Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1874, Page 4

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIRUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1874. WASHINGTGON. £ Renewal of the Currency Bat- tle Anticipated. ; Conflicting Reports Concerning { the Proposed Address, Comptroller Knox Explains the De- fects in the Currency Re- distribution Bill, The Departmental Landaulet Ques- tion Discussed in the House, Mr. Nesmith, of Oregon, Pays His Re- spects to Attorney-Gener= al Williams. And Mr, Williams Thereby Loses His Family Carriage, Sanborn’s Connection with the Old Whisky Ring. THE FINANCES. Epecial Dirpatch to The Chicago Tribuna, * FACTS AXD BPECULATIONS. ‘WasHTSGTON, April 25.—The inflationists had an- other litte caucus to-day, and this sort of thing threat- ens to become monotonous, Senators Carpenter and Hzrvey deny to-night that there {3 any understanding that the infiaConists will 1ssue on sddress to the peo- ple, while, on the other band, it is stated on very good suthority that Senator Ingalls is even now drawing up tho document. Senator Morton is not communicative this evening, Blzine is interesting himself among tho members of the House collecting the various compro- mise producttons, with s view to hitting upon some satisfactory adjustment of the difficulty, Senator Sherman, who returned yesterdsy, is slso actually en- gaged 1n s eimilar work. There is now a fair prospect that tho session will be prolonged till late in July, a8 the wholo currency battle is to be fought over again. 10 the Associated tress.] STATEMEST FROX COMPTROLLER KNOL. 'WAsHINGTON, D. C., April 25.—A letter addressed to Reprasentative Beck, by Comptroller Enox, dated to- Qoy, aud read ot the request of Mr, Beck in the House, calls the attention of Mr. Beck to his statement of Fri- dag, that the Comptroller had represented to the Presi- dent thiat £4,000,000 of the National Bank currency wzs ot taken when there were 123 applicants for it, end 1hathohad decelved the Pre:ident, and held the circu- Iation to save $25.000,000 to Lis friends in the East, "The Comptroller asks Mr. Beck to cause to be resd in ihe House an extract from Lis last annual report, show- 1ng the dificulties in the way of the execution of the actof July 12, 1870, The substance of the extract is that, under the act of July 12, 167, the Comptroller s roquired, after the $54,000,000 i taken up, to make a requisition upon the' Lauks of New York City, Maseachusetts, Khode Island, and Connecticut for $25,000,600, and if those requisitions are not complied with 'within one year thereafter, he is suthorized to ell bonds and deposit Jegal-tenders in the -, but there is no provision u the act for tho return of the National Bunk currency fo the ‘Treasury for redemption, and the act is therefore in- operative, and under it provisions o considersble smount of National Bank currency would be returned for distribution for cighteen monthe sfter the requisition is modo. The Comptroller also ssked Mr. Bock to read a copy of a ltter addressed by the former to W. W. Phelps, of the Committee on Banking and Currency, on the third of February last inclosing a bill which he had pre- pared for the purpose+of promply withdrawing $25,- 000,000 of Netional Bapk circulztion from the Eastern Etates, and distributing the same to the Westand South, Tue bill of the Comptroller requires the Nautions] Banks in the States pamed in the letter to r, Phelps to deposit lezal-tender notes in excess of 300,000 of their circulation with the Treasurer, As- slstant Tressurer, and Dspositories of the United Biztes, to assort the clzculation of thess banks, and re- turn it to the Comptzoller for destriction, 2ud author- Lzcs the Comptroller thereupon to surrender to the banks the bonds held a3 security for such _circulstion, The circulation of the notes of bnks which have fatled, and are in lignidation, are also to be aseorted and returned to the Comptroller for destruction, and immediately thereupon the amounts destroyed are to be reissued to bauka in the West and South. The Gomptroller 4 confldent that within sizty dasd aficr e passage of the sct he can _supply evers application from the West and South for the zext two years with surrency withheld from the other States, —_— THE OLD WHISKY RING. HOW JUSTICE WAS CHEATED. ‘WasmINaTON, D. C., April 25.—~The Committes of Ways and Means to-day examined Simon Herman,who testifiod that he was a general suctioneer and commis- slon merchant in New York. During his examination by Bepresentative Beck, be said that in April, 1872, he ‘wzs indicted In the United States Court for an alleged selling of liguor on which the tsx had not been paid, Although PERFECTLY INNOCENT OF THE CHARGE, ‘he paid several sums of money to have the case dis- missed, Hearing of the indictment, he went to the Court snd gave bail, A. Goodrich Fay s0on came to him and eald that his case could be dismisted by the payment of $2,000 which money wes to be di- vide] between Fay and Sanborn, Healso paid $1,00 o Judgs Davis, who was at that ime the District &1~ ey, To Mr. Foster, of the Committes, the witness said that ke mever met Snborn on the subject. His con- ersstion was with Fay alone, and he paid the $2,000 demanded to GET RID OF THE SCANDAL, : although he was entirely innocent of the charge. £ In auswer to 3r. Davis, of the Committee, tlie Wit~ ness gxid that the checks were mven on the same day, : the understanding being that this waa all one arrange- { ment, and in accordance with instructions from Wash- 11 ington. He had spoken to Judge Davis on the subjoct, H who sald 10 witness: ¢ You had Letter let the matter 1 rest,” He did not tell Judge Davis that he had given | $2,000 to other parties, When he went out of Fay's H ofiice he met De Ksy, the Assistant District Attorney, ] who eaid, “Judge Benedict ia on the beach, and the 1 case bes been dismissed, in sccordance with orders from Washington.” Witness then gave o check to Judge Davie, Richard E. Stillwall, Daputy-Clerk of the United States Court, New York, produced two indictments found March 3, 1872, one sgainst Herman and two others, aud the socond sgaiust Herman and ffteen H othars, charging conepiracy, ol for the ssms slleged i offense. Ineach czse s nolle prosqui was entered, but only 80 far a5 Herman was concerned, the indictments against the others remuining. The motion was made onthe part of tho Districi Altorney, the witness thought, by DeKay. In further reply to interroga- torias, Witness thought something was ssid alout KEEPING THE SETTLEMENT SECEET, 80 the reporteis ehould not hear of it. He thought this request came from De Bay, but his recollection on this Point was not clear. Such’requests are made some- 1 times, but not often. He did not know of any oder comifg from Washington to settle the case. Sach or- der would not come o him, butto the District Attor- i men i 3r, Foater—Do you know DeEay'e antecedents, or by whose influence he was appointed 7 A.—I do not, except by common rumor. Q.—Well, whit is common rumor. A—That DeKay obzained his position through the {03benco of Gea. Bater, but T o0t know that this so, The Committes adjourned until Monday, NOTES AND NEWS. Epecial Dirpatch to The Chicago Tritune, DETRENCEMENT. Wisumvazos, D. C., April 25.—The Legislative, i} Jndicisl, and Executive Appropriation bill was finally completed in the Commilice of the Whole in the House to-day. Quite a little excitement was occa~ tioned by the debate on the motion o strike out 1,400 for horses and carrisges and harness, all for the De- partment of Justice, ard the final action of the House 1n tdopting the proposition is certataly » health indi- AN DXDLN LAWTEE, Col. Adair, an Indisn balf-Ureed, =nd one of the leading men of the Indisn Territory, was admitted 10 practice in the United States Supreme Oourt yesterday. 'The Government has closcd s s ‘ernment has clored its side of case, sad the dofemso will canine witnees Lot ‘The Houte Pensions Commitice lons it} will Teport s bill providing for a repeal of the 1aws prohititing the paye sent of Tensions to persons on the rolls before the TSijane i were in o Confederscy during 1ho ro- .. Quite a large amount e on'this account f ths bl passen, > T PHOme TEE POSTAL TELEGRAPM PROTECT. Senstor Edmunds 1a the author of bill em; Bing the President to appoint 3 Commission cons er- sting f &0 army ofticer of rank not low - 'Colosel, a Commander of the ‘%:V‘;;“l‘néd!l‘“:‘lfi::n expert Not connected in a0y way with any telegraph lc’un;p;ny, v;ha shall zuc?xm 110 the postal telegrapn roject, und report to Covgress as o the 5155 adoption in the Tnited States. saviitily [ To the Assceiated Fress.) Ko Yor BIRSRTAT TREATT DiCissox. ‘W Yonx, April 25—\ Washington dis Caeproach of B Edword Thorarn whieh oo, Gret 01 Wednesday, in tne cass of Rafail Aguirre vn. The TUnited Ststes, swarding that the motion Leretofors made by the agent of the United States o dismaiss some §31,000,000, Mexlco asserted tho Liability of the Tuited States mainly by Teason of certsin provisions of the old treaty of pesce of 1848, The United States, tbrough their agent, maintained that, i any lability sttached to them under that treaty on this account, such lizbility was rcleased by the Gadsden treaty of 1853, The Commissioners, bating disagreed npon the guestions raised by the motion of the agent of tho United States, referred the matter to an umplre for his decision, with the result above indicated, 1t Was upon this question that the Commissioner on the part of Mexico, M. Guzman, caused a deadlock in the business of the Commiesion, and was recalled, being succeoded by Manuel Samacola, Tue interrupiion of the busi- nees, ot ono time, threaténed to Tender void all the worl of the Commission, 0 {hat tho removal of this obstacle will now facilitate_the labors of the Commis- sioners on the part of the United Statea and Mexico, THE CURRENCY FRANSFFR, The House Committeo on Danking and Currency this morning reported back, favorably, the resolution introduced yesterday requestiug the Secretary of tho ‘Treasury to farnish information why the $25,000,000 Dave nof been withdrswn from the Eastern Stater, and how many applications aro pending_for the $,000,000 of National Bank notes remaining unused. Tho réso- Iution was adopted. (R G CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENATE. WasuixezoN, D, C., April 25 Not in session, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE GENEAL APFROPRIATION BILL. The House went into Committes of the Whole, Mr, ‘Woodford in the chair, on the Leglalative Appropris- ton bill. The amendment pending yesterdsy sppropristing $1,000,000 to pay tho judgments of the Coust of Clatms, was sgreed to without discussion, Mr, N:SMITH moved to strike out from the para- graph relating to the Department of Justice the item of £1,400 for the care and subsistence of horses, and 600 for repairs to carrisges and harness, Hespoke of the Attorney General's $1,600 Jandaulet, and remarked that Jawyers of his (Attorney General's) calibre, in his State, rode on the outside of mule, [Laugh- ter.] Thero was 5 Spanish proverb to the effect that if Sou put » begear on Dorscbeck ho will rideto the eval. Mr, NEGLEY oojected to the comparison of an of- ficer of the Government to » beagar on horseback. Mr. NESMITH—I eimply referred to the mule [Laugbter.] The CHAIRMAN—The gentleman from Oregon will continue, being carefal to keep 1n order. Mr, NESMITH—1 was only quoting the Spanish proverb which says * Put s Beggar on Horseback and be will Ride to the Devil.” I bave no objection to the termination of the journey i that particulsr direction, but I don’t want the peoplo 10 pay for the transporta~ tion. [Lauglter], 3. DURHAM aaid that ss 5 _sub-committce, Com- ‘mittee on Contingeut Expenses in the Department of Justice, he had investiguted the subject, and would bo preparcd in a day or two o mske & report of the ex- fravagance of that department, but he now desired the Chairman of the Committee 'on Appropriations to state Low mny horses wero provided for in this 81,400 item. 3r. GARFIELD replied that the bill ssid nothing abiout the pumber of horses. He supposed it would bo as many as could Lo provided for with that amount. ‘Mr. DURHAM repeated the question iu s somewhat different form, snd said he wunted a frank snd candid answer. Mr. GARFIELD replied that the Committes on Ap~ proprictions had required from the Attornes-General a full detailed statement of his contingent expenses for the past year, and that instesd of appropriating the sum in o lump, as had been formerly done, the Com- mittee biad now seported appropriations . closo do- Mir, DUREAM~—T still put the question to the gen- tleman, as be has itemized this matter, how many horses this item is for 7 > Mr. GARFIELD—If tho gentleman ss & subxCom- ‘mittco bas made o careful investigation, he can answer the question as well as I, Mr. DURHAM—Thers were three horses kept in the pust year, 1 want to Kuow bow many ther aro to be for 1875, Mr. GARFIELD—Tho number of borsca in the fu- ture, T suppose, depends upon the smount appro ‘priated for their care and keeping. Ar, DURHAM—How much have you provided for 7 Mr. GARFIELD—I am utteriy incapable of furnish ing braine to understand my statement, We nave limited tho amount tobe used for the keeping of Dorzes and repuir of carrliges. If the gentleman thinks that amount is too Large, let bim move 10 re- uce it. r. DUREAM—If I have not brains to understand, Ihave candor and bLonesty enough to answer. But the gentlemsn who isat the bead of the Appropria~ tion Committeo and asks an appropriation of $1,409 for keeping horses, will not have the fairness and can- dor to answer on the floor of tho Houe. I will have the Houso to judge between bimself and me. Mr. GARFIELD—There is no need of any heat sbout this matter. The Attorney Generalstated to tho Committee on Appropristions that he is not only com- pelled 1o run the Court of Claims on tho Government sido through Bis aseistants, but algo to attend toall cases in the Supreme Court to which the United Statesix a party, end that there is not a day that e does not ro- quire'tbo se of » horse and earriage, &nd it makes 1o flereuce whether it shall be by whut the Government owns or whether {t is Lired, If the geutleman wants to brezk down tho habit of yews, and sweep out all arrangements for horses and carrisgos for the departments, very well I have no quarrel with that policy, except that it has not been the custom of tho Government for the Iut seventy-five years. It knows that there bave been abuses In regard to horses and carriages m various departments; these abuses are older than any member of tho House. There has been 1o Attorney-General sinca the founda- tion of the Government who Lias not beca furnished with horses and carriuges by tho Government s3a part of his official outfit, There is not an hour of the day when tho heads of Departmenta are not liable to be called upon to meot the President in Cubinet. I know thst some of them, in view of all which bos been eaid on tiis subject, have expressed their wish (o have the wholo thing abolished. I believe that in relation to the Attorney- General, there bas been purchased for him an_ ex- pensive carriage which ought not to have been puw chased. I beligve that was an {mproper and indefen- siblo use of the contingent fund in & way in which none of us are here to defend or approve. That, how- of the Esst, and to the injury of the poopls of the West and South. MR. DAWES replied to Mr. Beck, snd said the Eastern States had an exceen of bank circulation be- cause the West and South would not take it, having found more profitable investment in their money else- where, 1f it were necoasary for the proper distribu- tion of the currency that $25,000,000 be withdruwn =om New England, New York, and New Jersey, they Fouid not resist it.” They desired two things. They destred free banking, on basls of greenbacks at par, Thoy did not desire o bring greenbacks to par Ly suck: contraction 8 would make the holder of greenbacks pay tho difference between its present value and its par value, They desired that the greenbacka should pay that difference. The Government had made the nd forced the people to takeit, The Gov- nd nobody e'se, had depreciated it, The Government, snd nobody elve, shonld pay that differ— ence. The Government had not got the gold to pay the difference. The Government should gay, a8 tha honest man would esy, *Iwil do the next best thing ; I will exchange for the greenback, I havo forced you to take the Government bond, bearing such an'fntercst 28 will mako it par,” snd the Govern- mept should make banking fres all through the Unit~ ed States, 7 After furtber discussion, and s tilt between Dawes and Kelley, and amid great nolse sud confusion, members exhibiting grest im- patience at sny disposition to talk, and meeting sll such attempts with vociferous shouts of “Vote,” i+ Question,” the third section of the bull, in~ creasing the office-hours of the departments from six 1o seven, was struck out, On motion of Mr, LAWRENCE, tho last section of the bill, which provides that on tho Ist of July in each FOREIGN. The London Times on American Fi- naneess A Duel Between Americans Prevented in France. GREAT BRITAIN. Loxpox, April 25,—Hugh McCulloch, in 8 commu- nication to the T'imes, praises President Grant's veto of tho Finance bill, and_recommends » return to the policy of eontraction, which he pursued when ho was Secretary of tho Tressury. The Times editorially sayn: “To British eyes the apparently interminable inflation of currency is & hozardous procceding fraught with peril tothe prosperity and even to the unit y of the American Commonwealth; but it is not denfed that no other country in the worla could do what A merics bus hitherto done with its finances, It 158 Iaw of the American nature to expand and devel- op §n overy posaible direction,” Tho new stesmehip Faraday, has begun to load the new Atientic cavle, year all unexpended balances of appropriations that uball have remained upon the books of tho Treasurs for two fiscal yeara shall be carricd to thesurpius fund, Was cmiended, on_motion of Messrs. CONGER and TREMAIN, by making exception in favor of river and_barbor improvements, light-houses, and certain public bulldings, At last, the consideration of the bill was concluded, and the Committee rose. The main queation Was or- dered, nd the House adjourned. ARKANSAS. No Change in Affatrs at Little Rock— Brooks Declines to Negotinte with Baxter—Military Assignments—Mars tinl Law Declored in Jefforson County. Lrrree Roos, Ark,, April 26,—There has bees little change in the situation to-duy. Tho truce between both partics was at an end to-day. _Xesterday Baxter, through his representatives, msde & proposition to Brooks to leave tho final detérmination of the ques- tion between them to a competent tribunal, and mean- timo that both forces should be retired, except a body- guard. Theso proposals Ar, Brooks, last night, re~ fused to accedo to, whersupon ALL NEGOTIATIONS WERE ENDED and mattors remain now whero they did one week ago, except that Baxter hes contened the Legisluture, the meeting of which body Brooks is opposed to. Gen. G, T. Churchill was to-day nssigued to the command of the Middle Division of Gov. Bexter's forces, and Brig.-Gen, Ira McL, Burton promoted to 5 Major-General, and_assigned to the command of tho Esstern Division. Brig.Gen. W. §, Blasher wan us~ signed to the immediate commend of the forces on duty in Little Rock. Naither party has dismissed sny forees during the past twenty-four hours, The Federal troops are stationsd at the Metropolitan and City Halls, and at the corner of Main and Fourth streets, with two forces of artillery nt the interscction of Sopratioand Second streets, Gov. Baxter has INCREASED HIS FORCE one or two companies. Sacretary of State Johnson has not yet reccived any reply to his communication to Brooks ordering him out of bus oftice, At the State House preparations are still going on to Tesist an attack, AARTIAL LAV, News from Pine Bluff to-night states that Brig.- Gen. King White, of the Bxter forces, to-day deciared ‘martisl law in Jeerson County, snd took possossion of the Court-House at that pluce. EXPLANATION. Mrwrnis, April 35.—In regard to the statements made by Lieut, Cushman in reference to affairs at Little Rock, s sent in these dispatchies on Wedneaday, it is but just to him to state that he did not stute that the dispatches to the War Department had been re- fused by theattaches of the telegraph oftica at Little Hock, 18 might be inferred from tho report, but he did state that, owing to the partizansbip of these attucks, he had come here, and moreover that the oporator there had commented on the reliability of the dispatch banded fu, Otherwise the statement was s tele graphed. ADS POR DROOKS. 7. Lovzs, April 25.—A considerable quantity of musketa, small arms, and ammunition was shipped from heo to-day, for Littlo Rock, s to be for Brooks, CRIME. Murderous Attack at Shullsburg, Wis. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicugo Tyibune. Duntque, Ia, April 25,—John Heurycuts Ger- man's throat ‘st Shullsburg, Wis,, yesterday morning, because he (tho Germau) wouid not lot him (Hetry) take s keg of beer from beer-wagon he was driviog st the time, Ths German is very likely desd by this time, 8w ho was unconscious st last accounts. The Sheriff left in pursuit of Henry, who came to this city ond was arrested by a policeban this morning while he was about to drink a glass of beer in 3 saloon, He was honded ' over 0 the Sherlf, who was in tho city_searching for him, and- both’ at once left for 8hullsburg, where Henry will be tricd for murder, if the German dies. Jewelry Storo Robbed at McGregor, Xowa. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. McGurGon, La., April 25.—The bookstors of J. H. Haight & Co., of this city, was broken into last night, and robbed of about £1,060 worth of rovolvars, jewelry, . The thieves entered through the transom over the door, and made their escape throtgh the back door. The detectivea are in pursuit of the robbers, but hat 15 yet gained no clew. ever, was done, a8 the Committce Was assured, Dot by ibe Attorney-General in person, but by subordinate, the fund having becn always managed by tho Clork or one of his assistants, The Attorney-Gunersl had no Inowledgo of the matter of the expense, and had re- gretted what had happened. Let us do what ought to be done as a question of genersi management, 1ot in & sprit of pereecution of an oficer. Mr, MAYNARD asked Mr. Garfield whether the salary and emoluments, horses, carriages, and everything else allowed to the Attorney-General, Were or were not ade- ‘quate to sustain the position £0 that a poor man could wroperly il it, 3ir. GARFIELD replied that he did not think that o carriage for the use of the office should be considered an_emolument. He would not vote thus indirectly to increase the salary, 1f the oflice of Altorney-General needed, for the proper discharge of its busincss, the emplosment of a carriago and Lorses, it ought 0 be voted, not 10 the;man, Lut to 'tho otfice, As to tho adequacy of the salury, he did not Lelievo tners wus any man it for the ofiice of Altorney-Genoral ~whoso professional services would ot reuder him far greater compeass- tion. e had used an expression in refarence to tha gentleman from Kentucky (Durham) which he wisbea 1o withdraw, He had said testily thet which he re- gretted, and hored the gentlomun would pardon him. Mr. DURHAM—T nccept the gentleman’s apology. 3Mr. WOOD' characterized the practice of heads of Departments using public horees sud_carriages for their private convenience s o _saameful abuse, but deufed that the practice was of long standing, or of any standing prior to the Republican Admiuistration. Sir. WHEELER. (¥, Y2 In reply produiced » vouci.cr found in the War Depariment whowing that in 1859, in the good daya of Buchanan's rule, snd while virtuous Johu B, Floyd was Sscretary of War, he charged $200 for tho differcnce between an old wagon sud a fina Germzntown carriage. 3ir. KELLOGG thanked Mr. Garfleld for his good sense and manly speech. G. F. HOAL believed s Teasonable snd decent con- veyauce should be provided for the Attorney~General, 2nd he asked the gentlemsn from Orogon (Neamith) whether he wouid like to have the Attorney-Genera| ride down Pennsylvauia avenuo on iho back of & $50 mule, Mr. NESMITH, first noticing the statement of Mr. Wheeler, said that voucher suowed that the extr: agance Lind been increasing in the ratlo of the differ— ence between 3 $200 wagon und o $1,600 landaulet. In reply to Mlr. Hoar be aid ho had scen the Attorney- Gengral in’ Oregon on o mule; that Phibp 1L, of Spain, rode nn Andslusisn mule through the strects of Mallrid when lio went to marry Mary of Englaud, 2nd sacred history gavo sccount of better: men than either of them riding on one of those useful animals that bad no pride of ancestry and no hope of posterity. Mr. WARD lectured the Republican mermbers for Justifying and defending the sbuse. 3r. HULMAN eald this was tho first timo Congress was called upon to vote distinctly on such a propoul- tion. Hitherto it had been allo'wed in 3 lump sum, 3Ir. BURROWS favored striking out the item. 3r. WILLIAMS said tho objection to_the thing was that it was a little, peddiing, picoyunish attempt, ‘which smirched honor and shnveled manhood in the eye of the American nation, and of the world, Finaliy the debate was closed, and Mr, Nesmiti’ amendmient 0 strike out the items for horses and car- Tiages was agreed to by 55 to 69, Mr. MERRIAM made a speech on the fnancial question, but was frequently interrupted by pointa of order, which the Chairman overruled. G. . HOAR moved =n amendment providing that no oficer of the Government shall hereafter receivo any compensation or perquisite, dircctly. or indi- rectly, from the Treasury or property of the United States beyond the salary or compensation_ailowed by law, or shall make any private uso of such property or of the ervices or labur of any person employed in the sarvice of the Uuited States, which service or la~ bor is paid for by tho United States, provided this #hall not be construed to deprive any officer of the United States of such fees s are or may be provided by law in addition to the salary of such ofiicer, or the use of such property as msy be expressly by law appropristed for tLe use of 1u b odicer, Addpted. Alr. WILSON moved on auenument providg that every Clerk of the Cireuit or District Court, or United States Marshal, or District Attorney sball reside f manently in the district where his oillcial duties are to be performed, and give his personal attention thereto, and in case sny such officer shall remove {rom Nis district, or shall fuil to_give personal stten- tion to the duties of his office, except in cuse of sick- Besn, suck office shall be deemed vacant. Adopted. Mr. BECK sept to tho Clerk’s desk and had resd s lefter from the Comptroller of the Currency in de- fense of the Comptroller against the alleg.tion made by Ar. Beck yesterday in reference to undistributed Natlonal Bank carrency, 2r. BECK said hio caused the letter to be read be cause the Comptroller could not be heard in his own defense, He (Bock) maintained that the Comptroller bad not admmistered the Law, The $34,000,000 in bis hands orght to bave been distributed to Btates which 1 i i i and reject this claim be allowed, and the clalm was socordingly rejected. This was the test-case ©f a &ass known as Indian depredation dlaims against {hs United States, the aggregais of which amounied w0 nipySemar, had not recelved their rtion. The Comptrolle: 1ad been circulating the. spseches of members on the financial question, and bad gone out of his way, ttme a0 aqain, in the ixterest of the Fich, mmonoyed AR To Be Ranged. WELLAND, Ont., April 25.—blichael Finn, charged witlh assuulting Lis wife with intent to1kill, on the Gth of November, at Thorold Vallage, was found guiity of murder in a legal sense, and has been seutenced to doath. Finn was mainly convicted on tho evidenca of his wife, who hus recovered. Charged With Murder. CreveLaso, 0., Aprl 24, —Edward Phillips was arrestod Lere ‘to-day, charged with lilling Tom Wil- lard ina street fight hcre, two years ago, Phillips fled from the city at the time, and returned to-dsy, only to be arvested. The Boston Boy-Murderer. BosTox, April 25.—Jesse Pomery, the supposed mur- derer of the child Horace H. Miler, was fully com~ mitted to-day without bail, il i NAVIGATION. MONTREAL, April 25.—It is expected that the water sl be let Iuto the canal on Monday next. Great sc- tivity is ehown by boat-owners in_getling their craft ready. The wharves and sheds on the canal are being put in good repair. DrrRorT, Aprl 25.—To-dsy's sdvices from the Straits report s light south wind, with the thermom- cterat 34 degrecs, The fco is still solid from Mackinac island to the Michigan shore, No boats have passed through yet, ou far 2a heard from. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. William M, Tweed bas been remanded to hospital duty in the Penitentiary under a resolution of the Bourd of Management. 20t tre 106 estimates of the cotton crop of 1873, opened at the Memphis Cotton Exchange, tho highest was 4,287,613 ; lowest, 3,801,036 ; averegc. 4,132,192 —There were thirty-three cases of small-piox the past swack, an increase of fourteen over the provious week. F. Coleman, a printer, formerly from Laporte Ind., and Chicago, Was found dead, on Friduy, in the Tear of 8 saloon in Indianapolis, Intemperancels supposed to have been the cause. " Mayor Havemeyer, of New York, 18 about to put- Lisha portion of tho Message he sent to the Common Council when Mayor in 1848, to show how economi~ cally tho city was then governed. —Vice-President Wilson will koo leavo on & South- ern trip, which will probably extend to Californis, and will include a visit to the Hot Strings in Arkansas, —About fifty persons, including one woman, st~ tended the meeting of tho Cremation Bocloty in Now York on Friday evening, and listened to the report of the Committee on Orgarization, recommending the incorporation of stock company as the most fesuible means of obtaining the desired end, —Sir Lambton Lorraine sailed from New York for England yesterdsy, Ho was accompanied to the stoam- | er Ly the Mayor, Gen, Hancock and staff, and o:hor centlemen, The engroesed complimentary resolutions of the city Were prerented to Sir Lambton —Last Thursday night, Fred Cruger, living 5 mfles north of Sturgis, Mich., had two horees, and harnesa stolen. No clue to the thieves has been found, though a thorough rearch 128 been mado by all of our offcers. —Tho temperanco ladics ut Hillsdale, Mich., yester- day received the first fruits in tbeir long war sgain the saloonists, in the surrender of Mr. Gectz, s saloo keeper, whogave in and closed early yesterday morn ing, ‘The ladics are sanguino that this is Lut the be- ginning of the end, snd confdently asaert that ctiers will foliow ks exswple immediately. —The whisky suit st Sturges, Mich., botween John Bassttter and the women crusaders came off yesterdsy afternoon before s jury of six men, Considerablo in- terest was ménifested on both sides. The jury re- turned a verdiect of guilty, ~Bosseiter appecled the case, 10 be tried in the Circuit Court, —Messrs, Arnold, Wolff, and Villard, members of the Couneil of Forelen Tondhcld=1a, ‘of Frankfort, Pruesia, Lave arrived in New York, with a viow of ar- ranging the differcuces between the several classes of American bonds now in defsult, and of arrsnging with the companies for terms of sccommodation,sor, in case of a resort to legal proceedings, to protect the claims of their bondholders. —1he Hon, Newton Dateman, State Su of Public Instruction, has fssued ‘s circular inviting & smail contribution from all the seholara snd teackers in the public schools to the Agussiz memcrial fund, the donation to be taken up on the 25th of May ext, —License was fssued on Saturdsy to the Ellsworth Manufacturing Company, cupital £50,000, and to_tke Jerome Burglar Alarm Company. capital $100,000, both of Chicsgo. A certificate of organization waa issued 1o the Witkey Manufactaring Company, of Chicago, capital §50,000. —A new nine-story, French flat hotel, know ax the Stevens Houge, at Fifth avenue tnd Twenty-seventh street, Xew York City, has Leen suddenly deserted, owing to the bulging of the wail on_the Fifth avenue front, and serious cracks and crumbling of toe bricks, extending from the second to he fourth story, -Huge timbers are now braced sgainst the building to keep it from tumbling into the svanus intendent There weze two _railway aceidents {n Englnd to- day, reswiting in the death and injury, altogether, of twenty persons, Er FRANCE. NEw Yonx, April 25.—A Paris dispatch states that on Thursasy Frank Riggs and Willism Payne, Ameri- cans, wet to the Belgian border to fight a duel, bat the police interfered, and the duelists returned to thelr residences. Words spoken about a young lady are given out as the cause of tho meeting, but the real Teason is said to be an sfiray between the fathers of the young men, a fortaight sgo, in the Washington Club st Paris. gty HAYTI. PmrAprrenm, April 25.—Advices have been re- ceived from Port'sa Prince, Hayti, to the 18th {nst. Gen, Dominique was expecied hourly with troops from the south, and troublo was feared. Foreigners were sending their valusbles to the different Consular resl— doncos for safoty, and numbers of {hom Wero leavizg o island. FOREIGN TRAVEL. A Large Falling-Off Anticipated Dur~ ing the Coming Scason New Yonx, April 26.—Inquiry at the offices of tho different steamship lnea shows that the aggregate numper of travelers o Europe this season will probs- bly bo much less than in 1573, This reduction is gen- erally sttributed to the effects of the lste panic and unecttled stato of the currency. While many, in con~ sequence, cannot sfford the luxury of an ocean trip, others, who could well bear the expense, havo deemed. it inozpedient to leave their business, and this mitustion of many hesds of fomi- les hos kept ot home their _dependents. Some influence, it is said, has probably been ex- erted by the fact that there aro no unususl _attractions in Europe this year, and by the dread of occan perils inapirod by the late' disaater. Outward freights this season aro generally abundant, and in 50mo lines show 3D excesn over last year, ThoTecent disasters to the General Traneatlantic Compeny bas not, it is sald, perceptibly affected tho number of passengers by French steamers, ss but fow of thods booked have Wwithdrawn their names, and the 5t Lawrent, which sails a week from to-day, will carry about 150. Con- sidernble falling off from a year sgo {aoxpected during the scason from the same causes which affect other compentes, OCEAXN STEAMSHIP NEWS. The Reported Disaster to the Steams sbip Silestn—Arrivals. New Yozx, April 25.—The sgents of the Hamburg- American Packet Company have received uo dispatches to-dsy in regard to the_steamship Silesia, reported by cable aground in the Elbe, and in a dangerous posi- tion. The Bilesia is an Lo screw-stesmabip, built st Greenock in 1859, and is regarded as one of ' the best vossels of the Hamburg Line. She is about 350 foet in length, 40 in_depth, and of 3,400 tons burden. She saled from this port on the 11th of April, with 5 full cargo, consistingof 7,000 bushels of grain acd s large quantity of provisions and tobacco, Being an extrasteamer, she carrjel but fifteen passongers, of whom oleven 'Wwero stoerage. Her cabin passengers wero_J. Grossmaun, Ernst Pailg, Leopold Well, and iss Leonhard, New Yoak, Aprl 25.—Arrived—steamships St. Laurent, from Brest, and Btate of Georgis, from Glas- gow. Livenroor. April 25.—The steamshtp Abyssinis, from Now York, has arrived out. ' RELIGIOUS. Eplscopn} Dissensions in New York cury. New Yomx, April 25.—St. John’s Guild met to-night, the Rev. Morgan Dix presiding, and adopted amend: ments to the canons permitting the election of Master of Guild whether or not he may be smenable to the sutliorities of Trinity Parish, and then chose tho Rev. Mr. Wiswall, lately relleved trom St. Jubns Chapel, by the Vestry af Trinity Pansh. Dr. Cox stated that if the canons were changed, 2s proposed, the guild would cessa to be parish_guild, snd, immediately upon the adoption of tho amendment, rotired. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. A Boston Drug Firm Mulcted in $15,000, Bosrox, April 35.—In the cago of Margaret Black, of Full River, nguinst Andrew Weeks, of the firm of Weeks Potter, Boston, before the Supreme Judicial Court, at Taunton, the Jury returned s verdict for plaintiff, giving hor §15,000 dameges, Plaintiff was pearly Poisoned fatally by acoulte which she tcok Supposing 1t'to be picrs, © The aconite wss put up at the estal- lishment of Weeks & Potter,and, as slleged, Iabeled plcra by mistake, and sold to & Fall River druggist, who supplied it to plaintiff, CAPITAL AND LABOR. End ‘of the Troubdles on the Loutsville Short-Line Road, LoutsviLLz, Ky., April 25.—The morning train from Cincinnati found two rails removed from the tracks on the Short, near Caverne Station, Tho parties evident- Iyhad no inteution except to delay the train, as they placed a ed flag st that point. Only sn hour's delay was cauecd by the obstrtiction, sa the rails were loosely replsced. No other disturbance is reported, The Company sent snother poy-car up the roud to-day. Passenger traing are running aa usual, and freight trains will be resumed on Monday, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. PrTTapURGE, April 25.—The S:fimmu Lodge of the ‘World, Knights of Pythiss, are still in session, but ex- pect o close their labors to-night, To-dsy several ap— peals were heard, among others those of the Rathbono Lodee, No. 1, of New York, which was referred back to the Grand Lodge of that State. Final cction was taken on the new Constitution, which was sdopted, and complimentary reso- lutions were passed to Supreme Ropresentativa Kennedy, of Oniario, Cinads, for his ser- vices in connection ' therowith, 2nd suthoriz- ing him to raake a completo and peffected copy, to bo Frinted and iseued ot once, The thanks of the body wrero also tendered to Reproaentatives Devine, of the- District of Columbis; Lewis, of BDaltimore; and Stewart, of Washington, for thelr services in conneo- tion with tho case of C. M. Barton. The next annual meeting will be held in Baltimors, POPULATION OF ST. LOUIS. Special Dirpateh to The Chicagn Tyibune, 1. Lou1s, April 25.—A census of the inhabitants of St Louls, betwcen the agesof 5and 21, has just been comploted under the direction of 'the Sshool Board, Tho total number between those nges {8 given at 138,131, Prof. Harris, Su- perintendent of the Public Schools, has made o calcu- Istion based on the census returus of thirty large cities, and finds the numbers between the ages given 1a » little over i of the whole population, and from this be estimatca the total of all ages in St. Louis at 435,000, This is & considerable reduction on the esti- ‘mates of the late Directory census, —_—_— . PISCICULTURE. Corrernondence o1 The Chicann Trifune, Laxarxa, Mich., Avri] 24.~The Fish Commissioner haa denoafted 10,000 white fsh in Pine Lake, This 1aXa is 9 miles from Lanaing. ey s R THE WEATHER. ‘WasmTY07OY, D. C., April 25,—From Missourf and Towa to the Upper Lake region, generally clear weath- e —_— Transfusion of Blood. At the last sitting of the Paris Academy of Seisnces an interesting paper was read on an op- €eration of transfusion of blood successfally per- formed by Dr, Bebicr, on a femalo patient, who bas eince loft the Hotel Dieu perfectly cured. At the time the operation was docided upon the woman appeared to be on the brink of the grave ; the pulse was imperceptible, her weakness such that she was unable to move, her eyesicht all but extinguished; ehe ' was uoable to speak, and nothing conld stay on her stomach. Dr. Behier performed the operatiou i tho presence of & number of students, to whom he sftersard oxplaned the principles by which he had becn guided, Ho said it wis high- Iy important the blood to be injected sbould be pure and in its patural state, without being de- prived of its fibrine or allowed to cool. Such preliminsnes had been considered necessary in order to prevent coagulation inthe vein, but there wasnoneed of them 1f tho operation was quickly elfected. The blood should not be dead but living, having_its globules unaltered by atirring a0d refrigeration, and being still in posseseion of ita albuminons matter, the nutritivo qualities of which were exceedingl¥ groat, while at the samo time it cortzibuted to the prompt transmiseion of the fluid. One of the obstacles that had hitherto caneed transfasion to be looked upon with dige favor, was the diffiouity of introducing the nozale of the syrings into tho veld, iz sumetimes hap- Pening that the trocar would wound it without Penouating into the cavity of the vessel, or else would pess through on tho opposite side. The Inte Dr. Nelaton hsd proposod to obviate this by sn_incision of the tkin sn inch long, in order to bring the vein into view. Dr. Behier refers opening the vessel with the lancet, asin Flood-lotting; he recommends the injection to Vo performed slowly, to prevent tho sudden ro- pletion of the right ventricle of the heart, which would cause ssphyxia end desth. The immi- nenca of such & stato is indicated by & pre- monitory cough, on the occarrence nf Which the injection should be instantly stopped. The quantity of blood admmistered i this case was 1ot more than eighty grammes. Baron Larrey, after the reading of the paper, ssid shat this was one of tke most interesting cases of transfusion of blood that had ever come to his knowledge. The possibility of success was now proved bo- ond s doubt, after a controversy which had Tiited for upwards of two centarics. COUNTY MEAT. Reinhardt’s Application for More DMoney. What Quality of Beef Ho Is Fur- nishing, What He Pays for It The firm of Willism Relnhardt & Co., corner of Randolph and Unfon streets, secured on Dee. 22, 1873, from the County Commissioners the contract for supplying the poor of Cook County with meat, The same firm had » Liko contract for the preceding fiacal sear, charging at tho rate of §16-100 cents per pound for all kinds of mest supplied by them to the county. THE ESTDOTES for the latter year wero as follows : County Agent's office, for meat during the yosr ending Dec, 22, 1873, =a #hown in the annual roport of the County Agent Were as follows First quarter. $ 8,042.96 Becond quarier,. * 660160 Third quarter.. £005.20 Fourth quarte Total.. £25,045.,16 Mr. Reinhatdt, for the present fiscal year, bid 5 conts’ per pound even, and was, accordingly, ro- awarded the County contract, Very many complaints from the Poor-House and the Hospital regarding the quality of the mest furnishod _reached the Probably it will be built by s company. It is not geperally known who the gentlemen are that compose the company. I beg to sug- gest to thom that they examino into Mr. East- man's invention, examine his plans, see his models and drawings, and study into the work- ings of what appoars to be a very mentorious project. If it should be found in any way superior to the old :‘ziy!a. it might be adopted and used to the great advantage and accommodation of our citizens. And, too, it might prove advantageous, in every way, to the property on that handsome, though at present somewhst neglected, avenue. 1 bave suthority to say that Mr. Eastman will give the right—that is, charge nothing for his Enlunb—lor & donble-track railway through Wa- ash avenuo the whole length ; and that, if his sorvices are required. he will suporintend the construction'of the whole line for fair wages whilst at the work. 1 agree entirely with thoso writers who have brought this subject befora the people, in con- demuation of the great faults in tho street rail- way tracks a8 at present built. Let us have a new system of street railways; s sys- tem that will give the owners of ‘all sortd of vehiclea a chanco to use the whole streat or any part of if. And, while weare hunting for an improved system, let us adopt the best one the market affords. J.R. H. Cmxcago, April 25, 1874, —_— THE CENTENNIAL. To the Editor of The Chicaao Tribune & Sin: I have recently seen & pamphlet, written by Joseph Loeds, of Philadelphia, which shows the whole Centennial matter in its proper light. This will meat the wishes of the people through- out tie Iand. Its tone is high above location, or sect, or party ; it isforall and esch; it is the Centennial for generations, and is replete with & design simple and simply grand. It is for baviog Independeuce Bjuare and its three front buildings made & Monu- ment of Memorinls,—s vivid portrayal of our fathers and their works. 26 described in this pamphlet. To do it, not by any Government aid, but by all the people, and thus make it truly pational, free to nll, under perfect order, and so that nobody can feel ite cost. A Centennial picture, full in size, original and beautiful in design, bighly approved by competent judges, be made,—a steel en- graving of the highest clags, to adorn any room in the world, Subscriptions for it are largely taken at the low price of $5 per copy, g0 that every family in our country may have it. No pay until it is delivered. The Monument of Momorials to be paid for from the profit of the picture. The pamphlet is gratis to all who wish to read it. Such work I can cheerfully recom- mend. 1776. 9 —_— CURSED. Do you recall that Summer night when wo city, It waa -said that Mr, Beinhardt did not furnish sccording to hia contract, and the kmow- ing ones aftirmed that it was gnua tinpousibie tor tho contractcr, during the fall and winter seasons, to_fur- nish anything like decent meat for the price pald by the county. A fow daye 3g0, Beinhardt sent in & com~— munleation to the Commissioncrs stating, in effect that ho was playing o loziog game in trying to fulall Dis contract st the original price, and demanding an increase, No action has, 80 fur, boen taken by the County Board upon the matter, HUNTING ¥OB INFORMATION, In order to ascertain the truth in the case a8 nearly a8 possible, » TRIBUNE roporter was detailed yestor- dny to se0 Some purties who wers likely to be posted in the business, Gen. Niles, Clerk of tha County Com- missioners, was first interrogated. The General stated that he had heard no_complaints relative to Relnhardt’s contract, All he knew about the matter was what sppesred on the books. He thought that the price aaked by the contractor was very moderate, Commissioner Jones said that he wondered how Mr. Reinhardt could possibly All his contract at the exist- ing price, especially since delicate meats for the hos- pital wero inciuded. BEINHARDT'S STATEMENT, Mr, Reinhardt himself, who happened to get around about this time, remarked that he was losing money every day. Hobad tobuy his studf in the hoof, It wasnot like soy other commodity, and would not Kecp. It was, indeed, 8 Insing job for him. TIE COUNTY AGENT. The reporter next saw the County Agent, who eaid that he hind sent persons out to the Hospital, the Poor- Touse, and the Asslum, to test the quslity of the meat furnirhed. All the reports wero satisfactory. As regarded the meat furnished to the city poor, also supplied by Keinhardt & Co, he could say, from personal observation, that 1t was very fair, In fact hobad 1o complaint whatever to ie. THE MEAT-MARKET AEY. The reporter next bent his stepa to the Jackson street meat-mnrket, and conversed with somo of the lcading wholesulo meat mep Telative to Reinhardt snd his contract. The reporter lesrned that Reinhardt © farmed ont ™ his coniract tos person named Switzer, who was sround trying to buy up meat for tho_county st 43 cents per pound; wheroos s very well known meat man saud, the very worst meat in the market —Texas beef, and tho fore quarters at thai— could mot pow behad forlces than 5 conts per pound. Moreover, this gentlemsn said thero was as much nourishment {none pound of excellent ,grass- fed beef-steak as thore was in & wholo shoulder of this Texan trash. Switzer, acting for Reinhardt, dealt principaliy with the Jackeon street meat men, particu- larly Ellis, snd did not very often buy his stull in the hoof st thie Stock-Yards. In the summer sesson, {rom the 1st of May to the st of October, the same mest could be had for 2y or. 3 cents, per pound, and then the profit of tho contractor would come fn. At tho prescnt time there could be 1o doubt at Refubardt aid bis prosy were lostag by the tracs- sction, TRE CONCLUSIONS, The case, summed up brictly, seems to be 88 follows: Taking it the year through. Reinhardt, at tho bid of § cents s pound, would muke a profit on his contrsct, if lie d al! the supplying humsell. The losses during the winter end epring months, especially be- tween hay and grass, would be far more than ofTsct by his prefits during the sammer ; but, in order 10 get one or two votes in the County Board, he had to farm out his contract for surplying the Poor-House to this man Syitzer, wlich ia oneof tho causes that bas dimiuished bis Profits and induced himto ssk the Board for this increase in the contract price, which ‘will undouttedly be allowed. The meat furnished by Reinhardt on the orders of the County Agent is not tainted. It i healthy meat, and yet it {s about 28 nu- tritions and satiafactary as so much shavinga, There i3m0 fat whatever to it. It is impossible fo maks even goup out of i, excopt whera thero ato bones, which, even in Texas cattle, Lavo s little marrow, 'A peraon fed solely on this meat would die of starvation in zbout & week, and it is difi~ cult to see how the county shows ita_charity toward tho suffering poor by furnishing them something ‘which s called f00d, but which 18 really nothiug of the kind. Ttis very rarely the case that Reinhsrdt, not- withstanding his statement, buys anything on the Loof. o buys simply tho fore-quaclers, waich con- aist malnly of gristle, bone, sinew, and ‘muscle, and never pretends o furnish snything elao, ‘His application for an incrense in the contract pric 48 ono whiich should be incontinently rejocted by the Committee to which it was referrod, and by tho which will fnally have to act o it THE EASTMAN RAIL. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuna: Bre: Various articles have appeared lately in tho newspapers of this and otber cities, asking for & new system of streot-rallways. Itisap- parent to all who have given any sttention to the subject, that therois a pressing need of improve- ment; and thot the objections to the prosent system aro well taken. In this communication I do not mean to advo- cate any particular modo or system of construct- ng street-railway tracks. It wowld be well if tho prismoidal (or one-rail) invention was tried ; also the proposition of laying the track only through alloys might be inquired into ; and other plans and systems might be examiued. The best plan will, of course, finally be adopted and be- come the permanent system ; and some inventor will succeed in giving us whet is 8o much need- ed,—tbot is, a0 improvement i the present mauner of constructing the roadway, the FORM OF THE RAIL, and the mode of propulsion. Among other inventions which have been pre- sented to the public, and are applicable to this subject, ia one made and patented by our feliow- citizen, the Hon. Z. Eastman. Itis with regard to the form of the rails for a streot-railway, or, indeed, for any railway where tho traina are to be driven st a moderate speed. The particalar description cannot here be given, aa it would ro- quire too much epece. The distinguishing prin- ciples of this rail are: Firat, any wheoled vehicle (of tho right tread) can rup on it as well 88 the car built expressly for it ; second, any vehicle— car ag well—an turn off the at any place, and, after running around any obatscle, can tom on to tho tick sgain at pleasuro. There would not bo the lesst difficuity in driing 8 wagon or carriage on {ke streot parallel with the track, or across it at any anglo; no wrenching of whools, and very hittloif any jar tothe carriage when the wheel sirikesthe rail. Thereis no eleener or tie such as i ordi- nerily used in constructing any railroad track,— tli\,ereby obviating the unesea wear of the paved street. The cost of the rails would, of course, depend upon their weight. Tho cost of the Eastman ra1l would differ but very Lttle from the coa: of that now in use bytho street-car companies. Afr. Eastman's system, certainly, in theory, Fromises s remody to many of the defects of the old plan. It is reported that a large majority of the Enpeny—ownm on Wabash aveoue have given eir written consent that 8 stroet-railway-track Sirayed where the moonligut, like a vell of gold, Fell o'er the river’s quist breast, where, jirst “And Zast, the stofy’ of your Jove you tolAT Does there, amid your thouaht/ul hours, e'er come A mem’re of tho girlish heart that now Has felt the mis’ry of s man’s deceit, And learned the value of his fondest vow? Comes not a vision in your dreams st night,— A vision of & fair and sunny face That once your false lips atill more falsely swors “Time from your mem'ry pever could erase ™ ¢ Twss but a heart, & woman's heart,—no mors,— You won, and turned from with thla bitterest fneers; *Tywes but a soul, all-trusting, that you wrecked, 'And left slone 'to bear & cold world's jeers, And yet I loved you ! How those words recall ‘The pale, gaunt spectre of the joya I knew ; And wcith it comes the wild, fievee wiah that itfe luy kencesorth prove téry curse (o you. Corracz HOME. Owxx M. Wiso, J=. —— e The London Crowd at the Alexnns drownsa Iilumtnation. The play was rough. So was the talk about us. Occasionally, a London hoodlum would thrust his face, short pipe and all, into the door of uur carriage and give- vent to his opinion regarding the occupants in expressions of a earcastic character. This is *‘chan.” Itis ex- pected, allowed, =nd even liked on such occa- sions, After every great demonstration of this Qescription, bigh-born ladies and gentlemen grow merry over their wine comsidering the rongh criticism poured upon them by the great Londen unwashed. Resentit? No. The infe- rior here are still considered o infinitely inferi- orto their superiors that the abuso of the former only affords matter for amusement. I was nssured by my English friends that this was & very gentle crowd. “O, but you should ses the Fotten oggs und, four-bags ying sbout on the Derby day,” smd one. argued no looger. 1 eaw then that, rel- stively. the crowd were lambs. They did not deal in eggs or flour. I did resd 1o tho apers, next morning, of one old man * knocked Soun by the ronghe aud trampled to desth al80 of two infants whose life was squeezed out of them while in thew mothers' arma. 1did, myself, experience 2ome snoyance from columns of buliing roughs, who, in single files of six or eight, would constitute themselves into a sort of liviug battering-ram, and charge into the mass, trampling, pushing, and elbowing all with whom they came in contact.—Prenlice Mulford in San Francisco Bulletin. S A Kashgar Dinner. Toorkee fashion is to commence operations with something light—a bunch of grapes, balf o watermelon, an apple or two, s couple of pears, angd then some ha!f-dozen figs; and, thus havio, cléared the way, to send mince pies, pickla sheap's tail, and eausago and savory meat to fol- low the sbove, which are but a bagatelle to s gentlomanly Oosbeg; the breathing timo which is then allowed before an attack is made upon stews and pilaws is prob- ably devoted to some rather delicate pre- serves and s bowl of fresh cream placed conveniently before each guest. Serious busi- ness may then be said to commence—duck, hares, and chickens, stewed with carrots, and plums, and apricots, must _positively receive at- tention ; but, if one has the smallest pretensions to good manners, one's duty to the grand piece de resisance, tho famous ** Aash,” must be per- formed with an unflinching® sppetite. At this stage of the procacdings imagine the introduction of ~sn entire shee piled mp with rico and plums, whiel sn sttendant immediately cate into the most inviting slices. Knives and forks there are none from tho first, nor plates, 80 hosts and guests vio with each other in friendly rivalry as each dips his hand into the * Aash.” A jocal gastronome has assured mo that solids ac this period only aid digestion, and that a_couple of bowls of soup os & wind-up make the repast quite Pnrlcctl Al-hum-dulilla. * God be praised !” Bring the napking and rosewater, and pardon me, O Prophet, let me have a cheeroot, for o child might play with me. A Philanthropic Suggestion. From the New Yori Trioune. A correspondent, who is plainly a person of & phulanthropic turn'of mind, writes to suggest a way in which the well-known fact that the ocean telegraph brings us news from Europe some Liowrs in advance of the actual happening of the events reported may be turned to practical benevolens nccount. He takes a case liko that of the distingnished seniimental German poetess Frau Clara Schnockenlangsam nee Tat- divel, who died recentlyin consequenco of ba:& ing eaten too many ensils. Of course, when this news reached America, Madame Schneck- enlangsam wais HBH not doad by six hours, and, in powt of fact, bad not yer slipped down her first enail. Not to push conjecture too far, it may bo_that the unsuspicious mollusks wers even then dawdling over thio cabbsge-leaves in the fwr poetees’ garden, remote, nnfriendly, melancholy, slow, and lazily waiting to be shell- ed. Now, as our correspondent lucidly shows, there was abundant time, after our reception af this_news, to save the amiablo Schneckenlang- eam's life, by promptly racing back by cable an encrgetic prescripuon procursd from tue uear- est druggiat. Herx Krupp and the German Govern- menc. Herr Alfred Krupp, the well-known proprietor of the culebrated iron and steel works at Esson, was lately at Berhn. Tho German News save that besides aud onces of the Emperor and the Crown Prince, Herr Krupp had repeated con- ferences with Gen. Von Podbielski, Inspector- Geperal of the Artillery, and Gen. Von Kameke, President of the Artillery Trial Committee. Ho alao accompanied the latcer officer sevorsl times to the shooting-ground near Togel, and witnessed tho trial of the new fleld-zuns. It is stated that but a fow weeks previous thero T2 coneiderablo aunoyanco folt that, in spito of o urgent necessity for rearming the Gorman field srtillery, Herr Krupp bad accepted large orders for tha supply of guos to the Anst=n- Hungarian, Italian, Spanieh, nod teveral Sonth American Covernments. It i3 reported tuuc Hert Erupo nssured the German Government that he will firat of all supply tio Germau arti- lery with the numbor of guns ordered, and hinted at the saxme time that he is makiog ar- raogements which will enable hiw to faraisk not less an jund per waet tead “‘, contrasted ang, L ik 4 may be lasid down on_thst thoroughfare. SOUTHERN FLUODS. (Continued trom the Firat Page. suffering condition on account of the almost total fali. 0 of the €rop of both corn and o Eoe "fc‘,:";" of both o cotton on account ot A dispatch from Vidaiis, Concordia Yarish, public meeting assemblod’ hero fo-dsy, whers 5000 peopls i ths section Tere representad sa sufoting or ‘o procure supplies, the Mzyor of Trentey telegrapha: + Weare all orerfiowed, BEND 50,000 RATIONS by the Ouachita Bolle, if possible. The colored popu- lation in particular are in distress.” Large quantities of provisions were shipped to suf. ferers to-day. The Relief Committee have got fairly to work. The demands upon them are much grestes than at firet expected, and aro_incressing daily, og thp water from the crevasses contiaues spreading, ANOTHER GEEAT RISE i3 coming out of the Red and Ouachits Rivers, nELIEF, Mayor Cobb, of Boston, to-izy tel Witz 1o dravw at sight for $10,000, mallng 150,000 s00k tributed by Bostoian for the overtowed. g yor Wiltz yesterday reported $30,000 in bank tho CRedtt of the seliet fhng -0 S0 ta " Merims, Apeil 5,-Sfeimpale ug tratng s, 25,—emphis and Little Rock went, through to-day by tranaferring af the washed po —_— FANCIES. Ax ontorz. How falls it, Orlole, thou hast come to fiy In tropic splendor through our Northern sy s At some blithe moment was it Nature's chafcs To dower a scrap of sunset with voice? Or Qid some orangs tulip, fiaked with black, In some furgotten garden, ages back, - Yearning towsra Heaven until its wish was Dasizo unspeakably to be a bird? B 4 TOAD. Blue dusk, that brings tho dewy hours, Brings thee, of graceless form in sooth, Dark stumbler at tho roots of fowars, Flaccid, taert, uncouth. Right ill can human wonder guess “Thy meaning or thy misaion here, @ray lump of mottled clamminoss, ‘With that preposterous leer | But when I meet thy dull bulk whers ZLuxurious roses bend and burn, Or some elim lily 1ifts to air Its frail and fragrant urn, Of these, among tho garden ways, 80 gritn a watcher dost thou seam. Tuat 1, with meditative gaze, Look down on thes and dresm Of thick-lipped alaves, with ebon skin, That squat in hideons dumb repose, And guard the drowsy ladies in. ‘Their atill seraglios ! —Edgar Faweett in the May Atlantiz. Kentucky Customs in a Corsican Court. At Bastia, in Corsics, March 17, a violent scens took plece in the oftice of the local magis- trate. Two brothers Corti had summoned ono Francois Campous, on sccount of an alleged trespass, and the caso was duly heard. When the magistrate,’had retired an angry altercation arose between the parties. Jean Antoine Corti drow a dagger and stabbed Francows Campons, while the other Corti tired a revolver at Campo- na’s brother, who was wounded in the chest. A relation of the Camponas, who interferod, was stabbed, and a bystander was woanded by s ball from Corti's revolver. The two Cortis were al- lowed to retire without any attempt being made to detain them. The feud between the parties is believed to have arisen out of events which occarred many months ago. In August, 1871, s Bailiff named Montecelli was found murdered on the high road, and public rumor sccused tbe Cortis of having hired the assassin. Corti, the father, died whils the investigation was Ko:zad- ing, but his son, Jean Antoine, snd his dsugater were tried for being accessory to the crime, but were acquitted, Two other men were convicted of having been concerned in the murder, sud were gentenced to twenty years' impnsonment. This judgment was annulled, and they were tried a second tume, but both wero again condemned to the same penalty. Amoog the witnesses against them were Francois Campons and a rola- tive, who thus, it is belioved, attractod tho ani- mosity of the Corti famil; A Mate for Laura Bridgman. A correspondent of the Montross (Pa.) R:E.b- Tican writes : ** Thero lives in the City of Wilkes- barre, & girl now nealy 18 years of age, who cax neither seo, hesr, mor speak. Her nama is So- phia H. Hutson, and she is & dsughterof Descan Hateon, of the Baptist Church, with whoge fami- iy I had the plessure of spending the night s short time since, and from them learned the, facts concerning her. Although in this situation from infancy, she has learned by aescciation with her friends to underatand much of their communications, and, in turn, to make herself quite readily understood. This is domo by means of feeling—s touch on_certain parts of tho fingers, or hand, indicating losters, and then placing in her hands the articlos she has spelled. Bhe will go alone to any partof the bouse or cellar, bring potatoes, apples, or anything de- sired,’ determiniug by the particular place of touching the azjicle you wish. She ia nwilling to be idle any length of time, is very tidy, an when not engaged with her lossons asiists in a3~ siguing_ the cleaa ironed clothes their proper places in the different_buresu drawers, a8 I wit- nessed the morning I waa there. Miss Angie Faller, 20 experienced teacher from Llinois, is now engaged in teaching her by the use of the manual alphabet, and I trust the foundation is being laid wnich will make Sophia equal with Laura Bridgman, of world-wide fame.” A German Painting. Spielhagen, the German novelist, corresponds withthe London Atheneum regularly heuceforth. He writes from Berlin with an entbusiasm that seems wild to us, of & painting by Auton von Werner, which is to adorn the hall of the tri- umphal colamn inthe Konigspiatz, symbuh‘zlnfi ‘ The Struggle with France for German Unity. Tha scene, he says, i * npon earth, among_ (b clouds: Upon earth, whose truest sons re these mighty warriors, who, eager for the fight, throw themselves upon a foe who recoile before _their weighty blows ; in the clonds, upon which, drawn by two white horses, & chariot comes thundering along, which, strong as it is, seems scarcely able to bear the fomale figures, whose eyes have but one expression, whose swords and lances all point one way—after the eagle which flies, in front of the war-car, into the darkest clouds, strikes with its talons the Gallic cock and strips itof its plumage.” A prominent figure ia the grgzu Prince, **leading his followors to theholy ght. RBismarck’s Realth. The health of Prince Bismarck, to judgo by the best accouns, is seriously affected. Hen Lucius, » Berlin depaty who was sent to_visit him, ssys that on the 18t of April bo found the Princemora weakened and nitered than he had expected. The physicians had held out hopes that he would be able to visit s watering-placa sbout the middle of June, but no 1dea whatever could be entertained of his resuoing his official daties before that dat The day bcinfi the auniversary of his birth, Prince Biamarcl received very numerous congratulations from all, even the most distaat, pares of the Empiro, includisg s congratulatory telegram from the King of Bavaria. —_— The Bald Mountain Bugaboo. From the Ralewh News. e It has caused ifty-five convensiogs to roligion, broken np twenty-seven illicit whisky distiller- ies, drove from the country two Bul-revenut officials, rid the mountains of a sorry preacher, and fornished us soveral columns of reading mattor. On tho other band the damage 18 slight, for had it broken up all the crockery in the mountains the cost would not bave boen $10, while Mra. Nannie's chimney would have tum- bled with the first strong wind. MILLINERY. EVERY ONEm OF ¥YOU LADIES Should visit the Wholesale and Re- ta’l MILLINERY HOUSE of Nos. 470 and 474 Wabash-a7y And sce those New PA T ITEIERTY HATS AND BONNEIS.