Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1874, Page 2

finTmlcukmuunu havo passed atandpoln : "Tiia overnment na Invented tn_tlio Unton Paclnd Tatlrond §37,237,000 10 6 per cont bonds, tantted to afd the Company i thoe conateuction of its road, Tho theory of tho law oxtendiug this aid Is that priwaiput and Jistereat shioll all bo returned to tho United States, Bupposo it ehall fall, and tat not o dollar of thin vast Sovestment shinll bo' returnod to tho Treamury of tho Unlted Btates, except in tho judirect tnothods hoveln- after mamed, what follows In this vast view of tho crsc? Loc the Government loas? 1as f loct (Lo ainuunt of the Investmont? The Goverument hng np- proprinted many milllons of doliar for tho bhenefit of commereo without exocting or oxpecting n direct ree turn tharefron, Theso approprintions huve becn for tho publia good, Fho general bonefit was sxpectod fo Wor tian eeriay tho epuclal oullay of treazo, Supposn (A6 T abioudd ot I w olo, as §t lins not In art, pay the interost on the Qovernnent bonds (ssued T ii'of sin construstion, nor prashdo for (ho paymcnt of pald bonils ut tiole minturily, what theu? What s the worst of tho caus? Two departunnts of tho Gove exumont havo furntslied auswera to this yuestion, BAVINGS TO GUVERNMENT, “Tho Posttunster-General alaton, in_n communication 10 tho Hlonso of Ropreecutativen, in suswor to s resolus tlon of inquicy adopted by that bady, that for wafl worvico rondorad by (ho Union Pacifie’ Itallrond Com- patiy for thio yoars 1667 to to 1672 inchisivo, tho Gov- ecninent had puld §1,150,108,73, sud that, liad tho rond Rob Leon constructed, 1t -would havo paid for tho ewmo mervico ovar thu roitos morgad iuto Wuis oue, for {ho samo Umo, $1,700,718. bolug a _saving, calcwlsted on tho " 'basis ol ounds transported by stage, of §107,363,25 por an- Tittlo or nothing s camo of thewn. 1€ ol s {0 o done, then wo must ylow this ‘caso from anothor nam, Dut in additfon o this direct saving tio Pokte amaster-General atates in sald_ comnunicatfon that it houlit bo borne in mind that ‘the mail Aorvice by the railroad ronto botween {ho Minaouri River and tho Pa~ citlo Coast fs_fncomparally superior to the previous servico, Under the contract which oxpired in 168, $hio achoulo time for & trip from Alchluon, Xau,, o Ban Tranolsco, Cal,, was sixtacs uays for elght moiithy from April to Novomber Inclusive, and twenty-fone aud o it dayy tho restiita of tho Vear, Dy thoralle road routo the thae, tho yoar round, is Tess tifan fonr #nd a half daye,” On Uio 318t dny of Junuory, 1673, the Secretary of Yar communicatod to this Honso of ‘Roprosentalives of tho Cougreas of tho United Statcs, in answor to o reso- Intlon of that, buly, o lottar of the Quartcemmsior- General of the Army of tho Uniled Blates, M. O, Melgs, from whiloh It nppoars thut tho_constriotion of tho Unlou Yacifie Iiailrond hwd mavod thoe Govermment targo suma in that dopartmont of the public sorvice, 3aking an_averago of savinga on soveral routes of transnortation heretofore uged, he statesthacaso this: 4 At this avorayo rato 1ho cstimated coAt of trang~ orlation of (i Trefgat mioved by flio Uaton Pavila talroid, includlng capross. hargos, na sbown abovo, Quring the tmo commencing July, 1860, aud ending Jan, 26, 1873, would bows fallows : The tolal matimstod cost of moviug the troops aud supplics by stago and wagon,$9,850,104.67 Total nctual cost by ralroad,, 3,342,861,62 Estimated diffcronce. uivalent to about 61 Fromn {Lis stalcmient it appeats thpt tho saving Lo tho Govornment to Juno 39, 187, upon tho trausportation of postal matter alona, by resson of the construotion of tho Unjon Pacific Railrond, amountel. to $343,570,64, Upon the samo basls tha saving to tho Government from this_sourco to Soptember, 1874, amouuted to $1,016,620,10, This statement asatimen ot tho amount 28 weight carriad was only equal fo that {xonsported revious Lo the construction of thoroad: but, in fact, Bio aniount by zal lia heen ovor a1z G tio aimont formerly trausported by aluge, so that- tho roal saviug, 18 welght alous as tho baola of ‘caloulation, has beun abont $6,004,970.40, e Tho atatement fromt the War Depariment abovo cited shiows that (ho sasing vipon military transportation to Juno U0, 1872, was $5,507,284,85, and upon the same gfll: [ saving to Alg, 31, 1874, would havo been ,402,107.76, “Thuis it appears that durlog e past (o seary, or sineo Juno 30, 1873, thio savlug to the Govorneut in tho tranaporiation'of portal mntter, of troops, slures, efc., has bean at tho rate of $1,804,81,40 per anuum, Tho casa comes to this: sliwliz that thero will bo 7o Increase in amounts carrfed from-year to yoer, tho #aving during the thirty years (Loing the tme for whicll the Governmont bouds wero Jssucd’ n’ order fo suouro tho coustruction of tho road) would unonut £33 dses s shcdin s ¢ $50,810,873 Tiio Govornment lisk . in Donds at 6 por cont., Intoront o tho Bumo f YO8, e Dalanca dio Qoy't on savings Alona..... The raviug v the Tost-OMeo und War De- partiments for (s tecm of (LEty ye wentkd beabonteees e, oo 310,05 S ol 1§18,000,000 - § 1,664,708 We lavo not protended to accovut for fractlons in o estitu e, Db hve almply prazented round nugh- find {hat ths Govornment, ot {ho yeara, whil boa purltive gdper by, the ot tha acitic Itnilruad, thoigh ot oue b rotiened to tho rewmury froin tho t Ly the modes abovo aled, 'As 2 i wohellove that the Union Pacific weeation, will pny. Wo loave Wiio, under the exiating lawa of 1 ricendments a8 may bounncted, 2 power Lo dircet ua in our dll“a!.. % o ool MOTES AND HEWS, DEFLAT OF TUE HOLMAN NISOLUTION. Speciul Dispateh to T'he Chicaoo Tribune, Wasuisarox, D, O, Dec. 12.—Thoe worst fon- turo ot this eensational duy in the Iouso was the dofont of Holmen s resolution rolative to subsi- dics. Tho rosolution was brought in Iate in the doy, and was defonted Ly filibustering on the part of Ben Dutlor. Ths hand of Tpm Scoth may bo seon in it. Tho resolution providedthat, in tho judgment of tho Iouse, in the presont condition of tho finunciul affura of the Qovern- ‘mont, no subsidy, either in mounoy or Iands, should bo granted by Congress to an assoclation or corporation ungaged or proposing to engago in public or vrivate enterprisey, and that all ap- propriations should ba limited o what is actual= ly required by tho publie serv EOUTIHEDS CLALt. ‘The fallowing nro the awurds of tho Southern Clalms Commission for tho curront yoar: Alabama $ Arkansas o Tlovid: 2,700 Bouth Garolina, ., Tounceaeo Texon, Virgin West Virg Maling a total award of, Tho awerd wag made for 1, AFTER NEN DUTLER, William A, Whoelor, of Now Yorlk, camo vor eloso _upon the Leols of Gen, Butler to-d Geu. Butlor Lus long boen tho President of the Board of Managera of tha Military Asylum for Disabled Voluuteors, Baoveral yoars ago n joint resolution was passed plscing at tho dispusition of tho manaxers of those asylums all monoy in the Trensury belonging to dosortors. Congrees was not advised how larga this sum was, Some- body olee wan, Undor that joiut yesolution the Second Auditor of tho ‘Lrozsury has sunualiy paid ovor to Gen. Putler tho amount of this fund, which reaches sboat §100,000 annually, Wheelor introduced and lind paseed a resolution provide ing that hereafler no part of tho deserters’ fund shall be usad oxcept by spacifie uppropriation iu n rogular appropriation Lill, Wheeler dizolaimod ooy {ntontion of uttacking Butlor, but the Amijes ?Idflm House indicated where Whoelor's eteps cd, differont catos, DEVOCTATIO DEMAGOGUERT, Tho passige by tho Youse of tho resolution callitgy upun the Seeretary of War for dotallod informution relative to ‘the disposition cf troops in Alsbema duving the onmpaign, aud to the distribution of bacon, was & pleco of Demooratic domaguogary, Tho Heevotary of Waur is alreadv requived Dy luw to prescnt to Congress full informntion cou- corning tho distribution of bacon and provisions, A louse resolution caunot modify the exiating Jay upon this subject. Tho report ag to the dise tribution of troops is regutarly made in tha ro- port of the Becrotary of War. Thio resolution is simply & pioto of olaplrap deslgnod to mako Domacratic capital, 1t directs, luan inadequato form, tho Bcorotary of War to do that which by Jaw lio i8 raquired tg do, and which ho does not desite to uvoid doing, TIL TEXAH & PACIFIQ JOAD. V20 the Assonatest Poens,) Wasisatoy, 1. C., Do, 14,—Col, "Fhiomas A, Beott mado nn argiment to-day Doforo the Sene ato Committen on Paoifie Railrondy in #upport of the bill in aid of the Texan & Pacitic Road, TIIE GOTTON PROLUCY op 1874, s eatimated by the cotton-growers in their re- turns to tha Dogummul- of Agriculture, kome- whay excocds 8,600,000 bales, “Tho yield per woro 1g reportad lesu than in 1870, 1n most of tho Biatos the wonther for ripening and gathors {ug tha top erop has beon very favorable, Tte- ports aro nearly uvanimous fu stating that the Pproportion of liut to seody s largo, 'Tho pere ‘coutagea of last yom's aggrogate of bnles in tho principal colton Btatcs are we followky Virginls, 80; North Caroline, 80; Houth Crro. linn, 03; Goorgln, 933 Toridu, 1003 Alabring, 85 ; Misstsslppr, 00; Louiniana, 89; Toxns, L0} Ari{nnuna, €05 Tonuossee, 67, sopponds vory cloaely with tho Indicatlons of ti'o monthly stntements of condition made by ti:e Depurtinent during the senson, P, 13, Hunt has boen nominated for Buperviscy of Internal Revonuo, Thae following additions] nominations were “yens to tho Bounte to-day: Dou A, Purde, Lo Lo gnmu Biates Distrigt Ju«li:n Tor Loulslang, vivo | urell vesigned ; Michasl Bhuughnessy, to bo Aollootor of [nternal Revenus m tho Nivst Dive tot, and A, I Blattuok for tho second Dintrlet of Migninaippl. United ftates Attorncys R, Beckwith for the District of Louislana Modfoa tuz tha Nosthora District of Mabams, of a_jimmy apolied to tho front door, clork in the Union Steambout oflice, was passing nlup‘gi‘\)'nbnsh avenuey ho sllpped and foll down on lnfilwr, a composltor in the Fireside Companion oftica, him up: hin ‘hnt, which - liad ‘rolled off, onid_he' hadu't mond, who wai a immediately pulied out a rovolver and loveled i at Gullagher's hond. Tho lntter attempted to grab the woapon, when Hammond fired. The Dall took offect in theright leg, jnst bolow the knea. Ofticor Maloney was aturzeted to the spob by tho nojse, aud took’ Fiminniond to'tho Armory and locked himup, Gailagher was sent to his home, cornor of Siato aud Fourtcenth strects, whero his wound was attended to. mont just wost of tho Btock-Yardy, Sunday morn- ing at 2:30 o'clock, and destroyed tho -building eud a dwolling adjoming, Tho total loss way £4,200. Thero wan no insuranee on the property. Owing to n Juck of wator, Yha Stock-Yardg engine and two from the oity were unablo to rondor assiat- auce. wad destroyod by firo on Saturday evening, about half-past 9 o'clack, A denso cloud of flery cind- ers weg wafted over the aity, but the wind was caln, sud the citizens, who maunod their hotises proventod sorious damage by other.fires, The losy 18 380,000 5 fusared for €10,000 in soveral com- pauiog. 'Tho burning of tho miil just at this sonson ia o sorious loss to all the town, a8 somo ¢wenty-eight porsons wore employed gbout the Toilly Desi }:cing duxrmndent upon the mill for their daily hrond. paper, and was dolug a large busiuess. Co., litno and 2tucco doalors, occupying o threo- story building in Broad street, wero burned oub This result ecr- | aud W, H, loyton for tho Northern Distci of Alabn Jm!ms M., JJ‘n:um Unitod Hiati Marslinl for llm Wostorn Dislriof of Atlnngns, TIIE LEVEES, It {9 undorstood that Cons. Comstock and Wiright aro of tho oplnion that the jotty systom {8 impraotieablo for tho Misslsalppl, and that tho Tort St, th[x Canal, being oxamined by another Commisslon, fu tha only way to avold .the mud- lump blockndo which hansorlously interfored with tho commorgo of tho rivar, ‘o Commission, of whomn Gon, Warrenis Presmdont, appoluted hy tho Presudent to roport upon the best method for improvivg tho lovoos of tho Misnigeippl and re- ciniming tho Innda, aro nuanimous in the opinlon thnt tho Govornment shoulid bogin nt once » com- prohousive system of robuilding aud improvin, tho lovoos bordering on Arkaneay, Miasiasippi, aud Louislang, 8y “othorwiso tho erovassos caused by tho flacds of last spring will expase tho inhabitants of tha submerged distriots to mora scrious’ trouble than thoy havo yob ex- perioucod, and uttorly impoverish the people, TIE HUPERVISING ARCHITEUT, New Yonx, Deo. 14,—Washivgton dispatohos Any that John MoArthur, of Thiladolphia, de- olining tho.offico of Buporvisiug Arclusect, tho hosition; will bo tondered to Mr, Walsh, of Kt. Louig, who is now superintending tho construo- tion of. tho now Pont Offico building in thnt city. [2'¢ regular vecord af Congresslonal proceedings witl befound an the Siath FPuge,] % s —— e R YSHOOTING SCRAPES. ()np of Pinkeiton’s Officers Cap. ‘'tures n Burglar by Bhoot~ ing I, A i’rintor 8hot by a Drunken an. . A NURULAI AHOT. OfMcer Reod, of - Pinkerton's force, had & dos- perato strugglo with two burglams last night about 11 o'clock, and aftor wounding ones of thom, Trauk Audoreon, slias Davis, by a pla- tol ghot in the buek, succoeded in capturing Lim, The othier cscoped. Teed discovorod tho' mon {n tho: maloon’ of J. L. Schwarz, in tho basement of tho, Lakeeido Building, cor nor of Olarle and Adnws stroats, . Ilo found tho front door opon, andentered it, Who thisves 100 to the rear part of the snloon, and Roed fol- lowod thom. "They then made & rush to get past him, und he Lnocked oue.of thom down. As ho did o, tho othor suatchod bis elub from bis ‘belt and Wit him lard on the head, inflieting a dosp cut nbout 8 inches in Iength. Tho oftlcer drow his rovolvor aud fired two shots at ono of tho burglars, who had by this time run up the stairs. It 18" thought that tho man recelved one of tho butlots in hin body. TReed noxt fired ot Anderson and shot him in tho small of tho bacl, and sodisabled him that ho foll and was canght. _Ho was Lurned over soon af-' torward to Oflicer Mahonoy, of tho regular forco, who took him to tho Armory, and rdcognize him ag one of tho party of *‘crooked” mon who froquont the saloous at tho cornors of Clark ana Vau Buren strocts. Dr. Bliss attonded hin, and says tho wound is not dangorous, Entranco was obtained to the ealoon by meana othing wag disturbed fu tho place. Officor Reod mado it secure, and then reportod to his commandiug ofticor, ‘who had his wound dressod by a ph‘{ulumm nderson rofused to toll who his companfon was, aud wag insolont and profano whon quose tloned. A PRINZER sTOT, Linst miduight, whilo Johu A, Hammond, n o’ Harrison atraot cronsing, Michaal -Gal- went to his nasistanco and Hammend told him to 1iftod ive him atlnghor cot tho hat, and’ Yam- itlle the worso - for lNaquor, It OIHOAGO. Afiro broke outin w bivod-dvying establish- Nolson Morris owned the dwelling, AT HENRY, ILL.—LOSS, 830,00, Heuy, Iil.,, Doo, 14,~The Honry Papor-Miil log ten conl-haulars, Bomo 100 porsons The mill was menufacturing print~ AT NASHVILLE, TENN, Nasnvizee, Tenn,, Dec. 14.—0, H. Btockell & at 1 o'clock Bunday morning. Stock insnred for £5,000 and $2,000 in tho Siate and Tenuossco Marine. The building, owned by 3. Stockell, wae insnred in tho Coiamercinl for 4,000. 8. Tiavklend & Co., dry-goods dealers, Union Atreet, wero ulso burned out at 1 p. m. Suudny. Stock partinl lops ; Insured for 2,000 in_each tho IHome, Germania, American, “Hartford, and Quaen, und $1,000 on bullding in'the Aitna, AT CINCINNATI, OrNecinwaTe, O,y Doc.:24,—A tiro at Brighton, n auburb of this city, at u very enrly hour this morning, destroyed seven frame dwellings oceu- ipad by German familics. ‘Tho totsl loss is about 317,000: insared in tho Germanis Mutunl for 24,400. Tho origin of tho firo is supposed to inve beon a spark from o lacomotive. The flamos spread with such rapidity that many of tha ocm\lmutu of tho liouses woro obliged to scapo_without their clothing, and it was with great difficulty thab tho children were arowssd and rescued, AT BOSTON-HEAVY LONS, Bostoy, Dee. 14.—A firo broko out about 11 o'clock ta-night in o lnrge five-story brick blook on Warehaun stroot, -A. strong wind prevailing, it aprond rapidly, crossed the stroct and burned through to Pombroke street, At this hour (12:10 n.m.) b I thought to ko nndor control, Ton buildings liavo thus {ar boou destroyed, Loss ‘yory heavy, but canuot yot be sscertained, NIAR BUFFALD, . Y, Sprstal Dispateh to 2ho Chicavo Tribune, Eme, Pa., Doo, L1.—A disastrous five oconrred 4 wmiles from Duffalo Baturduy night, destroying a ohalr, bedstead, eud box factory, also the saw= mill atachied. The proporty was ownod by Hurd & Brigys, Lims, N, Y. Loss about §20,000 3 jn= surance unknown, AT POBPVILLE, 1A, &pecial Lispateh to The Chicago Tvidune, McGneaon, 1a., Deo, 14,—At Postvile, Is,, ot 5 o'clock this morning, tho Morchunt’s lotel, ruu by John Ferguson, enught fire end was totally deetroyed, the. guosts barely cecaping with their lives, | Loss, §10,000; no insuranco, AT MANITOWOO, WIS, Maxtrowoe, Wis, Deo, 14,—A flre about 1 o'clock Sundny nornfug destroyed the tannery of Guttoman & Co, Tho lows on the building nud stoele fs from 312,000 to £10,000, with but sl fusuranco, AT LYNN, MA! LOSH 116,000, | TBoszox, Deo, 14.—Martin L, Kolth & Co'n #hou factory, ab Tynu, was burned on Saturdey night: The loss fs $116,0005 tho insurnuso, £76,000, Nearly 200 hands arp thws thrown out of umploymox_lt. e THE HUDGON MIVER CLOSED. Povaykeersie, Dee, 14.—Reports from up the Hudnon to-night state that the river i closed at Custloton, aud that fools moking fugt ab all poluta. FOREIGN, - The Evidence in the Von Are nim Case All Taken, Specchos for tho Prosecution and iho Dofensos Intouso Fecling Arousedl in Franeo by tho Publication of Vou Arntm's Papers. —_— Russla WIIl Carry on the Peace Project, . Whatever England Does. The Frozen ‘Water-Spout in the Mt. St. Boernard, Victor En.mm\el'a Bpeech at the Opening of the Italion Parliament. GERMANY. . THE YON ANNIM THIAL, Desriy, Dec, 14—~The trinl of Connt Yon Amim was yosumod to-day. Daron Ilofutelu gavo bid testimony, Ifo daniod that Prince Bis- marcle bad commissioned him to wateh Von Arnfw, The ncouged had stated that be would not réslgn, aud ibet tho Yorelgn Of- flee would mob - placo him on the re- tired liab -beesuse ho held ' documents which compromised Bismarok. With the examination of this witness the taking of tostimony closod, and the publio prosecutor mado the specch for tho Crown. * Ho deolared that tho ncoused had boon guilty of bad falth, and Lis statctnents -55:5 -Luuwurthy ofcrodit, Ho srgued that the ount R LUNPOBELY ABSTRACTED THI DOCUNENTS, a5 naver hnd any Intontion of roturning_them. Tho rovolations commuutcated to tho Viouns Presso woro intouded to bo_ted as waapos for. & campalgo.ngainst Princo Bismarck, but tho'nc- cusad retrented slmost bofore the. attack was commencod, The echo of tho asusain's whot at Kissengen waa too much for (him,” Tho offensn. wag without extonuation, and was ufiumw\md by tho rank of tho accused. ''Novorthioloss,” oou- cluded tho prosecutor, * the Governmont would refrain from dewanding the doprivation of clvil rights.”. Ho coneluded by askiug that tho lxris- onar be sontenced to two and ‘s Lalf yenrs'ime Prigoument. e Holtzendort, counsel for TILE DEFENSE, argued that, oven if all tho charges wore ad- mitled, at ncquittal was unavordable on purely logal grounds. It .could not be maintained that tho Crowu had any proptiotary right in tho miss- ing documents. Tho aceused, in iig confllat with Emnuck, considorad that ho wau defending hia onor. FEELING AROUSED IN FRANCE. Lioxnox, Dec. 14.—Intenso focling {8 boing aroused in France by somo of the papers rend ln tho Von Arnim trial.* Ono dispatch ospdcinlly, in which Dismarck says ho cantiot but wish to soa Franco weal, and doems it unadvisabla to strengthon hor by contributing to the cstablishe :r‘mnt of & monarchy, causes profound indigna- ion. ; i RUSSIA, THE BEAR PROVORED LY. THE ENGLISH PRESS, Loxnox, Deo, 14.—Tho Journal de S, Pefers- bourg complaing of attacks in English journalson the proposed -rcopening of ihe International Codo_Conforence, and eays their unfavorabla comments may Jead to o soltloment of questiony involyeq without the aselstance or participation of Great Britaiu, SPAIN, GEN. LOMA WOUNDED. Lonpow, Dec, 14.—A dispatoh from Ban Se- buatinn admite that Gon. Loma has hoon wounds ed, but ropresents that his injuries nvo slight, end ho iy expneted to racover within n weulk, The nophew of slarghal Sorrano was killed in the recont battle. e, CHINA, BTEAMBUIP WRECKED, Hoxa Koxa, Dee. 14,—~Tho steamship Mongol, from Shanghao for New York, has been wrecke od, and sixteon persons perlghed. PR Ay SOUTH AMERICA, BEVOLUTION QUELLED. Paxada, Doo. 6.—A rovolutionary outbreak at Cainmaren, Peru; was quolled afler twenty-throo persont wora killed aud forty woundad, — LY MAIL, ITALY, OFENING OF PARLIAMENT—VICTOR EMANUEL' BPEROIL. Tloxe, Nov. 20,.—The opening of {ho twelfth Italion Parliament hag been brilliant in every polut of view. Thero was o superh day to bogin with, and a largor nttendanco of Deputics and Benators than usual, Tho Chamber was filled to jts utmost capacity, in s great mensure by ladioy, and tho Princess Margherita was present. Tho Princo Rayal and tho Duke d'Aocsta accompanied tho Xing. Viotor Emanuol way roeccived both in his passage thrangh the streots from tho Quirinal and in the Chamber with applause, even marae onthusiastio thau usaal. 1t waa a veritablo ovation, . Tlis Majesty, in delivering the speoch from tho throno, aftor cordiul words of grooting, reforred firat to the' projected now pongl code, 1o sald: “I trust that your dlecussions will pro- duco a codo worthy of the sclenco and tho name or Italy. ‘The law of commereinl ‘]m'icu wilt be improved fu tho sonso of restriefing Glayern- ment action, The Governmant will proposo cor~ tuin meanures for the reatoring of public wo- curity in thoso provincos whore it hns beon gravely disturbod, In yecoiving them you will tollow tho oxwinplo of tho ustions most nd- vanced in clvilizntion and of tho Parlinmonts most jenlaus of the publio liberties, which fall into discredit with ‘tho ,poople if they do not guarantoo seeurity for porson and property,” Adcnn:mng: burat of npplause, with crics of “Yiva il Re,” followed the delivery: of thin pra- sugo. His Mulosty procceded to say: “'Iho noy military regulations have beon succosnful, and tho King is proud of his srmy. 'T'he work must be comploted and the wational defenso provide for. The navy, on which depends so aryo o part of our conlidenco for the future, will zlso bo tho oaro of tho Legislature, nres for the reform of taxation, cspeelntly for equaliziug it, will bo brought forward. s will bo the beginuing of o geadual reform of our pys- tem of taxntion and administration, which, ero- utednt o timo of diflleultios and excitomant, uceds well-cousidered revision, In the mean- timo, wo must wako a hatt in entering on now oxnenses.” This was followod by s great burst of ape plause, after which Lis Mujosty resumed : “For thoso uvidently necessary the Governmont will Indicate fitting means to moet them, By follow- ing this courso tho bulunco of incomo and ox- l;nudimm, so ardently denirod by tho nation, will o0 attained, aud tho uttnivment” will Lo tho ro- ward of sacrifices nobly borne, Thus will the regoneration of Italy, froo from ovevy stnin, have thin hoast nlso,—ono Ko ture in tho history of politicnl chungos,—that it has nover harbored the llmu;.h'. of uot keoping faith with the public creditor,” ‘Lhis puesage was ulko followed by prolonged and_ onthusinstio applause. ilis Mejosty pro- goudad: * Il Kiug hos pleasuro massuring Lis Parllament that his rolations with afl forolyn pawers are oxcollent, 1o rocoives with joy cone tinued tostimonios of the valuo attaohed by other untions to the friondship of Italy, Thisis the ruward of tho moderation and firmnoss of our couduct, Providonco, which hng protocted us nt overy stop, hus Lhls year given us an abandang hurvost, which il Do n zoliof to thoe puoror clnksos whose welfure {8 ever presout to our thonghie, Tt ug eontinue, by virtuo of our nims and our acts, to werlt the protection and ald of Uod.” Mong- —— SWITZERLAND, TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON MOUNT BT, NERNARD— LOSH OF SLVEN LIVES, 'F'ho Journal de Geneeo containg tho following nccotmt of & eatustropho which lus just ocourred ou Mount 8, Bornurd ¢ “On Nov, 281t was rumored at Rion that o -yightful accldont hnd hnppeucd a oy kilomotres THE CHIGAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, from tho Gront 8, Bornard, ‘his rumor, uu- fortunatoly, proved to bo woll founded, On Nov. 19, at the bronkof dny, n caravan com- posod of bwclve Itallan workmon, roturning to tholr country, loft tho Bourg 8i. Plorrs and tho tavern of Proz, whore thoy had passed_tho night, uud‘l dospilo tho foul wonther and dinlenit state of tho ronds, aitompled to crosy tho mountaln pass or to rescl thé ra[{)ugo, a8 clroumstancon might allow. The aky was durk, and thero was violont anowdrzft, On ronohiug tho #pot lkuown wis tho Montagno bt Yiorro, hlfsway botweon tho starting-polnt and tho pineo of refuge, thoy wora Jjoined Ly two mouks, proceaed by the convent servant and a lurgo-sized dog, who, ucuoldlnfi to tho rula of tho monnstery, camo to meot tho travelora, At this moment the drift of suow beenmo intenso, Auddonly, a frozon wator-spout, callod veura in the lunghiago of 'the mountalncors. whirld through the air, and, whisking up tho fresh-falion AOW, > onveloped the travelors. - Tho firat-col- umn, composed of fivo Italian workmon, two monke, tho servant, aud the dog, disappanred undor o shiroud of onow soversl motros thick, without avy avalanche huving fallon from tho mountaiu; tho soven otbors who ere fol- lowing wora strickon down by tho samo onyse n ahort dlatance from the first, A dundly silenca . followed, Buddonly the seven last viotims buried in the snow sucoeadan in emorglog ftom Honeath the whito surface, Thoy wero saved, and thoy roturnod to their, starting-place, aftor bnving mado overy endeavor to roscuo their comrades from the grave {n which thoy aro probably at this moment of writing still slive. Onoof theso men suecaeded by tho forco of instinot and the onor~ "fl of despnir in breaking through the ico piled nbove him. It was tho Monk Contat, from Bem- branchor. He'dragged liis bloeding llmbs about 14 milea from tho grave whoro he had been buried for soveral hours, and ronch. od tho flmt hut called tho ‘hospital,” ond situnted closo to the Velan, It is thoro tho young monk was found tho mnoxt morning nearly ingonsible,” atter- having hoen: twontv-sovon hours nlono, without -food or as« siatanco of auy kimd, by Lis Lrother monka of the convent, who had como to look aftor the viotims of tho accident, How Lind thoy becoma awaro of the cnmslm‘»ho? Tho dog Tarco had succaodod in- seratching througl the suow and found his way back to tlie convent. At thosight of this noblo animal, with his bruised and blocd- ivg body, tho monks no lnuimr had any doubt ns {o tho fato of their two brothron, and started at onco to sook for thom, A tinsk of mpirits ap- plied to the mouth of tho only survivor of this scane, which Is horo varratod from Lis awn do- eeription, rostored him to 1ifo for a brief ‘spneo, for a fow uumutes Iater lio \was a corpse. Iis colleaguo and six othor companions, buried be- neath tho veura, have not yot boon found, Thiy is tho most terriblo accidont which hns hanpencd ou Mount St, Bornard sinco the year 1816," —_—— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. - Grangors in tho vioimty of Neenak, Wis., hava oponod a noiw hall in that place. Tifty thousaud bogs have beon killed in Des Mones to dato; averngo woight, 250 lhs, Tho citizong of Fond du Loc aro ready to ship two car-londs of clothing aud provisiois to the suflorers of Kaueng, Thoy will also sond a con- siderablo amount of monoy, In tho Ohfo Logialaturo yosterday bilts wora introduced to abolish second trial, and to vre- yeut ompiricism by the appointmont of District Boards for tho examination of physiclans, Mno Woimor, & Gorman, Yormorly & momber of Barnett's Tilinols Dattery, fell from tho sido. walk to the tow-path, on Jefferson streot, in guh;n‘., on Haturday nlght last, cansing fustaut cath, Michaol Gallaghar, ono of tho cldest oitizons of Will County, ngod 60 yenrs, was killed nt * Twelve-dile "Grove,” Ill, on. Baturday last, Mo was killed by falling outof & wagon acois dontally.- ‘Tho Ctovernor of Arkaness has slgned tho aot forbidding State oflicars from recoiving call bonds in paymont for State taxes: also, n memo- rial to Congross suking the reponl of tho tax on lent tobacco, A man nomed HummeR, living noar Bass Lake, 14 miles from 8t, ¥sul, committed wuicido on Sn‘!urdny morui:;,lnul. by banging, The only cause known was a” morodo melancholy dating back to a visit to Buropo two years ago. The contractors for a Polish churéh st Milwgu- keo, on which £10,000 remains unpaid, have glv~ on ‘uotica that sults in mechunics’ llon will ba commenced and the mortgages foraclosed nulesg satisfactory terms of settioment are offored. Froderick Honto, of tho Town of Milwaukae, & saloon-kaepor, aged 03, is reported to tho aue thoritios as having committed suicide by entting his throat, Causo, Lroublo with his wifo, now s widow for the fourth time, and conscquentin} whisky, Alex, Mutcholl will dovato a valuable picco of land on Milwaukoe stroet, Milwaules, oppo- sito tho Poet-Office, to the Yonng Mon's Associne tion on condition that tho Associntion will put up & suitablo building for library purposcs within fiveryoars., . Tho 'Longshoromen's Assooiation of Hoboe ken, numboring nearly 600 men, has disolved, and its funds, amounting to $0,000, are Leing divided among tho mombors, Quarrels, growing out of tho strike, mada the diysolution and dis tribution necessary, » A Mr. Kopfs, resident of ‘Iroy Township, lo the City of Joliet on Huudny ‘evening with = neighbor to roturn to his hame. Arriving near the noighbor's Louse, Lo alighted from the con- voyauco, and traveled about throo rods, dropping dead in the road. Bupposed hoart-disoase, A roport hina reachod Ean Claire, Wis., that B, B. Logan, of that place, one of o parly of twolvo mou who left secretly lnsy fall for tho Dlucic Hilly country, hns beén killed iu & skir- mish with Indians,” and the whole party seattor- ed, and no traco of thom siuco been discovored, The Illinois Stete Furmers’ Asocintion will meot &t Springfleld about Jnn, 20, 1875, Among thie spenkers who will tuke part in the procead- ings, which will oconpy thres duys, aro the Mas- ters of tho State Granges of Inlinug, Missouri, and lowg, aud tho on. T J. Durnut, of Wagh- ington, D, O, The*people of Travorso Clty, Mich,, were wild with oxeitomont yosterday cnded by (he mpponr- ance of o rabid dog on the atreots, who sttacked soyeral well-known citizens and severely lacor- ating Mrs, Eliza liiggius, Mary Zimpiermun, Jnmes Runaclls, and Jokm Cools, and afterwards bl)ltiug cattlo and dogs, Tho best wau finally shot. CGov. Beveridke hus mads tho tul&o\viug ox- geutivo nypnintmunlux Bolon Keadnll, of Kon- dali Counts, ta bo Lis awn suceehsor as 6 Truntee of tho Stato Roform School ab Pontiag, for fiva years, from July 1, 1874 ; 'Hannibal P, Woods, uf {nox County, to bo n'lmsiea of tho Dlind A‘uyluin, ut Juckuonville, vice John H, Lewiy, ro- signed. ¥ Cornelin A, Joucs, divorced, of New Hayon, Ot., u fow days ugo arrved ot Dundas, Rico County, Minn,, aud thero recovored rosscksion, awnrdodhier by the diveroe decros, of hor fi-year= old son, Her former husbuud was parmitted to tuko tho boy from his homo in Now Haven on protenso of getting him a suit of clothes, in~ stond of which ha teois lim to Miunesota, It ia veported thnt Aloxandor Roed and Homen D, Walbridge, prominent citizens of Wolodo, hnvo ]lurc)mnml ©of Ulurk and Ralph IL Waggoner ono- hnlf of tho capital stock of the I'oledo Conuner- eial Compeny, nowspaper, job-oftico, atc. M, Tieod will ba” aetively connosted with tho oflico o8 business mnuager, and dMr. Olark Waggoner witl continnoe in chargo of tho editorla! dapart- ment of tho paper. A cltivons' moating was hold {n Columbus, 0., last ovoning, to devise some plan for tha reliof of tho poor of thet city, A vommitteo sppointad for the purpoes recommended tho appoiutmont of o commiltteo whasa duty it shull ba Lo provido worlk for willing handy, tho same to bo paid by voluntary subscription, Proforonce is to Lo giveun to rosident poor, Tho report was adopted, Bix hundrod and ity dollurs was subsoribod at tho maoting, Jo Jony, of Darron Counly, Wisconsin, log Jobber, when-on tha way to his_logging camy for tho winter in cumlpunv with i, Novels und o Swede hired-nan, whilsl hulting on’ tho yond to reat, wout tho luttor to 4 hay-stack, some’ dis- tance off, for hay. Ile has uover smes turved up. Honrch among his papors leads Mr, Jeas' to BUPpPoso tho Joan's namo wid Augnst Krause, formerly of Ly Crouse. 'I'o mau iy supposed to Lievo Jost his way and perishod, Pho Grand Jury of tho Milwaulkes dunfolpnl Court yostorduy foportad as (o the Info attask on citizens by tho armed nulitary compuny i Kos- ciugko Tolish Guards) duriog o mareh firough tho atreoty on the 23 of Novombor, recomml- ing that toatimaeny bo taken and forwardad (o the Ixaeative Hopartment of the Hinlo to dotey- wino it such men ave it Lo bo intrusted with avme. Thoy tlud saveral persons weye syounded and hoaten wantonly and waliviouely, and churge tha oflicery of the company with thiolding the orlminaly from justice, el SO FN SUSPENDED, Nrw Yong, Doe. 14.—Tho Kepulilie nowapaper T susponded publeation, tho Yot nunhor hayv- lug boen asened touday, Mre. Nowrelly. the res pponeiblo cditor of tho paper, bns beon ill at Lowo for twvo weekns paut, DECEMBER 1 MEN AND BROTHERS, Thoss with Black §ling Are Rough- ly Usod in the South, Their Ouly Weapon Is the Ballat, and That Tv 0fton Bented Fhow, An Ugly Foeling Said to Exist Among the Whites of New Oileans. The National House of Repressiitativod Will Look fnto the Vicksburg, e V1 A " Debate tn'the Honsa. LOUISIANA, INOENDIARY' REPORTS, | Special DlapateN to. Ths Chteugo Retbuns, New Onuiaws, Doo. ld—Au ‘ugly feoling oxists that is bound to oulminnate i blood in'n Jfow dayy. 14 in being workod up to its highest pitch by the 'Whito-Lenguo ‘papers pablishing incendlary and untruthful matéer. : This morns ing tho Plcavune statad that Gov, Kollogg had FILLED THE CAITAL WITIT METROPOLITANS, and had ordered their commander, Capt. Lawlor, in ongo ‘of an attack, to hold it for twen- ty minutes and tho strcels would be ‘swimming - with Dblood: This afternoon it contradicts both statements. Thero sre no moro polioo in tho State-1louso thau usual, and Gov.'Kellogg mado 1o romark of the kind. Afiidovits aro published this aftornoon from discharged clorks of the Roturning'Board, whicth aro intended to crento tho idesa’ that tlero. hag boon B - St S - TAMPENING WITTE TOE RETURNS ] in tlho hruds of tho Board, No-worse statement. 15 mado than that tho Ohiof Clork.of the Board wag found examining tho returng whon the other clorka woro not prosent, which Lie probably had tho right to do. Ono swonrs that Louls W. Herror, a membor of . tho Board, said to him that 88 a clork ho eould mako moro monoy than hin salary would smount to. No positive .charge that anything wrong hos been dono ig made by thoao clorks yot. Thelr statoments aud insinu- atlons “ato. taken as gospel tyuth by the White T.eagto, and have tho desirod effect of working' up the ravk and fllo to any doeds of violonce the loaders may dictato, SCLOOL TROUDLE, T'ho fact that hielf & dozeu colored girls were to-duy talon to tho upper-girls' high echool, iith - cortificatos sntitling them to admission, and the' sonior olass of young.ladiow withdrew in cou- sequonce, helps the bad feoling nlong. (70 the Asaostated Press.} VELIBENATIONS OF TIE RETULNING BOARD, Nrw Onreans, Deo, 14,—In the Returning Bourd, John D. i)nvlu, Bupervisor of Rogistra~ tion, and six Commissionors of Eloction of Bt. Holona Parish, mado afidavits $hat tho olaotion roturns from that parieb, now in tho hauds of tho Roturning Board, havo beon tampored with, and changes and altorations mado in thom after they woro delivored fo tho- Seoretary of tho Board, 2 i Nr. Arrows offered tho following WHEREAS, According ‘to sworn statements of the- Supervisor of Reglstration of tho Parish of Bt. Heleun, it i4 charged that the roturna filsl by him hnve beeu mnpercd with sinco ssid voturns bave been-filed with in Doard; e —en i o7 Resolved, That this Board shall, heforo acting upon sald Supervisor's vcturns, investignto tho charges mado In the nbovo statement, in order that the gutity purties bo dealt with according to law, E : *' Adopted, and to-morrow the Investigation ' will bo wada, 3 Gov, .Wells proposed that the Domoaratic counkel submit all the oviddnco and examine all. tho aflidavits relativg to tho contested parishes, then submit tho wholo to tho Board for their action, To Lhis proposition the Consorvatives objected for tho ronson stetod that certain papers have boen placed among tho records ithont their knowledgo, and of the coritonts of which they nro not informed. They requested that, while tho protestod parishos are under. coueidoration, as'each acso s taken up, thoy may bo notified, 80 &3 to inspoct tho papora in ench ehse, and oo (it none of the proof offered by them lLns been abstracted or gupproased, or that auy now contrary prouf hns been filed uukuown.to them, so that all logal proof and none ollier may ho before tho Toard for its considoration, ‘Lhis’ request was ncqui- esced in and tho Carroll Parish roturns talten up. Boforo suything had been dono n messengar camo in sud whispered eomething to the Probi- dent, Gov. Wells, who ot onca oross aud stated thut ho had just beon ofticlally informed thut AUMED WHITE-LEAGUELS wora stationed in an ndi.nounc building roady ot ony momont to disturb the proccedings of the Bonrd. He, thoroforo, movad zu adjournmont until 11 o'olock to-morrow, ‘T, Morris Cheater, colored member of the Ra- publican Committeo, ungyosiod that an adjquru. ment wonld ot improve, but tend tainereayo, the exgitement, : : My, Beoonsker suggested that if the DPresi- dout hnd any foars of violence ho shiould oall tor United States trnogu to protect tha Doard; that he (Scoonnkor) had boen informad thub troops wouild be furnfshied ot ouce, i desired. Gov. Wells enid hio did not wish to canvass tho returns under the protection -of Umted. Sintes troops: that he did not intond Lo be intimidated, Wells iugisting upon i, the Board ndjournod untll 11 o'clock to-marrow, P > Tho wilitary horo are on tho qui vive by ors dais from Washington, CHO0L TOW. e An offort was 1aado this morning to Introducs flvo or six colored girls sy pupils ‘inla the girls' upper high sehool, which rosulted in tho .withe drawal of over fllty,vt tho grudusting glaay, 'This ia tho first attempt thas hus boen n\nda to pluco nogroos in fhis nehigol. g THE VICKSBURG WAR. TROPOBED OONGRESRIONAL INVESTIUATION.. Wasisatos, D, C., Dec. 14—z, Mokico of- fered o resolution for- the ‘sppointuent of » se- lect commitios of fiye to proceed to ‘Vickaburg aud {uvostignte and roport all the facts relntive to tho recont troubles in that Stats, enpecinlly in Warron County. Mr, r hoped the ITonee would edopt the rosolutivi, Tho alfizens of Vicksbury, jn War- ron County, did not shrlnk from Investigntiol; but courted it, and wero only anxious to have all thoe fauts connactad with that txansuction raport: ed to the countyy, i o . Mz, MoKoo remnrked that it was under tho in. sEh'uliuu 0! the eloquont words of his volleaguo (Lnmar), in the Summuer obsequies, Ay coun- trymen, kmow one another, and’ love ¢ne nn- otber,” thut ho offored the rosolution. 1la (Ao~ Koo) know thut thoy would fall in love with his lnmb-liko constituonty. r, Niblnck (Ind,) ramarked that $he troubloy b Viokeburg wora a local matter. Mr, Eldredgo inquired of Mr.* Malee haw ho Tind votod ou tho propasition to investigate -the aftairs in South Oprolinn. . Mr. MeKeo mrllcfl that thoro had been no such praposition hotore the House to-dny, My, Butlor (Mans) Loped {hat the mattor sould ho investigutod, A portion of the poopla thought that the ropopts of thesa murders woro oxaggerated, nud if o, the fact should bo known, bubthe taurdor or killing of fifty men shonld not be called o loonl afipir, It was an affuir which ought to bo investigated, nnd the guilty ones punishod, 3. Eldridgo—Ia it any lows local than mue- der in Massachusouts or Ponnsylvanin ¢ Mr, Butlor—Whorover citizens ayo murdored, I s:‘n in for investigation, L, Ilandgll—Who prompted theso murdors 7 Ar, Butlor—No mattor who yrompted thom ; in it any more of « local ufalr thun tho wufos buggtary matter 7 Mk, Wandall—The difforonce 1s, that wo aro voting with vonin this muttor, and that you votod ngaingt us in that matior, Itr. Bock—1 will voto for thia investigation, ns Idld for tho other, Tho wrongs donn in iy District, in this safo-burglary matter, are us wol Lnown to gontiomen who vated againut the iue vestigation'ns they are to me, nnd the faots reach and copdomn high oitlelals of tho Govornment, Mr, Hubler—L do nob onro whom ihoy aop- domn, Tho conrts huve gob that wattor {omm thom and cun tuka caro of it, Ay, Beek—1Tho courts huve nol gotit. Tha Atlornoy-Uenarul Livr dlsmissod tho erxo Dy or- der that the guilly parties rany oseape, unl Lo oughy to Lo impeached to-tu A, Moroy nnggented, on o ynbstituto For Me. Keuo's vexelution, ong (bt u Reloct Comnuiten vaOutiagen in the Bouthern Stutvs be suthopized o puints In the Bouth by sul niittoos ny may b deemed propor, o i, MeKoo ohjeeied to thnt hacause the Com- nitioo o vinit' Vicksburg would have quite anough to do thoro, Areieo’s ronolution was thon gdopted, CELTAIS BEATEMENTS OF GOV, AMEA QONTLO- 4 VERTED, Viousnona, Mlug., Doc, 1,—Uov, Ames, inn statement mido a fow days ago nbout tho Vil burg difiicultios, refors for proof that Crouby b iunocent of any offenses toun intorviow with tho foreniai of the (raud Jury. of this couiity, ‘Iu to-morrow’s Vioksbury Jferald, Dr, Bowman, forenun of the Arand Jury, will publish the fol Jowings Xt 18 important a8 denylng the truth- Ilneds of Amon’ slatemont, D, Dowman u; On Sinday, tho Oth {nat,, betug in the city of J *ou ou_bunlicen, L requested an’ Intervlow with Gy, {Amiew, for tho piirpiose of giving him & tewe necownt of the canso of "the excitmnent st Vicksurg nrainst \Croshy _and other officiuls, - Tha ‘grantad, sud called ut ‘the manslon, [ sited “to Gov, Anies that I wav front Viekahusg,: sud. was 8 menboe of Ahn Grund Jury which had fonnd tho indletment againat ‘tha Chancery and Cirenit Courl Clorkn, the Ktata request . waa | ‘Snperintendent of Educatinn, Iate Clerk of tho Cire qult Court f Warren Gty for smlerencat, ‘Tozgery, etoss thal during thawcislon the records u TR gtes: At utng! partof (hownof the Chone Soutl Olerk, had Loon+ ktalott, aad Weeo suppost:d troged ; fhut thicko hooks eontatrcd preat frauds, oud woro--put in o room Leapini, but hio room wes broken open utl they, wery nvstracted, hie fovernor roplied. that the peopla of Warean Loty liad <fdreed Crowby, Slierir, frot i ofilee, i and that 1€ fhoy wanted o dicuity ho would ,Dn . pleased fo” moot fhu ismuc, which wan purly ‘politieal, 1¢ Croaby wayn wiiio man no tronble wonld havo oceurrad, o had kottled up Lis necounts last wintor, and no chorges wero mada ayntust bim, and tho peoplo ought. to Lo matisfied viith him, © T told him that, oming o waut of tinio; on tho 1artof tha ustdon apriofuted to oxamina thu Sheris acenttnte, thatnd cliarges liad Ticen preforeed, bitt that 1o Treasurer's hooks, Which wero stolen, wera tio Doks kept by Poltir *Crosby. durlug hls océupmucy of tho ofiion of * Connty Trerknror ; tiat fhero way ovle jlencoof fraud in that the book of county warrauts, {3hichs hipd besn cancelod and ordered t0 be buriud by tho Lieart of Supervisorn, were concealed, and that it Iwan o motorioun. fact,. which Jndges La and Urowm Iloth knew, that Petcr Groaby Liad wicd tha Stato war- ‘runty fnsed {0 Tim o pay the jury of (le i torm. of tho Clrendt Courtfor his own privafe pus ‘poses, end that ho had nat Sury 'clabms s fnt Judi Jomeancr 11 ofticy risoument, nud il (ho liolders of thuin Lo called [t '4 dald punlehoblo by fine mud fme rown sofd S was only o roach of trusts thint Grashy's bond was knowis (0 o (worthless, and notwithstanding tho fact that it was -{kmown that he would Jrovont tho couviction of thery {lijeved who hiad heen indieted by packiog the juries, und was known to ho uutrusiworthy, Jb it bo yavo -goolt boud on tho Btli ingt,, Whien tho Board of Kuper— Vrors mict,..the people would eubmit to Lis belng. JBlierlrr, . i The tovernor repliod by referring to dofaulifog : Bherift durinie Gy, SeMils' Adwinfstratien, aud ald thero wera no. rlots o dlsturbances then, oud fbat fho movement in Viekabirg wdu puraly political, nud I way frepated 16 meet tho fasues {Slgned) L I, U, Bowey, 265 Toreniaty of tho ato GrandJury, FALSE ATAR, 'I'to rumors talographed-yestorday by o speclal corrcapondent that the negroes worp messing to mteagle the ciby proved - untrue, - Quiot reigns ithroughous the country. Sl &0 ' = SRS e . THE WEATHER. Wasnixarox, D. C., Déo, 14.—For the Upper .Lale Region and tho Northwest, ‘generally clear sweathér will provail, with south or weat winds, Iglowly xising tomperaturs, and falling barometer, ey LOCAL ONSERVATIONS, " Owdido, Dee. 14, Wind, | Rain Wthe N W, i Ttine, [ar Pl 040, %0 |72 30,48, 2¢ | 76 |N,, 2017 30 | a7 |N.'WW., freah.., 241 87 'N. Wi, light. 80 . 87IN, Wi, Ught..| “Alaxiinum thermomoler, 50: wininium, 33, = i GENCRAL ONSERVATIONS. *-Cricaao, Deo, 14—10:18 p. m, - Station, | Har, Thr| iTtain) Weather, " Cairo. . . [30.56! 51 Cincin u’ 2 Oloyenno,. 29,00 21 Chicago..,.|30.4 Cloveland, 4] LaCroseo,. . :m.m‘ Marquotte,.i30,30] 15 [S. Milwaukeo .[30.54| 13 Omaha ;,..[30,27) i ireckenr'gld0,02{ 26 3 Toledo, v v 30,56 16 n\uuon,.,.lmul Fil 5 .. LITERARY ITEMS. Mr, 7.0, Halliwell, tha Shakspearoan soholar, will bring out shortly his “Illustrations of the Lifo of Shakspearo,”" in & folio volumo, Mr. ‘ Halliwoll has ronsacked all England for materlnla for this work. § A rovo book on Japuu is promised Ly Prof, Willinm'E, Grifile; who spont five yeara in Japan 23 justructor of Wostarn Kciences in the Goyern- ment Collogo, In tho Clty of I'nkui. As Prof. Griffls was m tho omploy of the Governmont, ko hod tha right of travoling to auy part of 'tho country ; and heused bix -unrestricted facilitics of abservation to tho utmost, " 11e had "the rare agvantago of bclu{( iu_tho country during tho recont efvil war, in which the Government of the Tycoon was-overthrown after » usurpaticn of conturics, Londing tho issuc of Lis boak, the Prplessor {8 Jooturing on tho soclal aud politioel featuros of the Japanese people, He hus beon gogagad by tho Sundey-Lectiuo Socioty of Chis ongo. to. époak Lorore them. soms Sunday in January. A popular preacher of Doston “published & book.with o sousationsl title, aud qxrunfied with tho'publisher thet hiv, own parish should have tho first chiences in buying the book, He had ovor 2,000 hearory, ho sutd, and each one would wanb'n copy. * An edition of 2,000 must bo pub- likhed hoforo tho boolk was tlrown on the mar~ Lot. Tha publisher not only ngreed to do this, but withhold the book from “tho stores aud sent a nvecial agent m'numflfl tho rayenous appstito of tho cangrogation. "The book arrived. Pub- lie notico was ’:h'nn from tho pulpit. Dut thero was no rueh, The rooms rented and the salery and hoard of the pgout cost somothing, At tho oxpiration of two monthy buniuces was closed up. - The gala of books did not reach the num- borof fifty. Tho publishor gpjd that tho con- progation expooted thatench oue of them would I recoive a ** preseniation copy ™ from the pastor, et T T ‘Triniy of An Insurance Agents rum the Datrort Free Press, - Thoother duy, o woll-drogsed strangor, earrying s hund valieo, ealled {oto o lifo-Insurapeo oftiae sud inguired If tho agent wes in, 'Tho agent cawo forwnrd, rubbing his hands, and the stran- gor nukods: * ** Do you take lita-insurance risks hero ** Yeu, sir; glnd to seo you, sir—sit down, sir," N‘w]icxl tho agont, e *What do you think of life insurance, any- way ?” fnquired tho stranger, as ho rat down and took off bis liat, ' u natioual Llossing, ulr—nan fustijution which is looked upon with sovercign favar by overy oulightoued mun and woman in Amarjon,” * M Thnt'y what I'vo aliways thought,” anawered tho man." *Dces your company puy its losses promptly " 35, Yo, slr—you, sir, It yoir woro ingured with o, and you ehotild dio to-night, 1'd hund your wifo a shecle within o waek," 5% * Gouldu't ank for anything bettor thinu that." ‘' No, pir—uo, sir. Tho motto of.cur com- Pany id: ¥ Prompt pay and honorablo doaling,’ ‘' How,muali.will a %5000 policy cost?" in quired the uunutzcr wfter a long paueo, “Your pro—laot' would cost 3110 the firat yca _**That's rensonablo enough, ‘“Yen, that'’y what wo call low, but ow's is a aumq_ compony, ‘docs & safo buslioss, and in- voats In only flekt “clnss soourition, If you uro thinking of taling out s polioy let me tell you that ow’s i tho best and safost, and oven tho sgents of rival companies will-admit the truth of what Luny.” + And whon I die my wifo will gt her mouoy withont any troublo " + I'll guarantoo that, my donr siv," S And Il got v dividend ovory year 2 ** You, this in o mutanl compny and part of the profits coma bugk to tha policy-halders,” ‘*And It won't cosb mo bub 110 for o polloy of 26,000 " Wit tho figure, and it's as low aa you enn get safo Insurunce uuywhore. Lol mo write you oub o policy. You'll never regrat it." **Chom's tho blauks I w'poso? " unid the stran- gox, pointing to tho donls, ** Yen," ropliod tho aent an ho hauled one up to.im and ook up his pou, *What did you suy—shinll L oub an appliention # " " No, I guoun I won't, lmm auy do-day," ropllad the strauger, na Lo unlovlicd his valiso, *hul 1¢° Jou waut gormathing that will ko that wart oft Your nota Insido of u weok I'vo got it iight hora, I8 good tor vorns, bunions, toothache, enruche, BpEaing— 110 was placing his little bottle on tho table, whan th igzout Topenod over wl ioo) thu'ulmulnlw and hoarsaly whispered 3 dau’t wang Ly Lscoma & sibpso you won' by twe ninuten gottlng ouk ot bovo." Aud ho wasn't, t sec—any 35, A poltoy on you | ARTFUL DODGERS. A Peculiarly Adept One Is Op- erating in Milwaukee, Ho Succeeded in a Brilliant Snasche Robbery Yestorday, 'Mortou, tho Alleged Grain-Briher, in tho Honds-of the Loy, | o te Will:Probably Be Brought to Chicago T To-Day. ’ BOLD ROBARNY IN MILWAURRE, Secial Dispaleh to Tha Chicao Trivune, Miewausin, Deo. 14,—Tho oity wis startlod at 11 v'elotk this morning by the repart that o mes- tonger of .Iiradley & Motealf, wholesala and ro- tall hoot and shoo manufacturors and doalors, lnd boon voblol of n packago of curroncy amounting to 1,500, On incuiry at the storoe, {& appenrod that Clarenco Forsylh, w shippiog- clark in e omploy of the firm, wng mont to tho Milwaukeo National Bank at 11 thig wmorning with a choclt for 81,500, Forsyth got {ho currency, and had reaclied the Linll, which 14 ton or twelve stono atops baok {rom tha nireot, whon ho was_suddenly biiuded by romething being thrown in his o e, 1aid hold of by two mon, tho’ ourroncy suntehod from bis hiauds, nud himdolf thrown into the conl-liole, A rentloman on tho opposite sido of the stroot saw tho younys man struggling in the grasp of two ntrangerd, nud ran acroes tho streat. Ono of tho mob tAd dissppearcd, and the othor ran off up Mlehigan atroot at top uPcud, the gontlemnn fallowing. At this momont the gontlomau Lieard eries of murder, and relrncu:i bls siops to and -whore tho strugglo lad taken placo, found . Forayth surronnded by a sympathetis crowd, sbouling fratically, nnd almost mad with tho pata in his oyes. gl’n could give no nce- count of tho robbery, hoing well nigl dotirlous, and was taken to Dr. Ioughwman, w) oyad filled with. powder sud popper, Tho une fortuustd young mau was corried lLome, whora Tio hini Yeen raving incoberently for gomo ‘hours. This s tlio firat tind anything of the kind bhas bapponed i this city, aud tho groatost oxcita- uient provails. 'Who money was drawn to nay wagos with, Tha cloarance clorks wero Just bos - ginning o bo_husy, and It is thonght it to Sk n big byl e Laought fio plan flod, and oflicors sont on tho traclk of, tho robe bars, with very slight prospect of success, tho only description obtatnable boing that ono of tho mon ywag heavy eud largo made, % After intenso sufforing tho wholo of tho day, - Young Yorsyth was comparatively at ease lata to-night, and Dr. Houghman thinks ho can pro- servo his oyos, Up to tho moment of tolograph~ iug no traco of tha criminals hay beon found, ARREST OF OAR-ROBLERY, Loutsvitre, Ky., Doo. 14.—A special to tha Couricr-Journal seys four omployos of tha Loulsvillo & Marshal Rallrosd wero nrrestod to- day for breaking open froight-cars on that road and abstractiug goods. One of thomen arrosted was o conductor of o frelght-train, and the othor thrao his subordinates. Tho method of operations was to removo the Laspy ‘from tho door, nud thus not break tho “gonl, and then to bresk opon vackages, and_nlter taking o portion of thelr contents to nail them up again. These robbories buvo boen going on for months, and, boing com= ‘mitted in !hrnn{;bJral;;hk carn, the Company\ have bean unablo Leretofora to fix tho gmilt’ dofinitely. 'Snturday night a way-froight car, \standing at BowlingGroen was brolon opon in this iway, aud the detoctives thus gob the firat clew to the }zunutrnmm, whieh resultod in the nrress 1of tho fonr men as stated, The proporty stolsn’ in hid car, amounting in valno to about £2,000, was recovorod -ab - Nashvillo, this aftor noon, where fthe men wero arrested. ‘Ib ., s thought that . ofhor cam jon tho ~samo frain ' were cntercd,\ but the oxtent of robberias cannot bo aacertaink od until the cars kave reachod their soveral deem tinations nnd fuventorion of the shipments oxe amined. Theso ara considored importaut arrests, and ag putting n stop to the pystomatic sories o2 *robherics which have boon a mourco of greal an- noyanco and espengo to tho Company. IS MORTON HABEAS CORPUS CASK. Spectal Dispatoh to U'he Chicauo T'ribune, Laraverre, Ind, Doo. 14.—This morning Judgo Vinton rendored a decision in the hsbeas corpus caso of Morton, the Kentland grain deal- er, sustaining tho warrant for oxtradition, cnd romnudod Morton to tho custody of the Illincin officord. Morton's counsel took an appeal from the docision, The attornoy for the Illinols oflie corn argued that an appeal could not stay tha oxeoution of tho writ, and that ho should bo sent to Illinois,- The question of appeal cama up_ this afternoon Dboforo :Imlga Vinton, and was aorgued st Jougth by J. It Coffroth in bobnlf of Morton, nnd_ the Hon, R, Q. Gregory, formerly Judgo on tho’ Supremo Doneh, on hebalf of tho Illiuois officers. On avory point raised tho Court decided in favor of the Hlinois officers. Tho Court concedes tho right of appeal, but eays appoal will not sficos thio oxecution of the writ or lmsrnm Blorton be- ing taken to Chicago. Ho wlll give a-formnal de- cision in the worniug. Aleautime, Messongor Tay waits patiently for the custody.of Mortow, whoso counsel aro exhausting every echiemo to provent his delivery to the Illinois m{lccrm BHOT DEAD, Syscial Dispatoh (6 Tha Chicagn Tribuns, Tonrt Wirse, Ind,, Dee, 14,—1his nitornocn at Keystone, a small village, in Wells Counts, £7 miles south of this city, Dr. L. Forcmen, 2 milon from _thore, and Honry Shillmay, o sa: tlon foroman on'tho Muncis. Railrosd, mot i storo, whon oo old grudge oxisting betwiem them camo up and luf to ot worde. Tho i1 m ‘n‘lnmr orderad tho disputonts oulsifia. Qcy loft, Tho wrangle wos rosumod outside, Wexcm man attaoking Bhillman and threntoning to Ldll him. The latter thon drew a ravolvor ond slct Toroman dead, lenving Immndlaicl}r sinco which nothiug Las boon hoard of him, Thoro ia juticl excitomont in the vioinity, althongh tho homieiis i8 genorally regurdod as justiflublo on the groucq of ‘elf-defense. Foroman was an old'and wells known gitizon of tho county. TIEAVY DEFALCATION. Primsnong, Pa., Doc. H.—~Within ofow days a lonvy defalontion, amounting to about £48,000, hina boou discovored in tho nccounts of L&& nanial Agont of tho Frolght Dopartment u2” Ponnsylyania Tailroad Company in thiy- &Ry, who lwa beon in thoir sorvice for the past: fiftcen years aud bas onjoyed the confidence of the oflicers of the Itond, The bools were fouud toba correct, but tho cush balanco seers to havo beon manufnactured, 1k i6 Gtated that the dofleit #ill bowmade good by his bondsmen, aud no prosecution bo mado, « JURGLARS SHOT. New Yong, Dec. 14.—~The Polloo Suporine tondent revolved u dispateh from Fort Hamilton, L. L., this morning, statiug that William Meshoz and Jozoph Douglass, burglars, ware shot lns night, and that Dougtass, beforo afzng declarod thas_ Mesber knew all about Charloy llow. tbd child who was stolen from Philadolphia. Philadelphin dotaotives stato that Mosher re elded, prior to tho sbduction, on Monroo strocr, noar Second, in that aty, and at that time owne a horéo and carringo, QUARGED WITH FTEALING DIAMONDS, Specul Disnatel to The Chicago Tribune, MILWAUREE, Wis,, Dec, 14,--Horman Kendling, on arriving hore from' Buropo to.day, was nrv rested by the police on complaint of tho German Cousul, Voo Dombneh, charged with having stolen _diamonds, preclous stones, and jowelry from Hucttenbory, Ausiris, valuod at $20,000, All that wan found on bim wes 33 in tho mounoy of this country nud balf-a-tozon cligars. MURDERED ¥OR A JUG OF WIIBKY, Npecial Dispateh to Tha Chicago Lribune, Louay, Q,, Doc. 14.~Baturdny night, in Stary Township, thls county, an allereation nross botween one Jones and X(nulhrmlx ay to the ry sight to o jug of whisky, Jouos, l:g:g:lm‘lffl:ynll:gfiflod ab l{mfl obstinuey (’)f his ad~ vepgary, atruek bim with & heavy pleeo of iron, frow the offects of which 1o has sluce died, GPATE PRISON FOR LIFR, Sevaid Divpateh to The Chteago Tridune, Drs Matsey, Tog, Deg, 1,~Ohwley Loward wau tentencod to-day for lifo In the Penitontiss vy for the murder of Jolin Johnson, T'ho cape teuco way recuivpd with ehouty of applanso. ' 0 found his Tho police were notle"