Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1874, Page 2

WASHINGTON. Morton’s Resolution for a Consti- tutional Amendment Gain- ing Ground, Tho Necessiy of a Change in tho Manner of Eleeting DPresi- dent Conceded, The Gossip of the Capital--- ‘What the World Says, What Ifo Says, What Sho Says, and What the Conscquences Will Be, The Safe-Burglary COase---Why Beck’s Resolution Was Defeated, Ordnance Experimeonts --- Tho Chesapeake & Ohio Grab. NOTES AND NEWS, ®THE IRESIDENTIAL-ELECTION AMENDMENT, Bpecial Dixpateh to The Chicaos Tribune. Wasunatoy, D. G, Dec. 30.—Senator Morton has been actively ongaged vinco Congroas assem- bled in proparing the way for the passngo of hia resolution providing for the adoption of an amondmont to the Constitution respeoting tho eloction of President and Vico-Presidont. Au attompt will bo mado soon after tho recoss to bring up this resolution for consideration. The results of tho elections havo strongth- oned tho convictions of leading Congressmen of tho necossity of adopting such an amondment to cure the dangerous defeet of tho Constitution, Tho Sonntors, .cspacially, who bave consldored tho resolution, contomplato with rauch oppre- heusion tho poesibility of a conflict between tho Democratic 1Touso and the Ropublican Sonnte in counting the electoral vote for 'residont in 1876, 1t will bo necossary to pass the Morton rewoh- tion forthwith to secugy its adoption before 1876, CONMITAEE Woliit. Tho Sennto rancus Committees on Outragos and Transportation huvoe boon endeavoring toob- fain u quorum during tho recoss, but have been but partially succesaful, The Outrago Commit- teo hins been without a quornm, but the individ- val members uro ot work on matters pertaming to Louisians and Arkansas, The Trunsporta- tion Commitico is engnged in tho preparation of & report o be submitted to the full caucus short- Iy nitor the holidays, 2 The House Committeo on Approprintions ox- cct to bo ablo to roport the Rivor and Harbor Exll #gon after tho reaesembling ot Congress. The amount will doubtloss bo considerably less than the cstimates of tho engineers, TINCUBACK'S CASE. ? The friends of linchback bave discovered a now argunicut Lo urge his adminsion to the Son- ato. Thoy stato that Le bas such control of the colored vote in Louisionn that he will destroy the lNepublican party by casting the Ropublican voto for the Demacrats udless ho is seated. TILE SENATE FINANCE DILL. Tho tido is sct somewhat against the Senato Finnuee bill. It is certalu that attompts will bs mwada in tho Mouse to amend it #o a8 {o forbid the reissue of auy of tho legal-tonders that mny bo withdrawn by tho operation of tho bill. If this amendment should not be adopted, it is quito doubttul whether all of the hard-monoy men will be willing to givoe it their support. I'ho latter aro convineod that the tendency of tho bill might Le to furhor increase the volumd of paper carrenc TIE LITTLE TARIVE BILL. Tho Senate Fiuanco Committeo will hold & mooting Mouday to consider the little Tariff bill. Au ngreemont is not certain, TAX ON BROKERS' BALES, * Tho Commisgioner of Internal Revenusis not coufidont of his ability to collect tho proposed fax upon brokers' aalos. 3tit, RICE'S BUCCESSOR. In considering the propricty of calling n epeciul leetion to fill the yacancy caused by the death of John I, Rice, ono point scems to have beon ovorloaked, ‘Uhe salary of the successor of Hr. Rico would date from the day of Rico's death. This would give Rico's successor some- thiug moro than 1,400 salary, no matter whethor Lo sorved mioro than oneday. ‘The law in this cago was examined by the Clerk of the Housa on the occasion of the denth of Molish, The do- cision was that Dick Scholl was ontitled to draw pay from Melishs death, [A dispateh from Springficld states that Gov. Toveridgo hns called un olection to Lill the va- caney accurring by tho death of J, B. Ltice 1n tho I g Uinois Dintrict, Tho election will be held u Saturday, the 23d of Juuuasy.] THE* BYNDICATE, Tho 'T'reasury oflicinly, referring to tho state- ment of Cattell ns to the Byndicate, say that it is by nomeans certsin thot an arrangoient will not be made whereby the presont Syndicato will tako the remainder of the now 5 pac cont loan. . Dhoir present option expires Jan. 30 ; but thera ia uothing in tholaw whichiwitl provant the Secro- tary of the Trensury from extouding tho timo of this option. In view of the very bad condition of the market for the last few months, und the pecubarly adverso influences opposng the loan, 1t seoms probablo that tho Syndicato may ask to have the time of their option extondod, and that it may bo granted. AN BXPLANATION. The Commlssionor of Iuternal Revouuo feols that o should not be held respousible for the disebarzo of Lho 300 femnle employes last sum- mier. Commissioner Donglas ndvortised for bids for the stamp work of his Buresu. ‘Fho bids ro- ceivod from Now York firms woro much lower than thorates nt which the Government could afford to do tho work, The Commirsionor con- soquently thought 1t bis duty to_award the con- tract to the Now York firms, Che dischiargo of tho women i tho consequenca of the withdrawal of 6 work from the Engraving Buronu, [£0tne Assocruted Press.} NEW CUREENCY, Wasmyarox, D. O, Dac. 30.—The total wwonnt of mutilated curroncy received from tho renauror by the Comptroller since’ the passago of the uct of Juno 20 lust s $41,060,805, nearly tho whola amount of which bus ulready beon is- pucd in National Bank notos. T TIIE POSTAL ARNANGEMENT WITIL OANADA, I'ho following lottor was issued this »fternoon : LOST-Orticn DEPANTSMLNT, WASHINGTON, D, O,, Dos, 30, 1674.—7'0 Lostimasters: On and after the st of dumuary, 1875, all printed matter of the sscond elasa, destined for Canads, will bo treated uu though ft wwas dostined for tho Unitod fitates, the xrrangoment with the Cunadinn postal authorities being that Tt shall be delivored thero frco of chargo. All mattor of thiy cinss comlug into our ofices from Ganadn will Do delivored by tils Dopurte mont frco of clargo, Tho samo rule also ap. plios to transiont newslapers and pontal-cards, on and after Feh, 1, 1875, The single-letter tato to Cannda will bo 3 cois, prepaymicnt obligatory, aud sl lotters recolved from Canada will Lo doliverod” freo of churge, (8lgued) AusiaLn JrweLL, e Postmuster-CGenoral, ——— + GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON, NOW CHBIKTMAR I8 KEPT AT THE CAPITAL—DIPLO= MATH AND GAMBLERS—A JAPANESE LADY LAUNOH= ED IN ROCIEIY—LOLITICAL TLAWYENN—CUNIOHI- TIES AND COCKTAILS—FANGY TURNOUTH, Special Correapondence af The Chizuao Lribune, Wasminaron, D, O, Dec, 28.—This wotropolls 18 just now very liko tho stago of u theatro i tha daytime. Tho star-performers in the great drama of Congressionn] Logislation havo gono to thoir homen to ent the festive turkoy, or are eujoying tho temptations of Now York, Tho loading mombors of the atock-company have lott thoir Departmencs und Buroaux to anjoy & Chrlstmas vacation; and tha sunornumernrios— tho lobbylts and thoworrespondents—uave vory genorally followod suit, A fow Inquisitive tour- iuts wander through the Capitol, or gazo at the wonders of the I'utont-Oflico ; but thore 18 nothe ing of intorest going on, aud the venorabla old Durnaclos in the Doparumonts tio up their red tapo with untroubled eujoyment, CHRISTIAN FESTIVITIES, Tho Presidont cujoys tho hollday senson, and rofuses to bo borod by Congresnionnl ofico- Lunters who lisvo romeined pehind to pick up a fow loavos and flshou for tholr home-supportors, o takos a quict drivo ovory fair day bobind a fast-stepping yeuug Lorse ; and, In tho ovonlug, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECE MBER 31, 1872, - ho uncoromoniously drops In, with Mrs, Grant, oh some of tho rosidont famllies, ' Very im- propor, " oxclaims Mra, Grundy, ‘‘for & Prosi- dont to py vislte ; but Gon, Grant hins nover worked klndly in tho harness of etiquelto, After the rocoss tho **rocoptions ™ must bo glven, at which tho Presidontial arm s shaken ke ‘the hondle of a villago-pump, nud the todlous “ stato-dinners,” to which Congrossmon aro in- vited in alpbabotio turn, with their wives and dnughtors, if thoy aro blossod with thoso in- cumbrances. Nevor mind I—thers will only bo two short monthy befors tho final adjournment, aud boyond is #ho expected visit of tho Lresi- dent's beloved dauglter Nelllo,- now "Mra, Bartorls. Gencralfly sponkling, tho Dritish Miulster hns given n party, or baa Liad an oxlubitionof privato thieatricals, during the Christmas hotfdays, But this year Her Brittanio Majosty's Envoy, although a mild-mannored man, ia out of sorts, and out of home, The. gorgeous edifico built for the resi- denco of tho. Euvoy nforosakd is Lardly rendy for habitation, and only. partially furnishod. But n Prince of tho Houso of Pharaoh obtained poseession of the louss whero the Envoy has resided, and forced bim to uncercmoniously * git up and git.” Thon, as if to add fusult to injury, lio sent the Envoy an invitntion te attond the opening of the now bank, and seo the propara- tions for *fighting yo tigor.” No wonder that Bir Edwnrd was furious, aud that ho rotroated to a seantily-furnishod chamber in his patatial now Legation-building, donouucing Chamborisin ns tho most impertinont of gawboliors. But Lhero can bouo fostivitios in thoso now quartors, as the furnituro s ot all arrived from vhiladel- phia, and a8 Lady Thornton lingers on the other sido of tho Attantic, to finish ™ tho education of her two dunfimnrs though not romarkablo for bosuty. By way of compensation, wo havo nnew Envoy from Japan, who has installod bimsclf, with his wife, In tho Japancso Legation, which is tho largo houso at the West End rofittod a fow years sluco by Reesido, o son of tho grent mail-con- tractor of tho last genoration, Mr. Yoshida Kigovari, the newly-accredited Enyoy, was educated in this country, and is the negotintor of tho twelvo-miition loan for Japan in London. s wifols ni ung, gracoful, willowy, almond- oyed, and black-haired porson, who lng alread; engaged o Irench lady's maid and an 1-:n§mn mautus®mnker, Sho had soveral gowns made nt Yoddo beforo sho left, and sho Lns broupht chostfuls of silks, brocades, crapes, and other Orientnl fabrics, to bo made up here In tho Iateat stylo of fashion, lio—poor man!—finds himself nunich perplexed by the recont olections here, and enys ho will find 3¢ diflicult to explain thom to bis suporiors at Yoddo. > THE POLITIOAL TIDAL WAVE, - “Thoso Republicans who porsunded themsolvos, and ondenvored to parsuade the public, that the party had gono to the bow-wows, and who have rushed to and fro with their individual griov- ances sticking out lilo tho scythe-blades which projected from the war-chariots of the anciont inolivites, aro now begiuning to wish that thoy liad held their peaco. ~Tuo Yankees toll a story of old Capt, Starbuck, of Nautucket, a philo- sophical old sea-dog, who alwaye looked at mat- tors from tho bost standpoint.” Roturning homo from o threo-years' whaling voyago, with sn empty hold, his vessol was boarded by tho pilot, who agked: ¢ Waal, Cap'n Starbuck, hiow mauy bar'ls? Had o good vyago#” *Not zackly,” responded the Captain; “I bain't got o bar'l of ilo aboard; but, I toll ye, I'vo Lind a wmighity good sail.” Bo with some of tho discontouted poh- ticians, Thoy hizvo won noithor oftico, nor om ument, nor honor; but thoy have had a mighty good sail. And now thoy are coming one by ono aboard tho staunch old Ropublican craft, to take tho places of some whocan woll'bo spared. Meanwhilo, thera was ovidence, during tho briof poriod of legislation bofove the holiday-ro- coss, thut the Democrats could no longer “divido and conquer.” Union and hnrmony charactor- izod tho notion of tho Republican Sonators, thoir sound intellects mntured by long public service ; while thie phalanx of yopnger and more enorgot- ic roprosoutativos_of the people in the House were moro united than thoy wera a your amnco, although without s leader. 8, Ono great troublo among the Ropublican Con- gressnion as beon ihe larga number of thom who belong to the legal profession,—who sponk judgmonts, but uso none,—and who generally go astray if foft to tho guidanco of their fudividual engacity. Cortain trados (nvaribly injuro tha or- gan_of bodily sight, and tho lew Los » strong tendency to debilitate and contract the montal pupil. Tts disciples ‘are so aceustomod to look with other poople’a eyos that they losa tho sight of fhm own, and thoy caunot wee the populnr will, JONH HANCOCK'S, On the Bonth Bide of Pennsylvania avonuo is a low Lrick houso, inscribed ‘with its number porpendicutarly paintod,—1,234,—and o sigu on which is *Johu Hauncoel." This is not the Revolutionary patriot whose bold autograph sracos tho Declaration of Indopendonco, or the tppresontative from the Iourth District of Toxas ; but a burly old chap, with a long whito boerd, who has for many yours catered to the gastronomic and fibulous Wwauts of vosidont and sojourning Bohomians.s Tho collings within aro low, the clean floora are sanded, and thero iy an old-fashionod bar, with o voucrablo attondaut, of Ethiopian descent, But tho attraction of the place is tho collection of rare old engravings, autographs, photogiaplis, and curiosities, which literally cover thu walls, in noat frames, Tho souvenirs of tho histrionio profession aro ospo- clally intorovting, and occupy the attontion of these who ordur 3um menls in o littio back room, whilo tho old Vicginia cook is at worl, Torrest, Albert Piko, JoiTorson, Juck Savage, and seored of correspondents, have lind their logs beneath Johu Ilaucock’s woll-polishod mahoga- ny-table, or indulged in libatious of his applo- toddy, Tho henrty old host, wha has ssen four- seore suminers, is Tich in veminiscencon; and o 8on, equnlly fond of - autiquities, aud noted as u purveyor, is taking bis pluce. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Bofors our Via Baora was paved with wood, in 1870, thoro were not_over five-and-twenty hand- goms equipages in Washington, Now they can bo counted by hundreds on u&flnnannt afternoon, ~—of overy varioty, from pouderous landnus and claronces downyto natty wagons nud pony phao- tons, Home of theso turnonts would appear to advantago in Hydo Park ortho Bois do Boulogne, w0 porfect aro all tho appoititmonts ¢ whilo, o the gorgoous carringe-trimmings and gilt har- noss-mountings of others, the word Shoddy ean ho scon pininer than tho monograwms of the own- org, 'I'he Presidont oceasionafly hna his four Liorsos bitched to his carringo.,—his old charger Cincinnatug doing duty e off-wheelor, Sir 13d- ward Thornton has o pondorous open_ carringe, with a noble pmirof bays, Benator Robortson, of Houth Carolina (where his anccalors have lived for muuy generations), drives n pair of high-stopping graye, which oro rogarded as the most showy nags in the city. Tho Groen-Monn- tain pony-built bays of Souator Edmnnds are thn fastost ih doublo hinvness hieroabouts, Senater Btockton's coupe, horses, and harness, with his conchman aud footman in whito liverion, nro en- viod by women. And to and fro, in tha midst of theso guy uqul[mrqu, prancing steeds, rud glit~ toriug barnoss, ride tho pooploin ths horuo-cars, —yrico b conts, with o salute from tha conduot or's boll-punch’ gratis, Raconteun, —_— THE SAFE-BURGLARY CASE, WIIY BECK'S RESOLUTION WAS DEIEATED, Gen. Lioynton's Waahinalon Letier (0t1) to Cineinnats Gazette, Tor two wooks in succession a resolution or- doring au investigation in rogard to the conduct of cortain United States officors, in tho matter of tho trial of tha snfo-conspirators, has been pro- sonted to tho Ilouse of Ropresentatives, aud do- feated by Ropublican votes, Thoro hna beon wido comniont upon thls fact; but tha exact circumstances which prompted the resolution havo not boen givon in eonncoied form, 1t ia fust to many on the Republican slde to sny thiat thoy opposad tho investigation, first, bo- cause it was prosontod from the Domocratio sldo, and, second, bocauso {hoy were iguorant of tho shameful facts in tho case, Ad tho rosolution Is to bo broughit forward again on the {irst Monday after tho reagsombling of Congress, a statoment of tho grave chargos made In conncotion with the maitor will cons tribute to o corroct understanding of n caso which must ultimately bo looked aquaroly in tho face, ovon by tho blindest partisans, 'The charges aro, iu & word, that from the momont un attempt was made to iudiob the safo-burglars liore, (o tho closo of thoir trial, cuncorted, vigor- oug, and well-sustained olforts were put forth by sono binlf-dozon oflicers of tho Departiiont of Justico, nided by ofllelals and prominent citizous outaido of tho Dopartmont, to thwatt the Gioy- arument In Its attompt 10 bring tho guilly to punishmont, 3 Bofore presonting the spocifieations of thiu ghuige, it 1a proper 1o eny that tho ofticors of tho ‘l'mnuuryDn{mrmmm,n.ulAumnuy-aonoralWlll- s did all in . thowr power L0” preeouto the ons under considorstion with vigor, Mr, Riddlo was givou full anthonty and awmple means, Asslstane Attornoy-Gauoral ITUL portormod the duty aueigned lim fouctonuly aud olfactivoly, who ara good gitls, | -+ condstur " at the gus-works, and How and to what extont Mr. Willisms® honds wora tled, tho Inquiry songht will disoloso, Tho differont spceifications of tho goneral chargo aro as follows: * Firsl=1at Acting Unlted Statos District Attornoy Iarrington, with tho knowledgo aud congont of United 'Stalos District Attornoy TFisher, illogally procured the roloaso nnd oseapo of Benton, ono of the ndmltted burglara from the jmlof the District of Columbia: this action boiug prompted by a thront of Bonton that uu- leun 6o roleasad ho would turn State's ovidence. Second—That officers of tho Department of Justico for the Distriet of Nowark, N. J., acting in collusfon with numerons prominent l)urunnn [titorestord In dofenting tho ands of jus- feo In this caso, impeded by all meana in their power the sorvice of subpmnnsg, and the arrost.of tho gutlty partion. #hird—I'hal Ziruth, the person origiually sme ployed by tho Becrol-Sorvice forco Lo come to Watliington and arrango tho burglery, was paid for his sorvices, or, rather, the receipts for this payment wore tndo, in the oftica of Assistant leturl Statos District Attornoy King, at Nowark, . . Fouyih—That Dopuly United States Marshal Dailey, of Newark, purchinsed tho ticket for Eu- ropo with which to send Zirutht Loyond tho juris- dietion of the Govorument, Fifth—=That _United Htntos Commlssionor Whitolioad, of Nowarlk, and United States Dis- trior-Attornoy. Knnsl{ 80 proarratgod mattors that in caso Nettloship should bo arresied—in spito of tho plana to proveat it—ho should bo brought boforo tho former, and be re- leased on nominal bail ; that Nottloship was ar- rested and_ ball taken by Whitohond, ab the iustanco of Konsly, in the gum of 31,000, afeor which Netleship linmedintely escnpod, Stzth—that Chiol-of-Lolice llogers, of Now- orle, acting under iustructions from prominont Now Joruey Ropublicans, nctively exerted bim. solf to pravont tho arrost of Nottloship, sud did other acts desigued to impode the cour<o of thin Arxial. Seventh—That Mr, Ttiddle had sccurod ovidonce 1o slhow ‘that a vory promincut Unltod Btates ofticial in Wasbington, lngulhur witligome of the most prominent charactors in thoe lato District Government, had personally mot and consulted with Notttoship, and holped him arrango the ont- lines of the safe-burglary. Upon this becoming Lown in_cortnin_intorcsted quarters, tho dis- miseal of Mr. Niddlo was immediatoly arranged and consuminated. Such aro the chargos which eromade horo, and in somo particulars oven more pointedly than in the abovo spevifications. It will be rondily seon that such a roproach lias never before boon laid at tho doors of tho Deo- partment of Justico. The wholo nation 18 inter- ented fn wiping it nway with nil possiblo Lasto. Tho sdminiutiation of justico Is not a party iseuo, 1€ tho corruption of lacal courts is & fohrful mattar, what shall bo anld of jutluencos which strike at the integrity of the Nationnl Do- ‘| partmont of Justico ? With these gravo coarges, thus apacifically sot forth, the ltopublicnn who heroaftor votes agofnat an investigation designed to ascertnin their truth should become & warked man in hiz uto, ‘I'ho Ropublican who refuses to look into this mattor, upon the theory that the party may be injurod thereby, is himself one of its worst ouomics, It is not investigntion that damnges partios, unloss failure to punish ascertained ir~ regularitios follows. Doforo tho noxt voto on the subject is tnken, lot avery honest Itepublican ask himself : Which in worss for tho pmity—full investigation and promt punishmont by Ropublicans now, or au investigation and full exposure Ly Democrats on tho ove of tho noxt Presidontial election ? —— ORDNANCE EXPERIMENTS, LETTER -FItOM THE CHIEF OF THE ODDNAXCE DE- PARTNENT. . Wasnrxarox, D, C,, Dec. 80,—Tho following lizg just been printed: i OliDYANGR OFFICE, WAN-DEPARTMENT, WASHING- 70, D, C,, Dec, 1, 1874, T have tho Lonor to subint for'tho actiul of fho Secretary of War tho fol- lowlig ¢ 1, Tu my annual report, submitted fn October last, T oxpircused tho bellef that, prior to tho meeting of Con- gress, much valuable information would be obtafucd from experiments with certain exporimental guns, then ncarly ready for trial, »3_ would cuabl this Bureau to roport undorataudingly on that most {mportant sub- Ject, tho * aruament of our fortifications,” Afthougl the information is uot s8 completo as was oxpested, suticiont liua been doni and reportcd, upou which 9 base tho following reconumendations : Thera ira pro-ent In our foris tho _following henvy guns: 321 1G-4uch Rodman guns, smooth Loras 1,251 10-tuch Hodwmun guus, smootl boro ; 50 8-uch Varrott rliles 3 40 10-Inch Parratt rifles, Tt Parcott rifloy, evou If relinblo when usiug the heavy battering eharges requircd n modern warfare—of whicih douhtt aro ene tortafned—uro 5o fow in number s fo coustituio but an unlmportant item nmony tho 4,181 guns roquired for our forts, when rendy fur thelr’ srmaments, Rifle guna ranglng from 8 to 12 fuchies fu cal(Lro, with power sufliclent Lo’ penotrato ab considerable dlstances tho armor of_iron-clad vesssls, must bo provided, Tho heavicat ritles ara thie guns'of tho presont, na thoy will Lo of the future ; aud while swooth-hores may, for oo timo to come, plsy % scoondary part, for want of & more powerful weapon, they must in- evitably yieid to tho rifle fu every important junctute, “aa tho old smooth-boro muskot las fven placo {o tho breech-loading rifle in the lande of a soldier, Whilo thus expressing tho eon viction that ths days of smooth-buro ordnauco are passing away, I desira to eall attontion to the fact that* the first grand strido toward tho introduction of great fguus fu by eervico waa made in this country by tha lute Gew. Rodman, of tho Ordnancs Dopartinent, whnsa reputation as'in ordunuce officer s world-wide, aud that the 15-inch gun be first made in 1860 wos the most powerful weapon then known, soon to be sure pusscd by his 2-inch smootb-boro, made in 1861, wulghing 116,600 pounds, and: throwinga shot welght {nyg 1,080 poutids, Qur tril thus fAr with o 10-Inch Rodman gun lined with wrouzht-lron, aud converted into un 8-fnel ritle, gives promiso of succoss, znd suother lued stocl, now meurly ready for firiug, + muy probably 'give equal’ if “mot botter re- aults, ~ This 8ucis rile bas aiready been fired 328 roundy, with battering clirges of 35 pounds of powder and 180 pounds_of ehot, giviug an_average veludly of about 1,435 foot aud . working cncrgy of noarly 600,000,0¢0 ponnds, capablo of penetrating 7 inchies of {ro armor ut distauces frow 500 to 1,000 yards, Thls success cusbles us, at comparatively emall cost, to ntilize the 1,204 10-luch smooth-bore guns, which oa ewooth-Vores ure utterly usclres syultint iron-clade, by converting thom into 8-nch ritled capablo of ponetrating 7 inclies of fron armor, 11, 1u 1872 Congress a{:])ra[.rhlnd $270,600 ** for px- periments and tests of kosvy rifled ordunuce,” Tho guny “ desigmatod by & Board of- oflicers to bo up- .ointed by tho Sccrotary of War,” undor tho act, huve on {n proparation under the supervision of thelr re— apectivo {nveulors, and tho wholo mumber will probably be ready for trial In the carly spriug. Tho ucccsslty und convenlence of haviug proving oud experimental pround in mear Jroxfuily Lo the Oily of New York has forced the De- partment, with yourapproval, to eatablisl o temporary one on the Governmont reservation at Sandy ook, Neow York harbor, Even in the trisl of the 8-luel riny referred to ubovo, this Dopartment has boen hampered by the want of funds, and these important oxpertments, thint will eveutually lead to & detormination of cted yunder groat emburrasumonts ad with the rudest appliancos aud convenionces. 1t i3 oxpectod Lhat'by the opontug of apriug cight guns, varglug in calibra from b to 13 inches, and_fu woight froma 16,000 £0 85,000 pounds, will bo ruady for firiug, Tho firin of s ldnchrillolv s very oxpeuslye Lisiuess, eacl round fired costing about 100, _As tho gun may stand 500 rounds, it trlal will_cost '$30,000, and ouly in 3 less destron” will tho exponse bo in tho talal of gins of a wmaller calibre, Funds necesaary for this purpose slould bo approprinted, and, added " to this, n sun auficiont 1o provids all' tho carrlages,—dopres- sing and othors,—bmtls, and Jvl.nll‘orma, and all tho applinnces, conveniencica, and Iabor required for tha prosecution of such dxacf aud important work, Lknow of no military or naval power thut Las not pro- vided an oxperimental and proving ground, with evory facillty for conducting trials upon b grand’ scale, and thera 18 no way of avuliling consldorabla expondsture whilo sceking and obtatuiug the nocossary data {rous which Lo drus concluslou, that will lead 10 stich large expouditures in tho fuluro in arming our fortificas tions, I liave, therefore, tho lonor o recommend tiat & appropriution of $250,000 bo mado for proving ground and oxporimonts and test of beavy orduunce, Very rempectfully, your obudiout survat, 8, ¥, Breaer, Brigadier-General, Olfef of Orduundo, Tho Hon, Secrotary of War, Fatvmate—Armament of Fortifications—Tor cone vorting rmoothi-bure guvs into rifles, by lining them with wrought-lron or sleo], §250,000; for proving and oxperintontul_ground und” nxporimonts and tost of bieavy ordnance, $250,000, maleing o total of $300,000, s ey A $27,000,000 JOB, TITK OME BAPEAKE & OUIO CANAL EXTENSION, WWashington Disputeh to the St, Lowis Lemocrat, Tho survoy of the routa for tho exteusion of the Chosapenke & Ohio Canal to the Obio River, which has Leou in progress ‘under the War Do- partment sineo August last, has just boen com- pleted. 'Fho englucors have fouud and mndo u profiminary location of the lino from Cumbor- Innd to the Tulls of tho Youghisgheny, Tho length of tho lino is 85 milew, amd 100 milos to whera slack-wator iy oxpeeted to bogin, . At Con- unellsvillo the summit Iy pussed, nt nn olovation of 1,800 faet nbova Lhe Cumberlund, by a tunnol 43¢ ot n wila ot Ten inclinad phos aro provided on tho oastern division and tour en the wostorn, Tho estimuto mado lusl your 18 deomed to hold good, that iy $26,000,000 for acanal 70 foot wida and 7 foot dm\’:‘ with locks 120 foot by 20, oapa- bleof passing bouts of 200 tous, KButs Expollod, A geutloman in Burlington, Yt., of an invosti- gutingg turn of wind, a weok or two ago detor minedto * try it " agnin with the rats whioh in- fested his Luuse, o purchused a supply of laced sinall quantities of it 1 tho rat-holes iv Lis collar, and alsowhoro in tholr runways, ‘The rats, bodnub- Ing thomuolves, booamo divguited with tho man nor of their ontertainment, und spoudily loft tho &rnmmcn, and buvo uot boon sven or Leard from Leo, . DEAD SEA FRUIT. Mr, John W, Goodman, of Ottawa, Oy Being tho Choicest Specimens He Was Suspended Yeateréay on a Gallows for an Example, A Major Criminal in Massachusetts-~- The Chamyion Sinner. Murder, Robbery, Theft, Iimo:t, and tho Rest of the Cataloguo. MEET FOR THE GALLOWS, THE CRINE. - Specital Dispateh to I'ie Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Pulnam Co., O., Doc. 80.—Joln Goodman was to-day banged tn tho jail yard at this placo for a doublo murdor of & particularly heinous character, committed on Hog Creol, within o fow milos of Columbus Grove, in the southieastern part of this county, There, on thelr farm, withaut children or servants, livod John Iaywood aud his wife, an ol couplo in comfortablo cirenmstances. Thelr rotired mannor of lifo, and tho fact that Mr, Haywood was of an economical, oven penurious, disposition, naturally tonded to provokoe com- ment smong tho noighbors, and to croate the impression that thoy woro much richor than thoy roully wero, and had hionps of monoy in the houso, During somo such disoussion last wintor, a young man nemed John Goodman, brothor- fuslaw of tho wite of Mr. Funk, tho IIaywoods' nenrest neighbor, romarked that * Somo day tho old peoplo would ba killed for their monoy, and naLvoLl right, too.” The words were at tho tling cohsidorad {dle, but subsequont events invested thom with ignificance. 2 On tho 7thof April last, Goodman, after vain- Iy attemptiug to procure a rovolver, TORROWED A G4UN of & man at Columbus Grove, saying ho was go- ing out squirrol-shooting. Ihis siory ho re- pentad ot anothor stors, whero bo purchased gomo powder and “ran " somo lenden bullets. ‘I'hus armed ho proceodod to the Ilnywood pluco. Hovoral ‘persons saw him nlong the road ; tho Jast within a milo of the farm, - Tho noxt porson who snw him, about au hour subsequontly, was Mrs. Funk, While working in Lho bouso she heard o gnu fired in tho dircotion of Muywood’s, thongh “at o groater distance than tho houso, which wna about 400 feot nway. Going ous to tho vard she listoncd intently, and, aftor n considorablo interval of silonce, heard—or fancied sho hoard—from tho samo qunrter n low moaning us of a porson in pain. Bho clumbored npon o stump in the door- yard, and looked towards her neighibor's house, ]\;L 8w nothing, and roturncd to her domestic ahors. Shortly ofter Goodman enlered tho house, Noticing bis agitution, she ~said, naturally, ** What have you been doing 2 " % 1 have done lc,"'l o roplied, *Winat?" she further que- ried, # !* KILLED THE HAYWOODR," ho gnid, and wont on to confusy his gnitt. He Lad, lie snid, gone to the houso and wilaced Mr. lnywood to uccompany him to the bush, aud Lelp him to kill a equirrel ho Liad treed. Tho old man weul with bim unsuspoctingly, aud, watching his opportunity, Goodman shot Lim in the bond, killing him almost instantly. Taking o knifo from the pockst of tho dead man, lio Dbad then started Dack towards tho houso. Mis. Haywood had heard tha shot and gono to the door, thinking somothing way wrong. ller suspicions were contirmed when he saw Guodman lmstoning towardy her, alone and armed, and sbe startod to rmn towards Mr, Funk's liouse. ‘Lho mutderor, however, intor- coptod hor fight, and ' 3 CUT HER TIROAT, ‘Whilo killing lier, ho saw Mvs, Funk standing on thie stump and looking iu.ontly towards Liui, (Ho bolioved sho ad soen bim, beneo ho apoke 8o readily of fho crime.) Afier hurriedly ran- sackiug the houso and obtaining nothing of value sovo Mr. Ilwywood's wateh (in his haste ho overloolkied & largo bag of specid), o went to his sistor-in-luw’s residenco, told the story of his critne, aud, after throatening hor with death in case ghio mentionod tho matter, roturnod to lny- wood's to diaposo of tho bodies. Theso Lo dragged to Bugar Crock and hid under the drift-wood o tho baulk, placing a Leavy log ou tho body of the husband, and a bowkler on that of the wifo, iq keop them down, his dono, he returned to Columbus Girove, Mrs. Funlk lost no time in summoning assist- ance, und i T MURDERER WAS ARRESTED noxtday. On.tho 8th tio two bodles wero found, and, nfter an inquost and examination bad been Lold in due courve, Goodman was com- mittad to the juil at this town on the chargoe of wilful murder, owards tho end of July be and four other prisoners chcaped by knacking down tho BhorlT nud beatwy him badly, bits that oflicinl pursued and recaptured thom, RIAL, . tho prisonar belng indicted on the churge of kill- iug Juln Haywood, came off bofore Judse Mac- Kenzie, commoneing Sopt. 7. ‘Lho murder had oreatod o - grost and wide un jme pression that somo difficulty was osperi- cuced in fwpancling u jury, but, on the 1ath, after rejecting 140 jurors, the case bogan, Tor tho State apponred the Irosocuting Atior- noy, the Hon. B. Sutton, aud M. Isaish Pilarg, ‘The prisoner was dofonded by the Hon. J. J, Atooro snd the 1lon, David J. Browne. The ovi- dengo for tho proscention, though cireumstantial, with the exception of Goodman's admission to Mrs. Ffunk, was full anddirece. Tho dofonse at- tempted to roduce the erimo to ono of murder in the sccond dogreo, but the thoft of the watch wua considerad by tho jury sufliciont proof of tho oxistonce of o motive nnd doliberation, and, though u considerable nmount of evidenco as to the prigoner’s previous good cheracter was ad. ducod, o vordict of guilty of MULDER IN TIE FIRST DEGREE wag roturned aftora briof absonce, Sopt 16, On tho 18th Judgs MucKenzie sentoncod him to death on the 30th of Dacombar, barely atlowing him tho 100 days tlat the luw provides shull elapso between ctho imposition and exceution of tho death sontenco, 'L'lic counsol for the prie- oner found no orrors in the rocord to' justify an appoal, aud moro thun o month since Goy, Allon rofused to intorfora, IS BETAVIOR IN JAIL, Throughout Lis imprisonment Goodman mani- fested an uttor and callous uuconcern, neithor oxpresging contrition for hig crime nor mani- fosting apprelionsion ng to its punishment, From tho firat ho scemed to bo aware that ho would be hunged, and 80 sot Limeelf to talk and Inugh lightly whilo be liyed,. TIE EXEOUTION, "The excoution of Goodman took placo to-day ot seven minutos past 12 o’clock, Tho oxeeution passed off c.luiauy. Five thousand pegplo were in tho oity to witness tho exccution, but only about sixty porsons wore admitted 1nto the in- closuro, A wmilitary compauy guerded tho ju- closure, nnd kopt tho crowd away., Great ex- cltemant oxinted, yob ovorything was ordorly. At 12:00 doodman, ‘his spiritual ndviser, and the Sherill, ontored the inclosuro and asconded the scatlold, Goodman wulking with o _firm stop, Drayor was offored by the Itev, L. P, Johnson, Tho Bheriff then road the douth-warrant, and at its conclusion askod Goodman 1F HE HAD ANYTHING FURTHLR TO SAY wly tho sontence of the Court should not be exceuted. Goodman roplicd ; s Gentlomen, I have but o fow words to sny, All has heen justly done, l'um gnilty of the crime, ond duserve to'be puuished, I Lops to meot you all’ in u better world, ” Favowoll ] Farowell | Tho rapo was then adjustod around hls peck, Lis hands and fect tied, and tho black cap drawn over his oyos, The Shorilf thon desconded from tho ecuffold aud SPRUNG THE THAY, and Goodman foll with & chug, e sbarcoly moved ©» muncle, there hulur' no _struggle whatevor, In fonrtoen minutes his pulse consed to bout aud thio physloians pronounced bim doud, T'ho ropo was Lthen cut and tha body taken down and placed in a coflin, aud the romnins takon to the jnil-yard, Cho military formed a ling, und tho Immonsoconcourss of poople passed through and puzod upon tho romams, The body of (roodman was then escorted ons of the town to us futher's by o guned from tho wulitary, Thieo womon witneesed tho oxecution, punsiiricha THE DAILY RECORD OF CRIME, A WHOLES Lt URIMINAL, From the Springgield (Mave) Repliblican, « 'Phe list of arimos chimged against 13. W, Ma- Jor, of Alilfard, who Is suspocied of hnving re- cently polscyed lis wife; is womnething appalling., His wifa wea a daughtor of Mosos Lovojoy, o vory respoctabla man., About six yoars ngo Jia- Jor went to work ou Lovejoy's farm, and bocame intimato with two of Lovojoy's four daughters, Ona of thom suddenly died, whilo roturning from tho blucberry plalne on a July day, and her doath was attributed to n Apasm, but an oxami- nation of the body showed her to bo proguant, In tho fall, Idn, tho other slator, was found to bo *Ina dolieato coudition,” and Mefbt married hor, though alio was but 13 yosrs oid, In course of tmo alo had four childron, and two qut of threo that dlod wont very sudionly, yetho inves- tigation - was mado. - Meanwlifly, Major wne gainlug o bod repulation, 'Io wie ndmitted to tho Daptist Clureh, howovor, aud was for momo timon zoatous membar, but tho ebarity fund was robbad, and, suspicion fall- ing on dajor, ho waa expollod from tha chnurch, 1o wag alko discharged from o furniture manue factory, which was very soon burned down, He hogan toho hield in great torror, and ovon the #minll boys hind ocension Lo foar him, itin chargod, for ho ones tuok & youngstor by tho gollar, o) striking him around a post, broo his log. Afow weokn nzo, hio logan to tafk nbout tho probable doath of his wife, anying thavsho hnd spasms, though to othora she apponred to bn In hor usunl hiealth. On Saturday wook ho enid ho was going to Nnshua to consult phyaiciaus, but it was attor- ward ascartnined that ho did not eall upon thoso on whom ho safd ko had eallod, 'Tho noxt day Lis wifo diod, though two hours bofors her death #ho seomed to bo in_ health.- Sho was about to Vo delivered of hor fifth chitd, thouzh shio wns but 18 yeara old, Au oxamination of tho body wna suggested, bit ho prolested againut It OnTucsdny, Lhe day of the funeral, the un- dertaker wna just throwing tho last sods abovo her coflin whon the solcctmon Intorterad and ordeved an oxamination, The jury wero at work ol through tho noxt dav, Bajor knowing noth- Ing about the post-morten, and no natutal cause of denth was discovored. The atomach wos sont to Doston, but Major was nol arrcsted till Cbristmas Doy, thougl tho ovidenca ngamst bim was abtindant. © Tla as beon taken to Nashun, and manuwhile thoro is great oxcltomont at Mil- ford and in surrounding towns, for the pioplo gonorally boliove Major to ba gullty, Ilo is but 23 yoars id, Ho iy snid to have boon intimato with nuother woman, which may account for hiy crlme, if ho has committed one,” If tho tlorfoy provo ta bo true, Milford will jtet an unenviable ropulation. Tho Souhogan Dank, which was ro- euntlfv robbed of a vory large sum, is at Ailford, but this robbery wad doubticss committed by outsidors, MURDERED AT A DANOR, Spectal Dwpateh to The Chicago I'ridune, Beecten, 1M, Doc. 80.—Yestordny ono Ilenry Westfall, » young man about 21 yoars of ago, and who wau to bo murriod on New-Yonr's Day, was examined boforo Justico Randolph for the shooting of one Ilenry Georbart, whoso homo was in Chicago, but who had come to Boecker to do somo painting, The facts, as appeared from the ovidence, aro: ‘Ihero was o danco last Sat- urday night at Frod Doltman's, st Washington Coutro, half a milo oust of Bocchior. At that dauee Weatfall and his crowd got into a fight with some other young men, and Westfall's party camo out ahead, Westfall sovoroly whipping onc Chorles Gritzmacher. After o littld white Woat- fall and Lis crowd and_their girls loft, and wont to a danco at Ilenry Donlfelt’s, ot Deccher, Atabout 2:80 o'clock Sunday morning Westfall and bis erowd wont back to Doltwan's, Westfall boing ormed with a pistol. Immedie atoly after thoy returned anothor row and fight commonced, nud Wostfall got rather tho worst ofit, when o broke for the door, drawing his pistol and saying he was golug to shoot soma- body, A lnrgo crowd followed him out of doors. Immodintely Goorhurt's voico was heard saying, *Iolp mo tako away his pistoll” Georhart, who was_tho most peaceablo of mon, well edu- cated, and evory whit o gentloman, uudortook to take the Jw tol away from Weattall, tho objeot being, no doubt, to simply provent othors from gotting hurt, Westfall broke away from him, and, tuming on bim, fired, the ball passing into his lnngs, causing almost instaut death, Wesf fall was hotd to ballin the sum of §2,000 for manslaugbter. TO BE INPRISONED FOR LIFE. Special Diwpatels to The Chicaar Tribune, Soutn By, Ind., Deo. 30.—Tho jury in the cngo of Jonathan ickman, for murder, retired at § o'clock this nvu“ing to detibarato upon their verdiet,and at 10 o'clack the Court-Houso bell rang, which vignifiod that thoylnd agrosd, Even ut this Iato hour, it was scarcely fivo minutos be- fore every availablo spaco in tho room was denso- 1y packed by an anxious multitudo to hear the vordict, which was as follows : We, tho jury, find the dofendant guilty a8 ho stands chrged, of murder in the first degreo, and that ho bo impriconed in tho State Prison during life," Tho prisouor racoived this Yerdict with & “don't care™ sort of a smilo, a8 thougl ho was woll satisfled with getting off 5o casily. Thora was o sirong prospeot, in tho i a,ithns Lo might' bave to giving tho optiou of tho death penalty or imprisonmont for life was o compromise, offered by Judgo Stanfleld, who prosides over this Cirenit, to thoso of tho Logis- Inture who wore agitatiug the abolitlon of tho doath penalty. STABBED THROUGIL THx HEART, B Special bispateh to Lhe Chicago T'rivuné, 8r. Paur, Miun., Dee. 30.—Noar Contrevillo, Anoka County, Baturday night, on the eccusion of a house-wnrming party by & farmer named Waunsden, o largo numbor of persons gatherad, and, liquor being drank frecly, a quurrol oo- curred, tho parties to which went outsido to fight. What followed is unknown, excopt from thr subsoquont flndiug of the budy of Lowis Bleaw, o haif-breed, “who had boen atabbod through the heart by o buteher-knifo, which way recognized as belonging to & farmer unmed Mullandore, who was urrestod, witk two others, ono a storckeeper st Coutrovillo, ‘I'ho -hffair created groat oxcitement in the neighborhood, At last necounts armed men wera riding about eenrehing for olhier parties to the quarrel, whont they throatened to shoot at it Bleau was 23 years of ago, and leaves & wite and threo chil- dren. Mullaudoro is o Gorman, and in roported to bo & quiot aud peacenblo man, BUSPECTED MURDER, Snectal Dispateh to The Chicuaao Tridune, Ixpraxavorts, Ind., Doc, 80.—Eaily this morn- ing tho dend body of Loroy Shermau was found in the warchouse of Shorman & Cominguo, of this city. A small revolvor lay closa by with which, ovideutly, Shorman had Loey shot, the ball entoriug tho right temple, penotrating the brain, snd cousivg instent death, It was at first supposed thot he committed sui- oide on account of finonclal and domestic diflienltios, Lut his friouds now believe ho was murdored.’ Tliis beliof is gaintug eround, and it is furthor rumored thata fomalo lurks at the bottom of the tragedy, aud probably committed tho murder, A woman named Keppol, with whom Bhorman is snid to havo baen intimnte, is undor suspicion, and her arrost is expected to ba ordored to-morrow by the Uoroner, who will thorougly investigato the case. Shorman was 35 rnam of age,enjoyed a large cirolo of friouds,and loaves a wifo who is totally blind, AN ABSCONDING !BANKER, Svecial Dispulch to T'he Chicago Tribune, Dusuque, In, Dee. 80.—A special dispatch has boon rocoivod in this clty totho offoct that David Leray, & banker, formorly doing business at Manchester, Dolawars County, has abscondeit for parts unkuown. Itisbelieved, however, that Lo s on his way to Culiforufa. Leroy failed o fow wooeka azo, his labilitios being osti- nated at §60,000. Iy aopositors wore princi- pally Inboring mon and mochanics, soms . of shom hiave boon awindled out of their Inat cont, The feoling agninet Loroy in vory bitter, and, it be is eaught, tho people of Manchostor mny trent thewmsolves to a neck-tie fostival, INOEST, Spectal Dtspateh to L'he Chicagn Tridline, Oantanvinry, I, Doo. 80.—William= Fink, formerly of this county,was brought hero to-day from Wayno County, Town, aud placed in jail, cliarged with foreibly committing a raps ou his own daughter, and afterwards having frequent criwinal intercourso with her. When ho found that sha wag pregunnt, he foreod bier Lo have an abortion performed, ‘Tho ovidenve of his guilt 18 vory stroug, “Ho will bo triod at the next term of court, . ORIME IN TILEZ INDIAN TERRITORY, Musxaarg, L, 1, Dov, 80.—Fhreo notorlons dosporadoos woro killod on I'ryor's Croek, ouo of whom was & mowber of & Doputy Shorif's posso, Juck Doublotook, alias J, 'l Boomer, was shot through tho body, Thomus Cox was also whot through the budy while trylng to introduce whis- ky Into tho Lorritory, “Deputy Shorilf Frank Kausine way #hot through vy Aleck Culstou, QOuo of tho poswe wus shot, and ran for u swamp, 1o was followed by Wash Muvw, who hud some qld goures to soutle, sud riddled with bulletu, IOT AND INSPANTLY KILLED, Special Bisputeh to T'he Chicado Tribine, Wouruiyaron, Ind,, Deo. 80.—~Elihu Hardiu was ehiot and_ instantly killod by John Huoy this ‘nfternoon at Lyous, n small atatlon nonr hore, on tha Indlanapolis & Vincannon Raltrond. Huoy flod o3 Roon o6 tho not wag dono, nid fa"still nt fargo, but crowds of mon are seonring tho conn- tey for him. ‘Tho oxeltoment Is Inteiso. Ituoy bing paronts llviug loro, Bath mon woro youny and unmarrind. 11 supposed thoy wota bot! drluking, INONDIARY ARRESTE! Spectal Limpateh to The Chicago, Iribune, 81oux Oy, In., Deo. 30.—Tho Chiof of Polico of Manchestor, N, L., to-dav tolographod that ho bad & man under arrest who kot & mumbor of firos here In tho yoar 1071, which dostroyed o Inrics amount of proporty® Tho authorition hore have senc for further nformation, 'This 18 tho tirat clow to the invendinries recolved Lere. A PEMALY FORGER, Svectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Trrri, 0. Dee, 30.—The woman who forged & chock yostorduy, but who was unsuccesaful in obtaining mgney thereon, forged novoral orders on differont lawyers in tho city for amall amougts which woto patd. ‘Cho womna kins not beon approbouded, BLASPHEMY UN THK GALLOWS, Sax Fnaxcisco, Doc, 80.—Joun Murphy, who wad oxecuted yesterday at Carsou, Nov., for the murdor of J, R, McCallum, was a native of Scot- Inud, At ono time“ho travolod with John . Heennn, glving spareing oxbibitions, On the aoalfold he profossod u beliof in Splricualism, ube toting liorriblo blasphomlies a¢ tho sumo time, A TUIRVING OASHIER, ARRESTED, New Youx, Deo, 80.—Rdbert J, Dallns, the late Gashior of Molson’s Banlk, at Toronto, Can., who robbod that bank of forty-threo 81,000 bunk- uotes and flod, was nrrested iu_ Llizabeth vester- duy, nud $12,700 was found in Lis possossion, WIFE MURDERER ARRESTED, KaxsAs Crry, Mo., Dea. 30.—Chartes 11, Portor, who bas resided hero for a fow months pust undor the assumed nama of James Fulton, was airostod yostorday, charged with murdering hin .\,riliu, by abortion, in Ocesn County, N.J., lust uly, 'COUNTY TRIASURY ROBRED, Ponyraxy, Me., Dee, §0.—About 8 o'clock this evoning, Thomas eunol, Treasurer of Cumber- land County, was knocked down In_his offico, and the sufo robbed of becweon 28,000 aud 310,000, TO BE HANGED, Crrverany, 0., Deo, 80.—Judge Cadwoll fo- day sentoncod John Johneon, {he murderer of Andiow Jobnson, tobo hangod April 28, 1875, FIRES. AT CORRY, PA. Conny, Pn., Dee, 80.—This morning at 2:30 o'elock, o firo commenced in o swall alloy Lo- tweon tho United States Hotel and Capitol Reu- taurant, opposito the Corry dopot, and swept n block of soven !)u(ldhla'n from Contro strect to Griling's 1lotel, iucluding tho United States Hotel, Capitol Senato llotol, American 1lolal, Juckson’s candy-factory, snd Fineh & Webber's billiard-saloon,” 'Lotnl logs about Anothor fire broke out to-night at 10:45 in the coopor shop of Howlott, Bordwell & Co., con- suwming tho entiro nhops aud a yacant houso near Dby, Loss about 7,000, i Specuue Dispatels to 1he Chteago T'ribune, Entz, Pa., Dee. 80.—A second fire at Corry about midnight, destroyed Howlott, Hordwall & Co.s coopor shop nud vacnnt houso adjvining. Lous sbout £5,000; insuranco uuknown, Tuo losw by fire this worning was nbout §26,000. AT CORRY, PA, Spectal Disputelito T'he Chicazo Tribine, Conuy, P'a., Dec. 30.—-An incandiary tiro hero thus mornisg totully destroyed tho United States Hotol, Cupiinl Motel, Ameriean Iotel, Harrigan'y liyquor-ators, the Senate suloon, 5 _confeutiouory and jowalry store, and Webber's billiard-rooms, and partinlly burned Grifing’s llotel. Tho con- tenta of the builingd, excopt the United Statos Ilotel, woro miostly saved. Total loss about §24,000 ; insurauce, 810,809, The Americun ll{nxl:z'l ot Saluonicn, N. Y., was niso burned last night. AT DAVESPORT, 1A, Svectal Disputeh 2 T'he Chicavo Triduns, Davesronr, In, Doc. 30.—A firo broke out this morving at 9 o'clock at the residonco of. tho Hon, B. I. Cook, cornorof Sixth and Muin dtroots, and noarly_destroged the house, Pho los iy ostimated at 84,000, * TI'his i tho first time illlllhrn“ montby thut o firo Ly occurred in thiy city. AT LASALLE, TLL: Special Dispateh to L'he Chicaao Tribune. LaSauue, Ik, Doc.- 80.—Tue residenco of Jonuthun Peck, in thia city, caught firo this morning from o stovepipe projecting through it, and, althougl tho Firo Dopartment promptly” reponded Lo tho alsrm, the flumos wore uot extiuguishod until tho building was dumaged to the oxtont of about a0, -~ * POLITICAL ITEMS. The Idalo Legislaturo is in session, V. 8. Anderson is 8pealeer of the Iouse, The Ohio Legislaturo will probably ehnngo the Stato elections from October to November. Pho Now Orlonns Times, of Sunday, soys: “It oppoars that the summary of tho Legislutivo returng by the Retnrning Board was incorrectly made up a8 54 Ropublicans and 52 Domocrats. 1t should have boen 63 Lopublicans and 63 Demoorats,” If, by our single vote, we could ro-clect Mr. Carponter to tho United States Sonate, wo would cast ibegaiust him, for what aro to us good and eufliciont yonsons 3 and if, by one word of unde- gorved repronch, we could defeat bim for that oftice, wo would nat utter that word.—Fond du J.ao (Wis.) Commonwealth, * Tho Washington National Republioan fears now outbreak of civil war, andsays: * Could wa afford to risk. snother war under the cir- cumstances ? With a groat debt, with hard times upon us, end with the sad momories of the Yust to discourngo us, itis cortain thot we wauld hoslato beforo roopening tho torrible wounds of civil strifo." Tho Albany Evening Journal sustalns the presont (Gavland-Demoerntic) Govarnment in Arkinusag, a8 o matter of law and publio policy, It euyn: “If ono or more 1rro; 01 do noy vitinto the organis law in Now , Low enn it bo muintalved thiat o dozon informalitios would iuvalidute tho Constitution of Arkansus or any other Stata 2" ‘I'ho vote of Washington Territory for Dolegate in Congross : 1874, 1872, Jacobe, Nep, ... 4,760 Garflold, Rop.. ++8,030 Bhurpstelu, D s, Detnss s 4,677 GU5 AleFud Total, , 256 Total , Rop, maj. 235 Dem, ma), . 'Tho Baltimore American, one of tho most pro- nouncoed Rapublican papers in the counlry, 18 in oearncst about the Froedmeou's Bauk businogs, 1t 01 iy .gays: *Of all tho coloseal swindlos perpotrated by an unsernpulous sot of rascals, who aro col locttvely dosignated ns tho * District Ring,’ the most inoxcusable and the mont cruel was the robbing of tho Freedmon's Bauk, . . , Thoy procured loans under fulse protonsos, and por- suaded {ho wealk and incompotont oflicors mto violating tho law undor. which the bank was in- corporated, for the purposo of giving them monoy on worthloss uo\:urll{. Iu looking over the list of collatorals doposited by two gontlos mon who haye figured prominontly, and 1ot on- tively roputably, in District afairs, we notico that somo of tho woourities aro outiroly unkuows to tha Btock Exchango, and othors are worthless tlmfih that could not' bo sold for 5 conts on tho lollar,"” T'ho Boston Iferald (Tndopondent) thinks noth- ing would bo more populur Lhan o roal monsura of Clvil-Sorvice Roform, and that it would go further thun unything elso to rostore tho Re- publicans to powor in 1870, Tho Jerald adds: **Ara thoy wisn onough to soo it and not upou it boforo the Domociaty como Into power and pros coad to fiill the places with their own cold aud hungry olnimunts# Should the Republicans pass & thorough and comprohcnsivo roform of the Civil Bervlco this wintor, und put it into op- aration, tho Domoerats oould not reposl it for tho noxt bwo yoar, und would not dara to if {hoy oould, Thoy would find (hemsolves eallod upon to ndminlstor o system made for thom by tho Ttopublicans, and o popular thronghout tho country that to touch it would Do suicide, 'Tho Republicavs havo o fimm opportunity. Arothoy swart enough Lo embruco it #"—Lillsburg Post— Democratio, LAWFUL FESTIVITIES. First Annual Dinaer of tho Chicago Bar Association, Tho firat annual dinnor of the Chleago Dar Associntion was had Inet ovening ‘at tho Grand Pacifle Ilotel, and was o brilliant affar in overy respect. About 200 mombers or invited” guests sut down to an elogant dinner under tho now auspices of Mr, J. B, Drako, while the Light Guard Band disconread musie In tho hall, The Prosidvnt, M. Willlam 0. Goudy, pre- stded. Judgoe McAlllstor, of the Bupromo Court, st immodlately on his right, Judge Drummond, who bad been invited, not Leing present, and noxt werq Judges Gay, Rogers, Tarwoll, Mooro, the Hon. J. Y. Scammwon, Judgs Willinms, ox-Judge J, D. Caton, the Hon, Lyman Lrume ull, the Hon, Loeouard Bwett, and othors. On Mr, Goudy's loft woro tha Rov. Robert Collyor, Jurdgo Dlodgott, Judgo Treo, Judgo MoRoborts, of Jolict, Judgo Osborne, and Judge Btrong. At tho samo tablo of honor nlao wore tho Ilon, II, 1. Walto, the Tfon, I. G. Latnod, ox-Sonator Doolittlo, ox-Indge Lawronco, Judge Baoth, B, %fifi:g}i\nld, O. H, Ilorton, Gon. Smith, Judge L'rominent among tho logal talent of the city seattorod nround ‘at the other tablos wera ox-Judgo Harru, ox-Julgo Lradwoll, Stato's” Attornsy®[Charlos 1. Reed, tha lon. B, F. Ayer, Col. W, L. Diokoy, Gon, M. D, Mardln, the on. W, I, King, Connty: Attornoy Rouutree, Metvillo \V, Eulgr. um:gy Grawford, R, I, Roberts, Reglator Itibbard homnny Dent, Wirt Doxtor, 13, Walkor, D. Shoroy, A, N. Watorman, liobert Torvoy, A, B, Small, J, I Doolitlo, J£., U, M. Hardy, Rtaber Lincoln,'Gon,. Stilos, ‘A 3. Ponce, 107 Wit row, L. . dcCaggr, 1L W, Jacksdn, Gon, J. T, Thompyon, U, T Lindor, Kirk Hawes, and othe ey g REMARKA OF THE PRESIDENT, After tho viands lind been libernily digensed, Mr. Goudy called the mombors to ordor, aud profaced tho toasts by somo remarks. ‘the Bar, bio #nid, bud mot together fur a soctal purposo. Jivery ono must fool a thrill at heating the namos of Coke, Mansfield, Hardwicke, Kent, and Story, ’%‘h!{ hluhl:l;l‘omcu M“ufl M;llld hold was that of 8, Judge, and it wan peculiarly appropriato tust flrst tost should bn e i ‘* TIE JUDICIARY, Tho safegunrd of coustitutional righta 3 the bul- vark of civil livorty. May its future 'resemble its past in tho exbivition of thnt wisdom, intog- rity, nud inteopidity upon which tho presoryae an of conetitutions and lawn—the duo admin- wtration of justizo and tho maintenancs of por- uounl socurity mud privato property—dopond.” AMr. Goudy then called ou Judgo Mealiiztor, ong of tho Judges of the Suprema Courr, to respond to tho toast, Judgo MeAllistor, n fino, hale-looking gentlo- man, thon rosa and was recetved with o hearby round of applause, Ifo was happy, lio remarkad, to Lo ublo to address tha nembera of the Bir hero, Dy some stranpo misfortuno thera bal como to bo o divorcument bubweon tno Judgen of the Supreme Const nad mombaws of tho Lar which ho regrotted. The judie vay one of the moyt fudispennable branchos vl the body politie. Thoe Conntitution of ths Unitad Htates lind boon wisely fowmled, bz it wonld not have been so strong nad 1t not been for the co-uporation of tho Sapremas Court. Uho nnmes of Maralinll end a Tunoy wonld@always bo ro- mombered. It way tho Judges who had decided that Congross could only exercinn such powensag had beon expreesly givan it. ‘Lo peoply of ¥u- ghud owed mors to the Judges thau to all other soureos put togethor, [Avplaisa) Whag wouid laws liayo been it the judicinry would not enforce thom? Auy noemily that tho peoplo had was bawud on an intollygent wud fncorrapte. ble Judiciary, [Avpiauso.) Atter o stunza of “*y country, 'tis of iheo," by tho Laud, a cull was mads for JUDGL LAWKEXNCE, ¢ who replied fu womo carneut 1emarks, enying that o loug as tho judiciary cenmincd higors xuptiblo the country could not go to piceos. 1la felt that the success of the Suprowme Courl doponded on the Bar. Ly tho vote of that Tar they must go up or down, 'Uhie might bo whown by an incidont in which Jndga SleAllistor played an fmportant pact, A Tow yoars ngo thero was much excitement over crimes Which hud “soomed to go wpunshed, Whon Devi and Rafferty had beon granted o supersedoas, o clamor was ruised. Tho presy grew clamorous, as only (he Awmerican press could grow, supersedeans menut, [Loaughier and great applause.| Soon, howevar, the mombors of the Liax sent communieationsto tho paporsexpluining the efTect of that writ, sod the Supreme Court was gratolul for that intercossion, A Judge could nct justify Limself throngh tho papers. It wag necessary thiat casos shiouid bo argucd in Ermt in the Supremo Conrt, and_this tendud to ocp Bar and Courb apart, Another thing wae that the Court coull not give both sides tho vietory; it might beat both. Whou two mon i vt oo horse, ono musy ride bebiud, Whon Leother Kiug, viototious, met Brother Doxter, defeated, tho Inttor would say, ** Wasn't this tho most extraordinary docision you evor heard ? [Lnonghter.] Oue of tho valuablo things to bo obtainol by tho Society was to bring tho Judges inta clouo intercourss with thoe Bar, There was something in tho Buglish raes that found more than any other peaplo in a good diuner, Mr. Goudy theu introduced JUDAE OSLONNE, OF INDIANA, who gave a fow remmisconces_cf bis early life hote, aud of Grant, und Goodriel, I'ullorton, Morris, Buchaunon, and Iutterfield, whom he know horo. A Judge should nover bond to public opinion, nor bo expecte ed to correct tho errors of tha TLogislature. It was to boexpected that the Bar wonld criticiso soverely the judiciary, and it was vight it sbould, It 'was very dificult somo- tunes fora Judge to bo impartial. Ho was like & porson ovorlovking a game of chess, who could seo gome movo thut ought to bo made, that must bo made, and it was diftfeult for him to avoid giving some bias toa charge or dovis- don. A Judgo should bear in mind always that it ho purposoly warped tho truth he would sap the foundations of Lis conntry’s honor. Alr. Goudy theu offered tho second toaat ¢ “TUE LEGAL PROFESSION, dovoted to that sublimo scienco ywhouso object in to oxtond the dominion of justico and reason, and to coatract within the barrowest limirs tho domain of brutal force and arbitrary wili."” Mr, 0. 1. Browning, ox-Sucrotary of tho Trcasury, respondod. . 1o uaid tho logal profossion was equally lioriornble and usoful with auy othor in- cident to und councetod with the socizl organi- zatioy of the human family. It. was a nocessivy of civilization and civilizod Institutions, There was no place foritamong brutal tribes, but as races row in refinemont, lawyers becamo a nocossity, f’mbnhly more thau four-fifths of tho litigation of tho present day was convorsant with objeots that had no existenco & century ago. A preat part of the work of tho logal profession was not seeu; they wore in tho highicst and bost sense poncomakcry, Moro that twonty lawsuils wora rovented by a lawyor to ono insliguted by him, Rloru glovious victories lavo been achioved by tho Bar than by Gonorals on tho tonted fiold, Judge Doolittlo and Mr. Withrow then followed in responsa to tho samo tonst. Ta tho tonst, WP DAR ASSOCIATION," Judgo Trumbull responded in some happy re« murks, rocounting some fucidonts of the oarly circult days. At thuycunulunlun of Judge Trumbull's ro- marks, Mr, Goudy sald ho thought that tho sym- pathios of tho Bar must bo oxcited in regard to tho unforlunato gontloman at his lott (Ar. Collyer), and if that gontlomay 1AD ANY EXCUSE TO S1OW for his bolug u minister, it was timo for him to mankeit. o roverond gentleman was oqual to tho oce casion, and, In some happy ts uud ancedotes, gave & Roland for au "Ohver. Mr. Collyer suid Lo could Justify himself in coms Ing, ‘bocause, 8y tho old lad; suid, . when told timg her minister di ot proach o od ecrmous, that he lived on pork from ouo yem's end to another, and no man could gt & eormon from pork, so tho speaker thought when he got & good dintor his parish- ionors would got it ail Lack agnin in oxtia ser- "' oul CLIENTH, “Tho Seriptures aesuros us much may b fargiven, To flesh amt to Vload, by tho merey of Heaven ; But wo've seurchod all tho bovks, and texts we-find note, That pardon tho man whom his attorney must dun,» Which was rasponded to by the Hon. Loonard Bwaott, W, 1L, King, aud Goen. Btiles, ‘I'ho last regular toast given was ‘' TIHE BAR OF ILLINOIY, AND IT3 FARLY DAva, * Now from the saclusons of aweet, silnt thought, Wo sumtnon up rewembrances of things past.? Thouns oyne, Judge Gaton, Col, Dickoy, and 1asit, but ot loasty Gon, . ¥, Lindor, ono of the oldest wud, in I duy, ono of_tho most cloquont of the Illinois Bar, responded to this toust, On tho wholo, the fitst nnuual dinner of the Chiengzo Tiar Aswoeintion way an ogeasion long ta bo romemboted. 'Iha ubieot of tho Soclory 1 & mont Inudablo one, wid it 16 to be nopad that po. oiubility may be promoted, and also tha atauding of tho Ilar will ‘Lo ruisod, aecording is the objuct of tho Association, I'ie paopls " did not kuow what a °