Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1876. ee EEE BEET a. guessing who would bo recognized and who wouldn't, wo are constrained to think. Tho attention of the Fronoh oditor of the Cin- cinpati Times iscalled to the following bead-hus which appears iu the Chicago Jnter-Ocraa: "Le Jeu Vant ta Chandelle." ‘Uno expression is un- derstood to mean, and is trauelated below an meaning, ‘the play is worth tho candle;” but wo hesitnte to accopt it, nnd yet refuse to doubt it, tntil wo have heard from the Tintes.—St. Louis Globe. NOTEL one F iasaeen mer House—Charien A, iow, San Franessco; A. Pearey Mew Mork fe Ay Mason, FO, Snitih, R, C,.Jiolnes, Pittuburg; Ry i, Cahte, {. A: Uadnot, Detroit ; 1. M, ©. 8, Unrrett, Ciuveland; W G, dealt, St. Wisi ousin; Gal. G. alrsinple, P-nneytrania 1k Ve Dun, Fort, Wayno crfia Hotel—#, Ti, Reed, 2. Hughes, Han Franciaco ; George Cooke, 1, Brown, Bortons Mf, Geusherger, Baws Franeiaco? Rowland Wittman, Philadelphia; 6, My Cottroll, D, J, Evans, Topeka; I. Bioli, Tochenter; 31, 1, Suliivant, Burr ake; M0 'B, _Honzs | Htorling....gherinan Tour E,P, Johnson, t, Paul; M, Wienateln, Now Yor; O, MW, Farrlnglon, Rockford; A, tM, Britton, At. Loulx Widam M. Murray, U. 8, N.5" Georue’ B, Glover, Joulet | O. Nagura, Japan; 8, B, Poot, Red Wings Jy Ui. Pierscn, San Frouchic; If, M,” Richards,” New York ...7renvont fiouse—F, A, Van’ Dyke, New York ; UR. Hrown, Bortous J.C. MeMutray, New York: Ry Hi, Htldard, Pec a3 use, Htvcing} O, B, Filley, Bt, Loula; J, W, Hutchineon, Escanava; Oot, Williams, Bprivytieid ; 1. . Ingorsoll, Peoria, 1 Milwaukeo 3 Jot AMVUSUMENTS, THE ACADEMY OF MUSI“, Sy ‘The oudierco at the Academy of Musio lust evening was largo enough to bo worthy of the ster, nud waa remarkablo for another fact. It was comporod in a very largo Coprocof Israelites, whoso anusual 1. smbersa wore accounted for by the cireninstance that tho drama of tho evening was Dr. Mcegonthal’s Doborah,” whogo ceniral figuro isan Ieraclitoe, and whoro ovonte turn ap- on the prejudices cf race and erced existing be- tweon them ond tacir sutroundinge, Under tho name of ‘Losh, the YForsaken,” it lisa become too familinr to the Ameiican public to nocd any partioular notice. It is sufl- ciently sombre to tnerit the deacription of gloomy, for iia Btormy Keones are Unrelioved by 8 gleam of sunshine until tho lastact, Ita passion {a of tho wildeet and most profound description, and for sconos of intausity and deop pathos tt fs hard- ly surpatead by any of the dramas of modern times. What huoiorous pasaages have been In- troducod to lightou the burdou of continual pas- sion aro clamay and unsatisfactory. Pastoral lv their iotontion, they are unnatural, and serve only tho purpozo of & tallow-dip on ao dark night, Their light ia morely a glimmer, gad their composition of the comm nest and + moat primitive material. Fortunately, thon, they aro taro, Tt is not in them that tho interest Ties, and but for tho strong low-comedy actinz of Mr. Softon thoy would be pasaod by without nozice. Mme. Janausebok, in ber roloof Deborah, stands alono, Jt isu oburacter.zstion so full, 80 profound, 60 massive 1d complet, as to ovcupy tho whole stage, and drive from tho recoilection all the pussa;es of tho drama in which she ia not diroctly preeeut. In the opening scouo sho ig dtatucsqus and inyrtotious, and it is uot until the parting scene with Joseph that a glimpse is given of her immonve trapic-powor. Even here it is ratbor fore- shadowed thon actually exhibited. The curso scene in tho suceceding actis always looked upon as onc of tho most trying upon the stage, rad Mmor Janeuscbel’s performatco through {ho wholo of tho act was a nianterproce of pax- Honato expreewion. ‘Lhe moua:ogue ui the church-duor was a aofomn pre: aration for the curburst of tlerea and reloutloas passion in * {ao meeting with tho reeroant lovor. Aftor laarping of the deception practiced upon kim from Joseph’a ‘own lips, the ute tered the worda “Aud you belicved it!” 2 tono of intensity, scorn, and mdignation, and a ane later tho passion burrt ali Letters of ra- firalut, and eho sprang upon hia, repeating them with an intonation aud gesture to which ootaiog cin ba compaced but Salvini's action wlou ce uthello ho bounds upon fago od seems about to tear him hmb from limb, I¢ was euch an out. lars aa stunned the audience fors moment, aud then cailed ont neul after peal of wild applaueo. ‘The fury of the} vomen in her prayer, ond in thut dreadful improcation waa startling to witneua. Hor oycs posrossed an ilumimation so briiliant a to ve a physiological plieuomenon, and she stood throughout tho rcene a perfect ard horti+ tyiug embodiment of the principle, © An oye fur an evo; a tooth fora toota: heart fora loart,” ‘Pho lant activ rich in pathetic powor, and tho contrast between Leborah vunquislied by the Ch ist.an prinsiplo of *-Iuvo thorn th: t hate you” wos tearfully — elaquaut = beyond ~— words. Fur onco tha audienco wat content to rensin joog onough after tho fall of the curtain to call the great actress out, and teutify by tho usual method thoi unuaual omo- t.cu. After tho curse wcone, Mmo, Janauschok Was rewarded with “ bravos,” a8 voll as manual pliudits—a circumstance due, peruaps, to the Ppropondorance of Israoliter, most of them for- ‘aiyuers by birch, in the house. The company was in generat fortunate in the Support itrendered, ‘The Father Lorentz of Mr. Biadley was well suygained, easy, pincoro, ant “unaffected, — au the Nathan of > Mr Tavior of considerabia = power. ‘Mr. Chopin's Joseph was vot a very impres- sive creation, but was more deserving in the Jat- ter acts. Miss Fletener's part as Janna was vot revere tax upon ber powers. ‘The little girl who played Lille Deborah showed considerably miro intelligence than most adult actors, nnd won the good will of tbe audience at auoa. the. geeat merit obsorvable in the company was its precision in taking up tho dialogue, and tho epirig and oarnestuees Infuged into the perfor Buca by accuracy Bud con! quont smoothnesa cauuoct bo yaliod too bushy. Tia aftomoon “The Stranger” wil iven, and this evening “The Earl of Eesex." Chosney Wold" will be repeated Fri- day night, To-morrow might and Saturday after- usva "Mary Stuart” will bo played, and Suture day night ‘ Macbeth.” ‘THE SECOND GILMORE CONCERT. Tho second concurt by tho Gilmore Band, given at McCormick's Hall list evoning, at- trected a muoh largor audience than on Monday evoning, and one very handsomely representing tho musical talont of theaity, Tho programme, liko that of the evening before, was mostly of an Opatatic charadvor, go faras the band numbors Were concerned, but they wore admirably chosen, and admitably played, the ‘Tell overture creating silecided furore, Mr, Gilmore stands at tue head Of the military band as Mr. Thomas dose at the head of tho orchestra, and tho work that Mr. ‘Thomas has done during the past few yeara is Le- Gioulug to show Itwelf in all diraptiony, and even ‘aw ita influeaco upon Mr. Gilmore, ‘Threo or four years ago he would hardly bave ventured Upon such mueio a8 an exhaustive echedulo of * Lohengrin,” io addition to the *‘Tannbauuer"’ Gretturo, aud numerous selocciona from Mozart and BMoyerboer, aa be did Jest evening, 4nd vet with all tho finished por formancos be Las given ua in these two concerts, Houe wilt be louger remembered than the apten- did and bullantrenderug of the Lohengrin nua ‘aru. Whenover Bir. Gilmore dropa the fancy and Etuperbroud work, Bnd Roos over to Wagner, It showstbe world is moving. Misa ‘Thursby more than couflrmed the good opiniun furmod of her frat singing, Her numbers wore the * With Ver~ dure Qiad” and “ Kode's Variations,” which aro Ss far apart se tho poles in wtylo, aud yot each was given ig a thoroughly artis tio way, showing tbat cho is equaily at home in tue emoath, owing, and serious Stylo of ovatorio and in bravura "Muse Thusaby na only mado a tlying viet, aud leaves with the and, but we hope it 18 uot tho last time wa shall oorter. Buch pure, sweet voices, wet in euch © pure atyle, cauuor ba beaid tuo ofton, 4 5 M'VICKER'S THEATRE, & | Charlotte Cusboian ia drawing good hounes at MoVicia ‘ta “Guy Mennoray.” This attor- ‘oon she plays Mrs, Simpson in the dalighiful i, pan of" Bimpwon & Co.,"" Mr, MeVicker play- fog impson. ‘lie oj wil ouly be given Ore, wud that ee ody Watiues weit Wook, |S Mie extra Weduealey THE COLLEGE OF {The Collogy of Alurto Cones SegenT at jf MeCormiou's Hall to-morrow evening, The salo Of acate as Leen quite large, and everything ln dicatcs shut tho coucert will be one Of the visas. antoat eveuls of the season, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Owing to the coutinued Ilino-g of Mies Haw. thorn, “iden of the Day” will be Tepeatod tus Wpbt and af (he matics. Dore" aud "Jang, wall Le given ‘Thuraday wight, 7 WASHINGTON. Tho Serate Judiciary Committee Sces Novhing Kurtfil in the Press- Gag Law. The Forty-first Parallel Scheme Shares the Fate cf Other Subsidies, A Bitter Fight Prodicted on tho Army Appropria- tion Bill. e Much Opposition Among Republicans to the Two-Year Clause. An Adverse and Significant Vote on the Now Tax Monsure, ‘THE PRESS-GAG LAW. VIRWA OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTER ‘Wastttsatox, Feb, 16.—The Sonate Judiciary Committse, haying been directed by the Senate to roport what ia the moaning and oxtont of tho so-called Prosa-Gag law of June 22, 1974, sub- titted a report to-day oxpreseing their opinion thatthe second section of the not uf Juno 22, 1874, eenfers upon Courts of tho District of Columbia tho power to arrest offenders found to tho Dittrict who are charged with crime com- mitted within ‘the District, and hold them for trial (which was tho law bofoie), and to arost offenders found in the Datrict. who have commitied crimes against the U ied States in some Judicial District of the G ied Str’os, and to rend thom to snch diz (nets ti. andebatie all. No person can bo brotg ' iuto the District of Colurmbis under it, elthar “or iibol or any other crime. Tne Com- mif; -4 - tf of opinion that both sections of the act are eacessary aud proper, nud in perfect ac- cor.lanco with the piinerpics of Justice and tho eanse of civihzod Juriapridence, Without pra- vinioas of this character, the District of Columbia would be oan aasy= tum for cifondors conimnitting crimes agatunt the Iaas of tho United States, oud escaning luther. {only romains to repor’, ay directed by tha resdiution of the Senate, whether the ead act has any application to the prosecution or indict- meut far tho CRIME OF LIDEG ‘ in anyeage, Wouro of opiniva that, as before Btatet, no person charged with the erima of libel can be brouget into the District of Colmpin une der it, tor nu prrvon cun be brought here under it for any crims shatover, and it is equally plain thn wo poragn charged with tho crime of libel in aur other dutrict’ or placa in tho United Stites ean = bo arrested horo and geri to atch Mstrict or placo undor it: for, fira', hibel is but a ce mo against the lans of tho Unitea Statos in any cé* tho States, 60 that nocase could arixe in which © court or Judgo in the District uf Columbia could be called upou to arrest a perscn here, and send him to any State for trial for libel. Tt should bo ha-e osurved tuat the jurisdiction of the Cour sof the United Ststos in criminal cages is continwl to off. nsus cranted by tho atat utes of the Voted States, No offense ai Jaw is iudetsble or tuablo in the ,Courts of the United States. It was oarly determinea by the Sypreme Conrt of tho United States, and ds the sottled Jaw uf the land. Second—If eny Territory litel ia a crime by its laws, aud at puch Ipws could be bold for such purposes to bo laws of the United States, tho act under consideration provides. no aid in sond- iug 8 person from this District to auch Territory, for tho third ection of tho nct of 1789 has no application whatever to the Territories. ‘Lhe rouult is that the act of June 22, 1874, is not, [a our opgiion, obuoxtous to any criticism, and in respect of the crime of libel, tt confers no power oither a bring o person chuiged with it tate the Distiict of Columbia, ‘or seud him out of it, (Bigned) Gzonox F. Epsrunps, Roscor Cunkino, Fazo 'T. Faextxoavysry, Gvonae G. Wniaut, Auten G, Tuvrstan, Jony W, STEVENSON, ——.—_ THE NARROW-GAUGE SYSTEM. Virws ut THR HOUSE RAILROAD COMMITTEE, Syacial Dispatch to Phe Chicago Tribune, Wasmund ton, O, C., Fob, 16.—Mr. McCrary, of Towa, t# the House Committee on Railwaya, line propared o report to accompany the bill chartenioy tho Forty-firat Parallel Railroad, in which beasts forth tho viows of the Committee on uarroy-gaugo railroads. Tho following ig a brief sendpeis : ‘Tho Coramittos oes not now deom tt expedient to recommeral any Govorumont aid totbis raflroad, ‘The Committee‘has no douvt that the power of Cougrut over cotnmmzrco among tho Btates is ample, and thut, 4a ity oxorcien, Congresy may regulate conimerce w existing lines of Iuter-Htute communication ¢ charter new lines ; may aid tu thelr coustraction, may construct them wiiully st Government expenea, ‘The noed of cheaper transportation ia strong- ly urged, aud tho nenal tensons ausignod for high rates. Tho Committee admit that trom present taformation it ts almost impossible to determing the actual coat of transporting a bushel of wheat from tho Mississippi River to tne seatonrd, and say that tha actual cout must be ascertrined before a fair price can bo deter- mined. Nhe argument ts advanced that ono cheap linn of transportation will render al! com- peting lies cqually cheap. In the comparison botween ttandand and nerrow-gaugo roaa, tho Committes tho cout of the former, fully equipped for an average busluess of oven 2,500 tong, ls $42,000 w mite tor iron railu, and §V5,0U0 for ateeLralla. THE COBT OF MARLOW GAUGE {g not more than GU per ceut of these sum, Tho cost of operating standard gauge roady, bomg froin 80 to 100 per cent of the grovs enrningy, ronder It lmpoumble to securacheap trwisporca- tion by oxiatiug linoa, ‘Tuo Committe claim that the cost of operating tae Now York Contral iu 1871 was 7 milla 4 ton per mile; of eperating the Penoaylvyanig Joutral, 8 wills pe: ton per mille; yet tho cost of operating a natusw-gauge road iw evtimated al 43{ mills por ton por mile, While tho average cost of maiutaining and opeiating standaid gauge roads twen 04 per cent off of the gross carninga, the Denver & Riv Grande narrow-giuge, was operated in 1874 for 60 PER CENT oF IT¥ GRous EARNINGS, ona vory limited buviness, The Committes maiutain that the amount of froight that may be teauapoited by ntsiuw-gauge ronda ia very Little leva than that which may bo esrried by the stundard gauge, From this and otaer facts tho Commuteo cousludea tuat tho succosn of the narrow-gaugo system thus far me¢mu to demon- wtrate thet tho narrow-gauge railroad, whie vastly chouper in congtructiun and Operation than the old system, bas suillciont capacity, power, and peed oe ed to xoveral Yequire- movie, and, whet is of more mmportanc Comuittoe adda, 4 sates It nay now be regarded 2s certain that the n: gouge raulrosd. cau’ Le made to carhy freight aud pose seoyore with prodt at rates nok higlssr thuu the preseut low water rates, Several paxes of the report are devoted to an- aweripg the objection thut the cvnsruction of the parrow-gauge will reudor & tiaouler of freight necousary whenover it a'iall connect with. & brosd-gauge. It woema evident that the only thing which prevents the Copimittee from rec- Onmending the pawsige of the bill ia rhe simout quivsraal Sentient azainst subsidies of every ay or —1—-= THE TREASURY. 4 BLOW AT THE NKW TAX BILL. Spectat Dispatch to Phe Ghioago sribuna, Wasuinaron, D. O., Fob. 14.—The action of the House to-day with respuct to the Tar. bill waa vory algnificant. By # vote of 90 to 00 the House refused to limit the time for debate upon the bil. ‘This meaua thw, there are ao many conflicting Interests that Ipresontatives will {n- sist upon an opporiunity or unlimited amend. tnenty and debates, This, it ia thought, will de feat the Lill, Many Rep:ablioans are unwilling to boliave that thera will Leadetolt, Mr. Dawes, 1D ap} wllog to memberw to pesmult tio bi!l to sume up ead to limit debate, intimated itar if Ths El Bb aiS fad an os.tre veasou migut be able, THE MIX? QUESTION, The Senate Viuance Comuities did not settle the Mint question to-usy. ‘vey decided to give suiieuce tu dulogations; from oiler cittua which wil arrive to-moriom Balt Luke City lea new applicant. ‘ 20k UNION P¥DIFIO P: PORTION, The Cabinet b-day further oousidered the Unlon Paste compres alee propoaitivu, Beorete- Bristow wishes to have it so arranged that the ing-fund shall meot the nouds at maturity. mited States. in aie ‘The Supreme Cunrt of the the case of St John agaist tho Erio Railway, haw juut decider the identical question of net earnings involved in the litigation between the Govornmeat and the Union Pacitic Railway velative to the G per cout tax on net oarnings. Tho Court decidoa that all charger must va deducted before tha earnings hocome net, and that there 18 no net camings until there are rtock dividends, The Union Pacific people hero claim that thin decision settles the pending suit, on the pround thal, ifthe Lator~ ent and ad cliaiges ave deducted, there will Le no het earnaiga upun waich a 5 por cent tax cau Lo autmauded. en SOUTHERN IMPORTUNITIES. TNE PROPUBLD TWO-YEAR ARMY APPROPRIATION, Sveciat Inapatch ta The Chicano Iribune, Wasiixeton, D. C., Feb. 16.—The Army Ap- propriation wil, will probably bo roported this week. Thin bill is to be the tho test upon which the political debate in the Mouse that is exnoct- ou! to ocoupy a cooniderable portion of tho reat of. the coxsston wil} begin. already announced that they intend upon this bill to arraign tho Administration fur its general Boutheru policy. Bure of tho Southern Ropub- liens will ondeavor to have attached to the bill amenamenta making appropriations for the army for two flacal yonra, wuich will 2x- cite much oppoution, ‘Nie bill will bo in charge of Mr. Wheelor, of Now York, & mombor of tho Lousiana Investigatng Committeo, and ono of thu mout expériencea parliamentary leadew of the House, Laren—Mr. Whootor will ondoavor to call up tho Atiny Appro; tiation bill to-morrow. If bo is tuccosstul, the political debate may then be expected to begiv. Cannon, of IMlinold, mo:nb:r of the Alabama investigation, has beon unvield- Iug in his opposition to the habeas corpus fea- tures of the caucus bill, Ho his however, #0 far withdrawn hia opposition as to poimit’ tho Committe to formally report it to the Houta re- serving his right to onpose it. It could not have been reported without bis vote. Tho Lresidat wandeistosd to regerd the Louisiana compro nulgo propositions with disfavor. 5 TUX ALANASA LEPORT, ‘The Alnbams Investigating Committee bas been to-aay augaged in tue final rosiaion of its roport. THE POLITICAL. DILL, It has been decided that the Caucus Political Dill will be repurted, with tho understanding that Lefore calling the previous question opportumty shall Logiven to offer amend nouts modifying the fourth wection with respect to habeas ccipur. THE NEW CONSERVATIVE LOUISIANA PROPOSITION which will be sumittod to the Louisiana Commit- foo nt ite Grat mecting is this: The question of the elec.ion of 1472 is not to be considered, ‘Tuo compromise is to be restricted to 1274 matters. ‘Tuo Conservatives are to bo given tho neven seaty in tho Lower House, which wail give thom G8outof 111 votes, Tho Senaze is to remaiu Republican, The Courervative mombera sro coutldout that this plin will be accepted. ARKANSAS. An effort will bo made in tho House to-mor- row, if opportumty ulfers, to secure the passage of siesolation sustunmg the President in his recoguition of Brooxs as the jegal Govornor of Araansas, ‘Ibe gentlemen who propose to bring in tho resolution express coufidence, which they soy iv Lased on an avtual canvass. that it will be adopted. It 1a also proposed to follow this reso~ Jution with a bill recently agroed upon in caicus, aud the declaration is nada that it must bo pavaed if tho entire session was consumud iu the effort. pee eeen eae THE INDIAN TERRITORY. A TERNITORIAL GOVERNMENT INEXPEDIENT. Wasuinuton, D. C., Fob, 16.—Lhe Louse Committeo on Indian Affaire, to whom was re- ferred « bill to provide for tho organization of a ‘Territorial form of Sovornmeut aver the country usually known as the Indian Territory, and for othor purposes, reported to-day that, after a careful, thorough, and impartialconsideration of tho aubject, thoy find, in view of tho pecuhar re- lations to the Government ststained by the poo- plo thorein, that thore Is no authority which will justify, but, on the contrary, they find much in many troaties with the Indians occupying sod = owning tho Territory, in acta of Congress vesting and guaranteeing certuin rights and immunities to them, and in opinions of tho Supreme Court interpretlug, defining, and sustaiping the samo, which expressly forbid the legislation proposed, The Committeo say: " Bolieving as wodo that the logislation pro posed in those bills to bo unjust and inoxpedi- ent, and therefore unwise, wo trust tho xeul of displeasure will be by Congreas emphatically sot upon theso and kindred movemouts cal- culated to destroy tho _ bindin; force of tho nation’s obligation to tho feable people who oro thereby to be affected. The pegplo of thie great nation ought to know, aud jhose of ho Indisn nation ought to be reassured, that tho Congress of tho United States cannot and will not lend its sanction to any mensuro tarnishing the nation's lionor, expecially where its faith bad been plightad by solemn guarantee and written covenant,” _—— PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Wasuixoton, D. O., Fob, 16,—In the House this morning Mr, Harrison, from the Committeo on Elections, repor'ed a bill proposing ao »mend- mont to the Constitution in reference to the cleo- tion of Prosident and Vice-President, The tirat section provides that the President and Vico-Presidont sball be electod by a direct vote of the people, Each State eball be divided into districts equal in number to tho number of Representatives to which the State {s entitled in Congroas, aud the person having the highest number ef votoa in each district for Prosidont shall receive tha vote of that district, but candi- datus for Prosideut and Vice-Preatdent are not to be both citizens of the same Btate. Thosecond section provides that the poraon having the highest number of votes for Presi- dentin a Btae ebalt receive two Presidential votes from the State at large. ‘he sootion provides that the person bay- "ing the highost number of Prealdontial votes in the United States shall be Prosidaut, ‘Tho fourth section provider thet, if two por- sons have tbe samo numbor of voros in avy State (it boing tho highest number), each of them shall recolve one Presidential voto trom the State ‘as large, butif moie then two persons shall receive the same number (it being the highest number) neither shall roceive apy vote from the Btate at large. If more than one ball have the same number of votes in auy district (it being tho btgheat number), no Presidential vote shail be sopuited From that district, ¢ 6 fifth ection makes the gamo provisions ap) iesble to tbe A trons F ‘Tho sixth aection gives Congress power to pro- vide for holding and conducting Prosidentiel elections, ‘The soventh section provides that States shall be divided into dintricta by the Legisiatures thercof, but that Cougroes may at any time by law make or alter the same, : Tha oipbth section provides that no person who hes beone Justico of the Bupreme Court eball be eligible to olceof Piouident or Vice- Preiint, itd ir, Harrison wae going on to explain and ad- Yocate the bill, when he was Interrupted by ob- aervations from Lamar aud Speer, wembera of tho Committee on Elections, to the eifect that thoy bad not given their adsont to the report, —_-.—. BOUNTY-EQUAL!ZATION, ‘THXT OF THE DILL PasvED BY TUE MOUSE, Tho following ts the text of the bill to equal- ize bounties, aw it was passed by the Houne on Batuiday lage: die it enacted, de., That there shall be allowed aud pald to each and evury non-commissioned officer, iiu~ Siclan, artifcor, wagoner, private auldicr, aullor, aud maring, including those Lorne upon the colle as elaves nd Iudians, who falthfurly served an auch fo the mille tery ervico of the United Btates, who bave boon hon orably dlachurged from au-h service, the wim of $4.95 & tnouth for all (he thus which such nou-comsnissloued aticer, muselan, tion, eagons, private soir sujlor, and mwariue actually #0 serve: swoon Apri 1: BOL, aud BEay 9, 1805, = io, 2, That’ in case of the death, alther before or After the passage of this act, of auy on-comnisstoned Olticer, musician, artificer, wagoner, private soldier, eallor,‘or murine, the allowsnce aud payueut sbatl by tuade’to bis widow if she Las not romutried, ur. thro be no widow, or ahe has remarried, thou to the mtuor child or children of such deceased ‘non-commtue Moued ofticer, muatclan, artiticer, wugouer, pivate sole er, sullor, or marine, 20.8, That in computing and ssccttaining the bounty to te paid to sny non-commissioued ollicer, tmourtclan, ariificer, wagouse, private aoluter, sailor, of murlue, cr to bly proper reprosuntative under tue pro- Vielous of this act, tuere shall be deducted therefrom any and all bouutles siresdy poid under the provisions of any United States or Btuie laws, + 8x0. 4. Tuat no bounty undor the prot act shall be yaid to or ou account of aul acrved aa @ autatitute iu the army, or who was a cape tured prisoner of war at the tine of bis eullatment, uor 10 uny ove wo was discharged on bis own application OF Fequest for other causo thuu disability Jucurred in the service, prior to Apri, 1965, unleas witch disch 1g0 ed witb # view to re-culistment, oF to necept, promotion iu the mullitary or haval service of the Uaited tates, OF tO Le trenafsired frum ous Lrandb of the nullitaty service to enotlive, aud suob person did actu- ally su re-enllat, or accept aotlen, OF Was 0 try a ust) hall be pald Uo aay ealiliee faired, “dud to bo The Democrats havo j discharged on the application or at the request of pa rent, guardians, of other persons, or on the ground of minority. Ste. 5, ‘That avery petition of anplication for horn. fy nade nndor tis provisions of thin act rhall dieciosa ane state ayo cifically nuder oath and under the puna and penalties of perjury what amountof bounty line Teor! past under the provistona of any United Btstes or State lays to the non-eommirstone'l officer, mnaician, artificer, wagoner, private suldier, sellor, or marine, by whom or by whose rerresentitive tho claim te niadle, fic.6, That any attorney or agent who aball ren ceive fom nny claimant dum greater than $10 for the proseention of any claim under the provisiunn of tila act, nyo conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not to excead §1,000, or enter imprisoument for a term not lesa than ono year, or both, aw the Court cr jury tnuy adjudge, and thal forever horovfter bo exciided from provesiting elaling of any nature whatsoever tis Go-crnmentof tho United Btater, 7, ‘Tualitehail not be lawful for sny soldier efor, aragn, barter, or ell lle divcharye, Anal criptive list, or other wiper, for tae p ir- pons of transferring, eastzniug, bart-riug, oF selling Any Sugerest in any Lonuty tinder tha provisions of thin wet; und ad auch traokers, weslgnmenta, bartors, or eales heretofore made are heceby declare) nll and voli an to any righta intended ty Luso conveyed by any fuch solder, Hex. R, That in any case whern x person entitled to recuive paymont of bounty under the pra of tue net whll make appl -ailon therefor, oF wh application shall be mado by the proper repre of such peraon being devesred, utd the dire: arse of such person has becu Jost, at shal) bs competent fur the arcounting oilicera to recetve, in Hen ct the actual price duction of auch ulscharge, |Touf of the actual loss of the name, and secondary proof of Ite fsvtig and cone tents, logetuer with provf of the Identity of the clatin= ant of perrou deceased, tinder auch rules deflutng the character eud forin of the evidence as thu Secretary of tho Treasury wall preseribo, Kec, 9, Thst no adjuatment or payment of any claim of any non-commissioned olfirer, murician, srtincer, wagoner, ur private soldier, or lia proper representae tive, under the provisions of this act, aball be made, tuntons tho application eball be filed within five sears from the parrage of the same, And the provivious uf this sct eaull extend to all noldiers who were mustered {nto the zeevice of the United States and who were aul= sated, clothed, aud pald by too Goverunsout of the United States, a, NOTES AND NEWS, Avectat Dispatch to The Chicauo s'ribune, TRE DOUGLAS INVESTIOFTION, Wasutxgtoy, D.C., Feb.16,-Thochargesagainst Rovert M. Douglas, son of Stepucn A. Dougias, in counection with the expenditure of moacy as United States Marshal in North Carolina, soem to have boen instigated by political malice, ‘Tne witnesses for tho prosecution thus farhave admit ted that Douglas enjoys an excellent reputation ax ou edicient ovicer oud bouest mau, The eoatges have not been sustained. PLUSVECTING. Tom Lyneh, Aldermuuct the Ninetcenth Ward, Chicugo, is pronpecting hero, [10 the Associated Prear,) TIE SANDWICH ISLANDS TREATY, Wasntnoron, D. C., Feb. 16.—The Senate Foreigu-Helat.ons Comuitieo further consider od tho Sandwich Inlunds reciprocity tieaty, and, although thoy defcired action on dome of itn details, and uo formal volo was takou, they agvoed sabetantially to report it favorably. It way be considered certain that, in case time in not found to'act on this treary prior to adjuuu- ment, au extra Kesriou will be convened un the 4th of March for that pur,ose, but will be of oaly a fow day’ duration, LIbEL. W. Scott Smith, # cunespondent, bas given bail to answer to the charge of Jusopl Mack ar- land, anvther corresponuent, that Smith bad mahesously hbeled bua Ly publiauing uim ax o aishonest lobbyist. REVENUE STAMP. Attornoy-Gonetal Wiliana was given an opin- iou that Sec, 3,676 of tho Revised Sia.utes does. bot wade illegal revenue stamps wito tho por- traits of living persons upon them, DAWES’ WAUNINO. Mr. Dawes says unloos the House passes tho Tarif vill tho Treueury will tail to meet its de- uiands, and ap extra seseiou of Congress will: Lo hocesaary, {The regular record of Concresstonal proceedings will befound on the Seventh Puge,) FATAL CUTTER ACCIDENT. Special Vispawh to The Chicago Tribune, Towa City, Is., Feb, 16.—Cupt, F. M. Irish, of thia city, met with a ead accident this after- noon, which resulted in bia death. Ho was pass- ing along Dubuquo stréetin bis outtor, and while crousing another street, just alead of & two-horse sleigh, both ata trotting speed, tho tongue of the sleigh struck him in the wide, Tae blow seemed to paryhze him below where it etrucs him. Tha accideut occurred at 1 o'clock, aud he died at 3, Capt. Irish was s pioncer cit- izen hero of prominence. He was 74 yeare old. lio was tho facuer of the Hon. Jobn P. Lrish, od- itor of the State Press. JUMPED THE TRACK, Lovtsyitz, Ky., Fob. 10.—Two sleeping- coaches on an Esst-bound train from St. Lonis,- on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, ran off tho track about 40 miles wost of Vinconnos, Ind., and wore prec'pitated down an embankment 25 feet high, both turning over acd ous taking fire, About & dozen passengers wero wounded, but none killed or dangerously hurt. THREE CHILDREN BUHNED TO DEATH. MoConseursnuna, Pa, Feb. 16.—LPhe howso of D, 1}, Mellott, of thia county, waa burned yes- terday, and threo of bis children burved to death. Mr. and Mrs. Mellott went away on a ‘visit, and lett the children locked in the house. On thelr return, 9 fow hours afterwards, they found tho boues of the children among the ruins. THE FROZEN-IN GAPE COD FISHERMEN. Puovincetow, Muss, Feb, 16.—Some siz- ty mon belonging to the frozeu-in fleet walked ashore on the ice, and have arrived hero, ‘Thy lot? sufficient number behind to tako caro of tus Property, and they aro perfectly safa on ard, FIRES. AT PORT AU PRINCE. Krnastox, Jamaica, Feb. 16.—A fire broke out in Port au Prince onthe llth fost. There being no water, the flames sproad rapidly. and on tho 18th wos still beyond coutrol, Five hundred houses had beon doatroyed. IN CHICAGO. The two-story framo building No. 805 Congress street, owned by David Qaill, and occupied by him as @ grocery and residence, was destroyed by fire yesterday moriuing at 9 o'clock, The loss amounted to $1,500, and insurance 2,500, in the Firo Association of Philadelphia, A detective flue caused the fro. ———___ LATE LOCAL ITEMS. The nctorious bunko-roper, Paul Peters, mado & murderous assault upon George Cunningham, in the bar-room in the rear of the §t. Elmo ree- taurant, No, 145 Dearborn street, at 11 o'clock’ last night, ‘The lettor was cngaged in convoraa- tion with tho barkeeper when Peters en- tered, and did not notice him. The bunzo bully deliberately took off his cont, picked up a poker from beneath tha stove, and, stepping up beblad Cunningham, dealt him » haid biow on the right temple, aevering an artery and causing « doap and dangerous wound. Cun- ningham gra pplod with the aseailant, and would have thrashed him soundly but for other parties = in =the = saloon. Petes ran away Uke ® whipped our when he saw the danger be waa in, The fojured men wontto ® ductor wungequantly, and had the nound attended to. tera ewcaped arrest. Adistressing railroad accideut ocourrdd yee. terday morning on the transfer track, ear the Stock-Yarde, John M. Hild, foreman at Myers’ packing-house, an old man of 60 yours, Was run Gver by & fraigh train while waliiug along, sue trace toward hie work, Hix of the cara passed over him, mangiiug bis body in a ebocking manver, ‘The reinains wore taken to liv late Lome, No. 147 Cologne utreet, Ho loavon s wifo and six children, The Coroner will investigate the circum! attending the killing of ttr. aud Sirv, 13 Wood, of Burlington, Ill, ‘Phu at 2 o'clock, in bin omice in the Criminal Court buildiog. ‘The deceased werskille! Ly the Oma ba express train yostorday morning at Austin, Frank Jones and ‘Thomwaa Hardy were caught by two officers laut might white io the act of breaking iuto O. C, Fiench’s cixar-store, No, 593:¢ State atreat, near ‘Lwolfth, Thoy were taken to the Armory and Looked as burgisra. Avoty poutly and Landsomely-'rimmed wolf robo us at the Armory awaiting au ownor, he The Cold in colorado, The Denver News, to show how cold it gota in Colorado, saya: “'Thero was no more than tho customary etir at Las Vogas the other dav when the atage-ovach, with four Ppavecugers inwide aud, 8 corvee for @ driver, cume seating Inte town. Tho driver, though frozen into a beautiful speci- men, was uittiug bolt upright, with an awful friumness of face and a desth-prip on the Lnew. Tho ghostly Jebu waa helped down from the seat, and (he nextday these wes a big funesal at Las Vegas." REPUDIATION IN MISSOURI. Tho Farmers De y the Federal Courts to Colsct County Coupons, No Officials to Sell Lands that For- cigners Dare Buy, The Iniqnitous Manner in Which Raile road Aid Bonds Were Issued. The Debt 21 Per Cont of tho Asseszement— A State Repudiation Conven- * tion Called, Tho Legislature Praposes Eastern Capitalists Shall Take Less or Got Nothingss-"*Ene dowmont Bonds” at 6 Per Cent. Spectal Corresvonitence of The Chicago Tribune, Lextxaton, Lafayette Co., Mu., Feb. 15,—Tho so-called Misuouri boud repudiation moveinent, which originated in this county, aud which has excited the appreleusions of the Eastern holders of Missouri securities toa considerable degroo, is beginning to result in sometuing tangibls. Lisif of the counties in tho Stale are similarly burdened, and have Lean watching anxiously the Progreas made in tho solution of the problem by Lafayette people. ‘Tbia connty had run up o total debt of nearly 1,500,000. For several yeara tbe intereat on these obligations, sunply enormous in comparisop with tho (arable weaith of the county, had boen met by successive iraucs of funding bonds, and tho deot went on increwuing by semi-annual accrectious. With the close of the last year tho people of Lafayette awoke to the fact taat coupons calling for over 100,000 were falling Gue. Tho dett was tho result of s series of extravagant, not to say scandslous, coutributions to railroad soemes by successive County Courts, and tho people roe ex masso against tho obligations which they conceived to have Leen unjustly im- 1osed, Adelegato couvontion was held, cow- cused of tho best men in the cuunty, and the ground was takeo, without dinsent, that tho county debt as it stood COULD NOT AND 3HOULD NOT RE PAID. Some repudiation talk wav iuduiged in, and tho following resolution was adopted, nud has gov- erned the action of the county authorities thus far: Keaoired, That the County wituhold the funds codessud tion for tho paymeut of iutere county railrvad bonds, The Convention lasted two days, and the situ- ation was thurouchly discursed. Finaliy, tho problem waa boldly faced, and 8 comuttice represonting oach township waa appointed to draw up a atatemont of the indebtednows of the county, showing tho total inability of the poople to pay the bonded debt of tho county in its prouent condition. Tue positive stand taken by tus Couventinn attracted considerable attention, aud Cass County followed, almost immediately. the examplo #2t Ly Lafayette, and in others full suiypathy was expreesed in tho moyement, and a determination declaied to follow in the game direction ag soon as a definito course should be mitked out. Reneated interviews with the men who are leading this movement satisfy your correspondent that they arn iv carn eat in refusing to longer assume the debt, but at tbe same time that they have no intention to adopt a plan of entire repudiation, By main- taining a bold front and resolutely refasmg to meet the interest on these bonds, they believo they can . FORCE THE BONDHOLDEBS TO TERMS which will oqualizo the burden betwoen tho tax- payors and the bondholders, the Convention licld an adjourned meeting lass weok, aud the proceedings showed that the movoment had lost nono of tte entbusiusm or dotormination. Encouraged by the favor with urt bo requested to in proces uf cult and princiyal on the which tho movement had met, it was detormined to calla State Convention of dologaten from all the bond-burdeued countios, aud the fouowing resolutions ware unanunously adopted : Resolved, That this Convention elo-t elght delegates to a Convention tobe held at Jefteraun C:ty, Sfo., for the purpose of taking some definite action on tho bonded indebtedness of the various counties in the Btate, Reroleed, Furiber, that ssid delegates be instructed to give notico and urge upon tue vorfous counties in the State which are burdenod with slmilur debt as Lafayette, tho importance of sald Convention, and r~ juewt thomn to meet ue fn said Convention, ou Ture ay, the 8uth day of March, 1875, Confirmatory of the opinion exprossed above, the Couveution a'so authorized tile Committee totecaivo aud discuss propositions from the holders of the securities looking to compromises. The total debt of Lafavette County is 71,346,436, and tho total amount of tho asscesed personal and real ostato is only 86,901,859. past duo ia $105,000. The debt is actually a tittle more than 21 por cent of the assessed Yalue of the need and this atate of things is sluost paralleled iu half tho counties of Missouri. Of the acquirements of these 1uinous debts the same story is told in every county of fraud. cor- ruption, and wrong. That of Lafayette will do tor an ilustration. TRE UISTORY OF TUE DELT. As long ago as 185) tho peoplo of Lafayette County voted $590,000 in bonds to build a road from Lexington to the Mtveouri Pacitic Ratrvad line near Georgetown, A corporation known sa the Lexington & St. Louie Hainoad Company ‘was organized to obtaio this graut,and the com- pany commenced to survey arosd. The vote of the paople bad been taken in mass meeting ro- garding the route, but this the Company en- tirely disregarded in thelr survey, thua violating their charter which bad been prepated with a yiew to the popular route. The County Court refused to tueue the bonds, ‘The Railroad Com- pany then wont iuto the State Suptomo Court and prayod for a mandamus to compel tho isaue of ude, The suit was resiatod. ‘The Railroad Cumpany cened its aunual meetings aud oleotious of Directors and ofigers, and, litle or nothing having been dono un tho road, the Company, to all intents and purposes, paseed out of existence, In 1865 the attoruoys of the couuty wont into court aod moved fora diemussal of the sult, and, thero beiug no objec- tion, the case took that conclusion, Tho matter reuted thus uutit 1868, shea sxme of the old atockholdors of the Lexington « St. Louta Com- pany got together in company wi-h other parties, who had nover been concerned in the old Com- pany, and coustitutod themeelvow the Diree- tors of the Company. ‘The @ corporation, which had lain dormant sinco 1860 and had allowed ita property, what thero was of, it along the lina, to be sold under excoutions, was revived. The country which bad bean rich aud prosperous before the War had been oversun time after time during the succer~ sive campaigns, aud was in a crippled and al- most helplous condition. It waa settled largely by Kentucky people, and they bad been almost uvanimously on theside of the South. ‘Tbreo- Hifths of the population iu 1863 wero etilt suf- foilog from disfrauchisement. Those in power were wien made of (he War and illy reprosonta- tive of the people. “At the timo of the rovival of the Lexington & St. J.ouls Company auother schemo had boen put on foot kuown sy tio Louisiana & Missouri Kiver Raitoad. Tho pou- plo belioving that the appropriation had been annulled, aud feeliug tho novexsity of buttcr railroad connectiops of some kind, had voted @50u,000 to tue uew enterprise, ‘lon came the lawyera of the resuscitated corporation sud prayed form mandamus, ordering the issue of the bonds voted ten yours Latore ‘THE PEOPLE PROTESTED VIOONOUELY, held the County Court iu chock while the rival corporations warred in the courts a few monthea, aad thes joined furces aguinet the county, In spite of the protouts of the people aud the av vertions that a resort to the courte woul bave brought the dosired rulief, the County Couit ac- tually allowed the county to ba fleeced out of $500,000 by the old Corporation and €24v,000 by the new Company, ‘Tbe latter iswuo wag mado by the Court clondestinely, aud was not known uutilatter the road bad obtalued the Londe, ‘Then, 0 great was the wdiguation fvlt, that the people adembled in qave-weeting to express their divapproval. and tho gatherlug waa brosen up by av armed posse for foar of mob violeuco, Itshould be explained that thoiesue of tho $240,000 never reachod the new company for the Court considered that they had violated the terms of the compromine withio a few monthe after tho sproemont aud really gave the bonds to the old company, although the issue was ostoums bly for the new, thus adding to the euormity of the awindle, On Jan. 1, 1869, the frat issue of bonds was made lu Lafayette County, aud within two youre the debt was over 61,000,000. ‘The Lesiuwton (4 Bt. Loule Railrvad was compleied to wilulue thort distanca of Lexington and $20,000 moro wna ferced ont of the county to complete the Bexides tho inane of €240,000 wine’ never 4 that Company tho Louisiana aud Mis- River reheme-was meade the protonas of 1v.0l0 moro out of Lafavette for - so tnore balchos of £100,000 and $70,000 ixaued to cover up miacellaneons extrava- ‘auto floating debt which had begun to he bunensume. ‘Then came successito small of bunds, ostensibly to fund the debt, but to ineet the coupane falling due. No leas nO wan i<euedt in 1871 tor thin purposar é and 1469, the Ht. Louis & Bt. Joseph Raitroad Company, which termmatos across tho Mixsouti Itiver from Lafayette County. gos 510 ont of the county and $75,000 ont of Lexington Township on the promiao af ostabe listing, a depot ou tha sonth Kide of the Mise brome whieh it may na well bo eaid san or sexarded or ¢ mplicd with, Auother wid fehome, knowa ap ton, Chilheothe & Gulf Railroad, of Ie not even anv grodiug to tho, got 4 of the c tho Lexing- ich thera 008 ont aunty While the peaple wero nearly all lot The intorost } difranchived. An insignificant minority of forty voters 1n Suiabar Township, of this county, voted #35000 to this samo wild-eat scheme, Washington Township we awindled out of 3,000 In the same way, Other counties will duplicate this story until it grows monvtouone. History recarda Ho. plune Chane oa.de from war times which can surpass the OUTRAGEOUA AWINDLES of the railroad rings of Missouri. With all theao heavy appropriations, Lafavette County has ucth- ing to show tu: but a little branch road ran- ning down to Sedalia, Tho depot iv a mile from Toxingt m. Half way between the town and the depot rtands a dererted hotel. into which, and the pocketa of the ring, was put £209,090. ‘The Veo} Is's Committee, in making their report to the Convention, rightly add: Lands 1n the country are reduced in value and are alinost tusdlatle; succesalvo bad eropa with tho bur- deneome tax: have impoverished inany of our farmers to much an estent that they aro compiled to borrow money to, pay their taxew or let thet qo ue pald, Business je prostrate aud immigration to our iit Law coated, ‘The rate of taxation, which in rotae of the townships {6 over 5°; per cent. ivan ofTensive one fu a flouriving community aud doutsy xo in ove Uke oura, where we Lave been vieited with auccesnive draughts and the plagues of various ineecte,whteh have rained many lerye ‘sevtions of country in alster Staten, aud” which have bad tho” effect. in this county, not onty of destroying our crops, but at dozinatine our fluels und heeds to auch an extent that Jo many fntances our furmers will bare ta mortaaze {heir farms to purchane stock for the season of Is ‘The private debt of the county haa been continu: {ncre.ring, wotll, were tha amount af mortgages. upor real aud persoual estate include! in our report and tulded to the grand total of our indébteaness, 1 would be starthng. Tho Legislature during the present ers ion has Leer fully alive to the importance wlich thiv problem of the county ideLtedneus is ate suming in Missouri. ‘There aro now pending in the United States Court for the Western District of Missouri tuo SUITS FOR DEFAULTED INTEREST on railroad Londs of Cass County. There are specimens of secrea of similar suite, out theso tio caves aro noteworthy from the fact that the rlaintuT in each is W. B. Washburn. the Senator trom Maxsachusetts, who introduced the bill arucnding the act creating United Statea Courts sa ei to allow tarehala sud doputics of that Court to atinfy a judgment of the Court by levy and cotlestic: talo. ‘Ihe bill is aimed direct- ly at the o-called repudiation movement in Mis- souri which gains much of ity iegal countenance fiom thie very detect in the United States act. Ono of tha earhest nets of the Legistature tho present earrion was a resotiion protestivg ayainst tins bill of Mr. Wasn- burp, "This reaolation wna adopted by astrict Granger aud farmer vote fn jute of the suggeations of leading memle eof tho A‘ sembly that a judgment of « Court which could pot bo executed wast't much of a judgment, aud was prima tacio evidence of the necessity of such s meaeare a8 Mr. Waehbnrn proposed. , fis same tuilnence which set the Legislature in outspoken oppusition to the Washburn vill 1s now pushing o echemo for the relief of the counties through compromise with the bond- holders. Of course the proposed plan doesn't five tho holdors of the securitica by any ineans whut tho obligations they hold call for. Bat it is claimed that tasy will be gind to accept a come promise which would mean from 25 to 40 ceuta, according to the bonds, on tho dollar, oapecially after the counties have defaulted their interest coupons half 2 dozen times. THE PuOrosED COMPROWISE, The Grangers’ compromise plan embraces thowe proposition : (1) The Governor, with the approval of the Senate, into oppoiut a State Fund Agent who will loaru from the county und local uuthorities the teria they are willing to make with their bondhicllers, and then scarn from the creditors wo far ua they can bo found upon what terms they will accept new bonds, upon what terma of interest, ond upon what time, In short, thts agent shail conduct all the details uf compromises Detween the authorities aud the Londholders, (2) This agent ia to be put under a bond of $250,000 for faitafal performance of duty, His compensation will Le a perceutuge of the amount of bonds or debta compronitued,--not to exceed aue-nalf of 1 per cent, and ty be paid by toe county, (3) County aud loval nuilarities are authorized to appolut an agent who will re)resent thei before the Bate Ageut and thue sito) lify negotiations, (4) Authoritiea are endowed with tho power to issue Vonda bearing ruch interest aud payable at auch times aa imay be agreed upon in the compromises, ‘Tho creditors and bondholders agreeing to the cor promfsa wil, upon receiving the compromises bonds, depoult in the olive uf the State Treasurer the utd or retred bonds, with an Sndorsement on them of the tera of settlement under which they may be Hqut- sted, Whon tho interest and prinelpal of the new Vonds shall have been met, then the old bouda will bo given up to the county autlionites, Dut in case of stz inonth’ defuult of the interost cn the now bonde, or the non-payment of the jfincipal at maturity, then tho original securities rovive tuto full force, rettuced ouly by the umount which may have been paid on the new Londa, (8) The authorities putting forth these new bonds must file with the State Auditor u sworn stetement of the amount and descriptions of the new bonds and the terms of the compromise, (G) Every quarter the Governor, Htata Auditor, and Btute Fund Commissioner will make an ‘examinstion of the old bonds deyosited with the Btato ‘fresaurer, and male reports of the progress of the funding movement, ‘This ix tho outline of the scheme of relief, It ig supplemented by a novel plan for the new bouds, which provides for the payment of inter- est and principal together, and Jookw promising in theory. Thoso uow securities aro very ap- propriatoly styled ENDOWMENT BONDS, tho principal of which iv paid in meeting the coupons, 40 that when the last coupon iw paid the dobt is dicchargod. Aaa part of the debt is extinguished with the payment of each couvon, so the semi-annual intorost decressea in like ratio. It ix claimed that by oxtending the debt a reasonable lengtn of timo, aay, thirty or forty years, the bonds can bo mot with comparative 6nse by the counties, their credit proserved, and an immense amount of moovy be saved in tha end. By way of iuetration, take a 6 per cont bond of $2,000, with forty years run, Eaob six months the accrued interest and 134 per cent of tho principal may be met. ‘The tirst semi-annual coupon will ropresent €30 interest and %12.50 prinoipal ; total, 342.50, ‘Tho second coupon will represent 620.02 in- torest aud 312.50 principal ; total, $42.12, In libo mauner the third coupon will reprosent $41.75; and the fourth coupon will be $41.98. Aftertho paymont of tho fourth coupon tho debt will bo reduced to $950. At the expiration of twenty years tho principal dobt will bo $500. ere Will bave boon paid by this andow- ment plan in twonty years, $500 principal, and $021.05 interest; total, $1,421.05, Under ‘tho old plan the samo bond iu ‘twenty years costa 21,200 interest, and the dobt remainw $1,000. By tue endowment plau in forty years the boud of $1,000 will Lave been discharged in tho pay- mont of $1,214.50 interest and #1,UU0 principal: total, $2,214.50, Under the prevont eae the bond will cost $2,400 intoroat and $1,000 prin- cipal; total, 3,400; tho difforence in favor of the endowment bond aw $1,118.50, Forthormore, it ia argued that each bondbolder {a tho custodian of the amount et rh. zaved all the troubiesome complications tuat arigo where a sinking-fund has to be provided and managed uatil tho principal faila duo. ‘This is Granger reasoning on the bond ques- Hon, und it ds in the chiof ingredients the dove which 1s being propated for Eastern and fo1eign capltaliuts, Frou 10 per ceut interest, payable somi-annually, Mivgouil bonds bought ut (ram 6) to 90 cents on tho doliar down to the 6 ite cout eudowmeut bonds js a dizzy drop for the cap- itatist, and will not be ountemplated without home squirining ; still, ag the Misuouri Grange Democrats way, and they now seem to rule thi Commonwealth to all intents and purposes, ‘it's the bost we cau do.” ee BISHOP APPOINTED, Waxexina, W. Va., Fob. 16.—The Rev, J. J. Kain, of Harper's Forry, Va., haw beon appoint- ed Bishop of the Diocess of Wheeling, in pleco Of the ight-Rev. Whulau, lately deceased. te Murray, the Publisher, Joaquin Millez, ta one of his letters to the Jn+ dependent, thus describoa Murray, the famous Loudon publisuer: ‘The groat Alurray came dowu—a tall, loan man, bald, with one bad eyo, aud a habit of taking wgbt at you babind his long, thin foretingeis, whicu he bolda up as he talks excitedly aud ebakew all the time, either in his fuco or your own; aud I was afraid of bim from the frat, sud wanted toret away, Idrew forth my Aret love end laid Ut inldly io bis baud Ho hotd his head to ono side, flipped the leaves, looked in, Jerked-bis head back, looked in again, tinted his head liko giraffe, and tifted bia long finger. * Ayo, now,-don'tyau know postry won't do, don’t you know ?” * Bue will you not roa. It, pleaso # “''No, no, nol Na use, no uso, don’t you know ?""" ———— ee, WHITTINGHAM ON MARNIAGE, ~“EwiceeNarried Men as Bixhops-sLote ter from Mishop Whittingham, Frov the Church Journal, Mersns, Enttons: Your leader on the reaponsi- bility of Conventions and others in rolation to tostimontals and consent in dases of election to tho Fpircopate, assumes that tho Bishop of Maryland declined to consent, or refused hia consent, or mado ubjection, to the consecration of Dr. Dudley. He did no mich thing, Agreeing with a large Proportion of the Church in all ages, in the belief that I. Tinothy, iil., 2 and Titus, i., 6 (compared with I. Timothy, v., 9 ag interpreted by tho marginal reforence in the authorized version) proves the mind of Bt. Paul to liavo boon adverse td conferring tho higher ministries og & twice-marriod man, Bishop Whittingham has not at any time been able to Join in oct of that kind. But knowing also that the matter is cortaint within the regulative power of overy inndepende eut branch of the Church of Christ, the Bishop of Marvland has never questioned tho right of any or all of hia brethren to act upon an inter- pretation of the Ayostolic rules which he finds himxolf unabie to accept; ror deomed himself at liborsy to interpoue an official obstacle ina cane deanediy lett unrestricted by the legisla- tion of tho Chureh in England and this country. He hua, thoreforo, nover institntod any Inquiry converning & Lixhop-elect ea tu h.s married oF singla tate. His conseut or vot, aa the caso might be, has been given with cutire ind.ffer- euce to that quertion, if tho factn happened to be out of Lis personal kuowledge. But if, by exprees information or othersine, it becama known to bin that s Preabycer, choaen or no inated for the Epiacopato, lind boon the husband of moro than one wile, hia own conacienco was ratisfiod by abstention fiom, action, leaving it to those who could, to confirm ar elect according to thoie unemborrassed judgments, In the cave of Binbup Dudley it came nccident- ally to tho knowledge of the Bishop of Mary- laud thot hia Prosbyter had beer twico married, after ho bad actually, in confidential counsel. ad- vied him to the acceptance of a work iuvolving much racrifice of every kind, and wten the ar- tangemonts for the probablo consecration wera ip progreas, in w private interview with the Binhop-elect, Bivhop Whittingham communicated to him the deen regret witth whic ho found bimeelf ‘pro- cluded froin aiding in his consecratiou, and asker! that the proposed arrangements might be changed accordingly. Nothiug more took place. No line or word of official communication was needed. Absence of the namo of Bishop Whittingham from the rec- ord of Dr, Dudley's consecration is the oniy aud wholo effect of his private meapacitation for bearing part in the solomu ceremony, ‘As regards the solidity of his groanda, Morars. Editoww. bois not eneful to muko answer. Lot othors be fally avenred in their own mindy, from which he hax no auxioty to unsetletbem. W. ‘ithe Child-Like Lo in the Lobby. An Indian, who had recently come forth from the forout to join the lobbyists of the Maina Lesislature, thus appealed to Senator the othor day: % Senator, you report bill no Killam mooao for five years 2% « Yes," ropliod the Senator. You report bill no kilum deer five years ?” 0." « Very woll,” saya Joe, make um law no kit- lum deer for five years except by Indiau whon ba campuin out. Last summer Massachusetts fel- lows come, Hire me to go with um aix weeks. Killum two deer weighing ono hundred aud forty Panels vpend fifteen huadred dollar in Maine. xetum tito huadred dollar. Good thing to got fifteen hundred dollar for two doer, all spont in Maine.” ‘The worry of 5 constant cough and the soreness of lungs, which generally accompautes it, are both remo- died by De, Juyue's Expectorant, _HOUSEKEEPIN. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Great Anutal Clearing, Sale, RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF CARSON, PIRIE & (C0, MADISON & PEORIA-STS, In addition to other bargains heratofore ad- vertised, the following Will be offerad: Liens and Housekeeping Goods 100 pes. elJ-tinen Bleached Table Damask, from §0'to 75 ots. yard, bost value over of ered. Heavy Loom Dice Table Linens from 30 “Fieavy and Fine Brown Table Damaske at 300 dor, all-jinon Domask Napkins at 85 260 doz. all-linon Damask Napkins at $1,~— a BeTeeD. allelinon Damask Doylies at 45 ota, doz., worth 80 ots. principal paid each your, and tho counticen ae | Lar o-lot Linon Loom Huck Towels at 7 ronol, aaa ties Hoavy Tuck Towels, 16,18 and fea ins. 00. tage, Heavy, ‘and Fine Bleached and Brown Damark prowals: at 25 ots,, yormer cts. ; iia ‘Heavy Bed Spreads for $1, $1.50 and I1-4 Maracillen Quilts for $1.50, $2, $2.60 and $3,—one-third off former price: Flanuels and Blankets, ‘White Domet Flannels at 12, 17 and 80 otras eliswoct Flannela from 20 cts, up, ductions. Teco az akor Viannels, 20, 90, and 98 ots. —fully one-third olf former prices. Good all-wool Hed Flennels, plain end grater, Go. alr quality Heavy Fine Red Te eoet bargains in Fine Wool Shaker Flan. nation imported Embroidered Flannels wehankots from $2.75 up,—astoniahiag bare "_ Waolen Cloth Woolen Cloths. Diack Waterproofs, 65,76 snd $1, worth 5 ores onfeavy Unioa Casaimeres, 20 ots.,—a bare in. a Weak Ohssimaror, 60, 75, 00 ote, and $1,— awe * He 1 Cassimeres, m good as- gorunene reduced from G80 and $1.76 to inen fasion Gaesimorcs trot 60 ote. to 75 ie Barguiny in Beavers, Bostings, and Broad- Great Bargaina in Hosiery and Underwear. AT A HEAVY SAORIFION, ib a the rest of cur aati ipo two. Hankrast Btogkn one of LADIES’ “AND. CHILDREN'S OLOAKS, sud the othor of LADIES’ UN- DHROLOLHING, CORSUTS, AND HAM. DURG EMBROYDHRIES, are offered in this aale at less than 50 ots. on the dollar. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. Madison and Peoria-sts. FRACTIONAL OURRENIY: $5.00 Package Or IN EXOMANQE FOR ‘ " Bills of National Currency, at