Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1874, Page 1

v - The Chican VOLUME 27. JEWELRY, OPENING Of fine Onyx, Turquoise, f}oral, Cameo, Dia.mm:E, and Gold Jewelry; Grand Opera and Guard f‘!ha.ihs; American and Ele- é’ant Farty_ Goods, just Geneva Watches. received from Europe and New York. Remarkable induce- ments for cash. GILES, BRO. & (0., | 266 & 268 Wabash-av. - GENERAL NOTICES. Brewers’ Meefing, Gmroado, Tob. 10, 161, At a meoting hold on the 7th inst., we, tho winderslgnod browers, dolog business in Chlcago, unsnimously ro- wolved, n consequence of the enormous increase in the prios of Barleyand Malt, aud also of the high prioe of Hops, to advance the prios of Lagor Boer from $10 por ‘brl. to 813 perbrl, tho same to take effect on tho lat of March noxt. CONRAD BEIPP, “'PH. BEST" BREWING CO., *“*DOWNER & BEMIS" BREWING C0., +4J08, BCHLETZ" BREWING COw, DARTHOLOMAR & LEIOHT, “‘BUSCH & BRAND" BREWING CO0., PETER OHORNHOFEN, VALENTIN BLATZ, FH. BINZ, KARGLEDER & CO., SOHNMIDT & GLADE, M. GOTTFRIED, BARTHOLOMAE & ROESING, 5 JOHN L, HOERBER, F. KOOH, Ag't. NOTICE T0 THE PUBLIC, “Ln mesting of the undersigned, Cosl Donlers of this PRt AR A R 04ld bo PAID FOIt WHEN ORDRITED, tho objeot. . ing to losson expense of the businoss by dhvunllllf with ollactors, sad o proigot themaalvas rom fmposifon by rtios not doserving of ot P iobort Law, Biake, Whitohonss & Co., X. L. Hedstrom 4 Go., Tiogomt & Go., Tioglo & Co., Minde T, Amos & G, | Kelley, Morloy & Go., Waldron, Niblook & Go., W. E. | Hohnsan, Rono & Litilo, O. 8, Richardson & o, Dyer & 0., Weat, Mcliarry & Uow. J. L. Hiathaway, Hardor & afer, Hartwell Bron., O, 8. Hale & Co. Doguld & rejcliton, Jobn Grifis, 0. W, Golt, W. M. . Ol 1 EE. Curtlss & Co., oy o Hi A, 5%%;(39;0%"?:0"'. D. Bl:l?:wnnlsn!dankav. T. B, o, No NOTICE. Aftor Fobruary 1, 1874, tho preminm upon purchase of TAX CERTIFIOATES, held by tho city for city taxes of 1872 will be ralsed to § PER OENT. Chleago, Jan, 20, 1874, 5. 8. HAYES, Comptroller, HOTELS. TREMONT HOUSE ‘Will bo opened to the Traveling Public On Monday, Feb. 16, 1874 All old friends and patrons of the House, and the traveling public generally, are re- guoated to give the proprictors the opportu- nity of showing them that the ““New Tro- cont” will be kept in n stylo and mannor that will rank it in the future (a8 in the past) as tho Hotol of Ohicago. Yours Respeotfully, JAB. & 1RA COUCH, Proprietors, ARTISTIC TAILORING. ONI.Y BIXTEEN days more im which we sell our goods at 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT. Our Spring Goods are now arriv- Ing, and our Spring Fashions are Issued. “A word to the wise,” &c. BLY & CO. (Established, 1854.) NEW PUBLICATIONS. L WO GREAT NEW NOVELS HARPER & BROTHERS, THR PARISIANS, By EpwanD BoLwen (Lord Lytton), sathor of *Pel. Bam," ‘‘My Novel," elo, Octava. Paper Price, 8L.00; or, 12mo. Cloth Binding, 81K Tx ATHENAUN (London) sayst ‘'In ‘Tho Parlaiana’ wa soo him (Bulwer) at his' bost. In thoso days of Lady Wood and Mr. Honry Kingsloy, it {s somothing to say of a novol that o man oan road it through from covor to covor and not fesl that ho has wastod his tima. * * ¢ ¢ Ina word, 'The Paristans’ is Lytton's ripest work, ® * * % Wohava tha latt novol of a novolist who, ‘oansolous of the lapsa of timo, is conaclonsly wrillng for posterity, Many will read 1t &rok to have carofully road it once,” A PRINCESS OF THULE. By WILLIAM BLACK, suthor of ““The Strango Advan. turos of a Phaston,” A Daughtor of Hoth," eto, Octavo, Paper Covars. 213 pp. Prioe, 76 couts, T SrRCTATOR (London) saya: ** Wa havo at last ono noarly porfect novel, * * ® Hin beantiful, his almost porfoot atory* THE GLODE (London) says: **It 13 not of many novels ft can bo said-thoy ars good from tho title (o the ond, but this may fairly b romarked of Mr. Black's last work." T ATHENZUN (Loudan) saya: b “*1t has for its Borolnoa girl who was bravo and boantiful in ber love, who ways prond, and awest, and soniltive in all hor wars, who was gonorous to the Door, true to her frionds, and logal to her own high notlons of womanho . Both of the above, with all other booka of 'HR & BROTHBERS, aold at wholesale or ratail, or mailed postpaid on receipt of price, by JANSEN, \'CLURG & CO. 117 & 119 State-st., Chicago. —_— e WANTED. it BN o ] Partner Wantd Fiithor notive or speolal, with 840,000 to 850, 00, {n an ald, oatablivtiod: wollknows, ‘s popesCuteos (AT SALE HOUKE, whioh finds (i capital (impsirsd by the Groat Firo), {nadoqunto o handlo the latgo and Incras ing trado which continusily offors, Wil gusrantco & 3 thaa 20 por cent on Investmonts . PAI Tooes.Thauite o TE AT kYSE R Sgogon with b m 3 Honors Bloak, cor. Dearbora and Monroo-sis., 'Ohicagos WANTED. Old Nowspapers, Pamphlots, Waste Pa- por, O1d Books, Rags, Metals, and Battles, for cash, at 280, 288 and 300 Fifth-av, WANTED.. A young man of experionca and ablllty, with 85,000 to 310,30, doairos {0 picohass an iagerent 13 some oniroTake od moroantils or mannfacturing houso doing a profitable trade; am & thorough bookkeeper and offico:man; wonld be valuablo fn that department. Only wol xollable partios noed reply, Address P78, REAL ESTATE. THE WINSLOW HOMESTEAD, ~This clegant propo bout, ¢ b8, To- cated on Nocih Dlscksl, Toar Divammer. e pravects oo finely improved 1.k d “Fribune ofios: story frame, with basomont and, cupola, formorly owned and’ ocoupled as a rosidonoo. by tho Inta 1S, Atnrk s, Fa Tho propiuod exiension of Lincoln Park ill inslads tha rear part of this property, leaving a park frontago of 188 feet, ‘with a dopth of about 500 foot, and will be c!u of tho most desirablo fine rosidonco sites about Chicago: or can bo subdividod at great Emm. Pursuant to order of the United States District Court, tho entiro proporty is now ored at fi?mw alo for 340,000, payable ono.quarter {n nd balanco in tnun" with intorost at 8 per cent. SR R Gt D Harves, 4 EaSallgests, or te 5, KINS, Asstanea of F. 8."Winslow, 169 LaSallo.t. FOR SALE. dlolntug, Lamndale for 2,400 por acro; 81,000 3aud {yoars, 8 percont intorest.® Appl DFREY, disnnav, Alio, Touso sad nty-Hirst sud Twent Fouk) DISSOLUTION INOTICE. DISSOLUTION. ‘The firm of Olarke, Abbott & Oo., is this day dissolved by mutusl consont, Thos, O, Clarko rotiring to giva bis attontion to manufacturing. The businoss of Railroad and Maoliinista* Supplics will bo continuod by Lowis L, Abbott and Goo. H, Campbell, undor tho firm namo of L. L. Abbott & Go., who will tako all assots and assumo all llabilitios of Olarke, Abbott & Oo. THOS. 0, OLARKE, L. L. ABBOTT, Ohloago, Fob. 10, 187, GEO. 1. OAMPBELL, Tn rotiring from tho firm of Olarke, Abbott & Co., 1 tako thia opportunity to thank onr many patrans for thelr favors, and would solicit a continuance of the samo to the now firm of L. L. Abbott & Ca. THOS, O. OLARKE, PRINTERS.STATIONERS, &o. LETTER CLIPS AND FILES IN GREAT VARIETY, AT WHOLEBALE AND RETAIL, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (0, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST. CENEUMERB will find it profitable ta_got our jloes afore ordering olsewhors, HINDLE & JENHING, WWhoToatlo and Teotafl Seationors, Beiasoss, s Hiosk Book “Manufacturors, 16 t, FINANCIAL, FINANCIAL. Purohase Money Papor, sccured b 3 l Mooy to loan on Gralb st BRlog. K0 Wanted. ons, LAZARUY SILVERMAN, Obiuiber of Commeres Building, "HAVANA CIGARS, &o. "IN HAVANA CIGARS, Fine Wines, Liquors, and Groceries, [efTorthe Most Comnplete Stack nt TIIE LOW EST PRICES, and dellver goods in all purts of tho eity. C.TATUIM, No, 146 East Madison-st. FOR SALE, BANKRUPT SALE, M Talors, and all others wanting fins Olot] u--fi':fi{'.:.;' ":nl“n‘zjrii;\',":' ‘?x'!:"fi :”1"‘« whioh wilt b’?wla rio Bt at 208 Washingon-at., B¥or'contlow st soat Jor aby I auabiitior to sult SHOW CARDS Ty A, STEMPET, 183 East Madison-st. e R N PN ROBERT WINTHROP & CO0. BANEKERS AND BROKERS, No. 18 Wallat., Now York, execnte ordors for STOOKS, HONDS, "AN GOLD, allow 4 fi:fi: art ntoness m DR OSITS, aad transact a gonoral ankiog and Brokorags isinost. TO EXCHANGE, DOCK. A fine Dogk, in first-olass location, to exchange for Building Material or Roal Estate. MOREY & MAGILL, 77 Clark.st. TO RENT. STORE FOR RENT On Franklin-st., betwoen Hamlin, Davey & Co. and J, V, Farwell & Oo,, 48 foot front by ‘73 feat deep, B-storios and basement, firat~ olnss Bteam Hlevator, with steam furnished for power and heating, The mout deairable location for the Hat and Cap, Boot and Shoo, or Olothing businoas in Chicago to.day., In. quire of HAMLIN, DAVIY & 00, STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. NOTICE:. - $MMoe of the Nalty, , Plttal Cbicago Rallm g:. (;Illllkul:llul\'llrl':::;;)', Oll.lfl:ln;.'fifi. 10, 1&,‘. i 1 Stocl e h ), Pittaby & Ohl. g Tatfay Compan o oo ot 188 0 sual mosting for tho alcotion of Birostors, wil e held E. oftios of tho Comy Merohant 2 hiding, Guicage, ulh’ol;ladwn{' TOILETINE. TOILETINE Ts tho only proparation that will hide the inevitable ro. sults from tha use of vile liquids that eat into tho skis, marring the face, polsoning the system, and destroying all traces of beauty, Prioo, 80 eents porbox, All drug- wiats keop I __[ THE GRANGERS, ton; nono nood ro- ot inds 8 a0, i dncling e Targo. $Enkie e CHICAGO, Declaration of Purfiosas by the National Grange, Social Advancement One of Its First Objects. Favor Direct and Friendly Re- Intions Between Producer and Consumer, A Determined Opposition to. Tyrannical -Monop- - olies.: 5 Will Also Opposo‘Excgssife Salarics, High Rates of Interest, and Exorhitant - Profits. Grangers, as Such, to Take No . Part in Political Dis- " . cussions, Seotionalism Is, and of Right Ought: B “to Be, Dead. Memorial to Patrons of usbandry of ihe Cotton States. Argument in Favor of Mixed Husbandry in the South, History of the Organization and f)im-‘ oulties of the Boston Grange, Targe Meoting of the Farmcrs of Joo Daviess County, 81. Louts, Fob. 11.—The National Grange to- day, aftor the transaction of somo minor busl~ noss, recalved tho roport of the CUommitteo on Resolutions, presented by Mr. Wardlow, of Florids, and adopted it unanimously. It is as follows : DEOLARATION OF PURPOSES. Profoundly lm{mzlnfl with the truth that tho Nu- Honal Grango of tho Uniled Slates shoutd definitoly prociaim to the world its gonoral . objects, we horeby unanimously mako this declaration of purposos of the Patrons of Husbandry, : pirat—TUnied by ho stzong and falil, ti of sgil ctilture, wo mutually resolve to labor for the good of our Order, our country, snd mankind, UNITY—LIDERTY—CHABITY, 3 Second—TWo Licartily indorse the mnotto ** In casen- tlals Unity ; in non-essentinls Liberty ; in oll things Charity,” CO-OTERATION, Third—We shall endcavor o ndvance our causo by Laboring to socomplish tho following objocts ¢ To der velop a belter and bigher mabliood nnd_ womanhood smong ouraelyes ; to cnhanco the comforts ana attrc- tlon of our homes and strengthon our attachuiouts to our puruita; to foster mutual understending snd co- operation ; to malutain fnviolate our laws, nnd to omu- Ioto cach other to labor fto hasten fho Umo coming; o reduce our « ox penscs bath individusl ond corporate ; to buy less and produco more, in order 1q muke our farms self-supporting; to diversify our crops, and plant no more than wo can oultivate} to condouss the weight of our oxports, selling less fn tho bushel sud more on tho hoof and in flecces; to systematize our Tork, and calculata {ntélligentiy'on tho probabilitics : to_ discountonance tho credit ystom, tho morlgoge system, the fashion syatom, and overy other systom tonding to prodigality ‘and ankruptoy, We propuse muotiug togatlier, talking togethior, working togethar, buylng togethor, sclliug togethér, and gonerally acting together for our mutual protection and ud= yancement, a5 occaslon may roquire. Wa shall nvold litigation a8 much as possible, by arbitration in the Grange. Wo nhuumullmm{ atrivo to sccurc entire harmony,good-will; and vital brotherhood amolg our- aclvos, anid to mako order porpotual, We shall earn. eatly endeavor to_nupress personal, local, scctiomnl, and national prejudicea, all untcalthy rivalry and alf seltish ambition, ~Faithful adherencs to these princi- Dles will insure ‘our meatal, aud moral, social, aud smaterlal advancement, NO MONOIOLY. Fourth—For our busincss iuterests wo datire to Dring producers aud consuniers, formers and. munue {facturers’ into tho most intimato relutfons possible, Teuce, we must dispenso withn surplus of middle men, not that wo are unfriendly to them, but wo do not tieed them, Thelr surplua and thelr exactions di- miniel our profits, Wo wago mo _aggresaive warfsro agalnst any othor intorests whatover, Un the contra- ry, all our acts aud all our offarts, 80 far as business i concerned, are not only for the bénefit of prouucere, but slso’ for all other intorcata that try to bring those two partles into spoedy ond cconomical contaal, Hence wo hold that transporta- tion corapaniea of every kind sru neceasary o our auc- cean; that thelr Intoreats aro intimately connocted with our futercats, and_that harmonious action is mutually advantageous, Koeping it viow the first sentence in our declarstion of principlces of action, that * individ- \mlhnlxflwiuul depends upon tho general prosperity,” {re shall thorcfora advocato for ovety Stato tho increai in every practicablo way of all facilitiea for lmnnwrllnfl cheaply to tho seaboard or between home producers an consumers, all the productions of our country, Wo adopl it a8 our fixed purpose to open out the channels in Naturo's great cricrles, that tho lifo-blood of com~ merce may . We aro not enemies of fail- Touds, mavigable and rrigating canals, nor of any ¢orporation that will advanca our fndustrinl intorosts, nor of any laboring classes In our noble Order, thers is no commuufsm, no sgrariauiem, We are o{?onud to such spirit and ‘management of any corporution or enterprise a8 tend to oppress peopls and rob them of tneir just profits, We aro not encmles to capital, but we oppose tyranny of mmxnrallu. Wo long to aeo the antagonism between capital and labor removed by common consent, and by an enlightencd statesmanship worthy of the ninetecnth century, We aro oppoved 1o exceasivo sularies, Ligh atos of intor- eat, and_exorbitant per-cent profits in trade, Thoy gréatly fncresso our burdens, and do_not bear o pro- portion fo the profita of producers, Wo de- siro only eelf-prolection and tho protéction - of overy true intorest. of our lemd by logitimato transactions, legitimate trade, and legitimato profita, Wa shall advonce the causo of oducation umong our- selves and for our children by oll just means within our power, W en‘fnhuy advocats for our agricul- tural and fndustrial colleges that practical sgriculture, domeatlo scicuce, and all the arts which adorn {he home, be taught iu thelr coursoa of studg. NOT A POLITIOAL BODY, Fifth—We emphiatically ond sinceraly nisort the oft ropeated truth taught §n’ our organic law, that tho Orange —Rationsl, Blate, or subordinaté,—is uot a politleal or Yurty ‘orguntzation, Ko Grange, it ‘true fo ita obligations, can dlouss polite ical or roliglous questions, mor call Tolitical conventtons, nor nomiuaty cindidates, nor oven dixcuss their merita in ils meotings; 7o tho prine ciples wateach underlio all trito politice, all truo stutes- manship, and, if Droporiy coreled ou, will tend to ;mrfl'y\ e whole political atmosphiore of our country, or wo aeck the groatest good of tho greatest number | but wo must alwsys boar it fn mind that 1io oo, by o~ coming s Grange momber, gives up that inafienable right and duly “which bolougs to overy Amorienn citi- 2o to tako ‘s propor futecest iu (s politic of his country, On tho contrary, it I8 Fight for cvery momber to do all in his powor legithuutely to in= fluence for good the action of sny politicnl party to which be Lelongs, Tt {u bis duty 10 do all ho can in his 0w purty o put down bibary, corruption, and trickery ; to 4o that none ut compotont, faithful, aud Honent mhuy wlio wil unlinchiugly atand by ouf - dustrial lutéreats, aro nominsted for all poaitions of trust, gud to have carriod out the principlos which should alwayu chiaractorizo every Graugo membior,— that the offive ahould seck the man, and uot the man the oflics, Wo acknowledgo tho broad principla that difforence of oplulon is no_ crime, oud hold thut ‘progresa towards truth. 1s made by differ- encea of opinjon, whila the fault” Hes in the Dbitterncss of controversy, We desire o proper cquality, equity, and fairness; protoction for the woak, Featraint upon tho strong,—~n_ehort, Justly dintributed burdews and fuatly ' diniributed Bower, Theroare Amorican Idous tho Yory essoiiva of American independence, aud to advocato the coutrary in unworlby of fho sons and daughters of au Amortcan Republic, We cherish the bollef that sco. tionnlisni is, and of right ahould be, dead and burled nol With the past, Our work ix for tho present and the THURSDAY, future, In our Agrioultural Brotherhood and its pnr. 1oses wo alinll recogniza no North, no Bauth, no n‘ 0 Weat. _ 1t {8 rosorved by overy’ Patron an bis righ a8 8 frooman to nfllinto with suy party that will Loat carry out his principles, »: - v : MEMDETAER, L . Stath—oues betngzpogullarly n frmer's nlitution wo cannot admit all fo our rauks, Many aro exclude by thio naturo of onr organization, not - because thy aro professional mon, or Artisans, or laborere, Lk biw cnuso thoy hiave not & sufficiont diroct ntevest {n Hilllg or pasturing tho soll, or mey have somo intorest i canilict with our purnones: but we appeal to all good cilizens for thelr Cordin] co-operation Lo aswis Ircoge offorls towaris roform, that wo may eveniually remove from our mi Lo last vestige of tyranny and corruption, We hail tho gensral deniro for frator nal harmony, equitablo compromise, and earnestco~ oporation &8 An omon of our fultirs Aucceas, v cHANITY, Seventhe—1t shinll bo an abiding prineiplo with us to rolievo any of our opprossed and suffering brothee. hood by any moans Lt our command, ‘WOMAN'S BPHEBE, J Last, but uot Jeast, wo procinim it smong our pur- 0800 {0 inculeate a proper apprectalion of o abile fes aid aphoro of woman an i indicated by admitting Tier to membrship and position in our Ordor, GENERAL PLEDGY, Tmploring tho contiuued assistanco of our Divins .Mantor to gnlita us in our wark, we hero pledgo onr- solvea to foithlully and harmaniously labor for ail future timo to return_ by our uniled efforts to the wis. P ‘ could not agres that all tho new membora should :bo Noyes' nen, Thoy were dotormined that tho organization should ~ . ] . . NOT DEGOME A LORING OLUI. Noarly all tho l’;ulu men had dmsped out, They didnot want to .atay, if \the Grsnge did not (want ..thom. Noyes ..thon . gave up, and tried working on M, Thompson. In this howas 80 sucaossful _thab Mr. ‘l‘hnmfincn, though no- ‘knowlodging that tho Grango hiad s logal oxist- ;enco, lhnuFit heo biad botter not mix-himaelf up with the dispute, The whola sum and subatanca ‘of tho maltor is, that Grand Mastor Adams has \been hoodwinked jnto countonsncing a move Which would rosult in making the Grange in ;Massaohusotts a bob to Gon. Butler's kite. JO DAVIES COUNTY, % Speetal Diapatel to Phe Chisago Tribune, GALENA, Ill, TFob, 10,—At n meeting of the farmors of Jo Davlens Qounty, -called nndor the auaptoes of the Btato Farmors' Association, at the Conrt-House in this city, 8, B. Brown was callod to the clinir, and Charles Boono olected Secrotary, Aftor introduotory remarks by tho Obnit, 8, X, Bmith, Scorotary of tho Btate Asso- cintion, was callod upcn for an addrons, Mr. Bmith firsb spoke of the frrogularity of dom, Juelico, fratornity, eud political purity of ow forefathors, e b Hgee A MENORIAL, A momorial to tho Patrons of Husbandry in tho cotton Btatos was also presontod and unan- imously adoptad. Itis an nuzumum in favor of mized husbandry fn tho South, instond of ox- ponding tho onergios of the poople in ralsing s singlo crop. It sayn : . During thoe past seven yoars our cotton fields have added to tho wealth of ‘the world $2,000,000,000, and gausod prosporlty to smile npon every oo’ wha' hin handled our crops, gave -thoss who strugeled for ils production annually, Tho cuorgies of flio colton- Dinnters have been oxhansted $h attempling to pro. duce s maximum crop of » ningle staple, whilat quito a8 fraquently hio haa reduced Liis moana in supnlying hin necesnary wauls, A system based upon sich & polley, and productng such results MUST DE RADIOALLY WROKO, and, if porsisted in, wil load fo bankruptey and ruln, No people can ever become proaperous who aro nob self-sustuining, Our fertilo soll, exbaustless minernl ‘wealth, abundunt water.power, dud gon'al, salubrious climate, avall us nothing if' annuslly wo expond millions for aubslstonce, 'h 18 goncrafly conaldesed that homo-grown bread is cheapor than purchased supplics, and tho obsorvation of overy planter Is that those Boutuern farmors who live with{n thomselvea sro more independent, and Jess encumbered with debt thon thoso who havo ¥ 3 RELIED EOLELY UFON THE GOTTON CROF, Wero it otherwise it i8 hazardous for any pooplo to rely upon others for nupply of thoso nrtloles which aro necessary for their daily consumption, It thon rofors to famiuo, whioch mors than once bos occurred in India, owing to the efforta of the poople to grow cotton to the exclusion of broad- stuils, snd adds ¢ During tho past yoar scctlons of Tows, Minuesota, and Dakota have boon {nvaded by grasshioppors, whict destroyed overy vestige of vogotation, Imsgine your condition should a eimilar Invaaion become genoral in the Northwoeat, Coupled with this idea, the rowartd betwedn Ilabor and capltal in the distribution of wealth. Labor was now neokiug somo way 'by which to retain a Iarger share,- Honco this ro-called Farmors' Movoment, 1t is our duty to right thia_wrong by logialation, it it con bo done. If wo degrade 1abor wo dogrado the nation. In danger we turn to Inbor. Educated Inborors are tho best defond- «ord of o nation, There should be no qnarrel be- tweon capitnl and labor, but capital invosted in farms, manufactories, and- workshops should liave an equal ahird in sggrogsto profits with uhproductive oapital in tho shaps of monoy loanod, It onght not_to bo possible in a Re- ublic that & man like Vandorbilt can accumulate 5100,000 000 in less than twontyyears, Ho would sssort that thls w8 & monstrosity that cannot bo ropeated. We havo got tho last Vanderhilt wo shall ever have, [Applause.] Labor-savin machinery ought to lessen or shorton the toil of the poople, but does not do it, and never can do #o a8 long s it ia possible for Vanderbilts to bo produces. Dofraud labor of its roward and you ‘woakon,tuo foundation of tho Republio, Mr. Bmith. was frequontly 'n{.plmmnd during his romarks, and at tho olose the meoting ad- Journed to 7 o'clock p. m. - TIE EVENING BESBION wad largely composed of rosidents of the city, mony merchants and professional men boing present. Mr. 8, M. Bmith was_ngsin called_for to nddrosa the moeting ; but, befors praceeding with his romarks, the foflowing resolution, offered by Mr. Hodson, a prominont Granger, was adopted almost unauimously : ‘Wazaxas, Tho Logislature is now holdln!( sceaion at Springficld, in_coutravention of tho spirit of tho Constitutiou; at on oxponse of $1,600 per day lo tho taxpayers of the Btats, without adoquate services in roturn; it ia Resolved, As tho senso of this meeting, that {hey are requested to adjourn rine dic, and that a copy of - this rosolution bo sent to the Presfdent of the Senato and TOTAL FAILUEE OF A COITON OROF, oither from the worm, from draught, of any athor un- | avoidable cause, improbable as such visitation may ap- poar, liave w 'the power to prevent_thom, and Ia it wiso'to subject oursives to thie possibility of -Locom- ing tho viotims of such calamitioe? ~Our wisesl aud safost policy is, as far as practicable, to produco at homo our necossary supplics, I theto s farm in the South upon " which’ this cannot Le done, and at the samo tmo produce an averago cotton crop? 'WIIAT 18 TIIE NET BESULT 5 of the farmer's annual lnbors? Wa bellove there aro annually 4,000,000 balos of cotton produced upon Bouthern soil; but what proportion of this vast amount {5 roturned to indicato our prosperity? Ono- Lalf of it 18 expended for nocessary supplios, whilat the remnindor is divided between labor and taxcs, Hence, o cost of production hs oxceoded 'the valus of tho'articlo producod, Shall this policy continue? ' Exteneiva colton-crops have ovinced our vinity of purs posc and entailed poverly upou us, and equally unie form adheslon to mixed husbandry would seoure our reauporation, 5 COTTON 18 A NEOESMTY, and the extent of hat necossity can bo calonlated with:* oxaotneas, . If 3,600,000 bales aro grown, they will b consumed bofore another crop can ba gatherad, and a; remunoratlye market prics will be gustaiued 'y ‘the ‘consoquesst dewandl If 4,800,000 bales are grown, the Iarge marginal oxcess wiil n CONTROL AND DEPHXSS TII MATKET, 1 Altornatives for sticcess sre numerous, but ws need only rely upon the single one ofil co-opersting in e dolermination o subslst ot home, With this end attalned, thore is na reason why wo should nat be the happlest, most inde~ pendent, and prosporoua peoplo on sarth, THE MEMOBIAL APPROVED, The momorial is signod by tho Masters of Btate Granges of Bouth and North CurnlmbhAlnblmn, Mississippl, Tlorids, _Arkensas, Louisiana, Georgin, Tonnessoo, and was not only heartily approved by the Committeo on Resolutions, but ondorsed by overy member of tho National Grange. . N EVENING SESSION. 8T, Tous, Feb. 11.—At tho evoning session the claim of Deputy Ferry for services in organ- izing Granges in Dakota'was allowed. Mrs. O, H, !?ollny wondored her rosignation as Pomona. Tho discussion of AMENDMENTS TO TIE CONSTITUTION was resumed and continued till a lato hour ; the principal onos _being that providing for the or< ganization of District Granges praviously telo- graphed, and another dofining the qualitication _for membership of Grangos, ——— -THE BOSTON GRANGE. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 118 BEAL HISTORY. Bostox, Fob, 11.—The protest of tho Boaton Graugo against tho revocation of its charter failod to eay that the so-called agriculturlists who want tobo Grangers aro the real politioal fuglera who have detormined to rulo or ruin hore in Massnchusotts, Moro than.two years sgo: Col. Danlol Neodham, National Bank Examiner for this BState, and Bocrotary of tho Now: Lngland Agricultural Bocioty, and Georgo Noyes, | oditor, publisher, and proprietor of the Massa- chuscits Ploughman, were appointod deputies of - tho Ordor, but did nothing to advanco its intér- ; osts in this State, 0. H. Kelly, the Scorotary of tho Ordor, wrote to Mr, Noyes urging Lim to do’ something. Mr, Noyes cooly roplied that he could nat bo oxpeoted to work all alone, but as voon ns tho Order was fairly started hore he would do somothing, ‘Thoro the mattor rested. Early last spring THE CHEAP THANSPORTATION LEAGUE was organized, and the Boston Journal of Com- merce constituted itsolf tho organ of the move- mont, aud did all it could to ndvance it, The Grangors woro thon coming Eagt, and thoe Jour-, nal of Commerce, rccoguizing tho Grango as: the best means for effocting its aim, hailed the movoment, and gladly chrouiclod its progross,’ When Dopuly Abbottarrived, he found tho Jour-" nal of Commerce was eagorly pre}mrlm; tho w-g for him, whilo tho Massachusells Dlovghman had’ nothiug to ssy. The Jowrnal of Commerce oven kopt a dopartment column of {irango nows, au mude all the necossary arrangements for a. meoting lero in Boston. ORGANIZATION OF THE GRANOE. 3 Aug. 6 Abbott organized the first Grango In; Massachusotts, at Greonfleld; Aug. 20, ho camo® horo and addrossed a ooting; Adg. 90 o Grango was_organized, with John B, Hartlet} as | Mastor, and ~ among its mombors the' Prosident of the -Commorcial Exohange, Qoorgo Noyes, and the editor nnd the iummfl managor of the Jowrnal of Uommerce. fr. Bartlott was a grain _merchant, it iu truo, hut also tho bitterost fon tho Boston & Albany Ralirond ever had, o fought thelr charges single-handod and nlone, both by clvoular end personal influence. Of the nine ofticorn all but one own land undor cultivation, * ) = It became ovidont that the Otdor \as to be 2 Auceors, and Noyer, yory much divappointed to 1iud ho could not” namo the offlcers, BET TO WONK TO BREAK IT UP. Qrand Master Adams came on.to Boston to tho Pomological Socioty exhibition, and conforrod with Noyes, but did noé see n siuglo member or officer of the Boaton Grange,—s markod plece of didcourtosy on his part, Bopt. 44, loss than a month aftor, camo the order revoking the charter, of which Noyes had advanco information, Ho said that ho accopted the' ordor; that tho Boston Grango wns dend. - Not so thought the mombora, nordid tho Btato Grange. Noyos, with wonderful- inconsistoucy, mot again with ‘the membary, Deo, 15, whon O, A. Thompson, Leoturer of tha National Cirango, was onhoro, and he racognized tho Grango, and promised to, como down Deo, 24, nfter organizing tho Now Hampshiro Btato Grange, and obtigato twonby- fivo mombors, Now was " NOYEH' GITANCE, Howantod to furnish tho mon, and thus gob the control. Mo wanted to ymt in Mavshal P, Wilder, and othior mombora of (ho * Agrioultural Olub—a_notorious political cliyne—nnd * Dr. Coorge B. Loring, President of tho Henato, & man of whom it has boen eald that ko wa8 always wanting an- office, and could nevor get'one, The othor Grangs memboers to the Bpeaker of the Honse of Ropresentatives, BIr, Bmith first spoke in support of the above resolution, oxpressing sentiments warmly ap- plauded by tho audionco. He next discussed the finoncial question, handling our presont na~ tional bnnkln’g systom without mittons, Somo of Gulena's financial mon presont must have listened to his bold donunoiation with nstonish- ment, Nr, Bmith also had the courage to ro- buke Prealdent Grant for not keoping tho salary- grabborsout of the Tressury,—a sentiment whioh wag recoived '.F the audionco with uproarious spprobation, 'This was not to bo expected from the formor townsmen of the Presidont. Bofora concluding, tho spenker gave his viows a8 to tho relationabip which should exist botwoon middlemen and producers, remarking that there should be no hoatility where only a just compon- nation was asicod for servicos rondered, At the closp of tho address, M. Y. Johnson, wall-kmown lawyor of this place, made a short Bpoeck, in which ho said Lio should hereaftor iden- tify himsolf with the party of reform, and an- nounced himsolf 83 hoing aa good & Grangor o8 -anybody, ‘Tho mooting was prolonged until a late hour, tho audienco soparating ju.the busl of splrits, This closos the sorica of moatings hold.. in the Fifth Congressional Disttict uuder ;tho direction of tho Btate. Associniion, one ar ‘mors having.baen hold.ln each couhty. It is (beliaved Mossre. -Smith's and Flagg's addrosses have given the Farmors’ Movemont un impotus in ths part of tho Biate it has not before ro- celved. B P:\’I‘EN T RIGHTS. Siate Convention .at_Iadisuapolis of Parties Interestod=-What They Con= sider tho Right Way of ‘Croating the . Patent Right Question. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Axp1anapouts, Ind., Feb, 11.—A 8tate Convon- :tion of patent-rights men was hold Lere to-day. E.E. McDonald, of this city, was elected Tem- porary Prosident; W. H. Drapico and H. Ogle- shorn, Bocretaries. MoDonald stated that, in respongo to hia ocircular, he hod roceived about 250 lotters from patent-right men from' all -quarters of the country, approving the movoment, and oxprossing the beliof that it is 8 mensure of necessity o pro- tect patent-right men in their rights, That the law.on.the subjest should bo amended was unanimously favored by tho writers, He ns- serted that tho Patent Office has beon only s secondary institution, subject to the Interior Dopartment, which is all' wrong., Tho offico should be soparate from all doparimentz, Ho favored o moro severe law on the subjectof infringoments, and held that designs for atenta’ should be brought undor the ' gencral aw for trade,marke ; that the law in tugard to royalty needs remodeling. Ho suggosted and .favored a strong and powerful organization to protect agents, ! .. The Committeo on Reolutions made the fol- lowing report, which was adopted : Wo, Laventors, patont owners, and patent-right men of tho Weat, In convention assembled, at Indianapolis, +Ind,, this 1{th doy of February, 1874, do hereby fne struct our Reprosentative, Curran, of MoDonald, us follows,: ¢ aflr (—Wa favor tho Bcgnrl(lon of the Patent Offico *from the Department of the Iuterior, so that it shall bo o indeponaent and separate hranch of the Govern- ‘ment. “Siccond—YWe favor tho oxtonsion of 'patonts beyond the torm of soventoon years. g “Third—Wo favor & provision by law wheroby un ns- Iguce of apatent may obtain o Teviaion thoreof with. |out gaining the original invention, and'without tho giving of his conseat thorsto, Fourth—Wa da not favor the catablishment of » now ,patont court, Wa deploro tho dolay and oxpense to {wisioh patent owners ara subject whil endeavoring to entorce thoir rights against wrong-doers and infring- ors, and think the propor remedy s to aboliah all - aecousta n chagcory n tiat bohalf, and fo mako pulte for infringemont oaly maintainablo at luw, o be triod by » fury of men skiied a thoars whereunto tho quies- 1 tion In controveray bolongs. /s | U= e do ot fuvor the lssuing of patents or decigns, We considor it moro proper (lat they should bs registored after the menner of trada marke, Sixth—Wa do not favor the plan of ndjuiling the - right of royaltios as presented in tho bill bofore Cone are 63, eventh—We thereforo relpcclfllllfi' request tho Patent Commities in Gongress that they receive Mr, " McDonald, our dolegato, who will present theso in- atructions to them to repreacnt ua, . A permanent organization known as the In- dlaua Dranch of tho National Patont-Right As-r ' sociation was effected, Oftioers : Prosident, 0. T, MoDonald ; Vico-Presidents, M. B, Caop- er, W. . Wooton ; Seorotary, Maj. Conklin ; Trensuror, John Ott, " ) - Three Diraotors woro appoiuted from Tndian- apolls, Mossrs, Miller, Belgs, Prof. Seoncada. Six othor Lirootors will bo- appointed by the Chinir horeaftor, - Adjourved to meoi on the firat Tuesday April in-thin city. e — PAUPERISM IN MICHIGAN. * kpeelal Dispatch to The Chicago'T'ribue, Laxstxa, Mich,, Feb, 11,—The Cowity Supor- intondents of the Poor met again this mnrnrug, twenty-thréo countics belng roproented aud thirty-scvon mombors prosent. 'Tho draft of an nmendmont to the oxisting laws, road and ac- - copted last evening, was this morning edopted, making rolatives of paupers rosponsivle for their support more than ouo year. A committos of -shroo waa n]épulmml Dy tho ohair to confor und act with the Boorotary of Btata in_proparing a Buperintendont’s record-nccount-book, and alwo & County-House repistor, and to aak tho Legislature to make it_obligatory upon Buperin- tendents and County-House keepors ta proouro aud_leep them in conformity to the ‘soveral headings. Mr, Yeomans made a motion which was agroed to, that the Legisiature oxtend the time for makiug reports to tho Hooretary of Btate from Bo[nom hor to Oct, 35. Tho reporta of the Committoos on tho Insano and tho Pre- vention and Cure of Pauperism wero adopted. Mr, Ohamborlin oftered the following resoiution, which was adopted s - WASHINGTON. The Currency Redistribution Bill Discussed in the Senate, Spicy Dialogues Between East- ern and Western Sena- tors, Passago of the Army Appropriation Bill in the House, Outline of the Bill Providing for the Re- « duction of the Army. Additional Developments Cons corning the Butler-Ielsoy Job. Potition of Raphnel Semmes for the Removal of His Disabilities, Firat Mecting 6( the District of Columbin Invostigating Committoe, RETRENCHEMENT AND REFORM, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, . IN THE BENATE, ‘Wasmxaroy, D. 0., Feb. 11,—The Bonate Appropriations Committeo scom to be follow- ing the load of tho corrosponding House Com- mittes, and for a day or two they have been ox- smining Departmont officials as to the esti- matea for the coming year. To-dny, Secrotary Dolano and the Burcau ofilcers of the Intorior Department appenred boforo thom. Delano ex- prosues tho boliof that the Indiana can be oivil- ized, it being only a quostion of timo, and monoy probably, WAR-GLAINE. Tho Benate Clsima Committee had 2 long discussion to-day on the quostion of paying the claims of loyal oitizens for property destroyed during the war. Notwithstandin, ese clalmy Liave been repeatedly rejected, thoy have boon filod again with Congress this session. Amon, othors {a that of Dr. J. Milton Beat, of Missouri. It will be remombored that a bill to pny his olsim was .f“nd by both House and Sonata Iast winter, and vetood by the Prosidont. ——— p MATTERS FOR INVESTIGATION, Special Disvateh to The Chicago Lribune, BOME WHISKY BINGE, ‘Wasmmyaroy, D. 0., Feb. 11.—The next dovel- opment of rottonness promised 18 to concern porticnlarly some whisky ringe in 8t. Louis and Pokin, Il Tho dovelopments 5o far are to the offact that, by a large numborof distillers in those cities, whisky is manufaotured in great quantitios,” and shipped. to New York, with tho underatanding “that it is to bo exporled at Now York, Tho whisky ia drawn out, the barrels are filled with wator, aud tho wator is sent to Europe, and tho whisky is oither,sold or reshipped to variona points in thocountry, By this systom. of dolng businass, . tlio partics cigaged in it havo grown yery woalthy. This ring is snid to be vomposed of Ohio and Indiana men exclusively, and tho statomentis madoe that mearly all of, tlie ‘rovenue officiale engaged about the dis- tillorles " oro imported from theso two Btates, ovoen down to Storokeopors and Gaugers, Theso officials, it is charged, are implicatod, as thoy aasist the ring in various ways, auch a8 ropresenting tho distilleries na of only their real capncity. The ring, of course, have their ngents at New York and other nocos- sary_points. The hoad of the ring is said to Johnson McDonald, Bupervisor of Intornal Rove- nue, one of Columbus Dolano's creatures, and an intimato friond of the Prosidont. 'The ring hold their meeting et o Iato hour of tho night, and in a most sccret ‘mounor. The Bu- {;urviulug Inspeotor of Intornal Revenue hss oen seon going into ‘snd comung out of tho room in which theso sscret moetings have beon held, and whilo they wore in® session, accom- pauied by othor ofiicers of the Internal Revenno Bervico, “Molonuld is asid to have made him- eolf useful to Delanoby doing dirty work for him, and hos a claim on him of no meau weight, This is gnid to bo but the begluning of those roveln- tions, which will bo of tho most starthng naturo. . THE NOWARD COURT OF INQUIRY. - The Housoe ta-flng a[;'med to two immatorial amendments mado by the Sonate to tho resolu- tion for the Howard Cours of Inquiry, aud the composition of the court, a4 indicated in your denpatches of Sunday night, will, doubtless, be anuounced in o day or two. TUF BUTLER-KELSEY J0B, Among othor suspleious circumstances in con. noctlon with tho Butler-Kelsay job, is tiat tho Commissionor of Internal Revenue, whilo pre- aring his last report, applied to the Seoretary of {’hn Tronsury for a statoment of the amounts collectod under the contracts, that he might iu- clude them in his report. Although these itsms rightfully bolong to his report, the Ssoretary re- {used to give tho Commissioner any information whatover on the subject. Mr, Fostor, of Ohio, from tho -Ways and Mosns Committoe, raportod back to-day Ran- dall's resolution nsking for information with ro- gerd to the Sanborn contracts, with a substitute cnlfln%{nr the fullest information possible on tho subject, vovering correspondenco as well as oll other facts of importance. When it came ug, however, Bonjamin Butler vory promptly ob- Jected, and it was uot considered. Unless somo ntratogy is used to fi?l ahoad of Butler, tho res- olution cannot bo brought to a vote until next Monday, MABSACTIUSETTS MEMDERS IMPLIOATED, The Ways and Meaus. Committes instructad M. Fostor of Ohio, to-day, to preparo a bill for the ropeal of the law under which the Sanborn contraots woro made. Kaason, of Iowa, ntates that ho will moyo its amendment so thas it may not interfore with the oporation of oxiating con- tracts, Tho roason for this 18 obvious. The statoment is now made that Butler does not carn s0 much toprotect Banboru in this mattor as ho does to shiold some of his Massachusotts frionds and neighbors who lhave not paid up ' their Incoms taxes, and that among these friends are Bamuol Hooper and John M, 8. Will~ iams, now mombors of Congress from Boston, and'Joln B, Alley, of Crodit Mobilier notorioty, 1t 18 charged that theso gontlomen did not re- turn the dividonds which they recelved from the Credit Mobilier for taxation, and. that Sanborn, discovering this, has so- ourod o contract for the colloction of the taxea delinquent. Butler sald to-day that Lo will not-object to the resolution'if that part of 1t which calls for tho names of the delinquent porties is loft ollbl tho reason for which seoms now plain, There aro snid to bo others in_tho same sltuation precisely with Hooper and Altey, but thoir names have not yot trunepived. 1t I8 now remombered that, a8 goon ag thoso contracts wore laid on the Clerk's dosk youtorday, Mr. Hooper rushed up aud was tho firat to got possonsion of them, Ho took them to his dnu’f( and examined thom Leforo lo gave them back to tho Clork. Why thero should' have boen such an oxcessive displuy of tondorness and desire to shield theso partics by tho Bocretary of the Trmmnr‘y doos not appear, Tho abova statement comes from n trustworthy source and oy bo relied-upon, The Ways and Moans Committoe will not “agroe to any chunge in the resolution. DAYARD'S REBOLUTION, . : Henator Baynrd oroated something of & sensa~ tlon in tho Bunato to-dsy by explaining the ros- olution he offered youterdua' calling. upon tho Presidont to'inform tho Sonate whotlior any officer of the urmy has rocolved money or foes from the Logislature of South Carolinia for sor- vioo rendsred the State, o ho wns in- formod that Ma). Lowis Morrill, of the Savonth Unitod Btatos Cavalry, recoived from the Stato of Bouth Oarolina $21,400 for hix agonoy in ilp Teibmne, SBRUARY. 12, 1874, = NUMBER 175, socuring tho arrest and conviotion of prisonert unglf&‘ in Ku-Klux outragos; snd the saic orrlll aidod In lobbying tho bill through the Bouth Carolina_Logislaturo porsons who shonld ‘recurs ‘such arrents unc convictions, Bonators Howo and Beott camo tc the M-{or 'a ‘dofenso, gotting forth that ho is ar accomplished officer, who deservod any rogar¢ that Lo moy havo recolved, ——— THE ARMY. * Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. THE APPIOPRIATION DILL. Wasmnazoy, D. 0., Fob, 11.—~Tho ‘Army bil) was ab last finii*~' in the Committeo of tho Wholo, and pass jy the Houso to-day, and yory much o' urprise of everybody, the Fortifications' Ay’ ovintion bill was at onco takon up, snd'’. consideration of it com- monced in Comu g sof tho Whole. This is a botter indicatior = ho disposition of the House toattend hitrlotl 53 : business, and mako & short sosslon if onalg 3bon the .passage of Dawes' resolution last I & fay would have boen. £ koucriox, Tho Houso < tary Committeo considorod thofr bill for 1 * wduction of tho army to-cay, and whilong £l volo was had, tho gratify: ivg discovery was mado that nml?nrli.v of tho Commyjttea aro in favor of tho bill. Thoy feet that ¥ thoy can got tho messure into the ouso with tho indorsement of a mufigmy, thers will bo no difflculty in pasaing it. Lolkap was buey on tho floor of tho Houso & good part of tho day lobbying, It ia sald, ngainst tho bill. e ol THE FINANCES, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmixarox, D, 0., Fob, 11.—Within tho past fow days the quostion of the propriety of bring. ing tho Secrotary of the Troastry boforo the House, to answer touching the affairs of his dopartment, in nccordance with tho sncient statute authorizing such action to bo had, hay been again rovived and discuesed. Thoro is & provalent beliof that snch & course would Do productive of good in more than one wny, The proposition will not involve the Becretary. in any sorious troublo nor rotard the transnction of business w the dopartment, as it is generally boltoved Lo ill bo ablo to tell all ho knows about financer in & vory few minutca, SHERMAN'S DILL, Having rolioved itself of tho Bankruptey bills, thoHenate to-day again took up the subject of finance in the cousideration of Mr. Shorman's bil to provide for a moro equita- ble - distribution of National nuk circulation, Tho debate took a wide ran, 0, and waa indulged in by the Chairman of the Finance Committeo, Mr. Shorman, and Senators Logan, Anthony, Morton, and others. Mr. DMortou, among ofher things, eaid that the contomplated withdrawal of tho 125,000,000 of NnbinnnFBnnk ciroulation from the Eastorn banks, and its dis- tribution among tho Htates of tho West and Bouth, as provided for in the bill, would not prove a mousuro of reliof to the section of conntry most ncoding it. The States of Indi- ann, Tilinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin wonld not come in for o dollar of tho amount. 3Mr. Logau elnshod around a8 usual, repoating that old #pocch of his, A OAUOUS of Republican Benators wili bo held to-morrow mnran for tho purpose of seeing if somo finan. clal polioy cannot bo decided on. : —_— " RAPHAEL SEMMES. woial Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, . 1E WISLES TO VOTE, WagiNeToN, D. ., Feb, 11.—Senator Gordon, of Georgin, who was a noted leder in tho Ro- bollion, bolding his command under Gon. Lee ic all his oporations, hos bad referred .o the Ju. diciary Comumnitteo a bill to remove tho disabil- ities of Raphoel Bommes, tho notorious com- mandor of tho Robol pirate Ainbuma. In his potition applying for pardon Semmes says: Th undoraigned respectfully shows unto your hone orublo hodies thot priorta tho iatd war botiveen tha Uuited Blates and “tho Confederate Btates ho wan o Commander fu the Navy of tlio United States, domi- ciled in the Blate of Alsbama, of which State he Lad ‘been n cltizen for a number of years; that,owing to the questiona at {saus between the’ Northern 'and South- ern Blates from o certain standpoint, he belloved in the right of seccsslon of a Stato for cause; '.l.u!tX inn contest of alleglance aa Betwoen hiaState'snd the Federal Govornmicnt , e bo- lioved his allegiance to be ultimately duo to lis Sate {hiat, whon his Stato secoded, ho felt himself in honot Lxind to follow her fortunes for bettor of for worso; that Lis. State did sccede; that, upon the - happening of that ovent, ho fon- dored his resignation to {ho thon Hocratary of the Navy, who well knew the object of tho tender, and that hisresiguation was accopted ; that, being by such accoptance relieved from his obligations totho Federal Goverument which grow out of his lato commission, Iio roturned to the Btate which ha belioved was cntitlod 10 his nllegiance, togpk up arma in her ‘dofenso, and dofended bior and tho Gonfederato Statas, of which sho hiad becomo a momber, to tho best of Lin ability ; that, at the clogo of %o war, ho rotired fo private lifa snil hna again become o citizen of the United States, Linving, 0 u voter of Alabama, swarn to support and defond the Constitution of the Unitod Statcs and the unfon of tho States, Having thus renowed bis allegl anca to the Federal Constitution $n good faith, he do- sires prompt and. entire oblivion, excopt in 50 far gs history moy deal with the subjoct of the ~ late - differonces botwoen tho two sections, He has the natural affection of un Amorlean citizen for the land of his Lirth, and tho samo pride ua formerly n tho glory and. prospority of Lfa cotntry, and of bis wholo country; and le now roquests your honorablo bodics to reiove the political dlsabilities under which he s o loog labored, and restore him to tho full and freo ombraco of tnd unly country which cau olaim him, sud tho ouly country which 'bo carea {o claim, Reapectfully, RAPUAEL BEses, P DISTRIOCT AWFAIRS. Fpecial Dispateli to The Chicago Tribune, THE DISTIOT RING. Wasmxatow, D, 0., Feb. 11,—The Speakor aunounced this morning that Ellis H, Roberts, tho New York member of the District Investiga- tion Committee having asked to bo rolioved {rom duty on that Committee, his place would bo supplied by tho roproeentative from the Buffalo distriot, Lyman K. Dass, The change is thought to bo very muel for the botter, o8 al- though Bass is & now member he has already domonstrated that ho has intelligence and force, qualities sadly noeded by his pradecessor on the Committeo, BIr. Roborts. -The House having formally adopted the Son- nte amendment to tho resolution for the investi. ‘gatlon, the amendment holuf; merely formal, tha Joiut Solegt Committea ot its machinory {n'mo- tion to-day in”"tho Sonato. Ou motion” of Nr. Shorman, the memorials horotofore mentionod in ium‘ dispatolios wero taken from the table and roforrad to the Committeo. MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. The Joint Committee met this afternoon, Mr, Boutwell presiding, The first businoss trans- acted wos the annlntmout of a sub-committao, conaisting of Mcssrs, Boutwell, Thurman, Wil- son, and Hamilton, to l'elmrt & ptan for the con- duct of the investigation. 'The Commitics are understood to boiu favor of the investiga ton bm“F open to tho newspapor reporters, the public gonorally to bo eoxcluded. ‘Lhs oxporionce with formar investigating committees hus boen, that all the loafers and beats [n Wash- inglon make it a point to crowd the committee- room to suffocation, keoping out those who ronlly have s right to a place in the room, Itis vory much boped that this kind of an order will bo mndo; a8 it will greatly faulitate the labors of the Committee, whilo {he press will bo enabled o soouro much more faithful reports, . UNPAID HALAIIES, Tho rening Star accounts to-day for the fact that the polico, school-toachers, and firemen of tho Distriot ara not puid, by showing tuat noarly 31,600,000 of taxos for 1872, 1870, nnd 1874, on ronl ostate i the District, binvo not beon paid yob. It apponrs, however, that of this amonut. moro than $1,100,000 will not be due till Juve. "Tho exouso {8 » despernte one, aad don't Lold water. THE COLOWED MEN of tho Distriot are atill workimg' to securo their oivil rights, ‘They held a mass-meeting in this intorest- lnst night, at which would-bo Sonator Pinchback, and - ofher promiinent colorod mon gpoke, Pinchback announced amid gront ap- plause, that ho belioved in atanding by tho Iio- publican party that had done o mnch for the col- ored men, but ho was tirgd of cringing aud fawning, 1Io thought it was timo for tho colorod men to show that thoy daly approolatod tholr importauce, and the inilugnco thoy ought to ex~ ortupon politios and politicians. ¢ Assocrgled Fresa, (1o the ‘Wasninaron, D. 0., Feb, 11, e Jolnt Com (Ran Binkth Paxa) glving $35,000 L¢ -