Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1874, Page 8

WASHINGTON. Anxleiy Caused By the Proposed Transfor of the Indian Bureau. Peace Commissioners Brought to Wash- Ington to Lobby Against the Scheme. Benntorial Wisdom as Viewod from a Financlel Staude point; And as Shown in Zast Wodnesday’s . Debate on the Qurrency Question, THE OIVIL SERVIOE. pectal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tridune, THE INDIAN COMMISBIONERS. ‘Wasnmarow, D. 0., Fob, 28.—Tho principal businoss which Soorotary Dolano bad to submit ¢ tho Board of Indian Commiesionors when thoy arzivad haro was, it appoars, to oppose, by sl $ho Influonos thoy oan bring to boar, tho transfor ©f thacara of tho Indisus to tho War Dopart- meont. The plous gontlemon bave got at it with thoir aleaves rollo u‘[t:. Thoy apponrod to-day + fbatore tho Sub-Commitian of tho ppropriations “Oommittes having ohargo of the Indfan Appro- riatlon bill, snd made an argumont. ngainat tho ransfor, Mhoro ia not s disintorosted. Wostern man in Washington who doos not nssort hat tho transfer aught tn be.mado, nnd tha g'xa-chm aro wondorfully stirred up about it. o quoation hei heon aeked in tho past fow gays whothor those Commissionors aro suthor- kfi%:{é:; kbn]oolmlo"haml.)ai ‘l’x‘!fl;lxh oxponto u:g Inst legislation whioh the; 0 080 thair plu:os.g 7. . TUE BOSTON COLLECTORSHIP, Notwithatanding tho protostations of Massn- bhusotts, it lélpum that, with tho excoption ©f Mossra, Sumnor, Férry of Connmooti- cut, and Edmunda of ‘Vermont, the Now Englmd Sonatora havo Joined in robommen ing Simmons to bo Oolloctor &t Boston. Edmunds and Forry aro in doubt. Tho office is hold to bo » Now England of- fico, Hannibal . Hamlin having held it for somo $imo while hia home wag in Matno. Committees $ro oxpacted in Boston to-morrow to prosent tho £wo sidos of the oaso. Butlor has, it appoars, Foourad tho aid of* tho soldior cloment in his bo- }:‘B}b ly“fl' :huny lm'ux;éliul\'vl to denanmtaaco ooEBATY, immons' confirmation oW appoears to bo ottled boyond a doubk. SAVING THE MONEY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, REDUCTION OF THE OLERICAL FORCE. ‘WasnNarox, D. 0., Feb. 23.—Tho total num- bor of roduction of tho clerical forco in the Do- Partmont that “will' bo rocommended by the Houso Appropristion Committeo s 815, Of theso 249 ars takon from the Trossury Dopart- ment, In tho Stato Dopartment an Incroaso of ®ix, to bo called Chiefs of Buraaus, with salaries 142,400, will bo recommendod. - In tholIntorlor Dotartmont an incroaso of eloven willbo rec- Promended. In tho War Dopartment, a roduce ion of soventy-nine is thought femsiblo, In the Departmont of Agriculture two clorks Will be dropped. Tho Postmaster-Gonoral L'Will bo allowed two additional olorks. In tho Department of Justico a roduation of only one clotk is thought ndvisablo. ,Tho Beorotary of £he Troasury is allowed, bosides hin’clorks, $29,~ 033 to Sover tho oxponsts of tho nationsl’ loan, hio Tronsuror {s_allowod, besidos his clorical Torces, the sum of £105,760: the Togister, bo~ &idos clorks, 8104,240 ; tho First Auditor, in ad- dition to his olerks, thia sum_of 818,600 ; whilo the Burcau of Printing and Engraving l%&mm, in addition of employos, tho sum of $32,860, The Post-Oftlce Doportment is also allowed 10,000 for tomiporary clorks. THE FANOY TREASURY BUREAUS. Xt is ascertained that Gon. Garfleld has pre- {mmin report which looks to tho abolition of ho ornsmontal burcans about the offico of the Bocrotary of tho Treasury. A bill is bofore the ‘Commitfeo on Appropriations providing for the l-norpatunuon.ot cs0 fustitutions, but it in be- lovod that Garflold will sscure -tha adoption of tho abova-mentioned report. The loglslation which ho proposos will ropos] tho 1 por cont Iaw under whioh theso abuscs have grown up, and Teault in the saving of largo suma of money. TOE FRANEING PRIVILEGE. "Tho House will, doubtioss, to-morrow resume considoration of the bill roviving tho franking rivilogo. Tha faeling in favor of the restora- ion sppoars to be Erowing rapidly, ospecially among the new members. pe sl NOTES AND NEWS. Special Dispatoh to Ths Chicago Tribuns, BPENCER-BYRES. Wasimyaron, D. 0., Feb, 23.—~The Senate Committoo on Eloctions arodavoting thomeolves nsslduously to the consideration of the Sponcer- ykes contested cloction. To-day Gon. Morgan, tha counsol for 8ykos, concluded his argumont, and Judgo White, a momber of the House from Alnbmu{ be&m liis argumont on bohalf of Spen- cor. It is bolioved that tho caso will soon bo flmfmml of, unless the Committeo should decids to hear oral testimony, which they have so far Tofused to do, ONLY A RUMOR. ‘The city has beon filled with rumors to-day of & contomplated enle of the Now York Z'ribune, Xt s gnid that it will bo bought and conducted 28 & Conkling organ. Nothing dofinite_can bo aacertained with regard to the matter, But for iho faot that tho rumor haa bocomo general thoro would be no importance attached to it. CALED AND ArYRA, The suit brought by BDre. Gen. Galnos wgainst Calob Oushing, montioned in your dia- {mwnea & short timo sinco, was decided to-day in ho Equity Gourt by Judge Wyllo, who continued the injunction prohibiting tlie issunuce of the pngng_u concerning tho titlo from the Land-Ofiice to Mr. Cusling. TIE SENATE ADSOURNS. Tho Chaplain of the Sonato delivered a prayer suited to the day we celobrate to-day, remarking that we ought to fool gratoful to the great and good . men who go firmly lald the foundations of the Iepublio, and Yyarticularly to him who was tho firat over to do- fend us from all wrong, and ever flrat in the hoarts of his countrymen, and * all that sort of thing.” This go atirred upthe patriotic ardor of the Honate that, na Boon tho prayor wus con- cluded, an adjournment wes agreed $o. Carl Bohurz will bo compelled to labor with his speech on tho finances till to-morrow, when it is announced ho will lot it oft. Xt will draw a full house, 1To the Assoclated Prees.\ CLATME ON AGCOUNT OF INDIAN DEPREDATIONA. WasnINGToN, D, 0., Fob. 23,—The Sub-Com- mitteo of tho House Committos on Indian Af- {airs, to whom the subjact was reforred recontly, have agroed to recommend that all claims for the Indian deprodationa be turned avor for adju- dication and sottloment by the Unitea Bates Courts for tho respectivo distriots wherain such depredations have beon committod. LEQAL~TENDERS, Outatanding logal-tonders, $151,330,827. TOE DISTIOT INVESTIOATION. It is chargod thot all or unnrls all of the con- tracts for the improvoments made by the Board of Public Works In this city ond Distriot bave hoon more verbnl agreements bo- tvoon Bhoplerd and the contractors; that in Cow, if any, casos woro the agrooments re- duced to wriling or signed, Those making this chargo claim to have ample evidence to sub- !Llnl\nto%t. It Iy algo chargod that 8hophord 18 manufacturing theso contracts now in arder to submit thom in rosponse to the call of tho In- veatigating Committao, and that this faot also will be demonstrated, ONEAP TRANBPORTATION, Tho financial question will come up immo- dintoly atter the Franking Privilego bill s dis- posed of, to the oxclusfon of all otber bhuslnoss, except tha Appropriation bills, 'The frionds of the bill regulating commaice by rnilroads bo- twoen Btales do not Liope to havo it brought up for discussion for at loast & month or slx woeks, e WEDNESDAY'S DEBATE ON DI. NANCE, From Our Own Correapondent, Wagnrnazox, Yob, 20, 181, The ourrency debato of Wodnesday, Fob, 18, throw in opposition to each other BEVERAL NOTADLE SENATORS, Zach Chandlex atiacked expanslon, whioh his younger colleague, Ferry, was supporting, Cax Bohurz, alko for specle-ourrency, took both Mor~ ton and Logan upon his rapier, maddened both, kept his tamper, and almost evory negro in the Aoy laatinotively folt that the German had burt somobody's mensibiiitios. Noxt, An- thony, of Thofo Island, in ono of hin protty, ‘courtoous, shiort . replics; showed tho power of oducatlon over brule forse by bowlng Morton into - sorrow, Jobn Boott, ot Ponnsylvania, rogardless of Oameron, hls col- loaguo, furthor flung his olonk at Morton. Boutwoll dodged tho issuc, sud Thurmat flunk- od with somo romarks abont s broad aud oatholle u[;mt "' suoh s maon hiavo who aro traln. ing tor tho Prosidonoy. Thoro woro twonty— oight Benators who votod n?‘\mrnly for redoom- lu)“fllo wholo Natlonal Bank ourroncy in spocie, or bonds abovo spacic-par. Of thoso wore not Thurman, McOroory, Bogy, Donuls, Johnston, Morrimon, or Norwood, JDemocrals. So tho Domocratfo party {8 not a hard-monoy party any more, if Mr. Tliurman is the euccossor of An- drovw Jnokeon init, Bix athor Domocrata did voio for a hnrd-motoy ourroncy, of whom tho most eminont was Btovenson, “of Kontuoky, whom I think to bo tho most solld nud rollablo Domoorat in the Bonato,—my attontion having boon callod u:bhlm by Robert Johnson, of Arkeusas, aud othors, TRE FINAROIAL DOREAS, Sonator Logan was tho most injured of the ‘balloon party,—and tho healthy and resoundivg roar whioh ho raised is nlways ovidonco of his g;:lmd and bruisod inwarde, ~ Having fout in- the Into war, ho {8 ready to go in again whon that sooms tho opaiost way of osoapo from a logl- cal difioulty, Like s corlaln King who com- olled his thoologians to argue with bim, and hen boat thom with lug stafl for gelting tho bottor of tho discussion, this Honator winds up flnance i thoe following straln 1 Now I sill say that the Bonator from Missour] must not imegine, {nnsmuch aa o hoa made imaolf the -oat Joador'in this ight, that ho can atsnd on {his Eoneto floor and crush’ ovory man out of oxiatonco, Other men havo tho samo rigiils hore and tho samo rlvilogea that o Las, WWhon Lio cnsta theso insinua- Tiona about corso, homay think 1 ia fng lingusge &0 bo used in the Honato, Terhapa it 1. Io may think itis gmllo‘,nnd modarate, and nice, and aplendid, to be wunod hore by » goatlemay of roputation aaan orator of classlo nitainmonts, 1o may thinle tak hla repurteo will win for him golden laurels. 1To may jmagine that f10 hias {ho power of Jova, Justcome dows fram Alount Olympus, to sond his thundetbolta throngh tho Sonato Clinmber. o may have ail theso imaginations in ref- ercncs to himself; but, unless ho can suatalu tham by argument, they are worth but vory litile before tho Benato or bofare tho saralzy, g Do you mind thoso golden Ianro! o you twig that mixture of nico and splendid? And obgorvo, all young porsons within range, tho aptuess of tho Mount Olympus, thoreby looating Jovo, 80 that we know who ho jal Noxt to s good argument, a good roar {8 to bo liked; and somo have eald that, while Logan is in the Senato, nolther Jupifor nor Bottom has any business to intrudo. As tho latter aclebratod financlor romarked: “ God shiold usl—a lion among ladios is a most dreadful thing.” FIOW IT DID ARIBE. Which tho causo of the forogoing was thus : Ohandler, gonerally tractable oxcept om tho question of immediate war with anybody, had roared against more irrodocmable groenbacks, showing that both Michigan and Indiana had boon dovastated by such curronoy. Chunks of hard souso oftén break out on this ontloman, like chalk onj Leroditary gout. g(nmm roplicd, Had the great War-Souator dritted 8o far nway from his Ynlrluuo illuslons ? Why? Thoso air banks wero hard-monoy banks, That was what ailed 'om, It was not thoir Dbillowy circulation which broke them up, but because thoy wore founded on o qnlll basis, Had thay beon bulll upon & bond basts, and the lato ‘War fought for the purpose of securing thom‘ far difforont would the caso have boon| ~ ¢ Ah " said tho Benator, .** wlien you compare our our- renoy with the Confedorato curroncy, you must bo getting low in tho logs of your nrgumont. ‘Thot was repudiated for want of victory.” On s war-bssis, Morton is_slways at homo, ‘With o fow doad bodios around him, ho is sub- stantial as Maro Autony at tho blor of Cmenr. To recount the flmmdcrth) path of his specoh, cornored nearly sllence at 1ast, and ncoopting ns alma ‘any stray remark bo- hind which lio could take ‘momontary xulw, would bo to take advautagoe of misfortune, y doos such & mantiry to treat financo, who has, b{ tho" weaknoes, .of-his preparations on that sldo, fallon an casy proy to overy vagary iu b : greenback-ropudintion to bogin With, and now Eumuninl groonbacka? Everyman, like Achiilos, 5 nomo spot whoro ho_is wosk, bt Lio sbould not stand bottom nupwards to rovea) it. T must not omit to givo ANTIONY'S REPLY, to Morton's reading of a petition from the officers of thirty-two_ National Danks in Rbode Island, rosisting the decrnaso of their ciroula- tion, It will bo noticed that tho inflationista wero tho first to invado tho Statos of their op- pononts. _8nid Anthovy, In the most ologant im- promle I ovor heard in the Benato: Undoubtedly thero are nersons in our community who hold ta tlio viows which the Senstor from Ine diana #o ably exprossos,—men whoso judgment is en- titled to high considoration. Dut, slthiough I shoutd b0 yory forry {a aco this currency withdrawn from tho bauks to which it was sssigned, and which took it in 0od foith, T would think it a ledsor evil to_oarry out fim law which takes tho monoy from then than Vo on- fer upon o plan of tho indofinito dllution of the cur- Tenoy. M, Breatdont, we aro sont hors o prevent anin Jury threatenod to our own conefituonts by inflioting a Rroator injury to the whole country, Wo are Sena~ tors of the United Blates, Wo are to look to tho ourrenoy of {hio whole conntry, But taking tho naczawest viow, taking ita elfoct only upon, those whom Ihayo tho honorin part to represent, I beliove it ‘Flould tnjura herm more o have tho curronoy infiated than {t would to hove thie surplus circulation taken from them, If it took sway tho bauk capital with tho circulation {t would undoubtedly take away much of our facilitios for businesa; but thocapifal will re- main where it §a, Xt will bo loaned, as it is loaned now, for our industry sud for our production, and the cire cnlation will come back to us If wo neod it, and wo cannot keep 1t thero if wo do not noed it, As a gonoral rule, to use a potition like the sbove, and ll;m aman on tho defensive before his own nelghbors, is not partismentary in honor. Bonator Bchurz mn & mincr matter wounded tho sonsibilitics of Sonator Logan by attsoking him at homo, He questioned Morton whothor AN EASY MONEY MARKET and ready loans would not show fhat wo had suflicient ourroncy. “If it wns shown that mnne{wu nan{ oyery- whore,” said Morton, “‘that might bo; but that 18 o thing that cannot bo shown,” Bchurz thon rond soven days of the money- articlo roports in Te CirtoAGo TRIBUNE to show that money Was oasy. Sherman rend from the Cincinnatl Gazette that monoy was plenty in open markot. On this & controversy aroso, and Morton pronounced thoso articles political; ‘whereupon Schurz alooffered to quoto from the Chicago Zimes. Ho offgred to do tho same from tho Infer-Ocean, when Logan donied that ho could do 5o, By tlng time tho appoarances were 80 against tho ewarthy Old and Young Norvals that nllg‘r’tnn grow oxcited at Bchurz's involune smile, “TIgeo the Sonator from Missourl Iaugh,” he 8aid; ** tho Sonator s bottor at laughing than he is at arguing. Ihavo obaorved that froquontly.” Logan also domanded the meaning of thoso damnable smilos, and challonged for tha Infer- Ocean,~—n name which provoked & genoral smilo, —probably on account of parting its financos in tho middle, Bolurz {hon rond ; ; oney comparatively casy—tho grester portfon of fands placed at legal intorest—fow barrawers, and their wonts casily suppliod—supply of loanable funds quite largo; oto, te. At this ronding the epirit of Logan wasas lonesomo as the Chicf of tho same name when there was not ono to woep for him, Ho blow a whoop, clonched hig flst, and oxclaimed in this voin:: Now, Mr, Prosident, T muat sny to the Senator from Missouri, whon be talks in {lis Ohombor with such ficrooncss that Lo expoctod to alarm somobody, ho mis- talios Ifmeolf, 1o sys that all the roat papera of the Gountry that have any nouse are ju favor of speclo pay- menta ; therefore we aro toinfar thaf all the groatinen &t0, nlso ; that s, himsolf aud & fow othors, Gruatnesa intiot & general commodity, The newspapors woro noxt roviowed. The re~ mark wos mode, in offect : * You sald I had no asonso, and thorofore putup your hands,” By this timo Morton had found nn idon, and ho came slong to sntroduco it; so the combat passod nway like the ship in tho booutiful lines of Edward Buutline, boginning : Away she giides, tho silver ship, Tlio bloodhiound at hor prow, And far above tho Lowling stori ‘Was hosrd iho pirsto's vow, Gatn, —— Oldest Thmbor in the World, Probably the oldest timber in the world which has boon subjected to the uso of man is that which {8 found in the anclont tomplos of Egypt. 1t is found in connoction with atone-work which islmown to Lo at lenst 4,000 yoors old, 'Whis wood, aud the only wood used in hn gon- struction of tho tomplo, Is in tho form of tios, holding tho ond of one stono to auothorm ita upper surface, Whon two blacks wore laid in placo, thon It appears that an excevation abont an fnch doop was made in ench block, into which an honr-glass shaped tio wau driven. ' It iathore- fore, vory dificult to force any stono frowm lts hositlon,” Tho tloa appoar to lave boon the Lmnrluk or shitthn wood, of which tha ark was construoted, a ssored troo fn anciont Egypt, and 10w vory rarely found in tho Vatloy of tho Nilo. ‘I'hoso dovotailed ties aro just as sound now as on tha day of thelr fvsortion, Although fuel is oxtremely scarco in that country, these bits of wood are not large enough to make it an objoct with the Arabs to hoave off layor after layer of heavy stone for so wmalla prize. Had they boon of bronze, half of the old tomplea would Lave Lboen deatroyed yeara sgo, s0 proclous would they Liave beon for various purposos, FOREIGN. Additional Apointments under the Disracli Government. Suicide of a Member of the Living- stone Search Expedition, Danger of Wholesale Btafiation in Bengal, Denfal of the Report Announcing a General Invitation of Bishops to Rome. GREAT BRITAIN. Loxnpox, Yeb, 20,—It is mald that on the as- sembling of Parlismont, it will be immediately proroguod until tho 12th of Mareh, so that mem- bers who have accopted officos from Disracli may hayo an opportunity o go boforo their con- stituonts for re-oloction, It s also sald that tho Queon's spoech will not bo road until Parlia~ mont liag roassomblod. It is probable that William Robort Soymonr Fitzgorald will be appointed Under-Bocrotary for Indis, Hart Duke has rocoived tho appointmont of Patronngo Bocrotary of tho Trossury. Loxpox, Fob. 20.—8ir Michael Hicks Bonch haa boen appointod Chiof Bocrotary for Iroland, and Bir Honry Bolwin Ibbotson Undor-Beoretary for tho Homo Departmont. .2 ‘LonpoN, Fob. 24—8 a, m.—8ir Charles Addor- 1y bocomes President of tho Board of Trade. Bir John Pallington has boon olovatod to a Poorage undor tho title of Baron Hamilton, Bir Bartlo Froro, at o mooting of tho Royal Geographical Booloty yenk!r\ln{ ovoning, statod that aftor a conforonca with Mr. Kerk, ho had como to the conclusion that the report of Dr. Livingatoua's donth was truo. Tho Quoen, at tho recommondation of Glad- stono, hins grantod a ponsion of 31,000 per an- num to tho children of Dr. Livingatone. ——— A¥RICA, LonnoN, Feb. 23.—A correspondont on the Gold Const writes that o troaty of poaco has beon siguod by Gon. Wolseley and the King of tho Ashnntoes. Apzx, Fob, 23.—Mr. Dillon, momber of the mmgutonu Boarch-Expodition, has .committed suicido, : Dr. L(vlngstona'u romaing were expected to roach Zauzibar on tho 20th inst. The Oameron Expadition will pracsed to Ujijl, to obtain tho dooumonts and proporty Ioft by the Daotor, Loxpon, Fob, 23,—Tho War Offica has roceived no information that ponco has been concludod ‘with the Asliantocs. ———— BENGAL, Loxnow, Feb. 23,—A spotial from Caloutta snys that ‘230,000 porsons aro famishing from want of food in tho districta of Tirpoot and Bog- lipoor, in the Presidenoy of Dengal, and but for tho aid furnished by iho Governmont 500,000 persons would porish. —_— ITALY. Roxr, Fob, 23.—Tha roport that Oardinal An- tonelli hag gont a circular lotter to Bishops in- viting thom to visit the Pops boforo he died is ‘pronounced unfounded, —— FRANOCE. New Yonx, Feb, 23.—A Paris lettor snya that tho sol-disant Princo Ostaniol was condomnod to tho oxtroma ponalty allowed by tho law—flve yoars' imprisonmont and a fine of 4,000 franos— on the chargo of swindling. Tho zolations of Ostanick with the pross aro of a romarkable charaotor. By paying o round sum, he got an articlo in the Jouy des_Debals on **Agrionl- turo in the Baat.” Immediately ho was waitod on by some thrnrl{l onts, who Wantod to have his admirable work widely ciroulated, and, aftor Enmn his_articla into o fow journals, thoy nnded in o bill of 7,004 franca for personal no- tices, The bills wero sont to Ostanickat 20francs tho line, M. Poggentohl, the editor of the Oor~ respondence Universalls, wanted to borrow 10,000 francs, but rocoived only 1,000, at tho moment of the arreat of the Prince stoppin furthor paymonts, Virgnault, tho editor o Thiors’ official organ, JZien Publlo, stated in court that ho had nocd of money snd wanted 10,000 £rancs from Ostaniclr, The sum of 8,000 francs swwas giyon, and ho wonld Lave had the rost if ho hnd succeoded in getting Ostaniok mado “Chovalior of the Legion d'Honnenr,” Ho hod tried to do 8o, but Thiors had not agread. Louis Albach, the edltor-in-ohiof of the Clocha, borrowod 10,000 francs, and M. Barrol, who got Ostanick into the Agricultural Booioty as the Buccessor of Baron Lioblg, was also down for considorablo sums. Ostanick was arrested on tho em:{flnim of a jewolor named Brunswiok, ‘who had gold him diamonds, aud said to the joweler in the court: *I took thom booause you Xrasaud me 60 hard to do 80, and you eold mo dinmonds for 10,000 france which exports ostimato at only 2,000, You charged mo 60,000 g{“&fi% for jowols upon which I could not ronlizo A short timo ago Marshal MoMahon vislted the Vendomo Qolumn and urged tho contractor to burry it up rngldly a8 _possiblo, Tho eighth epiral 18 now boing placed., The contractor promisod tho Marshal that tho monmmont should be entiroly cnmg]otud by the 1st of Juno, A Paris lottor says that the Govornor of Paris has aeked permission of tho Assembly to prose- cuto M. Molvil Bloncourt, the Daputy for Guada- loupo, for participation in the ncts of the Com- muue. - M. Melvil Bioncaurt is tho only nogro in tho Ohambor, and sits upon the extromo loft, among tho oxtremo radicals. He was Deputy Minister of War undor Oluserot. Tho Assombi! bad taken no action, but It was probabla thal Melvil Bloncours would fly to England, —— SPAIN. BayoNyE, Fob, 23,~The Spanish floct which asconded Bilbon River to Portugalote has put to o, 1t is reported that Gon, Primo Rivors, who was advancingon tho town by land, has also ro- :llml.. haviug boon deprived of tho support of the W —_— AOCHEEN. Tz Haoue, Fob, 28.—In their Iast fight, tho Dutoh troopn in Achoon captured an_important forl, killing 200 of its defonders. The loss to tho expodition was only 0 killed and 66 wounded, GERMANY. . Tanis, Fob, 23.—The oltizons of Btrasboury demanad of Dlshop Racse the resignation of his sont in tho Reichstag, booauso ho hias aoknowl- oagnd tho valldity of tho Troaty of Frankfort. TRABBOURG, Feb, 20, vin PAnis.—~M. Guober and six othor dologates to tho Reichatag from Alsaco and Lorraine have published a mauifosto ropudiating Dishop Raess' ackuowledgmout of tho Frankfort treaty, — —— . VENEZUELA, Laauarna, Fob. 9.—Thore was nn earthquake hore on the 6th tnst. It was the sovercst which has ocourred sinco 1813, The &moplo rusbied terror-aricken into tho ntroots and much injury waa done to persons and property, ———— ‘'WEST INDIES, Bax Doninao, Feb, 11,—Gen, Gonzales was inatallod Presidont on tho a7th ult. All the membora of tho fomily of ox-Presi- dent Bacz bave hoon bantshed from the country. —_— CASUALTIES, fiteambont Collislon on tho Ohilo, Omonnars, Fob. 28,—The Kanawha Dello col- 1dod wilh the Frank Wilierd bolow Catlotisbury, 8t 11 o'clock Iast night, The Willard was able, by the vigorous uso of her pumps, to rench Iron- ton, whero she will go on tho docka, Tho Bullo wag uot hurt, Stonmer Sunk, Br. Lous, Fob. 23,—oroury bolow tho fraoz- ing \mhll sinco Inst n[fil,lh Tho littlo nteamor Audie Jolnon, plying batweon hore and Jtooe luk, was blown ngalust Plasn Tyland at 1 o'olock thig morning, struck n sha . Bl LT rumod- B, and sunk, 0 oan ——— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Tho atatemont published In Now York on Sun- dnm that the Autor Houso will bo closed May 1, 1s Iucorrect, ~—In tho Bhode Island Btato Prohibition Con- vontion, Edwin Motoalf doolined tho nomination for Attornoy-Gonoral, sud Willard Hailos, pros- ont inoumbent, was nominated. —The remaina of Liout. Lovi 8. Robingon, Fourtoanth U, 8, Infantry, wha was killed by tho Indians nosr Fork Laramio, wero buried in Now LBRKUAICY 2%, Britain, Conn., oslordey, with milltary honora, A ~Misa Bollo ‘Loonard, of Evauston, iIll,, is conduoting a sorles of rovival mootings at Tro- Grogor, Ia, tho prosont week, with succoss, ‘The moeotings sro woll attondod, and considor- ablo intorent s manifosted, —The Obfo Cobatitutional Conventlon ad- Journed yestordsy, out of raspoat to tho momory of Dr, John O'Connor, of Benncs, who diod on Baturdsy night, and a committeo of six way ‘Y- R‘?'I;todm oscort tho rowaing to his homo in n. ~—A proposition IvanF been mnde looking to the ’lxwlk!ll abolition of tho Unitod Btatos pat- ent laws, tbo manufacturers of Dotrolt mot Isat night, and dooided to oall a Convontlon of tho invontors, patontoes, aud manufacturers of Miohigan to realst sll anch attompts, The timo fixed for tho Convontion was tho 4th of March, STATE LEGISLATURES. The Indian Pine Frauds in Hin- nesota. A Lawyer Excusgd from Telling His Clicnt’s Secrets. A Pennsylvania Legislator Resigns to Escape Expulsion for Black- mailing. MINNESOTA., Special Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, TIE PINE LAND FRAUDS. 8. Paur, Fob, 23.—Jndgo Gilfillan apposred ‘botore tho Sonato this aftornoon, and by Gilman, his counsol, argued that ho waa priviliged by common law and tho etatute from answering tho questions of the Invostigating Committeo rola~ tivo to his action as legal advisor in drawing popors for Contractor Wilder, in roferonce to tho Losch Lako Indian pino contracts, Donnolly roplied, citing Cushing's parlismontary low and the action of Congross in tho cnso of Btowart last yonr. Tho Bonnte dlacharged Gilfillan from oustody b{flfi to 8, tho msajority evidontly houl- ing that tho Btato etatuto sustained Gillfillan’s Pploa of privilego, though porsonal opposition to Donnolly and Iack of information a8 to tho rights of witnoss and tho power of tho Bonato oo suspeatod to have controllod somo yotos, ns slgo tho profeselonal fecling of Honators who aro lawyors. RAILROAD LEGISLATION, Nono of the many railroad bills originating in cither house aro Fo: certain to becoma law. It any passos it ia tkely to bo one enbstantially loaving ratos and regulations to bo fixed by Com- misslonors, whoso action shall be received g prima facfo, reasonablo, and just in all judicial maud.\nau-thul 18, no inflexibloe ratos or regu-~ tions will be establishod, PENNSYLVANIA. » Hanmsnong, Pa., Fob, 23.—Dimmick is the only membor of tho Legislature implicated in the sllegod bisckmailing bank swindle, Tha Tovostigating Cormmittee's roport will be ro- coived this aftornoon, whon o rosolution to expol Dimmick will bo, it 18 soid, immodiately offored. Hanusnona, Pa., Fob, 23.—Dimmick, tho only momber of tho Legistature implicated in tho blackmailing bank awindlo, has rosigned, and an elaotion for & now mombor will be ardored. ———— ‘WISOONSIN. Special Diepateh to The Chicago Tridune, Map1sox, Wis., Fob, 23.—Only the Assomby was in sossion thisiperniug. There were maty annc soats and not -Mmuch imporfant business one. A resolution for evening sossfons waa tabled. All Gommittaos were instructed to report bills in thoir posscasion on or bofore Thuraday, Tho Beoato appropristed 60,000 for tho ex- ponsos of tho Northorn Hospital for the Insano, and s bill for building a barn at tho Instituto for tho Diind wag concurred in; also tho bill amending tho act mguhfins; the incorporation of villagos, and six or cight lacal bills, Assombly bills passed to securo the sate navi- gatlon of tho Wisconsin Rivor; to limit tho cor- porate powers of countles in voting aid to rall- roads; providing for the contingent exponsos of tho Logislaturo as to stamps, stationery, oto, Memorials to Congress for tho protoction of tho navigation of the 8t. Crofx River, and the conatructlon of fish-ways in tho lower Fox. Tho Assembly, fils morning, conourred in tho Son- ate's rosolution of Saturdsy fora salute in honor of Washington's birthday, which waa fired at sundown. - Exooptiug tho flying of & few flags, ttio Iogol boliday hins "had 1o’ aftontion paid SEXATE, This evening s xosolution was adoptod grant- ing the use of the Sonate Chamber to tho Raii- rond Committeo to-morrow_aftornoon, to hoar ‘riumnnta on the LaOrosse Railroad Bridgo bill. bill Lo givo to tho ft. Rose Orplhan Asylum of Milwaukoe, tho Orphan Association of St Amolianus, and the Homo of tho Friendless 81,000 oach, passed ; also bills to ratify and con- firm the loaso of tho Milwaukeo or Northorn Railroad Company, and to authorize the pur- cunso thoroof by tho Wisconsin Contral Railrond Gampmif to repenl the charter of tho Greon Bay & Mississippl Canal Company; and to Buvont tho monopoly of wator-powor slong tho ‘ox and Wisconsin Rivera, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Chanccllor and Chicf-NMagistrate Al len 'Tells What He Knows About the Ningdome~Dronded Diversion of 'Crade from the United Statos. Speafal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Nrw Yonx, Tob, 23.~Elisha H. Allon, Chan- cellor and Chfof judicinl officor of the Sand- wich Islands, arrived hero yestorday from Wash- ington. Ho is a tall, fine-looking man, proba~ bly between 55 and G0 yoars of sgo, nud of rather rosorved mauners, Ho has beon in tho country only o short timo,and came horo, hio says, for tho bonefit of his wifo's health, The doath of tho King will make it necossary for him to roturn at onco, as ho is° chiof ad- visor of tho Cabinat. Ho doos not lr rebond that tho death of the monarch of the little Kingdom will occasion auny trouble, “The peoplo hiad become €0 acoustomod to olect- lug & coustitutional mouarch, that tho minority would roadily viold to the majority. Tho school system which had boon putin nrace tleo thero hnd groatly improved the natives, and the present gonoration is well educated in Eng- lish and thoir own laoguage. Many native law~ Yors are now practicing in the courts, some of whom aro oxcollent orators. The uativos, ho snys, toke groat incercat in thelr nowspapers. ‘I'wo of theso in Fnglish and two in tho Hawaian Innguage aro published wookly, Thero ore nu manufaoturos in the inlands, the chiof Yrodnom of which aro sugar, coffeo, and trepical fruts. Hithorto most of the oxports of tho islanda have beon to Ban Franolsao, but s new fino of Austrnlian stoamships stopplug a tho islands would, ho bolioved, divert mostof the trads to that country, if' » good market is found thero for native producta. Alr, Allen thinks tho Anstraliang aro inaking stronnous offorts to monopolizo tho Huwaian mnrket, and belioves they will guccecd unless tho Amoricans tako monsures to preveutit, o hopos, bofore ro- turning, to malke commorelsl arrangowonts which will prevent thia divoraion of trade. Pl THE WEATHER, ‘WasniNatoN, D, 0., F'ob. 23,~TFor the Ohio and Missourt Valleys, tho Upper Lakes; and tho Nortliwoat, rising baromoter, diminishing northorly winds, sud olonr, cold woathor, folo lIowed by rising tomporature and incrensing oloudinesa, Oxtanta, Neb,, Tob, 23.—A sovere storm of wind and snow commonced here on Snturdny night, and lssted until this morning, Thor- mometer below zero, Vory little snow west, snd no dotontlon to travel, Traing from tho East wore six hours Into to-day, GENERAL ONSERVATIONS, 01110400, Feb, 24—1 8, m, Station, |Bar.Thr| Wind, (Iiastnf Weather, Brockirkigs (30.70/—20(W., gantia, .. .., .{Olosr. o. A 190:00] 26| o1 treni 22, HGlowdy, | 93| W) frean Falr, 6 1T:W,, h, Oloudy, 7 258, W., brl Cloudy, L. froh. Fogay, 50:51) ZBIN; W, brinke. |22 ikt aul "N W s oo 50,5 o froeh, o oudy, 0,08| 1IN, W, Lrisk, [0 Leavonw'th|u0, 731 Milwaukoe,| Marquette , Qmaby 30. e nblic as foon a1 practicabls, an emer; herofors this act ahall tnke’ effcot, n from and afier ita passogy e s S MISOBLLANEOUS MATTHRS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tridune, YESTERDAY'S BEBSION. SenwarErnp, Iil, Fob, 28.—About twonty membors of the flouso and fitteon of tha Sonate mot at 0 o'clock this ovening, and ndjonrmed until to-morrowmorning withont doing anything, ‘whioh was & good day's worl for tho people. THE INGUDANCE OOMPANIRS aro roprosentod in tho lobby by & gontloman who tho bills which "have no malkes companica lial full amount of policioa. —_———— WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, "SPRINGFIELD. For Ono Day the Legislatuire Respeets Georgo Washington’s Memory. Neither House in Session Yester- Mr. Rummel Disclaims Responsibility for the Printing Contract. How the Bovised Statutes May Bo Printe od:pid Distribiited, Iis Observance in This City and Else- PRIRTING AND BINDING FRAUDS. Bpectal Disnatch to The Chicago Tribune, TUMMEL'S DEFESSE, Brnmarrery, Iil, Fob, ers havo rocolved from ox-Socrotary of Btate TRummel an afidavit sotting forth that in 1872 thoro waa but ono bid for tho printing, that hid being filed and signod by W, H. Ballhacho and E. L. Morritt, accompanied by & bond, duly ap- ‘proyed by tho Govornor. conis oragod (In thobid) and the insortion theroin of 6% conts did not appoar upon said bid at tho timo of making the award, and was not mado during iho timo that deponoent hald offico; ‘Chis 26 conts rofors to tho pross-work for tho fifth clnss of printing, that price having beon struck out by Ar. Bailhacho and 3¢ contansort- od as tho rato for twonty-flve impressions. The object of tho Printors in sdduclng this tostimony Iatoshow that thoy aro ontitled to tho highor xate, which, they claim, was awarded ther in tho bld, Xt is strange, howover, thab M. Dall- hnoho, who wasintoroated in the contraot, should havo mado tho orasuro, unless ho thought tho Journal poople claim, od it out of epite d be ejoctod from 23.—The Pabllo Print- | No Gieneral Oelebration Reported. IN CHICAGO. Tho celebration of a national holiday the day aftor the proper dnto thorcof has nover boon romatkablo for sucoess, Thoso of tho paople of Ohloago who atill patriotically revero tho natal day of Goorgo Washington mant have folt this 4ruth in full foros yosterday. Boarcoly & square yord of bunting floated proudly to the winter wind throughout tho oity, poared to progross as usual, and, to all soom- ‘“'tho Tathor of his Country” was for- by all excopt tho oldors of tho com- Who could still romombor tales told of tho.bravo daysof the Rovolu- when the numo and glorics of Washington av0 to tho American oauso a standin he Amorican arm tury has not olapso: « ood that ¢ 25 last shot of the dopendongs was flred, it would appear laces far distant from the olnssio soil of Now England and the “ O1d Domini momentous strugglo 18° nenxl; tho mind of the nation, and Revalution is onl; somothing after the fashion of Jof his Indian horoine, NO BIECIAL OELEBRATION, Virtunlly, thoro was no cols rato waa oxorbitant, howavor, that Baillacho chan; aftor it was apparent ha woul tha managomont of the paper. Tho Dirootors intond to show furthor that THE OUSTOM BINCE 1840, with the oxcoptionof tho time from 1867 to 1872, was to charge for pross-work at the rats of oight-page forms; thot, from 1807 to 1873, tho Journal Company oxocuted two contracts, whore nearly all tho pross-work was dono on eight- pagoprosses and forms, at from 25 to 48 conts tho prossos makin slons to produce s token; tha 10,000 pages of bills and smendmonts 1ndor this contract, and lost & large aum of monoy, which, tho way, is mo_argunmiont why tho Stato uld pay them doublo rates now to cover their Through their orgons horo, the Public Printers a0 thio story ‘of tho ly rocalled ns s m obration of tho dny Ostensibly thoro was nn_obsorva- of noarly all the publio ty Oolloctor and Trensur- ‘Thero was no parado—on ay of bull and bluo—no flaunting of stripes stard, “Tho Bword of Bunkor HIll" was allowed to roat in ita scabbard, roontor was not callod upon § platform in tho city. ‘which was of yoro wont tho viator of Yorktown, tho bronzod cannon of ¢! famed on evonings of tion of it by tho closin officos,—thoso of the O] or being oxcopted. nud tho national 0 crow from any Evon the minuto-guy to mark the birthdsy o was disponeed with, and ho valorous Lippincott— oloction—romnined dis- sllont. In fact, tho memory of Gen. ngton i8 now of #o littlo moment_that tho eloction of some obsonre politician to tho offico bo considorod a groat ovont by way of contrast,—at lonat that was how tho matier looked in Ohicago our sounds of jubllation slumborer by tho Potomao. TUE OITY MALL. Blll, the, day was not without it sharo of City TMall was rid anio cauousdos, whoso chief oar8 to bo to bring politionl trickery up to the perfootion of a fine art. Mayor 8 lolsure doy whoroin to study the mystorios of tho fomily Biblo,—espocially that portion thorcof which Telates 'to Job,—the an- rpart of our municipal patriarch, Also, John 8t Olnir Clovoland, tho Mayor's apoiable Soorotary, had tyolvo hours of daylight all to himuolf, frao to move ot his own aweot will among tho hundred dozon hos around town, Pooplo w) oot of thelr taxos for a fow days moro vantago of the somi-holiday to koo tho Oity Troasury ANUSING JUDGE DRADWEL] oalling him nomes, sneering ot him, to divort attention from tho invoat! ridiculing tho chiet inyestigator. Those who have witneuso straighttorward and_brave wa; Bradiwoll liag forroted oub frau praise, * Ho is loadin tion, and dosorves tf ‘Ibo floa-Ditos of tho printing “organs will not divert him from his purpose of probing mattora_to tho Dbottom, nor will the roport of tho Committeo bo modified to please thom. The report will toll tho truth, sud thoee who are guilty must stand from nndor. The P'rintors try to hide bohind defeots in. ‘That thore aro dofects of whish tho; xtort their *“pound of flosh of Town Olork may in which Mr., storday. No foar of sturbing tho glorious nonoo, of the Alderm: aim an earth app took advantagoto from thio Btalo is o excuso for * 'BUYING OFF DIDDERS in order to socuro the maximum rates for thom- Tho original contrastors—Dailhnche & Mr. Phillips, who was €0 of tho contract, does not soem to any Liand in that transaction. . ‘What tho roport of the Committes will bo s not yot known, but thatit will denounce the con- fracy is ccrtnin, and that it may rccommond of tho conspirators is not impos- It is stated that Webber and Paino have de- elded to respond to'the summons of the House without furthor trouble. Bpeaker Cullom issued i warrant for them fo-doy, and anattempt will ‘be mede to bring them ‘before:tho Houso to- ordonnl Lrionds ho Morritt—confoss to that, 0 folt liko dolaying Collector snxious and Tho sidowalk in front of the Board of Publio ‘Works' offico was rolioved of tho throng of con- tractors, bosaes of stroot-gangs, and other mon who infast it on ordinary days. The onter ofiico of tho Police Board was not, as usunl, full to ro- tion with local Micawbors who imngine that 0 Inst rosourco of chronic improvidonc consequont impocunosity, is to bocomo n ling policoman or fire-fightor, Tho c sparad tho valunblo sorvicos of Shoridan, and Klokke, who commomorated their lamentod man in tho bosoms of their familios. Rebm dovoted himeelf to his Lnke View dominions, Tim Bradloy remained at homo to do domostio * chores.” "Hermann Lich was idlo, and Austin Doylo allowod the whaela of the riminal Court lumbor-wagon to romain une REVISING THE STATUTES, Speetal Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, THE REPEALING BILL. ; SeniNorieLp, Ill, Fob. ,23.—The Rovision Committoo stato that the Ropealing bill contain- ed fn their roport is only a basis on which to rama a bill which shall ombraco all the aots ro- poaled by tho bills now being passed, and that a corroot and comprehionsive bill cannot bo drawn until the closo of tho scesion. There ia no doubt that tho gentlomen on tho Committes and Mr. Hurd, the Commissioner, desire to mako thoir work aa perfept as possible. . PRINTING TOE BTATUTES. Tho following bill introduced in tho Bonato by Farmer Baldwin is worthy of caiofal perusal, as it providea for an immense printing job, mostly for tho boneflt of tho logal profession, to give them o choap odition of the Rovised Statntos at tho expenso of the remainder of the community. Ax Aot to provido for the Compiling, Publication, snd Distribution of tho Btatules of the State: BroTIoN 1, Tmmediatoly after tho closs of tha pres- ent gesslon of {he Genoral Assembly all tho goueral wiil be {n forco on tho 1st dsy of July noxt ehall bo compiled sud published in & volume to Do entitlod the “Tlevisod Hiatutes of Iilinols,” ‘Tho revised acts of 1671-2 and 1873-4 shall ba nnnotated 60 as to show by propor reforence to original mola and sections embraced therein, sud thoe decisions of tho Bupromo Uourt 6o {ar as the same refer to or construo the samo. Tho volume shall also contain tho udence, tho Act of Virginia of eed of 'Cesslon of Virginia of tho Ordinance of Jul tho United States, and of tho Btate of Iilinols of 1818, 1848, and 1870, 8ro. 8, Tho acting Commiseioncr of Revislon shall and odit the volums, and surpors repare o fall and complete compliation he sluall ob- abotioal ordor of ar. TILE UNITED STATES OFFICIALS showed thoir respect for Mr, Grant's predocossor loafing. The Roy, attended afternoon prayor-moot- 1ng in the Firat Mothodist Church, Two'buildings fntho olty woro conspicuously fiying the flag of tho natfon—tho hordquarters of the Licuten- snt-Genoral of the Army aud tho North Bide Hall, With the excoptions mentioned, tho memory of tho Reyolutionary hiora waa but foobly pro- served, nud, perhaps, Washington—could ho be consulted in tho matter—would much rather sod aver altogother. wo rather sliort national memories. Their horoes never outlast their own genera- tion, whilo Bwitzorland, aftor EOD yoars, chor- {shos tho famo of William Toll, who never ex- istod; Franco romembora Joan of Arc ; and Iro- gonerations have passed into dust since Patrlok preachod on Tars, cele- brates at homo and abroad hor Apostle's Day. Washington did moro for humanity than all these, and ho is well-nigh forgotten. ~ Truly may it bo eaid that Republica are iugrates. Iand, slthough_Aitt ELSEWHERE, Declarstion of Indo) Deo, m‘ 1788, the 28.—Whaghington’s rvod throughout tho Btato. Thero was a military parado in this city. NEW YOLK, New Yonk, Feb. 23.—Washington's birthday Is boing commemoratod by s vory geuaral suss onsion of businoss, it boing a” Stato holiday. owever, tho United States Courts aro in sos- sion, but the Gustom-Houso and Post-Offico recs 0 the day, the formor by keeping open for & ahort time ouly in tho morning, and the lattor by closing at 10 o'olock, ‘The Gold Noom, tho 8tock Exchango, the Pro- go, and other similar places did not birthday was gonoral Berve a8 ucarly as may bo thio alj rangemont of the Revised Statutca of 1848, Tho aid editor {s authorized to employ an_ pssistani ceeding — dollara per day, to e paid out of the to Treasury on {ho corlificate of tho editor and tho warrant of the Auditor of Pulilfc Accounts. on of — houssnd coplea of eald shall bo published pud and sold as horeinaftor provided, Tho print 1o dono by tho contractor for thio Btato printing, The toxt shall be i now lozg primer, or small pica, and the head-notas $n nonparcil or brovier type, The ‘paper uavd sliall bo super-calendored book papor of 50 book shall ba bound in law 2heop, and No, 25 tar bosrds, with epring backs, a tho Words “ Hoviscd Statuted of Iilinols, 174, bo approprintely stampod HE, 4, A o Rovised Btatutes Many goclal olubs aro and in’thoe evening a nu quots will take place, ' 8slutes wore fired at sun- rigo nud at noon, and will be fired at sunset. 12 o’clock the ‘Lrinity Church chimes played & ammo, boginning with . Hail Colum- * Yankoo Daodle.” WASTINGTON, ‘WasnmvaTy, Feb, 23.—Washington's birthda) y colobrated hore to-day thau it Lias beon in mony years. Flags on the public and ottior buildings are numerous, and but littlo businoss is doue in tho Exocutive Dopartmonts. ST, LODIS. 8r. Lou1s, Feb. 23.—8omo half-dozen societios of worlkingmen, Loaded by tho Lindell Grays, 8 voluutoer military company, parsded tho strects to-day in honor of Washington's birthday, and mado o vory croditable appearance. The day rwise was observed by olosing the Mor: ohants' Exchunge, and & partial susponsion of ving entertainments, or of balls and Jounds to tho ream, upon tho back in giit to Lo doue to tho eatis- mmisaionors of Publio Unles tho contractor for tha State binding shall, wilbin ten days after this sct shall take olfect, aignify 2aid book under his contraci, {lio Governor, Sccratary of Slate, and Auditor of Pub Jio Accounta’ shall immodiatol {hreo dally nowopspers in this Btate for bids for the bindingof smd statutes In tho manper ro this nct, aud Lot the contract therofor to tho spquaibio bidder, provided they shall not contract to por volume for tho folding, Iotteriug, and delivoring the same 16 more genorall his willinguess to bind advoriine in ot lesst pay moro iban 18 conts itilching, binding, As soon 03 sufiefont numbor of the Yol uinea ars dolivered to the Bacrolary of Slate, ho shall distribute not exceeding 6,000 copics thorcof us fol- lows: Ono copy to cach of the presont members and ho Gouoral Assembly, ono copy to each Biats officor, ono copy to each of tho Judgas of the Bupremo Uourt, five coplea to cach Supreme Court 40 cachi Judgo of a court of rocord, Justice of the Toace, 81l of which 1l bo for tho uss of uch ofcors and thelr succoasorn fn offlce, Ho aliall also distzibuto ono copy to each charitab eduoational, ponal, aud roformator, 10'oach collego library in rary of Qangrost, ano copy o each Btate ani 0 United Btates, ono coj tha Usited States Oircult and Distr i tuls State, tho saina to be dlstributod {n the mannor provided by law for the distribution of tho scesion Iaws Beo, 0, At loast twenty doys beforo tho volumes to tho Soecrotary of sionora of Publio Priuting shall advortfao for in thrco dally nowapa ‘bida for the distribut! requirad to s distributed, the lowost responsiblo bidde t0 Lo Jald for distrlbutin dollars, fucluding boxea and otlior 'conveniouce Orvoryvary, Fob, 23.—Thero was no specisl colobration of Washington's birthday. woro flylngon (he publio buildings ‘aud river ON THE I‘Acl!lfl‘sfllfi"h FraNorsco, Fob. 23, —Washin, o wonarally ‘obmorsd Loro and fn all the cipal citics on tho Const. H thore was no parads oxcopt ono company of tho National Guard, Tho courts, banks, sohools, and most places of bustnosa wero cloxod. ——————. THE FLOODS, Norious Wash-out Near Piqun, 0. Specfal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, P1qua, O, Fob. 20,—~On Saturday night the hydraulio bank, two miles north of Piqus, gavo way, giviog escopo to & body of wator fully half amilo square, of an averrgo dopthof 50 feot. Tho torrent of water complotely domolished and carriod awny & Iarga barn on tho farm of s Mr, Hathaway, and othorwise injured bis property. It also washod away a large 100 yards below tho bresk, a: 200 yards from tho break. T damage will prabably oxcood $20,000. Library, ono cops Siate Lnstitution, 0 Btato, ona aapy ublishiod inthis Binfo, for tho Yolumos horeln bofore i mhiall let the contract to proyided, thot the price i velume ahall ol ox- all uccossary wrapnors, for paclang and nml;:plnu adition, after the dis- t, wliall” bo offered for 110 rate of — por tod for and pald into manner as the rocelpts Beq, 8, Tho Bscretary of Btato sball aliow the Com- misstonor of Rovislon froe accoss etatutos in his office, and grant him all necesss: {facilitios for copying snd com be nwehlnry‘l’or tho completion of hia dutles pre- sin, ity that the T Pisoed 1a e bondaar the Hro. 7, The romaluder of {lie tribution provided for in this salo by (ho Hoorotary of Blal yolumea, and the prococds acoounl 1hio Blafo Tresaury in ho samio Lio total oxtont o Froshets in the south. {o Tihe Chicago Lr{buns, Mzuruis, Tenn,, Fob. 23,—Heavy raiud have fallen througbout this Btato duting the past threo days, and alf tho riyers aud oroeks aro ous Wing tho same whil Bro, D, Whoreas it s & Rovised Biatutos shall of thelr banks and swolling rapidly, Rain Inst llfg for noarly n wook ‘hag .lnlf:m in Arkangas, causing tho suddon riso of all tho stronms in that Sfato. Whito Itiver, tho Arkaueas, and Ouchita’ Rivor ara expootod to overflow thelr banks, and tho Yagoo also is rising, This, with tho immonao voluma of water now oomlx,u_; down tho Oblo and from tho Cumborland and Lonues- so0, wil), it j8 oxpootod, overflosy tho entire Lowor Mississippl Yatloy, All traing on roails laading to thin cily aro from twonty-four to thirty hours late, on account of tho destruotion of bridgen by tho high water, On somo mndnfi govoral bridgos have gone within tho spaco of milos. No lives aro yot roported to havo boen loat, nor hnvo any sotious acoldents yot rosulted, but' immonso loss Lns been eustained by the domolltion of fences snd tho destruotion of orops, 'Tho Missiasippl roea here to-day 8 foot, somothing unprocedented st thuu sonson of year. The Ohto River. s rorwNATI, Fob, 28.—Olenr and windy, 8 wu?:gor s’ boon growing coldor since 2 thia- morning, and hng removed tho dangor of & do- structive flood in tho Ohio. Boatmen coming down tho rivor report all tho tributaries running in hoavily. A Gazello dlspateh from McConnella- yillo rnporh: the Muskingum tho highest it has beon for forty yoars. Tho nplnlgny of rivor mon is that tho flood in thio Ohio will bo most sorious below Evansville, and tho uppor river will escapo. A Gazelle spocial from Ironton reports 15,000 damnga to the Eastorn Kenlucky liallroad by the washing of fills from the bridges and from the road. OAPITAL AND LABOR, £hilndolphia Workmen on n Strikose Cotton nnd Woolon Operntivess=The Shoomuaieors, Spectal Dispateh to The Chfcagn Tribune, PmraperLrusa, Pa., Fob. 23.—A Inrge and enthusiastio meeting of tho cotton and woolon« woavers on & strike in the Ninotoonth Ward waa hold this morning at the old Thompson Btroot Oburch, on Thompson atreot, bolow Front strect, Roports wero recelved of two additional mills, ‘mploying 540 hands, being olosed on account of uufimu. ’il‘lw following resolution was unanie mously adopted : Resolved, That e tho prices wa are now rocelvin, aro not gufliclont o mcet our actual oxponses, we wil stand firm until our cmployars aceedo o our demands, for we hold that those who' tofl snd oarn their broad by the swent of their brow should bave & just snd fair componsation for thelr Isbor ; tharefore, wo ap- peal to tho wisdom and sympathctio encourngement of & dllcflmlnuflnmbflc, ‘wlhio whon our condition ia fairly undarstood not rofuso to grant us tholr ape probatlon, ) ‘The incoting shortly aftorwards adjournod. THE BHAWL-WEAYENS. At o mass-mooting of tho hand-loom shawle woavors, hold to-night in Germania Hall, it was zoportod that all the employors in the dity had agreed to the mon's torms. One manufacturor in Camdon, McCabe, stiil holds out, and rofuses {o pay tho prices demanded, some of his hands having rofused to strilie. It was unanimously rosolved thai a mmsl.lnfil bohold at an carly data iu Oamdeon, ho'gpuane_h ahop, for the purposo of “oxposing his tyranny," oto, THE BIOEMARERS, A Enrllnl striko was bogun among the employes in the shoo-factories here, the domand being for a roturn to sohedule prices. Fivo shops, om- K‘[oylug nbout 160 hands, have stopped work. he employors of tho strikars refuse to accedo to their domand, claiming tbat thoy hdve atook enough on kand to stand out tho strikers. Itia probable that tho mon will succeed, as they are supportod by those ab worls, The Workingmen and the Tompkins Square ‘Troubles. New York, Feb, 23.—The trades’ unions ars now obtaining alldavits of the vietims of the police brutality iu Tomplius square, on the oo- casion of the incoting thera in Jfln\l!l{‘, with & ;i?w of seowring an invostigation by the Logis- aturo, DEATHS, GRORBY_Tho fanoral of Marian Grotby wiil teke piace o8 Wednesday niomilog at Laif-patt 1o g'olock MERRILL—Thie funcral soryloos of tho lato Gliman I, R heer Comrose e Ohvesh of Obfoag, ca e Ticw ationn of Ohlony Washinglon and Annista.s Wednesday, the ot Inet 10'clogk p. m, { aud in Kigin on Thursday, tio 26th 2410 ¢'slacica, ., ot ho ‘Oangrogational'Ohureh of thab Sity, from whinad'tho rarsizawill ‘bo couvoyed to Udina . SBITI_Tho fanoral of the lats Allrod Bmith wil take plsco, 1& fha Bouko ot 1V, ¥ Dickinson, 67 Maploat., oa dioday, it s, St oclolooe b SMITII_Fob, 20, of tenumatls orysipoles, st fo dange of I brothotsn-1am. DEs 0 B Hunt. 16} ok s Fyrd Y, Smih, agodsyoioe morthe: Sorvicos at tho houso, § 8, m,, Fob, 34, Trlands favited, Thio remains will bo takon o tha famtly gronnda st Syose mors, Tk, * fl:flnw York popors plowsa copy. BOALLISTRR—Tn Kiogston, Ont., Saturday, 7th tast, Bary AfoAllistor, (0 wilo of CApt, GAskin, SHEL 25 yore: KNIOKERBOOKIR—At bis rosldonce n Aldon, Alox Houg County, 1 o The socplag of o Bl o Tt yorr ot i o, Dauld Knioriockor, fathek o 3.°C. anllJ. J. Kniokotbookar, of this oliys AUCTION SALES. GEO, P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av. EXTRAORDINARY SALE DRY GOODS, AT ATCTION, On Tuesday, Feb, 24, commencing at 9 1-2 a.m, £ 2 Tomelas zffi'g:’; roufs, do. Also, Lacos inbrotdarion Roiling i Necktios, Ovarshirts, fl, Frillings, &o. Fino Jiuo of Gonta' Drose Shirts, Upndecwaar, and Genoral Furnishing Goods, 200 Pleces Blnck Alpacas, E;?Sl did atook of iats and Oaps, good quality and Lt ,.., ing st L, Wi 0 closo a Bankrupt Btock of Dry Goods, No- tions, Hosl o, o7, 0. Tuvolcos of russ Goods, Maresllles Quilts, Blsnkots, Silysrpiat b Eolas sale ot b3 iolls Tneratn, Veuotiss, sad Teg “bolai salo o ngratn, Venotian, so il Sommono at 11 'Glack: Gurpsta wilsommonco st B olotk: conr o o, 64 and 70 Wabash-av, EIGHT HUNDRED CASES BOOTS AND SHOES AT AUCTION, DY OATALOGUE, ON FEB. 26, AT 9 1-2 A, M. ‘This sale will bo found completa in all grades of goods, and aro froms manulagturers of kngwn reputation. G, V. GORE & GU., Auctionoors, 3 and 70 Wabashi-ay. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. IMPORTANT ART SALE Messrs. BLISON, POMEROY & 0O, will commonce tho snle of one of the most im« portant colloctions of OIL PAINTINGS Hver offored in this oity, at 10 0. m.and 3 . m.,, and closing sale TO-MORROW, same ours. ‘Those desiring Choioe Paintings will do woll to attend the aalo, ] s s ot ELISON, PONENOY £ 00, Auctizner Friday Mnrnlnfi,fl}:‘,&ik; gz nt:'lr() 12 o’clock, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Tha largust and most attraotive salo_ of tho soaton. Yarga yarloty of now and ‘socond-land, Partor and Bods Toots uts, urosus, Lounges. Wardrobes, Dining-1 Furniture, &o., 0., &0, Tho untire stook of u large Crockery ud Glassare Uaalor will ba kol In opo lots o sule tho teads, A full line of Brussols and Wool Usrpots, witfcli wil) bo sold in the ital) or out to muit. Two Magnificout, Planos, 7valave, full round corners and oacvad loga. Also, ntzi'.!n'alnc‘)lr.lonulul:h.;[dlal;nl:o ., ald undor ahisttal wirtgage, and'1 lors Tagon. HLISOH, Fonitay ¥ ol an i By W.M.AA.G fig%g]%)lgs & CO., ™NO. 1OSUMADIS<5N-ST., ~ {Botweon Doarbomn and Olark.) REGULAR SALTS: 20 Bugies, Plactons, Hamess, &, WEDNESDAY, at 10 'olook, at 108 Madicon-t. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SIIOES, &o, THURSDAY, at 10 oulock, at 108 Madis FOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GENERAL MEROIIA! By 0SGOOD & WILLIANMS, Auotion and Comwlsslon Houso, 63 Houth Oausl-at, ‘Will have Auotion Bales oy Wodnesdoy, Fridny, and Saturdny, Of thls of all kinds nd:lland, thrae Jlonsos un &9k our adyancos on othe; Tonsoliold Furniture, bot o selling the contdnta o rigago sale, and wani tg 1 tare, Ft i R — dor ulintt