Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1874, Page 5

» THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE:. obtaln thn right {o voto upon tho question of n ehangro 4n tho form of munielpal gaverunont, vionld scom io Do most opprossive, and would put it tho power of any City Connetl to 'DEPRIVIE THE TEOPLE OF TRR MonT seom'ed to them by this law, A mngm-lly of the Ju dicinry Cammitico belng, however, of tho opinion that ‘auch piraot of tho slpitures waa ‘noconnry, and your Commitées being snxlous to prevout nll sicodicns des Tagn, sn4 boing coufident that fnveatigation would shiow thad the petition was sipned by o mueh larger number than the lnw required, Woived ol theso ques= tions, mud mado (o the Judiciary Commniites AN OFFER Il WRITING to have tha petition verifled by o compariton with {he regirtors of votors ot the precedivg cloction, which offer wau s Hollowa: “ Cnteaao, Nov, 7, 1874, I, Riehnwdenn, Chateny i fory Cominittea me Tho Cllizeny’ Ar: on having been ad- yieed (it yon degm it ‘neecawary Uit the naiues of tho signors to the petition for incarporntion undor the xouoral Taw Bllould ho_ compareid wth tho pollliuis, Tor the purporo of determtiiing whether iho niumbor o orsoua sigaed such pelition who voted nb tha preced ing grenoral cloction, whish fa required by luw, heroby ofter £3 sy the expenges of employing tho requisite number of clorka to moko Auch compasison ; stich personi to bo desipnated by your Coninittee, i tho work to be dono wider the saperiutondenco of Mr. A, D, Tlyde, and fo cortiry tho reslt of wuch comparison der oath ; provided, thut tho work shiall Lo forth- with commeotieed, and provecutod with duo diligonce 10 §{a completion, '« \Whtlo 3t fahot fmprababl that, 4 b petition s widely cireulated fu tho city aud so nuineroisly slgned s this has heen, thero oy bo found tho sunen of Yersons nat logally entitlod to afgn it and 1t 1 pussible bt somo mmed miay bave been hmproperly nube perilied 0 tho petition by tho opponents of the mean. 1Wto for (ho very purpose of discrediting it, yot this As. gociation han wo tonbt whatover that w rar largor num. bor of boun fida volars io voted at the preceding oral cleetion thon the Inw requires will bo foun o signed raid polition, 1t belinlf of the Cli- wscciotion, “R, I, DENIORSON, 4“1, 3, Booaen, T, O, LaRNED, “3, 0, AunLen, 1 wpon tho Sndieary Gon Committco preancil upon tho Indiciary Com. e mtdiate comiencenont of Arel Tuveatle nation, but fhio Majority of wucl Conymiitoo ¥oro iy Mo et tepocting the vetition back {o the Cotuell with tho results of thefe oxaminaion of the niguntures, and of obtaining from o Councll inrtructions Flether they shottldt proceed to make the comparison of to pignatuces with tha poil-Hstx or not ; and mich was the courae deolded upon, and tho reports huva since boon mude to tha Couticil nA atuted. There ia ANOTHEI QUESTION #n refercnce to tho proper construction of the language ‘of tho not, which is smpartant, nud Ia not entircly frco from doubt, Tho Jangitage of the Inw I ¢ # Whenever an elghth of tho legal votars of much city voting at {ho Inat proceding cloction shall poiltion,’ etc. Docs this lv: Tequiro thut only those voting ot such Jast preceding election Fhall Linva (Lo right to pelition, ot marely tho zumbort of mich petitioners ehall Lo equal (0 onee oiglith of the wholo numbor of voters at Aich preceds ing election 2 Meaning sliuply to refer to the number Yotipg nt+ such olevlion to fix the number of potitioners, and not to requiro flnt ench patitioncy slhould nocossarily have voted ut auch clection? Thiy Would soem to bo most coufstent with tha object of tho Jaw, a8 thoro scoms to ke 10 good resron why Iogal voter of tho city should bo excluded from Joining in the potition for chrnge of governuont smpls be~ Iy because ko did not hapyen 10 voto nt tho Jast clly ©laction, Itwouldacom that if the langusge of tha cot fa enpablo of this construction it ougnt to Lo adopted 6o ua to giva all legal votora at tho timo of tho petition the right to join iu i, whothor they voted ot ‘“ny provious eloction or not, “The Commitice hnvo done allswhich it was in {heir power to dv to obtal for tho citizons of Chicago tho Tight to voto wpou tho question of '{hia profound Cusnge u tho city chatter, and if sucl yigbt iy dented 10 thio the respousibility inust 1ot rest ujon the Coma mon Qouncil, 1. . D¥RRIoKSON, O, Tansep, . Yoostem, Commfttea, Eocrotary Storre moved a resolution, of which notico Lrd Leen previonsly given, amending tho Thirtcenth Tiy-Law, providing that the reports of all committees il be nade th tho firet fvatunce in writlng. motion waa caysled, The meeting then adjourned. THE GRANGIERS. 8 THE McLEAN COUNTY GRANGE DUOLARLS AGAINST POLITIOAL DISOUSSIONS, Soccial Divoateh to The Chicano Tribune. ProoNINGTOH, 1L, Dec. 1—~Tho speechen mado in tho HleLean County Farmers® Olub Inst weelr, and re- portad in Tuw TRIouNE, In wiiel leading Grangers, who are also members of the Faimers' Olub, de- «lired (hat politics do enter into o trauenc- tions of tho Cronges, and ore dlucussed in tip Grange, Lna cnlled out & very vigo- ous proteat ngelust such roprosontation, To-dsy tho -County Grange met in thi clty aud passod o series of zuulutions which are mot omghaticdn contradicling Lhy represcutations of thoto vory reilable, though very fuliserect, geatiomen who mada the spceclies i tho £lub Ly whieh wo refer, Thoy nssert that the Patrons of Hugbandey aro mot politieal in mny senee unt thcy desirs the Farmers' Club to fesist’ from soking the Griuges to rend gatioue to thelz meotings, or, n other words, to Jid strictly to thelr own Dusins3: that they do ot rate political dfscussiona fn thelr moetings : thnt varenot in direct symputby with any political parts now in cxistenco} 2nd, flually, that members 3ho represent tha facta fit nny other' thau the wbove Tiplit, or who teeit to_commit tho Grange to any politl- el pirty, s no friend to tho organiation, Tho Conuty :Grengo lns elected thio followng : Oreeseer, A, 1t Norlarup ; Bloward, R, A. Camypbe g, 1A lyors s Fronurey O, Darard s Hoo: 5, 8. W, 9nthorland; Gate-Reoper, J, 8, Otens Cires, Ars, M, F. Trott; Jora, Miss Bell 3 Tomous, R, Rhotes, ZATION RFFECTEDIN 8TEV- UN COUNTY, ILL, * ¥ Special Disptcls (o The Ciicauo Tribune. FUrEPonT, Iy, Uac, 1,—~The Grangets of Stovensan Sehterduy ond to-duy held n delegate tioh in {as city, OBt of twenty-soson < BuSordinato Granges, twenty-thres were représcntod, Acduyg under o recommenilation from tho Nutiousi 2ad Slato Grangos, o county organization was per- eated by the wdozitlon of s constution cnd by-laws . ana tito cloction of ofliccra for tho ensuing year, John art and J. M. Chunbers wero leoted us delegates to . tlvo Htato Braugs, ‘The Purchastng Agent of tho Order yuimitied his voport lids afterncon. He cluims to Leve 2ved §2,000 to ho Graugers dolng businoss chiroiigh il tle pnt year. S HE “GRANGER®™ CASES IN THR UNITED s ~Thers wre now pend- dcy fu the Supreae Courl of Who United States threo €203 kuown o tho Granger cases, These sufls wero Lrought to test tho right of Bto Leglslatures to onact restriciive legistation with reapeet to ratirond monop- * olte The care which comws up from Minuesota, which i coneldored au ouo af the most hwportant, will, it 38 expectad, bo nrgued early fo Fouruary, * Witham M, Farts ad E. W, Sloughton, of Now York, Will represcut the radiroads in i thesa cuses, —_——— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Clristopher 0. Fletcher, of Fort Wasne, Ind,, yesler- sy fled u yoluntary petition in Lankruptey, Tho Uniled Statos Court meets at Indianspolis Thursday. Thio champlon silzer oup, valnod nt $000, which was von by Albert Gavater ot (e billiard mateh o yoar ego, was stolen from Lis caloon, in Now York, yeaterday, Abont 6 fuches of suow fs reported in the dinne- scla pluerler, Tho ground la frozen hard, aud the Lnuling of logs {s fairly under way. The different. religioun denominatous in Alzon, O,, Bavo united in on organization for th rolief of the Foor during the comiug wuter, Ars, Jobu B, Polnsant, of Omabs, committed sui~ ¢ide daving un attack of tomporary incauity late Mon- day night by throwiug hereelf {60 & woll, Gov, Houdricks, of Indiana, yesterdey s tto Ton, Wiliiam 5, Hohnan Trustee on bal State for the Autiotum Natlonal Cemetery, The working timo hLes heen reduced to eight hours in the Union Yackiie vhops ot Omebn and ul the Nurth Platte, The mon aro pafd by tho hour, - Gearly 600 corn of Kast-bound frelght =nd over 630 of Vesi-bound frefght passed ovor the bridge at Omahin Jast wecek, Alow fellow, nomed Sendy Nolson, keepor of an Tudianapolis shdgnation howas, Jis anad Willism Lowll, i citizen, who took onergetic ntops to hreak up i3 dex, for §13,000 duranges, Tbo caso i on trial, Robert J, Johnson, formerly employed by o AmericanExyress Company, was fousd dend tn o ttablo fa Indianunolis yesterdis mowiug, whero it 8uPPosed Ro went 1o sleop while {ntodected, ., Consfderable tuterest is alveady manlfested throngh~ ont Nobraska abont tho rewoval of the Slate Cagital #eous Lincoln, There 4 no doubt that strong movi- ments sl Lo wado o arfoet i, The Snternal rovenuo recelpta of (i Peorls Dinteict for the wmonth “\.( Novomuer, just closed, wero $453,- 6, agalnet 96478155 1o’ correupondivg ‘mouth Senator Mortan iy oxpected at Indianapolls Thuzs- dng, o il way 40 Wushington, 1t wan fiery orpected by I;In mmfl& umlt]hu wonld talie his vent n tho Saukte 207 two montho at least, 140 iian § roved T ettt by e Hou Sivisge o ima tayey 3inprove Tho bloody tragedyiat Independence, Mo, st you 10 whicli s fatlier and st ware Lilod." T wounded, boa ot lnst boou suttled fu court, Charlen va Killod Lljol polited 1 of tho 2 Tencock, who Wao aupposed: to Culids, was yeuterdsy ucquitied, The Hon, Gilbort firiker, Reprosontat Loginouno from tho Thrst Disteict, um-’,y'umufa‘;-! dicd at Lia vosidonce, I Balthuorn Townthin, Novs 24, 8¢ theuga of G} yoars, 3Ir, Biriker way ony of {hie Gatly ploucars of Miehfgun, Luvig ecitled fu Jockson County In Augus', 1845, Mr, Strikor was father of the Tion, Dantel Birlkor, Seovetury of Btabu of Michigan, fuch anxioty I folt nt Apploton, Win,on account of tho myaterjons disapperuiice of i you Carlig, & student dn Lavrence Univert, Ligt seen yesterdny aftornoon noar thq Tivor, acting a trsnge muuner, sinco which thie Jio {rate of u 1 Cen e fouid, 1t '8 betjeved Ut too clate applicstion £o study hins mado him {nuuno, sud that bo bus Wane dored off ond L=como lest, Ktutch 16 belng made for him, but o far without Buccess, John Roack, who was sentenced at Hloomington Mondsy to rerso twenly yesra in (Lo 8iata Iiiwon for ine wiatelaughter of 1yran Dinalig, miado un attae tu etrauple lmself Jost oveniug mglm ropu mads from his blunlkat, o was neavly succeaeful, Lelug discov- erod Just beforo Il wan 60 lete, EHondoy be modo a aitsmpt to 100 Wincolf by Jumping from the Uourte Hougg b t1, Ho daslaged ho will dig bufore Lo wilt go 0 tud Petdtanitarys WASHINGTON. An Issue on Civil Rights to Be “Forced?” by Budtler. Proposition to Substitute the Hoar Educational Bill, The Reciprocal Reciamations Clause of the Virgin- ius Treaty. Secretary Iish Insists on the Independence of the Yirginius Claim, The Public Debt Reduced During November by % $123,427. How Newspaper Postage Will Be Paid After Jane L The Workingmern's Order Cowmmitied 1o Currency Expansion, A Substitute for the Liitle Tariff Bill Being Prepared. PROSPECTIVE LEGISLATION. THE TAIIFE QUEATION, . Speetal Dispateh to The Chicazo Trihune, Wasntxazox, D, C., Doc. 1.—~Tho Eounts, on the Closingg day of tlo 1eat nossion, declded to postpono tlio Littlo Tarifr Lill, which was killed fn_tho Qouforance Committee, until tho izat Mondsy in December, Itwas ‘manifont that tho confiicting {ntorcsts could mover be Dinrmonfzed upon tho Ll in tho shape in which it was originclly presentod by tho Couferenco Commuitteos, “[lio tobsceo ntorest, represented Ly Buck, of Ken tucky, Dally killed tho bill, ‘Tho Sonato Commilteo aud the Committeo on Ways and Moans Lave, duriog tho rechss, prepared o il which will be presented in tho Sonate on Monday 8o neubatitito for this famous Littlo Tari® bill. Itds Delloved by thoso whodinve been engaged in drafting tlsis now bl that the compromise features will muke it ncceptablo to thoso who opposad the conferonce To- port Inst spring, It s underataod that some chsuges bavo been mnde with rospeet to tobaceo and wines, THE CIVIL-BIGNTS DILL. Gen. Butler, on Mcnday, will insist that the Houeo atioll come to & yes aud uay volo an tno Clvil-Rights Dill, which iu No, 2on the calendar, and of which he clsima to lavo spocial oharge, It will ye- quira considorablo parllamentary skill in viow of the position of tho bill on tho calendnr to prevent somo formal votoupon t, It prosent position givos it tho Loy to tho sltuntion, aud, If fifbuatering 14 nttempted 10 evadle n vato, tha fricnds of the LIl cun compel tho Houso to wasta n groat deal of Himo. The bill, in all its foatures, {8 tho original Sumner-bill, It containa the objectiunsble provitfon regurding mixed seliools, Somo of the fricuds of the bill arcendeavoring ta eftect a compromisn which shall rosult in striking out 4he mized-achool provioion, ond in aubstituting for it & provision dovoting a certain portfon of the procceds of thd anles of public lauds to educationnl purpores, ‘Tho proposcd substituio fs in snbetanco tho Hoar Lduentional bill, which paesed tho House in the Forty. second Cong and which was postponod last winter to avold dofeet, Gen, Butler doea 10t favor auy com. promisc, but inafsle upon = direct vote npon the bill uw it stands on {ito calendar, — OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN, THE INFERESY BEGATDING THEM CONSTANTLY INe OREASING, Spectal Dispatch 1o The Chicaqo Tribiine, ‘WasrnInaTox, D, O,, Dee. 1.—Tho {uterest recontly manifested regording our diplomatis relatious with Bpain fa constautly fucrensing, Itis known that the Spanish Government han sought to traverso tho com- Plaint of tho United States ns set forth fn tho fourth puragraph of the Fish-Polo protocol, which reads o8 follows: ** Othor Teciproeal reclamntionn to bo the subject of consideration and arrangomont botween the two Governmeuts, aud, in casa of no ngreo- mont, to be tho cubject of arbitration, if tho constitutional assent of tho Scpate of tho United Slates Lo givou thorsunto,” Iiis known ihut Hecrotery ¥iah Is not averse {o this movemout, but if Spaln advances clofms sgainss the United Sletes, bused upon damages alleged to have occurred as the result of ald given to tho Cuban lusurgonts by our citizens, ‘a8 Alo undoubledly will, he inaists ihat such claims must he suttled or ndjusted AB QURSTIONS ENTINKLYTRDELENDENT of the Virginlus controversy. Thu decision of Attor- uoy-Gonerul Wiliinta rogarding the right of the Vir- wintus to carry the American fizg 18 quoted to sustain ihis distiuction of tho olaimé between the two Governments, We bave carried out conselon- tiously ol tho agrecments on our part of the protocol .ihat could bo carried out, nwl now demand #hat Spain shall enrry out her part, regardless of tho reciprocal reclumations alluded 1o in tho foregoing quotation from that dozume position is almply thut dmaeges hove o American citizens by THE TLLEGAL INTERPERENCE with o vessel on tho bigh kens carrying our fing, that dnterforenco having been committed by tho Spunish Government, and resulting in lo mussucre ot Bautlago de Cuba, Wo demand that theso damages ehull o fettled firat, ond ihen ofter to consider {hy question of reeiprozal Feclimations by wrbitration or ofiorwlse, 3 Lefore arated, We rro Bomewknt embnrrasiad by the result of tho Beltish dewund sigainut Spalu for focla ‘mation, but whi juslat on u etliment vipou o basls of our uwi tnaking, rogardless of the sum awarded to Great Dritaln, e NEWSPAPER POSTAGE. A PLAN TO EIMPLI;Y ACCOUNTS BETWEEN PUBISHERS AND THE DEPARTAENT, WasmNGToN, Dee, 1—Tho woport of tho Commis- nloner to prepnra fustructions to Postmnsters concorn- ing tho prepayment of nowspapers and periodioul pest g2 uftor Jun, 1, 1875, sustatus tho roconunendations of Third Assistant Pontmastor-Genoral Darber, 8 to w vlan for carrymg out fhe lsw ju tho most oonventont and simple monner, Instesd of placing | stomps on soparato porlodicals or papors, or on thy packagon _containing them, according to wolght, tho Forms niready printod show o current ocoount iwith publishers, aad after tho printed matter fa welghod tho Tequisite nmount of stemps 18 posted in the form of u Tecelpt given 1o tho publisher or his ngent at tho timo of mulllg, the credit und tho recolpt Laving & corre- sponding twnbor, —_—— INDIAN TITLES, 'THY. DEQIRION OF THZ GNITED ATATLS SUPRCME COURT' iU THE X0 ALL ISDIAN TANDS IS 5N THE UNSTED: ATATES ; TUE INDIANS ARE ONLY LIVE-TENANTG—TIIE, MNOLLIFICATION OF PINE LAND CONYRAOTS, Special Dispatento The thicaao Tribune, Wasminarox, Dec, L--The following is tho full text of the deolalon of flio Supromio Court witl veforcnce: to fhio churacter of tho Indians to land within thelr Tesorvations, to which reference waa rocently mad in those dlapatches, Tho' dozislon Was rondered some- ‘months £iuce, but it soamy to huve beon kept from uny great publicity until now, M, Ohfof-Justics Walto de- Avored tho opinion of tho Conrt ; “ oo Menominco Indian, by ogrcoment and troaty, negotiated on ilo il . Tth” of ¥obrmiey, T, v apurt and codod to the Uulted &tatea certalu or thelr Ttads f Wiuconin as a homo for auch of tiw Now York Indians o6 zalght rumove foaud beltly upau thew, Az ihulands wero iulendod for u homo for thu Now ¥ork Indiane, it wan provided thut tho President abould prescrito tho time for thavemavalof thu Iudlaus o, und pottloment upon thow, and, et tho expliution of the time, uppoxtion ho Jantn amiong getunl gotters, {1 ‘puch wdaucr s8 ko should deom equitablo ond. Jugt, Tf witbin tho thmo prewsribal they re Yused o uocept tho Provistuis of tho ircatyt nude for thoir or, Laviug bouedl 7 Rovepted, rafused to romove feow Now Yorlk to sottlo: o 1hio huuds, then tho Innds would bo und vewain they Property of tho Duited States, It was alio dislinotly T dtratood that the Iinda ceded would b beld by tho telhicn of Now York Indias nudar such tonuro & the, ‘Mononiiseen helil other lands, subjoct to sch Teguls-: fionn il slterations of tonuta ed Qougeers and thec Dremidont might airoot, For this cossiun the Uniled, Blator pold {lio Menominos 30,000 (1 Ktatulos-ali Loge, woge AS-04D), On tho 8d Of Fobrury, 1618, o Olristlan aud Oreliard partica of tne” nelddi Inilians, towhom & purt of the Monomince coalom had heey appostionad, coded to the Talle:d Biates ati e It wof part L0 thient, excaptivg w Liset contaiu-: ng 180 nerca for cach dudividnady ot un vggrcyule ol LU 5,000 hcres, which they reserved to thuuiselyos t0 bu hold 00 6thor Indian lande sro bold, Of thiil Vraet, aoma 8,000 or 4,000 porea hied boat oooupled sl guliated ab furinfhg 1aode by individusl of ik triue to savetalty, ‘k\ tho oenaeut of tho triie, Mnn;i ot Als Indtane; qul s vk of the youog mwa, diil s nol enliivate any of the lands an thelr own, A pmell number of fho trihs eut tnnber from tho purt of tho rerorvatlon not and mado it fnto_enw-logs nold to tho defondants, 1! ouopind in _poveralts, which they romovod i eovor Jomersion of thene o, wid, Olrent Quurt, tho facts worg found had been eut asd fold by offlvers of tho tribe, Atrnel uw‘]urs' muintained, Upon the question of giving wan cerilficd to thiy Court for deolnlon, bo malntained, o xiglit 6F tho Indlans in fhn Ionds from which tho logt3 were tnken s thiat of ogoupancy alone, Ty Tihit of oceupaneys Taidinua held thelr dn Uourt s ey na 1 Wheatow, 6%4), Tho at heen donbted. (1 Kent hority of that earo lua Commontarive, 457, Wor Unlted States o tha engancy, (Cherokioo Nation va, weorgin, 1 Paters, 48 “ityo 1ght of wso amil_ ocotpaucy thelr thnber tosuch nn_oxient nn mny he reasonnblo undor the efronmatances, Tho tmbor tukon all by tho Indiuns jn such clearlng may bo sold by them, Iut to Justify auy cuttiog ot tho thnber, oxvopt 1‘fir o good faitly Sm]:mmnnm of tholand, Tho improveinent uga upon “tho promincs, product, 1t must Do for the must be tmber, dono in or ho princlpal thing, nnd the cutting of tho timbor tho incident only, Any ontting bevond_this wonld be wasio, and unavitiiorized, Tho Wraber whilo ctanding {9 & part of tho renlty, and it cun only ha sl | as the Jand could be, ‘L' Jatid canzot o sold by tia Tudinns, snd, cousequontly, lio thnbey, wnttl right~ fully” govered, cannot bo, 1% can bo sighifully sov- ered for tha purposca of battor adapting it to convent athor purpose, When rl nt ogcupntion, bntfor no o part of tho land, nnd thero 18 no resiriction upon 18 ralo, Iis Eoverauice under Auch circwmstancen §# fn fact only the right use of the lands, In fheory at Tonat the land fs bettor ond_mora yalunbla with ‘tho timber off than with It on. It haa been Smproved by tho removal, If tho thmber rhonid be severed for the pnirposes of sale,—in other words, if the cutting of the timber was tho principal thing aud not the iucident,— then the entting would be wrougful, and tno timber whien cut become tho property ot the United Staten, “Tysevo aro familinr principles In this. country, and well nettlod as applicable for tenants for lifo and ro- tuinder-men, ut tho tonant for life las ull the 3ghts of ovenpney of {he romadnder-mon, The Ine diins hove thu somo righn 1 tho luuds of tholr rosorvations, Whatover tho tenants for lifo may do qpon tho Innds of tho remainder-man, the Indians iy do upa thelr reservations, bitt no noro. Tn this cazo ft 1y not pretendea that tlio thnber from which the enw-logs wero mnds was cut for tho purposo of dmproving the land. 1t was ot tzken from any por- tion of tho Inad which was ocoupied, or, 0 far na sppoars, intended to bo oceupled, for auy purpodo hiconslslent with tho continued presonco of the Hmber. It wom cut for nale nd nothing clso, ~ Undor such clrcumatunces, when cu, it bucaine tha }m‘l:fly of the United States ahgolute- Iy, dinchiarged of sny rights of tha 'Indiaus {herein, Tho cutting was wastd; nnd, in accordanco with wells settled principlos, the wner'of tho foo may eeize tho timber cut, nrrest In replovin, or proceed in trover for ita convorsion, sumption, To maintain i title in his purchaso it is incumbent that the purchoscr should shiow that tho Umber waw rightfully sovered from tho land, “That the Uniled States moy maintain an action for gutling snd corrying mway tmboz from the publis Cotton ve, tho United States {11 Howard, 229,) The principloa recognized in that lauds wae decided caso nra declsivo of the right to maintain this zetion, “ The answor of tho Court therefore to the question propoundod by the Olreuit Court s in the afliriative,” —_— NOTES AND NEWS, THE WORKINGMEN'S INPLATION SOREME, Special Diapateh to The Clicago Tribune, WasniNoToy, D. 0., Doc. wintor in favor of inflation leglelstion. proposition to abolish tho mational benking system, and to fseuo n greonback currenoy which shall ot bo buscd on gold, but upon the real and personal property of tho nation, The Exceutive Council claim ta bs blo to control soveral prominent mon, and stata that hencoforth the Order will bo an fmportant clemout 1n politica, THP REVISED STATUTES, “The printing of tho Rovisod Statutes has beon com- ploted at tho Governmont office. Tho statutes numbor 3,000 pages, and the {ndex 600 pages, Tho suslytical fudox i #uld to bo & vory masterly work. The alpha- betieat index s not yet bogun, and it 4o not probable that tho statutes will be rondy for salo bo- 1t s ovident that thero will bo conslderablo dobato in Congress over this rovision, iThero i a great dlangrosmont ba Lo o ullock Wch Cizo 6 Juves Bove not been modifiod by tho revielon in so fimpor- funt particulars, rud endeavor {0 ghow thut all the eades which lvo licen cited oy olnnges madoin tho foro Junuary. iho statutos lavo tupon oxisting legiolution, Treanuary authorities inalst hat tho lov ho Uuited ‘Btates hronght this netfon of replovin ugainst tho purchaners {0 re. 1 trinl ot tho eatabiliand by fho teatbmiony, In nddftion, ovidencs wna wifered tendlng to provo that the thnber on the Rererwtion 4 thn Indinna of tho tribo v contlnunlly st 1839, with tho taeit consont of {ho ‘Upon thin Atate of nifnies tho eonnxet of the United Ntaten naked the Court to fu- that tho nction conld bo nfl‘dr{z‘l n‘ud thin fu- sixuelion the dndyes wero diyidd in opiuion, snd Vo thin that the netion was proporly brought, nud that 1t may by 150 Indtins 1y unitmited, ‘Choy muy exorclee it ut ‘heir diserotion. 1€ tha lands in o winte of nature nra ot in o condition for profitablu_une, thoy may bo tunde wo, If desired for tho purpose of agrienlture, they nay bo cloared of improving 1ho Jund, or ally hovorod 1t $A 110 lobger Tho Indians having only the right of occupancy In'the lands, tho presumption 18 ngainst thiedr nutliority to out orsell thy thnber. Every pur- chaser from them is charged with notico of this pre- ,—Tho Executive Council of the United Order of Workingman gives out that thot order hins detorminod to uso all it influcnce this The Secratary of tho Ordor claims that there ars 74,000 lodges aircady organizod in the country, and that theso lodges con- stitute a compact formidablo sccrot political organizne ton, Tho financial policy of the Order consista in o Thoy Present a Wido Wield for Misslonary Enbors These Presont Have Fallen Into the Clutches of the Law. s | Witness tho Peculiar Burglary Re- findd 1o powor of alenation oxcopl to i United Sator, “Liro foo was I tho United Biates, nubjoct only to {hin This fn the title by which other 4 wos o deckled by tiin 1’ 1n Tohugon vk, Macintooh (8 or g {or ve, Georgla, © Voters, fiED,) Tho right of the In- disn o thelt’ oonpancy Inun wicrad us Hhat of, (o e, but it 1 only tho Fight of oc- poried froit Kenosha, In Whicha Police Superintendent Is Said o B Concernsd. The Public Administrator of St. Louis County Absconds. ' Minor Criminal ltems. A THIEF-TAKER TAKEN, MFAVY MODUSNT AT KENOSUA~HOW THE PROPEATY WAL NESOVERLD—ABREST OF TIE CIHIEF OF POLICE AND THRER OTHER PERSONE, Speclal Dispateh to The Chicazn Trllune. KiNouits, Wis,, Dec. 1,—Never was our liitle elly under such n nervous stato of oxcitement as at thy present timo, Wo lavo mover bron exempt from {ufoves nnd the smaller erfiniinly that infeat all places, But, on {ho morutng of the 4 ulk, tho vews flew like wildfiro that o great orimo liad boen committed In our midst, THE DURGLAY, On Salurday nd Sundsy, tho 2ist and 224, thete wero obeerved in tho town thros suupieloun looking men, They put up at an obmonre Germon hotol. It wis obsorvad that, whilo togother, they hold no cou- vereation fntho lisuso ; but, when they wishad o ray ansthing, two of thom withdrow ota timp, On Mon- by morning early, 1t wan dlscovorod that the Jowolry- atoro of Mr. Miller was entored through tho back window, s enfo blown open, snd all hig stook of value tuken, Among other properly was aboub $450 n ewsh, On tho opposto sido of the storo, tho voom was occupied by 8. O. Johmson, with baoke, stationery,.ote, Tho thiovos took o lot of new gold pens which bad just been recelved by BMr, J., which woro wortl nbont §300, From subwognent discayories, thore Js o doubt thst tho burglary was dono by tho threo mon sbovo allizded to, who wero cvaclsmen from Olifeago. DETECTION, e, Miller, aftor o thorough examinstion, in which Bo wanubly neconded Ly Distict-Attorucy Quarles und Blierifi Totard, started for Obicago fn pursuit of tho crininals and property. Whilo on the train, o suwMr, I, O, Griflin,of this place,wwho wag aluo going to Cliicago, In tho couréo of aonvormation withhim ontho aubject, Mz, G, mado tho singular propoeition to him, Tirown in $ho hoad with a club, cnusliggn wound from which lio died lo-doy, Malony was nrresteds A TARMER MURDERED NEAL WATERTOWN, WIR, MILWAUKER, Do, 1.—A Qormpn favmer named John I!orchnrl’l 1lving near Watertown, in this Hlnlvd ‘wan murderod Jast_night. by o blow upon tho hea with s hammer, 18 wifo and {wo stop-langhlers Jiavo been nrreated on suspiclon of belng the porpe- trators, : . ABACONDING OLOTIUERS, Lowpon, Ont,, Dec, L—Dranger & Myer, Abncond- it clathiera, Iisvo gono to Now Orleans with thotr booly, ko goods thoy toolt from the cstablish- mont wero packod n° five largo trumlts, mnd Tnounted . valuo to - memly $100,000, coneluting of Jowelry, Kid gloves, and otlior expensivo \arcs, e trumks Wore winugggied ncrore tho Datenit Tiivor'na ordinary baggage. Utatems oifclnln Lave gono after {lia pariies, who, 4f found, will Lo arrested @ & charyzo of defrandini 1o Tuveutio, A CHIEP OF FOLIOE AUREKTED ON A CHANGE OF 3tUR DEM, Witaceanannr, Dec, 1—A, U, Torber, Clfof of Tolten of Seranton, und Jacal wher nmid 7, 1. Selilagor werg arresled to-day on n chiargo Of tho murder of Miclnel Kearncy it Sorsnlon on tho 34t ult, and brought hero (hih afternoon. TWO LADIES ROBUED, Spectal Dispateh to_The Chicaso Tribune. ATLANTA, 111, Dee, 1.—Letera hiivo bocu rec liere giviug an neonnt of the tobbary in Kanoze ‘Mrs, Bender end Misg Fogle, of thia plnce, ut o Imlb! in b plco, They wera robbed, whils ualesr, of il money atid Lckels to Denver, 4 TONEHOUSY: LUNGTARIZED, Speclut Dispaten to The Chicwre Teibine, CantasviLL, I, Dee, 1~ Thio atorelionae of Ruark 4 Moree, hardwars denleir, 16 this clty, wan ontered Dy burglurs Jast. night, aud hurdwace and endlery to tho amonnt of soveral hnndred dollara stolon, No clow 0 to who wera tho burglnrs, CONYICTED OF MURDLR, WizraaMsronT, Fa, Dee, Le—liwuey McOuo was eonvicted to-day of the murdoer of Julu Deoter on tho 33Lh of Octobor Inst, at Municy Dan, I|Ulllfl;-A‘ll ;’XIXIZZ;;'XED; il Speetal Digpateh ta Tha Chirago Trilune, Bronsiiiaros, T, Dec, 1,—Tho police havo ar- roated Willlam Moxahall, b young man, who, & is roved, was fmyileated in'the buzgiary of 'tho atora fu {Weatou, in this county, on Baturduy uight. i g T FOREIGN. Tlection of Officers in the French Assembly. President MacHalon’s [essage to Bo Submitted To-Morrow. Count Chambord’s Last Letter Causes a Division of the Cabinet, A Severe Engagement in the Argentine Republic. The Government Army Loses 400 Men-==A Drawn Battle. that, for tho consideration of $1,100 in cash, Lie, Mr, G., would undertako to got the.goods back, In Mr, M, told him that hie had not a dollar to pay und outid vt do it. On arriving at Chicago, Ar, M, wont smmodiately to s main creditor {ohform lim of his misfortiine, That gentloman told him to nccept the propoaition, rnd gencrously furnished him with §800,~making, with tho inanay ctolon, the amount demandod. Then follow- od negotintiona ng to tho meaner of recelving the money and tlin dolivery of the goods, Mr, 3. urgod that #herhl Totard, or the nowiy-oloctod Shiezl, Lnens, or Justico fitobuius, bo {he men to receiva 'the stolon proporty and pay over the mwnoy, = Thiv Mr, Grifin, who acted ad inoutlipiece fortho tizioves, would not ac- copt. Noman would bo nceopted oxcopt lMonry IL Walkior, Chilef of Polico of thiscity. As thir seomed tho only condition on which the Haode conld. o obtalued, Mr. W. was tolegraphod, und Smmodistely went 10 Chicago and made tiie tranafor, with the excoption B yory ::ml:‘lfl tzn‘ld \;:a‘!clal.u \Xe Dor thnt nm! - en airaet, in tho deytime, in ono of the outskirts of Chicago, s 3, t; ANRIITI, Ono week after the burgli:7, and, during thia trao, witliout the knowledgo it ¢onvesad to outaido por- nons, our ollicers wwere very butiy it liunting up facts which went to implicate corao of our wwn eitizens, 1t in {xue the three orackomen wore scon o leavo tho Ke- noshin depot ut abont 3 o'elack fu tho niornlug, oue of them ogrrylng o bz ynlially Miad, auct thioso’ particy Juwmped oif the train whoz tucy-gob near Ohlcago; bt it was al4o found that thoy hind been stpplng ab ‘o Fus Ioon not far front whova (0 biglory wits. committed, pud it was bolloved hat thoy Iind iy from persons Lier in fovm, ‘herefory, E. G, Grifin, W, P, Fowles, Tiurry Desmond, snd Honry H. Wallzor, $roro urestod, Al gave bail but'Mr, Doanrond, who was Indgod in full, EXANINALTON, Thio parties wero all charged ag_accesatirica befora tho fact, Tho tro foriier ate. engnged n Leoping 4 ualoou, Thicy are alto more or les ongaged in trafu- i hoveen, ey havo not boen resldouts +of Kenorh miora Ll & year, It rojpovted that they: cumo from Obilezgo hore, -Mr. Dewsond §3 thoir vk, M Walicor fi tha Chief of Yotico of the clty. EFrom bia onition in soeioty, tnd the Liyis resacclahfd lby of hia Juw by the revislon aro in polnt of fact not chiargey, | parenty, who nxe both dead, thero is considerabla Dtk n Fenthmation of oxiing iegiulation. One cases | Seiapathy felt for himm, Vm'::x'na‘uxy 10 ok halova however, was discovered b tho ‘Creusury Do- | hig grudit, but (hhuk hu has heou most impre dent, (o 'rlmcu‘ yooforday, ju an appeal easo from | gay tho least, in allowing Ifmzelf to bo made tho tool Now York, fu wilch it would seem that | ofu don of thioves and vagabouds. % therais o vory ovidont change mudo by tho revicion. | Asthe defondanfs obtained thia privilego of having The rae 18 tint of braudies of tho higher grades, The | wepurate exewinations, it mnlies (‘Ee proyresd of tao cliinge whicl the revision eown to iave madein the | cuno lung uud tedious,” Tht oxomination of My* E, C. duiy 78 trom $2 per yroof gallon o 60 percuntum | Gristin, tho fiest Qefendaizt, waw cominenced ou yridsy of Valorenm ;| lust, and wa clowed ou the part of' the Statoe lasd even- A goud tuany Congrossmen conversant wilh mattors fustet, on the other hand, that through {ua vertence, or from otlioy ses, Lhere wera SEVERAL DIPORYANT OHANGES mmado Dy tho revialon which canuob ho colled o reaf- Tho subject will uvidontly siemation of cxfatiug Inw, bu diseusuud {u Congress, TI RUSSIAN MISAION, ‘Iho rumor whitch was {n clreniation to-day “l}ifirfl-‘“ Russisu mission bud been touderod 1o Cola J, Vi ney is withont foundatiou. The mission s not by alsclosed. CIVIL-BERVICE: KULFS, “Che Prosident, In conuwction with tho Civil-So Commizsionors,’ has recontly mado i e civileservico uiittese, {n tho caeo of i clo ho nad resigued trom il Treasury and heen ubsent goveral woutl, nnd who was 6gdin to be reinstated, 1l amination wes unucecsoary, thul & of recognizing this prinetplo us u geueral rule, PANYUL ACCIDEX e, Georfro Alfred Lownkend m ous eeident thi burned to-deaths by the exhibition of grea of mind and remarkablo cmarago, o cauldd extinguial tho slimes slso ywas very seriousiy, Lut not futally, burned, Tho surgeons way thut shu will b continedt (o lier room for a wonth, CAINET MRLTING, The Cablnet wes in scutlon two Lours to-day, dli- cussings tho Presidont’s mersge, in Conrse of Propas~ tion, Becrotury Jtohienon und Attornoy-Gen, Willlams weore ubsent, the latter being in tho Supremo Court, PUBLIC DEDT BTA” Wasuntitoy, D, 0, Dec. 1. ment of tho publio debt ia 3 follows Bix per cent houda, Five yor cent bouds. “Total coin Loudl Tawrul money debt 3fatured debt, .. Logal teuders ..o oL Certificates of dopoil Fractions] eurrency Coln cortificates, “Tatal without fntoros Total dobt Total it Canhi {u Lreasury 0 23,043,702 10,690,911 Bpertal doposits, b demption of tortiticztes of deposituyaene 47,120,000 Totalin tho TroaCUrTeresies Dobt less casls i tho Trersury Deerensa during Novambor Docrouso sinc Juno o0, 1674, Bounda fasued {0 {lio Pacifo Rallway Com panlea, Intoreat payablo fu Imwlul Dronoy't Erinclpal outstanding, Interest nceruod and ot it pind. Tutevoat yaid by tho Undtad Statcs Intorcat ropald by trauoport wunil, Balance of - A LLoynl Zaby. The Duke of Rdinburgh's heby bas already begun to taste somo of the swoots of royalty, hoving rocelved n great numbor of nico prosouts {rom Lia royal rolntions, including & -oradlo in wilver Hligreo, linad with pinis silk, pink custaing, covered with winte lace, hold up by an elezantly chiseled pole, with & charming baby-tace lookiug out trom u koot of pink ribbons, Princess Leatrico has worked a quilt of whito entin for thia beautitul cradio, und ombroidorod the samo with rosoA Ko natural as almost to doceivo tho eyo, A silver-pilt wervico, cousisting of «nucepan, plato, mug, spoon, and forl of the mame, ou- graved with tho ayma of England and tho ini- tinls of ‘tho voynl baby, nre alse amoug tho pross outa, = e Tha Decomber torm of the Kaukakes Civonit ourt opbuwl yusterduy, TheroWro 100 caacn ou the dazkot, Yry, who uttempted the polsonlug of tho Alwood fam= 1ly, st Live Jalend, Isal full, will be trjed on an fndict~ h "Thomas, thie NUATO burglar niont sor Atesl {ug Lotuen, ot fow u tendered to him, but 2§y understood that this ylicy wus yesterday offered to & purson whose uame ia not o g f1 10 ased whother lie taust by examined wudas cy for reuppuinimiont, 2t wi, de- i i dent bas now under connideration tho propriety ‘Wwith a vory scd- ruoon, and only cscaped helng ysicuen Fugnged ahout her vaoms ler dress sccidentally caught tive, und beforo ~~Tho December stalo- 490,620,203 00,200 231,111 3 110,803,073 +.§2,193,008,034 123,427 1,510,044 16,815,359 iy Seyenteen Wiinessos Woro aoiming the exemination of tho dofen: will comnmente, rined, This 11t's witn esees e THE INDIANA WIFE-MUR'DER, THE WIFE-MURDER OAGE AT OLOVRR' DALY, IND, INpransvouw, Dec. 1—Usorgs Martin, tho man who murdered his wifo at Cloverdale, d Ay beforo yei- tawday, was brought to Grocncastlo ot the & o'dlock teain this afternoon, oud i1 now in Jail., Therafs no excitement, and 10 probability that owy sttompt will bamadoat Iynching, Martin i an ordinary looking man, rathor indor 1nedium stze, and - dcns not oppose capablo of dolng such o deed, Ho i uuld 1o Lo felguing fueanity, and told povoral poraona bifora heing strost - ad thatlo bad killed p man by the wondo of Alens, wito, ho wild, iad been playlng cards with Lim, 2 tLioy got into tronble, and Akans tried to #tab him, It reeins that Martin and Lis wife were viskiivg oo Riley, fteuton, st which Louso tho dosd wun cominitted. Santon, upon hewing tho shot, thferfered 16 al furthor shootipg, when Ihurtin tr i, bt it not swjure it Tho yroman wa# #itting In & :rocking-cha i * habe, aged shout 8 months, 1 hor arw, o ber ten miuufes toratvact ncmnething she . Al the oxpi ration of flio timo Ty placed o Tovolver 10 hue Tiend und aired, Kl Tior justantly, Ho had besu drinking gufpo burd lsta~ Iy, oud was under the fnilucnce of liguos At tho o, — e MINOR CRIMINAL ITEM'S, THE PUBLIO ADMINISINATOR OF 8T, LI)UIS COUNTX ALACONDS, Spectal Disgateh tv T icago Trilune, 81, Touts, Mo, Dec, 1—>r, Henty Gainbs, tho Pub, Iie Administrator of St Louls County, bas snddonly Qiaappoared, Tt appeass {liat for sonw ten duya D, Gumbs haa dissppecrod from tho publo places sud resorta whoro is presencowas fumilinr, aud from thy fact that ho had o large smount of funds In bis hands, secumulated as such Publioc Administrator from the effecta of decoased pemons, there fa & muspicion that he Las proved o dofwultor, It is nu- cortafnod thst howe days ago ha @rew$4,000 from s banksand eft on tho Tron Mo~ tain Raftroad, It i kuown also that ho holds conslde erabio sumn nccruing from o offecty of various dos censed pessone, and ulzo on oxoeution hos been fosued aggalnet Lim fox $30,00 fn one estate, and vith others ponding, Thereis no occnslon for goueral slarm, ue the publio intorcats duvo been guarded by Judge Woerner, of tho DIrobale Comt, who ovdutul Mr, Gubs some nino montlis ugoia lgn new boud, vwhlol fa Zully up to tho requiromunts of tha law, Troin iuformatlon derived directly from tho lieatdquartera of tue Police Dapartinont, thero #ooma i Do 10 roomn. 1tk for doubt thut Mr, Gambs hut ab= scoudled, sud i now fur lwiica, Tho exict awmont ¢z his defoleation s not been nacertelued, but u st dovn at laryo fgures, Roimavlore Latiaon $30,000 wadk SEDUCTION aAR Speelal Dip i AT MATIRITALL, MICH, D0 (hlosyo Feibusie, BarrLE Uitk Mich,, Doc, 1,—~Tho colebruted ni-. duction ciso o wuumulm@w. Wallow Qlark was com~ meuced fo-duy in tho Ciroult Gourt at Morahell, Tha cava I ozeitod great astention oi nczount of tha stuading of thi partios concornad, who T AWOLE ol wealthy wind well-mown_eitizens, Tho dufendaut, Qiurk, s lately folion hofF to o lurgo forftme, The duy wan consumed’ fn tho examination and cros-ox- umination of tha givl Alien Morey, whoso tostimony: proditced & favorable imnpreslon, Tho defunde huvo Teluined an fmiposing urrey of tlio bost legal talout n the ktats, T'ho css0 protujscy to Lo tho most interest~ ing of tho ilnd evor iviud {n the county, ABBESIED ON A OMARGS OF YORGEAY, A ud Dispuitel o t'ae Chicugo Tribune, 81. PaUr, Deo, 1,—1%, X, Brasscau, of thls city, wag arrostud lest ovoniilg on i clavge of forgerye Tie Glsiryo ootno3 from Lis lato pariner i piuo lind uwd hsif-breut. ecrip bitsinoas, Williem I, Grant, a¢ whoso fnwinuco o Rocolver of tho proporty of the flva wrd uomo o 630 oppoluted, Brasweall Wag - uridynod thia forouoon and guve Lall to uppear uext Baturday, when testimony for tho proveention will ha submitted and furlbor timo bo silowed for tho dofondunt’s testimouy, The sporefio churfjo s for glvlug u powor of utlorkey - to dlsposa of (ko proporty of u fomalo clieut of tha firns, Interusting develupinouts avo promised by tha prodeeution, wotlo thy defonso tursten (6 cXpose somo of tho myswrica of the hulf-brasd ackip manue tuoture, ¢ XILLED DY A PRIVATE WATCHMaY, ho wat O aigo vl ok b (rlodod fuls | NEw Youk, Deos J,—Durlug & quarrol ob Tuosdsy e | und, from prosont indloations, it {v doibtrul if | night laet betiobly Henrs Brown and Michasl Malonsy, O B b b eatlty abusls. | B Srifaby WAlGhas 12 Houkh atgeok, due. WAHea diriak Ilness of the Czar of Russia--- Rumor of His Insanity. FRANCE, OFFICERS OF THE ASSEMDLY, ‘Vemsatutzs, Dec, 1.—Tho Natlonal Assemtly to-doy re-elocted Buifot President by o voto of 348 to 3 seat- terlng. The Loft remuinod noutrsl and did not vote. Murtel, of tho Left Centro, and Kordrol and Benolst D'Asoy of tho Right, wero elacted Vice-Lreaidents, AC MANON'S MTSEAGL, Pants, Dee. 1,—The Journal de Parts nnd Presse Toport nerlous differonces In tho Cubinet over the measago of Presidont MacMahon fo tho Assombly, A council of tho Miniaters was held this morning, when difforont views wera pressod, and tiero wad sn ngitated fscuealon, The messego will bo delivered to the As- fembly beforo Thursduy, LYVECT OF CHAMUORD'E LANT LETTER. ToSDON, Dev, 2—6:00 a, m.—'Cho inies’ corveapond ent at Pavis telegraphis that the lust lettor of Count Chimbord Lan caueed o diviifon in tho Cabinet, o demand for tho orgunizition of tho Presidcut’a powers, On nccount of this dissgreomont tho tetms of tho Yrerl- doatial meseage uve ot yet Leen agreed ta Ly tho Cabinet, 'The Pregident will nccept ilo rosiguntiou Two Legithnist Miniatera, in cousequenco its fujunctione, hesitzlo o support u of the disrenting Ministers i they Temain thelr refusal, . — ‘THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, A BLVERE EXUAU: rm TR0 JANEIRO, Nov. S0.—Advices from Dueuvs Ayres report that u battle was foughton the 23th Justuni, near Layvorde, Lelween the Govermment {roops uud The nntfoual forcen were comnded by Gen, Artas, nud, (Lo {nmnveotionists wera under Gen. Mitro. Tho engaoment ¥us 3 66voro one, Jast- 1ng thiree hotrs, aud closing withaut a decided vosult. Four mndred of tho Government troops wero Lilled The loas of the fusurgenls was not Imown, Col, Bolusé, of tho Government army, was thio inaurgents, and wounded, RUMORED ILLNLSS OF TEL CZAR, 1u fusane, THE CZAWS PEACE SCHEME, auys Russls coutemplates the renewombling, areh, dp_ St Patersburg, of the Internathy Jaw Conference lately held fu Brusscls, X crlions will_probably ~ bo matter alone. = GREAT BRITAIN, LOSS OF LIFE DUBLHG A GALE, and Sundoy, B MORE ANNEXATION, territorin] conugction Ltwesa Capo Calal:f' and N Tt was bolfoved that this acqnisition would X tion of Nutul in the Capo Pavliument, —_——— CUBA, 4 RTBAY Bauttaad pr Cuns, Nov. boat ia on bosrd, —— ITALY, PIONORED ANNUITE T0 GAWLATDL wora read. to the oarly consideration of thegnbjeet, and anuousc. ad that tho Government would submit o b2l with tho 4amo objuct in viow. ————— TURKEY, AVIER AN EDITOR. Loxpox, Dac, 2,—A opozisl dispatch {o the Daily e thet the Grand News, from Constautinople, st Vicler hog sucd tho editor of tho supprusied Lesun Herald for defamution of character, and that, In tho event of his condemuation, the Turkish Governwmen Loxnoy, Deo, 1.~Nows §s rucolved hers of the fll- neas of tho Czor of Kussfa, und {4 {4 rumored that Lo Loxpow, Dee, 2.—A Berltn divpatch to the Pintes uext made fo -grcurn 1ho consent of Great Diritaln and somo ininor Stales, Tho work of tho Conforence will be confined to tho cunctment of maro purely philenthropiu clauces of rogrunwe proposed by Husata, I these endeavor ik ilie throo Norticrn rowers may possibly settle thy Lonvox, Dec, 2.5 &. m—Twenty-ono lives waro lost on the Bcottial coaat during the gale of Saturday ‘The mafl steamer from Cepe Town, Africa, has ar- ead to {lo yolitiest union of the two colonica iud the ropresonta~ , vin Tovana—A Bpanish gunboat arrived In hls Lasbor to-dsy with & small achioonor n. tow flylug the Dritiali flog. Tho vessol was found on the cosat 25 milcs from this port and 22¢ iniles from tho shoro. Sue still carrles tho British colors, lthough an urmed cYow £rom tha gun- Roare, Doc, 1.—1u the Olumber of Deputies to-day soveral bills for & grant of an aunuity to Garibeldl Signor Afrghottl, Prosident of tho Miniatry, agreed ' OHIO. Adjourned NMeetimg of i Genernld Assembly. o Leading Points in Gov. Allen’s Annunl Message. Ho Cails Altention to Certain Viela- fions of the Sinking- Fund det State and Local Indebtedness ---Tazable Valuation. The Benevolent and Reformatory Tn- _stitutions Well Managed. ADIOURNED MKTINQ OF TIE LEGISLATUKP, tCovunuus, 0, Dee, 1.—lolh branchies of tho Gen- Assembiy convoned at 10 o'clock this forenoon, nnt to adjournment lost April, In the Houso 74 105 members answered o tho rollcall, W e wero Introdnced making appropriations for all eiponges for tho Iust quarter of 1474, and for ounting, fn tho nggregate, to $1,574,846, sth wes Jutroduced providing for the appointment ,teo Forsons an o comni{3alon Lo assisl i dinposing of tho busiucas now on tho Yuprome Court docketa, In tho Seuato twonly-oight mumbers suawered to tho roll-call GOV, ALLEN'S MESSAGE, TUL EINKING VUND, Tho annual mesengo of Gov, Ailen way thon read in ench tfonso. Tho Governor suggeste that, among other wieo und satufary provielons of the Stato Couatl- tution, Lo deems o8 specially fmportent at thia timo the proviston that makes jt not dlserctlonary but im- perativoupon b Goneral Assomblyto catablish & siuling fund for tho gradual but ulthuste payment of 0o Btato dobt, On this point the Goternor mays: “/ho Conventlon which adopted tho Constituiion fully realized ihe nccomsity of providing.forever agafust tho creation of a publle debt of indefintlo du- ration so far &a tho poyment of tho prineipsl of sucl u debt was concerncd, It is for $his reasou that I do~ sire to call your aitention to tho condition of tho sink- ing fund, Bec, 5 of Arl. 12 of the Constitulion pro- vides that 1o tox shall be lovied except In pursusace of taw, nnd svory Jaw dmpostug s tox sball state distinetly tho object of tho mame, to which ouly it sholl bo applied, In contravention of this provielon of tha Coustitution, the Genoral Angembly, ut it wosalon of 1872 and 1870, puered nots auikiorizing the temporary tranefor of money from one fund to anothier, ond, i pursusnco of theso Law, largo sums wero transferred front tho elnkicg and commmon-nchosl funds {0 1o rovenue and asylum funds, There still romain of thess trausferred funds, which huve not ‘Leen returned, {ha wum of $580,000 due tho sluking fund, and the sum of $21,00 dno the common-schoul fund, Last winter tho Attornoy General, in responso ton resolution of tho Louso of Ropresontatives, gave I8 oluborate opinion respectiug tho mattor of theso transfors, and doclared tho luws authorizing thom to o unconstitutional, Sinco then, tho publid fuuds Duve beon bicld acred for the purposes for which thoy woro collested, Theuo unconstitutionsl acs aro still upon tho ntatuto-ook, and should be mmodintely ro- pealad, It will ke nocessnry for tho Geuoral Auserably, at ito presont seaston, to moko provision for tho relwn of tho traneforrad funds to tho ainking fund, nud to mako furthor provinous for tho ayment of tho Intorcst and priveipal of our ¥tals Hobty vfen will fall dug b Jamuury and July, 187 and fn Junuory, 1670, On tho st of January, 18 Ducrawill bo @it o tha prjucipal of our debt, i at the pleasure of tho State, the s of 1,405, ‘Phioro wiki be duo fnterozt npon tho dubt, nciudiugg {orest on tho irreducibio debt, in January sad July, 1475, aud In January, 1876, about §1,200,000, making tota] of £4,001,805 of tho prineipal and 'Tutcrest. To ‘meuet this thero in o present surphis in thy Lreasury of F500,509,82, "Tiao colloctions for 1815, which will bo appliod to the sinking fuud, us_catimatcs on tho pros ent Jevy, witl bo about $1,202,000, maidug a total of §1,712,359,82, which will leavo a defieieucy to ba pro- iloi for of $032,406, Tho_prinipal falllng Que is paid at tho plenonze of the Btato, and it is for you to Gotermino whother 12 whull bu mot whon duo, or paid a4 acenmmulations i the sipking fund shull werrant, But T would sugeost that the credit of n groat Htate, liko that of an Individunl, Iy boltur preserved by bolng ready to pay dto dobts projuplly st watutaty, MEATE INDEITLDEb, The local indabitednoss of the State ou tho 1st day of Sepreinber, 1874, wis oo follows abts of countics, $3, a2, 625 tebls of towushipy, {ncludmg debts crested by Huards of Educution, other than for separato kebool Qistzicts, $920,559,08 ; debls of citico of tuo Arst znd 90,112,635 dubty of fncorporated ‘@obia of tcltool dtatricty, special, , $a1,884,007.33, Ligs 0t repioried, mbnrsshlo debty herefo $21,586,00%,90, Tats 874,218,05, rreducable dout i 6,122, 1015, Lio anuregato dobis iu Ohio, State, local, sud ' frust fund, 000 203,5%, Ll Laxea 161G i 1873, colltabls b 1974, ngarogate §20,473,430, The taxes levied in 1874, wouud Culicetavto 11 1075, gsregito §27,004,730, Tho taxubls Morrsvinro, Nov. 30.~Tt s reported horo tiat [ valuation n Olifo, s shown by thy grnd duplieate of Gen. Mitre liaw nont o Tepresentative to Buonua Ayscs | 1674, uro: Real oitcte In cltios, tawns, and Vil $o negotiuto with tho Government for o cesuation of | %1i849,157; roal eetatenot in elities,twwng i villig hostilities, JUSTAUSIGHT § pernonal property, $H180,58S, Wotal, —em Shafiite ity vl i Tuoreuso” ovee s grand du- it of 1870 oF 313,104,5 RUSSIA, b o Y ATORY INATITUTIONS, "Dl GoveItOE Bay ont t poreotnl fnspaction” of the benovolent dnstitutions he s satistled that in the nain thoy are well matoged, tnd tist much good hns arleen frons tho reorganizing ucta of Izl year, Tho Pentoutiary lius been mausged with ability and financlal suecers,” Tty report shows that it has netted ko Stute, Quring the year, over ind above tho suluries of ofticorh ond oxpenises of malntensner, tho sum of, £4y,425,00 and over all oxponse3, Ineiuding munuface Tur of gaa fov Ktato buildings, ropairs, cte,, the sum of $7,439,02, This is a good showing for s yeur of finan- 31 distress eud dubinriod demaud for convict laboz, TnoUILEA, ‘The Goyernor met efers to tho troubles in {he miniug districta kst summer inu few words, stating $hint ut tho critieal Tomeut promypt {uterposition of 1o moxl suthonty of tho 8tato way fouud sunlctent oro harmaony without s resort 1o the material of tho Swte, to power TAILIOADS, oadt the Governor eagu: - b utility, Lut Lavo le- comu v uecesslty -y, 'Thoy shonld not Tampered by vindicllye and Vexatious leglslufon, b 48 {bio Forvutits of 1ho peoply, enjoyiug peeutiar £ ehizes, they yhould b hetd 'strictly amenablo to ju- diclouh legislufon that with provent W from becom= Hived with mowa tht Grigus Lend had beon gu- | ng thw mussters of th geoplo. uels ity hould bo ¢ oritle ORI proteci , and tie rights of the peopla shonld nexed by the Britich authoritles, thus comples :1:]0 i 1;rnt e L?d intiaes Sngh T o muko thom the vietius o nionopoiy,” OTHER RECOMMERDATIONR, Tho Governor commends tho Agrlenltural College and tho miliths to tho fosturing cavo of tho Gey” 'l As- gunbly; urges such additonal fegislation pa 3 nuocess sary for tho proper protection of tho lives wit hwalth of tho vonl 1inurd; reuows bis sugastions o 1ast year ay to cconomy ju public ufinfre, wud closes vtk the fol- Towing words s ¢ It §i a question for your Peious con wideration whetler the compensution of our county of- ficors s not disproporiionnte 10 the wlaries of ot public_uficers nid Of porsons in private life, Lublia Yervauts ebioald Lo ressouably compoticuiod, bt sals- rios und fees aliould uot Le 0 bizh us to nike the get- tiny of vifico & prefossion nnd to enable candidates aud uppidcants o by tele way 10 publio placos,” i BILLY AND REFOLUTIONS, Ta tho ITause this afternoon, n 1lsolution was adopt- | ad for theappointment of o’ joint committee to pro~ pare amendinents to the Consticution. A resoiution was offered to provide for tbe olection of all Btate, county, eid towuship odficerd on tho sceond Tucadny succeeding tha fitst Monday of November ; olso, to authorize tho tlcction of Town- - | elip Trmstien Lok thnoo yesty, whick was ladd on ths tal = hie, P "A Tosolution was also offorod amd lad bn the tablo el Congrews to % tho_ralary of (ho President of the United Blates ut 835,000, '\ il was Introduced 10 amend the Adafylaw w0 {1t ten dogs? notico must bo glven {o saloou-keepers Defore thoy shall become yesponsible, and requiring hits nt Iaw agodust thom to be mede separatoly, ¢ e €ITY FIRES. t will upply to tho British Enibassy for the editor's ox- [ The alarm from Mox 343 at 2:30 o'clock yesterday pulcion from the country, pejreshil i~ SE BRAZIL. INTERNAL DISTORUANORY, Nov, $0,~The Brazillin Governmond i Rio Janxixo, 14 aetively supprossing the dlsturbances iu the Prov. iy 266 of Tornawmbuco and Parahiba, e SPAIN, 4 DEBOA DEAEGTD, Hx ¥pxxs, Deo, Borga RUNNING FULL TIME. BaN HETER, N, I, Doc, L—Tho nunufscturing compam e of this ¢ity, which liave been runming on short tin 10, beguu on full tmo thiu woelt, otz —E conewdvalilo mplhod that could be thonght of i tho condnetors. of o soveral raile Teor. ¢ it bY T \c:.)xt.', 2tho boll=paneh to beab the gasue, Gall i 3 e tho Jalest which haa coma nnder the tye o the Supnrim thet of wit ondd of winleh 16 1,—The Ourlists have 1aid alege to 83 they ‘oudent of fho Thizd Avenue Rallvoud i8 S runup tho weal of i conduotor, ut the wituchiod w bell, siwdlar o sound to motning was occasioned by o fito fn tho cooper-abop of Moas & Bros, Noa, 179 and 181 Woat Hursison strect, Loss, §1,500; no insuranco, 4 A fire ocourred on Dluo Island avonue yestevday afternoon about 1 o'clock, which caunecd u loss of sbout §9,400, Tho flumes were first diacoverod in o two-story frame Imllllll;?, No, 245, which was danygged 1o the extent $1,000. Jacol Cramer ownoil tho ‘)rnmlnnfl. 0O, 1 Lynch occu~ pled the building ue shoe-store, - Hia Joss on etack i $1,000, ond insurancn §3,500 in thoGloboof this eity, Tho fire extended avound tho corner (o Nog, 401 suid 403 West Twelfth street, ‘Lho fopner nuaber wou oceupled by Durgos & Co, ovater waloon § loga, SW00; no fnenrence, At Yerekin, eigar doalor, avenpted No, 03, His lues iv , a0 {nsuranco $00, i tho Giobe, Tho fire wa Geued by a deseetive U, A slight flvo occurred ou the first floor of No, 46 treet, Ju {ho Garvor Hudlding, ut 1145 o'cloclc this moriing, wid Wit tho occuslau for an alarm from Dox 19, A churconl furnaca hud boon caveleenly left fu a Foom on tho first foor, und §¢ aat firo to tho woodworke % 1 Tho bullding wag soony fillad with smoke, und for & thue it spperred an if oiargs fho wus about to ous mte. The duraage was welnly by water, and will uot exceod §100, » \eh, anl contioered with tho littlo fluger A ot b the pin A *Gn fores aro Teceivod tho beli BITUARY. the m-m‘f ung ' the passsnger ‘hoors tho \ln‘lérlnw. dln . QEN, JODLLT O, TYLER, rosumos bola QU sglticrod, W ot 40 oooe | | Borrow, Dos, 1-Yealorday ufteruoon o, Tobert 028 liave bson & Foited ‘wdili theas NI ; , tylor, Oblof Quatersuaior of ilie Becond Military Difatrlct af the Atlantic, dled very suii 4 salginof tholuant, 1oy M ki w - MASLENES, Part of Chienun, Dee. 1. ARRTVI Hobir Toeophing Drotdun, Ludingtan, Ininbtz, “'ng Lovinthan, Geawl Uaven, towing, Helir David A, Welin; Buffalo, eoul, 1 CLEARED, i Trop Ocnto, Manitowae, nudrice, | Prop Roanaake, Bailalo, 600 hris dour, i Prop Alpena, Alpecs, W6 b rarn, 7,080 i oaty 00 beln flonr, 260 brls pork, 4 tous hran, . turan, | 1.—Down—Prop Ol Venly Pont Moo, Coneord, Praps Nunstr, Colorado, strar Kewsenae on rived up; barges N Mill, Mgyplinn wnd eonsort selir damen Coneh, The Coush goes into wiater quar tern here, ! Wixn—Southwest, gentlo { westhior Run, Lant 1o Dawy—Lrap Cnbo, mll;rfl'flxcr; :l:?“ 5 which will go into win MircoNauenng, C] A0, he wuvization weason fa now virtually ended "Lhoro era stiil o fow vesacls outulde, but (ke wil nd goduto witler quarturs wa fast us (o uiely —Alihough this acason hag heen nn tnunually diras) trous one, atlll the Tradors' Insurauce Company o thia city tiave elearad from maring insurauco nlouo th uune of §47,000, e ehr A, @, Morey, whilo towing up ha rivo yestorday morning, eollided with the proy Plymontld Tho Moroy Jout hor fiblicom, aud thy propeller wa' aleo lightly danayed, i —Iio weator otsidg ds ratior oyl and tho ol n aguin covored with & thielk fog, making it oxteemal: pevious for tha vessels nill ont, Tho vewsels fbn awrived yeaterday wero badly fced, eud tho. wwore nmoig tiens Woro tho solizs Bay State, Imporial, aul 3. W, Brown, g EISEWRERT, “Tho prop Arabls Bus nyaln uicuck upon 1o Lime Kilug, “Tho tug Liviogston, with steam pumpa, he gono fo her nfd. : ] —Iho emell selir Motnfag Stor, of Green By, | aehaco ond full of wuter ol Walker's Place, near Lacs nabs, Sho buo o full s0 of fish, —~Thu loas of {ha Eveifuo Tates, Copt. Parks, prove talie anly o rumior, “Blio Tyman Cavey, lko Foporte lost, D arrived safoly ut Ogdansbieg ! —thonow propelict buflding at Clark's yard, Dé troll, for Gapt, Johm Pridseon, was lnunclied Sstui dny.’ 8ho wia_nnmed? the Jolin Pridjeou, dr, She | 235 feot over all, 86 facl. beany, 17 feet depid'of hold and will carry about, 1,700 tous, ? ~—Tho sehr Jf, D.'Moore, of Chicago, which wonl nshore roveral veekn ago uiear tho north pier ot th entranco of Grand Iaven liarbor, hus been gotlen of 1t good condition, and s now f winter quarters s Grand e, : —Tlio ug Ml was unsneeesful i Ler altempt { tow 1ho water-loggad scow Ella Dosk to Mlwauke from Slioboygon, Upon reaching tho bk tin Don eapulzed, nnd vas agnin righted with the aysistand ot tha bulir TWandCity aid towod. bick foto th arb { —Tho now dwolling-hotae for tho eeper of Foy Grotfot lght 18 fncloaud and plusterad, amt Capt, Sit chur, the Hight-keeper, naw oceusica o portion of 1} T I tiun two-atory hrick bullding, nud, when fal eombloted, Wil be d very commodious wid Bieasat realdotce, i 1o Kcow Peart, of Faizport, londed with Tumbeg came nshoro at Goueva, O, Monday morning, O hourd was fouml tho body of & muan suppoacd to Lo 4 Grahum, ot Fal and the body of o boy £3d about 14, both evidently frozen to death, the “hodi¢ bolng coimpletely covored with doe, Thnt of tho bd was Jound Tielied to the tyxing, Tho acow 14 3 ot wreel, und Lou the nppesrunice of huving been ru! Into, 'Notling was found on board to indicato whet the soow was from or whero it was bouud, 1 Tho closo of mavigation will leao tlio Bault Bl Mardo Canal It en ndvanced staga of completion 1 evory partionlor excopl the now lack, The canal wer of 1o gunrd-louk, 1,800 foot, has beon doeponed to 1 foot and widened to 140 fect, ‘Tho samn work has bee dona for nearly 2,000 fuot, vast of tha guavd-loclk, an to within 600 foct of the iHt-locl, Al this work ; thorouglly completed, and muoh of tho tronchin dono on the uncompletéd portion, Tho mouoy %0 fr oxpondod_on the work—including tho uncomplete portion—1s §450,000, Tihcre i6 yet unoxpendod of it upproprintions so_far made $400,000. 1t ia catimato $160,000 more will ho Tequired to complote the who! Wwork, i that threo yonrs! imo will ba required to d i, Tho now lock, to bo used In_conjnnction with it ol foulte, and located by the sido of thom, i fo bo 51 faok lnmf y B0 foot wide and 18 feet deep, making bt quolitfor” s calis Sall of tho rapldai—ileautt Sentinel, 3 e = SPRCIAL NOTICES, Schencl’s Mandrake Pills | Wil bo found to possces those quallties necessary to 81 total oradleation of all billlous attacks, prompt 1o ata thio seorotions of tho livor, and give a healthy tonsto 1 entle systom, Tadeed, it s no ordinary dfscovery in mo calaclonoo to havo lnvontod a romedy for thess atubbol complaints, which duvelap all tho rosulte producod by horotoforo froo us of calomol, & minaral Justly droacs by snenkind, and acknowlodgod to be destruotive n ¢! oxtremo ta tho human systein. That the propertiss | cortain vogotablos comprlso all the virtues of calom wittiout its Injurlous tondancies, 15 now sn admitted fac rundered Iudispatablo by satontifia rosoarchos; and tha who uso tho Mandralo Pills will bo fully satisflod that t; Dist medioinos aro thos provided by naturo In the cor ‘mon liosbs and roots of tha flolds. 3 ‘Mhoso Pills opun tho bowela and corroot all billfous & rangemonta without salivation or any of the injurlo offces of oxlomo! or otbor polsons. Tho secrotion of b ts promoted by theso Pills, na will bo scon by tha altar, color of tho utools, and disappeariug of tho sallow cot plexlon and elennsing of the tongua, ; Amblo dirzotions for w0 nccompavy oach box of Pl Teopared ouly by J. 11 SUMENGK & SON, at the prinolpal offico, comnor Sizth and Arcli-sts., Philadc nhin, and for salo by ¢ 1t drugyists ud dealoes, Prioo, vonts por box. A Valuakle Riscovery. DR, J, P, NILLER, o praoticing phyal P R T L e P uxtiaut of branlgerlva andl hiwip ouras earluano, dcps e, aevous, sl siok Roadaght, i norsoinas. B ol v 1 had, mbssat by il by € octor, it by Tovd, Hinith & Co.y 56 Wabsabwr,, Chicag s =t Eobailei-§ SOND PRINYS. “Chogolate | Standard Btyles, (Copyrighted Tickot), i AND ;) “Btandard Graj Styles,” ! (Qopyrightad Tiokot), z Reoommend thomsalyes to usera of Oullc for thoir DURABILITY O COLO; BEAUTY OF DESIGYN, STRENGTH C OLOTH, and iltness for all soasons. i ) - — { NOTHING BETTHR FOR DAILY TWBAR OR | OHRIBTIMAS GIFT TO FRIENDS. | FOR HALE DY DRY GCODS 'DEALER: e e i INLLINERY. HATS | Tncludiug o laceo ltao &f choleo TRIMMED GOOL, ; e filack tid Colarod Velvors, u e bricoss Dsttlon Tips, Winge, Budil Huudy, ato. i WEST MADISOI‘LST.} WEBSTERS VISSOLUTION NOTIOZ, e e A ISSOLUTION. 0 copartacrship borstofore osisting under the § sk 8¢ Kooher & Seavoy u dissotvad this day by mut oousant, . GEO. ¥, Kooy AND &= Otrleago; Not, B8, 1674 Uy Mo BRAVIHE | |