Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1874, Page 1

A o place to buy the sholgo. VOLUME 27, DRESS GOODS. , Wadison and Franklin-sts, cEIcAGO, Imi;orters and Jobbers of* DRESS GOODS, SEH.AWIS, ‘Woolens, Cottonades, . JBANS, WHITE G0ODS, "LINEN_S, HOSIERY, GLOVES, YANKEE NOTIONS. Spetial attractions offered this day in their DRESS G00DS & SHAWL __ DEPARTMENT, To which the attention of the trade is invited, Pricgs Tow. Torms Liberal, — 5 REAL ESTATE. HERE, BOYS, ‘I'VE FOUND IF! o Joperty n WASIING. IGATS and MONGAN PATIC Is nt Tloom 4, 123 Threo b-acrs Blocks at wholosalo acre Ong-third cash, halanco 1, 3 and 3 yos Sure to yiold 100 por cant profit within & yoar, cholce Residonco Lots, high ridge and prairfe, prices From 85 t6 813 por fooks all soar Dupoig, Military S5tioni, Gha h monf It don’ Shtior 10-"chah e St ik 0o 7ido it and sos this Bruperts; 10 icane ik to.i30 ut, an horly Sonra Cry 105, & 1. e T ovors wook dad. Whon ready to go, ca!l at onr oftico at 10 Wills3%o soo tha property. B. F. CLARKE & CO., Room 4, 122 LaSalle-st, TO RENT. FOR REINT. tory beick bufldlax, with busomont, 60375 foor Nor B BT o 4] Norih Oniton st. T osd Dromiaca baving light and accoss on threo sidos, With largo storago Btk ad caniaining & eioam Ongine and shafting, ‘Woll ndaptod for manufncturig purnoses, Thoy can ronted for a term of yoars at a modorato ront. FOIL SALE,—A good spoolal olinrtor with lboral pro- vitions. Appiy. o AILNHUR NERASON, 4 borthnd Yook, aud We D. KERFOOT & CO., 8 Last Washing- tonat: : HOTEL TO RENT. ym May 1, 1874, tho fine hotel known o3 e Dovgia3 Houso, cornor Douglas-piace, Vincounos N O COTIN & WATIERAMAN. 00 TaSallont. ) TOILETINE. LADIES! Yoiu who fgmore tho arta that boautlfy. romember.that 1088 bohlud youe plamp chosks, Enzulld 3o, and pounds ed _charms, # ghastly, grinning skeloton “looks ont, and Sur'for thnko How qulcst yon'd atnt, How bad_ youw look: Tidagoue duty o praservo s hoahty by wainls TOTLIZE e a. m, or 13 noon, and go along For a torm of yoars fi NI Yo reatoro the - Raniplo bex for (wo . DELL BANYA, Axon s i Hiataionet, Sheffield Nursery. FSTABLISITED I8, - 20 noras home-grown trece, ail kinds nnd atzor, 3 to 6 . trocs, for streot, plantiog. ~lwproviog subdicisions with ociom:sizd troes. Shccialty, . Jealt Trcom Murtuu 0s0n, £0. - 4,000 Bootch Plnoe, 4 to 6 foot, Liushy, i por 10000 Au. Achorvita, 1101 foot bublis, a8 810 er 5,000 Norway Spraoo, ate 8 foot, huuhy: 820 bor 100: o AT ERWES, 44 Ha - Tako Ohicago and"Clybau W“'""'"" e BUSINESS CARDS. SCCURIIINN el o P o R DENTAL CARD. DR, M. W. SHERWOOD'S Dontal-Romus aro so- ovel to tho northiwast qornor of Stato and Malsor Dioro Block, Toom 19, - Tho host artiilcie] toolh aromado. Glves Vitalized Afr, and vatracts twoth withiout psi, GRANITE MONUMENTS, SCHUREMAN & IAND MANTEL CO., Myohigan.av , cornor Vau Juren. FOR SALE. Base Ball Rules QR 1674 fostsecelred ot KELLEY'S DABI: AL IOKLET EMPORIUM, Also, a full 11 e n?(uu. ‘ot Bporting Goode. 58 Madtmn se per bune Butlding. MISCELLANEOUS. MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TIE MARINE COMPANY OF CHICAGO. tho moeting of tho stockhaldors of th et Coror s oF Ghreele \hich was Sulfod Tor g ;'(B. has, flllfig dflfll’l.\lll:dlon with tho Proatdent, s, I Xo Boammots PR NNEUTLEN, Vico Preart, Baw, B. Roaens, Boo'y. Excellent Lunch A LADIFS! OHRISTIAN MISSION HAL = 172 AADISORST T ‘"Wanted---A Situation, ung man who, for (ho past afght yoaes, has Loan Ly S R R TR el g givou, Addross M 85, Fiibun ollioo. Tadiss' Christian Mission Diters, AT 172 MADISON-BT, DENTISTRY. TEETH FOR ALL! W, I, MoGUESNIY fay romorad bis dontal rooms trows goruor Aladison Und Cliiostes, 16 Ulsicates ot Bor Hamloiph,. FoF g0 wook jouger i will imesct (ol Sats ot Guin Teotl far only WH. lhott plaju, $0, Wo Eirko this siatement waod {6 tho lottars o Juke The sanmo anallty eitorhore s5taro peying B2 and §30; o k yon to compare our work with any othur of this olty. gy rofundad Jn,evary Instaioo whisra ool snlsface chitvger Gl son i Surier Ok sad Handolob ehargo, 0a . ofhe ey Spponlte ald Gaust Houor » to bogin at 4 o'oluck . WASHINGTON. The Debate in the Senate on the Finance Bills The Section Relating to Specie Payments Stricken Out. The Way in Which tho Sanborn Con- iract Worked Further Ex- posed. Operations of One of Sanborn's Agents in Indianapolis, House Debate on the Illinois' 2 Per Cent Claim. A’ Newspaper Editor Shown fo Be a Partnor in the District Ring. THE SANBORN CONTRACTS. svecial Dispatch to The Chicago L'ribine, ‘WasuiNgToN, L. C., March 80.—Tho following lottar, rocolved to-day by Mr. Fostor, of Obio, throws moro light on tho manuer m which the Sanborn contracts wore carrled out : UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUR COLLEG. Ton's OFFICE, BIXTHl DISTRIOT OF INDIANA, INDIANADOLIS, March 27, 1871, To the ITon, Charles Josicr, House of Represeniatives, Washington, D, C. : B u tha iclegtaphlo dlspatclics of this mornlag's papors I notice tho following statements, viz s “1%, M, Greonnud O, F, Presboy, tho agouts employed by Saiborn to work his ‘Western ' railroud caeg3, wero cxamined at length, 'They both tostified that thio casca they had dealt with were not of record n any fnternal rovenue oflice, ond denled that they liad over ropre- sented hiomaclyes an agents of the Treasury Depart- ment, ‘Thoy admitted, howevor, that thoy had never announced themselves’ as agouts of Sanborn, but had loft partics to draw thelr ‘own {aferences from tho secret service credentials which they presented,” I desiro to say 1 such testimony was given by Bir, ¥. M. Greon fo your Comunitice, it wa falsc, DIr, Greon represented himsolf ot ihis oflico a6 o Spaclal Agent of the Trensury Dopartmont, and nothing clse, 1fe also presented a lotter from fhie Hecrotary of tho Treasury dirccting all {nfernal roveuuo officers {o glvo him asslatanco—*ull the assisfanco in thelr power " 18 thowny it read. I beliove Mr. Green waa cro in this city for some two wooks, ot this oflico daily, nud during that timo his mall camo fo iho care of o, o Dis lofters wero many from rallroad companics throughout tho West, nearly of all of which wero nd- dresscd 1o him oa 'a special ngent of the Tressury Dopartment. Whilo Mr. Green was hiere, tho first ox- positlon of fhe Banborn contract busiess was mado through tho public press, and on the very day_of s shpoarance, Lattacked Mr, Green in reforenco Lo tho mattor, and Lo utterly aud eutiroly denfod tho tratly of thomatter, or that hio was interested in or con- ‘mocted with any such urraugement; und eafd thoro waa no auch contract in cxistencoan tho ous alleged. o was 0 earneat and -emphatio in his denials that I act tho whiolo thing down a8 a fulso report, and wado no_ fur- ther offort o doterming its truth, having mo olher reason to_doubt that ho vay a'special ngeut of tho Treasury Doprtment us Lo reprogonted hieclt, Tu regard to bis staemont that tho cases they had dealt \With woro not on record in_ any intornal office, I have th Lonor fo refer you to o Iotter written by mo on 20th inat, to the Commissloner of Interna{ Revenuo in referenco to o colioction of $600 mndo by Groen from the Indianapolis & 8t. Louls Ruilroad Company, In that case Groen representod thiat tho Commissioner bad examined the Mst, ascertainod tho dolluqnula. and soutLfm ont liero {o: colleot thio snme. T buvo the houor to be, very Tespectfully, yourobedient ecrvant, st B, King, Deputy and Acting Colfector, The Waya and Means Committeo oxpoct tn ex- amina Secrotary Richardson and Commissioner Dougless to-morrow with roforouce to the Ban- born coutracts. Y —— THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, 'YESTERDAY'S DEVELOPMERTS, ‘Wasnivarox, D. 0., March 80.—Tho District Investigating Committeo moved into more healthful and commodious quarters to-day. The important developments of the dsy's session wore clicited from men cmployed by contractors undor the Board of Public works. The B streot sower being undor investigation, threo brick- layers who bnd worked on that improvoment wero exomined, Richard Sorroll testified that at least one-third of tho bricks used wore what arc known as eal- mon, and aro of tho goftest varioty. William Curry, who aesisted in tho construc- tion of tho sowor, testified that thres-fourths of TAE BRICK USED WERE OF TIE SALMON VARIETY. a gower built of that quality of brick wonld not last moro than threo yours, Tho owner of thoyaxd from which tho ssimon bLrick “wore furnished was nlso the contractor for bulldlug tha sewer, sud sold all the good brick producer ab his kil for sidowalk pusnoses. Georgo W. Olift, anothor witiress ofthe bricke layiug profession, testified that two-thirds of tho brick used in the B atroot sewer wero of the softest variety. The Board of Public Works, o ivformed tho Committoo, at firat had throe 'in- spectors to superintend the cohstruction of the sower, and 5o that the provisiona of tho con- tract wero fuithfully performed. Ono of these [EXPERTY IN S8EWER-CONSTRUCTION was & shoomaker, another a painter, and the {hird wos o practical bricklayor; but the Iatter individual, Rz, Clift remurkad, know too muoh about tho business to enit the contractor, and was discharged. Tho juspecting aftor thal was solely in the hands of the shosmaker and tho painter. Theso worllites, ivstead of Jooking aftor tho interosts of “their omployors, noted an sontinels for the contractor, and gavo warning of tho appronch of Clicf-Engivecr ~ Dhillips, of tho Board of Dlublic Works, Whon this gentloman was obsorved coming towards tho workivg party, the lnborers and hod-carriers were at onca set to work coloring tho salmon Lrick. This was done by pouring water on thom, which had the offect of dnrkening their color. ‘T'ho contractor novor allowed more than two or threo loads of Lrick to be delivered at ono time, and wag thus enabled to speedily color up thoss on the stroot when My, Phillips was known to bo coming. During tho little timo that tho profes- sional bricklayer was onc of the inspeotors, tho tho contractor was not permitted to use inferior materinl. The shocmaker juspector still re- mning in tho employ of the Bonrd of ‘Public Works, The only OTHER INTERESTING TESTIMONY adduced wus that of a oarpenter named ITuber, who worked for the Board of Publio Worls un- dor tho dircotion of o Superintoudont namned Livingor. Mot of the timo that ho received pay from the-District Government ho was em- ployod 1 tho construction of bLarns and stables Tor omployes of the Board of Publie Works and contractors. 1o contluned to porform this kind of work for s loug {imo, knowing meanwhilo that it was all wrong, Finally, when Lininger ordored him to go to tho houso of an employe of tho Doard of Publio Works and ropair furniture, his bum&loncu rebellod ; nud he reported tho mattor Gov. Bhopherd, who caused Lininger to resign his placo, Witness tostifed thut lum- ber bought by the Bonrd of Public Works was used in the construction of tho siables mon- tioned, TIIE BINGUAM CONTRAOTA, Tu your dinpatolios of Saturday night with ref- erance Lo tostimony bofore tho District Invosti- gating Committeo, it was stated inadvertontly : 1t apposrs by the evidonoo sdduced to-di that MIr. Binghsm was swarded thio job of grade ing, ocurbing, sewering, and paving X stroot, northwest, at tho ostimated cost of £243,000,” T'his fact wou not tostifled by, any wiinoss, but wus doveloped by an exanuvation of the vouch- org of the T'ronsuror of the Bourd, among wiich yas 8 rocoipt sigued by dinglan - for 0 his glhoro of Ju-uutu on tho Mooie contraot, amounting to 40,000, AT TUE EVENINGRESSION. ‘The teatimony of a contractor named TFachts bolore tho Distriot Iuvostigating Cominittee this ovoning oxplains how somo things may be done as well as othors, The witnous, after datallivg the fuots conneoted with the procuring of a cons traot for streot-paving, was nsked If any ouo shared in tho prooceds ; and, If so, ta whal tont, and for what reason. H ox- [0 replied that no et %y -~ The dhicayg . CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1874 ono was intorosted with him, but a cortaln party I shavod In tho profits, TIIA PARTY WAS D, 0. FOINEY, editor of Fornoy's Sunday Chronicle, Tho wit- nees was only allowed to oomplote ono blook of Ins pavemont when he was inducod to soll out to n partnor of John O, Tyans, who paid him 87,000 and assumod all tho liabilities, Ialf of this amount was claimed by Forney, and paid to him by Fachtz, It wea not shown that I'orney hnd dono anything to ontitle him to the £3,600, It i but juatico to Forney to sny that, whilo ho has not been_instaut {n sonson and out of soason in urghg invostigation, his papor has not boou so violent in dcnunclations of tho momorinlists and those pushing tho investigations as mosat of tho District journnls have beon. 31 FRANK BMITI'S SHARE. In tho ovidenco it rogard tothe wooden railings about tho parks and rosorvations in the city, adduced to-day, It was shown that the con- teact ronlly belonged to Frank Bmith, bu was in another man'a namo, The amount pald the con- iraotor was £58,000, and the amount clonred was £20,000. 'Tho ostonsiblo contrautor tostified thay Smith, when it bocame apparent that an invos- tigation would bo had, collected tho books and papers in which the acconnts of tho affairs wero kopt, nnd fmmodiately loft tho city for tho Far Weot i tho capacity of a momber of the Indian Ponco Commission, It is ohargod that this appolntment was prooured for him &o that ho might got out of the reach of tho Committeo, who have boon_cndesvoring for some time to gok rid of him. o is the officinl roporter of thio Houso, whern his salary is 85,000 ayonr. Ho is also a Trmatoo of tho Howard University, hias hoen Promdent, and is ouo of the most nctive, of the Young Meu's Christinn Asso- ointion. [Tothe Aseoclated Press,) WauiNoToN, D O., Maroh 30.—In tho Distriot Investigation ta-dny, Richard Sorrell and o Mr. Curry wero oxamined in rogard to the work dono by thom ns bricklnyers on the B stroot sewer, and toatifled that tho bricks ueed in its construe- tion woro partly soft bricks, Curry sald that alt tho bricke were what ha called “*‘glueh bricl,” and Sorrell ostimated that one-hird of the brick used was golt brick. d TEST MEASUREMENTS, “Tho Committos bavo nppointed Mr. Blycker- dorfor, of Ohio, a3 Engineer to tost tho Govorn- ment mensuros, It was agreed that Gon, Bab- cock and tho Board of Public Works shounld have the privilego uf solecting one or more ongi- noera to accompany him. COMMITTEE-WORK, TULE GENEVA AWARD, * Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, WasuiveroN, D. O., March 30.—It is an- nounced Lhnt the Houso Judiciary Committoo ‘have agreod to report that insurance compauies aro uot entitled to reccivo any part of the Goneva award, “ THE DEFIOIGNOY ‘DILL. The Houee Appropriatfon Committe having undor considoration the doficioncy bill, hoard Atty.-Gen, Willinms to-day in explanation of the deficioncy of ovor 300,000 in the departmout of Justice. It is ropresonted that this deficionoy was fnourred through the extravagant and un- authorized exponditures of District Court oflicials now under investigation by a Committes of tho Houso. UTAR CONTESTED ELECTION, Tho contested olection caso of Maxwoll ya, Cannon, eitting dolegato from Utah, is undor considoration by the House Elections Commit- teo. Tho ronsons assigned by Muxwell why Can- non should not have the seat aro set forth as follows : First—That Cannon, tho sitting dolegato, is & pructical polygamist, and has four wives. Sccond—That ti:o I'kcnph who voted Tor sald Ganon ko him to bo o polsgamist, and hoacs their votos aro null and void, " Third—That * tho “olection was unfairly con- ducted, and porsons allowed to voto who lind no right to do so. . Fourth—That the onth taken by Cannon in the Endowment-House, whero plaral morringés arc scerotly porformad, f show by-tho svidance to bo irreconcileablo with good citizonship and loy- alty to the Government of the United Statos. Fifth—That the contostant is the only porson who was logally voted for at tha clection. FRINTING BANK~NOTES. i The Bankiug and Curroncy Committee of the Houso will to-morrow begin tho hearing of chargon of oxtravaganco againet the Printing Dopartment of tho National Trensury, Tho wit- nessos whoso statomenta will bo listened to are the Prosidents of the National and Amorican Bank-Noto Companies, of Now Yorl, and Mr. MacCartee, Suporintondent of the Treasury Printing Burcau. Of courso the latter gent will speak in defonso of the present plan of ‘mannfacturing currency. Tho Dank-Note Com- panies aro oxpected to Iy befora the Committeo ‘propositions and plans for doing the worlk, {70 the Associated Press.) CUTTING DOWN APPROIRIATIONS. ‘Wasnmaroy, D, C., March §0.—In tho Appro- printion bills alroady reported thera hias boon & Teduction of betweon §11,000,000 and 212,000,000 from tho roviscd catimates of tho Dopnrtments, and the Committeo confidontly expect to bo uble 10 offoct an aggrogate saving of 525,000,000 in tho total appropriations this yoar, as compared with those of last session. CHICAGO MEN AT THE CAPITAL. Speciat Disvatch to the Chicano Tribune. ‘WasuiNatoy, D. C., March 80.—Washington, for the past fow days, has been enjoying the so- cioty of sovoral of Chicago's most ominent citi- zons. Btate's-Attornoy Charles H. Reed, who is sometimes spoken of as the successor of tho Hon. John B, Rice as membor of Congross from the South-Side District, reached hore Sunday morning, and was on the floor of tho Benale this moruning with the Hon. Charles B. Farwell, Dr, Charles V. Dyer is looking after a relative who is ill. ¢ Joln V, Ayoer, who usually sponds his wintors at” Now Orleanh, hionring that the climato of Washington is equatly agrooablo, camo down to 6eo it himaelf. Ald, Spalding, of tho Fourth Ward, has been hero for two months or moro, looking after Lis Iumbor interosts. Cbauncoy C. Bowan, Maj. Lord, and 0. B. Ray arp here on o pleasure-trip. Elmer Washburn, Iato é’uymrlntnmlont of Po- Hico, 18 visiting with Col. Levi P. Wrlght, former- 1y a moember of the Board of Police. X T e NOTES AND NEWS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, TIE NEW OBLEANS PRIZE-MONEY. ‘Wasuixaro, D, 0., March 80.—The Becrotary of the Navy hue orderod tho phymont of tho Now Orleans prize-monoy. [20 tho Associated Press.] NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED, - Wasuinaron, D. C., March 80.—Tho Senate cou firmed the following nominations : Daniol B, Clifro, Collector of Intornal Revenue, Fifth Dis- trlo £ of Tonnessco, Postmastors—James Cooy, ?n‘:]. Franclsco; Jobn L, MoCarthy, Valparaiso, nd. ALLEGED ¥RAUDH IN ILLINOIS, Tho House Commitloo on the Department of Justico in moling preparations: for an oxamis nation _into tha ulleged frauds of the United States Murghal's oflico in Southorn illinots. It iy roported at the Dopurtinent of Justico that the charges aro quite serinus, . TIE NEOEIPTH FLOM INTERNAL REVENUE, thig mouth, aro $500,000 loss thun was oxpooted, and aro loss thau for tha corrosponding months lust your, 'Tho recelpts for tha first quarter of 1474, howevor, are in excess of tho roceipts for the fivat quarter of 1873, ikl O CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE, WasmNaToN, March 30, THE TWO PLR OENT FUND, - My, OGLESBY, from tho Commitice on Pablia Tands, to which was reforred tho'memorinl of tho Governors of Indinng, Oblo, aud Ilinou, in rointion to the % per cont fund, which they olaim ju_due them by the Gonernl Govornmant, roported the snmo buok with n bill to sottla tho uecount botweon thoee States and the United Btatos, Mr, FRELINGIUYSEN said the subject had boou before the Judiclary Committos ab tho lnst sionsion and an advorse roport was made, Ho wmoved the bill just roporied bo reforred to the i udlulur{ Qommniittee. - Mr; THURMAN opposod such a reference, A yuajority of the Committoo on Judiclury wero udverso to the clahn, snd tho Bonato should act upon tho bill. There was no necessity for that jommittes to roview the procesdings of tho COommittes on” Publio Lands, and o reforenve now lo the Judioiary Committee would bo con~ trary to the rulus of tho Hennte. My, QONKLING omd the queatton wae » Bmpnr subjact for tho Judiclary Committoo. Ho oped it wonld be roforrod, r. OGLESBY sald there wore ablo Iawyers on tho Committee on Publle Lands, nnd ho hoped the Honato would kesp the bill before it on the roport of that Committeo, The olaim was o fust oue, and shonld bo pald. Mr. MORTON enid tha olaim grow out of pub- o Iands, nnd that Committeo was thoe propor ono to act upon it, and to refor the bill now to the Judiciary Committeo would be troatlug the Onmlmmu on Public Louds with groat disre- spoct; Mr. BARGENT snid tho ‘amount involved was about ono and oue-third millivn dollgrs, and the ‘Tronsury was in no condition now to pay such claima a8 this. Mr, MORRILL (Vk) objocted to furthor de- Dato, and tho bill was placod on the calondar. HOHOOL-LANDS, Mr, BOGY submittod n rosolution instructing tho Beoretary of tho Intorior to report Lo tho Sonato what “towns in Missourt aro ontitled to sllbllo lands to aid the schaols the quantity o ouch placos, aud whathor patents had beon issued therofor by the United Statos, Agroed to. g MeptonIALA, Tho OXTAIR Inid bofora tho Sonnte sundry ros- olutions of the Wisconsin Loglalatuve in rogard to tho improvomont of tho Mluulnol{lpl Ltivorand tributarios, and for inorensed mail facilition in that Stato, and for tho tmprovomont of tho Wik consin Iiver. Roforrod to appropriate cf mittoes, A BT oy e e TIIE 5T, LOWIY ARIDGE, - - ¢ The OHAIR laid before tho Sonato a letter from the Sceretary of War transmittiug the re- port of tho Doard of Enigneors, who made the gromintion ot ho bildwa” ovor ‘tho Misslusippt River ot Bt. Lowis. Reforred. FINES AND PENALTIES, : Dir. ANTHONY, from tho Committce on Drinting, roported back tho communication fror tho Scorotary of. tho Treasury in rogard to the disposilion of flnes, ponnltics, and forfoituros, on sccount of the violation of the Cusioms lawe for tho ton yonrs emllni June 80, 1873, and ntked that the Committeo bo - discharged from furthor considoration of tho motion to print ir, and that tho document be referred to tha Com- mitteo on Finance. In makivg the report, Mr, Authouy said it was an instatico of tho onor- Tuous gost of proparing documents’ in anmwer to resolutious of Congress, This document cost’ grobnbly 83,000 to propars, and would - coat: 206,000 to print. It wna referred to the Finance Committee. MINEBAL, LANDS. Mr., FRANKLIN, from the Committes: on Mines nnd;fillllnlng, Topoited, with nmendments, tho Houso Bill "fn™ relntion 10 minernl lands, ex- cluding thoe States of Mfkourt sud Kausas from the oporations of tho 'Miituginct of May 10, 2. . THE OURRINOY ILL. The morning hour having. expired, the-Sonato rosumad the consideratio of .the Lill to provid for the redomption and reissuc of United Statos notes and for froo bankiyg, tho pending ques- tlon hoing on the amendmgnt of Mr. Hamlin, to striko out’ tho 18t of Jauvary, 1876, 18 tho timo fmi gfiutum to specio paymont, aud insort Jan, 1,1877, Br. MORTON raised o point that the nmend- ‘mont was not in order al/ihis time. After somo discussiop, Mv. HAMLIN with- drow hig amondmont, aud tho quoation then ro- cwrred on tho motion of Biv, Mortou to strike out tho second seotion of the bill ropurted by the Committeo, which provides thaton the Ist of Jounary, 1876, Unitod Statos notes shall bo To- duced in coin or interest-bearing bonds. Mr. PUATT road from munuecript hia views in opposition to the motion to atrike out. Mr. SHERMAN argued in favor of retaining tho Koction, whioh, o snid, was tho most ime portant faaturo of tho bill, FERRY (Mich.) spolo il “Mesers, MORTON ond in Tavor of stxiking out tho gection. A voto was then taket-on Mr. Morton's motion to striko out tho socond mockion aud it was adoptod—yoas, 23 ; nayy, 38 ; a8 followa s ° Alliery. \ Towes Oy, Dogy, 1 -, ¢ Iogals, 5 1 Latteraan, Toromen, Joliuoh, * Paue, Carpenter, Logan, Towrey, Qonover, McCreery, Roberton, - Denvle, Merrhuon, Hpenver, Fary (tich, Bitchel, Sprague, Gordou, Morton, Tipton, Harvoy, Norwood, Windoin—28, Itifcheock, P NAYE, - Anthony Trellughuysen, Bargant, Tayard, " B safx‘fabum Cliandier, Tumilton (Tex.), Bchurz, Conling, unlin, Bherma, Cooper, Jones, Btewort, Oragin, Morrill (Me.), Thuenian, Duvls, londl (Vt), Wadloigh—-23, Feuton, Prutt, Mossrs. Buckighnm, Flanagan, Kelly, Scott, Stookton, Edmunds, aud Stevonson, who would Dave voted in tho nogativo, wore paired with Mossre, West, Drownlow,” Clayton, Camoron, TameoyfRVright, and Dorsoy, who would have voted 1Pthe afllvmative. 3Mr. SCOTT moved sn smondment to tho ameudmont of Mr. Morrimon for an increass in. tho Nationnal Bank cireulation to tho extent of 440,000,000 ; an additional section providing that on Jan. 1, 1877, {he Scerotary of Lho Lrensury shull pay on demand at tho oftices of tho T'rons- urer of "the United States, and Aesistant-Troas- urers at Now Yorl, Philadelphis, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New Orlonns, to any Lolders of United Statos notes to the amount of $100, or any mul- tiple thereof, in oxchange for such notes an oqual amount of coupon_ o registerod bouds of tho United Btates In such form as Lo may prosenibo, and of tho denomination of §50 or somo muitiplo of that wnm, redcemable in coin aftor ton years from tho date of their issuo, al the pleasuro of _the Unsted States, bearing b por cant intorost. Roloctod—vons, 65 nays, 97, Alr. FRELINGHUYSEN moved an amondment thnt the eurplus rovonues of the United States shull bo usod for the purpose of accumulsting Fuldcnin in tho Treasury, tho Sceretary of the Tronsury boiug, nevortholoss, at_libarty to soll wuch aniount of said coin as may be necossary in order o mect the domands for ewrrency for whichs recoipts of curroncy are not sufllelent, and authorizing tho Secrotary of tho Treasury to issuo and sell conpon or registerod bonds of tho Unitod Statos, not oxceoding 560,000,000, of tho denomunation of §50 or some multiplo of that sim, redeemablo b thoe pleasure of the United Statos after tou yenrs, and beariog & er _cent intorost, the procoeds of auch onds to bo used to purohnse gold coin, which sball bo omplogod to redeom logal-tonder notes, the Prosident and Beorotary of the Trons- ury to ix tho time for such redomption, after linving acounulatod sufliciont gold cofn, the logal-tendor notos 5o redeomod not to be rois- sued oxcept in oxelngo for gold coin at par ; provided, that if, after the commoncoment of &nid radomption the Governmient sholl bo unable to redcem & part of thoe legal-tendors in gold coiu, the Becratary of tho Ironsury may issue the requisito amount of bonds: of tho samo charactor s above, and rodeom such part with those bonda. _tojected—yons, 14; nay, 29, Ar. MORTON moved to strile ous the fourth section of tho Lill, which provides for the rotive- mout of Unitod Statos notos iu tho ratio of 70 por cont of ndditional National Bank notos su- thovized by tlio bill. M. BHERMAN eald ho dosired to offor an amondmont to tho section bofore the votn was takon to strike it out. Such an amendmout undor the old usages of tho Seuate was in order before the motion to atrile out, but the Chalr . this morulng heving ruled o similar amondment of the gontloman from Maiue (Hamlin) out of order, ho (8herman) thought tho ruling orroncous, and that it wouid lead to complieutions horoaftor, Thae scotion of the Dill proposed to bo stricken outprovided that the rotivement of 70 par cent of logal-tenders should bo In further roduotion of the $382,000,000 au- thorized in the provious soction, ‘Iha Hounto, howover, struok out the £382,000,000 in the firs soction and inserted £400,000,000, and now ho (Bhierioun) would movoe to insort 240,000,000 in tho fourth section in place of $383,000,000, but could not do 5o under the ruling of tuo Chalr, o3 tho motlon to strike qut the wholo scotion way pending. 0 CITAIR anid he saw tho diftioulty, but had mndo tho ruling in ncoordanco with the rules of tho Sonate as ha undorsiood thom, My, HAMLIN said tho ruling of tho Ohair would' rovorse the practico of tho Sonalo for ALY YOnrs pant, A Aftor somo discssion. upon “tho m]luior the Ohair and practice of tho Sonate, Mr, LOGAN anid this whole Finance DIl was a sohemo for contraction, and he hoped the section would ho strivkon ont. - Tno UHAIR announced Mr. Wodloighnd o mem- bor of the Committoo on Privilegos pnd Llac- tiony, and Mr, Prelinglinyson us & wombor of the Conimittoo gn Education aud Labor, iu place of Bnmuer, decBasod, B3ir. MoCronry was also nnnonuoed as a moem- hor af ths Conferonce Conwittso on the bill in ¥elation to tho Fayment of coriain Indian suhule .| Mesars. MEYERS and RANDADL. 1104 in plnco of Mr. Btevonson, called home by tho donth of a friond. Without roaching a voto on Mr, Morton's mo- tlon to atriko out tho fourth section of the Fi- nance bill, tho Souate wont into “excoutive son- sion, and soon aftor adjourned. TOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NEW DILLS, . Under tho call of Btatos soveral bills were in- troduced and roforred : By Mr. BELL (Ga)—To rofund taxes col- 1ected from distillers of frutt. By Mr, MONROE (O.)—-An}vromlnllug $10,- 000" to buy Carponter's “painting of the sign- ing of tho Y’roclamation of Emancipation. f}y Mr.. HURLBUT—For the conatruction of tho Portland, Dallas & Salt Lnke Railrond, and the Kulformnuuo of all Governmont services froe of charge. LOUIBVILLE CANAL. Mr. WHEELER, from the Committes on Com- mores, reported back, with amendmonts, the Henalo bill providivg for tho paymeut of the bonds of tho Lowsville & Portiand Canal Com- pany, Tho bill continues in_forco the appropriation made in the Rivor nnd Harbor bill of tho 8 of March, 1873, for the Hsymunt of dobtsor tho Loulavills & Portland Cannl Compnuy, and inakos it pormanantly applicable for the: samo. Homuch of it ns {s nocossary shall bo applied to tho paymont of intorost o8 it acoruos, aud the | priicipnl of the Lionda na _thoy mature, but._ the. Sodratary of {hd Tressu 3 "fi; 3 bouda nt thelr markot fri t Above par. Tho: recond seotjon authorizoa" Hig}Sacrotury of . ‘tho Tronsury to'take possossion of. tho canal and all bonda, and the Sccrotary is'to pAy for the stock hold by the Directors, being ‘8100 to ench Diroo~ tor, with filpnr cont - intorost sinco tho 9ih of February, 1861, and ia to collget’ any monoy due to or held for tho Company.by..its . Directors or Trustocs, or by auy poreon whintevor, Tho third Beation provides that tho connl bl bo held for tho cominon use and bonefit of *sll poople, froo of tolls.and chinrgos, oxcopt Bucli 88 are nocossn~ 1y to pay the ourront oxponses, and to keop tho canal in‘repair. Tho tolls for “tho presont year aro to bo 10 conts por ton on steam vossels, and 5 cents on othor vossols, Mr. WHEELER offored an amondment on his own behalf, forbidding any l[m‘ymm.yt until after the State of Kontucky shall havo coded to tho United States the ontire jurisaiotion over tho conal nand all its property,: - - » BANNING. gave o histéry of tho canal, and qs))\ninm\ ond ndvocated the bill, 5fr, TAYLOR (0.), in- 8 speooh, -ndvocated tho bill in tho interest of ‘cheap froights on the Ohio River, * . ", ~ Mossts, STANSEFORD, STANARD, and NEGLEY favored tho bill, My, . COBURN roplied to’ tha objections of Megera: KASSON and WILLARD, and supgested that the bill camo under tho samd principlo a8 thatiwhich juetificd the Governmont in building liphit-liohsos, drodging out tho entratices of New Yorl harbor, and “removing obatructions from tha 8t. Clair flats and the*Dotrait River. Aftor furthior disoussion, without disposing of tho quostion, tho bill went over untilto-morrow. 2 - THE CENTENNIAL. JMr. RELLEY nsked loave to roport from tho Uommitteo of Ways and Moans, and have passed, tho bill to admit freo of duty, articlds intenda for the Intornational Exposltion of 1870, with provision that nuy atticles sold or withdrawn for consumption shail be liable for dutics, - Mr, GARTIELD suggested that tho word * in- tornational™ should be struck;out, nnd the word contennial substituted, i = AMr. KELLEY objected to mpking that altora- tionn sud woe sustained in that pusition by Br. GARFIELD thon objoctd fo tho bill, and It'was withdrann, X Tho Houso adjonmed, s o N8 AFTER THE COUN w . the - Decisfon o Vgl 5 4 0y VORET 1? “~fonaT ConitH 15 KTCOVEa: Views of Dra: Storrs and Buding- ton and Mr. Beecher, The Laiter Believes that the Council's » Deliberations’ Were Overruled i« for Good. Special Diapateh to The Chicagn Tribune, New Yonk, Maroh 30.—Various opinions wero the rosult of the Congrogational Council. A focling of satisfaction scomed vory gonorally to provail. Tho friends of Mr. Beecher nssumo to rogard it aa vindloating their pastor and church, ond as anagsurance of good will 1 iha future from tho Inrge number of churches ropresonted. They 4wy it wos shrawdly mavaged by men sble to ploaso those who want to be pleased withont doing soything that cau rotloct very soverely ‘upon anyone olse, - -On tho other hand, the adherents] of tha Storre-Budington party consider that tho honor of tho churoh is presorved ; that tho standard of Qisoipline is upheld; tho principlo of rosponsi- Dility in followabip is maintainod ; and the ac- tion of two churches in remonstrating with Ply- wouth Churok: is commended. What 1a0re could thoy ask? Both sides aro satisfled, a division in tho Congrogational body Is prevented, and it has boon shown that much charity and hiberality oxists among chirches of tho denomination, whilo thoy still hold thelr polity precious, DR, BTORNS expressed, in his romarks to Lis congregation on Buuduy, Lis ostimate of tho result in the follow— ing words: * It vindicatos and ronflirms posi- tivoly, poworfuily, and with tho weight of such o Council a8 was never gathored on any cause in firmod from tho bog LI, BUDIRGTON exprossed ton veportor to-day his satisfaction with'tho Council's decision, Ile said that avery poiut for which the sununoniug churches had contended bad beon sustainod, Tho nction of Dr. Storrs aud lis own church has been miscon- strued to their detriment, bat lo belioved that uning.” woro not parsonal, that thoe Council was nnpar- 4inl, and that the cause of the Ohurch and Ohrls- anity had boen subserved by its doliborations and deliverance. MR, DEECHER, tho Council, enid: “In rogard to tho offect on Cougrogational polity at Iargo, and especially tho influonco of such a procedont ns this Councll, if it should ho- followed in rolation to fooblo churctios. thore a & groat deal to bo #nid; but T waive that now. ‘ln reforemco to Plymouth Churel, I Lave thisto say only, that T oxpeotod thot 100 or 200 -mon nssembled from all tho Unitod States, supplied boforo- Laud with imperfecct dooumentary ovi- donce, nnd o wpocial plot or statoment accompauying it, and without any knowlodgo of the interior affaita of Plymouth Church and tho dotails of its sction, or tho conmderations whish movedit, wonld make sorious oriticlsms upon tho processos aud rosults of Plymouth Oturch, hoy conld not bo oxpocted to judge of our alfalrs oxcopt by thie abalogy of thoirown ; bub tho whole caso was summod up inthia: Are tho principles and practicesof Plymouth Churoh suoh og to meke it unworthy of fellowship suong Congrogatlonal churohos ? The Couneil declded the question in the nogative. Whilo the oslling of such a Council, wiich mny bo callod o pendulum ' vibrating - belweon an ox-parte Councll and an_ndvisory ono, must be regarded 18 & step lu tho vrong dirootion and away from truo Congregationalism, yot its doliveranco on tho subjectaf followship Iu tho caso of Plymouth Chureh” I8 & long stop toward liboraiity and vester fropdom. ~ Whatnver thoy moouy, thnt will bo the practical working of 'it. God mada thole cotion a great doal wisor than they had lisd any intontion it should bo, Irogarded tho Qauncii as o body of very excollont mon, and do n0. look upon it a4 puckod or picked in auy other otuo thaw this: that it wis undoubtodly selected from mon who wero supponed fv holil tho old and stringont viows of Congggntionaliem; : — s —A mass-moetiug of colored cltizohu of New Yorlk Oity was hold at Coopoer Iustitutor last night, In memory of- Chavles Bumnor, Tho hall wa# crowdod to tlie doora, any of suuly | its proparty, sublact to n 1gfliaga sooiring tho- oxpressed on Sundsy and yostorday rogarding: this city before, the gu’iuaiplen ‘which we Lavo af-. it was now genorally cancedod that their motives. vhen aakcod to-day Lfs opinion of tho docision of | DELINQUENT RAILROADS, The Erie Workmen at Susquebanna Dopot Yield a Point, Part of the Men Paid and Dis- charged by the Company, - The fame Treatment to Be Given the Other Mal- contents. Apprehension of a Collision Between the Men and the Militia. Employes of the Toledo, Peoria & War | saw Road Demand .Their ) ~Baok Ruy, ., Xt 4 Special Dispatoh-to The Chicagn Tridure, Busquemanya Derot, Do, Harch 30.—Thf oltomont ovor the great Erie- Rnilroad strik not diminishod in tholonst, but, on the gon hns considorably increased .slnco last Early thisv morning {ne sound of fity 1 tive whistles aroused the strilors fro elumbers to attend » THE MEETING, at which & vote was to bo taken on the tion submitted to them yestordny aftoy Vico-Presidont Olark. It waa some t tho ontirs 1,300 malcontents nrrived of tho Excoutlve Committeo’s " on tho scoslon . was _to moot, ly sfter tho whistle' had second. umo, antiouncing: that the hon' business had .arrived, tho Committecs, hic) by Medsrs,, Loo and Nolan, who hud boor. accrot conforonce all night long, appeared dn + renr pintform of their car, and announced th they had concluded it would bo ‘wiso ‘and’ pru dent for the _mon'to ‘accopt th LN ol thom by the Company. Sevar flammatory spocches wore 1] leadors, among whom are § which were rocoived with ¢+ malcontents. Tpon tho coticl . A VOTE.WAS TA' on the stipnlations ns sot . for! i ation. Thore was o great disposition on the park of the larger proportion of the mon not to poy any-attontion to tho torms offorod, but to Iot tho ontifo matter go by the board, The argu- ments of Leo and Nolan, howovor, finally yiwei- fied tho most incondinry and robollious spirits, end tho .voting ‘was commenced by ballot, It took about aun 'hour to poll the votes. Tho entito .vote was. 507 agalvst and 11 for tho accoptance of tho proposition. This (largo .opposing majority was soon made known to the workmen, who roceived tho information with vociforous choers. Several nddrossos foilowed, and then the men disbanded {o await tho paymont of their wages according to thio sunouncoment made by the ofiicials. ‘. THE PAY-ROLLS WENE OPLXED at the offico in tho ‘dopot buildiug betweon 10 1 o'oluck. Thers, wee. gomo kpnfurthn at Lzt bz S inteddrerion af. gde mattors soon beeamo rogulated, andfavorything: L:na!ud along sntisfactorily. Tho full amount duo tho —mon g $10%,000—846,000 - for March, and 250,000 for Febrnary. LPaymnater Ritchid, of the Doluwaro & Eastorn Division, hitatos that hio hag monoy onough horo to pry the men, with tho oxcoption of £256.000, whick will soon arrive. It will require two days to pay ofi’, Tho strikors havo nil been discharged, and the Compauy has stated that UUT 500 MEN WILL DE RE-EMPLOYED,— and then only those.who are considered to be tho most propor for the positions,—profer~ ence to bo givon' under all circumstances to tho mon of families. ~As tho mal- contonts aro united aud harmonious in action, this proviso has exasporated them groat- 1y, sud all have siguified their 1ntontion to nevor ontor_tho shops again. The dischnrged hands have been Lere for years; seme of them _owning coneiderable *valuablo property, aad this new outrago of the corporation has stirred the hatred of the wholo community ; and tha provailing sm- ‘pression i that, should any atlenpt bo mado by tho powers that bo, thero will bo more disastrous times thau thoso that have alrendy occurred here, But tima will toll. All tho property that vwas seized by tho mon i now out of their possession, and UNDER CONTROL OF THE MILITIA. Tlig immonde numboer of hoavily loaded freight- trains and the other rolling stocit which has been dotained hore is being rapidly dispatehied to tho propor. dostinations, ~ Tbo “Inrgeat quantity of Hiowalunblo froight is murled for Wostorn cltics. Tho first rogimont of Pennsylvavia Stato Guards commanded byjOol. R.Dalo Denson, 500 strong,' the finost body of soldiors iy tho -Stato, mrrived -mb . moon, 'Thoy aro now quartered in the mnchiue-shops, which tho now diseharged muchinists occupicd o woek no to-dny, At tho prosont wriling, thora are prospacts of MORE DISONDENLY DEMONSTUATION thian on any pravious dey during tho disturbance. ‘Thore aro gravo apprebousions that u sciious conllict moy onsuo Leforo many duys botweon thoold Lunds and soldiors, Lt is nlso appro- hended that somo of the moro desperute spivita will blow up the rallrond-bridges, and burn down the machine-shops. . Alroady tho hands of {ucendinrios have beon applicd to 3 building out~ sido of town. Of course, it Iy diioult to impli- cate the malcontonts in this act, Thiy afiernoon soveral men cnme hero from Now York and openod the swindling Franch poo? game, and hud beon in progress some time yhon'a pdety of sirliers apposiod and broke lown TIE WIIEEL OF FORTUNE, ‘Tho gamblors had to run for their lives. Soon ofterwards thoy sougit tho protection of tho military. . ‘Tho troops are fully prepared for any emer- gouey. Gon. Osborng has ussured your corre- spondent that if the strikers assanlt nugoun or anythivg they will bo drivon away by tho bay- ouet. ANOTHLR DISPATCL, Special Digpatek to Pho Clacago Tetbune, BusQUEUANNA, Pa., March 30,~1'ne Tnmuse corraspoudont, by & little strategy, Lus learnad what was done ot the secrot sossion of Lrio shop- mon held to-night. It was unanimously rosolved o g REQUEST AN AUDIENCH with the Erie ofticials to-morrow morning In the* ‘machino-shops, for the purposo of demanding {hat thoy ml be re-omployed, instond of the privileged few, Anothor resolution was adopted, that no worlc would bo resumed unless onoh dud every man was rojustatad in his former positicn, Tn'w loug futerview with P, P, Wright, M\MtpAr of Transportation, your corréspondont hus lears od that, aithough tlio Company'a oficinls are po’g _footly willing to moot tho mien, they will nov ontertain the proposition that will bo mado bV} very strong for anothor dond-look botwy = thy:* Erie Company and tho discontonted mon.|: 'This ovening Cot. R, Dalo Bouson rocei! telligonco that an attempt would be mude o BLOW UP THE MACHINE-gHOPS | in which his_troops wore quartered with o= Iyooring, Extra guards have beon placed aboub lio worls, and othor precautions talon to pro- vont any such oslamily, Itivsaid the Erio Company have wlrondy Jost 1,000,000 by tho etrilo, but how, T aw unable to detormine, ~ Im- portant mtelligenca is expooted by morning. [0 the Aesociated Fress.) BusQuruANNA Depor, a., Maroh 50.—Tho military have ontiro possession of all tho prap- orty of tho Company, and sll s apparently quiot, . A BEORET MEETING of tha etrilors waa hold tlus ovenlug at their hondqutartars, at whioh thoy rosolvod to moot to- morrow ot the Compuny's shops and oifer to go the strikers. The indications are, ehl'fllon(fl ta work, and, unloss the Compauny will agree to re-ampioy ally thoy will rofuso to allow any to go to work, Thle_domand will bo rofued by. tho rallrosd authoritios, who havo deeided to roduce tho foroe from 1,000 to 600 men, -As the Com- 3 od in-" aily Teibume, NUMBER 220, ¥ 7 pany has ample force to sustain thom, the atrike ors will be obliged o yleld. ? “The town is filled with rumors in which NITHO-GLYGENINE AND FINE ara frequontly mentioned, Tlolarge ongine in the shop Lias Deon partially ropaired, but caunot bo etnrted boforo Wodnesday. Nono of the missing parts of the engino hiave boen rostorod, and fifty enginos aro lylng horo disnbled, not in-; nllldlmit.hosu in tho stiop waiting repairs. Tho Faymastor has bean o TAYING TIIE STRIKERS all day, and will finish to-morrow. Divisions Superintondents Thomaa snd Gardnor hitve re-. tumed to thelr dopartmonts. Vico-Presidents: Olaric and Wright ave still horo, It 18 probabla that tho strilkers will not further jutorfors with Lll;nnl;;s. but they may make scrious troublo in tho Toledo, Poorin & Warsnw Employes * .. Demand their fEack piy. ‘Spectal Dispateh to The Cliicugo Z'ibune. ) Pronta, T1L, March 80,—Some livoly timos are - anticipntod on the Tolodo, Poorin & Wareaw Rail- - road within tho noxt ton. days, It is a woll- known fact that the road has boon serlously om- rasged for somo timo, and that it is now boling ;2 under thamanagomont of 'I'rustoos who took ZanrRo of it in Fobruary on account of the do- Snuy | ¢1:0 Decombor intarcst on_ thair mori “ttho timo the now.'muriszuniolib D 4 s Speculetic,— the Aft. \ oy ®pecial Dispatch to The Chfeago Tribune. Eraw, Iil,, March 30.~Algonquin is tho ni: of o small town loeated upon the Fox Rivor Divi gion of tho O, & N. W. Bailway, 12 milos north of Elgin. It is plensantly locatod amony tho! bluffs, which bordor tho Fox - River, and' bius of * 1ato beon ono of the largest abipping ‘points for milk upon the railway, os the country lying ° sround fa woll adapted to the ‘dairy buslncss. The farmors aro s sturdy, well-to-do sot of men. It bas occurred to somo of thom of Iate thata woll-rogulated cheoss factory located in tho: * city " would toud to incre¥so their shokols and. afford on:ontlet. for teir sp¥iing mille, In, fub: theranco of “this plan they sheotod s piucy - upuvw:- PLUMBLEIGI! FARA, a whore bubbled from the ground a very fino spring. For years this spring had boon covered with & rank growth of willows and long grass, bus a year or o since tho owner lhad them cul down, 80 that cattlo could -heve necess to tho spring. - The oattlo bad_tramped thie'ground uj thoroughly for some distanco nround, o that quite & swamp-hole had been formod. 'On Bat- urdny afternoon, March 28, somo mon wero put. to work . CLEAN OUT THE SPRING, . ond fit it for uso in tho proposed chicess factory. Whon thoy had dug down about 18 Liches, the shovel of one brought up a piece of bone, which, upon examination, proved to bo the jaw-hone of human being, = Scarch and caro were at ' once exercised, and in an hour or two parts of the BKELETONS OF SIX GROWN PENSONS and & cbild, apprrontly about G yoars of age, wero oxhumed, ‘Theys bones were moro or 'lesa shattercd, as tho cattle had trod through them in sonreh for wator, As far as possible tho ‘skolotous wore raconstructed, and aro now to be seeu thore. This is o mystory boyond doubt, at lonst for tho prosent. Tho oxplanation of it can only bo sssumied toa great extent, and pieced out from detached portionsof oldiogends, soraps of which hang around tho firesides of old rosi- dents. % - § 18ome twenty-five or thirty years ago Algon- quin did not boar s good aAname 08 it does ab prosont. ‘Tho quietness and rotiracy that is nec~ asenry for the working out of evil, rumor says, ‘mado the humlét "a komo for A NEST OF COUNTERFEITEDS, . who there congnmmated their plans for the ex- pansion of tho eurongy, and_frow those biddon rotreats flowed & good stream of the currency then in voguo. The United States Marshal of this district was instructed to breals up tho nest, and attor & long search found it at Algonquin, and goon tho industrious chevaliers wore thrown upon tho cold charitics of the world, and their instrumenty dostroyed. Rumor enid that some of the gang had betrayed their follows, and the ‘moro desperato of the crowd, sacertaining the fact, MURDERED THE TRAITONS, and buried them near the houso oceupiod by the criminls., No soaveh was made iu thoso days upon & rumor, and_tho lawloss gang wore soon forgotten, and thair momory has boon blotted out, until this suddon and nnexpocted rosurrec- tion Lins rotouched tho Aconos of tho past with a ghostly light. ANOTHER THEORY is: that tho romnins found wore thoso of rail- voad laborers engaged iu the construction of the Tox Rivor Road. Whilo tha road was bullding many o bard clan-fight was witnossed, and at various times mon wore killed, and somo sur- miso that in n moro sovere row thou common a Dinlf-dozen victims wore laid upon the ultar of sootionnl nnimosity, and tho perpetralors, fear- ing that such a wholesnle slaughtor would cause invostigation, . DUMIED THEIR VIOTING in the moft, spongy soil in and around the spring. Tlioro are one or two mou living there mow, judging by casual remarks mado since the boues Wwere found, who &oom to havo some knowledgo of these esrly mattors, und who, it they chooso to, could throw somo light upon them. The town is all alive with oxoitement, and the ooplo Heom dotormined to forret out the mys. I’cry. Careful search bas not rosulted in finding » teace of any article to indloato who the partics wore, or TOW THEY DILD, O WIEN. 3 Like mauy mysterios which avo inscribed in the logonds of the aarlior days of Northorn Illinois, when dosporadoes, who dofied tho slow and un~ cortain progross of justico, expiated thoir orimes by a short shritt at the hands of ontragod ma{zln, this will probably be only fully solved at BTt . —— OCEAH STEAMSHIP NEWS, BaN TFnaxciceo, Mareh 80.—Tho steamship Collma is at dock here, All well, Capt, [ludson roports that at tho time the stonmor broko hor px:af:nllnr shio wos ruuning undor lght wind, with a quiet soa. The cause of the acoident is unknown, He attempted to continue the voy- nge with ono blado, aud under sail, but found it imnossiblo to do so, and flually put into Comos Island, where lio found good anolorago, Ouo bont, Hout north, was picked up by tho Montana. Another, sont south, intorcopted the Arizona, which proceeded to tho rellef of tho Colima, fI'ho passongors and crew oanght large quantitios of fish, which wore vory acooptabla, us the sup- ply of frosh provistons was sliort. The Colimn callod at Gnpe Bt, Lucas, but, aa the small-pox provailod thore, doclined to take passengers on bnfrd. Tho Coliman will bo docked hora for ro- pairs, Taveneoor, March §0,—Steamships Qalnbris d Poreiro, trom New. York, and Ohio, from iladotphia, have axrived out,