Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 18, 1874, Page 2

e WASHINGTON. Features of the Bill to Amend the Bank- ruptcy Law. More Lenient Treatment to Be Allowed Creditors, Under Certnin Contingoncies, tho Bill Becomes Re- troactive. No Prospect of an Agreement ‘on the Currency Question. Redistribution and Spocio Resurption ab o Day Fixed, a Possiblo Compromise, The Postal Bill in the Senate ‘w=Newspaper Postage " to Be Prepaid. Passage in the House of the Dis- _rict Reconstruetion Bills Its Immediate Passage by the Senate Expected. A Batch of Federal Judges Brought Up for Discipline. Durell and Busteed to De Im- peached---Story Resigned, THE BANKRUPT ACT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaao ribunc, CHIEF POINTS IN THE NEW LAW. ‘Wasnmiaroy, D. C., June 17.—The principnl points of tho new Bankrapt law, which only ro- quires tho Presidont's signaturo to become n Iaw, aro s follows: Forty days aro allowed to elupso boforo n merchant or trador who fails to poy bis commorcinl paper 1 linble to bo thrown into bankrupley. Tho nssont of ono- fourth in numbor and one-third in value of the creditors ia required to throw & debtor into bankruptoy. ‘This provision dates back to tho st of last December, Proceodings may bo dis- ocontinned whenover ‘tio dobtor pays thoso se- cared debts which were the ground of throwing him into baulruptey, or whenever, with the con- sout of tho Court, ho and n mejority of the creditora shall ask for a discontinuauce of the proceodings. Tn ordor Lo BET ASIDE NYPOTHEOATED TLEDGES AB LIENS on the bankrupt's cstate, it must appoar that tho purty dealing with tho bankrupt kuew thnt ho futonded to porpetrate o fraud on tho Bank- zupt law, and that ho intended to go into bank- ruptoy. "Whon a loan is mndo to n. bankrupt in rood Taltn, and scearity taken, with tho inton- ion of miding hima to pull througl, it ehall bo considered as having nctual value, und the socurity shall not be invalidated by pro- caadings 1n bankruptey, and o voluntary bank- rupt mey have his dischurge if his estato pays 30 per eent of his debts, or provided he obtains the argent of tho samo number of his creditors aa in neeersary to throw him into bankruy AN INVOLUNTARY BANKRUIT can get his dischnrge if his conduct is free from all fraud and ho is innoceut of any violation or infringement of tho Bankeupt nct, Assignees aro prohibited from dividing foos with other por- sony ongagod in the ciso. Composition by tho creditors may be made with the assent of the debtor, providing a majority of the creditors Juin,whero approved by the Court, for tho rolenso and dischargo of tho debtor. TUE FELS AND EXPENBES aro roduced one-halt until tho Judges of the Buprome Court shall establish & permnuont re- duction and wimplify procoudings. All the acts of the porsony connected with the execution of tho law shull bo wudo public in the shapo of Tull and minute reports from the Clerk, tho Assignee, the Mashal, and tho Register, Orlg- iual jurisdiction is couforred npon the Uerritorinl courts, with au appeal to the Supreme Court of 1be Territory. T CURRENCY PROSPECTS. Special Dinpatch to I'he Cltcago Tribune, NO LIKELIHOOD OF A BUCCENSFUL COMIRMIGE, ‘Wasiixarox, D. C., June 17.—The new Con- ferouco Committeo, appointed on Saturday last to mature o currency bill, have failed thus far to Bgros upon any measure, and tho opinion is freoly oxprossed that their labors will be in vain, Beuator Forry, of ichigan, of the Committeo, who Llas takon chinrge of the inflation interest sinco the doparture of Mr. Logan, was vory in- dustrions “to-day, Ho onticed Sonator Btovenson, of " Kentucky, also of tho Committeo, into the corridor, and, affectionately sucireling the burly Kentuckian's waist with his arm, whispered lovingly into his car, but it wan po use. Mr, Btevenson would not bo converted. Iloind scon Jones, and that sottled it, He shook Ferry at tho earliost moment, and devoted hiy clmrfwu for the rest of the dny to securo the rnblicnt lon of 800,000 copies of the Agrienltural Roport for circulation in tho Blue-Grass Region, LATER, It is atatod that at a meeting to-night of the Confereuco Commitiee on the Currency bill, it was agreed to roport a measuro fixing tho groen- buck circulntion at $980,000,000, the amount now outstanding, and providing a redistribution of 55,000,000 of National Bank clroulation, Pl i THE SUFFERING DISTRIOT. Special Dispateh to The Chicago L'ribune, TUE NEORGANIZATION BILL. Wasurxarox, D, 0., June 17.—%'ho House tool short, eharp and decisivo action to-day oun the report of tho District Investigation Committea. At 2 o'lock Judge Wilson presented the bill, which wos read by the Clerk. ITe then pxplained its provisions, dotalling tha renfons that moved the Committes on sach point, except fAin tho mmiter of tuxation, which was subsoquently explained by DMr. Boss, of Now York., Tho utmostintercst wus displayed throughout by everybody., Por- sistont otforts wero mudo by various geutlemon Lo introduce an amendment providing that per- sonul a8 well as real property should bo snbjoct to taxation, but the Committea utoadily rofused to admit thom, oxplaining that it would ba better to leave this mattor to tho now joiut committee provided for in the bill to prepirs » form of govermmeut, 'ill‘hiu rofusal provokod soveral gontlemou so that hoy INBISTED ON AN AYE AND NAY VOTE, on ordering the maln question. After the pre. vious question had buon secondoed, 111 voted agniust ordoring tho main question, but, 4 the soquol proved, only twenty-two did #o becauso of tholr friendship for tho Ring. Lo vots was then at onco takon on the pnseage of the bill, ‘I'ho yeas wero 216, and the nays were 22, Thoso voting 10 were: Unrbor und Eldredgo, of Wisconsing Burohard, Counon, Murtin und Hay, of lllinois; Tiraulloy, of Michigan ; Cessna nd Btrowbridgo, of 'onnsylvamia; Cotton, Kusson and Wilson, of Town; Cresmor, Lowson and Bmith of Now Yerk; Orthond Willisms, of Indiann 3 Kellogg, of Conneatlont ; MeKep, of Mississippl; Ranmeir, ot Bouth Curolina; Thomays, of Virginiu, snd Jolm O, Bmith, of Olio, GOVERNOR SHEPUERD WAH PRESENT during tho eutire session, ocoupying Delognte Quipman's ¥out to the cxtromo’ right of tho tpeukor, 1o seomed Iu high spirits, wue almost 100 joviul, laughing and talking with thoso about him and the various mombors of the Houso who from time to tine sppronched hin, GEN, CHIPMAN, TILE DISPRIGY DLLEOATE, way by with a epoooh, aud way eyidontly sadly disappointed that, aftor Wilson and Dass had conoluded, no furthor oralory was yormittad. By this cironmstauce alona wns' the total annihi- Intion of the Committes avorted, It i pro- sumed that tho actlon of* tho Senato wiil bo aqually promptb and deciiive, —_— TIHE TARIFF. SENATE OOMMITTEL'S AMENDMENTS TO THE TOUSE MLL, ”\Vumma‘tou, D. 0, Juno 17.—Tho lonso Tarift bill fs amonded by tho Benato Finance Committoo in tha following particulara: “The actis to take offect on tho 1st of July, 1874, ‘Lho words “in valuo ™ aro inserted in tho silk soction to dotormino the dutinblo rato of #ilk mixed goods. Thoe duty on still winos is mado 40 cents por gnllon in onsks, and &1.60 por dozon in casoss the 2 por cont' allowance for breakage and lonkngo {8 Ktrickon ont. Hops aro striokon out, lenving tho duty at the present rato, Chromato nnd bi-chromnto of potaun 4 cents por_pound instond of 41, ns fixed by tho Tlouso, Macaronl and ' vormncolll 2'couts per pound instend of 3and 5. Tin Platos 11-10 instond of 13¢ per pound, The provision pormitting tho roturn of ompty grain bage, froo of duty, 18 strickon out, Peas oxelusivoly for acad, and quicketiver aro striokon from the free list, Tho Committeo on Finnnco propose to strike out tho section allowing growors of tobncco to soll 100 worth n yoar diructly to consumers without paying tho tax, Alse tho section taxing one-twoutioth of 1 por cont nll salos of coln, stocks, bonds, bullion, ote, e THE PACIFIC RAILROADS, Bpectal Dispaten to L'he Chicago Lribune, Wasttixaroy, D. 0., Juno 17.—A vlll will be Intruducod in the Houso to-morrow, aud an offort made to pass it undor n susponsion of the 1ulos, to ropeal tho provision of the net of March 9, 1878, exempting tho Union Paciflo Railrond from the operation of tho Bankrnpt law. The purpose of this moasuro is to ounblo tho Attor- noy-Genoral to enrry into offect the clauses of tho net passod a fow days ngo for the UOLLECTION OF THE MONEYd DUE THE GOVERN- MEXT from tho various Pacific Railroads, The Union Pacific Is the ouly one of thoso corporations that climu to be exorapt from the Bankrupt Inw, and it apponts that in order to provent the oporation of tertain preforonces agatnat tho Governmont in favor of othor creditors by tho Union Iavifle, it is necessnry to JAVE TUESE TREFERENCES ANNULLED by a court of bankruptey. Thers Is n_gonersl opinion among the mombera of thoe Judiciary Cumimitteo that the olause exompting the Union Pacltic from tho Bankrupt Inw is unconstitutional, bu for the purposo of removiug all obatacles in the way of procoedings by tho Governmont it is tlought advisablo to repeal tho exomption. [0 tho A ssoctated Press.) Wasiivaroy, D, 0., June 17.—~The House CGommitteo on Pacifie hailronds to-day dircctod their wsub-committes, herotoforo charged with the collation of the law and facts bearing on Mr, Lauttrell’s proposition for an investigation of the Qentral Pacitic Railrond mnttors, to make o re- port in writing to tho full Committeo nu soon ag posgible, in order to cnablo them to dotermine this seesion whothor it 18 advisable to recowm- mond said invostigation, ‘I'ho Benato Railrond Committeo to-day author- izod Messre, Stowart, Ilowe, and Hiteheock to prepara such amendmenis as thoy mny ngreo upon, and report to tho Senato the Houso bill providing for tho looal taxation of all lands granted to the Pacific railroads, 1t is undor- stood that the bill {8 to bo amended so as to merely roquiiro that patonts eball bo fssued to companies for all lands %o which thoy are on- titled, JUDICIAL IMPEACHMENT, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Lrioune, DURELL'S CABE. . ‘Wasmivarox, D, O., June 17.—Just after tho bill abolishing tho Diatrict Government passed tho Iouse, Judge Wilson obtained rocognition from the Sponker, nud roported, from the Judiciary Committeo, tho majority re- port aund resolution of impeackment against Judge Durcll; ond obtamed * an order to print the report and rosolution, aund thoy wero rocommitted with leave to roport at any timo. . Wilson, in this mannor, ls enabled to bring back the report when properly printed, and domand the provious quostion, with, out pormitting any debate, and ontting off all dilatory amondments. ‘The mnjority roport was uanud by Wilsou, Butler of Masanchusotts, Fry, Eldredgo, Pottor of Now York, and Jewall.of Ohio, When tho order to print and recommtit was made, Mr, Tromain, of New York, prozented A MINORITY REPORT, signed by himself, White of Alabama, and Jas- per D. Ward, This roport stated that, whilo there had beon gross irregularitios, thoy did not believe tho evidonce waa sufliciont to conviot. When this was ordored printed, it was bolioved that was all over, but the deop, dignified tones of the attornoy for the Emma Mino, Judgo Poland, of Credit Mobilior investigation fame, washoard demauding that tho Clork of the Honsa recoive ANOTHER MINORITY REPORT which ho sent up and then demanded to have it read. It wasrend audin briof declared thnt Judge Durell was an honest, high-toned, Chris- tint Judga, freo from all official taint or stain, and that [hera Gon. Butler enid, in a tono that could bo beard in tho gallery, “Lord Al- mighty 1"] none of the evidenco presented any facts in which Durell was not wholly in the right. 'The members, on hearing this extraor- dinary hamily, crowded abont the Clerk's desls, and one demanded who had signed tho roport, and by whose order it lind been reported. Svoak- or Bluine, with grim Lumor, answered: ** The goutleman from Vermont (Mr. Poland) for him- solf,” whon Butlor added, " and for his friend Durell, Mr. Speakor,” sud then evory- body laughed oxcopt tho prass-buttoned, frill-shirted party from Vermont. TUE MAJONITY BEPORTE present two resolutions spocifying that Durell's cowse in making tho famous midnight order was an avidence of o corrupt and _impropor co- alition botweon himeelf and the Kellogg party, and that bis oflioial action in bankruptoy lod tho Cowmittee to believe that ho was governed by sorrupt motives, and most probably was peou- ninrily benefited thoroby, If these resolutious aro ndopted the Committoo will presont two formal chiatges under tho order of the Ifouse ombody- ing those two poluts, and accompauy thom by o large number of spacifications, —_— THAT SAFE ROBBERY, 8peclat Dispateh to L'he Chicago I'ribune, DISTRICT OF¥IOIALS GROWING ANXIOUS, Wasuisaroy, D. C. June 17.—Tho Distriet Investigating Committeo have been in session again to-day, and are sitting to-night alsoin socrot Bession, examining moro witnesses in tho safe robbory cago, 8ince the publioation of the testimony, it will bo romemberod that Hayos hay tostified, and this has seb tho Tronsury secrot servica pooplo hard at work to en. denvor to dofend thomsclvos from the strong suspicion thrown upon them that thoy, at the instigation of tho District ofileinls, put up the job, ‘'Ihey therofore mnatified the Comnmitteo Inat night that thoy bad cortain wit- neases whom they wishod examined, and brought them into-day. All of Hnyes’ tostitnony has not yot been made geucrally public, but 1t in inti- mated to-night by a person who Loard his tosti- mony, that It is vory nocossary for Whitely, Nottleship, and Xarrington to establish thoelr int nocenco of any connoctlon with tho matter, —— THE POST-OFFICE BILL. Sveciat Disvatch to e Chicage Tribune, TOSTAGE ON NEWSPATERR AKD FENIODIOALS, Wasnmvotox, D, O, Juno 17.—Tho Benato, aftor indulgingin o todious depato of weveral hours' durations, to-day flnally adopted the Post- Onice Appropriation bill, with sovoral amond- ments, Mr, Sherman's amendmont, providing for tho prepayment of poatage on nowspapors and periodical publications at tho rate of 4 contsn pound, wae rotained, though the timo fixed for the new arraugoment to go into offoct was changedto Jan, 1. An amendment offerod by Mr, Trelinghuyeon, authorlzing tho forward- ing of public dosuments, tho postage on the snmo ta bo paad, in no instanco to oxceod 25 conts, b tfw orson_recelving tho same, way ndoptod by & voto of 88 to 20. Thurman’s amend- ment providing for tho transmission froo of charge of tho Congressional Liccord or any portion tharoof, was also adopted, the voto standing 28 to 27. DPresuming from the tone of tho two days’ debatn, and tho votos on the Frolinghuysen and Thurman's amondment that the Honato was ine proper mood to re- colve & proposition to TEATORE THE FRANKING FRIVILEGE, Mr. Robortson, of South Cavolins, thon offered an ‘amondmont to tho billto thab offeot, aud callad for tho yoas and un{u. "The proposition received but 17 votea, e NOTES AND NEWS, NOMINATIONS CONFIRMLD, ‘Tho Benate confirmed the following nomina- tionss Niohard L. Ioxio, Momber of tho Doard of Publio Works of tho District Adolph Oluss, ro- tobort M. _Reynolds, . Miniator- fllga‘;ml lto Bolivin; John L. Oadwalador, of Now York, Assistant Boorotnry of Btatog Johh ‘I’ Tong, Burveyor of Cunmmlhse. Luuls, Mao.; Tegistor of Land Onluu—!os?p A, Loon- ard, Taclwon, Minn, ; Rocolvors Publio Monoys Dy Bonn, fantn To, N, 3, ; John 8, MoGrenry, Norfolk, Nob. Poatmnstora—Iamos Tlobb, Ottawa, Kan, ¢ IL P, Btrong, Belolt,Wis,, 1I. 8. Towno, Itipon, Wis.; J. H. Drinkethoft, o Win.s W.' Ar Tallock, Brownsvillo, Nobu 11, B, Jaggor, 1iudson, Wia. ; Janics D, Stonor, Akron, O, ; John Hoploy, Buoyrus, O, ; Goorgo W. Raftr, Napoloon, O. TREATY ANNULLED, o Preafdont hns npproved the jolnt rosolu- tlon providing for tho torminntion of the troaty botweon the United States and Iis Majosty, the King of tho Bolgiaus conoluded at Washington, July 17, 1858, 3 COONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BENATE. Wamitnatow, D, 0,, June 17, TIE WABITINGTON TREATY. Mr, BAMLIN called up tho Houso bill to ns- cortain the poanusanr{}rlghlu of tho Iudson Bay Company, und othor British subjeots, within the Jimits which woro_(ho subject of tho award of the Emporor of Germauy undor tho Troaty of Washington, and for othor putposcs. Passod. RELIEF DILL, Mr. SCIIURZ callod up tho Housa bill for tho rolief of James A, McCullah, late Colleotor of tho Fiftoonth District of Missonri. Taased, PITTINURA MAKINE HOSPITAL. Mr. SCOTY ealled up tho House bill to provide for the salo of the prosont Unitod States Marino. Hospital and sit, and the purchnso of the now pite and tho ercotion : thoroon of a neir marine hospital in Pittsburg, Pa. Iassed. TARIFF MLL. Mr. SHERMAY, from the Financo Committee, roportod the Houso Tam@ Dbill with asundry amondmonts, Ilo snid it was manifest that the il could not be passad in the shape in which it eamo from tho Ilouso. Tho Committeo on Finance bad added no now mattor to it, but pro- posed to mtrlke out various seotions, ono of which waa that imposing a tax on the malo of ovin, bouds, and otlier scourities. Thosubstanco of the Dill was unobjaotionable, If the Benato intendod to paes the bill this session, it should Do takon up to-morrow or noxt day. Ilaced on tho calondnr. NORTHENN PACIFIC RATLROAD LANDS, Mr, PRATT said, ab tho inatanco of anold friond, o citizen of Ollo, formorly & membor of this body, and onco prosiding oficer, he desired to call up the Sonate bill to amend the aot in ro- lation to the survey of cortain lands granted to tho Northern Pacific Railrond. Ifo snid tho chartor of that rond provided that a cortain quantity of land on oach sldo of tho rond should b convoyed to tho road, Rome £10,000,000 are duo under this clause, but had boon withhicld by the Governmont on account of tho clause in thé Bundry Civil Appropriation bill of 1870, which required tho coat of the survey to bo paid by the Company. This provision was in direct contravention Lo the original chnrtor, and why it was put in the Appropriation bill howas at a loss to underatand. 3 - Nr. DAVIS saidthat ho underatood that $700,~ 000 or $800,000 wore Involved in this bill, aud, s all tho railroads receiving public lnnds horoto~ foro hiad paid tho cost of tho survays, ho saw no roason why thia rond should bo mado any oxcop~ tion to the rulo. Mr. HOWE inquired why tho bill couldn't bhe nmolndml 80 s to oxtond tie sama reliof to other ronds, Mr. PRATT snafd that if amonded it would robably fail on account of want of time. Tho Efl.\ was then passed without amendmeant. MIBBISHIPPI LEVEES, Mr, ALCORN, of Mliusissipps, called up the Houao bill to provide for the appointment of & Commission of ongincors to investigate and ro- port upon a permanent plan for the reclamnatlon of tho alluvial basis of tho Mississippi subject to ivundation. Passed. NEW LAND DISTRICTS. Mr. HARVEY, from tho Committea on Publlo Tands, reported withont amondmont the Houso bill tulcrauu:‘ two additional land-districtsin Kan- ’asod. of Columbls, vico s, TERMTONIAL BILLS, Mr. HITCHCOOCK called up tho ITouso bill to provido for the apportionmont of tho Territory of Wyoming for logislative Enrponoa. Pasuod. Hao also nnlfi:d up tho Houso bill amendatory of tho act traneforring tho control of cortaiu Tarri- torinl Penitoutiavivs to the soveral Torritories in which the sama aro located, Passod. Mr, WEST, from the Conunitteo on Agprogrln- tions, raported favornbly on tho Houso bil mak- ing nn additionn! appropeintion._ for tho rullef of porsous sufforing by ovortlow of tho Lower Mis- sissippi River, and asked its immediato consld- eration, Objectlon wae mado by My, SAULSBURY, and 1t want over. BIEMORIAL, Mr, OGLESBY prosented & memoriel of 500 workingmon of Chicago asking tho rostoration of tho 10 por cent duty on iron and steel, and froe bauking, Roferrod, NAVY-YARDS, Mr. ORAGON, from the Committeo on Naval Aftaixs, roported buck the rosolution inutructing the Committeo to inquire into tho exps.dicncy of reducing the number of navy-yards and naval lospitals, with a rosolution directing the Com- mittoee to continuo their investigntion during the rocess, and that thoy bo wuthorized to visit the novy-yards and naval hospitals on the Atlantio const, nnd that tho Beoretary of tho Navy fur- nish facilitfos for the Commilioe to visit such yerds and hospitals. Agreed to, NELIEF ILL, Mr, ALCORN, from the Solcot Committes on tho Mississippi Lovoes, reporied o bilt for the reliof of the ovorflowed loveo districts of Aissine 8ippl, Arknusas, sud Louisinna. Placed on the calondar. ‘I't'o morning hour expired, and the CHAIR called up unfinishod business, being the POST-OFFICE APPIOPNIATION BILL the pending question being an nmom“munt of Mr. Morrill ({Jt‘) to tho amendmont of Mr, Fre- linghuysen, providing that thal smendment shall apply only to documents ordered to be priuted by elthior Houso of Congross provious to the pas- sago of tho act. Ar, FRELINGHUYSEN acceptod tho amend- ment, and the queetion then recurred on bis amondmont Jas amended, which dispensos with tho prepayment anuiul‘tu. aud provides that publio ducuinents muy be sont through the mails ot o rato of postage mot to oxcoed 25 conts for ench volumo, to be paid by tho porson recetving tho same, and authorizes the Postmnster-Gen- eral to soll aftor thirty days all public docu- mentswhich have acoumulatoed, AMr. COOPER moved to amend by striking out tho clauso providing that the rata of postagoe shall not excood 25 oents per volume, and also s provision allowlng thoe Postmnstor-General to sell such documents aftor thirty dayw, Itojected. Mr. THURMAN moved to amond Ho n# to provide that tho Congressional Xecord should go through tho mails freo, Mr. MORRILL (Mo.) moved to lay tho amendmont of Mr, Frelinghuysen on the tablo. Mr, STLVENSON inquired if that would oniry all tho other amendmonts with it. A Tho OHAIR (Anthony) replied in the afiirmn- vo. ‘I'ho motlon of Mr. Morrill, to lay on the tabls, was rojoctod—yens, 23; nays, 81, ‘ho amondmont of Mr, Thurman was modified 80 as to allow the Congressional Jtecord, or nny part thereof, to go froo upon being stamped with the words, * Congressional Record,” npon the wrapper. Agreed to—yens, 26 ; uays, 27, ‘I'he question rocurring on the nmendment of Mr, Frelinghuyacn, ag amended, it was agroed to—yens, U3; nays, 26—as follows: YEAS, Alcorn, Tarvey, Tratt, Alllvon, Tl Ttandm, Tayard) Xali Baulsbuty, oy, Low Bhermaiy Carpentor, 3eCrdory, Hyencar, Clayton, Mertimon, Bpragug, Gooper, itcho Slovauson, Davi, Blackton, Dennle, Norwod, Thurma, Goldthwalto, Patterson, ton, Gordon, Teuse, Windom—g3, Anth fogor, - Tam nthon, ngor, ey, Doroman. ainfiion (M4, Bargens: Toutywoll; Humilton (Tox,), Holirz, Duckingliom, Hamlin, Beutt, Chandior, Hilcheock, Hlowar Comkling! Howe, Wadlolgh, Terry (Mleh), Boreill (Mo, WushUiied, Flunngan, Bortdil (Vi Weatet, ailbert, Oplenby, Mr, RAMBEY submitted an amendment to that of Mr, Bherman, ndopted yostorday, so as to provide that so much of the not as fixen tho rate of lxcm.n;;n ou uowspapers aud poriodicals shull not take offost until the 1st of January uext. Agroed to. Alr, ROBERTSON submittod as an amondmont the lulluwhlE : 'Lhet the act ontitlod * an et to abohwh tho franking priviloge be, aud the #nmo i horoby, ropenled, and tuo Iranking privi- loge prior to the passago of that act bio, aud the Hame 1n‘lmmhy, restorod.” Rejocted—Yons,17; 1y, 84, YEAS, Aleorn, Hitcleock, Tiansorn, Carpeiitor, Tolly, Tobertaon, Denniv, Mertfuon, Brroghe, dolduvalt, Novw Hlovenson, dordon, Tattorsou, Tipton—17, Hurvey, Toao, Alliso Hawtiton (bt 801, amiltan (81d,), Ha it oy, | T (1 ol ;l)unlemnlrlx. ;\ffih" Healt, ol Ordor Slorinen Duckiogliem, Mitchall, " Btowsrt, | THE CHICAGO. DATLY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1874. S e e e e S Gl Mortfil (Moy, Htockton, Morrill (Vt,} Thurman, Morton, Wadlolgh, Ogloaby, Wanhbiien, Tratt, Weat, Tameoy, Windom—34, ‘he amondmont proposed Ly tho Committeo on Approprintious, xov?dlng that postago aliall horoatlor bo propald on ail mailablo miattor At tho o of mnl{luu, and all_nots {nconsistont herowith aro horaby roposled, was withdrawn, S::zp&xsf Mr.‘ Biltmrmnn, adoptod yestorday, taking AR08 0 e Mr. BIEVENSON moved to amond 80 18 lo provide for tho printing of 800,000 coplon of tho agrioultural roports, 200,000 for tho use of tha louso of Roprosontativos, 75,000 for tho uso of tho Honato, and 5,000 for tho uso of the Com- misslonor 'of Agrlculturo, and_that tho snme slinll bo allowad to go ‘:'hruugh the malls froo, with the ofiicial atamp of the Agricultnral Do- pattmont on tho wrappors as to the contonts theraof, GENERAL ATPROPRIATION DILL. Me. MORRILL (Mo.), from tho Conference Committoo on the Leglslative, Judiclal, and Exocative Appropriation bill, mado a report. In raply Lo & quostion from Mr. Anthony, he sald tho bill, as agroed upon by the confercnce, in- cronsed the snlarics of sovoral omployes of tho iouso, In rogard to tho Congrossional Printor, tho prosont occupant of that office remained an oftidor of the Sonato ag At presont, but whon ‘yaoaney ocours in that offico it shall be filled b{ nppointment of tho Prosidont, The oclorioal forco in tho Dopartmonts, oub down by tho Houso, had boen largely rostored. Novortho- loss, thero was a reduotion of over £100,000 ns compared with tho bill when reported to tho Bonato by the Committoo on Appropristions, The report was agroed to. POST-OFFICE DILL AGATN. Tho Sonate thon resutned considoration of tho Tost-Offico bill, } Mr. PRELINGHUYSEN submitted an amend- mont to strike out the provision in the amond- mont of Mr. BIBVENSON ailowing reporis to go froo through the malle, Rojected. ‘The amondment of Mr. Btovenson was then rojoctod—yens, 27; nays, 27, "'lio bill'was thou roported to Benate, and tho smondmonts made in Committoo of the Wholo agroed to, "T'lio bill was then rond athird time and passed. SOUTMENN CLAIMS, My, BOOTE movod that the Bsnato proceod 10 the considoration of tho bill mnking mppro- riations for iho paymont of olaima allowed Ey tho Bouthoern Claims Commission. Agroed to—yeas, 40; nnys, 15, TENSION ILL, Mr. SARGENT, from the Conforenco Com- mittes on tho Ionsion-Appropriatiou bill, made o roport, which was agreod to. Dy the torms of tho roport the Houso agreos to the Senats amondment, whicl fixes tho feo of Pensfon Agonta at 25 couts for propariug vouchors and administering oatha, THE HALL RELIEF DILL. Mr. HOWE, from the Committco on Library, roportod favorably on tho bill for tha reliof of Moroy Aun Hall, widow of Capt, O, T, all. Placed on tho calendnr, Nr, INGALLS, from tho Committeo on In- dlan Affairs, rn{;m-ml favorably on the bill for tho sulo of the filnok-Dob Indfan lands i Kon- ang, Pincod on tho calendar, TIE LAWS. Mr, STEVENSON introduced a bill prohiblt ing the publication in newspapers of the re- visod statutes of tho United States. Pausod. SOUTHERN CLALMY. Tho considoration of the Lill for the payment of the claims allowed by the Bouthorn Clnims Commisaion was resumed, aund Mr. BCOTT ex- plaiued that tho amondmonts propared by tho Gommittes on Claima roduced the amount al- lowed by the House bill £62,000. The Committes on Olnims roported in favor of strilting out the ap- proprintion of 45,161 for tha Ipnymunc of the alaims of Willinm Batloy, of Louisiana, Jir, BOGY moved to non-conour in tho amend- ments of the Committoo. Mr, MORRILL (Me.) submitted a rosolution that, until othorwise ordered, the Sonato mest duily at 11 o'clock a. m,, and romain in con- tinuous segsion till 6 p. m, Agreed to. Ponding disoussion, the Henmato went into exccutive acsaion, The duvors wore reoponed, and the bill under digoussion whon tne Sonato wont into exooutive Bossion wau laid over till to-morrow, JULLS PASKED, Mr. OHANDLER, from the Committos on Commerce, ealled up tho following bills, which wore posseds. Houso bill granting a medal to Jobm Horn, Jr., for his horoie efforts in rescu- ing won, women, and children from drowning in Detroft River; Iouso bill to authorizo the oon- struction of a bridgo ncross tho Mississippl Rivor at or near the City of LnCrosse, Wis.; Bonate Dbill to provide for tho cstablish- mont of an intersational commisuion of maritime powers to lny down ocoan courses for atonm vessals, and otherwise provide for tho inoronsod safoty of sen travel; House bitl to provido for the establishmont of lifo- saving stations and houses of refuge upon the sea and Inko coasts of the United States, and to Yrumnu tho ofliofenoy of the lite-auving ervico ; Touso bill to extend the jurisdiction of tho Light-House Board, He noxt moved to take up tho Senato bill to rogulate commorco among the smsveral Btates, and with foreign nntlanuJ but objection was made by Mossrs, BOUTWELL and SPRAGUER, and it went over. BAVINGS DANKS, Mr, BOUTWELL called up the ITouse bill re- vouling all rovenue tax on savings bauks having no capital, and whero invostments are muds sololy for tho bonolt of dopositors. Pasacd, Alr, SPRAGUL entorcd & motion to roconsidor the yote by which the bill to provide for tho es- tablishment of an intornntioual commission of waritime powora to lay down ocern courses for stoam vessels, and othorwiso to provide for tho inercased safoty of soa travel was passed. Adjourned. IIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ELECTION MLL. Mr, TREMAIN, from the Judlcinry Commit- too, reportod a bill to preserve tho ballots cast at, and all papors connocted with, olections for mombers of Congress. He moved to suspond the rulos and pass it. The bill having boon rond In full, Mr, COX asled Mr, Tromain toleave tho bill opon to debats, as it was & very im- portant moasure. Mr, PREMALN roplied that he had no control of tho debato. The rules of the Iouse regu- Inted that, It wae o vory simplo bill providing only for falr oloctiona, Mr. ELDREDGE—It doos [nothing of the kind. It provides for the desiruction of tho Btutes and for placing tho elections entircly withun the control ot the Foderal power. A motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill was rejocted~—yeas, 148: nays, 100—not two- thirds in the afirmativo. Tho vote was striotly npartyono, ATDITRATION, Mr. WOODFORD moved to suspond tho rules and M‘oltn tho resolution of all tho efvilized pow- ors for tho establishment of an international systom of arbitration, whoreby mattors in dis- puto botwoen ‘Governinonts may be adjustod by arbltration and without recourso to war, Agroud to. e MISOELLANEODH, Tho resolution offered yestorday glving the use of tho rotunda of tho Capitol to tho Women's Conteunial Exccutive Committao of Washington for the 10th of Deceinbor noxt, to colobrate the d;ntrtuu‘unn of tea in tho harbor of Boston, was adoptad. ’.'(‘Yne Dill oreating the Bozoman Land District in Montann passed, Mr. BRADLEY movod to suspend tho rules nnd pass the Sonato blll to authorlze the Bocre- tary of tho Intorlor to issus {mmnlu to 820 mem- bers of the Ottawa ana Chippowa tribes of Iu~ fllnlna iudmch!g-n, for lauds solectod by thom, ojeotod. Mr, LAMPORT moved to suspond tho rules and pass the bill to amend tho act of the 8d of Maroh, 1878, to nfi;ulnm tho transportation of animals, lin]cutu N TIE DISTRICT BILL, Mr, WESTON (Ind.) Chulrman of the Com- mittos on Tnvestigation of Affairs in the District of Columbls, callod ap the bill reportoed from tho Jolnt Committes yestorday, for tho Government of tho District of Columbia, Pending considoration of ths bill, Mr. POLAND moved to tako upand pass the Honato bill prohibiting the publication of the revised statutes in nowspapors, at-the expenss of the Unitod States, Agrood to. Mr, WILBON procoeded to ndvocate his bill, ond to anwwer queations in rolation to it. Mr, l)Am(l-‘.fl (Mo, ) nsked why in the rravls!on for taxation personal catate was not to he taxed, Mr, WILSON said that all tho oxplanationa on that point would be mude by his colloaguo in tiie committoo (Bavs). Mr, FOR'Y raised a point of ordor that tho hill should bo first considered in Committeo of tho Wholo, Ovorrnled, ! Mr. BECK intlimatod that ho wished to offer #n amoudmont {o yeduco tho rate of. taxativn from 3 ta 4 por cent in tho City of Waabington, and from 82,60 to 2 in Gomigotown, aud the District genorally to §1, The rafos proposed, hio snid, would smount to confiscation in mauy cnos, Mr, WILSON roplied that if the goutloman from Kentucky kuew oxnotly the flnanclal can- dition of tho Diutriot, he would find that the Committes did not proposo uny more tax than Was noceasnry, Mr. FOIL wishiod to havo the bill amonded so s to make pergonal property taxnblo, Mr. OHIPMAN, dolegato from tho Dintriot &mluatod ngainst the dostruction of tho Distrlol overnmont without iis representativo having m{ opportunity to offor amondmonts, Thls vlil bound the District hand to foot, Mr, 8PIAL undoratood that tho bill roleased the District from ita bond. Ar, CHIPMAN undoratood on the contrary that it rivotted the bond. Mr. WILSON proooeded with a roviow of tho wholo subjoot, and in advoenoy of tho bill. Thero as no difforonce of opinion, ho sald, in the Seloct Committeo, a8 to the nacoasity of aclinnge in tho managomont of tho affairs of this Dia- trit. ‘The ovidonco showed that tho Diatrict wna uttorly bankrupt, many of tho omployos of District Governmont baviug beon without” thoir pay sivco Noyombor last. Mr. NIBLACK asked whothor tho Committes had recommended any cennuro or punishtaont of thosa who had boen gullty of negligencu or fraud in conncotionu with tho Diatriot Governmont, Mr, WILSON ropliod in the nogativo, and sald that it waa not within the provinco of the Com- muttoo to do 8o, Mr. GARFIELD askod whothor thoro was any rovision in the bill for fixing tho exact propor- fon of oxpondituro of the District Govorument which tho United Btates onght to pay. Mr, WILSON repliod thnt tho Commissionors provided for in tho bill were required to propare and pubmit to Congress thoir views on that sub- Joct, and it wns for Congross ultimatoly to may what proportion the United States would pay. Mr. LAWRENOE askod swhethor tho bill com- mittod Congross to tho indorsomont of the Dis- trict dobt, Br, WILSON roplied that it did nof. Com- monting upon the manner in which the acoounts of tho Troasuror and of tho Auditor were kopt, o satd that the Troasurer kept no cash account, nothing but tho stubs of his oheoks, and the; hardly over corresponded with $he amount whiol ko had eredited to himself In his roport. Mr. OOBURN inquired as to tho amount of tho variation, Mr, WILSON replied that ne ono couid tell anything about it, and thorofore tha Committeo had put in tho sixth section of tho bill a pra- vislon, wheroby the accounts of thoso two ofii- cors should ba carefully and thoroughly over~ bnulod, Mr, BABS followed Mr. Wilson in furthor oxplanation of tho bill, Soveral propositions in rognrd to taxntion of porsonal proporty having beon :m;:ficulod' by Moeasrs, Parker (Mo.), Fort, 8Bmall, and &, I, Hoar, DIr. BASS declinod to admit thom, stating that the Commissionora providod for in the act woro to report a gonoral echomo of government for the Diatrict, and he did not think it right that they should bo constrained or restricted na to the modo of taxation, Thore had been no nssessment of porsonal property hitherto in tho District, and the making of such an asscssment would roquiro soveral months, whilo it was nocessary to hayo tho taxos collected im- modiately. At tho closo of Mr. Daes romarks, M. WILSON moved the provious question on tho passago of tho bill. Boconded—94 to 70. The main_question was thon orderod—yeas 184, uays 111, and the blil passed by a voto of 216'yons, 22 nays, ARBITRATION, Mr, ORTH, Chairman of the Committee on TForoign Afalrs, roported tho following reso- lution, which was adopted without dissont : ¥hereas, War Is at all times destructive of the ma~ terlal intereat, of sipeople, demoralizing in its tenden- clos tlu'nl :All. vorlauce with enlightencd public sonti. ment, ond, Whereas, Differonces botweon nations should, in the intoreats of humsuity and fratornity, bs adjusted if poasiblo by internutioual arbltration ; therefore, Resolved, That the people of the United States, boing dotoled 10, i policy of poaeo with sl minidnd anjosiug fts bioulugy, “and hopig for ite pormoncuco nnd untvoraal adoption, heroby, thraugh thulr represontalives in Congross, recomuiend auich arbitration as a nutional aubstitute for war, and thoy furtlior recommend to the treaty- ‘making power of the Government to provide, 1f pric. ticable, that hereafter, in treatios muda botween tho United Blates aud forofgn powors, war shall not be de- clared by either of the contractiug parties agalust tho other until afforts shall have beon made to adjust all canses of difliculty by impartlal arbitration. CONFERENCE REPORTS, Mr, O’NEILL, from the Conforenco Commit- too on tho Pension Appropriation bill, made a report, which was adopted, Mr. GARFIELD, from tho Conforence Com- mitteo on the Legislative Appropriation bill, made & roport, action on which was postponed till to-morrow, IMPEACHMENT OF JUDOES, Mr, WILBON (Ind.), from tho Judiciary Com- mittoo, mndo o roport in tho impeachment case of Judge Durall, of Loulsiana, with rosolutions, First—That Juidgo Durell bo {mpeached for Ligh crimes and mindemeanors, Second—That » committes of two be appointed by tho Houno to go to the Senate, and, in the numo of the Ioues of Represontatives, impeach him, and inform tho Benato that tho House will, fu due time, exhilbit particular articles of impoachmont, snd make good tho sime, aud_demand that’ the Senato take order for the appearancs of Judge Durell to answer such im- peachment : and Third—Thnt n committes of seven be appointed to preparo articles of impeachmend, with power to send for porsons and papers, und to tuke testinony, Mr, TREMAIN }:ruauntnd a minority report, l{};uud by himaelf, Mossrs, Fyzo, Cosena, and Ward (111,), dissenting from the conclusions of tho majority of the Commitee, and rocommend- ing that all gmcnedlngl against Judge Duroll be discontinuod. Ho also presonted another min- otity roport, signod by Mr. Poland, statiug firat that, in regard to Judge Durall's midnight order, o beliaved that the Judge had no proper logal Juriediction to make it, but still that ha (Poland) could not find that the Judge aoted corruptly or with any bollo? that he was going beyond his Juriadiction. ‘The whole peoplo woro oxcited ; the times woro violout and turbulent, and _judi- ciol calmness aud corrootness could hardly be oxpectod. Tho Reading-Olerlk, in reading tho Intter por- tlon of the Inst sontence, pronounced as if it wero 1udicml calumuy or caricatiro; a misrend- ing which T‘rovokcd oneral Inughter and causod Mr. BUTLER (Mnaf) to exclaim that it was all tight, and that the Clerk could not improve uvon it, ‘The second point In Judge Poland's roport is that the ovidonco sooms to ostablish that some officers of Judge Duroli's court wero guilty, cloarly, of corrnpt practicos, and that the Judge was 1ot watchful to seratinizo therr conduct, but that thero is no clalm that ho ever sharod in any of tho L‘)recuada inany of their gains, and no direct ovidenco that he knowingly sanctionod or approved their action, ‘Lhat whilo tho evi- donco obtained by & substantinlly ox parte ox- amination only secured a bare majority of the Committoee, it did not appear that publio inter- est wonld be furthored by presenting urtiolos of impoachmont. Tho varions roports were ordored i lllltcd and recommitted, aud thon tho Houso too A NECESS, the ovening mession to bo for business from the Comuutteo on Naval Affairs. CANADA, News Items in the Dominion, Spectal Dispatch to T'he Chicago T'ribune, OrrAWA, Canadn, Juno 17.—2r, O'Leaty, who hay takon thoe same jutorest in Irish omigration that Joseph Arch has in that of English emi- grants, is now at tho Capital to scolk au intor- view with tho Canadian Govornment, ‘The City Council is considoring the question of purchasing two publio parks st tho rate of 8,000 por acre, {Vord 1w boon rocolved that the Northwest Mounted Pollco havo reachod thelr destination and aroin good spirits, Speeiul Dispatok to The Chicano Tribune. 1|Tononro, Juno 17.—1ho Westeru Outario Tair will bo iold at London, boginning Sopt, 20, ‘A Proviucial fair, opon to the warld, will bo hold in this city in tho latter pare of tho samo month. Ammong the passeugers by tho ateawer Chicorn, which left Collingwood for Thunder Bay lnst night, woro two surveying parties, one to work n. shore line from Michipicoten to Piv, and the othor to work a lino from thero to Nepigon for he Onanada Pncitio Railway, Thore wero nlso o geodly number of Immigrants. % Proparations are being gonorally Made for an annual celobration of Dowminion Diy throughout Canadn, Small-pox is moro or loss provalont in thiy city, aud thronghout the Proviuce, more so thun for somo yenrs, The cloction of roprosontatives to the Provin- cial Council of Priblio Instruction takos plage on tho 27th of July, and occasions nenrly as much interest ns tho election of members of tho Logls- Inture, Goldwin Bmith and D, Bangster are tho only oandidatos ns yot of the teacliors, nlthough a convontion is to bo held shortly to make nom- inutions, = Quenro, Jung 17,—Lottors from ¥aguonay say that that thoro is much distress in that distriot, Binco the snow disappoared, incessant rain hns fallon; no grain has boon sown, and the farmers hava boon obligod to oat their seod grain, ‘L‘mltlln are dying in all dircotlous for wunt of ood. ‘Khe Caris Snlon, The award of medats to tho oxhibitora at the Parly Snlon huy just boou made by the jury, nnd i ns follows ¢ Medtls of Honor—Tainting, I, L, Gorome; Soulp- turo, Antonln Mercle, Medalo of the Iiraé Class~Dainters—Dlanchard, Lououx, and Prion, Medale of the Second Clasa—Dillet, Caetres, Gervox, Tirmin Girard, Gosaulin, Honnobica, Looudro, Guille: ot Heotor Laroux, Mouohablon, Milnkucey, aud Poue *Hedaleaf the TMrd Clase—Dander, Bastion~ Losg Busnard, Drillontn, Courtal, Daotan fls, Dofauz, Kars Daubigtiy, Delably ' g mm“g iy Delob Ifi’lll)uoz, bupray, Zbrinann, Foyenl Ganble, Grolssilllor, Gavirn| Racmmerer, ll‘ayhnrml{lo. Mols, Afafgnau, Pabat, Cawmill Zurls, and Vol Geroma's great pleturo in tho Balon which won for him tho madal of honor s ontitlod * L' Eml~ nonao Griso,” It givos s roup of courtiors as- conding the atairway of ¢ ¢ Palais Royal, when it was tho Talais Richoilen; and Fathor Jokoph 18 seon ascondlug at tho same timo, The cour- tiors aro attived In the Borgoous oostumes of the timo of Louls L, and thoir long robos of silk and velvef trail on- tho stnirs, Tathor Josonh wears tho simplo and sovore garb of & monk, and s apparontly dooply absorbod in rending o minsal na iho obsequious courtiora paas him,” "ho fow who have passad the priest lool scornfully back, but lio does not Taino his oyes from Lis missnl, eithor to mc- lnlowlud?o their saluto or to robuko tholt soorn, At thiu timo Iticholiou eontrolled the King. and Tathor Josenh was tho confidant of Riusion. Hervility heoamo tho courtty miujons, and Rtoho- lieu's favorite could afford o bo disdaintul, —— Oblitorntion of Momory, But tho subject of tho obliteration of the rocords of memory undor aottain conditionn in as curious aa that'of their unoxpocted rovival, Tho two kinds of chiangos aro, indeod, i nome cason simultanoous & whilo ono sot of improssions i8 rocallod, anothor is comcidently erased or lost, A woll-known living ghvnlclnn not long ago ro- ocordod tho onse of “a lady who, up to’imr 16th oar, had lived in Franco, ‘and apoko only I'ronoch. After this she camo to England, learn~ od tho language, marriod an Amorlean ok 20, and for tho next twonty yoars llved partly fu Amor- fen and partly in England, sposking English habitually, French ucmml[y avor, Sho theu bo- oamo {ll, forgot hLor Euglish, and all about hor married life, and if askod who sho was, gavo her maidon name, and mentionod, {n TFrounch, tho stroot in Paris in whick sho had livod as n gitl, 8o complotoly had sho forgotten her Enghsh, that it woa nocessary to olnngo an English for » Frenoh mald, “In some of tho cases of partial loss of memory from injury or disoaso of tho brain, it would bo very puzzling to account antisfactorily for tho naturo and tho vory limited oxtout of ‘the loss, Thus a favor obliterated from the momory of a loarnod man tho lotter “I7," without snparantly cominitting any other injury. A soldier who had undergone tho oporation of tropan, and lost & slica of brain- matter, lost with it tho power to recall the num- bors 6" aud “7," and was only sblo to fix them in is mind by Inborionaly Larulnu them like & child. 8ir Bonjamin Drodie mantions the cuso of a groom in the morvice of Goorgo IV., who was kicked by a vicious horae whilo ho was in the nct of cloaning it, The groom did not fall, nor was ho at all stunned or insonsible; but ho ontirely forgot what he had beon doing &t tho time tho Dblow was_inflicted, Thero was an fnteryal of time blotted out, us it wore, from bis rocotlection. Ilo inferred, in fact, that dur- ing that time he had been asloep. A young lady who bnd boon prosent at a eatmstrophie in Scotland, at wbich many. porsons wero killod by tho full of the gallory of n church, escaped without injury, bub with tho complole loss of the rccolloction of any of the olrcumstances; and this oxtendod not only to the accldent, but to everything that Lad ocourred to her a cortain time beforo going to the church, A gontloman mentioned by Dr. Bo- =ttio lost bis knowledgo of Greok from o blow on the biead, whilst the othor mental storos wore loft Intnct. Bomotimes, howover, disenso ap- Y{uam to maks o clean eweop of all acquired nowledge of evory kind. 'T'ho following extraor- dinary caso was' published in an American - medical work mauy yoars sgo, Tho patient way & clergyman, who, at tho termination of & sevoro illnoss, loat the rocolloction of averything, aven the names of the most common objocts, When s Liealth was rostored, he bogan to acquire knowledgo just as a ohild doos. ~After loarnin, the namas of objects, ha waa taught to mad,nnfi uftor this bogan “to learn the Latin language, 1Te had mado copsiderable progross, whou, ono day, in rending his losson with his brothor, who was his toachor, ho suddonly stopped, and put his hands to his hend, Boing asked why ho did 20, ho replied: “I feol a peculiar sonsation in m{ head ; and now it appoears to mo that I knew all this bofore.” Trom that time ho rapidly ro- covored his faculties, It is racorded by Dalinn- tyne of Bir Walter Boott that whon the *Bride of Lammermoor” {n ite printed form was sub- wltted to him, aftor an itlnoss, he did not recog- vize as-his own ono single incldent, character, or conversation it cnnu%nod; yot the original tradition wos porfoct in hismind. When Mrs, Arkwright *sang_soma verscs of Sir Waltor's oue avening at Lord Francis Efiertun’s, the au- thor of thom whispered to Locklart: * Capital words. Whowe are thoy? Byron's, I supposo, but I don't romembor them.” ~For & voluminous suthor to forget kome of his own writings doos not appoar ao rematkablo; but one can hardly concolve of a porson falling to recollect his own name; but cnses are on record of thisne plus ultru of forgotfulness, A man of not very strong in- tellect, who held an oftice tho solo duty of which consisted in signing his own namo.to a number of papers, had one day 8o much business of this kind to do thot at last ho was mcapablo of rec_ ollocting tho word he onght to sign. A writor op tho lnst century relatos that Mr. Von B—, En_ voy at Bt. Potorsburg, wont one morning to pay & numbor of visits, Among other houses n which ho called there was ono where tho servantg did not know him, and consequently he was un. dor 'the necossity of giving in his namo ; but this be fouud ho had ontirely forgotten. Twrn- ing round to s gevtlemnn who nccumvnnied Lim, be smd with much ocarnestuess: ‘¢ For God's zalso, toll mo who I sm 1" This 0dd request ex- cited Iaughter, but bo iusistod on belng answered, adding, that he bad entirely forgotten his name. —Chambers' Journal, —_— Doro in tho Erench Snlon, Paris Correapondenca of the Loaton Advertiser, Gustay Doro bas threo pictures. Two land- scapos, very bod in color aud not attrsctive in ony way, justify all the sovere oritielsm he hay receivod. They hang on tho walls hardly beeded, whilo his largo picture, *''he Christinn Mar- tyrs,” constantly attracts s orowd. Iiis a most elxiling and charactoristio picturo. Night haws fallon on a huge Roman amphithoatro,which dur- ing tho day has been tho scone of one of those dreadful spootacles that markoed tho reign of Di- oclotian with blood. 'The scats are all deserted, but huddled togathor in the contra of tho areun aro a group of a scoro or more of the dead and dying Christians—mon, women, nud childron. ‘L'ho snvago beists of proy are finishing in the moonlight tho work they legan in the day. Guunt, wonry-looking lions prowl over the corpses of the martyrs, and one, still thirsty for blood, sooks the door through which the victims came, Abovo this awfal econe the hoavens #hino with stars, and a company of angols doscond to Lonr off tho epirits of tho porsoculed to the ronlms o} light and poace. Itisa ploture that mnkos & slrong im- ‘progsion on the mind ; it Is wolrd and end with- aut boing horrible, 'The deep night-shadows fall on all that {s revolting, and the provailing souti- ment of tho picture indicates the eternal roward of thoso who snfler for tho truth, 1tis strong, a8 all Doro's pictures are. 1t is daring in & vio Iation of conventionslitios, and it i3 orude in color as all tho works of the artist are, A man who paints o many pictures, and who makes hundreds of deaigns on wood every yoar bosides, caunot devote Lis timo to elaborato finish, I saw Doro, yostorduy, ot tho axlubltion, stouding ot alittlo diatanco ffom Lis piotiiro and contom- plating with sntisfaction the crowds that sur- rounded it, He s a small man, with dark bair and oyos, alroady quite atout and growing stoutor, and by no moans distingus in appoar- auco, 110 hag a most omnost cvuntennnoe—tlio fuco of & man who works oven whilo ho walks. 1o L, too, the air of a man who i& always fa- tigued—nn, indood, ono wonld think he must bo {from the amouunt of work ho producos, ———— Famine at Jerusnion, Vory painful nows Lias arrived from Jorusalem, A grievous famine Emvnllu thero, and & munsuroe of corn, which at 20 piastres would usually huve boou considered beyond tho roach of all but the rieh, is now sold for 42 piastros, Jorusulom ylo- pnmfiu for its supply of bread upon the crops raiscd on the plnin of Shavon and i the valley of tho Jordan, But this yoar tho Jordan ovor= flowed, and all the plzins on tho westorn side worg convorted into ewemps. Tho cousequonco has beon an actual famine in Jorusalem, nnd tho loading Jews of the holy oity have aeut a most pathotic appoal for aid to their coreligionist, the vonorablo Bir Monos Montefiore, in London, Dating tholc appeal *29th Nisan, 5,034," they say that thioy fimwu to andden hiw old age with their woos, but, they add, “Tho fear ful nocossitios of tho Daughter of Jorusalom, and thoories for broud of thonsandsof souls who huvo never beforo suffored from such sore noe, urgo us to c?' aloud and sparo not, We npponl to those foeliugs of pity and moroy which hiavo their dwelliug-placo in’your hoart, O Princo of our nation| sy woll a in tho hoarts of the peo- ploof the God of Abynham, who at your eall will rally round to help Zion and to % vo brosd unto the inhabitants thereof. Forall her pooplo sigh ; they kosk brend j thoy have given thefr pleasunt things for meat lo rolieve thuir Honlk, griovous famine ham suddenly coms upon us. Wao aro becomo a roproach to our ucighbors, who ery: ‘\Where are your biothren, your mighty onos, those who are of old, mon ronowned for benovolonce? Lot Lhem arise and hulr, nnd do valisnlly in Israel,’ Rir, the eyes of the poople ot Tsracl tutm unto sou, whin have aver heon a fathor to doraealon, that you may arise and save, by groat dsliy- rold tinsel, whioh reachod to hor feot, 1his you could not. 800, dress, protiy, but porfect fools in mannors and prension ; 80 much so to offend snotbior ho eays, * Protty Armentan " which renlly monus a lile Europeans, in I had twice mado the circult of tho voil, liftod it in front and soparated tho long stringn of tinsol, till I could mos that tho bride waa dressed in whito mlk, brocadod with silver and Eenrlu, oud that sround bor walst was & wida hidden by tho olumsily-mado olothos. mired her to Ler hoart's contout, wont 80 fur as to take up s fold of hor dross to soo if tho penrls sown on so lnvishly wore renl ones, to tho evidont pleasure of all prosont ; for what would be tho Loight of il broedlng us {8 considored & dolioato flattory among thane Jowals tho bridegroom partod the jowols on his brido, and_ thon sho descondod {rom the chair and ull proccoded to the supper room, Thoroshe wasliftod by the men and sonted uautride o small barrot of wine, und the fonst com- mencod, wino was drank out of tho barvsl, which wags noatly two hours, £he looked tired enongh be- all. tho way Jthoy cleaned the plontifully- tuble, sud it way daylight bofere we got finlshed, Wo thon had colfea ngai oranco, the lvos of 10,000 inhabitants of Jorme salom, who falut for are bowod down to the dust. old moun and womon, the crios of babos and aucklings, and the gronus of tho famine-stricken, awalten your anclent love for Zion} may you uof atand afar oft and hide yowself in troubla! Arine, forth to tha ealvation of tho Lord will bo with you, and wil His land, hungor, and whose souly May tho oties of dmo of ntretch out your arm, and go {moplo, and the liwve meroy on and will sparo ITis poople.” e ORIENTAL MATRIMONY. An Armeninn Wodding in Turkoys Conatuntinovlo Lelter to the Altg California, “T'he youug lady of tho house ™. was to warry & young alork who worlts hard from morning tiil ulul;(t for & pound and a half (about $7.40) a wook, and | and 20,000 Turlish lras (:5100,000) as 8 marrinzo portion, This was all givon over “to tho bride~ groom, who, atraugo to say, did not agem to feol a Lit grateful, Ishould, If some one gave mo tivo housos with all their furniture, including lln&!an, and $100,000 ; but then, I am a heathon, an rived, the brldo wae just drossed, and I wag invited Into tho bed-room whoro sho was, ta 800 hor fn oll tho glory of her attire, Bhe stood in the contre of tho room, and ail thy slavos and old womon stood off to give mo & bote ter viow of her magnificnco. hior tvie beforo I could soo whore hor face was or which was tha front of her. Sho was covored "o brido wan woll off, haviug Lo houtes ot “an_orlhodox Armonlan. Whon I nrs I walkod around with a mast eurious voll made of long slips ot Through ©oxcopt tho bottom of her The Armenian womon aro ganorally very ox= that whon ono man withes ool. T'ha women dross oooral. Tho women, after olt containing a fortuno in procioua stonos. Her cheoks wero poiuted a bfl;lz‘ht crimson, laid on in hoart sbiapo, and another put on tho chin, whilo tho rest of tho faco was ng whito a4 the lumiuous cosmetio could bring it. Tlie oyebrows mot, and also strotehed to tho hais on each side of tho tomplas, and wero as black ag they conld be painted, Tho inside of lor flnger'y onds and fingor nails woro stalned doop erimson, Xior biair which was long and thick, thouy was braided tull of little jingling colns, cart was nrtistically 1 conxso, The ontlines of hor form wero, aausunl, totalls I nide and oven among women, I forgot to look ab her foet, and was about to go and sit down, whan sha stuck out first ono and thon the other, that I might soo that they woro shod with volvet slippors ome broiderod with pearls, and thon nhe\vzr me hey enrrings, which wero large solitaire dinmonds, She bad on no brooch nor ‘necklace, and ouo of the women interproted for me and told mo tho bridegroom was to give them aflor thecoromony, Wa then all sat down and collos was brought (u little oups about tha sizo of an eggsholl and car~ rled fn little gold fillagreo holders. I would liko to immortalize thecolfee thoy makehero, oven ay Loamb did his vanity, but I feel iundoquato to the task, It is tho sublimated essoncoof tha Bpirlk of coffoe, of which we get but the ma- terial in Americs, I sball bring o I'urk withme, with all tho apparatua for coffes-making, wheo rolurn to America. Bwootments mio handed round, cantuined in two gluarsos, while two moro aro for the spoous. I tool n spoonful of some- thing into mi' mouth, and when I got it there found .that 1t was Havored with sniso-secd or mastio, . It tustes just and I late it, This' wouldn't = dissolve, aud wouldn't go down, do the bout I could. I would bave given anything to inve beon abla to got to the window, but as 1 couldn't, I borowenlly dotermined it must go down, and renckiod fora glass of water on tho tray, ' I hed on looso sleeves, and in taking tha glass mannged to upsot both glnspes of tea- nl)unnn, which wont on thoe floor with a horrible clattor. I at last awallowed tho lump of con- densed paregorie, montally vowing nover totonch Turkish sweotmonts ngatn. After this opisodo, all tho Indy guests wout into another room toseo tho trousseau, which was lnid out for their in. spoction. Muny of the drosses were very elogant, but I found it very tirosome, o8 I must examing overy articlo, boing the massufers, or guost of the guosts or foreiguers, I had arrived at 6 o’clocls, and, boforo the things wore ull examinod, the mother of the bride entered and ealled us out ta tho larger room, telling us that tho table way #pread for the marringe-feast, and wo must coma and look at it. Wo traveraed a long, cold salla to tho suppor-room, which looked really vory bandsome, but it was bitterly cold, thers bolug no applinnces for fira. We' went' then to the parlor, to await tho arrival of the bridegroom and the priests, four of whom wers to perform the ceromony, The brido was seated upon a gort of chair without a back, and her veil arranged carefully so as to completely hide her. ‘I'he rooms in all the houses hero aro fur- nished vory simply, this one havig but ona tablo and ‘one clhalr, Thero wore divaus all round the walls, aud in the centre of the room & fountain vory haudsomely carved. ‘I'ho tloor wag coverod with sn alogant Peralan carpet, and tho coifing -fairly festoonod with lnmps, T think we furuish our houses too much gonorally, and they, nono of them, look mo really eie- gant as do_the houscs hore, The bridejroom and his frionds arrived ot about 9, and othor Iriends and acquaintaucos bogan to arrive, but the priests did not come. Wao waited and waited, Ten o'clock! 11! and still no priesta, Tho fathes of tho brido went to aco what was the roason of the dolay, and soon roturned to say that they were at auother wedding, and would suraly be here soon. So we had coffee aud more ewoct. monts (which I let nlono), and the gentlemen drank mastio to sharpen thoir appetites, and smokod cigarcttes to enliven the munotony. wanted to go home, but those who had brough{ me would not hear of it, and I was compoliod to remain, though mors tived than ovor botore in my life, 1think. T'welve o'clock camo and balf- past, aud thon 1, aud no priosts. Finally s boy camo snd sud tho priests would bo along directe ly, nnd ho sprond a picco of carpot’in tho middle of the room and rotired. ho poople did nof soem to mind the delny, but I folt sorry for tha poor bride, who eac oract all this whilo on hor chair, speaking to none, nor even moving, I had “the corunor divan, and, with ol the oushions, I was_protty comfortable, and I am not quite sure I didnu’t go to sleep, for I fouud 1 mixed things a littlo aftorward, At half-past 1 the priost arrived, precoded by & crowd of boya bearing consers, and bumblebaeing some sort of a thing I sappoea thoy called !mglnf' 1t was worse than tho ear-splitting torture L had sub- mitted to at the christoning, 'Tho priosts woro decorated with gold ombroidery from head ta foot, and the chiof priest wore n sort of witro on Lis head litorally blazing with jewels, Tho onrpot that had been Inid by the boy was now covered with one farmore elegant, und havivg liko parogoric, tassoly of poarls nt each ‘cornre. The ohiof rriost took bis placo on the cunter of lhiu, and tho other threo bohind him. Tho fathor of the brido took her by tha band and lod hor forward to the bridegroom, and tho two then um})ped before the priest. T'wo boss brought cushiona with a greon \vrnntlvx‘ on each fortho bridoand tho bridogroom, o bridy was kopt in placo by tho tinsal vail, but tlat of the unfortunnto Hauknr kn}lb wliding forvard or Lacloward all tho timo, making him very uncom- fortable. 'The bride was rathor under than ovor tho ordinnry height for womon, and tho bride- graom s vory fat man, and thoy wore obliged to stand with d‘;eu forehoads touchiug enoh other durlng the whola ceramony, Which took cortalnly en Lour. It scomod to con- sist mostly of swinging of tho consora and singing by the boys, and 8 gsort of monatounous chait by the threo priesta, At Insb it was finfahod by Haslar banding a plain gold ring to hiy bride, and roeeiving one from her In oxchiango, and thon both kuooling for a fow mo- monts while tho pricats dhanted “and the boys swung tho congors around, very closs to the lionds of tho unfortunsto couplo, They then roso, and tha priosts doparted, after having res alod thomeolves int thosuppor-room alons, The firldn was then placed upon the same chair, and the bridogroom camo forward with a richly trim- med_cushion, bearing the bridal presents—a watch and chuin, w dismond brooch and oar rings, and bracolets, and a large koitted purso filled with gold, 1 'asked my guido how ha was ablo to give such oxpensive prosents, and was told that all hor dower wismada ovor to Ll the day bLefore the \vmmiu(iv. Aftor giving tho tho veil aund placed Bho wan obliged to sit thero till all the fore all was over, forsho got uothing to oat at The Armenians aro good oators lh!ulk by urnishod goin, and all wout homo, b ot il e Tho star-spangled bauner of which Koys wrote is still in existonco, iu Bultimore, though muoh worn,