Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1874, Page 1

The Chic VOLUME 27. LADIES' GOODS. OSING SALE! Bankfifit Stock BICKERTON & JEFFERY, ‘No. 36 WASHINGTON-ST., Oppostio FIKLD, LEITER & CO. T'he said stock consists in part of - the following: ’ Ladies’ Suits, Ladies’ Polo. maises, Redingotes, Cloaks, Dol- mans, Far Sacques, and Muffs; ‘Embroideied Camel's Hair; Polonaises, unmade; B’k Al- pacas; Serges and Biarritz Cloth, by the yard; House Wrappers; Cashmere Capesand Talmas, for Spring wear; In-| fants’ Underclothing; full-lines of Corsets; Children’s Pique. Cloaks and Dresses; Suits, Lawn Suits, Paris Mus- 1in Suits and Polonaises, But- tons, Braids, Gimps, and Orna-. ments. ‘This sale prosents to the Tindies nn unusual opportunity to buy GREAT BARGAINS, The above stock must bo sold regardless of| cost or value by the 20th inat. On Wednez~ day, Jun, a1, Tho undersignéd will xeceive bids for all stock romnining unsold. All bitls aubjeat to tho gpproval of the Coutt, . L. HOUGH. Assignee, T “Washington-at. REMOVALS. REMOVAL. Fild Bentict o, IMPORTERS OF CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, TVESTINGS, Linen y INSURANOE. INSURANCE! ‘WE REPRESENT THE HARTFORDFIRE INSURANGE C0., HARTFORD, CONN. Assots, over. .$2,400,000. NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE c0., HARTFORD, GONN. Assots, over... +++$800,000. FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMP'Y, WHEELING, W. V. Aszots, ovor. ++:4.$300,000. "NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INS. 0O, OF LONDON AND EDINBURGIHL. ? Assots, Gold. .$13,000,000. GERMAN-AMERICAN INS. €O, s NEW YORK. ] .$1,800,000, IRVING INSURANCE ‘COMPANY, : *-NEW YORIC 3 Asrsets, ovor.. Assets, over... -$2300,000, S. M. MOORE & (0., AGCGENTS, 3 119 and 121 LaSalle-st. GIFT CONCERT. 4th Grand Gift Concert FOR THE BENEFIT OF THli Public Litwary of Ky. "-OVER A MILLION IN BANK! AND A FULL DRAWING ASSURED! _Tuesday, the 31st of March next. Only 80,000 tiokots havo boon fasued, and $1,500,000 Dividod into 1,000 Ciash Gifts, il bo distributed by lot . among tho tickot-holdors, & LIST OF GIFTS: ONE GRAND CASIT GIFT. = 5 o = ] SESE=S: = Y 3 o S22 S5 =8 85! bR ) ) ¥ Gifls, wk Cantt Gt 100 Cnah 3ifta, 200 Canh Gifts, 25 Gual s, 11,000 Cush Gifts, 50 cuchs Totnl, 12,000 Gifts, ALL CAST], amonnting to. +.81,500,000 THE CONGERT ASD DISTRINUTION OF GIFTS WILL FOBT- TAILORS TRIMMINGS, &, Have removed their largs stock to WABASH-AV., COR. IADISON-ST. - CHICAGO, ILL. REMOV.AX. The Gook County Savings Bank ‘Has romoved to its NEW OFFIOR, Qorner Clark and Madison-sts, COUPTROLLERS OFFICE CHICAGO, Jan. 1, 1874, ATTENTION! TAX-BUYERS! Amost Profitablo Investment is offored in the Tax Certlzlcates hald by tho city for the salo for aity tazes of 1672, which I will scll at speoin) and most faver- ablorates in amounts of from Ono Thousand to Qrao Hundred Thousand Dollsrs. Buyors and holders of thixso cortificatos will bo ontltlod at onco to the amount of tho saloand 25 per cent advance, bolog for tho first six ‘monthe from dato of salo; 50 per cent from 6eto 13 months; 76 per cent from 12 to 18 months; and 1 100 per cent from 18 to 34 months, Untll further notice, delinquent taxpayers may obtaln such of tholr certifioatos of tho above claes asimay remaln unsold, upon paymont of tho amount of salaand threo per cent preminm, S. 8. HAYES, City Comptroller, Room 3 City Hall. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that George ‘W. Wade is no longer Manager of - the Northern Illinois Departmemt of the Life Association of America,.and that no acts hereafter done by :im, or moneys paid to him, will be.re- cognized by the said Association.'y HENRY W.HOUGH, Pros’t.\'\ J. 8. PIERCE, Bec’y. 8t. Louis, Jan, 9,1874. The Chicago Relief and Aid Society Haro pgen rocojring, daring tho last fow wecks, an aver-- g0 of from six hundred to sovon hundred lottors dally, many of them ropetitions and many of thom without: tho namo or resldonce of thio writors, aud iu many casos 0 writors eannot bo found, though careful visitation I, mado st the addross iven, fnvolving a largo amount oft wark on our part, and to vory hitle purposo. The Lioard: fiyng::]u:m aro thorofor compolled to adopt tha follow~, tesolved, That horoaftor no lattor of application will re- eslvo attantion unlers wAxe and & ik a b tion, cat be antisfnotorlly ol sppiisanty (Twortiy bo word wpusiily“aned cortatuly o Tlovod, aid resolved, furthor, that no appication will baf entortainad oxcont st tha regucst f the parsan foe. whioty' soliof is sought, expressod in “rlll"g ovar his or her ownl] Hamature, 6. 8 Bg DLy, ‘Goneral Buporintendent. h Taest Tamesi Taresl Town of Lake and Hydo Park Taxos and Spocial Asso menta for 178 are now duo and payablo at thu Collactoras ©Ofico, Room 3, 161 Lasiallo-at. Tho Colloctor ot Hydo Park ls making o Discount of 5 per cont on all Spu- clal Assossmonts snd own Tax until furthor natlco. DANIEL PUROKY.} gollootors, TIVELE AND UNIODINOCALLY. TAKE FLACE DN FAr DAY FOWELED WS {5 Tux Hoirts ok St ot . 000 GIY T4 AL FALD I SHOFORTION 70 TUE NUMDER OF TICKETS SOLD. : PRICE OF TIOKETS. \ 8 10| 233 Tickota for. | 11 3Vholo Tickets fof.. tloJlekaloter B ‘No discounton Iess than 3600 worth of tickets. Beont. Pabiie Libgary R0 Ee BRAMLETTE, Fiibito Librazy Dutiding, Louswilio, 1: Of Coneor 4 4 . Watts & Co., Room 47 )\h(zopo“hl;l}llnuk. carnor Randolph and La- g8 BUSINESS REVIEW, CHICAGO TRIBUNES REVIEW FOR 1873. Whale Tickots. Halvea. A Buriness Guide and Reference Book to the Loading Meroantile Houses and Manu- facturing Tnterosts of Ohicago. i E. COLBERT, Editor. Containa matter of interest to all business men. Possessing & permanent value as an Advertising Medium. Copies sent FREH to all responsible merchants and manufactur. era throughout the Northwest. BUSINESS EIEN in all branches who dosira to reach the country trade_should avail themsolvos at onco of tho Groat Modlum for that purpose. co, Wi torms, can now bo sosur. Spooial FURS. FURS! FINEST STOCK-TOWEST PRICES, J. 8. BARNES & CO,, 70 MADISON-ST. FINANCIAL. ' $15,000.00 Union'Hide & Leather Go. Stock FOR SALE, AT LOW PRICE AND EASY TERMS. Apply to C. R, FIELD & CO., 10 Portland Blook. T LAKT OITY NATIONAL BANK. BAL B. M, DURELL, Prest. J. M. BURKETT, Cashr, Omas, JIXMTSTEAD, Atty, Colleotions made in Utah, Montana, Tdaho, Novadn, Aizonn, Washington, Oalifornia, nnd Oregon: and ro- initied Tor In our exobnngo avallublo In any Canada, lizohiango and tolograph rooured from our Oblcago “orcaspondent, tho Third Natioual liankc of Obloago. Sorrosuondent, the Third Natioal innk of Ohloago: _ PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &c. LEGAL BLANKS The Jargest assortment, most complete and most Teliable forms that are published, COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & €0, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. BLANK BOOKS! STATIONERY sud PRINTING furntshod promptly and at fair prices, by I M. W. TONES, 103 AND 100 RIADISONST, LOTTERY. past, of th M8 1. NOTICE. All personn nre warned not to_trust, pay on our agoount as 1o ig ngor o BON, pen . 305 W absk-av., Obiobo, _ Fom BXCELANGE. 850,000 to 60,000 worth of oholes Westeru Jands for & out stock of sy Gooda, Address lopm 1, 164 Mad- lsoa-st. $300,000. Oapital Prize, $60,000, Missouri State Lottery. QGrand Bingle Number Schieme, Draws thelast day of overy month. 5,880 Prize mount Ing to 800,000, \fl‘l Lo ti ), I d f reute 16 BunnAY, BiLLud 0] falven - igna e CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1874, WASHINGTON. The Financial Question Fur- ther Discussed in the * Senate, Morton and Towo Combat the Views Advanced by Senator Schurz. The Administration Undecided Concerning Louisiana Afthirse Hints as to a Little Speculation of Butler, Warmoth, and Casey. Passage of tho Naval Appropriation Bill in the House. Speculations as 1o the Next Nominee for the Chief-Justiceship, NATIONAL FINANOES. Special Dispatch tn The Chicago Tribune, TIE DEDATE IN THE BENATE, WasmiNaToN, D, C,, Jan, 16,~Tho imo of the Sen. nte to-dny was given up to debate on thie finances, Mr. orton lod off with o roply to the criticlsma of Mr, Bcliurz, and was followed by Judge Hows, who pro- sented hls pla for tho converting of our presout rro- decmabla notes inlo rodeemablo ourroncy. Tho Judge urged that = ;i ‘A MIDDLE CotmsE: between the cxpansionista and resumptioniats should b pursucd, and mado somo tolling bits against tho ndvocates of both thoso schemes, Meaars, Morrill, of Vermont, aud Duckingham, of Connectiout, spoko Driefly, and tho Senato went into excontive session, but tranancted no businces, for the vory sufficient reason {tint thore was nothing to do. BIr, Logan was an § toreated listonor to the dobato on tho finances this af- ternoon, It 18 undorstood that his gigantio intolloct is at work devising AN ORIGINAL SOEME 3 for a return to metallfo currency, Lut it 1s sald ho cos not make up his miud whether it will ho beat to rocomn- mend tin or zinc os tho ntost proper motal to bo used, et LOUISIANA ATFAIRS. THE ADMINISTRATION OHANOES FRONT. Snectal Dispatch to The Chicaro Tribune. WastmoToN, D, 0., Jun, 16,—Apposrances Indicato that the reigning fomily Lns again embarked n the Dbusiness of making monoy, and fo sid thelr spooula- tons have concluded to undortako tho manipulation of politics whenever thoy cam do 8o proftably. Up to tho imo that Congress adjourncd for tho holidny recoss, tho Presidont. hiad boen stubborn and por- slatent in his detorminatfon fo support tho Kollogg' Govornment in - Loulslana, wavoriug support was an Adminlsiration mens- ure, and was sbly dofonded ond sustained o8 such by Senator Morton and othors of the Adminis- tration statcsmon, Durlng tho rocess, howover, n chango of mind was butrayed by His Exccllency, o wavered as to tho Justico of tho cause, and Anally, aftor an intorviow with Carpenter and Ben Butlor, he au- nouncod thot hewas in favor of anow oloction in Loulsians, to be held 2 USDER THE AUSPICES OF A CONGRESSIONAL COMMIB- orox, The announcoment foll like a thunderbolt upon the Kellogg Committoo, and created great consternation in tho minds of tho Kellogg Oon gressmen, who hold thefrsents by virtuo of tho cloction of 1872, As soon a8 thoy heard it, they called npon ' tho President and Degged to_ know'If tho rumor was correct, Grant Te- lied, without great circumlocution} that it wos ; that Do s coms {0 tho opinion that tho last eleor tion in Loulssus was on orysnized froud ; that nmo proper count of {ho voia liad evor been taken ; and that it ought to bo 8ot asido by Congress, and s now eleotion ordered to bo held under tho Stato laws, but aupervised by o Congres- sional Commitice, - 1fo seomed to be immovably st in Dis now opinion, and, without endeavoring {0 chango Dis_opinion, the crchtfallon Congressmen withdraw from bis présence, The -matter coming to. Sensor orton's cars, ho too sought the presonco of tho Ohiof Magiatrato, BENATON MONTON AND TIIF. PIESIDENT, Tho interviow bas not boen oflicinlly reportod, but- onough of it has trauspired to indicato protty defiuito- Iy thot 1t wa of o stormy nature, whilo it was necossa~ Tily brief. But few words woro used, but thoy woro to tho polnt, = An interviow was had with tho Presidont Dy ono of {ho interosted parties subecquently fo tho Morton intorview, in ~ which trauspived that Grout had _agein changed his mind, or was wa; to o resumption in_ 8 fair of his former potloy. Tho subistanco of tho Morton intorviow, 08 near us 1t can Lo got at, wib, that tho Sonnlar reprosonted in strong colors tiiat Lo’ Liad - dortakon tho defonso of tio Kellogy Govornmont witly {ho understanding thot the Administration would support bim in dofng 0, and that ho desired to have oxplined whether the Administration now proposed to' lcavo him tho Iurch, ond go bock on tho provious understanding, Tho - Senator iu representod to havo been vory. dotermined in tono snd manner, with tho result already stated, Tho oxplafiation of tho mouner 10 which this chango of tho Prosidential mind was_brought about 35 some- whnt lengthy and complicuted, LOUISIANA FINANGES, The Stato of Loulsiana is involved in a dobt of over 53,000,000, Of this dobt, $30,00,000 or more s claim- o avo been lllegally ond uncon- stitutionally contracted, but thero scems to Do no dispute that tho remalndor is legally duo, Tho toxablo valustion of nil tho property in fho Stato is £260,000,000, Tho fnterest on * tho logal dobt," as it is tormed, of tho Stato, amounts aumnuafly to 600,000, - Loulsiana_ hos threo timea as many Blato' officora na Now York, and bod thot many boforo the war; and thoy arg oll " pold good solarics, Tho oxpeneo of carrying on the State Govornment {8 about $1,000,000 mors, This makes §3,000,000 that _must bo rafacd so- aually by tazation on & valuation of §$250,000,000, To oaunual intercat on tho catiro dobt of $3,000,000 y 4 finpmhnbl: impossiblo, TIIE ILLEGAL PONTION OF THE DEDT ‘was incurred principally under the Warmoth Adminis- tration, The bonds ropresenting the debt are held in Now York and abroad, aimost all of them, They are mow valued at 46 cents on tho dollar, The peopla feel that thoy cannot pay the dobt, and the question before them fs, whether they will repudiate or whether tho will pay a part of it, compromising with their orod- ftors, Nearly oll parties nroagreed that tho $30,000,000 illegolly contractod debt must not bo paid, A bill ia now pending before the Kellogg Legialattiro to issue ‘bonds for the $23,000,000, nt the ratc of 60 cents on tho dollar, Thoy arglio that tho holdors of the bonds which mnko up tho legal dobt will gain tho differonco Dbetwoen 40 and 60 cents by making thoe chango, while tho debt will be reduced to about $15,000,000. Tho; to pasa_a constituffonal smend- tho debt that amount, s gold to bo favorably Btate, who sco no other way out of tho diflioulty, and is idorsed by tho entiro pross of tho State, DBROTHER-TR-LAW CASEY hos boon in Washington nearly all_wintor, mantully discharging tho dutios of his office, Jollector of tho YPort of Now Orlenns, o, too, has Iont tho aid of his ‘wolghty support to the Kellogg Governmont, No ona 13 boen moro loyal fo it tan lio; but, airaugo o say, be also experionced o chango of heart ou the uost{on durlny tho holldsy rocoss, snd possibly o it tlo prior to the couveraion of His Bxcellonoy, tho liead of tho fawily, “Tlio holder of theso bonda fn Now York and else- ‘where are, sud have been, bitterly opposod to the com- romive proposed in the funding-bill now before tho Keliogg Leglslaturc. - They aro sy afl o infiuoncos thoy cai command to defcat tho bill, Morton, Bilss, & Co,, of Now Yorls, Topresent these parties moinly, and slngulurly enough, thoy Lavo mado Washington tho thioatro of their fight agiinst tho blll, Thoy bave not ouly writton letters hiovo, but thioy Lave alko called 1n poraun on mombers of Congrosa sud on tho Presis dentat tho Whito Houso frequently, WARMOTIL AND DUTLER, ‘Warmoth has also boen hore for woeks without an appurent business, Last wock Butlor and Warmot| together prepared o bl providing for s now elwotion lioy usked tho oplufon of cortain Republicaus o8 {0 thio merits of tho leasure, These Republicans roplied that thoy wonld opposo the Lill, Butlor nsked them what thoy would do if it ahould sppear that tho msase suvo wae an Administrotion oue, Thelr reply "was etill that they would opposo it, An objoction was urged to tho bill, that an eliction in Loulsna throw tho ' wholo Hial a fevor of excitement,, that tho campalgn businoss bacsmo nttorly prostrated, snd it took somo tio after 1t was over for tho matérlal fu- tereats to recover, Iually, some suggosted that it wonld possilly be well to Liuvo such an election noxt fall whien ongrosamen aro {0 bo clioson, ta b bupes This un-'| vised by a Commillco of Congrosemon, ss Birtlor pro- posed, When Batler saw that ho eould not h»pnp(nr nl::lro than this, ho slated that, under such circum- nces, IHE KELLOGO GOVKRNMENT MUST DX EATOPIED from dolng anythiug moro than to keop the poace, 'Fho Legislature, partioularly, munt be prevented from paaning any Jaws, and ho nccordingly put such a clauso in his bill, s intendod to introduce the bill Inst NMonday, but did not do so, probably becauso he Biad too much to do in thio Chiof-Sustico complicatione ‘Whother ho will bring it forward romains to bo scon, Now that the mesauro bns lost Grant's support, no will possibly refrain from toking nction, 3 Tiio action proposed with regnrd to the Slato debt hs bean beforo the peoplo for som timo, Nobady scom 0 object to it but the bondliolders, Grant ling known of if, as Lns Casoy and Butler, for some months, Cosoy haa been undoratood asin favor of tho pending schieme; "Thioso goutlemen, save possibi D clinhged. thate Tminds during the ho iay 1o cons, aiul tho conundeum s JIOW. WAS IT DROUGHT ADOUT? * . Morton 18 as reasonnblo 8 man 08 ony of tham, and ho b 08 yot Boon mo resson why he should adopt o difforont courso from that which ko firat Tho facts, when taken colleotivoly,.- bad -appearanco, _and men do hesitate to atgo - {hat monoy i8 .ot tho bottom of it sl.” That Presidont Grant has'ro- colved money s not nssorted, but that othora have Deon bired to fnfluenco im, ' In briof, tho purity of brother-in:law Csey, Warmoth, sud fion. Butics is questionod, That Ussoy and \Warnioth shiould hiava litica is significant, Thia sgain bosene pastnors fn ia tho insido history of thio Loulsiana QiMoulty, cone corning which vaguo rumors havo so froquontly of Iato heen put forth.’ THE OHIEF-TUSTIOESHIP, - Apeclal Dirpatch ta The Chicazo Iridune. . i * TUB-THIND :OROICE, Z WasnmvoToN, D, 0., Jau, 16~Tucre are welghty Toasons for belleving that tho Prosident hias detormined to scloct s noxt candidate for OhlefaTustico from tho Northivest, and that he ia considorivg-‘the claims of Dillon, of Taws, Dixon, of Wisconain,. Drummond, of 1ilinols, and Watte, of Ohlo, with the ‘chances in* Dil- | lon's . favor,- Dillon - {5 -Judgo' of' tlid | Eighth United States Judiclal _ Clrautt, which® includes {1 Siates of Miniesota, Towa, “Minsoyrd, Tansas, Nobraska, and Arkansus, When Grant was in Bt, Louls recontly, his attontion wa called to Dillon'a fitncss for tho placo, and when Lo roturned to Wasb- ington ho oxprcsecd ilmaclf warnily in fayor of Dil- lon, in caso Willism should bo rejected, " " * JUDGE DILLON as been on tho benol as nis} prius Judgo, & mombor of ‘Town, and United for tho last. fiftean years without intermission, . Hels tarnestly supported )y tho Scnators from tho States included in his cirouit, and nas boen ‘urged upon tho President by Sonator Carpénter, whilo of..courso Bolkiap has not _allowed the Interoats of Tows to sufier At Dillon in tho nuthor of many legal works, sod is universally recognizod 0s onoof tho highost typo of jurists and gentlomon.. He ia a Topublicau, 2 . [To the Associated Press.] . THE NOMINATION FMOM NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D, O, Jan, 15.—Varlous names con- tinua to bo mentioned fu_conneetion with tho Chief- Justiceship. From ‘corloln indications, the nomina tion may como from Now York in the person of Juiga ‘Woodruff, At loast, intimations to this effect have boen mado fu_Congressional quaciors, *Sovoral dsys Ty olapso boforo o momination will o sest {0 tho . BENATOR OONKLING'S OHANOES, B ‘WASHINGTON, Jan, 16.—4 p, m.—At o Iate hour to- alght tio oplnion plovails amon » largo wumber of Congresamon thnt Sonator Conlling may accopt, tho gh!ckt-lll!flmml’. Ho has left Washingion for Now ork, 5 R OHI0’S OLATMS, (OINCINNATY, Jan. 16,—Tho journals here hinvo an fm- pression thnt President Grant will next_nominnto an ‘Obioan for tho ObiefaTusticeship, - The Bar of Cincin- natl, and of tho neighboring city of Covington, have iven thelr indorscment and recommendation to tho on, Slanioy Batthéws, Mr, Bristow, of Kentucky, is nomed for the place. Tho Gazetle says, if tho Tresident should lobk weatward, ho would run no Tk winlover fn, solocting tho Yion, ‘Mr, Waito or Jion, Stanloy Matthows, These are lawyers of eminent ability, and “citizens of tho highcst repute personally, ‘Tho Comsnercial remarks 'hree nomes of Ohicans are undorstood to bo within tho scopeof Exective contemplation. Wa' rofer to Mr, Justice Swayno, of alio Buprome Court ; the Lon, Stanley Matthews; and chie Hon, Mr, Waitg, Presidont of tho Ohlo Conslitu- tional Convention, Of these, Mr, Waite's chauces aro ‘belioved to bo tho beat” e e NOTES AND NEWS. Speclal Diepateh (o The Ohiedgo Tribune, THE COMING OENTENNIAL, - WASHINGTON, D, C., Jan, 15,—Tho Solect Committeo of tho ITonse on - the Philadelplia Contennial Celobra- tion gavo sn audionoo to the Commisslonors having in clhinrge tho arratgomcnts for that creut lo-asy. Aflvr consldorablo proliminary skirmishing on_tho part of the Commissionors, they announced that thoy would requiro and oxpect frum thio Governmont a siibstdy of about $10,000,000. Tho matter was taken underad- visement. TIIE POSTAL TELEGRAPIF GCUEME waa bafore tho Houso Gommitteo on Posl-Offices nnd Post-Roads to-day, Willlam Orton, -Presidont of tho Western Union,oppeared in opposition to the measiiro,” and Hubbard, ‘Now Hampshire, who has Leen’ Greavells rigi-hand man in this thatlor, appeared on bebalf of the Postistor-Genoral. No Indicationa | upon tho amount of ciroulation,” o eald ho thought Liave as yot been givenfasto tho:temper of the Cor- mittee, 4 [70 the Assoctated Presa.] TIE POSTAL TELEORATIL SHRAE, ‘Wasnmtaton, D, C,, Jan, 16.—Tho Sonato Commit- too on Post-ONioes and Post-Roads to-dsy heard argu~ ‘ments from Mr, Jubbard, of Maasachusstta, and Will- jam Orton, President of tho Weatern Unlon :megnmh Compnny, reapectively, favoring and- opposing tho Tostal: Tolegraph bill, which the Committco hnva now uuder considoration, 'The argumonts will bo resumed. to-morrow, £ % . ZEOAL-TENDERS, Outstanding togal-tondors, £381,69,315. ‘A PATENT-RIGITS CONVENTION mot horo to-dny, 200 dolegates belng presont, ropro- senting elghtoen Slates. Tho following ollicors were lectod : Fresidoat, J. 3, Thatcher, Wasblogion : Vico- Dresident, N. R. Graham, Ohlcago; Chiaf Engiucer, W. W, W. Wood, Unilod States Navy; H, L. Towlo, New York, ond Ailes Pratt, 8t. Louls, : UOWARD'S OASE. ‘Tho House Commitfeo ou- Milita morrow again tako ug) for action Howard, . Affairs will to- o case of Gon, VIOL-PRESIDENT WILAON says his health {5 muck improved, He will not resume 1uis placo n tho Benate at present, but will next weak zovirm to Massachusolt, having dlendoned s trp to Florida, TIE NATIONAT WOMAN'S SUFPBAGE ASSOOIATION %= commenced its sosalon hore to-dsy. Susan B. Anthoby residing. Letters wore roceived from G, Smith and . A, Butler, oxprossive of thoir aympathy with tho causd, Mre, Jumes, 1ira, Stanton, Mrs, Dlako, and Ars, Gago nddressed tho’ Convontion. & palltion i Congross was pro neking for équal. rights i praying that o law be passod oxempling women from taxation for national purposes o long aa thoy are un- ropresented in the Natlonal Council, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. _BENATE, . * \WasumiaTow, D, 0., Jan, 16, . ALCQIIOLIC LIQUONS. Potitions wers presented asking for the appolntment of & Comnission to investigato the manufacture and salo of alcoholio lquors, -Hoforrod. WOSLAX UFFIAGE, Mesars, INGALLS, LOGAN, BARGENT, and FEN- TON presented petitions asking for tho zight of suflrage for women, EALALIES OF LETTER-CARRIERS, Mr. RAMBEY, from the Commiltco on Dost-Offices and Poat-Roads, -roparled favorably on tho petition {hat tho ealuries'of lotlor-carricrs ba fixad at $1,000 per annum, and tho Gommitteo woa discharged fromn fur~ ther consideration thereof, ' MATL~BERVIOE, ¢ Mr, MORRILL . (Vt,) introduced n_resolution .in- structing tho Commilteo on Lost-Ofces and Doat- Toads to inquire into the oxpedienoy of coniinuing mail-service on routes whero tho ncfual rocelpla aro not one-fourth the oxpenso, Agreed to. Tho consjderation of the bill to cstablish post-routes throughout the country wea resumod, Mz, MORRILL (3o.) again urgod thiat the scrvice bo divestod of o'l oxpress and frelght systoms, z * Mr, RAMBLY said - thero wero ‘but.six or seven Btates in the Union which pald the. expenditures for transporting the mail {u them, and_ho “dusired to axy t0 tho gentlemen from Maino 5nd Vermont that thole Btates wero not of the_number, yet tho Dopartmont 1iad not been In tho hayit of custailing the eervice in thoso Statos, y r, HAMLIN thought tho Post-Touto bill should bo carefully guarded. - o would offer.an_smeudmaont in proper time to provido,tlat tho sorvica should ot bo catablished on now Youtcs until on oxaminatlon ehiowod that such a servico was fiocossary, THY, FINANOE REBOLUTION, Panding the disousion, the morning Tour expired, and tho Sonato reaumed the conalderation of the reso lution roported by tho Finsuce Commities, Mr, MORTON: roriowod tho spooch of - onstor Schurz, mado yesterday, and ssld lio could fiok agroo with tho gontioman, Yo (Morton) bolloved that in ordor to bring our otirronoy to par we' muat resort to zomo othor mouna then contraotlon. * 110 vas opposed ton roduction in the price of labor or.commaditis, 2t bo dono 1t should bo dona very gradually. Thd Honator (Schurz) would. do it all at once ; ho would not deacend (rom Lake Erlo {0 Lake Untatlo over tha lagara, & . Nr, SOURZ sald tho Sountor was mistakon, He i not dosiro it all to bo dano at onco, - Mr. MORTON soplled that ho accopied ‘tho eorroo- ton of tho gontiuman, The thoughtful sailor, in {;ahl rom Lake Xrie to Ontario, .would go by way of ho Wolluud Osul, backing dawh' grudually, but the impulsive onw wauld go over Nisgars, aud it was so ia T2gard to tho rosumption of spoclo paymenty, Mr, PENTON wald that, Whilo ko concurred in (ho views of the gentlemon from Missourl (Schurz), ho did not dosiro to bo undorstood 88 advocating a rupid withdrawal of tho curronoy, It should bo duno grad- ually, and_a Ume fixed to commonce tho resumption of uyiocie paymant, s Mr, MORTON eald tho remody.'pre gentloman from New York (Fenton) ws iercd by the gontlemsu from Missouri (Schurz) contractlon of tho eurrency, Itwould be woll for {hio country to underatand now {hat tha proposition s thiat wo return to spcclo payment by contraotion of the ourrenoy, Tho great body of the” peoplo of the Northwost, and, o bolloved, of the Sauth, now thought iho ourretioy Giroulation ‘too small, ' o nrgued Hhint tho Unlicd Blatea could not bo guided by tho ox- porlouco of England in the matior of contraction, Thioro was bardly o business man -fn England living fivo miles from the bank, and most of thom lived towns sud villages, In sight of banks, Facilities for ‘bank-crodit thoro ‘woro much groator than in this country, and thers wos not o_noceasity for 8o great o volumo of currency, England, with bor 91,000,000 of oplo, lind 000,000,000 curronoy, and the United jiatcs, witli hor 46,000,000 of poople, ind only $800,~ 4000 curroucy. Ho did uot E‘mk our ourrency ro- dundant, It 1iad_beon argued thut wo-bullt Talle roads foo fast. ‘Ho did uot Leliovo a Bemator ow | Uis oo would euy My llo” bad ono rilrosd teo many, Probnbly, omotimes, they had been bullt in advance of setiloment, but thoy wero always.tho ploncors of ofvilizationi Ho inquirad of {ho gontloman from Missourl (Schurz) wiint four countrion in Europe liad mado th greateat progross in tlio lnst ton yenrs, Br, 8OHURZ ‘roplied that ho could mot answer now, not having tho statiatica boforo him: M, N_63id Bo had beon - nformed that ustria, Rusels, Germany, and Italy had mado such progroes. Austefa thogreateat, comparativoly spesking, fo tho United Slates ; Runsia noxt,and then Italy, During this period (ko ourroncy of ‘Austrin had beet ot a discount of from 10 to 20 yer cont, that of Rusala from 10 to 25 por cent, and tuat of Ilaly somowhero from' G lo 20 per’ cont, ffo desied to ngain slato -that tho' rocent panic in our country did not apring out ourroncy did not run down during that pani tho contrary, increasod fu valuo, Hosaw bobind’ all thia contraction Argumont tho old Btato banking tomn looming up. 1o loped thoe country would_nover Totiirn o that system, nor anything liko it Holind nderstoo thiat Lis frionds on tho othor aido of {ho .Ohatiber, tho Demoerata, with but two excoptions, op- posod the presont national banking system, Ono of Tio Honators from Missourt (Bogy}_ & few doys bgs “said his Blato wanled more curroncy, whilo the other (Sclnirz) yestordsy maid it had too much. Which of theso gentlemen represented tho ?mplef Ho ventur-\ edto'say tiformor soprasontod o great majoritys ¢ - Mr, MOILTON, fn_conclusion, urged_ that thio policy of ‘contracting wns disastrous, iTo would rather sco tho currancy facreasd o small amount, Thoro was o smallor volama of cutronoy to-day, compsred with the wealth - and bualnoss of tho country, then thore was fiva yonrs 530, compared srith tho wonlth hnd busincss of tho country ot {hat. time, . Thoso. things: woro notto bo . whistled down nnd sottiod by thovielonsof John Stuart, Mill, Tho system of wages snd_prices in England’ ‘would no'more snswer in this country than tho map of Europo would answor for _the-map of North America, *Br; HOWE #nld so many plans hiad been devised thats Hobogan to think it would be unpatriotio in him not to* say somothing, nnd ho had thorefora’given notice, s, fow days sgo, that ho would introduco o bill, Tnao- cordaneo with such notice, ho sent to tho Clork's deatr - | and had rond a bill, tho fiflo of which 15, A bill to provido for tho gradual withdrawal from’ circalation irredeomable Natfonal Dank notos, and the subatitu- tion therefor. of redecmablg Nationnl Dsuk notes, to ‘remove unjust- roatrictions upon bauks of ssuo, and i tio country was doing business on o scaffold a good. oy up from tho solld ground, sustained by tha ‘statuto, Repesl {hat statute, ond ihst busincss ‘will lumblo down. o d1d mot proposo to dsturb o' volumo of currency, but steadily approciato its value, o ndvocated tho pasesga of his bill, and exprossod tho- ‘opinion that it would bo tho eafest road to return to syeclo paymont, Tho Government. should maintain sirlct noutrality botween thoso who domand moro and thoso'who demand less ourrenoy. g Bir; BUERMAN snnounced that ho would spenk on {ho rasolution to-morrowr i€ o ottor Sonator deaired 0 do &0, : Mr, SONURZ sald {t hna boon suggested to him by 4ho Benator from Massachusotts (Boutwoll) that be had, dono - im injustico in his spocch yeaterday, in saying ho - (Boutwell) had advocatéd tho " doo- trino~ “that “tho * Glovornment wos bound omly by s own plessura - in - redeoming iho legal tendor notes, and might mot, thoroforo, ro- deem thiem at all, oven if it wero ablo {fo do so.,Ho bind cortainly no intention to do Mr, Boutwell nn u- Justico, Aftor rending from the spocch of that gontle man, in which ho aafd legal-fenders atw redoemabls it tho pleasuro of tho’ Government, and that whilo 'tho’ |- process i poing on to bring grocubacks and.- gold to & ar, tho Government was not under auy ‘obligation to ring that procces 40 a favorablo result nt a” partioular time, | Mr, Schurz said ho had’ somo® eason to_con- stru lio longingo o5 ho iad domo, b sinca M. Tiout woll aseured hifm that Lo meant to'say that tho Govern: ment was hound to rodcomn tho Jegal-tender notes os | #oon 2 it should bo ablo to do 80, it gavo him pleasure to mako this explanation. o YELLOW. FEVER, ! Mr, FENTON offored . n_rcsolution, wiich wat, agrucd to, reciting the provalonco of yeliow fover fn. yortions of tho Unitod ‘States lnst year, aud beliovin g ihint tho disensé s usually introduced into'this cous {ry by sea, and directing the Supervising Surgcon tlie Marino Hospital Sorvice to prepare a brief listaisy of tho yollow fover opidemic of 1873 na* it prevalled. at - various pointa in tho Vinited Riatus, with aapartind Teforenca to detnils of provention and byglenv, znd TIGNSMIT tho samo to tho Scunte, B % ADIGURNMENT. Tho Senate wont fnto oxecutive sesefon, and soon - afior adjourned, TOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, . WEST VIRGINIA CONTESTED SEATS. i e, SMITIL (N, Y.), from tho Committes on Eleo- tioue, roported n resofutinn declaring Wilson and Msr- tin_entitled to seata from the First and Second Cou- greshioual Districts of Weat Virginia, and'n minotity Foport was presented by Hazloton, of Wikcousin,- Tho Teports wore ordercd printed, £ bo- called upat an camly days ... 0t - . gt prsen . Rnoz. . Mr, HYDE offercd a resolution lnoking to the regu- | Intion of comumerce on the navigable rivers ;. to proloct | tug-boat and otbier combinations; to establith nniform raios on rallroads, cte, Reforred, JUDICIAT, © - Mr, POLAND, from tho Oowamitteo on the, Revision of the Laws, roported a bill providiug for an appeal from the Clrcuit Courts to the Suprome Court in cases of hiabeas cor; i Lok Tomatlia by Motsra, POLAND snd WOOD, the Infer stating that tho necosaity for Lis bill wae catiscd by thoropesl of liko law some yoars ago, iu_ordor to aiticipate th deolsion of the Bupreme Court in the Mulligan case, tho bill passed, B OFFIOIAL MEFORTERS, Mr, RANDALL, from {ho Committes on Rules, re- ported o rulo vesting the sppointinent aud_romoval of official reportors of the Houso in tho Speakor, 'and Te quiring them to furuish for publication statémonts of 1t0 petitions filed cach’ day, ho lnst clawso of tho Tule clicited o long discussion, Fiually the rule was adopted, and tho Speaker announced that o would now appont tho present corps of roporters sud would exoreiso in tho future tho power of removal only for causo, tho cause to bo entored in the jou: ANoTuER RULE. Mr. MAYNARD, from the Committealon Rules, ro- ‘ported a rulo forbldding tho printing of private bills on their introduction, s After long discussfon, the subjoct was Jaid on the bl 10, NAVAL ATPROPRIATION DILL, “Tho House then wont into Committco of the Whole, E.H, ROBERTS in tho chair, on the Nayal Approprit tion bill,* A long discussion 'took placc on tho awond= ment offered last Tucaday by My, RANDALL to pun- 1sh ofticers for making otitlays ju oxosn of_appropria- tlons, to which Mr, LOUGIRIDGE oficred.an_ nmond- ment, except casca of suddon emorgencloa i which tho Fesidont moy autliorize {n writing such expeni, tures, Finally, both amendmenta woro rojocted by o Yoto Of 78 Lo &2 i tho Gommitteo x0s0 uud voportod tho bill 6 tho Housc, Tho bill was theu - passad, aud | thio Houso aujourned, kg CANADIAN POLITICS. Intercst in the General Elections— ‘The Government Paxty Daily Guin- ing Streng i . Spectal Dispatch (o) Tha Clicago Tridune. ToloxTo, Out., Jan, 16:—In the Cannda dispatch in the lssuo of Saturdsy last, you publlshed & political platform with cloven planks usithat of tho Opposition Party, 1t should havo beonstho *Canads Firsth party. Tho Opposition party, orsthat led: by ir John A, McDonald, hovo adopted no ptiform. Tho Canads rly will probably support thodovernmunt candi~ tos, At 1o poriod in the past history af this country haa ‘election excitement run o high s at present, owing to 1hs fact that nover wero eloctions Lioid simultaneously boforo, All Minlstortal candidates for tho nco of Outario are in tho flold, whib the Opposition have only succecded so fur in bringlug out ffiy. ono candidates in the elghty-two constitucnces, . Ow- ing to the intorest in tho cloctions, nsarly one-half of tho membors ottending the lcal Leginlaturs have loft toail candidatesdn thelr constitucmcios, It {s ex- pected the Legislature will therefore ndjourn till the election 18 over. It {s confldently antigipated that tho Goverumont will win ot least, fifly-fivejout of oighty~ two seats I this Provinco. i A —— CASUALTIES. IKilled by Folling ‘Troes. . Surcial Dapateh o The Chicago Tribune, 4 GnanD Rarios, Mich,, Jan., 16:—Within the pasti thirty-six hours two men havo been killed in the near vilulty of tus olty by e fallif upo thom of treos. which they wero cutting down, Both woro experfoncod treo-choppers, Ono woa® Williem Van Dommelon, o Hollander, who leaves a wifo and soven children, Tho- other was' Stephen Cumpbell, an Amorican, who lcaves four young childron, His wife, who was thoir snotlor,olopd somie " wiugo Witk'a” disroputablo follow, N A Train Jumps the ‘Fracke-Fiftcen i © Forsons injured. BostoN, Jan, 18,—The socoud; traln for Boaton on the New Badford & Taunton Rafizond Jeft the ruila bo- tween Myrlcksville and Taunton this morning, Tho engiuo aid four cars wont down an ombaniment, Droaking thom badly, and injuring fftesn persons) four soriousty, NS PR PURCHASED LEGISLATION. Speaiatl Disputeh to The Chicayo Tribune. ‘TOFEKA, n,, Jou, 16,—Au oxamination of the voualiers {n tho Auditor'sofiice, by_your corrospond= ent, shows that ox-Fresident Denlson E. Galo, J, Woloatar, Alfrod Gray, snd other Rogonts of (ho Hiata Agrloultural Gollogo, Wero puid suina of money out of 1hio Collego appropriations to dofray 0xponvos i pros curlug loglylation for that fustitution, : A. Thoughtful of any dofoot In our ourronoy. Tho. |3 but, on' | MTransportation Convention was cal: CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. Songin ion Washington of the Na- tional Convention: Three Sets of Resolutions l'resdfltcd for Considerationy : "Defi'nihvé. Action Taken by. the - Convention. No A Specch Speclal Dispateh to The Ohica Wasuazox, D, 0., Jan, 16,—The: tional Cheap o order nt 10 Fatrman, Qol, o dolivored & *thoods of tho Jo'clock by tho Ifon, Jos. Quincy, ths [Frobol, of Georgla, waa iniroducod* Jjongtby and laborato address on t uytry in tho shape of /-~ P! OANAL DOUTES-YOD INLAND TRANEPORTATION: g alludod to sll tho proposed router, but cited snd forred eapociolly to the Nisgara Ship Canal, whichho onsidered highly necessary, - . . e At tho conclusion ‘of his nddréss, Nr, Lbwis A oms, from thio, Committoo on Water Routcs, took #ho ! floor, and eald that in tho discus- . by @lon; of tho - subject” befors tho' Committeo dhero ind been a divorsity of opinfon in tho mattors of *datail but thoro was perfoct unonimity-as to tho fm- porative necossity which pravadled in somo soctions of tho country-for somo immediato action on tho part of .Congross to, rellovo tlio pidplo” from oncrous 1axé8 for « transportation, “snd give - them increased and choopor facilities, With thot viow they hiad propared o sordca of resclutions, which woro briof and gonoral in’ ol charactor, and ot forth tho ‘principlos for whioh thoy,had sssembled ; and, from {ho disotisaicn he expected would follow, they ‘could* deduco cortain praotical idean which could bo ome* (bodied in a.roport or momorlal to Congress, Tho fol~ \owing ia v THE MAJORITY REPORT ; Depolted, That some -systom of inland- tranaporta~ “tion {eheaper than thit which W6 now posscss fs th grentinced of the cbuntry, - ¢ - - Resolved, That water “apposrs o .bo tho best and : chospest moans for moving tho loavy of - fho fiold, foreet, - and mincs; eomo nystom of jntornal _transport tation. .which _shall « bring. fnto froo- intorcoursa tho (lifféront soetions of tho country f6 tho_great noed of thio whola country, and fs imparatively demanded i o }jud rovivo gur forsign commerco aud incroaso and &ovolop our domestio ,trado, Jicwolved, That to offact $his object, o esentfal to tho svholo country, tho: United' Siates Governmont shovlld tmprovo''tho grest rivom ond lnkes which form. tho nitural chiannels of trade; anil conniect. thesoh by such o syslem of canals na will open freo and ‘unintorrinted outlets from the intarior to the soa; and tho' menwra, of iutor-communication botween' tho Statess thomsotves, This will givo cheap food to ol the industrisl - interests . of {ho lnnd,'avd in doing {hat will stimulate tho sgriouls tural, ¥io mining, ond the - msnufacturiug intercsls of ,ono ¥e.ction, sid tho cotton intercat of the other, J Reroloed, "That the construotion of, theso worics is ; thorprtuons oblect in viow, and that fatlors of detall . mo'y bio Bafoly left to tho wisdom of Cangress, e % ! A MINORITY REPONT, B & e, Allon, of Tilfnols, sid that hu dealrod to present ‘a minority roport from tho ssmo Committoo, Tho fn= torests” Fopiresciited : by tho soveral -dolegates wora great and_diversified, and but Hitle tmo had been Biven tho Committeo to conslder gravo and momentous subjocts, Inhis judgment, it was botter to start with 5 epocifio objeot, and to that 'ond ho had prepared a minority roport, o3 followss . . 3 WnEREAs, Tho great Saut of this conntry in cheap conclusively tiiat heavy freight can bo carricd at much Towor rates by wator than by rall s and,~ - -+-- - Wruneas, . Tho great maas of tho producora’ss woll 03 consuméra oro sufforiug_continicd and nnintor- Tupted oppression from railrond corporntions, nnd (Josing sununlly, for wont of choap trausportation, ‘money enougli to mako all the improvemants horein coutomplated, and . - * Waeneas, Thera are so mony States ond so many millions of 'peaplo scattered aver such a vast oxtent of turritory, as to rander it practically imposaible over to <ombing'them in making tho needed improvements in suy ollior masiier tian through tho Gouoral Govern= memt; L. 3 Thertfore vesoloed, That thls Gonvention proposo Congross, as & meana of affording tho ralief to the country - herola: contomplnted, - such onlarguincnt, ‘ot the Erio Jomal ond Inko routo s may bo piveucablo, and the enlargemont snd extelision of - tho Illinols & Miolifgan . Camal tho Misaseippl Rivor ond Rock Island, togethor ‘with tho complation of thio work on the Tllfnols Iiver, which wll furnish additibnal andchesper transportae tion from tho grent grain-producing region of the Northwest to tho epabonrd, an 0 bo the meann -of offectually choaponing- rates for Iroight upon; all tho Tallvoada : running’ to tho Mississlppl vur from thio mouthh of -tho Obio to our nurthern limita; and’ suoh Improvomonta of tho Mississippl Ttbver, 't its mouth snd clsowhore, as moy be_ noedod to furnish good navigation to the Guif; and a third ronto from tho Misaissippl River to tho scaboard by tho Teunomco Iver route, called tho Atlantlo & Great +,Resnlved, Thot o commitico of threo ba appointed for_tho purposo of drafting a potition to. bo sont to Congress, aaking such ald of tho Gonaral Government 2n may bo necossary toaccomplish tho result named in 1ho faregoing resolutions, R . Rcwolved, “That tho members -of this Convention £rom tio latos of New York, llinols, Alsbsms, Goore giayand Louisinu, .and .such other membera 48 aro carncatly interested in tho wator liues mamed in " iho foregolng’ resolution, - bo, requeatod to confor ° with ~ ihe Logislatures of tha abovo-named Rtates, and ‘endeavor to securo such legintation a8 may be mocessary to ald the General Gove ‘ertunent in thio speady.complotion of said water-lines, - TAE NESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. Tt Chodr stated tiat tho resolutions wera befor tho - meefing, “and dobate was in ‘ordor, No, other cbato geatleman desirlog to spoak, - Dir, Allon ngain fvestern farmor. and ek tho floor, Mo said he.was o » i for forty yeard Iabored under ‘tho difficultics inci- t'to Ligh .ond insuflolent transportation, nnd dent 'to had ‘mado “tho subjoct o eludy. In his Judg- . were whot was ncedod, mont, -water . facllitles Mo ° urged that in - tho, lght of pasi oxporience, it would bo folly,to go to Cangress withiout somo well-defined plan, and ‘then thoy ehould go 28 8 unlt,* Thera had' ever -bean snd “over Woull an objoction fo ony goneral systom, It was . impracticable - for "f-hug Govorzmont to bulld - ol the canals and _improve all the' rivers, according to the plans which hnd been from (mo to time propared and disoussed, Tho Prop= ositions of the' minority report sot forth what known'to bo nocessary, and ho urged' that thoy unito upon it a8 tho baso of their roquest to Gongress, Ar, “H, Whittemoro, of Kankakeo, 11, said - NEITIED OF THE UETORTS WAR BATIGPACTORT, .. and he, submitted. tho following ns an ndopondont one:: ; ‘WitEneas, Tho prospority of tho whole country de- pouds Iargely upon thi sucpuss of 1ta agriowlturil 1o rests, by baving reasonablo freight charges for the trausportation of its products; and Wukneas, It hos beon fully demonstrated that our {mmh ‘water-routes of transportation are inadequato 0 moet the domands . of tho presont.and incrensing ‘productions and commerco; therefors, Reeolved, , That it ia tho duty, sa.it has horetofore ‘been :the policy, of our Qovernment, that the necessary appropristions bo mado by Couj at its prosont easion for tho opening of a Northern ‘water-routo for large vessols, by the construction of o ship-canal nround Niagara Falls, and by tho oponing of the Gulf routo by the improvement of tho Aissls~ &ippi, Ohlo, snd Tiinots Rivors, dteavlved, ' That this Convontion nsks nothing bu r!fihnmd Justice to'the cultural intereats of th e whole country, and concedes tho samo to all othior pur- suits of lifo: that wo wago no war agoinet railronds, or againat capital o such, but only ogainst such or- gonfzations of capits] s Lavo mought, or aro sovking, Qongressional enactmonts to cnrich them- selves ab the oxpenso of Iabor, 50 capital Tot pro- tected by legislation, Jtesolved, That o havo met fogoilier mot na par- tisans, but as freomen, who look with o uingle oyo to lhop{::uun prospeots and happincss of our wholo ‘poople. MR, WIITTEMORE'S BPEEON, Hothen addrossed the Gonvention as follows: It canuot bo concealed that there exists In our country opinfons and feolings on this subjoot n direct opposi= tlon (o each otlior, A portion of Lo peoplo, combining great | intolligonco, activity, AR fucnce, aro 1o - doubt " sincoro in thelr bellof that’ tho oporation of trada and trausportation ought to bo as~ isted by creating by Congross liuos of rallrond, to bo under tho control of Congress, majority of the peopla aro bolioved to bo op- posed tht . moasuro, Thoy cousidor _ suoy » construction ofS{power dangerous fo thelr rightd, and many of theni regard it ns » violation of tho ot stitution, All communitia ara apt to look ta tho Gov- anun.ull‘nt{nr too much, ‘Cho fromory of tut ‘;x‘cflfll‘: onutitution, and tho o who approved Al and aagacious dul1boration, actod st (16 Hno o A BOUNDKR FRINOIPLE, ‘Thoy wiaely Judgid that tho less fho dovernmont intorfores with privato pursuits, tho botter for tha gou= wral prowerity, It 48 not the Government’s lugitimuto objost to muko'mon Flob by direct grats ob loglslation in’ favor of partioula’ pursults, This would bo' substantislly to use {ho property of . somo for thio bunefit of others, 'The Teul duty” of govern- ment—that duty, tho porformanco of which makes & 0o govornment tho most procious of human Llos- m—fln 10 enact aud enforcy a system of general laws, On tho othor hand, & transportat{on, and tho oxperieicé of tho’ pnat proved | contly omployad ago Daily TPibune, NUMBER 146, * 7 Leave the ontoeprio and onor thomselven,Zand. 5i%8 o0 Wia youpla EXOITE NO FEAT 0N PALAE 1tOPRS, Lot ovary man bo tauglt 10 roly on himaolt g tho best 2gont for tho succesa of Lis offorts, 1 nin atiaied thn ouly hopo we havo 1 for tho Govornmont promptly f nasert, by a aystom of logllation, tho fmportant. trath that * sbould bo overywhoro khowd, thit toro fe 1o powor wndor the Coutitution in Gongress 0, abtating over tho subjoct of ralenads, Shich ia tho work of {hio Btatu, I canuiat doubt that on this ay on all similar occartous tho Government — Onda ita “goncy most™ conducivo to fho Socurlty ond hoppiness of tho " whalo people, ¥hen lmited to tho excrelso of its conceded powers, 1 movar aesuming, oven fora well-meant objett, mick ere nol deslgned: to be confe r (o whad, 1 reahy, " PRl avob e SOBT Foramt: apvensr weean d fery unuccosenty fhtorferenco wi pursults of cilizens or privato orporationn, Buis action wil reault i moro beneits than fo adopt moas. uires. which could only assist limited iuteroats, and oo cagerly rought for under tho pres: 8ure of {omnporary circumstances, The pirit of “our age aliould bo declledly againet sxclusiva Dhivilegos, “Thoy ara correetly docitod to s not only unjust, bit {mpolitio and_ {ujudiclous, Even Lord Livorpool declared publicly o 1626 that oxclusiva privileges wero gouo out of fahton, No otlior proceediigs of Inferast wero had, 0 0 ceedings of interest wero Lad, a: adJournment was talion til to-nortone ! 204 1% ~THE LABOR QUESTION. No ;lmnrovemcnt in Affairs in the Pottsville Coal Region, Fhe Great Coal Companies Said to Be in League to Force a Strike. Strike of the LaSalle Miners--The Louisiana Labor Troubles. ‘Che Pennsylvania Mining Troublos. Speciul Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, | Pormsvinny, Pa,, Jun, 15.—Tho situation in this coal reglon remaius unchanged, with tho oxcoption of ‘continued arrangements on tho part of tho Raflroad Company to luck aut, and on the part of tho miners to forco tho Company {0 somo torms upon which work can bo Tesumed, thomost important of which is tho proposition’oftho . *MEN TO UNITE WITIT THE INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS who nro wiling to pay tho buals of wages the ssmo s Inst year, ind most of thom aro, sud thus throw upon tho Roading Raflroad uompnnfl ho responuibility of rofusing cars tocarry the coal, Ifow jusl tho domaud of tho Rafirond Company for a reduciion of wagos 1s, ‘may. bo dotermined from tlo fact that tho prices of " ivo oporators who mot to-day to fix tho wages for the coming month of tho men at work shows tho averago rice to bo 21 por cout abovo tho £2,60 Lasts, nud it Las Beois abovo it por cent tha past tio monthe. IN TIE ADJOINING DISIRICIH to ua sl is tranquil, aud tho men aro at work, wilth tho oxcoption of ‘tho Luzerno district. “hote tho great carrying company. scoms determulued to forco & sirike,-and tho imen ore to-ufght bolding ‘mectings 1ooking to that, aud an offort. will bo mado Dy tho Minors’ Union hicta to keep tho Luzerno mines Tunning, so s to assfst tho men here in their striko ; ‘ut, if therods any truth in the declaration that tha cat coal companics controlling the railroads aro in figuo to forco & striko, to put p tho prica of coal aud crush out individual operators, thon ALL TIIE COAL DINTHICTS WILL D LOCKED OUT, ond by onc, just a8 tho companica may dictato, oy e e o2 Veoat "bava Ioft thle reglon fo-doy, ond only o little ovor 200 - oo tho Nortiamberiand dlstrict sdlofing us, lest, perhinps, than ever left this diatrict in ona day slnca tho preat atrike of 1608, nud not as much as ueually ‘passes from thore in o Lour when all s qulct, "Tho Daily Standard, tho lcadiug papor of {hio region thinks tho viows of Mr, Gowen, despito Lis protes aguinat belng brought into tha contest, aro < IN FAVOR OF A BTRIKE, and that his influence will bo cxerted toward that ond, “Flio samo_paper, howover, is sauguino (hat tho siis. cnsfon will bo of ouly wiight duration, aud will only Brain thamaekot 80 Huat-an aclivo sprng trade bo certain, Tho Riotous’ Now York Workingmen Committed for Mrint. Special Dispatch to Tho Chicayo Tvibune. New Youx, Jan, 16,—Tho remaiuder of the men, twenty-soven in number, arrested on Tuosday for com- milting various riotous ncts during tho troubles witls tho unomployed workingmen, were exnmined in tho Essox Matket Polico Court to-day, and all but six come ,miltod for trlal in tho Cour: of, General Bomlons, “Theso ix demnnded to bo relioard "by_counsel befora being committed, and will bo ngain examined to-mor- Tow. The fact that noitber McGuire, Dun, Banks, or any of {ho uncmployed Workingmen's Com: mittco of * Bafety hnvo been: arrested ds to Do doplored, fon it {3 to theso worihless fellows thnt the troubles of Tucsday may bo chargod. They unifed in advising, and in somo instances oven de- aunading of thelr tolloyors, souwms of whom aco iguo- raut aud easily led, and olhors, intelligont but bifud— ©cd by whot Iins been continitally hurped on in their roscnco ns tho gross wrong dono them by tho unicipal Governnicnt, thut they cuforco their righta and procuro Weapons, and if interruptod in Lheir nt- tempt to lay tholr claima before tha city authoritics, to ko them. Bomo peoplo might opposs tho arrest Avd. punslimait of thico fellawa on tho ground that the nign lnws of the United States conceds free epecch toall, This may bo auswered by asking {ho Almplo question: “Would it bo permitted- toshake a red. clonk beforo tho eyes of dn infuriated byl fn lie crowded streots of auy gront city in the Unioil " The Bricklayers? Union and Mr, Mul~ ; Tott. BALTINORE, Md,, Jan. 15,—Tho National Bricklay- ora' Union, In scesion horo Jesterday aftornoon, adopted o resolution calling for the removal of A, B ullott, the United Btates Suporvisiug Architect, ‘BAuTINORE, Jan, 16,—In tho scasion of tho Natlonal Bricklayors’ Unlon to-dny, o rosolution that if tho Unitod Order of American Bricklayers conform o tha requiroments of tho National Unlon thoy bo recog- nized by this Union, snd that wo racogmizo the worke ing-carda of said Ofdor of Amorican Bricklayors, waa passed . A resolution was passod that o committeo of threoho appoluted to walt on tho heads of all othior National Unfons with 5 view to consolidation, The following was ndopled: MWitsteas, In courequenics of tho dulinots of work, as stated by'all loyal Unions represented liore, und 63 4hio prospecta for work i tho spring azo bad { there~ ore, Résolved, That tho Netin=-t = & 40 recommend, to_tiu Aoy hold firm {0 tholr « 8l ieans possiblo, ane 1. Urothor-workmen Tn tho bricklayers of Amc 10 avold tho uso of liqu workingmen, . . onvenifon then Loulaville, Xy,, on {hc Lasalle GonlaMinexs i - e .wcmxd:ym:m to The Chicago Tribune, - LaBALLE, 1UI,, Jon, 16.—Tho miucrs employed in tho six coal'minca in LaSallo Township were iotifled this morning tlat their wagos would bo reauced fzom. $1.16 a ton {081 for mining, Theroupon they held a mcoting, attended by about 400 of their numbor, and sppointed a Commitfce to walt upon tho Supcriniend- ents and sollclt batter terme, Tho suporintendonts wero firm, and all tho miuers in tho township aro now on a'strike, ¢ “Printers’ Striko in Omaha. Special Dispalch to The Chicagn Tribunc, Osarca, Neb,, dan, 16— Tiio stsiking -printers of this city have to-night~formed a Co-operative Cota= piny to publleh . o papor to bo called the Union, ~ “Tho threo dallics ulrcady es tablished aro short of printers ou uccount of tho strike of tho Unlon, but wili got out their royu: Ir edittons, Tho publishers deciarg thut they Will poy liboral rates o good men, but that thoy will heree afier manago their own busin Atnilrond Employes Arrostods Cinemsaty, Jan, 18, —1Henry Lowle, englucor, Dans 161 1Tnrvey, Deomon, snd dunes Bmill, Brennn, oid omployos dn the Pittsburgh, Ofnclnunti’ & St Loul, Tallrond, have been arrcstod in Columbns to-diy, wurl ere brought (o thin city to-ufght, Thoy confossed ta Yhoimplication In soapiug tho tanks and throwing thu engines off tho rosd fi thfs ity, and soaplng tho tinks Aotweon lioro and Colutubus, and invo implicated Mor: rin Reeder, John Homer, 'Johu VanHora, Ro; Thotns, a1z Danfol Thomns, all fironion, of this oty who Liave also been arrestod QOity Workmen Discharged fn Patere son, N, J. parensoN, N, J., Jau, 15,—Thora has boon 80 much dissatisfaction at the mannor in which tho 700 men re- by tho olly o the utrects Liavo beou workod, thut'it {a fmpossible to ralso money to pay them, and tho Aldermen haVe voted (o stop works, The Striking Negroos In Loulsiandy’ NEW Onueans, Jun, 15,—The officors sout to Terra Honno report tha difticulties thero moro ecrious than they anticipatod, Al plantation-work in that sootion s consd . " PR S — JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. INDIANATOLIS, Ind,, Jan, 16,~Tho Coronor’s Jury in tho case uf Corwin for shootlug Col, Htlllweil, ut Audorson, yestorday, rendored o vordiot this after~ noon of Justifiabla Homicido, , Tho praliminary cx= oamination beforo {he Onu‘l'tm‘vdll"lm held to-murrave, , Benjomin Harrison, of this city, Lus bosn wuie gfl;mi,’m ofoneo, aud tho Hon, J, W, Gordon for ho prosecution, o