The girl, though she foilctl tie negro in
his hellish purpose, Ia In critical con.
diliOn, from the effect Of the fright upon
her weakened constitution.
These vigilance committees are sLtik-
Ing terror to the fascals that infest the
West. Much rs every good citizen de-
plores the method Of their punishment
and their usurpatiOn Of law, yet he will
saw amen 10 the Justice ui their acts
every time. Such are the laws delays,
and the uncertainty Of sure conviction OF
criminals, by reason Of the llberality 81
The statutes and the lriCkeFy Of lawyers,
that The people have decided to tecomea n
law unto Themselves. This association
extends throughout Missouri and Iowa,
and they are all united for a common
putpose, known to each other by secret
n,eano and constant intefcOmmuniCatiO
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rhe t!cntenninl At I,eHlngton.

LEXINGTON, Mass, April l7.-ThC In
augiral exercises Of the great centennial
celebration Properly begun this evening
In the Town Hall, including public serv.
Ices anil II discourse by Rev. William
Adams, Of New York. The music was
rendered by large chorus and the mill.
tary band. The hall was dCnsely packed
and hundreds were unable To gain ml.
mission. The exercises were Of d relig-
iOus order and were exceedingly impress
sive and the address Of Mr.. Williams was
listened to with wrapt attention. After
the opening performance by tho BroctOn
band they Withdrew to u mammoth tent a
quarter Of mile up Main street, where
they gave selections Of sacred pieces. The
performance tent was well filled, llund-
reds having come. In on the trains and by
private convey0nces. The finishing
touches have been put upon the deCora-
Lions and the whole town Is one iluttering
mass OF flags, banners and streamers.
Every ancient landmark IL denoted and its
connection with the historic events Of the
great day, Tomorrow, Ia 10 be celebrated
Il plainly marked by notices and In
scriptionS. The grand lent stands at the
right Of the little knoll on which the
seventy CnlbattlCd farmers stood, and di.
rectly opposite are the press head quar-.
ters, located In house which dates its
erection previous TO tic 10th Of April,
1875. II IL gaily decorated and inscribed
with the words: zone Of the original
witnesses Of the battle Of the l9th.n The
day has been fine, ground dry and walk.
Ing good, air chilling, but otherwise
everything betokens a fine day for the
eliminating celebration.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
GERMANY.
LETrER OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM TO
THE EAIPERnR RRANCIs IOsEpn.

LETrER OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM TO
THE ENIPERoR PRASCIs JOSEPH.
BERLIN, April 1.-THE Rresse says the
Emperor William, Of Germany, has writ.
ten letter to King Victor Emmanuel,
expressing his qualification ut the recent
interview between the latter and the Eni.
peror Of Austria at Venice. Tho Ger
man Emperor, also says the Rrcsse speaks
in afEeCtiOnato terms Of the Emperor
Francis Joseph, and Cxpresscs the hope
that tho interview will serve to strengthen
the friendship between Austria and Italy.
THE BILL WITHDRAWING STATE GRANTS
To CATHOLIC BISHOPS,
The Government bill Withdrawing
State grants from Catholic Bishops passed
It's second reading in the Prussian Cham
ber Of Peers to-day,
LONDON, April l0-5:9O a, MA dis.
patch from Rome to the Daily Nes re-
ports that Garibaldi is III and confined TO
his bed.
A special dispatch to tho Daily Telegraph
announces that Emperor William has
signed the bill Withdrawing tho State
grants from the Catholic church, The
same dispatch reports that tho editor OF
tho GcrmGaia, q journal conspicuous In its
opposition to Prince Bismarck, has been
arrested and his Office searched by tho
police.
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MEMrnls, April 17s-A young man
named julie De Lavetia arrived here to.
day on the steamer Grand Tower from
tIalcs Point, who relates that some three
weeks since he landed there, and started
for Dycrsbnrg aitOt. In The woods he
met negro who begged him for money
to obtain food, and, IN giving him some,
he thoughlleSsly displayed his pocket.
book, seeing which The negro drew a tis-
tol and fired at him, the bali striking him
on the top Of the head, partially stunning
him. The negro then stabbed him sew
eral times with n pOcket.kniie, and, after
rObhing him, fled. A farmer living near
having heard the shot and screams Oi La
verda, hastened to the spot, and had him
conveyed To his house, where he lay fof
several days unconscious, but yesterday
WIS enabled to leave for this city, "a
which point his passage was paid by his
host. IAverda states that his father IL a
farmer near Newark, NewJersey,and that
he has n brother who Is \ Wholesale mer.
chant in New York. lie will he cared
Tor hy Chief Of Police Aihey until bis
friends can he heard from.
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Night Dispatches.
THE FREEZING WEATHER.
Disastrous Effects ON Early Fruits
In Many IDnrtN Of the Country.

ST, PAUL, April l7.-FOr the last three
days strong wind from the northwest
has been blowing, which has now subsid
cd, Early this morning the thermometer
marked eight degrees below zero. 10
night tho temperature II higher.and the
sky clear, The cold has aided material
ly in improving tho roads and drying
land for farmers, The water in the Mis-
SiSsippi Is very high,
LOUISVILLE, April T,-Quite heavy
snow fell hero yesterday and to-day, and
tonight the Thermometer IL several do
grees below freezing, kilograms to thu
C5mIa-jonWai state that the same snow
storm and cold have prevailed through
out Kentucky and Tennessee, and thai
great damage has been done to fruits and
the tobacco plant.
DErRoIT, April II, unprecedented cold
weather has prevailed in this State fol
two days, accompanied with frequent
snow.storms, and from all points come re
ports Of serious injury TO fruit buds,
CINCINNATI, April F-Reports from
Kentucky, Indiana aud Ohio show tha
the weather during the last two days has
been colllcst for thGseasOn known IN years
The Thermometer ranging from l2 to 2t
degrees above zero, Early fruits are
thought to bC killed and the tobacco
seriously injured.
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WASHINGTON.
a NATIONAL nANK AssEsaMRNr

WAsHlNGTON, April ls.-In view oI
the retirement Of General Spinner from
the office Of Treasurer on the lst Of July
1t has been determined to assess upon the
several National Banks the expense Ol
redecming and asserting their notes at the
National Bank Redemption Agency on the
first Of May instead Of the first Of July,
as originally intended, 1t will probably
be some time after the lat proxino before
the appOrtiOnment Of expenses will be
completed, The average charge will not
exceed quarter Of one per cent upon
the amount redeemed and assorted, but
the assessment upon each bank will vary
from the average according to the dcuonl-
nations Of its notes. II the average de-
nominations are greater than the general
average the expense will be less than the
average, and vice verse.
DISCHARGE OF JAMES q. BLUNT,
In the year 1872 General James q.
Blunt was arrested on q charge Of con-
spiracy to deiraud the Government, and
ut tho trial which took place last fall be-
fore tho District Court OF the United
States for the district Of North Carolina,
an adverse verdict was rendered. Mo-
tions were then made by defendant, first,
for new trial, on the ground OF error
in admitting and excluding testimony,
and also q misdireCiiOn to the Jury In
the charge Of tho District Judge; and sec
ondly, III the arrest Of judgment for the
reason that the indictment did not, in fact
or in law, set forth any criminal ofensc.
These motions were argued before Judges
Bond, Dick and GreenbOrO last Thurs
day, when the Court sustained the mo-
tions and ordered the discharge Of the
defendant, who is now in Washington.
Hon. Matt, Carpenter, Hon, James Leach,
Hon. J. II. GilpatriCk and John N, Sta
pies appeared for Blunt, and United
States District Attorney Lusk and United
States Assistant Attorneys Erwin, Woal-
fin, Ball and McCorkle for the Govcrn-
ment.
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Attempted Murder, Followed by
Suicide.

MoMNE, ILL.,, April 1s.-About one
o'clock Saturday morning, as A, w.
Hastie, a young law student Of this city,
was escorting Miss Ellen Davis home
from a party, Charles L. Wood APP
preached The couple from behind, and
without warning fred at Miss Davis, the
shot taking effect in the back partof her
head. He then fled, after exchanging
shots with Haslie. Fifteen minutes later
Wood was found in IN alley in the act OF
shooting himself in tho head. lie died
in half an hour. Wood was only twenty
three years old. He had bCen a suitor
for the hand Of Miss Dayisfor some time,
and had threatened to take her life on
several occasions in case she refused his
suit. The lady, II Is believed, will re-
cover,
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Newspaper Prosecution for Libel.

CHARLESTON, s. C., April 1s.-The frat
criminal prosecution Of newspaper for
libel over known In South Carolina be-
gins tomorrow at the instance Of ex.ConJ
gresham Bowen. Messers Riardon and
Dawson, Of the Mers and Courier, aro to
be tried upon eight indictments for pub
.licatiOns extending through several years
and covering charges against Bowen OF
frauds, bigamy, forgery, aud instigating
murder. The Indictment based upon
publications duplicating Bowen in MUIR
der wi he tried first. areat public In
terest Is felt In tho case.
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Tho baltimore md Ohio Rond,

The Baltimore aud ONO Railroad COM
pany announces dividend ofb per cent
for tie half year which ended March 8lst,
on the stock Of the main stem, payable
May lst. Also u dividend of 5pcr cent
for the half year ending the alSt nltimo
ON tho stock Of the Washington Branch,
payable tomorrow. This dividend was
announced ut the monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Directors on Wednesday, at
which President Garrett, who has return
cd from his trip South, presided. In
making tho announcement, the Dalti-
more Sun says Mr.. Garrett male a
lengthy congratulatOry speech on the re-
suits Of the pending railroad war so far.
The month Of March, he said, showed an
increase In the gross earnings Of lila
company over the same month In
1874 Of $lOS,774, and that, noLwitlIstand'
ing the diminished rates for passengers,
the revenue OIL the main stem from this
source shows an increase Of 40 per cent.
The earnings Of the Chicago division were
SlOO,G25, mn increase Of more than 50 per
cent on the preceding month. Mr.. G..
also skctcllcd pretty freely the origin aud
history Of the pending railroad contro
ycrsy with The Pennsylvania Railroad, re.
capilulating, rs he said, the arguments
usetl on the occasion Of his refusal to en-.
Ter into the Saratoga combination. lie
also urged the viciousncss of the fast
freight lines, expressing the conviction
that they were vampires upon the rail-
way system. lie alluded to his corres.
pondence In December last with
Viue.president CaSsctt, Of the Penn.
syivania Railroad, in reference to the
petroleum trade, and the "enormois ad.
vance, IN the tariff for transportation OF
that article from piltsburgh by The com.
bined roads, and which he was censnred
for not following, but that ne thereby
favored his policy Of building up the
trade Of Baltimore. lie claims that
statistics show that the exports Of the re-
fined oil from baltimore from January i,
to March 10th, 1875, we're 5,O25, ,4O5 gal.
Ions, and that the exports Of refined oil
from Baltimore from January !, to March
goth, 1874, were but 8iO,7a2 gallons, a
gain Of 4,074,6Sl gallons, Alargo pOr.
tion oithe speech following, to the end,
aims to be severe on the president Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, as we'll as on the
road itseii, its debt and business. He
charges the Pennsylvania Company as
responsible for the very great reduction
in iteiehls and fare, aud, with a voice Tor
war SAYS, 0let the battle 80 on"
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New YoRK, April is.--A Montevideo
letter Of March 2d REPORTS the discovery
Of a conspiracy for the assassination Of
the President and his Ministers, and The
arrest Of many Of the most influential
members Of the Conservative party, M.
teen Of whom, including several leading
journalists, have been embarked on the
national barque Preig for hanishment to
Havana, but who generally, II Is thought,
would go to The United States for an asy!
linn
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louisiana Legisiature...tOnprO
mise Completed.

NEW ORLEANS April 17.4Thc House
completed organization, by electing Tre1e.
want, Clerk, and other Conservative Off.
GERS. -
The terms Of the award were carried
out In The Senate, by ,inseating Elan.
Democrat, and by seating +. s. Goode,
Democrat, in The place Of Grocer, colored
Republican. The joint resolution recog.
nited the Kellogg Government, and was
adopted with but two dissenting votes
During the day a large number Of reform
bills were introduced.
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Indians Attack the Black Hill
Miners.

CHICAGO, April 1s.-A Sioux City spec
ial says that Capt. Ferris brings news
from IT, Randall that squaw arrived ut
the Brule hgency and stated that The In
dians Ind surrounded the miners in the
Blach Hills and cndeayored to burn their
stoCkade, but worp unsuccessful. They
killed and ped ono member who was
away from tho stockade while the fight
was progressing. Thegovornment troops
arrived aud rescued the party and took
them from Lhe Hills.
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Situation Unchanged - Waters
ISaDiuIy Rising.

OMAHA, April little situation Of
tho Union Pacific is unchanged for the
better to-day. The water Is rapidly rls.
Ing, The weather here aud throughout
the west is very warm, tile snow Ia rapidly
melting, and there Is such u great guam
tity OF II yet that the water will doubtless
he much higher. It Is not probable that
passengers and mails can be gotten
through under Il week,
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Contracts for tho Improvement
Of the Mouth Of the MissiS-

SlppI.
sr LOUIS, April l7.-Capt. James B
Eads closed u contract to-day with Col
james Andrews, Of Allegheny City, Penn
sylvania, for the construction Of S5O,00C
cubic yards Of iascine work and 100000
cubic yards Of stone work, at the South
Pass. together with a large amount OI
timber work, piles, &C., constituting The
necessary jetties and dikes for improving
the mouth Of the Mississippi river. Col
Andrews is to furnish his own outfit fol
this work, and put In place sixty thousand
cubic yards Of faScines, piles, Nc, before
requiring any pay.
Ills contract will embrace tho ConstruC'
ton Of''wnrk sufficient 10 insure twenty
six feet depth Of water, and will amount
to S2,5OO0OO. When this Is completed
other provision will be made to secure the
thirty feet required by Capt. Eads CON
tract with tho government, Col. Andrews
built tho masonry work Of the bridge ri
this city, and constructed the tunnel ex-
tending tllereirOm to tho Union Depot
grounds. lie visited Europe with Capt
EadS last summer, and carefully exam
ined the jctty works there, and is in every
sense qualified To successfully carry OnI
the enterprise hc has entered into, lie
will commence providing his equipment
as $3OO,OOO Is subscribed by tie South
Pass Jetty Company, which has been or
ganised here, and large portions Of stock
subscribed by prominent citizens Of st,
LDuis.
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First Arrival Of the Season--Icc
In lhn Lnkn.

EniE, Pa, April 1S.-The propeller
AlpGna, Capt. TllOrnc, arrived from To-
ledo with grain this aftcrloon--tle first
arrival Of the season. She encountered
Ice from off Aslltabula and thence all the
way here. There Ia from One To ono and
u half inches Of new Ice IN The clear places
between the fields, and the old Ia firmly
knit together.
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New YoRk, April ls.-Carolinc Pells
was arrested Saturday for attempting to
pass forged check on The Nassau bank
purporting to have been drawn BY War
den, Mitchell &Co. Of OfSpringield, Ohio.
She was up at the 1'ombs' police court 10.
day and held in six thousand dollars bail
for examination. The prisoner said she
was from Vienna, Austria, and stoutly
asserted her innocence.
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steamer News.

LIVERPOOL, April l7.--The steamships
England, Canada and KlOpstOck, from
New York arrived out.
SAN FRANctsco, April 17.-Sailed-
Pacific Mail steamer, China, for YokU-
hama,
NEW York, April 17.-Thc steamers
Republic and Egypt, arrived from Liver
ODOl
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MEMPHIS, April lS.-At the meeting Of
the ex.Conietlerate soldiers last night, TO
arrange for decorating tile graves Of the
conietlefates, on The g2d Of May, a fesoln.
tion was unanimously passed asking the
ex.Fedetal soldiers to participate In the
ceremonies. Among those present at the
meeting we're ex.ptesident Jefferson Da.
Wis, ex.Govetnof ISham q. Harris, Cen
efal Carlton Greene and General Gordon
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Visit Of tho Toledo Committee


Visit Of the Toledo Committee.
The visitors frsm Toledo, alluded to a
few days ago, are expected here to-day,
As We have stated, they come to Wheel
ing for the purpose Of gaining informa-
ton in regard to tho city and itssurround-
ings, including our manufacturing re-
sources, and also TO make an overland
journey over the route Of the Wheeling s
Lake Eric railroad, The city of Toledo
has as yet done nothing for this road, and
this visit has been undertaken ut the IN
stance Of the friends Of the road in order
to disseminate information and awaken a
local interest at that point, Asis gcncr-
ally known, tho road has never yet boon
located NJ far West as Toledo, but has
nevertheless kept its eye on that city as
an objective point in competition with
Sanlusky. The ToledO,pcOplc have had 50
many irons in tho fire in the shape Ol
railroads and local improvements, and
have been 30 heavily taxed to pay for
them, that up to this timO they have
not shown anything more than friendly
interest in the Wheeling 4 Lake Erie road
What they will do when the present Wis
iting committee returns and reports re-
mains to bC seen. Should the Committee
carry back decidedly favorable report,
as to tho terminal resources Of the road at
this point, and Of the country through
which II plssCs between here and tho
Lake, we may expect to see u movement
ut Toledo on It's behalf.
For our part We Rro very glad to an
nouncc the visit Of such Committee,
From what we hear they are practical
men. Practical information from prac'
tical men Is what tho public ut both ends
of the proposed road really need at this
time, There have been so many confused
statements touching the progress Of the
,,, WIZ, IEs'"s ,1, , Wv a., ~ ,ho
vo's ', ~, Wv ,,ino. "Jr,' Wv ~ aLiIi,S or,ho
chief contractor, that the public hardly
know what estimate to plaCc upon The
roO,mi,,oo con thersforo ,e,form M i'm.
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"'I' ,l,a.a,,,,,, ovon,ino,ion ~ tho ro,,ie they
III '"H ',IIii,t " min',,o and so,istocIory
',o,.,r"n, W." % =. ~ i,s Inducements npd nros.
''"' na",. mi. wo nresnmc th"y intend ia
T., o' r.o,a M ,ho t,o, ,hor n nrs.s tenorler
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Inc Pe"P,e o" .'.' ~ S''I .,,,',,,' II. WV - ,Ln
,ee' u'eP '"'V,''1 y. WV os T,.s'., " ,l,a.
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Arrival Of tIle President al Con.
cord.

CONCORD, April l7.-presidenl CRAM
arrived here ibis evening, and drove ID
the residence Of Judge Hoat, whose guest
he will he while in the town.
A Pullman train Of four cars arrived
from 81. Albans with General Peek and
other State officials, and the Ransom
Guards, with theSL Albans Brigade band
and a delegation Of citizens. The town
ia thtonged with visitors.
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CntcAoo, April l7.-ln tile Billiard
Tournament last night Shaw beat Hines
200 10 l44, average, 8; Carter beat Bur-
leigh 200 10 1856, average, 4.64; Rhidnes
beat Gallagher 300 10 1871; average, 4.4i.
In The Billiard Tournament this alter
noon Shaw beat Hines, Parker beat Livs
etman, and MaggiOli beat Gallagher.
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Triplo Tragedy in Connecticut,

HARTFORD, April i7.--AblOn Linbetg,
while drunk, fatally stabbed Andrew
johnson In his sick room, at Collinsvillc
lasL night John FELTON,, who entered
the room on hearing the disturbance, was
stabbed four times, and died Instantly
Feltons wife was dangerously stabbed
Iiihbefg then killed himself
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Five cans Of gnnpowlcr were placed in
II basket in the vesiibule Of 81. Xayier's
Catholic Church, and the material out
side Of the basket fired. II was liScov-
ercd by the sexton, however, and thrown
into The street, where four Of the cans
exploited. The only explanation IL that
II was put there To destroy the machinery
Of n contractor who Is completing the
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troops VIII Not No Withdrnwn.

liAnnisBuRo, Pa, April The shef-
1T Of Ltizefne county, after conference
with the Governor, decided II to he ineS-
pedieht TO withdraw the troops from la
aelton and vicinity. The Governor con-
ciitg.
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ing might in that time celebrate the CEN
tennial attack on Fort Henry that occur
rcd in 1852, the memorable occasion
when the hcroism Of woman saved per-
haps this little frontier outpost from de-
structiOn,