Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1873, Page 1

LUME . 26. ASSURANCE,: - Tmion Assurance Corperation LONDON. cal Jommitteo. of Foster.& Thoms armian, dohimton & HARLES M. FRY, Ko, ®0:Walluati. * - HOWARD. POTTER, of Broirn Dros, & Co. GOOLD H, REDMOND, of Donnlstoun & Co Gold, - $13,284,425 Fire Assets, Gold, - - §5,004,000 GEO. C. CLARKE, S and 4 Brydn Block. Total Funds, Insurance effected on Business Buildings, Merchandise, sions, Dwellings and their con- REMOVALS., TREMOVATLL ‘Shirts to Order, AND DEALARS IN NEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, TAVE REMOVED TO 128 Dearborn-st., Noith of Madison-st. Removal. J. M. ADSIT, Banker, HAS REMOVED TO 98 ‘WASKHINGTON-ST., Botweon Clark and Dearborn-sts. ‘WEDDING GARMENTS. lding A SPECIALTY. 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT On all garments ordered of us Quring the present month. | Shirts to measure, E; able and pertect in fit. BEIL Y, IMPORTING TAILOR, O3F Wabash-av. 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DISSOLUTION. stofara oxisting under the firm ten 0,, New York, and iia; 4il., 1 this" day dissolved by 1 All" outstanding accounts of d by the new firms as bola: YOBH B AR PARTNERSHIP. eralgied haro (his ffl::ac'nev-n'r‘mnhin here Chicago, Jan, 81, 1873, ntinu corner Whitehiall, corsier Lagallo, Ohioago, 11, ) o, Chioago, 11,28 herolotare. Chicago, Feb. 1, 1673, TO LET. and basomeat. Store on Olark, be- # A RAE T et o TEAD 'S 'COm, " MISCELLANEOUS, Wholesale and Hg}afl"{ll%fik”s? - Byat and flnest sssortug » e Ehie enied, ~ CUICAGO, T’U’D_D‘AY,- FEBRUARY 4, 1873. %W'Q %%fiw@ Qw@ s § NUMBER 169, WASHINGTON. . Staruig Revelations - of Election Frauds in Louisiana, How the Kellogg Party Voted Dead Men and 8 tuffed Ballot Boxes. Proposed - United Siates intervention Between Spain and Cuba, Furlker Delaiis, of . it Catdwell and Credit Mobilir. Investigations, Proceedings in i‘}ongrm Yesterdny. . Special Despatoh to The Chicrigo Teibune, INTRRVENTION DETWEBN SPAIN AND QUDA * Wasmtxatox, Fob. 8/—The joint resolntion introducod to-day by Goneral Bauks, recom- mending the Preaident to open communication with the forsign Govornments of Amerlea and Europe, with a view of dovising the most effis clont moans for the protection of non-combat~ ants, to onforcs tho riles of civil war, to cos forco ammolfntlou, and to Insure moro peacoabla rolationa bofweon Cuba' and the Bpanish Gove ernmont, will comé up to-morrow for considor- ation in the Committoe on Foreign Affairs, to which it was roforred, It is now woll undor- atood by our Govornmentthat Groat Britain, the North German Empire, and other enlightoned nations of . Europs, 88 well.as somo of tho South Américan Ropublies, would bo giad to join in submitting’ to’.Spaln some- proposition that would tend to bring the nnfu nary contest in Cuba,to & clogo, if tho United' Btatos would talio .| the _initiatiye. Thoe purposo of Goneral Bank's xesolution ig to glve foroign Governments the opportunity 16 units with ts i this mattor, HOLDIENS' mOMESTEADS, by the Hon. A,’O. Hornor, from what {8 known a8 tho “ Germantown Uniuny " of soldicrs and eailors, asking that the following be added as 8n amendmont to tho Holmsn bill grauting home- steads to eoldlors, sailors, and marines, who sorved honorably {n the war for tho suppression of the rebellion e - That jiny] soldlor, . ailor) malio, officor, or heir, ‘coming Hioih the T Visions of this” act, meb, aa well b7 afiont e M pornon, enter upon tho rald homeatead, by iling o declaratory. statement as in proemphioi vanos, provided (hht the sad soldiey, sallor, marine, officer, or Belr ;shall, within the time proacribed, mako sottlement snd'improvementa on the samo in person or by sgentygiving tis power of tiorney to an adjoling sottler, provided he how boen & soldicr, eallor, marine, oralficer ; andfarther, that any body of soldlers, milors, ‘marines, officers, or ° helts, whe shall organize - in .a Company, tan @ give the' power of ‘atforney fo Any member who ehall be an aotual settler; and further, that 1o poldior, snilor, marine, officer, or heir coming witbin tho pros ‘visions of this'aot shall sell or disposs of in any thase ner his cialm, until*the éxpiration. of the timo which ;n;. et Toquirce the said clkimunt to occupy and b ove it, . Tho bill I how before tho Benate, whore {t will doubtloss bo amonded in Komo partionlars, &nd tho idea is to have it still further amonded by the {nsertion of tho above when it comes back to the House. To make the mensure of any practical uso to the majority of the soldiets and sgilors, for whoae benefit It is intendod, some such pro- vislon :a the ‘above is nocessary. 7 © 'TIOR WHIBKEY METERg. The Commitice on Ways and Means con- .monoy paid by the diatillers for the Tico metars, whon it was ordered by the Commissionor of nternal Rovenuo to ba attashad to the differont distideries in the United Statés. They decided to report against tho meusurs, INGAYLE IN HOTWATER. Thore appeara o bono end to thd troubles thet _oomo to tha KanbAd Benators. Xtscoms hat Ingal tha Bénator elected over Pomeroy, Lbolongs 1o tha samo claes of corruptioniats, an it fa oponly sald here that it is doubttul whother he will get his sont in the Senato, It apponra from tho tostimony by the Judidiiry Committoe of the House, in the fi!k\! .8t Judge Delahay, of Kausas, tl{a_fl Ingalls bribed, or attempted to bribo,s Unitéd Btates Judgo, ' Ingalls himeolf #woars That he offorod the son-in-law of Judgo Delany 8500 o opon Courtatan earllerhourinthe morning that nsual, and make a decree in bank- ruptoy in_favér of & client, ‘Tho Qourt was opencd and tho decrés mode a8 agroed, and In- galla ug}nva 2 draft, on his olient in fiow York to ay the bribe, The draft was ' protested and ro- urned, and a sult was throatened to enforce its ea;lectfu_n. Ho claims that the draft was given for unlawful purposes, and in this way defeated ita collection, Undor the ussge which prevails between tho two Houscs of Congross, the Judiclary Com- mittes of the Houso can transmit this tostimony to the Bonate for its information, or the Bonate can call for the same by resolution, " BPECIE PAYMENTH, The Bonate, to-day, without any preparation, was notifled that the'* Bherman Bill ” to resumé spocio payment was Jmnipnnefl upon it. Incon- uu({uem:e, tho ooly Henators who were prepared to take gul in the disousssion wore those belong- ing to the_ Bonite Finauco Committeo. It is the goneral impression that the bill will pass, al Lhoufh with what amondmont cannot ss yol be anticipated. But fow Benntors appear to bo ready to eithor oriticlse or debate upon tho bLill, The main utpeeeh to-doy, and which attracted the most attontion, was that of Sonator Buokalow. His romarky woro strongly in tho intorest of the banke, and looked towards securing to thoso inatitutions an intorost on their reserves. It is expected that tho dobate on the bill will run for soveral daya yot. AUSTRALIAN STEANSITP SUDSIDY. By a voto of 83 to 81, the Senate to-day Inidon tho table tho Australian Stesmship Bubsidy bill. The scenos in the body whilo the voto wae in Progmu were particulmly animated, and at oast on threa dlfferont occasions the vota was o tie. Nyo, the special chunaplon of the meaaure, kopt the vote from boing doclared until all the mxuain%rocmlu bad been diummed up. Tho result, however, was flnnll{ sgaingt him, and the vote 18 regardod us wottlingall the subsidy schemos for the present scasion. THE OALDWELL INVESTIGATION, The Committee on Priviloges and Elections have at laat succoeded in getting posseasion of a portion of the bank “books of geutt & Co., who wero the baukers of Caldwell .and Smith at the time of the brlhurz at Topoka. * The single hook examinod skows that durlng tho canvass 42,000 wore drawn on the ohecks of Caldwoll & Smith from Bcott & Co,, sud that $10,000 edditional wore obtained by Caldwoll' by choek on Jay Cooko & Co., of Philadalphin. Most of money was drawn just provious to tho Benatorial eleotion, In' addition to this, it is nlrnldg Ehown that 836,000 hayo boen found ont- sido of tho baul books, and ‘form & part of tho money uscd to buy the Logielaturo. ‘Lo whole amount known {0 have boon exponded by Cald- well thus far dovelo Rhout 58,000, ped by tho inveutigation in THE TODACCO TAX, The Treasury Dopartmont opposoa the amond- mont to tho Revonus bill now pending beforo the Committes of Wl{l and -Means, which ale lows farmers and retall doalora togoll 100 pounts' of tabaceo without taking out » liconse, This opposition ia based ana-:on hio-ground that it will cut off at lenat $8,000,000 now collocted from' this gource by tho National Rovenue Bureau. ’ OBEDIT MODILIER, Tho sessions of the Wilson Committce aro drawing to a closs, and {tis probablo that by tho time the testimony is olosed the report \vlfi bo roady for presentation to tho House, a8 tho members have kept themsolves thorough- ly informed from day to day -of tho importance of: tho - testimony, and tho bearing of the information furnishod by. ono witnoss on that of another, Tho testimony iy printed from day to day, and thus it 15 belore each memborof the Committes. ‘Tho Chiairman, Judgo Wilson, loft for the North to-night, and * will take testimony and examine booka in Philadelphis, Now York, and Buston. In the former city the records of the Courty, whero tho Oredit Mobilier trinls ocowrrod, wil be examinod, and all tho books in the Now York and Boston oftices of the Unlon Proiflo Road will be gono over, While tho Chalrman 1s pheeni Br. Alley will ba oxamined, and nlso Geneinl . Dodge, it ho arrives from Texas la timg, S Apotttion wis proionted in tho Houee, to-day, | nidered to-day tho proposition to refund the, Mr. Bpenco, formorly tho Outof Olor dnd Assistant ’x‘ru:\mn-fr in tho Boston offico of thé Union Paclfic Railcodd; wes oxaminod again to- day, nftor his roturn from fioston: Ho meroly by A l!lnn!} tontimony _ vertfled, cortain sfatomonts . in his . provibug, tos lmung, showing'. original . -mentordpdnl, O H Bushuoll, o voluntary witneas, followad. 070 wero soveral importaut points elicited by his px- amination, the most important, probably, baing his roforenco to Gonoral Dix. Itacems thatthis gentloman racoived a gift of £50,000 in tho ntoak of the Union Pacific Rnilroad, whon howas clooted Presidont, on tho principlo * thnt the Compnny pincod tho atock whore it would do most good, IY wag dosirablo to havo the good namo of Goneral Dix onlistod favorably in tho ontorpriso: HG roceived $8,000 or £10,000 n yoer as President of tho Oom]&nuy‘ ajthough Durant and Bushiell — di all tho work, or most of {t. This anlary he rocoived o year or so aftor ho bocame Ministor to Franco. Whilo in tho lattor offico ho becamo diesatisfled and rovengeful toward tho Company, and complained of his trentment, Ho hnd bodn I ¢hp Dredidoney; 69, I surmiucd, long onough 1o know {Lis flangorons decroth of tho Company, Tho stock of tho Company at this tlmd Wwas of fitito vatuo, not boing oven quoted, its valuo at auy rato bolng. ndt' moiv thau o quertor or third of its. faco. .AL thls " timg, Gonoral Dix_ wrote to. B 1. Barlow, of Now York, hig nttnmef,’ o lottor of complalutt end threats, Upon thls Darlow sot himself to the task of browbonting tho managora of the Unlon Pacifio.Railrond, Ithind, ita offact, snd thu,compuu{ purchased Dix's stock at ;ifl\' for cash, whon it was scarcely worth a third of itstaco, andmnot fit to quoto in the market.! Anothor itnportant fonture of the Ioafimon{ of Bushnell is glu oxplanation of the mysterfous ©120,000 charged to special logal sorvicos, Als though this tostimony, in its ndain. fon: ture, ‘was rather inorediblo, it, _ nov- ortholoss, 6ot James I\ Wilson of Tows, in a propor light., It was nz‘ppnont, upon tho teatimony of Spence, several days ago, that Mr. Wileon recolved a chook to boarer for 819,000 of tho abovo nmount. From thd toatimony of Bushnoll to-dny, it apposrs that’ 19,000 went - to Tom oott and not to Wllaon,md that thie latter was wholly innocent of tho traunsaction. Nr, Wilson denied the statomont nt tho timo, undor oath, and M, Spenco now admits that porhaps . Mr. Wilson might have possod the cheok from -him' (Bpende) to B third porson, whilo at tho desk without knowing to what it related, Of - tho $126,000 horo alluded to, Goneral Dodgo, of Iowe, recelvod, according to Bushuell, $24,000 for exponsos and offorts in tho Missowr! River, bridgo question, and Tom Beott received:'$10,000, which lattor was rogardod os agort of debt: Tho rost of the money wea rotalued by Dushuoll, and ho sald ho didn't got all e oughit to hovo had. Itis not ot cloar what Lo ixw of thé monoy, altHouglh ehnoll #word With great onrnestness, and riod td paes for ‘o public bonofactor. uring the examination he showed n good deal of dry humor, and tho Committoe wore ME‘ in agood natured smu,‘gl,mi d: lli)u fi,d thorg had hdb 8§ yoit pissad in v%.fl the lobby had not mado a doterminod offort to blackmail the Company, and rolated somo incidents, Among tho successful offorts ho mentioned that of Judgo Fullorton, of Now York, who roceived $60,000 @uring what the witness tormod ** the dnmnod Figk rald,” and _tho witnoss rogarded this as blackmali, Bushnell was questionod h\l:riply by General Blocum us to the fetaining “feo of . $10,000, nlln%ud to Liave boen paid to Bonator Cnrpentor, but denied all knowlodgo of it. Ho also eaid tho Union Pacific Road would, upon threo occasions, have dono down and bogome bankrupt if- it hed not beon for Mr. Onkes Ames and himsolf. Mr, Bushnell strongthened tho accumulation of testimony ne the amount ' reall invested by the man who demonds 0 muoz credit now for having_ furnished tho money to build the road when tho investment was 60 pro- carfous, Thoro is o little doubt that what was lwut up by the corporators to build the rosd was 0 por cent on over two millions of dollars, making in all but_$221,000, which was roquired by the charter. All of the capital othor than this was furnished by tho United States in guarantooing the bonda, g - 'TILE OUDAX RESOLUTION, offered in the Houso to-day by Genoral Banks, willbo acted upon by tho Forcign Relations Oommitide to-morrow. Tho majority of tho Committee aro in favor of hkhfi somo nction, whioh will tond to bring some sofution to tha COuban question. % TUE FRANEING PRIVILEGE, The abolitidn 6f the * franding fu'ivflego" b4 causod o coneidorable discussion in Exccu- tivo circles horo as to the stamp to be used for tho transaction of Dopartment businoss. It hna bzon decided that this stamp should bo of & distinctive character, and that whore it should ba used by n:’? Aubordinato it should bo cause for his immodiate removal. 1 THE UTAX PROBLEA, The President was at the Capitol to-day for the purposs of urging upon the mombers of ‘both Houaes of Congress the necessity of takin, some dociaive action this session upon the Utal quostion, Ho held consultations with membors of both tho Houso and Bonate Judiciary Com- mitteos, and atated that hoe had been petitionod by b vast number of the inhabitants of Utah to not only guaranteo them tho usual constitu- tional protection, but to afford them tho rights ‘which properly sttalned to Amorican citizens. Tho Prosident intimated that ho could immo- diately sond Congress o speoial mossago calling for logislation on this subject, : THE OASE OF DELATAY, It is understood that the caso of Judge Dola- hay, of Xansas, will be taken up in the Houso Judiciary Committeo at an early day, and_that, nunless arrosted by a resignation, a resolution of impeachment will doubfless bo roported and ngsed. 8hould this bo tho case, it is not cor- oin whother tho Sonate Will try It at thiswr at the noxt session, [0 the Associated Press.) THE SANTILLIAN OLAIN, ‘WasmvaToX, Feb. 8.—Tho House Judiciary Committoe hiayo voted, 4 to 4, on the bill author- izing o rohoaring by the Courts of the famous Bantillian claim, & Mexican land grant coverinj the siteof property in 8an Francisco, now \tcrtfi millions of dollara, Tho Suprema Conrt, yeara 2go, rejected tho claim as fraudulent, The Cali~ fornin membors of the House usy they had no Imovwlodge of the procnudln?a until subsoquent to the tio vote of the Committoo. ¢ VIENNA EXPOSITION, NEW Yonx, Fob. 3,—Among the lato appoint- ments mado by President Grant for the Vionna Exposition i that of Dr. Anthony Rupaner, of thig city, as Commissioner on the part of tha United Btates. Tha Unitod Btates storeship Tho Guard lins deferred sniling with matorial for the Exhibition until March 1. The timo for ro- coiving applioations for reprosentation has boen oxtonded to Fob, 20. The United Btates will bo Vottor roprosonted in tho dopartments of mas c);ll‘nory and agricultural implemonts then in guy other. o CREDIT MOBILIER, THE WILSON COMAITTER, ‘WasmnortoN, Feb. 8,—Ab the sitting of the Wilson Oommlhoo, this morning, B, W, BPEECE, . formorly Assistant Trensuror of the Unton Pa. cific Company, produced the original memo- randum of chocks and drafts for cortain partios for tho aggrognto amount of $120,000, flio sub- soquent [ndorsemont by tho witnoss, nciuding the names of Jomes I, Wilson in conneotion gétlh 5?;%0,0«0, and Genoral G. M, Dodgo with Gonoral 8looum asked whothor tho witnoss did not givo a chiock for 19,000 to O, V. Buch- nell, instoad of Jumes F. Wilsou, Thio witness repliod in the nogativo, : Goneral Blocum—8uppose Mr. Bushnell wors to eny thot tho check passed into hig hands, wauld you not thon suy you wora mistaken 7 ‘The witnees replled that ho would not, Gonoral Blooum remarked that apart from tho ovidoneo, ko had heard Bushnell say that the olieck camo into his hands. Tho witnoss said tho Genaral Dodga cheok for 824,600 camo_ back to him from tfin Natioual Bank of the Btato of New York. 0. W. DUBHNELL was rocallod. Ho romemborad boing at o meat- hng of the Board of Directors of the Union Pa- citlo Railrond GDm{Vnny on tho 8th or th of Marel, 1871, whon £hio Stom of $126,000 wan uu- dor considoration, ‘Thero woro no vouchors; tho monoy wos paid on his own statomont, Tu Dacomber, 1870, aftor the notion of tha Beorolary of thaU'reasury, tho bonds of the Company wout ulmost out of “sight, sud thore was 3ot Tmonoy onough to puy tho Intorost on tho first-mortgago bonds, duo Janunry 1st, Tho wilnous thon do- (nlled tho circumstances of hio praposition to the Compauy to rcceive cortnin “seourltios on wkich iy ral8o monoy to pay tho {ntorest due by tho Company,” Ho wont to Philadelphin and saw Colonel Whomas A, Boott and J, LAgnr Thomreon, who sald thoy would oolug the Company out ot débt! Ho ms‘?&:‘:&\“mufl?o Boston and mado his contract wl(lx the dnmpnn{. As soon ne ho had seoured his money, Lo stiivied for Wakeington, He came lioro maiiily, olmont dfiticely, to_steuro lopfela~ tlon of Congroes in ordor that the Union Paoific Rallrond Company should bo suthotlzed to give & mortgngs gu £ho bridgo botwoon Omala and Cuunnfl]‘!‘(u 8, do &6 to tmako tho bonds bettor sooutlty. Io, whil§ hord, indertook alono to presont tho.csso, Af wan' Lig édstom in such cagon, ho mot the Tows membors, who' Wotild not movoe, ag thoro wad much junlnnafi about . the bridgo, both ot Omaha and Gounicil Blufte: The witnoss snw thoro waa nothiug to do’ but to ad~ droes Gonoral Dodgo, tolling him to comés on,! prnmluh)g to pay Lim for his troubls, Tho “witnosd ~ told _ Dodge what Lo wanted. Dodgo at oneo Anfd ko bad borrowed overy dollar lio could on his Unlon Pacifio Rail- road otock during the summor sud fall, in Now Yorlt, fn ordor to carry on his busindss, and that tho *! Toutwoll zald” on tho Paciflo Rond had ruined him. Ho (wWithdss) Bnid, ““ T cannot help that, but you go to worlt ty tntry this gamo throtighy and I'willgive you all you Tost for your expensos and your timo.” Dodgo wont to worlk and In Jous than {6u 6 ilftoon daya wo had o bil] {hrdughi Con, imi,dunt a8 W6 wonted it, Higlite Wo settlod all dintoultigs, Hetwoon Nab- raskn and Io(wln.“ At r.\;?c t‘lm‘fi 1 % M]cmfinn h.:i vost in iz 8lation, principally GO s Fababal and dimcipuied heaptsions of ‘tho bost nwfium and roportd 6., tho commil- toes, o had alltond Company, an: I have mo fear that tho Govornmont wil o 80, . Wa wont homo to Boston and had our annual éfeatlon, but before wo went wo bocame_eatisflod-wo dould not carry out our arrangementa without, tho help of. the Company. A Committeo was appointed. Whori I said I promisod Genoral Dodgo_to mnke good his expensés for mervioos, etc., Dodge figured up, and I ngrecd to pay him §24,000, and it is osuible I gave him gomothing more. * Colonel Pflxoml\n A. Boott, havingfllonnu soveral hundrod thousand dollars, wanted §10,000 on nocounts The -baiance of tho 126,000 I handod to tho Boorotary of the Company in payment of tho land grant bonds I'Lad purohased from if, a [1n snswor to a question, tho witness wald ho peid Goneral Dodge tho monoy for afding and itoonring, tho pnesagoe of a bill to mortgago the Bridgo over tho Missotst Tivor, and paid Colonol Beott 19,000 on sccount of mouny e had bor~ rowed from him. . IR P uation—In what way did tho Unicn Pioifis Rallroad Company obtain compensation for-thig exponditurs of money ? o swor—Tha only compensation was to ena- blo mo to carry out my contract. by.taking one- Dolf their seoyritios above the markot prico. Question~In other words, they gave yous ‘bonus of $126,000 ? i Answer—1It was to paymy oxpenses, logal sind othorywisd: ’ R Chairman—The charge on the books is for nEoclnl logal expenses, why was it oharged in that way 7 Answer—It was an error; it ought to haye read arnchl and legal.” Quostion-<Was Genoral Dodge Chief Engineer of tho road @t that timo ? Ansywor—TI think not, but he was a Dircotor. thi{onfiou—\Vho recelvod tho drafts and cheoks 7 e Answer—~I recelved them all. Ido not re- membor any porsons boing prosent at the tims, grooptlng clrks Sponce and Wiliams, 1 handed Dodgo and Bcott their checks, perhaps I hondod Rolling_ Lis ohock, and the balanco T handed over to Williams, Committes took rocess. Aftor rocoss tho examination of Bushnell was rosumed. Ho said he bought $3,500,000 of tho bridge bonds at 80 conts, when tho market price was 50 conts, and over $2,000,000 of land gflsut ,bonds nt 723¢, whon they wore only worth 65 in the “market. Ho had ‘to mako an arrango- ment with tho Company to pa 0 entire flonun;z dobt of the Company, which at tho timo was ton milllons, to build the bridge. By the logislation ho procurad, ho reduced the interest on the bridge bonds from 10 to 8 per cont, and charged tho Company only the lor- onco in the prico ho was to guy for the bonds, less what tho Company sayed in throo yoars in ‘payment of lmera-g.' doubt tho Unlon Pacifio -Railrond Company. aid tho partles interestod under the Oakes 08 oontract 5 per cont additional to the con- tract prico, in conaideration of the rapidity with ‘which the road was built and for other causes. During furthor examixation; the witnoss aaid hin® improsfion '{as Whon he rocoived all the chocks ond drafts from BSpence, loretofore roferrod to in his tostimony, he gave the oheoks and drafts to the partics, including Goneral Dodgo and Colomel Scott, on the duyof the _transaction, * . ' " . BPENOE was rocalled, and said ho did not romember that Colonel Boott was in ‘the office at tho time ho Liandled the chaecks, although he (Bcott) was thore during tho day. The examination of BUSAKELL wesresumed. Genoral Slocum asked : How much stock did General Dix hold in the Unlon Pacific Railroad Uomsny ? Answor—500 shuros. . In anawer to tho question how General Dix obtained the stock, the witnoss said tho first or . 800ond Instalmont was paid for by Durant. - Tho witnees eaid Dix's stock wes bought by the Credit Mobilier at par.. Quostion.—Why did Zgn give him $50,000 for WDdul?lunu of stock inthe Union Pacifio Rail- Ton Answor—There was a varicty of roasons. General Dix was ropresented to us assome- . what nggrioved by his having boon turned out of tho Prosidoncy of tho Company, und said ho would rather romain as Presidont than have the ofiico of Ninister to Franco. Q.—Did Le not write a lotter to B, L. M. Barlow, which was reed to your Diroctora which inducod them to tako stool at par ? A.—Tsaw a lottor purporting to haveboen writ- ton by Goneral Dix. Q.—Was it of sucha character as alarmed your Oompany and compelled you to pay ? A.—Wao weroled from tho lettor and remarks o{ ]\{(r. DBarlow to think it advieable to buy the stoak, Having been further questioned, the witness eaid ho novor heard of a rotaiver of 810,000 givin lo s cundidsto fox & soat in tho Unltod tates Sonato—A II. Oarponter—on the ground that ho was o friond of tho Company. Ho did not know of a eingle dollar having been paid in 1854, 1867, or 1871 a8 n retainor to any Momber of Congress, In anawer to Mr. Bwvann, the witness, #aid Mr. Barlow rond only a few linos of Goneral Dix's letter, and ;s)lliunoq his suthority to sottle-tho matter for x, Q.—Was tho lotter in a complaining or throat- ening spirit ? 2t A.—Ithink in a complaining spirit. Witnoss, on roflection, might bo in orror in stating thab Genoral Dix's -stock was given by Durant, It was baroly possible it was given him by the TUnlon Pacific Railroad ~Company as oxtra componsation. His impreseion was tho stook waa given Goneral Dix, . Blooum nsked whother the lotter was not throatoning as to ‘the succoss of the bonds in Europoe, unlega his stock was taken at par ? Tho witness né)\iod ho wasnot prepared to any, but tothobostof his recollection, something liko that waa in the lotter, or at loast Barlow so stated, Barlow, on that occasion, did not ahow onough of tho lotter to gain full undoratanding of its contents, but it was not thought advisable orfor the intereat of the company to quarrel with General Dix's counsol, ‘Cho witness farthor said that in 1800 tho Iresident was informed that- tho lobby wan coming to Washington to induce such logislation ‘as would reduco tho prico of the Gumynn{’u bonds, Last yoar tho same thing wag triod on the Company, Belng in tho oftico, tho I'resldont kaid bo had” boon informed it was nocossary to provide the fund ho spent at Wash- ington o p‘mvnn(: tho Company from being damagod. Witness' ssid to tho Pres- idont " ho- would rocommond that not a doliar ho paid for auch a purposs. This yoar tho question camo up as to tho Company om- ploying counsel or lobby; whon tho Protident sald tho Gomlnuly \10“1!{ Ive to Oongross and the Committoa all tho facts which woro known by Ita mausgement, aud, it necos- sary, Taoppleton, ' counsel of = tho Com- pous, would bo sout to Washingfon, 0 unsist in giving all the nocossary information, i uce wothor Lo road aud it proporty could bo pratected without a lol)"!:y and the omploy- maut of monoy, as i{ vas detormined not togivo & dollar, Lut furnish overy fact, and trust Con- grfiru and tl‘xs natlana. " looum—Was _not the wum of 050 pald Fullorton au ¢ blackmail 7 S5 D Witnoss—Qf vourso; I ordered it paid my- nn}l. All know tho origin of the controversy. ‘The Committoe adjourned until to-morrayw, OUTSIDE INVESTIQATION, The Ifon. Joromish M, Wilson, Chairman of no fear the (foVorniuént: | would ropudiato nuntrm:‘b vith the Unfoit Poolfls in'command of tho Unitod Btw Meolinnics’ Instituto, was. sworn. o testitied that ho undoratood from'the vorbal ordors of tho Marahol, that he was sintply (o hold tho build- ing ; would not have intorforédif & riot had ac- curred in the atroet ; recsived mo orders from tho Marahal sfter ho took possosion ; would hoyvo prevented any ono from ontoring the building hed the Marshal 80 ordarad ; ktationed guords st the door by dircotion of tis Marshal, 0 witneus said ho hadno |. cato oortificates of recistration, sl ! llmn Union Paclfle Investigation Commitieo, goos | L to Hoston to-night, to oxaming the Company's hoolid. _On hif roturn ho will stop in Now York to oo Hornve I, Clarl, Prosidont of the Com- l"m , on Thuraday, 5} n Fridey ho will boin ’hiladelphin, o oxaming {lis’ clicck for 810,000 which Bponcor #ald ho gavo Jumes F. Wilson, of which transnction, {t will bo recollooted, Wilson denied, before the Committeo, all knowledye whatovor, T'ho Chairman oxpeots to roturn by noxt Haturdny, In the moantime the Committoo will continue’ its susslons, L —_—— = 'LOUISIANA, - Wastinotox, Fob. §r--At tho scitting of tho Bonato . Committoo on {io Louiaiann caso, tiis morning, Mr, Morton asid thiat the Papera npon whidh tho Lynoh Bonrd foundad its rétirns had not yot arrivad. Tt hin hoon charged that tt way not Intonded to #ohd them, Lyson, . questioned by Mr, Trumbulf, sétd Lo was sum- mouod to hrln% oll the .papers, o fu- formod Waelily, the Unl who sid ho would sond thom, Bovoo, on boing intorrogoted, eald o did fok niug (o, papors bocause he thought thom immaterisl, thought thoy wero loft In tho Committes raom. itod Rtalon Supokvieor, and The Jommitteo dircoted that Woollly ho sum- monad to bring ofl the papers that had boen bo- forp the Lynch Bosrd and bave since Loon {n his possousfotf, ' Morton snid Boveo would be roquired to pro- duce all such papors ju hig pogsossion ns soon ae possibles © < Lt v OAPTAIN FAGRRON; = '« dos troops at the OAPTAIN TAQUES tastiftod that he wes o Unitod Btates Daopuity Muarshal #hd United Bistes Supervisor in Plaquomin Parlali’ Tho witnoss fssued G50 duprf tion closed ; roturned eloction, and signod 1,814 ofiidavits, taking the names 0f oll but 800 from the poll liet. 'Lhie Commigsionor signed tho affidayite in blank; many of the men Wero of straw ; didn't know how nlany names of the oxfstiug pertios he sfxfinud; propiimod 1t0 signod the names of 160 existing phrsong withont duthority | dldn't know it was forgery smum. affidavits from Genoral Byphor got tho 300 naméa by icato rogistrntion pupéri; aftor the regiatra- ln ow Orleans aftor tho tifig from vlaptation to plantation; somo anfil thiey couldn’t votp, 88 hore wore such crowds at the polld § othord that the Ynu(ug- Incea word' too far off, hotdg from twol I tho 10th of Docomber ho rocelved o lottor from Byrhur,' tollin, bim to 4 brin down &l got § tho'Gonoral is 400 shorts” gavo the afilda- vita to Bovee, who sald, * Jaques, yow're a hell of n follow;” told tho General and Captain Sypher how tho afidavits wero got; and they ap~ vo to thirty-five miles distant, Ou 1 ‘the aflidavita ou roved it. Whon Sypher started for Washing- on_hio told witness to got at least 1,200 more ofidavits; whon Byphor roturned he said-tho witness bhad dono well; witnoss - sald ho had no official atation at that time, sud received ho componsation for his siorl Plaquomin Parieh was Domoeratic, but enongh Danics were put on thy rdgistration list ot tho polls fo always elect Byphet, Witnoss bad boupni'n tho cnam;;’ Hoigo, and Syphor and Casoy promised to reiustato him, but*have not done #o; hna not securad any promieo of reward for disclosing those facts; had detormined to leave the whole crow, who woere nothing but s get of cugsed thievos.” It hae been the custom in Louisiana to stuff the ballot boxos and maks falsg vogistration. 5 Sypher intorrogated tite witness, who said in Topl r{ that Syphor sent him to Plaquomine Darish and instructed him to got the namos of poriions not in oxistonce, but at least to get a tho aflidavits ho could, - Byphdr—© Coald any nffldavits bo made by peraons not on the registration lists ?* Witness—They confil a8 woll 48 tvo could open the ballot box, and put in votesin your presénce, Tho witness: or- toatified that this teol Inco undor the Warmotht admiulstration, and her fold him not to lot Warmoth know any~ thing nboutit. Sypher told witneas both in 1808 and 1870 to put all the names ho could on the books, oo _that tho _number of yotes cast should rot excced tho regis- tration{ ias then a sworn Bupervisor; nover thought whother fintting false namos on a list was his duty or not, bacause il the othor | Bupervisors . were doing it. Ssm Deleven told him ne stuffed tho ballot-boxes aud made a fales rogistration in 1868. Delevan was o Bupervisor in Now Orlosns during the last: election ; told him nbout two -wooks sgo Lo could .make some royolations concorning the Mevonth and Eighth Wards that would upset tho whole Kellogg %me‘ Harmer, the BStato Rogister in the Ninth Ward, to clair, facta concerning_ theee olootiona. Thoso officors were appointed by Warmoth ; considor- 6d the oath of Bupervisor & mere matfer of form andof no consequence. In 1870, 1,400 votes wero cast -in Plaquomin Parieh and 72,600 or 2,700 counted. Tho boxes wero stuffod. Gen- 'crtl Bypher brought tho boxes and was pres- ent, , told him, Sin- Mr. Logan moved that tho testimony concorn- ing Syphor bo excludod, for $ho reason that ho ‘was @ mombor of tho othor Honse, concorning whom tho Committeq had 1o right to inquire. The witnoss, in rolation to uuing thio dupli- thoy woro issuod unlg to porsons who had the right to vote in1868 and 1870, the'only wrong being they had no right to voto on them in 1874, E.J. DARKDALL ° testificd that he was Unised States Buporvisor of Washington Parish; conducted the eloction to tho satisfaction of both partica; think 600 or 700 votes cast were sent from New Orloans through Bypher nnd E. L, Herivag; after tho cleotion went to the Parish of Tangipaho to tako teatimony; no one secmed willing to complain of tho frauds; on the way back to Now Orleans ‘mot Mann and told him eYorything seomod fair ; Mann eaid it wouldn't do it it would dofoat him, and he must get testimony of the frauds; gave him 250 namcs, but ho didn't roport thom. Mann got two Germans to swoar to iutimidation and fraud; witnoss fouud a German who wasnot pormitted fo voto because of & midtake made in tha ward in his registration papers; took his afidavit; he made a oncral statomont of iutimidation snd raud ; didn't swear to tho report; signed it; did. mot bolievo * tho roporl true; nothing but tho sympathy ho had for tho glfly inducod him to make a falso report, ypher promisod to.get tho witnees o position in tho Custom House, but did not fulfil hia promiso. If ho Lisd got tho sppointmont ho might havo kopt his mouth shut, in which c¢asé he would not have boon summoned bofore the Com- ‘mittes; meant to make such & report as would bo o tho intorast of tho Republioan candidatos, without doing enything wrong, but might have been warpod ;- found some parties whose names ho had given' hud voted, but included them in, tho report., Pinchback said owing to the courso tho inves- tigation had takon, he should want to summon fiva or six parties who wore appointed Commis- sionors of Llection by Warmoth, and removed by him, because thoy would not obeyinstructions, The Committoe Will decido to-morrow whon thoy will receive tho statoment of Pinchbock of what Lo intends to prove, and whethor the par- tion shall bo summoned, Adjourned, AN IMPONTANT WITNESS. NEW OnLEANS, Fob. 8.—It {8 stated a witnoss ;n;:’ gunu to Washington, who will swear hemado in tho onso of Kollogg vs, Warmoth, i diloh of the cortificatos prosentod bofare Durell, CONGRESSIONAL, SENATE. " DISABILITIES REMOVED, WasnNaToN, Fob, 8.—Fho_Dill passod romov- ing the diuabilitios of A.D. Hardeastlo, of Miue sissippl, . PETITIONS. Patitions wero prosonted from loading business mon of Now York ngainst tha ropoal of tho Bank- Ing law, r. BOHURZ prosented a potition from many rominont bankors of #t, Louls wiih roforouce 0 the tax upon bouking, ¢ Mr, WRIGHT prosonted tho_joiut resolutions of tho Legislature of Town, asking for tho pas- sago of 1 bill {0 roliove tho poople from opprosi- ive ralirond Trelghit chnigay, and also “to favor boral appropriationy for tho improvement of navigation of the Mioslselppl, Wlsconsin, and Tox Rivors, UREDENTIALS, Mr, OLAYTON proscutod’ the crodohtlals of Bonator-cloct Doriey, of Arkansas. LAND TEOORDA, Mr.DAYARD, from tho Committeo on Private d Olaims, reported A rexolution, which was ‘lory of Stato to make Lor in Moxico,concorn- ng to lands in Arizoua adopted,dirocting th inquiry, throagls our 3’ | ing Amonican tdcords ¢’ and Now Mexico, autaiho bost mothod and probable’ cost of proul ®ulg Lrauscripts of the WILL THE 8, nEAD § Mr, FRELINGILUYS]| 3 offered a fesolutlon to print 256,000 oxtra cqf® 3 of the foport of (ke Condmishlonors of Agt P 0110 Mr. TIURMAN lut Ohio into threo Judich| fira. Roforred’ “'cod o bill td dlvide stricts, Aud for othor bl Mr. IIAMLIN offore tho Committes on Appro; {ho expedisnay of ropor! il includa s just proportion of the oxponse ho jmprovomonts now making by the of Publie Works fu the Distrivt of Colnmbin which ghould La bornd by the Unlted Btates. u fewolution lantrucking tintions to Inquils into ting such approgriationis 5 CORFPERENOE COMMITTER. The VICE PRESIDENI' appointed es a Com- mitlop of Conferenco on thé Yill to provide for oix now sloops of waty Oragin, Borrill (Maine), and Bayard. AUSTRALIAN MALT: At 1 g'clook, a6 unfininhod businens, the Webb Australian Btosmship bill came up, Y ofterod an smendment, provid: ing that the pubsidy shall take offect from tho dato of contract with the Postmaster Gonoral, IMr. THURMAN'S motfon to Iay the bill on £ho table, made for tho purposoof killing tho Lill, was thon agraod to—yeus, 83;. nays, 81, PULLIO DUTLDING. rovido for the United Btatos pub- Atlants, Ga., paened. > 001 3r, MOKRILL (ain 0), from the Committeo on Library, reported « Dill providing that in the n tho oighty-sixth_acction of tho Patont and Copyright act of July 8, 1870, tho words * cut, pritit, aud engraving "sholl Lo ro- strioted to pictorial illustrations; that no label pon manufactured articles conslruotion of designed for uso w rogistered at the Datont Ofiico ma o trade mark, and thaf the word “book " shall be hold to inolude any pamphlot or periodical publica- tion ju which'n copyright {5 or may be cinimed, i UNYERFEIT 00N, frodi the Committoe on Ju- diciary, roported in favorof g bill to prevent and punish the unlniwful 'maling, passing, and welling, or holdin, senblance of Uy TR 5, wetand, ted Btatos cotri; TUE DANKING DILL, On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, the substit reportod from tho Committeo on Finance for { Buckingham Banking bill, was taken up, Aftor sorho dobate, tho third section of the substituto wa# amended 50 a8 fo mako it mandatory upon all banking pasoclations, on and after January, notes at such localition as rodfter dosignnted by law, ofther'in coin or United Btatos legal-tender The sixth soction trAe struck out, as being alrendy in substance a law. Mr, BOHRZ gaid that 2 this bill would snhablo everybody to convort his States seourities, it might when monoy was easy, tho amount of gre backs flowing iuto thd Trenaury for conversion Ho therpforo would ask tho Chairman of “the Finance Jommitteo (Ar. Bhorman) whethor thoe Secretaryof the Treasury, with the perminsion glven by the bill, wo ave it it his power, whonever there should bo flood the market with theso zeotmulated greenbacks, and thus control of the United Btates. lied that under oxisting o Treasury had powor to do just what Mr, Schurz foared he might be able to "do undor this' bill, Iaws rolating to the and integrity of tho Bccretary of tho Troasury. If tho Booretary chose todo anything harsh to promots Lis own interest, or any othor inter- ©ests, he has {118 necossary power. 3 Mr, BAYARD said that after such sion aa tho power of the Bocretary of the Troas- hardly be too quick in trol of law, fo that onld no longer by N, 1874, to rodoem 4re NOW or may groonbroks to United bo presumed that would Lo very largo. 8 lttlo stringonc the muufimnrkfl. My, BHERMAN laws tho Socretary of Tronsury depends at officor under col hio wolfare of tho country L 0 big Judymont or caprico., . BHERMAN enid ho wae in favor of limit- iting tho powor of tho Becrotary] of the Tress- ury 8o far a8 the nature of things would Ho would be glad to haye some one point oud what further limitatlon is KINGHAM said that in his judgment rovislon in the bill of the Com- tho resumption of specio pay- there was not & or at the proper time. moved an amendment reduc- ing tho intercst on the Donds to be exchanged 'rom 5 to 2 por cent., S roported from the Judioln: Committee_an amendmont to the bankrupt bi for tho reliof of the Boston insuranco coms panios, sufferers by the late fire, which passed. Pending furthor action on the Finance bill, the Bonnte went into oxccutivo scssion, and soon o BIL) number of bills wera introductd and including the following : Tor o doy of Natlonal thanksgiving. Mr. BANKS—Recommending the President. to communicate with foreign Govornments with aviow o _proteoting non-combatants, to ssouro complisnce with civilized warfare, encouragoe omgncipation, and promoto peaco betwoen Cuba Bpain, By Mr. WILLARD=Authoriziug the President toinvite the Intornational Statiationl Congress to hold a session in this conntry: WICHELL—Guani ri way through tho publio lands to tho Kansas & ompany; also to the Atchison, Topokn & Banta To Railroad Compnn By Mr, MERRICK—Diroct] ba opened with the CGovernment of Chili for an adjusimont of tho claims of Amorican citizens. Dy Mr. PORTER (by roquost)—To rofund the specinl income tax of 6 por cent paid by ofiloors and soldiers of tho United Statos Army and Navy. By Mr. ROGERS—To abolish tho tax on epirits digtilled from fruit. By Mr, YOUNG—Tor g removal of disabilities from'all citizons of the United Bintes. Tho call of Btates bein ROBERTS offered a resolul the opinion of the Houso that it is not wjse or or for the public inforests, that any oat Island, Bon Francisco, shall bo ceded for railroad purp . Mr. BARGENT movyed to la on tho table ; nogatived, yeas While tho question on tho rogolution was pending, Mr, BARG! o quostion of ordoer, which was that lobbyista wore on the floor sbusing the privileges of tho The BPEAKER said that tho point of ordor if tho gentloman would name ting & right of o negotiations to concluded, W. R. on declaring it to be was well taken, tho persons hie reforrod to. Bir. BARGENT named D. 0. McRuer, of Cali- ornia. The BPEAKER romarked that tho gentleman named was an ex-membor of Congross, and Lad aright to the floor, Mr. BARGENT—Certaiuly ; but undor the ledge that ho will not abuse the priviloge of tho for or ngainst auy ponding "Who SPEAKER sald ho could not nssumo that au ox-mombor of Congross was acting illogiti- osted that tho question would od hefora au ex-member of Congress was _condomned_and deprived of the it oxtonded to him under tho rule. r. SARGENT—That is simply my proposi- fou. I}Ir. BANKS objected to it ns a quoation of ordor. I'ho SPEAKER, roforring to the rule and the proposod modifications of it, sald that tho do- ctsion of tho House al tho last ecssion way that tho rulo appliod only to tho membors intorestod in thio privato olaima,.and did not oxtend to mat- al Jogielation. ‘The rule did not, therofore, aflect this caso, Lo QENT ¢hon mado o point that Mr, Moliuer hind not reglistorod his uame in accord- anco with the rule, ; The BPEAKER ruled that that objectlon was not & poiut of ovdor. - . BARGENT romarked. that the membera woro embnrravsed 'by persons coming on the floor to lobby for echemes, ‘Tha vesolution have to bo oxami was thon adopted without & RAILROADA, Mr, STEVENSON fut roduceda bil for a Board of throo Commissionersto inquire and report at the noxt rounlar acaston of Congroms tho condis tlurrof all tho ratironds that have' received ald in land a1id bonds, witly powor to seud for per- nons and pinpers, Ioferved to tho Holcet Com- mitton on the Union Pacltt ailrond and Credit Mobilier, THE COITON TAX. Mr, DAWES, Chalrrzaen of the Commilteo on ‘Ways aud Means, reported hack udvereoly sun- dry bills for rofunding 1o cotion tnx, and asked to havo somo time flxod for thelr\considoration. My, HALL objoctod, MY, DAWES moved to suspond the* sules, and to mako Au ordor assigning Tridey uast for a considoration of the subject, Negutived—ycas, 117; nnys, 08—lIows than two-thirds in” the aftirnative. Mr. HAWILBY (IU.) movod to suspond the rules, ahd poas o bill Tor the sppointment of a. Bonrd of Tinilroad Commissionera, to collact, in- formation res) ncflnf tho ratos chargod for pas- songers and, froight on tha various ralironds ; transportlig .commerco bolween tho. varions Htates) tho wmduner of gperaling tha roads with. rogard to snfoty and health; wherbar chovges wero unequal and oxcarsive, ole. - Kegatived— yeos 70} nays 09, OLATHH COMMIMION. On’ motion of DBir. GARFIELD, tho. flenato amandmont to the Claims Commriesion Appropri- ation hill, insorting au additional vection appro- rintion of 260,000, for tho snymant of -con. ractors of tho stonc-work, and other employes on the New York Pogt Offico buflding, was cone ourred iri. SOUTIHENRN MALL CONTHACTONS, Mr. BHELDON moved to suspend the ruley and pass & Lill appropriating 2500,000 to pay the 1undl contractord in Lhe Southorn Blates for ser- vices up to the timsof tho Becossion, in their rospootivo Btaton. Rojocted—57 to 61, 3 LETTER POSTAGR, On motfot of Mr, FARNSWORTIH, Tuesdey of noxt wook waa assignod for tho consideration of the bill to roduce tho lattor postuge, the voto lo bo tukon at 8 a'clock on that day. TILE GENEYA AWARD. . On motlon of Mr. BUI'LER (Mass.), Friday of noxt weelk was aaslgned for thé condjdoration of tho bill to distributo the Geneva sward, and tho previous question to bo called that duy. Mr, GABFflELD moved to fix 11 s tho honyr of moeting of tho Houso. Nogatived. UTAXL, Ou motion of Mr. MERRITT, tho bill in aid cf tho oxecution of lawa in Utah wasreferred to the. ;Il udiciary Committoe, with lenvo to report at any imo. OII0 JUDIOIAY, DISTRICTH. On motion of Mr. COX, the bill to divide the Stntdu of OhK; into threo Judicial Districts passed. ourned. i WALL STREET. Revicly of the Gold, DBond, Stocl, MondYs and Produco Markets. Kpectal Despafeh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yong, Fob, S~—Monoy was dearer. It opened at 7, and after lending at 1-33, closed at 7 curroncy to 7gold. Prime morcantilo paper is quoted at 8@0, Thoe London murlet is atrong for seouritios, and inoney easy. BTOCKS, The stock market was highor, closlog with oxcifemont in some Western Union, Erie, ané Now York Contral. Busfucss waa very heavy. The mavkoet continued active mp to tho closo, and tho bost prices of tho doy are curront. New York Central adyanced to 100k ; Northwestern, commton, to 8434, Missouri Pacific was active snd strong, bolng influenced mainly by it rela- tions to tho Atlentic & Paciflo. BONDS. Govornment bonds wore stoady on & moderata business. The Morton-Cook Syndicate raceived tho following despalcli, this Attornoon, from London: ‘ Open to-morrow ; new loan Te- mium in tho market ; applications contng. 1] ogonts havo boon receiving numerous subscrip tone ‘to-day, and the National Banks scont £0 b taking groat interest in tho matter. Tho Trans- ury wf buy ©4,000,000 of 5-20a during Fobruary, £1,000,000 asol Wodneaday, and will soll $8,000,% 000,0f gold, $1,600,000 ench ‘Thuredey. Bome fears aro exprossed in soveralleading nowspapers that tha rocont incrosse in Lho&nbho dobt ia likely to continuo, tho excuses of the Troasury mot fur nishing gatiefactory explanation. ' Tho Qustor Houso duties roceived hers last ‘month are two and bl millions logs than in January, 1872. Laost year we Liad a tax on coffoo and tea ; algo, 10 por cont highor tariff on thousands of other artfcles. Theso roductions wore suflicient to scoount for tho .shortness of rucelyts for duties, The entiro amount collected for Jonua. 1y, 1873, waa $10,700,000, # ; PBODUCE. Flour was quiet and stoady ; low grados tame. ‘Whost raled quiet but firm for gaod and clioica, ‘which are in limitod supply. A fair inquiry ox ista for spring. Winter 1 stronger but quict, Pork dull s mo wholoaala, businoss Hoticoable, Fifty brls primo sold at $814.00; for new mess, £14.26 13 bid, and $14.873¢" asked ; for futuro de- Jivery, $14.00 is bid for March, Cutmeats in light demand ; business quiet ; pickled hams stoady ab 94@1lo; dry salted shoulders at g /0. Bacon dull on spot, with sales of 25 Dboxes long clear at ‘lgfia; short clear at 7X@ 730, Thora is some demand for future. Xard modoratoly active and steady for future; 300 ixlcm;ls Wostorn eold at 8170 spot, and & 7-160 for aroh, SPRINGFIELD. Articles of Association Filed—Circulas to Clerks of Circuit and County Courts—Fetitions for Exccutive Clemency in the Case of the Muye deror McNulta—Special Election Or derod. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Benixarierp, Feb. 8,—The Southwosterr City Railway Company, of Chicago, capital stocl, $55,000; Joliet aud Valparsiso Dailroad Coinr pony, -the Galve Coal Mining Company, s\ the Mattesen Bharp Bhooter Club, flled articles of association with the Becretary of State to- day. The Secrotary of State has sent to the Olerks of ull the Circuit Courta in tho State, o circular raquesting tho number of common lsw, chan- cory, una oriminal cason disposed of dur- ing the xeu past, aud how many are undisposed for want of time. The circulnr re- quosts the samo information from County Cowrts aud all ity Courts of record, Chicago excepted. This information, when completed, is for the uso of the Genoral Asgombly. A number of re- sponses have been received alroady, Alarqc delegation of promiucnt gentlemen from Dooria will visit Governor Beveridge to- morrow, to plead for a commutation of the death sentonce adjudged against McNulta, the Teoria murderer. ~Tho jury have all united in aaking clomency, & numbor of them haviug tele- graphed the Governor to-day. Itis not known what ovidence or arguments will bo offored to support tho roquest for a commutation of the sentonco, It is thought the Governor will nct intorfore, and if not, the dvomed man will be hanged on ¥riday noxt, Feb. 7. A writ for a spoolal eloction to fill the vacancy in the Lower Houso of the (lonoral Assombly, caused by the desth of Ilon, N. Bushnell, ol Quiney, was issued to-day by tho Becretary of State, The oloction wifi' take placo March 4. Tho district comprises the County of Adams, This clection prosonts s now quostion. Mr. Buahnoll was tho minority membor in his dia- trict. In the oleotion of his successor, coch arty will nomiuato one man, and, of courae, ho “minority parly will bave no show, aud the successor of Bishnell will consequentiy bea Liberal, e 'Fhe Vice President’s '‘Temporance Addrosss New Yonk, Fob, 8.—In tho conrse of his ra- marks at the temporance meeting in Baltimore, on Bunday night, Vice President Colfax said that tho groeting which lio had rocoivad was gratify- ing, booauss it. showod that they beliovod that during his publio life, that would close next month, ho hiad sought to staud right in tho sight of Go, whethor the -world judged him wrong- fully ar not. Mr. Colfixthon rgoke of the ovily of intemperance, and the bust methads ot tem- peranco legislation, Allu'.‘nug to himsell once more, ho #aid : * Tha world is 8o full of hwman trialy, orime, aud sufering ; 8o full of wars, dies enso, and bronbing hourtss so full of unjust asporslons, that it 16 somotimes hard to boay, unloss the riined one is consclous of rectitudo. [Loud spiguse,] . x e The New Cuban Cnhlos Ney Yorx, Feb. 8,—A apecial from London says that the stoamer Dnuln has hoen chartered to take out the new tolograph cable, to bo laid between Koy West nmf k{a\‘una’ Telographis communication betwoon those two poluts will bs reononad in Mag, v