Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1874, Page 4

] o 1 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1874--SIXTEEN PAGES. WASHINGTON. Testimony in the Pacific Mail Investigation. Rufos Hatch Denies All Per- sonal Knowledge of Bribery. King Kalakaua Has a Hand- some Reception. Settlement of (he Difference Be- trween the President and Bristow, Conference of Opponents of the President’s Financial Policy. THE PRINTING BUREAU. STAMP AND NOTE PRINTING. Special Dispatch to The Chwcago Tribune. ‘Wasasgroy, D. C., Dec. 12.—G. W. Sher- wood, of Chicago, bas been unsuccessful in his offorts to have his contract for the engraving stamps on bank checks renewed. His contract 2as Lut 3 ehort time still to run. All stamps of hat character will probably -be printed where he most of them now aro, in New York City. "The aathorities here claim that Chicago bankers can, under the existing Eastern contracts of the ‘Treasury Department, secure their stampsat rates enough lowsr to pay for the express charges from Chicago to New York. On Tuesdsy the House Committee on Banking and Currency will consider the enure subject relative to all kinds of bank-note printing. The Committco have al- ready taken a large amount of written teswimony upon this subject, and Becretary Bristow is in favor of printing ail the essential portions of the bzak-potes ut_tke Bureau of Engraving and Printing bere. The Government ofticors claim that this Bureau can do the work better with equsl chrapoess, and under conditivns which af- ford greater sesurity against theft of plates or psper and counterfeiting. e A PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION, LITTLE LIOHT AS YET. ‘Wasmizorox, Dec. 12.—The Commtitee on Waysand Means, this morning, continued the Pacitic Mail investigation. A telegram was re- ceived from Richard B. Irwin, requesting Gard- ner J. Hubbard to act 28 his counsel and to en- gage rooms for him for Monday evening. The Committee informed Hubbard that he could mnot act direotly as coun- «el, but oould sugzest questions to the commit- tee. Rufus Hatch wasexamined by Mr. Knsson, and exhibited the original checks for $750,000, made to the order of Irwin, the Pacific Alail Company’s agent st San Francisco, in 1672. Mr. Hatch, in the course of his examination, e8id that he had no information, directly or in- directly, except through the newspapers, that the Pacific Mail Company had ever expended one dollar to influence Congress, and the Company bave no desire to conceal or keep secret from the Committes any of their books, records, or traneactions. At the conclusion of the examination of Ar. Hatch, the investigation was sdjourned until nexs Tuesdsy, when Irwin was expected. IBWIN ARRESTED. NeEw Yorg, Dec. 12.—Richard B. Irwin, whois eoncerned in the present Pacific Mail investiga- tion fu Washington, was arrested to-day by the ‘Siergemb-ntnAnm of the Honse of Representa- ives, —— KALAKAUA, THE HAWATIAN KING HANDSOMELY RECEIVED. ‘Wasan¥aeox, D. C., Dec. 12.—The train bear- tng King Kalakaus 2nd suite arrived in Balti- more st 10:20 this morning. Capt. Temple, Laient. Totten, and Envoy and Commissioner Oarter of the Sandwich Islands, were in waiting, and were introduced to the King, who seemed in good health. Capt. Temrle aseumed charge of the visitors as the train proceeded to the city. . At Wilson’s Station, Secretsry Fish, Secretary Belknap, Secratary Robeson, and otbers, got on board the train, which arrived here at 11:3) o'clock. The distingnished party was received ot the depot by a battalion of marines and & ! 1arge crowd, and escorted to the Arlingten Hotel. ! The King was suffering 80 much from a severe cold when he reached the hotel that Dr. Turner, of the Navy, was summoned aud preccribed, and the royal patient immediately retired. The side- walks of the streets through which the pro- cesgion moved were crownded ; a!80 the windows and roofs, from which a view of the Kingand suite conld be obteined. Flags were numerous from all public and many private buildings. Al- together there was a good display. o NOTES AND NEWS. THE WISCONSIN SENATORSNIE. &Speciai Dispatch to The Chicago Trioune, WasgmserToN, D. C., Dec. 12.—Some of the ‘Western Cocgressmen eay that Horace Rublee, now Ministerto Bwitzerland, is very likely to bo 'nmned 28 a compromise candidate for the Senate in Wisconsin, The friends of Washburn say that most of the Washburn votes would be cast gor Rubles in preference to Carpenter, and that if Bublee had any activo friends_here to conduct = campaign, he might reasonably expeot to be elecied. TRANSPORTATION. The Senate caucus Sub-Committees on Trans- portation and the South are expected to report 0 the Republican Senatorial cancus on Monday morning. Nothing definite is known as to the deliberations of tho caucus of the Committee on Traneportation thus far, but it is generally be- lieved that the projects of internal improve- ments recommended by the Windom Committee are 8o numerous and costly that it will be im- possible to agree upon aoy single one. DIVORCE CASE. It 16 announced hero {hat the divorca recently obtained in tbe West Virginia Courts by Daniel ;Ames from Mra. Mary Clemmer Ames, the well- :nown writer, who has long resided here, was . bused on & merely technical claim of desertion, *the separation having occurred eeveral years 1go. No question of churacter was involved. |’X§1°- 1ady will continue to reside here and devote ‘hsswolt to literary work, and will be known in the future simply as Mary Clemmor. THE PRESIDENT AND MR, JRISTOW,. & o {To l]h)e .{gonaDud Prest.) AsExxeTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—The rnmo: which prevailed here vesterdsy, and noticed h; your correspondent, régarding an alleged differ- €00 between tie President and Secrotary Bris- tow, Tegarding tho appointment of ex-Senstor ll 13 the Financial Agent of this country at - ndon, produced much excitement, and nu- erous inquiries were made by telograph to as. Soriam e facts in tho case. Tho statement, ied i closo xel-gxina s‘withp the Ex’fim&iuo: now mnid, officially, to be i 10 the extont of alleging that in cmaifi’fi“;i :mnppummen: & breach between the Presi- {ent aud Secretery Bristow might bo_developed. tis true, however, that Secrotary Bristow ‘has been averse to reappointing Alr. Castell, and that the frierds of the latter havo felt cope :\mned to take the matter directly to the Presi- ent. Mr. Cattoll's fricnds say to-day that Becretary ' Bristow hea yieided in his Drosition, d b Lo will again go . if bo desires, but they in- Umate thal he will decline the miuion, ey Datter wag common talk among prominent Pressorycierday, and the Opinion was ex- W’N&Bfim - Mr. Catteli ought to respect Secre- Ben-ow's wisies, and not force Limsalf into EESATORIAL CONFERENCE. Senstors Logan Hioaus faverable to jfiatier pars,CLaer Repub- t night to docide ol n-, held a conssltation of the Sexaters that they were to sucrifics their honest convimioe THE PRESIDENT, The President, oni 0 Taauive sy siswom odare T s doclined - A"I;TEMPTED SUICIDE, OoLuxsUs. Q., Dec. 12.—Annie Gall Qining-room girl at the Zettler House, ::f?:ffi: ® to_commit suicide by taking s large dose of Viictel. . Betoe taking the poluon, ‘sis deesecy . retired 10 bed, takinz the poison and a dugger | Klie with her. _Socu after taking the poison she was discovered, and o stomach-pump sccured. She can bardly recover. Unrequited love was the SPORTING NEWS. Prospecis aud Preparations for the Trotting Season of 1875, What the East Is Doing, and What the West Should Do Activity in Pigeon-Shooting Circles-=- Another Tournament for Chicago, THE TURF, TROTTING PROSPECTS FOR 1875, Already srrangements are maturing for the trotting season of 1875 in various parts of the conntry. For Chicago nothing definite has been concluded, except that Mr. Mansar will have the management of Dexter Park another sear. Realizing tho fact that honest and fast trotting is an impossibility, unless the record bar can be removed, Mr. Mansur is now in correspondence with the officers of the Associations at Cleve- land, Buffalo, Utics, and Springfield, with a viaw to baving them fix the dste of the cloeing of entries for tho grand * Quad- rilateral,” so tbat the Dexter Park meoting can begin the chain without giving horses a record which will bar them from the Eastern circuit. The dates of the four meetings of the + Quadrilateral " are as foilows: Cleveland— July 28, 29, 30, 81: Buffalo—Aug. 3, 4,563 Utica—Aug. 10, 11, 12, 13; Springfield—Aug. 17, 16, 19, 20. ~ It 3Lr. Mausur can induce the oflicers of these associations to close their eutries ou the 20th of July, be can then offer & heavy rre- mmum list with the certainty of seciring the en- trance of the “*green™ horzes from tlo East as weli as the West, and thus insure o eplendid meeting. Such is his desire, und the probabili- ties are that he will succeed. THE EASTERN TEOTTING CTRCUITS for the spring aud fall of 1875 have alreadv been arrarged. In the spring circuit the associations and dates are as follows, each giviog a four-days’ meeting: Toint Breezo Park Associstion, Philadelphia, com- mencing Tuesday, May 25, Prospect Park Awsocistion, Brooklyn, commencing Tuesday, June L. Connetticut Siock Breoders’ Associstion, Hartford, comuencing Tuesday, June 8. Nurragunsett Park ‘Associstion, Providence, com- ‘mencing Tuesday, June 15. Jystic and Beacon Purks, of Boston, the two weeks comimencing Tucsday, Juna 22, and Tuesdsy, June 29, The programmes of these meetings will bo uniform s to sizo of premiums avd claes of races, as follows : Frast DAv—Class 2:45, $1,000—$000 to_firet, $300 to eecond, und $1¢0 10 third. Caes 2:35, §1,50—300 to irst, $150 to second, zud $150 to third, SECOND DAT—Cle5s 2:31, §1,560—$500 to firet, $430 to nd $150 to third. Class 2:22, §2,000—§L.5L0 to d $200t0 third. 0, §1,000—$000 to firet, $300 to second, and $100 to third, Claes 2:24, $1,500-$9W0 to firat, $450 to second, and $150 to ForeT Dax—Clies 2:34, £1,500—5500 to first, $450 to second, aud $150 to third. ' Ciass 2:39, §1,600—3%00 to first, $50 t0 second, 2nd $150 to thi The dates for the fall circnit have been ar- ranged as follows: Hampden Park Associstion, Springfleld, commeno- iog Tuesday, Ang. 17. Connecticut Stock Dreeders’ Assoclation, Hartford, commencing Tuesduy, Aug. 24. Narragausett Park ' Association, Providence, com- ‘mencing Tuesday, Oct. 51, Mystic and Beacon Parke, Boeton, tho two weel sommencing Tuesday, Sept. 7 and Sept. 14. . ‘Prospect Park Fair Grounds Association, Brooklyn, commeecing Tuesdiy, Oct. 5. Toint Breeze Yurk 'Aseociation, Philsdelphis, com- ‘mencicg Tuerdy, Oct, 12 WEAT THE WEST SHOTULD DO, pow that the principal Eastern asociations heve put their heads together end arranged a mutvaliy satisfactory programme, is cloarly manifested. Let five or £ix of the principal nssociations in the West, ontside of Chucego. call & conlerenco meeting in this city at as early a date as possible, for tise purpoee of agreeing upon dates for tho ‘Western epring trotting ciremt, which should properly wind upat Dester Park. Dy thus acting 1n ccncert, avoiding & conflict of daye, aud clos- ing entriea on tho same day, it would be found an easy task 1o work up 2 strong public intexest, and securo & succeastul chain of eetings in the West. TIE PURCHASE 07 FELLOWCRAFT. Mr. Richard Penistar, of Kentucky, has pur- chased the celebrated racehorse Felloweraft, by Australian, dam Areolite, 4 yeara oid. It wilf bo remembered that Foilowcrzit mado the fastest four-m:lo time on recora—7:19%¢—at Saratoga last summer, beating Wanderer aud Katie Pezse. This grand horse will now be retired from the turf and put to the siud. Tho price paid by Mr. Penistan for Feloweraft is a gecret Letween buyer and scller. Alr. Penistan has a large es- tato 1n Favette county, Ky.,nuear Lexington, on which he Las some of THE FASTEST YOUNG TROTTERS IN TIE WORLD, smong others the chestnuu filly Lady S:ont, by Herr’s Mamtbrino Patchen, (own brother to the great Lady Thorn), by Mam®rino Caief, dam by Gano (son of American Eclipse, heby Duroc, son of imported Diomed, dam Detsey Richards, son of Sir _ Archy, _ by imported Diomed), second dam by & son of Sir William of Travsport, be by Sir Archy, out of Transport, by Virginius son of imported Diomed, ouz of thea, by Chathem. Lady Stout's dam, Pues Prall, was by Mark Time, ho by Betlune, son of Sid Hamet, by Virguwico, £0n of Sir Archy, by imporicd by Diomed. Tho filly Lady Stout, 3 yeara old last spring, won the seccnd, third, and four:h heats in tho stake for colts and fillien of that ngeat Lexington, in 2:301¢, 2:29, 2:3234. Three days sfter this 1ace the filly was given & public trial in the preseuce of @ large asscmblage on the same course at Lexington, and she trotted o 2:30%,2:353, 2:98, the 1astest time ever made by a 3-year-oid. o This performence etamped Lady Stout the fast- est aud best 3-vear-old in the world. Mr. Peni- stan also owns Lady Daws, a 4-venr-old, by Bourbon Chief, that can trot a mwile in 2:27. Courad, one of the twin colts by Kentucky, dam Lady Blessineton, 2 yems old, died of lock~ jaw at the Nursery last week. r. Belmont also iost bis brown colt Wilibuster, by Kentucky. dam imported Felucea, about the same time. LEXINGTOS A8 AN ARMY HORSE. The Lexington (Ky.) Gazellesaya: * The story started by the Washington Star, atd goiug tho rounds, that old Lexington was fonud among condemned army horses at Nushville, during the War, overybody here rocognizes to be a cauard. Lexington was never stolen at all, and never left Ims stable but twice since his purchase by Mr. Alexander in 1856,—once to the Umited States Fair, at St. Louis, in 1856, and_agein in 1864, when Mr. Aiexander removed all his stock from Kentacky to Sangamon County, Ilincis, for TORF GOSSIP. _There is a rumor of th¢ death, in San Fran- cigco, of the trotting horse Camors. Wallesley Boy, & 6-year-old trotter owned by fiy}e? Bouner, recently showed o Lslf-mile in 0734, “Tho Eastern sportiog papers incline to the be- liel that the Oceident-Fullerton races in Cali- fornia were ** put-up jobs " to flecce the unwary through the pool-box. It did look & little queer to sce Fullerton beaten in harness in slower timo than Le Lad made to wagon. A good suggestion is mado by the Spirit of the Times. It is that trotting associations deduct 5 per cont from the eutrance fea of horses which donot start. It always seemod liko oo imposi- tion to compel an owner to pay 10 per cent of the puree when his horse was lamo and could not start, Tpere are, however, two sides to this Question. and nssociations will do well to con- eider whether the reduction of the fee in such. easos will not Lavo a tondency to thin out-the fields of starters and thus diminish the interest in trotting. Uuder the 10 per cent p. p. arrange- meut many en owner starts his horéo who would witharaw him if ho could save half the entrance fee by 5o doing. Mr. W. J. Neelv, the well-known hores and cattle breeder of Ottaws, Iil., has sold to Messrs. Eabeock & Brown, of Onarga, his trotting atall- ion, Canedian Ethan Allen. Tha horse. bos rhown great sneed. and is expected to make a #e:8atiors on the turf. He will be trained and tiundled by Matt Colvin, L THE TRIGGER. PIGEON-EHOOTING YESTERDAT. A number of m atches at trap-shooting took place yesterdsy on the prairio west of Central Park. The first wes between John Kleinmann sud Al Hankins, for §25 s side, the latter to shoot _three drachma of powder, 21 yards rise, and Eleinmann 25 yards and losd s ho pleassd. The score was s follows: 1 ‘hereelf in s shroud bought for the purposo, and ainglo rises, 83 yards for $25 3 sido, as follow 11111111011011111111 1016101101111111 6 ap sweepstakes Wera shot, reault- ing 23 follows: teinmann, 27 yds. 1111110111111 11111111 Neloh 23 Y8, .unc'uxnnunu[ua Sherman, 23 ¥ds...10111/11011{1011 Henkine, 23 ¥ o110f....101101 E. Thomas, 25 i A match of fivo birds each Lotweon Thomas and Sampson was finally won by Thomas aftor four ties. COMING EVENTS. Togardus nod Abe Kleinmann are matched for €500 o side to enoot at 50 singlo rises from plunge traps, 21 yards rise. A forfeit is in the bands of Al Hlankins, the stakoholder. The dsto is uot decided. Mr. Mausur, manager of Dexter Park, an- nounces s grand pigeou-shooting tournament to take place at tho Prairie Ciub grounds, Dextor Turk, commercing Monday, Dec. 98, and con- tinung six days. Tho_shooting will consist of swoepstakes of from §5 to $100 cach, open to the world. A large atteudanco of celebrated sliota from all parts of tho couutry is expected, and 2,000 pigoous have beea eecured. Vaino has mado auother proposal to Bogardus —to shoot o match of 100 singlo birds euch, 30 yards rise, fivo traps, Englieh rules, on or about Christmas Day, and will find all the birds frec, guaranteeing them first-clase, and any disinter- ested man to put them in the trap, and will bet Lima $1,050 sgainés 31,000 that he '(Paino) wins tne mateh. A party of Chicagoans, consisting of W. F. Milligan, D. T. Elston, aloxandor Sampto, and W. Wachter, lesvo to-morrow morniug for West- ern Wisconsin, to_ongago in & weok’s lunt. Partnidges, quail, doer, sud bear are reported in abundatice, and grand sport is auticipated. ' GREAT HUNTING SCUEME _ is announced by Forest and Stream a8 in process of organization by Col. W. C. McCarty. Accord- ing to that paper, the programme is a magnifi- cant oue, a8 will be seen: Abunting party, consistinglof 100 gentlemen, and therr servants, hotses, and dogs, is to leave Englind tho first weel in May, and, aiter visiting New York and vicinity, go to Chitago, thu_beadquurters of the organizution, where they will be joiued by several American sportsmen, From this place they will go to Daullas, Texae, the general rendezvous, aud bere they will be reiuforeed by 100 Texas Rungers, who huve been engzged for the entire trip, znd by sixty Tonkaws Comanche Indiane, whose duty will be to herd the large game while tho others pursue it, 2ud to give ex- Libations of the dances und customs prevalent among the children of the bouudless prairies. When the or- ganization s completed the expedition wiil move to Northern Texns, aud {here engsgo in tho pureuit of the deer aud antelope with hounds, so that it may revive memories of tho stig-luuts o populer {n England aud Ireland, and give all an op- Jortunity of tesing the difference Leiween & * cross ‘ountry * canter 2cd 3 wild galiop on the prairies, The visitors will also be taught thio different sivles of hunt- ing employed by our Western Nimrods, especily that known 2s * corralling.” When this speciex of hunting is exbaused the clhasgeurs will luke dashes after the shagyy buffalo for a certain time, and after that they will either engage bruin, beard the cougar in his leaty Teireat, pursne the gaunt wolf over Liland dale, or taka & run after reynard to the wild music of s pack of bounds, In order 10 give them an opportonity of using the shot-gun as well as the riflg, all the game- tirds of the regicn, which inciude the wild turkey, tho quail, the prairiechicken, pionsted and rufied grouse, and ‘wher erocies, will bo gought in their covers. This will afiord ttem an opportunity to enjoy every variety of wing-thooting, aud should, therefore, | loase the most fzstidious foiower of Diana, The party will next engago in angling, and, as they bave many spvcies to eelect from in the witers of that region, they will bhave sport indecd. Texas being done, ke perty will croes into Golorado, and emergicg at Deuver will take the transcontineptal raiirosd to Californis; thence proceed to Oregon rnd Washington “Territor; Il the gante suimals of tho Pacific coast will bo msssiled in succession. but special attention will be_given 10 the grizzly bear and the ponderous elk. Every place buving auy scenio ottractiona ill Le visited, so that the trip may bo 18 completa 28 possibie. ' As soon_ss the summer wanmes the party will return to Kasnsas to enjoy fall huntivg smong the buffnloes, prairfe<chickene, and other geme, and after tlis eercize all will go to the Great Lekes and enjoy wiat £shing and huntng they and their vicinity csn afford. On their return from this clagsical region they will virit Washington, thence return to New York and England, arriving home atout the middle of December. For fesr of any mishap, tke expedition wiil be complete in overy detall, 2o that 1t will be its own commissary and protector iu czse of sn attack from the Indians. The commissariat will ‘contain the cho:cest viands of the country; the quer- termaster’s department will be sble fo supply any number of Lorrea and cerriages that may be uceded ; and, fivally, the cuisine will Lo Fresded over by one of the Lest cooks in the West. A full Lrass and ttring tand will sccompany the expedition. In orderto meet all emergencier, = surgeon and sselstant will form a portion of the erganisuticn. e BAS: BALL. MATIENS 1IN GENERAL. The Clipper's deliberate and solemn judg- ment, after baviog reaa last Sanday's TRIBUNE, is that Force cunnot escape the fulfillment of his contract to play in the Chicago nine next year. The szme paper eays: “The teem of the Chieago Club, as above-named, is, wo think, one of the strongest the club has yet pleced in the field. It is certainly a more relisble ome than they had last eesson; for aurthing but banncoy prevoiled in the team of 1574, aud henco their railuro to succeed. With two suck catchers, Zettlein oughs to be able to trouble the strongest Tincs, ecpecially a8 his field support generally will bo s0 good. THE ST. LOUIS NINE is officially_acnounzed as sollows: Pitcher, Gecrge W. Bradier, Easton, Pa.; catcber. ihom- as P. siller, Eastou, Y'a.:, fhat basemuon, Har- mon J. Deblman, Atlantié; Second Bsreman, Joseph V. Battin, Athletic; sbort stop, Dictazd Pearcs, Atlantic: third baseman, Wiam Haug, Easton, Pa.; right ficider, Lipman Pike, Hau ford; left fie‘'der, Edgur . Cuthbert, Chicago ; substitute, Thomes Fleet, Atlantic. There will be one other plaver engaged, but who it will be caonot be told, s the matter bas not yet been decided upon. The players will ail bo in the city by the first of next montd, aud will at once be ‘put into wiuter training at the Miseour: Gymna- sium. The ealary-list 18 a tritle under $i5,000. Tho city at tho oloer end of the bridge fuds “how slinrper than o werpent’s tooth it is to have " o professional nive, and the papers are already Ly tho ears on the subject of baee ball. The Zimes thinks thero 18 no queetion that tho tiino is euperior to that of * Chicago, Keokul, and several other places that might be men— i aud_quotes George Wrignt 88” enying his club coneiders the new St. Louis tezm their (the Boston's) most forwidable risal.” The {riends of George will be pained upon learning that Le has expreseed suck: an opinion, for it im- plies tbat bis mental facultics, like his ball-play- ing qualitics, have ‘ fallen into the ere and yeilow leaf.” The Democratis not o jubllant, It says: On paper the nine looks tolerrbly good, but we fafl 10 ree anything in it Worth crowing over, and thut’s about all we can find to soy. We bzve fooked over tho Tist half a dozen timen to ree where McMulien's namo comues in, but 2a it fa not thera, «f coureo it cam’t e scen, The St. Louss Zmiec Las Leen blowing its horn and saying thiat McMuilen was engeged avd telling the Democrat thut it did nos “hit the mark ty o long Jump " for saying he was not, and Dow it turns out 10 Yo just 2s we sujd, The baso-ball man of the Times Dad better load his pipe with mullen-leves and take s quiet smoke, e BILLIARDS, NOTES OF THE GAME. Ubasay and Cyrillo Dion have arranged & curi- ous mateh. They are to play 1,000 poiuts, three Dball, for 250 a side, on the evening of Dec. 15 and 16, the game to bo played in private in Tim Flynn's room, even the press being excluded. The proposition came from Ubassy. The date of the championship match between Vignaux and Joseph Dion 18 not yet fixed. Garuier's defeat by Rudolphe vests the title of chowpion of the world in ous of tho most unpopular Dbilliard _plavers that ever hit a ball Vignaux will bo the next contestant, and though nobody cares a fig for tho newly-imported Frenchmnn, the hope will bo no less general than devout that he may best Rudofpho. Mr. Fred Grote, of the ivory-houss of Groto &'tcu., New York, is spending a fow doys in the city. Asa Brainaid, the base ball piicher, sod a billiard expert ns well, has charge of & billiard~ room {n Baltimore -/ POLITICAL. The FPennsvivania Congressional Delegacion. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Triduns, Eni, Pa,, Dec. 12.—Formal notice has been served upon Dr. A. G. Egbert, Democrat, recent 1y elected to Congress from the Twenty-soventh District, that his seat in the Forty-fourth Congress will be conteated by Carlton B. Cartis, defeated Republican candidate. The notice con- tains 76 epecifications, charging Egbert with bribery, corruption, &c., and charges that over 600 illegel votes werecast in tho Seventy-soventh Congressional District, composed of Erie, War- ran, and Venango Counties. A special election for ths purposo of electing *a Cougressman in ths Twenty-third Congreetional District, in the place of Hon. Ebenezer McJunkin, who has resigned, will De held in that District on Tuesdsy, Dac. 22, OBITUARY. Mzyems, Tenn., Dec. 12.—A dispatch from Enoxville suys that John W. Hexon, Psst Grand Master of the Masonio freternity, died there on the 9th. 3 PAUPERS AND LUNATICS. A Tour of Inspection by (ke County Cowmissioners, Visit to the Poor-House and Insane- Asylum, Those Institutions Found to Be in an Over-Crowded Condition, *A visitof inspection was made sosterdsy to the Cook County Insano Asylum and Poor-House, at Jeflerson, by the following membors of the Board of County Commissionors: Mesars. Bur- dick, Guenther, McCaffroy, Johusor, Clough, Jones, Schmidt, Herting, Holdon, and Carroll. Tho inspection was undertaken as much _for the information of the new membera of the Board as for obtaining ocular demonstration of the progress of new works undertsken and the geveral condition of the buildings. Nine o'clock was the hour et down for leaving tho county buildings, but whoever knew of o Commiesioner or an Alderman to bo punctual any'more than a woman ? At o quarter to 10 o'clock tho party of inspec- tion etartod, and after a two hours’ drive across an unsheltered country,—the winter wind blow- ing with a cruel whiz, causing each one to weara remarkable phiz,— ARRIVED AT THE ASTLU3. 1t must be mentioued here, 50 that the Com- miseioners and others interested in the sanitary conudition of the country 1n the immedite neighborheod of the Asylum may give it their atteuticn, that on the rond leading from the main, © or plank road, to the Asylonm, strong evidences of defective sowerage were given, 80 strong, indeed. that Commissiou- erJones was forced to protect his olfactories with bis shepherd-plaid shawl. The visit, the Commissioners said, would bo A SURPRISE; it was unexpected by tho Warden, Phyeician, and other ofticers of the buiidings. It really seemed 80, the party, after driviog up, sscending tho steps and getting into the building before any one connected with the Asylum prescnted him- eelf. When the Physician did muke his appear- ance, after the lapse of s mwinute or two, he tried to conceal tho faded old felt hat, —his houso and farm besd-covering,— which was regarded as enother evideoce of the surprise. Bur tho strongest proof to the writer's mind that the ofticers were taken uuawares was tho euffocating, unpleasant, inde- senkable oder which pervadzd the corridors and rooms on the first icor. It not what conld be called & ** hespital emell,” or *an seylum breeze,” or ** = poor-house sneeze;" while 1t might bave heen a combination of all three. That such an atmosphere sLould exist there is inespheable. . ASCENDING FEOM THE CAVERNOUB DLPTHS in which the drug sto:o is xituated tho visitors aplit up into partics of two aud three, and, es- caping from the disagreeable atmosphere of the corridcrs wen: out iuto the grounds. Some in- spected the Poor-House, the work on thenes wing to the Asylum, some the out-houses, aud others the farm and stoci. The party visiting the Poor-House were chaproned by Dr. Tupe, Phpsician to the Asy- lum, and G. 8. Kimterly, the Warden. THE POOR-HOTSE isa three-story and basement frame building, conetructed 1n the most aprroved old-fashioned stylo with stoep, DATTOW HLQIrwaYs, DATFOW Cor- ridore, emsll and incommodious rcoms on each door; 1n s word, built m 2 style emitable per- baps for ihe necessities cf the county in the eatly davs of it setilement, but wholly inade- quafe to the requrements of tho Ppresent day. To properly underetend tho state of the houee, which is very bed, it being much over- crowded, the number of iumates ought to be Luown. . Ap effort was made to sscertain the 1aci, but the Warden, JIr. Kimbe:ly, appesred to get Hlurried when agked the quesucn, and was to embarceced to ali aprearance that 1o pursue the inquiry 1t was evident would be painful. **How many 10mates have you now Mr., Warden ? " *Iwll lcok =t the beoks The rerorter went with him to his ofice; Le turced over a leaf or two and said: ‘2,153, take 550 from thet: 1,678, that's the number.” * How muny adwisticns dwing the year 2" *That's the number!” “Havo you u record of tho mati emplormeunts, &c., of the inmates 7" +Well, yes’; but I could not tell yon just now the number of each nat:onahity." & ugx_v wauny of the paupers aro able, and do, wor “ Sevouty-five Hore the inquiries erded, and, repairing to tho basement, tho working men were found to be at divver. The Commissioners examined the food euperficially, and nsked the men 1f they wero gatietied with tho food, and whother it was good. They all PRAISED THE WARDEN'S DILL OF TARE, and some of them, indeed, appeared to e thriv— ing on it. Goiug up-stairs to ibe dormitories, females of every age, from chidhood to old nge, and in ali stages of ilness, were seen crowded into the narrow bedrooms. The odor wes eim- ply unbesrable, and coneequently the inepecticn was baetily yot thoroughly mace. The presenco of 5o maay young children confined in such at- mosphere, and with such surronndings, was con- demned generally by the visitors, and the Doc- tor, au their suggestion, will, in making his an- vual report at un carly duy, give his opinion 2810 ties, ages, TIE DEST RENEDY that can be resorted to to snve the children from tho sorrow which must shade their days if something bo not dove for them. ‘To the renr of the heuxe or main building are two one-gtory framo buildings occupied by the men 08 sleepmg npartments, Here overcrond- ing was sgain nouceable. A new building, two- story frame, the upper tloor of which will be used as a hospital, wiil soon be completed, and will relieve tho present erowding. TILE STCCK AND FARM wero next looked atter. Fifty-eight very fine rows—such as would excite the bloodthirstiness of a Hawsilan—were disturbed in their fuvorito pestimo of rooting. Commis- sioners Holden, Jones, and Carroll sccmed to Dbeo quite in ecstacies over the splendid condition of the s sh crowd, and, at one time, secmed to bo getting warm in & dispute as to the weight of a fat female who carried ber avoirdupois with evident difficuity. 1"l bet sbe’s 250 1 “T'll go you 50 bettor; " * Now you're both ont—ehe's 850 if ehe's n pound.”™ At this point Commissioner Clough interiupted with, **Say, look here; there's a brood,” and they all loked there and secmed dolighted. Bome one questioned Mr, Kimberley a8 to che number of the farm stock. He wasnot quito certain; he had not tatien aninventory late- 1y, but he intended to do o Lefore he furnished his annual report. The Commiesioner suggested that be ought to know accuraiely overy doy how ho stood, and onght to keep o list. Mr. Kunber- ley then informed the visitors that there wore eleven horses on the farm and not one of them it for work, twenty-seven cows aud one bull, besides countless barn-yard fowls ; the whole farm covered 156 ncres, of which 110 are avail- able for farm-work. It was tho oxpreseed opinion of the Commis- eioners that the faim was : LADLY ¥ANAGED, egpecially the piggy portion, as much offal re- maimng unused bi{ the fifty-eight occupants of the swioery and allowed to remain on the ground a8 would feed and stuff 100 other porkers. Whilo the visitors were mapecting the stables, some one said something which sounded liko *dinner.” Mechanically the main body strode off in the direction of tho asylum. Tak TRIBUNE reporter, however, lingered = littls in quiet con- templation of the eurrounding scenery, aod it was fortunate for the happiness of tho wholo parer, and_the very existence of Commissionors ough and Holden,ithat he did. His delay, in- deed, seems ordsined of Providence. A lond knocking _from insdo tho stable-door dis- turbed him in his meditations, and scon voices broke on his ear as of people in distress, 2nd erying, “ Let me out, ol, ok | let mo out, too!—what eball we ever do?” In a trico tho door was unlacked, and ths Commis- sioners set free to thank the reporter for their deliverence from the ferocious (they wore not long before, gentle) horses, and to ezt their din- ners, oon muchiesimo Fusto. “ THE DOCTOR'S HOSPITALITY was much apprecisted. A few moments were consumed over tho post-prandial cigar, and then, with their stomachs full, thejr faces bespeaking good humor and sn absence of & ayporcritical iz clination, the Doctor showed the visitors aver the Asylum.” Clear up to and on to the cupols ex- touded the first journoy., Schmidt and Jones labored somewhatin ascending the third flight, snd narrow winding sfairs proved too much for others. It skiould be mentionod that just & mo. ment was spent in tho dancing and amusement Ll on the way up, and the ceiling skowed signs of & lesk overbesd. A search for the leak in tho roof of the balcony was the first thing that oc- cupied the Commissioners' and Doctor's atten- tion. No discovery was made, and the cause of the water stains in the ceiling of the amusement ball was given &8 an unsolvable prablem. THE MALE AND FEMALE INSBANE WARDS were then visited on the descent from the upper floors. Heartrending and pitiable sights were presented, which did not fail to touch the hearta of tho visitors. Many a faco, of male sud fe- male, epoke of good and careful living in timea ast, and that exireme piety in some, too much udy in_others, melancholy snd depression of spirits in others, had reduced them to their presont unbiappy. condition. Thero wero hand- somo man, young and old, and handsome women; thiere were also depraved-looking creatures, but one and all oxcitod the sincerast pity. The inmates number 303, of whom 149 are ‘males, and 154 are fomales. ‘Leaving the Asylum,the Doctor led the way to THE ENGINE-HOUSE, - and expressed 8 strong desire to the Commis- sioners thiat the house ehould be removed abouc 150 feet farther to tho rear of the main building. Ho explained his desiro by aying that, in caxo of accident in tho house, it was uopleasantly noar the Asylum, and in case of firo in the Ass- lum there was danger of its being burued, which would cause the destruction of the Asylum, for the pumps could not then b worked. Commiesioner Clough was understood to bo opposed to the acheme, on account of the ex- penditure. ‘Tho Doctor replied that it would not cost more_than £4,000, aud & cook-room, snd over it a chapel,would e added to the buildings. Ho did not wish to uee the danciug-room =u 3 chapel, becauge of the bad 1mpression it would leave on the inmates. Other Commisgioners were understood to approve of the plan, and the Doctor was direcied to treat of it in a communi- cation to to the Board of Commissioners. “I'ne work on THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE XEW WING to the main building was next looked over. It 18 propressing rapidly, about forty men being engaged on it. The bids for thus work rapged from §11,000 to £8,000. ‘The county i3 wow doing the work, and, a8 all but twelve of the workers arc inmates of the Asylum, who are able to labor, and for whom work i 4 benesit, the county, 1t is eaid, will eave about 88,000 on the lowest bid. This completed the business cf inepection. The attendants in the =eyium and in the Poor- House seemed to be all effective workers, peonle who understoud and did their business, and jt must be said of Mr. Kimbe:ley, although bis rea- ords might be mo16 complete, aud ho mght bavo an inventory of farm-stock and imolements, etc., thut yet Lo is a very kind. good-hearted man, and cne eminently fitted to Lavo charge of tho poor. Oue of the Commussioners, speaking to him about the overcrowding in the houre, said : **Havoyou not the option of icjecting people who come here, aithough they produca the County Agent's permit#” Mr. Kimberley replied : ** I huve, but I feel it & hard thing to retuse shelter and food to o etarviog man or woman who comes hcre, epecially when they will gladly put up with anyth:ng they get. Dut, if it is & young map, why then, ccnidering our crowded state, I exercive my discretion.” Commissioner McCaflery, cno of the newly- elected Commixsioners, was most earnest in hie swudy of the institutions. In his rambles, he met a paurer who told bhim that himself and wife and four chuldren were deteived in the Houee because they were unable to_proceed to Kanses, where there eare friencs. The man was at work. and be rold the Commssicner be could get work in Kaneas if ho had the means to go there, Mr. McCaffery unparted the tale to his brother Com- ‘missioners, aud, aiter contideration, they ditect- ed Mr. Kimberly to make the apglication to the Board regular in such cases. "1Lio seturn to the city was made in good order and conditiou, and in good time too. STRIKING TARS., 1 Protest by Seamen in Phil- Agninst o Eeduction of Wages. Seecral Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Panaperpuis, Pa., Dec. 12.—It hes already been sunounced in THE TRIBCNE, through the Associated Prees dispatches, that the sailors in port are on a strike on account of a proposed re- duction of wages. Formerly the lowest rata of wages paid was €20 per month to_the West Indies, snd 20 per mocth to Europe. Now is isproposed to reduce atout 25 per cent. A large meeting of seamen has been beld in tbe ball =t Fiith and Gaskill streets, at which Mr. R, Grebam presided. Re- marks were made by James L. Wright and Jobn 0'G:ady, who urged a coatinuance uf the strike. Other eddresses were made, complaimng of the working howa and the wages Faid. A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS, very leogth, were adopted, providiog thst the wages to the Uuited Kingdom and the Continent ehould be §25; Spanish Main and West Indies, $90; Coastof Atnca and South America, $20; Bntiss Provinces and Cozstwise, $20; around the Capes, $18; foreign vesseis, Ly the run to Europe, $30. The resolutions called on Coogress to wipe out tho Shipping Commissioners act; stated that the scamen's societies wero not their best friende ; asking for tho privilege of sppeslivg to the courts for redrers, and dissyproving of tho Shipping Commissioners holdidg more than ono oflice under ti~ Goveroment. It was also asTeed to make s parsde. This morving abont 700 men gathered in the peigh- borbood of Front and Lombard streots. They appeared L0 rejresent DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES, and all were perefectly sober. They were also uiet and orderly. Lbers was no lond talk or threatening gestures, Lut the matter was discuss- ed in a calin mauner, and po ill-feelings was ex- pressed towards the ship-owoers. The sailois complaied that thew former wages were ecatcely sufficient to furmsh them with a comfortable living, and the proposed re- duction will bring them almost to & state of etarvation. The stnike extends to ail vessels now in port. It was decided, at the meeting last evening, to appoint a committeo to wait upon the ship-own- ers, sea-captains, &c.. but this morning this was deemod unagvisable. Owing to the largenum- ber of such persons, and it was thought the: they would soun see the injustice of the reduction of pay. THE PARADE made this morving attracted considerable atten- tion, Tho processicn was headed by the Weccacoa boud, and in the hno soveral very bretty miniature ehips were carried. Thero was also a varioty of flsgs, inciudiug a Union Jack, the flag of the Sailor's Home, and fluga of tho United States, Grest Eritain, and other nations. The men in live all behaved very well. Tbe following inscriptions were on the benners carried by the eailors : * Remember wo are the defenders of the country in time of war;” *‘The friendlees sailors auk Tor only what is right.” THE BTRIKE APPXOVED. Tnquiries at the house of the Penneslvania Seamen’s Aid Socioty show that the paities con- nected with that icsstution approve of the strike. How long the strike will last it is impcesible to eay. ‘The shipping business at this tme 18 ot very brisk, and low races prevail generally. At the oftico of the American Steamehip Com- pany it was stated this morning that no trouble as anticipated in shipping a suficiont number of men 28 the crew for tho vessel which will sail next weok, g PERSONAL. IN CHICAGO, Roch F. Robb, Esq., of the St. Louis Evening Journal, is a guest 2t the Metropolita. The Hon. Shelby M. Cullom, of Springfield, accompauied by the Hon, D. L. Phillips, is stop- ping at the Palmer House. Dishop Whipple, of Minnesots, is at the Grand Pacitic. Edwin Booth, tho renowned actor, is stopping at the Graud Paaific. Bayard Taylor, the well-known traveler, lee- turer, and poet, is stopping =t the Tremont House. The Hon, William Noble, who has resided in Hyde Park during the last twelve seurs, and who was one of the very few citizens of Cook Coun- ty who bad attaived tho ripe age of four scoro ond ten, died Friday at the residenco of his nephew, James J. Noble, Eeq. He bad no dis- ease, but died of old age. Mr. Nobie was born in Hoyalon, Vt., 1n tho yoar 1784. Ho gtaduated 2t the Vermont University in 1810, 1n the ssme claes with Senator Collamer. He was a lawyer in Chittenden County, Vt., from 1814 until he removed to Hyde Park, where he has resided for with kis sov-in-law, H. N. Hib- blo was Clerk of the State Circuit Court from 1835 to 1843. He was then appointed Postmaster at Burlington, which office he re- sigped eix years lator. A lawyer of fine ability, a man of {rreproachable coaracter, he enjoyed the respect and acmiration of alt who khew him. HGTEL ARRIVALE. Palmer House—John L. Rhodes, Hastings; R. B. Walsh, New York ; Alexander Paton, Gizae gow, Bootland; B. B. Cbandler, Coldwater; E. Curtis, Toledo; S. M. Cullom, Springdlel 4 OB achstoin, New Tork; J. E. Edwards, Boston. . . . Grard Pacifi—H. R.Duvsl, New York ; E. V. Keyes, Madison; H. B. Whio- Tle, Faribaul; H. V. Carpenter, Cleveland ; W. 8. Kimball, Now York; John Keoniston and Truman B. Coolidge, Comcord, N. H.; Jobn L. Walsh,_ Alabema; J. R Pacsons, Woostor : . Pason, lome, . e g, 5 gl?::f.:nw e—d. W. Aonable, Bosto George H. Chadbourn, Bangor; George Kin Omabn; William Esstmap, New Yor&: E. D. Ives, Now York ; Thomas W. Emerson, Boston! . . . Tremont House—Csrus V. Bacon, Paw- tucket; M. McRoberts, New York ; J. M. Martin, Kalamnzoo; A. Siogel, New Yorks J. J. Case, Recine; N. C. Thompson, Rockford; L. H. Yarker, Beloit, Wis. . . . Skinner’s Hotel— C. P. Hasoltine, Sherman, Wis.; F. W. Wrizht, New York; W. )L Todd, Colorado; Col. John Collitt, Milwaukeo; G. C. Hervis, Jersey City; Gen. Eli G. Runoals, Kenosha; and H. C. Hall, London, England. ELSEWHERE. Osuama, Neb., Dec. 12.—The new Japanose Consul at Washington and eunite will arrive from the West to-morrow, en route to Washington. GHURCH TROUBLES. The Rev. Mr. Gordon Will Present a Final Resignation To-Day. St. John’s Church All Right. THE WESTERN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. THE PASTOE RESIGNS AGAIN. With the climax of the troubles of the Fourth Baptist Church last spring, by which tho Rev. Florence McCarthy stepped **down snd ont,” trouble commenced in the Western Avenue Church of the ssme depomination, the Rev. Jobn Gordon, pastor. Mr. Gordon. by his con- Quct during the McCarthy trial, it is said, in- curred the displessure of his congregetion. This led to SOME HARSH EXPRESSIONS batweon Mr. Gordon and his charch ofticials, which led to his resig- nation, as pastor, of the Oth of April. The resignotion was Do zecepted, howover, from the tact that 3ir. Gordon, althongh not entirely sotisfactory, was rozarded s almost indispensable to the success of the church.- Con- gregation and pastor then “made up,” and every~ thing worked reasonably harmonious ~that is. fo all appearances. But it is claimed there has been very httle brotherly love betwoen tho pastor sud church Dencons siuce, the latter having lost no cpportunity to insult the former. A few weeks after PMr. Gordon's resignation had been refused, and when the troubled waters bad been uieted to the pablic eye, & member of Alr. Gor- gcn'« church came out in an article 1n one of the Sunday papers. CALLING UPON HIM TO RESIGN. agein. Mr. Gordon, rather than obe the call, which he was sntistied was the rosult of persopal malice, requested tho Deacons to seo Mr. Jerome W. Goodspeed on the subject. This iaterview wes had without the desired result. Mr. Goodspead sub- sequently changed his place of worehip, and simultaneous with this the fight was renewed. Ho wanted a *‘dirmiesal” 1rom the chorch, while nnder the Church Government it was claimed that he oaght to be ** excluded,” having “fuled to care for aud respect the pastor and to attend upon his ministrations.” The warfare has continmed up to the present time, in which, quoting the language of 2 mewber of the cougregation, the pastur has bad to *EAT A GREAT DEAL OF DILT.” Last evenmng s rerorter waited uson dr. Gor- don, and found him busily engaged 1 writing bis resignation as pastor of the church, which will ba presented to-day st the conclusion of the moroing service. ‘The Deacous were with hun duripg tho evening, aod were cognizant of bis _intended action. Himself and his comranions were very reticent, and peremptorily refused to make soy statements bearing vpon the tronble. Enough wag learoed of tho tevor of the resignation to gtate that it will contain the history o1 the whole dificalty from its iccipiency to tho present, snd the rshon of the actioa will bo fully and freely stated. AMr. Gordon has been pastor cf the Testern Avenue Charch 10r the past six years. WHEN HE CANE TO ITS PULPIT tba church was very peor and its congregation emall. During bie minstrations it has grown repidly, and at tho present time Mr, Gordon ranks among the ablest of the young ministers of the city. What action the church will 1ake upon his remgnation, to be teodered to-day, i3 not known, but it can illy aiford to accept it. Co the other hand, he ean do nothing lees than urge its acceptance, if the report that tho church has failed to pay him his salary bo irue, especially in view of the fact that of Iato he bas received numerous calls to larger and more thriity churches. g el ST. JOHN'S, DE. POWERS DENIES CSRTAIN SENSATIONAL STO- RIS, The Post and Mail of last evening contained an article entitled *Satan’s Triumph; He Has Succeeded in Causing the Downfall of Another Church;” etc. Tho articlo referred to an imag- inary trouble exisung in St. Jobn's Episcopal Chu:ch, of which the Rev. Dr. Powers is the Rector. -Itstated that troubls had long been brewing in that church, and that it came tos focus last Wednesday evening; that the church was in debt ; “*tho occasion for the debt was not aoproved by many in the congregation, and a clash of arms was the pecessary cunsequence.” The article further siated thac **on Vednesday hight a new asscssment was made, and tho amount for which each perscn was asseesed pub- licly announced,” when the Senior Warden, with “fire flagning ‘from his eye.” exclaimed, he would nct stand s cent, etc. It then wound up in a sensational style, and stated that at the “dismal words” of the Socior Warden * dis- may brooded over the camp ”; that St. John'a Church now stands unfinished ; that the *‘coo- gregation ia disheartened, and, to a certain ex- tent, ecattered, aud_a debt of cousidersole pro- portious stares the Truetees in tho face,” etc. A reporter of Tie TrisuxE met Dr. Powers Iast evening at & meetivg of the Vestry of his chureh, and interrcgated bim 28 to the troth of the article referred to above. Dr. Powers ex- pressed considerable astonisbment at 1t, and said he thought it very unkiod for a papec to publish such @& report, withous first safisfving itself 88 to its trmb. He snid that on the Wednesday ovening mentioned thero was the regulur Advent meeting, when be discoarsed on one of the parables. At the close of that meoting the Vestry adjourned to their room and held a privato business conference. Thero had not been & public aunouncement of the amount * each person was ssscesed.” The Doctor stated to the revorier that it was truethe church was in debt, but not as much as the arti- cle of the Pos and Mail would lead itd readers to suppose. He said the floating debt of tho church was £3,100, and by Enster there would bo sbout £3,000 more, growing out of repairs to both the church sud the parsonage, snd added thst, during the Vestry mecting of Wednesday eveming, le read to them the assessments, when the Seuior Warden stated—withoas ** rising in bis eeat, with obony arm extended, ana fire flashing from his eye "—that at prosent he conld not subscribo. Dr. Powers concluded the interview by eaying that there was no foundation whatever for the unreasonable seneational article contained in the Post and Mail of yestorday. i i e A BALTIMORE SENSATION. WAR DETWEEN CURISTIAN CHURCH PASTORS, BALIT™ORE, 3Id., Dec, 12.—A pumber of per- 8918 assembled at Raine'a Hall to-night, to hear the Rev. Daniel Sommer, Pastor of the Dolphin Street Cnristian Church, read a statement writ- ten by him, covering charges of alleged gross immorality and usmicisterial conduct gen- erally sgainst the Rev. Albert N. Gilbort, pastor of the Puca Street Christian Cnurch. Tho audience included members of both congrega- tious, and considerable bad feeling was mani- fested. One of Gilbert’s friends roce and inter- rupted the reading by pronounciog the statement an infamous le. At the con- clusion of the iesding snother of Gilbert's parisbioners dectared ti the charges were wholly false, and that the Rev. Mr. Gilbert would in time fully vindicate his character. Some confusion ensued, and 2t one time there was every indication that tho meeting would wind up in & row. — o THE WEATHER. ‘WasHINGTON, D, C., Dec. 12.—For Northwest and Lako Region partlycloudy weather and areas of hight rain and snow, with southweat or south~ STATE AFFAIRg, Biennial Report of Augy Lippincott. ® Flattering Condition of the Finances Proper, b Report of the Canal C"m!nissl ers, e AUDITOR LIPPINCOTT'S Specust Disvateh to T'he Chicuae SPRINGFIELD, L., Dec. 12Ty ennial roport, which will soon by o Gosernor, will contrin & table. sheey amount and kind of *ho Stato indebtagy” U tho times on which it falls due. It jy .ii changed since the last report, set it - cheerful reading to tho paople of tho Sy following is the tablo: g Two hundred and ffty rew ponds, pazable after Wi dem; gy irty-tive bonds, refunded s pilier 1876, Aok Dol S 'wo bundred and fty-one bonds refand. J o stock, payablo sfior 1977 s 00 Interest stocks, payablo after 1577, Tweuty-three Normal Tniventy pagablo after 1879, Eiglity-six Thorn after 1879, Fifty-one &1, 1879 .. ‘One hundre ablo aftr 187 Three hundred and bonds, payatle after 1879, Called in by the Guvernor's pro and not surrendered... REPG Froa Auditory Total...... TP Gos. Boveridge has already iss Tamation calling In tho £r5¢ item of a5t it will be paid early in January rex amount is the lost of the debt incumedty move the lien of Chicago on the llimos & i1, igan Canal. This vill Teav the debrlas gy £1,500.000, which could be DA ina jear sar time without trouble, if that alons renestasy the indebtedoess of the State, There js by, over, in addition to this, abous 15,000,000 of _REGISTERED RATLROAD DBTs, and chout 235,000,000 cof otser munic; debterness, which makon a sum total of 3¢5, 000. A good statistic:an states tuat taking Joss. tiea, which inclcdes, eay, Congressional s, tricts, that it will be surprising to iesrn thag e, amount 18 almest equitsbiy distributed soe.rd. ing to population throughout the ' ugon this theory that a bill wss in S5y ] east winds, alowly rlslag temperaturs, sadfalling | parometers the Ia-t Legislatare, by the pronsi i it was intenged taat thy Stath shoass posiined indebtedners of its muzici-alities. The till s with somo favor, and it will uo: be surprisieg if it comey up again this winter, Lol win ILLINOIS & MiCHIGAN CANAL, ANNUAL REPODT OF THE COMNMISSIONERS. SreixeyieLp, IIL, Dec. 12.—iessrs Jo:eh Ut.ey, H. G. Anderson, aod W. X. Praintd. thy State Poard of Canal Commissioners, bave - ed to the Governor their acoual repor: fx 1874 From this report we glean the fcllozicz figures: Recetpts for toll, 187 Eecedpts for toly, 174, Decreaee. Expenditurcs for 1873, Expenditures for 1874, Decreace. s B There were 236 days of navigation ¢ riny L year. As regards the work on the Ce-pers Cag lock and dam, on the Hlinois River, te (= missioners state that they toox formal pess- eicn of the improvement, from the Cnitedtats suthorities, Sept. 21. The State hes expial on the work tius fer, $72456.8¢; now o in the State Treasury to the credit of the ILings River improvement fund, £126,150.96. The oz missioners ere required to complete the logs axi dam by Jan. 11876, sad to askof the nestLer: Iature an uppropnation for this parposa of §ii 030, in addition to the revenues of the canel fir Dext year. Thoso well posted in the matter will saest once, by 81 examination of the report, thit Board has performed its dusies economuaally, faitbfully, ana intelugently. THEE BROOKLYN SCANDAL Tilton’s Counsel Appeal from the De cimon Begarding the Bill of Pan ticutass. New Yozr, Dec, 12.—This morning the stie neys for Tilion appealed from the ooder ol Judge e Jue grantiag & bill of particalans B the Tultor-Beecher case. - The appeal s to tit General "ferm, and is on the ground thattt Brocklin City Court shall not limit the proseca- tion on the tral to proof of any particalaz dsr. Wrile tke discretion of the Coart in grantiog tb order is ot appealable to the Court of Appesls that pait of the order prohibiting the prosecatio from proving any other acts than thoss speciel is considered m;ypexhbla to the Court of Ax peals. Plaintifl's lawyers say that if the defesst desiro it they will argue the sppeal at the e eral Term pext week. Notico of appeal wasserved upon Beactt attorney this morning. MANITOBA. Riel to Be Pardoned. Sr. PAvr, Mion., Dec. 12.—A epecial sr!- pondent of the Press, at Ft. Gary, Masisth elegraphs that, in epite of eonmdi;hrymfl he knows positively that the ].mpenlla_\‘fl!fl; ment intends to issne an smnesty to Rieltv Lepine, in_accordance Witk wmt' inclaimad ¥ bave been Sir Jobn A. MacDonalds prom. " is & fact, though not heretofors msds K2orey that Riel passed through this ciy somé T4 weeks since, on bis way to Cansd dmr;nzm promium was then, and iy mow, ofered 0T B arrest, and the officers here are wasting 80 8471 him, —_——— UTAH ITEMS. y ST LxE, Dec. 12.—Tho Uteh Werters B rosd will commence running regular szt ¥ from here on Monday pext. Therod E :;,_ compleied 12 miles, and will be contin to Stockeon s rapidly as possible. = The gradiog on mx tx;eafigl:y :u!n_ the e # : E“fi’;"g’{i‘mx"\?flfig‘”flizfim o 4 Sait e i el ealch. P e s pare La been sziremsly mids far this winter, and miners are gonerally 3= engaged in the mountaing. CLOARS, Hotchkin, Palmer &0 it ¢ jmporstin * Open on Monday another :myovfi o Lyons Oloak Velvet, from §3 t0 § value, One piece (warranted all o) ¥ will eell at the low price of S8-2- the yard, Also, shall offer extra W bargains, in our Qloak Depamnmm:w vet snd Oloth Oloaks, heving mnviey ik ing reductions to close out 8 stfck. This is & rare opportanity ;J‘fi your Velvets and Cloaks for Ohristms ents, at low prices, 137 & 130 Statesh. CATARRE CURE. 30 YRARS Afflicted with CATARKH 80 Loss of smell, cured by 2 remes found atlast. Hundre lmyscu'gf‘ A cured by it--many of years. ing. X lgnv offerit to tfilée tllln:;?“d of sufferers Yy . TOWNE'S, IESIVEBSAL c TARER S RoWNE, l?rox»:lew" R R e {1 m th I 1 o # P i ke i S o i n B o 2 2 L3 RERPCROESEEAESE