Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1873, Page 1

e s S i T VOLUME 26. GENERAL NOTICES. INWOTICE TO ARCHITECTS AND PROPERTY OFNERS X AT AND HIS PATENT LIGHTS AGAINST Edwin Lee Brown. - ave_emplo; 8. A. Goodwin, Esq., 1o bring sult bl Pt A e of porvers he §s using ‘to intimidate tho public and ‘“impair" the rights of my i New York Licensees. Mr. Brown has fuod Uras ‘Ghambezlin & Co. for selling in Chicago lights manafac. £etdin N York by my Ticnnnacs, nd By mo UNDRE SOTHORITY “AND PHOTEGTION. OF THE. VLY P"%‘I‘fi(“ flC!lilB!.l’lL BROWN HIMSELF CLAIMS W 11 Jlis suit against CRAWFORD, CHAMBERLIN & CO. in fact, ‘o suit sgatnet me. Asthis Is o violation of ‘the compact botwoen us, Flaierocg dcing terminates tho contraoty and ao dsclary dt;and X'huvcby not _'.h;’yuhllc that oll the rights and mio enioyed by aid " Brows, (o %iriun of o4 nder hia contract of Jlat November, 1830, or irowig ‘ut of and dependent upon it, have now reserted 1o E. Ae. e ihe presont mwme of the palaala, {0 whotn 0w this dute all rusalties and patent fecs justly befong, and who il asscrt in the Courts a claim theseto. Te1s ouly justico to mswelf o state the fact that Mr, Brown's ceurse “owasd Crawford, Chamborlin & Cor, who ""‘"‘m‘nfi z lights (o Chicago, and hava the Lmnfubg ¥ 100 20, hins grown ont of my attom) B oW T A R O A LR Pt ‘ADDEDS HYATT, Attoroey for E. A, Lake, owner of tho patents. Ths above shows that wo are the authorizod zgents in Culeagoof the Now Yark Licensos for tho manulactura radsle Hyatt's Patent Iuninated Tile w‘t" keehr: %’:&h&:‘: on hand & stock, and Lo prepared PLATFORHES AND VAULT COVERS Atabort notice, all Laid in a completo manuer, azd we sak your patronsge. CRAWFORD, CHAMBERLIN &C0. ) 77 DEARBORN-ST. BUSINESS CARDS. HAMS H, M, DUPEE & €0, 223 and 2S5 Xinzie-st., Near Stateat. Bridge, CURERS OF CHOICE FAMILY HAMS, DRIED BEEF, Breakfast Bacon. 545} Jonts of our curs srobrasded *“EL M. DUPRE FINANCIAL. The United States orteage o, Loans ta Gold, or Ct 2 on Zond and Mortgage of {mproved Real a‘e.m’nmuq e atgeat Without Oommission and o5 Tong Time, ! ROOMS 2 &8, B B. 'W. Cor. State and Madison-sts. ALFRED W. SANSOME, Sécretary. TO LOAN. ‘We hava $100,000 to lcan in sumsof f; ,000 1] Wlm :Vggm l’v\'!td‘::‘\'\)‘ DT. 5, at 9 per Cflgm‘nslfl’!ll ‘g! ey s, Per T IGLAKT SR S vAN somAACK, 3 Dearborn-st, Money to Loan On good Bank or City Raflway Stock at lewrates, by LLAMMOND & WATSON, 54 Washington-st.. Stocké for Sale Chicago Ofty Rallway. North Wfl” H&H:‘ZY- ¥ & Dy KASMOND & WATSON, 54 Washington st, A. O, Slaughter, ' BANEER, Gorner Clark and Madicon-sts. Buys and solls Stoclks, Bonds and Gold, Kecei i) - S8 General Banking ad Brokersne Boetabint aRI= MONEY T0 LOAN Oo first-class Ohlcago property; 82,60, 83,000, and. 25,000in band. x MEAD & COE, : 73 West Madison.st. STATIONERY. . - CLVE; PAGE, HOTNE & GO, Wholesale and Retail Stationers, BLANE BOOK MAKERS, . PRINTERS. And Publishers of Commercial and Law Blanks, - 118 & 120 Monroe-st.,Chicago, ' Omm Sl P. 0. Bu\ldlnfi. 2 REAL ESTATE. ! FOR SAT.D Lot on Michizan-av., near Twenty-fifth-st., Lot on Wabash-av., near Twenty-ninth-sts ROBERT REID, 1% LaSallo-st: The entire stock, fixtares, end good will of an estib- Yshed wholesale business for sale, at 8 bargain, - Owner vishing to retire from business reasom for selling, £12,000 to $15,000 required, Addrees K 89, Tribune oFon, i VACCINATION. i FREE VAGGINATION Performed st tho Dispensaries of the Reliof snd Ald Soclety as follows: S FORTH STAR, B Division4t., from 10 to 12 5. m. and todp. m, - CENTRAL, 138 North swnxm.! from1to4p. m. HERRIUE. 851 West Twellth-st., from 8 to 10 8. m., sd2t05p, m. DAYIS FREE, corner Calomot-ar. asd Twenty-aixth ., from 910 11 8. m. and 1o S p. JOHNREID, M.D., - Genzral Medical Superintendent. MISCELLANEOTUS. . NOTICH. 0. H. CURTIS Baring prrchased the sutiro {nterest: of o 3.D. I Harvey, o, - Curtis & Gou 16 Tweaty eecond sty the badmses: will be condncied T s it e o the nese fay of Febroasy, 16, ot Jeamacy 188 S CURTIS & CO. NOW IS YOUR TIME, Best Borlin finished Card aphs $3 per dozen at mw“voi. - B '8 Popular Gallery, (b 4 586 Wabash-av. . . HOTELS. .. CITY HOTEL Corner Sixteenth and State-sia.; * Terms Reducsd to 3. W. a0 | g THE CHICAGO WEEKLY TRIBUNE WEZKLY TRIBNE, Reading -fir e People—Reading for the Comufry Homs—Reading for the Tomrist Abroad, THE CHEAPEST AND BEST WEEKLY PUBLISHED. Fifty-six Columns of Choice Read~ ing Matter. - - Contents of Number for Wednes-, day, Jan. 15. 5 s FIRST PAGH. NEWS OF THE WEEK: Washington; Congress; State Leglslatures; State Afiairs; Political; Forelgn: Obituary Mentions; Personal; Money and Business; Railroads; Perils and Disaster; Storm and Flood; River Casualties; Recordof Fires; Crimesand Crim- inals; Misccllanoons. THE FIELD AND STABLE: Self-Skarpening Calkins; - Scratches. ILLINOIS STATE AGRICULTURAL BOARD. INDIANA: Governor Hendricks' Inangural Addross. MICHIGAN: State Pomological Socloty; Tho Peach Crop. PAGEH TWO. EDITORIALS: Parsgraphs; Raflrosds and Wacehousos; Tho Noxt_ Investigation; *Sodan and Chisehurst; Dosth of Louls Napaleon. 3 PAGH THREB. DUE NORTH:. Arctfo Expericnoes {n Lake Superior, THE APIARY: Winter Work; Prospects of Bee-Koep. ing; Planning Too Much Work; Righta of Farmera' Wives. . MRS. BAM. JONES. OHIO STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION. THE FARM AND GARDEN: Poultry Raising. TLLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY ; Farmers' In. stitutes. NORTHERN ILLINOIS RORTICULURALSOOIETY. PAGEH FOUR. EDITORIAL: Paragraphs; Tho Canzdian Canals; What **Credit Mobilior” Means. ) ILLINOIS: Inauguration of tho Now Stato Officers; In- sugural Addresses of Governor Oglesby. and Licn- tenaat Governor Beveridga; Valodictory of Lisuten- ant Governor Dougherty; Loglalative Intelligonce; “Tho Senate Committces; Springfield Nows; Illinols Stato Board of Agricultare, KING BABY: Poctry, PAGE FIVE. ‘WINTER HORRORS: Persons Frozen to Doath in Towa and Minnesota; Rallway Tralns Buried in Snow . Drifts, : CREDIT MOBILIER: Testimony Beforo tho Investigat- ing Committee. = THE FREIGHT QUESTION: Opinions of Westera Pa* pers; Congrossiwan Hawley's Bill." PROSPECTUS OF THE CHIOAGO TRIBUNE. ADVERTISEMENTS. 3 PACGCESIX. £ sage of Governor Palmor. o as feazage of Govarnor Washburn. PAGE SEVBEN. ; WASHINGTON: _the Romains of Generay " Jamos Wilkedsqn; Agec=nt of AN Our Genezals-n- Chlef.” . e igf 3 oy THE RAILROAD QUESTION: Convontion of Farmers of Liingston County, Tll. BEHOLD, IT WAS A DREAM: ONE, w0, THEE: Posig. 5 PAGE BIGETT. - MOSETARY: The Chicago Money Markot; The Als- ‘bama Claims Moncy; An Ambittous Bznker; Titled Names on Bank Stocks; The Now Baltimore & Ohio Rallroad; Tho Chicago, Soginaw & Canada TLLINOIS: M WISOORS! Railroad. . COMMERCIAL: Chlcago Produce Markets; Chicago Live-Stock Markets; Revlew for tho Preceding :Wezk; Herkimer County Datsy Market; Markets by Tolegraph. AN IMPORTANT GASE. A SMALL-POX IMBROGLIO. Seesubscription rates in anothor column. Singlo copies, in wrappers, fivo con REMOVAI. - FASHIONABLE FURNITURE ! V.. W STRONG: FURNITURE (0, 266-& 268 Wabash-av. ~ REMOVAL. Tho' Great Westorn Light Guard Band h their” atice to B Bouth Claricsto, oppotite 1h T Hopsg, F+ Hoftman, Conductor: oba ‘Hand, “Londor g & o Prompior; B, Quin, Prompteey | -opiers A- Lahdor, . INSURANCE. MARUPACTURERS” F. & 1. Tosurancs Company, BOSTON- Lt . Organized January 1, 1873, | Capitl Gall i ), - - $500,000. GEO.C.CLARKE 8 & 4 Bryan Block RECENTLY OPEVED. DINING HALL. ‘First~class in every detail. WE DEFY COMPETITION, For Ladies as well a5 Gentlémen. 161 & 153 Dearhorn-st. Foen, Donhoens Cud wans: “’-nmfip»s’%%&fi? Ghtlery, FURS. Of cvery description. S. BARNES & CO., 164 East Vadison:st. C o TORENT, . o ey e & 2 - PHOTOGRAPHS,. 85' 6 Wabash-av. ¥ur Robhes, &ec., at Xetst. Forpard .Tepay i, but had been aiding cusers t0 injure Lim. .dsy's service. CHICAGO, . THURSDAY; JANUARY 'WASHINGTON. I’rocee_dings‘inr the Credit Mo- bilier Investigations Yes- terday. Durant Confesses to Having Given $10,000 to Secure Senator Harlan’s Election, Farnsworth After Builer’s Connee- tion- as Counsel with the Credit Hobilier Sherman’s Amendments to tixe National Currency Act. The- Indian Agents Indorse the Presi- dent's Indian Policy. - Defalcation of $170,000 in the New York Custom House, " Proceedings in Congress’ Yes%erda.y“ Special Despatch to The Clicago Tribune. THE DONATION PARTY TO AJMES. ** WASHINGTO, D. C., Jan. 15.~Oakes Ames re- coived, throngh the Post Office of tho House of Representatives, yesterday, an envolope enclos~ ing a blauk sheet of paper and 2100 in monoy. During the afternoon; he showed it to soveral -persons, remarking thet he suprosed lie ““was to Lave a donation party.” The following is & his- tory of that envelope: - . After Garfield had given his testimony before the Committes, a piece of paper was placed upon his desk in tho House, on which was an anony- mous statement that, after leaving the Commit- toe-room, Oakes Ames had said, in the pros- enco of gaveral reporters, that the amount ho Lad losned Garfild was 2400, and not $300, and that he had not only refused to hig (Ames') ac- Garfiold wos _greatly amazed ot this, andat onco went to his committee-room’ and burriedly wrote the following letter, inclosing in 1t, as ho supposed, £100’: 0 HOTGE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Jag, 14, 1872, . Hon, Oales dmess e B T Sta: I have been informed,*to my utter’antazement, that after ccming out of the room, this mdming, you £219, 1 the prosence of saverl reportory that you had losned rmic $400 instead of $300, and that I Lad ot ouly refased to psy you, but was alding your cusera to injure you in the Investigation. I shall the attention of tho Committes to it, unless I find I am misinformed, to bring the loan in question to sn immediate issue between us, I incloso herewith $400, If ou wish to do Justice to the trufh and to me, you will return it and correct the alleged statement It You made t. If not, yon will keep the money and thus be paid twice, and mere sflence on your part will bo.a confession that you have deeply wrongéd me, (Signed) J.A. GanFrRLD, On going ‘o his Committec-room, after the . House adjournad, ho discovered tho sbove lotter Iying on his table, and af onco eaw that bie had made a mistake, and enclosed the money in -tha wrong sheet of papor. _ Early in the - evening he went o the Arlington Hotol to.find Ames and delivor the letter. 'Not finding Lim, he went to * Newspapor Row " and called upon the corres spondents, in whose hearing Ames ws reparted to have made the statements. They knew noth ing of it. Garficld afterwards went to the Capi- tol, but not finding Ames thers, roturned to the Hotol, and left tho following note = WASHIXGTON, Jan, 14, 1873—9 p. m, Hon, Oakes Amea: i s e Stz I wrote you s note in tho midst of the debato of to-day, and supposed I had encloscd it In the envelope Iscnt, but on going to my committesroom after ad- Journment, found I hiad, by mistake, enclosed & Liank eheet, and feft the noto out. .1 called at your hotel at 7 . m.'to deliver the omitted letter, and songht to find You, without success, Inow call ngain at n later hour, and, not finding you, T leave the note Lera at the officy of your hotel. - Respectfully. - 5 * . 3.A Ganrixin “This morning ho received from Ames his first note with the money, and the following indorse. meat : ) e 4. %o i | ASTITNGTON, Jan. 15, 1673, Ion. J, A. Garfield: .. . o : DraR §m: I return your letters with encl 5d T ultecly deny cror baving aid st you Tefus 10 pay me, or that it was four instead of threo hundred dollars, or that you wers aiding my sccusers, I also wwish to'eay that there never has been any but tho most friendly feclings between us, and no transaction in the Icast degree thit can be censured by sny fair-minded persons. Lerewith rotarn sou th $100 54 ot be- langlng to me. 4 2 bo} Yours truly, 'Oaxrs Axza, . THE IiDIAN POLICY. o A conforence of missionaries and Indian Com- ‘missioners is now being held in this city for the purpose of interchanging Individual experience, and of demonstrating that the President’s pence s:hcy is not a failure. Specches were madeto- by Bishop Whipple, the Hon. Wm. Welch, Edward 8mith, Becretary to the Missionary As- sociation in Jlinncsots, and Father Doshane, of New York. Tha ressons givon why this policy bsd 1ot been more successful are: Firat, that the churchos were not caroful enough in making | 'tjl‘_m solection of agents to send among tho Tne a08. : . Socond. That such agent or. missionaries werb |' defested in their pupogos by thicvos sod zob- bers, who wero-allowed to Live among the In- 8. Third. The laxity in the onforcement of the laws where the Indians were the complainants ' and the whitcd the sggressors. . -, . Mr. Smith gave & d- ailed ‘sccount of the workings of the Superior agency in Minnesota, stating that the success'of the Indians, both as farmers ° and ° mechanics, was_ ' becoming more apparent eovory = year. It was also stated the ~ readiness of young people of most of tna tribes to receiv, 1nstruction was surprising. It seemed to be the positive opinion of ll present, that if the pro- eent policy could ba persisted . in for four years longer, that the Indian problem would be placed in o fair way of solation, on a basis that wonld, onure to tho credit of the whites, as well 83 to the benefita o the Indians themselves. CONGRESSIONAL ATTOMNEYS FOB - THE ~CREDIT F v MOBILIER. . - “-- ] 1t is understood that the resolution offered by Genoral, Farmaworth today, imstructing the Select Committee, of which Mr. Williams, of Indian, is Chairman, to inquiro and’ report to the House whether any sums of money had been aid by tho Credit Mobilier or' Union Pacific gi;flxo:d Company to any member of the House for services as attorney or counse, and if so to what member it was - paid; the' sums paid, and the circumstances undar which it was done. It' is aimed " at Goueral Butlor, who was at -one time employed as coungel for the Credit Mobijier. Farnsworth, whoso personal antipathy to Butler is well known, says that Butler received, on several oc- casione, large sums of money under the cover of counsel fees, Zor which he never rendored sny sdequate service. Datler is the only member of Congress who is known to have acted as counsel for -the Credlt Mobilier Compsay, but his {riends say his connection with it was entizels of a professional cliarncter, for whichkie received an ordinary feo ; to wit, 31,000 f e < /RATLROAD. STATISTICS. . . The Hon. J. B. Hawloy, of iineis, delivered an srgument befors the House Comimittee;on Commerce, to-day, in support of & bill recently introduced by - bim, --providing - for the appointment the President of Commie- sloners -- to . collect . statistics . regardin; railroads, their rates of ‘fare -for puungumms {reights, the condition and mannér of operating, ad" the * rolling * stock ~with - reference-o ‘the safety and convenienco of paseeneers:-and' o 16, 1873, recommend such uniform rates, as the investi- gation may demonstrale as remunerative, to be prescribed by law of Congress to be charged for Lhe transportation of psasengers and’ freights, The Committee has not yet formally considered . the question, although four different bills to rogulate froight and passenger fares are before them. They expect to.do 8o, however, at an early day. . JUDICIAL EXCHANGES, It is not certain that the "quiet “exchange of positions, whick Judges Busteed and %nn - phreye propose unto themselves, will e acqui- ceced in by the Banato, 1t has been suggested now that the Senate has got those two nnpopu~ lar gentlemen in a tight place, it would not Lo » bad thing to drop them quietly from émb]ic life, Ly refusing to contrm them. Certsin it is that the public opinion 1n this. District is vory much set against having Busteed placed in » judicial position here, while the Alsbamisns can See no reason. why they should have Hum- phreys inflicted on them. LET THE TRUTE DE ENOWN. During the existeuce of the present virtuous system that has avortaken the House, it is to be expected that a1l the subjects possiblo to bo in- vestigated will be eubjected to the inquiry of & Committee. Farnsworth offered a resolution di- rocting the Credit Mobilier Committes No. 2 to in- quireinto the payment of coupscl faes to members of the House by the Union Pacifio Railroad and Credit Mobilier Company, and also whother these corporations have paid money to infflaonca the election of any member. This was passod ananimously, and, of course, cxtends tho pover of the Committee In the proper direction, inas- much as it is charged that gome of the members have been corrupted in that way, instead of by bonds and stocke. The resolation applies only to the Houso, bat if such csses have existed in the Senate they will be probably developed in the investigation., TRE INDIAN TEERITORY. At 2 o'clock, the bill establishing o Territorial Goverument for the Indiad Territory, known as the Akalabama bill, which is tho most sto) dous land eod railroad job of- the present Con- Em’“' came up as the special order. Mr. aricer, of Miesouri, made a flaming_ speech, which, howenr, showed & thorocgh understand- ing of the question. The lobby was on hand in the intorest of the bill, owing to the promised land steal. Joo Dwyer was also on the floor, advocating the bill, because, he said, ha wan peace with the Indiana. Naval Officer Laflin, of Now York, was present, and ' favors the bill, be- cauee ho too wants peace with the Indians. . The bill will hardly pass. NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE SHORTAGE. . The report is current here, from what appeara tobe o trustwortly source, that thore is & short- ness, amonating to about $170,000, in the ac- count of General Arthur, Collactor of New York, and that Troasury oficials havo boen to that city and ascertnined the facts. The deficiency is said 0 in the stamp accounts, It is nunderstand Mr, Arthor makes an explanation, that relievea him, and saya thet Congress will uncoubtedly relicve him from responsibility for the amonnt. . . RECOMPENSE FOR DESTROYED PROPEBTY. Tho subject of the indebtedness of the United States for property taken and destroyed by tho Government army daring the rebellion, is cne of such greas importance that it has hitherto been trented with great caution in Congress, on ac- count of the vest numbsr of claims that must arise from sucl cases. An apparently deserving ease is that of the Kentucky Salt Works. at Manchestor, in that State, where. their prop- erty was destroyed by Genoral Bucll to_provent 1% falling into the bauds of the Rebels. Buf there are almost countloss cases equally just, and whonever the condition of the.fiyances is such that oll such may ba paid-ss soon as_suthenti: cal is & question which will be warmly con-: tested in both Hounses. .. The Committecs of both Houges have agreed to report in favor of giving: the 8alt Company $22,000. -~ ° ol 'NO BATABY FOR CONTESTED SEATS. Among the amendments that passed House with the Appropristion bill was an im- .portant ono by McCrary, of Iowa, which pro- ‘vides that hereafter no' money from the contin-~ gent fond of the House shall bé paid to & con- testant for a gcat in the Houee. ., This will have | tho effect of stopping, in & grest messuro, the growing habit of contesting seals a8 » business, and obtsinmg an allowaida-. .of @eve thousand _ dollsrs for expenses, also saving . & large amount of noney annually to.the Government. The cost of the conteats last year waa $105,000. The contestanta in desarving cases will donbtiess bo paid hereafter, and the money will como from & Togular appropriation of the two Houses, with the sanction of the President, and not from the contingent fund of the House, where there is : 0o accountability. » < % BOWEN V8. DEVARGE. . *_A special meeting of the liouse Committce on Elections will bo held on Friday, for tho purposa of deciding the lz)pnrently interminable cago of the contested seat of Bowen sgainst Dolarge. No case has been snbjected. to -such inexcusable delay and negligence on the part of the persons interested as tliis one, and if there has been an understanding between. them whereby - two ealaried should be obtained from the Govern- ment, tho csse: conld scarcely bave been woree. It seems - cortain -that. Bowen will obtain the geat, but if it is accorded to. him at once, he will see but thirty working days of gervice before the dissolution of this Congress. For this thirty days' sorvice he will obtain_over 812,000, to ssy nothing of the exponses. o s also Shertfl- of Charleston, which' K‘E\ryu hand- -somoly, and, considered altogether, Mr. Bowen will generally be regarded as & thrifty man, not only domestically but finaucially. "' ¢ AX EXTINGUISHER, The "Scnate Committes on Pafents have re- ported advoreely to the Babeock Extinguisher Caméwny’u attempted revival of s patent on the ‘old. n.h% application,’ filed in 1837.* vir- tually ends the contest betwcen the Gardnmer Extinguisher Company and the Babcock, leaving the publio free to buy the former.: After heer- ing from eighteon Iawyers, the Committes were unanimous in tho rejection, which closes the _[To tha Hasociated Prest.) ¢ THE FIENNA EXPOSITION. : - WasnrvoroN, Jan. 15.—The Senate Committes on Foreign Relations will to-morrow report an appropriation -for the Vienns Fxposition, and ill propose, 1t is thought; & sum eufficient for s large .displsy of and tho purpose of securin, « the | Amorican productions and paying the §umd.m_e- expenses. - 2 ' “:+THE FRENOH DUTIES. - i The Becratary of the Troasury has transmittad o Representativo Dawes, Chaifman of tho Com- mittée on Ways and Means, the draftof a bill relioving from discriminating. daties all - m:pm‘tu% inFrench vessels from countrics other than Fronec, which were actually.aflost and bound for the Uaited Btates within s few days. after the President's proclamation. -The Secrs- tary recommends its passage. p i & NOMINATIONS, . - i . The President sent the following nominations to tho Senute, to-day: : J. E. Sterling, clerk of the Assay Office, Boige City, 1dabo; Austin Savage, Collector of .In- ternal Revenue for Idabo; J. A. Powell, Col- lcctor of Internal Revenue, Eloventh Diatrict of Dlinois. ~Postmasters—Pemelix: - C. Stevens, Fulton, Bpringfeld, Mo. ; James E. Campbell, oo John Bestiy Nerais, foma; A Breeden, Santa Fe, New Moxico, - - ° SRS The Senate Committes on Elections have sub- peenaed some 20 or 30 additional witnosses with Tegard to the alleged corruption in the Caldwell case. Among them is Senator -Pomeroy. ‘I:hp noxt meeting of the Committes will be on Fri- THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY: Senator Logan has presented to the- Senate & petition from Chicago_in -relation to an:ex-- change of the old Post Office site for a public librazy.. The - petition = was Te- ferred to the Finance Committee. - Mr. Logan has also presented the petition to Assistant Scc- retary Richardson, acling Becretary. of the Tnn!n?‘during the illness of Mr. Boubwell. 3fr. Richardson eaid thet he thought favorabl | of the proposition, and would sond s communi- cation to the Benate concerning it atan esrly day. Todications are avorable for the acceptanca of tho proposition by the Government. . B INDIAN CIVILIZATION. e o LESE To-day the Board of Indian Commissions had their annual conference with representatives of the missionary societies, having charge of the ‘nomination of Tndian Agents, under the present | poug of Prosident Grant in tho mansgement of the Indisn affairs. - Intercsting and_enconrag- ing reports were made by Mr. Bower, Mr. Wolch, Bishop Harris, Dr, Treat, -Dr. Ferris,’ Bishap. ‘Hare, Dr. Nicholson,” 8. AL Janney, Father Dashane, Dr. - Backus,-’ *:-and. - -Bishop , Whipple. - Great improvements in farming were ried; a8 well as in education, and-a general’ disposition towards civilization-on thé: part of-| the Indians. There was an_intaresting ‘discus- ‘sion-of Indidn ot, Bi ‘o, Lathsan “when'' 1t had been promised them, then when it [ Union Pecific. numerons dotails were given of tho working of the present management of the Iudians. e CREDIT MOBILIER, WasarxatoX, Jao. 15.—The Credit Mobilier Committee resumed its sittings. DURANT'S TESTINONY. T. C. Durant testified that the shares given to Tames Brooks were the result of a special agreo- ment with him in 1867. DBrooks elaimed more than 100 shares, and he compromised 1 Union Dacific stock and bonds. Ho did not want to vo £o much Oredit Alol r to Drooks, as it d advanced materially prior o the Ames con- tract, but dividends in Credit Mobilier atock were very light. Mo had no knowledgs of Congress- mon influenced by tho Credit Mobilicr. The atock standing in Ames’ name belongs to the Company, and Durant will suc Ames to recover It, if ho can ever catch him in New York. Ho nover arranged to givo auy Congross- man_stock, ozcept in £aso of Boyos, of Dente sylvania, und Rrooks. Mo supposed tho road did not want further legialative aid ; thought tho bonda and Union Pacitic stock given to Brooks worth aboat $9,000. ‘The witness calculated he was 81,000 bettor off by thia compromiso. He nover knevw of anything bolonging to the Credit Mobilier used to influence Congressmen. Brooks tried to have the Credit Mobilfer stock taken in New York, but was not very successful, aithongh be made a favorable impréssion. Brooks might Lave had half a millioh of Credit Mobilier, in 1866 if ho had wantod it. Question by Alr. Niblack—State whether the Union Pacifto, or the men connocted with that entarpriso, wero not called uron to zesiat in the Senatorial elections in 1866 and 1567 in Iowe. A.—T do not recollect. I did asaist mywelf. Tliad large intorest in Iowa myself, and during the canvasaI nssisted. Q.—It has been stated to me that you gave s check for $10,000 to assist in the election. A.h-.—l did not. . I gave two chocks for $5,000 eac Q.—Can you explain the history of those checke, and for what purposo wera they givon? A.—For the purpose of securing tho eloction. Q.—At whose clection ? 3 . A.—At Harlan's; for tho purpose of securicg influenco of somo nowspapers. I don't know how it was applied. Moses H. Grinnel, I be- liove, subscribed 35,0000 the General Republican Committee to securo the election of Grant, It scemed to have rather gono fast, and I paid it. BUSHNELL'S TESIIMONY, Mr. Bushnell testifiod thal when the Crodit Mobilier got ashoro, Ames went to his friends, in Congress nud out of Congress, to get them to take stock, Tho witness bad a lettor from a prominent baok, where the Crodit Mobilier was _thrown out, 2s the bank would Davo nothing to do with it, becanse thoy thought thore was frand and corraption. Ifo thovght thero was a Wwant of moral courageon tho part of cortain men, who did agreo to fake stock, but noyw would not atand up snd say they sgreed to take it. Novor hoard Amesention baving of- fored etock to either Colfax, Bisine, Kelley, Sco- field, Garfield, Bingham, 'or Senator Wildon, The 'witness never offered to any member of Congreas. By McCrary—The witness thonght the mem- ber of Congress having stock in the Credit Mo- bilier had a perfect right to voto on the Pacific Tailroad matters. Ho'aw no more impropricf h: i:‘ than one voting owning National B stock. B By Blaine—It was the understanding that Ames got a large amount of stock to enablo him to falf ongagemonts which he had entored into proviously. Ho felt as Ames had oxprossed it 1n ona of his letters, that if they went back on the Congressmen after the stock had gono up, was down Qongreesmen would go back on them. {Laughter.] - The Committes adjourned until to-morrow. THE WILSON COMMITTEE. e The Wilgon: Committes to-day examined - B, C. CRANE, % who ‘testificd to the correctness of tho docu- ments shown bim, which contained tha names of the stockholders and amonnt of dividends in :the Mobilier and Pacific Railroad. The book of -tho Ames trustecs wonld show all about tho urchaons of the first mortgage bonds of the Tho dividends on the Ames cod- traot aggrega. _ 540 per centy.mmn . Tieceas till afternoon. After recess, the Committee resumed the ex- amination of Crace, On the 26th of January, . 1867, the capital stock of the Credit Mobilier in- creased 70 por cent, tho increased stock bein, distributed to parties already interestod. dividend of 13 per cent for two vears was de- clared Dec. 28, 1868, and this dividend was on an increased capital of £3,750,000. : Question, by Mr. Swau—What f!esling no- cessity was thers for an increase of stock 7 Amgwer—To raiso money to_ construct tho road and not to declare’ dividends. i Ho 8aid he didnot kuow for whom Oakes Ames held in trust 243 shares of Credit Mobilier stocks, Par and _six months' intercat wero id for them. "The stock was transferred to 08 by Dillon, who received it from Durant. Transfers wexj; mado onthe 8thand 20th of January, Cornelins 8. Bushnell, of. New Haven, being sworn, geve an econnt of his connection with the (Union Pacific Railroad, having &;0— cured first €2,000,000¢ ~ for - building |. the road, and aleo & concise history of the road from * the ° commencement 10 its completion. In anmvwer to a question by the Chairman, witness said that the Northern™ and Boathern Pacifin Railroads wanted to intorfare with'the business of the Union Pacific, bnt the ‘Isst named would make up in mineral and other developments of the country what it would lose by competing ronds, Neverof any money being used to influence members of Congress. Ho ‘had & recollection of whero 8 momber of Con- gress came to give counsel, but it was mnot st the “iustance of . either the Pacifc Railrosd Compsny or Credit Mobilier, nor did he know that any such member roceived s foe. His impreesion was that in_the yenr '67 Alley brought in a member of Con- -gress s his counscl. M'Comb, at the same fimo, bronght in Judge Black. The counsal of Alley was now in Congress, General Butler, but witnasa thought that this was a year before Bat- ler was eiected to the Honse of Representatives. Witneus did not know of any money being given, directly or indirectly, or of any lan its” or acceptances: to Senator Harlan, . Durant Informod witness that he was going - 1o ssist Senntor Hatlan being clected Senatorby. sustaining one or two Iowa nnwsp»;][)en in his interest. This was prior to 1870. My impres- eion was that Harlan was at that timo Secrotary of the Interior. . Witness was saked whether any Honator or Representative hsd been electod with the aid of funds from the Union Pacific or Credit Mobilier Companies, to which ho roplied 89 to himself he had always liberally subscribed for geroral political - “parposes, ‘and his impression _was that, in one instance, bo ' contribnted 5000 to Sonator Thayer, whish ‘money was drawn by drafton. him. - Ho thought thiswas in the Nebrasks State elaction of 1870, whon Thayer . was candi- A< trom tho - Committeson Fi dato for re-election. TLayer was s friend of itness, and in giving money he thonght it might -2id in - securing bis (Thsyer's) re-eleo- tion. Witnees didnot remember ever having made any other contribution for anybody for similer P ses. Didnot think he had’ ever ‘made s a Jarge contribution before. Ho generally gave SL,000 or 82,500 for clectioncering purposes, just as he would a5 taxes: very man must o somothing to save the country. (Laughter.] Witness nover heard of any of the Trustees having given money or bonds to influence the election of members of Congress. 1f this -had Dbeen g0 ho was in & position to know the fact. He signed a paper authorizing Oakes Ames to caliver u hundred and odd sbares of Credit Ao~ bilier stock io certain Members of Congress. Ames had informed him that he had disposed of that amount of stock, and themembers expacted him to folfil his engagements. Never heard he would place the atock where it Ames 58] would of most good, but that’ it - wozld be bad policy fo- break his engagements,- and witners also theught so. Witnesa was sur- priséd that while gentlemen shonld bs willing to .take the stock at they had not the moral courage to say 80, When it was worth from -200 to 300 per cent. Committee adjonrued until 7:30. DUPRANT'S TESLIMONY. . Committec metto-night at 8 o’clock.. Thomas C. Durant sworn. Was interrogated regarding smatters connected with the constraction of the 'nion Pacific Relrosd. The examination wng ela borate and minute, witness anawering many on Pacificand Credit Mobilier. . O b caestions after Foferanch tb e botks OF o Tintor i ————— 'CONGRESSIONAL. _SENATE. sl ‘‘THE YOTY-FOUE. MILLIONI.” E Waszsoroy, D. 0., Jan, 15.—3ir. WRIGHT, lo ami- 14 nority revert.on. the guestior licited from tho Unien e Chicago Daily Teibune. the Becretary of the Treasury to issue United States notes in place of any portion of the forty-four miltions retirod and cancelled under the zet of 1969. The report was ordered printed with the majority xeportp:nbmitted yestorday by ar. Sherman. ) PATENT AND COPYRIGHT. Mr. MORRILL (3aine) introduced a bill to amend the Patent and Copyright law. Tho bill rovides for the amendment of Section 86 of tho Pazent and Copyright law of July 8, 1870, by adding thereto the following : In tho construction of {his act, the words “cut,” +print,”and # engraving” shall be restricted to ple.” torial filnstrations, and o Iabel, dealgned to be used upon any article of manufacture, shall be eutered far, copyright, but may be registersd an o trade mark or. design for manufacture, and the word “brok " shall bo heid to fnclude any pamphlet or periodical publi- cation on which a copyright is, or may be, desired. Reforred. SOUTUERN RAILEBOAD §CITS. Mr. ALCORN introduced o bill authorizing the Secretary of War to compromise and ecttls all ponding claims of the Government agaiust the Southern Railroad Companies. Beferred. NATIONAL DANES. Mr. SHERMAY, from tho Committeo on Fi- nance, reported tho following original bill : A bill to require Nutionsl Banks to restore their capital when impaired, and to ameud the National Cur- reacy act. e it enacted, dcc., That all National Bauks which sbail have falled {o pay up their_capital stock s re- quired by law, and all National Banks whose capital stock aball havo becore impaired by losses or othor. wise, shall, within throe montls after recaiving notics theréof from tho Comptroller of the Currency, be zouirel o pay tho defclengy on the eapl’ tal stock by assessment upon the eharcholders ro 7atu for the smount of ‘the capital stock i€l by cact, and the Treasurer of the United States shall withhold tho {nterest upon all bonds beld by him in truat for such tion_ upon notification from tho Comptrolier of the Currency until otherwise noti- fed by bim, and {f uch banks fall fo psy up thels capital stock, aud shall refuse to go into ligaldation, aa provided by Inw, for threo montha after receiving To- tice from the Comptroller, a Receiver may be appointed 10 elose up the businesa of the Associstion, according to the provisions of the 15th section of the Natio Oirrency act. Sco. 2, That Section 57 of sald 3ct be amended by dding ihereto tho following: “And prorided furr- ther, (bat no_attachment, fujunction, or execution shall bo {ssued sgainst such Arsociation or its proper- ty before final judgment in any such suit, nction, or procecding o any State, Counts, oF' municipal ourt.” Ste. 3. Thab all Laaks not organized and tranmating business under the National Carrepcy act, and persons, companles, or corporations doing bisiness of bankers, brokere, of savings {nstltutions, s7e prolib- it the name or title of such ba tnerehip, and every suc] ‘which shall use the word ““Nationai” as portion of their corporate title or parinership namosiz months after he passagoaf (hia act, shall bo sublect to 8 penalty of $50 for_each day therdafter in which anch word shall bo employed as aforessid =8 a part of such corporate name o title, such penalty to be recovered by action in any Court having jurisdiction. (DS, DATLOREN. Mr. SHERMAN ealled np tho motion to re- congider tho voto by which was passed the bill for the relief of the widow of Admiral Dahigren. ‘At tho cxpiration of the morning hour, the bill went over. 2 7 The Calendar was then taken .fip, aud tho fol- lowing bills passed: To confirm the titlo of L.! Gregnon to land at Green Day, Wis. To pro- vide for the building of the Custom House at Momphis, Tenn. Tho Benate adjourned. HOUSE. TOST OFFICE ATEROTRIATIONS. The Post Oflice Appropriation bill was report- cd and made tho specialorder for to-dzy. It op- propriates $32,520,000, of which 26,750,000 comes from the Treasury and the balance from tho revenues. It includes 500,000 for incressod: compensation to railroads, and gives tho Poat- master General suthority to readjust compen- eation. BANLECPT INSURANCE COMPANIES. g The bill passed relicving from the operations of the B tey sct Stato insurpncs compa- nics against which bankruptcy proceedings are taken in State Conrts. CREDIT MODILIER ¥EES. - On_motion of 3r. FARNSWORTH, & resola- tion was adopted thst the Seloct Mobilier Com- mitteo inquire if_fees were pnid to Congressmen 23 counsol, or whether moneys were peid or 80~ Pacific or Mobilier {0 as- siat in thie election of Congrossmen. o THE APPECPEIATION BILL. : The Legislative Appropristion hill was take up and tho amendments voted upon. The only important amendment waa that adopted yester- day in Committae, repealing the 9th section of tho Army Appropriation bill of 1871; in refer- ed fpot using the word # Nntional” as'a portion of nk, corporation, firm, or corporation, or firm NUMBER . 150. little with navigation. Heavy rainfell this fores noon. - . Loursviiix, Jon. 16.—Theriveris falling. The weather is cloudy and mild. The coal flact has commenced arriving. TASALLE, 1ll., Jan, 15—Tho Hilinois River b risen two feet within tic last two days, au present appearances indicate that it will ccoe tinuo to rise for a number of days to come. OrTAWA, Ill., Jan, 15.~About soventy-five feel of tho Illinoia River dam, just osst of | this city, went out last night. The river has risen but'a few inches. Tho ico on the ‘canal here is about fiwt}'-tl\'o inches thick. Some rain foll last: night. PERTEET. Trinl of the Colorcd Wife-Wurderer at Jolie:, _ Jourer, DL, Jan. 15.—Perteet was broughs into the court-room, and tho Court met, prompi~ Iyat9oclock. Harvey M. Merrill, E. D, Long- ey, Georga W. Reod, Anna Btowart, and Jamed P. Shelton were sworn on tho part of the peopleg allof whom gave evidence on the former trial, oxcept Mr. Merrill and ir. Shelton. MMr. Mers rill corroborated tho testimony given by Mir} Longley on the former and this trisl, snd did not chango it any, only that he did not think the defendatit was nervous or excited much when he anawerod the quostions asked by ' the Corouer’s Jury, Mr. Shelton swore that Le waa the officer that searched the dofendant when he delivered himself up attho police stativas: that tho defendant then had on shoos mazde of rubber and cloth ; that he saw the dafendant inf the cell the next morning after Mrs. Per doath, and eaid to' him, “ Pertect, you Late killed your wife,” and the defendaat sxid tohim, +¢It is too lato to talk about it now. The dead is done.” Witness then said to him, ‘ Waut did you kill her with?™ and the defsidant ro- plied, “A razor; but I doat lnow what I did with. it.” Tho defendant thes told witnees what route he took when he Ieft tho house after his wife's death, and thought he must have dropped or lost the razor in tao allsy orin eome of the lots. Witness carched over the ronte, but never foundit. Defendant told witness that be took the razor from Pervy Her- 86y, & barber on Clark street, witiout leave, when the barber was busy. Anna Btowart swore in addition to tho ovis dence sho gave on tho tria}, that gho was afraid of Perteet on account of the ~way ho hcd becn acting, and that was tho reason sho told him when ho was there in tho morning of. the day' of his wife's death that ho must keop awny from thero. The night before tho killing, witneas was up till 8 o'clock jn the morning, a work in her house, and defcndant was therd .about every hour up to that time during the night. There were some ,vaanfi peoplo at Lex hotse during tho fore patt of the night, langh- ing and talking, snd Perteet was outside of thy ‘house at ona time and heard them hughinfi. and remarked thai they wonld soon laugk out of .the othor sido of their mouths = that " ho would mako them quake bo- fore that time to-morrow night. Whex defondant wos at witness' house, in tho foro- naon before Lis wifo's death, at tho time wituoss told him ba must keep away from thero. ho’ Faid: “If you will turp my wife and daughter out of the house I won': trouble you any more. 1f you don't put them out, I will put an” end to both of them.” B H, B. King was introducod for tho defence) but his evidonco did not amount to anything. The defendant's dacghbter, Lucinda H. New- som, was also recalled on tho part of the de- fendant, but did not givo anything new or cua- tradict anybody. 5 The case closcd on both sides, and the attor- . noys aro making their arguments at tho nigit session of tho court. SPRINGFIELD. Compctition for the Location of tho Next’' State Enire=Tind=Pcrsonnles Corn Raising, i « . Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Senrearmzio, ., Jan. 15.—The sessions of the Btato Board of Agriculture wero spent to- day in revising the premium lists, and the notes* and ‘resolntions of tho Society. The changos made were of littlo moment. The interest with' reference to the location of the State Fair for the noxt two years is increasing. Tho questidm will be settled to-morrow. The citizens of this enco to tho interest on the Pacific Bailroad bonds. 1t Wwss ngreed to by the Houso withouta division. ” 1 THE MORTAR BOATS. 1 Ar. PETERS prosentod tho Conference re- port on tho Scnate bill of last seesion for the relief of Theodore Adams, giving him 8112,740 for the construction of mortar boats and steam tugs, and after some opposition the report was sgreed to. INDIANS, THE Y The Houss then took up the bill reported by Mr. PARKER (3lo.), from the Commiitee on Torritories, for the batter protection’ of -the In- dian tribes, and their consolidation under a civil govsrnmnnt to be called the Ferritory’of Oklo- oma. After speeches by Messrs. PARKER and CONNER in favor of the bill, the House, without action, adjourned. 7 FILIBUSTERING. Aid Rendered ¢o the Cuban Patriots by the Steamer Edgar Stuart. ' Key Wesr, Fla., Jan. . 15.—The steamer Edgar Btuart arrived here on the 18th inat. command of Captain Rudolph Summers, form- erly af.tho Unitod Statea Navy, which servico he left in 1868, since which time he has been in tho servico of tho_ Cubsus, and is protty woll Imovwn a8 having made eome geven of eight suc- cessful landings of arms, etc., on the Cuban cosst. Ho left New .York for. Aspinwall on the 1ith of December with part of a crew for the Edgar Stuart. He arrived st Aspinwall, expecting to find tho Stuart ina condition to feavo on tho 19th or 20th. Such not Dboing the case, ho left on the 20thof Deccmber, and arrived off the cosst of Cubs on- the 20th. Ho touched ata place known to him as Port Lino, and sent mesagengers into .the interior to the Cuban Chiefs, 'to lnform them that the steamer wonld be back in _three or four rllys‘i,, and to bave a force there t0 roceive arms ‘anc ammunition; also to send & forco for the Bamio; purposs to a place known as Port Quaro, o steamer then proceeded to the northeast coast, and on the 18t of January arrived at Port Quaro, s small Cuban hamlet on thoe cosat, where ho found partiea ready to receivo arms and amuni- tion. the cargo was landed. here on tho 1st, and all moved into the country at once.. Tho eame day the steamer. proceeded back to Port Lino, arriving thera on the 2d. Parties hero ‘were also ready to receive the balance of "the cargo, and it was ged the same day. Then coaating along tho south coast, on leaving Port Lino, n Spanish _gunbont was eights 5t » distance of ten miles ; but, sathe gusboa did not interfere or give chase, totho Captain's knowledge, ho did not trouble himself with her. This.is the only war vessel ho met from Capo Mercy to Cape Ban Antonio, although cossting within five or six miles of the land. He left Port Lino on the 2d inst. About eleven miles off San .Antonio the machinery of the Stuart ‘broke down. Tho vessel was put under canyzs, and with difficulty she got off the Cuban coast, as the ‘wind was blowing a gale from the northwest. Beached Key West undor eail, and ' is now coaling here. i The Stoart tock eleven Cuban passengers from Aspinwall, one of whom is Colonel Aguero, to ‘whom, the Captain saya, grest credit is due’ for the arrangements a8 to Ianding, snd prompt dis- charge of arms and.-ammunition. the places nemod. The eleven passengers returned. with the Stuart, and aze now here, Biver News. Y PrrrseuRcHE, Jan., 15.—The river ia rising slowly. The weather ia clear, with the mercury at 50 degrees at noon. o} | Cmcx.\*nn,dJ:;. };:.T'fl:s hf!:.figmi;a, from arysville, and ths. Telegrap m Pomeroy, are the only arrivals. .No departures. “Ths boats were all detained this morning by a héavy fog, b;:(i;in da‘;eg kl‘wng,ht now. Business on the w] in've ris| t gr. Loms,a.r]’-n, 15.~The_tow-boat Fisher, which rendersd efficient “service in breaking the ice in tha barbor, was struck under the rudder by - .L-:h of ifie.'xtha gorgo ~moved dnv{xnazp'z— strezm on Mondsy evening, compellin; 1and for repairs.” During the might Iq!e #ank, and yeaterday toppled: over, and: will prove & [ o e o Bk atuad abou 85,00 7 2 Caino, TIL, Jan: 15.~The body of ice ix the She is un- | bad s meoting to-night, and have de- ~ised ways snd means which enable them to ca- ter the contost for tho location. Itis doubtful, howover, if they succeed in socuring I, The chances scem to be in favor of Ottawa, although the members of the Board have given out no in- dications of & proference. . : ‘For the first timo In two years, Sprinfigeld is in its normal condition, The streets aro fear- folly muddy, and still it rains. ol - The Havans, Rantoul & Ecstern Tnilroad Company filed articles of association with the Secretary, of State to-day. Capital stock one million of dollars. Governor Palmer has entered upon the active pursuit of his profession. in tho courts in tlis city, baving formed & partucrship with his sen, John M, Palmor, Jr. The SpringBeld Manufacturing Company, en- BESter, o afoneh 1673, oforat & peizo-of S0 anter, offered a prize of € in gold %o, any farmer in the Btato showing the largest yield of corn in the sesson of 1872, from ten acres of land planted by the Climax _Planter.. The Committee tomake tho award met here to-day, and ten farmers placed their claims befora them for consideration. Epbraim Dragon, of Comargo, Douglas County, Illinois, carrie -oft the premium on an average yicld per acre of 1813-10 bushels, Tho other competitars fell Jittlo shors of this,all being atov 100 bushels per sore. Harry Ottor, of Donglas County, one. of the competitors, sowed 75 acres which aver- aged 105 bushels to the acre. CLEVELAND. Meeting of the Nationnl Association'of ; Agricultural Xmplement Manuface turers. - Cuzvrraxp, Jan, 16.—The National Associs- . tion. of ‘Agricultural Implemont Manufacturers -| met in this city yesterday. Members were pres- ent from most of the Northern States. ° The Carrospondinf Becretary presented nu- 1Merons encor ing letters from manufactarers, in response to the address eent them from tha October moeting of the Asaociation. - TRedolutions wero passed to shorten crodita and reduce discomuts and commissions to deal~ ers and sgeats, fixing penalties for cutting im. = A committeo was appointed to memorializa Legislatares on tho subject of lower freights, exprees tariffs on implements, ‘and asking -for 1aws to avoid locking up. money in county, treasuries that. is so much needed in ess chaonols. : & # ‘The Secretary announced large accoesions of ‘members since the October meeting. The Association adjourned, to mect at Cleveland on tho third Tuesdsy in April. The English Language for the Japan: ese. : Despatch to The Chicago Tritune, . York, Jan. 15.—M. Mori, the Japanese Cliarge & 4 faires at Washingion, has written s intelligent aud very interesting lciter to Profes- sor wfiuney, in which Lo discuazes the proprioty of the adoption of the English languago by tha forty millions of Japanese, fo the gradnales- clusion of thelr own limitedl dislect, aud bieroglyphic writing. Mr. Mori thinks s phonetic form of English, with the vorbs mads 28 uniform as possible, would ronder this gigaa- tic chmfl:ncuum,, and of 1mmense zdvan- tage to hi 5 New connfrymen, who have becoms coa- wons ofdthnwdnlrzecu of their ltggvug;,’ :fid would prefer the English to any other. e Enguag stands, howaver, he thinks its orthogra- by and e:ymofagy t00 irregular to bo mastcred Ey foreigners. He requests Professor Whitney . to give his opinion on the subject, Important Decislon, Oxama, Neb., Jan. 15.—~The Supreme Conrt of to-dsy, decided that the iasus of counties and precincts in aid of rail- rosds waa void. The:docision affects n a number of cases in various counties turonghout “the State. h # e Obituary, . 5¢. 'Lovts, Jan. 15.—Captain .Abs McPike, ‘widely knows ss » stesmboat and business man, diod yesterday, at his: plantation &t Edwards Obio beiuartowed downso'as to interfera very | Point, -