Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1873, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1873. TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE TERMS OF BUBSCRIPTION (PATADLE IN ADVAXCE). £12.00| Sondar. .$2.5¢ 6.00 1 Weekly, To provent delay and mistakes, ba sure’and give Post Cfice address in full, including State and County., Temittances may be made either by draft, express, Post Oice order, or fa registercd lotters, at Garrisk. TERAS TO CITY SUDSCRIBERS. * f1r, delivercd, Sunday axcoptod, 25 coats per waek. Pelin delivered BRRay Tnciaded; 2o cents per wosk. Ladvess THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, ‘Corner Mzdison aund Dearborn-sts., Chicago, il 'S OF TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE. CONTER FIRST PAGE-Waéhington Nows: Proceedings in Con- Cress; TheCredit Mobilier aud Lonisiana Investiga- tirns—New York News—3{iscellsncons Telegrams. SECOND PAGE—Springficld Letter—Evanston Matters —Washington Lettor~The Kanas Senztorial Con- tost—The Railroad Question —The Washington C. anty (N. Y.) Polsoning Horror. THIED PAGE—Calvert Johnson's Death—County Mat- ters—Tha Calumet Dam Snit—The Great Western Telograph: Meeting of Stockholders—The City in Briaf- Board of Folice—Ho! for the Boulevards— Advertisements. FOURTH PAGE-Editorials: The Kew Syndicate; Credit Mobilier in the el The Newly-Chosen Senators; Land Titles fa lowa; The Rusaian Cam- paipa—Currant News Items. FITTH PAGE—Council Mecting Last Ervening—Amuss. ‘ments—Personal—Marketa by Tolegraph—Advertiso- ments. SISTH PAGF-Monetary and Commercisl—Railroad ‘Time Table. 3 SEVENTH PAGE-—The Law Consts—Alrs. Sam Jones' Letter—Small Advertisements : Real Estate, For Sale, To Ront, Wanted, Boarding, Lodzing, Eto. XIGHTH PAGE—Foreign Nows: Tho Russian Asistio Invaelon—State Legislatures—Miscellaneous Telo- grams. —— TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. MWICKER'S THEATRE-Madison strest, between Dosbora. Eagagsmentof Dion Bouclcault «Thg Phantom.” ¢ Kerss." ATEEN'S THEATRE—Wabash avenus, comer of Con- gress eiroct. Engagoment of Mr. J. W. Albaugh. *+Poverty Flat; or California in *48." ACADEMY OF MUSIC—ITaited strest, south of Mzdison. **Charles O'Malier.” ;10OLEY'S OPERA HOUSE—Rendolph street, bo- awcen Clark and LaSallo, .. New Comedy Company. <+ Paut Pry.” ; MYERS' OPZRA HOUSE—Ronroo streot, betweon tate 2nd Dearborn. Arlington, Coitan & Kemble's liastrel and Burlesque Troupe. Ethiopian Comicalitios. GLOBE THEATRE-Dosplaines stroot, between Madl- 50z tod Washington. Engzgement of Miss Faany Her wog. **The Cabin Boy."” NIXONS AMPHITHEATRE—Clinton, bstwpen Waah- Ington end Hendolph stroots. MeAllister. it — _BUSINESS NOTICES. ACE CURED BY USIN( APPED HANDS AND T ‘"‘J’E Y UsINe Jonipcr Tar Sosp. Liade by Casi RewYork. . - . # TOR DYSPEPSIA, IN 'ESTION, DEPRESSION of P K AR ; o on), ot ot Mada by Caswall, 4'Go , Now York, xad sold by Druggiss. “BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE. THIS SPLENDID nzirdye ia tho bast in the world. ‘The only true and per- fect dye. Harmless, reliable, ‘end {nstantaneons; nodisap- ioiniogat: moridtealons tinta o cnplessant oddx. Reme- Hick 1he W olzcts of bad dyos an 8, eetistely asopab Bleck of paturg) Dror S0 et W s Giean, solt, £ad besutifal. & 3 s Bas gloan, soft, BEORCISUON Gruckima, OHARLES BATCHELOR, Proprctor, N. ¥. “PUBLIC SPIRIITUAL SEANCES, AT 2 O'CLOCK o) f\'lle‘%ln::s Felirio:Philotopbizal Publizhing Fonse, Theez. and Tidth-av., e e’ ifiands are plainly soenacd copversod with, mcdiame The Chvage Teibume, Tuesdey Morning, January 28, 1873. Nearly nine millions of dollars, Alley "eays, wero the profits of the Oake Ames contract fqr building 138 miles of the Pacific Railroad that bad been slready built snd paid for. —e— Forty membera of Congress have confided to0 ono of the employes of the Post Ofics Deo- partment, who is canvassing tho_House, their opinions concerning the- plan -to lower postage to twa cents for letters. All'but one are in favor of the change. S —— When the Union Pacific Railway wanted some additional legislation in 1864, they appropriated for that purpose, Alley tells us, $112,000 for such proper expenses 18 might be found neces- eary. In view of late disclosures, it is essy to ‘. imagine how necessary were thess expenses, ™ batto believe that they were proper is guite » snother thing. The nows will be very gratefully raceived here that Sccretzry Boutwell has dotermined to rec- ommend the exchangeof the old Post Office site, in this city, for tke Bridowell lot, and will send 5 letter to thai effect to the Senate, when the Chairman of the Committes having this mstter in charge dosires it. This will, undoubtedly, zesult in the securing of the Post Office lot, with the presant building on if, the walls of which were spared by the fire, for the uses of the Pub- Tic Librasy. 1 Nothing remzins to complote the sbolition of the franking privilege but the signature of the Prosident to the bill répealing it, which hesnow prased both Houses of Congress. With unusual docility, the House of Bepresontatives,'which originated the bill, yesterdsy passed it with all tho emendments tacked on by tho Benate. Thess make s clean sweep of the whole system after June next; membors are not even allowed ‘any stamps, as in England, for official corre- spondence. H ¢ E———— B General Butler, who is not fond of Civil Ser- vice Roform, proposed, yesterdsy, in the House, smidst tho lsughter of his fellow-members, & rosolution calling on the hoads of the Depart- monts of the Government to farnish Congress with copies of &1l questions propounded by the examiners to candidates for clerkships.” The resolution waa adopted. The Genesal gave zo zeason for his motion ; but it is plain that he hopes to find something to discredit wmpnhfire’ examinations, either by showing- them to be farcical or'so soverely scholastio as to result in the exclusion of practical men from the service of the Government. The supposed bribery in the matter of the eloction of & Senator from Missouri has, upon examinstion, resulted innothing. The only per- son who offered to bribo was & candidate who had but one vote in caucus, but no member of the General Assembly accopted anything from him. ) His money was thrown away upon ouisiders. This inveetigation will save the Benate any trouble about Missouri” The unexpired portion of Senator Harlan’s torm is so short that it is not possible, perhaps, - to ,investigate his ‘case’; pnt the new Senate, after the 4th of March,’ snight inquire into the payment of $10,000 to au ex-Secretary of the Interior, by the Pacific Rail- ey Company, with a view to legislation, o pre- vent the repetition of any such scandal. There aro some marvellons discrepancies be- tween the retumns of the Louisiana election: re- ported respectively by the Warmoth ind Custom Tlouse Boards of Canvassers: One‘of these iz & difference of 4,000 in the vots for Governor HLicEpery in New Orleans. How these variations were csused sy .be eeen from ' the festi- mony of one of ths latter Board, who srchly sontessod, yesterday, that ho and his essociatos bad no official returns before them when they ‘made their canvass, and had counted the ballots of some persons who bad never voted. Tobe sure, these proceedings did not accord with any known laws of the United States or Louisiana, but they were, in the langusge of the witness, “in gbedience to the principles of justice,"—a kind of private code much more adatablo than public séatutes The two branches of the French Bourbons have united their forces, in order to present but one cendidate for the throne of France in caso the monarchy be restored. The Count of Cham- bord is the grandson of Charles X., who, in 1630, was driven from tho throno and succeeded by Louis Philip, of the younger, or Orlezns, branch. Louis Philip left several sons. His oldest son was killed in 1842, and his children, the oldest of whom is the Count of Paris, rep- resent the succession in the line of Orleans. The Count of Chambord is the sole rapresenta- tive of the elder family, and is now 50 years of age and childless. The prospects of & monarchy are not so promising that the family could afford to divide and waste their strength by a contest 88 to which of thé two linos should succeed. They have therefore united, making Chambord their leader and ropresentative. It now turns out that neither of the seversl Pacific Railroad Companies has complied with that part of their charters which requires them to put aside, annually, 5 per cent of thoir earn- ings as a sinking fund to redeem their debt. As the case now stands, the United States are pay- ing the interest on their own bonds; and, a8 there ia mo provision for the paymont of the principal of the debt, it hasno security for cither principal or interest, except a second mortgage, . —the first mortgage being equal to the whole yalue of ths road. By an almost unanimous vote, the Benate has authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to refuse to pay any of their earn- ings from the Government to sny of those rail- roads which are in debt to tho Government for interest on their bonds, or which have failed to apply 5 per cent of their profits in the way al- luded to above. e Russia may havo mado 5 mistake in pushing her expoditions with euch essy disregard of English feeling into the heart of Asis. Eng- 1and's pacifio course of late years on the Con- tinent hes been in marked contrast to her bellicose temper in former tindes. But there could be no greater error than to ascribe this peaceful mood to cowardice or-wealmess. England is stronger to-dsy than ever, and she has ceased to fight because she hazs learned, by the bittur experience of exhaustivo erpenditure and heavy public dobts, that snch wars s she used to wago to conquer markets and hold colonies cost more than thess were worth. But in India che has an immenso pecuniary stake, and is plainly enough ready to fight for it. In the language of a London correspondenf, the moment the Enssian sdvance threatens English supremacy 1n Tndia, thoy will start an army for Afghanistan and a floet to Cronstadt and set half the world inablaze sooner than yield an inch onthe banks of the Oxus. h The cable bringa the intelligence of the death of # momber of the royal family of Brazil—the Dowager Empress Amelia, wife of Don Pedro I., whom she marrisd in 1829, snd mother of Don Pedro I, now the reigning Emperor of that country. The deceased Empress was an Arch- duchess of Austria, and as Don Pedro I. was of Braganza and Bourbon, the present Emperor is the legitimate descendant of the three great royal houses of Braganzs, Bourbon, and Haps- burgh. Ths other children of the deceased Em- press were ‘daughters,—Donns Gannaris, who marred the Count of Aquils, brother to the King of Naples; and Donna Franciscs, who married the Prince de Joinville. The present Emporor succeeded to the throne upon the ab- dication of his father, in 1631, when 5 years of ago, and assumed the sovereign power in 1840. In 1843, he married the Princess Theress Chris- tins Maris, sister of Francis I., late King of Naples, from which union wore born two Princes, who died young, and two Princesses, one of whom i living and childless, and the other died two yoars ago, leaving three children. The Chicago produce markets were loss zctive yesterday, and generally lower. Mess pork was quiet and steady st €11.95@12.00 cash, and $12.55 geller March. Lard was modorately ac- tive, and 234@5c per 100 ba lower, st §7.871{@ 7.40 cash, and $7.60@7.65 seller March. Meats were quiet and steady, at dc for shoulders; 534@6¢ for short 1ibs ; 6o for short clear; and 73Z0 per 1b for 17 1b grecn hams. Dressed hogs were in a fair demend and s shade easier, at $4.55 per 100 Ibs for heayy, and $1.80@4.85 for light. Highwines were dull and nominally essier, at 88@88%c per gallon. Flour was. in fair demznd, and steady. Wheat was less active, n&nd &@lc Ilower, closing at $1:24 cash, §1.243¢ eellor February, and £1.2734 eeller March. Corn was dull, and 3¢@3{c lower, closing st S0}fo cash, and 81jge seller March. Oats were yvery quiet, but a shado firmer at 2530 cash, apd 203¢@263{c seller March. Bye was quist and steady ai 68@08146. Barley was quiot and 1@2¢ higher, closing at 79 @80o for No. 3, snd Gi@65c for No. 8. Live hogs were in active domand at foll Saturday's priges, zalos being reported at $3.30@4.15 for common toextre. The cattle and shosp markets were without important change. ‘When the annexation of Ban Domingo was first broached, one of the preliminaries of tha arrangoment was the lease by the United States Government of Eamana Bsy, gt the rate of 150,000 a year, to bo paid to Baez. This ront ‘was sctually paid for soms years, and then Con- greas refused, in 1871, to appropriate the money anylonger. Upon this refusal, certain persons in New York, acting, 28 it was understood, apon assurances from Washington, advanced . tho money and paid Baez another year's rent, the patriotio citizens taking their chances to get the money from Congress at some future day. It -is" just possiblo that the present pur- chasers of Bamana Bay are the same gen- tlemen who advanced this money to pay Basez for the rent of his barbor, and it is more than likely that they will have a bay to rent to the United States, and will generally have the whole territory and Government 6f San Domingo to gell the United Btates. Itisim- posaible to foretell in what form the thing will be presented; but that the repayment of that 150,000 will be ssked for at some time 2rd in soms shape is unquestionsbls. It would bo well for Congress, before it adjourns, to inquire 28 to .who the perscns were who advanced the monsy, who'asked snd urged them to do 6o, and what Were the promises and sssurances made to them on the subject. If Congress would pot ) purchase San Domingo directly, was there a sort of Credit Mobilier organized, to purchase it, with ita debt, for the purpose of eelling it again to tho United Btates; and who composed that body, and who advised 2nd suggested it? [y There is a statement tlst the Secrotary of the Treasury has offered to take half a million of dollars from tho house of Phelps, Dodge & Co., of New York, in peyment .of the revorue of which they bave defranded the Government. Wo hope this is not true.. Phelps, Dodge & Co. acknowledgo that they havo enjoged tho benefit of false invoices for a number of years. They have, of necessity, a copy of thoe true as woll 25 the false invoices, and they can, if honestly dis- posed, make an exhibit of the precise sum of which they have defrauded tho Government. Whatover that sum is, be it great or small, should bepaid. They have practised deception to the costand ruinof all othersengagedin thetrade, and should now make full restitution. The fact that Mr. Dodge was ignorant of the frands by which his profits were s0 greatly enlarged renders it his daty to expose those members of his firm who have 8o abused his confidence, dishonored his firm, and defranded the Treasury. The Government, shonld make no compromise with Messrs. Phelps, Dodge & Co. that it would not ‘make with any other importer or other person detected in frands npon the revenue. It should demand full restoration of the money taken, and the surrender of the persons guilty of the fraud, and of the perjury and false swearing involved in the business. THE NEW SYNDICATE. The Secretary of the Troasury has let out to the now Syndicate the task of negotiating an ex- chango of three hundred millions of &,per cent ‘bonds for an equal amount of G per cents. The torms aro the same as were granted to the old Syndicate. The programme will, therefore, bo somewhat as follows: The Secretary will give notice, on or before the 1st of April, that in ninety deys thoreafter, that is to eay, onthelst of July, he will pay, on presentation at the Treasury Department, certain 6 per cont bonds, tho num- bers, dates, and denominztions being set forth by him, amounting in the aggregate to $300,000,- 000, end that tho interest on said bonds will cease after tho st of July. On the 1st of April, tho Syndicate will daliver to the Becrotary their checks for that amount of money, which checks “the Secretary will deposit with the members of tho Byndicats for safe keeping. In rotun for theso checks ho will issue to the bankers composing the Syn- dicate new bonds bearing interest at 5per cent from the eamo dato. Tho proclamation of the redemption of the 6 percent bonds will, of course, have the immedinte effect of reducing them to parin gold, atwhich they willat once be dis- posed of by the holders tothe agents of the Syn- dicate. On thelst of July the Syndicate will deliver to the Becretary the £300,000,000 of 6 per cent bonds, and their several checks will be cancelled, and the transaction will be complete. The cost of this operation is very casily com- puted. During the thres months from April 1 to June 80, there will be outstanding €600,000,- 000 of bonds, representing §300,000,000 of debt. The public debt will be increased for that term $300,000,000, without any consideration. On the 1st of July, the United States will pay to the Syndicate, for interest on the §300,000,000 of debt, the following sums: Interest on $300,000,000 thres months, nt 6 Interest on’ $300,000,000 thrce months, at & ‘per cent... ervessnnens 8,750,000 Total intercst months. This is at the rate of 11 per cent per snnum. One of the conditions of ths contract is, that no person shall be allowed to make an exchange of ‘bonds on these terms except the members of the Syndicate. In other words, the Secretdry is to pay these gentlemen £8,750,000, or $4,500,000 in gold, for making an exchange of bonds which the holders and tho owners of the bonds are pro- hibited from making themeelves. Tt is trae there is a law which prohibits an in- crease of the public debt, or any duplication of the bonds, under any circumstances, but the Becretary of the Treasury and the Committees of Congress have reported that such is the pov- erty of thonght and rescarch among American statesmon thet this sxchange cannot be effocted in any ‘other mode. Bo strongly stamped upon the minds of men is tho thought of subsidy, that the Secrotary of the Treasury cannot com- prohend how John Smith, who holds s 6 per cont bond upon which interest has been stopped, will gurrender tho same unless somebody elso is paid something for taking the bond out of tho hands of Smith and mailing it to the Treasury Depart~ ment. The idesof bonnty is so ever present in the minds of these men that thoy ‘sctually ‘prohibit any porson sharing the luxury of 11 per cent interest in gcld for three months, excopt the particular fow who have esked it. Likein the caso of the tax on quinine, the Becrotary thinks it honor enough for tho people at large to poy the extraordinary levy to enable one or two friends of the Govornment to pocket, for no ser- vice, 2n enormous bounty. 4 CREDIT MOBILIER IN THE SENATE. The main question of intcrest which now at- taches to the Crodit Mobilier investigation is, What will the Senate do? Will it allow the House to bear the brunt of Oskes Ames' damag- ing confessions, or will it also dermand that the ‘broom which Ames is using 8o skilfully shall eweep out both Houses of Congress? Tho pres-" ent investigation has already discovered crumbs® of Cred:t Mobilier on the fingers of threo Sena- tors, 2nd the prosilisg officer of that body, Dr. Dursot, says point-blapk that he gave Harlan 215,000 out of Union Pacific money" in tyo checks to nid his election, Patterson is hopg- lossly eunk in Credit Mobiller comyup- tion, and - “all greet Noptuno's ocean” cannot wash his hands clean. Logan had some of it, but gaveit back in time. Colfax has con- fessed that he purchased the stock and made a part payment with the zccrued dividends then due, satisfying the belanca with his check for 543, which Ames says he received. I8 pot this » sufficient basis for a Eenatoria] jnvestigation? The Credit Mobilier scandal Las now gons 0 far, 3nd ita developments have been so extraor- dinary and far-re: not be satisfied until a broad lina of distinction ia drawn betweon the corrupt gnd the jncorrupt in both Houses of Congress. Every Congress- 1man in Washington must.now prove himsolf be- yond saspicion, or he will suffer in the estimation of the peoplo, and the only wayin which theycan free themselves from suspicion ig to stand the test of investigation. The public must know from . actual scrutiny whether his name is.in Oakes Ames’ memory, or Dr. Dme'u'mcquw tion, orin the truuks fullof books, accounts, and memorsnda of Credit Mobilisr and the Union Pacific. The House has come boldly up to tho rack. fodder or no foddsr, snd the Senate g, that the country will must do’ likowise. It must vindicate its good name, if it would restore the public confidenco which has been sadly woskened by the estound- ing revelations of the past few wooks. If the leaders of the party, the mén whom the country has accredited with all the virtues of private morality and the proprieties and dignities of public statesmanship and patriotic devotion, havo been soiling their bands with Credit Mobilier bribes, what assurance can the country have that lesser members of the rank ind filo have not also been approached by Oakes Ames and Alley? : Thore never was a botter time for confession or for investigation, Misery loves company ; and if thero &ro any other Congressmen, par- ticularly Senators, who know the color of Credit Mobilier stock, they will at, least have the con- solation of knowing that they are not alono." There.is &.goodly company of them, and the community of interest and of ro- gret will ecnable them to bear their burdens with - more equanimity, and will lessen the general average each has to as- sume.” There is nothing which stands in the way of such an investigation. No general elec- tions are pending which might be affected by it. There are no special questions of pressing in- terest which canaot wait for an investigation of this character. Best of all, Mr. Oekes Ames was never 8o eagor to tell what ho kmows. His memory has all, come back to him under the pressuro of circumstances. In fact, he is thor- oughly unselfish ai the preeent time, and de- voted, heart, soul, and body, to unravelling this Credit Mobiller complication. A man who has besn offerod his life, even with the ropo around his neck, if he will confess, could not be more enthusiestic in me- curing his salvation than is Ockes Ames. As Congressionel stock goes down, Oakes ‘Ames stock goes up. . He has walked with his oyos open, right straight into a trap, and thers is only one way out of it. If he didn’t use this stock for corrupt purposes, what did he do with it? Did it go into his ownpockets? Under the goad of this interrogation, Oskes Amos is will- ing to stand and bo pumped until. doomsday. There is no ovidence yet that he is pumped dry. His own hints and suggestions have already been sufficient to show that the Benate, as well as the House, may use the pump with excellent effect. Now let it be done, and that thoronghly. There will never be a bettor time than now, and the public temper is just at that point where it will not be satisfied until a clean job is made of Credit Mobilier corruptions. THE NEWLY-CHOSEN SENATORS. ‘With the exception of Mr. Morton, of Indiana, Mr. Conkling, of New York, Mr. Howe, of Wis- consin, and Mr, Cameron, of Pennsylvania, the Iate Bonatorial elections have resulted in the choice of new men. The return of the three gentlemen named was definitely settled by the Presidential contest, in which they were, in their difforent ways, the most oficient partisans of General Grant. Afr. Morton enters upon his second Senatorial torm, his first term expiring next March. He was elected to the United Btates Senats after gerving Indiana in the ca- pacity of Governor during the war, which first doveloped the remarkable enorgy and stubborn force of his character. Mr. Morton wasone of the first to gain the confidence of President Grant, and has, diring the past four years, been at once the most uncompromising and sblest sup- porter of the Administration. During the pres- ont session of Congress he has taken several positions which have led to the belief that he will be & less violent partisan in the future, and use his sbilities to the greater benofit of publio interests than herstofore. Mr. Conkling isno less ardent & partisan than Mr. Morton, but has less of ability and of power than the latter. His chief usetulness has been in a somewhat glitter- ing, though by =no means finished,. style of oratory., He represented his district in the House of Representa- tives during three sessions of Congress, and was elected to tho House for the fourth time, but resigned atonce to accepta seatin the Senato. This was in 1867, when he succeed- ed Mr, Ira Harris, Mr. Howe is one of the ablest men in Wisconsin, and has long enjoyed the confidence of his constituents. Mr. Cameron's power is simply that of a reck- Teas politician and a wealthy man. He has been Becretary of Warand Minister to Bussia. He hes had a largo experience in the Senate; the new term for which he has just been chosen is the third which ho will have rerved. He has been a vigorous party-worker asa mesns {o serve individual interests, and, though chosen to take Mr. Bumner's position of long standing as Chairman of the Committee on Foroign Rela- tions, ho haanever been orie of the hardworkera of the Senate, and has never developed any of the noted policies of the Government. 01 the gentlemen whohavebeen recentlyelect- ed to seata in theSenate, noone of them promises brilliancy of achievement, and the ieadership of the body will remain undisputed, where it has been for soms years past. The new Senator from Tllinois, ex-Governor Richard J. Oglesby, is probably = man of better parts than any of those who will enter the Senate along with him. Ho will supply some of - the genial element that will be lost in the retirement of Sanator Nye; and, thongh it is not likely that he will assert for Illindis anything like the influence that Mr. Douglas and Mr. Trambull have exerted in timoa past, he is & man who will act fairly and honest- 1y for his on Btate, and for the interests of the whole country, but strictly within party lines. Judge Merrimon, of North Carolins, promises to bring most ability to the Bonate smong the. now men. Ho was the Conservative candidate for Governor of his State st the late election, bat was dofeated. His election to the United Btates Suénl.a over ¢x-8enator Pool is more of & boon for the country at large, however, than if- ho had been chosen Govermor of his Stala, Judge Mérrimon has hed » long connecti the judiciary of North Caroling, is 3 man gervative mind, and is thought {o possess fair sbilities. Mr. Bogey, the successor of Mr, Frank P. Blair, from souri, has been & very success- fgl businesa man, prominestly gonneotod with the railroad and iron interests of of Missouri. Fo has been' twice s candidate for Oo gress, but wxs defeated on both -occa- slons. His erperience in public life has . beon limited to s single term in the Btate Legislature, and tG service s an Indisn Commissioper nnder President Johnson. The most that can be said of him is, that he is & prac- tical business man, with such gcod sense and judgment as zocompany success in that vocation, General John B. Gordon, who was elected over Mr. Alexsnder H. Stephens, from Georgis, owes his choice rather to & pergonal popularity and his association with the Liberal movemont than to any ‘special qualifications for the posi- tion. Goneral Gordon earned some distinction 25 & Confederate officer, s sald to be some- thing of an orator, but is described. as rather superficial. John J. Patterson, who has been elected Senator from South Caro- lina, is a carpet-bagger from Pennsylvanis, and succeeds Senator Sawyer, who Is also a car- pet-bagger. - Patterson is said to be s nephew of Simon Cameron's, and it is charged freely that ho secured his election by the corrupt use of _moncy. This charge will probably be invosti- gated by the Senate, as will a similar charge in the case of W. J. Jones, a railroad speculator, who Lias been elected from Nevada to take Sena~ tor Nye's seat. Mr. 8. W. Dorsey, the Senalor- clect from Arkansss, willbe the youngest man in the Senate, and scarcely 32 years old at the time he will take his seat. He ie a native of Vormont, a graduate of Oborlin, served in the war, and went to Arkansas only about two years ago to ‘take tho- Presidency of a rail- road company. He is a man. of fairer ability and beiter character than most of the Northern men who have monopolized the con- trol of Southern politics since the war. General McXMillen and John Ray are respectively. the choice of the McEnery and the Eellogg Legisla- tures in Louisiana to serve ont Kellogg's unex- pired term. As the term expires in March next, itis not important which of tho two shall got the soat, except as determining the issue be- tween the rival State Governments of Louisians. Pinchback, & Georgia mulatto who has been no- torious in Louisiana politics for the paat few years, is the Senator-elect of tho Kellogg Legis- latare for tho full term, fo succecd Kellogg. The McEnery - Legislature has not yet chosen 8 Senator. It will be seen from this brief reviow of the geutlomen who have been selected to take seats in the Senate for the first time, that there is no material which promises to add to the efiiciency, brilliancy, or dignity of the Senate. The quali-" ties of those who aro not positively objectionable are of a negative character. There is scarcely s’ ‘man among them all from whom new and usefal ideas may be expected, and the character of & fow of them is such a8 to make it a matter of positive regret that it shonld have been possible to elect them to the United States Senate. LAND TITLES IN I0WA. All Towa is agitated over the passage of & bill by Congress to ‘‘Quiet land titles in Iowsz.” The history of the bill, as given by our Wash- ington correspondent, is torribly suggestive of the way legislation is conducted at prosent. In 1856, Congress granted lands to Iows in aid of railronds. One of these roadsis that now known a8 the Chicago, Bock Island & Pacific Railroad, extending from Davenport to Council Blaffs. In1864, Congress was induced fo change the law, and gave the land direct to the road, with suthority to change ita route. This Com- pany was, however, required to take the land along whatever-rounte it should edopt, and seek tho doficioncy in lands elsewhere within tweaty miles of its line. In changing their route, they loft 100,000 acres, to which they had been en- titled, more than twenty miles disfant from their new line. These lands are now worth $10 to €20 an acre. These lands were applied for by homestead settlers, the railroads objecting. In 1871, the Commissioner of tho Land Office decided that he had mno anthority in the matter. Tho Secretary of the Interior, st & later day, decided they were not subject fo homesterd entry, but expressed no opinion a8 to the claim of the Bailroad Company to the land. The land having originally been with- drawh from entry in 1856, to ensble the Railroad” Company to make its seleciions, had mever, al- though the Company had changed its route,— thereby placing this Iandbeyond its claim,—been restored to its place on tho books of the Depart- ment as subject to private entry. -Now the Chi- cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company havo obtained the passage, throngh both Houses of Congress, nnder the plea of quictinglanda titles in Tows, & bill permitting them to take these Iands, which aro now worth over s million of dollars. In Iowa thero is intense excitement, and a strong appesl has boen medo to tho Presi- dent to veto the bill. —e THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGK. The Rusaians, notwithstanding the energetio protost of England against the invasion of Af- ghanistan, on their expedition to Ehivd, havo struck the first blow of the campaign by the capture of Fort Hissar, in tho suburbs of Csbul, the residenco of the Chief or Governor of Cabul, who was tsken prisoner and sent to Russis, . As Cabal is the capital of Northern Afghanistan, and has an immenso trade with Hindostan, the Russians have thus seriously menaced England st -once, and haye also placed themselves in a position which must speedily reduce the whols of Afghs- pistan to s Russian provice, and seriously threaten Tarkestan also. Tho City of Cabul has & very interesting history, and has often been the scene of bloody conflicts, It is » fortified city on the Cabul River, and Fort Hisear or Bala Hissar (palace of the Kings) is situated at the Easternend. This citadel comprisos the resi- dence of the Governor, various Government offices, royal gardens, and inner for}, snd 3 small town of 5,000 inhabitants. Cabul itself is divided into districts, enclosed with walls, each of which can be isolatod from the other, 0 as to form s meparate fortress, like Bala Hissar. Its total population is sbout 60,000. It es on an extensive trade, import- carries ing the precious metals, fire-arms, psper, tes, cotton goods, brosdcioth, velvets, iron wares, &c., from tho Russian do- minions and China, and exporting them to Hin- dostan. , It has also @ large market for corn and cattle and is noted for its great variety of fruits, to which Moore alludes in his * Lella Rookh s ————pomegranates full Of melting sweetness, and tho pears And sunniest spples thet Caubnl On all its thousand gardens bears,” The Chiefship of Cabul extends to the Hindoo Roosh, where England’a East Indian role com- : fof who hesaospeeaily fallen into ‘Bussian hiads 1s Doit Aobswaied, whdse rmy amonnted to 2,500 infantry snd from 12,000 to 18,000 horse. Tho war regord of Cabmlisex- tremely interesting. It was taken by Sebuc- taghi in 977, by Tamerlane at the ! o9 of thie fourigenth; gentury, wnd in 1738 by Nadir Shah, ‘Tn 1843, it was tho scene of the ‘massporp of 3,500 British scidlers,” and 13,000 camp-followers, by the trepchorons Chiefs. Inthe same Fer it waa rotaken by tho Britith under 8ir B- Bale, who, afcer burning the bazaars and public buildings, relinguished i, Among he ‘bazasrs destroyed on that occasion was one con- strugted by Ali Mardan Khan, which was said o' have been the hondsomest structure in the East. The eapture of- Cabul, or its virtnal capture, which must result from the cepture of Forf Hissar, is a direct blow st England in her most vital spot, 88 it affects hor commercial in- terests. It also affords s very cleer indi- cation that the mers punishment of the Khan of Khivais but & pretext. Ehiva must be roactied by marching throngh Afghanistan, bat, to effect this, it was not necessary to strike the firat blow at the Capital of Afghznistan, for a power like Russia counld have marched her army througn Afghanistan almost without resistance. The capture of Cabul undoubtedly means the captare of Afghanistan, and this once accomplished Turkestan falls also, and Russian supremacy will stand face toface. with the English, along the line of the Hindoo Kosh, the great mountain chain of Contral Asia. The Russian career of conquest has commenced. Its objective point s Conatantinople ‘and tte com- mand of the Mediterranean. It has struck the first blow, notwithstanding the remonstrances of England, and with an utter indifference to the expressions of that country, which will gell her to the quick. - Whether England will resort to arms, remains to be seen. If she does not mnow, she must eventuslly, when' the conquests of Rusgia are pushed 8o far as to imperil Eng- lish interests in tho East. At present, an Asiatic war with Russia would involve an im- ‘mense cost, and one which England will not care to assume without studying the problem for soe time from the economical poiat of view. Time brings every one toalevel. Laurs D. Fair, theSan Francisco murderess, has evident- 1y found hers. On Saturdsy night last, she was announced to deliver & lecture on *Wo.ves in the Fold,” and, finding no public hall open to her, went into & esloon. Even in & saloon there was no one sufficiently interested in her to pay an admission fee. Tho result was that she mad o the lecture free, and, asconding o plat- form, addressed the usual crowd which congre- gatesin saloons at night. Thus should the slow-moving finger of scorn follow her every- ‘where and punish her crimo with the silent con- tempt of all rospectable people. Such a punish- ment a3 this will make some amends for the want of justice which has let her loose again upon an outraged community, after committing one of the most cruel and shameful murders ever perpetrated in this country. much he shall concesl, they will disgrace them- selves and disgust tho country. If thera over was & case for the merciless application of moral and legal thumbscrows, it is this of Mr. Oskes Ames, and the public expects to sca them clapped on.—Springfield Republican. —Unfortunately, and, as we think, by a very grase mistako, tlio Executive suthorify at Wash- ngton suffered iteelf to be drawn into this legal muddle creatod by the action of Judgs Durall, Conceding, for the saka of the argiment, that it i Was tho duty of the President to sce to it that tho orders of tho Court, whether right or wrong, were executed a3 against all resistance, uttorly fail to undorstand upon what authority the President scted in tho daspatch of Dec, 12 1872, sent by Attorney General Willisms to Acting Governor Pinchback, and announcing to him that ho was recognized by the President as the lawful Erecutive of Louisiana, that the body sssembled &t Mochanica® Institute was reéognized as the lawful Legis- Iature of the State, and that the Executiva and Legislature thus recognized wonld be pro- tectod by Feders] power. If there bo any law for this action of tho Presidont, wo have_failod to find it. Officially ko has nothing to do with the question as to which of two bodies is the lawfal Legielature of a State, or as to which of two men is the Jawful Governor, until tho emer- gency ariaes which the Constitution calla “ do- mestic violence,” and the [sw of 1705 calls ** in- surrection ;” and then, and_then only, it is his business, in conformify with law, to ‘put domn tho * instrrection,” having the Tigbt to decide at tho time which is the lawful Government, as tho necessary incident of diccharging this daty. No such facrexisted, and hence the Preaident’s recognition was premnturo. i swhich it undertook to decide ia a purely ju cial matter, not falling logally withia his' prova inco.—Independent. g WALL STREET. Review of the lfoncy, Bond, Gold, Stocik, and Produce Morkets. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yomx, Jan. 27.—Monoy openod exsy at 6@7, but closed more sctive st 7 curroncy to 7 gold. Prime mercantile parer sells at 8@9. The supply is abundant and the demand active. Gozp. 3 Gold was dull, ranging from 114 to 11355 At London the demand for gold from Germaay has materially fallen off, and & rmmor Wwas current that tho Garman Government intended in future to buy gold direct from Australia and America. STOCKS. The stock market was active in 3 new feature — Tt will be noticed that F. C. Capreol, of To- ronto, was injured, near Chelsea, Mich., Batar- day evening, by the accident on the Michigan Central Railway. He was on his way home from attending the Industrisl Convention ab Deadoines, Iows, on the 22d. He is the Presi- dent of the Huron & Ontario Ship Canal Com- pany, and is well known both in England and in the Dominion. Heis one of the most public- apirited, enterprising men in Canada, and it is to be hoped his injuries are not serions. E R NOTES AND OPINION. The Arkansas Legislature, unwilling to trust the decision to the State Bapreme Court, unani~ mously Bepublican, has enacted that the con- tested election of Governor, etc., must bs decided by the Legislature itself ; and the Legislature, to prepare the way for s partisan decision, has been busily confirming ita own Republican mem- bors in their seats. In one caso the contestant (s Democrat) was ruled out on a technicality in tho form of his petition, asido from which he wonld have been entitled to the seat by 1,800 majority of the legal votes. —The Burlington (Vt.) Frec Press, aa the ‘most it can say, thinks the Credit Mobilier busi- ness has put Senator Jamos W. Pattorson “in s not sltogether favorablo light.” —The Louisisna (McEnery) Legislature s balloting still, every dsy, for & United States Benator, full term,—Goneral McMillen haying been electod by it to the present vacancy. The latest ballot was: Warmoth, 21; Eustis, 23; Elam, 17 ; ecattering and blank, 14. —The Des Moines Register says : : e have sll the while insisted that Major Rankin bs tried for the crime of embezzlement, and. that he be ‘bronght to suffer the pe: 1lty of the violated Iaw. When does the prosecution begin ?- —The Detroit . Post (Zach Chandler's own) pointa proudly to the Louisiana Supreme Court decision’ (8 to 2) in favor of Kellogg, and says: This decision 18 made by the State Sapreme Court,— the highest judicisi tribunal of tho State. What, now, have the Deémocrats to ray 7 g Probably this : that the Supreme Court was expresely packed by Pinchback to-do this very thing ; and that Govornor Kellogg lost no time in distributing among relatives of the three Judges, before their decision, State patronsge worth from $10,000 to $15,000 in each case. —Not & singlo Administration papor kss as yet salluded to the means by which John P. Jones got the Senatorial election in Nevads, but all of them are lond-mouthed about scandals unearthed n Jefferson City, Mo, Will they join with us in demanding that the Benate shall morcilessly prosecute an inquiry into all these scandals,— Bogy, Jones, Mitchell of Orogon, Patterson; of South Carolina, and the rest,—and not wait_two years to begin it, either? - —What would United States Scnators and Rep- rosentntives _have thought of the morality of ‘holding Credit Mobilier stock had Andrew John- son, on his impenchment trial, beon found ta have bad some in his possession? = Would_they not have hounded him down and convicted him ? ~—At the beginning of the sesaion of Congress, two yenrs ago, Mr. McCrary, of Iows, who be- ‘becamo Chairman of the House Committee on Elections, made considerablo boast and promise of what the Committeo wonld do. Now, at the rear end of tho session, Mr. McCrary's Commit- tee roports that o membars (Republican) nere never entitled to their seats. Tho Committee 30 not base their decision on any facts put in evidence since the contests wero firat opened be- foro them. —Graco Greenwood writes from the gallery in Washington : Mr, Nye spoke of his own speech as ibly the last he shionid make in the Seuste, Mo Lad just Beard the ‘newa from tho Legialature of Nevrds. ‘He takes his mgemdfln with philosophic coolness and Christian subrniesion ; ho makes §: moro cass- of Teaignation than of defeat. Dear innocent! Mr. Nye sold his ‘‘claim” to John P. Jones, end had checks of $50,000 on the Bank of California as long ago as August; snd the transaction was then, and is now, as notori- ous as the Hoathon Chinge gama itself. —The Constitution of Kentucky provides that a Constitational Convention may be called by a Legislature, within ths twemy daysnext afterits first assembling. This is tho second ssssion of the Kontucky Legislature elected in 1871, and 1many meinbers are, nevertheless, urgent to have & Coavention calfed. ' ‘—Dextsr R. Wright, of New Haven, Conn,, by sourteously withdrawisig for Govermor, this year, has the promise of the Republican party maa- sgers for a Congressionel nomination two jears Honice; e Do Riet —Tt ia poeitively refreshing to hear a leadin, arty organ like the Portland (Me.) Préss mu£ y, but firmly, grodnlm(ng 1te inability $o sup- ort the Hon. John Doe—his real name is Noah ‘'oods—for Governor, because of his compro- mising relations with a railroad ; to bemore par- Honlsr, with the Europesn & North American Bailroad.”” . = P =Recént evenis ought to convince GeneFal Howard that moral. putty for” **Pobr Lo is “wplayed ont,” and that what onr Indian palicy want is less ploty and more powder. B . —The candidates for the Massachusetts Sena- torship now include George 8. Boutwell, Henry L- Dawes, Gearge B. Loring, E. Rociowood Hoar, snd Willism iting. Speaking of them, the Boston “Franscript eays: “All of these have their friends, and it is Intimated tkat Dr. Lor- ing's following i8 by no meana :to be despised.” —Thero is one thing at least left for the Po- Iand Committes to do before they knock off work ; and thit-is, to make themselves ascquaint- od witly the'contents cf that #littls pocket-book meniorapdum” which'cuts'so i.mgg;tmt a figuro in Mr, Ames"evidéncs, sqd s ‘berr alluded to by other witnesses. Eo far, 3z, Ao “has guly producsd transcripts and coples ; the Committee oo it to themselves to see the original. Itis {he univsrasl impression in Washington thai Mr. Ames btill ress od in hin frankness, shi¢lding some mén whilo expo o has aértaiply forfei ? ? eon in his position conid hyve to consideration #nd tendeg treatment. 1f the Committee parmit bim to decide how much ho ghall toll and how ‘Benate Atlantic & Pacific. Tho deslings in these wore large, and fluctnstions wide. It is eaid Vanderbilt has abandoned the intention of mak- ing the Lako Shore Road s link of his chain, aud that the Clark party will be permitted to have their own way, and make close connection with Erie if thoy desire it. The effort from Washe ington, with assistance hare, to dopresa all kec rities of the Union Fucific continucs. Tre stock market closed irrogular, 2zd in the main ower. BONDS. Government bonds_were legs active, andin a few cases lower. In Londou tiey were strong, where securities are firm, the Dew Fiench o4 being &t & premium of 4{. PRODUCE. Flour was quiet, owing chiefly to another deep snow. The arrivals are Limited. Family grades are strongly held, and shipping brands sra scarce. The markot cloges moro stesdy. A good inquiry exists for medima gpring wheat extraa and good superfine. There 15 very Little ingairy for wheat, and tho markot closes tame for car lots of spring; large lots aro steads; wintor firm but quiet, Pork was moderately active, and higher for future, Now mess is quoted st 814.37:5@14.50 on spot; 1,250 brls sold tor Aprl at 14.25. Cuu.meats are firm. Balea: 2,500 s &t 84@I0c for fresh lams; 50 or do_ snouldors; 12}4@1% fur smoked hams, and 7@73¢c for do shonldors; G3fc bid and 53¢c asked for dry salted shoulders. Bacon f2irly active and firmer on spot ; 600 boxes sold at Tige for long clear, sud 73(c for anortrb. Lard was in good demand beiore 'Change, but afterward reacted, and now quoted at 8 5-16@ 8¢c for Western on spot. Sales: 1,250 tierces at 8sgo for January; 87-16c for March, and 8 9-16@3%c for April. ' City is quoted at 8¢ on the spot. FORT WAYNE. the Convicted Murderer, ‘Wants 2 New ‘Erial. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tridune. Forr Warxz, Ind., Jan. 27.—In the Criminal Court to-morrow, an argument will be mado be~ foro Judge Brackenridgo, favoring a motion for a new trial for Louis Hibler, who was convicted of murder in the firet degres short time sizce, it being claiméd that some of the jurymen ex- pressed publicly their belief in the prisoner’s guilt, while the trisl was progressing. Ona Juror oxpressed an _opinion, when tho gun pro- duced by the ~ammeming, attorney conld not have been fired in off-hand manmor. The gua Waa Dot produced: in evidence or examined by the jury. It is thought that tho motion will no be pushed strongly, and, if overruled by the Court, the prisoner will roceive sentence. SPRINGFIELD. Tho Macoupin Connty Court Eouse-se Small-Fox=--Social. Speciat Despatch to The Chicayo Tribune. BenixorELD, 11, Jan. 27.—The Unitod States Circuit Court has awarded a writ of mandsmus against the authorities of Mzcoupin Coanty, to compal them to levy and collect & tax to pay the interest on the bonds, issued to build the County Court Houso, The railroa’ls are now protty well cleared of gnow, and treins are running on timo. Soveral cases of small-pox are reported hore to-day. - The Leland Club gives the third party of the season on Wednesday, 20th inst. UTAH, The Conflict Betwcen the Federnd and Mormon Judges—Tho Snow Blockade at Little Cottonsroods 8aLT Laxe, Jan. 27.—Tha conflict of suthority ‘betwoen the Federal and local courts is evidently spproaching » crisi, United Blaios Juaze awloy reiterates a formor decision, that tbe ‘Probate Courts of the Territory bave Do chan- cory or common law jurisdiction, civil or crimi- nal In the grent cattlo case, ho gavethe prison- ers a habeas corpus, but holds them as tho com- mitting Magiatrate. The Mormon _officials still throaten and defy tho process of tho United States Courta. It is thought Judge Hawley will Hibler, arrest somo of the Probato Judges for come. tempt. tho principal members of the Bar of Balt ~ Lake aro joining in & memorial to President Grant for euch lsgisla- tion as will enablo tho courts instituted by the Organic act to porform their daties. - lEm.lbm! somothing is done speedily, much Jury to the interestsof tho Territory is anticis ‘pated, particularly in civil cases. Great hope for reliof is entertained from the bill of Sanator Logan. Itis thought ita pazsage will sattle all difienity. © . - A party broks through the snow blockade at Litle Cottansod yestorday, and “srrived hibre to-day. 5 B ¥y The reports of the alarming provalence of the emall-pox aro’ unfouuded. - There is only ong case of the gissase In the city, A Swindter Brought to Gricte Gavespuna, IIl, Jan. 27.—The Free Press of this city expoted in & Fogent issug, the prindling operations of W. A. Morrigon, who has condaot: o for several montos past, a bugus agency f0f the sale of patents in this city, under tho firm .Y Co. Handr alnae? f:;'u i;f..tq Baes aned, bd sent 8 who have been indaced” by dattering propda and false cefcrences to aend iz thair m'éfxé'a 1;,5 éxpress, end thoe fee of fire doilara cxmgaa,lg:ei money order, as directed n thy circalars: Mor: rison receives tho money, and allowa the models to remain in the express office wichout nke;-apling to perfect a sale. Morrison was are Tost this morning, and, upon examination, was bound over to the Circuit Court, and com- mitted ip @gfanlt of $500 bail. Upon the ex- amiriation, t Wes proven _that Horisop is the samo party who' conducted a Liks' sgeucy at A% bion, Michigan, recently, st which 'point up- wards of two thousaud models wera sznt to lis addrens and sold by the Express Company. The same perty opereted at Kaneas City and'ab othot points; and id » ehrowd and experigiged strimllcss Yy et g 2 The New Flampshire Bank Defalcas tion. Exeren, N. H., Jen, 2 ncy o Cashic: Bhute 4 the Gr. ate Baak is no% astertainedto ‘bs 3190, hui* ifivestigation iastill poing on. The coly proprty they find of Lis here has been attached. —The deficiency of = BT UL AN .t W1 W 9F | | | l