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, 1879-05-14

Mas in,llcteu for ny alleged nticmn, :. -.
tns oLIecs ~ l,c Chlttg0 Burtinctnny ~ = toloH up
Naltrnad win an Internal maci,l,r. ~ q QnIncy
tnc etx ueioso tne District, Circuit NJ, r,,Gfseg,'se
rty"r Snrat,. soarts fnr leaving snar, yn.s y, y.
tact 70 work IN every branch of ii" H. aIul ID
~ kill.is VI courts, from ie Jv,rt ~; anu In
the iutl Bench at Washington. IL 'aa' a er' 10
work Until "a" wecss ngu, shra ,es"esI e.so.s'huesI
nr, 1. hv.a ,,n,an an.ont n*trae hs, a c eoht
II Eiad been Mr. uuotlwtns idef.: ul,oi ,
nnye xno%t M personally utmost iii '1u1one ;ho TO
men u fha nasl"n for Tic last t,yf .,,, ns great
scnafn, Lingpln, Douglas, Chase, eSI.s.a'p4s e..
ase, ma1 s.ni de n,i Ha H. bY5ens Rouckc wgh
tlc'a1's were his trcns. When Ut s"w""i a'i poll.
JolI,l Van buren wceo lighting ali .,,n,a "an art
tae freeman mrtscr trial. ts,cy n,u, ,les la,as,o or:
ot.on s soaElt recrca!hn, nt A1r. t,Ii'.ota t,"eimso,ta
noase oi e os'a'befry H'ii. lstsop Ct,a.s' Ct'nsns
wsxoet es ns s 1sf fseaaeef assfe ss,1 5 cS.ssIess
many years Trustee ot Iobart Fr.e s'eng far
tschcTa. no wns brought into close frrr,iI.E oi
1,'ne win ~ l.aecy, nr. Hale n,ri ~, seia. "a
EnseoEEs! , sf'eerttes As Resident isuee,ias. .s is
Ic,rse .. s e'a,G an rso ~ rs obr ee a1
on from all parts of tile country o ietr vslt.
OF inquiry or social srieuyc rrxesr,l, Gn1ranos nnMo
otcasson ha took Cnpt. FIX - "a 1na N,
l'ofne Iof several ,vceks. Ha wa ~ c,,li. ns
convicted for shooting m ctIftor in 1,,M wv tren
an grtic|s te!!eetg IN iIn as an oij5sr xs' l"s
pardoned. a';i nta,d at ,ir. 0oodwiI'.' ua;t' Saf
hts cttizus clothes ns frlo1ls could ,a Hu.N f.n
Tennessee. 1lc was ono of hi Urra"i tu,i'd ,1 foa
tqrators Of thu Auburn II Syracuse naIiqo:SE i,soE.
which nttcrward vas consolidated Into III" W.,
i9rk tgntrni; also ot The wUocn.n,iit III '.gs wv
oiler mills which, ttlaugl, unsucrcss a. as.. aaa
iaye since nude Auburn very rlct, lic b:s.1n. b. @
= Mas9I, ahout thirty years ayo md Kujgbss KIps
With ai! bis labor tn atl branches nj Tim ,,-
in politics. y church conventions, elc, bs foaa ,a
tmu to read all tho noted poetry Of Fuyaaa Fnn,.as
asnt America, to write scycrnl poct1,s hn,sit y,
teHd MI tlIc best roye1s. und biogrspra ,u3 ~
histories Of the day. to contribute ,nany r.,at. "
and lectures to tho press md tie ros,rin ~
to attend every bar nocting al Nil tn frn.s u's'
to walk. e s''e"sta
His nctivc, ambitious, aud restless carre, !.
orcr, mud II Is marvellous to gnther IN III u
fErgnss md scc how nur he hus dom mi ri a". ,Ms
rnried and numerous have been his aYoca,on, nn'
, 1879-05-14
TILE RAILROADS..



FREIGHT cosiPL1CATfoNs.
Thu ucnerat Munagtrs ninl Honoral Freight
Agents Of the roalla cat,lng East from thls city
Ill.,, -, 49,, ,s. ~, ss ",,,a, ,,' ".s
tlotei Ill ofae! 10 n"a way ny WINCH the pfes'
Gnt uteur0AiltEeu STATE III ca6t.botnu freight
rites could bu ended and the regular tariff re.
established T1,e ca.t .tn,rn1 frc,v,t.rntps ),avo
,oo., ,,s,ry nj ,t -, mi t,,n roaas
'ee" "'e' .a..'' 'cu''1 ~ "''''i "''" wv !"""a
niaGc t'lst atttlc n'phcy I'll tlo ouslness. About
a lnantt ago they bccaulc tlreu Df cutting cacl,
olhcr's tl,ront, md catna together md made q
nn,v .r1 m I'm ho.ta nj On csn.a m vratr tron,
se. ~ w. W.. .",,,.. ss w. .t...
ch'ea8o 10 Se" iosk' "''en "ae oh "a'a"ea ~
froH1 @ to ecnts, h1M tflr1 Soaofilta'y
xwurc that they wuull maintain ttGse
ra,cs firmly until they wcre rce1l,nrly
ah,,,,rof1 rr,r,,,. :, ,h,.. o.-o,,rror,ont
|'A1''sou' ''' -, VIZ ~ .,'~.
however, most VI u'e roaas' u ''o@ MI VI tneth,
Ind made sufficient contracts 1T the low rntea
tllct, prevailing to last thatn for sumo weeks.
A. 1npo na t,,nso cnutrnrta 1catra thrrn VISA
.e ~" "sN. =, . .,.. ~,
Pe"cs "ls" n"t"!"ns' o'e"uso ''stS "as ~
necassity f1r my ot t'ienl 10 cut t1c rates. but
as suon as thu contracts commenced to rim out
tbu ufun,, commenced avatn. md cE,lrccs a,,d
~ ,1,u.,sa ,,r bn,, f.,,1, ,u,, s,s,Ior -
.ou"s' ,. s"a. a 1' ,.'....,., "s .,ss.s . -
tari1 rates wefo aealh o' ho"sly occurrence.
The Pennsylvania Company seetns 10 have run
ont Of ctptracts first, for It was the first road
~ ma,,c tho churr,c thn, tho stt,b,rnn Central
mi, i"ltc shnrc hna i,one hnt. ~, liza nrre".
.,~,. t,u,. istt., SnrI. ,f.Ht.,T ilu an
, 1879-05-14


a meeting ot tho Transportation Association
WIS lcld Ut tho draiyl Iqcibc Nutcl yesterday
afternoon to discuss tho difficulties that t,nye
latsly arisen in reKarl to tho t'frua-paas agree
n,cnt." There were present g. W. Smith,
Trall}c Manager Chicago Burlington g. Quincy;
j. &. Meatulltn General Manager, anil James
Smith, General Freight Agent, Chicago d
Alton; ]. Y. hanford, Trat'lr ht4nager, Chtyago,
Knek Island i Phciic; Horace Tucker Gcnera[
Freight .Agsn., Illinois central;. Kobcrt
FORSYTH, General Frels.t Agent, Chieaso i
Matager, Chleugo s. Northwestern. The MIL
naukeo s. st, Paul was not represented. Mar
v1n 1tuYh!tt presided and j.. ". Alitlgley nsfel
us Secretary. Ttn question whetllur the Trnus-
faure or not was t1seusaud ut so,us length, n,ul
thu lflll verdict was tslat it wns fraud and
l1Gs1elol,, although no floIntte resolution to tlmt
clEect VIA adopted. Tie fact tllat thu roads
from Interior points had been, Violating
the agrectncnt ever slnce 1t was t:atlu ',as been
30 we'll established t!ut no attempt was matte
to dcny 1t, nl,sl every ono present sa HAT they
GUILD not be Induced to kuep tho agreement
hereafter. 1t was therefore proposed t1 "ktll "
the old organization ani rcvlyc new ono COM
arc moro honest than their brethren fran the
country, antl would "neYer-hardly ever !" vlu-
Lutte iii agreement. Aa tho al.lwaulseu l. St.
Paul was not represented notlIIng "towever"
L1h!E ~ NSap bSt4aA tththSL9 hstt ~ HAo
decided to call another meeting for this pur-
pose nc3t weak, whcn tbs milwaukee, ts 1T.
laul is expected to fool Mgre like Intending such
nlcstlng. Tiiis done, ttc gentlemen present rose
md then sat down aRa!n ua the representatives
Of the Chicago 1.ltinbrr Association mud dtsrl,ss-
cd tho question, informally It is said. III regArd
to corraGt weights Of lumber shipped by tic
various railroads.. This indicates shut aotneting
Is also "rottena as regards tho agreement
entered into short time ago about weighing
lumber. AhUut two months agp Nh Wheeler. n
very vtllccn! gentleman, wnlt qualified for tht
business, was appointed Lumber Weighing Com
missioner, with arbitrary puwers. Hut It looks
ns II saInu Of ,s railroads had got tho better ot
hin. A1ywnY, or further action in regard to uni
form and correct weights would nut bu necus-
sarY. -. -.
;fhose gentlemen, formerly members OF tho
Executive Committee OF tue dcf,inck South.
weBturn Halfway Association, ruuained after
adjournment Hltl discussed tho Missouri Htyrr
wAr nu,l Commissioner Fink, hut no business Of
tu.ercst In outsiders was done ua fur az could
1a asccrtainel.
, 1879-05-14
RUSSIA.

ODESSA, May l8,-Tha Huss!an Htcam Nasica-
uoa Company's vessels Will convey 40,0O0 men
land e,G00 llorsesirom bousgas betwesh May IL
and June Is. l1le remainder Of tue graduating
sruay will 70 away by railway.
CONDITION or AFtAGRa IN Ut. PETERSBURG.
LONDON, May ia Gepsitmau Just returned
from lausSa says the efects of the policy OF ro-
prcss!on 4rc hardly noticeable In Ut. Petersburg.
lie ttayeesed lnrQc part of the city lats At
might without fntetssrenco Or qucst!on. Tn
SUNDAY, u4e 1ath !ust.. being bright day, the
STREETS ms1e throngcd With prosucnaIrrs, happy
aud Ii:usrh32tted. apparently, AZ those In any
, 1879-05-14
WILLIAM N1ACDONErr.

The death OF William Afac9onclI onnon,..,
ycaterdny uor,1(uy. occ,,rrch A. 1,ao s'ssa ,1Ss
ouon,,r T,la ,.a,,s., w.. ,,,'.. '.'1 'Aonoay
.,, esueu "tso t's4es~afsease MI
hacaoael' "as only - ycaFs of agc, antl q uaa
ot line promise. He fnd literary tastcs. mi
much aptitude for couppsttion. sono - h'.
rrItcal rssnys wcro 7,r,nte1 /, r,,,, r,,,s w. w
1t,a.a ~, ttvs.1 .n,.'..,. =, Inv rhA Tribune
t.. t"uss -. ..S',, u"'u,"oss"' fhc l'uttesa 10
tnembercd.
Mr.. Mnc5nnot] come IN cb,c,oo H..
voora o1o olmr., n e.r.,,,xv. ~. NV VI VIZ
5e"." 49, .,.ee. e.'u"sc!' us gchtle aud
ACCOMMODATING a!shoastlon, hls fcllnsd tastes,
his excellent character, mud Ills superior abilities
soon gained for him mapy fricu1,, mn, h, "a.
+c,,nI to t1,a Inst thai ..to.,, .'.,, w.. ~ ~
r. w ,".' 49," ~a'etAt a'1u aAectloa'
lit 94ao '"a soslai llaEuEe unusually dcrcIopt1,
and WAS at I'LL times weieume member
OF every society that he cl,oss In cn,cr
in bn.Inesa he. vos nromot tn,.,,.,
t-,.t.,rtt,, .,a "a ~. .,+ra,. u'''.oa'' wv a''
- S'''s' ''a'' ''o eonsoenee ol na em"
P'oyesa' from every point OF VicTt Ills futlrc
seemed bright and hopeful. About tho ycar.
ago tho first symptoms Of hcart.tIsea,o nm,
eyt,Etto;1 in him. In ,vov se,,t.,,.t., y, ,.s.
a r..an"e - " ..., ' ~ 49,. W. ,"y es'"asy ~ "1'o'
But from that time the proapcc& Of IN carly
dcath Was constantly befora ln Last fall la
had IDotller sovoreattack, antl never completely
recovered frunl tle etlccts Of 1t. When larrIY
cbnvaicsccnt, IN Marctl, hn received, without
turtl!er warning thau wutchsul friends could
give HIN, the news Ut tiln Sudden death OF iEs
dcarly-belovcd brott'cr, James Mln,onell, Of
Lonuon. fhe 'cader.writcr for the Tina. ltF,
J11neH alncdoneli uied, it Will be remembered,
, 1879-05-14

~s'', " ".u""b Vnt "1
AeHs'oh-A aeota'h'on Esh'bitl0Il-Qunr-
KnIRtf0nB-.TilG Government aud
tho Grnn,l Trunk RnIlwny--1vcl1nut Ganu1
MI. ut.,trn.d .rx,,I,,.tn+s n,,.,. ~" c"s s'
Special Dispatch to ms tribune.
OrrAwA. 3jay 1B-.Tn Tia uouxc ~ f.on,more
j.. -. 49,. 1 s9 o9. - 1.'''''o'tn
lodAy nles1ef' HctHn'E anu CostigAil drew tic
attention uf tho Government 10 cbatges prIl,tcd
f., ,.rtnt,, ro+t,,,fo ,.u.na.,.. .x.st.t VT
~ ~ 1'o''~ "e'."Ptpe'' uaaI'at FNe'
chancellor b'nkc, accusing him OF allowing Ills
RELIGIOUS prefy]iccs To tntnrfare with lila f1cri
.t,=. .-1 t,nt,.. -'....a, IT,. 49," ~ ~
e"hlei ahu oeH'E aetuatcu w 10 severe nostlIo
feeling towards Catholics that lawyers pro!ess+
~ ~ ~ .e'"s '1'"'e
~ w. "'ant, -. !"n''eo " .'sl' e'."'''e anlhoFeu
ffo1catant la"Ycsa To taKe Charge III tttcr
cascs. On helng Gskcd tO formulate motion,
Mr., Costjgan moved Tint all pnncra mil corrc-
.nopacnrc to,,hfrv III, rnosttnr H. h,o,,n,,,
Ip'..s ."''H NV S".'' W "'o"e"'
ao"h. Alter q loog hHa "arn a'seuA6!on,
In which violent language WIS inttulged IN by
members on both Sides Of thu lIotsu, thu ,no-
ton wus withdrawn md the matter ,,rnn, nj.
,rha f,,,..rn,... x..oI,,t,,,,. .a..a.," A..
4"o uusst ',.n "'"ens '"ao4"'"'''s 1eslaNa"e ''e
Cahadh faelhc Halfway passed. the }lhusa OF
Commons. An ou,un:In!ent, moved by Atv Mac
Ksuzto, setting forth thu Views u, Inn nnn,,s,
....'.s 1T. ' 49," -, " . otpo''
t', a"u e!shs teaAohs Why INC foaH shoa'tl
noe 10 const1ucted IasteF tHAn Tue RESOURCES OF
thu country guaranteed, Wns lost by n tnajor-
tty. Resolutions rtrnrd!ur tin ,ulrxi,nse of the
, 1879-05-14

*Np,uM ~ ~ attncR OIL LOT losaes, niltt kets
nttue sGMooo 10 create rett atd contingency
f,estoF'' ,. am "'ll' 1n all probab'''1s' ooconc
'"W''
A., ~ 1rplt'ation from ~ Cnther'nes Nnites! on
!Ee all11stef 81 tlhlte WORKS, hi'!l ulfceteh ht-
tendon tu l!c fnct tint hr water IN hott !eyo!s
At Luck No. :. on TIN Mc'lan'i Canal, Is tle
etatnc, n1'a urged that 'fH length OF TN
lock 10 made, tLe same ~ ,t'mt nn
t!.e new rannl. fhc expenditure we1t't oliss he
SHO,0U: nlll, AZ resltt. Inc 1arEhat Fcsst!
passhE throMal, tl,s NV cana! q! Wonla pc enabled
to Esvo tic matter 'stls sG1,shlcrnl, was h'ade'
snte'nt n''o"ch 70 ne 1r'eane ,,
MoSfNEAtt NM 'a,-!t u ktate. ~, ~! aacas1a.
!:axevln aiu 1oiy atn passsnFf.s a i. " .e sa"'c
ssg9uler feInfn,hG ,. nnl1'e .Fs'r. LHeap9u'. Ill.,
e csos! !; oa e@;e 70 G are @s Go
ent II, tsetr ocstns, nli.! Will sa'' III IL" uaSs
"Mn !arEt cnnk!e'itnechle;, p,,,
anS lIeH!acIt VI .ne !'nh!''t" rn"uer soa.
nany nele nAs IosWarlsn l1le io,nWnR iettet 10
recent EXPLOSION:
,r,l hass read ths isstlmony n thc ne*apapcts.
Ihs powuef W sn'l'pss to n0noas waa on 9f1t.
naIY annlnc, hnl eoha hnt u. eaploaed lly
nny Or so,m N ne fn sHts c.S , W" ~
ysare ,,ntss contract T aomStuIps cisc IN tbo car
mntt i.avn cau.ed the exnosiun. What il was
shonltl bu asccEtaIncd. Viii 10 on u destrcd.
p,.,,,.n, ,.n,,as Tm"sas S,tnt s. nTa,ysm ;s.,n,nx
kpfrta! Dtsuatch to 7ns 7stbune
QuEnEc, Afnv ia formidable concealed
battery oE the heaviest mil most elective or,l-
llanro 'nnw III use Is nDw being prepared for the
lase'l'cs,t Of the OH Castle Of Ct. Louis, better
knowl, as the site Of Durham Terracc. 4 trans
port is now unloading at The Qnce,l's Wharf
fnll complement vi 'rn1!sscr lNtpound chilled
sIlot MIL stngla n,nl double shells for tho H.
, 1879-05-14
WISCONSIN SCHEME.
fpffi1j D!xi49ttk IT, Thk 1rtbHHS.

OsnKos1, Wis, Mar 18-prcstdent Nhino-
lortler. Of the Milwaukee,, 1.nke Shore t. Vest
cr.l 1sallzoad, has submitted II proposition TO
build q branch road from 0sh]:osh to. Horton
ville connecting will, t'u Wisconsin Central mud
Michigan, Lake shorg D. Western Rosfls, u
distance Of twenty-five miles, on condition
TINT the City Of Oshkosh take e76noo stock.
md give tint amount Of city bonds PAYABLE in
fifteen years at '7per cent. Tho proposition
Will ta 1atl bofnru the Common Council, md
Will doubtless be accepted.
, 1879-05-14

The fact tll,t t'lcrc arc no established passcn-
ger rates 10 shc East is caus!ng much trouble
and complications among tile varIons railroads,
md efforts atc belng mndc to establish regular
tariff ratc. Some months aGo the rail-
ronis decided to give The public tho
l,cnu1t Of the commissions pAld to
sraIpcrs anh outside parties, Which reduced
the rate from so to sl7 from Chicago to
New York. Although ST has been the agreed
ratc ever sincc, ret some OF the roads arc
el!srrel u, with tot9E slo sni sl5 T. they ean
made ol,ly to those who buy tl1cif tickets At the
hnyc no time 10 20 to ecnlpfnE offices or roH,-
nstlng roatls, the full rate u satl In charged.
The Chicago roaas inhlst that the Western roais
must TX their rates on the $40 basis, but thu
latter i,!ssst tl,at SIT e the regular price, ,aod
make their rates accordingly. Thus, in,c,, OF
tlm WcatcEn business IL diverted from Chicago.
The Detroit & Milwaukee, ciniMs to be entltIel
10 II rate 50 less than that from Chicnao, md
accnrd!nEiy passenger. can 20 from ~. Paul to
New, York via TINT road for 1885, rs while the
regular rate in Chicago IL f35.2s. And tho same
way 1t works from other Western points.
, 1879-05-14

I
Qu1NcY, ILL.,, May 1a.-1.ast night a the
freight-train OIL tho Hannibal Branch Of the
Wahas,l Road was leaving layltsa, going east,
It WAS boarded by six tranlps, who wcre ordered
of by tho conductor. !. They lett the train, but
as tho calooso pahaetl' them they fired Into it
with revolvers. Mono Of the train hantls OF
passengers wcrc ,hit, but aome Of them lind u
nurruw ctcnpe. 4 brakeman was iniuircl by
jumping from tho train. Ths morning thi
Sheriff uNd p0saa OF clt{zena Beeurea all uf
tho outlaws aud lodged them In Jail.
, 1879-05-14
OTHER DEATHS.


ADRIAN, Mich, May 13,--James III Aoas'a
prominent photographer, died this mo'n'n;
after few days ilEncss Of scarlet fcVet' Rsa
40, His wife n,ld four rllIldrcn arc III S''n 'aa
sano d,scase. Deccascd had bccn III buaaE"
here twenty yeaFa. : u,
A. s. Bnrftnsanle, pioneer of lortY Jesm
residence, died suddenly ut o'r!ock th!s nofu'
Ink Of heart disease, aged n. llu was oe[I~ ~.
Massachusetts, and Tor The past Thirty ssas M
bcen an enrpest promoter Of temperance III 'a'
scetiOA. n,
many yours citr editor Of the Ncw YORK i'aR'
dlca thts afternoon.
Sp<sfnl INs,atca to r. .~:ttnat. II DIR.
'DLooNlNGTOE, ILL.,, May 19,--Jatnes y. lii
an old sottler OF Mclean County, thfee .n,t ,bn
~. Hs was larxu farmer, uu one o! tls ss'x ="
known citlxena. fIu leaves large nu%ps Ea'o,y
descendants, lending peopls ul Mclean 1ou1''
, 1879-05-14

11Fc101 1HH1F44eH n TIE 7F1U0Hcs
6toux C1Tr, 1a.. May l3.-About week since
a young man ut Winncbago Agency, IS ycars
old, who went by tho pame Of George, was at
talked by slx Indians mud killed, rs they s,,p-
posed. Shortly after, he catno to, struggled out
OF his shalow grave in the aasnl, ar'l. n half
conscious statc made bis way bnck 10 tlc Indian
camp, was again attacked, and was killed. The
affair was not known till tho oillpr tay, when
tl,c braves, amid tho excitement Of II war-lance,
1ccltcd 1t as oEo Of their deeds Of prowcss. Tho
officers are now arrcsttng suspcstcd parties pre-
paratory TO trial.
, 1879-05-14
OBITUARY.



A.. sGEAnN '.;.e,a go, -. 1nonYaN'
NJ oelock yesteaaaY morning efepaen a.
Goodwin, Of the laW tifm Of Goodwin, 0fliold i
Towle, died at lis homo, No. $40 Prairie arenue,
n, hroin fever. rylu. r,ar vii, hold n mcotfno ~
,e roon,s ~ lin INV 1nstit,,a ~ t,"na,. III. i.
AFTERNOON to take such nc,ion a. maybe s daen,sd @
advisable. r
Mr. Goodwin vaB born ut Qeueyn. N. Y. Nov
on tan7 ho,g ,hn xourrost ,1,,id ~ ~ n.n,.,
1, o. ..'o 'uu't ,e., -. s'".u .. " Dau'el
uooa"n' "ho "hs s'A.h IN aescent from ozaa
Goodwin Who settled in Hartford, Conn.,, IN
ot lila hrth, wos grnu1d.nchter ~ r,n,o,,,v
%.,,,. o.n ""s .s..s,, A',os's
cotnos' u1o h'st pastoF III 1lteaheiu, tonn,
aTti through hcr ho iSAs connected with Ctinn-
ccltoF Walworsh, the poet Ptesrepont, Gcn.
8e,lewch, tho sktnners, ishams, sporrye,
st"rks Afru Ws,tor No,vh,,-s md r,,nu . a.ios
inmllcs In Chtcago. Dr. GOODWIN moved to
Detroit In 1924, and died there III 1871, nnl dur
Ing tint yenr Btepticn A, entered Hamilton Col.
lao. liz ,o,l, ~, o,,,ro ,,.st T., H. o..,.a..
tai ras,t ,'o" m "st,o ~ past ~ -. @ e1.ese
by tho students III suppart Of Dayls lie then
want IN 1rnton ,nl uro'fu.tot T., tuoo n,,1to5
o"s ,'' n". ,s,> ~ 'o''. elAa''4
Jaw a. Anonfh VIII tsoV ihfoop, nHd became
partner Of George u. fEroop brot,lcr.ln-luw
OF Ward Hunt, NOW Of the United stutes su-
s.nat,, s,'1.a IT, III ~! ,... "a.o ao ~
fcecn''t e"aeo. 4ae Jooh I'll act'Ye 'Ete1est III
polltlcs,-catted Democratic paper In the III
tcrcst OF Jnrkson nlnl Van Bure;l, was made
Clerk In f.tomcrv Tn.ncrto, of +,,o e+,ta
1'rison, md Wnr,len n N. pctcr,s Church. r.,
WAS Candidate for tho suarctno Court, snnd for
Rcnprter Of tic Court of Armenia hit falis1
, 1879-05-14

ROCHESTER,, N. T., Mny 13.-rhc Cittzeps'
comutttoc rejected Yanderbllt's proposal to
cleyata his trucks II ten yenrs' tnxcs wcrc re-
nittcl Us conss!.uttonally impossible, and tho
DECISION meets The approval Of all tile daily
pspetB, ud cittzons generally. Vanderbilt tel
ct.ruplls tflat llu, will meet the Commttec In
New York at 1880 Ttursday morning for q fur
tier conference,
, 1879-05-14

a nnmtat ofkhcm will come up before Justtco
sunnorlfold this morning, an,l they ilavo sum
nionea all tho officers mud clerks Of tho freight
and passenger departments, aosne 800 or 40o, u|l
TINT they could lay hands uooI,; to. tuailjy il
moncd knuw nnyilll,ig as}ont tho matter, but
The sva!pere will t,avu them all On the stnt.l a1I
kecp tllrin In court all aY, AMI LONGER II posal-
bic. Their 'awyese will mako long
suceeAes as.t arguments to consume
time. Tlicy mean BY ths toutao to obstruct tin
bus,chs Of tie railroads md koep their officials
mid employees from their work, thinking th.rcby
to he atls 10 Ect them 70 give. up tho prosec,i-
solicitors Of tilr VARIOUS railroads VII, be in
cour, this mosnIng md spofl "thc little 9anlo"
Of il,c scalpcra, II nossthls.
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Since Tie bill TO repea! tlsa ScalpeF4' law has
bcon defeated, the railroads iaye recommended
tleir warfare Oh thu scalpcFs, aud humber Of
them hare been oRaln arrested during thu Iuss
few days. Heretofore u.e aealpers' when ar
raleued, waived examination, a,.l wure
bound over to thu Criminal Court. But
they mean !. to 'pprsae a different policy
hereafter, anil think they hayo hit upon u plul.
that viii put tue railroads tu NJ much nuupyal.ce
aud dlsromfort as they have oxpsricueuu thus
far themselves. lpe5 snean after thls to stand
tstul hetaote tho roltcu Mxstrute. The caaes Of
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CRIME

bribery AND CORRUPTION.
1!AHh,snuI.0, May l3.--At tits sessiun OF The
Bribery Committee tonight, alout thirty nlctn-
bcss uf The fio,tso wcre examined. Rcprrsouta-
tive Xcrn, Of Carbon County, testified tl,At
Alexander ". f.ciscnrlng told HIN TINT he cx%
lcc'c.l 10 make mol,ey by spcculating III pcnn-
sylvanfa 1sallroad stuck II the Riot bill passed,
aIMl t1,ut he would divide tl,o profits with lin
nnA hts colleagues II they voted for tie meas
mrc. Witness also testified that Or. shocmnk.
or, VI l!arrtshutg, said he would get $1,000 for
voting for thu tifl.
Representative Smith, Of 1'erss, testified that
Chnrtcs D. saltcr, ex-n,cmbcr of the House,
told him lie could make $1,000 by voting for
tic bill.
Representatives MgCachran said E. J. Me
Cunc. Ut shIppcnsbtiFR, haa offered to place ia
thc hands Of any man lis might designate s500
worth of Border Ra!a tlainls certificates, pay-
nhc thirty days Rtter the p,lssnGo Of tho lsiot
hilt. If hc voted for 1t. ....
Representative llortlncr, Of Dauphin County,
Justified hc was Offered Il, ,NW by Chris Long, of
Cumberland County, Il he voted for the BIZ.
Rentcsentattvo Woodruff, Of Cambria County,
testified that o was offered BY jesse j., T. GRAY ",
forl, 1T Bla!r County, from $500 to ,QD II Ac
publlss,cd two articles In favor Ut the bill.
Representative Fhhcl, OF Monroe County,
ta'tl 1lc wns offered from $500 to 81. .00 TO vo!e
fur the bill by a man whose name he did not
know.
Representative Foast, Of Huntingdon County,
testified lint 1esse II. Crawford said hu would
tc given 81 600 as Il present It he voted for tic
bill. Mona Of tile propositions ncro accepted.
, 1879-05-14

LONDON, Ainy 13.-rae .Aurk Lane Erpress
Gays: The onsly-sovn barley looks we'll, but
wheat Is thin. patchy, anu backward. Heavy
rain aud SNOW III Srotlnnl have prevented the
working of tic heavy lands, some OF witch In
tho upper districts oro unplowrd n,ld unsown.
Tie deliveries Of wheat at tho principal mar
kcts last week. wcro nearly $4,000 quarters
against e, 000 quarters Tie corresponding week
last year. With such liberal offerings fnu aver
age prices Of wEaut receded Cd per quarter. Al
Mark Lane natlre wheat WAS naarisctel spprng-
1y, and, In spite Of the Improved condition Of
snmplcs, only the finest lots were salablc at
previous prizes. The imports of foreign into
1toudon 10 lust Mondav woro 3U ,00O quartera,
and Friday's return showed oo2.,tkk..0 1uartaEa.
America. Germany, a.l suutlcru KussIa have
been our chief auurres OF supply, hut
the Baltic ycopenad May ~, amt wcekIy
ardgals will shortly hu sweiiod by
sLiunents from Ut. Petersburg. Kr0nstsalt,
a,tl Northern nuesta. Tl.e local trade wna
little yared during tho mast week, md though
prices were steady inactivity prevailed. Dual-
ness therefore Ia very quiet, u,nl purchases Ut
needy buyera constituted tho bulk u1 earh day =
aalrs.
Make continues low. Old mixed American iu
perfect condition war quoted at EOS 3.lGs.a0s I'll,
CT srnnatY, trade heiIg auitu s!umorattzcd by
the cuortnous shipments from the Atlantic
ports,
Harley not HNotaby changed, but very slow;
and oats, With larger arrivals, lost nrarly MI tile
rcccnt advance. this sales of Eugltah wheat
last week worn 57,417 4uartcrs at 10 shlllnxs .
pcuce agutnst n t739 quarters al 5a shilll,,ss 1
ponce Tie corresponding week lu.t y.sr. lu,-
ports into tins unIted Kingdom for The week
ending May ., ys0, ,tr!o hundsedwsghts OF wheat
aud 1H,6YO O,hualreAweghts OF auus
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CLINTON, ILL.,, May 1a-t.ast night, as the
train from the south rus approaching Clinton,
boy IN route for Tho Reform School ut Pom
t!uc, aged 1c, In ci,arGn Of Sheriff Copeland, OF
Fuyctle County, cludel the officers and jumped
from thu traiu wbIlo II .was going at q rata Ut
twenty-five mtles per hour. esenpAIG to tho
woods. 5eatcl. was Instituted. hut ho could
not bo found.
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srRInoF1xlp, ILL.,. May 1a-Tho Govprnnr
has pardonet Willard i'oHler, who WAS conylct-
I'd Of arson Mt the Deeembor term, 1873, Of the
Fulton County Circuit Court, a'"l sentenced to
the psrlitontlary fur ono year. Tho pardon is
granted upon thu Recommendation OF Tho Judge
who treh lin,t n,n tho couu,y officers, mil up
OIL The petstiou Of largo number OF citizens u
thu cuunty.