Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1873, Page 8

8 THE VIRGINIUS AFFAIR, (Continued from tho First Pago.) that tho United States Governiment could admit wanld bo tho conflscation of tho vossel and CATgO. ommandor Braiuo, linving recolved nrsuranco that his dispatchos to the Unitod States Govorn- mont would bo forwarded without interruption, thonkod the Governor for hin courlesy and with- drow, nfter delivering in porson n writton protest rolativo to tho ofticery, crow, and passongors of tho American stonmor Virginius, 3 ———— A SPANISH DEMAND. Uerald Speciat.) Parts, Dee, 21.—A ciphor dispateh from tho , Herald cotrespondont in Madrid announces that 8pain domands {he restoration of the Virginius, ‘hero in great exultntion in consequenco of Bee- rotary Fish admitting that Lho Virginius was not ontitiod to carry the tlag of tho United States. Tho demand was dolivered Friday. Gon. Sicklos has telographed to Wnshington ineisting upon iho acceptance of his resiguation. RIME. Tho Mecdloclc Murder, Near Fultom, Arke Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Mesrems, Dee, 21.—A lottor from Liltlo Rock to-dsy montions tho nrrest of Lho wifo of Med- lock, tho negro murderor of o family named Ricbardson, near Fulton, Ark, It ia bolioved thint her statomont regarding Modlock taking tho murdered man's tenm and goods to his house, and the burning by him the samo night of various articles of clothing and pnpors wilt suroly convict him, Oflicors visitod Medlock's house b gecnod timo, aud found piccos of wonre fug apparel that wero found to correspond with tbat worn by the murdered por- sons. Medlock's two little sons wore ulso takon chargo of, Tho shirts thoy wore tind by their mothor been nltered from thoso ownod by Richardeon and found in_tho wagon. Tho ox- citement is so greatat Little Hock thnt it is feared nttempts will bo mude to take Medlock from Jail aud lyneh him. He killed tho threo Richardzons with an naxo, as they lny in thoir wagon on tho bank of the creok at night, after they bind gono to eleop, aud throw the bodics {nto the creek, Trini of New York Ring Politicians. Speoial Dispateh to The Chtcagn Tribitie. Now Yong, Dee. ‘I'ho ptatements in Sat- urday's pepers that 1. A. Woodward, County Auditor m'iugl(he ring-rule ovor this city, had roturned to New York with the intoution of u\minphstule's ovidenco in the ring suits, but espocially in tho trial of ox-Mayor Hall, whicl Deging to-morrow, is belioved to be untrio. District-Attornoy fl‘holpn and his sssocintes du- clare that ho is ot here to their knowledgo, and 1he polico profosa iguorance of his whereabouts, Notwithstanding, it is reported that ho is in their custody, é 4o the Assoctated Preas.) New Yonrk, Dec, 21.—Tho surobics of ex-Aldor- man Cowan, ox-Senator Norton ond John IL Walsh, Commissionora for building the now Court Ionge, wore yostordey notitied to producs tho necused in court to-morrow. Cowan could not be found last night, Mrs. Workman Acquitted, Swecial Dispateh to The Chicago Pribicaie, Er Paso, I, Deo. 21.—The jury have ro- turned a verdict of acquittal in tho prosecution of Mrs. Workman for tho murder of RMrs. Hedges ot Eurcka. Caarged with Embezzlement, Special Dwspatch to he Clicago Tribune, IypravaroLts, Ind., Dec. -At 2 o'clock this morning & man naned II. 3. Campbell was arrested bere charged with embezzling $10,000 from Alauson May, in New York. May is hero, and will tske Campbell to New Yorlk, A Man Murders is Family and Ate tompty Sulcides Ivaensorr, Ont., Dee, 21.—A mon uamed Timotny Topping killed his wifo and four chil- dren this moruiug, }3 cutling their throats with 2 butcher knife, Ho also tried to murder his 1o oldest boys, but they succeeded in dissrme ing lum, and fled for help to their neighbors. On their return thoy found be had cut his thront. At latest advices lio wns still alive. Tho causo nssigned for the butchery is insanity nduced by finzucial troubles. Killcd and Xobbed by Mexican Bane diise Aarasonas, Doc. 2L.—Itis roported by tolo- graph from Ceraloo to-duy, that A. M, Sanders, 1 prominent morchant of Rio Grande City, Tox., has boon robbed and murdered on the road near Doraloo, o had been in the interior of Moxico some months, nud was on his rolurn bome. Ho was killed near whero two Ameticaus wero at- tacked and Iilled in August last, and it is pre= sumed by the samo party of Mesican bundits. Supposcd Murders Borriro, N. Y., Dec. 21.—Edward Bell,for thirty years past toxton of Dr, Lord's Chureh, of this city, who bus been missing since Friday last, was found lnet evening drowned in 2 feet of water at Forost Lawn Cemetery, 16 is supposed shat hio has been foully dealt with. Probabie Muarder. Crscrssaty, Dee. 21.—-The body of Catherine Eelly was found lifeless, nealy nilked, and beur- ing marks of violence, near Glundalo yestordny. 1t is supposed sho was murdored. Sho was tho wife of u luborer, OBITUARY. Sir Yosoph Cowon, M. & Toxpoy, Dec. 21,—Sir Josepk Cowen, Mem= ber of Parlinment for Newcastlo-upon-Tyne, dicd to-day, nged 73. J An Italian Gencerals Romx, Dec. 21,—The Licutenant-General of the Italtan Army i¢ dend. —— FIRES. Ohurch in Brooklyn Xurnedj 50,000, New Yonr, Dec. 21.—The First Buptist Church, cornor of Liberty auc Nassau streots, Brooklyn, burned this ovening. Tho loss is £50,(00; in= sured. The flvo originnted from n gas-ot loft bwrning after the congregation wus dismissed. THE VILLE DU HAVRE. ©apt. Surmont Not o Coward. New Yonr, Dee, 21,—Tho Giasgow News, of tho 9ti, says the Captain of tho Loch Enru, tho vosel that sank the Ville du Iavre, contrndicts tho roport thint Capt. Surmont loft i hip iu o cawardly mauner. In Capt. Robertson's opinion, the chargo of cowntdice,—or, a3 he describes it, of nawillingness to go to the roscuo of their sinking companions,—applics only to tho crew, RELIGIOUS. Dr. Boynton in Cincinnati, Crvcrsxary, Dee, 2L—The Rov. Dr. O, B. Boynton, luto Chaplain of Congross, preached his first sermon &% the Vino Strect Congroga~ tionul Chuich, of which ho hus resumed tho mastorate, to-day. Ilp was for revoral veurs nastor of that Church, and resignod shortly be- foro becoming Chuplain of Congress, THE PRESS FRAUD IN ST. LOUIS. 8r. Louis, Mo,, Dee, 21,—Tho $t. Louis Local Board of the Western Associuted Pross held n mesting yestorday uftorucon toinvestigate thoale logedsurreptitious obtuining of Ausocinted Press murket roports, Stutements were mudo by sey- luunumn onguged in forroting out tho fraud, ch fully substantinies the sccount of the matter published in the Democrat Priday laut, e ia st PRESIDENT GRANT. 8r, Lours, Dee, 2L, —Prosidont Grant mot a number of old frionds at an_informal dinner_ ué the houso of Geon, Harney tlus evoning, after which ho, nccompanied by his son and other gen- tlomen who camo here with bim, loft for Wash- ington by the Vandalie Rnilroud. Ixnranaroras, Ind,, Deo, 21,—~President Grant and suito passed through (his city m-dn{ on thelr wuy back to Washington from 5k, Tonls, - THE WEATHER, WasmmmazoN, Dee, 2l—Pnosaninrrms—Lor tho Northwest sand Upper Lako rogion, incrons- ing cloudiners, with arous of snow ; the tampera- ture in thedo districts rising shightly, with less prossuro und iucreusingsoutheasterly und south- westorly winds. For the Ohio Valloy, and thence sonthward to the Gult,ensterly toroutherly winds with incronsing clondiness aui probably nrous of rain in tho Mirslssippl Valley. Iu the South Atlantlo tatos continued Jow “tomporature with northerly to castorly winds, and purtly clondy woather duving tho day. the Middlo Loss, L Btates and Lowor Lake roglom, loss proa- Aure with continued low temporaturo, tho winds in tho Lake roglon and in the intorior of the Middlo States shifting to southorly, with olondy woathor and possibly nron of light snow. Tor the Middle and East Atlantio consts, con- tinued low temperaturo, with light northerly to wosterly winds, and but littlo cloudiness during tho day, GENENAL ODKERVATIONN, Oicaao, D Wind, |itain 18, m, Weather, bar.| Thr| oloioudy, OiClear, 0 Clear, 0 Clear, 0.Clear, 0. Threat'ning Ojiicavy suow Marquetto,. 10, 0] Milwankeo. (30,18 0{Fair, 0)Cloudy, o|Clear, Yankion,, .. 130.05] 0|Clear, R — THE PENITENTIARY BATH. Letter from Commissionor Bouc. Jorikt, Ill, Deo. 17, 1873, *To the Editor of The Chicago Trtbuna: 81 Plongo nllow mo to corroct some mis- statemonts in-a dispateh from your spectal cor- respondont ab Joliet, which nppeared in Inat Wodnosdny’s TrinoNg, ontitled *The Poniton- tiaty Bath," Your correapondont statos: First—That Dr, Mason s nover praoticed modiciuo.” X Now, the fact s, that Dr, Mazon graduated at the Baltimore Medical Collego, and practiced medicine in Adams County, IiL, for oight or ton yonrs thorenftor, doing n rospoctablo business, and was, duriog that time, a member of tho Ad- ams County Medical Socloby in good nnd regular standing. “You seo, thorofore, that thero 18 not o shadow of truth in tho above statoment of your correspondent. Second—** Au offer was mado (by the Comm is- sioners] to Dr. Bacon to koop him in for threo months longer, at his usual rate of pay, in ordor to ‘conch’ Mason, and toach him somothing apout tho practico of medicine,” * Thero is not & word of truth in this statoment. No such proposition was over mado, or thought of, by any ono of tho Commissioners. Whon Dr. Mason first took charge, Dr. Bacon cimo {rom his homo to the prison, daily, for four or five days, in order to make proper tranefers of books, property, &c., and oxplain the existing rules and regulations of the hospital. 'This was just what auy oflicial's duty would Lo on being rolieved ; and Dr, Bacon was nover asked or ox~ pected to do more. Third—That Dr. Mnson '‘has manoged to fudge along without doing anything out of the way until the presont time." Dr, Maron has had marked success as the Physicion of tho Illinois State Penitontinry, his duties in that capacity baving boguu last July 3 and his eminent fitness for the position is fully attested by tho records of the institution, which show that the standard of hoaith has been as high us, if not higher than, for any like period of time beforo for soveral years ; and that fewer duys’ work in the shops have beon lost to the Stute (in proportion to tho number of mon) on account of sickness, whilo bills for ~ medicines, _ete, for_ the Lospital have been less. Morcover, Dr. Mason not only commands the entire confidenco and es- teem of all the prison-officials, but it is o signifl- oant fact that he is highly popular with the con- victs, By every rule of evidence, thereforo, by which a physician's qualifications and usefulness can bo mensured, Dr. Mason stands porfectly noquitted of the implications mado by your cor- rospondent, Fowrth—That Capt. Hall, the Deputy Wardon, is unfit for bis position, and las *violated the prison rules,” Capt. Iall has direct chnrge of the convicts. Sineo he took chrrge us Deputy, under Maj, J. W, Wham, tho Warden, tho daily averago of labor for the (tate, in proportion to the number of convicts, hes steadily increased, whilo the averaga monthiy number of punishmonts has decreased more than 50 por cent, Further, overy oflicial in or about the prison will testify to Capt. THall's conecientious, high souse of honer, both ad 0. man and us an officer; and that ho line not, in thocaso in question_or in any other, violated ihe orders which have beon givon to him, Iwill miention, a8 an index of his humunity, that he has been known to leave bis bed at midnight to s that convicts who wera being specially punished wore nat injured. 2 ho *thorough investigation” which your correspondent _claims to have made seems to Lave tnsked his imagination more than any- thing else. Ilo profested to tho prisou-ofiicinls thnt ho sought she truth in order to publish it in full, with o view of correcting any wrong im~ pressions which had eropt into tno press; but he ncems to bave oxorted himselt to porvert the truth as much as possible, Very respectlully, I ML BANE, Commissioner Illinols Btuto Penitentlary, pii el LOCAL ITEMS. Tho noon prayor-mecting to-day will be led by, the Rev. 8. McChesney, Subject: *“Tho Wise and Foolish Builders.” The Rev. C. D. Helmor lectures this evening at the Clristian Union Hall, No, 114 East Madi- son street, on “The Ring." Yestorday moruing, while peoplo wero_going to church, o mad dog was shet by Officer Weber in frount of No. 260 Clybourn avenus. The dog hind bitten other dogs 1 tho viemity, and the ofticer liad & narrow escapo from his teeth. Yesterday evouing & man named Thomas Dor- ris, whilo drunk, fell on the sidowslk in front of tho saloon No, 532 Clybown avenue, and disio- cated his right kneo. “Ilo was tnken to the Web~ star Avenuo Station aud attonded by Dr. Hill. Officer Langan took him home, The “ Anti-Grabbor League of the United Btates,” wlich has for its singlo purposo tho do- feat of dishonost oftice-soelcors aud the support aud olection of mon of kuowa probity and hon- o, will hold & grand mass-meeting of the League in'this city, ‘Mhursday, May 7, 1874, A fow minutes beforo 11 o'clock Saturday night n shooting affray happoned in o snloon nt No. 87 Townsend street, in which Petor A, Wos- teratraem shot, the bar-tender, Androw Johnson, through the left hand, between the thumb and fingor. Oflicer Dargon arrested Westerstroem nnd‘loc!md Lim up in tho Chicago Avenue Btation. 4 It is now gonernlly conceded that Mr, Phil Conloy; the popular host of tho St. Charles Hotel, will be the Muyor's nominee for member of tho Bonrd:of Public Works, if he will accopt tho powition. Mr, Conley's uctive habits, busi- noss capacity, and experience in the sume posi- tion ten yonrs ngo will bo of great advuutage to bim if ho decidos to accept, Yesterday ovaning about 8 o'clock a smart young thiof called * Bpeckled vaddy,” who is ‘ell known to the police, was nrrested by Officor Butler for robbing Mr. Goorge Smith, of No, 101 Wost Madison streot, of a gold wateh and chain in a #aloon, No, 25 West Randolph stroot, Smith went in there with a great ciowd of persons to 806 n row Which was in progress, An inquest was held yosterday on the body of Thomas O'Hern, nt the late residenco of the decoased; No, 1 Myrlok avonte, "whp died on Baturday night from & fracture of the skullmade Dy s Dblow from a mullet in tho hands of John Downs, in*a fight in tho saloon of tho Intter, attho corner of Cottago Grovo svenue and ‘Pwontioth strect. The ovidenco showed that the blow was given in solf-defonso, und Downe wus discharged from custody. At an early honr yostorday morning, Dun- ham's snloon,’i{o. 1 (%]nrk streot, was entered by burglurs und robbed of $i5, n botile of cliampagno, which tho thioves”oponed in tho saloon, und 400 cigars. An entrance way ohtaiu- ed by prying off tho bars over back window and romoving & pano of glass, About the same time thievos broko into Zonischok's saloon, undor the Bherman House, and stole about 100 worth of cigars and liquors. ‘About noon yenterday, as Mr. George Sheldon and his young son wero_driving south on Clark m:nut‘ near olk, thoir horo was frightencd by somot| M., Sholdon and his son ont, aud injuring thom soverely, 'Thoy were taken to No, 816 Third averue, snd attonded by & doctor, The horse was not stoppod until tho buggy was broken to hiecos, M. Bheldon is tho cngincer at iInll & \Wirclhior's planing mills, A short time ngo o 8wodo named Androw Ola- son stole five mules nnd o wugon 1rowm M, L. Sullivant, tho woullhy farmor of Ford County, Doputy 'Shoritt Willis, of Kunkakoo, and J, L, DMinor, Ar. Sullivaut’s Buporn- tondont, started in pursnit of bhim. ‘They tracked him to Clifton, whore he dispoted of three of the mules, and thence to Chicago. Tawt Hoturday night they effectod his avvest nt No. 6 Milwaukeo avenug, aud hod him locked up ut the Contrnl Htation, 1lo mndo o confes- sion of his erime, and told where the rest of tho stolen propotty could ho found. jing in the road, and ran uway, throwing, THY, CHICAGU DAILY TKIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1873, WASHINGTON. Sccretary Richardson Recedes from 1lis Position Regarding In- creased Taxation. The Revenue of the Fiseal Year Larger than Estimated. Investigation of the Affairs of Subsi. dized Railroads. Gen, Juling White---Judge Caton on the Postal-Tolegraph Scheme. Special Dispatel to the Chieano Tribune, THE BoNDS oF 1868, Wasnixarox, D. C,, Dec. 21.—The Scerotary of the Trensury is snnguine that atleast nino-tenths of the bonds of 1858 will bo redeemed by ox- changing thom for tho new G per conts, and that vory littlo coin wiill bo used for that purposo. Thero is n elight advantago in oxchanging for tho 6 per conts, n8 tlio markot now stands, The old bonds wore considored good investmonts, and vory fow holders dosirod to part with them on any torms, until it was proposed-to exchango the & por cents for thom. ‘Tl Becrotary of the Trensuty rocolved dispatohos yostordny from London bauking-houses m New Yorl doing business i foreign ports, to the offect that the forcign holders of theso bonds are willing to ne- copl tho exchiango, 1o hns also recoived advices froma resident of Now York who Lolds{hesobonds to the valuo of $200,000, indicating n desire for exchango, besides others in various parts of tho country, and feels confidont that the emall de- maud for coin redomption cannot prove embnr- rassing iu the least to tho Treasury Dopartment, Tho amount of gold in the Treasury is put at 55,000,000, of which $26,000,000 will bo re- quired to pay quartorly intorost on the public debt on the 1st proximo. Two woeks will bo re- quired in which to pay the interest. RESOURCES OF TAIE GOVENNMENT. Becrotary Richardson seems to lave takon {frosh courngo. o says that tho $25,000,000 rc- muining of the currency resorve mow in his handa will last till May noxt ; and he is under- stood to bo nl‘rmunut of tho opinion that tho views of tho Ways and Mesns Commitice as to an curly incrense in customs receipts, which will put o better face on lfiu affairs of \1}»\ department, aro rensonable, and Justified by tho prescnt status of the business tho country. It is not known what has pro- duced this change In his viows, unless it bo that ho ling given within a weok that stndy to that subject which ho ought to have made before e domanded incrensed taxation, JOOTI'E ELECTION TO THE SENATE, The aunonucoment of the election of Booth to tho United States Senato from Californin is racoived by all friends of Reform hero with groat entisfnction. If n good man is also chosen for the short term, there will bo something like & fair opportnnity to have raiirond frands investi- gnted, capecialiy those alleged agaiust the Cen- tral Pacifle, a8 the new Sonator will bo putina committeo to bo constituted for thnt pur- poso, Burgent, who is at present the only Senator from Californin in offico, is snid to have been olected by the Pacifle Muil Steamship line, which is indentical with the Contral Paciflc Railroad. Itis expected of him that bo will alwnys provo an obstacle, to the ex- tout of his ability, to invostigntions of tho nffairs _of tho corporations which elected him. During_ all . of his long ecrvico in the Hou#e, his courso was marked by great zeal in advocating land grants to railronds, incrensed eubeidies to steamship Jines, nud especially that to the Pacitle Mail mado two years ago. 1INVESTIGATING BUDSIDIZED RATLROADS, Mr. Luttrell, ono of the nowly-elected Ropre- sentatives from Californin, bus” been endenvor- ing over since he was_sworn in, to sccure lagal action to compel subsidized railroads to fulkill their obligations to the Government ss Inld down in the laws under which thelr grauts wero secured, On Eoveral occasions he lns intro- duced a preamble and resolution sctting forth that subsidies to a givon value in each cngo were ranted to tho Central Pacifie, Xanens Pacific, jnion Pacific, Contral Branch of the Union - cifio, Weatern pacificy and Sioux City & Pacifie, amounting in all to over 64,000,000 ; that the ronds Linve ngreed to pay back theso advances with intercel, the Government Lolding & second mortgage on the roads as security; that thoy have, up to this timo, refused to pay such interest ; or any part thereof; that the United States hns advanced for these Com- panies ovor 320,000,000 in the way of intorest, while ahout $1,200,000 is now due’ and unpaid; and directing tho Judiciary Committeo to report & bill authorizing and requiring the Attorney- Genoral to proceed ~ against the snid ronds to sccuro immediate payment of the accrued and the accuring intercat, On everyocension that this resolution hins boen offered, it has been objected to by some Repub-~ lican membor—Sypher at one time, and May- nard the lnst time—go that it bas been impoest- ble to torco it to coneideration, There will, however, bano relaxation of effort on tho part of ihoge interested in tho mattor to have it put favorably beforo tho country, and Luttrell will continue to fntroduce the resolution whenever opportunity offers, some means, the impression has been croated that Ben Butler has made np his mind to join the disturbers and have an uvestigation of Tailronds. Tha report is given for what it is worth, Personal ambition may dictate such a courso as_edvienble. If the roport proves correct, Lo will greatly ostonish tho whole Iouse, avd doubtloss do the State some gorvico if he works in onrnest, There is considerablo approhension nmong ratlrond mon in viow of theso threatoned investigations, and they protty gonerally con- demn undue inquisitions in Congressmen and the press. GENERAL JULIUS WHITE, of Chicago, Minister to the Argontine Republie, rouclied Washington this morning direct from South America. ~Hao_loft Buonovs Ayres over a montl ogo, being swmmoned homo by thoe ill- ness of his som, siunce dond, but of whowe domise he ~was not made awsro until_ho lwded' in Now York yesterday, The General's roluru to Sonth America depends wholly upon the Secretary of State, wha can ro- {ain his services by granting him o suitablo leavo of nbsence. THE TOSTAL TELEGRAPIH SCHEME. Judgo Cuton, of Illinols, now in_ Washington, suggoests somo very important problems for go- lution b?' tho advocates of Postmaster-Goneral Crenwoll’'a Postal ‘Tolograph schemo, — Uho schome, if carried out, will entail the purchage by the = Govornment of all privileges now held by the Western Uunion nnd other telegraph companies; aud the ques- tion nnturally nrises, Do Mr, Creswell and lis frionds contomplato fulfilling all {ho contracts mudo by the controliors of tha linos with the railrond companies, corporations, aud private in- dividunls, somo of wineh contructs oxtond indefi~ nitely, aud would roquiro tho geniny of o Phila- delphia lgwyor to lnlrrrul? The Judge says that tho Ilinols & Mississippi Telograph Com- pany, of which ho I8 Proeident, owna overy telegraph lino in the — Btate of Hlinois, and leaso tho snmo to tho Western ‘Union Welograpli Compuny at an annunl rental of £85,000. 1t roquired a clerk two weoks to simply make & duplicato capy of the contract bo- tweon his company and the Western Union Yelo- graph Company, and the Judge is under the im- ln‘cr_"liml that My, Creswell does not compre- hond tho situntion of affairs at all, or he would nat adyoeato the echemo with so mueh warmth, fShould the (iovernment undertake to bny out the Western Union Company, the Judyo desires it to bo distinetly undorstoou that the Govern- ment, und not the Westorn Union, will ho hold ;'loupunuibluv for the payment of the ront of his nos, THE HTATE DEPARTMENT REGISTER for 1874, rovisad up todate, Is in press, and copies will bo ready for distribution in Juanary. It will * contaln about 125 pages, a8 heretofore, of vory intevesting mformation rogarding our diploinativ sorvice,, In Lhis odition there will bo n more complate list of fatelgn ropresentativos uceredited’ to this Guvornment since its organization thau has evor apuoured in_uny othor work. It also comprises o list of treatios coneluded with foreign Govern- ments prior (o and sinco the gdoption of {he Yoderal Constitution down to dato, which is condomsed into thveo poges, Of the 210 treatios enumorated, twenty-two were negotinted duving President Grant's Adminis- tratlon, Among tho mout fmportant chenges shown sinco tho lust edition nro the ul{pa nt- monts of Gov. Jewell as Minister_to Rnssin; Joln A, Binghau ay Ministor to Jupan ; John W, Fostor us Minister to Mexico; Goorgo Will- | 5 inmpon ns Mihiator to tho consolidatod Misslon to Contral Amerlen, Inoluding tho Statos of Costa Riea, Guntomaln, Ionduran, Nicaragus, and Sulytdor ; and that of J. Moredith Loid, Jr., o8 Miulstor to Greece, 'The Inttor nqruhxlmuun 18 n promotion in tho Civil Sorvico. Xtoid, it will bo remembered, wns Consul-Genoval ab Potin, Upon teld'd promotion, Gen. Torbort, who was then Consul-Gieneral at Ilavana, was promoted to a similar grado at Paris, and in turn was snc- coedod nt Hovann by Ionry O. Hall, who wai advanced from the” Consulate at Matanza, Iu addition to the ahove montionod mattors, the \;fw replstor will embraco, asusunl, o lint of Hoc- taries and Assistant Becretarios of Slato, to. gother with n complote ono _of all diplomatia roprosentailves abrond, bofore and sinco tho adoption of ihe Conatitution. [T the Associaled Preas), - THE_ DANKRULTCY ACT. Wamnyaton, Dee. 31.~The mujority of the Sénate are nat in favor of (he total'vepenl of tho Bankruptey nct, but of amending it in such par- tieular ag will guard n debtor from tho exactions of a small minority of his creditore, lenving the question of involuntaty bankruptey to bo detor- mired by thoso more largoly intereated. REVIBING TIE ESTIMATFS. Tho sovdral Excoutivo Departments of the Qovornment will next weok begin the work of rovising tho estimntes for tho curront flscal yonr, Tho cstimntes for worl upon public intldlngs, eroction of light-houses, improvement of rivers, harbors, and fortifientions, will bo_oxtensively cut down. The expenses of tho War Dopurt. ment propor enunot be reducod, g ERIE CANAL. Spcetal Dispateh to Tha Chicgao Tribune, Torrae, N. Y., Dee. 2L—The chunge to freezing cold wonthor is most unfaverable for canal-bonty desiring to got through to tide- water. A largo number of boats arc atopped in the lowor ond of tho caunl by this suddon cold sunp. ’1“10 Loat J. S. Smith, londed with groin, sank in tho canal noar Amstorden Saturday morning, Tho oay nun{nmiu Clark, londed with whent, saul ot Schoharie, Friday aftornoon. - B g s GRANGERS’ PURCHASES. Crxerwyart, Dee. 21,—A special to tho Gazelle enys tho Grangers at Circlbville, 0., yesterday rosolved horeafter to buy groceries ab wholesalo at Cineinnati, through an agent. e e, Willinm Bamford, the Australnsian ALangman. Tho Australasinn News publishes the following ‘blographical record of Bamford, the exccutionor of tho dread peualty of tho law in the Colony of Victorin William Bamford, who has died mn tho el- bourne Hospital, had been the hengmon of Victoria siuco 1867, and had -also uniil Iately acted a8 flagollator. According to Bamford’s own statement, ho must have been 78 years of sgo, 18 ho alleged that ho was born in Ingland in 1800, Ho was brought up as a wool-gorter, but atendy industry did not suit him, and while o vory young mnn ho joined tho Thirty-third Tusiliers, in which regiment he gerved for twenty years, Ho appears to have boen a troublesomo soldier, for on ono occasion whilo his regiment was at Gosport, he recoived 800 lashes, and eventinlly, Tor somo serious military offense, was transported to-Van Diemen's Lond. Ho arrived in that colony by the Royal Soverolgn in 1841, and served hLis sentence with the ordi~ nary ups and downs of convict life. Damford camo to Vietoria in tho early days of tho diggings, aud was unnoticed until 1857, Soon after tho oxecution of .the murderers of Mr. Price, old * Jack Harris,” the hangman of tho period, *wns lost sight of, and his assistant, “Walsh,” went up country. This was Bam- ford’s opportunity, and on Nov. 0, being then in Juil, e undortool'to hang one JohwMason, an old man nged 60, sentenced to death for murder. The oxecution took placo in Melbourne. From that time, with one~ exception at Beechwortl, where a substitute was found in the local jail, Bamford has exccuted tho wliole of tho criminals put to death in the colony. 1lio used to keep coun, and mutter after an exccution the num- ber Lo hnd put outof the world, The biack ruflian who wns banged ot Ballarat, on the 11th of Augnst, mado 71, Bamford was nearly worn ont at tho time he performed this Inst duty, and tho ofticer who Lad charge of him reported that ho had no casy fask to get bim safely back to Meclbourne, Before this, tho offico of flogger was talken from him, a8 on tho last occasion that he wiclded tho cut ho was goizod with an astlmatic fit and was only just able to complete his task. Strange to ény, tho man who has- succeeded Bamford, thiogh much younger, arrived_in the samo ship and at the samo time 08 ho did. Bamford's ap- pearanco was rendored more m[;ulvivu than than it would otherwise have been by tho loss of an eyo, which ho got iijured in #oma drunken row in Melbourne somo fifteen or sixteen years ago. His hinbits were very intemporate, and any mouey he obtained from tho Govornment was soon srjunndered in tho company of a degraded lot of both sexes, who used to look out for him wwhen ho was oxpected to leavo the jail wilh money in his pocket, and join him in Lis drunkext orgics. e was accustomed to squat in gonfo wrotehed place of shelter in tho neighborhood tho barracks, and there could generally be found when he was “wanted” by the authoritics. To sond notico to ““Jack” that ho was roquired to como into the jail wos suficient, - This would be fii\'enhimt\vom‘lhree days-Uoforeband, aud then o would at onco voluntarily imprigon himself, sleop off hia drunkenness, make himsolf clean, and bo roady to hang or flog as his “ job™ might be. His spells of liborty, Lowever, were fow and far botweon, for ho was repentadly con- victed 88 & vagrant. Doubtless the froquent infervals of tamperance thus forced upon him lengthoned his days. The lifo le led outsido the jail without a ehange musthave killed him yours before. Bumford, as o rule, performed ihe ternible work allotted him quietly and oflici~ ontly. o was faithful, too, after his kind, and could bo depended upon, One sickoning attompt to show good fecling to those ho oxecuted ho never omitted. After ho lind pinioned his man, and so rendored him helpless, hie used alwaya to shake him Dby the hand and murmur s ‘‘God bloss you " bofore Lo pulled the fatal bolt. Like tho gravediggor in *‘ Hasmlot,” ** ho had no fool- ing of his business.”. On one occasion, when the msn ho oxceuted had died inatantancously, be was observed to lean over the drop, and with an nir of sutisfuction whilo looking at his work, re- mark, “The best job in tho country—that makes foriy-soven.” e R S - The Lost alloons. M. Wilfrid do Fonviolle, writing from Daris, soys that tho particulars of the coursg of overy balloon kavo two sent up frow Pans during the Franco-Prugsinn war are known. ¥ Ouo of the two lost was the Joecqunrd, sent up on Noy. 28, 1870, Tho neronnut was na sailor named Pritico. Ho was eoen by some fishermon traveling westward over the Dyitish seas, and to drop o lotter bag which wis picked up, handed over to the French oflicials, and regulatly deliv- m‘ed{ The nzimuth of Lis cowsa was north- wost. J "T'lio econd balloof lost was the Richard Wal- Ince, which left Parison Jun, 27, 1871, two or threo duys before the capitulation. Tho acronaus was M. Lincuazo, who had been educated in aoro- nnutics by Godard, Tho balloon wus lost sight af in the dircction of Rochefurt, aftor dawn, o had been spoken proviously by some peasauts when at somo distanco fromn the sea, and advised tostop, Ho desived, however, to Jand norror Bordeaux, “His balloon was traveling in,a south- westerly dircction, and somo African Iateral cur~ rent may havo earried it over unknowp lands, M. Lacazo was & man of fortuno, and logal pro- ceodings havo been takeon by his family to do- claro him doceased. It is not impossiblo that the neronant may liave escaped, as it is roported that n parcel of Iotters was discovored in Natnl, Afrien, not long since, 'Ihose lotters hiave been sent to the Freuch Post-Oflics, Lut hiave not yot Deen recolved, aud it is thought they may _tum out to ho those sout by the lost balfoou, = M. do Fouvielle says : 4 1¢ wo trace of tho car was disenvered by tha Nutal men, it must be cousidored n proof thut tho acronaut has mado his doscont at u place at somo distaneo, but not vory far, us a balloon, when nobody is in tho car, caunot by any means by supported in the air, even at a distauce not excecding 1,000.miles in the interior, As faras 1 ean form a professional opinion in tho matter, M. Laeazo must have cut his ropes and lot his balloon go so au to shorten tho timoof his being dragged on tho ground, Ho may porsibly lisve Jumped out of tho ear and killed higuolf in full- ing. or have boon starved in dosert Jouds, or murdered by natives, But my opinion is, us far an Ican form ouo, that ha wus blown by the wind alivo over Africn, aud that ovor Africa tho lnst tengedy was played, with n result whiok Iy unknown up to the present momont," e e e TBuck Bush and Bill Towls, nogroes, werahung at Macon, Mis, Doe, 12, wonty sutograph lettors of Gen, Washing- ton are roported to have been discovered ub Trincoton, N J. About lislf tho number 1olate to tho affnirs of Princcton College, to Qen, Moreor, who wae Kllled at the battle of Prinee- tou, awd {o thoe battle iteclf. They were wrltton to the Dyurs, futhor and son—tho one ntone timo I'rosideut of the College, und the Intter aftorwards Vico-Presidont of the United Htatos,—und to Presidont Witherspoon, one of thom, relating to Gon, Morcor, wrges the orco- tion of & monuwent to that gullant Qeneral, who was killed at tho battlo of Princeton, JAPAN. The Lato. Ministerial Crisls ==~ Its 2 Causes and Results, Victory of the Party of Progress, Special Corscspondence of The Chicago Tribune, i3 Yorottaa, Nov, 1, 1673, The history of Japan is written in blood, » THE BWORD, NOT TIE TEN, dictated tho polioy of the mpiro. The ono was powerful, tho other poworless. The merest gwordsmnn was noblo, the ablest frooman igio- blo. Tho scholar lived in tho retirement of the sanctuary, with 1o rank and no influenco. The privato soldler, oven, was above tho wonlthiost tanded proprictor. Thus Might occupied tho piaces of right, Tho Goneral, or Tycoon, was moro poworful than the Mikado, the descendant of tho gods. Tho military oxacted aud receivad all homngo. The historinn chronicled only thoir prowess, the poot eang only tholr praigo, and the mothor pointed alono ‘for emulation Lo their oxamples, 1f tho advisers of tho Throno dis- ploased the Daimios, or nobloes, the sword de- posod them and substituted others, It was tho arbitor that decided all questious, and from its decletons there wasno apposl. It reared the throneof tho Tycoons, and maintained it in splendor for 250 years, and theu destroyod it for- aver, and sont tho last of n long and illystrious lino tp private lifo. Buch wore tho traditions, precedents, and practicos of Japan for twenty- six conturios. It would soem to bo of tho im- possible to do away with them in ono_ gonora- tlon, or even in many. Such, ai least is tho |Dhistory of . other mnations. The beating of tho aword and the spear into theplow- sharo and tho pruning-hook is oven now, in Cliristian Europe, n mero sounding boost, 'Tho armed milllona of her nations are the evidence of its falsity, Napoleom wrote on his escutcheon, “Tho Empire {8 peace,” That symbolized much, —ar}s, scionces, education and’ elovation of the people, manufaclures, commerco, happinces, aud plenty, Whon he abandoned it for *‘On to tho Rbine,” the change brought the deatruction of all theto, and bimself as well, Japan, how- oyor, sooms to have fallon upon better days, or, .at least, bottor ways, She- has adopted penco ng her motto, On her flag, benenth the rising sun, iu the white fleld, they have mucribed, . “* THE EMPIRE 18 PEACE.” Tho new policy of 1870, of internntional iuter~ course, of intornal improvoments and progross, built upon the abolition of o host of foudal nobles, each with thousands of armed retainers, was Ko greatn change ag to bo a complote do- struction of tho whole political aud sooial fabric* of the pnst, aud the renring of a new stricture on its ruins, Tho question of its durability was of the utmost importance to tho 85,000,000 people of Japan, and the whole world as well, Would tho hundreds of Princes and Daimios ro- main contented without their enormous rev- enues, rank, and powor? Would their swarms of rotainers—the haughty two-sword men, beforo whom the lower classcs, the laborers, the mechanics, the merchants, and the farmors, prostratod thomsolves—vonld they romain cdns touted in_their new positions of labor, poverty, aud equality ? Lvery student of history and_every reflecting ‘mind must have hind doubts sud foars, If thoso in power made the lenst mistake; or a scrious division should ariso betweon them, would not somo bold, daring_man eizo the, protoxt Lo ap- peal to the sword, us of old, call to his aid tho uullmet cloments, delugo the land in blood, and perhops overturn_the new and restore the old order of things. If Japan falterod or exhibited sigus of wonkness now, IT WOULD END I¥ HER RUIN, Now, a4 in all past time, there aro strong na- tions which prey on the wenker ones, Thoy aro aver ready to give protection, but like tho lion, who, when he lies down with the lamb, finds the best way of lying down is to have the lamb in- sido of him. The throo Jeus of Japanese experimont it governing had presentedgno crisia which teatod their stability. "If any ofticer disagreed with the Throno and the Privy-Couneil, the power behind the Throne, ho had beon quiotly sent,abrond ; and till to-day no general Cabinet crisis had pro- nented iteelf, Now, however, it was known on thestreots that thore was sorious discussion and disagreemont botween the mpjority of . the Cabi- uot and tho Privy-Conncil, which must end in the downfall of ono or the other. Tho majority of the Cabinet favored war with Cores, tho aiging of large armies, equipping fleots, charter- ing transports, and o war on & large senle. ‘Iho Privy-Council and one or two of the Cabinot favored poaco and a continuation of rational progress in all tho Empire. Tho Emperor do- cided in favor of peace, DIBMISSED THE MAJORITY OF WIS OABINET, and filled their places with tho frieuds of peace. There was no agitation and no oxcitemont, ‘the Ministors retired quietly and gracofully. An English or American Cabineg could not havo re- tired moro quietly. Itisa mattor of congratu- Intion toall friends of substantinl progress in this Far East. If Japan cau now go peacefully through n Cabinot-crisis in ler untried condi~ tion, theta is no danger for her in the future. Thero is another signiffeance in this chiange: Ti7o groat partios havo oxisted in Japan sico the Perry trial, in 1854 called the Foicign and Anti-Forolgn partics, = Tho first was in favor of , opening Japan to trado and commerco with other nations, 'The Iattor wore in favor of the old Japaueso oxclugiveness, They would havetaken up nrms todrive all barbarians, as they called all foreignors, out of Japan, closed their ports, is- sued en ediet of non-intercourse, and ehut thom- selves up in their 1wlaud-homos from the wholo world. Theso two parties exist to-day, and tho Anti-Foreigu party is a large ono. TG ENDASSY ‘which the Japanese Government sent to Europa and America two years sinco bave Iately roturned around the world, with some new and enlarged viows of the scope, powers, and duties of Gov- ernmonts, They had been eloso observors of all the newer ctvifization of Lurope and America, 1 sny nower civilization ; for, although thero is much oxaggerntion ns to tho untiquity of China and Japan, it is known that Japun oxisted ns an organized nation nearly = thousand years |. bofore the Augusian _age of tho Romsn Empise. ‘this Embassy made their roport, which is said to . contain recommendations for many roforms at homo which could uot meet with the favor of the Anti- Toroign party. Thoy ure said to urge o rovision of tho troaties with foreign powers, aud tho oponing of all the ports and parts of the Empire to trade. These views were opposed by the ma- Jority of tho Cabinet, who opposed the Coresn war, nlso favored the adoption of the policy pro- lwsed by tho returned Embassy. As tho minor- | ty wore rotained, and the vacancies filled from the members of the Lmbassy, it iy A DOUBLE VICTORY,— 5 a victory for trado and comwmorce as woll ag peace. A ‘There are somo other Phnsea of this change which may throw somo light on the wisdom of tho Emperor in filling hig Cubinet as bo did, ‘I'he new men are all claimed to bo thoablest and best men of Japan. ‘They, morgover, aye so soleclod as to reprosont the groat clans of tho Empire.” The heads of thexs clans doposad tho Tycoon and destroyed the Tycoonate. The Thiuco of Satsuma is really tho Warwick of Jupan ; gnd the Princes of Choiken, Hizen, and ‘Tosn a¥o, or wore, scarcely less powerful. Iwakura, tho now P'rimo Ministor, is of tho Em- Yngor‘n family ; Okoboo, nowly appoiuted to the brivy Council, iy a Balsuma clansman ; Okuma, new Minister of Tinanco, 18 a lizon elansman. Tho Minister of Publia Works, and XKido, appointed fo the Privy-Covncil, are both of the Choisen clan; asaku, Minister of Justice, Is Tosn mou; T'erachnma, Ministor of Toreign Affuirs, is o Satsumo man ; and Kats-avs, another new mem- bor, is from the famnily of tho old Tycoon, So ALL TILE GREAT CLANS are reprosonted and interssted in the Admin- istration of tho Uovernment, - Thero aro tio l‘parueu that are dissppolnted: the discontended porty at homo, who hoped lfiml the chances of war might bring the old order of affairs back again; and the foreign residonts who have gouds to soll, ships to bo ohartered, arms and munitions of war to dispose of,—tho Dirds of proy who fatten on the eavcasses of tho dead, whotlier of moi or nations, A Furnace that Buras Conl-Dust and Ents 1y Own Smoke, Tho best mothod of utilizing the dust and ro- fuso of coul mines seoms to huve hoen found out at last by an Englishmuan, At tha royal gun fuctoried In Woolwich araenal there iy now in oporation a furnace soting on a principlo which ontirely rojects all former ones, looking to tho consumnption of waste conl, 1t iy for the burn- ing of coal-uat, mixod with air—yot, of cotso, graius of culm, but of coal purposely powdered 10 insura tho combustion of each particularatom, “I'his furnaco is thoinvention of Mr, T', R. Gl’lllll[il- ton, who has boen five yoars i porfecting lis fiest orude concoption, Tho Crampton furnnce doponds for its action upon the jutroduction, “suchi 05 those will undor prengure, of atmospherio air and coal-dnst in carofully-ndjuated proportions, and #0 com- mingled and dellvered at o preociso and undoviat- ingly fixod point nsthat not ou atom shall pass unconstmad, ‘This complotenoss of combustion doponds upon tho proper admixturo of tho sur- chargod and undercharged currents of alr aud powdorod fuol. Thoso comminglod stroams of alr nud dust ara enrried into a combustion-cham< bor, in_ which they nre united.and burnt, tho produots of combustion entering & chambor oyond, whoro tho hoat is utilized. Mr, Cramp- tonbns aleo porfected a mochnnical systom of snpplying tho fuol to thp furnaco by n solf-notin apparatus, and at tho samo timoe las sbolishe the smoko nulsanco for manufacturing cities, ‘This Jattor rosult is inovitablo from all filo'i‘l)flb. inasmuch as tho only conditions under which tho furnaco can bo successfully worked are oxactly those which rendor the production of wmoko impossible, To sum up, the furpaco at Wool- wich demonstrates ths use of powdorod fuel in & Ireo condition, porfoct combustion, mochanical puddling, self-noting feeding, and smoko con- sumption, to bo nccomplished facls by one nnd tho samo apparatug. " —_— Tho ¢ King of the Fronch,” “Thero way overy conceivablo and incon- colvable story curront in London,” writes Mos- oheles, *‘of tho extravaganco of tho * Kin tho T'rench,’as the Count d'Oresy was called anmong the sporting folk of tho Valo of Ayles- bury ¢ but ibwas hovor told that he was cradled, ag it wero, In an ignorance of (Lo value of money, not deom possiblo who Lave boen less indulged and less spoiled, and who hiave beon lesw plonsant to indulge and to spoil than ho was. DBut extravagance 18 like collection 08 & passion, Once lot it be owned to oxist, and there will bo found poople to mrfiivn it, and to foed 1it, and to find it with now objects. When an American Eanummu., tho gifted Mr. Chayles Sumner, was in Englnud, his popularity becamo ustly #o great nnd so gonoral that his friends ogan_to dovieo what circlo thore waa to show him which ho had not yot scon, what groathouso thot +he bad not yot visited. And so it was with Count d'Orsay, IIis grandmothor, Madamo Crawford, dolightod in his boauty nud bis snuci- ness, ond his magnificent tastes. Wheu ho Jjoined his regiment sho fitted him out with a sorvico of plate which mado the boy the Ilnugh- ing-stock of hin comrades, Whethor it was broken up into bitsy or played for at lnnaquenct, or sunk in a marsh, Icannot recollect; but one or other catastropho happened, I do know. Ila was spolled during most of Lis lifo by overy ono whom lie came near; and toone like mysolf, en- dowaed with many Juxurious tastes, but whom the decipline of poverty had compelled promaturely to welgh and to count, it was a curious eight to sce, a8 L often did in the early days of our ac- rwnmtmmn, how ho seomed to take it for granted that everybody bnd uny conceivable quantity of five-pound notes. ~To this fancy the Lichfleld, Beaufort, _Chesterticld, Klnnmy. Stanloy o, among' whom hg was convorasut, ministored largoly. He spcnt their monoy them royally, nud made them fancy they were invonting all mouner of eumptuous and original ways of sponding it., When tho crash and the downfall came, and tha Count owned himsoll beaton, ruiued, * dona for at last,’ a8 tho familiar phrase Tuns, ho said, * Woll, af least, if I have nothing lso I will biave tho bost umbrolla that over was.! Tha wish was granted by a lady who brotight the immured man of ploasuro in difi- culties au umbrolla. from Paris, with the hnndlo sot in jowols, That was a typo of Count d'Or- say's 1idea of poverty and bad weather and ro- tranchment! But nover was Bybuarito go littlo sclfish as ho, Mo loved extravagauce—waste evon. 1o would give half n soveroign to & box- keopor at o theatro, 48 o matier of course, and ot ostentation; bt ho could aleo bestow time, puing, money, ‘and recollection, with a.munifi- cenco and o delleacy such as showed what a roal princoly stuil thero was in the nature of the man whom fortpno had so cruclly spoiled. Ho had *iho momory of tho honrt’ in porfection.” —_— THE LIVE=STOCK MARKETS. ALDA: Speelal Dispatch to Aupany, K, Y., Dee, BEEVES — Tho' market opened on Thursdsy with o Jhnited attendance of local dealers, und very iitle busine:s—and that of re- tail character—was done, On Fridoy the attendanco was somowhiat largor, and, althoughi_trade showed an Jmprovement, tho voluma'of hueiness was small, Easte o conntry dealers heing tho most 1beral purchinsers, On Soturday the market opuned with o good attend- anco from Brighton, New York, and a goodly number of locul and country deulers, Tho market ruled strong, holders | demunding the closing prices of lnst week, A few cuttle vold undor last weelk's prices, but, taking the market from the opening to the close, it has ruled steady, and so near to lnst week in values that wo can mako no chango in_quotations, Embraced in the recelpts wero a fow Christmas cattle, but these were dead stock, no one sceming to want them. Tho wupply for = the ook smounts 4,00 head. Although tho recelpts ars very Mmited, they aro ubundant for ihe preyont dull morket. At tho closo of tho market many bead were unsold, and weko sent forward in first hauds, The highest’ prico paid for thoice butchering steera vna 70, which was given for o selection nveraging 1,650 lb. Full hords of good Western stecrs sold ut U@0%¢c per Ib: common at 33@4x¢, The rrices ob- tafucd woro as follos hicagn Tribune, to Suprr axp Lav#s—Tho receipls number 17,400 head, Earlyin tho weok very litlo wus done, aul was niot until Friday, when Eaatorn dealers appeared, that any degreo of activity was siown, They took lib- exallyy bt bought at 3o por 1 redagtion on the ruling prices of Inst weok, Yeaterday the Hrurkot rulod quict, thero being no domund for New York, and but very littlg for local trade, Quotations are: Sheop, 5@70 5 Tambs, G@Tie, DEATHS. HUDSQN—Dac, %, Melvina P, wife of Loonard 5. Hudson damghier of tho Into Horman S, and Pamo. Jin_Hond, aged 3 sonrs, 8 munths, 24 doys. Tunoral rom hior late residonce, 20 Twenty-slxthat., Mouday, Deo. =, a3l o'cluck a."wi.” Carrtaies o Oalt: wood, JURPITY—At Salt, Tako City, on Deo. 3, James G. Maephs, formanly of Watoctown, Wit oral to Calyary Cemotory oh Manday, Deo.” 23, at 1 iun; Nortiiweatorn Dopot. 3% ’fs., pupers ploaso Copy. >0 3, James Doglo, of Doylos & Co. (Brawers), ars; Hinorat st o) i Huondas, 10 nst, from 423 Norts Stato, by carciagos to Uahary Oemotry. - BUCKLY-Snnday, Dee, 21, at 395 Stato streot, Mary 5, Thuokly, agod 2 ynes. . ‘Funoral 'acadny. Ericnds aro invited. Oarrlages will Tonve i houso (n (o for 1 o'clock p, in. csrs lfor Cal- vary Cemotery, BINMORE=Doo. 21, at 0:05 a. m., Sarah_Adelino, danghior of Honry and Elizaboth' Margaret Horst Bla- e god 19 yoars and 21 i tico of funoral horoaftos o BUCTION SALES, ., By Wi A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONBERS, (BSTABLISIEIED 1856.) Nos, 15 and 17 Randolph-st., Sules rendercd and: pubd 4 dayk afrer snlee Counlgnments solicited. Large and Desirable BTOCK OF FUR GOODS, For Lndios’, Missos’, Oh‘lldrfln’s, oand Men's ‘Wesr, of Mink, Soal, Otter, Beaver, Chin- chilla, Marten, Fitch, and other kinds, ‘Wolf, Bear, Fox, and Buffalo Robos. . AT ATUCTION, On_MONDAY MORNING, Doo, 22, o folock, A anN g, Meputa et 10, dlacky ol FEO.. Auotioncors. Teluale iscelaons Books On Tuesday Afternoon, . Deo. 23, at2a'clock, At our Snlesrooms, 16 and 17 Randolph-st. Tho stock conslsts of istorical, Classical, ‘and Miacel- laucous Worke, mpny elogantly {llustrated and finsly bound. Yull partieulurs in cataloguo, nonrly ready, WM, A, BUTTERS & C DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, * FURNISHING GOODS, &o., “’l’«(i‘{'HSD‘\\’.-Dw. 24, at100'clk,at 15 & 17 Randolph-st. BOOTS, SHOES, BUFFALO OVERS, RUB- _BERS, GLOVE GAUNTLETS, &o,, WEDNESDAY, Doo. 3, at 100'olk,at 16 & 17 Randatphiat. CARRIAGES, HARNESS, &, ON WEDNESDAY, Dec. 34, at 10 v'clook. Wednosday, Deo. 24, at 91-3 o’cl’k, OUR REQULAR WEDNESDAY SBALE OF DRY G00DS and CLOTHING. Targo and full lina Mow's Hearls. Ja e ik s Uetoead Velvoteous, Now inyoics Oustomenado Otathing, lougo-tiuad THoso, Mociuw Linsiory, Gurdiun Juekets, Nubiny Hoods, 'owels, 1'a loodw, Notlons, q A0 One wadal fuil 1no of Bundry Dry Goods. . TAYLOR & HATRISON, Auctioncors, Ly 207 51d 26 iSaat Adadomat, * AUCTION SALES, By TAYLOR & HARRISON, Grand Christmas Sale AT ATTCTION, HOLIDAY PRESENTS, At our Salesroom, 204 & 200 East Madison-st,, MONDAY, Doo, 22, at 8 o'olook, $20,000 WORTI OF Diamonds, Jewelry, FANCY GOODS, AND BOOKS, e o St e AT AR tho wholo stcok Is disposed of, Diamonds, Gennine Jules Jurgensen Watches, Tine Watches and Jewelry, Bronze and French Cloeks, Opera Glasses, Tilegmnt Ohine and Bohemian Vases, Taney Berlin and Paris Goods, Bronzes, &¢., & Ln‘{gu Iot. Choice Books and Photograph Albums Goods can bo snon beforo tho salo commonces, TAYLOR & HARRISON, Auctinna O S oot Madhoomas. On Tuesday, Doe. 23, at 10 o’clock; At our salesroom, 204 and 206 X5, Madison.st., PAWNBROKER'S SALE AT AUCTION, OF i Unredeemed Pledges, BY ORDER OF A, GOLDSMID. INT DIAMONDS, in Pins, Rings Drops, ofe. Fine Gold and Silvor Wafchos, Bolid Gold Jewoelry, Rings, Pins, and Sots in Dfpmong, Eub'f' Emorald, Bapphiro, Pearl, Amothyat, Topan, and Coral. Solid Silverwaro, Gold and Silver-hoadod Canos, OB e e s s ala gostlively athout rateea far oash, AV OIS T ARRTSON, “Alichomoers, 204 and 206 Esst Madison-st, Tuesday, Dec, 23, at 2 1-2 o’ulouE 204 & 208 B. MADISON-ST., 300 Elegant Chiromog BY CATALOGUE, ALL IN GOLD GILT FRAMES, This elogant eollection of Chromnos is ono of tho fneat ovor put an display fn Ghlcago. They hiave hoon ratouched by band, giving them a finish Har- y equal to an ofl painting. o frames nro ricl 4nd beautiful fn deslgn and will be wold with thio pictures. ALE POSITIVE. “Qur ordors aro to scll. On exbible tion to-day, TAYLOR & BARIISON, Auctionocrs, g Tiast Madison-st. 204 and 206 By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Great -Bankrupt Sale WATGHES AND JEWELRY AT ATUCTION, Monday Morning, Dec. 22, at 10 o'clock, at our Salesroom, 84 and 86 Randolph.st., Fine Gold aud Silvor Watchos, Giald Chaine, Elogant Gold Hots, Rolled Plato Sets, Gold Obarms, Sloovo But- tons, &0,y 3 Wi, at ‘I3 ololack, 20 Volumes of BLEGANTLY. Tuablo BOOKS, suttable for HOLIDAY ROUND & PRESENT e g ssirmntof Hlated Ware, Vaney Ohiog Vasgs. s, o enro, Golngne ate, &Ko, orokng It INON, POMEROY & 0L, o #1 and 85 Randoip Tucsday Morning, Deg. 23, at 10 oclock, . CLOSING SALE OF THE Bankrupt Stock AT STORE, 72 RANDOLPH-ST, > Irestock of Stationary, Inltinl Papor and Fnsolopen § 0 tho trado. Blank ooke Lottor, Note, and ¥oolneap Papor, Inkatands, Rabber Bands, Lead Poncile teel Pans, Lindolopen, Se; " Everytuigg vortaining to firat- ‘cotalL natlonors s(ooe. . Al & Inrgo ot of Nolwon's Birds, Rowards of Morlt, &a., &o., nd s Silvor Plated Show Cases, Counters, Shelving, Gas Fixturce, &o. Bold by ordor of Jt. 15, JIENKINS, Had., Assiznco. ELISON, POMEROY & CO.,' Auctionecrs. Our Regular Friday's Sale, Priday Morning, Dec. 26, at 9 1-2 o'clock. Wo will offor the ususl Immiensn assartment of New and Sacond-and FURNUTURE, wiich bas ade our aslcs sa successful, Rich Parlor and Chambor Sets, Marblo-top Tablos, Walnut Extonsion Tablos, Lounges, Burcaus Carpots, Crockory, Bodding, Blankots: Stoves, otc., an & largo fot of Platodwaro and Gonoral Merchinndi ELISON, FOMEROY & CO. an, I By BRUSH, SON & GO, FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE AT AUCTION, At 141 Oalumet-av., near Twenty-third-st, MONDAY, Doc. 22, 0£10 o, m, Will be suld, one ulegant Villat & Davls Pinna: OF Now York, Knapp of Phila., uper Macblo:tap Chambor sy Ohaies, Linglish Velvet ilver_Plato, China, Dinnor and Stovas, Dining-toom and hon uraltico, st 'bo puld for and ro wmioved by Tugsday afioraa, 2 : BIUSH, SON & CO., Aucilonosrs, VERY THPORTANT SALE 0il Paintings Ba‘;nz MR. D, GALE'S collection, over 160 Valuable Works, Thoy will bo sold in Store NO. 108 MADISON-ST., Commoneing on TUESDAY, DEC. 23, at 10, 2, and 7 1-2 o’cloék, and continue following dnys at samo time until sold. This is tho finest STANDARD collection evor offered to the citizons of Ohicago st Auction. Exhibition Monday, 22d, day and n]zh_k‘.: “BY GEO. P. GORE & CO., @8 & 70 Waubash-av. 115 & 117 East Randolph-st, FOURTIL AND FIFTIL FLOORS. " 26 HANDSOMELY-FURNISHED ROOMS, 7 Sote, Tablos, Chairs, Rockors, Lo A T ot dutomda._Ticuding, Tarios and Uook Btovos, — English' Nrussols Carpots fn”all the Tooms, On Tuesday, Dee, Thio roopus can by ren at 10 o'clack prompt, tormsmada known'at thosalo. . GORE & CO.. Anctionoors, GOODS. ESDAY MORNING, Doc. 23, at 8§ a'clock, fine cononatto Olothiug,. 16r. men, oy, aud youtks, 1 Siiits, Drues Coats, Ovucconts, Pants, and Vosts: Uit Jno of Tur Goods, Mutls, Bk, Caps, Golln Hots, in Mink, Boaver, Ernliio, Sal, Astachan, rol, 0. no of Moi's Uhdewdar and Fufufehin n + Tll"1l I umary, & ot and ‘fublo Ontlors Guouds, and Gan 1 {nvuled of Kilvor-platad, Wara, uuitablo fur ol Govornmont Clothing ; 25 balos Hed Comfc + 10 haled Gonuepiuont Glolbing [ 2 Bulas ed Comforters; 10 bal GLO. P, GORE: & 00, 68 und 70 Wabasl NEW YEAR'S Is noanat hand, and with it tho Tide nudmm, ‘nml up g tho pritos again, W EDNESDAY, DU, 3, 8108, e o shiall offory ta closo, 600 OASES WELL ASSORTED Boots and Shoes. aroe, P GORE & CO., 68 aud 70 Wabash-av., Auo'rs. ' s