Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 23, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 27. HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, &o. Ladis’ Hosiory, Gloves, 8. FIELD, LEITER & CO. State and Washington-sts,, ‘Will open on THURSDAY, Oct. 23 their new importations of Ladics Hosiery, Undorwear, Kid and Fabric Glovos, Cartwright and Warner’s Soarlet Cashinoro for Ladies and Children, Fulllino of Ladios’ Buok~ skin Vests and Drawers, Victorines, and Chest Protectors. Tadios’ Fr. Cashmero Hoso., Ladies’ and Chil- dren’s 8ilk, Merire, Wool, Thread, Balbriggan, and Gotton - Hosiory, Largo assortmonts of Ladies’ and Children’s Fancy Hose,rangingfrom 20 ots. to §3.60 por pair. Ladies’ and Children’s Merino, Lamb Wool, Gauze, Gossamer, and Silk Under- woar, NEW COLORS IN LADIES’ KID GLOVES, Bortin’s, Courvaisier’s, Alexandre’s, 2 and 3 buttons; Eve- ning Shades, 2 to 4 buttons; Dog Gauntlets; bu.stor, do., 2 buttons and Gaunt‘lets; Cloth and Cashmere 2 and 3 buttons ; White Cashmero, a novelty ; Regnier Dog ; Ladies’ lined fur-top Kid Gloves and Mittens; Men’s Kid and Wintor Gloves ; Men’s Xid,Pique, Buck, Castor,and 1 and 3 button Dog-skin Cashmero, &c., &c. STATE AND WASHINGTON-STS,: INSURANCE. ESTABLISHED 1805. ISUrance Agency (FiRE AND MARINE) DAN. 11, BOWMAR, 171 LA SALLE-ST., Instirance on Machinery, Mer- chan dise, etc. Ivisurance on Dwellings and Cwatents, LADIES' GOODS. HAMLIN, HALE & COMPANY Are making large additions to their stoclk of Dress Goods, that are desirable for Fall and Winter Wear. Choice Shades of Merinos, Empress Cloths, Satteens, BSerges, Cashmeres, and Poplins, Buyers will find our assortment of Desirable Goods very complete, MADISON AND FRANKLIN-BTS, BOOTS AND SHOES. V. 1. BROWN & BRO, ‘WILL OPEN THEIR New Store, 92 State-st. Opposite Field, Leiter & Oo., THURSDAY, Oct. 23, ‘With a Full 8tock of fl}e FINEST GRADES o! BOOTS AND SHOES. As horotofors, we shall carry tho LAR- GEST ASSORTMENT of White and Col~ orad Goods, for evening droas, to be found in Chicago. Branch_Store—No. 325 West Madisongt MUSICAL, W.W.KIMBALL, Cor. State and Adems-sts., Wil offer for salo, on WEDNESDAY, Oct, 23, snd overy day thoroatter untll sold, the followifg sccond-band fo. strumants, in addition to his Inrgo stook of HALLIT, DAVIS& 0. Pianos and SMITLL'S Amorican Orgaus} { =actave Hazloto 1 -octave Duirkuy H iln“t":fkl lul‘mln. 8100, actnve Ntel 'y, nenrly nevw, 827, el [cie 80 gl Oriiits nud Helodoons, ot con, from gfi: Tlpo Organ, saitable for o 300, 1 Makon & Huuilin Or) 2 T SO BOO A BenrIy newy 5200 of Ieve, W.W.KIMBALL, 205, 207 & 209 State-st. GENERAL NOTICES. TELEHE LADIES St JUVS EPCOPAL " CHURGH WILLBERVE LUNCEHHES, From 1136 to 236 o'clack eagh day of the prosont wook,at 178 Malluon aty, boiwosn LaElic.at, and, FHth-av. - Tiokota cunts, "N oxtras, Tho adies aak tho patronago of our altizon, and of yatitos vieitiog tho olty during tho weuk, INOTICH. Ou10AG0, Oot, 23, 1873, mosting of the La bof the Kiglh h AT e Ly aad Orlos ol e Kivtiscuty B Alduruan for tho Eighteanth Ward, - Thonom. aatiin of M. atrsg faf unly. i Bsndcaon, Olalrssm vt Botsios O Melia, Seoty, HOTELS, WINTER RESOIRT. p ROYAL VIOTORIA HOTHL, assan, N. P Dahowss, fl.i#{‘ iy :lv:'lx;::‘;’?flé SRR R . . PORTER. Propvistor, ‘WANTED, s SITUATION WANTED, By a first-class book-keeper and shrewd bus. fness man. Reforences unexoeptionable, Addross H J M, Tribune office, CLOTHING, NEW STORE! - HEW STOCK! NEW STYLES Nos. 184 MB Statest, 18 JUST NOW A : MR. NUTTING, The C. 0. 1. Clothier, | of READ'Y-MADE LOTHING! mestic fabrie. " To the extensive business which the house has been doing, Large Stock of Gents' Furnishing Goods. The assortment in this line will at all times include the Latest NOVELTIES in the market, goods, from the lower price to the choicest productions. K0S, 164 AND 186 STATE-ST., OPPOSITE PALMER HOUSE, FINANCIAL, STATE-ST. SAVINGS BAN, 281 State-st., cor. Van Buren. - This Bank offers the most liberal inducements consistent with sound banking. Interest allowed on Savings De- posits at 8 per cent per annum from date of deposit. Deposit accounts of Merchants, Traders, Mechanics, Builders, Farm- ers, Clerks, Laborers, and others, solicited. C. N, SHIPMAN, Prosident. ENOS BROWN, V. Prost. - J.B. SABINE, Cashier. BANKERS, No. 12 Wall-st,, New York, ‘We make Gtovernment Bonds and Gold a specialty, buying and selling at the market. Orders executed in Stocks and Bonds, on Commission, for Cash. Interest Allowed on Deposits. ROBERT WINTHROP & CO,, BANEERS AND BROKERS, No. 18 Wallat.. New York, exocata orders for STOOKS, BONDS, AND GOLD, alfow 4 per cent fnterest on DE- 1’}05?1“,‘ and transact a gonoral Banking and Brokerage usiness. CHINA AND GLASSWARE, | I SUNTM% & STAUDINGER, Offer during the Exposition, thoir Eatiro Stock of FRENCH CHINA, Glassware & Fancy Goods, AT REDUCRD PRIOES. o, 160 STATE-ST,, opposite Palmer Houss, PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & €0, 118 and 120 Monroe-st., Give spocial attention to furnishing Samplos and Tati- ‘mates for STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, & PRINTING, For Danks and Insuranos Compantes, Publle Officas, &a., 0.8t OULVER, PAGE, IOYNE & CO,'S, 118 and 120 Monroa CONSUMERS wil find It profitablo ta bolonn SRASFInE :'llewflexn.pr’ll;{l‘;lisug. = Wholesale and Ratall Staifonors ‘Book _Manufacturors, 165 Ojark PHANTOM POWDER. “PHANTOM.” n's Phantom Powdor,” Yadloawill flud this the ‘whitest, softest, rottlost of {ace powdurs, None 1 suro to be dolighted with o JENRING, e, ‘and Blank “* Kigh nfoon it. Youara N3 SEAUTY 16 {is monpassG iipsuTe it alvos to the complosion, i Uggista at 6 and £0 oot por b, s 24 By bieniss: VAN HOHAACK, BTRVENSON & !fong: RESTAURANT, Snoad's Restaurant, 162 East Washington-st. Tirat-olars anlimitad board, B5.00 por wook (Sunday 20 ey oxcoptod. REAL ESTATE, See Here, Real Ffitfi]’te. J%getntslll f and e SRR S RS uoa of ‘Oboasr ‘Taruo Tati, wail Tooatad. * T you ity s e apl 1t ddecay’ B, PEROE, Olno MEETINGS, Masonie, ) ta_this (Thursda, e o] 0 100 oot e 188 Taa f o {3 B Dogroo, Viaitiug broth- zoid cordially favitods Ly oidor of, tho W. AL AL &, 8T, JOUN, Boos FAVORED SPOT Having recently moved into his new quarters, is now showing the FINEST ASSORTMENT IN.THE WEST. The styles which he is offering include all the "LATEST BROADWAY OUTS, and garments manufac- tured from Foreign and Do-| MR. NUTTING has added a and all the different grades of | e Ehicagy o Dailp Tribune, CHICAGO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER FINANCIAL. The Situation in Wall . Street Unchanged. Great Excitement Over the President’s Tinancial Panacea. Question of Veracity Between Sec- relary Richardson and New York Banlors, The Olearing-House to Find Out Whether He Did or He Didn’t. Bonks $14,000,000 More than Last October, Secretary Richardson Wants : Elastic Currency Bonds. The Compiroller Wants $25,000,000 ~ More Currency for Equal- izing Bank Capital, ‘WASHINGTON. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. THE DIRTRIBUTION OF OURRENCY, WASHINGTON, D, O, Oct, 22.—Tho Comptroller of tho Qurrency {4 out with a statoment to tho offact that, as haa ropeatedly been foreshadowed n_theso diapatchies, ho will {n his moxt anuual report to Congress urgo tho repeal of the Jaw nuthorizing tho withdrawal of $5,+ 000,000 of National Bank currency from the Eastorn States for diatribution amongst the Westorn States, thoy not having their just proportion. At thosame ;lamo, Tio will recommend that tho National Bank notes increased $25,000,000 ; and that tho wholo of this amoust bo distributed aimcng tho Wostorn and South~ ern Blates, [To the Avsaciated Prees.] INDEDTEDNESS OF NEW YORK DANKH, WASRINGTON, Oct. 22.—A stutoment of tho condi- Hon of tho forty-clglit Now York Clty Natlonal Danke, Oct, 3 shows i Tosorvo of 24 25 por cant. ‘Tho bunks owed this year to bunks and bankers oufslds the cily §10,177,000 smoro than {n Oetober of Inst sear, au (o individuat depsitors about $1,076,000 more, makiug lebtedness to depositors about ‘moro than lsst yoar. o iy s Ono of tho promiuent fostures of recommondations which will bo niads In the reportof the Treasurer of tho United Siates will be fn favor of {ssuing wsorics of currency Louds, converliblo Into greaubicks aud Lack agaiu into currency at thooption of tho holder, TIE TIIST NATIONAL. . NEWw Yoxx, Oct, 22.—A Washingtos dispatch saya: “Tho Tteceiver of the First Nttonnl Bauk ia busily engnged dally fn_ verifying tho nccounts prosented ngulust the bank, and 1 thie courso of Lwo weoks ox- peots to aunounce n dividend of 50 per ceut,” PROCEEDINGA TN DANKRUPTOY, WasmaTos, Oct, 23.—Anoflor caso of nllegod bankruptes has beed flled in conrt. againet Iny Cooke & Co. Tho petitioner {a Benjamin P, Buckner, formers Iy of Toxae, and an order Las becn medo' to show- cause, Toturhiablo on Mondoy, tho 27th inet. This notice has been served upon 'H, F, Gooko and W, H, Tennoy, tho- Inttor being un allogod- pnriner of tho Washington Louss of fho firm, 0 petltoncs cotnes (rom Tozas, aud states that lio dopae- ted with Jay Cooko & Co, o cortificato of deposit for £9,000 and $£,000 an & genieral depositor, and- checked Qul $400, leavlug to, bl credit $9,600, Vwhich Lo now ims, LEGAI-TENDERS. Outatanding legal-tonders, $339,846,488, S O S PHILADELPHIA. . Special Diapateh ta The Chicago Tribune, PurLaDELYL, Oct, 20.—Amounts largor than $20 are not being pald at tho City Treusurer's offico at present. Tho reason given by tho clorkn fs that tha clty fs short of funds, It I8 with great diffculty that any of the brokers can bo induced to cash any of theso warrants, One or two partios urgontly requiring ‘money wero to-day compelled to pay 10 per cent for it, PRODUOTS OF TUE MINT, A, Touden Bnowdon, Chlof Colner of tho Mint, do- livered this morning to ex-Gov, Pollock, Superintond- eut, $45,000 fn now doublo-caglos, This in by for tholargest dallvery overmade in ono day at tho Philadolphin MGt 3 and b dowbiless tho largest. over mado at any mint,’ Tho woight of tlc coin I 13 tons, BILVED DAUS REOELVED FIIOM OLIOAGO, Tho Buperintendent reports that a Chicago firm_has sont 350,000 In sllver bars for colnngo into halves, quartars, and dimes, being tho firat pum of any largs amount from private prtiea which has beon Toceived. Appltcations aro dally auado ok fho Lo cations are dally mado at tho Tréasury Dopatt- ment for informztion foapeeting 1o courso (g by e suod to securo ellver coln in sums from $100 to $5,000, S PITTSBURGH. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tr{bune, REDUCTION OF WAGES, Prrrenonox, P, Oct, 22.~The Western Bar-Iron Assocation held o meoting yestorday aftornoon at their rooms in this city, Thoy resolved to roduce tho price of fron 610 of & cont, making the preaent card Tates 33-10 conta per pound, Undor tho existing ar- rangement aa regards wages, this will causo a reduo- tion of from 73§ to 135 per cont in the pay of all skilled workmen in iron, A reduction was alao mado of 10 per cont on tho wages of unclaseificd labor, such as cu- flucors, Arem,roll baudy Iborers ofc: Laborors wiio ave been receiving more than $1,50 per day will now rocelve $9,00 por wook. ‘The employes Who havo been working tinder what {s termed tho_sliding acale will o obliged to submit to o similar reduction, MANUPACTURENS' ORDERS, Agenoral intorchangs of opinion was had st the meeting, and some monufacturors Toported orders plonty +'otliers mado satlior gloomy roports, Tt was decidod, howsver, to keep tho mills in operation for the present without regard o the abovo, GLAGS AND IION MANUFACTULENS INTELVIEWED, ‘Your correapondent has futerviawed some prominent iron men and glas manufacturors, who havo ssaured him that they must stop soon,’ unless collections como in fanler. A promiuent gliss man L $90,000 ‘worth of drafts which had beon sont West for colloo- tion, all of whicl wero zoturiiod with tho oxcoptiox of one for $2,000. 6L, Lonia banks hold a_groat deal of ‘Pittsburgh money, which they bave collocted, and ro- funa to” oy oves unil auch” tinio as thoy ool dis- posed, OIICAGO DANKE have, with a rare oxcaption, acled honorably, and thelr collections from this_city havo been promiptly paid over, Iam wurc, from prosent indications, unloss ‘monboy loosous up koon, many of our mills will havo to suspend. Men whioso'proporty would foot up half million dollars cannot raiso sufilciont on thelr nates to pay their hands, PP NEW YORK. A LARGE DEFIOIENOY, ‘Tho New York 7iniea will publish to-morrow s re- ort to tho offoct that tho Unfon Trust Company ro- colvod $2,600,000 wortl: of Lako Shoro stock in ruary lust 10 negotinto; that recently the Company paid over on eccount of this stock $1,750,000, and thut there iu theroforo & doflcloncy of $500,000' 0 bo ac~ counted for, ; ANOTHER VIOTIN, Thio Times will also publish a atatoment to-morraw that the Pacific Mail and ex-Prestdont Htockwoll havo come to sn underatnding, by whiol tho latter rotires apparoutly bcavily in dobt. o $840,000 morlgage on the Howo Suwing-Machine Compuny 18 accepted as col~ Iateral hio could uot moet, e gusrantecs, iowover, to oy to tho Compauy 10,000 sliacos of Paciflo Mafl' in monthly inatallments as i releaso for Lis obligations to tho Company, prinG-s 1 BUFFALO. Spectal Dispateh o The Chicago Tridune, Burraro, N, Y, Oct, 93.—Tho offcot of the acarolty of snoucy I beginning to bo folt by many largo manus facturers Liere. ‘Thoss who a fow weoks ago coufident= Iy aflirmed thit overything wea all right aro now com- plidning of the unususl dillness of business, Pratt & Ov,, Bidney Blepard, Jowett & Itoot, und aome of the smuller mannfucturers aro eutting down their force of workmen, Itia hoped that tho mtagnation of trado will uot oripplo_any of tho business wmen. A lboral feoling oxlots among tho moreliants herd, sud when ovor oxtenslon of time on uotes b desired it 4 froely given, P PAY OF RAILROAD-EMPLOYES. Durpavo, Oct, 43,—It s unieratood that after Nove 1 theLake Blioro & Michfgan Southorn Railway wilt reduco the wuges of ity cm]xl!fi‘nu 14 to 90 por’cont § alio tho Now York Ocutral and Hudson Rivor Rajle Tho Indebtedness of the New York ' mous act, 23, 1873, waya havo conoluded to reduco 10 por cont,or din. chargs n portion of their help, It n eatimabid that aluco the financial panle from 6,000 o 10,000 jorsons havo boen throwa out of employmont heve, | ———— ABROAD, Loxpox, Oct, 22,—Speclo shippod from for Now York yesterday $160,000, TPOLITICAL. | The Hon €. Comstock, Dembdorinty Nominntell for Udniréss frem tho Eifth Michigan Districts Spretal Divpatch fo The Chicago Tribune, Gruxb Rapips, Oct, 22—Tho COonvention of tho Democrats and Liberals of thin Gongresslonal District (thio Fifth), conslating of tho Countics of Kont, Allegan, Oltawn, Tonia, and Mukegan, was held liere this aftors naon. 'Thirty-six delegntos Wwere prosont, they bolng solooted by Gounty Convoutions of both partics acting in uniron, A desolubion wan passe el declaring ihis o peoplo’s conventim, G, O, Mills, of Allegon, Wan chasen Gluirmon | A. B, Morbe, of Tonin, Becrotary, 'Tho Commitico on Tiosotutlons werot Ionry Frolick, of Kent; J, C. Blanchard, of Tonla; A: G Adalt, ot Ottawas' W, T Morriaou, of Allegan'; “aud . G Slippey, of Mus Ron. o & 4 A sorics of resolutions woro ndopled, {n substanco as followa : First, in favor of preaorving the pubiio fafth and paying tho' public debt ns rapidly 0a thio raources and bost futerests of tha country will ndmit ; favoring Totation in oftico; advlsing legislation to proteot Inbor from tha encraachments of moneytd corparatins § auid insiating upon -cheap trdnsportation us necemury for the protection of the producing clasw, Hacont, condemning epocial lozislation and grants of publiv lands to ralirdud or othier corporations, by thio Nutlonal or BtatoGovarnment ; condomning uredit Mobilier, tho incroare of Conprestfonal salaries, nd bucls pay’; and domanding tho ropesl of that 'infa- Larpool o Tho third resolution speaks of the late Hon, Wilbur D, Foater, Oongressman for his distriet, in terms of the highest praiee, a8 o Roproaentative and fellow-cit{- zen; and assures his bereaved famfly of tho sinocre -sympithy of _the Convention, ‘ An informal ballot was talieh, and_showed 28 votes ¥, 4, Littlejohn, of Allegan. saying that Littlejohn hjmself had expressod a.wish thnt Comalock might receive the full vole of tho Cou- mouu voto for Comatock was snnounced, with great chieers, As o largo crowd of mpectators was pres- ent, Mr. Comstock soon appeared and made a 'fow remarks, 1o sald ~ tho rorolutions et his approval, and o gracefully accepted tho nom- inatfon. e Lid always beon o Democeat, but, it clected, he should endeavor to faithfully aérva fho peoplo's {uforest without much regard to party, = Ho Lind consented to bo s candidato only after carnest and ropealed solicitation, Iis busincss hero required is [crsonnl supervision, and it sould bo dotrimental to s privato futereats {o go to Weshington. Tho nomination of tho Hon. 0, O, Comatock 1a ro~ garded by oll poople as the strongeet, witliout oxcops tion, that could hnve beon made, Ho 18 o vory largo munufacturer in lumber and wooden waros of ‘Varlous sorts, iu_which ho lms sccumulated conslderablo wealth, o was tho Demoeratic nomineo for Govern- or in 1870, and was of courso defeatod; but his nomle notlon at this timo for Congress makes it a closor contest thwn {he Republicaus will ba willing to admit, Oue year, Foster liad nearly 10,000 mojority, but ho was Lifghly esteomod by atl, and many Domo- cruta voled for bim, Tho actual Ropublican majority in this district lsst yoar was not over 5,000, Comst 18 oxccedingly popular throughout tho district ; and, f ot cleoted, o will reduce tho Republican voto to a complement of bare party adbercats, The Farmors’ Movement in Logan County, Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, LanooLy, L, Oct, The farmera and laboring mon of Logan County Bekd thelr Gonvention in thls city yesterduy, aud, noi~ withetandivg the inclemency of ‘the weuthler, it waa well attendod. ‘The Conveution nominated candidates for county oficers, us follows : For Judge, Jobn . Jenking, of thin city ;_Clerk, chard T Gill, of Atlauta; Treas- wrer, 8olomon Kabu,of this clty ; and for Superinlonds ent of Bchools, Adun Staygers, of Brondwell, Tho farmors of this county were discouraged by the pollticiuns carly in the fall, and had given up the Sdew of ietting out a ticket, but tho fact ibiat none but Courts Jouso politicians wero nomluated by the Ropublicans gavo them renowed courago, aud, st this late day, they bave put upa full tickot, ' Tho'tickut {s composed of tho very best men in tho county, aud_already the Mo nopoly~candidates are beginning to show sigus of trese; and well thoy way Lo ulurmed, for the entire ticket will be elected, . Tho Democratic Convention met to-day, and ratified tho nominations mnda by the Farmers! Convoution, "Tho Domocrats of tho county wil support the ticket almostton man, This s tho firat opportunity iho peaplo of thia county havo ever had of supporting men of thelr own chofce, for the tricksters ulways havo herotoforo made the’ nominations, and electod thelr candidntes by applying the party-Jush s but the hon- est, well-mouning portion of bLoth parties have united upon a tickot of their own, and intond to elect it, Special Dispatch to The Chicado Trihune, Dernort, Mich,, Oct, 32, —Mayor Moffatt snd all Lis - collosgucs on tho prosont city ticket were this nfter. noon renominnted by acclamation by the Ropublican Gity Convention, Nominated for Mayor of Buffalo. Speciul Dispateh to The Chicnjo Tribune, + Burzaro, N, ¥,, Uct, 22,—The ltupublican Clty Con- veution to-dsy nominated Frank A, Sears for Mayor, Ohio Election. Cor.umnun, 0,, Oct, 22.—Tho indications aro that, owlug to mistakés mado by voters in several countics, in voting for Isaac Welchand Juhn Littie for ofices they wero not candidates for, that both will be beaten, This will give the Democrats tho Govornor, Treasurer, and Attornoy-General ns their share of the victory. Coruanue, Oct, 22,—A telogram recelved to-night by the Becretary of the Republican State Contral Com- mittee, from Oitawa County, stato that a mistuke was mado {n proparing tho ofticial return of that couaty, and that 771 votes reported ns cast for Walsh for At- torney-General, were roally cast for him as Treasurer, and those reported cast for Little for T'reasurer were for tho Hon, O, Comstock, of Grand Rapids, and 8 fot "Tiie Allegan delegation withdrew Littlejobn's nume, vention, A formal ballob was then taken, and o unanl. Ropublican Nominations: in Detroit.’ ones, porlshed n tho flames, Your othors of the clfldron barely encaped wilh tiolr lives, being forelhly burnod, No sadder lght could bo concelved than tle #pecincio of thoso mix Jittl chinrrad aud blackencd corpacn, ISing wide by widoaeits tiat of their bruvo teacher, on & 1ono prairfo in Nebraska, Aud yot, por- Haps, tiicro wora soven more sugels in hcavon, ontlomon whio came in from tho weat lost ovoning from Faltbury, Neb,, says that the whola country Lus been burued otor yutisof tht pace | that tho doe pruotion of proporty is immenso j and {hint in Ropube Il Gounty aione soveicehs porsons i et burned o deatli : A Ou theline of tho Bt, Joseph & Denver Ratirond; from Aloxandria to ITastings, tho entire country hus been burned over, reaulting in tho destruction of con- sidarablo property. Near Astell Station, on tho enmo road, o great deal of roperly hna beon 'destroyed by fito, Among the Feabiest tomora do Capt. Trabk White, wiio lit 860 Dushieln of corn and 100 tons of iay destroyod, ' Anotit Daif a rhilo of the tica on tho B, Josoph and Denvor trnck wero burucd, sud_Conduelor Dilly Willinma had {0 Toluy Ity s well ‘s inditigo fn much profanity, b= forohio could et Nls tralt ovor ho toad, Mun othor oitizens i tho vicinity also lost largly In stocl il gradm e From vatlous othor points in Kansas and Nebraskh o liax of pralrlo s, resulling i losy Lut ure williz out partioulara, 'SPRINGFIELD. A Truoc Eil Found Agninst Ex-gollecs tor Harpers=Suspiciotts host of Uno of e Pexin Distiilors? Bonds-=50md Alterationis in tho ‘Ruriff Adopted by the KRailrond Commissionerss . Special Dicpatch to Yhe Chicagio T¥ibune, SnNoFIELD, Til,, Oct, 23,—Tho Grand Jury in the United Stetes District Gourt havo fonud o bill against Jolin ‘T, Harper, late Colleetor of this district, It was returned to the Court this morning, It clinrges him with embezzling $104,010,14 United Bates Government funds; Tho suthoritfes arestill of thoopinjon that arper §s in Canads, but huve no definite kuowl- &go of o placo wliero he is concealed, and it fs not. probable that suy great effort will bo minde to find hitn, Tho Jury are atill engaged upon tho caso of Albert Smith, chiof clork of Harper, but thero seoms to bo somo hitch, and it Is not certain when tha 1esult will Do 10ade known, AN TAPORTANT 0ASR 1igs been on trial in tho United States District Court, slnco yesterday; sgaivet Daniol B, Weaterman, of tho Teliin Alcool Coumpnny, aud his suroties for' £40,000 penatiics, Tho bond 'of Westermun could ot bo found, and fts existonce could not Lo proved satisfoo. torlly,and the Government was thiorcfore compollad to talto @ non-suit. It turned out that tho bond hrd been stolen from thootfies of Collector Harpor togothier with others givon by Pokin distiilers, It §s ot known who took thio bonds, Lut tho fact of their being gono would scem o ko preaumptively enother proof of the conncg~ tion of the Ito Colloctor with tho Pekin distillers in thelr attempts to defraud the Government, TUE NAILNOAD AND WAMLHOUAY COMMISSIONERS hinve now comploted all the achedules of freight and ‘passenger rotes for tho different roads in tho State; tuo work s in tho Stato Printor's hauds, Tho follow- | ing roads aro allowed 5 per cent moro than tho ratos which wero pubilshod: Toledo, Wabash & Western, Western Union ; Chicago, Danvillo & Vincennea ; Tox ledo, Peorla &' Warsaw! BL. Louls, Alton & Terre Haulo; Indionapolls, Didomington & Weatorn, and tho Illfnols & St. Louls Raflronds, Thelr paskengor {ariiT i5 8 conta per wmile. The Peorfa, Pokin & Jacksonville, tho Peoria & Rock Teland, and_the Rockford, Rock Tslud & Bt, Louls Toads have 10 per cent added, and 33 cents per -mile Tor passongers, All tho_other rallronds to which tha published schicdule did not apply will bo allowed au_addition of 16 per cout, and 4 cenis per milo for passengers, Tl Dhtsenger rated, thereforo, Tauge fron 25 to 4 cents mile, Tho Commissloners have visited fo-dsy Rantoul, Ludlow, and Onargoon tho Tilinols Central Railroad; toking testimony in regard to the extortions which havo been practiced, They vislt Gilman, Falrbury, and Pontiac to-morraw, NEW YORK. The Engincers and Machinists to Pros pose Mehsares for the Settlement of Trade Questions~~A Newspnper Mon Imprisoned for Contempt of Courtem Presbyterann Missionucy Statistics. New Yon, Oct and Machindels, § cinl erisiy, tho o 2 {he conadiuent reduction of wages during thu' up- roaching winter, hava resolyed that communleation L5 Tiado jo other unions, with a view to the sorious ated Enginsors usideration of tho prevent finan- tures 68 will oithier tend {o afrest, or, st least, mitign 1ho evil, and, If posslble, to devise neans for tho pres- ent and'futufo sottloment of all trudo questions by ar- bitrution snd conciliation, MEAVY JUDOMENT, Judgient wan rendored to-day in favor of John B, Green, who sued {le city for $59,048 for laying water _pipes under coutracls with 1he Couumlssionors of ibilo Works, The Commtroller refubed to pny the claim ou the ground that ihe contract was not dver- tised and given to the loweet bidder, and that tho amount wap exceasive, Judge Van Brunt docidod thiat {he contract was valid, omd thero was no question s to 1ho excessivenees of amount, : HELD TOR CONTEMPT. . F. G- Shaniis, city egilor of tho Trioune, was to-ay committed to tho Brookiyn City Jafl, by Judia Gilbest, for contempt, in rofusine to diacioso the pamo 0f tho writer of au articlo in n. recont lssue ©f that paper, roflectiig moverely upon Judgo McCue, of Drooklyn. Information is dosired in_ order to prusooute tho wrltar for libel, Bhonks gave the nrmo of Whitelaw Reid as the responsiblo oditor, but declared that the rgulations and his duty to his employer provented his naming tho writera of particular axticlos. TOIt TIE, BISDIOATE, , Ten millions, making $955004000 in'all that hag been Aclivercd, wore sent from t)s Tressury to the Syndi- cate in London, this week, in chargo of clerks, THE PRESDYTERIANS. Tho Presbyterion Bynod meb to-lay. in the Went Presbyteriun Church, The Rov, Robin A, Sawyer, Modetator, prosided, The Rev, Dr, Kendall guvo oo " tho . operations” of the -mission~ Toally cast for him for Attornoy-Goneral, This | 2ocount, of oRimews causo. Tho work changes tho complotlou oftha sato Uk, and probe- e o grently, i Hts practical worligs bly elocta both Welsh snd Littlo, now reach the Tacifio cosst. The Prosbytorlan Baltimore Ofty Election, Bavntimon, Oct, 22,—The electfon for Mayor, both branclies of tio Olfy Councll aud Chif Juntice S tho Bupreine Bench of Baltimare City took pluco to-day. h total aumber, of voles polled u il o wards ex< copting tho_Eightecuth, which Lias not been heard from, was 32,040, of which Joshua Van Bant, the Dem- ocratle Consorvative candidnto recolved 21~ 216, and David - Carson, Reform _candidatt, indorsed by tho Ropublicaus, 11,7, Tho Eightheenth Ward will probably Increass Van Sant's ‘majority 400 to 600, . Thio Domorats oloet all tho mem-~ bers of both branchiés of tho City Countl, with tho ex- coption of thio Firat Ward, which clocts Xirby, Inde- ‘pendent Reform Candidato, to tho first brauch, ‘Thero 188 10 opposition to Georgo Willlum Brown, candidato for Ghiof Juntice, who reccived 82,132, with'tho Eight- eonth Ward to Lo addod, FIRES. At Enst Saginaw, Mich. ; Loss $27,000, Speclal Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, EAST S101NAW, Mich., Oct. 23.—At 12:30 o'clook this moruing, a fira broke ot in the umbor plles on tho dock i connoction with II, 8. Dallentin & Co.'u mill and salt works, Cnrrolton. Thers was piled on fhe dock ubout 2,600,000 feet of lum- ber, ond of {his 1,500,000 feot wore burn- ed. The fire departments of this city, Suginaw City, anil Carrolton wero on the ground, and at work all the morning, Onesalt block was partially burncd, and another partially destroyed by the ook aud Ludder Company, Tho loss ia estimuted at $37,000, aa follows : Losa on olt blocks, $2,000; loss on 600 feel duckuge, $2,600; loss on lumber, $23,600, ‘Pho lumber aud sult Dlocka'woro insured for $18,400, Tho fire, it 18 bo- loved, was the work of an facendiary. Insurance on the Property Dostroyod 1in the Topoka Fire. 81, Louss, Oct. 32.—Tho fullowiug fa » partial tho fimuranco on tho fire at Topeks, Kin,, on B + Amwzon, $3,000 ; Plienix, of ' Brook tver, Now ' York, $3,0003 I Orient, $3,000 3" Mariford, 4,000 ;' Brewers', 4,000 ; North Dritfsh, $4,000 ; Etua, $3,6008 Tusurance Gompany of North Aimerlen, 54,6007 Teankin, Philas delpliln, §3,800 ; Liverpool, London'& Globe, '$3,000 ; Natlonal, of Harford, $3,500. Proirio-Fircs~Twonty-four Porsons Iurned to Death in Kwo Countios of Nobravka, From tho St. Joserh (a.) Gaxalte. “Thio intennoly dry wentbor of tlio past éesson hng rendored cvorything almost as combustiblo as gun- Jouder, and already tho roporls como i thick ‘sud ast of tho destruction of 1ifo and property by fire on tho prairios, On ‘Phursday aftornoon Jast, noar Wobater, Salino County, Nebraskn, o shockiug fatality ocourred to Mru, Jucob Morry, who was teachiug nchool in o woodon building 1h fho coutre of u larga prafrio, Homo thirly scholars wore in aftendunce, mostly very youug childron, About 3 oolok & donso cloud “of kmoko, tolilog up from the south, guvo wariing of tho'approuch of fire, Noullzing tho dunger, Mrs, Jucoll Morry, tho teachor, invlautly Ainniiaed tho wehiool, s taking tho ity anes. i her pratection, startsd for u placo of safoty, * Sh scarcely mado's quarter of u mile hefore tho tho pratrle catuo dushing up with Vgbtnlng v grash win dry us tindor, il the flory clemunt Hwopb on with roaistless powor, It was un’ swial bour fur {lio poor wonau, aud yut sbo never sbirank from tho terrible dangor, but prossod ou with tho_cbildren o reuch nome enot whore ll would ba sosure, All tle brave womai's effor(a wer in yain, ‘Clio lire monstor describod a clrcle within which wera the doumed vie- tltan, and eacapo secmod fmpossible, il ¥ho stiug-~ glnd on, nnd Aually wiccooded fn placiug twenty of the chiidren buyond the reuch.of dangor, and then haviug dono e that i homon being could do, the poor woman, with six of tho litlo Church has repreeentatives among the freodmen in Svery Btato oxeopting. Georgis, Loulsiauz, Alsbumn, and Arizona. Dr. Kendull having ssid thattho Boar. Would go on gradually but surely extending its opora~ tons, advocated tho planting of tio Prosbyterisn Ohurch wherever thoy hwd the right to do ko, lfo begged them to romembor that they could not afford to stop this work, snd that mixalanaries must not bo allowed to suffer. "Iio Rov, Dr, MeClelland, of Pitteburgh, spoko on. the samo sibjeet, 1o waid there aro among tho freod- mon 103 churches, 8,003 comuundeants, 5,700 ackolrs o tho . Sunday-sthools, 3,60 echolurs in tho Parochial ‘mohools, ond 10¢ missionarics, . Last Year 1,435 churches, or less thian onc-tird of the'wholo humbbr in the ‘Assombly, contributod o this Work _$57,000, During tho last threo years ahout $5,000 per year had been contributod Dy tho chuirehies and_schools under their chiurge, the utonoy going into tho work they were earryiog on, Thin, Dr. cCloliand said, 18 & Hitlo advance, snd chuirel work s oll tint could bo hopad for, Dr, Ellouwood, Scerelury of the Board of Forolgn Minplons, nddrested tho Synod on tho subject of for- clgn minslons, Tho Auancial condition of the Board {a'very unfavorablo, and tho coming wintor 14 Iooked forward to with apprelionsion, THE MASONS. Grand Lodge of Ohio In Session at Columbus,. Qct, 32,—At tho afternoon scsston of Covnumus, O, tho Masonto Grand Lodge, the Cauton Lodge was di~ Teoted fo prefer charges and try G, E, Baldwin, Master ot eail lodge, for unmasoulo condict, ; A memotiul, reforring to tho Isté Grand Mastors Fieldling and 'Thrall, way presented wud adopteds ‘Gliarters wore inetied to ton new lodgos, Golusnbus whe ehoso ua tho placo (OF thonext meot- Sug, andd tho thio third Lucsdsy in October as tho thne. e Grand Ollicers now dolng_duty wero il 10- elociod. B, D, Labcock was recoguized us the ropro- Bentutive of thio Grand Lodge of Utel. Xown Grand Commnndory. Spacial Dispatch to The Chicuo Telbu DrsMoiits, 18y Oct, 33.—Uho Masonio Grand Commandory slectod ofticers this morning for the ¢n- vear an_follows : 1. 1t, Shorran, of Vinton, *0.+ 3, 0, Parisls, ot DesMolnow, V. ¥, G, 0.3 » Lo, of Towa Oity, E. G. G, ; Jumos me-sl of edl Bluffs, B, 0, G fo- Ci j Dowilig Dsugl, of Grogor, E, G. I, ¢ A, D, Shorman, of Montl cello, 12 SR i3, Langrldgo, of Muscatino, E. [N . Wilson, of Nowton, E. G, 8, W, ) B, G, J, W. The Installatfon” coroinoties took placo at tho Contral Oliureh, Tho parade through the ulrects was Smposing, and 6 grand balt und banquet was givon at Masonlo Vouple this ovening, Masonic Gothoringniu Lordsviile 5y Joumsvite, Ky, Oct, 23,—Soveral hundred delo- gates huve been 1 uttondance {n (Lo Grand Lodgo and othior Masoulo: aunual woctiugs, during ho pust of thico days, Tho royurl of tho ‘Lrensur tho Graud Lodgo shows resources of $11:0i fund, $10,000; #tovk nnd mortgagza bouds ih tho BMasonds “Womple_Uomipany, §97,000, Durlug tho scuslon of tho Grand Lodgo, ninoty-two orplisns from tho Mueonle Homo wore prosented to thy membors us thelr wurds, witle appropriate and beautiful coremontes, Boyeral tiundred dullars woro raired durdie tho sesnton of 1o drund Ladgo for tha beneiy of the Memphis suitrers, Do body adjourus to-nocow, e e MARINE ITEMS FROM DETROIT. 10 Tha Chicago Trila Dernor ». Octy 34—A Biy City sndolal suys tho projuliée, Garlon Gamiball,"graln Indon, bound dovwn, Wi nehoro a¢ Whiteetous Yoiut, 6 miles sbove Alububtor, lust ovoning, o propollor Burlington and tow at 10 o'clock lask night auchored gufo in Travis Bay, Tt s thouglt huro that the propélier ashore at White sted ecaveity of employinent, and.- consideration of tho atibject, and to take much mens-, Rock {3 thé Pay City, Capt, Phinean Clark, as 1o other propeller ia kndwh 10 iave been u thiat locallty, i $he propotior Sinetal Hock reported ashor, is Iying ore, WASHINGTON. Grave-Stonos for Soldicrs Buried in the Nationul Cemoteries. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribane. Wasumtoron, D. 0, Oct. 21.—Tho Hecretary of War will, In day o two, awnd tho contrack for hoddotones to mark tho graves of Unfon woldiera intorred fit tho Natioual cometorlos throughout tho conntry. ‘L'ho numbor of graves 18 about 250,000, nnd it is eslimated that 8800,000 of tha $1,000,000 npproprintod by Congress wlll bo neceasary to provide headstones of sufficient sizo and welght to romain in placo whon sot up, and which must combino the elemenis of. durnbility, deconcy, and cheapnosa. Dids for (ose liondstonei woro oponod on Sopt, 6, but tho Secretary of War has witbheld his deeision until encli bidder could presont a samnplo of tho stone ho could furnish, because thore was considorablo opposition to his original purpose to adopt whito marblo and gray grauite astho quality.of stono of which tho hendstones were tobo mades The Development of the Manufacture ‘0t Alcohiol—A iEepublicin Newspapor on HBoutwell—The Endinn Delegn- tionu Talking Erecly and Plainly— Eutler on the Credit=Mobilier States= men. Spectal Diopalch to The Chicazo Tribune. ALCOINOL EXVONTED “O EUROPE, ASINGTON, D, O, Oct, 22,—Iu tho rocant reports récelved ot the Buresu hore from rovcaue officials iu various ports of thecountry, spacial mention 18 modo of tho fact that the omount of aleobol that has Intely beon withdrawn from vond for export to Europs i largely 1u oxcoss of any former period, and the increido fa likely to continuo, Orders from forelgn merchants are larger and moro numerous than over Lofore, The Commisuoner of Iuternnl Rovenus says ho can 860 na roason why the United Btates shall not, within a come parativoly sliort space of time, supply tho entira world ith aleohol, Hossys that instead of buraing end otlierwiso throwing away tho immenso quantitios of grain produced in this country, 88 has been and g Dbelig dono in somo scctions of tho Unlon, that valusble product will in tho futurs bo _mearly entirely utilized sud consumed, Alcohol, he fhinks, will bocome ome of..our ehiof articles of cxport to Europe, Tho fact that tho demuuda for Bpirits for export ato increasing is maine 1y attributed to tho preparations being mado by now and additicnal distilleriea to begin work nt an early doy ; and, o8 tho facilitios for transporting graln in ik to Liropo aro iuadequate, a laxgo proportion of. 1l Y tho surplus produced fn tuis country whl, ju the form of upl;;‘v.’l. find an outlet to forelgn markets in the fu~ ture, AN ORGAN ON NOUTWELL'S LEOTURE. Tha oveniog Admintatration organ cro s becoming moro fearlcen and outspoken in la comments upon o Jeatting mun among the falthful Radical suppoiters of tha Administration, - It wnya cditorially this eveulug ¢ WJuny a8 ovory ol womun has o cortain remedy, or thinke o han, for toolliclie, Fhcumptism, and ather Duman ailments, so overy public man has hlhk pet fnans cinl theories, whick, If adopted, will, in his opinion, bring about tho goldon age, when eversbody will bo ablo to buy cheap and ecil’ dear, wages will be high and produce low, sud black Fridaya and financial pai- feaand rovolutions will bo unknown, Ex-Secretary of thio Treasury, Boutwell 1s the very latest statesmanto give tho publio s views on this’ important subject ; S0 a8 hio ind experionco dn that diroction, his opine ious are entitled fo moro welght than are thoso of ‘moat of tho would-De wito men whoso remedies would Do worss tlian tho disease, TUX INDIANS' GIREAT FATIER INDISPOSED. roat father to- Orwing ta ho udisposltion of theix groat athos fo dny, tho talk with Lim, which the do ikt now biero were 10 huve had, fs postponed until womo othier dsy. Thy "were todny propured by tho Becrotary of the Iuterior and Commis- sloner of Indian Affnira for tho mecting nt the Whito House, The “impression,”as it is culled, whiich was made, did nat please them'; and, although the apokesman of tho Utes lot off nonio PRETTY PLAIN TALR, _he wag, evidently, impressed Ly the indications that he would have to subumit to whataver hinwhito frlends at Wasliugton, or their Agents at tho Iudlan Rosorvas ton, were niost mciined to grant. Tho Utes, having Dy trenty ceded 4,000,000 ucies of thelr reservation to {lke Unlicd States, cliimy tho privilego of spending tho $:6,000 sunuity agreed to bo paid them by the Government in_ any way they ploase; but they were {uformed thut theunnuity could only bo expended a8 NUMBER 63. COMMERCE. Second Day's Session of the National Board of Trade, Report of tho Executive Couneil Come mitiee on Bankvupley Laws, Revision or Repeal of the © Law of 1867 Sug- A gested. An Important Discussion on American Shipping In- terests. President Fraley’s Report on the Department of Com- merce. Paitial Report of the Com- mittee on Transpor- tation. Tho Natlonal Board of Trado reasscmbled at 10 ofclock yeatorday moralug, tho President in tho clinir, Pragor by the Rev, Mr, Kittrodge. The Becratary callod tho roll,and forty-fivo delegates answered, N o algo read a telegram from tho Baltigore Board of Trado and Corn and Flowr Exchange, expreasing tho regrot of thelr delegates a thefr inabillty 0 ut- tend, AN INVITATION. 2tr, Culyor, of Clifengn, sinco tmany of tho members 1iad not seen Ohicago sinco the fire, on behalf of tho Board of Trade, invited tho members, elc., to takas Tide through tho city Thuraday afternoon, in order to show gentlomen wiat bad been done hero. The invitation was accepted, THE CURRENOY AND FINANOE COMMITTEE ENLARGED, Tha Chinfr announced thnt ho hod been cmbarrassed 1n making up tho apocial Committes on Currency oud Financo, and suggeated that it bo eularged to nine or elovou members, so that the ropresontation of the dif- foront paria of tho country could be more cqually ‘mad. Mr, Woolly, on Mr. Nourso's suggestion, moved ta enlargoit to cloven, to include tho President of tha Boord, 1t was ogreed o, The Clair stated tho Committce, conaisting of Mousra, Woolly, of Olncinnati; Nourse, of Loston Stranainn, of Now York ; Wright, of Chicago; Don- ner, of St, Louia; Pinelle, of Loulsville; Burwoll, of Grosveuor, of Providence; Smith, of Bromberg, of Mobilo, and the President, BEFONT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EXEQUTIVE COUN: oL, The Secrotary read tho report of tha Committeo of tho Exocutiv Council on Bankruptcy laws, as fol- lowa : To the National Noard of Trade: T undorsigned, to whom was referred, by a vote of tho Exccutivo Counell, tho examination of the Na. tlonal Inw o tha subject of bankrupteles, respectfully Toport, a8 follosws : k3 By the Coustitution of tho United States, Congras is’ empowered to pass uniform Jaws on the subjoct of bankrupteles throughout the United States. : ‘Aud by the ssma fustrument thoy sro authorized “to make all laws which are neceseary and proper for car- an thelr Agent and the Government thouglt beat, ‘Owray, licad Chicf of tho Utes, and_epokesman’ for tho dulégation, wanted to know’ 3f Dio could get 100 Totces whien hio wanted thom, to which tho Commis. elouer of Tudian Atfeirs replied : No, not unless tho ‘Ageut shiould recommend It, and tho’ Government dcemed bl judyment good," 'Tho moncy would be ex- pondad for tho Indias to s to benetit taem- Owray roplied thaf thero imight bo groat differenco of opinion between himselfand tho Agent as to what they needed, “Yen xégliod the Commissioner; ¢ yo want horees, aud Wo might givo you's ack instoad,” . # And perbaps you would want me to go to school," sild Owray, with 3 good-utured lnugh, "Tho Coruimissionor said Le desired them to live like tie whites—to plow and eow, ctc. When this was interproted in Spanfsh,—tho lan- guage nll tho delegation spoak,—the Indiuns Inughed ; sad Onray sid ey had 20 dealro to I like t1s whitos, DEN DUTLER IIUNTING DOWN TIE OREDIT MODILIER BTATSMEN, u might 00l-house A roport 18 published to the effect that Ben Butler is organizing o movement to Liave tho Republican caucus which will nominate ofticers for the uext House of Reprezentatives, declare nmghnllcnlly ugatnst glvlug any members Implicated I the Creait Mobiller trans- acticns leading position on standing comulitecs, LTo the Assoclated Press.] INDIAN VIBITORS, ‘WasmnaTox, Oct, 20,—A delegation of Ute Chicfs and oue Apache, from Colorsdo Territory,. held a 4 pow-wow " with the Comminsionor of Indian Affairs this morning, in regard to the location of their Agency, A Chicf, numed Onrsy, was the principal speaker, and attracted mnch attontion by his costunie, ‘which included fashionable boots, & atock and scarf- pin, and hia pmiling_and Jolly tnanner, in atriking contrast to the imperturbxbility of his' compauions. Mo gpoko in excellent 8panisk, Commissioner Bmith had a freo talk with Ouray aud others, and promiscd to givo their requests due conslderation, A ILLNESS OF PRESIDENT GRANT, * “Tho President {a unwoll to-day, aud has remained In tho private pntt of tho Executlvo Mansion, Many 'visitors called during the duy, but were unable to seo him, Tho President was complainiug yestordny of o mevere cold, but attended to his publiv business, EMIORATION AOT, y Tho law of July 4, 1804, which the Troasury of tho Emigration Comnmishlon propoy ta sak Congress, at it noxt acsston, to repoul, I8 0s follows : SECTION 2. And bo it farthor enactod, that all con- tracts that shall Lo mudo by emigrants to tho United Btates in foreign countries, in conformity to rogulations which may be establishod tho saia Commissioner, whereby emigrants shall b T{cdus the wages of thetr labor for & torm not oxoeod- g tiolve montis {0 ropay (ho expenses of el il tion, shall bo hold valld i law, and may bo enforced h the courta of the United Statéw, ar of the scvoral Staten or Terrltoriea ; and puch advancos, If 1o stipu= Inted tn tho contract, 'and tho contract bo' rocorded in tho Recordor's ofico'ln tha county where tho omigrant shail wettle, ahall operato se a lien upon any land thoreaftor acquirad by the omigrant, whothor under the Homestead law, when tha titio s Gonsutumated, or on progerly otherwise acquired, until lquidated’ by the cnlgrant, PARDON NEFUGED, Trosident Grant to-dny doclined to pardon Michael Kane, conviclod of killing his brothor, in this clty, 1ust Bay, and sentonced last week to_lmprlvonment in tho Albaby Penitentiary for iwo years for manslaughs ter, ollhoug & recommendation for pardon wui sighod by thiv ontiro fury that convicted Lim, 310N POATAL IACILITIES FOIt OUIOAGO, Tho Postmster-Gonoral fusucd an ordor to-duy allowing Chicago thirtcon additional carriers at $800 e o, Aleo, selablldbing fvo postal stationa to bo nown na tho North, Northwost, Soutlwest, South, and Stock-Yards, Tho following_smounts are sllowed for fucreased oxponditures : Fitting up stations, £2,000 rent of stations per your, $3,500; ealaries of Clérkn er yonr, $0,200 ; mossongor servio per year, 4,000, Thio ordor fakes efoct Doc, 1, TRANSPORTATION. ‘T'ho Sennto Committee in Kichmond w<Textimony Kegnrding the Proposed Compiction of tho James River & Hannwha Cnnal TuouxioxD, Vo, Oct, 23.—Benators Conklin, Shos- man, Windom, Norwood, aud Davis, United’ Stutos Bouito Conunittco on Inlnd Transportation, srrived liere yeaterday, A conforonce was held to-day, which wak ittondud Uy g o, M. Caroford, of Wit Vies gluta, and delegtlons df prominent oltzons trom orfolk sud Lynchburg, Aftor inspeoting tho firat levul of the Jumes Rivor & Kanawha Ostial and shipe locks, the Commlttea vxamined o number of witnessce, inclulllng Mr, Bibeock Cralghill, Oblef Engincor of tho Jumos Rivor Improvoment, aud Col, Whit comb, Obiof Engloeer of tho Chiesspenko & Ohlo Raflroud; Cen, Haupt, former ' Bugineer of tho Ttnozno Tantiel, anid now Genoral Matger of the Alr 1o botween Kichmond und Atlnta, ‘Tho toatimony taken vius hiofly with o viow of ascortaining tho prac- tleabillty of tho propoasd complotion of tho Jduniea Tiver & Knawha Oanal, and the construction of o Aunuiel for tho canal & fength of 9 miloa, Tho opinion of tho unqinuers was to tho offect that, tho menns bo- ang supplivd for tho work, the tunnel und catial would L compleled WIShIn tiyo Soars, at #o cost of $14,000,- 000, ‘I'io Committes go to-morrow to Charleatown, \\'clj Vlrlfliuln and theuce to Cineinuati, 8t, Louls, Louluvitlo, ryiug into exccution the power thus grunted.” By the sixth articl of tho Coustitution, all lawa ‘mado under 1t, and by the uso of tho granted powery, are declared to botho supremo law of the fand, au ‘become paramount to all Conatitutions and laws of tho soveral Bates, Until Cougress acted on tho sub- Jeck of bankrupteies, aud during the soveral perlodi of our Nutlonal life, 1n whicl wo havo had no faw or the subjoot enacted by Cougress, the legislation of fhe wuveral Btatcson Insolvency and bankruptey wat iu forco in their rospectivo tercltorial limita; but thelr power waa reatricted ‘by the probibition tha thoy could mako no luw impairing tho obligation of 1 contract.” Tionce, all tho Stato legislation on tho subjoct woni o further tlan to givo retief to dvbtors from impris onment for debt ; gnd, fo protect them from vexa tous suits ; whild they gave to creditors compulsors powers for obtaining posscssion of the cstates of in- solveut or bunkrupt debtors, and to seaure thewr ap plication, as fur a8 they would go, to tho psyment o; dabts, 1f unpaid dobts of such insolvonts were kopt alive by proper legal care and watchfulnoss on the purt o ihe creditor, and the dobtor by after ucquired prop erty becamo able to pay, such after acquired propecty could be made liablo for tho payment of such unpaic debta s aud it is, perhaps, to this Smportunt featun that national laws on tho subject of bankruptey have not beon permanont, For, whenever they havo becn enncted, one of th ‘most important featires thoy hod, was tho uttor do- struction of the obligation of tho contracts of the doblor . if voluntarily, or fuvoluntarlly, he surren: dered {ho whole of his cstate for distribution among his croditors, Bunkrupt ‘and insolvent Jows are smong the many Donelits that modern civilization has fntroduced into tho world, and imprisonmont for dobt, excopt n casea of fraud or crimiunlity, bus consed to shock us with its cataloguea of sufferings. ‘But leglolation on tho subject of dobts and contracts, 28 nil oxporionco demonsirates, i one of tho mosi complicated probloma tho law-makor Las to solve, uud tho vost und fntriesto deslings of merchanta, triders, end baukors, und tho tmpuriant dependoncien wucll deallnge croate, mako it ditiicult for human alill to doviso a statuto'that shall work with uniformity, equi- 5, simpliclty, sud economy. thio oxperitnent of a Nationnl law on tho subjeet, ling now boen thrico tried in the United States, and each of tho trials found unsatisfactory, Tho firat law was pasacd in the en years after tho udoption of I after o trinlof throo years, was repealed in 1603, 'Nef ther tho population” of the country, nor its business wera thon very great, but mercantile distress snd ruin had reached compuratively rgo proportions by disase trous speculations, and by tho troubles growing out of tho French Rovolutlon, 'Although the law Lind but a short oxistence, the pro- ceedings under it, and tho xoalizatlou of the property of debtors for which it fa providud, lasted for mony o, and tho remains of souioof (14 casos el Lnge: tho Courta, 'After an inferval of moro than forty years, the gece ond luw was puseod fu the_year 1841, ‘and ‘it bhad a shorler lifo thau the firat, being ropeiled in tho year 7% 1800, abont lov, o Goustitution, aud 1t Ia remarkablo that thia futorval of forty years wae characterizad by tho most tmporiaut oifects “and de- Selopiuonts tne world hug Wituessod. ¢ Tor tho firat. fourtoen years un aliost univereal war exisled in Europo, and our own cutauglement with the Dollgorants, aul dspoclally wil Great Brituin causcd muny and great vicheltudes in the business ahd for- tuncs af our citizens, 'For tho following fourtcon years wo liad a process of sottlomenta going on under tho Stato laws, marked b, widoaproad funolvency and sacrifice of proporty, whic 1t was sttompted to mitigate by atay laws and’ othor divhonoutaudl disroputablo doviees, But no ro-enuctient of » National Dankrupt law took pluoe, and those whio sanls in the great struggle woro loft o best thuy might, to rotriovo thelr fortunce with suol. lenfoncy 6% mord fortuunto ones who sur- vived tho storm would attory, “Aftur thia pertlous soltlomont, tho businoss of the country uwsumned Jarge aud wido-spriad proportions, Topulntion rapldly inoreused, the rovenyics of the Gons oral Government woro abuudaut, tho Nutional publie dobt of tho rovalution, and of tho war of 1813, wua uid off, and o large’ surplus aconmulated fii the roasury, and waa distributed smoug tho States, to be vecalled 8t the plensuro of tho Govarnment. Thou cam {he financial cristy of 1837, tho univorssl susponsion of spoclo payiment by tho Lanks through. th United Stutcs, s, to ndJust, sottle, aud wipe out thio muse of dabts thnt then pressod upon tho pooplo, tho short-lived uct of 1841 Wi pusued, On s Fopen, tho biiices of o wiuniry remlstou (o 1o caru of tho Stato fusoiveu for nuarly s quarlor of o coniury they. furnisll Lo only ralict for debtors sud credftors it cases of lusols ‘was ngain Inww, wud venoy, "Ulio prosent _luw, passed n_ 1867, had ila origin fa condiston of affairs' withott s parailol, Oivil war lud desolated o gieat portion of the na= tioual ternitory, sud hud utto. Iy chinged the foriue 8 and_ speial conditions of lurgo mssus of our puoylu, Debiw hud praciieaily beon cuncelied by violent yro- \consiey, and 10w groat oxtent both dobtor wnd creditor £l w nocassily for (he fulervention of the pawer cous tided {0 Congress, to A})lll y the ouly adoqoniu remedy : Holonse from thia obifgations of coutracta,” Pho third law hus now been i operation for ups wards of slx years, and under Ity by voluntary snd Trcod submisston L 1ts provislons, nimerots catutos h'x"d’l““fld into tho bunds of Assfguees for suitlomont an tribution, It linw probably worked out tho nnl{ remedy for the mnw of debt and embarrassent thal grew ont of thy Iato war ; sad is now on ita trial as 1o its fitnesas fo3