Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1873, Page 8

FINANCIAL. Meeting of Discontented Work- ingmen in Philadelphia. A Demend for Government Aid COoupled with an Eight~ Hour Resolution, Furiher Developments in Regard to .the Issne of Water-Bonds in Pittsburgh, Westorn: and Southern Congressmons Eleot in Favor of Incroasing the Volume of Cwrency. P THE WORKINGMEN. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridbuns, PmrApELTIIA, Nov. 37.—A mass-mooting of the workingmon of this oity was hold this morn- fng, under tho suspices of tho Radical Olub, in TIndopendencoSquare, at1l o'clack, tho hournam- edinthecall, Thorowerobut fow porsons presont, and but for two plecards posted upon tho troos, uo one would hiave supposed that & meoting wau to have been held. About 11:30 o'clock the Germans woro assem- Dbled in tho onstern part of the aquare, and oro rcalled to order by P, I' Schmitt, who wna subsc- quontly choson as Presidont, and in a fow words Lriefly returned bis thanks for the honor con- forved, Addresses woro thon made by Messts, Eysor- mann, Duel, Gouther, Schueidor, Willikon, and othors, Tho speakers woro attentively listenod 1o and frequontly applanded. In the southwestern [ant of the square another weoting was orgauized by Mr, Thomas Phillips, who snid that the object for which the working- wmen had beon ealled togothor was that tho capi- talints and tho office-seckers of tho Natlonal, State, aud Municipal Governments might be mado to understand tho ombarrassmeuts of the working classes. Somothing should 93 dono, and tho thoussnds out of employmant shonld bo provided with tho nocos- snry means of support. The manufacturers and otliers havo not the means of furnishing employ- ment, but the ity should give the mon thrown out of work somothing to do, nnd pay thom by iho duny, instead of nllowinz contractots to prind down the poor claeses, and enrich thomeelves. Lho lLungry must bo fod, snd the question i, Iow ~are they to Dbo eatisfied ? A dolegation had * called upon the Iayor and tho Councils, but thus far uothing hnd f:eon douo to ameliorate thoir condition. Stock- jobbing and wild-cat specalntions hind brought wbout the presont condition of affairs, and tho rorkingman has beon thrown upon the stroot without cmployment or the moaus of obtaining :ho necousarios of life. Tho meoting Lad been zonveued for the purposs of establishing the taet that tho Inboring classes are ouflering, and that thoy aro in earnost in their apponl for re- iief, The Chairmnn then introduced Mr.Gordon,who read o sories of resoiutions, which wero unani- nously adooted. Thoy demand of the_ City Councils employmout “at fair wages, . and thet eight hours shall conatituto & day's labor; that tlie organization of the DPatrons of Husbandry i3 n step in tho right direction, and that the men and women, of tho East aro ommended to aid "its organizalion in overy manner poesiblo ; that the nation is suf- fering from n'monoy crisis caused by frequont pantes, and that tho Goneral Government should adopt a finaucial systom to romove tho dispro- portion between the accumulative power of ‘monoy and the increase of lndnntr? Addresycs wers then made by Isano Nowton Porcel, Mrs. Dr. DPratt, John Sheldon, James MeIutosh, and others. [T0 the Associated Presa.) PuinApELenia, Nov. 27.—A mass-meeting of workingmen and wouon was hold in Indepond- snce Square to-day, at which addressos wero taado by partios idontifiod with the Intornation- wlists, Resolutions of a radical character were adopted. TUE PRINTERS' STRIKE IN PITTSDURGH ENDRD— THE EMPLOYERS TRITMPI. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrepuncy, Ia, Nov. 27.—Tho Printors' DOnion met this afternoon, and, after somo dis- sussion, rosolvod to disbaud and give up their charter from the International Union. This enda Lho strike. Hovwover, befora the printors camno Lo this resolve, all tho cases in tho differont ofil- ces hiad beon taken by non-union men, ———— - PITTSBURGH. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribuna, TIIE WATER-JOND TRANSACTION. Prrrssunon, Pa., Nov. 26.—Tho disposal of the Lalf a million water bonds is still tho topic of convorsation. Investigation proves it tobea most sstounding traneaction, In May last, through the National Trust Company $223,000 in bouds wero hypothecated in Philadelphia, Tor u proper undorstanding of the cass, it must be known that theso bonds were signed by tho Mayor end Cily Comptroller. As thoy ara handed to the Water Commission, thelr Secro- tary, Mr, Ross, "wau roquired’ to receipt for them; and, a8 they were disposed of, the monoy was doposited with tho City Treasurer, =tho in turn paid it out in orders from tho Com- misgion, tho Dayor, and tho Comptrollor; ud prid it ouly on watrants signed and counter- wigned by them, for notunl work done, 1t scoms 1lizt, after thoso bonda had boen disposod of, and the movey recoived by Mr. Ttoss, that Lo, ins stead of leaving it with the City Tredsurer, withont authonty dopositeait in the now do- funet National I'rust Company. MELPING A BANK WITH WATER-DONDS: + Afterwards, tho baulke became hard up, aud the enxhier, Greer,camo to Ross and got 263,000 moro of {heso bondn from liim, T'heso necuritios wera obtuined from the Comptroller, who alono wns authorized to delivor thom without taking o ro- ccipt, After that Toas got $214,000 more of tho samo bands, whick wors disposod of in Phil- adelphin. The chack was sont tarough tho Na- tional Trust Company, THE PANIC STHIKES LIGUT THNOUGH TIE MATTER, About this timo the panic had cormmenced, and Greor represonted to Ross that unless tho wmonoy was loft in tho bankt it would go up and the city would lose its 300,000, o this monoy was also left thote, Tor this lattor amount iho Complroller holds no roceipt, and the queation ariges, Who is reaponeiblo? TIE STONY TOLD. The closing of the National Trust Company and tho sbecondiug of Greer aro well known to your rondlore, as it hus boon fully reportod for Ime Tmpuse. Tho TFinance Committoo have held long, stormy, and secrot sessions; bug theso facts havo lealked out. The stock- holders of tho National Trust Company deny their liability ;_nud to-morrow morming Buits in equity, in the District Court, will ba commencod against thom by the city. Tioss hes undoubiedly beon mado tho calspaw of Graon, who has ab- sconded with his pockots well lined, Besides tho fands enumorated, the County had $115,000 in tho bank, and other city-improvemont funds to tho amount of about $30,000 more in the samo custody. —— THE CURRENCY. #Special Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribune, ? AN INCREABL DEMANDED, ‘Wasnryaroy, Dec. 27,—Thero is an almost unasnimons agreemont among the Enstern and Southern Congrossmon to make a grand effort {o sceure an incronsa of the curroncy. Thoy havo already begun to calimate their strengtlh, and Lo make proparations to sccure tho passage of a bill increasing tho volumo by at loast $100,- 000,000, to $160,000,000. Thoy urge that tho busmess of tho wholo country, and espocally tho eection which they: raprosent, demands the fucrenro; that all classos favor it oxcopt bank- vy and capitalists, who roap their richost profits in tines of tho greatest stringency. Ewpoclally do the heavy manufacturors sud men dolug s Turggo businens inslst on tho ineronse. Thoy are OUT OF TLMPEN WITH SUERNAN, who they denounco an & capitalist and » stock- lwilder in peveral Natlonal Bauks, and who is, af coursa, acting in accordanco with b own in- tevest in nppofilng any inoroase, Thoy quote reasnror Spinuer, who i by no means ai ox- panslonist, na declaving thut it is all folly to talk of o resumption ot spoclo pl\i{mumu, with thio present voluwmo of eurrenoy. Lhey are pan- man, who has pronounced in advance agalnat any Infiation ; And thoy foar that, in that Cone sorvative, thoy may bo dofeated, hut thoy aro working while it ia day, and ara detorminnd to {Alaluv&fio atono unturnod to seouro tho paasago of o bill, OBITUARY. The Xlon. Richnrd ¥ntes. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, 81, Lours, Nov. 27.—The Hon, Rlolintd Yatea dled at Barnum's Hotol at 0 o'olook to-night. 1o came back from Littla Rook, whither he had gone with Judges Frow and Hurlbut to Inspect the Tuiton, Cniro & Avkansns Railroad, on Suuday, very much oxhausted by his jour- ney. Binco that timo he hna boon confined mich of tho time to his bod. On Wodnosday 1ast hio sunk #o low that Mr. Barnum, proprictor of tho hotel, bocama groatly alarmed in rogard to his condition, and summoned Dr. Ilolmnn to attend him, who said that his complaint way akin to apoplexy, and likely to terminate fatally ot any moment. His family woro tolegraphed for, and an Apswor camo from his non, Honry Yatos, who loft Bt Louls for Jacksonvills on Bonday, that Last night Lio would como 88 BoOn A8 rnenlblu. Mr. Yatos seomed much botter, and this morn- iog ho waa thought to bo almoat returned to his customary henlth, Ho was ablo to walk sround his room all day, though he,did not go down staira, and netive preparations were made for his roburn homo, Thase proparations continned durlog the ovening, and oven up to within a forw minutes of his ~donth. About fivo minutes hoforo Lo died, ho wont from his sitting-room, lenving bis colored soyvant packing his trunk, Hearlog a hittlo ory for holp, the boy ran into tho room, and found. Mr. Yates lying on the bod, feobly gaaping, o dlod without- speaking afterwards, A ylvhyslnlrm was gont for, but when Do arrived ail 8 igua o ifo hnd disspgoared. "Tho sorvant, llonr{ Washington, who las boen in Mr. Yates' family for niucyoars,acemed to feol lit- tlo alarm whon "ho was at his worst, saying that he had =eon him in o much weaker condition mauy timea bofore. Bomo of the family aro ox~ pected to-morrow. Tho remains will be at onco removed to Jacksonvilla, {7 the dsseciated ryesn 8r. Louts, Nov, 47,—Ex-United States Sonntor Richard Yates, of Illluul!’ diod suddenly at Daruum’s Hotel lioro at 9 o'clock to-night, ~ Mr, Yutes has boon to Fulton, Ark., as United States Commissionor to examine tho lower ond of the Cairo & Tulton Railrond, aud returned here lant Bunday, since wien ho has boen quite feoblo, and yesterday was very sick, Iorovived to-day, howevor, and this evoning, while husyiug him- solf with proparations for starting home to-mor- yow morning, ho suddonly foll buclk, and died in fivo minutos. Iis family have beon advised of hiin doatli, and aro oxpected horo to-morrow. Azapriah C. Flagg. From the New York Times, Nov. 20, Azarinh O. Tlagg, o well-kuown and reapected citizon, diod in this city on Monday might, ot the advanced ago of 83 years. Thore wero fow mon bottor known in this city and State, or moro widoly respected, than tho doconsod. For a con~ siderablo perlod of hia life he beld important political positions, but since tho yoar 1859 he, in consoquence of failing vision, scarcely took any part in public matters,” Mr, Tlagg was bosn in Clinton County in tho year 1790, which county ho roprosonted in tho Assombly during tho yeara 1823 and 1824, Ho was n soldier bofuro ke he- camo n_legislator, having bocn engaged in tho war of 1812 on the northorn frontior. In carly life hio developad talents of n high order, especinlly in regard to flnancial mattors, and in 1626 ho was_appointed Becrotary of Stato by Gov. DoWitt Clinton,, In 1854 Gov. Marey ap- ointed him Controller of the Btate, which ofiico o hold for five yonrs, and swbsoquently ho fillod tho aamo offico undor Gov. Bouck and Gov. Bilus Wright. Ho was oleoted Controllor of this city in 1653, nud in 1855 was re-clectod after o vigorous contest, his opponent bfllnjg Joln 8. Gfies, Mo hold fho oflico until 1859, when ho rotired to privato lifo. Mr. Flagg was in early 1ifo » Democrat in politica, but in after yonrs ho participatod in the formation of thie Baruburnor | porly, which aftorwards became the I'roe Boil," and subsoquently, in combination with tho libora cloment of the old Whig party,formedthe nuclous of tho Ropublican party. He took an active part in the agitation of tho abolition of slavery. CRIME. The Onghton Murder Trial in Ottavwn, 1L=«T'he Casc to be Given to tho Jury To-Dny. : &Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OT1TAWS, i1, Nov. 27.—Tho Circuit Court was ongaged all day in Learing argumonts in tho Oughton murder trial. Mr. Mayo, County At- tomoy, apoke and concluded, in the morning, for tha prosccution, and was followod by E. 1. Bull, for the defense, who concluded this ovon- ing. To-morrow morning Washington Bushnell will address the jury, for tho defenwe, and Mr. 0'Brion, of Peoria, will closo for the people. As tho Circhit Court must commonco on Monday next at Prinooton, Burean County, His Honor, Judgo Loland, was compolled to hold court to- day'in ordor fo gov through with this murdor cago. Arrcsted on Suspicion of Ilorse. Stonling, Special Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribuse, Mitwaukrg, Nov, 27.—ORicers Marshall and Beck arrested a man to-dey on suspicion of hav- ing stolon o team of horsca at Oshlosh, Wis. Information was given at tho atation that ho was offerivg & team worth 300 at one-third that amount, Ho is onid to have gone from Chicago to Oshkosh to do full plowing, nud was on his way back to Chicago. o sccms tobon farm hand; is an Irishman about 40, and will give no information siuca his nrvent, although ha told a very mixed story, ‘Lho Chief of Polico m_Oshkosh hins tolegraphod to_keep the man till he can bo sont for. ~ Iio had a letter in his’ possession addressed to Henry MceWill- inms, but will not say whether that i his nawe or not. A Terrible Shooting Affroy at Harolds- burgh, Ky.—~Threo Men Killed, LousviLLn, Ky., Nov. 87i—A special to tho Qourier-Journal from Danville, Ky., gives tho following particnlars of & tragedy which oc- curred at Haroldsburgh, on Thursday ovening. "o trlal of a law suit, in which P. D. Thompoon 8r.,wasthe principal on ono sido,and Theo, Daviss Br., on tho other, was in progross ; sndcach principal was attonded during the whole trial by Liu sons, fully armed, At tho conclusion of tho testimony, whila the Iawyera wero proparing the instructions proparatory to commoncing the ar- cuments, o son ‘of Thompsonand & sou of &)n\'iu moved toward tho door. 'Thoy wero followed Dy all tho othors, and in o moment the firing commencod, by which party it is not known, Many shots woro Srod. heodore Davise, 8r., and hip son Ly ware instantly killed; Thoodore Davies, Jr., was mortally wonnded and has sinco died. D Thompson, Sr., and his two sons, J. B, Jr, were alightly wouuded. Daviag eacapod unhurt. r., and Oaldwolt =, Murderery Koprioveds 81" Louw, Mo, Nov,27.—1'he execution of John Foofo snd Goorge Williams, which was to havo taken placo at Plckneyville, 1., to-mor- Tow, for tho inurdoer of Wm." Walon, last Sep- tombor, Lss boon indefinitely postpored. Murderer Convictod in Californins, 8aN Fraxciaco, Nov. 37.—In the orss of Toro- do Mirouo, one of tha gaug of Piburicio Vag- uez ‘Trea Pinos murderers, on trinl for soveral gnya at Balinas City for murdor, the Juryroturned & verdict of guilty of murdorin the second de- gree. An Unoffonded Woman Shot by o Rufiian, Inp1aNaronis, Ind., Nov. 27.—A woman namod Thampuon v bhot ind probably fatally injurod at the Circlo Hoyve, at 2 a'clock thiy morning, by a man namod Owen ‘T, Portor. 'U'hio lattor had o dispute with tho clerk of tho houso, and firod ot him, IHe mirsod tho clork oud shot the woman, e o T OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yonx, Nov. 27.--Arrived—Steamship Abyssinia, from Liverpo anrEnbANM, Nov, 27, 0 atonmship Koonlg Wilyelm, from Now York, which ardved atb Houlbainpton on tho 24th and proseodod for Bro- men, bnd gono ashore near Nlowe Dlop, on the coant of Hollaud, Tho passongers ore all safo, ‘I'wo tugs aro trylug to haul her off, It is ox~ pectod that it will bo nocessary to unload her be- foro sho oan ba got nflont AN INTER-COLLEGIATE CONTEST, spestat Dinpateh te The Chicagn Tribune, Qaresuuna, 1, Nov. 27.—A letter receivod hera to-day from tho Hon. 0. C, Carpantor{ Gove suino thet, nmong tho first menanires to pass {ite oo, will b’ & bill makiu the Inoroaso, swhich thoy etalm will go through by a lurgo ma- ority, sty 1M THE BENATE, powaver, they ndmit thut tho scheme will mest with determined opposition, encountering, firet, tho Chalxman of the Finance Commitioe, Bher- ornor of Iowa, nv&mlntu tho Rov. Alox, Ihms, Prouidont of the Slmpson Contonary College, a8 thie umplre for Jowa fu the grand inter-collogo contest to be held hera on tho evoning of; Fob. 28, 1874, Tho contest promises to bo ouoof tho moat intorosting over hold, not only in thy Woest, but in the country, THE CHICAGO DAILY THIBUNE: FKIDAY, NUVEMBER 28, 1579, WASHINGTON, A Joint Commiitee to Investigato All Cases of Alleged Congressional Covruption, Jay Cooke & Oo.'s Congressional Brokerago Business, Anrual Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Recommendations in Regard to Indian Affairg---How the Sioux May Be Subdued. Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, THE OREDIT MOBILIER BEVIVAL. ‘Wasamvatox, D, 0., Nov. 27.—Instond of a rovival of tha Oredit Mobillor Committee No. .2 of the Inet Iouso, wo are to linvo this sesalon, it is anid, o joint soloct committoo, to whom slall bo roforred all mattors portaining to railrond subeldics, either through bonds orgrants of lands by tho United Btates, The Committes will tako cognizanco, it is claimed, of other ronds bo- sldos tho Woxas and Northorn Pacifie, and will mako a general overhauling, such as mil develop all tho carofully concoaled frauds that it 18 sbrewdly suspocted Lave boon praoticed upon stockholdersand the Government, aud mako auch ashowing as will completely ovor- shadow tho Credit Mobillor exposuro. Tho resotution providing for the appolntment of tho Comuitteo will be mado at an early day. UEALTILOF TIE DISTRICT. Dr. Cox, the President of tho District Board of Heulth, ling comploted bia aunual report, and will submit_it to Prosidont Grant on Monday noxt. Tho Dactor urges the ostablishntent of A NATIONAL HUROERY IUREAU. Tho projoct was prosented to the Inst Con- grozy, but tho papars nover ot beyond the pig- cou-liolos of a commitioe-room, It is urgod that, it this grea: measuro is adopted by the present Congress, it will mako a proud era in our hintory, and rofloct lustre upon the Adminis- teation inaugnrating it. 'Tho labors of the con- tomplasted ~ buroau would ombraco topo- graphical, moteorological, mortuary, and 1oproductive stalistics, as woll ag thoso having refsrence to food production and congumption, opidomic and zymotio dis- caven, pud many ollier subjects of sanitary moment ; the regulation of quarantine by pre- venting tho ingrous of foreign epldomics, and the ail to State quarantive rogulations, It wounld nlno bo useful in analyzing tho reports of tho various lealth-boards of the conntry, har- monizing their plans of oporations, and diffus- fog practical Informalion nmong' the poople. Pho ~ Bowrd recommond au oarly - applis cation o Congrows for the estab- lishment of a public jofoction hospital in tho limits of the District, 28 wdll as public Dnths, to ho scoured by an approprintion mads by the District Leginlnture, The Doctor con- cludos witha stroug aud loyal appeal for the construction of an xocutive Mausion worlhy tho nawmo, nnd adapted to the dignified use for which it is designed, in an oligible zud salubri- ous location JAY COOKE i 00,'s CONGUEGAIONAL CONNEOTIONS. ‘Iho adjudication of the affaira of Jay Cooko & Co,, in tho Bankruptoy Coust, are lovked for with grent intorost, o promining most stnrtiing dovelopmonta. Thoso who ought to know, chinrgo that tho books and papers of tho flrm will show that large sums of money have boun paid at difforent tinies o a great many of tho most prominont and hitherto unsuspected mom- bers of Confimuu. both iu tho Senate and House. It is charged that tho transaclions of the firm have boen chavactorizod by a systomatic courso of bribery aud corruption on an oxtonsive scale. GOSHIT AIIOUT TIIL COMMITTELS. Thore 18 o strong fecling on the part of the Western mombers thut thioy eau furnish o man who would run tho Danking aud Currency Com- mitteo to_botter ndvantage than Iooper Las done, end thero will bo n.strong pressurebrought to shut that man out, Upon whom the prefor- onco for the Chairmauship will fall among the Western mombors s yob unseitled, but it is corlain that etrenuous cfforts uro boing mado to put n frec-banking man, and il possiblo a Western man, in the place. Con- jecturo i3, of cowrse, rifo upon this subject, and as far as the gossip of tho lotols and thie resorts can be roduced to tangiblo shape, the bulk of the choices sland batween Karaon, of Iows, and Froeman Clarko, of Now York, It is gbnerally conceded that the Currency Commitise, in view of the financial condition " of tho country, will acquiro A pow lmportance during tho coming session. It Kasson falls hero, ho will get a placo on the Ways and Means Committoo, LEGISLATION ON INDIAN AFTAIRS, A good deal of interest is mavifested in tho Ingielation in tho coming session on Indian sfiairs, It i3 woll known that radicsl modifica~ tion of the presont Houso Committea will be in~ sisted on by tho Western and Fnoific slopo dolo- gationn. Judge Parkor, of tho $t. Joseph, Mo., District, bas a bill rx‘!pnrnfl for thoincorporation of tho Indian Territory, which Lo will introduce at tho carlicst moment, ‘This is substantinlly tho bill formerly introduced by Van Hotms, with some chango in rogord to minor muntcipal oaffairs, and will command moro attention and recoive far preetor nui’pori than Van Horno's bill dtd, for the reaton that the situation iy bot- tor understood than it was three yenrs ago, Tt is quite probablo that this question will bo not- tlod thiu session and the Torritory regularly or— gonizod. < ‘Thers is also much interest menifosted in In- dian afiiaira in grenoral. Tho provailing impros- wion is that tho present policy has failed of ac- complishing tho results which wero oxpected of it, aud that sentimont is golng to giva placo to seuse in tho disposition of Indian affairs this winter, '"The resull of this will Lo a change in tho Indian policy of tho Governmont, but in what oxact particular the change will ariso it is, of courso, impaxsible to prodict with accuracy. JIORTON'S BILL, ‘Tho bill which Morton proposesto introduce for tho repeal of the Baukrupt law contnins a clause oxtending jts provisions to covor all casies ocour- ring ince September 1, If tho bill pnsses in its presout shape, it will provent tho trial of tho JayQooka brukruptey caso, whereby tho promised rovelations will bo withhold, [ the Associated Prear.] BETORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TAHE INERIOR—IN- DIAN AFFAIRS. Wasmxarox, Nov. 27.—The Sccrotary of tho Interior in his annual report regards tho sidua- tion in the Indian eorvico ns favoratlo, nnd ng vindicatingtho proprioty and practicatility of tho bumane policy which was inauguratod at tho bo~ ginuing of Tresidant Grant's oxeccutivo termn, and which has governed tho departmant in tho transaction of all businosn mattors pertaining to |- tho couduct of Indin affnirs. Satisfactory pro- groas towsrds (he accomplishment of the ends sought to bo attained by this policy hias already | boen mado, fully justifying the hopo that it will | evontuslly achiovo tho ond in viow. I'ho Bocretary rocommends that the systom of cash nunuitics bo abolished, and that payments to Indiana be hereaftor mado in goods and sup- lies. 1Io suggests that monoys dua the pralric Pand of Dottewrntomics mud Jansas Indiann, b inventad in goyernment bonds, and placed to tho credit of said Indians, reapeotivoly, for tho pur- posos of thoix eivilizatlon, to be used by the Com- misuionors of Tdian Aifolrs for that objsct, both iutorost and princiml to bo paid at such timos and in such manner naile Prosidont of the Uni- Led Statos may direct, ‘Iio Govornment should nsslst the Indians do- sirous of weouring pormanent homes, by tho donations of stock aud farming implowants, The firat stop toward permanent sottlomont of Indians in fixod homes iy establishment and rl§;iu onforcomont of rogulalions to koop thom a1l upon roservations. "I'ho Booretary eays that tho Bloux Nntion is ahmost complotely surroundod by tribes that are Tonlly (rlomll{ to tho Governmont, and at the eamo timo bitiorly hostilo to the Sioux, 1f thowa {rjondly tribes conld be liborally supplled with inprovod fire-nting and ammunition, the presont supromaoy of the Sloux might, ina fow yoars, bo dentroyed with but littlo nid from tho army, Tho Heerotary rofors to tho lawless condition of the Indian Torritory, and says if the Ocmule o Constitution with tho proposed amondimonts s not adoptod at tho noxt meoting of the Indian Coungeil, and Congroan shnll not deem 1t adviens Dle to oroct u tarritorial govornmont within the turritory, Lio trusts that nocessary logislation may boobtainad to at lonst provido for the or- ganizuilon of a Court, or Courts theroin, under the jurindiotion, o far as the appoiutmont of judicial oftteors in coucorned, of the Ueneral Uovernment. TIHE MENNONITES, The Beoretary luvites (ho attontion of Congresn ton roquest from tho colony of Moennonitos, reaidiug in Southorn Russls, for & moditleation of tho oxistiug lond lawa in osrtaln partioulara, to enablo thom to settlo upon our public domatn in & compaot colony, Tho entire aren thoy will probably raquire will bo about 500,000 nores. OTHER MATTENS, The Beoretary notlaes the bLuniness of tho Land, Povslon, and Rducation Buresux; rail- way and geologleal suryeys: the census, and ollior subjecta coming within the range of his departinent, e THE RAILROAD-AID LAW. Nts Oporntion Expinincd. BT, OrAIR Co,, Til,, Nov, 24, 1878, I% the Xditor af The Chteago Tribune : St With your approbation, I proposo to glvo my viewa relativo to tho operation of that Infamous -and unconstitutional swindle: the Rallrond-Ald Iaw of 1809, Tho law roferred to provides that countios, cition, and towns might fasus rafirond-aid bouda tosn unlimited amount upon certain coudi- tions, ono of which {s, thot said countles, oit- fes, and towns, baving iseucd bonds, sholl bave nright to rotaln, for the next ton yoars, all tho tax collectod on the oxcess of valuation in said ocounties, oftios, aud towns ovor the assossment of 1868, for tho purposo of paying the principal and intorost of said bonds, Tho Jaw s partial and unjust, as woll ns un- constitutional, yot it did not accomplish what was intended by 1ts authors, to wit: the pay- mont (by the poople of tho State in goneral) or all tho Louds that might bo issued under the operation of anld law within tho next tou yoara, hienco somothing must bo dono, or the ten yenrs will oxplre, and tho bonda will not bo all paid, This something was done by tho nct passed by tho Leglslaturo of tho State of lilinols, and ap- proved on tho 80th day of March, A, D, 1872, which act roquires that all taxable proporty In tho Btato of 1llinois shall be assessod at ity cash value. It is woll known that the ususl mode of as- sossmont in the State Loretoforo hina beon made on » bosls of about ono-fourth of the cash value of tho property assessod; consoquently, tho rate of asscssmont laving boon incroased 400 por cont, in acccrdanco with tho law of 1872 (somo, however, not complying, which ought to havo been tho case all over the Stato), three- fourths of oll tax collected on maid nssossment of 1878 bocomes tax collected in oxcons of val- uation over the nescssmont of 1868, As an illustration, wo will supposo that, in 1808, Wasbinglon and 8t. Clair Counties owned, ench, taxablo \lrnY‘orl to tho amount of $20,000,— i all $10,000 1 tho Btato roquiring tho amount of 400 Stato tax annually ob tho whole, which would be 1 por cent on the whole, or $200 from ench county. Allowing that theamount required by the Stato had not incroased since 1868, and ilnt our nsnossmont had (as it hos) increased 400 por cont, which would bo £160,000, & levy of }f of 1 per cent would produco &{U0,— tho amount requirod by tho Stato. But Washington having issued $200,000 bonds, BeystoSt, Olair, Holdon! wolinvon right toratain, for the paymontof our bonda, three-fourths of onr £200 Btato tax, tho same boing tax collected on oxeest of valuation over tho nsscesment of 1308; end wo will pay tho other one-fonrth into tho Stato Troasury, which is only $50,—lhaving & right to retain 1560, ovy, then, Bt. Clair, having issuod no bondas, paya $200, the full amount of the State tax; and \Washington paysS50; paid by botl, $250; doficlon- oy, ¥160, Hance it is ovident that St. Clairpays four-fitths, $820, while Washington pays ono- fifth, 280, of the $400 State tax. And go this fraudulont and infamous lnw ope- ratos all over tho State, some of the counties be- ing much more affected than above set forth, Tor inslance, 5t. Clair County, having issued 1o bonds, but four of our citios and towns, rep- Tesonting about ono-fonrth tho taxable propert: of tho county, having issucd §290,000, it is evi- dent that, if the law fs allowed to operato during tho unexpired term of the ten years, tho romain- der of tho county will pey threo-fourths of tha above, which is §172,600, But wo will not payit. 1If tho oporation of the so-called law is not rosioted, tho wholo irsno in_pursuance of enid Inw, amounting to abont 815,600,000 (nob inelud- ing intorest), virtually becomes a Stato dobt. Now for tho romedy: Wo have two,—ono efectual, the other puriwl. - T'ho offcotusl is to teat the constitutionality of tho law; tho partisl ic to reducoe the rate of assessment to that of 1608 Ilio tnx-payers of St. Clair County will aid renistnnce to tho oporation of the foregoing fraudulent so-called law. Cook County, or Chicago, is the proper place to commionce resistanco to the swindle, A Br. CLam County Fanuen. P, 8.—I will add, that in the foregoing compu- tation, I did not give credit for tax collected from reilronds ; neithor did I computo intereat on honds, tho paymont of whioh will roquire much more than the tax collectod from roads aided by tha bonds ahove referred to. —_— THE WEATHER. BYNOTSIA ¥OR TWENTY-FOUR JIOURS. ‘WasurxaTox, Noy. 20—1 a. m.—The baromo- ter bog rigon rapidly in the Northweat, with clear- ing end clear wonthor and extrome cold north- westerly winds, ~Cloaring and rartly cloudy weather and falling temperaturo = prevail on tho Inkes, ~and_ theuco routh- ward to the Ohio Valloy. Falling temporature, northwest winds, and cloar weathorin the Middle Btates. Northwest and norihensterly winds and cloudy weather in the South Atlantic” and Enst- ern Gulf Biates. PRODABILITIZS. TYor the Middlo Statcs, northwesterly winds, falling temgomturo, and _gonerally clear ‘wenther, Tor tho Lower Lakes and thonce to West Virginia, northwestern winds, cold and pnrtly cloudy wenthor, For the Northwest and Upper Lakes, and thonce gouthward to Kontucky and Missouri, low tem- poraturoe, gonorally clenr woathor, and northwest winds, bucking to southerly in the Northwest duri 5 the evening. For Tonnessce and ul the It Btates, northonsterly and north- westorly windu, falling tomperature, and partly clondy woather. For the Bouth Atlantio States, northwest and northenst winds, falling temporature, and clearing weathor, Tor Now England, northivest winds, cold aud ulear weather. All reports from Now Eugland, tho Western, Gulf, aud Boutlswestern, aud the majority of tho trana-Mismssippi Statcs, are miesing. GENERAL ODSERYATIONS, Citicaao, Nov, 28—13, m, Station, [ Bar. Thr] — Waiud, _[Rainy Weather. Breck'ridee (30,30 GIN, W,, fresli.i .. [Olear, Ciuciunatf, [30.17] 86[N: entls| . |Clondy, Chleago. ... [40,17 *.[Cloudy, Choynne, +.|Glear, Clovelun ++|Cloudy, ++|Cloudy. ..|Cloudy, L fFair, AINW, *-[Clowuy, . 13N, fresh....| ..[Clenr, 10/8'W,, freab.| .l|Clear, 21(N W, gentlo] .. |Vair, 1 ontlo...| ..|Clear, SIN.'W,, gontle] . [Falr, g MISCELLANEOUS REPONTS, BAN Fraxcisco, Nov. 27.—Thora was a slight ol of rain this morning, aud thoro is promiso of moro, It is muoh noedod. ——— English Lunches. 3 Trom Appleton's Journal, | The dinner in Lugland being #o stately and formal au affair, 80 exacting in ita roquiromonts of full dresa and knowlodgo of otiquotte, can only bo agroeablo to thoso persons to whom lmowlodgo of soclety is second naturo. The loads of queer celobritios who flock to Lingland, uud of whom English g)ao le are vory foud, are ofton groat bores nt tho dinner-tablo, One lit- orary &yly of high eminence carriod slong o hus- band who drank out of his ilnf:nr glass; one Tronch soldier of fortuue tore thoe aspic of plo- vor's eggs, which stood bofore him, apart with his flugors; ono young lady of grasping dispo~ witlon—1 will not say what country sho came {rom—renched for n bouquet from the grand oporgno, and tipped it over. All those things aro tritlon, but thoy did that drondful thing—thoy discomposed tho lady of the house. Ho there hina grown up & specios of ontertainment, abso- lutoly necessary (a8 I wau told by o lady whoen- tortained much) by thoso vory accidonts—a lunch- oon, informal, gay, carly, a sort of midday dinnor, whore Iadios #it in their bounots and gentlomon in their morning coats—not {he Krand twelva-courso affuic which wa give iu New York at 1 o'clock and call luuchoon—but a aim~ plo_entortalument——n joint of mutton, somo ruit and aalnd, and perliaps olavet aud madeira, where the ontertainment is easy and porfaot, and fitted to tho nnjulymon: of overybody, At these lonsant aftalrn thoro can bo no” partionlar yioln- fon of atiquetto; for thoro is no etiquette to violato, Lvory ono is ot onso, 'T'ho Houses of Tarlisment do not aszomblo till 5 o'elock in {ho afternoon ; thoreforo tha noblo Lords and faith- ful Commous are at leisuro, ‘I'ho ladies havo the dny hoforo thom. I suspect many of thom who hiave heon ont until 8 tha night boforo make this moal thoir breaktast, and the guestn of all notions contributo their quota of agreonbility withoit disturbing the Lngllsh mind by any violation of thoso rules of lifa which to thom, :uul‘ to poliskiod peoplo gonorally, are all-lmpor- anf SOUTHERN REPUDIATION. A Chapter of Carpet-Bag Knavery. Finanoial Predicament of North: Carolina. Hlow 311,100,000 of Stato Bonds Wero Sold for $2,000,000. And How the Rogues Escaped. Imminent Danger of Repudiation, Correspondence of The Chioago Tribune, Rarziam, N, C., Nov, 17, 1873, The debt of North Cnrolina for the fiscal year onding Sept. 80, 1878, principal and intorest, ia a8 follows : . Fmst CrAss—' 01d,” or ante-War bonds,$ 8,878,000,00 Biaowp Crass—Tonda imsued for infernal improvement purposes, inco closo of ar, not epecinl fax... . 4,078,200,00 THIRD Cr.ARs—Donda fantic " 4,128,800,00 Teginiorad under Acti of 1803 Anc 1603, Tountit OtAss—DBonds and curlificnten, ninco closo of War, for othe et purposes, o, A20,045,00 TILTIE OLABK—-Bpocial taX DORdRs e ssssss 11,407,000,00 Totlussuirersre sorersarsaressssens $2,10,045.00 Add to this amount a8 S1xTIr OnABs—Bonds [nsued nfter May 20, 1601, and prior to May, 1803, for inter- nal {niprovomonts, niot markotablo, ... $1,128,000,00 Tolal principal., +$20,547,045,00 INTERTST, On firat class of bonda,.... On second claes of bon On third clasa of honds On fourth clara of honds On fifth clnss of bonds. On sixth clasa of Londs. "Total interest duo on antire dab! ,AT1,095,65 Add prinelpalyveesuseves 90,647,045,00 Total dobt—principal and interest....$33,018,070.85 SIXTI CLASS OF BOND3. Grave doubts nro entorteined a8 to the validity of the sixth clnss of bonus, which wors issucd in aid of railronds during the war. Insupportof thoir valldity, it is argued that this olnss of bondn wore not issued to aid tho Reboltton, and, thorafore, are not within tho prohibltion of Sec- tion G ot the Bill of Rights of , tho Stato Consti- tution, which is ay follows: * Tho Btato shall Tover assumo, or pay, or authorizo the collection of any dobt or obligation, express or implied, in- curred in aid of {nsurrection or rebollion against tho United Statos.” Tho nrgument against their validity is, that they wero issucd ostensibly in aid of works of iutornal improvemont, but really for the purpose ol comploting linos of railway to transport mon and supplies to tho Confedorato army. A recognition of this class of bonds would havo incroasod tho debt to the mmonnt of the bonds and accrued interest ; and although sov- eral attompts bave beon made to put a bill through the Legislaturo recognizing tha validity of theso bon, yot our logislators havo not lind courago suflicient to voto for such a bill. It is probable, in any scttloment of the dobt that may be mado, that this claes of bonds will be in- cluded, tho doubt es to their validity boing waived, for tho purpose of gotting rid of every Tability. .+ $3,81,460.00 * Ta14400.00 . LA RESOURCES. The Stato in owner of the following stocks : North Carolina Raflrcad....... $ 2,000,000 Atlantic & North Caroliua Railroad 1,205,500 Westorn North Carolina Taflroad ( Division), . 6,067,000 Western No 0 Divislon)..., . 4,254,000 Wilmington, G oite ‘& ‘Rutherford Hieie o oe 4,000,000 Wentern Railroa g3 T 3,240,000 Afbsrmarlo & Chesapenice Canal * "'a50,000 Roanoko Navigation Compuny.. 50,000 Total, 421,707,600 Of this amount of stock, $11,960,000 was re- coivod in oxchavge for special tax bonds. The ontiro property of the Wilmington, Clarlotto & Ruthorford Railrond Company was sold under o decreo of the Superior Court of Now Hanover County, foreclosing o mortgage, during tho carly part of this year, and wa# purchnsod Dy what'is now known as the ‘*Garolina Contral Tilway Company,” of which Mr. Charles H. Roberts, of Now York City is President. Tho Attorney-General having givon an opinion in 1871, that the Stato hed surrendorod hor stock in this road by reason of recont legislation, the State did not intervene at the sale to protoct her intorest; thoreforo, tho #4,000,000 of stock owned by the State in thin compauy is totally worthless, Deductivg this stock ‘from $21,- ,600, we lave §17,707,600, which is the ronl amount of stocks owned by the Stato. Excopting the stock of the North Carolina Railrond Company. which is leased to tho Richmond & Danville Railroad Company for thirty Fnfl at tho aunual rental of §260,000, the stocks of the other companies aro almost worthless, Tho toanoke Navigation Company pays amall dividends, which aro appro- priated by the State Board of Lducation. AN OFFER TO EXCHANGE BTOCKS FOR BTATE TONDS. Tor the purpose of reducing the Stato debt, tho Legislaturs pnssod an act in 1871, proposing to exclinuge the stocks of the Stato for bonds of tho State with which such stocks were_obtainod. ‘This act was published in full in two New York jownals and in thros of this city, for six months without attracting & proposal from any arty. TUALGATION OF TEAL AND TERSONAL PROPENTY. Binco tho olona of tho war, nlthough properly in many portions of tho State has increased b0 por cont 1 valuo, you it is strango to relato that the valuation of real and porsonal nroperty for {he year 1878 did not reach 125,000,000, " Tho valuation in 1860 was £200,000,000. If the As- sesgory in each county would veluo both cineses of proporty at ils real vatue in cash, thero is no doubt that tho valuation of 1860 would bo ex- coeded to the amount of $25,000,000. The Revenuo bill for this yonr was based upon the valuation of 1872, which waa 125,000,000, It is ealoulated that” tho bill will rairo §760,000. With tho yalurtion increaeed to 225,000,000, tho tax lovy for this yenr would raise mearly ©1,500,000,— moze than twice sucugh to defray the ordinary oxpenses of tho Btato Government for ono year., CLAMORING FOR A SETTLEMENT. Tho entire people of the State are clamorous for a final and complote adjustmont of tho dobt. They aro unabla to pay intorest on the total amount of the debt, yet thoy aro auxious to meot the Lond-holdors and ondeavor to agreo upon o _compromiss equelly faic to both debtor and creditor, If a compromiso could bo agreod upon, and the dobt seatod to n reasonablo awount, the State would 1ssue now bouds in ex- chango for tho old ones, and levy atax to pay interest promptly every year. "A tax for this purposo would bo cheerfully paid, ATTITUDS OF POLITICAL PANTIES. Demagogiem Iaso rifo in this Stato that tho political partion will not attempt to deal with tho quostion; coneequontly, the Stato Conventions of each parly meet and pusu tho usual number of resolven touching other mattors of minor im- {wluuco; and thus from yoar o year tho ques- lon of wettling the debt docs not make an issue of tho compnigns, Auothor serious difll- cully in the way of an adjust- mont of tho dobt, i4 tho chnvactor anid abject of tho mon who aro usually clected to tho Legislaturo. Bovon-tonths of the mem- beis clocted sinco tho war, inve been rotating politiciang, with but ono object bofora them from the date of thoir electon until tho cloko of thoir torm, und that is, to mako euch a record, without any rogard for tho intorosts of thoir coplo ov “the imporative domandn of public Suly, a8 will innure their election, ‘This class of men constituto o largo majority of each Logis- themsolves lature, Thoy voto o0x- travagant per diem, and, inotend 3 of dovoting tholr time to logislating for the Venoflt of tho whalo people, they apply them- selvos to special-private logislation—tho passago of incorporation zeta, copios of which are nover talkon ont of tho ofilco of Socrotaty of Biato. Buch mon havo not the ability northelnclination to grapplo with the Stato dobt., Thoy are polit- ieal cowards—secctarian vampiros—who suck tho lifa-bload of tho Btato and return no oquivalont, When those political #iroccoes aro dofontod and compelled to romain athowe and mako bread and moat instoad of filling tha hslls of tho Capitol practicnt loglelation, looking to acompleto and final adjuatmont of ' the debt, will bo the result, TALE OF REPUDIATION, Ench Loglulature olected siuco 1808 Lina con- founed its innbility to originate any plan for tho extingnishment of tho debt, by meoting avery vear and adijousuing without passing sny bill eoncmln‘r) the dobt, Commlittees upon the "*Siate dobt " are Apvnlntod at tho organization of onch Legislnturo, but an adjournment sinedio ia ronched boforo this Committoo ia roady to ro- port. Thia delay from yonr to yearichafen tho poople and rondors thom rostloan; in the mean- timo, men who aro always roady to tako ndvan- tageof overyopportunity, are making thamost of tho situntion, Maj, W, A. Bmith, Republican Cons gressman olect from thin District, has published & card, In which ho takes opon and Dold ground for tho absolute and wicouditional repudiation of the entire Indchtonnoss of tho State, In de- fenso of their policy, tho ropudiatorn arguo that tha failure of the Iegisiature to lovy a tax to pay interost on tho bonds, and to provide n sinl- ing fund to redeem thom "ot maturity, is virtual ropudintion, In roply it can b trufy eafd that three-fourths of tho peopls muogulzn o4 valid tho **old " deht, nmounting to £10,891,460, prin- cipal and Intorest, Upon thin part of tiio dobt tho pnoplo would cheorfully pay taxen Lo moet tho Intorost, aud to provido a alitk- irg fund, But the **old " dobt is linked togeth. or with tho now dobt, created by tne lesuo of specizl tax bonds, and it ia impossible to sepa- rato the two classcs in nny offort that may be mado to corpromise tho debt, Action, whon talen, must fio upon tho entiro dobt, and not until It timo arrives will o tnx bo'lovied to pay interost and to provido for the redemption of tho bouds at malurity. This action on the part of tho Blate is_donounced ns being tho quintessonce of ropudintion, but tho, obligation to poy and & consclousness of the logal- ityof tha dobt which overhangs thom, is underatood and accepted by the peoplo. As ungi a8 the sontimont provails, thoro will be goa reason to hopo for sn oquitable sctiloment of tho dobt j—but it tho ‘Poaplo should bocomo restless and allow thoir desire to got rid of tho dobt to sun awny_with thelr Lotlor jndgment, tho election of u Logislatura ylcdfiud to repudi- ation would bo tho result, and all opportnity for a compromiga would bo lost, the bondholdors would ho compolled to soel rodress in tho United States Courts, and tha crodit of the State would o frrotriovably ruined, CONVERTS TO REPUDIATION. Tho muccessive failures of the Legisla- turo to {nke action rolallve to tho_debt is maling converts to repudintion. Roso- lutions have Dbeen ndopted in man counties decloring that tho poople wiil never pay more of the principal of the special |- tax bonds than tho amount such bonds sold for at first bona fide snle. Thewo regolutions wero originally drafted by the Ifon. W. A. Graham, candidate for Vico-President on tho Whig tiokeb in 1862, MEETING OF DONDIOLDERA. Tho bondholders of tho Btate should hold a gonoral meoting and ascertain if thoy have any {enms of compromiso to offer the State. It iu manifost that tho prapoition in this instance should come from tha creditor, and not tho dobtor. IMPOSSIDLE TO PAY INTEREST. It is impossible for tho poople to pay $1,700,- 000 intorest on tho dobt, and, in addition, pay taxes to defray Lho ordinary expenses of tho State Governmont. TInasmuch as tho specinl tax bonds wero conceived n sin, brought forth in iniquity, with no intontion of applying tho procecds atlsiug from their sale to tho compla- tion of the unfinislicd roads {n whose nid they wore isgucd, snd woro shamefully and fraudu- Joutly equandered, tho Stato receiving not mora than’ $2,000,000 out of 911,407,000 in speeinl tox honds, ' the _bondholdors = whould | sur- ronder their bonds at 25 ceuts on tho dollar, and take new bonds in oxchango, with & cortnin- ty that the interest would bio promptly paid ovary yoar, and that o sinking fand would be pmv{ucd to redeom them at maturity. OENERAL ASSEMBLY oF 1863, The Legisluture electod in April 1868, under the Reconstruction ncts, was composed largely of men who wora withont exporionce in leglsla- tion, of very ordinary ability, aud wero ovory way fit subjects for the corrupt snd veual lob- byists who iufosted the legslotive halls during the seseion of tho winter of 1808 nnd 1860, At that time tho debt of the Stalo was about $19,000,000. Soveral investigations, had sinco 1869, provo conclusively tunt a Ring wns organized for tho }mrpuso of passing billy authorizing tho issuo of honds in aid of railroads, but reatly for the pur- poso of apeculating in tho bonds, by which tho ring was to Lo enriched at tho macrifico of tho good namo of tho State, tho ruln of her credit, and the abandonmeut cf work on the several un- finishied roads, At this timo—January, 1860— North Carolive bonds were quoted ‘in New York at 7. Members of the Legislature who were also membors of the ring, vied with each other for the honor of introducing and_sdyocating tho passago of tho bitls as prepared by tho ring, aod in provont- ing tho adoption of amendmonts thut would heve protectod the credit of tho State, and checkmated the wholesalo robbery that ronulted as a mattor of courso from the peculiar dratting of tho soveral billa, = Tho scesion continued four months, during which timo bills wera passed suthorizing tho iswno of specinl tax-bouds to tho onormous amount of $16,000,000, four of which were do- clarod unconstitutional, WIOLESALE DRIDERY. To effect the passago of theso bills, Geo, W. Spopson paid to moinbarg of tho Léglslaturs $241,000, Democrats and Republicans, the rich and tho poor, nono of whowm have been proseou- ted for their knavery. DILPOSAL OF THE BONDS. The apecial tax bonds were deliversd to Geo. . Biepuon, President of the Western N. C. Railroad, to Andrew Jackson Jones, Prosident of tha Westorn Raiirond, to Wm. Sloan, Preai- dent of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Ruthesford Railroad, and to Milton'S. Littlefield, siccessor to Swopson, who procecded at once to New York for tho purposo of disposing of thoir bouds. Some were placed on the Stock Board and sold; othors wore 10t at faro ; and tho State receive of the proceads of the sale of tho $11,407,000 special tax bonds not moro than $2,000,000, if tuat much. TITE BWINDLING PRESIDENTS, Of tho Presidents who squandored the bonds, Jones was indicted, found guilty, sentencod to ton years in tho Ponitentiary, appealod to tho Bupremo Court, was granted a new trial, and died a fow montha thercafter. Swepson stands indicted in Buncombo County. Ho rovides in this city and s frequontly ecén_on the strcots, Sloan has not been indicted. Littléfloldis indictod in Buncombe County, but had retired to the over~ glados of Tiorida beforo tho indictment was found. A requisition forwarded by tho Govornor of this State for Litllofiold was not honored by Gov. Hart, of Florids, becouwo embezzling of millions of public funds is not considorod n crime by the Vloride Governor! Littlefiold is President of tha Jackeonyille Railroad in Flori~ do, Knowing that ho is linblo to be arresiod it ho leaves that State, he confines himoelf to Hart's dominions, end will douotless go un- whipped of justico until Florida olocts a Gov- ernor who will honor the requisition of tho Govornor of this State. The misappropriation of tho funds raised by tho gala of bouds caured wotle to be abandoned on all the ronds, and utterly ruined the crodit of tho State, To complete thin chapter of bribory, 1raud, and official villainy, 1t is only necossary to stato that, at tho next scssion of tho same Legia- latura, every act making appropriation of speeial tax botds was ropesled, amajority of the mom- bors who had proviously voted the bills through at the dictation of tho Ring voting in favor of the repeal ! And thus matters stand at prosent, without any prospect of & change for tho bottor. Tan-HEEL, ——— CHICAGO & SOUTH ATLANTIC RAILe ROAD. The French Broad Routos OsAnLEsTON, 8, O., Nov, 22, 1873, Tu the Eilitor of The Chicugo T'ribune : Bm: Having observed an articlo in your paper advocating tho Dlue Ridgoe routo as tho propor course for the Chicago & South Atlantioc Rail- yond, in justico to the frionds of thoe Frenoh DBroad routo I would ask that you publish the following communioation, Very rospeotfully yours, A, O, Kavraay, Bocretary Commissioners Spartanburg & Ashae- villo Heilroad Company. N. B.—A grent ratlroad mooting is to be hald in this city under the suspices of tho Chamber of Commervo, on Thureday, 11th Decomber noxt. OUICAGO AND CHATLLSTON—TIE ADVANTAGES OF THE SPARTARDURG & ASREVILLE NOUTE. From the Charleaton (S, C2) Nows anud Courder, Nov, 21, I'he following Interent l"fi oxtract from a lotter written by tho lfon, John Laxter, Bpeaker of the North Carolina IHouso of Reprosontativos, in 1864, and pubtished in tho Carolina Spartan, con- taing argumonts which addross thomselves to the poople of to-doy with as much force as they did twonty yenr agos | ENDERIONYVILLE, N, O,, Nov, 18, 1854 Lo In 1800 wis o glgantlo con~ coption’ ‘of our countrymen snd fathers that of bnruessing in closo commercial {n- tercourso the Citlos of Chinrleston and Oincinnati aud all the immedinto country, It was an_ontorprise alilio worthy of thelr energlos and honorablo to their churactor ns mon of sagacity and_intelligouce—an ous ferprise, tho consummniation of which was_nrdently de. slred by overy patriot, Dut 14 failed ; and whnt conld not tkien bo done by one singlo organization ls now al- most comploted by reparato companics, A littlo effort worthy of thoso intorested—tlio formation of ono moro compitiy—the coustriiction of 105 milos more of vajle Foid oty oue port, and we ars {n councation not simply with Olncinnat, the primo object of the men of 36, Yut with Chicage, a city forther off and dostined to outstrip {n commeretal importance the fiouria of Cincinnat Graduslly’ have - thems hong X points ~beon' appronching onch other - witts mntusl anxiety, and ought not, must mor, bs much lonaer “kent asinder, A ' straight o piaced on the map from Charleaton o' Gliéngo takia n Columbin, Hpartanburg, Ashoville, Greenvilly (Tenn.), Gumlierland Gap, Loxinglon, and Glncinnatl, ‘Tho Northwest han penotrated, by roada already built, il vory hoart of Kentucky, and, by nnother effort of Amotican enterpriso, sho i ndvancing toward fhis Paint Rock, investing the Bouth with much of thie work already comploted, to make ono mors ofort for tho conaummation of & finfon fratght with peaco, lint- mony, and commereinl prosperity to both sectionn, Hira, (hiA grest object must not Lie abandoned, The Fronch Brond rotito hna advantages posneasod by nono ottiors. 1t Knoxvilla alono waro {ho point to ba reaclicd, {Li# I8 an noar na the Dine Ridga Road, with alxly mfm lcza road to bo built, which can be dons rt ono-third tho cost. Dt what {s Knoxvilio in compari= son with othior pofuts, espocinlly when, by tho samo ox- penditure, thoss who wish to have communieation with Knoxvillo are nccommodated and much olao ac- complished—{ho fnlorest of o mrealar oxtent of couns try promoted? . . . . Yours, truly, Jol Baxrex, e e MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Forcign Markots, Tonnox, Nov, 27—0 p. m.—Consols for money, 931¢ @UC: ou nocount, G037, Uniod Statos Securiler, s ve-twentics of 103, 9317 do of 07, 962 ; tonforties, 913¢: now fw, 017, Tirlo, 904, Tho bullion In the Dank of Tiigland has Increaned £1,005,000, The Bank rato hiw beon reduced.to 0 per cont, The rate for manoy on tho Stock Exchange on Governmeat necurities ia 4 por cent. Refinod petroleum, 19:¢c, FRANKEORT, Nov, 27,—Fivo-twontics, 975¢, Pants, Nov, 27.—Renten, 68 650, There 1800 fne cranee of thoapocie fn tio Dank of Franes, L1vERraot, Nov, 27,—Cotton firm; middiing upland B GBYA; middling Orlonna, BIAGOL: aniogs 16,000 +speculation nnd oxport, 3,000 bales ¢ Amorican, 7,700 bales, Bales on tho basis of middiing upland 3 notling bilow paod ordinary, shipped—Datember and_January, 8@8 0-10d ; Novombor and Docombor, B OIS Oclotior wid, Novomber, Sy5d, "Snica o tla basin of niddling uplauds nothing hol:- good ordinge xy delivorablo—Derember or Jnntiary, 833d, DacansTurrs—Quist and unchanged, The Prodiico Markots. RN \NEW ORLEANS, rw OnLEANs, Nov, 27,—BUEADSTUFFS~—Corn firme er, at 76@70¢, and Oata at GO@6T0, movisloNd—Pork dull, at $1475: dry salt meats Diher, shonldern, 7i¢c, elear lde Fi¢e, H!{n;l‘l—l;lrmh:mcor{'l!{lranl’x‘}d@h :l'ln‘l“r'fl 8 ®Tos good fair to air, 80; prime, L rH Enico, B3@oxe %} Brie, G0} MowAssta—Demand sctivo and_firmer, at 25@300; common, 33@40c; falr, 42@453; prime to_sirictly Primo. 40@52c+ ollofce, 63c; others inchanged. CotToN—In good domand and firmer ; salen 4,300 Jbalea; good order to strint good arder, 143@16%50; Jow middling to strict Jow middling, 163(@10)c; middling {0 ‘sirict middling, 16@17i¢; food mide diing, 18X@18%c; recelpls, 6,490 balons cxporta to tho continent, 7,801 Lales; atock, 126,578 balesj uar0ld, 29,000 bales, MARINE, Port ot Chicago. ARRIVED, Steym-bargo Raleigh, LufTalo, c Behr Margarot Mulr, Ludington, limbar, Schr Levi Grant, Manisteo, lumber, Hehr 1, T, Shntiare, Tentiator, unber, Steam-bargo D. M, Wilson, Buftalo, coal. Prop Vanderbiit, Bufalo, sundrics, Bcbr Tincoln Doll, Ford River, lumber, . MARRIAGES, OADY.TINGLEY_AL the rasldence of the groom: (a Evanatan, by tho Rav. Mr. Briggs, on thoaraning of Nov, 2d, Menty Cady, lina,, and Miss Ann 2, Tiogloy, all of s oy, No cards o 7, D, Dandy, Me, Elbnt M. Bliss Mallliin &, Dickron, hoth of Ghicago. -+~ o ROBERTSON-_POSTLEWAIT—On Wadnesday aven: RN Brbliion 1 T s, Moy M qeablancs of 3 beldo's Brothior, i v, M. o, P, Hisa 8. J. Postionalt, all of Eaivee «Nov, 27, feago. DEATHS, BARLOW-On the morning of Nov. &7, Mi Barlow, aftor » sovora Al panta) iinas, lee, 2005 Hanoral at 10/, m. Satutday, Nov. B, from hor late rosldonco, 1013 Indinna-ar. Feiends aroavited, TOWNIR—The funoral nervices of tho lato H, Nelson Towner wiil tnko placa from tha rotidonco af his brothor, 0, 337 Ohfa'at., on Fridsy, Nov. 33, at 1 o'olock p, 10, WEBEL=At hor house, goruor of State and Thicty, fiftn-ste,, Wb 1245 n, m. on Thusaday, the 27th fust., axe 47 yoaryand 7 monihs,’ Mrs, Katherlno Webel, Yuneral Saturdey ot 13 m. by carriaga to Waldhoby Cemotors TASKELL~Tn th Tilward 11, Tinskell lty, Nov. 27, of typhold faver, a5t D1 o D, et 15, m,, from First Protbytorion FARRELL-On Nov. 17, I"iirrn". AT 27, Jamos Farroll,son of Richard % funetal “from_ Holy Family Church, by csrriages ta Calvazy Gemolor, AUCTION SALES, By TAYLOR & HARRISON, LARGE AUCTION SALE OF Fancy Goods, T0YS, WAX DOLLS, FANCY GLASSWARE, &, Friday, Nov, 28, at 9:30 o'clock 204 & 206 E, MADISON- Aljo at the ssmo time, n Iarza assort; ed Butts, Collars, and Gutls, 51 ilings, Hamhurg Iidgo and n, Xerelilofs, Gouts' and Ladles' Ilanilorehiofs, Towals, Underwor for Mon and Woinon, and a genoral liae at OO E, Whichi we hiave ordora ta closo. TAYLOR & HARRISON, Aucilonoors, 204 le\Qofl.\‘lhlJ Fast Madlson-at. SPECIAL NOTICE. Large ling of Hamburg Edgines and Insertions, Vory flno goods, will bo closed TO-DAY at 91§ o'clock. TAYLOR & HARRIS i On SATURDAY, Nov. 20, ‘We will offor anothor Jargo sslo of Magnificent Furniture AT ATCTION, AT 204 AND 206 EAST MADISON-ST. We hava received anothior consignment of LLEGANT CHAMBIR SETS, costing from 81,00 to §30 per sot, whiclh must bo sold Also. o Jargo stock of Modlum Perlor and Chambor Sots, Brussols and Wool Carpats, Rag Carpots, Library nd Lounges and Chairs, Book Ozsca and Seore. cds, Chalrs of all kinds, snd a van talros, Mattromon, Spring 1 a genoral assortment of Morclinnuise, alo commences at D¢ o'slack. TAYLOIR & HARRISON, Auctionocrs, . Sodand 20 Fast -t On 8aturday, Nov. 29, at 9 o'cloclk, MORTGAGE SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, &, Constattng of Ohsmber aud Parlnr Turniture, Brusscls and Woal Carpots, Marblo-tap Tablea liedxand Bode ding, Table Linen, 'te., &o. By ordur of the Mortgagoo. TAYLOR'& HARRISON, Austionwuis, 201 and 266 Itast Madiiun-st, On Baturdny, Nov. 29, at 8% o’clock, Rntire contonts and sixturos of o RESTAURANT & SALOON. Largo Tce Dox, Dagatello Tadlo, Alo Tinz, Counts and Matuses e T s AT SO, ™ Auctioners, 204 And 59 13ast Miadl: By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Fuilay Horuing, ov, 28, at 9 1:2 otloek, Wo make snother IMMENSE BALI of Housekeeping Goods AND GENERAL, MERCIIANDISE, Tow and SocondTand_ Parlor Suite, Marhlo-fon and Walnut Chawbor Seta, Wardrobes, Loungos, Book-Unwea, Extonsion Tabls, Marblo-Top and‘ Waluit.Cantre Tables, Hlankoty, Comforters, Quiits, Cracker: wrare LELISON, POMERDY & U 81 and £3 Randulpl WM. A, BUTTERS & CO, AUCTIONEERS. (ESTABLISHED 1850). Balesrooms, 15 and 17 Randolph-st. REGULAR SATURDAY SALE. Housoliald Furnituro and Gonoeal Morchandiso, t 11 o'clocl, threo fino Tanofortes, Al at 13 o'olack, Horscs, Hxpross Wagon, Dugglos, Diaublo and Kingla Cuttor. On BATURDAY, Nov, rooums, 15 and 1 tandolp T BY G aud Parlor Stoves, &o, 9, at 93§ o'olock, at our Gales. 0.._Avctloneors, 0. P, I & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av, A A.IU O E O IW. th Sida Sala of 1 % T o A TN o Eniagay, Turuiturs. Woarostlll thlll!liul“ conslgnimonts, 316,000 worth of LFurnituro,af wvary desoription; 18 Grutos VY, G, Orookary, 1,000 Bots of Tabla Outlory, ™ Teoils Ol Glath, two car-lards of Kuriitura in th Wilias Parlor Organs, ‘sovoral fino Planos, At 11 'olock, Bug: glos snd 1lnrnss, On Saturday, Nov, 20, at D o'clock. Ly Auctionosra. e OSGO0D & WILLIAMS, Wost Sida Auction Mouso, 63 Senuth Canal-st, Austlon Balo on Fridoy and Saturday of now and aco- ond-hand Furnituro of nv’try dunerlm(uz, lln;'ludllxs Car: ruln new h[VfllII aud Husk Mattrusscs, Cookinic and 1.‘\|n1_mum, 0, Also, bankrupt stook of Ladies' aud Gonla” Furs, — e By A E, ELWIG, IMOIRTG-A.GI &.A T Of “TIYOLL VARIITINS ‘II and 150 Milwaukoosav., on Saturday, Nov, 29, at { o'elockp.m, A iicatraie chanoe (or Koo Largalns, 160E, LWVIG, Auotlonvor, cor, Randolpli and Halstod'ste.