Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. DRY GOODS. LINENS AND WHITE Go035 J. B. SHAY Ianow offoring specially ATTRACTIVE PRICES! Inthe above department, in order :to make rgom for the Sprin, f Importations, FParticular attontionin anllod to a full Uno of BARNSLEY DAMASKS, Which will bo sold much under their markoet walue. Richardson’s Irish Linens, Damask and Huck Towels, Turkish Bath Towels, Marseilles Quilts, In all sizos, vory choop. Lndies will flud it to their advantnge to ox- nvx::lnaulj this atock beforo making thoir pur~ chases. ASSURANOE, London Assurancs Gorporation Iioonl Jommittoe. J. P, GIRAUD TOSTER, of Foster & Thomson. GORDON NORRIE, of Boorman, Johuston & Co. OLIARLES M. FRY, No. 89 Wall-st, HOWARD POTTER, of Brown Bros. & Co. GOOLD H. REDMOND, of Dounistoun & Oa. Total Funds, Gold, - $13,234,425 Firo Assets, Gold, - - $5,064,000 GEO, C. OLARKE, Agent, 3 and 4 Bryan Blo_ck. Insurance effected on Business Buildings, Morchandise, Provi- sions, Dwellings and their con- tents. PHOTOGRAPHS, e A e A AR AR RRS THREE DOLLARS! i) ‘Will pay for ONE DOZEN I w Best Berlin Card Photographs, o DRAND'S, £98 Wabash-uv, ‘ Children’s Photos Tar threo dollars _per dozen, BEST Borlin fintsh, at BRAND'S PHOTOGRAPIIIC PARLORS, 596 Wabash-av, BREAT REDUCTION, Reinbrandt Curd Photos only thres do}}ms er dozen, at DS, 3 3 VALENTINES, VALENTINES AT WHOLESALB. LOWEST PRICES. EMERSON & STOTT, Stationers, Bocksellers, and Music Dealers, 220 WEST MADISON-ST.. West Slde Library., STATIONERY. {ULVER, PAGE, HOVAE & G0, STATIONERS, BLANE BOOK MAKERS, PRINTERS, And Publishors of OOMMFEROIAL AND LAW BLANKS, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. FOR SALE, MAPLE WOOD. 80 Cords on Central Union Dock for aalo nlots by 2 FIELD, LEITHER & OO, DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. Qucaao, Jan. 17, Tho copartaerahtp horatoforo axiating horwoen thy wn dorsigned undor (ho namo and stzlo of J. 1L, Caldwoll & Co. isthis day dissolved by mutusl cansent. All debts duio s3id ficm 10 bo ad 40 0+ 11 Caldwelh who s sols P ifamaie 1o B0 Of the e In Secelpt L, JONN P. LAMD. DISSOLUTION. Tho copartnorship he st of GoSChrEa0rblp horototara oxlsting wador tho name day dinsolved by mutual . Sonty ATl dnbin o, said: fiess Wil ba it Hestk Suns Bogsirs, K. E. Angell & Co., who nsesis il Habiiition, Jun, 15, 1873, OUBLEY & ANGELL. HLEY & ANGELD, | EURS. IERIREL L SO Fur Robes, &, at IANUFACTURER'S OST. J. 3. BARNES & CO.,164 Fast Madison-st, FINANCIAL, On good local stocks, at low rates, By HAMMOND & WATSON, %@?S Of every description, Money to Loan RELIOVALS, TTREMOVAL. Tho Groat Western Light Guard Band has removod holr oftiso to B Boutli Clark-ste, 0ppolts. tho, Court lonso. K. Hoflman, Gonduotor; Johu Hand, Loador 3pd Promitors Goofga Ghiaifoy, Promptur; A. Lehder, Prompter: . Quinn, Promjiol WANTED, WANTED, A man of nddress and onorgy to ropresent a houss in this city, Good inducemeonts to tho right man. A 64 Tribuno offico, HOUSE WANTED. ¢ toifro n kaod Lwaatary hauso, with all modern ‘"I"‘:::flnub“"‘l":‘g‘rc :”l"fi’ Vl‘l\llllhl: Thl:“u“l'll.‘ ad on Wi h-av. 3 0 & 1¥70-yoA! {ohes 1 diatrod. Addrota with looktlos, kind'of fapsave. nye, 6 and 80 South' Waior-t. Offer Wanted For §8,000 Poople's Omnibuy and B. Oo. Btock, Muat be wold, HAMMOND & WATBON, o Wavlioato o, WASHINGTON, Dissenting Reports from the Judi- clary Committee on the Boston Relief Bills The Administration to Take No Further Action in the Alabamsa Muddle. Tho Postal Telegraph Scliome Agein lleard From, Additional Details-of the Credit Mobilier _ and Caidwell Investigations. - Proveedings in Congress Yesterday. Special Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune., TUE CALDWELL OASE. WasmiNaTon, Jan, 20,—Tho investigation to- day bofore the Committeo on Privileges and Eloctions, in the Caldwoll btibory case, was chiofly conflned to the orass-oxamination of ox-Governor Cartiey. Tho Committeo required that the lotter mddrossed to Sidnoy Clarko by Carnoy, on April 9, 1872, bo produccd, The Totter simply urgos that it wastho duty of the Senate to’ invostigato the Caldwell elaction, and states'tho declarations 6f Caldwoll and Smith, that thoy would buy the Legialaturo, if it cost ©250,000. Id oflong cross-oxamination by Crosier, tho attornoy of Caldwell, tho witness fully confirmed tho contonts of tho lot~ ter, and nothing inconsistent with the direct ox-~ amination on Baturdey was olicited. In cnawer to & quostion by Mr. Clarke, the witnoss statcd that - Len, I, Smith- tried to procure cur- rency from him to pay members of the Logiela- turo for their votes, while at a banquet in Loavonworth subsequent to tho Seuatorial eloo~ tion, B. Clark was cross-oxamined by Mr. Crosier, but nothing was brought out. Tho Committes will go on tovmorrow with the wilneanes for the defonco, though nearly a dozen important wit- nepses Are yet to bo callod to establish additional facts of the bribery. ¢ TMUSTEED AND NETNOLDS. Tho Senate Judiciary Commilteo fo-day re- turned tho nomloations of Judgos Busteed and Humphroya to the Attornoy Gonoral, with o notification that, owing to the peculinr wording of the reeignations of the places now hold by thiogo ofticlals, thore woro really no vacancics oxisting to which tho appuintments, s at preaant mads, could take offoct. If thoso Fnfllcu inslst on aal oxchange of placos, thoy will fiave to ry it again. THE CLAYTON INVESTIGATION. Tho Bpecial Committee, of which Sonator Wright, of lows, io Chaitman, to investigato tho inrges of bribery and ocorruption proferred ~ sgainst Senator Cleyton, of Arkensas, Wil rcport the latter part of this woel. Tho roport will bo vory voluminous, and will placo the Arkansas Sonator in n yery bad light, 'The Commitico have do- cided not to necompany their report with a reso- lution, Lut will loavo {ho Bonate to tnko what- over action It mn{ neo'fit in tho light of the ovi- donce, which will be o part of tho roport. THE POSTAL TELEGRAPI SCHEXE, A resolution introduced in {be Senato to-day, by Bonator Stewart, and_tho consideration of which wasobjected to by Mr. Conkling, is anothor move on the part of Poetmastor General Croswell to got Congressionsl nction on tho tolograph tgmnlion‘ Tho resolution provides that tho Postal Committoo shall in- quire into tho coat of construction and operat- ing telegraph lines, and to sscortain tho rights and franchises of tho telograph companios, with viow to & furthor Inquiry se fo whothor tho Governmont can !cgull{ condomu the samo to publicuses. The Postal Tolograph bill would have come up to-day in tho regular order, but Bonator Rameoy, who bas chargo of ibo same, avo way to tho Naval' Committoo to dincusn the “Ten Bloop™ Dbill. "T'ho friends of the Tole- graph bill are very confident that they will puas it whon it comes to & vote. TUY OURRENCY QUESTION, Tho meoting of the House Banking and Cur- roncy Committee t3-morrow will ba ono of the mosl important of the sossion. Iioprossntativo Dlanroe's bill to provide for the issuo of $25,- 000,000 moro curroncy will come up for consid- eration in oonnection with the proposition to make banking freo. There ia n considerable clument both from the West and tho South which favors an increase of currency 28 a rom- edy for tho prasont monetary atringoncy. STEALSHIP IOUNT. Az, Shollabargor's bill, provi 5, ing for a Board of Commissioners of Commorco, and for tho * payment of bountics on stenm- ships, will como up in the Houeo to-morrow, 28 o report from the Com- mitteo on Commerce. This Committeo, as o nvunlnl ordor of tho Houso, had to-morrow and Wednosday sot epart for its reports, It is sup- sm!ul that Mr., Bhellabarger's bill will be finally isposcd of to-morrow, and _that on Wednosday the various stoamship Aubsidy ills passed upoi by the Committeo Bomo timo eiuce will come up for consideration. £ THE ATADANA MUDDLE. Tho Prosident and Attomey Genoral woro hoth interviowed to-day by partios from Alabamn rela- tivo to the legislativo muddlo in that Sizto, It was_reprosonted that tha plan suggostod Dy the Attornoy Gonoral had failed to accomplish any sucoessful rosults; that tho legislative factions_still k?t nloof, and sob up clnims to indopendent and oxolusive sovereignty, and that the business Intorests of the State were suffar- ing [‘rently in consoquonce of the want of proper legilation. The Preaident, aftor listening to tho statoments, roforred tho parties to the At~ tornor General. The lattor oflicial alao gnve tho rnrtius tho benoflt of n hearing, and then simpl; old thom that the Government had taken nK tho actlon {t could in the mattor, and that unless somothing transpired to threaten n local conflict, nothing furthor from the Administration conld ba expactad. DUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. Tho House got through a good deal of busi- nees to-day, such ne it was, There were less bills introduced than horotofore, and tho Gengion was T:lw lively from tho buglnninr to the end, Poland's rosolution to pay conteatants for sents, in tho presont Honso, their oxponsen, was rushod throngh without debato, choking off tho Chairman of the Committeo on Elcotions, who wanted fo give reasuns for opposing it ‘T'his resolution will cost the Government in tho uul’fllbnrhuml of 2150,000, The Ilouse also psssed a bill extonding the lettor carrior's systom to citios of 20,000 popu- Intion, This will tako at least 8100,0“6 from the Treasury. Bomo of the Marshala who tool the consus of 1800 in tho Bouth, wora never paid, owing to the robellion aud othor causcs, many of thom rofus- Ing to tako the oath. ADlIl for thoir payment was passed in tho House; $17,700 will bo re- quired to pay them, INTERNAL WATER COMMUNIOATION, Ono of the most important acts of the Houso to-day wag the sotling asido of the 12tk of Fob. ruary for the considoration of the stnupondouy mternal improvoments recommended by the Prosident, ~the Kavawha and James River Canal, tho Niagara Ship Canal, and the Atlantie & Great Wostera Canal. This Empmmon passod by the romarkable voto of 140 0 80, which'indicates a favorable feeling in the Houre toward these schemon, It sooms proba- blo that the advocatos of thoso respoctive im- ;\roumuntl havo traded with oach other, aud "fi’d o combination that will carry the whole, Reprenentative Dodds bolieves that ho will bo able to have tho Houso take soiion on tho Loulsville & Portland Oanal nt tho samo time. ORRDIT MONILIER, "Tho Oredid Bloblllor Uownulstay No. 2 had no CHICAGO, TUESDAY, e Ehicogn Dadl; JANUARY 21, 1873, N NUMBER 155. witnoasos beforo thom to-dny, Most of the timo of tho membara was spont {n tho Houan, it bbin, aday of jmportanca for tho business of tha body, All tho time tho Committoo wan sitting tho doora wera closed to outsidora, Tho mom- bora and lho two attornoys, Poroy and Ashton, tho Intter of whom was appointed l,o-dn{, Wwors ongaged in tho cxamination of the two trunks- ful of boola and documents Lrought hero by Mr. Rollius, the Becrotary of the Union Pacific Nnllroad, who arrlved last even- ln7. Tho Committoo want to obtnin a full undorsianding of tho contenta of tho Looks Liaforo boginning the oxamination of Mr, Rolling, Tho Commliteo wore in socrot session nt tho apartmonts of Shollnhnr?vur, this ovoning, to consldor th lino of inquiry thoy should adoph for the futuro, They expeolto bogin Mr. Rol- Iing’ examination to-morrow, TIE DANKIWPTCY BILL. As tho Iouso wan about to adjourn this nftor- noon, & recolution wan Introducod_by Mr. Iazle- ton, of Now Jornay, ropocling the Bankrupt law, nnd boforo ny{ porson could get a chauce to pros feot agninot’it, it was rushed by a two-third voto undor o susponsion of tho rules, Tho Southern members appealed and buggu-l 10 bo hioard, but the majority of tho Houso did not appear to know what ume' woro about, and would not henr any avgument or appeal. It is staied that {ho mattor wns ongineored by n rot of lawsars, who aro ansious {0 have the law ro- poaled for their own purponcs. The Southorn members sy tho ropoal at thig timo will bo ru- inoun at thoir scction. An offort will be 'mhdo to dofeat it in the Bonate. TUE GESEVA AWARD, As eoon as the Judiciary Committes of tha Houno i3 called on for roports, Butler will report bis bill regulating the mward of tho claima under tho Genova Arbitration, with rogard to tho quose tion of how tho insuranco cnm{\anlou linving claims shall Lo troatord, The bill pravides the; shall be paid only their actual losses, und nol tho full amount of insuranco, Ie holds that they innured ot war riske, obtaining o largo pre- mitim, nnd that tho oxorbitant rates of premi- ums shall bo deductod from the losses thoy claim. Dutlor proccods on the theory that tho insuranco compandes bad full knowlédgoe of .the condition of things when thoy took tho -riske, and proteotod themeclves ngainst loss, [0 the A rosiated Press) TIIE BOSTON BELIEF DILL. Wasmxaroy, Jan. 20,—The majority of tho Bennto Committeo on thoJudiclary, in raporting ndversoly on tho Houso bill for tho rolicf of tho suffarors by tho Doston firo, submit n long argu~ mont to show that, in view of tho express consti- tutional provisions securing toall the Statoy oquel priviloges nnd_advantages in commoreo andmonufacturos, Cougress has no powor to prau tho bill, In Jorlyio tho argumant nt precedents support this bill, it is anawored that the ‘Constitution {8 an nblding commund, end thet ninteen violations of it will not justify Lweatieth; and that, morcovor, such ~bills of thiy: charadter as lave boon pnused herelofors woro mnob ascriously opposed or fully considored with rogard to constitutional questions. Lhe Portlend Lieliof bill was prssed without dobato and seomingly without considor- ation. The Chicago Raliof bill was roported by the Bonate Committeo on Financo, bub it was not considorod by the Judiciary Committoo, and it i eaid Lo bo fair to prosumethat tho sympatb: of tho Sonators for tho sufferors in thatunparal- Ielod ealamity contributed moro to tho passsgo gf (h{.\ Lill that tho deliborate judgment of tho onate, Upon the constitutional quostion, the Com- mittoo continuos as follows : * The importanco of the subjoct and the fact that a calumity by firo cannot’ ho distinguished from ono prodnced by flood, hwrricano, enrthquake, or_any othor visitation outside of the ordinary coureo of things, and tho fact that if Congrogs uttempts to insuira agninst ono it muat ageinst all, not only justifios, bub calls for a ro- considoration of tho subject,'and makas: it noc- asanry to dotormine tho principles to bo applied in oll fuch cason, If, in viow of all theso con- siderations, Congross’ shall paen tho bill, it is Rt perceivod by yonr Committeo upon what ground Congress could rofuso roliof to individus ol sufforors. ow many buildings must bo do: stroyed to fuslify the inforforcucs uf Cougruss ? Must thoro bo 1,000, or 600, or 100, or &0, or 57 Must not Congrosu become'tho groat almonor of tho nation, a great invurance company for forty miilions of paoplo 2" After arguing; that this bill caonot bo regarded 18 substantially o drawback of dutios for tho reasons that tho bill rolates merely to articles to Do usod in thisconntry, sud that drawbacky of dutics must bo uniform throughout the country, tho Committeo continues : *if it bo said thal tho bill is in efect a mero_sppropriation of monoy out of the Treasury; that Oongress has tho povier of appropriation, limited only by tho fact that the appropriation must bo made to pay its dobts, and provide for the common defonco and goneral welfare of the United Btates, tho answor is plain, The bill does not provido for {mymg any debt or for anything necoseary 0 tho common welfare and defcnce, nor. i it an appropriation for the goneral welfaro, It is exsentially o local measure.” They quoto from Story's Commontarios on the Constitution to show that & powor to Isy taxos for the com- mon defoace and genoral” wolfarc in not, in & common Bense, a gonoral power, but limitod to thoro objects, and conclude by snying: “It roquircs no argument to show thiat the power of approprintion 14 no broador than that of taxa- tion, and, thoreforo, ng Congress cannot levy tazon for a moroly loonl purpose, as coutradis- tinguished from o national ovo, it onunot appro- priato monoy for auch local purpose.” "The minority of the Committeo, conalsting of Benators Edmnnds and Wright, in the course of their diseonting report, any : “If it be tho judg- ment of Congress that tho general wolfare will bo promoted by the froe importation of goods to bo used for o particular purposs in & partioular placo, not because it is 2 particular placo or in o particular Btato, but bocsuse the object to which iliey nro to be dovoted happon by accidont to ba one, to bo effectuatod in omo one Blate orplaca, thero cun bae no proforence to that State or placo as such, although the same goods aud for tho eanio purposs could not bo used on that occasion m any other State or place, Its roal spirit nnd esséneo in_ such a cauo is not to interfero with an uniformity, or creato a prof- erenco betweon tho States, or parts, but it is to accomplish tho goneral walfaro, by niding a par- ticular object or & apocial entorpris, which must of nocessity be located somewhere, and not overywhoro in the country, Whilo, a8 wo have soon, therofore, auch a luw does nob violate the locter of the Constitution, it is oqually cloar that it doss not violate ita upirit, \\f‘.\ich‘ BE WO have seon, was to provent the opprossion of a partioular Btate for the beneflt of others, und not to prevent Congrosy, whon the_genoral wel- faro required it, from nllowhu% all citizens of tho country to bring in goods in aid of somo spocial object, which happened to bo attainablo by thoir 80 in' particular plnco.” Tho minority cito many nots of Congress re- lating to import duties, in_conformity with tho foregoing construction of the Constitution, tho ossontinl idon boing that tho test of uniformity I8 aneworad by the an‘umxnn of a rule to a par- tioular thing, upon which a duty or import is loid in o glven caso named in the law, without looking to tho fact that its ultimate uso or des- tination may happen to bo ona which indirectly or incldontally works s benofit to & partioular town or particular Stato. The report of tho mi- nority says tho roport of tho majority treats tho bill in :}uanlion ag il it woro o bill doclaring that ull gooduused in Boston should havo & drawbaok, which 18 not tho cace, and, therefore, the argu~ ment dircoted agninst such & proposition hus no applioation to tho present ono. TIY COTTON TAX—THE BYNDIOATE, To-morrow was the day fixed by the Ways and Menns Committeo to conpidor the bill to refund the Cotion tax, but, as soveral prominent bank- ors aro horo to bo heard on tho “ Byndicato ™ question, the Cotton Tax bill will bo sot nsido and tho statomouty of those gontlomon Leaxd. NOMINATIONS. The Prosidont sent tho following nominations to tho Sonato !o-dn}&: Thomas: Jornogan, Bur- ‘voyor of ustoms, Michigan City, Ind.; William M. Konyon, ostmaster, Powali, Mioh, THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION, The House Committes on Judiciary will soon proceed to the considoration of the Loulsiana dificulty. Inn day or two tho oredontials of Qoneral Modlillan, elacted Ronutor for tho short terin by tho Fusion Legislature, and of Jobn Ray, elouiad by the Pluchback Loglslature, will boToforrad to'the Sennto Commitioo on Priv- ’(lf"'g?\';?‘b’.fil,ffll"fii’l’hfl“‘\ tho datormlnation of 10 1y . uive au oxami o wholo aibjeot. xamination into WILL NOT I ACCELTED, Tho officialn_of the Troasury way thav . roposal from thlgn, Dodge & Co, to Jids Goverument $200,000 in liew of aileged du- tios unpaid, is not likely ‘o bo mocopted by the Dopartmont. RU-ELUX, Tho casos of sovornl Ku-Klux frlunnuru aro now undergolng consideration by the Attornov . General, and 1t is Yrohablo: that vory soon a number of additionn! pardons will ho lasned. .CREDIT MOBILIER, THE POLAND COMMITTEE, Wasninaroy, Jan. 20,—Mr. Poland's Credit Mobilfer Committea continued thelr Investiga- tiona this morning. Genoral Danka took his soat with the Committeo for the firut timo, PRESIDENT DILLON'S TESTIMOKY, Sidney Dillon, Prosident of tho Crodit' Mo- Dbilior, testified that he know of sharcs put into tho hande of” Durant and Amos to fulfll pre~ vious contracts, but did not romembor tho names of tho porsons, Amos pald ho was undor obligations to tho spmo.. ‘Allusion was made to Congressmon, but, ho_ did, not_romombor tho namos;. thioks Amos montiohod James Drooks; witness nald Brooks camo.to him, snylog that ho recoived 100 sharos from Durant, and under tho rulo was ontitled to 50 eharos additional, which wore finally made over to Noileon, son-in-lnw of Brooks. At the samo timo Nolleon borrowod £5,000 of bim (Dillon). to pny on thom. Durant pald for the etook traneforrad to Noilson by the Company; could not toll whothor Noilaon ropaid the aa,obn with- out looking ab Lis books; did not know what Ames did with tho stock transforrod to him. At an intorviow with Brooks relativo to the fifuy shatos, noithor Alloy nor M'Comb woro present, Brooka had nothing to do with tho monoyloanod Neilson by.witnoss. Brooks snid .briolly that the stocl was to go to hia gon-in-law, Neilwon, and not to him (Brooks). Witnoss nevar kuow of Brooks having received any dividends from Orodit Mobilior; did not Iknow whero the books of the Oredit Mobilier wore, unless they were in tho hands of Mr. Ham ; novor heard of Alley's connoction with the transaction of Brooks. Judgo Poland aslied the wilaoss to rofresh him-' self from his hooks about tho Brooks-Neilson transaction; and tho Committeo Adjourried till to-morrow. THE WILSON COMMITTEE. WasniNazon, Jan. 20,—The Wilson Inveatiga- ton Committes, this morning, consumod much timo'in arranging tho examination of E. H, Rol- lins, Presidont of the Union Pacific Railroad Comflnny, who was prosont with two larga trunks full of books belonging to that Com- pany. B Tfie Committoo oxaminod fo witnesses this afternoon. 3 J. [ubloy Aehton, ox-Assistant Attornoy Gon- oral of the Uniled Stntes, was introducod ns as- socinte counsol with I'erry for tho . Goyornment., Adjourned until to-morrow. ———— CALDWELL, ) Wasnrarox, Jan, 20.—The Committeo on Priviloges and h!crunm‘, investigating the caso of Bonutor Caldwoll, met at -1 o'clock, nnd dis- oussod the propriety of forcing the production of privato Iuttors botween Governor Carnoy and ox-Congresynan Clarke. Sonator Trumbull said 1hat tho caso of Senator Caldwell was boing in- vestigated, and not the witnesses Carnoy and Clarko. Hc thoreforo wan opposed to forcing tho production of private lotters botwoon them. Senator Authony concurrod, but aftor somo dis- cugsion the room was clearod to consider mat- tors socrotly, Tho room was afterwards reopened, the Com- mitteo having deolded thint tho lottor must be producod. It dotailed tho . corrupt bargains in tho Caldwoll election, and closod with tho cx- Jression that an investigation should be made. The dofonco nttempted fo show o diftorence be- twoon the statements in ‘Carnoy's letter and his sworn staloments, but failed, Along and Lodions cross-oxamination, however, was only confirma- tory of tho testimony alre disclound, that a eeeat donl of mionoy clianged hands ot {ho clec- fon now under invostigation, © - ‘The cross-oxamination of ox-Governor Carney wag continued. Baw Clarke' fn Oincinnati dur- ing the Cunvontion in May.. Think he stated Lo had shown that lottor t6 oo or two pervons; saw him at Ginclunati aftor T hed writton thal lettor; tolographed him to' meat mo ; don't ro- colleot who was prosont at Cinoinnati when tho conversation ocourrod botweon Clarke ‘and my: aelf about tho_Caldwoll matter. Q.—~Whon Lon, "Bmith, Bcott, and " Caldwoll woro in tho parlor of tho' First National Bauk, z}:;‘mxgo tho first proposition to givo or take 215 b ¥ A.—Itmust have boeri’mynolf. They asked, mo to support thom. I said I might bo fndnced to do mo for that amount; I presume I had told them I would not bo o tandidate; they asked mo to go and dovoto my timo and sorvice to their bonofit; thoro was o xiemorandum mndo of that agroomont; I did- not, say whon tho 15,000 was montioned, that I’ would give twico thal amonnt if he would gt out of my way, Smith camo to my room when I arrived st To- peka. Beott aslod mo if I was going, and hoped wa would mako somo arrangomonts. I ‘said,if thoy wanted my sorvicos it wae for them to say. +Ho said he would write mo a lottor: - I told Lim to be careful how ho wrote it. 'To eaid : * Sup- pose you dictato it.” - Idld so. The agredmont was signed by mysolf. The conversation nhout the §40,000 took {Alncn in Topela with Smith and Caldwoll in tho Inttor' own room. at ‘tho Tift House. I eaw some of my friénds in bohalf of Caldwell. Iroturnedto Leavénworth nftor tho cloction, and there was & banquot. I prosided ot tho banquet and sent some of tho invitations, To Alr, Carker—You proposed to mo if I would Dbecomo a onndidate_you would support mo, and Ihadno question bui what you conld securo votes enongh. Mr. Caldwoll fold mo in tho fall of 1871, in bis house in Leavenworth, that the Kansas Pacific Railroad wonld have to' givo him monoy bofore thoy could get any favorablo leg- islation from Congross; ‘that ns ‘soon as ho reached Washington he would take good caro that they got no legislation until they did pay him. M{) impression wae that the sum was 80,000, but T would not say that ho named tho sum. It other came from John Porry, Proai- dent of tho Kansas Pacitio Rullroad,” or from somobody elso, Question—At whet time did Smith tell you that hohad got $10,000 in ourrency from tho Kanoag Pacific Company. Answer—A very short time bofore the vote was takon in tho Legislaturc, Benator Carpontor—I should think the poople out there would like to have a Sonator eclected ovory day. ‘Tho witness—I know Len Smith told mo ho hiad provided some monoy for members at the timo of the banquot; that a good many worn coniing thero, sud expected somo monoy, Ho onid he had to raise considerablomoney for mem- bors to pay for certain arrears ; that currancy a8 vory soarce, and ho did not know how to do it, and ho weszafraid ho would have to disappotut cortain men. I don’t know that Lo mnnmmofl any porson. SMITI'S TESTINMONY. Len Bmith sworn—I never had such a con- vorention about currency ns statod by Gonoral Carney. I hoaid the Governor's statoment. OLABKE'S EVIDENCE. Bidney Olarka oxamined by Senator Hill—I showed the letter to Senator Logan, but never to Benator HII to my rocollaction, and Benator Hill nover spoke to me about the nffair until [ ocame Lere to attond the present invostigation. iy CONGRESSIONAL, SENATE. PROUIBITION, ‘Wasmixaton, Jen, 20.—bIr, WILSON present- ed tho potition of Wendell Phillips and othors for o prohibitory liquor law, TOTON RELIEF, Mr. OARPENTLR, from the Judiclary Com- mitteo, submittod a majority report adverse to tho bill for the roliof of eufforors by tho Doston firo, Mr. EDWARDS, for himnolf, submitted a min- orlty roport in favor of the bill. Botl wero or- dered printod. TUF_DANKRUPTOY LAW. Mr, EDMUNDS, from the Judiciary Commit- teo, roported nd\'ureuli;eevoml bills to amond tho Baukrupt law. Tho Committco, o eaid, did not moan to express any opinion on tho merits of thoso bills, but roported thom adverso- ly, beeauss thoy would prokably be suporseded Y a now bill on {ho subjeot, Mr. WRIGIIT, from o majority of the Judiciary Committoo, reported a now bitl in relation to tha DBankrupt law, Tho bill rnemu!s the Bankruptey act of March 2, 1807, and afl supplomentary und amendatory nots, snld vepoal to take effet on tho 1at day of noxt July, provided that the re- poat sball ot in any wax fffeot any procuedtigy n blgkll'npmy commenved bofore #io st day of noxt July, i Mr. EDMUNDS offored 5 renclation, which wan agreed to, direoting the Attornoy Goneral to report to tho Honnto, anenrly as practioablo, the OPueatlony of that Dapartment of Justice for the prat fikoal ; car, togotficr with such information ouching the oporationn of tho presont yoar ‘as may be avallablo, GOVEBNENT 1.ANng, oy Bills woro Introdugod fixing .80 the minfye orico at which tho Goverament klgll pail it thy [ Innda remalning to the Umted States, within tho limita of granta for rall or wngon roads, oxtépt- ing Jandn within tho lndcmnli" limilg, and tho olnims of pre-emption sottlors, and tho privileges accorded by tho oxisting lomestead laws fo roldlors and rnilors, g THE AUSTRALUAN s1A1TS. By Mr. ANTIONY—Direeting the Postmastor CGonoral, with tho consont of %lm Presidont, to contract with the lowest bidder, witliln thiroo months aftor aixty days' public notloo, for carry- Ing tho maila botween Han Francioco and Au tral and Now Zonland, toncliing at tha Snnd- wich and Nnvl‘znllml Iulauds, sorvice to bo ;mrlarmnd monthly for ten yonrd, from July 1, 874, In firet-clasy Amm‘lcnn-a\lllt steamulipd of not fous than 2,000 tons burthon, and nt 1 com- Ffinan(lnll not oxceeding $225,000 por aunum, Roforred to tho Committco on Pont Oftices and Poct Rodds: THE TELTARATIL, Mr, STEWART offored a rosofittion {ustruot- fog the Committoo on Post Officos and Post Toads to Inquire into and report to tho Sonato, a8 soon ns practicablo, tho cost of the conntruce tlon and prosont market value of ihe existing telograph lines now in éuccessful oporation within tho Unitod Siatos, and the clidraote. of the franchisos and spocial privilogos connadtod with thom, . LIr. CONKLING said ho wishod to offor an emendmont to the resolution, and it was Inld over. TIHE OUSTOMA SERVICE. Mr. CORBETT offcrod & resolution, which was agreod to, roquesting tho Soorotary of the Tyoas- ury to furnish the Benate with information ns to tho condition of tho business of tho Dapartmont of Custems, tho nmount of forco employad, aud what Incrense is necossary to put tho business 3}1{[} accounts of tho Dopartmont in n proper con- on. THE BUPREME COUNT. On motion of Mr, CARPENTER, the Honao amondment to_the bill, fixing tho time for tho bogiuning of the anuual seoslor of the United Btates B'flpromn .Court was concurrod in, The Dbill is thorofore pasaed. THE TEN-SLOOP DILL, : Mr. CRAGIN called up the Houzo bill to authorizo tho construction of six steam vessols- of-war, Tho améndment roported by the Naval Committoo is to incroage tho number to ton. Mr. Cragln stated briofly the condition of the Navy, and urged that more navel vossols wore reguired by tho best intorasts of tho country, Mr. HASILION (Maryland) oppoed tho bilr, Tlo read o statement of the namber of war-ves- sols now in commiosion, and argued that thoro wag no necessity for an incronso. y Nr. COLE thought that six ndditionsl vessols would bo enough, and that thero wau n greator need for logislature to promote our commerco then to increaso our navy. Mossra. BEWARD, 8TOCKTON, MORRILL Malne), . and BAYARD advoeated the bill, onding action dh the bill, tho Sonato Adfourned. HOUSE. NEW DILLS, A numbor of Lillg were introduced and ro- forred. Dills wore infroduced providing for brnging saity for claiins againgk tho Usitod Btates in the Udited Btates Circuit Courts for tho dictribution of tho Goneva awnrd, By Mr. VOORIEES—Organizing the Indian Territory of Oklohama, By dr, EAMES—To ropeal tholaw taxing do- posits in cavings banls, By Mr. SPEER~To fix the dato of soldiers not lionrd from. By Mr, DUKE—Mnking lignorico, ete.,urod in (lh\?' manufacture of tobncco and shull, free of. duty. # CONTESTANTA' EXPLNOEI. Tho call of tho States forbillaboing concluded, Mr, POLAND offered & resolution to pay to membera who havo got their ‘seats aa tho rosult ot contestod cloctions, tho sums necessarily ex- {wudml in tho contost for tho seats, whothor h? lind boon contestants orcontestoes, Adopted —Yoas, 89, noys, 85, A A motlon to Teconnidor tho voto was laid on {ho tahlo—yoas, 90 ; nays, 83—in_the midat of somo oxcitoment arising out of a statomont moda by Mr, HAWLEY (Conn.) that soveral mombtra who iere dircctly intorosted had voted, ‘It turnod. out, howaver, that oll thoro ‘membors whom he alluded fo either had not voted, or woro not {fmmodiataly intorested, with tho oxcoption of two, who thoroupon -withdrow their votes. 4 = TTLLY REFEIRED, 3 Bills wero further intreducod and reforred, ns follows.: By Mr. BUTLER (Maes.)—To punish pro- tonded counterfeitora of United Btates curronoy and coin. 7 By Mr. COBURN—To provide that no person nhafl be promated in tho army who is addicted to the intomporato uso of intoxicating liquors or drugs. INTERNAL WATER LINES. On motion of Mr. NEGLEY, it was ordored, by & vota of 146 to 80, that on the 13th of Fob- ruary tho Committoo on Commorce ehall be an- thorlzed to report'n bill relating to Jinos of iu: ternul water communication, SOUTHENN CENBUH-TARERS. Mr. YOUNG (Goorgia) introduced, and tho Houso pasned, undor_susponsion of the rulos, n Dill to pay what in duo fo tho consus-takors of tho consus of 1800 residing in the Southorn Btatos, whosy payment was withheld on account of the war of on account of their disloyalty. GOAT JSLAND. Mr. RANDALL moved to nuspond the rules and adopt » resolution, alleging, in a very long proamble, that the Gont Island bill, pansed by tho IXouno at tho laat eousion, was passed under various ropresontations, and requaating tho Sen- ato to roturn the hill to the Ilouse, Negatived -~yous, 34 ; nays, 76; less than two-thirdain the aflirmative AN, WILLIAM R. ROBERTS (New York) intro- duoed s conourrent xesolution, civing Lo thuake of Congress to Captain David Ritchio, of tho Tovonuo_ steamor Moccasin, and tho officors and mon undor Lis command, for their heroic and lwmano action in saving 42 Jives and recolving 17 dond bodios from the wrock of the ateamer DMotis, on Long Island Sound, on the 81st of Aug- ust, 1872, Paskod. g MILITARY MATTERS, ” * On motion of Mr, COBURY, tho busincas of tho Military Cominittoa was tuado tho spocial order for the 19th of Fobruary, THE DANKRUI'T ACT. Mr. BINGHAM, from tho Judiciary Cotamit- too, roportod o bill dofining tho tue intent_and monuing of theactot the 8th of Juno, 1673, amending the Daukmnt act, toho to make the exomptions nndor it tho same no ave allowed in the various Stated. Mr. HAZELTON (Wis.) moved as n substituto therafor ono ropoaling tho Bankrupt law ontiroly, Carried,—129 to 00,—nrid undor » susponsion of the rulés tho roponling bill passed. PENALE BUPPUAGE. 3r, BARGENT presontod o rosolution of tho National Woman's Suffrage Acsociation, and tho potition of 1,600 oitizens naling Congross by appropriata logalation to protest womon elt- zons in the soveral States of the Union in their right to voto. Adjourned. ANOTHER TRAGEDY. A Printor Doliberntoly Shoots o Fels JowsWorkman in ifis IRoom — A Womunn at the Bottom of the Affair. New Yonx, Jan, 20,—On Bunday ovening, Clarenco Lockwood and Marshal McGruder, both compoeltars, and boarding at the houso of Mrs, Hommond, 'No. 141 Mndison stroet, quarrolied about an insult suid to Liave been offered by the formor to n fomale boavdor, Miss Annie Drown, and ntruck ench othor. McQruder romarkoed ho woull not fight Lockwood on the Sabbath, but that ho “would shoot him likn a dog to-day. Linding that Lockwood kopt his room, this evoning, ho burst open the door and dolib- nrnlelfi fired two ehota at him, wounding him in tho abdomen. McGruder, swoaring that he would shoot anyone who intorfered with him tlon desconded to the basement, and coolly uu‘, Qown to supper. A polica oficer was called in, who allowad bim te conclude his meal, and, aftor disarining him, took him to the Bovenlh Precinct Btation Ifouse. Loekwood was romovod to Bellovuo Hospital in a dying coudition, and the Coroner was notified to teke his ante-mortewn deposition, e A XXoreible Domaostic Tragody, Lrerir Kook, Ack,, Jan, 20,.—A horriblo mur- der was committed’ near the Fenitontiary on Batinday nighl. Bnoch Jackeon, colorod, Whilo snleep was Linocked on the head with a dray pin and Killed by his wifo and another woman, Aftor thoy had succeedod in killing bim, thoy threw the’ body Into tho fivo. oon uftor tho wits oalled o nelghbory-stating tat when eho retivod -Engslwvos nitting by the iice, and that eho way swaitonod by o strenige mnetl fu the room, and dlsoovorod hior huuhend In tha frot {hat hin hiud 0o doubp fellen . P Shit wan dincovorad tht the man had bootiy @3sred, Tho childron, who wera sleop- . Fd:oom, stato that tho mothor and nu- Fin firnt knocked Enoch in the hend, nnd thi'* Sirow tho body in the fire. Enoch wan A dray; "“\ A Coronor'n inquest was hold on the bod: . ¥dlday, and renderad n vordict that tho docoand " & ho to hin donth by blowa follicted by his wifd "2\ ‘anothor woman, who afterwards throw [Ty i tho fira, Bath the wemon nxo g | [ it T " NEW YORK. A Clenning Up in the District Attors noy's OfticeasStolens-Pheips, Dodgo & Qowm=Personnle-Violation of the Exciyo Lows-Shipwreck==WWill of H. N. FPikomSomann DBoys-fliscolians cons Locnl Nows, Speetal Deepatels to Tha Chteags Trilune, New Yonr, Jan. 20,—Tho elerks in tho ofiice of thd iiéw United States District Attornoy wero busy to-day inspeoting & large piloof ofticial papors, including old rovenuo complainte, for- feiled bail bonds, and recorda of vnsstiled suitd: Those woro taken out of musty closets snd pigoon-holes; and, when placed ou a tablo, filled & broad spned soveral fool in longth. It is undorstood thevo 18 to be a pgon- oral overhaullng of all unfinished cases, proparatory to. laving them takent wp at the next criminal torm of the Circuit Court, in Fobruary. . Beores of indiotmonts, that havo beon ucarly forgotton, will be revived, It Io not belioved in woll-informed circlos horo thnt tho enit againat Pholps, Dodge & Co. has ‘been compromised, or that it can be, Samuol Gibbs, colored cadet from Floridn, whoro his fatlior 1 Seorotary of State, who wau edmiitod to West Point last June, failod to pass tho January oxemination, and loft tho Acndemy for home to-day, e is o full-blooded African, and proved an ox- ceodingly dull soholar, though not more. €0, porhaps, then ninotoon whito cadets, who tafled nné‘ar tho samo ordeal, and will also rotiro to privato life. S Btokes naid to o roportor to-day that NMr. Tro« mainoc has no doubt that o mew trial will bo granted, on account of tho Irregular courao of certgin jurors. Stokes insists that ho les no suicidal notion, and that no hottle was found in his coll oxcopt sn empty cologne bottlo, ‘It hanging has got to como, " he remarked, I nin ront ev for it."" Ho complaine of being bored ox- cesuively by visitors, £ (o the Assostated Preas) New Yoni, Jan, 20,.—Willlam A, Pilo, Minig- tor to Venozuoln, has narived in this city. Eight liquor denlers wore nrrested in Brook- lyn yestarday for violation of the Ixciae law. Tfla achooner Ionrletta, formorly young Ben- tolt’s yacht, ia Jost, On the 16th ult, she was driveri achorc mnenr Honduras and toteily wracked. | Hor crew woro naved. N The ostato of tha late B. N. Pike, of Cincin- nati, is sworn to In tho potition for = probate of Tuis will ny bulng‘ worth €2,600,000: By tho will, aftor providing liberally for hin widoy, the prop- erty is dovised in trust, to be dividod oqually Lo~ twaon four surviving obildron, one son’ and throo daughters, two of whom aro minors, The only baquests mado are £1,000 a yoar for 1ifo to Risbrothor, §. M. Pilto, and a dobt of 1,300 to another brothor, Henty Piko, Tho oxcoutors named in tho instrument ura Bemuel Cm&‘lll{m, of Dayton, Ohio; Bmanuel J. Millor, of Cinoin- natis Josoph Tilnoy, of Now York; Willinm R, \\’mfnmuau, of Cincinnati. The - subseribing witncusesaro W. G. Tholson tnd' Charles W. Bpoonor, Tho nnmes of tha witnessos aro given withont their rosidence, contrary to the laws of this Btato. rn day for probate was Butnr- day lust, but owing to the fact that ono of tho iliotsss ins Blod siug 113 axeontion, and {bo other Ig ut presont in Europo, wharo i commis- sion will bo sent_to tako his deposition, some dolay will noccnsarily onsuo before tho will will Lo ngmmod to proof and record, Tho proposed maoting of the Snmana Bay Com- mission, to havo beon held to-day, fe postponed owing to the absenco of soveral L)mm!non: mou, including Dr. Howe. It probably takes placo within two daye. " Tho Wentern Union Telograph Company mado & roduction of 25 por cett in tho rates from this city to_points botwoon Chattanoogs, Atlanta, HNew Orloans, and Vicksburg. Othor tolograph lines follow suit, The Post sayn Phnlp!, Dodgo & Co. have do- tormincd to stie the Sun for libel in atatiug that tlloe' aro gilty of deliborate fraud. Tho ball of the accuced *firo bug" Kidd was to-day fixod at 910,000, and he was committed for action of tho Grand Jury. S Broeat Nolke, charged with robbing the mails in Gormany, confeosed his guilt, and was re-~ 2 - manded for oxtradition, 1t In proved that corobro-spinal meningitls is no more prevalent among horses than usnal at this sanson of tho yoar. One Joncs, o dranightsman in _the employ of the Irie Road, was robbod and murdered in a Jersey City straat, laot night. Two arrests. " Comptrollor Groen sont, to-dny, to Mayor Havemoyer a communication in ~ whick it is urged thet, tosccuro r roduction of taxes in 1873, prompt loglelation is necossary. Mr. Green staten that the reduction of taxation in 1872 wns ovor £8,000,000 from that in 1871, and that this year, if his suggestion for prompt logislation be cmriod out, o further reduction of 6,500,000 can bo offectod. Tho Comptroller submits the deatt of o bill to be presonted to the Logisla- ture, Ho states thnt Lho proposed reduotion re- Iates to the curront -ordinary expenscs of the governmont, and will not afféct the progress of public improvemonts. Bnil was forfeitod in tho case of Mrs. Fanny Hydo, andshe willbo confined intho Kings County Jail until hor trial for the murder of Goorgo Watson can proceod, The second trinl of Dr. Irish hos boen sot for an early day. Tho dwallings in Brooklyn, bounded by Now York avenue, Dograw, and Sackett stroots, and Brooklyn avenue, are’ completely surrounded by “i:ter and untonnblo sinco the late rains and thaw. “'ho Coronor's jury, to-day,in the enso of Muavia Sheflin, rondered a vordict that she camo to doath by violonco at the hands of hor hus- band, Georgze Shofllin, Ho was committed to awnit the action of the Grand Jury. A roporter nttompted to iuterview Prof. Tyndall on suporhoated stoam. ‘o Professor #nid the' quoation can bo soltled at any timo by Lalf n doy's practical oxperimonting. Ho do- clinen to give his theory until ho sees the ox- perimonts, il - TWEED. Proceodinga In the Trinl of tho 4 XIosny?? Yosterdayw=Garvey’s Toestis mony. . New Yong, Jan. 20.—In tho Tiweed case, this morning, Garvoy was cross-examined at longth, touching his own implication in the ring frauds. Couneol made » strong offort fo oxtort from the witness the fact thet he was to bo given immu- nity in consideration of turning State's ovidence. Tho witnoss didn't acknowledge that any snch arrangement oxisted, but said “that Lo was told by O'Conor that Jf he told tho truth on the stand 10 harm would como to him, Garvey testifiod to his leaving tho country at the time of the ring revelations, under the namo of 0'Donnell ; returned under tho namo of Jaf- fors. Iloconsidored himself slightly oulpable in connoetion with the frauds, Judgo David declined to_hear the doteils of Garvey's voyagos, and sald it was sufliciontly transparont that Garvoy's tostimony was that of aman who had boen Pmmmu protootion, Garvey further testifiod that when he wont to Buropo "he was worth ovor n million of dollars, acquired botwoon 1808 and 1871, and said ho “hmfn intoudod to return, but that hia friends told him thev would not fight his battles for him unloss ho went away,” Upon boing ques- tioned as to who these friends woro, En uld ébo "wro ‘T'weed, Sweonoy, Coneolly, and Hanl mith, - Query—Was Mayor 1all one of thom ? Answer—Ilo wus ombracod in tho lot, but conldn’t say ho oxpeoted ITull to fight Lis battles for him, Recoss, Aftor recoss, Garvoy, on oross-oxamination, atatod that tho wholo a aount of hin claima, von and fictitions, wng $200,000. Tho resl onos might bo abont 200,000, “The valuo of Lis wife's Qiamonds and je alr{ inHoptombor, 1871, was about #12,000, “I'weed prasonted him with bomo artioloy in silvor on his marringe, which o atill b, Thero was no agroemont to oxtricato him from Lis troublos if ho gave ovidonco, e was worth about 100,000 in 868. Tho questlon n to the datails of the property wao oxcluded, and exceptions taken. Tho witnags plated = that within tho last yoor he Drought a claim against Tweod dho by wan drgged | for §20,000, It was soitled by striking off the Itom of 820,000 for wosk doun st Greenwioh, The witnoss ndmitted that eertain rocoipts nro- ducod wero for payments mado by Tweod for work at Grnnnwruh. Ono check for £20,000 o 80ld ho nevor had in liis hand beforo, but ad- miltted on the paper hoing roversad that the in- doreomont wan iy, Garvoy sustainod the cross- oxamination moro conly than was oxpoctod, but Lo eausod’ froqont Luraty of langhter by his anerttous objectiois to bolng tiod down to striotly diroct ankwers. Hn upoke of the city officlaly 06 thn “quartetts.” Tio hnd ovorything onterad, day and doto, on n memorandim “book. 1Ie must bo worth nearly a million dollars from hin statomonts, Tho Ikl itom hio way oxamined nhont wan ono of 2119,000 for building n houge for Dick Connolly on Vifth avonti, of which ho racoived 214,000 for labor aud wmatorinls, He novor, to hiy recolloction, told tho Grand Ju that Lie recoived u cont improperly from Twood. Various receipts, passed to 'Lweed by Garvey for aums ranging from §2,000 to §00,000 during 1963 sud 1470, “wero put In by the defenco aa o part of tho proof that what Garvoy (fnprunwnlu 28 tho margin allowod bim by Tweed on bills against tho city woro really paid divectly by Tweed him solf, and riot by tlie city. Tho cross-oxamine tion will bo rosumed to-morrow. THE INDIAN WAR. A mattld with tho fiedecs fin Oregen ==The Soldlors Compelled to Rotreat ==Many Apnches Hont to thelr kiappy RMunting Grounds. SAN FnANowoo, Jan, 20.—A despeteh from Yrokn to-day ntates that o mossongor had fuct artlved at that place from the hondqusrters of @Genoral Whenton, comymanding the iroops in tha adtion against the Modoe Indians, A ecvora Dottlo was fought Inst Friday. Tho troops, urder command of Whenton, wero bwo Lundred nid fifty regulars, two companies of Oregon vo toors; twenty-five Caltforniaritiomon, comman. od by Oaptain Fairchild, and n fow Klumate T dians, altogothior about four hundred men, Tha battle tool place near the eastorn shore of Tuia Inke. On Thursdey Captain Bernard went aronnd tho north end of the lake, to tho enst sido, and to tho caib of Captain Jacl’s position. Ho wes to advance egninat Coptain Jack from tho cast, nnd Gen- oral Whenton from the southwest Tha forces of tho latter wera to bo uunder cover of the fira of tho howitzors, On Thuraday night such a douso fog enveloped tho country that one could not ape forty rods, Tho two forces woro thon ahout twolve milos_apart, though to communi- cato with onch other it was necessary to go & much groator distance, On Friday morning Cuptain Bornard opened the battle against Cap- tain Jaclt, who had sbout two hundred warrlois concoled among tho rocks elong a lina ti miles In longth, Gonoral Whontfon heard the firing and had no altornative but move to thoaid of Copt Berunrd, without tho five of the how- itzors. Tho troops fought an unseen foe from § @, m. todark under a terrifio fire, during which scarcoly. ouo Indian waa scon. Tho loos Lo tho troops iu forty killed and wounded ; the loas of Lhe Niodocs is unknown, Tho Lroops wora finully obliged to retrost to their camps. Ber- mard's forces bore tho biunt of tho hattle, and snffored terribly. Al tho cevalry fought on foot. Among the killed sro Irank” Trimble, J. R. DBrown, Oregon ; and (1. W, Roberts was mor- tnlly wounded, Captain Perry, of the xh?ulu‘u, s soriously, and Lisutonant Kylo, elightly, wounded. The movemont is colled 2 forced raconuoigrance of Captain Jack’s position, Iis Tondors ey it will tnke 1,000 mon to dislodgoe him from Lova Lieds. Tho troops for the presont will only try to prevout tho Modocs from raid- ing on the woltlements, and wait for reinforce- ments. Bax Fraxcisco, Jan. 20.—Additional reports from tho scona of Friday's DLattle with the Ao- docs give the whites known ns killed, 1 wounded, 80, Lioutchant Roberts, of Fairchild's command, eannot Jivs, Tho Iodocs fought -naked, and with tho grostest dosporation, springlng from rock to rock, and picking Ot Roldiocs, obllzing inzny to hilo fhomselvos tilldarknus aiforded wmoans of oseapo. The traops made sevoral charges along the ling- of the lava-bod, but were rapulsed. ~Captain Jack hna the strongest natural position in the coun- try. Tho howitzers could 1ot b used to any nd- vantage, owing to the donso fog. Captain Prico, commanding Gompany 8 of the Fifth Cavalry, roturned to Proscott, Arizone, from o fifteon days’ scout near tho mouth o Black Canyon, whoro ho had s fight with tha Apachos, of whom fivo wero killed and throa efcaped. Near tho lLond of Black Canyon hs hod snother fight and killed thirty-six Apacho Tonto warriors. Sinco the lnst repnrtl,‘_tha troops, oporating from Camp Verde, have killed thirteen warriors. A JESUIT SENSATION. Tho German 'Fhenfre in New Yorl Transforred to Manhatianvitic. Special Despateh to The Chlcago T'ribu New Yonw, Jan. 20.—Arc Polico quarrcl with the Jesuits to broak out in Ame: ca, oro questions that heve suddenly npponr: loro to ngitato tho community, Tho oupy ion of the now Gorman pley entitled *Sceretz of New York; or, Tho Jesults in Americe,” ar tho Btadt Theatro, last night, was offectod by Police Captain Ward, at the instigation of soveral indignant Catholio pricsts, who bLed knowlodge in advance of its toxt ridiculing Josuitism, Cnptain Ward's action was wholly illognl, but what will bo his punishment remains * to b soou, 'Tho manager of tho Btedt Theatra sald to-day that the suyprawml drama is con- structod on the plan of *The Btrests of Now Yorls,” introducing a great deal of sensational Lusiness, which a fow shrods of plot and din- loguo sorve to biud togother into n story. The villaln of the ){lece is o Jesuit priest, and ono of the principal monsntional ecoues i6 & Jesuit cloiater, introducing a seerot communication of fathors. Heones in Fifth Avonne, 8 burn- ing forry boat in tho Norih River, an express train crossing the stago, andn countorfoll monoy factory aro other features, ‘Tho law prohiblkh;s Sunday dramatio porformanco is so construct that the maaagor of tlo thoatre was advised by counsel that its ponal clauses could bo evede: Dy not using & drop curtain. Captain Ward, with the Sunday act in his hend, called upon Herr Ttubing, tho manager, nnd forbade the porform- anco. ~ It was in vain ihat tho manager attompted to uxslufn that no infraction of the Inw waa intended or would bo mado, Tho Cap- tain construed the aot according to hia light, and rofuged to stay hia arrost until afier the porformance. Tho matter wan sprung upon tha manager aftor most of the sosfs in the theatra had beon _disposed of, and a larga audience had assembled, Tho suspended play wes produced to-night at the some thoatre to an immonse au- dienco, and will bo continued during tho week. Tho menzgor will logally contest the action of the police authoritios, —_—— Murders in Kentucky and Arknnsns. Lousviure, Ky., Jan, 20.—Last evening, at Bholby City, in Boylo Conuty, Ky., a dosporado nameod Hill Wilsou, wont into' tho drug store of Crl. Williamson, and in_cold blood shot ead killed the lattor’s won, John Willinmson. o was accompaniod by anothor deeporado, named Droy. Doth made their esoape on horseboelk, Thore fa great oxcitoment at Sholby City over tho bloody doed, Wilson has killed four men, and {4 now evading tho rownrd offorcd for him by the Btate, 5 Littie Rook, Avk, Jan. 20.—Henry Smith Lillod Jackson Pike, with a knife, #t a negro danco, twolve miles' holow horo, on Snturday night, Both aro colorod. 'Whe murderor vs- caped, . ‘Tho Wharten Polsoning Cnuo. Axyavovs, Jan, 20,—The ouly new facts do- veloped in the Wharton trial to-day wore in tha testimony of Mrs. Charles X'rlek, mirter-in-law of Vanncss, who tostifled to having tasted tha millc on Bunday aftornoon, the 2ith of Juno, which was brought from' the rofrigerator in Mrs, Whorton's collar to bo glyen to Vannese. The milk, sho said, whon tasted was as bittor an goll; DBy Wharton then brouglt fresh milk, which tho wituoss tasted and found sweot. About Lweaty minutes afterwards tho witnoss was taken eud- donly vory sick with rotching, oxtreme nausos, and vomiting, and ealled in & physician, Mun. Wharton came whero sho was, and assurod hov thoro was nothing fn tho milk. as sho had taated it horgelf,