Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1872, Page 1

VOLUME 26. | '1 OPENING. | én EVENING, 1L WIATSON & 6o, amioeBTR AND HIONROE-STS, REMOVALS. EMOVED. ‘OUR 8TOCK OF & GLOTHING! (W< From 876 State-st. to SO State=st., Near Congress. s West Sife Stare, 45 & 47 West Madison-st EDWARDS, - BLUETT & ¢CO. 1 ! REMOVAL A 1. ANDREWS & (0, MANUFAGTURERS OF - FINE OFFICE DESKS, SU200L & CHURCH FURNITURE, San now b, found iz their New and Flegant 4 Storrs, cor. Stats and Monroo-sts., , 166 REHCVAL, On and afier Dec. 2, our Mort- ‘gage Banking office will be in Ho- { ‘more Block, corner of Dearborn I ‘and Monroe-sts. CRAND OPENING! - We will open our Retail “Department Monday Next, AFTERNOON and 168 & 170 State-st. \ SALLUP & PEABODY. § -REMOVAL. ' g Ther=8hrsigned has removed his Wabashe - BV, BEK"»%'%“ 107 SOUTH CLARK-ST., = anes Yo CHURCH, RLOOXK, whoro ot ~+¥ 871 be found a choice stock of Sta- -4.1 Biank Books, and also orders for PRINTING and B ~egg 8t tofore. - s J. 31 W. JONES, ;%fi.u:eyx’-, and ‘Blank Book Manu~ HMOV.AT. “HAR=ER & WATT, Attorneys, ‘Remiczed_to0150 DEARIORN-ST., Faller's Building, L xt Borthyf old Post Ofds, 68 Cunal-st. will be contine TO RENT. OFTICES IN THE yet untiken. 1 beseen attheofiice of W. C. DOW, , “Room No,1, Nevada Block. * Tribane Buildig Are neady finished. Several are Fire-proof, with vaults, Englisk tile floorsthrough- out. No offices in tie city equal these in every first-class respect, Plans of the Tribune Building can " TO RENT. - Sen s &o. MUSICAL. ", ¥or the first time since 1p great fire we havo been for tumate enough to obisin a mispleto Stock of Bl piylas of STRINWAY FIARNOS, f whichfact busers will plesss take notice, Bbould makce thelr soloetions aow. Shiis e harean soasm tionab) 330 fror Ierties contempia urchasing large assortment to choose m, * SMITH & NIXON, 162 and 164 Stat Opposite Palm Grand A CARD, 7 Vo wish it distinctly understood 7 por o ¢ Fisher, Lunt §isher, Lun ith & G :“onfound the two. CTION AGENOCY, 146 East Madison-st. wven well-built, comfortble brick h 1 and Dlinols-5ta., Supplod with all é'xnrfc'o;’::é’:ffu‘;f B | WaL S, JSHNSTON, / & Exétange Building. hicoge Dail CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1872. § = NUMBER 110. — HOLIDAY GOODS. I C0BB, ANDREWS & (0., 469 Wabash-av., Are now arranging their stock of HOLIDAY GOODS, consist- ing of Standard Works in sets, Tlustrated Works, Juvenile Books, Fine Prayer Books and Bibles, and Popular Miscellany. ‘We have a much larger stock than usual of Popular Authors, in elegant binding--—-Dickens, Thackeray, Irving, Prescott, Hawthorne, Tennyson, Longfel- low, Milton, Byron, Burns, Bul- wer,George Eliot, Ruskin,Hugh Miller, Scott, Moore, Macaulay, Schiller, Goethe, Dana, Abbott, Hood, Lamb, Shakspeare, Mrs. Browning, Whittier, Bryant, Motley, Mrs. Jamieson, Mrs. Strickland, - Hume, Gibbon, Froude, Poe, Willis, Cooper, D’Israeli, &c., &c. Also Fine ‘Writing Desks, Photograph Al- bums, Portfolios, Toy Books, es, &c. 2 Call early, and select goods while our stock is unbroken, and ayoid the crowd of the Christmas week. COBB, ANDREWS & CO. AIR PISTOL. Best Thing Out! $5.00. Biggs, Spencer & Co., AGENTS, 335 WABASE-AV. " OCEAN NAVIGATION. HO! FOR EUROFE. (UNARD NAIL LINE Established, 1840. RATES ADVANCED. To or from Britishpoints - - - - $30.00 To or from German points - - - 3500 To or from Bremen or Skandinavian points - - - - - - - - - 3800 T. H. Du VERNET, General Western Agent, 72 Market-st. White Star Line. NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL—Newand fall-poswerod N ’“B;Lm‘l::m.fim o the world, "0 ANIC, REPUBLIC, ggfurigh a0 B ek, Satling Srors. No¥ () len-3,000 . p. esch. ok on. SATURDAYS, from_ Liverpool on. THURS: or the day following. From , Jersey City. assengar accommadations flor all’classes) aivivalled, combiming safety, speed and comfort. Saloons, state- rooms, smoking-room, and bath-rooms in midship sec- tion, where least motion is felt. Surgeon and stoward- eases accompany theso steamers, HatesSaloon, S50 gold: eicerage, &%, currency. Those wishing to send for friends from tho old country can obtain steerage prepaid certificates, Passengers bool to or from lUi)muolAmedcl burg, Norwas. Sweden, Iadis, Australis, Chins, etc. Excursion tickets ted at the lowest rates.” Drafts from £1 upward. For inspection of flans gnd stver information, $prly ¢ tho Gompany's ofices, 0. 19 Broadway, New Yorl O to th wnznsu:'hnn' SRae e Aget, r to the e ice, % Sou arket-st. Chlcago. A. LAGERGREN, Agent. FOR EUROPE. INMAN LINE ROYAL MATL STEAMERS, ) RATES OF PASSAG] To or from British Porta... To or from German Ports, ‘To or from Bremen or Scan: SIGHT DRAFTS for salo at low rates. FRANCIS C. BROWN, eral Western Agent, Ge 88 South Market-st., Chicago. NFW PUBLICATIONS. MUSIC BOOKS for the HOLIDAYS, LIFE OF HANDEL [$2.00]; of CHOPIN [SL.50); of 'BEETHOVEN [$2.00]; of MENDELSSORN [S1.75]; of ROs- SINI [SL.75]; of MoZART [S1.75]; of SCHUMANN [1.75]; of GOTTSCRALE [31.50); of WEBER [S1.75]. Theso books are elogantly bound, and are charming biographies. LETTERS of MENDELSSORN [B1.75); of MozanT [S1.75); of BEETROVEN [32.00]; POLEO'S REMINISCEN- CES OF MENDELSSOEN [81.7%5]. These records of the inner Lifo of the great masters are intensely interesting. ‘Finely bound, like the precoding. that we have not now, had, suy connection whatever with Lunt & or auy other Collection MOORE’S ENCYCLOPZEDIA OF MUSIC [86.00] contains “‘all that is worth knowing" about ‘music and musical peoplo. GEMS OF STRATSS. 230 large pages, full of tho ‘best Strauss Music. Boards, §2,50; Oloth, 83.00. THE MUS1CAL TREASURE. 235 pages of the ‘most popular Vocal and Instramontal Music. 82.5 in Bozrds; $3.00in Cloth; $4.00 Finoly Gilt Binding. GEMS OF GERMAN SONG. 212pages. Thevery ‘best German Songs, with German and English words. £2.50 in Boards; $3.00 in Cloth; $4.00 Finely Gilt Binding. OLIVER DITSON & C0., Boston. COHAS, H, DITSON & 00, New York, LYON & HEALY, Chicago. FTOR SALE. ilamtor at Seslnes 57, Db, Callectiy enco, and ded o 3 TRASTER'S, MERCANTILE - Loans Negotiated 7 Onrealestate, in the city or saburbs, at curreat rates. G. , Jr., ) 168 East Washingion-st. ——— ’ HCTELS. \CITY HOTEL, Cor. Sixteenth and State-sts. Terms Reduced to $2.00 per Day. J. . TOWN, Propristor. ™ SCALES. FAIRBANKS' STANDARD SCATES OF ALL SIZES. IBANES, MORSE &CO 'WEST WASHINGTON-ST. SALT. The Salt Company of Onondaga have nowon hand a good supply of Onondaga and Saginaw Fine. Also, Dairy and Fackers' Salt, of all kinds. A. J. LATHAN, Agent, 50 South Water-st. HOPS. Choice Wisconsin 72 o 1 b and for i o 17 g et and 121 South Water-st. MISCELLANEOTUS. NOTARY SEALS & BLANKS, At Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.'s, 118 and 120 Monroe-5t., Chicago. Microscopes & Magic Lanterng At M, POLACHEK'S, Optician, %6 Bast Madison-st., next McVicker's Theatro. LIFE INSURANCE. TEE Connecticni Hntnal LIFE Insurance Company, OF HARTFORD; GONN,, ORG-ANIZED IIN 1846, Had, on the first day of January, 1872, Assets amounting to $31,978,401.686, Anda Surplus of 5,870,764 74. This Company has steadily pursued two great practical ends: FIRST, Ta place the sccurity of its polioies beyond the power of adverse contingenoles, Nothing containing any ele- ment of hazard is truly safe unless moro than appar- ently gafet & purely Mutual Company has no resoures whatever begond the premiums charged upon its poli- cles; whereforo these premiums must bo apparently ‘higher than any foreseen contingency will exhaust, or fature eolvency is in peril: SECOND, To reduco the actual ontlay of its members for their policies to the lowest possible tate. To accomplish this, and yet maintain that perfect security withont which all insurance is & deluston, it charges 4 nominal preminm entirely ample for any contingenoy, and high- er than it expeots ever to zeally need ; end then to prao- tically reduce this promium in each year to the aotual | necessities of the Company for the tims being, and take from the policyholder no more than present conditions demand, it allows him to retain from 20 to 30 per cent of the first preminm 23 s permanent oredit or loan, and. {0 retain from each subsequent preminm that portion of the previous year's full premium sotually proved to be furplus; g0 that at no time does the Company tak® from him & higher actual premium than is needed to carry the risk for the year, and provide the reinsurince fond, Tt ig strictly Mutual, Nothing is diverted to stook- ‘holders, and each member has his insurance at its exaot cost to the Company, Tts rate of expense has been from the beginning less than that of other companies) its mortality has been -favorable 80 far, and its rate of interest as high es can be bad upon investments of tho highest order, It is believed that in the accomplishment of these two great purposes the Company has had no superior competitor, JAMES GOODWIN, Prest, JACUB 1, GREENE, S, COAL, WILKESBARRE COAT,, FROM OUR OWN MINES, ‘We desiro to notify our customers that, having our Steam Breaker now complete and in running order, we are prepared to fill any orders in all the assorted sizes of An- thracite Coal, from under cover of sheds. “We are also able to offer a variety of Bitu~ minous Coals, received by rail, for domestic and steam purposes. Blossburg and Briar Hill Coals constantly on hand. BLAKE, WHITEHOUSE & (0, 19 Chamber of Commerce, Offices, Indlizna-st. and Twenty-socond-st. Bridges. PICTURE FRAMES, &o. SANMONS, CLARK & G0, 197 & 199 South Clinton-st,, CHICAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF MGULDINGS, PICTURE FRAMES, LOOKING GLASSES, AND JOBBERS OF CHROMOS, Engravings, &c. The LARGEST STOCK inthe West. No Delay in Shipping. CLOTHING. NEW DEPARTURE BROWN & CO., TAIL.ORS, NO. 332 WABASH-AV., Will, from this date, make the most stylish garments from the best fabrics at prices that defy competition. Good Overcoats from $40 up- ward. Chicago, Dec. 3, 1872, WASHINGTON. The President Disgusted with Political Affairs in Louisiana, He Will Not Interfere in the Matter Unless to Prevent a Collision. : Committee Appointed to -Arrange for the Distribution of the Geneva Award. Proposed Displacement of the National Bank Currency by Greenbanks, Some Surmises Regarding the Credit Mobilier Inves- tigation. The House Passes the New Bill Relating 1o Revenue Assessors. Arkansas Wrangles in the Senate. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. AREANSAS SQUADBLES. ‘WasmNGToN, Dec. 6.—There was & general’ feeling of disgust manifested to-day in the Sen- ate at the renewal of the Arkansas political squabble between the Senatorial representatives of that State, Messra. Rice and Clayton. The former arose to insist on the immediate adop- tion of his regolution, calling on the President for information 88 to his motives for sending United States troops in Arkansas, and the facts on which such action was based, when Claylon at once made issue with his colleague, as to the subject-matter com- lained -of. He averred that no:State inthe mion was more pesceful and quiet than Arkensas, and thatif further trogbles and dis- seneions arise there, it would be becauseex-Con- foderate Generals had formed secret military combinations to prevent, by force, the inay tion of the regularly-elecied Republican State officials. To this statement Rice rejoined that Republican combinations of & mflitng character had also been formed wi the unconcealed purpose of preventing Brooks {frar being sworn in as Governor of the State. This merely personai squabble was allowed to proceed to some extent, when the Sonate took the matter in hand, ‘and, by s strict partisan vote, referred the regolution of inquiry to the Milif Committee. Messrs, Fenton, Trum- bull, Ferry (Conn.), and Tipton voted with the Democrata against the reference. THE MILITARY CONMITIEE. Senator Wilson's resignation, to-dsy, of the Chairmanship of the Military Commiftes, in- ures to the be immediately appointed to £ll the acancy. COVINGTON POST OFFIGE.. Benator Stevenson introduced & bill to-day to the Senate for the erection of a £30,000 Post Office at Covington, Ky. NATIONAL BANES. Senator Cole's bill, offered in the Senate to- dsy, to replace the National Bank notes with United Btates notes, provides that wherever, and a8 often 88 the notes of any onme of such National Banks to the amount of 3900 shall ac- cumaulate in the Treasury, and after Qm days’ notice thereof to such bank, interest cease and bo suspended upon $1,000 of the United Btates bonds deposited in the Treasury to the credit of such bank, as security for its cir~ culation, until such bank ghall return said Board by the payment of $900 in current money into the Treasury of the United States. FREIGHT REGULATIONS, Senator Wri?ht'a resolution, which is now on the Senate table withreference to the regulation of railroad freights is as foltows : That the Committee on Commerce be required to inquite into the expediency of = reg- ulating by Congressional _logislation, _the Tates of freights on railroads having continuous lines running into or through two or mors States, and that they report by bill or otherwise at as early a day as practicable. IMPOBTANT TOBACCO OASE. The case of Maddox and others vs. The United States, involving & claim of $785,000, was before the BSupreme Court to-day, on an appeal from the Court of Claims. It grew out of the seizire by the Goveument of 1,000 boxes of tobacco in February, ,be- ionging to the claimants, and which ' they allege they were cnnv‘ejvins to Norfolk, under # con- tract with the United States Tressury sgent. The case is similar in principle to one decided in 1869, where the Court put a very narrow con- struction on tho acts and regulations, suthoriz- ing trading with the enemy during the late war, LETTER OARBIER SYSTEM. A bill is now being prepared, to be introduced in the House next week, providing for the in- troduction of the Free Delivery Carrier Postal System in all cities where the population is 20,000 and over, The bill meets the approval of the Post Office Department. CRUELTY TO ANDMALS. The Bociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Boston have raised $10,000 with which they expect to lobby through Congress the bill known ss the bill to prevent cruelty to animals which in transit by railroad or other mode of transportation. This bill will bsre- ported by the House Committee on Agriculture, when it iz called. It provides.that it shall be unlawful to keep confined cattle on a train or boat more than twenty-five consecutive hours ‘without giving them a rest of six hours for food and water. When the bill comes up for consideration, or the day previous, the Society for - the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of this city, intend to hold a mass meoting, at which Bergh, of New York, and others will make speeches to affect favora: bly the legislation of the bill. THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH. The House Appropriation Committes is still at war on the Postal Telegraph bill, and will not robably be ready ta report it until after the olidays. A GOOD DAY'S WORK. The House, to-day, did s good day's work, which was more than could have been expected, cousidering the early date of the sges- sion, in discussing and passing the bill abolishing the office0f Assessor and Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue. The bill which Ja8 drawn by Commissioner. Donglas was caro- {ully, though hastily, considered by the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Dawes, to-day, re-~ ported it, with the approval of the Committeo ina speech of half an hour's length. The bill s opposed by several members, whose only object, apparently, was to ntitfy the Assegsors and the Assistants, that thoy pro- tested against the Dill, and made & fight for those valuable political adjuncts. Tho bill was slightly smended by Shellabarger, requiring Collectors, in their new duties, to give addition- al bonds. ' The date fied for the bill to go in effect is July 1, 1873, It is roported that the proposition il be fought very bitterly in fhe enate. Both houses adjourned until Monday. A DENIAL. Senator Fenton denies that he sought admis- sion to the Republican caucus, and was refused. He did not attend either cancus. THE CREDIT MOBILIER CommiIttes met to-day and organized. All the members Were precent, except General Banks. nefit of Senator Logan, who' wil - | b cen be fotng. 1t is a thoary Another session will be held on Thursday morn- ing. when_the investigation will begin. It is generally believed here that the Committee ia not-one that Wll.;_fizo to the bottom of the sub-~ ject, - but 1 be eatisfied with such a favorable showin; 28 may be presented, although nothing has thus far occurred to warrant the belief. -Speaker Blaine has asked to bo examined by the Committee, and Oakes Ames will be invited to come bsfore the Committee, and McComb will be summoned i smong the knowing ones that Oakes Ames will testify that he waa too heavily loaded with the Mobilier stock, and that it was crushing him, but ' that baving confidence in the ultimate value of the stock e took the course to put in his friends, and in- stead of selling his stock to strangers, gave his friends an opportunity to invest, which some of them did, paying the money regularly, as in any business transaction. LOUISVILLE CANAZ. At a meeting of the Committes on Commerce, yeaterday, the subject of the Louiswille Canal cameup, and Messrs. Negley, Conger, and Holman were appointed a sub-Committes to inquire into the propriety of making the canal a public work by refunding all that had been expanded on it, outside of Government appropriations. The Sub-Committes are unquestionably in favor of this proposition, and it 18 believed 2 majority of the full Committee aleo favor the proposition. Negley, the Chairman of the Sub-Committes, promises to make an elaborate report, and has already placed himself in correspondence with the Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade of various cities. . THE NEW ORLEANS TROUBLES. Marshal Packard telegraphed to the Attorndy General, this afternoon, & statemont of his ac- tion in taking possession of the Mechanics’ In- stitute, in New Orleans, for the iflrjmse of in- vastifizfing the assembling of the Legislatare on Tuesday next. The order tohim todo 80 was isaued by the United States Jndge, who is a par- tisan of Kellogg, and the object is to afford time for Kellogg's Returning Board, as it will re-elect him to the Senate. The Attorney General, to-night, laid the telegram before the President. The President exprossed his great dx'!zfnsl at the whole quarrel between Warmoth and Eellogg, and thinks it disgracefal that men will for the sake of getting to the United Btates Senate run the risk of drenching a great city in blood. He seemed to be firm in the de- termination to permit no Federal interference unless necessary to prevent a revolution. The Electoral vote of Lonisiana cannot now be counted for any one, There was no attempt at 5, meeting of the Electoral College on the day im- %:rnfively prescribed by the law. Prominent publican Congressmen who havebeen inform- ed of the situation to-night also freely express their disgust, and say that if this state of affairs continues much longer, Congress may find it necessary to interfere with some legislation which may also bemsadeto apply to Alabama and Arkansdg,, . = BINGHAXN, The entire Ohio Republican Congressional Qelegation, to-dsy, signified to the President their willingness to on him in a body to in- dorse Judge Bingham toa foreign mission. The President replied that while he would be glad to seo the delegation personally, Judge Bingham needed no recommendation, snd that he was per- fectly satisfied with the Judge. Judge Bingham will probably be npg:i:terl Htinister to- Ttaly, z}z&x-xgh the matter not been definitely set- [To The Associated Press.) RIGHTS OF COLOBED PEOPLE. ‘WasEINGTON, Dec. 5.—In the Criminal Court to-day tho_case of the restaurant-keeper who is charged with discriminating against colored per- sons in serving liquors and refreshments, was tried, and dismissed on the ground of an infor- mality in the information. The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by all tho members. The session was brief and no important business was transacted. OHIO RIVER BRIDGES. The bill to regulate the construction of bridges across the Ohio, as reported by Mr. Beott from the Committee of Conference, stands substantially as it passed the Senate at the last session, except that the section passed by the House repealing the law of 1869 authorizing the constraction of & bridge st Paducah, is sgreed to by the Senate. - NFIRXED. co: . The Benate, in Executive session, this_after- noon, confirmed the nomination of B. F. Gue to be Pension Agent at Des Moines, Tows, zice Stewart Goodsell decensed. HANGED. g Barney Woods was hanged in the District Jail, to-day, for the murder of Samual N. Cheeseman, of Now York, on the 12th of last August. EU-ELUX PARDONS. Attorney General Williams has written a letter to Governor Scott, of South Carolina, regarding the Ku-Elux prisoners, in which he says: ‘In my judgment, it is not_only impracticable, but improper, to grant an_indiscriminate pardon to citizens of York and Chester Counties, who have been convicted of violating the Enforcement act, or to any persons described only by locality in which they reside, or designated a8 a_class, of offenders against the lawa of the United States. A separate application for pardon ought to be made by or on behalf of each of said per- sons, stating substantially the circumstances of the crime and conviction, When such an appli- cation is made it will be considered without de- lay, and as favorably as the President’s sense of judgment will permit. M. NICOLAY. Tt is positively stafed that John Nicolay, of Tllinois, former Secretary of Prosident Lincoln, will be npgoinf.edl[ml\fl of the United States Bupreme Court. THENEW STATES. 1t is understood that an attempt will be made this winter to secure the admission of Colorado and New Mexico as States. THE INDIANS. A measure will soon be introduced to put in effect the recommendation of the Presi- dent's message relative to organizing the Indian nations south of Kansas. The House Committee on Indian Affairs will soon resume the examina- tion of witnesses on charges of Indian frauds by Judge Wright. UNDERWOOD. JUDGE United States District Judge Underwood, of YVirginis, is expocted soon to resign on half pay. The President is considering the nameof a prominent Richmoad lawyer, a native Southern- er, who has never been in politics, a8 his succes- sor. CONGRESSIONAL. SBENATE. % THE COMMITTEES. WasnrvezoN, Dec. 6.—On motion of Mr. Frelinghuysen, the Senate suspended the elec- tion of Cheirmen of the Standing Committees by ballot, and the Standing and Select Commit- tees were then elected as follows : STANDING GOAMMITTEES. Privileges and leclions—Morton, Chalrmun 3 Cos- er, co; ony, and Trumbul P Roreigm x}?‘}hfiamm—c;u&m, cn’n'xmnn; Horlan, Morton, Patterson, Hamlin, Howe, and Schurz. Finance—Sherman, Chaifman ; Morrill (Vermont), 8cott, Ames, Wright, Ferry, (lichigan) and Dayara. e, Chairman Appropridtions—Col + Spragus, Sawyer, Morrll (uainey, Windos ‘West, and Sovenscn. Commerce—Chandler, ¢ hairman ; Corbett, Kellogg, Spencer, Buckingham, Conkling, and Vickers, Manufactures—Robertson, Oh ; Bprague, Gilbert, Johnson, and Fentdn, Agriculture—Frelinghuysen, Chairmsn; Robert- son, Lowis, Davis (West Virginia), and Machin, Military’ A faire—Wilson, Chisirman ; Logan, Cam- eron, Morton, Ames, West, and Blair. Naval 4 fairs—Cragin, ' Chairman ; Anthony, Nye, Osborn, Alcorn, Morrill (Me.), and Stociton, Judiciary—Edmunds, Chairmon; Conkling, Carpen- ter, Frelinghuysen, Pool, Wright, snd Thurman, Fost Opiice and Post ' Roads—Ramsey, Chairman; Pomeroy, Hamilia, Cole, Ferry (Michigas), Flanagaz, and Relloy. Public Lands—Pomeroy, Chairman ; Osborne, Sprague, Windom, Stewnrt, Casserly, and Tipton. Private Land_Claims—Thurman, ; Ferry, (Connecticut), Caldwell, Bayard, and Norwood. Indian A faira—Harlan, C1 in ; Corbetf, Buck- ing,!mm, Frelinghuysen, Caldwell, Stevenson, and Rice, ensions—Pratt, CI Brownlow, Logan, f:;rry) (Conn.), "Hill, Soulsbury, and ~Hamilton, ‘exas). Revolutionary Claims—Pool, Chairman ; Brownlow, Corbett, Hill, and Norwood. 0On Claims—Howe, Chairman ; Scott, Pratt, Bore- man, Wright, Davis (West Virginis), and Machin, atrict of ’Columbia—Patterson, Chairman ; Lowls, Spencer, Sawyer, Hitchoock, Ferry (Mich), and ers, On_Patents—Ferry (Conn.), Chairman ; C: ter, Windom, Hamilion (Marylind), and Ransom, Public Buildings and Grounds—Korrill (Vy), Chair- man; Gilbert, Camcron, Stockton, and Himilton Térritories—Nye, Chalrman ; Boreman, ‘Hitcheock, Clayton, Cooper, snd Fenton. Pacific Railroad—Stewart, Chairman ; Ramsey, Har- Ian, Scott, Kellogg, Hitcheock, Ferry (ifich.), Cragin, Cooper, Kice, snd Casserly. Mines and, Mining—H Chafrman ; Chandler, Flanagan, Caldwell, Alcorn, Kelly, and Goldthwaite. jReviaioh of the Laia of the Urnsied States—Coniling, irman ; Carpenter, Stewart, Edmunds, and Gold- ! thwaif & xgll;nllad Btils—~Windom, Chairman; Lewis, and would give the department chance to select itf U7 g R 4] t), igan, on; A1 best officials. Investigation and Retrenchi 2 i airmn ; Pratt, Howe, Herlan, ' 2>-Mr. WOOD (Now York) called attention to the irman; To Audit and Control Contingent Expeniea: 0f) Senate—Oarpenter, Chairman ; Morton, and Saulsedd . 9% PrintingAnthony: Chairman ; Howe, and Cnsuefli.g Lty Librarj—Morrill (Maine), Ohsirman; Howe, aud herman., . _Engroseed Bills—Casserly, Chairman ; Clsyton, and Cooper. SELECT COMMITTEES, Revision of the Rules—Pomeroy, Chairmta ; Ed- maunds, and Stevenson, t Removal of Political Disabilities—Boreman, Chair- man; Ames, Olayton, Lewis, Vickers, Ransom, and ipton. Levecs of the Mississippi River—Eellogg, Chairman ; Alcorn, Clayton, Blair, 2ad Rice. To Inguire into Certain Allegations against the Hon. PoweltClayton—Wright, Chairman; Morrill (Maine), and Norwood. On_Alleged Outrages in the Southern States—Scott, Chairman ; Chandler, Bayard, Pool, Pratt, Spencer, an EXCUSED. Mr. WILSON (Msss.), at Lis own raquest, was | ,, excused from further service on the Committes on Military Affairs. o INDIANA JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. Mr. MORTON presented a_joint resolution of the Legislature of Indiana, instracting the Sen- ators and Representives from that State to vote against any measure dividing the State into two 1 or more judicial districts. Keferred. WANTS TO_BE RESTORED. b r. HAMLIN (Me.) presented a memorial of Georgo E. Proble, asking to be restored to his rank In the navy. NEW . 3Ir. MORTON introduced @ bill creating a Commission to adjust the clzims under the Geneva award. . The bill authorizes the appointment of_three Commissioners st an annual ealary of $4,500, and a Secretary at a salary of £3,000 to hear and decide all claims for losses by the rebel crisers, for whoso escape the Genevs Tribunal held Great Britain responsible. It also anthorizes the appointment of two persons as counsel for the Commissioners, Whose pay will be fixed by the Secretary of State. The Commission is to organize in Washington, but may hold its ses- sions in_other cities, and is limited to two vears. The awards are to be paid in sisty days from thodayof finding, with interest at 6 pos cant per annum from the date of the loss of the properg, except that no interest is to be paid until the claims are decided, when,’ if the fund is sufficient, the interest will be peid in full ; othervwise, pro rata. The money, when received from England, is to be set apart 0s a fund for the payment of the claims, * Mr. MORTON, (Ind.) introduced a bill to re- | t fand to the States the interest on the money | ci borrowed to equip, pay, snppl{,, and transfer troops for the serviceof the United Statesin the late war. Mr. FERRY (Connecticut) introduced a bill to repeal the act of 1862, prescribing an *iron- clad oath.” Referred. Mr. COLE introduced a bill to replace Nation- 2l Bank notes with United States notes. Re- ferred, The bill requires the Secretary of the Treas- wry to withdraw from circulation all notes of the National Banks coming into the custody of the United States, and to lssue in the place thercof, | ¢ if necessary, an equal amount of notes of the the distille abolish all taxes and Government out of the Tre: duties, anc took nothing” for breakfast but For twelve hours before hig death he was Iyzed with fear, and died sbject and faintin The execution was private, but & very crowd gathered in the street outside the j and the police were forced to use their olubs tt keep outsiders back. After the Rogers strangled slowly to death, the rope no baving been . properly adjuste down, after hanging fifteen minutes, his teef ‘were found pressed desp into the lower lip. twice in New York, once in_Brooklyn, *t the proposed appropriation for the In« ¢7 = (D, 07 day T 90, s Haroun, 83,600,000, was 900,000 MG that for the present year, and ¢-ire was the reform. ~ The real measura is the abolition of the whole sys:;& The import duties were fifty to a hun millions in excess of the Government egenseu Mr. BECK explained the increase in the esti- ‘mate for the Burean was because of the pay of ho Storekeepers and Gangers, formerly paid by er. Mr. GARFIELD eaid if the bill psssed, ha would move to cut down tho appropriation f the Internal Revenue Dapmegg o %) ) gave notice of an amendsr Mr. DUKE (Vs ment to abolish the whole of tho Internal Reves nue system. Mr. GARFIELD Eflgseafed to Mr. Duke tor efray the expenses of tha sury. 2. KERR supported the bill, and favored the cntinnance of tho Internal Reyanao system bo auso it was the chespest system of taxatiomy and because it was all revenue. Mr. DAWES moved the previous questiom, under the operation of which the amendment; were agreed to fixing the time for the bill to g into operation 1st J 1878, and requiring Cole sctors to givo additional bonds for their newk the bill passed. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. On motion of Mr. HALDEMAN, the Selech Committee on_the Centennial Celebration was instructed to inquire_into the Teasthility _meg BrLLS. propristy of taking it the census_of the tates on the Ist of January, 1875, in one dsy, 33: the defacto principle and with prior sched< es. Adjourned to Monday. NEW YORK. 4 Execution of Rodgers, the Murderer—< The Erie Suits—Graham, the Banls Defaulter—important Suit—Stokes to be Tried on Monday—Miscellaneous Local News. Spectal Despatch to The Chicage Tribune. New Yo, Dec. 6.—Hanging o murderer i& such a nevelty here, that the execution of Henry Rogers, in Brooklyn, to-day, cansed no littla gensation. The condemned man confessed his crime freely. He said he beat the policemary over the head with & club, not becsuse of ang: grudge, but because he was drunk and was told] o do it by the ruffian gang with whom he asso= iated. "Rogers spent a aleeflesa night, and{ & cup of coff ‘When cat Btanley’s career 8s & lecturer seems to haver ome to 8 lame conclusion. He has appeared , and waa United States, and whenever, and as often as, I to have lectured here again to-night in Steinway the notes of any one of such National Banks, to the amount of $900; shall accumulate in the Trezsury, and after thirty days’ notice to such | banks, interest shall cense and be suspended on 21,000 of United States bonds, deposited in the Tres to the credit of such bank, as security for its circulation, until such bank shall redeem said bonds by the payment of 9900 current money into the Treasury of the United States. Mr. STEVENSON (Ey.) introduced a bill to ;émvida for the orection of publio buildings at ovington. Referred. THE MONETARY STRINGENCY. Mr. WRIGHT (Tows) offered the following, which was agreed to: Resolzed, That the Committee on Finance be in- structed o inquire what legislation i3 necessary to re- lieve the present stringency in the money market, the propriety of providing for an additional isae of légal- tender notes, and all matters connected therewith, and Teport, by bill or otherwise, atas early a dayas prace ticable, ¢ ALABAMA POLITICS. Mr. RICE (Ark.) moved {o take up hisresolu- tion calling x:gon the President for information in regard to the a] States troops to Al thereon.. - Mr. EDMUNDS (Vt.) moved to refer the reso- Iution to the Committée on Military Affairs. AMr. RICE modified the phraseology of the resolution, and opposed its reference to the Committee. = A debate ensued between Messrs. CLAYTON snd RICE regarding the present state of affairs in Arkansas. v _Mr. THURMAN (O.) said there was no neces- sity for referring the resolution to & Committee, and said that whenever any Senator should state in the Senate that he understood the United States troops were to be sent to his State, and should move for information on the subject, he X (Thurman) would vote to give it to hum as promptly as possible. Mr. EDMUNDS asked Ar. Thurman whether hehad ever known a request of this kind to be made to the President unaccompanied by the proviso that the information should be given only if not mnam@ufibla with the public interest. Mr. THURMAN said he did not recollect. This was not an inquiry as to how the President was going to act, but an inquiry whether any application had been made by some authority in Arkansas for United States troops. ‘The resolution was referred to the Committes on Military Affsirs by a vote of 23 to 18. CONFEEENCE COMGITIEES. Mr. SCOTT (Pa.) called up his resolution rel- ative to the Committees of Conference of the 1ast session, and, at the suggestion of Mr. Conk- ling, modified it 8o 28 to app] ¥ only to the Com- mittee of Conference on the bill regulating the construction of bridges across the Ghio, and it | 3 was sgreed to. Mr. SCOTT (Ps.) then presented the report of the Committee of Conference on this bill, and it was laid over. The Senato thea, at 1:20 p. m., went into Ex- ecutive session, and, at 1:40, Adjourned till Monday. as, and the action taken HOUSE. q NT. RETNTURSEMEN Mr. HARRIS introduced a bill for the pay- ment for property destroyed during the rebeflion by authority of the Government. . MISSISSIPPI SHIP CANAL. A resolution was adopted calling on the Secre- tary of War for information as to the probable cost of a ship canal from the Mississippi, near iltle ‘mouth, to the deep watcrs of the of exico. INTERNAL BEVENUE. AMr. DAWES, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported & bill abolishing the offices of Assessor and Assictant Assessor of:Internal Re- venue, and transferring their duties to the Col- lector and Deputy Collectors. After the bill was read, Mr. Dawes offered an amendment fixing the time for it to go into operation on the 1st of July, 1873 Alr. Dawes then proceeded to explain the bill. He said that the law of June 6, "72, directed the Commissioner of Internal Revenuo to reduce, on or before 1st January next, the wholenumber of collection districts to eighty, and to discharga all Collectors and Assessors except one in each of those eighty districts. The bill now proposed was a substitute for that’ provision, because it would, with the diminished number of officers, present too great a temptation to frauds upon the Revenue. . OBITUARY. He yielded to Sawyer,-who offered & resolu- tion reciting the telegraphic account of the acci- dent on the Pennsyivania Railroad, last even- ing, smong which wers M. W. Dantz, an em- ploye of the House, his wife and child, and di- recting that arrangements be made to transfer their bodies back to their late home, Princeton, Wisconsin, and have them interred at the ex. pense of the House. Adopted. 3 ‘THE REVENUE. Mr. Dawes resumed his remarks, and stated that, by the passage of this bill, the savin; which would be effected over the plan prcn'deg by the law of June last, would be S1,700,000, and over the existing system, $3.000,000. MR. L. MYERS (Penn.) called aitention to the fact that this bill would turn out of office all Assesgors—men who had themost adminictrative | n uxge_nemge 1n connection with Internal Revenue— and retain all the Collectors, He thought the | S Government should be authorized to select from both classes of officials, and therefore he gave notice of an amendment which he would offer, | Bi legislating oat of office all Assessors and Col- | g lectors, and providing for the subsequent ap- pointment of new Collectors, This, he said, [ unable to procure bail. pplication for sending United | (a0 1™ loani 8s collateral. These bonds were stolen, and the Pplaintiffs claim the %rim:ipal and interest on the ground that the due diflg‘anca to prevent the robbery. Decisior the bank forge Osborne says, unless the evidence to be_intro~ duced by the British Commission is presented by Tuesday, he wi]ldischs:?e the prisoner. to appear before the Grand Jury counsel to urge the finding of indictments. After a lengthy argument the District’ Attorney moved that Treed plead to the third indictment of felony, but after_discussion on this point, the Court adjourned to a week from next Mon- goutheasterly to-morrow, ensterly winds, and clon with probably oceasional rain. o the Valley of Hall. People who went to the hall this evening, ‘however, found the building dark and he doors: closed. After banging ak the door, they brought out the janitary who gaid: ‘“Mr. any more, because his expenses are more tham: his receipts.” Even the Herald admits thak Stanley's elocution is bad, and his matter diffuser and heavy. Stanley will not lecture hers To the Associated Press.] r New Yomk, Dec. 6.—Tho testimony of Mr.i Barlow, a Director of the Erie Railroad Com= any, shows that_the institution of the snit byl atson against Gould was not to benefit any clique in Wall street, and that the release givent i be confirmed by the new Board after the books had been carefully examined and Gould's state~ ments that he had not been guilty of any misape ‘propriations were verified. 0 Gould by Sickles was not absolute, but was to It is proposed to erect a printers’ monumen{ t0 Mr. Greeley. Graham of the Middletown Bank, is still in jail is examination is de= the hope of securing Harton, tha ‘ashier. = The laiter endeavoured to efféct = compromise from New York, but failing, he fled.. The depositors have sued the Directors of the bank to recover their losses. At the request of the Bank Examiner the case was further post« poned till Monday. The Erie Bank of Pe: Ivania hes bronghf suit in the United States Circuit Court against’ the Ocean Bank, to recover $50,000 deposited with the Ocean Bnk to be loaned by the latter, 23 ne%ent of the Erie Bank. The money : WoS and 850,000 in United States bonds taken- cean Bank did not exercize egerve Judge Leonard of the Supreme Court, to-day, decided in the cage of the Rockford, Rock Islend & St. Louis Railroad Company 7s. Henry H. Boody, that the affidavit proves there wes no re- fusal to make the proper certificate. The cer- tificate being in proper form, the order to to ex— amine is therefore vacated. In tho cage of Dennis Noonan, charged with. o Treland, "Comissioner Judgo Brady will probably preside at the triak The Coroner’s Jury, in the case of Anthony of Stokes next Mondsy. Eaton, who died from injuries received whem knocked down and robbed, Nov. 21, rendered m verdict of death cansed by & blow ab the hands: of James Fitzpatrick, and that John Lynn was sccessory. The prisoners, who are respectively 6 and 23 years of sge, were committed to ther Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury, Recorder Hackett, to-day, sentenced Jno. B. Chambers to goven years' imprisonment in Sing Sing, for a felonious asssult and battery om James Brownlee, during the gemeral strike Iast year. Chamberswas n.mnn%flm sirikors, and,. be and another man finding Brownles at ork, in a carpenter shop, ordered He went into the street, and Chambers fired & pistol at his head, cheek. Notwithstanding the juryrecommended. Chambers to mercy, he was sentenced as sbove.. into the street. the ball passing through the Attorney General Barlow to-day got an order Blgi;he Supreme Court of Brooklyn against the next Mondsy, to show cause why a’ mandamns should not and collect atax of 3%¢ mills, known as the “Canal Deficiencies tax.” A similar order was also obtained against the Queens County Board of Supervisors, returnable at the same time, County Board of Supervisors, returnable e issued compelling them to levy ZLate this afternoon there was a report in cir- culation that United States Marshal Barlow and .Deputies were sent out to gerve warrants of ar~ rest on the King’s County Bupervisors for fail- ing to levy the tax. A rumor is in circulation among the employes of tho Brooklm City Gas Company that iho Company intend to drop the eigh and adopt the twelve-hour rule, and, unless the men sccodo o the changs, ihey will be dis- -hour system ed. The Company employs 250 men. ary John Scannell pleaded not guilty to-day to the murder of Thos. Donahue, and the case went over for trial. Tweed’s casewas continued, the counsel for . was evident that the reduction of colicction dis- | the defenco mrguing thaf the Assistant tricta to one-third of the existing number would | District Attorney had shown & preju- enlarge the area of districts three-fold, and | dice in that he had published lstters reflecting on"T'weed, and was consequently unfit as advisory “Tizillo_Dion has accepted s challenge from Maurice Daly to pley s game of billiards in_thig city for the dyx".mgn cue and $500 a side, Jane uary 2. W War Department Weather Prognostin ‘Wan DepaRTYENT, OFFICE OF THE CmIRy Sroxar OFFICEB, DIVISION OF TELEGRAME ANy ReporTs FoB THE BENEFIT oF CoEmom, WasamvgroN, D. C., Dec. 6.—Probabilitieg~r In the Northwest, Iake region and to the Alleghanies and Tennes- see, high barometer, and thence over the entire x eneral clear weather, and ortherly winds, veering in the northwest to y the Gulf and outh Atlantic States high ressure,northerly to ly but clearing. waatger, t. Lawrence, Now England, and Middle Sfates enerally cle&rwenfihfir, northwesterly winds, ::;ie high pressuro, without change in temperas