Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1875, Page 2

ot 83 mrich right npon that floor as thone in the Jouby, aud whot those men wero efected by Gen, Do Trovriaad ho did not mes bow excontion conld to taken, Tt waaall proper for tho mili- taty ta ba uwed in cloaring Lo lahby, butal ~it e shon used to quell o mob and elect from tan flcor 1ive men who were not entitied to bo Ay The charge that the I'resident had beea c1mli7 of malfenssneo was entirely contradicted {v o Iacko betoro tho Henate, 1lo thea apoke «f mukind treatment. toward Northern I‘nnp!n in 1 , aiid raui over 3.000 lives in that Biato 131 heen Sichded up for tho sako of thicir palitt- cal opinions. 'Talc about poaca in Louisiana | Uhero was no peace there. Mt GoRvOX +£id hie Aid not proposs to reply to the epoach of 1ha tienator (West). Ilo way quilo willivg it ehotld go to the conutry and make its own an- gwer. Bol whon tha piconle whom he (Gordon) Toved an his own life, «hoso fortunes wore lia thiengh weal or won, thrauk life or doath, wero Ticld up a8 aseassins and murdorers, hio could Dot and woulkd not remain silent, and it lis voico o rertures wera tremuloun now witl emotfon, 1t was not the omot on of anger, but of indizna~ fion nt the outrage perpeteated upon his people. 10 ktood oghast at the apcctaclo presouted in tins Sonnto yesterdav—n wpectaclo of one por- fion of tan wembors seeking to ruin the faic name and honor of the pcnlnn in one mcction of thig cauntry biefore the eivilized waild, 1lo was utterly amazed, that there should bo found in tho Liearts of men with whom ho daily ssociated upon this floor soniuch hate, He was totnly unprepared for it, und if ho believed to dav {hat the oxpressions which lo heard from <onator's lips yonterday roflected the sontiments af tho Northern peoplo, lie would feel that it w timn for tho Kouthorn peopie to dic. 1f Tia holioved thot theso expressions foreshadowed tho polics of this Government towards the Fouth, theu lo would say: Lot us have dono with thin farco of loeal solf-govoroments. g did not Lelinve that such seutiments wero ou- tertained by tho Northern peoplo, 1le did nok beliovo that the brave men against whom the people of tho South liad latoly coutended ens tertained any such sentiments, Ilo helisved tho preat mwajority of the American people, hoth North and South, wlite aund black, abliorred any such spint of ammority. 1o bolioved tho movement _iwangurated 1872 by that argo-headed mnd large-hearted wan of New York, to briog sbout good feellog and harmony, would ho uncceseful, * It was harged that wurders provailad throughout the Nouth, and that thoxs murders wore by tho handa'of the Domocratic or whito mau's party. 1l reply to that was brief, ‘b cnargo way false, It was truo that murders bad eccurrad, Tt no one_deplored them more than huwself, por moro than tho peoplo o’ represented. Hia yeople niad always said that the class of people commitling these murders wore the worst cne- mies of the South, If murders wero cotnmitted, wns that any reason for brauding tho wholo . Bouthern pcopla 88 & sct of seomaning sud barbariaue, Wherevor in the Fouthern States paokln of honesty and intogrity nve control of public affairs, property, Lifo, and liberty aro a8 Enfo a8 they are in nny Northern State. [Applauec in the gelleries.] ~ Sinco tho War not n solitary arm Liad beon raised in & Southern State against tho pawer of tho Fedeal Government, and yet tho Bouthera peopls wero charged, day after day, with beiag disloyal to- wards tho Governmont becauso there werd riots nt eleetions or riots at croes-ronds. A baud of misgwided negroes, who marched 86 night, with aras to murder and bearts to plunder, conid not be attecked Ly wintes in - ecif-defenso. If thoy woro stiacked, and s conflict ensued it which 8 fow were killed, tho Soutt was then charged with dislovalty and antagonism fotho Federal Govermmont. ~ Colored militia- men nipht insult womon, rob, pillaze, and drag inngeent won from thelr beds, and when whito 1nen resisted themthe Soutbern peovlo wero held un us murderers aud aseneing, Mou wern veut awn among them who bed no common intercst with them, These men mado tho laws, collected the taxes, snd governed the Bouthern peopla, and then wmaligned the same people. If tho South acked how New Enaland would Iike that ; Low tho West would liko that, and strove by evory lanful meaus to overthrow theso men, her peoplo were charged with I.cing murderers aud neanseing, ‘Lho Sonator denizd that thero had been intimidation of voters, aud said the Seuator from Judiana (ior- tan) lind spokon of lica sent out by the Southern Awsocinted press agents, Ho (Gordon) thought that a libel on tho Associated I'reasof tha South, and lio thought be know ns much_nbout it 0 the Benator from indiana. 1l (Gordow), a8 & Sona~ tor and » man, Tecoprizing hia_roaponsibility to ai country and hie to God, would say these things aro trug. _ [Henowed applauso s the pallotio=) Contining the srgumont, ho s3id: * Liars, ore they? What dues tho Sonator do with the re- po:ters sent out by tho loading Iupun of tha conutry? Aro they aleo liars?” lf o, why did not tho Sonator charge it? 'They tostified to tho very eamo clags of fucls. Why, Mr. Presidont, dees 1t find a placa in the Bewator's head to cLarge falsehood upon Southaern reporters whon, if falschood existed, it alwo exinted eleewliero ? No, eir! ‘The Senator cowered befure tho poter of lending Northern journals, and dared not say it (Lenewed applauso in tio gatleries.] fho Chair (Sarganti_gate uotice that if thero wan_nuy recurienco of applauzo the gulluri would be cleared. > Mr. Gorlon, reeuming, said ho was forced to . tho conclarion that thoso on the otber side, who claim to Lo ino friends of low and ordor, desire murder in the Bouthorn Btatos. 'They kunew solion T.eaco camo, whon the peoplo of this oun- try under«tood each o:ber,ns thoyare boginning, tkinuk God, to understand oach other now, good govarument would ecusue; lifo, Jibeity, “wod Propesty would bo kafo; aud thera would bo no jdazo for thess disturbing spirits. 1lo was teaponsiblo only for hia heliel; Lut ho thought it true, aud in timo history would write it down En. Not one man in B thousnud in tho South swasarmed. ‘Therewera not half o many armed na Loforo the war. 'lhuro wero not s many mib- »are companies in_ the Soutl an hafore the war. Even tho old-fashioned double-barreled shot- sau had almest cisappeared. Was it all right Tur the Governmout to arm the black militia and H-avm tho whito mon 7 oforo the mon who 1 1o interest with the 8nuthetn people except ty airaizn the blacks agninst thom camo thore, 900 fecling existed butncon whites and blacks. There were churches and echool-houscs fn tho tth for tho blacks, and m cvery Southern tate money had been contributed by whites for wchovl-honses and churehes for the blacks. I'bo Houtkern whito people lad contributed maro than unv one else, Only tho ather davn recident of Goorgis, in his last will and testa- munt, Loqueathed $100,000 to educato the col- < people. Did “the’ Bonator from Vermont dninndu) think these the uets of remi- arharivm, which ho attribnted_to the Southurn aeaplc in Lfs epocch yesterde s ? Ar, Ednunds suid tbe Scuctor did not quote nitn corzectly. 3ir. Gordon—Docs tho Senator say that ho 2id not way that befora thy war the South was i u stute of seti-bai buriew ? M. Edmumnds—~I do. 3ir. Edmunds theo requested the Senator to read frowm the record what Le did say, Mr. Gordon—Nover mivl what viay bo in the serop), The words aro iu ny mawory, and will 10t out, Me. Jidmunds—Well, tho Senator has & record, A, 1f Lig can fish onb of it auvtiimg of that characler, then luy pgenuily is equalto his it [Senation. Mr. Gordon—1 twok down the Senator's words a: ho #aidd them, aml am resnonzilla for them, “te, Ldmunds~-Responssbility is u very good sLing. sy Gordon—The want of it eometines is a very goud ibing, too, |Laughtor.] Mr, Gordon then read from tha record of yes- wrdny Edmunds' remmbs, when ho said: " \Wnen I weo, Mr. T'resident, ns L bavo not yet secn, thet peoplo a thoy call themselves ihe White 3.caguers, or whito Demoerate, or tho shite Conecrvatives, or whatever they muy be, >f any Sate in this Uuton, whien they find that any of their associates have commiticd asens- sination, murder, or wrong upon follow-citizens for no caues but opinion’s eake, twn uoon him 13 in Ohio they would tura upon bim, or in Ver- mont, without respect ofepartly, and bring bim under tho Leavy band of justice, then 1 enall bo- gin to bhave some fRith thst our Boutbern broths #rs, who, it seems, bavo ot yet forzotten tha old mayners and ways of scmi-tarbuious times, havo thought better of it.” ete. Tosununyg bis argument, Mr, Gordon ssid : Wheso is 1he sudsety now in bringisg the Bena- tor heforo the clauiber as I Lave done? ite then referred to tho Listorv of tuo Southern people in tha Revolutiovary War, und spoke of the wmavy statesmen and woldiers from that secfion, aud eaid if such men and deeds bo ovi- dence of remi-barbarisu, Le.was williug to uc- teps vefore bls countsy and boforo licaven sl iho ciime sttackiod tao it, But enough of this. He came bere with & heart full of good-will to- wurds every one, and trusted that uothiug ho hnd a:d would Lo altributed to any fecling of aui- monity, 3L fuith was firm that 1ight, justice, sud tiuth would triumph, sud thoe feeling of ood-will alteady begun between the North aud outh would coutinue to unite and buill up our sommon countrics, [Applause in gatleries.) MU, EOMUNLS' BEPLY, Mr. Edmunds eaud the honorable Benator bad mirazated what be (Ldwunds) said, and arcsipus od him before thio Benute for usivg ceriain lane puage. .. (ordon paid the Senstor was mistaken in e pesition, Ho (Gordow) did uot atraigy luw, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIDU F: TITURSDAY., JANUARY "7, 1875. but pimply nsyulln(l tho arraignment ho (] munds) made of his 3(hmlon'n) T eaple, Me. Eamuuds_reaid tho Senalor had rapeated the plrase, **which bordered on semi-barbar- ism 1" that ho was responsible for what ho eaid, Wna (hiere nuy necessity for thal 7 1t remumded ntm of what tho predecesacrs of the honorablo Souator used ta rav, whea they had no boller arguments, * thoy wera responsibios” that meant they would fight 1t out by daol. Fho honorable Henator (Gordon), in &peaking of bis people, lad referrad largely to tho glorics thoy attained in tho interest of our common country, o thoy Ji, and thev derorved tho grritatudo of the coun- try. Dut unforsunately thero had boent n moro recont period, when, by tho conduotof Duvis, Les, Toombs, and ntheis whom ho might name, Biovd had beon slied for the destinction of that eame tlag, Thoro wasn late ronml in tho his tory of tha United Staton which did not redonnd to tho credit of the Bonthiorn proply as mich as the emdy history whicls the Henator allnded to, ‘Tho Democrats and Republi tnns in the Northorn Staten lived side Uiy aido. “Fioy had hotly-con- tested elcctionw, but tho lullot-box settiod alt matters, and thev minglad ta sother in rociots as rood friends, It did not becomo tho Senator (Gordon), with the fairueas which characterized s condact, to imputo to bim (kd- mundw) any feoling of animoxity or diritlia for tho poople of {ho Routhern Slates, All lio derirod was secarity’ for life and proporty for al} mon_and parties, e had no objoction 10 whito tnen_or_the Dermr.ocratic party having control over tho Southern Biates, Ao they admin- iatercd equal justico to all. Thoro shonld bo a careful eifort to get ab tho truth, and, whatever it turned ont ta be. act updait. But ho bad s auspicion that it would n ot mait & cortain por- tion of tho peoplo of the Houth—though not fho portion to which the Scuntor from Gioorgin referrod—to havo the truth, Ever sivco the Btebollion bad termizated, Northorn men Iind ericd out for loferances of opinion ouly, snd not for vongeance. Nortlirn men had romaved political disabilities and :teceived mea who had heen onggaged in rebollion 1ith opon arms. Al tho North dosued wse that peaco of which tho Senalor spole. QORDOX'A RESEONSIDILITY. Mr. Gordon maid tho Seuator (Edmunds) had roferred to his using tho word * responsiblo.” Wiat bo (Gordon) mexat by the word was that Lo was rospousio 23 o Honator, as o pgontieman, sud as & mon, for the truth of whet ho said, and if thus being rosponsible Was to briug upon bim the consura of the Senaton: as somi-barbarous, o would havo to try and ben* it. if he will aliow mo to bear thae 1wsponsibillly of my atatomont, 1 il prowiso not to molest:'Lim in his irrospousi= bilty. 1o (Gordon) wou'kl not ba lod juto any controveray about tho recent war. Ile had sup- osed tho nnbappy past Lawried in the past, and r( thero wero auy glories G either side be sup- posed it was o common ‘horitago to a common peopla, Tho Senator (Ed x uuds) desired to got at the truth about the Bough. If tho South bad one desire moro than auotlier, it wan that the American pooplo might krew tho whole truth as to tho siate of foeling in thiat section. OTHELR BTIIICUES. "Ilse resolution was furtber discussed by Mr. Tlagagan, and at La!f-past ¢ NMr. Hamilton, of Maryland, took the tloor, Lt yicldod to AMr. Sar- gent for & motion Lo adjouta. The Senate adjourncd, THE HOUSE DEBATE, TROPOSITION FOR A NEW LLECTION IN LOUISIANA. Br. Lale (Ma.) offered the following resolu- tion : WhERFAS, The disturbed 804 revolutionary condi- ton of affafrs in Louisivua tirestens the do<(riction of inw and order and exvfl rulazn that Stuto; and Wiienras, Ly Sec. 4, of Art. 5 of tho Conatl- tution, 1t 1a nado the jmperativa duty of Congress to gitaratites to overy Htalo of tho Unlon a republican form of government ; au WitrnEss, To the judgment i tiis ause, the most praciieal made of rendering this guarantes offectual in Tl cane of Lowisfana is to rero we ull_senxe of wrong and oppresaizn from the mindaf its people by & now, Talr, sud well-guarded clection £or thelr civil oificers § therofore, ‘Resalrell, Thot the Judiclary Committeo be fnatract- ed to prepars and report without delsy Lill providing for anew election of State offices and Rop rosontatives 1 Congress in Loulsiana, uudor_such guards, sestric- 11ons, a3} guarantecs as will {usrairo tho fulleat liberty Lo every cliizen to exercire the riyht of suffrago witi out fear and witbout restralut, st as will provide for mach a connt and declaration of the result as will in. Wure to the majority their coravitutinal and legal rights, OTIECTIONS MADIZ Mr. Willard (Vt.) eaid o slioald abject to the present_consideration of tho resolution fn thas form. He bad no objection to it being roferred to the Judiciary Commiteeo, bal. ho did object to a declaration by tho House thutit could order au election in Louisiaua, or any other State, 3ir. Halo remarkod that tho resolution was omered only for tho purposo ntfint:mg an ex- pression of the souliment of the Houso on this nost wolemn maiter. 3r. Kasson maid ho desircd to inferposa an ohjection, so as Lo provent debato in anticipation of the report of tho Belect Coramitteo, dlr, Cox wanted to know whether dobate on tho resolution was to be gener il "T'he Speaker roplied thet the debate could only proceed by unanimous conseut.. 5 Mr, ngsou—1hen I object fo precipitating a debato at thin time, Mr, Randali—It is botter to pmecipitato debato thau to piccipitate civil wor. COXPURION, Mr. Eidie’ge—Ii secma to mo that this iathe mont opporinio occanion. Objection by Mr, Kason, Mr, Eldredze—Fhoro can bo no more pressing quertion ou Cougross. Ttonewaed objection by Mr. Kasa o, enforcod by tho Speaker With viguious bamiuering of the mavel, but Mr. Eldredga, i spita of the noiso ¢hus made, continued his remarise, whick were to the oftcct that the proceeding: in Louisiana were now being managed by the vame individ- uals who bad Jorded it over thit pootis whan tnat Btato was being recoustruct:d by the sawme tyrants, 3 Mr. Halo—As objection is madn, I now give notico that I will, o donday nest, move to wus- end the rules in order to adopt this resolution. P30 not proposs o take the subject frum the Select Committeo, if the Houso oliovse to mend ittoit, but the impotency of any comhitteo getting information that will solvo tho question 14 alroady shown by tho face that tho most hign- handed proceedings have taken place while tho Commitico I8 witting there, Mr, Randall—Who has committed thosoe high< handod proceedings 7 NOTICE OF ANOTNER RESULUTION, Mr, Cox—The Tonllnmnn from. Maine Las given notica that e will oifer Lis resoliition next Mon- day. I give notico of another resolution on tho nano subject, which comprehends the ides of thoe withdiawal of tho military fx:co from Louis- iatn. 1 hope tha line will ba drsan ou that, Mr. Butler (Mass.) made & revuark that Ar. Cox bad offered s wumlur yesolulion before tus fall of Yort Bumter. Mr., Eldredgo—I object to further debate, If I bave to run a race with the 8puker's gavel tho other siifa must do (he rame thitig, Bir. Negley—Deforo tlus quastion is settled we will bave to seud more wmilitary force to Loutsiana, Alr. Halo's renolution was yeturned to him from the Clerk's desk, aud there the matter rested for tho present. . A NETORN TO THE RUSTECT. The Naval Appropriation bill coming up, Mr. Cox took ovcasion to roturn to tue Lowwsiana quostion. 1o remarked that tbere never had been auything which 80 shocked tho public senso of Lthe country as the order promulgated by Gon, Sueridan at New Orieaus. The people of tho couutry weso nat pationt of furbesring in the maticr, though the poaplo of Loulsisua wero, While theso peo&lo fought tlioves and fought despotism, they did not raiso their hands against tho tlay of tho country. Mr, VVillard remarkod that the observation which he Liad {ust mudo relative to our fortifica~ tions referred to the probability of thoe Demoo~ racy, when 1t came 1nto power, jrecipitating tha country iuto & war with Spain for tho scquisition of Cuba. e (Willard)® had slways stood aa firmly as o was able for tho riglds of American cilizens, 3r, Cox—Da you spprove the bulletin of Gen, Bberidan ? Bir. Willard—1 have already atated that I did not approve of what Las hieen dane in Louisiaua tor thu last two years, and that jncludes the pro- ceedings of the last Lwo days, BUERIDAN'S DISPATORES. Mr, Bock read tho diwpatch trora Gen, Bheri- dau to tho Hecrelary of War uxgesting a proc- {amation of martiel lew aud Teisl of ofaatiors it Lunigiaua by drumbeud court-tmurtial, and also reud the decigion of the Buprume Court on tha q&mmwn of martial law, snd ha remarked that the Fresident should iustantly yemove that com- mauder, and put in bis placa. a man who uad omo regard for the righta of the people, B, BANDALL, commenting nyon the remarks’ of Mr. Tremaln 24 tu the trathfuluess of Gon. Feridan, asnuited thiat that ofticer bad forgotten the first requisnta ‘of n wan and roldier, sud forgoltén his love of truth, Theie wus not oue wand cf fact mccoms panying tien. Bheridan's telogiam, or whick jus. tiled itw axsertions. 1lo was glad to see that not nat ouo lepresentativo bad admitted the pro- priety of Gen. Bherida’s sujgention, that tho S'atoof Louwiansd sbould L turned over to bim, MR, B, B, JOA] referring to Beck's mug ; cstion,—thut Qon, Sheri- dan should bo instautly removed,~remarked that if tue principlo wer's wicplod that every s giving bad advice should be removed frow his placo, hio was afraid that the il woni d soon bo clesrod of Demovratic membora. [Lau; & tor.] WIHENE TUE NLAME LIS, Mr. Niblack asked whetler, if tho Givil Qov. ermuent 1 Lowsiana, which was in tho liands 1 of the Rtepnb 12an pariy, could not oufor2a the civil law, Republicanisi thiera was not o 1 ailure. Nir, Horris semarked that ther was wo d. sor- der or disturtance in any Bouthern Stato W Bero tho Conscrvative tarty was in power. Tho troublo in Lonisiand had began with. the disputes Dbotoern two earpet-baggers fram Illinows (Warmoth and Kellogg), ‘The trouble m Arkausas had sricen from a quatrel of two nther carpot-baugors over tho spoils and plon- der of tho pouple, tnd tho tiouble io Miasi pappl hind grown out of the fact that a Liepubt ican Bhornt would not give tonds sud stofa the tazos, Mr. Melteo replicd to Mr. Harrie, and de Tared that ho wns ashamed of the cowardiy policy of Iiis Republicau friends o tho Tiouse, It 1. itini- ana Republicous were tlieves the Louitinna Domocrats wora AFRaRsiti#, At Tast Mr, Btarkweathor, who had chstyo of tho Appropristion bilf, wucceeded fn putling » stop to the political discuasio ——— DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENT, TNE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. Nasnvirue, Tonn, Jau. 6.—In tho Sentbo to- day Benator Smith introdiced s joint resulution denouncing the action of President Grant in jo- torforlug with tho Loulmans Leghlature Jau, 4. Sonator Quarles offered the following : Wirgnras, For the first time in the histaty nf our Federal Golernment, an offcer of the segulnr wrmis, Dy tho use of an armid force, liae disperacd the Legin- lature of one of the States of ' tho Union, regulrirly or- ganized under the forms of law aud Constitution of 0ai(l Blato; thercfors, bo It Jewolved, Thst &' commitien consiating of seven frotn tha Senate nnd from the Houee be sppoiated to consider and report to thelr reapective Housis what action sn emergency g0 grave demiands, Tho resolutions lays over under the rulca, THE MISBSOURL DEMOCRACY, B1. Loo1s, Jan. 6.—Ihe Democratic Btate Con- tral Committeo met at Jofferson City to-day. Aftor roltling up the accounts of the fate cam- Poign thoy unantmously adopted tho following resolution : Zeeolced, That in tho subverston of thio rights of the Beople of Loutsiena to requiata thelr own aalrs, snd ' lutorterone of the Geaeral Government sk mill- tary force to compel the sutmission to a positive wrang, we view the worst festuro of radicalium, and thip clesrcat proof of its eumity to {Republican fnstl- tutions, Rewolred, That wo sympathize with tho reople of Loulslona’ in_their efforts o rid themyelvin of the plunderers, and we denounca the conduct of the dent as befitting only & dospot, and ot of the tive of a freo peopio, Reavlred, That we urge upon our Legisla filost moment, by n resolution to Le prerented to Congress, ta demAand that tho wrong shall cease, IN TOE OMIO LEGISLATURE. Coruvusus, 0., Jan. 6.—~Io tho flouzea reso- Intion was offered and laid on tho table dezlaring the {uterferenco of o military force under com- mand of United States officers with the Agsem- iy of Louiiana was uncalied for, & high-hand- od ontrage, and an assault npon tho rescrved righta of States, and eallivg upon Presidont Gisut to use bis influonce and power to stay this unnocossary Interferecco and avoid blondebed, at leant. until it shall oppear thattho Sialo is powerless to govern fteolf, 1IN TIE SINNESOTA LEGISLATURE. Specral Diarateh to The Chicata Tribune. 81, Papr, Jan, 6,—In tho Ilouse, Burchard, Demoerat, offored the following : Resolved, Thot the Invasion of the Legislative halls of Louisians by armed eoldiery, aud the Lorcible sleciion therofzom of K=pretoatativon fegally elec(ed, s & flugrant usurpation ofythe rights of a frew pearle, sud, aa liepresentatives of Blinnesota, we condemn Uiy act a8 nubversive of civil government, It is undorstood thai when the resolution comes up to morrow the Nepublicans will ad to postpona it till further inforwation is 1eceived from New Orloaus, TUE ILLINOIS DEMOCRAOY. Special inenatih ta The Chicuge Ivibune, SrrINGrIELD, D1k, Jan, f.—The meeting ealled by the Democratic Stato Central Commitlss to moct horo to-night to pass resolutious or tako othier action aenouucing tho iuterference of United States troops in_ tho affaits of Louls- nua wag rnatpoucd indefinitcly, Tho ronson given i3 that it wonld interforo with th Logislative caucus to be hoid to-night. , The ronl reason s, howevor, that they discovored that their action was a little premature, ano i hoy did not want to wend off a boomeranz hich might, when all the facts should be uscertuined, como homo to trouble thom. oy S QUTSIDE VIEWS, GEN. SHERMAN, 1114 VIEWS ON TUF LOUISIANA TANUDLES, rom the St, Loufs Republicun, Jun, 0, The Qoneralof the srmies of the United States wad at his headquarters and in his ofico. Cunld a represontative of the Republican Lie granted an audience with him for a fow moments ? A mom- ber of his stafl roceived tho request very cour- toouely and dissppearcd, In o moment ho ro- turned and the represontativo was invited into tho prescuce of Gien. Shorman, ‘Tho abject of the call was soon mado khown. The New Orleans affuir waa spokon of s somo- thing in which tho poople folt & very decp iater- esl In substance, the General said, nffaire in Lou- isiana wore an ugly look., o Loped, however, thas s #olution of tho diflicullies wonld socn he reachod. 'This statoof affairs could not conijnua much longer. o thought that Coogress would soon be compelled to take some action which would compose tho diflicultios, a8 far as they could at presont bo composed, Gen. Emory, who commands the Departmoent of the Gulf, is a Eood man, an oxcellont ofticor of the old schiool, ut perhaps o little titnid in iutorforing in tho aifairs of tho Btate. ko bnd reccived orders and communications from Washington touchiog the condition of things 1n Louisanus, winch Lo had forwarded to Gen, Shoridan, That commender had gono to New Orleais to observe the progiresa of the civil complications by order of tho rosi~ dont, with diseretionary autbority o aniumo command of the trovps sboid bodeem it aecos sary. Gen, Bhoidan, he said, 18 o kind-hearted, noble-minded man, accessible to any wha may biavo & suit to urge. But hels a suldier alwo, avd dues not Lesitato to do his duty. If bo thouglit it necessary, aud believed it a mattor of duty, the City of Now Orloand would bo na mora regarded than an Indisn villago, o would not hositata to level it, Thatis the kind of aman Bueridan is. ut he ia also prudent snd dis croet, and will do nothilug to cowplicate matters or precipitate oveuts, Tho nulitary could not decido as to tha right- fulness or wrongfulness of the claims of iho con- teuding factious; they cauld only abioy orders, 1t wau tho proviuca of the judiciary to cicido ag 1o tho logality of this or thut governmeont. ‘The Prosidont was an executive oiticer; Lo could not constitutionnily determino whether this or that party was eotitled to oxereiso the powers of gov- ornment in Lowsisus, He thought tho President, aving ones recog- nized the heliogg Goverument, had made up his mind to sustain it until declared by Ccngress or tho Buprema Court of the United Statos to be il- logal. 'Thereiaa gront problem lyng back of all ttiene troubles. /The making of isws taxing tha poople, by a party which pays Ntk or_no toxes, {4 s subject which neods “to bs haudlod with great delicuoy. As to the quostion whether s fair election bas been or can be heldl in Loui- siauns, is & matter for careful corwideration, 'I'ne prosent condition of socioty in Louisisua iy anarchy. A !{ltu Government has heen ostablished in Louwiana ; cortalu laws bave ben passed, aod all should obey thoso laws un bl changed or deciared null aud void by compel.aat judicial suthority, By tho laws of Louisist s, a Boara of Cauvssisons has beon croated, wicws duty is declarod to be the exammnation of the clection returns, and the cortification of tho persons elected to oflice, This Board declares that Huith, Brown, and Jones, bayo been elecled, Who is to determin whether thoy bave or :aot? It is nog the provinco of the military authoriiy or of the President to eot axide tho returus. The Prceidont con only oxecute the faw, As to the question whether or not there havo been frauds committod, that 8 & matter for judicial hufuxry. ‘I'ha’ General thought it waa to be lamented that tho wholo matter hiad not been brought be- fora the Bupreme Court iong sgo. It would hiave beeu casy to get up & caso. Any citizeu uuglt have questioned the legaliy of the Gov- orument, and doclived to obey supie Btate Jaw, on whicls thig question was luvolvad, ‘I'he case would have proceeded before the Cireuit Court, uutil & decision was roached and thon taken ony) appeal to tho Bupreme Court. Al} porsous would liave submiited to a decision froin that tribunal, and thus the wholo question would have beon disposed of. ‘Tho interest of payt:/ might swerve the judgment of Congrossmen, but he regerds the preseut Supremu Court above all snen in- Huouees, and oltogether une of tho ablest judie clal bodies this country Lascver Lad. No de- cision of the Burremo Court of the Uuited States bas over been questioned or resisted, aud the Gouoral said : * Vhopo the time will never | como when the peopla sl refnao to obioy the Judgment of that hich tibneal” ‘Ui Gicneral was uita tervent in his sxpros. elon of & hopo that & salution of 1he whole tronbla wonld baarrived at without bloodshed, e in opposed to war, In mos of war the law 1w alent, Tlo devired peace ahovoall things, 1n { anpwer to tho quexstion whettier ho thought the pooplo of Loulslana vtill cherirhied sentiments o bostality to tho (tovarnment of the Uuitod States and_oppostion to the enforcenent of tho lawn of Congtess, hio suld that ho supposad thelr feolings wero, not kiad toward the Federal Governnent, bt he knew the peorle of Louisi- ana well: hod Jived among them for many years, Ho didn't_believa they would fight tho Government or offer the least resistanco to tho enforcement of the Iaws by tho civii oflicors of the Govornmont. "Il poople of Lonisiana bo- lieved that they had o tight to govern them- volves, aid they doubtick beliove tuat 1ha prea- ent State Governnment 3 not oue of their own catablishmont, and they wonld fight it at evory offortumity. Tho peoplo woald nok_rosist clhio Government of tho United Btatos, Tlhov never Lud douo so, Thero bas been no fliing upon United Htntos soldiers ¢ no resistauce to United Htaten officers, ucither civil nor mulitary, end aul thera would Lo v: ne, as ho belioved. But ho thought they would fight Kellogi's milibia, bis police and constablos, and all tho foices lie could raise, it pormitted to do 8o by the mulitary forces of tho Government, o loped and belioved that this vexatious complication of affairs fu Louisiaoa was ap- pronching a settlement, It was quito an op- portuno circumsiance, ha thought, that a Com- mittas of Congress composed, na' he had boen fuformed, of able and impartial mav, wero sitting in New Orleaus at tho timo of thiy lnst collision. ‘Llicse gentlomen would no doubt makoe a rovort fn o fow days to Congress, and thnt body wonld bo called npon to take action ou this Louisiana question. Tho Proeident had endeavored to hiave Cougrers tako ateps to sottle tho offair al- most inwo years ago. A commitiee bad pono down there, invesiigated tho matter, and Sena- tor Carpenter had made gpecchos, aud it was loped that Congress would do something. Dut nothing came of it, . ‘The (toneral rapeated hia conviction that tho Prevident had resolved to sustain tho Keltogg Government, and would do so until Congress acted on the subject. Tho Government could uot allow illcgal Governments to exist in the States 1f tho illegality was shown, Ho declined to oxpreas his individual opinion an o tho character of Keflogg’s Government. 1le know thn people themsolvas to be oppressed, und were greatly dissatisfiod with his Govern- ment. But lie declined to say that lio belioved it to be tho wisest policy to sustain that Govern- ment, or indeod to express any opinion as to the policy which haa been pursued by ihe Govern- mout toward Louisiana. FOREIGN. The French Government Twice De- feated in the Assembly, Rumored Resignation of the Ministry--- The Crisis a Serious One. FRANCE. MAQ MATON'S MESSAQY TO THE ABSEMDLY. Tans, Jan. 6,—DPresident MacMahon sont a meosage to tho Assembly to-dsy urgently ro- questing the follawing logulation s Tirst, the passago of o bill ereating a socond Cham- ber. Becond, DProvision for the main- tennneo of 'tha asfalu guo until 1880 in tho ovent of MacMabou's death bofore tho ex- piration of his termof ofice, Third, that when tho socond Chiamber 18 organizod, both Cham- bera docide upon a dotinite Govornment to suc- cced the Soptenuate, ‘Lho President in the course of his mossage says: I havo instructed the Governmont to ask you to place a Lill for the cteation of a sece your next sittings. _Consoryativo ioterests must jmperanvely demand ity adoption, Tho point roluting to the transmission of vowers after 1880 sust be aa promptly sottlod, 1t oaght to bo #o regnlated a8 to leave o futuro Assomblics com= plete lilerty to dotormiua the form of Governs wout, ACTION OF THE ASHEMNLY. Attt opening of the session of tho Assombly to-tay the Guyecnment bill for fnstituting an inqmry into tho stato of Algoria was rojocted by a large majority. : After the reeding of the President's message, M. Batbio moved that tho Cunstitutional biliy b placed on tho order of the day afior the Army bill, and that priority of consideration bo given tho Sccond Chamber biil, 3. Laloulaye, of the Leoft Centro. demanded priarity for tha bilon tua orgautzation of the Prosident's powory, 11, Chabaid la Tour, Minister of tho Intorlor, encrgetically supported M, Batbie's motion, Tha Houso divided, and Datbie's motion was rejected by & voto of 230 yeas Lo 210 nays, Tho majority was_composod of all sections of the Left, thy Legitimists and Bonapastists, Tho Assembly subsequently decided, without oppositivn, to nlace the coustitutional bills on the order of tho day alier tho Army bill, which will bo taken up aoxt Monday, ‘I'he sitting to-day was marked by scones of the groatest excitement. 1t ia rumored that the Ministers have tendered their resignations to the Presidont. The crisis is regarded as serions, ALPIONSE DEPARTH YOI SPAIN, Pants, Jan. 6.—Kiug Alpbonso doparied this oveoning for alarseilles, to embark for Bpaln, JECIANICS’ NATIONAL, OF CHICAGO, Statoments of New York Oapliniisty Cuncerniang Certain of tho Liubil- t1cy of the Suspended Bauks Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, New Yook, Jan, G.—Statements from Chicsgo in regard to the susponsion of the Machanics' National Bank have ropresonted the Metropoli- tan and Ametfcan Exchange Banks, of this city, a8 creditora of tho suspouded bauk in large Bums, Georga 8. Coo, President of the American Ex change Bank, eays that the Chicsgo bank was not oune with which the American Exchanga Book Lad had dealings, aod, thereforo, the lJatter could hardly be coneidered a8 onoof the creditors of tho Chicago inatitution. A smiall amouut of the stock of tho Mechanice' National Bauk is lield as collateral security, but Mr, Coo refused to siste the sum. John E. Williams, President of the Metropolitan Baok, 8aid tho amount stated as the total indobtedness of tho Mechauica’ National Baok to the Meiro~ politan Bauk,—$226,000—waa _correctly put, aud that tho amount was much larger than the Motropolitan Bank wished it wes, but bo fele coufident that no foss would be sustained, Le- cause tha Matropolitan Bank hiad the guarantce of tho Mechanics' Natlonal Bauk, whosa stock- Lolders_are liabla, and the guaranteo of the Marine Josurance Company, as well a8 roal os- tate wecunity, J. Y. Scammion, the former I'1eai- dent of tho Mechanics' National Bavk, jocurred the indebtednees by proourini] accommodation paper fsom ceriain pasties in Chicago, which he forwarded to the Metropolitan Bank for dis- count a8 rogular commercinl paper, with his guaranteo. Mr. Williams e&mut eoms timo in Chicagoa year ago in arranging the relations of the two banks, and gotting mecurities for the linbilitiea of the Mechanics’ National Bank, Ex- tennion was given fur ono, two, and three years, and the flist year expires on tho 23d of thiy month. Alr, Willisms sald that he lad noex- poctation that tho first paymsut would be mat at tlat time, a4 the bank bhad suspeoded, but con- {idently expected that, in the end, the Metropoli- tau Bunk would suffer uo loss. —_— LATE LOCAL ITEMS® Georgo E, Fulleg, & plpeman conneoted with Engine Company No. 6, snd formerly for sev- cisl yeara an operator in the Oity Telegraph oftice, wes killed last aight. e was riding on the weatof the engino, with tho diiver, whilo proceeding to tho firo on Centro avenuo, st 9:35 o'clock lsst night, and, when at tho corver of Canal and Eighteenh atreets, the machine tipped over in makink the descen from tho bigh grade of the wUrst-named thor- oughfara to thnt of the other, Tho engine foll aver towsrd s brick building at the wouthenst corner, and Fuller becamo cruehed by the whit- tlotreo, which sovered an arlery in tho left thigh and caused him to Dblesd to death in a few minutes. The body was gomoved to tLe eogine-lhouse _at ond Chamber on the order of the day for oue of | tho coruer of Maxwall and Canal strects, De- oceased was about S0 years old, aud leaves & wife, to whom bo iad been arried #ince July last. His residence wad ut the corner of Lake and May streets. 1o was an ostunable young man, sud bore & good naiLe among s acqualntan Jack llourko wau slivo last night, but wos re. and a8 utill sinking, sud not expected to live louger thau a fow bours. WASHINGTON. Moro Astounding Develop- ments in the Pacifle Mail Affair, Irwin Arraigned by the Iouse . Tor Contempt. He Confesses that He Paid One Man $275,000. A New Witness Makes Important Disclosures. Twenty-five or Thirty Per- sons Certainly Bought. In All, 8715,000 Is Now Ac- counted For. The Senate Finance Bill to Come Up wws dn the louse To-Day. Two Amendments to Be Offered--- Destruetion of Notes Retired, Passage of the Fortifications Bill by the House. PACIFIC MAIL, ‘WO GOT TUE alONEY ? Spectal Dispateh {o The Chicago Tribune, WasuixatoN, 1. O., Jan. 6.—The Ways and Means Committes will exbaust every resourae to disoovor the persona to whom the Pacific-ail fund was distributed. The Committoo now bo- lievo that one resson why Irwin rofused to tes- tify was bocause ho appropriated 8o largo a sum for himeolf. ft was vory cloarly provad to-day that o took $90,000 in currency, and ho had taken considerablo sums before that. The amount alrcady definitel; traced by the Company 18 £715,000, distributed a8 fol- towa: To Whitney, mon-in-law af Nenator Cole, of Califoruia, to Irwin, £100,000 ; Charles Abert, Bill King, §115,000 ; Jobn Schumaker, ‘Lotal, $715,000, _Tho Committee privately re- ported that the Directore of tho Yacific Mail avidently knew nothing definlie of tho dia- burdewents of Stockwell. Yo was engaged in A O1GANTIO RTOCK BPECOLATION, and if lie had wou doubtlcss intended to pav all of Irwin's expenditures from his own acconnt, T'ha subsidy was one Eranch of his speculation. Ho lost, and aftorwards eifted (ho Washington curtuption fund thronxh every account on the Pacific Mail books to cover it up. It tho inves- tigation find auy Congressmon, it is said that sume Senatora w{il be among them, IRWIN'S COMMITTAL. Tho Touso has sent Irwiu to jail. ITo waa produced before tho bar of the .Flouso and de- clived to purge Limsalf of hix contempt. The coremony of his introduction was the usual one, and was unimpressivo, Tho Atatcaient of Irwin was chicily noticeablo for its detiauce ot tho House, aud its impudenco THE WITSESS ANFRT, who teatifiod this morniug bofore tho Commitiee of Ways and Means, 18 o most important witness, It is possiblo that ho will to-morrow give the pames of tho twenty porsons to whom he dis- bursed the $90,000 in Irwin's houso bere. Half of the sum woa in B1,000 bills, It will bo re- mombered thiat about that time several Con- greesmon deposited 31,000 bills with tho Her- genut-at-Arms, tho result of success ot drawe poker. KING'S WIEREATOUTS UNRNOWN TO MIS MINNE- BOTA FIIENDS, Speeial Drspatch to Ve Chicann Tribune. Br. Paur, Minn., Ji —Inquires to-day ameng Kiug's personal frionds olicit no {nforma- tion a8 to lifa wreabouts, Thoy profess ontire ignosance of his movements, but prosume that the report that ho is 1n Central Now York may Lo truo, s his home was there befors ho camo to Munesota. 170 the Avsociated Press,] INWIN BEFORE TIE HOGSE IN CONTEMPT, Intho Howso, tho Borgeant-at-Arms appesrad at the bar, having Irwin in his custedy. Tho Spenkor, sddrossing Irwin, said s It is my duty, under tho order of tha Honse, to address to you this quostion’; Are you roady to answer tho quessions which Lave bean addrossed to you by tho Committeo, snd which you bave heretoforo refueed Lo onuwer? Mr, Irwin—I am not, Mr. Speaker, I'ho Bpoaker—The witness iat Liberly tomake a statoment, it he desires. IRWIN'S STATEMENT, Irwin then proceeded to read & longthy state- ment to the effect tbst ho wss not in contempt of the Houee, bocauso tho Iouse had never oidered the h\vullfiluon; that Lo did not em< ploy any person subject to the juriadiction of the Ifonso to the extent of those inquiries; thot tho House bLad no right to deprive him of his liborty, and thoonly praatical effect of any action the Houso may take:dn iunlsunfi upon anawers to the questions in dls- pute will be to suopross a magss of valuablo and nteresting testimony for the most part not available from other sourccs, but which he iy, and always has beon, ready to place aj the dis- posal of the Commitles, either voluntanly or in Teply to thelr questions, and no on will be grati- flod” at this result oxcopt thoso who are in. terested in the sappression of this jestimony, MOUX QUEATIONS, Whon Irwin had completed tuo reading of his statoment, Mr. Dawes offorod a resolution di- recting tho Speaker to proposs to tho witness the following quentions ; Furst—Qive the names of persons whom you employed tosid yon in procuring the_subkidy from Congress in 1873 for the Pacifio Mall Bieamehip Company, Second—What was tho largest sum pald by you to.any one person to.aid you in procuring that subsidy. DHOLINES TO RSPOND, Tho resolution was adovted, and the Speaker proceeded to put the quostions to Irwin, To tho firng question Irwin roplied ¢ Mr. Bpeaker, | am compelled to dacllna_ doing 80 for reasons which T have already stated. Yo tho second question he repliod: I'wo bun- dred and seventy-five thousand dollars, [Sen- uation,) BESOLUTION OF COMMITTAL, Mr. Dawes thon pffered the following resolu- tion, which was adopted : Jtesolved, That Ricusrd D, Irwin, having been heard by tho House pursuaut to tho order herctofore mad bas fuiled 1o show sufticient causs why b should ol nd tLat Lo Le considered in contempt of the House, A loog discuesion then eusued on a resolutlon offered by E, I Noberts, dircctiug the Her- goant-at-Armas to keep Irwin in custody lu tho common jsil of the District of Columbia, F;ullly .the resolution was modifled 60 as to read: Retolved, That Richard B, Irwin be remanded to the custody of (e Bergewut-at-Arins to abide (he further orderw of tho Honse, und {hat whils fo such custody ho Le yermilted to be takeu by the Bergeaut-at-Arms Defore the Committes of Ways and Meays, if Lo stall declare Linwel¢ ready to anawer such quesiions as may ba bewfully put o bim ; snd whila b shall 0 o~ wain in fhe cuatudy of 1he Bergeant-ut-Arms be shall K kept in the cowmon Jull of the District of Coluw- a, Tha resalution was sdopted. A YURTHER COLLOQUY arose on a quesiion sugaestod by the Bpeaker, as to whether the time isd. not srrived wheu it was hig duty, under tho law on the subjeot of coutumacious witnesses, to cestily tho fact of Irwin's refusal to testify to the District-Autorney of the Districk of Co- jumbis, No decision was anived at on {thst oint, but the Bpeaker, as the Houso was about 0 adjourn, eaid that iu tho absouca of fukiruc. tions fiom the Houee he would feel it hia duiy to cerlify the case to the District-Attoruey, Adjourned. BEFORE TUE WAYS AND WEANS COMMITTEE, The juvestigation was continued by the Ways and Meaus Commitieo to-day. Charles Avert teshitied that e wusan agent or acloruey for tho Paciflc Mail Steamuhip Company from 1860 until Septomuer, 1473, In this capacity ho commenced au spplication "of gold. for incroasad subeldy in Decembor, 1871, andman- ared tha caso bl the fiist part of February, 1872, whon ho was suy ersedad by Irwin, but there- after maiod as Irwin's counsel and dibursing agont. Dishureementa wore mnade between the 2d of Tebruarv and 1at of July, reregated betweon 100,000 and & Tho vwituesa received 100,000 of this amount from Trsln personaliy, in Now York, May 27, 1872, in ehecks rigned cither by Bollows or Btoc well, Thoe witnesy’ sgreemont with Rtockwell was otal, and rolated ouly to witnoss own orsonal gervices. For thesa lo recefvod 310,000 i cash, aud was to receive 10,000 more in envo of succesh: but, being superseded, ho could make no clum, aud considercd bo bind none. For this Iattor amount ho #ih- Moiuently recelvert from Irwin botween 01, sl £7.000 for bis rerv M ConnK 1nne butsoments wera mado by witness, under Trwin's directions, fn Washingion, to twenty-ive or thirty different peraons, roma of them residenta of Warliinglon, snd some not. ‘Witnhers look recoipts fur all payments, And eent receipta to Irwin in Californin, Witnesw, in viow of his refation to [rwin as coune wel, and Irwin's refusal to answer similar quontions, said ho folt compelled at present to decline fo pive snames of perrons to whom he made these payinsnts undor Irein'a diroctions, Ha desired to state, however, that not a cent of the amount disburs. ed by him was pald by any agreoment, or nuders standing.or expectation, that it would ovorench any member of Congrosa, ‘Tho witnees in Irwin's unclo, and has writion to Roverdy Johnson for advi - NATIONAL FINANCES, DANGER OF NO LEUISLATION IF TIE BENATE DILL FAIL, Bpecial Dispateh to The Clieaao Tribune, WasmixaroN, D. C. Jan, 6.—Tho Iouse Committce on Banking and Curroncy to-day ook uwexpectod action with referenco to the Heunto ancs Dill, which s the apecial order in the Ifouse to-morrow. ‘The Committoo decided to permit tho Houso to vota on two amendmonts: Virst, on an amondment striking out the first asud eocond sections of the bill Thera sectiona refer to tho substitution of silver coln for fractional curroncy, and to tho freo coinsgo Bccoud, to insert tho words *‘and cancol” after tho word “rolire,” in tho mection providing for the rvoliremont of greenbacke, This would offcct tho can- cellation of all the rotired notes. If i} wore certain that tho Banking and Curreney Caommitteo conld control the Ifouse, this ac- tion wonld*seom likely to be disstrous to the Senata bill, as there i3 no prouability that the Hennte would debate tho Bocond amendmant proposed fo bo voted upon by the DBank- mfi and Currenoy Committos. ~\Whatever tho bill may ho luterproted to moan, it is certain that thie Bennto would not accept an nmondment ab- solutely providing for the cancellation of tha retired notes. Thoro will be a very strong feel- ing in the louso ngainst tho action of the Bank- ing and Currenoy Committeo, and & formidabla offory will bo mado to pnes the Senate bill with- out any amendmont. 'Uhowo best informed as to the probable action of tho House aro of the opinfon that the Scnato bill must be pagsed in exactly Its presont shapo, or sll 4nancial legislation will fail. Tt seems probablo that tho action of the Banking and Cutrency Committao will open tho finance sub- Ject to debato. When tho dobato oneo Degins, it 1n likely that the coutral of it will paas from tho Banking sud Curroncy Committeo, ———— NOTES AND NEWS, ATMY BILLS PASBED IN THE HOUSE, The Military Committee bad the morning haur in the Iouso, Two billy of national importance werao passed. Ouo places the Adjutant-General's Corps of the Army on tho old war-footing of 1862, Tho othor provides for sn adjustment of tho accounts for arms hotween tho States and tha General Govornment. It appears that some of the States havo been ro very impocupious as to sell their arms. BELLING A CADETSHIT. State Sonator Graliam, of Virgims, who mnde the orunnl charges ogainst Hepresentative Stowell, of linvicg sold & nava) cadetship, ap- peatod beforo the Ifousre Naval Committeo to-day, snd testilled that ho had agreed to pay Stowel 21,000 for makluz the ap- pointment. Graham gave to Btowoll the uama of the boy who was to be appointed, and To was appointod, Tho boy's stopfatlier puld him ‘Grahom) $1,700 for tho place, of which amount 1,000 was to go to Btowell. BSoon after the money was pald, the witneas paid Stowell 8500 in cash, and dopoerted 310 $o Stowell's crodit with Jay Coake & Co., leaving & balance still uupaia of $100. Without etung throngh with Graham, iho Commities sdjourned till to-morrow. As the caeo now ptands, it Lias been a * bad lot” for Stowel, but the latter claims that the money deposited by Graham was for a_purely business tranmaction, having vo relation to the cadotship, sud that bo will bo nblo to Ao show conclusivaly. (70 the Annoctated Fress.) NOMINATIONH, ‘Wasntsaton, D. C., Jan, 6.—Tho President sent the following nominations to tho Renato: C. B. Liues, Recoiver of Public Moneys, Topelka, Kan,; K. J. Jonking, Ileceiver for tho Public Land District of Kansas, Postmasters—L. G. Jolns, Beward, Neb, ; N. A. Frank, Falls Citv, Nob.; B. A, Epperson, Bushuell, IiL; J. N. Turnbull, Monmouth, Ilt. ; B, B. Webster, Mon- ticello, 111 ; Hall Anderson, Lancaster, Ky.; N. 0. Galpin, Boonsboro', In, OUN FORTIFICATIONS, Tha Jouse to-day in Commitloee of the Whole, Mr, Eldredpe in tho chair, tovk up the Furtifica- tion Appropriation bill, which appropriate 8850,000 For souie timo the discussion of the bill ran slong on the question of the utihty of onr sea-coast fortifieations, In tho courss of it Mr. Cartleld alluded to tho rrinciplo of internationnl arbitra- tion, and Ir. Hawloy intimatod that tho Ameri- can Bea-condt defenaos aud American navy were not in condition to rosst tho Bpanish navy. Mr, Cox rediculed tho idea of jatornational ar- bitration, and showed that many of tho preatest wary in history havo takea place within tho fnay quarter of acentury. Ha declared thora never was guch a 1lasco a8 the arbitration nystem of the Adninistration, Iad the Admunistiation settled tho Virginfus questfon with Spamn 7 It was not sottled yet, Thao Administration was followmy tho Britieh Government like a little jollv-boal belund a stenmor. The Administration held up the whita banner to othor natious, and made war upon the American people. Mr. Willard remarkod that, as fortifications would probably bo necessary if tho Democ- racy came into power, ho would withdraw an smendment which ho had offcrod $o reduca tho appropristions. Having been finlshed In committoe, the Com- mittos rose, aud tho Houss passed tho Lill. ’ FIRES. IN CHICAGO. The two-story framo building, No, 708 Centro avenue, was alightly burued lsat night ot Lalt- paat D o’clock, and caused the alarm from Box 802, Tho damago amounted to 8150 ; no insur- anco, George illden owns the premises, and William Grilla occupies thom. Causo of fire unknown. ‘The alarm from Box 773 st 5:95 laat eveniog was caured by firofu the dwollivg of J. 0. Hol- zen, No. 540 North Deatborn sticot. Damags, £600; tully insured in the Altna, Causo of fire unknown. “Ulie bursting of & gas-metro in tho dwelling occupted by Lewis Moss, No, 125114 lndiaua stroet, &t 7:16 o'clock last ovening, caused an slarin of firo from oz 115, Lut did no damago, AT LICK RUN, O. apecial Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Lick Ruw, 0., Jon. 6.—The largs frame board- ing-houso at the Lick Run mines was burned this morning. Cause, defeotivo flue. Loss, £5,000, AT TIPPECANOE CITY, O. Svecial {napatch to The Chicago Tridune, Trepecanoz Oiry, O, Jon. 6.—The distillery of H.L. Chaffos, of this place, wae entircly destroyed by fire this moruing, Loes on build- Snix ahbout $8,000; no {nsurance, Over B0 bar- rely of whisky werc alvo burned, Patially in- wured in tho Awaxon, of Ciucinnati, AT DECATUR, ILL, Bectal Dispat-h to The Chicage Tridune, Droatun, 1)), Jau. 6.—At balf-past 1 o'clock this mosning the bt. Chatles otel wns discaver- ed to beon fire, The klarm was sounded, and the firemen tmined out, but they wore uuable to savo tho Luilding and contents. Tho loss is c- Uinated st 85,000 waid to be iusured for ¥6,000. ) AT WENONA, MICH. East Bao1vaw, Blich., Jan. 0.—Two buildings wero totally destroyed by fire at Wonons, this morning, Loss, $1,600. Insured for #800, — - OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Queexstows, Jan, G.—Tho steamships Erin -nd;iity of Now Yozk, from Now York, Lave ar- Tive MISERABLE SINNERS, So Are We All of Us, but Particularly Those. Mentioned Below. A Terrible Child-Murder ==« Thy Father Guilty. MURDER OF A CHILD BY ITS FATHER. Prowm the Clarinda (1a.) Democrat, Abont 4 or & 1niles north of Clarindn livon ¢ CGermsn family named Krugho (pronounced Krugs). Thoe family consists of Kragho, his wife, and five or aix children. Thoy have been liviug in this county some thres or four yoars on on 80-acre tract of land purchased from tha B. & M. Railrond Company. They were in ro- duced circumstances and lived poorly enough, it is trute, but they would have fared far better had it not bosu for tho extreme brutality of tho mur- doror Krugho. This brate, or dovil, or whatever he is, treated his family and all over whom lie had nny control with extremo cruclty, froquontly beating and abusing them in the most shocking mannor. About a year sluce ons of his sons waa forcod to lenvo homo on_account of his father, who fn an angty fit ono day choppod off one of tho Lov's fingora with n hae, Iy intimidution Krugho in- duced the lttl follow to say that his maiming was tho result of au.accident, Prior to this, and boforo the family camo to this country, wo arn lold that Mrs, Krugho sava lier husbaud Killed his Tittla child, ngo.l only about 3 yoats; but by threnta to kill his wifo aud ofher children it they ever infortod on him he had succeeded in concenling the crimo aud in escapin puntehment therefor, TLast suamer o kille ono of his liorsos, which iad heon purchasod for Lim Ly subseription on aceount of his allaged destitution ot the time. Krughe's family lived in constant foar that their lives would vo taken by thejr inluman Iiead, and horo his ahuse mith but little complaint. Mre. Krugho workad hard to provide for her fanuly, and lor only reward from hor bushana was Lis nbuse. A fow days sinea Krugho startod threo of his children Lo school. Among them was & daughter ayod about 10 years and 0 mouths, This ohlid, it seams, novor had attonded school, Monday ovenng Krughe called the cluld to bim and be- gan to auestion it, to seo what progress it had made, lio sava, Tho little thing had not yet learned the alphabet. Its pareut triod to make it topeat tho alphabet, however, but of coutso it could not. At this Krugho became onrazed ana sent ono of tho other children for o aifek, with which he bnfinn to beat bis child most shocking- Is. lts inability, through terror and paim, ta ovon prononnco the name of & singls lotior unly entaged tho monster tho more, and, fiying at tna ehild with the ferocity of a tiger, be tore off its clotnos and began savagoly beating and kicking fe. ‘T'hen ho L’lu?hl up astove-lid and struck the child o droadful blow. Thon Lo seized an iron stove-lifter and with it pounded his little vie- tim. All the wilule Lo warned his wife and childron that, if thoy intorfered with him, or attempted to givo an alarm, lio would kil them. At longth Ld pro- cnred ' etick’ of stove-wood, s hosvy knotied olub, and again assniloa the littly ono, who now lav crouched, blesdng and broken, under s table. Driving it from thence, after many blows, tie pursuod it under tho bed, where bo Btruck it ropeatodly with all his strengih., Ono of tha blows delivered at this time, it is bolioved, crushed in the chill’s tender skull just abova the @vo, making n deprension larga enough to odmit an og. Not yot natiating wik ferooity, ho drag- ged 1t from” undor the bed, uow already dying, to the middle of the raom, and stamped i, kicked it, beat it sgain and again. At last from exhsustion ho ceased his dovilish work and wont to bed, cursing and sweartag most frightful oatha at i little crusied sud mangled victim and the othor cowaring. trombling members of hin famly. For threo loug hours Lad Lio beaten the little murdored innocent,—and what terrible bours thoy wero to it, and to its mother and sivtora and brothora! Aa roon as who dared, Mrm. Krugho lifted hor littlo dving daughtor on the bed and bound up hor crushed brow. In a fow minutes the chilil died, ‘'nesdsy motning Krugho, fluding that the child was” indood doad, like the cravon, Llack- Irearted wrotch that ho fs, hastened to ! and plncod himnelf nnder tho protection Bherilt, who confined him in tha calabaoso. A DASTARDLY CONFICENCE-MAN, Speciat Duvateh to The Clicaan Iribune. Des Moryes, In, Jan. 6.—On Thuraday lara W, L. Cappel, of Casey, In., of the tirm of Whitney & Cappel, went to Omaha on businoss. During the day a strangor bacamo vary attentivo to him, and nsked him scveral times to drink, which he rofused. e flually presonted Cappol & couple of oranges, which wero accepted, and ono of them eaten,—tho other ho intended to tako Lemo. e soon after began to feol ill, and, gotting no bettor, decided to return lome, Mo took tho evoning trgin, e grow worse, aud at Avocs tho conductor pro- cured lim_a cup of strong coffeo, which rolieved him slightly, but Lio grew woigo, and when the train reached Atlantic he was ro- moved to a Liotel and two physicians enlled, who, after several houra’ hard worlt, brought him ro- lit. Thoy deolare tho orauges wore charged with strycimine, and had he uot got help as he did he would not have lived, and, had La eaten both_oranges, hie would not Lave got out of Omalia slive. Tho indications are that tho Omaha stranger intended to rob him, by firat stupefying him with liquor, but, failing in this, lio resorted to the oranges, Cappel ssw him ou the trausfer-train voming to Couucil Baufs, A HEAVY CONFIDENCE GAME, Civo1yNaTI, Jan, 6,—Joseph Zanune, an Ttalian confuctioner on Fifth street, in this city, was yoaterday swindled out of nearly £7,000 by two men, who reproseated that they wished to dis- poss of a lot of $100 bills for small bills, offering #100 on 81,000 for tho oxchange. When Zanano produced his monoey, it was found that they did not bave s suficiont pumber of $100 bills with tuem, and it was agreed that the sum they had with thom and Mr. Zaaano's money should bo placed together in a frunk, and left in Za. nane's confectiovery storo, tha koy being Lield by ono of the sharpors, while tho thres pro- cooded to Indlanapolis, whero tho sbarpers rope ronsntod that thoy bad o business establishment, to got more bills,” Bhortly after loaving tho con= fectionery-store; ono of (he sharpers, on somo retonne, absonted himsglf from the party, ro- turned fo the stors, and took the mouey from tho trunk, Ho than rejoined tho otber two sud lu'ucread.cd to lndlanapolis, where Mr. Zanane st track of them, and. on his return to Cinclu~ uati, fouud his money gone. THE FMOTIONAL PHASE, Bvectal Disnten to Tho Chicaua Tridune, Garurwous, O., Jan, G.—At Polni Pleasant, W. Va, sbout 9 o'clock this, morning, Cupt. MeDanlols was fired upon and instantly killed by a man named Wetzel, from a window of his resi- dence, Waetzol surronderad himeolf to the Sher- iff and is now in juil. 1ls claims in justifieation of the deed tha: McDaniels was criminally inti- wate with lis wifo, ALLEGED INFANTICIDE, Spacial Lispatch to 7'he Citedon Tridune, Quinay, Ik, Jau, 6.—To-day four women, fn« mates of a house of prostitution in this city, wero arrested on & warrant obarging them with cbild-murder, one of the womeu being tho mother of the obild. The women olaim, how- evor, that the child was gilll-born, aud that the will be uble to establish the fact upon thoir triaf, which taca placo nest Mouday. PITTSBURC. Duasiness Fallw: Buwi Special Dispateh ta The Chicaoo Triduma, Prrrspung, Jau, 6.—The failure of the Citis zeus' Oll Refinlog Company, some time ago, I8 drawing down with it some heavy indorsers. Yeaterday James Bowen, a promineut merchant Liere, filed a voluntary petition in bsukruptey, and Jored M. Drush, so extonsive boiler-manus faciurer, anuonuced that tho failure would pull his tirm down too, 118 will probably file his po- tition to-morrow, Waring fi:'nu‘. luullm; extens ive oll firm, have also snwpouded, Deprossion in the trade is ascribed as the cause, This avuumF & laige mae\lnq of merohsnts snd othiers was held in Lafayette Hall, tor tho purs pore of geiting a memurial to Cougroess, to ad i improving the Ohblo River. Thoms as M. Howe, Prosident of the Chame ber of Commorce, prekuled. Joln I, Dravos J. K. Noorehead, Judgo Whito, and oihers, maido gpuectioa, 'T'ho real objeet of tho moetivg viad to get up » wemorial to Cougross for subsldy for tbe Norihern Pacifle Rosd, thougi others wero mentioned, Resolutions piving the exprossion of the weoting were adopiod