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, 1879-05-15
= BANATANlA CANAL.


an Important tsuG1rcflRe.
Isnphts tTtnM.l Ar.itnrhe. Ltly 4.
At mecting at tho stockholders of tho Dura-
tarla CaAal Company, held Ill the Gth tusi., ut
tho office Of the Gn!ou md Piuntcrs' Bauk, tle
following Directors were olcctc,l: c. F. vuucu,
r. T. Lcatters Robert Mott, Napolc0n utlf, j.
c. Neelcy, 4. c. Trcatlwell, ". ". Goodwia,
Hon Lou.luu, II. q. Dent, EnorA EnsIey, J. L.
i. Ray, ". I. Avery, John cowdon. n. uuy'u,
Bsoason Dayllss.
An election held for Officers Of tho Company
fG1's4 Fsst Vic y prasest lsS"s: C. xsss
vlce-rrca!dcnt, j. q. Nusluy; Secretary, Charles
Carrplli Assistant Secretary, Clay flurKrard;
Treasurer, Napoleon HILL; Superintendent nu
Manager, JOHN Cowdou; Atsornuy, I. W.
Drown.
Upon Tho announcement OF thu result Of Tic
clecttou, Judge vancs, on taking thu clia!r, sud,
alter tl'anklnE thy stockholacss for the hun1r
II ,ut H. @ ~ IL, g1 so
Ereatest uMtcrurlse OF the lge, Us It would solro
the great problem ot cheap transportation; tint
1t could y constructed at very small exp0use.
nlnl would not only make r!ch every nun WIN
millions to tho people OF tho Northwest alM
South; that It would cnablu tho turner's to
place their grain tn thu n,arkets VI Europe for
about tho same cxpeAsa 1t now costa by .uil to
the Ae1RAtac seaboart, or saving vi from IL to
20 CENTS pct hushcl, to DO divided besWeeu the
producer lMl Consumer.
TAis would give Us the monopoly Of tlle
EUROPEAN gralu Trade, causing demand for
doublc lilo amount VI our present exports. It
raised iu .l!,s valley fully 81. rl,rrs nzs now
annually about q, ,D0O, ,D00 tons OF freight tra,s.
ported 10 aud lroul Nav York, over thrce rail-
roads anl Que sanal. Al about 9lu ton. Froln
Transported "a Nyw .Drlsauc Ut : eost Vi about
$33.5U per ton. And With big ships sent to enter
Now York harbor, which this canal will pass.
most OF this vast tonnage Will horu find sate
aIlA permanent outlet tn tl,e, Gull But, wuru
tIu tonuuQe only ono.thlrd of this amount,
a,sl ons-halt of that passed through
thn cnunI IL wnulI In thn hest T4y
, 1879-05-15

11o,tsc. Ills wife Is In MI fnKnnc nsytum. 1[o
knfd TINT nhnUt n fortnight after tie children
cntcrt1 the Work-llonse hc WITS lnit uD te,
weeks ttrnltGh MI urri'lcnt. When hu got bot
for thirteen weeks. Through hIs lonr Illness ho
got intn debt; b: he lll uaid the Guardians as
much as llo could. An entry In the poec.loub
showed that Moran wls carried to tlr 1utlrmarv
IN strctcher Il, Bepten,bcr. Notwithstanding
this. thu MaEsstrnto sentenced The defendant to
d months hard lnhor. The defendant burst out
crying, excIaimIne, "For Gods sake. gentle
men, givo mo chanco! was ncyer H. prison;
II you'll sc,4d me, m loss my work; II you'll
p.vo mo ,imr, I'll nay ALL" fIe wa., however,
removed below, still appcaiiIg bitterly for
mercy. The London TINES has sonsibiltty
enough to call this IN hurl case.h
, 1879-05-15
THE pAYS.BAS.

Two Noyn, MARRIAGE. and a novnl Doatb.
Ear 7ht 3,ihnn.
rrh. ,or-ooror,n,t ~ - IT, ,iStou t,vr-,, =.
',. 49,, y. a''n~u Ioususa fe-
Gently went 10 ttoliill u "ltness TIC Totes pre-
pared III honur Of tho marriage ot the klnE Of
thu pnys.l3ae; but tho proIuctel ceremonies
wcra changed Ia flncra, n,,,nn m n,.eo,tnt ~ th
,,,,th -, i,~,,,,o I1,,., H.. .,.~-ss.,na.'.
usA" VI .'nso l4ont,' me eot'esionuoHs'
ho"tscf, TOOK adsal'taEo o1 tlle opportunity 10
forward an interesting letter, from which
trausjutu tic to,)nylnr. EMMA ar.s1pv
Av.rv,n.v-.w,, tt,, ,,.,,,s ,u, ,,,,,,,...
,,.,"I.I s;f,"r, "r. ~, ~" sr,,',,I,,.1 %
I".nsh'. ,.,st,t,,ts ~ ~ h, ..t"pH. a. ".lusn ~
NV ~ ,I.,Zin , W
,""rvsls ~ t .t,cs ~ .,,,, '",I. rt,r Me.a,i
wn,' w,.r T. I'm, Iot ~ thcx ~. .f ~
,n"s ~, ,,,ar,.,,nnts ~ Am.,srIuu,1 ,,4,,,"
myry ,,'n ~ .I,nn,1,n,.s .,,c,, n w. ,th". ~,
Ini,T ', s'',,.,n. ~ H. n',I .us,,ss' nts
s ,r 1n ,,1h". i,s law ", .,;n,rna
hai' ''''s' 's"s' ''"'7 NAo'e8s "' e"'a''es VII"
oaTS. ti'.r,, Ia ,,,,,,,, ~ II, .,,-, I'm. ,,.,,,
rnNihd. "I,n.ty e 81 ,nar III =. ~ atY"r",,. ~
sIM,'T,nr: a., Mi ~ rr.,rt & auI ~ ~, ~
t',' hns',s " ia ,,,,'o =" ~ ,r,,s ., fn Tuess
~ muuhsa i'o lTup.s, .hasl'e9s, pot!ga' inhti
an;s, & % soeai Sus,os Ely tota.o !s!r
IL, i,rn'ar ', IT, ~, ,s a'n ~ ~ ~,
- ;}ar,.rn wss ~ t susu H. n ooIeet
VI M,,I ~, ti,,. - ." sHIrts.' tus aiuta
@ NY" .,t y. ~. .i''it tp!osoh"n thh
tvg.ye te"te, nnts' atats'oewt ote W pnt
~ i'asuu.ttu.sa u! tan pu... tu.s haVo Atane
tMcpaia.'o.,s @ IT. t'asG!, yuaI a15ul1Rehe9ts tof
, 1879-05-15

Ing stock IN the world. no uatter
how successful may bu my work at Tho riyor's
mouth: fur tlIe hravy ctst nf towhoaLs an,
othcr a1punscs Incident to TINT route nro no
much greater than y tho canal tint IL will Hl-
ways hay9 preference over so-cnllcd 'ope.t
river.
1lc horc referred to tho inct that tho present
exrcnaes Of 4 m0ton sailing vessel entering
a,,d ctcarlng tho port Of New Orleans were pvct
E7,0tD. With such facts, tle sald, there will to
do difficulty IN negotiating for money at a
moderate rate Of interest to build the cnnnl,
uvcn III our own country, for our capitallats ase
too sheowtl to permit sltcs Investments to bo
tnkcn In Europe.
,.n! Juago V"aco icon: concluded BY paying high
ab1e Nncsgy OF Capt. John Cowdon, its pro-
1cctor, In wl,otn wa may l,aTc tho most Implicit
faith 10 carry tho great enterprise to SUCCESS
ful completion,
The nioe.tng then adjourned.
, 1879-05-15
ITEMS.

M r ,vo,, 49, htzo,+ =, .,o c.,,a.
o.'.,. a.'. o. ueea' ~ 1'Esns ~ ec esnao1 ,
southern Line az fcor'a, haa Dccn appointed
General Freight Agent Of tic Lafayette, Munclc
T. Bloomington Railroad, In place OF NJ, l..
Trocv, rc,,0ncn-
=. ~ Nv,
alF. L. W. Nad6H ortiz, = brother OF tho VICE.
rfesalsnt OF ING Chicago milwaukee, q Vt. raul
Kairoo1, has been appointed General Freight
iits headquarters with Mr.. Capron, ut No. VI
Clark ssreet-
TI,rrc IA Nl,clv tn bc fur,hcr tro,,h1c hat,rcen
ms,e, s 1eeat nSs1cfh ia, M" % nas; sa'aero'st: ~
that tirir nrrrcntnrc oY IL" thrm.ai, tr"tI1" "a
tno Inv. as NOM, NJ Prc.i1ent chii1inrs arriyrs
in thia conmtrv ,rnir, wiII In n n 1nsE ~ +wn
, 1879-05-15
Young lsol'lkoiT'a Dcntl. Avenged.
n,H u II f1.,s.ttA

n,. p, ,'i i.' -, -,
t"e nuha'"'t PRECAUTIONARY !oh9hai Lana ana
LoeFfu. reports tint Oh tile l3tll (asl) of March
scutuuce Ut death was passed. at Arcllu,rel on II
yot,n1. nun nunnch DnbII,nY. vim t,tl hccn a
s,,t,1eor,, T., H., ...,. m,,,,,,.,'w e1
sa nup"''e4" :" 'N' a'MS, ooo'.ols, thouSn AMY
~ years oI aee' 'au already, tor SUMO nllensD
unnamed, bcrn sent to serve IN peilal or lts-
tIpltnary battalion. eo,nuwhrra In ,V,stcrn
sihrrIa: ,nI nj. Iu,t,r,tiau h,,, n,,u r,,,,s.n
~, 49, w." .,,,.'s.,., ss e' ''au w." 1oossa
w uhe pnolleation Of an order to tbs
elect That dcscrttons from tho disciplinary bat
tas.ons III Western Siberia should l,e punished uy
exile tn Eaatrrp a,hcrta for 1tfo Uc hln.rlr In.
gcrtt.l u,IT NJ, uttrnt,t i,n. r,,c -, r"o,,tmr.
him. ia Iafen,].i himstif. ravnlvrr !" Ea,n
nrnInst h's w.nli.h" "Intnrs srlm " ..,,,r,
formcI IN try In. vonnw ,,.,n wn. ,p'.,,.
f,nan,j nf m,I),tmrv nlit"ors '@" ,,,Irr ~"
i,rae;'icncv ~ i:sn ainr,ivfn,fr. n,tt r.I
a,ui TII~1fu ,fccinrrs thst ~ ,hn nu'',s
pctsrsbur~' liz T:nm,nnn,i'r,f MG,S.s Ia
Nn,ai"vt1t,, sa,G ~, .,,,, hA m..Ua1 LII
not stnisns" lin to an i1nn,,e deatI 3 .. H.,
s,ovas i = s u ~ IL, ~ ~, aai's o
trr sInc,, ,I,.v scnasJ h.pY =, ~, ~ ~,
r,n,, y Gniw i,t, f,t,ttost"s as, ~ % Aa
~ ,E 49,, ,si,s, ,"., -.
uous w. povu nnu ,.i su.aeis. ~ aat u'e WHOM
bno,Roit "9s osoMeht into tte nall by twelve
aio tot4' "was carswoFn ut'd pale. on eacl!
elue 81 Pip 8toou gcndarme With naked
swoIai w. oI Mnme no va; separated from tho public
, 1879-05-15
CRIME.
\ HORRIBLE DEED.
RH<tfdt IlitDntth "a 1As r1b,t,,s

LGAvENwoRTn, Kas., May t4.-A most ho!ri-
bic murder took place to-42ay ut Eastou, tu this
county. Two women started into tho town to
do so,nc trading. One OF them, after she had
eono short distance, said TINT she could not 20
further, as she was afraid to leave her children
alonc. The other WOMAN went to Eas.ou, an.l,
returning In the csonlng. stopped at her neigh.
boris house to Inquire after her, anil was told
that sle had not yet returned. 4 search was
instituted aud thu body Of tho woman was found
tn ravino with llcr skull crushed. II Ia sup
posed she was outraged nI,d tllcn killed by como
trnmp. The Coroner viii hold IN inquest TO-
morrow,
, 1879-05-15


FRANKFORT, KY, May N.-A difficulty oc-
Cured hero nj, 80 o'clock between Dr.. W. Il.
Hall, prominent druggist, and }. N. Stephens,
q butcher, iu which Hill was stabbed in four
places dangerously, and Stephens received
pistol shot through the clothing. The origin Of
the difficulty Is not known. na!l met stopl!cns
on the street, drew n pistol, md fired, when
Stephens wFcnched the weapon out OF bis hand
and stabbed him four times With kntfc. Ste
pnens could huvc killed Hall with his own p!s-
tot, but after tlisRrEing him he stepped back
6evcrai pareB and waited until ho saw Shcrl1
Williams coming down tile street, when liz call.
cd to HIN to eolue Md arrest him, a,u gaye hi,-
self up. Hull was taken to tllr office OF Dr. Du-
vail, nnl now l!cs thern In critical condition.
, 1879-05-15
CASUALTIES.
KILLED WITH oi1LonoronM.


ST. 'JosnrlI, No., May 14.-A ltttlu child OF
the Roy. aud Mrs. J. a. Ilaycs, Ut Nodawny
County, aged 0 years, died ycstert1aF while us-
dcryolng u surgical operation BY Dr. Gnlen Z.
Dshop ut his Surgical Institute. Dr.. RIallop,
being willing to undertake. tlle operation, nd
1ninlstescl chloroform to thu child. INIT began
the probing As the effcct8 Of the dose grew
less, tie euled MI associate mud agnIn saturated
the cloth OF, tic chiId's mouth. This causcl
the little onu to breath heartily, which frirhtcn-
ell the parents. ntitl the physicians, becumtug
thr child gnspcd onca or twiec. uld died iu Its
fAthGf'a arfns.
, 1879-05-15

Il. 4. Multor.l, Nat Reeves, j. ], Watser, l..
Solomon, i. P Shields, ]. A. Webb, c. L. Nor
gau, H.sl +. List were nrra!guei before Justice
summcrAcll ut tlo AEmosy Yesterday morning
for dealing III railroad tickets contrary tn law.
This scalpers lind summoned tone three or fur
hundred railroad employees us witnesses, but
ouly atluall num1ps os iluul made their appear
atlce in court. When tho casus wero called II
WIS found that noae Of t},s railroad attorneys
wore present, und thu cases were dismissed for
want ot prosecution. II was alrcndy stated III
yesterdays TltlBuNg that the scalpers had
changed their tactics, md thai, ,Asteal u watyln6
examination as heretofore, they moaut
to ssanl trial each: ttme they arc
urreslch. It was their Intention to worry the
railroads anu put them to cunaiderublc incon
yentencs BY summontNg as witnesses all the
railroad employees they could hnI, a,l tu keep
Them fFon tlse!r business as long II ptaslbla.
Ilsc scheme, however, 4aA not Deen successful
thus Iar. Tho ra1lruui solicitors have advised
lho railroad employees not to nnsweF tilu slna-
mons uAleas they sr9 fpu!a tlle witness fce tn
advance, and, ~ the scalpeEs omitted this cere.
1nony. most ii the railroad employees remained
at their occs. II seusnA now that ll,o railroads
VIII keep Oh ar1csting tllu scalpers 5roul day tn
daY anu allow them TO ba discharged Tor want
Of prosecution by not apprurlng against
tAeu. lu this wuy they not only spoil
, 1879-05-15
A FEELING BLOW.
Hpeciat i1ispusch 10 Tia Tribune.

JoI1nT, ill.,, stay 11-..ast night while Eoger
McCnnu md Thomas Lambert were ut work III
the stccl-ra'l mill IN ths city, q dispute n re-
garl to sonlo trivlal matter todk PLACE between
them. and they soon ran1e to blows, ending In
bur Vt irou, fractur!liE lis istcCnnn's1 @ sku,j.
Tho injured mans recovery IL considered Doubt
iui. Lanlbcrt was nrrcsted, mud is now IN ]atl.
, 1879-05-15

~
6peetaj ntsndfeh 10 7hr TtsufA
BosToa, May l4.-Coi Hrynnt, Chairman Of
,rc Republican State Committee Of Gcotgin, Is
here t. confer with Republicans Oh tho 8o,itllern
situatln1. lie l,clloves that II t1n Republicans
OF thc North nct wisely IL may build up strong
pnrty In the South by prompt dscussion Of the
new issucs there, which aso tho proper care OF
the lfc ati rights OF thu citizen, tho protection
Of tue ball [ot universal education, free schools.
md the elevation Of the masses, both white aud
black. By doing this and asslsting to build up
Republican press, North Carolina ad Florida
may bo carried for tho Republican candt'
tlata for the Presidency, and tic Republicans
can secure Congressional districts enough tu
tho Southern States 10 gtvc thetn the control of
The Ilnusa Of Representatives. Col. bryant
Buys great MINORITY Of the Southern Rcpnbl!e-
Rils favor either Grant or Dtafrc for tic ffcsl-
dcnry, mud but low fnvor Sherman.
, 1879-05-15
a CALIFORNIA MYSTERY.

MAnrsv1LLR, CAL, May little wife n,ll
6-year-o,d daughter OF Martin sulzberger, Ut
Sutter County, were found this afternoon sus-
pended by the nccks In IN out-bulldiny OH Ills
rutclc, about three miles north OF Yuba City.
Mystery surrounds tho affair. It ia not known
whether It was murder or suic1de II was re-
ported tt!ts evening tllat the husband lad been
arrested fUr tAreats niauc against bis Vile.
, 1879-05-15
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS,

NEW ORLEANS, May l4.-lho Auxiliary e'a
itary AHsotiattun i,nye abatcd thr nIis1',ee u
Locust Gruyu CcMbtcrY byA coscr'fs u wv
two feet U! cartE, sown With grain a1Ei sass~ Ean
Al intertnrilta Arc HON lHA.lH III lhe en sIh' ~.
eterY, thruu nll.! half nlilcs fru.u tie clsj. i's
dumping grounds hare btcA cosesea Wiz
cunttng OF line II foot deep.
, 1879-05-15
KENTUCKY.

special 1tspdtrh 10 The Tribune.
CisctsNAT1, O., May l4.-Rcposts Of tho
judicial eccton III Kcntu:':y eono IN slowly.
Indications aro tint lfargis, tho Democratic
candidate, is elected. but by less than one-1fsh
Of tl'e majority usually given the Den'oSsats IN
son, Fleming, Bath, Bourbon, Bo5d, LAIR. Law
renee, Madison. Manisec, Hook Castto, Knox,
mud Nicholas Counties BY reduced nnioritles.
Holt, Republican, carries A1uson, MonsE'"lcry.
rountics. There arc still ten Of twelve roun-
tes TO lse heard from. a,ll ,nany Of them aro
Republican counties tn tho mountain districts.
1t IL possible tint IJoit may yet elected. The
heavy gains made By the Republicans hayc sur
upon the State canvass with vlgor.
, 1879-05-15
GOLD IN ILLINOIS,
8pScf7f pffp1tcA 10 17S 7fjhkaA

MAcxiaAw, ILL.,, May 1i.-A few days ago q
report started in thls part OF the county TO the
effect tl,at gold hnl been discovered In O ravine
Oil Macktnaw River, near tli4 place. Tho Fe-
port has continued to Increase until great sx-
citculcnt exists through this region. It 10 said
tint thoso who made tho alleged discovery
have taken raro 10 obltterate ali traces of thu
work. uad refuse to give any information Oh tho
matter,
, 1879-05-15
TEE RAILROADS.
DETROIT NEWS.
Special utsitttth to The Trihtt,lf,

nrr,o,r ,floh Mor +, .1i,,, -,,..,,,, .t
."o14' "''sa'' 'tay s'1Hs annuA. 'oeeI'
i Northern Railroad was hcld to-day, mud
the following Directors yoro clectch: Ma.
tl,antcl Tbayer> thc linn. A, nurrhom IT
~ n,,sa,ss, 1ssu,.s v... ~''..,' ~
Merriam, Charles F. Albums, Jr., Nathaniel
ThnYcr, Jr., George W. Weld Alpl1e,Is IInrly,
md BENJAMIN 4. Roteh, ali at Bost,n. Thts il
Ia.t ro,r,s r,.rd ,v,,,, ,hn axo,rt,',, -, nns.,,
substituted for james F. Joy.
: The annual u.eettng Of tho Detroit s. Bay
City Haitrond was Dxc,l for to.lay. but
o,,tn,rno,, min Fr,dav. Annual r,nor,s shn,,
carnngs for the year ending April 30, 1870,
Of s3S,ed0S; operating expenses, S9os1, ,208.5 5e;;
taxes, $6,USe.00; disbursements s22a 6SD.42; nct
uoruu4,s. 891. .1kr,gN. T'hrsc tirurcs cotunar.1
with tLoss Of the urcrcdnr ycar SHOW rross
1ocFcaao 01 fSu,41l.to, anu flu,-t0.Uf IN lct
, 1879-05-15
FATALLY CRUSHED.


MILWAUKEE, May H.-August Schlcsner was
fatally crushed ut tllu Union Iron Works uu
Chicago street tlts morning by the fall Of 1T,
iron flask from d truck. SctIleener resides on
Mnskcgo avenue, Ii 45 years Of agc, nll, haB Il
larE0 fa1nily dependent UPON blu for support.
, 1879-05-15
THE PENNSYLVANIA WON'T 1T1AvH
TT,

The representatives Of tho through ltacs to
the East held n,oetlng Mt iho QTAn,l Pacific
Hotel ycster,lnY to hear The report VI the Cont
n,ttico appointed at Now York couple Of weeks
ago tn prepare plan for the REIMBURSEMENT Of
percentages for making East.bound rates.
There mess present Il. c. Wins, New York,
Lnko Eric & Western; Luccn Hills, Cleveland,
Columbus, Ctnclnnhti Il Indianapolis: J. N.
Culr, Louisville Il Nashville; g. H. sprtgRs,
Circuit Western OF Caunda; Il. ". Gcirer, JoiEcr-
suny!llc, Madison & Indianapolis; @. g. Coeli-
ran, Atlantic It Grcat Westernt r. Trudy, Dc
troit & Milwaukee,: J. A. Moore. Urard Trunk;
II. TUCKER, llI!hols Central; James Smith, Chi
caeo & Alton; II. e. WickGr, Chicago & North
wosteru; Il: +. Ripley. Chicago, Bloomington
& Quincy; i. 8. Batcuck, Eyansrfltu & Tcrfc
Elantu: l.. s. Wadswnrth, Now York, Inkc Eric
II Western; r. l.. Crawford Aill ". II. Cum
mlngs, Sew YDrk Ccntral: II. O. Dich1.. .lndt-
annapolis, Bloomington & Westorn: H.. March,
Louisville Mall Line; anu Geurgc Il. Valiant,
1.nIsc Shore It Michigan 6outlIern. The
Committee reported that Il had not
bcen ablc to agree Upon pla'1. owing
to Tho luub,lty TO secure tho
attendance Of representation Of tl!e Pcnnsyl.
yanla Lines. Consequently tic meeting decided
rot to- tako any actini regarding tlIfR matter At
present, md an adjournment was had.
, 1879-05-15
SOLD,
GUCUs
FBtcinf HjKDufEk 10 M

Special Di&pafch 10 me Tt1bnnA >.
Rochelle, ILL.,, May 14.-puraiant 70 ~. w
crcu uf tho Circuit Court, th., propert' u '4''
Rochelle afaltsabla Iron Works wcra suIu IN Il
turllAy Tl,u property Gust Ss5 stN. u VIZ II
for $S,NW Ii was purchased by MIS- ,u,n,.s, -.
Borat, u Noekturd. who tlau ,nohos 'u''''''
III Il.
, 1879-05-15

DINluAMToN, May 14,-rte Governor has
granted u rcprtoye to FolIx AIcCann, wh6 was
to have bceu executed Frlday. Until juno 0.
, 1879-05-15

Special 3Nipa9ch 10 tbs 3F76Nne,
GAINESVILLE, Wisr May l4.-ln the Circuit
Court today In the case Of Tholuas lnga'ls for
bargtary. lugulls was found guilty antl sentenced
tn Waupun for tho term OF llyo years. Tic ruso
ni q. W. Gri!lin, charged with the murder of
Thomns Grimes, was gtvon to the jury at ! p. H.,
us1 ut this hour tho Jury aro still Out.
, 1879-05-15

CINCINNATI, May 14.-At to-daS's session Of
the Ancient Order OF Hibcrnians, William II.
Cook, ot Bostou, was elected Chairman. anl ad.
dresses were made by Father gallagher, Admin
tstratus Of the Dloecso Of Columbus, Ohio, al.d
Father Murray, OF Ch'll!cotle, t3h!o. Tho re-
Ing committees and reading reports Of national
officers.
, 1879-05-15

take The nomination, mud aomc other man does
am( Ia elected, that Ot,,er rrun will conts to The
front. Ii ILL. other lnnn tnkca tic ilOtlnatfnn
n'ml is defeated, tho pnrty n,ay my ihat Thur
MIN Is the only s,nn whu can carry The State,
alHi nominate lin for that very rcnAol.
80 atAliA Affairs at present Writing.
, 1879-05-15
MISSOURI,

ST. Louis, NO., May 4.-Protty heavy show
ess fell hrEo last night md this morning, md
heavy rains prevailed over a considerable cxteut
Of territory west Of here yesterday, bcnehting
tic crops greatly.
, 1879-05-15
FIGHT BETWEEN coNv1crs.

If1bHf4E.
LOUISVILLE, ky., May 1i.-In the Indiana
Prison. southt at JciEcrsonylllc, to day, a fntai
cutting al1ray took place bctwccn two colurcd
convicts named Hunter n,ll Davis. The first
named sl,lrkug bis work yesterday, Davis was
compelled to perform tic tnsk. To-day Davis
spoke to Hunter Of It, but rot no auswor except
cusslng. Davis said nothing, but, quickly
drawing knife from Ills s!loo mado II murder
Gus assault on Hunter. Ouc thrust cut fright.
ful yash In tie leg, and ile otter inflicted lor
riblo md fatal Injury In tho breast. Ihe blade
OF the knffr, which wna turnca and drawn up
n,d down nttcr penetrating ttu flesh, was mauu
from an old lle. Both men weru despcruloes.
, 1879-05-15
'f'itAhEIsS. .


Hptrf1i Htsnd'rn ~ Ths THhnHs.
CLINTON. ILL.,, May l4.-.rho tramp nuisance
has aeuln sprut.g up In this vlcinIty. Numerous
squads mas through hero daily, md there Ia no
cid To depfcdatlous committed l,y tllrsn.
, 1879-05-15

Hpeefaf Ui4,a!ch 10 1hs Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, May 14,-Ltght rains havo
prevailed throughout the day, with Indications
OF a continuance. Tie ground IL VERY dry how
ever, nl,u great dcAl more rainfall will be nec-
essarY to have any apprcclnble effect.
, 1879-05-15
WISCONSIN PROJECT.

MADISON, Wis, May l4.-Arttclcs Of assocla-
tton wero filed to-day In the Office Of the Sccre-
tary Of Stats for the construction of narrow
gauge railroad from Trocport, ILL.,, to Dodge.
willie, Wis, distance of seventy miles. Capital
RtQck, 45QOQQ,
, 1879-05-15

Spsetat Dtpdtth TO The Tribune.
CEDAR RAPIDS, H.. May 14.-Dur!ng ycster-
tiay nitcrnoon aud to-day this part Of the coun-
try has been blcst with copiuus rains, and
farmcFs arc rery much encouraged. Should thu
weather continue favorable, Il Is thought VIC
may still have Au average crop,
, 1879-05-15

spte'd' D:esuich to Ths 5sfbAae.
O11NToN, ILL.,, May ia spirited contest Is
imnituent In this county botwecn the nominees
for Circuit Judge. Tlsrro are six candidates In
the dell, OF pyery stripe, hue, at.l color.
, 1879-05-15
Fostor Looming Up rs tho RE-
=. publican Candidate for
Governor.
Thurman Likely to Be Forced into the
GubernaturiRl Traces.
Some Of the Political Fossibi1ities In
tho State Of Georgia.
OHIO.

fo,n,. f,r t,tr .nrnr.nnntl,,r. mi, arc TINT tic
fnnoo. n,crc rronn,,v ta,l md The litchcs nrun
lcnees "e'p ~ p'opo ~. "a ~ t",..,,,,,
crly dug. lie was not permitted TO interview
his farn-hanas nnmolcstcd. bevy OF news
scnt to 1Jv @va thc te.t M arconI n S,m.slt a
hs aspra.'oha, ihls account ~ USE, Is , nm'
satisfactory. He doesn't s"y TINT he Will or Will
not tlo certain thtngs tint the public ts must liz
tcrestctl In. But, meanwhile, it Is ascertn[ncd
rs oy marie, 'iat .ne "ofSess-inc ne. VINO s.t ~"
up INC PIGS ID LUG 'arloas e"."'les-a'e a''
strong Sherman men. 1t Is understood fron
.as. ~, tas. ",1 ,,,,.dor y, ,,,n ,,.s ,ro r.t
oeaf tao aeas nna on,"e'l VI '',o uAs nv "ns
permitted 10 suhcF "hce pas,aaS COMES. !"
other words, ho Is conceded to 10 Ahc best po-
1ttfcal manager tn tho State: auti, while thu
no,u,lar hcart NAV flow mt towards uarfcl1. or
a..,,.a. 49,, | l., 49,. ~ ,,o,,,,r,, ,xav .hsn
some other man, ~ . eots o. teae'a' way wnsn
INC tmo sc v1ys 10 70 III ss
tna. It ia cnm,nr tn .,c admitted that The t,nat.
ato1 ,.s,,o viii In thn oro.t onc ,n th.rc ia m
u sa.,n vsu ,a ~. ..,nS a. ,c ,,rnd ,han ,c tnan,
cess.
Your corrcanoui,cnt bas tal,cp the trouble to
,,t, ..t,,, 1orro ,,rmhcr NJ tl, ,nr,nhers n Mo
lux Tl.n ,a'ss 'a'o.' s1 y. ~. ,a ,a ~ as
n c,raf1 estimnar of t1le tec1inrs in thu yarfu,s
.'r,,toa ~ .t," sate sonn fostv ,i,en,hrrs NJ
~ sts,o " ,cr,sInstre ' wnrn tra, ni twcntv
Ec1trrni md Stato uf}1r.hol,iers md nrumf.
ncnt mrmhers nf thu Rcnnbcan mrty
a. th,s oitw M t}cso eixtv. INV w"rn
IN, ~ snneon IN r. Sherman ior liz; rrr;i,,cnrv.
Snmp ~ thrm nil,nittri tlat thew hnt] ri,nnttci
:" ~. '" nnin,"n w;hin ti,n nnst fn,v s1nrs. " ir
rs as " av wnrn M tar tbc iarra n,rs n,
sfatoi ;i,nt @ thov ad ,,w,"s hc",, II h,e favnr
~ t;o ra,noimtpr .sn sn,n wero f'r f:rnrt Hrst
.,.1 'S shnr.,,n,, af"r,y,nr1s v.hi,n +hrna n"r"
au scot+c crt,,.t "n,craIi. fnr ari,a uni scena
~ 49, sn,I'n "r;'do" aranst H." si,crnon
tta ~ na'e so9'o s'ause asn'n'' tne s''e'1AA''
iamiiy: ,,, ,or .,,o p,os,,.nor IN ror,r,, i, I'm
,n,ait,s, tsIe ~ ~, H. tiou, farie wnrc c
eainpagn s 1a re M .ns tai.s ,,"yaS "srS
E,eanGa: Auout teLS . u '.t ahu saty os,ieSc W..
.nt onel1un" Mae tiI n'.n W." stoa1u W utt1
- tG a!ont II u ~ ,;'t s,, ts .mvy snu
.as t e,o at c6n% on DC 10 png auou, ,nMrts dv @
LIZ sIato " VI nsed"sais .tn. s nn!".sy NV
e poss!o.!y UAsteu ae % LIN sosu @ ,as " ~ iEss
rehntaloM tu'gat NY suceeeu. iA ~ wese o. .s'G
opinion t!lt Snel,hau EQUIV. Eos uoaaaleu
WltloNt anT IllHcuIty. tHnt l!e naa lue 1uu III
, 1879-05-15

Special DtspalcA 10 1Ae Tribune.
HlsMAMcK, D. r., May l4.-Thc grassboppors
haVo appehred IN considerable numbers. They
arc small but lively. The mosquitoes havo also
come.
, 1879-05-15

FIElGIlTEUy1 NCCII5ENI.
TORONTO, Out, May 14.-Three children,
Rtcllnrl Casey, John Casey, ni!d John Emard,
were burned to death yesterday while ut play 10
shed,