Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1873, Page 1

WERRY e Chicage Dailp Teibune, VOLUME 27. HOLIDAY GOODS, BURLEY & TYRRELL, 274, 276 & 278 WABASH-AYV,, CORNER VAN BURRN-ST., OFFER A LARGE STOOK OF IDAY GOUDS AT GREAT REDUCTIONS FROM FORMER PRIOES. NEBEW DESIGNS IN BRONZES, CLOCKS, VASES, Mantel Ornaments, Copeland’s Parians, French China, DINNER, TEA, & DESSERT SETS, VIENNA GOODS, Silver-Plated Ware. WHOLESALE AND RETATL. CHRISTHAS! Special attractions in the way of Beautiful and Appropriate Wedding, Birthday and Christmas PRESENTS. In conse- uence of the Panic, we shall offer extraordina- rK inducements to pur- chasers during the next 30 days. $500,000 worth of Dia- monds, Watches, &c., to be converted into cash. GILES, BRO, & (0., 266 & 268 WABASH-AYV, FINANCIAL. Proston, Kean & Go, BANKERS, SIDT, WFEST SIDE, ‘5-;5.%7 Tgx'; J}fllll Cor, !un‘r‘nnlg‘u axun‘.!mdmu, Roocelve Doposits and Discount Business papor. Storling Bills on Tiondon. Allen, Stephens & Co., DOMESTIC BANKERS, o5 PINE-ST., WNEW YTORIK. Organized for tha business of out-of-tawn Banks and Bankers exclusivoly, to whoso business & thorough and anusnal attontion will bo glven. Do %0 stock businoss and do NOT accept speculative scconnta, CROOKERY, &o. BETTER TEHAN GOLD RRENCY. WORTH. PERDOZRN. Goblets - - = - $1.50 for $1.00 (toblots - - = - 2.50 for 1.50 Goblets, Cut - - 6.00 for Goblets, Cut - - 6.50 for Goblets, Cut and 9.50 for Lngraved - - Goblets Cut and Ingraved - - 12,00 for BEST GOLD BAND OHINA WORTIL TEA SEIS - - $21.00 for $15.00 BEST WHITE FRENOH OHINA WORTIH, TEA SETS - - $13.50 for $9.50 TEA SETS - - 7.50for 550 BEST WILITE FRENCH OHINA ‘WORTH, DINNER SETS $58.00 for $39.00 2d quality do 40.00 for 29,00 BEST QUALITY GOLD BAND OHINA WORTN. DINNER SETS $87.00 for $62.00 (DECOR.ATED) WORTH, DINNER SETS $70.00 for $50.00 DINNER SETS 200.00 for 125.00 DINNER SETS 250,00 for 175.00 DINNER SETS 350,00 for 250,00 TOILET SETS 10,00 for 7.00 TOILET SETS 16.25 for 11.50 TOILET SETS 28.00 for 20.00 Siiver-Plated Casters 5,50 for 3.50 A groat variety of New and Beautiful HOLIDAY GOODS, At prices that should enable all to remom- bor thoir frionds on Ohristmes Day, Parties desiring to furnigh their houses within the next six months will save monsy by pur- chasing now, as wo will pack the goods for storage free of charge, Our stook was sclected expressly for the Ratail Trade, is of superior quality, and not excelled in varioty, and EVERYTHING will ba sold at a saorifics, FOR UASH, EG.LAWRENCE & 60, 105 STATE-ST. FOR SALE. FOR SALE. $155,000.00 Stock I.B GARI]}EEUUMPANY. Publlo notico I hareby givon that on SATURDAY, e, 14, Ay i 1873, at tho hur of 12 o'olock noon, I will offes for sale to tng highest biddor for cnah, ut tiia ofico ot'0. R. Fisll & Co,, 10 Portland Block, Chicago, TIL., twelvo liundred and ity hiares, of $100.00 cach, of raid atock, Tuo procecds of salo thoraof to bo appliad In yment of note of £ B, Gardnur & Go, for tho siwm of 50, 00,00, Bow ovordito and tupaid. Also, 1amo liour, sanio day, and eamo place, T will affor for safo to tho Lighost bidiler for cash, threo hundrod sharos, of 8100.00 ench, of rafd stock. ‘Iho proceails of ealo thernof 10bo apniied In paymont of tota of I B, Gardnor & Co. for Lho sum of $10,00.00, Bowe prordud and anpaid. C. 'R FIELD, Attorucy for logal huldors of notos. 4.00 4.50 6.50 8.00 Four por cont ftorost on doposits SALT LAEKE CITY NATIONAL BANK, B, M. DURELL, Prost, J. M, BURKETT, Casbr, Onas. HEMPSTEAD, Atty. Collections mado in Utah, Montans, Tdsho, Nevad: Arizons, Washingtun, Californis, sud Oregorts and s wittad for In our oichango availublo fa any yart, of tho Unitad States and Canada. Ixohange aud telegraph iratifors on this Hank can by prooured from our Chleago Jorrospondout, the Third National Bank of Chicago, WANTED, o o Gor. Clark and Madison-ats. LOTTERIES, BAVANA LOTTERY OF CUBA Exiraordinary Drawing, Dec. 18, 1873, 16,000 TICKETS. 2,007 PRIZES, U Prizo of $L00.000, T of 100,000, 1 of §£0,000, 3 of $25,000, 4 of $10,u00, aud othors, In sonsequoncoof tuo fowsr raiouf Sxcliango, T am on. wblad to reduco thy pricu of tickets to #12 whale, §60 nau-half, W onv-quarter, $13 vno-tenth, and $8 ono. t: AN ardsrs aro cousiderod atriotly cune i will o iliod by o promptiy, Tiio drawivg il positivoly tako placy on Dao, 18 and ail prizos will by castiod by 160 fmuoniately on recolnt of the oticlal list, i, St Tl Ly iiad fod b ormation given, N 7S 118 Nassausst., ack Box 501, $300,000. Capital Prize, $50,000, Missouri State Lottery. Grand Singlo Number Schenre. Draws thelast day of overy month. B0 Prix S h B0, 0000 Weolo ticRol, $107 Halvos, 35, ;:l::‘crl‘n?‘l’a SURKAY, SLLat 4 60, hos 21l St v, bl ROVAL HAVANA LOTTERY. Drawings twiave vory minih. | Choulurs, @iving ful lo- Socuutiun, Aot freo o appluation, Prizes esicd sud liod, Extraupiinay drawiog 1th Dosatubor, b SIANLG € GO Aycnta, 63 Hrondway, Now York, Koo 16, or P, O, 1o 2513, WATCHES, T 1C0 VAN X SUPERIOR GOLD VIATCE, BUY A LADD PATENT STIFFENED GOLD WATCH CARSE, Thitted with & fine movoment to sult, and you aro all right. Vuu will thus save a handsuine suni of woney, and your movement will huvs a Cado of unuscelo ulbganco aud urabiiliy. " For salo by doalora fu Watahics i ncrally, Bend for foll dosoriptive clrculsia to the Mauukioturors, J.A. BROWN & CO,, 11 Maldon Lano, Now York, | TO RENT. AR AR AR A A P D A NARRANAR AR O RENT. Btoresunder tha Ollfton Hotel, corner Wabash.ar, snd Monrus-st. 1 am anxious ta hava thoss stares occuplod, and will smake torns satisfactory to tenan! free IitA HOLMRS, a At Manufastusers' National ask, | For Sale, at a Bargain, Stock of Iardware and Stoves, about $7,000, at Dwight, IIl. Good town, and an ostablished trade. This is a chance not often offered, and will pay any party with monoy to investigate, Must be closed out. Apply ot Dwight, or to C. W, BELDEN, Assignee, 175 Lako-at, FOR SALE. IRON AND MANGANESE. I bavé roveral minos of the eoll one-balf tutorest in them. ‘Thora 1 probably no sufor Dusingus, and nane which 31:1ds guickor returns with govd argins than the working aud manufacturlug of thoso incrals, as tho domand {s unlimited. Locutlon is aloso o vallradds 1a ouusssoo und Norh Gusaltna, Apply to T G P. 0. Box %, Atlsnia, Ga. A SURE THING! DR, CRAM'S FLUID LIGHTNING fnstantly cures Nuuralgia, iloadnohe, Taotiiaghe, and ull nervous paliie, Applivd FREE OF CiANGY, dafiy, at Howard Medionl Association, 678 West Lake I, or sout to any addree by druguls HEATING APPARATUS, &o. STEAM HEATING APPARATUS, Wronght Iron Pipe & Fittings. Estimatos for Heating and Veatilating furnished on application, SAMTL I POPE & CO,, 87 & 89 Went Lake-st. PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o. AVITUDE. ¢ Asitude. or Gamg of Tirds, just vublishod by Woat. & Too o Woroomtor, Mate., (3 cbr game of 164t murity i Gaviroy munscopttabi 1t £ kiien' sy il e, e bty s aaooflant, whita the nihonwnt o infornis. Tion aftordod in suoli mall space, by tho fing ougrasiage S Tida and thole ‘desorintions, Tn urprlsiyg, <1t i fave v 8750 ‘el ‘and dosorvos' 1, . 1inrors Yok il Ly all Booksollors and. Statlonors n tho United o’ Bl g aght by s’ yudhugo pad, o i itlve G0l “Alko, -t ! ot ey GUIVICIE PACHS OV & C A 150, Bonronat., Aants f BLANK BOOKS! BTATIONERY and PRINTING furnishod promptly snd at fair prices, by J. M. W.JONES, 104 AND 100 MADISON-8T, . ... for. i Northisest, CHICAGO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1873, WASHINGTON. Record of Proceedings in Con- gress Yesterday, Virtual Defeat of the Wajority Bill on the Salary Question. A Bill Fixing Members’ Salaries at About $6,000 a Year Likely to Pass. A I, Stephiens, of Georgia, Favorsa General Increases Senator Carpenter Xinally Elected Vice-President Pro Tem. The Ohief-Justiceship ~— Williams Likely to Be Confirmed, Tho Hon, John A, Bingham Confirmed as Minister to Japan. Re-Establishment of the Free~Trade Zone on the Mexican Border. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribtine, MORE AIOUT THE KALART BILL, Wasanvarox, D, C,, Dec. 11,—Tho Houso falled to rench any deinite concluson on tho Reduction of Salarfes bill to-day, Tho Comsitteo on Education and ‘Labor brought forward their Land bill, but after it was road they walved tho right to the romaludor of tho ‘morning lour, ond Judgo Poland introduced the dis- cusalon of tho Salary biil, He talkod in.n good, old, granafatuorly way ; el that his oxporienco s o Btato offiefal fn Now Humpshire, on o small silary, had taught him economy, and §5,000 was amplo compone #atton for him, and enough 1o ensblo him to live fu ns g0od style as hie desired, Ife had drawn bis back-pay, but was ready to return it it o law providing for tho return slionlil bo passed, ALEXANDER IT, STEPITENS ON HALARIES, When he sat down, the shrill, piping volce of Aloxander X1, Stephiens was heard clalming the floor, and o hush foll on all the Houso, Mr. Btephens spoko for forty minutes, doublo the thne allowed by tho agrecment of tho Houso, aud was Listenad to with the deopest uterest, tho members arowding about Jim on all sides, Lo supported himeaclf by o eratch and tho desk bohind him, nud in all his specch bo stood facing tho Ropublican side of tho Houso, Tho fact that bo was speaking went over to tho Senate, and mony membera of that body camo over fo licar him, Prominent among thom was Roscos Gonke ting, who stood in Mir, Stophens! front, lstening with thoclosest attontion, Tho sceno was an intoresting ono, and tho orator, palo and omaclated, with a black velvot skull-cap on his head, looked like ono who bad turned back from fhe verge of tho grave, unme dor somo irroslstible impulso which gave bim new Hfe, to mingle with the affairs of on ogo to which he did mot belong 1ts wholo argnment was what might havo been ex pected of ono belonging to tho sute-War class of stata:- mon, e defended thosa who took thele back-puy from tho chargo of corruption, saying that they did only that which ws holr clear legal right to do, Mo regarded tho outery agalnst tho inereaso as publie clamor, not tho genuino cool judgment of the people, and sold that statosmen ought nob to bowayed by tho presauro of tho hour if 1t was not right, but should op- poso and reform crror, 1o would not say what ho thought the services of & member of Congress were worth, but he polnted fo tho fact that skllied lubor in ‘muny instances commanded bigher remuneration than brain-labor, which ho rauked higher nud worthy of moro considoration, Ifo safd in his valedictory on tho floor of tho Houwso in 1859, whou ho thought he nover would hold a scat on tha fluor ngain, thut Represeutatives should recelve at loust $10,000 o year; Seuntors, S16,0007 Justices of tho Supromo Court, $30,000; the Chlef Justico 50,000, sud tho President $100,000; aud in thoso days tho cost of living wos much less thou now. Iiis speech was o de. lightful fnesdent in tho Houso proceedings. la spoko fluentty, oud with o woll modulated volee, and was never ot o lows for cholco lauguago in which to olothe is filens—bearing himaolf all tho whilo with the grace of ono eonsclous of hia awn powor, Tho speech hada ‘marked offect upon his hearors, 7 ANSWER BY GARFIELD, At tho close, Mr, Garflold took tho floor to roply, which hodid ina fow minutes of rhetorle, without troubling Lis predecessor's position scriously,fGarileld was a member of tho Thirty-ninth Congress, and took Iis $4,000,back-pay, Consoquently, ho 18 not sovero on that polut, THE DEPATE CONTINUED, Alvalh Crocker, of Massachusctts, lster {n tho duy, creatod & good deal of smusoment by thie statemont of lis position, Ifo said that Lo carried Lis back-puy homo with him undocided 83 to what ho should do withit; that whilo he was undecided ho was taken very ill, aud that ia sleli-bod Tollectlons determined him to cover fi into tho Treasary, and ho gave orders to hia confidentisl clerk to Lave 1t doue, Beforo tho covering fu was accomplished, however, hoeaid he got botter, and concluded to koop the money ; und now that overybody was howling at him for a back-pay thief, ho proposcd to keop It until com- Dellod by law to relinquish {t, Tho nafveloof hisad- dreas kopt tho Houso fu & roar, Dunnell, of Mianesats, the gentleman who telegrapli- ed homo upon the pussago of tho salary=bill lst Cou- gross for Lis workmen to “ commence hunling saud for tho now house,” warmly advocated @ rednction in obo- dione to the popular will, and due deferenco to tho Grauger pressure, Grossland, of Kentucky, stirrod up Sunset Cox and Lawreuco by pointed ollusions to their lively nlterene tions, aud - nunouncod his inteution of keeplng his backepay at all bazards, Lawrenco flually got tho floor tb roply to s tor- meniers, which o dld u o manuer highly ereditable to bis akill as an ingenious lawyer, PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS, Attho closo of his spoceh Mr, Hulo demanded tho movions quostion, Tho position of thu bLill ot that timo was such that, in caso tho previous question was orderud, the voto would first ko talon on M, Murle but's amendmont fixing tho componsntiou af Con~ gressmen ot §6,000 o year, with actusl travellng exponsos, ond giving the Vico-Presidont uml Spealior $2,000 8 year ndditlonal, Beforo tho votawas tukien, howover, Orth, of Indians, eamo {n with tho Admiufstration propoition to sverago up tho componsation recetved by membors of the Forty-firat Congress, whiich amounts to about 6,000 each, without tho franklug privilege, und mako that tho rato of pay, withiout disturbing the Provident’s salary, 1f tho do~ mand for the provious question bad been eecandod, Orii's smondment would heve hecu frst voled on, but only 109 Republleuns voted to aecond tho demand, whilo 145 Dumocrata and Repnb- Teuna voted agrainst it, This will afford_opportunity to bring in and voto o amendments ; and it 1 pro~ posed to buve n full vote on tho questiou of decreasing. tho Preulident’ sal ¢ TUE PRESIDENT'S SALALY, The Adminfstratlon men aro snsious to pros vent this If powible, The opposition pro. poso to puss B il euiting down the Iresle dent’s malary, wakivg it spply to tho presont fucumbent, Grant must oither approvo or disapprove the bill, and I Lo dures to disapprovo it o will ot nimsulf batavo tho country in the fruo Hght; while, I Ite upprovos it, 1o Ia tho only person who ean go befora tho Bupremo Gourt to test (ho cou- atitutionality of the act, Oatentatious mention 18 mado fn the Administration amendnout, thut the ealary shiall bo $6,000, without tho frauking privilego, which its supportors cxpoct o be ablo fo re-emact stalaterdayin the sosalon, as withiout it members will bo put st an onnual oxpense of at least $1,000, for poatage, ADIOUNNAENT WITHOUT ACTION, “Tho Tonse finary adjonrtied with o demand by Ras- Aon for tho provions queation on the Administration amendment ponding. Comingo, of Missourd, opous 1li0 ball to-marraw, with o resumption of ths discus~ slon. 1t s bolioved that & vato wiil bo had to-morrow, and tho Opposition nre confident that they can seoura 1lio roduction of the Presldent’s salary with all the rest, A OAUTION TO DAWES, Tho Adminiatration teok Dawes 1t hand {o-day, and in diecroot privacy hio was serfously admonished and wrentled with becauso of hin oxpressionn of cisloyal senthments §n the Houso yeaterduy, It waa ropresentod to him by those who have a eall 1o look after such mut~ ters, (bat as Chajrmnn of the first Oonmitteo of tho House, and coneequently tho leader of the Ite~ publican party, ho ought not to allow imeelt o forget thub n yreat deal 18 axpected of im, und that ho ouglit to condtict him- £0if more decorousfy If_ o cxpects to got along in Hife, Duwes s disposed to feel tho Justice of tho reproof, and fssomewhat grieved that ho lost control of hitn- #olf, Lut honeveriholess doclines to give thore pronmijees of amendmonts wlinel wonlkd gladdon tho Learts of the good men who troubled themscives to Jabor with bim, Thoy look upon him with a great deal of soreaw and much rlghteous wrath, us ono who may soon leava aud eadly dumayo {hom, itk REW OMIEV-JURTICE, The Ropublicuns of the Senate Judicfary Committos, fluding the quict little man ot the White Houre too mucli for thow, and disposed to oppose abstinatuly to their objcctions, ngreed to-day to report favorably on tho nomination of Willlums Lo be Clie{~Tuatico. Thoy accordingly did so st tho executivo wcssion, nd a heated {lebnte, lasting two hoitre, ensued, withont any result and udjourutient was hnd wilhodt n con- flcination, As the Benato adjourned over to Munday, tho offulr oxelice much comment, Such a delay such o case fa unpreccdented, A BUGUTSTION OF LCONOMY AND REFORM, Many extremely zealons advocates of r.form and cconomy fn the publfo. servico huvo developed in the Howse during the last dny or two, and it fs suggosted to them—partioularly to those wio aro “at ho leal of Cfho yrominent Commiltces whero eoxiravagance ean bo readily checked—that thero in room for the oxerclse of the virlues thoy extol in the varlous departments lcre, whoso clerks and other oflicora are furnished with horses aud carrisges at public oxpense, ‘The Secretury of tho Treanury hue, for instatice, o carrige nud spail of hofses 3 the Appointinent Cierk of the Trenstry De- partment aearriago and horae, The Buperlutendont @ity Dallding,—au officer uukuowu to the au u enrtlige, a buggs, oud a horeo . vising Architect hins a carriuge and lorse ; the Second Audiior hua a earrioge and ho; the Tressurer has n liorro and enrringe 3 the Supesintendent of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing bas earriego ; cach of the Assistant Sceretarles have borses, cartiages, sud drls vera, All these horees und carriages are bought by the Governmont, aund kept &t publio expouee, Thore 18 a #tablo fust lelow the Troasury hudlding,which i8 used for this purpose, ond n suparin- teudent of wtables, who han churgo of tho concern, s cployod and prid $000 per anuum, and nselstants are furnlied m at §2 per day, cosh, There oro seven men who do nothing but drive these virtuons oficfala about in Government vehlelos, who are on tho rolln of the Dopartment at 200 per montl each, The other Departivents of tho Government oro n)t swilerlug for trausportation fu- cilitles, The Atlornoy-General has tlireo horsces and two earrlages, with drivers und foolmen, who sro puid a8 footmen, The Seerotarier of War, Navy, and the Interjor, and the Postmnster-Genernd, aro likewise fur- nished with public conveyances for themselves and famitics, whilo nll thelr - principal _subordi- nates 'aro equnlly well gupplied with horseflesl A~ Tt might be uavod by Jooking uto tho maticr, and prolibitiug the apoitene flon of appropriations {0 tho. purposs 9t fucnshing lioraos and velicles who havo 1o siadow of legal right o them, OIATIGES AGALYST & NET COMNDL, Bince the contirmation of £, C, Sunsmis, of Floridn, to be Cousul nt Btutignrt, attention has heon called to tho fact that cliorges aro ou filo ju tho Siato Departe miont. sl ming that ko nbeconded (rom fhis city witli- out poying his boarding-louse nnd tatlor's bille, und tho contlrmation will doubtiess bo roconshilered, nud thut gentionmn recnlled. B X0 MORY: TAILROAD-AID GRANTS. A poll of tho Louso Gumiltico on Puidic Lands do- selops the fack thiat u biajurity aro oppced o any further grants of publio lunds, in avy siape, to rail- roads or othor corporations, INPROVEMENT OF WESTENN RIVERR, Tho Congrossmen from the Ollo, Miesinsippl, and Minsourl Valleys 8t to boid 5 nicollng ob Babukday to take measuren to seenro logislation providing for the improvement of tho Western Iilvors. AUEPHLID'S CONFIMMATION UNDISTURDED, Tho wiotion to recouskdor Sbephord's confirmation 1 not come up fn tho excentivo sossion to-tay. 170 the Assocrted Prees,] NOMINATION?) CONFINAED. Wastmazos, D. C., Dee, 11.—Tho Sennta confirmed tho followiug nomluations’: Joun A, Bingham, Obio, Envoy Extravrdinary and Siufstor Blenipotentinry t0 Jupan; James M, Howe, United States Disirict Judgo for tho Bistern District of Wisconsiu, Col- Toctors of Iuternal Reveuno—Edgar L. Snow, Wyoming Terrilory : Thonis P, Failer, Montann § Canstuntine Migiiro, Firt Distrlct of Aissourl Tostumsters—Chiarlos Trunz, Keuoss, Wiag d, C. Starkeatber, Oconomowae, Wi.; Trwin Henih, Osl Josl, Wie,; doronio L. Mursh, Shiuboygan, Wis.: Phil- lip Ailen, Jr., Mincral Tolnt, Win; Theodore_Stowart, Drvere, Wis,} Robert, Shiclls, Necnab, Wis,; Luman 8, Glikoy, Lockport, Ind;; Gyrun T. Lroutz, Garlinville, 1l.; 3ohn i, Hathiling, Lochelle, Til. TL: CIRF-JURTIOCHIIIR, AL the next cxeoutivo session of ihoSennte, the Committta o the Judiclary will make u favorubio ro- perton tho nomiuation of ' Georgo 31, Williama o bo Chiuf Juntico, TIME SALARY QUESTION, Tho fudications aro thnt tho Houee of Iepresenta- tives will paes a bill_ ixing the ealary of members of Cougress it nbout $6,000 a year, witl the allowane of setual travellng expencs, ANOINEN CONFINMATION, g Alred T, A, Torbort was confirmod to-day 58 Gon~ sul-General af Paria, TILE LATE JUDOF, UNDERWOOD'R 5UCCESSOR, 14t renorted to-night tht tho Proeldont bus o poluted Babort W, Mnglics, late Republican candidnto for Governor of Virginis, fo bo United States Judgo for Ui Visginia Disteiel view Judge Underwoul, do- consad, COMSITTER CLENE, I, If, Smith, of Michign, was to-night olected Cleek of tho now Conittea on War Claims, Smith wa Oferk of the Comunittes on Claimu fn tho Forty- second Congress, COLOMED MEN VINIT THE PRESIDENT, ‘The Missouri delegation atundiug- the Notional Clvil Rights Conventloi, and Liewded by Represcuta- tive Stannard, the MCstlesipyd deicgation, bended by Revresentativo Lynch, ond tho Virginit und olher Uelegationn, ind un inferview with tho Prsident to- day,” Thoy cxpress themselves 0a well ploased with 10 President’s romerls, MIKING CLAIMS, "o Tlon, Jasper D, Ward, of Chicago, will soon Intro~ iluco o Wl 1o amend tho I rolativo to minivg elainin, 1t Ia e purposo of the W to compet mining corperns tions o pay for theie Jands, wlch tiey now neglect o do, — FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SENATE, WARHINGTON, Dec, 11, TRESIDENT BILO TEM, Tho Senste mot at_noun, Vice-vresldent Wilson Delug absent, Mr, ANTHONY moved (hat Matthew 11, Carpeuter bo elocted pro tew, Preeldent of tho Beus ate, 3r, BTEVENSON nominated Allen @. Thurman, Allon und Sioveunon wero appolnted tellers, The volo was by ballot, and renulled ud follows s Carpei fory 23 Phuymun, 10 3 Lok, 2, Whols number of votos cant, 483 necessary Lo u cliofce, & Mr, Carpeuter was declurad clected, uid was by Mr, “Churnrin eseorled fo th ehfr, beforo taking which bo wids 4 Senutoms: Pleako aecelt Ty gratefil anks,” g, "Il uswal ordar, diyocting tho Hecretary to notify fho Prendent of tho Unfted Hlutes und tho Jouso of Reprusentatives of tho cloction of Mr, Carpeuter, was nwle, ADIOUNNMENT NESOLUTIONS, Mr, WEST ubnidttel o concairent rofalution, that when' Congrersudourns on Friday, the 19th, it sball Ui to woet ngain o Treaduy, Jwn, 6, Objected to by e, Morton, Who sald tioro yas . docldedobjectivn to iliat, e, ANTUONY moved that when the Senato ad~ Jonrn (o-duy it bo to Monday uext, Adopted, FUMNER'S FINARCE BILL, Mr, SUMNEI ealled up tho all iutroduced by him on thio firat " duy of the sewsion for tho snbatitution of compound {uterest for logal-teuder notes, oles, aud addrensed the Kehats in favor thereof, o' ctd’ that Do was for specio payments at tho erliest day, il would rupgort uny suensuro to securs that end, Mr Bumner sald ioflation way death to nininews,” Contraction wus tho proper remedy, Tho bill o offercd recelved encouragement froni prominent funclors and_business men, 1t b boen approved by the ostas Toard of Trads aud leadig nuinpapers of the st and West, ‘The anbntitution ‘proposud by his bill was fn thonatura of contraction, b svithout tukin o dollar from ho peoplo, The present dinordered enrrinioy owed ta ocigin to Gongress, Tho exigency of war has ceveed, und Congress shonld Im- prave s financiul condition, tho Finuuce Commitico, LIRABILITY BILL, Tl W temoviug Ui political dlsabilitles of Thomas 8, Hocock, of Vivgliis, Jobn 11, Togut, of Sexi, aud olticrs, pusued, Tho LIl wan referred to TETETTONK, A sumber of petitions auking for tho sppolutment of a commbwlon {0 regulato traity i alealiolio liquors were preseuted uhil referred, NEWSPAUER MALLY, Mr, GORDOXN intradneed bill to repeal s section of tho bilh of Marel 3, 187), forhiddlug tho trve transs mbssion of peviodicals, ngaziues, and_nowspapers Uirangh tho United Bestcn naiiv, s sestorg iat powvilee, Rofen RENATOR WUIGHT'S VIDWA ON PINANOL, M, WRIGHE wild that, duriugz his @@mporory be Keneo from tho Benate yesterday, 1wo resolutions Wers Taported tea tho Conimdltee un Fluanee, Widlo o 1 not concnr i elther, ho consented to {hat roported e moJority, for tho'purpose of gottini o _ques- tlom Lutord the Senate, 16" did not wes tho noconsity of linste fn luiglalation on tho wubject, bt was in favor of udditional ciroulation 88 tho increwscd population and buslucss fnterests of tho comiry demuided, TIDANUPORTATION, Br, WINDOAL oiered s resolution thst the Bonate | Gommittes on Tranaportation Routes to tho Senboard tiavo nuthiorlty (o hold sosalons during tho_lolidny Tecess nt auch places aa thoy mny seloct, and thiat they have power tu seud for porsons and papora, Pansed, BAILIOAD BILT, Mr, RAMBEY fntroduced a biil extending the timo for tiio completion of tho Kt, Paul & Pacifla’ Itatiroud, Reforred, TIF: BALATY QUERTION—INFORMATION WANTI: Mr, DAVIS wubmitted the following renalution RResolved, ‘That tho Bcerotary of the Seunte be diroct« od to furnlah the Bonsto with all tha_fnformntion in Lis ofico relnting 1o tho fxing of walacion of Bonntors and Ropresentatives iu Congress, from tho formation of tho Govetnmont : in wliit canos provislona for sal- arfes weromadu relronctivo ; iow long Hmo {n cach cas wan covered by tho rotronctive provision ; numes of Benntors who drow tholr puy under mich * provison | ‘mnount drawn by them reapoetively, with duten of pay ‘ment ; nmes of Bemators who coverod dnto ho Trease ury amounts duo them nodor such rotroactivo provi- sioi, and date of auch action ; and also o comparntive atntment of {he total componwation nnd allowani o of Benntors under tho acta of July 20, 1866, and dlurch 3, 1870, respectively. T FIANKING PRIVILEGE, Ar. GORDON subiitied the following resolution, whifelh ho satd L would eall up to-mocrow : Witkntas, Tho abolition of tho frankiug privitege was {utoded (o 0:0uomizo oxpenditures of Goveru- ment § nnd Witkneas, Tta obalitton provents n goneral distribu-~ ton to Hlio peoye of dmproved feld and garden sceds, thus defeafing I o measuro the benedits which other: wise would ucernio to tho_agrieulturo of tho rouniry Trom tho cetablisbment of ‘tho. Agricultural Durcaty and also discourngo tho distribution of publie docu~ nients which afford important Information and are cducators of the peoplo s and Witenras, To compensato tho peoplo for those lossos thero sliould bo o dwportant. reduction of expendi- tures in tho postal-servico of the Governuent; there ore, Licxoleed, That tho Postmaster-Genoral bo requested to report for the Information of tho Sunato Frat—Viat aivonnt of exeited I any, hag been savedt to tho Govornment by ho abolition of tho frank- ing privilego, ‘Sccona—11ow many omployos in the mail-servico, if s, lnvo becu disclitged, hud haw muolleas, i ub thing, 18 charged by railrouds ond other earricrs £ mafle einco the abolition of (ho franking privilege. Piird—How much lesa uppropriaifon will bo res quilrod fur postal-service by reasou of thy abolition of sald privilege, NEW DILL. Mr, BOGY introduced u il autlorizing, from and aftee Ayl 1, 187, the pasmicat of ousiouss dilties one- half fu legul-tender notes’ nnd one-lnlf in gold, THE LIQUOR THAFFIC, Mr, HOWE Inlroducod a bill relativo to tho Hanor traic, 1t provides for the sppointment, by tho President, with tho consout of tho' Humate, five Commissloners fo fuvestigate the alcow holie Mquor tratio in 3t oconomic, criminal, moral, and sclentific nspeets {n conmection witlh piuperiem, _erlme, sockl _viee, - publlo health, aud goneral welfare of (o people, nud wha shell also inquirs and teke testtnony o fo the practical resull of liconse, restrictive aad prollbitory loislation, for thio prevention of intemperance 1n th soveral States of tho Unlon. Tho Commissloners aro to bo appofnted from civil ife, irrespectivof political or partisun con~ siderations s Are to hold oflico for uno year ar to serve without #alary or other compensation ' oxeept payment of incklental oxpensos, anil ar to moko re~ port {0 ths President, by whomn 1t shall bo transmitted to Coupresy, INTER-ATATI GOMMENCE. Mr, SPENOEL, from tho Cotnmittcoon_Commerce, reported back tha bill futroduced by Mr, Feuton carly in the seslon, to_provide for te better protoction of tie Northern and Nortbweatern front'er, aud 10 facili- tato commereo and diminish_the expense of exchngo hotween the States, Leforred to the Commutteo on Traneportation, RATIONAT, AW TMLL, “The bill to suflorize tho organization of Natioual Danks without clrcnlution was ukon up, Mr. SHERMAN sald the bill did not confer sy privileges other than to allow tho ban's ta assumo tho uamo of Nathoral Dank. Mo loped it would bo passed, i V" ATler somo diserasion, the Il was Taid over, to by called up ot ow corly doy, i § ADIOURNEDS, At 2:20 tho Senato_went intd xecutive sesafon, and s00n ufter adjournud, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REAOLUIONK. 3r, ORTIL (nd.) ofiered o resulition providing for survey to nscortain tbe practicbiiity of o ship cannl cowuseiiug Lake Mg with tue Wabash 1iver, dopted, M, PARKER offored o resolution instructing tho Commiltco on_ Elections to examiuo and report tho Lest nud most practicnble method of clectiing tho Prose idont, aud providing for a tribunal (o adjust uud do- elde ull contested quiestions therowith, Paused. AMr. RAXDALL offered a resolution calliny on the Secrotary of (ho Treasury for information us to the re- funding of dutiea ainco Morch, 1870, Tteferred. Mr. BEOK offcred a Fesolution direating {be Post- master-General to Toport how mauy cmployes of all grades it will requize 1o carry on tha postal savingy {usiitutions, o8 recommendeil by bim, and that ko forufsh ke duformmtion o o tho postal-telegraph syutem, also recommended by hiw, when the same i in full operation,_ Adopted. DUCATIONAL FUSD. 2r, HOAR roported bilt to establisls nn edueatfonat fund, and to upply tho proceods of the Fale of public Inndsto the ediication of tuo people. It euats that the not proceeds of sulos of tho public lands rhull o for- eves cousecrate und sot spart for s cducatdon of o Provided that thls uet_ehall not zepeal, impuir, or suvs bend any luw_uuthorizing pre-emption or Lomvatead ontrics, uor abridge tho hower of Congress over the public doniatu, nor Inlerfero with grunting Loutys linds to tite soldiers and sutlors of th latowar. Withe out. discussion, tho Lill went over th} Tuesdas nosl, und the House Tesamed the consideration of the . RALARY DILL. Mr, POLAND apoko i favor of the smendment ho offeréd some duys since, 1o sald that $5,000 & year \wan nimplo conipunsation for hiu gorvices, and fur- nished him witls amyle mncaun to Jive in the manner whtich ho clioso to live, Ho had taken tho incrcased puy, uud atill retamed i, proferving for the present to bu'dalied o thicf and n fobber by tho press for retolus fng 31, thon to be stigmatized o cowardand o lypo. crfto for rolusning It. - 1o wonld, Nowever, cndeivor 10 huvo things regulated so that hd might b allowed 10 retura the money to the Treasury, M. STEPITENS (Ga,) was thonoxt speaker. Togot on bia fect, with somo ‘dilculty, s0d mot wilkoutcs. Wlstauce. Then ho uupportod Jomel? with u cruteh under tholoft orm, 110 epcko with o clear, ringlug Voleo, which was digtinetly nudible in overy portiun of thio chawber, s mnnuer was nervans, and his e marks very digressive, muny of his seritences belug loft incompleto, Mo ivas Jiatencd to with tho cloaest interest and attontion, After wpeaking of thio come uieuts of tha yress, Mr. Stophieus #aid: *Tho gen- tleman from New York (Dremaln) bad spoken yester. day of demogoglum, o (Slephens) malitaied {hidt thero coull bo no_ statesmanship without it Tliero never Lud been o stalesminn who wie 1ot demegoguo. Thero wero two kinds of demagogics— tho stisni und gentane, Tho geuuino. dotgoguo win tho mun w:o led the people, who gulded {Lo poople, Tho sbam demugogne pudvied lo thwerrors and prefidices of tho piople, 1o waa glad to Bay that £ho lucre.so-salary Il way 5, measuro for witleh nelther political parly wow reaponeibls, 1113 opinion was thut the Demotracy, i1 propottion to their votes In Cougeess, woro quito s rosponsible oo the Republicaus, Tht frat grand thing to Lo learned fn tiin Tite, s faught in Lo schools of enclent. e, wiw fo alnrimiunte betweon that wlieh (ho multitude thought was 11gt unil that which way right tn lsuif, It cluimed that whon Cougress pusted tho retroaotiv fuw of tho last sosston, ft had tho conatitutional right 1000 #0316 was Loww JhyIig Whether it wan oxpediont or not, 'but 1o iush should rest on tho cheek of any mwm, whelker ho voled for W or wob: I, should Layo felt fhat Lo was ns justly entitled 10 1t us hie wan to recelvo u dollar o Te wus o constitutionnl Inv, constitutionally paseeil, and those {¥ho wer eutitled'to pay tnder it wore u% mitch ciie {itled (0 the wholo of it 1a thoy Wero to auy dimo re ceived inder ft. 1T any wembor thought it was too Toned and coturned 18, o (Stephens) would uot cast o whur upou lim for dolng 0, Ho was not goiug to Macon valuo on Lls owhl Bervicen i u ropresentative, but if e wern to stato whut he thought tho services of n ropresentutivo ougbt to ba wortli, it would o far abuyo tho igure of uny i thst has cvor been ussed, 1o lind glven it o8 bis opuulon fn the last speceh hio wmude b (Lo Houso, fourteen yeara ngo, (hat, it tho salurles of members of Cougross wero 310,060, Senu- tarw, $16,000, Cidef-Justica of the Suprewo’ Goutt, 0,000, Associuted Judges, $25,000, andof tho Prests {eatt, $100,000, 1t would be' Getter for the countiy ut lurgs,. Ho hold th samo opiniou still, Io certalnly siouid not vote for tho Wil reported by the Coui- wittee, bt ho belfoved tiat 4o most inwlso uctin of tho'lust Covgress wax tho nboiltion of the frank ing priviiege, Mr, GARFIELD replied to Mr, Stephens, There woro some (i, e euid, 10 tho Epeec Jut delivered o rudically uuliis tho viows entertafiod by tho Aumori- cun people thut ey honld Le rolind fat uce, par. Uioutery us to pubilo positions betug held ant ay prizcs for tho emolunients nttuehed to thom, All thut tho Al tinguinhed gentlerman bud suid i regard to tho dis thction between genuino demmgogue wod s dem= agogue. would Lo cordfally convurred i by ull who Iurd Wm, Tublio opluion, in somo of ts forms, iiehit sometimes o wrongs s bint uttor all thers wan 1 pluce whore pubio opiuon fually wiliated. Heulr, and tinully gavo tho Atamp to what waskiud wonld wiaily cull elght, 3¢ Wis_ wWere o world highest power wos_ bewt pald, arjumicnt would hnvo beew vight: but exactly tha FeseEvo of thot Fillo W triie, Roturning o th prictical quiestion beforo tho Tiousc, o sald (it whan pubiio oplufon hld that the pay which Congrees hud Voted {0 ftsclt wan tno high, 1€ would Lo ndolleate {1 Congress to realat that piibilo opinion, Note of the bill :eoro Ui THowso et Lis viows, ond_ sot lio wan wtlllng £0 Voto for Fuyeral of hem If they Caruo fiest in ordor, Tt wecued to him (hat tho nggregate smount of trayniont und allowances, Iucluding to mileago allowod daier o Bl v, it {0 Lo presvryed, auly tiat tulloaga oight to bo oquallzéd and distributi ion:g ull thid members, Ho belloved that If thero wed o uir wquadlzation of tho total payment under o old I it would satlsfy 8l rensonable demunds of public opinion, and 1o mreasonalile oo oughi (o by satysfied, B, WANDALL argued ut lengthh as t0 o adoquacy’ and eqqualization of fuy, i fuvor of tho repedl of inflee Ao avl thiat of snbsiiition of wolial oxpoiiacs, Ar, VOTTER hopied tho Iaw woutld b bopeated ; that o frauking privilego aud mileago wattkt 1t 1o ro- wored, ol thint iy increase boyond $3,000 should bo confited ta fuburs Gongrerses, B, KASSON advocatud tho unbstituto_reported by tha uifnority of the Connuiteo; and argicd that tho Majority bill would strongthen that elomust of porson. &l governtuent which Luv grown up to w daugorous whore thy flio gentloman's degree, o critfelzod the recommendation of the Prusident in regard to aracting mansiona in Waeling- ton for publio oflclals, and i regard 1o giving the Tresidont tho right to veto u portion of & bill, e wanted no principle to bo establishod by the neilon of 1hio Tousa which would surrender atill furtuer legisl~ tive dignity and Jegislatiye uthority, M, DUNNELL irgiiod thot therd was but_one way far Cougress 1o extriento itaelf froni the ditiiculty futo which it hud got, d {hat waa by reducing all th val- arfen that had beon fnerensod ot the last session, Tho Illlllllllll(flefl ropeal of- tho liw, v argued that tho re. poal ehiould Lo retroactive, Ho sliouid vote for the il rororted by Lio minority of tho Commibteo rathor thun that of the majorlly, MMr, OROSSLAND argied agalnst the ropeal of tho Halary law, Hoeald o had voted against that Inw, bt 1o hud taken tho buck-pay under ft, o could nok Tolurn that back-psy f Lio woutld, aud ho would not if hecould, [Louglter,) He satirized Cox upder his now appellaton of the Dow-drop,” and ridiculed Lawrenco for hoving Lis pleture slampod on soma pmbile doeumonts, - Mr, LAWRENGE snld that thero conld not be found iinld-tedozen such works oxtant, They wees orlginally boued up, not for publia use, Lt for snother purponc, Theo engraving coat the Government nothiug, It was not dono at the P"h“o expeure, Whalever might be #uld, o bollevod thot 10 lioneat ninn ind questioned Lils integrity, and bis conatituents would nevor nek to put in suy book the portrait of any one who had hoen unfaithful to the Government during tho Robeilion, 'll:hn‘luuer romark was ajmed ab his colloague, amison, Tho diicursion was now protty well exbauated, and 1 being post the usual hour of adjourument, Mr, HALE (Me) moved the provious queation, on fis third rending. Tho friends of tho minurity Vil and all who were in favor of a more awopping moasure than that proposed by the majority bill, in conjuniction with (Loso who dsired tn offcr amends ments in regard to tho restoration of tho frunking privilege, ot, ralliod to voto down the provius ques: tlon. “Tho volo was tukon by lallozs, and rosulid pyes, 1003 nose, 143 s0 the Houso refiised o second tlio hresious qitestion, ond Mr, Kussont, who liad re- porto to minority UL, obtatnen control of the sube ject, Ilo yiokled fo Mr, ORTH, who moved to re- commit tho bill to the Heloct Comuniiteo with fnutractions to roport n bill ropesling tho wholo salary sct of the last Congress, so far an Wb fame cowld bo dono under tho Cunstitution, aud to secortain tho averago nmouut of aalary, mileage, und all other cx{:cnu!! exclurive of any catitate for tha franking privilege, that was padd to Bonators, Roprosentstives, und Delegates in tho For- {y~first Congtess 3 and to roport the bill to-morrow, fixing the compensation at the amuunt thus sacertaine od, n nearly ss practicable, with tho noceusary travel- 1 exponscs, and restoring all othor malarios o4 they were lieforo {ho pasrago of thenct, The SPEAKEK, In anawer to a humber of inquirien sliover the Houre, oxplained tho parliamentary status of tho bill, and, without coming to a voto on the prop- oaltlon, tiie Iolo adjouracd ——— THE VIRGINIUS. Capti~Gene Jovellar’s Address to the Inhabitants of Cubas He Advises a Strict Compliance with the Terms of the Protocol. AT HAVANA, THL CAPTAIN-GLNERAL'S ADDRESS TO THE INTAUI- TANTS OF QUDA, Tavasa, Dec. 11,—Copt.-Gen, Jovellar, this ovenng, fasucd an addrees to the fuliabltonts of Cuba, enying: 4 Tlyo momont n treaty I signed between the Goveru~ monts of Spain and tho United Blatos, my duty, ol. though painful It muy be, 8 to comply fuithrully with #a terms, Tor this I havo rocelved fnal orders, Falluro fo comply with tho same would produce war, sud war with a great power, without thoald of Spalu. In the meanshile, olioy thte Jaw of neceasity and o arders of tho Govern- ment of the Bpanfeh Tepublie, Let us deliver up tho Virglolus and thosurvivors of Ler passengorsaud crew. I havofsith in the nobleucss of your pro- coduros, in compliance with my word, (Slgned) JoAQUIN JovELLAR" e OUR NAVY. THE POWHATTAN AND MANIATTAN, Tont Moxrox, Dec 11.—The Powhattan and Man- linttan bove sailed for Key Weat, THE COLomADO. New Yonw, Dec, 1L—The United States frigate Colorado malled to-day. NAVAL IEOMUITING OFTICER 1N OMIOAGO. WASHINGTON, D, C., Doc, 11,—idshipmen Thomas 5, Piukett and Henry McCalts, snd Paymuaster T. T, Gillett, huve been ordered to recruiting duty at Chicaga. SPRINGFIELD. The Sangnmon County ‘Treasurcr Wielas 0 Point—Other Tienis, Special Dirvatch to The Chicayn Tribune. SenrvoriELp, I, Dec, 1L,—Mr, O, R. Buker, late County T'reasuter, as bas been stated before In these dispatehes, decliued to turn over to his succesor the fees whilch ho recelved for colleeting Stato und city taxes, To-day, bowever, ho paid the amount, which {8 uid to bo $1,300, futo (Lo Connty Treasury. Mr, Bakier was sustained in tho position Lo first taok by Tegul advico, based upon tho ground that tho county could not control the fecs paid by the State or city, but Mr, Daker preferred fo surrender the cmount rather than go’ fnto tho courts for o proiracted lawsuit, Thero aro many such cases Iu thio State, which ariso under the preseut Feound Salary luw; and it fs Hkely {hat, s somo of tho eases, tho question will bo Judietally settlea, A certilicato of the incroase of tho” capilal atoek of tho Joliet Iron nud ‘Steel Milla from $2,000,000 (v $2,800,000 waa iled with (i Sceretory of Siato fo-day, A fule for tho beneflt of the Humo'of tho Friendlors in this city lias beow fu progress efuice Tost uight, the Toceipta from which ure noiy above §1,000, ———— FINANCIAL. G e e Petition Against the epeal of the Busikrupiey Act--A Wexns Creditor W es Flrst fo Seitle with Jay Cooe & CosesScrions Churges Al Teged, Sparial Ditpateh to The Chieaqo Tridune, Wasnsiaaon, D, G, Der, 11,—A petition wii bo pre- sented 1o the Seuate, Monday, by Scuator Hamilton Eigued by Beujstuin 1, Buckicr, of Texas, usking thut astion L detered on iho varlous Lill brovidig for the repeal of tho Bavkrupt luw, and to utop tho adfudication af snifs now pendlng under the 1uvol: nntary elunees, Tho petitionor wiil allege his rew neas fo prove, firat, thut Jny Cooke had fraudulcnt- iy und feroniolsly taken moueyn Lolunging to the it of Jay Cooke & Co,; eevondly, that too fim of Jay Cookie' & Co, havo steadily fused to muko auy rlowlng as to the amount of cuh (hey bal o hand ot tho thas of falluro; and, thirdly, that tho flin of Juy Couko X Co, il sbstruet from their vaults, atter thoy. bad coased payments and wero ju process of adjyativg teir miluiey, udorgo mum I Curreucg, Wilih they fraudnicutly onvesed to the Treasurer of {ho United Statce, to uiwko up for tho uum of 31B7,090 whivh the Goveriment had on doposit with tho First Nntionui Bankyof bl cts, a the thme of s fulies, iiscroby o cfeditoru of Jiy Couka & 0. o wough 1o bo de- runded, o A Becond Mortgage on the Lake Shoro Ruilrond. % Spectal Dispateh to Lie Chicazo Trlbune, New Youw, Dee, 11.—Tie Lako Shura Diroctors Iinve anthorlzid o sccond worlgage on their voud for §:5,000,000, which i now being registered i tho coune {irx fhraugh which tho road” yures, ubout thirty iu awher, Thio Company will Issuo only nbout #4400, 10D at present, for tho purposo of taking up tho tioating bty the rust will bo med for taling wp $6,000,000 of dobenturo bouds for completing the double tructk, aul muakiug other fuiprovomente, When the entire aount i femued, the debt of (b rond Whl stand : Cupital ntoclk, $90,000,000 5 conrolldated bowds, $25,000.000 5 second mottgdgo Londs, $25,600,060 total, $1C0,000,000, £ho Forty=four Million Rescrve, Spectul plaputel to The Chicago Trib New Your, Dee, 1A dispateh fiom Washington away went ovor: tho brokers! \irea toliy, 0 the effect fhat @ member of the Cabinct bud expressed tho opition fiat tho $14,000,000 would s0on_ Lo exhutisted, i that Wwation would Iuve to bo fneroased n arder {0 euablo tho Government (o meet fis obligations, i tended fo Inereans tlie goneral bilof that inl ilan would remmin the order of tho day In Washing= tou, Raitrond Mon Discharged, OnomsNATl, Do, 11,—Tho Marletts & Cincinnati Tallroad tawduy discharged fittoen telographors, twon- ty+five brakemieiy, five conduetors, sud s Jargs number of athior emploges, TegateSonders Quistunding. Wasnnazow, D. U, Des, U,—Outstauding legal- teudera, 174,060,118, IMPROVEMENTS N DAVENPORT, IA, Sueclal Dbpateh (0 The Chlenzy Tribine, DAVENFONT, 1a,, Deo, 11.—Durfus thu year 1873, the amouut expended for public improvements fn Davon- port winounted {0 wbout £4,200,000, Awong o priue wipa) ltems aro a now hoto, costing £300,000 ; water- worke, costing $250,000 ; gus-works, $30,000 3 anit four churchos, costiug in sl 130,000, “Fuls wmouut jn ;:lllnll largor than that espended in auy other cily bu (7 UNMBER 113. PERTEET. Preparations for His Execution To-Day. Desperate and Repeated Attempts to Got o Commutation, He Tries to Get Resigned, but Finds It Hard. He Will Make No Confession, and Sees Only a Chosen Few. Disposition of liis Effects-=~Ilis Flio- tograph Taken, Perteet as a Judge---His Ideas of Capitul Punishment. The Statement Which He Wrote for His Lawyer. e Detailed History of the Entire Case. Speetal Dlapateh to The Ghleato Tribune, Jowtem, Dac, 1.—Androw J, Pertcet will bo hanged Rore to-morrow for tho murder of his wife, which was commilted In Chicago over two yeara sgo. Tn% MURDER, Sunday, Sopt. 17, 1671, Tie Tamuwe published an account of tho crime with tho particulara of sy inter- vlew witl the murderer and bis daughtor. Tho cic- cumatances, as narrated, showed that at about 8 o'lock o tho previous eveuing an excited uegro eutered thy Palico Headquorters and requested Doputy-Supetin- tendent Sherman to lock bim up. At tho time ho hisd neither cont nor hat un, ko was covered with mud, hix shirt was torn and rpotted with blood, and his general appearance was wild and haggard, When questioned by the Doputy lio stated that bis throst bad been cut and that Lo had como to givo bimself up. e then bee gan counting bis fingors, and when ho bad reacbed the number 40, ngain nsaerted that bis throst, at which hw pointed, bad been cul, udding “Can't you 600 the mark?” Tho Deputy waw {hat somethlog waa wrong, and, after registering tho man’s nomo as A.J, Porteat, locked bim up sud owalted dovelop- mentw, Ina quarter of an hiour Dofcctivo Bhelton made s appearance on the Jookout for s man who Uad Just muzdered bl wifo on Polk streot, near Olark. Pertect was renioved from his coll and ut onco Tecog- nized by the dolective ud tha murderer, A TRIDUNT reporter was at once dotafled {o interview him. He found {n tho cell o large, port)y negro of about 50 years of nge, ud of mors than averago intelligence.” From tho commencement of the fnterviow {t wus apparent. that tho murderor wus trying on fho {nssnlty dodge, but tho rolo wau ono which the murderer fafled to sus- tain with any degree of auccess, Tho substance of tho fnformation supplied tho roporter wos as follows : Ho lud been marrled to the deceased twenty yoars on tho 20th day of tho provious August, On Tbursday evouing, fivo wesks previous to the murdor, be and Bbis wife Lind soparated on necount of A DOLESTIO DIFFICOLTY, and bad remafnod apart over sinco, Boforo tho scpa ration they had lved at No, 168 Third avenuc, with thelr one dsughter, Lucinda by name. After tho tep- aration, the wife went with the daughter, to live at tho houeo where the tragedy ocourred, Tho last timo Lo ey bis wife, ho sald, wan belween G and G that night, when sho came homo from ber work st laundry on Madison strect, Ifo remembered speaking to bier, but could not call to mind what be hod eald, Mo offored to escort her bome under bis umbrella from tho corner of LaSallo and Madison streets, but sho declined, Mo thon went to a policy oflico 8 No, 414 Stato sircet to zeport upon Eomo policles, Thence Lo went {o is wifo's house, of least ho thought bo did, 'Tho daughter was thero, o did not kavo any dillenlty with his wife, ke maid, but at tho game timo pointod to Lis {hroat, aud drow hia fnger ncross it, aeklng tho reportor If he saw whet it was ct. Tio sakil ho ook tho throat-cutting oll in 300d part ; that it did not mako any differonce, " After that o went to No, 245 North Olark street, whore he met Gen, Sherman, ‘The Genoral, o entd, shook him cordlally by tho Liand, but subsequcntly arreetod him, In responto to 8 dircet question by tho roporter, hq sald, # 1 did nothurtmy wife. Sho struck mo here (pointing to bis throat), and if ¢ho bad struck o Nttle deoper, 2l would havo carrled mooft.” Ho asserted very stoutly thut bis wifo was not hurt, and that he alono bad recelved any njury. The seporter, wha fulled to observe any morke upon the maw's throat, questioned him upon bis residence and occupation, when tho murderer, sppareutly glad at the chungo~of subject, Qlspencod with his ermatlo styls of convereation, sud elatod that Lo waa o paper- lunger by trado, but sinco tho proviona July bad beor ploying and eclling policy. Howus born fn Mouti- vallo, Jusper Cunliity, G, ad Liad nover beon o ulavo, 1 £ age, b shit.d, Wan 43 year: BOLNE O TIIE CIUINE, Finding that ths murderer wis delormined not te vevenl auything nbout tho act, tho reporter bunted up the houso whero ¢ bud Leeh committed, which be found at No, 43 Polk street, cast of Clark, Hero the wifo and dungiiter wero Hving together until tho coni- mitting of the murder, A kuot of peopio_surrounded tho houee, but apheared 80 awa struck with the dood that they bad but litt.o to eny about ft, An fiterview with Miss Lucinda Perleet, thy duighter, prlty wulatto giel of about 18 yedrs of ege, Tevealed ‘THE OTHER SIDE OF TNE 8TONY an follows: “Itsppeared fhat o yomug man mamed James Newsowne Lind been Leeping copony with hier for eome imo, aud it was (1o wishy of Porlcet (hat they shiould murry. Tho duughter, Lowover, belug overce to the niutel, kept pULiNg It of.. On tho Thnreduy previous Wrieet Lod fuvited Nowsome o the ouse, Tho ~ invifation wua accopted, but Nowsome folled o come, which mado Doy father anary, On the following day Nowsome wirived, When 1o quarre butween the men took piace during'which Pertect scized bis daughier by the throst aud aftempted to elioko L, but was slopriod by Nuwsome. Tho wen finally ecparated, aud erleel ol very drunk subscouently, On Satnrioy morbing o calleil upon bis datghter; tnd baid bo had called o nee ier for tho lsst time, and added, # You will never #ico your mother alives you wilt uot’ keep mo from it, T want yoi 1o get marted befora T do this.” * Aftor it altereation, in Wifel tho daughler thren-otiod ta uso & Lot flat-iron #ho beid i ber Bond a6 u weapon, bo ol Jowed hier to tho cotner of 1srrison street, whero ba dieappeared fnto a salovn, 1§ TR PYENING, tho mother and duughter wero siitfng togotber in the wiee, when Pericet nudienly entered, After sonin ‘onvorsaticn, the mother aroso aud eutcred tho telien, with tho intention of making a cop of tew Sie wis fmmediately followed by Perleet, Soon after their depurturo tho duughter heard, s sho thought, thio enund of waler helng aplit upon 'the Lltchien fivor, Tmuginiog (hat o piteher had been upeet, she entored iho Kitchen, Ifero she found ber mother standiug in tiio middie of tho floor, with her linds on Ler thyoat, from which o atreatn of blood wos gusuing. Festeet ‘Was uol 10 boseen. THE MORDENED WONAN foll futo lier arms, aud sho tried, but ywas not abile, to wob o npon 14 bed, Witlont tittaring word licr Auiother died in her arms in about five mviates, Tho daughtor sereamed on frst seetiyg e mothier, und the neighbors entered tho howse, T sswer (o u'question by the reporter, tho giel stniod thot her athor was nos tuaene, - 3ho deelined to vIsit her father un ho h-d re. queated her to do, dtatmg_thut if eho got at Lim hio would never Liwve w chunca for triul, On the Tuesdiy previous her father lid suld to- Lier, © 1 will murdor omo one within threo weeks,” T RQUEET, Au might Yo oxpested, tp oscitemont among all shauses of tho commmunity, sud mnong 1he eoiord peo- nle fn pasticular, Was lnfense us soun ua th facls of e mardos bucame kuowit, Duritig Suuday the siweel in front of tho hoteo on Palk street way thronged with people, wha mado 1o recret o whint they woult do caull thoy ouly lay thele lunds on the culprit, They were very onderly, Liowovor, and, inder tho sy orvislon of 1Lio 10llo preata, were Ternitted in Latcliea to en- fertlis liouso and sirvey the corpre, At 1o'clovk Io the ufternoon the Cvtonor appedred ujon the sesio, angt {mpanoled & jury composed of six whito aud six colared wen, ‘Tho origil ntention of holding the inquest ot tho dwoillug of deceasod wus sbindoned {n ! consequenes of tho theows which had hon mado wgalumt Portest by tho awsomblage, and, afler viowlus tho budy, the Jury adjuurned to the Ceutral Pollci Statton, witore they (onk posseasion of the Lioard of Tollcw seeting-room, The Nral cvidenco ivited was | that of Dr, Denjamin C, Millor, who teatified ta liay- g oxamitied the biudy of deccased snd found u geo fa thio thrat, sovoring. the windpipe, the pasotld aitery, 1ho Sugulut volu, tho prouilogastris erve, the mus clow'or the sicek, and pobotrating as far as 1) spinal F (Continued on the Eighth P—a;e.) 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