Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1874, Page 8

WASHINGTON. Little Progress Mado in the Senate on the Bankrapt Bills The Army Bill Further Dis- oussed in the House, Lfind-Grant Roads Must Oarry Mili- tary Stores and Officers Free, A Proposition to Shut Of "the Red Man’s Supply of Grog. What Old Gen. Harney Knows About Indlan Agents and Traders, List of Defaleations by Army Paymas- tors During the Rebellion, Statistics Concerning Public Lunds Yet Undisposed Of. MATTERS FOR INVESTIGATION. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, B NEWARDS OF MERIT. Waexrvazow, D. O, Fob, 4, Gongross hao been acoustomed to appropriate oach year a tandsome sum of money to be divided among clerks of the Treasury Department who have distinguished thomsolves by good sorvice, a8 ® sort of reward of merit. Dy somo means sus- piclon has been aroused as to the manner in wwhich this fund is disposed of, Appearances in- «dicate that strict impartiality has not been ob- ®orved in the mattor. The Appropriations Com- mittce of the Houso wero by some means noti- fled that the money was not permitted to go be- yond a few of the highor and more responsiblo - elorks, who, having tho power, found it conven~ {ent to award it to themsolves. Someof tho offi- cials of the dopartmont were cxamined by tho - Committeo to-day on the subjeot, and hereafter, .when this particnlar appropriation is sought to be made, 1t in safo to assume that such procautions will be taken as will insure its impartial distri- bution among those moat worthy to receivo it. THE PAOIFIO MAIL SUBSIDY SCANDAL, The excitoment with regard to the recenily~ promised rovelation of the terriblo things by the Now Yori Tribune had tho offect to start a grent many romors concerning the -Pacifio Mail investigation that was partially made in the Iate Congress by tho WWaya and Mesns Committes, As the investigation was conduoted with closed doors, and as tho wvidenco takon has never boen mado public, there has boen & wido fleld for speculation, an 4he ficld bas boon faithfally cultivated, Tho gaota in tho cage aro that tho invostigation was abandonod only when it was found that wit- nesses woro so affected by the public excitoment tith reforonco to the matter as to refuse to tes- tify. ‘The Committes then laid it over, intending d{oproceed with it atsome future day, under tmore favorable nuspices. Some of the matorial ‘Witnesses sre now in Europo, but when they ¥oturn the investigation will bo rosumed. As 1ar a8 it has gone therehas been but one member of |Congress jmplicated, and fho is a Southern carpet-baggor, & pure and undofiled Republican. Circumstances did indeed point to & prominent Demooratic Qongressman from the West as hay- ing been improperly involved, but eubsequent {nvestigations domonstrated his entire innocanca, That othors than the one carpot-bagger referred to woro also involved is mot doubted, but the examination was discontinued Juat as the significant part of the testimony was r.omlni in. 'Thore aro partios watchiug the case in the intorests of the people, who will not fail to move in the motter whon the time comes. 3 INTEBNATIONAL ATEAMBHIP LINE. The old familiar Internstional Steamship Com- any schome is on the oarr‘et this vession, as gre {1 and vigorous as though it had not suffored & number of dofents at the hands of former Congressos. _Last Congross the echeme was permitted to dry up in the Committecs on Com= meroe, but this year it comes before the Naval Committees, Tho schomo contemplates the sub- dizing, in an enormons sum, of a ship-yard on the Mississippi, to build iron vessels. Tho pro- ector was hoard by the House and Senato Com- mittecs on Naval Alfairs in joint session to-day. There can be no possible chanco of its success, but it is pushod s though the Trossury was overflowing with monoy and the pooplo hunting Lor chanoes to spend it. ‘LHE BOBTON ROST-OFFICE. A committes from tho Boston Common Coun- cil is here for the purgnae of m-glns; Congress to provide for the purchnge of additions to the regent sito for the new Post-Oflice in that city, ‘ho partioular job in this u:ingr' ia atated by the Evening Slar to bo about as follows, and speaks wolumes for the thrifty spirit of the keen New Ebpglanders: Thoy clalm that the Government gave tho authorities of the city to underatand, after tho fire, that if they widened Milk atreot, snd condemned the ground thus guinoé. the bullding would- bo oxtended to ongress stroet. Tho surplus ground wag pur- chased by tho city at about $19 per squate foot. 8ince then the property in the immediate vicin~ ity baa greatly enhanced in value, and is worth 860 per foot, Boston wants Cougress to take it nt its adyanced value, by which operation Bos- ton would realizo upwards of $40 por footon the transaction. “Thoy cluim that the extension of the building is absolutely necoesary, as the dimensions of the building in course of con- struation are not adequato for the purposes for which it Is intonded. . —_— TRANSPORTATION INTERESTS. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. > HOAR AND HOLMAN AT ODDS. Wasamerox, D, O, Fob, 7.—Interest was sroused when the quarrel betwoen George F, . * Hoar and Judge Holman, on the amendment of . the latter to compel certain railroads to trans- port munitions of war, troops, and Govornmont stores without charge, came up. Hoar, who, by sn amendment to Holman's, killod all that was of force in tho Ilatter, for eomo reason has bthis 'eession taken it upon himself to scold and abuse whenever occasion of- fors. Holman etated the offect of ' Hoar's smondmont as above when tho latter, in & very excitod mannor, charged that Holman, in constantly watohing, objecting to, and opposing everything that ho thinks has a suspicfous look, or is against the publio interest, does o merely because ho wishes to make a reputation at home ; and that, in short, heis a demngoguo, Holman, ina briof and temperato specch, ro- tarted that Hoar was acting in the intereats of the railroad corporation. Hoar made another speech, in which, nfter denying that Le waa sotuated by any but the proper motives in the matter, he procceded to abuso Holman still more as & demagogue, The finsle was a solo by Holman, who atated that whilo Hoar bad donied that he was governed by s deslre to sorve the corporation at the exponso of the people, yot those who know him (Hosr) well would be much inclined, to doubt the truth of the disavownl. Holman is estimated to have come out vory much ahead, and there ls & great deal of greued on all bands that Hoar Lad rocolved » audsome punishment, which he hag well earncd by his conree 1n the present scssion, RICK, OF ILLINOIY, groatly distinguished himuolt by inquiring, in this connection, whother sll amondments op- posito iu spirlt to tho prosent luw showld be adopted aud passed with tho bill, it would have suy effect whatever npon tho presont Inw, In the midst of a round of laughter, which mot this intyooent query, Mr. Rice #eemod suddenly to ro. esive sowe nevw light-on the subject from his foner consciousness, or somowhere, and sat down fo o vieible glow. - LOUISVILLE & PORTLAND OANAL. i* On pext Tuosdsy tho House Commerco Com- I-IMM will take up and consider the bill drawn 1 ratification ex- Benator Sherman, and adopted by the Seunate vnanlly, wmuegmit: the fmu(uv’ule & Port. land Canal AIE STEAMBOAT BILL. o Oommities reported the Steamboat bill to QY 3o ARADAMARLS WAKO LR | e Hossa THE CHICAGO . DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY. 5, 1874, I the Gommittes to tho bill, which ia tho ono thav passed in tho Ifouse ‘and failed n tho Bountq l=st Congross, - savo that tho .eamo conditions ns to the transportation of orude péirolowm ave proscribed in tho onso of rafined petroloum, ‘The roforanco of tho bill to s Oommittao of the Wholo doos not indioate that any formidable opposition to it Lins sudden- l{ Bprung up, It waa done moroly bLecauso, ag the Dbill nm)mprmou certain monoys Lo he col- lected by oNloors for the prymont of snid officers' aninrfos, fb was 80 roforrod under thio now rule that all bills making approprintiona shail tako tuls course, Thoro may be an opposition of somo strongth doveleped among tho now membora by the influonce of tho Governmout Inspectors, who aro particularly opposed to this bill, but go far there has nothing happoned to indleato that such of position 18 in oxistonco. Of coursgo, Bonator_Conkling, who was mainly foapansiblo forits defent fn tho Iast_ Congress, and who is understood to bo preparing a bill on tho subject himsolf, will mnke a fight on this bill whon it gots to tho Bonate, —_———— DISTRIOT OF COLUMBIA, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, 'THE INVESTIGATORS, Wasmiyarox, D. 0., Feb. 4,~The subatitution of Ellis H, Roborts for Robort Hale, {and IHam- {lton, of Now Jorsoy, in placo of Clymor, on tho Committee to investigate the Diotriok Govern- ment, 1s regarded ns having wealoned tho Com- mittoo. Roborts is by no means & strong mnn, aud hiss displayed no abilitios worth mentioning since o has been in Congroes. Ho is anold member, about whom nobody sesms to know anything in partioular, save tunt ho is lawyor. The declination of Halo oan be caslly accounted for by the rolations existing betwoon him sod Judge Wil- son, Olymer's declination has not, howoyer, been justifled by anybody, and it is difficult to imagino why ho refused to porform tho duly. Bince tho investigation has boen ordered by auch an ovorwholming vote in the Houso, the ring and the city nowapapers acquiosao with & warmth that is woll caloulated to induco the bo- liof that $hoy have unifuruly Luslstod vit 1, THO rosolution, now that tho Committoe is finally conatituted, will probably come up in the Bonato to-morrow, whe, it is understood, some spooclics will be made. —— THE INDIANS. A THOPOSITION TO BTOP THEIR GROG. ‘Wasnixaron, D. 0., Fob, 4.—~The Bacrelary of tho Intortor lins submitted to tho Houso of Rep- resontatives tho proposed amondmonta to the Inaian ‘Intorcourse Actof 1835, designed to so- curs tho Indians in any locality againat tho lquor traffie, It provides heavy ponalties against any porson, including Indians, who shall soll, exchange, give, barter, or dispose of auy spirituous liquor or wina to any Indian under charge of any Indian Superintendent or Agent, ortoany Indian not a citizen of the United Btates within such jurlsdiction, GEN. HARNEY ON THE RED MAN. Gen. Harney, whoso name was such o terror to hostile Indians yoars sgo, was before tho House Committee on Military Affoirs to-day, and was asked to give his viows in roference to In- dian mattora, He gave it as his opinion that, it the Indiaus wore treated fairly, there would never bo any nood of interforing with them. Ho ind known but two inetances in which they had ever violated o troaty stipulation, and in those two instances the Indians were to bo excused, for the treatios had grown old bofore thoy werc sought to bo enforced by the Government, and tho Obiefs and hoad mon who bad mado thom were all dond. Troubles with tho Indians wore principally coused by fraudulont agents and_by whisky-dealers. Ho had never known an Indian Agent who had not grown rich in oftico except ono. On bejng asked how_whisky-gellers could be m};pw!sud, Lio answered, without hesitation, that thoy could be hanged or shot by tho noareat military officer, ITo would have the officar take that rosponsibility. Ho. was decidedly of opin- ion that tho managoment of the Indians would o much more efficiontly and honestly conducted by army oflicers than by civilians, unless army officers had changoed materially since he lknew thom. DELINQUENT PAYMASTERS, Special Dispateh to The Chicapo Tribune. THE PAYMASTEL'S REPORT. ‘Wasmmarox, D. 0., Feb. 4.—In response to o resolution of tho Houso of Ropresontatives, on the 7th Inet., requenting the Secrotary of War to communicato what accounts of regular and ad- ditional Paymastors of thoarmy for disburaomonts during the war remain tingettled, what amounts and from whom are due, and what has been done towards their collection, that officer has gont to the House & list of Paymasters, rognlar and ndditional, who hiave cash balances romain- ing unpaid in accounts for disbursements during tho Inte war,—i. o, from April 13, 1861, to Aug, 20, 180606. The whole number of Paymastors employed is statod saa 641, ;The number whose accounts are closed is 886 ; num- bor whose accounts aro open, 165; with cash Dbalances finpaid amounting to $768,700.27. Tho sum of $1,094,466,801.18 is givon as » closo ap- proximation of the total disbursements. Tho balances vary in amount from n few dollars to $107,817.63, which is the largest sum on the list. SUITS BROUGNT TOR RECOVERY, Bulte have been brought in about forty cases for amounts as follows: W. M, Babbitt, Assist- snt Paymastor, 83,091.46; O..0, Olarke, 97,- 167.71; G. B, Corigdon, $1,880.00; J. W. Drew, $47,960.90; A, V. Elliott, $5,040.49; J.8. moro, §49,074.52; A. W. Flotchor, $9,443.81; Gao.P,Folsom,$2,143,60 ; DavidGribben,$088.14 ; Elibu Grifln, ©1,245.80; Ass Holt, $8,700.19; A. Folman, $3,320.62; O. 8, Jonos, $5,443,85 ; W. O. Jones, 8997.21; J. H, Kinzio, §14,778.58; J. Kentley, $1,495.90; B. Locke, £1,201.44; H, K. Lawrence, $29,855.06; W. 8. Maunn, $087.43 ; W. J. Martin, §£1,844.00; J, IL McBlarr, $378.00 5 M. MeDowell, 317,624,195 M. J. Mcfloon, £8,+ 827.87: %. K. Haugborn, 86,860,06; Wm, Patten, $13,270,00; J. M, ’helYB, $1,618.00 ; 8. M, Rey- nols, $16,807.61; A. M, Tallade, $2,705.01; 0. M. ' Bholpold, ' & 476,685 W. V. Sher- man, 826,995.00; 8. O, Taplos, £9,802.07; Cornelius Underwood, $8,101.28 ; Ezra Wobb, $40,804; A, B, Willinms, $1,241.90 ; Thomas J. VWilson, $769.19 ; James H. Young, 23,007.84 ; A. M. Freoman, $41,218,02, i In o number of cases tho papers aro being propared for suit, and in soveral the Paymastors claim offsots equal to or in excooss of bal- ances. OASE OF 1, N, COOK, 'f""’ following notes are appended to the fore. going : Teaao N, Cook, N, P, 3L, $51,117.42—Ma, Tnaso N, Cook, in (ho year 1603, foat fuls"sum fu gambling, and ‘nesrly $100,000 i additlon, aud quite largs pum was collocted from the gemblers with whom lLie playod, s surelies compromiscd the case with the Secrotary of the Treasury by paying thio sum of $4,000, Cook ‘himuelf was not rflynued, but, belug without proporty, notling could be recot: ered, Ho was prosccuted erimiunlly in 1870, but ploade od tlio statute of Umitatious, and was dlvcharged, HOLT AND M'INTIAE, W. N, MclIntire, Auslatant-Postmaster, $107,817,630, Inoply foan nfuley from thia oflco, {hroligh the Becond Complroller, the following lotter wos read from the Paymaster-Genoral of the United States Army in relation to the accounts of Holt and Malntire: PAvMASTER-OENERAL'S Oryick, March 13, 1871, W, N, Molntire with Asa Holt, both additioaal Pay- mastors disbursing largo sums Lo tho armice of the Cumberlund and_‘Teunessoo, woro scortained, abont Nov, 1805, to bo engaged in speculations with tile pub ilo money, and - other illogal trausactions, snd wero in 'dofault to the - Goverument, ' They were brought fo this clly in arresf, and under (lo muvelllance of this ofiico, alded by Govermmnent dotectives, were roquired to close and render tho monoys entristod to tiem. Ac- counts-current, certifiod {o by them in form, showed Melutiro indubtod $490,184.69, nud Holt $35,994.98, making % total of $564,500.07 embezzlod and squandered fu the jolnt speculstion in the goldmarket of these two worlhies, After tho ao- couuts woro thus made up, bout the 1t of Dacember, 1805, and the fact ascertuined thut the dofanltors Lnd notliing wherowith to satiafy thoir respective doficits, an ordor was mado by the Socrotary of War fo come mit thom to tho Old Oupltol rison for {rial by o Military Court or Commission, At thin Juncture they or thelr friends fn_Now York socurad thio porvicea of Judge Edwards Plerrepont as counacl, Judge Plerropont, fully underaiandiug that nothing but & refundment of thy embezzled 1monoy could save Lis clionts from 8 spoedy trinl - and _all il dire consequences, procseded o Now York, enlighicnod by | dlsolosures of " the prisohiors, aud succeeded, under threuts of 1nartiol S prisoument and trial, iu raising thie smount_ fram tho suretior of the defaulling Foymasters, and tho bank-~ ors sni Aymu who participated in their unauthorized ugos of the public money, but the rofundment waa \hon conditions set forll in my recelpt of Dao, 3, 1805, 8 oopy of which s attaced,” All tho corrospond~ ance in he case Is on Alo in this oftice, Out of tho il Col. Hodgo pald into the Treasury tho fol~ owiing ; Internsl Revonue tax dua from Molntire,...§ 4,984,80 Creditod to MeIntire's disburaing acoount.. 404,100.84 Internai Revenuo tax due from Holt TN Oredited his disbursing sccount with.,..... 49,070.60 I axecuted the Tecolpt with alacrit; ‘belug sus~ d adyised and jscretary of War, Btanton. Some tained by UX l:,y ‘own conviction of duty, spproved by tha & Rl rocelpt and_examination of the roturns of Paye mantor Tillman, that lie had tronaforred to Molntiro $100,000. pliortly Leforo tho latlor's arvest, which amount wns not ombraced in MeIntire's final sccount, and which, I inve reason t0 think, was purposoly snd frauduloutly witbheld by him,’ 1t was then too Inte to fnke action “in the dollnquont Taymuator having beon discliarged rosiguation, hia suroliea roleased, matiinl Iaw iabed by proclamation of the Prosldont, and McIntir aseartalnod o bo ularly rresponaltle, 1 s, porlips woll it #o happonad, for the correrpandonce shows thak Juigo Plerropont hnd great difiloulty $n gotting the fall° amount mado up, was very mosr falllng of success 88 it was, and if $100,000 hnd eon ndded It would hiye proved more ihan a feathor to broak the over-burdened camol's back, (Slgued) B, W, Doz, Paymastor-Genoral, THE REQRIPT of $564,600,07 containn a provision thnt he murolles il e dischurged (rom Jsblity ng_ snoh, and Holt and Molntiro boallowed to resfgn without criminal prosecution, DREW'S OAne, Jorenh A. Drow, Addlionst iym Taymmstor Drew forwarded to this office, 1874, ninety-four vochers, sggregating tlie $20,800,00, o which hie clalmed crodit.. The Towod, Wwill veduco his indebtedneas to $31,441.67, Danlot McOlure, 20RVIok Fayomnaior, £39.609.0, Thl an cOlure, regular lor, .04, s inat Col. Danjel MeOluto, Aepistc or, $17,050.00, Ticer Fane b in of al- forge_balanco against Co), ant_Postmostor-General, ‘co maluly of thres aniounts, viz,'s $35,400, $4,91 , and $7,452.18,—{n all $41,426,24, Landed ovor to him by other Baymastors, an shown by Lis roccipf, but nover scknowledg Dy him in Lis nccounts, 1o was notified (o that efect through the Paymaster-General, July 19, 1672, and in lits roply askod time for ‘BVM“RI"PID' ‘This was ac- cordad fim, but, roasonable time having elapeod and no oxplanation being offerod nm&l a denial that ho_ had recelvad the 5,000, Al though ~ ho ndmitted the gonulnencas of theseccint, fio was again eallod upon. He then ked & alny of procecdings, until ho could present his to Congroes for rellef, which ho uow proposca to . The account {s now Deing propared for anit. It i proper to addl that about $1,000 of the above balance 18 on account of money allogad by him fo have boon selzed by the robels ot Now Orleans, - MR, FRENOH, the Auditor, says a largs majority of the above Paymasters have boon written to repoatedly and urged to closs thoir accounts. In very mau cagos thoir bondsmen have boon threatened wit suit, This threat is boing put in excoution as fast as possiblo, where the amounta involved are aucl as LU Justify Lue WOrk, —— THE PUBLICO LANDS, THREE TO ¥OUR HUNDRED ' MILLION ACRES OF ARADLE LAKD LEFT — PROPOSED NEW PRE- EMPTION LAW. ‘Wasamaron, Feb., 1,~The Committee on Public Lands of the Houso of Ropresontativos, in a racont report, say that notwithstanding by tho late report of tho Commissioner of Publio Lands it nppoars that wo have 1,200,000,060 acros yet upsurveyed, it is the opinion of the Qommisalonor, as shown in his lettor of Fob. 13, 1878, to Bonator Btewart, and by Mr. Julian, & Into Obairman of the Committes, with groat knowledgo horcof, that the whole arablo land romaining, after deducting moun- tains, alkalino plains, eand and sage deserts, awamp lands and shoal Iau railrond Tants, &e., cannot excoe 950,000,000 fo 400,000,000 acres. Thers wero taken up by].\omustnmi entrion alone last yoar noarly 4,000,000 nores, and as our population in« cropses, this yoarly amount will also incroaso, and at 80 rapid a rate that in less than a contury (o short poriod in the history of & nation) the whola arablo Iaud of the ‘Government will bo absorbed by sottlers. ~ As this abaorption pro- groesog, the remaining lands will bocomo mora valuablo, and more the object of tho desire of speculators, Although it has beon the bonefi~ cent intention of thess laws to afford cheap homes to the people, yet both laws, and espocially that which allowa pro-omptions, have been per- vorted from {heir original design, aud have beon made the instrumonts whereby spoculators have obtained Iarge arossof land, andhold them unim- rrovcfl, to tho great digadvantago of the Btatos in which they lie, waiting until the neighbor im- provemonts of industrious settlors may enhance their value and sfford a Emfilnhlg salo. Ina limitod dogroe, the samo abuses have grown uj nundor the prosont Homestond Iaw. To correc these abuses, to inaurc to every one who wants iv & homo, to provont frauds on the National Gov- ernment, 8nd to bring under improvement the guh]io lands, aud to add to the wealth of the tates and the nation, is the object of the bill reported by tho Committee, It ropoals the Pre- emption laws, except that it shows inchoate titles under them to be completed according to their provisiona. It also substituies for the presont Homestead law an ontirely new one, rotaining oll the best features of the existing law, and adding others that the oxperi- ence of the working of that law scemod to re- uire. It doos not intorfere with the Boldiers' and nilors’ Homestend law, -Its now features nro as follows : It requires nctual sottloment.and cul- tivation for five years, after which, on duc pruof thereof, the esttier can obtaina tillo to 160 acren of Jand, the wholo cost of which will be $10 on entry of the land, and §8 oo final proof. If, however, tho sottler wishes to obtain a title earlier thnn five years, e can do so at !the end ‘of cightoen montbs on 'Fnymun! of the minimum rice of the land, 'he bill oxompts ‘¢ pine ands,” with mineral, coal, and saline lands hore- tofore oxompted, in order tosave vast tracts of valuable pine timber to the Govornment that are now dostroyed under tho present laws, without fnsuring scttloment or cultivation, It extonds to minor heirs, at the death of their parents, the right to continue the parenta’ eettlement with the congont of the fiumllnn, and allows widows, aftor gettlomont and before ontry, to make entry in their own name, It provides for the deter- mination of controvereies, whore two or more porsons bave sottled on the same quarter soe- tion or smallor Icgal subdivision; also that ‘vacancies in the office of Rogister or Recolver shall not projudice claimants as to any matter necessary to tho ostablishment of their ‘olaim, Amnn!fl othor provisions, it allows the purchase, by cash, of mall tracts of forty acres for sites for ‘mechaniosl, commercial, or manufacturin purposes, aftor one year's ocoupancy thereo: aud provides that all the United Btates reserver 1lands, within the Iateral limits of railroads, shall be hold at tho doublo minimum price of $2.50 per acro. S A NOTES AND NEWS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago 2'ribune, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. ‘WasmmoeroN, D. 0., Feb, 4.—The Ways and Means Committoo at thoir session to-day dis- cussed the Dawos Financial bill, which was originally set for hoaring yestorday, Benjamin Butler occupied a part of the time with a fow re- marks on the general subjoot of the Butler- Kelsoy job, For some reason the Committea havo this scesion taken oxtraordinary pains to keep their procecdings, oven with regard to tho trifling. mattors of routine business, a pro- found secret, BPENCER-SYEES CONTESTED-ELECTION, ‘The consideration of the Spencer-Sykes con- tosted-eloction case will be resumed by the Sen- ate Committoo on Priviloges and Elections noxt Mondsy. 3 - THE LOUISIANA UASE, There scoms to be no disposition on the part of any one to proceed further with the Louis- inoa case, If the bondholdors have expended much money to sccure a new election, they may sot it down as & permanent investment. Sen- ator Morton proved too strong for the Butler- Carponter and Warmoth-Casey combination, Gov, McEnory, who is here, is undorstood to be vory bitter uga(nst Morton. The Domocratahad declded to voto asa party agninst a new olec- tion on account of the qucstion of Stato’s rlEhu that was involved in tho issuo, but they kept quiot to allow the fight among the Republicans to linvo all the offect possiblo. THE BANKBUPTOY DILL, The Bouato to-day continued ita examination of the now DBaukruptcy bill roported by the Judiciary Committee on Monday, Mr. Logan opencd Lho disoussion, o advooated Mr, Oglosby's amendmont to atrike out of the bill the compulsory or i{nvoluntary provision, BAlr. ‘Thurman, in an able sposch, defeuded the Dbill, a8 reported from his Committee, and during his remarks took oceasion to dissent from the recent decision of Judge Blodgelt, of Ubicago, that o Natfonal DBank could not bo pu into bankrupiey. Boustors Ororior, Edmunds, Conkling, Oglesby, Frelinghuysen,and Merrinion gavo their viows, and late in the afternoon a vote wna talen on the Oglesby mmendmont, which was defeated, 84 to 18, Mr, Sherman, who voted for tho amendment, offored auother providing that a man’s dehts must amount to £8,000 bofore ho oau bo forced futo bankruptoy. This wag disoussed up to the hour of adjourn- ment. Itis eurnldy believed the bill, asit onmo from the Judiclory Committes, will be aesod by tho Senate, but ‘ite fate in tho Houso s contidored doubtful, GENENAL ENNUI secmed to_pervado the Houso to-day. A few mombers did the work, whilo the majorlty of the Houso sat vuwnhxfi, reading, and smoling. At ono time, whon_ tellers were ordered on an smondment, it took ton minutes to get the vote of & quorum, notwithstanding all those who did flunily vote were in their seats during all of the time. (70 the Associated Preas,) PUDLIO MARINE 50HOOLS, Beoretary Robeson appeared batore the Senate Commiites aa NAYAl AZaie Vble RQTRIRR,_S08. the purpons of making auggestions relative to tho differont mensuros before Congross affoot- ing tho navy, sud prinoipally to give his viow with roforonoe to the hill to” encoutago the es- tablishmont of public marine schiools, for tho instruction of young mon in nautical scionca, Tho Committoo ngroa to roport tho bill with smendments porfocting its dotalls, ” NOMINATION. The Prosidont hos nominated Daniel Wilson Tostmnater at Grafton, W, Va. LEGAL~TENDERS. Oustanding logal-tendars, 281,483,627, PISTOLS AND COFFEE. A nowspapor war hins boon rngln%m tho local Enpnrfl hgre for the past fow days, between ex- onsul Gonoral Butlor (Egypt) snd Billy Flor- once, the actor. Rumor has It that Dutfor ar- rived horo Iast night to arrango for a duel, De- tectivoa are looking aftor tho gontlemon, to pro- vent fighting. P g OONGRESSIONAL RECORD. . BENATE. WASHINGTON, D, 0., Feb, 4. PAY OF RENATORE. Br, WEST {ntroduced a resolution instructing tho Beorotary of the Sonata to pay Ray and Mo~ Millon, of Louisiana, full componusation as Son- ators of the United Btntes from tho time they wore oleoted to March 8, 1873, Roferrod, FINANCE, On motton of Mr., SHERMAN, tho bill report- ed from the Finance Committeo yosterday to accurs equalization of Natlonal Bank clroulntion was taken u{:, and he explained its provisions, Pending the discuesion, the morning hour ox- pired and the bill went over. BANKRUPT BILL. ‘The Senate then resumed tho consideration of the Bankrupt bill, the pending amendment boing that of Ogleaby’s, to striko out the words “or who bos stopped or suspended and not resumoed payment of hia commorolal paper within a period of Torty days,” so that porsons of that class should not bo nnmldomdliunkmptl. % Mr. EDMUNDS opposed the amendment, and l“li\led that the Bankrupt Jaw would amount to no hlu(i‘wmmut Buch & provision, . LOGAN tnuml tho adoption of the amondmont. DrsSIICIKMAN arguod that tho amondmont of the Committco was moro liboral than the old bill, whore the poriod was fourteon days, Tho Committee now proposed to fix the poriod at forty. Tho English aud Pronch bankrupt lawa wore oven moro sirict than our old law. The bill now proposed by the Committoo was the most Jiboral of any commorcial couutry on the face of the earth, Bir. OGLERBY sald he offered his amendmont in the_intorest of a just and fair Bankrupt law. He did not think it judicious to fix the numbor of days by which an honest business man should be forcod” from hia aceupation and thrown into bankruptoy, Ho would pursue with the Bank rupt law or any othor law tho classof persons who woro doing business dishonestly and constantly endeavoring to escape thp paymont of lionost dobis; with tho excoption of tho portion ho deslrad to strike ont, ho bolicved the amond. ments of the Committos wero just aund fair, and the people of the wholo country would be saisfod with ik, - -eom o o T 1y Mr. EDMUNDS said by having the provision in, an honest debtor who failed to meet his papor, could not bo pounced upon and sucd by some avaricions and grasplng oreditor the next dny, but would bo protected for forty days, by which time he might recover bis standlng, Mr. THURMAN enid of all tho lottors ro- ceived from various parts of the country by members of the Judiciary Committeo, not ono complained of tho amendmenta being too harsh, The only objection e had heard was that tho bill was so much in favor of tho dobtor class that thoro was o contingonoy of the wholo law belog inoperative, The motion of Mr. Oglesby to strike out the worda above indicated was rejected by a vote of 84 noys ; 18 yeas, Mr. SHERMAN moved sn amendmont limit- iIng tho operations of the 80th fsoction of tho original law a8 amondod, and reported by tho Committeo, to persone owing ovor §8,000. He argued that in small cases croditors got little or nothing, and unnacnuaurf ‘penalties woro inflicted on tho dobtor. He snld if thet smondment should not bo adopted, ho would submit anothor to oxtond the period of forty doys within which » person haviug atoppod, or susponded, and not resumed %ymuut of his commorcial paper, ehould not be forced into baukruptoy to ninoty days, Kfr. THURMAN opposed tho amendment of his colloagne (8horman), though he thought it a matter of little importanco, as there had boon but very faw cases whoro indebtedness did not exceed $8,000. He gave notice that at the proper time he would offor an nmondment to the original law, 8o as to provide for the proving of accounts beforo n Justico of the Peaco or notary public inatend before a Rogistor in Bankruptey, o \;fmefl Biatos Commissioner, s now pro- vido Ponding the disonssion on Sherman's amend- ment, the Benato adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. CONFLIOT OF AUTHORITY. - The BPEAKER oulled attention to ihe faot that & resolution of tho House, directing the Becrotary of tho Intorior to furnish a copy of the paper on_irrigation sont by Mr, Marsh, Unitod Statos Ministor to_Italy, was respondod to by the statemont that tho papor was in the custody of the Commissionor of Agriculture, and thereforo not within tho control of tho Deopartment of the Interior, The Bpealker scomod to intimate that it would bo nows to the mombors to learn that tho Departmont or Bu- reau of Agriculture was an indepoudent de- partmont of Government, and not under the control of any other acparimont. A resolution was then offered by Mr, KABSON and adopted, directing the Commisaioner ot Ag- ?nnhura to furnish a copy of the paper in ques- ion. ; ARRANSAS ELEOTION OAsz, The Houso then took up the resolution’ from the Election Committos, declaring that Ama Hodges was entitled, prima facie, to a scat as Represontativo of the Tirst Congressional Dis- trict of Arkaneas, without debate, snd Hodges took s miodifled aath a8 & mombor, A bill from the Committee on Public Lands, gmng to Holt County, Mo., the deed of o cer- nin lake there, pnsaed, after explanation by Mr, PARKER, of Missouri, TIE ARNY DILL. Tho Horae then resumed the considoration of the Army Appropriation bill. Mr. BECK offered an amondment to the item for transportation providing that only actual travoling oxpensea shall be allowed to mg per- son whatever in tho sorvico of the United States, and deolaring illogal all allowances for miloage and transportation in excess of tho amount actually Htld Mr. WHEELER aagonted to the amendmont it & proviso wore ndded to it that it_sbould not be conatrued to allow more than 10 cents a mile, the prerent atlowance. 4 l\lh BECK modified his smendment accord- ngly. u the dfsoussion which followod, it was olaimod on ono side that great abuyos were com- mitted under tho prosont system, Mr. BROK instanciog s cago where a ‘Ireasury oficial, making & trip from Waehington to nou‘on, oharged milonge first from Washiug- ton to Haltimore, then from Washington i Philadelphin, then from Washington to Now York, and then from Washington to Boston and it was oclaimod on the other side that il would oporato vory unfairly, Flnxll‘y the samondment, =s modified, wae agreed to, 8!\lr. HOLMAN offered an amendment forbld- ding tho paymont out of the approprintiona in the bill of any monoy for the traneportation of yroporty or troops of the Unitod Btates, or of military ofiicera on duty, over any railroad which was construotod in whole or iu part by nld of land-grants, on condition that such road shouid bea Y“bu“ highway for the Govoramont, freo of tolls or otber charges. He mado a statoment in support of Lis nmfimnmon, smuut;, suong othor things, that the Illinols Central had re- coived noarly $6,000,000 for Govermmnont traue- portation durhigbtha war, Mr, HURLBUT oxplained that tho amount paid to the Illinois Ceniral during the war was ‘undor a contract with tho Govornment, by whioh some two-thirds or three-fourths of ordinary chorges woro allowed, the Govornment lmvinH the first right of way, to the oxclusion of al other businoss, G. T, HOAR suggested to Mr, Holman that he should like lis amoudmont to provide thatno monoy sliall bo psid to any rallroad for perform- Infi}nny sorvice for the United Btates required to bo porformed without compensation by the torms of its organio uct, Homoved toamend the snondment by mlkhlE it rend, ** On condi- tion thyt transportation should be made frec of charge.” Adfflxmd, Ee. O M1, IIOLMAN chnracterized Mr. Hoar'y amondmont as having emasculated, and been designed by its author to emasculato, the origi- nal proposition, beosuse an ofticer of the Gov- ernment would simply say that uo grant of lands Liad boon minde to suy railrond compuuy on that expresy condition, porsonal debate ensued botwoon Holman and Hoor, the former intimating that Br, Hoar ropresented tho Illinois Contral Railroad, Mr, Hoar indignantly repnllim the [usinuation, Mr. HURLBUT aufifoat that the falrest form of provision would be one directing that no sllowance or payment shonld be made to any Inng-gsak railiang Lox apy asvige Whigy pades ‘The rosolution was adoptod ita grant, it s roquired to porform without pay- mont for the United Btates. Mr. BURCIIARD asgued that the Government was not linble to bo oharged for.tho trausporta- tion of troops on such railroads. 3 Mr. KABSON llo{wd that tho mattor wonld put in such explicit form that it would bo n re- aaportion on the part of Congrons of its: boliof that the law requires theso ronds to mako this transportation free of toll or othor chargo, Mr. HOLMAN ngnin got the floor, and ro- newed bhis complnfuts g) Br. oar, repoating tho intimation that Hoar was ml(nf a8 an attor- noy of o railrand corporation, and stating that ho had not blushod as his colleague, Fwitchell, hnd in o formor Congroas, whon found voting for a bill involving a 1allroad of- which ho was Proais ont. Mr., BUTLER (Masa,)—~You donot moan mo, do you? £er htor.] Mr, HO! MA&-—N\: 3 Iwns alluding to your collenguo. 'I'he gontloman is not the only man from Maseachusotts by any means, [Laughter.} Ho is not tho only sitornoy of corporations on thfs door eithor. Tho gontloman from Massachu- gotts [1Toar] may explain as long a8 ho lives that ho {8 not acting in the intorest of corporations, but I think that thoso who know he will have ravo donbts as totho fack. Will tho gontloman ook at that picture and seo whother he is sorv- ing tho paople of the country or is sorving thoso sordid corporations that are striving to oxtort monoy from tho Tronsury by hia agenoy ? After furthor discussion tho substitute offered by Mr. Willard (Vt,) was adopted, ag follows ; “And no part of tho mmm{ l.pé)ro]lrlnud by this aat shall b paid to any railrond company for the tranaportation of any property or troops of the United States over any railroad which in wholo or in erk wag constructed by tho aid of a grant of publio lands on condition that such railroad shonld bo a public highway for tho uso of tho Gaovornment of the United Btates, froe of toll or othor charge for such transportation; nor shall any allowanco be mado out of any monoy appropriated by this aot for the transpor- tation of officers of the army over any such road when on duty and undor orders as s military oflicer of the United Statos. Butnothing horein contained shall bo construed as proventing any such road from bringing a suit in the Court of Claims for the charge of said iransportation, ond rocovering for tho samo if loundp ontitled thoreto by virtuo of the lawa in force prior to tlio passage of this aat.” Alike amendmont, offerad by Mr, Coburn, was adopted in ' reforonco, to rallroads in the South which had purchased rallway material and rolling-stock from the Government under tha exeoutive order of the 8th of Auguat snd 14th of Octobor, 1865, and which aro in- debtod to the Unitod States therofor, and which refuse to givo to the Quartermaster's Dopart- ment an ordor for. such amount on the Post~ Offico Departmont, The Committee then rose, ‘The SPEAKER atatod that Mossrs. OLYMER and HALL (N. Y.) bad asked to be relioved from Borvico on tho Joint Select Committes on Affairs of tho District of Columbis, and that, a8 thoy wore already serving on two_committcos, they had the right to decline. Ho announced the ngpolntmm in their stond of Mossra. Wheolor (N. Y.) and Hamilton (N. J.g‘ thunanuntly, be stated that Mr, Wheelor also declined on the samo ground,—that ho was already serving on two committoos, He jusisted, however, that when & gontloman could not male that plea, it was his duty to eorve, and he then announced the ap- g‘uintmunt in place of Wheeler, of E. H. Roberts, ew York. The Committoe now stands as fol- lows: Wilson, Indiaps; E. I Rol York; Hubboll, Michigan ; Jersoy, aud Jowett, Obio. Tho Houso took & recess till half-past 7, the evening seasion to bo for the consideration of the bill to reviso and consolidate the statutes. R RECOGNIZING GOD: Convention in Pittsburgh of Peraons Enterested in Sccuring the Recognis tion of God in tho National Constitu= tione Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrenunra, Pa, Feb. 4.—To-dny tho Na- tional Convention advocating an amendment to the Constitution of the TUnited Blates recogniz- ing God met at Library Hall. About 100 delo- gatos, from soventoon Btates, wers presont. The meeting was very enthusiastic. The, Hon. Felix Brunot was choson permanont Ohairman, with a list of Vico-Presidents and Bocretaries. Bfr. Brunot, on taking the chnir, made an appropriate address. There was then o Committoe on Rego- lutions appointed. After this, speoches were made by Mossrs. MoCallistor, of New York, A. P, Stephenson, of Illinois, and others, This ovening tho Rev. I, Audly Brown, D.D., ot Ponuosylvanis, formerly Chaplaln of Congross, Dr. Kerr,'of Pittsburgh, United Presbyterian, and PTrof. O, A. Blanchard, of Massachusotts, made spocches, which wers listoned to with at- tontion. borts, Now Hamilton, Now (70 the Asgociated Press.) . Prrrsnunan, Fob, 4,—Lho aunual Convention ol tho National Reform Associstion motat 2 o'clook to-day in Library Hall. An immense sudience was prosont, ombracing dologates from slmost evary Btate in the Union and roprogenta- tives of oll the Evangelical denominations. The meetiog was called to ordor by the Hon. Folix R. DBrunot, Prosideny, and Prof. J. R. W. Bloaue, of the Roformed Presbytorian Bominary, Aoy hony, was chosen President pro tom. Prayor by Prof. A. A. Hodge, of Pitts- wrgh, !l'iu COommittes on Peormancnt Organization having beon appointed, roported sa follows: Prosident, I, R. Brunot ; Vige-Presidents, A. A, Hodge, Pltteburgh ; Rov. N. Jobustone sud Rev. 1. R. Craine, of Now Jersoy; Dr. J. B. Johna- ton, of Ohlo; Hon. T. H. B, Patterson, of Pitta- burgh; Rev. Randall Ross, of Missouri; Rev. M. Kupper, of Poongylvania; Rev. B, B, Cnm- eron, of Wisconsin ; Joseph Bowers, of Florida; Ttev. D. R. Kerr, of Pittsburgh; Rov. Jonathan Ldwards, of Illinois ; and Rev. Dr. Bonuer, of New York. THE REY. J. P. ETEPUENSON nddressod the Conyention on *The Ends e Beok." Mo maintained that the union of Church and Stato was not to be expeoted a8 a le- Flllmnto effect of the work of tho Associn- ion ; that the object waa to get tho Biate to acknowledge God for itself, and not through the medium of any church establishment, He con- tonded that tho accomplishmont of the ob- jects of tho Asacciation would not ‘give any one sectarian body an advantagoe over another, but ‘merely presorve and porpotuate our Christian institutions s they hnve come to us from our fathers, Ho said at- incks were being made on the institutions by iufldels, and that thoy were giving way Lofore euoh atfacks. ‘Tho only way to eecure thom was by the aoc- koowledgmont of God in the manner proposed. ‘TOE BEY, D. M'ALLISTER, of New York, sddressed the Oonvention on tostimonies to the religious defoot of the Con- stitution, He oited passages from statements of the most eminont jurists, legielators, .Professors of political ‘economy, aud ministers, in testimony of tho irreligious charncter of our national™ charter, and the dangers to be feared therefrom. TROF. JARED KERR, of Pittsburgh, addressed the Convontion on the responsibility of nations to God. Ho did not seo how ony who desired tho reign of God in tholr hearts could objoct to Him_roigning in tho natlon, He come bated the idea that the notion was a mere nggrogation of individuals, deriving all its pow- ers from them, Ho eaid that the Constitution was an ordinance of God, as much es the {amily or the Churoh. DR, DROWN, of Newcastle, addressed tho Convention on tho rolation of the proposed nmendment to the suffrage of citizons who opposo it. The amond- ment, ho sald, was designed to deprivo no man of his rights, whethor Jew, Unitarian, or infidel. PROF. U, A, BLANCUARD, of Whenton Collego, I1l,, addressed tha Convon- tion on tho Contllot of Law. Ho admittod that, no matter how froquently God was acknowledge in the Coustitution, it wonid no more makeo a nation religlous than tho putting of a pump in & woll would inoreaso tha supply of watar, What he wanted was to ump religlon into the laws until {‘lm corresponded with tho Chriatian sontimens of the people, Ilo was of opinion that, while it was ot intended to unito Church and State, it would be botter to have tho ballot-box in the church than the rum-shop, or that some roligious tost should be domangled, rather than accopt the ihieves and drunkards that now mako our lawy, TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Thoe Amherst orew havo voted not to row at Buratoga, —During January tho Union Paoific Railroad Company sold 11,600 acres of land, in traols averaging ninoty acres, for $55,000. —A Mry, Hoag, of the Town of Portor, Wis,, attempted to extinguish a Keroseno-lmmp by blowing down tho chinney, The lamp roturned the blow, throwiug ofl over her, and burning Ler fotally, Bho lived but a fow bours, —'The Oity Council of 8t. Paul have directed that special policemon bo dotatled to arrest per- sons In or visiling Lhousos of {ll-famo, the arrests to continuo daily until the establishmoents are supprosasd, =saraugl HoRRomag, AR 014 rosldont of Oaca, Ooiinty, Ind,, bolng about 8 mlloa from Logana- oli under londed wagon ho was driving, ort, b Sny Yotoro yestordny, and was inalantly illed |- by the whoola passing over him, A littlo boy, 8 yoars of ago, was Instantly killed by a troo that was folled b{ his father, John Bop) lnl;, a farmor, nonx Sturgls, Mich. Tho agonized parent is insano, and foara aro on~ tortaluod that Lie will not resover, W. O. Hughart, who nssumes the position of Presidont and Gonoral Manngoer of the Grand Rapfds & Indiana Raflroad, commencing Fob, 1, foft Fort Wayne, Ind,, yosterday morning on wapooinl train for fiohmond, Ind., on & tour of inspoction, accompanied by Chss. B. Gorham, Assiatant Goneral Managor of the Pennsylvania Company, and Iato_Asalstant Gonoral Manager of the Grand Rapids & Indiana, O, A, Bimons, Gonoral Road-Blnstor of the Ponnaylvania Com- any, and the Grand Raplds & Indinns Railrond ; | and M. Mcthany, Buperlntondent of the Gran Rapids & Indiana Railrond, Tho ];nrtg roturned gnalmlny morning, aud will atart for Glam Lako, d:lch.l %xhtlu morniug, concluding tho trip by Fri- y bight, —Ag & meating of tho stockholdors of tho Mil- waukes & Northorn Rallroad, yostorday, tho following wera elocted Dirootors: Joawe Hoyt, of New York; A.H. Barney, of Now York; An- ug 8mith, of Milwaukes; Guido F. Fisher, of ilwaukeo; D, Forgusan, of Milwaukoe: james Ludington, of Milwaukoe; James B, Pocls, of Milwaukoo; E. B. Groonleaf, of Milwaukeo; H, N. Bmith, of Plymouth, Wis, At the meeting of tho Diroctors, this evaning, the tollowing ofiicers woro clooted: Presldent, Josse Ioyt; Vice- Prosident, Angus Smith; General Manager, I, ¥. ‘G:eunln(; Boorotary and Troasuror, William ‘aintor, CRIME. Onpturc of the Porpetrator of the Mure der Near Carbondale. Snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, OAtno, TMl., Teb., 4—A mogro man namod Charles Twite, oharged with the murder of a white woman by the name of Ryan, and for whom the whole country is belng scoured, was arrosted to-day by Sheriff Ham Irvin, of this county, a short diatance morth of this city, and brought to this placo, Whou near the henrt of the oity, hoturnod his horse's head, and mado every effort to escape, butwas stopped after & half-mile chaso by s shot from tho Bhorif’s rovolver, which entored his back and lodged agaiust tho skin on the loft breaat, wounding Dhim, it is thought, fatally. Ho was tsken to Carbondale, and tlio scone of tho murder, this evoning, whore he will undoubtedly be hung by the excited gnpnluco. ‘Tho murder was committed 1ast Mon- 8y, and was ono of tho most horrible on record, tho woman hoing literally chopped to piecos with an ax, and hor anknt-huok, containing about 8300, belonging fo hor husband, taken. The nagro shot answers the dosoription sceu- rately, and tho pockel-book found on his person, conhfnlng a large part of tho money, leaves littlo doubt that ho fa the murderer, and Bhorift Irvin deserves the thanks of the pooplo for his successful oaplure of the man. Twite is aleo charged with an attompt to ravish two white women poar Carbondalg, last Bunday, but was folled in the attompt by thoir ‘bravery. An Innccont Man Scnt to Prison for Ten Yoars==The Jersoy Clty Robe= bexye Hpectal Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune, QuiNoy, Ii,, Fob. 4—The Quincy Whig this evening ‘containg tho writton confession of Mathows, the Joliet convict, to Commissioner Bane, rolative to the imprisonment of Mautico Btrauss, now sorving s torm of ten yenrs in the New Jorsey State Prison, charged with crime he nover committed. Matthows confesscs commit- ting the robbery for which Btraunes s lm‘;flaonad, asslsted by MoWilllama, Chief of Police of Jorsey City, who planned the robbery, and contrived tho plan for throwing the blame upon an innocent porson, who has been in prison three yoars, Mathews, who haos boon in prisgn in several Biates, waa arrostod a year ago in this Btate for Inrceny, and sentonced to Joliot for four years. His statoment is ovidently truthful. Oommissioner Bano srwBtrauss in Trenton Pris- on abont a month since, and made the facts known to the authoritios, The Jamestown (Mich.) Absconding ‘Txeasurore. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, GRrAND RapiDe, Mich,, Feb. 4,—Tho amount of }Eublin funds in the possession of Pratt, the ‘own Treasurer of Jamestown, Ottawa County, ‘whose disappaarance was reported in this morn- ing’s TRinUNE, was a little over $8,000. Ho ro- contly obtained from the County Board of Bu- gonmam an extension of time for returning the nxes. IHe was absent Jan. 24, repronenting that ho wont to Grand Havon and paid tho said $8,000 to the County Treasurer. Two days Iater he went to Obicago, where he met his step-son'a wife from Wisconsin, and wrote to her husband ho was going away to be gono two yoars. Her husband camo to” Jamestown a day or two since from: Wisoonsin, to consult with his .mother, Prait's wife, Thoy concluded that Pratt had eloped with tho stop-son’s wife, nndilon Inquiry, it was found that the town taxos had not boon pfld to the County Treasurer, Tho loss falls on ratt’s bondsmon. * Now Yori Oriminal Ktems, New Yosg, Fob. 4.—~Lovi Lasicula was fatally shot 1ast oyoning by Josona Vari. They had known ench other a long timo, buy Iniely have not been on friendly torms. Ohristian Moyer, one of the alloged Tompkins equaro rioters, was placed on trial yesterdsy on a charge of usnumnfi‘ Borgt, Berghold,' The dofendant's etory was in substanco as follows : The cotplaining Borgesnt collared him while he was trying to got out of the _way, and a olicemen_ shouted “kill him1" This the prisoner understood to ‘be an adjuration to his assailant. He then taok out his hemmor and struck the officer in self-de- fonse, Inregard to the hammor he said that ho had been out of work at hisirade foralong time, and had solicited 0dd jobs of work from house to houso, in which he found if useful to have with him a claw-hammor. The pink-col- ored string shown with it had no significance. It had been used moroly to seoure the hammer in his pocket, He denied emphnt!q&gg thnt -ho carried it as a weapon. ‘The jury failed to agree and wore discharged. COouneol for Twoed appeared before Judge Davia to-day for the purpose of sottling the bill of oxcoptions upon which to go before the Gen- oral Torm for a reviow of the case, ‘I'ie bill it~ melf is almost us yoluminous as tho indictment upon which Tweed was tried. A deciaion iy ex-~ pected in a few days, - Judge Bennett, in Brooklyn to-day, held Mesars. Vanderworken, Hawley, & Sanborn to ‘bail in $15,000 each, for alloged frauds upon the Revonue Department. Franklin Woodruff and E. B. Sanford aro Sanborn's bondemen. The accused will appear for trial the firat Wedneeday in March, Itis announced thata Commission will be gent to Ireland to tako the testimony of Richard B, Connolly in & private suit ponding in the Bupreme Court. COonfeasion of a Murderer, Bavrurong, Md., Feb, 4, —William H. McCot- ter, who was sentoncod to be hanged at Cam- bridge on Friday, for the murdor of his fathor- in-law, has mado s confossion, rlleging that the orime was committed in self-dofense. OAPITAL AND LABOR. Tho Printers’ Strike at Indianapolis. Snecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Inpranarorss, Ind, Feb. 4—No domonstra~ tlon of violenco on tho part of the striking printors was made to-day or to-night. A wild rumor to the effcct that tho strikers would at- tack the newspaper offices to-night ou going to pross, and desiroy the forme, causod tho Shoriff to appoint & forco of doputios to do guard duty, ready for an omorgency, The leading stri{em digolaim all intontion of interforence, and oxert thomsolyos to keep undor control the rostless mombors, Thirteen non-Union mon from Chicago cawno this evoning, T'wouty more are oxpostod-on the morning train, The oflices, except tho job-raoms, sre now well-mauned. Tho papers will issuo as usual heroaftor, The Indicnapolis Publishing Company succumbed to tho strikers to-day, loaving ouly the daily news- papers holding out. End of the Oswogo & Midiand Rails rond Strike, New Yonk, Fob, 4,~The strike on tho Oawego & Midland Railroad hms_torminated. Lato last night tho strikers nt Ellenyllo agrosd to tho torma accopted by the mon at Bummitville, and traing aro runniug s ususl, The men arc boing l»nid for Decembor, aud tho paymaster will con- inue until all obligations are settled, A o OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Liyenroor, Fob, 4,—Steamships Main,Grosce, and Macodonts, from Now York, arrived out, Pourraxp, Me., Fob, 4.—Arsived—Bteamship Polynesla, from Liverpool, 5 Ew Yonx, Fab, 4, —Arrived—Bteamsbips Oity of Now York, from Liverpoal, and Thuringia , from Hnmbug: N New Yons, Fob, 4—~Arpived~Bleamer Gaolio from Livowqele s FIRES: i The Momphis Fiids i EMrnig, Tonhy, Fob, 4:~The burning of the Momphis & Louiayllle fll\“fflnd'fnluhmg ‘shops, lant night, was dono by John McCurthy, & former flzoman on {he road, but now employed of the Momphis & Charloston Rallroad, who, in company with anothor man, ontored tho offica of the Mase tor Moolauio, nnd, protending to be drunk, raiaed 8 row with Donnis llosob, the watchman, whom ho knookod down with n_billet of wood, Ho thon lit s matoh and set firo to a lob of pa- pora. About this thno, Leo ‘Thomas, another ‘watchiman, entercd tho room, atiracted by the row, and, taking in tho situation ata glance, atruck McOarthy over tho head with & club, McOarthy then ran, and was pursuoed by Thomnn, who firod aoyeral shots at him, ono of which took offest in his sido, as stated by & woman who drosaed the wound. Up {o an'early hout thly mnmlna, tho police bad failed to capture him, Tho entiro loss will rerch shout #110,000. Four Jocomotives that were standing on a sido-tisck woro saved by tho employos. Fully 200 mon are thrown out of omployment by the firo, but it is thought that tho new shopa will be built at once, Mexens, Tonn, Feb, 4,—Tho Bluff City Oil Worke, on Ohatlcston avenuo, owned by Baker & Barton, togethor with nll the machinery and stoalt, burnod to-night. Tho Memphis & Obarloss tondopot, noar by, also caught fire, and but for tho prompt arrival of ongiues would have bosn burned. T.oss of Baker & Barton, about §15,« 000; insurcd In local companios. The origin {s uuknown, Yo \ At Elmwood, K11, Peonia, Xik, Fob. 4.—The extensive flouring mill of Willism Holz, at Elmwood, Peoris Ooun% was_dostroyed by fire early this morn. ing. o origin of the firo js unknown. The loan Is about $16,000. Insured for 89,000, in the following _compsniea: National, Philadelphia, 81,6005 Tranklin, 83,600; Tire Assoclation, $1,000; Manhattan, New York, $1,600; Commer- olal Unlon, London, 82,500, At Littlo Rock, Littie Rook, Ak, ¥eb, 4—A threo-story ‘brick house of brs, Tonno, colored, on the lavoo, was burned yostorday. Loss, $10,000; ine gnr;d for $4,000 in the Undorwritors’, of Now orkk. COLORADO, The Muddic in Territorial Politics.sA Soldicrs? Organizations Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribuney "~ DENVER, Col.,, Feb, 4.—The excitement “oves 'Territorial politics has reachod an intense plteh, Tho Tribune of thia aftornoon says that there is s movement on faob to cause the removal of Ohief Juatice Hollett, The News, in the morn- ing, will contain a two-column ariicle charg« ing ox-Gov. McOook with having caused the Genoral Governmont to be dofrauded’ out of $220,885 by conniving with ono Charles ¥, Holt, of Kent County, Miohigan, in furnishing the UteIndlans of this Torritory with scrub Texas . cattlo, whoro s primoe article of American anie ‘mals was called for by the contract. A largo number of oitizens of Denver met a committee of tho Legislasture this evoning to discuss the provisions of a now city chartor, .which Is now pending in that body, Auch feeling existed, and many antagonistic viows were pra- sentod, The Mayor and ' Ol * Mare shal, who havo ‘gotlen into s - vory bittor wrangle concornlog a recent oconfliot of authority,were strongly represented, not only by porsonal friends, but by abla counsel, Other officers and interests were also woll ropresénted, and gave views rogarding municlpal matters, Boldlora of tho soveral States during the Ro- bellion held n meoting hore this evoning, aud nearly 200 of thom enrolled themselves -into s ‘pormancnt.organization. —_— LOCAL ITEMS, Tho nlarm of fire from Box No. 24 at 11,50 last night was caused by tho discovery of flames in tho kitchen attached to the Matteson Houss, at the cornér of Wabash ' aveniug snd Jackson stroet. Tho Dopartment prompily responded to thio call,and hurried to the scone of the prospect= ivo conflagration. Through their oxortions the flames were confined to the locality where= at thoy originated, and o disastrous fire, necossarily attended with loss of Jife, averted, ‘The cause of the fire was a defactive flue, and the loss estimated at 81,0005 fully insurediin the following companies: Commoroial Union of London, lfo, Underwriters', German-Ameri~ can, Hartford, Queon, American of Philadalphi Pounsylvania, German of Erle, Lycoming, an: Ponn of Philadelphia, - A man named Daniel Colling, while attempt- ing to oross Union siroet about 6:80 o'clook lask evening, was knocked down by & frelght-train backing. u{x on the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Railrond, the cars passlng over both imba below the kmee. He was conyeyed to his rosidence, at No. 80 Rublo stroct, and Dr. Lee called in to dress his wounds. It was'the opinion of the physioianm 1ihat his injurics would nocessitatoe the smputa- tion of 'both the injured mombers, sud his ohancas for recovery extromoly doubtful. Tha ipjured man is of Xrish birth, married, and has family grown. a BIRTHS, THRESIRR—On the 23th ult., tho wife of Mr, David Thretlior, 40 Loonils-at., of a son, MARRIAGES, COOK—OOOK—At tho rasidence of the b ronte, 371 Wost Waehington-st., on tho 4th iost., Mr. 'O, F. Odok, of New York, aad Miss Ida A., dsvughter of e, and'Mzs. O. A. ook, of this city, 5 — e DEATHS, FRANKLAND—On 8 inst., at the Western Socamen's Bothol Homo, coner Lako atd _Desplaines-at,, - Katie, daughter of Henjsmin and Oatharine Yrankiand, @ the th yoar of hor age. ¥unoral servico at tho Homeat 3 o'olock p. m.; thenos 40 Gracaland Cemotery, WATTS—Jan, 16, ot Maidstono, Kent, England, Wm. Watls, drapor. MURAUTZ—At Jackson, Miss., Fob, 4, Rossnns B+ Bakautz, of consumption, aged 2 years, & moutbs, and days. Second daughtor of Pater Mukantz, of thil oity. ¥2"Rockford and Kankakse, 1il., Ginclnnat! aud St. Louls papers ploate covy. AUCTION SALES, BY GEO. P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av, AT A UCTION, On BATURDAY, Feb. 7, at 0 o’clock, REGULAR SOUTH SIDE BALE OF Household Furniture. Ginttol Mortgage Salo of B0 Roqms, la pagt: Parlor and Ohamber Furnlturo, Dudstoads, Buroaus, Toa Pogs, Ta- Blos, Rockers, Chairs, W. 5. Bursaus, Mattrossos, Bed. ding, Pl Rope Matting, L0 Qurtaiut, Sprini; Hods, O sdor, Engl irussols, an roe-Pl 3 [ac) ", fow aad Parlor Duske, Show Cases él,wfl Oane.of Corn, sald to pag. Lrolght aud ohargos), 10 Orates Orockery. AL o §0y C0er Auattonsers. By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUQTIO: BRS, - IO. 108 MADISON-ST., {(Betweon Dearborn and Olark.) GULAR SALRS F BUCCIES, PRAETONS, & CUVTERS, HARESS ., OA‘WILDNESDAY, at 10 o'clock, at 103 Aladison-st. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, do, On THURSDAY, at 10 o'clook, st 18 Madisouat. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, On SATURDAY, at 9 o'olack, at {03 Madisoust. By DLISON, POMEROY & CO. Friday Morning, Feb. 6, " REGULAR WI AL ogl e TR R FURNITURE, Flogant Parlor and Ohamber Sults, Marble-Top Tabin Dining-Room Furniturg, Wardrobes, Loungos, 8id - il o, Siopelhoe, Coi, Doy e and ' lorgo Asiortaient e "ELINON, POMIILOY & GO., A #and & Randolph By OSGOOD & WILLIAMS, Wast Sids Auction House, 63 South Oanal-at, HAVE DAILY SALLES OF New and- Seoond - Hand Frnituee and Gangra) Household Geods and Mershandisa, fnclud- 110 STashlo-fon Chambor-Suls and itop arfor Sult L8 Nat, Uboking akd Tsating Sioves. 40.” Muss be soid At PIVISBURGH ROLLING MILLS AND WAIL I;AGTORY. At Auction, WELNESDAY, Fub, 18, at 11 v'olock a, m., Thirty- g 1, Ual 16,000 to 18,000 tons Iron tml Ni