Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. The Chicagoe Dailp Teibnne, CHICAGO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1874, NUMBER 178, DRY GOODS. GOLDEN 0PRORTONITY Great Aunnal Clearing Sale RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF GARSON, PIRIE & CO.S MADISON & PEORIA-STS. Peremptory and Unresorved Salo of the Fn- tiro Winter Btook of ono of the Largost and Finest Assortments of DRY GOODS in tho West, THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY for thoso ‘who care to SAVH MONEY in purchasing. The following are & fow among hundreds of Bpeoial Bargaina now being sold. " TINENS AND HOUSEREEPING GOODS. 1,000 Remnants Irish Linon at 26 ots. yd. 1-Linon Tablo Linons, 35, 40 and 45 ots, A Haen Sinon Table Damasks, 5O ota. yd. 8.4 Brown Linon Tablo Oloths for 50 ots. oach, uro Linen Damask Tablo Napking, $1.00 Bt doala0d brguLD, worth 51,80, ¥Fine Linen Damask Doylios, 756 ots. dosz., ‘worih $1.40. i Crash Towelinga, B and 10 ots, yd. R o Ruckabnott Towols, 10 and 19 1.2 ots, eagh. Blenohed iuck Towels, 10,12 1-3 sud 18 ots, T.inen Damask Towols, 16 'and. A5 ots. bar: goins. Good 11-4 White Bed Bprenda at $1.00 ench, fluflulamns Quilts, e51.() , $1.26, $1.05, and \IYWM Lo d Marsofllos Quilts nt groat bargaing. i°3w3u.h“§% n%nd‘%uvcrlw fiund nflfienohud Cotton nfil‘d 1-26105':: lng;u;ml‘:.%.&gu;.d 4-4 lotton 10 RS, 1. 3 Ly gflll‘:é‘w Dottons and Wido Jotton Ehostings cheap. FLANNELS & BLANKETS, White Cotton and Wool Domet Flannels, 12 1.3 and 16 ots., worth 26 and 35 cva. ‘Heavy Domot Bhaker Flannels, 26 otu., for- 45. AZI:-:VSV%M Red Flannels, plain and twilled, Heawy Gray Twilled Flannols, 35 ota, Rioh Kmbroidered Flannols reducod, Good Whito Slankats, $3.00, $3.60, and up- " WOOLEN CLOTHS. BI'k Watorproofs, 85, 75,86 cts. and $1.00 or yd. U:‘;iuny Cassimores, for boys' wear, 36 ots. yd. apward. an Dark Cassimores, 60, 75, 80 ota. and $1.00 yd.; great bnromun!. A line of Fino Wool Cassimeres, good stylos, reduced from $2.00 and $2.25 to $1.36 anc 1.50. 8~si Imported Oassimeres, $2.00 a yard be- low furmox&flneu. Bargains in Olonking Boavors, ASTONISHING BARGATNS IN HANBURG EMBROTDERIES. BARGAINS IN DRESS GOODS AND SILK3, Dther Bargains as Herelofore Advertized, Madison & Peoria-sts. 5 FOR SALE. GHROMOS, ENGRAVINGS, PARLOR MIRRORS, ETC,, Below Cost for the Next 30 Days, at 111 Madison-st. Asmy manafacturing and wholesslo trado requiros all havo docided to rotire from tho rotail B o omd o my ontive rotail ok nt 26 parcens holow 3 r Eong, o ofermy entiro wotal Gkon Gl KELL R, CHILDRENS CARRIAGES AT RETAIL. ‘We aro {n recolpt of a vory complota lino of abovo goods, whiich we itk oer st rotatr. e, 108 e ar. SHOW CARDS By A, STENPEL, 183 East Madison-st. FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL. Ea R A g e it : Mo T vinions, - LAZARUS BILVERMAN, Ohamber of Commorco Building. W ON REAL ESTATE, 2 6an make isome Joans of 81,00 nnd upwards on hoi £0 insido businoss or zosldence property in Clicago Tor a. torm of yoars. BAIRB EBADLEY, 0 LaSallo.at. GENERAL NOTICES. All Claims Against the Hidg and Leather Tnsurance Company, of Boston, ¥hich have not been heratofors presonted, muat bo pre- soatad ta {lio Tiecoivars of the Company fof allowangy on or boforo the ninth day of Maroh, 1874, or thoy will ba Parrod from sharing in tho distribukion’of tho assots of tho Gompany In (hy hands of tho Recelvors, unloss tho Bupromo Judiolal Court, or soms one of {he Juaticos upon_ spacial application Dy ono of the scid Justices, S 0. DAVLS, Reoelver, Boston, 3 Court-st., Feb. 6, 167, NOTICE. Atwr Fobrnary 1, 1874, the premium upon parchase of TAX OERTIFICATES, held by tho clty for clty taxes of 1872 wilt bo raisod to 5 PER OENT, Chicago, Jan. 20, 187, 8. B. HAYES, Comptrollor. TO RENT. STORE FOR RENT On Franklin-st., botween Hamlin, Davey & Co, and J. V. Farwoll & Co,, 48 feot front by 73 feot doep, 6-stories and basement, fives- olosa Btenm Hlevator, with steam furnishod for power and heating. The most dosirable tocation for tho Hat and Oap, Boot and Shoe, or Olothing business in Chicago to.day. In. quiro of HAMLIN, DAVEY & 0O, e e e STOCKMOLDERS' MEETINGS. INOTELCE. » Pltaby [ e gt Bt Slusia g lge i ho Btackholdors of the Baltimoro, Pittaburgh & Ohi. ametlf Conpi et S o S e o i oihas of 1ho Cotuoany, at 96 Lasailo-at, Mn{nhm\.l‘ { Fobrdary, {nst,, iliding, Culoago, on tho S7th dey of Kebidery iust, at FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. Ta all whom it may conoorn~Bs it known that the co- pastuorship oxisting betwoon Phillip Laucrand Philllp We of tho firm of Lauor & Wondoll, of this alty, n divsolved by mutual agreomont. hongo, Fob, 1, 1814, PHILLIP LAUER, SOCIETY MEETINGS. Attention, Sir Knights. tatod Conolnvo uf Apollo Commandory, No. 1, K. T. ng.x;'n‘n‘mu‘:';‘)’ vening up T giologks AL Anylum, 12, 74 and i Honsoa it "Hikthoes” Vil il Kalglit coie- touurly lavited, By ordes ot e W LOOKE, Rocordor. Masonic, Ashlar Ladgo, No. 3% A., T and A, M. Fogul nunioation this (Tucsday; niog, iu Freematon’ ud work an y -8t., for busl dugroa. 1] atomity cordially huvita G AL. ONANE, Boo'y, Masonic. Lodgo, No, 595, A, ¥, ik at Orlentad T1a i e grienal 21 I TILES, Losy 4o i meee 'X""' QUILKOID, W. M, - INSURANCE, Ol Al Sizment . OF T WASHINGTON Life Insurance Co.,|, iotion 155 Broadway, New York., OYRUS CURTIS, President. ‘W. HAXTUN, Secretnry. Assets, $3,925,818.25. Not Assots, Jan. 1, 1873...... 100.83,120,221.05 RECEIPTS, 81,042,026.76 214,083.28 1,267010.03 84,377,231.08 DISBURSENMENTS. oo 218,004.47 nts 16,066,007 TOTAL PAID PoLIOY- 8543,073.20 g 10,146,723 9,077.19 71,901.07 g, Print 1ng, Btationory, Med- Joal Examinatio 5 LSNOTRID | 11207530 &oue, Net Assots, Deo, 31, 1873.....-$3,604,266.38 INVESTED AS FOLLOWS: i 1,803,977.87 326,082.60 1,108,324.13 12,151.26 4,082.00 195,833.11 32,305.61 $3,004,250.38 33y . 40,203.37 Cash in Courso of Tranemis Interost Accrued. ... Marketvaluo of Stocks In ACTUAL INVESTMENTS, Promiums duo and unpai " 431180.65 Doferrod Prominms, 108,040.09 Othor Asots..... 15,502.7¢ Gross AssETs, Dxo, 31, 1678 3,025,818.25 Cash roservod forPol- fcles, &o., ns vor Co.'s valuation ...83,375,851.00 Linbilltios for Olaims, it Gove 02 o anniertion S 476:647.23 H.D.PENFIELD, GENERAL AGENT, 148 LaRalle-st,, Chicago, Ik, PROPOSALS. T0 BUILDERS. The attention of Builders is in- vited for proposals to build a large frame Tavern structure and out- buildings, barns, and sheds (limit $10,000), at Sheflicld (now Rob- crtsdale), east of Wolf River, four- tieen miles from Chicago, near the State Line of Indinna. Work to be done in April and May, after plans and estimates now being prepared by W. W. Boyington, Ar- chitect. Address or consult J. H. BIGGS, Office, 190 Dearborn-st., Honore Block, For Sheflicld Association. HENRY M. SMITH, 190 Dearborn-st. BUSINESS CHANCES, GARDNER HOUSE FURNITURE doma OR. S.A. a0, o undorslgned as Amsigncoof {ho ostatoof I, 1I, Gardnor 803 1 1. Gaude olaes 106 ralatng, prapory boloniing o sald Bkl catnte: conslsin niturs and fxturos of the walldnown Ua BURPLUB.wcessstennns of ‘tho fur- nor Hotse, ackson:at. glo and en sulto, ‘with hot and cold water, bath.roums, and closots attach- ed; thorouhly furnished At an exponto of 812,000, and is Erufldud with a ‘Tuft's patent passongor-clovator, also ageagoand frolghtclovators, “Pio interlor arrangomonta of the houso aro belioved to bo thomost porfeot of_any hotel In Chilcago, . Tuo ofice, roading.roomn, Indlos' racoption-raom, barber's shop, bat aud billlard.foors (tho lattor containing. six tablos o atandard mako), aroon tho streot floor, and il aro thor- onghly and olaboratoly fittod up, and’ convoniontly ar. rangod. 1o tho b the hoating.apparatus, storo-room, large meat LTy dey “and’ | drylog-rooins, i " the whioh s tho most estonsivo and perfoctly fitted, for bottling, packing, and arranging wines ani liquors of any in tho olty. ~On tho second floor aro the kisclien, paste room, carving:room, and pantry communicating with tho dining-room, ladios* ordinary and elub-reoms, also tho Inglios' parlors, and about twonty rooms and sults. o Bouo ' in complato and parteot, ordsr for tmme: into ocoupancy, and can bo gpencd at. vory siight ox- oo, A Vory (vorahlo 10080 of tho Hotol an now b6 oo nod, It in bolloved that no hiotel elthor in Ohlcago or tho on. tire Northwoat, offara so favorablo. an oppartunily 19 on- gaging i tho hotal busluess aa tho prosont. Tho houso Bas aiways leon kept {n tirst-olats styl, and ita roputa. tom 18 secund 1o nona tn tho count; Furthor putticulars may ho obt=""~1 by writton or por- sonal appiloation to tho wndorslis nry thi prermiscs. JOSITUA TN L KRIEL! Amslgnoo. REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE. Threg of the Finest Corner Lols on the Avenues, 09 feet by 175 foet to 30-ft, alley on 8. W, cor..of Michigan-av. and Thirty.second-st. 99 feet by 176 foet to 20-ft, alloy on 8. H, oor. of Wabash-av, and Thirty.second-st, Tuo r:eentgxh Nz‘ ‘W. cor, of Wabash-av. and 'wenty-ffth-at, ”; OLINGER & BALLARD, Cor. Washington and Doarborn-sts. 385 Warren-av. FOR SALE---$86,500. A. J. GALLOWATY & SOIN, 8.V, Uor, State and Madison-sts, FOR SATHE. An elogant octagon marblo-front two-story ans houso, fi rooms and all modoru Improveme: 'é’l‘llal"l" Cl‘l(n[esbfiiflk ]&mln! all nlldlholfln\lll{l““h“ ne ek “Oalt o Sra 2nd pat pa e uu’lxo&u 5"C0 Doarbuors PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o. Fme Book and Job Printing Promptly and Oarefully Executeds OULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST, Coflflummfl yll find i profitable to ot our prices hefore ordoring olsowhoro, HINDLE & JENKINS, o and 1t ) ok Hanbetinen, 1 Clgtary oo oo B NEW_PUBLIOATIONS. i e S ON G A A brilll d attrace ILLUSTRATED,, st sndaticse; JOURNAT, - it e FULL-PAGE ENGRAVINGS duriug the o Tificant OHIOKU’ t0 ovary subsorinee, 83 por- yons: BEND 2 crza von BAMFLE GoPY, Prospeoius, sud. b njum List, or 60 for Hlmyli (ltv:vflhmmu 40, OAN- Rooia 81 Tribuay Bulidiog, Cuioago, " WASHINGTON. Another Day's Debate in the Senate on the Currency Question, to Recommit the Resolution Now Pend- ing, Senator Logan Presents a Peti- tion from Hlinoisans for More Currency, A List of Chicago “Business Men” Who Yearn for Inflation, Bill Introduced .to Aholish Existing Pension Agencies, And Have Payments Made Hereafter Through Postmasters, TUnfavorable Report as to the ‘Working of the Eight« Hour Law. Secretary Richardson Recommends the Repeal of All Laws Govern- ing Labor. How Gen. Butler & Co. Bottled Up tho Boston Customs Xouse. NATIONAL FINANOES, Spectal Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, DEMONSTRANCE AGAINST INFLATION. Crwomwatt, O., Fob. 16.—Mr. Saylor, of Ohio, introduced and caused to bo read to-dsy in the Houso a momorial from tho bankers, merchants, businoss mon, and citizona gonorally of Otncin- nati, romonatrating ngainst any action by Con- gress that will have tho offeot to inflato the cur- roncy. THEY WANT TO INFLATE. In the Sonato, to-dny, Mr. Logan nasked to have roforred to tho Committeo on Finanee two petitions asking for an increaso of the currency. One of thom'was from the Illinois Logislature, and contained among other signaturos tho fol- lowing, of Chicsgo membors: Charlos G. Wicker, Hugh McLaughlin, John Scanlan, Ed- ward Cullorton, E, Olson, 8, K. Dow, James Alo- Grath, Josoph 8, Roynolds, Richard 8. Thomp- Bon, Horaca I'. Waite, and W, A. Horting. ‘The othior petition, Mr. Logan announced, was {from morchants and business mon of Chicago, praying Congress to increase tho volumo of the curroncy from £200,000,000 to 8500,000,000, Bo- ing anxious to ascortain the NAMES OF TIIE OHICAGO DUSINESS-MEN. and morclants who could bo 8o reckloasly indif- erent a8 to tho smount of inflation they thought the country required, an examination of the potition was had, Tho heading wasrecognized to bo in the handwriting of tho somewhat noto- rious Francis A. Hoffmnn, Jr., and tho names signed bolow wore found to comprise tho Com- munistic duffers who woro recontly raiding the stroots of OChicago domanding the mmonoy in _the troasury of tho Rolief Uociety, snd threatoning to spill blood i their wishes woro not complied with, A nico lot of * merchants and business- nessmon "cortainly ! Mr, Lopganis doubtless very proud of thom. Peter Croutzonheiscr, Jacob Himmilstringor, Tim Riloy, Jo)mnf Donovan, Purrick O'Sullivan, and Denny Halloran ought to at onoo coll a mecting, and adopt resolutions oxpi'essing thoir admiration for their Benator in connection with the affair of to-day. A little mutu al admiration is in order. CAMERON'S BILL. As snnounced disgntchnu last night, Senator Cameron to-dny introduced o bill in the Sonate providiiag for the repeal of the rostricting clause of the N'ational Currenoy act. IIe supplomented it with n spoech carefully propared for him by Senator Morton, who also wrote the bill and procured tho oged member from Ponnsylvania to fatherit, i’ NMr. Prutt followed Ar. Camoron, informing tho Sennto that ho wonld support all tho plans for an inorense of tho National Bank currency ; would vote for tho Cameron-Morton free bank- ing schonio, but—novertholess, notwithstanding, which—Ls was firmly convincad that specio re- sumption was what tho country wanted, and he wag heartily in fayor of it. Mr, Frolinghuysen, who next addressed tho ‘Benato, oxprossed il as his baliof that tho sdop- tion of tho Cameron plan would work greater finaueial injury to the country than tho Rebel- Hon., Whou ho finished, TIE BUPXOON OF TIE SENATE, Mr. Flanagan, of Toxas, whose romarkable haranguo ou the sulary-steal is still remembored, ot tho floor, and for an hour or more smusod tho Souato and gallories. 1fis twisting and tor- turing of the Euglis.h language can only be com- garud with the offorts of that cminont burlesque onator, Bob Hart, o' minatrel notorioty. Aftor ho had subsidnd on erfort was made by Mr. Bhormsn and othar Senators to have the wholo mattor recommit ted to the Committos on Finance, but it was not accomplishod. THE EXPAN SIONISTA feel porfoctly confldent ¢f their ability to pass the Camoron bill, snd arv detormined to press it to a vote, ‘Tho mosslon to-morrow it i auticl~ pated will boof o vor{)oxuitiugnnmro. Tho action of the Ponnsylvania_financior to- day {s commented upon quito froely in view of thoe fact that a spoech of his in favor of spacio- resumption baa hardly yot had timo to get cold. Tho gamo has boon miaterinlly changed, and it ig now Oliver, and not Simon, who says * wiggle- wagglo.” TIE ATPROPRIATION DILLS, Judge Longhridge, of Iows, who hascharge of the Indian Appropriation bill, has it now ready for tho Committes, aud it will bo brought up for discuuslon by the Committeo to-morrow, Tho Logislative, Exocutive, and Judicisl Appropriation b ‘was sont in to be printod to-dny, Ilecauso it did not cut down enough to most tho views of Mosers, Wheoler, of New Yorl:, and Loughridge, of Towa, who were not in town when it was agroed to, it will bo delayad somowhat for still furthor rovision. Tha figuros talion from it reggnod by the Aesocinted Pross will bo subject to altora« tions on this account, R COLLEOTION OF' CUSTOMS, Special Dispateh to T'he G'hicago Tribune, INFONMERS' MOIETIES. ‘WasimxatoN, D, 0., Fob, 16,—The Ways and Moans Committoe will hoar wrguments to-mor- row for and against tho bill to abolish tho sys- tem of paying informers moictios, & delogation from tho Now York Chambor of Commerce ap- poaring in favorof the bill, snd anumbor of oustoms officials aud informors' attornoys ap- poaring against it, ’ GONSTRUOTION F FTATU'TES, To-doy proved an oxctption tp tho rulo thet tho businoss done on Mouwday is caloulated to do mooro harm than good, The bill introduced by Kaseon, from the Ways and Moans Committeo, and passod by tho Houso, to provide agalust & ) socond conatruction of & statuto by tho Socro tary of tho Troasury, will without doubt prove ong of tho wisost minor monauros of this Con- groes. As AN ILLUSTRATION of tho nocensity oxisting for such logialation, is ocited tho rocont diecovery that, by the misplac- ing of & comma In o statute intendod to author- izo the importation of only fruit-plants for propagation freo of duty, tlisre has beon quite & Iarge rovonuo ‘oo fruit lost to . tho Treasury. Notwithsianding -the substitution of the comma for tho nyphen in the compound word * fruit-plants,” Seorotary Boutwell, who kuew porfoctly tho intention of Congress in passing tho act, docided that it did not auchorizo tho importation of fruit freo of duty. Richardson, howover, on coming . iuto offico and hnlnF aelied to construo tho statute, decided oxactly the con- trary, and- that frult might, undor ite provisions, bo imported frae, The point of it all {s, that certain shrowd lawyers of Now York, during Boutwoll's ndministration, advised heavy Importera of fruits to pay dutios under protost. Then, whon Richardson cnme in, thoase lnwyors camo to Washington and procured his construc- tion ns stated. TUndor this now constrie- tion, thoso importors who paid the duties on fruit undor protest, in Boutwell's torm, aro ontitled to and are receiving tha amounts o gnld by thom back from tho Tressury, about 700,000 having beon so rocovered up to this time. Importors not in this ring have mno ro- dress, and canuot recovor their monoy. Thoro {8 snid to bo o numboer of instancos of this sort, whoro two difforent constructions of & atatuto by difforent sentences havaboon brought about by sharp Inwyers, to the manifost injury of the United 8tates Tronsury, Tho bill passed to-dny by the Houso will provont this in future, Dy dirocting that whon a socond construction i doslred application must be made to tho courts. ATPDAISENS OF MEBOUANDIAE, Under the innocent titlo of a bill to abolish the offico of Appraieer of Mercliandise, ?golnh ed undor tho act of July 14, 1870, Mr. Kol “,BF' of Connectiout, introduced a morsuro in tho Houso fo-day that will make him quito famons bofore to-morrow night, Tho bill " proposcs the abolition of tho oflico of Ap- pralser_of Barchandiso in every oity and port of the United Btates where thore is now such an officor, oxcept tho cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphio, 8avanuab, New Oileans, Portland, and San Francisco, ATOLITION OF OUSTOM-HOUSES, Mr. Crossland, of Xentucky, iutroduced a bill to-dny providing for tho nbolition of custom- liousos io_all districts whero the.colloctions are not of suficient amount to moot tho’ exponscs of the oflico, and dJAchnxginf all the officors and employes now in servico in such cus- tom-housges. BMr. Crossland aleo proposed by tho Dbill tho abolition of the rovenuc- marino sorvice, directing that the marino corps bo disbandod, and that the worle now dono by tho vory ornamental branch of tho sorvice sball aftor tho passago of tho bili be performed by the Navy Deparimont, the vessels and othor {)mporl,y now used in tho marine servico to be ransforred by tho Secrotary of the ‘Lressury to the Secratary of the Navy. ————— THE INVESTIGATING MANIA. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SENATOR MIPPLE-MITONELL, ‘Wasnxatox, D, 0., Fob. 16.—The petition of the citizous of Oregon, asking tho Senato to in- vostigato tho charactor of Sootor Mipple- Mitchell was presonted to-day by Senator Kelly, his colleague. Mr. Kolly disavowod any inten- tion of committing himself in any way by pro- sonting tho potition, proferring to await tho roport of an investigating committeo in the promises, It fs not lkely that tho matter will go any farther. SANDORN i ia in tho city, vory much alarmed st {he prospect beforo him. Ho doosn't want to -lose his con- tracts. Ho hns writton a lotter to n momber of tho Ways and Moans Committao, rg':(voniuz that, instead of n ropnal of. thn Tner. vz 218 %ol 1a- contractd have boon mado, it bo madified so that he shall roceive 26 instend of 50 per cent on hia collootions. Ho saya that if thisis done. ho walt collect 225,000,000 due tho Government. Ho Ig sald to have in his posgession tho books of tho Creait Mobilior, which ho spent two months’ timo and $11,000 in monoy to get. In this con- noction it is romombored that Butler was the attornoy of tho COroedit Mobilier, and that it was through his advico that the records were run off and concealed. It is uncharitably suggested that he posted his friond Banborn 28 fo the whoroabouts of tho documents, thus enabling him to secure them, Thoy wore secured about tho time of the investigation lnst winter, or just subsequent to that exposo. ——— THE OIVIL SERVICE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribnune, THE TIEASURY. ‘Wasixarox, D. 0., Fob, 16.—It Is announced that tho Houso Committee on Exponditures in the Trensury Dopartmont will recommend the abolition of tho offico of Bpocial Agent, and that tho printing of ourrency shall bo done by tho Treasury Dopartment in tlus city. TIIE OFFIOE OF PENSION AGENT, Bon Butler introduced a bill to-day abolishing tho office of Ponaion Agent, and providing that tho work of paying pensions shall hereafter bo done by Postmasters. The latter officials aro ta give additional bonds to covor their incroased rosponuibilities, and to recotve 10 conts por head ou nll the ponsioners they pay as compensation. OIVIL SERVIOE REFORM. The House Committes on Civil Sorvice Ro- form will, it is aunounced, report favorably in o weok or two tho bill to regulate appointmont to civil officos, which thoy have Dboon considering. ‘The materisl features of tho bill woro montion- od in your dispatches some timo since, and pro- vide for tho examination of candidates to be nominated by the member of Congroas in whoso distriot o vacancy sholl ocour. Tho clorkships and other minor’ officos ara to_be divided out, 80 mnnf to oach Congrosaionnl Distriot, There ig but iittle doubt of tho passage of this bill in the Houve, ns it s vory favorably regardoed by Congrossmon generally. ; s DEPARTMENT OF JUSTIOB. Specict Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, NEW COUNT FOR INDIANA, ‘Wasmzatox, D. 0., Fob. 16,—3Ir.. Bhanks, of Indiann, introduced in tho House to-day o bill to provide for the division of the State of Indians into two United Btatos Judioiut Distriots, to be called the Northorn and Bouthorn Districts, the places of holding court to be in Fort Wayno for the Northern District, ond Indisnapolls for the Bouthern Distriot, The bill wag referred to the Judiclary Committee, HOME INVESTIGATIONS, A rosolution from the Judiciary Committeo o tho House was roported to-day by Bpocr, of Ponnsylvanis, and passod by tho House, provid- ing for on investigation of tho affalrs of tho oflices of the Clorks of the Unitod _States Diatrict Courts for the Middio District of Alabama, the Southorn Dis- trict of Goorgia, snd the Bouthorn District of I1- livois, Tho rosolution sets forth that it has boon reported to Congrews by the Attorney- Gonoral thnt those ofiicors, {u ‘violation of the 1aw of 1853, have failod to mako reports to him of the amount: of fines and peualtios collactod by thom, the oxponditurcs, and the businoss of tholr oflicos =enorally. This, notwithstanding that he hng rapoeatedly called on thom for sucl roports, his apponls to the Olorks and tho Judges of thoso courts ns woll having booun peraistontly fgnored and unheeded, Tho roso- ]utlon ompowsrs tho Commitioo to sond for por- sons and papers (n conducting the mvestigation, and to roport to the House by bill or otherwiso. e THE ARMY. Lipecial Dispateh to I'he Chicano Tribune, THE PROPOSED BEDUOTION. Wasivaton, D, 0., Feb, 10,—Natwithstand- ing that the mombors of tho Houso Military Qommitteo in favorof reducing the army havo beon quite sanguine that the measure would bo popular in tho Houap, thoro aro good roasons for bolloving that tho bill now in committoo will meet with vory strong and formidablo oppo- sltlon, Axmy ofilcors have a great dent of iulluenco ‘with Congressmen, aud those who havo tostitled bofore tho Committes have boen unanimous in opposing reduction, Tho War De- partmont offiolnln have ulso beon active, in soa- son and ont of soason, in lobbyin, aguinut tho reduation, usiug all tho tufluonce shoy have, aud that amounts to a groat doal, The roduction will, It is cetimated, snve about 84,000,000 snnu- ally, if mado In accordaneo with tho bil, TIE HOWARD COURT OF INQUINY was announcod to-day, and ls substantially the samo 8 was tolographod you, oxcopt that Bhor- Idan is dropped_and Judge-Advocato Gonoral Holt 18 nddod, Tv i nupposod that the rcoont troublos with the Indlaus, whioh threaten o war, . suggested tho advieability of leaving Bhoridan ot liberty to conduct a campaign on tho ploins. Tho Court, as it stands, "is mado up of the following-named officors ; Gens, . Shormau, McDowoll, = Popo, Moigs, and iolt, with Maj. A, B, Gardnor for Judge: [ Advocato, ‘flie Court will commonce in this city on the fldFamnmo. (7o the Associated Press.) THE ARMY DILL, Wasnisaron, D. 0., Fob, 16.—The Houso Commiites on Milltary Affalra expoot to out down tho ermy eatablishimant 8o as to savo about $4,000,000 annually. It {s doubtful whothor the Houso will npprove of this rotronchment. P A VIOTORY FOR BUTLER. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 1IE BECURES THE CUATOMS COLLECTOR FOR BOSTON, ‘Wasnnaron, D. O,, Fob, 16,—Tho Maasachu- sotta dologation. aro in o disturbed frome of mind to-night,—nt lonst nll Bave Dawes, who Iaughs, and SBumnor, who doesn’t think it par- ticularly his tea-party. The cnuse of thislamenta~ blo stato of affairs is as follows: Russell, who haa boon Customs Collactor =t Boston and COharlestown for the lnst oight yoars, has boon rolioved from that office, it is stnted, for tho purpose of making him Min- ister to Vonozuels, and to-day the Prosident sent into the Senato tho namo of Willlam A, Bimmons, at prosent Bupervisor of Intornal Rovonuo for Now England, to succeed him. Tho name of Josoph H. Manloy, of Maine, was also sont in to be Supervisor, vice Simmons, promoted. Simmons, durfng Butler's campaign for tho Govornorship, last yoar, waa his partiou- lar friond, poked his conventions for him, snd did tho dirty work gonorally for him; and {8 tho person who was partioularly ‘meant when tho Massachusotts nupu&lcnn Con- vention adopted the rosolution doprecating and donouncing the intorforenco of Federa! ofiloe- holdors in State politics, He has aleo been tho partioulnr friend, if not COADJUTOR, OF BANDOLY, who haa become notoriousin tho past fow weeks in connection with tho Butler-Kolsey job, Manloy is olso o friend of Sanborn, and hos, It 13 seserted, boon mecting with him i rccont oporatione. Tho recommendation for tho appointment of Simmons was signed by Butlor and Hoopor, and . no other members of the Massachusotts dologa- tion knew anything of the change till it was mada, The Hoar brothers are VERY INDIGNANT, a8 are also Plorco nnd Williams, tho other two mombors from Boston. Tho éwo lattor, being morcantilo, would bo supposed to be propor persons to consult in the appoiutment of & Collootor of tho Port, and they don't like it that they woro so ontirely ignored in favor of Butlor, whoso distriot has no conncction with Boston. DBlaino is said to havo joined Batlor in recommending Manley to Lo Suporvisor, Thore |uvlll bo a strong offort to dofeat thoir confirma- ons, — THE NAVY. ‘Wasmxaron, D. | 0., Fob. 16.—A short time ogo the Houso of Roprosontatives pnssed o roso- lation calling apon the Seorotary of tho Mavy to inform thom how much of tho approprintion for tho flscal yoar (onding June 30, 1874, s ox- ponded prior to January last, and how much of tho 84,000,000 approprinted by tho prosont Con- gress haa been oxpendéd, and for what purposo. ‘Tho Socrotary hos propared a roply, in which he Bays: “'Theapproprintion for the fiscal year onding .Juna §0, 1874, oxalurive of-$182,040 spptoupristed: in the liegisiativo, Execull\'n,%nd Filioit Ap- gmpdmon bill, amonutod to $24,048,150. I'rom his: appropriation wps drawn, prior to . Jan, 1 Inat, $18,384,304, of which .amount thera was re- ported, priof to that dato, $1,933,725, making tho nmount of these un'pmpxluuouu actually losacnod 816,401,668, leaving to the credit of tho naval establishment 97,686,481, To this was added $4,000,000 by tho appro riation of Decomber last, making tho nvaflablo balanco, Jan, 1 911,686,481, Of this eum of $4,000, 000, nothing had actually been takou at the date of ‘tho resolution, oxcept by the Bureau of ' Construction and Ropair, which ox- ponded from thas appropristion 393,000 in the repair of the_irouel nx, Canandaigus, *Wyandotte, Dictator, Roanoke, and Terror. 'Tho $4,000,000 was pluced to tho credit of the soveral bureaus, and wont to roim- burse them for extraordinary expenditures which thoy were required to mako and were not contemplated in the regular appropriations, The department does not expect to noed any further appropriations for the current yoar. —— NOTES AND NEWS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, UTAM AND 178 GOVERNMENT, ‘Wasmivarox, D. O., Feb. 16.—Dologate Con- ner, of Utab, introduced & momorisl from the Logislature of that Territory asking that a Con- gressional Committes sball bo sont thoro to investigate the condition of things in, the Territory, with spocial roforence to tho question of tho loyalty and de- ‘yotlon of the Mormons to tho United Statos Govornment, Tho resolution was sent to the Judiclary Committee, INSPEOTION OF STEAM-VESSELS. T'he bill for tho better proteotion of life on ‘board of vessela propelled in whole or in part by eteam was mado the qmchl ordor for considera- tion in tho House on Tuesday of noxt weelk. TIE OENTENNIAL AT PHILADELPIIA. The rosult of the buncombe discussion on tho proposed contennial eession of Congross indi- cates that tho intercst In tho whole centennial business is gradually weskening in Congross, ‘Those who are working to securc an AlYpro{Jrln- tion from Congress in bohinif of the Phtladelphia show bogin to display signs of alarm, ALEXANDER I, ATEPIENS is lying quite ill at tho National lotel of an af- foction of tho kidnoys. At a consultation of soveral physiolans Batnrday, his condition was pronounced enitical. Ho is somewhat oasier to- dny, but by no menns out of danger. AUPERVISING ARCIHITEOT MULLETT started Wost to-night on a business tour con- nectod with tho businoss of his office. He will vislt Cincinnati, Ohicago, Bt. Louis, and Milwau- Loe bofore bis roturn. [To the Assocvated Freas.) TUE EIGHT-IOUR LAW. ‘Wasminaton, Fob. 16.—Tho Beorotary of the Troasury has written to Gon. Garflold, Chairman of tho Honss Committoo on Appropristious, inclosing a letter from manufncturors of Baltimore, incorsing the viows and statemonts of Supervising Avohitect Mullott on the ecight-hour quostion, aud saying that their exporienco i this—that it is not only im- poeaiblo for a man to porform as mush Iabor in cight houra as In ton, but that ho absolutoly }wrlnrmn less work per hour undor tho eighi~ hour systom. Tho lettor furthor snys that its domoralizing effcct on labor which tho Govornment-ling tomporarily employed Las up- fitted tho mechanices for rogulay days’ work, In conclusion, it is nsked whother it wonld bo bet- tor for tho bost intorosts of the country and tho labor question to ropeal all lnws govorning lnbor and loave tho question to govorn itscif and rogulate tho supply and domand, TENNESIEF CLALMH, Gaov, John Q. Brown, of 'Wenucsseo, has ar- rivod hioro on businoss of that Btajo, dasiving to abtain the amount duo by the CQovernmont on account of solzing and operating cortain rail ronds during tho Iato war, LEQAL-TERDERS, t Outstanding logal-tendors, 3U81,827,337, Lo the Aasociated Presa) ‘Wasunaton, Fob, 16,—Lhe Spocinl Connit- teo to inyu:m{;nto tho affairs of tho District of Columbia will make tho rn‘ply of Gov. Bhen~ Thord to varions interrogatorios propounded io him tho batin of the plan of invostigation, The yoply will covor at least 1,000 pagos of foolscap. Owing to the magnitudo of tho work, it doos not soom probablo that it- will bo comploted tiue wools, sl CONGRESBIONAL REJORD. BENATE, Wasnixaron, D, 0,, Feb, 16, DAKK QUINENCY. Mr. ANTITONY (R, XXJ Yruunn‘wd n momorial signed by ofticors of the National Bauks of Mausa- chiusottaand Bhode Lsland, protosting sgaust tho \, , A passago of the blll for the withdrawal of our~ renoy from New England. Lald on the tablo. IPPLE~MITORELL. Mr, KELLY (Orogon) prosentod a potition of oitizong of that Stato {n rogard to_ tho charges uEnlnnt hiin colloaguo (Mitcholl), nud asking that tho usame bo investignted by the Sonate. Mr. Kolly snid ho had known Mitchell twolve years, and know nothing dorogatory to his character, In prosonting thio ohargos ho desired it to bo understood that he said nothhlg in favor of or against them, o movod thesubject bo referred to the Committea on Priviloges and Elections, Ho ordored. LIDEMAN COLONJZATION, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (N, 7.) prosented a memorisl of colored citizons, stating that anum- ber of them had npplied to the American Colo- nization Boclety for transportation to Liboris, and that tho Socloty was unable to sond them, and asked that the Governmont dotnil n vosac to carry them to Libor{a and bring back produce. Algo, nalting tho aid of the Government for tho conatruction of a railrond uto tho interior of Liberin. , Roforrod to tho Committeo on Commorce. CREDENTIALS PRESENTED. Mr. JOHNSTON presented the crodontials of T. B, Withers, olocted United 8tatos Bonator from Virginin, to succeed Lowis. Rond aud laid on tho tablo. 3 REAOLUTIONS, PETITIONS, ETC, Br. ALLISON prosontod the joint resolution of the Iown Logislature asking au appropriation for the improvement of the Xox and Wisconsin Rivers. Roferrad. Mr, LOGAN prosontod a potition of the Illi- nois Logislnturo, citizons of Chioago, and oth- ors, naking for au fncrease in tho volume of our- roncy. Referred. LAND-GIANT DILL, Mr. BAMSEY introduced a bill to ravise and continue in force cortnin land-grauts in the State of Minneeots to aid iu tho construction of the B8t. Paul & Paclflo Railroad, Referred. ORDER OF BUBINE#S, ‘When tho bill for the appointment of tho Com- ‘migsion on the subjoct of tho slooholic liquor trafiic was reached, Mr. WRIGHT gavo notico thot ho would call it up to-morrow morning for oopsidoration in the morning hour. Mr CAMERON rave notice that on Wednesdsy o would ask tho Senato to tako up tho Houso bill in relation to the Contennial Exhibition. Mr. BHERMAN enid he would objoct to any- thing bolug_considerod until after tho present bill to equaliza the distribution of the currenoy bo disposod of. TEA AND COFFEE DUTY. Mr. WRIGHT (Ia.) prosonted o potition of the cltizena of Towa for the restoration of the duty on tea and coffeo, and an increase of duty on manufactured goods, Roferred. THE OURRENOY RESOLUTION, . At tho expiration of the morning lLour the Senato rcsumod considoration of the bill to oqunlize the curroncy, and Mr. Cameron offerad a_ substituto for ihe Committea's bill ro ealing nll ncta of Congress which limit or restrict tho amount of rntes for circulation, and providing that all nasociations organized to carry on bank- ing wshall bo . free to ocatablish nationsl banks ‘with circulation au\li)ouh to a limit now provided by law, excopt the limit a8 to capital, which is heroby repealed. . Mr. CAMERON, in advocating tho adoption of his subatituto, 8aid ho bad not hoard o &) xglo business man say ho had enough currency. ‘Lho National Banking systom had dono much good, and should be oxtended. Tho substituto wns designed to satisfy the domand for more monoy without causing any shack to capital already in- veatod in good faith. Tho Jaw now gave a fixod smount of owroncy, sllowing no grontar sbundance of money at ous time than onother, This fixed smount of ourreucy was a terror to honest men and n jubiloo to apeculators. Tho incronso of National Banks would onablo the Unitod BStates to resumoe specio payment goonor than by any other process... Tho prosont National Bank cutroncy was oqually as safe, aud far. more convenicnt than metallic ourrency. Incronso the facilitios, nnd National Bank notos Wonld aoon take tho place of groonbacks. . Mr. PRATT said an attompt to return to specio _payments now would- bo diseatrous to the wholo conuniry, and Lo would oppn#s evory: sohems 1doking to spocie pavments now, He would sup- port tho substitute of the gontloman from Ponn- sylvania, .bolioving it to bo o wise one. Ho fa- vored a roturn to specie payment, but could not shut his eyes to tho fact that the only road to re- sumption was by contraction, and that would be disaatrous to the country. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN oppoead the substi- tute, and enid its adoption would bo of greater injury to tho financial and business intorests of tho country than the rebellion was. Ilo favored reasonable retronchmont aud the imposition of moro taxes, . Ho bolievad the tax on whisky should be inoreased to 81 a fn.llou aud on to- bacco to 82 cents pound, Tho plodge given to noy the Troasury notes in coin should bo re- deomed. g Mr. FLANAGAN favored a return to specio payments aa s0on 08 practicablo, . . BUOKINGHAM moved that thae bill be re- committed to the Finance Committeo, aud, with the viows of Senators brought out by the dis- cuasion, the Committee could framo & bill which would harmonizs with the viows of tho majority, Ho hoped his motion would be adopted. Mr. MORTON said ho saw no advantage to bo gained by recommitting tho bill, Three months nearly had already passed, and, 8o faras this finance mersuro was concorned, Do progress had Dbeen mnde. The Committeo firet prought for- ward a rosolution of s sontimontal clinracter (thoir twenty-five million bill), which waa o sort of & half-way measure. The question must Lo gettied by the Senate, and, Loing now before tho Bonate, should bs determined. AMr: BCOTT said ho mnn§ht timo might bo saved by recommitting tho bill, and Jot the Come mitteo report a mensure covering all questions. Mr. SHERMAN eaid the Financo Committeo liad reported a bill to equalizo tho curroncy as a boua-fide mensure, and ho did not beliove thero woro five Sonators against the original proposi- tion, DBut it hns Lecn loadod down with other questions. He would therofore vote for the mo- tion to rocommit rather thon prolong the discus- slon. Tho bill had been antagonizod with overy sort of proposition, involving tho whole general question of finances, and no doubt it would bo bettor for tho Committoe now to frame somo mensuro covoring the whole queation of finance, and bring it bofore the Sonate for aotion, Mr. LOGAN eaid ho thought this & very strange Yrmneding at this time, Without a voto on ono singlo proposition, or without getting the sonso of tho Sonato on any ono of the quastions, o motlon was made to rocommit, Had it nob been that the motion was made by his friond from Conucctiont (Mr. Buckingham), ho would havo thought it tho result of an arrangemont to daprive tho Sonate of a voto, The Financo Com- mitteo had discovered that the bill could not bo passed, and now they wanted It recommittod. Mr, SHERMAN &2id tho motion to recommit was made by a gentloman not counected with tho Finance Committoo, Alr, LOGAN said all tho mombers of the Com- mitteo who had spolien favored rocommittal, Tho bill might bo recommittod as often as thoy liked, but he wanted it understood that thore must bo o voto, and the ieouc could not bo dodged. They might just as woll faco the music oue time as nnothor, To rocommit the bill would only serve to roproduce tho samo nrgu- ments already delivered, and time would bo ainod, # Mr, CAMERON sald it was very ovident that this debate must continue some days yet. 1lo therefore movad that tho Sonate proceed to tho consideration of the exccutivo business, MILITARY FRISON. Thoe OHAIR laid beforo thoSennte & communi- cation from the Sccrotary of War, asking an ap- pmrrintlon for n commission to estublish a military priron, Toforrod to the Commmitteo on Appropriations. EXQUSED PROM COMMITTEE WONK, Mr. BIOOKTON nsked to bo excused from aorvice on tho Committos on Manufaotures, No objoction boing made, he wos oxcused, and Ar. Iagor appoiutod to fll tho vacauoy. ADJOURNED, Mr, CAMERON ronowed tho motion for an ex- eoutivo sossion, Mr. BOREMAN wmovod toadjourn, ‘Tho latter motion was sdopted, and the Honato adjourned, IHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NEW DILLH, Billswero introduced y Dy Mr, WOODWORTH Ohlo)—Imposing a duty of 36 n ton on jutoand nto-butts imported. By Mr, WHITTHORNE (Tenn,)—To sbollsh tho Navy Yards at Kittery, Charjoston, New Tondon, and Washington, By Morsrs, STANNARD (Mo.) and COMINGO (No,)—A jolut-resolution of the Mironrl Logls- Inturo asldng Congroes for such logislotion an 1 will socuro to tho peoplo_thero aqunl advantages as to islos, timo, and transportation on tho Unlon Pacitio Railrond and tho several bianchoes thoroof, which aro resorved and gunrantood a8 & YT (@ov Lglith Pugen THE ANTI.RUM MOVEMENT. The Praying Hosts Rapldly Gaining Ground fn Ohio. Dr. Dio Lewis Opens the Campaign at Columbus, A Good Commencement Made in i nois, Ind a, Wisconsin, and " w York. 2ag & OHIO, Spectal Dis) o b to The Chicago Tridune, INELSONVILLE, NELSONVILLE, .,H. Feb, 16.—Tho ladica of this placo who aro € posed to the snlo of liquors mondo o firat apr & auco to-day. At ameotingof Dustnoss mon of & Is place, hiold Saturdaynight, " $10,000 wore & = cribod to assist tho ladies in thofr work, * SPRINGFTELD, Snecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BrninorieLp, 0., Fob, 16,—Tho women dovol- ored & now plan of the campalgn to-day. A fow of thoprincipal sample-rooms sre designated, and oach I8 visited by four committeos, uinging: and praying in quick succossion. Dinnor i cooked nnd eaten Dby tho whole corps at one of the churches, sonotimo lalost. The whisky ring has mot, and rosolved not to admit commit- toes to tho enloons any more, and that policy hns boen carried out to-dny. Tho saloon-keepora aro raiemng & largo fund, slso, to carry on the war. AT COLUMDUS. Covunnus, 0., Fob, 16.—~Tho firat movoment in tho war on the liquor trafiic was s moeting held in the City Hajl this uvnninfi.u Dore than 8,000 porsons woro prosent, about half boing la- o8, A numbor of members of the Gono. ral Assombly occupiod seats on tho plat form. The moeoting was called to ordor by tho Rey. William Chadwick, _Aftor prayer by the Rov. W. E. Moore, tho andienco joiued in singing the * Coronation " with grand offect, DIo LEWIS was chioson Ohairman, and at requost the audi- enco sang ‘‘ Noarer, My God, to Thee." Dr, Lowis a1d tho words of this hymn wore tho koy- noto of thia orusade, Aftor saying his hoalih forbade o long apooch, ho proccoded to deliver a apoech similer to that deliverod at other }mln!fl. o said tho churchos, in noglecting to furnish bright and bappy places for young mon to spond thoir “ovenings in, ond keop thom out of placos of dissipation and crimo, were responsible for many blightod hives, Much of his addross was given to stric- turo on Iadies who drank wine and induced immg men to drink. Ho said all ronl drunkards olped tho tomporance cause, because thoy showed now boginners what strong drink would doforaman. ‘To mccomplish the abolition of this liguor trafic WOMEN MUST como to tho front, for in this, or in all othor groat moral contests, women were moro effect« 1ve workors than mon. TUE REV. A, O, HIRST of Washington Court-House, on being callod out, gavo o dotailed account of tho temporance work in his town, claiming that all that hins boen accorplishod was due to earnost and porsistont prayer. SENATOR GOODUUE, of Bummit, was noxt called out. ITe said he should be doing violence to Lis bettor naturg should ho'refaso to add his voice to this great movomant, ‘He regardod this work as more mighty iu ita forco than any avalanche launched from the top of Mount Blano, Dio Lowis again took the stand, and sald when ho atarted Lo this city bo Uhought 1o would ad- viso dgninst any nclive movement for a coupla of wosks, until the people could b better pre- pared, by reading of tho work at other pointe, ut, learning that -BEVEN HUNDIED WOMEN met in council yosterday, and declared war, ho was now ready for immodiato organization. A’ Nomination Committoe was then chosen, hut it was soon aftor aunounced that no Execu~ tivo Commilteo wonld bo choson until tho ladica could hold & meoting to-morrow. A meeting of ropresentativo temperance men from varions parta of Obio ,will bo hold in this city uoxt Tuesday, to take atops to organizo o bus reau, from whom persons in all parts of tho Stato can obtain information as to tho method of conductiug their work, Notwithstanding the audience was large and willing, tho speakera failod to elicit any particular enthusinsm. AT RIPLEY. Rrrrey, 0., Fob. 16. — Tho crusaders are stiil moving on the works of tho onomy. One moro galoon surrouders, aud the Inst one ro- maining i3 & wholesale establishment, which has beon rotailing liquor by the drink, The ownor proposcs to stop rotailing, but this will not suffice. Tho ladies watch now a8 woll a8 pray. Somo of, the saloon-keepora who have been unwillingly worsted are propar- ing to leave for Gormany, ——— . ILLINOIS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Triounc,. AT DANVILLE, Darvityg, 1, Fob. 16.—Notico was given ouf in each of tho English Protestant churches yes terday, that tho Iadies would moet at the North Btreot Mothodist Church next Thuraday after noon, to see what steps could be takon for the suppression of the liquor traflle in this city. It is generally suppoged tho ladies will follow in the wake of their Ohio and Indiana sisters, and seo what virtue there is in prayer. AT _LEXINGTON. Lrexmorox, 1L, Fob, 16.—AH the churches in this placo ljolned in a temporance meoting last night, which was addressed by tho Rev. B. E. Vnnco, of tho Preebyterian Church, The attondanca was vory largo. A live- ly oxcitoment exiats, -caus by tho offort of the whisky men to securo the adoption of a genoral chartor, which wonld per- mit tho licensing of saloons in this placo, in place of tho present city chartor, under which tho liceneing of saloons in ‘any form is prohib- ited, Monoy and time aro being spent frecly to naccomplish this, Thore will bo a determined ef- fort to provent this change. e — ‘WISCONSIN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, AT COLUMBUS, MiLwAUEEE, Fob, 16.—A dispatoh from Colume bue, Wis., dated Fob. 16, saya: * A well-known young lady of this city, prominont alwaysin good works, I8 ciroulating & potition around town for signatures to & otition to the propriotor of & cortain billlard- Knll roquesting him to discontinuo the sale of liquors therein, It is oconsidered by & large number of respactablo citizons that there is no objection to thoe billiard-hall, unaccompanied with the tempiation to indulge in strong driult, but tho timo has como when such tempta- tiony should bo striotly forbidden "under “the arh of innacout amusomont, It is eaid that the ndy's attempt will not euccood ; and that if it docs not, the billiard man will find a rathor warm time in storo for him," MILWAUKEE, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, MiLwAUKEE, Feb, 16,—A committes of Mils wattkeo Iadies announco their intontion of come moncing praying at tho loading saloons in thia city on Thursday afternoon next. The oxact programino hias not yet been detormined upon. pl > iy INDIANA, JEFPEUSONVILLE, Ind., Fob. 10.—The oxoite- ment in referonco to the tomporance movemont in this city bas reachod Louisville, and this afternoon 1t in ostimated that at jonst 2,000 lmupln, mostly Germans, from that ey, hnvo arrivod, and every trip of tho two forry- boats brings incronsing numbers. The oxoruises on the stroot hnve boon abandoned for to-day, aud at this hour (3 o'clock) n largo moots ing for the good of tho causo is boing lold at tho Wall Straob Mothodist Ohurch, Tho divina sorvices aro to contlnuo on tho streots and inthg saloons to-morrow, and to-morrow night a grand masg-meoting i8 to be held at Mozart Liali, ——— NEW YORK. New Yonk, Fob, 16.—Ton women and twn mon organized_in this ity yostorday for a orue onde ngainst King Alcohol, ‘They will divoto tuin wook to prayor for mn inorcaso eV ghslr numbere.