Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1873, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 187 WASHINGTON, Tho Ways and Hoans Comvittes in Seareh of Facts Undor Dilieultics. They Do Not Favor the FPro- posed Increased Tax- ation, The Revenue Defioit Attributed to Ignorant and Extravagant Offoials, A Big Dailroad Lobby--Some ‘of the Leading Spirita. Speetal Dispateh to the Chiraga Tribune, THE WAYS AND MEANA COMMITTER IN SEANOI OF IN+ FOMIATION. WaRmsaTON, Doo. 10,—Tho Committeo of Ways and Means Lad u dreadful timo to.duy, They lnd intended to holl n meoting to racelvo any comnumnlen- Hon which Sectotary Richardson might Lo pleased to malse, but, fnemuch 88 1 was Haturday, snd vo Reze Flon of tho Houko waa held, they concluded rathier to callon tho Presidont and tho Secretavy of tho Treas ury, whicls thoy did, They aro & littlo bit bewlldercd about theso calla to-nlght, ond have no: mueh lo say regarding them, Tho first call waw made on Mg Excelleuoy, and lasted, as near s tho oxct figures cam bo got af, just nbout pine tecomds, Ot reectved thom 1 n mouver indleatiug more surprisg at tho viit than averwhelning Joy ot feelng them, LU stood while talldng to the respoctablo body of uncovered gontle- men, who stood latening with their Lats in their funde, After statfug, i an sutomatio sort of way, that be was glad fo co tiem, bo weut o to ey fhut ho hoped thicy would rocure leglslation providing for Ju- creased fnxation to meet the vequirements of the Goveinment, osud, in conclusion, cordinlly bade them good-duy, Tao Committee of Ways aud Means atonco withidrow i goul order, bowing s they weut, aud It was not until they got fairly out on tho aveune again that thoy recovercd sufiicently to utter the thoughts thut aroso fu them, Then it waa that Beck, of Kentucky, and Kelly, of Penveylvanin, moro fuipul- sivo nud heated than fho athers, gave vout in hngnago foretble aud woll choeen, if inolejut, to tho respective indwidual oplufons fu regard to tho matter, whilo ihoir very much dazed companions lstened approv- fngly, without est'mating very Lighly tho nmount of #zood thut had reaulted from tho conference which they L sougnt with tho Cisfef Magstruto to consult as to the policy of increusing taxes, Tuo Commities mean- derad into tho Treasury Buflding o {ntorviow Scerota- 5 Richardson with tho sama end -in view, Tuey dld ot tarry more than two ofnutes with tho latter ig- Ditary, aud thelr lutervlaw with hlm was shublar n all reapeets to that with (ho President, !Tn nolther in~ &tance wero thoy invited to st down, or treated with any degreo of hospitality, Tu Loth caccs fhey with- deaw feeling vory much s though they had been uue wilingly gullly of an unwsrrantablo intruslon upon the time and ottention of o couple of groat ‘men who were propery surprised ot the breach of propricty they hnd committed, Whilo thoy have siuco trded to vestrafu thetr fecliugs nt tho treatment they Teceived, yot they buve not been abla {0 entirely con- ceal them, Tho roson why Grant sud Richardeon belinved ko uncourteously towards them Is supposed to bethat they dfd mot at once aceopt the written ordera of Graut through Lls staff oflleors, Douglasy snd Richardson, dirceting them to introduce billa to In- creaso tuxation, Tho lafl officors wero not treated well whon the Dougiuss letter, transmittod by Richard- 00, was veturnad to tho latter with the statement thatif tho Secretary of tho Treawury hud any recommend- ations to malko (he Commities would bo glad to give them atteution, The Dresident feols tiifs, and so docs Riclardeon. Douglues docs not, however, rnk high enough to Lo entitled to feel u slighl, which o wmunirestly threateus tho gond of ilie service, uud when the Commifttee Blundered fmo bis room after leuying. Rlchardson, he treated thom whb wuch dintingufehed cot-deration us in ey degroo moltt- fied (heir lacerated feellngy, KO EXITIA TAXATION, "The Committes of Waysaud Mcana will not, it fa safe (o way, rocommond thie_legiuistion asked for by President Grantund v, Richardson, Tuey feel i tho frat_place, that tho otleit 1 not entiraly duo to {ho Focont pante, but fu » lurge nicasure to mismouige meat and ignovatice I those who udimfulstor over tho Liuanees, a8 well 8 oxiravaganes o the part of re- sponstblo ofieiuls, Government ofiicinls huve come to consirao tho laws wulliorizing the expenditures of sums of moncy s muudatory, compelling them to spend the money whotlier it i nctuully nocessury or not, Thoy feel thut In this rezard thero miet Lo nendment, or 1t will eventually e xo that wj.prog rin- tiony cuunok bo made largo cuotgh to keop the oflicluls employed i chiecking them out, REPIENCHAMENT, Tho cxtrayoganco of tho_uppropriations that Lavo cluractexized Congrorelounl legisltlon for a few years tiug come under genersl considwration, and tho dispo- sition of & large majurlly of the leaders of tho prasent Caugress i# to cut down whierover retrenchment cun by muie, The lorgo sums for tho eroction of puble buildings whieh Woro approgriated Jnst year wiil not e guplicated by the prosent Congross, ninloss the i Huenwo of Treasury Joeelies shicll Le suliciout to o cone @ geent many wha aro at present strongly opposed to suci” legislation, Annzlir consideration tut will weigh beavily i the matter of the increaso of (i tion §4 urged by Jeading Itepublicans who eay that the pasty eonnot aivord o 4o before the country with a Teeord of biuvuyg fmposed uddidonal burdons upon {hio peopl, and especiully at thiy time, This lust will, of conre, prove welghty with maus who conld not Lg utrceted by uny otherr connfderations, Tho Ways and Meaus Committee w il m.cet Mouduy morning, When HIOUAND:ON'A BEATEMENT, Diel e lind not in suape to_ submit to-day, oven i T Contonistoo i becis I scsalolt 10 Nowe 16 wil ve- tontion. Tho fecling of the fouse ou the 1of incrensing the txee, us far awit ¢an bo ained, 18 protty well jndicated by tho viewa en abOvo of the minjority of the Committoe, A LIl approprinting $2,U0,G00° for tho relicf of " the Board of Pabli Worls, is, It 18 stated, about reudy to o reported by tho Aplopriution Commitice, This will ot comprien all tht will be waked, but will bs the £mall sum pros-iugly neoded Jst now, 1o be fo lowed Dy tho uppropristion of tho full stmousit required at a luter duy, H 8, B, 00X, - LucasQ , Lamar will, 1t is s.id, vlow Suncl Cox's record on the Bynixh_ complfeation on Monday, Me, Lunar was ouo of 1t b men who ved umuesty, tho LAl voemoving 4l dlsbiiitios Ly the last Cougross, 1o s now frere us 1 Representutive from Missl-sippf, 11is repue tution o8 o thiykiug mun and an orator 18 very high, Cox_scems to buve lost henvlly In iufluenco recently, o has made mauy cncmick on tho Domocratio Ao, with nmo corresponding wuln nmong - tue Fepubleans, where 0 d8 sald it he s uo . convictions and wil not do i tfoto, He never takes (ha tluor nowadaya without accomitig iuvolyed fu & quutrel with soio one, ont uf il Lig wit does not bring Wim 80 esally’ as for- merly, ke ocesrion to e TAILROAD LOBNY. A sfrong lobby i the iulerest of threo trang-conti= weutal Hies of Tuliway 8 ere, sl tiovn are tokoua of + cominye strugzloof uo mean i wnitude, on th quess ion of wecuring Governuent uid to buld tuem, ~ A row 4, Plereo wnd G, 4, M, Dadge, aliss Gearga D, Meton, lato coutractor, on tho Unlow Pu- Sfie, fater o mewmber of Cougress from Iows, and’ last of wll o fuglive fleelig under bk tifa from tho Asalstant Rirgeant-uteAvina nt the Houve, to avold tistitying us 12 tho disposition he tnudo Of o fund of 150,000 Whicls he held to buy voles in Congreas in the intevest of tho Credit Mobilicr und Union Pucific Roud, ud certatis of Juy Coulie's part nersuraat thodead of the lolly, 'The threo roads ata tho Atantio & Pacitle, (ho 'Fusus Pacitlo, and tho Nortbru Facidr, und Congress will bo uskod to nid ihem by guuranteeing tho Interest on thelr Londs, Tlio totul amonut of tue bonds o which thu interest I to bo ganrauteed whil ot fall much short of §200,- 000,000, Thio fuck thiat theeo Aeliwmen uro to bo pressel at tuis e, whew the counlry {8 sulioring from the offects of (e fute nnanclul 1unle, and tho furiber fact (b thoy Live alreudy secused ho uid sud comfort of £onio most prominent mewber of tho fenate from the West, ara fyulfl -unt of the meuanraof the proparation thiut (hy buve tuken to meol the dlilcultios that aro fn thelr way, THE VIRGINIUS, Thoro fa nolhing 1o Fuy of th Virgintus cuso to- night, exvort that 1o Aesdcluied Presy uown to-day 19 Huusthntially corcocr, and that thero 1 n contlict of opiuion in oiichl cireles ok to whather th delivery is 10 ho mudo at Santiago or Vuiy onda, 1L 4 post- tivoly cortatn that the veighint ugrecuant rovided for tho dedvery ot Bantfugo de Cuba, uod thiat the navsl Propr HORY s7, £ mada Wit Uial uuderstanding, 17 iimy Cumtiger § Ut progranme buve Leen nude, they Tiavo occurred by o luo, furts-elght houre, [T the scluted Press,] IRIONAT, WamnNoToN, D, Cu, Dor Li,—Slr Hugh Allss, of VIStT OF GHRMONY, Caividt, bu Lt wi it his Lanlly, Phe Commities of Vayo snd Alduns to-day called on ha Preaident and o, retiry ul the Trenwnuny, o neoord- e with the gunual cusiont, merely b piy thetr ros spocts, o subjuct cf finucen was nol meitioned, THE NAVAL APPROURIATION BILL, Thio Sonato Gamnnittec on Appropriutions will hold & meeibiig on Menday to consldue the speclal npgroprlis Lion bl of $4,000,600 nxked for Ly the Beeretury of tho Nuvy, whith puwsed tho Honso yesterdny, Tha Cowmn- mittor will amend tho Lill, muking the uppropriution 25,000,000, the umount orliginally uuked for by the See~ Totary, thi minott aypropritel Dy tho House uob be ing uuiicient to 1ncol tho necessifics of the navy, TI1E COLUIED MEN'H CONVENTION, The Natlonsl Cleii Rigua’ Ounvention, which il Jonrned sfue dlo lust niguy, sayy in (beir sddresn, that thoy buke it for gronted thit uchion wiil bo bud ' Coe oo wrotecting thom from fuvidions dissfuetfony fu e euloymout of righte as couauts earslors, I holuis, and oftier public plnces of convenlance and rofreah- mout, in_places of wniomoat, and enjoying ofher elvil Higuts, including w entratica to tho publisalivols swithout regard to ruco, They want tho dental of thesy wiights punished, e vinaisus, fuformll e I rozcived hore, ahowlnig thuat the 8 0ien Govortmeut {n proouring ' perjueed wilidaits i New Yorl to prave that. tho Virgiitius wan & Ottbutt Versel und her crow enlietod Quban adtlors, g slals s FINANCIAL. New York Finnucinl Nowne NEw Yout, Doc. 13,~The bank statement ehowa n net gain of §1,002,500 fn Jegal reserve, The banka now |Im|: uver §10,000,000 nbovo the 46 yior cent requiirod by u, Money elosed wp ensy nt 6 to 6, - Forvigu exchonge cloked fivm at 108% for primo xty duga’ wtering, sud 1005 for sight, Qold closed ut 110%¢, nftor selifige down to 1091, Tho murket strengihoued on eably ndviees that Qe many hud demunded_ satisfaction from Spafn for the vesels recent)y captured, Whe rates poid for carey- Jingg were €, 7, b, nud 4 per eenl, and for borrowing fit, Tronsnty opetatfons for the woek ot the Nuw York oftive fnchuled the disburzements of § ,000, ntud the receiptn of $1,719,060 for customs, 8pecle ships muta for the same ifne wore $719,200, principnlly wliver bats, Imyorts—Dry goods, §614,401 § worchan- dire, $504,500, Governmeans strong and dull, Biato botwds quiot, Tiso stock murket was ‘wenk carly fu tha dy on n swull volume of business, but fu tho afternoon thero was more ne.dvity, ond gpoeulation was atroug I the entles ety Tho advaneo ranged from 02 cent, and the ‘r]llmp'll featwes wore Unfon 1% o, Tuclile Aall, Westerst Unlon, Northwest, Like Shore, Now York Cenlral, st. Paul, Wabasb, nid G, C, & L, 0! iho elosdug qhowativus were gonersly tho Lighost, Blerling, 10824, * " sovennatesT noxos, Coupons, '81,. WU Cangion, 67, Couny onry 02 1215 Conj.ons, " Cotjions, " W16 New 68,40 COponb, 3, va0 1011355120400 Gunpous, 03 (uew). 113", :Carreiiey s, ; i “Tristworth 433 Norih Civollus, old. 50 iNoxth Caroliuus, nuw. .25 Minsoutla. .., Lotmesseck, ol “eumeusees, DOV, 7 Viryiutus, Bow ... vl 00K, Canton... 14 J, Central, Western Unlon, oo, # Sk Qulckuy 273 it Punl prd. Adamn Tty Wayne, ... i Wells Furgn. cvessosss Anierican Bxpicss Unlted Stutes ..o Pacltic Auil ew York Central rla., Eirlo pfd Harlom, yrlem ' prd Micligan Coniril.. Diitabiirghk 1, W, 7136 Yerro Haule,u. ve 84" [Torre Haute 140 L a8 Chieago & Alton Ghieago & Alton prd, 5% Olilo & Mirsisuipyd, 43% C,, C. & C. 0 Cly B, & Q) LT lufiao SUOTO, 1.+ Thultuty Centra. 73, Tlliuole Cenira 3 ' Union Pucifo sidd Northwentorn, . 55241 Unlon Pacitio honds Nortlweatern PEd ... €94, Canteul Pacdtls. vy s 948 Rock Tuland astford & Lo i Welrlt,, 100 Wubash Vfd. Philadelphia Monoy Marlkets yrectal Dispatchto Tha Chfeugo Tritune, PrLABELYAIA, Dec, 13.—Thero Was 10 spectal chango I to-toy’s market, Tho aupply of enrreuey coutinuen ncreuning, aud 1 more than smplo for pres= cub roquiroments, livgo sums belg offered on cad louns at per cont, Strictly firat-clisa paper is Teli~ tiyoly searce, and ranges from 9 to 10,and cocasfonally 13 per cont, and namos not 6o well kiown vary frotit to 18 per cent, ‘Lho Lunks absorb all tho firal- clisn short dute juper 4: initted, but bhusiness on the strogt s, generally kpeniing, Umited, owing to the small offerings, Heceipts of breadstulls, ete., from the Weat, ure bove au uverige, - The Say Covlo Lan Speelal Disateh to y TRILADELUITIA, Py . Kerne, United_Btates Jarsbal for the Eastern District of Peunsylvanin, to-day aunownces ofticislly thut n meet~ {ng of tho eroditors of Juy Cooko & Ca,, litely udndged bunkenpis, will bo held at tho Asscmbly Buildiugs, Phllaidelphia, on tho 1ath doy of Janary, (o prove thielr debts and chovss oro or niore Assignecs, ruptey Onse. Outstanding Legal-Condors. Wasiisarox, D. C., Dee, J.—Outstauding legal- tonders, §373,291,013. ‘Fhe Fiske & Haotch Settloments NTw Yonr, Doc, ‘ho clalin_of $94,000 bLeld by tho Hotioken 'Saviigs Bank agajust Fluko'& Hutch hns toen bought by diferent persous, who nro seeured by the denoelt of Oujo & Cliesnpeako Lintiroad stock for £125,000, Tho buyers ulso gusranteo tho payment of doposftoxs of the Lauk, BAZAINE. Letter from the Ex-fiurshal to Presis dent MacMah comments of the New York French Papers on the Sen= tence of the Court. Pants, Dee, 10, —Muraba) Bazalue hos writton alot- ter to Presidlont MacHabion, fu wldeh hosaya: * You remember thut I the days in which we served our cauntry togethier, T fearcd tho jinpulse of your heart \would ho_ovnr-niastered by Stuto_ comsiderations, X alionld biave died without refgret siico tho recouncuds ution of the Gourt for mevey vindieates my honor,” Locinnd, Dazaluo's connncl, thauks Thiers for ox- pressing bl opfuion that Bazaine was innocent of tho cliarges upon which ho was tiied, KEw Yonx, Dav, H,—Tho yapera prllished in this elty in (L2 Froueh linguage dovole mucl paco to tho Bcelne trial, Le Meswger npproves of tho sparing of ti0 1Mo of Dazaine, it thinks the coremonial of 1o forma} degradation from yunk should not bavo loen omitted, Tho Cotrrier des [tata Unfs, though bellev ing 1o Murshal deserved i hurd sentonco, tim yeapect the feeling of mercy which fuspired the judges and which diclatod the modification of tho eeptetice, but admits ot the samo thme thot 1 tho aentonce lind been enfored fn its fullext vigor there woull liuvo been uo Yetwou to disdont. from (o atret puulshusent it dic- atod, SPIRITUALISM. Mecting of the Northern Hlinols As- socintion ni Kigin-~the Woodhull ¢ Doctrine Repudinteds Dispntel to The Chieagn Tribune. 12.—The Northern Illinols Aesoclation of Spiritualiut commenced in thls city yestorday (Frt day). The nttendunco fs quito large, Tho organiza- tion wun effeeted by making J, O, Howard Olialrman, Tu tho morning b Lusiuoss conforence of ono liour wus hiold, and_ fhen speechies of forty-vo muutes cach werd n order, Suturduy’s wmeeting convencd at 9, m, Resolutions were ndapled repudinting tho proufsedity of eoxer, udvocuted by Mrs, Woodbull, but domanding fros speesh upan ali quostions, ‘Among the sporkers wero W, T, Jumison_ana . B, Lynn, of Ohleaxo; E. V. Wiison, Lombards Jiidgo THollwook, of Jollef ; Mry, Severaice, of Milivaukes; ana Mrs, Parry, of Doloif, Tiio Convention will bo ‘continiied on Sunday, die= cnring quoatiuns germano to Spirituaiim, and will clowe at 10 p, m. —er———— RELIGIOUS, Action of New Yerk Congregittonal Churches Regarding Beechor’s Doc taration of cudences New Yons, Dec, 10,—At the prayer-moeting in the Uhurels of tho P'grims, In Brooklyn, lust evening, tho Tev, Dr., Btorm, the pastor, prosiding, o rowotution was adopted to the offoct thnt, I Piymouth Gunwely (Mr, 33 e-her's) abldes by £o téems of tiio roojution intra caneg by foimy Wird Bowior s udopted, pro-dudun Ing tho soverolguty of thst church i luntters of Cliureh pobly und_govermment, then the Chureh of the Pllgring would o sopatated from fol- Inwehip with' thow, The Congregational Ohmreh of Hintn svonuo tookk simlwr actiou lust_evoning, the Tev. Dr, Dudlington, tho pastor, doolding thnt if iyt Chreh peristed i i doohraton” of fnde pdenes there mist e n formal cecoinition of wop- aration by ths properly-cous ftnted conucil, * An Apostite P SN Fraxoisco, D ¢, 19,~The Rev, Father Duggan, whose daclirations of apotti 'y from tho Catholie falily cawred nueh n rensatiog bore, il who was_advertivod ta lecture, oxposing Oathollfsm, fafled to appear, and Lion written an hmnble, ubjort 'leiter to Avehbirlion Alesnany aelmowledzig b falts and ln, and pray- ing to be taken back inta the fold. “omiTuARY. Ex-¥udzo sumuel Nelsot, Cooreusrows, N, Y., De. 18.~Humucl Nelson, ox- Judgo of the Unlted Statos Supremo Court, died sud- denly of spoploxy, whilo sitting n bis cludr, at balf- ost 1 o'clock thia sfternoon, at his residonce [ thts city, Jdndg Nelon bud ben for some months past fn - good Lealth Monday he compluined of llfl\'lu{ taken o slight cold, and way confined to hls room 1l Tuceday nfternoon, Te then camo down-staira (o tea, ind spent the evouing in bis parlor, Ha came down to brenkfist this morn. Ing ut o rather Inte honr, oA wag hil4 eustom, uppatent- Iy wol un wnal, Whill Ktting iu bis cholr, Letween und 2 t1is aftoruoon, listoning to the readiug of & loiter by Alrs, Nelkon, ho made sone juquiry i regard to it, und then, without n word or slgh, suddenly died, out RRelentu. and_spirits, Ou Renne Beltorty Konding, P, ReADING, Po,, Die, 1—Dugo Ecliett, aged 0, 5 loauing ir muster und fufueutial citizon, diod this ovoutu} of apoplesy. CASUALTIES. Foll from a Train. - Spectal Dispatch to Tha Chicayo Trtbune, ‘Broosaroy, 1t Doc, W~—Jumes D, Bitzpatrick, of this city, quite unoted churacter, who foll from » frelght trafn of tho Juckeonville Road, botwoen this clty oud Stanford lst ulubt, rorelving o probubly fatal fruoture ‘of tho akull, was removed to (hls city to~ e RS —— FOUNDERED AT SEA. NEW Yoiut, Dag, 1A Loudon disputely duted the 19713, g u tho ¥l Arabia, from Caleutts for Noston, Sonudoced 1 Hes du Lut, 2 N., Long, 63 W, *ari of thyerow were ianded ut Grovouland 10-duy, The ro- mafuder, Wivtecn 10 number, Wers drownod while adliug, THE FARMERS. Yosterday’s Proceedings fn (e Towa State Grango, Proposition to Change the Law Regulating Tax-Sales, Congress Asked to Regulate Rail= road Tariffs. Resolutions Favoring o Free Bank- ing Law, A Practical Education the Farmer’s Greatest Noed. Comprehensive Platform Adopted by the Elgln Farmers’ Club. ‘Fhe Iowna Stato Granges Snectal Disputeh to Tho Chicaso Iriunes DesMoiNes, Is, Dec. 1,—Tho Blalo Grange was engayed ull day I consldering roports of cosumttecs, A rexotution was sdopted devouseing the Tiluois ugr- cultural implement munufacturers, und discounte- uanclyg the puretaso of wuy of thlr tools, TAX AALES—FILEE BANIING, "Tho followlug wero presentod uud reforred 1 tewalved, Tunt tue Tows Brato Graugs is dechdodly opposed to tho prosout Iaw du relitiun o the sm ol wnds for taxcs, uw 1t touds to n monopoly of our Tatadw, pluclg it s 1o batda o peoulaiors with= out iy o s it stesicdy i our Stato Logikla- 11170 10 Iasw 0 low (it will remedy this, und give tho tidlo to )l wiich luid (o the Biuta'or county lnsuwad ef wdivldna texauved, Tunt w committeo of threo bo appeinted to 80 il (10 Banking faw tat iy poron Gin ougagy it Dk il W0 Wiklied, LY COIPIYLLG v thio Luw, CONGRESSIONAL, ABRIATANOE, Tho followlug resolusiou, otfered by Bllas Mot ol to i Esocutsvo Commities, tesoiced, Tunt » commilte of tiszco Lo uppointed, of wisiuas tho Master of the Bt Grango shau by Coble- un, wuose duty ft whail boto preparo u_ suiwblo tunosial o Cogress nwking for such assistance, sud lu much w way fs fiey mny deom sutilefent to ot tho neccesities of tho case, und thist o copy thereof bu bent to each suborditats Grings lu the S.aty, Will b request thab overy wit in (e Lelghbors L3uud 'bo given uu opportunity ta eign It, ufter waich it wltalt o resurted o dio S ciotary uf 1o Sine Graugo, nud by hiln given 10 cuargs 0 UUE Proper Topresentas thvis s Cogeeas, I PLATEORAL, Tho Committoo ou Keanisi tho Hou, John Beote Cunirmun, modo the folowing report Witkneas, Tho Auictiesn 1oopdo are pro-cuinently and peculurly 6 nowspsper-reuting poople, ond us we ackiow,edge 11 power us o edicatiobul Agent ou uyery topie af’ cowon interest, v, duce good ngriculturdl Huraries are not witnin tie :h of our rural populs- thon eugaged fu agrloultiiral employment Heavieed, Thut we would eurnestiy recomend that a cireututing Mbrary saould be contceted with every stbordiune Grango, nud also that s hewspaper pub- Usbed under e atngices of the Buto Grauge shol Do tuken Ly euch meniwor of overy subordiuate Geange, und largely distributed outsido of tho Order of the JYatrons of Huwrvandry, sald paper to be strletly an educational sheet, to bo the meutor oF toachier of each Gesnge, having at Jeast thirco spectal depariments,—ono for tue udult male, aud one for the adnt fenule Mmembers § ou amo for the minor mew. bers of thelr fmudlivs, *Iach department should cons tuin, olearly and_distivetly, ouch spocial fustruction purtining to thelr vocalon s will At et to perfortn woriliily, a8 well us succeasfully, overy duty devolying upon thum, . lexolved, That we recoguize that the edueation of our children suouid b of o suore practival eltaractor; thst sueh Lrunches of knowicdge shouid bo tuught us will securg this ond jund a8 nu steps buve yet voon taken by the urder of tue Patrons of Lnsbandry to educats it snembers I thoto brunelies wlch speciully relato 1o sgmeuiture or horticniture, suclh ad agrivultural elicunawy, botany, zoowgy, bitural philosuphy, and yegatubio physlology, taess boing the most usoful’ and fmiportant ches of the nutural kelences, with which a furmer should huve au lutimate sequalutance, in or- Ut 10 rendor hfs efforis ot ouco more wseful aid wutise factory, o well us more honoruble, aud uléo to remove tho odiuw of ignoranco s drudgery which otherviso by natural,y uttach o bis voention s therefors, Mesolted, That we should fmuediatoly take such Aops as Dy seem best o sceuro suek » modifleation of our Schoot luws ua will futroduco into our rural dis- tricts wuch branches, aud ulso to eecuro such teachers a8 Buall Lo guniined to 'm?(mr\ Sustruction i thoso brauches besora named, 8 kuowledgo uf which [ nn essentiul coudition of emunent ¥uccess in agricultwiul life, nud the ouly mode of creating in esrly lifo a tasto aud love for those studies which are titted to elevate our noble aud vatursl caliug to s profession 1 the most digmtied sense, Resolved, Tust the subject be referred to o commit- tee, to dovelop form and orrange such u plan ay shall soem to bo the most ndvisnble noder the present cire cumslunces for carrylug out this cutorprise, and report tho same to this meating for action theroon, That the farmer uceds more cducation for tho in- telligent porformunico of Lio duties then {8 requirad in auy other calling, §s 1o loss truo than the paiuful foct that his acquirements wveroge leas, Thly ought not 80 to be, aud your Committes lopo und beliove that ere long it will mot Vo true, 'he press, tho common school, the ugriculiural callege, the school of wcivuce,—ull of theso sro dolug u noble work, aud rapidly bresking thio chafus that have heretoforo lield the tiller of the soll I pouttions far beneath the pluco Lo ahould lony sineo kave atialuod, We ure unwiliing to bellove thut thix copdition of (hings will continue, snd cun only urge him {0 wustain the library, tho newspaper, aud tho sckool, and regard them ns Lis best friends, ADDITIONAL TEFOLUTIONS, A reaolution wus udopted calling tho next meoting of the Siate Grangoe ut Des Mvlucs, 1y u two-thivds vote tho Gruuge passed s regolution in_favor of ubollshing tho oltice of County Superin- tendent, + TN OSCEOLA COUNTY BUFFENERS, Tho Comittes on tno Northwestern' Sufferers ahowed that 4,000 persons wers kuown to Lo destitute, aud asked for the sppointmont of & committes to con- fer with subordinute Grenges with a view to giving immediate vollef, [To the Assaciated Prems.] Des MOINES, Dee, 19.—The Hiato Grange bold {hreo sessions’ to-day. Tho buafness transactod was genorally, 80 fur 58 ean Lo mado public, of un unime ‘portant character, Tho resolution udupted Josterdug, ‘that the right to contral railrouds rests exeluelvely fu the Stste aud not in the Natlonal law, was recon= #idered, and & memorial ndopied asking Congress to 1o4ulnto tariffs ou ruilwuys, Soveral resolutious wero juiroduced in favor of admitting all lsborers to the oelor, but nono of these wero adopted. Au offort to have ouch subordiuate Graugo taxed $10 each to bld 8 resper fuctory was tabled, A resolution to chavge the location of tho State Grauge fram Des Molues way defeated, ‘A resolution usking the Stute Logislature to mulko tho “Stock act™ o goueral v, wus, after u loug do- bate, tabled, A Fesolntion askivg tho Leglalatpre to pnss strin- gent Dog kaw wes sdopded | uleo onw i fuvor of ubol- fuling the ofiles of County Suporiutendent of Bchools, wnd giviug csch township throo School Exnininers, ‘A ro:olution thut when lands ure sold for tsxcs the title shall Lo vested in tho connty or Btate, was tubled, The Btate Master's sulary was fixed st §1,200 a year and expensed, "About. lulf ‘of tho dclogates left for iome to-day. ‘o Gumnaltiea will probanly ot adjours tl Wolni a3, Platform of the Blyin Farmors? Olub. Speciat Digmiteh 10 she Chlcwio Tribune, Eary, Ill,, Dog, 15,—The Elgm Furmers' Club met at tho Cowt-ffouso this afternoon pursuant to ud- Jouriment. At u meeting held o weok ugo, tho Hou. D, 5. Hammond was ununlmously elected ns dologute to the Deeatus Convention. At thial weeting » cow- mitteo consisling of D, 8, Hamwond, 1, E, Perkius, aud B, Heuly was appoluted to proparo resoliions wxprensive of thie seuso of the Club, and roport to tuo nieoling to-day, ‘Thut Committes Tepuried the follow. T, wiijeh woro takou up seriatim, snd dlscussed aud udopted unsnimously, DEOLABATION “hfs organtzition 4 oppused lo raflway.stenls, tarifl-atealy, suliry-gral-otcuie, bunk-steals, siud overy oflier form of legullzed thisviug by which the in- dustrinl clussed uro robbed of the fruild of thelr labor, PLATEOWN, Wo are in fayor of cuntrolling ' by law tho_rallroad corporatious of (his Stute, Wo submit fo tuxution to et the uecessity of Govermmunt, but denounco g unfust and opprensive ll twxution und_Oustom-1fous duiles on whitsoever lvied for tho beneft of spocial Wo uro opposed 1o National Dank currency, und I favor of Qovarmwent lsgai-tender notea oy 1 spocle bugle, Wo wra apposed_to tho salaryegeab law of Congross und the rablroud-grab * law of s Brut, aud domand tho unconditionul ropeal of lioth, Wd ura appoeed to carruption {u oftice, and wo Iave no contidenco i oithor of tho old politital par- tlos, We ave opporod o ull meddling by Stato or wuidelpl Goverianeats it he privato rigits, Lubite, Al oustoms of tho peoplo vayand what {b nocessry to the preservution of yublio ordor, ' We dorund tlio entiro ubolition of tho frec-par systen on raflrouda, Wo nrgently nvito esoelutiun nnd co-operation of the Sucdustrial Slovacs; n ebort, nil the poople of every untlonullly wio ko apposad: Lo moviopoly, oppresslor uud pubido extravaguuce, We hold that our pateat Inw e tao offen mado o kubuerya ihe fntoreits of muomopuly, il ahould b esrefully vovised sud yo- strloled, S i THE ST, LOUIS MUTUAL. fir, Loua,, Mo,, Dev, 13~Tho Bt, Louls Mutual TLifo Insuranco Coinpany, uginat which so muck liti- qiion has been dlrected Yor some mouths pust, s arranged to velurnire itw policios in the Moanud Oity sutual, of this city, Gon, Blafr, the State Bupevin- fondont of Tnswriicy, upproves of this srrauge.uont, and will withdeaw the suit of the Btale Department, whicki 48 now ponding ngalnst tho t, Louts Mutuul, mout Jatweus Hio two Compunles will he Quy. Jamos B, Kuds will be Preaident of ilis Mound City Company, undor tho now sreangement, wnd nome of tho old or tow Direclory of tho i, Loul Lutial ura bo ho Ji wny way sonected with the Taturo TouRIGEONE of ATl 1ov1s, Dic, Tho contvsct Lokwaen o Monnd Uity Life Tosaraneo. Company uiwd tho Bt L Mukdal Lifo Jusuranico Gompany, siydor whic o ol of t Titer Conipaity will b rluurad I the former, wus shund towdny, ot ho furmat tran foz of thy bunlness proporty, otes, of the 81, Louls T iy will 1o wndo roou, Tho Ciroult Cauit spproved tho sre.ugoment, Tho Mogud Oity 8w atok sl ot o il comgriy 60 oo oated, with u. enpdtal stoolt of $500,000, Tl tofe Wil b ncreasod fmmediafely fo $1,UE5000, und wiil Hien ave n sirplns of 202,000 ovir tho logd reverve of 41§ por cont, Al tho poll~y-hiollers ¢f 1 Bt Loufs Mucual Who buve techufeally forfelio | thelr llciea by withholding peemitiny, for lack of conl- dlenice fn tio Co upuns, Wil Lo allowod in ronow them, umd will bo volnetuteil T thelr rigitte, rud bouetits, s thougls thoy lind not beor CRIME. A Youthinl Burriar Cared Dore Spizeluct Dispateh to Tha Chlei o Vribion anasp Ravios, Mich,, Dees L —Diring fho pact fow weekw fwvn b rawarttores, £ W, Sarihais el W, I, Kuteinos, have beew entored ab night nud Tobbi d pf qnilo s number of oxpensiva ravulvors und other kltar goods, Profvasfonsl bur uected to bo yrowliug aronnd, On ‘T ever, n boy of 14 years, named Guntu it gchool, Khowed tomper at boing raprim ovare- Iy by tho fenelior, nuil whien at rocess folil hin come punlon that b would shoot that tescher yol, ub_tho (3 wmmo fimo ahowing o0 elegant rovoiver, This Ied to n mearch by tho polive, who fousd X moro rovolvera wigre | Il hud seeroted them, 1 confosead, pleadod gultty, snd lian Lcen out {0 thio Refoem Beliool Ll 41 yeurn of nge, Tweny bo thisty othor rovolvers wnd oot arthiies stolon uromot yot recorerad, and donfus haviug stolow then, I entored tho stora with fuln keye, Suit to RRccover Sor Defamation of Ohurnctors Sperinl Dispateh to The thicago Trilune, Tronta, ik, Dec, 12.—=\Willlam A, Walker, of this eity, hua commonced ruit ngainst Garrelt Vanzwll, of Chilcago, for nltoged dofamiation of chnractor, placing 1he dumages at $16,000, It will ho rememborad thay tha Clilcugo Y4uea'of Nov, 40, contatnod o weandalons story sbont tho Vanzwall's, in which Walker figurad in ratlier an unenvlablo i, Belloving Jiat Vzwall fn. #pited the pullication, Walker Liuw brought Auit to ro. cover damnges, Absconded With n Brother's Property, | Special Diverteh (o The Chicaan Iritmue. DAVENvORY, Iu,, Dee, 13,—A youur men namcd Samuel Rinuldo, of (his city, Intely sbeeonded with F2,000 in money, » gold waich end vhudn, nhd pome clothing, alf beloteing to Lin brother, eriuin Rivuldo Into s wholesnty denler iu hutw nnd oups bere, T money taken was colicetfons that the youn: nun hul Tor thio Arm, and the otier artieles were etolen from hs Lrother's room while ho was sick, Alleged Gollection of 1liozns oy, Special Phpaich o The €hicao Fritune. BraryutizLy, L, Dec, 18,—Bdwird O.ark, of Gray- ville, White Qounty, au_attorney, was urrceted and Drovight here to-day under a charge of coliveting fliew aal foos for obiafwming pennions, 110 eutored futo bonds of £5,000 for bis appoatanco at £ho Januury term of the Unitéd States Disiriet Gourls Fatnl Quarres at Quincey, And, LoussvitLe, Ky., Dec, 15.—On Friday morning Vunen Dok went to a achiovl-houso it Quincy, Owen County, Tud., on tho Huo of tho Lonisvilie, New Al- bany & Chicuzo Mailroad, and ased Silom C, Uardin, o teacher emploved thore, to lond im n broowm to sweop (he Cliristisn Churel, ‘They gob hnto u quarrel aboui tho Lroom, and Dint Strack ot Iavdin with o kujfe, Hardin 'run olf, pursied by Dont, who ugain wtracle at him, Infiieting a bad wotnd, sud feiting i tothe enrtlt, Tardin prasped o Ulodk 0f wasd us Lo fell, ond brought it down on Douls hiead with friis £ul force, caustug fostant acatls, - Vauce Dont had ul- ways been o peacoable mun, and fn n wealthy furiier and ol citizen. Hardin iy wail knowa ind gveatly esloomed, and thoaffalr Lus created great exelioment in Quincy, Express RRobbery in Ientucky. NMHV]L!.\;‘ k L, Dee, B—W, B, Wood, Aent of the Adums Express’ Company at Franiin, Ky, b a4 hio skull smushed und his safo robhed of 34,200, shout 9 o'clock Thursday night. 'Thoro wiro hree mien con- cernod in the asfanlt and robhe One of tlte SUs=~ pected parties wus_shortly afterw.urds urrested, and two othiers, Johu McGuivo and Duncan MePherson— who claudestinely boarded o southern-hound freight- train woon nftor tho ocearrence, Wero discavured und locked up by tho conductor, and gnarded until their ur- rival in {hls city, wharo they wers turned ovor tu the olice, snd yestestlay afternoon weroreturned to Frauls- lin, It is feared thut Mr, Wood is moriully wounded. The Boctticher Murder Cnse in St Louti. 8z, Louis, Doc. 18.—Lhe Coroicr’s Jjury iu tie Grongubuld-Hotticher murder o reuderad i verdirt thls avening to the offect (st B, F, Cronculiold Kilied Bocttichor by shaoting him, nid tHat Clarles Croeu- Liohi was ncceseory o tho erlwe, It was also in evidouco thut . W, Waber urged_Croucnold to’ commit the decd, tud late bis cvening Coroner Voorive bworn ont u warrant charglug B, F, Grovenbold with murdor i tho tirat deprce, nnd Gjwwries Srotioubold eud T, W, Weber ne acreusorlos, Al tho partics wero arrésted o-night and committed to jill. Murder in a lotel at Calro, 811, Catno, I, Dec, 1At Curlondule, this evaulug Joliu M, Brush, fu reglstering s name'st fhe Santer Tlouse, spilied (ho ful on tho reglator, Which provoked the elork of tha house, They Rot'futon quarrel, fin which the proprielor of the Lowse, J. W, MeDonnld, took tho part uf (ho clerk, snd the tesile wus thil Brush was chot_ond_instantly Xilied by revolver in the ndn of McDounld, Tho affair crealen’ intenne excitement, owiug to the popularity of Trush: and tho fact (it tho provocation wud trillng, Brush was nu old army telegraph operator, aud highly estoomod Ly o1l who know hin, Rablirond Ticket Frauds. Prrranunon, Dee, 10.~The pariies who were con- victed nome tinio ngo of unlawfully sollng rullrosd tickows, not belng suthiorized agents, were ealled up fu {ha Court of Quirter Sessions this mornlng, and fun- tenced to puy costs of prosccution und w Hun of $160, Jndge Sterrott upuounced thut ho lid tuleen futo con- sideration the fuct that the coustitutlon act liad beon questioned, and gowe daibt o tho Inw, but "that lercufter ho woull fmpose revere penaltfcs aud imprisonment in addition to the fiuo in Buch cuses, Convicted of Forzerys OLEVELAND, 0., Dec, 1 Willian: g, of Weymouth, Mase,, who was arrested iu Now York last Yobruury, aud brought bere on a requirition to be trled for forgery, wun touday found guilty of fzsuing and yassing forged Uulon Paviti fn- comg bouds {o tho wnount of 315,000, on the bunk of 3.V, Paduter, of this city, i the summer of 182, White nlvo passcd u nunmber of these forged Luuds lu New York uud ottior Lisloru citics, Shot Down at Elis 0wn Door. Lrrrre Rock, Ark, Dee, 19.—Jumes ns, # farnior, wus called up from lia bed at his residusice, sdstoent miles aiove this city, (his morning, nud, u4 he appezred ot the door, was shot down vnd killed by bome unlnown porson. Stspclon reated 1 on Goorgy Pledger, a young man who worked ou the futw, aud ho wus arrestod, pending Investigution, Verdict o Not Guilty. Des Moxts, fo,, Daey 13—Tho fury i the murder trli] bronght i w verdict of * not gality ¥ us to all the defendints, Tho prisouers werd imiedi- atoly dischrged, undrecaived thw congratulall n6 of tholr friouds, ninok bunds with e Jury, und retived frow tho court-rovm, ‘Pwenty Yeurs in the Ponitentinry. New Yok, Dec, 15—Willlam Doogan, fofutly fu- | leted with Williain Garroll, ulveudy convicted on Charge of robbiug nt Hultan Veasol (i the lurbor, gag~ ging thoso on bonrd, wud wonding tho Ca,dufn by u Vistot-uhot, was found gui'ty blay and seblenced to fwenty yosta fu the Stato Privon, Murderer Nontoncod. New Yont, Dee, 18.—Michal 0. Broderic Killed hia sun’ und was convicted of manalsughter in the third degreo, hus heen sontenced to elghteen wouths {u thy State Lrison. Womun Arrested on o Olinrzo of Murs i Gerang Gler Musbund, Kesrvinie, ont., Dee, 1, fonud dead in bed un Thursd: srrested on & churgo of Bllliug Hoa, Tho Vdderzoolk Casts Wt Ontvstey Pu, Dee, 18, —Tho mirderer Udder- 200k waw refused s BOW trlid t0-duy, sud sentencod to Lo huuged, N RAILROAD NEWS. The Proposed Lino of Road Me Chiengo und Charteston Oianitesron, B, O, Deo, 13,—Tho Convention in nesslon bero tho pust 1o diyn in the Julerest of tho Bpirtanburg & Ashovillo Xflrond, aneor tho pro- poged luks du tho Chlengo & Clirleeton Nafhoad woeen Lonnieetlon, was murked - by mueh enthudle usm, T clty wan crowded with dolegates from points nloug tho yontes, includiug some ropresentativen from tho Norihivest, und ¢l ylsitors woro euteriatvad i sXpitited uud lberalutylo, e rewuits of tho Convention look to (ho ameclute constritotion of tho Spartaubirg & Ashovillo aflrond, ind hsvo swakoued o now and goueral hitorest in tho projoct of an uflina rallway from tho wrain vegion of 1hio Northweat to the Atlautlo seabourd ut Ohurloston, ————— SUICIDE, Speclal Dlopteh Chicara Tvibune, Davenront, I, Doo, 1,—A wyithy farmer of thle connty, tumed Atg, Schuman, yentordey_ comnitted wulclde by tking o Gose of stryckulue, ~Afier tuling the polson b '"Ymm dolng the rah Ao, ol ot tempted to connteract the offect of thu puiden, bit withont snccesy, hs Lo dled tu Nve miuutes, Mo wun tomporasdly fuuane, - OUTH BEND ITERS, Rpeciut Diapateh to The thicage Tritune, Souzit 18ND, Tud,, Dec, ,—A weothy of ko ered- ftovw of Johu 1, Kéuly iy buld tn Goodta Operic Houso to-duy, und _Tublo(t ‘Tutt, Nolert 3ller, and Ueorge T, Alward Wwerd appouled u conmliiro o Cruu ' Keyw milla for the bouoth of his ouditors, This seoms the beat Loring 8. White, ulina | fhiug fint can ho dono In thesn tight times, on grent waeritien woub! bo necenany wiith foreed procoeding, “Tan Hhitdobuker Wagon-Nork dosed th-uhqut for an tory, und Wil reanmo Jdan, 5, Duving | the 1t (o mot of 1ol cominon Juliorors wid bo kupt i ompdoyment, ey JOLIET. tinvy ElunncessCorrectio wetls GonditionssLersonl, Sneetal Diep 4 The Chleagn Tribune. Jotawr, Der, 19.~-Yonr eorrcapondent to-day wan autierized by the Bourd of Peulteutlary Comblasion- erfy, now fu pesslon, fo deny o Bpringlicld dispateh pulitshed fn tho Ptmea o fow days ngo, in which it wus stnled thab ofeers of Mo Panitentlary would nsk . approprintion thts wintor, “hey nasura ma that tha Justitution novor wau i a boltor condition finnp- clully, . aud that, besldo poying expouses, it will nclually bo n sourco ‘of rovemdo to tho Htato, The dlepatelr In question was doubtless prompt- ed by tho friends of tho old managemont, They nlso wish mo to mako correction of a dispatch witlelh wupenred fn T TRIONE to-duy, from this cltyy . wifelr b was atated that 1o oot and shoo canlruct with tho Prison, boid by Solz & Co,, of Ohle enga, hdd boen doclavolt nutt and vold, Instead of tho ohao contraat, it siuld have Loon tho clgar con- tract, Althougls tho eignt_contractora uru athll work- I rufte o wiinsher of men, (o unihoritics have nd- vertleed to lot tho men b thole employ, Periot rosted woll lact ity and fosdny s _Lecn quite oheorful, o haw beon visfted by AMr, MeLend, o aplritua] ndvieer, nnl sevoral others, ile tulke with more fenodpm wluco'lls ropriove, and i freo to sy (it ho_cutertalng no Lopo for » conmitta= tion of sontonce, 13 et oo iaro of bis tne fu-religtons dovation, anid fecls oo’ weustbly thau over (ho ehiamelog of tho doom awaiiing i, “Tucre 11 o controversy hero nmang hls mora intimate friends us to whether o as miado” noy writien eou- focalon o not, One gentlomen_vontetids thut he hav, and that o Wins paad i, il e, Fetlows, who i it tho coufhlence of Pertoot, fuslsts that he (Lerteol T tiado no- other conteeelon Unim tho dlapateh ton : tho Govsrtior on Lriday wakdng, for o weolt g to nrepuro o die, AN doulitof lils guikt, however, has ean ¥ot nxddo by thio publln hore, Tieliglons exerrixos Wil bo hold with i to-inorzase by sowio of tho elesgy of the city. Oin ugwadealors havo hien unabilo to supply tho do~ mand for Tis: FRrsuse tho ask fow daye, Tx-Superiutendent Washburn, of Gulcago, wan in tho wlty, Frid v, ookt after 1ho lcasiing of o numbor of convicts ut fuo Penltontlary, & e THE TURF, Gaces at thie Fall Mesting of the Lous istnnn Jockey Clud, Do, 13,~1Tho Toulstana Jockoy Club £ meodug wia fuigorated today, Heavy rolns g tho weels and last night rendeved {ho track ul- nos wutit for ruckny, tho niud belng fotlock deep, Tho' weathor clesred off quite rold this g, 1., and the ine exearing elilliness of tho temperaturo diriug the dn Inteefered witl thy ttend:nee, aithongh ‘nearly 1,060 vinltors, including wany ludice, ‘witnessed tho sport, UL PTORIAMML, Includod threo ovonts, lezding off with o dash of ouo mlio nnd thr e-gitartors, briuging to post a feld of slx slartom, Ricoand Wanderer was tho favorite, 1 Fanndo M. for kecond cholea; Nellle R, third, Lle lod at 1@ staxt, and was nover headed, gotting Hionto an casy winner by a longth; Carriugton sceond: Tuunfo tbird, and tho favorite dfih, whero he u been throughout tho race. THI BECOND BVENT on tko card tho fuanguyation of tho Slocumb S'ake for two-year-oids, 80 ninied in howor of tho tato C. IE, Siovitmb, nn’ carnest patron und supporter of tho tuf, aud up to tho tmo of bis death, ono 'of tho lending epirits of tho Qtub. For tho stake thiere liad bueu yudo_tweuty-pix uomiuations, and of hoso umo_youngsiera camo fo port,OF Cuttriils original eeven entrice, two_started, aud Hieso wore fitin fivorites i tho betting, Jouniug's beitis len for secopd choleo, Tho knowing ones wero right this Uiny, for Cotteills Boy Tiam waa rat awiy, aud mainteiniiy = gdyantago won as hio pleased, rantags 4 wan a Tace at milo Leats, oL Seonurd, Tom Teatlers, Rafne ,Q’:{;’g;‘;g,gg‘g;;g e, Rom) tug Girl, and 1, 0, Uy " Copnpiets Gl New O, ! of tho present atutemonts, POMEROY. The Ex-Scnator’s Desperate Efforts to seapo 'Trio. for Bribery. High Officers Said to Have Become Pe- culiarly Interested in His Success. g Epecial Nianateh to The Chicnto Tyihine, Leavunwourt, Koy Deo, 10,~Tho truth sbont th whispored rovelation, mentloned fn yeaterday's dicpateh, s comiug to hght, I bollove sn abonitasbilo chaptor of erimo will bo unfolded beforo many doys, 1t 48 now definitoly assartod that John Mirtn, of To- polia, has aflidatits from Tomeroy wilel sot forlh that o (Pomaoroy) baspald sums of wonoy to bigh offielala to rr.vont his prosoontion on (o chirgo of Urlbery, ‘T nilidavits ions the individusls who ro- celvd iho monay, nitl ulso Btatd tho Ains 80 paid, Tt frummpires that tho agrocment to hush_the J roseou- ton Eallod, bocaso. Thionins. Ttyan, Gounty Adtoruoy of Shawneo Qaunty, who 13 ulsa Dapluty United Stutes ‘Attornoy far this District, refural to bo approsclied. Tiysm Anys Poucroy must_go to trldl, with 1o moro favar that (o nentieat loreo-tlifef, und, If necewsrs, 110 Will resfn in Pedsrul position, 1t Ia wiloged that Q. J. Heofield, Unitad States Disiriel Attornoy, who Wi appolito ) Just sprig, will b2 1eft fi an nnpicamant position Lefuro tho publio it tho dlaclosurcs aro made. AROTILER DISPATON, Speelnl D 0 Tiie Cldenin Tribunes LravEnwouri, K., Dee, 1%—1uo ~Tomeroy- Seafletd mowdal roducts profound astonfehment n politi ul clrclew, aithough tho purtioutars of Mo wilenad sryuln Love hot Leen gitien fi tho datly papors, The F§nies to-norrow worning will contaln un_ editorisl reclting tho allogatloun In the Pomeroy afidzvit, uud callinyg Tor fmmailat investizntion, yet cantionlug the pablic.not o rendor Jalgacat i oMol iauiry 5 mudo wud nll the facks pro.cnted, Tt daes nctuppeat uow thit othora thau Ponoroy nnd Scoficid aro diractly Tinpheated 3 i bargalu, - Sumed up brlody, thio scaundal fu this: Lomoroy, §t 1s oluged, upprohanding o vigorous Drosocution in tho bribery Iniffctments b Wi Bbwwoe County Gonrt, nnd, bavig 110 stzong dafenoe, sonjglit to qucsh o proceedinga by tho wsa of kg, ifle niicnvit d United Shatea Attorney Seofiold £1,000 (o omplish tho quasiing Joty and Scolold fidied to carry ant tho agrauient, S:0fleld, it seems, Wi to huve had hix Depaty, wbo 18 abio }rosoeuting Attornoy | of Shnwhea Counly, nrrango for POmoroy eheape, | but Dty Tiyan eeiisd to bsconte pury o tho ke @i, or by Intliouced by it. 7o wholo trith will Cowio to tho wurfio norw, ' Notuing whort of o thorougls fvestigation will rafiefy tho peoplo, It mny turu ont thi Scuilold 14 tha vieilin of o Poneroy coli= uplracy, Ut his uaso looks doplorably sad in tho light et POLITICAL. ‘Fhe New Peansylvanin Constitution meatrge DMocting of Opponcuts In Paitadolphin. Spectal Diepaich (o The Chicagn Tribune, PrrrapeLpits, Deo, 13,—A mass-mooting of citi~ | zons oppoved to tho mow Oonstitution wa hold ot Concert 1l to-night. The ball was crowded to its utmost extent, and tho kevorul speakera wero bofstor- ousty applauded. Tho following gentlemen niddrossed the meoting: 1x-Chief-Justico Road, tho Hon, Jnmes Bond, GeorgoTear, James L, Reynolds, and J, Alex. andor Slinpson, of tho Coustitutional Conventlon, TFrederlcl Frley, sud othiors, Telegrams regretting Innbllity 10 nttend wera resd from Chie-Justices Mer= cor, Gordon, nud Willlame, Deputy Corancr Lees propoged tho folloving resulutions, which were unani- manely rdopted : Witiznan, Tlie people of this Commanwealth are to voto on Tuusday next for or uraiust a proposed new & Constitution to determin the fundumental luw of their Government Quiariermaster sold about oven fn fito pod 101 4! he fela 2478 | hnjer, Yort Leouard scllfug n oug ' Port Leounrd wes fst mway | todly followed by | Towmplug Gl | il Capo Ttace, nnd ut tho quartor theso thveo, baving | “draown awiy Trom tho buluice, bad it out togather,— Tho othor entrica being outof the vace, After (o unrter wus pasked, Loounrd and Rompiug Gitl ran own' tue atrately hosd nd_head, wntil the- three \marier wan resched, when Rowwing (il und Cape Mace, moving up, mido whiry play for {he lead, bt Tonurd Leat bl lome by a lenigth—the balaica were distunced, Bofora tho eoconil leat_letting wan iwo to one an Part, Leomird. Cape Race was third out, and o ho rmehed away with fhe’ lead pasmord Lim nt the turn, and_ab the lalf wnilo wan il gl in mivance,” Capa Rice iad quit bauly upid coutth e Ueow chat off witls ease, but tho Fities of Port Leouard waitod for ltm o that ho suved Ufu distanee, HUMMARY, Firat race, 13¢ miles, for ull nges, with 100 pounda it enels, f-year vlds (0 curry Uiedr prover weiglts, elub purse, §300; _firat Lorse, 507 secoud Lorse, $100 3 Uaird orae, 360, @. 3. Morris® ch.’m, Nelllo Ry, 6 years o2, by Tightnlug, dam Nova Oremis, 57 L, . 1 4.3, Crawley's cb, . Cariington, 4 ¥ o v, datn Tribitlutan, 100 1by. G Geono Cadwllndur's b £, Tuiiulo 31 L by Lightning, dam by Yorkuhire, 67 lba, s .8 W, A Wolls b, &, Falmonth, 4 years old, by 2 aant Tted Roe, 100 lhn ' Georqe ., Rice’s Wanderer, ‘tou, dani by Epellon, 7 I 5 Thne—.37¢ Socond Race—iae Slocumb siuke, for 2 year ol 25 antanee, pla oF Ty, with $100 udded, second Horse o recelvo £500, und tho third, $100; one mile; Lo earey i yeur old welghte, Win, Cottriits b, g, Bay Rum, by Baywood, dam by Abuer Turner's L L I Rouquot, by Bulledin, 00 . Wi, Jenting's br, ¢ Batlaulet, by n Scholtleche, by fin Win, Cottrill’s ch West. dam dMagglo G., 87 pounils W, D, fale’s br. 6, Hui Aloxando or, 00 pounn, Jolm 11, Gtone' b, Col, Nol ‘v of the Weat, dum Evnesting, by Brown Dick, U0 pounds. W. 3, Comner's el ¢, 'Stumpede, by 'War-Dau ‘dant Dally Morigin, by Revenue, 80 pounds. .. A- Bormabela b, £, Bwoct By, by B: a “Bruna, by jmp, Belelhura, 87 % Time—15TK, Third Rijo—NMilo lieatn for ali ues, club purzo $300, Airut horso th recelvo $100, und the ageond 3L, Walel's b, g. Port Leaord, 4 yeuts old, | Yauchor, dim Praneily, 104" pounds. . W, W, Jenhinga’ b, &, Capo Race, 4 yeat Txington, dim imp, Zone, 104 ponnds, B, Warndelh b, e, Tom_Leathers, 4 vears old, ‘Camp's Whale, dam Doubloon, 104 pounds BonnabelVs e, i, Raincses, 8 yeurs_old, by Tour, dam Mist ALasie, by Wiido, 87 pounds. J, Crowley's ¢h, b, Quurtormuster, G yeu old, ‘Bounie Seatlud, dnn Ruscttn, 101 pounde.. Win, Coltrlil'a chi, £, Toomang Girl, 4 yeur old, Jael Malone, dam Fanble 3fcAlliter, Jounds, ., 2 .11, Stond's ch, £, 1 6 U, ¥ Yeirs old, by Wares 110 West, dam Izadora Hil), 100 pounds. ... "Time, 1:56—: Tuo moottng will_bo coutinue duy, and Baturduy of uext wevk, LEGAL IN | ELLIGENCE. A Bateto Creex Tenchor Is Uphold in Willopang o Pupils Speetal Digpateh o Tha Chicuyn ribune, BaTrLe Curst, Mieh, Deo, 13,—For the past two montiss e city Jine beou consfi s bly disturbiod, ond Titen wxeitent s eusuad f- couse gonce of s suit Dronght wgatust rof, Mantgomary, Superiutendont of ouv puudie. xchools, by Patse It.”Co pine, 10 rorover danihggos for nn wileged whippihg M, Goning's Loy L bud ot the Leuds of tho lrofessor, “Tio public ware (ratty eveuly divided, though our’ first cltizens Mifed ity the § shool Bar, ull 6f whom wero unan- finows i Justifying Mr, Montgomery’s chastisoment of thi oy, ‘Tha oifenee wes that of wijtlug obucene rentences upou tho side-walke fn front of the school- building, Asis common Su lka carcs, the most ex- tuuvagaut rumors of the Peofessor's Lrility woro sent out 10 inflane public senthuent, which was kept alive by the postpouctnent of the sult by Mr. Conino uutil simerday, | Tho ovidenco aguiust tho proxocution Dutg wo wirong, ni pttoiapt was wido to subdio i~ iher uction, iot, this being stronnously opposed, the iril cnded this svening with o wnanhnons vordiet of 4 o entrs of uetiow,” This i o duserved triumph of Tontgoluery, whe Gilrnth Will Case at Davenports Sprelal Dispateh ta The Chieago Teilune, Davibour, o Do, T~ tho Gilrutl Will cas, fn tho Olreult Gkt of this connty, u vordict wus reu- docul by 1o Jury to-day, decuifiy tbof, while the tentator, Hov, Tuies Gllrifl, wur not fusune, the will Was yreeured by fraud, Tho will, couscquently, s Yot unie, and the property, whiel' ts valucd at$100,- 00, “will'bo_ ivided winon the hirs by the Court, Th cuso i been on trial ten duys, ‘Albfon, 94 ponids onavetiture, by 1K B orso $100. 65 Tucaday, Thurs- Vormont faileond Litigution. &1, ALpaxs, Vt., Doc, 13—l appileation of tbe Comtiad Vernonit Ttatiroiid Compaus for uu {njuniction 1o rosteain the Vermout & Canada Rallroad Compuny 1rom holding ov uztempting to loid funde duo tho Gentval frani thio lower roln by ‘Lruslees, Drocess Wi Jrantod to-day by Gincellor Royeo, 1t was clulmed, Howevar, by tho Vermont & Ostuda - Compuny that Hhey wero ot nitempting 1o holl funds duo thy Con- tinf Vormont, but fundadua J, O, Hmith, Wa G Hiniti, nnad Josoph Clunk, Teaviocs’ novler tho fr MOLHHFG, and who wlauo are dofendunts i tho Musk husottn duit, The {njnnction, thorefore, wae limited 10 fundu o the Veront Cetirul, uud fu fntonded to ADilY 10 uny shnilur saits b way'bo rouglit. TUE ERIE CANAL, Cw Your, Dec, 13.—ho Produce Vxchange ro- et 'nmhlo-l“llu) Tust e the uat Gvorublo 2 ft will fuko three or four duy Hove e or tho ffty bowte. 13lng. Within ten suiies waat of Sclnectady, Tiw Yous, Deo, 13,—A_know-storm fa reported at Iuttalo, Onwego, bud Nuelivster, Thurmometor Byer- aglng 2, S CUSTOMS FRAUDS, Niaw Yonr, Dee, 13, —The books and papors of six or vlght dry-goods fvus Live boen kofzod by custonim otilewrs an Fhurges of fraud fu fho lmportation of | sary n Renolued, ‘That {10 extraordinary powers nssumed by | fhe fato Coustitutiona) Couvention afford {u thems | gelves tho strougest grounds for a most deliborate und | v:,m“lgh atudy nud vonslderation of the instrument : | ST liave wubmltied for tho approval or dlsa proval of ticheennin s thut aftér this Convention spent moro than i N AT olnite ¢ form the chauges ~whiby FURGUR) 10 8 o0k tho tandamental 188 it offéct nlmost overy brsnch of'Auges, ) the limited time allowed (ho peopla for it wli¥ | | and cousmderation s of itsulf just cause for doulit umd guanieion aa fo the confidence of the Convention themeeives in tho result of their fabora; that tha re- | fusal of the Couventiou to allow u frev chofee by the ‘people biotweon such urticles of the proposed new Cou- atitution ns thoy may approve aud such ga thoy may Qisapprove, leaving thom to tako il or hone, botrays un orbjtrary, despotlo spirit of dictation which de- sevves om overwheimiug robuka from tho freomen of tho Comtmoniwealth § that the illogality of the action of the Couvention in 'thelr final acti providing for thie snbmission of the now Conatitution Lo tho vote of the y)co‘fle 8 prononneed by tho unanimous opinion | of thio bighest Court of tho_Btate, destroys all just roliance upon tho wisdom aud propriely of tho whole furtrument to ba snbmitted ; that without attempting to pecify tho” ervom, defuets, und_ objuctionablo fe: fures 1 tho new Constitutlon, wo eall “tho uttontion of tho pcn‘»‘{n to tho followjug prominent pointg: Tho inequolity of representation in the Leglelature; the ! nbersomo ond- pract tuofficlent _provisions against improper leginltivo nction; tho sweep- | jug restrictions which uomount " to prohibi- deh wpon apropslations for - chartabley educational _and .Lenevoient purposcs; - tho prohibition of a free clicice by the people of the Judges of tho Supreme Court when more than ouo | Judio 18 to bo electod nt the same timo; tho tuking awuy of tho power of auy diserimination in tho fmpo- yilion of tuxes of somo eligxes of subjects within tuo torritorlal hiuits of tho antbority levying tho tax, o | meastro which will operaty with peoullar hardahip upen (Lo rural partions of tho eity of Philadelpbis, au inflextble uniformity which mny w7ork the grossest fu- Jjustico; tho mohitition of any exemption from taxn- lion of unlvorsitios, collogos, acadomies, ond of all charifable IIIHl{LuHauI. except those puroty publiv ; the dircet and open infrivgomont upon tho keereey of {he ballot; thu unvarmnted and vucalled | for futerference with all privite corporstions by thoe futraduction of the cumulativo system of voting in | elertions for Directors or maungers 3 tho many detaila which havono place in s Constitution, but should bo luft o ordinary legislative cuzctinonts The California Sonatorship, 8ax Tuaxotsco, Dee, 18.—No uew dovelopmionts of Inferost fn (ke Senatarial contest, The straipht Repub- Leans nd Democrats Leld cancuses at Sacramouto Jast night, Thoy acromplialied nothing, Ex-Gav. J. @, Downey, Domacrat, lisa declined to bo a_candidato flius fur, Nefthor of those purties basu programumo wlich tlioy dato to prorent, { AGASSIZ, Iho Greas Naturalist in o Very Critical Condition, Kpectal Dlspaich (o The Chicago Tridune, ‘BostoN, Dee, 13,—Untdl to-d.y it hed heen under- stood that Prof, Agassiz still retained lis reasoning faculties unfmpaired, and that the usual clearneas of his intellect wus not dimmed ; but to-duy it is eaid hint bie faenities sro gradually weakenlug, and the wravest foars are aroused for'tho resuit, Tho condf- ' tion of lig throat is such that ho connot swullow, the | wsophagus befug paralyzed, sud urtificiul means aro | Ferorted to carvy oo 10 il slomach, Thoro can be 0 doubt that 1his jliuess 18 duo to his sovers snd un- remitting labor, never greater thun duriug the past yesr. [0 1he Ansaciated Press.] BosToN, Miss,, Deo, 18.—DProf. Apaseiz condition 18 worve, nl his recovery is conefdered Imponeible, A dixpaten to that elfuct bas been sent to his daughter u Brooklyn, ¥ THE CROPS. Comparntive Statistics of the Whent, Corny wad Hog Crops, . 1, —Hoports, dutod Doe, 1 arl recciver w tho oflico of thn Nuttonal Crop Reyorter Sorrectingund verlying provious catimates ndicats Car tho curn vrop of 1870 i compariwon svith that of 1873, ns followa: Tn the States of Ilifuols, Minnesuts, Wisconwin, Tows, Ohlo, Tenncssoo, Kamsas, utid Mis= sour), which produce it tio aggrouto ovr one-balf of Uho ehtiro crop of the United Stafes, thero fe o totul Toka of S35 per cent, e heaviest foss 18 in Kun 41 por cont, andl thio Yghtost du Wikconsin, 11 por cent, “Fho Tilinoly da nearly 38 per cout, Tows ver 25 por cant, Obdo noarly 23 per cout, and Aissourl 32\ per vent. Tishurns ralativo to tho total quantty ofpork fatteusd far murket, us_ compnred With tho last, udieates, i {ho Staten wbovo mentloned wid In Georgla and Arkin- waw, u tofal fallhig ot of 10 per cont, G this, Tilinols loses 4 7-10 yer cant § Tows, & 4-10 yier cent 3’ Oblo, § percout’; lwoury 7810} wad Wissonala 13- por couty Carrenpondents stula that i oxder to gupyly the dov mand from packers the reservo of stock Loga liao born druva upon qolte exteusvely, und Uhat a5 8 Fulo tho Wy af, hogs A For markot 36 Boarly or quite +ex~ Butiated ut poruts of Lroduction, Partinl roturne frow Lliuole, Missour), and Georgia a8 to tho uvoraaa of winter whioat sown this seuon, (- dicato un averagoln those States of 8 810 por cent ovor iho uveragn wuwn in the fall of 1873, Tlie candition and nrospeeta fh nearly ull Inculitics 18 Yory mieh moro fuvorablo thun fu Decombor, 1872, - SPRINGFIELD. Warchouse Iegistrar Elocteds Secial Diepatch (o Tl ¢hiongo Telbune, SearvareLy, I, Doo, 18,~Tho Rallroad und Ware- louse Qomuuleefoners to-duy formally secoptod the vestguntion of Bteplien Olary as Warchouso Reulstrar, and_appointed to the vaeauey T, B, Tyndale, the Finit, Asslatunt in tho office, thus vxemplifying Civh Burvice Roform, P S — HOG-KILLING AT CINCINNATI. Omvonvxars, O, Doo, 18.—Tue number of hoge slunighiored wiica Nov, 1 in this ofty Is 840,000 § duriug th Suio tima lust yoar, 208,000, — UTAW IVENS. Hav Laxe, Utab, Dacy Much anxioly has ox- Istod among 1ho Getitiles thc Lust fow duye OVEr 1 ro~ port thal Gov, Wooda fi to bio removed, ~ Luading citi- Zous huve lufurined the Preaidout that such a rainoval soudherchicts, Sudts have boow entered wyelust thres of tho M, ‘Ll ofhers aro under fuvestigation, Do~ tiveon $100,000 and §400,000 u tho amount fuvolved, tls preveut time would be a groat misfortune to tho Terrltory. + tumbted : Landing is submerged, “L0utlior long petition to Congreas with over & thou. #and algnatures for logizlation in behalf of Utah 14 to T sent 1o Washinglon to-torrow, Yoo Tootard, » Frouchl gmmast, attompted to watk 8 tght roro worows (1o wract from the Lt tvo (s -1« Lovmonty £l 10 ot st tounls 1 ok falil, 1) Tuhghnm Younys aud party are snow-bouud cu route Bouth, at Kauara, 5 OREIGN. GERMANY. 1onDon, Dec, 10.—A igeeldl from Derlin raya tha tho commnudor of onnof the G:ruan vesiah thal woro solzed by & Bpunivh .mau-of-wur n tlin Souloo Archipelngo aud carrled 10 Moutlla, writes kiemo Utmself aud the crew wers sent 1o prison and kept thero for wo nonilw, recelving vory barah treatment at tho bands of tha Bpautil oflicin'e, Thin dingnteh alno soys that the public feeling fn Gt aty Is much oxeftoud over the selzure of the vesee., au | the falent antiefiction for thu fnsult tothe Gormnau flag is do- mauded. —_—— cuBa. . 0avAA, Dec, 13.—Last night novoral hundrel men marched, cheoring_und_saouting, 10 ths Vi do Armes, i gaterfug in front of i Captaju-Generals ‘pulce, gavo nolsy expressions tv et disuutlstociion at tha doparture of tho Virginlue, und thelr dlsip= proval of the conree of tho prominont porsons who favared the doifvery of the vewsol, Two Spanfurda who ondeavored to pacify f mob wess rudely i tled wbout, and roveral shiote, Lelioved to bo aceldental wera fired, Taocrowd Ungsrod aronud tho palace Uil midulgit, whon Capt,-Gair, Jouvellar addressed thon, and provitled upon then to go to their humes, S s AFRICA, Tonnoy, Dee, 13,—Capo of Good Ifopo advices to the 17th of November, report thut near Natal a bhand of uulives, led by u chief, nro commitiing many ox- cesays, andl the Govornmout lna sent voluuteorn ngainat , them, 'Tho son uf the Colonial Beerotary was kiiled tn lato skirmish, [Morald Cable Spectal,] TLoxnox, Deo. -Atlvlces from the Gold coast state that Sir Guenoit Wolsoloy was on board tho ship 8lmoou, suffering from fove Ifo bad Leen §i wix doye, Tho medieal stafl declared the attack eliyht, Thic British uthoritles und watlve chlefs bad detess mined to onlist fareibly ull Fantoes os car erp, and police, 'Lie faw went info operatii Nu Tho Ashantes ave Totreated to Jwunskd, @ day's murcl beyond Mindi, ALl the ekirmislies £0 far have Rorveil niereiy uw exeraive to fhie natlve ullick, Tutil the white troops arvive uolhiug declsive wiil tuke pluce, # S SPAIN. Mapm, Dec, 19.—Gen, Duminiquez hos assumed comumud of tho forces Lesleging Curtageun. Yesters dny there wns o review of all the troopy. The bome burdmout hua een temporarily suspended, THE FLOODS. The Partinlly Completed Dnm nt Lawrence, Kan., Seriously Injured reshets in Xilinows, Ohtoy, sud Pennnylyania. Speclal Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, Lawnesor, Kan,, Dec. 10, —The suddey rise of the Kungas River hnd made mauy appreheusive of dingor to the dum in dts unfinished state, but up fo this morning tho work stood tho sovero promsuro of wator nobly, snd tho Tiopo waa {ndulged that no injury would result, Th 1.0, howavor, gorged on tho golid magonry, snd threw tho welght of tho groat pressuroon thonorth, Tho water Tind gradualy underruined the nosth {luwe, and wbout D00 to-dny ho sulld tmasoury comprising tho fanies Auddenly sunk out of sight, and tho water commenced {0 Tush through tho breacli thus made at o fearful veloclty, Tho north bauk of the river commenced to cave n Tapldly, and oo o coru crib, satd to_contain 2,00 buslicls of corn, owned by ‘Gov. Robiuson, futo tho river, and disppiared. Tho bank continucd fo glvo way until nnothor und Iarger crib, contalning soveral houssnd bushels of corn, nleo tho properiy of Qov, Nobinson, was under~ mincd, and ono side went down and hundreds of Dirliels wero preelpltated intn tho ourging flaod. Gov. Ttobinson had as innck as 6,000 hushels of corn htored in these two cribs, ITis los will reach near 4,000 o 6,000 Lushels, When tbo flumo went down, tho eugino used for drawing dump card wag also lost, aud the forry ‘gt broko loosc, but lodged ‘on_tho e below, It is bridgo 4, tho north sbntment of tho Kuw River Dabioek, Fresfadliant avay before moenlug, Gane teams from crossing (6 Brldge Compuny, provented ynt o largo forc of men_to wor,LLi8 afterioon, and ment, It s now fopossiblo to estimiigtegt the abuts sustnined or whut it mny furthor nifloni}E® 48 8010 150 0 200 fuct of tho Dorth Lunk Hus Wit sy, and (ho wator contiiues §te vapld oncronche ments, ‘Tho damago, howevar, ia_conelderablo, Tho catimated cost of tho'dum Is $10,000, Tho work haa projeansed noly, and groat expectations woro raised v Lusincss men on fts final abd nuecessful _complo- tfon. ‘Tho city had already vated $3,000 to uid ita coustruction. 10"y 1o buvo. beou’ complotad by spring, B Speefal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribwne, LaSALLF, T, Dee, 18.—The frenuent and beavy rain storms which bud provailed einco Inst Tucsday wera suiccoedod lnst night by s full of ubont three inches of row, ond lco 4 forming upon sl wnter, This’ ovening tho river uiill conlfoucs to riso fiowover, und_hero 3 plenty of water now for navig: tion throughout itw longth ; heneo boats bonud np witk See-barges, auxiosly looked for hicro and k. Porn ‘will only ghcountor tho danger of bolng frozou in, Special Nispnteh to The Chicnyo Tritnene. DroaTuR, Ind., Dec. 19.~St, Airy'n Itivor s vory igh, overiowing ta banks and doluging tho farms Lo 10w, carrying away fonces, umber, 363 wood, Huge trecs como floatfng down the rivor, threstening dirg destruction to Lridges, 1f tho rain does not sbale tou night fomo of tho bgldges will bo gono beforo morne fug, which will bo of great dumnge to our tovn, Virssuunam, Pi, Dec, 13.~Tho Allegheny River i3 ristug, Roporis from Ol City show that tho water 18 15 tect 4 fucken, undabout. shatiousry. Canlderable Qunago was dorie. ho fats avo jiooded, and thero 1 water o tho bscmonts on Senoen strect,' Tho tracke of the Atlantlo & Great Western Rafirond nro washed nway in somo places, Tho businees part of Parkor'a Tho river da rising steudily, QGreat dumago hus beon Austabued by the business coms munity, The marks at Fosburg indicato 26) feot ahove low-water wiark, Cr¥omxaTy, O., Dec, 18,—Tho Obio River horc hae lson 10 fect i1 £ho last twonty-four hours, nnd ia 40 fect at 0 lo-night, Tho Tocking, Selots, nd hoth Miumi Rivera nro vary full, Risce men ‘aro loplug tlnt o dostructive fload In o Objo will be provente: by cool and windy woather, and by tholower stream runulug out boforo the uppor tributarice overtake (Lo riso from them, Tronra, 1., Dee. 13,—Abont 230 feot of the cmbanke mant on tho: Toledo, Fearia & Wursaw Raflroad, ueaz Iiiloy, haa een wasied avay by tho rocoat hoavy Taln, AURORA. Strike of Engincors on the Chicngo, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. ! Speelal Dispa’eh to The Chicago I'ribune, unona, 1., Dee, 18,~The englueers of tho Chics , Burliuglon & Quincy Railrosd oro boiling over itls oxellement, and tho prospect seoms good for sn fmedialo snd gonoral strike, Somo doys ngo an o« der wa posted up in tho round-bouso to tho Gifect that ougiueors must ofter tho 10th int,, moke 625 wiles s week dnsioad of Tonuired formarly, and that thoy mist submit to a ro- duvtion of thelr pay of 97k conta por day, Tho bit~ tevest feoliug la tlio result, and they proposo to stind shioulder to shouldor, A Fule has been In forco thut compel a firemnn wiio fs ratved to tlo rowpousiblo po- sition of englnoer, to work ona year for firamn’s piy, \nd this ot down ®o muel n duy produces tho troublo, Thiwre aro no bointoroun or oulward munifestatious of detorniination to rbe), bt mattors are heiny fisod up 11t the Brathorkood. Tho men dowmand work and pay a3 formecly, = THE WEATHER. ‘WANRINGTON, Dee, 13—17:10 p. w1, —For New England and the Middle States, continned fresh to Ligh north- erly ani westerly whids, and dueldedly stormy westher on'tho coust during the nfght, partly elewring, with lowar temyorature to-morrow, For the Low Lako reglon, inerewelug yreesure, with low femyerstire, with northerly to westorly winds, aud ureas of anow, followed Ly leas cloudiness Sundny, For the Upper Takesnnd Nosthwost, and theuce southward to the Olifo Valley, northwoaterly to wonlhwesterly winds, Wil plight chupges in fempurature, and elou® or . partly clondy weather, For ' iho Quif States, Inctonolng procauro with low tewporature aud genorally cleur weather, For the Sonth_ Atlantio Btates, ciam]y and fhreatoning weallior, with light ruln to-uight aud clearing weathur und lower tumpozatuce Sundays 5 Breck'uridg|30,20, Cairo, 130,87 81 N. W, .| Qlfengo. .. (30,10 20 B, W., freah. Cheyenn 25 W,,Cresty |+ Ot Ginciunuti, 34V, fresit, 0|Gioudy, Davenport W, gontlo,..| UjClewry Donver . 10,Calin, . alGuear, Detroft ... 27|N, W, fredii} 0 Glear, Dulath, DUNL Way frosh,.d OfCloar, Evcannba .. 50:04 231N, Wi, goutiel 0'Clowdy, Fort Qarry, 40,03 “7[8., geutle., .| 0Ol Yort Gibson 30,341 30107, 0 Clcar, Hooluk,.. 2, gentlerls) O Utuir, Leavenwits [10,50) 30Cafm.,.. [ 0.Clewry Mitwaukee 3010 23|\, frvah, | Q'Gloar, omnin. . {28 W o] QiGlenes 29l w,, lght 0 e WILL OF THE LATE SETH ADAMS. Bostow, Mass, Dov, 13.—Tho lato Soth Adama left an eutute vulued 4t $1,100,000, nud provided In bis witl for tho ostablisbment nest Boston 0f a home tur the treatmout aud aceounnodation of those afllictd with liypo:houdrls, from which malady Adums wuifeiod for yoars, [ KANSAS CITY LIVE.-GTOCK RIARKET. Syscial Dispated to T2 ey Tribune, Hansas Urry, Mo, Dae 3, —CarTLE—Tlacoipts wonk; boltor_inquéry from: sifprera; prives i, s of winlora \Cotas ticar $3007 a0’ cows, §1.73 ‘Hoos—Reoolpts, 2,980 3 warkot firm; good demend from packers j pricud mivanced ; closdng puices, 34,453