Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. BOSTON CARRIAGES, BOSTON CARRIAGES, B, LADIES' GOODS, HUNT, BARBOUR & CO. Having . determined to reduce stoclk rapidly, will sell at cost, and many articles Below Cost. Special attention invited to BEA- VER and VELVET CLOAXS at about half price, to ciose them out. REMNANTS Of Black Bilks, Black Alpacas, Empress Cloths, Dress Goods, Flannels, and remnants of all Linds will be sold.at | ELalf Price. 103 Madison-st. BLUE ISLAND LAXD & BUILDING €0., I, P. TLLIARD, GEO. B. CLARK, And many others. REPOSITORY, No. 222 West Washingon-s1, Oldest Boston Manufactory. ESTABLISHED 1830. Howard Slade, THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST. TEOSE (To whom we aro indebted for tho blofl!h!gn» o3t respoctiully invited to call at the south. onst corner of Clark ond Madison-sts. THURSDAY, Jun. 10, and partake of o From 3 o'clook P. M. until 12. An invitation is extendod to overybody to join us on this ocoasion and convince thomselvos that ab Southeast corner of Clark and Madison-sts., Under the Beston Squaro Dealing Olothing A moeting of all intorostod in tho Hoights will be hold at 2 p. m. ‘Wodnosday, Jan. 15, 1872, at Room 11, Chamber of Commerao, to ainity. $5' 596 Wabash-av. INOTIOX. Lamar Insurance Company. GEORGL QAR Stuttnl Uion Bioek, DRY GOODS. CEICAGO. Buooossor to Robt. Slade & Son. 598 Wabnsh-av. ‘which must nocossarily arise from tho on-’ sumptuous dinner; which will bo sorved lenstonce ir their lives they have o good Houso, consult sbout a Military Academy, and La- BRANDS Al porsons g clatms naatngt the abovo Company O T o e SLADE BROS.,Agents. GENERAL NOTIOES. foroemont of the Bunday Liguor Liaw)aro Free to AlL thing which could be had for nothing. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. dles’ Bominary, to be established in that vi- Popular Art Gallery, . will ploaso prescnt, the samio for ndjustmont ta Contemplating & ehul‘lgx‘%‘l‘;on‘\‘lzoa%l‘l“u, ‘wo shall offor Flannels, Jeans, Linens, ‘White Gooeds, Hosiery, Gloves, and Notions, AT COST. D, W. & A, KEITH & (O, 14 & 16 East Madison-st. 2 5 WE DEFY COMPETITION. Tinest Rembrandt Onrd .Photo- JEPBRARE %r%%fifif Sontary, 96 Wabash-nv. s . FINANCIAL, : "The United States MortgageC. m';’r:;é‘ulin xg::lldt:'r‘ gunency, on'Bond and Mortgsge of Without Commission and on Long Time, ROOMS 238 8, B, W. Cor. 8Btate and Madison-sts. . ALTRED.W. SANSOME, Sccrotary. STOCKS FOR SALE. %m “m%yurhu"y. of Commorco. Traderst Losarance, and in several of our National L % 3K 5 HAMMOND & WATSON, 64 Washingtonst, Hibernian Banlding Association, Ciioaao, Jan. 11, 1878, A dividend of five (E)I“ cent has boen doclared on the r‘xlul stock of this Association, payable to the stook- TSy r MAMILTON B. DOX, Cishler. MONEY TO LOAN Do first-class improved Chlcago property, on long time, )t eurrent ratos, . Boveral sums now on linnd il N MONEY T0 LOAN 70 Wost, Madlson-st. Boat q‘un.llt Berlin Oards at $3 por e Wholesale and Retail Stationers, And Publishors of Commorofal and Law Blauks, RESTAURANT, T.ot on Wabash-av,, noar Twonty-ninth.st. Best Derlin finished Oard Photo- JORMAN O. PEXLKLNS“ Attorney, Do first-olass Ohlcago property; 3,600, $3,000, and JOS——— .. L dozon ot BRAND'S Art Gallery, STATIONERY. BLANK BOOK MAKLRS, 118 & 120 Monroe-st,,Ohicago, AN A e A i A NN FOR SAIL.EL. ROBERT REID, 150 LaFall . %5.‘“"‘5%‘ BETS Sy ‘Tooms 1%, 18 and 14 Kondall's Buiidivg. $5,000n hand. MEAD & COE, $5 FOR THIRTY DAYS ONLY. X 596 Wabash-av. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & C0,, PRINTERS. Opposito old P. 0, Pallding. T.ot on Michigan-av., near Twonty-fifth-st, NOW IS YOUR TIME, 506 Wabaush:av, CARSON, PIRIE,. SCOTT, & CO. Now occupy their new and spa- cious stores, HMADISON AND FRANKLIN-STS, ‘Where they will show this day one hundred cases of choice hundred packages of popular brands of Domestic Cottons, buyers at less than the present market rates, & ] TORSALE, westend of Indiana-st. Bridge,200 cords best sawed-end Maple wood, BLAKE, WHITRHOUSE & GO0, East end of same Bridge, or 19 5 BRAND'S Ll 506 Wabasgh-av, — oo FREE VAGGINATION ‘Wiil bo performed at the Disponsarios of the Rollef and 'NORTH STAR, 837 Division-st,, from 10t0 13a, m, and 2tod p. m, HRRRIOK, 351 West Twelfth-st,, from 8 to 10 a. m., and3toGp. m. st., from9to1la. m. and 1to3p, m, JOHN REID, M. D, BUSINESS CALDS JOHN MIDDLETON & SON, For all kinds of BUILDINGS, also STORE cnd OFFICH FIXTURES. VanBuren-st 'Will pay for one dozen of BRAND’S Best Card Photographs. First-Class Business Opportmiy. The entlre atook, fixtures) and good will of an estab- wishing to totire from business renson for selling, 13,000 to $16,000 xogulred, Address X 80, Tribuno URILDREN'S PICTURES, 596 Wabash-av. styles of new Prints. Also five which they will soll to close $ 5- Now on C. & N. W. R. R. Dock, for salé cheap. Apply to Chamber of Commerce. PopularArtGallery, VACTINATION, Ald Saclety as follows: OENTRAL, 13§ North Sangawmoniat., from 1to4 p. m. DAVIS FREE, corner Calumot-av, and Twenty-sixth. Goneral Modical Buporintendant, Carpontenters-and. General Confractors, 60 and 62 Third-av, near cor THREE DOLLARS BUSINESS CHANOE, 1lg%ed wholesale business for sale, at o bargaln, Ownor office, Best Berlin 1y 83 5lldozcn at m%xkg%%@s,par REMOVAL. The Cireat Western Tight Gused Tand b o e B BaugheOlackar Shpottis s B F, Hoflman, Oonductor; John 1land, Leader OFFICE FYURNITURE, DESKS COheap, at No. 157 West Lake-st. G0 TO THE BEST, i Berlin Card Photographs p.08ly 83 §gor dozon at | D'8, 506 Wabash-av, MEETING CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1873, WASHINGTON. Further Details of the Credit Mobilier Investigation, Testimony of Messrs. Garfield, Ham, Durant, and Brooks’ Son-in-law. + | The Senato Finance Commiltes on the $44,000,000 Surplus Greenbacks, The Galdwell Investigation---Nothing of " Grave Importance Unearthed Yesterday. Proceedings in Congress. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, FINANOIAL, WasmsaTon, Deo. 14.—Congross, ot an early day, will have an opportunity to pnos upon tho claim put forward Dby Beorotary Boubwell, that undor cxisting Iaws ho has & right to incronso tho ourrenoy to tho oxtent of ' §44,000,000 boyond the limit of $350,000,000 catablished by his predoces- sor. 'The Benate Financo Committco submitted majorlty report, signed by Bonator Sherman and four othermembors of the Comtnitteo, which deonics that the Becrotary has any right, and which prgues that the plain intention of Con- gross, in its logislation on legal tondor metters sinco 1803, has boen to gradunlly ronch specio paymonts through o coniraction of the cwrroney; that this policy, in conse- quonco with such intent, was inaugurated by Sccrotary McCulloch; that the crodi- tors of tho United Btales throughout the world had beon given to understand that tho Govornment would do nothing to depreciato its seourities ov impair tho credit of ita obligatious. This may aid to ba in chiof tho theory on which the majority roport proceads, and tha rosolution accompanying the report sets forth that tho Soo- rotory has no right to_increade tho curroncy & singlo dollar, ‘Tho minority of the Jommitteo, however, composed of Sonators Wright, o Towa, aud Forry, of Michigan, aro prn‘lmrln% o Yopott to-night, which will bo submitted to the Sonnte to-morrow, which nogatives the majority roport in svory partioulnr, and which concludes with n rozolution afiirming thoe right of the Boc- votary to isauo this $14,000,000, ~ The minority set forth that tho question is ono simply for luw- yors, aud to bo dacided only by o faircoustruotion of tho statutes. They hold that the acts of Teb. 20, 1862, Fob. 11, 1862, ond March 3, 1869, confor unequivocably upon tho Secrotary tho powor to fssuo and re-isue Unitod Stotes notos to amonnt not excoeding $450,000,000, sublost only 1o tio rostriction that £60,000,000 shall be rosorved for the redomption of tompo- ravy loan deposits, to bo issued only whon neces- sary for that purposo, and tho smonnt issued by thoso laws which may bo used for permanont circulation is £400,000,000. They hold that the utatutos nhovo raforrod to oxpranly confor upon thio Bocrotary not only tho power to isuo United Binton notoa hut ' to ro-jusws eny muoh notes received or -roturnod into tho Treasury, or to cancel and dostroy the snmo, mid jssuo othors in thoir place within or up to tho limit of four hundred millions, The minority make o direct issue with tho majority 88 to tho fact it has been tho intention of Con- rogs to loglslate in the dircction of contynoting. n this view, thoy Lold that the two differont. occasions when Congross lins logislated posi= tivoly upou the subjoct, it has boon to arrcst o reduction of the amount of currency in circula- tion; firat, by prnmrlbin[ixtlm ratos of reduotion nocording fo & tixed monthly limit; and, second, by an aksolute suppression of the process, But on. no oceasion hns Congross shown a pos- itive intention to arrest or modify, in any man- ner, tho suthority of the Secretary to issue and ro-lasno United States notes to tho oxtent of §400,000,000, na tho oxigonoios of the publio servico may roquire. Especial attontion is call- ed to the fact that tho act of Feb. 4, 1868, rolated wholly- to the authority nnd practico of the Sucmtm? with reference to thoe withdrawal of motes from nctual ciroulation, whether rolssued or not, and in no particnlar to the exer- oise of the I\m\var of igsuing, conferred by for- mor acts, Ltwill thus bo seon that this voxed quostion will be faitly bofore Congross for dis- cussion on its naked logality. ‘The minority re- port will bo submitted to-morrow tobo presonted with the one submittod to-day by the majority. TOSTAL LAWS. Tho doclsion of tho Postmnstor Genoral, that mail mattor not fully pro-paid at tho offos of meiling shall pay double postage, ono Gull' rato is pro-paid, with such goneral opposition _aud consuro that the Houmso Post Offico Committoo _ to-dny took up tho ques- tion for dlscussion, and 'docided unani- mously, excopt ono voto, that Mr, Creswoll's conetrvotion of tho law was an impropor one, Tho following joint rosolution was thon agreod to by the Committes: Reaolved, That the true iutent and meaning of Seo- tions 161 and 162 of tho act ta revise, consolidate, and amend tho statute in rolation to tho fost Oftice Dopari- ‘ment, spproved Junes, 1873, are, smong other things, thiat when ono full rato of postage hes been propald, sa rogatred by law, on thomail inatter In said scotion ‘mentfoned, such mafl matter sholl bo forwarded to fts destination, chargod with the unpaid rate,to be colleots od on dolivory, aud that 110 doublo rate of postagoshall bo colscted " whero such partial propald has boen made, : Tho Postmastor Genoral was bofors the Com- mitteo's consultation on the genoral subjoot of Ll Dopartment, and it is probable ho will mod- ity his ordor beforo the resolution is_prosonted, 1t may pasail‘l¥ En to tho Attornoy Geuernl for his deoision. 'Tho queation of tho roduotion of lettor postage to two conts for onoh Lalf ounos was discussed by the Committoo at somo lullfilh and soeins to bo favorably re- garded, has mot tho Tostmastor Qeuoral g al- 80 undorstood to favor it. It scoms probable the Committoo will agroe to tho mo‘)ns tion for tho paymont of nu\valmgor yostage in ordor to avold fho transportation of largo quantities of newspapors which aro nover paid for and not takon out of the ofilc. ° _ TOE DURELL INVESTIGATION. Tho Honso Judiciary Committeo, at ita moeot- Ing to-day, did not considor the rosolubion in rogard Lo Judgo Duroll, of Loululaun, and will ot tako tho question up until tho papers that wore submitted aroe printod. CONHOIENOE MONEY. Oaltes Amosacolvod a contcienco contribution to-dny of 400 from nu unknown wource, sup- psad to Lo on nccount of loans or dobts in con- lcction with Credit Mobilier transnctions, It was directed to him in an nnvelof:e, and was not accompaniod by any notw or explauation, EOUTHERN OLAINS, The Houso Claims Committeo to-day agrood to roport a bill glving the Kast Tenncssco Unlyor- ul{’y at Xnoxville 318,600 for damagos sustained to that institution by tho war and its ocoupanoy b{ United States ~soldiers. 'Phe Committeo also sgrood to give as furthor payment to the Loudon Oounty, Virginia, Quakers the sum of 870,000, making & total of $370,000 in pyment ot eupplion, prinoipally livo stook, aken by Goneral Bhorldan during tho war, THE SYNDIOATE, Lovi P. Morton, a luwflhliz bankerof Now York, way beforo tho Ways and Moans Committoo, to- day, on the subject of tho *8Syndicato.” 'Mr. Dawes asked him if he was in tho *old Byndl- onto,! Io answored that he was mnot, ‘Tho Chalrman then inquired it he expoctod to bo in the new one, and Mr. Morton eaidif i should Attention, Sir linlghts. Statod Concl . Bornard O 1 K. Ty tm-(\vfi?.g-{dg}fie‘v:,&'x'fl,ln";" AT A Y 5 grdor o the ordor of K. 1+ 50k 0.0 ). - DIOKIERSON, Rocordor. Masonic, Bpootal Gommunioation of Ianoy Lodge No, 11, A, F. ad A nfi“:u&firlflfl-1\\73&'&.‘1.5)';2“1;:“ iy 1) Randolph-sts., at7:2 p, ni, Sy Rangl B BOWSER, Budtitar, bo organized. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tr{bune, CREDIT MODILIER. New Yonk, Jan. 14,—Dr. Durant denies that lio ever asserted that Willlun T, Dodgo was im- plicated in the Credit Mobillor. Q. I, Train sayn tho Dodgo Durant referred to is General Granville Doto, at ouo tlmo enginsor on the Unlon Paciflo, now in tho military with Grant, even though | silont partnor in tho Montans Indian fob, and onglnoor of Tom Beott's Bouthern Pacifie, * [70 the Astociated Press.) WasivaToN, Jan. 14,—In the Oredit Mobillor Committeo, to-day, the Chairman, Mr, Poland declded that the rocords at tho War Dopartmen! anked for by Brooksto show tho chnracter of M'Comb woro foroign to the subject undor iu- \'oau“ntlnn. Nollson, Brooks' son-in-Inw, testiflod that ha borrowed 86,000 of Dillon attor aix months’ ac- quaintanco and withoub sny provious busincsa !tnlmnftlonwlvlnx Dlllon Unlon Pacifia stock ag aecurd & o wos told by Drooks that ho was il[“&lll? to fifty ndditional shares of the Crodit obillor, James A, Garfleld was sworn, and made tho following statomont: Tho flist’ I ovor honrd of tho' Oredit Mobilier -wns somo timo in 1800-or 1807,—I oanuot flx tho dato,—when Goorgo Trancis Train called on- mo, and maid hio was or- imlr.lug s Compnny to bo' Yknownt a8 tho Oredit Iobilier of Americs, to be formed on the madel of tho Crodit Mobilior of Francos that tho ob- joct of thn'Oompnn{‘\m to purohase lands and build housos along the lino of thoe Pnoiflc Rail- road at points whore olties aund villagoa woro Tikoly to spring up; that ho had no doubt that the monoy thus invested would doublo or treblo itaclf cnoly ‘fm"" that tho subscriptions woro “limited to 91,000 onch, and -ho wishod mo .to subseribe. Ho showed mo o long list of subscrlbors, among thom Onkos Ames, to whom ho roforred me for fur- ther information concorning tho ontarpeloo. ot an; K | Auarered s Lhne 7 Gh ambaeribo wituout knowing moro about tho proposed organization. ‘Prain left mo, saying Lio would hold nslucu opon for me, and Liopad £ would yet conoludo to sub- scribo, The same doy I asked Ames what ho thonght of tho ontorpriso, Ho oxprossed tho opinion that tho investmout would bo snfe and rofitable. . I hoard * nothing further on o subject for & yoar ' or more, and it wns almost ‘forgottem, whon some timo, I should say, during tho long sosslon of 1808, Amos spoke of it again, Ilo said tho Compauy had organized, was doing woll, and lio thought would soon Lmy lnrge dividonds. Ho onid somo of tho stock had beon left, or wns to bo loft, in hinnds to eoll, and 1 could tako tho amount which Traln had offered mo, by paylng $1,000 and ncerued intorest. Hosaldif I was 1ot ablo to pay _for it then, ho would hold it for mo until I could pay, or until somo of tho div- idonds were payable. Itold him I would con- sider tho matter, but would not agreo to tnke any stock, until 1 know from au_oxamination of the chartor and conditions of tho mfl.mcrl}ltlan tho oxtont to which I should bocome pecuniarily finblo, Ho #ald ho wos not sure, but thought o stockholdor would be liablo only for tho par valuo of his stock, That he had nob the stock and papors with him, but would havo thom after awhilo, I'rom tho caso as ' presonted, I proba- bly should have taken stook if I had boon satis- fiod in regard to their oxient and pecuninry lia- Dility. Thero this matter rested for somo ttmo, I thfnk until tho following year. During that timo I understood thero woro dividonds dus smounting to mearly threo times the par valuo of tho stock; but in" the moantime I hind heard that the Company was involved in sBomo contro- vorsy with tho PacifioRailrond. That Amos’ right to goll tho stock was donted. Whon Inoxt gaw Ames, Itold him Ihad concluded not to tako tho stock. * Then the matter ended, so far as I was concerned, and I had no farthor know- ledgoe of tho Compnny's oporations until tho snb- focz bogan to bo disoussed in the noewapnpors nat fall. Nothing was ever said to mo by Lrain or Ames {o indicato or imply that tho " Oredit Mobilior was or could bo in - auy way conneclod with tho logiulation of Congress for tho Pncific Tailroad, of for suy other purpose, Amies nover gavo nor offorod to mo any stock or other valu- ablo thing na n gift, I onco nsltod and obtained from him, nnd _afterward ropaid to him, o loan of $300. That amount is tho only valuablo thing I ever received from or doliverod- to him. 1 nevor owned, received, orngreed to roccive any stook of the Credit Mobilior, or of the Union Paciflo Roflrond, nor any dividend nor profits arising from oithor of them, Boujomin F, Ham, Treasurer of tho Credit Mobilior, was aworn, and underwent a long ox- amination. ‘Lo teatified that Notlson'a name ap- ponred on tho books as the holder of 150 sharos ; idn't know of Brooks' having suything to do with tho ebares. Ham Xrarlucud .goveral books of tho Company, aud said tho rost lind boon sont Yioro by oxpross, 1Io pointed ont in the books whero Durant transferred 100 shares to Neilson. Ames paid for ull the stock in his nemo as Trusteo. Ouly one dividond of ¢ por cont - was. ovor paid by the Crodit Mobilier. 'Tho only let- tor-book of tho Oredit Mobiller showed noithor tho namas of Dawes, Garfiold, Scoflold, nor Kol- Toy. Hom could not’expiain how -the stock ,flamrxmuonm'ammnbormmuna paid for it. is books showed thonames of Congressmen Bamuel Hoopor, ]!o{ar, of Pennsylyania, Grimes, and Alley, ssorinal ubacribors, o statod that tho Cradit Mobilior stock was rushed around tho country to keep it out of tho hauds of Jim Fisk. Ho know nothing of tho shares set asido to bo used among Congressmon, The Crodit Aobiller bought the bonds which they gave. as dividends from tho * Union Pacifio Rallroad = Com- any ot 85 conts, and -pald for em out of money which thoy rocolved from now subscriptions. No offlcor of thie Company hias n right to put up tho stock for gale. The witness might have meel\'ug special {nstructions from tho oflicors of the Company. Part of tho books wore travelling to provent coplo_seeing thom who had no interest in Tiem; but thoy aro not emcmngh now, ns Jim Flekis dend. Ham denled that the public had any intorost in this matter. It 18 only & fow TDOWBPAPOIS, Question—Do you know what hus bocome of tho atock trausfor book ? Y Answer—No, sir. It has disnppeared. Whoro hina it disappeared to? 1 don’t know, . Did you not destroy it ? A.—No, sir, 1 did not. The witness furthor tostifled that ho nover kept the blotter; aud, in answer to & quostion of Judge.Poland, said ho supposed somobody had signod a paper author- izing tho issue of fifty shares additionsl to Nellaon, By Mr, Alloy—At the time tho increaso in the capital stock was made many of the stockholders doclined to take it; did not romember of auy stockholdors being rofused to gao tho books of the Company. The books wore takon mway on acoount of tho Tisk suit, and .not to keep them awny from the stookholdora. By Mr, Poland—Has no_information or beliof s to where tho missing books are ; can give no cluo 88 to whero thoy may bo, Did not remom- ber of sooing Alley's nome on & poper author- ‘iNzing tho issue of fifty sharos ndditional to oilson. By Judge Black—DId not remembor what was in answer to the summons to produce tho books in tho Pennsylvania suit ; may havo eaid books were in daily use. " H, 0, Crano, Asaistant Troasuror of tho Crodit Mobilior and Paclfio Railway, teatifiod that | Jamos Brooks, on Doo, 24, 1867, pold him $10,000 for which o transforrod to 0. H. orton, al Brooks' roquest, one bundrod shares of Crodit Mobilior and tivo hundrod sheres of Paciflo Rail- road stook, and the same d"‘, delivered him five firat mortgago bionds of tho Paciflo Railway. knovw notbing about tho nogotiation for'it. a8 Durant's’ stock, niot tho' Company's ; didn’t know _ the smount of _profit vealized Dby . Drooks, but thought it & very ood _ trade. ‘lhero woro soveral §iVidonds on tho Credis Aobilior stock, ~ Brooks Josned Durant 25,000 ou tho 10th of Octobor, 1867, and on the 80th of Jnn\\ns{ loaned him 240,000, both at 10 per cont, and auothor losn at 11 per cont, All weré paid in 1869, Two hun- dred and fifty eharos of COredit Mobllior wero sold to Alley at $1.00, whon it was worth $2. "ho witnoss sworo that Drooks':810,000 was paid for Orodit Mobilfor stook and not on acoonnt of tho loan to Duraut, having mado the ontrles bimself, Q.—Weoro the fivo bonds pars of the delivory for the 310,000 ? . A.—You, sir. Itook a copy from my book, and I will read it to you if you want to hear it. Mri Toland—Buppiose you produce thiat mom- oranduny, Tho witness did 8o, and road it, as follown:* oo, 24, 1807.—8tock nocount of the Oredit Mobillor of America, Trausferred to Jamos Brook' son-in-law, 100 shares of stook at par, with the fivo bonds of the Union Pacifle Com- pany, and 200 shares of Uniop Paclfic_stocl ns earnings on the stock.—7,000 cnsh, drgtt dus 220 of January, $9,000,—810,000,—Oheck book doposited Dec, 24, 1867, in Fourth National Bank—Jnmos Drooks, 37,000, —Jan, 20, 1808, ohock book, Fourth Natioual Pank, bills Knynulo, Jamon Drooks, acoount of noto due thls day, £9,000," & Recoss for fifteen minutos, After recas, My, Ham recallod the witness and reforred to the name Oharles H, Nellson on_tho baok, showing the transfer of 50 shares to Neil- non, whoso name had been’ written affer an Ho, (3 orasure was made, and testified that it wasin his handwrlting, and tho orasure had boen mado boforo Noilnon's was writton, but hie did not ra- membor what wa oensod. Ho had no momory at all in roforenco to tho ornsure, ‘Che crasure was in tho placo whero name shoull ho, Ty Mr. Iiraoks—Novor rocoived any instrics tiou from Mr, Brooks to eraso his namo., might have boon probable that Brookn' namo wed writlen inatoad of Neilson's, on ncconunt of Lho Intimate connoction of Neilson with Brooks. If Brooks' name wan written thoro flrul, it was a mintako. Thomas O. Duvant tesllfied thnt he wns & Diroctor of the Union Pacific Rallroad tll 16605 wag Presidont of the Cradit Mobilier Company, and ono of the trusteos to whom the Ames con- tract was nssigned ; hng certifiod copios of the booka; signod a papor to distributo somo atock on hand; tho stook was transforred to tho wit- ness to onable Lim to fulfill o prior engagomont; did not know to whom Amos wag to transfor tho ntook; Ames snid hio ind an ongagomont to do- liver somo to Colfax; thinks othor Gongrossmon wora nlso montioned, and it made nn improssion on_him, s ho holioved Amos gnvo tho names, and intendod keeping tho stock bimself ; nover conversed with Neilson ; had a businoss tranenc- tion with James Brooks, but it had no reforence to Brooks being n Congrosaman; Brooks desired somo atock, and witngss arrangod to lob Drooks liavo one hundred shares of Crodit Mobtlier, with twenty thousaud dollars’ worth of Union Paciflo _stock ond firat mortgngo bonds. Drovks, helug o Govornment Diractor, did not want to hold the stook, and theroforo had it trausforred to Nellson; knew nnthth about tho {igty sharos ndditional stock received by Neilsou. 'The stock incronsed in valuo suddeniy. Whon Brooks purchasod stock, e was ontitled to tho which had just hoon declared. ‘Tho Oradit Mobilier Corpany took tho contract at $60,000 por imloy and was obligod to take in part poymont Union DPaciflo stock. .‘Tho first stock was iaken from tho rond nt por _cont, snd sold to tho setockholdors at 71, The witness folt undor obligation to Brooks, inving agreod with him thatho shonld have the stock; lLad borrowed money from Brooks, but did not leb him have stock in con- sidorat{on of beiug under any moncy obligation 0 i, Withont finishing the oxamination of Durant, tho Committeo adjourned until to-morrow. FINANCIAL. Tho Committeo on Financo to-day roported to :}m Bonate in obedienco to the following resolu- on s Resoleed, That tho Committoe on Flnance bo direct el to inquiro whothor tho Sscrotary of the Tronsury s tho power, under the existing laws, to drsuo United Stntes notes dn low of tho 44,000,000 rolired and can- celled under tho act of April13, 1668, From n roview of tho sovoral acts rolating to tho United Blates notes, tho Committoo con- olude that the intont and logal offcct of theuo acts, when faitly construed, was to roduco the maximum of logal-tondor notos to 3856,000,000. No one apponra to have nsserted that the Becro- tary had tho power to iucreaso that sum. Tho caro with which a maximum wag always progerib- edindicntostho intentionof Congross to preserve one, The only contingency for oxcess was to tomporarily mcot tho tomporary loan, and l:[v ot of April, 186, the tomporary lodn was fand- ed. 'Tho circumstancos undor which this fssue of 85,000,000 was mado wero such as would clear- 1y havo justified its oxorciso, if, ns wns honeatly and confidontly claimed by the offioer who mado tho issuo, ho had the logal authority to moke it. It was his plain duty to ox- orciso _overy \m\vor ho posscssed to pro- tect tho public in tho omorgency stated, and tho Commiltoo aro unanimously of the opinion that tho Assistaht Secrotary acted ac- cording to what ho concoived to bo his logak powor ‘and publio duty, but beliovig that, un- der law, ho could not ikstio legal tondor notes in oxcass Of 356,000,000, thoy must regard tho procodont as & bad ono. Such & power, if given, would Do by clar and an unam- biguous | langiingo, and should mnot bo inforrod by subtle ronsoning, or depend on the prossuro of intorostod partios, or tho changing Siows of publio policy. In all quostions of con= slruction o8 to th oxtont of powor conforred by Inw in matters which affcet public credit or ‘publio socuritics, & reasonable doubt ns to the grant, af power ‘should te hield to oxcludo it. Ritor n cavoful review of the subject, vour Qo mittuo aro of tho opinion that the Beorc: tary of tho Trossury hns not tha power to~ issuo _United Biates notea in oxcous of tho 8856,000,000 outstanding whon tho nct of Feb. 4, 1868, took offect, but he may ra- place, with new notes, all mutilalod or dofaced notes, and, withw tho limita of thio 8366,000,000, may oxchange or roplaco now notes for old onea. Honators Wright and Forry, of Michigan, dis- gent from the foregoing report, but have not submitted thelr viewa. THE CADINET. The Cabinot sossion to-day was fully attendod, ‘but no matters woro detormined upon of nation- al importance. i ; NOMINATIONS. The President sent the following nominations to tho Senato : Jamos M. Inwarth, of Kanens, Indian Agent at tho Xiown and Comancho Agoncy ; Jobn D. Milos, Indisn Agont for the Indians of tho Upper Arkansas Agoncy, Indian Torritory, THE CALDWELL INVESTIGVTION. Tho Sennto Committeo on Lloctions, this moruin, o continued tho ln\'u!tlfiufion of Sonator Caldwell's olection. Wool and Iinnoy, mombors of tho Kansas Legislature, wero oxamined. Wood tostified that a Mr. Thomas offered him 2,000 to voto for Oaldyvell, and that subsequont- 1y certain frionds of Sidunf Clarko offored to givo him $2,000, and o saddle horee worth 8500, if he would vote for Clarke. The witness did not take cithor offcr, CONGRESSIONAL, BENATE. FINANOIAL. WasniNaTow, Jan, 14,—The resolulion of Mr. SHERMAN, relative to United Statos noles, was placed on the calondar. Mr. CORBETY reported from the Committes on Finance a bill to amond tho National Curren-~ cy act, which was pnssed. It allows National Danks to loan to any individual or corporation 10 por cont upon thoir aurflus profit, a3 woll as upon thoir original capital, ‘Messrs, WRIGIT (lows), and FERRY (Michi- an), will submit & minorily roport, dissonting from tho report of tho Commiltos on Boott's resolution, rolative to an issuo of legal tendors in excoss of $366,000,000, BOLDIELS' LAND DOUNTY. Messrs, HARLAN and LOGAN presontod me- morials of the soldiers, urging tho passage of tho Houso bill granting 160 ncres of land to hon- orably disolinrged eoldiers, and stated that tho Dill would roquire 820,000,000 ncres. SOUTHERN OLALNIS. Mr. SAWYER (Houth Oaroliua) introduced o bill to oxtond the jurisdiction of the Bouthern Olaims Commission. BAILROADS. On motion of Mr, CASSERLY, the Committoe on Judiciary was directed to inquire, in connce- tlon with the inguiry as to tho power of Con- fimuu over the subject of rallroads betweon the tates, whether each Btate, within its own lim- its, hnas not now full power over the samo sub- foct, including tho ratos of froight and passon- gors, Agrood to. GOLLEGE LAND GRANTS, The Sonate resumed conslderation of tho Agrl- cultural aud Industrisl Arts Collogo bill, which way debated at longth, Mossrs, MORITON, THURMAN, BHERMAN, PRALT, TRUMBULL, WINDOM, and OASSERLEY Oilmsiu 2 it, o Mosgrs, MORRILL (Vt.), PATTERSON, BORE- MAN, BAWYER, and GORBELY advocat g it. Hovoral amondmonts wero offerod and re- {3&3&0(\, and tho Lill then passed—yeas, 89; nays, NILITARY PRISON. Mr, LOGAN, from tho Milltary Committee, ro- ported without amendment the Iongo bill pro- viding for thoe entablishment at Rock lslsnd, Ill, of nuilitary prison, PAOIFIQ RAILROAD, On motion of Mr., CABSERLY, tho Becrotary of tho Iuterior wus diraotod to_(ransmit to tho Honato the latest yearly reports of tho Union Taciflo and Central i'null o Railvoad Companies, and any }mpnn! or information in his possession relatiug to tho same. . 'The Bonato adjourned, E HOUSE, UNITED S8TATES COURTS. On motion of My, BINGIAM, tho bill was parsod to amend tho act of 1872, providing for ]\oldlng u United Blates Oireult Court in tho Western District of Missouri. LAKE BUPENTON CANAL, On motion of M POPTER, the bill was seod extonding tho time for tho complotion of Tho Portago Lali and Lake Suporior Ship Caual. THE PACIFIC RAILIOAD INTEKEST. 'Thho Tlonso thon weut into Comunitteo of tho Whole, Mr, BTEVENSON (Ohio) in tho chair, on tho Loglslativo, Exaoutive, and Judiolal Appro- priation bill, the ponding_quoation Lolng the smendmont offered by Mr, nhmm lagt Bat- i ¢ @hicagoe Duaily Teibmn K "o 7 ] 9 fanseas] Jo & " - ® s - NUMBER 149. urday, providing that no monoy shsll bo patd to! any ralfrond comipanien for tho Lransportation of malls or troops while such compauios are in de- !‘uulti for Interost on bonds lsaued by the Govorn~ mont, Mr., BEOK, who had been on the Conforonce Committeo on tho Army Appropriation bill of 1872, which containod o section rolioving the Pacifio Railrond Comrnnlcs,oxplllncll and ‘}Ilnu- flod tho notion of tho Henato and Conforenco Committoe, and m'quo(l that tho section had not boon surroptitiously introduced but hnd beon olaborately argned in tho Senato, and inserted thoro by a voto of 86 to 18, Tho’ Houso cori- fereos lind desired to have that scotion atruck out, but tho Sonato conforaos insisted upon it, and sskod that the quention bo Inld, boforo tho Touso. Ho (Dock) had called attontion to it, ns a vory sorious and objectionablg pleco ef logis~ Intlon, No man fn the Houso had op- posed tho provision, or called for n division on it, and it was too lato now for an: one to nagert that thore was anything surrepti- tious in tho nction of tho Committeo. Wi.lg did thoy wait until the country waa inflamod, and until montion of the Credit Mobilior, and of tho Unjon Paciflo, Rnilrand wos liko' shoking 6 rod flag in the eyos of an angry bull 7 IHa de-~ clnred now, while admliting that tho loglslation was ob] untlonnbln, that the law of 1802 and 1804, as docided by tho Judiclory Committeo of tho Honato, nnd ng deoidod by tho lauguago of tho Inw itsolf, ouly gave the Government tho right to retain half of tho interest. No friond of lis, no constituent of Lis, no colleague of his, know enything about tho Crodit Mobi?lor or hold atook in'nny of those companics. By common_cousent, Mr. Randall's smend- 1ont was withdrawn, and the following amend- ‘mont substituted, ns offered by Mr. IIXBBARD ; That seotion of tho Army Appropriation bill, ope prored March & 171, ireby ropeutod, nd it Sl o tho duty of tho Recrétary of tho ury to” apply all mich siimn of money, as aro now or shall hecomo duo to elther of the Pacifio Rallroad - Companies em-. braced within provisions of asid section, from tho United States, for trauspcrlation of troops, supplics, maila, or othérwias, {0 (o poyment of (bo. indebteds ness of puch Company to tho~ United Etates for the interest paid by {lio United States on the bonds issued for tho bonefit of such Company, Mr. WHEELER moved to amond Mr. Hib- Dbard's amondmont, by adding to it the proviso, that the repoal shall not tako offect until tho At~ tornoy Goneral shall cortify to tho Beorotary of tho Tronsury that such Raflrond Componios aro linblo to tho Government for any amount of in- torest poid by tho Governmont ou the bonda- is- sued in aid of such Companios. ) Mr. HIRBARD spolto in support of his amond- ment. _l\tltr. DIOKEY dofendod the action of the Com- milteo. M, WILLARD advocated Mr, Hibbard'samend- mont. Mr, KELLEY opposed the amondment, argu- ing that thoso who bought tho bonds of those Pacifio Bailroad Compnuios bought them undor tho Congrossional guarantco ~that but holf of tho earnings of tho Companlos from tho Gov- ornment should bo withhold, Ho had never owned a sharo of stock in tho Credit Mobilier, but it was not his fault that ho did not own ton sharen offered him, His poverty, not his will, consonted to lot theso shares paga him. r. KERR said lio hind thoroughly invostigated tho subject, and had como to tho opinion that tho duty of thoso Railroad Companios fo pay intorest on their bonds was perfectly cloar un- dor tho Jaw of tho Ist of July, 1862, Tho sixth scction of that nct ndmittod of no doubt. It was undor tho fifth soction of tho not of tho 24 of July, 1864, that this right was claimed on tha part of tho Compuanios, bub ho con- tondod thab that section only applied to tho term of fonr yoars, for which tho timo _ for ‘comploting tho road was extonded. But if {his position in that respock was not qnito strong, as. ho admitted that it was not, ho argued that fhe amendmont proposod by Mr. Hibbard should bo adopted under tho ra- Borvod right to amond, alter, or repoeal the origl- nal lay, : : Mr. KELLOGG opponed tho amendment. He snid only the excitoment of tho hour would load tho moritbors to voto for Mr. Hibbard's amend- mont, It would bo tantamount to o ropudiation, an tho offcct would fall on innocent holders. . M. HOLMAN urguod in support of Dir. Hibs Danl's ‘amohdment, ail againes that oftored by 2r. Whooler. Ho intimated that tho opinion of the- prouont Attorncy Genmoral was known o Do in_favor of tho companics, and that the ndoption of Mr. Wheoler's amond- ment would bo simply conflrming that opinion of tho Attornoy Goneral. ‘o Houto would not doal fairly with the country unloss it not only ropegled tho ninth section” of the Any Appro- priation bill of 1871, but wont o stop farther and suatainod tho notlon of tho Socrotary of the Troasury, : 3 3iz. SARGENT opposcd A, Hibbard's mond- mont. The rosult, if not the motivo of the agi- tation against _tho Union Pacific Rond, was to affect tho stock market. = Mr. SPEER rogarded s o healthy sign the sonsitivonoss shiown by tho mombors in rogard to thoir conncction with rnilroad uorporlt?onu. 1t would hove boon well for tho'pooplo if that sonsitivencss had oxisled ten yoars ago. Those railrond corporations had thonght themselves strong onough to tako Congross Dby tho thront, and domand obedlenco to thair bohosts, It'could not bo de- nicd that thoy had hnd in fhis Houso, and in the Bouato, many mombers who were moro faithful to_thom than to tho pooplo. ; Mr. BEOK declared that the wholo object at tho Dbottom of this gitation wns o achome for tho boneflt of & combination of tho first mort- gogo bondholdors, who who would forecloss tho mortgngo, buy in tho Road, and_cheat tho Goy- ornmént ‘and small bondholders and etock- hiolders, r, WOOD advocated Mr. Hibbard's smend- mont, Mr, KERR, in answer to Mr, Bocl, denied that tho first mortgnga bondholders could foraclose {heir mortgago and sell out the wholo proporty of the Compnules. Congross had reserved to itaclf comploto power_ovor thego ronds, and tho Londs liad boon issned and purchased subjeot to that reservation, Mr, BECK ropeated lis apprehonsion that to guo thoso Pacific Railrond Companies for sixtoon millions of dollars inturest due to tho Govorn- ment would bo to drive them into bankruptey and throw tho Roads into the hands of the first mortgago bondholdora. Bhat was the diffenlty which ho wanted to avoid, Mr. KENDALL (Novadn) eupported Mr. Hib- bard's amondmont, and @eclaimed against tho extortions aad oppressions practised by the Cen- tral Pacific Rallrond Company. Mr. GARFIELD desirod the Iouso to.act 80 a8, on tho ono hand, not to destroy these groat corporations, and on the other hand, not to make them oppressive on the rights of the peo- lo. Ten yoars ago both political partios wero vio- ng with éachother to scowhich should most oarn- ostly advocate the building of the Froifio Roads. Ho hoped that both political partics would now vio \vleh onch other in socing that porfeot jus- tice was douo to tho Compeuies ag woll as to the lo. I“’l‘\, ossrs, IIOLMAN and WOOD: doniod that tho Domocratic mombers hed sustained the act of 1804, Mr. WHEELER remarkod in responeo to Mr. Willard, that the Pacifio Railrond Companios hiad until 1866 to comploto their roads, The diseussion having closed, the Committeo proceeded to vote, Tho first voto was taken on the wholo amond- ment, and I was rejected—i0 to 01, Mr. DONNAN moved to striko out all of Nr. Hibbard’s amondment after tho word * ro- poalod,” o as simply to conflue it to the ropeal of tho Scction of the Army Appropriation bill of 1871—adopted, 86 to 76. . Mr. Hibbnrd's amendment as smonded, was adopted without s division. It ronds: *That tho Ninth Section ot the Army Appropriation il &a“pmua Bavch 80, 1871, 14 horaby ro- oalod. @ TEDELLION LOSSES. Mr. MERRTAD moved as an smendment, that on judgmont Court olaims shall bo pald on ac- count of moneys toizad from tho so-called Oon- foderato Btatos. ‘Aftor a short disoussion tho amendmont way rojacted. Tho Committeo then rose and roported ‘the biil to the Houso, After somo contost over the question of raising tho unlarios of the clorks om- loyed in tho Houss, tho 1louse, withont com- g to & final voto on' thst questlon, or on the Pacitio Rmilrond question, or any of ‘the amend- monts adopted in Commitiee of tho Whole, Adjourned. ————————— Dropped Deads " {al Deapateh {o The Chicago Tribune, Orranra Ty S 14.~This. torning, Joseph Eboraol, oho of iho earilast uottlors of thls por- tion of tho Stato, dropped dosd while walkin from the reaidonce of ono of his sons to that o another in the country, a few miles south of Ot- tawa, Ho had acquirod a large Smparlyh which he hggly divided among his childron, “llls sge was OATS. Omol’mu'n. 0., 780, 14.—T% is publicy stated 1i-day, and bolioved by many well-informed opio, that n contract hns beon mado with the outhwostorn Pennsylvania Improvament Com. En\ny for tho completion of tho long-talked-of unnel undor Walnut Hille for railroad purposcs. A largo nmount of worlk waa dono on thls gevoral yoars boforo the war, and of Jate tho complotion of tho work has boon ngitated under different auspices from thono now dircoting ita intorests. Togal obstnclos existod for years, Those, how- over, hove boon romoved within a vory short time. Tho rond ombracing the tunnel will bo from Oincinnati to Bharon, a distanco of twelve and = half miles, doublo track, and it comploted wil be o most yaluable and important railroad ontrance to Cincinnatt, Whothor this Company has con- neotion withany of tho groat railrond lines on- tering tho city 18 not known, but it would bo suoh & natural and desirable entranco for tho Pennsylvania Contral interost that many bolieve thore {8 an intimate relation eoxinting betweon them, PRGNy Ty WINTER HORRORS, Destruction of Life In Minnesotn and Zown by the Recont Polar Stormes ftallrond Dotontions on Account of Snow Blockados, 8r. Pavr, Jan, 14,—Thoremarkeblo polar hur- rleana which swopt southward over this State on Tuesdny lnst hos, loft Dbohind it & and record of casueltios, hut. from infor- mation now roaching tho city tho num- ber of donths will not sustain the oarly estimates. Tho history of tho firat nppenr- anco of tho lsmontablo consoquences may bs briofly etatod 08 follows: Tuosdny was a mild, dampday, oud thoso having ocession to loave their homos had littlo reason to anticipate the florco gusts which got in during tho aftornoon, and, in mony inatancos, no adequato provision had been made for snch an unoxpocted situstion . Tho weathor continued mild until about 4 o'olook in the afterngon, tho hour when its approach was obgorved by tho rosidents in tho frontior sottle- monts, in ‘suddenly incrensing cloudiness and & hieavy roaring sound in the distanco. For a fow momonts the earth was swept by n tremondous wind, and tho tomporaturc foll with wondortal xopidity. Pooplo living in iho sparsoly Fn ulal sootions of the Stato wers takon entiroly by surprise. Many wore at n long distanco from home and without sufliciont cloth~ ing. It s nob surprisiug’ undr the _olroum- stances that so many foll victims Iu its path, oach o straggling, ico-bound Ingcoon. Tho atorny continued with only temporary lulls until Thurs« day morning, when it graduslly abated its fury. Tho velooity of !tho storm iu roported botwaon Now Ulm and 8t Poter, travelling from gninb to point {n thirty minttos, o distanco of 8 miles, Had'the dogroo of cold Leou great, the number of deaths would havo been fearfully incronsed ; bub, whilo it waa ot ita hoight, the morcury stood from 5 to 8 degroes abovo zero. It ia ontirely without precedont in tho his- tory of tho Stato, ond oply - finds a pafalll in o polar - storm which awapt ovor tho Btato of Llinols in 1836, dnntru’y- ing meny livos, and leaving an_imporishable rocord in the minds of those who oxperienced its fury and terriflc powor. It s impossible to ,make on accurate cstimato of the number who have been frozen to death or scriously maimed on the line of the 8t TPaul & Sioux City Rond. The numbor is variously ostimated ai from 17 to 84, with the probabilitios in favor of the number first givon. Tho suthenticated deaths thus far do not roach 17. In that section of tho Btate, many roported lost have sinco re- turned home safely. “On tho live of tho 8t. Paul & Pacifio the number of doaths will not vary igruutly from tho ostimate for the rogion ravorsed b the Bioux City Road, that: country aleo being thinly sottled, and owing to the dilliculty in the way of obtaining roliablo information tho sstimates of deaths aro largor than tho faots will “worrant. But the roal fatolity is sufliclently doprossing, not- \vlflmhndiu%_‘ the mova hopefal ~ news brought 6fe to-night. oW names accompany tho roported ~losacs of lifo, A large numboer of cattlo and horsgs must also ho includod in the statemont of the destruction whioh has charactorized this storm. Dunuque, Jan. 14.—A heavy snow-storm pro- vails to-night throughout Northorn Tows, and o second blockade is n]:lprehnudud. Buow has alrondy fallen to the depth of six inches on a lovel. " The, Duluquo & Southwostern night passenger train is snow-bound at Sand Springe. The lowa, Milwsukee & St. Paul Road was ex- Fuctad o bo open to-morrow, but this storm is ikoly to put thom back » number of days. The same mny bo said of the Cedar Falls and Minno- ‘sota branch of tho Illinois Central, and Central Railroad of Yows, Railrond mon gonerally ara foarful of o blockado, and anxiouely await further developments, i RN SPRINGFIELD. The Health of Licutenant Governor Doughortys=-State Board of Agriculs tures===Cholcc of Ofiicers=esCoinpl ‘montary Banguet to’ Govornor Pals Mor~e-Tho Next Statc Foirs " Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. BerixariErD, I, Jan. 14.—Lieutenant Gov- ernor Dougherty is muoch botter this evening, and expoots to retarn to his homo in & fow days with his son-in-law. 8. H, McCres, of Chicago, has beon hore look- ing aftor tho other candidates for Railroad and Warchouse Commissioners. A railroad mon here has roceived | a lottor from the 1East informing him that Jn{ Qould was about to send an agent to Spring- flold for the purposa rofarred to in yestorday's dasYllQuhau, and on that the rumor was founded, The Btate Boord of Agrioulturo olocted for 1878 and 1874 met at tho Agricultural Rooms, at 1 o'clock, to-dsy, Dresont—Vico Presidents Timery, Horrington, Stono, Suoad, Cobb, Dun- 1ap, Douglns, Jones, Golira, Fisher, Taylor, Kylor, Russel, Gilliam, Parkor, Landrigan, Presldont Roynolds, and ox-Prosldont Brown 3 absent, Ellaworth, Porrain, and Rosonatiol. The President elect, John P. Reynolds, upon taking tho ohnir, addrénsod tho Board at somo length. On motion of Mr. Gillbam, tho remarka of the Prosident woro spread upon the journal of the Board, o Board procoeded to tho choice of officers, with this result: A, ML Gorland and J. W. Brinn wore olected Secrotary and Troasuror by Bcclamation. On motion of Mr. Gilliam, tho compensation of Becretary and Troasurer was made tho spe- olal ordor for to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Jonos moved tho uppoiutmont of & Com- mittoo to tako into considoration the relation sustnined by this Board to tho Stato Govern- ment, and to roport tho financial necds of the Doard, Tho Prosidont’s address was roforred ta tho same_Committos, Tho Oluir appolnted Mogers. Stono, Emory, Cobb, Dussoll, snd Qoltra. Tho by-laws of tho fornor Board woro ndopted for tho {;uvurumem of this Board. Adjourned #il1 8 o'olooks. At the sfternoon sosslon the Board lneupninml Bussell, of Morion, llnmggtnnh::f ‘m;:‘,t::g Emory, of Cook County, a Commitiee to tho farmors' muumg,?& De held at Bloomington to-morzow. Tho Btato Tair is sot for Bept. 7, to continue onoweok. ‘Tho promium lut is the'samo o8 last car, Next Thursdsy, at 10 o'clock, bids for the oeation of tho Btate Laiy ologos. Thus far thera aro threo bids—Oitawa, Decatur, and Peoria. Resonsatiel, of Froeport, waa tho only momber absent at tho nftornoon sossion. ‘The followiug, signed by o large number of prominent genfio;\,mln, will be prosented to-mor- row to Governor Palmer : il cltizons_ot Bpringfold, i1, undersliin, Ltully roquont that {rrespootive of party, vespoo! yt ‘rl\m e ou will attond » publio banquet af itotul at such timo as may best suit your ocon- P'ho distinguishod sbillty, inte rity, dovotlon to tho intorosts of the ok ‘hlvdc chnrl;}llnrlzn?l r’l;,l‘\llrf w(ln-l t olosed, a8 woll a8 yol ort e duous to. our citizons, bav_in- duced us to tonder you this ovideuco of ourre- gard and outoom.” vonienco. and unsworving whole people w —_————————— Throntened Conl Minors? Strike in i Ohlo. L fat Despateh (o T'he Chicago Tribune, L‘wé;‘p::cn Of:fldnn. 14,—1ho oporators of tho mines in 'Tuscarawas Valley have, decided on reduotion of 20 conta por ton, Tho miners aro wiliing to take a 10, centreduction,and if the luttor roposition {8 not acceded to, will strike on Mon- 8! next. 'This will stop all tho mines in O’hlo, and throw thousands out of employment. ‘Tho operators oxpress & detormination to ud firm,