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is inundated. and day and night boats
are bringing men. women. and children
from the oyerhowed country, until we
now have In care hundreds Of home-
less and destitute families These people must
have fmnlcdiGte relief or suffer from destituuou-
Their personal estates are gone. and there Is no
probability that they will be able to cultivate
their land the present year. Any money or
other relief that you may send to this Commit
tee we will take pleasure in seeing d1sttib-
nted among these suffering people: not only to
those in our immediate vicinity aud county. but
along the valley wherever needed. Please let
us hear from you Immediately. Yours, very
truly, Dr. ". T.. RooAs.
Dfs- T. f. BRAGG,
A. nORCHERS~
, 1881-05-01
CAPITAL AND LABOR.


Epetsos OIspcleH 10 TIE CHtt0VV 3Fto0Hss
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. April 3t-Thirty hremeu
and engineers of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
A Northern Hallway quit work to-day. refusing
to sign tho agreement presented by the CoM-
pany pled2fng total abstinence aud the power OF
the Company TO deduct all bills fsur monthly
pay. This Includes many outside OF the Brother
hood. The men quietly took their time, making
no effort to create strike. They offer to return
to work providing the Company 7il erase the
more stringent portions Of the agreement re-
gArtltng deduction Ut bills This the Company
refuses to do. Tie paper Is presented to all In
coming tirenen, and the probabilities are they
will nearly all cult.
, 1881-05-01
Ingenious Escape OF . Chicago
Jack Sheppard; from an
iowa Jail.
The Death h-Sentence Of the Talbot Brothers
Affirmed By the Missouri su-
preme Court.
Weimar, Texas, the Scene Of Fearful
Murder aud Suicide.
A Young Girl Kills Her seducer, and
a Jury Acquits Her.


A CHICAGO JACK. S1IEPARD.
-. Special Dispatch to The Chicago 1rtbune-
KEokuK. la., April 30.-Frank Wagner, a
prisoner In the city jul. awaiting an examna-
tion set for May II, made good his escape last
night, and is still ut large. His mode Of escape
was as follows: There arc two corridors
In the calaboose, one on the first
and one on the SECOND floor. Tho corFi-
siors are surrounded by cells. In the centre Of
the building is skylight, twenty or twenty-five
feet above the upper corridor. Wagner lifted
one Of the eel! doors OF its hinges, opened two
others, and paced the detached door on them,
thus forming u PLATFORM upon which
and it is thought. WIS hauled up through the
skylight by outside parties. The sheet was
found upon tho roof of tho cn!aboose. Whoever
assisted Wagner in escaping must have moved
about noiseIesly, as they would have to p!ass up
a pair OF stairs in tho rear Of the engine house
to reach tho skylight. Wagner is the Chtcago
chnp who robbed Il travelling niau and fellow
bolrsicr III this city ii short time ago. He had
confessed the crime.
, 1881-05-01
PRAYER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. PROTECTION.


PRAYER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PROJECTIONS
1STS.
S2eefal D;spoteh to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 30--The dele
CATION representing the hosiery Interests made
an argument this morning before Judge
French, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
in the matter Of Treasury Circular No. s.,
which directs the collection, Of additional
duties upon those goods, III accordance with
the recent United States Supreme Court de-
tlson- The argument covered the following
points: The case upon which the United
States Supreme Court rendered decision
was started. by the collusion Of men
who make a living by detecting flaws
in Treasury decisions They made up
the case and carried it to tie
Supreme Court. 1t vas very imperfectiy pre-
kented. The Court made the decision without
having the law fully put before them. The case
WAS tina. of Victor VS.. Arthur, and related solely
to ~ors1cd stockings. The Court held that
Torsted stockings are subject to duty OF only
81 per cent I'D yaio1em. In the repealed law
there was duty Of 80 per cent additional pro-
v!ded. to rcin,burse the manufacturers, as Their
claim, for the duties paid upon the wool.
THE TREASURY CIRCULAR GOES FURTHER
than the Supreme Court decision as it broadens
the class. lite Supreme Court decision only re-
ferrcd TO worsted stockings. The Treasury cir
cular goes much further. The amount Of capi-
tai invested IN this industry, which will be 50
seriously affected by the maintenance Of this
circular is. the delegation said about $50 900 Co.,
and the number of operatives employed in the
industry is 10000. The present object Of the
delegation is to inuuce the Treasury to limit its
decision to worstcd stockings, III accordance
With the decision pf the Court. and TO leave Con-
gress 10 correct the manifest error in the stat
nte. A curious thing about this marter il that
tho blunler Ut restoring the old Inv was made in
the Revised Statutes. Notwithstanding the lead
ing manufacturers had employed an expert 10
be present in the Committee TO look after their
interests.
SENATOR BLAIR, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, WENT
FCETHER,
and wanted the circular withdrawn altogether.
III addition tn the manufacturers and their law
yers and agents, there were present Senators
Hawlcy, Morrill,. 1luar. Plutt of Connecticut,
Mitchell. Blair. cnd Logan. The manufact urers
are cndeavor!nC to secure Western Influence, on
she ground Of what is called tho wool interest
They maintain that u per cent Of the wool used
in this hosiery is American wool. and that if
this circular is enforced the mills will he closed
and the wool will not be bought, and that in
consequence of this circular ana decision I'LL the
manifold horrors in the high tariff philosophy
will lie visited upon producers and manufAct-
urerS.
, 1881-05-01

IHf1 tSf]tfsKNMEtNI.
Special Dispatch to The CHICAGO Tribune.
NEW YORK, April 30.-The Central Pacific
Railroad Company to-day filed in the United
States Circuit Court it's answer ID the suit begun
against it by the United States in January last.
The purpose of this suit is to prevent the rail-
road company from payiuga dividend which it
declared just priort tho commencement Of tho
action. The United States issued $4,000 0O0 of
bonds for the construction Of the railroad. TAX
ing lien upon all the property OF the Company.
For the liquidation Of this Indebtedness sink
Ing fund Was created with half Of all the sums
DUE THE COMPANY FROM THE GOVERNMENT
for the transportation of soldiers. supplies. etc.
The other half Of these sums it was arranged
should be applied by the Government to the
payment of the interest upnn the bonds. Tho
Government complains that the payment Of a
dividend would be Il violation OF It's lien rs it
would need be in the ordinary and necessary
course Of the Company's business because the
Company has no surplus property applicable to
such payment. Tho answer AYERS that the Com
pAny has surplus fund.- and that there is no
deficit in its accounts.
, 1881-05-01

MARION, Ia., april eo-Thc Cedar Rapids cor
respondent Of THE TRIBUNE under date of april
rs says that the Council Bluffs Extension OF tho
St. Paut Hallway will not start from Maz1oo. Inc
truth t that it starts Immediately tn front Of the
Courthouse, and goes due west to Cedar River,
eight miles distant. keeping five miles north Of
the RapIds. The line bears northwest from the
river. crossing the Omaha line of the North
wcsteru at Ta1aa City. nfty nilcs vest OF tho
Ifanids and fifty five miles from Marion. .As VIC
understand it. TnE TR1BrSI: wishes news and
facts from its correspondents, hence this cor
rncdou of tho statement refeIreu 70. As
, 1881-05-01

Sp<eidt Dispateh to The Chicago tribune.
ST. LOUIS, April J0--All traces of the strike
and strikers have disappeared to-day, corpor-
ais guard Of sad-eyeu drivers. with one or two
conductors, being around Turner Hall this
morning. They had very little to say. and were
not disposed TO say anything The clzs which
ran up and down every street were an eyesore
to them, and they were ut outs with everybody
and everything. All the roads ran upou regular
time this morning. frhe "bobtail" " lines, which
force. and most Of tho Old men were on tho
platforms.
, 1881-05-01


ROCKFORD. ILL.,, 4 prii :0.-The entire force of
the leading parties OF the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Road who figured IL the late disturb
ance here with the Chicago &: Iowa Road were
arrested to-day under indictments for riot, ma-
licfous mischief, and conspiracy. Among them
were Attorney e. Walker, Superintendent At
kins Assistant Superintendent Earling. and a
number of others VITO were in tho endeavor to
obtain possession Of tho Rockford t. Northern
Road. These persons all entered into rcco9niz-
ance for their appearance. Mr.. Walker was ar
rested just after he had finished making
speech in court
, 1881-05-01

passes through this city as for Cedar Rapids
to impose upon your readers the statements
sent hy your Correspondent ut that place.. At
least a thousand ,gEader5 are at work On the
dian Greek, 800 feet Ia length, ia about COM
pleted, and work Is progressing rapidly on the
Cedar River bridge. The Ottumwa line will
doubtless pass through Fairfax. not start from
there. that place is six miles OF tho Tine Tho
junction will be about nine miles northwest OF
the Rapids and ten southwest frotn Marion,
but the trains will doubtless be run into Marion
from the branch, making the real junction here.
s. ~ R
, 1881-05-01

6p2<E19 U{3pdItH EH1td16 1F10HMG,
TOLEDO, O., April 3o.-The Coroner has under
consideration rather mysterious case, thu: OF
the cause OF the death Of Sebrn Dart. an old
fisherman, whose body was found floating in the
Maumee yesterday Dart left home over Il
month ago on q fishing cruise, and bis boat vas
found II few days afterwarl- since which time
its owner had nN1 been seen until yesterday. Tie
WINS bruised about the head and face, which led
to II suspicion Of foul play. It was found thAt
he had beeu drinking the dag he was lasr seen
alive, ana had mud a quarrel With some one.
, 1881-05-01

PITTSBuRG AND ALLEGHENY
PtTrsnCRG, Pa, April D.-The jnurneymeu
cnbinermakers have appointed Committee to
call on tho proprietors Of factories and demand
an advance Of Is per cent on tho present wages,
to take effect from Monday next. The Journey
men bricklaycrs Of Allegheny aud Pirtshurx
hare been notified by tho b.,sseS OF concession
time since.
, 1881-05-01
WILL ADMITTED TO PROBATE.


LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April co.-The will Of the
late Charles j. krcbs was admitted to probate
to-day. The deceased bequeaths his entir.
property, real and personal, To his grand niece,
Miss Louise Hc,tmann, and In case OF her
death without issue it Is to be dt-tded equally
between the Convent Ut Mercy, tt.e PFesby teran
Church, antI divers friends Of the testator- The
estate is valued at SlJ0,U0o-
, 1881-05-01

DALLAS, Tex. Apri! D.-The Missouri Pacific
Railroad infringement have arranged to run
through trains from Dallas and Fort Worth to
ST. Louis Coaches will leave both places In the
morning, commencing May 0, aud consolidate
nto one train at Denton, and a through sleeper
will leave each place in the evening,
and uniting ut Denton proceed direct to ST.
Louis. TrAck-taytng was completed to Fort
Worth last Thursday, and through freight from
ST. Louis, via the new line. is new en- route to
Fort Worth and intermediate points. Col.
Keller. Of Chicago, 8 railroad man OF experience
and ability. has been appointed Superintendent
Of the roud from Fort Worth to Whitesboto.
, 1881-05-01


BOSTON. April D.-Thc counsel for Sarah E.
Howe. President of the Woman's Bank, con-
yictcd Of obtaining money from depositors by
false pretcnces. have filed Il, motion for n new
trial on the ground thar the verdict was against
the law and the evidence, The motion will be
argued III n few days before Judge Adrich, who
presided at the trial.
, 1881-05-01

ST. LOUIS, April 30.-The police claim to have
found the murderer of Policeman Mchnel
Walsh. who was shot and killed On the night Of
tho 18th Of last December, while attempt-
ing arrest of two men on the corner Of Sixteenth
and Olive streets. The murderer s Tom IIig
gins. now in Jnif on Charge of burglary, and is
a notorious thief and desperate fellow
, 1881-05-01

Special Dispa.ch to The Chicago Tribune.
MARYv1LLE, Mo-, April D,-Jack Rranuon
was stabbed in the abdomen in this city tonight
by David NcDowall, and it Is believed the wound
will be fatal. Both men nre railroad laborcrs,
and were under tho influence OF liquor.
, 1881-05-01
TOLEDO. q.

Special Dispateh to The Chscaoo 1rtbunk-
TOLEDO. o., April 30-Tne striking fever has
developed to- day In a mild form. It appears
that two days ago the different gangs OF truck
men employed in tho Lake Shore freight depot,
numbering altogether some 30 men, notified the
foreman that if their wages were not increased
from Sl.10 to Sl.:.,5 by Saturday night they would
Quit work. This evening the advance was
granted them.
, 1881-05-01

GALVESTON, Tex, April ga Ntics Wcimar
special says: "This morning, eight miles north Of
ere.San Brown, while laboriug under temporary
alteration of mind, cut his wifc's throat and
then his own with razor. She had recognized
his condition aud tied across the fields but
overtaken. y little 9-yenr-old daughter at
tempted take the razor and was badly cut
, 1881-05-01

ciated as to render 1t impossibleto distinguish
between them and their effects. Since the ar
rival Of the Gallta Mr. Minturns condition had
been peculiarly distressing. He had been posi-
lively mad-there can be no question about that.
HIS ACTIONS have been such as to excite the Sc
rious approximations OF his rrientls though none
anticipated such y d-eadful flnnle."
, 1881-05-01

CHATTANOOGA, Teun, April 30--Two men,
both white, named Dren, were killed at
Oakdale Iron Furnace yesterday BY poisonous
gases. while working among the gas dues OF the
furnaces. They were In tho fiues. cleaning
them. when by some mischance the iues became
charged with gas.
, 1881-05-01

Sp:eict Hspatch to The Caie1oo Trtoune-
JACKSON, Mich, April 3.-On Thursday night
tho barn Of James q. Baiiarst, at Michigan Gem
tre. four miles east Of here, was destroyed by
fire. with its contents. It is thought the barn
was fired by tramp. Two stacks OF hay On the
farm OF VI. j. Pulu1er. in Leoni Township, were
burned last night. This was nlso tbs work Of
tramp9. >.
, 1881-05-01
ITEMS.

Mr.. C. L. Rising, General Agent OF tho Wa
bash, St. Louis s. Pacific Railway, has issued
notice to shippers informing them that on ac-
count Of tho high water ut Kansas City and
other Missouri River points. the Wabash will not
be atle at present to receive. any freight Of
delay In 1ransit- The public will be promptly
notified whea the embargo Is removed.
, 1881-05-01

. DETROIT, Mich, april a0.-At midnight Croul
Brothers tannery and Frost's woodenwAre
works, in the eastern part Of the city, are re-
ported completely burned out. The loss will be
heavy, but IS we'll covered by insurance.
, 1881-05-01

Los ANGELES, Cal, April 3-In the trial Of
Miss Lastnna Abar:a for killing son Of Don
Juan Foster, whom she claimed seduced her un-
der n promise Of marriage. and subsequently
abandoned her, the jury this evening rendered Il
verdict Of ncqutta. Miss :1bartn left the court
room amid the cheers Of tie crowd.
, 1881-05-01
WRITE AND FISD OuT.

WRITE AND FIND OUT.
DEs MONIES, Ia, April 30.-There is great
scarcity here Of stonemasuns brcklayers, car
penters. and woodworkers Builders arc un-
able to 20 ahead In consequence
, 1881-05-01
WASHINGTON. D. G..

WASHINGTON, D. G..
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 30.-Fivo striking
cgar.nukers at Cigarville have been arrested
and brought here on charge Of conspiracy Ia
cudcavoriu0 to intimdate non-Union men from
New York, put il their places
, 1881-05-01

ST. LoCls. No. April 3D.-Oue thousand tons
Of steel rails for the Denver T. Rio Grande
Railroad arrived here yesterday by bargcs from
New Orleans. They 20 to Pueblo. Colo, via the
st. Louis & Sun francisco and Atcbison. Topeka
4 Santa Ft lines Twenty-Five hundred addi-
uonal tons are now in New Orleans, being loaded
on barges for this port.
, 1881-05-01
CONVICTED OF MERpEE.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April ;D.-Frank and Henry
Hamburger. on trinl for the murder of Dnniel
TroutInAn. Inst November, were convicted to-
night Of murder In the first degree 4 motion
for new trial WIS made.
, 1881-05-01

Port JUDITH. N. j., April 3o.-The schooner
Palladium sunk oft here last night. The Cap
rain's son. Frederick W. Chase, Jr,, and mate,
Samuel Walker, lost
, 1881-05-01
SENTENCED TO DEATH.

V1CHsBuRG. April 30.-Fcnry D. Spain, cou-
victed Of tho murder of John Shehan- was to-
day sentenced to be hanged tho sd Ut June.
, 1881-05-01
ATT raNA%nt1C

AT CANASDA1GUA, y. y.
ROCHESTER,, N. T., April 3U.-The Washington
Hotel at Cunandagua, number of barns, sta
bles, amt other buildings In the vicinity, were
burned Thursday moruing.
, 1881-05-01
EXPLOSION,

PorTsy1LLE, Pa, April 30.-Wa1ter Lloyd and
Thomas Stanton, miners. were fatnlly in1nredat
the Hast coIicry by the explosion Of sulphur.
, 1881-05-01
CASUALTIES.


Special Dlpateh to The Chicago Tribune.
ELG1S, ILL.,, April 30.-Time is developing new
missing ones, and 1t appears at least ten persons
mus, have been drowned in the Thursday ferry
catastrophe. \ hat recovered IN the water has
been identified bya brother as that OF Emery
1iuntlcy. Of Algonquin. young man OF Fl, who
has lived here most of the winter. He is the
seventh positively known to be lost To-day
two more missing are, reported, two young
Swedcs. Malcolm Iehl and Adolph Holm,
arrived butsthe day before from Sycamore, have
not been seen since the morning OF the latnity,
when they started for the Chicago, Milwaukee
s. St, Paul depot. on tho West Side. 4 brother
Of the former has been searching all day and
has given him up rs lost The reward offered
by the city and 500 offered by Mr.. Carlisle fur
the recovery Of bis boys body has been the in
centive that has kept scores of persons on
the river: 4 large boat was purchased in Chi
cage to-day ana will be here Tonight To-mor-
TOW the city will put IL crew Of seven watermea
on board her. Mr, Gfddtngs, an employG Of the
factory, reported missing. Is thought not to have
been on the rift
1t now seems positive that Emery HuntIey. Of
Algonquin, WIS lost in the ferry disaster here,
making the known total seven. E. s. Gfudngs,
an old man employed at the asylum is missing
Tho City Council offers rcwnrd Ut $50 for each
body found, and Mr. Carlisle Sl0Ofor that Of his
hs,,-
, 1881-05-01
DROWNED.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., April 30.-Thomas and
Coles Fearn. aged 10 und 9years, sons Of Mrs.
Robert Fearii, residing near CotronsvlIIc. Mar
shaif County. Ala, were drowned at the mouth
OF a creek cmptylng into the Tennessee River
yesterday. They were In boat watching
steamer, when one boy fell into the water and
the other jumped In to save him. Both were
drowned.
DgTrso1r, Mich., April 3o.-There is no longer
any doubt OF the drowning Of the four promi-
nent business men from Mount Clemens VINO
known to have been taken with them have been
picked up.
, 1881-05-01
AUSTIN i SORTuwEsTERS.

AUSTIN i EORTTTWESTERS.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
DUBUQUE, H., april 3o-Joe Rhoinberg. Presi-
dent Of the Austin s. Northwestern Railroad In
Texas. has commenced to organize his iocattng
party. They leave for Texas ln a few days.
, 1881-05-01

add from TO u per cent to the cost OF the cana1
But don't believe any canal will he built there
De Lesseps is q great aipomut, bur poor tinan-
cler. and II he realty intends, In good faith 10
dir y canal, think be will fait" 1''&'' ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-09

pravity is an excuse. Suppose the man has
mind enough to know what he is about, bu
has not moral sense-will to do right-sufi-
Gent to resist the temptation; ought this de-
feet to acquitf Early trials in this State said
Yes. But in 1873 the Court of Appeals posi-
lively and emphatically said No. By the set
tied law of New-York no man who can know
the criminal character Of his act is exempt
from punishment because he lacked self con-
troll. Opinion in the courts of other States is
divided. Perhaps the same must be said as to
the District of Columbia, in which, apparently,
Guiteau must be tried for on the trial of
Sickles for shooting Key the Judge granted
instructions which in effect allowed this de-
fence OF moral insanity, while on the trial of
Mary Harris for shooting Burroughs it was
nearly disalowod. Thus the rules of law con-
fine the defence within quite narrow limits !;
and although in some instances appealing
strongly to public sympathy the limits have
seemed to be exceeded, such cases have been
generally considered as decided neither in ac-
cordance with sound legal principle nor public
policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-09
FRENCH COMMERCIAL TREATIES

Tho bill which has passed the French Cham
Der of Deputies this week empowers tho Gov
eminent to prolong all commercial treaties for
q fresh period of three months from the 9Th
day OF November. The conventions which can
be kept iii force at the discretion of the Min
istry are those with Great Britain, Italy, Por-
tuga, the Netherlands Belgium, Austria Hun
gary, Switzerland, Spain. and Sweden and Nor
way. In introducing the bill VI. Tirard stated
that it would enable the incoming Chamber To
sanction any new treaty that might be ncco-
tiated before the general tariff should 90 into
effect. and at the close of the debate he reiterated
the pledge that the Government would not
substitute al valorcm for specific duties. nor
sacrifice any vital principle of the new tariff.
The additional term will be granted only to
those Powers which accept during the en-
SUING four months the French terms rs a
OASIS OF settlement. SO far from being u con-
cession the bill is menace TO foreign nero
uators. they must come to an agreement on
fundamental issues without DELAY. or thc
French Government will not exercise its dis
crctionary power and prolong the existing
treaties until February, but will enforce the
general tariff in November
Whatever may be the outcome of ncootia-
tons with Continental nations, it is extremely
tween Great Britain and France. The new
tariff, winch the Paris Economists take ms the
basis OF their negotiations, increases the drtv
on steel iron, cotton and linen-thc main arti-
cies OF British manufacture. The Uouse Of
Commons, i'll Committee of Supply, recently
adopted "A resolution affirming that no treaty
would be satisfactory TO Great britain
which did not tend to the DEVELOPMENT
OF commercial relations between tho tun
countries by a further reduction of du-
ties. Here is disclosed so wide n diver-
gehce OF views as to preclude any COM
promise. A reduction of duties cannot be reo-
sonably expected under higher customs svs-
tenn. The British ncgotiators cannot hone to
secure more favorable terms for their EXPORTS.
when the French Government decline TO make
Mr. CObdcn's treaty the basis of negotiation
The sentiment of the Commons is against nnv
treaty that will leave the country in a different
position from that which it has occupied since
1861. On the other hand, the French Cham
bcrs are convinced that u change in CONNER
cial policy is Imperative