Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1874, Page 1

The EChicagn Dailp Teibwne, VOLUME 27. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MARCH I3, 1874, é TO RENT, TOLUMBER DEALERS Tho promises now occupied by Ira Minard & Co., TORENT For three or five years. 200 feet. front on Loomis-st., with the same trontage on Sampson’s Oanal, by 244 foet in depth, just south of Twonty- second-st. Apply to MATTOCKS & MASON, 523 WABASH-AV., CHEAP RENTS. Those fine Brick Stores, with plate glass fronts, suitable for all kinds of business, on Van IBux'en-m;.l be- *"$300 PER ANNUM. APPLY TO MATTOCKS & MASON, 528 WABASK-AV. FOR RENT. , 481833 also, third and fourth no’s'r'i"néflud “"'&’i‘t‘lfl: n:anév‘:,-v " R 'cornor Madison-st. Roashear. " ADDLY To . B, ), Booksellor, KB, BYERS, L etoatus-tt. COAL DOCK FOR RENT. The Coal Dock at the wost ond of Randolph-st. Bridge Ia for rant for ono or more yoars, from May lst. Forterms 1y to I, P, MURPIIY, 85 Snath Sangamon-at. GENERAL NOTIOCES. NOTICE TO Brewers and Packers. THE BROADWAY SPICK AND COFFFE MILLS hiava all tho faciliiles and compotent holp for rossting Malt and grinding Baltpatro, in any quantities, Also, for roasting Poanuts and Cofeo, orany othar work in thefr lino"for tlo trade, at low priton and. gacantos to glve ratista dress BROADW., IE" There are sny persons in Chicago who have from 8100 to 5,000, who would ilko to lnvost tn an_onterprisa that will o qalok aud large, VERY LARGIE, returns, porfeotly gitimnte in ita natare and satis{actary in every partiou. , lot thom addruss, with real name, H 70, Tribuna office, TAX fALE CERTIFICATES. Notice 1s hercby glven that, aftor tha Blat fnat., the pre. atum upon Tax Cortificatos fiold by tha clty fos dlty tazes of 187 will bo inoreased te 10 per Comptrolloy COAL. “We have on hand 500 TONS of HARD COAL SOREENINGS and 400 TONS BRIER HILL do., which must be moved before Moy 1. ‘Wo are offering them at very low pricea. E.L.HEDSTROM & CO., H. PRATT, Agent, No.'?1 Washington-st. COATL $3.75 PER TON, DELIVERED. 1l quantity of good, froshmined Diinols Lu Dy oo I P ® COnet Was Eaton.at. - Yardy Stewsrt-av. and Grove-s REMOVAL. REMOVED. The Office of the County Olerk of Cook Oounty has this day been removed to the new building of the Oriminal Court, on North Dearborn-st., betwoen Michigan and linois-sts, HERMAN LIEB, Clork. Ohicngo, March 12, 1874, firmary for unfortunates .Pl addicted to the use of Opium or_Alcohol. 268 Randolph-st. SEites of W, Br PHELON, M. D, W.C. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown’s Building, Liverpool, Hollelt conslgnmonts of Provisions, Lard, &o., and exo- Gute ordors for tho purchane and salo of ‘sameé’ for future alipment or delivery. | Adrasco: and all information affordod by our f & Flaab, No, 25 Wiltiu Now PERSONAL. 1 the beantifal young lady with tho bluo voil wants any SO S GIVERS BTUECLITR B STINE, 177 Laulo atey cor, blonroa. > o, 10 Howe's Piano and Violin or Flute Duets, Gontaln: Poor and Poasant Overturs, Gon le Bprin ‘Walizes, aud 20 othor picees of musio, 75 conts; No, uintotfe Quadeille' Hiand, €6 for b parts, 9 foF§ parts. uintaplo Musiolans Omnibus, 4,000 blocos of muslo for '3 n.n luto, uadrlll.lbl"nwu Fnll‘)u{flglh Dl’fl)&nlll’n. 3 0] 0.y b o , Tio Waitz 03, +s., by Birsuss, Gungl R pke ford oach sut. ELIAS HOWE, 13 C Paid: - 8ogd for catalogl Sent post- FOR SALE, AT HYDE PARK, New two-story framo house, with lot 87342160, nn Wash. Lo 500, $1, . {pglona., noar dopot. 85,500, 81,60 cashi. DLKIOI 2 MUST BE SOLD | lor, and all othera it Riraitiiay Gk oo Dloths, ‘molit at 50 Washinkton s, whiol wil hessld l;rmr cout Jess than cost, for casb, in’ quaniitios to suit. —— e T T Ren s tosuty HATS. HATS Btyles. Large Stock, TLowest Pricos. at Gents;i J. 8, BARNES & C0., 70 Madison-st, BUSINESS CARDS. EATERS, ATTENTION! Ohicago now has an In- Youths’, and Children’s Spring FINANOCIAL. GOVERNIMENT BONDS, Vo buy at i of 1 por cent under latest Now York quo- tations, WRICNN & BRIEWSTKR, ‘Honkors sud Note Brokars, 9 Washington. PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o. BLANK BOOKS! BTATIONERY and PRINTING furnished promptly and at fair p rices, by J. M. W. JONHES, 104 AND 106 MADISON-8T. ‘WANTED, : “""WANTED, A PARTNER, 8) . ‘With 810,000, In Grain bullnnll! 'Hlvfllll:‘f and Broker. age, by & party who controls a val No ohano. king, A ILLIAME & AT RS! Tiiutaice Adoate, L8 Al 18 Lot Halleste OUR HONORED. DEAD. Preparations for the Sumner Obsequies in Wash- ington, Brief Eulogies Spoken in Both Houses of ‘Congres;. Ceremonies to Take Place in the Senate Chamber To-Day, Arrangements for an Imposing Funeral in Boston, Special Obsorvance of the Sad Event Throughout the Country, Personal Charaoteristios and Habits of the Deceased Senator, Funeral of Bx-President Fill. more at Buffalo. The City in Mourning--Impressive Ceremonies, CIARLES SUMNER. ACTION OF CONGRESS, Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, IN THE BENATE, ‘WasmiNarow, D. 0., March 12.—The gallories of tho Sonalo wore crowded with epectators at the hourof 13 o'clock to-day, and when the Pres- ident's gavel fell, sunouncing tho oponing of tho sossion, the most solomn quiet pervaded tho Chambor, Mr. Sumnor's vacant chair was tasto- fully draped in mourning, and upon his dosk was placed a bosutiful bouquet of tresh white flowers. The lobby in the roar of the Benatorial desks was filled with mombers of the Houso of Reprosent~ atives and other gentlomen having the privilege of thofloor. Tho reading of the Journal only ocoupled s moment, and, upon ita complotion, the Rov. Byron Buuderland,'Chaplain to the Bonatoe, delivered’ ’. N A BUORT AND VERY TMPREGSIVE PRATER, the Senators all rising and standing with bowed beads during its dolivery. A painful pauscofa fow minutes' duration ensued ; then Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island, in abroken voico made tho official announcoment of tho death of Mr. Sumner. This painful duty would have devolved upon Senator Boutwell had bo boch prosent, but, be boing quite ill at his residonce, Mr. Anthony, at Mr. Boutwell's request, dolivered tho few necessary words, aupplomonting thom with o reaolution for the appointmont of appropriata committeos. They wero seconded by Mr. Conk- ling in an appropristo manner, and adopted by general consout ; after which tho Senate adjourn- od until half-past 12 o'clock to-morrow, at whicls hour TITE FUNERAL CEREMONTRS will bo hold in the Seuate Chamber. In the House tho Jowrnal was road, but no businoss was transected, and the _strange spec- tacle wos presentod of an almoat fuil houuo, the membera sitting ongaged in convorsation, car- ried on in subdued :monotones for fifteen or twonty minutes, Finally Mr. Gorham, the Secrotary of the Sonate, appeared, and o' light tap of thie Spenker’s gavel was tho signal for A BREATHLESS SILENCE. Tho resolutions of the Senato wero received and read, when tho B%?nkoru onco recogmzed the gentleman from Massachuseits, Judge E. Rockwood Hoar rose in his place, and it was apporent to all that ho sufferod from, and was at tho moment under the influence of, DEEP EMOTION. In a voico broken and tearful ho referred with but fow words to the event of yesterday, aud concluded with the presentation of resolutions, which were adopted without dissont. If Mr. Hoor bad trainod himself 1n & dramatic school, and had attained the highost oxcellonce in such traning, he could uot bave beon moio impross- ive. Thore was & simple pathos in his air, his words, his voico, that took Lold on all his henrers and brought toars to many oyes. Ho mado no effort. He slmply stood like one be- reaved beyond the power of healing, and no art could have produced a greater effect than his display of simple naturo. The Committeo to attend, with the Massachu- seits dolegation, {ho romains to Boston, having beon announced, sn adjournment was agroed to WITIOUT AN AUDIDLE RESPONEE to the question as put by the Spunker, and the crowd slowly dispersed from tho floor and the gallorica, . MR, BUMNER'S REMAINA wero embalmed Inst might, and this morning Mr, Weston Powers took o cast of the tace and tho forohead. Au soon ag the swolling, which at preseut disfiguros tho lower part of tho faco, buc whish. is slowly passing away, disappears, the caat will bo complated, MK, BUMNEI'S WILL, It is understood thut Mr. Sumuer's will. has not yet boen opened, but it is surmised that ho bas Joft the bulk of Lis property, which Ia not extonsive, to bo applied in some way for the ‘booefit of the colored raco. TIE REMAINS HAVE DEEN VISITED to-day by largo numbors of the prominent men in pubhio and private lifo reaidont here or tran- giont visitors, but tho public gouorally have been oxcluded, a8 an_oppo:tunity will be given for all to pay this last tributo of respoct to the decensed to-morrow at tho Capitol, An early day will bo sot apart in each House of Congress in which to PRONOUNCE EULOGIES upon Mr. Sumuer's life and character. Senator Sohurz, who appeurs doeply stricken, will, it is unde)stood, take occasion to participato in this sad privilege, and public expectation is high, as it is believed that his effort will be of oxtraordi~ nary merit, (To the Associated Press.) ‘Wasmnaron, March 12.—In the Benate, the allerios were crowdod this morniog before the Emu' of meeting. The chair of the late Bouator Sumner was draped in mourning, and a large bouquot of white flowers was placed on deelk, OPENING PDAYER, The Chaplain, m his opening *0 Lord, our God, our Father in Hoaven, we all do Indo as a leaf betoro Thoo. One gonoration cometh, and auother goeth, and so Thou atand- ost to-day to plead with T'hy poople, Two honored hoads lio low, and the sighiug of sistor cities, responding In 'thelr griof, is Lieard in all the land, Tho grave must recelvo its own. Wo bow in silence aud submission to Thy etroke. Clirist is our only shield." REMAIKS X SENATODL ANTHONY, Mr. Anthony arose and sald: Mr. President: In tho absenca of tho Sonator to whom this sad- dost of duties nnnemmn, and who is _dotained from the Bonate by ilinoss (tho Senator from Magsachusetts), I have beon requestod to make to you the formal announcoment of an ovent which my hearc refusca to accopt, and which m: lips hositate to discloso, It 1s'an ovont whi noeds not to bo announced, for Ita dark shadow rosts gloomily upon this chambor, and not only upon tho Bouate and capital, but upon the wholo country, and the Intelligence of which, borne on the mystorious wires that underilo the sos, hay beou already carried to the remotont lands, and Lins aroused "the profoundest sympathy wheraver humunity weeps for a frlend, w[:omvnr libert; hawa an advocate, Tho oldast membor of this body 1 continuous mervico, he who yostordav way beloved for tho graces of his porsonal char- sotor, admured for hie gonius and accomplish- ments, voversd for tho fldelity with which ‘ho adlierod to Lis conviotions, lustrious for his rayer, said : sorvices to the Republic and to tho world, has crossed the dark rivor that divides us from tho undiscovered munn{. Charles Sumnor died ostorday, To-day, in humble submission to ivino will, we moot to oxpress our rospect for his oharactor, our venoration for his memory. To-morrow, with sorrowin, stops, and with sorrowing honrts, wo shal boar him to that Massachusofts which bo sorved g0 faithfully and which loyed him so well, and to hor soll, precious with the dust of patriotism and valor, of lottors aud of art, of statcsman- slip and cloquence, wo shall commt the body of ouo who thus is worthy to rost Ly tho sida of the noblest and bost of those who, in the cen- turies of Lior history, havo mado hor the model of afroo Commontoalth, But tho great duty whioh illustrates his lifo shall not dio with him, and nover shall tho corth covor tho immoital Kfluclplou to which he dovoted every encrgy of is soul, tho consummation_and vindieation of which, a8 his bighest reward, a great God por- muted him to witnse, Mr. Prosident, this {s not tho time, nor 18 the offioo miuo to pronounce the words that are duo to this evont, A future hour, and more fitting utteranco shall intorprol to the American poople the affoctionato rospect of tho Senato to our dead associate, and the -homage which it rondors Dis lifo and chavactor. I thorefore offer the fol- lowing resolutions : Retolved, That s Committeo of — mombera bo ap- lenlnll by tho Prosident pro tempore of tho Sanato 0 take an ordor for tho superintondonco of tho funcral of Charles Summior, s member of Lhis body, which will tako placo to-morzow (Friday) at 12:30 p. G, and tho Benato will attond the samo, Resolved, Asa further mark of respoct by tho Hone ato for the memory of Charles Sumnor and bhis long and distinguished servicos to his country, that hfs ro- ‘maius be removed to the Commonwoalth of Maasachu- sotts in chargo of tke Borgonnteat-Arma attended by a Committeo of Senators, to bo sppolntod by tho TProsident pro tompore, who shall have full power to carry these rosolutions into effoct, Resotved, That, a8 an ndditional mark of respect to ;1\'\ ‘memory of the deceased tho Senate do mow ad- journ, § Mr, Schurz sald: Mr, Presidont—I can say nothing, but will offer tho following amendment to tho resolutions : Resolved, That the Bcorotary of the Senato bo diroct- od to communicate theso proceodings to the Iouso of Toprosentatives, ond fuvite tho House of Ropresonta- tives to attond the funcral cromonlos in the Benato Clhiamber to-morrow, REMATKS OF MR, CONKLING, Mr, Conkling said: Mr. Prosidont: Tho ab- sonco of & Committeo of our mombers_ to-dsy following tho bier of ono who onco presided hero is quite enough to warn us of tho ftncs of paus- ing for & spaco from the din and business of tho hour, It was my purposo to move that tho Senate adjourn in obaervance of the funeral of Mr. Fillmoro, but in the moantime wo stood in the shadow of n muearer griof—a vacant chair is hero, long held by & Sonator of distinguishod eminence, snd by onoof the most illustrious and honorod of Ameticavs. Surcly it is fit that we should stop and_pay to him nli the honors within our powor. - I vonturo tosay that no tribute can bo paid to him in which I wonld not join shcoraly and respectfully, and I secoud tho resolutions moved by the Seuator from Rhode Island, faol- ing (}uitu unablo to contributo auything to tho graceful and cloquent annouucement which has fallon from Lis lips. - Tho amondmont of Mr. Schurz was adopted, and tho resolutions as amended agroed to, On motion of Mr. Anthony, the Prosident pro temporo waa directed to flll the blank in the resolutions as to tho numbor of Sonatora to con- stitute the Committee, and appoint the Com- mitteo aftor adjournment. Tho Senato then adjourned, 1IN TIE HOUSE, The only allusion to Senator Sumner's doath in tho Chaplain’s opening prayer was an oxpres- sion of thanks for tho truo and courageous men evor raised up to dofond that winch is just and right, and of & hopo that tho disponeation over which the nation mourned to-day might be sanc- tified. Aftor tho reading of tho journal, no busi- ness was entored npon, and no motion of any kiud was mado, but tho mombera eat in their sonts waiting, amid the murmur of convorss- tlon, for the 6xpootod message from the Honate announcing its netion on the death of tho IMas- sachusotts Sonator, XEMARKS OF E. R. TOAR. As soon as tho meesago from the Senats, formally aunouaciog the death of Mr. Sumnver, was recoived, Representative B. R. Hoor, of Masenchueotts, aroso and, in a toarful voice and with grent sandoess of manner, said: *‘The evont whioh tho resolutions of the Senate an- nounco foll upon the ear of this Houso and of the country yostorday with startling suddonnoss, and to-day, wherover tho news of it spreads over thig broad land, not only in this city, among kis associntos in the publio council, not” only in” the old Commonyrenlth of which he was the pride and ornsment, but in many quict homes, in many cabing of the poor and lowly, thoro is to- day an inexprossiblo tendorness and profound sorrow. ‘Thiero aro many of us who bhave kuown and loved bim, whom this event unfits for pub- lic duties or for any thonghts othor than thoso of that pure life ana that faithful public servico that assured his immortality. In rosponso to an invitation of the Seuate, I offer thess reso- lutions : ¥ Jtesvlved, That this TTouso will attend the funcral of Charles Sumnor, late Senator from Massachusetts, in tho Senate Chamber to-morraw, aud on its return to this House tho Speaker shall declare tho House adjourned, ltesotved, That a committes of nine mombers be ap- pointed who, with membors of the House from Massa- chusetls, stll accompany the body of the deccasod Benator fo ita place of burlal in_that Commonwealth, Desolved, Thnty w3 o testimonial of respect for tha momory of tho doceascd, membors and oMlicera of tho Houso will wear the uausl Ladge of mourning for tuirty days, Tho resolutions were adopted, and the Speakor, remarking that the resolutions contemplated the attondance of tho Massachusotts Reprosonta- tives in o nosror capacity than as membors of the Houso, announced tho following as_a com- mitteo to accompany the body to Massachusotts: Mogsrs, Hurlbut, Hale of Maine, Fostor, Rai- ner, Clayton, Scudder, Randall, Bock, and Hane cock, Tho Housoe thoreupon adjourncd. TUE COMMITTEE. The following Senntors have been named by tho President pro tem. of tho Senato as the Committes on tho part of tho Souste to ac- company Senator Sumnor's romaina to Boston : Moséra.” Authony, Boburz, Bsrgent, Shorman, Oglosby, and Morrimon. The President pro tom. of the Benato named the following 08 _the Seuate Committeo of Ar- rangemonts for Mr. Sumuer's. funeral : DMessrs, Anthony, Schurz, Fielinghuysen, Morrill (Baino), Stovenson, and Whurman, - Thoy will maot and make arrangoments this aftornoon. ARRANGEAMENTS ¥OR THE PUNERAL. Tho Sonste Committce of Arraugoments made the following arrangemonts for tho obse- quios to-morrow: Tho remains of the decensod Souator will be conveyed by.tho Sonate Commit- tee of Arrangomonts to the rotunda of the Capi- tol botween 9 aud 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, and .will be in stato thore uutil a fow minutes beforo 12:80 p. m., when they will be carried to the Senate Ohambor proceded by the Chaplaing of both Housce of Congross, and Commitiea, The Honate Chamber will Lo appropriately draped, and extrn chairs will bo placed on tho floor for the accommodation of membors of the Houso of Representatives aud families of Son- ators, Tho Prosidont. and membors of his Cabinot, and Justicos of tho BSupromo Court will be invited to attend, and will occupy seats in the somi-circle in front of tho presidiug oflicers’ doska, With the oxcoption of tho diplumatio and other gallorios, which aro alwaya reserved, tho galleries of tho Senato will be open to the publio, The services, which will congist of briof piayers and readiugs from the Scrintures, will be conducted by tho Rev, Byron Sunderland, Chaplain of tho Henato, and thio Rev, J. G. Butler, Chaplain of the House of TRoprosontativon. By speoial roquest of mti- mato, porsonal friends of the deceased, mo ro- marks will be made on the ocoasion, Aftor the serviced his romains will-be convoyed to the rail- road dopot, aud takon to New York en ronto to Boston on a special train to leave Washington immediately attor thoregular1o'clock train, e sides the committecs appointed by theBonate and House, tho remains will be accompanied to Boston by Maj, Bon Perloy Pooro and othor porsonal friends of tho deceased. It is under- stood thore will bo NO FONMAL BTOPPAGE IN NEW YORK OITY, and that tho body will bo conveyed thence by speolal train to Loston, whero 1t will lio in stato in Fanouil Hall on Sunday. THE BUPREME COUNT. Benator Carpouter this afternoon went into the Buprome Court room, and moved that tho Court adjown over to-morrow to attend the obuequics of Senator Bumner, and tho Court at once granted the motion. ‘'he Committoe of Arrangements and pall- boarers, attonded Ly the Hergoant-at-Arms of tho Senate, with the Vico Presidont of tho United Btates, Bonators and Reprosentatives from Mau- enohusotts, accompanied by thoir families wmourners, and tho Qlaplaing of tho tivo Houses of Congross, will assomble at the late rosidenco of deconsed Fridey morning at 9 o'clock, to atteud tho romnins of decensad to tho Capltol. The pall-bearors will bo Sunators Anthony, Bohurz, Bargont, MoCroory, Ogloaby, and Stock- ton, thoso spocially INVITED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL aro the Preaident aud membe:s of tho Cabinet, Juatices of the Buprome * Court, Diplomatio Corps, Genoral of tho Army and Admiral of tho Novy, The invitations to tho two last named inclitdo Invitations to the army and uavy.olllcors and oflloors of the marine corps respsotively. TiE FUNERAL TRAIN. Tho funoral arrangomonts will not pormit tho nfinnlnu of Sonntor Bumuor to atop at Philadol- phia, — IN BOSTON, Spegtal Dispatch to The Ohicago Tribune, BosTon, March 12.—The death of Mr. Bumner still ongrosses all attontion. In addition to the appropristo action taken by the Leglslaturoe, the City Counoll, and a committeo of cltizons, the colored people have mado arrangoments for a mesting. Tho Amorican Ponco BSocloty, tho Mneanchusotta Booloty of tho Cincinnati, tho Maseachusotts Historleal Sooloty, the Board of ‘Trado, and several loss importaut bodies, have takon action. Even the Labor Council joins in ita tributo to his groatness, PREPABATIONS YORTIIE FUSERAL. . Mayor Cobb hastoned to the State-House in porson to tendor tho uso of Fancuil Hall to the Btato authorities, o urged ita nccoptance, aa tho place where the body should lio in state, as this was the place whore™ Mr. Bumaor made his firat great publlo apeach. The arrangoments for the mooting in Fanenil Mol insure its bolog worthy the man. The Com- milteo on Resolutions and Spoakers are Richard IL Dana, Willlam Gaston, Oliver Wandell Holmes, Aloxandor H. Rice, Richard Orothing- linm, Joshua B, Bmitl, and Patrick A. Colling, Tho hall will be draped, and tho gallories ro- sorved for Indies, A dispatch from Judge Hoar says that tho body will reach horo at 5:40 p, m. on Baturday, accompanioed by a committes of six SBenators and niuo Ropresontatives. He urges that the funoral occur on Monday, in order that the Congression- :: %ommm::u may have an opportunity to at- nd, TAE MASSACHUSETTS NISTORICAL BOCIETY. At a mooting of tho Massachuscots Historical Boolety; the Hon. Robert Winthrop, who pro- sided, sunounced tho death of ox-Prosident Tillmore, an houorary, and of Mr. Bumnor, a ronidont, momber ; and puldnp&rapflnto and elo- uent tributes to them both. Ho referred to Mr. umner’s tecont election as a member, and then said: ““In tho Sonato of tho United States, of which for moro threc torma ho has boon so rominont and consplouous & member, o g orated by obis doutl cannot casily be'mossured, Thore, for s0 many yenrs, ho bas boen ono of tho observed of all observers. Thore, for so mauy yenrs, scarce & word or an ot of his has failod to bo the sub- Jeat of widosproad attention and comment, No name has boon oftener in tho columns of the daily press, or on tho lips of the people in all parts of tho country,— sometimes for criticism and oven for cenauro; but far more gouerally for commendation and applause, Ono of the pioncors inthe cause of ant-slavery whilo yot in privato lifo, he brensted the billows of that raging controversy with unsparing on- orgy, until the strugrlo censed with the institu. tions which had given rige to it. Tho samo un- tirlng enorgy was then transforred to what he regarded 88 tho rights of tho race which had beon emancipated. Indoed, everything which could” bo associated with tho idoes of Luman rights was mado the subjoot of his ardont advocacy, according to his own judgment and convictions, Ho dovoted himsclf early, alao, to tho cause of poace, and mado the relations of tho United States with other nations a matter of special atudy, His unwepried labors as Chair- mnn of tho Committeo of Foreign Affairs for soveral yoara, nnd hus acknowlodyod familiarity witn intornational Iaw, can never be undervaluod ar torgntion. $ R THE BENATORIAL BUCCESSION. As yot, no one has dsred to disgust a possible well-wisher by presenting or urging the name of any ono fora placo which the best mnn that Massachusotts can send cannot fill, It is conce~ coded that Butler is out of the race, even if he should want a rlnco, which {a not likely. Dawos" chancos wero injnred by his course in the Bim- mous affulr, and Banks or E. R. Hoar seom now to staud not a bad chance. AGTION OF TILE COUNCIL. Bosrow, Mass,, March 12.—Tho City Council to-day passed & sories of resolutions on the death of Seuator Sumner. Among them wore the fol- lowing: { Reaolved, That His Honor ths Mayor be requested at an early duy, to call o meoting of cltizens in Faneuil 1fall Lo take such notice of this evont as may be appro- pristo in view of tho irroparable loss whloh tho people of Massachusolts, and - particularly of Boston, have sustained, Regolved, That s Joint specisl committco of the City Umlnnllbnn‘%pfllnlo&l fo act in co-operation with the Muyor, and Blato and National authorities, in makin arcangements for the funoral ceremonied, and suc other tokons of respoct as aro dus to the purity of his character and greatnoss of his public sorvices., A PUBLIO MEETING will ba hold in Fanouil Hall on Satnrday, All citizona, without " distinotion of party, aro co- operatiug to Lavo all_propor respeot paid to the deceased Senator. ‘I'he Board of Trado and nu- merous socioties hove taken action in rogard to the #ad event. TNE SUCOESSION, -Among the names most prominently men- tioued a8 Mr. Bumnor'a probable successor are Henry L. Dawes, ox-Gov, 0. H. Bullock, B. R. Hoor, ox-Goy, John H. Clifford, Gov. Washe burn, Gen. Banke, Gen, Butler, and Bpeaker Sanford. The eloction will- probably take place on the 26th inst. e IN CHICAGO. Republica aro acoused of ingratitude, but if this is tho case with the ordinary citizen who has boon brought up fn the lap of frecdom or dandled in the nrms of Columbia until he has grown restive undor kindness like a spoiled child, it is not truo of the colored peopls, who romembor with love and gratitude the men who proved benefactors to their race. The annouucement of the death of Charles Sumner produced a feeling of profound sorrow among this claes in this city, a8 olsewhero, and an outburst of sympatby and regrot immediatoly followed. A reporter of this puper called on o nymber of colored paopls yesterday, and found - them, without aun excoption, as sorrowful us if thie death of Sonator Sumuer Lad boen that of o vear persoun! friond. Thers wore nono who did not know of his death, aud all bad made somo effort, oither great or trivial, looking to giving somo ndequato genaial exprossion of their grief. 8o onrnost, iudeed, was this doslre that many followed tho roporter into the stroot with sug- gostions as to whorh it would bo best to call upon, who wero likoly to take tho Initi- atory stops, and oven making that Lo should call 'a goneral mooling by giving notice in Tus Trmune. .Ono old colored patriaroh, with grizzled hair and tottoring stops, accompanied by his wife and grown-up daugh- tors, tho littlo childreu bauging around tho ont- skirtu in tho moantime, followsd tho roporter to tho door, and said, in a trombling voico: * Boss, what will bocome of the Oivil Rights bill now that Charlos Sumner am dead ?"—thus uncon- sciously paying the highest tributo to tho Lfo- work and merits of the duceasod Senator, AT TIIE PRAYER-MEETING, It was not until noon, howevar, that an op- portunity was found for concerted nction, After tho noonday proyex-meoting on Olark streot, noar Hurrison, which was largely attended, was over, Mr, Jamos Malone aroso and mado o shore bul thrilling spooch to tho oplored paoplo prosent, Ho enid: " Brothron, our groat friond, tho great aud good Charles Sumuor, is dead, n 1856 o made hig p,;nnb spooch on the Xanuns-Nobraska bill, and Bully Brooks, of South Carolina, unsble to “auswer his argumonts in words, boat him with a cane, Ho has ever since suffored from those iujurles, and the effeots of them hava no doubt caured his un- timoly donthi,—u martyr to tha cause of the col- ored raco. Bhall we have & meoting to show our roapoot ? \ = *'Yoa," was shouted from all paris’ of tho ouso. “Woll, thon, I will appoint 3Ir, Aloxandor and Mr, Moore ag & committee of two, with tho priv- ilege of adding a third man, to mool with our brethron of tha othor ohurclios to arrango & mooting." A NEETING OALLED. Mossrd, Johin Jones, Edward 0, Dawaon, and William B, Johnson had in the meantimo taken similar aotion, aud it wns finally decldod to cail & mass-mooting of the colored [moplo of this olty Triday ovooing, at the hall of tho United Dretlie ron, on tho woat Bldo of Olark ntreot, botwoon dinod, Harrigon and Van Buron, for tho purpose of giv- ing an oxprossion of tholr viows. 'ho Baptist and Mothodlst colorod churchos will bo drapod, and the various pastors will, at ono of tho Buuday sormons, make tho dead Bon- ntor tho speoial subjoct of their romnrka, ——— IN NEW YORK OITY. PROTOBED FUNERAL HONORS, New Yong, March 12,—Mayor Havemoyor to-day telographod Mr. Dawos, roquosting that tho committee having ehargo of tho funoral ar- rangemonts of Sonator Sumnor, upon arrival hero, allow timo for tho romaina to lio in state in tho Governor's room, m order to give tho oltizons an opportunity to view the faco of tho dead. 'The Govornor's room has boon draped {n mnurnlnfi. Flags wore flying balf-mast all day from public and private bulldings, and from the shipping in harbor, THE GHAMDER OF COMMEROR called a spocial meoting for_to-morrow to tako naction on the doath of tho distinguishod statos~ man, ——— THE WEST. A DESERVED TRIDUTE, Spectal Dispatch to the Chicago Tridune, Danvitug, I, March 12.—Tho nows of tho denth of Charles Bumner caused univorsal sad- noss in this community. FHowevor much his old political opponents disliked his radical viows on tho qucstion of equal rights to all men irre- speotivo of color, sll respected ana honored him for his honesty of purposo, loarning, statos- maonship, patriotism, sud unflinching devotion to a caugo ho considered Just, and feol that tho nation can ill afford to lodo such men. TIE COLORED PEOPLE, Spectal Diavatch to I'he Chicago Tribune, Torepo, 0., March 12.—The colored poople of. this.city aro engaged in & movoment to appro- xrinmv lionor tha momory of Souator Bumnuor. proliminary meoting waa hald to-night, which was largoly attondcd, and arrangoments’ mado for a grand mass-mogting noxt Bunday, when a defimte plan will be determined upon. DeTrort, Mioh., March 12.—Tho colored poo- lo of this city will hold a mnss-meoting noxt dlong” to express their sorrow at Ar. Sumner's loath. AT THE SOUTH. CraARLESTOY, 8. 0., March 12.—The Court of Genoral Bessions was closod to-day and fiags placed at hiait-maat, in consequonce of the death of Mr, Sumnor, ——— IN STATE LEGISLATURES. . MASSAOHUSETTS. . BosToN, Mass,, March 12,—Nelther branch of the Stato Legislature transactod business to-day. On tho assombling of thé Senato, a messago was recolved from tho Qovernor announcing tho doath of Bonator Sumner, and paying an elo- quent tribute to na memory., Tho messago con- cluded as followa: ~ - GENTLEMEN : You must have unapeakable satisfac- tion at thls hour in your recont actionin tho mattor rolativo o the army registor and national battlo-fags, 1t. was communicated to Mr, Bumner'whilo ho was in fall pososston of sl Lis faculties, and wa:may well bo- llove that Lio rojolced in thin judicatlori by tha con- atituonts ‘whom ko had s0 long and go faithfully sorved, : + Gon. Banks offered tho following : + + Ordered, That the message of tuo Governor com. municating the molancholy Intelligence of .the sudden death of the Hon, Charles Sumnuer, senjor Benator from Mussachusctts in the Congress of .the United Blatos, bo roforred to a speclal committes of ivo mem- bors of the Sonate, with such members ns may bo_appointed by the Houso of -Reprdsentatives, with iuatructions’to consider and roport.what meas- ures it may be expedient and propor Yo adopt recognition of the important services of tho dis! guislicd Senator, and s & public acknowledgment of thoe giateful estocm in which hia_memory and charac~ tor aro held by the people of the Commcuswealth, The order was adopted in both Houses with- out dobate. suxNors, svecial Dispateh to_the Chicago Tridune, I ¥SenmvgrieLn, Il March 12.—Jones offerod approprinte_ rasolutions in the House rogrowing tho doath of Charles Sumner, followed by a neat eulogy. Oberly, from the opposition, sccondad the rosolutious paying a handsome tributo to the distinguished dead. In honorof his mom- ory, tho House adjourned at & p. m. NEW YORK, Arnaxy, March 12,—Rosolutions relativo tothe doath of Charles Bumner worg introduced in the Legislature lo-day and mads tho spocial order for Wednosday noxt. 'WISCONBIN, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Maoison, Wis,, March 12.—Tho Assembly last evening concurred in tho Sonato resolution rola- tivo to Bumner's death, instead of making an original oxprossion of opinion and sontiment. T0WA. Fpecial Disvatch to The Chicaqo Tridune, Des Moinzs, Ia., Maroh 12.—Both Houses of the Logislature to-day adoptod resolutions ex- pressive of sorrow at the doath of Bumner. —_—— ABROAD. THE LONDON TIMES, Lonpox, March 12.—The Times to-day pub- lishes a laudatory obitusry article on the late Charles Sumner. Referring to the disputes be- twoen England and the United States, the Times snys: * Mr, Sumner was not sblo to judgeus diepassionatoly, and we possibly haye not under- stood all the 1nfluonces which made him apps ently unjust, It is bettor to forgot these diffor- ences, and remember the strong impulse for good which first drew him from private life to oppose that groat national wrong,—slavery,— a0d which, in spitoot. hia many woikiogsos, o- mained his guiding priuciplo to the eud." TIE STANDARD'S CRITICISM, Tho Standard, in a loading articlo on the late Obarles Sumuer, says ho was an eloguent spoaker and porsonally houorablo, but he was utterly wanting in stateamanship, —_——— PERSONAL OHARAOTERISTIOS, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Sm: Mr. Bumnor's habits buve always beon most regular. Risiug 1 the morning at about 8 o'clock, he took his breakfast at 9, in the sitting- room situated on the parlor-floor of his honso, and then immediately nscendod to his library, whore ho recoived - all bis callors, These have, until within tho past two years, boon vary nu- morous, At -11:30 o'clack Lo loft his houso for the Capitol, generally walking on fine days, and riding in o street-car If the wenther was unfa- yorablo. Ho was soldom nbsent from his desk in the Sonate, and 8 soon a8 thot body ad- journed ho roturned to his home. At 6 o’clockhe and, though not a gourmand, he was still very foud of good living, nnd hugely enjovad tho compauy of a couple of frionds at the tablo. 1or. Buainor nover mingled in socioty, and bis morlid drend of being introducod to ladies was one of his most notable characteris- tica. Mr, Sumner was exceedingly economical, though not parsimonious, his only great in- dulgonce bowng tho purchaso of hiu books, Though he inferited about §100,000 from his Drothor somo years ago, ho never ohanged bis utyle of uving‘ until his' muriage, iu 1868, At tho time of his denth he occupied a houso on th coruor of IIstrestand Mount Vernon avonuo, which not only was sumptuously furnished, bus also contalned'a collection, outside of his valu- nblo Iibrary, of vory raro engravings, statucttos, costs, eto, b was wilh great pride that Mr, Bumuer showed theso troasures to his visitora. l1ic sometimes expressod a wish to bo the pos- sossor of horacs and carriage, but would add: “] zeannot afford it;. I ecither must give up buying books aud keop a earriago, or forogo the enrringo and and keop mysolf postod in litora- ture.” 1To was a fine linguist, spoaking French iluently, and having & thorough knowledgo of German, Ho considered tho literature in the Intter langunge superior to thiat of auy. other, and frequent yuomqnmd Goethoto Bhakspouro, Motaphiysica were also among his favorite stud- ies, and hio spoke with admiration of, though he did not coincide with, Fichte, Kant, the Abbo Tonau, and others of philozophical drift, In tho late Franco-German war, Mr, Bumnor sided with the Germany, . Ho had u grent admiration for that nation, and, though he pitled the Fronch, ho exulted in thoir dofont a8 ono stop toward tho great nifllennium, viz.: A universal ropublic, and oquality uli over the world, r. Sumuer soldom * spoke extemporanoously, ‘Dbut nearly always proparod his specches with groat coro—as, for instanco, his colobrated spoech on Ban Domingo, which ho rovised four timos boforo dolivoring it, Any critiowms or attaoks on him by the press wore most keonly folt, and ho very frnrlunutly complained of the bitterness of oo of the nowspapor srticlos, In him tho journalists havo lout one of thoir staunchest frionds ; his doors were nover olosed to thom. Ie oonversed with the groatest ps) willingnoss upon any tople broached ; oxpros, his views frooly, aud was always roady to g. any information required, if compats with his duty, and, i not, ho would mako somo polito excuso. Porhapa the following Incident will {llustrate: On tho day that tho Htnate Duémrtmunt fsaued drafts of n cortain trenty to tlhio Bonators, whick wore to bo troatod confidontially, a correspondent called upon the Bonator at 11 o'olook at night with tho modest roquost, “*ploago to give him the troaty,” Mr. Bumnoer looked at his visitor and smilingly satd : 1 botiove I am tho biggor man of the two, and you will cortaiuly havo to lick mo to obtain it.” Mr. Bumner wag cx:nudlngl{ tnclturn upon roligions quostions, but thore is no donbt that, though belonging to no particular scct, ho was a good Obristion. Ho, was ono of thodo, all ‘tao raro now-a-days, who had moro faith in acts than in protossions. Ho always dared to do hia duty, and that is & good religion for o atatesman, A WAsHINGTON JOURNALIST, —_— MILLARD FILLMORE. FUNERAL OBSEQUIES, Speetal Disnatch to The Chicago Tridune, BurraLo, N. Y., March 12.—Tho funoral of Millard Fillmoro to-day was a most imposing affar. After privato sorvicea at the houso at 0 o'clock a, m., conducted by the Rov. V, R, Hotchkiss and the Rov. Dr. J, C. Lord, tho ro~ maloa wore taken to 8t. Paul's Oathodral, whora thoy Inyin state from 10 until half-past 1 o'clock. Although tho day was bittorly cold and bluster- ing, an immense concourse of pooplo surrounded tho edifico all of tho time. Qvor 20,000 peoplo passed through and VIEWED TIIE CORDSE, 1t was attirod in full dross auit of black, and ro- posed in an elegant rosowood coffin richly mounted with solid silver, The church was ap- proprintely draped, At 2 o'lock the publio sorvices took placo nt the church, tho Rov. Dr. William Bhelton oftl- ciating, assistod by the Rectors of all thoy Epis- copnl Oburohes i’ the city, Tho bullding was crowded. Dologations from Congress, Stato As- sombly, and all tho principal municipal organi- zations woro presont. The battalion of United Btatos Infantry atationed hero actod as & gunrd of honor, aud accompaniod tho hoares to Forost am“:L Comotery, whero tho romains iere in- rro THE MILITARY PROCESSION waa very fino, Business in tho city was gonor~ ally suspeuded, and hundreds of storos and houses wore draped in mourning. Tho follow- ing of our citizons acted aa PALE-DEARERS ¢ The Hon. Georga W..Clinton, O. H. Marshall, William A, Bird, Elam R. Jowott, Noash P. Sprague, Wacron Bryaut, Ofiver G. 'Stoolo, sud Henry Bartin, [To the Apsoctated Press.] TUFFALO N MOURNING, Burraro, N. Y., tdatch 12.—Tuo peoplo hero to-duy exbibited In a miarlkod manuer thoir vone- ration for one of the bation’s most {llustrious statosmen, and heartfolt sorrow for one of the oldest and most boloved citizons, Millard Fill- moro, ox-Presidont of tho Unitod States, Flags were flying at half-mast on all the public and soveral privato buildings, and from the shippin, 10 tha hiathor, Dusititar, wae groatly suspended. and all thie main thoroughfares aud privato resi- donces aloug the line of march of the funeral procession Wero profusely decorated in mourns ing garb. Atg 9 o'clock this morning the family of the dis- tinguished dead, aud.a fow fricuds, assembled ot the late private rosidenco of tho decoased, whero SOLEMY MELIGIOUS EXEROISES wero conducted by tho Rev. V. R, Hotchkiss, of the Baptiat Oburch, and the Rav. Jobn 0. Lord, of tho Prosbytorian Church. At tho conclusion of the sorvices cight non-commissioned oflicers of Company D, Buffalo Clty Guards, detailog for benrors, ontered, and boro tho remains to the leareo, and, under the oscort of the full Com- pany, convoyed tho snmo to . 8T, PAUL'S OATHEDRAL, where thoy lic in atato, The caslket containing tho body was of rose- wood, covered with whito silk, with eight silvor bandlos, and silver trimmings. On the lid was & eolid silver plate containing the following in- seription: Mmranp Furone, Born_Jauuary 7th, 1800, : Died March ‘8th, 1874,” ‘Whilo the body was at the family residenco it was doposited in the wost-front room. At the head was & crown of flowers, composod of came- lins, roscbuds, &c. On tho lid was a beautiful floral wroath aud two largo crosses ; on tho right a largo star, and on the left bouguets and out tlowera, On renching the cathedral, the casket was de- posited in tho vestibule of the church on s dais covered with a pall of biack velvet, trimmed with white crape and silver stars, with vases of flowers at the bead and foot. _Thero it lmud in aiato, with Company D a8 guard of honor, and, nouwithstaudiag the cold, raw day, from 10 o'clock until the hour for closing tho casket, thousandy of citizens and straugers thronged tha vestibulo to take A LAST FAREWELL LOOK at the distiuguished doad, Bhortly after 2 o'clock tho ~doors of tho cathedral wore opened to admit tho United Statos Senatorial and Houso Committees, Leg- islative Committeos, mombers of Gov. Dix's military stafl, tho Mayor, city authorities, and Committoos of tho Council of the University of Butfalo, Bar of Erio County, Board of rude, and reprosontatives of other civio sociotios, Ata quarler-past 2, tho family having eutcred the eathedral, six Sergeants, dotailed from tho First United States Infantry, stationod at Fort Porter, boro the caskot from tho vestibule into tho ca- thedral, headed by tho Rov. Dr. Bhelton and the Episcopal cleagy of Buffaio, sd followod by William 1. Bird, Nonh P. 8prague, E. K. Jowett, Q. 1I, Marshall, O. G. Bteole, Judge George W. Clinton, Houry Martin, and Warren Bryant, as pali-boarers, sight of tho oldest and moss infiu- ontial cliizons aud friouds of tho doccasod, and deposited the same in front of the chancel, THE GEBEMONIES IN TILE CATHEDRAL woro of a solemn and impo»in;i charactor, in- pluding a briof rosumo of the 1ifoof tho illus- trious docensed, by the Rov. Dr. Shelton, the vonorablo Rector of 8t. Paul's aud life-long friond of Millard Fillmore, . ‘I'ho casket was thon borne to the hioatso, nnd tho procossion moved in tho following ordor: Maj.~ Gon, Howard and Brig.-Gen, Rogers and stalls ; Company D, Buffalo City Guards ; Sixty-fifth and Seventy-fourth Regimants National Guaras; . Companies A and O First United Stutos Tutuntry, undor Col DeRussy, ns guard.of Lonor, Tho hearso was docoratod with national and funeral ombloms, and was followad by & (LONG LINE OF CARRIAGES, with bearers, mournors, natioual, Stato and city ropresontatives, and oitizens to Iorest Lown Cematary, where, aftor tho flnal sorvices of tho Lipiacopal Ohumh, tha remaing wore doposlted in & atone gruvn in tho fanuly lot, xdjoiuing the graven of Millard Iillmore's formor parinors, il(mll lon. Bolomon G, Huven and Judge N. K. all, —_—— THE FLOODS. A Canadian Village Overwhelined by u Swollen Biver, . Hauweax, N, 8., March 10.—Immonso damago was done in Bhiorbrooke, Quysborough Couaty, about nincty miles from this pluco, by o freshot on Wednosdny last. Tho 8t. Mary's River way nwollon hy tho vain and thaw. A couple of miles above Bhorbrooke there isa natural dam of rocks across tho river, beyond which for soveral miles it Is called Stillwater, 'L'he ico on this por- tion of tho river broke up in consoquonce of tha froshot and flooded the wholo of the valley, On tho loft bauk of tha river whore Shor- brookoe Is situatod tho scone was a foarful one, ‘The flood brought down thousauds of tous of ice and groat numbora of fogs. Wholo troes wore upraoted from tho bauks in the course of tho torront. Tho solld ico below tho villago re- mained firm,and the flats upon which Sherbrooke stands, boonmo n bolling sos. Boals and canoes wero in demand, Evory houso was flaoded, Tho cattlo woro driven out of town by persons on horscback, 'Tho women, children, and aged peo- plo wore takon away in boats, Many tamilios abandoned their housos altogether, while others took rofuge in the upper stories. Two bridges Inthe village, aud a ,lmi‘o bridgo ovor tho Bt. Mury's River, aro gono, Alnew vessel nearl ready for launching, was destroyed, snd much timber oarriad wny, The day after the ilood. the mountaius of ico and tho logs, troos, and othor dobris, becamo frozon solid, 8o that the villago is now imbedded in a frozon ses, Tho roin 18 indoscribabla ; it extends a mile and o Lalf in longth by a milo in brondth. (n tho event of a suddon thaw tho villago will bo quits doatroyod, NUMBER 202. WASHINGTON. No Business Transaoted at the Oap- ital Yestorday. Adjournment of the District Investls gating Committee to Monday. Tostimeny of Distriot Attorney Bliss Before the Ways and Means Committee. Ile Undortakes to “Dofend the Moloty Buslness. 3 THE OUSTOMS SERVICE. THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGA= TION, ‘Wasmraroy, D. 0., March 12.—United Btatos District-Attornoy Blise, of New York, to-dsy ap- pearod bofore the Committeo of Ways and Means. In roforonco to tho moloty systom, ho ssid he bolieved all theso complaints of hardships ta merclinnts; there was a considerablo forco of mon sceking to protoct thomsolves from tha conaequences of discovered frauds, suits in relac tion to which are aro now ponding. The Cham« ber of Commorco did not know what they wora talking about. Concerning the seizure of books and papors thora is no such Inw as thoy say there is, aud cortainly thero was N0 BUCI PRAGTIOR a4 that to which thoy roforred., The rosolutions of tho Chamber wore got up by outside partics to sorve their porsonal intorcsts, 1fo meintain- ed tho constitationaltity of the Iaw authorizing #eizuros, but suggested that there might be an amondmont providing for tho separation of books, proviug fraud froin other books, and thoir ocxamination by somobody in the presouce of couusol and othor parties, After further statomonts, Biiss roferrod to the sottlement of _ TIE OABE OF PHELYS, DODGE 4 0., saying thoro was no threat or compulsion what- over exorcised s to forfeiting the entiro involco, Whon thoro ia & dofect in a part of a cargo, the ponalty was too sovera ; in other words, the en- tire Invoice should not bo forfeited bocause of the deficlency of = single itom. Dliss was intorrogtad by Mr. Wood, of tha Committeo, relative to his duties in connootion with tho BEIZURES OF BOORS AND PAPERS, and na to the compromisos or Routloment of cosed. In rovenuo cages ho recoived foos of 2 per cont, but in othor cases nothing. Bliss said & largo portion of the attacks made on him and othors wero from political sourcas, Mr. Wood inquired whother complainants wers not all members of his party. Mr. Blies said ho did not know. There were, porbaps, Democrats among them. Mr, Wood—Are you not awaro that the' Now York World, tho only Democratic paper in that ciLj}]’. hias mado no attacks ? liss—Dy time is too much occupied to read the World. Wood—It is a mont singular omiesion. In further oxamination ho sad he did nof think the law for tho seizuro of books and papers could bo safely changed. William E. Docgo mado a few romarks in an- swor to Bliss. Ho was romiuded of tho (aot that he had heretofore sr‘nkun of two Congressmon in connection with his caee, one of whom wasg Gen, Butlor. Maving been asked who the oth- ors wis, he namod BSonator Cuukling. While tho gquostion was pending whether the case should bo soltled or not, iflfll\l, Naval Officer, #oid tho crimo was so ecoormous that he would never consont to sottle FOR LEBS TIAN $500,600, '~~~ "V Ha thought Seuntor Conkling advised bim to do botter, It was gnid that Conkling was thoro at adyisor of Laflin, Mr. Wood asked Dodgo if Senator Conkliny was ju_Now York as counscl. Dodge replied, ** 1 had nover an iden that he was thore profes- sionnlly, but ho was in Now York at tho time our caso was in process of settloment, aud in councij with some gunllumen, pacticularly with regara to tho position ocoupiod by Naval Ofticer Laflin, 1 looked on 1t 2s au accidental juncture. In my former statoment I was showing what an_array thore was against us, The hearing of all par- ties boro onded, and the Committoe adjourned to meot on Wednosday noxt. ! NOTES AND NEWS, Special Dispatch to The Chicaqo Tribune, DUBINESS AT A BTAND-STILL. Wasmmvaroy, D. 0., March 12.—Very little public business was transacted to-day. By Ex- " coutivo order, all tho Dopartments wore closed, and by common consent the Congressional Com- mitteos did not meat, out of respect to Sonator Sumuer's moemory. PUDLIC NUILDINGS, It has boon nscertainod that bills providing for tho erection of thirty-soven public buildinga bwve boen_ introduced in the prosont Congress. As is usual, thoy have all boen fowarded to tho Sacrotury of the Treasury for his recommondn- tion, whoro tho mystoriously poworful Mullott will soo that thoy arc, without excaption, approved. .~ If the aufhors of thoso billf display the amount of zoal and ability in_log-rolling that usually charsotorizes such jobbors, there will bo a formidable number of them passod, the ocouomical spasm of Congrose aud demands of the country to the contrary notwithstanding, TUE ADAIR LAW MOVEMENT, The effort muking to have the Adair Liquor Iaw ndopted by Congross,. to apply in the Tor. nitories and Districs, is a vory atrong one. Judga Lawronce, of OLio, who introduced the bill, war grantod a hearing by the Houee District Com- mitteo to-dny, and is promised a furthor hearing at somo futuro dny. SENATOI MORTON'S NEALTIL Erroncous roports huve gained circulation ne to tho extent of tho recont illness that has con- fined Senator Morton for u fow days to his xaom. T'ho uilment wannot at all seriousor threatening xzxml the Senator will be about ngain in a day or Wo. TIE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. This was tho day sot apart by the Joint-Select Committoe for investigating the aifnirs of the District of Columbin, for tho hoaring of counsel on tho Commilteo's right to compal the produc- tion of porsons and private papers in tho possos. sion of witnosses subpoonned by tho moemoriale ists, Tho Committeo ot pursnant to adjonrnment. Mr, Thurman, a8 Chairman, sonounced that in consoquence of the doath of Beuntor Bumner, - aud the still oxisting vacan. cy in tho Committes occasionad by tho with- drawal of Bonator Boutwoll, thoy thought it best to adjourn ovor uutil Monday noxt. In the meantime, ho requestod counsol to file with the Committeo briofs of the poiuts on whioh they inlonded to make arguments, This done, tho Committoe ndjourned. Tho first witness in sub- stantiation of tho chargos fllad by the memorial- ists will probably not bo called eaclior than Wodnesday noxt. MI88 NELLIE GRANT'S WEDDING. It {s anuounced that the marringe of Miss Nollio Graut to Mr. Sartorious, of England, will tako pluce some timo next month, This iy im= portant, if truo. O RAILRO. NEWS, ];Jnlona:'nelflc Izaitrond Diroctors. osToxN, March 12,—The following is a - od list of ‘tho new Board of Dlrgswrucgrfit‘l’:u Unlon Pacifio Rallrond Company : Oliver Ames, North Enston; John Duff, Bonton; Elisha Atldus, Yoston s Bydnoy Dillon, Now York ; L. D, Morton, New York ; F, Gordon Doxter, Boston; Bonjamin E, Batos, Boston ; Olivar Anis (Koo . m"(lf' North Easton ; Jamos D, Bmith, New York ; J, Ouborn, Now Yorl ; Goorioswl:, Now York ; S'nmual L, Mills, Now York; Jay Gouid, Now York; E. H, Bakor, Boston, and f.lliuhnrduon Now York, # c §te Louls & §t, Josoph Rallrond. Spectal Dispateh to I'he Chicaao I'ribune, Br, Josery, Mo, March 12,—F'ho result of the visit of the owners of the 8t. Louis & St Josoph Rinliroad to Bt. Josoph, with a view of making urrangomonts for rouponing that road, after two months abandonment, haa not yot ‘.mnnvh'm.l, Nothing will i certafuly known tll they rotura toNow York, A train passed over thio entire longth of tho rond a fow days ago, and it wea fauud in faly condition, ’