Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1875, Page 5

4 3 ue Rea etree Be ona ret i ‘Tho article pena wilh a quotaiton of tho ax resolution, pledgiigs Congress to glva teaubeilies to public cr povale entorprives, gueh ag, ab elaitas, is the propoxed eaual. ‘Tho Canmereia! maintains that, though © this pare {icalne eaunt echama doce tot como strictly wi bin tha terms of tho Honsax resolution, rive tho appropriation itealla for ta not to bo ivaed 8 om subsidy to any cortoration," Jit is tho firat step of a jreat depletion of tho onal Creavury for tho construction of in- at improvements, The recond argument 13 is the Lill leaves Go tha discretion of 1» single tor of the Government the amount of monoy to bo paid for tho vght of way; that the con- deranation and appraisal of tho required prop- jate bo made by free-holders roelding in the neighborhood of the lauds, all af whoo ine ter-uts ore idoutiticd with securing the largest possible iu dawages to their neighbors. third argument is ono of cont. ‘Tho uncreial ciainis that, although the estimated cf the eaual te $4,500,000, its actual will bo nugthing from 5,000,000 to and cites in support of the the Delaware & Tudson Canal, tong, costing $6,300,000; the iil Navization Canal, of 103 miler, ot a cont of 13,207,000; tho Delaware & Vvitan Canal, of 43 miles tn leteth, costing Ht.) 99,009; and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, 340 inites long, coating $11,375,000. Lastly, it ures thet dio eana) ts not an inter-Btate onter- pricy that it is wholly within tho limits of Illinois; and that Congress has no furiadiction dubai ennata within cho limits of o single Stato, or fo aquander the public monoy in trying to out fatlacioun plans for getting grain to 2." ‘Mseas aro tho arguments of tho Com- jal, and probably of all the opponents of the ure. post 15,000,000, prestietion 44 aniles 1, is connoling to reifoct that, though this gen- ua has its eredulous fools, it is not moro al tian its predecessors: and that, though vituatilicmania of today may have seized Ayrcater number of people, throush tho imp:oved facilities for communication, it had ita cony its and believers in the savontesnth coutu- ry. who were as bigoted and crodulous as their dey wlants of the nineteenth, It is more than blo tka in the twonty-iret the fizzle of « Kina may bo cited to illustrate somo 10 hoax. A writer an tha Providenco 1.) Preas toentions, among cortain in ing okl volumes, a rare baok of six: 1 paqos, Lenring dato of 1623, and printed fn ‘Tho wiitor, who signa himself “1. C., asin tho services of Mie Majesty, and lozatod in tho Konih, aud tho events ho deecriben csired many yours before, He narrates that wtting with bis host, one Gronox Warrox, 3 Tatnily, the houso was nagsmiod by o arof stones, varying in size from that of a it o6 big ns his dist to a wmall pebblo. Tho moon shining brightly, and the whole sur- rowsling country was plainly visible, aud no was diseosered, It was immodi~ eiuly eonciuded that © the aione-throwing devils,” tuen aueh belioved in, wore guilty of the outrage, ‘Ihe devils entered the house, unscen, of course, and drupped taeir imingiles through tho ceil- ing umn to the astoulshmont of overybody. When the writer began to piay upon a rauéical inst ament tho bouldors outside dancod into the roun', ond jumped to the music, and wore joingt }s 4 pewter spoon. This sort of thing continued for roveral Woeks. There were some noted wit- aweised by the writer; among them Samusn : Govornor of Now Jersoy ¢ WALTER xx, Governor of Rhode Island; and Marri s, of the samo State, whove naines will be ‘jated with the Owens, Lirpitry, Wate 1, Chooxenes, and oven Iexny Winsox, of ownday, The book, called by the writor ‘“Hithoboha, or the Stone-Throwing Devil," wil eompare favorably with the iugennons and. naw diverting confessions of Rovenr Dane Owry, in his articles published in tie Allantic. ‘Ths potioy adopted by tho Neapolitans in ban- ishing tho scum of their population from the elty to sme of the diataut Italian fslands, and thero g (hem under strict police surveillauco, is aad ove far Naples, even if [t boa little #evero an the poor wrotches who are Laniehed. Tt doo not appenr that the thioves and vagrauts of ‘es aro given. much clunce to employ a er who owns tho Deputy Shoriff who man- ipyatea tho jnry, aad therofore the tag-rag and Dob tail—the Camorristi an they aro called— ‘on hard timo of it, ‘Their pridowell is in- eclet, and thoir Lenox is nupported by a Jittlo arwy of his own, go that egcapo is not Thore, by tho hundred, away from home, and wubject only to tha goniat italicnees of an Italian climate and the compasionshin of Italian policemen, thoy study the art of living by work. ‘Tho syetomn 1vot compare with anything American. ‘Tho i-tenda ate not ponal eottlements; they rosemblo th. nina measure, but the criminals are usually Poi sy rogues, vagrants, bullies, and pickpockets, Af .AcWexacp aud his crew wore ia Naples as a . danco, thoy would probably soon find their wes aut of town to ono of theaa pleasant spote. Pe haps in timo things may bocome go’ unplens- ans horo that tho eity will build au island homo for vomo of thero beauties in the lake. If put up bya ring architect, aud a little shaky, 90 meh the hotter, Anew dangor ling arison. A misguided Gor- nun chemist, Instead of putting his time where ii would do tho most good by invouting o clemenl componnd warranted to destroy tho trate for Hquor, has willfully and wickedly dis- oovered w method af mattiug brandy out af savw- dust, Ifo wlil doubtless publish tho process under the title of Drunkdnness Mado Enay." Too results may be sppaliling, Wo can add huthing to this pathetio pletaro of them, drawa by tho Dunn County (Yonn.) News: Wouraa friend cf the temyoraueo movement, and Wo want it to succeed, but Wiut chunzo willit havo hots inun cu take 9 rin-saw und go ont and (eb -uvank with a fence rail 2 What ie fue uae of a Problo- Jory Liquor luw if a man is able to wnke bewudy suiashos ont of tho shingics on bia roof, or if he cat (ef tlstrhum tromeus by drinking the loge of bie veben chain? You way slut att inotsiate out of « shachop, aud keep lita away {vont tayerus, but i he _Larvine Uprosrioua on Lotled sawdust And doasl~ entod Window ally, an oort at reform must neceara= y be uta! ha whia, therefore, if tompier- hosteties will butchor the German chemist before ‘hw good any further, Ibis now pretty gonorally understood that the Grand Jury asvortalued dotlnitoly from ovidenco Leforo it thet a ellque of tho Aldormen domand- ed that ono of the companies proposing to lay # horue-railroad on Wabash avenuo should "put up ” §20,000 for thoir bonofit, aud that this sum. of money was actually "put up" in a cortain Safety Deposit vault, to boturned over when the ordinaneo pessod, But thia same clique sudden~ Iv changed front oud voted tho frauchiae to anothercompany asking for it, though why and Wherefore the tato Grand Jury had not the time #2 ascertain, Was It booause tho Aldermanic clique or ring had unddenly become virtuouy and toxolyod to take nothing ; or was it because tuo 80,000 biddora bad, in the languago of our dis tinguished Mayor, been “ saisod out by their competitors? A question for ® jury of draw- okor playora to dacide, —_————— Ms, and Are, Sartori, son-in-law and daugh- tor of His Excellency tho Provident, ouco mora #03 fot'upon American soil yexterday, having arrived by the steamer Hepublio, of the White Starling, whieh roschod hor dock at 1 o'clock. ‘They Were met an tho wharf by « party of friouda, inoluding Col, Fred Grant ond Mr. Honore, of Chicago, and at ouco took cerrlages and proceuded to the Yitth Avenue Hotel, In corapliaucs with the paternal injunction, any spo- cial domonstration, was avoided, but the returned couplo wore grooted with the greatest effusion by the frends in waiting, Dinner was iame- distely served in the parlor of Col, Grant, and meanwhile tho beautiful fawer basket, with ha words “ Woleome Homo,” which had been Propared in antleipation of Nollie’s return, wae placed in her room 4a « greeting upon her ¢ Prauce, To paxsagy of the Hopublio wasja very Seroeable yno for tho aesuon ot the year, and ‘Without inddont worthy of mention, Tho pasty wil remiatn In Now York a short tine aad thea proceed to Washington, where a round of gocial festivities In honor of tho returned © Princesa" will take place.—New York Herat, PERSGUAL, Neecorrt is the favorite tenor of Nome, Tivhop Quintard, of Tenneyaeo, 198 guest at the Palmer Houxe. Mra. Van Cott, tha ealobrated revivaliat, ar- rived yeaterday ot the Shocman ilo, Wacurtet, the tonor, is coming to this country next season, with a company of hin awn. King Atryoxsy weata an Ulster overcoat; thus docs @ touch of zoro naka the whole world kin. Mante Canoniny Ancitanavct, Countoss of Chatol, bas beon arrested for shop-lifting in Paris. Lady Crantny bas left £100,000 a8 0 find for the encouragoment of painting and sculpture in reat Britain, “Warrington” (\¥. 9, Rontssox), tho woll- known Hoxton Journaliat, is dying from discase of the norve-contres, Fonnzy is mad with those wretebed French- men hecauxe they can undorstand his Engliuh no Lotter than his French, Mr. 8. W. Exsaorr, Aesiatant Bueinoss Mana- Ror of tho Now York @raphic, is in tho city, o gueat of the Grand Pacific Hotel. A Delfust, Me., woman was divorced in tho afternoon aud reemarcied before night. She waa raized in a very appropriate town, Herr VaLrestacex, a Rusatan nubject, bas received a concession from the Shah of Vorsia to build thio first railroad connecting Europe aud Agia, Geonag Tippre, of Boston, a gradunto of Harvard, baa mado his debut as Romeo. He is Kare: E1enn's cousin, aud subject to the family dusanitys : Tho person of Bazan Bensitanpt, leading lady of tho Paris Thoatie Francais, is thinner than ber acting. ‘Ibe wits say eho bidew bobind her riding-whip. - Mr, Baxur Srxcram, late publisher of tho Now York Zribune, is going tho rounds as & clerk on a $1,500 uslary, IIo ran too big a houro, and is 9 warning to publishers, Milo. Graxvinty, who is somewhat formiiably deecribed ue “tho Indy with jasss of frou and teoth of stecl,” is nuw performing at the Palace Amphitheatre in San Franciavo, Tho Rev, Mias Hanuts, of Hallowoll, Me.,, has chapltined in the day's business of the Loginia- tnro—the first woman who ever did such a thing —and now Bho looks for a foreign mission. Gon. 'Pnuatnven, hoavily armed, is looking for tho athletic proof-raader of the Dolphi Aouitor. "Tho General's lectura was on ' Tigh Orators,” not on “Irish Pratios," 93 tha Monitor an- nounced. Z Tho Louisville Courier-Journal epske wiser than it know when it euppoged the Lydia ‘Shompson's loge would be a joy forover. ‘Tho fear hhaunta us tuat the padding on those aged Jimbs is indestructible. Knorr, the connon-maker, is disgusted. Ito got alint of approaching trouble and hired more hands, Wo has had to dischargo n great many of them with tho asquranco that tho good promise of tho past had not beon fulfilled, Tho Hon, N. B, Judd is still improving, and yesterday was eitting up for a short timo, al- though ho ig yet nblo to seo only his most intl mate friouds, It will ho somo weeks yet bofora Mr. Judd can loave bis rooma at the Grand Pacific. Old Montross bas bad # elngular cage of clopo- moot in high life, A fomalo fox, owned by & gardenor, was confined by @ chain fastened to leather collar. A dog-fox ovidently made his way in, gnawed off the collar, and eloped with Lis ledy-lovo. They mado double tracks. Miss Satuy Apams, of Portland, brought the man she loved to tho point by saving to him, whilo gloamas of love-light shot from hor half- shut oyes, “I Lavo hud two offers of marriago. 'The flrat did not please mo; and, as for tho aov- and, I-I have a superstitious regard for jodd numbers.” - When John Amos, of Lambeth, London, was charged with drowning his wite, he would hayo preferred hls wifo's relatives to tho, Criminal Court, Now that bo is acquitted and at largo, and theso ignoraut relatives huvo become bo par sonal as toalng to him o cong with tho chorus, “Hore'a tho blank thut drowned his wifo,” bo throws himself upon tho meray of tho Court, Typographical errora ara somotimes ax costly ag dismouds. A Vhiladelphia paper rocontly callod 8 man there & © box-maker” whon it in- tended to call him a “bookkeaper,” and now thatinan comea into court, with his lacorated sonl blooding, like Marco DBozzaris, at overy veln, and askuto be awarded $15,000 damages. Of courso ho will get every cent of it, But wo should suppose that half a million would hardly placo his sonaibilities aud reputation roctus in curia.— Louisville Courier-Journal, “Lotte” nag star is declining, Kicking has ceased to become intercating. She ia gotting old, and the public is beginuing to tiro of hor milly pranks, Hence in Chicago it fx formally announced that she would accept no more than 5 per cent for her money invested here, In San Franoiseo, where hor last engageniont was a do- ploraple fizzle, she donates a drinking-fountain. Homo agent is pushing Lotta’a ndyortising dodgos toa dogreo of attenuation from which transparenoy 4s ingoparable. Thore has beon anothor outouret of South- ern chivalry, Paul Zocchl, a “ high-toned Southerner” from Georgia, met a cold-blooded Nortborner in San Franeisco, and with that true nobility which scorna oven good-broeding and politonows, onilod him “a d—da carpot-bag- ger." They fonght, and the Sontherocr, ra- colving a light wound, fred into tho nir, Being refused ® wecond shot, bo tried to commit suicide, Zocohl caused tho hanging of Ives’ brother during the War ay o Union apy. The Prisou Committees of the Indiana State Logualatura arrived at tho Tromont House yoa- torday morning from Michigau City, whore they liayo boch oxamining tho manayemout of tho Northorn Prison, ‘Chey loft last eyouing on the 9:45 train for Joliot, examining tho Whuoia Stato Pnaon to-day, and loaving for Indiauapolis tho suine evening. Tho following ara the namos of tho members of the Committoea: Sonate, 8. AM. Brocklagor, J, H. Winterbotham, J, Q. Howard, F. 0. Johnson, J. Underwood; Youre, M. Tel- Yor, 0. E. Crono, E. 3. Glasgow, Thomas Dol- jows, J, E, Looper, D, Shaffer, E, Evans, During tho War a famous tragedian [played Richelicu before a large audience, sinong whora wos Avmauaa Lixcotx, The audienco way mixod in its sympathies, but the actor, not wiohingto fire their passions, altered tho toxt of 8 famous line to road “Take away tho eword ; Btates may bo waved without tt." The cirenme stance was reported to Vonnest. The gloomy lant uttered s curse, Meanwhile ho piayod tho sawo part, and one night, when Linconn wag once more in tho front, thunderod out the ling with marvelous onergy and emphasia: * Take away the aword; States CAN be saved without it.” ‘The point was acon sod the applause shook the house, MOTEL ARRIVALS, Grand Pae(fto—John I, Levull, Boston; BG Dixon, Omaha Jules Bernbeiiner, P. Kaufmen, Ban Feanelco} Charles ¥, Goddard, Now York; &, | Hankin, Moumouth atiaa; L, A,'Ash, Olio; Elliott, 'Now York; “Frank G, Noyes, Iowa's Spence, Clucinuani’s If, Hl, Wealtley, BE, 2 TsowLrtdge, New York; W. J, Fi LW lew York, 4 Hobart, Gisrk, Now York; tho Hon, A, G, Adam Joun Church, Cinelnnati; the’ ton. George Pudiadulphia} 5. be Alexar, | New Edward W, Fox, W, 3-colluord, Portlaut D. ult, U, eran Bri Columb 5 i 1. B, Bovle; ‘Tremont Housed, B. Dodson, Concord gon, Now flvany 3 0, T, Orton, New York; G, ¥F, Howard, Massachusetts ;' 8. F, Burmenu, Ciiciouail | J.P, Quilter, Now York} J, Ut, Beluldley, Dulmore } ‘A.G, Howor, Sun Prauciaco j if, U. Gorton, kicueee {ct De, Davieaoo, London... dherman Hlat-—J. Uy a; Jacob Wold ford, Deveuiyorty Te G, Figun, BMssstehvatey Orn Yatton, Alliany j Joby Dontley, Clockouath: U. ¥. Stuvana, pau Dostoay D. Baier, Wooslng; Erreur Nt ny a. 1, Towa; Harding, York? i, ton. ¥,0, suine Yesmnoal ) a uy THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1875. WASHINGTON. Tho President Expected to Veto | the Lille Tarif? Bill Conflicting Reports frora Arkansas Committee, the Poland Supports Garland, aud Ward Declares for Brooks, The Amazing Impudence of Benjamin Butler Freshly Illustrated. The Yom Scott Pacifie Railroad Lobby Gainiug Liope. LOUISIANA AND PINCHBACK, VINUINACK GESTING DIScOUBAQBL. Speerat Inapateh to The Chicaya Tribune. Wasirsatox, D.C. dan. 31,—At tho Henato Tepublican saucus on Baturda; rasul " agreed to indorsing tho action of tho Prositent with respect to Louiaiaua, aud proviling for tho rezognition of the Kellogg Government as tho do facto Govornmont, It was especially agreed, howovor, (hat no Senate sltall ba bound by tho tle to support tho validity or 1 of tho Kelloeg Government. It was found, wf ropented acliberation, that there was not sacha nnit upon the subject of tho legality of tho ogg Goverument as wonld warrant a ma- jority of tho Republicans in tho caucna— oven if such o majority had tod—to. force tho minority to acknowledge its Tegal validity. ‘lhe development eof tho last two or threo days havo shown, morzovor, that it was extremely unlikely that such « majority could bo had. It was absolutely agreed that each Senator shall be loft to bis own relion Upon the queetion of seating of refusing to Koat Pinchback. ‘This action of tho caums will, of necessity, compel a modification of tire action of the Sonnto Commitinn on Ek ms regards tho Kollogy (overnment. . jeburn of Wadieigh, and tho oxpecied of Carponter, both of whom we mombers of the —Elostions —_ Coimuittee, wanld doubtless havo changgd the vate in Con: miltes as Lo the recojnition of the validity of tho Kellugs Govermmont. Wadleia, Carpenter, and Alcorn's votos would have seenrad ns diifer- entroyult. {t vow acears certain that Pinebback cannot count on moro than tie 18 votes which wore caat for bin Hriduy iv the sinall caucus, when only 8 yotos wero cast against him. careful canvasy of tho Senators stics thon ehows that Binchbuck's friends were all presont ab thay enucus, while most of his opponents wore ebsent, ‘Tho indications from this reeult nro thyt tho caso of Piwelback will not now bo prosued, as neither bo nor his felonds dew to agitate tho matter autos thero is a prose of his admission. ‘Cho action of the cauos yesterday shows that that prospect has now al- moat disappeared. Piuechback is himaalf mach disturbed at this result. His seat ix doubtless lost, IS ONSY CHANCE. Tho only chancs for tho adaussion of Pinch- hock isto‘admit him on his prima facto creden- tials, ‘I'he claim ia mado that Benators could yoto for him on Lis crodentials without com- mitting thomsolvos to the logality of the Logis- lature wlecting him, ——s BUTLER AND BLAINE. ‘THE AROOANCE OF THE FORMER. Special snaputeh to The Chica Trilune, Wasmixatoy, D, 0., Jan, 81.—Con. Butlor, and as many ng ho can get to follow bim, aro mani- festing much opposition to Speaker Blaine, ‘Tho oppoition arises from the charactor of Biaiue's rulings during the progress of tho dilatory mo- tions on tho Civil-Rights bill. Batler had two animatod conferences with Blaino on the floor of tho Honeo3 Batarday afternoon, in which But- ler showed greot heat, Io insisted thot Blaino ought to be partisan cnough, ina time liko this, to waive somo of his constitutional thearios and rulo for his party. Biaine replied, wth oqual heat, that bis oath of oftice oud his senso of tha duties of hiv position required nothing of tho sort of him, ond that ho had ried strictty in ace cordance with tho Conatitution of tho United States nnd tho established rules of tho Hours, jen Batler lort him ino great paseion, and pru- fanely said tothe bystanders: ‘Thera isons motion which {can get tho floor to make.” The bystanders thought Butlor menot a inction to cect new Speaker, This retourk of Butler's in chavactorintic of his suprome ignorance of tho rules of the House, ‘Chore 1e prubably no mom. ber of like 6xperionce who maxes moro Rorious aud moro frequent blunders ui parlimentary law than Butior, —— THE SUBSIDY LEECHES, ‘ros scorT 1x HOPE. Svectal Diavateh to Tha Chicaas Tribune, Wastrnaron, D. C., Jan. 31.—Tho Tom Seott poople to-night prodict that the Sonnte Com- mitteo on Pucifle Railroads will to-morrow, by » decided“ rnajority, report favorably upon tho ‘Yesas Pacific bill, and request that it bo placed upon the calendar, Thov aro aluo confidens thut tho bil will pasa both Housog, althougls thoro has been no public domonztration, Sho frionds of tha bill have been making deaporate efforts for the iast thred weeks, Probably overy Congresa- man bax bean visited, ond tho whole Southern Stato delegations aro pledged to sapport tt neo unit. Loading Dewocrats, Hke Lamar and Alox- andor If, Stephens, nod nearly ovory Southern Republican, it iy waid, aro pledgad to work for the bill, ‘ko prospects of its passage uro much better now than thoy wore n wook nyo. Its op. ponents in the Fiougo, however, prodict that it cannot Becure more than 80 votou in that bod;. ——— ALABAMA. INFORMATION OBTAINED UY THE CONOREEBIONAL comsrrree, Wasutscton, D. O., Jun, 00.—Four bundred and cighty pages of the Alabama invostiystion. haye beon printed, 1t commenced the 21h of Docoinbor, in accordance with the reaolution of the Houvo of Representatives. ‘The testimony takon is very contradictory, some witnesses al- loging that intimidation was practiced boforo aud Mt tho election, and others that thero was no intimidation, Capt. Kellogg, of the Eightconth Infantry, teatitied that ho was confident that tho presevca of troops _prayented bivodahed aud riot st Opelika, while J. 1, iub- bard, Suori for threa years, said thora was somes crowding of the negroes away trom tho polls, but-ho employed troops ta let the voters ny and he had no tirther trouble, One wituexs told the story of s fight bolwoon Ropublican factions, which bad been attcibated to an assault by the Dotocrata, and another told of the raw ina colored Damocratic olub over tho diviston of the monoy received from Nepresentatrve Domo- grata, aud attributed to the jucursicn of blk Republicans, Benjamin Gardnor, ox-Attornoy-Genoral, tos- tifled that ho way a Ropublicun; that rotten oxgs Ware thrown by tho whitey at the mootune Whore he was sposlang, It was his doliberate opinion that if it were not for violence, intini~ dation, and prosoription, tho Ropublicans in tho Btato would have 20,000 or 25,009 mnajority. H, A. Campboil (colored) testitiod that the colorod mon formed p socloty to provent women from marrying Democrats, aud to advise the voparation of husband und wife whore tho husband way the Democrat, cud to exciudo Domcoratic negracs from all society. He, him- wolf, act addroused white Domocratia meotings and with white Democratio speskers. Ho took hte meals at tho wsme tablo with the Domocratia apealers. He knew of the burnlog of throa colored ohurchos and dismidaal of two oolorad mon from situations—ono because he voted tho Domocratio tickot, aud the other because ho did, not give favorabio tcatimony. seis LS NOTES AND NEWS. ‘THE AREANSAY MUDDLE, Special Dupateh te Tha Chicas Triune, Wasitrnutoy, D, O., Jon. 31.—Tho Arkansas Investigating Committee hela a meoting to-day, at which the views of tho several imombers of the Committoo were conaidored and final action determined on, Thera willbe two reporty sud DO more majority roport by Judge Poland ands minority report by Ward, of Chicego, Tho majority will roogmmand that whatever may ave been the means by which the existing Gar { tana ¢ into paver, thera fs no iutervontion Tho t Garland constutional a of tha United mindrity report hy Wart will ir waeelecied by setts FcR in arovolnuon, and that Iiroukt ficult bo reco. nized ag the only lawfit etre of that State. TH LITTLE TAMER TILE. ‘There in aome reason to belive that the Pret will return {ho Little Tasiff pill to 7 Congr without Ins appcoval. It us the euetom of the resident to refor all Dilly after theie pasiugo to tho fiends of the do- ments whose intarestn they reapecte mm order that the opution tive Cabinet oficers may Ln had aa ability of giving them the Jrealdene tual approval. It iv undeentuod that Secrovaty Reusiow yesterday evening returned tho Little Turitl bi] to the Prewdent with tho atatoment tint tho bill issuch partial measure that it Le of ho practical boneft to tuo ravenue, aud thatit ix to bo profarved tha: this bill should fail and thet sotea genoral revenue bill ehould sake 18 piace. HENRY WILLS nays that ho is receiving hundreds of Isttera from indoiring the policy sot + Jettars como the majority of th for peace, Its ye has been overtaken with an ambition to become President, mOvar cate There will be a caucus of the House Repabli- cans to-morrey murmng ty deicrivine upon notion us te tha proposud 10: aud to cou- tider the roueral order uf bu THE WAYS AND SEANS COoDUTTER, Tue Waya and Maaus Cantaittes vigoroualy to worit Ue week in uccordauce wit the recommend Proxident and tia Searctary of tho ‘| nberd of the Cominittoo wesm to think that Pacific Moil invertigation will not develop wuy now poititd, ond manftost a disposition to drop it. of the [yo the Aasocmted Hrea9,) CAPS, SACK. Wasntxaton, D, 0., Jan, 31,—Tho Becrotary of War tae forwarded to tue Monae of Mcpreaentas tives the ropocts of the Quariarmaster-General, and the Commideary-General of 8: HtOuce, giving in dotail tho cout to those departments of the Modes war, amounting in tho aggregate to A411, 000, EARE NAVIGATION. 'The Seeratary of War haa tho estimate of Hiejs, Comuoek aud W. the Corps of Engiasers, of tha oxpeuso of cuityy tho naviuola chanel of the rivers o¢ necting Lakes Kno and Huron to eimit of the passage of vesacls rawing 25 feet of water. Dho figtiro iv nearly $4,000,000. "TM, ALATLA. Tho House Committee cn Appropriations in their ropurt on tha Post-Guica Lill recommend un appropriation of 217.554,000 for inland rail nerviee next year; @reduction of £614,708 from the cutimate. it to the House of STATE LEDER. ‘The Senate Committos ou Military Affaire, to whom a number of bills were referred for the roliof of yartous States on uccount of ordnance aad ordnance-stores istucd to them during the Jato War, lative reported that the relict asked. should be granted, und report @ bill for that pur pose, : TIE ALATAMA SUTCIAL COMMITTED expect to bring their investigation ton close Mus week, Of tho fiveinembers, Buckner ond Luttrell will ako o minority report. ACARD FROM TE HON, 8. A. BURLBUT. To the Editor uf The Uhacago Tribune Hovsc or Rurar aTives, Wasittxoton, D, C., Jan, 28,—Iu your paper of the 26th you « that I proposed in cauens to male appropriatio for tho ariny for two years. No such proposition was made by me or any other person at the cau- cus, Your obedient sorvant, §. A. Wunubut. FIRES, AT CHICAGO. ‘A firo broke out at 1:25 2. m, yestorday, in the Papay and rag store of Rosonbaum, Mitchell & Co., lozated in the three-story brick building Nos. 297 and 229 West Lake etroet. ‘Tho loss on stock amounted to 81,000, and on building, owned by J. W. Boldall, to 8160. Tho proporty is fuliy insured, ‘The cause of tho fire could not bo xscortainod. ‘The alarm wag given from Box Tho alarm from Box 519, at 2:30 yesterday moruing, waa occasioned by @ tire in the mechino- shop of Zigaewald & Co., situated ina large frame building corner of Fulton and Moran street. ‘Tivo loss amounted to $8,500. There isan insurance of $3,000 ou tho property. Cause of fire unknown, ‘Yhe sigual from station No, 75 at 11:50 o'clock Jant wight was ocoationed by fie in the framo atructuro, No. 4 McGregor stroct, owned by Steivhurst & Co,, and used by them for blood- Letining vurpousk, Damare, 9500; covered by insurance, An oyorhcated furnace caused the ire. AT PEORIA, ILL. Sreeial Dinah to The Chicaae Tribune, Prom, Ii., Jan. 01,—Tho wholesate and re- full toa-housu of Pratt Brow, was destroyed by ative at an early hour this moraing. Twere is no detinite theuty a3 to origin of the fire, but it is suppoxed thet an open iluo or pipe-holo on tho secand iloor caused tho muxchief. The stock of teas and coffees vara complotely ruined, entaling 2 a loss of Kore $7,0N0, Whien is parcial by insurance iu the following i Npringileld, §1.000; Hudson, N. 5, 61,00 Youn Fire, “4,000; Ben Fraukhn, 24,00 and Lycoming, 71,000, ‘ho building’ wav cou- mderobly damaged, probably ius the neighbor- hood of $2,600, Tits, howover, to fully pro- toctod by insuranco in tho People's, of Mem- puis, Citizens’, of St. Louis, Farmers’, of Now Youk, aud Farmers’ & Drovers’ of Kentucky, coy pane AT STRATFORD, ONT. Brnatronp, Oat. Jan, 31.—Firo broke out thie morniuy in thorear of Rogent Hall, which caused the destruction of a largo amount of property. ‘J'ho principal losers aro Mo- Kny & Co. $20,000; Willanson & Co, 930,000; N. A. Smith & Co, 318,500; Jol- Trey & McLonhans, 25,000; Archdeacon Faller, B4,UU0 ; Matheson, 316,000 ; Butler, 96,000, aud woveral othors. ‘Total, 214,000 ; insurance not aycertainod, AT NILES, MICH, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Nirzs, Mich. Jan. 91.—Capt. Shoppard's Awolling, on Third otroot, burned this ayening. Lowy, $3,000; insured for §1,500 in tld Now York Control, AT ELMIRA, N. Y. Exarma, N. ¥., dau, 81,—This morning, the clothing storo of If, J, Gladko, and tho hard- ware ptores of G, A, Gridloy & Son, Water sereot, weco burned. Losy $10,090. et Sore TILE GAMBLERS, Mow They Get Power, and flow ' to Idrente Bt. 'Yo-day'’s Staats-Zeuung coutaine the following editurial : During laat week wo had in Chicago tho humiliating gpectavlo of 9 wholy hurde of gunbicre, who wed beud Judictat by tho Graud Jury, cequitted Ly that aduleas Mo austitustoa, the Jury, Wilh a8 aniectlonatuly called * tho palladium of Hberty,” ‘Cho vicwury of thoes crims inal over Justicn Wes Luuplete, How was it vostred 7 Novne Wie kad Lollowed thy proswediny ea euler tun any douvt, “Ene polio refused to tatlfy on the snow voutemptible of Iyiuy proteuces ; the prosecuting ofliceny fulled to cail ip Wituvies whe tad givon the Most decisive tostimouy beture tao Grand Jury 5 tho Shoriff insda up a panel witich eutted te accused, wand the Court way crowdeil to overilowiuys with (ue awauciy aka of tho detundant, debauched, crawiial weoune dela, why by ther presence aud unmbs(ord9 tureate inttuiluaied the wituorsea foe the pruvecuuon, 00 that they did not dave to fell al: they knwo, 5 fut how cones 2b that tives ortenlors havo £0 great 8 pavioy GYer tho polico wit justicn that wey can liugh at the law? Hhuply ort seeount of ele money, Heung Buccilt tu Whom thusy peuple yive # diamond: wlar worth $3,000 ; frou polles udicers ta whan, Under the gulay of duoiu saloi or in other form, they give Leavy bribes, they oan expect rectprovul favors, aud the result showa they iid wot mivcalculste, ut tha other secret of their powar Lieu in tha pelmary eloc- tous, Last fall tho gatablers did most effectual morcenary service at tie priuegics, prticipally for the Repuolican ports, but also for uvany candidates of tae Pooples arty, Jt is known Low the litter sought to purus welt of bad candidates, aud Low it parttally but not entirely succosted, 'fLosu oiticory who owe thelr nom iuatluds $0 thiy orgautzod gaug cf yamblore look on then selyos aa thei sorvante, snd nob the people's, With them the nomisation js the juan polo If they win thut, thoy calculate tbat party discipline will do the reat, Honee their of- forts to Ua on good terina with thusy scoundrvla, who underotend bow to “ity” the primaries u order to weure 4 renomlvation, : ‘Thu fearful stato of afalrs, which makes a ' popus Jor eloctlon” a disgraceful Jazou, can only bo chunged by aboilshing the whols peluniry muvstrosity, Too respcolable leaders of the Pyoplo’s party made an wt tonipe wt th t fall but thelr offerte founders ed on ution of juxé those oloments which heap shome ond disgrore upan the party to which thoy owe their election, ‘Chat which was tril plised In 387 no way, None but county and city Oo sltcled, dle re is the nloat fayorabie chance to drito fmount to } easury. | ont of einployment the contemps th shore only knowlelge fhe nonshiations at p for the watel ward poi anil fntelllent elttze03 0: fia CHizenat Com hational pelitier, for or malisty, and makaty a pwhich there fa" not the uxme of eker, no Joafer, benuiner, oF seounurel, then, uf course, Ho One whi bi eomapelival vote for theea candidates ¢' trat the moral welgut whk aiteh w recarunendation 1 Mmiat xmother the | infhtencs elunser, the gamblers, pinup, thas vex, ete. Then there will not two polttical ‘purtiva like two: arnitea tand yrrod to each other In whieh ut! lang ww it follows the & Tat of candidates 0 citizens who have at heart the trig welfare of the cu: munity os againnt thes bawtittl and rascals, who “have no other ain than fa plunder to pockets of tax-yaver, To doubt that, when tha“ qneation is this’ put, an imnacnse majority will express itarlf for clght, law, honor, and reonomy, f4 to doubt the capnelty of the peopda for self-zoverumant, und that we nre mot prepared to adinit, Tn 1456, San Francis:o ¢: tlon of how, through ster: gction ot the part of havert the gambler, robbers, conf! bighwaymen ‘coud Me $0.0 mich worse condlilon there th were many who deapairad ef the poreibility of 6 thtowing thia rolgn of torror of the criminal clare yet ono powerful effort of the cltlzeua euitlecd. Wi: mnecoaded thera will micecol here, wut our aeslatance ve wh ndiairatde Metra may help, THE $5,000 BOOK. Discovery of tho Work for Which British Royally Will Pay So Dearly. It Is Fonnd in the Library of a Gen- tleman of Lonistille. Lomsvitre, Ky,, Tan, 31.—Lhe book far ebich aroward of £1,000 in gold has been offered by Mr. G. Galbourne, of London, nud wiated in a circular, extenatvely distributed Ly lim, to relate toamemborof tho Koval family of Enjlaud, agninat the publication of which the Lord Chane cellor issued on injunction, aud of which ouly ‘one copy is Iuown to bein the United btates, was yeutorday, discavered to Le’In the poasestion of young lawyer of thia cy Tho owner could not bo found until after midnight. und feetn wore obtained from tim tuo ate Lo be t Ktaphied. rs ins a lengthy ace: pursersor, fromm which embrace the muin facw. is mio.rs of George LV., Containing a Minate Hig tury of all Reandalous Pansagos in ila Life. to- gether with ay Epitome of the Corruption of Ais Political Adt itration.” Se sdentity of tho book soenis pesitive, for it bears the ini print of the publirhem named in tie cirenlar, as well au the date of itn issuc—: hho weroir isin two volumes, and o hae en at the: contents sufices ty eleariy sho there is mo large a reward offere: 7 years ago, an Enelivss gentleman named ‘Tay! @ Dook-duleamao of this city, discove! uines in @ sabo of books which his ported frow C, D. Cuseenove, a London Look- denler, now out of business, ‘The valumen had not ben ordered, and it was prosumer! that l thoy had been placed in the cae Mr. Taylor was perfectly fui! Drantbes of English literature, and when lighted upon the work he at once aporeciated ity value. Tho date of ita importation was about tho beginning of 1873. He showed tho hovk to a number of litorarv gentlemen of the cil among them was the young lawyer who #6 now its fortunato poesexsor, Tbe latter gentleman hesitated somo days about mesing the purchase, Lut his love of the rare aud curious in liters. ture triumphed, and he bought them, Since then the volumes hava filed @ place upou the shelves of tho library of tho gentletoan in quex- tion, It ie quite certain that the reason tho Royal family are vo solicitous for ite destruction lies in the fact that the marriage of King Georgo with Mra, itz Herbert is proven by lettors aud documents taken froin the oyal Archives. It also _ testifles thet os child was born to Mra. Vitz Morbert while in lawful wedlock. The books contain fnoly exe- cuted portraita of thous women ‘hove names have becoma fomiltar to all students of the shady side of Engheh history {n connecdon with that of the amoroun George, A LATOR TELEGRAM, Lovtavicur, Ky., Jan. 21,—Tho gentieman in whove posdauiivn is tho book reforted to in so earlier dispatch, ia Fontaine L. Fox, 8 young lawyer of thiscity, It is said hebas received o numibor of dispateles to-day from interested partioa {n relation to it. ——— CRIME, , THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROSeERY, New Yonx, Jan. 81,—A report that the Adsms Express Company was robbed of a large amount of socntities and monoy, in addition to tho $35,000 par value in Londa roporied yesterday, in explicitly dovled by the Company, “fueir leas will not exceed 890,000 in auy evant, THE ROBGERY AT PORTLAND. Pontiann, Jou. d1.—Pevnell, Into County Troasurer, has turned over what proporty he had, and Lin bondsmon will malo up tho balance of the deticit inthe Lroasury caused by tho lato robbery. SERVED HIM RIGHT, Ricuwonp, Va., Jan, 91.—A colored burglar, Cornelius Robinson, was sbot dead early this morning in the house of aud by Rueh Burgess, Collector of Internal Revenue, whogo act was fustitled by the Coroner's jary. ‘ STREET-CAR TRAGEDY, 4 New Your, Jan. 81.—Thomas Burng, who at- temptod to get on tho front platform of an Eighth avenue car Saturday night, was thrown violently off by the driver, Richard Robioson, and u wheol passed over his arm and log, causing doath. Robingon was arrested, PHILANTHROPIC, TEMPERANCE. Boston, Jan, 31.—At a moeting of the Catholic tomperance sociotios to-night, steps wore taken toward building contrat hall in Boston for the usec of tue Catholic Total Abstinence Sociotica of Mugsachu- setts. This in tho first move in a gouoral plan for the erection of similar butidings in cook State of tho Union, CIVILIZING THE INDIAN, Sew Yous, Jou, 31.—A meoting iu the inter- est of tho Indian missionary work was bed thie evening In the Collogiate Reformed Churels. Addrexuea were delivered on the best msaps of civilizing Indtan tribe: —-—-____— THE WEATHER, Wasutnaton, PD, C., Jun, 31,—In the Upper Take region falling buromater, brivk aud pius-i- bly high southeast to soutnwost winds, cloudy aud decidedly watmer woather, aud probatly anew, New Yours, Jan. 31.—Hoavy enow-storm to- night. L00AL OBSERVATIONS, ‘Maximum thermometer. 13; onoimum, 2, GENEKAL GOARB TATIONS: Dut. Lone, Wa, druab, f°" 003, Clear, Gheyenuo,. Wyig Bria. -fooe.j Cleary OuicaKo. .. 8, W,, fresh, JOlonr, IN, Wey frost, Sey == a OCEAN SYEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yons, Jan, 81.—Arrived, stosmere Ville do Parla, from Havre tia, froin Hamburg 5 Castile, from Mediterranean porte. PLrmoutH, Jan, dl.—Arrived, ateamalip Pom- morenis, from New York. Lisaos, Bpain, Jan, $1,—United States atoams er Franklin bas artived in the Tagua, Tf abeut 100 of the rm: nab Doapei hig | shell not be lacking, no miattes how much or hittio it | (antinued trom Ahe Firat Paae,) x sour [Tonor will adopt any such eo you will approve any ach an tanet he driven tu it by tha foro of tibia and legal Joie, Thank there ster, no sieh rile in the law of tris again, viz, b tir, to examine at any con- licsilies referred to or com~ uur learned ad- 4 witneasos for and apninst ech other. ia founded yon tho har- mony anu the iiywlauiitty of the domestic rela- has propucition, sie, {tay main- iy, by many of th ish ane thorities, am] is, tone authority in this State, alluded to asthe pround of excluaion: but in later and Lotter considered authorities, T wabmnit 1 rth he hay givon a public chal- pody whe can throw hight pop chia mised and troubled contro should appear nnd prevent it, Todor, his coun-el, he to clues yal avonua of avic To his ad while aca, he culled upon toappeer ai tribunal and exhint bie pro makes the objection of ineompaiency, Tt is tint for we to ray, sir, whether tho coutidence of that chilengo iested upon tho eieumetanca that the revelatinns wore to be toad before hits own chosen judges, aepointed by aud ruled by himself, and ‘the: to-day that challenge in an- ered before a reliable and competent tribanal Wd under the sanction of judicist law it keblo inconsistency, and the aurily rove in the fancy for Hi thus have aitercd the fidenea and defiance on the part of OF TILE TRIAL. Dut, ee, thuclitigution, alihoueh by my learned friend ag om uport the H hon. ereeughy PA nia phanti® of manos ¢ a Fehall allute hereafter, ix a an'action of tha: et. [bitte eudes que-bons of igher interew! ta the vou tannity amilto tha parties, dn object te far and e mere consideration: wien of Opa * that ix, tho Paintiff in this a2 nthe qnestion of whether a promtcent snd caivent lesdor of the Chinutisuity of tho age ia to Lo siricken down by the scorn nad condemnation of man- Kind ; ond the voetintereri tliss rolis around this reves, 18 of far higher and greater cunsidzration than U:o technical and timple question of the ultimate judgment for mere danintes which is to ho expected alone And. undoubtedly, ah defendauty in the pu: 3 quite ontitted to present any ta the aiinixsion of evidence fndgmieut. appear appropriate wate may i and propor. ether they In ub ebjections which week to exclude tight, und. and to still bide in darkuers the alleged sin of this defendant, retlect no credit upon his racter, aud will not aid in on effort ab his rautitication. And novi, 63 » whet in left of the objection ? Under the r shoGt this legislation and theso nu- thorities, with tise judicial commentaries upon tho wpirit and etieet’ of the successive neta re- moving the impediments to the introduction of witnesacs, aud ta the light of ail possible evi- lcnee, it being shown that tho doctrines ot ¢! mon Taw have been exploded by recent loyis- Intron. it having been over and over again as- serted by the Inher Court of this State, what remains, I repeat, of the objection, and why ls 1t, her upon authority or upon principle, that this plaintii® is excluded from that witness- stand ? DARKER A#PECTS OF THE CASK. Inm at a lors, sit. te poreeive upon whet theo- ry, upon what’ principte, upon what principle eithie of poliev or of Law, tint exclusion can be mamtained. I know that evidence may be drawn from this witness, if sworn, which will retlecs upou the chastity and the honur of hie wife. I know that fact has given, and will give. to my learped friend an oppertiuity to desernt wpou tho Lorrid aud tba barbarous appearance of such cisagreoment and coutroversy between parties so holily and deariy connectod; ond hoe has drawn a painful and pitiful picture of the deserted and wronged wife, dishonored and eruuhed by tue testimony of a husband in oager chore afters the cold of bis adversary, [He has presented this wifo in ou argumentative allczo- yy, 8 isicning to the sevusations of her bine band, hearing the revelation of ber confcased disuonor publiehed to all tho world, aud yet compolled to wit silout, without a possitie an- wer drom het lips to tha supposed calumny. But tho answer of the taw is (ust which T havo already given, sir, that sho is not interested in the ovent of this anit, that her rights are wn- impaired and uotouched, and sho may claim ail the privilenes of tho relation existing between her and the plaintiff. But tint picture, sir, lise wpoiher side. Will that be tho first revelation of her asverted gailt? Will tha toxtimony from the Jips of the Lusband to the first dark ehadow which gathers upon her womanly and witely charac da this or iu any other concoivabio easo of ecduction, is it the action like this, or the testimony in tha section like thiv, witicl crushes and miius womanhood? No, sir, no, rir. ‘Tho wame, the disyraco, the destruction ica this wife suffers, and must esufier, starts earlier in the history of thig unfortunate irenenction, Etiyrotthe busbaud who reveals the wife's dishonor ; it is the veducer, wir, Long before this action was commeuced, the dark cloud eushrouded thie wifo. This action waa not commenead until that wife, stimulated by her svducer, lied deserted the house of her husband. ‘This action was not conumeuced Until that wife, led by thut xeducer, appeared before his chorea tribunal, avd vouted fer splean and fadigoation against this husband. Long before this action wea commeured, the shadow had fallen over that Lonvebold, und a happy und houored home was distracted and dieagyorod, ‘The argament does not apply, sir, The ple- ture is not appropriate to this “uccasion or this cos, It ia not appropriate to oUF occasion, beeause, I assert 1 as on invariable priuciplo, tint the dighonor and tho ruin which follows the path of tha seducer commenoss loug boeforu thi hisband iy apprised of lus own dishonor. Is comes, gis, in alienated Jove; it oumes in jnevitablo discord snd contention; it comes, at last, in the olaur rovelation to the ivtracted beart of tho huabond of ia wifo's seunetion aud dishonor, Whatever may bo said by ‘Sheodore Tilton upon that ataud will not add & jot or tittle to the agony, the some, or tho ro~ morso of tat wit MONIZ NOT SOUGHT NY THE PLAINTIFY, But this wa suit for money, air: mg chont is ropresanted as thug treading uver the rapntatian and tho Lonor of his wifo iu'@ groedy chase after the gold of this defoudant, Why, sir, did not tha counacl know better? Tf not, his associate aud your Honor know better. How jong ago wan it that in thia cause, and before your Ronor, tho proffer was mado to wbandor this uction for diunages, if my learned friovds would but press torward their mtimution tor s Ubol in ussorting the adultery of this defondant with bis wife. Theodore Tilton soaks no damages trom thia defendant, Ho would not scain and darn his pales with ts gold; but ho sools, sir, o vindication. ‘The sit of this defendant hes fol- lowed him with destructive oflicaoy. This defendant baa gathered around him tho comuicuts nnd th coudemaation of socloty ; hix fortunes have been prostrated, ‘Those conaequences which alwayy fulluw iu the path of quilt, aud expocially of thin ein, have clung to bim with an irou tenacity, Muat be wit silent, ir, Ig thora no redvoss? Vor the wronged jusbaud and tha ylolated home, does the law ate ford no vengeancus Why, slr, itis, TD think, » xhrinw, although £ bolicva I differ with my Joarnuod coilcague in that respect; but I think dt ‘8 burning shaiae to the Invw of this Staty, aud of every other Site where thet Jaw is wanting, that tho “seiuccr may cot bo purvucd asaya crune anal; shint licontiousness of this charucter ie not punishod by the hoavicnt judgment of cho law, eux was condemned aud punished by that iu- tottible law whieh knos# no crror, Dut no remedy is given, sit. Wht must Dueodore ‘Silton do? Aust ho suffor the auimadversions of society? Must ho loco wifo and bone, and seo the soducer triumphant, flourwhing, glority. fog in ins immunity, the happiowt won of pil this asuombly? lApplause.) Dovs the law aifurd uo redross¢ Novo sdoqauto, gir; uud tho only rosourco loft to my clivnt; glvou him by the law, won this action, or ta tako thas other romedy coudomned by tho law of the State, but sanctlunod by tho commen law of humanity, which reaches the heaié aud the life of the soducor, And bad he douo that, wir, in- stoad of standing bofore your Honor iu bis ape pe for vindivetion and [iis ho would havo can arraigned Be # criminal, and in danger of hiv life, Dut yet py friends —roprosch ud for brioging this, You should be —_ quiet, ir. ‘Tilton; ou should clona seductions of this defendant. Your home in dovolaied and disbonored. and your fortunes withored and destroyed, aud the poducer, I in glorying over his immunity from p iwantent. Bute still, be quiets and if yest vee ture tordopt the onlyromedy which (he law gives yon. eloquent counrel shal!” hold you up ly the au bee contempt of a court and a jwy and ull ind.” I, sir, tomy mind thera is eamething ex- y topnguant in this iden of n civil action founded upon seduction, It hurts tha better rentimouts of our nature. Te revolta that wtor- tion upon which family and homo reat, anthianna which society aud goverument depond, Is: when the lav loavew no othor remedy thar: th: avg, wir. when the law piven to the dishonor husband no other revenge but that, consistency with its own Ceachiuns, it ill becomes thé mint! ters of tho luw to reproach the huaband who ro- sorts to that radrese, a JASUALTIES, AGCIDENT TO THE W. U, SUPERINTENDENT, fspraxavorts, Ind. Jan. O1—J. FP. Wallick, sperimtendent of the Western Union Tolograph ‘cmpany, inet with a painful accident white on uis way from Richmond fo this city last night. When tho traia arrived at Combridje City, it stopped nt the water-tank. 3Ir, Wallic, sup~ pong they were at the depot. stopped from tha seuit aud fell through a bridge te the ico be- uecth, a distance of somo i0 feel, sustaining a fretura of the right log abova tho knee and eevers bruises bout tho bend, Mr, Wallick remained whore ho fell gomo time before he could make himself heard, no one having eacn him fall. Whon discovered he waa taken to the residence of Mavaver A. N. Hordakins, whore the broken timb bas been set, and overything is boiug ono to relieve his euffering, He ta resting quictly to-night. “i FATALLY BURNED. Bosrox, Mass. Jan. 31,—3Ir3, Mary Follows, wife of Col. Jolin Fellows, Trossurer of the Chelsen Savinga Bank, waa so badly purnea from hor clotuca taking fire ata stove tha: sho died two hours afterwards. IHor band was nlxo holly burnod in hig efforts to exe tinguish the ames, AS THE TRANSIT IN AUSTRALIA, Brosry, Dec. 23.—In observing the trevsit of Vouua, the astronomers of New Bont Wales have bacn more favored than their cic: brethern in adjacont colonies. Tho Oth ult. was perfoctly cloudiona nt Sydnov, and at the Wood- ford, Goulburn, and Monut. Victoria temporary atrtions every phusa of the ovens waa fully ole verved, photographed, and recorded, Cloudy weather preverted complete observations in Victoria. A NEW MUMCANE NEIGHBOR, Wasmxstox, D, Jun. 31.—The Smithson- ian Institution hus received an ovean telegrane BinoeUuncing the dixcovery of anew planct at Berlin, iu rizht agconsion £4 degrees; dectinn- tion 13 decreer, YG minutes north; of tho tielfth maguity: ey PRONOMICAL, When the liver are bilfoug and ont uf karts, ue Dr. Ji ve Pills, to bring whoutahcalhy action of the liver, and remove ail dintrewains eyiuptom EPING GOODS, GOLDEN CPPORTONITY GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF CARSON, PIRITE & CO., MADISON & PEORIA-STS, In addition to other bargains herotofore vartieed, the folowing will be offered Linens and Housekeeping Goods ° 100 pos. all-linon Bleached Tablo Damask, from 60 to 75 cts, yard, best value over of- fered, ad Loom Dice Table Linons from 30 Tioavy end Fine Brown Tablo Damaske at i great Hodue: G90 .doa, all. in Damask Napkins at 85 linen Damask Napkins at $1,— all-linen Damask Doylion at 45 tu. doz., Worth SO ots. Herzo lot Juinen Loom Huck Towels at 7 and iv ets. each, Large sizo Heavy Huok Towols, 16,18 and 20 se eee Durcainie. Fi BI ad 500 ‘dos, Heavy and Fine Blerohed and Brown Divians Wowsls at D3 olor former price 35 and 40 ots, : Ald iicavy Bed Spreads for $1, $1.50 and $3. Tie4 Maraciilos Quilts for $1.50, ; and eee es atts £2 S150, $8, $2.50 Hannels and Blaukets, oA eg ee ntet Tinmnels at 124, 17 ana 20 hite all-wool Flannels from 20 ots, up, ~nweeping roductions, Hoavy Shakor Finunola, 20, 90, and 35 ots. —tiily one-rird off former prices. Good all.wool Rod Hlannels, plain ond twiled, 25 che. BPs lity I Pina Rod Sormar ‘at. quality Heavy Fine Re: Twiltod Flaunols for 45 cts. Groat bargains in Fino Wool Shaker Flan- nols. sion siiinorted: Embroidered Flannela atly reduced hladkets from €2.78 up,—sctonishing bar et: Woolen Cloths. Blacks Watorproofs, 05,75 and $1, worth one-half moro, ioavy Union Cassimoros, 40 ots,.~n bar~ aint, EAWo0t Cassimeron, GD, 75, 00 ots, and $1,—~ aswoepinc reduction," Teavy Hae Woot Oassimeres, o good as- sortment, reduced trom $1,60 and $1.75 to $1 and $1.25, Vinor grades Cassimeres from §0 ota. to 75 ots, yuri bolow formor prioan, Bargains ia Beavers, Coatings, sud Broad. ay s "Groat Bargaine in Hostery and Underwosr. DRESS GOODS AND SILKS AT A HHAVY SAORIFIOR, In addition to the above and tho rest of our BMommoth, Stools vy one of EE. Storics, and the other of LADIES’ UN. DEROLOTGING, OORSHTS, AND TAM. BURG BMBROLDERINS, aro offered in this sale nt less than 40 ots, on the dollar. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. Madison and Pooria-sts, “__ GGEAN NAVIGATION, _ ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, poral iransatiantie Company's Mail, Rtoaroeltit botw: Ww Vouk ud Havrd. ploudid vansels ou iia crt rate for thy Gunttngnt (using, uate saute seesBaturday, Jan. ot sSaturday, Kobe astlay: Feb star “aa including win) ila at does Ba hte th old rth . ng tale line, avoid bri rey, aan tae dbavurnior 15 | Third z dlavamturte ot crussleg ine, trauble, ai . FENZL, Agents Go itroudwar. National Line of Steamships, NOTICE, T ther! opted wi [erties Shinto) pret trata a nd ig tron New York tor GLY hh FOOL gad QUENS. TOWN over SATOH Bulling from Ny ors hye Lauddon tuieeed) every tortalght. Gabi Vaasa, i a7” gueroney stooragey st Brenly reduced ratos, “Ivtura tlokote ot lowes Brae fur it eal upward. GCE CARBONE Northeast coraer Og and Randolph. (eppatite atm Shorman tteuse), Ghicagy, "22 Great Western Steamship Line, From New York to fristol (Ragland) direct. Orv Tete, SAB oFUBIAD antaehM! SRA ioe ‘QEO. MoDONALD, Agunt, _-MIBOELLANEOUS, not venture to xcense Henry Ward Boocher of adultory, because, forsooth, It frplicates and cclminates your wife j you have tout her love and sooioty ; it hag been won from you by ihe spo- rantre ee BS a my Rie EN ASLUG Tae an, tas Riaene