Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1874, Page 1

iCany Dailp Teibumne, VOLUME 27. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1874. NUMBER - 181, GENERAL NOTIOES. BALTO. & OHIOB. R. FARES AGAIN REDUCED Washifigton - - $15.00 Baltimore - - - - §15.00 Philadelphia - - $18.00 Get tickets at office of the Company, corner La- Salle and Washington- sts. (Merchants’ Build- ing). JAMES WALSH, ACGBENT. MEETING OF THE WERCHANTS EXCHANGE. A Inl th the Merchants® Exchany il be B e el T aad South Water- FRIDAY "ERNOON AT 8 0'0LOOK, 1o take toward brls to tho notico of the B o s e bissne s et kr‘l;c uta of Ohicago on tho all-ab: 1 Biae bimfagos it s teensaggod. 17 ordor of the Prosonte H, N, MAY, Seoy. NOTICE. ‘We hereby give notice to the pub- licthat A. H. TAYLOR is no longer in our employ, and we aloneare au- thorized to make all collections and gettlements of accounts. COOK, COBURN & CO. Ohloago, Fob. 18, 1874, Notice. The adjourned moeting of the Chicago Liumborman’s Association will be held at thoir now rooms, No. 258 Bouth Water-at., on Baturday afternoon at half-past 3 o’olock: . Thoso of the Trade who are mombers, and those who have not yot joinod, are request- od to attend. O. A. CALEINS, Prosidont, NOTICE. The difforont alds of the civil and military Irish organi. gations appointod on last, Sunday, aro xequceted to moot Bunday alternoon, F 2. m., at Fathor Math. ew's Tomporanco Tall, corner of Harrleon and Halstod- L) ‘arrangoments for tho oolebration af 8t, tHok's MICHAEL MA Grand Macstial, NOTICE. After Fobruary 1, 1874, tho promium upon purchaso of TAX OERTIFICATES, hold by tho city for city taxos of 1873 will be raisod to G PER CENT. CObloago, Jan. 0, 187, 8. 5, HAYES, Comptrollor. PIANOS. i STEINWAY ‘Wa havo in stock and offer at very low pricos, throe sec- ond-hand Btoinway Pianos, one of thom an “*Upright, the othior two ** Squares,” 73§ ootavos, four round cornors, extra carvod logs and moldings, Thov are faultloss in ®vory respoot, and will bo warranted same as now Planos, SMITH & NIXON, 1260 State-st., Chicago. FINANCIAL. Purchase Monoy Paper, secured by mort- age, wantod. loan on Grain_and 'rovisions. ARUS BILVERMAN, ___ Ohamber of Commerce Building. ay. - 85,000 to 810,000 to uso in pushing a Patont Modicino of morit and in active demand. ~An active youny man of ro. svonsibility aud gond charactor can loarn full particalars PATENT MEDICINE,” Cnre H. H. by addresaiu MED] andlor & Uo,, Nowspaper Advortisement Brokers, 83 fadinon-st. PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o. -BLANK BOOKS! BTATIONERY and PRINTING furnished promptly and at fair pricos, by J. M. W. JOINES, 104 AND 106 MADISON-8T. SHOW CARDS By A. STEMPEIL, 183 Enst Madison-st. LOTTERY. $300,000. Capital Prize, $60,000, Missouri State Lottery. Grand Single Number Scheme. tholastd res, farm thelast dayol aver Y sonth: BiEW Brizan, ariayst. 000, 10 vos, 85, Sond ireular 0 MURRAY, MILL VL GO0 e 242&'1‘.“ & DENTISTRY, ELLIS & YOUNG, DENTISTS, y CORNER Adams and State-sts. LITHOGRAPHING, 1, 8, 5, 7, and 9 Michigan-av, Union Lithozraph .Conpany Gives unparallelod pricos on large orders of Lithographio Printing, BExtensive facilitios for Xithographing by 8team Powoer. Finost Bkillod Workmanship Guarantesd. TO RENT, FOR RENT. Those two Rlegant Stores, just comploted, Nos. 61 and &° Washingto 63 and n-al., noar Htate, ono boing 30 by 170, tho other 40 by 170 in slzo, ¥ino location for Orookery, Musla or Milllnery trado. HENRY E, MARBLE, itoom 9, 116 abalia-st. — SOCIETY MEETINGS. Masonie, i 5 A.F. & A, M,—Regul - i TS ATy o, Hrslagt e nl’.,rN, TUOKER, Socretary, Masonice, \! ! Van Ronssalaer Grand Lodge .fi’h&fil‘flflfflffifllfié’ e 1o, Awylum. of Apollo Oulie. ‘mandery (Am. h‘;}:“l.l ;‘;l:lf“)n:!‘l]({ld :;:nl!;!’l:l'l .r'DX the muuden ¢ e ! Uaa of odieers 3 e e, tirsad Boretacy, GIFT CONCERT. FOURTEL GRAND GEET CONCERT! XOR XHE DENEFIT OF THE Public Library of Xy. $1,500,000 Dividod fato 13,000 oash Rifta, wll bo distributed by lot ‘among the {ickat-holdorn, On tho 318t of March noxt. LIST OF GIFTS: e it O 18 A CEET! EEEE] ey 3 :Il.ll()tf Cash Gifl Total, 12,000 Giftsy ALT, CASIT, AMOUNLING €O.... +..- 51,600,000 TIIE GONGRRT AND DISTRIDUTION OF GIPTA WILL POBL- TIVELT AND UNFQUIVOOALLY TAKE FLAGE OX TIIE DAY NOW FIXED, WHETIER ALL ‘TIIE TIOKETA ARE ROLD O NOT, AND THE 12,000 G1FT8 ALL PAID IN PROPONTION TO THE HUMBER OF TIOKETS 80LD, “ PRIOE OF TICKETS, 0 or ench enupon$ & s | e e ® Apj lluluw:‘!ur Agonolos and ordors for tickets should be'wdd e R THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Agont Publla Libary Ky, and Manager Gife Conoort o Library aliing, Lomesiiey Ty O ¢ 0oneort Or to WATTS & CO.y l!"lololg A'1 Motropolitan Block, cornor LaSallo and Ran- nlphata. ORGANS, BURDEIT ~ ORGANS. The attontion of the publie Is favited ta thoso oxauisite mew Burdott Organs, put np in tho stylo of caso denomi- nated ** Impotin), jarga nasortment of which may now o acon at oue Warorooms, “¥or grandeur and_ Burity of tone, and excollonce of ‘machaism, tho Burdott is acknowladgod by gonoral coni- sout to stand without & poor nniong Reed Ofgans., In lika utior, a8 rosuld of tho.olasslonl olckanco and faultlcss shof ‘tho #Trporial’” Corgs, by aro dostined to eolipso anything 1o {10 AADo of Ofgan Gabiob work Hore- toforo produced. Tho " Imporiat " dcsIgn. 18 patontods aad, ihorotoro, aunol bo usod by aay Gtbor mamufac: ror, 55 Tlustrated Ciroulars matlod froa to any addross, LYON & HEALY, State and Monroe-sts., Chicego. ARTISTIC TAILORING. EIGHT days more in which wo sell our goods at 10 PER GENT DISGOUNT. Our S(Yring Goods are now arriv- ing, and our, Spring Fashions are issued. ‘A word to the wise,” &e. BI'Y & CO. (Established, 1854.) FOR SALE, GHROMOS, ENGRAVINGS, PARLOR MIRRORS, ETC,,- Below Cost for the Next 30 Days, at 111 Madison-st. mp e g d, Tholesals frade requieca trad, and offor 1y entiro rotail stock at 25 per oont below cost. GEORGE KELLER. BROADWAY SILK AND NOBBY HATS. BISHOP & BARNES; , Cornor tato and Monroo-sts. Barclay Coal By carload, on track, $2.76 por ton; 84.25 dolisered. LAWSON & BOOT, 412 South Canalst., and corner Sixtconth and Ialstod- ata._Ordors by mait promptly attonded to. DISSOLUTION iNOTICE, DISSOLUTION. The Copartnorship existinz betwoen the undersigned is this day dissolved by mu- tual consent, Nowton Lull assuming all linbilities of the old firm. NEWTON LULL. JOHN B. GUENTZER. Feb. 20, 1874, X ghall continue to act as Agont for the Commercial Insurance Company of St Toufs, and Gormon Insuranco Company of Frepport, and to transact n General Insure nngy Businoss, at the former offloe of Lull & ¢Fuentzer, N0, 163 LaSalle-at, NEWTON LULL. Fob, 20, 1874, ROOFING. N. Y. READY ROOFING 1s o 3-ply wool folt, firmly comented to- fi,",flhi’:;,"a“d ;2 gucvared wmilygsnmm ugmé:t 3 ating roquired; can bo ap- plied by any ordinory workmem, L Grranite Cement, For repairing old shinglo or composition roofs, For snl ubi . WM. LITTLE'S SONS, 73 W ou} Lnko-st., Ohicago. HOTELS, ANDERSON’S EUROPEAN HOTEL AND DINING ROOMS, 143 & 145 Madison-st,, bet, Clark and LaSalle-gts, ROOMS, $1 AND $2 PER DAY. STARCH. i T, KINGSFORD & SON'S 0SWEGD STARCH. £98--1,000--PURHBE. THE VERY PERFECTION OF QUALITY, nd Lanndrion VERY MUOH Hold by all Gragors, i it 1 ihoet o STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. STOOKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, INOTIC TG, of tho Haltimore, Pittsburg] Gl (ituts Division, Onisago s, o 1ot 'he Stackhold, the lialthmoro, Pittahurgh & Chi- cagy Rallway Uuinpany are horeby notitied that the ane i il of tho Comans. oo MLt Beld Tl Qing, Cliloago, on 16 211l day ot Ifovedney - jon ity Watt WiNG) S o Mg TRatlway REMOVAL, RENVIOYV AT, F. B, HAMILTON, Architect, (Lato of DIXON & HAMILTON,) Removed to No. 84 Washington.st,, Room 9, WASHINGTON Another Day Wasted in the Senate on the Cur- rency Bill, Cameron’s Fr‘ce-Banking Prop- osition Voted Down, The Interconvertible Bond-Noto Plan also Defeated, An Tlinois Senator Owns His Ignorance on the Fi- nance Question, The Franking Bill Disoussed All Day in the House, Some Qucer Arguments in Favor of iho Passage of tho Measure, Messrs. Beck and Crossland Allow Their Angry Passions to Rise. Indignation Aroused by Butler's Boston Custom-House Game, Bill Reported for the Relief of Ante- War Pensioners, NATIONAL FINANCES. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. TEST VOTES IN THE BENATE. Wasmsaton, D. O, Feb. 10,—After two months wasted in useloss debate, tho Sonate lato this aftornoon indulged intwo declsivo votes,both of which showed protty conclusively, and much to everybody's surprise, that the oxpononts of an inflated curronoy sre in o minority in that branch of the National Congross. The flrsb ballot was on BENATOR OAMERON'S RESOLUTION to indtruct the Finance Committes to roport a bill repealing tho restricting olause of the National Curroncy act, It was on the chances of this proposition being accopted that Senator Terry canvaased tho Scoate botwoon Friday and Bunday, and clsimed & msjority of threo. Ho relied upon an almost solid Southern support for the rosolution, but the voto to-dsy opened his oyos to the error ho had committed. Sonators Conover, Cooper, Davis, Gilbert, Goldthwaito, Hamilton, of Maryland, and Morrimon, if they intimated to him that thoy would voto for the Camoron resolution, ceitginly failed to come to time to-uny, THE VOTE, I With their aid, the opponents of an unredeom- ablo paper currency wereenabled to defoat the schemo by the decisive voto of 82 against 20. The Missouri Sonators divided, Mr. Behurz voting no, and Mr, Bogy yes. _Mr, Thurmnn was absent, but would havo recorded hia vote with Shorman in tho negative had he been presont. Both the Illinois Benators voted ycs, as did tho gontlemen f{rom Indiana and Wisconsin, Hitch- cock and Spencor, of Nebraskn, voted ayo, ns did also Alfison and Wright, of Towa. MERRINON'S SOMEME, Tho Cameron substitute disposed of, that of Mr. Morrimon, to provide for the expausion of tho National Bank_circulation to 400,000,000, was next in ordor. For this, Mr. Gordon offorad o substitute to instruct the Committeo on Tinanco to qum-b o Freo Banking bill, andto provido for the conversion of United Statos notos into intoreat-bearing bonds, or coin, at tho option of the Govornment, the bonds to bo con- vertiblo into coin at tho option of the holdor. Ihis proposition also failed to meot with favor- ablo “considerntion, and was consigned to tho same oblivion which overtook Mr. Cameron's schome. COOPEN'S BUDSTITUTE, Mr. Coopor, of Tenuoegce, generally a very quict gentlemnn; who confines his romarks to tho easily-oxprossod monosyliables “yes " and Yuo," Eml?mcd tho Souato by coming to the fgont with o_substituto for Mr. Merrimon's proposition, It was to instruol the Finance Committeo to bring in & bill providing for the conversion of United Statos notes into coin or & por cont bonds, and for froe-tanking under the provisions of tho National Bauk act. On a divi- sion of the Sonate, the OChair declared tho substitute adopted, whoroupon My. Mer- rimon moved a ° reconsidoration. At this point, Mr, Conkling was rocognized by tho Chair, and proceeded in a vory eloquont and im- pressive mauner to reitorato the sentimonts ox- proseed a fow days sgo by Mr. ‘Thurman, that tho Bonate had been JMAKING FOOLS OF THEMSELVES oyor since they commenced tatking financo. Ilo advocated tho recommittal of tho whole subjoct to the Finance Committos, unhampered with in- structions, Senator Oglesby donied that the long debato had not beou of benofit, Ho himself folt much improved from llatening, and, to display his knowledgo thus acquired, he broko loose, 08 it wore, and dolivered himseif of ouno of thosoe old rabble-rousers onca 8o popular in Illinols. Ho toro open in_ the most reckless manner the gravos of our dead horoes, and oxhibited thoir ghastly skolotons to tho view of a disgusted nudience. \When ho lind finished the Bonate folg itsolf too much oxhausted to proceod to anothor vote, especinlly as Scnators Morton and Logan displayed indications of a disposition to speak aguin, The frionds of a eaved currency feel thnt 2 good day'a work has been dono, and ‘are ‘moro hopeful of their ability to defeat tho various wild-cat schemes now ngitating the minds of im- practicablo men in Congrees thrn at any provious period since tho session began, TETITION AGAINBT INPLATION. Immediatoly after the moeting of thoe Benato to-dny, Bonator Bhorman prosented a petition from some 200 citizons of Chicago,~bankers, merchauts, aud business wou,—protesting againat any increaso of tho ourroncy, and advo- onting a return to speclo paymouts, This at ounco brought Lot:nn to his feet, Ilo denounced the signory of tho memorial in pretty round terms, and stated that ho would present, at an oarly day, potitions from thia soction of tho country which would show the truo fooling of tho peuplo on this subject, ‘Ihe Senato may ox- pect to honr again from tho Intornationals, —_— THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE, Srecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LESTONING THE PRIVILEGE, Wasuvaron, D, C., Fob, 190.—T'he Iouso pro- ceedod to tho considoration of the bl to revive tho franking piivilogo, refusing to ontortain any of tho ponding financlal measnres. Mr., Kauson, of Towa, mado n spocch of some longth in favor of his bill providiug that the people may buy public documents t eost-price, Gon, Gurtield mado & short but forvont spooch In [favor of tho-freo transmiusion of newspapors in the county where tloy aro pube lished, Ho said thot the count.y press alono reflectod tho oplaions of tho people, as the able amd INTELLIGENT EDITOR OF A COUNTRY NEWSPAPER, lonflng lolsurely about all weok sud mixing with pooplopromiscnously,waatheroby ennbled togive oxprossion to tho verdict of tho multitudo, while tho clty editor, sitting in n fifth-story offico, danbing off an nrticlo i haste, could not ropro- sont anybody but himsolf. Thoroforo, 1t ocourrod to him that the veoplo are entitled to linvo their own viows sent to thom without cost, and that tho motropolitan press contalning fresh idens should not object to it. Lator In tho day Judge Parker, of Missouri, got tho floor, and delivored 3 A HPEEOM IN TIIE BTYE OF ELIJAIL POGRAXM, which attracted a groat doal of attontion na be- ing nomothing novel. It appoars that at somo }mrlod of his lifo, Knason, of Tows, hnd visitod Zurope. Parkoer, confining himself alinost on- tirely to the ontloman from Iowa, nesortod with veliemenco that his (Kosson's) proposition would do very-wall for ono of tho oifoto despotisme of tho Old World, whore it is to tho intorest il tho rulors = that tho common peoplo hould bo kept in lgum-m)cur and that, in fact, it waa an offort {o copy from the practico in Great Britain ; * Bat," ho'oried, “in this broad land of light and liberty, sir, wo waut uo such thing." Furthor staling that what the peoplo do want and will iave aro Patent-Offico roports, nnd ng- ricultural reports, aud Congressional epcechos to bo made freo as the air to all, 'The Judgo omitted to stato that il bright homo was in the “gottin’ sun,” but that was nudorstood. KASRON'S COMPLAGENCY, Not vithatanding " that Do was shown In his truo charactor; na ono of thoso porfidious por- sons who aro dovoling their lives to a base at- tompt to ongraft upon our republican form of govornment. offghoots from the aristoorativ and monarcbionl fustitutiousof decaylng Luropo,dlr. asson displayod composure, which cortainly waos born of o tisapprobeusion of the damaging character of tho uxlmum; or eloo1tway tho brazon hardihood of the mav whose bosom doos not heave with the emotions of a free man. A short timo provious to this outburst of pa- triotic indignation—Deck aud Orossland, of Ken- tuoky, had A SPIDITED PASSAGE AT ARME, which throatenod for a timo to termfuato in a finticufl, if not o resort to the field of honor. ‘While tho combat was raging, the Speaker was making such vigorous use of the gavel that nothing of the uttorances of the partiea could bo Lonrd, 80 that ic is impousiblo to judgo of tho morits of tho quarrel, 1t is underatood, this ovoning, that tho difficulty hias boen peaconbly and honorably adjusted. Failing to como to » voto on tho quostion, the House adjourncd, and tho wind-work will doubtless be ‘resumed on Monday, to-morrow being sct asido under tho rules a# District day. LI THE OIVIL SERVICE. Speciat Dispalch to The Chicano T'ribune, THIE MASSACHUSETTS QUSTOM-HOUSE, ‘Wasinxarox, D. 0., Fob, 10.—Tho Massachu- eotta broil still continues to attract aitontion.. Judge Russell ins attempted to withdraw his rosigoation, butitis uudorstood thatif ho ia pormitted to do so- it will ba bocause Benjamin Butier hos lost his cunning, The end is not yet. Butler has only boguu to develop his plane, ‘The removal of tho Naval Officor and Survoyor of thoPort at Bostonis saidto bo his next mancuvre, Ho proposes to put Hinoks, tho Govornor of tho Soldiers' Home at Milwaukee, in ns Naval Officor. Hincks wasa momber of Butler's staff during tho War. The prosent Surveyor was o soldior and shot all to piocos at Ohickamanuga, but he, too, must go, to make way for s Butler man, Tho only roason that Butlor agsigns for making those changes is that tho pregont incumbents hnve hold the places long enough. Massachusetts men are quite indig- nant at the prospeot. DAWER is hourly ontreated by telegraph, mail, and por~ sonal solicitation to bucklo on his armor and tako the flold against Butler,. but ho steadily do- clines, notifylng his importuners that lo has ‘on msoyoral occasios fought their battles ogainst DButler, got whipped overy time, and that, . to wuse_ his own oxpression : “ When -1 got through I was loft to gathor up my tunthum[ nnd got_homo s best I might, whilo they ‘stood coldly by aud looked on only.” This ooldvess in thoso who are g0 auxlous to have himaMkip thiem now, and who wero alwaya glad to have his services in tko post, provented his elootion to the Henate in pluco of Boutiell. 3 THE HOAR BROTHERS nlgo think ho ought to staud by them, but, as thoy refused to lift a finger in his' behalf whon Tie was a candidato for tho Scnate, hoping that in tho strife botwoon Boutwell and Dawes tho )ighlnlng would strike ono of them and send him to the Benate, he does not care to interfero, He announces his intontion of loaking ofter the appointments in his own district hereaftor with graat caro, and assiduously leaving tho balance of tho Btate to other hands, Pl Ay ANTE-WAR PENSIONS. Spectal Dispatch to The ChicagoTribune, TUEY WILL DE CONTINUED, WasamiaToy, Fob, 19.—Bya full voto of the Judiciary Committee, & bill was prosonted to the Houso to-day, providing that whoever, being a creditor of tha United States on account of any contract made, on the 14th of April, 1861, ns o claimant of any bounty ¢f the United Btates according to law, for military or naval sorvico dono beforo the 1dth - of April, 1861, eball bo ontitled to receivoe the smount duo and payable, notwithstanding any participation or sympathy in the lato robollion, or the oxereising of the fuuctions of any oflice whatover, under any authority or pretonded au- thority, in hostility to the Unitd States; and all lawa and parts of Jaws conire.vening the pro- visions of this act are ropealed~ Accompanylng this bill I8 a ropprt from tho Judiclaty Committeo, to whom ' was refor- red s Houso resolution of March ° 1, 1867, Eroblbiling paymonts dec by the United Btates beforo the war, unless loyalty i3 proved, and also a Houso bill to repoal the oath at pres- aut foquirod of applicanis for ponsion, and to prescribe auother onth. The Committeo baviag considered the above-montioned resowution and bill, report as followe ; As all oth 1 d rights of property of por- scnn nguged i tho lato rebullion hevar by gonoral acts of amnesty and laws of the United States, boen exempted from conflscation, there ‘cun bo no reason for now retainiug on the statute-book such-acls and parts of acta as wero very proporly enucted to provent old and comfort to tho enemy of {he Uniled Btates during tho war, which, by telr impedimants to tho creditors of the'United’ Blates {n rocolving tholr just dues, amount to confiscation; andalso sucli acta o tho sumo effect which wero passed to binder and provent disloyal persons, whoso disbllitics had not been ro- movad, bocause of thofr participation iu the Robellion, from muking any claim aguinst tho Gavernment for dobt due, aud cluls not arixng ont-of the Rebellion prior theroto should also be repealed ; thoreforo, your Comumitteo hnve reported the accompanying biil cover- fug tho resolution, and the LUI referrad to thom, vo as 1o removo ll disabilitics 4n that regard, ‘With this kind of indorsement, and in consid- eration of the tempor of Oongress, there i littlo room to doubt that the bill will pasa, gl Shdny DEPARTMENT OF JUSTIOE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunc, MARSHALS' AND OLERKS' FERS, WasmnaToy, D, 0., Tob. 19.—A substitute for QGen, Butlor's bill roquiring United'Btates Mar- shals aod Clorks of tho United Btates Courts who havo received feos and emoluments in ex- cess of their logal componsation o deposit the same with tho United Btatos Treasurer, was passed by the Houso to-dsy without objection. By (ho not, s it passed, every officor of tho above oharnotor s roquired to deposit with tho ‘Pronsurer, foos {: and emol- uments ot whatever ° -naturo T0- colved by thom in oxcoss’ of this maximum compensation, ag provided by law; and for the purposo of collecting uuch excossive foes, oto., the Boorotary of the Trensury is. em- powered to doesignato two or mora employes or Bpecial Agontn of his Department, who shall re- colve for such oxtra sorvice such componsation, not oxccoaing 85,000 in nuY poriod of one yoar, as tho Bocrofury ehall ~deem - juet = an proper, payable “out of the eomoluments recovered or_collocted. [n case of mogleot or rofueal of Marshals or Clerks to doposit sueh oxcous of foes, eto,, thu Hecretary phall proceed to colloot on tha bond, of by otherskrsooodings homay deom most advisable, Eva fusing or neglecting to geposlt Ay foes shnll Lo deomed gulity of o and on convictionshall ba punishedd ment at hard labor for not loss tw»’zona yenr nor more than ton years, or by 1 0 1ok lesa’| than 81,000 nor more than the nmount omhoz- zled, when tho sum excoeds $1,000, or by both flue and imprisonment, SUDICIAL DISTRIGTH IN INDIANA, Most of tho morning hour wasa taken up in the consldoration of roports from the Judlolnry Committoo, smong which was a favorebls onoon tho bill to_divida tho Btalo of Indiana into two Judicial districts which was roforrod to the Committeo of the Whole, s U PERSONAL MENTION. 8pectal Iepatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Wasuinaroy, D, 0., Fob, 10,—Bocrotary Do- ‘lano gavo o dinner this evoning to Chiof Justico ‘Waite, which wns attondod by the Prosident, tho Cabiuot, and Assoclato Justices of the Buprome Court, and Roprosontatives Shorwood and Gun- kel, of Olhio, Mr. Waito has mndo & decidedly favorablo improssion in all olreles ainco his ar- rival here, and hifs appointment s recolviog uni- versnl approval, Gon, Van Buron hins satlsfactorily closed iy «accounts with the ‘Lrensury Departmont as Com- missionor to tho Vienna Exposition. Judge Morrick, of Maryland, who was & mom- ber of tho Oredit Mobilior Committon last sos- s1on, has beon employed to nssist Mr, Shollabra- or fus counsel for tho memorialists in the pond- ing District investigation, Tho Socratary of tho Navy has appointed Mr, Bryaut Goodwin, of New York City, Civil En- fnoor to accompany the Nicaragun caunl ronte nepection pnrl{. . - Itear-Admirnl Sands, Superintondent of the Naval Obsorvatory, will, on Monday, tho 234 ‘inst., go rogularly ou the rotired list.” Hia suc- cossor will bo Rear-Admiral C. I, Davis, who way formerly In charge of the Observatory, and recantly commandor of the Norfolk Navy-Yard. . Ohiof-Justico Walto was on the floor ‘of tho Bonato soma timo this afternoon, nud was intro- duced to most of tho Sonators by Senator Shor- man, Socrotary Delano gave a dinner to Mr. Walto this ovening. Tho guosts-were tho Pros idont, mombors “of the Oabinet, Associate Judgos, thFrmno Onurt) and Rpprosoutatives Gunckle and Bherwood, of Olio, b PRty NOTES AND NEWS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicano I'ribune, THE BANKNUPTOY DILL. ‘Wasnryotoy, D. O, Feb. 19.—An offort was roade to securo for the Houss Judiciary Commit- too permission to roport at any timo tho Bank- rupt bill ns amendad by the Sonate, aud THE GENEVA AWARD DILT, but Mr. Roberts objectod. The Committes aro understood to bo niuo to ten against placing the insuranco companies on thoschedulo, classifying " tho olaims upon the spoila, Ono membor of tho Committeo I8 in fuvor of cuvering the amountin~ totho'Freasury. Under the operation of Roburta's objection thesa mattors caunot come bofore the Houso ngain for at lenst two months, as the Committes will not bo called bofore that time, They may, howover, on aMonday, by & suspen- slon of tho rules, got an order of the Houso an- abling thom to roport at the expiration of tho worning hour, TAX ON BPIRITS, Luttrell, of Californis, made an argurent be- foro tho {Vays and Moans Comumitteo ta-day in favor of n reduction of the tax on spirituous liquors trom 70 to G0 conts por gallon, TAX ON TOBAGCO. A number of the Virginia Congrosemen wero also honrd in favor of romoving tho tax on loaf tobnego. BANTORN. Tho Committeo nlso recoived a lattor from Sanborn, naking for o hoaring, ropeacing his de- claration that ho ean collect. $20,000,000 of do~ Linquent taxesif the Govornmont will pay him 25 por cont, ‘Lho Committes decided to hear him 03 oon as the contracts submitted by the Secie- tary of tho Treasury rocontly nre printod. DEEP SEA SOUNDINOS. Commandor Iolknap, of the United States steamer Tuscarora, in commnnd of tho sounding oxpodition for tho proposed Pacific submaring tolegrapl, roport.s soundings betweon San Fran- chlslco snd Honolulu 1,034 fathoms, or about 33§ miles. EXTENDING TIE TIME, During tho motning hour in the Hougo to-day, . Bawyer, of Wisconsin, succeeded in having sed the bill oxtonding tho time for the com- H[letlon of the Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay & Lako ichigan Railroad in Wisconsin. (7o the Associated I'ress;) Wasmoroy, D. C., Teb. 19.—The following ware. tho custoras receipts for the woek ending 14th: Now York,,.... 458,107 o Philadelp! ) Daitimore, 104,673 Boston,, 403,878 NOMINATI Tho Prosidont has nominated B. H, McEckrow, Registor for tho Ropublican Land District of Kongas; Theodore O. Phillips, Postmaster at Bay City, Micl. ATMY REDUCTION, Tho indications are that tho Sonato Commit~ teo on Appropriations will ngres to the action of the Housa providing for n reduction of tho rank- and-filo of Phe urmy to 25,000 mon by stopping rocruiting, o LEGAL TENDE! Outstanding logal-tondors, ——— COONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE. WisiNa1o, D, C., Feb, 19, AGAINGT INFLATION. Mr, SHERMAN presonted o moemorial of 200 bankers, merchants, and others of Illinois, many of them leading firms of Chicsgo, protosting againet the incrense of the volume of paper cur- roncy. Mr. LOGAN (IIl) enid ho had henrd of that momorinl. Some of tho men who bad eignod it liad been tho first to clogo their doors last fall, und bod rofused to pay their depositors, or hnd paid them with all kinds of papor. At tho prop- or time ho intended to prosent a momonal to the Benate which would show what was the pro- vailing sentimont in that part of tho country, DUEFALO JIAREOR, Mr. CONKLING, from tho Commiiteo on Commorce, mportcxi favorably on tho bill ap- propriniing $20,000 to dredge and protect the nayigablo channel at the mouth of tho Buf- ns, 481,829,927, falo River, and to romove tho sand-bar caused thero by the galo of Decombor last, THY OLNTENNIAL, Mr. CAMERON moved thut tho Sonate pro- caed to tho considoration of the House bill in re- lation to the Contonnial Exhibition. Aftor dis- oussion, Mr, BCO'L'T' unid thore wns necessity for spoedy action on the Lill, and moved it be mado the specinl ordor for Monduy noxt. My, SCHURZ hoped the Senntor would fix as oarly o day o8 possible for tho consideration of this bill without intorforiug with tho other grent questions now befora it, Mr. Scott’s motion-was agreed to, PATENT WILL, Mr. FERRY (Conn,) from the Committes on TPatonts, roported favorably on the bill amenda- tory of the act to reviso, consolidato, and amond tho statutes reluting to patents and oopyrights, being the same bill introduced by Lim on tho 16th inet. Passed. OURRENOGY DILL, At the oxplration of the morning Lour, the Bonato resumed tho considoration of the bill to equalizo tho distribution of curronoy, the ques- tion being on tho amondmont of Mr. Camoron, Mr, Cameron’s amendment ropeals all acts of Congrosa which limit, or may be couslrued to linut or rostrict, tho entite amount of National Bunk notes for ciroulation, sud provides that lerenfter ussociationy organized, or that may Lo organiasd, for carrying on tho businoss of banking, shiall be freo to eetablish and orgunize Nationa! Banks, with circulation at any pluce withiu tho soveral States and Lorritorios of tho United Btates, upon terma aud conditions, and subjeot to nl( tho restrictions and limitations vrovided by Inw, excopt the limitation upon the amount of ciroulation, whic is horoby repoaled. My, FERRY (Mich.) said whilo ho was i favor of the Governmont {ssning ull the currouoy, he wag willing to accept Nutional Bank curroucy if ho could not havo the ontiro circutation in reonbacks. Reforring to tho valuo of greou- Encku, and tho act of Congross to strangiliou tho publio credit, ho snid it was not so muoh the sorvices of the gentleman (8herman) as Ohaix- mon of tho Finance Committeo which strength- enod the public credit, ad it was the servicos of tho other Bhorman mnrehing to tho sou, and Grant fighting in the Wildernoss, Just ns Mr. Porry roforrod to tho * othor Shor- man marching to sen,” Gou, Shormau outored tho Honnte Chumbor by the main door. Hls en- tranca at tho momont ‘whon his name was belng mentioned creating some amusomont on {ho floor and in the gallorics, Mr, MORRILI (Vt.) rond oxtraots from New (Boe Elghth Puge,) THE ANTI-RUM CRUSADE. Temperanco People llold Preliminary Meetings in Bloomington and Danville, Il Mony Seloon-Keepers of Springfield, 0., Heavily Fined. Ohio Brewers Meet in Council to Dis- ; cuss the Situation. Symptoms of War in Minncapolis and Other Piaces. Tho Excltement Dying Out st Various Polnts.’ ILLINOIS. AT DANVILLE, Speedal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Daxvinpy, Ill, Feb. 19.—The fricuds of the tomporanco causo mot at North Stroot Mothodist Chureh, this afternoon, to consult as to the bost means of checking thosalo of intoxicating liquors in this city, Tho meeting was woll attended. Very enthusinstio spocches wore made by tho clorgy snd prominent privatecitizons, and diffor- ent ladies. A committee was appointed to marl out a course of action for the orgauizatlon to pursue, aund to report to-morrow aftornoon, Those who spoko were almost unanimous in the opinion that tho surcst and quickest way to roach the rum-sellors was by prayer, and the Committeo will probably report favoring suoh & course. AT BLOOMINGTON, Snecial Disvatoh to Phe Chicaqo Tribune, BrooxiNartox, IlL, Fob, 19.—1'he snloon-mon lere aro discussing the probabilitios of a raid u]\ou them by the women with prayors and sup- plications, and scom to feel that the day is not distant when their places aro to bo invaded by the fair sex. No domonstrations have yet beon mnde by tho women, but tho general opinion is that the temporance people will take a hand as #oon a8 the war-cloud overshadows Ilinois. AT LEXINGTON tho offort to ostablish a now chartor by the whis- ky ring i undoubtedly dofeated by the earncet worl of churchos. AT OBWEGO. Speetal Disvatch to The Chicano Tribune., YonuviLLE, L., Fob. 10.—Tho temperanics ex- citement coutinues. In Oswogo uix ladies visit- od the snloons to-day. ‘Troll locked his door aguinst thom, but, nothing daunted, they sang and prni'cd on the gidewalk in front of his door, ‘Turner ndmitted them oud treated them courtoously as on the previous day. Tho usual devotional exercises were indulged in, after whioh tho ladies thanked Mr. Turnor for his civil troatment, and doparted, oxpeoting to ronow the war of prayer and song to-morrow. The novelty and oxcitomont of the movement drow A largo numbor of pooplo from the sur- rounding country to-dsy. The interost is in- cronsing, —_— OHIO. IN GENERAL. L svecial Dispatch to T'he Chicage Tribune, CixcryyaTy, ‘0., Fob, 10.—Tho crusadors at Athous, O., gained a victoryto-day. This morn- ing thoy visited for. tho fourth time tho snloon of Frank Mann. Heretofore thoy have met with opposilion, but to-day there was a change. Ho, after many prayers and cntreaties, hauled out tho nlo aud beor kogs and cmptied their con- tents in tho road. * . . . ONLY ONW BALOONIST now remains in Athens. Advices from Fraukfort, 0., stalo that, under the poraistent attacks of the bnttering-ram of prayer, - Miko Hoilfriteh hus promised. to quit selling liquor. This disposes of Fraukforts ro- maining saloon. A gpecial from Piqus, 0., lo-night says: The women's \\-Mskg war hins commenced in this eity in carnest, and great excitemont provails. A Jargo numbor of our most responsibla females aro ongaged in the movemont., ~Although at the close of this, tho second day of the crusade, no mumctoxy results have been obtained, to-day o WOMEN MARCHED IN THREE DIVISIONS, visiting a number of the most prominent sa- loons. At several places they were compolled to hold thoir services on tho sidowalk, and at but ano placo wore thoy rudely treated. Lorgo crowds of curious poople follow- ed tho orusadors from piaco {o pluce. To-night a large temporauce meoting Is heing hold at tho Graco Methodist Episcopal Olureh, and the ladios will PICK THEIR FLINTS AND TRY IT AGAINY to-morrow. One denler, O. Shopurbarger, of- fored to pour his lquor into the gutter if the womon would raise him $1,000. Of courso, this proposition was mildly, though firmly rejected, Another dealor, Ohrrles Roser, claims that tho movement makes his bueiness G0 por cont bot- tor. OF the six drug stores but three have suc- cumbed. 'Tho movement hns the support of the botlor portion of our communily, thongh the offort of wiping out tho fifty snloons is a hor- culean taslt, AMONG THE FRESH TOWNS reached by tho orusade are McArthurs, O,, North Lowisburg, O., and Hartford City, Ind. ‘At Chillicothe, 0., praver-moctings are fo_bo kept up every aftornoon until the arrival of Dio Lewis, Thon, somo difforent method, to be de- visod by that reformer, will bo adopted and put into oxecution, {To the Associated Press.) CmverNwATI, Fob, 10.—At Xonia, to-dny, oiti- zons subseribed o large fund to the support of iho women's movoment against tho liquor-sell- ors, Jamertown, Green County, reports the surrendor of tho Inst saloon to-day. Judgo Barlow, of Sprngflold. to-duy fined five saloon-keepors in sums of from 850 to §450 ]onuh, for selling liquor in violation of the Adair ay, Tathor Murray, a Catholio priest of Chilli- cotho, proached s radical {omperance sermon, but opposed the women's movement, THE BREWERS JOVING, CiNoINNATI, Fob, 10.—Tha browers of this city are Lioldiug a private mooting to take nation in roferonco to the temperance movement fu tho Htato, Ono brewor states that Washington Court-House, which taok 100 kegs of boer daily, now takos none. AT RIDLEY. Rirrey, O,, Feb. 19.—DBreaw, propriotor of the only liquor citablishment in town, s lying sick, and the Indies kindly respoct his roquest not to engago as a band in roligious exerciso at his house, but thoy visit him individually with prayer and solivitude, Boehme, 1n tho suburbs, looked thom out to-dny. Bpringor ngreod to give up, Dbut bis wife and duughtor object. Only two or throp ealoons now within two milos of town, and these will not hold out long, g A hoavy mm-mecumil was hiold to-night. Tho houso was crammed, The intorest scoms une- bated. A petition was rend and clrculated for signors this evening, praying tho Logisluturo of the Blata lot the Adair Liquor law romain un- changed., e — MINNESOTA. AT MINNEAPOLIS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8. Paur, Minn,, Fob, 19,—Tho prayor-gauge orusade for tomporance i about to bo started in Miuneupolis, whero a largo numbor of women hive boen onlistod in the cause. Proccedings are expectod to commonco noxt Mouday, after tho olorgymen and ohurchos ‘have indorsed the vlan, i NEBRABKA. AT LINCOLN. Lixcowy, Neb,, Fob, 10.—Thore was o grand falling cf jn the uumbor of women who bave sttonded the prayer meetidgs at tho ealoons, ‘Pho two missionary ladies who were invited wero only ettonded by ouo of tho city Indics, the wife of tha Rev. Mr,” Alexandor. ‘They wont flist to Nolwilor's saloon, undor the Post-Oflice, and sang hymns and prayad. No liquor was sold l]lll'i’n[; the meeting, Thoy noxt procceded to Uongrosy Kinll, and were llatenod ta respectfully, ‘Thoy then adjourned. Tho excitoment scoms to be dying out, and the ardor of tho adios cooling, ’ s . The Zeader, last night, in a two column articlo, doproaatos tho' movoment, and nays thint nothing can bo accomplished. Bo far this'ls a faot, —— INDIANA, AT BHELDYVILLE, SnernyvinLe, Ind, Feb. 19,-~This city was the first in Indiana to recommend and to carry into oxooution the Jmuml. of Dio Lowis for tho ox. termination of the monstor intomporance, The crusado commonced horg somo three weoks ago, stk threatenod the complota closing of all cur snloons, but just whou tho women got fairly warmod up in’thelr work the liquor mon sorved “Ilmn thom and thoir husbands a notice to quit, which had the offect of \-rcsn!mulmzl tho um!u&um. Maseo bins finallysurrendored, aud his house has boen leasod by tho crusadore, and thoy linve converted it into a houso of prayer and tako possession of it daily. Masco Lind beon solling liquor under a Goyornmont lcense, and, knawing tho noxt Grand Jury would tind a btetl of indictments againgt him and closo him up, nolena =~lens, ho readily necopted tho propost- tion ¢ he crusnders.” To-morrow tho house will i avorted iuto n roading-room. Tho re-. LT . i ‘% yor veny samseAcTonY to . : &, iporance people, and, as public oplolon is u's - growing stronger against them, the rostit © 1l continually grow less. The liquor mo £ 73 Dold front, and will sorve nn ine ’fi:n e fhthuu businoss is further interruptod. 'he ot . ' PuZ JIE PROFITE OF THEIR DUSINESS haverg diminishod any sinco the war opened. Tho ¢ emont horo ia still high, and the women Lold ! : prayer meotlnga daily, 'and fun is ox- » poctes: « they rosolvo Lo rovisit tho saloons, aud 1t may vu they will. AT PRINCETON, InpranApor1s, Feb. 19,—Thero is great oxcito- ment in Princeton over an attompt to inaugu. rato tho women’s crusado in that place, FOREIGN. Another Report of Serious Trous ble in Havana, The Sponish Troops Meet with Se- rious Reverses, Tho City of Bilboa Capitulates to the i Carlists, Moltke's War-Speech Creates Uneasiness in Paris. OUBA, NEw Yong, Fob, 19.—A Key West dispatch says that the United States stoamor Dispatch, which left for Havana on Tuosday, on account of roports that Consul Gon. Hall had boon obliged tofly from & Spanish mob in Havana and took rofuge on hoard of a British iron-clad, bias not, Iut roturned, New Yonx, Fob. 19.—Capt. Morton, of the steamship Morro Castlo, from ITavana, reports that in an engugomont about the 1st of Fobrua- ry, ncolumn of Spanish troops, 1,200 strong, was utterly routed by the Insurgents, incurring a losy in kitled, wounded, and prisoners of of 600. men. Intelligonco that Capt. Morton regarded a8 trusbworthy, representod that the Spaniards ‘wero worsted 10 overy engagoment. ——a SPAIN. Pans, Fob, 10.—1' Union has o dispatch from Spninstting that Gon, Morionoz, finding tho Carlist forcs sround Dilbon, stronger than ho anticipated, has retired, and that Bilboa has sent o deputation to the besiegers tonegotintea capite ulstion. - 3 o T FRANOE. % Pants, Feb. 19,—1'he journals here reproduce in full Gen. Moltke's speech in ihe Reichstag on tho military bill, and comment on the gravity of the situation. ———— GREAT BRITAIN. Toxnow, Feb, 19.—Tie Times snys that the Earl of Darby Is to raceive tho portfolio of Seoe relary of State for tho Foroign Department, and the Marquis of Salisbury that of Secrotary of Btate for India, It is probablo that Disracll will complote his Cabinct by to-night, . Itisaaid that tho Murquis of Westminster is to_be made & Dule, Loxpox, Feb. 19,—Disraeli will go to'Windsor to-marrow - and submit to tho Queon a list of members of his now Ministry. The Queea will hold o Council of State Baturday, at which tho resignations of Gladstone and his colleaguos wil be formally nccepted, and the seals of offico bo conforred on the new Ministors, Viscount Enflold will bs summoned to tho Chamber of Peors ns Baron Strafford. Gladstono has advised Lhe Queen to confer Inighthood on Charles Roed, member of the late Parlinment for Hackney. Dr, Isnac_ Butt, membor-eleot to Parliamont for Limerick, addressed a meeting of the Home- Rulo Association in Dublin to-night. He claimed that there would bo cighty-threo supporters of the Home-Rulo movement in tho now Parlin- mont, This number includes twenty-four eleoted in Bogland. o exprosscd'the opinion that tho Conservative Government would not last boyond threo sossions of Parlinment. Irish [Home-Rulo members-clect will mest in conference at Dublin on the 2d of March. jiii s e iy FIRES. Near St. Louis. 871, Lours, Feb, 19.—Tho fine rosidence of R, J, Watson, 7 miles from thia city, was burncd early yostorday morning. Tho loss is 40,0005 inaured for 825,000 Near Lagrange, ind.; Loss, 18,500. Laanaror, Ind, Feb, 19,—A barn belongiog to David Smith, a farmer, living 4 miles west of this place, was sct on fire lnst night by soma malicions person, and wholly destroyed, Ton valuable horsos nnd 125 sheop porished in the flames, The barn contained a large amount ot farm produots, o flne lot of agricultural imple- ment3, including two new roapors, all of which was consumed, Tho loss is fully $5,000; no in- suraneo, in Cnlifornin; Loss, 50,000, 8N Fuancisco, Fob, 18,—The car-shop, ma- chine-shop, and soveral cats of the San Fran- cisco & Northoin Pacific Rallroad st Donohus Btadon, burned to-day. The loss is about $50,000. At Willcenbarros WiLEESDARRE, Pa., Fob, 10.—Biggart's sale and exchange sfables, with six valuablo horses, burned this attornoon. POLXTICAL. The Coming Anti-Monopoly State Convention in lu\\'n-n Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Des MoiNes, Leb, 19,—Roports from various parts of the Btato indicato that the groator por- tion of the Btate will be reprosonted at the Anti-Monopoly Conventlon of tho 25th, ** What is tho object of the Convontion?” is the prosont inquiry, * No nominations will bo mado, but it is proposed to organize and make a platform of principles, and olect a now Contral Committoe. Jobnson County will send two delegations, ono ropresenting Lo Anh-Momu)auulu, and tho otlm the Democrats, and a fight i8 expected. ‘Tho Ropublicans think they sce a wedge here swhich will divide tho Domocrats and the Liboral Tepublicans, ¢ No Taxation Without Ropresentae o Woncesten, Mass, Feb. 19.—Stophon and Abble Xelley Fostor, with Miss Barah Wall and Miss Mariottn Flagg, refuscd to pay taxes bo couso Indios cannot voue, Their proporty is ad- vertised for sule to-morrow, A couvenfion to protest against the law s in sossion here, kit R SOUTH CAROLINA FINANCES. Coroupta, 8, O, Fob, 10.—The Taxpayers' COonvention to-day sdoptod a momoriat to Con- groun rociting tho misorablo condition of the tato under tho prosent Government, and aske ing for rodross and rolief,