Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1873, Page 8

WASHINGTGH. A Stale and Unprofitable Time in Congress Yesierday, Representatives Hale, Wilson, and Eldridge Engagein a Windy War, A Supplementary Civil-Rights Bill Reported from the House Ju~ dioiary Committse, Debate in the Senate on Sherman’s Financo Resolutions Sentiments in Favor of Expansion, Con= traction, and Inaction. Speclal Dimateh to The Chicano Tribune, TOMETOY MAKEZS A ATATFAIENT. WasnxoTow, D. O, Dee, 18,~Unitod Bistes Mare stial Tongh, of Eaneas, left this oveuing for home, earrying with hima writton statoment from ox-Scnator Pozacroy to {hooffect that the allegations made by Anthony in the Leavonvworth Tumes and telegraphod fo Tur Ontoaco Trpuse sro falso in ovory part. Pomeroy sagn bo Los madeno afidavits, and has no intention of mnking any rovelstions, Ie says Anthony 18 trylug to manufacturo capltal for uso in tho coming Senale contest. THE JIOLIDAY QUESTION, As statod {n your dispatchea last oventng, the antl- ndjournment speechis mado in tho Senat yosterdsy aflerucon wero puro buncombe, aud s rosolutlon passod tho Homso to-day that when Congress ndjonrus to-morrow it be to meot sgaln Jan, 5, 1874. Tl Sonate Laa agreod to concar to-morrow, Ir, Windom and his commitico will thea ropair to Now Orleans, and tho other oversorked meme- bors roturn to the bosom of thoir fomilics, Grateful constituencies will flock to (ho railroad stations to wel- zomo them, and extend thanks for tho rollef thoy have afforded tha country. With tholr pockets lined with back and forward pay,why should thesostatesman wasto thoir valunblo timo at Nations] Gapitals? No mon swith ony welf-reapect would stay about tho halls of tho Legleln~ turs when thero Is 80 much more pleasurs to bo found at hiowe among family and fricuds, A WONDY WAR, Tho proccedings in Congroas to-dny wworo quiet com- pared with former days, the only ripplo on tho sur- face belng & washiug of dirty linen, and that was dono in the Houso just after tho esslon commenced, by which another soverely virtuous Congroseman was adly bandled, Whils tho salary question was belng dobated yestorday, Judgo Wilson, of Indiana proposed an amendment providing that members of Congress who had recelved feea {rom thio Government, sfter thoy had_bocomo entitled to draw Congresslonal aslaries, should be compelled to | refund such foes, This was aimed ot Halo, of Now York, who had been vociferously nuxious to havo tho ealaries reduced becauso they were too high, and who 1ost 10 opportunity to denounce the bick-pay grabbers, Halo bsd been since 1871 counsel for the Unitod Btates beforo tho Brillsh and American Mized Olalms Con- ventlon, with on apuual pay of $10,600 and expenses, Last fall bo was elected fo Cougress, but ho continued to act as counsel beforo the mized Commission upto the beginalugof tho presont sossion, when bo laok hils ecat. Wilson was prevailed upon finally to withdraw bis smoudment, This morning, after tho reading of tho Journal, Hala rosetos porsons! cxplanation, Ho proceeded to sy that the gentloman from Indiana (Wilson) had, in offering his smendment yesterday, atfompted to cast o stigma upon him (lale); that it was intended and ho sccopted itas o porsonsl {usult, He justifed Lis action taking o two ealarics on the ground that Congress had passed a law allowing him to do so. Mo then procceded fo pay his respects to Wilson, whow ho characterized a8 ono of that class of Congressmon who woresuxious that thelr ealorles should Lo increased, but who are unwilling to appear in that character boforo tho public. Ho charges Wilson with having anoaked and dodged votcs, and that hobad notilio couragenor manliness to voto squarcly on the eolary-bill, He then concluded by say- ing that somo men and beasts who wero extremely flithy never were eatisfied until thoy had besmeared thoir fellows, sndtliat curs, oftor rolling in gutters, aro wout to rub ogainst and befoul decent proplo; that cur in dofng so certainly defiled {hoss with whom Lo came, but Lo still vowuined bimeelf a dirty dog, Wilaon, ou taking the floor, romarked tlat they had just had o splondid axbibition of dirty dog, which etatomont was greeted with applause, Tho Bpeaker prompuly Tapped (o order,and reminded tho gentle- men that they must keop Within bounds of proprioty, Tho Judge then proceeded to eay that ho bisd never altempted to ovade his respousivility for the incrensed salary; that votlug for it he id what Lo felt was right, sud had no opologles {0 make for Lis' conducl, e cxplaimed sotfsfactorily all tho votes that Halo hud quoted,ss sliowing thut ho wae dodging, and thon fovk up Hale, Hoehowed that it I uniowfol for a Con- gressman 10 receivo pay from tho Goverument on otlier accounts whilo o member, aud that, in order to be enabled to draw tho two salaries at tho samo time, ule procurod tho pussago of & bl to that effoct very It at night on Mareh 3 ast, when nobody know whiat ‘was going on ; that, undor thik luw, Hulo bal Loen draw- ing Jay us Governinent counsel af the rate of $10,600 a e and 18 member of Congrass 8t $7,600 & year pince st March, e explufued thut in all probubility the il authorizing this doublo compensation would’ not havo passed hud the House knowu whnt its_provisious sctually wero, Ae Ualo hud charged Ben Butlor, and Xoldridge; of Wiscousin, with Laving porsuaded Judge Wilkon't6 uttack bim, of courso thozo two gentlomen folt called upon toroply, which they did in au effective ‘manner and to tho ovident satisfuction of o majority of tho House, lesving a vory small remnant of ko New ork geutionau 0 (il L ebat 0¥ Lo remaiider of tho tesslon, CONDEMNED DY TIHEIR OWN RECORD. In uvery fustauce during the Salary Uill debato in which nuy unusnully virtnous assumptions have been auude, 16 perious thus udverliaiug their wupsriority nave been Lrought to grief und bumilated by the pro- duction of thoir vwn record. Hule has, winco 1871, received over $34,000, Including over §1,000 for ex. penses, aud Lios recelved sluce lugt March over §13,000 y deawing (o alarics o which ho bucamo entitled by his own trick In getting bis bl througl, TUE BPEAKER'S BALARY, When Tremufu iutroducd uis amondment, sostor~ doy, that tho salurles of tho Vieo-Fresldenl, aud Speiker, ond Cabiuot oflicers sbould not bo sifectod by the ponding bill, be struek out that portion apply- ing to the Speaker at DBiainc’s own roquest. As the Speaker's aalury §s fised by tho bill paseed yesterday, 1t i nbout 3500 loss thon it wus before, a8 corlain por~ quisites Liave boen out off, GEN, HOWARD'S CASE 18 still under consideration_by the Milltary Committeo of tho House, nud by appeurs Leforo them quite requently, with tears in i oyes, to sLiow cause Why Do should fiot bo dealt with 1ik anly other man against ‘whom 0 grave a churge is broughl, If there js any. tbing i tho world thut he fears it 1s that the Houss will urder hint to o tried by court-martial or o mill- tary commission, and If tero s mnythivg In the world that ~ ho wou't do to escapo such frinl bo hus mot found out what that thing {s, 1lis efforts nre mafuly directed jnst ow to securing un investigation by tho Commiiteo, Buch an fuvestigation he Is sunguino will result o two Toparts, the mnfivmy by tho Iepublicon members ex- culpatifig hit, aud The minority roport by tho Demo- cruts sustalning the oburges, When these two reports aro Lrought 1uto tha 1oue, be rellca upon tho Lepub- leaw sirengtl of w.o-thirds the entiio menbership to hitowanl b ae & Ropublicun mjosiy did two yeara ANOTHER ONAEPING POMTMASTER, Bomo it Muce, churges wora tliod with the Post- master-General 1o tho etfuct that Muj, Groen, tho Post= mostee at Daytou, Lud been guilty of lovyllig nsscst- meuts upon tho Monthly wages of muny ‘of his em= ployes, und devoling the wmoncy thus gafucd to bis OWD Ukttt - Ouo of Lhe eharges, whotber made oflically or wot, was fliut ko kopt a Wornon on bis pay-rolls who was shinply Lis mistress, and did no publle service, Another was that ao kopl Lis own brothur's mumo on the rolls, Whilo he did mot gervo in uny copucity . alout the ofle, ~ A spocification showa that ko had his voll signed In Vlank, sud whore Lo actuslly patd an employe $40 ba clarged him with 0, A Bpocial Agentof the Posl.Ofics Dopartment ‘wad sent ont to Dayton Lo fuvestigalo theso chorges, and be returned” to-duy, Groun coming voluntarily with Ihn, ~ Whilo making ihe investiution, (ho Agont zoporls (hat ho disvaiod that thesechargs wero iriie, Ut that one Lecebin wus gulity of (ke sl pruce and uot Maj, Green, 1o rocommanda that Leedm b discharged, and {hat gontlonan cone 0ied to leava tho survico, (hus- sustiing §.p uceaclon arvived ut by the hggut, Wiion Green got bero to-dny ho oxpressed tho Hheodt sdmiation or thu Agent who Lud nudo the fnvestn. iou, pronouncing hini the shrewdest and most vig. tant'af officluls, Iho ciroumstauces of tho cave, whey. vlowed colleetively, ute regarded msunpromielug for tho Alujor's case, Lectom’s whilinguess to resfign fs unfayors ably commented on. ThevSpucil Agent, when usled 280 cortain poiuts uceding fnvestigatfon, said thay thoy were not covered by 1l cliurges, xnd {hat ho did not’ cousidor 1t his duty to go lito them, Green la high'y apoken of us a fing bushioss mun, snd wus o Quurcormuater in tho luta war, ‘The wutter will ot bo ulluwed to rest as it stmls, s EXFCUTIVE TUSINESN, An oxccntlve scasion of the Sonute was hield to-day, which lssted over three hours, A large unmber ol coufirmntions aroenfd to huve boen tnade, but thg reator part of tho Hme waa taken up In disoussion of flo appoinimont of Fedoral oflicisle in Misslsnipl, whioh afurded Sonators Amea uad Aleorn au oppor- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNI : Ly of {boto presont. hnd Topu o, talnly bo rejected. (7 the Ansoclated Irear,] NOTIOE TO NAVAL DEAENTERA, WanniNaTON, Dec, 18,—A goneral ordeo’ hns eon S Navy Dopiietment informing all doserters {from tho navy, that if they surrouder tliemnelves o= foro Fob, 1, 174, Hhicy recelyo full prrdan, oy forfoit- ing pny and allowances duo them, and susil bo restored {o duty witiiout trial or punisimént on condition {hat {ltay {aithfully sorvo tho form of their enlistmout une sued frow the fullled at tho timo of desertion, THE 1838 LOAN, Tho Becrotary of tho Treasury 18 now cbinnging o bonds of the loan of 1838 to tuo now B per cont of tha fuuded losn at par. i OQOVERNMENT FINANCEA, Tlio following woro tho customa receipts for {ho weok ending Doc. ow York,. +$1,000,208 Boaton,, L 351,160 Philudelphin, eveses . 140410 Tho Internal Tovenilo rocelpia to-day wore $77,- 213, Outstanding legal-tonders, $376,817,018. DILL APPROVED. Tho President haasigned tho Lill for tho redemption of tho loan of 1828, 'NOMINATIONA CONFIRMED, Tho Senato_confirmed the following nominations : Roguntrars of Land Oflicea—Joseph E. Iifali, Eau Olairo, Wis, L, K, Oakes, Alexandris, Mion, ; William Pres~ cott, hx‘flnzflnm, T, Itocelyors of Jublic Moneyn— 11, Bt, Walors, Tidependonce, Ka, : A. A, Drown, Now Uim, Minn, ; 'Iaines BL, Brackott, Eau Clairo, Wis, Jol G, Pool, Colloctor of Cuatom, Sandusky, O, Tnc tornal Hovoutio—Willlam K. Sapp, Tlirtoonth Dis. irict Olfo; Edward Rube, Sixth District Tonneylvanin, United Btales Altomv{\a—“’. E, Murrsy, Western Tennessco; Jacob Rich, Ponsion Agent at Dubnquo, Ta, ; A, J, Bmith, Burveyor General of Montana ; Joli L, Tennington, of Alabams, Gover~ nor of Dakota ; Oscar Whitney, Socrotary of Dakota, Postmastera—Joln O, Coorn, Knoxyille, TiL G, Maurble, Newburg, Obio ; Willlam P, Gnt, Fesitonvillo, Mich, ' A, G. McDanfol, Tianuibal, Ao, Brs, Inon C. Johnaton, Sholbyville,’ Tenn.; D, ¥. Drantiinger, Louisians, Mo.: L, I, Olosterman, Gajio_Girardouu, Mo,; Johu' T. Wethers, Harrisonville, Mo,; 1L, Geigor, Hacyviliodlo.; 1, W. Guswel, Musods ity dio.i dobu Lee, Humilton, 0,:J. L. Darrere, Hillsboro, 0.; I, 0. Kinknde, Greonfleld, 0.3 J. T. Soxtan, Ashtabuia, 0.; 0. J. Snyder, Franiont, 0. Jamea M. Teed, Bto Venviile, 0.; William M. ReQuigg, Ironton, 0,] Puller, Travorso City, dich. ‘REJEOTED, Tho Scnato rejocted the nomination of Qussmba Jackaon to Postinstor ut Ellsworth, Ks, GEN, 1IOWARD'S C, The flouse Committoo on Military Affatra made no progecas with ho caso of G, omard lo-say, Thoy aro waiting to licar (rom_ tho Bocrctary of War, who made the charges affocting hin integrity, ANOTHER PARK, Offtcers of tho Englucoriug Burcau have reported in favor of dedicating tho Ieland of Mackinac to publio uso a8 o park, FUNETAL OF M, DRNT. The funeral of Bir, Dent took placo this morning from the Exoentivo Mansion, In addition to thomems Dors of the family, there were present all tho heads of tho Daparticuts, 'Tho remains wero placed in & Dalti- moroe & Potomao’ Rallroad train for conveyance to Bt Louis, snd wwero accompanied by the Preaident, Col, Graut, Col, Casey, Gon, F. T, Dent, Marshal Siarpo, sud Gen, Dabcack, —_———— FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. WasnmaTON, D, 0., Doc. 18, BENATE. BOLDIER' BOUNTY, INGALLS presonted the petition of tho citizons ene, aukiug the paseago of tho law allowing sol- ;llurndln the lato war bounty and 100 acres of land, Ie- farrod, Br. of DLUE DOOK. Mr, ANTIONY, from tho Commiltes on_Printing, reported back tlho bill to provide for printing tho ‘Bicnnial Register or Bluo Book, Passed, ~ » FRARKING PRIVILEGE, In the course of disoussion on tho bill, Br. BAT- GENT sald lio had learned that since the abolition of {ho franking privilogo, $100,600 hid been oxpendod by tho Government for gcalos to weigh muflablo mattor, and eaid the cost to tho Governmont to send docu= menta ovor tho country wa greater than beforo the frauling privilega was abolishiod, DI, SIERMAN safd Lio would vote sgainat printing every pubiic document unless somo moans bo ndopted to distributo them, 1o bad receivod notice that thers wero 200 documenin waiting his order, and tho ques- tion In his mind was bow to distributo them. _ Ha up- poeed olher Seuators were iu the same ditficilty, ENROLLMENT OF VERBELS, Mr, BOUTWELL, from the Comailitso on Com- merco, roported back a bill amendatory of tho act re Inting to the curoilment sud licensing of cortain ves- scls. Possed, TENSIONS, Mr, IOWE introduced a resvlution jostructing the Conmimitteo on Penslons to nquire into the expediency of placiug on this pension roll thie names of all honor- abiy dischiargod soldiers of tho War of 1813, frrespec- 1iva of thelr torms of ervice. Ponsod, COTTON BEIZURES, r, GORDON ealied up tho rosolution Introduced by him o fow days ago, directing tls Secrotary of the Treasury to inform tho Scnata ns to the quantity of cotton selzed aiuco tho War, the amount of procecds of sales, ond the disposition ticroof, ctc. Pussad, TIME OF MEETING, Mr. HITCHCOCK introduceda rezolution, that after Bonday nest, tho Scnate meot datly ot 10 and takon Tecess from 6:30 to 7 p, m. Blr. SUMNER objected, TIE GALADY DBILL. M, WRIGI'T nsked thut the Honsebill, to_establish thio componsation of Sonators and Representatives and Delegotes, be taken up. Tho bill wus read twico, sud referred to the Committeo on Civil Borvice and Re- trenchment, THE. CORRENOY, Tho morntng hour having oxyired, the resolution reportad hy the Committeo on Finance wus taken up. Mr. BHERMAN suid it sccmed to bo the desiro of {lio Benata to enlargo upon this debate, o did not Propose toengage iu it, but hopod Scuators would ex— press thelr viows, as ittwas tho dosice of the Commit- too to necortain, as for us possible, tho wish of tho Senate, and know whether such desira was for en- largensent ot contraction of thecurrency, or return to sigels payment, Mr, BOUTWELL looked with apprehension upon any plan toreturn to apecle payment by way of con- traction," T'ho shock caused by contraction would bo dotrimental to both thio privato and public intorests of tho country, 1o favored 1uintaining the volume of the curroncy at the minfmum ypoinc_ cstablished by Iaw, oud wait for the devolopment of {ho resources of tho'country, 1o ud exawmined with esro all tho propo- sitlons submitted to tho Seuate. 1hey wore prinels polly of two sorls—contomplating alther contraction or cxpausion, But ho did not, proposo now to onter into nrgument of tho quostion, o folt it to bo his duty to renlst an expausion of {ho currency, us such a Vlan would posipon o day of rolurn Lo Hpeclo oy~ ment. On tho other hand, contraction would fujure tho burincas Interests of tho conutry. 3fr, HOWE thonght thicre wus @ good, wholcsome reason ouro for substituling papor for coin, but that reuson had passed long ago, He thought if 'tho Gove orument added doliur to fhe volumo of currency, or, ho might term it, *onr broken fiuances,” it would bo ittlo less than the perpettatiug of u publle crime, He hoped Congress would not authorize the enlargement of the clraulation, Mr, FERRY (Mich.) ald not bollevo thero was much differonco Iu tho Seuito on tho qucstion, whether our currency und gold should bo made cquivalent, The ouly diiferonco was fn_the mothod of dolng it. It could not bo denjed that tliero was prostration now in tho fiunnciul interosts of tho country, und it wan a very gravo question whether this prostration should bo continiiod by this * ot alono ™ policy of leglslation, Ho desfred to dispel tho fllusion that the voluma of cur- rouey reguluted {ho prico of coln, and argued that wheit wobad . kirgor volume of chirrency, coln waa lower than when wo had & smaller volumo, 3r, MORTON tald tho faith of the Government was pledged to rodeem our grecnbacks i coin, Ho did not deny that wo ehould sleadily keop in view the re- turn to spocic payment, but (o question was_ whetlior this I8 the proper time to adopt such measurcs. Thero a8 & wrong t{mo 1o o o right thing, and, n his opin- fon this wos not tho thno to rolurn 10 specio payment, Ho offored bis profost galnst_such langungo as thut used by tho Scuntor from Massachuscits (Sumuer) that the country s dishonored, 1t had not been prace ticable at any time elnce tho cldso of tho war to redeem our eurrency in col r. SUMNER—WIil the Scnstor allow me to sk swhetiier in this Intervul of thue wo havo not pald a cousiderable smount of tho natioual dobt? I thiuk a larger amount than tho outstanding legal-tenders, Br. MONTON—Wo have, but wo_never had ouongh goldl on haud at ono time to suthorizo us, or miuko it safo for us, to redoem theso notes ncoln, M., SUMNER--My feiend {s awaro (hut when wo nd gl wo puld ot tho dult ingtead of yoylui thio runnlng dafly obilgations of tis Governieut, Mr, MORTON rupllcd that ad tho dully obligations ‘oen ko puld, the coln wonld buve been taken up and tho Tronsury Lunkrupt in less than forly-cight Loura, Mr, BUMNER—Was not tho_original’ suspansion of apecio paynient, muking our pager inconvertible, oa- soutially u war Ieasure o carry on_a war, und, tiere- fare, sliowd Jt nat Lkve beon torminnted immediatoly after tho War? Mr, MORTON~T agras with the Senator ; and yet it docs ot chango my courso of srgument. It wia o war measure, and' the understanding was when tho nulea wira fsuod that thoy should be paid when tho conntry wasuble, Tho War cossal KLven years ago, but tlio cousvquonces aro upon us (o-day, and ono of them s, we ure nnuxru(lcnll{ ablo to redeem our noles, Thor I a sort of fanaticism about spocis puy= ment, T had §t onco rather bad wysclf, but oxporlonco and (o lapse of timociirod me. 1o was in favor of roturn o upecio payment when tho condition of the conutry would porinit it. o lnquied if this was tho timo t adapt definito nicasures to return Lo specis poyment whilou palo wus I extatence? Tho retien 1o upecio payment should bo in prosporous times, Ho denled thit a panio fuoilitated matters for a rolurn to specio puyment, . Mr, MORRILE, (VL.) tnquired ¢ fho gentloman did not recognizo the fuct thut duriug the pauto thero lud becn n lurgo addition Lo tho cirulation by druswing on tho 514,000,000 roscrvo, M, SIORTON replicd In tho aMirmativo, and stated thint the policy was euoflcll to the country, The suspension of specle payments Lud gencrally boen tho Femody for o panle—not reaunption, 1o i it to bo uuderstood that tho trus reliof for punics during the Jast 100 ycurs lind not beon resumplion uor con- traction, and bo did not belleve they wanld cure ours, o favared & emall addition to tho volumo of curroncy untho true romedy, The Qoverument did il in its o to rullovo the punioat the begluniugy aud the sun of a part of the $44,000,000 revorvo dld much to Testora confldunco, Tho very knowledgo that tho onr- venoy was boing olilarged induced pooplo to put thelr monoy “out, ~ Jio ~bolloved tho panio contd Do shorteued, and overy day that it was 50 lessened would ho n great blesstig, Tho Engllsh and Fronch Governnients nover lot panfc run their consse, but did all in their powor {0 shorlen (hem, Ho elievod that if, o Gowarumont bud. i tho edinuiug it out tie L3 wholo of that $44,000,000 reacrve tho panfo would have been Mlfllmd immediately, The Presidont and Secrotar: of tho Wroawury, howover, anticipated tiat there would unity to waeh ihoir dirty linen. Amests roporled to Luve camoout n littlo abead i the opinion of a msjur- 1 Tho Willlams nomination did 1ot como up, A Ropublicau Senator statod that a poll on {nkon which ahows that a msjority of the an Bonators will voto ugalnat the confirmne nud (hat §f his namo fa ot withdrawn he will cor- tio n falling off In tho revoniion of tho Govornment, aud tho mon3y would o neaded to earty it on. Mr, CARPENTER introduced a bill” to provide for’ printing for the United States Bupreme Court, o~ ferred, £ Mr, DOGY gave notico that hio would addreas tho Bonnto to-morrow on the rosolution reported from the Finsuco Committee, At 8 o'clock, 1ho Benato went Into oxecutive scasion, THE NOLIDAY REAOLUTION, At 5 o'clock tho doors were re-opened, and a resolus tion to m‘l}mlm over during tho holldays wan rocelved from tho oo, Mr. EDMUNDS objectod to ita further consideration dny, Tha CHAIR ropliod that it was a joint resolution, and tho objoction would not hold, Mr. BHERMAN moved to adjourn, Lost by 22 yoan; 20 Illifl. Mir, HANILTON (Wd,) moved that the Senate now procacd to tha connliloratlon of tho renolution, M. EDMUNDS renowod bis objoction, talsod a point of arder fliat, undor tho twanty-slxth rille, the reavlus tion must lio over. It could nat be considerod oxcept by unanimous consent, Tho GHAIR ovorruled tho polnt of order, The res- olution Tnving boon read was_before the Senato aud must be disposed of i 601G Way, Mr. TUURMAN bolicved tho resoultion stould ba smeniled a0 a8 to provide for adjournment on nex Tuendny. Mr. SGOTT moved to refor the rofolution to the Comiltted on Olvik Servico nud Retrenchment, Lost by & Firing volos—21 youd | 94 noya, fr, SPENOER oved to adjourn. Lost—1 yoss ; 23 nays, Aflir remarka by Mr, LOGAN, Mr, WEST moved to aijourn, which wan ngreed (0—ycss, 21} nays, 18—and the Bonate ndjourned, HOUBE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ENBONAL EXPLANATION, P Mr, HALE (N. Y.) rising to s personal cxplanation, sroferred to tho nmendmont offercd yesierday by Wile s0, of Indiaus, dircating that fora puld to a memuor of Congress an ‘gent or catnsol of 1ho United Btatea whilo siich member, should havo tho amount deducted from his compensation aa n momber, 1osald thiswas {ntended to fix on tho records sud dobates of (o Houso tho sifgma on him (Hale) of o deliberate snd plannod insulf, and on such Lo uccopted it, 1Mo pro- ceeiled to glve tho history of his engngement _ax agent aud counol of tho United Statos on the mixed Dritish sud American Comniseion, soying lio nolified the Bec- zolary of Blato aftor L slccton (st unar o law ba could not continue to nct, and that Congress passed & foint reselution autlorlzing i contiuued employment ancounsel, Mr. ELDRIDGE askod whothor %o did not recolva durlug tlie timo of hia profosonial Evrvices moro than Lo rocolved as member of Congross, ovew ok tiia ato of 37,600, Air. IALE clinracterized tho question as stmply im- pertinent, and declimcd to auswer, Mr. ITALE furthor ssld what L hiad dono was under the suthority of Congress, properly snd lawfnlly, Day boforo yesterdsy lio was Tdndly reminded by a dis- tinguishod genticmnn on tho floor. that a caatigation was in sloro for him, ond tint children must uob cry yhon ard kuocks woro glven, | Tho gentlowan from assnchuscita (Butlor) did niot see fit to preparo tho oaatigation thus to bo administered, but he prooured it 1o be administered by reaclyng bis groat rightarm around thio gontleman from Wisconsin (Eldridge, aud, thirough i, procurad_tho gentloman' from indiaua (Wilson) ll‘El‘c!cnl (o amendment. Mr, BUTLER—Not a word of truth in it, Mr, WILSON (Ind.)—Tha gentlemon is entirely mistaken, Tho geutioman from Massachusctts Rover 2ald one word to me ou the subject. Bir, ELDRIDGE—And I say that every word roe lating to me iu rogard to that matter s unirue. Mr, HALE-JCtlo gentiomun who gove me the (o m. forimation wiil allow me, I will name b Mr, BUTLER—Pardon mo. Iwill givoall tho ln- formation, Mr, HALE— will hold tho floor untf] T havo finish. od my romarks, Iesy that I Lave the authority of tlio gentieman on tho flonr whom X shall name it bo permnits me, for saying that the amendmentof tho outloninn from Indiulin (Wilson) camo bofora the fouo ot tip_euggestion of the geutlnian from Wisconsin (Eldriuge), snd it camo purausnt to & warnung which the gentleman from Massachugetta (Dutler) ha givon mo, The nelectinn was ou ominantly u]lPerrIllu one, The geutlemon from Indlania (Wilson) {6 tho special Topre- Sontative of s class of mon to whom tho Salary lIaw of 1873 was duo; who by tholr votos, when forced to s direct and square vote, condomned the proposition, and tlien by tiiolr votes, When thoy could escapo from their responsibility ond carry the idea to thelr con- stituents (hat thoy wero oppustd to the measure, alded Dy sublerfuge in the passago of tho bill, Mr. HALL thed refcrred to soveral yotes taken at the Inat scasion on the ealary queation, infimating that on poino of tho votea Bir, Wilson had dodged by rofraine ing from voting. With suck o record, ho was nat sur- prised thot tho gontleman from Indinia nd been so- ccted a8 an instrument lo mako that attack upon hlm, It was not an uncommon thing to ' And among beasts thoso who, when defled themeclvos, wero anxious to dofilo thosa sround them, Ho Lad &cen s cur, emerging from the puddlo with its huir draggled with fith, forco ite way nioug docent people, sud rub itsolf against them or auaks s Gth won them ; bo Lad seon tiad ozperl- mont triod, snd had ecen docont people smirched in that way, bat ho lind nover known tho cur that did it to bo anything elso tun o dirly dog, and he beHeved thiat that would inevitably bo always tho case. M, WILSON (I living got unanimoun consent to roply to Mr. Hulo, began by ssying that tho Houso bnd just had & very fino specimen of o dirly dog. fApplauso nnd han -c!ngpm%} which the B‘{mx er ro- proved,] The record which bho (Wilson) had made at the last session_on the salary question lie had uever shrunk from. He had mot gono about the country calling that o snlars-grab, nor had be, under any cif- cumstances, conceded {hat ho bad’dono anything swhich ho had niot & right to do and which was ot con- alstent with Lis integrity and honor. The dodging which he had becn nccused of by the gentleman from New York o oxplained by showing that tho votes ro- ferred o hud been taken while ho (Wilson) was in Bos« ten, by order of the Houso, carrying on tho Credit Mobiller fuvestigation, 1lo defonded hisaction yeater- duy iu offering the amendment on the ground that the gentlemun from New York (Hnle) had been running about tho Tloyse for soverul duya prescribing closn Huen for evecyboly ise, and ss e did Bot wish tiat that gentlorun should wear o dirty shirt, bo lad offcred the amendment, That gentlernauzhad chargod embera of tho last Congross with nving enucled the ealary Dbill by trick, subterfuge, and cvasion, and ha (Wilson) thonght bo would show that that gentleman tind beon dolug (1o samo thing imself 1u ol oxoggor- ated dogree, During the timo thuc he (Hale) hod been drawing a salary {rom the Governmentat the rate of $10,000 year, ho had becn aleo drawing bis salu & mowber of Congrees, The law under which ho had douo it ind been tiken from tho Speaker's table in the Tnst howirs of Congress, and Lad becnpassed witlouta pingle word of explanstion, Was that manly? Was that honest? He tuought that when that geutleman was secking to cast stignn on his fellow-members, it was high tinie that ho should cover {nto the Treasury the money thus taken out of it, Mr. ELDRIDGE cxplalned his connoction with the amondment offered by Br. Wilson, If that stigma- tizod the gentleman from New York (iale), it wus his own fault, If that gentlenun biad been wallowlng In 0 pool of mud and had como aut of it, and if somo onie had jostled him so that hoe felt himself dirty, he (EIridge) did not think that bo (Mulc) bad cleaned himself much this morning, By what ofhics did that gentleman charge him with wroug in taking the salary of $7,500 as a sorvaut of tho United Btates, whilo L Limself was taking $17,500 e a servant of the United Btates? Why had not {ho gentleman left that extra $10,000 In {he Treasury and contented bimsolf with Lfs yny 08 o membor of Congress? It cumo with ill- graco from that gentloman to stigmatizo not only the fcts, but (he motivos, of ~other —gontlemen, f {hat gontloman wap dirty, it was nol from thio gontleman from Indiann, nor the gentleman from Maseschuectts, nor himsolf, from whom he got the filth, but_from the pool {n which Lo (Hsle) bad chiosen to wallow, Mr, BUTLER (Mass,) regretted very much this un- fortunate, unbappy Scene, - 1Mo wan very sorry tint tho heat of dobato Lind 8o far misled the cool Judgment of thio gontlemun from New York (Hole).as to make him eay what Lo was sure ho would regrot, e had been on torma of quite iutimate friendehip with that geu~ tiemnn, and kiew tho valunblo servico which lio had rendered to the Governmment as Agent and Consul, nor i Lo think that $10,000 o year was too Ligh s com~ penration, but thoy bad the right to complain that that gentleman, while thus drawing $17,500 o year, bud Vioen _denduncing them for drawhig $1,600 & year, Tt looked ike tho rich man taking tho ono owe lamby of the poor mnu. [Laughter,] Io could refer that entleminn to high suthority, Let him look at tho th chapter of 8t, Johw, where the woman taken in adultery was brought boforo the Savior, He sald, turning to her accusers, * Let him who 6 without sin among you cast_tho fitst stono.” Could Lfs friend (Hule) Dave led tho atoniug porty on that occasion {ovghter) sy o hiud led thio salury-repesi party in the fouse 7 Thoy nll went out and left the women stand- ing ulono Leforo tho Suvior, aud Hosajd : * Wonin, go, and sln no more,” That 1 what thoy Intended to do in this Houro on the question of snlary [laughter), only thelr accusers bad not gous out, - {Continug Laughter.] TIMPONADY LOANS, r. RELLY offcrod tho foilowlug resolution, which ‘was adopled ¢ Rienolved, That the Socretnary of the Troasury beand he in heraby directed to furniels this louse with & stuto- ment of the totul nmount of money rovelved on tempo- zury lonus undor thoscts of Feb. 25, Mareh 17, and July 16, 1862, and the act of Jine' 30, 1664, sfatin Bpecificully (he Inrgeat amount on deposlt under eac! act at any Ume, the rate of interest thereon, together with the nmouat of sali cortificotca presented for pay- ment, exclusive of oxehunge for othier eccuritice, in each month whilo sald certificates wors oulslanding 3 also, whethor any of said cortificates, and if a0, whi amount, were pafd und redecmed out of the rodomy tion fad of $30,000,000 authorized by anld auta to bo Beld by the Bocrelary for tia proup payment of ald oaa, OOLLISIONS AT 6EA, Mr, OOX presented u momoriul of tho Chambor of Cominorco of the Qity of New York on tho subject of collistons at sca, COINAGE ORRTIFIONTES, Mr. NOOPER Introduced o bill authorizing the {snuia of certificates for tho uet ¢fuogo valuo of g 10 bullion dopostted at themints and asuay ofices, Te- fonied, MMITIEONIAN RBROENTA, The BPEAKEIL unnouuced that he bad appolnted Messr, 15, B, Honr, Uox, oud Hazlolon Regonts of the Smithsonian Tustitute for tho next twe years, NAVAL AUTROFNIATION BILL, Mr, GARFIELD, from tbo Gommittes on Appro- [iations, voportod back tho Senato ameudmient 10 the biil makihig appropriationn or oxiraordinary oxpenses of {ho naval orvico Increusiug the smount from $000,00 (0 85,0000, Tho umendimont waa con- curred in, 3 HALAIIER OF BEPONTERN, Mr, GARFIFLD aléo roporled & bill' appropristing 425,185 for tho yeur's_salurios of the fivo oficial zo- portors of debutes, Pusred, WAR OLAINS, Ir, BENER _offerel o resolutlon fnstructing the Comthiteaon Wa, Cnime fo tquite us to the ex- peatoney of extandiug tho linie, witin whicl loyal ad- eronts to (ho Guvernmont of the United States dur. {ng thu War may “'o {helr claims in couformity with tio act of March 8, 1671, Adopted, NEW BULE, Tho reporl from the Coimwites on Nulos was sub~ RIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1873, ~ mitiod proposing ta amond therulen so that 1t will not bo in order to linvo s voto by yeas and nays on a mo- tion to suspend tho rulcs, nices & majority of tho oune zecond the matfon, a8’ in_cane of nocouding the provious_question, Much np{:nulllnu wans made to it on the Democratio sidoof the Honse, ~Aftor loug lscussion, tho rule was rocommitied, FOLIDAY REORSA. Mr, DAWES offerod a concirretit_resolntion of ad- fournmont ovor tiio holldayn from - to-morrow Ll (onday, 6th of Janary, Adopted. AGRICULTURAL RRFORTS, A resolution to print 325,000 coples ench of the agri- culliral roporte of 1673 ad 1873 v rivo L0 & diacis- aton luvolving tho question of the revival of the frank- ing prvilego and (he roduction of oxpetiscs for print- ing publlo documonts, 'Tho resoluiion was sgrood to, RIVRHS AND ITARDORS, Mr, BESSIONS offored o resolution calling on the Becrotary of War for an catimnto of tho cost of doop- enfng and wideuing tho pavigablo channols of rivers and hiarbors conneeting Laka Huron with Lake Erio, Adopted, THE COPYRIOUT LAW, Mr, LAWRENGE offored a rosuintion requiring the Judiclary Committeo to roport if tho Coypright lnw Tequires tho copyright fee (obe paid on “cach number or ouly on cach volumg of a periodical, snd, if tho former, to roport bill which shalt requlre & feo outy for gach volumo, Adopted, Mr. DAWES Iniroduced n_Postal Telegraph bill, Tell was soforred o tie Comuilion on Appropris- lons, NATIONAL BANK OIANGE, Mr, MAYNALD, from:the Ootmitics on Banka and Qurrenoy, roporicd s bill authoriziug the Firat Na- tlonal Dutik of 8t. Anthony, Minn,, to chungo its loca- tion to Minnoapoliy and cliange 1ta name to tho Mo chanta' National Hank of Minneapolin, Passed, LAND OLAIMS, Mr, ORT offercd a resolnition Iupiructing theHocre~ tary of the Interior to cortify no lands to sny rallroad company when such linds aro claimod under tho Homontead or Ire-cmption laws, snd to take no further action in any such caso until the wholo subject can be investigated, and. some genorsl nction taken by Cone gress, - Roferred, CIVIL RIGHTS DILL, g Ar. BUTLER (Mass.), {rom the udlctary Gomimiltos, soported » suppementiry Givil Tights bl 1t pro2 vides that any proprietor of a publie Jnn, & place of entartainment, a lino of stage-coachen, or othier means of trausportation, or of a cemetery, beucvolent fusti- tulon, or' publio- scbool, wholly or parily " cn- dowed for public uso, who aball make any dis. tinction ae to tho admission or accommodation of auy citizen of the United Btates bocaure of raco, color, oF provious condition of scrvitudo,hall, on con! viotlon thoreof, be tined not less than $100 Nor mote than £5,000 for each offeuso, and shall bo liabio to tho cltizous (horoby injured in Uamages, to bo rocovered in an action of dobt, such action to bo_prosccutod in any United Btates Court or District Court having Ju~ riadiction, o gavo notico that ho would ask action on it to-morrow, OTHER BILLS, ‘Varloun bills of no general nteest wero introduced and referred, on the suppusition that there would Le no seaefon noxt Monday, ‘Tho House adjourne ————— CANADA. Now Polltical Partics--Tho Logal fme brogiio in Montronl, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, TonoNTo, Oat., Dec., 18.—The Globe this morning snnouxces that the Hon, George Brown hiaa boon clo- valed to tho Bonate, The * Canada first " party mado but little progross, Tho fecling appoara to ‘Do gonoral that {t4sa movement to aid the Government party in cloctions, Tho Glabe, on the morning aftor the West Toronta elcction, took ground sgainst tho nocesslty oradvisability of such o party, A countor- acting party of Conservativeshas been established by younz _moen, baviog for tholr motto “Tmpire * First This is also _treated ce the Canads firat ¥ pazty by tho Globe, 1t in ovident that nothing but prro reform and_ conservative par- tica whl have sny length of lifo hero, ‘ MONTREAL, Doc. 18,—At the Conrt of Appeals yes- urdu{, tho rosolutions of tho Bar condemning the Court of Queon’s Bench for inofiiclocy, previously poancd, were sought to be prosented {o the Court, which withdrew, - Soveral Justices woro on the bonch, and refused to accept tho resolutions, leaving thelt geals, oxcept ono, Mr. Day, on boualf of tho ‘or, placod (he roeolutions on tho desk, and ~pald, I the Court will mnot consent to Tocelve theso resolutions, 1 herchy mako Sondor of hem." A good deal of contuston hoto took laco in Qourt. Order being restored, Mr, Justice adgley said that he and his conforoea wero thero to hear causos from othor parts of tho Provinco na well a3 Montreal, and if tho mombors of tho Bar of thia city should refuso to plead beforo the Court, practi- tioners from other soctions of the Bar might do mo, and consequontly would bo called sach morning during the term, Two or tho Court rase, S CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES. A meeting of the Council Committes on Fire and Water fs called for this afternoon to consldor im- portant reforences, Tho fllness of the Hon 8, 8, Hayes pravented his at- tondance at tho Comptroller’s oflico yosterdsy. Bz, Farwell, Ohlef Olerk, wss n cliarge. Dr. Johnson, & momber of tho Board of Health, tendered his rosignation yesterdsy to Aayor Colvin, by whom it was nceopted. Ilis succossor will bo nominated the first Mondoy in January, when tho rosignation takes offect, That portion of the new County Jail and Criminnl Court building designed for county offices until the Court-Touso s built will bo infshed and ready for oo cupancy by the lat of February, The jail portion Is also nearly completed, but the remuinderof tho build- ing will not bo roady for uss before April 1, 1674, Tho Polico Commiselonors yeaterday accopted tho resignation of OMcer Donuts Coffoy, Who lately fell Delr to quito a lirge fortuno, which ho desire o en- Joyin peace, - They alio auited somo bils relocted others, and'fillod two or threo vacuncies in the ranks of the firemen, Tho offico of tho South Town Colloctor {n now open for the colloction of taxes, It will be found on the east sido of City Collector Von Mollen’s oftice, which I8 {u tho LaSalio stroot wing of the City Hall, ontrance on Lafally street, Col, Cleary and hia nsalstunts will Do happy to tce those South Biders who own taxable property. 5 Tho Committes on Markets met yesterday atternoon, and took up the nomination of Miles Kchoo as City Welghor, Aman named Dill Hildroth appeared befors the Committee aud sald in effect that & man told him that ho bud heard somcbody aay that Kehoo hud yeats ogo used iriegulor Lay-tickets, Tho Committes con. oluded thero ‘was nothing in the charg:s, and that Eehoo sliould be recommended for confirinution, Tho nomiuation of J. M. Urum oa Fish Inspeclor was also ‘passed upon favorubly, and the meetiug udjourned, It {a hardly probable now that any_changs will be ‘made in tho Superintendency of the Houso af Correc- tion, A number of Aldermon aud other clty oflicers vieited the institution recently, sud found it in such croditablo shapo that & great deal of thelr prejudico agafnst the preacut Superiutendent, Mr. Felton, was ustautly removed, There is some talk about nlter~ ing the rules of tho prison, so as fo admit of dividing tho inmates ‘into furee grades, Ald ‘White, Ouairman of tho Bridewoll Comumittee of the Gouacl i opposed o e mutzing up ol youni peoplo sl fresh offenders with the old vagubouds, who conali- tutesuch a lsrge_ proportion of the lumates, and ho seoms determined to bring about & chuuge whereby they msy bo kopt apart, 1t bias Leen rumored that not only wera the vaults in the Recorder's oflice {nadequate for tho nocoesitios of (Lo ofiice, but that they bad becomo 8o damp and hoatodl as to ruin the books by *sweating,” A visit to the vaults discloses the fact that, while as yet the books buve not been materfally injured, they ara lable to becoms so if tho '‘aweating” coutiue ucs, The Leat 15 vory great, particulurly on the upper shiclves, and the canvusn covering 18 ole ready damp and sticky, The additional shelves fust put fn will sccommodato about 300 mote bouks,and, as the vault in over two-fhirds filled alresdy, with no room to put auother shelf, it Accms os if the ofiica would goon_require mors vaull-room, i booka aro filled as raydly ss has recently beon the caso, The ro- reeording of deeds lina added materially fo tho labor and the number of Lot N From the sbstract of Collectars' warrants for {lio Blate, county, and town tax of 187J, now in posscssion of ths Gflllule' Clerk, it sppears thal Cook Conuty pays auout onethird of tho shtira tax-lovy of 1he Siabo of Illiuols for Blato purposcs, and, as Chicago. pays about_ninoteen-twontictha 'of - the taxes of tho ccooty, it be seen that thi oity {8 of some uunuequellc% from a faxable point of view, The tax for 18 o sed upon {he threo divis. dous us fouo . South Clicago, $1,180,050,53: West Ohicogo, $86C,u13.63; Norlh Ulieago, §243,827.01, Dut to theso smounts must bo added tho uncoliecied taxes of 1871 and 1873, &0 that the grand totals of tio tux of 1873 sro as follows : Bouth Chilugo, 1,248« 945,00 West Oalesgo, 3904,412.14; Nowth Onlovt, $264,118,8), Bouth Clicago fs taxed $2.8,143.28 for thy South Pirks ; West Chlcugo, $97,480,84 for purks und $41,120.66 for boulevards, and tho North Division $06, 422,05 for Linculn Park, o Maoyor wnconlatiug yestordag unon what bad Decoua of thio $200,000 pald by tho inoly Coutral to Mr, Kimball when Comptrollor, fn accordatic with t0io Juw by whitls 1ho Luko front was to bo sold to thia rollroads, His Honor wondercd if tho cily bad auy Tight to Lo mottey, for, if 1t Liad, now wonid be {hio time to get it, Then ho romombered that the Lako- Frout uce had Doen reposled, and, perbugs, after all, tho city bad no right to fho moncy, and that 1t was none of the city's business whore tiio ‘monoy was, Tt fs understood tiat (he Mayor 18 also turnfiig ovor u bis mind at odd momouts the pro- prioty of Tafelig & popular Joan, so sk to meet the Luunclal_emorgoney, 1t {4 thouglit by some of {hio Teople's party tiiat atich a loan, i tuken by tho eoplo, would_endeor the administraion to thelr hesria und miake thont foel an interest fu ftn wellare und succoss, OF courso thin {a & moro idea_s0 far, but it slow tlut 1tla Honor's braln i not stagnating, Tho late County Olerk, Jomsph Polluk, manifests n decided geulun in tho way of feos, und ho i ovidently dotorm that it shall ot bo fof lack of trylug IF Ls fails tomuke & large mum outof tho oflice, Ife Lns yoeently addrecacd to tho Buporvisora of tho varlous towns lettors of wisich the followiug 18 & npocimon 1 *Oioaao0, Doc, 16, 1670, « George Lichenmeyer, Esq,, Stvervisor of Canmet s “Dean B The Gollector's hooks for 1873 for your town ar now roady to be dellverod, aud there ia dnd mo for exundlng 18 waid books of the road tuxes $38.44, Please rewit the amount, and obligo yours, reapoctfully, Jos, POLLAK, An tho road taxen for Calumet amouut to $814,04, Mr, Poltak only charges 8 por cout for oxtension upon the Qollector's bovke, At thin rate, und in casa all of {he Bupervisors should “romit,” the lata Gounty Olork would ba benetited to tho sxtent of momolhing ovor $L,060, But it in to be foarad that he may full fur shiort of tiis, as County-Attorney oot states positively that threo motions being dlsposed of, Mr, Pollak s no legal clalm wpon tho various towns— in fact, no clnlm whataver, 08 Jio 18 by law allowed only # o0 of B conte par lot for tho oxlension of l taxca, Town Buporvisors will bu fntorealed fn tlis Infortas- on, Mr. Goorgo Vhn Hollon, tho City Gollector, wan in- torviéwed sestordny Ly's Thinge roporics ou tha aubJoct of iho tax lovy for 1873, o thought (ho Clty Councll wora much (6o apn*liotio in (ho matter, If tha Jovy wero immediatoly made, It would take from threo to four weokn beforo tho hooks could bo in o handa of tho Oollector, Lant year, nfter 1he rocoipt of tho warrant on tho 6ih or 7th of Decembor, the tazes wora podd dn during the reatof {ho month at tha mte on an nvr:'nr‘u of Lotweon $6,000 ana $7,000 a day, At the presont time thio Oity Collector's offico 18 boriegod 1 raonn wiso want ta Dy thelk taxor——n Lool which ho Collcctor 18 not abla to grant thiem, The probability thin your o (it (e warranta will ot drrive bofura tho middlo of Jonusry, thus loslag over n month of valus- ble {imo aimply becauno tho x the tatos, fommon Councll will not If tho warranis wero now ready, tho city could: 1,{ the 18t day of Jaminry - have tha uso of at lest $00,000. In sup- port of Lia slatemont tho ' City CoMoctor showed & roporter o number of letters from persons Tonilug to poy tholr taxen, allof which ave (o o anawered with an oxplanafion of wiint mattor {e, Tho Qity Colloctor pays tliat 1t in montly tho_ snli fax Fayers, men who owt a conplo of lofs and who make their aunual visit to the City Colleator's ofice on tha samie day, yonr in and year out, who want to get rid of thelr moticy by poyiug taxes, af hrosont, which they profor as i lnvestment (o gavings banks, phincse o b i o ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho Irvirz Club will giva its Ofth reception this evening st Martine's Academy, No, 63 Adn sirect, The Leavitt Btroot Congregational Church will givo s fair and fostival this evoulng, with supper from 6 till o o'clock, ‘Tho lnies of tho United Pronhytorian OClmreh, core ner of Monroo and Paulina strects, will givo an oyster suprer thia ovening, to whih all fricnds aro fuvited, Ocl, Tobert J. Ingersl, thie disinguishied, froo- thinkor, will lecturo ot _tho West Silo Opers-House, Bunday ovening, on Tudividuallty, This locturo 18 gno of tlio coutso. providod by tho Free Religlous clety. Tho dime sociablo to bo given in tha now &, Paul'a Oliurel, Michfgan Avenuo, near Eightcentls, by tho ladlon of t1lo_ congrouation, Ui ovauluy, protuiees Lo boquitoan affair, The Gommittco of lecoption aro oxpected to bo in their places promphiy ot 7 o'clock, Tuo Alumni of Amherst Collego will glvo a supper this evening ot the Grand Pacific, Tho Rov. A, L. Frinblc, of tho olans of ‘66, will bo tho pact of tho oceaalon, and Prof, Tylor s also oxpocted to speak, N, T, 8, A. Pope, a llfo member of tho Literary and Philosopbio Soclety of 8t, Louls, will doliver a locturo on Temparance va, Toctotallsm, at 2:30 o'clock Bunday afternoon, in Jackaon Hall, corner of Jefforson a1 Randolph stréots. . ‘Tho'entertamment at Contral Hall for tho Newshoya Tome will b ropeated thin vening, whon Mies Clura Norris, 8 well-kuown author nud_olocutioniat, will as- wist in tho performance. The bill is a very entectaine mdnnd amusing one, and tho Louse should be well Arrangements ars being made to have a Ohristmas- treo for tho children of the Nureery uud Ial-Orphan Asglum, at No, 175 Burliug street, und contrivutiona of useful articles aud oatables ury rolivited, The time fized upon 18 Tucsday alternoon at 4 o'clock, Tho Christian Unfon, which occupics threo entirs floorn of the buflding No, 114 Madison street, is con- stantly enlarging ita work for tho boneat of the young pooplo of the city. s troo loctnro cauese opancd Monday evening, witt a lecturo by Mrs, Swisshiolm, Tho Rov. O. D, liehner given tho next of thie coure Monday evening, ou Tho Tiing,” and wili bo followed, Doc. 20, by Prof, Brighom, of thio -Michigan Stato University, who lectitres on “'Words and Thoir Uscs," Tho English Literaturo class will open_immodiately after tho holldays, under the direction of the Rev, Jo- noph Hnven, D, D, Mr, Elins Golbert wall about” tho saino timo open class i astronomy, A now French class for beginnora ‘will bo formed to- morraw evening, and probably another German clans after Now Year's, ‘During tho holidaya tho Union will Iva atiothor of iis eujoyablo sociables to members and ofr fricnds, Ammong tho greatost attractions of the Unlon are the gymnasfum and hoalth-lift, which occupy the cutire upper floor of the building, and ore afforded (o mom- Bors ot nomiual cost, No- better hollday presont can bomade to n young man than a membersbip in the Tnion, securing the privileges of the Hbrary, clusses, Jectures, ociablos, gymuasium, aud healftheltt for & year, TR FOUND IN THE RIVER. ‘Yesterday morning the body of John BcQuade, who hus beon missing from his home, No. 1G Taglor stroet, sinco eloction night, was found in the rlver at tho foot of Mifchel strect, by & junk dealer mamed Sullivan, who was walking nlong the dock ot 7 o'clock. Ho soon as bo found it ho tled 1t to tho bank and asked Oficer Botho %o help tm movo t to a moro convenlent placo, Tho oficor got Bn oxprees wagon, and bad the body romoved to No. 164 Toylor strcof, When it reached the houso thie ceno was pitiable, Mrs, 3cs Quado and hor children crowdod around the corpse and gavo vent to their sorrow in loud gronns, ‘Lho body was romarkably well preservod, considering {lio number of weeks it liad boen in the water, Tho watch and chafn, oll his money, and other valuubles were upon bis ferson. Thero wis not (he slightest ovidouce that he Lied beon foully dealt with, here wero no ‘wounds itpon tho body, Coroner Stophens, accompanted by the Connty Phy- sician, began Uolding an inquest yeaterday afternoot, A Mre, Cuscy testificd that sho Lind seon M, McQuada fighting with o man nomed logan on tho night bu disappearcd, This fs mll sbo knew abou him, Tho fght oscurred not fur from Mr. McQuade's house, No. 164 Toylor etrect. Tho inquest was continued untll Saturday ab 10 o'clock in tho morning. 1t is hoped that in the meantimo cer- taln persons may bo got hold of who were with Bir, McQuudo the night upon which Lo dieappesred, It 18 the Lellet of the Coroner and tho dotectives, that McQunde walked into the river, whilo drunk, ond was jdontally drowned, Alr, McQuade was 68 yeais old, and leaves o wifo and sevoral children, He had been s remarkably succcssful man, By encrgy Ho.camo to thlscity many yesrs ago, poor, and dovotion to work o beosme rich, Wien T died Do was worth not less than $25,000, Ho wos well known about tho eity. AMUSEMENTS. THE OFERA, The performances of tho Englih Opera Troupo ara fast drawing toa closs, and those who desir to hear thom should bestlr themsoives, aspoclally as tho seats aro solling vory rapidly, Last evening * The Marriogo of Figaro " wasrepeatad to alarge house, and {his oven- ing “Lucks " will bogiven. All thosowho saw Kollogg’s former spirlted performances of this character will wikh to 6co it onco more before the troupo loaves, To- niorrow closes this very remarkable season, when tho [!\Il;l{o will take good-bye of tho troups until next spring, PROF. BWING'S LECTUDL. To-night, the host of admirers, supporters, and fricnds of Prof. Swing will bave an opportunity to glvo a tangiblo expression of thelr ap- preciation and love by atlending the testimo- niel lecture which has been arranged fo be glven in the Methodist Church Block, The receipts of the Jecturo ore to go toward fitliug up thio Professors uew Ubrary, Tl lecturo which lio hus prepare, and will then doliver for tho first time, i ono giving iy idesa on * Philosophy," and will undoubtedly be ono of tho usual brilllant productions of this brilllant thinker, par- teularly as it {s kuown that be Las for somo time past been giving tho subjecta good deal of .thought and attention, s lecturs written last eeason for the Stur Coursoon “Tho Novel" was pronounced by sll whn lieard It to Lo one of tho ablest platform efforts of tho wlholo senson, and it I8 to bo expected, from Lo kuown mllmlntluu of tho man, thut he will—as he 1s constantly dofug—surpass fu this overy previous effort, 1t ia uufortunato that a largor place liss uot boon secured than the Methodist Church auditorium, a it hns comn- polled thoso baving the lecture in charge to limit the numbor of tickets fesucd, Tho sule will begin this morning at Juusen, McOlurg & Co.’s bookstoro, — e CANAL AND RIVER, Special Dispateh to The Chicgao Tribune, LaASALLE, Ill,, Dec, 18,—~The slesmer Fiowming from Bt. Louls urrived at Pert last oveuiug with faur ico- Tavges for Iluse, Loowis & Co,, having sunk one in Kifugston Like, 8he broke hor wuy througa tho ice throughout the lougth of Peorin Lako,—a distinco of 18 indies, Tha rivor §s now open from thie yort to ita confluouico with the Misstasippi, BoitkEoray, N, Y., Dot, 18,—Thirleon bosts nro preparing o sty for e East, susisted by two tugs, o wontior fo mild. LaSarie, Tll, Doo. 18.—The steamor Jos Fleme wdig, from 8, Loutw, witll four dco-largos for Huse, Toouiis & Co , arrived ot Poru last ovoniug, Ol u- hubftants say thut the Illinols River has not been nuvigable at eo fate & poriod beforo in tho lust forty years, —_— UTAN ITEMS. SAnrT Laxe, Doc. 18.—A lhoavy shock of earthe quuke was folt in Buour Lake Vallvy this morniug at LU E Clicf Justice McKean again rofuses to admit polygne minta 1o citizeuship, In a casn yesterduy where the appllent had Iofta plural wifo to go herding for a subsistence, Alvleun waa very severo, e sutd such men woitld not moke good cltizens, and had uno right to come horo to pract.co_crime which in their own country would send them to tho Peniton fary, Brigham's orgun, tho News, sttacks McKean ssvagoly on this uccount, e SCHOOL EXHIBIIION IN LA SALLE. Snecial Dpateh to The Chicato Tribune, LaSALLE, Tl,, Doc, 18,—The publio scliools of this city, now olosed for the holiuys, gave n dramatic one tertainment at ihe Opern Hull Just oyening, waich was witnewsed by i Jurga uudiouce, Thoy aro to ropeat the entortulnuient (o-1UOTrOW evoriug, el THE VIRGINIUS, avana, Deo, 18,—Tt fa roported that tha Virginiun will bo tukon to’ Weslinglon, wuvre the Investigation into hor right to carry tho Anorican ug wiil bo Lield, oS el ‘Che Unfortunute Man Whoe Married o Pout. From the Dantury News, Mra, Lomans is n poet and 1isos oarly to con- struct rhymo, Mr, Lomsn is not n poot, sud cousoquontly prefera to draw (he blaukel over his nose, and think. Mrs. Lomans luds some trouble in consequence to get Lemens out of bed. Aftor she has composod & veise or two, sho goea to his room and tho following convor- sation takes placo: ' Como, Augustus," savs aho, {n au insinuating voico, “spring up and groot tho riaing sun. Augustus grales his tooth, ' Gomo, Augustus, comel” “sho adds poranasively. * Go awny, I toll you,” says Aue gustus, boginning to take an {nterost in tho anbjoct, ** O, tarry not," sho urgoes, Augus- tus grosns, “Throw off this unscomly lothar- gy," pho crles, *“and sip tho nootar of tho morning air.”" Au‘guutlxu suddonly concoives & violont animosity for the morning air, * Bhall qut up aud knook your head off 2" ho aske, “Don't talle o, Auguatus,” she pleadn; don’t ylold to tho soduotive influenco of tho fair but falua goddoss, 8loop, Lot us determing wo will bo freo from ita clining. Lot us burat asundor tho bonds which hold us to the debilitating couch, Lot us—" At this junoture Mr, Lomans in neen lonping from tho bed catching apasmod- doally for a chalr, while Mrs, Lomans may bo ob- gorved fleoing through tho hall in the groatest fonr, Dut Mr, Lomans gots ovor tho hent in o fow minutes, aud boyond registering the vow that ho will nover marry anothor poot, rotains his soronity. e LOCAL ITEMS, 'The'Weatcrn Postal Itecord for December la out, 1t contalts o Iatge quantity of useful Information for all claascs of readars, The following gentlomen woro yestorday oloetod Dircctors of tho Gormsn Favings Bank: IHonry Greencbaum, Thomns Hoyno, Oharlea Wirth, Petor Sohutilor, Fredoriok Letz, Albert A, Munger, Joseph Licbounteln, Derunrd G, Ovulfteld, Stmon Florshotm, Tenry N, Tfart, John Ierting, Ellss Greoucbaum) Abrafium Wiso, It 5 oxpocted {liat the now Concordln Iall, on Twenty-recond sireat, noar Wabash avenue, whith s to bo {lie contral poiut of tho Gormana of {lo Bouth Blde, will bo ready for occupancy Sunday, Externnlly tlie butlding §s very handsome, and contains n flue hall, 60 feat by 100, intended for thoarical porform- amcés, caucer aud balls, nxé, P‘ululnlfliurlw‘:}l pllny jn company overy Biinday, beginning dn after to-morrow wilh Thio baris Goe-TotNothsng.n Wo linye recelved from Rigdon & Co., publishers, o littlo book called the # Gna-Constmra® Tustriioe tor,” ‘which can bo recommendod as oxceedingly profitable, though very dry, reading, It containg com. plote and ylain instructions for meaauring gas by tho tnetren furnished by gas companion, and. give all tho informnlion “necessary ta provent consumers of gus from loes of moucy by ovor-charges or gaa by leakago. Tt airo contutas o serics Of tabies £or tho Nae DT conamine crs, no thiat they can_rocord the atats of thelr motrea month by mouth, The book can bo obtained of the publi:hers, Yerterday tho family of Mr, Myors, of No, 103 Mo- hawk streot, went to Dr, Norton, tue physiclau in the emplogiment of tho Rolof and Ald Bocloty, to gob vace cinated, A baby, four wocks old, was wrapped up in o shawl and carrled {n Mrs, Mycrs' arm, Whe b way unrolled it was found to be dead, Tho C T was aalted (o hold au inquest, row. It will be hield tuesuur- —_——— PERSONAL. 1. Bf, Loaring has returnod from liis trip to Europo, ‘Tho Hon. Jacob T, Qox, ox-Secrotary of the Interior, 1s at the Ialmer, A. Anderson, Generat Buperintondent of tha Toledo, Wabaeh & Western atlroad, Is at tho Palmer, 31, X, Chaso, the Firo Marskal of Bioominglon, was in tho elty yesterdoy, ; Among Lo deeds rocordsd sortorday was ono elguod Dby George H, Rozot, conveylig to Adelaida Neilson n 10t ut tho northwest corner of Droxel Doulovard and Tiity-first street, tho consideration bolug $19,000, At {bo Annual Gonventton of Hesperis Lodge, No 411, A, T, and A, 3., bold Wednorday ovening, tio ro- tirihg Worshipfil diaster, D, J, Avery, was prescnted ith an elegant gold watcl ind caln by tho membors of tho Lodge, The presentation specch was mado by Dr. J.'D. M. Car, aud ws respondod to by M, vory. Yesterday was the auniversary of Moyor Colvin's birthday, and in tho evoulug tho orcasion was cele- bratod Ly the prosontation of » superl snd massiva gold pen and liolder, by fow of Mr, Colviu's old and valued friends, The prosentation took plsce in tho Mayor's oftice, immediately aftor the adjournment of tho Common Council. Dr, J. B, Walker was spokes- man in bebnlf of tho frionds, and in a neat upoech miado a tender of tho testimonial, the Mayor reapond- ing ju a Aiting manner, Tho remniudor of tho pro- ceedings took placo at ltorn's, whoro a fino suppor was served, Tire Marshal Bonner returned from the East Wod- nesday ovening, snd looks much improved after Lis tour of nearly a month, Duriug bis absence, he visit~ ed soveral of our priucipal cilfes, for the purposo of picking up information concorning firo mattars, Ho re- Fu-lu that Philadcipbin possesses the best disclplined Firo Dopartment in- the couutry, and Chicago comes noxt, Tho oxponso of ruuning our Deparimont s conelderably. Ieas, proportiountoly, than that of sny other clly (it ho'waa in. The Chifef spenks highly of tho Boston Department, which has just been organ- fzed, A river steamer, with a capacity of scven larg ntrcams, s ono' of the important featurca of {ho Hub_apparatus, nnd it struck Matt's oye immo. diofely, o wants {o et 8 similar oo for Ohlcago, and will not rest satished until he carrica lia pont, beeauso o belioves it would be au immense saving to owners of property having a river frontage. N GENERAL. ,Jnmen H. Hoyt, Superintoudent of tho Now York & New Haven Railroad, died Sunday. s, Howe, of Shiakopes, who recontly eloped with Mr. Butterfield, roturned to hor husband and childven on Friday last. Sheis said to boa thoroughly repeutant and almost hoartbroken ‘womnn,—Afinneapolis Tribune, In order to obviato the payment of legacy duty, the late Mr. Bnriufi‘ of Londoy, trans- forred, on the day before his destl, the immense sum of £6,260,000 to his nephew, Lord North- brook, then in India. Paul B. Du Chailly, the traveler, has ratarnod to New York, having complated threo years' journeying in tho Scandinavian Peninsula and the Arctic conntries on the north of it. He brings back with Lim 700 photographs of scone- ry, people, and animals, and an immense stock of noles of adventurae and obsorvation, John O. Heenan died worth $100,000. Thia was mndo keoping o gombling-louse. He was ut into the bueiness by William M, Tweed in 570, Hohad threo partners, William Cridgo,” Johu J. Keleo, and Big Murray. Tho four ofton divided £20,000 & month profits between them. Mr. Kelso ceased to bo a partnor whon he loft the polico. ‘Whilo driving along Flatbush avanuo yostor- day, Honry Ward Beeolor and another gentlo- man were thrown from & top-wagon by thehorses taking fright and suddenly runuing away. De- yond getting their clothes covered with mud, neicher Mr. Toeohor nor his friond sustained any damago. Tuhe horses wore stopped, but not be- foro the wagon had boon smashed to pieces,— New York Times, Dec. 19, Pinchback is, of course, very esger to bo sworn In at ouco, a8 immediatoly on takiug the seat he would draw Christmas monoy to the amount of £5.625, being the monthly accumulations of pny einco tho 4th of March last, But somo of tho Ropublican Senators think that the important businoss before the Benato is entitled to proc- edenca ovon to Mr. Piuchback, aud objection will bo made to his caso mouopolizing tho at- ?n;‘mun of tho body at this tune.— Washington eller. Tho wifo of Bocretary Belknap (married at Harrodsburg, Kv., Doee, 11) is deseribedas *'a lody of very nnusual beauty, not in the first hoy- day of youth, but with o mutronly dignity which will bo Tully equat to tho demauds of Lier high position,” * Lady roaders will be interosted to now thot the bridal troussenu was imported from Puris, Tho dross was fashioned from alegant white brocade, trimmoed with half-yard dress fringe, and cut low-nvek and long train, ond was handuomely Bot off by & superb dinmond lockes, Orioutal poarly, and dismoud bracolels, Judgo Fredorick Dent, the father of Mrs, @rant (and latoly deceased), was born in Mary- Yund 11786, aud was among the early piouanta to Missouri, In 1822 ho purchased a'farm near Bt. Louis, on which nt ono time ho owned thirt; or forty slaves, Of this farm of 900 acres, Prosi- dont Graut nuw owns about 670 acres, tho_bul- auce boing st.il retoined by T'rederiok ‘', Dont, Geoigo W, Dent, and Mrs. Ellon Bharpe, 'I'he drceaned nover fillod tho office of Juage or Jus- tioa of tho Penay, and only received the former tido from cowrtesy, Judge Dont had soven ohildren, all of whotn survive bim, as follows, in tho ordor of their birth: John C., Gootgo W., Frederick Tracy, Lowis, Julia B. (wifo of Prosi- dout CGraut), Eilen M. Blurpe, and Ewmma Casoy. —_— ERow the Fantce Womon Drive the Men to wWar, Caps Const Castle Carrqu)‘umlcnw of the New York . At tho presont momont, whon a battle Is im- minent, and is pothaps now bemg fonght, thore aro in Cupo Coust & number of loiterers who ought to bo In the front, but who will not go, and cannot be driven to it by any monus that wo oun adopt. I eay that we can adopt; for, if the women of tho pluce wora 10 take it into tholr hoads ‘to raiko tho ware ery, you would not be able to flnd a mnn in or near the town Ju an hour's time. Thoy ouly resort to theso extromoe moasuics on au emorgonoy, and when they themselves becomo conviucod of tho necesslty of the men golug to war ; but, when they do,” thelr manuerof pro- ceduro, although most peouhar, is most oftrcte ive, It In na follows: Armod witn seourgos, and cloched in the garb of nature, they issuo forth on # given morting and hunt through every slrcol and cornor of the towu; and woo betido the skulking cownrd who may full into thoir hunds, us ho will recoive o morey from his eaptors, who will probu.ly leave him half doud, A few yoars ago, Ithink’ it was in 1808, whon the Faulees wore engaged in bosleging Elwina, & war at tho tine most popular whfilfi olesaos, an offlcor of tho garrison, who was vory alok and was lving i lodgings i the town, wat boing attondod by n fuvorito Fanteo servant, whe had boen in hun servico for & considerable period. Having ouo day occasion to send lim to the COastle for somothing hio required, Lo was pure rised to find that he did not return, Bo, aftor vnluu¥ for sona timo, hoeont to makeinquiries, whon 1t turncd ont that tho unfortunato mau had hardly loft tho house whon ho was viowed by o gang of theso women, who were hunting up stragglers, aud immodintoly gave him chasa, Ho enon‘wd into tho Castlo and saved Lis bacon ; but nothing could induce him to again venturo out untll somo kind of pormit woa obtained for lis remaining in the town, The reason aeaigned for the womon bohaving inthis oxiraor- dlm? mannor I that, all the mon Leing su osed to hava loft for tho camp, thoy have ihe own to themsolves, and aro thorefora privileged to appoar oA they )Iflunuu. and to punish suy lurking intruder. [ mny romark, howover, that this privilego {s roervod for thoso qui sont mores do famille: young girls and womon who hiavo boen less blessod are compelled fo ba con- tont to act as pectators, and hope for tuo tima wheo they will have tho glorious_privilege of playing the part of an infurinted Loady Godiva for’ thoir country's good, —_— Xlard Time An incldont of tho hard times is roportod from Lexington, Mo., and it contains a hint which the hurd-up may bo gratelui for. A thursty and poor young man, anxious for a quoncher, ini- tintod'a supply by puronasing a slato on credit, Procooding to the haunts of tho \vhiuki flond, ho bartercd thoslato for "*a drinit.” Iinding ono bankor of the liquor which ho loved insufli- clout, ho powted out to tho bar-tonder how bandy tho slate would bo for the purpose of ohnrging any litkle indebtednena which might ba inonrred. The projoot succocded. Tho dranght on credit was obtamed ; the bar-mun rogistered 1t on the now slate, and'nll was orcno. e i — MARRIAGES. TLACKBURN—GRANTHAM.. ROV oy O ety S AN Kaian Bt SisTo. 17 he Hobore ftokiuen aad Miss Maris Granioais, al of Obi a0, B, Qolt and 1iss Hlary Louso Lodyard, all of this ofty. 81, etlows, Dot of ltock Tsiamd. -0 " "o o Faneld DEATHS., A AN AAAAANAAANAAn fanoral of John McQuaid will take 0 191k funt,, from his [ata rosidence, lor-st., at 11 o'lock &, m., by cars ta MoQUAID— oot S T 1. 164 West Tay] Uaivary Comotory, AUCTION SALES. Y Mooty minet o L NP E By TAYLOR' & HARRISO. CONTINUED SALH OF Unredeemed Pledoss, BY ORDER OF A. GOLDSMID, AL 18 South Olackat. hotsoon Madison and WWashingtor conninting o WATOHES. DIAMONDS, - JIEWELIE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TURS, #a., THIS EVEN: NG, at 7 ovelock, and ovory cvening duriag tho woek s all aro sold, TAYLOR & HARRISON, Auctionsera, "CONTINUED SALE OF OIL PAINTINGS BY CHICAGO ARTISTS, Thorsday aud Frilay, Dee. 18 aud 19, At 21-2 and 71-2 o’clook, whon all the rs maining Plotures will bo sold. TAYIOR & HARRISON, Auotioneors, 201 and 206 lfast adison-st. Friday, Dec. 19, at 10 o’clock, AN IMMENSE BALE OF I;JIQUORS, WINES, & ALES, 1g bargaina in Ch goodh wathall ".’.un,?l:‘l“%?ffila'i."fi‘?.’fig"“fi’h‘i&;’fi n largo quaniitios, K {hi il for BATLGATN: Thiot mast bo s TAYLOR & HARRISON, Augtionsers, 201 and 306 Hast Madison-st. Saturday, Doc. 20, at 8 1-2 o’clock, Wo will offor tho Largost aud Finest Stook of FURNITURE AND GENERAT, HOUSEHOLD G00DS Evor diaplayed in an Auction Salo in this clty, and ot ordors 270 to olosa It aut, 1 Anetlonoors, TAYLOR % naRnIsON, 204 and 25 lfast Madison-ot. — By WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, (BESTABLISIED 1856.) Nos. 15 and 17 Randolph-st., Bules rendered und paid 4 dnyw aft fi TR R T Rl Household Furuiture. And General Merchandise, On BATURDAY, Dea, 2, at 93 o, m. Large and Desirable STOOK OF FUR GOODS, T'or Lindios’, Misaos’, Children's, and Men's ‘Wear, of Seal, Mink, Suble, Chinchilla, Mars ton, Fitch, Otter, Boaver, and other kinds. Bear, Buffalo, Wolf, and Fox Robos, AT ATCTION, On_MONDAY MORNING, Doo. 22, at 10 of out shlonoorgs, 16 and 1 Hanioitcses 10 o'clock, a4 Wit £ BUTTRNS £ 60z, Austionsors, Valnanle Miscellansons Books On Tuesday Afternoon, Deo, 23, at 3a'clock, At our Salesrooms, 15 and 17 Randolph.st. Tho stook consists of ITlatorical, Classical, and Bliscel- lancous Works, many ologantly dlustrated and finoly bound, Full particulars lu cataloguo, nearly ready. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auotioncars. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. GREAT FRIDAYS SALE, At our Store, 84 & 86 Randolph-st, FRIDAY MORNING, Deo. 19, ot 9% o'olock, an im. iense stock of, New and Seeond-hand Farniture, Patlor and Bod-room Sots, Dining-room Tablos and Chairs, “Loun, Ghialrs; largs assortment. of Gouk and Pay Grockory and Ulassware; Siivar- plated Waro, &e.; Ourpots,, Dodding, lilankots, and a kol masortmeniot Houadsooping Coods, o, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., #f aud 8 Kandolph-st. Great Bankruot Sale, AT STORE, 72 RANDOLPH-ST, ‘Will bo continuod on SATURDAY noxt, Doo. %0, eom- munciog ot 10 o'clock. SPLENDID HOLIDAY GOODS, PRAN@S CHROMOS, Stereoscopes and Steveosconic Views, Fina_Statlos Tiank Tooks, Favelopos, Gold P sat Ponciis, DICTUIE V1A SIS, Plolurcs, 40. Sor )y ordsrof It 1. o NS, ELISON, POMEROY & €3:, Anottoueors, BY GEO. P, GORE & CO,, 68 & 70 Wabash-av, AT ATUOCTION. REGULAR SOUTIL BIDE SALK OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Ou BATURDAY, Dao, oluck, o' Sibriay oo 0 the SHAt Shoke ! Haaehits st ftorad this wason, - Aluo, Garpor 0vos, Bhow G, P GOIIE & 0o Albtisucer BANKRUPT STOOKK OF GROCER) Raail m“h"flf‘fi:':amllllnl of full Unow, suitable for 8 ‘WINIS, LIQUORS, &o., &c. A aplondid cavorod Do), Wagon, tu maeues Ayl ae ! VAR R Hatkon, end K S i & Y OSGOOD & WILTLIAMS, Weat Side Auotion l.lilfi’. 43 South Can: At auction this d d to V] &t Reneral morobandiso, W aall rogardicas of price to pay advances,