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1K PAO.P..IIMEMM.0,.-aaMlfi 1 TILE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1881-TEN PAGES. TILE cnidAGo TRIBUNE: IIIMSDAY, MARCH 17, 1881-TEN PAGES. elp oaf CRIMINAL NEWS. HARDING HOWLS. Yesterday's Developments in the Great Missouri Land Swindle.

Old Complaints of Discrimination and Extortion Offered in Evidence. A Interviews with the Arrested People in Cleveland, Pittsburg, and St. Louis. The Proceedings Characterized, by the Usual Amount of A. Convict in a Penitentiary Cell Kills His Mate and Hangs Himself.

jubilant sir about the Farwell headquarters, however, mhieh seemed to indicate that they bad some private information that they did not care to disclose. which led them to believe that Jones was beaten. Nir. Abner Taylor and Mr. A.

M. Babcock, for instanee, were full of smiles. Mr. Babcock said he bad heard that the Jones people gave it up. Mr.

Robert Lincoln, who is known to favor Mr. Jones. had not beard to-day that any decision had been made against him. and, being the Illinois member of the Cabinet, it has been supposed that his opinion at least would be asked before any decision should be made. A GENTLEMAN VERY SEAR TO MR- JONE7i, who had heard of these rumors.

and who claimed to know everything that happened, said that there was not a word of truth in the story, and that nothing had happened to-day, except that Mr. Farwell had delined to tile the charges. a of which was sent yesterday. Farwell himself stated to THE TRIBUNE representative that he should not tile them: that he had received from Mr. Jones.

through judge Payson, a counter affidavit which WaS at least SO SatiSrae-. tory to bin that he did not care to tile the IIHI charges, made by Hersey and Doggett, and that he should return their joint affidavit with the counter affidavit of Jones to the parts in Chicago from whom it came. Judge Payson called upon the Attorney-tieneral this morn-hat. and. with the amine-ay of Farwell, said that the charges would not be Med.

SENATOR LO0AN could not be found until near midnight. owing to the fact that bn watt at the dinner given by Levi P. Morton. nominated to be Minister to France. to the President.

the Cabinet, and a number of When. Logan was found. and WWI made acquainted with the rumors, be said: You may say. from me. in the most emphatic manner.

that the report that the Attorney-General has against Mr. Jones is not true. that it is utterly without foundation. and that, when the decision is made, it will favoranie to Mr. Jones." George M.

Bogue the First Witness to Mount the Stand. Jackson, race from 1816 to 1860; bnt them seems to be no evidence that they were coon ed with the frauds. James Lindsay, father of Robert L. Lindsay, was Register from ltsil to 1866, and again from 1877 to 18:9 During th I time it is said aJarge number of patents ter isa'a disa ppea red from the office. but it ES not that James Lindsay is iip any way responsible tit their disappearance.

The Government whets have wv-eilrlynsctirot gngi veevoiduetnpeeethergneasviinsidnettnecerauds reusattim they these arrests have been made. but ey claim tt his confederates. sorcial Dispatch to The Oticagm CLE VELA ND, March Ia.Yesterday's an. In connection with the land have the topic of discussion in business circles hers to-day, as all the persons implicated had provi. ously stood high in the estimation of the public.

been minacidueiciaest the from rsoffice of the United States District Attorney, and it is believed that serord hundred people in Cuyahoga County held so-called titles to the lands in Missouri, to the affidavit upon which Corwin was arrested yes. terday, the charge of conspiracy was not dia. tinctly made, and he was released on his taro recognizance in the suet of 82,500. The unicert -claim to have since discovered a large now, of blank deeds acknowledged by Cowen, and, considering this a fair indication that be wasso. gaged in the conspiracy, they rearrested aim twhaiss raefmtearnndoteidn.toanjda.ili.n dFeurfatublet of rdelats7eiew ittoepnmigbehan a startling nature are expected i a days.

EIGHT 1V I Alfred Osc iNsT of Anderson, ldeft. amidaedrshal.by wounded in the band. Tsa. men arrested are Fred Knight, David Fetty, of of irbeciehdr uedliburglarswas wplo. a noroafdfn raised fa fni rnedibaounwhrae a i rounded by officers when they re br hy The burglars bad attempted to rob the house of James Whetstone, tour miles in the country, tot were rightened off by a dog.

tud to their buggy. a amt i i Coburn sb ut airnnned efieTrIsehleaedavo41h. other Ift two so frit'ue rill tlotbb.waorltrITI:eal, entered er erii 1.irtpri 0 huni itih: when impossible. nh peacefully. Governor's nomination of the Commissioners with the recommendation that it pass." Whiting to Conden--" That question Is not now under debate." To Mr.

Withrow: "Rates are given to to the station and not to individuals. When given specially REBATES ARE GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS where the same conditions exist. There are several questions entering into the matter as to whether business was brisk or not. The order to conform to the- rates of the Board was made last June. because at that time the Rock Island Road gave up its special charter, and availed itself of the general law.

The rates at that time were legal, and we were so advised by counsel. No personal preferences are shown in granting reoates. Everybody must be treated alike. If witness knows himself, the rates to be charged by his road most be reasonable. A pool makes rates steady and prevents cutting.

This applies to the vicinity of the pooling point as well. Thus the revenue of the road is preserved. A pool does away with special rates. Before June the short hauls were higher and long ones lower than the Commissioners' tariff. Since June the rates have never exceeded the Commissioners', and they were generally lower, particularly on lumber.

Witness only remembered two complaints made to the Commissioners against his road. To Senator Callon: la pooling at competing points the roads derived more revenue from MAINTAINING BATES ON A STEADY BASIS. The tendency was to often reduce the rates from contiguous points near competing stations. The witness in general instructions ordered that there shall be no unjust discrimination of rates. Special arrangements were made by the treight agent.

whose duty it was. The duty of the witness was to issue passes. Roars of laughter, which lasted for two or three ruin-MPS. Callon said he would vouch for the fact that Mr. Riddle had performed his duty faithfully and well.

Everybody Bad passes. Senator Whiting rose to a high and weighty Question of privilege. He had received as yet no Rock island pass. Roars of laughter. Mr.

Riddle said he would see to that on his return to Chicago. Tile customary wrangle ensued about adjournment. Harding did not want to close his case until Mr. Grier returned from Peoria, and Ripley, Gray. and Sanford could be heard from.

The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow afternoon. A Spanish Girl of Los Angeles, Shoots the Man Who Betrayed Her. The Board Declined to Enter Any Suits Except in Aggravated Cases. A Stage-Coach Attacked by Highwaymen in Arizona and the Driver Shot Dead. he bas been twelve years in office, and might to gfve way.

Wildman himself. however, has also been many years in public life, having held of- fice, it is said, for twenty years, while a brother of his has been an Internal-RevenueCollector in Indiana for fourteen years. There is also an earnest contest over THE TEHIlE HAUTE POST-OFFICE, the Incoming member of Congress, Pierce. being opposed to the appointment of N. Fillbeck.

who bits bad the office for eight years, and recommends in his phice a Mr. Jones, who held the position from kO to 18GS. DESING AND LEAKS. A movement has been msde to secure the re- of United States District-Attorney Leslie at Chicago, although his commission has still two or three years to run. Mr.

Lenke is strongly opposed by Mr. A. C. liesing; primarily. and by sotne of the politicians.

Letters have been received here by different Congressmen from Mr. liesing, urging them to use their intluence to secure a new man in the plane of Mr. Leake. The arguments used are that Leake Is of no possible service to the party; that he is unpopular; that he is inefficient in the administration of the office, and that he ought to give WHY to some one else. One of these letters was tiled in opposition to Mr.

Leake to-day. Representative George R. Davis, who insists that some one Of the Federal appointees in Chicago should be selected from his Congressional district. inasmuch as that district is doubtful, and has no politiesl patronage, thinks that, if the Marshal cannot be obtained from that district. the District-Attorney at least ta ou Id be, if there is to be a change.

Mr. Davis is not, however, himself taking any steps to secure a change. It has been suggested that Dick Tuthill should be appointed District-Attorney. Mr. Davis does not favor the appointment of Tuthill as his candidate from the West Side.

MR. POLACHEK, of Chicago, has returned here, but he is not likely to make any further attempt to secure the appointment as United States Appraiser at Chicago. It is conceded on all bands that Mr. Hain, who has tilled the office with such success. is to be retained.

Notwithstanding the bitter political tight that is going on arnDrig the Reputffican politicians over the spoils of office in timer parts of the State. they are all agreed that Ilam ought to stay, and no one is making an effort to disturb him. LOGAN AFTER BENTLEY'S SCALP. Senator Logan to-day had a protracted interview with Secretary Kirkwood relative to a change in the Commissionership of Pensions. He pressed upon the Secretary the fact of the universal demand of the people of every part of the Nation for the displacement of Bentley.

He was urgent in recommending Gen.Moore, of Illinois, as Bentley's successor. After the interview Senator Logan expressed the utmost contelence that (ken. Moore would, within a few days, le nominated to the Senate as Bentley's successor. Logan said to-day that Bentley bad to go. It is said to-night that Gen.

Lew Wallace, Governor of New Mexico, has tendered his resignation. Stilwell H. Russell. of Texas, at present United States Marshal for the Western District of that State. and who had aspirations for a place in President Gartlelit's Cabinet, is here working most actively for the nppoinunent as Gen.

Wallace's successor. Gen. Rowett will be Collector of Internal Revenue for the Quincy District, and the Hon. Dan Hogan, of the Cairo District. CAPT.

PIGOTT, who retIntered the fight for the Quincy Post-Office yesterday is, with his wooden leg. moving on the enemy's works. Senator Logan is committed to Wilcox. Witness Was Advised of the Pooling at the Different Points. The Defaulting Secretary of the Toledo Water-Works Makes Ills Whereabouts Known.

A Side Issue Provokes Merriment, During Which Blushes Are Visible. 1 FIRE RECORD. I Railroad Officials in the Capacity of Wit. nesses Tell Some Frank Truths. The Day's Labors by senator Whiting Rising to a Question of Privilege.

I I I THE RILEY CASE. speciat Diepatca to The Chicago Tribune. ST. PAUL, Mareh Austin report says: "There have been several sensational rumors afloat to the effect that Detective Wood, who was with Riley in jail at Albert Lea, woulil not appear; that be bad been bought off or wei detained by sickness. The reports were all set at nauaht by the arrival of the detective to-ails.

The Grand Jury was in session this and taking the detective's testimony. Opintotg vary as to the result. tut the Paae men are itt-o. eraity confident of an indictment. Should tiOnt be returned.

however, it is stated that Page will endeavor to bring the case before another jury, claiming the present one to La packed." A DEFAULTER TIEARD FROM. Special Dispatch to The Chicago TOLEDO, March 10.A sensation was caused In the city to-day by the receipt of letters from C. A. Itelmensnyder, the defaulting Secretary of the Toledo Water-Works. who is now in Alabama.

He did not go to Europe, as he said he Intended doing. but has been wandering a bou in the Sout under an assumed name. He expresses a willingness. and even an anxiety to return. and claims that he WilM made a cat's-paw by fellow-officials.

One letter names three Or four prominent citizeus as being implicated in the daalcation. i I 1 STANLEY MATTHEWS. OBSTACLES, Special Dispatch The Chicago WASHINGTON, Dec. is not regarded a8 certain that the Committee on the Judiciary will report in favor of the confirmation of Stanley Matthews. The standing of' tbe Committee, wnen this nomination was lost before, has Just been ascertained to have been seven to two against a favorable report.

Those in the minority were Senators McDonald and Lamar. Some of the prominent Republican members of the Committee did not expect the nomination to be sent in again. The composition of the Committee under the Republican organization wilt not differ much from the last. It bits been claimed by the friends of Mr. Matthews that Senator Thurman was the main obstacle to tramdly action in the Committee.

This was one argument used for the return of his name. Tbe division of the Committee as stated above shows this to be a mistake. SOME OF TUE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS are said to be intidenced by a belief that President Garfield hardly regards this as one of his own nominations, but leeks upon it as a legacy from me ilayes Administration which has not given him special delight. It is supposed' that the President felt that it was fair to Judge Matthews to bave the verdict Of the Committee and of the Senate, and that. aside from this, be desired to avoid even the appearance of being actuated by a tinge of per-omit feeling.

and, theretore, for these among other reasons his name was returned. The fact of this prevailing impression that in a sense this is A HAYES AND NOT A GARFIELD NOMINATION, has introduced an element Into the question of confitmation the strength of which Judge Mattbews' friends are not as yet able to estimate. The other ni-w source of opposition is found in the pending contest for the control of the Senate Some of the Democrat' in their anger at the course of Mahone. which they ascribe to the President, are declaring that they will not hereafter help to confirm Administration nominations where the Republican side is divided in regard to the matter. While the trntal impression appears to be that Judge Matthews will be confirmed, the difficulties above recited are attracting the serious consideration of his friends.

1 1 MUNGER'S LAUNDRY. The alarm from Box 83 at 8 o'clock. last evening was caused by the discovery of fire in a double two-story and basement brick building at Nos. 1345 and 1347 Wabash avenue, owned by S. IL Thomson, and occupied by G.

M. and L. Munger as a laundry. The tire appears to have originated in the batiement, somewhere about the boilers, and was probably caused by a spark from the fire beneath them setting lire to some It was discovered by John Miller, a porter employed in the laundry, who lives next door north. While going into the house he saw smoke issuing in quantities from a window, and within the basement seemed to be all in a blaze.

Upon running around to the office in front Miller found Edward and William Timmons, employs wbo room On the second floor. seated in the of-lice entirely ignorant that the premises were afire. The office is partitioned ter from the workroom. and the smoke had not yet made its way to that portion of the building. Young Edward Timmons ran to turn in the alarm.

The Department responded promptly, but it was some time before they could get directly at the tire, which had made its way from the basement upon a stairway into the drying-rooms back of the nice, and thence into the joists and flooring of the story. The budding is damaged to the extent of MAO or e.O00, and is insured in Mr. Cummings' Agency for The front half of it was built shortly after the great tire by Mr. a'homson, and was for a time used by him, for a restaurant. To accommodate Miners laundry business it has been enlarged (lila it was 165 feet deep.

The Messrs. Munger estimate their loss at from tte Wit to which is covered by insurance. distributed through some tifteen different companies. The laundry was running at its full capacity, and tne clotning In the wash, drying. and ironing rooms must have been worth about IMO.

(Jule a small portion of this will be a total loss. damage to the machinery will likely be found inconsiderable. as the lire was at no time it very hot one. A collar-machine, valued at 81,500, on the second floor, appeared to have been considerably damaged. The delay to their is as much regretted by the propriteors as the actual damage done by tire water, and smoke.

As to the origin of the fire tney have no information. The engineer, Dan Vineer, left the premises about an heur before the tire broke out, and went home. He is a careful. trustworthy man. and may be able to throw Soule light upou the affair to-day.

VENGEANCE AT LAST. DALLAs, March horrible murder la reported from Kiowa Reservation, Indian Territory. The victim vas a Mississippian named Peter Cook. and the assasin a Louisianian named Toney Pint). a brother-in-taw.

At the' elotAo of the War Cook and three friends. duised 12 nited Statea cavalry raldetiPm's vrernises. robbed his safe of $1,600. ravished his sister-in-law, and fled. Pint) swore and for fifteen years bad been searching Ls Cook.

BAD FEMALES. Fpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Trantne. CLINTON, March M.Martha Burma. of Louisiana, a partner of Lizzie Barton, the De Witt County female horse-thlef. was arrested to-day in this city by Marshal Hanson on a charge of arson.

wits bound over to eourt in the sum of 300. in default of which the went to They burned the Wupella calaboose lag September. A SHOOTING AFFRAY. Special Dispatch to Me Chicago tribune. BATTLE CREEK, March Ia.Fred Foote, a young mat) of this city, shot his uncle.

a Mr. Merton. whom be was visiting, ia.St night. at Vermontville, Barry County. They were guarreting about some property.

Merton is alive. but dangerously hurt. The buliet etitereA bead. Foote has escaped by flight, but is fi.ki lowed. NOTES.

ARKANSAS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WAstfiNGTON, D. March 16.A prominent Republican of Arkansas, just arrived here, says that an investigation now in progress at Little Rock by a Committee of the Legislature of that State has made the startling discovery that the present Democratic Governor (Churchill). the former Treasurer, IS a defaulter to the amount of $70,000.

J. J. HACKNEY AND H. C. WELLS, of Chicago, are among the arrivals at the Capital to-day.

THE BANKS. To the Western. Associated Press. WASHINGTON. D.

March litTwenty-six National banks have deposited $2,525.000 in United States bonds as security for circulating notes, half a million of which were issued today. MAIMNE. The report is that Mahone will be allowed to name either the Secretary or Sergeant-at-Arms, whichever be chooses. Mr. Gorham appears to have a certainty of the Secretaryship.

and French, the former Republican Sergeant-atArms, is the candidate tor that place. The indications are that Mahone will name some Virginia Readjuster for Sergeant-at-Arms. Monday night Senator Mahone was kept up until 2 o'clock receiving congratulatory telegrams from all parts of the couutry. SENATOR BAYARD has written a letter to the Delaware Legislature advising agaim4 prohibitory legislation on the ground that it is antagonistic to the Democracy, which permits man to eat and drink according to his own inclination. FRED DOUGLASS.

The commission ot fired Douglass, United States Marsnal for the District of Columbia. expires to-morrow. It is understood be will be reappointed by the President DISMISSED. The Secretary of War hes dismissed the charges preferred by the Paymaster-General against Col. C.

M. Terrell. NOMINATIONS. The President has nominated S. Dana Horton to be Secretary to the Commission to attend the International Monetary Conference at Paris.

Also the following Postmasters: William H. Hartman, Waterloo, and George B. Reichneker. Wyandotte, Ka. Surveyors of Customs: John It.

Leonard. Indianapolis, Ind. and Joseph L. Gaston, Chattanooga, and B. J.

Watson to be Naval Officer at San Francisco. FREE LUNCIT. In the matter of the United States Mint Assay Commission's "lunch case," the First Controller of the Treasury maintains: First. that reasonable necessary expenses of the Assay Commission may properly be paid from the appropriation for incidental and contingent expenses of the Philadelphia Mint; second, if the work of the Commission can be facilitated by furnishing lunches and meals at the Mint, they may be Paid from said fund; third, wines and liquors for personal use as a beverage by members of the Commission are not such articles of necessity ns to make the cost thereof a propercharge; fourth, the expenses of a dinner given as a treat or mere act of hospitality cannot properly be paid from the fund. tawa to bear complaints at that point.

At the points visited the Commiseloners talked with people on railroad mattere and complaint. Harding wanted to go into Rogue's private business, but THE WITNESS WOULD NOT HAVE IT. Crotte-examinetion: The effect of the Jacksonville investigation was to break up the railroad pool. but not the coal pool. Was Senator Lanning's coal mine in the pool?" Jr Wag.the Petersburg Coal Mine." "Senator Launing.

was it your coal mine Amid great roare of laughter lanning denied any knowledire of it. The witness said it was impossible for the Commissioners to visit ever's, station in the State. There were about stations in Illinois. Wnenever a complaint was made the railroad company was furnished with a copse Its answer was given to the eomplainant, and where there was a difference as to the facts the Committee Nveet to the place and made an investigation. The witness related two cases which, on investigation, established the fact that the complainants had endeavored to detraud the railroads.

THE ARBITRATION POLICY of the former lewd was followed out. Witness gave the musty details of the Knowlton case against the Michigan Central, which was investigated, and resulted in a discortinuance of the extorldon and in a settlement with complainant by which be received In 1877 the Commission called the attention of the Legislature to terminal charges. and stated that unjust ones should be punished. Withrow wanted to know if Lanning had an interest in the Jacksonville coal pool, but witness did not know of his own kuowledgie. In that suit Senator Callon was counsel for the Commissioners.

The witness for the prosecution went insane. This side issue provoked much merriment, during which Lanning blushed like a red, red To Senator WhitingThe Boarteconsidered the terminal charges in Chicago, and met great difficulties, as TUE QUESTION NEEDED ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION to enable the Commissioners to make a rule that would be equitable to the shippers and the railroads. Witness knew nothing about rebates in Bureau County, though he had been in Princeton, which was in Bureau County. The Board had never called for an examination of the railroad books. Oberly and Beetle were in favor of entertaining no complaints except in writing.

Smith favored litigation. and did not fully concur in the policy of the Board. The Legislature did not pass any additional laws relative to tertnimil charges. In the case against the Alton Railroad the latter made restitution. Senator Walker wanted to know if the Commission had obeyed the law commandiug suits In all cases of extortion.

This question reopened the subject of the Commissioners' which the witness explained for the fourth or fifth time. lioeue admitted the overcharge referred to was an extortion. To the ChairThe policy of the Commission was to discontinue the practice of EXTORTION ON THE PART OE' THE RAILROADS, and to settle all dieleulties amicably. To HardingAs far as the witness knew, the railroads discontinaed the practice. The Chair read telegrams etatinst that Ripley would be here to-rnorrow, and that Satre.

of the Rock Island. had gone to Iowa latears of laughter. In the matter of the Alton Itoad and the coal pool, Lanning said it would be useless to send for an Alton official, as under Withrowes examination nothing would be lesrned. The Chair suggested that Laurette turn Stateet evidence and the Committee could ascertain all the facts. The suggestion was received with applause, but teeming failed to catch on.

After a recess of about twenty minutes. Senator Whiting called for Mr. Withrow to be sworn. Seitness said Sage was the General Freight Agent of the Rock Pealed Road. Wituess had no personal knowledge of SAGE's PRESENT WHEREABOUTS; had no telegraphic communication with him, and knew nothing about him, excett that he heard that Sage was "in Iowa." Witness did not know of the existenee of any rebate book in the ottice of the Rock Island Road.

He did not know of his own knowledge who had the power to make rebates, and did not know that any were made. Ile was in the legal department of the Company. Hugh Riddle. President of the Rock Island Road. was next sworn.

His rend was furnished with a schedule of rates by the Commissioners. The road did not obey the schedule either in freights or passengers. It adopted the schedule in lese, and. so tar as witness knew, it was obeyed, but he did not know with exactness). ILIA ROAD POOLED WITH OTHER ROADS from one point certainly.

and possibly three. Witness did not know how long the railroad war lasted before the pool was formed. Harding wanted the witness to state how long, in his opinion. Objected to on the ground that It was an idea and not a fact. The contest before the formation of the pool witness knew positively about may have lasted six months.

He heard of the tight In the course of the business of the road. Witness was asked where the pool was. Objection sustained. Witness could not tell the rate before the pool was made. The rates might have been above or below the schedule rate at the two other" pools.

The rates were as low, if not lower, than the Commissioner' schedule. Witness supposed special rates and rebates were given. Ho thought ALL RAILROADS LIED. He had not seen any vouchers. If there be any the Treasurer had them.

Witness described the svetem of keeping the books. which was practically the suttees that in other railroad Mimes. Witness had a general impression that rebates and specials had been given only to a small extent. Harding wanted to know if the vouchers would make a car-load. Witness thought a large-sized car would hold them.

To Senator Callon: The Rock Island gave special rates and rebates because it was the general practice of railroads, and no road could get atone without it. The rebate is returned after the freight is paid. Rebates are given to encourage manufactures or certain interests along the line of road. To a certain extent it Is done to conceal it from the public. Witness gave instructions that the Commissioners' ratee should be regarded as maximum.

but in certain cases the General Freight Agent could make lower rates. As witness did not know the facts in relation to REBATES AND SPECIAL RATES, be could not tell why they were granted. It was left to the General Freight Agent. and witness bad no reason for interferinw with him. Ally person under like circumstances could obtain the same rate.

It did net necessitate the some freight or the same distant-4e. It is understood everywhere that special rates are given. Witness sew Sage yesterday morning, but he went away from Chicago in the afternoon. Withrow objected to the line of examination, because Sage bad not been served with a summons. Senator Callon insisted that the Committee had a perfect right to ascertain, as a summons bad been issued for him.

The Commetee bad been informed that Sage had sudden business in Iowa, and it was a remarkable coincidence. Sage would undoubtedly come if a dispatch could reach him. He hoped Withrow would telegraph to lows-Withrow explained that NO SERVICE HAD BEEN HAD ON- SAGE. If the Cotnmittee want him, serve him. If the Committee want to know a great many things they don't know.

the aeasion, the Legislature will be prolonged far into sentinel-. Senator Callon thought there was something unhealthy about the railroad business, because when they learned anything that anybody wanted to know they were suddenly taken iii. This has cast a ftlown over the investigation it is to be hoped Sage will come and d'seel. The examination was resumed, and witness said be did not know where Sage is now. He believed Sage went West with the manager of the Union Pacific Road.

Witness hail no talk with Sage about the pending investigation. To Senator Lanning: Witness sold a special rate was lower than that current publicly. Witness did not make the special rate. It was very common for steppers who had made no arrangement for special rates to get them under the same circumstances as other shippers who had contracted with them. Sometimes THEY DID NOT GET TUE BENEFIT OF THE SPECIAL BATE, even while their business equaled that of those win) did.

Withrow objected to the line of examination, as the witness only knew by hearsay. It was his impression, and not his personal lc nowledge. Lanuing insisted that the question was pertinent, and the examination was allowed to proceed. The witness said the general rate was higher than the special. To Callon: Witness could not tell anything about the rebates given by his road during the past two years.

The rebates sometitne applied to grain and sometimes to stock. Wholesale dealers sometimes got better rates than the smaller ones. It would tend to diminish the business of Small shippers. Witness did not know at how many points On his road rebates were given. It might be at one-tenth or at one-half of them.

To Whiting: Competition has the effect of lowering rates. They are usually LOWERED BY SPECIAL RATES. Gentemo and Peoria are about the same dietance from Chicago. The Peoria rates were the lowest. He did not know the rates at Tiskilwa and Putnam.

The special rates, prevaled most along the line of the canal. Witness did not know of any four-cent rate frorn Depew. There was an active competition against the canal, and rates were lower there proportionately than at points not on the canal. Pooling prevents cutting of rates. The Senator wanted to know about pooline In Bureau County, because many of his constituents lived there.

Withrow to thee make any complaints to the Whiting to Withrow" If I am on the witness-stand I will say they have not sufficient confidence in the Commissioners to make any complaints." Condee to Whiting'And yet on the Committee you voted to refer back to the Senate the ROAD AGENTS. TONitisTosE, A. March 1e4The stage malt was fired at last night near Contention by two highwaymen. The driver was shot dead and fine passerger badly wounded. R.

N. Paul. Weft! Faros agent. returned the tire, eausirg the horses to run away, and saved the paugur and the treasure from robbery. A FURNITURE FACTORY.

At 8:40 o'clock yesterday evening Phil Ernst, the night watchman at Koenig, Henning Garners furniture factory, on the northwest corner of North Green and Pratt streets, discovered that a quantity of furniture stored in the basement of the building was on tire. life turned in an alarm from Box No. 339. but by the time the engines arrived the flames, which found a passage-way upwards through a shaving chute to the upper had gained a strong hold On the building, and it was deemed advisable to turn in a second alarm. The main portion of tbe factory on Greemstreet is a solid brick structure.

hut the part in which the fire occurred is of frame whien. bong tilled with furniture stock, provided the material for a big tire. The firemen. however, attacked the flames vigorously, and saved the building after comparatively little damage had been caused. Of the origin of the tire nothing is known, as only fifty minutes before he discovered it the watchman examined tau place where It broke out, and found everything in good order.

The principal damage done was by water, and was estimated by Capt. Bullwinkle at 87soti, and by tno engineer ot the fsetory at The building and its contents are both fully insured. TILE PIESIDENT. mi PLAN. Special Dispatch to The Chicao Tribuna.

WASHINGTON, D. March M.President Garfield said yesterday to a Senator from one of the Middle States that he would send very few nominations to the Senate before the adjournment of that body. He would only till vacancies. It would be sixty days, at least, before he llegan to make any Important changes. He also outlined the policy that be intends to pursue In the selection foroffices In the different States.

He thinks the best judges as to who shall be selected for such positions are the Senators and Representatives most interested. He said that they knew better than he possibly could who should be appointed, and be INTENDED TO RELY IN THE 3IAIN In making bia selections upon therm This will be quite a change from the method the last Administration adopted in reward to appointments. The President also said that be had become disgusted with the horde of ollice-seckers that bad descended upon him in a merciless crowd. lie bad told many or the office-seekers that he intends to make no changes immediately. This had the effect to drive many of them away.

PRIVATE SECRETARY. The evening papers say: "Mr. J. Stanley Drown has been chosen by President Garnett' as his private secretary, and as such basrelieved Mr. W.

K. Rogers or the charge of the Executive Mansion. Mr. Brown is a young man, but has already shown marked fitness for the position. Ile has been assisting.

Mr. Rogers since March 4. and has become familiar with his arduous duties, which require an even temper. wonderful patience. and unusual tact in dealing with Executive.

visitors. Nir. Brown is a native of Ma city, and bears an exeellent character. Ile was for several years eonnected with the United States tieological Department under Prof. Powell.

His parents are now in Kansas, where they have taken tio their home. It is believed there will he little or no change in the present Executive tome." 11011SE-TIIIEVES. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ANNA, March IAHorse-thieves are making raids upou our farmers. Last week a spaa of mules was taken, and last night a span of matched bay horses was from a farmer near Dongola.

They were 6 and 8 years old, and the youngest has a white spot on Its forehead. THE LAND SWINDLE. Special Dispatch to The Chico Tribune. PITTSBURG, March Pi.The arrest of IL It McClelland, a real-estate dealer in this city. and Addison C.

Burns, an oil operator in Edinburg. Clarion County, charged with complicity in the Missouri land frauds. has caused no little excitement here. and throughout this part of the country generally. McClelland is very indignant over his arrest, and says he knows no more about the lands than any other Notary Public knows of the deeds and conveyances which are constantly passing through his hands.

Burns, the other defendant, has always enjoyed the respect of his neighbors. His father has been engaged in selling Western lands for several years. He resides in Pittsburg. McClelland wave bail in for a hearing before United States Commissioner McCandless, A. N.

Mellon and himself being the bondsmen. Burns gave bull in Se2.000, with L. C. Wynkoop and William Burns as security. Both hearings are set for the25th inst.

Several gentlemen visited the United States District-Attorney to-day to learn what foundation there was for the rumors that most of the titles to Missouri lands held in this vicinity are bad. Among them was one from Sewickley, who claimed to have bad large dealings with the parties under arrest, and a consequent knowledge of their operations. commencing the system of fraud," be said, they procured statements of the condition ot all the land in the southeastern counties of Missouri, and discovered just what portions had been taken up and what portions still remained In the hands of the Government. Then they made three or four real or fictitious transfers, ending in placing the deed in the name of the agent who was to accomplish the sale. Mr.

Lindsay was at the head of the work, and Burns Son acted as his agents in this vicinit ono of them staying here while the other was in Missouri. ostensibly for the purpose of buying land. After a while they hail to change their plan. andante staid in the city and the other in the Oil Regions. The same piece of land could be sold several times by collusion with the Recorder of the county, who might fill up an abstract showing the number of transfers, without mentioning that other transfers of a similar character had already been made." "Do you know auy persons in this vicinity who have been victimized?" 4' Nearly every owner of Miesouri land In this city holds it by one of these titles, so it is not necessa ry to give names.

Burns has sold hundreds of thousands of acres in thew cities, and a great deal of it has been sold under the name of John M. Tavlor, which is probably tictitious." 11. R. McClelland was called on at his dice this morning, and found in conversation with William Burns and his son Addison. When asked for a statement of the affair, he replied that he had no objection to telling everything he knew, but Burns would probably be Mee to make a more complete explanation.

"I merely acted as a Notary Public," said he, "and took the affidavit of a party who said he bad lost his receipts from the Government, without making any inquiries- about the matter. I bad no buainesa to make inquiries. ana had to take his affidavit." The whole trouble," said Viniliarn Burns energetically. is raised by this Special Agent, who wishes to make a reputation for himself at some one else's expense. The receipts were lost in so many cases that the Government officials prepared a printed form to be sworn to.

requesting the patest, and statiniz that the receipts were lost. Persons. therefore. who knew that the original patentee was fictitious or dead. could fill up the affidavit in their own names, state that they were the possessors of the property, have deeds recorded as transferred to them, and thus secure every claim to the property.

i That's what the man did who came to McClelland. He said be had lost his reeeipts, and wished to swear to the fact. and McClelland of course took his affidavit. Now if these parties did commit any fraud, it was tot-very, and was against the beigp of the original patentees, and not against the Government. The Government was paid for the land, and gave receipts for the payment, merely holing the patents until the purchasers complied with legal requirements.

Wheu we bought Misaouri property we examined the abstracts to see whether it was all right. but could not tell whether falae attiiiavits had been made to secure the patent and tirst transfer or not, and that. indeed, was not important. The Supreme Court decided that buyers of these lands bought them outright without any obl itrations which the original patentees had taken upon is. they were not responsible if the conditions of residence for two years, bad not been fulfilled." "Were you acquainted with Lindsay, of St.

"No. sir. I knew nothing of him, and bad no business dealings with him. The other parties said to be connected with the matter in other cities I may have met. hut do not remember." "You have never sold the same piece of property which your son had to other parties?" "No.

sir: such a proceeding would get any land agent into trouble at once." Both gentlemen said they had been conducting the business on business principles. had bought large quantities of the land on the best terms possible, and sold it or traded it when opportunity offered. George W. Nelson, of 120 Smithfield street, is Robert L. Lindsey's agent in this city, but he asserts that he knows nothing.

of any illegal transactiona in the lands. He called at tbe United States Court tOM1113 this morning and intormed United States Commissioner McCandless thaa be could be found at his office if he was wanted in any way connected with the case. To your correspondent he said that be bad been attending to Lindsey's business in this vicinity for some years, but had sold but very little of the lands. All that he bail sold, however. proved satisfactory to the purchasers, except in one instance when be found a judgment for $50i), which was not mentioned in the abstract entered up against the land.

tie wrote to Lindsey about the matter immediately, and received a reply stating that it bad been an oversight, and making proper corrections. On the letter-beads used by Nelson were noticed the names of Lindsay and an agent in London. who is indirectly prosecuting the bale of lands on the other side of the (Welt It. Among other parties who bad bought Miesouri lands, Nelson mentioned It. M.

Kennedy, Mr. South of Ditun South, and Mr. Armor of Allegheny. He had heard no complaints from any of his customers. He said: "Mr.

Burns, has not been arrested. and is attending to his busineas as usual. and he does not expect to be included in the indictment. The Marshars special officer who arrested A. E.

Burns says be manifested no particular surprise. and made no objections to coining with him to this city. Upon being interviewed on the subjeet, Mr. Kennedy admitted that he owned between a.tt) and 40e acres of the land in question. lie stated that he purchased the land through a man named Brown, some six or seven year ago.

and is satisfied that he bait a clear title, having had business transactions with the Missouri Courts in connection with his purchases. ST. Louis, March VS.Herman E. Schuster, a notary, Charles Vusel, and Charles Newman were arrested to-day by theGoverninant officers, on the general charge of perjury, but the two former are believed to be in someway connected with the land frauds brought to light yesterday, and will he held as witnesses. Robert L.

Lindsay failed to furnish a bond of alu.noe this morning. and was lodged in jail. Re claims his arrest is a political persecution. brought about by toe ex-Secretary of the Interior, Carl Schurz, wbo, he says, removed Ins father, James Lindsay, from the position of Register of Laud a at Ironton, without cause. He also denies being Connected with, or knowing anything about, a land swindle.

He has examined a great many land titles, that being his business, but he bad no knowledge of any of them being fraudulent. On the other band, Detective Tyrrel says Lindsay's statement about political perrecution is all bosh; that Carl Shurz had nothing to do with the arrest, but that be (Tyrrei) brat discovered the fraud, and been working it up for a year. There is a regular ring, he says, and Lindsay is at the bead of it, as will be abundantly proved at the trial. Thomas B. English and Charles A.

Davls were Registers of Land at the YIELD FOIL Special Dispaick t'r The Chimp, Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, 111., March Ia.Philip H. Wheel, er was to-day bound over in the sum of it24013t appear at the next term of the Circuit Court On a charkre of committing rape on the person Of Julia E. Meissner. The particulars of the curie have already been telegrapued Tux TRIBUNE.

Speeiat Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, March 16.The investigation of the Harding charges against the Railroad Commissioners was resumed this afternoon. Harding offered in evidence the documents in the old complaints of several parties against various railroads for extortion and discriminatoo. He also desired to offer the freight tariffs ot all the railroads in the State, so as to show wherein they differed from the Commissioners' settedu les. A wrangle ensued as to the necessity of furnishing copies of the tariffs.

Finally it was agreed that reference could be made to all the documents on file in the office of the Railroad Commission. Harding hoped they would remain on file. Bogue indignantly repelled the insinuation that anybody in the office of the Commission would steal any papers. Harding retracted the imputation, and peace reigned for a minute. when Senator Canon said the record should show that THE DocumEsTs CALLED FOR were duly presented to and considered as evidence by the Committee.

This question was finally adjusted to the satisfaction of everybody. George M. Bogue was the first witness called. He had hardly taken his seat when Harding broke loose again about the records In the office of the Commissioners. He wanted to send for a lot of the papers, and another wrangle occurred, in toe course of whiebspeeches were made by Senators Fifer, Conde White, and others.

Quiet was finally restored, and Harding resumed the examination of the witness. Bogue said that, after careful consideration of the matter and all the legal perplexitis involved, the Board bad determined they had commenced all the necessary suite and hence declined to enter upon any more. They declined to enter upon any suits except in aggravated cases, and hence ARBITRATED ALMOST EVERY COMPLAINT. Mr. Bogue read from the report of 187S, recited the legal status of cases pending, and defining the policy of arbitration pursued oy the Commissioners, and which proved very satisfactory to all parties cennected.

See pages 1-4' and IS of the report ni 11373. The report was printed in the newspapers in the December previous. The celebrated Jacksonville coal case was hauled out of obscurity and rehearsed at length. It was the only suit brought by the Commission. The principal witness became insane.

and the case is still pending. The cases pending at the time of the report were the Burlington and wereslecided last summer. Harding wished to know the difference in the points between the Ruggles case and the ones just mentioned. Bogue remarked he was not a lawyer, and could not telt. There were other caeca besides the ones spoken of, but he declined to name them.

WHEN THE COMMISSIONERS IIEARD OF RUMORED EXTORTIONS they sometimes notified the railroads without any written complaints. Many cases which were investigated were not placed on record, not being deemed of sufficient importance. The Commissioners made many examinations in various counties along the Ohio Mississippi and other roads in Southern and Central Illinois in 1878, and in the last two years on the lines in the northern part of the State. The witness visited Peoria in the spring of 1579, and examined the railroad and warehouse business there. A record was kept of these visits.

Harding wanted the record, and another wrangle occurred about its production. Hardline proceeded with the examination. Bogue said the Board had never examined the books of any railroad company. It bad examined the officers in cases of complaints. The Board knew that the roads were charging above and below the Commissioners' schedule.

They had determined to make A 1tEV14ION OF THEIR SCHEDULE. After the decision of the Svpreme Court 'in the cases cited, the Board consulted with the Attorney-General, who said the policy of the Commission was a wise one. The law was not settled at the time, as the Board was advised by counsel. Harding wanted to get at the exact advice given by the counsel, and Bogue proceeded to explain all about it, when the prosecution insisted on a direct answer. A wrangle ensued.

after which Bogue explained how the counsel coincided with the policy of the Commissioners. Witness was advised of the policy at the different points. The first one was at Bloomington. The Commissioners thought it was wrong; made a full investigation: thought that injustice was done to some of the neighboring stations. The railroads changed the terms of the pool, and under the new system there was -NO WRONG DONE TO ANYBODY so long as a reasonable rate was maintained.

The Commissioners knew of other pools. and investigated some of them. The one at Paxton was looked into. There was no occasion to look into the other pools. The railroad war was being waged some time before the pools were formed.

When the war was going on the Board did not take any action. Railroad wars do nobody any good. Witness approved of pools. The Commissioners believed their schedule needed changing. and recommended It in the report of 1619.

They said the schedule was too high, and to make it an appropriation was needed. They asked for motley in their reports in 18'79 and Reel in order to print the schedule. There were not very many miles of road for wham there were no schedules. Witnese did not remember the mileage in 1613. The Board bad SOME DIFFICULTY IN GETTING REPORTS from roads in the hands of a Receiver.

The roads have substantially complied with the law in furnishing reports. The Burlington did not tell the cost Of hauling freight. Witness did not think that the roads had refused to answer questione propounded. Since last June the Commission has had no time to push or commence any suits. It has been busy in "Wen mulattug data for a revision of the schedule, and attending investigating committees.

Harding wanted to know something about the data. Connelly objected, that the answer would disclose to railroad men information that ought to be secret. The question was not pressed. and Harding took up the records of the traveling investigntions. In April, ISSO, the Commissioners were at Ot NEAR BLOOISIINGTOV, ILL.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BLOOMINGTON, 111.. March M.The residence of John Dee, a farmer living in Padua Township, was destroyed by fire this morning, with all its contents. The occupants, being asleep in the upper chambers, narely escaped with their lives. The firo occurred during a seven) storm ot lightning and rain.

and it is thought it was tired by a bolt of lightning though Dee is sure It was set on hre. AT WANATAH, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. VALPARAISO, March M.At an early hour this morning Enterprise Hall, a large frame building at Wanatati, burned to the ground. Cause unknown. Loss.

insured for in the Lacashire, England. DISCITARGED. Special Dispatch fa The Chicago TOLEDO. a. March 16.Dr.

H. T. Baker. sr-rested about a week Rao for perforanuf au abortion upon tho person of Ettio Sherwood. and thus eau-dnitr her death.

had a beating this afternoon before the Court. and was charged for the want of authetent evaienoe. SENATO RIAL 5 i IOWA. DES MOINES, March is reported that John A. Kasson wid be a candidate for United States Senator before the next Legislature as the successor of MeDill.

This would bring Into the arena three ery strong Gear, ex-Congressman James F. Wilson. and Mr. INSURANCE LEGISLATION. KILLED IIER SEDUCER.

Los ANGELEA, March P. Forget was shot dead in the street to-day by 1.813LITill A bliSta, a Spanish girl, wbo states that Forster sed need her under promise of marriage. Forster Is connected with some of the oldest Spahltin lamil.es Au Southern California. MONETARY CONFERENCE. DISsiATISFACTION.

Special Diepatete to The Chtehoo WASHINGTON, D. March Blaine has received a dispatch from London setting forth that considerable dissatisfaction exists in England in regard to the interpretation they put upon the language of the letter of invitation to tho International Monetary Conference. The criticism, as stated in the dispatch. IS that the invitation commits those attending the Conference to bimetaiisin. The view, however, Is not entertained here, and Senator Thurman and others who have examined the law since this criticism upon the invitation has been received feel confident that this interpretation is not warranted by the letter of the law.

as it certainly was not inttnided by those who framed it. The lather is that the invitatien has been interpreted in the light of erroneous dispatches which were sent abroad at the time of the passage of the law. The text of the taw and the construction given it here will be conimunicated to our Minister at London. MICHIGAN. DETROIT, March 16.Cyrenius P.

Black, of Tuscola, was nominated to-day by the Democrats of the Seventh District to fill the vacancy occasioned by Conger's election to the Senate. ENIIIEZZ LEM rst. LA SALLE, March ld--The Town of We' none is excited over tbe alleged embezzlement of ttl.330 of Uncle Sam's funds by Brown. ths 'Deputy Pastmaster. who has decamped.

The defalcation is in the Nioney-Order and v. as yesterday. MAI NE. Aror, STA, March M.William P. Frye was to-day declared United States Senator.

WHOLESALE POISONING. That of Maine Forces a Removal of the headquarters of a Large Company. Special Disvatch to The Chicaoo Tribune. BosTos, March 16.The Union Mutual Life-Insurance Company of Maine, which does a business of between six and seven millions a year and has nearly 15,000 policies in force, covering insurances of over twenty-six and a hail millions, is forced by a recent law of the Maine Legislature to remove its headquarters from Boston to Augusza. 14 has been practically a Boston institution since 1s4S.

and has an exceedingly tine building on Tremont street, where the business is conducted. maintaining only a small colice in Augusta. where only formal meetings are held to cover the law governing its charter. The Maine law, Inca aims especially at this Company, provides that all insurance companies incorporated under this law shall have their principal offices in that State; that a majority of the Directors shall be residents; that all meetings shall be held there. The present Boarci of Directors cunsists of ten Bostonians and one Maine if.

Drummond, Of under the new law, which provides that floe terms of Wilco of non-resiuent Directors shall expire April 12 next and their places tilled by the remaining resident Directors. Mr. Drummond will be the only legal representative until a formal election can be held in the Capital. The movement will probably scarcely affect the business of the Company for a short time. The course is without precedent in the history of insurance.

COUNTEIIFFITETIS. CAIRO. I1L March Ia.United States Detectives Wallace W. flail and lien Coleman bare sr. Tested Dale Crockett, of Mis.issippl woo, it is alleged, is the bead of a gang of counterfeiters who have been plying their vocanoa in the vicinity.

KENTUCKY EG UL ATOTtSLOtrisvir.r.r., March 16.The Fentuckf Regulators last Saturday nigbt took Dbeil, a storekeeper at Princess Furnace. ilapi County, out of his bed, gave him fifteen lashes. ordered him to leave within live clays. Auld "El away. 1 PFEIFFER AND PHILADELPHIA, March Pfeiffer and John McBride were foutte dead In a eel1 of the Eastern Penitentiary tbis morning.

It IS thought Pfeiffer killed McBride and then fanged himself. WINTER WHEAT. A EATZG DEFICIT. WrSCILESTElt. N.

IL, March 16.There ig deficit in the Ashilelot Savings Bank probabil amounting to 11041.000. Treasurer Vierey Albe4 has assigned his property to the bsuk. Two Pam! lien In St. Loafs Suffer from Eating PorkMoat of Those Made Sick, However, Will Probably He-cover. Special Disoatch to The Chicago Tribune.

ST. Loris. March ease of wholesale poisoning occurred at No. 1858Closey street last evening, which presents many curious features. A wretched shanty at the above number Is Inhabited by a Bohemian woman named Ann Shickle and her two children, Willie, aged 13, and Magirie, aged 10.

A young woman, Lizzie Tisosch, a relative, 22 years of age, is also living with the family. Last night the four partook of a hearty meal made up Of fresh pork boiled with sauerkraut, with apples as a dessert. Soon after they were all taken sick, and by 10 o'clock they were in a wretched state. They all complained of severe headaches. and bad violent hts of vomiting.

The sickness increased during the night, the boy NVillie being in the worst condition. No physician was called in, and at 4 a. tn. to-day the boy died. Through art interpreter it was learned that the family bad not been in good health for some time; that they were in the habit of purchasing meat at a butcher-shop on the corner of and Calhoun streets, and last night they bought 10 cents' worth of they ate for supper.

Solin after the three above named and the little 8-year old daughter of Mrs. Schickle were all taken sick. The boy complained of his head end vomited freely. Mrs. and the daughter were seized with vomiting find purging, as well as the niece, who also complained of her head.

Beside the above there was another case of pork-poisoning reported. This family live in SL Anthony itney. and consists of live persons, John Iteinieker. wife. and three children.

He is a poultry denier in French Market, and some days ago bougbt a live bog from a farmer.which he butchered himself. From this some sausages were made. and, shortly after being eaten. they were all taken with vomiting and head paints. The quantity consumed was but small.

and that probably accounts for the mild form of attack and its yielding readily to remedies. Ail of the family are improving. THE OFFICES. NEW MEXICO. Dispatch la The Chicacto Tribune.

WASHINGTON. D. March 16.There is a very earnest contest over the Governorship of New Mexico. The commiss on of the present Governor (Wallaee) has two or three years yet to run. but there have been a good many difficulties under hie Administration.

and advantage is being taken of them to urge his removal. The Catholics, who comprise nine-tenths of the people of the Territory, are said to be Opposed to him. Charles Ewing. a brother of Thomas Ewing. but an active Republican resident In this city.

formerly from Ohio, is a candididate for the position, and has very strong support. Mr. Ewing. althoutch a Catholic. is an ardent Republican, and it is believed that his appoluttneut would be espeeially aeceptable to the people of New Mexico on account of his religious faith.

Gov. Sheldon. an intimate friend of the President, Lieutenant-Colonel of his old regiment, who bail been spoken of for a position as private secretary, and also as a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Court of Claims. cuused by the a ppeintinent of Judge Hunt to the Cabinet, is also understood to he willing to accept the governorship of New Mexico. Sidney Post, of Galesburg, Ill if the fiel I was open.

would not reject the place, although his application bas not been filed. liVILLIANI r. not.LoWAY, who for twelve years has been Postmaster at Iudianapolis, will probably not be retained, or, at all events, he hits not secured the support of senator Ben Harrison. The latter has decided to recommend James A. Wildman, formerly State Auditor, recently Auditor of the county in which be lives.

and at one time was a special agent of the Post-Otlice Department. Mr. Wildman Is one of Holloway's bondsmen, and bail recommended Holloway himself for thee. The Post-011ie authorities. including Postmaster James himself, are In favor of the continuance of Holloway in an office which has been exceedingly veil administered.

The poltit sought to be made by Senator Harrison against the reappointment of Holloway is that A STABBING AFFRAY. T. Lot-ts, March Dallas. Texas, Weciat says a negro barlym was stabbed in the neck and killed by a white cattle man at Abilene Itist night 1 Condition and Prospect of the Crop. CINCINNATI, 10.The Price-Current will publish to-morrow an extended report on the winter wheat crop, embracing reports from nearly 400 points in the winter wheat belt.

The Price-Current suys: "Taking all the evidence Into consideration, with an Indication of some increase in the acreage. the crop may now be considered generally promising, with a prospect for a yield not much, if any, less than the preceding year. In Ohio the returns indicate it pretty fair condition of the crop, and a generally favorable outlook. There is more complaint in Indiana, and the outlitok i consideraoly impaired.generally less favorable than a year ago. In Minute tavoraiiie reports predominate, and.

wan an apparent increase in acreage, the prospect seetuS to favor un outclithe equal to last year. Missouri and Kansas reports are almost uniformly laeoran.e. and there is an increased acreage. in Michigan anti the winter-waeat sections of Wisconsin and Iowa there is Innen uncertainty, vet the prevailing condition seeming less iitvorable than a year itgo, excepting pernaps in Iowa. Kentucky is less tavorable.

and Tennessee more promising than a year ago. There is untavoratile weatner now, and in the early future may considerably impair the outlook: but, on the Other hand. favorable conditions of the weather which now exist, if they continue ft few weeks. will do a great work in bringtug a promising outlook for the crop. ARCHERY.

CmcINNArt, March 16.The annual Meet la of the Ohio State Archery Association met to day. The chief business was the considcradon of certain changes in the constitution and rules governing tournaments. The next annual tournament wilt be held at Dayton. SePt- IN 25' and au. The resignation of the Toledo tub was accepted.

The following eflieers were President Albert Kern. of Dayton: dents, H. L. Wright. of Cincinnati; W.

A. of Wyoming: George W. Pickard. Of Cincinnati; Recording oecretary, J. A.

Mumma, of TENNESSEE'S DEBT. NAslivrILE. March 16.The Low-Tax Demotrat3, in caucus this morning, resolved to oPPose tbe passage of the t111 to settle Ms 4414 on the buSiS submitted by boudtuddeM COTTON-MILL AT CHARLESTON. CHARLESTON, S. March cotton-mill Will be bit It here immediately.

The company that will build it has a capital of St40001 1.