Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1872, Page 1

VOLUME 26. e hicago Dhilp ; CHICAGO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1872.- CLOTHING. NEW DEPARTURE BROWN & CO., TAIL.ORS, NO. 332 WABASH-AV., “Will, from this date, make the most stylish garments from the Mbest fabrics at prices that defy competition. 3 Good Overcoats from $40 up- ward. Chicago, Dec. 3, 1872, 3 HATS CAPS. ANYs FURS. BFUIRST HATSY - BISTIOP & BARNES ffer for. the season their large stock of LADTES' FINE FURS! 4% the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. a1 business, in all its departments, o ;snly NEW STORE, Corner State and Monroe-sts, Opposite Palmer’s Grand Hotel. TO RENT. - OFFICES IN THE Tribng Building Are nearly finished. Several are ¥et wuntaken. Fire-proof, with vaults. English tile floorsthrough- out. No offices in the city equal these in every first-class respect. Plans of the Tribune Building can be seen at the office of ‘W. C. DOW, Room No, 1, Nevada Block. ~ TO RENT. 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Ohicasa “IT IS DONE.” The Remains of Horace Greeley Consigned to the Grave. Eloquent Tribute to His Mem- ory by Revs. Beecher and Chapin. The Funeral Cortege Witnessed by Thousands. The Most Solemn Pageant Ever Seen in the Country. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, Dec. 4.—The funeral of Horaco Graeley to-day was & tribute befitting the mem- ory of a man whose life and character have 8o strong a hold on the affection of the American people. The dense throng at the church; the long and solemn procession ; the endless mul- titudes lining Broadway ; the draped horses and flags ; the tolling bells and the final rites at Greenwood, combined to form the most im- pressive absequies in the history of the metrop- olis. The floral contributions’ that poured in from all sides were unexampled in number and novelty of design. Among the flowers resting on the coffin, to-dsy, was a large cross from Gen- eral B. F. Butler, The carriage containing President Grant was an object of interest to the immense crowds of people on the eidewalks. He was dresso in black broadcloth, with black sillk tie. His demeanor throughout Was grave and without the least demonstration. His presence at the funeral was regarded, of course, as inspired by motives of nobility, and Juore warm hearted things were seid sbonf him ‘to-day by disinterested people than at any other time since he was first elected. Dr. Krackowizer denies that he adopted any heroic course in tresting Mr. Greeley's case, Ho prescribed nothing but bromide of potassinm n small doses to induce leep. The Doo- tor advised that the patient should be cared for ab Chappaqus, but Mr. Greeley refused peremptorily ~ to go thers. For about ten days before the acute mania ap- peared, he wasin & state of profound melan- choly, taking an sbnormally gloomy view of his prasent and future. He sst brooding and disin. clined to answer any questions. The Doctor says his death was chiefly due to overworking the brain du the campaign tour. _New Yo Dec, 4—The distribution of tickets for immeionto Mr. Greeley’s obsequies was made at the Common Council é‘hmber this morning to tho distinguished personages de- termined upon, President Grant's ticket being sent to him at his hotel, and thereafter, at about 10:30 o'clock, the party ook carriages’ and left for the church, according to the pro 0. Brosdway was lined with spectators awaiting the funeral procession, and flags were sus- pended st halt-mast from nearlyall the build- ings on either side of the whole length of the thoronghfare. The number of applicants for ticksts of ad- mission to witness the funeral services at Dr, Chapin's church was enormons. The church accommodate 1,800 persons insll. Many prominent personsges had great difficnlty in Procuring cards. Some persons offered high prices for tickets, but found none. Several rominent Journalists arrived 1ast evening from AR i cities, smong whsa was Colonel Forney, to h.\%gm in the obsequies. The interior of the Church of the Divine Pa- ternity, where Mr. Greeloy’s obsequies are held, presented s sombre and besutifal appear- snce. Quiside of the church _were thmn%; waiting in respectful silence. Police stood in front of the church as a d, The church was opened at sbout half-past 10, al- tkfle?igh Iadies had previously been admitted and filled the gallenies, During the hour which elapsed before tho arrival of the procession, & strain of music was discoursed by the choir. Amopg the first_celebrities to arrive were Governor Hoffman, President Grant, and Roscoe Conkling; soon after entered, and immediately following thena were Henry Wilson, Minister Washburne, sud Secretary Bellmap, who sat at the right of the pulpit, There were also Gen- eral Schurz, Lyman Trumbull, and Vice President Colfax, who fook a seat near the President. The crowds outside extended as far &8 the eye could reach on either eide on Fifth avenue, awaiting the arrival of the procession. At 11 o'clock the procession started from Mr. Binclair's house on Forty-fifth street. Many affecting acenes took place there during the morning. Mr. Greeley's daughters were incon- solable in their grief. The corpse was borne by ten men, next came the chief mourners, then the Tribune Association, and next the Herald Following the corpse, the mourners, and the Tribune and Herald Associations, came in succession the military and civil otfimre, ac- cording to the proj e. 'The ghuirch had been appropristely decorated. Over the door in front hung a flag draped up with black, In the vestibule wes n portrait of Greeley with crape around the frame, The ecreen behind the pulpit was covered with black cloth, hanging in aceful folds ::d xtalgivgd 'byd éesmons,n! while from the D of it dopended graceful strings of smilax; The pulpit itself and x'hilg in front were fally draped. Drapery ran around the front of the galleries and from bracket to bracket along the sido walls. Lengths of serge drooped from the centre of the ceiling to the spring of each arch, twined about columns and hung from the pinnacles of the organ. The clock, stopped at 10 minutes before 7, the hour of Greeley's death, was surronnded with black, and above it, ina green wreath, was a whits cross . of flowers. ‘The pew Mr. Greeloy used to occupy sbout midway of the morth aile, next the wall, was draped with crape. The figure in flowers of a lyre with broken strings, hung at tho head. Tho seat was thickly strewn with white flowers, camellias beinj placed in the spot Which Greeley himself use %o occupy. This pew will be left empty for thirty days. The most remarkable decorations of the church, however, were the flowers. Thers was & besntifal appropristeness and_personal significance in many of the devices which sur- rounded his bier. At the back of the pulpif, under the words: “ It is done,” with which his great life closed, was a wreath of ripened wheat, afit emblem of the richharvest the keen sickle of Death had so Iately reaped. Below this was & shield of white flowers, with the arms of the State of New York in purple blossams, the gift of the Common Council. Still below the last, an axe and a pen were arranged in the form of a cross. A magnificent arch of white flowers, presented by the ladies of Dr. Chngin‘a congre- gation, spanned the pulpit over the speaker's head. On its white ground was wroughtin erim- som blossoms the legend I Enow that My Redeemer Liveth.” Indeed, these words and the “Itis done,” were repeated againand againin decorations, in all sorts of evices. At the right of the pulpit stood another gift from the Common Council, a large stand, of which the whole top was composed of the choicest flowers, rosebuds and camellias, and tuberoses, surmounted by & crown wrought from the same lovely blossoms. A similar stand and crown was the gift of Mayor Hall, and another came fromthe Lincoln Club. The Lotos,the Union League, and the Herald Clubs wero represented appropriate Dflofin%fl. From the German Gree- loy and Brown Club came an immense quill, wrought in the choicest flowers. One of the most remarkable of the tributes was a plow composed of camellias and whitz roses with a ground-work of violets end other modest blos- soms. This besutiful design was the gift of the Tribune employes. Among the most conspicu- ous oflerin%s was a magnificent floral tablet, threo and a half feet wide, standing shout six. feet_ irom the floor, and pre- senting _the appesrance Of & picture, supported by columns, of which the framé consisted of violets and tes rose buds. The ground of the tablet was formed of choicest White flowers, inscribed st the top with the words, I know that my Redeemer liveth.” On the reverse were the letters “H. G.,” and the motto * In memoriam.” The inscriptions were in red flowers. This tablet was presented by the *¢ Tribune Association.” About the coffin itgelf were arranged giftsof the choicestkind from per- sonal friends. Theair wasfullof thesweet breath of flowers, They were thick under the foof which trod g0 reverently as they bore him away. They filled every available space With their beauty. Among the significant emblems displayed ot the funeral was a simple wreath of dry leaves with violets intartwingg, sent b{ Whitelaw Reid to the Misses. Greeley with s brief expression of vg::pathy. The Misses Greeley with their own hands bound the wresth about the coffin of their fathér, as from one who to the last had his confidonce and love. Thurlow Weed was s pall-bearer at his own re- quest. Dudley S., Gregory, also & pall-bearer, was the man who loaned M. Greeloy the thous- and dollari with which he started the Tribnue. At fwenty minutes past 11 o'clock the proces- sion entered the church. The solemnity of the scene was most impressive. The stillness wag such that it seemed as though the people in the church scarcely breathed. ~Prominent mnnfl thoseawho slowly wound their way up the contr nisle wers Thurlow Weed, Willlam M. Evarts, Moyor Hall, with the present Postmaster Gen” il Creswell, General Dix. ex-Governor Mor- , General Sheridan, Governor Randolph, of §ow Terasy, and 5 Committee from the Union Lesgue Club. < Rev. Dr. Chapin opened the ceremonies by rending an appropriate _selection from the Seriptures. 88 Clara Louise Kellogg next sang, very touchingly, “I Know_that iy Re- deemer Liveth;” after which Henry Ward Beecher delivered the funeral oration, speaking substantially s follows : “ When men have filled the household of God with their presence, it is not surprising that we miss them, when they leave us forever, and yet they are-constantly, liko in the present case, going from us and others are being called upon by means of heavenly impulse to take their places in the great cauge of God's trath. The oc- casion, my friends, is a solemn and sublime one, and we forget the strife and contest of the world, that strife that separated us politically in the affairs of the nation; and I join in this meeting to weep over the remains of who i3 mow in our_ presence, soon to be tsken ‘from wus, but whose memory shall live forever in the annalsof his country. \Who is this man whom we are here to-day to commemorate? For thirty years he has filled the land with the greatest controversy. He was 5 man of_war, and yet he died without civic honors, ‘,Bfl“'e citizen. And yet we honor , one and all, The President of the United States and his officers are here, and bow in silence to the will of God in taking from us our at brother. _A little time ago, and we were in the midst of a fierce battle, with the great dead the leader of onme gide, &nd yet ho now lies lifeless before us. It is becanse the man was something more than s profession- al man,—s0_good and noble that he had few comgeem. Itis for these reasons that wo as- iaem lo here to mourn the loss of Horace Gree- ey- For thirty years he built for himself no out- ward monument, no estate, but here to-day, be- tween the oceans, there is not a man who has not felt the effectsof the labors of Horace Gree- ley. What matters it that, in the conflict over political economy, he should be upon side and on on another? I say it is enough that ia has given his life blood for the ood and to the purposes of nobler manhood. ‘o-day we are all speaking kindly and sorrow- fully for him. Think of those conflicts in which you forget humanity ; out of which you have come, and summon your charity now you that have been battling on the other side. After a long and tempestuons voyage, he has reached shors, and angels will welcome him to their out- stretched arms. Let us hope that when we die, angels will open the gates for us to the Igorg of the Lord. After the address of Mr. echer, which continued but a few moments, *Sleep the Iast sleep” was rendered in a beautiful manner by a quartette from St. Francis Xavier's Church. The Rev. E. H. Chapin then spoke as follows: One month 8go, many who are now present met in this place to express our_sympathy with one who sat with pallid face and quivering n;Fs, & heart-stricken mourner over his wife. To- day, as in the freshness of his quiet sorrow him- self, he is to lie by her side. The shadow of death through which he was then passing has envel- oped him. Such is Providence, that checks all human operations, and makes life a continual surprise. I cannot attempt_here to now unfold the life or estimate the worth of Horace Greeley. Such an attempt would on one hand be prema- ture, and on the other unnecessary. Premature because tho traits and lessons of a great life can but be reviewed when the grief and excitement have ceased. This work ought tobe done, and I trust will be done, in the utteranco of some pub- lic memorial service, which will demand and re- ceive & much wider hearing than I can give it. To spesk of Horace Greeley's worth is unneces- gary; it has already been done. There have been but few instances in _our history where expressions of regret and regard have been 8o Bpontaneons, 8o nniversal, and_go simi- lar. These eulogies that pour in so thick and {fast from every part of the land are not made up of artificial rhetoric. They are genuine. The teara are a6 freely shed, to-day, by country fire- sides and in distant cities, s beneath the shad- owing drapery of this house, from which he is 50 s00n £0 go ont forever. They represent no invisible sympathy, but represent the people’s thought, and are twined about the pecplels heart, bearing witness to a career of honest ?nrpnse. And why this reverential regard or the memory of ‘Mr. Greeley? It is not for his mere intellectusl ability, large and undenia~ ble as it was. It was not because he was an high official, for Horace Greeley held no official station, The will of the people expressed through the Electoral College to-day decides that he should hold no such station. To-da; the will of God elects him to a place from whic all human ones look small and dim. Why is it then? It is the magnetism of simple goodness. Mr. Greeley's heart was 88 large as_his brain, His love for humanity was inherent. He touched a1l sides of bumanity, 80 to speak. The hund- reds of poor toilworn men, wWho pressed through the crowd, to take a last look at that worn countenance, were moved by no mere curi- osity. They came there not to gaze upon tho face of the great journalist or politician, buty because he had always been the poor man's {riend, the syrapathetic companion of the work- ingmen who h stmgglefl throngh their expe- riences and and never forgot their claims. All his public acts were directed by the same im- pulses, and it enlisted him in the service of very any causes. Not only did it inspire his life- long war with oppression, vice, and wickedness of overy kind, but it made him unspeakably gen= erous. Perhaps he erred on the side of mercy sgainst justice, but 1f & man must err a6 all that is & good side to err on. Whatever msy have been the mistakes of him who lies dead before us, thers was no mistake in the main current of the principles which characterized his life, and therein is a lesson for us also. _How faithfully he did his work and lead his life, it is superfiuous for me to eay. It was an eminently practical one. What various inter- ests of art, of labor, of education, of temper~ ance, of domestic policy, of freedom, fo mourn- ing for him to-dny. Wielding the mighty power of the mightiest’ engine of the times, Pplaced in the _ editorial chair tkat He was it is no light lbini to eay that he sever strongly some may think that severely he used his pen a6 an instrament; of his thoughts and principf’ea, he nover debased it 28 -a stimilus of impurity, or made it tho vehiclo of & single social wrong. While Horace Greeley had made ‘many antagon- ists, he had few, if any, enemies. And may T not, withont violating any of the proprieties of this occasion, express my satisfaction that, while political _differences lay sealed Swithir, these enclosed lids, tho highest representative of the nation to-day herbows hishead in honor of tho thinker, the worker, the patriot, and man. ‘Attempted applauge, which was suppressed.. he address was followed by earmoct puya?‘ and another hymn, *Angels ever bright and fair,” The Rev. Mr. Chapin then pronounced the | benediction, and the choir sung & most beautiful and touching chant, “O, whatislife?” after ‘which the procession moved down Fifth avenne in the following order, the police having proyie ously cleared the rondway from curb to curb: ‘Mounted Police, Broadway 3quad. Superintendent Eelso, or \y¢ Inspectors Dilks and Walling, Fourth Precinct Police, Captain Ullman, One Handred Members of the Fire Department, under Command of Engineer Shay. Rev. Dr. Pollman officiatingclergyman ot the grave. The pall-besrers, Chief Justico Chase, Senator Trum- ‘bull, Thurlow Weed, J._Chsmberlin, Rev, Dr. Bright, Wm._ Orton, D. W. Bruce, Sinclair Tousey, Dudley 8. Gregory, H. J. Johnson, “Hon, William AL Evarts, John E. Will- iams,Senator Fenton, Hon, rrastus ‘Brooks, Robert Bonner, B. M, 4 Hoe, Peter O Bakeh J. b, Ligl ly, Charles ‘Storrs, and' John B, Storzs, ™ Lizzio ds, and Gabrielle Greeley, and other mourners in carriag i The Bresident of th 4 States, Vics President Coltux, and Viow %dmf—e{ect ‘Henry llson, in sn open landsv, sux- rounded by fifty police= men a3 guard of r. Governor Hoffman and Governors of sajolning States Tue Zribue Ealorialund Tieportoral Bt ographital Societs. e ane Glub, Memh ot e e [eac f De e 3 - Distinguiatod oicita from’ F..‘hjgemn‘gd;% 2 ges, two deep, to the number of 3 Membersof the Liberal Republican Genersl Come ‘mitfee. Unlon Republican General Commitice, ‘Tammany Hall General Committee. Slzmon Csmeron Atsocition. of Temperance. Delegates from the Arcadisn, Lotos, Farmers', and Raral Clubs, and Amarican Institute, - Citizens generally, ¥ No music was in the line. The procession, a8 it slowly moved down the avenue, presented a m;fi;m.ficenfly imposing aneunnca. e door-steps of all the houses along the avenue, withont exception, were thickly crowded, The windows and balconies were fall, and the hotels, club-houses, and public build- ings of all Linds presented s ses of human faces. The gathering was greater than the mul- titude which , welcomed | the = Grand . Duke Alexis, or watched_* the ' funeral of Abraham _ Lincoln. From Dr. Chapin's Churchto Madison Bquare, s distance -of justa ‘mile, the avenue was nearly blockaded. On the outer edge of the sidewallk the crowd was .hud- dled two and three deep, and on the walk within thera was_barely room to pass. In Madison Bquare and on the space before the Fifth Ave- nue Hotel, the concourse was still greater. All along Broadwsy, from Fourteeenth street, through which the precession moved, to Hamil~ ton Ferry, thero was & dense mass of people. About Bowling Green, the Btttar{, and the fer- Ty-house, the crowd sfood patiently waiting. On the Bmoklg: side, the same scenes wera repested. Along Union street to Fourth avenue, and down the avenue to the cemetery, stretched the wonderful double lines of watchers, At Greenwood there was & still more surprising sight. Here an enormous conconrse had gath- ered, standing sbout the entrance gates and {ringing the winding roads, and concentrating about the open wve, B0 that the mourners, when they arrived, had the greatest difficultyin following the hearse. About one hundred and twenty carrisges fol- lowed the remains to Granaod The body was deposited in Mr. Greeley's lot. There wers no ceremonies of any kind further than laying the body in its Iast resting-place. New Yorg, Dec. 4.—From an examination of Mra. Greelgy's will, it appears that she ap- pointed Mr. Greeley ‘executor snd Ids Greele, executrix. Bhe bequeaths to her husband Bfi her pictures and statuary, a rare and valusblo collection, and instructs 1da Groeley to_sppro- ‘priate 3100 for the purchase of somé sdditional memento of her affection for her hus- band. In case ?Dtlrs er.G Gr!eelev’n dying or marrying sgain, . Greeley's estate is not to be sold nor the pri.nhc:e)fl of the pro erty used by either of the children without é& joint coneent of Ids Greeloy and Judge Hart. Mrs. Greeloy had & {(zlig of life insurance on Mr. Greeley's life to the amount of $10,000 to 20,000 ; also, it is stated, some Tribuns shares fld various other stocks, beside the real es- ate. The Herald proposes & press fund for the en- dowment of the children of the late Mr. Gree- le{i and offers $1,000 as its own subscription. £W Youk, Dac. 4.—Tho Tribung to-morrow publishes the following : - X AxrsBURY, 24 Twelfth Month, Aty Dear Friend E. . Chapin: . T Were it inmy power, I wonld be present at the Iast services af love and respect for our dear and mutual friend, Horace Greeley. My hesrt is fall of sadness. The events of thirty years crowd upon me—all things wherein we have acted together or differed, a5 friends differ, without Impeachment of motive or decreass of spoect. All that time I have known him as the educator of the people in liberty, temper anco, integrity, economy, snd induatry, ami- formly taking the sido 0f tho Podr esmalvon s sufferin of every color and " Wationality. When I hesrd of his death mn"mgfg with my grief a feeling of gratitude that I been preserved from ssying one word ‘hm\:sh ‘partisan zeal or difference of opinion which conld add bitternees to his life; that I had none of the late remorse over the dead for unkindnees to the living, which is one of the saddest burdens of humanity, I could not refrain from the hasty expreasion of my sympathy with one who, more perbaps than any other, has enjoyed the love and confidence of the great editor. No words of praise are needed. They would be lost in the gogeral eulogy. With common con-~ sent, he will” take his place in the Valhalls of fim:rim worthies, as one of the greatest and est. Iam tm\dv thy friend, (Signed) JoER G. WaTTTIZS. . DEs Morxes, Dec. 4.—Many of the puildin, in this city were draped in mourning, and the flnnfiqun the Government, State, and private buildings hung at half-mast to-day in honar of the funeral obsequies of Horace Grealey. Omvcrswam, O., Dec. 4.—The flags on the steamboats at the landing to-day were lowered and floated at half-mast, ont of respect to the memory of Horace Greeley. RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 4.—Both Houses of the Legislature adopted resclutions of respect to the memory of Mr. Gmeloi{. BurFaro, Dec. 4—The flags owbllu and rivate buildings are displayed at half-mest to- ay in resgect to the memory of Horace Greeley. The Board of Trade paasod resolntion highly . enlogistic of the founder of the Tribune. ALANY, N. Y., Dec, 4—The Senate to-dsy adopted reeolutions expressive of the eminent sorvices of Mr. Greeley, and sympathy to the bereaved family, and then sdjourn.d in resgec& t0 his memory, during the progress of the obse- uies. 2 MapisoN, Wis., Dec, 4.—The fiags on the Capi- tol, Journal office, Park Hotel, and Vilss Honse were at half-mast to-dr:r, in honor of Horace Greoley, dmni-) is funeral obsequies. New Yomx, Dec. 4.—Despatches from many cities in New England and the Middle States, to-day, eay that the flags were placed at half- ‘mast, bells tolled, and eppropriate services held, 1 memory of Mr. Greeley. . The_ applications for tickets to Dr. Chapin's urch, to-dsy, exceeded 15,000, and the number of tickets issued was 1,600 in excess of the capacity of the house. any thousands visited the church after the services to inspect the e Onesvs, Doc. 4 —Th flags of th NEW OBLEANS, Dec. 4.—The flags of the news- paper offices were at half-mast y, in honor of Horace Gresley. . Bostox, Dec. 4.—The Massschnsstta House of Rapresentatives to-day dpls!afl resolutions_enlo- gistic_of Greeley an: Eymgnbhy for his bo- resved daughters. The resolutions were sent to the Benate under & suspension of the rules. The ¥orse Discase, Sproyermp, Dec. 4.—The epizootic havin; disabled the horses of the Fire lg;;mmant, thE citizans bave formed themselves into compsnies to pull the engines in case of fire. 1soN, Dec. 4.—Gentlemen here from Northvestem _Winconnixzi say ths' epigqottic 1&‘“ aralyzed logging operations, and, owing to the gjficglzcy of gechg.ng to work, will greatly dimin- ish the log product of the winter. Here two horses died of disease last night, but it is abat~ ing, and maost of the horses are doing well. gnmms, 0, Dec. 4—'ihe epizootic is asguming s fatel form, several valuable horses having died since Sunday. Lrrre Roox, Dec. 4.—The epizootic has ronched here in a mild form, Cloudy and cool. New Ogueans, Dec. 4—Weather cloar and mild, favorable to the epizootic. The cages are generally improving, and but fow are fatal. Br. Louts, Dec. 4.—The horse distemper has sproad somewhat to-day, and few cases are re- ported in some streat railroad stables and among private horses, but the’ malady has not yet ns- sumed a violent form nor hag business been in- terrupted in the elightest degree. The gick horses in the Transfer Company’s stables, both here and in East St. Louls, sre improving, and but fow new cases are reported to-day. g Dueuque, Dec. 4.—The horse disease in_this city is graduslly disappeering. There have been but few fatal cases. The Btreeb Railway Com- any expeets to resume running on Saturday. E‘be disease seems to be more gevers in the country. Reports are received dsily of ita ap- pearance in interior towns. At Waterlou, & cov- ored carriage, drawn by, ‘two_men, conveyed & prominent physician of that piace on his® daily rounds. Oxen are very extensively used. —_— Railroad News. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Derrorr, Mich., Dec. 4.—The Ionia & Stanton Railroad has been formally consolidated with the Detroit, Lansing & Lake Michigan Railroad, and will be operated as one of its branches. WASHINGTON. The New Associate: Justice of the * Supreme Cowts Debate in -the House on.:the Proposed Naval. In- crease. The Credit Mobilier Matter to “Be In« vestigated After the Holidays . The Administration Wants aiLleader in the House. Cameron Again- Makes - Himself Odious. Special Despateh ta The Chicago Tribn: ine. A DAY TOO TATE. 'WasEINGTOX, D. C., Dec. 4.—Mr. Harz'y Lott, who was the Custom House candidate f¢ r Con- gress in the Fourth District of Louis ‘ans, fo fill & vacancy which has existedfor a yem : past, has arrived in the city, and his czedentials ¢ Were presented to the House to-dsy. If he ha.s any valid claim to the seat, he is in an wnfori unate fix. His competitor, Mr. Boarmsn, got 13 day the start of him, and was yesterdsy sworm in upon a certificate in due form signed! by Governor Warmoth—nobody objecting.. \: All that Mr. XYott can now do i% ' to go_ before the Committee on Elections and make & contest, but the session will in all Probability expire before the Committee cart ex- plore the terrible muddle of Louisizna poli &ics, sufficiently to satisfy themselves as to wh o i8 fairly entitled to the seat. Mr. Lott ma 'y a8 well 810 home and save himself the expense and trouble of a contest. His credentials arec if & very unsatisfactory character. They consist :of s certificate siEned bg F. J. Herron, Becret ary of Btate, that he was ulfl ol and a do su- ment signed by John_Lynch, ¥. J. Herr i, James Longstreet, and Jacob Hawkins, who co m- 88 what is known 28 the *Custom Hoi ise turning Board.” These gentlemen certify ti 1t Lott’s majority was 3,498, as estimated fr. m official statements made by the UnitedBtates | ju- pervisor of Elections, and from other evide' 108 on file in the Clerk's office of the United Ste tes Circuit Court. The members of this Return ing Board appear to posgess a surprising knac! & ab figures, to be able to estimate s majority 1rith such exactitude. The fact that they mak ano mention of any returns, except those - made by the Federal Supervisors, induces te belief thal there wasa a good deal of Federal interference in the Lonisiana election, stimulated by the Cus- tom Honse. Lo In National g}lrmc!, Mr. Lott isan Administra- ton man, and Mr, Boarman is & Libe ral Repab- lican, who was supported by all the el snents op- posed o the Custom House faction. BIMON CAMERON resumed the brillisnt tactics to-day which he set in operation yeuien‘lfl{, and mov ed_anad- journment of the Benate befare.the echoes of tho prayer of the eloguent Chaplain hsd died away in the Chamber. Many of the R spublican Benators affect to be mystified ‘by this action on the part of .Cameron, although' it is 1 ioticeable that they generally vote for whateve: t he sug- gests. Ho many Henstors wers abge nt in at- tendance at the funeral of Horace Gr seley that it would have been hard to have obtain ed & quo- ram for business. A LEADER. WART The iwin Administration organs ‘here this morning were out in_ editorials demanding that the House shall have = leader. They point to the action of the Benate, yester- day, as ehowing that this body has & ruling mind, and instances the conduct of the Houss, in refusing to nccept the resignation of Ge; eral Banks, a3 evidence thafiti8 under the fluence of erratic impulses. That most confi- dentisl organ, the Republica.s, closes ita articles 23 followa: ‘When Bepublican after Republi 1an took thre floor to condole with Mr, Banks, it 1s rank: treason to-his party and to Republican principle; when Repablican after Republican voted to continue bim et the head of one of the most important committees fn the House; when the Republican members, fresh fronx the most terrific strugsle in all it istory, Listened to the axguments of Mr. James Brooks, of New York, aud fallowed his counsel, it was clear as the noonday sun th.) the man- tle of «the Great Commoner " is atill foo Iax, go for the shoulders of any man on the Republican Bench, It may suit gentlemen who have their the poesibility of 1876 to think mad 1n tbis way, bt wo would 'mmm%n them that 4t1s not e Way o mal a great p: ‘prepare it 1°or vic- torfes n the future, Mr, Banks i3 nothing in tl s con- test, but the Republican partyis ev g. :Xind- ness and courtesy and sympathy for him may LTove Qefeat toit. Was it for this that Pennsylvania rolled I 40,000 msjority? We need a leader i the (ouse, THE STEAMBOAT BILL, which was hung up in the Conference Commite tes last session, will be among the earliest of that class of legislation to come up the present winter. It not be reached, however, until after the holidays. A delegation of steam- boatmen from the rincipal ~ Western xiver cities bave informed General Negloy, who has charge of the bill, that they will be on here inafew days to look after the matter. This delegation was appointed st the last mesking of the Stasmbost Association, for fll_atyput:pn!e_nl urging upon Congress_the necessity of passin Sk oaant bill Buch of the opposition to o ‘bill will be withdrawn, in view of the fact that many of the Bteamboatmen have already been put to the expense of prchasing the patent ap- g']k.l;mcau for which provision Was made therein. o Treasury Department, however, will have many amendments and suggestions to submit to . the improvement of the bill before it can be- come & law. CAUCTS. The Senate Caucus Committes has_concluded its labors, and will report o the Republican Caucus_to-morrow. changes o, in which there is_any publio interest, were all an- @eibmne, 1 NUMBER 108, - el From the tonoof the a6 o Z:.';“ 24 om the tone of the de’ 'S JO A1g; the Naval Committes to b1~ RI[205) 1y 12209, wiar, which i8 now the special orut 1) UOF House, it may be safely inferred that some such bill will pass. There are several amendmenta ending, including one malicious one from Sam. andall, which is fo the effect that no contrac~ tora shall come back on the Government for ex- tra appropristions. Tha general feeling in both ‘Honeeaisinlnvor of an increase of the naval orce. Tudge Orth, of Tndians, b od hors, snd 'udge , Of ans, has Arrive oTe, AN may b annovinced as & caodidate for the Chair manship of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Forty-Third Congress. This honor prop- erly belongs to e Myers, now second on the Committee, both from ability and continu- ance of service in the House. RADICAY, REVENGES. Efforts are likely to be renewed to unseat the thres Liberal Republican Chairmen of the House Committees, Banks, Blair, and Farns- worth. Both Republican organs in this city, to~ day, express dissatisfaction with the continu-~ ance of those gentlemen in_their oficial posi- tions as Chairmen of Committees. The Repub- {ean, sttributes the Yote of the Houso lust ondsy, against mcce e _resignation of Baks, fo. fhe argumient of - Brooks, and censures the Republican members for fol- lowing his counsel. There ia a warm feeling on the subject, because the action of the Housa i8 regarded a8 implied censure on the Senate, in executed; ] j not provided with's snfficient number of boata ticipated last night. The Liberal Repuhlicans have been classified with nurnerals, and their n::!ifnmentu on the Committees have been gen- erally left to the latter party. Senator Sumner indicates his satisfaction at being left off from 211 Committees in which there is any laborions or important work. CREDIT MOBILIER. < Althongh the Credit Mobilier Investigating Commitiee was selected by a Democrat—Sam Cox, at the time acting as Speaker pro tem., the Democratic members of Congress generally do not like the Committee as it now_stands, ey &ay, that with the exception_of_ Mr. Merrick, of Meryland, the Committee is interested in one ‘way or another in making the investigation as much & matter of form as possible. On the other hand, Republican Congressmen are of the opinion that the action of the House in allow- ing the Committee to be appointed under all the circumstances was one of the most magnaimous things in the history of parties. The Commit- tee will not get regularly to work until after the holidsys. > PUBLIC PRINTING. . The estimates of the public printing for the next fiscal year are two millions of dollars. ‘This will include the cost of Eflnfing and bind- ing, besides the many public documents or- dered by Congress during its last session. Senator Sumner announces that the only totgsc of legislation in which he feels any interest this winter, is his BIGHTS BILL, orvin i which was 80 badly treated in the closing hours of the Senate last session while he was tempo- rarially absent. Senator Carpenter, however, anoounces that Sumner’s bill ia impractitable, and that no other legislation can be had on this subject for the present at least. INTERNAL REVENUE. Secretary Bontwell and Commissioner Doug- las, together with ex-Commissioner Rolling and Bupervisor Fulton, of Baltimore, were before the Committes of Ways and Means, to-day, and had s long hearing with roferenco fo tho po- ‘posed plan to abolish the office of Assessor. The arguments were all in favor of Mr. Douglae’ bill. There does not seem to be any opposition from sny quarter which even be considered at all influential, and jt may be considered certain that the cases of Trumbull. Sumner, and others, THE CAUCUS. The Republican Senstorial Caucus has been postponed till to-morrow. The actionof the committee of five appointed yauterdai hes not suthentically transpired. Opinions, however, are freely expressed that Trumball, Fenton, and Rice, will lose the chairmanship of their respect~ ive committees, but that the minority will have o liberal representation therein. ARBEST OF LOTTERY SWINDLERS. The police this evening closed up all the gift photograph swindling estsblishments, arrested the proprietors and seized the stock on hand. The proprietors had to givebail. The clerks were discharged. THE SUPREME COUBT. The lgpuintment of Ward Hunt to the vacan- ¢y on the Bupreme Bench, caused by th resig- nation of Justice Nelson, has caused s genuine astonishment here in logal circles. The ap- pointment is_explained on the ground that it Waa_1Ir at the urgent request of Senator Conkling, the appointee being a townsman of his ; and it is forther intimated that Hunt has 1o particular desire to remain on the Supreme Bonch, but that his resignation may bs expected, ehould Senator Conkling desire to matisfy his old ambition in this direction after the 4th of March next, the latter being debarred from the position until that period. Special Despatoh to The Chicago Tribune, WARD HUNT—WHO AND WEAT HE IS. Uzioa, N. Y., Dec. 4—Ward Hunt was born in Utica, June 14, 1810. His academic education was received at Oxford and Geneva Academien, inboth of which he was the friend and class- mate of Horatio Seymour. He entered Union College in his 17th year; graduated in1828; at- tended the law school of Judge James Gould at Litchfield, Connecticut. Judge Lewis B. Wood- ruff was his fellow student. His course of lec- tures completed, he returned to Utics, entered the office of Hiram Dence, and in 1861 was ad- mitted a8 attorney of the Supreme Court and solicitor in chancery. He spent the ensuing winter in New Orleans on account of his health, where he received flattering offers to locate. He returnedin the spring of 1882, and soon after formed a coparmership with Judge Dence and soon had a large and Iucrative prac- tice, Beardaley, Kirkland, Foster, and Spencer were then members of the Oneida bar. He was & Democrat, and his first vote was cast for Jack- gon. He was elected 8 member of the Assem- bly in 1833, and, in 1844, was elected Mayor of Utita on the Democratic_ticket. He m;g orted Martin Van Buren for President in 1848, and stumped the Fifth Judicial District. He was nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court in 1853 by the ers, - and defeated by Wil J. Bacon. He joined the Ropublican party in 1856, and was elected Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1865, and Chief Judge in 1868, by reason of the resi nation of John K. Porter, and the death of Wil- liam B. Wright. He is at present Commissioner of Agpefls s communicant of the church, and held in the ‘highest esteem by all the people of Utica and Oneids Cousties. He isa well read and sound but not great lawyer. His father, Montgomery Hunt, was a gentleman of liberal education and Cashier of the old Bank of Utica. The family is of Eng- lish origin, but resident of the State of New York for more than 100 years. He was twice ‘married, his first wife being & daughter of Chief Justice ‘Savage, and his second, & daughter of James Tryster, of Albany. [70 the Associated Press.] THE ‘“MISSOURL"” INVESTIGATION. ‘WasHINGTON, March 4.—The Treasury Depart- ment has received the official report of the Court of Inquiry beld at Nassau, N. B., regard- ing the loss of the Steamship ouri, which ‘burnt off Abaco, Oct. 28. The evidence is very voluminous, consisting of the testimony of mast of the crew and officers saved. 'The Court finds, firat, that the vessel was hurriedly g&ut to sea, and although fitted with mew boilers, and newly repaired machinery, mo_trial trip took place for the purpose of testing them; second, that the felting for the boilers was found to be either wanting or defective on the day appointed for sailing, and 28 there can be little doubt that the fire originated from the ‘heating of the boiler, it can scarcely be ques- tioned that the work of felting was imperfectly i that the ifgour: Was and such boals asshe had Were 80 Secturt 28 to be found difficult to be lowered ; fourth, het on the alarm of fire all was confusion thal there was no discipline, no organization or wombined effort to eave life; that each man actod independently to save his own life, and that no attempt. was made to save the lives of the female passengers. SENATOR SUMNER. Senator Sumner was seized with rather s shurp attack of his complaint, heart dlsesse, ‘while on the street last night. His friends havae warmly urged his cessation from all Senatorial Isbors, but he was in his seat to-day at the opening of the session. THB SIGNAL CORPS. The Chief Signal Officer announces that the display of cautionary storm signals at the difer- ent lake ports will, on_the 15th inst., be discon- tinned until the opening of navigation in the spring. gl CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. ‘WasamveroN, Dec. 4.—Mr. ANTHONY was elacted President pro tem., and the Senate ad- journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. ROOSEVELT offered a resolution in- etructing the Committee on the District of Columbia to reporf, the present debt of the District. In the coutse of his discussion, Mr. Roosevelt declared his conviction that the work undertaken by the present Board of Public Works would not be completed for less than £20,000,000. ) Motion o refer the resolution was rejected by o voteof 74to 92, and the resolutibn was then adopted. & BANDY HOOK OBSTRUCTIONS. A resolution was adopted, instructing the Com- mittee on commerce to examine at once into the reason why the sunken wrecks in the channel of Bandy Hook remain to impede and imperil navi~ gation. TO AMEND THE BULES. Ar. McCRARY offered a resolution for a new rule, providing thatit shall not bein order af any time to move to suspend the rules, and passa bill or resolution until at least three days' notice_of guch motion have been given by gfin&s\i nofice, laid on the desks of the mem- ere, nor until three days after such bill or reso- luticn has been printed, and that such rule shall inno case be suspended. Referred. NEW BILLS. Bills were introduced, and referred as follows : Mr. HABRIS (Va.). Authorizing the Washing- ton, Cincinnati, and” St. Louis ilroad Com- panyto extendits road into the District of Columbia. ¥ 3r. DONNAN. To provide for the speedy construction of a ship canal of & large capacity around the Fally of Niagara, on the American side. | Mr. ARCHER. To amend the act of 27th May,} OJnyay illed spirits in bond, 1872, for the abatement and uguygmn:dotby taxes' estroye cas— S (ERR. To suthorize the construction cf 24 3o across the Ohio River, between New( Atvaw,” and Louisville, THE NAVY. _The House resumed the consideration of thei ‘bill to provide for the construction of ten steamy sloops of war. Arguments were made by Mesars.— KELLY, and TOWNSEND, in support of the¢ bill, and the amendment requiring five_of the vesgels to b built in private ship yards by con= tract, and by Messrs, PLATT, NEGLEY, snd LYNCH, in support of the bill'and against thet amendment, Mr, PLATT stated that the intention of the.’ Navy Department was to divide these ten vesselsl into three classes, one class to consiat of vessels: from 1,600 o 1,800 tons, and to carry from twelver to fourteen guns; one from 1,200 o 1,500 tons, with eight Or nine guns, and one from 800 toi 1,000 tons, with six or seven guns. . Mr. NEGLEY remarked that so long as Spain: maintained the curse of slavery in Cuba, that graesant tranquil relations of this country werer iable to be disturbed at any moment. Mr. LYNCH advocated coupling with the bilf the one introduced by him last session, and rec— mended by the Secretary of the Treasury, tot give Government aid towards the construction. of mercantile steamers, which could be convert= ed to Government purposes in time of war. Hex did not favor theamendment, becanse he thoughts private ghip-yards were not now in a canditions to construct such vessels. Mr. TOWNSEND (Pa.) insisted that the iron ship-yards at Baltimore, Wilmington, and Cheetlt;r had ample facilities for building these vessela, Mr. WOOD, while not opposing the bill, criti- cized the injudicious nse made by the Secratary of the Navy of the vessels now In the service, alluding to movements of the Mediterranean. squadron and to the employment of vessels tox aid in the scheme for the re on of San. Domtingn. ‘He favored both the bill and amend- ‘ment. Mr. HALE advocated his amendment, con— trasting the merits of %ublic and private ship— yards, He warned the House that if all theses vessels were built in the navy-yards, they would cost ten instead of three millions, and contended. that better vessels could be built in private ship— yards in quicker time and with far greaters economy than in the navy-yards. The morning hour expired, and the bill wents over till to-morrow. The House then, at 2:20 p. m., went into Com= mittee of the Whole, Mr. STEVENSON in the Chair, and distributed the President’s Annt Message among the appropriate committees. The question of referring the subject of POSTAL TELEGRAPH provoked some discussion, Mr. WOOD prefer— mf tohave it referred to a Special Committee, and Messrs. DAWES and CE favoring i Teference to the Committes on Appropriations, ; it having been before that Committeo 8t its lashl session. Mr. NIBLACK, & member of the A‘pgmprh-; tion Committee, regarded thoe potal telegraph, matier as one of the gravest questions beforet Congress. It hed always been to him a start-- ling proposition, and, although he was_growing! accustomed to it, he was still unreconciled to it,. and decided to be classed as an opponent to thei messure. While he favored leaving the mattert with the Committee on Appropriations this ses—: sion, he would be prepared next Congresa to( advocate its reference either to a Select Com-: mittes or to some Standing Committee, Who ‘would have more time at its disposal than thex Committee on Appropriations. @ Finally the matter was referred to the ‘Coms=: nittee on Appropriations. THE CENTENNIAL CELEBBATION was, after discussion, referred to a Select Come mittee of nine. ‘The Committeerose, and the House adjourned.: WALL STREET. RBeview of the Money, Gold, Bond, Stock, and Produce Markets. Special Despatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. New Yomg, Dec. £.—The Wall streot markets: were dull to-day, owing to the partial interrup-+ tion to business csused by Mr. Greeley'ss funeral. Advices from London continue fayora- ble, both as regards securities and money. The« latter is easy there, with indications of lower: Tates. s HONEY. Money here was active to-day, ranging from 7 to 1-33 per cant on call. The improved-tone tox the market for mercantile paper is hardly main- tained, many whowould buypaper at the currentt high rates preferring to lend their money on. call at rates, which, far the moment, yield much, larger returns. Itis believed that the present stringency and high rates on call can last but a. few weeks longer. Becretary Boutwell is still drawing legal- tenders from the National Banks into the Trezs- ary vaults. The amount called for to-dzy was over $1,200,000. STOCKS, The stock market was firm, and advanced, with & moderate business. The exceptions were Erie and Pacific Mail, which declined. The ad- vance in Rock Island was 2%(. 3 The Post says, this evening : ** The movement in_Rock Island is not clearly understood, as neither the managers of the Company nor the Lake Shore people, who have recently bought up nearly alf the common stock of the North- western Rosd, appear to be responsible for the ¢ rise. It is thought, among those best informed, that a clique has been organized for a 5 or 6 per cent speculative turp, and that they intend to frighten the present mansgement with the threat'that they will take the control away from them, giving out, at the same time, that they are buving for the Pennsylvania Central peopls, and that, in view of the recent movement in Northwestern, the Rock Island people will then come in and take the stock off their hands at the advance. Buch is the principal rumor afloat.” In regard to the Rockford, Rock Island & Bt. Youis Railroad, the interest on whose bonds has been defaulted, and whose Treasurer, Henry A. Boody, was arrested this week_for embezzling 8100,000 belonging to the road, there is a gen- eral feeling in Wall street that the affairs of the road shonld be fally vxposed, and that the recent arrest is & move in the right direction. BOUTWELL'S POLICY. The Daily Bulletin, s strictly business jour- nal, is very severe on Secretary Bontwell's re- port, saying: Ever since he came into office his whole policy has run in the direction of consoli- dating permanently in the hands of_the central authority powers confidingly surrendered by the people under s mortal exigency. Ho has as. sumed a stolid indifference to ‘public opinion, which has amounted to perpetual official i sult.” 2 FOREIGN EXCHANGE was quiet to-dsy. Gold dull at 1123/ @112%. BOXDS. Government bonds were higher and firm. The demand is active, with few offerings. PRODUCE- Flour was steady, with a fair export and home trade. Wheat closes firmer for low grades, with. s fair export and milling demsand. Pork was dull; new mess is offered st $14.00 for Decem~ ber, $13.873¢ for January, and $13.75 for Febru- . Cut-meats are quiet. Sales: 25 boxes 1ib belliea at 84{c on the spot. Bacon quiet; 2,700 boxes long clear sold on the Epot at 7ifc, and a small lot of short rib at 735¢, Lard dull, and in buyers’ favor. ‘War Department Weather Prognostts cations. ‘War DrearTENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEZR Broxan OFFIcER, DIvisioX oF TELEGRAMS AND Rrror78 FOoR THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE, ‘WasErvaToN, Dec. 4.—Probabilities—The bar- ometer will fall in Wisconsin and on Lake Michigan, with southerly winds, cloudy weather, and light snow, and clondy westher oxtending thence to the lower Ohio valley, followed to- ‘morrow by gecasional now, and northwesterly winds. In the further Norfhwest, northwesterly winds, cold, and clearing weather. In the Guif and South Atlantic States, partly cloudy weather, light varisble southerly and northerly winds, the Ilatter veering to easterly on the with light rain in Michigan. ver the lower lakes and in Canada southwest- erly winds, partly cloudy westher, increasing temperature to-morrow, with diminishing pres- gure. In the New England aod Middle Siates fair westher, increasing temperature, diminish- ing pressure, and southerly winds, R ‘A Bogus Ruby, Sax Fraxcisco, Dec, 4.—The celobrated Btan~? este 1y, and foun asofé garnet, worth abouf §100.