Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1873, Page 1

- Che Ghicwge Dailp Tribn ~VOLUME 26. THE OHICAGO WEEKLY TRIBUNE A A A A A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAMANA NN ANAAN NN A A HOME LIBRARY FOR TWO0 DOLLARS, ‘The Cheapest and Best Family Reading. Wews, Progress, Science, Literature. The Topios of the World, the Nation, and the Homo, The Condensed Intelligence of the World We Live In. Record of Development and Reform. ‘The Farm Fireside, “Rural” Writes Only for The Tribune, The World at Large. Corre- gpondence from All Countries. The Norlawest, s Growth aad Neets. Chicago. A Faithful Mir- C ror of Kvents. _ The Continuous Story of Our Grent Ro- € building, ZThe Weekly Tribune. Eight Pages of Choice Matter. The Handsomest and Best Weekly in the United States. * Reai tip Foloyg Table of Cones, The Issue of the Present Week. CONTENTS: . . EIRST PAGB. FEWS OF THE WEEK—Washington; Orsdit Bobill Congress; The State Capital; State Legislatu Political; Forelgn; Obitusty Mention; Peraonal; Monoy and Business; Rallroad Affairs; Fraud and Thelt; Crimes; Casnaltfes; Racord of Fires; The Weathar; Miscollansons, - MIOHIGAN ETATE AGRIOULTURAL SOCIETY— Meotiog of tho Rxeautive Board, EANSAS-Tho Leglslature Roquest Senator Pomoroy o Reaign. THE FIELD AND STABLE (Letter from * Veterina- rian")—Founder,or Lamloltis~Tho Morbla Ghanges a8 Found at tho Post-Mortem Examinations—The . . Causes—Prognosls—Troatment. THE COMING WOMAN—A Jusenile Party in Brooklyn— Rioh Bilks, Fino Laces, and Brilliant Dismonds—A 87,000 Outfit on a Miss of Soven Yoars, . SECOND PAGE. ™DITORIAL—Paragraphs; The Congreselonal Investi- &ations; Bonator Pamoroy ; Schuyler Oolfsx; Russia exd England; Robbiog (ho West. 8IR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON-By Professor ‘Willism Mathews, of the Univorsity of Chicago. @ARMERS' MEETING AT MORRIS, ILL.—An Or- . aanization Effected for Grundy County, ¥ THIRD PAGBD. WABHINGTON (Lotter from ‘'Gath")—The Credit Boblller Investigation—A' Digest of the Oasos— . Each Man on tho Stand. THE FARM AND GARDEN (Lettor from **Rural™)— Reorganization of the Iiiinols State Hortlcultural Boclots—~\What the Socioty Has Accomplished, and ‘What It May Do—Agrioulturs and Horticulturo & . Mutual Interest, but Beparato in Managoment—The - Farmers' Wrongs~Tho Wasto or Shortage in Trans. portation—Why not Sradicate the Orops!—~The Granges of Husbandry—The Oldest Farmers' Club— Tho Great Leakago. THE APIARY (Lettor from *'Flla')—'*Uncle Jim Vilts Rural Homo—His Talk About Honsy—Dew . and Its Cause—Yield of Honey, MRS, SAM JONES—Sho Has an Invitation to Visit the Elgin Dalry District—How Mr. Rankin Manages His Oows—A Comfortable Home—At ths Cheoso- Faotory—Quality of Butter and Choeso—Buttar that 18 not Quoted in the Market—Salting of Duttor— Marketing—Cost of the Factors—Using the Whoy— ' Milk-Room—An Improvement. BAILROADS~A Communication on the Transportation Question. GRANT AND THE OREDIT MOBILIER~How the’ * * Prosident Feols Ahout tha Investigation. 5 FOURTIE PAGH. EDITORIAL—Paragraphs;. The Clilcago Pollcs Diffioul- ty7Oaptain Jacques; The Modoo War; New York Canal Polioy. +- THE UNITED STATES SENATE —Sonators Elect- ad to the Next Congross—The Sonatoris! Trou- bles in_Alabams and Loufslana—8 Torms Eatond 101673 andl B Vico. Erostqent Wil acanoy—Political Comploxion of the® Next T, CALAMITIES--Bofler Explosi 3 Fao~Govei: Doront Kilod and Louriasa. o Woilndod-- Bofler. Explosion AL Norcistowa, Eight Persons Killod and Thirtoon Woundeds 24 IGHTS IN 1LLINOIS-: O Wites Fnjoy Qrer HnoRs ko Adwaatagos i A SATRONS OF HUSHANDRY—Froceadings of the State ¢ o Grange of Town.. IN MISBOURI-Hangling of an Incen- FIFTEL BAachE. 'HE RAILROAD QUESTION—Mass-] 1 . AR o) T Fiagy, d: enry T Awporm: J W, }4::'1". 'and Others: Vasious Remstiss Brgestod o eoaent Keils—Tho Rosolutioas Adoptod. TEE GREELEY WILL-Proceedings Dofots goto at Wiite Plaiga, N/ recley's Ineanity—Withdrawal of the Bilsses Groe- ley from the Conteat, and Prabate of tho Will of 1871 Bk e Documanta in the Casor COLONEL A, M. YORK—The Man Who Killed Pome- 15 BHIOAGO TRIBUNR~Its Prospeotus for 1673, puadalieunio o Feepsotua e SIXTEL PAGH. CREDIT MOBILIER—Somsthing Alout the Founder of the Inutitution—Jules Mirca and Hits **Cal 0 Rise and Fall of the Groat French Speculat: [ "Trial for ** Abuse of Confidence '—A Specl of His Operations. THE TRANSFORTATION QUESTION—A Gomr ‘catfon in Advocaoy of a tats Kallrond to the K MONTANA-A Fruitless Hunt for the Toton Sionz—As. - pectaof Life in Montana--Winter Experience ln tha, lacky Mountains—The Sattlors’ View of the Indian’ OBITUARY Doath of ox.Governor Matteson, of Iilinola —A Bketah of flis Garoor, MIOHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEG! [lsto: K. Resources, Farm, Htock, Produots—) ia Dopartmet, Tachity Wudonta olo, eto, EATE FOX AT THE ALTAT - Bpiritusl Manitestations eromony t1 thy D TORTURE IN'TH1: EART—How the Doy of Tuns Pan- Tahes Dishonest Rovenus Gollootore. MOTHER GOOSE—Tho Old Woman Not a Myth. SEVENTE PAGH. NAPQLEON'S FUNERAL-Tho Procosslon from Csm- den Place~B8cones in the Ohiurch, BRUIN AND ABSINUS- ko Eilsots of Sublimo Terror Wl the Animal Kingdom. POMERGY—1is Defoai—Fio Roeno In the K - Islatore—Henator York's Bpoach Eipe *old Bubsidy," THE LONG AGO—-A Poou, : g{l’?x}\ THE CLGAK~A Ktory by Rhods Broughton, {OR-A Collestion of Comlcalitics. EAR-TOHTRD AR KTELEAN 5 voms 1o Bpeo- COAL-STOVRS—How to Rogulato Tlom. BIGHTE PAGH. MONETARY-Finencess Mattors in Ohlosgu; Int Valuos of Unttod Hiatin. Boua on Dopoaita; Uol Nurthera Pactllo Londs; o Froduos Markats; COMMEIOIAL, ) Obicago s 5 volitack Markat,and Roviow for the \Vaok ¢ Her e1 County Dairy Markots ‘orolkn M, lgmk Bty Goods Markuts Duttais sad loso’ Liser tok Markets; Now Vurx, ‘Toleds, Milwsikoe, Kt PURE O R AR AR 1ncsotso Eabibitod RUOWINDLING OLARGYMAN--Gporstimme of sae o John Hutchine RAILROAD TARIFFB—An Hlustration of Thelr Pecu: arities, | Wolare mow in stook, snd offer at excoodingly low N.MATSON & CO. ¢ CHICAGO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1873 { ¢ ne, NUMBER 171. S NOURANCE, MANUFACTURERS F, & I, Insurance UfllIlDflllY, BOSTOIV. Orgeniged January 1, 1873, Capital Gall Jit ), - - $500,000. GEOQO.C.CLARKE, AGEINT, 3 & 4 Bryan Block ‘WATCHES. FineWatches. prices, a full assortment of JULES JURGENSEN WATOHER, PATEK, PHILIPPE & 00, WATOHES, OHA'S E, JACOT WATOHES, N, MATRON & 00 WATOHES, AMERIOAN WATOH 00, WATOHES, E, HOWARD & 00, WATOHER, NATIONAL WATOH 00, WATOHES, State_and Monroe-sts. REMOVALS. REMOVAL. Our business office is this day re- moved to our new and permanent location, 166 South Clark-st. In & few days we shall open with a complete line of STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, &o. HINDLE & JENKINS, Stattoners, Printers and Blank Book Manufactarers. HILGER & JENKINS, {(Buccessors to B, G. L. Faxon & Co.), have removed to 107 STATE-ST., where thoy have on exhibition tho finest lot of Paper Hangings, Window Bhades, Upholstory Goods, and Bodding to be found in the oity. FHemoval. J. M. ADSIT, Banker, HAS REMOVED TO 968 WASHINGTON-8ST., Between Clark and Dearborn.sts. ‘WANTED. Partner Wanted In & Wholesale Grocery House, Ohicago. Long established and fine trade. A good businesa man, with $30,000 to $50,000 cash capital, oan find en opportunity scldom met with, Call on, or nddress, with references, JOHN TURNBULL, Bsq., Manager of Tap- pan, MoKillop & Co.'s Mercantile Agency. Wanted. A few copies of The Daily Tribune of Jan. 16, 1872, for which a liberal pries will be paid at Counting Room of this office. FINANOCIAL, AYRES & EOFF, 11 Methodist Church Block, Heve money to loan on Chlcago Real Estats in sums of 5,000 to 810,000, oney hero. A. O, Slaughter, Banker and Broker. 1can uso A 1 buslness paper; but partios wishing to sol must bring It with them and léavo {t nt my office, NIRRT SEALS, PREES BLANKS, FURNISHED BY CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, 118 and 1:20 Monroe-st, FOR S ATLH. 2,600 TO $5,000, A party with the capital can buy ou atab. 113hed [obblng trade, whiot will pay. trabls: that amount annual oot legltimate trade, and ono ‘that wiil boar 14 fs {s a chance seldom off Addr care Carrior 3. SAVINGS BANK. 8. W, RIAWSQVN'- P, E,F. PULSIFER, V. P 'B. HOSWELL, Cashier, o ‘THE UNION TRUST CO. SavingsBanls 185 South Olark-st., N, £. cor, Madison, Chlcago, Ill. Incorporated Jan, 6, 1867, Capital, 8135,000; Bnrplulmum 000; Authorized Capital, Offica Hours—Fror 4. m,, and Monday and 8aturday evonings, Taterest 6108, ¢ thogato of & per cent por annum, il b on el dopo [ or o dollLs of moray (oF wech Tull ehiom dar mont) No notice required for drawli 70 RENT. m . m, from nt Btore on Olark, who will 1 have an elogant Rosldonco on Wabas! holow real value. Also, ono on Miobig o0, Easy torn 1 want a'first. fufivience, alosinnn, ith 1 sulesunnty one mith exporlgnoo and of Bt, Jahn Todgo, No. 81, K, of I',, are roquested to atlond a regular n soting at thelr hall 14 Bouth Clark-st., on Urldsy evonlng, Kol 7, as thera will o business of mportanoe to tranaot. By order of the T. KELLY, K. R, & 8, it WASHINGTON, The Caldwell Tuvestigation Closed -=-Punctilio of the Kansas Senators Proposed Bill jor the Solu- tion of the Mormon Problem. Senator Sherman’s Specie Resumption Killed for this Session, The Administration Organ on Our Cuban Reolations, Proceedings in Congress Yesterday. Spectal Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune, 1MON SHIPBUILDING, ‘Wasnixarox, Feb, 5,—S8onator Cragin will en- doavor to got upin the Senate to-morrow his Dill, which, among othor things,. oalls for the ostablishment of av iron ship-building yard on thio Misetssippl Rivor, or ono of ita tributaries. An smendment is pending to this bill, which ‘[ providea that thoro shall be a drawback on all imported lumber used In tho construction of stonm or eailing vessols engaged in foroign trade. Thorestrictionas to thecoasting trade lathat such vessola, 80 constructed, shell not engage therein, oxcept on rofunding duties. Where Amor- joan matorinl is used in tho construction of these vossols, tho amount of dutles levied thercon shall bc rofundod. It may ba stated that there is neithor a chanco for thisbill to como up nor to pass. SPECIE RESUMPTION. To the surprieo of everybody, and none more than the Finance Committeo thomselves, the Bonate, to-day, by a vote of 27 to 20, Isid on the tablo Shorman's bill providing for tho re- sumption of spccio payment. As indi- oated in theso dospatchos yesterday, tho dobate on this bill has boon both crude and ill-consldored, and. domostrated that tho subject had met with but little thought on the part of tho majority of tho Benators, This_action may bo considored to have sottled auything liko important financinl legislation from the presont Congress, g POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL. Thoro was o gonoral lsugh_indulged by tho Senate, to-day, whon Henator Ramsoy endeavor- od to call up tho Postal Telegraph bill. Tho conviction Frowfl stronger onch day that this moasure will not reach even the dignity of dis- cussion the present session. CALDWELL, Tho Caldwoll investigation case has beon ad- Journed till Monday. Judge Orosier, the coun- sel of tho accusod, will make a Iabored argu- ment in his bohalf. A funny incident in this casa is, that Caldwell stated that, undor advico of couneel, ho would not swonr to his atato- mont, but would simply submit it on the honor of & Sonator sud gentlemen, roMEROY has not been soon sinco his arrival. Hosent word to tho Senate to-day, by n personal friond, that he had received such sovere injuries by a rallrond accidont at Crestline that ho would not bo sble to mako an appoarance for soveral days, If he was injurod, ha was tho only man on tho train who makos this complnint. 0 fact {s, he wonts to flud out the drift of publio sentiment hero before hoe takes his acoustomed seat. WEST VIRGINIA. > From presont appoarancos it would soom that tho Btate of West Virginia, for a time, at least, will have no representation in tho noxt House of Representatives, Thors were two elections held there last yoar for members of Congress, one in August and tho otherin Octobor;and as yot thore bas'boon no authoritative decislon ss ‘to which was legal. It is underatood that up to this time Governor Jacobs, of that Stato, has refused issue a commission to any of thio parties who woro roturned at cither of tho elections. Horford, at present & member of Congress from Wost Virginia, was o candidate for ro-eldction, running both in August and Octobor, and recolving o majority of the votes cast each time. It would ssom, there- fore, that there could be no doubt as to his elec- ‘tion, but the Governor's mind doos not appear to be satisfled on this point, and he has iszued to Mr, Herford what may be stylod a hypotheti- cal certificato. The Clork of the House decides that such o certificato will not warrant him in entering Herford's name on the roll of the mom- bers of tho next House, under the objection, and It would lead to a long dobate. THE CARONDELET BUIT. The bill to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and ‘detormine the Carondelet 8nit, went over to-dny, which means its post- ponoment for tho present sossion, na the mens- uros alroady pending will oxhaust tho remaining working days of the Benato without any rofer- ence to the calondar. The bill is now dockoted. DISADILITIES REMOVED, The Benate, to-day, passed a bill to ro- liove tho disabilities from the Hon, Wm. A. Graham, of North Carolina, formerly a candi- date on the Whig tickot for the Vice Prosidency with General Scott. AQRICULTURAL COLLEGES. The educational men continue to pour in here from all quartera to push the interests of the Morrill %rleu!tuml College bill. They have canvassed the House, and are confldent tho bill will prsa by a large majority, An amendment has boon propared, which looks!towarda securing to the colleges organized undor'the bill a pesdior ;clliznian of the moneys than is now provided or. CHEROKEE NEUTRAL LANDS, The bill that is now before the Senate for tho relief of ettlers on the Cherokes Noutral Lands in Kanans, provides that the * aquatters,” who are doprived of their homesteads by tho recent decision of the Supreme Court in fayor of the J’o{ ‘)urc\lue, shall bo entitled to 825 acres of publle land #0r such bead of a family, with tho single condition of actusl settlement. The pas- 88g0 of this bill would bo & relief to the settlars, }mt itis by no means certain it will bocome 2 av. CUBAN RELATIONS. ‘The rumor is again becoming prevalent of an Intention on the part of the Executive to recom- mend, ina special message to Congross, tho recognition of belligerent righta to the Cubans, The " truthfulness of this rumor s somewhat atrengthened by a long article in the Adminis- tration ?;ur of to-day, which oordislly indoraes Genoral Lanke' Cuban resolution, introduced Ynaterduy, sud which editorially winds up as fol- ows ; The feeling in favor of Cuba is steadily galning ground in the United Btates, and the days of s merc Duseive polloy on our part may bo sald to be Rumbersd, Wo cannot any longer rezist the logic of events, Thore I some doubt expressed as to whether United Btatus District Attarney BATEMAN will be roappointed in the Cincinnati District aftor his torm oxpires on the 4th of Maroh next, Thore aro already quite a number of applications for the position, most of whom are indorsed in the strongest manner, It is considered hero that if no Chmflu ia made, it will bo becauso of an unexpeotod dovelopment of strength on the part of the presont incumbent. DAKOTA, Aftor the 4th of March among the othor ofil- clal changes made will bo_the appoiutment of a now Governor for the Territory of Dakota, Biwbank, the srenont incumbont, has a atrong hold through Seuaiox Morton, bub it is thought that the Joval opposition will dofont Lis romp- pointmont. GUNIOAT. GLATMS, ‘The House Naval Committeo to-day agreed to roport favorably the claim of Geo, Gi. Beator, of Peorls, 11l., for u:mmlrxmlln&; guuboats lu 1864, “ho claim amounts to $195,000, CREDIT MOBILIER, Notwitlistanding Edmunds' ab{catlflu that the Committeo on Priviloges and Elections should investigato tho charges of curru{xunn ngainat the Senators implicuted in the Crodit Mobilior trans- naotions, the Honate to-day ordored a Bpecial Com- mittoo in thia instauce, the namos belng Morrill, of Maine, Scott, Wright, Stockton, and Bteven- aon. T Committao will meet, to-moryow for tho purposo of organization. It will bo iotlood that two of theso Bonators, to-wit + Morrill and ‘Wright, wora on the Bpocial Commitieo which ex- oneralod Clayton. Goneral Dodgo, the only wituess now left, ox- cept Tom Beott, who mny bo expeoted to account for all tho 2120,000 lobby monoy lelioved to hava boon naed horo in tho apiing of 1674 [n tho intorest of the Union Paciflc Rallroad, did not arrive to-day as oxpected, and therofore no sog- sion of the Wilson Commitieo wag hold to-day. The Poland Committec ave atill awalting "tho arrival of Onltes Amos, whon Lho Vice Prosident snd tho DMaesnchueotta benofactor will bo ngain allowed to crome-oxaming oach other. In the moantime, the general features of tho roport of this Committeo Lave been agroed upon, and the report is now belug prapared by t. Poland, Somoof it has_nlready hoon ap- roved by tho Committee. Tho roport of tho Wilson Committee will also bo ready to submit in o fow days after the roturn of tho Chairman, 80 that tho continuance of these two Committcos cannot bo much longer prolonged. The question of the priviloges of mombors, whou the report is made, is oxpooted will ucn\l{l’y ton days or two woeks, without rogard to tho charactor of tho reports. It is oxpeoted thnt somo of the membors implicated in the Crodit Mobilior discloaures wlll make spocches, Itis known that tho Pacific Railroad will Lo defonded against tho Wilion Quuntlituo. e Iomr io writing the roport of the lattor Committec, PENBIONS. . 1In the House, to-day, Mr., Spear, of Pennsyl- vania, succeedod in_ securing the passage of bill introduced by him, to repeal so much of Section 6 of the act approved July 4, 1864, on- titled *“An saot supplomentary to s act, on- titled ‘An act to grant ponelons’” It pro- vides thnt no peusfon claim now on file, unless prosccuted to n succossful isauo within thros rears of the P“Miu of this aot, and no clzim oreaftor fllod thus proseouted to n suc- cossful issue within fivo years from the date of such filing, sball bo edmitted without entiefactory record of evidence from the War Department to eatabligh the same ; and sny olaim for pension now on file which is barrod by tho sootlon ropoalod may bo granted and allowad within wo yoars Itom the pavasge of this nct, upon satisfactory parol ovidence, as in othor cases. THE 2 PER OENT CLATNS, The Senato Judiclary Committeo agracd upon majority and minority roport on the 2 por cont claim of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, Tho ma- Jority report’ in against the.claim, but it is understood that a mabority of the Benato favor it. . ARKANBAS, Bonator Rico, of Arkansas, offored a rosolu- ton, to-dny, instruoting the Committee on Privi- leges and Elections to inquiro and roport whother thera ia a rogular 8tato Government in Arkansna, The point of ordorwasmado that no member of the Committee was presont, and it ‘wont over. LEGISLATIVE NALLS, + Gonera] Butler was again befors the Houso Committeo on Publio Buildings to-day, with ref- oronca to his scheme for enlarging tho hall of tho Houso, 8o that the Iarge incronso of mom- Dora in tho noxt Congress may be accommodated. His plon is to romove tho Pn““gm on [ tho ~south, . between tho Dall tho Bpoaker's corridor, and reverso the seats of tho Speaker snd membors, se that the formor shail faco tho south instond of tho north, and the latter faco the north, This plan will not only admit, as General Butler snid, the light of the sun and tho air of heaven beautifully, but it will furnish the additional row require ‘bosides. 'Thore is no doubt the proposition will bo rdopted by the Committos, slthough somo timo was devoted to-dy_to the proprioty of ro- moving tho dosks and sitting on benclios, as la now done in the :English Parlismont and aome of tho Btato Legislatures, THE MORMON QUESTION. The Prosident’s visit to _tho Capitol, and the consultations which ho and his Cabinct officers bad with the members of tho House and Senate Judiciary Committeo, have been definitely ascer- tained to havo roferonco to.legislation ~on the Mormon question, and it is’expected by those ‘who have taken the most interost in the subject thattho Prosident will sond o specisl messsga to Congreas before adjournment, asking some em- phatlo action in tho premises. The President 1s ropresented as vory much interostod in tho subjoot, as tho movemonts of Ohap- lain Newman, Delogate Claggett, of Montans, and Dologate 'Morritt, of Idako, are such as to induce the beliof that a doterminad fight against the Mormons will scon be made. The first roposition is to obtain the removal of Governor rVonds whose hatred of the Mormons 18 not uj to tho Newman-Claggett standard, but it is foun thia will be difficult to do, because Woods was appointed through tho influenco of Attorney cnoral Williams, who is much leas radical than the Prosident, Tho bill which the snti-Mormons havo prepated has boon introduced by Morritt, who, after March 4, will romove to Balt Lake Oity, and mnke it his futuro home. The bill in 'a sort of mixturo of the Oullom and Voorheos' bills, and will bo urged before tho Judiclary Committeo h&l Claggett at the enrliest ds% possible. It provides: irst—That the Marshal ma u{]mlnk Depu- tes in oach Judicial District with the approval of tho United Btates Judge, and ehall serve all procosses of Fedoral Courts. Second—The District Attorney shall prosecute el offencos agaiust tho laws of the Unitod Blatos, a8 woll as the laws of the Territory, and may appoint & Doputy. i —Tho juries. Grand and Potit, are to bo soleoted by Unifed Btates Judge, the Attor- ney, and Marshal, the Territory to pay all ox- ouines, and, in oase the Territorial Legislnture ails to make the necessary appropriation thero- for, thon the United Btates shall provide what may bo neceesary for the said exponscs, Tourth—In all proscoutionn for polygamy or adultery, proof of cobabitation by the accusod with more than ono woman by the husband's declaration or admisaion that the woman is his wife, and his acts recognizing hor as such, shall be admissiblo as evidence. Fifth—Where imprisonment I8 ordered by the Court and no place is Krovmefl, then the pris- fong'fl aro tobe confined in the United Btates orta. Bixth—If the Marshal or Deputy is resisted, he may call out the United Statos troops for aid. Soventh—No alien living in or fincflsh) gglygnmy shall become & citizen of the Unite atos. Lighth—The Probate Judge, Justices of the Peaco, Judges of Elections, Notarios Public, and Bherlifa are to bo appointod by the Gavornor, and removed by him at pleasure. Ninth—Woman suffrage is prohibited, aud algo tho marking of ballots. TILE WAR §LOOPS, The Conferonce Committes of both Houses hiave agrood on the bill for conatructing the sloops-of-war, and the number is placed at eight, four of which are to ba built in Govern- ment’ yards, and four in private ynds, to bo horeatter selected. During the discussion of the TOST OFFIOE APPROPRIATION bill, in the Houso, to-day, some sharp words asaed batween Genoral Butler and General Gar- old, Tho latter had used the word “apite” as applicablo to those who mourned tho repeal of s “franking privilege.” To this Genoral But- ler roplied in “some personal strain against Gar- flold, in his usual snappleh strain, remark- Ing that the ho\vllut; for the abolition of the franking privilege has been echoed until the leader wont howling to Lis grave, Goneral Garfleld very temporately inquired why tho gentlemen chooso to make it & personal matter, a personal quarrel,’so to speak, as he (Garfiold) had no_perrsonal application in his remarks, To this Butler enid he withdrow his romarks, with tho wioked ramark that ho sought no quarrel with the gentlomon, onding with the rorb, nil . nisl bonum,” Although this created .a great hu&;h it {8 ot wall spoken of to-night, and is regardod o8 enflrol{ unmerited and severo. No roply was attompted, i THE OLD PORT OFFIOE IN OHICAGO, The House Committe on Public Buildings aud Grounds agroed to roport favorably on tho -bill preparod at tho 'Treasury Dopart- ment a8 _a substituto for Mr, Farwoll's bill to dispose of tho old Post Ofice El‘nperty in Ohlcago. The LIl anthorized tho ocrotary of the ‘Freanury to exchange tho old lot aud ruins of the old bulldiug with the City of Chieago for the ploce of land owned by tho Buhool Fund st the corner of Polk street and Iifth avenue, the difforence in value to bo axcer« (ninod by & Comwittos of five porsons, two to bo appointed by Bocretary of tho L'voasury, two bytho municipal authorities of Uhicago, and the iifth to be sclooted by the four thus to be appointed. Thig Committee s to make report to tho Secro- tary, and either tho city or the Government, an tho cago may be, ahinll pay to the othor tho dif« forenco to be thus allotted by the Commit- teo, Mr, Farwoll will presont the bill to the Houso. Ho mnys tho advantage [s In favor of the United Slates, and the city will probably Lave to me tho differonce. 'Tho praposition wan urged by all the clty oflicials, from the Mayor down. It {8 not impossible that the ground thus to be obtalned by the Government will soou be used as a gito for n bouded warchionso, 7o the Asnaciated Press.) NOMINATION, The Presidant nominated Lemuel 1. Wolls, Postmanter at Grass Lako, Mich. THE YER OENT BILL. Tho Benato Gommitteo on Judiclary, to whom was roforred the Bennto bill stinilar to the ouo which has passed the Houso outitled * a bill da- claring tho true intent of a statute " havo made & roport anying that the bill doclares the true in- tont and meaning of the racond sectlon of the nct approved Mavch 8, 1857, entitled *‘ an _nct to sottlo " cortain accounty botween the United Btates and tho Btates of Mississippl and othor Btatos” is; that Oliv, Indians, and Illinols, not having roceived the 6 or conf of tho et procceds of the walo of publiclands within their reapcotive limits in motiey, shall have their accounts atated both on the public Iands and resorvations, aud such cash balanoe as har not boon paid to arid Statos shall bo allowed and paid. The object of the biil is that tho United States shall stato an amount with thiose Staten, and not charge sgainet them tho nwanndnumu, it any, mado by arrangemonts swith thoaa Rfathe on' thalr hehalf, but anly chargo thom with tho payments mado to thom in money, The Btates of Ohlo and Indiana make n claim against tho United States for about %400,000 oach, and Illinofs claims about £500,000. Aftor an elnborato argument, the Committee eay tho Unitod States have ot onl; substantially ~ but literally complied it tho contract, and conclude by Hnying: ‘It tho Btates of Ohio, Indiann, and Ilinois Liaving had tho per cont and vastly moro applied to tho oonstruction of a rond loading to thoso Btntes, are now ontitlod to recoive 2 por cont, then Mississippi and Alabama, who have not has 2 por cqut applied to tho consfruction of & rond londing fo theno Btates, as s stipulated In tho enabling act, but have received the 2 percent, aro entitlod to hiave the road constructed or its gquivalont in money, whicl no ono wil oloim.” The Committeo recommond that the bill bo in- definitely postponod. Benators Thurmsn sud Pool dissent from tho report. THE UNION PACIFIC. Horace T Olark, Prosidont of the Union Pa- ciflo Railroad Company, was bofore the Houno Comrmittoe on Appropriations, this morning, and' made an argument nfnlusl tho Beoretary of iholl Tnum;( for withholding cortain monoys from tho road. POSTAL CARDS. The Postmaster Genoral has issued advertise- monts for bida for the now_penny postal cards. It is tho intention of tho Dopariment to bave tho cards roady for jssue bf the 1st of M?. Tho || Postmaster Genoral has alrendy recoived orders| for the now cards insuch numbors as to lead him to bellove that & hundred million of them will bo used the firat yoar, A WITNESS FOR IARLAN, Des Mornes, Jan, 6,—A rumor having been | startod that Llijah Bolla could tall what became of the 810,000 fund for Harlan's elaction, Mr. Bells sends the fu)luwhlgl sworn statoment, whlul:‘ will appear in the Republican this evening: . 1 never told Bob Finkbine that any consideration of money or anything else was offere: or paid fo any membor of the Leglslature of Towa, in 1800, in conaid- } eration of his voling for Mr, Horlan forthe United States Benat nor &id I ever say to said Bob Fink- *bought onough members of the Logis- . The Finkbino story is a wil- nfamous fabrication, Nok ons of Dursals oney was used In the Benatorta] election of 1866 by mywelf ; nor do I know © of any money being used in that election furnished by Durant ; nor do I believe nn{l Y’eeuan of the expenscs' of that eloction was paid with Durant’s money, Most | of the money which T used In paying the nooesssry aud legitimate oxponnes of that elaction aud canvass given to mo by & Committos of the friends of Mr, Harlan, n_Washiogton, without Mr, Hurlana Xnowl- sdge, Moot of the expeuses,if not all, were paid by myaelf, excepting an amount which I do not! now remombor, which Mr. James Bavery sald) ho paid to other partlcs, mot members, of which I had no knowledgo~ ofher tham ' Y. | Savory's statement, 1 know of nothing pald by im of my own personal nowledge, nor iave I, to (his: day, informed Mr, Harlan of tho amounts and' details and exponse of liak canvass, Bir, Harlan, at the time, was {n Washington, and left the wholo matler and man: ner of condugling the canvass fo his friends at Des Molnes, and I belleve that the voteagiven for Mr, Har- ian at that elcction were cast from considorations of his eminent services and trio merit, gne ELwan Bzuia, 4t Subsoribed and aworn to berors me, thia dlat day of January, A, D., 1873, * Gro. 5! Hkxrrow, Jr., Nolary Public for the Blato of Kanans, County of Douglaa.’ — CREDIT MOBILIER. THE WILSON COMMITTEE. ‘Wasnmnatoy, Feb, 5.—The Wilson Credit Mobilier Committee this morning adjourned, as 10 witnesses were present. At the afternoon sesaion, A, 0. HOOVER appeered as a volunteor witness, and testified to cortain _mattors, of which he professed to havoe knowladge, lmPfiucmg the Hon, Wm. D. Kelley, of Pennsylvanis, in the Crodit Mobilicr business. Tho fact was brought out that Hoover was ar- reated lost yoar for a blackmailing oporation, and other facts wors proven, showing him to bo such a notoriously bad character, that all in the | Committee-room wore satisfied that, for some! purpose or othor, he was manufacturing a atory which had no foundation in fact. Hoover {s not bellovad tobo sane, and his testimony will be flatly contradictod to-morroy. Bosron, Fob, §.--J. H, Wilson, Chairman of the Union Pnciflc Committes, bogan an examina- , tion of the hools of the Union Pacific Company this afterucon. b i CALDWELL, ‘WasuygToN, Feb. 6.—Aftor & longthy and gecret consultation tho Committeo on "Priv- ilegos and Elections took up the Caldwell caso. omatock was examined in relation to Scott & COo.'s books, He presented » list of drafts drawn, as foliows: Jan. 9, $5,000; Jan, 17, 85,0003 Fob, 1, $5,000; March 23, 810,000, The transfer books showed the gu.y'ment of adraft of 810,000 to Caldwell on the 20th of January. He thought that he must bo mistaken in his statement about the $10,000 draft on Jay Cooke & Co., gince he could not find it on the books. Did not find any other lnge checks at about the time in quostion; did not look for them at any other time, Mr. Morton remarked that Mr. Caldwell had aid to him that Le was willing to mako oath to the atatoment submitted by him yesterdsy, and asked if he doclded to do so. Mr, Caldwell srid that, aftor consultation with his counsel, be had concluded to submit tho statement upon his honor aa a Senator. Judge Crosior asked permission to submit a printed argumont, and wantod one wock to pre- pare it. Aftor some dinousslon, he was finnled pormisaion to prosont the argument on Konday next. Clark sald that because of the prominenco with which his name Led been connected with the x:u.tter, he would like to submit an argu-. ment. 9y Mr, Logan objocted. i . Mr. Morton sald that if Olark was permitted to make an argument, the other witnesses might | demand the same privilege, which would prolong the invostigation Indefinitely, Tho investigation was thon declared closod, s LOUISIANA, 4 ‘Wasiixatox, Feb, 6.—In the Louisiana In- vestigation, to day, GENERAL O. A, SHEBIDAN | teatifiod. Ho thinks 10,000 colored mon voted tho Luboral tickot; don { think more than 160 white men outside the Foderal employmont voted the Republican ticket thinks thers wero men in evory parish qualified to act es Buper- visora, but It was difiioult to get them to act. TINCIDACK wes aworn, and sald he canvassed ten or fifteon purishes or mora during tho last campaign; do not think 1,200 colored persons in the wholo Btato supported the Fusion tioket ; do not think tiiore was 1,000, but there might havo boen 50 or 100 pevsons who voted rpainet Grant; thinks Dbotween 10,000 and 15,000 whites voted for Grant and Kellogg, His convass was'chiefly slong tho river, There wna groat dis- satlsfaction among ~ tho Ropublicans at the nomination of Kellogg; thinks the protest nyningt Kollogg's ~nomina on ho ground of Custom Houso intorforonce was drawn np by dofoated candidates, but signod by uulr throo mombors of the Convention. Theso dinligultios wero healed wp boforoe election. T'ho olootion in 1870 wns the grontest fruud ever yor- potrated. Warmoth was rosponsiblo, A cotored man, Who was & oandidate, sald, after the Supor- visors had deolared the rasult, ** Well, is it pose siblo I 2in't got oue vote outof that box? 'Foro God I know I voted for mysolt,” [Liaughter.] . COLONEL HATOM, of tho Wharton Board, tostitiod’ that he under- stood that ho was sppolated thoret! theonuse Horron meant to_socure the appoin Sont of Longsircot and Hawking, with tho a:Gwed In- tlor’:l fon of counting in the Custom Hot E candi- datos. : e Pinchback again asked that Judge: hblo ha summonod to roply (o soma of Warmot § atato- monta. T'ho Committeo roservod its decision as to how mauy of the Judges should be. summoned, and adjourned till to-morrow. b e A, CONGRESSIONAL, SENATIE, PETITIONH. WasmiNaToN, Feb., 5.—Potitions wera pre- wontod by . Mr, CONKLING for the groater sccurity of tho mail service ; for an increanc of the salaries of United Btates District Judges in New York ; for nnd againat the reponl of the Bankrmpt law ; and for the removal of taxes on National Banka. By Mr. VICKERS, n remonstranco against the ropoal of tho Bankrupt act, . y Mr, WRIGHT, o potition of tho buninoss mon of Bt, Louls for the ropoal of the Bankrupt law. LI FOR SETTLENY, Mr. BUCKINGHAM from the Commitiee on Tudian AlTaws, voported without amendnient. the THouge bill for'the relief of tho_nettlors on the Into Bloux Indinn reservation in Minnoxota. THOE TWO PER UENT BILL. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, from the Committee on Judiciary, roported advorsely a bill to refund tho 2 per cant to Qhio, Tndiana, and Illinois, Mr. PTHURMAN, aubmittod n minority roport, which was ordered!printedwith the roport of the ‘majority, B0ONTYS Mr. BUCKING(FAM, intraduced a bill_to ox- tond tbe timo for Uling didma for additional Dbounty under tho act of July, 1866 ATKANBAN, Mr. RICE offgred-the following resolution, and nsled its immodiate conaldaration : Recotved, it the Commiliesion Prislleges aud Linc- tlons bo lustructed o inquir add report fo the Senate Thethes there {o, any axintuy faga Kiate Gousemment in Arkonsaw, and how and bytwihom it {a constituted. Mr. FERRY (Conn.) abfected, beoause ho aid roficction hiad satisfied him! that tho Bonate had exceedod their {“’""‘ in attdmpting to oarry out o similar resolution adoptedin regard to Louisi-; fLry Tho resolution was faid over. . INDIAN APPROPRIATION. Mr. WINDODI, from tho {Committes on Con- feronco on the ‘Tndian Appicoprintion bill, sub- iJnu. 16, approprintes £92,500,767, of <which ail { ing that all wore agreed that no bridgo with a drass aiould ba bulit ovar the Missiesippi belovr St, Louis, Buch bridges had alrondy dore damage onough above (it city. No such dotsi- ment to commerco ghould ho Ecrmmorl bolow that point, and it 18 quostionabla whether avy bridge shonld e pormitted botwoen Bt. Louig: and Now Orleavs, 'I'he Morolants' Exchange of 8t, Louis mot yesterdny in order to conuider that subjoct, and it is oxpacted to hear from that meoting to-morrow. 1Ife hoped the bill would olther bo recommitied, or referred to the Committee on Commorca, Mr. COX gavo notico he wouldmove to lay the bill on the talle. Mr, POT'I'ER ngked My, Packer whothor thobill bad beon recommended by the engineor ofticers of the Govornmont. Mr. PACKER ropliod that it had not, but that tho intorests of the (lovernment wore ontirciy uarded by malking the mattor subject to tho udgment and control of the Secretary of War, My, POTTER eantlanad the Housa against re- ponting iho blundor it had committod somo time ago, in authorizing a bridge ncross the Ohio Htivor at Cineinnati, which Iad subsequently to Do changed at n groat expemse, for which' tho Qovoronient was now held responsible. Ho was sadinfled (Lnt no hridge whould ever ho pormitted by Congress acrous any of the groat rivors of the country without the mort cavoful deliberation, and without oxamination and roport of somo ofiicora of the (lovernment not vonnected withy private intoreatn. The morning hour having oxpired, and the bill wont without action Lill to-moetraw. POST OFFICK APPROPRINEIONS, s Tho Honeo then wont Into Committoe of the Whole, Mr, Burchard in the Chair, on the Posts Office Approprintion bill, Ilie bill, us reported, ues of, bat ea,amlflnn 8 to como from the 1o i 08 the Department, but Mr. PALM. charge of the bill, romerked that einm ¢ lion of the franking privilege th I'o::.ratar Goneral was willing to have the approprintion reduced hy 81,500,000, Mr. COTTON offored an amondment. increaes ing tho jtem for letlor carriers from 1,600,060 , to 81,700,000, nud nilowing their omployment in plaoos with s popmiation of 20,000 inhnbitants ‘within 'Post Oilies delivory, After a long diz- oussion involving the whole lotter carricr systen and tho compensation of lattor carrlors, whiciy Mensra, COX. and L. MYERS endesvorod Gut failod to bave {ncreased, the amendment ofercd by Mr. Cotton was agreed to, Without the fn- ighivg the bill tho Houso adjourned. o o i mitted and oxplained the lcunremnce report, ‘which was concurred in. On mption of Mr. BLAIR\ the bl to confer Jjurisdiction on the Court of Olaima to hear and dotermine tho suitof Oarontlolet va. tho United Statos was taken up, but, mt tho oxpiration of ), tho morning honr, went ovor:: OREDIT MOBILIER. Ir. ANTHONY, in_the Ohair, said that the Vico Presidont wished to be oxcused from ap- NEW YORK. Daryea’s Murderer Indicted~Denth of o Nliser--Professor Tyndall's Ene tended DMovoments == Miscelinncous Logni Xtoms. Spetal Deapateh to The Chieagn Tribuse, New York, Feb. b.—Symmons, tho murderes of Durgen, oame within & haira™hraadth to-day of ointing tho Spdcinl Committea £ consider the |-bolng reloased on 810,000 bail, Nothing da- stimons trausmjttod from the House yostordsy, affccting oertain Sonatorn, and dosired that tho Committeo ahould bo sppointed by the Senatar feated this outrage on justico excopt the prompé action of the Grand Jury in iudicting him for (Mr. Anthony) himsolf, who ocoupfed the Obalr | murder in tho firat degree. "Tho Coronor's jury, whon the Committoo wna ordered. Mr. EDMUNDS #aid) ho had been out when Mr. Pattorson offered a resolution for the ap- gulntment of this special Committeo, and as the jonnte had » standing Committec on Privileges and Elections, he ullnl%lt the mattor ought to go to that Committeo. He, thaerefore, moved to reconsider the vote by which the Bpocial Jom- mittee had been ordered. Mr. ALOORN said the Committes on Pflvflsgns and Elections was overworked, and that it the inquiry were reforred to them, it would not bo reached this sonsion of Congross. . Mr. EDMUNDS thon withdrew the motion, and Mr. ANTHONY in_tha chair, appointed the | tollowing s a special Commltten: Mesars, Morrill (Maine), Beott, Stockton, Wright, and Blovenson, FINANOIAL. The Senate then rosumed consideration of the Tinance bill, - Mr. BAULSBURY favored the fres bankin provision ia tlio Dill, bt thought the offaot of hie other - provisions would be to increass the publio debt. Mr. BOOTT advocated tlse bill. - Mr. FENTON aritiolzed it in detail, Mr. WRIGHT thought the people wers eatis- fied with things aa they u%md moved to strike out the firat section of the'biil. Mr. THURMAN moved to Iay tho bill en the | tablo, which was agreod to—yens, 20; nays, 37. Tho Iol]nwlns isdho vote: 2eAS, Aleorn, Bill, Rice, Blair, Hitéhcock, Robertaon, Cofe, Johnaton, Schurs, Davis, Kelly, Sprague, Edmunds, Machen, Blevenson, Fenton, orton, Thurman, Gllbert, Norwood, Tipton, Goldthwmatte, Pool, est, Iamilton (Tex.), i Rameey, Windom, Harlan, Rancon, NATS, Ames, ragin, Patterson, Dayard, Ferry (Conn)), Pratt, Boreman, Forry (Mich), Saulsbury, Buckingham, Flanagan, Beott, Caaserly, Hamilton'(Md,), Sherman, Chandler, amlin, Stewart, Olayton, Morrdll (Maino), Vickers, Gooper, Borrill (Vt.), ~ Wilson, Corbett, Nye, Wright, THE GENEVA AWARD. Mr..EDMUNDS moved to take up the bill to W providy for the distribution of the Geneva award. Lost—ycas, 17; nays, 81, TUE IX ALOOPH. NMr) CRAGIN submitted and oxplained the re- port of the Conferonce Committeo on the bill to providle for the construction of six new sloops of ‘War, . which was conourred in. GENERAL TAYLOR'S DAUGHTER. bn]i!r. Bi;{EVBNBON mo{nd nt[o tnl{s u;‘z] the Housn gran| s pension to Mrs. Wood, daughter ot Brotidons Tn’}lm-. e Mr. PRATT moved to refof the bill to the Committee,on Pensions, which was agreed to. DIPLOMATIC. On motion of Mr. MORRILL (Me.), tho Diplomaticand Consular Appropriation bill was ,thon anu?l l‘r 5 r. EDMUNDS gafd the United Btatos and Mexican Olaims Commission was defunct, and mmoyed to strike out tho sppropristion for it, wihich wan agroed to. Adjourned, T HOUBE. ¥ AMERIOAN BTEAMETIPA, A momorial was presonted from the Philadel- phia Board of Trade, asking for the eatablish- ‘ment of ocoan mail ateamahip servico, in Amer- ican bullt iron stesmships, with England, INTEBNAL REVENUE--THE TODACOO TAX. Mr. BECK, from the Commlttes of Ways and Means, roported amendmonts to the Internnl ‘Revenue law, a8 follows: The first section that pretended to harvor o bollef that Simmons slashed Duryea to pleces in' self-dofonce, was undoubtedly prcked. The only i tostimony supporting their peculiar verdict wax that of a Bowoery butcher, who told a story abou Duryon making threats ‘against Simmons whilo' crossing o forry-bost. Blmmonn will be taken, from the hospital to the Tomba to-morrosy, and society will bo eparod his prosenco through a put-up Coronor's job. Jacob Knoop, s miser living alone over his lquor-rookery, in_ Brooklyn, on Commerca !"Mi:l was_found dead in s closet up stairs to-’ day, his body having beon partially eaten by &' lorgo dog, which was his _only com- panion. knunp‘n wifo died a few monthe ago, ginco when ho has lived) along, seldom opening his bar, It is suppossd’ that ho died several days sgo from intemper- anco. Ho was frequently seen looking through an upper window, but tho neighbors thought nothing of it, as Knoop wan known to be very, eccentrlo, ‘Ex-Recorder James DI, Smith 1efused to-day to proceed any furthor in his preparations to da~ fend Beannell, the murdoror of Donshoe. _ Mr. 8mith returned his rotainor of 750, ond the assassin will havo to look for somo less scrupue 1ous Inwyer, Professor Tyndall saya ho groatly regrets his Inability to accept invitations from tho great cities of the West, but the weight of the instru. mental appliances of his lectures, and the fact: that evory leoture rn?ulres two dnys' possession/ of tho hall,—s day of prapscation and a deliv- ory,—ontailed Loavy loss of time, and ofton yery saverelabor. He says he nosds rest, and' his lettera from England bring Intelligencs of duties postponed during his absence, and of the illness of Dr. Benco Jones, Becretnrf' of the Royal Institution, Professor Tyndall will, thorefore, dopart for England this weok. {To the Assoctated Prees.) ; New Yong, Fob. 5,—At & meeting of the Com- mitteo of Sovouty, last night, s lotter was re- ceived from Mayor Havemeyer, atating that the draft of tho city charter, whicn will be reportad' from the Commities on Oities in _tho Togislature, will differ materlally from i draft as prosonted by the. 6 Republican Committao, and_ that this difforence will neutralize the power of the Mayor io tha local government, and open the door to o new rolgn of partisan trade and jobbory. Tho Mayor also points out other objectionk 1o the charter, which, ho sayn, cught not to pass. A crowd of Wall street operators wers 1n Fifth Avenuo Hotel to-night, and great oxcitomont existed in regard to an alleged corner in West. orn Union Telograph stoclk, for which 843§ wad treoly bid, A ramor was afloat, and genorally credited, that Jay Gould is short of the stock, and has boen badly cornered by a combination, consisting of Commodore Vandorbilt, Henry A. Bmith, and Dauiel Drow. Bobaffor, who murdered his wife last night in an asgignation house and then cut his own fl?{n'nt, diod this afternoon at the Bellevue Hos- pital. The Importors’ and Grocers' Booxd of Trade to-day adopted a resolution opposing the repeal of tho Bankruptey law. Alfrod A. Geffard, tho oldes member of the 8took Exchange, diod to-day. John J. White, Cashior of tho banking housa of J. V. Painter, of Cleveland, made a complaint ot th Tombs fo-day ngainat Wm, Ellis, alias Laren White, charging i with swindling plain- tifr out of $18,000, by eolling the latter forged Union Pacitlc incomo bouds to that amount. Ellin says it is & case of miutalen identity. Judgo Butherland adjourned his supplement- M} Court of General Besslons mvfllfl! to con- sider the quostion raisod as to the right to hold court without sufficiont pullio notice being pra- viously given. Honry Clows, Troasuror of the charity ball, reports 816,000 notted for tho fund of the Infant restores the provision of theelaw of 1863, allow- ing producors of tobacco to mcll at tho place of production to consumers to an amount not ex- ceeding $100. The socond section ;mz&mua to increnss the fractional parts of barrols, The tho third section provides that the man who made wine from grapes raised by himsolf might Boll it at tho ‘plucn of production” without payin, the $25 lsou al tax 28 now required. The bl was passod. PENAION DILLS. Mr. MOORE, Ohairman of Invalid Penslons, procssdod to maks u raport of tho Ponslon bill ut before doing 8o commentod emphatically on the aotior. of the Honse, yosterdsy, in passing & bill allowing & ponsion to's widow, Mys. Wood, to dato back to tho date of her husband’s death, The rule was that the pension should take offect from the passago of tho bill, and there was no propriety in making a distluction betwaan tho widowa of General ofticers and the widows of privato soldiers. Mr, BLAINE, the Spoaker, who yesterday loft tho chair and introduced and advacated tho bill reforred to, again took the floor and dofendea the propriety of that mensure, remarking that it was the mlly inatanco of a porson of tho lineago of General Taylor rocoiving any benofit from tfio Governmont of the Unitod Btates. Mr. SPEER, from tho samo Committeo, ro- portad a bill répoaling the provision of the act of tho dth of July, which prohibits the allowance of pension claima, unless prosented to a enccess- ul issuo within five yoara from the date of baing filed, and allowing claims so barred to bo granta and allowed within two years from the passago of this aot upon satisfactory parol evidence. Aftor dlscunsion, tho ill passed. DUIDUK AT MEMPIIH, My, PACKER, from the Comrmitteo on Itoads and Canals, reportod & bill authorlzing the con- struction of & railroad bridge aoross the Missia- slppl River ut Momphis, Tonn, In reply to questions by Mr. Finkolnburg, he stated that the main span of the bridge was to be at least 400 foot in the cloar, and that the bridge might be built with a draw, Mr, FINKELNBURG opposed thebill, remark- Augvhun. oven Eflnunou wero arraigned to-day in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, on charges of mur. der, Ench’pleaded not guilty, and wero remand. ed for trial. —_—— ‘Telographic Brevities, Two hoys, aged 12 and 14 years, sons of Bam- uel Bishop, & farmor living near Mount Vernon, ©Ohio, wero drowned on Monday while attempte ing to oross the croek running through the farm. Yostorday forenoon, Olistian Shultz, a farmer .rosiding near Fort Wayne, mado an sttempt 2t cxossing ‘‘ Spy Run," a emall stream. He broka through wheu near the middle and was drowned bofore aid could reach him, His body was ve- oovered. ‘The motion for a new trial in the Hibler mur. der case will bo docided to-day, at Fort Wayne. An oxciting event in LaSalle County, yeater« day, wos o grand fox hunt. One hundred horse~ men, with thirty hounds, pursued a red fox thres hours, catching him at s place 13 milos from the starting point. A. L. Davis, ex-pollceman of Maberly, Mo., attempted to forco admittance to the privata room of Mrs. Pullon, a milliner in that town, about 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning, BShe warned him to dosist. 1o thon threatened to, burst fn tho door, wheroupon sho shot ané killad him instantly, the ball penotrating hir heart, Tho Coronor's jury exonerated Mra Pullon. Connorayille, Indinua, was visitod by & very induatrions sot of burglars on Tuosday night, who holped themaelvon to about averything oy dogired, They entorod a barbor shop and carried pn mirrors, ‘razors, &o., worth nearly $100. Thoy next ' visited fho Ofiristian Ohuroly, whiols i um!orgolnj ropairs, and capturod a fino lot of tools, and also oalled at Phillips' hub, wagon, and oarriage shop, whioh they robbed of lntfilll‘!l 80t of toolu, The loss amounted to a consideras a8 the tools are of good 3 There {s nio Lnowledge of the prescit or prospei tlvo vlace of business of these marauders,