Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1873, Page 1

I T e T VOLUME 26. CHICAGO, MERCANTILE AGENCY. RETURNED. ‘We have returned to our former location, 110 & 112 East Madison-5t Our West Side store will be Ieopt open for the present. IR, SHITH & OO, APER ACTURERS & DEALERS, PER CENT EDUCTION irments ordorod of us dur- wary and ¥ebruary 1873. T g 4 r and Draper. ag Outfits a Spocialty. to meagure, EXTRA DUR- 1d PERFECT IN FIT, Wabash-av. fter March 1, 1873, at Wonroest, and Wabash-av, STABLISHED 1854. EFEXIES English Tronserings, JUST RECEIVED, S WALSELE, Draper and Tailor, MeVicker's Thatre Building, REMOVALS. REMOVAT. GASSETTE, SPRINGER & VOUNG, Real Estate and Financial Agents, 149 and 151 DMadison-st., Northesst cornor LaSallo-st., Buy and soll Roal Estato on Commissions, Ce y By s B Comiott Sl et Mk and Nogotlate Loaugan lteal Estuto Socurty iy Removall ‘Wo have romoved our South Side Store to southoast corner STATE AND WASHINGTON-STS. WILSON BROS. REMOWV.AT. CrIEBRSTENBIERGH COMMISSION MERCHANT, Uas Removed o 199 Hu i DISSOLUTION NOYICES. DISSOLUTION. The copartuership horotoforo oxisting bo- tween the undorsigned, under the firm name of Horton & Leonard, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, H. B, Horton is nlone authorized to sign the firm namo in liquida- tion. ‘H. B. CORTON, OIAS. E, LEONARD. T Doo. 30,1872, Tho printing business horetoforo oarried on by Horton & Loonard will bo _continued by the undersigned. H, B. HORTON, 10 North Jefforson-st, MISCELLANEOUS, CAUTION. DEN R, SMITH and CHAS, FIELD are no longor in my omploy, and the public are hereby cautionod against paying them any monoys, or otheor- wise doing businoess with thom, on my account, P, L GARRITY, 106 Souih Clark-st. DRY SLABS At Wholeselo at Lew Figures, AHRENS & BEHRENS, t6t Wost Madison-at, Layyyers Conying: Pross Stands With forty-tliras Gomparturents for legal Llanks, At Culver, Pg‘ge, Huyne & Co's, Ohilonigo. TO RENT, Ploasant ofticen, singlo aud vn sults, with uss of firo- prout vaulte, tu to irit-clus oiico huilfiug op tho south, ust cocuor Of Clack sud Mlouroo-ats. Lol possos. ,llln &lvone 1‘99}995‘{"4 ?I‘\l‘h? ‘LRM. ,l. ; §. If. BRADSTREET & SON'S IMPROVED Mercanil Agency, 63 Bast Washinelon-t, Until the completion of Port- land Block, The January volume of Reports is issued and will be delivered to sub- scribers as rapidly as possible. New subscriptions re- ceived through our can- vassers, or at the office. Having spared neither labor nor expense, we offer this volume to the mercantile community assured that it will com- mend itself to their con- fidence and support on its own merits. J. 1. BRADSTREET & SON. J. M, KEESE, Superintendent, Decembor 81, 1 MERCHANT TAILOR. DISCOUNT NEXT SIXTY DAYS, Wo wiil make a discount for CASH of 15 to 20 per cent on all goods ordered for FALL and WIN~- TER wear. - 4. B. HALL, MERCHANT TAILOR, 180 Dearborn-st., Two doors north of Madison, BUSINESS CARDS. WRIGHT, RICKART & C0., GENBRAL CommissionMerchants CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS. Nos, 119 &121 LflSal}fl'SI.,!Nfl. 108, Commercial-st,, (Ovor Open Board) QHIOAGO, = = TLL| ST, LOUIS, MO. JOUN J. M'CLELLAN. LOTHROP A, NIODGES, McCLELLAN & HODGES, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS, 131 LaSalle-st., Chicago. COAL. COAL! COAL Hard Onal, alt sizo: 12,00 Tirlo and Briar 1141 i n! 10,00 10.10 0,00 7.0 . & J. T, OLCOTT. ‘North Mackotut FINANCLAL. [aving tho most completo and oxtel o fystom avor devisod for the colioction of claims in Unltod Ktatos and Canadns, wo_invito n closo inspicetion by businoss Inon desielng bur aesistanco. i charges. No attorney’s foes in sults. TRA- SIER'S Moroantlo Colloction Agonicy, I Madl st INSURANCE CLAIMS. MERCEANTS, FIREMAN’S, HOME, GREAT WESTERN, EQUITABLE, OHICAGO FIRE and GERMANIA. A lboral price pald for tho abayn, Sen ma hrfaro soll. ing. J. N WITHEREL Wabnsh-av, L. C, GREENEBAU, 18 [n tho markot again, and paying highest pricos In'cash for all clatims againat Chicago Firo Insurauco Companos, at 170 East Washington-st., basoment. INSURANCE CLAINS. Morchants Gormanin, Equitable, Kicomna's, and Great ular, Lasy ‘Western polloles and clalns bought nta lboral prico for eash this day, New Yo I, 5, DILTRION, Ho.'77 Went diadlson-s upllulgn.u GO ol RBEPUBLI(Q INSURANOE OERTIFICATES Twill ol 3,00 and boy ot markat, prico. R. D. STILES, 13 South Uinri:at.; oo 5. __SHEET IRON, &o._ O EBATE. ot | A ol Bar il Company, Maunufaocturors of Shoot Iron.and Roiler Plate, Offico i 762 Wabash-av. Wil purchase muiun or car-lond lots Unst aud Wronght Toratigs and Burinas, onvy and Lt Cast o Whnight Sorap. SN SRV b 4 Mr. Gilua ¥, Clino for many yona hoad Toote s des Ao s raatnse oot umlenat n e firua natio will by continist s horototaro: HALEOUY EWiren, Cifeugo, Jan. 1, 1813, Sdinely o MEETINGS. Sy Mu:uu&lc. : ogular lommunication ol I-Odzgo No, 311, A, ¥. & A. Bvening, Jan, 3, 1873." Installution of Oili- cors, end husiness of tmportanco will come bofore the Lodze. Hvery mombor is horoby nothled to bo presont. GO, K, HAZLITT, Boorotary, Olovaland 2y Thursduy WASHINGTON. The Revenue for the Past Six Months Larger than Expected. Richardson Looming Up as the Next Secretary of the Treasury. A Long Delayed Warning to Govern- ment Office-Holders. If Thoy Become Candidates for Stato Offices, Thoy Must Resigne Miscellaneous News at the Capital. Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, FINAXCES. ‘Wasmiaron, Dec, 81.—The books showing tho customs and miscollancous reooipts of rovonue for tho quarter of tho present fiseal year which ends to-day aro not suffiolontly ad- vanced to nscortaln the gross roturns, but the record is complote onough to guaraatos s much Inrgor surplus rovonuo for the onsuing year than was onticipsted. The oxponditurcs thus for havo boen within tho cstimatos, whilo tho re- coipts from Intornal Rovenuo sources wmrant tho opinion that there aro §12,000,000 in oxcoss of anticipations, It is ostimated that tho Trensury Dopartment by tho oud of tho present fiscal yoar will lave & surplug of 870,000,000 to apply to the rcduction of the ruhllo dobt. Socrotary Boutwoll's estimato, sont o Gongrass in Dacorabor, was 314,600,000 sur- : THE CUDAN LODDYs I tho gonernl du'nony provailing hore, tho Quban Jabby tried both time and material to im- provido siartling sensational statomonts with ro- gard to tha affaita of that unhappy island, A story which, to-day, had quite & oirculation in diplomatic circles, roprosonts that the Govorn- monts of Brazil, Chill, aud Mexico aro propared to intervono in _tho interests of Cu- Lan Pcnm and indopondonco, pro- viding the United States decidos to maintain its presont stoud of noutrality, It is farther atated that this Yl‘opaum'l aotion hag boon Emntn 1y stimulated b{ lio recent suecoss of tho Cuban insurgonts, aud by the intornnl dissenslons in Bpain. The Jnst advicos from Spain to the Logation horp were (o tho offect that the Bpau- ieh Governmént required tho prosonco of all ita troops to_support its homo rovolts and disturb- ances. 'Tho friends of froe Cuba roprosent that if tho Cubans had now s fioad supply of muni- tions of war, they could muster & forco far auperior both in numbers and discipline to the discontented nand mutinous Spanish soldiery, who now uphold Bpanish dominion in that inland. [To the Associated Press,) . THETIOMAS STATUL. ‘WasmixatoN, Dac. 81, —The Hon. Horaco Maynard, ot Tonnossco, hos had placod in bis hutids, for the purpose of prosouting to tho Houso of Roprosontatives, & memorial numerously signed by the officors and oldiors of tho luto Army of “tho Cumborland, asking Congross to appropriato ©15,000 towards tho oroction of an oquestrien stutuo to the memoryof tho late Mojor Goneral George II. Thomas. BENEOAMDIAN ROUGHE. T.70 colored Touglis, 0t fwmik.: wharsclars 0 thio polico and doteotiva force, yestorday aftor- noon_appenred at the front entrance to tho jail and domanded admittanco to tho coll of Tom Wright, the murderer of Rogorski. Huviug boon ordored nway by tho guards, thoy replied with dofisnt oathe and throats, ono of tha party drow- ing a razor and suother & dirk knifo, Thoy worb finaily drivon from the premisos. Two of them were subsequently arrested aftor & sovero strug- Elu in whic! Snrgcunt Johnson's right hand wag adly injured. Tho othor three will doubtloss bo captured. The object of tho roughs was tho relensoof Wright, X INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. Tho rocolpts from the intornal revonuo during tho prosont fiscal yoar to Jan. 1, aro over sixty- oiio millions, A WARNING TO OFFIOE-HOLDERS. An Exccutivo order, it is_oxpected, will bo issuod to-morrow afternoon, directed to all Fed- cral ofiice-holders, warning them in no way to participate in tho affuirs of tho soveral States in which they may bo lacated, and atating that in all cases in which Federal ofticers chooso to be- comg candidates for Stato ofilaes, the rosignation of thoir Fedoral commissions will bo expocted. THE MEXICAN COMAMIGSION, Goneral Thomas Q. Osborno, of Chieago, will bo appointed o member of tho Commission to investigato tho Moxican dopredations on tho Rio Qrando, in place of the member from Mluslesfla- pi,.rosigned. Thut Commission has an addi- tional temporary appropriation of 818,000, which is expected to euflico until Juno noxt. Goueral Osborno loft for Chicago yestorday, SEONETARY BOUTWELL. The rumored rosignation of Scorotary Bout- woll is without foundation. e has writton no Iotter, but ho positively statos that in no event will o romain in tho Cabinet Iator than the 4th of March. OADINET VAOANOIES. ‘Thoro will, boyond doubt, bo thres vacancies in tho Cabinot, the State, ‘Treasury, and tho At- tornoy Gonoralship, ~ Mr.' Williama' will resign to ontor upon soma professional businoss, it is undorstood, in connection with railrond Intor- outs. THE NEXT FINANCIAL MINISTET. New Yonk, Doc, 81.—The Tribunc's Washing- ton upecial suyw it is scarcely quostionod that Boutwell will bo electad to tho'Sonato to succeed Wilgon. Tho report that the Prosidont has al- ready mado up his mind to put Assistant Score- tary Dichiardson in Boutwell's place gains cro- denco dny by day, sud thoro 8ro now many por- sony, who ato uiunlly woll informod 88 L0 what is going on at tho Whito House, who assort posi~ tively that Grane hing come to thig docision, and that ho s alrendy informed Richardson of his coming good fortune. THE NEW YOUK ASSISTANT TREASUNEN. Tho news of Hecrotary Boutwell's _proposad resignation was considerably discussed in Wall stroot, yostorday, the provailing speculation bo~ ing that Assistant Socretary Richardson will ro- colyo tho succossoralip for & fow wooks, after which thut gentlomon is oxpected to accept s finaneia] position abrond froma New York houso. It is thought tuat tho Bocrotaryship of tho Trensury should bo filled by & Now York man, but it {s improbable that cither ex-Governor Morgan or Houry Clows will bo the porson, as tho samo ronsona will oporato against thoso gos tlomen that provented A, T\ Btowart's uccept- ance of that oflico. The ITibbler WiteMurdor Trini, Special Despateh to The Clicago Tribune, Four Wayng, Ind,, Dec. 81.—Additional im- portaut tostimony was olicited in tho Hibblor murdor trial on the sixth day. Tho tostimony of Dr, Myors as to tho unekilful troatment of the deceased was further provon to-dsy in tho oxamination of Dr. Woodworth, whoso testi- mouy was interosting snd important, A noar neightor of the priconer testifiod to tho cruot trontment of the stepdauglitor of Hibbler, and corroboreted tho teatimony of her wliter givon yentordny a8 to the shooting. John Koofer Hwors that Alrs. Hibbler wan bronght to his houso after sho had Leon shpt, and Hibblor cnmo In soon aftor and stated ho shot hor acei- dentally, Keofor denfed tho assertion, when Hibbler throstoned to shoot him and all_othors in the houso, Ho was intoxicated, Furthor tostimony as Lo tho pritoner quarrelling with his wifo and threatoning her lifo was presentoed; also several othor unimportant testimony, The oxcitomont grows with ~ tho progross of tho triel, Tho Court-room {s packed daily, An ad- Journmont was kad until after the hufidnyu. S s Tho Novida Sonatership. Vinoia, Noy,, Doc, Bl.—Although the oleo- tlon ot Julin P, Jones, now Buperiutendont of tho Orowa Polnt mine at Gold Hill, ay the suo~ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY cosgor to Sonator Nyb has boon rogardod s o foregono conclusion, & stroby offort is in pro- gross to scouro onough dleaffecied Republicans to unito with tho Domocrats to oloot Thomas Sundorland. Tho Territorial Enterprise, in loador this morning, troating tho quostion os virtunlly pottlod boforo tho primarica in favor of Jones, and, confidont that the combination will bo unsuccossful, says: ‘‘If to malntain their rights, and soouro the fulfilmont of thoir oxprogsed wishes, tho peoplo havo to pursuo tho dofosted foo ond strugglo with him anew on the very threshbold ~of tho logisiative balls, lot tho. conflit bo of 80 momornblo "and torrible & charactor as will dotor all futuro publis onotmies from in- voking n pimilat gontest,” It further says that *the membors of tlid Lioglsliture should miko cotnrhon cause with tho publls in denling out atorn rotribution to every ono who dares insult its chiaractor or conspiré sgainst the rights and oxpross wishos of tho peoplo,” 'ho Logislaturo moots on Monday. —_— WALL STREET. Revelw of thoe Monoy, Bond, Gold, Stock, and Produce NMarkotss Speclal Deapatchto Lhe Chicago Tribune, Nxw Yonx, Dee, 1.—Innroview of the finanolal rocord of 1872, the Krpiess says tho Btook fix- cohsngo has grown wonderfully, and is now ono of the greatest spooulatlve maris in the world, Atowof tho londing oporators who now occa~ slonaly combino, ropresont ‘scourition worth five hundred million of dollars, Anothor foature of the yenr hns beon tho disposition of the managers of tho old railways to incronso tho volumo of sncouritios to doublodrack; oxtend and othorwlsé improve their linos, Thia assumed the form of a mania during tho closing months of tho year. Now York Contral suthorized the issuo of 840,000,000 bonds to la; suother doublo traok from Now York to Buf- fnlo, Tho Chicago & Northwestorn authorized tho {usue of $46,000,000 coneolidated mortgngo bonds, ot whiohs 835,000,000 is resorvod (6 1ok up oulstandiug morigagos, sud 818,000,000 for now work, such a8 the complotion of brauch lines, which will %lve to tho paront com lmi valuablo lund grants, Tho Lake Shoro & Michi- on Southorn Company is now mar- oting 60,000,000 sinking fund bonds for improvemont. Tho ~ Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Company bLas issuod asbout 84,000,000 now bonds and $16,000,000 common stock, sud has also reocontly given notico of & now {ssuo of §2,000,000 common stook and $2,600,000 sorip proforred. Tho Chicago & ook Tslsnd Company, & short timo since, an- nounced s now issuo of §6,000,000 stock, Tho Honunibal & St. Josoph Company bas issucd 85,000,000 new stock during the yesr. 'Che Erio Company suthorized n largo consolidated mort- ago which increasos the “bonded debt, snd tho Pacific Mail Stenmship Company sold £2,700,000 atpar which hnad been in tho troasury a long timo, The above list compriscs only tho leading :pmpnuicu which have incrensed their weouri- icas g NONEY. To-dny money was active and stringont, Dur- ing the onrlior hours call joans rangod from to % por cont per dicm ; lator, many was loano at 7 gold. Tho closing days of this year wero. nlmost o repetition of those of the provious: year, in regard to tho rates for money. Com- morcint papor nominal. Thoro aro vory confused notions hero in ro- finrd to tho London moncy market. Tho only oapatch roceived to-dny roports moncy thoro outgido tho Bank of England at 6@BX per cont. Thore has been no clcnrinF up of yoatordny's dospatches, which variously roported tho ratos at 63{@0 por cont to 43{@5 per cont. Mail ad- I;u:ou will Lavo to bo awaited bofore tho truth is nown, aorp. Grldwos quict and stondy, to-duy, ot 112@ Liz. Tho bighost prico of gold in 1872 was 11‘5156, and the lowest 108}4. ovornment bonds woro firm. 8TOCKS. Tho stoelt market opened hoavy, but becamo strong and closed mainly highor. During 1872 ull tho leading shares havo made & decided ad- vanne ranging from 2 ko 80 per cent. Tho only prominent shares that declined during the past your wero Harlem ; Northwest, proforred; Mil- Waukeo & 8t. Paul; ditto, proforred; Delawaro {;:t!:)mwnna& ‘Wostern, and Now Jersey Con- WATERED BIOCKS, Tho publio are likely to bo accommodated with _snother sonsation in thoe way of what is called watoring stocks. It is undorstood, snys the World, that Commodore Vanderbilt intends selling New York Contral stock to tha oxtent of 40,000,000, instead of wasting further time in frying to mogotinto tho_bonds in Europe, Tho programme i8 to issuo Now York Contral stock and soll it secretly, as the Rock Taland Road hag dono horetoforo, and then, when tho roquirad amount is rold, o notify tho Stock Exchango of tho intonded issuo, For tho last two yonrs this }:olmy has worked woll with the Rock Ieland, ake Shore, Milwaukeo & Bt.Paul, and other companics. TRODUOE. Flour was botter, a8 tha limitod arrivals and reduced stock of shipping grades givos sollors tho advantage. All grades nro_strongor, and most holders aro loss inclinod to sell, a8 the mills in the interior are frozon up. Fanoy Min- nesotas and low grado whito are most sought af~ ter. Holdors of whoant, undor limited arrivals aud fayorablo nows from Europe, hnve again ad- yanced prices. Common spring and wintor aro in domend. Pork was moderately active, at o decline, Bales: 600 brls now, cash and January, nt $13.00. Cut moata quiot, Plckled bellics firm, at 8¢ bid. for 12 1b8 in boxes, TForty-sovon tiorcos plckled hams, 16 1bs, gold ob 8o ‘“on brand.” Dacon in moderato demand on apot; pricos stondy; salos 100 boxes long clear at 63¢0; 60 tiorcos short cloar ot 73go; 100 boxes do at 80, Lard stondy and fairly active for fu- turo dolivory, with ealos of 260 tiorces, January, at 78¢c, and 600 tlorcos, Mnrch, at B3go. SAN FRANCISCO, The Gont Island MattoreThe Poople Opposecil to Its Transfor to Rallrond Corporations=vIn Memorinme=Dodg= ing the Code~«Now Tolograph Come pany. Bax Franoisco, Dee, 31.—A meeting is to bo hold on Bsturdey night, under the suspices of the Chambor of Commorce of this city, for tho purposo of entoring » formal protest in'tho namo of tho pocplo of tho Btate and city ogainst tho assago of the Gont Islaud bill “in Congress. lovernor Booth and the Mayor will proside and addross tho meoting, which 18 oxpoctod to bo ouo of tho most thoroughly roprosentativo meoting ova‘r!hum in this city connection with lh?: mattor. All tho Consular flags in the city aro at half- ‘mast in respoct to the memory of the late King Kamehamoha, ‘The British stoamer Sparrow Hawk will roach Honolulu about tho samo time ag tho Amorican frigato Californin, ‘The repairs of the shaft of tho ateamer Groat mx:ubl(n arc not yeb comploted. largo number of mining and other corpora~ tions wera perfocted yosterday and to-day for tho purposo of avolding tho provisions of the new to maintain the Democratio pm’ti’ ] code, which goos into offect Jan, 1, obliging in- n:rpl?rnunnu to doposit 10 per cent of tho capital stook, i North Pagiio Talograph Company hao boon incorporated fo coustruot o tolograph from Ban Francigco to Croscont City, “l”‘f tho copst, Budd Doblo arrived last night. Tho pacors Rosalind, Elmo, and Dan, Voorheos woro takou to tho Agrioultural Park, to-day, to go into tralu- ing at ouce, for tho races with Oceldent, Tho Washington dougaial o tho Now York Times, to-day, atating that * the proposud tran- for of Goat Taland to the Contral Pacifio Radiroad COompany is indorsed by tho pooplo of Oalifor- nin, was 80 indorsed in tho last_oloction, aud that Bargont way eleotod to tho Unitod Status Honnto on that issue, and ag o frieud of the schomo,™ iy publishcd horo and contradict.d. Hargout was.gigotod bofora tho purposos of the raiiroad company respecting Gont Island wero known. 'f'ho quostion was not involved iu his sloction. ~ he piseago of the bill through tho House, last session, croated intonso opposi- tion in 8an L'rancidoo and ovor a largo nz&un of tho Blato, Botl candidatos in thin district, at tho last oleotion, unoyulvocally plodged thoms solvos against tho moasuro, and both politieal purtion adoptod yasolutions utrongly opposiug tho proposed cossion, cousideriug it u pollt nocossity to doso, In tho middlo and northorn distriots, both tho Grooloy candidatos wore op- posod to Goat Island, while tho Ropublican can- didates accepted thio issue aud auncunced them- solvos in favor of It. On tha issuo tho Repub- lican caudidatos wera defeatod, although tho distriots woro strongly Hopublivan, whilo the oandidato in tho Aiddlo, bpasor Sievablionn, Dig- i, 183, {32/— 3 triot, fitat saved himeoif, In thoso two distri 11,000 Republicans votod In favor of Grant bue” votad nfgalnat their Congrokelonal candidates or rofusod to vote for Congrassmon at all, It was tho most marked condomusllofi of an obnox- {ous monsuro, and was #o pronounced it tho timo. In tho oxtremo Southern District, thio lsstie wag not mado, a8 CGout Island did not seom to concorn the d{mupln of that seotion of tho State. Tha ronowed proasurs in favor of tho Gont Is- land achomo ‘ab \Vnah)nxfiou orentod much ox- mont m this oity, and hins led to acall fora moeting on Saturday nights Governor Booth Hnys%hom is no publio sonti- mont In California favoring the cossion of Gont Island to tho Contral Pacitio Railroad, A SAN Franotgoo, Doo. 81,—In_relatlon to’ tho despatoh publishod iix thé Now York Z'imes this morning on thp Goat Island sciionto, tho Aorn- ing Call, of this city, says: ' Wo wero nware that tho railrond intorest of Colorado wse por~ foctly unsorupulous, but did not -suppose an nttompt would nfm bo mado . to mieroprosont the inhabitants of this oity, 88 Was tho caso ono yoor ago. Not s man in fa- vor of_tho Goat Island monstrosity dare go bo- fore tho votors of 8an Franclsco, ~Ho could nob Knll, in tho wholo city, 2,000 yotos, Wo truly oliovo any oandidato who should go boforo tho inhabitants of Ban Francisco in favor of such an {sguo would bo od out of tho city. tainly ho ought to be. Ban Francisco will make o great mistake in permitting Stanford & Co. to misroprosont us in Vn.shlnfilou furthor. 8. R, Holmos nssumes the agoncy of the Paciflo Mail Bteamsbip Company in this city to- morrow, in place of Eldridgo & Towiin, Tonigrod. The now_codo of Calioruin takos eltect to- morrow. Over ono hundred miningand other incorporations filed, to avold tho {0 por cont provigion of the codo. POLITICAL. MICHIGAN LEQISLATIVE CAUCUS, Speeial Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune. LaAxsixe, Mich., Deo. 31.—The Republican coueneos this ovening in both logislativo houses woro vory fully nttonded. Tho nominations in tho Sonato woro: Jmmgs H. Stono, Knlamazoo, Soorotary; Jomes W. Hino, Allegin, Agsistant Socrotary; Willipm P. Burdick, Snglnaw, Ser- cant-at-Arms; ‘Charlos T, Dickoy, Calhoun, Snrolling and hngmss\ng Clork, To tho Houso ; Charles M, Croswoll, Lonawco, Sponlier ; David Crossman, Ingham, Glrlk ; Col- onol E. M. Fitch, Allogan, Sorgonni-at-arms ; William 1, Maraton, Borrion, crippled soldior of fho Hoventeonth Michigan, Enrolling and En- grossing Clerk. 5 Tho Logislature meots nuder tho Constitution ot noon an Now Your's Dey. "Anothor soldior of tho Sovontoonth Michigan Goorge H. Hoglins, of Washtenny, s recoived the appointmont of Privato Scoretary to Gover- nor Bagloy. - THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE. 87, Toums,; Dee. 31.—Dospatohos from Jeffor- gon City eny that mombors of tho Loginlaturo, which will moot to-morrow, aro fast arriving, and the_quostions oy to who shnll bo Spoaker of tho Homso, nnd who whall succoed Frank Blair ns United States Sonator aro freoly dis- ousged. A caucus of all Democrats who desire orgauization, ond. who .belioyo that Domocrats alono should organizo. thio Logislature, shape its political m?icy,' and control the eloction of Senator, hns cen called for Wodnesday. — Nost of the Dem- ocrats who have arrived bave signed the cull, but there are somo who decline to do _so. Tho question of the two-thirds rule in tho Sonatorial caucus is boing discusscd, and moots much op- pasition, Neither Governor Drown's retiring mogsago, nor Qovornor Woodson's ingugural is fiet comploto. The former will probably not read boforo Eriday, aud the inauguration of Governor Woodson will not take place before to-morrow weck. THE LOUISIANA SENATORSHIP, Wagnixarox, Dec, 81.—Advices from Now Or- Joans indicate that Judge Duroll has tho best chances for the United States Sonato. THE ROCHESTER FEMALE SUFFRAGISTS. RoonesteR, N, Y., Doo. 81.—Yostorday aftor- noon_fourteen of the woiron who wors held for llogal thixiE‘ at tho lato clection gave bail to ap- pear in tho Albany Court. Susan B, Anthonyre fused to furnish bail, and was remandod. THE WEATHER. War Departmeont Prognostications for To-Day =« eports from Various Pointye i Wan DerantyeNT, OFPICE OF THE CHIEF S1oNaL OFFIOER, DivisioN or TELEZORAME AND Reronts Fon_Tur BENEFIT OF COMMENCE, Wasmvorow, D, 0., Dec? 81.—Probabilition— Tor Now Engiand, northwostorly to northonst- orly winds, rising tomporaturo, and partly cloudy weather, For tho Middlo States, northiwesterl to northenstorly winds, and e)oml{ weather, wit rising tomporaturo, and_very probably rain over tho southern portion, For "the South Atlautic Btatos, southorly and casterly winds, cloudy weather, ~and dyxabuhly light rain. TFrom tho Ohlo Valley to tho GCuif, winds shifting to northorly sud northwosterly, falling iemporaturs, aud cloaring, but partly cloudy woather. From tho Obio Valloy northi- ward ovor Linko Erie and tho uppor lnkes, north- orly nud northwostorly winds and partly cloudy weathor, Trom Miss and’ Konsns to Minne- #ota and Dakota, diminighing to southorly winds, rising probably inc”2azing cloudiness. Fonrr Wa Dec. 81,—Eight inches of snow foll here since midnight. Tho traing aro con- sidornbly delayod in consoquonco, Tonr Jenvis, N.J., Dec. 31.—Tho storm last night snd to-dey bis ngnin complotely dis- arranged tho running of trains on tho Erio Rail- way. Trains from tho West are all about fivo hours lato. Prrrsnunan, Dec. 81.—A light and steady rain has been falling siuce lust night. Reports from abovo state that the rain is gonoral, 1f the pres- ont rain and thaw continuo, there will undoubt odly bo # broak-up in the rivers in the courao of twenty-four hours, The mercury stund at 42 degreos, jamo, TIL., Dec, 81, ‘Thore aro no arrivals or departusos oxcopt local packots. A drizzling rain and warm woather continuo. New Yonr, Deo, 81,—A light rain has boon talling sinco 10 o'cloclk this morning, I i R i Railrond Accidents Inpranaroris, Ind., Doc.81,—A collision occur- red early this morning in the Indianapolis yard betwaon a frolght train on tho Indiznapolis & Bt. Louis Railroad, aud a through passongor car from Cincinuati to’ Poorja, 111,, which was boing tranaferrod from the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayotto Railrond to_tho Indiannpolis, Bloom- ington & Wastorn Railrond. ‘lio pussonger train was thrown from tho track into Poguo's Run, down an embankmont 10 or 12 feot. The car was filled with passongors, and turned on ity gido, W. W. Rasborn, of Ithodo Island, was in- jured soveroly, Hiy juw and noso woro broken, A hc!ly and two childron wore, rlso, soriously in- jurad. Drrrorr, Mich., Deo, 81.—G, Gibson, & brake- man on tho Michigan Central Railrond, foll bo- twveon two frolght cars, from tho top, on Sundey night, as tho train was comiug {nto Ilomer. ‘I'ie whooly émuuml ovor his iustep, cutting sbout hulf tho foot off. Fmsuum, onstorly omporature, and TSRt S ¥Me Ohented the Gallows, Inpavaronls, Ind,, Deo. 81.—Wm. Cluck, convictod of the murdor of his wifo, and son- tonced to bo hung on Friday noxt, committed sulcide to-day, Ilo ecomplained of Icc]hlfil ill this morning, and rematued in bed, but nothing strange was noticed till about 1 o'clack. X thhiuiuu wan called Lo neo him, when it waw incovered that he had taken morphino, The morphine hiad been coneonlod in 4 pieco of foole- cap paer, and onelozud in 8 purt of & nowspapor. A wtoninch pump was anpliod [mmediztely with- out offect. Ho died at ¢ o'elock. It o known from whut sonreo he obtnined the poison. T, 2 Perso anl Mention. Harrronn, Conn., Doo. 81,—Bonator Bchwrz ie tho guest of Governor Jowoll, in this city. Avausta, Mo., Dug, 81,—Tlo roport that Sona- tor Morrill i soriously ill is untrue, e e e Obituary. PuiLApELriiA, Doe, 81.—John A, Drown, one of tho oldest bankers and brokors in_this oity, dlod to-day, aged 85. In 1871, Mr. Drown do, natod 300,000 to the Prosbytorian Mospital of this city. el AT N Jaull Dollvory. ONoINNATI, Dev, 81,—All the privoners con- fined In tho Frankfort, Ky., jall egeaped last il by cultivg thuoukh the xoof, Cer- | How Jay Gonld Made Five Millions on the London Stock Exchange. Commodore Vanderbilt a Wit- ness in the Stokes Muxr- der Trial. What the Venerable Speculator Thinks of James Fisk. Misecllaneous Local News, Spectal Despatels to The Chicago Tribune, | New Yong, Deo. 81.—An ovening paper eays & now leaf of Erio monlpulation in tho English markot Las just beon doveloped, which oxhibits & romarkably siiccesstul speculation ot tho part of Jny Gould intho London Stock Exchnnge. Tbr wovural days pust Luropesn cablo despntchos heve announced numerous failures among tho spocnlatora thero, who bave boon solling calls on rio stocks, which is m‘lunl to solling stock short for a doclino. Ono fargo London honso s announced to havo falled on 40,000 sharcs. It turns out that Jay Gould, just proyious to the Doston flré, sonb & prominent Broad_strost speoulator to London with lottors of credit to n Iargo amount, with orders to quict- ld:v buy calls upon an immonso number of shares. 'ho gtock in Now York hud been doprossed by Qould about 10 per cont, and was made to look vory woal, to_ induco tho Enfilluh speculntots to goll calls it, chionp Tatos. No dospatches woro sont b(f cablo for fonr of tho nfmmtlnn lonkin, out and the market for Erie was kopt down, unti tho return of the Now York agent two wooks ngo, when tho calls wero all sccured, the trap wag sprung, and Lirle sharos ran up 10 por cout within two days. Gomld's profits in tho London markot aro ostimated at £6,000,000. Aftor_twenty-ono yonrs_of ofilcial servico, Mayor Hall rctired to privato life to-duy, and will resumo the practice of law. He gavo a collation this afternoon in one of the rooms of tho City Hall, his_guests boing chicfly nows- paper reportors, Ho said that aftor a long municipal_sorvico ho had bought a bunal lot, Hall when the resurroction trump sounded, T'ho tollowing is Commodore Vandorbill's testimony in tho Stokos case, to ~day: “Ikuow James Iigk in his life-timo; I had known him sinco 18683 I had & very bad opinion of Mr. Fisk sinco I first knew him; I was not woll enough _scquainted with him'to Imow his tomper and disposition ; I thought ho was n rockloss man, and would do unything Lo undertook to nccomplish a purpose.” To Mr, Fullerton—*1 don't know what his tompor wan ; I always heard ho was n wild man, o violent man to accomplish anything o de- glred.” Porsonally violont ¢ on #ir, 0 you know of any inatanco whero Io ro- sorted to personal violence ? A.—No, sir. I havo Loard all kinds of bad things of Mr, Fislk, B To Mr, Iremaine—I simply mean I mover hoard of his boing personally engaged in an nt- tack, I heard of his altack on the Albany & Susquohanna Railroad, aud I hoard of the Eaton affair, Mr. Vauderbilt (leaving tho stand)—Youwon't ot nio givo my opluion of tho mun? Mr, Tullertou—No, Mr. Vanderbilé; you can tako that out with you. [Laughtor. Mra. Auno Dinz, who ran up o bill of £31 at Tarle's Hotel, falécly re]!rc!onflnq hersolf to bo tiio Now England nuthoress of **Tho Willinm Honry Lotors,” nnd rofusad to pay thodebt, wan dizchinrgod by Judgo Barnard, to-dny, on the sround that the Now York Supromo Courk hnd decided ngainst the constitutionality of tho Iotel low, and that it was wonsrous to pess such a lnw making a civil debt o criminal offonco. Tn Now York, during 1872, ioro voro 8415 marrioges, oud 11,898 births' of living children, Tho doaths exceed tho births by nearly 11,000 o total death roll is 22,941, boing 6,000 in’ ex- coss of last year. The sonrch for the eix romaining victims of $ho Contro stract firo was continued, to-day, but withont finding any traco of thom, oxecopt & charred human thigh, and s pair of shoes neatly Vurnod up, The work will bo prosecuted until all rubbish is removed, but tho belief pmvnflu that the bodies are reduced to ashes. Chis conviction was strengthened ln-dxxYl ‘whon tho firo was found to bo stiil burning at the bot- tom, requiring the use of a firo plug, 'The ruins underncath tho clovator haye now been entirely excavated. It was oxpaectod somo bodios_would bo found thoro, but, though tho nshes and earth wora carofully romoved and siftod, no human romainsg was discovered. It wasin this cornor of tho ruin, from which tho clovator ran clear up %o 'tho fourth story, thet n portion of n human glkull with somo black lair attached, aud o pioce of o blck and whito plaid shaw wero yentorday found. Tho clovator renchod within sixtoon foot of & hallway, which now looks liko n woll-hole, Mr. Middloton’s son states hio saw four women in this life-isup when tho ilames woro in full blast, nnd that thoy wore then falling over each othor, and_that not ono of them could have been saved, Whea tho Dlackened fragment of a thigh was recovered it wns hoartrending to witnoss the griof of the yol- atives, aud to hear thoir prayers that the ghostly {mgmlmuc might bo handed over to them for urial. [To the Associated Press.] New Yorg, Dec. 81.—At White Plains, yostor- day, tho will of Mr. Greeloy, dated in 1871, was proventod for admission to probato, A hearing in the mattor, however, was delayed until Jan. 16, A potition is roceiving signatures of business ‘mon, roquesting the Logislnture to abolish the prosont mury Jaws, and to substituto thoso passod by tho Logislaturos of Massachusotty and other Now England Stutes. Tho Now York Mothodist pronchiors, ot thoir mooting, youtorday, had & warm disctission on tho doctrine of the annihilation of tho wicked. Many depracatod tho introduction of topics for discussion not in sccordanco with tho doctrines of the Methodist Church, A committco was ap- pointed Lo sottlo npon subjects for discussion, Tho pifioou natel, yostorday, on Long Island, botweon Lra Paine and Willio Darls, resulted in o tio, vach killlng 87 birds. ‘T'loy then agreed to shoot at five moro pairs, which Paine won by threo birds. A gas motor oxploded in Powor's chomical sworls, {n Maidon Lano, this morning, creating au oxeltomont, but no_korious damagoe, excopt smnsbing all the glags iu the building. ‘o quostion is boing considercd by somo of tho city suthorities, from au accidental discovary mado Yestorday, whothor tho snow blackada throughout the city cannat, in part, bo romodied by emptying tho snow into the sower openings, a4 it is found that tho temperaturo of all the sowors bolow Fourtaenth streot is high ouough to molt tho snow at onco. T'ho remaing of Ilattic Adams, drowned a fow days ago by the carriage in whicli she was riding being 'ng:}ed inta the river by & runaway team, woro Flnco in tho recoiving vault nt Greenwoo Comotory, to-dny, nud will probably Lo romovad to Clevelund, Tho funoral of Jano Stewart, Contro stroot firo from 8. John's burned in tho n wook ugo, took placo, to-dny, Eplacopsl Cliurch. Tho laborers _-mtinuo igging in (he rufug for the remains of tha ather s girls, “The 3w sehonio for the Rapid Travsit Road Propuses to make the building thareof the pros sinco of the oity, The bill preparad for submis- wion 1o the 1ogisleiure provides for Commise winnurd 1o soloct onginoors, who will 1nako osti wuivs of tho cost and decido on aplun, Tho road i8 oxpeatod to cost $20,000,000, ‘I'ho Commissionerof Emigration will memor- inlizo Congress in opposition to tho bill in the Houso to promote emigration to tho United Btatos. Tn tha Stokon trial, to-lay, Commodora Van« dorbilt tostified that Tinl was o rockless man, and that o had had thut opinion of him from tho start. 1lis knowlodgo, howoever, na_to Lisk was bagod on hoatusy, Yico Droidout Diven, of Tirip, aleo tontitlod concorning tho character of Tisk, The furthor henriug huu beon postponed il Fhursduy, Commerce of Milwanlkee, Minwauike, Deo 8L—The annual roport of | tho commorvo of Miliyaukeo fox AT khown the and would not bo many miles from tho City | ¥ s . “"BER 135. et aelf *~duots ad fe Oats, o i dort, bu Tiye, bt Barfeg, b s 'Tho shipmonts of we. - whoat foot up 17,098,821 bus:: Tho Sentingl of t0MOITOW Wik count of tha mnnu!nctndui{ fntoresy v ¢ for tho past yoor, from whioh tho follows... abetractod : ~ Tafal smount roalized = from su articlos, 920,000, The Prlnclx-l.a.v_ldfi_‘ Hgr0 T Tron, &1,000,000 ; tannorios, 82,6051 upolothe ing, §2,000,000 ; 'tobncco an cigura, 52,600,000 5 Ingior, ' 89,000,000, Bight thousaud inen aro omployed. FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN, Loxpox, Deo. 81.—TFho weather to-dny is tom= pestions. Somo damago to shipping on the const ig roported. ™ By o reilway aceidont, Inot night, nonr the vil- Ingo of Milngarlo, Scolland, soven milos nosth of (ngow, Iotfy porsons wore severely in- urod. s Robert Bawlos of tho firm Bowles Drothers, waa to-day brought fl1: again bofore tho Lord Moyor and thoexamination concluded, Moteelt, the counsol for tha dofonco, argued that therd woa no proof that Itobort Bowles was wviate of tho manner in which tho sceurities of the had been disposed of, aud thub reaily tho ity parties were Charles Bowles, Koith, and Saliiv.n, ‘Wwho woro allowed to escapo. The Lord Mayor decided that tho oyids uirad tho committal of tho prisoner for {: tho oburges ;Lroturrcd againgt bim, Towley ndmitted to beil on nuJqu Ewosurelics fur i3 thousaud younda each, aud giving Lis ovn recs- nizances for four thousaud pounds. I'ho Rt. Hon, Mr, Cardywell, Secrotaty of V' addresued s public meoting ul Oxford, Inst uixi Tlo spoko strongly in favor of the now Inw and tho leensing nct, oxprosacd ue with tho rosult of the arbitration at rojoicod that tho boundary disputo was tx aud that thoro mo longer remuined o between England and Amorica, 1o advy n plon for thio localization of the army, u a closor association of tha army with 1 and declared himself in favor of short ternu: oulistment. Joln Bollow sails for America on the 9th proz. ————u SPAIN. Mann, Doo. 81.—Senor Zotilla, Presidont o tho Council, in n spcoch, yosterdny, roy tho iden that sny intorvention from f countries would bo allowed by tho Govarnm in tho matter of roforms in tho Hpauish cul- onies. Tarts, Deo. 81.—Tho Union nunounces that Princo Alphonso, brother of Don Caslos, Will lti)-d?y assumo command of Carlist bands in Cat- alonid, e % FRANCE. Damts, Dec. 3.—Lu Rivioro has mada cial roport to tho Drosident of {ho peu, tho proliminery investigation in the Marshal Bazaitio, Ho slates theb 220 v havo beon exnmined, of whom 110 summoned to apponr in Court ou tho (r Marshal. PR S ITALY. Routz, Doc. $1.—Tho rivers i the Valler ox the P'o fro ngain rising, sud frozh imundatio.s aro threatened. Z o S CINCINNATI. REreaking Up of the ¥ecanElise Intho Eiver--Damage to Stemmpeats, b gony Ete, Crxcisyart, 0., Dec, 81.—The ico in tho ri hore broke this morning at _nbout 4 o’cloel, wu sk tho steamor Mountain Boy, owned by I Gibsou & Co., of this city. 'The sleamer senger had hov cabin_and fendor. brolon on Iarbonrd side, and hor ongine knocked o: lino. Shobnd n full cargo on boavd, which s being Tomoved, The Grey Laglo’ wau ninw damnged. The steamer Loonora, aud tho Eniai Tloyd, an old wreck worth about 81,900, woro - Bwopt away, A number of coal barged and fluts woro algo carried u; ‘'he Mountain By sunk to hwor hoilor de: and i held up by thoico. Sho f3n wrecked, Sho wag owned by the Ciu Chillicotho Packe? Company, and loaded [ Touis, und valued nt €9000; insured Lero, againt firo only. Tho Messongor is cro-,dcd batwoon tho Mountain Boy and Grey Engle, hag both gides of ber sffer-guards broken Hor cylinder is cracked, aud she it in bad conui It is doubtful if sho con bo e BE Has 450 tons of cargo. Tho Groy Eugle nards smashod, and is crowded on tho wha: foat " Tho leconorn s owned by the Louisyille Beail Lino Company, Bho was Janded a milo_or two below tho city, aud is fast in ico. No conlof any smount was lost hore, though several emply barges were ¢ d away. Tho ice stoppod moving hofore 7 o' and bas nob gorged sinco, a8 it i still raiu Tt in fearcd that tho ico will move again ut u moment, when greater damago is expectod. & the boats havo steam up. If tho Licking ice runs out firat, it is foared that tho whart will be swopt cloan ; while, if tho ico comes down fro:u nhove first, the boats ly&n;lgj at {ho upper part of tho wharves will sustain the shock, sud the di nstor might o less dangorous and sorious, Men who huvo boon closo obsorvors say that th Livo nevor known the situstion more unfavor ble for our vessels horo, B ‘Tho damago, roughly estimatod, cansod at this place, is put up from §150,000 ta 8200,000. ‘There are about nineteen feob deptk of water. Pho floo of ico stocked aboubt b this ovening. Thon an hour later it commonced running ngnin, but nt 9 p. m. the rapid rising of tho river rc- tardod the moyement of the ice, and indicatod a gorge bolow ot tho mouth of the Groal AMiami. "The chiof loss is in conl barges torn loose at tho lower Iandivg and carried down tho river and robably sunken. Tho Fifth strock forry-boat Fma beon torn looso and taken down tho river sinco dark, Its fate is not known. Tho storn- wheol steamer Kato Putnam struck at 7and sunk. Tho water is now inher cabin, Vatue of tho boat, £15,000. Bho was owned by Caplain Brown aud insured for 86,000 in Cincinnati and Mariottn oflices, 'Tho littlo steamer Dauiel Boono hns been crowded ashore by ihe Ohio No.d, Ilox cubin i# uttorly smashed to splintors by tho uy~ per guards of Obio No, 4.~ Damage, £20,000. Tho stonmer Whoolor Mossonger, an old boat, worth £0,000, had onc of her ongines budly daw= agad by boing crowded by tho Loats Iyt alot wido nesrost tho current in tha rivor. The Teglor hns boon whoved ashoro, but tho \wator is flonting hor again, _Tho bargo Nightiae galo sank, Sho was worth 810,000, About ono hundred barges Lave been torn looso snd takon away; sverage valuo, 31,500 onch, Somo of thogo bargos may bo recovered, but it is not probablo that many will be saved, o bargos chiotly bolong to coal dolors, gne compauios, and stono doalors, Tho barges wera harborod at Lower Covington, wheio last winter thoy escapod. Tator intolligonco shows that nearly all the barges woro oml{)ty, and vory littlo coul was lo:b {Tho losson pro distributod amoug & gront mumls of persons, Tho Kato Robinson was ownod by Drown, Hall & Bost, and_ Curtis & Nye, all of Marietfa. Tho Mouhtaiu Boy, which sauls this morning, i entircly under wator (his aftornoon. Flio Annlo Laurio i thought to b2 vroutly ox posed to tho tlow of ico fram Licking, Tv is oxpoeted that the Licking will open to- night, which will probably have the oftect of TRiving tho Fivor four or five fovt hore, and mey dostroy overy bont nt tho luuding, Tho fo bouts ahove Brondway sre out of roach of dam ngo from tho Licking back-up, ho boatmen oxpeet it to-night with much apprehionsion. t 10 o'olock this ovoning tho ico had hardly stopped flowing hero, indioating to an almot eer{u‘mty & gorge bolow, Sovaral boats are wh- chored in tho middle of tho river, with fullstoans on. Tho prossuro on bouls,” driviug ashoro, has boon 8o gront ay to bond and earc: tho great “stow " chining of tho mow Noew 0 loans wharf-boat by pushing thestcamors along- &ldo againut hor, OryoiNNATI, Dao, 81,—At hal? past 10 p, m., tho river gorged had stopped running, Lut at fowminutes past 11, it sturted to move wlowiy again, ‘Cho droad of results from tho out- of tho Licking, incrcases, Tho liith Btroob forry Loat was thrown on .y laud on the Kontucky shore, oppusite the lower yart of tho City. About fifty barges have beun crushed to piceos and seatored along the whora on Loth sides of tho river 1 the lowor pact of tha eity. At1'w'clook thin morning, tho rlver way etill, audh tho Laioldog Riy 2k bud 505 Ky 0w ) A