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RAILROAD SCHEMES.
DOWN IN TEXAS.

Special Dtspatch to The Chicago ITtbuna-
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 24-A Sub-Com-
mittee Of the House Committee on Railways
and Canals, at their meeting this morning,
considered the various bills asking aid In the
construction Of a railway line from San An
tonic to the Rio Grande border at Laredo, the
prominent measures being known. as the
Barnes bill for local corporation at San
Antonio, of which Gen. James N. Barnes is
President, and the other the bill Of the Inter
national Railway Company. The latter cor
poration had no attorney present. Messrs.
Culberson and Upson, of the Texas
delegation, made arguments in favor
of the Barnes measure, which asks
for an appropriation OF S15,o0o
mile to aid. the construction Of the road,
and is pressed chiefly on the ground OF Its
military necessity for the protection Of from
tier interests, The Hon. r. S. Spotford, ap-
peared. for T. ". Peirce, Of Boston, owner OF
the Galveston, Harrisburg &: San Antonio
Road, q corporation now operating its rail-
road to San Antonio, gave notice that ar
range1nents had been made for the tmmedi-
ate extension of that line to Ell Paso, with
branch to Eagle Pass, or to such point on
fhe Rio Grande as will best subserve both the
military and commercial interests OF tue
country. No SUBSIDY Was soi1Glttu q! ~
behalf Of this Ioad ana tne lacE o. o. h s atten
tion dta1e Of the co%mttee chiefly for their r.
formation: f ~ Mr.. Spofford said that the rails
bad already been and dslfered f s lat at
westardly YES from San Antonio 100 miles, and
that surveys had been ordered and
Pase. with the construction tE1., ;t5 9f this his
Southern Pacific at Ell Paso, it was
eontended oDd before the Committee that true
Southern Pacific Railway wi!l have been .e es-
tablshed upon the shortest line betTesn S a31ds the
two oceans hayg hew; U[efS RV ae 3n uaFyGS Of te
1Se ppessnt as ~ yes srs It was said continuous com
New orleans to San 'o!s AntSoaio tSs 1ebbyfng bsfgss9 800
thnt nni;;t and the point of connection with
the the Southern Pacific Road of California at
Ell Paso.
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A young man by the name Of William Kotz,
coachman for Mr.. Charles Mcclellan, came to
my store one morning complaining that hts feet
hurt him very badly, and expressing fea1s H hat at
ret relief by consulting physicians, and had en-
deavored, without success, to easo the ne paln p2 4y
rubbing his feet with SNOW and ice. the feme0y
applied In such cases. Being exposed great
deal to the cold BY his oGcupatloE9 bis 1ee1 4S E%s
street a few days after he again caue to my
store aud showed me his feet: 1 IT. nave fe feen t
equal this, and was afraid the poor fellow would
lose his limbs he asked me Tor st; & Jasons 20 ~:
the responsibility upon myself: not being great
adrntrer Of so-called Patent Medicines. aoW-
ever. some friends, who happened to be in the
store at the time, begged me to- give the st.
jacobs Oil to the sufferer; so VIC rubbed MS feet
well with the Oh. and he took the remainder
with him. After nine days tho same man again
came into my store. perfectly well, and requested
me to write to you OF this most wonderful cure:
he also stated that TWO other persons had been
cured of rheumatism BY the same bottle which
heined him. JOHN LEEzEH.
Avon. Lorraine Co., O., JAM II. 1872.
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THE FEMALE sEFFRAG1sTs.

Special D1pdteh to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsu1xG1oN, D. c., Jan. 24.-The Judi
cfary. Committee of the House today gave
hearing to the representatives Of the
Won,an's Suffrage Convention. Thirty ladies
were present, including Dr.. Mary Walker.
The latter's presence was deemed so ob1ec-
tionable to some of the delegation that re-
quest for her expulsion from the room was
lodged with the doorkeeper on duty, but this
official, who was crippled ex-soldier, de-
clined to undertake the task, informing the
ladies that if they wanted to put Walker out
thew could make the effort themselves. The
doctor, arrayed in fulls male costumaa, with
larger. cane than usual, was not Indifferent
to these unfriendly demonstrations, but
seemed determined to remain among the
female sutftagists. Her manner had the de-
sired effect, for the movement against her
ondod.' ~:': =
arguments In favor of q constitutional
amendment to provide for female suffrage
we're made to-day by Mrs. McRay, Of Iowa;
Miss White, of Illinois; Mrs. Stebbins, OF
Michigan; Mrs. Saxton, of Louisiana; Miss
Phoebe Cousins, of Missouri; and Susan b;
CLAIM AGENTS =
10 tne. .1Ve,tern Assqesated Prtss. ~
WAsuryoros, D: c., Jan. M.-The secre-
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CANADIAN NEWS,
Special D1pateh to Tbs Chicago 1rtb'

Special Dtspateh to Tns Chicago Tribune.
RcLLEv1LLE, JAM A.-Two local buyers
ship,7ed 143 barrels Of apples for Chicago
to-day.
OTTAWA, Jan. 24.-Afr. D. J. Church and
Mr.. J. T. Maconnell, of the iron-manufactur-
ing firm of Church, Gee 4 Co., Of Niles, O.,
are on a 7isit to this section and the guests OF
Col. Robbins at the Windso: House. They
will remain for some days, during which time
they will fully inspect the iron mines Of OF
taWa County.
Special Dtspateh to 1ns Chicago Tribune.
MONTREAL, Jan. 24.--The price obtained
by the Merchants Bank for the Milwaukee
Railway bonds WIS a3, and not &c, as previous
" stated. The amount realized Is S:D, coo III
excess of the value placed upon these securl-
ties in the last annual statement.
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WOODS BILL.
THE REFUND1Sa QUESTION

- Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ).
:. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.-The Com
mittee on Ways and Means held another long
session to-day, and further considered the
Wood refnnding bill. The meeting to-day
was the fourth or fifth Of the series, all of
which have been devoted to the same subject.
Thus far only two features Of the bill have
been discussed. These are the rate of inter-
est and the time the bonds are to run. On
both Of these points there is wide diversity
of opinion among members Of the Committee,
and it is already apparent thatMr Wood him
self is the only one among them who
supports the bill in its present form. It is
perfectly safe to say that if the Committee
brings in any refunding bill at all, it
WILL NOT BE THE WOOD BILL
as it was drawn up by its author. 1Ir. Wood
is reported to be very much disguised at this
state of things, and it Is said he showed con-
siderable feeling in the meeting to-day. Sey-
eral members Of the Committee are in favor
of ten-forty per cent. bond. Ar. Frye
and one or two others are said to favor q
ten-thirty per cent and there appears to
be general feeling except on the part Of Mr..
Wood that the Government ought not to part
with the option to redeem its bonds for d
longer time'than ten ten years.
Mr. Kelley is said to be opposed to any
further refunding. It is said, indeed, that
he who only few months ago drew SO pain
full a picture Of the woes Of the past, and de-
clared that the country was going to the
dogs, now
WANTS TIE DEBT PAID "BEFoRE BREAK
FAST"
as amember OF the Committee remarked day
or two ago. Mr.. Kelley now says a country
so prosperous and with such boundless re-
sources as ours possesses has no excuse for
postponlng the payment Of its debts. In. the
meeting to-day Mr.. Kelley unfolded plan
byadopting and following which he believes
that the debt can be paid off in little more
than twenty-seven years by a comparatively
small addition to the sinking fund. Mr..
Kelley exhibited some statistics in support of
his plan. At his request the Com nit
tee adjourned until Monday to give
him an opportunity to make some
additional computations. A mehber
of the Cot,nittee said this evening
that it would take heavy load off his mind
# Judge Kelley succeeded in ci phering the
country out Of debt.
Mr.. Wood created something Of breeze in
the Committee to-day BY saying that the i'll
debtedness Of the country was. greater last
year than in any other year of its history. He
was promptly taken to task by Mr. Morris on,
of Illinois. who said that under Republican
Administrations the debt had been
REDUCED SEVEN HUNDRED MILLION DOL
LARS,
and the fact nights as well be acknowledged.
Mr, Morrison's speech IS said to have been a
very neat and pointed one. tho HI,
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SUPT. M'DOWELL.
l. DENIAL By WILLIAM HENRY baaA1d..
Sp<cfal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

sp<ctal Dispatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. A.-Wllliam
Henry Smith has written letters here to Rep-
resentative Springer and other Represent
atives denying that he had anything to 90
with the preparation or the forwarding OF the
charges against Superintendent Mcdowell
which have been filed with the Committee on
Expenditures Of Public Buildings. Inc
statement that the charges were sent by W.
W. Boyington has the foundation that ac-
co1npanylng the charges was letter written
upon the letterhead which Mr. Boyington
uses in his business. The letter was marked
"confideutial," and it was understood thatno
name was to be used, but no particular pans
seems to have been taken not to sho" tn1s
letterhead. Persons who know
THE HANDWRITING OF A. B. KING,
recently connected with the construction OF
the Chicago Custom-House Building, say
that the handwriting of the original charges
somewhat resembles that OF King, and tha1
1t is near enough like his to create the I'M
preston that King is the author, OF tne'
charges, At the Office Of the Supervising
Architect nothing is known as to the accusa-
tions which are made. Il is said. however,
that If. some Of the charges as to poor quality
Of materials are true, the work must nave
been done under the supervision OF kng
himself, who ought to have reported the 1aet
to the Superintendent
The following is
THE CORRESPONDENCE
which passed between William Henry 5mitn
and Representative Springer on this subject:
= CuaFoA- HOUSE, CHICAGO, liz, CoILEcToh1s;
OFFidE, JAM - l8S0.-SIR: Permit me 10 cal1
your. attention to the inclosed dispatches, IN
NfY1An
assume that the statement that the papers IL
your possession were forwarded By me is an m
yention of the correspondent, and that you dla
not refer to me as having any connection WIN
the matter. I wish to assure you that had no
agency in getting up these papers. and know
nothing Of them, and that know nothing VIAL
ever concerning the matters therein specified
If any person has used my name to you In con-
nection with the Mcdowell management as Su-
ncrintendent or III reference to the cOnstruc-
Hon Of the Government building here in any re-
snect such use has been wholly uuWarranted,
and fs an impertinence deserving Of severe CEN
sure, Whether the work has been correctly
tlnnf. do nor know, and In any event object to
beine mixed up with the affairs Of Super1n-
tendent Mcdowell vsry respefHifslly ySnrs, 1zt,
The Hon. William II. Springer
HOUSE OF REPREsENTAT1FEs- WAsHIEGToE,
D. C., Jun. A.-IVuiam Henry Smiu, Coaector q
Customs, Chicago, ln-S1H: Your letter OF the
I'd Inst tnciosdng certain telegrAphic dispatches
published in the Chicago. papers concerning the
construction OF the Chicago custom, House. as
RECEIVED 4 take pleasure In stating tnat nave
RECEIVED no information from you on 1he SUD
1ect and no person has spoken or Wr1Hen 70 me
who assumed to speak or Wr1te Tor you OF by
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terpreter.. Jack allo ILLS companion are
charged with the delicate duty of bringing in
the twelve guilty nv hite River Utes, dead or
alive. Wash carriesthe orders of Ouray to
his tribe, who are to, do all in their power to
assist Jack In his, undertaking. Adams will
take no part in the actual work Of 5.
CAPTURING OR KILLING THESE OUTLAWS.
That work is left wholly to the Indians
themselves. Adams thinks he will be back
in washington in three weeks. While not
expressing entire confidence in the feasibility
Of the SeGretary's plan to capture the Utes,
lie thinks they will be found at or in the
nefghborhood Of Los Pinos. What he fears
most is the premature publication Of the in
tentions OF the Secretary by the newspapers
in Colorado. The agents OF the Indians will
quickly carry all unfavorable reports to
them, and when the delegation from here
reaches there their mission will be well
known and the Indians sought for possibly
well out Of the way.
- THE CHEYENNE INVESTIGATION,
To the IV<sters Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 24.-William II,
Leeds, late Chief Clerk of the Indian Office,
was before the Senate Select Committee to
examine into the circumstances connected
with the removal Of the Northern Cheyennes
from the Sioux Reservation to the Indian
Territory. He said that the complaint of
these Indians, that they were being starved
at their Agency, was true. The Indian Office
was informed by their agent Of the lack of
food, and Commissioner Hayt failed to fur
nish the Agent with the supplies which the
treaty called for. The actual quantity Of
food dealt out to each Northern Cheyenne
for each of the five weeks preceding the out
break in September, 1873, was as follows:
For the first week, 20 ounces daily; second,
II ounces; third, u ounces; fourth, AK
ounces; fifth, Is ounces; whereas their
treaty, as we'll as their necessities, demanded
Is ounces daily. Leeds also said that Com
missioner Hayt,s statement In his annual re-
port for 1878, referring to the food supply TO
these Indians, is deceptivein in several particu-
lars including the following, viz: That it
states the quantities which were shipped and
delivered to the Agent. as amounts which
we're issued to the Indians and makes no al
lowance for loss ands shrinkage, and omits
the alleged fact that, for some weeks imme-
diately preceding the outbreak, the starva-
tion ration upon which they had previously
existed was further decreased by the nom
delivery Of half a pound per diem OF. flour to
which they were each entitled.
THE p1UrEs.
Tho oonfarance with tha Pinto 7nf7iane NJ
No,tado hae haon sotisfactor;lv e,,tiad Tba b
ssat Secra4arv @ ~ tha fntarinr fn4isv sienad the
fnIiae';ngg u u,;th which W;nnenccco md ne.
sociates express themselves highly pleased:
"The Piutes heretofore emitted to live on
the AIalheur Reservation, who will make that
reservation their permanent home, are to
have lands allotted to them in seyeralty at
the rate Of 100 acres to each head Of a family
and each adult male: Such lands they are
to cultivate for their own benefit. Allot-
their Agent. AS soon as enabled by law to
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A.STRAW.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.-Members OF the
State Assembly have taken a vote as fol-
lows:
Republicans Blaine, u; Grant, H.; Gar
field, Q; Washburne, 2; ConklIng, /; Sher-
man, l.
Democrats and Workingmen- Seymour, s;
Ian, /; Bayard, l.
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IRON AND STEEL,

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. A.-Daniel Morrell,
President Of the American Iron & Steel AS
sociation, and Joseph Wharton, Chairman Of
the Industrial League, had conference to-
day with number of their colleagues. They
decided to advise all interested to confer
promptly with their Senators and Representa-
tives In Congress, and urge them to effect the
passage Of Senator Eaton's bill as II means
Of establishing solid and permanent basis
whereon American industry may rest.
, 1880-01-25
DIED OF EXPOSURE.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago 1ftbun<-
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 24,-An old lady by
the name of Ann Dunn was found dead in
house here Yesterday. 4 Coroner's jury to-
day rendered a verdict of death by exposure.
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speeta, Dtspateh to Ih< Chicago Tribune. -,
BnApFoRp, Pa, Jan. a.-The boiler in D.
A. Ffampton's sawmill, at Meadville ex-
ploded to-day. Joseph Grant and Bert De-
garno, employees, were instantly killed. The
mill is a total wreck.
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Special Dispotch to The Chicago 1TbHne-
FoRr WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 24.-A terrible
panic and consequent loss of life were avert
ed last evening by rare GOODNESS and presence
Of mind Several hundred children were at
tending a sabbatll-school entertainment in
the First Presbyterian Church, when the
building caught fire. A perfect pandemonl..
um ensued, and in the rush for escape II
seemed as if frightful loss Of life must &C.
cur. The officers Of the school, however, We e.
Storing order. No one was seriously hurt,
although a terrible disaster was imminent for
Il time =
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:HA1nAx, Jan. 24.-Steamship sardlnlan'
from Baltimore for Liverpool, ran down the
bark Sarah E. Hazer. The Captains vile
and a Seaman were drowned. =
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RrN OVER AND>KILLED.

T.. SpeetaI Dispatch to 1he Chicago Tribune "
FoHr WAYNE, Ind, Jan. A.-At Auburn
this morning, Albert Bradley, Of De kalb
County, was run over by train on the
Detroit & Eel River Road and instantly
Killed, The body was terribly mutilated.
Bradley was intoxicated wien seen alive.
, 1880-01-25

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan A.-Three OF the
crew OF the fishing schooner Plymouth ROCK
were drowned on the banks by the capslz1ng
of a dory while attending travis. -.
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/: NEW York, Jan. 24.-The schooner cheru-
him from. Hiragoane Dec II, via Jackson
vile Jan, IS, lost her Captain and nate-O.
81 and i. e. Lank-from yelloW-feveI.
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; CLEVELAND, O., Jan. A.-By boiler ex-
p1osion in a saw1nlll at Transfer, Pa, this
mornfne, Joseph Grant and Seth De Garno
ware instantly killed.
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TIE GUILTY UTEs TO BE TAKEN, DEAD oH
ALIVE.
Special Wspateh to The Chicago 1Fioun*.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 24.-Gen. Adams
left for Colorado tonight with Jack and
Sawawick, of the: White River Utes, md
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CAPITALIZED at per cent per auHuus.-.. "'"'''V
Representing total investment Of. 81, ,9le
Both Of these plans are very expensive, and
it IS not thought the demands Of the city
Justify the consideration OF ether OF them at
present, Nor is third pumping station as
vet essential. But the present pumping n
cilities should be increased, and the work
should be begun at once, since 1t taxes 1rons
eighteen months to two years to get the Ell
zines in operation Unless some extraofdl-
nary accident happens TO the present ina
cllinery. or the demand for water becomes
Greater than may be reasonably expected.
he engines in use may be relied on to meet
the necessary demands until the facilities are
increased. ,r1
Side Works in contemplation OF the present
need of additional engines: There is
abundance of ground there, and the connee-
finn of the main tunnel was. made with
a view to placing more engines there. The
thirtv-six-inch mains diyerging from that
station have abundant capacity to answer
tie demand OF additional engines. The main
building, boiler-room, and smockstack were
designed for the use Of another pair Of en-
gines. Should these engines be located else
where. it will be equivalent to an abandon
ment Of all this work. To establish the new
works at or near Polk street would cost for
actual construction over S70o, 600, and to ac-
icomplish the principal object sought SGoo, cog
more, while to complete the plan already
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there really is no demand for their labor.
=. II. ". 3ENDESHALL,
= resident of Washington, testified: He as
sisted in organizing tile. Emigrant Aid 80
ciety about a year ago. he thought. Inc
movement Wonld 1de9a 2Se9e conid gfe ofr anv in
ducelne1lts to negro emigrants it would De
Welt 10 have them go there, US they were gener-
alIy Republicans, and would StreiIgthen tne
Republican party Could not tel WnaE WI deg1ee 'e
Of approval this novemen&t & n1et ira w.s nr;. s
vate I letter from United States Marshal Dud;
lev. Of Indiana, who said that, as polltlcat
measure, the Republican party in Indiana
discailned any part III Tue ne Movemehtr fa,,nh ~
the us' 'colored people in Indiana, he would be
giad to see them come there. He understood
from a letter that the Republican party
leaders in Indiana would not participate III
the movement: With reference to if1a nls. eon,
to indiana. witness said about the lst of last
October he, was introduced to Perry and
Williams, from North Carolina. They exhibcc
tied to him paper containing the names OF
1853 persons who wanted 70 emlglatet 4ga nthop ~
States besides Kansas that they could go to
mneh cheaper and fare better, and nentloned
nhio and Indiana Perry and MllHams
spoke about the low wages N Nor1n calouna'
and said they and their people WERE
DETERMINED TO GO SOMEWHERE
Mendenhall suggested Indiana, and wrote to
Judge Martnd9le OF that State 1oeta carG 1gT
MeeRs fFem Dr. Eliiott Of indianapolis to whom
.Indee Martindale had referred MendenAa!r;s
ietter7 asl;ing him to send Perry and VIII
ianls @ there. he afterwards heard the Morth
Carolina party had emlgate9i and a1 around
Greencastle.
politicians in Indiana engaging IN tne move
ment as political measure.
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Two engines complete, COM
bined capacity $780, 600 gal-.:
Ions per day. $3.50, 900 j..
Fountains for same. 81, c89
Extension OF building and
smoke-stack. 10000 =.
Connections to pump, well, etc. 15,000
New tower and standing pipe... 2,0W
L, COO feet 48-inch main pipe.-.- 7,5O
The annual expense necessary
to meet tho special object Of
the plan would be for addi-
tionaI labor. .......-...... ...... $8,0O
Annual expense due to r1ising
the 20, ,0O0000 gallons the e1tr;t
hight ut the West Works so rs
produce the standurd head or
pressure at Polk street.-...... 1855
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j. II the 1Ve,tern Assqetated Press.
W sr1ryoros, D. c., Jan. A,-The Secre-
National Republican., 1880-10-05
CHILE NOTES.

Lon DON, Oct. 4.--The metallic reserve OF
tho Imperial bank of Germany has decreased
G42 $50 during the past week.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-One person was killed and
twenty injured in n catholic church in Man.
chester on Sunday by the giving way Of tho
floor.
PARIS, Oct. 5.--The Cote EtTopccnne an.
nounces that the international syndicate has
signed documents relating to carrying out the
Panama canal scheme.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Thirty feet of the ma.
sonry and an immense mass of rock has fallen
in the st. Gothard tunnel. Four men were
killed and many wounded.
BERLIN, Oct. 1.-The progrossists are doing
their utmost to strengthen the party all over
the country. Tho new laws respecting work.
iugmen will strengthen their ranks.
LONDON, Oct. 5.--Alr. Lowell, the Ameri-
can minister, will on the 9th of November de.
liver the opening address Of the session Of the
Edinburgh Philosophical institution for
1sS0-'Sl.
A dispatch from Meshed to the Daily NeWs
states that there is great anxiety about vino
will be the new premier Of the Persian minis
try. Serious changes in the frontier policy
may result.
HAVANA, Oct. 4.-Therc were fourteen
deaths from yellow fever and eight from small
pox during the week ended last Friday. Dur
ing the month of September there were
seventy. eight deaths from yellow fever,
LONDON, Oct 1.-The following members OF
the cabinet met ut the house of Mr.. Gladstone
today: Mr.. Gladstone, Lord Granville, Sir
William Harcourt, the duke of Argyll, Mr..
Chamberlin, Lord Northbrooll and Mr..
Clildcrs,