Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. . BOARD OF TRADE, FUIED OPTRATRLEGETON ' MONDAY, JAN, 6, 1873, ?oAls open from 10 a,m, t0 3. p. m. REGULAR TICKET, i . Tor Prosiiont, OHAS, E. OULVER, of Culver & Co. For Second Vioo Presldont, A, M, WRIGHT, of A, M. Wright & Co, B T E. B, LDWIN, of Ualdwi; "THOS, WIGHT, l)l“\vpt:."“‘:llllslgazn 0, ROBERT \‘YRA‘{H}F‘N,, xnxnlinll?tnd\lulnhlnh J08. 5 bl ATmoue & Cor ALEX, "MURISON, Gom. Morehaat. Tor Committeo of Arbitration, 8. HELMER, of N 3 5 B ER, of Nichols & Halmor, ¥ & i“ R SRR O J. 8. PHIRONNKT, of 0. 5. Felronnst & Co. For Gommittoo of Apponls, . W, PRESTON, of Bprusnae, Proston & o, BILAR M. MOORI of . M, Monro & Co. FISHER, of J. K, Fishor & Co. AT 1 RERME of . B, Rocmo & Co, 331 HORGEUT, ‘of o, e Hadlbis Oo. GENERAL NOTICES. Chicago and Northwestern Railway, Opening of the New Throngh Lincto St, Paul, On and after Sunday, Jan. 5; 1878, through trains for St. Paul via Be- loit, Madison, Elroy, Black River Falls, Eau Claire, and Hudson, will leave Wicconsin Division Depot as follows : DAY EXPRESS, 10:00 a. m., Sundays exeeptod, NIGHT EXPRESS, 9:00 p. m., Saturdays oxoopted. Pullman Palace cars attached to all night trains. ¥ M. HUGHETT, Gon, Sapt. P. STANWCOD, Gea, e B STARWGOD, Gru, Pask. Ak Threugh Bills of Lyding from Europe AUSTIN BALDWIN & C0.’S American.-Buropean Express FAST FREIGHT LINE. ¥ BORD from tho difforent ports of EUROPE to_ the U&\mfi-lm "STATES, and. DANAD, CH, of J. B. Duioh & Co, &C o without dofay T Naw York from Teanstipe” ork {rom 4 ot or Customy fxamination: NOGHARGL. ‘mont ar Custom’s Examination. FORFORWARDING AT KEW YORK. . The attentlon of Importora 1s raguosted. to the now arrangoments for {mmo- dinto dlspatch of Morchandlso o THROUGH BILLS OF LADING, Nor further particulars apply to AUSBTIN BALDWIN & CO,, Froight Dopartmont, 73 Broadway, Now York, EUROPE to Or TITE STAR LI 'fi‘f}.«gnonm..- T SMITH, SUNDIUS LUERLETTE, KANE & G LHERBETTE, KANI & Co,, Place d} Com Tasto A v HAMbIT eipzi SWho Lauo tiirGugh Biils ot Tading and give fuil particulars, Goods conslgnod to roof AUSTIN BALDWIN & €0,y Now York," forwardod and dolivorod in . anypartof Europe FREE OF OOMMIS- SIONS in Now Yark. - Election Notice. Notica I8 heraby givon that thero will bo o moeting of #he atockholders of tho Merchants' Bavings Loan & Trust Company, at tholr office, in the city of Chicago, on Tuoeday, Jan. 7, 1673, hutweon the hours of 10 a'clock a. :m. and 13 o'clock m., for tho cloction of oloven Trustees, rvo during the onsuing yoar, and for the transaction +of such other business as may como boforo tho meoting. CHAKLES HENROTIN, Cashier. “Election Notice. ‘ ‘The apuual mooting of tho stockholdors of tho Chicago| Gaa Light & Coko Gompany will bu hold a tho ofiica of! ths Compan: ay, Jan. I3, botwoon (he hours of | Band4p. iroctors to sarse tho| snsuing year, and the trausaction of such othor businoss | 8 may como bofore the meoting, JAMES K. BURTIS, Secrotary. l RIVER NAVIGATION, f 5z8 7, ‘Newest, Finest, Fastest, Ssi‘est, and| g Best Steamor in the Trade. For Vicksueg, Nater, aud New Orns | FROM CAIRO. The largo and olagant Passenger Steamor, Thompson Dean; JAMES YL, PEPPER, Mastor, N. B, FOWLER, Clork, LEAVES GAIRO FOR NEW ORLEANS TIURSDAY, Othy, ut 5 p. m., ponitively, +Ou arrival of Wednesdny's R.R. traln at Cairo from Chie g froight ur passaio apply on bonrd. REMOVALS, REMOV AT. FASHIONABLE FURNITURE ! V. V. STRONG: FURNITURE (0, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. gons oo no e Bl E NOEROR, COPARTNERSHIP, LEWIS HAEfINLEN having brothor JACOB HAEIINLEN, will continua tho busi- 0088 of Iinporting SPEGIALTIES as horotoforo, at No 813 Raco-st,, Phlladolphia, nndor thonamo of LEWIS HAEHNLEN & BROTHER, Importers and Wholotalo Doalors. CHAMOIS SKINS, BUPERFINE DRY COLORS, LEAD PENOILS, &0, M. Bo3With largely ncrassed cash capital thoy hape to P giabled tn atfor inducomonts, and lavite OLOSE UYLRS to fnspoct thofr largo stock, PLILADELPHIA, Jan, 1, 1673, COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. Mr, Gilos F., Clino, for many years hoad salosman in 3ar housa (s thia fllfl admittod a partnor In tho same. The tlrm namo will bo continned as herstofore. HALLOCK & WIIEELER, 23 West Randolph-st. Chlcago, Jan. 1, 1873. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, TNOTICE. | Tho annual mooting of the atockholders of tho Fifth atlonal Hauk of Chicage, fur the cleotion of dirsetors or tha unsuing yoar, will' Lo held st tho offico of sald k, 1 Chiicaga, oul Tuouday, Jao. 14, 1678, botweun the of 3and 6 p. m, . ISAAO G, LOMBARD Oushlor, Obioago, Dec, 10, 1872, MISCELLANEOUS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A dividoud of two por cent hias hieon doclarsd on the capltal stook of tho Chamber of Commorce, perablo at 20 of tho Baoretary, Monday, Jan, 8. 1513 ~'1ly ardur of Blruumu. AN, AYMOND, Buo, N, 1, —i%artlos holding half sharok of stack will plpaso Pruunl thowm st the othce, CHURCH MEETING. ting of tho Hocloty of thy Tourth Prosby- hepis At secting Wodnesday tho i, at 8 b ies ot e gloo o oy W, el o, "conior Mo it acko e OHARLES M, HOWE, HBoors! ours . CHICAGO, AY, JANUARY ARTISTIO TAILORING, DISCOUNT ©On all Garments orderod of us dur- . ing Janunry and February 1873, - LY, Tailor and Draper. WEDDING . OUTFITS A SPECTALTY, Bhirts to measure, EXTRA DUR- ABLE and PERFECT IN FIT, 657 Wabash-av. Aftor March 1,1873, at Corner Moorog:st. and Wabasha, ESTABLISHED 1854. MUSICAL. PIANOS AND ORGANS. 100 Piancs aud Organs to ront or for #alo o timo payments, Alargo assortmont of Hallot, Davis & Oo, Plancs and Smith's Amorican Or- gans. Ordera to tho trade filled with do. apstch. W. W. KIMBALL, Wabash-av., cornor Thirteenthst., OHIOAGO. PIATNOS! Decker Brothers’ Grand Square and Upright Planofortes, Also, othor first-class Planos, of all stylos and pricos. ‘Wil aoll for vory lowost_prio for cash. ~Also, on fnstals ments. H. OLAUSSENIUS & CO., 455 Wabash-av, I0eson & Hamiin Organ G, 981 Wabash.av., corner Van Buren-st. Theso Orgaus aro scknowlodged {0 bo unrivalled in excellenco. Boo LUSTRATED OATALOGUIS AND TESTIMONIAL GIRCULATE, Oraans thronts s STATIONERY. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, Marduo Wholesale and Retail Stationers, | Blank Book Makers, Printers And Publishers of Gommorelal and Law Blanks, 118 & 120 Monroe-st.,Chicago, £ Opposito old P. O. Buflding. J. M. W. JONES, STATIONER, PRINTER & BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER. 68 South Canal-st., and 107 South Clurk. Jethodist Church Block. COAL. COAL! COALI! Hard Oonl &1l stzon ‘Woll scraenod, an Offico 148 LaSallo-at. M. & J. F. OLOOTT. Yard No. 1'North Biarkot-st. SHEET IRON, &o. Chicago Plate and Bar Mill Compauy, Blanutacturers of Sheet Iron and Boiler Plate, Offic 762 Wabash-av. . 'Will purchase in ton or car-load lots Cast and Wrought Tarnings _and Dgrinas, Heavy and Light Cast and ‘Wrought Scrap. ‘JOHN M. AYEIL, Prasidont. TO RENT. OFFICES IN THE Trilme Bilting Are~nearly finished. Several are yet. untaken. Fire-proof, with vaults. English tile floorsthrough- out. No offices in the city equal these in every first-class respect. Plans oi the Tribune Building can be seon at the office of W. C. DOW, Room No. 1, Nevada Block. TO RENT. Banking Rooms and Officos in Reapor Block and Bpeed Block. Btores on Lake and Olark-ats., and Ofiices in va- rlous Blooks, g J, M. MARSHALL, House-Renting Agonoy, at 134 Clark-st, FOR IRIEINT. Bullding on southwest cornor Lako and Htate.ta. ‘ 5. A, DRUMMOND, Unitod § Uourt Room, SPECTACLES, MONEY CANNOT BUY IT! For Bight 18 Priccless |1 But the Diamond Spectacles wil Preserve It 1t you value your eyesight use theso porfeot Lenaes, round from minuta ceystalpebllgs, welted together, and urive thelr name, '“Disuiond," 'on account of thels and Hirililanoy, Thuy will last many Jesremith: ), and aro warranted supurior to all othersin ufagtured b El‘liNOéll & CO., Opticians, Now York, I—Noge guiuine ubless stampod with our Josgouslble agonts theoughont the Union. o W “Q“k u&!unm- LW nd 31 Weat dl'l‘\lllllflll. OHN G. ABHLEMAN, No. 4 " ow: Yo 10 PER CENT|..... it S ol from 3 syt U AR AL 1 LOUISIANA. the Anti-Pinchback- ers on Saturday Night. They Determine to See the Legally Elected Oficers Inaugurated To-Daj. . The Federal Troops in Readi- ness to Preserve the Pealle of New Orleans, Attorney General Williams Says an Inauguration To-day Is Illegal. McEnory's Appeal to the Citizens of h New Orleans. NEw OnviEAxs, Jan, 6.~Tho mass mocting at Exposition Hall, Jon. 3; tho meeting of mor chants at the upper City Hotel, Jackson stroot, Iastnight ; tho mooting of the various Commit- toos of tho Domocratio Roform and Liberal par tiea ; and tho Exccutivo Committes of tho Inde- pendont clags, last night ; the meoting, yostor- day, of the Committee of Two Hundrod #t the Morchsnts' Exchango ; and the meeting of tho Comnittoo of Ton from each ward .in tho city, appointed by Exposition Hall mooting, woro all largely nitonded, and adopted rosolutions ox- prossing a calm detormination to,goe the logally- eleoted Loglslaturo and Stato officors rogularly inaugurated and installed, and calling upon the poople to close their places of businoss on Mon- day and assomblo in Lafayette Bquare to mani- feat a detormination to yiold a hearty and ready support to nn?' and all means to sccomplish the onds contornplated by tho prosent movement, Tho ~Committoes of the above-montioned mootings + conforred to-day, and it is understood a plan . for concort of notion has boon agreed upon. It is probablo -| most of the business houses will cluse to-mor~ row, and that the meeting at Lafayotto Bquaro will'be largo. It is not %Bnorn]ly bolioved that the Pinch- back authoritios will “attompt to dispossess tho Fusionists, The f ollnwing lotter was recolved by Pinchbacl from Gonoral Emory on Saturday : HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF GYbY,' X Nzw OnLeans, La, Jon, 3, 1673, To His Exeellency, the Governor of Dovistana ; 8 : Thave thehonor to Mknuwhdflu tho roceipt of your Jettor of this dnlo[ and to atate in reply, that in accordanco with my nstructions, T sl fotd (he troaps {n readiness to prescrve the peaco in thocity, I also nuclmeamry ©of a telogram this day recelved from tho General commanding the srmy of the United Statos, and Xour Excollency cannot fall fo percolve that the action I praposn fo 1aks i in strict accordanco with the instructions containec! therein, I am, Gover- nor, very respectfully, your obsdicnt servant, 1L, 1. Exouy, Colonel Commundins, Brovet Major Guueral, Gonoral Shorman's dsspatch to General Em- ory reads ac follo: . WAsnTNaTON, D, O,, JAD, 4, 1873, You aro authorized to use the troops under your command to prescrve tho peace, i {n your judgment it ‘becomes naceseary, . The following tologram was sont tosday : New ORLEANS, Jan, 5, Hglhl?' H, Williams, Attorney General of the United (2tes ; ‘The membora of the Legislature returned elected by the State Board recognized by Governor Warmouth, ara compelled to ool to-morrow, under our Comatitution, in order to pro- sorve thoir atatus, Their assemblago will bo peaceable, without srms, and with no purpose of oggroasion, but Aimply to organize, The organizas tion preslded over by Pinchback has threatencd vio- lont interference, from which eorious troublea may ariso, That organization derives ita authority from the attitude of the Federal Executive, and wiil bg con- trolled by the President, Wo trust ho discountenances any interference with the .nssemblago, which haa for its object the carrying out of tho Qonstitution of the Blate, and i renderod necossary by tho situation, (Bigued) . H. Oaory, Atlorney General of Louisiana, New OnLeAns, Jan, 5--10 p.m.—The snnounce- mont has just been made at Fusion Headquar- tors, npflnrantly by authority, that Goneral Emory has recoived instructions from Wash- ington that the United Statca troops shall only be ussed to presorve the peace, and that any body of citizens, ;styling themuselves what they may, havo the to moot. poaceably for any purposo’ not unlawful, and that if any nttompt should be made to disperso such agsemblage, they shall b protected. When this was announced to the crowd assombled iu tho St Charles Hotel ro- right tunds, sovoral _simultangously ejaculated, “Whow! Tho Prosident has gone back on Pinchback.” NEw- OnLEANS, Jan. 6.—Midnight—To-mor- Tow's papers will contain the louo\vlnF addross: FELLOW CIT1zENs oF NEW OnLEANs: Relying on tho | patriotiem you haveexbibited, I conjuro you to bear youraclves this day with prudenco, dignity, firmness, sud moderation, ° Assemble v peaceablo citizens 0 witness the innuguration of tho ouly trus and legal Leglslaturo of your Stato, It fx your right and duty thus to lend the moral support of your presenco. Lot no riotous or noisy domonstrations weakon tho offect produced bflyonr unanimity, De calin, a8 you are atrong, in the midat of great politieal excltemant, inci- dont 'to an attemptod overthrow of your Ubortic Dby an organized couspiracy, Bhowto tho people of the United Btates of Americn diguity of beating wor- thy of you and the great cause in which you are peace- Abcr engaged, for the maintenance of your libortles and Coustitutional rights, Do not_alarmed, follow- cltizens, Tho Government of the United States will mot exort ita great powar to put down and suppress peaccsble asgemblies of tho people, but i Tather proteot them agatust violent assaults from any quarter, Lot it never be eaid that any act of violonco, on your part, was tho primary canse of public dlsturbangen. T et peaty fellow-citizens, be firim, but calm and dignified, (Slgned) JouN MoENERY, WasitiNaTON, Jan, 5.—Privato advices received here from Now Orleans aro to the effect thot many loading bankors, property-holdors,and mer4 chants have called upon Kellogg and urged him by thoir confidonco in his ability and disposition to relieve tho financial condition of Louisiana, and tendor him thoir aid and influence in that dircction, A syndicate composed of leading banks is boing formed for the purposo of taking n now eity consolidation loan which, it succossful, will place the city of Now Orleans on & cash basis at onco, us Meetings of 6, 1873. Qrogg woro onllod with tho object of proving tho snnenqss of Mra, Hibblor's mind at the time of hor dying declaration, Dr. Moyr's testimo- ny showod Lfint sho was aufforing soverely from pyarnia, or blood poison, so much 80 a8 to bo unablo {o taflc cohorontly. Thoy toatifled that pfl/mmla conld nover have onsued aftor the gun- ehot wounds in losa timo than throo or fourdays. Tho Court took under adviaement tho queston of tho admissability tho declaration, aud the Stato hns rested its casoe, Tho ovidence in de- fenco will bo introduced to-morrow. —_— 'WISCONSIN. The Legisinture About to McoteCane didates for Officos==Quostions to be Consjdered. Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, - MapisoN, Wis., Jan, 5,—Tho Wisconsin Logia- Iaturo moota for ita twonty-fitth scssion sinco the organization of tho Btato, on Wednosday, Jan. 8, Tho Govornor is engaged in proparing his messago, which will bo somewhat longthy, and ompraco & comprohonsive review of the affairs of tho Btato, whose dovelopmontin the past yoor has surpassod that of almost any formor ono,'especlally In the oponing of now rallrond thoroughfares in differont diroctions and bringing within casy roach of market many scctions of tho Biato herotofora diffiult of iccoss, and, it Is undoratood, ¥ill vigerously vindicato thorightso? tho Btato ns against all trospackdrs, especially in tho matter of injury to Buporlor harbor on Duluth account. No membors of the Loglalatura, or placo-gook- _or3 In connoction therowith, have yot arrived, railrond facilitios boing such that porsons cannow leave almost any part of the Btato on Monday andrench hero that day or tho next, thus saving 4 hotol bill over the Sabbath, Tror chiof legislativo officos thoto doos not Boom likely to bo n vory sharp contest, excopt on Sponkor of the' Assombly, For tho Bponkorship thoro bids fair to by moro of strife that for somo years past, The most protifnunt candidate and the onb with tho moat Jegiulitive exporionte, is Hon, Honry D: Barron,'ropresent= ing the northwestorn Sn_rt of thy Smt‘m js dis- triot embracing six dointigs Ho hns bbpu i montbor bF th8" Assémbly soven sussiond, from 1802 to 1868 inclusive (uxcu{pt 18643 and again lnst wintor, having been Fifth Audltor of the ’l‘runaug in tho meantimo, and was Speaker in 1866. Ho is a man of ability ana positive char- actor, and has always wtronuously advocated messures in tho intercut 'of the poople of his ex- panded district, having boen the author of a varioty of laws boaring on the 8t. Croix & Supe- rior Railroad, which has not (uL beon built, Having boon 0 long in public Mfo, Lo is not without his cuomios and personal rivals,—repro- sontatives of interosts opposod to thoss of which 110 has boon the special champion,—aud others, for various reasons, will make the most of his assailable points to defeat his election. It s nl- loged that ho will bo u;mmmd by nearly all the Ropublican members from the Nartliwestorn art of thoBtato, From the same section is Hon, . Pitt Dartlott, of Enu Olaire, n good lawyor, o gontloman of high charactor ‘and. posscasing mauy of those peculiar qualities which fit . man to preside over a logislative body, and who was an ofliciont momber 8o long ago'as 1860. From tho contro of the State is presented the name of Hon, 0. 8. Kolsoy, of Mnrguuuu County, who wa8 & membor of tho Btato Senato from 1861 to 1864, and of tho Assombly in 1867, who is 8o much oatoomod at homo that ho wos dlectod lnst fall from o stmn‘i;ly Domocratio county ; o man of eminont candor and fairness, and ‘in all ro- spocts woll qualified for Bpesker. From Nosth- east Wiscousin, Hon, J. B. Curtis, of Green Bay, is warmly urged for tho position by many frionda. He has had two yoars' experionco in the Assembly, in 1869 and 1871, when ho was among the most ofliciont members, not m:cupimin groat deal of timo in specches, but wheu ho had oceasion to advocate O, 0pPOs0 & moasure, or take part in a debate, prenun!t ug his views with [fient clearnces and forca, He is ne- credited wit! hrflu influonce in having worked down the large Domocratic majority in Brown County, from which ho wis elected, till last fall it gave a Ropubligan majority, His inodosty is buly squaliéd by his morit, &nd, as an illustra- tion of that and his patriotiem, it may, be mon- tiohod that, though s commission was offered him, he proferred to shoulder his knap- eack, and marched throo yoars a8 a private in Union army, finally, we beliovo, accopting a commission after . re-onlist- ment. (gulck of porcoption; sound in judgment, and rum{w in sction, of marked ! f;‘nnd genial nature, he would make sn excellent prosiding ofiedt. Mr., H. A. Patteréon, of Janos- Yille, an ablo lawyer aud most excellent man, but without any logislative oxporionce, will ro- ceive warm support from tho numl’mntm countios, including Rock and Walworth, with thoir large Ropublican majoritios. Othor nomes have boon mentioned, but theso aro all who are now candidates. Hon, E. V. Young, of Sauk, will doubtless be re-elocted Chiof Clork of tho Assombly, which position he has filled most accaptab) gfar wovoral yoars past; but thoro will probably bo a chauge of Assistant, as the gentle- man who hag ulminb}g fillod that place for sov- eral years joined the Liborzls, oro i no op- A private dospatoh from New Orloans statos that all businoss will he suspended to-morrow, and that tho Conservative or Fusion Logislature will assomblo, - —— MISSISSIPPIL. A Domestic Tragoedy —Murder and IRobbory, Mexrms, Jan, 5.—At Hernando, Misa,, onSat- urday mfiht‘ & colored man, John Horton, stab- bod and killed a colorod man, his brother-(n-law, Monos Wiglin, Horton was trying to got monoy from his wifo and was beating hor, when Wiglin interfored to prosorve peace, and was fatally stabbed. The murderer vscaped. On Thuraday night, the 2d inst., Simpson T. Caldwoll, & Iaborer, murdered his employor, R, HL. Johnson, noar Cold Water, Mius., and robbod bia wife of $1,100. On Baturday ovening Cald- woll was arrestod andlodged in Jail at Horpando, ‘I'he money wad found on his porson. Ho con- fossed the murdor and robbery. Thore is great oxcitoment, and fears aro ontortained that he will bo mobbed, A strong guardhagbeon posted around the jail, o S The Hibblor Murder Trinl. Special Deapatch to the Chicago Triduns, Forr Wayne, Ind., Jun, 6.~In the Hibbler murdor {ria), yostordsy, Drs. Book, Virgil, and {mail.mn fo thoe ro-election of J. M. Waggoner, of ho Richland Republican, Chiof Clork of tho Saonate, for Sorgennt-at-Arms «f the Assembly, Thore fa o unanimous mprostion in favoe of o olection of Colonel O, C. Bissell, of Fond du Lac, & faithful soldior and ofticer, whohas beon Asustant for two or throo, wintors. TFor Sor- geant-at-Arms of tho Benate, John Hicks, ono of tho oditors of tho Oshkosh Northwestern, which is tho foremost Ropublican paper of Northeastern, Wisconsin, sooms to bo ahoad. The other candidatos aro W. D. Hoard, of the Joffor- son County Uiion, & man of ability and worth, but, as Bergoant last winter, rore of s success 1n entortaining Bonators as & repeater of rich Jokes than in koeping thinfi in ship-shape sbout shio Sonato chambor, and Albert Emmonson, a capable Norwegian of Columbia County, 0 mombors of the Logislature aro largoly now mon, and about thom your corrospondeut may have something to say hereafter. 'ho firab businost to be disposod of will be tho oloction of United States Senator, and that will ocoupy littlo timo, as there is & strong and unan- imous fooling among Republicans in favor of the re-oloction of Benator Howe, who is rocoiv- WASHINGTON. No Chance for the Passago of a Postal Telegraph- Bill this Session, What Will Congress Do About the Secret Investiga- tion of Credit Mobilier 7 Neither Fish Nor Williams to Retire from the Cab- inet. Additional Gossip About the Treasury Portfolio. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, CREDIT MODILIER. Wasniaron, D, 0., Jan, 6.—~It is announced that to-morrow sovoral resolutions will b offored in the Houso, ordering tho Crodit Mobilier Com- mittoo to horeaftor sit with open doors. General Butlor has o rosolution already propared to this offoct. Tho gonoral impression among such membors as havo arrived scoms to bo that the resolution will bo passod without dificulty. The only quosation scoms to bo whothor, az n mattar of courtoay, the mattor should not bo loft ontirc- ly to the Committeo conducting tho inveatiga- toth NELIEF OF GUINKER: Tho Ways and Moans Comunittad hive Agréed to report favorably tho bill to roliove United Btatos Troasurer Spinnor, for the paymont of the nmounts lost by the Governmont throngh the soveral dofaleations in his offlce, includivg thoso of Beth Johneon and Worden, “which tore discovered more than a yoar ago. A FINANOIAL BTORY, . Socrotary Boutwoll donics thiat ho hes roceived arcquest from a combination of Eastorn bank- ors, asking him to_deposit coin in tho National Banks, and thus Iiberata an oqual numbor of grunuhuckn now lold na a reserve. Ho Blifl hot, whilo thero is no law to_prevent the bank- ers from potitioning bim to this offect, bo doos not oo Liow, if ho ovon folt so disposed, hoconld act on any such suggestion without specinl suthorization by Congross. POSTAL TELEGRAPLY. The frionda of tho Postal Telograph bill are ing the hiihout oncomiums from both Republi- can and Liboral newapapors. Thore will bo a strong effort on one aide to repenl the lnw of last winter making liquor sollers respousible for tho consoquonces their action, and on the othor to moke it moro strin- gont the rosult of which likely will bo that little change will be mado, . An attempt will bo made, and ntmnuousg resisted, to xeloaso the Wikcon- sin Railrond Company from its obligation to build from Portage to Ripon, for whioh it had made arrangemonts with the Blieboygan & Mis- sissippi Company, which it seeks to ropudiate. Tho disposition” of 10,000,000 worth of land whick it is hold, under recont decisions of United Btatos Courtg, still romains under control of the Btato for building a railroad from the 8t. Croix to Lako Buporior, will doubtless excito quite n contest, and an offort will be mado to hiavea portion of it diverted to comstruct rond northward from the Chlfipuwn Valloy, An attompt will bo made which, howaever, is too mauifostly unjust to succeed, to ropeal the ex- emption of tho West Wisoonsin Railrond Innds from taxation; also to compel the Company to, rolny tho track north of Tomah, which was ro- movad to the Camp Douglas roufo to straighton the main lino. Thore may bo an attompt to xo;iuluto railroad passengor. and froight &rm. Asido from tho above subjeots, fow of much im- rnrlnncu are likely to arieo, and with Bpooial logislation out oft 'and general laws to accoms, plivh its objeots framod laut winter, there seomé "10 roason why we should not have a short scs- sion, —_— - Fires, Tenne HAute, Ind., Jan. 6.—The Targo and handsome frame rosldonca of the 'Aon, Polk Bhannon, on Elfimh and Oblo stree ts, was on- hmlg dostroyed by fire this morninr; ; 'also, the out-buildings, and thoso of his nois shbors, ' MY, Bhannon had a vory valuablo horrw Lurned in hin stablo, 'Tho’ residence was insured for ‘Lo brickresldence of Olirls. Ro'schort, Soventh atrect, was noarly destroyed by fly 3 pnrtly‘ hetoi g Yy yed by fb.o this eveniug ; NasuvieLe, Jan, 6,—It 18 10° sorted by partics, who came by land from Carris sunkon utou{nur I, O. Gray, :llln':imtth‘l;l::-h:ltfi above wator had boon dostro god by fire, —— Tho Yoras 87, Louts, Jan, Bt Discascs +==311 400 the wot weather of a wook ng(k many Loraer, pilioted with tho opi- zootio sufferod & rolr bave numbored about ,OV;:', ndn&thn fatalionion B g, | loou from the igo iu thls vicluity. rrcrurcd for o vigorous campaign on bohalf of hat schomo for the romainder of tho session, but those gentlomon cannot ngreo nmong thomselves as to just _oxactly what ~ mensuro they want. The Iubbard bill has many Oppononts amon, those who favor a Postal T'olograph system, whilo tho sup- porters of the formor measuro aro determinod not to indorse nay schoma which will antagonize with their own., Well informoed membors of both Housos oxprost the opinion that no bill of any kind of this charactor stands the slightest chanco of passage. THE CADINET. As tha quostion of tho changes anticipated in tho Cabinot still continua to bo the to[ll'c of 80 much discussion, it is proper to say,on belalf of the President, that thus far no steps whatover have beon taken with regard to tho Cabinet for tho incoming torm of Genoral Grant. As bo tweon the Attornoy General and the Prosident, .o conversntion or intimation has occurred look- ing to, Judge Willisme' retiroment. On the contrary, the Prosident is kuown fo favor tho rotontion of that ofticor. Nothing has occurred in ralation to Secrotary Fish to induco the boliof that he is to rotiro on the 4th of March, or at, any stated time. Tho Prosidont and all tho mombers of tho Cabinet are baliovod to favor the continuance of Mr. Fish in his presont high office, and that officor has not latoly indicated any poremptory inten- tion of retiring. Unless a change is madoe in the entiro Cabinet on tho 4th of March, or & day or two thereafter, it is pretty cortain’ that'npno is intendod for the uoxt four yonrs. 5 & The report that Socrotary Dellmap has ip- ourred tho displeasurc of the Presidont, isre- garded by other membersof the Cabinet as simply ridlculous, 3 The only chango in tho Cabinet that ie regard- od a8 cortain is that of the Becrotary of the Troasury. It is rogarded as cortain that Mr. Boutwell will bo elected to tho Senate from Mnesachusotts, and will thus vacate the Trons- ury Dopartment, His succossor has beon much discussed. It is eaid ° that tho Prosidont {8 afraid of Wall streot and the $runt money intorest of the coun- try, and that Wall street is afraid of Doutwell and tho prosont policy of tho Govornment, and that Genoral Grant is not, therefore, likely to appoint & Secratary un the rocommendation of 6 money pusor. , Becrotary Richardson ropro- sents tho policy, and his appointmont to the suc- cossion would assure the publio that tho samo policy is to boe continued. The best informed frionds of tho Prosident boliovo that Judgo Richardson is sure of the appoiutment in case of a vacanoy. AREANBAS. The Govornment has no Iato advices from Ar- kansag, and aro not, thorofdre, informod as to what tho Administration adherents expect, in that Btato, in tho noxt few days. Tho Prosident and his Cabinet soem to feol less intorest in the fandilion of affairs in Arkansas than in Louig- aun, A TIMELY ORDER, ThesProsidont has_directed the Secrotary of Stato to propsro immediately an Exocutivo order in offect prohibiting persons holding United States commissions from ocoupying offico under Btate authority. —— WESTERN RIVERS. Riso of Five Feot in the Ohio Rlver-- Damage by Kco to Bonts and Barges =T'he Gorgo nt St. Louis, Prrrspunan, Jan, 5,—Reports from the head- wators roport the rivers rising graduslly. The Monongaltola at this point is falling slowly; 10 foot. 8 inichos at 6 o'clock, A large quantity of ico, still running in tho rivors, provonts the coal bargos from leaving., It is thought that tho rivers will bo in condition to-morrow, so that somo bargos can get out, Tho Bollo Vernon is announced<or Nashvillo, aud the Anna and Ex~ change for Cincinnati, Efforts will be mado immodiately to raise the Potrolia and save hor machiuery, which will bo placed in a now boat. Her machinery is now and in good order. i Eyansviiee, Ind., Jan. 5, —Tho rivor hab rison & toet, and is full of houvy ico. There is no movoment of boats except tho Fayetto to Ifen- dorson yestorday. LoutsviLe, Jan, 5.—Tho gorge at Carysvilla wag solid yostorday morning. The river is sta- tionary, Mearms, Tonn,, Jan, 5,—Arrived, the P, W, Strador aud Maytlowor, Now Orloans; Continon- tal, Cairo. Doparted, Emilie La Barge, émumwur, an, 6,—The river to-day is float- ing Lieavy shoro ice. Bovoral boats aro advor- tisod to feavo to-morrow, but it is hardly proba- blo navigation will resumo o soon. 87, Lous, Jan, 5.—Tho ice gorge bolow the bridge piors moved glowly down tho river this ovoning, and lodged again at Arscnal Islaud, whero tha river is narrow. No dnmngn iu report- od. Itis probablo that stoamers at Carondolob will como up and nttnckthe ice at Arsonal Island to-morrow, and broak it up o it can run out and reopen navigation South. LousvirLe, Jan, 6,—Thoro Is not so much ico running to-day. Somo heavy cakens aro coming down, but thd numbor is rapidly thinning out, The ice runsinto the Kentuoky shore below Yow- Thend, loaving half tha river clear on tho Iudiana uido, oxcept & largo ico flold along tho ehore, "Tho'forry bont this morning broke tho ico arouud the steamors and u}) to tho loniy dock st the foot of Tirst stroot, It will broak through o narrow strip of ico-belt in- to the ohannel in tho morning, and rosume ity trips, It Iw estimatod 6,000 will covor all the A numbor of conl honts and barges woro estghe s+~ tha Lo boat Robin, nfter pansing ovor § ‘falls, and moored at tho foot of ‘Hand Islar'- r at Now Albany. Thoy aro gonorally in - condition, and marked au fol'ows: Awhland 8 .. 84; J. O., TRicher, No, 102 ; J. 0. Richor, Ni' ' 13 Jo Wal- ton, No. 71; Ashland, No, 65, Onf . 53 wasstove in of o ig-lron hoat J. Cara: %51 Ko, 3, of ) . by 60 feet. Tho ferrybont Tliol i Yovay, and tho end stove in of t1.,-3avol flat 12- @ mnor _also caught & bargo with hor ond ) ‘& ¥ atove in supposed to Lelong to N. J. Bigd ® ind Iandod it st Now Albany, .A conl bon{ 5 god on the dam containg about 15,000 b4y of coal, Bovon hoats and barges aro lm!fi'.. n sight of theloveo. i Tho river haa fallen 8_inchos, yv.it''8 foot 3 inches on the eanal, and G foot 3 irfhes * in the cannl, and 6 feot 8 inchos on tho chuto, tho towboat Robin went down to Middle Crook this oveuh}& to aaslat in gotting back tho forryboat Frank McHarry. Tho tug D. J, May cut hor way out of tho shoro belt of ica this ovonhl% and wont to securo two_barges lodged on tho Indiana sido. Tho Mary Hunston s ad- vertised Lo leave for Now Orleaus to-morrow positively, DUBUQUE. County Asscssmient — An Important Deciston. . Spectal Degpatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Dunuque, Jan, h.-—The amount of sascssment roturned by the Township Aesesaors throughout tho couuty aggrogatos £9,000,000. Adding to thin the assossmiont within tho city we havoa grand total of $17,600,000 in Dubuquo County, —somothing fo boast of, perbaps, it not to fool good over. Tho Bupromo Court of tho Btato, at its Iate Bossion, in tho caso of Cartor vs. the City of Du- buquo, rendored a verdict for tho city, " This is ostoomiod n caso which fosted tho lilablity of tho City as indorsor of the Contral Island Bonds. Bhould the Tedoral Court ofirm this do- cision, it will make s difforonce to tho oity of £900,000 in its favor. Tho main point in tho do~ fonco in this suit was tho constitutional limit, The polnt was urged and sustained, that when ihe cily bocame Indorsor of theso bonds, hor dobt oxcoeded the b por cont of tho total valua-e tion of her taxabla rmpntt&—um limit fixed by the Btate Constitution—and thut her indorsc- ment was null and void. NEW YEAR'S/DAY. At Washington, Trashington, é.tan. 1) Despateh to the New York World, Tho grosf uzun't of the day was, of course, the vaception ut tho Whito " g were made for the expocted visitors, Linen sirips wero Inid sfanfwiso dorond tho balls o pro- oot the carpets, and druggets covered the floors in all the rocoption-rooms and the East Room. Judging from nwunrnucau, ono might say the ontire police of Washington was drawn up in ranks on tho portico. This looked very im- posing, and was no doubt a8 usefil a8 ornamen- tal, iph“m_m from the window of tho East Room noarest tho portico, across the aron, with steps thenco to tho sidowalk, provided egress for the crowd expected aftor tho doors woro thrown open. l'l‘ho mombera of the Cabinet and foreign minis- tors and attaches, ns first on the list of tho oxpected guests, wore thafirst to assomble, and bu}uru 114, m. tho Red Room, always used as an anteroom, was quite full, and o mbrry chattoring was hoard by those withont At tha appointed timo the Prosidunt and Mrs. Grant descended the atairs from tho upper story and wore follow- od by Mrs. Shiarpe, Mrs, F. 'T. Dent, and other ladlos who woro to_roceive with thom. Asthe Prosident ontered the parlor the Marino Band played ‘‘Hail to tho Chief,” The Prosidont . and his wifo took up thoir positions opposite_tho cantral door of tho Blue Room, immedintely in front of tho central divan, The Cabinot oflicers now in the city, gonerally nccompanied by ladiea, first paid their rospects. Tho Socrotary - of Siate was accom- papied by Mra. Fish and ies Edith Fish; the Secrotary of tho Troasury by Mra, and Miss Buu!.wall—{; the Sccrotary of War by his nioce, Miss Lida Worthington.” Thoe Sccrotary of tho Navy was deprived of the plessuro” of Misa Ttoboson’s company, owing to her indisposition, but prosonted o Jady friond, The Attorney Goneral and Mre, Willisms joiutly paid their respacts. 4 i T'ho Diplomatio Corps followed, and its mom- bory wore nevurflll{xpmunmd by the Secretary of State. Blacquo Boy, as Denn of tho Corps, took procedence. Ho woro his uniform of dark ouo, Vast proparations |- _ The Chicage Daily Trivune, NUMBER 140. the manner with which roprosentatives of tho Iu-usn woro troatod, yostorday, at tho White Tottad, bding compollod by 30 icoman to ocoupy positions where they could seo mnothing, and somo of tho ludycorroapondentsindignautly loft the houso. Wo don't beliove that Gonoral Bab= cock was xcsnonuib]o for this {nelvility ; doubt- less it was the work of gomo officlous under- strappors, P At Now Yorks “EU Perh{na” {n the New York Commereial Advertiser, The influonce of tho oditorials of thocity pross against tho uso of wine at Now Yoar's entortaine ments to-day was perceptiblo everywhere. The chdrgo was noticod and remarled upon by almogt overy ond, sud mouy. and eatnost wore tho con- gratulutions dmong our best oftizons to seo the troachorous wino-glass disappear. Wine ham lon}; boon the stumbling block of youth, and tha; insldious snare of old dgo, and wo may eafoly hopo now that it will scon’ disappear from tho aogial board. . Whon I callod on Mr. Dodge, who has hoor forémest as o roformor—foremost in pushing thin anti-wino movemont—ho was still very solic= itous Integard to tho success of tho now roform. Ho asked, with deop earnestnoss, how tho anti- wine movemant was auccncdh’:fi, aud ho wam deoply grat'fied whon I told him that a great doal foes wino was boing drank—that many, ine stond of wino were drinlting unusually larger uantitios of braudy, and tbat sovoralof our - firat citizons had made upward of a hundred callg, In ovgry instance rofusing wite, and drink- ing in place'of it tho bost articlo of Amorican whiskey and gin. Ttold him that many good mothors, boautiful Christian hends of families, who for yoars have boon_accustomed to sorvo wino to thoir guosts, had discarded tho troach- erous wine-glass and told their daughters to fill tho decantors with Monongahela and Bourbon. *‘Hoaven bo_praisod " oxclaimed Mr. Dodge whon ho heard of the succces of tho anti-wine movemont, Ho was & happy man whou ho felt within him that tho treacherous beversgo was to givo way, and the influence of tho insidi- ous wine-glasg was to bo_foraver broken bofore tho bonign influence of old rye and Hcotch and Bourbon whiskoy, ‘Tho whola city scoms to bo deeply in_earnost about this reform. I called on a eaintod mothor in Isracl in Forty-sixth stroot, Sho waid, os sho gavo mo somo queil and doughnuis and minco Ho, that eho would offor mo & ginas of sherry, ut 80 many. men—good young men—had fallen into druukards’ graves, just through takin, their first glass of wine. I told hor that I hato and feared that first glnss of wine asmucls as sho did, and that I often warned young men agninst it, and that for mysolf I spurnod. the idea—L guarded mysolf againat it always, *“You sro & good young man, Mr, Porkins,” ropeated tho good old mothor. “fand firm ng‘nln“st tho first glags, and you wil} slways bo aafo,' I told hor Iwould. BaidI, “I am somotimes’ tompted to tako this firat glass of wine, but L' always rapel the idea i and no longor ago than this moming,” said I, “when tho thought csme to mo to drink that first gines of wino, T spurned it, and wont over on Bixth avenue and got & good square drink of Monongahela whiskoy.” "To b serious, New Yoars passed about ne usu~. al. Tho Indios generally received, talked sweot- 1y, and spreod tablos with honod turkoy, quail, icklod oyators, sandwiches, coffeo, aud wines. “thn atticular frionds or a crowd of gentlomon Arrlvn(]‘ togethor, » bottlo of champagne was gonorally opened. £ Ladies gonorally recoived from 100 to 300 calls, Thoy woro always dressed in full dress—low neck and short sicovos whon thoyhad protty arms toshow. Bvery young lady wholindeven o tolorn- Dblo arm andneck had thom uncoverod—with from threo to six button gloves. Tho young ladics woro their hair Pompadour, and” in many in- stancos powdored. Qontlemon gonerally mado from fifty to one huudred and twonty-flvo calls, dressed in full-dross, with hP'M(womnnm, Tape els thrown back and decked with a white roso- ud. Thoy genrally loft their cards with tho sorvant for fulure invitation, pussod a ‘‘ hail and farowell,” ato an oyater, sipped a littlosher- 17, and elid down tho front siop and into tho next house, to ropeat. Almost every young fol- low in Now York was o personified” porpotual motion, and the old mon wore not far behind. Somo_ procautionary married ladios mado oub their husbands’ lists, but they,—tho atrocious married moen—throw them awoy 8 soon as they got outside of the house, and tishod out of thoir ovaicoat pockots o list of choir own. It was not uncommon to see_these marricd mon'iflirting with tho young ladies, and even running out tho young fellows, Calling commencod about 11 a. blue cloth with gold embroidery, and many gold ornaments and_ordors on his broast ; red panta- loons, and the foz—n red skull-cap—on his head. His wifo and his brother-in-law, Gaorgo Mott, accompanied him, Goveral Mott, sonof the Inte Dr. Mott, of New York, and brother of tho first wife of Blacque Bey, is Commander- in-Chief of tbo ormios of Egypt. Ho bas _ slso dono such military sorvico in bohale of tho Tarkish Covorn- ment that he now wears orders commomoratin ‘the highest honors the Bultan has ever bestowed. Gonoral Mott wore full uniform,and all bis glit- toring insignin of rank. BSir Edward and Lady "Thornton woro accompaniod by tho Scorstaries and attaches of the British Legation. Alltho gontlemen wore court dress, which was, o8 & matter of etiquotto, worn_genorally by tho Di- plomatio Corps. As a rule this resembles an army uniform, highly ornamented with gold om- Droidery, but oceasionallyit is moro like tho dross wo seo on the stage at courts. Sir Edward Thorn- ton wore several orders, among others that of & Knight Commander of Bath.. Tho Austrian Minister, Baron Ledoror, and his Bocratary of Logation followed tho Dritish Logation, snd others came in duo order. The -Peruvian Min- ister, Colonel Don Manuel Froyro; the Mexican Minister; Senor<De Marigcal ; tho Italinn Min- istor, Count Corti; Mr. Btenerson, of Norway and éwodon: Mr. Kurd Von 8cholzer, of Prussia’; Counsellor Antonio P. do_ Carvalho Borges, of Brazil; the, Chevalier Do Souza Y.obo, of Portu- al, Madam Lobo accompanying him; Admiral f’nlu do Barnabo, of Spain ; the Ruasian, Fronch, and other diplomatic roprosentatives followod, and the ladics a8 & rule sccompaniod their hus- bands, But, hnvin;inoucod the gorgeons array of the ontlemen, 1t is_proper to spenk next of tho fi\d[ua' apparel. lilm. Grant woro s ponrl-ash colored nifk, very dolicate in tint and rich in tex- ture, trimmed with silk of tho “Paris in nshes” shade. Miss Grant wore a palo shado of sago; Mrs. Sharpo, bluo sitk, NMrs, Fish's dress was o rich mlk of ‘*London smoko.” Miss Fish wore blue sill, two shades of Pule green bun\ltflullfl intormingled. Mme. Blacque woro a supoerl black silk and black velvet, Lady Thornton, royal purplo silk, trimmod with volvat. Itno. Da Lobo, nee Allion, of Now York, was dropsed in a ruffiod brown silk undor- skirt, with cnir-colored overskirt, trimmed with brown, All the Jadics, save those rocoiving with Mrs. Grant, woro bonnots or hats, and all, including the Indios recoiving, wore high walsts. Quito an acquisition to the Diplomatic Corps is the brido of tho Miuister from Ecuador, Mrs. Tlores. Mo, Flores, nce Ruiz, iw a boauty, and her fresh, girlish manner and graco in con- vorsation oven surpnss hor'boauty, Sho wag oliarmingly dressed in o suibt of ‘sago froou,,_ trimmed with velvet the same color. Mr. Ilores ] ‘tvadded his bride one week ngo, on Christmas Day. Mma. Potostad, of the Bpanishy Legation, of whoso'beauty so many have written ane upolion boforo now, appoarod in socioty for the first timo in two or throo years. Bho wag ole- gantly dressed and lookod vory handsome. Aftor the Diplomatio Corps’the Justice of the United Btatos Supreme Court and Senators and Ropresontativos in Congross wore rocolvod. Home of those had Indies with them, and somo ., and onded ab miduight. Soveral entortain- ‘ments woro givon, such as Phil Shoridan’s lunch at Delmonico's, and Madamo Moaros' xocoption. and German in the evoning. [ . 3 = . 'The Weather. Prrrsnunon, Jon, 5.—A light drizeling rain bogan falling oarly this morning nud continucd until thia evening. Tho wind has veorod around to_tho northiwest and tho weather is growing “colder. NasavrLue, Jao. snow foll lagt nigh TO08. B Menrms, Jan, b5.—Weathor cloudy. L EvANSyILLE, Jan, 6.—Bix inchos of snow ‘foll sinco 8 o'clock last night, The thormometor ranged at 27 to 92 dogroos. Font WAYNE, Jan. 6.—It has boen enowing houvily sinco noon te-day. L CrwernNaTy, Jan. 5,.—Tho woathor at 10 o'clock to-night was nearly clear, Thermometor 26°. 8r. Lours, Jan. 5,—A driving snowstorm pre- vailed all Inst night, and thero are now somo 4 inches on the ground. West of horo tho snow is much deeper, and the trains are badly delayed. LouvisviLLe, Jan, 5,—Hoavy snow foll noarly ali lnst night. Snow also foll henyily at nter- vals during the day. It is now cloudy aud cold. P Qs An Ohio Earthquake. ‘45 oLvamvs, O., Jan, b.—At 20 minutes to T Tiglht tho citizons in all parts of tho clty woro disturbed by & low rumbling noiee as of distant thunder, accompaniod by toree doton- ations thet shook houses, rattled furniture, and caused a gonoral alarm, Many porsons loft their beds ‘in scarch of supposed burglars, aad othors camo up tho streot to loarn the particu- lars of what tgay supfinuod was gomo boiler ex- losion. to this hour a diligent canvass of he city fail to givo any reason for tho shock, and many hore bolieve the noise and vibration was causod by an earthquake. CiNorNNAT, Jan, 5.—Dayton despatch says an oarthquako shock was folt in that city lasb night. S 5.—About four ‘inchos of Cloudy. Morcury 0 do- Father Burke. New Onteass, Jan. 5,—Fathor Burko, the groat Dominican proachor, arrived last ovening, and receivod a grand ovation to-day, boinj oscorted by & largo procossion of Hibornian an Catholic sociotios, with sevoral bands of musio, to Bt. Patrick’s Churoh, whoro ho insugurated a two weoks' mission. Ton thousand porsons con- grogated in and around the church, R e fow Much is Ten Per Cont of Nothe . ing? Washington Correspondence of the New York Journal af . Commierce. A fiinuy ease hns been referrod to tho Secrotary of tho Treasury from Savannah, Ga,, for sottloment, It appears that o.firm down thera have brought colton -Efifn in with sand ballaat, and dumped tha saud on the wharf. 'The Oustom Liouse Appraiser came aloug and assessed the sand 10 por centad valorem,which amount ho demanded of thedmporter, Tho fmporter at onco ap- pealed to tho Bocretary of tho Treasury, Thi morn« T neutod bag, marked i drop shiot,” was ushorod ini- to tho ‘Tronsury building, There seomod to be & myse tory about it, and thoughts of nitro-glycerine, ful- minating powder, and other oxplosive matorials Bug- had not. Mr. Chandlor was accompanied by his wife, who woro a suporb dress of goldon bronza, The General of tho Army, Gonoral Shorman, presented the army m}wronnnlnmeu, and Admir- al Portor tho oflicers of tho navy. Both army and navy wore reprosontod by ladios among the corps rocolving, Miss Portor and Miss Barnos,daughtor of the Hurgeon Goneral, nnulutiuI{ Mies Crant, The ofticers of tho army wore their new ' uni- form for the first time. " 1t is gorgoous, ful shouldor-knots hnfiplly roplinco the epulottes and aguillottes, or gold cord with pendants are fostooned acrosy tho breast, | tho ofticials rocoived, aftor haying pald tholr rospects at tho Whito House,. Mrs, and Mins_Fish_assistod tho SBeorotary of Siato, Mrs, and Miss Boutwell the Becrotary of tho Navy. "Tho Beoratary of War had a cargo of ladios—his nleco, Miss “Worthington; Mrs, Maroy; Mrs, Btovonson, of Ohio, and daughtoer; Mrs. John Dolano; Mru. John' A, Logau, wife of Senator Logau; Mra, D. O, Cox. M4, Kanffmann, of Washington, and Mrs, Clark, of Ohio, actod in tho absenco of Socrotary and Mrs, Dolano as represoutativod of the houschold, The Attorne) QGoneral was assisted by his handsomo and sgroeablo wifo. o Frow the Washington Star, Jan, 2, { Thoro soems te bo & ood deal of complaint at Qraco- | gostod themaclvos when (he weiight of tho bag proved conclunlvely that its contents wore not shot, Tho bag ‘was opuned with great caro, and its contenta were at onco callod saltpotor, dungsalf, aud rockesit by differ- ont lookers-on, But on examining a card ottachod to it, referonco wos found to s lotter fn regard to nand ballaat, and thiu crystally, dirty sand was the arliclo ro- forred’ to aa laving been mssessed 10 por cout duty, Tho Importer representod that tho sand s of no valua whatover, aud was ouly thrown fnas ballast, Tho Sec otary, upon this jnformation, felt convinced that the ‘duty of 10 por cent would not hurt it, and afiirmed tho declslon of tho Collector of tho Port of Savanuah in tha caso, —_——— Xrelnnd. Toro aro tholatost Irish agricultural statiotica. Threo thousand eizht hundred enumerators lected from tho Noyal Irish Constal | the Dublin Mnlroso tan Polico, ) i| 600,000 hioldinge, doclare & docre acros in the extent of land undc || prosont year, ‘The deoreass in rl,,&fl 461 acres. Tho rofur from tho sovoral ports of 1 seven monthy of 1873 1 5,840 persons ovor tho &2 in 1871, In 1861 tho » housos in_Iroland, cac’ room for tho entira far waa 80,374, Thoao w¢ ©of human beinge,