Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1872, Page 8

THE CHIC. ; POLITICAL., The Warmothite Committee of One Hundred Visit the President. A Slight Difierence of Opinion 2s to the Duties of the Administration. _ Latest Phase of the Alabama Legis- lative Troubles, Permenent Organization of the Senate Zifected Through Compromise THE LOUISIANA IMBROGLIO. ‘WasmixgroN, Dec. 19.—This afternoon the Lonisiana Citizens’ Committes, in accordance with & previous arrangement through Attorney General Williams, had an interview with Presi- dent Grant in his_business office at the Execu- tive Mansion. Judgo Campbell explained the purpose of their coming to Washingten, and geve a brief account of the condition of affairs in Louisiana, in consequence of which commerce was geriously affected, end irade generally 80 injured that the people are dis- meged. The unfavorsble _ condition _of afiairs not only injured that Btate, but other States having close business re- lations with Louisiana. As there was no pros- pect of 2 just and satisfactory solution of the present troublo by means of the agency now at work, the people, fhrough the Committee, asked thatin this exigency Associate Justice Bradley, of the Supreme Court of the Guited Stutes, an . Judge Woods, of the Circuit Court of the United States, may talie charge of the judicial admi tration of the Circuit Court, sitting in New Or- leans. Judge Campbell said that when he occu- pied & seat on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, he was twice requested by the Chief Magistrate to perform such duty in order that the force, power, and influence of the Court should be felt and respected, and_he also went there fwice at his own instance. He did not kmow of a more serious condition of affairs than that which now existed in Louisiaha, and could see no relief except in the manner now suggest~ ed, the Judge whom he mentionod having great~ er power and independence than the Judge who now presided in the Circuit Court. The course he had indicated promised a solution of the dif- ficuliies &0 far as the judicial ques- tion was concerned. In the second lace, the [President of the United States, living 1,200 miles distant from New Ozleans, could not be expected to have knowl- edge of all the facts. What the people of Lousi- sua wanted, what the President wanted, and what all gond men desired, was the right of this metier about which there wera conflicting state- ments and criminating remarks. The people of that Stute, as represented by the Committee, also ask the Executive of the United to send to New Orlesns their indopendent, impartial, learned, and just men to make a full in- quiry into the facts, to take testi- meny e=nd thoroughly explore the situa- tion. They desired that the facts be reported to the President. He repeated that what they wanted was a clesr, exact, truthful, konest investigation into all matters involved, and they also asked that the President submit their memorial to Cougress, together with the result of tho investigation made in the manner’ indicated. This memorial contained the sig- nztures of many of the wealthiest and best men 1o be found in Louisiana, and who have the lergest stake in socioty. His np\grebension was, thst things have goue beyond either local or State power, but in advance of any appesl to Congress, they asked the President to ‘moke & candid examination of their condition, through three of the best men of the land, and to submit the subject to Congress for determina- tion, if this should become mnecessary, but it may net be so. President Grant, in reply, £aid he supposed it was competent for the Supreme Court to desig- nate anyone of its members to proceed to Louisiena, but he did not think il would be guite proper for him to make the request of them. Congress had the power to_investigate the facts in the caee presented, but he did not propose to ipterfere with the local affairs in that State by putiing one set of oficers or another 1 power, althongh numerous telegrams, letters, and papers say he had done go. No action was tzken by the “Administration until a decree of the United States Court was attempted tobe set aside or resisted by the last Governor of the State. Then the United States Marshal was sim- ply instrucled to see that the decree of the Fed- eral Court was sustained, and military forces wers to be used, if necessary, to support the Fede:al authority. He would not feel at liberty to make the request that Judge Bradley go to New Crleans, particularly as he is_wanted hero Shile his court is in session ; although if the Court should make the request it would mest with his approbation. Judge Campbell said thers was no authority ander the Constitution and laws of the United Gtates for a Federal Court to interferswith the affgirs of a State, as it had in Lonisians, and he briefly alluded to the decree of the Court, and tts effect in seating and unseating persons elect~ ed to office. The President, during the colloquy with Judge Cempbell, said his understanding of the subject was that the Court had merely decided who were the legal canvassers, and even if, as stated in the case, the Court exceeded 1its authority its decision will haye™ to be respected until the decision shall be sat aside by a supe- rior court. It would be dangerous for the President to set n precedent of interfering with decisions of courts. Judge Campbell remarked that it Judge Cart- ter, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, should undertake to count the votes for President and Vice President, and declare who were elected to these offices, with the power of the Government to sup- port him, the act would be mno_ more fegal ~ than the course ursued in Louisisna_under the opinion of the Court sup- sorted by Federal power. The Committee did 30t ask fho President to decide anything. They anly asked him to investigate the matter, and to :ommunicate to Congress, the report of three aonest men gelected by him for the purpose. _The President said he could not, without ac- ion of Congress, employ and compensate such men. Judge Campbell said there was so much satriotism involved, the gentlemen would trust 0 Congress for compensation. The President repeated that without Congres- sional authority such a Committee could rot ad- minister oaths, or compel the attendance of witnesses. Judge Campbell said the Committes could communicate with those acquainted with all the drcumstences, and, learning the facls, Toport the truth. What they wanted was a responsible inquniry by men whom everybody kuew womld tell the truth. i The President repeated that such a Committee should havo authority by law to send for per- ions and pepers, and examine witnesses Ou oath. Judge Campbell asked whether the President would reccive from the Committee the low and Tacts in the case. They did not wish to go out- side of them. The President replied that they would be ex- wumined by the Attorney General if it was :hought proper to do go. The Committee will hold another meating to- norrow morning. The probable programme is .hat a eub-Committee of five members will re- “nain here in charge of the subject, and that the remainder of the Committee will visit the great fflmns of trade where they have business re- ations. THE ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE TROUBLES. MosreoyERy, Dec. 19.—The Senate yestcrday irganized pernianently, and elected Democratic afficere. The Licutenant Governor announced that the Senate, being duly organized, was ready to trsns- act business. e This early organization was brought sbout by she mutual consent of parties in the Senate, by which the election of & Democrat from one istrict, and a Repuolican {rom another, were permanently settled, and one Republican and one Democrat were permitfed to contest their seats in the usual way. p "A message was sent. to the Honse, announcing the permanent organization of the Senate. Tn the House, subpaenns duces fecum were or- dered, and & motion submitted to allow the cer- tified nembers from Marengo to envoll their names on the journal 2s such. This was furi- ously opposed by the colored members, but pre- vailed. The Republicans caucussed last nii‘;t and to- sy, and showed some inclination to disorganize, the Senate, by denying on the floor of the Senate its right to organize permanently on roy other basis than a strict_and literal compliance with the terms proposed by Attorney General Will- jams. The Lieutenant Governor attempted to sdjourn the Berate witbout a vote, bub tho Democrats denied his authority to do so, and ingisted on leaving the question to a vote. votewas had, and the Senate adjowrned until afternoon, when a Committes was appointed o hear and determine the contests. _In‘theAHuuse the Republicans would not per- mit the journal to ba read. They insisted on adjourning immediately after the roll-call, and carried their point. They have not absndoned their Court House organization, but meet there each morning &nd legislate until 12 o'clock, and then go to the Capitol and assemble in tem- porary orgz..:ztion with the Democrats, The latter meeb only in the temporary organization xtx_mrke& out in the Attorney General’s proposi- ion. 1t is feared that the Republicans contemplate withdrawing from tho tomporary organization and re-establishing o separate organization. WYOMING PROTESTS AGAINST DISMEMBER- MENT. CrEyexnyE, W. T., Dec. 18.—Recreation Hall wasfilled this evening with our most prominent and best citizens, who are unanimous in their rotest against the dismemberment of Wyom- ing Territory. Resolutions were passed re- %uesfing our- Delegate, Wm. L. Jones, Hon. W. . Kelley, and other friends in Congress of our pioneers to oppose, with all their strength, this Pprojected movement. THE COLORADO GOVERNORSHIP. DexvER, Col, Dec. 19.—A petition to the President, protesting against the reappointment of E. M. McCook as Governor of Colorado, is being signed generally by the Republicans throughout the Territory. The petition asks the appointment of some citizen of the Terri- tory more in sympathy with the people and their interests. NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS. MANCHESTER, N, H., Dec. 19.—The State Re- publican Convention will be held at Concord on tho 1ith of January, and the Congressional Couvention in this city on the 15th of January. The Democratic State Convention will behefd at Concord on the 8th of January. b NEW YORK CITY POLITICS. New Yorg, Dec. 17.—The Apollo Hall General Committeo last evening took action looking to a reorganization. A Committee was appointed to select men to represent tho different wards in tho association. INDIANA POLITICS. Fart WAYSE, Ind., Dec. 19.—The Democratio liticians of this_section favor a boltin the egislature, provided the Apportionmont bill is pushed by the opposition. FOREIGN. GERMANY, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, WasaINaTO, Dec. 19.—It would appesr from advices received here to-day by the German Col- onization Society, that Bismarck's scheme to prevent German immigration, through the rais- ing of transportation rates, meets with but poor success. The leading citizens of North Ger- many arerepresented as being very much dissat- isfied with this arbitrary interference of the Government, especially as the prices of living have been greatly enhanced through the late war, while the wages of labor have scarce- 1y incressed. It is stated that large meetings of farmers and mechanics are being called all over Germay to consider the project of forming a government organization, to be called the German American Colonization Asso- cia tion, whose sole object it shall be to encour- age emigration to this country. This Associs- tion hss already been initiated, with an enrolled list of 250 members. It has eiected officers and adopted a constitution which, smong other things, provides that no person shallbe admitted to the Association unless he possesses & capital of 500 thalers, and is & farmer or mechanic, and 1o person shall join who is over the age of 60 years, The object is not only to encourage members of the society to emigrate to this coun- try and form German colonies, butzlso Germans residing in this country to join these colonies. An Exccutive Committee was elected for the purpose of canvassing for parties wishing to join the Association, and such who wish to emigrate, and, it is the Opinion of s member of the Associstion, that early mext epring thero will probably ~be 8 colon: of not less than 2,000 or 8,000 persons forme and emigrate per chartered ship to this country. Commissioners will be sent here to examine ome land, and they will be empowered to pur- chase, shonld they find & sufficiont quantity for a colony. The Western country is most £pecially recommended to them, St FRANCE. Pars, Dec. 19.—The Seine has overflowed in this city. The quays are flooded, and the stores near them are closed. All traffic in that quarter i8 carried on by boats. Beyond Bercy, & suburb on the right bank of the Beine, houses in the vicinity of the river are standingin one vast lake of water. The Mayor of Nantes has been dismissed from office for nof giving sufficient protection to the pilgrims of Lourdes. The motion intro- duced in the Assembly to inguire into the re- sponsibility of the Government.for the outrages suffered by the pilgrims has consequently been withdrawn. M. Roen, a distinguished member of the In- stitute, has been stricken from the jury list, be- cause Lie acknowledged that he did not believe in the existence of God. The Journal Des Dedats says the French Gov- ernment has no intention of sonding men-of-war to Hayti to support the demands of French citizens. In the Assembly to-day, M. Bonnet's motion against the dutiea on raw materials was, after further debate, Tejected by & vote of 461 to 153, Urgency was granted for s proposal to appro- priate 200,000 fraucs for the relief of the suffer- ers by inundations in France. E _Ee GREAT BRITAIN. Loxpox, Dec. 19.—The Times' ** assizes” col- umn this morning contains six verdicts of mur- der, with sentence of death passed upon the culprits. ho ehip Matchless, of Boston, was wrecked off tho coast of Northumberland, and all on ‘board were lost. Robert Bowles has been released on £20,000 TImportant action was taken, yesterday, which sottles the long standing disputa with the opera- tives in the cotton at Blackburn. Ata meeting ,of the masters and the card-room hands, a compromise was effected whereby three-quarters of the advance of wages asked was conceded. Fivo men who were employed in the Beckton Gas Works have been convicted of threatening the manager with violence, and gentenced each to n yoar's imprisonment at hard labor. Tho London Times, eulogizing Mr. Greeley, seys that ho died in_honor, and the people of the United States felt that he was o most genu- ine American. Dusrry, Dec. 19.—The anniversary of the closing of the gates of Londonderry passed off yesterdey without disturbance. St BELGIUM. ‘Beussers, Dec. 19, —Despatches from Ghent report that the streams in that section have ricen above their embankments, and the country some of the streets. gt EGYPT, Ca1Ro, Dec. 19.—The Khedive has concluded a loan of 12,500,000 piastres with the Bank of Con- stantinople. ST. LOUIS. « Satanta’ and ¢ Big Tree ?” Remand= ed to thc Texas Penitentiary—Xme= portant Insurance Suit. Br. Louts, Dec. 19.—Satanta and Big Tree, the two Kiowa Chiefs who were brought here from the Texas Penitentiary some months ago, to meet delegates of the various Tndian tribes en route to Washington, who have since been in jail hers under the charge of United States Marshal Newcomb, will e returned to that prison in & dey or two, Governor Davis, of Texas, having telegraphes for them. A suit was entered in the Circuit Court to-day by one Moorefield, sgainst the Eclec- tic Lifo Assurance Compsny of New York, for 15,000 alleged damages for violation of contracts with him, as agent of tho Company in Kansas. Tho casé is likely to excite a good deal of interest among_ insurance men, as affecting the right of companies £o with- draw agencies, and the claim agents profess to hold over the companies for annual commissions on policies effected through them. SN O Onio State Printing. CoruaBus, 0., Dec. 19.—The annnal report of the Supervisor of State Printing shows that the total cost of the paper and printing for Ohio for the past year was $62,923, and the total cost for bin the public dacumenta was 320.843, isinundated. The wateris three feet deep in’ THENEW YORK TRIBUNE. Schuyler Colfax Declines thé Managing Editorship. Why the Declination Took Place, and How It Was Brought About. The Possibility of Ano(hef Change in Ownership. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yomg, Dec. 19.—The decision of Vice President Colfax not to accept the editorship. of the Tribunerenders the future of the paper more uncertain than ever. Mr. George William Cur- tis is bound to Harper's, and cannot underteke to be Mr. Greeley’s successor. No great surprise would be felt if Mr. Orton should ‘sell out to Whitelaw Reid as his last resort. Sam Sin- clair was never earnestly enlisted in the Cincin- nati movement, and, after the September and October elections rendered the defeat of Mr. Greeley absolutely certain, he began to pave the ‘way for at least his reconciliation with the pow- ers that were to be. He was largely interested in a certain claim which Norman Wiard is prosecuting against the Government for some £300,000, and as publisher of an oppo- sition paper there was but littlo hopes of getting this job through even this Congress, let alone” the mext. Winrd has some good friends here, who constitute a part of the “ Administration ring,” and he’ was very anxious to make peace for Sinclair, but, so Iong es Mr. Greeley was alive, and the Tribune likely to maintain an aggressive attitudo toward the = Grant party, this was impossiblo; but the very day Mr. Greeloy breathed his last, the intriguing of Sinclair be- gan. He wrote to M. Colfax to know wheth- er he would take editorial charge of the Tribune if invited by & majority of tho stockholders. At the same time Wiard began his efforts here with General Garfield, Senator Conkling, Secretary Roboson, and ' others. ‘The great am- bition of Br. Colfax for the last tep years has been to run the Tribune, and he &t once made up his mind to accept the proposi- tion Binclair spoke of. Ifit was ever mxge he wanted so many shares of stock at reasonable rates and terms, and he also wanted a big salary. Wiard had succeeded in gotting the Administration interested, and 2 pool was made up to buy & controlling interest in the Tribune. Mr. Orton was chosen as the man to do the buying. He enjoys close relations with Presi- dent Grant, to whom he sold at low figures & large number of _ shares o] ‘Western nion stock. In the meantime Mr. Orton went to Washington to ap- pear before the House Appropriation Committoe on the telegraph scheme. edo there, he learned from perfectly reliable sources that, notwith- standing Colfax’s denials, he was rcally impli- cated in the Credit Mobilier scandal. It seems that Colfax nssured Mr. Orton and his associates that the Credit Dlobilier stock had been offered him, but he rejected any such proposition. Mr. Orton learned that Col- fax had admitted before the Investigating Com- ‘mittoe that he had purchased some of the stock, but discovering that further legislation might be wanted for the Union Pacific, he compelled Mr. Ames to take it back. The testimony of r. Ames fastened the charge of still holding Credit Mobilier stock on Colfax, and this being made known to Mr. Orton, together with an in- timation from the White House that George Willism Curtis would be an acceptable man, settled the business. Theee facts were communi- cated to New York, and Colfax reccived a telogram, which read’ as follows : ** Your appli- cation for time is accepted as & declination of our offer.” This was a cruel blow to Mr. Colfax, who had been, among his friends, chuckling over his good fortune, talking of his eight shates of Tribune stock, and what the policy of the paper was to be. _In order to break the effect of this fall a8 much as possible, he at once started out messengers to say to the newspaper men that he had finally concluded not to accept; that he was going to retire to South Bend simply to gratify his _wife, who was oppo to his going to New York. Unfortunafely he had publicly given out that the business had been" definitely arranged only a few hours be- fore, and he had really written and mailed a letter of acceptance. INDIANA. Yesterday’s Procecdings in the Legis- lature. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, TSE. Inpaxororts, Ind., Dec. 19.—A concur- rent resolution was offered that no ‘more bills ghall be passed after to-day, which give rise to a discussion in refiud to the power of the Lefii-uhtun to enact laws to-morrow. Governor Baker in respones to an inquiry from » member gavo it as his opinion that bills passod 28 late a8 Friday night would be valid in Iaw. The resolution was laid upon the table by yeas, 49 ; nays, 43. The speciel order was taken mp, being the LSFiahhva and Congressional Apportionment bill. The Congressional Apportionment bill was made the special order for to-morrow. Tho Legislative Apportionment bill was taken up, nngtbe merits of the bill were discussed at length. The provious question was ordered, and the bill passed by—gyeas, 52; nuys, 45, & strict party vote. Mr. Kimball moved to reconsider, and lay that !:%ostion on the table. Agreed to—yeas, 52; nays, 38. : AIr. Canthorn moved to amend the bill as fol- ove : An zct to fix the number of Benators and Repre- sentatives, to apportion the same among the several counties of the State in such manner a8 to perpetuste the power of the Republican party, and declaring an emergency. Laid upon the table by ayes, 52 ; nays, 38. The Committee on Claims reported in favor of allowing the claim of Bayless W. Hanns for 24,000 for services a8 Attorney General. Con- curred in. The bill to increase the tax levy from 16 cents to 20 cents for school purposes was laid over to the next session. A bill was tpusefl for the appointment of & Committes of five from each House, of which the President and Speaker shall bo Chairman, for the purpose of examining snd correcting the journal when its reading is disponsed within the House, the Committes to report to the House all mistakes discovered. 5 Tho bill to fix the ealaries of Judges was laid upon the table. A bill was introduced and passed prohibiting County Commissioners from making any con- tract for the erection of buildings, or bridges, until the plans and specifications have been filed with the County Auditor, open to public inspection, or until bids for such works have been advertised for, when it shall be let to the lowest bidder who shall give bonds for the faithful performance of the contract. Italso provides that County Commissioners shall not :gn any pablic property withont firat advertising 0 sale. A joint resolution was passed instructing our Senafors in Congress to support and vote for the act now pending in relation to the ting of houng ands to the soldiers and sailors or their le, re{:euanhfivu. N The lLegislative Re-Districting bill was re- ceived from the House and on the motion— yess, 27 ; nays, 10—it was taken up. The pre- Vious question was demanded on a motion that the Senato concur in the House amendments— yeas, 27 ; nays, 18, so the amendments were agreed to. "Tho bill in relation to the Soldiers' Orphans’ Home at Knightstown, opening the inatitution to totel orphans of all classes, of the county whence they came, the County Commissioners paying the expenses of the seme, 8o thet no ex- ‘pense shall be entailed upon the State therefor, puaedi;—aa.yes 42; nays 2. 2 The bill to authorize cities and towns to issue bonds to procure momiiy to complete unfinished school buildings lfiusa . e House bill fo prevont township, town, county, and State oficera from engaging in con- tracts was passed. A A resolution was adopted that the President of the Senate procure & minister to hold divine sgervice in the Senate chamber next Sunday, and that thereafter the Senate adjourn sirie die. BENATE. Railroad News. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Dusuque, Iows, Dec. 19.—The contract for ‘building the St. Paul & Towa Southwestern Rail- rosd from Mason City, by way of Webster City, Boone, and Dallas Center, to Dexter in Dallas County, was taken by a Detroit company repre- senting some German capitalists. The roadis to bo completed from Mason City to Dexter by the 1st of January, 1874. Itis the intention of the Company to construct & road from Mason .. TRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1872. e e — e City to LaCrosse, and also from Dexter to Kansas City during the year 1874, thns makin a great through road, furnishing an outle for’ the lumber of = Wisconsin fo the Des)oines Valloy, Central Towa and Eansns, and opening up and making an outlet, both north 2na south, for the extensive coal beds between Webster City and Boone. The Company was re- orgenized by tha election of Colone! Sprague as President, and Mr. Bush as Secretary, both of Detroit. ‘The amount of subsidy turned over for the 130 miles was $500,000. A hundred or_more citizens of Marion, Towa, in colebration of the completion of tho Sabols, Ackley and Dakota Division of the Milwaukee & 8t. Paul Railroad to that place, left at 7 o’clock this morning in s special train on an excursion to Milwaukee, where they will remain over Fri- dsy. The party started inthe highest spirits, tqnd everything bid fair for a moat enjoyable ime. ToLEDo, 0., Dec. 10.—The first train over the Toledo, Tiffin & Eastern Railroad, made a trip from this city to Mansfield yesterday afternoon. Colonel T. A. Scott and several other railway officials were among the paesengers. It is ex- pected that regular trains will be placed on the road by the 15th of January, when through con- nectti.nnu will be made at Manafield, east and wes Ten miles of the Galens and Muscoda Narzow- geuge Road, from Galena to the Wisconsin State Lino are graded, and the bridges are all ready for the iron. It is expected that the road-bed will be ready for ironing to Platteville, Wis., by spring. WALL STREET. Review of the Money, Gold, Stocl, Bond, and Produce Markets. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Yogg, Dec. 19.—The stock market was again rather feverish, to-dsy, though business was confined to a few specialties. Pacific Mail, Erie, Ohios, Western Union, and C. C,, & I C. commanded a larger trade, and prices generally closed better than yesterdey. Thegreat feature was the advance in Erie. The settlement of Jay Gould with the Erie Railroad Company was the absorbing topic of conversation in business circles. We are informed Mr. Gould has placed about nine millions of real estate and other property, including stocks and bonds, at the dis- posal of the Erie Company, the actual value of which is estimated at from six and ahalf toseven millions of dollars, and that the papers for. the final settlement and withdraival of the suit will be made out to-morrow evening. Mr. Gould bas for sometime been credited with heavy purchaces of Erie at much lower figures, and, a nice_ques- tion of mathematics may be raised as to the ac- tual loss sustained by~ this compromise. Erie opened at 533, and made an_almost steady ad- vance of 4 per cent £o 5734, though late in the afternoon_there was s resction to 5684, with closing sales at 5734@573. ONEY. The market is still characterized by great stringency, borrowers on call having to pay from flat to 3 and interest for call loanson the pledge of acceptable collateral. The operations of the Treasury to-day and early in the week will further aggravate the situation, sbout 82,500,000 being virtually locked up in_the Treasury vault. Becratary Boutwell is severely criticized in mer- cantile circles. The merchants have greater difticulty in obtaining discounts than on Man- day and Tuesday, and rates are firm at 10@12 per_cent for the very best names. Ordina les go much higher. At the close rates on were 1 and interest until to-morrow. The Assistant Treasurer will commence paring January interest on Saturday. This the effoct of weakening GoLD shortly after the opening, but later in the day an advance from 1113¢ to 1117 was noted. This was due tothe awardof the entire million of Treasury gold to Jay Cooke & Co.at 111.56. The foreign quotations for bonds are steadier, and not caleulated to affect the gold premium, EXCHANGE. Foreign exchange was rather lower than on yesterday. % re- DBONDS. Government bonds were dull and unchanged. PRODUCE. Flour ruled dull and_heavy. Wheat was dull and in buyers’ favor. Pork dall. &pecial Despatch te The Chicago Tribune, BerizerrELD, Dec. 19,—It is snowing hera to- dax, and about three inches of szow have clready t SPRINGFIELD. Conl-Miners’ Strike—Iiond of the Now State Treasurer—iAn Xce Question— Erozen to Death. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, SparverieLp, IIl., Dec. 19.—In pureuance of the noice given to the proprietors of tho coal ehafts -around this city, and at Howlett, the minersstruck this morning for an advance of onecent. The proprietors resolved not tosub- mit to their demands, and, in consequence, work in the shafts is at a stand still. Some of the proprietors announce their intention to procure other men and _ put them = at_ work immediately, and in case a sufficient number of ‘practical miners cannot be obtsined, they will employ green bands, and put them under the direction of ex- perienced miners, who have been found in sufli- slent mumbers to carry out the latter plea. They believo in this way they will bo able to fully supply the places of the strikers. The only fear is that the strikers will endeavor to intimidate those who may desire to go to work, and, to meot this emergency, the Sheriff will have in readiness a suflicient posse to command and en- force tho peace. If: this plen is carrird out it will bo found to work badly. Oul of the five hundred minersthere are but ten or twelve leading epirits who are active in the matter. The rest have no part in it, and state publicly that they arc doing well enough. Quite a number received for their last month's work from $150 to $200, and but very few of them re- ceived loss than a hundred dollars. Hon. Edward Rutz, successor to General E. N. Bates, Assistant Trensurer, presented his of- ficial bond to Governor Palmer to-day for ap- proval. Ho is required to give bonds for the safokeeping generally of a million or s million and & halt of dollars in the sum_ of two hundred thoneand dollars. His bond was signed by John Thomas, John _B. Loomstone, Samuel Starkey, and William_Moses, who ewore that thoy are worth eight hundred thousand dollars in the ag- cgate.. They all residein St. Clair County. is bond was spproved by the Governor, but be- foro it is filed it is required to be frther ap- proved by & majority of the members of the Su- premo Court. - 3 The Coroner’s inquest called toingnire into the manner and cause of the desth of Hugh Turner, an old citizen of this county, found dead in his field a roilo and a half west of this city, yester- day, found that hie came to his death from freez- ing; while in a stato of intoxication. To Legislatare of 1660 paasoed » law giving to citizens along thi Line of the Tilinois and Michi- gan Canal the right to take ice from it fres of charge. Tho Legielature of 1871-2 passed laws discliarging the trust and vesting the entire man- agement and control of the canal in a Board of Commissioners, and repealing all laws inconsist- ent with the last-named act. ~Under this actthe Commissioners leased the right to take ice from the canal at Ottaws to certain parties living there. When the ice season came, outside par- ties began to take ice from that portion of the canal which was leased. The lesseas thereupon prayed for an injunction to restrain them, but it . ; ou the ground that the law_of 1869 was still in force. Other legal steps will prob- ably be taken. NEW YORK. Miscellaneous Local News. New Yorg, Dec. 19.—While Professor Tyndall was lecturing on Tunesday night burglars entered his room, at_the Brevoort House, and took a purso of gold containing £40 sterling. The various rumors current that the Erie Com- pany would vacete the Grand Opers House ap- pear to be groundless. Two gold-brokers' firms are reported as having susponded to-dsy. ; ‘Nine jurors have been now obtained in the Stokes murder case. Tho property in the office of Robert Baile, broker, No. 2 Wall street, was seized_to-day by the Sheriff, on an attachment obtained by G. and J. Btuart & Co., bankers, who afirm they Ioaned Baile 830,000, taking his word as security, and wero justified in 8o doing, as they had pre- viously loaned him large amounts on the eame security, which he ropaid. Baile says the affair ia ' family matter,” and will be arranged 80, The Dock Commissioners have applied for s mandamus to compel Comptroller Green to pa; them $500,000, the proceeds of the sale of doc bonds. This amount is due the Department of Docks gince June last, and the business of the Department, the officers say, is seriously erip- gledm consequence of the action of the Comp- roller. Of the $9,000,000 to which the Depart- mont is entitled, it has thus far only reveived 2,000,000 Tha trisl of Lucius B. Irioh for noisoning As- _ues remarkably cold in this locality. sessor Anderson was continued to-day. Justice Pratt decided that Mrs. Anderson was not & com- petent witness, and sho was excluded. Testi- mony was given to prove that Anderson occas- ionally drank to excess and that he had attempt- ed to jump overboard from & ferry boat. The Executivo Committee of the Council of the Petroleum Producer's Association have con- cluded an errangement with the Refiner's Asso- ciation for co-operation, which will be reported to the Council at Oil Cify, on Monday next. One of the most fashionot’e weddings of the season took gua to-day, that of Judson Jarvis, Clerk of the Buresu of Arrests, to 1iss Mamio Brennan, daughter of Sheriff Brennan. Sophia Lyons, alias Elkins, alies Levy, alias Williems, who was_under eentence for shop- lifting, efcaped this _evening from the Stato Prison at Sing Sing in 2 carrizge. Her hus- band, Ed. Lyons, alias Hopgen, escaped from the same place on the 4th inst. TO THE IRON REGION. Winter Bailroad Building in Northern Yisconsin—Progress of the Ronte Above Escanaba. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Escaxasa, Wis., Dac. 19.—The portion of the Northwestern Railroad between Marineite and this point is nearly ready for the inspection of the guthorities. The remaining work is upon eight miles abouthalf way between the two places. "Eight construction trains and about soven hundred men nre still busyin adjusting the grade and giving the finishing touches. ‘When completed, the work will be of a'substan- tial character, and the road will be fully equal to all the wear and tear to which it is likely to be subjected. FPending the completion, regular passenger trains run to Marinette, and from that point two less pretentious coaches bring travellers hither. No freight is taken at Chica~ go for places north of Marinette, but that hich wes shipped with tho expectation of being transferred by boat, and detained by the early suspension of navigation is being bronght for- ward a8 nii;diy a8 a}mssible. The road will be out of the ds of the contractors by the 1st of January or soon thereafter. The Northwestern will then have uninterrupted communication over its own line to Negaunes 14 miles from Marquette, and by tho Marquette & Ontonagon Railroad to tho former cit{}' 'reight of all kinds will be taken immediately after the ihrough trains are started, and iron ore will be shipped for Chicago as needed. The road last mentioned completed its live to 1’Anse on Keweenaw Bay last Saturday, end an cngine ran through on Bunday. Thus the iron region is thrown open to Chicago, and the copper rogion, which is about 40 miles from L’Anse is bromght almost to her doors. By the opening’ ot mines in the Menowmones iron region still greater advantages will accrue to Chicago, if she sees fit to improve them. The snow is about two feet desp sbout Escanaba, and incresses in depth toward Neguanee, in- terfering with travel, but not seriously. The weather is not 8o excessively cold as to hinder the prosecution of outdoor labors. . THE WEATHER. War Department Prognosticationses Reports from Various Points--The Snow Storm of the Season. ‘WiR DepARTMENT, OrFicE OoF THE COHIEY B16¥AL OFFICEB, DIVISION OF TELEGRAMB AND, ReporTs FoB_THE BENEFIT OF. COMMERCE, Wasmgroy, D. C.. Dec. 19.—Probabilities— Tn the Northwest, and thence over the upper lakes and southward to the Missouri and Lower Ohio Valleys, northeasterly to_northwesterly winds, clondy weather, enow, and rain, followod by _rising barometors and cold, pmlz cloudy, and clearing weathor, to-morrow. In the- Gulf Statos and Tennessee, bnsk southwesterly and northwesterly winds, increasing pressures, continued rain and Iower temperatures to- morrow, with occasional Tight snow. In the South Atlantic States, falling -barometer, warm, threatening weather, and rain, with brisk northerly and easterly winds. On the lower lakes, and thence over the Middle and Eastern States, hiihar temporature, falling barometer, ‘brish northerly and essterly winds, threstening weather, snow and rain, extending to Canads. ‘Warning eignals have been ordered for Galves- ton, New Orleans, Mobile, Wilmington, Norfolk, Baltimore, Cape ay, and New York. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. - Prona, T, Dec. 19.—It has been snowing heavily all the afternoon, and, to-night, pades- trianiem is almost impedod, Special Despateh to Tz Chicago Tribune. Crastox, Io., Dec. 19.—A northeast snow storm commenced at noon, and continues una- Bated. Tho snow is about four inches deep, and. drifting. Weather very cold. Special_Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. OTTAWS, 11, Dec. 19.—A violent snow_storm Bes prevailed here sll the afternoon and even- ing. The wind is strong from the northeast, and the snow io drifting. ‘Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. DuptquE, Dec. 19.—A henvy snow-storm pre- vails hers and thronghout Northern Iowa, to- night, with a prospeck of its continusizce till morning. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Font WaysE. Ind., Dec. 19.—A snow-storm commenced this aficrnoon. The weather is cold. Sax Fraxcisco, Dec. 19.—The weather contin- LirTLE Rock, Ark., Dec. 9o Gold rain all day. The river rose a few inches. Y, CrxerwyaTl, Dec. 19.—Raun fell sincer 2 o'clock this aftornoon, and street travelling 7s danger- ous on sccount of sleet. % 8t. Lou1s, Dec. 19.—A farious snow storm prevailed here since 11 this morning, and _the snow is now sbout three inches deep. Many horses were withdrawn from the stueets during the storm, for fear of a relapse of the disease, and few street cars are running to-night. New Yomg, Dec. 20.—2 0. m—A heavy snow storm commenced at midnight and continnes at this hour. CINCINNATI. The Recent Accident at the Water IWorks-e=Verdict of the JurysssSuit Against Hamilton OCOUNTY ve= Ate tempted Suicide of a Noted Chars acter. CrvomssaTt, Dec. 19.—The Coroner's jury this afternoon brought in & verdict in the case of the Water Works_accidont of last week, by which four men perished, that the scaffold constructed by John Foley, the contractor, was _defective on account of the weakness of the principal rafters and the insufiicioncy of the lateral braces; and that it was unequal to the weight it was reguired tosupport. It also holds that the hydraulic engincer at the works, John Richardson, was morally bound to report the unsafeness of the scaffold to the Water Works Board. No direct censure was made, The Western Union Telegraph Company en- tered a suit in_the United States Court, to-day, to recover $3,000 from Hamilton County, being taxes on its gross receipts in this city. The Company claims that to tax it on itsgross receipts is without warrant from the Constitu- tica of Ohioor of the United States. Thomas L. Bond, & prisoner in the County Jail, under conviction of assault with intent to kill, cnt his throat with s pen-knife this morn- ing. Bond's offence was in cutting the Rev. J.J. Thompson, of Leavenworth, with & hatchet, last gummer, in & fit of jealousy, when the latter, during s brief stay here, was visiting & widow, Mrs. Spinglenick, whose hand Bond eought in marriage, Itis thought he cannot recover. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. Collision—Locomotive Explosion and Other Disasters—Several Lives Lost. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 19.—About 5 o'clock this morning the switch-engine * Rover,” on the Louisyille, Now Albany & Chicago Bailroad; ex- loded whila standing at the corner of Fifth and g]nion strects. Only two persons were on the engine, David McNary, the engineer, better imown'on the road as * Sandy,” =nd & youth named Kilgore. The engineer was found dead about fifty feet from the engine. XKilgore was blown some distance, and badly injured, but will probably recover. The houses on either side of the street wero completely riddled. Numerous bair-breadth escapes occurred. The most prom- inent was that of Mr. McGilberry =2ud his wife, living on the corner opposite the explosiom. The windows and doors of their houge were blown to fm%uanti, and o Iarge piece of the driv- ing-wheel fell through the house and on the bed where they were sleeping. Thoir room was liter- ally torn to pieces, and still they escaped with- out serious injury. The engine is a complete wreck. Nota fragment of the boiler was left nearit. Large pieces were blownin every dirée- tion for four or five squares. Nothing . definite has been ascertained 2s.to the cause of the ex- plofiug. 1 Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. a i 2 Dunvf;‘;é, Dec. 19.—J. W. Hill, a brakeman on the Illinois Central Railroad st Waterloo, Iows, this afternoon, while attempting to get on an engine, elipped and had his left leg cut off be- low the knee. He novw lies in a precarious con- dition. . Dergrorr, Mich., Dec. 19.—A. usecu_l from Jack- son, Michigan, reports that Valentine Smith, a fell between thr cars of a freight train, noar Bomer, lzst nigks and was killed. St. Lous, De- 19.—The body of an unknown man was foun: on the tract of the North Mis- wonri Railroad in the northern part of the city, fore 1ot night Whobad been run over by 5 train. The body wa/shoc’singly mangled, being-torn to piectis and.ssttered along. the track for several , 0., Dec. 19.—George H. Gkegory, 2ged 23, was caught between < mov- the edge of tho depot platfcirm, to- and was 8o lerribly Coztnny of thircil ing car fize of whip coupiing 3 O Thad o ho will die. Samgrrs, -, 1L, Dec. 19.—An accidlent oc- curre; Inst n ight on the Chicago & Alton Rail- road, % Ander son Station, five miles this side of Carliille, by Which Robert Houcks, onesof the oldesiengincers oB the road, was killed flustant- Iy. Afreight tra @ going south was to £ tko the Bwitehiat tfi,; plaa 2 to enable the pe:isenger train ¢outh to pas % I sttempting to do go, the etgine ran off £t the frog, leaving th o entire train (o the main tra k. A brakeman was at once sent back to Signal the passenger train, | who, it is _reported, . dd o, but ' the enginecr Of the passenger {rain eitor did not seo Bn1or gaveno beed to @ signal, and consequent Iy 220 108 his. ife. Tho rear«csr of the froight train wes burned up, as was f\1@ engine of the pangenger train, None of the y)3SSengery were injured. The night trains novtd_and souih gusud round the wreck, vig_tie J! uville ranca, The regular trains will Fumover the main line to-dsy. FIRES. “Destruction of Property Teskerddy. Special De i to The Chicago Trilune, ForT WAYE, Ind., Deo. 19.—At Decatur, kod., esterday, the tesidnce of Henry Habrook taok e, it-is supposed, from a defective flua. Mry. Habrook narrowly escaped burning to_deatin Toss estimated at about 32,000; insured.n the Home Mutusl. TAMATQUA, Pa., Dec.19.—Ths shopas of Car- ter, Allen & Co. were burned lsst might. The logs is 8150,000. A hundredmen are thro Fn out of work. New Yong, Dec. 19.—At Flushing, L. .., last night, a largs amount of valuable property was ‘burned, the originating in Clements & Blood- good’s grocery. During the fire, ‘a chimpey fell and buried in fhe ruins onemsan, who was in- stantly killed. A boy was also seriously injurcd. The greatest excifement prevailed among the eople, who fearad a general conflagration. givs buildings were at one time demolizhed to stay the flames. 3 5 The loss by the fire st Flushingion, last night, 18 greater than already reported. In addifion to the loss of $20,000 on thé'buildings, the loss on the stocks of goods amounts to $60,000 ; insur- ance 350,500 ; Haure, Ind., Dec. 19.—The machine ehops of the Evansville, Terre Haute & Cincin- nati Bailroad at this g‘mfl were burned this evening. Loss about $20,000. Meupms, Deo. 19.—An incendiary fire oc- curred at Clarkaville, Tenn., last night ak 11:80, destroying three stores and a_warebquse, in which , were stored 11,000 bushels of wheat. TL.oss, 826,000 ; insurance $5,000 in the Hartford ; 85,800 in the Equitable of Nashville, and €2,000 in the State, of Nashville. A keg of gunpowder in one of the stores exploded and injured sev- eral persons, though not seriously.” A SAMPLE SWINDLE, ‘How a Milwaukee Cousin was Treated by & Chicago Hackman. The following is a fair sample of the many de. coptions practiced upon verdant or unsuspect- ing of this city: An elderly gentleman, residing in the vicinity of Milwaukee,arrived here from the East, on the Michigan Southern Road, Wednes- | day evening. He engaged a hack to convey him to the Milwaukee depot in time to catich the 11 o'clock trein home. After he had driven him a fow blocks the hack driver stopped, .and demanded 92 fare. This was an outrageous extortion, but it was paid, and the vehicle moved off again. A few minutes afterward Randolph street _bridge was reached. The driver stopped again, and agsin = demanded A this time _ for bridge ol He stated that it was & time-honored custom in Chicago to pay that amount for crossing a draw- bridge after dark. The elderly gentleman as- serted that it was & barbarous custom, which xnone but uncivilized people would sanction: The hack-driver insift that unless the {Uridge-tender was appeased with a $2 note, no- earthly power could convey the traveller to his destination before break of day. The elderly gfnfiemm was lbgut to mag:e the best o a argain ¥ ayil the toll, when he _ observed ps%‘x:fi pedestrians crossing the bridge without hay- ing advanced any pecuniary comsideration for the privilege. The hackman e the same observation, and concluded that the best way to get out of the scrape was _ to pass off his _ attempt to his swindle as & hittle pleasantry, and falfill his con- tract without further delsy. The number of his hack did not escape the eye of tho elderly gen- tleman. It was with & clumsily con- structed 4 introduced between in order tfo delude the beholder into the belief thatit was 442, Thisis entirely “too thin,” and should be thorougnly investigated by the police oficer who has charge of public vehicles. i P A AN UNSUCCESSFUL RAID, Captain French organized a raid upon the gambling houses in his district lsst evening. Nine places were visited simultaneously, but not a keeper or a player could be found, though it is positively Iknown that nearly all of the rooms were in full blast a fow minutes beforo the officers left the station There can be no doubt but that the gamblers were notified of the raid immediately before the raiding-party received its instructions, and there can be no doubt also but that the informant did not belong to the Police D:Xpnr!ment, because Captain French wasthe only oficer on the force who knew enything of it wuntil the men were drawvn u in line 'and directed how to procee There are good grounds for suspecting_that & certain individual was guilty of the dishonor- able act, and it is more than probable that he put his foot in 1t. The police, {0 use a Blang, but expressive B, &re %“on _to him.” A repetition of the trick will cost him more than the blers pay him for his information. It is but Just to state that Captain French is mnot responsi- ble for the unsuccessful termination of the raid. He did all any man could fo con- duct the movement secretly, and would have been rewarded with a station full of prisoners but for the accident mentioned. e g o Nevwspaper Amalgamation. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. GaArEssue, 1L, Dec. 19.—The Galecburg Printing and Publishing Company was ozgan- ized here to-day. The movementresulted in the consolidation of ‘the Daily Register and Republi- can, of this city.. The stock is taken by the lead- ing business mon of the place, and the citizens generally express a hearty satisfac- tion with the consummation of the ‘enterprise. The Company will publish » daily and weekly pa~ per to be called the Register, which will be issued about the first of next month. The editorial de- partment of the paper will be under the manage- ment of John D. Dewor, recently from Indiana, and tho business and publishing department un-~ der the control of Mesars. E. F. Phelps and 8. W. Grubb, the former proprietors of the two now consolidated newspaper offices. Ifusical Convention. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. OrrAWA, 111, Dec. 19.—The County Musical As- sociation, in session here to-day, elécted officers for the ensuing yesr, viz.: Pregident, C. M. Hig- gins, of Mendota ; T'rensnxer, 0.C. ‘L'hompaon, of Manlius; Secretary, C. L. Simon, of Otta- wa. _Over 200 musicians are in attendance from LaSalle and surrounding counties. The exercises are conducted by Professors Emerson, of Boston, and Palmer, of Chicago. y Francisco_ Sailor Boarding Hlousess Sax Fravcisco, Dec. 19.—The polics force is still reqaired to protect the office of the United States Shipping Commissioner against violence Dy the bosrding houso masters. There are riot- ous demonstrations every day. Ships continue taking in crews through " the Commissioner's of- fice. It is generally thought that the old ring of Dboading house masters is broken up. San Tolegraphic Brevities. One company of the Fourth Infaniry arrive at Little Rock on Wednesday night. In the cage of General Stanton, late Collector of Internzl Rovenue at Baltimore, on trial for embezzlement of Government funds, the jury yesterday rondorod a vordiot of not guilty. brakoman on'the Michizan Central Bailroad, | The Rov. E. ¥, Mammoud, tho colobrated re- strangers by some of the hackmen | st., consis 3 e ot consiating of Gold and Silver Wa Heruahald Goods, AT AUCTION, this 8 o'clock, ot 3 and A large salo of HOUSEHOLD FURKITURE) to sloss consignments. Pg!or, Librery, Chamber, and Kitchen Fure Show Cases, Office Desks. Fronch and German bla i ion 10 Orates of W. G. Crocke: 5 Cas] 40 Rolls of Brussells and Wo 50 Blalz’ant Camp i vivalist, has been meeting with unbounded sugw cess in bnhnqna for tha past week. His meet~ ings were crowded daily, and he made ovar 300 converts 1ast evening. 1’eople are coming from all parts of the country round here to partici= pate in the good work. A. series of very suc cessful meetings have alsa® been held in the saloons of the city, many of the most prominent ladies and gentlemen assisting:. New Orleans Market NEw OBLEANS, Dec. 19.—BREADSTUFFS—-Flous Eully treble, $1.50@8.50; family, $9.50@10.50. Corn—Ng sales.’ Oats quiet st 47c. Bran, SL.30, Hay—Prime, $32.00 ; choice, §35.00. ProvistoNs—Pork dull; mess, 133(c. demand, 5ie, 9%@lle. Hams, 10@103c. Tierce, 81@SAcc; Keg, 9x@I'{c. GrocEnIES—Sugar in good demand ; infeulor, Y@ 63(c ; common, 65@T0; fair to fully fancy, TH@ 850} prime, 9iC. Molasses activeard highyr'; come IEOn, 45G50¢ prime, 6550 ;trictly prima o choles, @552, WissEr—Indians, 93¢ ; Oincinnati, $1.00. Ba con, en! Patricides CrvcrvyaTr, Dec. 19.—The Gazetle says that in Bucyrus, Obio, to-day, Cramer, & boy 20 years old, was loc{;ed for shooting his father, John Cramen. an old and respectable citizen. The deed waa donsin | & quarrel. A revolver was used ; the ball ene tered the bridge of the nose and passed toward the brain. The wound is supposed to 'be fataly narles || in jail W s | N Murdered in Jail. > PmynapzrrEn, Dec. 19.—Johann o, Connors, & agen 65, was beaten to desth CD—dS)[bi.n the olice station house, Bedford street; by Sally Buck, They wers both drank, and bad beey i taken in as prisoners. The victim had st beep ; liber ated from the alms-honse. H s Murderer Arrested. ; SremvGrPIELD, Mass., Dec. 19.—CharMes A. J.| Stearns, who killed Sandy Thomson, on the 10tk inst., at Holyoke, was errested at Nashus, N. H.,: this morning. g & MARRIED. SO G RE a1 ci, on the 190 sk At thal rodoage of Golondd 1. . Forter: by thoHaw.'Dr. R?i Mason, of P ] W. P rson, A. A, % L, ang Miss mu-n i;. Gore, of Ghlcago, g EVANS--DONNEVAN-In this city, Dsc. 36, by th: Rov, 0.0 Holmor, Me. Thoman: Bisand tes oty ounevan. A GNER - MCINTOSH—_On th 18th fnst., by Revl Florence McCashy, atthe residsnce of the bride's mm‘i 34z Deria §. Wagiarand Hiss Virgio O. Molbtosh, ai o ] ¢ LARSON-SPEERY—On the 17th fnst., at. the reef) gencaof thy brido pints, by Rov. Ciion Knowlss,) Hr. Lars Larson and Miss Gertls Sperry, dofaghter o7 Chas. A. Sperry, aliof Chicaga. £~ Whitesido County papers pleace copy. | DIED. . ) NIRRT R i SRR U | PISHER—-On Dec. youngest danghter Charies snT Stary B Fiher, q Funeral at 11 o’clock p. ., this«day, from 109 Westezy averms. 1., Dec, 17, at ths rosidene Toomas B. Egan, f EGAN—In Blue Island, of his sister, irs. 3. F. Robison, 1! ‘his 81 yea r. TANTON—On Jast crening, Des. 19, Mary, wito s John Stanton, aged 45 years. Faneral from her lata residonce, 53 East Indiama atroci on Sunday, tho 22d inst., by cars to Calvary Cematery. SMITH~-On the evening of the 18th inst., st ths Ef"—‘.?&',‘:i‘f‘“‘“‘"‘ Mo 7. B 2fars, Hitam Smith, § s 7 Funeral from 256 West Randolph strest, st half-pastt Fiiends aro invited. & Norwioh, New York, pspers pleesa cops. AUCTION SALES. A A sy By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. { & and 57 Soath Canal-st. THE BALANCE OF MR. ALEX. VON WENDTS COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS, AtINO.288 State=sty Will ba scld. 3 3 'l Wi ac:”;‘hégdsgéznm(mam at 3-o'dlock, ad WAL 4. BUTTERS & CO., Augtloneers, CONTINUED SALE ! Unredeemed Pledges i A, LEPNMATRT, Pawnbroker, Lo i s e M ‘Glasses, Mantel Clocks, Fancy Goods, Musical [n- By au Monday, . 872, at the salasrooms RIS, Do, ST et the splavems ‘ 1 Dera. straments, &c, By order of A. LIPMAN. M. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctionsers. Salo commencing at 10 o'clock 3, m. Butters & Co's Regular Safnmdays Sale. - N arpets, Ol cfiwfih&maidsgmrcmd Hana ‘merchan e, Baraing, Deo. 2, 28 (SATURDA & C),, Auctfneers, 7 Santh C: By GEO. P. GORE & GO. 2, 24, and % East Randalpk.st. i AT ATCTION. e i rman Flate Nirrors. Tables and Bureats i the Whita, “Ware. am 0d Carpets. Chairs, suitatle for Christe maes Presents. ON SATUEDAY, DEC. 28, AT 949 CILOCE. GEORGE P. GO £ CO., Hotionests. ¢ ks of Yellow and Ro Holiday Gifts? WARBLE STATUARY, WL take o "This s the finest col CHRISTMAS GOODS,. i hn.fionl. Last chance before Christmas. HARRISON & CO., Auctioncers, . Chromos, Engravings, & 01 Paintings Y ——— § By ELISON & FOSTER. 1 CREAT SATE: | § BY AUCTION, CONSISTING OF ELEGANT 1 7o BEAUTIFUL Bronzes and Clocks, { g g place ou THURSDAY N e RINGY Bioe. B, 3t 5and 4 Gelock, o o e o Wabash-av. Ssio vill continus each afterncon st 8 HHA bl e bans Fabatees - e o hav i ELISON & FOSTER, Auctioncers- ¥ By HARRISON & CO. SPECIAL SALE OF asd ewning e Friday Morning, Dec. 20, at 10 O°Clock, Large Astortment of Elegant FRENCH BOXES orted, togethor with s e anis fox i £ ¥ i 63 South Canal-st. y > 1 Deo. %, at 1L o'clock &1y, # Weo will offer, on FRIDAY, » Iargs and attractive line of'the abavo at Auction. HARRISON “ 0., Auctionee: & Soath Canal-st. DAY, White Fox Robes. A ver cbug'l ]"vltuol ‘fihblfls"uflflnhg offered on FRR or 5o, at 102 m at Agction, HARFISO] A N & ., Auctle SO 1,000 Canary Birds, Imported from the Harts Mountains, and or G, eoto # Bew of Now vl sndace theHacwt | ik, Als ot eagea = o R RREY & co., Anctioapers &'Shath Canal-at. all Guaranteed Bingers. Thieso birds hiavo been Imported by tho well kaown frm irds evorbronght to this conntry, Sald wholesale and | i u want Jobmeplaco aad West Jobn's JAMEY By JAMES GEARY &CO. 5 Laco Auction Sale of new Furniturs, Bedding, Can I , . Cloths, &c., Tut at 9 T gt a.’lneefwk.“‘h{lur oyt Dlac - ¥ the ‘cornsr of Ss. GEARY & (0w