Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1874, Page 1

icano Duilp CHICAGO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1874, ribune, " NUMBER 175. { vVOLUME 27. % . JEWELRY, ] i i ql Y : ' of fine Onyx, Turquoise, e o 1 . . (oral, Cameo, Diamond, e} gnd Gold Jewelry; grand Opera and Guard P ——— Chains; American and ’m Geneva Watches. Ele- e — WATCHES, .A'Lfr' S 2RI L WATCH OF CHICAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF STEM & EEY-WINDING WATCHES, Thuro grades of which have thelr unoqualled Stem-Win 2] CO. CO., inz_snd Hand-Settin Attachment. Selling at S50, 3nd ST00 vach, with the Co.'s gaaraates ot 4 accurate performance and porfection of each Watch. hspcdl] arrangements mada with rosponsible dealers for tha eaie of onr goods, THE CO. DO NOT SELL, JOBBEN convELL, NE] President. WILL] V. Address COR? T Bevcnty-aixth- gant Party Goods, just B e received from KEurope and New York. Remarkable induce- ments for cash. GLES, BRD. & (0, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. I pem—— e E NEW PUBLICATIONS. 350,000 COPIES SOLD! F RICI—IA.;RDS oN’s NEW METHOD FOR THE PIANOFORTE. This, the par excellence of all Piano Meth- ods, maintains the front rank, and its sole eclipses that of all others—Foreign or Amer- ican—combined. The Publishers claim its annual snle of 25,000 copies is indisputablo proof of positive and intrinsic merit, and its success is no mystery, but due to thorough excellence in all its dopartments—radimental sod instructive ; to its valuable exercises &8 well a3 ita cherming recreations. An!lvatiition.liuxt issued, contains ““Schu- msnn’s Maxims” and the famous * Gzerny’s Letters on the Art of Playing the Piano.” “Richardson’s New Method ” thus contains over 260 pages full music size, nad is justly slaimed to bs the best Piano Method extant. PRICE, $3.75. - TUsed by thousends of teachers, and sold Yy all Book and Music Dealers. PUBLISHED BY Qliver Ditson & Co., Boston. Chas. H. Ditson & Co., 711 Broadway, New York. 1L.YOR & HEALY, CHICAGO. UNITED STATES DIGEST. ' FIRST SERIES. ecisions of the Varlous A Digest of Dy tod States, from the Earilest Gt i o To be couploted in about 11 ‘voiuines Royal vo. 8750 per vol. Comprising ail Tho American Docisions Digested in Thirty-one Vol- wmos of tho United States Digest, with Careful Reris. ion #nd Importazt Additions, Uy Benjamiz Vaughan Rbbott. Issucd quarterly. Vol. L now ready. LITTLE, BROWN & C0., Publishers, H 110 Washington-st., Boston. REMIONT HOUSE ‘Will be opened to the Traveling Public On Monday, Feh. 16, 1874, All cld friends and patrons of the House, and the traveling public generally, are re- quested to give the proprietors the opportu- nity of showing them that the “New Tro- mont” will be kept in a style and manner that will rank it in the future (as in the past) 53 the Hotel of Chicago. Yours Respectfully, JAS. & 1RA COUCH, Proprietors. KUNS' EUROPEAN HOTEL, Nos. 145, 147 & 148 Dearborn-st., Adjacont to the new Tribune Buflding, and a few doors from MoVicker's Theat o reduced. the to 81 Best §t per day house In the Unitod Star FINANCIAL. CITIZENY’ BANK OF CHICAGO, Cor. Madison and LoaSalle-sts. CAPITAL = $100,000 er day. Prosident Citlzens' Bank. T . Schobl Fund, townof Clsero. of J. W. Bntler & Lo, W of J. W. Butler & Co. v i of C. T. Corne & G, Ttcal Estate. HI r & Co. berts. " A President Dizon National Bank. . T, s & Co., B. Estato E. F. B, A general banking business transacted, Cellections made. Deposits reccived. Government bonds bought and sold. Fo exchangs for sale. We solicit so- counts from the business public.. H. B. JENKS, Pres. © L. F. NEXSEN, Cashler, DEIGE TThe facilities wo offer for ths colloction sad adjustment of claims in all parts of the coantry sro unsurpassed. Marine claims pushod ; vessels tiod up in auyport. No lcctions, no charges. No attornsss' foce in suits, con- Jlad srith promptaces aad encrsy, conitute onr basis: RASIER'S MERCANTILE COLLECTION AGENCY, 145 Madison'st.. Good \TQ tes, & BREWSTE! FINANCIAL. Purchase Money Paper, secured by mort- age, wanted. Money to loan on Grain_and rovisions. ~ LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Chamber of Commerce Building. ‘WANTED. MUSIC GIVEN AWATY. THE AMATEUR, tho leading Musical Monthly, con- lains clevon pages of now and populac music, and nino pages of intcresting musical items and sketchea. - SBAMPLE COPY FREE. Subsedgtion, including the beantifal chromo of ** Hap- ¥ Hous,” Ouo Dollar per yoar. c WALKER, 92 Chestnut-st., AL e WAL, e, PRINTS. Ladies wanting a good Calico that will neither ‘wash out nor fado out, will ind in the “RICHMOND PRINTS” Somethbiag to thelr purposo. In tho largs variety of these “0d0COLATE STANDARD STYLES" (Copyrighted Ticket), “QUAKER STYLES," (Coprrightod Ticket), AND “STANDARD GRAY STYLES," (Copyrighted Ticket), Especizily recommend themselves for chasteness of de- siga and durability of color. Wholosalo busors throogh- et the conntry consider them unequalod. Examine the ticket to be sure son got s RICHMOND PRINT. REAL ESTATE, THE WINSLOW HOMESTEAD, comprises about three acres, lo- -4 near Diversey. Tho grounds are ¢ dwelling is a large, double, two- Sl frame, with bassmont and copola, formerly owned lata S. Sturges, Keq, ‘Dropuscd extenaion of Lincoln Park will inclade the ! rarpartof thia property, leaving a park frontage of 163 {eet, with a depth of aboat 500 feot, and will bo ona of the ‘Lot desirable fine residence sites about Chicago; or ean be subdividod Pursuant to order of the Usited States District i rivate sale for 240,000, payal o-qusrter in - alanco {n two years, with interest at 8 per cent. Tils perfect—homestesd and dower relossed. For fur- er particulars amply to Mattocks & Mason, &2} Wabash- ' J. D, Harvey, 174 LaSalle-st., vr;y R. E. JEI Arslenee of F. 8. Winslow, 159 UaSallo-at, Partner Waned Either active or specizl, with £40,000 to $50,0C0, in an old, catnblished, well known, snd popular Chicass WHOLE: SALE HOUSE, which finds 1is eapital (impaired by the Great Fire), inadequate to handle the )A?;u aad increas- ing trade which continually offers. Will guaranteo & profit of not lees than 20 per cent on investment. Paid BMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, FIELD, LEITER & CO. State & Washington—sfs., ‘Will open on SATURDAY, Feb. 14, a choice line of GEN- TLEMEN’S NECKWEAR, in entirely new colorings and de- signs, comprising ENGLISH WINDSOR, THALIEN, and ALBION SCARFS and TIES; and New Importations of FAN- CY HALF HOSE, BALBRIG- GAN and BRITISH; also some new shapes in Linen Collars and Cuffs, exceedingly desira- ble and attractive. STATE AND WASHINGTON-STS, SHIRTS, Collars, CUFF'S, WILSON BROS., ' 67 &£ 69 WABHINGTON-ST., OHICAGO, And Piko's Opora House, Fourth-st., Ciacinnati. GENERAL NOTICES. Dally nter-Ocean, THE INTER-OCEAR WILL APPEAR To-morrow (Sunday) Morning {(uarto Form of Forty-Right Colnmas AXND AN ENTIRE NEW DRESS. NOTICE T0 THE PUBLIC. At a mooting of the undcrsigned, Coal Dealers of this city, ivwas nnsnlmnnslervgn-;! that. hereatter all Coal should bo PAID FOR WHEN ORDKRED, tho object. belog to leseca expense of the businers by dispensing with collectors, and to protcct themselves from impoeition by pariies not deserving of credit. Robort Law, Blake, Whitebense & Co., E. L. Hedstrom Co., Rogors 0., Boglo & Co. Miner T. A‘:‘nm (vao ardson & Co., Dyer & L Tabaway, Herder & o' ooy Da 5, O, t, W. M. & J. F. Ol J. Hansap, A. E. Curties & Co., Co., J. D. Stone, Voss & Snydacker, T. B. Evans, Neil Bros. NOTICE. After February 1, 1874, the premfom upon purchase of TAX CERTIFICATES, beld by the city for city tazos of 1872 will be raised to 5 PER CENT. Chicago, Jan, 20, 1874, _S. S. HAYES. Comptroller. FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. Cricaco, Feb, 12, 1674, Jhe firm of Cresiey, Clarko & Co. ia this day dissolved nce, Kelley, Morley & Co., Waldron, Niblock & Johadn, Rerp & Litde, O. 5 i .0 by mataal consont, urle rotirin. DRI C] Gtk G, THOS. O. CLARKE, CLAX A, BULLEY. COPARTNERSHIP. WILLIAM T. PURDY s this day admitted to the firm of CREGIER, CLARKE & CO. The businces of Bolt Manufacturing will bo carried on under the samo io and name, and the undoreigned tako all assets and umo all liabulitios of the late tirm of Cresier, Clarke & t DEWITT O, CREGIER, ‘moro than that last year, and per cent increases with bus. D Gl fnose. Taauire of MARK KISBALL, Roem & Honors THOS. C. CLARKE, Block, cor: Dearborn sud Monroc-sta.« Chicago. WILLIAR H. PURBY. DISSOLUTION. WANTED. 01d_Newspapers, Pamphlets, Woste Pa- er, Oid Books, Rags, Metals, 'and Bottles, for cash, &t TBONE'S., 286, 288 and 390 Fafth-ov. TO RENT. STORE FOR RENT On Franklin-st., between Hamlin, Davey & Co. and J, V. Farwell & Co., 48 feet front by 73 feot deep, 5-stories and basement, first- class Steam Elevator, with steam furnished for power and heating. The most desirable location for the Hat and Cap, Boot and Shoe, or Clothing business in Chicago to.day. In. quire of HAMLIN, DAVEY & CO. PRINTERS.STATIONERS, &o. RUGBER, MAPLE, BEECH, SATINWOID, BOX- W00, BOSEWOUD, AKD EBONY RUI IS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & 0., 118 & 120 MONROE-ST, WROUGHT IRCN PIPE. VROUGHT-IRON PIPE, Steam Warming Apparatus, MANUFACTURED BY CRANE BROS- MANUPACTURING CO. No. 10 North Jefferson-st. STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS. NOTICE. Oftoa of the Baltimors, Plttsburgh & Chicazo Rallmay & (llinols Division), Chicago. Feb. wE ‘e Btockhold t Baltimore, Pittsburg! = e D 0 oBcu o 06 Compag, v 06 Logaiornt, Morchants % o Cl o e , inst., at Ifgting, Chicago, on thé Fith day of Febrdary, lngt 1 FOR SALE. BANKRUPT SALE. c,"."'m'&"fififlrb::. 242l athers wanting fino Clathy 3 ‘arnishing Goods, can find & Bt ashingion.st., which will bo sold et 2t 205 W, 2oz ceat fess than cost, for cash, in quantities to suit. SHOW CARDS By A STEMPEL. 183 East Madison-st. ~«..... BRICK MACHINE. MARTIN'S IMPROVED mors and better Bricks than_sny Maching fa Adopied and uzed by thn | Brick M i LA AMER PG CO0;, Chicopee, Mass, BRICK _ MAGHINE B B T S —— Y N to get our priccs O e TN D% 8 T ING: $¥5ieerlo snd ot Stationors, Printers, 12d Bixak Iook Manafacturers, 16 Clark-st INSURANCE. Tiamctarers’ ThSuramce G, OF BOSTON. RETUEN PREMIUMS Will be paid at the office of GEO. C. CLARKE, 3 and 4 Bryan Block. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. W. 6. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown’s Building, hiverpool, nsignments of Provislons, Lard. &c., and exe- B G oms o tho parclizta nd salo of same for fature shipment or delivery. ~Advances ‘made on co: tnmx;_u, Ao Hi Taformatina tfiorded by ogr felonds, Mestrs. Xok & Flash, No. 35 William-st. New York. Dress and Business [T e J. S, BARNES & C0., 70 Madison-st, SO BARNIS T o SOCIETY MEETINGS. Masonic. ‘oo vm. B. Warren Lod, A peguler eommniention gf Ton f F ‘Lsnmfi;) Snirraten B e to iy ‘Busipess an E o Sl e W AL 3.5 DUNLOF, Scc'y. Masonic. afeation of Clevelsnd Lodge, No. 211, e sy evealng. Third Degweo. Visliors cordially welcos GEO. E. HAZLITT, Seerwiary. SPRING STYLES, Tho firm of Bell Mana & Co. Is this day dissolved by mutoal consent. All the debts duo the said firm will ba collsctod by Bell Maan, and all demands against said e of Toll o & Co., "wiil bo prid by Felt Miens. ELL MANN, J. WARD ELLIS, WARREN F. ELLIS. COPARTNERSHIP. Tro busincss formerly earried on by Boll Maun, J. Tard Eills, and Warcen F. Lllis, undar tho tiem name o & Co., will be cpntinted by Bell Maon & Co., at the same place, No. 163 Wabssh-av. BELL MANN & GO, DISSOLUTION. The'firm of Clarke, Abbott & Co., ia this day dissolved by uutaal conseat, Thos. C. Clarko retiriag to_give ls attention to manufacturing. The business of Railrosd and Machinists’ Supplies will bo continued by Lowis L. Abbott and Goo. H. Campboll, undor the firm name of L. L. Abbott & Co., who will take all assots znd assumo 2l Liabilitics of Clarke, Abbott & Co. THOS. C. CLARKE, L. L. ABBOTT, Chicago, Feb. 10, 164, GEO. H. CAMPBELL. In rotiring from the firm of Clarks, Abbott & Co., 1 tako this opportunity to thank our many patrons for thelr favors, and would solicit a continuance of tho same to the Dow firm of L. L. Abbott & Co. _THOS. C. OLARKE. ARTISTIC TAILORING. ONILY FOURTEEN days more in which we sell our goods at 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT. Our Spring Goods are now arriv- ing, and our Spring Fashions arc issued. “A word to the wise,” &c. BILY & CO. (Established, 1854.) PHOTOGRAPHY. A CARD. FARSETT, PHOTOGRAPHER, ‘Wishes to correct a false impression that has been going eft Chicago and gone to Eu- , lery. 501 Wabash. av. (whoro he started {mmediately aftor 'ths great fir-). Sty bai, B i Tl $15 oter-ali Poters ot {17 PRICES RE- 3o in 1his clty. DUCED 10 SUIT THE TIMES, aad moch lower than &t any first-class Gallery in the West. KINGSBURY MUSIO HALL, Grand Matinee BY THE TENNESSEANS, This tarday) t 3 o'clock. Resorvod Seats T Gea Yt “Cobbs Libeary, Paliner Case: et M. E. Chareh in the evening. Dt 7 Voneors ¢immoncon at & ' Tickste for it T R Beschera. 55 Woas Madison-st. WASHINGTON. No Action Reached in the Sen- ate on the Currency Redistribution Bill, Proposed Abolition of the En- tire System of Moi- cties. Hore Documents Concerning the Sanborn Contracts Sent to the House, Prominent Points in Mr, Dawes’ Speech on the National Finances. He Would Abolish Some Thirty-four Customs Collection Dis- iricts. Would Consolidate All the Atlantic Coast Navy-Yards into Two, He Would Jalso Do Away with the Pres. ent Machinery for Paying Pensions. REVENUE REFORM, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, THE MOIETIES 6YSTEM. Wasmryatos, D. C., Feb. 18.—Tho Ways and Means Committeo have finally succeeded in got- ting the information thoy desired with egard to the moietics system, tnd the revelations to which this will lead promise to astonish the country somewhat. On next Tucedsy, members of the Chamber of Commerce in favor of doing away with the moieties system, the revenuo officials, Special Agent Jayne, and all the restof them from New York will be on hund to prescat their wido of the cemse. It appears that the injustice of the preseat systom iu but juat beginning to be apparent evea to the Committee, although they have felt fur some timo that great wrongs havo been perpetrated. Under tho present condition of thelaws,a whole invoice 18 confiscated if 4 single paciags is un- dervalued. In aue recent case an invoico valucd at 93,800 was confiec ated because of an_under- valuation of packazes in the invoiced ‘alned at $00, and on which the revenue charges wore 8. THE PIELPS-DODGE CASE, the value of goods involved was over 8800, 000, and the case was compromised, it will be remembered, by the payment to the Govorn- ment of 8271,000, while the actual undervalua- tion of goods smounted to caly about §2,000. There is evidence in abundance to show that these informers and cus- toms officials have ‘made it their business to corrupt the clerks whose busi- ness it ia to look after Custom-Housc affairs in large mercantile houses, by porsuading them to see that small errors in 1nvoices, snuflicient to condemn the whole, should be allowed to crocp in. If anytbiog like a fizhv is mado by the cus- toms officials, it will result in an uucovering of {frauds such as must end in wholesonie reforms. THE COMMITIEE NOW PROTOSE, first, to do s~y altogether with the payiog of theso moietizs ; and, secoud, to prescribe by Jaw that only that part of an invoice that may be nn- dervalued shall be confiscated. They eay that Efiuflilflj’. tarough this change of the law, the overnment may lose a littfe money, but they claim that it will put an end to the frands by which great wrongs have been ioflicted upon tho mercantile intereats of the coautry, by which a few blood-sucking ecoundrels. have bencfited. 'TODACCO AND LIQUOR DEALERS’ LICENSES. A bill has been introdaced intv the Housa by M. Foster, of Ohio, construing the law regu- lating the grauting of licenses to retail to- bacco and liguor dealers. Under the present construction of the Isw, when 4 retail dealer gells out, his license expires ; or, when a partnerhip in that businees is dissolved, » new licenso is nocessary. The provailing iEnomnce of this construction of the Ia has worked great hardship by enabling scoun- drals who live Ly these means to give information of these violations of Lhe revonue laws, which they frequently compromiso with the rascals for large sums of money, {0 escape further_trouble. The bill proposed by’ Mr. Foster provides that liconsow may be treusferred in such cases. Al ey s A CAPITAL JOB-WORK. Special Dicpatch to The Chicqo Trivune. 'THE SANBORN CONTRACT. ‘WasmNoroy, D, C., Feb, 13.—When the rezo- lution of the Ways and Means Committee on the Sunborn matter was submitted by Mr. Foster, Ben Butler disappointed all the expectations of the Houso by stating meroly that bo had thonght it inexpediect to Lave the namwes of the detin- quents made public, but that, under the circum- stances, ho would withdraw his objections and reserve the remarks he hsd to offer in this connection till the bill to ropeal the troublesome Inw comes before the House. There was a food doal of disappointment manifested at this, a8 something in Butler’s peculiarly racy stylo was snticipated. The delay will only serve to give more timo for the propamation of the speech. There is great curiosity to know what be will Lave to offer on a question in which ho has be- come 8o discreditably involved. TILE COOKES AND THEIG BANK. The Banking and_Currency Commitiee haye determined to appoint a sub-committeo to in- vestigate the affairs of Henry D. Cooke and the First National Bank of this city, in accordance with the resolution submitted by Beck, of Kentucky, last Monday. The sub-committes havs not vet been dasignated, but the investige- tion will bo opened next week. —_— RBETRENCHMENT AWD REFQRIN. special Dispatch to The Chacago Tribune. THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. ‘Wasmseox; D. C., Feb. 13.—Gen. Garfield has nearly completed the Legisiative, Judicial, d Execative Appropriation bill, and will report it next week to tho House. DAWES' SPEECH. The gocd effect of Dawes' speech is mors per- ceptiblo to-day than it was last night. During and just after its delivery there were a few tra-partisans who were quite indignant ot it, terming it s Democratic speech. and holding that it was calculated to do more harm than good to the Republican party. Having slept on it, how- ever, they ara rather inclised to 10gard it 88 & good thing, in that it calls attention in » fearless way to real wronge,\which the party must cure or consent to lose the power they now enjoy. There has been s great deal of talk since tho speech abont & transfer of THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE from Dawes to gome one elso. Garfield” has been much blamed by somo of the more enthusi~ astic, because he did not lsst night take more time to reply to Dawes, sud, by_reiziog tho opportunity, boldly wrest the leadetehip from him. Itis known thet over sincz Dawes hus been engaged in preparing his speech, Garfield, way of countermining, has toen pregaring a reply to it. Thishe is expected to doliverin afow dnys. His friends hopefallyracsert that he mlil, by virtue of its force and ability, take the lead- ership of the House in Lis own hands. The feal- | ing, however, in his favor, which waa very strong last night, Lias weakeed to-day, and, if Mr. Dawes can_oaly snswer £o the demands arouzed by his speech, his hold is secure. The leading Tiepablicans aro detertinod to bold bim to this, and to insist that he shall carry out, as faras it ia in his power t0 do 80, sl tho reforms that he has advocated, BEY BUTLER is also greatly troubled about the future of things. He complaina bitterly, and with wmore [rotanity than is commondable, that the Repub- ican party has no frieuds in Congress, no 0oe to dofend it, or stand up forit save bimself; and Lo says, mare in sorrow than in anger, that if the thing keeps on he will be compelled to leave the ship and take to the boats bimzelf, He does not like the manner in which the Treasury Department has beon _treat- ed, in the Sanborn matter particularly, but in many other things he finds equally serious ounds for compiaint ot the treatment the party i8 Toceiving at the hands of Congress. THE AGRICULTURAL DEPALTMENT. Undor the influcuce of the Grange move- ‘ment, the Commissioner of Agriculture seems tofeel his oats considerably. When the Ap- propristion Committee asked him Liow much of a reduction of his force he can stand, he re- plied that it waa impossible for him to reduce in auy way, snd that he wants £200.000 moro tban he had asked for. He may not find that support among Grangers, who are said to be economically inclined, that e evident- 1y counts on. OTEKR PLANS FOR ECONOMY. The Committce havo become discoursged in their efforts with Department and Durean offi~ cials to find ont how to retrench in expenses, and have concluded that they will go shead with their reductions without regard to officials here. i (7o the Aasociated Press.] MR. DAWES' PROPOSED REFORSL. New Youk, Feb. 13.—A Washington special, in speaking of that portion of Dawes' speech in the House yosterdsy relating to retrench- ment, saga:” “Ho urged the consolidation, if not entiro abolition, of some thirty-four cus- toms collection districts; also, the consolida- tion of the navy yards on the Atlautic coast into two; the abolition of pension_agencies, and the psyment of peusiocs from Washington direct through the Post.Officc machinery. He made on ouslsught upon the propriety of lg[:rngrin:— ivg money for the construction of public build- 1ugy for the District of Columbis, and for river aud harbor improvements.” ) e PUBLIC LANDS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE MENNONITES. Wasntsorox, D. C., Feb. 13.—Postmaster-Gen- eral Creawell sppeared beforo the Senate Pub- lic Lands Committeo to-day to secure the rec- ommendation of the Committeo for a bill grant- ing large body of lsuds tos colony of about 50,000 Mennonites, who propose tacomohere from Rusels, The Mennonitcs won't fight, and.the Czar of all the Russians baving no use for them, bins notified them to_leava his conntry by 1831. They are represented to bea frugal nd indus- trious poople who will make good citizens, snd the fecling in Congreesional circles is very much in favor of grantwg their petition, snd encour- aging them in all vays. THAT CUBIOUS PETITION. The Senato Public Lands Committes ‘also beard to-day Mrs. Curtis, one of the sigaers of thoe petition mentioned last night for the privi- Jege of making certain excavations on Govern- ment Island for gold. The memorialists were referred to the Secretary of War for the desired ‘permission. ————— NOTES AND HEWS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DUSINESS OF TUE SGPREME COUBT. WasmyoToN, D. C., Feb. 13.—The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, who are all hers except Justice Davis, of Illivois, ars engaged in wTiting opinions in cases in which the decisions are to be announced at the reassembling of tho court in March. The business of the courtis represented to be in an unusually favorable con- dition, o8, of the 400 cases on the docket, it is thought at least 150 wiil be dispused of at the spring kession. THAT IBISH MEETING, Mensrs. Cox and Hawley did not address the Irish Home-Rule meoting Iast night, nothwith- sianding the published aunouncement that they would give their perzonal endorsement o tho movement. A NEW ParER. Tt is understood that a now evening paper will bo staried here at an early day. ‘The city press annouuce that it will be the organ of tho opposition to the District Government. THE VIENNA EXPOSITION. The Sccretary of State has not yot sent ia to the Senate the correspondence and papers in the Vienna Exposition ecandal,for their uformation, in the case of Gen.Van Buren’s nomination to be Consul at Kaogawa. The probabilities are that instead of seudivg in the papers the Scerotary will communicato his opinion that Van Buren's nomination is a sufficient vindica- tion of the charges against that geuticman, and that the demands of ti:e Seuate will not be insist- cd on. GEN. M'COOK'S CONFIRMATION. will, it is thought,. bé reached early next weok, after the Senate Committee on Territories shall have affordea Chaffea anothor chance to sustmn his allegations against McCook. There is good reason to believo that the charges have all been manufactured out of whole cloth, aud will be demonstrated a8 baving been inspired by pore malice on the part of Chailee. 170 the Assoziatea Press. - NOMINATIONS. Wasarsatoy, D. C., Feb. 13.—The President has nominated Bonj. J. Spooner as UnitedStates Marshal for the District of Indiana; James C. adley, Register of the Land Office, Litchfield, William N. Greenleaf, Receiver of same ; ‘oxe, Postmaster at Thorntown, Ind. LEGAL-TENDEES. Outstanding legal-tenders, #38,539,147. SPECIAL MAIL TEBAIN Postmaster-General Creswell, while before tho Houso Committee on Appropriations to-day, advocated tho establishment on all railroads of the United States a gpecial mail train, to run at a Ligh reto of speed. for the sole purpose of transmitting mail matter. — e CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SEXATLE. NALE. WasINGTOX, D, C., Feb. 13, DESTORED TO BANK. On motion of Mr. STOCKTON, of New Jersey, tho bill to restoro William Kilburn, of San Fran: cisco, to tha navy of tho United States s En- sign, was pagsed. CHINESE DONGRATIO 3fr. SARGENT presented a petition, eigned by 16,638 citizens of California, askinz the”Senate to psy some sttention to the coudition of the treaty between tho United States and China, with 3 view of having some.modification made thereon, to provent the evil of Ciinoso inflnx to this country. LAND BILL, 3r. KELLEY, from the Committes on Pablic Lands, reported favorably oo a bill granting cer- tain lands in Holt County, Mievouri, to county educational purposes, Passed. CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM, The CHAIR laid before tho Seunate the resolu- tions of tho Wisconsin Leginlature, instructing their delegation in Congress from that State to vote for the passace of a Iaw reducing the pay of all civil and military employes of the Govern- ment o a Ecale commensurate with the duties performed. Referred. PETITIONS. Jr. MORTON pretented a_petition of ex-gol- diers of Iundiana. asking an equalization of bouaty. Referred. Mr. GOLDIHWAITE presented s momorisl of thie Mobile Bonrd of Trade for the improve- ment of Mobile Bay. Deferred. b THE ) LLSOX STATUL. r. SUMNER mtrcduced s resol ing the Commitice on Public Laildings and Grounds toinquire into the ezpediency of pro- tecting the statue of Thomas Jefferson, now in the open mrounds at tho Executive Mansion. fr, Sumver said the statue sbould be protected as a work of art. Agreed to. CASE OF AT, MCREILL. The resolution_offered a few days ago by Mr. Dayerd, aod calling upon the President to in- form the Senate as to the conduct of Maj. Lewis Merrill, an officer of the army on daty jo South Carolin:. was taken up and discussed by Mesars. Bayard and Scott. THE CURREXCY BILL. Pending discaseion on the resolution, the morning hour expired, sud Mr. SHERMAN in- s'sted npen the rezalar order, thebill to equalize tie distribution of currency. Mr. MERRIMON said his substitate of yes- SBes Eizhtlh Pasa) CRIME. Bold and Successful Robbery in Quincy, TIL. The Safe of the First National and Quincy Savings Banks Blown Open. The Burglars Get Away with $150,000 in Currency and Bonds. Twenty Thousand Dollars Reward Of fered for the Capture of 5 the Robbers. Other Criminal Items. The Quincy Bank-Robbery. Special Lispalch to The Chicago Tribune. Qurxcy, Itl., Feb. 18.~—0ne of the most daring and enccessful bank-robberies over committed was perpetrated on the First National aud the Quincy avings Banks of this city last nignt. Aa entrancs to the baok vault was effected from tho top throngh the floor of tho second story of the building. The vault is about six feet squaro ipside, lined with boiler iron. Brickwork two fect in thickoess surronnds the ironm, and is built up within four feet of tha second floor, aad arched directly over the vault. HOW IT WiS DONZ. On the second floor is a bLall-way, the floor of which was taken tp. Tha brickwork at tle top | of the vault wag then removed and a section of the boiler-iron cut out. Through the opening thus made the burglars descended to ihe safes below. The doors were blown off the largo safo, from which was taten abont £80,000 coin and carrency doposited in the vault, and s fargo number of boxes belonging to private citizens, containg Etonds, valusble papers, etc., most of which ero carried off. THE TOTAL AMOUNT SIOLEN is estimated at $150,000. The small safe, con- taining Government bonds tnd valusble papers of the banits, was undisturbed. . The burglary is ovidently the work of profes- sional bauk-roiibers, and no doubt has been in rogress for several dava. The baok is located 1n the most frequented part of the city, only one bleck from police headquarters, and is passed often during night. ‘The explosion shattered the walls of the vault, but wse not loud enongh to ateract sttention in the neighborhood. A large kit of first-class burglars’ tools was left in the vault, but there is no other clue, Tho banks offer $20,000 REWARD for the capture of tha tizevos and the recovery of the money. Two strangers, suspectod by tho Chief of Police, wero arested this_afiornoon. The busincss of the bauks will not bo interrupted in cocsequence of the robbory, the loss sus- tained being less thau the awount of the undi- vided profics of the banks, tho capital of which is not at all impaired. (70 the Associated Press.} Qurcr, T, Feb. 13.—Tho city was thrown into copeternation this morning about 8 o'clock, by the discovery thet the First National Bani | had becn entercd last night, its vault broken into, and tho money safo blown open and cleared of its entire contents. An examination of the premises develops the following facts: The bauk was enterod by cutting through the hall floor of tae second story, immo- distely over tho vault. Tho = burglars made 3 breach throngh threo feot of masoury of sbout 4 feet squarc. Tley then cat the rivet of 2 20-foot inch-chick sheet of boiler-iron, with which tho vault is lined, and, removing i, de- scended into the vault, They charged both the money-gafo and one contamning bonds and valu- able papers with powder, and, by means of 1 smoll rubber bose, carried a train to the top of the safe, where & small pistol, scremed to an old ledycer, was arranged to sot it off. A string was attached to tho pistol, and passed out of a win- dow of the second story to tho street bolow, and by this means tho operators were enabled to DISCHARGE THE BLASTS when the strcets were clear of people. Tho .clock in the bank was stopped at sevonteen mmates past 2 o'clock, 8, it is supposod. by the cxplosion, which must have occurred at that time. When the bauk officers entered the bank this morning they discoverod the exterior of the vaule badls shattored from the concuasion, sud ‘were uuable to open the door. On forcing the door a kit of elaborate tools for aafe-cracking met their gaze, and tho_moncy-snfo scoured of its contentss and minus its door, next attracted their attention. A CLOSE EXAMINATION showed that the xafo containing bonds and pa- pers, which had also been charged and blasted, had resisted tho shock, and suffered only the damago of ite lock. U. 8. Peafield, the Cashicr, gives the follow- ing ‘concerning tho Bank's loss. Ho knows of $30,000 that it m.seing, and the wholo amount takea i8 considerably over that sum, there being in the #afe currency of small denominations, the amount of which cauvot be estimated in the confucion following thio robbery. It ir gen- erally thought the currency carried off will foot up 100,000, nnd texides this there wers valuablo papers, bonds, and _special deposits to a largo amount taken. THE SAFE blorn open wasone of Dodd's patent, mnu- factured at Cincinnati, and, sithough considered proof sgainst burglats, its door was wrenched completels off by the explosion. The excitcment over the satounding nffair is intense, and o constant throng of people i passing in sad outof the bank all day, Gen. Morgan, for the dircctory, stated this mornin, to those prement ot the scene, that the losa would not serionsly affect the bank, and that it would continue busizess, and meet all domands apon it, There is X0 CLUE WIATEVER to the perpetrators of tho daring deed, but one McCoy, who was recently connected with a va ety sliow, has been arrosted, aud is beld on sus- picion. Theories concerning tho time occupied in evtering the yeult are conflicting, but the ‘mast probable one is that the robbery hos been meditated for romo time, and that at lesst three nights were occupied in working through the magosry surroutding the vault. This theory is atrengthened by the frct that the ficoring on the second-story hall, which was taken up to get at the tault, was found this morning with ecrews instead of nails, which had evidently been used to replace it securely after each night's work. Murder in Xenia, 0. Special Dispatch to The Chicego Lribune, Xexia, O., Feb. 13.—This eveninz a young man bamed Joreph Leo was killed in a saloon ovned by Perry Litzeaberger, of this place, Lea was intoxicated, and there seems to Liave been & Tudge existing between Lee and George Litzen- Ferger, son of tho proprietor. Leo wes creating a disturbauce, When George came in tho sa- loon, Lee took a gun that was standing in the saloon, wont to 8 Lardware storo, loaded it, csme Dack, and called for somo giv. He was rofused. Lea then painted tho gun a him aod told him e would have it orkill him. George Litzen- berger canght thio g by tho barrel aud held it up, droi a revolvar, and shot hum three times, one #hot entering tho head and two tho breast. The La Salle County Jiystery Partly Cleared Up, i Snesmay, La Salle Co., Fob. 13.—The Cor- oner’s inqaest beld on the budy of the murdered man found in Miseion Creal cootinued 8 good ehare of the day yesterdsy. From papers found on Lis person, it was secettained that his pame was Johneou; and that e bad formerly been in business in’ Watertown, N. Y. At the timo o was murdercd ho was eogaged in ped- dling _Yaokec notions, patent biacking, etc.- The Coroner’s verdict was that he came to his death st the handswcf partics unknown. There is no doubs that the murderers got on to the Fox River traiu at Scroaa Wednesdsy mom- from a bottle which they carried, and tho farthor {fact that the face of one had been badly bruiaed in arecent ficht. .Both bore the evideoce ip their.conntenances of being desperadoes of the first class. An Ex-Railrond President Arrested on n Chaurge of Embezzlement. Saxpusgy, O., Feb. 13.—Rush R. Sloans, ro- movedin Octoler from the Presldency of the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cloveland Raiffoad. was arrested here to-day on seventeen distinot charges of embezzlement preferred by tho Com- pany. Bail fized at $46,000 for his appearance Doxt Tuesday. It is understood that. farther charges are t0 be made. Civil suits for about 150,000 had_alreads beea sunounced, Sloano's proverty in Chicago, Toledo, Boston, and this city haviog been attached. The Evans Defalcation Case at Har- risburg. Hannisnuzg, Pa., Feb. 13.—Judgoe Pearson to- day decided sho reserved point in the Evanecae in favor of the Commonwealth. Ho kaid tho point was well takon, oxcept for tho act of 1370, which gave the Commonweslth the remedy tiey pursued. Evans' counscl then presented his tition, and asked for his discharzo undor tho In- solveut act, which wil bo heard withia 8 fore 8. Brooklyn Revonue Frand Case, N&w Yorg, Feb. 13.—The great internal rov- enue fraud cese cameup to-day in the United States Court m Brooklyn on argument of tha counsel for Sanborn and others for a bill of par- ticulare. The District Attorney intimated that he was unable to get tho records of ths U States Treasury Dopartment beanng upon the case, The Court toox the papers and reserved its decision. CASUALTIES. Twenty Workmen Buried Be- neath a Falling Wallin Philadelphia. Eight of the Number Killed and Eleven Badly Injured, Three Men Killed by a Boiler-Explosicn Near Urbana, Ohio. Fall ot & Brick EBuilding in Philndel- phin. Special Dispateh to The Chioaoo Tribune, Pmwapepans, Pa., Feb. 13.—About 9:30 o'clock this morning a terrible disaster occurred at the Iager-beer brewery of Henry Muller, located at the northeast corner of Thirty-first and Jeffor- son streets. The establishment was but recently erected. It wasa brick building, three storios and a half high, and 150 feet long by 50 fest wide. The eastern portion of THE BUILDING compriged the vanlts, fermenting-rocm, - jca~ house, and cooling-room. The vaults were in the basement, the fermenting-room on the first floor, tho ice-hiouse in the third story, and the cooling-room above. In the other parts of the building were storage rooms for malt, hops, eto. The ice-houee was construcicd with a capacity of 1,760 toos, and for somo time past men have boen engaged putting ice.ito it. Up to thi wmorning about 1,400 tons had been packed awsy. At the hour named A TREMENDOUS CRASH startled the neighborhood, and it was soon dls coverod thnt the eastern portion of the brawer) 1Liad fallen in. - Tho weight of theice bad evh dently caused the walis to bulge, and then thy whole building fell with a feniful crach, ths noise of which was heard for a square around. There wero upwards of forty men employed in the brewery at tho time, fif:cen of whom were engeged packing icc. There were slso carters acd others at work about the meisns. “Ihe falling ice, otc., crushod in ihe urge mash-tubs, containing above 2,000 barrels of beer, which poared with great ravidity inte the cellar, almoat drowning those who wera at. tompting to escape. Around the ruius were sathered THOTSANDS OF EXCITED PEOPLE, many of whom were women who_ran Lither and thither, wringing their hands and ecreaming in the excess of their grief. The preseuce of ca- tire fomilies, fearfnl of the safoty of their bread-winner, and rending tho air with their cries of distrees, added much to the general con- fusion. Wheu tho walls gave awny snd ths huga structure came down upon the unfortunate meu, casting them with tie ico, bricks, and dsbris down through the floors in tho sub-cellar beneath, theif FHRIERS AXD MOANS were something appalling. A number wers kitled ouright, and othors escaped death by ecarcely a hair's breadth, To add to the confusion and almost render tho disaster moro borziblo 1n its details, 3 small framo houso at the castern end of the building took fire. Willing hands applied themsclves to the task and cxtinguishied the flames before they Dhad gained much headway. Immediately aftsr the accident, the entire force of police resorves with lurge details from the - different districts uoder Capt. Curry, and assisted by many work- ‘men from tho neighiboring broweries, arrived and commenced clearing away the debris and DIGOING FOR THOSE BENEATH the ruins. The living were 8o tightly wedged in between blocks of ice aud beams s to be unabie to extricate themselves, and by their emothered cries the operations of those who came to their rescue were guided. Some of the unfortucatas waited patiently the efforts of their rescuers, while others grooned terribly, calling on death to releaze them from their sufferings. One man was observed in a fearrul condition, wedged in botwecn hugh pieces of joist, with ono plank across his stomach Loldiog him in A VISE-LIKE CAPTIVITY, but his position was such that it was some time beforo he was extricated. Destoratives wero conveyed to those who_were alive, and whom it wes poseible to reach. The first man bronght up dead, named Allen, was crushed and mangled to a horriblo extent. ) In all seven men were killed, and elcven e- verely mjured. Five of them are not expscted to survive. OFFICERS XTLLED. Abcut 8:45 p. m. two officers were Jalled by falling beams, ® [70 the Associated Prese.] Priaverenia, Leb. 13.—Fwo men have bsex taken out of theTnins alivo; ore slizhily in- ured, tho other fatally, Two dead bdiea have een recovered. ‘Another fatal sccident occurred at tho same place this ovenic. A citizen. name mikuown, ¥ho was aiding in recovering bodies, fell into au excavation, and, his bead striking on e piece af timber in tho fall, he was instantly killed. Policemen Stirson and Carby wero also seriously injured by being precipitated into the same ex- cavation. Boiler Explosion at Texas, O, speciai Duspateh to The Chicags Tribune, Uroava, O., Fep. 13.—A terrible toiler ex- ploston took placo early this moming at the zaw-mili of Joseph and Jacob Price at a placs called Texas, six miles north of here, by which threo men were killed. Parts of tho machinery era Llown to & gres: distance, 0ne bieca pasing through the roof of a dwelling 100 vards distant, paseing also through the ceiling and foor. Two Children Burned to Death. MiLwavkee, Dec. 13.—An Atwater, Mino., aispatch reports that the houso of A. G. Guist, of Lake Liflian, burucd on Wednesday ovening. His two littlo ' children perisbed in the famea. Guish and his wife wero away {rom home. Vessel Wrecked and Twelve Lives Lost. Loxdox, Eng., Feb. 13.~Ths bark Panchi- nello, from New York for Bristel, with graa, was wrecked on the Irish coast duriogz gela Weduesdsy, sod twelvoe of ber cro¥ wers drowned. Two Lumbermen Killed b7 & Loge slide. fug, and passed from Auros into Chicago on the Mohdota accommodstion on ths eame day. Tho men were parucularly noticed on the tran, fram the fact that they both im Hinzmgres, Pa., Feb. 13.—Two lumbermen were killed this morning st Bidgewsy by a alide bibod (reely of whisicy | of logs. i |