Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. ¢ ,« o R CORNELL OF OHICAGO, MANUI'ACTURERS OF STEM & EKEX-WINDING WATCHES, f whi 0 tholr unoqualled Btom-Wind. e e O g ALlhchimone . et st GL30: B ovihd 300 oach, with tho Un.'s guarantcs of (ho B B Aol nalers for o gm";_‘efi l.'.';’ A goods, RALE €O, DO NOT BELL e PAUL CORNELT, Prosidont. T, 0. WILLIAMS, V., Pros't and Manager. Address CORNLLL WATOI i1 §0., Grnnd Crossing, cor. Roventy-sixth-st. and Greenwood-av., Chicago, 11l FINANCIAL, ROBINSON, CHASE & 00, - BANKERS, No. 18 Broad-st., N. Y., Traasact & gonoral banking buslnes in all ita dotalls, allowing intorest upon doposlts to BANKS, SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE BANKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS. EsTATE “AND "TE0eH FoNDs And taformation rogurding tho samo fumhhod upon pplication, 1 hilssion. Gold, Unitod States e Eoa Sl socarition dolt in a4 tho Now York Stockc Firnt-alean Muntclpal and Talrond Bonds nasotintod 8 3 rroMAs B, ATKIN BoornE . Savme Witaaase T Mow $10,000 to Loan. THE ILLINOIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK have a TrustFund . of $10,000 which will be loaned for flve yoars on first-class city proper- ty. ‘Tho amountwill be divided into two loans if desired. MONEY TO LOAN On %hxequ D%lotfinri‘rfgntty. improved pro- forzed. S3QPORD & GO, 163 LaSallo-ot. {OMMERCIAL PAPER WANTED BY WRENN & BREWSTER, Taukors and Note Brokors, % Washington-at. PUSELL Dig, energy, promptness, rellablility, no colleations no chitoe, ang 5o sttorness' feas {n suits, are ovr chiarac- Seristios, | With our main eflice at New York, waveral im. gortant branchen, rotafucd attoracss fu ovely (ot and Boar two thousanit patrons, you can fudgo af aur facllitios T bsinane FIEASTRILS MERUANTILE COLLEC: TION AGENOY, 146 Madiron-at. CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES. CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES! The most completo assortmontand the low- pstpricos in tho city, at the WILLOW SWARE MANUFACTORY of WM. POTTILHE, 2356 West Madison-st. GENERAL NOTICES. Totice--To Whon It May Cencern. 'The Public is burnby_noflflod that J. D. ‘Vredenburgh has disposed of his intorest in THE N, W. SHOW CASE MFG. 00, Tho business will bo carried on at tho old stand, 59 snd 61 South Canal-st., Ohicago. 3. RISWIG, President. JO8, MONK, Bacrotary. EAGLE WORKS MANP'G CO,, Will furnish Engines, Botlers, Mining Machinery, and il Xinds of goods in_the machioory line. Send for do- ascriptive clscular, Ofico, 48 South Canalat., Ghicago. P. W. GATES, Prosidont, THE LOGS wden City Manufaoturing and Supply Company, O e e Cout pany's. ands, aTo for. sato, a idy will ho rogolvar uatl Saiurday marning at 100 ‘clock, a4 thio Cutlor Louto, ARG M TRNKINS, Asslgace. NOTICE. Atter Fobruary 1, 1874, tha promium apon purahase of TAX CERTIVICATES, hold by tho clty for clty tazes of 1892 witl bo ratsed to 6 PIER GENT. Cbilcago, Jan. 2, 181, 6. 8. HAYES. Comptroller. WANTED. WANTED, An nctive first-class business man to go into the country, single, and of good habits, capa- ble of taking entire charga of n sot of baoka, Blust be o good penman, and in overy way ou experienced man., One in middle-life preforred. Apply to or nddress X, at Briggs House, corner Randolph-st. and Fifth-av, on Phursday, at13 m. WANTED, A position as boukkeeper, correspondont, cashior, or for eoral oitco work of oy kiad, by s youts man of oxpe: Flenon: a good punman; ¢an furnish cxoollont rufaroncos, iud ix anxlous to obtain work, Addross B 77, Tribuno Blico. &l TO RENT. TO REINT. Firtelass Offes a Morel Rl ‘The attentlon of Baukers, Roal Estato Br ot Tosuraes Qomyanion do.y (s callod to W kantugion filock, on ¢ Somor o Wadhiagton-at dud Finiar, ofther Ghamor f ‘Commerco, oppoaifo the Olioa; and in tho sontro of businoss, Washington Tiock s noarly firo-proof, and is in overy roapeot ono of tho {hieat afos Buildlitgs n tho clty, -Nono but i nonpon: e agtian ead agmr. - JOHN by OLINGIR, Houthesst corver Washington and Doarborn.sta, SOCIETY MEETINGS. Masonic. Ohleago Counall No. 4, R, and 8, Maaters, Mall No, 72 Mouros-st. Kogular assombly this (Wedresday) ovon- g 8074 welnok for bstyoss, pocial businoss—I:jestion of Ofiicers for tha presont year, By orderal tha T, L G. M, ¥.'N, TUCKER, Rocorder, Masome. n‘T!llP communieation of Blanoy Lodge, No. fll, F. !Ql'l: ‘,ulhll 7;‘:!‘\‘1!! 3 :!tk'{lw' iu Froomason's Hall, 'Tho i ! ¥ cordinlly Biviteds . 0. WHITNEY, Boe LITHOGRAPHING. sisconma s SO TN i 10 5y 7 & D MIOTIGAN-AY, | kers, Law. i UNION LITHO. CO. u:‘l’llae‘l'..“l.fl:m:uk. Lateaslve Bloam l’amr}lv ‘PROPOSALS, To Butlders. On Thursday, of present woek, plans and specifications will be ready at the office of W. W. Boyington, United States Express Building, Washington-st,, for the large Frame HotelStructnrs Bar, aud Oufhnlings, At Sheffield, Lake County, In- diana, fourteen miles from Chicago, at the proposed new Indiana Harbor of Wolf Lake, Work to be immediately com- menced and pushed with dis- patch, City references re- quired from bidders, For Sheffield Association HENRY M. SMITH, 190 Dearborn-st., NOTIGE 70 CONTRAGTORS, 2,100 cublo yards of Timostono Ledgo, moro orloss, s app] to bo removed, For specilications and pai lnrs ) 3 R [ 1] g id chnpln, BERTSC] Shaboygan, W INSURANGE. RECDE [SLAND INSTRANCE ASSOCIATION. CASH CAPITAL, For Insurance in above-named Asgo- oiation apply to TEALL & FISHER, Agents, 148 LaSalle-st. DRY GOODS3. MANDEL BROTHERS Offor, this day, & new arrival of the following goclis, all much below ac- tual values: 100 ggz. Ladies’ Windsor Ties, cts. 300 pes. Fine Birdseye Linen, 25 cts. per yard. 1 Case,Mew Spring Shades Al- pacas at 2b cts. 1,000 pairs Two-Button Xid Gloves at 7Ge, 26 pé:is. 8-4 Black Cashmere, Stle ] Harrsonsts, Twenty-second-st, and Michigan-av, MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. SHIRTS, Collars, CUEF'S, WILSON BROS,, 67 & GD WASIINGTON-5T., CHIOAGO, And Piko's Opera Houso, Fourt Cincinnatl. ORGANS, . Tho attentlon of partics intorentad is directod to the fol- Juwing CHURCH ORGANS, A magnificent Rood Organ with threo manuals, made urdott Organ Co. Price, 81,000, s A supotb plpo- Organ, aultalic," Iir modlam-sigod churghus or halle, msdo by Johnson & Go. Prico, 81,50, ¥all dosoription furnlstiod on applieation o LYON & HEALY, State and Monroo-sts., Ohicago. FIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. The firm of urtis, Manning & Bonvarns ia this day di. solved by mutual copsont. 4 iy eutatauding acoounta will baactilod by I, A, Heavern & Ca, W v, ¥.'A,SEAVERNS, NIZW FIRM. Tho commission busiucss will ho continued by ¥, Ae Beavorus & Co. at old aflico, 158 Washlagtun-st., Room 8, and wo olicarfully rooummend than, Manon 1, 1874, Manon1, etk W Ao, DISSOLUTION. The firm of TUMLER HAARL hre . satved by Do) Sonsont. 1 G- TOMUIK Wi Somtisus ‘Ghiluaid, March 3, 1874, DISSOLUTION. The firm of STULTS & OSBOIN G boraly dluclvod DA i W, 3. OSHOIN, of Oltcogor 3 Chiargo. Fob. 25, 1874, PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o. BLANK BOCKS! BTATIONERY lnd.l;’l}.l‘t:y'fi?.‘lulglhhwl promptly and J. M. W. JON HS, 104 AND 100 MADISON-8T, e Chicage Daily CHICAGO. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1874. WASHINGTON. The Senate Devotes Another Day to the Centennial Bill, Motion Pending to Refer to the Appropriation Committee. The Bankruptey Bill to Go to a Conference Committces The Inter-State Commerce Bill Taken Up in the House, Reprosentative McCrary, of Iows, Explains the Measure, Special Agent Jayne Gives Vent to Ilis Injured Feelings, He Applies the Term * Thieves” to His Accusers, the New York Merchants. THE MOIETIES SYSTEM, Special Dispatch lo The Chicago Triduns. JAYNE'S SCREED, ‘Wasnuxeroy, D. C., March 3,—The Ways and Monns Committoo had a prolonged sossion to- day, which wes olmost entirely taken up with tho furthor hoaring granted to Mr. Jayno, Into Bpoclal Agont, in dofonso of tho moicties sys- tom, offieinla from Now York and Boston.” Jayno be- camo vory much oxciied in the course of his romarks, obarging that a gang of thioves had dolormined to ruin him, and openly assorting that the morchinnts prosont wore all thieves, flis abusg finnlly bocame 6o violont that Judge Kelloy, who presided in tho absonco of Dawes, was con- strained to reprimand him sharply and soverely. The Committeo have agroed to hold evening scasions, beginning with to-morxpy night, to hoar what tho partica bhave to offer in tho caso, ‘Thoy admitted an Associated Press roporter to tho commitico-room to-day, but excluded all others_ gnvo’ the partic bolonging to tho dologntions. They have mob yob fully decided whother thoy Wil admit tho piees roportors gonerally or not, but thoy aro in d to exclude all buta ropresent- ntive of " tho Asaociated Pross, on account of tho crowdod condition of tho commitiee-room. That TIUE BTATEMENTS MADE BY JAXNE ltave, had somo offcet on the Committoo is not donicd. Prior to the hear- they wore gonerally in favor of tho sholition ~ of tho syatom withont remervo; now that Lo had en- lightened thom on some of the sacret history of the frauds that havecome under his obseryation, thoy have weakened porceptibly, so that it & vote were had nt onco thers would bo a fair chance for & vordict against the abolition. . THE COUNTER-STATEMENTS to be made by tho importors may huve tho effect to restore them ontirely to their old dislike of tho systom. (7o the Assoctated Press,| JAYNE ON A DANPAGE. WasmixaTo, March 8.—1he session to-day of the Committco of Ways und Means, on the sub- jects of seizures of books and papers of mor- thonts aud importers, and of miolctics, was numerously attouded, soveral Chambors of Com- merco and Boards of Trade boing ropresonted. B, J. Juyno, the alloged chiof of tho *moi- oty " mom, mnde » defonso of his own conduact, and said : **I stand before you accused of wrong. These gontlemen come and ask you to liston to charges made under tho impulse of public opinfon, and shall Istand Lere accused Wwhile my wife to-duy i8 broken-liearted by the charges mado by theso infernal thieves and their roprovoutativos 7" Jayne was hero promptly in- formed that ho must rogard the decorum of the oceasion, and was required to take his seat. — e BOUTWELL AND BUTLER. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tridune, ‘Wasnixartox, D. C., March 8,—Sonator Bout- woll secms to have no warm or cordial friond left. His conduct i soveroly criticised by thoso who know him bost. Thoy say ko hos played fast ond loose with his friends and supporters, aud hes given unmistakable evidence of his in- gincere, vacillating, weathercock-Itke, treachor- ous character, prblessing to be in tho Intorest of ono while he wasg, in fact, playiog into the hands of the other party, Thoy say he hay, in tho Simmons mattor, probably moro than in any other instonco, oxhibitud his true cheractor, which is mado up of selshnees, Ingratifudo, and troachory, snd nobody fecls inclined to have dealings with him on this account, He professed to bo in the interest of Bimmons until, fenring tho wrath of thogo whom ko imagined would win in tho fight, hio leaned to tho othor side, report- od adverscly on Simmou's pomination and lent indifferont, though in effect, strong BUFPONT TO I OPPONENTS OF BUTLER nnd his protego, Even the President, who has for soveral yoars combatted idoms of this kind when oxprossed to him, is esid to be now dis- posed to credit at least a few of tha many nnfav- orable reports that huvo Lorotofore come to his enra about Boutwell during his ocoupancy of thootfice of the Becrotary of tho 'l'reasury. Mr, Doutwell gave many worthy eui- vzens good reasona for complaint, aud a number of them iuformed tho President of their grievauces, and proved to him that thoy were unfairly and unjustly {reated by bis Minis- tor of Finauco, but GRANT WAS DISINOLINED TO BELIEVE, and usually dismissed tho_complaiits with somo such romarks as, that ho had made it a rule not to interforo with the affairs of his Cabinot Ministors, or that the mattor complain- od about would come out all right in tho ond, Muny & person bas theroforo suffered oven to thls day in conso- quonco of Boutwell's projudice, favoritism or unfriendlingss, and dozons hava not only auf- fored from tho inconvenience of delay, but have Tost Leavily pecuniarity on ncconnt of Bis tronch- gyy, lnlniumpreunnmnon, or decoption, or all com- ined, Tho gontlomen who spenk thus of Mr, Bout- woll are men of promiuence, who base their opinions upon jnformation which they deom roliable, coming from both politicians and mer- cantile busiucss men. With all of Boutwoll's faults, y BEN DUTLER LOVES JIIM STILL, ot loast tho frionds of Butlor By 00, Sonator Boutwell is not the only momber of the Massnachusetta Congrossionnl Dologation who 18 troubled and norvous from tho roadtion aflor the Simmons oxcitement, Mr, 13, Rockwaod Hoar was confined to his house by nervous dobulity, and Mossrs, Donjamin W. Harils and Alva I, Crocker havo also boon undor tho wosthor for a fow days, Boutwoll made his np- poaranco in the Senato Jata this aftoruoon, ap- purontly feeling feeblo in consoquence of Ihu lness. P, PRAYING FOR THE PRESS, Special Dispateh to Tho Chicago Tribune, A FEIWENT OHAPLAIN, Wasmnaron, D, O, March 8,~The Bonato biave been groatly troublod of lato ou account of cortain newspaper correspondents, who have, 1t 1 chiargod, caluwnintod some of them recently, Tho room was filled with morchants and | In viowof this fact, nnd thinking to call at- tontlon to the matterin o quartor where thioy fool that thoy onght to havo assistanco in tholr dintrees, the Obaplain of that body delivered himealt of tha following prayer to-day: 0 Lord, our God, wa_comio in this place to deplore hefore Tlieo tho apfrit of Iying which {a aliroad, s wo Deseeeh Theo to rbika tho gount demon of alnder thint stalks forth, casting upo all tho certh n foarful sbadow, Parslyzo tho hand (hat writea tho willful dofraction ; palsy tho tonguo that ulters wanton calumny ; 'dosiroy the things which tend to nnder. mino all confidonco in tho good nnd givo » mnlgnint power foall the hai elements for tho demoralization and destriction of lunon moclety, Let Thy flaming spirit take veneanico on tho false accuser, ond cou~ sume this apirit of ruln from all the Jand, This we ank in the namo aud for the sake of i who wus truthitaclf, Amen, o e CQANAL INTERESTS, Special Dispateh ta Tha Chicago Tribune. THE LOUISVILLE & PORTLAND CANAL, ‘Wasmnaroy, D, 0., March 8.—Tho Houso Commerdo Committoo, as predicted, ngrecd to- day to the roport of tho Bub-Committeo on tho Loulaville & Portland Canal bill., MOUTIL OF THF. MIGSISSIPDT, Tx-Gov. Adair, of Louisiana, appeared boforo tho House Committeo on Railronds and Canals to-dny, to’ oppuse the ' proposition of Capt. Eada to maintain av nassn o at tho mouth of tho Misslssippl, by closlng with piles all tho posses pave ono. Enda claims that by doing thia tho increasod current o tho pnss faft open will bo sufficiont to wasl out and carry off tho sedimonts, 50 8 to loave plonty of water over the par. Gov, Adair thinks that tho effeck of tho phwn will b ouly to 1ovs tho bar further out, o is iu favar'of tho For: 8. Philipp anal, [0 the Amoctated Prese.) THE LOVISVILLE CANAL, Wasmxarox, D. O, Morch 8,—Tho Houso Commttoe on Jommerce to-day ngroed to ro- yors for favorable action of the House, the bill valdlni; for the payment of bounds of the Loulsyilio & Portland Canal Company, with an amendmont that the Secrotary of War, iustend of tho Sceratary of the Trozsury, may purchaso and poy for any of said bonds ot tho market price. PENSIONS. Special Disnateh to The Chicaqo Tribune. DILL BEPORTED TO TIE HOUBE. Wasminaroy, D. O, March 8.—~Tho Ifouse Invalld Ponsion Commitieo agroed to-day toa bill which provides that all ponsions grunted on account of diseaso contractod in tho United States sorvice, or wounds in battle, siuco March 4, 1861, which havo beon grout- ed or may hereafter Lo granted on opplication filed provions .to Juunary 1, 1876, ehall commencs from the dato of death or digchargo. Tho bill also provides tunt, in caso application for pension is not flled prior to Jau. 1, 1876, the pousion otherwisa shall commonca from the dato of filing tho last avidonco nccos- sary to cstablish tho snmo. ‘The limitation pre- scribod does not apply to otaima by, or in bobalf of, insano persons, or minor childron of decvns- ed soldiere, & {70 the Astociated Press.] ‘WasmiNaroN, D, C, March 8,—The House Committeo on fuvalid Pensious to-day agrecd to & bill which provides that all _pensions granted on account of disenses contradied in the United Btates service, or wouuds in battle, sinco March 4, 1861, which lavo been granted or may hereaftor bo grantod on application filed provious to Jan. 1, 1875, shall commenco from tho date of death or dischargo. Tle bill olso provides that, in chvo ap- vlication for peneien is not mmYs prior - to Jan, 1, 1876, tho ponsion shall commenco from the dute’ of filing tho last avidonco nocessary to catablish the samo. Tho limitation horein’ presoribed docs not apply to claims by, or in behilf of, insano persous or minor childron of deconsed soldien petuiiets RETRENCEMENT. special Dispateh {o The Chicago Tribune. . TUR INTERNAL REVENUE YOROE. Wasnmaron, D. C., March 8.-~I'he Commis- afouor of Intensl Ruvenue bus “Written to tho House Appropriations Committeo;, remonstrat- {ug ngaivst any further reduction in bis clerical force. Ho shows that 1,200 cloks woro dis- charged by tho law of Decom- bor, 1872; sud that since 1866 tho reductions of clerical force in his Bureau amonut to 5,000, Ho depreeates any further re- duction, on the ground that it will cripplo tho ofticioncy of the Buroau. Ho 'claima to make bis protest from honst motives, and with tha solo purpose of cuabling tho oflice to diecharge it dutles oxpeditiously, and with tho losst pos- sible cont. THE ALASKA BEAL FISIERIZS, ‘Tho House Commerce Committeo agreed to n bill to-day aunthorizing tho Becrotary of the Areasury to designate the sossons of the year in which s0ale may bo taken in Alaska. i iy APPROPRIATIONS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, FOR WONKS OF DEFENSK. ‘Wasntyatox, D. 0., March 3.—Tho Sonate Committeo on Appropriations reported back to- Any the bill making appropriations for the con- struction, presorvation, aad ropair of fortifica- tions and other works of dofoneo, n8 it passed the Houso Feb. 12, This bill approprists $704,000, and no amondment is proposed by tho Sonate Committee, which probably insures the pnssnge of tho bill e it stauds, ‘Che Tortiflea~ tion Dill of 1872 appropriated $2.087,000; that of Inst vear approprinted $1,899,000. From this it will bo obsorved that thoro hins boen o reduction of $1,005,000 in tho-bill of this yoar as compared with that of 1878, Amang tho appropriationa provided in this venr's bill §s $135,000 for tozpedoes for harbor defonscs and prosorvation of the same, but tho monoy is only to be used in tho establishing aud ‘maintonance of torpedoos to bo operatod from shoro-stations for the destruction of an cnemy’s veegel approaching tho shoro or entering the chanvel of the harbor ; also, £30,000 for survoys and reconnolssances in tho military divisions and dopartmonts, and 30,000 for continuing tho oxplorations and surveys of the Torrilorics weat of the 100th meridion, heretofore conducted by Lieut. Wheoler, of tho army. —_— PUBRLIC DOCUMENTSE. Special Iwapateli to The Chicago Tribune, THEIR DISTRIBUTION. Wasmyatoy, D. 0., March 8.—Mr. Hulo, of Maine, has introdaced & bill providing that pub- lie documents shall bo sont only to porsons who sball forward monoy to pay the postage, oxcopt in tho casoof tho documonts which aro illustrated by oxpensive plate and cuts, whon they must forward aldo enough money to cover the extra oxpense, Each Representativo aud Senator will healgo entitled to five copios of each publica- tion froo, Aftor Kagson's, thin geems to be tho most sonsiblo propowition that has been ad- vanced on tho subject, PUILIC PRINTING. The alngular charge is mude that tho Con- gressional Printer churges tho tmonts mora for their printing thau is paid by thom to private parties for the ¥rmo desciiption of wo! ‘tho Houso Printing Committeo have com menced an invostigation of tho charge. Thoy oxaminad soveral Depurtmont officils to-day, and will hear Clapp, the Congresslonal Triuntor, to-morrow, % NOTES AND H Special Dispatch to The Chivaqo L'ribune, TUE DANKRUPT BILL. Wasnixatox, D, 0., March 8,—By deeleion of the Honge Judiclary Commiltteo to-dny, tho Ilouso will bo requested to non-concur in the Honute amendments to the Bankrupt bill, sud the bill will atter all bo virtually made by a conforencs committes consiating of a fow mem- bors of each Houso of Congress, PELUAN-NUSTEED, Ropresentative Clurlos Palliam who, yester- day, had & perronal altercation with tho nophow of Judgo Dick Bustoed, of Alubumn, i8 to bo arrosted: to-morrow moiniug on o chargo of as- saulting with “Intent to kill. Iv is stated by young Lustoed that L'olham way ghostly palo Wwith rage when ho (Pulimm) —heguu tho moloo last evening, aud, that beforo D gleod) had over madi tion in rotaliation, Petham lind 0 o & demonsty diawn Lie pisto bo vory much tho worso for woar to-day, al- though, in prize-ring parlancs o good mauny blows found home. JPALING JI8 WOUNDS, . Tamedoll, who was dofonted for Republioan Lioutenant-Govornor of Virginia last fall, was nominated to-dny to n United States Marshal for tho Enstorn District of Virginin. TIE HOWAD COURT OF 1NQUINY mat to-day, and, aftor khort session, adjonrnod 4l Tuosday noat, to awalt tho mrrival of Col, Milos of the Fitth Infantry, who hea been da- tailed to supply tho placeof Gen.. McDowoll, vr{lro cannot attond, owing to tho illness of his wife. THS} OENTENNIAT CELEDRATION BILT wtilt hangs in _tho Benato, aud may yot oconpy tho nttontion of that body o dsy or two, Tho result I8 problematical. The apirit of penuri- onsnoss which porvades this Congreas mny bo (ho causo of the ultimato dofoat of tho wholo centonulal affair, TIE DISTRIOT OF COLUMDIA INVESTIGATION hay been delayed another day. - "PIERCE VB, NUTLER. The offect of the recent Bimmons row scome 10 bo the bringing forward of Plerce, tho now Congrossman and Iata Mayor of Boaton, ag the proper man to pit ngainet Bon Butlor for the Gubornatorial nomination by the Mnssnchnsetts TRopublicans noxt fall, = Piorcono understands it, and oxpiesses himself os willing to make the flgl)‘l‘t. "This lonves Alexandor H. Rico out in the cold, (To the Associated Prese.) GOVERNMENT FINANS Wasnr¥aroy, D, 0., March 8.—Recoipts of the Govornmout from all sources for tho quarter ending Doc. 81, §58,601,0696; oxpoudituros for tho samo porlod, $62,823,377, ILLIOIT DISTILLERIEN, Tho Commissioner of Intornal Rovenuo, re- plylug to the resolution of tho Sonate, sy thnt during tho lnst six months, 269 ilticit distillorios have Doon Buppressed. including 71 in Tennes- soe, 29 in Kentncky, 75 fu North Caroliua, 87 in Gobrgin, 2 in Hlinots, 8 In Indionn, and 6in Weat Virginin, ‘Thelr capncity voricd from 16 to 1,000 gallons, aud a daily sverage of 80 gallons. Lot CONGRESSIONAY, RECORD. BENATE, WABRINGTON, D, O.,March 3, OPENING PRAYLR. The Chaplain, in the opening prayer, invoked Provideneo to robuko the glant detiton Slandor, now stolling forth and casting a shadow ovor all tho carth, and that the hand of the willful de- tractor, a8 it wroto, might be paralyzed. 30 INFLATION, Mr. FENTON prosonted a patition of o Iarge number of business men of Now York City, ask- iug Congress to put an immodiate stop fo any furthor isuc of greenbacks by the Secrotory of tho Treasury to causo tho rotirement, and l;t on:.io, of tho legal-tendor reserves issund, Ito- erred. Tn presenting tho petition, Mr. FENTON said tho‘mgnurl roprosonted at loast $600,000,000 of capital. e gava notice that bo would call it up for cougideration at an early day. ARMS YOI NENRASKA. Mr. LOGAN, from the Committco on Military AfTairs,reported favorably on the Lill authorlzing tho Scerotary of War to issue o supply of arms to Nebraska, aud placed it on the calondar. TIZE LIETS. Mr. CRAGIN called up tho bill suthorlzing corractions in errors in prizo lists. Tending the discussion the morning hour ex- pired and tho bill went ovor. TAILROAD BILL. Mr. STEWART, frow tho Committee on Rail- ronds, reported, with amendments, the bill in~ troduced by him Jan. 26 to provido for the In- cotporation and regulation of ruilrond compa- nioy fu tho Territories of the United Statos. Plnced on tho calendar. . THE ATAY. Mr. RAMSEY introduced s bill to ptaco the nowo of Brovot Maj.~Gou. . P. Van Cleve upon the rotired liat of the army. Referced. THE FINANCE DILL. Mr. SCOTT said tho Chnirman of the Finance Comunittco, on Lriday last, gavo notice that ho would call the financial question up again to- day, but ho had boen nssured by that gontloman (Thurman) that, on account of the illness of tho pontloman who desired to sponl,, ho would not antogouize-the fSannclal quostion with tho Cen- tonuial bisl, Jr. SHERMAN eaid tho Bonator from Michi- gan (Fenj? and the Sonator from Indiana (Mor- ten), who desired to apeak on the financial ques- tion, wero both indisposed, but would probably bo bero to-morrow, and ho hoped the financinl T'lestian would thon bo resumed. He_thought tho Contennial bill might bo disposod of inan hour, and wonld not like to soo it antagonized with auy othtor measnres, OIIDER OF DUSINESS. Mr. WEST moved that the pending_ measuro and all other ordora be Inid aside, and that tho Senato rrncucd with tho consideration of the Army bill, Mr. SUMNER snid ho thonght it would be bost to refer tho Centonnial bill to the Commit- teo on Appraprintions, ‘That Committeo could examino i¢ and seo if the country would bo will- ing to pay b sum of monoy for & colebration which would be connted by millions. Mr. BCO'TT suid it would be idle to sond tho Dbill fo the Comumittoo on Agprnpx‘lntimm, when Congross had not said whothor the oxhibition sbould Lo national or interwationnl. " Mr. Weat's motion to take up the Army bill was lost—yens, 25 ; nays, 80, Mr, CARPENLER said ho gave notice on Fri- day Inat that ho would call up his Louisians bill for tho purpose of reforenco on Monday (yoster- day), but, the Senator from Indiana (Morton) baviug bean canflued to hig house, ho had not called up the bill. 1Ip understood that the Son- ator would bo here to-morrow, and nt that tima be (Carponter) would ask that. the bill be re- for:od, and submit his romarks, Mr. HAMILYON (Md.) said he desired to speak on Louisinun affairs, aud would ask that tho subjeot be takon up as soon as the pending bill bo disposed of, THE CENTENNIAL DILL. The bill in referoncs to the Contennial Exhibl- tion was token up, the peuding question being tho amondmout by Ar. Mornll (Vt.), making tho Lxhibition nationalin its character, instead of international, Mr. BHERMAN moved to rofer the bill to tho Committee on Appropriations without instruc- tions, Ho would vote for a large appropriation to aid tho Exhibition, citlor national or interna- tiona), snd boliovod Philadeolphsia the bose placo to lold it, but ho wanted the bill to be care- fully prepared, Congiors should not pass tho bill as it was now boforo tho Senate, snd thus commiv itsalf, Tho bill as it stood bound Congress hand and foot. 1f Trueteos of the oxhibition should contract a debl of 50,000,000 tho Government would havo to puy it. Ho'did ot moan tobo understood as suy- ing that theso Trustoes would contrnct such obligations, as he kuow them to bo mon of char- acter, but the bill put it in their power to do %o, He did not opposo an international exposition, aud believed that Congress, to sowme oxtent, was committed in favor of such n colobration, hav~ wg sivoady proclaimed {o the world that it would bo hield. The peoplo of his Btate favored the oxhibition, and desired to sec it held in Philadelphia. They wore willing to contributo of their moans to aid, but, like a prudent peoplo, wauted to Jmow bow muoch ic wonld cost, o Lioped tho bill wonld bo roforrod. . Mr, SPEWART hopod tho bill would be ro- ferred, and provision mado for thoe arpropria- tion of » kulficlent amount to have & natioual colubration which would be o credit to tho coun- try. 1lo moved to amond tho motion to rofor ko 08 to instruct tho Committee to provide for a nntional exhibition. Mr, FERRY (Conn,) sald it wonld bo best to rofor without any instiuotious, Alr, SUEWAILL withdrow his amendment, Mr, BLEVENSON said thore wers (0o many important quostions involved in tho bill to por- it him to vemuin silont. o was uot opposod ton proper culobiation of the 4tk of July, 1876, but donied the power of Coungress to taka money fromi the Nationnl 'Irensury to-ald such an onterprise, o quoted from the formor do- Dbates on tho subjoct to ¥how that tho vxhibition waa o local ailuir, and Congrens was simply asked to give it digoity, Btion'd Congross npproprinte funda for it at lonst 0,000,000 to %25,000,000 would bo roquired. 'Tho whole debata unon thiy subjeet bad illustrated botter than anything ho could say the curolessnoss with which publio businoss was travsacted by tho Senate. Cou- gress lhnd no power to pnss this bill, and all procedents found would not juatify an opon violution ot Imy, 4 Mr, BOO'L'L rond & lotter just rocoived by him, dated Lob, 28, from o gantloman (horoughly con- vorsant with the aftuir, stating thut the do- floiency in the Vienna Exposition was about 4,000,000 floring, & large part of which woulkl probably be roturned, yot to come on from rail- road taltot-azants, Mr, BIVENSON denied the rij htof Uongress poration, and snid tho oconsion would be top saorod to mix up with it wares and morohandi dollars and conte, It woald not bo in accordag with our ropublican inetitutions to ontortain t orowned honds of Buropa in tho mannor th g aro recolved by tholr brothor soverolgms | & forelzn countrios upon oceaslons of visits ; an tho pooplo’s monay should not bo ueod for nu "2 Auch purpose, 1876, to bo a day of thanksgivin hnug thoir garlands on the tombs of our honored + forofathers, Let therobo a nntional colobras, tion, but Congross should take charge of it, and tho Colobiation should Lo _in Washington, Phila~ dotphin, and Now York. Tho bill should 'he re- ferred, and tho Committea would report tho plan, as well ns tho cost, of the colebration. Then the peoplo of Pennsylvania and Thiladalphia could tinito with all othors, and tho day bo glorlously colobratod, putting our freo iustitutions on an ovorlasting foundation. Mr. BCOL'T snid gix of tho Powors of thoonrth ind necopted an invitation to participato in tho colobration, and this morning ho hnd received information that two moro, Austria and tho Bundwich Islands, had also nceoptod. Mr. BAYARD said it was not contemplated to ontortain tho crowncd heads of Buropo, bub only to {uvite the Governments of tho world to sond roprosentatives to the oxhibition, tho svme 08 we had dono to England, France, and Austria, Mr. 8COTT aald the whole gpirit of our fusti- tutions rovoits against tho idea of ontortaining crowned licads, sud ho was astonishod that Son- atora hand talien such s viow of the casc. Ho hopod tho quostion would be Hot- tled na to whothor tho exhibition was to be uatloual or intoruationsl at once, o that the Cowmnmissioncrs might mako thoir preparationg acqordingly. o did not bellove au intornational colobration would cost 820,000,000, or anything like it, sud tho Commissionors bnd not thought of {ncurrlng such onormous expenso, e lind no objection to tho bill goiug to the Comuwittan, providing the charactar of tho wxbibition bo sottled first, The Bouato soccmed disposed to troat this colobration na bolonging to Pennsyl- vanin and Philadelpbia, and ho would not hoar tho fair name of the State or the city nssniled oven by implication witbout vindicating their honor. Pouding discussion on the motion to rofer tho bill to tho Committoo on Appropristious, tho Souate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr, DAWES, from the Committoo on Appro- priationw, roported the aunual Fortification Ap- proprintion bill without amoundment. Placed on the ealoudar, JOMESTEAD BILL. Mr. TOWNSEND, from the Commiitco ou Pnblic Lnuds, reported 8 bill to smend the Homostead laws. ‘fhe bill goos into nll the details, aud was rend at leoglh, After ronding, and somo discussion, the bill passed. THI BEAL-FISHERIES. Mr. CONGER, from tho Committeo on Com- merce, reported o bill to amond tho act of Jnly 1, 1870, to provent tho extermiuation of fur- Learing animals in Alnsks, 8o as to anthorize the Secrotary of the Treasury to desgnato tho months In which fuar seals may be taken for their slkivs on tho islands of St. Paul and St. Georgo and the wators adjacont thereto, and the num- Dor to be taken inor about ench isiond. After oxplanation, tho bill was passed. THRANSPORTATION BILL. The Houee then praceeded to thae considerntion of the bill to rogulato commerco among the sov- oral States, and Mr. McURARY, who roported the bill from the Committeo on Railroady aud Canals, addresscd the Houss in oxplanation and ndvocacy of the bill. Tho bill rolated, ho enid, cxclusively to inter-State commoreo, and ho ssgorted it Lo bo the tight and duty of Congress to_regulate such conimorce. It provided two things only in tho nature of refornation : First, that porsons vngaged in railrond commerce shall not make unrassonablo or extortionato charges ; 2nd second, thnt thoy shell not make unjist dis crimination in tho matter of charges. “Ihe bill was, thorefors, declaratory of tho common law itaolf, 1t had not been' propared in_any spuiit of hostility to tho railroads. It required noth- ing from thom tbnt wos nob fair, just, and rensonable. It requircd from them only that which tho comwon law, o# it etood now and from time immomorinl, xequired of them. Mo argued fuat -tho power of Congrees over intor-State railroads was plen- ary ond unlimited, oxcept whero limitmions wore imposed by tho Congtitution, and wos oqual in intect with the powor of any slnglo Governmentaver common carriors, Thero wus no limitation in tho Constitution in the declaration that Congross mny regulate commorco, As to what Congress might doin the way of ropulat- ing comumercs, it was for Congress ltsolf to do- cieo, provided what it did was™ in_tho nature of regulation. 'Chore was not, and thero could not be, any other limitation in the ‘powor of Con- groes under tho Coustitution, both in the su- thority and reason, The proposition contsined in tho bill v as for the regulating of commerce, and would Iuevitably be Lold to be a proper and logilimate exorciso of the power of Congross. Ho deolarod that tho chorgos fixed by tho ginab railroad corporations’ wero fixed, not by competition, but by combination, and ho quoted the shrowd aphorism of old Goorge Stophonson that competition isimposuible when- over combination is possible. He also quoted from tho address of Chorles Francis Adams bo- foro the Musenchusotts Legislature to show hat tho only competition posgible is Letwoen land transportation aud wator transportation, a8 in niuoty-nine cases out of o hundred there was but ona railrond betweon two points over which oods. could bo ehippod. There were ut ¢wo alternativea: cither rogulation of rullrord commerce nmoug States by moans of National legislation, or olgo lotting them romain pormancntly sithout auy regulation at all. o nsxod tho House to conylder seriously whethor this great commoree, theso vast combinations, theso poworful monop- olies, having to do with the righte and interests of tiio poople, onght to bs feft pormanontly froo aud indopondent of any logislative control. Tho States conld not regulste thom. Any sttompts to do so by States would bo held void, as tho statuto of Penusylvanin had beou Leld void, Tho_quostion, theroforo, confronted Congrosn whether it should lot this commerco remnin without , reguiation ~ or should assert thoe power which the Constitution con- forred. on Congres over tho subject. Toforring to tho immonss profitn mado by rmirond compauiss, not on their stock but on their sctual cost, which was a vory different thing, Lo instanced tuo caso of the Now York Contal, which in o fow yoars bad paid £45,000,- 000 in dividends, being nearly tho ontiro cost of tho rond. Tho enormous dividonds had boen mado by lovying exorbitant charges on com- morce, " Talidag of tho oponing up of now routes and improving old oncs, 10’ 8aid_thnt 1o ono was more iu favor than ho vas of doing so, He kunow thnt watsr-transportation was ono of the features in tho solution of the question, but hio kuew, too, that Congress might spend any rmount of monoy iu the lmprovemont of tho Mississippt River, and .in oponin other wator roules, and commerco woul #till noed aid of logislation in order to compel tailroad companies to conuect with theso water routes on fair and ressonablo tovms, Tho rallroads would diserimivato so ns to dostroy racticnlly tho valuo of thess water routes, They Lind always done 8o, and always would do 80, unless compelled by law to councct with water routes on falr torms, As to tho proposi- tion for bullding & great natlonnl railroud, should be considored unly, If ab all, 24 & Jast resort. But,’even if thore was such o rosd, Congreas would stili necd to coutrol railroads o usto compal thom to conmeot with it. cloged bis spoech by smyiug that Congross wana tho only powor that iad tho 1lght, aud on which devolved the duty of sdoplivg such ren- sonable rules and rogulntions ay tho caxg ro- quircd. 1o hoped that Congress would not hies- itato to divchargo te duty, sud its wholo duty, in the premises, ' Mr, ARI'HUR, member of the Commitice on Roilweys and Caunaly, Poflowed in n speech aguiust tho DA, fu bomg u proporition in tho anturo of an exparimontal explaser of the olas- tielty of constizutionn] governmant, 1lo quoted from the debates on the Constitution, nud from tho docision of tho Chiof Justice, to show that tho objeot of giving Cougrcka power to rogulato commerco was Lo establish porfaob mnmfitv among the soveral Btates s to commor- ciol rights and to provent unjust and invidioy istinotions which local jonlousios on partiel intorests might be dispoted to introduce aud maiutatn, Without taking actlon on tho bilt, which fu the apecinl ordor ftom day to doy until dispused of, tho Houso adjonrnod, = TOBITUARY, Lamboert Quetolots New Yonx, March 8.—TLambert Quotolot, the Ho Ho wantod the Fourth of July & ° 5 ot tho peoplt = NEED NUMBER 193. ~ NEWSPAPER ROW. The Washington End of the “Chicago Times” Sound- 1y Thrashed, ¥ath ” Administers a Drub. ‘bing to W. 8. ‘Walker. & e The Sword of “ Gideon” Sleeps in Its Noabbard, And the Owner Thercof takes Ref« uge Under a Desk, Col. Fred Grant Anxious to See Walker. How the Correspondent Has Managed to Secure Everybody's - Wilt. Spectal Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune, WastixaTon, D. 0., March 3.—BSomo littlo ex- cltoment was erontod to-day by o bout ot flati- cufls indulged in by Goorgo Alfred Townuond, tho woll-lmown correspondent, ** Gath,* of Tur Cn1oAao TRinuNE, and one W, 8. Walker, * THE PROYOGATION. It appoars that Walker, who cama hero early inthopossion to writeletterstotho Chicngodimes, wrotealotterwhich was printed in that papor, prob. ably three weoks ngo, fiorcely attaclking Towns- end ficreoly, charging him with boing iu tho pay of tho District Ring, and asserting, among other that hio (Lownsend) owned and lived in o hougo that had been givon him by tho Ring. Tho pub- lication of tho lotter caused somo comment foradayor two, but popular intorest in the mnttor seomed to have died out until the occur- ronce of to-day revived it. * TNE ACCUSATION FALSE. It is proper to say that Towneend doos not own a house, and that ho never did acquire ono in Washington cither by purchage or in any other way. Ho ronts, as ho has dono over since he firat eamo horo, somo years sgo. Tho wholo - story was ® fabrication. It has not beon credited by anybody here who was at all acquainted with Townsend. Walker seoms to Dbavo picked it up in the streots, and mado uso of it without taking any pains to ascortain whother it was truo or not. TUE COMPLAINT. At tho timo of tho publication of tho lotter Towneond soemed vory much annoyod about it, ‘but up to this morning he has not shown any disposition to hold Walker porsonally to account in the matter. A little after 12 o'clock to-day, Townsend dropped into tho oflico of the Chicago Times. Ho complained to tha telegraphic cor- rospoudent of that paper that ho was groatly aunoyed ot the publication of tho letter in question, snying that bo was recoiving lottorn from different parts of the country with regard 10 it, and oxpressing 1118 DETERIINATION TO CHASTISE WALKER, for huying writton it. E At this mowent the door oponed and Walker stopped in. Townsoud got up, sud advancing fo tho middle of tha room, met tho now-comer and stopped him, saymg: 3r. Walkor, L bo- friended you when dyou first camo_Lere, and, in return, you have liod about me, You have pub- lished = lottor in your paper saying that I had Dbaeu given u housa by the District Ring.” Walkor iustantly rejoined: “I “trlod to find you yestorduy, Mr. Townsond, to oxplain this matter to you, I got my information from fl“n‘rlz'l‘nmuxz (meaning Tur Cuicaco Tuipuse) oflice. Yo this Townsend at once replied : _“ You LIE, 8IR, YOU LIE," nccompanying the words with n Llow scross Walker's Dody with his umbrella. “This he fol- lov.en up with ropeated blows with his umbrella about Walker’s liend, nntil Walker foll {o tho floor, and rolled under a dosk in the corner of the room. Up to this timo tho telographio cor- rospondont of the Times, who wns sit- ting with onothor gontliman sbout 10 foot from tho combatuuts, in an' adjoining room with tho door opey, had been disposed to ook upon the ongagemont ns o Pickwickian sort of & quarrel ; but when Walker foil, tho two \gentlamen realized their mistake, and, rushing forward, found Lownsend PUMMELING WALRER under tho desk. ‘Iboy at onco scparated the purtics, who were both very much excited, Wallter ‘domaudivg to be allowed a chance to oxplain. ‘Lho combstants were urgod to have no more trouble in the office, whereupon Town sond withdrow, aud Walker réarranged his toilet, which had suffered sowein the encounter. With the oxception of having Lizd his hand somowhat bruixod, it having boen stopped on by Townsond, alter Lo fell, Walker hns no marks on his per- gon, and no blood was drawn in tho melce. Indoed, Walker docs nut socem to have antici- pated any attack, or to huve offored tho least rosistance from first to Jast, % - *“TINDS ENTINPRISE," Walker, einco his advent hore, scoms to have ndopted the plan of picking up all the scandal aflont, and sonding it to bis paper without rrgard to thio quality, 1ot oven troubling himwoll to ascertain the truth of thoe statomonts that lLie mokos. By this “plan he hae put forward, eince s arrival horo, all sorts of Stato gossip and slandors which tho older cotrespondonts have not deomod fit to bo used, or worthy of eredenco. Of this charactor \;‘lm a rocenl lettor, in which wero condonsed ald the DLACKMAILING SLANDERS tlint have been invented by the enomies of Gon, Tdward W. McCook to dofeat tho conflimation of that gentleman to be Qovernor of Colorado. He aleo wroto a lettor - filled with shameful ato- ios of doubtful authenticlty of the conduct of Gol. Fred Dont Cant, for which, it is undor- staod, el COL, GRAX: The charactor . f OP0:}8 TO CIASTISE HIM, i 3 .ttors liny noc plncad him in tho favorable timaticn of the special cor- respondents gou: < Wy in this city, Tho las numbor of the 5 - lay Herald, of this city, con- tained tho fotlowin:; paragraph « [ A fellow named Wa'ke *, jublicly published in Chl. cajgo an'n thief, Is ouding' sulgoritis to the Chicago Zmes to tho great scandal Hf iis old and reliable agent, Walkor haa rotained B, T, Morrick, & lawyor of tho District, to bring suit sgainst the pro- priotor of the ferald for litol iucaso the para~ graph is not ratencted. Il sintes that ho pro- prietor says ho will ratrace it fwily in tho next fssuo of lis papor. o RS L R 2 THE INDIANS. Surrender of Apnchoes In Arizonsies. Qochise Poncel . Bax Franosco, Cal, dMarch 8.—Dispntchoa from Tuscan, Arizona, stato thar Caseadoro's band of Apucbe Indluns las surrendered to Liout. Bache, Cochise is roportod as nnylnfi that he will not loave lus resorvatinn, and wil (o all in Lis power to provent othora from doing go. ‘Lhis is takou an.an indication that a dosira for war iy by uo eaus unauimous among the Apachos, d KKiowas on the Warpatls, GALYESTON, Tox., Maroh 8,—Tuo News' Han Antonio speolnl g tho lutcut withontic, tafore mation from Fort Bill convoys sad nows for the frontier pooplo. Lono Wolf, the Kiowa Chief, is pn-parlw,: 10 o to "Toxns with o strong party 1o avenge thio daatl of hin son who was killed in the fight with the Iste Liout, udson on the weut furk of the Nouces. —_———— NEW ORLEANS FAILURE. Nrw Onweans, Maroh 8.—Tho failure of Chutles Znpota, cotton commniesion merohant, s ‘Brorling exchauge buyor lose 6125, founder aud diraotor of tho Brussuls Observa- Nolthor of the helligoseuts soom to | to sppropriate monoy for a steok-jobbing cor- | tory, died, Feb, 16, in his G8th yoar, soported. 008. No coiton was slupped covering lls drawn.