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Removal ef the Senator WEBB, the influential representative from Wanshnra County, has introduced a bill into the Legislature for the removal of the Capital from Madison to Milwaukee. For many years the country members have been much dissatisfied with the manner in which they hfive been swindled by tne Madison leeches. Madison is a small town, and has to live on the Legislature, and the members have felt this suction until it has become intolerable. They are charged much more for board in Madison than they would be in Milwaukee, while they would obtain much better accommodations here for less money. The interior members have also the sagacity to perceive that it is better to have the political center of the State, at the business centre.

They could come and do their business here without exciting any special attention, because the large cimineroirtl business which is done in this city, absorbs a larger share of the public interest. The interior members have also perceived that the position of the leading Mmlison politicians has been for many years adverse to the interests of Wisconsin. They are more bound up in legislating for the benefit of Illinois than they are for the benefit of Wisconsin. They opposed the Wiuona bridge bill it was desired by the Lake cities of Wisconsin. This pea nut and selfish policy has become characteristic of the Madison leeches and Sonator Webb's bill is but an expression of the sentiment of the State.

If Senator Webb's bill fails at the present session it is probable that he and other energetic members of the republican and democratic parties will carry the question before the people at the next canvass, and we have no doubt that upon a direct popular vote the capital would be removed from Madison. The Madison wire pullers have for years prevented this question from being referred to tho people, but when it is we suspect that the insolence and interference of a certain clique at Madison with the legislature, will receive a condign punishment, Milwaukee has manifested no special desire for the removal of the capital to this city, or its removal from Madison, but the people here do sympnthize with the, members who are restive under the constant schemes of plunder and pillage which have been too often organized by the Madison leeches since it has been the capital of the State. We have already two first-class public houses; a third spacious one is now being erected, and the country members, when they leave their homes to go to tho legislature, desire to get some comfort for their money, and they nearly all see that they cannot get that at Madison. honor, that "the evidence before the committee to investigate the New York Custom House frauds, is conclusive against Collector Smythe. Mr.

S. was a pet appointee of Weed and Seward. Mr. H. also avers that there was proof before the committee that Mrs.

Perry had great influence with the President, and that he believed that President Johnson was well aware that Mrs. Perry had a pecuniary interest in the general STATE AFFAIRS. order Business of the tom House. On his New York Cus- request another committee of investigation was appointed by the House. We know Mr.

Hulbnrd to be a gentleman of pure personal character, a faithful member af a Christian church, and not likely to epeak ill of any man or any woman unless he had good cause therefor. Whether Doolittle has an interest in Mrs. Perry as well as President Johnson will probably come to light under searching investigation which Mr. declares shall now be insti- Hnlbnrd tuted. THE LEGISLATIVE The Be- publican caucus called to consider the propriety of paying the Booth claim, adjourned without action.

It is understood that leading members, like Barron and Ooleman, spoke in favor of the claim, but refused to make it a subject of party caucus. That is sound. The Judiciary Committee say the claim is just and ought to be paid. We never before heard of calling a caucus to determine whether the State should pay the just claims of its citizens. If the Madison Journal has not backbone enough to support the claim without a caucus endorsement, that establishment should apply for a new verteber.

The fact is, this claim of Mr. Booth is either just or unjust, as against the State, and it is not a party question. Every member of the Legislature should vote upon the not otherwise. MADISON, March Senate had a protracted session last night on Senate bill No. 27, to amend the articles of association of the Milwaukee Prairie da Ohien Bailroad Company so.

as to facilitate the construction of the road from Monroe to Dnbuque. The session lasted till after midnight. The amendments were, rejected a close vote, prohibiting the consolidation of the Prairie du Ohien road with the St. Paul and-with the Northwestern Bailroad, and the bill passed as reported from the Bailroad Committee by a vote of 20 to 5. In the Assembly last evening several local bills were introduced, and several passed; also one to establish a State Board of Immigration, and appropriating $2,000 for'the collection of statistics to induce immigration; also amending the dog law.

About one hundred bills were run through in the Committee of the Whole. The Senate this morning tabled a motion to reconsider the bill to facilitate the construction of railroad from Monroe to Dubuque, and passed it by a vote of 19 to i. A considerable number of bills of minor importance was passed. A bill was introduced to remove the capital to Milwaukee. Adjourned to Monday evening.

The Assembly postponed until Tuesday the resolution instructing the railroad bribery investigation committee merits of the case and Tbe Derby Reform Bill. The Derby Administration have introduced their parliamentary reform bill into the British House of Commons. It is a bill very similar to the one reported by the Bassell-Gladstone ministry and which the lories then vehemently opposed. It reduces the ten pound rental in the country to an eight pound and tho seven pound to a six pound in the city or tho qualification of a deposit in the savings bank or the paymtut of a tax. This bill D'Islaeli estimated would add four hundred thousand to the number of electors in Great Britain, but John Bright insists that there art- so many conditions appended to these qualifications that tho increased number of electors will not be more than two hundred and fifty thousand.

At the present time Great Britain lias an adult male population of 5,600,000 persons who would be qualified to vote if manhood suffrage was granted. Of this five million six hundred thousand, only eight hundred thousand can vote, and thus six-sevenths of tho people of Great Britain are actunlly dis- fanchised. This is a monstrous wrong in a Government professing to bo the most popular in Europe. If Disraeli's bill should pass, 4,400,000 male adults would continue disfranchised. John Bright declares that ho will accept no such stinted reform as this.

A few months ago it might have been accepted, but now the demands of the people for a much larger extension of the suffrage are too decided to be resisted. They demand manhood suffrage; that is, that the people of Great Britain shall rule the oountry, which manifestly they do not at present, as forty great families return a majority of the House of Commons. While John Bright demands manhood suffrage, we think that he would compromise on a three pound rental in city and county, and that every educated person should vote. This would bring to the polls at least throe millions out of the 5,600,000 of the male adultb of Groat Britain. The popular indignation against the opponents of reform is universally conceded.

Even the thick-headed tories can perceive the danger of resistingthe people too far, and now they offer to support a reform bill, which a few months ago they scouted. Then they thought that tho people were asking too much in the Gladstone bill, but now they are anxious to compromise on the Gladstone bill, as the only method of saving the aristocracy from the deluge of universal suffrage. That to the British tory is as dreadful a phantom as the emancipation of the negro was to the Southern slaveholder. The British tories are wiser in their time than the Southern slaveholders. Perhaps they may avoid the catastrophe which a bland and foolish obstinacy would assuredly force upon them.

The Great batch Know Btorm. March, 1867, has certainly proved a most extraordinary The mercury has sunk below zero in the states west of tne Alleghonies, and on the 16th and 17th of March we Lad a snow storm, which covered all New England, three of the Middle States, seven of the Western States, and two of the Southern and Missouri, The snow storm covered a belt of country from the extreme limits of Maine to the Bocky Mountains. In extent, it has not been exceeded by any snow storm during the past winter. We do not think it unfavorable for the spring crops. On the contrary, this covering of snow over eighteen states is almost as good as a covering of manure for the soil.

In the spring time a fall of snow is peculiarly valuable to the soil. It collects those gases in the mosphere which will render the land fruitful, and if the people give faithful and industrious tillage to the soil in the of 1867, wo have reason to anticipate such a bountiful harvest as will add "immeasurable blessings to the whole country. In the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, the fall-sown wheat will acquire a root and a strength which always promises a bountiful crop of winter wheat. Last spring it was excessively dry in all those states, and hence the wheat came up so sparsely it was one of the poorest crops lised in many years. The snow looks oleak npon the ground in the spring time of the year, but ia the wise dispensations of Providence, it has an object to fulfill, so we have the faith that fie snowy and wintry March will be returned to us in April and in May, with the blossoming promises of a fruitful season.

The enormous price of wheat at tho prescut time makes every one yearn for such a bountiful year as blessed the Western states in the season of 1860. Tnc Financial Ignorance oi a First Class Journal. The Chicago Tribune always assumes to be much wiser and better informed on any and every subject which it discusses than any other journal either in the eastern' or the western states. Some of ite blunders are so gross and so unpardonable in discussing financial questions that they would not be made by a boy-clerk the first year in a store. Ou the 16th in discussing the question of paying interest on bank re serves, it pompously declares that "the legal rate of interefl in New York is six per cent, and the bank that loans out its millions of deposits at six per cent, and pays four per cent, to the depositor must do a lively business to moke both ends meet." Now the legal rate of interest in New York is SEVEN per cent, and has been so for the past forty years.

Some benevolent book seller in Chicago should at once send to the Chicago Tribune a copy of the laws of New York so that a journal which assumes to be the first in tho great commercial city of Chicago should not dishonor the name of that city by perpetrating such gross and inexcusable blunders. Such a mistake about the interest laws of the greatest commercial city and state upon the Continent betrays nn ignorance which ono might expect to find in some country printing office down in Texas, or Arkansas. VOTE OK THE BAILROAD following is the vote in the Senate on the passage of the bill to 'amend the of association of the Milwaukee The cable telegrams of yesterday from England state that D'Israeli will to-day introduce into the British House of Commons a reform bill extending the elective franchise much further than is proposed in the bill as it was first proposed. Bepreientatlvc Hnlbord and Perry. In the House of Eepresentativesyes terday, Eon.

Calvin T. Hnlburd, the able and influential member from St. Lawrence -New York, made a in reply to the card of Collector Smythe, in which be declares upon his Prairie du Chien Bailroad, so as to facilitate the construction of a railroad from Monroe to Dnbnque: Adams, Bull, Clark, Earnest, Larkin, Morgan, Proudflt, Itatmoy, Geo. Beed, Orson Hoed, Bountree, Sanderson, Smith, Stevens, J. G.

Thorp, Webb, Wheeler, Whitman and Foltoo, Littlejohn, to report immediately, and indefinitely postponed a resolution instructing the State Superintendent to report a bill for a return to the town school superintendent system. A resolution for adjourning on the 3d of was adopted. There was a very large number of bills ordered to a third reading. The following Assembly bills were concurred in by the Senate on the Uth: To amend the charter of the village of Manitowoc; to revive and amend the charter of the Monroe and State Line Bailroad Company, granted in 1857; to amend section 1 of chapter 40 of the. local laws of the town of Marathon to sell and convey a certain tract of land; to change the time of holding the general terms of the circuit court in the county of Calumet, in the 4th judicial circuit; to enable the electors of school district No.

4, in the town of Verona, to levy and collect a tax. of $700 for the erection of a school house. The following Senate bills were passed: To incorporate the Eagle Bapids Flooding Dam and Boom Company; to provide for a trial by jury in cases of foreclosure of mortgage; to authorize Samuel Hutchinson, a justice of the peace of Columbia county, to file his official bond and oath of office. The Assembly concurred in the following Senate bills: For a bridge across the Wisconsin river at Grand Bapids. To incorporate the Milwaukee and Brookfield Me- Adamizdd Bead Company.

MADISON, March 16. A verdant Chicago Sweede, well dressed in spring costume, named Swr.rberg, wLo cod advertised for a wife, carried on a correspondence with a supposed damsel of property, who is a smooth faced, fair haired Saxon boy, was badly sold here last night. Having come to meet his love, was. arrested by a bogus officer, taken before a bogus court and underwent a mock trial with considerable trepidation, on the charge of seeking to abduct a virtuous female and steal her property. The court house was densely.crowded, some members of the legislature and lobby taking part in the proceedings which were very rich.

Tho victim was finally discharged and left on the night train for Milwaukee. There is no session of the Senate today. The Assembly last night passed and killed several bills of littla importance. This morning only- severity members were present. A large number of bills were ordered to a third reading, and a few unimportant bills were introduced.

Adjburntd until Monday evening. It has been snowing slightly all forenoon. The following bills passed the Assembly on the evening of the 14th: To amend section 63, of chapter 10, of the revised statutes, and section 5, of chapter 111, of the general laws of 1866; to incorporate the Pierce county mill company; to amend sections 5 and 6, of chapter 181, of the revised statutes, entitled "of judgments in criminal cases, and the execution thereof;" to authorize the treasurer of the county of Waupacca to sell certain lands in said county; to prescribe the rules for tlje scaling and measurement of logs, timber and lumber in the city of Manitowoc; to authorize Sarah Isabella Lottridge, a minor, to convey real estate; granting additional powers to the board of trustees of the village of Bichland Center; to authorize the city of Oshkosh to aid in the construction of a state normal school; authorizing the establishment of a board of immigration. Tho following Assembly bills were concurred in by the Senate on the 15th: To incorporate the village of Princeton to amend the charter of the village of Waterloo to amend the charter of the Wisconsin Valley Bailroad; to the ith of April, 1865; to authorize county board of snpervisnss of Washington county to sell tax to incorporate the Fond du Lac Peat, Stone and Tramway Company; to attach portions of Sigel and Seneca to the town of Dexter, in Wood couty; to amend the act for the encouragement and protection of 700! growing, by giving bounties on. wolves, lynx, to authorize the Green Bay and Lake Pepin railway company to construct a bridge across the Mississippi river, at Pepin; to incorporate the Pete-en-well bridge to fix the time for holding oonr in the 9th circuit; to incorporate the Star lumbering to amend the charter of the Galena lead to provide for the collection.of a county tax on certain lands in Winnesco; to anth- or.ze the supervisors of Walworth 06.

to levy a tax for a soldiers monument; to incorporate the Honey Creek Free Baptist quarterly conference; to incorporate the Menomonee navigation to amend the revised statutes relating to executions and supplementary proceeding; to vacate a part of Hooker's addition to Kibonrn City, and attack the same thereto; to authorize the town of Marinette to maintain a free ferr; across, the Menomonee river between Menekawnee, Wisconsin, and Menomo nee, Michigan; to authorize the town of Lawrence and village of Depere to issue bonds, to support the bridge across the Fox river; to amend the charter of the Boscobel and Crawfon county bridge company; to change thi name of Eloise M. Ketchnm; to revivi the act in relation to taxing lands pur chased from the United States. act refunds the moneys paid by pur chasers of such land at tax relating to the growth of forest trees to amend the act to lay out a road irom Appleton to Maple Grove in Manitowoc county in relation to the Milwaukee Typographical Union; to amend GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, The Highest Water Since 1853. (From the Louisville Conner, Much 13) The rains and snows that conspired rush the streams, bank full, down upon ns, seem to have succeeded in heir efforts. For severaKdayspast the nighty Ohio, that had nearly, reached ts old and proper limits from a.

previous flood, has been swelling again, and las advanced, inch by iucb, until it surpasses the previous flood, and has all that portion of the city occupied by rivsr-faring people- control and beneath its mighty torrent. The city, seen from the river presents a curious appearance. The water is in the second stories of most of the houses along the evee, while Shippingsport, the Point, and other localities are entirely submerged, and their position only to be defined by houses and house-tops projecting from the rapidly flowing stream. In the upper portion of the city the saw-mills are all under water, nearly to the roofs of most of them, and all the lumber-yards and frame shanties are afloat. Beargrass creek and the river are blended into one great stream, with all the Beargrass bridges several feet under water.

The lolling mill is some ten feet down and the waves are Living the bank within a couple of feet of the gas-works. Down the river further, the stream has left only a small landing place at the foot of Third street, at which steamboats are huddled close together, loading and charter of Bipon to incorporate the Linden Galena mining co'mpany to constitute Jiatie O. Townsend the ad opt ed child of Leonard D. Townsend to revive the North Lamartine cemeter; association. and Todd-4.

Absent and not Browne Gary, Judd, Meade, tholes, F. 0. Thorp Warner and full grown wildcat was shot las: Sunday six or seven miles east of the city on the Manitowoc road, by a couple of men engaged at the Chandler saw mill. He had chased two women, who escaped by entering a house. Before the men approached him he had an encounter with a blood-hound, killing the latter.

Washington dispatch says that Congress will undoubtedly adjourn this week, probably as Boon ae Thursday. amend the act relating to a tract index; to incorporate the couaty hop growing association to authorize joint school district No. 7, in and No. 8, in Spring Green, to raise a tax to build a school house to authorize the county of Oatagamie, the town of Appleton, and other towns, to raise a tax to build roads; to authorize town of Medina to the amount of tax collected volunteers to maintain a ferry across the Mississippi; to- incorporate Oznu- kee county stock growing association; to extend the time for the collection oi taxes in the city of Madison. The following bills passed the Senate on the 15th: For the preservation of fish in the lakes and streams of Waukesha; to change the time of holding the general term of the Circuit Court in Columbia county; to amend the revised statutes relative to evidence; to appropriate to B.

J. Harney to J. M. Beed to J. Duester to incorporate the Montioello Union B.

B. to authorize Wm. Pnroell to keep a ferry across the Wisconsin river; to provide for the compensation of the officers employed by the joint committee on investigation; to amend the charter the village of Dodgeville; authorise the supervisors of Lewiston, Columbia county, to borrow money; to levy and collect taxes in Oshkosh or normal school purposes; to legalize he acts of a special town meeting held in the town of White Oak Springs, on State Hcwe. Knorr, the wife murderer on trial at Juneau, was foung guilty murder in the first degree by the jury learn from the Burlington Standard, that the Bev. Sidney H.

Bar lean has resigned his charge as pasto of Plymouth Church, in Burlington. Drake, an employe on tli Chicago and Northwestern road, and resident of Kenosha, was so severely injured, on the 12th, while conplinj cars, that he died the same day. Winona Bepublican is jubilan over the passage of the Winona bridg bill, by the Wisconsin Legislature, an anticipates great benefit to Winona anc Southern Minnesota from the construe tion of it and the road which is to cros it. The Republican's anticipations wi be realized. have received the first numbe of a paper just started at Sheboya: Falls, called the Northwestern Becorc It is an eight column sheet, well edite and printed, and altogether one of th most comely and interesting of on state, exchanges.

Its publishers ar Littlefield, Stranb and Conner. Oshkosh Northwestern say that on Saturday evening a heavy sno- storm set in and continued up to'abon 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, at which time the snow was some six iuches deep and packed very hard, making excellen sleighing for a few hours. The warm days since have carried it off rapidly but it was undoubtedly of great advantage to loggers. learn from the Baraboo Bepub lie that on Wednesday night, the 16th some $325 in money was stolen from the store of A. N.

True o. Merrimack. The money was in a large pocket book in a desk which could be reached from one of the windows, and the thief, removing one of the panes glass, easily secured his booty. A young man named Noyes was subse quently arrested on suspicion, and he confessed the crime. The money was recovered.

Dodgville Chronicle tells story of a dog belonging to a saloon keeper in the- village of Highland, which is rather remarkable, not to ludicrous. The dog got into the habil of drinking out of the slop-bucket which catches the drippings from the beer keg, and thus acquired a taste for liquor. And now he ties about the saloon drinking every few minutes, unti he gets so drunk he can not walk, and then, stumbling into a corner, he sleeps off the effects of his potations. A fine picture of your regular toper. serious fire occurred in Baraboo a few days since, which resulted in the following losses, as we learn from the Bepnblican: The building occupied by Mr, Murray was owned by Mr.

Geo. W. Bloom, -who' estimates his loss at $2,200. Insured for $700. Mr.

Bloom also suffers a loss in the total disarrangement of plans he had formed for going into business with Mr. Asa Wood. Mr. Murray estimates his loss at something like $5,000 or $6,000. Nothing belonging to Mr.

Murray was saved. The stock had been opened but a few weeks. His insurance, we understand, is about $4,000. The Bank and Headquarters buildings are owned by Dr. Drown, who had but the day before made a pur chase of them, and was fortunate enough not to allow a day to elapse without having them insured.

It would be difficult to give a correct estimate of his loss, as it necessarily includes that in the removal of goods and their damage by water, to fully tain which some little time will be necessary. We may however say that we have heard it stated at $1,600. Mr. Drown's loss, we understand, is mostly, if not fully, covered by insurance. Mr.

Thomas' loss, aside from the inconvenience it puts him to, is trifling. By a card else where, it will be seen that the contents of both his safes were preserved without injury. Mr. Maynrrd estimates his loss at about $50; one of his workmen at about $75. VOTE ON.THE WINONA BBTDQE BTT.T,, following is the vote in the Assembly on oidering the Winona bridge bill to a third reading Abrami, F.

Allen, J. Allen, W. 0. Allen, Barlow, Bennett, Bogmn, BacVbee, Carthew, Cluon, Oolenum, Dow, Dyer, Fowler, Gage, Green, Hajes, Hellberg, Hobart. Ho n.

Hyde, Jewell.Jadd, KeiBty, Kllbourn. Knoll, MoDill, McQrath.MoSair, UscBtou, Maxon, Muser, Murphy, J. jHurrar, Nlou- oils. Parka, Petrie, Phillips, Prentiat, Schermer- liora. Sears, Seely, Shinnies, Skeils, Smith, Truesdell, Trumbull, Van Vallenburg, Wagner WaMeley.

Wairoun. WedU, WeeDa, Whiting and Msaara. Adams, Bliss. Bryant, Bnrnham, Bnshnell. Oary.

Oatbcart, Dunwiddie. Dmmar. Flint, J-oote. fan. Frost, Ganlt, Graves, Q.

sen- man, Haz.ltlne, Johnwn, Jones, Kennedy, Milee, Monroe Morse, H. J. Murray. Needham.Nercross, Perry, Ponnd, Proctor, Palcifer, Beed, Bobbins, Sage, Stark, Thomas, Wsdaworth, Waterbnry and Mr. Speaker Absent or not Bobinson, WUoox and Stubborn Bravery of (fie preeilve Rule and Cruelties of the Torts.

of.the- N. Tribune Cretan insurrection-will have astonished a great many people, ere this, and bids fair to continue its astonishing career some time yet I think the wisest men, civil, had been in Atigustitapr how long Crete: jboldDUtJSEwiDg that no assist ance, except a few volunteers and munitions of war, could be expected, and that the whole stock of powder on hand was five charges each, the reply would have been not above two weeks after the commencement of actual hostilities. We are at the end of the sixth month, and the Turkish army, reduced from 40,000 to less than 20,000, is to-day obliged to abandon the offensive, audit becomes clear that if they cannot send another army, the Mohammedans must give up the island. If the Cretans were not laboring under the most notable of the antique Greek vices, personal jen- lousy among the chiefs, notably of the volunteers, they would be able to-day unloading their freights. In all the cross-streets below Third, to drive the whole walled cities; as it Turkish army into is they hold their the water extends up nearly half the nearly up to Gray's alley on Fourth water being close up to the ceiling in Ben.

Durret's store. Wherever the steamboats could find landings they availed themselves of them. One boat, a Kentucky river packet, was landing her freight up the alley between Fifth and Sixth, and other boats were landing at Tenth street, Thirteenth street, near the canal bridge, and other points favorable. The canal and river were blended in one intervening strips of land being entirely under water. On the island formed between the canal and river the only dry spot left was immediately at the catml Louisville Garden.

All the rest was under the flood, and the eye had an uninterrupted water view from the canal bridge to New Albany. Nearly all the people who resided along the river were forced to move or flee into the second or third stories of the-honses. The river was dotted with skiffs, Oinoes, and other crafts, moving these refugees, and some ludicrous sights were to be witnessed. Everything in the shape of a frame outhouse along the river was afloat, but many of them were chained or fastened to keep them from being taken off in the current. The river was still rising last night, and the prospect seems to be that it will perhaps reach the flood mark of 1857.

It is already more than four feet above the highest" attained in the first flood this season, and if the rain is being received as plentifully at the headwaters of the river as it is here, we might venture to say that all Louisville will be submerged. From the railroads we fear of accidents and rumors of accidents. The small streams both in this state and over in Indiana are running full, and the railroads have therefore been in danger. The Louisville and Nashville railroad has sustained perhaps the severest Two culverts were injured or destroyed, and a landslide also occurred. The train due here at 1 1-2 p.

Irom Nashville, did not arrive, and the train that started from here soutj only went as far as Lebanon Junction. The streams over which the culverts were injured were Big creek and Bacon creek. It is believed though that these accidents will not cause any delay of consequence on the road, and that trains will start out as usual to-day. own in defensive operations, and occupy the greater part of the open country. It is difficult even for us here, knowing all the appliances of assistance, to account for this degree of success.

The incompetence of the Turkish Generals had doubtless much to do with it, but the chief cause has been the intense and unappeasable hostility of the Christians to their Mohammedan rulers, a hostility nursed for generations, and stimulated by an oppression which it is difficult to believe any people could have kept national existence alive under. I have heard from the lips of men now living and participating in the events of to-day, histories of their own experiences, and facts of their own observation, which show the slavery of Crete in the past generation to have been infinitely worse than that of South Carolina. The memory of all the ancestral wrongs, not to speak of those whose lives reach in that period, still rankles in the breast of every Cretan. They never forget. Said a peasant who brought in some antiques for sale the day the war began.

My father died in my arms with nine Turkish bullets in his body; my uncle died in their hands, and do you think, lean forgive them When the other day, Mnstapha Pasha summoned the Sphakiote chiefs to treat, and promised them many advantages to induce them to abandon the insurrection, one of the oldest of them interrupted and asked him, "will you give me back my father whom you hanged There was no more discus all remembered that this same Mustapha in 1833, hung all the principal Cretans he could catch, because they made a peaceable demonstration against some new taxes. Why the Porte should have sent a man who revived all the bloodiest memories of Cretan history, I cannot understand, unless it be really a case of doom. Whom the Gods wish to destroy they first deprive of reason." Well, Mustapha Pasha, snrnamed Kiritty (of Crete,) will leave his laurels where he found them, defeated, baffled, defied, his promises and his menaces alike un- listened to. He is now returning from Sphakia from his sixth futile expedition in the island, without having, since his arrival, gained a single point on the insurrection, beyond utter destruction of DESl'Bl'ClIfE FIRE II CHICAGO. losS Estimated at $150,000, CHICAGO, March fire last night completely destroyed Jones' paper warehouse, on Dearborn street.

Loss, about one hundred thousand dollars; insured for eighty thousand. The Evening Journal office adjoining, was damaged to the extent of $5,000. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained. It was first discovered in the a room adjacent to She editorial rooms of the Evening Journal. All the employes of the es- had left.

About twenty minutes after the fire was discovered, the flames seemed to communicate with the third floor of the Evening Journal building, situated next the south, and the windows of that room, fronting on the alley, were soon emptying forth large quantities of smoke, requiring the immediate atien- ion of the fire department. About this ime the second alarm from No. 6 jrought to the scene the entire force of he fire department. Large quantities of water were thrown ntoboth buildings, and the fluids came lown upon the lower floors of Mr. Tones' establishment in perfect floods, doing very great damage to the.various machines and mechanical appliances used in the tindery, and quite ruining he entire stock on hand.

One or two show cases filled with" gold pens and ther fancy articles, besides some other property, were safely removed rithout the least damage. The loss sustained by Mr. Jones it was impossible to ascertain definitely, lis stock "of stationery had recently re- eived large additions of spring goods, which had been insured, and his entire MOBTON moved to amend the fourth section, so that the constitution shall be adopted when voted for by a majority of the votes cast. Adopted, 22 against 21. EDMUNDS moved an amendment, that at least- three-fifths of the registered voters shall vote on the question of ratification.

CAJDJBON, at 7 o'o'qjk moved to adjourn. Lost. He then moved an executive session; which was disagreed to. EDMUND'S amendment was 19, nays 21. EDMUNDS again meved that it be shall.be required to vate en the question of ratifi cation.

against 14. Several amendments were offered and rejected. WILSON offered an amendment as nn additional section, that the duties imposed by this act upon the commanding officer may, by his consent, be transferred to the Governor, upon his taking the oath prescribed by the act of July, 1862. Rejected: The bill, then, at 7:15, was taken out of Committee of the Whole and reported to the Senate. DBAKE renewed the amendment voted down on Thursday, providing that or vote shall be taken in each state for a against a state convention to form a constitution and, according to the result of this vote, a convention shall or shall hot be held.

The amendment was adopted. EDMUNDS moved to amend, by requiring that a majority of the registered voters shall vote on the question of calling a convention. Adopted. MOBTON at 9:45 moved to adjourn till 10 A. Monday.

Disagreed to. HOWABD renewed his amendment regard to the oath contained in the first section, the same as was voted down in every destructible thing in the countries through which he passed. Certe is to-day the poorest of all God's lands, but if that poverty ends in independence from Turkish rule, she will also be the happiest. CONGRESSIONAL. XLth COJ FIRST SESSION.

The Method of Printing of the Supplementary Recouetrnctlun Bill by iliu Senate. WASHINGTON, March 16. SENATE." HOWE presented resolutions of the Wisconsin legislature, for the improvement of the Mississippi river, and to aid in the construction of the Northern Pacific Bailroad. Beferred to the Committee on Commerce. SHERMAN, from the Committee on Finance, reported a concurrent resolution, that the Committee on Betrench- ment be instructed to make a careful and minute examination of the mtth Committee of the Whole.

Agreed to. to adjourn. FOWLEE, at 10:30 moved Disagreed to, SUIMEB moved an amendment as a proviso that the Constitution of each State shall require the establishment and maintenance of a system of common schools, open to all without regard to color. Disagreed to, yeas twenty, nays twenty. The question was then taken on the passage of the bill, and it passed by a vote of 38 yeas to 2 nays.

The negatives were Buckalew and Hendricks. Johnson voted ayes. The other Democrats were absent. Senate then, at 11:50 adjourned. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY oss may be safely estimated at 140,000.

The stock of Mr. Jones was insured or $80,000. Among the companies in ivhich it is insured are the Hartford, of Hartford; the 2Etna, of Hart- ord, $10,000 the Western Phoanix, of Chicago, and the Home Insur- noe Company, New York, The building is owned by Hugh T. celebrated Doctor South on one occasion preached before the corporation of tailors. He took for his text the appropriate remnant shall be saved." Mckey, and was seriously damaged in be roof and the upper walls.

The office of John V. Le Moyne, was located upon the second floor the Journal building. His rooms re materially damaged by water, which ras passing through the ceiling and the loor over the library, which had its lace in a neatly furnished room. The alne of the library was a fiwdays ince estimated at the furniture was perhaps worth The actual oss upon these it is difficult to state, Mr. Le Moyne resides at Lake View, and is probably unaware that he has seen out.

Mr. Le Moyne has associated with him the office of Mr. T. Dickey, also an These premises are partially insured. The fears feat the Journal office would be so much injured as to seriously interfere with the issue of that pa per, were fortunately groundless.

A quantity of blank paper was destroyed, and some of the partitions were dam aged, while the "plant" suffered some from water, the building being entirely flooded. The building and stock are fully insured. a reception in Madison Avenue, New York, the other evening, the flowers need for the adornment of the rooms and for the guests, cost over by which the general expenditure of the occasion may be estimated. Large parties have been given there this sea- ion, at an expense of ten and sometimes twenty thousand dollars. ods adopted by the Treasury Department, of printing bonds, notes and securities; what guards have been adopted to protect the interests of the United States; what additional guards are necessary; whether there have been any fraudulent issues of bonds, aotes or coupons; if so, by whose fault or negligence; and further, to examine the official conduct of those charged with the printing, registration and issuing of notes, bonds and securities of the United States; and that said committee have power to send for persons and papers, and to examine the same, and take testimony, and report at the next session of Congress.

SHERMAN said that the House and Senate had each agreed to a separate special committee for this purpose; but he thought the investigation could be made by a joint committee like that on retrenchment. The Treasury Department desired an investigation, so as to set at rest the false reports circulated for speculative purposes, regarding the fraudulent issue of bonds. GBIMES said it was a subject of great importance, and it would not be amiss to make such investigations annually. CHANDEEE, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill to allow abatement of duties on damaged goods imported into the United States. He asked for the immediate consideration of the bill, but Morrill moved that it he over till Monday, and be printed, and the motion prevailed.

EDMUNDS called up the bill to provide for circuit and district courts of the United States, in the State of Nebraska. Passed. WILLIAMS called up the joint resolu. tion of the House in regard to coin taken from Bichmond banks, and now on special deposit in the Treasury; which passed. HOWARD reported from the committee on Military Affrirs, a joinfresolu- tion defining the meaning of the second section of the act of March, 1861, relative to property lost as above: "He shall be paid the amount of the award made by the Commissioner auditing the claim." The reconstruction bill was taken up: HOWE moved to amend by striking out the words, "and if the said constitution shall be declared by Congress to be in conformity with the provisions of the act of which this is supplementary," and insert in lieu thereof, "and the said constitution shall be approved by Congress." said the bill had been amended since it was reported to embody this provision.

HOWE withdrew his amendment and then moved to strike out the words, "shall be entitled to all the prerogatives of a state." HOWABD moved an amendment substituting a new oath for that in the bill which, after debate, was adopted. SUMNEB moved to amend the fourth section, making the result of the vote on the ratification of the constitution depend- on the majority of the votes of registered electors, instead of a majority of the qualified electors. Bejected, 19to25. HOWABD, at 4:50, moved to adjourn; negatived, Telegraphic Summary. Snow fell in St.

Louis, on to the depth of four inches, One of the.severest snow storms of the season occurred in Kttsburg on Saturday. General Schofield has issued an order prohibiting the whipping of any neraon for crime in Virginia. The loss by the fire in Albany, Georgia, is estimated at- $200,000. The wholo business portion of the place ia destroyed. 'Hon.

Charles Earaes, of Washington, died on the 16th. He was a lawyer by profession, and had been commissioner to the Sandwich Islands and minuter to Venezuela Ex-Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Bogy, has been appointed by the Presiden to conduct the treaty now being made with the Santee, Sioux and Chippewa Indians. It is announced that tho railroad: through Western Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, which have been greatly damaged by floods, will be repaired during this week Much excitement prevails at Pres cott, Arizonia, over the discovery anc rich placers on the tributary of the Aqua Frio, sixty miles from Prescott. Wm. Kennedy, who murdered G.

WilJiama at Brooklyn, Iowa, in 1865, -was arrested near the Canada line, in Clinton Co New York, on the 15th. A fire occurred on the south weal corner of Howard Row, in Memphis, on thi which destroyed property -to thi amount of $150,000. The First Orthodox Congregationa Church in Somerville, was burned on the 16th. loss insured for 317,000 Fire caused by incendiary. Bailroad communication between Louisville and Memphis is entirely suspended the road along the Cumberland river beinj several feet under water.

S. H. Bowland, night clerk of the Warsham House, Memphis, received news from England on the 16th of his having fallen heir to an estate of $8,000,000. now reported that Maximilian left tho city of Mexico, in the latter part of February, with 2,000 men. Eacobedo was in pursuit of him, with 12,000 men.

A heavy snow storm occurred in Boston and other portions of New England on Saturday night, and snow fell to the depth oi a foot. A schooner-rigged metallic (life-boat, about the size of the "Bad, White and Blue," but fitted np much better, will aoon sail from New York for Yera Croz. Among the passengers who sailed for Europe per steamer Fulton, on the 16th, Governor Curtin, of John W. Forney, and Geo. Alfred Townsend.

The Judiciary Committee continues to examine witnesses on the official o' the President, with a view to sustain the charges of impeachment. A widow woman named O'Neil, a resident or Chicago, was so badly burned on the 15th, by her taking fire, that she died a feV hours after, in the most terrible agony. There was a heavy snow storm in New York, on the 16th, which continued the greater part of the day. A great quantity of snow fell. The storm reached as far south as Washington.

The recent financial developments in Boston are under investigation by the Dia- tnjt Attorney, and the persona implicated are under examination. No arrests have been made. Smithville, is completely inundated and great suffering exists among the people, Some houses have been washed away, and many families have taken refuge in the Court House. The disbursements'ifor the the 16th were War Department, $1, 822,730 Navy Department, $608,624 Interior, $227,. 000.

Beceipta of internal revenue for the week, $2,317,436.15. It is again reported that the Fenians aie making preparations for a raid into Canada, and that 20,000 breech loading guns have been purchased by Roberts preporatory to the movement. Great suffering'exists in Mound Citj 1 i consequence of the inundation of tha, town, and a boat has been aentnp with provisions and fifteen hundred dollars in tuoney 'or the sufferers, which was joyfully received. Tho trains on the Illinois Central railroad ran through water about one foot deep for a distance of three hundred yards at Monnd 0 ity but the levee is stfll firm. Several parties were arrested in New York on the 16th, charged with conspiracy steal whiskey in charge of the Bevenuo Department, and held for Their names are Arch.

Ramsden, John B. msden, (brothers) keepers in the employ of the Revenue Department; a liquor dealer named Boger Lang, and bis sons, Michael and James. BIOT AT CABLISLE, PA. ABiiisiiB, March evening two soldiers came into town, and, when near the court house, were attacked by A. Hummill and P.

Gilmore. Neither party was hurt, and the soldiers left for the garrison. About eight o'clock some fifty soldiers came into town, armed with carbines, revolvers, and sabres, halted near the court house, and fired into a crowd of citizens standing near the point where the polls were located. The citizens drew revolvers and returned the fire, when a general riot ensued. The soldiers retreated on a run, and the citizens gave pursuit.

The soldiers took a position on the edge of the town. A guard arrived from the post, and the firing was kept up for some time. The guard arrested several citizens and started for the garrison. On the way they met Hammill, who had a gun on his shoulder. He was ordered by the guard to lay the gun down, and, on his refusal, they fired upon him.

Ono ball struck him on the left breast, to the left of the right nipple, and came out near the left shoulder blade. The wounded man died in three hours. Among the wounded are Mrs. Stewart, who was standing at the door of her own through the left foot; Thomas Zimmerman, through the fore arm, crushing the bones; Jacob Small, shot through the center of the right hand; a man named Hellebongb, shot in the head, cutting the of whom were citizens. Two soldiers were wounded, one in the head, and one in the former mortally.

For several nights past soldiers have been in town creating much There ore about 100 soldiers now at the post. FBOM WASHINGTON. WASHRIGTON, March letters nave Tseen received here from various parts of the south, showing a strong revolution in public sentiment in regard to reconstruction. The bill recently passed by Congress for that purpose has already met with much favor from prominent citizens in the excluded states, who were at first earnestly opposed to it. Virginia, in accepting the terms proposed, will be speedily followed by all other, states.

The few who oppose the course exert little if any influence to divert the general resolution. The supplemental bill, pending before Congress, is hailed with pleasure, because it effectually prevents conflicting conventions, and insures every person authorized under the law to vote, the right to do so. The following is the report of the committee of the Virginia Legislature, recently sent to Washington, made yesterday to the Senate of that state Your Committee, acting under a resolution appointing them to confer with the government at Washington as to whether the convention proposed to be called by the General Assembly of Virginia, would be considered andi recognized as a legal mode of holding a convention, under the act of Congress passed March 2d, 1867, have the honor to report thiit they repaired to Washington, and were politely and kindly received by the authorities and invited by prominent members of Congress to make suggestions of amendments to the pending resolution before Congress, being supplementary to the act aforesaid which suggestions they made, and, it adopted, they will materially soften its terms and render them more conciliatory. Your committee entertain the opinion that a convention bill passed by the General Assembly of Virginia, so far is the same is in conformity, and not in conflict, with tho act of Congress aforesaid, would be recognized by the authorities as tending to produce harmony. Your committee are further satisfied from an interview with the authorities at Washington, that the demonstration made by the Legislature of Virginia in favor of forming a constitution as required by law, promptly and in good laith, is having the most salutary effect in softening the asperity of the prevailing opinions and changing the tone of sentiment towards the people of the state; and that the desire expressed was that we should at once comply with the conditions imposed, and thus be restored to our rights in the Union, with representatives in Congress.

(Signed.) GEO. W. BOLLETO, Ch'n E. J. KEEn, JOHN H.

LEK, A. D. GBAT. FEOM CINCINNATI. CETOINUATI, March Patrick's day was celebrated yesterday with unusual enthusiasm, and the various so- cities turned out theiprinci- pal streets.

A regiment of Fenians inrned out fully armed and equipped. The Commercial published the par- iculars of the sinking of the steamer Mercury, at the Arkansas cut off on the The boat struck a snag and sunk to its hurricane deck, and 22 passen- ers were lost. The boat was valued at 820,000 insured for $15,000. She lad a cargo of 1,400 bales of cotten be- ides a large assorted freight for Jairo and the Ohio river. General Schofield has suspended the municipal election in Fredericksburg, It is probable that he will do so all over the state, and the old officers will hold on until the new election.

Intelligence from Vicksburg, gaya tha2 the river ia six inches higher than ever known. The flood extends back of the hills a distance of thirty milea, doing grea destruction. Destitution prevails, and the people are very much disheartened. There are rumors about an understanding between France and the United States that we are to purchase Chihuahua, and that the proceeds are to repay the French-Mexican war bonds, which France is meanwhile to assume. Late advices from Arizona state that a treaty has been made with the Apache and Fort Grant Indians, who really mean peace good faith, and will abide by the proposed terms, should the treaty be ratified at the de partaent headquarters.

FIEE AT KOKOMO, IND. By Telegraph Exclusively to the Dally Wisconsin. INDIANAPOLIS, March lestructive fire occurred at Kokomo, this morning. One of the best msiness blocks was entirely destroyed, imong the sufferers are Messrs. Nixon, ry goods store, Brown and Garring's billiard rpoms, John Bohan, -grocery -and queensware, Armstrong, Beeson wholesale and retail hardware, Bohnor's jewelry store, the American Express office and Masonic Hall.

gentleman in Troy, on the 7th soon after mailing a letter containing a check for $500, learned that he had make a mistake in the address, returning to the postofflce, requested a clerk to make the needed change. On the some day the inclosed check was presented at a bank in Troy by some person unknown, and being made payable to bearer was On Saturday last the detectives arrested Chas. H. Glenn, chief mailing clerk, on suspicion. He has been employed in the office TA years, has borne a good character, and strongly affirms his innocence.

A CASE OF Bowers, a child living on the corner of Prospect and Marion streets, was bitten by a mad dog nearly two weeks since, and on Tuesday last she became afflicted with hydrophobia. For several days previous she evinced a strong dislike to rater, but it was not attributed to the real cause. In fact, the parents, of the girl did not know that she had been aitten until she became mad. Thera are no hopes of her Detroit Post. The yellow fever prevails at Panama.

Sixteen deaths from that diaeeae had occurred on board the TJ, S..