Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. FRENCH FLOWERS. Las Take Notice ‘Weo hcove now open tho largest and hundaogmst lino of FRENCH FLOWERS Ever exhibitod in Chicago in any Retail House, and guarantee & sav- ing of 25 per cent on samo. MANDEL BROS,, State and Harrison-sts, TRUSSES, Rupture. Extraot from Report of Bonrd of Modioal Offioors Qonvened to Examine Sample of Trussesin Accordance with an Aot of Jon- gross Approved May 28, 1872: *“The Doard 1s of tho opinion that tho above prinelples, iz, ; thoto which bolonk tn & hropor Trus, Ar boat car. od oat by tho ‘Gommen Bouse actlott, Butman & Parkos Fasummandod by the Hoard'as thi BAZIL NORRIS, Surgoon U, 3.0, ROSSK, Ask't-Sirgoon U. 2 J WOODIARD, A GHORGE A, OTIS, A Olho sbore rocammendation of tho Tigsrd of Modioal anecs 18 pprovad. R BARN Y, BurgeonGesoral U, 8, A Trugses, Supportcrs, Shoulder.Draoor, Elaatio Block- . ings, Cratohcs, Tnstrdmonts (o dofornilics, loe, olor BARTLETT, BUTMAN & PARKER, OCEAN sii:'n:;g;‘;gs? = WEW YORK TO OARDITF. ,Thoe Bouth Wales Atlantic Steamship Jompany's Now Kull-powsred, manulactured by aro thorofora A., Prosidont. +» Secrelary. nut-Surgoon U,8.A. atant-Burgoon U.8, A7 First-class, Olyde-bullt Hteamships will Ball from Poun Tallroad Whaet, Jersey Olly: DELTA.... Fob, 7, | CEMBROKEL ....April 4 GLAMOT ron 21, | ANDES. .. April 18 Carrying goods and passengors at thron, os from sl nirin of tho Unliod Sintoe and Ganads i poste it d all other pointa in Kngland, oamsliips, built cxpressly for tho trade, nre pro- vided with all the latest improvomonts for tho comfortand convomionce of 83, in Cardiff, at the Com- ek Onmiors, and th Now York to ARGHIBALD BAXTER & CO., Agonts, No. 17 Broadivay. STATE LINE. To Glasgow, Belfast, Liverpool, Londonderry, &e. STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA salls. Snturdas, Mar. 7 BFATE OF dRoNoLR.. s Strdny, Ape: 4 STAY ' G S1A.. 0| .Saturduy, STATI RO DT o, RORTI HIvVIAL Nog. Y Rates of “‘onk"t:s"l""'i’sc?“"us B0 goid; Stogrs aseako: Cabin, $50 an ol 0, szymfz':gné’yflx‘fpud. 2 curroncy. Draits a¢ Jowost . Yor further particulars apply to JUSTIN BALDWIN & Agents, ™ Broadway, Now York, NATIONAL LINE, NOTICI—This Company takos thorisk of insurance (up to @60, 000 fu gold) on ocach of its sloamers, thus glvin, Tassengors the bost possiblo. guarantoo for safo avnldanco of dangor at sea, - "Tlia most. southorly Fouto hns always beon adoptod by this Com) mn{ to avold ico and headiands. To Ll{”‘]l POOL and QUEENSTOWN, from Plers Nos. 41 and 47, North Rivor, Now York. {?N]: ‘Ffib.. 'H& gnnndn o nioi 7| Sayptes: Bpal 1d| CEP larc] Trar Lnndon (direct) evory forinight, Ouin ruvilEe: BTG, s wid DY Currency. Stcotao, 330 Currency, tarn tickets at reduced ratos, or from Gorman and Scandinavian Tho Steamships of this lino arv the Iargestin the trads. RI:‘IK; n Great llélhll\:lv xdflil‘:ud'. |l=ll‘l Iu.m Continnut, at ortboast comnor Glark and Kanolphiate. (Gpposto. e Shorman Houso), Obicaro. WILLIAM MACALISTLR, Goneral Westorn Agent. ANCHOR LINE. Tarlco a wook from Now York to all parts of Gront Brit- atn. Troland, and (oniinpatal furmo. GABIN. (rom 01b § STEERAGE !m1 5. Bight kdl';g\fl‘lli ¢ ratcs, s aiccelt ) 47 T o Ay RO Cor. Tasalls 5 Stadilonraln, GRS, March 28 Pastengore booked to nintsat low ratos. WANTED, STOREWART A Btore, ar part of one, on South ‘Water-st., situated betwoen State- Bt. and Fifth-av, Address * COM- MISSION,” Tribune office. FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL PAPER WANTED BY WRENN & BREWSTER £l Bankors sud Noto Troksors. 86 Waghington:at, PERSONAL. Glester, Preserved b, Haston home 1f you would soo mothor alive. LOTT, NTERS. STATIONERS, &o. BLANK BOOKS! BTATIONERY and PRINTING furnishod promptly and at fair prices, by J. M. W. JON ES, 104 AND 108 MADISON.ST. GENERAL NOTICES. NOTICE. Aftor Fobruary 1, 1634, tho promium upon purchase of TAX OERTIFICATES, held by the city for city taxes of 1672 will ba ralsed to 5 PER CENT. _Chlcago, Jan, 20, 1574, 8. 8. HAYES. Comptroller, NOTICE T0 CONTRACTORS. 2,100 cublo yards of Limcstono Ledgo, moro ot lows, to'be removed. “For spocilications and. tastiont y to e SN A slprs avply Blicboygan, Wischnain, Chinice Menls 20 Per Cont Discount, $6 COM. TICKET, $5. For sala at 148 Clark-st, LRI RESTAURANT, SCINWELZ NOTICES, __DISSOLUTION DISSOLUTION. The partnorship borotofore carrlod d namo of ‘Ot1o Belimidt & Co o {15 day Glasivad by e tual o Otto Sohmidi will contiiuo the businu: at. A1 Tiabilitios of thio Iate firmi, s " tatanding accouats bo d‘"d'. NS0 leeaslont ITO SORMIDT, Binroh 5, 181, JOIN P, BCHMITT, DISSOLUTION. Tho copartnursbip horotoforo oxlsting botween 0, 31, ey g T R e A S Aluidy, f hin by lssolvod by matin) Chicago, Fob. 28, 167, WM DISSOLUTION. The firm ol TUMLER & HAASI: hins this day dis. foived by mutul consent. T O. TUMLER will continua sarmc, Chlvago, March 3, 1874, LITHOGRAPHING, 1, 3, 6y T & O DICHIG, UNION LITHO. C0. Tow Pricos, $ino Work, Yxtonsivo Kt : cliffos. - Giv us & call, AR e Duwce de SOCIETY MEETINGS. o AT i Masonic, Ortontsl TodgoNo. 33, A, It & A 3, g milnioatinn this (1dsy) oveniia at i) Wolpsl ta Cont Rass aad ork o o &d dogogs” By oty o S, nsont M. W v, WASHINGTON, The House Vote Rejecting the Franking Bill Recon- sidered, The Bill Again Rejected by a * Vote of 120 to 111, The Molety Question Beforo the Ways and Means Com- mittees What Phelps, Dodge & Co. Know About Jayne and lis Spying Subordinates, Garfield vs. Dawes on the Financial Question. First Day's Work of the Disjriot Investigating Committee. Examination of Mr. Baker, the . Auditor of Accounts. He Displays Mournful Ignorance of the Business of His Office. . Corcoran’s Answer to the Accusations of the Ring. Mr. THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE. Spectal apatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Waswnatoy, D. 0., March 5—Tho ndvocates in the House of arovival of the frauking priv- ilogo dio hard, ‘Twico bofore to-day thoy have had pitchod battles on this question, and fhoy have beon dofeated every timo, not by an over- whelming vote, but under circumstancos.which were vory discomrnging to them. Dut to-doy thoy camo to tho fight again as frosh and full of courage as votoran troops who liad been taught o trick or two by hard knocks. It appenrs that cortain of the weaker ' brothron who votod against the provious proposals to ronow have Licon Inbored with, and that upon a counting of noses, the friends of tho rovival folt the strength to warrant another contest for the cov- otod privilego, THE FIOUT was & long ono, and was not concluded till noar- ly 8 o'clock. After agreeing, upon motion of Shanks of Indinns, to reconsider the voto by whioh tho bill of lnst weele was rojeoted, tho Houso rofusod to rocomnit tho question to the Poat-Offico Committen with ivatructions to bring in the bill proposed Inst Monday by Bonjamin Butlor. Tho Committec’s bill, the ono that was defented last woek, was' agnin brought forwmd, On boing prossed to n squuro vote, it was gogain rejected, The vote wns mot 80 large by ubout 20 ns it was on tho provious oceasion, but thie majority ayringt tho monsuro was slightly increased. Tho weak hrethren who had boon brought over would ot stick, it scoms, their FEAIS OF A TIOOSTING from thoir consbituents proving stronger than iho argumonts of the friends of tho privilege. Congressmen begin to realize that n very re- spectablo numboer of the better country newspa- pora do not wish & rouowal of tho priviloge of troo circulation in the conuty whero publighed, oud it bns beon the chiof argumont in their far vor of tho ronowal, that the country press wore urgont in demending this. Tho fact that the peoplo outside of Congross who want the privilogo ronewed -are very fow in number and not very urgent in demanding it, which will grow moro aud wore apperont every duy, will havo a tondency to set tho goodly nume ber of Congrassmon who ave indifferent on the a\lh“ccl agamst it, and the result is that each day's delay only tends to root firmer . TIE OPPOSITION, It scems havdly probablo that the battle will bo renowed a fourth timo time this wcasion. ‘I'here are n_number of follows, however, who find the distribution of publio dcuments and garden-secds of great assistauce in securing o renomination, who will bring i‘ up ugnin, of gourso, if thoro should be tho slightost possi- bility of success for them. Tho yong. and noys were had five times to-dsy in contosting the question, e 2 THE MOIETIES S8YSTEM. Spectal Dispatch to T'he Clicago Tribune, 3R, DODAE'S OPINION OF 1T, ‘Wasuoroy, D, 0., March 5,—At tho scasion of the Wuys aud Meauns Committco to-night, Wm. E, Dodge concluded his statoment, and was followed by Mr. llydo, on belalf of tho Boston merchanty, Tho statements of Mr, Dodgo show & shameful combination of raseals againet tho flrm of Pholps, Dodgo & Co., which succocded, asig well known, in bleeding them of nearly 3‘5100,000. Bon Butler and Roscoo Coukling were tho LAWYERB FOR THE INFORMERS AND BLACKMATLERS, The Committeo are satisfied of tho truth of Mr, Dodge's ropresenintions, that his firm have beon most outrageously swindled, and that it was done by a ring of thorough scoundrols, ac- tunt ed by the Loeest purposes. Thoy are not groatly surprised at the connection of Len But- Jer with tho nofarious scheme, but they are as- tonishod that Coulding would hire himsolf out a8 the tool of the scoundrals, B2It is remarked that Judge Kelley, in tho ab- sonco of Dawes, prosides over the Committeo with judiciel fairnoss and a digmty and im- regsivencss not often met with, aud refroshing n tho highest dogree. [0 the Ausociated Preas,} JAYNE & CO. WasunaroN, D. C., March 5~VWilllam E. Dodge, of the iirm of I'helps, Dodge & Co., ap- penred before tho Comumitteo of Ways and ouny to-day, and gave Lis story of the case in which thoy pald in largo sums ns n compromiso, and showing tho mauner in which the firm hu baen treated by Jayne, Dodge said, aftor mak- ing the explanation horotofore published, that Jayno bad emivont counsel, a momber of tho Uuited States Houso of Ropresontatives, A di- churged clork mado o bargain with the Tionsury Agont, who thus becamo the informer, Ilo '(Dode) wished to siato thot Becrotary ~ Doutwell had _ tronted tho firm fuily and honorably. Mr. Boutwell advisod them to go into the courts, and, it they hiad taken Lis advice, they probably would nog heve paid the £371,600. Dodge ramarked that U‘nn. utlor enfd hobad s singlo lotor from Pholps, Dodge & Co., whioh was suficlent to conviot thom In any United Btates Conrt, Tho firm lentuing what it was, Inughod; for the first timo:they imported tin for chioeso-vats, instead of Y“ ting it in boxow, ft was put in bundles, with stiips of galvanized-iron round them, The Appratsor . caflod tholv attoution to tho facl that tho tin thould bavo boon in boxos, To avold future troublo they wroto to tholr frionds abroad to thereaftor put tho tn in boxos, with the marks of thelr woight and munufaclure, “'ho raply came that thoy would follow Instractions, hut tho manufacturors ndded: “If in any resjicot wo shall differ, lot us know and we will fix it." u«ls‘xlx. n},nur nn\‘v llagid }:. "BVS wilt on this " o #nid, conyicl ielps, Dodge & Co, 1 court in tho Unitcd Biatos,” > i b Buorofazy, | Who mewbers of tho flrw, enid Dodge, found ¢ Ehicage Dailp CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1874. Ilhemno'lvuu dogged by spios in any stops thoy took, Thoy conld not have s private meoting of the firm at night but that it wasknown In that dnrk hiolo nt the Custom-Houso, Thoro wns no lawyer in tholr offico but_what it was known. Ono of his partnors, ng January' camo round, opened hia desk, and, culling out such lottors as ho wishod to retain, burnt tho rost, They recolved o lotter from their attornoy informing thom that Jayne said that Pholps, Dodgo & Co, woro bun:lnfi up_tholr papors, and hie would havo thom all in Ludlow-Stroet Jnil that night. How did Jayno know ? Bocauso ho had under pay aman in their store, the socond hoolckeopor. ‘They tracod the follow, and turned blm out of tho atore, Ho went whero ho was now employ- ed, o was a clorl in the Post-Office, A placo was obtained for him by an agent of the United ftntes, At the conclusion of Dodge's tostimony the Committoo adjournad, ——— A THE DISTRIOT INVESTIGATION. Special Inapateh to the Chicago Tribune, Wasuxorox, D, O., March b.—A boginning was mado this morning by tho Joint Bolect Com- mitteo to investigato the chargos agninst tho Distriot Govornmont. Tho Committeo were all in attendanco excopt Sonator Boutwoll, tho CObairman, who is {ll, and Ropresentative Jow- otf. Br. Thurman prosided, Gov, 8hephord, Comptroller Baker, and Colleotor Glophiano, of tho District Qovernmont, wore on hand, tho | first-nomed of the trio taking a deep intereat fn tho proceedings. Mo wos quils norvons throughout tho oxamination, and appearod much rolioved when the Chairman announced an adjournmont nntil to-morrow morning. ' Tho objoot of to-day's inquiry was to nacer- tain if possible why TIE PUBLIC-SCHOOL TEACHERS of tho Distrect Liavo beon compolled to go with- out their salarios since the 1st of Boptember last. Tho porson most likely to know tho causo of the troublo was supposed to bo the City Comptroller, Goorge E. Baker, and ho was thorefora invited to take tho wittess-staud, Ilo was flest r‘unsfimmd by Mr, Thurman, with a viow of finding the systom of taxation for tho support of thio public-nchoola adoptod by tho District Government, and tho manner of dis- bursing the money for cotlaction. DARER'S PROFOUND I0NORANCE. Mr. Baker's uttor lack of fawmiliarity with thoe affairs of bis ofiico was soon mado manifost, Ho had no dofinito knéwledgo of the mavner of making asecssmonts, and when ho was callod upon to givo.the figires ho becamo hopelessly involved, contradicted himsolf, tried to ovado tho searching questions of his examinors, and succeeded in making & very bad impression with tho Committco, some of whom frooly express the opinion that Bakoer is unfit for the position o accupies. WIIAT 318 DARXNESS MADE VISIDLE. It was brought out during the oxamination that tho tax-lovy for school expenses smounts to G0 conts on tho 3100 valnation of_roal proporty ; that thero aro threo Boards of School 'Frustces in tho District, who seom to be almost indopen- dantof auy sort of rostriction by luw ; that, on their recommendation, the Legisiature mnkos appropriations for school purposes; that tho totnl lovy for schools during the past threo years was about 81,100,000, and the amount col- lected about 8700,000, leaving o dehnquoncy of about $400,000, and of this delinquency $200,- 000 occurred in the lovy of 1878, NECOMING” DIBGUSTED with the ignotnce displayed by Comptroller Balter, and hoping for nothing botter from him, Thurmen advized those worthies to go to their oftices and proparo thomselves agalust to-mor- row to answaor dofinitely the quostions propound- ed to.day. Iis advice did not scom to plenss the attornoy of tho District oflicors, and Lhie fol- lowing conversation passod just provious to ad- Journmant ; Br, Mnu{ugl?'—Wc think that the momorial- istashiould n otify counsel for the District Gov- ernmont what thoy oxpect to prove to malo defluito charges. Mr. Thurman—Of course, whon thoy shall Lavo oxamined tho Governor's answior, which is not now printed, tho Comraitteo. will probably require the memoriallsta to makoe specific charges. Weoenn't toll. Thieo of the mumbers of tho Committee aro now absout, Judge Merrick—When we shall bave oxamin- ed tho Governor's answer and accompauying papers on bohulf of the memorialists, I give notico that we will put the ofiicers of tio })iullrlcb Goverument on trial to their full ‘satis- action. AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT of the Commiltco, Mr, Thurmon eald that o menorial numerously signed lhud boen present- ed to the Committee asking it o investigate the validizy of tho goneral sower-tax of the District of Columbia, He strtod, on behalf of the Com- mittee, that, unloss the momorial was reforred to them by one or tho atbor branches of Cou- groes, the Committco would bave no jurisdic- tion over the subject. Judge Morrick stated that, as tho question would be likely toarise during the investigation, Lie would take charge of tho document, sud hiava it rofarred to the Commiltce the regulur way, HUBDEL'S DERELICTION, Some commont unfuvorable to Mr. Hubbol, of Michigan, hns been eaused by the courso addpted by that gontloman in lon\‘lufi tho commitlee- room at an early part of il u!fl‘flcccdums, to attend, us ho stated, to business in tho Depart- ments. The business ot invostigations of this sort is usually esteomed of much greater impor- tanco than that of looking aftor clorkships and tho sppointmont of country Postmnstors, T'ho work is laborlous, and requires the closest atten- tion to_cnnble the investigators to muko up & 1air vordict. Judge ‘Thurman did most of tho questioning to-day, and his ovidently thorough knowlodge of thio subject fudicatod thint, wo far a8 ho is con- cerned, thero will bo'nothing loft hidden by the time the Committeo is roady to report. AR, W, W. CORCORAN, the wonlthy proporty-owner of ihis city, who joined - tho potition to have ' the District Government _invostigated, and who for doing ko Dlns boou shamofully abus- od by tho city pross, has come forward to ro- lieve the Districb nuthorities by offer- ing to advanco the amount necessary to pay the school-toachers for thomonth of Suptom- bér, This genorous offor having boon come mented on by thoso who believo that becaunse ho aeks to havo tho alleged frauds of tho District offloials laoked into, Alr, Corcoran is guilty of a crime of the first. magnitude, that gontloman’s ageut makos the following statemont: Tho simple fuct is that Mr, Corcorun, seoing the ne- county in_tho yublic papers of tho sufforing among mony of the school-tenchors who hnve not beon paid sinco last August, and who aro wholly dopendent ou their salarios, proposed to place to tha oredit of tho school- authoritios of Washington and Goorgetown sum sulliclont to pay tho ealaries of all the teachers, both white and colored, for tho month of Boptember, free of 'intorest, on tho nusur- anco of the school authoritics that the money would bo repaid him out of the first money com= {vg in their hunds applicable to that objeot. A LUMINOUS BUGGESTION. ‘The Evening Slar of to-day, whioh froquontly containg editorials indicating tho employmont of « firat-class intellootunl ginnt on ts foreo rogavd- lces of the high ealary involved, in noticing Mr, Corcoran’s proposition locally obearvess **This dawell, Nowlot tho wonlthy memorinliuts nd- vanco the pay for all the other District employes and laborers, {o eunblo them Lo keop th wolf from tho door whilo business and work is para- Iyzed and 1osources cut off by tho iuvestigation obstruction,” P, QOMMITTEE WORI, Spectal Dispatch to 7'he Chicago Y'ribune, FOREION ENGINEEN, Wasmratox, D. 0., March 5,~The Senato Commerce Committeo agrood to-day to tho LIl recommended by tho Bacretary of tho Trensury, enthorizing tho employment of foreiguors as cugineers in steam vogsols, LIADILITY OF SUIP-OWNENS, Tho Committeo nlso diecunsed nt some longth a il propated by Benator Bogy, of Missourd, oxtonding tho provisions of the act of March, 1871, to limit tho liabllity of ship-ownors to all inland stonmers, Beuator Bogy appeared, to- gother wilh a represontative of tho stoamboat intorost from Missouri, m favor of the measure, ‘Ilie Commlitteo arrived at no decislon on tho bill, £ GOVERNMENT PRINTING, Tho Touso Printing Committco gave a furthor hearing to-day on the subject of tho oxtraor- dinary cost of work done for tho Departments by the Government printing offico, Home of tho Erlnfinn-huunu ofllelaly wore exumined, and no- nowlodged tho chorge that it doos cost moro | In pomo casos for wotk dono in the Government oftico than to havo the snmo doue at private oflices. Thoy attompted to excuse tha fact by anying that, until within o vory short time, tho offico has boon muning on the old rates for printiug_paid before Mr, Oipp camo_In officn, The Committeo, uttorly unablo to com- prohend this romarkablo statomont, dirsoted Mr. Olapp to propero a dotailed report on the question involved, to bo submitted ata futuro masting, THE PACIFIO MATL COMPANY aro making & dosperate offort to provent Con- o8 from covoring thelr increnso of subsidy nto tho Tronsury on sccount of thelr failure to comply with ilio conditions of tho law under whh:xl).\ tho increnso was granted, Judgo Edwards Llorpont np[wnruu bofore the Houso Apgxo tions Comnltteo to urge, on bohalt of tho pany, that such action ought not to be bad. TIE DURELL OASE, Caleb Cunsbing was oxamiued by tho Sub-Com- mitteo investigating tho Durcll caso to-day. Ho rin. om- I confined himsolt Er]nalpnhy to contradicting in goueral terms tho testimony of *Mis. Gon, Gnines, APPROPRIATIONS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OARFIELD'S SPEECH, ‘WasmiNaToN, D. G, March 5.—As 8oon 08 pos- elblo after tho dofeat of tho franking privilego, Gon, Garfleld got the floor and secured the adop- tion of molion to go into Oomuwitteo of the ‘Wholo on the Logirlative, Judicis), snd Excen- tive Appropriation bill. The General's prelimi- nary spaocch was carefully propared, and of con- sidorablo nbility, It was dircoted prinoipally to o hasty roviow of Dawes' recont offort. Ho combatted at” some longth Dawes' assumption that the happening of a doflelt in timo of peaco argucd tho oxistonce of a dry rat eithor in the adminiatration of affairs, or tho logislation of Congross, tnking tho ground, which ho oited history to sustain, that doficits acoruod at such timos more becauso of an unwise zenl in cutting down taxation than anything olse, Tho sposcl way vory attontivoly listened to, e NOTES AND NEWS. Special Dispateh to The Chicaao. Tribune, INCIDENTAL EXPENBES OF OFFICIALS. ‘Wasnixaron, D. C., March.5.—~The ITouss Civil Sorvico Reform Committeo ngreed Lo-day toa bill providing that no United Btates officor shall direetly or indirectly roceive or bo paid,’ to or for his own uso or benofit, airy money or'prop- orty whatovor of the United Statos, oxcept a snlary to bo fixed by law; and that no publio proporty shall be used by oflicials for private purposes, The act shall not bo 8o construod as to provent tho payment from tho ‘Treasury of all actunl und neccseary traveling oxponsos of tho United States officials, following the legitimate and nocoesnry dutios pertaining of their offices, This bill abolishes milenge in cafic of all officors of the United States oxcept Congrossnien, BALARIES OF HEADS OF DULEAUS, ‘Tho Commitleo also agreod to a substitute for Dawos' bill, fixing the snlavids of Deprrtmont officinls, by which the salarics of the Secretaries of Lhe Btato, Interior, and Treasury Dopart- ‘monts aro established ab 6,500 ; of -the Supor- vining Architoct st 86,000 s the Commissionors of Land Oflice, Patonts, Ponsions, and Indian AfTnirs, the Solicitors, Rogistor of the Tronsury, Augistant Postmastor-Genoral, tho Superinten- dent of tho Marney-Ordor business, and of foroign maile ac £4,000 ; tho Chiof of tho Mod- ical Burenu, of Ponsions, and the Chief of tho Stutistics Bureru, 83,600, Ths is o slight in- erenyo all aronnd. THE OENTENNIAL BCHEME, Buch is tho absorbing interost felt in the dobato in the Semats on the Con- tonnial Exhibition, that _ to-day oignt Sonators wore present while Baymd, of Deia- ware, was Bpoaking, Of this nuinber, Oglesby slumbered quietly and poacefuily as a bLabe in tho eradlo ; Prati wrote industriously on reports from bis Committoo on Poneions; five others occuplod thuteslves about thoir Yr!vnm con~ cerns; and Scott, of Peunsylvauia, listoned, and watchod eagerly for a chance to gst In a word on his own account. The occasion was o thrillingly- unpressive ouo. 5 MOSDY. A movemont I8 on foot in‘ithe - Warronton- Yirginia, District to sond Col, Jobn I, Mosby, the robel guerrilla leader, to Congress. EVARTS, . : The "Hon. William M. Evarts 18 in tho city,”| which ia thought to be an extraordinary circum- stance whon we roflect that there is 8t prosent no vacaucy, or prospect of & vacaucy, cituer on tho Supronto Bouch or at the head of tho State Dopartment, (7o the Astociated Preas. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMEI WasixazoN, D. O, March 6.—The Senato contirmed tho following nominations: Joln W. Ross, Collector of Internal Revonue, Fifth Dis- trict, Indiann. Postmastors—DPatrick IL Dow- ling, Toledo, 0.5 Beaj. J. Gale, Atchison, Kan, gt by CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE. WAsuING10¥, D, O,, March 5. INFLATION, 3Mr, WRIGHT preseuted s memorial of tho Towa Logislature for an incresse in tho volume of currency. Reforred. WAR CLAIMS, ) Mr, BOREMAN mtroducod a bill to compon- sato various poreons in West Virginia for proper- ty bolonging to them destroyed by Federal troops durivg the war. Relerrod, FOREST QULTURE. Mr, SPRAGUE called up -tho Houso bill to amend the act to encourago the growth of timber on Westorn prairics, Dassed. TENSION BILLS. Alr, PRATY, from the Comumittes on Pensions, called up soveral bills granting pensiona to ex- soldiors, nud they wore nassod, NELIEF BILL. My, DAVIS, from the Committea on Claims, roported fuvorably on the bill for the roliet of the Koutucky Agricultural and Mechanical Asgo~ ciation, Ylaced on culendnr, OKLAHAMA, Mr, DORBEY introducod & bill to organize the Torritory of Olklahama., Reforred. RIVER INPROVEMENT. Mr. BOGY introduced a_bill for the improve- ment of the'mouth of the Mississippi River, It isn mlw of the bill xoported from the Houso Committeo on Railronds aud Canals yestorday, suthorizing what is known as the Eads project. TUE WIIBKY TRAFYIC, The Senato then resumed considoration of the Liquor bill, the pendiug discussion baing su amondmont of Mr, Bayard, providing that all moinbers of the Commisaion should not bo in fa- vor of prohiibitory legislation or totul sbstinence, and tho +amoadment was adopted—yens, 23; nn{s, 22, e morning hour having expired, the Liquor Commission bill was Inid “asido, aud the Senato resumod considoration of the Contennal bill, The ponding quostion being on tho motion of Mr. Prelinghuyson to instruce the Appropristion Committeo to roport a bill appropriating n sum of wmoney, not exceeding 3,000,000, to defray g expenses of the American Contonnial Ex- ibition, Mr, STOOKTON moved an additional amond- ment to the instruclions submitted by his col- leaguo (Frolinghuysen), dircoting tho Committeo to roport in favor of holding uu international oxhibition, 80 us to exlubit the Emduutu of tho Unltod Btates in comparison with thoss of older natfons, Mr, Btockton spoke at somo length in favor of an intornatiounkexhibition, and argued that ovory word and lino of tho original bill ju 1871 coutemplated such an exhibiion, Mr. BAYARD nlso argued in favor of an inter- nationul exhibition, Mr, STEWAR moved that tho Bonnto procoed to tho considoration of executive buninexs, buc yiolded to Blr. Thurman, who offered a rosolu- tion apnropriating 10,000 to pay tho exponsos incurred by tho Joint Sclogt Committes to invos- tigato Lho affuirs of tho Diatrict of Columbis, and usked its prosont considoration, Mr, CAMERON objocted, ox:d said that yostor- day he mude an appoal to the Beuato to finish the Contonnial bill to-day. Mr, BUMNER enid it was impossible to do so, a8 goyoral goutlemon wantad to spenl, Mr, CLIURMAN withdrow bis vesolution, ‘I'ie question recurriug on Mr, Btownrt's mo- tion, to procecd 1o tho consideration of vxecutive businoss, it wan agrood to,—yons, 26 ; nays, 23, ‘Tho Benuto then went into Lxevutivo sousion, and at 5 o'oluck adjonrned, HOUSLE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE VRANKING DILL, Nr, SITANKS called up his motlon to recon- aldor the voto rojecting tho blll for froo diu- tribution of Buhl o dlocumenta, ote, Mr. OOTTON moved to Iay Ly motion to ro- consldor on tho tablo. Rojcotod—yoas, 102; nnvs, 124, > Mr, SHANKS moved tho provious question, It was weconded by 121to 60, and the mnin ucstion wag unlorm{ by yoms, 123; nnys, 103, Tho quostion was theén taken on mcousldnrlng the voto rojooting the bill, snd it was rocon- eidorad by yean, 131; nays, 100, Ar. SHANKE thon movod fo recommit tho bill to the Post-Ofiico Committoo, without in- struotlons, to roport back a bill subatantislly similor to the bill introduced lnst Monday by Mr, Butler, of Massachuastss, Iho motlon was rojoctad—yoas, 455 nays, 183, Tho quention then recurred on the passngo of tho bill nn originally roported, and the bill was rojecrod—yons, 111; nays, 120, The following is tho vote rejecting tho bill s YEAB, Arttnr, Hayen rorry, Alborty azlefon (Wis), Phillips, Ano, Tacleton (N, 5, Vit (¥, Albr{sxht, Yereford, Piatt (N, ), Avenill, Horadon, - Tandall, Beyole; Hoar, G. ¥, Rapler, Tiell, Houghton, Tiay, Bowen, Howe, toad, Brlght, Hunton, Tteo, Buckner, Hurlbut, Richmond, Burchard, Alynee, Rusk, Oain, Kendall, Bawyer, Caldivell, Killinger, genr, Caunon, Kuapp, Bhan! Qiark (Mo.), mar, Blor Qlymor, Tamyor, Smith (N, 0., Oobb (an), Leach, Bnyder, Cobura, Tewis, ' Bonthard, Conger, Lowe, Bpoat, ¥ Corwin, Mages, Birawbrldge, Qratehfiold, Maraball, Btowall, avis Martin, Btralt, Davia (W.Va), MeDIl(Win), Tuylok; Dowit MeJunkin, Thiomas, Dontatt, Le Thornbiigh, Duanoll, Todd, Durham, Townsend, Tield, Vanca, alover, *\White, Gunckel, Whitohead, Hamilton, Whiteley, sucack, Willlam' (Wi, Hurmor, Willlams (Mass,) Harris (Ga.), rr, Wilshire, lnredson, Packer, Wilsou (A1d.), Hatelier, Parker'(Mo), Woodworih, 1avens, Pellam, Young (Kyj—112, NAYS, Archer, Glddings, ratt, Atkina, Goocl, Tuwley, Bauniog, Hulo (Me.) Ttoberla, Larber, nrrds (Va,), Roblugon (TIL), Barnum, Hathorn, oss, Tarry, Tawley (TIL), Sayler (Ind.), ans, Huwley (Conn.), Baylor (0.), Teck, Hendco, Soofleld, Borry, . Uor, B.B, Bowddor, Biand, Holnan, Blients, Blount, Hoskins, Bherwood, Bradloy, Hubbell Bunart, Lrombcrg, Iiyde, Smiltl] (N, ¥.), Brown,. Rolloy, Smith (0., Bufiinfon, . Rollogg, Bmtih (Do), oy, Lamlson, . Bprague, Burlelgh, Lawrencs, Stannrd, Burrows, Lawson, Sturkwoather, Butler (Mags), Loughridge, Stono, Qason, Luttrell, Storm, Cessna, Malrary, Tremain, Qark (%79 HeDMGny, Toner, Clurko (N, ¥.), BlacDougall, Waldron, Glaylon, Mekiee, Wallace, 00k, MeNuila, Walls, Cobb'(N, 0.), Mclilul, Wad'(il, otton, Morriam, Ward (N, 7) Cox, ' . Mildken, Wheeler, Gritlondon, + Mouroo, Whittnorno, Grooke, Niles, Wilborl, Crossland, loyca, Willurd (V1.), Crounse, 0'Netil, Willard (Mich,), Curtls, Orth, Witllams (Ind.), Dobbins, Tavkard, Williama (Mass,), Eamoes, g0, Willie, ldredge, Teudicton, Wiisoh (fa, Forl, Thelps, Wilkon (Lud?), Foator, Yike, Walfo, Trye, Polund, Woodford, Garflold, Tottor, Whitehouge—120, VIROINIA ELEGTION CASL. Rosolutions wore roported from the Commit- tee on Lloctions in the Virgiuia contested elec- tion caso, that Davis, sitting momber, is not on- fitlod to tho seat, and that ‘Thomas, contostant, 1. Tho resolutions were adopted without de+ bate, and Thomas was sworn in. LEGISLATIVE APPHOPRIATION NILL. The Ifouso then went into Committeo of the Wholo on tho Legislative Appropriation bill, Mr. WOOUDFORD in tho chair, aud was nddressed by 3ir, GARFIELD, the Chairman of tho Commit- tee on Approprintions, Jlo said thoy had boon al tho opening of thin sdésion confronled with alarm that the surplus was gone, and they had Dbeen told . that whenevor such u situation oc- .curted,—whonover & Government was . forced to tho necessity of aylui" now - tuxes in time of poace, it was bocauno the dry rot had struck into tho vory framo-work of the Govern- mont orof the pmly which held its powor. Lhreo questions, Lo #aid, prosouted themsolves : Tiret, 1f thoro was & doficit in tho farfuture, what wag tho canso of 16?7 Second, was thoro o danger of such deficit? Third, What was tho duty of Congross? On the first point ha ex- plnined that ono causo of the deficit was the re- ductlon of taxes, Every yoar siuca the war ox- cagt two—1868 and 1873— tho taxes had been reduced to an amount in tho aggregate of £819,- 500,000, and yot ut the close ot tholast fisenl your Thero was & surplus of 243,000,000 recoipts nbove oxpenditures, 1n other words, thoy had been runuing o raco botween two forces, ono Which cat down oxponditures, and another which eut down revonues, and the ouly question uow was whether tho forco that cut down the rovenues outstripped the othor. It was evidont that if & dellcit was likely Lo accruo, sometbing hud bappoued to make it nccruto sinco tho close of the lust flscal year. Roforring to tho reduc- tion of tnxes, particularly thosa on tes and cof- feo, ho enid that Congress might find that it be- haved like Ludy Godiva, who took away the tax snd built hetsoll sn overlasting vume, but it might also bo that in doing tust, the publiccredit tho United States would go out despoiled and like Lady Godiva ride uaked through the streots of the world. Ho simply arrnyed against alf tho theorios of tho causo of the supposed deficit tho naked fact that the rovouues had been cut down $146,000,000 pinco July, 1870, and if that cut was ndt sufliciont to cut n\\'lay 100,000,000 of tho nnr'wlus o did not read addition and subtraction tablos nright. o sont to the Clork’s desk and hud read an extract from Mr. Dawes' spocoh to whow that the question whother in his statoment of oxpendituro for tho curront fiseal yoar, the sinking fund was or wus not included, aud said that he reforred to that part of the specch becauso Mr. Dawes had frankly and mantully acknowledged that lhe siuking fund was included in his ntatomont of the your's oxponditures, and was not included in the statement of the previous year's oxpeudi turos, and hiad not gono Lo tho country. Whilo ac cusations go on horscback, refutations travel very slowly on foot, “lho House had boon vory much atartled, at lest for o moment, and the country had been sturtlad for days, by tho atatement that for the current _fiscal yesr appropriations lad swollon from &190,000,000,—tho figure of last your,—to £819,000,000, ' In other words, that the oxtrava- . gance of Congress Lind swollon tho expenditures 20,000,000 in a was 4 - most _startling statement, but when ~ that 20,000,000 was absolutely takon bodily out of his (Dawos') statement to make it correct, not only the botiom bad gono from tho cauno of alarm, but tho alarm ought to bavo gono with it. 1o stated to tho Houvo tho conclusions arrived at by tho Committeo on Ap- proprintions, they baving first sottled it as prineiplo that thoy would not undertake to eut appropriations down at all hazards to tho lovel of the revouues, They did not believe in that. Thoy balioved that, if & cutting down such n# ought to bo made for its own sake did not earry tho Treasury through, it was the business of tho Houso to provide ways and moans to mako up the doficit. It wan tho businoss of tho louse to {ix it when it camo to a placo whore taxation was nocossary to fill up the dofleit, ‘1.0 Committeo on Appropriations proposed that whenevor thore was an sppropriation growing up out of tho war, or otherwise, that might safely bo lopped off, to lop it off, and whon an oxpen- diture could be {muponud for n year without sorious injury to the great mtorestn of tho Goy- crnmont, Lo postpono it, When the Commitioo hind dono theso two things, thoy did not proposo to cut down anothor dollar anywhore, o then went into o dotail of tho ostimatos and appropriations for the noxt flscal yoar, and stafed ns the flguro of roduce tions §34,800,000 bolow the gross esti- mates, and his flguro was linble, of courso, to ho diminishod by various appropristions which might be mndo ~ by CnnFrosn, Bioh &3 Ap- propriations for tho Centonnial colebration, and for tho Washington Board of Publio Works, ilo thought, howevor, that ho was porfootly sufo in Ry the oxponditures for the noxt flscal year, oxolusivo of tho sinking fuund, would bo ro- dueed to $270,000,000, provided the Housoshonld assint the Commitloo’ on Approprintious on all 16 bills ay it had alroady nusisted in tho bills re- norted, Ho bolloved” that tho rovival of usness and rostoration of publie confidence would onnblo tho Governmiout to go through {his yopr and noxt year without additional taxn- top, but if, ot tho ‘vud of all offorts to briug siugle yoar, That down oxponditures to tho basls indicatod, Con- rmm found it nocensary to tax, ho had no doubt his Congross would stand up manfully, and re- atoro tho taxas whore thoy had beon cut down. Ho did not believe that would bo noconsary, Ho bolioved tlint when thoy mot noxt_sersion; thero would bo no deflcit, but a reasonablo surplus, Mr, BEOK said ho was proparod todomon- strato tho fact that tho siuking fund was om- bracod in Mr, Dawos' statemeont of oxponditures of formoryonrs na woll ns that of tlis curront yoar, and whon Dawos took bpck tho statoment, which ho hind mado iu that respect, Lo did what tho faot did not warrant, Tho Committeo roso, and the Houso took a ro- coss till 7:30, tho evoning mossion to be for con- sidoration of tho bil to roviso tho statutos, DELINQUENT IMPORTERS, The Men Who Have Been Flesced by Jayne and His Colleagugs, , G- | o o e A Detailed Statement Showing!! the Be?ufien,of the Moieties System. New Yonk, March 5.—Haynes, Com- miesionor of Customs, lins liad all tho availablo forco in his offico st Washington, somotimen amounting to forty elorks and copylsts, at work overy day during tho psat two mouths, preparing a dotailed liat of delinquont importors iu overy oustoms district in the country, to bo submitted to tho Senate In onewer to the remolution of Honator Bayard. Tho report will contain tho uamo of every delmquent in tho United Btatos within tlie poriod oxtending from July 1, 1862, to Juno 30, 1872, and will embrace sovernl thousand pages of unmos and figures. The papors will ahow the gross procoeds received in avery caso; tho dutics, tho coats, and tho oxponacs of the colloction of tho smount peid into tha Tronsury; - the amounts paid to the Collactor, Naval Ofiicer, Surveyor, and informer; tho total amount distributed; and tho sharo of tho United Statos remaini ng in the Treasury, WIAT THE TAPENS WILL SHOW, Tho papers are Zso voluminous that thoy will woigh soveral fundieds of lemds. Thny will show that in ton years Now York merchants were mulctod mn £8,354,245.08 for attempting to ovado 3105,223.23 of dutics, The informors got $619,692.66, and tho Troasury $1,506,350,83, San Francisco merchants wero compelled to pay $826,602.00 for failure to pay $71,841.11 of dutfos, CIIIOAGO MERCHANTS falled to pay 81,647.48 of dutica ano, and had to puy forfoit to tho amonut of #311,042,48, of which the United States Court ofiicers got 658,93, your Colloctors got $8,458.03, and your inform: ora pockotod $0,168.65, whilo tho Treasury got loss than half,—814,632,46, Cincinnati was more virtuous. YTer morchants poid §29,042,85, though thoy hagt ovaded no duty due, and tho court ofticors gobbled half of it, lot the informors bavo only $889,71, ar:d tho ‘Frens- ury $9,025.27. Bt Lonis paid 816,078,77 for duties to tho smount of 1,237.07, out, singuluriy onough, gave tho Treasury two-thirds. o, aven in the matter of CUSTON-IIOUBE OPPRESSION, Chicago is nhead of her rivals, Hero sro other figures for cities near Chicago : otroit—Lonaltios, $165,111.00; dutios duo, $4,442.80; Colleotor's share, %35,416.39; in- formorn' share, $95,076.79 ; Trensury, 879,490.11, Milwaukeo—Lenaltios, £5,776.78 :” dutics due, only 8,23; Collcctors share, £1,010.935 in- former’ gharo, £776.70 ; Treusury, $2,607.7 Huron, Mich.—Pennltics, $54,55L41 $4,179.20; Collector's shure, 1263005 ine formor's shuro, §11,831.04; Treasury, $24,67L.48. Investigation into JAYNE'S SERVIONR DURIAT haos cansed great excitoment hore, whore mer- chants bave sullerod most from his e::tortions. Importers aro organizing, and will hnve a fund of 8500,000 to prozccute whero cosos can bo made against Jayne. A number of porscns who fear that thoy will be subpmpacd bofore the Ways and Moans Committeo, have suddenly disappeared.: 1'wo of Jayne's livyers havo gono Houth, ~ Ono of thom has sinco hoen indicted, and tho other is clenrly implieated in tho_stonl in _the Story caso, whore o merchznt puid Jayno $100,000, and_only $80,000 reached the Treasury. Jucksou Schultz clnims to hnve paid 10,000 in poreon to District-Attorncy Bless, of *this feity, for Harvey Barnos, but tho 'A‘renxsury report doos nob show that it was over received. FPOLITICAL, Reform fiovement in the Fifth Miche igan Concgresstonal Districe. . Snecial Dispatch to The Chicnao Tribune, Gnanp Raris, Mich,, March 5—Sinco the Ropublicans camo 8o near getting beaton in this Congressionnl District Inst Novembor, clcoting Williams by only 115 majority, to fill tho vacancy in Congress, tho Liborals and Democrats havo folt assured that, by proper efforts, thoy can succoed in the District next November. Tho 8pring Lake Independent, tho most influential of tho sirictly indopendoent journals in Westorn Michigan nominates Mesiles H, Clart, editor and propriotor of tho Daily Democrat of this city, for Cougressman, which is considered by clonr- Lended men of tho opposition, so far a8 honrd from in tho district, a judi- cious move in the right direction. ‘Tho D emocrat has for some timo urged the abandon- ment of tho Domocratic party organization in this Btato, and » genuitio incorporation of tho Democratic into the now partv of political re- form. T'ho Rlopublican mnjority in this district hos beon from 4,000 to 7,000 over sincs tho war till last November. It seems ressounblo to expect that with Mr. Olark or some othor man of excellent business qualities und unques- tioned reputation as a cuticlidnto, the o]);losnin_u will earry the Fifth Distiict handsomely at the general olection. Municipal Keform in Philadelphine. ~peetal Dispaich to P'he Chicano Tribune, PriLAbELANIA, Pr,, March 5,—Tho Reform Asnocintion have writton n protest agninst the Council's esking the Legislature to allow tho city to borrow £5,600,000, or in other words to increnso the permauont debt 1 per cent. Tho Association say that #inco 1870 our population hins incressod 8 por cont, while onr oxpenses havo increascd 118 vor cont. In 1860, tho ex- ponditures of tho city woro at tho rate of §7,10¢ por capitn; in 1870, 80.121¢ por capitn ; this yoar thoy will bo at tho rato of 519.0\]} por hoad,” In tho lnat two youra our debt s ‘incronsed $11,- 000,000, 'Tho Awsacintion threatons, if this pro- test i disrogardod, to pent to the Muyor to veto the application, nnd if ho fails to do this, to appeal Lo tho Leg‘l«lnmre, and, it this rosort fails, to appeal to tho poople, THE NEW YORK CANALS, Mayer Elnvemeyer Urges the Necose sity of Their Improvemont, New Youx, March E.—Mn&ar Havemoyor, to- day, sont a messago to tho Common Council ro- Intivo to tha canal imtorcsts of tho Btato, 1o urges public mootings, romonstrances, and other mensurcs to bo taken to induco tho Logisla- turo to take such nction ay " will roduco® tho cost of transportation on tho canals of tho Btate, #o that thoro can bo successful compotition with the Caundian canaly for tho trado of tho great Wost, which is boing rapidly diverted from Now York. *“Unlesy,” * hays tho Mayor, “our mor- ohwats and elvll_authoritics awake to their truo danger, and by concerted und wnited action induce tho Loglelaturo to pay beed to the ormanent commoreinl intorests of thismetropo- Ru and Btato, wo sbiall bo Letwecn the uplu-r mill-stone of excessivo tnxation aud tho nother mill-atono of loss of tiude, and our commerces bo ground into powder," e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.' Livenroon, Muorch 6.—Steamships Ethiopin and Innsa, from Now York, linve arrivod ont, I'ho Inttor oxperioncod houvy galos, and sulforod much damage, New Yo, dforch b, — Arrivod—Steamship Tduho, from fllvorpnnl. MoviLne, March 6.—Tho ateamer Noestorian, from Baltimoroe, has arrived, New Yoni, Maroh §—Arrivod—RStoamship Anglis, from Qlasgow, aribnne, NUMBER 195, - TEMPERANCE REFORM. The Columbus, 0, Whisky-Dealers Still kmporvious to Prayer, Praying Ladies Insulted---A Dig- turbance Imminent. A Democratic. Mayor Induced to & §wear-0ff. PO . Which i « rurages the Ladies to”% &iligare in the " Work. 5 1’ i i The War fiE Ilinois, Indiana, and N & lowa am | o Programr... for & Week of Prayer in New York Churches, Louisiana Friends of Temperance Sond Greeting to the Northern Crusaders, OHIO. AT COLUMBUS, Corwamnus, 0., Feb. 5,—The immonso crowds which followed tho crusnders yestorduy induced a chango of programme, nnd this morning about 200 lndies wore divided into four aquads, going in opposito directious, but still cach squad had its nttendant satellitios in largo numbors, At 1 o'clock all tho squads mot at the Prosbyterinn Church, aud roported twenty pluces visited, with varying succoss. At several beor-snloons tho doora wore locked and admittanco rofused, whtle at othors the propriotors treated the ladics well,eud made them s speech, ovidently pre- pared for tho occasion. At ono ealoon, just s tho Indiey reachoed the outsido of tho door, & crowd of men ran in, and calling for eor, rat- tled the glneses and laughed to show tholr cons tempt. Tho proprotor refused to allow prayer to bo offered, suying that ho fearcd 1t would one 1y cause the Irdics to bo insulted, Ouo whole- snlo Jiquor donlor rofused to allow prayer to bo offored. Boveral prominont grocors snid thoy would gladly givo up liguor-soiling it tho othor grocors would do so. Boveral snlvon-koepers exproeued their willingness to sell out, and, whethor this wis done or not, thoy would ‘prom? is0 not to purchnso moro stock. No particular indignity was offorcd nt any place, and tho In dioa derived considerable encouragement from thin fact. Quito n namber of wignaturcs wero obtained to tho citizons' pledye, but not one liq- uor-danlor could, by siong or prayor, bo induced to sign tho dealors’ plodge, ; The first open attempt to interfors with the lady temporanco crusnders occurred this aftor- noon. Tho ladies pursued tho samo plan as that ndopted this morning, going in squuds to soparate paits of the city. One squad wont to » holol and beor saloon” on West State stroot, kopt by Louls Carradi, an Linlinn. Thoy wora followed by an immontie crowl of paoplo, whe seomod bont on making sport of the \v}mlu pro- ceodings. The harkooper mob tho lndics ot ' tho door, and rofused to sign tho pladgo. Whon tho ladies commonced ~to sing, Somo ono in the hotel bogan Ylu}mg;' * Shoo ¥ly," on an intensely able-bodied cornet, and Lept playing during the prayer which followed, The Lalcony of tho housd was filled with German women who mocked those who prayad, and ono man twice spit on tho ladios bo- neath. Tho cgowd in tho astroot yolled nnd chicored until Capt. Keller, Chief of Police, entiofl for vilouce, and mudo a Finrt epeoch, counsol- ing rospectful atteution, and _commauding order in tho street, 'his order bind the dosired efoct, * and the ladics moved to tho next saloon, tho cornet in the hotol in the moantime pluying ** Home, Bweet Home.” The most disgusting attempt at ridieule oceurred just nftor the ladies lefu Carradi's place, Lawrenco Aumilic, Commis- stoner, collected the crowd of male and fomnlo loafors and hotd o mocl prayer-meoting, aftor which ho invited the crowd m to drivk, Whilo another squad wers mnking their way on Higl strect, thoy called at tho O'Bald’s sne loon, nnd were met at the door by the propriotor, who told thom {hunt in accordanco with rosolu~ tions adopted by tho Liquor-Donlors’ Assaciation lust night, hio conld not_allow them to como beo- yond bis steps, ‘Tho Indics then knclt in prayor, during which a wawon from the Hoster Browory drove up, and the stalwarth German driver shouldored e kog of beer, and marchod through the prayerful rauks iuto tho salcon. At this poiut of the proceeding an immouso crowd of Gormnns, mauy of whom wore womon, sat upa shouting and scrcaming, and assumod such n threatemng attitudo, that the polico advised * the ladics to desist from furthor sorvices at that point for fonr of sorious disturbancos, ‘I'his advice wau taken, aud tho procession moveil on {o analhor poiut. Various other saloons were visited, but no pledges from denlors wera obtainod. Liach gquad obtained a fow signeturcs to the citizens’ pladgo. An all-dey prayer-moote ing was lield ot the Yirst Presbyterian Clhurel to-dey, and, just av its closo thix evening, o num- ber of signatures wero obtained to tho citizons' !)ledge, somo of tho sigustures boing of no- oriously bad drinkors, James G. Ball, Dowocratic Mayor of the_ city, sizned the total abatinenco pledgoe to-day, ‘Tho ladies aliow 1o kigns of growing weary of their work, and, in fact, are much stronger in faith and numbers than heretofore, tho insult offored them to-day having much to do in increasing thoir strongth. Tho excitement over the cru- endo in ol circles in growing mcr> intonso each day. Soveral of thomost promfuent attornoyr hero are preparing o temperance ordinanco thnf will hold wautar, which will be protented to the Couneil aud prayed through, 1f possiblo, AT CIRCLLVILLE, Special Dishateh_to The Chicayo Tribune, CmeLrvirie, 0., March 6.—A eall will ho pub- likhed ins nnion to-morrow, signad by o numbes of tho wealthiost and most prominent Indios of thin city, for a union prayer-moating on Satur- dny morning at the First Pre sbyterlan Chureh, to organize for supprossing the whisky traftic. AT JELLEFONTAIN Srectal Dianateh to The Ci & GFONTAINE, O., Mareh 5,—Two .saloont surrendored unconditionaliy fo-day, Others sra weakening, aud tho intereut i incronsing ovory day. Aribune. AT ORESTLINE. Spectal Disnateh to The tnicago Tribune, b5,—The _tempsranco ‘Auother wmeoting o Lutheran Church, Aftor prayor and th whieh wus (ull to ovorflowlug. singing the ladien requested the gantlomon pres- ent to rotiro, Exuotly what transpired could not be learned, but it is known thai 172 ladios have iy signod tho pledizo to staud by each other and roo tho movemont earried to n succossful vosult, A pghltionlins beon cirouluted to-day and numerou- ly signed, requeating the fon, A, M. Juckson, + Bucyrus, fo uddress a mass meot- ing oun thoi, tbjoet of tomgeranco, Ilo is an offective ¥ “lor, and vory popular hore, atid o spoech from + m at this timo would do gront good. ‘ho .t in o lato Cloveland paper that Mike Weli .+ the propriotor of o leading German Hotel ¢, bad doclaved his intontion to throw witey 2 tho womaen from a hydraut hose if they b. Tl Liy estaplishment, is in- corroot. - MIKS™ .3 neon - interviewed, and says ho intonds to v;‘, L wowmen richt, ‘Uhoy aro expeoted to \J&“r' thu.e out-doo:, work st any womonte -y : Special Piapi, + oADIZ, + The Chieap " Mribune, Cav1z, O, Mar: =This moru:g the liquors of 8, ilmillon 1, saloonints, wore takon to the publio squaro 1d emyptied In the pross oneco ol & vast and rofy-<ing multitudo, AT 4 {LSVILLE, Zanesvinte, O, Mareh 6,—Au Imnmenso meots ing wis held at tho Socond Bircet Methodist Eplecopal Church thls afierneon, It was tho Inrgost guthioring of ludicn ovor hold In this city, there botuy, it is catinmted, 1,000 prosont, ‘The mooling was of the most intorosting charnator. Hovoral lndios who had suffered from the ourse (Suo Filth Pagon