Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 28, COAL. — 08, ‘Wilkes-Barre COAT.. “From Our Own Mines.” Owing to our fhoilitios for handling Coal from vosaols by stoam, and the fact that we roosived alarge proportion of our atock dur- ing tho sutumn “months, whon Inko froights ruled very low, we now offor our suporior grade of D OOAL: for domestio use or steam purposes, at $7.50 per Tonin Yard, $8.00 per Ton Deliv'ed. Bufiuonofii and in :horon\:%h s;o%t‘ima‘llmpo ui;sm under sheds, n; ar_roduc. tiona in BRIAR. HILL, MEDWAY, and other qualitios of Bituminous Coal. BLAKE, WHITEHOUSE & C0, 19 Chamber of Commerce. FARDS_Indiann.st. Bridgn, Twenty-socond.at. Bridgo. HAVANA CIGARS, &o. IN RAVANA CIGARS, - Fine Wines, Liquors, and Groceries, X offex'the Most Complote Stock nt THE LOW EST PRICES, and deliver goods in all parts of tho city. C.TATUM, No. 146 East Madison-st. SHIRTS, Collars, CUFES, WILSON BROS, 67 & GO WASHINGTON. CHICAGO, nd Pike's Opors Houso, Tourt] Cincinnatl. FINANCIAL, i FIRST NATIONAL BANK, (Buccossor to THATOHER, STANDLEY & C0.), Central City, Colorado. J. A. THATCHER, Pres,, OTTOBAUER, Vico Pres., FRANK 0. YOUNG, Cashior, Cepitl, $200,000. Paid 1, $50,000. i Chemfcal Nattonal Bank, New York, Lucas BB LSt ined Reoaal Bk, Ohieagor Calfoctions rceivo prompt porsonal ttention. ROBERT WINTHROP & CO, BANEKERS AND BROKERS, No. 18 Wall.at., Now York, oxecute ordors for STOCKS, HONDS, GOLD, alfow 4 por cont intorost an DE- TOSITS, and transaot a goneral Bauking and Brokerago nsinens. CONCERT. VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT THIS EVENING, AT CHRIST CHURCH, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. FRED A. ROOT. Doors open at 74, Tickots, L0 conta. Concort ta commence at 8 a'vlock. TO RENT. Clamber of Commeree OFFICE TO RENT. As wo shall move to No. 8 Merchants® Building about Feb. 15, our presont office, No. 28 Chamber of Commorae, is for rent. WM. YOUNG & CO. MISCELLANEOUS. TOILETINE. LADIES, try It. Not bolng allowad to romain agon but romoved ghon sppliod—tho offoct, anly bo- ink dosfrod—-tho skin dssumos & youthi.liko bloom pro- duued by no othier agoncy save nature. Ponitively not in- jurious,” 80 ote. por box. ¥or salo by all Druggists. WANTED. Line of sample commission goods to sell in Contral Illinois, by an experienced salesman. Address for two days, ¥' 44, Tribune office, NOTICE. Aftor Februacy 1, 1474, the promium upon purchaso of TAX CERTIFIOATIS, held by tho city for city taxos of 1672 will bo ralsed to 5 PER OENT. Chicogo. Jan. 20, 1874, 8. 8. HAYES. Comptroller. PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o, Rubber Rings & Bands, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & C0,, " 118 and 120 Monrooc-st, ONSUMERS will find 1t profitahle 1 efaro ordorla ‘ul'nlnlrgrl:ui nm;l‘)llfic'fld'fi% n&"flf o otail Stationors, 3 Tiook Mauiscturors, 168 Glagicate oo o4 Blnk 'NERAL NOTICES, DISSOLUTION. it RS it bt b ot Tho undersignod wiil continua the practice of law and No. ARG, urity at the same pl: Joaning oa iteal y e ume placy JOUN W, HAVANA LOTTERY, ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY 840,000 drawn avory 17 days, Ciroul fosmation sent 1 ljvation, Wi A oriare Kgdruae X RIS &G0 toom 06, Now York. P, 0. Hox 3543, SOCIETY MEETING. Masonic, commanioation, af Thomss J. Turnor Ladgo, 409, & A, M., this (Phursday) evenlng, ot new hall on Mourau-ut,, botiruon State and Dearburh (A, Iz, ‘Bullding), for eleation of otticers for thy omnlmi gioar, J. D, MOOS L, Beo, Masonic, ‘Wanbansis fddll. No. 16, maots this (Thursday) eyon. , At ok, L Orly 1, 133 lo-at. Vi R Ak oL g B, UT, JOILN, Heoly, ! WASHINGTON, A Diversity of Views in the House on the Subject of Retrenchment. Committees Disposed to Throw the Responsibility upon - Each Other, The Army Appropriation Bill Discussed in the House, Proposition to Reduce the Army 5,000 Men the Presont Year. House Bill Introduced to Can- cel the $44,000,000 Reserve. Senator Morrill Criticises Mr, Bout- well’s Financial Theories, Proposition to Hold the Centennial Session of Congress in Philadelphia, The District of Colnmbia Muddle Further Complicated. RETRENCHMENT. Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE ARMY BILL, ‘Wasnmaron, D. C., Jan. 28,—The Army Ap- proprintion bill camo up to-day in tho Houso, and, from tho interest that was at once mani- fosted, it wos apparont that it will be most clogely rcrutinized and discussod in tho fullest ‘manuer, a5 the country demands it should, be- foro it is finally disposed of. During the discussion Geon. Garfleld made a strong speech in favor of retronchment, and showed up in thoir true colors those who protend to desiro rotrenchmont, but who aro sdverse to tho practico of economy in those particular ap- propristions in which they aro themsolves intor- csted, In tho courao of his romarks he criticised with somo warmth—perhaps not more than the oconsion justified—tho aotion of the Houso this morning with rofercnco to tho bill which ho had presonted to cover into the Treasury the unex- pendod appropristions for public buildings which have not yot beon commenced, This brought Beck, of Kentucky, to his foot with great energy, to protest against tho course of Mr. Garfild in ecolding mombors of tho Housa for doing that which thoy folt that thoy ought to do, The point was a very fino oue, and wasa fully appreciated whon Beck himsolf bogan to scold the Appropriation Committeo, and was brought to o stop by Parker, of Missouri, who poiuted out the clrcumstancos, Tho result of tho investigation recontly made by tho Milie tary Committeo into army mattors, which now nmount {o moro than 200 printed pages, will doubtless bo found valuablo, and will enabio the Houso to act moro_iutelligontly upon this bill ;l‘:;\lllxs they are usually able to do on such occa- APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIO BUILDINGS, Gen. Garflold brought forward from the Ap- propriation Committee to-day ihe bill to cover into tho Treasury uncxpouded appropristions for public buildings which have not yob been commenced. A ront interest was at onco arouse in tho mattor, aud after a spirited debato of a fow min- utes it was ordored, by a vote of 157 to 76, to bo sont to the Commitieo on Public Buildings and Grounds, This will almost cortaiuly insure its doath soonor or later. I'he vote was s vory 8ig- nificant ono, and demonstrates how hard it is for our Congressmen to practic cconomy, oxcept at tho oxpense of somobody elso. Ihere are cighteon cases that would be covered by tho bill, sud the Congressmen intercated in thom, to- gothor with thoso who will ask for new buildings, voted to consign the bills to a lingering but cor~ tain death, THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL is under consideration in the Appropriation Comnittoea of the Bennte, whoro, it i6said, the itoms that were strickon out in the Houso aro being restored. The economical spasm has not sgoized tho Bennle with that griping force that it Liag oxhibited in the Iouse. LAND-OFFICE BALADIER, Tho Commissioner of the Land-Oflico hns sent 2 lotter to Congress concorning a reorguniza- tion of Lis Burcau, Ho dwells nt length upon tho dutios of his ofico, and the intricnto and responsiblo labors of his clorks, and concludes by recommending a small incieaso in the numbor of employes, which would raiso the amount paid for salarios by an addition of noarly $40,000. Sonator Boulwell to-day introduced a bill from the Public Lands Committee authorizing substantialiy the chungos askod by the Commissionor, ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, The Tronsury Bureau of Engraving and Printing hos ° had herotofore no specifl- cations, and its exponditures have been regulated solely by tho Ppleasure of the Buperintendent, That ofilclul waa bofore the House Approprintions Committeo . to-day, to explain tho wants of the Bureau, and horeaf- ter it will bo confined to a specific appropriation, Doubtless this will result in a saving of monoy, - TARIFF ON 11078, Congressman Hazleton, of Wisconsin, intro- duced & bill to-day in tho House incronsing the tariff on hops to 10 cents per pound. gy DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Special Dispatch to The Chicags Tribune, TILE ATTENPT AT INVESTIGATION, ‘Wasnixatoy, D, 0., Jan, 28.—The rocent rov- elations of fraud in tho adminletration of the District Government oxclto a groat deal of com- ment, capecially with rogard to those mombers of Congress who appear to bocompromisod, The course of Bponker Blaine is vory severely oritl- cised in circles whero a doeiro for a oloar- ing up of the serious charges oxisty, Au ' arrangoment, it is understood, was made by Judge Wilson, of Indiauu, last Monday, whereby ho would be recognizod by tho Speakor, to present the memorial sent you last night, to- gother with s resolution for tho sppolntment of & joint select committoe to invostigate the chiarges, If this rosolution had boon Introduced, it would have passed at onco, it fs thought, and, upon its adoption by the Seuate, the Commitico would hnve becn organized, with a momber of tho Houso at the head, Wilson, notwithatand- ing lin agroomont with the Bpeakor, was not rocognized, and the resolution was not intro- duced for Inck of tha opportunity. There isa provailing impression $hat it will be a misfor- uno to Lave a Senutor made Chalrman of the Investignting committee, a4 thers doos not seom o bo wmong tho Ropublican Senators auy warm denita to hnve the charges tried, ALUSE OF TIE SPEAKER'S POWERS, to this connoection, it s but fair to comment on the powor of the Bpeakor in such oasos, as il- lustratod by tho onoin hand, The Sponker is supposed to be un impartial, rigid maokine, gov- ornod only by Parlismontary rules, and not sube Joot to auy othor influcuce, ” On the contrary, by CHICAGO, TIIURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1874. T long usngo, this joflicer has heon accorded righta which makehim powerful toan extent not droam- ed of by g}uupln unfamiline with Congrossional raotice. By forco of this usago, tho ptactico ias grown up of requiring n mombor who wishes to nddross tho liouso, a8 on Mondny, to intro- duco & morsure for immodiato act) on, to first sond word to the Sponkor, explain the nature of tho business ho proposies to bring forward, and soouro the Bpoaker's consont. lgr this bo not l.h)m:l the mombor will cortainly fail to be recog- nized by tho Obnir. Sponker Blalne's motive (i thus rofusing to recognizo Wilson hias not yot Doon explatned, RIIG ORGANS TO THE REHOGUE, The Ohronicle of this morning and tho Star of this nvonlng aro filled with editorial articlos of tho most abusive ohnractor, pouring out their vituporetive wrath upon all who in any way bave forwardod tho ivostigation, The Slar cxplning tho' Btarkwoather lotier to Tluntington, askinj for monoy for oloction purposcs, by snylng m‘i tho plain fact is that Mr. Iuntington was, and lisd beon for somo_yenrs, Tronsurer - of the National Ropublican Congressional Committes, and was in nhm‘Fn of tho campnign funds. ‘Lho applioation to him was therefor regular and one tirely proper, and had no connection whatovor with Distriot affaira, e NOTES AND NEWS. DANKING AND TUE GURRENOY, Wasminarox, D, 0., Jan. 28,—Tho Banking and Curroncy Committeo declded to-day to bring in a soparate bill allowing banks that issuo gold notea to put out such notos to tho oxtont of 80 por cont of their bond deposits in the United Btates Tronsury, instead of inoorporating the provision In a clnuso of their gouoral banking il TNE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTER aro atill unanimously disagroed on nearly every measurd of importauco that comes before them, Tho statement is made that no two mombers of tho Committeo coincide on nuy one of tho finan- cinl measures that lhavo been brought forward this session, JAMES RIVER AND RANAWITA CANAL, The James River & Kanawha Canal project is to bo oxamined by n Bonrd of Engincers, con- sisting of Qons, J, G, Barnard, Q. A, Gillmoro, Maj. W. P, Craighill, and Gon, Waitzell. If this Board recommend favorably, thoro soems to bon good prospect for the ultimate succoss of the sehemeo, JUBTICE TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL WILLIAMS. ‘With rogard to your dispatches of a fow weoks ngo, containing n statoment that Attornoy-Gon- oral Willinms iad rondorod & doclsion_svarding to Clarles I, Baldwin, Special Agent of the Post~ Oflice Department, informers' moioties in cer- toin crses, thore are reasons for stating that an injustico wasdone toboth partiesconcerned. Tho awnrd was mado by s District Court in Obio, and Attorney-Goneral Williams had nothing to dowith it. Baldwin got the moioty in only one case, no others being nwarded him.and thia only nmount- od to 8250, " If Mr. Morriam's recont bill on this Bubject is passod, thore will bo no longer any opportunity for tho obtaining of such foes by anlaried Governmont oflicors. At thosamo time, investigation fails to show thiat oither of tho par~ tios named wore actnated or swayoed by improper motivea or influoncos in this case. NATIONAL DOARD OF NEALTI. The House Commorca Committee ngreed to- day to report lnvomhlfl o bill to constituto a Na- tional Board of Health of three army and throo medical naval oflicers, whoso duty it shall bo to ascortain and rocommend measures to prevent the importation and sproad of contagious dis- onses in the United States, SOUTIERN OLATME. A potition signod by thirty to forty Somators and eighty to ono hundred Represontatives in addressed to the;Southorn Clains Convention ro- queeting thom to mako a roport additional to tho one recontly submitted, which would include tho thousnnd claims already adjusted. Tho purposo it to givo Congrosa an ‘opportunity of acting on thess claims during tho presout session. [0 the Associated Press.l NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED, Wasnvaron, D. C., Jan, 28.—Tho Senato, in oxccutivo session to-duy, confirmed James W. Daniels, of Minncsota, a8 Indinn Inspoctor, snd Tielding Lowry, Postmastor at Dayton, Ohio. NOMINATIONS, Tho Prosident sent to tho Senate to-day tho following nominations: Ldwin M. McCook, of Colorado, to bs Governor of Colorado Territory; John W. Jenkins, of Virginin, to be Sccrotary of Colorado ; T. B. Seabridgo to be Surveyor Gen- eral of Colorado; Albert G. Colwell, of Ohio, to Lo Consul to Auconin. CENTENNIAL, Tiwo citizona of Philadolphia, accompanied by Senator Cnmeron aud Representatives Moyers and O'Noill, called on the Prosident this morn- ing, aud prosonted tho memorinl nddressed by the Cnrpontors’ Company of Philadelphin, in re- lation to the Contennial celobration, The momor- inlroprosonts that tho noar approach of the 100th anuiversary of the nation's birth rexders it bofitting hat tho survivors of those who froely offered Carpentor's 1all to the Conti- nontal Cougress when oven tho time-hon- orod State Houso waa.closed against thom, should commemorate the nation’s advent at thot placo; theroforo Congross is viled to pssomble in Carpeuter's Hall on the 5th day of tho ninth month, 1874, tho 100th nunivorsary of the meoting of the First Amori- can Congroes, and order such coremupios as they in thoir wisdom ohall deom best. Tho Dresident and Cabinet have boen also invited, The memorial was prescated to Congress to-day, and reforred to tho Gentennial Commwittus. LOST DOCUBMENTH. Jamos L, Smitl, s doteotive from Now Or- leaus, having made affidavit shat stolon oflicial documonts belouging to Louisiana wore in pos- sossion of R. IL Marr, connsel for Gov, MeEn- erg. Bmith procured a soarch-warrant, and, as- sisted by two district oflicors, visited Mar's rosidence this morning, hut failed to find tho papors. " e lgie—y CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, SENATE. WisHINGTON, D. ., Jan, 28, PETITIONS, Mr. CONKLING presonted petitions from sol- diers in the late war, stating thoir belief that they are cntitled to 160 aeres of land, and nsking for” the appointmeut of a special committeo to investigato as to the working of the eoxisting laws touching tho subject. Iieforred. Ife nlso Rmmutcd a potition from the National Bozrd of [rade for the romoval of obstructions to naviga- tion a® and near the mouth of the Dotroit Rivor. Roferrod, Alko & potition from citizeus of New York asking for an amendmont to the existing laws to onlhlu free Louking on gold basis. Tto- forred. RELIFF DILL. The bill for tho raliet of Muriua Attorbourg, Into Consul of the United States al tho Cily of Mexico, and Minister to the Republic of Mexico, was, after somo discussion, passed by n voto of 25 t0 19, The bill makes un npproprintion to pay Otorbourg a salary of Ministor whilo ucting a8 such ot l.holjlu ublic of Mexica, Mr, EDMUNDS introduced . motion to ro- considor the voto by which the bill was passed, 3ir, CONKLING snid it should bo romombered that Otterbourg was nominatod ono duy for the p::hiliom and immodintely rejocted by the Son- ate, OUN CONBULAR AYSTEA. Mr, CAMERON introduced a Lill to amend the Diplomatic and Consular system. ‘Cho bill, as drafted by the Stato Depurtment, proposes to rovise tho enlaries of many of the United Btatos Consula aud Oonsnla-Gon- eral throughiout the world. Tho snla- riea provided for the more prominent oro: Consuls-Goneral—London, $7,000; Pasin, $7,000; Caloutta, $5,000; Montrenl, 3,000; L‘nkro, $4,000 ; Bavannah, $6,000; Itio do Janorio, £0,000; l(mngfla\m. %5,000; Shanghal, £6,000; Viounn, $4,000; Borlin, Frankfort, Itome, and Constantinople,’ ©3,000 'onch, Conbuls—Livor- pool, 56,0005 Hong KKong, £4,000; Manchestor and Havre, §8,000, Al ofhors'Laye smalior sul- ovies than the amounts above named, but have uldo feos, Roforred. THE YINANCE BESOLUTION, The morning hour Laving expired, the Scunto resumed consideration of the resolution roportod DLy the I'inanco Committoo deolaring it to bo tho duty of Coungross, at the present sossion, to adopt _definlto moasures to redoem the pladgo made in tho nct of March 16, 1860, for tho prac- tical redomution of tho Unitod Nlatos notas in colu, Mr. BAYARD addrossed Lho Honnte, Iio said’ tho peoplo of tho Unitod Statos in thelr fluaneial condition had srrived at a point whero two roads forked, and the question was whether they would tako the puth to tho right or tha to the loft, U'ho tegal tonder not wos o war measuro, and should not be continued now in timo of pouco. A staudard of values should bo deglared by having all currenoy on a gold stand- ard, aud Lo hiad uo doubt the poople of this country would cheorfully mako savriices to do- liver thomsolves from tho evils of papoer our- ronoy, under which thoy had Iabored for tho pnat twelve yonrs, Tho path of duty, honesty, and wisdom was that to tho rosumption of spocle Imymolle at tho onrliost possible day. The ro- ag1o of legal tondor notos, ho thought, was not only without warraut of jaw, but inat tho law, Whon Soustor Doutwoll had olosod® his speoch the other dny by doclaring that wo ' muat | hinve dishonor or incrensod taxation, he (Bayard) thought tho Benator Lad written his own epitaph agn flnancler. o dld not proposon specitie plan for tho resumption of spocific pay- ments, but wonld support any sound messura to Plnm tha United Statos ou a firm financial basls, To hofind to roo tho timo when the nuo;flo would havo the right to rognlato the banke for them- solvos, subjact, of course, to tho restrictions of tho Coustitution, probibiting any note bein mado n_lognl-tondor. Lot tho State system of bavks bo again revived. e belleved onough gold ocould ho nccumulated in the Tronsury within tho next four years to moeet every obliga- tion ns presonted ; but thore should be cossation in tho poymont of dobts not yot-duo, the prin- cipal of which is not desired by tho holdors, Mr. MORRILL (Vt.) #ald the question was above all pml.g quostions, and bolonged to tho people of the wholo United States as such. e would show the gontloman from Massachu- satts (Boutwoll) by his own record that his poli- oyof standing .. was impossible, and that if ho mado the currant, Lo had beon and would be swopt along, Ho thon clted Mr. Bontwell's votea and reports in support of his position. o anaistod that no class derived smaller profit from the curroncy thau those ongagod in agriculturo, Ho rogrotted that any Secretary should havo takon the rospousibility of coming to the Bonata and Houso of Ropresontatives and saying, ** Un- loss n Jaw bé !masex] givim{l & difforent intor-~ protation to that alrondy on tho statuto book, Lo would tako the responaibility of issuing ‘tho 44,000,000 whenover it was nocessary for tho wants of tho Governmont.” Sonator "Boutwoll hod spoken of our fnability to return to spocie paymantaiow on account of tho povorty of the country. Ife thought that out of place. Tho ostimnted wealth of tho counlry is throo-quac~ tors n8 inuch na that of Franco and other older natious, aud yot Senator Boutwoll acid wo could not resumo on account of poverty, and at the snmo timo said ho lnd never mads the state- ment boforol Ho (Morrill) hoped ho would never maka it again. Ponding discuasion, at 4:30 p, m,, the Sonato went into exocutive scssion, and after five min~ utos the doora wore rooponed, and the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ESTIMATER, ° Mr. GARFIELD, from tue Committes on A propriations, roported a bill to revise, consoli- dnto, and amond tho statutes in relation to the ostimates for appropriations and publicaccounts ; {‘."’fiaf’ Dbitl to reduce the expondituros ou publio uildings, Mr. PLATT (Va.) moved the referonce of the Inttor bill to the Committos on Public Buudings ond Grounds, Agreed to alter discussion—yans, 157; nays, 7. LIFE-SAVING STATIONE, Mr. HALE (Me.) from tho Committoo on Ap- proprintions, roported a bill establishing life- #aving stations, aud appropriating $11,000 there- for. Mr, PENDLETON moved an smendmont approprinting 1,000 for modals ordered pro- viously to bo presented to porsons who had dis- tinguikhed themselvos in saving lives from tha wreck of tho ateamor Motis, . Mr. CONGER complained that adequate pro- vision was not made for tho lnkes. Mr. NEGLEY—* Nor rivers,” Mr, Pendloton's smendment was adopted, and tho bill was passed. ARMY BILL, Tho Houso thon, ut helf-past 1 o'clock, wentin- to Committeo of the Whola, with Mr.KELLOGG in the chair, on the Army 4\Xpmprlnuou bill. It n}mruprintuu 228,449,016, Among the itoms are tho pay of tho army, ote., $11,460,000 ; subsist- enco, $2,452,000 ; supplios of Quartormastor's Department, $4,600,000; incidental expenses of Quarlerinaster’s’ Dopartment, 95,300,000 ; purchase of cavalry ond artillory ' horsos, $250,000; transportation of army, l-35(4,00414)0.1; uarters for oflicors and troops, $1,500,000 ; clothing and camp oquipage, . 31,600,005 na: tional military cemoteries, & 30,000; medical and hospital sitpplios, $20,000¢ ordnance servico at arsenals, $200,000 ; metalic ammunition for small arms, $100,000 ; ordnanco stores, $100,000; urmy mannl.u, $105,000 ; manufacture of new model broech-loading muskets and carbines, $100,000, Mr, WHEELER (N. Y.), who had charge of tho_ bill, procoeded to oxpluin the reductions mado in comparison with past yoars. ‘Tho poople wora sufforing from sover monetary de- raugoments, Insepatable from inflated paper curroucy, and thoy domandcd of CUongress an oxerciso of economy to which they were forced. Tho Army Appropriation bill of Inst scssion ap- propriatod o tritle over 31,000,000, The orig- inal ostimatos of the. War Dopartmont for this Dbill woro 84,841,618, Tho ro- vised ostimatos were reduced to $32,762,716, and the Commilttee on Approprintions had reducod thoss last ostimates to 528,449,916, which amount ho loped would bo furthor reduced. Tho ro- duction was frumod on the hypothesis that only one-hnlf of tho natural depletion of the army ghould bo supplied this yoar. Tho natural au- nual depletion by doath, “desertion, and expira- tion of enlistment way 10,400 men, and only one- half of this dopletion was to be supplied. In other words, the Cotnmittos proposed the comin fiscal yenr to regulato enlitments. The bil also provided for closing up the appropriations for old cloims in tho Quartormastor's Dopart- mont and Commisgary Dopartmont. As o neces- Bity for this monsuro, was montionod the fact that within the Inst six months $200,000 of such claims had beon flled by ouo portinncious olaim- ngent of Washington. ‘Another section of tho bill transfors to' the Bouthorn Claitns Commissionors all claims for stores or supplies takon for the uso of the army during tho roboflion now pendiug bnfore any Dopartmont, or that may be presouted beforo the 1st of Novomber, 1874 Such olaims to tho amount of £50,000,000 or 860,000,000 were now subject to tho decision of tho Quartormuastor- Goueral or Comminenry-Goneral, Mr, ALBRIGUT profossed himself most anx- fous to cut down oxpenses, but the Houso must romombor that thoy bad » groat country, and the Just_and proper expenses woro great, too. The peuding bill comomf)lnied, in effect, a reduction of tho army of not loss than5,000 men, while its offectivo forco was now ouly 21,000, scatterod in small Fuum s0 that o funoral party for a gonoraf ofticer could not be gt togothor without great difliculty. ‘The bill iid not determine in what particular branch of tho servico its doso- lating touch should fall, 1t would hnve beon bottor to doetermine that first, then make tho anm\!rluHoun ncum‘:llugflr. Aftor paying o tiibuto to tho soldiors, AMr. Albright eald if Cougrosa would stop bnilding new Custom- Housos and Court-Houses, aud Post-Olices, and discontinuo worle on public buildings in :K“hmgmu' it would not'bo nocossary toreduce o army, Mr. GARFIELD, Chairman of tho Committoo on Appropriaiions, snid the actlon of the House to-day on tho bill {n regard to public buildings, had discouraged him i hopes thot retrench- ment would be mado, and the spcach he had Just listoned to added vory much to his discour- agoment, 1t had led him'to boliove that all re- ductions wero good and worthy ones excopt just n;lch ones as wero bofore the House for ils ac- tion, Mr, BECK objected to Mr. Gartield's orlticlsm of_tho action of tho Houso this ulol'lflllfi. Mr, GARFIELD submitted that ho had eald nothing out of order. Mr. BEOK—I object to his scolding mem- bers ou this floo Mr, GARFIELD—IF it is a quostion as to scolds nud seolding, I will submit to tho judg- ment of this body us botwoen the gontleman and myself, 1f tho army was not too wenk four years ngo, when the South was grently disturboed, and whol noman could say that pencoe would roign for tho noxt throo yoars, it is certainly too nt.runfg now, If we pursuo the policy of ro- ironching where wo are not, and of not retronch- ing whoro wo are, wo will got throngh the sou- sion without any 10tronchmont os all, My, BECK objected to Qurileld assuming that mombors who had voted to rofer tho bill to di- minish oxpensos on public bulidings, to the Committoo on Public Buldings and Grounds, woro actuatod by impropor motives or by a do- slro to provent™ rotrenchmont. IIo (Beck) had vated for that roforonce bacauso ho holioved the subjeot properly belonged to that Committoo, Roforring to tho movoment mndo by Mr, Co- burn at the boginning of the possion "to divide up the work of tho Appropriution Committos, o intimatod that it the Committec undertook to nbsorb all the dutics that belonged to_othor Committocs, it would flnd itsolt not only ina mongre minority (as it had to-dny), but it would find that the House would divide " it, and would toke from it subleots over which other commmlt- toos hind jurisdiotion. Ho assumed that the Qommitteo on Public Buildings and Grounds waa ag honest, economical, and well ablo to look into all tho clroumstances a8 the Committeo on Appropriations. Mr, PARKER (Mo.) mado a polnt of ordor that Mr. Beck hiad no ‘right to scold ono of tho Committeon of the Houso, (Lnughtor. Mr, BEOK confessod the point, and sald ho would scold no more, but o bad oxamplo had beon set on tho other eide. He gave notlco that ho would offor an amondment to the bill that no mloage ahall bo pald to any officer of the Gov oroment in oxocss of actual traveling oxponses, Mr. WHEELER sald ho would accept such amondmont vur{ choorfully. Mr. BEOK sald ho was glad to hear it. Mr. COBURN, Clhnirman of the Military Com- mitteo, agreed fully with the viows oxpressed by Mr, Wheelor, and should cordially nuPpun tho bill when before tho House. He bolioved tho army might bo reducod not only in mon but~ in officors, nnd thet tho mili- tary ostablishmont ftsolf might bo ro- duced largely in_ public worke and in’ munitions of war, Excopt in point of popu- Iation and of personal physical. strength, this wasnot a military nation, - While it waa roady in any just causo to dofy the world, it was not, 8t tha Aamo timo, bound by any propor senso of public duty to make vory great provision for war. Tho axiom ns to Frn)m'lng for war in timo of penco, was not applicable to this country oxcopt fn a Blight dogroo, Tho country was broeding mon that would make it ready for war, No nation that had evor shook tho globe with ita military troad equaled this nation, north and south, for pationce, for courage, for ondurance, for - baaring, for overything {bat constituted manhood 1 war. As to tho moa-conat fortifications, all that was noces- gary was to providle Eomo monns of proventing the great iron-clads of foreign nations from destroying our naval depots and groat citios, 1lo thought that with gront safoty tho troops could bo withdrawn from the Atiantlo const, from the Canadian frontior, and from the Bouth, oxcopt perhaps, Now Orleans, and lot the army ho kopt on tho Indian frontior. At tho conclusion of Mr. Coburn's romarks the Committeo roso. FINANOE. Mr, POTTER presonted & momorial of New York bankers and merchants against any further infiation of the currency. Roferrod, Mr. OUX offored n substituto for the bill in- troduced in tho House by tho Committoson ‘Ways and Means fixing the status of thao over- isauo of United States notes, which was referred. The substituto declares that = United Staton notes iewuod in oxcoss of §350,000;- 000 wero issucd without authority of " law, and are not logal-tender, and Congress cannol give thom the atiributes of money under sho rocent decision of tho Supreme Court, but, hav- ing been iesuad, aro a ;rual debt agninst tho United States, rodcomablo in legal menoy. It n«Luhon the flmatnry of tho Trosaury to caueo o bo published in one nowspaper in every city of 20,000 inhnbitants o full list of tho donomination and numbors of such over-issue, and every bank now biaving, or which may Lave thom, to stamp each with the words, *“Thia is not logal-tondor '; and provides that the notes shall be receiver for all duos oxcept duties on imports, and when re~ colved into tho Trensury shail Lo canceled and not roissued. ks . The House, at 4:30, tuok a rocess till 7:30; the ovoning session to be for tho consideration of the bilerviulng tho statutes. EOESS. ke THE FARMERS. Congressional Farmera? Associntion in Morris, 111, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mognis, Ill.,, Jao, 28,—O0n account of an error in tho call for tho Congressional Farmors' Asso- ciation, many arrived from othor counties to~ day to attond, among whom wore tho Hon. John Armatrong, Tronsurer of tho 8tato organization; quite a number from Kendall, Will, snd LaSalle Counties. The call had boen extensively pub- lishea for tho 28th, when it ehould havo been the 20th, To-morrow a large sttondance is ox- pocted. Addreseos aro expected from the Hon. 8. W, Randall, of Will County; 8. M. Smith, Soarotary of.tho Stato Farmora’ Aseociation; and Q. Bunond, Vice-Prosident. Tho eall for tho Convention is signod by Vico-Presidont Bnond, who in $he call says the object of this Asgociation will bo to labor for the clevation of tho entire people, and freo them, 88 far as pos- siblo, from tho opproasions which reign over thom; to elovale tho producers to a higher plane of civilization, and ono more in accordanco with the laws which should govern the universe, Exccutive Committce of the Siate Grange in Sterling, Xil. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Srenvuiyg, I, Jan. 28.—The Exeoutive Com- mittce of the State Grauge sre in sosston at the Wallaco House. Beside a lnrge attendance of Patrone, thero are presont Alonzo Golder, Grand Mastor of tho 8tato ; O. E. Fanniog, Grand Soc- rotary ; D. W, Domo, of Carroll County; D, N. Fostor, of Wiitesido; J. F. Glidden, of DeKnib ; 1. Duncan, of DuPago; Joseph Bur- dot, of Peoria County: and Willism Kennody, of Loe County, Tho objoct of tho meeting is the olection of a BState Purchasing Agent. Candi- dates for the important place aro plenty, but the ronlly well qualified persons are scarce, Tho Executive Committeo fool the responsibility of their selection, and at this meoting it is imposai- Dble to any who will bo the man. 'There is o large attondanco of manufacturers, who exhibit a livo- ly interest in tho procoodings, snd are muking stronuous offorts to secure tho good opinions of the meoting. Large conceesions by them have already poon made, and othors aro Jikely to fol- low. Tho Btate Agent will be selected to-mor- row. Organization of u Stuto Grango in Cole orndo. special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Deyver, Col,, Jan, 28,—The subordinato Granges of Colorado, at their session to-day, formed o Torritorial Grauge, with R, Q. Tonney, of Fort Collins, ns Master, and R. M, Hinman, of Longmont, as Socretary, The ofticors olected wera instullod thin ovoning, A Constitution and By-Laws woro adopted. Another sassion will bo hold to-morrow. LAKE UNDERWRITERS. Aunnual Convention nt Bufinlo. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tvribune, Burravo, N. Y., Jan. 28,—Tho Aunual Conven- tion of the National Board of Laks Underwritors commonced at the TifTt Houso here this morn- ing. The business of the Convention will bo the regulation of marine ratea on hulls and cargoos, the unilication of policies, tho improvement of Iake navigation, the inspection and classitication of vessels, and the promotion of shippers' and navigators' intorests generally. Tho rates of marino jusnrauco for tho coming sonson _will bo fixed at the lowest possible {igure consistont with moderato profits of the companies, Tho sossions will continus two days, probably. Tho Traders’ Insurmce Company of Chicago, 18 roprosonted by T, 8. Farker and II, C, Rouny, e SUICIDE, Swectal Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune. Gavressung, 111, Jou, 28.—The verdict givon Dby tho Coroner's Jury in the onso of Jamos h{oora was ay follows : We, tho Jury, fiud thnt Jumes Moore came to his death by & pistol-shot wound juflicted by Lis own hand while i1t o state of temporary insanity, During the sitting of the jury, it was found that Mr. Mooro ind beon in the habit of taking opium, and hed of lato taken to the use of mnrnh‘ne, using ag much as fiftcon grains per duy. Ho realized the hold the habit had taken upon him, and was trylng to throw it oft. Tho strugglo lad caused lim suok mivory that ho ‘had frequently oxprossed a wish to bo rid of this world, and ‘s few hours before his death had gald to bis mothor that he wishod gomo one would put an end to his lifo. Ho was & woll-educatod and very intelligent persion, but had always beon in poor health, Snecial Dspateh to P'he Chicano Tribune. Fr. Wayng, Ind,, Jau. 28.—Logé night L. N, Pilgrim attomipted suicido, Tho druggist sy poctod his intontions whon he askoed for arsenio, and gave him au emetic instoad, Plgrim wrote o note to his wifo, that ho had killed Limwolf, Upon opening tho deor, his frlonds found Pil- rim undergoiug n sovore caso of vomiting, but Fu no daugor, Pllgrun has been drinking a gront doal lutely, aud this is supposed Lo b the cause of his acfion, Specfut Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Jouxer, Jan, 27, 1874.—A man namod Matthew Tay wos found dond about 3 o'clock this morn- hfl" l'nn ing from bis born window on Beott atroot, t spooars the dacessed has of late had | yory unplessnnt family relations, and this morn- ing ho loft his home quito early'with tho throat that he would put an end to his life. He then wont directly to his barn, and golng into tho loft tied & ropo about his neck, and the othor end to a rafter, whon ho jumped from tho window. When found his hands wero fastoned togother with o comfortor, For somotimo ho and his wifo ind boen anxions for a divorce, but both hositated to muke application, A few days sinoo thoy had a row, and yosterdny woro ar- raigned beforo the Polico Court, o also tock nt\fim lvlomrd-y toobtain a divorco. 0 hiad beon married to the wifa he leaves but & fow months, Blio was his second wifo, and at the timo of hor marriage lad a large family of childron,, Tho ohildron are supposed to havo beon the caudo of the domestic infelicity and of his committing suicide. Tho Coroner's jury was summonod, and rendered a verdiot in accordance with the above facts, Doconsed was about 45 yoara of age, and a sober, industrious citizen, RAILROAD NEWS, The Ohio & Vincennes Road---Hearing in the Application for a Receivership. Proposed Freight=Pooling Arrange- ment of Prominent Eastern Roads. Other Railroad Items, Proposod Extension of the Baltimoro & Ohio Moad. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. CA1no, L., Jan, 28.—Tho Sun, of this city, re- forring to the meoting of capitalista and railrond mon hero yosterday, exprosses tho belief that it will result in the Baltimore & Ohio Railrond se- curing an outlet to the Gulf, and gonncction with the Southern Paciflc Rallroad, by the pur- chase of the Cairo:& Vincennes Railrond, and connoction with tho Cairo, Arkaneas & Toxas Railroad, It this should proye true, then it is claimod that tho Baltimoro & Ohio Railroad Com- Y’u\y will beat the Ponusylvania Central to the acifio const about 160 wiles. Of courso, Cairo is jubilant over thio prospect, as thoy see in such arosult their little city bocoming commorcially what it is geographically. Klearing for the Appointment of o fzes colver of the Caire & Vincenncs Road. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. SroiNorIELD, 1., Jan. 28.—The hearing on tho motion for tho nppointment of a Recsiver for tho Cairo & Vincenncs Rnilroad was closod at uoon to-day, after thrco days of argument aud testimony, Tho Companyfiled s countor- motion to disolve tho injunctions heretofore is- sued, and to dismiss the bill. The two motions wore considered togrether and taken under advisement by tho Court. Its decision may mot bo announced for soveral days, Intho moantimio it was mado apparont by tho strong stray of teutimony that the Company is largely in dobt to Winslow & Wilson, the con- tanctors, and it is thouyht tho ‘court will so umfi amounting to over &i75,000, beside stock an bonds, he dofenso of the Company rests mainly_in a donial of {ho jurisdiction of tho Court, but was supplemented by o dotailed de- nial aféo of the indebtednoys. Tho impression ia that the Court will appoint the Receiver as prayed for in the bill. & The Gilman, Clinton & Springfield XEond. Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Broowiazon, 1l dan. 36 Mootiigs have been culled at Bolleftower and Gilinan, on the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Road, to take steps to ascortain where tho monoy invosted in that rond by.the poople has gone. Proposcd Froight-Fooling Asranges ment. New Yonx, Jan, 23,—For suma time pnst an offort has boon mady by the managementsof the Now York Contral, Hudson River, and Pennsyl- vania Railroads to offeot, in wnison with the Erio Railroad, o combination of freight busi- noss, especially the cattle and grain traflic, and uniform scalo of pricos, thue vorking nupou u common basis, each rond recoiving 1ts equal share of profita, No decision hus been arrived at as yot, Mammoth Cave Sranch Raiirond. LoursviLue, Ky., Jan. 28.—Tho Louisville & Nastyille llnifrand, in eonjunction with the Pull- mnn Palaco Car Company, have recontly leased the Mammoth Cave l;ra\mlty, and will build a branch road from Glasgow’ Junction to a point noar the cave. Extensive improvemonts aro also projected. Little Miami Railrond Election. Cryeinyany, O, Jan, 28.—The old Board of Directors of tho Littlo Miami Ralroad woro ro- olected yestorday, with tho addition of A. D, Bullock, vico James O. Butler, decensed, and R. A. Holden, vice Richard Lowis, moved from tho Btate, H. J. Jowett was re-oloctod Yresident. OBITUARY. Ex«Chicl-Justice Thompson, of Phils adelphin, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PmvAperenrs, Jan, 28,—To-day, shortly bo- fore 1 o'clock, ex-Ohief-Justice James ‘Lkomp- gon fell dend in tho Bupreme Court. Whilst arguing a_suit, ho grow palo, and, placing his hn%x?l to his hend, sat (}un'n.' A gontlemnu ap~ roached and asked him if ho was unwell, but Eu[cm ho could answer tho Judge fainted and foll from his chair to the floor. ~Gront excite- ment ensued, and Chief-Justico Agnew and tho other members of the Court immediately loft their places on the bonch and united with thoe Bar in thoir efforts to reliove him. Stimulanis woro immedintoly applied sud modical aid sont for, but Judge Thompson was boyond the roach of human aid. Tho cause of death is sup- posed to be apoploxy. ‘fho decensed wos Chief- Justico for a number of yoars, his term expiring in 1872, Ho ran at the October clection of that year a8 candidate for Chief-Justice on the Demo- oratic ticket, but was defeated. . Decensed was arguing bofore the Bupreme Court, iu the Dane case of tax titles, Ho bad gpoken but about five minutes. Tho oppos- ing lnwyer bad said that Judgo Lilwell was s bat- tor judge on tax titles than be. Hore ho mado the romark that it was amusing that tho oppo- site counsel should remark this, and thon went on to refer to tho fact that that doolsion was not mado by himsolf. Thompsonwag gaing on with bis argument, and was loaning over tho table, when ho diopped down, and in five minutos coased to livo, The Conrt immodiatly nd- Jjourned. ¥lonry Singleman. spectal Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, OARLINVILLE, Ilt., Jan, 28,—Henry Bingleman, one of tho ofdest residonts of thia city, aged atout 100 years, died suddenly this morning of hoart disenso. Mrse G W, ‘Fapscott, CrNoINNATI, Jan, 28,.—Mre. G. W. Tapscott, i:mudvduughmr of Uon, Arthur 8t. Clair, of tovolutionary fame, und last of tho St. Olair family, died at Hamilton, Butler County, to-day, 60 yoars old. e ey CANADIAN FRESHETS. Dpanrrorp, Ont,, Jau, 28,—1ho ice-jam in Grand Rivor fast night cauaed tho water to rieo to an unusunl height, inundating the houses ou the flats, the occupants narrowly escaping hy bonts and rafts, Cousidorable dauinge to prop- orty was doue, Winpsor, Ount,, Jan. 28,.—Buperintondent Muir nllporzu that tho traok of the Groat Wost- era ltailway, which was badly damaged by tho freuhot, will be topairod by to-night, and traius will pags through to-morrow. Lonpox, Out., Jan, 28.—Upwards of ono hun- dred mon arc at wotk repairing tho track of tho Great Westorn Railwny, where tho wash-out oc- ourred, botwoen Chinthum aud Windeor. ‘Through pisssugery, in tho meautime, will be forwarded via tho Canada Houthorn, oldm'wuy. skl sin OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. LonpoN, Jan, 28,—8tonmships Egypt and City of Brook!yn, from New Yorlk, and Prugsian, from Portlaud, bave awived out, e @hicage Dilp Teibune, NUMBER 159, . CRIME. Alleged Communist Attompt to Burn a Church in New York. A Strict Watch to Be Kept on Churches and School-Houses in That City. Other Criminal Items, Attompt to Burn a Oharch. New Yonr, Jan, 28.—St. Bridgot's Church, op- potito Tompkin's Bquare, was fired in two places yestorday. Tho pastor, tho Rev. Fathor Moonoy, doos not bbliovo that tho incondiaries woro onomles of {ho church, but that tholr misguided oim wastoec s omploymont, knowing that tho Intgo cougre on would bo tolorably sure to rebuild at or 2n Police Qo g‘!!lpnur Gardnor enid he know of no incendin "tompt by tho Communists, ox- copt at the = urch of 8t Bridgot. Buporin- tendont 3 . i1 did not conceal his suspicion that the fir ~"a tho work of tho Cummurl'flsts, and said fu S ir attempta of the kind were to be apprebon & Ho thought there could be no doubt thd = >mmuno was thoroughly organ- ized In t! city. Throats against churches ond scho " suses, and especinlly ngamst all Roman Cr ™ (io institutions, had boon froquont~ ly made since tho Tompkius Square riot. Ilo said that on tho day of tho riot many of the so- enlled worlingmon who passed 8t. Josoph's Hos- pital looked up and shook their fiats at tho build- ing, at tho samo timo uttering threats, Ono of tho riotors, who had ~ hia lLead cub Y _a policoman's club, was tonderly cared for in tho Hospital, yot ho wont away cursing his attendants, Whon questioned in rogord to tho precnutions of the Pnlluu, ho said it was scarcoly nccossary to state an especial watch had beon kopt of late over the ohurches and _echool-houses, and that a similar watch would be maintained in the fature. It is undor- stood that particular pains have boen takon to guard every church in the South Precinct. Arrested for Stenling Horsess Special Disvatch to The Chicano T'ribune, . RexpALuvitie, Ind, Jan. 28.—Mr. Rechtor, livery-stable keepor at Burr Oalk, Mich., bad & spon of horses aud & new open buggy stolon from his stablo Monday night. Yesterday the horses wore put in livery-stablo hore. This put ibe City Murshal on the track of the thief, and i caught him on tho train going Wost, ' Tho thief proves to bo n young man named Wm, Coles, who bad bired to Mr. Rechtor a dny oz two vaious evidontly with the intontion of stonling the horses. An officor from Watorloo wag hore lost ovening for the same man for stoaling money. It is thought this man has been carrying on tho thioving business in Southern Michigan for somo time. ‘To-dny Mr. Rochter como with an ofticor and took the thief and horsos to Burr Oak, Attempt to IZob o Post=-0ffico. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. LaSaLLe, Ill., Jan, 28.—Thoe Post-Offico in this city was burglariously entored last night, but the burglars were detected by a wakoful and couragoous clork, who lodged in the Lazar in front of the Post-Oflice, and greoted thoir intru- sion with shots from o revolver, when they fled with all possiblo haste through's rear window, from which tlu:f liad cut & pane of glags. Throe shots wero fired at them, and thoy had a narrow escapo. Arrcst of an Alleged Mail-fEobber. Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, Dunuque, In., Jan. 28.—An sllegod robber of the mails, named John Post, was brought hora to-night, and, on oxamination to-day before n Uuitod States Commissioner, was sant to jail till i]P\x]néudny, whon o further exnminstion will ba old. Alleged Incest in Decntur, Ind. Spectat Dispateh to The Clardao Lribune, Decarun, Ind., Jan. 28.—To-day o brothor and slster wero lodged in jail for living togother us man aud wife. The girl is now pregnant. A Desperate Streot Fight. LoutsviLLe, Xy., Jan, 28.—A #peciol to the Courier-Journal snys a_streot fight occurred in Liborty, Casey County, Ky., to-day, botween the Napiors, Mooros, and Rays, in 'which Lowy Napicr was_killed, and Jamos Napier badly wounded. Ono of the Moores was also wounded, but the Rays escaped unhurt. Woodtown, the Marshall, whilo nuompflngz to quell the disturb- anco hada leg broken. Thirty-five shots in all wore fired. The fight was tho rosult of an old grudgo botweon the parties, The Defaulting Trensurer of Jorscy City. NEW Yox, Jun, 28.—Hamilton, the defaulting Tronsurer of Jorsoy City, is 8aid to bo on inti- mato torms with Winneta Montague, the actross, recently in that city, whom Walter H. Montgom: ory, actor, married inLondon. Montgomery, on lfl‘n'lzll"g tho character of the woman cammi’fi.ml Buicido, Cusc of Sprague, the Brooklym City ‘Trensurer. New Yong, Jan, 38.—The trial of Spraguo, the detaulting Brooklyn City ‘Freasurer, came up agnin to-day, and was postponed 4l Febuary 9, on o physician's cortificate that lio is confined to Ded with disonso of the kidnoys, wlich is liablo to prove fatal. g oo o LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Bankrupiey Caso at Dubuque. to Eccover for Ratlrond In, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Dunuque, In., Jan 28.—A potition in banlke ruptey has beon filed in the United States Cowrt hore against the Watorloo Savings Bank, which susponded soma timo sinco, The liabilities of the bank are ascortained to bo 44,000, whilo its assets aro but about £22,000. When the bank suspended its propriotors alloged that its assots would covor the liabilities, but it turnsout otharwiso, Suit hns beon commenced against tho Iltinois Cential Railrond Dby tho paronts of tho boy Buow, who had hotg Lis arma cut off by being run over on tho railroad-track at Webater City lesg fall. Damagos to the amount of 315,060 are claimqd for tho injury. Now York Bankruptcy Casc. New Yonk, Jan. 28.—In tho bankruptoy case of Douglass L. Whito & Co,, lumber doalers, Judge Blatehford has ontered an order that the nssots, amyunting to $1,600,000, be placed under tho control of Gan. I 0, Barlaw, Alfred Willun- ;nu. and Goorge Potors, as T'rustoes, for dimtris ution. COLORADO. Excitemoent Caused by the Chango of the Lerritorinl Administration, Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Denven, Col., Jon, 28.—Tho oxcitement hera ovor the changon in Yerritorial oficora increnecs rathor than abates. Dispatohos have been flying fast and thick botwnen this oity and Washington to-uny.” In addition to the romovals made yosterday, it is ourrently rumored that olmost eovery official in the ‘Territory Las had his hend lopped off. All the Ropublican mombors of the Logisla- ture, with the excoption of two, and_also soma of the Domocratio mombors, nggregating twenty- fiyo out of the thirty-nino, have signed a ro- monstrance against the confirmation of MeCook a8 Govornor, Thero is a strong pressiro being brought to Loar for the rotention of Elbort, An intoresting [notlon fight i evidontly ahead, FIRES. At Now Orleans. New Onwrans, Jan, 28.—Duildings Nos. 70 and 80 Gravior, and 86 and 38 Magazine streots, oc- cuplod by I3, M, Hogon, paintor, Tootzel & Co,y stoncil-outtors, Hart & Hilborn, wholosale sade dloyy and harners, Dr, D, M, Logan's minaral- water dupoll burnod to-day. Loss catimated at £60,000, Iivo small frame houses on Oypross stroot, near Jobnson, also burnt, Loss, $7,000