Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1873, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBU. MONDAY, WASHINGTON. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE PACIFIO MAIL INVESTIOATION, Wasiinaron, D. Q. Fob., 23.—1f the natate- .ments now curront loro aro to be bolloved, the proposad invostigation into Lhe olroumstances aitending tho passago of tho Paolflo Mall Stonm= elip subnidy in tho Houso Inat spring will bo the 1owling sonnntion avon of this ovontful nosslon., F’n I stalod that Commodoro Carrison, whoo Brazillon subsidy scliome fatlod - nbout the samo: timo that tho Taclflo Mail passed, proposos to glow up {ho mombors who mado proposi- taus to him for monoy in considoration:of thelr; voton. It s eald thnt tho Commodore has n Aettor from Syphor, of Louisiana, written while [ého Brazilion ceheme was pouding, wherein that Congrossman offored Lis own voto, }oguumr wilth thoso of abont twenty iothor “carpot-bng” Congressmen, to tho |Commodoro for tho gross sum of £80,000. Foruando Wood's namo is also. badly mixed up with Pacific Mail. A list of about fifty sritnosses has beon furnished by the Committoo Jto bo mummoned noxt woelt, The limited tHme Jpow remaining boforo the adjournment will pro- wont the investigntion from Doing as thorough it othorwise might, . . THI EXTRA BESSION. The opinion in gaining ground that the aban- onmout by -tho Prosident of lis proposed outhern trip moans that ho is now in favor of @0 extra sossion of Congress. Tho Prosident, owover, denics that ho Las undergono any ,chango on this subjeet, nud stlll asaorts that ho ‘can neo no roason for calling Conpgross togather mntil next June. At least, Edmunds Coulkling, and Frelinghuyson, of the Republican Bountors, nre in fuvor of an oxtrs seasion immo- Alntu]‘y nitor tho 4th of March, providing that tho Mormon bill and the Alabama bill remain wunactod upon. . TOUISTANA. + . It ionssorted in cortain quartors hore that, un- <5 gomo nction ia taken upon the Louisiann Leforo tho adjournmont, thero will bo volution in that Btate, growing out of tho preseut complieatod nituation of political affairs thero, THI TWO PER GENT DILL. A motion to reconsider tho vote, whereby tho 2 per cent claim of Obio, Indisnn, snd Iliuois was provonted from pnnslng to.n third rending, zna made, to-day, by Senator Wast, inesmuch an this ceticn was only succosaful by o majority of 8, fTho Seuntors from theso Staten lavo yob bopes of passing the bill, COLEAX. Tho ITouse Judisinry Committes aro holding n meeting this ovening Yor thio purpano of oxamin~ |1 the Company niiair, monoy from tho rond, and ropliod it was nn Onirago for tho Compahy to b4 catied npem. o) lmy any, such bills § hind o convorsation : witli'| Tirlan about tho monoy, - Harlan tald, *If that L I want to- pay it bnol on’t want to recoive any monoy from'the Com-" mitteoo for any such purpose.” Ifarlan gaid “TIwllrolurn [t ab oneo.” The wituess had novor seen anything on the books of the Com- {:nny to lcad liim to think that tho money hnd con revofved from tho Company, Heard noth- In({ about the mattor since. ¥u convereation with Harlow, tho witnens told him that ho had honrd that hio (1nrlan) hind rocoived the checks' from Divant; Yhat Durant was now oxpeeting; or proposain, to chnr%u tho amount to the Com<| pany; that Harlan admitted ho had received tho| -monoy, but snid lio had no idea it win to ho eharged to the Company. If 8o, ho would return Jdt. Uannot romembor the dato of tho convor- | sation with IMarlan, but thought it was In tho epring of 1807; 'did not romembor having any convorsation with Dawonon tho subjeot. To airm!om knowledgo of witnoss Durant nover mado any claim upou the road to have themonoy rolurned. Tacean until Lnlf-post 1. Whon the Committoo reagsemblod, the oxami- nation of Alloy was resumed, 1o hind no means of fixing tho dato of consldoration botweon Harlan and Inmeclf. Witnoss was examined at somo Iougth as ta tho oporations of Credit Mo- billor, but his testimony was only o ropotition of that beforo the Houso Committco, BENATOR IARLAN waa rocallod, and testifiod that Lie nover was n formal candidato for the Sonato, Dr. Durant, inhia convorsation with tho witnoss, said he wanted to contributo towards the Towa olection. It was understood among tho friouds of witnoss that his namo waa to bo ueed for tho Sonate. Adjourned until 10 o’clock Monday, prottase CONGRESSIONAL, WAsMINGTON, Fob, 22, i SENATE. . OENTENNIAL OELEIIRATION, Mr. BCOLT prosonted tho report of the Con- touninl Commission, Tho subsoriptions, publio and private, in Pennsylvanin alono, would amount to nbout £4,000,000, This start would iusyro tho success of the exposition, and would 2nuuty an appoal to othor portions of the coun- Ty, f THE GENEVA AWARD. Mr. EDMUNDS, from the Cummittes on Ju- diciary, roported adversoly tho Houso bill for tho distribution of tho Gonova award, DAILY BESSIONS. Mr. HAMLIN offerod n rosolution to meot daily, onand after Monday, at 11 o'clock, and take & rocoss from 5 to7 p, m, Thore wero mat- tors ponding, which it wag nocossary to disposo of boforo ndjourning. Soveral Sonators ob- Jocted to tho recoss, and advocated s continu- onco session, * . Mr. MACHEN thought that the bodies and ing tho tostimony takon bofore tho Poland Credit Mobilior Committec in the caso of Vico Trosident Colfax, Inosmuch as the Chairman of this committec, Judgo Bingham, i3 himselt Lieavily involved in thoso tranenstions, no report juospected with regard to_Colfax, ovon if tho Jattor did not go out of offica with the expira- tion of {ho prescot Cangress. ILon Butler, how- ‘ever, who atands sccond on tho commiltes, will fnsist that articles of imponchment be immedi- ately roported against tho Vieo Progidont. JUDGE BIERIAN'S paso will also be discusscd this ovoning. 3 BTEWART, - tho recnleitrant witness, has improved his time einco being coufined in, the ‘‘Bastile” at tho Capitol to writo o suvcmy-pn,iu ‘pnmrhlub, whorefu lio arraigna Congross for its violation of Iaw, in imprisoning him for contompt, On Monday hie will causo a copy of this pamphlet to o placed on the desks of tho varions mombers, T'his is precisely what ko calls revenge. THE LOUIBVILLE OANAT. Tha bill providing for o reduction of tolla on the Louisville & Portland Canal, and tho as- pumption of tho dobt of tho Company by the United States, was added to the River and Har- por bill s . an amondmont, introduced by Mr, ~Holman, of . Indiana. —The mattor elicited considerablo discussion, Conger, of Mictigan, Snwyor, of Wisconsin, and Bargont, of Cnllromin, opposing, and Helman, Dodd, Sholabargor, and_Steyonson favoring it Tho smondment provides that the ; Beorotary of the Tronsury -sball pay tho debt of the Company, 2nd that tho™ tolls shall bo reduced to 25 cents per ton, It waa ot first proposed that the tolls Fhould bo reducad to 12 cents per ton, but tho iguro adopted was agreod to as o compromise, e.l‘ o friends of the measure worked vory hard, ‘and focl very much gratified at ihoir success, Col, Dodd mads o long and very intoresting ‘spooch in bohalf of the monsure, " which con- Zainod o moro dotailod history of tho canal than any docwmnont hitherto given fo the public] 70 the Assoctated Presn.] 0 Tob, Bh.—Tuo Prosidanb to-day WagniNarox, Fob, 2. roaident to- eigned the uct relieving from disabilities Wm, Togy, of Missourl. sury Sopastmont. dicects that 'l the "The Tren Dopartmont dires clorks in tho cuatgms-umce at Now York may competo for tha vacant Surveyorship. TARBAGUY STATUE, The Committece on Public Buildings will prob- ebly nward the contract for the Farragut statuo, and decido as to the model, on Tuesdny noxt. .. THE PACIFIC MSIL, - The Committe of Weys und Means commence the investigation concerning the Paciflo Mail Btopmship Company using money to proouro lJogislation on Monday. s NOMINATED, Samuol Bickerstaf wasnominated Supervising Inepector of Steamboats for tho Sixth District, INTEBEST PAYMENT, The March interost on the ten-forty bonds will bo paid on the 24th inst. without robato. BATLBOAD GRAKTS. Intho Senato to-day, Br. Cnusoréy reported from tho Committeo on” Public Lands, withont Bmendment, tho Iouso bill granting 200 foot vight of way through tho public landsto the Portland, Dallas & Salt Loko Roilroad Company. Tho Lill also grants ull lands that may o neces- sary for depot and construction pmrposcs. 3fr. Pomeroy, from tho snme Committeo, ro- orted without nmondment the IHousoe bill grant- ng the right of way for the Utah Northorn Raile road Company to extend its lino via Boar River Valloy, Sodn Springs, Snako Iiiver Valloy, and Lhrouxh Montana, to connect at_tho mosp suita- Dlo polnt with the Northorn Pacific, BENATE EXTRA HESSION. L'yl the President of the United States of Amerfea. Proclamation : ‘znras, Objects of Interest to the United States rc}:uli'ro e ot onato nioud ho convened ai130'clock the 4th of Sfurch next, to rocelve aud vt upon euch :u?mmmx!umm ny way bo wado tot on tho part of ecutive ; ‘Novs, tharefore T, Ulysses 8, Gront, Prestdent of the Dnited Statee, condlder it to bo my duty ts fssito_ this, ny praciemation, decluring - thiat “an- oxtraordinary wdou veunires tho Senato of tho Unit o8 to conveme. for the {rsnsaction of ‘Lualuess at tho Capitol in tho.” Clly of Weshington, on tho 4th day of March ncxt, at 13 olelock ut sioor, on {hut day, of whicl all who Bl at that Hap bo Dn[%lh:‘;l t(n 'nc‘: () finnm\lm of that Lody 870 hieroby required to take notice, ‘Glvon wdcs muy hund ond tho seal of {ho Unfted Siatea nt Washington (ho 2lot day Tobruary, In (e Sear of our Lord orie thoussud elght hundred and sov~ «n lirec, and of the Indopendenca of the United Giaoa of Asacrioa tho’ ninoly-sovontl, U, 8, GraxT, sident : rroN Fism, Dy tue President : IAatn 0 clnry'nf Hite POMEROY, - BIr. Gueric, Chairman of the Topokn Logisla~ turo Investigaling Committeo, reported to tho Sorgeant-at-Avmy with Sonator Yorl's ulleged | bribe moncy. There ro at prosont fonr othor witneszos for tho progecution, and cight for tho defengo, i 1APEAGIMENT. Thé Houss ' Committco on Judolary mot to- night to considor the vorious questions of im- penchmont reforred to it. Tho intontion at firab tves to take testimony in tho matter of Judgo Durell, of Louisiana, but in viow of the near termination of Oongress, and the impossibility of heving all tho testimony before it, the Com- milttoo postponed tho subjoct in order to havo a gonarn]‘ consultation on tho couise to bo pur~ sued with roforence to ull tho cases, i THEATRICAL. : Sy The theatrical gonson was reinaugural - night by tho opening of Wall'snow Opora Honso, wwhich 18 the ilnest evor known in thiu city, ‘Tho ecating capeoity of tho house is’ for 1,800 por- Eona. * A EUOGESTION, ‘The Inangnration Committeo recoived & com- mitteo Ivont [thacs, N, Y, rocommonding that, iuetend of a graud ball on inauguration evening, they bold a grand prayer-meoting. — e CREDIT MOBILIER. THE BENATE COMMITTEE, . Wasminavon, Fob, 22.—At tho sitiing of thd' Bonuto Credit Sobilior Committeo, to-duy, BENATOR PATTEREON testitled thnt ho Lind no recollection of scolng 1hio lottor of Mortou, Bliss & Co., to him of May 12, 1871, or tho racoipt of Amon to the firm. a-na stocls cerlifieuto fxu nevor saw until a fow uys ago, Aflor & gocrol session of half an hour, S0UN B. ALLEY arng sworn, and aslod if ho hud any knowledge that money givon to Jarlau by Durant was pnqd ‘by the Union Pacifls Compiny, Tho withona zepliod that he Lad not, 1Is booame s Director of tho road in 1867, and tho movey'wen given jn | up the report of tho Committee on Elections in minds of tho Bonators bocame vory muoh effom- inateo by thoir lasbors daily about 4 or b o'clook, Hoe advocated o recess long ouvugh to givo an opportuiity for a littlo rocroation. Beveral Benators having spoken, i AMr. LOGAN .eaid that aftor this debaté the aquostion wa¢ important, Ho thorefore moved 1o postpone, that it mlyhb not be decided with~ ou? duo deliberation. [Laughter, Aftor furrhor dobato, the to meot daily 03 speciflod. VLECTION OASES, Mr, MORTON gave notico that bo would call fimmlg fionlly agroed tho Caldwell caso noxt week, Monday. Mr. CARPENTER gavo notico that immedi- ately aftor Caldwoll's cago, ho would eall up the roport on the Louisinun caso. Mr, ANTHONY 1ntroduced a bill for the pay- mont for Corlies stonm-ongine. TIHE POST-OFFICE APPROPRIATION camo up in mg\\]nr order. - Mr. ANFHONY nsked the members of the Committes on App(o[;rintinna to_consont to an arrangomont by which the bill for the publica- tion of the debates could bo takon up. Mossrs, COLE and WEST, baving chargo of tho appropriation bills, objectod. Mr. ANTHONY thon moved to lay tho pend- tng bill on the tnblo, Loat—nyes, 195 noes, 84, I'he Popt-Ofiico Approprintion bill was thon proceoded with, the quostion boing on tho mo- tion of Mr, Bherman to strike out tho clause providing for tho incressod compensation for railrond sorvico. Nr, SHERMAN withdrew his nmondment, Au omoudment for tho imsue of two cont stnmped lotter sheot envelopes was Iaid on tho tablo, Mr. RAMSEY offored an amendment, anthori- zing the Postmastor-Genoral to appoint o Supor- ntandont of ¥zoo Delivary, ut o salucy of £2,500. reed to, x, FERRY (Mich.), from the Committes on Post-Offices, offored an amondmont authorizin, the Postmaster-Gonoral to iuncrosse tho mail steamship service with Brazl, which, on motion of Mr. CHANDLER, was Inid on the tablo, Mr. BAMBEY offored an amendmentto ho ‘Webb Bubsidy bill.” Mr. EDMUNDS made the point that the amondment was’ out of ordor undor tho rule ro- cently sdoptod, i ‘I'ho OHATR overruled the point of order. i Mr. EDSUNDS apponlod, : < Thoe appealwas faid on tho tablo—yens, 27; noys, 26. 5 KIBr'. BHERMAN then moved to lay tho amend- ment on tlfl:uo table, which was agroed to—yeas, 28; nays, 20, 'y BLEY offorcd an amondment raquir- ing that all mail mattor of tho firat-class, lotters, ghnll bo %m‘mld. Mr, .CONKLING made the point that tho amecndment was not in ordor under the rulo. Tho CHAIR sustained tho poiut of ardor. The amendment requiring all persons who wusually receivo thoir mail matter through free delivery to provido boxes at their offices or housos way laid on the tablo. | The amendmont providing additional com- pensation for reilrond mail orvice was concur— red in; so wore othor amendments agread to in Commilttes of tho Wholo. Tho bill thien passod, Adjourned. ¥ HOUSE, = GENEVA AWARD, - Afr, MYERS prosonted 2 “onolution from the Philadelphis Board of Trade, declnving that the undorwriters should .bo indemnified under the Genova award. THE OASE OF JUDGE SHERNAN. A Mr. E. H. ROBERTS, from the Committee on ey and Mouns, roportod tho ovidehico taken in tho matters peuding bofore it in referonce to Judge Jherman, o stated thntthe ovidonco implicatod no member of oither Houso, but ox- onorated individual momboers of both Houses, i'ho Committee offercd a resolution, referring to tho Judiclary Committeo the evidonce takon, with instructions to exomine to sce how much thoro 1o that rolates to Judge Charles T. Bhor- man, of Ohio, to detormine whather furthior in- yestigation should not be had with*a view of presenting articles of impcnchmont, if_such in- voutigation shall justify suck nction. The reso- lution was adonted. i ‘I'he Houso then, on motion of Mr, GAR- TFIELD, took up tho Sundry CIVIL APPROPRIATION DILL, tho pending smoundment boing that of Mr, Banks, prohibiting the publication of books or documents by the CGovornmont for lgl'rntunous distribution [‘,133_(‘1 an amondment :)y A l1l3utlm' ‘Mass,) forl ing any paymont of salary or n(axlmnu)nu of tho officors %t tho so-galled xgh!ll Borvice examinution, Mr, HO. opposed Banks' amendmont, and #ald tho abolition-of tho franking privilego’ was part of the systom whioh nought to_deliver tho publio sontimont of tho country aud tho logisla- tlon of Congross into tho hands of a fow nows- papors in great citios, Instend of. annual meot- nga of Congress in Washington, Senators and Reprosontaiives might an well atay-at Lomoy rond. in their lbravigs the dispatches of the Assoocinted Press or tho londing articles of adi- torn for tho regiotor of their deorces. Ilis col- Louisianns, before - tho gonoral election ‘lnst yor, while ho . was & can- didato ~for _ olection to Congress, had leeguo was scokmng in thas amendmont to brenk dm% ono of the grent educational {nfluencos of lio country. ? Mr, MoKEE advocated Mr, Butler's amond- mont, and denounced the Uivil Borvico roform 13 froud and humbug, 1o rolated an instanca of n most intolligent young man, who is now cashior in ono of thoe great banks of tho Pacifio alopo, who had heon rojeoted in the competitive oxaminntion, bacause ho feiled to answor some fow questions, whilo the plnco was givon to n Yankoe from Maiuo, who was uot fit to bo book- koapor to s bootblack. [Laughter.] Mr, CONGER opposed Mr. Bank's smond- ment, and charged that tho object of it was to ravent tho circulation among” the }noo lo of & Enu\vludgn of all mattors opcwrring in Congross, and nll nmtters of discovery ju ngriculture, goology, patents, oto. Tho nuthor of suoh a propaumou. whethor he camo from Musspohue neits or the West, was & monarchist ariatocrat,— l]mmhlnr&—-oun who would lave tho Govorn- ment oonduntod {n o sfar-chambor, Mr, BULTLEL (Mass.) slso opposed Mr, Banks' amendmeont, Aftor some romarks on tho anbjoct, ho said ho tvauld pa#a on to anothor new amondment, and agreed that it Ald- not follaw- ithint tho franlng privilego wna abolislied, doos fmonts and books would 1ot Lo clrculnted by the ‘mombharn, who would pay postago on them. 1fo’ «did not bollove that suel postage would averngo ~moro than 8100 or 8200 n yoar , Mr, FARNSWOREIL anled Mr, Burchard if ho ld not think it bottor ta mnko this roform, than to add £3,000 & yoar to the salary of memborn on tho pretense, that thoy would hionceforth havo to pay postase. My, BURCITARD roplfed that lio wan nob afraid that tho snlaries of the members would Lo rainod on that account, Y Mr, FARNSWORTII remarkod that that wos onoof the grounds on which the plon for an in- cnl)\x;nn]t’:l(\ &l}{iérvlo_u \\'ne!1 pntz B r, amendment was further opposed by Messrs. COBURN, DUNNELL, and 'PSWN- ‘BEND, g’onn.) Mr. DUNNELTL rogarded tho proposttion ns moro dumn{{o{nflnm. Mr, W, . ROBIRTS diraotod his attention to tho voto fu Committao of the,Whols yostordny, incrensing tho appropriation for n naval station at Now London, Conn,, froin §5,000 to_£60,000, which Do denounced a8 n gchieme - for ‘plun- doring _ tho Covernment and ‘romoying tho Brooklyn Nn\'{ Yaord, The proporty thero could not bo roplacoed elsowhore ném o cost of £50,000,000, Tho schome was in tho interest of o lot of ronl eatato npeculators in Drooklyn, who had boon for yoars casting thoir longing oyes at tholaud accupied by the hnvy-yards, waiting to ot it for docks and railrond prirposcs. He pro- cstod ngoiust it, nnd coutloned tho gontlomen a5 to what tho result of the voto on tho Now London item was to bo. Mr, . II ROBERYS ridiculed the foars and approhonsions of thoso mombors who saw in Mr. Banks' nmendment an _sattempt to- roplaco Topublicu inatitutions by dospotic ones. The Iouso was to bé congratulatod, e maid, that tho grent wuso of miscellancous public documents had been discovored, Tho gontloman +| from Mnssachusotis (Mr, Hoar) had assured tho Houso thnt woa tho barrier to savo the country from Liovurnmm.e by tho qmewspapors, e hnd nover fmown of 80 compldton barrier oguinst danger, oxcopt Mrs., Partington's sitempt to swoop hack thio tido with o broom. Tho nows- papors circulated millions of copies among tho coplo, Now 1t was proposod to prosorve tho Ropubiio from tho povor of the nowapnpors, by putting tho Agricultural m&ort into overy cornor grocory, to bo used for pnoknges or go to _trunk mannfacturers. Ho moved to add to Mr. Banka' amondmont, a proviso that tho Bocrotary of tho Intorior shall place n copy of nvnr{ public docu~ mont, deemed by him useful for that purposo, in two libraries in onch Congrossional Diatrict to be accessible to any citizen on application. Mr, GARFIELD thought Mr, Banks’ amond- ment too important to bo decided hastily, Ho was himsclf in favor of it, but thought it wise tolat it go for tho presont. Ho opposed Mr. Butlor's amendmont. Mr. 0OX advocated Br. Banks' amondmont. ‘The Ilouso then procecded to vote on B, H. Roberts’ smondment—rojectod,” Thon the omondment offered by Mr. Banka wea aleo re- ectod without a aivision, tho yons and nays oing called for, but refused, Thoe amondment by Mr, Butler that nono of tho money should bo usod in tho exponses of the compotitivo Civil Sorvice exnminntion was ro~ octed—yens, 855 nays, 103, "Tho amondments agroed to in Committeo of thie Wholo wore then read and acted on. The first voto Dy yeas and nays was on the mnend- mont roquiring tho Socrotary of tha Treasury to roport to Cougress how he disburaos the Secrot Horvico fund_spproprintion for provanunf and dotection of cmmtcr!oltmf—nn smendment ‘which was oppozed by Garfield and sustained by Book—rojeoted, yeas, Ti; nays, 102, Tho ‘amondment ngprogrin ng §100,000 . for & - Governmen uilding at Raloigh, N. 0, was adopted. The _amendmen nllpru;u'infln £5600,000 for nn addition to the eito of tho -Boston Post-Office, on condition of tho stroots being widoned, was adopted. An amondmont requiring contracts on publio build- iugs to bo medo with lowest responsiblo biddors, aftor ndvortisomont, was rejected without yons or nays. An nmendmuut incronaing tho item for anaval sistion at. New London, Coun., from 06,000 to 260,000 was rojected—yoas, 04 ; nays, 99, ‘Lho bill was then prssed. : THE WABHINGTON MONUMENT. Mr, CHIPMAN called for tho reportof the Committea of twelve appointed to confer with tho officors of tho Washington National Monu- mont Society on the practicabilityof the comple- tion of the Washington monument by the ap- proaching centonnial atniversary.. 3Ir, BAWYER, who wantod fo_talke up the River and_Harbor Appropriation . bill, movod to ontpone tho Washington monument mattor till {‘\'ndnund»y next. 'Tho motion was agreed to. SYPHER. . Mr. KERR, rising fo s question of privilogo, offored a rosolution reciting the testimony takon ‘beforo the Sonate Committce on Eloctions, to tho offect thatJ. II. Byphor, momber from unlawfally and corruptly procured to',bo made o falso and Iraudulent rogistration, and false and fraudulent votes to bo cast® for himself, and other gross frauds to bo committed in connec- tion yith such elestion, referring the mottor to the Committee on Elections, with power to take tostimony. 2r, SYPHER enid that Thoodore Jacques, tho witness who tostifled agninst him, had como to tho Capital, hired by thu Democrats of Louisiana to tostify fulsely. IIo (Sypher) went boforo tho Benato Committoo and ‘asked the privilego of rebuiting that testimony, but the Commwitteo donied him that right, stating that his case was not bofore the Committee. Ho hoped the reso- lution would bo ndoptod. Xo would prove that Jucques was a porjured scoundrel, aud that ho had boon seut to Woabington with Domooratio money, after having forged cortificates in tho interest of the Domocratio party. He ealled for an investigation. ¥o thanked "Mr, Kerr for tho rosolution. A Demacratic membor—Thon havo offorod jt yourself, Tho resolation was adoptod. -+'ha Houso thon took up tho DIVER AND HANBOR Approprintion Lill, which appropriates 85,507, 400, iucluding the following items : For dredg- ing out tho Bay of Bugcrlor to the docks of Bu- perior and Duluth, 8100,000 ; for the Marquotto and Monominoo hirhors, Michigan, 840,000 ; for other harbors in Michigan, $197,000 ; hacbors in Wisconsin, 120,000 ; Chicago harbor, + 890,000 ; Cnlumot Tinrbor, IlL., 240,000 Michigan' City harbors, Ind., $50,000'; Fox & Wisconsin Rivors, $300,000 ; St. Mary'a Fallo Canni, £200,000 ; 8t. Clair Rivor, ab tho mouth of the Black River, §15,000; Harbor Rofugo on Luke Huron, 875,000 5 8t, Clair Flats Oaual, $100,000 ; Woledo Haurbor, Ohio, 6100,000 ; othor hinrbors of Ohio, 878,000 ; Oowogod. Hubor, N. Y., $100,000; Dun! Ldirle arbor, N. ., £40,000; Buffalo Herbor, Now Yorl, 375,000 ; otlior lake harbors in Now Yorl, £71,000 ; ' Burlington Hazbor, Vt, 16,000 ; Bt. Antliony's Falls abd Uppor Mlssis- sippi, £25,000 ; Mimiesota River, $10,000 ; Illi- nois River, £50,000; Dea Moinea 1apids, Mississippi River, $400,0005 Rock Island lln{)idu, Missigsippl Rivor, 960,000 ; Harbor of Ref ]l:‘(;o, Bturgeon Bay Ununl, £40,000 ; Miesissippi, Mis- sour], and Arkeneas Rivers, £100,000; Osago River, Mo., $25,000; Ouncbitn River, Ln., 60,000 ; Miusiesippi Rtiver, botweon tho moutl of tho Missourl aud Obio, §100,000 ; Ohio River, £300,000; Fulls of tho Ohio River, 100,000} Uppor - Monongahela _ River, W. _ Va., £66,000; Oumberland River, bolow Nash- villy, 'Ponm., §25,000; = Wnbash River, in Iudisne ond Xllinols, €50,000; Tennousco Rivor, below Chattanooga, £100,000: Lonncesco Riyor, abovo BOhattanoogn, €25,0005 mouth of tho Migsinsippl, 8125,0003 removing raft in Red Ttivor, Lu,, 830,000} aldo, verious sums for you ought to rivory in tho Bouthorn Stntos; and aleo in Mary- land, Ponnsylvana, and Virginin; romoving ;E- structions in the Bast River, Now Yorl, includ- ing Hecll Qato, €235,000; vorious sums for the rivora and harborain tho Lnstorn Hiatos ; Boa- ton Harbor, $75,000; Lowor Willamotto River, Orogon, £40,000; Uppor Willmette River, Oro- o ©3,000; browlswator at Wilmington, 9160, 00 3 BUIYOYE, oxaminations, and cantingencion, §100,000. 'lie wocond scction dirccts the exam- jnation and survey of uuwmerous Inkes, rivers and Larbors, Mr, HERFORD moved to_ineert 850,000 for tho Groat Xanawhn River, Wost Virginia, Ite- Jeotod—yenn, 79; nays, 85, Mr, IOLMAN movod to nsort an ftom appro- {?'Innhg £100,000 for tho Loujsvillo & Portland anal, and directing tho Becrotury of tho I'ronss ury to sssume control of tho manzgomoent of tho caunl, tha tolls on steam vossols to bo hero- after reduced o 26 conts por ton, aud all othor yoagols in proportion. After a Jong discusalon, Mr, Holwman's amoudmont was adoptod, and tho ftem of £100,000 for tho fulls of tho Ohio ftivor wag strucl out, OREDIT 3OBILIER, 3r. WILSON &lndlmlu , from the Unjon Pa- cifio end Credit MNobilier Committee, guve notiva that ho would on Monday noxt movo to uuugulld the rules and pass tho blYl roported by that Con- fanglad notion of men, whom ihg people had ]nfl.gmlb of Congrosg., (Lnu"htor. r";._h_ut waa clvil sooyice reform, Ho rldionled the quiostlona put in compotitive syamination, One waa to gov- reot the grammar in the pentonco “ X Is a gont tleman and ‘g scholar.” o did not profoss to b muoh of & t;n.mmnrhn. but ko™ dld pot know how to correct that geutance, unlens ho'mude jb rosd: *To are n goutlomuy and agoholar.” 1865. Tho witness hoard from” either Oaki Amog or Oliver Awea' that Durany ulnhnedltl:: Ltor), O RROmARD ‘also opposed Mr. Dauks' mitteo. AsthoHouso was not meking much progress on Qo Rivor and 1atbor Lill, and was impatiout to adiowm, Mr. BAWYLLR moved to suspend tho uicd ang pres thy ill with the following awond- monts ; 1utstting ‘In ilew c2 BG60,000° for the ‘channol of the Do'~%are Tiver ot Fork Mifilin Bur ; roduoings tho itom S»7 the chaitiel of, thy Delavare Ilver nt Horso hos Slhonl from $100,000 to 60,000 ; Lncronslng tho ‘a_:\bro»r B FEBRUARY 24, 1873, “olo from 810,000 to 125,000, "Tho motion was rojested—yons, 101 ; ‘nags, 04, not two-thirds in the aflirmnaiivo. JENEVA AWAND, - My, BURLER (Maan,) derirod consent to have || the ITouro hill to distyibuto tho Qenovi n".\'m':!n subniituted for tho Roncto bill, but Mr. POTTER objected, At 5:10 o'clock Adjourned. NEW YORK. Mutunl Life Xmuurance on the Stoclk Exchangesnlosenzweig-=Steamnhip RacesTho Ihug WTrade--Arrival of tho Orew of the XirlowEathor Burlcces' Raihwoy Buit - Oensure == Miscellae ncous Locnl News. ¥ Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yonr, Fob, 22.—Tho BStock Exchango Asaociation, by over a bwo-thirds voto, huvo re- solved to insuro tho livos of their membors to. tho amount of §10,000 cach, out of their own, contributions’ of $10 ench of & memborohip of 1,000, 0on the doath of any mombor. ~Assuming ton doaths por munum, the _ contri- bution s 8100, or 1 por cont. In con~ soquonce of this arrangemont, tho valuo of soats havo advanced from 86,000 to £8,000 oach. * The helrs of overy holdor of such scat, in glbn ovont of his doath, {8 nssured of ot lens TRozonzwolg, who thought it an outrage that ho should bo sent to the ponitentinry for soven yoars for killing a young woman, aud who man- ngod togot a now trial through 1ugnl tochnicall- ties, ia now almost frantic over tho fact that ho will bo arraigned noxt Mounday for murder in tho firat dogree. Tho wifo and daughter of tho rigonor Liave almost lived around the District ttorney's offico sinco ho was brought down from Blng Bing to the ~Tombs,. and thoy hoped to sco him brought to .poody trlol and ncquitted. Rosenzwoig ssys 8 constitution i3 nlrnnd{ broken down by Erlxun lifo, but ho looks oily and sleck. Thero ns boon blundering in framing tho now law punishing abortfon, and it is possiplo that Rosen~ &Zwolg may, esoapo sook freo, This morning. tho paddlo-wheel stoamer Niag-| ara Joft this port for Bormudn, in tho hopa of obiaiving the British postal subsldy for the out, sud homo trip botwoon this port and Bermuda., Evory offort will bo mado by tho Ningars to malo o rapld passage, 'ho competitor of the lexlnm for postal favor ig the scrow stoamer Florida, Tho raco on timo betwoon #fhese tyo: craft down to Bormuds is watclnd with no littlo intorost by the shipping cornmunity, 88 {6 i8 o ropetition of the old .strugglo: ‘botwoon side-wheol and sorow, and which has almost invariably torminated in favor of tho lat- ter, Itis roported that tho ownor of tho Flori- da lina backed his steamer honvily to best the Nhgnm‘s timo by n dozon hours, at lenst, Tho Board_of Pharmnacy of the City of New York, oreated under tho.nct of 1871, intonded to elovato tho standing of druggista in tho city, and prevont accldonts from the corapounding. of modicines by inoxporionced parties, have boon' ot work with thoir examinations since last Au- gust, Tho city containa about 1,200 persons who aro subjoct to this law, yot only about 500 pro- riotors and 400 employes have rogisterod. bout 275 have boon oxamined, many of them laving presonted f']m'opmn diplomns - that rendor. an oxamination unnocogsary. Of the 275 thirty-six - heve been rojocted. Ahout twonty-fivo or thirty proprie- bors, soonor than undorgo tho critical examinn~ ‘tion,have sold out and rotired from tha business, i{runrly all tho rojocted wero Amoricans sud [To the Associated Press,] A New Yong, Fob. 22.—Tho crow and paskon- ors of the steamor Lrio, which bumed wmear Pornambuco on Now Year's doy, arrived Lioxodast ovening on tho Brazilian mail steamer Omfwrio. Tho Caplain of the Erio s?‘u tho origin aof the fire is n mystory to Lim. It i{s understood that un investigation in the caso will soon bo mado by.Govarnmeont Inspectors, A numbor of prominent_gontlemen and clubu,\\ | lst ovening, ontertained Fathor Burke, whoj lonves for Europe to-dny. Several temperanco)| aud other sociaties will” participato ia tho pro- ) cesslon to cscort tho roverond gontleman fromg }hfi city. Yathor Burke is to roturn horo in thelj]' = b, Tho Erio Railway has sued tho Boston, Hart~’ ford & Erio Road to recover intorost under thot) old contraet, and under which the Erle Companyt | soalks to have tho claim mado n Tion upon thoy Company 8o a8 to secura ity control. 4 Tho Coroner’s jury censured the New York: Contral Railrond in the matter of the late acei- dont av Hastings. Rosozweig’s Inwyor iwto apply to tho Bupremo |' Court for a prohibition against thg Grand Jury's finding on indietmont agoinst him Ovor 5,000 porsons assombled the plor, whonce tho steamer departed, to bid farewoll ¢ Father Burke, Addresscs wore made on bebalf of asgociations of this city and Brooklyn, and! woro rosponded fo, Two stoam-tugs accom- /| paniod the steamor down the bay, on which was 8 large numbor of citizens. PITTSBURGH. A Temperance Mceting Brokoen Up by fRoughu, . , Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrasunar, Feb. 23.~1'wo or three days ago, onumber of our prominent citizons issued & ‘memorial, asking tho Mayor to call a meoting at the City Hall to cosider tho *Local Option bill” now boforo tho Logislature. Agroeabld to this, ho issued a call for o mooting this evening, at hall-past 7 o’clock. At fifteen minutes past 7 tho moeting was organizod by the Tomperance Alliancoe, who had chargo of tho affair, by select- log Mr, J, Parke, Jr., to tho cheir., Thoy had engaged » band, which was playing in the gallory at and before the opening. Immediately after Mr. Parke was appointed, yolling and hoot- ing was commenced in the hall. Bhouts and threats wore uttered againet the Temperance Alliance, which was ordorad to leave. A mob had got possossion of the hall. Thoy elacted a Olinirmon and speakors of their own, A En.rty of roughs went up fo the gallory, and ordered tho band to quit, and commonced to put them out by forco, ‘I'hore wore only five policomon in the hall at the timo, and o™ terrible riot was imminont, ns the roughs hiad come there forSthe K;n-posn of bresking up the mocting. = The ayor ~soon came wupon tho scono and, with somo soventy-odd policemen, sncceed- od in quelling the riot, Thore wero -only two arrosts mado. Tho parties that hind como thero to discuss tho queation got no show at all, but tho mob ruled, and thoir speakers ar, ued for freo whiskoy, without lot or liconse, 'Che Alli- ance loft the ball shortly aftor, and, with somo 800 othars, proceeded to thoir own rooms, but no discussion was hnd. They merely adopted reso- Iutions against mob-rule, aud proposoed to dis- cuss tho matter noxt woolk nt™ tho Oity Hall, Tully 1,600 porsons yoro presont, many of whom could bo rocognized s the vory drogs of our lowest population, DES MOINES. Neminnted for Finyors=IZeligions Rce vival. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tyibune, Dx—:sl%mm, T'ob, 22.—At tho Republioan pri- mary olection, liold in thia city to-day, Gilea H. Turner was nominated for Mayor. Tho Rev. . P. Hammond, tho rovivalist. commenced & series of mootings in this cily to- night. Churohos ot all donominations aro in M?lvn sympathy, and have beon working up .o feoling among membors for somo waooks, pre- paratory for union mootinga at the coming of ammond, Tho moeting this oveulng augurs well for thoso to follow. Tho hardware flem of Clark & Hayzlott, of Mouut Vornon, Iows, failed, and was closed up on Fridey night. 'Tho llabilitios aro about 22,000, and_tho assots aro outimatod at $9,000, Hinyzloft is Bhorift of L County, Towa, et e can b Fatnl Bunaway. Dexven, Col,, Feb, 32.—A fatal accident oc- curred Inat ovouing near Idsho, A buggy con- tnining Jobn Coulan and Miss Ida Doan, coming down o stoop mountain road from tho Seaton Mino, overturncd, throwing both poreons over the l'luhbonrd, and undor the horsos' heols, Hius Doan was ramplod to doath and badly dls- figured, Mr, Conlun was scriously, porhaps futally, Injared. — Expiation. 81, Lous, Fob, 22.—Rlobert CGhampion, color- od, was hanged at Tagotte, Mo., yesterday aftor- noon, for the murder of bia wite in July last, T'ho execution took placo in an open fleld a short distance from town, and was witnossed by from 8,000 to 4,000 peoplo. Champion was convicted oh ciroumstantial ovidence, and stoutly and por- sistontly protented Lis innogonco to tho lout, it el ol Shaoting Affrny. Nasnviire, Feb. 22,—Oapt. om Ryman, of tho stoamer Bddyvillo, and O. IT. Arthur, steam- bops gont, had en alterention to-dny. Arthur wad brgllyuut and hurt in tho hesd, Ryman wea aliot in the arm, causing a flesh wouud, ‘The dlfoulty gpow out of a corlain newapnpor para- graphi £0r whioly Arthyy wea rosnonsiblo. i i tlona for suryeys, examinations, and contiugen- | J'tlon of martial I \tforeign Legations to-de; “FOREIGN. ! SAN DOMINGO. : Special Diapateh fo The Chicago Tribune, . Nrw Yong, I'ch, 22.—Tho report that tho vavious, revolutionary chiofs In Ban Domingo Lave mnde an alilnnce to eouquer Daoz ls con- flrmed, 'Iho pronunciamonto ngainnt-Baoz is Igned by Luporon, Cabral, and twolvo other Tendors, and It was josted ' fow dnys altor tho nalo of s Snumann Ponfusuls, It anga: 1 Tu thia clagslo Innd of Jiberty, wo view with ablior: renco {ho Ting which would vend otir country to tho ¥arfoun European and Amerlean markels, Porfdy and o lovo of gain bavo brought about tha -ealo of Bamaun Isthmws to 6n Americsn shioro company, who wil poon tranfer il owers ' and postcsslons fo the Unlted tajes Qovornmont, Tliousanda of patrlols proloatody in 1670, against {ho samo mnchinations, which then went Ly tho namo of yoluntary annozation, and thoy now ngaln TifL up telr volcos In solemn_ protost, No . otinto of thia country ia endowod with the powors to vent in n forelgn nation sich a commisaion, Bons of Washington 1 Givo heed to our friondly remonstrancs and forifot not tho_timely and prophelio warniug of one of your iliustrious ropublicans, Mr, Schurz, to atcor clonr of nuncxing troplcal poracksionn to 'tho United Btates, nnd wo now solemnly ropeat hid words, for CGod in Ifin infnite” morey has placed {lio nea ns n barrier bolwoon us, to ehow flut wo should romaln ‘oparatod o' tha oud of all feruty, Hest nanured that your naplgations aroin valn, Furihier, remember {hat Grent Britain bad to relire wounded from the contest in the West- ern World ; also, tho Imperial englo of Tranco, and thio roprenontatives of Spaln, Theraforo, Sons of the . North, reapect the Iutegrity of our land, and ‘ot mot your foolprints_bo scon on your shores, Up o tho resent time wo have been invinelble, therefors do not omipt destiny,” The addresa concludos with an invocation to all Dominicaus to rally, nud wage o vigorous war againat Baoz. What tho Samann Bay Com]lmny will do in engo of tho decisivo defoat of Buoez is of course not determinod, but thoy will not lack for ad+ “vonturous volunteers in thia city, if they should call for thom. —— i E SPAIN, Lonpo, Feb, 22.—Tho Times has advices from | Bpoin that }mfliunn agitation is beginning to " make {igelf Tolt, Tho Spanish mails aro novoral days overduo, DADRID, Fob. 22.—Salmoron, Miuister of Jns- tleo, will ehortly preaont o bill for tho abolition of_capital punichmont. In the Assombly, yosterday, Cnstelar and Echogaray, inister. of Finance, mado ronssur- ing statemonts s to tho pencoful condition of gty ply 10,000,0 0 Linisl ropose to o] 0,000 renls from tho war Taudt for tho pacsbase’of {mproved . small s, ... Tho Dbill for tho abolition of slavery in Porto Rico was discussed yostordsy, No progross la ro’mrtca. The Governmont wiil deal summarily with the rovolutionista. Loxpoy, Feb, 22.—Tho Carlist movomont is ropresontod ag incressing at Madrid, [apnip, Fob, 22.—Itis ofiicially announced that thore hns beon nerious agitation ab Dar- colona, growing out of 10 Wi rawal from tho ! i t of the with al f1 L arrison thero of tho favorite froops. No vio- lonco. wns rosorted to, howovor. Quict was oacenbly restorod. It was orroncously roporied it the red flag was displayed at Barcolona. NMapnr, Fob, 22,—Tho Imparcial to-day an- | nounctu ‘that tho Ministry lvo beforo . thom aueutlmm wluch will invalva a ministorial erisis, Che crisis may bo avorted with tho loss to tho | Governmont of Cardovs, Ministor of War, but it is (hmlfi}:bfimsnflflo Ihat all tho Ministors adlior- lni: to tho Radieal party will resign. Prosidont Figueraa i3 indisposed, Thirty-tvo Coloncls and forly Lientenant~ Colonels of tho artilery, rogular army, have ro- . slgnod. Their resiguations wore accoptod. A dispateh from Bilbor, capital of Biscay, states that tho Carliats cut the railrond at Vit- torin, twenty-nino miles south of thab city, and destroyod tho railroad ptation at Oroto Sladio. Tho trouble at Barcelona arose in consequence _of tho commander of tho garrison, who suspoct- ed tho officora of tho municipal governmont to bo Alphonzists, establishing n substantinl condi- : Inw thero, Tho troops wero .K"‘c“‘l under arma aud roviowed, but the major- aympathized with the people, who_wera un- willing to submit to the military. Under ordors from Medrid. the officer abandoned his interfer~ _enco; and quiot was restored. Tho authoritics thronghout Catalonis and ‘othor soctions havo reiterated thoir adhosion to tho Republic, 3 , 'I'heiden of o Federal Republio is said to bo guiniug ground, . —— # FRANCE, Pants, Fob. 32.—Tho Archbishop of Paris hns teudered his hospitalitios to the Rov. Meunillod, racontly oxpelled from Switzoriand boonuso ho oxorcisod his functions in dospito of the Govorn- mont, Thiory s slightly indisposed, To was com- ecllod to bo bsent from the dinner givon by Washburno to-day to tho Diplomatic Corps. & ’J“hu Corsaire newepaper resumed publication 0-day, Ab };.!.m ‘Waabburno di{:lomntlo dinnor to-day, ‘tho represcntatives of the principal Europesan Governments were among tho guests, Tho American flog waa holsted ovor all the VEnsaruLEs, Fob. 22.—Tho Budget Committeo of tho Assombly rofused to roport tho itom for dofraying tho cxponso of sonding Fronoh arti- x:?ns aud slilled workmen to the Vieuna Exposl- on. ———— GREAT BRITAIN, Toxpon, Feb. 22.—Disrneli, Lord Cairns, Gotliorno and Hardy, membors for Oxford Uni- versity, will mect the mombora of the Houso for Dublin, to-dny, to disouss thoe conrse to bo pur- sued in the Univorsity Tost bill. Robort Vano A[i‘n;ew, Consorvativo, olected to Pnrllmmuncfrom igton, succesds Young, Lib- oral, Tho Tolograph Diepatch Company has en- joined one James McLern, until recontly thoir managar, from engaging in the like businoss of sending _telegraphic nows, s tho Compauy fenred MeLean . would uso tho information ho obtained whila in thoir om}lnloy, In connection with his business, to’ their detrimont, McLean senb nows to the American Prosa Association ab Now York, . Bl . * NEw Yonx, Feb, 24,—1io Janeiro mail advices eny tho ravagon of iho yollow fever aro carrying off a hundred porsong daily. Vory fow Amoricany aro takon with the disense, it boing confined mosily to tho Portugueso and Italiang. — GERMANY, BToTTOART, Fob. 22.—The bakers' workmen hora proposo o strilo unloss an increase of pay or & reduction of hours are conceded. S PORTUGAL, Townoy, Tob. 22.—Portugal lsarming in antle- ipation of civil commotion.” The Fodorollata are evorywhero in tho ascendant. " UTAH., . The Mormons Ilappy Over, the Iden of o Congressionnl Commission. Barr Lake Ciry, Fob, 23.—The Mormon leadors wore grently olated to-dsy by the rocop- tion of dispatchos from Chicago stating that, Washing ton specials to the press of that city in- timato that it has boon suggested to provide for tho appointment by tho Yrosidont of a Com- migsion to como to Utah, aud make a thorough investigation during thoe rocess of Congross of tho wholo Mormon T\uulhm. 5 Tho Herald immedintoly placarded the nows with o sonsation display, and the hoad-lino, i Confusion to the Ring," and whilo the saints grow joyous in now-found . hopo, tho sinnors bo- camo eonas&:undiugly dopressed; -The prlest— hood suddenly inspired now confidonce in their ability yot to bircumvent the Govermment and maintain the Mormon powor. At any rato they [are mow cortnin of proventing loglulation this eossion, and thoroby gain time to pave tho way to o further and moro effoctual triumph, A commission or other sulutitution for decivivo Congrossionnal eotion is nccoptable to tho DMormons nt this il\llumru. Tho Journal donounces tho Commission schemo 8’ fraught with dauger to good govornment andfatal to_the bost Intorosts of Utah. 1t is sald that prominont mereantilo firms of Now York and Ollicnz'ohnldmom than 1,000,000 of the paper of * Zion's Co-oporative {natitu- tlon,” and through thut Intovest linve bLocomo Tobbyista on hebalf of tho polygamous Clurch. It is'reporled on roliuble authority that noarly 400,000 of {he tithing fund has Been vomitted to Mormon ngents in Washington during tho last ton doya, 'Iho Union Taciflo was blocked o fow houra yoslordny by enow. Tho tralus to-night are aguin on time, S . Washington’s Rirthdaye Nnw Yony, Fob, 23.—Lho day is gonerally bo- ings obnerved Liova ns p holldny,” Busiucay ovory= whorg s suspended, 'Uho Uniited Ordor of Amar- fcan l\leclmuicx paradod tho prineipal sivoots to- day mn houor of Waahingtow's birthday. Thoro wera noatly 5,000 in tho procession, which was ‘witnossod by vast throug who hod gnthored in tho stroata for tho purpose, - ‘o Moyor roviow- od thom at the City Holl, Tlazy ave lyinz trom tho prinolpnl bulldings the whelo longth of | ! Brondway. 5 “I'ho Amoriean Protostant Assoclation, to the numbor of about 1,600, united in proces:sdon to- day. Everything prssod off vory orderly, Liarge deputations wore presont from nuburban placen, aad the orowds of speotatora ‘who fillod the stroetn nddod to tho display, Boervices woreheld in many of the churches, In the ovening n numbor of nodiatien ahd clubs held militaty ro- coptions and reunfons. losToN, Maus., Fob. 22.—Nonrly all the princl- pal business housos aro closed, tho dny bolug obrorvod as & lioliday. £ PinAbELEIIA, Pa., Feb, 22.—Tho dny s ob- merved hero gonorally as nholldny., Special Dispatels to The Chicayo Tribune, i Prrspuno,. Pa., Teb, 22,—Washington's birthday wns ohrorved horo by n parado of the polico forco and tho militia, “Tho banls wore closed, butbusinoess othorwiso was nob {(unomll susponded. Very fow flags woro dinplayed. enlute was fired 1n tho mnmln’z in honor of the day, but farthor than that no ¢l mn%n was obserys ablo from tho gonoral routine of dally citylifo, Tromonn, Va,, Feb, 22.—Washinglon's birth« flnfi waH upprnflrlnlnly colabrated horo. ENVER, Col., Feb, 22.—To-day in obnerved .gonerally an o holiday, Tho sloros aro closed, -and no niowspapors issnod, 5 ‘WasmiNaTox, Feh, 22, —Washiugtou's birth- doy.was very quictly observed. Tho depart- monts closed at noon. Flags wore displayed on many buildings, 1 % , NEW Ontzaxs, Fob, 22,—Flags woro displayed {throughout tho cily. ‘Iho military branch of the Iinlian Bonovolent Association’ colabrated the d-.g by o parado oto. = : LEVELAND, Feb, 22.—Washington's birthdny was obsorvod vory quiotly in thia nxé;. A fow places of businesa woro ~closed, - Tho' varlous military and civio organizations paraded. Dgernotr, Fob, 22.—~Washington's birthdny boing & legal holiday, public buelness is sus< pnndluid, and govoral military companios aro ‘porading. . 8ax I'ranoisco, Fob. 22.—Thoro was a gonetrnl obsorvanco of Washington's birthday in' this' city, but no rogular colebration, boyond a parade of o portion of tho militla, - - : : Prtapereuia, Fob, 22,—Tho mass meoting at+tha Academy of Mualo to-night was n groat succoss, Bimon Comoron progided, It was nn-, nouneed that the total subscription for this city. wns 915{11,000. Appropriste resolutions weroe adopto THE FARMERS, Conventlons at Ottawn, Eariville, and Gomnovits Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, - OTTAWS, 1L, Fob, 22.—Tho Farmor's Convon- tion Lioro to-day waa woll attended, considoring tho oxcossively cold wosther. The farmers adopted rosolutions, strongly denunciatory of rings, railroads, and"all monopolios, add ine structing their ropresontalives in tlio Logisla- turo fo opposo_nll lawa attempling to legalizo tho bonds iesucd by citics and towns torailroads. Special Dispaich to I'he Chicago U'ribune, GENEVA, 111, Fob, 23,—Af tho farmors’ meot- ing,. to-day, ‘hnrq was o small attendanco. Thomes Judd was ‘olectod Clairman, A lottor was repd from tho Prosidout of- tho Ohicego, Burlington & Quiney Railrond, Tho Chairman stated that tho Presidonts of tho Chicago & Northwestern, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railwnys. A permnuent organization was effecfed. William . Connnt was electod Prosident, and 8. 0. Evarts . Tronsuror; F, A. Hall waa- eleoted Socrotary, and o Vico Presidont from oach town in tle county. A committes on by-laws was appointed. -a’d{lomed tomact at Genovn two weolts from -day. . Lanuyruez, Til, Fob, 22,—A large meoeting of tho farmors, notwithatanding the sovere cold, waa hold horo to—dl\{. Reeolutions indorsing . Hildrup's bill and declaring that * the Inw. must and shall bo onforcod againat tho railroads wors edopted. A committes was choson to draft rules for a pormanont organization and rngm next . Baturday, Bpeochos woro made by A. J. Grover, E. R. Wicks, and Bamuol - Wiloy, insisting that tho railroads should oboy the law of :tho Btato. : Tho mcelln@i ndjourned to moot on- Baturday, , Fob, 29, ingt. ~ - . SPRINGFIELD. "Fho ¢ Mayor’s E21i17? Under Discussion in tho Senate, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SpnverIzLp, I1l., Fob, 22.—~Tho Bonate Com- _mittee on Municipal Affairs considored Kehoo's proposition:to repeal tho Mayor's bill. Almost the ontire day was spent in discussion. In tho foronoon, it was recommended to bo passed on motion of Tinna; hut in the afternaon, on mo- tion of McGrath, the vote was reconsidered for +tho purposs of modifying tho pregont law, so as to porpetuato it. Tho proposition s to have tho Mayor profer chargos to the Councll ‘against any “officer ko may dosito to remove, tho Oouncil to bo tho judge of tho evidouce, "'Thia is tho sen- | “timent of the Committoes, but the bill mightas: well bo repealed. Tk . Who McGrath bill, suthorizing the Cuuncil to fix tho ealaries of city oficors, will bo roported with n recommendation thatit'pass, 3 i s 'FIRES. Further Dotails of the Burning of St. Potersburgh, Pae«=Other Conflagra« tons. A 3 7 8t. PerEnsnong, Pa., Fob. 22.—Owing to the proatration of tha tolograph iires, it wed impos- siblo to sond an necount of the -great conflagra~ tion that visited thlsl{)lnuu Inst night. * Tho'firo brolke out in I'red Hopp's Saloon, at 6 o'clock, Tho Fire Departmont was promptly on land, and, with the lieroio efforts of cltizons, the town wns saved from absoluto deatruction, .. ‘L'lie fire spread rapidly to Alken’s’ Opera House, noxt door. Tho Chief Engincer directed the buildings to bo torn down, thus arrenting tho further sproad of tha firo, 'Ihie following is a list, 8 noarly o3 _wo ean procuro it, of tho sufiorers and amount of losa: Frod Hopp, £8,000; Aiken’s Opera Houso and billiard room, §20,000; insured for about' $4,000; W. Moyors' rentau- rant, sbout £3,000; Goldémtti's Luilding, §2,- 000 { Adems Houso, 810,000 Kibb's clothing houze, 810,000; Soymonr, Taylor & Oo,, herd- ware, 810,000 ; insured for $5,000; R, W. Da Havons' clothing stora, £7,000; insurance, $2,- 5U0; 8t. Potoraburg Stvings Dank, $1,000 on buifding; doposita all gacured ; Mike. ‘M- Kolosky's dry goods store, $7,000 ; insured for 24,000; Wilson Brothors’ goods store, $1,000; J. H. Wolch & Cd.'s liquor storo, §3,000; J. B, Donaldson & Co., drugs, 85,000 3 Wilcox & Buil's farnituro store, $1,6003 il Ritz's building, $2,600; J. M, Place’s newsroom and post-ofiice, $1,000; Fraukinatoln's clothing storo, ©4,000; billlerd 'saloon, loss $2,000; Dr. Darnls office and library, §600; Falkoraon's rea- taurant, £8,000; 8mith Cook's_oflico and resi~ denco, $8,000; Bt. Potorsburg_ lotol, 88,000, in- surance £5,000 ; Callner’s vosidence, loss £2,000; Dr. Johnson's drug storo, loss $8,000; tho Prog- Yess oltice, 91,000; Smith & Hemlor's Hotol, logs €5,000; Yorren's ofiico, loss §1,000: Bounett, hardiware, loss $2,000. ~Tho orlgin of tho dovastatlng conflagration was tho oxplosion of a lamp in' Fred. Hopp's ealoon. Tho business part of the townis in ashes. A lonfer, during tho fire, gavo & black oye to ouo of tho firo polico, 'Tho citizens, wilh praiso- worthy gouorasity, thraw opon theirhouscs to the snilerors by tho fifo, Br. Louis, I'ob. 32.—Tho loas by tho burning . of 1_‘rosklnn£ Grant's rosidonce, noar this city,— the' old’ Dent mansion,—yestordsy, is about £5,000, . Most of tho furnituro was saved. Orvonuxany, 0., Fob, 22.—A fire, to-night, in Danlols & Collior's throc-sfory brick building, on the publio landing, burned out entiro the in- torior of halg tho bufldiug, decupiod ag an eat- ing nnd lodging-Louso, , Damngo to the building estimatod at §8,000, ortion of tho samo building, No 11’ Publio Landing, ocoupicd by Parkor, Wiso & Co., boat stores, was ot in- Jured by tho fire, but damaged by water to tho oxtent 0f §5,000'; faily insured in tho Homo Company. 0o loss on tho building is suppoged to bo covered by insurance. THE PACIFIC COAST. Tho Modoc War-«Wreck of n Steama ship. BAN Fniayorsco, Fob, 32.—A courler arrived ab Yroka to-night from tho Modoo front, DBob ‘Whittle's Iudinn wifo, Matilda, went to Captain Jacl'a camp, on Thursday, but had not returned on I'riday ut 4 o'elocle In tho nfternoon, Whon sho loft sho gavo ull Lor rings and jowolry to hor husband, Duch anxioby is felt for hor eafoly, =8 sho was to Lave roturned Leforo. ‘I'ho Poaco Commissionors woro at Cottonwood Oroelk, forly milos north of Yreka. whoy aro, divided in thoir councils, Casio inslsts ou uu- conditionel Burrendor, Meacham and Applegate think the Modocs hnvo boon badly treated. G'Donnol, Buporintendont of Indinn Al¥airs, Lad beon Bent for, which Meachnm favored aud Ap- ho had requestod tho attondanco of | 1 Portland, Orogon, waa wrocked, Feb, 20, on ‘bar at tho mouth of tho Umpqua River. No Ilves woro Jost. Tho stenmer wont ashore, It 18 oxpoctod to save o portign of tho .cargo sud machinery, THE WEATHER. “Teports from Varlous Pointd. Cicauo, Tob, 22.~The oxtreme “ gold snap” continugn in tho Norihwest-—28 dogreds holow ~zeoro nt Brockinridge, Minn,, this morning.-Else- horo tho weathor 18 about tho samo ny yoster- day, with snow In nomo prts of tho Enst,’ Speetal Dispateh to Lhe Chicano Tribune, LASALLE, Fob, 22.—Twolve domices bolow zoro was (ho lostimony of the thcrmomotors hera this morning, ‘Pho wholo day s boon ox- ceadingly cold, with ageasionnl flirrics of nnow, and the iiver is again falling. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Orpan Raripg, Town, Foh. 22,—Extromo cold yeathor hinn provatled for tho lagt two days; tho thormomotor ofghteon dogrees below zero in this city. It is voported thirty-sovon bolow at Whatorloo, Bosrow, Fob, 22.—A driving snow-storm ragod throughout Now tingland yestorday—ono of the sovorest of tho reason, 2 pecial Dinpatel to The Chicano Tridutie, OrrAwa, Feb, 22.—The thermomotor has boon standing not far from zwro all dsy, it being 6 bolow in tho morning, 6bolow at nodn, and this ovening 7 halow, Auothor torribly cold night is in prospeot. MEMPHIS. . The Carnivol ExcitementesDeciaiones IOgh Waters . . Mexens, Fob. 22.—Tho city la rapidly flling with strangors to attond tho carniyal. Tole- grams from oll quartern are pouring in for rooms nt hotels, Ovor.15,000 maskers will be in the lino of proccssion on Tuosdny night. - Arrango- ments havo beon mado to receive tho Govornora Toginlaturss of Arkansag and Tonnessoo, Judgo Haslroll, of tho Tirat Cireuit Court, to- dny, rondered n docislon ngainst Willinm Me- cnn, late County Tax Qolloctor, and security for noarly 8160,000. 'Tha river rose 10 -inchos, and is now within 84 foot of high-wator marlt, — Genuine Sympathy.' -Prrrsnunax, Fob, 22.—A groat doal of syme nl.!.\y'ix oxpressiod hove for tho firm of Jaines Wood's Sous & Co., extensivo fron manufac- turora of thia city, whouo failuro wag snnouncod 8 few days ago.” At o mooting of thoir em- loyes, lield this eftornoon, at the works in Wheatland, Pn., tho followiug resolutions wero passed by acclamation: - { ‘Waeneas, We, tho employes of James & Co., ot Wheatlud, zeatle. tho nnsnci:‘lvo?l"}(lnm?; of out omployars, fuF whom wo entcrtnin the kindesr of fealings, tliey always hoving shown thewselves to bo th luborit wous (e onda ; thorctor, . ezolved, That we horcby lender them our by offering thom our sorviecs (0 (ko Humber "fl“&‘fi} 1,000 men for two or threo montls, neking for tho same only pufiiclont out of their tlore o sustaln_oursalves and families until such tinica na thoy fecl ablo to fur~ thor compensate e, MR i —— Court-Elongc Dedication, : Spectal Iispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Trecront, -1, TFob. Tflo Btophenson +Oounty Court-Houso wag dedicated tfl-&fiy ob 1 B m. - Tho Ion. T. J. Turaor, .of Chicago, do- d;'crerl an abldand intoresting dodicatory sd- 080, g ot Now York City Politics. . NEW Yonx, Feb.'22.—Tho Apollo Hall party “last ovouing clected dologates from tho diffarent warda for o Genoral ommitten for 1879, "Tho politicians havo -the. mosb concorn about that soction of tha noweity chartor rolating totho - appoiuting powor. As now amended, the Mayor ia divostod of thi power, but it is thought that, on it final pasage, an amondimont will bo mado §£ving the coutivmatory sppointing power to the Inyor, Ienving tho original appointing powor to ‘the Aldermon. Poter Coopor publivhes.n lotter “against tho chartor. 5 —_— obitmary. . Nrw Yonrg, Fob. 22.—3Mail advices roport tho doath of Joseph Sheridan Lefann, tho eminent Irieh writer, at Dublin, T'eh. 7. DavroN, 0., Fep. 23.~John V. Harrls, su old and wonlthy olfizen, diod nt 1 o'clock to-dny. Ho w‘ns tho manutacturer of the woll-known Dayton alo. s +_ Terne HAuTe, Ind., Fob, 22,—The Hon. R, H. Loo, Ropreecntativo o the General Assembly from this county, dicd at tho residenco of his brothor in this cfty, to-dsy, of consumption. gt el oniniein The Natione) Centennry. Nasmvirng, Tenn,, Yob, 22.—The Board of Contonnial Commissioners and Corporators hava Just closed = two days’ session. Much businoss of importanco-was transacted, The Hon. Bay- lio I’n{l.ou delivored an ablo address beforo the Logiclaturo on tho subject of tho Contonninl cel- ebration of 1870. Intorostin tho subject is in creasing, Tonnosace will do her wholo duty. —_—— Fatal Accident. TLoulsviLLE, Fab, 22.—While the steamor Mary Davage was attempting toland st Peckonpaugh’s, sixty-five miles below this cit{, on Thursday day night, during the henvy galg, her Captain, JohinW. Arwalt, fell overbonrd and was drowned. Tho offorts of the crow to rcoover the body wera }\legnm opposed. 'Fho peoplo thero hnve no hopo of posca on torma u}ml to bo' oftered, and doubt whethor Moachum and Applegate can got o talle with Oapt. Jaok, notwithstanding tholr friondly disrusition, 1 William Reitoham, enpposed to bo fatally siabbed by Porcy last weak, will recover, Tho stoamer Euternrise, from Gardner to unsvailing. The boat was blown under soma treos, and it is supposed Capt. Arwalt was knocked off by a imb. ———— SmatlePox, ‘Saxpwier, Tl, Fob. 22,—Small-pox hasap- potsed in lang, W o porsous affscted ave'died from tho dronded disease. One lady, who died on the 20tk inst., woa brought to thia city for intermeont yestorday. The physiciana in attondance claim to havo the diseaso undor con- trol, and not much fear is entortained of its fur- thor spreading. ' ———— . Mysterious Murdere * Beroueney, Pa,, Fob, 22.—Monroo Snyder was murdored last night. 1lis body was thrown into tho river, whence it was recovorcd to-day. Heo ig thought to havo heen followed from Now. York, whoro Lo lind beex collceting monoy, —_——— ¥ ‘Railrond Accident. . PrizAverrmna, Fob, 22.—Linford Finlingon was thrown from the platform of the 6:30 Now York and Trenton train to-night; in consoquonce of tho brenking of tho conpling. ‘Tho roar por- tion of the train passed ovor him, causing in-, stant death. Shipwrecks, - New Yonx, Fob, 32.—A Boston dispatch eayn anunlnown’ veesel wont ashoro of Plymouth, and is dismontled, It is supposed that all on Yoard were lost. ¥ Murderer Semtenceds . Keorug, Lowa, Fob, 22.—James Brady, for the murder of J. Dixon, in o saloon in {his city in Decembor last, wag to-day found guilty of mur- dorin the sccond dufirnn, and soutenced t¢ fiftcon yoars in tho Ponitontidry. Attompted Sulcide. ‘WasnivaToy, Feb. 22, —Willicm Semmes un- dertook to shoot himuolf last night becaune he wes approbonded for robbing o triend of $750, —_— 4 Cattle Disearce “New York, Fob. 23, —Al Nowark, N, Y., it is rol‘mrtofl that n pleuro-pnoumonia opidemio pro- vails among tho catilo, —_— An Embezzling Postmanter. Hrrsnono Buroog, N, C., IFeb, 22.—Charles Gillis, Postmaster ot Hillaboro, was arrasted to- day for emhozzling. Y —_——t A Defraudor. Trodorie G.Mathor, son of tho Treasuror of the Olovoland Society for Savings, is charged with defrauding that concorn, iu which ho was a clork, out of 20,000, 1Ie does not hang about Clovo- land to henr what is said about it, but has gone to the colobrated “parts unkuown.” Au indicts ‘mont for forgory is out aguinnt him, which speci- fes o druft on tho National Park Bank of Now York for £3,710, drawn last Moy, IHis shrowd way of porpetrating the fraud ‘is thus stated: Draita liko the one speciflod are entercd in the bank account, and countorsignod by a Tellor, after which thoy are signed by tho Prosident, A checle liko tho ono in l}ucntlun would be rande out by Mather for $10 for instance, and taken by him to the Tollox for entry, with 810 in monoy. ' “Thon Lo would prefix tho words and figuros 2,700, and tako tho dyaft to the Presidont, who, scein that 1t was countorsigned by the Teller, woul aflix his autograph, “I'hus the bank accounts ap- peared to Lo slraight nnd properly balaneed, whilo by an ingenious trick tho ounning oporator roalized 93,700, S S ——" Charles It Buckalow publislios a card donying that ho hns beon nppointed Attornoy for tha ].ffé"(fi‘; Vulloy Railroad Compuny at o ‘salary of —~Tho Laka Bliora & Michigan Southern Rall« rond, oporating 905 miles of road, and employ~ . ing 18,000 workmen, will prohabl’ make perma- nont tho monsuro it inauguratod somo time since, of stopping all freight truivy on the Babbath, i