Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1872, Page 1

- ’ e VOLUME; 25. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1872. e owh .. NUMBER 114. / ELGIN WATCHES. JEWELRY. STATIONERY. iety in that State. Th Bbie ;) truth in the i i j x b affirmed. The ! el U oiveiova o A WASHINGTON. Sopont that Bunator ico has gono ovor to the | S COUrt Of LA, e e to masko the : Demucracy, and attended their csucus. He | guraties on s Marshal's bond liable for false re- ? AFER geenpicsthio sumo postios, politialy, bo dia | prm, T which 3¢ was dacided ého Marahal was . ; (ing tho caavass. 7 i B . ] 9 |Lively Debate in the Senate on 2| " (TSRS CUENCY, | b, | A8 0850 of Groy, from tho East Diskric of 5 ? us king an it ennsylvanis, ] affirms ) stablishe a 'em| to-day, suthorized M. Monzos to present, with & | below that the sum realized by {ho advancs in The 01d Established ass o perance g g e TOLIAY PRESENTS FOR THE LADIES! Call on your Jeweller and ask to see the Elgin Ladies’ Watches., Look for these trade marks engraved upon the upper plates inside the casej ~ FRANCES RUBIE, LADY ELGIN, . t] . EA bal : "Hospita: &Wareh? 4 GAIL BORDEN, ~ DEXTER STREET. et made at Elgin, bearing the sa;me trade marks, are of ’A gecond, VALUE, and ALL are GUARANTEED BY THE MANUFAC- Scharleck, 3. Purchasers can therefore CONFIDENTLY invest in any one Hospit: Soids. < Aby dnthe: 3 = Hless -contrai i the “not ye \Aor SURANCE. fon pp: ~fper. o purier Pometuel. - 1872, Tasurace Conpany OF PHILADELPHIA. Colel, - - - S00000 Aogred Snrolns & Preminms, 2,916,316.88 Cash Ases, o, 30, 872, -$3,316,31688 Premims, Oehr, 187, SI50780°0 Preminms, November, 1872, 30187664 $66455734 Amount insued mtbe Burned District, Buston, - Ampmt fusmed on Oufskivts o smg, - - $45819600 39,500.00 Ithasbeendefinitely ascertained Ahat $2,000 will cover all claims upon the last item, while salvages already determined indicate a net 20ss of not over $400,000. ALFRED &. BAKER, Presient. GBORGE FALES, Vice President. J. W. McALLISTER, Second Vice Presideat, ‘THEQ. M. REGER, Secretary. SAMUEL W, KAY, Assistant Secretary. ' DRY GOODS. This Day. {"10 pieces GuinetBlack Silk at $1.50, cost over $2.00 to land. Al Silk and Wool Pop- lics at 75¢, retailed everywhere at $1.25. arnsley Table Linen at $1.00; old price, 2.00. A few pieces of Garnet Dress Silk at $1.00. A fine, larze French Towel at 37 1-2¢, better than any in town at 75¢. A besutifuls line of Cloaks, S8hawls, &c., now opening. Those who wish to save their money will do well to examine our stock before purchasing. (. . & E. PARDRIDGE & (0, =~ 118 to 194 Stale-st, near Madison, 984 and 286 West Madison-st., and 942 State-st, REMOVALS. TREMOVAT. LARRABEE & NORTH, HARDWARE, ‘HAVE REMOVED TO Nos. 163 and 165 LAKE-ST., One door west of LaSalle:st. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. “TThe partnership heretofore oxisting between P. ., Gar- fty, M. L. Bemett, and J. W. Stewart, under firm pame of P. L. GARRITY, s this day dissolved by mutual consont, and P. L, Gar- ity is alono authorized tosetile thoalatss of 11> concern, T. L. GARIITY, + 31, L. BARRETT, Obicago, Nov, 16, 1672, J. W. STEWART. i%;fifi%t)\’e named Watehes, and know that theyare obtaining a good in Ladies’ Wit es are now sold by Chicago Dealers in elegant , ver_‘ and enaidielled 18 karat and 14 karat gold cases, and defy | lon with any Watches in the world for beauty and durability. "1e National (Elgin) Watch Co, STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS, LOVEJOY & FOSTER, 385 West Madison-st, Csll tho attentfon of tho CITY AND COUNTRY TRADE "Fo their magnificcnt stock of STEREOSCOPES AN g;fl:-flx&%gg: pepalacstfles of TLAND snd azon 3 ES, d jecs: From the WORLD OVER. tneluding toie fy 5" COMBINATION VIEWS AND < REBUILT CHICAGO. Our stock being the largest in the West wo can offor dealers extra inducemonts. 2 Views sent on seloction if desird. PICTURE FRAMES, &c. SAMMONS, CLARK & CD, 197 & 199 South Clinton-st,, CHICAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF HOULDINGS, PICTURE FRAMES, LOOKING GLASSES, AND JOBBERS OF CHROMOS, Engravings, &c. The LARGEST STOCK in the West. No Delsy in Shipping. FANCY GOODS. AT WHOLESALE. A General Assortment of e Fatey Gools, FOR SALE TO THR TRADHR, AT LOW PRICES, BY BURLEY & TYRRELL, &74, 276 & 278 Wabash-r., CORNER VAN BUREN-ST. JEWELLER, Is temporarily located at 176 State and 42 West Madison-sts., where he will be found until the completion of his new and ele- gant store on Wabash-av., near Monroe-st., with a fine stock of Holiday Goods, which he guar- antees to sell as low as the lowest. A H. MILLER, 176 State and 42 West Madison-st. HOLIDAY GOODS. SHAWLS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Rednction i Prices ! FIELD, LEITER & 0. State and Twentieth, and Madison and Market-sts, Have marked down their Fall and Winter Shawls, and are of- fering at large concession in prices: Handsome Silk and Wool Cttomans, Handsome Silk and Wool Cashmere, Broche Long and Square, French Cash- mere Long and Square, full lines Foreign and Domestic Woollen Long and Square, ex- tremely cheap, and a very beau- tiful assortment of INDIA CAMEL’S HAIR SHAWLS and SCARFS, especially appro- priate for HOLIDAY GIFTS. HOLIDAY GOODS. Dressing Casss, EDg. Brush Cases, Lubin's 4 0z. Extracts, LDW's 9 0z, EXacts, GINT Top PangzAs, LUDII'S Sachets, Fine Puf Bess, Lorsnao's Plats Hirmors, Torenzo's Hair Broshes, Fing Portemonnalss, Ivry Hair Brushes, LE1Br Camiers, Stgll DrEssing Comds, Cigar (asgs, Leater Card Casss, Totlet Sets, Bronzs Thermometers, Cat Glass Bottlzs, B e o o e et Yoy pesfaar” Fanoy BLISS & TOKREY, Importers, 25 Marlet-st. A large assortment of Juvenile Books for the Holidays at RUSSELL’S, 148 State-st. FURNITURE. RE-0CCUPIED. THAVER & TOBEY i (0, Have returned to their OLDQUARTERS, 77,79 and 81 State-st., ‘With a full line of PARLOR, CHAMBER, RARY, and DINING-ROOM FURNITURE AND Office Desks. Factory, 6, 88,90 & 92 West Randolph-st, CHINA, GLASSWARE, &c. AT WHOLESALE! Recent Direct Importations ot ¥rench China, Bohemian Glassware, Lava & Parian Goods. Large Lot of French and German Motto Cups & Saucers, Motto Mugs & Toy Sets, China &BohemianVases To the Trado at LOW PRICES. Loans Negotiated Onrealestate, in the clty or suburbs, at current ratos. G. S. HUBBARD, Jr., 168 East Washington-st. WANTED. TETSTE BO0KS I e HULIOATS, LIFE OF HANDEL [$2.00]; of Cxorrx [SL50]; of + of MENDELBSORN [SL.75]; of SINI[SL73]; of MozaRT [31.70); of SCHUMANY {L.75]; of GOTTSCHALE [S1.50]; of WEDER [$1.75]. Thoso books 2ro elegantly bound, 2nd aro charming blograpies. LETTERS of MENDELSSOEN [SL75); of BfozAmr [31.75); of BEETEOVEN [32.00]; POLEO'S REMINISCEN~ CES OF MENDELSSORN [31.75]. Theso records of the inner 1ifo of the great mosters ere intensely interosting. Finely bound, like the preceding. MOORE’S ENCYCLOPZEDIA OF MUSIC [36.00] contains ‘“all that is worth knowing™ about music and musieal people. GEMS OF STRAUSS. 250 largo pages, fall of the best Strauss Music. Boards, §2.50; Cloth, $3.00. THE MUS1CAL TREASURE. 235 pages of the ‘most popular Vocal and Instrumental Muasic. $2.50 in Boards; $3.00 in Cloth; $4.00 Fiacly Git Binding. GEMS OF GERMAN SONG. 212pages, Thovery best German Soags, with German and English words. £2.50 in Boards; §3.00 in Cloth; $4.00 Finoly Gilt Binding. OLIVER DITSON & 00,, Boston, OHAS, H. DITSON & 00, New York, LYON & HEALY, Chicago. $12,000 WANTED On Mortgago of 3 or § years' time; $12,000 securod on city renl estete—threo houses worth $3, 000—unincumbered, for which 10 per cent interest and 23 commission will be paid if obtained at o oply b fotter o personally to 3. H. BRAYNARD & SON, 649 West Monroe-st. MEETINGS. Masonic, Blancy Lodge, No. 271, F. & A, communication in the hall corne, ste., this (Weduesday) cyoning a ifiéd o attend without further ot holds her annual olph and Halsted- Members aro no- NEY, Secrotary. Annual Conclave 0i St, Bernard Commaudery, No. 35 K. T., Wednesday c. 1, for clestion of sfficers ud panment. of um 6:9 West Lake-st. E. N. EDWARDS, . DICKERSON, Recorder. Knights of Pythias. ion of Cos litan Lodge, No. 6, o Ve ays evening, be: 14 114 East Monroc.st. Nominaifon of othdcrs. JULIUS RUDBURTUS, ‘. C.» JOHN V. S. GREGORY, ““i. R.& 8. COALL AND SEE THOSE BEAUTIFUL ARION PIANOS Estey Organs! AT QUR NEW SATESROOMS, 211 ST ATE-ST. SOLD ON INSTATLMENTS, STORY & CAMP. Blank Books and Stationsry, WHOLESAL@N’D RETAIL, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE&CD, STATIONERS, Blank Book Makers, Printers, and Publishers of Commercial and Law Blanks, 118 and 120 Monroe-st., oE=EToAGO, Books and Printing for the new year should be ordered without de- lay. HOLIDAY G00DS. PhotographPaper Weights, Stands and Albums, Musical Albums, Fine Pocket Books and Portmonnaies, Leather and Fancy Wood Writing Desks, Leather, Glass and Bronze Fancy Goods, Library and Office Inkstands, Dominoes,Playing Cards, Chessmen, Chess Boards, Cribbage Boards, Backgammon Boards, Gold Pens, Gold Pen and Pencil Cases, Fine Pocket Knives, Diaries for 1878, ete. The largest assortment of Fine Stationery in Chicago, at moderate prices. FURS. T0 THE LADIES J.A.SMITH&CO., AT THEIR NEW ESTABLISHMENT, 513 and 515 WABASH-AV,, Are prepared to exhibit the Largest and Finest stock of Ladieg” Fir Garments Ever seen in any Western Market, OUR NEW SBTYLE SEAL AND OTTER SACQUES| Both Plain and Trimmed, are not only of exe tra ualitios and beautiful styles, but will be sold at extreme low prices. ‘WE HAVE A - Fur Trimming Department,. And aro doing all kinds of Dress and Cloak Trimming with despatch. Children's Furs. Gents' Seal Caps and Gloves. Sleich Robes, J.S.BARNES & CO.,164 East Madison-st. FOR SALE. I Beseby offr or salo my stock of lumber on band, fx. 1555 W Tor tho prosceution s Iucration tomes bas: = g Sable, Mink, Ermine, Seal, &¢, Wi &c. LOWEST PRICES. tures and lease of yard. For any pnrgawlshtng to step iness, this Is an opportunity rarely ofiered. Fof foll pasti 15 ither o tho anderst to A B WILCOR 3 0D:, ‘oo s, Lusbormens Eor chazigo, Chlcago, 1L, A3, ALLEN, Evanston, 111 FOIR SAX . FN. BY W. B. JENKINS, COR. LUMBER AND CANAL-STS., CHIOAGO. L 1 1, and 2-inch polects Bk C. diy stock Doards: 100,000 45, Eommon pocsa, o s00 Pinohommy 5 s’ 150, o mon boards: 100,000 cull boards. R SAL.,T. ‘We have on hand tho GOBERICH SALT fn bulk, Pork packers and othors wishing & cuperior articlo of Salt, ‘without the additional costof packages, will do_well to exemine thizsalt. Also Now York, Michigan, and Goder. {ch Fine and Coarso Salt in brls. ALBERT E. NEELY & CO.. 16 South Clarkst. FOR SALE. . PEW NO. 142 IN GRACE EPISCOPAL GHURCH. Inquire of | H. DIX, 53 and 60 South Water-st. Malaga Grapes. Fino Raisins, Figs, Curronts, canned h £ruits generally, fo the Holidy (oD, | goods, ead fancy 3. GRAFF & G dnd 61 Markot-st. MISCELLANEOT! RECOMMENDATION, Hoving long boen sufferors from RHEUMATISM, agalise shich wo had used evory possiblo remody, un consnitod tho most rospected madical advisers without 0y ofect, wo wero at last fold that Mrs. A. BEQKE No. 253 Sobawk-st., would rellove ug. Wo applied to her and ‘wero cured within ten dase. - Wo woold, thercfore, il tho sttention of all slmilarly aflicied 13 thls fact. raspect % JOSEPH GELCKHEIMER, 63 Wost Indlana-st., NA BENSON, 70 . MARIA JENSON, 92 LAUST HANSON, 63 F ERTHA BAYSON, ty H. HANSEN, 8 Fry'st., GHR. BA¥S‘)N. 8 Try’st., CHRISTOPH zmzfifim North Halstodst. ARETOUBALD? 1f 50, 158 HAKN'S HAIR LUXURIANT. Dogs Your Hair Fall Ont? If 50, st HANW'S HAIR LUXURIANT. GO GO Through your books, rake out your old claims, bills, notos, ko, Collections promptly ‘attended. for No ats Tornoys' feos in suits, - No chargos unloss. collsstions At made. Send for cireular. FRASIER'S MEROANTILE COLLECTION AGENCY, 146 East Madison-st. OPERA-GLASSES, THE FINEST AND LARGEST STOCK ~ * At M, POLACHEK'S, Optician, 76 East Madison-st., next McVicker's Theatre. Job Printing, At Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.’s, 118 and 120 Monroo-st., Chicazo. Steam Warming, Bids furnished for heatlng Stores, Factories, &, Job- b % tag promply stiended torg % & MORRIL, 105 Michigab-st. Petitions. The Foreign Committees Fa- vor the Release of the Japanese Indem- nity Fund. Report of the Commissioners on the Northern Pacific Rail road. Confirmation of a Batch of Rural Post- masters. The New York Greenback Cornerers to Be Investigated, Proceedings in Congress Yesterday. Spezial Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE UTAH DISTRICT ATTORNEY. WASEINGTON, Dec. 10.—The Utah Representa- tives hero are somewhat agitated over the ap- pointment, which was sent in to the Senate to- day, of & United States District Attorney in place of Geo. O. Bates, removed. The latter, it will bo remembered, sympathizes with the Mor- mons in the war which was made upon their local laws one year ago, and was trinmphantly vindicated by the Supreme Court in its session last spring. The successor to Mr. Bates is Mr. ‘Wi, Carey, of Galens, Iil, a well-known law yer in the latfer ace. Mr. Carey is now hers, and dicated that tho sppointment i8 not =ltogether fo his tfaste. lowever, it i8 probable that he will accept. His sympathies in the Mormon difficulty are rather with the Gentiles, at least so far as general principles are concerned. TEMPERANCE. The Senate, to-day, indulged in an hour’s dis- cussion over the disposition_to be made of the memorablo temperanco petitigns with which thia body has been flooded £ince the session opened. Inasmuch a8 somo_of those petitions contem- plated the prohibition of both the importation &nd manufacture of intoxicating liquors, it was considered proper to refer them to the Finance Committee, The Chairman of this®| Committee, however, reported them back to the Senate to-day, with the requost that they be dis~ charged from their further consideration. Thereupon a lively debate E;}‘x;ngd\:&ns to whom these matters should go. o dificulty of a reference seems to be in the fact of tha differ- euces In the subject matter petitioned for. Some want & constitutional smendment on_the subject; others want the sale absolutely prohib- ited, and others want the manufacture. and im- ortation checked. In the confusion of counsel 0 Senate passed tho whole matter over. ‘THE MISSIESIPPI. Benator Trumbull presented a memorial to the Benate {o-day, numeronsly signed by the citi- zens of Minnesots, protesting against the pas- sage of a bill now docketed in the calofifar, and”, which is entitled An act to perfect naviga= tion on tho Mississippi River.” This bill was introduced by Senator Pomeroy, last sessior, and was intended to amend a former act, ap- proyed July 23, 1ace, bfi which 200,000, acres of Iand were granted to Minnesota, to aid in the improvement of the Mississippi River, to be selacted ot the rate of ome scction in & townehip, and to be sold to sctual sestiors, st the usual Government prico acre, It changes the spirit and scope of the original act, 80 a5 0 provide that pine lands msy bo melected and sold in eatisfaction of the original grant of 200,000 acres, without reference to the condi- tions of gelection and sale originally provided. The memorialists object that, although Pome- roy's bill provides that the pine lands shall be sold at pablic auction, to the ]fl%}lefltbiddm{, ond the sales shi coage when ©250, 000 has been realized, yet that it is wholly silent as to when, whereby, by whom, at what minimum price, of vn_what no- tice tho seles shall be made. They claim that the effect of this bill, if it becomes & law, will be to give the control of all the remeining pino timber lands in Minnesots, belonging o tho Goneral Government, £6 » corporation, consist~ ing of a few persons, and known a3 the Missis- sippi River Improvement and Manufacturing Compeny, to whom the State Legislature has heretofore ffl.nted o1l the interests of the State, present and prospective, in gaid lands. The me- ‘moriel, with accompanying documents, was To- ferred to the Committes on Public Lands, where the bill complained of originated. THE BOSTON RELIEF BILL encountered in tho Senate Finance Committee tho same opposition which the Chicago Relief Dill met one year ago. The difficulty first aroso from Senator Ferry's opposition to™ the clause admitting lumber free of duty. On this point the Committee appeared to bo equally divided, and the Chairman, Senator Sherman, agreed to roport the bill with this provision stricken out. The gecond clause of disagresment arose on tha clause allowing & drawback on materials for building purposes which shall be in bonded warchouse when the act goes into effect. This was also stricken out, and, with tho amend- ments, the bill will probably now pass without opposition. J EXCHANGING BONDS. In his last annual regorb the Secretary of the Treasury recommended the passage of an act +which should émpower the Treasury Depart~ ment to exchange coupons for registered bonds, where the holdors shonld require it, and at the expense of the latter. A bill to this effect was m%orted from tho Finance Committee to-day, but it met with the objection that it containe no limitation on the power of the Secrat: of the Treasury to increase the public debt in making these transfers. Under this objec- tion the bill went over. Inasmuch s the Chaii~ man of the Finance Committee indicates his willingness o have this suggestion incorporated 88 sn amendment, the bill will doubtless be passed in this modified form. THE JAPAN INDEMNITY. Both the House Foreign Affairs and the Sen- ate Foreign Relations Committees appear to have agreed on the bill to release Japsn from the payment of the $375,000 indemnity, accruing from the Convention of 1867, at Yokohsmas, herein the Japanese Government was the par- tg of the one part and the Governments of the United States, hnd Great Britain, France, and Holland were'the other. This money, it i8 understood, has been subject to the draft of the Treasury Department for some time, but, there Deing no equitable claim, its release is asked for by our financial officials. INOREASED COMIISSIONS. ‘The Committee of Ways and Means was in gossion, to-day, for the purpose of considering the proposition of the Secrotary of tho Treas- ury to increase-the commission for the negotia~ tion of the balance of the loan authorized by the funding act of 1870. The disposi- tion of the majority of the members is unfavorable to the proiozed ncrease, and it is more than probable that no measure will be reported unless it omanates from the minority, which will look to this end. In cage any such bl should be reported, it stands a small chanes of success in the House. INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. The House was _very dull and uninteresting to-dny. A brief discussion arose on a bill to give land certificates to soldiers and their fami- lLies. The morning hour expired before a vote was taken, when the Indizh Appropeiation il was presented by Alr. Sargent, who made quite o long speech on it. It was then read, and the Houso adjourned. Thebill sppropriates 5,379, 365 against $6,362,062 for last year,—a saving of £982,697. 2 . AREANEAS. Senator Rice will, to-morrow, introduce s reso- lution demanding’ Congressional inquiry into the disorganized and threatening condition of affairs in Arkansss. The Senator is in daily Teceipt of facts which warrunt him in making the demand. He will probably mako a half ‘hour's specch upon the demoralized condition of favorable raport, his bill to i tion of counterféit, altered, and sparious ma- tional banlk notes. Tho bill {s a nseful one, 2nd provides that any officer of & national benk, who may réceive,.or {o whom may be offered in busi- ness, any connterfeit United States or national bank note, is authorized sud required to write or stamp plainly upon tke face of such note tho word “counterfeit.” In the cese of eltered or spurious notes, these words shall in like manner be stamped on the note. LOCKING UP GREENBACKS. The Committee sgain brifly considered the casp of the Tenth National Bank of New York, which ig charged with having aided Heury N. Smith ‘in making & “corner”in greenbacks by locking up last winter $5,000,000 of that cireula- tion. A special Sub-Committee was appointed, consisting of Farwall, Hooper, and Randall, and from this fact it is tfloughi that the investiga- tion is to be resumed with greater vigor tha 'was lnst year shown. It is probable the Commit- tee will be required to visit New York. - _ THE CASE OF JUDGE DELAWAY. The House Committee on the Judiciery, ab their meeting to-day, decided to order the print- ing of the immense mass of testimony taken in the case of Judge Delahay, of Eansss, agninst whom charges of impeschment were made to the House about a year ago. A Sub-Committee was sent to Kansas during the summer to con- tinue ihe investigation. It is expected there- port of the Committee will be made immediately Tpon the reassembling of the House sfter the holidayrecess. Itisinferred from the fact thatthe voluminous testimony has been ordered to be printed, that the inquiryis not et an end, for it is customary, 8 in the similar case of Judge Busteed, when a caseis to be dismissed by & Commitfee, for the testimony to be filed with the Clerk and not printed, unless a different conrss has been adopted in this case. . It seems probable that articles of impeachment will be presented to the House by the Committee on the Tth of Jonuary. The charges egainst him are drunkenness and dishonest practices. CONTESTED ELECTION. 1t is already known that there will be an ex- traordinary number of contested election cases in the next House, and the Republicans have such a large majority in the next Congress, that it is thought there will be greater efforts on the part of the defeated candidates to_securo seats than ever before. If they fall in obtaining seais_they will have secured all they really hoped for, namely, mileage to and from Wash- ington, the expenses of the contest, and reason- able allowances for the time spent. From pres- ent indications, the numberof cages will reach between twenty end thirty. CITY IMPROVEMENTS. The Houso_Appropriation Committes to-dsy decided unanimously to recommend the 8ppro- priation of $1,250,000 to: reimburse the city for expenses incurred by the Board of Works in the improvement of Government buildings and._res- ervations. The item will be put into the Defi- ciency bill, in order that it may be made svaila- ble as soon 28 possible, as the Board of Works are in pressing need of money. ;ravent ths circula- TIE RECESS. Just now thore is little doubt that the Senate will agree to the House resolations to sdjowrn for the holidays from Dec. 20 to Jan. 6. The leading party Benators say there is no resson that the session should be prolonged, and that there is nothing to do but to pass the Appropri- ation bills, FIAGARA SHIP OANAL. A prominent member of the Senate Commerce Committee snid thereneedbeno anxietyinregard to the Georgia and Nisgara ehip canals, 88 Congress would not touch them especial- iy this season, _ motwithstanding the recommendations of the President’s message. Ho oxpressed, however, the beljef that the Gov- eroment ongh to psy the expenses siresdy in- curred, and take possession of the Louisville and Portland Canal, and that the South St. Marie Canal should be added, which could be done 8t an_expenso of less than & hundred thousand dollars. A WHITE HOUSE CARPET. A new carpet of American manufacture, and costing $8 a yard, was to-day laid on the flor of the East Room of the White House, The carpet removed from this magnificent saloon was the one presented to the United States by the Sultan of Tarkey, and which was woven at the Imperial looms. It was very expensivo and of beautiful toxture, but of a very n$1§ pattern, and illy suited to the East Room. The Turkish carpet has been relaid on tho hall of the White House. [Zo the Associated Presa.} CONFIRMED. . ‘WasaINGTON, Dec. 10.—The Senate in execu- tive sesgion confirmed the nominations of the following Postmasters : C. W. Hazard, Monon- aicls City, Pa. ; James 1. Bromn, Newburgh, hio ; D. Bhumway, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; C. B. Streeter, Youngstown, Ohio ; Henry Shreve, Afliance, Ohio ; Joseph ‘A. Howells, Jefferson, Ohio; 'A. Turner, Genevs, Ohio; Z. B. gham, Millersville, Ohio; J. Robbins, Ohio’; V. B. Keyes, Connesut, Ohio; W. B, Pope, Harris, Ky.; O. 'B.. Ingalls, Belvis dore, T1L; J.J. Squires, Teylorarile ol A N ills, 8. Charles, 1iL; J. B. Siklking, East St Louls, 1L, C. A. Crano, Washington, IlL; A. Dickerson, Gilman, IIL; ¥. D. Dalton, Streater, I 7. W Seripp, oghiville, W D. . Stagle, Marseilles, IlL; R. I. Streets, Oregon, IlL.; Miss Louiso Hoyt, Mason City, 1l.; O.A. Gapen, Tacon, TIL; ‘A. N. Currey, Petersburg, IL: 8. W. Rathbun, Marion, Towa; R. W. ‘Algona, Towa ; Alonzo Shaw, Tipton, Towa; A. W. Talimen, Osage, Towa; R. W. McClenshaw, Sigourney, Iowa; M. T. Anderson, Red Osk, Towa; C. V. Coe, Anamoss, fowa; C. H. McIn® tyre, Yankton, Dakots. NOBTHERN PACTFIO RATLROAD. The Commissionappointed to inspect the Min- nesota Division of the Northern Pacific Railroad, prior toits acceptance by Government, to-day, made their raport to tho Seeratary of the Interi- or, substantially as follows: e section oxamined is found to be well Jocated, both with reference to through and local traffic. Tho grades are light, three-fourths of the distance being below the average of thirty feot. Tho sharpest curve is three degrees, in & radius of 2,000 feet. Tho embankments and exca~ vations are within the requirements of law. The ballasting is well done with wel. The rolling stock is uniformly of excellent quality and in good condition, and smply sufficient for all present and near future require- ments. The engine houses and repair shops aro deemed to be adequate, _Mention is made of the emigrant housos at Brainerd, Clyndon, and Duluth, s being constructed with furniture snd cooking utensils for the free -use of those in- tending to settle on the Company’s or Govern- ment lands. The snow fences, water stations, and telegraph lines are considered ample for their purposes. The report closes as follows : “ Having found this portion of the xoad to be judicionsly located, well constructed, and ade- quately equipped, and believing that it sub- stantially meets the requirements of both the letter and spirit of the law and dopartment reg- ulations, the Commission recommend its ac- ceptance by the Government.” ’The report covers a distance of 223 miles. DISBUBSING OFFICEBS, The Secretary of the Treasury sent scom- “munication to the House of Represontatives, } to-day, recommending an amendment to the ac! to regulate and secure the safe-keeping of pub- lic money intrusted to the disbursing officers of the United States, passed in 1866. The Secre- tary inclosed a draft of a bill, so_as to include every clork or agent with every disbursing offi- cer, in a provision meking it & penal offence to convert to his own use, or to lend, with or without. interest, any public moneys; and, also, making any banker or ‘broker,or other person, who Iknowingly re- ceive loans of public moneys from disbursing officers, liable to be tried for embezzlement. In the case of the United States against Hart- well, the penal or latter clanse of the third sec- tion of the act of 1866 has been held by the Su- preme Court of the United States fo be limited 1n its terms; to the officers named in theact, and cannot be constrned to apply to any others, hence the recommendation of the Secretary to includo every clerk, agent, or other person. g THE CASE OF LAMAR. 3 A bill has been passed in the Honse removing the political disabilities of 8, Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi. PERSONAL. - > The President and Mre. Grant and Miss Nellie Grant left Washington on the moon train for Philadelphis, to attend the wedding of Miss Bo- Tie, niece of ex-Secretary Borio. The President w#ill retarn to-morrow night. SUPBEME COULT DECISIONS. > The Supreme Court delivered the following decisions : : 3 In the case of Perham vs. Way, from the Cix- velue of Government bonds held by the party de- fendant, was not subject to tax as gains. 5 Inthe case of the United Stotes vs. Surger and others, from the Illinois Cirenit Court, the Court decided that distillers may be taxed for a quantity of spirits equal to S0 per cent of the producing capacity of their distilleries, whether uals that the amount sctually manufectored eq quantity or not. THE CABINET. A short Cabinet meeting was held to-day, bex fore noon, but nothing of mnucual importance was considered. APPROPRIATION BILLS. . The number of tho several Appropriation billa isfourteen. Threa are already befors the House, and three moro will be reported before the holi~ dey recess. ON A FORETGY 3SSION. John T. Croxton, of Kentucky, has been ap- pointed Minister resident to Bolivia. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. MEMNORIALS. ‘WasHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Ar. TRUMBULL pre~ sented the memorial of citizens of Minnesota against the passing of a bill to perfect the navi- gation of the Mississippi. g 2r. COOPER presented the memorial of the Sonthern Methodist Association of Tennessee, asking payment for the destruction of their ‘property during the war. TEAPERANCE. Mr. SHERMAY, from the Finance Committee, reported. tke bill of Ar. Pomeroy, prohibiting tho sale of liquors in the District 0f Columbis, and moved to refer the subject to_the Judiciary Committee. The Finance Committes was in favor of & law imposing a penalty for the benefit of the wives or creditors of drunkards upon those who gold them liquor, bat thonght it rath- er o question of morals than finsnces, Mr. POMEROY said the Judiciary Committce was 50t & committee on morals. = - Mr, SHERMAN—“Not exactly; but it is a committes on lawa.” Mr. CONKLING opposed the roference to the Judiciary Committee, and asked whether the juestion did not belong to the Finance Commit~ ea. After some discnssion, the Senste refused to discharge tho Finance Committee from & consid= eration of the subject. BILLS REPORTED. Ar. SHERMAN—To suthorize the Becretary of the Treasury to_issue coupon bonds and ex- change registered bonds. Tho bill reads as fol- lows: Be it &e., That the Becrotary of the Tres- ury be, and hels, hereby suthorized to issue coupon ‘bonds in exchange for registered bonds, provided that tho expense ba paid by the owners thereof, under such. B Y, ho easiing Fablic dany 8 and provi &hall 7ot bo thereby iacreased, nor tho rate of interest advanced on the bonds so exchanged. : Mr. CAMERON—To snthorize the President torelease the Empire of Japan from the pay- ment of the indemnity due to tho United Biates under the Convention of 186+ Mr. HARLAN introduced bill transferring to the Exors, Denison & Sionx City Railroad Com~ pany, of Tows, all the rights or interests hereto- fore vested in the Cedar Ba'gldl & Missouri River Railroad Company, by the acts of May 15,1856, and June 2, 1864 to any public lands lying within twenty miles of the line between enison and Onawa City, Jows. Referred. DIRECT VOTE, Nr. COLE offored a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire_into expedi- Sy of ‘a0 amending the Gonstitation a8 0 pro- vide for the election of Prosident and Vice President and United States Senators by tha direct vote of the people. Adopted. . - BOSTON BELIEF, ) Mr. SHERMAN, from the Committes on Fi- nance, reported the House bill for the relief of the sufferers by the Boston fire, and stated that the Committes was equelly divided on the Sub- ject. The bill was placed on the calendar. THE OALENDAR of business was then taken ug‘.h Most of the bills upon it were passed over. The bill relat- ing to writs of execntion and other final proces- ses in the United States Court, was indefinitely postponed ; &lso tho bill to-provide for ths erec- tion'0f & public building In Quincy, Tllinois. BATHSONIAN INSTITUTE. s The Vice President announced the.appoint- ment of Mr. Stevenson, of Kentucky, 23 s mem- ber of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Tnstitute, in placa of Garrett Davis, deceased. Tho bill to suthorize the consfruction of a bridge across the Ouachita River, at or meer Arkndelphia, Kansas, pessed; also, the bill to provide for the removal of the sunken wreck Gbstructing the channel off Sandy Hook. -At 8 o'clock the Senate went intoExecntive Session, and soon after adjourned. HOUSE. NEW, BILLS. : 52 Bills were introduced and referred anthorizing Collectors to grant Special orders for unloading steamships at night; also establishing s new scale of fees and ealaries of custom officers; re- pealing the Bankruptey act. T M. RICE (Ky)—To repeal the special tax o3 retailers of leaf tnbngc_n’.r R E‘n! . y.)—To repeal the Enforce- ment act; sbolishing the stamp duty on bank ghecks, and abolishing the special tax on leat aCCO. Mr. PECE (Ohio)—To amend the act of May 23, 1872, for holding United States Courts in To=, 0. Mr. McHENRY—For & railroad bridge acrosa: the Ohio River at Owensburg, Ey. HOMESTEADS. V; The House then resumed its consideration of the bill reported last session by Mr. COBURN, of Indians, to ensble honorably discharged gol- diers and sailors, their widows and orphan chile dren, to acquire’ homesteads on ablio” lands, with authority to assign their c tes and ta* Iocate by attorney. A debate ensued. _ S ARy (linois) spoke _sgainst the: bill, claiming that the better_ provisions in it wero already contained in the law passed a the Iast session. He stated that the quantity of 1and that would be covered by thesecertificate to soldiers, not cotnting gailors, would be 450, 000,000 of ‘scres, The bill ought to meet the condemnation of tho House, a8 it was for tha benefit of claim sgents only and land specula« tors, Mr. STOUGHTON (Michigan), member of the Military Committee, defended tho bill, and conw tonded’ that it established no now principle, but’ merely carried out what had been' the policy of . Governments ajéer all great wars. He Jis that, under the provisions of the bill, there was no danger of the certificates getting into the ‘hands of speculators, for it limited the quantity that could be held by any one person to 820 saeres, and required settlement and ,occupation. Thé bill was debated until the expiration of the morning hour, when it went over until to- NOITOW. ' INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. The House then (2:30 p. m.) went into Com~ mitteee of the o, Mr. Dawes in the chair, on the Indian Ay Emfim bill Mr. SARGENT, who reported the bill from the Committes on Appropriations made s gen- eral statement sbout it. He eaid that the amount appropriated for the current year for the expense of the Indian service was $6,363,062. The amount proposed in the bill was $5,879,365, or nearly a million less. HM:. NDSAIdaAClg El;ed Mr. fnrgi!il:y to ve,!\‘.h: ouse an ides of the present policy and view: of the Administration in re, Axg to the Indians. Mr. SABGENT replied that ho was not su- thorized to speak for the tion in that :imtter, His lz:n fl;)ph&o?n vd’?fl%z I:en tiix;s favor of oing away with the ol an . Ae ‘SHANKS, Chairmen of the Indisn Come mittee, stated that so far as his Committes wad concerned, it would rigidly sdhere to the con- ditions and_spirit of the treaties made between the United States and the several Indian tribes, mtil some other mode ehould bo established with the consentof the Indians themselves. Until then, the contract between the Umted States and the Indians shonld be, g0 far as tha Indian Committee was concerned, most strictly ‘maintained. . Mr. BARGENT went on to speak in commen- dation of the Indian pesce policy. Heread statistics, showing a remarkable increase of prosperity among the Indians within the lasi two years, the value of individual gm in= creaging in one year from $8,942,000 to 89,941,~ 000, All agemanl debate being closed; the Homsg roceeded to consider the bill by &mmpbl- ter getting through about half the bill. thg Committee rose, and the House Adjourned.