Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1872, Page 1

VOLUME 26. / CHICAGO, TUESDAY,: DECEMBER 24, 1872, HOLIDAY JEWELRY,: ° HOLIDAY BOOKS. Foliday Stveks in the West. We hav: [ust opened, direct from Paris, one of the largest Let the unbelievers call and be onvinced Everything Retailed at Wholesale Prices. Will be ST rogr: © HOLIDAY GOODS. EVERY DAY DURING THE PRESERT WEEK, AT ABRANFRENCH & 60,7, 337 Wabash-av., OF ELEGANT T 1 icliday Goods, English Pearl-Handled Cutlery French Flowers, French Clocks and Bronzes, Pariars, Jardiniers, Vienna Goods, and Baccarat's Glassware, WMaking onr assortment still very COMPLETE of BEAUTIFUL and DESIRABLE GOODS. At Retail. ST ABLE Christmas and New Year’s Presents. LATES' DESIGNS OF Chira, rickly pded and deorated, Dinner, Tea an Toiet Sets, Cuspadores, Te-aote & Toy Sets, Hotto Cus, &l Stucers, and Mugs. DMENSE ASSORTMENT OF Bobkomian Hass, Vass, Punch Bowls, Co- logne and Jiquor Sets Parian Statuettes and Vases, Lav., Figures, Vases, Cuspadores and Smoking Ses, all of own direct importation, and 80ld forless tha by sy house in the city. Itwillwell pay to examine our stoci before purdusing eliewhere. F.& B JAEGER, 73 WABASH-AV. FURNITURE. EXERA 17y Furniture Holiday Presents! Semataries, Library and Dwarf Cases, ditto ‘withSacretaries, Ladies’ Dosks, Chifoniers, gittozith Writig Nosks, Librry and Sow: ing ables, Portiolios, Knsels, ditto with Fortfilion, Canterbury, Music Racks, Wall Pockets and Wall Towsl Racks, Brackets; asy, Fancy, Folding, Reclining and Camp Chaits, Foot Rests, Otioman and Foot Stools suitabl for needls work, Shaving Stands, Toilet Cases, Pedestals, Bible and Album Stands, Cabinets, &c., &c. Any of the above srticles aro suitable Gifts for the Holidaya, Which wo are RETAILING at WHOLE: SALE prices. 1. LIEBENSTEIN & 00, 443 & 445 Wabash-av. 42 o 46 Peck-court. HOLIDAY GIFT. SOMETHING NEW! THB Lover's: Thermometer ! A novel applicadon of sclenco to thetr affeo- tons; tella the preciso degres of Love or other. wise the bolder Basin his or her composition. A chaice Holiday Giit for ynar / SWEETHEART ! it {ree by mail on recdnt of B1.50. Add: et e A B aUL, Hat Welnr o htcago, ‘The trade supplicd. Agenta wanted. Also for sale by 3700 TARGAUTH, 151 Yiato.ster or VERGHO, UL LING & CO.. 15 w14 Satest, SBATES, SKATES. . A FULL ASSORTHENT AT LOWEST PRICES. ORR & LOCKETT, 199 West Rauddph-ol, Dear Desplaines, £ PROFESSIONAL. DR. H. TONGUE fas semoved to 187 and 189 EAST WASHINGTON. 2% “ooms 3, 4, 5 and 6. He has practiced dn ihe "city of Clifcago over thirtecn sears, and has the frostost snccess in curing all discases of the head, cso, §ad ear. - Separate rooms &nd good accommodations for Jadies end gentlomen. pell EveY evening until Christmas. NORRIS & CO., WATCHES, JEWELRY, &o. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, FINE JEWELRY HOLIDAY PRESENTS PRICES EXCEEDINGLY LOW. Oome and examine our la: stock beforo purchasf cleewher, and thereby save your money o DT g R. J. MORSE, 449 Wabash-av. F~Open every evening until 8 a'clock during the month of December. Diamonds, Watches, | Gold Chains, FineGoldJewelry, Silver and Silver Plate Lower than any other house in the city ROSEBERRY&FALCH, 68 Madison-st. 452 Wabash-av. DIAMONDS, WATCHES & FINE JEWELRY At Great Bargains. JOHN G. ASHLEMAN. FZ7~Open every evontng until § o'olock daring the mosth. scembor. “C. A MORSE, WATCHES & JEWELRY. A fino assortment of cameo, ametbyat, coral, svd gold sots. Rings of every description. Opera, guard, sud vest cbatns. Gold, silver, and fvory headed canes. Bilver plated ware from the best manufactories iz the country. Diamond sotting. Fine watches put I order. 223 West Madison-st. REMOVALS. REMOVAL. We bog leave to inform our friends and the publio of our semoval from 832 and 834 State-st, to the now asd spacfons stores ! 26 AND 28 SOUTH WATER-ST., Wkere can alweys be fonnd the largest and best rstort- ment of Wines, Liquors, aud Whiskeys in tho city. SCHWAB, McQUAID & €O, REMOV.ATL. GCERSTENERRG, COMMISSION MERCHANT, Has Remeved to 199 East Kinzie-st. —_— e STOVES. 20 DEGREES BELOW COST! PARLOR STOVES, OFFICE STQVES, ALL HEATING STOVES, BELOW COST for 8 dags to close out stack. BASE-BURNERS, SELF-FEEDERS, Wholessle aad Retatl. First-Class Base-Burner for $10. CLEVELAND C. STOVE CO. Office 3 Union-at., c <. Manufactarers, W. Washington. MISCELLANEOUS. BOYS TOOL CHESTS! Club Skates, Sleds, J. L. WAYNE & SON'S, 14 North Canal-st. Cribbage Boards, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, At Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.'s, 118 and 120 Monros-st.. Ohteago. SHOULIER BRACES. MARSH'S CHEST EXPAN! i BKADCH%":LI‘I’ l:,onacbl :wbpln%&nggggehgflgFEvNDfi% very ulder braces mado a Curo Truss offics of MARSH & BOW LA o Wenaa ool T0 RAILROAD CONTRACTORS. A large and destrable contract 1s about tabe fet. First- class parties, witn largo capital, may learn sarticulars as | belows no othors need apply. Address CHARLES H. ROBBINS, P. 0. Box 3370, New Yark City, Just Received—New Pablication. Haliday Edition for the peoplaof _*‘FRUIT LEAVES,» by B. A. Ulrich, of Chicago. . A selection of now anc. ap- propriata essuss and poems, of & chasto and moral Can. agtor. Bound so all can buy it (I & neat bronzed corie, Prico, 25 ota, COBB, AXDRESWS & CO, 469 Wabash OLIDAY JEWELRY! (ol nirewsil. Offer Bargains in Standard Works, in gets. (See our advertisement in Sundaey Morning’s Tribune). If you buy without calling at our store, you will fail of bargains. We offer very fine editions, very cheap, of “ Thackeray, Dickens, Froude, Shakspears, Waverley Novels, Irving’s Works, Cooper, Taine's Literature, Plutarch’s Lives, Plutarch’s Morals, Prescott's Works, ‘With many others, in Half Calf and Tree Celf binding, which will be sold very low to reduce stock. Also, Fine Desks, Albums, Quarto Bibles, and & very full line of Holiday Goods. (0BB, ANDREWS & ©0,, 469 Wabash-av. FIRE EXTINGUISHER. - OFFICE CHAMPION Fire Extinguisher Co, 84 MARKET-ST. CHicAGo, Dec. 24, 1873 o, the Heporable Board of Trastoes, Evaniieb. Gook aty, T Gentlemen: I would most respectfully tnform your hoo- orablo Board that » Champien Firo Extjnaishes ey hook ordered to sour town, from Louisville, Ky., with a. viow of demonstrating to your Board aud cltizens its efficlenc: gnd roliabllis, as &'self-acting Fire Kxtingulshink Vil o Engiao, ©1s fateiinvention, and ta declared by tho most scten tific and practical engincers of this OBAtEy o be fac eor parior to any in uss. I haso, to-d; member of sour Board that the lng gour cltizona ars so mch aroused, that they will ofes th isherat once, aot :"nw(‘gxd‘lh;ekn.;' flma&nd ‘opportuni (%wlmino with ara ho diffcrent self-ncting Bgines oiopns o ! lic by substantial companics: s e gk 1 most hurably and zoepectfally suggest that such im. potunsity on the part of your citizens taight resclt I yous purchasing an Engine eéaferior in quality apd extraragant o price. fthocltizens of your town will allow th Board to oxam. fne tho Trom fira. ~ow, I tho other compaaiesoffering to furnish sou with englngs havo tho same failli In theirs Lt w6 Bve ia o0t Extinguishlag Fire Engine, you can procure from thoso companies engines op trial 8% soon &% you can buy from thom, losving you tho opportunity to examine and decids betwéen thorh ail. The Chlmr‘flu bhas greater capacity and is simpler and tmore” reliablo. than any. athor - 01f acting hin eatia erer mado, It has 6o etficlent hose and hook-and-ladder sttachmant, all 05 vow vohiclo, and throws a lobgors stronger. and larger stream thuo any other engine ever offered the public. Gentlemen, you sre oot now asked to_buy, but only to walta little, and try the Chmgnn- Very respectfully, your obodieht servant, GRATIO B, SUITH. Agent. CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT, A FREE DINNER! On Christmas Day, AT THE OLD ORIGINAL 256 Cent Ctlifornia Meal Restaurant 53 SOUTH CANAL-ST. All persons who are so poor as not to be able to pay 25 cents for a good Dinner on the above day, may have one FREE by bringing a letter of recommendation from either the Mayor, Aldermen, mem- bers of the Press, Clergymen, or, in fact, from any pespectable lady or gentleman. Dinner from 11:30 till 2:30. GE! AL NOTICES. NOTICE. J. M. WARREN. Iate ts our employ, has oo fony connoction itk ds, and ot sutborized te collect ar g ang business for as whatever. ec. 23, 1873, D. 0. SWINEY & BRO. FINANCIAL: Loans Negotiated Onreal estate, (s the city or suburbs, st current rater. G. 8. HUBBARD, Jr.. 168 East Wasbington-ss. **STOCK PRIVILEGES.” Yon can be *“long"* or 'short" of 100 shares stock for 2ad com. of 118 per cont any imo 19 30 or 80 dags. P oL leges {ovolvo uo further risk or outlay, and are- sigued by sespopsible bankers and brokors. Fa circalars, which will bo malled to any addross. We re well known by all prominent stock brokers fn New York. PSLEY & BAZLEY, Brokers, 47 Exchange-placo, Now York. ‘Webave the most complete and oxtensiv stem for the colloctions of Siaims ovor devised, nad il ale o s thng {n any part of the country, or no ch&l’x!!. No attar- 8" fees 10 auits. Send forcircular. FRAS] 'S Mer- Sanitle Colloction Agoncy. 148 Bast Hadisom i+ & MLEF Lansley & Basley, 47 Exchange-place, New York. Negotiato priviloges, ** long" or **short, " g;i;aalkllsgan §3n§w§::§m Lako Stiore, Bl ¢ Faui, Con adson, ‘O C. & 1. O 'l:lutafi‘c. Wabash, Erlo, Westorn Unin Tel. aad 2. BEPUBLIC INSURANOE OERTIFICATES 1 will buy at market price R. D. STILES, 130 South Clark.st., Room 5. MEETINGS, Masoni Ashlar Lodge, No. 508, F. and 4. M, _Special commu- %‘E:flln:: u%.'g-ueag;’;i!a?lmy ) thelr Bal, Btssetia cmple, Wa A0 SE. Dogroe, P e * 3 H. OBANE, Bec. ore dars, Obto & Bisses Unfon Pacltic POLITICAL Address of the Louisiana Com- mittee to the People of the United States, They Positively Deny Being in the In- terest of any Faction. And Declare the Pinchback Rep- resentatives to be Bogus. The Coming Struggle for the Pennsylvania Sena- torship. Casey and Pinchback Pitted for the Louisiana Sema- torship. THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATORSHIP. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasminaton, Dec. 23.—The indications are, that nfter all, Simon Oameron will not have it all his own way, in the matter of the coming election for United States Senator from Penn- sylvenia. A month ago it was believed by very ‘many of Cameron's friends that there would ba Do opposition to him, that is among the Repub- lican members of the Logisluture, but all the in- formation from Harrisburg shows that the old Winnebago Chiet will have » close run. It ap- peara that one Charlemagno Towers, a promi- ment Iawger of Schuylkill County, & life- loog " Republican aud s man of groat woalth, aspires to the sest in the United States Benate now occupied by Camoron. Towers will be supported by tho Domoorats agninst Comeron, and it is 2aid he will obtain eniough Ropublicin votesto elect bhim. Of courss the clection is to be held noxt month, and, like oll the Ponnayivanis Senatorial Districte for yenra past, will bo decided by money. Came- Ton's {riends, in_order to divert attention from thoir schemes of bargains aud eales, aro alraad raising the cry of the use of méney and all gorts of cormption sgainst Mr, Towers. Colonol A. K. McClure, who is » momber of tho Btate Senate, will manage tha caso of Mr. Towers. In alluding to the subject, Colonel Forney says in the Philadelphia Press of to-day: “‘Given a certsin and even a largo degree of fndif- ferenco to suspicion on the part of members of the cosding Legislature of Pennsylvanis, thers must be astonishing equanimity among them, if the manner jn which they are canvassed on the subject of the next United States Senator does not arouse a flutter of in- dignation. They are not discussed in regard to the qualifications of thie candidates, but solely in regard to their purses. Itisnot s question of Ent of dollara, It i8 not whether the next Senatar is able to speak or to write to add to the homor of his State, but whether he is able to pay money fow votes to get offices for hi dhorents, and to fulfil promises to tho local liticians, Now we do not be- lLieve our 8tate Senators and Representatives are sunk 5olow a8 this, We cannot think they are to be auc- tioneered in this way with impunity, There must be, oand we believe thers are, many nmong them, and somé from Philadelphia, who ‘will revolt againsta practice, which, eecret at first, has at last become o unblushing e to make even ke commoncst politician formerly ready to sell his vote to the highest bidder, eager to make a character by opposing it.” THE LOUISIANA SENATORSHIP. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasmiNoroN, Dec.’ 29.—Aftor it shall have been definitely established what the Btate Gov- ernment s in Louisiana, gome more sensations are promised, when the Legislature comes to gelect a United States Senatorin thé place of Kellogg, the present incumbent. The fight, it is waid, will bo really between Pinchback and Casoy. The former relies upon the strength of his colored brethiren, while Casey has the recom- mendation of being a Federal officeholder and a brother-in-law of the Prosident. When the fight does como up, snother South Carolina farce is promised. ADDRESS OF THE LOUISIANA COMMITTEE. ‘WasnINaTon, Dec. 23.—The Louisiana Com- mittee bave issued an addross to the people of tho United States, who they believe are not un- concerned spectators of the events now trans- piring within the limits of that State, and to which, it is probable, no parallel can be found in history. The Committes repelas utterly false the insinuation thet they are mers allies and agents of Governor Warmoth. They are not representatives of any personal or party interest whatever. So far as Warmoth's past conduct is concerned, few, if any of them, have not been among his most pronounced opponentas; while in those measures for which he has been most loudly denounced, he had for advisers, aesociates, “and coadjutors the very men who now aseail him, including, especially, Pinch- back, Antoine, and others, whose names figure most conspicuously in these proceedings. Tho Committes declare, in reply to another in- sinuation, that they are not parties to and bave no knowledge of any political trickery intended to defeat the true voice of the pnugle; that they do not believe any such ex- isted, and that they would not be hero unless they could proclsim conacientiously their con- viction, that the men who have been foisted into the offices of the State have been not meroly irregularly and unlawfally installed, but were not elected by the people, and were not and are not the choica of the majority of the voting pop- ulation of Lonisiana. The Committee add that all thoy have asked of the Governmentisto make s candid snd impartial investigation of the facta; and then thoy proceed to give a detailed statement of all the facts connected with the election, including the various injunctions by Courts, and with the organization of the partial Legielature which imgauhed Governor War- moth and placed Pinchback in bis stead. Steps havingbeen taken, say the Committes, by Governor Warmoth to sectire s revision by the Bupreme Court of the United States of the chancery orders of the United States Circuit Court, this body forthwith adopted resolutions to dismiss® these proceeds inge. The militia was placed under command of General Longstreet, and the arsenals taken possession of by the ald of the United States army. A civil revolution was ac- complished within & month, under the orders of a Chancery Court, in suits over which the Court had no juriediction at all, The Circnit Court of the United States ia a Court of limited jurisdic~ tion, and without any authority to enter into civil suits between citizens of the same State, unless the case ariges directly under the Con- stitution and laws of the U~ifed States, and ju- risdiction is vested by acto Jongress. Congress has no power to confer jurwdiction in any other cage between such citizens. It bas no authority to give _jussdiction over a Buit of a citizen of the State against the State. Under the act of Congress of 1870, upon a single condition of facts, a citizen of & State may maintain a suit for an office of a Btate within the Courts of United States, but tho State Logislature is spe- cially excepted from the operations of this sct, in the same clause that excepts members of Con~ gross and Presidential Electors. The organiza~ tion of the Legislature is by chancery order. Hed there been resistance to the execution of their orders, and riot and bloodshed had fol- lowed, upon whom would have fallen the ro- eponsibility? By whose forbearance was it that ~a bloody catastrophe has_ not been exhibited as a scandal to the land? It gometimes happens that the Executive Department is tolerated, excused, or justified in a0t8 of adminisfration which exceed ‘their legal powers. The arguments derived from the terms of Stata necessity, public welfara, or conveni- ence haye here a soothing influence, but judi- ciary action is not entitled to any benefit from such arguments. The damage which ensues from the employment of judiciary power to ac- complish other than judicial acts of administra- tion_cannot be calcnlated, and it is imposaible to justify a Court on determining that 1o be legal which i8 merely desirable, or _that to be right which is only profitsble, The order in the Kellogg case Was ex parle; it was placod in the hands of the Marshal with- out notice to the parties. It proceeds for an alleged contempt by no_legal procedure usnal in matters of the sort, and we are not aware of any. imminence of danger to the public peaco, Which justifies tho seizure of the State Capitol, in & chancery cause in the suit_botween Kellogg and a Canvassing Board, & suit professedly brought to porpetuate testimony. The case of Antoine disfnlnya with more distinctness than that of Kellogg the use that has been made of judicial orders to accomplish the results of which tha judiciary had no cognizance. Antoing wos a candidato for Lieutenant Governor, aud was entitled to his office in January next, bad he becn elected. Withadifi}mted title, a month in advance he filed this bill and obtained the order we have cited, placing under an inter- dict the Governor, Secretary ofaState, the mem- bers-elect of both branclies of the General Assombly, oll Boards and officors and men of the police, the members of the two Canvassing Boards, and upon this ex parte ordor, the organization of the General Assem- bly was regulated and directed. Bince the meeting in New Orleans, undor which tho Committee wes appointed, wa bave been met with the suggestion that these orders nnd acts are facts accomplished, and that their revocation or rescession would not restore the slatu quo, and that our complaints, thereforo, are upseagonable. If this opinion we have ba correct, such & condition ought not to effect our action or conduct. When -the King of Great Britain established arbitrarily a government in one of the colonies, the remaining colonies took alarm lest it might serve as a precedent as well as an instrument to establish such govern- ments elsewhere. Besides, men are less patient under wrongful orders and acts of a judiciary tribunel than even of violence from other sources of anthority. A government which rests for its organization upon an illegal jndicial or- der, executed by the Marshal with companies of soldiers, does not command o8 much respech or aathority as if judicial appendsges had been dispensed with, and the army had set up 8 gov- ernment with & strong and usurping hand. The Committee take the liberty to ssy that thoy bave had no connection with these suits ag parties or attorneys. Neither do they claim any of the offices indispute. They havo not hereto- fore boen confined in controversies among poli- tical classes, which have endangered the pesce of, and brought scandsl upon, the State. They affirm that, during the Iast four years, there haa not been s good Government in Louisiana. There has been extravagance, prodigality, dis- bonesty, and waste in the public expenditures. The public debut’has been exormoualy in- creased with but little corresponding benefit. The credit of the State has been Smn to specu- lating corporations for personal aims. The taxes on property have sssumed such propor- tions that they might be called rents paid by proprietors to the gzm for ita occupation and use. Tho taxes upon business oppress the commercial acd lsboring classes. The laws to control elections, corporations, and public in- stitutions stimulate these excesses of office- bolders, and the consequence is depression and diecontent. The Stata needs an honest, faithful and responsible govern- ment, = conducted to attain public ob- jects, and not to enrich its members or to-perpotuato their power. There was an earnest effort to obtain such government at the last election. We affirm, without fesr of contra- diction, that the foregoing statement exhibits, on the part of tho United Btatas Court, the most unparalloled and baseless usurpation of jurisdic- tion and authority of which the annals of juris- prudence afford any example. The saction of iho Returning Board, recognized and vested with all its powers by this_Court, hes been equlg unprecedented.’ Without any offini returns before them, wikout any official data on which alone their - sction could have heen rightfally based, they have presumed to proclaim the results of the elections. The declaration by them of the votes cast in tho different parishes is ss purely fanci- ful 8s if no eloction whatever had been held, They have arbitrarily reduced and increased the votes on one side or the other in different parishes to suit their purposes. In several parishes while returning, or even adding to the votes cast for their ~candidates, they have simply annibilated or strickon out entirely the votes cast for their opponents. In other parishes they have oxactly reversodthe returns, giving to their candidates the majority which had really been returned for their opponents, They have not pretended to furnish the public with any statement of the basis on which they proceedad, or theory on_which they acted. Their whole conduct i without any kind of reasonsble ex- lanation. We submit to the people of the nitedStates that such proceedings reach a point at which the whole theory of pop- ular government is reversed and ovorthrown, The menns by which such results have been reached are enough to startle the ublic mind, but the resulte themselves are not asa 5ppnlling. Aside from general affairs of State, we find the Legislature of the State deliv- ered over into the hands of men who were not elected, and who are utterly unfit for positions of such responsibility. As originally composed at its organization, it comprised sixty-eight per- s0na of color, moat of them totally uneducated, with a very minority of whites. Since that time viey have oxpelled members whose seats wore uncontested; they have unseated ‘members returned elected’ by their own Board, and seated their defeatod opponents on the sim. ple ground that the former had not appeared to claim their seats. The result is, that originally bad 28 the Legislature was, it makes itself worse day by day, and the prospect is that eoon the Conservative elemont of the State will have Do representation whatever. To those who fatter themaelves with the hope that Mr. Kellogg would not willingly abet any scheme of outrageous misgovernment, it is noOW apparent that, oven supposing this to be true, the power of restraining hss passed en- tirely beyond his control, and that, should he at- tempt to thwart the schemes of this Legislature, his own impeachment would be a probable event of the future. In conclusion, we.would state that we have at- tempted to perform the duties of onr mission in the puroest non-partisan spi that we have not sought to furnish capital to any political party, or to oxcite popular clamorin the interests of oy faction. We have laid our case bofore tho Presider* and his Attorney General, and we willingly estify that we have been courte- ously receive and patiently listened to. While they bave refused the specific messures of relief for which we applied, they have given reasons for such re- fusal in no manner implying their indisposition to seo justico done. They have referred us to Congrées, and we feel assured that we shall have the immediate eanction of the President so far a8 we invito an impartial investigation of the facts of our case, and that we shall bhave his co-operation in any measures of reliof which Congress may adopt after n just investigation. The people of Louisians, ignoring party and conscious of an honorable effort to place in oftice men of tried probity, aeek justice, not gonerasity. Thoy ask for & calm, impartial examination of the recent extraordinary events within tbeir bordors, and that there may bo & speedy correction of the dangerous evils now threatening the very life of their State. Signed) J. ‘A. Campbell, J. Alridge, August Bohn, Joseph Bowling, N. Barnett, A. Chiapells, 3. 8. Copes, H. W. Conner, H. D. Coloman, John Fairbsnks, C. E. Fenner, E. B. Wheelock, A. B. Griswold, G. Kohn, H. McCloskey, w. Nott, H. V. Ogden, W. B. Pike, John C. ' Potts, John F. Pollock, J. Turses, Jemes Wallace, Walker Fearn, D. C. Sabott, H. O. Serxas, J. W. Sabouiase, D West, Richird Toglor, iager Siem, 1. Pl Shleatern, R. Pugh, George . Squires, F. A. Haber, H. Gartes, P. M. Biker, Albert 0. Janin, 8. Hernsheim, T. H. Kennedy, J. M. Scott, Alfred Millenborger, H, G. Darcy, Sella Martin, O. Aarks, C. M. Wilcox, H. R. Graler. ARKANSAS CONTESTED ELECTIONS. LitTLe Rock, Der. 23.—Some of the Reform idates for - State offices at the recent elec- tion, codimence proceedings before Judge Cald- well, of the United Status Court, to-morrow, gimilar to those before Judge Durell, of New Orleans, to restrain the State authorities from returning their opponents as elected. ‘Warrants have been istued for the arrest of all persons concerned in the arrangements for a oookfight near Baratogs, N. X. NUMBER 127. Conflagrations All Over the Country, Yesterday. Three Squares Destroyed in i’orlland, Oregon---Loss, $350,000. A Large Portion of Helena, Ark., Burned Up. Specint Despateh to The Chfcago Trivune. Foxp pu Lac, Wia., Deo. 23.—A fire broke out at 8 o'clock yesterday morning in D. N. McEay's grocery, 432 Main street, and totally destroyed four stores, which include all the wooden build- ings from Kalk & Kent's daug store to the cor- oer of Main and Forest streets. Loss, $25,000. Insurance about 310,000. A partial list of those burded out is as followa: D. N. McKay, grocer, 10ss £3,500, insurance $2,500; 8. Fowler, grocer, losa $1,500, insurance $2,000; C. A. Trowkridgo, jewellors, loga $3,000, insarance £2,000: O. E. Vilkins, ' photographs, loss 1,509, ins surane $400; H. P. Brown, agricultural implements, loss 32,500, 1po insurance; J. I Susan, agricultural implempnts, losa 81,600, insurance $500: Mra. S. S. Roeed, musio teacher, loss $1,500, insurance 2300; Dodge & Bowers, physicians, loss $800, no insurance. Tho build: ings were owned by O.J. Pettibono and N. B. Wallace; valued at £4,000, and insured for $1,100. The cold has been intense for several days, bein&' 20 degrees below zero at the time of the fire. This, combined with & great searcity of water, made it difficult for the Fire Department to check the flames. The Fond du Lac River was found to be frozen to the bottom, and water could only be obtained from the reservoirs con~ structed by the city, and at a long distance from the fire. It is gonerally believed that the fire 'was caused by filling the stove full of wood upon closing the store at night. Toreno, 0., Dec. 23.—The dwelling at the corner of Superior and Adams streets, occupied by J. J. Maner, and owned by W. R. Janvier, was destroyed by fire this morning. The losd is $1,800; covered by insurance. Bosrox, Deo. 23.—About 1 o'clock yesterdsy morning, Mrs. Charlotte Adams’ Jadies corset manufactory, on Washington street, wos en- tirely destroyed byfire. The loss is $30,000. Later.—The fire in Washington street, this morning, burned the proparty adjoining the cor- set establishment, causing & damage of about 875,000 The people were greatly excited last night, in consequence of the frequency of fire alarms. That on Washington street caused a general alarm. Coxcorp, N. H., Dec. 23.—A fire in East Canan, yeaterday, destroyed property to the value of 350,000; insured forabout half. Among the sufferers are David Barnard and Charles Coburn, haress makers; H. B. Dustin, mil- Tinery; Frank Barber, jewellor; Barney Broth- erg, dry goods; J. D."Woeks and C. O. Bamey. AN ‘mAxcIsco, Dec, 23,—A disastrous con- flagration cccursed to-day at Portland, Oregon. Tho fire broke out in a Chinese wash-house, on the east side of Front street, between Alder and Morvison streets. It burned the ontire block botween Alder and Morrison; nearly the entire block on the west side of Front between Alder and Morrigon streets. Atnoon a general con- flagration in this part of the city seemed immi- nent. Fuorniture and goods were removed several blocks in the same direction 2s the fire was_taking. Fortunatoly at half-past 12 the wind changed, driving the flames back on the burned portion, ensbling the firemen to gain the control and confine the flames to the threo blocks. Engines came from Vancouver, Oregon City, Salem, and Albsuy. The Washington and Emmett Guards were ordered ont to protect the exposed property and provent the erowd from interfering with the operations of the firemen. Several firemen were soriously injured by the falling walls of Cartor's bulldiug, ome Aallaghan- itis sup&osed, was fatally hurt. = Loss estimated at 9350,000; insurance, $150,000. i The. fire was finally extinguished within the Limits of the three blocks constituting a part of the business portion of the city. The prinoipal snfferors aro J. B. Congle, saddler; W. B. Cur- tier, clothier ; Occidental Hotel proprietors, Vol- ume, Hall & Hendley; H. L. Pittock; the Ore- gonian Publishing Company; G. W. Vaughn ; Bimolt & Co.; P. G. Stewart; A. Walling, job printer; Geo. L. Hibbard & Co., produce deal- ers; Quinby & Perking; Progg & Harris; Ore- gon Herald_office, slightly ged; & Carter; H. Woodward, druggist; B. L. Stone, jeweler ; 8. L. Stone ; Clint & Reed ; Corbatt’s rick block, on the comer of Alden aud Front stroets was destroyed. Loss mot sscortained, but heavy. The material of the Oregonian was removed in anticipation of destruction, but the fire did not reach them. Special toh to The Chicago Tribune, MaxsriELD, Ohio, Dec. 23.—The Pacific Hotel snd two or threo smaller buildings adjoining wero destroyed by fire last night about midnight. The house was full of guests, and several made narrow escapes. Loss about 312,000, covered by insurance as follows: Phanix, of Hartford, 1,500 Oriont, of Hartford,31,000; Allemania; of ' Cleveland, '81,000; Royal, of Liverpool, $8,000; Firemon’s, of Dayton, $3,000. Special Degpatch to The Chicago Tridume. Fort WAYNE, Deo. 23.—The two-story frame dwelling-house at \Vaterloo, Indiana, destroyed by fire to-day, was owned by Mr. Straw and oc- cupied by two familios. Loss, $2,500; no In- surance. The contents were_ destroyed. The origin is supposed to b defective fiue. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. DeTROIT, Dec. 23.—A fire broke aut soon after 10 o'clock fo-night in the fourth story of Kal- meyer's clothing store, No. 206 Jefferson avenue. The principal dsmage 18 by water. The building was ocenpled by Thompson & Co., printing office, Lynch's curtain factory, Turner's mattress stcre and factory, and several other tenats. Frank's andiRothoven's jewelry stores were damaged by water, but the extent of losses and insurance is not known to- Dar70n, 0., Dec. 23.—Four or five young men, firomen, bad their ears and feet frozen severely, while pulling hose recls to s fire, this evening, god working in the water. A small boy, name Kline, had his right log crushed by a reel goin; tothe fire. Howas struck by the wheel sn knocked down, and_run over bofore the roel could be stopped. The firowas extinguished before much damage was doe. New Yonw, Deo. 23.—The new publio school building No, 5, Jarsey City, was partially de- sixoyed by firo this evaning, Loss on building and furniture estimated at 360,000 ; insurance, $40,000. About 150 girls were in the school at the' time, and escaped withont accident ; also, tho members of the Board of Education then in session. Cixcinvatt, Dec. 23.—A_dwelling belonging to Mr. Straw, of Waterioo, Ind., burned to-day, _tm-ni:g out three familica. Loss, $3,000. Not insured. Mexems, Tenn., Dec. 23.—~The Avalanche's special from Helens, Ark., says s disastrous fire Droke out about 4 o'clock this morning, and be- fore the Fire Dopartment could reach _the spot, had destroyed abouthalf a dozen buildings, and, before it was arrested, burnt three-fourths of the block in which it ariginated, on the east side of Main street, between Porter and Righter. The buildings destroyed ‘were mostly wood, but the loss falls heavily on somo fifteen merchants, who are almost entirely brokenup. Tho names of the losers are: A, Bernhold, dry goods and clothing ; loss, $6,000 20 insurance. S, H. Grant, furniture deler, loss $5,000; - insurance, 82,000 _ Mra. Boyd, * losa on building, $2,000; ingured, $1,000. Charles Solomons, amount not stated ; no Insurance. Morris L. Day, dry gooda snd clothing: loss, 7,000; insured, $2,000. G. F. Blanz, saloon and building; loes, $3,000; no msunnsce.L J. J. in ; lm;si 350; no insur- snce. ' §. Levy, millinery and fancy goods ; log ST000; insired, 83,0001 T Gn Bogmen, photographer, loss 81,800, Isasc & Seeling, dry gbud.u and clothing, loss $5000; insurance 2,000. Russell Righter, on building, $2,000, J. 0.'Liger, loss 31,500, fully insured. '8, 5. Fret- Zom, - queensware, loss by moving, $800," fully insured. Sammel ~Bender, dry oods and clothing, loss by moving, $L500. H. Heinrich, confectioner, loss, 85007 ingurance $250. Bpitzer & Frank, loss 85,000 insured 81,500, David Traber, loss 32,000; in- eured $1,500. “Morris Munst, loss 81,500 ; fully insured. 'H. Weinlaub, loss £3,000; insured $1,500.” John H. Glass, loss 89,000; insured 23,000; Conatance Assmus, watchmaker, 108885005 Do insurance. Estatoof Louis Tujageco, loss $1,- 15005 poinsyrance. Jobn Cannifsy, coRfection: er, loss $500 ; no Insurance. Leon Berton, loss. of building, €1,500 ; insured 3500. Aggregat lose 557,00%. ‘The names of the companies terested are not ascertained. THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE. Whitelaw Reid’s Salutatory to thé 3 Public. Spiecial Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. NEW Yomg, Dec. 23.—The welcome fact has been established that the New York Tribune' will continue its career as an independenth journal, snd without change in its editori force,—Whitelaw Reid remaining st the he: The Sinclair combination broke down, and My Orton concluded to do the wisest thing possibleg! In an elaborate editorial, the Tribune says : i - It is now proper to stato that as the result of certaid) intrigues and outsfde efforts to gan control of the pa<" per, and wrest it from the purpose to which our laie} chief devoted it some changes Lavo taken place In e} ‘proprietorship, and a large majority of tha stockholds! ers’are ]?fi ently concentrated in the bandsf of Mr. Greeloy’s chosen editorial axsociates, men whouz he trained for this particular duty; to whom he ine trusted the tasusgement of his journal In tho greatest: emergencles ; Whom he honored with the confidence of Dis thoughts and wishes, and whose purpose it now if t0 continus the work from which he was go suddenly: called away, Their ambition is to make the Zribura of the future what Horace Greeley would havo made: it, If be bad been spared,—a frank and fearless Dews= paper, devoted to the best interests of the country, spending its energles and resources freely in the cols lection of news, keeping 1ts readers informed of the course of events, the currents of opinion at horae: and abroad, the progress of science and useful arts,’ speaking its mind freely on all questions of public con<, cern, deteating neutrality in politics, the refuge of thd weak-minded and timid, but keeping independence aal the best title to honor and usefuiness, How far our schievement muat fall ggofl’ of our endeavor, missing, every hour the strength of that incomparable advo-: E3ta” whom wo avs loak, none € Tealiss 1more fuliy’ than ourselves; but we have st least this qualificatiors for our own work, that wehave caught something of his spirit and learnéd to kmow his purpose, That vure pose, 38 ho formally announced it in his latest writing for these columns, was to make his fonrnal moro thor: oughly than ever fhe honest and unfettered champion- of Repablicanism, reconciliation, and. peace. 18 ks - ing up the unfinished task which fell {xcm Lis hands s few weeks 2go, wo happily have tho men whom he' brought around him, the facilities which Le accumn- Iated, and mesns 8o ample, that when fow days sinco; over ‘half a million of dollars was paid for the bare control of the paper, we, knowing the worth of what Mr. Greeley had 'builf, up determined to bidi higher, Making allowance for the faot that the Tribw une withont improved real estate, thif indicates by far the higkest price ever paid for a news: Japer on this continent. But benceforth there i3 m ‘price whatever at which any stranger can buy it. It is' beyond reach. Sympathizing with oll liberal and: benevolent enterprises, thrusting forwvard whatever advances the culture and prosperity of our country,: tending naturally to the party which has been indenfic fied most cloeely with the progress and glory of the TUnion, butat war with abuses, wherever they mag. be found, it shall be what from {his day wo formallg styleitaf the hesd of the editorial columns, “Tha ZTribune founded by Horace Greeley.” . In the Tribune Company, as reorganizedy ‘Whitelaw Reid is understood to own fifty shareg for which he paid Mr. Orton §530,000. The cepid talist who stands behind Mr. Reid in this trans< action, is the Hon.Walter Phelps, of Englewood, aclever and stirring young man of much money, who has just been olected to Congrees from thafl part of New Jersey. Mr. Orton thought, origin-: ally, to make the Tribune an Administration paper, with Alr. Colfaz as chief editor; butthe negotiations to this end were unsatisfactory.' Mr. Orton then failing to see his way clear t success in pnbl.ishingfi_ e peper, decided to sell controlling share to 3ir. Reid, who offered hia dsome bonus of £50,000." Mr. Sinclair is ex pected to retire from the publication depart4 ment. WALL STREET. Review of the Money, Bond, Goldy Stock, and Produce Markets, Special Despatch to The Chicago “Tribune. New Yomg, Dec. 23.—The latest mail accounts( from England give some insight into the im-{ proved condition of affaira at London in connec-| tion with the recent reduction in the Bank off England rate of discount, and the incresse ind pelign, Tharo hod boen coppidorsble (e, 09 uent, and farther orders for one million pounds{ sterling in gold from Germany had been led ini the open market withont encroaching to extenti upon the ballion in the Bank of Fngland. MONEY. Money here to-dsy was active, and closo at 7 gold to 1-16. Marcantile paper dull and nomin} nal. Some banks are still shipping currency to the South and West, while others are receiving. currency from the West. GOLD AND 11;2%2/2. Foreign Gold was strong at 11 4. TForeign ex~ chango raled strosg, sud advancel. Proatat ia- dications favor a resumption of specie exports. BONDS. Government bonds were quiet and firm. The. chief elements_sustaining the market are the. firmness of gold, and the reinvestment of the January interest, STOCES. In the stock market, Western Union, Wabash, and Erie were tho most active. Specalation im: Erie seems to be toning dovwn, probably becanaa the majority of the speculators do not rely upon. tho rose-colored statements of Jay Gould, and partionlarly those which relata to the possible control of the Trans-Continental lines. Nothing definite has been learned of the roport that the Union Pacific Bailros® Company are about to institute suits against the Credit Dobilier for $18,000,000., Bgunld this amonnt be recovered, it would add; “60 per cent to the market value of the stock, the total of which at par is $36,000,000. The stock: market generally closer higher. . PRODUCE. L g Flour was stesdier, fevorable advices from: Europs giving sellers more confidence. Family, oxtras wers held with increased firmness. No. 2 and superfine in fair demand and stesdy. Wheati advanced under favorable European news. Porld quiet. DES MOINES. Supposed Alurder—Agricnitaral Socied ty Mccting—Appointment. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tridune. Dzs Morxes, Iows, Dec. 23.—Charles L. Een- dall, a young man aboat 20 years of age, lefti home in Kendrick Township, Green County, o Friday night last, and not returning by Sunday, his g’ian went in search of i!m and dJ%J covered him dead about half a milo fromy his home. The indications were that he had besn murdered, having been shot through tha: head. The marderer is suspected, but no’ arrost has been mado. The regular winter meeting of the Tows State Agricultural Society convenes in this city on. Wgendneadny, Jau. 8, for n two days’ session. The Exccative Committes Lave prepared a pro- gramme which, if followed ont, cannot fail’ o make this ession one of great benefit to Iowa, farmers. Addresses will be delivered by Presi- dent Bcott, on the Conduct and Condition of the Bociety; by the Governor, on the Skeleton in the Corn Crib, and by President Welch, of the State Agricultural College, and others, on topics of interest and importance. Orlando J. Clark, of Winneshiek County, has been a gglnted Digtrict Attorney for the Tenth Judicial District. CINCINNATI. Xcein the Ohio~-Barges Broken Loose and Sank with Cargoes of Coal. CrycisNaTr, Dec. 23.—Yestorday morning tha ice in the river at thia place broke several empty coal barges loose from Moulton's Landing, at the foot of Vine atreet, and drifted down againet Hengehold and_Jenner's fleat, sinking their barges, containing altogether between 80,060 and 90,000 bushels of coal. The gorge below the city gave way aboat dark, leaving the river clear from the foot of Fifth street to the New- port bridge. The stesmboats all escaped dam- ago yesterday, though it required constant effort to keep them afloat. 3 ‘The river 18 rising in consequenee of ice from sbove, and is now full of ice. One barge of conl sank at Covington; one here, and one at Norta Bend. About 30,000 bushels of coal were lost. Three barges were torn from their moorings 25 North Bend, and floated down the river. Arafs of lumber, torn loose above, floated pact tha city. Army Recrnits. ‘WasEnNeTON, Dec. 23.—One hundred recruits have been ordered to Fort Riley, Kansas, for tha Bixth Cavalry ; 150 recrnits have been ordered *a Galveston, Texas, for the Tenth Infaniry ; ant 180 to the terminus of the Missouri, Kausea & ‘Toxas Railroad. for the Eloventh Intantry,