Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1873, Page 1

—_—— I ———————————————— e st e - i e et — e e i i R o o i e R s P S i &y e ¥ 5 a Davily VOLUME 26. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1873. NUMBER 170. ‘WEDDING GARMENTS. lding On A SPECIALTY. 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT On all garments ordered of us during the present month, Shirts to measure, EXTRA dur- able and pertect in fit. B Y, IMPORTING TAILOR, 657 Wabash-av. PHOTGGRAPHS. THE REPUTATION OF | SRAN, THEARTIST S Is & sufficent yuaranteo to thoso de- sirin, g Photographs, that at his PARLORS, 596 WABASH-AV., “Bhadow” and “Rembrandt” gg Photos in Derlin Finish, Are of tha finest guslity, and until 'eb. 15, can ba R DOZEN, ISTUDIO, 596 WABASH-AYV.! COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. Swem e e (S COPARTNERSHIP. -upder the firm name EINIGET & LEOINARD. CHAS. A. ENIGHT, CHAB!. E! LEONARD. b had at 83 Tho undersigned havo this day formod & copartnenhip Chicago, Feb. 1, 1873. KNIGHT &LEONARD, {Sucoessors to Horton & Loonard), Printers, 10 North Jefferson-st., CHICAGO. PRINTING, NOTE, LETTER, AND BILL HEADS, PRINTED IN FIRST-CLASS STYLE. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, ‘118 and 120 Monroe-st. REMOVALS. REMOVAT. HILGER & JENKINS, (Buceessors to E.G. L. Faxon & Co.), have removed to 107 S8TATE-ST., where they have on exhibition the finest lot of Paper ings, Window Shades, Upholstery Goods, and Bedding to be found in the city. Rexmoval. J. M. ADSIT, Banker, - HAS REMOVED TO 28 WASHINGTON-8T., Batwoen Clark and Dearborn-sts. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. The coparizehip Deretofor exfsting upder the firm mame of Ww. B. Asten & Co., New York, and Hart, Asten S B, By fpots Jay Qiaclveg by Umbtatton, b B. Tast Telising. s 05314 irms will be cottied by the new Sriss as below. WILLTA M B. ASTEN, Chleago, Jan. 31, 1573. SOSERH B wART COPARTNERSHIP. Tho undersigned have this day formed o now coperter- #hip under the same firm names a8 beforo, viz.: W. B. Astes & Co., w York, and mxtbA!um ca- 9, 11l., and'will continte the bag business at 35 Pearl. L., corner Whitehall, New York, and at 179 South Water- st.; comer LaSalle, Chicago, 111, 2s boretofors. WM. B, ASTEN, 3 BRADLEY, GEORGE W, HABT, Chiczgo, Feb. 1, 1672 CHARLES W. KURTZ. 'FINANCIAL., Bank Stocks. o8 Nattonal, Germen Nations), Gorman Sarings; » Chicago City and Wes: Dizision Raflway, fc i e e Ty 54 Washington-st. MONEY TO LOAN On Chiezgo City Properts, improved proforred. $3,000 {ohand. MEAD & COE, 79 West Madison-st. AYRES & EOFF, 11 Methodist Church Block, - . Haromonsy toloan on Chicazo Real Estate in sums of 45,000 to £10,000. Money here. Real Estate Loans. d{uhu;e & zum of £20,000 to loan for fivo years on first- REINS, Solicitor, R AT . - Rooms 18, 13aud 14 Kerdall's Building. HAIR LUXURIANT. A CLEAN, CCOL SCALP, oo @R of B ‘Will surely follow tho uso of MANN'S HATR LUXURIANT. Tho most elegant Drossing. Dall Tarcsioni1on S only oms dotier D Temifally B ik TO RENT. TO LET. Flratclass 5t d bas it Stor Clas] troen Sfadison and Monroo-stg, . A, pariy wE ho whole building preferre: No. 73 West Madison-st. WANTED. WANTED, A GENERAL AGENT for the EQUITA- BLE LIFE OF NEW YORK, for the city. JENNISOY & THOMPSON, S— Genoral Managors, 108 Dearborn.st. FOR SALE. FOR SALE. n $2,500 TO $5,000. < with the atore ospital can buy out a well-asiah. o S Mt Pl s portccil Iegitimato trado, and one that wid {avestigation. This is » chauco seldom offored. Adimu B, caro Carrier 2. STATIONERY. I M. W. JONES, STATIONNER. PRINTER & BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER. 68 South Cannl.st., Sonth L SR Bt B, Canie WASHINGTON. Senétor Caldwell Makes a General Denial of ALl Charges of Bribery. A Bull Day with the Credit Mo- bilier Investigating Committees. Interesting Debate in the Scnate on the Proposed Specie Resumption. Credit Mobilier Finally Makes Its Way Into the Senate. Senator Patterson Moves fora Select Committee of Investigation. Proceedings in Congress Yesterday, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. CREDIT MOBILIER. ‘WasmNGTON, Feb. 4. —The Wilson Committes had an uninteresting eeseion to-day. Jobn B. Alley was the only witness, and his {estimony related almost wholly to the dry details of the Union Pacific Railroad, and in an effort to show that nothing has been made out of thoroad; that those who built it look bankruptcy in the face, and all that. Nobody was present during ‘most of the day, except Mr. Shellabarger, the re- porter, and the witness, "Tho Committes will meet again to-morrow morning, when it is ex- pocted that Genoral Dodge will be present. Ho telegraphed that he was on his way here, and it is probably true that he is now in the city. ending the return of Oakes Ames, whose ar- rival is expected on Saturday next, the Credit Mobilier Committee is engaged in poparing & Toport, oa the evidenco already in. This report 1 take up the caso of each Congressman, and malke special roforenca thereto, Tho report il bo accompanied by no resolution, but will simply leave tho House fo take such ackion ns the evi- dence submitted may justify. THE DELAHAY INVESTIGATION. The testimony in the case of Delehay, United States Judge for 508, inst whom investi- gations by the House yudiciary Committee have been pending for nearly a year, has been printed and considered by the Committes. The charges of habitual drunkenness, andother worse impro- prieties, in connection with his oftice, were fully proven, and while the Committce hesitate to present articles of impcackment, owing.to the time necessary for & trial, the great cxpenseand trouble sttending s cese of Impeachment of & United States Judge, and therofore the Commit- tee will wait till nearly the close of the seesion, in order to give the Judge an opportunity to ret sign. 5% rnoroszD momEASE ¥ saLBIES. . The bill im:xalaini the salaries of the Preo ident, the Cabinet, the Supreme Court Judges, and the members of Congress, was again congid- ered by the Committes, and it was unanimously approved. THE UTAH QUESTION was not taken up. . TIAD. STEVENS' FRIENDS INDIGNANT. Representative Dickey, the successor in Con- gress of Thaddeus Stevens, and who was his partner in the practice of law, is greatly in- censed at John B. Alley for his testiomony before one of the Mobilier Committees, to the effect that he had heard thab Mr. Btevens got £80.000 of stock or bonds. Alley said Dr. nt had informed him of the fact. Dr. Durant was on the stand the other day, and not only denied ever paying Mr. Stovens the money, but ever having said he I;mid it, or he ever heard of sucha thinsg. Mr. Dickey 18 ono of the oxecutors of Mr. Stevens’ will, and saya there is not the ah’i?ie!t troth in the matter. AMr. . Edward (cPherson, Clerk, also denies that Mr. Btevens ever rocoived any bonds. Mr. Dickey will go before the Wilson Committee, before it closes, and ask to have the portion of Alley's testimony relating to Mr. Stovens stricken from the record 28 an outrage. He will also ask to be sworn, and, if necessary, will exhibit Mr. Steven'scheck- book from 1859 to the date of his death ; also, the i:mntory of ll his proporty, including his 2sgets. PRESIDENT TAYLOR'S DAUGHTEK. Spealker Blaine left his chair to-day, calling upon Mr. Dawes to preside, and, taking tho floor, mnde a very handsome and effective appeal to the House in bohalf of Mrs. Robert C. Ward, the dsughter of Z Taylor, who, it sppears, is in a very destituto condition, The claims'of the Iady are very great, aho being the widow of an Assistant Surgeon of the army, who died four years ago. The bill presented by the Speaker required tho Becretary of the In- terior to place her name on the pension list, at the rate of . 850 o month, dating at the time of her husband's death, and, after Mr. Blaine had briefly stated the case, tho question was put and carriod unanimously. - LOUISVILLE OANAL. The House Commerce Committce heard argu- ‘ments this morning from Representative Stev- enson, General Weitzel, ex-Congressman Eg- leston, and others in favor of the Louisvillo ortland Canal, The Louisville Canal, around the falls of the Ohio, was constructed by the Government, under a species of partnership ar- mangement with a joint stock company. Tho Government donated its share of the earnings of the works from tolls to buying the stock of the private stockholders, till it now owms all the stock, except five sharcs of $100 each, which aro held 'in Kentucky, and have been rotained to give that Btate somo - interest in the canal. The rateof toll charged is 50 cents per ton on all vessels passing, whether loaded or without cargo. This charge is a heavy bar- den upon the navigation of the Ohio, and falls | with great soverity upon the_steamboat and barge interests of Cincinnai, Pittsburgh, and other places sbove the falls. During the greater part of the year all vessels of heavy draft are obliged to go through the canal. It is now pro- posed that the State shall take entire charge of the canal, assume!the dobt of 312,000 onit, spend 20,000 in improving it, and reduce the tonnage tolls to 5c. - This is the plan which was advocated bofore the Committeo to-day. z THE CALDWELL CASE. With the statement mado by Senator Cald well, before the Committee on Privileges end Elec- tions, to-day, the investigation into the circum- stances attending the clectionmay be considered closed. This statement consisted of a general deninl of the charges alleged, coupled with the assertion that he used no money except for the customary election purposes. It is anticipated that the Committes will be some time in making up ita report, and that will bo nccompanied by & resolution providing for his expulsion. How- ever, there ia considerable difference in the Com- mitteeon this point. Onemember, at least, affects to regard the major portion of the prosecation 28 mere hearsay. If this opinion is persisted in in_this quarter, together with the well-known indifference to the investigation manifested by enother Senator, Senator Caldwetl may receivo the benefit of a minon(i report, which will sub- stantially set forth the language of tho old Scotch verdict that the charges are ‘‘not proven.” FINANCIAL BILLS. The Banking and Currency Committee to-da; agreed upon threeimportant bills, and instructe the Chairman to report them to the House when the Committee is next called. These are, first, Hooper's bill to prohibit the issue by any company, corporation, firm, or individu- whatsoever, of any promize to pay, which is in any form intended to circulate es money ; second, & bill from the same source making National Benks depositories for Government registered bonds without compensation ; zuod third, Merriam's bill, fixing a penalty for the nen ent of semi-annual duty by the Na- tional Banks. This bill provides that after July 1, 1873, any National Bank which shall be in default in paymont of eemi-annual daty, shall forfeit & penalty of 1 per cont of the amount of euch duty far every period of ten days in which the bavk shall remain in detault, the penalty to bo collocted by the Treas- urer out of the next instalment of interest due on the bonds of tho bank deposited in the Treasnry. SENATOR WILSON hes eoncluded to resign his scat in the Senato in about two weeks. Tho caucus of the Massachu- setts Logielature will bo_held on the 12th inst. and it mesuncnll,v conceded that Boutwell will be elected to the unexpired term. _BAVINGS BANES. The Senate Finance Committee to-day decidea to take no furthor action upon Benator Scott's bill Toquiring savings banks, organized under the National Currency ect, to comply with said act in tho matter of regular reports to the Comptroller of the Curroncy, until s report skall Lave been mado by the Commissioners ap- pointed recently to examine the condition of savings banks, It is anticipated that this ~ latter will throw = edditional light upon this subjoct, and mnecessitate some modification of Scott’s bill. If the re- ports of those Commissioners is forthcoming in two weeks, as anticipated, this bill will be ncted on in time to bocome a Iaw this session. CREDIT MOBILIER IN THE SENATE. The House edoptod & resolution, this after- noon, directing tho transmission to tho Senats of the investigation taken by the Poland Inves- tigation Committee, with the statement that cer- toin Benators: wero implicated therein. It was done g0 quietly that the passago of fha resoluton “was scercoly moticod in tho galleries. Tho messago was at once sent fo tho Senate, and remained on tho table till near the end of the session, when Senator Patterson rose and moved the appoint~ ment by the Chair of a Select Committee to inves- tigate the charges thorein contained, which was agreed to. . Anthony, who occupied the chair, the Vice President having left it to allow the motion to be made, did not announce the Committes to-day, Not much importanco is sttached to the apé)oin(ment of tho Committe, 2:1 i g is not expected that anything will be dono Y ity SPECIE. RESUMPTION, The debate in the Scnate, to-day, on Sher- man's Specie Payment and Free Banking bill de- veloped & strprising amount of ignorance and crudeness of thought in regard to ono of the most importani mensures that Lus been before Congrees this session. Bayard was entitled to the floor at tho closo of the morning hour, the pending amendment being that proposed by Thurman to reduce the rate of in- terest on the bonds, which it is proposed to allow the Sccretary of the Treasury to issue for greenbacks when he has not gold with which to redcem the National currency. The first'ob- jection made by Bayard was that the bill gave the Becretary of tho Treasury power to indofinite- ly increase tho public debt gy contigually re- issuing tho Treasury notes after they had been exchanged for bonds. Forinstance, ho said, a man might bring to the Tressurer at New York £1,000 in notos and get bonds for them. Tho next dey the same notes might be paid out for current oxpenses, and the day after redeemed 2gain with_a farther £1,000 bond. This ceas, he said, might go on ad fnfinifum, until an immense funded debt was piled up. Tho same ground was taken by Thurman and Morton, but Sherman and Buckingham showed conclusively to the galleries, if not to the com- prehonsion” of tho Senators, thero could ‘ot poesibly be an incresse in the gross amount of the public debt, unless the exponses of the Government exceeded the receipts, and that the exchange of ons form of indebteduess for another does not increase that indebtedness, Bayard would vote tor the bill if anamend- ment was adopted forbidding the increase of tho public debt, Ho did not fear that any more stringency would bo produced in the monoy mar- ket by thia bill. In the first placo, tho valuo of the paper momey now in circulation will bo gl‘&utcr, and its power to supply the nceds of usinees increasod ; eecond, the coin of the country will be added to our present cir- culsting_modium when our paper is worth par, aud ‘thirdly, bhaving an honest currency, foreign money will bo at onr disposal again. Tho free banking section of the bill will relieve thoso parts of tho country which now suffer most. One thing sbout the bill that Bayard did not like, was its tendency toward a bureaucracy. At the eamo time he recognized the fact that the National Banking system had already been nql.la]bfished, and was not likely to bo done away with. Thurman did not believe that this bill would take the country o single steptoward specie pay- ment. Tho effectof it would be to fund the greenback circulation of tho conatry in5 per cent ;bonds. and replace them with National Bank'bills,"and be saw no reason why tho coun- try should p:‘{ §18,000,000 a° year in interest in or to got o circulating medinm ‘that everybody admitted waa not as good a8 (hat we have already. Suppose, he esid, such s caso. The greenbacks arc all funded. Then the banks which aro obliged to redecm their notes in gold must supply tho place of the Trmurinnuten retired. How much currenc; can the banks keop out ona specio-paying basis heasked. Thebusinessmon of the gonnle smiled when this strange gnca:iun was propounded, but ho continued: ‘“If it tumns out that the banks cannot keep out as much currency a8 wo now have, thero will be_s_stringency in tho money market, and everybody who owes & debt will find it harder to pay it than before.” Morton did not like the bill, becaunse it does mot carry out tne thoory that has been annomnced by the Chairman of tho Committee on Ficance, which is that greenbacks shell be paid in gold. This bill gives the Secretary of tho Treasury the chanco of pay- ing in gold orin bonds, and this was not there- fore a bill to bring out specie payments. Again he did not like tho clause of the bill that pro- vides only for redeeming grecnbacks ot New York. Thac city had now more financial ndvantages than any other, and tho great cities of the West and South should be placed on o par with New York. In this respect, then, ho thought, that £1,000 was too largo & sum to’ require to bo pre- sented at one time. It was a discrimination ogainst poor men. Stiil further, he complained | that if this bill should bring up grecenbacks to par in eleven months, it would add 12 per cent to every debt 1n theland, and the business of tho country, in his judgment, could not stand so eat o disturbance in value in 8o short a time. o proposcd to meke tho timo three yoars. This specimen of debate will show how readily tho avernge Senatorinl mind grasps the question of finance, Two or three of them oaly scemed tohave a very clear idea of what they were talk- ing sbout. 'Towman's amendment was lost. Other amendments wera proposed, but no very important ones agreed to. It is much doubted that this bill will become a law. [To the Associated Presa.} NOMINATIONS. ‘WasmxoTrox, Feb. 4.—The President sent the following nominations to the the Senate to-day: Adam .‘F Begges, _Appraiser of Merchandiso, Cleveland, Obio; Frank Halton, Postmaster, Mount Pleasant, Towa. ARBESTED. @. K. Tidball was arrested hero yesterday on acharge of robbing tho Adams Express office at Alliance, Ohio, and is now held to await the ar- rival of an ofticer from Cincinnati. BOND EXCIANGE. " The Comptroller of the Currency will not herenfter change tho United States’bonds de- posited as sccarity for the circulating notes of the Netional Barks, except upon the condition of substituting the new 5 per cents of the loan of July 14, 1870, and Jan. 20, 1571 FOUTHERN CLADMS, The Houae Committee on Claims have parod a bill, which will bo reported on Saturday, Pesing the awards of claims, allowed by the Commissioners on Southern Claims. The bill embraces 1,300 names, and approoriates about $900,000. DENIED. " " General Burnsido denies that lie is a caadidate for the command of the Marine Corpe. Tho House Committec on Foreign Affeirs to- day ngreed to recommend the passage of a bill to incorporate the America, China, and Japan Tele- graph Company, with a capital of §10.000. They also agreed to invite tho World's Statistical Congress in 1874 to meet in this country. Sy = CREDIT MOBILIER. THE POLAND COXDUOTIEE, . WasmNGTOY, Feb, 4.—At the opening sitting of Judge Poland's Credit Mobilier Cnmmxtl(ie, this morning, neither Ames nor John I Blair, who were to be examinod, were present. The Committee, therefore, adjourned to ’.['!mxt«‘il.\Il unless, in the meantime, tho gentlemen ehal appear, in which event thoro will be a specicl meoting. Judge Poland this morning roceived a letter from Ames, re(?,ne!fing that ex-Senator Fowler, of Tenness ce, bo oxamined toshow that M'Comb offered to let him have stock, but as A'Comb sd- mitted that fact 1n his testimony, the Committeo %ld Inot deem it necessary t0 summon Mr. owler. THE WILSON COMMITTEE. ALLEY EXPLAING. WasmiNoToy, Feb. 4.—At the sitting of the Wilcon Committee, this morning, Mr. Alley ex- plained and elaborated_his provious testimony. Among other things, Mr. Alley said that ho thought it conld bo cloarly shown that tho only moncy really made on any contract was made under the Oakes Ames contract, and on this only £8,000,000 or £9,000,000 wore mado, parties in the infereat recciving on'y 16 or 17 per cent. Thoy expected to realizo ot least 25 per cent, a;profit which was regarded by railroad men a3 modorate, considering the great risk talken, and that it was more hazardous than any other rail- road in building in which he was ever con- corned. e thought all railroads would toll the Committeo that o profit of 16, 18, or 20 per cont was exceedingly modorate. The Committee then took a recess, Tho Commiites wero in session for a short time this afternoon, but examined no witnesses. e, CALDWELL. ‘WasmNGTON, Feb. 4.—Tho Caldwell investi- gation was resumed to-day, and, after tho exem- ination of soveral witnesses, < CALDWELL'S BTA ‘was read, which is gubstantially a8 follows: In 1870 ho was induced to enter the contest for the Senate, a8 - doscril Ho denied emphatically tho statoments of Clark, Anthony, Carney, and Burke, that the election cost $60,000 or 375‘000, or any other large sum; or that he, or Lon. Bmith in his presence, doclared that he would have the ecat if it cost £250,000. All the state~ ments that he had promised or given any consid- eration for votes are false. The parties named aro personai enemies. Carney ondeavored to in- duco Caldwell to withdraw from the canvass, and said he would withdraw if Caldwell would pay €15,000. or would give Caldwell twico or. thrico that sum if he would withdraw. DBoth propositions Caldwell declined, but at a subsequent meeting ncce&t;d tho first, and paid tho money to Carney self,- although his friends offored to raise it. Ho did not agroo to pay the expenses of Stevens, or Clark, or their friends, on condition of recciving their support. On the way home from T(apekn after the elec- tion, Clark came to him and said that, inasmuch 88 he (Clark) was poor and Caldwell rich, he was dofeated ond Caldwell successful, and that, as Caldwell had been elected by husinfluence, ic was only fair thatho should pay Clarks ox- ponses. ~ Caldwell roplied that he would con- sider the matter. After he took his geat in the Benate, Clark came to him and asked him to se- -cure the appointment of a friend as Postmaster ot Lawrence. At tho same time, he reminded him of his roquest for the payment of expenses. This reminder was repeatedly mads. Finally Clark demanded fiftcen hundred dollars; ‘which'be refused. Clark said Caldwell could not afford to refuse; that he (Clark) would make trouble. Clark then went to Kansas 2nd set tho .investigation on foot, Caldwell never stated that tho Kaneas Pacific Railroed sgreed to sharo ‘with him the expenses of the election, end had subsequently refused to do 20, or that the said rond ahiould get nothing throngh Congress un- loss the ngreement was fulfilled. On tho con- trary, ho was on the most friendly terms with tho officers of the road, and one of his first acts in the Senate was the introduction of a bill drawn by them for the benefit of the road. Cald- well then took up and denied the allegation of corruption made egainst him d\u’inq the investi~ gation, and sald in conclusion: I will say that I have endeavored to answer all accusations in ovidenco offercd, tending in any way to con- nect mo with any improper practices or the use of corrupt means to secure my election, and I now say generelly, and upon my honor, that I nevor cxpended one dollar for the purpose of corrupting any member of the Legislature which elected mo to tho United States Senate. Inever promised or paid, or suthorized any ome to promiso to pay money or other reward for the purpose or with the design of corruptly in- fuencing sny act in my faver. I do not hesltate to admit that I paid tho usual and logitimate expenses ordinarily incurred Dby candidatca on such occasions, and in payment of such bills I certainly did not deem I was guilty of corrnpt or immoral acts. _What indis- creet friends may have done or said during tho canvass I know not, and surely thould not bo held responsible therefor.” This statement was not sworn to. Mr. Morton announced that if the expected witnesses and bank books arrived, they would ha examined, and that Caldwell would then bave an opportunity to reply to any disclosures mado. djourned. e CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. TRESIDENTIAL SALARY. WasINGTON, Fob. 4.—Mr. HILL introduced a Dill raising the salary of tho President of the United States to £50,000, and that of the Vica President to 310,000, and asked immediate con- sideration. AMr. SHERMAN objected, and the bill was ro- forred to the Committeo on Privilegos and Elee- ions. BANEING. : Mr. SHERMAN introduced a bill to snthoriza the consolidation of two or more National Banks. ‘The consideration of the Finance Committee’s substitute for Dackingham's banking bill was resumed. Mr. THURMAN said the amount of green~ Dacks to be retired,—*‘ exchanged for bonds bearing 5 per cent inferest,"—was £356,000,000, and ho was unable to seo what sdvantago it ‘would be to tho United States to pay $18,000,000 interest annnally on the bonds for which the greonbacks would be exchanged. The effect of thia bill, he said, would be to favor the creditor class, ond mako it more dificult for every debtor to finy Lis debt, r. MORTON said this conld not properly bo called s bill to resume specie payments, becausoe it left it optional with the Secretary of the Trensury to redeem the greenbacks either in coin or in _snother promise—s United States bond—which may or may not be aq}ul to coin. A bill, leaving it optional with the Sec- retary of the '[fensury to redeem greenbacks in coin or in something else, was not & bill tf {L?- sume specie payment, ang did not carry out the theory l;l thnycflrmt;n og the Finance Coinmit- teo (r. Shorman) about a greenback, that it isa promise to pay a dollar in gold for tho dollar ox- Yreued on itg face. Thisbill would undoubted- Iy be favorable to the bankers and brokers in great citics, but if it should haye tho effect of making gresnbacks :?unl to coin by the 13t of January, 1874, it would thereby add 12 per cent to the value of all debts, and “increase to that extent tho difiulty of psying them. He knew that somothing of that kind must take place, whenever wo shonld re- sumo spocis paymonts, but this bill would oper- ato too suddenly. Two yearswas the shortost time within which such chango should be efoct- ed, and to shorten the time would bs to disturb tho financial aflairs of tho country. If this bill should pass, the most profitablo way in which anybody could engage during the nest eloven ‘monthswould bo thehoarding of greenbacks. The bill offercd capitalists a premium for refusing to loan their money. Much had been said about an_elastio currency, a flexible currency, but ho did not believe in it. During the last four years, thore had been_ goneral prosperity and ess specnlation in products than at any other period since 1837, and the great canse of this prosperity was the fact that tho quantity of the currency is fizod and cannot be increased without the action of Congress ; but this bill would paut itin tbe power of private bankers to increase tho curren- cy at their own plensure, and swould thereby facilitate “cornera " and other like operations. As to free banking, it might bo safe when specie payment was permanently restored, but certainly not before. A L Mr. Thurman's smendment, reducing the intorest on bonds to be exchanged for grecn- backs from 5 to 2 por cent, was lost—yeas, 11 nags, 9L . BUCKINGHAM moved to amend tho first section, 80asto provide that the Seeretary of the Treasury may reissno notes. Greanbi 80 Teceived, or if they aro cancelled, mey issne United Blates notes tomeet the current pay- ments for I}mbnc service ; and the principal of any United States bonds st par bearing_interest payablo in coin shall, oa demand by the holder thereof, bs paid by the Secretary of the Treasury in Jegal-tender notes, and interest thereon in coin. i Mr. BUCKINGHAY, in reply to_ortog, eaid that au elaetic curroncy was desirable sod neors- sary in order toavoid the ocesaional embarrass- ments of the business of the conntry- : Mr. FENTON offored a1 amendment to the smondment, providing that 29 par cont of the greenbacks received for bonds shall be retained, and permanently retired fromcirculation, provided. tho smount o Tetired ‘shall not exceed three millions & month. Ho offered this amondment, ho said, becauss he believed it was not possiblo to return to specie payment without reducing tho volume of currency. Mr. Fenton's amendment was rejected. CREDIT MOBDILIER. The PRESIDENT pro tem. laid beforo tho Senate o message from tho Houso of Represent- atives, transmitting a copy of the testimony taken in the Credit Mobilier Investigation. Tlie Clerk of tho Houo appeared and delivered copy of the testimony taken before one of the Houee Committees, affecting certain members of the Senate. Mr. PATTERSON moved the appointment of Select Committee of Five to consider the mat- ters in the testimony relating to the members of the Senate, with power to send for persons and papers. Agreed to. _DIr. Buckingham’s amendmont to the Finance bill was rojected—yoss, 19; nays, 41. Tho Senata wont into Executive session, and soon after Adjourned. HOUSE. CREDIT MOBILIER EVIDENCE. Mr. POLAND, of the Committes on the Credit Mobilier, presented the evidence taken, and moved that it bo printed for the use of the Houso ; and it was 80 ordered. He also offered a resolution that the evidence affccting mom- bers of tho Sonate be refcrrod.to that body. Adopted. INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS. Mr. SARGENT, from the Conferenco Com- mitteo on the Indian Appropriation bill, mnade & report, which was adopted. INVALID PENSIONS. Tho Houso then proceeded to the consideration of bills reported from tho Comumittes ou Invalid Pensions, and afterwards took up and passed the Lill for the payment of the MONTANA WAR CLATMS. Adjourned. WALL STREET. Reoview of the Gold, Bond, Stock, Money, and Produce Markets, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, Feb. 4.—Money loaned to-day chiefly at 7 carrency to 7 gold, with exceptions in the afternoon at 1-16. Prime mercantile paper is discounted at 8@9. Good four months' names soll at 10@12, and prime bankers’ paper, 60 days, sells at 73(@8. BONDS. Government bonds were less active, opening lower, but closing steadier, in sympathy with higher gold. Considerable anxioty was felt to- day to hear from Europe, regarding the opening of tho new United States § por cent loan, but the news bas beon meagre. It is estimated three-fourths of tho G per cents held in Europo are in the hands of Ger- mans, who probably prefer to exchange their 6 per cents for gold, and reinvest in securities bearing a higher rate of interest than 5 per cent. 1t is upon this transfer of capital from Germany to this country that much of present specu- lation in the stock market is based. If tho Fu- Topean subscriptions should all be paid in 5-20: the operation would be a simple exchange, an the market would be affected very little. Re- ports from Furope_aro, tharefora, awated with eneral interest. It is said thonew loan opened fivorsbly in the United States to-day, bat no details are given. The London market for American socurities cloged very strong for now Be and 5-20s, though lower for 10-40s. STOCES. ‘The stock market oseusd ~very buoyant and prices advanced considerably on the opening quotations, which induced sales on tho part o 086 who saw @ large profit on recent pur- chases. Those sales caused a docline. The market closed generally lower than yesterday, and rather weak. The transactions in Western Union wero cnormons, but closod 5 lower. Commodore Vanderbilt. eaya the new issue of £12,000,000 7 ‘pcr cent coneolidated mortgage bonds, to be placed on the market by the Har- lem Railro: is intended to take up out- standing eecurities, and has no reference to the “rapid transit tunncl,” which is an entorpriso soparato from the Harlem Road. The Chicago & Northwestorn_Railway, to-day, made application to the Stock Exchange, to havo their new consolidated 7 per cent gold mortgage bonds put on the regularcall. These bonds amount to 248,000,000, of which £35,319,000 will be held to redcom the bonds alreadyissued as they maturo. The balancé will boused 1o better equip the road, buy new roads, etc. GOLD. Gold was higher, advancing to 1181¢. The Gold Room cliquocirculated roports thatthe Syndicate nepotiation is n failure, and there were reports algo that the Khivan situation is more unpromis- ing. 4 PRODUCE. Flour closes weaker for all grades under 81000, with & modersto inquiry. Liverpool advices are less favorable. Wheat ruled quiet ; rime and choice spring are firmly held; winter uil. The market closos stronger, the demand more general, in part for the South. Pork was more active and firm, with sales of 1,250 barrels new mess at $14.25 cash. Febr\m:(, March, and April cut meats are firm. Dry salted shonlders, however, offered at 53¢e for Febrnary, and 6o bid. Three hundred smoked hams, 12-1b, sold at 12, Baconis in some domsnd; 230 boxes long and short clear sold for March at ~ 7ifc. Long clear is offered at 70 on the spot. Short clear is guoted at TH@ 75¢e. Lard was lower for {nture, and acfive, with sales of 8,750 tcs Western, mostly for March, at 8%c, bnt including February st 83(c, and April at 8 9-1Gc. ANOTHER TRAGEDY. A Letter-Carrier furders Xtis Mistress in a House of Bad Repute and Com- mits Suicide. Special Despatch to The Clicago Tribune. New Yors, Feb. 4.—Another horrible murder and suicide was committed to-night. A man and woman rang the bell of a notorious house of assignation No. 10 Blecker streot, kept by & wo- man named Dittendorfer at 8 o'clock this evening, ond cogeged a room on the second floor for threo hours. About a quarter past 9, the inmates of thohouse heard struggling and screams, and rushed into tho hall. At the same momext, the woman came out of the room and began to de- scond the stairs, Her throat was cut so fright- fully, that her head seemod to_hang to her body bys mere strip of flesh. She succeeded in roaching the first landing and then dropped headlong to the foot of the lower stairs stone dead. On _enterivg the room, the man was_ found extended s¢ full length on the bed with his throat cut from ear to ear. On the floor 1ay o largo new navy razor covered with blood. Bh:;th Wu;f und.re!aod.sgs:‘zm:x; '8 lothing was thrown ju o _corner, com- Clotay antarated with blood. o bedclothes twere dripping with gore. Blood was spattered everywhare, and tho furnitare wes in the wildost disorder, ehowing that a desperate struggle had takon place. Tho murderer was still alive when the police arrived. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, but expired soon after. He (was unconscious. Nome of tho inmates kmew | anything about tho parties. From cards found -’ the pockets of botb, he is supposed o bo Stopben Hsas, o letter-carrier, and she o Mrs. . Dadyea Schaffor, who was desértod by her Lus: . band about a year ago. Inthe woman's pocket i was found a pawn ticket made out in tho name .of O. Schaffer, and a slip cut from a New York ‘newepaper describing the trial of a man of that name for abaadoning his wife Barbsra. One of tho witnceses was Stephon Haas. A card on swhich was the following, was also found : «3fy Deaz Bansana: Do you remember the 13th of /September 1™ ‘Another card was found in his pocket with the “following : 443(x Dean STERHEN: T do remember the 26th of 1 Zeptember, 18727 This wonld seem to fix the identity. In addi- tion to the gaeh in her throat, the woman had sovero cats on Ler Ieft arm. She was aged abont 35, and preposscssing. Ho was s little older. of dark complexion, and had a heavy Dblack moustache. Arrest of n Defaaiter. $ax Fraxcisco, Feb. 4.—Jsmes IL. Buros, ex- Treasuror of Yates Coanty, New York, is andar arrest in_ this_city, socased of being = Gefanlter from that county to the extent of £42,00. He came to this city recently from tho . Basbadoes, aud will siart East to-morrow. FOREIGN. Terrible Calamity in Beloockistan, Asia, The Town of Lehree Enguifed in an Earthquake---Five Hun- dred Lives Lost, The Recent Cold Spell in Ennland--=One Hundred Persons Frozen to Death. Coronation of the New King of the Sand- wich Islands. - BELOOCHISTAN. Nrw York, Fob. 4.—A despatch, dated at Cal- cutta on the 4th, is published to-day, stating that the City of Lehreo, Beloochistan, near the fronticrof Scinde, is noarly in ruins, in conse- quence of a terriblo earthquake. Tho calamity camo with such suddonness that escape was impoosible, On the first alarm the inhabitants rushed from their houscs into the stroets, whero many were killed by falling buildings. Upward of 500 persons aro supposed to havo perished, Tho earthquake was felt for many miles away. Tho inhabitants of Lebree, after tho first con- vulsion was over, fled with their goods to the mountains. —— HAWAIL 8ax Fraxcisco, Feb. 4.—The bark D. 0. Mur- ray, from Honoluln, arrived to-Cay, and brings news of tho ratification of the election of Princo Lunalillo, by tho Legiclative Assembly, ns Kin of the Howalian Talands. Ho was intugurote an. 8. The Cabinet of thenew King of Hawaii is composed mostly of Americans, Tho Miniater of Forcign Affairs Is Charies B, Bishop; of tho Interior, E.O.Hall; of Finance, Bobert Stir- lmg; Altorney General, A, F. Judd. .o~ = pon taking the ozth of office, Lunalillo sd- dreszed the nobles and Representatives, saying ‘This ia the first time in the history of this Kingdom that the Legislative Asscrubly has been convened for the purposo of electing o sovereign. I tender you m: thanks for tho cordial unanimity and good-will whic have characterized your proceedings. Befors ndvert- ing to uny conaiderationsof duty or responsibility. it is becoming us well a8 in sccordance with the prompting of our hearts to cxpress our sorrow at the sudden death of the illustrious Chief whoso succes- gor Iam. The late King had decided traits of charao- ter, To was enterprising ; Labored to develop the Te- sources of tho country, and extended his protectin hand to the Hawalian people. While he was just to al his subjects, ha was very sensitive to the rights of the Hawalians, and desirous of promoting_ everysproject ‘which would advance their interests and increass their numbers, I sympathized deeply with the late Kin; on the gradual diminution of the people, and nced no asaurance from you that all reassnable moss- mres to pravent it will maat with your approval This nation presents the most iAteresting example in history of the cordial co-operation of native snd far-+ eign roces in the administration of its Government, and most happily, {0o. In all tha relations of life thers exists 3 feeling which every good man will strive o promote. The Government may be said to enter upon & new ers on the sccession to the throne of, every sov- ercign. Tt will be my earnest endesyor to ¥ustain the character of tho Government in ifs Te] 3 with _ other and, in this connection. %t becomes us 'to cherish n cordial Tecollection of my lumented predecessors as well as of the disinterested and patrictic men who sided them in their X! among the family of nations, It will be my endeavor to sustain the character of the Government transmitted to us, The commenceme of my reign in suspiclons. Our relations with forel Governments are of the most friendly character, and I £m setistied will contiune so, if wo will faithfully dis- charge our duty in conformity to the principles of jus- tice znd comity recognized smong nations. At home there fs peace and & reasomsblo prosperity, Which ft wil be my earnest endeavor to promote, The islands are capable of & far higher jmprovement than they have ever enjoyed. They have capacity enough to make a kingdom which shail command the respect of other nations, as well as to give fgreater comfort and happinesa to a far larger populs- tion. Waare fortunately placed by nature on the great ocean highway of nations, The commerce of all 1lzgs should be attracted hither by the safety of our Barbors, our abundant products, and tho liberal laws and regulations of our porta, All legislation in future having in view the proper profection and promotion ent of | our commercial relations shall meet my ° hearty ccncurrence. There are cir- cumstances attending my accossion which arouss withia mos lively senso of gratitude to the whole people. They have tendered me loyalty and their cordial support, and I accept the trust imposed upon me, feeling confidence in the expression so spontaneously mado, May the blessing of our Heaven- Iy Futier, without which thers can Lo no permanent success, # tend our cfforts to promote the best inter- ests of it s Government and people. The King then addressed the people to tho samo purport, and thanked thom for their unau- imity of voice in favor of his succesion to tho throne. # On the occasion of the late King's funoral, there was an imposing military and eivic display by the native and foreign. population. Bishop Willis officiated. Tho ceromonies concluded with a royal salute and roquiem march, o GREAT BRITAIN. Loxox, Fob. 4—The propristors of sevaral of the collicries in South Wales, who announco their intention to import Chinamen from Cali- fornia to tako the place of themen ons strike, have received anonymous letters threatening thoir assassination. The weather for the past threo days hns been intonsely cold. One hundred persons have boen frozen to death in England during that ime. A true bill has been found against Robert Bowles, charging him with 8 misdemesnor in connection with certain securities deposited in the Parisian banking house of Bowles Bros. & Co. His trial is expected to take place at an early day. Yl There hns been snother rise in the prico of coal, which this morning scld at forty-eight shillings per ton, and durigg the day sdvanced to_fifty-throo shillings. Many furneces and mills have beon compelled to suspend work. Tho exceagive cold of the past fow days is abating. ooty SPAIN. Pams, Feb. 4.—A week's mails are now due from Spain. L' Union newspapor says the Car- list lines extend through the northern provinces of Spain, from Cape Creux to Corunns. Don Alphonso commands the insurgents in Catalo- nis. Valles, oneof his Generals, has entersd Aragon. Ollo commands in Navarre. Rodss, at the iud of the right wing of the insurgentsin the Asturias, is marching on Leon and Castilo. Lizarrega has command of tho forces in Guipuzcoa. L'Union repreeonts tho Carlist cause a8 flourishing in numbers, arms, and re- sources. FRANCE. Parts, Jan, 4.—The Deputies of the Extreme Left held a meeting last richt, and adopted a Yoto of thanks to M. Cheliemal and others, for their epirited defence of the Republicans during the debate in the Assembly on tho Lyons con- tracts. An oddress was introduced expressing tho sympathy of the Republican members of the Assembly with General Garibaldi, and protesting against the sovere comments on his interference in the late war made by the members of tho Right in samo debate. "The addross was at once signed by eoventy of tho Deputies present st the meeting. e GERMANY. 3 Berury, Feb. 4.—Birmarck hos submitted s proposition to the German Federal Council for an nppropristion of 45.000,000 thalers, for tho ercction and improverent of fortifications at Gologue, Koeulgebers Vi ilhclmshaven, Kiel, and 0son. Dismarck has submitted to a Committee of tho Federal Conncil a bill imposing taxes on trans- eactions on the Stock Exchange. The Roman Cathclic Bishops have addressed s memorial to the Emperor, protesting against the passage of tho Ecclesiastical bill now beforo tho Prusaian Diet. "Khe Modoc tVar. Saw Peaxcisco, Feb. 4.—A dospstch from Trokn says o fearfal snow mtorm last night stopped the advance of General Gillem's forces Bt they expected to reach Van Bremers ] to-night. Gillem has not. yet determiced wheiller he will eatablivia his headquarters “ment, become an incentive to mew orimen, either at that point or on Lost River. Ho says he will make no move until he has conferred with Colonel Wheaton. All i3 quiet on the front. The settlers in the region of the troublo have built stockades for defenca. All the wounded in the lato ‘battle are at Fort Klamath, doing wll, except Jerry Crooks, who cannot survive. Itia umthc at headquarters that Captain Jack will hold no communication with the Fesce Commigsioners. Captain Wright's company from Fort Gaston 1iad not been beard from. NEW YORK. More Abont the Tweed Jury—rive Cors Tupt Jarors—Munmicipal Beform—&i= gautic Frauds—The Old Board of Audit Stenl Ten Millions— Street gl caning—The Sewing-Machine Lob- ¥e < Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Feb. £.—The sowing machine patents are about to expire, and, according to the Bulletin, there isa formidable combination of interests to lobby thelr extension through. Congress. The royalty alone has yielded sever- =l million dollars, which were divided among Companies whose patents cover tho essential points in tho machine. To this large sum is to bo added the far greater amount derived from the combination ring, which renders the sewing interest the most compact and powerful corpor- ation in the world, and perbaps the mosé un- scrupulous. These Companies charge tho American people one-half more fon machines than the rates at which precisely tho same articles are eold in Europe. Thex Bulletin tells that for s series of yoars the pub- lic has peid from $50to $80 splece for ma- chines, which never cost more than from 85 tor 28 each, and which could be sold for $15 to 920 each, and leavo a handsoms profit. Assemblyman Weed has prepared a bill to bey Introduced in the New York Legialature, diract< ing the Insurance Superintendent to ro-examinal info the affaira of the Arctls Insurance Com— peny, and requiroits oflicers and stockholders to psy in & sum sufiicient to make good a capital stock of $200,000. The gloom m:_xgg tho murdarers in the Tomba was Intensified to-day bg tho publication of Gov- ernor Dix's very pointed lctter, refusing to com- mute the sentence of Gaffney at Buffalo, who will bo hung next Fridsy. Tho Governor says : Whilo particlpating ia the sympathy folt Dyhis_ fei- low townsmen for the young family of the comdemned criminal, T cancot forget that our sympatby ia equally dus to the friends of the vletim, who w88 hurried witt:- out a moment's warning into sternity, and to the orcer- 1y members of socicty, whose lives aroin dafly peril rom the slarming prevalmes of murder. Moo can I forget that such an exercisa of clomency 3813 sakell of me, ;s by nsplring In bru- 131 violators of the Jaw Lie hopo of escaping punlah- care, the criminal was plsying a$ cards in s drinkicg £alo0n, armed with o raurderous wespon and ready o useiton the first provocation,snd after sn inter- chingeof opprobrious langusgd with & young man who bad entered tho room, he fired at the “latter thres shots, of which one proved fatal. I can find no justi- fication for defeating the execution of the law. by the fnt tion of my authority, and if tha expression of my purpose in similar cases will hava the effect of deterring evil-minded persons {rom com- mitting this highest of crimes, I aw willing to have it understood that clroumstances of & very exirso nature will be needed to induce me to interpose for the purposs of annulling the deliberate and well-con- sldered determinations of juries and Courts. I am, ron . yonrs, Jomx A. Drx. New Yorg, Feb. 4.—The cmnB“meanry din~ ner to Professor Tyndal, ot Delmonico’s, to- night, was s brilliant occasion. The Hon. W. M. Evarta presided, and spoeches wero made by H. W. Beocher, J. W. Draper, Parke Godwin, A. P. Barnard, Andrew B. White, H. W. Bellows, and Dr. Hitchcock. Professor Tyndal responded to the first tosst, “Our honored guest,” in &n enjoyable speech. A number of prominent merchants of this cily have gone to Washington to oppose the sddition of a fifth story to the new Post Office here, for artistic and architectural reasons. They repre- gent that a fifth story will dwarf the surround- ing buildings, and throw the Post Ofiico itselt out of all harmony with adjscent squares, which for the most part are permanently built up. The attention of Scientists,” who investigato the smbjects of superheated steam and atmospheric waves, i3 called to the chain~ of temible boiler _explosions yesterday morning from west to east at a seem- fngly rogular interval: - The explosion at Pittsburgh _occurred at 10 o'clock a. m., that at Byracuse 8t mnoon, and that near Philadelphia at 4 p.m. There was in Now York yesterday from 8 'a.m. to 8 p. m., a rapid rise in the thermomaeter of 24 degrees. Btokes’ appeal for life in the form of amo- tion for a new irial was argued to a conclusion beforo Judge Boardman to-day, who will not ronder his decision_until the end of tho present week. Public opinion is now :nclined to the be- li&x that Stokes will not secure & new trial or stay. An attempt will be made to-morrow to release Simmons, tho murderer of Duryea, dn bail; a5 the verdict of the Coroner's Jury, to-day, based on new testimony, that Duryes had threatened to kill Simmons, and that Lo began the nssaalt, induced a verdict embracing a possibility that Simmons acted in self-defence. To the Associated Press. Ncw Yonx, Feb. 4.—District Attorney Pholps states that bo has affidavits in his possession al- leging that five of the jurors in tho Tweed caso wero approached, snd allowed themsalses to be npproached, during the trial. It is forther cgnr od that the action of theso jurors was gov- erned in cnpsuqsonce. ‘When farther proof tho subject is obtained, action will bo_taken by the District Attorney. The counsel for the prosecation sy that they wore powerless to pre- Vent bad men from going on the jurv, be- causo of the now Jury law. They had only thres challenges in & case for misdemeanor like Tweed's. Anew Jury bill is soon to be sented to the Legislature for consideration. Bemuel J. Tilden publishes s very lengthy communication this morning, giving a history of the movement for the prosecution cf the late ring of this city. Ho opposes tha present char- ter for the city now pending, and thinks it will pave the way for s great frauds na those by which Twecd's charter was in part made the in- strument. At the Episcopal T great deal was said opposing writing sermons. 1t is stated that cxaminations of the accounts in the Comptroller's office and different city banks, which have been in_progress for some time, will show that the frauds of the old Board of Audit will amount to ncarly £10,000,000. It is belioved that the ovidence will emable the authorities to bring to account many politicians implicated. Additional frauds are reported to have been discovered in the Department of Pab- lic Works. 5 The Police Board, to-day, sdopted resolutions placing the supervision of tho strect cle: under control of tho police. and makizg Police Captain responsible for the condition of the strects in his precinct, The Bergeants sod Roundamen are required to report any neglect of daty on the part of the stroot-sweepers or cart- med. This regulation will effcct s aaving of $75,000 annuslly to the city. * ‘Jadge Robinson, to-day, et aside as excossive the vordict of tho Sheriff's jury, awarding to Wemyss Jobeon $10,000 against United States Mnmfnl Sharpe, for ojectment from the Fedoral ‘building, and afso struck out the complaint. The case of Wm. M. Grahsm, l-lleed defanlt- ing Presidont _of the Walkill Natfonal Bank, Middletown, N. X., camo up to-day, but was ad- i:nrued for' threo montls, the Government not ing ready to proceer : o e Howe, to-day, notified Judge Suthorland, now holding s branch of the Court of General Sessions in the chamber of the Board of Assistant Aldormen in the City Hll, that ha phould move to quash all convictions obtained in this Court, on the ground the Court could only only bo held in the Brown Building on Chambers stroet, as dosignated by the Common Councii under the law of 1833, and where Recordes Heckett is now holding another branch of the Court of General Sessions. The ont in the matterof the stay of o coedings in tho Stokes case closed to-day. 2 Judge will render his decigion in a few days. o now trial for;Rosenzweig, tha abortionist, is fixed for Friday next. Conference, yesterday, o the practice of The St. Louis Bridge, 8r. Louis, Mo., Feb. 4.—The Board of Direo- tors of the 3ferchants’ Exchange hed the South St. Louis bridge matter before them to-day,and, after o general discussion, adopted a resolution declaring againat the construction of any bridge below the mouth of the Missouri river lowuz than 75 feet above high water mark, oz wan £pans of less than 500 feet wida. :