Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 28, FIRE INSURANOCE, TILLER & DRVS ISTrance Agency, 162 LA SALLE-ST. Commercial Union ASSurancs Company, London, Assets, $17,010,309.88, Adriatic In. Co, New Yark, Assets, $300,000. Shos & Leather Tng. Go, Boston. Assets, $500,000. Drestatt Tnsuranes Co, Baston, Assetspfioo,ooo. Policies issucd covering desirablo hazards in Chicago and vicinity upon application at our offico. SILVERWARE ,JEWELRY, &o.. Large lot of New Designs of Tea Sets, Cases of Spoons and Forks, Cream Sets, Berry Sets, Dishes, Epergnes, Ladles, etc., in Sterling, just received. Bal- ance of old lot closed out at less than cost. GILES, BRO. & CO,, 263 Wabash-av. JEWELRY SILVES, WARE LESS THAN GOST, FOR TRR HOLIDAYS! SALE PEREMPTORY, Call and oxamino prices at VAN COTT'S, 78 STATE-ST. "FURS. BARGATNS IN LADIES FURS Tesidence, 535 Michignn-nv. MUFF AND BOA—Lynz, Marten, French Seal, or Astrachan—for $10. $60 SEAL SKIN TOFF AND BOA fir $20. HANDSOME SEAL SAGOUE fir $30, SPLENDID SETS MINK from $15 to $40. RESIDENOE, 545 Michigan-av, HOTELS. CLIFTON HOUSE, Corner Wabnsh-nv, and Monroe-st,, Opposito Kxposition Bullding. Price Reduced to $3 per Day For singlo rooms. Spocial ratos to Excursloniats, Tl best §3 per day Hotel, either East or West, JENICINS & HOLMES, Proprietors, "HOLIDAY PRESENTS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS S AuToATOR KSR Warkp Branch, 23 Union Bquars, Now York. FIRM CHANGES. A A A s e st AP, CHANGE OF I'IRM. G.T. BEEBERE & CO. Tho copartaonslip herstofors existing undor the sl Thi1 a7 eetd iy imtaron o Tama, by imitasion, L v Reld S o G " Buobo and By Orotvpy Dueloces, B. P, OASS. Ignod Haei 4 T srdonlned e bt o oty 1 and continue business undur the firm o orntaforo, a7 Chigugo, Dee, 7, 1814, i RO T 2 OIS MISCELLANEOUS. A A A A e AN AP AR SR AARAR S, £6,000, §7,000, $8,000, and suma to sult, on city praporty, A. 8. PALMER, Ju =5 4 Washington-st., Rooms 16 aai 17, T WANTED, A BPEOIAL AGENT, by & No. 1 Firo Iusuranca Uompa- Dy. Will bo & perionent, sugsgemont, and muat gu 1o work inmodialoly. | "“Address, with reforencen, X ¥, Gunoral Agoutn, Uhtoags . O, TRUSSES, &o. T TRUSSES And SUPPORTINS of the most tmoroved wartotfo, fi <o by an o i 0 e S R R e AT & it O, ‘Bouin Olark-uts Frivuw kpartiat for ladtus, WASHINGTON. Kelley’s TFolly Blocks the Way in the House. Its Enemies Afraid to Come to a Square Vote, Mr, Dawes Redecems IHis Rec- ord in a Sound Specch, In Which He Makes a De- lightful Hit at Butler. The Pacific Mail Lobby Booked for an Investigation, Dangerous Combination of Rail- road and Cotton-Tax : Grabbers, Ugly Differences Canscd by the Little Tariff Bills Postmaster-General Jowell Certain of Confirmation, THE CURRENCY QUESTION, BUNSET COX 1IAS IS LIXTLE JOKE, Special Dispalch to The Clircano Lribune, Wasnmoroy, D. 0, Dee, 10.—Lhe Sonsto transacted no businens of jmportance, and went early into oxocutivo session. In the Mouso it waa a day of words, The Kelley finauce bubble was discussed the ontive day, aud it {s impossiblo now to foroshadow the end. Bunsot Cox has propared a satire upon tho ontire finance de- bate, which lio will prescot to tho Houso to- morrow in tho form of a resolutlon which pro- ~vides that in order to facilitate the tranenciion of busincas, and at thosame timoto permit mem- Lers to give thoir viows on financo, all members slall bo permitted to have reprinted in the Congressional Jtccord their financial spoeches of last year. DEMOCTATS WILL HOLD ALOOF. T hie Democrats have concluded to be gulded by their moro conservative leaders, who decided iuan informdl caucus not to participate in the Sinancinl dobato no matier how extonded it may e. Lo policy underiying this rewolution iy that the Domocratic leaders are of tho opinion thas it will be moro ndvantageous to that purty to avoid making aay positive record on iluunco by specchies, DAWEY MADE TUE SPEECI QF TRE DAY. It wes & very ablo argumont in favor of & spoedy return to standard nioney, and a sovore oxposi- tion of the folly of milation schemes, Mr. Dawes dovoted n_considerable portion of his speech to au attack upon Geu. Butler, VAWES AND BUTLER, Tho following collonquy, which took placs at ihe Logning of Duwes' speoch, will seurcoly find Ylm:n in ‘the Congreseional record or tho regular report of procecdings : Gen, Butlor—You miestato my position, Mr, Duyos—I stato your fposition, as I under- stand il, invyour spooch, which las boen withe Lhold from Lho record. Gen, Butler—It wae withheld because I wos abseut 1 Now York. Mr, Dawes—1 do not intend to misatato yonr position. Gon. Butler—The road to hell is paved with gocd intontions, Mr., Dawos-—No one should ba bettor awaro of that fact than yoursolf. [70 the Associated Press.) DECATE ON KELLEY'S DILL, ‘Wasmxaton, D, 0., Dec. 10.—Lhe Houso went into Committes of the Whole, with Mr. I'yner in and resumed considoration of tho bill zing the issuo of 8.05 convertible bonds, Villard (Vt.), offorod an smoudmeut to it, providing thiat greonbncks shall not be Jogal tender in paymont of debty contracted after July 1, 1875. SPEECH OF MR, DAWES. Mr. Dawes spolte at length in opposition to tho bill. Io declarcd that with the gentiemnn fromt Ohio (Mr. Garfield) ho rojoiced that the hands of Congress wore Loing stayed up in tho effort, ifit had courage to muke it, to bring the coun- try bacls tofthe Iaws of trado, and arguod that tho direct and inevitablo consoquenco of tho sub- stitution of tho pendiug bill for the oxisting stato of affnirs, instead of bringing roliof by appracinte ing tho greenbuck to gold, would sink it 10 to 15 por cout, und thoreby take from the laborer 10 to 15 por cent of tho purchating power of his dny's wagos, und out down his now seaney lonf of brond. The greenback would be worth ns much 28 gold to-dny if tha Govornment would pay it when prescnted, and it novor would b worth ag much as gold until the Govorument did that, Let it do that, and all tho rest would follow, In conclusion ho #aid: *Thoso who nro re- sponeiblo for public affairs have na timo to loso, We can put off our duty in tho premiees no longer. 'Che Republican” party han fust threo months to envo or to destroy its exisience, No other power than itsolf can accomplish its ruin, 1t will pacs out of mind and memory in the poli- tics of this country, it at all, by its own hands, It has tha power, 88 woll as tho privilege, of ne- complishing oither of those results. \Whatover in tho near futuro nwaits that porty, leb it not dia for want of conrage.” : it PHELPS nrfiued againgt_the pending mensure, aud said : * Thin 8 what I ask the Governmont todo: I ek tho Government to pay the promises that it made twolve years ngo, to pay theso groonbacke on demund, dollar” for dollar, and I ash tho Governmont to do 8o by borrowing on ity bonds, peyable Aty years after dato, tho moncy with which to. payits present indebteduoss, Iumy opinion thoro s but ono way to make tho onr- rancy oqual to money, and thit is to follow that straight, narrow path, which is tho path of honcsty, ‘Tl Govermmont must pay its dobts when they aro dua, Then alono cun’wo oxpoct to bo again & prosperous, and Lappy, and houor- ed nation.” MR, SMITIL (X, Y.) spolte In favor of & return 1o apccio paymenta aa goon a8 practicablo without disaster, ‘'hora welo somo featurey in the pending measure which {mprossod bim favorably, but there wero vory grave objections to it, There wan illimita- ble oxpausion in It becauso these bonda of emuil denomination would clreulnto us currency, In order to guerd agninst that, ho woutd move to amend tho bill by making tho lowost devomina- tion of & bond &1,000, At the close of Mr. Smith'a romarks tho Com- mittoo rose without actlon on the biil. HENATOR MORTON'S VIEWS. Ronntor Morton ronched hera lust night, in greatly (mproved boolth, and, whilo not dviting t0 bo quoted at longth né o lils viows on tha po- litical aspect, ho mukes no concenlmont of hig iutention ta oppose the fluanoial policy suggested by tho President, Hoiu of tho opmion that a roponl of the Lognl-Tonder aot would bo & nn. tiounl diegraco, and holds that Congrors could Junt aa property ropeal the act providime thut the Uovernment bonde shull bo paid in gold; both hoing contracts to whick the fuithof the Govorn- mont {a pledged, e THE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY, AN INVEWTIGATION PENDING, Speciat Disputch to The Chicugio Trivune, ‘Waisuivarox, Doc. 10,~Tho Committeo on ‘Waye and Moans, in scorot acasion, has resolved to continue tho investigation iuto the atlalrs of the Pucifle Mail Steamship Company. In Lhe Vorty-uecond Congreun ihore Way & Jorgo amount e ¢ CHICAGO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1874. i of testimony takon rolative to this mattor, The inquiry was conducted in the strictost scorecy. No ofteial publication has beon mado concorning the nature of tho toulimony thon taken, but it ‘becamo nolsed about at tho timo that the ovi- denco elowed that somo mombers of tho last Qougress TOO TNINES FON TILIN VOTES upon tho LI}l granting the F'acifie Mail subsidy, Tho story is that sovoral momhers receivod eachn 81,000 LIIL. Tho tentimony takon was inclosed 1n o Inrgo, earofully sealod packago, and doposite cdat tho close of the Forty-socond Congress with tho Clork of the Houso. 'Thiu testimony, at tho boginniug of tho lnst ecuslon of Cougront, wns officially transferrod to the custody of the irorent Congresn by that oficer, The Howso hen roforred thoe teatimony to the Comimittes on Ways and Moaus, witl the authority td nct. Un-~ dog,tho commiseion givon to tho Committes on Wifs and Doaus early iu tho lnst session of Cangress, THE COMMITTEE ITAS NOW AGTED. It Ia known that Beck, of Kontucky, has bosn ouo of the leadiug movers for this frosh mvasti- gation. He publicly announced early in this session thet bio should speedily bring it to the attontion of tho Committeo. The renson for mnintaining sccrocy during tho pnst fow doye Iins boon tho approhension on tho part of tho Committoo that if the intentions of the Commit- teo wore mado publio " THRE MOST IMFORTAXT WITNLSSES WOULD FLEE TIL COUNTRY, This wan especinlly fenred in the easo of . Irving, tho thon ngout horo of tho Pachle Mail ~Btoamabip Company, who _controlled the Pacific Moll lotby, aud cloims to hava disbursed hero, in tho interest of tho Company, at that session of Congross, $600,000, On Monday Anron Bradshuw, Assistant Sergonut- at-Arms of tho [ouwo, was sent to New York, under special ecommiseion, tosubpena prominent witnesses {n conneotion with tho Pacific Mail Stenmship Compnay. Thero is ronson to beliove that Cornelius Garrison. ltuesel Sage, and Rufns Haltch have already been summoned. Up to this timo Irving has not booa found, aud it is foarod thint ho bny escapod, PARIIES BUMO: New Yon, Dec. 10.—Ex-Presidont Snge and Managing Dircctor Hateh, of tho Pacifio Mail Company, Commodore Garrison, of the Now York & Brazil Company, and otbior gontlomen, lelt to-night for Washitigton on 8 summons of the Ways and Means Committeo of the 1louso of Tepresontatives Lo teatify, it in understood, tho mattor of the steamsnip subsidies o the last and provious sessions, i P A DANGEROUS COMBINATION, THE SOUTUELN PACIFIC NAILROAD AND COTTON- TAX BCHEME. Snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Trioune, Wasmxaroy, D. C., Dee, 10.—The managers of tho Southern Pncitio Railroad horo give out that that road lias decided to Liave no sftiliations with tho Northern Pacific Road in attempting to secure legiolabion in Covgress, Tho Bouthern Daclfic and the Texns Pacitle, however, which nre now practically one rond, owing to tho junction of tho rond at Santa Fo, havo mado common couso, and thero s not much doubt that thoy have formod an allinnce with the friends of the schomo for the refunding of tho catton tax. An effort now appears to bo making to induco tho South to voto unitedly in favor of the Southorn Pacitic schemo. Tho argument used is, that junsmuch s tho North baa alrondy had a subsidy which builé tho Union Pacitic Railroad, the South is ontitled to like considera- tion from Congrests The strensth of euch a combination will bo seen whon it Is known that thore are yery fow votes in the South whuch will not bo ju favor of the bill for refunding the cot- ton tax. QEY, ORERVILLE 31 DODOY, of Town, wha was 5o consplenons for hin absenco in tho Crouit Mobilior investigation, 2nd whom tho Sorgeant-n-Acmi ssamod nover to bo abla to flud_ 1 his sleeping-cur liding-place in & ravino in Woxns, is horo, and in looked upon ns tho chiof mnnager, next to Tom Seott, of tho Southe arn Pacitio sobiotmo, A~ THE LITTLE TARIFF BILL, TOUSE AND BUNATE COMMITIEY DIFFERENCES, Special Dispatel to The Chieago Lribune, Wastinatoy, D. C., Doo, 10.—Tho main voluts of difforence bolwoen the Hlouse and Sen- ato Committees on tho little Tarilf bill are threo: Tirst, the Scnato will not agree to Starlwonrther's propoition to tax stock dealers and brokers, upon their sales. It is held that this tnx could not bo collected. Second, tho Seuato opposes the proposition to per- mit producors to rotail tobacco to the value “of 8100 per onnum without apecinl licouse. This proposition comes from tho Bouth, Third, the Souato is opposed to tho 10 EM cont duty on hops, which was do- manded_ by Wisconsin hop-growers, and waa preased by Mr. Hazleion, ‘fhoeo three proposi- tions wora incorporated in the bill by Mr. Dawos when ho saw that without them it” would fail; but ho did not favor them, and would not lave consented to thom if ho had not boliovod that tho Benato would strike them out. s kit NOTES AND NEWS. THE NATIONAL NIOARD OF TRADE. Bpecial Duspateh to e Clicagy Lribune, Wasmsoron, D. €, Dee. 10.—Tho Ex- ccutivo Committeo of the National Bourd of Trade held s protracted session horo to-day, Delogates from the londing citios of tho more prominent Bonrds of Trade woro present. Mr. Charles Randolph snd My, Charles E. Cul- vor reprosonted Clicago, Tho seasion was not publio, and the procecdings of tho moeting are not made known. It is staled, however, that tho rociprocity treaty was discussed at considerablo longih, and that tho Committco havo decidod not to mako ooy recommendutions to Congress on that sub- Jeet. The views of the Committos wore nob enw tirely harmonious, and it Is thought that thin isa prominont ronson for declining to mako sny recommendntions, The Lxceutive Committea havo also uudertakon the nrduous task of en- deavoring to como to o duflnite ngroement upon finaneos, in ordor that thoy miay muko some ofticiel recommondnations to Cangress, but thuw faz they have beon quito unsuceesstul. I BLEAMBOAT BILL, Thera s o Invgs steambunt lobby haro working toyeeuro ths passnge af tho Negioy Steamboat bill, which 1s bow pondingy in to Sonsto. Tho ill'pansod Lbo Houso Jant Year, after formida- ble opposition, nud is very strongly opposed in the Senato by n number of Senators, led by Conlling. 'Tho chiof objections urged against tho present Jaw ig ity nmbiguity, and tho great difiiculty conneoted with its enforcoment. TOSTMABTER JEWELL, Thore i3 no donbt of Gov. Jowell's confirma- tion, Mis unon-contirmation to-duvis not sur- Prising, as undor tho rulo & singlo objection could postpone tho voto. CIHEAT TRANSPONTATION, Tho Committco appointed by tho Richmond Choap Transpoi tation Convention to prosont to Congress tho memorinl of that Convention held its fitst mooting horo to-day, Ldward Corring- ton, of Ricmond, was appointed Seorotary. A resolution wos ndopled authorizing oach mom- bor of (ko Committeo, in cano of necessity of nbsonce, to appoint a substitute, It ywau ro- solved to hold another meeting In_ January, Josiah 1, Utley, of Dixon, 1il., wes instructed to raprecont tho intorests of the Roek Island & Henuepin Canal, D, (7o the dusaciaten Preas) Wisiinatos, D. €, Dee, 10.—Jobann €, Kondrup, Danivhk Vieo-Consul in this city, died this morning, NOMINATIONS, ‘I'he Prosidont hes nppointed William R, Thrall Murshal for tho Southern District of Ohio, nnd s#ont ta tho Senato the uppointments of John W, Thatehor, of Virginia, to be Commivsioner, and Lilliy Spoed, of Maine, to bo Assistant Connmix- gipnor of Intents, "Lho Presidont nont to tho Sonate to-dny sev- oral hundrod nominutiony, montly personu ap- olnted durtng tho recess of Congross, ‘I'ho fol- owing now appointments were made : Bonjaman Moran, Minwter Residont to Lortugul; Wiole- ham offman, Bocrotary of L,ogation at Londou and Robott R, HUl, ‘of Tilinols, Hecretary of Logation at Pard L[2%e reqular vecord of Congressional proceed- ings will be found on the second page.] e ol MISSOURI CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. 8. Louts, Mo., Dee, 10,~Gov, Woodson has orderod an election for Jan, 20 for delogates to the Constitutionu! Conveution FEUDAL WAR. The One Which Is Now Rav- aging the South. Twenty-oight Negroes Thus Far Buried§at Vicks- burg, . The Colored Sheriff Barely Es- capes with His Life, Continued Apprehension of War in New Orleans. The Election Returns to Be Made Kext Sunday. Then May Come an Uprising of the White Leaguers. Review of the Situation in the State by a Special Cor- respondent. Fiercoly-Partisan Character of Louis- iana’s Political History. Interview with Ex-Cov. Baxter. THE VICKSBURG WAR. NEW ORLEANS ADVIOES. Spectal nputeh to The Chtcaao Tribune, New Onseaxs, Deo. 10.—Vicksburg papers of Wednerday state that on Monday night a roport was oirculated that a Iynohing varly would visit tho Court-Honko during tho night, for the pur- poto of LYNCHING SHERIFF CIOSDY, and the gusrd was strengthened. During tho night u party appearcd, forced the gunrds, and ontered tho Circuit Court room, whero Crosby wan confined. 'ho commandor of tho guard and a largo number of citizeus, however, flually porsusdod them to desist, aud thoy left without carrylng ont tholr purpose. Early Tuosday moruing anothor attempt was mado by the frienda of Olivor Brown, who wns killed on Dlonday, to got posscesion of Cros- Ly, ond it roquired all the oxortions of tho difforent company oflicors to provent thom from consummating their plane. On Tuesday ofternoon Crosby was transferred from tho Court-{Iouge to the Jail for safor keop- ing ns ¢no instanco of tho Committeo of Citizons Who were in conturence with Adji.-Goen. Packer. The Vicksburger states thut the ronson the Coumnmitiee ws ¥o careful that hurm should not como {0 Crosby was that ho might bo held as o hostnge with "bis follow-prisouers, and in orsoe the United States troops were to interfere homp was to ba tho partion of the whole party. The Vicksburger cxprossen gront ‘agust that such ‘nso considorations of policy thould intervene botweon Crosby and tho gallows, aad would have um hung immediately wichout shift TEINFORCEMENTS PROM LOUISIANA. It fa statod that whilo tho peopls of the par- inbos in Loulsiuna on the liuo of tho North Louisiana & Toxns Railrond woro all in arms ready for a oall to Vicksburg, Capt. Hom Me- Enory, brother of tho would-be Governor of Louisiann, camo to Vickbarg on ‘Tucday with 140 men from tho Ouachita region, took quar~ teraat tho Washiugeon Hotol, and reported for duty. Thoy lefl, howaver, during the afternoon, not boing neoded. THE WAR OVER FOR THE PRESENT. It looks now as if the Vicksburg wur was about over, and tho peoplo who bLald tho muss- meeting and domanded the resignation of the ofioinls had gaivod thelr point, for the presont, al leust, at an expouse of fifty or sixty lives. Crosby bna now resigned for the second time, and tho other oflicials arg refugess, It is pus- siblo that when tho Lopislaturo meets tho acrife may bo renewed again, perhnps in Jackson. A QUECI BIILITIA, It scoms that the militia of Mississippi is ao organized tbat Ames cannot depend upon them, us leust only & portion of them. At Vickeburg, Capt, Iil's colored company was arrayed agrinss ol. Beurd’s, who scom to havo beon tho genuino State militin oflicor, though bo ealls his command tho Fourth Rogiment Warron County Militia, If Gov, Ames is detormined not to call -upon the National Government for Lolp, and has not an armod military organization he van depend ugion, it is diflientt o keo whut ho i going to do nbout it. This view of tho cano is probably what i~ duced him to call a session of the Leglslaturo. They may tuko the rospousibility of making n constitutionnl application to tho President for ausiptance. AJRS' PROCLAMATION. (T the ssociated Lrest) NEw OnrLeans, Dee, 10,—A Jackson (Miss.) special iuys the praciamation of Gov. Ames con- vening the Logislaturo s slnost unanimously condomued, T, W, Cardozo, tban whom no man bos dono; more to aereato this trouble, declares that tho raco contlict is now on s, and tho negro womon aro rendy to commenca with nx and knifo; to slanghter tho white women and ehildron, ~ Ono romurkable fact shonld bs noted, Only the conntry nogroes bave been drawn into domonntrations. Tho town negroos ore too smart to be duped by their londers. : Thio uctnal number of nogroes killod in Mon- day’ fight is probably 150, I ight wore buried in ono fleld yestordsy. DISPATCIL VIA MEMPHIS, Mexenm, Toun,, Dec. 10,—A Vickaburg tolo- gram to the Western Ansociated Pross to-night Hnyy tho war is over i all b quiot. ‘The Board of Bupervisors to-day appointed a com- mitteo "t0 bury tho dead bodies. Twen- ty-cight nogroos have heen ivterrod, Aany othots aro yct to he buried, Heveral compnnies have beon organized to serve under militin ofll- cors, but will probubly not be needed. Seoutn report all quiot in the country, and negroes who were meusing havo disperscd. . The Bonrd of Supervisors have ordered an @leatiun 1o il tho vacanoy for Bhorlif, Cireuit Clorl, two Juaticgs, and two Constables, Tho abscondiug Chancery Clerle will bo or- derad to comio homo und mako Lowd, or tho oflico will be dectnred vacaut, Lo haviug boon disvoy- ored to bo acting without bond, nono app oaring on record, Mot of tho stolen bonds u.d papoers proving his guilt have boon fonnd. DOBSLY, TuE EMUEZALING OLICUIT CLE IE, way arrostod yestorday, aud mado to go with a committeo of {ax-payers to find tho stolen records of hia oftico. Court-House villninies are still boing brought to light, and uenrly nlt tho connty ottioors ave im- plicated. Thero is n strong feoling aguinet tha Goveruor for keoplng theso men in ofice, aud Pplodgiug them tho subport of bayonots. CHOSNY, THE COLONED KHENIFY and londer of tho nogroos, is still held, but tho othor prionars wora roleatod on promiso of jood behayior, No violenco was offerad, Crogby sayn Gov, Ames and Attorney-Gonoral Harris told "bin to organize the men rud attack :Jlm cli)ly. “Tho nogroos ey thoy got ordors from ¥osby. chycsTs ov Tk nEPUBLIONX PAvERS, Tho Limes (Hopublican) snys tho utiack on tho city Was a8 imipracticablo s it wau ntroclous, und tho leaders ought to bo punianed, It ways Crosby s as big a fool a8 the other nogrove, aud lmitatos tho whito men. ALL QUIET, Vioxsuuna, Misa,, Deo, 10,—All quiet inj the olty and country. The authoritics havo buried the bodies of fourteon nogrook, sud about the #ame number were buried by privato individuals, Tho whito citizens still vetaiu possossion of tho Couxt-Llouse wud Jall, aoting undor advice of the Y morning ¢ Connty Doard of Suporvisors, all the membors of which are_nogroes oxcopt ono. An elaction 167 Shorif, Dao. 31, has boon ordered, and jlves *anoral satiafaction. The .‘\h{nr will issus a proclamation in tho n hnt peaco provails, and roquest the citizens to rosumo umfr usual avocations, OWENS' KTORY. In an intorviow of n Vicksburg Ierald ro~ portor to-duy with Audrow Owons, the negro commandor of tho column of nogroos which advanoed on Grove stroet, who i8 a prisonor, Owaons reltorated his stalomont that Sheriff Cronby orderod him to come to tho city with ath tho armed mon bo could got, and that Crosby Fove Owons swshority for calling out the nos Y008, Omnx? oays Ames and Attorney-Gonorni Tarris advined hith to call tho posuo to remstate i {n oflico, but ho did not do it, nnd dirolnims any responsibility for the threo columus whioh marchod on Vicksburg, BENSATIONAL REPORTS, Mesenn, Doe. 10.—Tho l'u{)‘nrlud burning of cotion-ging nud farni-hounes by uegroos in’ tho vieinity of Vieksburg, telographed from hero on ‘Thuredny to soveral Northern papers, was pure- Iy acnsatioual, P LOUISIANA, TANEATS AGAINST TUE RETURNING JOARD, &Enecial Dispateh to T'he Clireagn T'ribuine, WhsmINGTON, Doo. 10.—Ropresontative Bhol- don, of Loulsians, arrived hore this ovening. Ho sayn that tho situation of afaira in Now Or- loans is very critical. The Roturning Bonrd, which a composed mainly of Ropublicans, will promulgata the roturns of tho elaction for Stato officors oo Bunday next. It is stated that the Whito Longue organization haa notified the mombors of tho Board that if Du- buolet, tho Ropublican candidato for State ‘I'reasuror, is returned olocted, Monewre, the Domocratio candidato, wil bo inatalled by forco, and that the lives of tho mombers of the Return- ing Board will be endrogerad, THEZ ALATMING REPONTS a8 to the condition of affalra in Now Orleans, Ingt night, wore fotuded only fn the appreliond sians of cortain Republican” Congressnion, but thero now soomsa posaibllity of the insuguration noxt week of auother rovolution similar to that of Penn test summor. TIHE BETURNING TOARD. New OnveAxs, Doo. 10.—The Returning Doard 1a consldoring tho roturns from Holena pavish, which had been tampered with, Tho Conserva~ tivo Committeo gropnscd that the Commission- s of Bleotions ba sent for to tostify ns to the coudition of tho roturns whon thoy woro for- warded, A membor of tho Board, in roply, said the Board could asrivo at a conclusiun reparding theso returns by tho evidonco provont. Tho a0 would ba roferred to the Legisluture. Apprchonsion oxists in many Coosorvative circles that enough Consorvativo parishes will bo reforred to tho Legialature to give the Ropub- Houns & working majority in the Hotse, Svecfal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Nsw Onrraxs, Dec, 6, 1874, A tormor letter gavo somothing of an insido viaw of the body politic ns seon in Louisiaua, The showing may possibly be considored as senrcoly complimentary to the Stato and pooplo at largo. But the facts, a8 presented, sponk for thomuelves. ‘Thoy 1ay bo, s they undoubtodly are, poculinrly unfortunate for tho State, in o political g woll as o material souso. They aro’ nono the less undeniable in themselvos. Somo- thing of a knowledge of auch facts, too, wonld soom essontinl to anything llke a fair under- standing of tho actual situation. They must ac- count for mich othorwiso scomingly inexplic- able, in connoction with Loulsisna nffarrs, Louisiana, s simply one of the sisterhaod of Statos, would be readily understood. Louiei- aua, sa PRACTICALLY A FOREION PRINCIPALITY, undor tho guito of a Foders! Stato, is n political anomaly fow nro propared to comprehend. And yotit is only in such a light that sho ean bo proporly undozstood at all. A foreign communi- ty, such as prodominates in Louisiann, can in no nonso, save a8 oxercising tho nights of citizon- ship, be olassod as American. A foroign, and, to mnch extout, sadly dogonerats and mongrel, population canuot well make an over-progporous State. An oloment of such mixed Latin oxtrac- tiou ig, at best, morcurial, dlotatorial, and revo- Iutionary, to the last degroo. It brooks littlo in the way of control. fb-is lod by ibs passions, ®8 by its projudicos. It iu not amenable o tho ordinary dlotntes of reason. It is intolorant of tho opiwions of others. It has littlo respect for "Govorn- ment, 8a¥ r8 1t roprescnts tho strong arm of power. Itean appracinto nono other, aave as con- vorting liborty iuto liceuse. As liborty, of old, mount *liborty to wallop one’s own nigger,” so liberty, to-day, is liborty to run the sbip ot Stata to suit thomselves, Practicelly, thero is nosuch tolug a8 Irgedom of opinion. It ono is to judgo from Louisiana's political history, thoro nover hns boen siuce hor admission ns a Btate. In no other part of tho Foderal Union did party feoling so complately over- rile sny and all other intorcets me hero, Nowhero olse, too, did it constently manifost iteolf in suck bittor fouds aud outbuists of par- tinsn strifo, As between the Old-Lino Whigs and the Dom- ocrats, it was literally a war to tho knife, and the Ismio to tho hilt. The respective leaders had but to erack the party-whip, and all were ex- }mclod to fall into Lino, ready and engor for tho ¥ Thiero was no snch thing as dofuetion al- towed in tho ranks, Thero was noither indopon- doncp of action nor froedom of opinion. All who were not for were ngainst Up to 1812, tho Whig soom to havo gonorally maintaned a supremacy, Provious to this time, one must have boou a faxpayor, to a cortain lim- ited oxtent, to bo a votor. 'The Whigs, comprig- ing, 08 thoy did, the woulthicr and woro rospeot- 8bI0 olngsos, hadl a_consoquont majority in tho State, A clnuse in the Constitution of 1842, gonforring nufl'min on all citizans, offoctod o radical change, Lottwng in, a8 it did, & perfoot borde of the lowor elusses of foreigy extractlon, —tho cannitlo, 50 Lo spoalr,—it turiiod tho politie cal tide iu favor of the Dotwacracy, T'bo Whigs, thongli losing control of the State, still nnintained thoir hold the city, They du 80 by controlling, in_tho main, the Fronch Cro- olo olomant. ‘Tl Whigs wero known as prac- tioully THE PARTY OF REYPECTAUILITY. ‘'ho Democrats, on tho othor haud, ropresent- od, in thair rank and fllo, the *‘poor white trash” of tho hills und canaillo of tho vity, The loading or reprosontative Crooles, na of tho os- #enco of respoctability, aflilintod with the Whigs, Whiw, carrylog with b tho great bilk of tha French Crooles, divided” tho forelgu cloment to an oxtout that gavo tho Whigs control of the city. 'Tho linos ns drawn woro a# rigld and unylelding as ono could well {magine. Party prejudice, ruthor thra renson, would éem o have boow the londing powor on olthor sido, Tho mauses woro litorally whipped into tho traces through positive fonr “of & purty- feoling such v tho veoplo of the North never avon dresmed of, Tho leadors met and ulucussed the fssuen with pistols at ton puces, or sabers at cloner quarters. ‘Thoir respoctive followers fought it out, o8 beeame thoso of the lower or- dors, in scenos of riot and bloodshed such as convortod a campaign intoa voritublo Pandemo- nim, It was thus 8 duol or a ntroot-fight, o Jitling or o murder, according to the station in ife. T'he killings and tho murdora thus Incldont to nn‘ul«ubmu nob unfrequently formed an aggre- Kato ATMOHT NEYOXD BELIEF, They passed wi tho_ordinsry incldonts,—a noo- ousnry baptism of blood, as it were, ossontial to the propur conduet of o eampaign, Nor wero wooncs of orgauized violenco and insurrootions by nn{' meaus unknown in the past. ‘Lhe streot barricndes aud batteriew of uitillory, as seon in tho strootd of Now Orleans in 1858, and tha torribla rioty of 1868 and 1808, toll quito ne bloody and significant & tale of **a popular up- rielngr of tho pooplo,” nA the somewhnt similir manifestation on tho 14th of Heptomber Inat. Bo, too, in tho notorions ** Carter war,” au open insnrreotion of au armod populnco was suved from becoming s bloody rovolution only through tha timely intorvention of Fedoral bayonots. Tho tido of populur m‘n}u(llcu. turiled against the Republicans us a soomfngly nntural rosult of the War, has variod in intensity a6 iu application, only in acvordanco with the hopes or fears of tho londiug acn-nu i control. It massnored the poor ignorunt blacka by hupdreds {n 1866 and 1868, It maused its armed cohorts, undor tho londer- ship of Catier, for the fosclblo ovestlyow of Warmoth, in 1872, It gavo way, in turn, to o combinatfon with tho oif-amo prty, through which, a4 it wonld oom, the Htnto was to bo vir- tually gold out to tha Democracy for & soat in tho Uuited Statas Ronata, Lt turnad tho vials of its concentrated wrath upon Kellogg for dofoate ing tho purposes of tho combiuation, It haa Toadod him with all tho anathomas of tho dumned. for holding on to the prizo in hand, It Tinn whitled all of urgumont, au it by osarriddon Eflr"; roagon. 1t placed bim, from tho-first, un+ DAY OF LXCOMMUNIOATION ton timea 0s alfoctiva nn would liuva boon o vers itnble bull Croru the Popo witls the Jamitw, Iiad ha possousnd tho purity of o eaint, with the wik- dom of & Bolomon, It wonid havo oounted s nothing. 1o stooll In tho rosd of tho Dombo- vaey—i. 0, ** tha peoplo "—of Loutsiann, N ~ n0 Dold among ** tho pooplo," ns & consequg NUMBER 111. both nt homo and abroad ; and, although it hag ot with detormined hostihity on tho part of of« fico-holdors and thoso immodintely subjeot ta tholr control, yot it Jns not boon mindo tha snbe Ject of any nidvarso criticism, While it applion tho great loval of the In to ali mon, knowing no distinction of ran'k or race, It dotines, with gronk precislon, Lhe powers of thio Govorumont, and of each dopirtment thoreof, m mch wiso 18 to Roe oura harmony, economy, and aflclonoy in the uiwrauauu of all the brauches of the publio aor~ viee, Tloportor—*1Was the chiango in govornmont In- cldental to tho new Coustitution followed by sny disordors 2" Gov. Baxtor—* Not in tho loast ; andl It should bo & mattor of common vongratulation that, note withatanding ovory offort niade to sow tho woads ;of discord and propagate violenes, tho period of a4 to daro Lo ovon coltutenango Lis hrotohy S/ s a0l from 1o olil Govarnmont Lo tho now Moro rigky still, by far, to counsol a rnu & candid_consideration. Tha olaime of ki & v8, McEnery could only bo viewed from a point that ndmitted of ot ovon an o mucl less n disenusion, in favor of the foy MeLnory was tho candidato of * the Kollogg wna tho candidate of tho Radicay * carpet-baggers and niggers.” Tho w an_clection, in common honoaty, ) uothing Iu the neato. o poopio "~/ 4 ) Democracy—of Lounislana must noe( & Lowslans by sheer forco of projudich “Giuno, if olhing clse, Thors way no argument to,bs admitted " in tho Promises. Tho **carpot-bag-* gera and niggors "—i. a., Radienls, or Republio- mns—had w0 rights in tho caso worlly of even n respoctful connidoration. And yot thore would wooin nn equitable claim in thalr bolilf, Turning to tho consus of 1870, wo find, with aoma slight dicropanciea in tho varlous tabular statemeonts, A FAIR STOWING /was ono of unnaual goud ordor and quiotudo, showlng that the strony dosiro of tho pooplo is for peauo nnd good-fellowahip, Tho prospect of A now Conntitiution, gunranteoing fair cloctions oud a just ndministration of tho Governmont, a8 at onco accopled as & componention for nli tomporary ovils growing out of tho known de- focts of tho Conalitution of 1803, and various impropor and opprousiso luws onnotgd undor tho samo, Ttoportor—** Wo hoar a great deal of tho hittor fooling oxisting amoug tho factions in your Stato.” Of courno, thoro fu o great deal of it, for under tho circumstances kuown to oxist, thoro conld be nothing lows; but—>= Gov. Baxtor—: For'tho past fow yonrs thoss glaiming a right to hold oflice porpetually in this Stato huvo for tho most patt mndo tucmsclves conspicuous by vituporation of hoso whom they protended thoy hud olovatod to obiclal position,” Reportor~YA member of the Congressignal Invostignting Committeo informed mo tint ]rop= orty fu Arkanas had “depreciated in valie mors of tho population of the State to bo an aggregate of 126,475 touln. Ot thowo, BUR0GE u whites, and 364,210 colorod. 'T'he aflfl whito males we find rated at 174,187, These aro mado up, in turn, of 159,001 cluesod ns ““male citizens,” and o residuo of 15,186 alicns, or unnaturalized resident foreignory. Tollowing tho anmo authorlty, wa have: Whito males ovor 21, 87,0065 colored mnley over 21, 80,019, —giving un oxcess of whitos to tho uur® ber of 103, Now, to arrive at tho rolative forces of the respoctive parties: Deducting from tho white malos ovor 21, ratod, ns seon, at 87,066, tho sum of 16,180, s’ tho numbor of ulicn inclnded 10 tho agmregato, wo arrive ot 71,880 s the sun total of the whito voting population of tho Siate, Aw Immedintaly oppoted to these, wo havo a totul of colored malos over 21, all citizons and votews, nmount- ing to 86,013, ‘IIne gives nn oxoess of 15,038 in favor of the blacks, The usual eatimate pluced by the Republican leaders upon tho whito Ite- publicau voto of tho State has boon, in round numbors, an apgregato of 10,000: muking an allowanco of 50 por cont as a liboral dadustion from tho eatimatas of pactisau leadlars, we have still & whito Ropublican voto of 5,000. -Deduol- ing this 5,000 from tho tolal white vote of 71,880, and classing the remain- der as all Domocrats, we amive at 66,880 o« the aggregato of tho Domocratic voto. Adding the b0 to’ tho colored voto of 86,918, which up to the luto olection nt lonst was indin- putably Republican to & man,—wo hinve an ag. grogato Ropublican vote of 01,913, Flifu gives o cleur Ropublican mnjmit_s on a total vole of 25,083, The figuros, being oflicial consus-roturns, enn acarcoly be clswod a9 partisan., Howaver pulatable, like facts in gonoral, thoy are hard to obliterato. Thoy ate borno ot as undonbtedly carreat, t0o, it a0y examinntion or compurinon witlt thoso of tho past. In point of setual fuct, in aoy puch compurifon, thoy aro mado to appesr rathor fuvorablo' than otherwise to thio Democratio sido of tho house. In 1800, for instance, we find tho tofal regmmc tored white voto to_havo baon bub 65,810, Tn 1870, wo find it regintered, na por ceneun, at 71,- 830, Fhin givos an fucronao for tho ten yenrs of 16,070, or very noarly 8 per cout per aunum. Taking tho firat registration of colored votors in 1867, and we find it to Lavo been 84,397, As por cansus in 1870, or threo years later, it is seen an 80,913, Thia glves, cd the iuorenso af calored votes in throe {“m' 2,086, or but tho merest triflo_imaginablo over 1 por cont por annum. The fxures are seon, thorofore, 2a at fonst not partisnn in favor of tho Repnblicans, Marnlizo s uo may, or carp about wbstract theories of Bo]lficlll cconomy a8 deduced from o Southern omocratio standpoint, thoy moot bim in the faco with an unyielding front. ARopublican’ mujority of 25,033 on a total voto should, of courso, show & correspondmy proportionste majority in tho ACTUAL VOTE OF AN ELECTION. Gomg buck Lo the lvetion of 1560, wo find th voto to have atood: For Douglus, 7.025: for Brockinyidge, 22,6315 for Loll, 20.20%:—tola), 50,510. U'nis, in » totnl roylstered vote of 55, 810, shows o loss in rogistored votes of 5,00, or vory nenrly 10 por cont, This, too, in probably by for the most oxelling enmpaign over known in the South, Asyuming the samo ratio of losn in tho eampnign of 1472, tho voto should stand in the neighhorhiosd of 60,102 Demoerntic to 82,721 Republican, or ag sliowing a. Republic- on mojonty of 93,63, Adwitling oven, which no one will protend to claim 2,500 hincks to hiave voted tha Domocratio ticket, tho reanly i8 o mnjority for tho Ropublicans of 17,630, Ile- duce tha white Republican vate, if you plonse, to an ageregata of 2,600, all told, nud lot tho other 2,500 go to awell tho voto of the Opposi- tion, beyoud the limits oven of the wost grasp- ing of ctaimants, thoro is still an incfliceblo Ropublican wmafority of 12,620 on n fair and horiest count, ‘Lherd I8 no dodging or evading tho fgsue, The tlgures ara simply indisputable, They show beyond all eavil the nctual political enst of the body politio—*tho pooplo"—of Touistana, ‘Tho respectivo olaima of Kellogg va, McEnory, o4 baged on the cleotion of 1872, whilo perhaps, at best, but vaguely understood, ara l'mulllly doflned. “Tho peoplo” clected Mr. Kollogys “tho people” elected Mr. Molinery. Tho quos tion at Iksno, at once, is tho samo old, ovor- reeurring one: What constitutes “ tho people," THN WHGLE OR TAE FEW? Wo have givon the figures na ot loast nudo- niable in themsolves in an oquitablo showing of tho whole. As thore is no claimn of ruy division of tho colorod elomunt nt tho time, there would scom littlo chanco of ovading the issues of nn clootion of ‘‘tho pooplo ™ o sweh o b Mo Kellogr, ws ihe Ropubliean nominco, Teprosented tho_ pooplo,” from o Republicon 'staudpoint. Mr. MoEnory, on tho othior hund, xeprosonted * tho pooplo™ as viowed from tho atnudpoint of tho mouthern Domoeracy. Divested of all cloakings, tho claing of tho formor inchided, whilo those of the Intter pructically ignorod the biacks as nn cloment of tho body polide. The ous, theroforo, ropre- sontod * tho poople ™ na a whola ; the othar rop. resented * tho paople ' as practically contined to the whites, Tho line of distinction is observa- bleinaltof the issucs sinco prosouted to tho publie, 1t sonld soem to Involr, in ofulty, tho whote of tho controverny ug betwoen Rellogg nnd Me- Enery. Did tho olection of 1872 REPREYENT THE WHOLE OIU THE Prwy ¥ If the whole, Did an unquestionnble Ropublican ‘majority raturn Mr. Kollogg? 1€ not, why not? 1f tho fow, what_becamo of tho balfots of tho mayson, A & wholo, in tho roturn of Mr. MoLn- ory? Wag thoro n gigautic andugstemizod fraud, as claimed, in tho cxclusion of such ballots, to that and? It not, why the losa of an othiorwise indisputable majority of Ropublican votes 7 How olso, in fuct, wipo out such u msjority, in favor ol g minority 2 ho muttey, turi it us you muy, rowolvos itult into the simplo proposition | What contitutos * tho pooplo,"—tho wholo, or the fow ? Rkxo. ——— INTERTIEW WITH BAXTER, From the St Liows Demoeraty Dev, 7. The Ion, Llisha Baxter, ¢x-Govornor of Ar- kansug, orrived in this city yesterduy foronoon, from Littlo Rock, on routo for Washington, A ropresontative of tho Democrat eulled to woo the distinguished gontlomun aé the Southern yestorday. ‘Uho roporter darhed into the chaotio musy of Arknusas matter with the question sy to tho acceptance by the people of that Stato of tho now Coustitution: **hat wue & glorious victory, Govornor, and must havo been ox- tromoly gratifying to the framors and support- o1 of the dovimont,” Gov. Baxtor—Yes, Tho now Constitution, Intoly ratitiod by a very largo majority of thol oluators of tho State, hias bocomun the fundn- montul law of tho land,—the ereat churlor of privato and mdividunl linorty, The populur will, hus signally mauitested, sudlclently evinces tho fuct thut it is well suitod to the necossitica of the cov=iry nnd tho habits of thoe puople for whom it was framed. Owing to the romh:ul troubles which huve s0 lang afilicted this Btato, that iustrument Laa boen nitontively scrutinized, thun ono-bnlf, Will you givo your theory of thin, If, in yonr opinion, the case? Uov. Baxtor—** I'ho country hns boen wasted bya svstom of extravazanco which in as little lu necordance with tho tastes of the peoplo u8 with tho maxims of good govorument. Aosestors, mworn only not to aescss proporty for too littlo, and pnid for their wervicow in proportion to tho amount of their- ne- fAessineuts, serupled not to oppross the ownors of property by affixing fictitlous nod wometimes fabulons valucs. Not unfraquontly it wan proclaimed that the ohjoct was to reduce all 10 0 uniform lovel of property ; n &ystom of figravianism, howevor, which did not includo tho invantors of this wiiplo syatom of promoting the public prospority, from whoso over.reaching and. all-porvading nvatica thoro wns uo escape sova by {'omm in the genoral pillage. Ofiicors waro multiplicd and diffusad thronghout the country, hoing mostly of such wmen as hed nover hoid ofiic beforo, and yot soomed to bo Incapable of * any other pursuit. Lor thelr support. suormous tnxos wero lovied, and wore enforsod by tho most stringont nnd unrelonting procesdings. ‘Taxes from 3 to G per cout on every specios of proporty, botts animate pud inanimate, on high assessnients, soon boro tholr logitimate fruits. Trom 1858 uneil 1874 1t i% supposad fully ono~ half of the lands bolonging to privato ownors pagsed under Lho tax-gathoror's Lammer.” Itoporter—*1 pregiume, undor the oxialing stato of things, Uittlo is boing done in tho way of internal improvomonts,” Gov. Baxtor—** OMce-holdors, beginning with no gstated of thoir own, nzgrogated thomsolves into rairond companies, ioprosenting lines markad {n hasto on the purface of a map, thoe on- dowment of which becamo the chief ocenpation of Governmont. 8o great was their procipita- tion in UJthug up this now Eldorado that a law, hastily dvawn, was submitted to the poople at what “purported to bo_a popular oloction, at & tize when the Inw had not gono into effeot for the urilosn of the submission, Donds were ia- sued pledging tho Slate credit with a lnvish prodigelity not unworthy tho niry schomes which thoy pretended to promoto. Whey formod o uasis for tho boginniug of oporations of soveral roads, which led in their turn to still wider® prodigality, until tho projects sucoumbed bo- neath tha woight of unbounded dishonesty and poculation; but not until tho original recipients of theso bonds had *placed’ thom whorover,” in tho civilived world, a dupe conld bo found.” Roporter—" Will you pleaso to stato fully ag to tho feoling existiug in your State betweon the whites and blacks? Soiia ono has said that the old feoling of ownership is 80 pownrful on the ono side that it must mavifest itself to tho die- advantago of tho otber," Gov. Baxtor—*' Ropresentations mado of a houtility of the whites towards tho blncks are in« tended for homoa use, and for political efTect among thq colorad poople. Ono of tho most fa~ vorable indieations of tho futura lios in tho fact that yoars of melignent offort have failed to pro« duco iy roul nlienation botweon thom. The proportion of whitcs to bincks in about threo ta ono. No White Longues or similar associntions, baged on hostila - feoling é:rowing out of color, oxista in this Btale, ur statute-bool alroudy coutaing o law cnnucdlufi to tho colorec raco ol tho privileges woich haye ovor been claimod for them in Congross or clsowhore, Tha differont races do not accupy hostile camps, ro- gerding onch othor with mutual foar and joale ousy, 08 iy sometimos supposed by thoso who Lknow nothing of tho country, They live undor thio sumo roof ; they cultivato tho samo folds ; by tho provailing systom of agriculturo thoy gone efally baye a cowmon intorcat in tho crops, and disputes bozweon them aro very rare, mutual do- pendonco naturally producing matuai concession. Tho now Constitution doos not contemplato that whites nnd blacks shall bo appealed totn o diffor- ont sonso, but thnt Lot shall bo recognized na equal citizons, pursning their happiness with ognal protection and equal rights, Tteporter—* Rogardiug tho State debt, T pre- sume that in tho general disorganization of thiugs thero is no prospect of immediato pay- ment of any part of it.” Gov., Baxter—* I havo recefved a_proposal from nn association of capitalists of Europe to fuud tho outstanding bonds of the Stato by sub- stituting for them bonds payable in thirty years, with interost ut the rato of b per cont in gold, In the present fluancial condition of tho 8tato it 11 impossible to make immiediate provision foy tho payment of any part of the public debt ; bu{ the creditors of tho Stato may implicitly rely on the ultimato pnyment of overy obligstion whick she justly and logally owos," Ttoporter—** Woll, in_conclusion, Govornor, what do you #ay of the future of Arkansns P Gov, axter—*‘ In a vory littlo whilo all the ovils which huve so much aflicted tho State will bo romemberod ouly as historical events, and oven now the resontmont which thoy naturally oxcited inin a great mensure forgotten in tha promiso of a bettor day, Wit non-intorferanco on the purt of Congrcss with our Government during tho next twelve months, wo will see sev- oral ndditions! railroads constructed in Arlan= s, and an addition mado to our population of ot loast 100,000.” —— MISCELLANEOUS, THE GIBSON COUNTY PRISONERS DISCITARGED, Manris, Doc, 10.—In the Unitod Btates Dis- triot Court to-dny tho argumont was continued oun the motion to quash the indioctmont agninst the Gibson County Ku-Klux ou the ground of want of jurisdiction of the Court, coupled with Lho faut that they were under indictment for the sumo offenso, Tho motion was sustained by Judge Ballard, aud the prisonors dischusgod. R LEGISLATURES. oo, Corunpus, 0., Dec. 10.—Tn the Houso, this moruing, the LIl to pravont the anpointmont of blood or marriago rolations of the dircotors of lmmlu institutions to positions in such institu- fous was pnasod. ARKANSAS. TLarree Roow, Ark., Dec. 10.—~The Senato to- any considured in Committeo of the Wholoand ndopted a bilt exompting miting and manufac. turing establishmonts from tuxation for a torm of yenrs. ‘Tho llousa to-dny possed tho Nonnte b Qivecting Stato - oficinla not_to reclovo loves bonds in payment for State bonds, The bill now §0es to the Governar, g OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Taveneoor, Doc, 10.—Stenmship Siborls, from Doston, arrived out. New Yonk, Dee, glo, from Londou, —_—— EASTERN FAILURE, TocrrAND, Mo, Deo. 10,—Thoe Rookland Bhoe Company has suspended, the entire capital hay- ing boon absorbod in the twoand n half ATy the Company have boon dolng by }' nblities oxcood tha agcto 34‘37000‘.’ oo T 10.—Artlved stoamship Dol