Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 28, - SILKS. ATTRACTIVE BALE OF SILKS! FOR TEHB HOLIDAY TRADE. CARSOM, PIRIE & GO, Madison and Peoria-sts, Having determined to close out their present stock of Rilks in BRIGHT COLORS and EVENING SHADES before Jan, 1, 1875, have marked down a large line of these goods to the uniform price of $1.50 per Yard. These goods are the richest Lyons Gros Graing, 24 inches wide, many of them heine the regular $3.60 quality, The colorsare choice shades of Laven- der, Lilao, Pearl, Drab, Blue, Pon- cean, Cardinal Red, Ruby, Garnet, and Lava, and are beyond question the oheapest goods ever offered here, Also, speoinl bargaing in Black Silks, “IT PAYS TO TRADE ON THE WEST SIDE” GROCERIZS, " North Side GROCLRY, TEA AND COFFEE HOUSE. “Wo are now offoring the largest and finest atock of Teas, Cotlecs, Spices, Foroien and Domesatic Pine Family Grocorles ovor pre- sonted on the North Sido and second to none In_tho_oity. 1 at the LOWEST CASH PRICES for gooda of samo quality, ROCKWOCOD BROS,, 72 North Clark-st. e e oo e s —OPENING. Wo bog loavoto announce to our friends, patrons, and the public fu gencral, that we huve openud a fine WINE AND BEER HALL 57 North Clark, cor. Michigan-st., whero wo will bo glad to wolcono all. HENRY SCHMENL %,GBQBSE O-T-IRTEY.. i BOREIEE R CHRISTHAS PRESENTS! FAHENEMANN HOSPITAL FAIR. GLOSINGfll‘ SALE! A Jargo stock of Childrcn's Clothing, and fresh involees for (lio tousrhuld Art Departwcnt, areving tao lato for Lo Tair, il by offered at voduced prices, | Salo at Wheoler & Wilean's fiwing Machine Houms, 185 btate- st., an and after Monday afternoon, Hth, TAXE NAVIGATION, TARE NAVIGATION, THE GOODRICH TRANSPORTATION €O, 4 d ship_merchandise, eto., for Ra. B A A R e A Washington, £hehoygen, Manitowoe, 'wo Rivers, Kewaureo, tnd Alnepce. Oftice and Docks: 1'001 OF MICHIGAN-AY, ., G. BUTLIN, Supt, = CTRATED R STOLEN, Bay moro -end red, light open wagon; wngon had Jeathor dash, shifting-seat, tail xate and patent wheels, Mare had lump big A& goose cg between oars, liko wen. Two kegs nnd somo cans of meploe syrup ware in ti:o wagon. Diberal rewnrd for information 3 Cr 0. PEHRIN, Shhape. To.'7 Market-3t. A e 0. T Dlarkotst, PINANCIAL. Invosted In Stock Privileges In Wall-at, o many thousands of dollars’ profit, Conmrolionsive oxplanatory chreular, contatning dotatlud stutament and price-list, meiled un application to ALEX. FROTHINGHAM & CO., Bankesa and Brokers, 12 Wallut., New York, PRINTING. ORDER YOUR BLANK BOOKS AND PRINTING FOR THE NEW YEAR OF CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO,, 118 and 120 Monroe-st. cA GUNTARS (ANDIES] Colebrated throughout tho Unlon, Jeproesod toall parts 8000 cants & puant ol poundaid Wpwirde. ) Ruirove OUNTHER, Gontod'ioror, Chicago, FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. B e Sl b L SO $5.00 Packages oF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXCHANGIEE FOIU Bills of Mational Carraney, TRIBRUNE OFFICE. WASHINGTON, The Pacific Mail Investiga- tion Coming to a Small End, Irwin Disposed of the Missing Funds in Wall Street Speculations. No Probability of Any Action on the Currency Question this Session. Mr. Kelley, for Iis Part, Gives Up All for Lost. Some TUnusually Impudent Propositions from Mr. Jay Gould. No Disagreement Botween President Grant and Mr. Bristow, The Reports to That Bffset Abso- lutely Groundless. The Steamhoat Bill---Kalakaua’s Cold ---Notes and News. PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION, PRESENCE O¥ LARGL NUMMLRS OF WALL STREET OPERATORS, Sneetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasmoroys, D, G, Deo. 13,—Tho presence of the leading stock operators here givos Wanhi- ington tho appearanco of Wall sircot, Tha Pacitie Muil investigation has brought horo some of tho principal Wall gtroet men and many promineat lobbyists, Tho impression is gaining ground that but a very inconsiderablo part of the &750,000 of (Lo Pacifle Mail Stenmship Com- pany's money wns sgent in this city, ond that very listlo, if any, was used a8 bribe-monoy., “'ho Wall stroot mon nregenernlly ngreed that ot leust 2650,000 of ibis monoy was lost by Irwin in Whall streot, inoperations couducted under tho dircetion of Stucjtwotl, thon Lresident of tho Compauy, and that thoso speculations, while NOMINALLY FOR TUE BENEFIT of tho Pacific Mnil Company, wora really Intend- ed to bo for tho advintage of Stockivell and Irwin alone, 1f this fact shall bo oxtabiished, the romainder of this sum can ho readily ne- connted for without assuming that Congrensmen wero directly bribod. lrwin lived bero for n number of months 1n » most_extravagant man- ner, Ho gave costly entertninments snd main- toined an establivhment like o Princo, 1ia could in the months he was horo very readily have exponded all of the sum which wag not lost in Wail streer without using any money direetly for Lhe purchase of voios. ANOTHER THEORY of the Wall strect Fcupln ig that Jay Goula is taking advantnge of public opinion and of tho feeling of Congrens to aseist im in a gigantic “bear” oporation of tho Pacifio Mail stock. There aro indications which 8how that the testi- mony of Irwin is to bo ured for this efeot. One of, tho points relied upon is that, if the in- vestigation shall show that monoy was nsed for tho purposo of bribury, the cansequonco will bo that Congress will decido that the pre-existivg subsdy of &500,L60, only u portion of which hay been paid to the Compaty, S 18 VITIATED, and that Congress will refuse to make furthor ngproprimiuuu for that purposo. Tho doubt about tho matter is whother tho subsiay is such o contract between the United States and tho Company a8 could bo enforcod in tie Coutt of Clpims, Ivis roported that one rosult of this opera- tion is thut Rufus Hatch, Managing Dircetor, formerly of Chicago, bas boen canghit by Jay Gould “long” of the stouck, and will Linve to ha- gin life over again. ————— THE FINANCE QUESTION, NO PROBANILITY OF THE PASSAGIL OF TORTANT BILL. Special Dispateh to Lhe Chicaao Tridune, ‘Wasmxcror, D. 0., Doc, 18,—Tho ropresanta- tivos of the two opposing schools of finauce are ogreed in tho opinion that there is no proba- bility of tho passage of any important Financo bill at this scesion. Sonator Sherman states to- night that thero are no indications that any com- promiso Lill can bo passed which will embody tho substantial fentures of the President's mos- sego. It is not known what tho results of the deliborations of tho Senate Caucus Commitico on this subject will bo, but it scema certaln that fluanco legislation eannot bo accomplished by a caucus, Thero aro n fow Honators who boliove that ! ANY IM- A DILL CAX BE PASSED containing the bond proposition of DBristow's merunge without tho ropeal of thoe logal-tender. Willinm D. Xelloy says to-night that ho is con- vinced that his 8,63 plan will not be adapted this winter, o ngrees with Sonntor Sherman that o positive declaration of any fiuancial principle will now bo wado by this Congress, The Kelloy bill has Jost tho control it posscnsed over tho Lusiness of tho Houso nt the boginnug of lust wook, During the week THL APPROPRIATION DILLS, of which five are compieted, have beon fixod for days cortain, Tho considerativn of these billa in their order will ocoupv most of the timne until the Clristmns recess, ,Tho appoarances now aro that tho adjournmont for tho holidays will take placo shout Doc. 22, After tho holiduys, when ever tho Iiouse goes to the goueral calendar, definite nction must bo taken on the Kolley bill. There are somo important bills on the calendar, nod an effort will doubtless bo made to reach them shortly aftor the holidays, but there aro gomo bills thero upon which many mombers do- siro to avold arecord, notably the Bouate CIVIL RIGHIS BILL. Thozo who antagonize the latter mossure will not bo willing to go to the culeudar, na bills that bLave sufiicient elrength to secure a two-thirds voto can be taken out of thelr order from the cal- ondar on Mondays, 1t is quito possible thut the Kelloy bill and the Civil Rights billmay be loft on the calendur to dio with tho sossion, — THE CATTELL APPOINTMENT, UNOUNDLESS RUMONS, Special Dupateh to Tha Chicage Tribune, Wasuisoroy, D. C., Deo, 18..—With rognrd to the yumors of u mivundorstanding Lotwesn iho Prosident und Sccrotary DBristow nu to the up- pointment of ox-Senator Cattell to ropresont the Troasury in Luropo In the Syndicats uegotia- tions, 1t may be assertod en tho very best au- thority that thoy aro groundless, Tho matlor bus never beon montioned at a Cabinet mooting, and no communications have passod between the Pregdent and Secrelary Dristow with rogard to it. Mr. Cattoll desives tho position, and Secre- tary Roboson wishos him to bavo It, but Gon, Dristow bas doecided nat to appoin hiwm, (/0 the Ausueiated Press,) BECRETALY HOBEHON INTERVIEWED, Wisniiaiox, Dec, 19.—~The Suereturv of the Navy Lus baou interviewed ou tho subject of the rumored difficulty botween himsolf sud tho Sec- ratary of tho Wroasury. I dispused ot the mate tor as followa ¢ **Thore ia nothing In it. So far from thote bolng any controversy on th subject reforred to, it haa not hesn ovon’ montionad ho- twaoen mysolf and the Becrstary, or botween my- gelf and tho President for tho lnst threo months, As I undorstand tho renl fact to bo, Bouator Qattell war appointed lnst summer ngout of the ‘I'reasury Dopartment in relation to the Syndicate mattors abrond, but was proventod from golng by tho protractod slokuons and final death of his wife., Whotber it will now bo worth winlo to go, in viow of the long delny and tho fact that the Hyndlcato contract terminatos vory shortly, is a mattor ontiroly for ‘tha T'ronsury Deperiment to decido, and upon which I don't profoss to have anopinton ; but I am suro Cattell will not con- sont to yo in any ovent, unlogs tho Secrotary of the Tronsury desires 1o do eo.” ———— COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS. A REOLUTION OF INQUIItY, Snecral Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasuiyoroy, Doe, 13.—Tho Committeo of Ways and Moaus yeaterdny, after a epirited dis- cusslon, dofeated Wood's resolution providing for a revislon of tho codified statutes of the Unitod Btatos; and nuthorlzod him to report ta- ‘morrow, for passage, the following resolution s Remoled, "Thot the Saorotary of tho Trensury bo dl- rected to 'fnform thin Houso whother sny, oid if mo what,chiatiges bavo boen made or sro to b mnde In tho rato 'of dutics colloctud nt any poit of tho United States bocauao of any provislon of the Unitod Blates statuten o8 pawed by tho first sosion of the Torty-rird dongress: aud If such changes hava beon mndo to ropurt what thoy ara in detall, with refercnco to tho section of tho ravision or Inw ' under yhich each wie mado; and 1€ wy wich olngo of dnties bina been madn or ordored siuce that revislon by thonew construgtion of tho law toconimunteato to this Houson copy of tho ordor or ruling undor which tho rato was 8o cliangod. ‘Wood's resolution wag caleulnted to alter ovory chnugo in duties by tho now code, if any exist, and overy dopartment construction under it, and onuct'into a law the practice of the Troasury Dopartment in making customs collections as it oxisted on Dec. 1 of Inst your, It wns dofonte od on tho ground that it woull bo a declaration of opposition to Secrotary Bristow. Wood's res- ofution assumed, as u matter of fact, that changes havo beon made in the nw by the rovis- ion. Tho resolution ngroed upon by the Com- mitteo provides that thiu fact Lie firat establishod boforo auy furthor action e takon. OUR ROYAL GUEST, RING RALAKAUA BTILL MUCH INDISPOSED, Snecial Dipatch to Ihe Chicago Tribuse, ‘Wasminatoy, D. C,, Dec, 18.—King Kalaknua lins boen confined to his bed all day with o very severa cold and affection of tho thront, and his physicians stato that he cannot loavo his bed to- morrow. This will cause n postponement of tha formal presentation of 1l Majouty to tho Prosi- dont, {70 the Ansostated I'ress.) Wasmivatoy, Dee. 1Lh—King Kalakaua is atill yory much indisposcd, fn consequence of which 10 arrangemeuts havo boou mude as to bis futurc movements, Ilo i sufferin| with n very sovero cold and an aggravuto poro throal. During tho day Secretary Fiph called at tho botel to geo tho Xing, but did not do so owiug to tho iltnesa of lig Majeoty. e communicated a messego from the Proxident ro the offect that the Prosident vo- grotted ureeodingly to hoar of the Kina's iudi position, nod that although the President way sufforing m=ol( from a sovern cold, he would Iinve ealled upon the King 1t His Majesty had beon in a condition to receive visitors, ” Dr, Tur- ner to-day stated that the royal visitor might be well enough for prazontation to the Prexident to- morrow. It ig the iutention of I'resident and Mra, Grant to giva lim r grand recoption al.the Whito Honee one ovoniug this week, for_ which carda will bo issued. ‘I'he King will spend ubont ten days in Washington. el g THE STEAMBOAT BILL, A VERY DESIRADLE MEASURE. Speeist Dispateis to Phe Clacago Tridune, ‘Wasuisoray, Dee. 18.—The friends of the Steamboat bill expoct to get it up in the Senato on Cuesdny, and are very eanguine that it will pags. Through sn inadvertency this mensure wns montionod in thesn dispatches u fow days ago in o manner calenlnted to give the ‘impres- sion that it wae not desirablo that it should pss. The revorso in true, Tho bill wna pre- pared with tho groatest . eare by tho Commerco Coramitteo of the TForty-second Congress. Threo months' bard work wero ox- pended on it, and it is probably as noarly adapt- ed for the purposes it in iutonded to sorve as any nicco of work that has over heen done by committeo. It has heen w.cendily and tiorcely op- poxcd by patentoos and 1'teasury officials, who, undor tho presont law, enjoy estirordiuery Emuegu which ennble them io bleed steanm- ont-owners without doing any eorresponding good ta the public. These men bave managed to gacure Sonntor Conkling to opposo the bill, ‘The intercats of stcamboat-owner: ippors, and travelora demand thet it should ns. : — NOTES AND NS, JAY GOULD'S LITTLE ECIHEME, Svectal Dispatel to The Chicago Treidune, ‘Wasnmisarox, D. €., Dec. 13.—Jay Gould is understood to have a novel projoct to bring he- foro Congress. Ile deeires to have a new steam- ship lino ostablishod between Sua Francisco and Chinn, which sball hold intimnte rolations with the Union Dncific Railrood. For this line ho contemplates asking Congress for o gubsidy in & very curious form, Tno Union Pacitio Railrond owos the Government n very largo amount of wonoy ou account of the 5 por cont fund and for withhold intorest. Tho amount of the withheld interest is now estimated at §20,000,- 000, The Guvornmens, nacting under a resolution ~ of tho lnst Congress, 18 now engaged in nn attempt to forco tho collec- tion of this interest, Au officor of tho I'reasury Department is now in tho Pacilic States, occu- pled in obtaining dats as o the excet amouut duo. Jay Gould, it iz eaid, will nzk that Con- gross, ay a subyidy for this line, givo o crodit to tho Union Pacific Rutlrond in thiy withheld in- terest eccount for tho amount ot tho subsidy proposed. THR MIGSISHIPPT LEVERS, Goy. Herbort, of the Commitsioners appointed to inspect the Mississippi lovees, has arrived horo, und i engaged in making his veport to the President. 1o finds the lavees in a vory bad condition, and reprosouts that they aro in groat dnuger of utter destruction, Ilo proposes that Congress shall toko c¢harge of the ropaira of these lovees, aud malko literal eppropritious for that purposc. He nuys that tho States through which tho levees run zre unablo to repair them, DUPEIVISING ARCHITECT. J. C, Choclirans, of Chicago, hay arrived hero, and iy usmy his influenco to “rovive the nppoint- mout of a Supcrvising Architcet of tho Treasury, to succecd Mullett, MeArthur, of DIhiladel- phin, has declined the nrpolutmnm, and tho only vontostants for the place are Walsh, of St Louis, and Chochrane. TOM BCOTT arrived here to-day, and immedintely commenced his cnmprign in the interests of the Southern Tueific Rmlroad, Ho expressos himsoll very conlident of success, and certninly has already secured o very cousiderablo following. LOUISTANA. Private dispatches_roroived hera from Tonlsi- ans show that the Returning Board has poste poned their promnigation of tho returns until to- morrow, Anderson, one of the prominont mem- bors of the Liowrd, is snid to bo on his way to (L]Iun city to lay cortain evidonce Lofore tho Prosi- ent. T DINTRICT DEDT. Tornoy's Chronicle of to-duy hinn an artiolo of oyor two columma dovated to an oxhaustivo con. nldoration of tho District dobt, A curoful sam- ming up of the entiro debt demonstrates that at & low ostimnte it axcoeds $25,250,000, AN UNUSUAL SCENE, Spesial Diwpateh to I'he Chicauo I'ribune, Cryaixnart, O,, Dee, 18,—~Thero was an une usunl rcono to-duy ut the Lebrow Tample, cors nor of Bighth and Plum streets, 16 wad the burial frow thoro of tho wife of the rabbl, I, 3L Wiko, It wan another newand Nheral de- parturo, o8 Lieretofore only rabbis woro thus burled. Thero was n vast concourso In and around the tomplo, Thera wore tmposing coro- monies and o dikcourss by the Hov, Liltenthal, Tho body was, as ususl among Hobrows, in a pluin pine bos, i OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonx, Doo. 18.—~Arslved, stosmor Groece, from London, Loxpoy, Deo, 18,—The stenmships Oity of Aontronl and Bylosia, from New York, and Ioe. diana, from Philndoiplis, have arzived outs Dailp CHICAGO, MONDAY DECEMBER 14, 1874 WAYS THAT ARE DARK. Once in n While the General Public Sees into Them, And Observes Curious Performances By Various Aclors. A Minigtor in Germantown, Pa. Ap- pears as a Bigamist. A Boston Man Plays Othello with Ter- vible Fidelity. A Physiclan in Sioux City, It Is Baid, Has Come Out as an Abortionist. Trial of the Boy-Butcher, BY TELEGRAPH. A MINISTER'S WOOING, Bpeeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tyidnne, Pmuspereuis, Pa, Deo, 18.—Gormantown, too, is wrontling with a clorionl geandal, which is n overybody's moutb, snd bringing grost dis- credit on tho cange of religion in that moral community. The story can bo briefly told, Some timo lnst summer & beautiful young widow of the Twonty-second Ward nas returning from a visit to Bodford Springs. Bho mot a very intolli gent-looking divine on tho oars and made his acqunintanco. Thoy had not met befors, but oro. they parted thoy hind Jenrned to love. In o fow woeks he followed hor to her home, was introduced to bor family, and began a conrtship, Ho roprasented himself to bo a Mothodist divine,.and presonted docu- ments to provo it. Ilo eoon established s warm ussoclation with the olorgymen of tho vie cinity, and Inborod for "~ some time in tho ~ Haines Strcot Mothodist Episcopal Church, From thoro Lo wenk to pre- uido _over tho pulpit of the Church of tho United Brothren at Mount Ayro, and by his sl)lundm attainments, his eloquenco, and zoal, changed the church in a few months froma wenk, obscure ouugroqn.\ian. to ono of promi- noneo ond power. Pooplo from all regions flocked to hear him, aud _howas on the high road to succous, In the moantune, ho had not forgotten his wooing, A fow weoks ngo' ho mnrried tho fair ong, her fumily making no objactions, DBut sftor a woek's thno tho paronts bogan to suspect all was not rirht, and tolegraphed to Lewiston, this State, from whonce the divine had come, for his autocodonts, A&muml enrd, that nleily unid, * tio is a married man; run him out of town,” camo back, but boforo tho father haa timo to secure tho villain's nrvest he had fled, taking his wifo No. 2 along with him. His wheronbouta is unkoown, Iis wife No. 1isre- slding in Miohignn, It 18 enid the family of the widow in vory respeotablo, and their erel is great. Tho nime of the ministeriul Mormon 18 Jolin A. Hudkiuvs. ALLEQED ATORTIONIST ARRESTED, Special Dispatch to Tha Chicaso Y'ribune, Sroux Crry, In., Dee. 1.—The good people of this city wore inoxpressibly shocked by the te- coplion a fow days sinco o the sud inteiligence’ of the sudden death of on of its mombers, Mrs. 11 8. Townsley, wifo of ope of our leading dry- goods merchanta, Thoy wors marriod but about flva wocks bofore, and both occupied high posi- «tions in wociety hore. Tho circumstances of her death woro #o extraordinary o8 to causo suspiclon that criminal agenta bad beon employed. A Coronor's jury was summoned yesterday, who hed a post-moztom oxzmination mado of tho re- mnins, wuich had been buried, and also ox- amined the hueband and soveral othor witnesees, Positive -evidence was found that an abortion bed been practicod and was_the cause of her dewih, Mr. Townsloy's testimony was to efiect that Dr. Dailoy had lob his wifo havo instrumsonts and ndvired in regard to thoir uro. Anothor docter statod that Towns- loy had cadlod on Inim to pexform the operation, but ho rofused, The jury rendored a vordict im- pheating Dr. Dailoy, and Lo wos arrosted sad placed nuder 3,000 bail to appenr at tho next tunn of coutt. Dr. Bailey moved here from Mudison, Wis,, & fow years nzo, and is highly respected, end our citizons sro unwilling to bes lievo him n party to this infamous decd, and bo- liovo ho will prove his innogence, COUNTENFEITERS ARRESTED, Spezlul Dispateh ta The Chizago I'ribine, Eme, Pn., Dec. 18,—United States Doteotive Gilbert B. Yorking, of thoSccrot Serviee Burenu, has arrested sud brought to thiy city two shovers of the * qucer,” nomed Donjamin I, Erwoy, of Isrnson Valloy, Potter County, this State, and Nathan B. Adaws, of Colesburg, same county. Both men aro suspected to be members of the famous Tor Ballard gung of countorfeiters and shovers. Perkins got on tho track of Xrwoy whilo hunting tho Bailard gang et Fort Evie,Cau- nda, but, huving higher game in viow, did not arrest him., Ilo got him in Polter County yes- tordey. No bank Leing within twonty-five miles of the floldof Lis operations, the town and sur- rounding conutry woro litegally flooded with what might bo called the currency of the placo. Ad- amé was caught in MoKean County, from a mero doscription, where bo was oporatiug. Adums is vory seligious, walking from ono end of his coll to tho other, constautly pray- ing, ete. Tho Drils wero fnely oX- cculed tens on tho ‘Fraders’ National Dnnk of Syracuse, N. Y., and wore manufactured by the &ing of counterfeitors, Lom Ballard, ~ The wonisu, Blinor M. Jones, is now lodgod in Buf- falo jail for elioving the ** queer ” of tho samo gung, as all tho bills ware tous on the same bank &g above, Loth mon will have & henring before Unitod States Commissionor Forco Tuosday ovemny. ‘The arrest of these men 14 inportant, a4 hesides boing shavora of ** qucor,” they aro charged ay wholesale dealers. TIE OLD, OLD STORY, Special Dupateh o %o Chivago Trivune, Drooxxaroy, Iil, Doe. 18,.—Yostordsy one Theases A. Bmith, o farmer from near Musca- tine, In.,, and o young woman from Chanmpaign, who wore registored at the Bticknoy ITonse, in this city, a8 man aud wife, woro taken fu custody by tho polico and the girl's fathor. It appears Smith, baving met tho girl on a train near Champafgn, made her aocquaintance, and induced hor to elope the mext night, whon thoy eamo hero, intending to Lo marvied, a8 they elaim, Howover this may be, they stayed hore kome days withaut sttending to this tom, und wero overhunled by the gil's friends, Simth 18 iu tho calabooso, and the girl In her fathor's custody, She is a handsomo blonde, and the duughtor of vonpoctablo parents, Mor futhor at tompted to shaot Smith yosterday, but was pra- veuted by the officorn, MURDER AND SIMOIDR. * Bosroy, Dac, 13.—A torrible donble tragody wns onacted this nfternoon at Churlostown by Willlmwn H, Jonos, of S8omervillo, killing Mra, O, R, Barry ut her residenco in Sehool stroot, Chnrlestown, nod immedintoly attorwards cutting his own threat. Joves was martled aud had grown-up obildren, and the two familles woro vory iuthmato and considored highly respectablo. Tho deod wes doubtloss promoditutod, a6 1t was dono with a razor whioh ho had talien with him from his homo n Honm- oryille, Thure werono mitnesses to tho terri- bla ffair, tho balance of the Barry family being at church, Tho bodies wore found about half- past 8 by o son of tho murdered woman, Tho wore lylng upon tho toor about 4 feat apart, ead with thoir throat cut, % ROUGH MIETS ROUGH, 87. Paun, Miun, Do, 1d.—To-day, at Bismarck, D, T,, u rough nxmed O'Neill was ahot throngh the heart by nnasher rough known as Paddy Hell. O'Noill had beon drinking consid« ( erablo yeatordny, and was orazy drunk at night, In tho_ evonln, ho had o soufle with Tall, and shortly nfter O'Nolll got n ravolver and shot-gun, and chinsed 1Iall round town, Hall also got a rovolver to do. fond himself, and tho resultis as_abovo statud. Ial surrondored himsolf immodintely to tho Sheriff. O'Nelll liny borno n_bad name, and is ll)lnllnvad to have boon a murderer awalling Jus- co. DELIBERATE MURDER. Moscoare, I, T., Dec, 12,—A brutal and un- provoked murder was committod horo last night by a Chotolico Indinn nnmed Napoloon Wisery, who shot and mstantly killed another Cheroker, named Thomas M, Combs, Wisary cseapoed, but Maj. Ingalls, Todian agont, assfoted by Col, Rous, Chief of the Cherokoos, fs making” ovory sflort to capture him. A PHILANTHROPIO FRAUD. New Yonk, Dec. 12.—Tho Amorican Tract Socloty denouuce a8 o fraud ynmos I, Stovens, who i appoaling a8 agont of that Socioty, from Des Moines, Iows, for aid for tho Nebrasks suf- forors. 'The American Tract Euulut{ snys that it has no such agent, but recommond churlinbly- disposod porsons to forward their contributions to the regular-roliof ngonts, REVENUE sRIZURm, Nrw Yort, Dac, 18,.—The jury in the Croker cano woro unable to agree, and have beon dis- charged. T'hreo hundred gold and silvor watehes, in pos- sonsion of William Wotzl, of Prairie du Chien, ‘Win., were soized yestorday by the custom-offi- ?un;lu: tho steumor Cambrin, vatuod ab 27,000 YUUCH. SHOT IN A SALOON ROW. Spectat Dispatch to 1he Chicago Tribune, Inpravavorts, Dee. 18.—In n esloon row lnto last night, & man named Willam Enncas was gbot in the hond, the bal entering above the loft oya. An oxamination of the wound showed tho ball to havo run around the skult undernonth the slun, lodging ot the breo of the right car, inflicting only u sovera nealp wound. HELD TO BAIL, Putnapsrenia, Deo. 12.—This morning a hond in tho sum of £20,000 was ontored into for the appesranco of Georgo T, Hilt, tho allogod dealer in forged bondas, at the United States Circuit Court, in New York, on tho 13th of Junuary next, TIIE CORINTH BANK ROBBERS. Mrxeis, Doo. 12.—Tho latest from tho Coriuth (Mliss.) bank robbors states that a Sheriff’s posso ia in hot pursuit, but nearly twolve hours behind them, Tho robbors woro wakiug for Sand Mountaln, Ala, COUNTHERFRITERS ARRESTED, CrevELARD, O., Doc. 12.—Eli Laver and Abo Foater, two Fronchmen, biave bson arrosted by tho police for making and passing counterfoit nickels, ‘The tools and metal for making coun- terfeits have Leen socured. - ARREST OF A BUPPOSED ROBDIR, Mexrins, Tonn,, Dee. 13.—A mav, supposed to bo J. C. Whito, tho lender in the Corinth buul robbery, was arrosted at Holona yestorday. Tarties from Corinth passed throngh hers to- day en route to Hulona Lo ideutity hiw. WHO LOST THEM? Prrmuaprienrs, Dec. 13.—A man was arrested boro to-duy having in bin nossession thirty-one fino rovolvers, aupposed to havo beon stolon in the West. — 4 BY MAIL, THT CONVICTION OF THE BOY-BUTOHFER, Tionton (Dee, 10) Diwputeh to the New York lerald, PTrobubly thore mevor was befors known o juvenile criminal possessed of such miurderous ond flendish prociivitios ns the one whoso triat for one of his murders hns just been flnished in tho Supreme Court in this city. The slory of his muvdeis, including that of Jittlo Katie Curran, aud his various ntravities, have already beon told. In tho trial for the murder of the Millan boy, just concluded, it ap- poarod from the evidenco that, on the 22d day of 1ast April, tho body of the victim, a boy searcoly 4 yesrs old, wns found in a pieco of marah which Jies north of tho 0ld Culony Dailroad aud Dorchester avenuo, mnear the Cresccnt Avenuo Station, The body was still warm, and boro the marks of somo fiflcon stabs. The throat wns cut, and tho bauds of the child wore bndly lacorated. Tho bLody was found by 12-yenr-old boy named Powers, who was out diguing clams with o deaf aud dumb brother, Upon the discovery of tho body by tho little boy Powors, he unw Lwo men ap the marsh and ran and told them of what ho had diccovored, Tho men were thoro for Kflctica with n gun, but im- mediately took ateps to notify the police and eare for tho body, It proved to bo that of thoe Ind Hornco 1L Millan, who bad resided but s fow montha at hig home on Dorehester avonue, The last tho Loy's mother had socn of hor child was at 10 o'clock on that day, whon sho gave him u poouy to go to the baker's to got a cako, At bulf-past 11 ho was ecen by other boys accompanied by tho Pomerov boy, - Bubsequent to this, about 12 o'cluck, they were seon by othor perties together, going towards MeKay's whart, and tionco by o bridgo to tho marsh, At tho oreelt they wore met by another boy who was coming uway from where some meu wero diggin clams, 'The Pomeroy boy spokio to this laet lad, aud nsked what the men wore shooting on the marsl, and 8o was recognizod by tho latter, Tho Pomeroy boy was geen to HIt the Millan Iad over tho ereelr, and their tracks, lergo and small, wero aftorward traced, side und side, to tho spot whero the body was found. All these, togothor with other strong cirenmstnnces ‘mmliug to hia ilt, wera bronght out at tho trial, Tha line of defense adopted at the trinl wae in- sanity, aud the points which wore praven wero weld stated by the conneel in his opening argu- ment. 1fo snid that when first he took cliarge of tho cse he had somo doubte as_to whother the prisoner was tho guilty party ; that as time woro on it had come to his mind that such was tho fuct. Though be had allowed the Government to praceed with their cage, and put in suoh testi- mony a8 hud bearing upon the 'case. ho hnd admitted many things without holding the Governmont to s strict proof. This boy wag just now past his 16th year, and at tho timo of tho crime was but 14 yoars'and 5 months old. Iind it beon but fivemonths earlior it avould have been n question of Iaw ns to his rospousibility, for botwoou tho vears of 7 aml 14 it is u disputed point whothor a person can bo rosponsiblo for crimo, The civeumstancos of tho cana wore romarkablo, as had beeu the boy's lifo and charactor sinco birth, Boforo ha was 8 yoars old he wan vory sickly, and was not oxpect- ed to livo for a long'time, ~ At 5 yonrs old he ex- bibited rowarikablo charaoteriatics ; he wag dis- covered on one occasion intlicting ‘cruolties on o cat, and thore wore mauy instances whero ho uhoved peculinr traitaof churactor. It had hoen tho endeavor of his mothor to bung Lim np properly, and, osido from the peculinritios ox- ]xihnud. ho was 8 good boy. In August, 1871, ho wai very sick with pnenmionia, sinco which time hio has aeted strangely, and seomed to delight in human sulfering, “U'ha boy caumot control his fealings, and ho thiuks himsolf that no ehild would ho safa whon 1n his hauds, T'he counsel oluimod thut Pomeroy was iusnne, and that the net committed by him way that of au irresponnis blo parson, During the prograas of tho trial, which com- menced last Mondny, there las been the mont intoneo publie intorost manifested. Tho evi- denco was all in yesterday, and to-day has boon royorved for the “urgnmonts for and nyainst the prisoner, tho chargo of the Court and the vor- diot of tho jury, I'ho caso wau glvon to the jury at nbout halfe past b this aftornoon, snd ufter doliberating un- til nenrly 11 o'elock this ovoning, they camuo in with & vordict of gullty of murdor in tho firet degres, with a recommeudation to meroy. The young prisonsr mantfested no fooling whatover when the drond decieion was pro- nounced, but bis mother wept violontly, ~Al- though tho publiois satiefied with the verdict, tuore 18, nevertheless, n popular disappointmont, s it was gonorully believed that the defonse of insanity would be maintuined by the jury, Thoro Lins been great oxcitoment horo all tho evenin pending tho daliberations of the jury, and all the public resorts In tho vioinity of the Court- House have boen Mled with crowds anxtously ** waiting for tho vordiot," The death sentenco upon the juvenile folon will bo pronounced toe MOTEOWs . THE INDIAN QUESTION, A Talk with the Semi-0l -3 | bes of tho Indian'fo S ritory. fo) Wide Differences upon the tiostion of Government Interforence, They Cling to Thelr Rights Un- der the Old 'Trentiey, MusgooEs, I, T., Dec, 12.—The Tudian Penco Commiiusioners mot {ho Indiany in connsol again to-day aud wore prosented by tho delopstes with the totlowing pronmble and rosolutions : WhEneas, Cortain questions have loen pro- pounded o the fivo nitions, assombied fn coun- cll “through their dolo; by Gen Fisk, 1. D. Long, B, Roberts, and 3lummond, members of the Toard of Indisn Come mifsulonors, sucking to ascertain the Aeuao of eald - tious 2 Lo tlin proprioty of additionn] loginlation by Cougross for tho botler proteation of their righta and bolter mafntenanco of peaco within thelr bordera § thierofore, in numwer to wald fnquiry, et vemlved, By tho delegutes of safd natfons, fn Joint council ssembled : First—Ehnt suld_dolegates for themselvon, nnd m behalf of thelr peoplo, deviro to express thelt grat- ftudo st meeting tho distingnishied membors of the Tlowrd of Indiun Commissioncrs now prescnt, and their henety thinks for tho words of sympathy nid in- terest fn bahalf of tho Indians fo kindly tttored, Seeond~1 oy {ulie ocearion to expron thelr thantn t0 the Iresident of tho United States for hin benlgn Tadian_ policy, sud thefr admiration for his viewn on the quention,” and thelr gratitudo for his wtoady ade Lorenco to tho same, Third—Wo rexpectfully ank of Congress, as tho au- thorized reprosentatived of tho people, that fley will respes, reatiivn, and ndhero to the atipilations of our troaty Wit tho Unitod Stutes, snd ouly sl thut thoy La fiilly careled oud fu good falth, Lourth—That thioy aro unwilling to tako the nftia~ tivo, or to porticipate i any movoment thut may lead to a'chnngodn thelr national condition, or of thelr relation to_ tho Uulted Btates, excopt such changes nn aro pravided for by treaty’ stipnistions, Tiioy all conoedo thnt tho nations which they ronrcsont labor =~ uoder grlovances which should he remodled, yot without endingoriug auy righis now (usranteod to them iu soll or salf-govornme: thero griovances thoy tauy bo purmitted re {0 ennmerato the fallowini: 1, Tho objoctionable mouner 40 which the United States Cowrt of tho Wostern Disirict of Arkaumna lina _cxerclned 114 Jurlsdiotion over tho Indian country, 2. For the dolays fn paying tho Nations monoys they boliovu to be due. 9, Tlo grants of linds mado In tho Iudian Ter- ritoty by acts of Congress to cartuln rallroad cow. ‘panics, without donsulting the views or interests of the Indions, tho title of such Jands heing made contingeut upon ihe oxtinguishment of tho Indion tifle, 4. Unjust diecrinbnation fo raflroud tarista mado againat tho peoplu of (hia Terrltory by much rul- voud corporations nn 40w have roads n operation ovor Indiau laude, 6. Tho fuflure of tho United States Governient adequalely to troteot the Indiann agoiust intrusiou and trespisu on thoir lands by wnautherlzed persons, 6, Tuu ihjury dono fa (ho people of the Ter~ ritory, tho conntout agifation of measures in Oongrens, ncluding bills fo _organizo the Indlan ° Territory =~ duto & ‘Territory of the United Btates, which threston the infraction of riihts iguarantead to them, and which tlus keops them nnsuitied n to thelr future, end which entsils upon hem u kargo and rninons oxpense i the defeuss of tho anlorest of the Five Natlons, Blgued by thirty-threo delogntes, A FULL AND FULB DISCUSSION OF THE RESOLU- TIONS . was participatod in by tho dolegntes from ench of tie Nationsfand by the Commissioners, which contiuued until 6 p, m., wheu the Council was closed. Homa of the spocches madoe by the Indiun dologntes wonld have boen listoned to with attention an tho floor of Congross, for the ability and eloquence displaved in presenting their viows to tho Commissionors, THE CUEROKEEY. Col. Boudinot aunounced that many Cherolke ore not willlng to admit that the delogation presenting the resolutions ropreson ed them, sud anked that a paper signod by himn- solf and others bo rend, Mr, 8. 8, Stoyons then rond tha_paper, which wos sigood by Mr. Stevens, P, Harris, Charles E. Waler, I, C, Boudinot, J. 3L ell, nnd othors, in which hey ak that Congress shall logislpto for tho Iudinn Territory sons to secure, first, a United States Court in the Indian Lorritory: second, a genoral Legislaturo for tho Lerritory ; third, a Delogato in Coagress, Col. Boundinot showed that theso : propositions were oapacially provided fer by all tho treatios of 1866, and doclared that he and his friends would bo coutent if Congrees would legislute nupon theso pubjects. Ilo siatod (het for himnself he was willing to go much furthor, but had pressnt. ad that plan so that all tho nntions might adopt it, sud ell diesension might bo henled. JOKE HPERCHES, Eloquent speechos wors made by Capt, Ttenge, Col, William P, Rous, of the Cherolwes ; Cren. Parter, of tho Creoks, aud others, all uf whom admitted that they wore willing' to accopt nll thwoe of the propositions advocated by Col. Boudinot, and it scems to Lo thoe opinion of the Comnuesioners that thero_is not a0 much diffor- ;mctu aftor ull among the Indians upon this sub- ect. THE CHOOTAWS, This aftornoon Judgo Fulsowe, of the Cheetaw Nution, stated to the Commissiancrs that he and Lis ussociaton desived Col. Boudinol to present their viewa to the Commissioners. which Col, Boudinot did, by the unanimous contont of the Bonrd and delogates, 1o did this by reading tho eghth — article of tho ~ Choetaw and Chickasaw treaty of 1868, which provides for a form of ‘Lerritorial Governmont, and stating that ho and his Choe- ey frionds dosived, if Congrons docided to legis late for them, that it do so under the provisions of shnt articlo of treaty. Mr. Ross snid tho Cherokees wero not bonnd by the Choctaw toaty, nud did not neeopt it, The Commissioners mlioumnd apparontly woll plonsed with Council, and left on & special train at 6 p. m. THE VICKSBURG MXSSACRE. The Story Told by Aunthorityr—fow the Negrous Wers Shol Dowan by the Unreconstructed Whites, Lrum the Cincinnati Convmereial, That & false acconnt of tho slaughter of col- ored men in tho neighborhood of Vicksburg Lag ‘been sprond over the country, Dby those who nro sympathizers with tho nggrossurs, gulity of neadless and most wicked blovdshed, wo are not at liborty to doubt, Wo have, from n source thal commands confi- donco, o statement that is due the countr: Our lnformation is that the aclive shitos Vickanurg had somo tive since delermined to “elean out” tha prosen: officcholdors. Thres of thoso ofliceholdora were indicted at tho lusit torm of the Grand Jury, Crosby, tho Bhorit?, was tho ono ospocinily aimed at. It wos do- termiued thnb bo should ho put ont of office, Tha pupors insistod upon the Board of Bupor- visors meeting on Wednosday of last week and roquiring Croshy to give good bond, A moet- ing of that body was called, and it is lnown that tho intontion wus fo requite Crosby to give o good bond, ¢ Dut tho citizens, honded by o liot-headod and irrerponsiblo eob of men, put out an incondiary Cll‘cll\!l’ calling for & moctiug of tho citizomy of thecounty thesamoday the Donrd of Suparvisors were to moot. And overy one Lnow full well that it was tho intention thnt the Board should bho forcod to do what was wanted, or personnl violenco usod, to_put in an appunruneo, Bub the cltizeny Looid trots mooting. - It was attended mostly by tho younger men and irrespongible pnetiou spoil- fug for n vow. Daring tho sussion, a commition of five lawyers wore appointed, (o roport it all logal monns to onst Grosby had been oxhaustod, A mujority of tho Couumitteo reportod that all logal menna bad not buen oxhanstod, A minor- ity roport was made by two young lmbs of tho law, saying that all logal means had beon oxhousted, und that the thuo for action lind come. By **actlon " they meunt foreo, and by forco they monnt tho ropa, No concealmont wag made {o their tallc about huuging, oto, A commitieo was appointed to walt upon cortain ofticials and domaud thowr resignation. ‘The mnuuuyg ndjonrned to await tha roport. Tho ofliclals who econld bo found boggad timo to coueult their luwors, Lut failed to ruplfl In the time piven thom, On tho rops- sombling of tho mesting in the nfternvon, and hearing tho repott of thoir committeo, thoy ro- solved to adjourn Inn body to the Court-fouso and demand tho resiznation of tiie ofiicars. On reaching the Couri-ouao all the officors fled but Orosby. He nigued o rosignation, No ono con- cenled what bis fato would bo if_ho had not done NUMBER 11 Bpot. As 8oon as ho got out of the olutches of thoe mab ho wroto a Ictter to Judgo Powers, of the Cirouit Court, stating that ho took back his refl'lgm_ulnn. 81 lio wag compelled to sign it to envo hig life. Io wag then out in the country, ou'hh; way to Jackson, [ Tlie morning nfter this row Judgo Brosrn tried to hold court, but the partics lett in charge of the Court-Ilousio refured to lot tho Doy uty e ter tho court-room, aud ko court Ling Runu ad- Journed frowm day Lo day sinco thon, On Friday o rimor qat abroad that Cronby wna about to make & good hond by placing his oftize in the liands of somo perdon‘or anothor accopt- ablo to the paople, and retiring, loaving all oon- trol to euch depnty. Tsro or three gool partice ngreed Lo tnko the ronhlon, and arrangenionts haveboen mado with tholr frionds to mulko a bond that would bo awmple and beyond dis~ pute. Whon this was hoard s moating of the citizonn in tho city waa cnllod, which rosolv edto frown down anysuch offort. The next mnrnlu,: the payern contained notices warning white citizeus from golug on tho bond, and this, too, in tha fuco of repented assertions that no chinrge was mndo nfmmst Crosby oxcept his fuil- uro to give good houd, On "the streats tho threats woro nimerous that no man's life would be #afe who woat an such boud,| Crosby veturned from Jackson on Fridny, with instructions from the Governor to take Ppossession of his ofice, and to call in the wid of the militin to sugtuiu bim, 1o sont uows to tho country for tho nogroen to como in Monday and roport to tho Court-Honso, Thoy camo, wore met at tho clty limits and slavghitorod,—simply slaughtered and butchored, Fhoy wero chased through the woods and tho flolds and shiot down like dogs. Many were shot after thoy guvo up, aud komo werashot on their kuees while begging for moray, L'ho wpirit of demons was in the peon ple. It was not safo for any ononot in full ac- cord with thom to bo on the stroot, Ono poorold nogro by the namo of Ambroso Brown was or- dored off the streot by Oapt. Cowan, n former rebol battery commander, and being tardy in go- ing, Cownn doliborately shot bim, = Mauy pris- oners wero takou and kept in the Contt-Iouse, and taken out in the morning. With winks, and nods, aud lnughtor, and jest, it was reported that throo of the most obuoxious mado thoir escape, which moann that they have #imply beon murdered whilo prisonors, This {8 nnquestionably tho truth of the mas. snceo, and Lie paople of tho Nation should fully recoguizo all ity onormitios. ‘o wornt of it iy '.l'ml thio versons who havo beon guilty of thig wholesalo inurder fully juatify themsoives upon tho statement of fucth thut wo bnvo givon, aud wo aro bound to add thoy are animuted by the convietion that thora bus boon n political rovo. lution ju tho North, aud that their time is como —_— FIRIs. AT ANN ARDIOR, MICI, Speeial Disnatel bo T'he Chicavo Pribune, AXN Anvor, Mich., Dec. 12.—A firo broke out abont 7:90 to-night in tho siables ndjoining Cook's Iotol Thoy wera both ontirely con- sumod, with all tho Larnoss, robos, and grain. The liorses wero saved. The building bolonged to Mr. B.F, Avory. Tha fire originated in the offiee, 1t is snpposed by the explosion of a lamp, No mauranco, - Loss somothing over 2,000, NEAR MARSILLON, 0. Syecial Dispateh to $he Clacago Lribune, Magsitioy, O., Dec. 18.—Early this morning the largo barn near this oty belonging to tho heira of tho Into Dr. Iauso Steove was dostroyed by fire, togothor with all ita contonts, consisting of oight horses, twenty-two hLond of cattle, a Inrgo amount of grain, farming utonsils, cto. Loss €8,000 ; insured for £8,500. 'Tho fire was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary, AT INDIANAPOLIS, Snecial Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Ixpraxarorws, Ind, Dec. 18,—A firo in the repair-shops of the Indianapolis, Cincinnat] & Lufayotto Railrond Company, yesterday morc- ing, did about $1,000 worth of damage, AT MILWAUKEF, Svecinl Disnatch to 1'he Chicago Triduns, Miwaukes, Dee, 13,.—Mollon's brass-foundry was slightly damaged by firo at 9 o'clock this morning. DG LEGAL DECISLONS, Bo the county mombers failed | %0, Ho would have boon Langed om the CountyaScnt Controversy Dectdodss ‘The Baxter Low, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Inptaxarorts, Ind., Dec. 18,—The Supreme Court yosterduy docided tho case of William A. Teolo vu. Tho Board of Commissionors of Wayne County, involving tho question of the romova of tho vounty-sent from Centrovillo to Riche mond. Under tho Inw passed by tho Ilasi TLegislature, the county-seat wes ordered to bo removed, the citizons of Richmond having donated buildings for ihe counts"s use, of value equal to those to beabau- doned aé Centrovillo. Whon the rocords werote be removed the peoplo of Centraville rallied, and o brisk ight ousued, ending in tho Richmond party being bomten off, Tho records wero finlly carifed awny by night, AMr. Declo, on behalf of tho Controvillo people, souzht for an lu{nnmion to prevent tho romoval, but tho lower Court decided that the removal was in strict conformity with law, An appenl was talen, and, nftor olaborate argument, the Supromo Court uuanimously sustains the lower Court, afirming Richniond” as tho county- soat. The county-soat has heen ano of tho most exclting local troitbles aver known in tho State. In n cnso from thin county, tho Civil Cirenit Court decides that o paloon-keeper who has been fined for violating the Baxter faw cannot havo another pormit granted bim, CASUALTIES. FATAL GAS EXPLOSTON. Special Disnatch to I'he Chicago T'ribune, 81, Lours, Mo., Dec. 18.—Thomas Pratt, aged 72 years, and who has been in the employ of the t. Louis Ging Company, au Superintendont, was Lilled at 3 p. m, to-day, by an exploaion of gas iu the purifying departmont. Pratt was scon to go into thiu room, aud in a few moments after sn explosion was heard, which attracted the work- men, who, on goiug in, found him prostreto on the floor with n deop gash on his head, whioh is supposed to have boon eansed by the lIug of the cover conteming tho lime through which the gaw pusuos for purification, DROWNED WHILE SKATING, Specinl Dispateh to The Chicaya Tridune, East Sacinaw, Mich., Doe, 13.—A boy 16 yonrs of age, nuued August Iowler, while ckate ing on tho river yeslerday broke through the fet 2ud was drowned, —— AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. New Yonk, Deo, 13.—The semi-contennial an- nivorsary of the Awmorican I'rnot Secloly was leld this ovoning, Tho uunual roport showed that the annutal issuos for fitty yeava havo av- eraged moro than 10,000,000 publications, mora than half o million of these helug volumes, Tho cout of tho work during tho past year hns beon 50,000, Grants hiad boon mado during the year to tho number of 63,000,000 pages, and to tha value of nioro than 45,000, which had boen digtributed through miesion-gchooly, prisons, ond bospitaly, Qiftsfor foroigudistribution inthe form of printed matter smounted o 4,000, and in caeh and plates to be used in printing to the amount of 7,000, Mors than 4,000 publicationy have beon {ssued abrand, and in 14 languages, Hinco the formation of the Sacloty it hud oxe pondad moro than $600,000 in co-opernting with prominent Amoriean micsions, Addrasses woro defivered by tho Itey, Dyva. Tyng, Willinws, Prate, Hallouk, and athera Dy o THE PROPUSED RECI 1T TREATY. Syeemd Disputel: to The Clacaqgo Yribune, Fasr Saaisaw, Mich,, Dee, 18,—The lumboye men of Saginaw Villoy hold u mooting in this clty yostorluy to tako netion regauding tho pro- posed recipracity trenty now Lofore Cougress, A comnitteo wan appointed to raiso funds, The mombers of tho nuuocintion wore ussersod 830 each, und resolutions woro adopted pledging the porsoual oltorts aud means of all present in op- posing tho trenty, A large dolegution will visit Washington when the nintter comes up in the Sonate to enter thoir protost,