Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1872, Page 1

$ VOLUME 26. CHICAGO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1872. —_— NUMBER 112. JEWELRY OPENING. GRAND OPENING! Our Retail Department will be opened this Afternoon and Evening, when we shall be most happy to see all of our old friends and custom- ers, and all cthers. Our WEOLE STOCK, both Wholesale and Re. tail, will. be on exhibition. N. MATSON & CO,, State and Monroe-sts. DRESS GOODS. - Prosens fur_lhfi Hofidays ! FIELD, LETTER & €0, Will offer on Monday, ‘Dec. 9, a large line of bopular goods for Dresses, carefully se- lectedand marked down -for the Holidays. Full lines of Cloaks, Suits, Shawls, and Furs, Proportionately low, suitable for Gifts. Elegant Silks, Laces, .and Hdkfs.,, embracing the choicest novelties, designed for Holiday Presents. Furnishing Goods, comprising Ladies’,Chil- dren’s & Infants’ Trous- seaux in great variety, and a most extensive as- sortment of Fancy Goods of every description, fine BerlinEmbroideries, &c. &c., imported expressly for the Holiday season, 1o which attention is in- vited. “State and Twentieth, and REMOVALS. }Remmrafi, The Old Established House of A. H. MILLER, HAS REMOVED TO 176 STATE-ST,, A few doors south of Monroe, where he will open THIS EVENING with as fine an as- sortment of HOLIDAY GOODS as can be found in the city. Prices guaranteed as low as the lowest. A. H. MILLER, 176 State-st. - Removar, A, H. ANDREWS & 00, MANUFACTURERS OF FINE OFFICE DESKS, ALSO, SCHOOL & CHURCH FURNITURE, Can now be found in their New and Elegant Btore, cor, State and Monroe-sts., 166, 168 & 170 State-st. : Madison and Market-sts, MUSICAL- Masoné&Hamlin ORGAN COMPANY that thes ha 4 THEIR Eespectially sauguace that they haro opencd THE) IN CHICAGO, wbich for the nt (until tho lotion of a ; for the present okl the complotion of 2 new 281 WARASEI-AY., CORNER VAN BUREN.-ST., o premises Iately occupied by Messrs. Root & Cady, 1tis the Intention of the Companyto keep in Chicago, g: :ffl: direct supply of tha Nowhwesiora Trade and. 1o The Largest Stock of Organs IN TEE COUNTRY. S Terms and prices will be the same in Boston, Now Ynmk'_[ o, ‘ED’ OATALOGUES AND TESTIMO. 3 JUSTRAT: - KIAL CIRCULARS FREE. MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN CO., | 281 Wabasheaw., i CORNER VAN BURI £ FANCY GOODS. WHOLESALE. A General Assortment of Fine Fancy Goods, FOR SALE TO THE TRADH, AT LOW PRICES, BY BURLEY & TYRRELL, 974, 76 & 278 Walashar, CORNER VAN BUREN. FOR SALE. FOR SALE. BY W. H. JENKINS, .UMBER AND CANAL-STS., CHIOAGO. u.c-‘ii' Ll&; and $-inch solects ; B. & C. d ek ?2.{ach_common flooring: 503,000 dry Saginaw ‘boards; 100,000 wide common boards; 150,000 2-inch come- ‘mon boards : 100.000 call bozrde. FOR SALE. PEY NO. 12 IN GRAGE EPISCOPAT, GHURCH, Ingatieict 58 and 60 South Water-st. Malaga. Grapes. o Raisiny, Flgs, Corrants, canned goods, and fancy the Holiday trade, by ssnits generalli (O IO RNE -89 5nd 61 Markot.st. HOTELS. CITY HOTEL, Cor. Sixteenth and State-sts. rms Reduced to $2.00 per Day, e e 3. W. TOWN, Proviotor. REMOVATL. FASHIONABLE FURNITURE! V. V. STRONG FURNITURE (0, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. REMOVAL. (. FOLLANSBE & SON, BANKERS, Have removed to their Old Location, Methodist Church Block, Cor. Clark and Washington-sts. REMOVAT. LARRABEE & NORTH, HARDWARE, 'HAVE REMOVED TO Nos. i63 and 165 LAKE-ST., Ono door west of LaSallo-st. PIG IRON. RITCHIE, GREGG, GILLESPIE & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SCOTCH PIG IRON, 10 LA SALLEST, Rom 3, RITCHIE, GREGG, GILLESPIE & CO. RITCHIE, RIGNEY & CO. THOMAS'RIGNEY & CO.. TO RENT. TO RENT. Soven well-bailt, comfortable brick houses on corner of }‘ulh and. l&lllxmh-au., snymled“;im all cit; m}?veu&ngxccl, el 43 Exctiange Bulldivs. MISCELLANEOUS. SPECTACLES. THE BEST IN THE CITY At M, POLACHEK'S, Optician, 76 East Madison-st., noxt McVicker's Theatro. Office Stationery, At Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.'s, 118 and 120 Monroe-st., Chlcago. INSURANCE. 182, Charter Perpetual. 1672, FRANKLIN IR [nsmrance . Gompany OF PEILADELPHIA, Capitl, - - - $400,000.00 Accrued Surolns & Preminms, 2,916,316:88 Cash e, Nov, 30, 1672, $3,316,31608 $252,78070 301,876.64 Preominms, October, 1872, Preminms, November, 177, 85485734 Awonnt insured inthe Burned District, Boston, Amonnt insured on Onfskirts of smg, - - $458,196.00 3,500.00 Xt hasbeendefinitely ascertained that $2,000 will cover all claims upon the last item, while salvages already determined indicate a net loss of not over $400,000. ALFRED 6. BAKER, Prosident, GEOBRGE FALES, Vice President, J. W. McALLISTER, Second Vice President, THEOQ. M, REGER, Secretary. SAMUEL W, KAY, Assistant Secretary, PAPER. PAPER! Notica tothe Trade Yo have boen appointed Sole Agents jn this city and the Northwest for. the . sale of the CELEBRATED BRAND of “IVAN. HOE” flat papors. These papers been greatly improved of late, and are Dow undeubtedly the bost papers’ for Print ers’ use that are offered in this market, as the color never varies, and they are never stocl sized. ‘Woe have also s full stock of the soe- ond grade, known as “L” ‘Woe offer them at 25¢ and 2de, with a libéral discount to, large buyers, “W6 also desire to call attention o our general stock of our own manufacture, which we offer at mill prices. Send for sar. ples and prices. Manilas at cost of manu- fecturer. eveland Faper Co. 13 W, WASHINGTON-ST. i3 . _OCEAN NAVIGATION, FOR EUROPE. INMAN LINE rday, Dec, -Batarday, ‘Dec. 2, Saturday, Dec. 2, 3P. M. RDAY "nd THURSDAY, And each succeor from Pior No. 45, FRANCIS C. BROWN, Goneral Western Agent, 88 South Market-st., Chicago. HO! FOR EUROPE. CUNARD MAIL LINE. Hstablished, 1840, RATES ADVANCED. To or from Britishpoints - - - - $30,00 To or from Germen points - - - 3500 To or from Bremen or Skandinavian points - - = - - - - - - 3800 P. H. DuVERNET, General Western Agent Market.st. FINANCIAL. B Lmerman’s Tnsurance Co, WANTED-—A fow adjusted claims of tho Lumbermen's Tasumnco00- g pNRY H.BROWN, % TaSalle-st, Steam Warming, Bids farnished Inré::duunx Stores, Factories, &, Job- bloa prompuy atiended o 10N & MORRILT, 105 Michlsah-st. | Loans Negotiated Onreal ostate, in the oity or suburbs, at current rates, G. 5. HUBBARD, Jr., 158 East Washington-at. "that body is WASHINGTON: How the Lonisiana Squabble is Re- garded in the Capital, The :Administration Will Not Interfere Unless to Pre- serve Peace. Senator Sumner Preparing a Speech on His Oblivion Resolution. Butler Wants the House Committees Revised. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. HOW THE LOUISIANA TROUBLE IS REGARDED AT THE OAPITAL. . Wasmaroy, Dec. 8.—It has been & mat- ter of surprise to many how United States Judge Durrell, of Louisiens, had the right to interfero in dociding the differences regarding the canvass of votes in a State. The caso in Louisiana aroso out of the twenty-third section of the Enforcement act. - A regular bill in equity was filed with tho United States Judge, and the case arising was tried and decided. .On - this decision the Federal Govornment was called upon to aid its enforcement, and the decision stands as the law of tho land untilitis over- ruled by & superior Court. This i the explana- tion of the Administration for its course in Louisiana. The following despatch was received to-doy : . NEW Onreaxs, Dec, 7, 1862, Hon. G. H. Williams, ‘Attornsy General, Washington : ‘Tho Unifed States Cireuit Court, to-day, granted tho Testraining order as prayed for, in another bill filed by Antolne, Lieutenant Governor-elect, enjoiningall the persons protending to be members of the Legislature, under tho pretext of being returnod by o pretended Ro- Board, app by Warmoth; also, enjoin- ing tho Clerk of tho Houso and Secretary of the Sen. sto from calling any other list of nomes of members Teturned aa elected, other than thoso returned by the Lynch and Herron Boturning Board ; plso, reatraining the Motropolitan Polico from interfering with the Houso or Scnate, pending its organization. (Signed) 5. B. PAckATD, The Administration regards this as the cloa- ing &cene of what it terms tho * Warmoth Dy- nasty” in Lomisiaua; that there is nothing left for him to do but submit or resort to, arms, and that the Administration sustains the Marshal and Court, - Thero is more importance attached in Admin- istration cirles to the trouble in Louisiana, Ar- kanens, and 'Alsbama, than any other toplo at present discuseed hers. Ineach of thase States, there is a demand for Federal interference, So far as Uongress 1s concerned, it may bo said cartily aisgusted’ with these con- staut appeals from the Southern Btates for Gov- ornmental aid in behalf of waning factions. A promizent Administration Senator said, to- day, that the President had determined to inter- fero in tho affairs of the Southorn States only when it was manifest that such action was nec- eesary to preserve the public peace, and eneure the enforcement of the law. THE ICE CREAM CASE. The Criminal Court of this District, in the matter of the celebrated ‘‘Ico Cream Case,” which came up on appeal under the Civil Rights bill, decided, yesterday, that it must be mado to appear that the refusal to entortain guests was distinetly made on the ground of color or race. This feature not being_ established, this much litigated case was dismissed. ‘THE INDIAN TERRITORY. According to sgreoment, Wodnesday noxt wag fixed onin the House for the consideration of the bill establishing a Territorial Government for the Indian Territo: It has now been de- termined to postpone gscnnimi on this meas- ure until sfter the holidays. sn:xnog SUMNER'S OBLIVION gx_sownm_!. enator Bumner is now engaged in preparinga speech in support of his re:(finfiox;hproppfling to Bmsl:: the names of';he b;ttles of t:i gxw.l War from tho Army Register and regimental flags, 80 as to obliterato the memories of the past com- pletely between the North and the South. He Enys that all h.:lax:any shows tmtxa: country hus anything to reserving the recolloctions of its cxsru sgérl!ussgjr the rhemories of conflict between its own citizens. An Administration Senator has prepared an amendment to thig resolution, r})xopnsing to abolish Bunker Hill, Concord, and Lexington. 'WASHINGTON IMPROVEMENTS. The House Committee on Appropriations, all the mombers being present, togother with Mr. Darves and other leading members of the House, yesterday made & survey of all the improve: monts in and around tho cities of Washington and Georgetown, under the escort of the Board of Public Works. Whether the lztter succeeded in convincing the Committee. that the bill now Defore them_asking for 81,230,000 should bo passed or not, is not yet Known. Prominent Henators and upxesentntive:i however, state that all Congress will _appropriste this fession will be the amount ordered on the improvement of Government_property, aggregating to some- thing over & million of dollrs. THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. Bea Butler will endesvor, to-morrow, to get in a resolution calling on ‘the Speaker of the House to revise the standing committees, and to correct the Chairmanships, that they will be in accord with the Administration, and the major- ity in Congress. Butler, it will bo remembered, has a personal quarrel with the Chairman of the Committeo on Foraign Relations, Post Officos, and Southern' Claims, to-wit.: Messrs. Banks, Tarnsworth, and Blair, To effect their removals, Le is seconded by various job interests. So far a8 the Chairman of the Claims Committee iz cencerned, the lobby influonce is extremely potentinl. It embraces sll these ¢ iron-clad contractors who seek reliof, such ss Secor, of New York, and Donald McKay, of Boston, and the various builders of Wectern iron-clad sfeam- boats, which e service in tho Miseissippi River and its tributaries. Then there is another influential class, such as thosa who are in favor of oom‘fensming the owners of property de- siroyed by Federal troops in the battles Quring the rebellion. The resolution, in the form in ‘which it will be offered, will require a two-thirds vote, and, according 'to Speaker Blaino, will stand no chance of passage. AREANBAS MATTERS. The Attorney General says the case of the State of Arkansas, where troops have been sent, 1has not yet reached the Law.Department, and, thorefore, no action will bo taken il the Alaboma . trouble is disposed of. Re says he thinks the latter 4 will be_disposed of within a short time, when he will be resdy for Arksnses and for Florida, unless tho troublo in the latter shall have been settled in another manner. DINNER TO WASHBURNE.. Speaker_Blaino, last evening, gave a dinner party to Minister Washburno, af which wors Prescnt the Prosident, members of tho Gbi. net, Juatices of_the Supremo Court, sud other high officials. Mr. Washburne left to-night for Massachusetts and Maine, and will soon roturn to his dutiés at Paris. . . [0 the Associated Press.) BOUTHERN CLAIMS. Tho second yearly report of the Southern Claims Commission, to be sent to the Speaker of the House to-morrow, states that, from tho o ganization of the Commission, in March, 1871, o the end of November, 18713, 17,700 claims were filled, in which- on ag- aggrogato sum of ovor $15,000,000 is claimed. Of these, 2,778 cases, Tepresenting 5,424,314 8s claimed, bhave been disposed. of ’ by avards amounting__altogether o shony $1,188,000. About 700 cases claiming 93, 500,000 have been investigated and aro under farther consideration, aa claims appesring to b meritorious, but the proofs are insyMoiers on which to frame just awards. This will loave sbout 100,00 untouched cases, amomnts ing to ‘some -$87,000,000, when' tno com- mission expires by law mext March. With the experienco gained in the past two years, the Commissioners think thoy conld diy. pose of all the claims before them in”about four years, but it would requiro uninterrupted dili- gence to do the workin that time. S R Xn Memoria; OrvoneyaTy; Dec, 8.—Rogret is Yery generall expressed here at the sudden death of NMr., 8. l{v Pike. No one man did more for the architecture of tho city than he, His improvements and his busmess brought him in contact with & very largo number of the commercial and industrial classes, _His employos esteemed him nl- most_to idolatry for the personal atten tion ho gave their work, and his unfailing appreciation of faithful and eficient services “Lo-day, this feoling was unconseionsly manifest on Fourth street, by many peo%la who in pass- ing tho Opera Houso erected by him, stopped ond gazed pathetically at tho stracturé, Tt has been'the general topic of conversation fo-day among all classes, especially tho humblest of hip former employes. THE WEATHER. Review for the Weekes-Prospccts Tom Day---War Department Prognostie cations. War DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHmrer 816NAL, OFFICER, DIVISION OF TELEGRAMS AND REPORTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CodxnrERCE, Wasixorox, D. C.. Dec. 8.—Probabilitics— For the Norfhwest, the upper lake region, and thence to the Ohio Valley, northerly to westorly winds, cold and clearing weather, with increaseq ressures. In Tennesieo and the Gulf snd outh Atlantic States, southwesterly to north- westerly winds, partly cloudy weather, with in- crensed pressures and lower temperatures. On tho lower lakes and thence over the Middle and. Eastern States, southwesterly winds veering to northwesterly, ‘with low but rising barometers, threatening Weather, lower temperatures, accas sional rain and snovw, and cloudy weathar, clear- ing on Mondsy evening. In Canads, heavy snows, northweeterly winds veering to south- westerly, with clondy and cold weathar. Warning signals continued at Dulnth, Chi- cago, Milwankee, Grand Huven, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, and Oswego, an bavo been’ ordered for Portland, Boston, New London, New York, and Cape May. WEEELY WEATHER CHRONICLE. ‘WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF Sig- NAL OrFicEm, WASIINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6, 1872.— Cloudy and threatening weather, with light rain or mow, and provailing brisk aid high winds, Lss continued nearly all of the past yeek over the Lake region. The cold weather of the early art of the weel has been succeeded by several gmys of milder temperatures, particularly in the Southorn States. Friday, Nov. 20.—Cold, clondy weather, with brisk and high wasterly' winds snd occasional smov, provailed over the Lake rogion; rain and snow in the Middle and Enstern States, followed by clearing wenther, with rapidly falling tem- eratures, and brisk 'and high westerly winds. decided decrease of temperature was also ex- pericnced in the Southern States, with cloar weather. Cold weather was roported from the Northwest; heavy rain from San Francisco, and o northeasterly gale, with hoavy snow, provailed over the Lower 8t. Lawrenco Valley and Bay of TFundy. Sstardw—In tho moring the galo on th Lower 8t. Lawronce still raged,but dimiaidhed force somewat during the day, with clearin weather in the cvening. Snow was repqrted from the Lower Luke rogion, and brisk and high westerly winds thence to the middle and east Atlantic cossta. - Cloar weather prevailed in_all tho Atlantio and ‘Gulf States, with quito low temperature for the season, from Alsbams and Geo‘:"flin northeastward to Now England. Rapid- Iy falling barometers, with brisk and high south- erly to oasterly winds, threatening weather and &novw, over the Northwest and Upper Lako ro- ion. & Bundsy—Generally cloudy weather provailed over the entire country esst of the Rocky Moun- tains, except on the South Atlantic const, with rain or snow from Minnesota to Tennessee and enstward over the Lake region and Ohio Valloy which extended during the evening to Central Alabama and tho Atlantic coast from Virginis to Maine. A docided increase of temperature was experienced in the Soathern States. R Monday—Mild, partly cloudy weather, with occasional light' rain, was reported from tho Southern States, followed by clear weather at night. Cloudiness, with rain and snow, contin- ned from Minnesots and Northern Iilinois east- ward over the Lakes, tho Middlo States, and Now England. Clearing and_clear weather pro- vailed during the day from Kansas and Nebragks | to Bouthern Ohio and Kentucky, and extended during tho evening to tho Niddle Atlantic 088, Tuoedsy—Threatening weather, with brisk and high westerly winds and Light snow, contin- ued from the Upper Lakes castivard to Northern Now England and the St. Lawrence Valley, and arily cloudy weather from Pennsylvaia. nd Now Jersey to Maine. Prevailing clear weather elsewhere over the entire_country east of the Rocky Monntains, with mild temperatures in the Southern Biates, but cold in the Northwest, Cloudy weather was reported from the Pacific Coast, with rain in Oregon. Wednesdsy—Cold, clondy westher, with oc- casional light snow, prevailed from Minnesota to Missourt, and thenco esstward over the lake region. Clear and pleasant weather in the Southern Btates east of the Mississippi, and clondiness in Louisiana and Toxas, with heavy Tain st night on the Western Gulf. . Cloar, cool weather in_tho Eastand Middlo Atlantic States, Thursday—Cloudy weather, with light rain, WS reporied from Tennesseo and Alabama to Texas, and mild weather, with slight clondiness, from Florida to Virgini eatening wosther, with light rain or &now, from Lake Huron to Penngylvanis, and thence eastward to the At- lantic” Coast. Generally clear weather from Wisconsin and Indiana westward to Kansas and Nebraska. Fridsy—In the morning light rain was still falling in the Lower Mississippi Valley, end cloudy wenther provailed thence eastward ovor the South Atlantic States. Anares of clond still covered the Lower Lako region, Northern New England, and the St. Lawrence Valley, with heavy snow at Quebec, Clear, frosty weather from Maine to Pennsylvania and Virginia, and thence westward to_Iows and Missouri, and in- creasing cloudiness in tho extremo Northwost. No rain has been reported during the past woolk from South Carolina, Georgis, or Florida, and the precipitation has been very slight in the Northwest, ‘The largest total amounts of rain snd melted snow have been roported from the following stations: Port Stanley, Canads, 118 inches ; Indianola, Texas, 1.32; Rochester, 1.40 ; Galveston, 1.97; San Franciaco, 2.02; and Que: bec, 2.75. CINCINNATI, Deo. 8.—Woather clear this oven- ing, with a light fall of snow snd an overcast sky. INDIANA LEGISLATURE. HOUSE. Ixp1ayAPoLs, Dec. 7.—A large smount of ron- tine business was done to-dsy. A number of bills were reported back from the committees, the most of which were concurred in and order~ ed engrossed. The bills to regulate the practices of dentis- iry ; tho liens to lessors in certain cases; to amend the act providing for the redemption of renl estate 50ld under exemption, and providing for the calling of speciel sessions of County Commissioners, wero indefinitoly postponed, The bill allowing members 38 per day and &5 for elc? 25 miles of travel was lost by ayes, 41; nays, 45, xsjoint regolution was adopted offering 81,000 for the best plan of & new State House. i !gze new bills were offered, making 213 in A memorial was presented from the Terre Hauto & Indianapols Railroad Company in re- gard to the alleged claim of the Stata for surplus earnings to bo applied to the school. fund. ~ The memorial iilvles the figures to show that the State has no claim upon tlio _earnings of the ronds, they havinnfi Dot reached the maximum which the charterallows. Adjourned. SENATE. The dsy was devoted to routine business, and was principally occupied in reading and re. ferrring " bills. Mr. Chapman's Drainage bill, with the amendments, was made the special or- derf or Tuesday next. Tho bill to regulate freights and passenger tariffs on railroad was made the special order for Monday. The Committes on the Judiciary were instruct- ed to report back the Senato bill abolishing the office of Agent of Siato on Monday. * The Committee on Temperance were instruct- ed to inquira into the expediency of reporting & bill that shall require the petition of a majority of all persons over the sge of 21 years to grant o license for the retail of iquors, and that deal- ers shall bo responsible in whole or part for damages caused whollyor in part by intoxica- tion. Eloven new bills were introduced, making 140 in all, one of which was for the establishment of State Sanitarium to provide for the - care and custody of inebriates, and appropriating $50,000 therefor. - A number of House engrossed bills were read & first tima; the Louisiana Imbroglio. The Warmoth Legislafiire to Meet in Spite of Injunctions. Aflzirs Again Assaming a Serious Aspects New Onrezaxs, Dec. 8.—The city is compara- tively quiet. The restraining order granted yesterdsy by Judgo Durrell, placing the wholo matter of organizing the Legislature in the Dands of the “ Custon: Houso party,” isthe gon- eral topic of conversation. Even Republioans express astonishment at its sweoping character. As matters now stend, tho Custom House Eatty" have won the fight. They have thus far een supported by the Federal Conrt in every demand. The two Legislatures are expected to meet to- morroy. The impeachment of Governor Warmoth by the “* Custom House” Legislature, and the dis~ ersion of the Govornor's Logislature by the nited States troops, secm to bo the programme. The Warmoth contempt case will come up in the Foderal Court to-morrow. It is believed the Governor will be declared guilty, and pun- ished by imprisonment. New York, Dec.8.—The Herald's New Or- leans special states, on the anthority of General Emory, that, contrary to the report that there aro 10,000 Federal troops there, he only United Statos troops in the city are the Ninoteenth Tn- fantry, two batteries of tho First artillery, and & squadron of cavelry. They 2re held in readi- ness to obey the mandates of the United States District _ Court, unless some mi;n.lpnbly absurd service is required. The Gen bod & special order to furnish the Marshal with what- ever force ho required to carry out the decrees of the Court. He anticipates no resistance, for the pooplo would Luve no cheuce. eir proposed indignation meeting on Mon- day will not be intorfored with except in oboy- ing orders, unless it should be construed into & mark of disreapect for the Court. No antag- onism exists between tho pooplo and the troops, and the General believes everything will pass off smoothly. Collector Casey expresses the belief that enough members of the Legislature in symflthy with him will bo brought together on Mondey to form a quorum. The Fusion Legislature, ceucus on Baturdey evening, fifty-two members being present. A memoriel representing their side of the case, which had been telegraphed to President Grant, was read. No answer had been Teceived, and an adjournment was taken mntil Sunday.’ The Fusion leaders spesk confidently Oof their bility to win, and claim that the issue between State Sovereignty and Centralizetion must bo met. The Legislature will meet, despite Durrell’s injunctions, and can only be disporsed at the point of the bayonet, which they are powerless to resist. Parties in the confidence of the Radical leaders allego that the old City Government will bo reinstated on Mondsy, and Warmoth com- mitted to prison for contempt, On the other hand, Warmoth is reported to have received despatches from several Govern- ors of Southern and Western States, nxginf him to stand firm and he will raceive their political support. Evidently affairs are assuming & vory ‘Warmotn's, mot in grave aspect. The Times’ Now Orleans special seys the Ro- blican Legislature meets on Mondsy at the tato Honse, and the Warmoth party at Lycoum Hall. The feeling of security among the people is assured by Judge Durrell’s decision. To-morrow’s Republican will contain ‘the full Toturns of the November election,. s canvessed by the Custom House Returning Board, showing Grant's majority in tho Stato to be 14,624 ; Kel. logg's majority, 18,861, and the election of the entire Ropublican State ticket. The Legialatura stands 73 Republicans and 33 Fusionista; Sen- ato, 27 Ropublicans and 8 Fosionists, The Custom House members of the Legisla- ture, to-doy, in_caucus, decided to take strong measures against their opponents. Allmembers to be returnod by the Custom House Board who do not take their scats, but_act with the other Board, will be dismissed, and, if tho Governor Tefuses to recognize them, articles of impench- ment will follow. The Custom House party, now baving eversthing ita own way, is- Qetenmined upon the full fraits of the victory. NEW YORK CITY POLITICS. Special Despitch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yomg, Dec. 8.—The active Republican wire-pullers of this city have discovered, in ad- vance, that they cannot control Mayor-elect Havemeyer, and are trying to enforce their plans through an alliance with Mayor Ozkey Hall. One of the most blatant Administration managers in New York is E. Delafield Smith, whom Hall has _just appointed Corporation Counsel. Mayor Hall's reward will probably be immunity from further prosecution. On being asked, yosterday, by & prominent Republican, how hé intended to distribute the patronage, Moyor-clect Havemeyer said : Il toll you that in o very few words. If Jim O'Bfien's party can giveme & good man to &ll aplace, Il take him, and if tho Republican party wants me to sppoint one of their mombers, shall not do it less he i8 in every respect it for tho place. I shall select the best men, independent of political considerations. It may not - satisfy the active politicians, but it will pleaso the peopls, who desire to have honest and capablo men in every public office. You have said that Reformers elected me, but I deny it. I was elected by tho people. When you can convince me that I was_elected solely by the votes of Reform Committees, I shall hear any suggestions you have to make as to my obliga~ tions.” _— FIRES. Destruction of Property and Loss of ife, 8. Louts, Mo., Dec. 8.—The extensive furni- ture warerooms of J. ¥. Comstock & Co., Nos. 409 and 411 North Third street, were totally destroyed by fire this morning, together with the building. TLoss on stock, 875,000; insured a8 follows: Royal, London, $5,000; London & Liverpool, $5,000; Allemannia, $2,500; People's, Nflw?emey, 85,000; Sun, St. Louis, £2,500; Commercial, 8t. Louis, $5,000; Franklin, St. Louis, $2,500; Franklin Mutual, St. Louis, 85,000; . Jefferson_ Mutual, 83,500 Homé DMutusl, 8t. Louis, 85,000, Total, $42,500. The bnilding was owned by J. C. Nulsen, valued at $25,000, and insured: Glenn Falls, N. Y., $8,000; . Washington, St. Louis, £2,500; Hiber- nis, Cleveland, $2,000; Homo Mutusl, St. Lonis, £3,000; Neutral Fire, New York, $3,0003 St Louis * Mutual, £5,000; Franklin, 8t. Louis, $2,000. Tho tobacco factory of Hammer & Hoeman, liquor _store of Nulsen, Freeman & " Co., and Holland & Consesen’s galvanized iron works, adjoining, were damaged by fire and water to the extent of several_thousands. The fire-engines, although hauled by men, were promptly on the spot, and it was only by the ox- traordinary -exertions of the firoman that the most _disastrous conflagration for many years ‘was prevented. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, RromyoND, Ind., Dec. 8.—A German woman, about 60 years of age, named Werner, was burn~ ed to death in this city last evening. = From the evidence elicited. before the Coroners Jury, we lean the following: Tho decensed Wa3 an gubimnl drunkard. ~ She was seen intoxicated during the afternoon. Abont 6 o'clock, the neighgora smelled a stench and saw smoke issu- ing from the house., They ran in and put the fire ouf, which had spread on the carpet and burned a hole in the floor, Instituting o~ search for the old lady, they found her remains behind the stove. The sight was a fearful one. All the flesh was burtied from the lower limbs, while her hands were charred and her arms blistered to the elbows. One of 2 pair of wood- en shoes sho bad worn was lying near her, still burning. It is supposed she Lt a pie, and, sit- ing down behind the stove to smoke, fell into & ken stupor, when the pipe fell from her mouth and set her clothes on fire. Unable to et up she sat and burned to death. The ver- ict was accordingly, that the deceased came to her death from accidental burning. R - HARTFORD, Conn., Dec; 8.—The woolen mill of . Bevnolds. a} Windsor. was bur ned this aven. ing. The main building, together with all the machinery and s portion of the stock, were con- sumed.wozml loss :swfimnfl‘tg; at 863,0_23;! ial Despatel icago Tribune, New Yorx, Dec. 8.—The office of the Etening Lzpress was pn.rfinfli burned out to-night be- tween 11 and 12 o'clock, and the pngar to-mor- Tow will appear under difficnlties. The Express occupies threo upper stories of the five story building on Dark Row, opposite the Astor House. " Tho firo did- not penetrate below the third story,dnd none of the floors fell in, thou; sustainingthe heavy presses belonging to the Express office, and French, the job printar. The To0f was only partially destrojed ; lnckily the weather was damp and withont wind. The guests in the Commercial Hotel, next door, hastily changed their quarters, bat’ none of the adjoining brildings caught. The loss of printing material is heavy, and, if the presses are injured, will reach $25,000, Half an homr elapsed before the firemen worked to advantage, owing to the altitude of the firo. FOREIGN. p MEXICQ. CrrY oF Mexico, Dec. 7.—Lerdo de Tejads was declared elected President on the 16th of November, and onthe 1Stk a degroe to that eilect was published, when tho Diplomatic Corpa ‘visited him in an unofficial capacity. To-day, the new President took formal pos- session of his office, and to-morrow, the Diplo- - matic Corps will mako an official visit, Proparations are making for s series or ii‘vigefl in honor of the election of Presider: erdo. BSeveral changes in the Cabinet will be mede immediately after the adjournment of Congresa, which will take place on the 15th inst. An eles- tion for President of the Supreme Court bas boen ordered for the second and fourth Sundary in February. Generals Anzal, Jglesias, aid Riva Palacios are candidates, The Mayor and several Aldermen of - the City of Mexico, who are charged with an sttempt Lo commit frand at the recent municipal election, have been suspended by order of the Governos from their functions. Porfirio Diaz arrivedin the Capital on the 17th of November and had s satisfactory inter- view with the President. His presence in the city eaused no excitement. Matias Romero has returned from Guatemala, Hqtnow devotes” himself to agricultural pur~ suits. Generals Guerrs, Borrejo, Jimenez, and Ortega ara expected in the Capital soon. A number of earthquake shocks were felt in Ucares and Lower Michoacan. A new voleano w7as forming and eruptions were frequent. Sev: eral scientific gentleman have gone to the place Telegraphic communication between the City of Mexico and the United States has been re established, and the members of the Associater Press of the Capital will meet to-morrow ani celebrate the event and at the same time hona the memory of Prof. Morse. - PRSI TR JAPAN. WasmrNgTON, Dec. 8,—M. Mori, the Japanesa Minister, has received the details of the new educational system of Japan, which embraces the organization of eight collages, two hundrod and fifty-six high schools, and over fifty-threo thousand public schools, af which the attendance is to be compulsory for all children sboye § years of nge. NEW YORK. Tdr. Colfax the Probable Smccessoy of Worace Grecley—Why the Guates mala Was Wrecked—The Cigar Tinke ters—Personal—The Case of Boody; the Railroad Defaunlter—iscel meous Local Items, . Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorx, Dec. 8.—H. C. Bowen, editor of the Zndependent and Brooklyn Union, who is ine timately acquainted with the stockholders of the Tribune, prints the following report, which, ig the shape of & credited rumor, has been afloa for several days : ? Wo aro informed, on the best authority, that the vacant editorial chair of the Zribune has been ten< dered to Vice President Colfax, who has tho ma‘- ter under consideration. It is probable that Mr. Cole fox will feel it to bo his dufy to accopt the position, and the most tempting offer now mace, It is proper, in this connection, to say that Mr. Colfax, for some time pust, . hag been preparing to retire entirely from public life io his quiet and plessant home at South Bend. Kis income in the futare would have been comparatively mag, et with his aconstomed economy and rigidh principle of living within his_means, he would hava Pproceeded very comfortably, He has had many liberal [T the Associated Press.] New Yomr, Dec. 8.—Captain Douglas, of t Pacific Mail steamer Guatemals, wrecked cit Tonals bar, Oct. 13, attribates the logs of tho vessel to a miscaleulation by Third Officer Fur- ker, in charge at the time, who did not allow far the' undercurrent, causing the vessel to malo eight knots an hour instcad of six. At 5 meeting of the cigar-makoers on Saturdsy night, it was resolved to obtain_ signatures to a petition fo be presonted to Congress, askin that the tax on home-made cigars be abolished, or reduced s0 as to encourage domestic manu’ factures. Teview the testimony taken at Naggau, N. 2., and 8ea if it justifies the finding by tho Nassan au- thorities that the Missouri was poorly equipped, badly disciplined, and unscsworthy in every re- ect. B3 Russell Jones, Unitod States Minister to Belgium, sailed for his post yesterday. A special says that it was Richard B. Connolly, ' ex-Comptroller, not Tom Fields, the Corpora~ tion Attorney, Who sailed from Havans under o sssmmed dome of Judge Floming. 3 The Times says the arrest and_holding to bail of Henry H. Boody, formerly Treasurer of the Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad, was on an allégation by Proaident Cable that he con- verted to bis own use $245,000, s portion of the roceeds of the sale of 98,000,000 of mortgago Bonds, and 35,000 alioged to have baos desiis Dby him to & certain firm, who proved they naver received it. The money is said to have been lost in gold speculations, which had bsen nader- stood to be a part of the ordinary financizl transactions of the Company. Boody is_said to ‘have made sbout 31,000,000 during the six years of his Treasurership, from 1865 to 1871. s Thoro is the best anthority for contradicting the Toport that A. Oakey Hallis to become the editor of the Herald. DETROIT. Serious Accident—An Extradition Case, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Derzorr, Dec. 8.—A young son of Colonel A. W. Williams, of Lansing, had his arm badly ehattered by the accidental discharge of his gun, while hunting on Saturday. The demand of the Governor of Indiana for the extradition of Perry Burke has been acced- ed to, the papers arriving in Windsor last oven- ing. ' Ho had been arrested for several crimes, and was held in jail at Indianapolis for trial, He took occasion to knock the jailer senseless, Tob him, and escape. The robbery of the jailes waa the ground on which the extradition wa granted. —_— Eailroad Accidents. ST. Louss, Dec. 8.—The Chicago express train on the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad, when about 9 miles south of St. Joseph, at 9:20 yesterday morning, ran into a Wagon_crossing: the trask, killing G. W. Keno, FE Jones, and Mrs. Hannah eller, and - fatally injuring John Piminger- and Susan Molkly. The horse took fright at the locomc~ tive and ran on the track in front of tho train. ‘WorcEsTER, Mass., Dec. 8.—The morning pag- senger train over the Worcester & Nassau Lail< was thrown {rom the track abouta mile north of this city on Saturdsy morning. Throe cars were thrown on their sides, but, though there were 250 passengers on the train, no one ‘was seriously hurt. . —_— ‘The Worcester Library. ‘WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 8.—The library and l rending-room of the' Free Public Library was opened to the public, to-day, in accordance with the vote of the Directors opening tha library on Sundays. - About 150 people patronized tao library durine the aftarnoon, The New York Board of Steam Navigationwill ~