Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1872, Page 1

l VOLUME 26. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1872. icago Dailp Teibnme, 3o, - B3zng B o 5013502 ! NUMBER 117. HOLIDAY JEWELRY. - J0LIDAY JEWELRY! - ‘We open this day, direct from Paris, one of the largest +'liday Stocks in the West. Let the unbelievers call and be vinced. Everything retailed at wholesale prices. #.F.NORRIS & CO., 139 STATE-ST., near Madison « 1378 HVILKESBARRE COATL, FROM OUR OWN MINES. ~ ™o desire to noti ur customers that, ving our Steam Breaker now:in runnin ier, we tro_prevarod to supply them. wWith _sizes of Wilkesbarre (Anthracite) Coal, ich we consider the finest quality of Hard . --3l'in the market, and owing to our large . ds weare enabled to deliver the same from. der cover, free of wet and snow. Briur Hill, , and other Bituminons Coal al- forsteam hnd domestic use. A liboral di- ., But made 0 tho tradc on Bitamiuoas Coals <t our South $130 Yerd, corzer Treaty-second-st. and riser. BLAKE, WHITEHOUSE & CO, Officé, 19 Chamber of Commerce, Tards: Indisna-st. Bridge, Twenty-second- st. Bridge. REMOVALS, REMOVAL. E.FHILLITER&CO, Carpet Warehouse, Have removed to the New and Spacious Store, 121 & 123 STATE-ST,, WEAR MADISON, ‘Where they will be pleased to see their friends after this date. Howe’s Scales. “Removed to 38 State-st, Scales of everg description. Beams and Trucks. <ares for Grocers, Druggists and Butchers. A. M. GILBERT & CO. REMOVATL. G ERSTENBERG, COMMISSION MERCHANT, Has Removed to 199 East Kinzie-st. —_— TO RENT. OFFICES'IN THE Tribune Building Are nearly finished. Several are yet untaken. Fire-proof, with vaults. English tile floorsthrough~ out. No offices in the city equal these in every first-class respect. Plans of the Tribune Building can be seen at the office of W. C. DOW, Room Xo. 1, Nevada Block. FOR SALE. Malaga Grapes, Louisiana Oranges, Messina Lemons, Cranberries, Fith s lar of Nuts, Figs, Taist Goods, forsato By RIS A Graed . 51 West Lake-st. Malaga Grapes, Fino Raisins, Fige, Currants, canned goods, and fancy fruits generally, for the Holidsy trade, by S VM GRATE & CO.. 29 And 61 Markot-st. FOR BALE BY . P, 8, MESEROLF, 204 Lake-st. FINANClAL, ~ MONEY TO LOAN 4 % waIneiness property. e KINBALL & FRAKE, = " £ Block, corner Clark and Monrde-sts. ans Negotiated itate, in the clty or subrbs, at carront rates. G. 8. HUBBARD, Jr., 168 Exe+ Washington.st. MISCELLANEGUS. “RECOMMENDATION, 38 long been safferers from REEDUMATISM, © which wo bad used every possiblo remeds, and. al the most respected medicn? sdvisers witbout effect, we weraatlasttold that 3 A, BECKE] 252 Mobawk-st., would relieveus - applied to her Woro cured withln ten days, + et fores the attentlon of all similarly 43, this” fact, With roe) anacgt., lusshurg, 75 00 bas Fix- <. ct, > OSEPH GELORHEDIE) AR BrRson ATIIER, & MARIA JENSON, @ I LAUST HANSON, 8 BERTHA BAYSOY, H. HANSEN, 8 Fri'st., CHR. BAVSOXN, & Fryst. “CHRISTOPH ZABELS, 84 HOLIDAY GOOD: NOVELTIES Embroideries, &c., FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FIELD, LEITER & 0, ‘Will open on Monday, Dec. 16, new importations in Choice Em- broideries, designed for Holi- day Gifts. Fine needle-wrought Linen Sets and Collars, Sleeves in sets, Plaited Linen Sets and Sleeves, Plain and Fancy Cuffs, French Embroidered Initials for Hand- kerchiefs, Emb’d Medallions, Cushion Covers, Lace Tidies, Nottingham do, and full lines of latest styles Rufflings, &c., &c., are adapted to the present sea- son and attractive in styles and prices. ) State and Twentieth, and Madison and Market-sts, SUPERB HOLIDAY BOOKS'! LITTLE PEOPLE OF THE SNOW. By William Cul- len Bryent. ‘WHAT KATY DID. By Sussn Coolldgs. LITTLE CANARY SERIES. By Mrs. Osgood. LITTLE MOTHER. By thoauthorof *Little Rosy's Travels.” RUSSELL’S, 148 State-gt. FURS. HATS AND CAPS. To Retail Merchants, For the next thirty days we will sell,at WHOLESALE ONLY, our entire stock of LADIES’, CHILDREN'S, and GENTLE- MEN’S FURS, at prices which will enable our customers to compete with wholesale mer- chants who retail Furs at “wholesale prices.” DY, HARVEY & CARTER, 272 Madison-st., between Mar- ket-st. and bridge. FURS! FURS! LADIES FURS, GENTS FURS, CHILDREN’S FURS, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Robes, &c., THE BEST STOCK IN THE CITY. BASSETT & HAMMOND, id4 MADISON-ST., NEAR LA SALLE. CATERER. Sevenieenih Year JOHN WRIGHT, The subscriber, Is now prepared to farnish Weddings and other receptions with all the mecessary outfit, in- cluding awnings, carpets, calclum lights, and an eficient corps of good walters. Has just tmported & comploto sct of China and Silser Waro. Ordess for Flowers, Busic, &o., filled st short notlco. Invitation cards delivered promptly and correctly. With good warkamen, and mate- sial the best, will guaranteo satisfaction to all intrusting orders to bis care, by mail or at office. 647 AND 649 WABASH-AV. COATS, ELEGANT HOUSE COATS ROBES DE CHAMBRE, Of superior quality and workman- ship. Very large stock to select from and very low prices. BROWN, PRICR & FISK, 441 WABASK-AV. * HE JIONROE BANK £0., 143 Monroesst., is now rar tentfon of tho public and the vited toir. Resposibilits lsre: ory, yf{u]ifl@l Erergres i 13 notdce requested. B ereby notifled to be present. MEETINGS, DMasonic, ir sanual communication of Wm, B, Warren 0,200 A B & A2, il bo neld at Lessiag I, No.. orth iton st., this (Saturday) evening at %3 o'clock, forthe election of officora. AJl mombere are SMITH, The reg H§ UCK, W. M. Masonic. + snnmal communication of Waubansta Lod, i tho election of officars and to taka actioaaskh Ag: ‘%o & hall for futuro mootings, will bo.Bold at 4ney- o Hall, comer Tmenty-aighth and Stato.sts. alon: ning, bngd B, g ockock, All memiidrs ans " Shaes o presents 9 D BT_ JOHN, Secetarz. Dasonic. of Hosporis Lodge, No. 411, A, F. & A. otificd that thers trll bo & spocial com- Selr lodge this (Saturday) orenig, Doc. Seinck, tor work an_the Third Degreo. oL C. H. BRENAN, bec. WASHINGTON. Startling Disclosures Expected from the Credit Mobilier Investiga- tion. The Washington Grand Army of the Republic Censure Sen- ator Sumner, The Boston Relief Bill Referred to the Judiciary Com- mittee. The President Favors the Construcs tion of the Kanawha Canal. Telegraph Officials to Interview the Ap- propriation Committee on Tuesday. A Batch of Rural Politicians Receive Their Reward. Proceedings in Congress Yesterday. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE BOSTON BELIEF BILL. ‘WAsEINGTOY, Deo. 13.—By the emphatic vote of 95 to 15, the Senate, to-day, referred the Bos- ton Relief bill to the Judiciary Committes, for the purpose of having the constitutionality of theso measures of legislation thoroughly inves- tigated and reported on. o far as thoir sympa- thies are concerned, four of the members of this Committee are on the record as having votod for either the Chicago or Portland Relief bills. What their opinions may be when the question is reduced to one of purely Constitu- tional law is altogether another mattor. Some of the New England Senators express a fesr that this referenco has killed the proposcd meas- ure of relief. THE “TEXN-SLOOP”™ BILL. Secretary Robeson's appesl to the Senate Naval Committee in behalf of his bill toincrease ournaval force by the building of additional sloops of war, has proved only partially success- ful. The original unmber is restored, but the Committee did not see fit to give the Secretary absolute direction in ordering whero the vessels should be built, preferring to rotain the House amendment on thig point. It ismore than prob- eble that the wholo matter will be thrown into & Conference Committee, where the Secretary's request in this direction will receive greater attention than tho House has paid thus far, SOLDIERS' TOUNTY LANDS. Tha bill to give land bounties to the soldiers, which passed the House yesterday, is certain to meet with great opposition, if not defest, in the BSenate. Tho latter body is genarally more care: ful than the House in matters of general legisla- tion, and besides, tho Committeo which now has chargo of the bill will be into possession of what is called the “opposition side” of the story. Among other things, it is alleged that the effect of the bill will be to throw the public lands 1mto | the hands of speculators, while at the same time it confers no advantages on_soldiers in the way of obtaining homestoads, other than those en joyed under the act passed last winter. THE CHESAPEAKE CANAL. The Board of Diroctors of tho Chesapeake snd Ohio Canal, at their meeting in Baltimore, yes- terday, reported a heavy falling off in business over the_corresponding montly last year, which was attributable to the prevalonce of tho horse disense. Of the earnings over tho expense, there remoins n surplus of $125,000. it was decided to apply that sum to tho psyment of the overdué coupons. 3 'THE GENEVA AWARD. .. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs, at ite segsion to-day, had under conmderation Gen- cral Banks'bill to settle, adjust, and disburse the Geneva award. After s short discussion, it was decided to refer the matter to the Judiciary Comumittee, whore alonea proper bill can be framed, which, in all its details, would meot tho exig‘ancleu of the case. The Committee instructed its Chsirman to re- port a bill suthorizing tho nsoof two United Btates Naval vessels o transport the various ar- ticles to b sent from this country to the Vienna Exposition, together with an appropriation of $100,000 to cover the expanges of the outhit. SENATOR SUMNER CENSORED. ) ‘That part of the Grand Army_of the Tepublic which has its headquarters in this District, has just adopted a resolution censuring Benator Sumner, for his proposition to strike from all the battle flags and army records the names of the battles which occurred during the late civil war. The resolution sets forth that “ we regard those battle names written on our historic ban- ners as not only commemorative of & just and patriotic war, but a logacy whick brave mon de- sire to bequeath to posterity in evidence of their valor, sacrifices and Adelity to principle, and their connections with those ovents which roused and elevsted the patriotism and character of the mation. We, therefore, look to the Grand Army and patriotic citizens throughout ouz land to forbid any such contem- plated desecration of these historic record of & valiant_srmy, the splendor of whoso achieve- ments is written in tho stability, and growth, and prosperity of our Government,” CREDIT MOBILIER. _The Credit Mobilier Committee was in geg- sion, to-day, about two hours, M’Comb was tho only witncss oxamined, and Lis statements aro described as plain, lucid, matter-of-fact testimo- ny, which made a very f&vorable impression on the Committce. Ho submitted papers and doc- nments in verification of some portions of his testimony, and he showed tho Committee that the inquiry mus be on & broader scalc than was at first contemplated, and cover a wider range. 1t is thought that some interesting lobby facts will Dbe rovealed which will be partic- ularly instructive to the country. It will Do shown that tho Credit Mobilier in its designs honest and dishonest, did not confine its operations tothose whom the people suspoct, bu many others will bo brought forward, who, it is intimated, will creato as much surprise in the oyes of the public. The testimony has al- ready olicited the fact that there has been a good deal of lying or a good deal of stealing, and probably both. Indeed, there seoms to be in the minds of those best posted a_certainty that Oakes Ames has either bribed membors of Congress, or bas appropriated to his own nse ‘money that was furnished him for that purpose. Colonel M'Comb evinces no disposition to shrink from the task he has undertaken, and the Committee has a msjority of its members who will not stop the work until the bottom of tho whole case is reached. Oskes Ames will bo given an opportunity to * tell his little story " to-morrow, and on Mondsy John B. Alley will bo celled on to ‘ rise and explain.” THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY, The House Committee of the Judiciary gave Goneral Banks # special hearing, to-dny, fo enable him to present his reasons for urging his bill to increaso the salary of the President t0 £50,000, and to payo the Way for & single term of offica of Bix years’ duration. The speech is spoken of as having been a vory eloquent one, and its effect on the Committes was conclusive. The galary proposition was_discussed for some time by Genors] Butlor and John A. Bingham, tho lattor favoring the proposition very ear- nestly. The Committee decided to recommend the increase of salary to the Houso. . NIAGABA SIIP OANAL, The Hoube Committes- of Commerce will bave a gpecial gession on Monday in order to consider the question the Nu\f;m Ship Csoal. A delegation interested in the work wWill give their rcasons why the improvements asked for should be fos- terad by the Government. DISTRIGT SAVINGS DANKS, DMr. Monroe, of Ohio, from the Banking and Currency Committee, will submit & bill early next week, roquiring the Comptroller of the Currency to examine into the financial condition of the sevings banks of the District of Columbia chartered by Congress. The bill is likely to pass, and the public will scon know whether there is any trath in the l'EgOX‘CB recently cir- culated as to the security of the Freedmen’s Savings Bank. TUE POSTAL TELEGBAPH. The House Appropriation Committeo will hold ameeting on Tuesday evening ucxt, for the pur- pose of hearing statements from the Presidents of the Western Union, the Franklin, and the Atlantic and Paoific Telograph Companios, on the subject of the Postal Telograph. General Mfim’ of tho Signal Service, “al8o be heard. o’ bill of Mr. Palmer, authorized by the Committee at the last session, will be presented with a favorable report before the holidays. The tolegraph companios afirm that there aro gross errora in the Postmaster General’s tables, sud they want an opportunity of showing the {act to the Committee. [0 the Associated Press.] CONFIRMED. _ WasmivaToN, Dac. 18.—The Senate, in Execu- tivo sossion fo-day, confirmed the following nominations: Postmasters—Charles 8, Moss, TFranklin, Tenn.; Elkonsh A. Willard, Briston, Toon. ; James Pencock, Gallatin, Tenri,; Jamed D. Wobb, Fort Sully, Dakota; . E. Deimling, Virginia Gity, Montana . Adom Gramer, Senccs! Ohio ; F. 7. Rempel, Logan, Ohio; John D. Martin, Jackson, Ohlo; Lorenzo Lyon, Wau- scon, Ohio; Joseph Hall, Ogdon Clt , Utah; William M. Priestly, lfetrogolis City, 1L; %\nrles F. Robertgon, White Sulphur Bprings, . Va. indian Agents—Bonj. M. Thomas, Southern -Apache Agency, New Mexico; J. H. Wilbour, Yakoma Agency, Washington Territory; Jared W, Daniols, Rad Clond Agency; L. G. Dyer, Elamath Agency, Oregon; W. D. Crothers, 3o quis, Puebln Agency, Arizona; James Wright, to bo Superintendent’ of Indian Affaira in Mon: tana. Pansion Agonts~Silas B, Dutcher, Now York ; Robert M. Kelly, Louisville, Ky.; Samuel H. Jones, Springfield, T11. THE VIENNA EXPOSITION. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will on Tuesday report a bill sppropriating $100,000 tomard defraying tho expeascs attending tho exposition of United States productions at the Vienna World's Fair. Thisamount isregarded a5 insufficient for the purpose, $240,000 havin been sppropristed for tho Paris International Exposition, and thereforo & motion to smend the il may bo made. INDIAN TERRITORY, In the Senate, a bill, introduced to-day, by Senator Pomeroy, to organize the Territory of tQOllohams,” w8 prepared by him in accord- ance with the recommendation of the Prosident in his annual messggo. It is not intended fo dispose of the lands or to promote the settle- mont of the Territory, except by Indians. sole purposs is to establish and execute properly the civil law and to prepare for the civilization of all the tribos. of EARTH TO EARTI. The funeral of Osborne P. Anderson, colored, the last of tho John Brown raiders, took place this afternoon. OFEICE-SEERERS. New Yorg; Dec, 13.—A Washington despatch says that over 500 letters have been addressed to the Chiof Justice concerning the vacant Mar- shalship of tho United States Supreme Court, resigned ij . C. Parsons. The lending candi- data) are Judge Schley, of Maryland; Robert C. Kirk, of Ohio; John G. Nicolay, of Illinois; and G. W. Mallary, of Kentucky. CIICAGO POST OFFICE. Postmaster Eastman, of Chicago, is here seoking increased facilities for the postabmoney order office. He had an interview with the Post- master General this morning relative to_the es- ts)ggliahmant of a money order office on the West ide. THE OHICAGO SCANDINAVIAN BANE: The Comptroller of the Cusrency has ap- inted Thomas P. Tallman, Receiver of the Scandinavian National Bank of Chicago. The Comptroller is of the opinion that the bank will pay its creditors in full, leaving the losses on- tirely apon the shareholders. CONSOLIDATED, The President has consolidated the First and Third Internal Revenne Collection Districts of Connecticut. COLFAX. BORUYLER Vice President Colfex loft Washington last night, for New York, to meet the stockliolders of the New York Tribune, in connection with the offer made to him to become the editor of that paper. NOMINATIONS. The President sent, the following nominations to the Sonate to-day: B. W. Brisbers, Consul at Yerviers, France; James Wright, Superintend- ent of Indian Affaira, Montana. ARMY GAZETTE. Tho following to be Second Lieutenants in the army: W. H. Kell, Ohio; E. B. Pratt, Michigan; and R. H. L. Alexander, Kentucky. OABINET MEETING. The Cabinet seasion to-day was not of unusual interest. The affairs in New Orleans were spoken of, and tho latest telegrams to tho President and Attorney General read, but not with view offany further official action, aa the full datermi- nation of the Governmont hus heretpfore been manifested. The Attorney General telegraphed to Colonel MeEmory that a visit to the President, a8 con- tomplatad by the citizens of New Orleans, would avail nothing. PERSONAL. Becretary Delano departed for Cubalast night. The Interior Department was represented in the Cubinot meoting to-day by General Gowan, As- sistant Becretary. . THE EANAWHA CANAL. A delegation, com&oeerl of Senators and Rep- resentatives from the States of Virginia and Wost Virginis, called upon the President to-day to thank him for the recommendation in his ‘message relating o the James River and Kana- wha River Canal, and to express the hope that he would further the messure as much a3 possi- ble. The President replied as followa : 1 appreciate the great importance of this work to the commercial interests of the nation, and am glad this subject haa been brought to the attention of Congress, 1 hopo Congress Will give it suflicient _encouragement 1o insure 1ta completion. The enormous population of the Western. and Sonthern States interested in this route demand an outlet to tide-water on the Atlsntio const, and these Interests aroso important that they ‘must ultimately compel the completion of this work in s0me manner. CENTENNIAT, CELEBRATION. The Commitlee on Appropriations will, on Monday next, report an amendment to the De- Hciency bill, appropriating $20,000 for printing stock certificates for the Centennial Eelaln,— tion. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE, ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—A note was read from tho Vice Prosident, stating that howillbo absent for & few days. Mr. Anthony was chosen President pro fem. THE ‘TEN SLOOR” BILL, Mr. CRAGIN, from the Committes on Naval Aftairs, reported a substitute for the House bill to authorize the construction of six steam ves- sels of war. The substitute authorizes the Sec~ Tetary of the Navy to construct tensteam vessels of war of such class or classes 28 ho may deem ‘most suitable to the demands of the service, each carrying six or more guns of large calibre, and the hulls tobo built of iron or wood, as_he may determine; provided & portion of said vessels Shall ‘Do puilt, in_ Wholo or in patt, in private yards upon contract with the lowost ro- sponsiblo bidder, under the supervision of the avy Department ; or the hulls of any portion of said vessels may bo built upon private con- tract in the Government yards with Government material. 4 Nothing is ssid as to an appropriation. BOSTON. POST OFFICE. Tho bill was passed appropriating $500,000 for the purchase of an addition to tho site of the Boston Post Office. CREDENTIALS. Mr. MORTON presented the credentials of Seorga E. Spencer, re-elected Senator from Aln- &ma. THE POUND STERLING, Mr. BHERMAN offered » resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the Committes on TFinance to inquire whether the valuation of tha sovereign or pound sterling of Great Britain at Custom Houses of United States and in the set~ tloment 07 sccounts betnean the two countries under existing laws, corresponds with its trae or intrinsic value, 28 expressed in the money of the United States, and report by bill or = othor- wise. THE INDIAN TRIBES. Mr. POMEROY introduced a bill to organize tho Territory of Oklohams, consolidate_the In- dian_ tribes, and_carry out tho provisions of treatiea with certain tribes. Referred. DIMIGRATIORN. Mr. CHANDLER introduced a bill to promote immigration to the United States; creating & Buresu of Immigration, and providing for the comfort and protection of immigrants in many ways while aboard ship and after landing. Rte- forred. BOSTON RELIEF. The Boston Roliof bill was then taken ap. Ar. FERRY (Mich.) called for the yeas and nays upon his smendment to excspt lumbar from the list of materials to be admitted free of duty. This oxception bad been_made, he said, in the case of Chicago, and he wished to tost the willingnoss of the Nenate fo put the East and West on the same basis in this matter of re- lief. Mr, WILSON said that the Portland relief bill did not except lumber, and he thought this one ought not to do go either. Mr. SUMNER said the question of putting the East_and West on the same basis did not enter into this cese, because the main reason™given for excepting lumber in the Western case—the fact that the neighboring lumbering district in Michigan had been devasted by fire at the same il;.{nc; a8 Chicago—did not exist in the case of ston. Mr. THURMAN (Obio), said he was not satis- fied a8 to the constitutionality of legislation of this lind, and moved to refer the bill tothe Committes on Judiciary. After a long discussion, the bill was 8o refer- red: Yeas, 85; nays, 15. Mr. WILSON said he hoped the Committes on Judiciary would consider Sle bill and report as 200D 28 possible. CONTESTED ELECTIONS, Ar. MORTON called up the bill to prescribe the manner of bl]:inf testimony in contested election cases. Passed, At 3:40 p, m. the Senato went into executive seasion, and soon after Adjoturned till Monday. HOUSE. INSURANCE CLAIMS. 1Mr. YOOD, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, roported s bill authorizing the Attorney General to examine into and pay the claims of certain insurence compaies for the loss of the bark Calderas, payable ont of the Chinese In- domnity fand.’ The bill was recommitted. POSTAL OARDS. Mr, RANDALL (Pa.) offered & resolution calling on_the Postmastér General for informa- tion and correspondence touching the style, cost, and coniract for postal cards, ordered at the Jast session of Congress ; also, for informa~ tion and corrospondence touching the present contract for postagestamps ; the chauge in the stamps adopted under’ such contract, and the causes for it; to what extent, if sny, tho Government is a loser, when the present contract expires, snd what steps, it any, have been taken for advertising for propo- sals ander the law, both asto postal cards end postago stamps. Adopted. PRIVATE DILLS. A number of private bills were_reported, and the House at 1:20[;;!114, went into Commit~ tee of the Whole on the private calendar, Mr. L. Meyers (Penn.) in tho Chair, and took up the bill to reimburee the College of William and Méry, in Virginia, $65,000, for property de: stroyed during tho war of the rebollion, Mr. BHANKS offered an amendment proyiding that no part of the money shall be paid unti the regular meoting of the stockbolders, or cor- orate authorities of the College, shall ave adopted, and caused to be entered in the ~records of the efl\l})mfi\)n, & resolution declaring the College to be open, and it ehall, in il times therestter, be open for the admission on equal terms, and with equal privileges, of all persons, irrespective of race, color, or provious condition of servitude. . PEHCE, Chairman of the Committee on Education, who reported tho bill, opposed the amendment, because he regarded t as being in- tended to kill the bill.. The result of its adop- tion would be thagmstead of it being a college open to all cit of the United States, it would be s colleg open only to colored citizons. The colored citizen: Americs, and ho repre- sented & colored dMbatituency, did not desire such a distinction. Whoy desire the recoghition that was made on the Civil Rights bill. They desired that every institution of learning should be open to them, Mr. SHANKS defended the amendment, ar- guing that the money in the Treasury was con- tributod proportionately by the colored people, and that smendment was basedon the provisiond of the Constitution. Mr. CRITCHER (Va) opposed the amend- ment, and stated that there was now within a Mr. SHANKS asked Mr. Crichtor whether the few miles of the college of Williamand Mary a college devoted GXdusw&!K to the education’of colored children, sothat there was no necessity for the proposed amendment. regulations of that colored collego forbade ad- ‘miesion to white children. Mr. CRITCHER was not aware of any such provision, but knew there was no white students &t that college. Mr. SHANKS—As a matter of choice, I pre- sume. The suggestion of the gentloman from Missisgippi_ (Mr. Porco), as to the Civil Rights bill, is the quostion in fature. If he willwait until that becomer a law, and if it produce its proper effect, it will anster all the purposes of amendment; but if this bill is to pass firat, profer that it should be properly guarded.” r. BAWI TY (Tll.) opposed tho bill, and sent tothe Clerk. Badresd o lebter from General L. 1f. Roberts, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who commanded tho United States troops at the Col- loge, stating that, from all the information ha obtained on the pot, ho had an impression amounting to o moral cortainty that the College was get on fire, not by the United States soldiers, but by tho rebels, out of pure * cussedness.” Mr. HOAR, memberof the Committes on Edu- cation, supported tho smendment, and made & strong appesl in favor of the bill. 79'?::3’ ixnoation wag taken, and it was adopted; 071, Tho Committee then rose and reported tho bill. The first question wos on tho adoption of deik ane Mr. Shank's =~ amendment, and it was adopted; yess, 89; nays, 76. The only Ropublicana voting sgainst it were Bui- ler, of Tonnesseo; Cobb, North Carolina; Porco, Mississippi ; and Sargent, California. No Democrats yoted for it. The jected on its passago, the vote being yoas, 36; nays, 126. The Democrats all joined in the Yoto against it. THE REVENUE DO The House_then took up the Senate amend- ‘ment to the House bill abolishing the offices of Assessors and Assistant Assessors of Internal Revenue. All thoso that were mere verbal amendments were concurred in without Gues- tion, the oply important one remaining being that authorizing the appointmont of twenty-five Treasury Agents, . . I After a Ionganduninteresting debate, in which the Senato amendmont was_opposed by Messrs. DAWES, KERR, and BECK, members of the Commitfeo on Ways and Means, and_dofended by Mr. BUTLER (Mass.), who stated that dis- tillers were in_Wat ipi:an loblfying_against it, in order that they might have a wider ficld for the evasion of the revenue laws, the amend- ment was rejected by 26 to 89, and & Committee of Conferance ordered; the conferees on the part of the House being Dawes, E. H. Roberts (N.Y.), and Beck (K: M ho House' then adfeuracd, tho session to- morrow being restricted to gencral dobate. Five Pilots Lost at Sea. ‘Wiranixaton, N. C., Dec. 13.—Yesterday fore- 100s, during the gale, five pilots, named Joseph Bonsol, Thomas W. Brinkmau, John Trout, Robert Saint_George, and Jamos Sellars, loft Smithville, thirty miles below here, In & pilot boat to board threo vessels in the offing. After gefting woll _out {o sen, the pilob_boat suddenly disappeared and nothing has been heard of it since wo of tho three veasels reached tho city last night, and reported they had seon nothing of the pilots. ATER.—The United States revenuo cutter, Seward, 2 stesm tug, and a_pilot-bont, after cruising off the coast nearly all day in Search of the missing_pilot-boat; have given up the search as hopeless. No doubt 18 entertsined that the five pilots all perished. il g TS War Department Weather Prognos- tications, ‘WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE Cmier B16NAL OFFIoEB, DIVISION OoF TELEGRAMS AND REPORTS, FOR_THE BENEFIT OF CoMMERCE, Wasmrxgrox, D. C.. Dec. 13.—Probabilities— Inthe Northwest. and thenco over the upper il was then re-. Inkes, and southward over Miesouri, Illinois, and Indisna, southwesterly to_ northwesterly winds, increaging pressures, colder, and partly clondy weather, with occasional light snow. From the Ohio River to the Gulf and South Atlantic consts, sonthwesterly and sonth- easterly winds, gnfly clondy and warmer westher, and high but decrossing pressure. On tho lower lakes and in Canada southerly and southweeterly winds, threatening westher, in- creased temperature, and low barometer. In the Middle and Eastern States, low barometers, southwesterly winds, increasing temperatures and cloudy “weather, followed by occasional oW, Warning signals continue st Duluth, Milwau- lee, Chicsgo, Grand Haven, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, and Oswego. WALL STREET. Review of the Moncy, Gold, Bond, Stock, and Produce Markets. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Dec. 18.—The favorable foreign advices, to-day, both in London and on the Con~ tinent, depressed gold X, theclosing price being 11234. The short gold interest bas been greatly reduced by the recent squeczes. The bears in gold havo been squeezed 8o often this year that they hold off. AONEY was active nestlyall day, at7per cent to1-64 for call loans, but closed easierat7. The con- tinued decline on the Stock Exchange lessens the demand, and city banks are receiving more cur- rency from the interior. These receipts nentralizo the shipments to the South for cotton, and olso the demand from the pork packing frade. While it is mot reasonable to expect other than an active money ‘markot until the early part of Janusry, yet there are indications of unusual ease, both here and in Europe. The disbn:aemoinl; ot mwm Government, beginning next January, will re- Heve o aaMicliot amanss of money to’ stimulate active specnlation in securities. Commercial ‘paper with leading names is held at 10 to 12 per cent, With few sales under 12 per cent. BTOCKS, The stock market js dull and depressed, with 8 contintted decline in the leading specialties. The Evening Press says the reason sssigned, to-day, for the decline in Rock Island is the pros- ‘pect that the Company will lose in the litigation now pending 8 good part of theirlands which come to them by one of their leased lines. The real Teason for the decline probably is that the street-pool, organized a week or tiwo since for a 4 or 5 per cent turn, bave sold out, not having been able to compel the managers of the Com- pany to take their stock on the threat that the control would be lost to them if they did not buy the street-pool stock. There is 8_similar outsids pool in Western Union Telegraph, ‘which advanced the stock to 80, on the expecta~ tion that the managers of the Company wonld be compelled to take their stock from them st advanced figures, It is very well understood that the managers at present hold Iess stock than usual, and that they apprehend hostile legislation in Washington this winter. The outside pool, however, may yet succeed in making s profitable speculation, independent of ‘Present mansgers, who have improved the prop-~ erty very much sinco their advent to power, when stock sold at 35@40: In regard to the Pacific Mail, the loss of steamers of late has im- paired the value of stock, which, howsyer, is governed fully asmiuch by specalafive a8 by in- trinsic considerations. " b The Evening Ezpress, one of whose editors is in Congress, says : The Postal Telegraphic bills, two of which arereported, Mr. Creswell's an: Ar. Palmer's, will result 1n a close vote and a ont strife. ' Creswell's bill, which asks $12,- fi«ryu,ano to buy op the telegtaph stock, which 1§ valued at $40,000,000, will not pass even through the Committee on Appropristions. Mr, Palmer's plan allows & company or companies to conduct the telegraph system ssa private enterprise, the Government to fix the tolls. EXCHANGE. Foreign exchsnge was stronger for long ster< ling, but sight was nnchanged. Government bonds were quiet, and in parta fraction lower. PRODUCE. The arrivals of flour are light. Trade brands are dull and irregular, and the market closes dull and lower for most grades undoer £8.50. The trade buys vory sparingly. No. 2 and sn) are especially heavy at 5 decline. Little was dono in wheat at the opening. Most holders are firm, but buyers held back, Winter is still held higher, and is in light supply. The market closes quiet for spring, and duil for winter. Pork wag rather firmer, with eales of about 850 brls at 13,05 for 0ld for December, §13.63}¢ for in- spected now in jobbing woy, and SIL76@12.00 for extra prime. Cut meats are quiet; the sup- ly of Western hams is light, dry-galted shoul- fers on the spot béing about /e, In hacon thero was Bome business at teady prices. Sales, 250 boses at 75z for short cloar for early ax: rival, and 3¢c for long clear on the spot. Lard in in'moderate domand and ateady. INDIANAPOLIS. The Proposed Constitutional Convene tion—Reasons Why Xt Should Be Held. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13.—Among the most im- portant measures that will be brought to the attention of the Legislature, will be the calling of & Constitutional Convention. It is now twenty-one yeara since the present Constitution was adopted, and the changed condition of affairs, as well ag therspid progress made by the State, demands a Coustitution more in sccord with the edvance of civilization., Among the considerations that are nrged why the Conven- tion should be held are the following : The thirteenth article of the present Consti- tution probibits negroes or mulattos from com- ing into or settling in the State, and punishing any person who shall employ such negro or mu- latto, or otherwise encourage him to remsin in the State. This clause is a dead letter, but it is still in the Constitution, and is printed with it every time that instrument is printed. v The present Constitution does not permit tho passage of a low prescribing a term of previous residence in the county, township, or précinct as 3 pre-requisite to the right to vote, nor allow the passage of & registry 1aw that will afford any protection against fraud and the maniputation of Votes. The Judicial system of Indiana has failed to elicit the admiration of the legal profession in this or any other State, and Governor Baker in his message, referring to thin subject, says: Tt would require the exercise of superior in- genuity to devise & worse judicial system than that under which we now suffer.” It needs re- vision, but that cannot be done under the pros- ent Constitation. We also need an additional Sopreme Judge. The present Court is com- posed of fonr members ; all are olected at ono time and for tho same term of yesrs, and always succeed 88 the nominees of & political party. Thero should be at least five Judges, and only & portion of them should retire and their succes- sors be elected at each bi-annual election. Thus the probabilities of a partisan bench would b diminished. It is now proposed that the Legislature shall call a Constitutional Convention without_ delay, and, at the same election at which the delegates to tho Conventionshall be chosen, it is proposed to submit the amendment to the Constitution to provent the payment of the canal debt. At present all of the benevolent, reformatory and penal institutions are controlled by partisan Boards who are elected by the Legislature, in consideration of services rendered the victori- ous party, and, a8 a consequence, their manage- ment is subjected to frequent changes. In ad- dition to this, they have several times been left without the appropriations necessary for their support, in_consequence of the premature dis- ruption of the Legislature for political canses. 'hese sre only a fey of the reasons why & Convention should be called torevise the Consti- tution, but they are sufficient, and there scema to be a growing sentimentin favor of its early meeting. —_—— Railroad Accident. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Ricewoop, 0., Dec. 13.—This morning tWO froight trains collided & fow miles east of this place. Four freight cars of merchandise were burned up, and the engines badly wrecked, one being thrown through a bridge some fwenty feet into a creek. engineer and fireman saved their lives ; no one hurt. Tha xoad Was cleared of the wreck, and trains sre7now runmin, as us Nasevisue, Dec. 18,—John P. Ryan, of Edge- fiold, while sttempting to-dsy to got on & train of tHo B, Lous, Evassville, Honderson & Nash. ville Railrosd, near the Louisville Railroad depot, fell and was run over. Hia body was severed just below the waist. The train was moving at the rate of fifteen to twenty miles az hour, and he was warned not to attempt to board it. o Coroner's jury decided that the rato of 5ggd of the train vas illogal, tho la limiting it in Phe city to throe miles per hour, but thought the warning should have prevented him from trying to get on it. THE NEW YORK HORR OR, Details of the Investigation Into the Fire at the Fifth Avenue Hotel— Bodies Awaiting Xdentification as the Morgue, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorx, Dec. 13.—It turns out that scores of servants at the Fifth Avenue Hotel had veg v nhrrow escapes from sharing thehorrible fate o £ the eleven who were roasted to desth. Inone room, six girls pushed frantically at the wire netting in their window, but they were unsble to budgeit. They rushed into another room, and. finding an open window, got out on the roof, and Were ly led into eafety by the firemen. The charges made against the managersof tho hotel, by various parties, are that their first care was to avoid alarming the guests, and that they delsyed calling out the Fire Department, expecting £o extinguish the fire with their own regources. Public opinion also demands wisy, ‘when communication was cut off by the burnis stairway, no force was instantly sent ont on roof to toar off the nettings, bebind which t3 eleven girls met an awful fate. S ‘The announcement is made that the hotel is being rapidly repaired, and that the woodea stairwaga aro to be xeplaced with fire-proo? ma- terial. New Yorg, Dec. 13.—The Fire Marshal's in- vestigation of the Fifth Avenue Hotel fire con- tinued Kemrdny. Mary Graves testified that o the night of the fire shé went to bed at half past 9o'clock. About 11 o'clock she wss awakened by fire.in her room. She then ran out and gave the alarm on the floora below, where the girls lay seleep. Her testimony went to show tha the girls could have been saved if steps hod z:n taken to srouse them on the approzch of or. Sfmuel. Tenneck, of Salt Lake City, testified that he was & guest, and that no alarm had besn given when he first discovered the firo. X Buperintendent of Bm'ld.mag! MacGregor, in an_interview yerterdsy, sai he was sure the girls could have been saved had they been roused. The testimony of one or two others, who wera watchmen, contained nothing new. Eight bodies still remain in the Morgue, of which four are not ss yet identified. in the event of the Temaining corpses not _being Te« moved before Sunday, they are to be interred .bly some temperance and religious societies in Cal- vary Cemetery. The intimation that & numbes of poople had been killed and wonnded was first sent to the hospital by Dr. Ruppaner, surgeon of the hotel, who was unremitting in his exer- tions to alleviate the sufTerings of the wounded. ° His conduct is highly praised by the hospital officers. The funeral of one of “the victims, Mary McCabe, took place yesterday, her buri: being at the expense of her only relstive, = sis ter. The housekeeper and cleaners’ forewomen st the Fifth Avenue Hotel were examined before the Fire Marshal to-day. Both escaped narrow- 1y in their night-dress, and heard cries of agony from the burning girls. One of the girls burned, Mary Connor, was & consin_ of ex-Collector Tom Murphy. The expenses of the funeral of the eleven victims, to-morrow, will be paid by the lessees of the hotel. The funeral services will be bheld at the Catholic Church, and the bodies interrcd in separate graves. ¥ ——— SPRINGFIELD, The Coal Miners Threaten a Strike i2 Their Wages are Not Advanced—The Antietam NMonument—Railroad Des pots—Teachers’ Association — Incor= poration, ‘Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Trivune, BreryarrELD, L, Dec. 13.—A Convention of Miners, composed of those who are working the coal mines aronud this city, and at Lincoln and other adfacent mines, in all about S00 persons met here to-day, and, by & resolution, which passed the body unanimously, they sgreed to demand an incresse of 1 cent on the bushel for getting out coal. They are now receiving 4 cents, and the demand will, therefors, be for 5 centa per bushel. Incase the proprietors re- fuse to accede to the demand, s resolutiom, which was also passed unanimously, declared a strike after next Thursday morning, giving that time for the proprietors to consider the proposi- tion of the advance in wages. It is positively asserted. that the proprietors will hold out against the strike, although large orders have Iately been received for coal, so large that tke mines were being worked to the fullest exten:. The city trade has been fully supplied, acd | there is 1o prospect of su immediate coal- anic. P Governor Palmer received o memorial from the Committes to erect the Antietam monu- ment, hrongh the Hon. Jobn Farnsworth to- dsy, in which the present condition of the monu- ment is set forth. They represent that thero are 1,400 unknown dead. As it is imposeible to agcertain the exsct quota of each State, the Committes have spportionad _them equally among the States. ,’fluag;h‘es to Tlinois 80, and, having 29 known dead, the mumber charged to this State is 109, A-+ording to the apportion- ment of the charter, the share of the expense assessed upon the State of Illinois is $7,804, and the Commitiee ask that the matter be Drought before tho Legislature af its approach-. ing session, that an appropristion of this smount may be promptly secured.” The reports from the following railroads of. their gross earnings have been received, and they have been classified by the Railrosd and ‘Warehouse Commissioners: Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western, class 4, two and one- half cents permile ; gross esrings, S777,198, for 77 28-100 miles ; per mile, $10,063.51. Ohio & Misslssippi, gross earnings, $1,950,563 ; miles in Tllinois, 14734 ; per mile, $8,378.37; class B, thres centa pof e, 4 W The Illinois State Teachers’ Assaciation will meet for its nineteenth annnal session atSpring- fleld Dec. 25, 26 and 27. Besides the address of the President, J. B. Roberts, there will be var- ious discussions, essays and addresses byngmm- inent educators. The Hon. Joha French, Bu- perintendent of Vermont, is smong them'; J. Dorman Steele, of New York, also. A number of Chicago names appesr on the programme. Buperintendent_Pickard, Messrs. Wescott, Ma- hony, Wi Woodard, Dr. Patton, Dr. O. H. Fowler, and D. 8. Wenworth, of Cook County, are among_those who have been assigned parts. Applications for license to open books for the organization of the following companies have Deen filed with the Secretary of State, viz.: Tha ‘Walheim, organized for acquiring a tract of land in Cook County for cemetery purposes, with a capital stock of $110,000. Tho Grest Western Construction Company, with a capital stock of £800,000. The purpose of the organization of this com%n:flis the building of the LaSalle & Chicago Railroad. The name will be changed ta the Chicago & Great Western Railway Company. The Brighton Distilling Company, of Chicago, with a capital stock of 100,000, — - Musical Convention. Special D heto Ths Chicago Tribune. Moxxours, 1ll., Dec. 13.—A grand musical convention has been held in this city during the past week, which brought together some of the best musical talent in the State. It culmmKatc;!d ight i concert given in Union Hall, ;&hmgm 1:::: m%adm hg‘bfver two hundred Bingors, B, P. Bliss, of Chicsgo, waived tha baton. The programme consisted of solos, cho- ruses, quartets, &c., from the most eminent composars, the Tendering of which far excelled the anticipations of the large snd brilliant audi- ence that greeted them. Post Office Defaulter, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tridune, BemvarFmELD, O., Dec. 13.—Thomas Sinder- son, Deputy Postmaster of this city, was arrest- ed by a Depaty United Btates Msrshal, ad taken to Cincinnati this evening, charged with being & defaulter, The amount is as yet un- known, thoi rumored to be betwesn 3 0% and 85.000. His mother is & Postrmistresa,