Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1875, Page 1

OLUME 23, BANKING, THE STATE Savinos Instfution, 80 & 82 LaSalle-st., CEICAGO:. The Oldest and Largest Saving Bank in the Northwest. Paill Up Capital - - - $500,000 Surpins Fmnd- - - - - . 50,000 Doposits, '.['h?eT&nd Ono-Half M%&fl-’x’,’:iss exclusivoly that of a Sav- Bank. n glurant paid on Doposits at the rato of 6 por cent per annum, com= d half-yearly. pos‘g:ggtann yg&rs of successful bus« in](:z)sr'i\'t‘m in sums to suit on all prine cipal oitios in Europe. D. D. SPENCER, DR, D, 8. SMITH, Presidont. Vice-Presidont. A D, GUILD, C. & BULELEY, Cashior. Asst, Cashier. _BANK z}gfigéfiims. ITY-NINTE QUARTERLY STATEHENT State Savings Institution, OF CEIICAGO, #riday Morning, Jen, 1, 1876.. i crals, Lumand Loans oo Gollater Uaen Biares 5 Park Donds, RESOURCES. SR ! o Real E Hort e oS ah e K né!fi 3 iy o Soliool ' % and Lxclioan. tiier itoal fivtate BB i T . LUBILITIRS, o s b e ol n:ug Harptun Fand, ki q Undivided Pro D380 4,171,633.42 . D, SPEN A, D. GUILD, B o e D. B BMIH, preatdent. T A Cashter STATEMENT UF TIIE CONDITION OF THE Prairie State Loan & Trust Company OF CHICAGO, At the Olose of Business, Deo, 31, 1874. RESOURCES. 1 2,2 Lonan and dlycounts 94,082.20 aht.a2 i 33,000.00 i BEHO000 N Ak Rieass 1F5800:08 Fursiuire aud safo x £747,003.46 . Capiial atock,... Uidiridodone 1T,093.46 JANMES W, BCOVILLI, Drdaidont, T, M. AVERY, Vico Presldont, . I8 MEYE Ljer. State of Tllinots,’ Conk Coriniy, ss—1; O, B, Moyer, Caabioe of thn Praitla Btaty Losn'& Trust Gombans, il solemnly swoar thet the abovo sraiomont is truo to the boatof wy kuowlodga and beilsf. Subseribed and tobetero o L A1 dnr o 5 ofora o ik 21 day ol sy s o and mworn to belore . m'fm:xn;nn ey Pubi MISCELLANEOUS, TIOE s heroby given that the THIRD IN- sTATLaE o &R P kg LD I with acorued intorost, ta duo and pasablo &t the office’ of the Cemmtestonert, A}{mn{ ¥o, 3, Hepublio Life Bullding, Eab 'S, L GREENLEAF, cat._ ELECTION NOTICE. Notizo i3 hercby glvon that the annual alection of Di- rectors of the Traders’ Insurance Company of Chlcago, 11, will bo hold at the office of zaid Company, Nos. 25 and 27 Cbamber of Cammiorco, LaSalle-at., on Mons Jan, 4, A. D, 187, Polls will bo open from 10 o'clock m, tol o'clock p, m, of that day. R, J. BMITH, Unicaco, Deo. 25, 1834, Bocretary, “Gentlemen of the Board of Trade, Allow me o oifer. my aervicos s Welgh.master te yoor Baniorabla Board. My past exyierioncy ki that Hiio, and as an omloyos of yours fur muny yoars, {nduca me ta salicit 30ur bind patronszo: My Tortie Kionlsdio of (he bugle Bons kui tia waiitsof shigiors will by Wudiclons guarantea a5 to oy future course. Kespeotfully, " CHARLES ¥, FRIZELL, USE TO-DAY KINGSFORD’S OSWEGO SILVER-GLOSS GWYNNE & DAY, Baukers, No. 10} Walleat., New York, (ESTAHLISITED 164,) e meetvo deponita mbicct fo check atsight, and allow Tatirond Btoc s, Goldy stc.s oltior for eash of o ime, We ks advauces (o our custamers, o carry #'ocks on ,‘2"‘(_“-,"5 luannvr v-hn_rr}m!?m\l'. e DISSOLUTION NOTICES, DISSOLUTION. The Srm of M. D. Wolla & Co. s e day dinscived &y aa. M. D. WRLLS, i HEEI e, . P MCINIYRE, Ths wnderaiguod will continua the Bysiness of M, D, Walls & Co. uuder same atyle aad name, corner of Madi woa 33 Markatsta, 3 P R nrany, 8. B MOINTYRE, ° \ K. WELLS. DISSOLUTION. The partnership heretofore ezlsling under the firm name S0 MeNell & ey (e ihis day dl rolved by mutusl o o busino:e will bereal ou by oo whl collaet il outatunding ac- al os. iy et JUIN REIL s \VIHIx % vu SR gk 1] J ~ mvawoian. $1,500, $2,000, !’:m&‘f‘{:r s T8 8¢ 10 per coat on kmproved Obt. JTURNER & MANSH, 10 Washlogton-at. FIRM CHANGES, i 2 I OLANGER, ge of Firm] _Chanbe (o) 1rm s Lawls F'. Leopold and _Asher ¥, e nanie, of L &+ Loopetd & (7 oid known undor ', Boys', aud Childrew's Glothing, Nos, 107 and 104 s day' Amsocisted’ with It hewmsclres 3 fpinoname ta be, A partaer; | LEUPOLD, HELL) . .fimnn?.' us i A "l"i‘g:\l%fl'; :" [ ;:n ::1::’»4. M K, TELLER” Al ¥, LEGESEp, L 3% 3 WASHINGTON. The Senate Finance Bill ikely to Pass the House. The New England Members, However, Oppose It, More Interesting Developments Touching Pacific Mail. Irwin Unbosoms Iimself--An “Unhappy Lick” at Roach, Spontancons Iliness of Mrs, John G Schumakers Gur Relations with Spaine.- Activity of the Cuban Lobby. Why Should the Spirit of an Effete Despot Be Proud ? Tho Republican Court on New Year's Day ~Diplomats in Small Clothes. “ The Lobby ”..-The Manner in ‘Which Its DMembers Operate. Ways that Aro‘Dark. and Tricks that Aro Not Vain, THE FINANCE QUESTION, CONGBLSSMEN TALRING IT OVER, Special Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune, ‘Wasuryoron, D. C., Jan. 8.—Tho roturned Cougressmen are discunsing tho prospects of the Senate Financo bill iu tho House, which is sot for ‘Thursday, Jan. 7. Tho prepondoranco of opin- ion of those who have armved is that the bilt will pass without amendment, Those who do not vote for tho bill upon its merits indicato that they will vote for it from what they conceive to be reasons of party poliey. Tho Western men are more nnited in favor of it than Eastorn Coon~ gressmen. Tho formor orgue that the passnge of the bill will take the finance quos- tion for tho prosent out of politics, and avoid an imnicdiato national issue between green- back snd Natioual Bank curroncy. A Democrat- ic Houso, they uny, will not bo able to undo any financial legislation of thin Congress, as tha po- sition of the Benato upon finance cannot poreibly Vo chinnged for four veats. 1t is also held by Boma Western mon that the effect of tho bill wiil bo to materinlly contract the National Bank eir- culation in the Northweatorn States. Ono Rep- Tesentative says that ho liaa already recoived ap- plications from _ banka in" Tisconsin, which have a circulation of 500,000, to reduco thoir circnlation to the lowest pocsiblo legal minimum, in order that they mny bo pro- pared for tho effects of legislation looking to com-resumption, Tho Westorn mombora claim that thera woutd be & great retiroment of Na- tional Bank ciiculation, to nvoid tho loss upon preminm on bonds doposited a8 security for such circulation neceeparily incident to specie resumption. Tho National Banks, they eay, weuld retiro their circulation to such an oxtent, after the pansage of this bill, that, within six mouths, the greenback would bo within b por cent of par. Tho Eastern membors are not &s unitedly in favor of tho hill as tha Western memwbers, 1t is thonght that eome of the Massachusotts Ropublicans will, under no cir- cumstances, vote for the bill, This is believed to bo especinlly true of thore roprescuting largoe mioney centrés, Tho Eastern bankers uro strangly oppoeod to tho freo banking on nccount of tho expacted depreciation of Natinnal Iank stock consoquent upon the romoval of tho ro- strictious upon National banking. Tho majority of the Now England votes, hiowover, can ba counted for the bill, A eareful canvsss of tho Now York Btatn delegation shows that every Republican, with the cxception of AMorriam, will probably voto for the bil. It s now proposes to call & Republican caucus for Wednesiey night with n viow to an sgrecment among Repubiicany as to the action aud dobate upou the bill, Some of the leading members of the House are opposed to any extonded dobate, e it PACIFIC MAIL. DEMOCHATS GETTING WEARY OF IT, Bpecial Dispateh to The Cirieaco Trivune, ‘Wasutxatoy, D. 0,, Jau, 3.—Dick Schell, the inflationist Representative of tha Now York hard-monoy Democracy, saya that, at the first opportunity, ho mil;move to discharge the Com- mittoe of Ways aud Means frpm any furthor fn- vostigation of tho r'aciflc Mail business, The Democrats, ainco the discovery of the connec- tion of John G. Bchumaker with the affair, have lost the absorbing Interost which they hat in the investigation earlier in tho gession, Mr, Deck, himself tha leading spirit in what may be called tho prosscution of the investigation, has loat his enthuaizsm sincs Schumakor's namo was found, and has spent Lis time in Washington since that day, notwithstanding the continuance of the scesions in New York., Tho oxplanations of the friends of BIl XKing, who would Lave it appenr that bhis money was s pro rata dividond in_a paol in Pacific Mail atock profits, are ridiculed by the friends of Irwin hore. Tho latter call attention to the fact that Irwin positively sweara that none of the &750,000 had any connecilon with soy stoclk traveactions. Irwin himself denies that he was Treasurer for any stock pool, TUAT WINK TO DAWES is understood to hiave referred to the forthcom- iog disclosure of Schumaker’s name. It is re. ported to-night that Schumakoer left for Xourope on tho Java, baviug received a telogram that his wife was very ill, 32, IRWIN INTERVIEWED, Richard B. Irwin Las muchi insproved in health ainco the sdjournmont of Congress, and awaits with cheerfulness the futuro action of the Houso. In the cowrse of a very iuteresting inlerviow with him this evoning, ‘tho followiug informa. tion was obtsined. Ho said, in substance: *[ am roady to appear befora the Lar of tho Honse Tuesday, if wanted. The order is to produce ma forthwith, I am sufliciently recovered from tho temporary illneas induced by the hasto of tho Committeo; I am preparod fo proceed.” Irwin criticised _the action of tle Committes in Now York, and clesrly showed where the Commiltes obtained the most important elew. Ho thinka that tho purposs of the Com. mittes iu going to Now York wasto prove, if possiblo, that tho monny was all lost in Wall Btreet gpeculations, and to thus rectify Irwin's tostimony. Irwin thinks that the Committea DESIRE TO OPPRES HIM, and to suppress all testimony that does not ine culpate him. Fvery statoment in the teatimony in New York, Irmu 2aye, that was not the rani. oas porjury, corroboraies hls evidonco in the minutest particulars s to-the distribution of thia fund. The minutes of the Pacitio AMail Company, he seys, will show that the resent Board of Directors ratified the action of the Blookwell mausgemeat, sad will e dhicago Dailp Teibun CHICAGO, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1875. I 180 show that John Roach was given a contrast to build two ships for £3,000,000, contingent upon the passage of the subsidy. This s IN DIRECT COMTRADICTION of Ronch's teatimony. Irwin says the Com. mittoo know of those facts and of otiior aimfiar transactiona befors going to New York, and ware also advised of the location of the nocemnnry documentary proof to substantiste thess state- ments, bus did not pursno tho inquiry In thin direction, Irwin did not eay that lis would mako & complote disclosuro bofors tho bar of the Housa, bhat intimated that the ontire history of tha Pasiflc Mail manage- ment and sabuidly would ba made known. ‘<1t tho committea of eloscn wen," he weid, “*de- clined fo admit the entire history of tha man- agement of the Pocific Mail Company, it will bo iven aa &n appoudix to their report, and #pread bofore the COMMITTEF, OF TIE WIOL by the nowspapor pros AMZRICAN PEOPLY. Roforring to il - King, Tewin flatly snid that King iad committed perjnry. As to Sheamaker, bt ouly inquired hia whereaborts, Trwin's manner inidlcatos that he haa fully dotermined upon Lis coursa before tho Houso. WIAT TIP COMMITTEE-MEMBERS AT, The mombera of tho Committeo of Waya and Menas, who returned to-av from New York, eay that the prosecution or indictmont of Irwin ia l!mbnhly barred, so that there is no leal hindranco to full discloaures from him. The only possible section of the law which may pre- vet o bar to his presentation is Revisod Btate utes, Bee, 1,046: * Nothing in the two pro- ceding sections aball extend “to anv person flec- ing from Justice,” It taight be held that Irwin, in going to Europo two years ayo, fted from Justice. OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN, “THE FRIENDS OF CCRA GAINING HOPE, Swecial Duepatch to The Clacacs Tribtine, Wagnisoron, D. 0., Jan. 3.—~The friends of Cuba have decided to make a vory determined effort to oecuro somo definito action on tho part of tho President and Cougresa with respect to Ttepublicaniem in Cubs. Several of tho promi- neut leadera of tho Cuban caure in this country bave been summonod to Washington and aro expected soon to arrive liere. Thoy are to bo as~ sinted in their offorts by certain Americans who oro supposed to bave groat foflucnce. The nce cesnion of tho Dourbon Alphonse (o tha throno of Spain s to bo assigned aa tho principal resson why tho United States Governmont should modify tho policy wbich for the Jast tix yonrs it hns piraned, Tho Cubavs claim (hat Secretary Fush conn no longer urge that deciuive action witn respact to Cuba may imperil tho cause of Republicanism in Spain; that, uow tihe son of tho diesolute Inabolln s King ot Madrid and represontative of tho tome poral pover south of tho I'yrenees, {haro is no reavon why tho American Republic ehonld not Joud the nid of its rocognitivn to the rirugeling yetriots in Cuba. The Cubans in tbis countiy Lavo already commenced a L WITIT CASTELAR. r cyphor lins been st £9 Castelar through chwnuels which maks it ccriain will roach him, sucgosting to kim, on licha! tho representutives in tho United States, of tha Cubau Licpublic, that it would ho a nobler caroor for him to beeoias the Governor of CUDA, A A DEPUBLICAN BTATE, than ta remain a vaseal of Isapelia’s mon. The purport of this dispateh, tnd the talkc of the Cu- oaus to their confidential ieionds hore, indicates that tho pln of the Cubans s to dis voreo Laba from Spain, and to make it o ‘Nepublican State. It seems probable that the unofiicial assistanco _of tuo United Statos and tho aid of tho friends of tho Cuban cauro in this country, will bo invited to regist 1 thoe accomplishment of this purposo. 1t is intimated that thero ean bo no dondt thee s very conviiernblo fores of tha Republicans in Spam conld be induced to leave their homo canntry (o fight for the deliveranco of Cuba from Lourbon yule, and subsequently to becomo permancut reeidonts of the suggested Caban Republie. It {9 certain that tho preatest point of difierenco between Heeretary Fish and denl Grant bng been with refercuce to Cuba. The 'resident haa ALTAYS B % PAVOR of & moro pos;tiv «etic policy than that winch Acerelary Fixt kan encoaregod. Fish Las stood alimost alone ju tho Cabinet a3 a connervae tivo forca upon this question, A tho tima of the Virginien _oexcitenany o poll of the Cabinot shoved that Fish stood abeolutely solated in bis desiro to mvoid encreetic demonstratirns towarde Spam. Bince then thers bave bLoea tvo Cabiuck changes. 'Tho fiiends upon whom the Cuban lealors will rely liers aro thoso who are supposed to slund very near to tho L'resident, aard who are opposed to the connorvativa poliey of Vish, Thess leadors ero confidont that their frionds will compei Fish to relinquisl his conservatism eoncerning Cuka, and encourago tho President to take tho positive action which hio hau froquently suggested. Tho statements of thiy paragraph aro derived from thoso who xhould I well-advised as to the plans of tho Cuban lsaders in tuts country, S————— NOTES AND NEWS, STORTATION, Special Disputeh to T'he Chicaco Tribune. WasnmyaroN, D. C., Jan. 2.—The Senmate cancus Traosportation Committea havo not been sble to agres upon nny definite plan to bo pre- sented to the whole caucns. I'lisy have not been ablo to obtain & quorum for their maot- ings during the recesa. X PINCHDACK. In tho Pinchiback case, it in understood that Becator Morton will soon call up his resolution in tho Senate, and tho probabilitics aro taat It will pass. Tho resolution fully recognizos the Kelloge Govornment, but does not uecossarily soat Pinchback. CIVIL RIGTTS, The Civil Rights question will begin in the Touse upon tho first call of ths Judiclary Committns. The comporite subatituie for the Fonute bill, which bs been propared by the Ju- diciary Coninittee, will bo thon roported and put upon its passage. Thn mem’.ers geuneraily wish to bave tho Civil Rights question dispossd of, an it soriously embarrusass the progress of logisla. tion upon tha Bpoake:'s table and thu calondar. HENATON ONANDLER. All of the 3ichigau meu here over whom Sen- ator Chandle: has auy contral, aud who could be expected to be of any ¢ervica Lo him in his con- tout, bave been notitiod to bo at Lavsing at the beginning of tho Henatoria! contest to-morrow- {0 ths Amsctated Press,] THE LITTLE TAKIFF BiLL, WasiiNoTon, D. 0,, Jan, 3.—The Conference Committeo on tho so-called Little Tavif bill had anotner mecting yesterdny, but failed to ngree un any compromigo on the points which divide tho two louses. Heveral members ot ths Con- mitteo on Wuys and Means said, to-night that it was not probablo the bill would pass, QOLD AALES, No Treasury policy as to ealos of gold for Januaiy yet anuounced, it T THE ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE, THE APPROPRIATION FOR REPAINS AND CARE OF THE DRAW—STATEMENT OF THE CUIEF OF ORD- NANCE. Wasujxarox, D, 0., Jan. corrospondence is printed: Wag DrpasTsExt, Deo. 18, 1874,—~The Sceretary of War ks the houor 10 trauuielt to (he House of Lofrs- sentatives & communivation frun the Clief of Ord- #tlention 1o the clause of the Sundry latious act of June 2J, 1814, which ap- 23,400 0 the Rock Ielaud Driige, with & 0 that “ one-Lalf of which sum shall be reime d to toe Government by tho Chicago, lock Inland ‘acifie Kailroad Company,” will regucst that the matier bo brought to tho altenticn of Cungross, tu tha cud that the proviso be vepeated, WILLIAM W. BELENAY, Bacretury of Wir, 8.~Tho following Omp¥ANCE OrFice, War DEPARTMENT, WasliNge T0n, D, C,, Dec, 14, 174,51 : | bave tis houor to fuvila attenilion to {but clause of the Hundry Civil Ap- ropristions act of Juue 2J, 1974 (Pumphlet Statutes 87074, pagy 231), which wppropriales for the Ruck Taland Uildge the s of $13,400, with the hrovieo et “ano-balf of which sum Lo rulmbursad $0 tha Qovernment by t.a y Rock Laland & Pacide Ttallroad Company,” aud in counection therewith would Feapectfully make tip fullowing stalemeus aud sccome Panying roqueet, The anuual extimate of this Duresu for the facal year 1873-"74 was intonded to ssk for $23,490 for repairs aud additional machinery for the draw of this bridge, 10 bo expended outright by the United States ca jts sharc—oue-alf~cf the cost uf such repairs amd ma- chinery; the whols cost being $38,800, to be suare joiutly Ly United States and the sald Hetlroad Company. The item of §13,100 was inlended to bo disburued by the United Slates as ita share, and the shaze of the Compuny—$13.404—-wss La bo collocted rom the Company and disbursed_in connsetion with the share of tho United Blates, The sots estabiishing the bridgo, and tho contrack o guarantes of tho Cota~ PaBy under said acts, require that seld Company shall g T 1 maythe United Gtates * half of the cost of keeping tha same in repatr,” Toths amoint of $13,400 thus asked for, as the share of the United Statex tn the cout of repairs snd machinery, was added an tem of $11,6 for the care t establishing Compzny to draw, main- taining guard, ete., for which thin $19.67) wag atked, aud no redmbursement, 1t {s thought, siould be ro- wquired from tha Commny on thin aceount, It wiil thus Le keen that the aniunt of $23,400 aaked for was to be disbureed by thin Burean exclu- #ive of tho amount to ba contribuied by the Ratirasd Company, under tho Jawa and their contract with the tho Unitud Stater, 'The nrovise in the A act requiriug one-half of the moneys oy the purposes of the bridge to be “relmi ursed 1o the Guverninent by the Chleagn, Rock Islond & Larifc Hatirnad Company,™ arosr, in all kelihod, out of & missonception of tho fatention of the tinate of the Drroranent, and the master, ft is thouchs, will readily e enrreated by Congress it hrought to i ettention, W the'ums of tha whols $13,404 iy tha United Steter for refairs and machinery, ek repatrs will have to 1o deferred nntil & apecial apyropriation can e obtuined aatboriziug tho expcudiure of | the smeunt, duelng which tme thary I danger of the deatitailon of the floor Leims of Loth decks of the nirlitgn feom rot, the replacing of which will bo dificult and expeneive, and will ne ate vovoral waoke' dis- a5 uf tho bitdge, Viitnout the use of the full ataount af inoncy asked for the ears and. prosreation of the bridgo, ths discoutiunanco of the draw, sud conso- gqueut obatrncifon of navigation nutet sy neeur, for tho expensa of sush care, kr., eautot by atd out of moneys approgriated for other ohjscty, 1 huve, therrfare, the honor o sk thit the matter ba brought tothe attention of Congress, to the end thut th words * oue-hail of whick 8 in shall e reim- birsed o Uia Government by the Chicugo, Rock Dk and & Pacifiz Rafiroad Cotnpany,” in theact referred to, may Lo rejealod at an carly doy, your obedlent arrvant, ) Brigadicr-General, Chief ‘The Lonorable Secretury of War. 3 £l ey NEW-YEAR'S DAY AT WASHINGTON, THE REPUBLICAN COURT—DIPLOMATI AT TRE TRONT-—DIGNITARIES ASD DRESSES—IIIE PREEL> DENT AND THE PLOPLE. From Our Oiwen orrespont: Wasmrserox, . C., Jan. 1, 197i,—On one day of each soar,—and the very fust day ot that,—wo bave 1hai svomaly, & * lepublican Court,” I supposs that Alexauder Hamilton is rosponiblo for it, originally, nithouzh Father G. W. was notaverso to etatels pomn, Bo tho official New-Year's recoptionn bave hew handed down, from Dresident to Presideot, until thay eclipso thoso at the metropolis of Garalsteln or the cowrt of Punpernickel. It is to be do- plorod that our receut regal visitor could not havo been retained hore until afer tha rocsption of to-day, for hois as fond of slate-etiuetts an ho [s of ‘eiempaguo. For tho Diplomatic Corps the 1st of January in o great occasion, »nd those who economically roside at Now York, or samewhere in tho coun- try, invariably put in an appoarance. 7icy are recognized ! That is, na repreeentatives of their Imperial, Royal, Priucely, or Ducal mnsters, they aro presonted first ! No portly Jusiico of the Supremo Court is permitted to sish tho Prosi- dant ¢ the complimonts of the soagon " before tuoy make their conrtiy obeisanzes. No Senator or Nopressutativo can elbow them ono side es they march mojeesically into the Presidentia] presence. They ave cocks-of-the-wallk, and right ronster-liko do they demenn themszoives as they onter the vestibule of the White-Hsuse, throw Off their wiappers, and appesr in the imposivg glaro of their Court costumas, Unluekily, thero in a drawback to their pride and thelz comfart. The good cheer which thoy onjoy horo, aud their fracdom from work or troublo, mako thom nearly all gain flesh. Bo whon they take their Court costumes from the moth-repollinz caraphor ia which thay have been embalmad, it is almost {ovariably ths cnvo that tho coats, veta, aud breeches aro too gmall. Thelr ownors squcezo thomsclves into {hem, but with difficulty. The coats, o richly embrai- derod, truss tho shonliters of thie wearera back lileo tho winga of & chicken on a spit, and ra for tho pants, why it would’ be fatal tostoop in them. B7 wov of atonowent thore in a brave dis- play of broad cordon ribhous, gold atusrs, and decorations of tho various orders of nobility, past and present. Wlila the soale diplomats appear to tave riged themeelves out at o second-Lan clothes shop, or o fancy-ball costuwmer's, in ity too small for cotafort, thoir wivos aro govgoualy ttired i the lazest Parizian at; Tt is tho privilege of theso diplomats to recsive everytbing throagh tho Castom-1fouxo froo of duty, and co tus kulies of tho lagatians obtsin tho lateet fachioua at such low prices that onr homos ludies nro not at al! Lappy. Torumately for dowwstie peaco, the numier of these foreign dames 18_just uow not atze, 89 . Lady Thoraton 13 in England, aud wovernl of ihu diplomats ure bacholors. Tho lit- tle, almond-cyud wifo of tho Japauers Envoy woro a mative sils, mado-up lika the latost frubion-plate, lero in Wushington, and giving er a most ridicnlous appearatce, TIE PRFSIDENTIAL PARTY. While the dipiomats wero forming thelr Jittla pracesalon tn the red parlor, the I' e citne down with hig famliy juto the blue-roum, vhete tha Cbiuet joined him, Gen. Grant. of courss, wore tho canventional black eveniug diess muit, Ay, Chaut Jooised well in a black velvet diose, with white rozes in bor hair, and Frod Urant appanred more cliacming than ever iu Iavender-colored #illi dross, with laco overskirt. Thao Socretarios, with the excop- tion of Geu, Delknap, wero accompsunied by their wivoa. Mrs, Lish wan the typo of o fing- locking matron, in o heavy Llack mlk dress, with & how of bright scariet ribbon in her grav hair, and a got of tho ald Knickerbocker dimnonds, Sho was accompaniod by hor thres daughters— Mrs, Col, Banjamin, Mrs. Siduoy Webstor, and Mies Ldith, u tall blonde. who wore a lght groen #auze over n whito sk, Mra. Postmaster- General Jowell woro s lizht groen silk, trimmed with heavy Valouciennos laco, and was accow- panied by onoe of ber dauglitors, whowore a rose- coivred uillc dress, with & polonaise of Frauch gray silk, Mr:, Delano, woo is in mouromg, wora vlack velvet, Mrs, Williama appeatod strikingle beautiful in au elaborato picce of wantua-makivg of Wit silk; aud Mrs, Robenon, Jovial aud nartly, woro a peatl-colored silk dross, trimmad vith sitin of tha samo shade, [Al of ave otolen fiom the mote-buok of + baang Ids poeition m tue centre of ths room, with Marshal Sharp at Lis tids to introduce the Boyouil stoad Mrs. Graut and Ler davehter-in-law, with Gen, Datcock an their * wmilver-etick.” tironped in tho rear stoud the Cabinet odleors and their wives, Al waa readv, A sigual wan given, Tie Munue Band jn the vestibulo struck up ** Hail to tho Chief," aud tho procession of diplonuats moved it from tho red parlor m solemu stato, Slr Edward Thorutun, wio s tho ofdast of the envoys, waa at tho Leud, with & broad rod ribbon over his uniform as Commander of tha Bath, ‘The Russinns weio especially gorgeously gotten up, aud the Tarks, with their red felt high cups, which they woro, liad a vory Tutkv-like look, Lach diplomst was * presouted,” made a * one-two-throo " baw, and wont on out into the exut room. 'Thon camo the Chiof~Justics and tho Justices of tho Supremo Court, portlv-lnokmfi old chape, with thoir wives. Tho **Armory au Kuavery " ofticers followed in their neweat regu- Iation get-up, aud tho_burcau-genorals were tha most resplondent of all, excepting, perhaps, the oflicers of tho marino corpa staff, who wore spurs, to the amuvcwout of somo of tho navy- men, To know who followsd and the ordor of their following, read Maj, Poote's Cougrossional Directory, Thera waa the Chivf of the Barnaclo Bureay, the Supoiiuteudent of Red Tapo, to Kooper of Postugo Stamps, the Dintributor of Blotting-Paper, und the othormembors of ofliclal uppertendom, WE, THE PEOVLE. All this timo monuted and foot polics kept ths common herd out ou the Lroxd mdewalk of enn- sylvania avenuo, whera some of them made ir- Teverent comwments on ths privileged classes as they entored. Lut, after nbout au hour, tha eutlro Jot of diguitsries, having pad their re- apects, down to F'rof, Buthsouisn of the Houry Tuatitution, and thg Association for lacreasing tle Pouvions of tho Veterans of 1813,—tiey all taok teavo,—and then iu rushed thao tidatl wavo of citizens, Thoro woro both #exew, all ages, all sizes, and 1o distiuctiou of color, All sppeared delightod to aee tho Prcsident, and Le, for a lung hiour, sbLiook hands, bowed, suid kind words, and was doubtless glad when it was over, ] TUE GRAND HOUNDS. Prom the White House, every one commenced making oalls,—calla to tho nght of them, calls to the lsfs of them, calls in frons of them, on- wazd they wandesed, Every one received, from thn Becretaries to the messangers, and at nearly overy house was & refreslbment table, generaliy with bowls of apple-toddy and egg-nog. An nlghl appronched, it was asident that some bsbulouy chapa could not tell whethar thoy had imbibed the moro egg-toddy or anple-norg,—nor could they remember whors their friends lived. Bo thoy went in wherever there was evideotly ajreception, wishod the compliments of the neason to tho Iady of tho bouse, took Rome more ©gg-nog or spple-toddy, and weut forth to maks avather eall, until they bad to be kindly cered for by the police. THE NEW YEAR, And #o daoa the National Metropolis entar the Nuw Year, thronghn * Venity Fale" which only Thackeray could vroperly deseriba, To-marrow thero will bo hoad-aches” and heart-aches, wiilo tho dipiomata will pack up their court-dresss and tho hureau-gencrals will put away thoir uu- forms, to rsmain in camphor uoll worn—JNeo tolenle—a twelvemonth hence, LAcosTEUR. N THE LOBBY. . A BRETCH OF TUE INEIITCTION, Spectal Corresponcienes of The Clorayo Tribune, WasstiNatox, D, C., Dec, 81.—Tho current de- volopmenta, in Pacific-3ail Subsidy make tho Washiugton Lobby an Interosting topic for an animated sormon or, peradveuture, & useful opistlo to tho poople. I begloavo to turn the #ermon over to my friend, Rovort Collyer, who slwags docs Justico to cvery subject, cxpocially 1f it roquires tho hitting of soms ugly but repu-~ tablo heads. Aad, by the by, upesking of this eminent preachior reminds e that Guring the winter after our Great Fire, I happencd to mect him oo a train. Aftor the usual salutations, he raid. * Woll, —, what are you duing down at Washington this winter?" ¢ Ob, Mr. Coli- yer.” I replied, I have joined the Lobby!" *Wall, 8ir,” ho ssid, with ewphasie, *I forbid the bauns!" Upon my exrlaining that 1 wes only ibteresied s a philauthropist in the bill which was then pending for Lic relief of Cinzago, Lo witbdrow bis chje X I recar to this little incident to show that there may be o ood side oven to the Lobby., As a matier ef fact, the Lobby. properly understood, is now one thing, enon auother; now large, Jauou small: now good, avon bed; very often partly good and partly had, sud somatimen simply aud unmixedly atrocious. 'Fhis lass reams to hiave been thn character of thet particular Lobby which managed THR PACIFIC MAIL SURSIDY ; the kind which justly received the animadver- sious of Robert Cuilyer, ana of sl gocd aud Lonest men. Bome of the best and most eminent men of the country have at times heen members of the Washiogton Lobby. This was notably tha case about twenty years ago, when Banks was electod Speaker of tho House. No corrapt lobbyiss over Inbored harder for his fee than many men from all parts of fthe country then Iabored, button- holed, and log-roiled, t5 bring about such action by Congross i this matter as whould result in the volid organization and final succees of the Ropublican party. Then. upon the orgunization of each new Congrese, end «t uvery innuguration of o Preeident, Warhington swarms with patriots, who binve coms to work something out of the National Lezislature, or the Admioistration. Agginst thitwe pronersl, and for the most part uepaid lobbies, there is no voice rairod from press or pulmt, and thero nced not Lbe. Tho body of men known hero as *Tis Lobby,” and whick 1 comjored of porsona who SIAKE THEIR LITELITOOD *oy helping throuzh octs of Congrees and push- aug claimn 10 the Departments for fees, almnst iuvariably continzeut upon Buccess, embracos we-Benators, nx-lopresoutatives, ex-Gomscnle, ex-Colonels, snd ajl the other ez-ex known in the hoavons above, the earth beneath, or the waters under tho carth. Somo of these mon aro gen- tlamen of character, who {ake no part inany cauar, whotlier in Congross or a Department, which thoir emlgm«m does uct spprove as honest and of good report. Not onoe ef these mon to whom 1 now refer would. for sny con- rideration, 28k & momber of Congross orany ofticar of Government to do anythivg which o would not himsolf do wero Lo standing in tho member's or ofticer’s boots. Thero is white point-« preeisely as much diferanco, therefore, batween this class of lobbyists and tha unconurcionahlo, corrupt ket, as thero is botween a **ehyster” and oo honorablo Iawyor; rnd evers man in Cuicaga knows how vast that difierence . 1f tharo in auy mors which is good to bo kail abent tho Lobby, I should be pleased to know it. 1 think { havo marked oat all tha good porwis there are iu tho institution. I use tho word ** IRETITUTION " advieedly, Tho Lobby may bo eo called with propriety. It s widesprend i organizstion. ‘Lhove in tho Vig-Tron Lobby, tho RNairead-lron J.obly, the Lobbies of various manufu Liet thers be an attempt to reduco our onerons tarits, and down will como theso cohorts from Pennsylvania, New Jeorsey, and cise- where,—filling the hofela; cramming the loblies of both Housea of Couyrees ; sweping " tho residont Lobby: doing all that falsehouod, eutreaty, and *subsidy” can do to perpetuato the burdens of the poopls and post- yone the public proeperity. Thsre is tho Cottsu- Tax Lobby,—a #irong organization,hent upon the succens of a tremendous speciiation, proporly caliad steal, tirough an act of Uongress, Thero 18 that venerabio old Lobly, vomotimes called TIHE INDIAN MING. This band of raiders on the 'Irensury works moro throngh the Interior Department than turongh Conzresw. Qoo of its promivent mem- bara bas recently boen indicted, tried, and con- victed of the crime of perjury connected with other little pecearilloes }m o Indian Riugfet) down in North Cerolina, Next I will menuon the Tom Scolt Lobby, 1t i3 being run by av ex- Major-General, who did some protty tall ruuning before & United States oflicial who wanted im- oitant information oo Credit Mobilicr. Thero s mors Rtoblhllily of this lobby eucceeding than the psoplo of tho North- wreat suppuso. We hiavo this winter tho ** Great- Water-Linea-Tuternal-Improvemant " lobby, over apainat which may ba sot down the ‘ Govern- mont-Double-Track-Freight-Railroad * Lobly, whose Genoralissimo faros sumptuously every day nt the Arlington Hotel. 'Thery are xtill other coparsto Jobbies, bus thoy are of minor impurt- suce. Ilero aro pienty, 030 will conclude, to ghow that the Lobby is an fostitution, For, mto al these dilorent cototios, TilS FROFESSIONAL LONKYIATS bave perfect entres. Thoy come und go, sip wino, and wwake cigars, ad Iibitum, They roll a8 many of their echeniea together ay posaible, and, ecmbining 23 far as practicablo the various in- lorests of Congressmon in different parts of tho country, they securo & strougth which i * formidable, and this, in most instances, withont tho use of a dollar of inoney among members of Cougross thomselver, As a rule, your profos- sonal lobbyist pockets all the monoy ho gotu,— protending, of course, that he pays over a lurge #haro to members ho bias ** peen.” “'Chis jaclearly Ulustrated in ibs oaso of “Lill" King, It 1 potfoctly plain that he baggod more money than the Company would over have given Lim iu per- son. e must havo claimed that it had gono ‘where it wonld do the moyt good. Right here let mo interjoct a gencral remark, Most mombers of Congress, whetler of one House or the othor, are Louest men. But thers always bave been, and aro wow, membors of withor liouse who aro, &8 wo say, YON THR MAKE. These are perfectly well known to the Labhy. They are also genotally knowu to tha reprosenta- tives of the press, I belivva 1t in a high estimato to placo their nuber, in both branches of tho present Counpress, at twenty-five, And at least au tnany of these aro Democrats as Republicne. Let mo illustiate with au oxamplo or two: Heveral years ago, I becama acquainted with o ontlemau who had s large claim ponding in ‘ongreey, 1t was perfectly just, and, if an iu- dividual, with mouey in Lauk, had delsyed pay~ ment a4 the Qovernment did, ho would have: been couaidered an unwitigated sooundrel. Af- ter many vain attempte to get his money, g geutlomau, 1 indignant wrath, determined to ot the halp of tho Lobby, ou the ground that fi;ul nloaf was better tLan no,bresd. Ifudo- cided to give 200,000 to got his $400,003, 1o ‘“uaw " anoted Lobby éhief, sud gave Lim, afe tor long consultations, the desired routracts in propor packagen. Tho chiof sovn repurtad Lhat overything was lovely, 1le bad seen tho men, and " thoy were all ‘“fixed up,* of tbo wen, of courss, was & Chuiman of a Committee. The favorable roport, however, i lengun, wmy friend disclosed the whole thing to me mg that he was belng utterly daceived, I ad+ him to go to hus chief, and, asserting that he bimusll Sad seen the Chalrmay, domand the mstant return of hia packages, on the 1 entlty of in»jnm ‘putciure with & pistol ball, su o did " so, NECOVERED EVERT PACRAGE, Aftor that ho belioved loau in the corruption of Eu'ngxeun and moro in tho sharp practicos of the obby, Another Insisoce of an opposito kind will bs bezo in plsen: During tho Ias: session of Con- grese, o claim waa pending,—belonging to one of the tribes of civiiized Indians, if I remember cortactiv,—the justico of whicli was quito gen. erally acknowledgod, It was beaten, however, becailgo 1t wan aeeerted thore was ‘ia big Lobby” bebind it. It turned out that thia {mpremsion was croated by & notod lobbrist who had not been engaged in the matter,.—vo one st all knving Loen engagad. 1o pratended to Lo interosted, and, to provo the fact, oxhibited a forged contract for a large fos. Buch are the waya that are dark and the tricks that aro vain Of the lobbyist. Near the firat part of thin epistlo, T referred to tha mizcetlanenan porwounel. of the loohe 1 uow heg leave to rtate that it has ewbracod RONT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS. One wouid naturally covelude that such must be the fuct, npou retlecting that cortain ropresenta- tiven of tho prees, who bave never roceived mag- nificent Raloriex. live in magnificant houes ducted in mngnificent stvle. Ihave not hear that auv of theto fellows ropreseut other than Naww York aud Ihiladelohin jonrnals, Vihint i to Lo dons to abolieh this bad institu- Hou, tho Lobbr# It is rather tho business of Tnx Trinvsz than wine tonnswer this quostion, Nevortheless, T muv bo parmitied o word of sug- Gestion from this poiut of obacrvation, I be- ievo that tha gurert romedy for the scknowl- cdged evils lies in Congrersd promptly passing honast claitow, progerly before it, whether thoy targo or #mall. and promptly aquelching ail which hnva any taint or just suupicion of {rand. Nu obe thing liss done 8o much to Luild up and extend tho operaticns of the Lobby as the inter- minable delays of Congrers and the Departments in etending to their proper Lusiness, No one in Chicago, who bag nover had buiimeas with the Goveinment Lero, can ot ull appreciate TUE HOBLLD ELOWSE86 which things are done hLere. I unbesita- tingly aesert that T can do bugivess in Chicego i tenty minutes, which no wsn on eartli cun got dune Lierein Jess thun fonr wenla. Of tuis dawdiing, drawliog, abowinsbie red-tapeism, tha Lobby, disteputable, carrapt. and oxpensive to the public, as 1t v, in tho netwal offepring.—a basturd brat despised of all won, THE MINERS' STRIKE. The Breis Adoptod by Operntors in the Schuyliill Rezton—Jt s Hejected by the Miners~uddiers in foitsville 1o Jesume Worlt, P Pormviree, Pa.. Jan. Individnal oparators of this region, uetuding the Plaladolphia and TReading Coal and Iren Companies, bave adonted the gcale of wages embraced in the' following circular ; Pianaprrrnu, Dee, adopted by the ¥'rer Coal Lxchange: 0 :t: day ; second-clies, $1.5% ; ail i 10 be reduced 10 per ceut, aud sl onta’ds Lot to be apecific, L e ot upony Lusis, wod withno slidine eetle; ALl ineidu work 1o bo ou' tho Lasia yatem, by for coal at Lort Carbion, only white-aeh & drawn, Inside labor sud miners’ wages to n rec 10 per ‘cant fromn tise prerent prices, Contract w- 1o reduced 20 per cemt, Ono fer cent cn {rsile worl to be paid for every 3 cents advancn in prise of coal ot Port Carbon above §3.60, and 1 per ecut (o be dedacted for every decreass of 3 cents Leiuw §2,50, No suaximutn or R0 minimnn, (Sigued) AvrpeT B, Fexs, Beerctary, On Saturday o committeo consisting of G. W. Cole, 7. Goarnitson, aod Dr. Miller, repressating the Achuylkill Coal Exchango, met o committee consisting of Messrs. Wolsh, Johngon, Roberts, aud_ Brown, repreecnting the Miners' aud La- borere’ Benevolent Aewociation, aud prosented the above circalar of Jfice, which, ufter wonis dincuesion, was rejected by the Comuiitea rap- Tercuung the mincrs, The Miners' Junrnal states that the collie- ries in this region are all wusponded at present. The miners ceased working ot the cloe of tho sear, sud the Plulsdelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Compsny have suspended all ine provemeuts untl the wages quaestion is settled for 1875. This is the atate of affairs at prescnt, ‘T'he wien employed ju the iron trzde in this vicinity bave been idla tor a long time, The puddlers in this city on & ptrile for asve oral months past against a reduction of wages will resume work to-morrow, giviug emplovinent tonlarge number of mon. It ie generally nu- deretood that the rata of waged is to bo the knmo a4 paid ab Alientown, Bethlehem, aud Llacrisburg furnaces ~bLoing 8 compromise. e ey DAKO;L-\ RAILBOAD-AID, The Governor Vetoes 2 Iicpudiation 131k, Special Dispateh tv T'he Chicaos Trivune, Broux Ci7y, Iz, Jan, 3.—Last week tho Dakota Legislituro, it will Lp remembared, passed s bill forbi iing the levying or collecting of taxes in aid of rulroads in the Territory, but this more espccially referred to Yaukton Counsy. ‘T'he action of tie Legislaturo was intended to repeal an et pagsed by tho eamo aud approved by the Governar in April, 1871, and legalized by anuct of Cangress in May, 1572, Gov. Peaning- ton haa vetved tho what-is-generally-termod Repudiation bill, vo for us it relutes to countics thal have already irauad bonds. To his veto moy- 8ago ho eays tbat, from a legal efandpoint, thero ein ba no earthly donbt as to the liakility for peincipal and interest of conntics vhich have mssned bands to aid railvaads s that thera is no principla more elcatly aottled by our courkys, both fitato ‘ond Peacral, thau tast whou & vounty pledgea tho eredit and vroperty of tho county by tha authority referred tO on the faca ot tho bonds, and thess bonds pass tnto the baudy of boldera for valuo, tho conoty is bLound to ay them: that uuwise aod exponsive lit- uastion will result aud burdonw have to ho tarno by the tax-pavers of tbo connty; that n Territoria] " Legislature ean bardly undo what Congress has dono ; and that {Lis action will bo viewed us an attempt ta repudiate legal otliga- tioan, and, should it beootuo law, a bad efin:t will bo felt for yenrs to come, snd of incalenlsblo daumazo to tho “Fenitory. In conclnsion, ho ro- greta tho agitation af ‘the question at all, aml Eays ovory ciiizen wio bai tho faiz fatun at hoart, ang,values 1he grood sumae of the Tervitory, ean but feel humilisled. Tho [Legislaturo canvos puss tho bill ovor the Govorn: to. Go TEIOY = A PAPER-CANOZ VOYAGE, Svecial Drapatch to The Chicaro Sridune, Puruaverrina, Pa, Jas. 3.—Mr. N. B, Disbops, who started from this vity several wooks ago for the Gulf of Mexico in a paper- canos, las written a lottor tofs triond injthis city aunonueing bis srrival at Nowburn, ¥, C. Ho paddied from Norfolk, through the Cyproes Bwamp Caual, to Couretuck Sound, and thence to Pamlico Sound, keeping slongsliore of the narrow strip of land which scparates theso bodies of water feom the Atlantic, and running conpiderablo risk in crosging the stormy current which sets in through Hattoras Inlet. The voyagor was picked up in Pamlico Sound by & yusut belongivg to Judge Wost, of Nowburn, whn, with a party of gentlemon, had been cruin- for several days on tha lookout for i, and who offorsd him the hospi- talitios of thoir town, Mr. Dishops, aftor loav- ing Newburn, wns to row down Bogue, Btunp, aud Maeonhoro' Hounds in about ten days, and reach Capo Fear River byjinterior water-pasiagos all tho way excepit the laut soven mtlen. Itice- nhunters on the Waccamaoo aud Vedea llivers huvo wanted him to visit their plantations. Mr, Bishopa says that not 3 maupwhom he meets will trust himsslf iu bis boat. Everv ualor, boat- mun, and oysterman suys he would not cross » creek in such a shall, TYPOGRAPHICAL, BT, Louts, Jan. $.—Tuo printors in the Times oftico wero all discharzod to-day, aud tho sotting will hareaftor bo dons by the force of tho Zren- ing Dixpaich, whicl papor movod into the ‘Tinmea builting to-dav, and will Loreaftor bo published therefrom. Tho Times was a Union oflive, and the Lispaick win a Uuion ofties. Ahe Lispatch wiil bo non-Univn, CAFT. WARD'S FUNERAL, Drernotr, Mich., Jan. 8.—The funeral of the late Capt. E. D. Ward will take place Wednesday morning, at Foru Birest Presbytorian burch. Robert Collyor, of Chicago, s expicied to asiss a4 the ceremony, NUMBER 135, OUR LAWMAKERS, Some of Them Have Already Bcaéhcl Springfield, Speoulations Concerning: the Organi. zation, The Independent Members, for Onoe iz a Way, on Top of the Heap, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicado Tribuna, BraixorizLp, Iit., Jan, 8,—Democratio and Ine dependent members ars alrealy hero in consi erable numbers, each with his head crammed with echomes to secnro tho organization, Thera is a8 yet littlo activity among the Republicans, fow of whom have yet arrived, tho only Repub. lican candidste who displays sny activity to-day being Early, of Winnobago, who, it scoms un- derstood, will meet no opposition in the party for the Presidency of the Senate. The contost depends upon the STVEN OFPOSITION SENATORS, who, to-night, it ia rumorod, will naite on Johy C. Iaines, insuring hin clection. Early's friends, lowever, faal cortain of getting two of the roven, which, added to the regulur Ropublican vote, will elect him. The contest for the Hpeak- ership of the House grows warmer. Thore ia nd oppoition to Shelby M. Cullom among the Ree rublicans, though thero has been talk of run. ning Jndee Bradwell, with nobody to be heard ©f who was going to sapport him, THE CLASBITICATION OF THE NOUSE is w8 yeb covsiderably mixed. Bisty-nina arg rockoned ae straight Depublicans, fifty-five ac Democrats, and twents-nine- as Independents The uncerteintr is aa to how many of tha latter will provo etraiglt Democrats, A number, how- ever, are of apublicen nntecedents, and, aut of the wouty.niue, 4 CULLOM'S YRIENDY ate pangnine of kecuring eight, which will give i w majority of une. Lant nizht, Repressitas tivo Hertiugion, of Kene, held a conference with the other DENOCRATIC ASPIRANTS for the 8peakership of the llouse—Armatrong, of Lastalle ; Cammings, of Fulton ; sod Rogeis, of McLeen. Herrinzton stated to them that, thougn elected a8 & Uemocrat, ho regarded nime selt ny represonting the opposition to tha Ro- putlican tparty, which, at tie last eloction, ear riod the State by 30,000 majority. Ths ualficae tion of the Oppoeition wonid give it the cantrol of the Legislatare, which the Democtats slans could not acqure. He uspad that, to this end, there Lo NO DEMGCRATIC CAUCTS, but that. inetead, ticy exert themselves to have called an Oppexition cancus, reprexenting the entire Uppoxition. Yo this each of tho gentlo- wen named saxentod, and during the day each of them Loa been working in furtherance of this roliey. To-night they claim that already thoy buve recoived tho indormament of thoir prg. gramme by & majority of tho Democratio memberr, aud_ by s ntimber of the Independ- euty, This is probably sccnrate as to the Independents of Democratioantecodents. Those formerly Ropublicsns, however, expresa their determication 1o o event Lo be awallowed up by the Damacratic party, and will 10814t upon moat. ing 1 sofparate cancus ax Indapendenta, 1 axone of thew'(Kershuw, of Whito,) eald, thiz afternoon, **tho Demccrats choosa to coma ta us, very well.”” e cannot o to them. Accord. inzly, it 18 now ou tho eards to calt a caucus of the Independents to-morrow aftarnoon for cope #ultation as to further nction, OUTHILE AID AND CONFORT, Independout Congressmen-elect Btavenson, Sprivgor, Campbell, Anderson, Bagby, Sparks, aud Rusd, tho defeatod Indepondent candidate in the Peoris district, bave been invited to ba pres- ent and advieo with the Independents, h Indopendents sad Democrats proclaiza that their purpore i6 to organize an Opposition party throughount the Btate. uEsING, who built the Chicaga Opposition, in alno to ba presout, and witl, 1% i ktated, ch-operate with the movement. Tho Indepondeut candidate wiil Lo E, M, liawes, of Lake, ana, if the ludo- pendents ean swailow the Democrats, thoy will clect nim, Tho Democrats ste nob roady to bo mvullowed up, bhowever, and tho cancus Mondav night will bo held that hoth Indepsndents aud Dewocrats wmay be swallowed upin anew Oppeution party. Enongh Bour- Vouirm_among Democrats, &nd Lopublicanism among Independents, is develuping to render the failure of the projoct inits very incoeption not improbablo. P FIRES. LIN CHICAGO, The alarm from Box 356 at 4:30 o'clock lash ovening, was occasionsd by firo ja s two-story framo barn in rear of No. 398 South Morgan street, owned by Anguet Schiletu, whose losa fs €200; fully covesod by insuraace, Tho fico ex- tended to a frome cottane, No, 390, and _caused damage nmonuting to $100'; fully insicod, ‘The Lnilding 1 ownad by Loopold Champagne. The origin of tho flze Is Rot kuowa, Spevial Ditpatek to The Chicaao Tridune, Otrawa, Ill., Jau, 8. ~Thia niorning, at about half-past 12 o'clock, a tiro broko ont in & row of frawe buildings ou LaSallo street, oppoeits the Cutholio Chureh, iu this city, and four wooden structures, wirh their contents, wore epeedily de- etroyed, Tho firo originatad, in somo mysterions manner, in a shoe-shap, aud, tho Bilshy steamer beinzoutof order,8 was the case at the recant flra, tha fire burned itaelf oat. ‘I'ho lunses ard ws fol- Tows: Mr. Neltzor, threo buildings; Mr, Mee rath, oue; T, O'Connor, ealoon. The buildiags wera inuured, as woro also I'aleh, Watson & Co., cotfea macufacturers: O’Connor not, The total loen1s probably §3,000, NEAR FORT WAYNE, IND, Special Dnapateh to The Chisago Tridune, Fonr Warse, Ind., Jan. 3.—This morning, shout 3 o'clock, the olegant suburban residenco of the Ion, W, 11, Witliers, about 1 mile from this city, waa totally destroyed by fire, together with all tho contents, including valuable fursi ture, au oxtcosive library, silverware, eta. A number of the family baraly escaped with their lives, Tha total lusa is between $17,000 scd 20,000 ; insured for §8,600in tho Liverpool, London & Globe. Noval, and Zitos. The fire is attributod to a defoctive fluc, AT FRUITPORT, MICH, Detrorr, Mich, Jan. 8,—The Pomons House, at Fraitpors, Micl., was destroyed by fire last night, Losa on building and contents, $180,000 ; partly iusured in Eastern companies. o MICHIGAN FINANCES. Special Dispalch to The Chicaso Triduns, Lansta, Mich., Jan. 8.—The following s the Btate Tressury statowent for 1874: Balance (n Treasurv Dec, 1, 0§ 692,008,60 Recelpts duriug 1874000 vesees 215281008 2,104,830.07 weersninerees TROLT v 803,085.00 Eapenditures during 1674., Dalauce Deo, 31, 1874, arssens WTATE DEST, Sault Oanal bonds, 84, due July 1, 167 .« § 01,000,00 Renewed loan boudv, 0s, due July 1, 1878, 108,000.%0 ‘Iwo, willion loan bonds, s, dueJan, 167 208,000,00 188 690,000,00 War bouniy loan ‘bonds, 7, due’ May i, B0 s b sign wssevensinsi 364,000.0¢ “Tot Noa-luierest it CCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Youx, Jan, S.—Avrived—Sieamer Utopia, from Glasgow. Loxvox, lad, 3.—Bteamehips Frisla, from New Yorl, sad Ilinols, from Philsdelphia, ape rived, —_— Tho obaerver at Hermans, M orts o thy sigoal ofoe In. WAShIDgIOn thak i Miseoma &x::mt:uod foz several miles § milea sheve