Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1875, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THE GREAT STAPLES. The Convention Concludes Kis Inter- esting Labors, - A New Set of Designations for Butter. [nstructive Addresses on the Subject of Eggs. Mr. Dake Reads a Paper on Rancid Butter. Tho Sceretary’s Report. MORNING SESSION, = + ‘A DUSINEBS DAY, The National Bultor aud Egg Asrociation Assombled tn Convention again yesterday morn- ing, at tho Produco Exchange. ‘The roading of tho minutes of the previous [sy and ovening wou disponzed with, ‘The first ordor of businces was the DIGPOSITION OV TIF ESSAYS. which.werayot in tho hands of tho old Essay Uarnmittes, : Adiscuusion ensued, {@ which Mceera. Gilbro, Anderson, Dako, Clase, Allro, aud othors Look rt. ls Pthe question was finally settled by tho adop- tion of tho following resolution, introduced by Mr. Dako: Resolved, ‘That the oroays on butter and eqga now in tue boude of tne old Connuittce ba turned over to tho new Committee oy Exsayy, to bo read by them, and to report within thirty days, On motion, 1,000 copies of tho minutes, which should embrace tho eayaye, were orderod printod tor the uso of the membera, Mr. Drake tendered his resignation aaa mem- her of tho Eusay Committee, which .was ac- cepted. A Intion of Mr. McWilliams, looking to 't Bo, and How to Avold Butter—Wi It." Wo eald buttor 26 an article of commerce was vary difforctut from puro buttor iu its composl- tion, Asan asrticla of commorco it contained clomoule of its own dostructiou, commonly called sugar of milk, which, exposed to tho alr, heeumo oxydized, and decomposition began. ‘Tho firat chango wan called lactic fer- mentation, eating to lactic acid, tho prensuca oof which in = milk made it nour. ‘Thig netd waa the result of cortain cle- ments and conditions. Ita formation in milk could bo rotaided, by controling the atr aod temperatura a sufilcient time to allow the crcam to taiao, which wax half tho battle in manufac- turing good butter, Tf it was allowed to form in tho nulk, tho needs of destruction were’ incorpo- rated «in tho buttor at once. At loswt §=29 oper cent of the butter contained in the mitk produced through the warm month was thrown away in tho eour nilk, while tons of coaguium took ita placo and was ealled and aold as butter. OTHER CHANGER took place, by which hydrogen, carbonic and bu- tyrio acids wore gonoiated. ‘Cho prercucs of Lutyrio ocid gave rancid buttor its nuploasant sinoll nnd tasto, and camo from tho decomponl- tion of ingredicata improperly incorporated theron. The rancidity of butter was attributable to ignorance or negligence in tho caro of milk, which was tho question of tho hour with dairymen. It should not be kopt whoro it was subject to Impure air or in illy- youtilated or unclean places, Co-operative dairying bad dono a great deal to correct the abneca in tho caro of milk and tho production of butter, by supplying proper buildings, apparatus, and fixtures which wore dut of the reach of most individuals. Experimental — rtations would reduco roany theorlos upon tho subject to rractico, aud if the results wore properly noted, would do much to- ward improving tho production and caro of milk, and tho manufacture of ita products. ‘To yropeck Propet att for the manufacturs of good butter, the food of the cow should bs atudied from a scientific etand-pojnt. It’ ahould be of such » charace tor as to contribute to tlio olomonts of pure milk, Yor butter, feed which had tho elomenta of butter-oil in a large proportion should be given, mixed with euch ingredients ay wore roquitcd to sustain animal life. Tho prin- cipal ingredicnts of butter wero carbon, hvdro~ gon, and oxygen; and of flesh and masole, ni- trogenous substances. It was only necessary to know in what proportion Uhego aubetances wero in the food to decide its valuo for a specific pur- pose. tho branding of all packages of butter, and tho ‘marking thersan of tho dry woight by the pro- ducor, was takon from tho tabte and roferro.) to the Commitios appointed to procure legislation Against adulteration. GRADING NUTTER, + Acommunication on grading of Woatarn but- ter waa read from N. O. Goer, of Jowa, giving some Bractical inte upon tho subject, It was elnimed that tho grading, as now conducted, was. detrimental to producora in tho West, sud to the trade generally. . ‘The Committea on Grading submitted Ite ro- port aa follows: Your Comnilttes wonld recommend that Now. Zork,” “Penusylvania,” “ Westert and all other rrades that aro of a sectional charactor, ba abolished, And that the grades Le eg fullows : 3 ‘Extrae—Bhall ve composed of aelections from tho neat grades of fresti-inade norts, ayd aiall be of tho Myhess ttatdard of table-butter, i Firats—Shall ba 8 gcod quailty of butter, of -uui- form natural color, 1 season, sweet on top aud aldes, and properly seasoled, fu goad, age, aud in good condition, ‘Secondi—Shull conviat of a good, swoet, sold grade of Uuttar, uniform 1. color, in good style of puckage, aud in good condition, ‘Yhirds—Buall embrace all sorte betwoen the quality Joo poor to bo classed aa suconua, uid the grado aboyo freava Litter. ‘The report was disenaned and adopted withont Gisgont, with the undorstanding that the sevoral Vroduco Exchanges of tho country should adopt it aud make their market reports accordingly. 1 Mr, Colby introduced a resolution condemning tho uso of *coloriug” in buttar, which was con- ngued to tho table by a close voto. Egos. Mr. Do La Vergno, of New York, by invita- ton, addreased tho Convention. Ho bad been in ‘tho ogg bnsinoas siuco a boy, and had hod a largo exporionce in packing and handling. He felt tho neod of improving the quality of oggs, and how it could be done wau on important queation, Ho did not beliove it neccreary to take eggs from tho neat with a spoon [applatiea], bur, at all evonte, thoy should be handled with grea care, and kopt in a light, dry place. Ro would make’ threo grades oF if and, to maintain thoir grade, no timo should be lost in getting them from the pro- ducor to the consumer, Tho production wag not plivays good, but, on the contrary, he bolicved = what are called §= fresh ogg were often imporfect, which he thought wus tho rogult. of ~— the ~—impropor feoding of the fowls, Great care was necossary in ee straw for packing purposes, Tho straw should be provided a yoar In advance, and ongbt to bo olean, dry. aud bright. He bad often recolyed eggy sorlously damaged by boin; packed in damp straw, When the straw an egga were what they should bo, caro should bo talon in hoading the barrols, which should bo of uniform style, ‘no breaking of a fow egys on top often ‘spoiled tho ontira barrel. No tlmo should bo lost in shipping, aud no care spared, and, above all things, tho Packages should naver bo held for speculation. Ho beliovad if egga reached the Now York market !n s uniform, good condition, that the price would be 12 por cont highor than it now is. ‘The liming or pregorving of egga had become a groat feature in the trade, Tho prescrving of eggs did not adyanco tholr worth, or make azbad ogg. ood: The packing procoss with limed egra, ho thought, should be much tho samo ag with froah eggs.” One of the advantages of tha pro- serving procoss was that eggs could bo saved in tho aummer monte, whon they were choap, for winter use in bakoriog, etc, It gave to dealers cheap egge, for which there was ® cortain de- mand, © In angwor to a gusetion sa to bla opinion of Sulbhanse eggs, ho maid that i¢ was not favor. a. Mr. Albro, of Chicago, said that he conld keep oggs in a frult-house for six moutha, and that ho Would defy an export to dotect them from frosh- laid egga, MRG. LIDIA QADWELD, who wag elected an honorary momber of tho Association tho firat day of thé session, was then introduced. Sho waa not propsred to make p 4pecch, in fact bod never spoken, unlose tt was to delivor ® ‘curtain-lecturo," Howovor, sho would éay afew words on the subjoctof ege- Proverving, . Whou she onjoyod the reputation of beluy a good cook ig was # inyatory to Lor that when eges wore 40 cents per dozen sho found many of them bad, if not all, whilo whon thoy were 10 cents per dozen thay were all good. Bho thon thought that thera waa somo way of precrvingg RS, aud by perseverance sho had uvented o plan which who found worked with beady wuccess, year after year, uutil sho had oun ablé to slp to Enropa and fot tho boat ro- torus, Sho'whs now a largo shipper and packer, sevond to but one peruon or firm in Chicago. Bho had kopt ogg by her process over thico Yeats, aud thoy wero found to be if ahigh stato Of proservation. Sho did uot propose todivulge her sccret, howover. [Applauso.] Sha closed with urging upon tho members of the Conyen- tion the importance of advancing tho standard Of eggs ax wellas butter, [Applauso], © | Bamo discussion thon ousuad av to-the beat “egg caso" or * curricr,” which was participated in protty generally, without reaching any conclu. TRE Ux-HLONETARY ‘ then submitted hiv report for tho past year, Tho Foport wet forth that “4 names wore on tho rally ofthe Asnosiatiotss 116 Lad not paid thelr ducs ‘M1 bad joined at tho present Convontion ; an 122 of tho membership ouly wera iv good atand- ing. Bince the 18th of June last he had received €312, and «expended §=§293. ‘Tho ¢ bal- oe © $07, had doen anded to the eagurer, for which ho had bis receipt. ' Dur- {og the Convention’ Le had received @400, and disburved $154, leaving 8 balauce of $202 in his bands wuleb tho Yreasuror had justructed him to forward to him at Baltimore, which be would do noon the adoption of the report, =~ wnt some dol te, the report was gaferrea to Committee, owing tos discropauc; Holweon that and the Teauursta ronotty ¥. Holland offered complimentary revo- lution to Mrw, 01 l- dregs, whick's tell duking hor for hor ed. RETURNING THANKS, Mr, A.A. Kennard, of Baltiiao tho following, the adoption of whi nous Hesotred, That th sues treat tue ¢banye, the C! Ul ty tole Inegcuantl ote introduced waa unai- . ter and Egg Associ the chicago Yrutuce Bx: it Homiperce, aa wel Cbteago, for thotr very kind ception and hi fae eae Paaein bread enter ant during this our aan Convention then adjourned until 9:00 SE, are AFTERNOON SESSION, The Convention ‘was called t “ona a cal O ler ist “Wo attondauce boing considerably dimtulsteds ” ‘The frat order of business was the reading 2 a paper by D. W. Dake, Of Beloit, ou “ Banoja , Uniform atyle of packe | Ov motion of Mr. Chane, tho paper was or- dered printed fu conucction with the minutes of tho proceedings, Mr, Do.Ls Vergno was reqdated to prepare a ( panor on the peeking and baudling’ of eggs, which should aldo be printed with tho procecd- inga in pamphlet form. FIUBIING UP, ‘Mr. Datta moyed that tho namo and nddrora of the members of tho Aruocistion tagood staul- {ug be printed in connection with tho proceod- inge. : Aftor some discussion tho motion prevailed. Mr. Do La Vergne, of Now York, wubmiltad no resolution providing for the giving of prizes for ossays for the coming year, which should excel all provious efforts. Mr, Auderson, of Now York, wanted tho reao- Intion tabled. Asubstitute was finally offerod that the mat-. ter of offering and awarding prizes be referred to and loft to tho discretion of tho Easy Com- mittoo, which provailed. ‘Mr. Dako callod up the question of giving the Secretary x salary, whon, on motion, he was allowed 2100 per annum. The quostiun of the Treasurer giving bond Wag thon considered, and, on -motion, was ro- forred to the Excoutive Committes. Mr, Gilbrough, from tho Committee on Statistics, reported that tho Committee had boon fn acesion, aud had acopted measures looking to securing tho trado statinties of tho country to roport nt the next meeting. On motion, tho Conveution adjourned to meet a Davenport the first Wedoeaday in March, 6. SCHUMAKER STEALS AWAY. - New Yons, March 6.—A private dispatch from Washington saya that @ porson having papers to servo on tho Hon. Jon Cf, Schumaker in con- nection with the Pacifle Mail subsidy, arriving, hero yestorday from Washington for that pur- ono, found thet Schumaker bind just nailed for furope by the steamebip Snevia. Schumoker's family aro in Europe. | gs TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. “ On tho 15th of thia month a commandory of Knighte Templar ia to be formod at Peioraburg, Menard County. The Elwood Commandery, of Springfield, and tho Hospitallor Commsndory, of Jacksonville, will have charge of the goremn- niew, aud will confer tho degrees, A banquet ia to bo spread for tho visiting Sir Knights. What is called tho Intor-County Toachora’ Tn- stitute in in weanfon at the High-School building in Danville, and will continue fortwo days, A largo lot of toachora aro in attendance from Ed- gar, Champaign, and tho intorior of Vermillion County, ‘Tho oxercisns will consist of discus- sions and ogsays, music, aud whatever olso may come up likely to benoflt tha educational cause. ea a ha Sonar al Sy The Personnl- Courage of Andrew Johnuon. St. Louis Republican, The admirora of Androw Johnson, who aro ‘vautly moro numorous now than they wera three Weaks ago, ara bysy rosurrecting auccdotes of hia eyontful carcor, the bulk of ‘which rolate to thoaa virtues which aro mogt prominent in hia character, to-wit: - Courage, honesty, and indomitable solf-rollance. = Ono is "related which illustrates ‘ moro forcibly, perhaps, than any other single opisode in Mr. Johngon's osroor, bis audacity and norve. Iu 1854, according to our informant, the Kaow- Nothing paity hod gecurod such a foothold ia Tonncsses that acount of the voting mambor- abip of the lodges throughout tho Stato shawad a clear majority of 5,000 or 6,000, Mr. Jonson was then Governor, and he was ronominatod by tho Domocratio party without opposition, no other Democratic leader caring toiuonr whatscomed the cortainty of defeat under tho cirenatancos. But AJ. hung hia motto, “‘Nover despair,” on the outer walls, and announced that ho would sinaah Know-Nothingiym into flinders and carry tho Btato doapito the odds against him. As soon as he was renominated he prepared & specch with which to opan tho campaign, which be arranged to doata county seat vot far from Nashville, When ho had finished bis speech, he called soveral of lls ¢rnated frionda and advisors around him, aud it was read snd discusuod by thom, ‘They all objected to its exceeding strongth and bittoruegs, It was not. only ® comprehonuive srralgnment of the thoory and spirit of Know-Nothingism at large, but it aluo, ombodicd much gavage aud scathing do- nuticlation of individual loaders of that orgau- ization—and every ono knows what Andrew Joluaon'y style of personal comment ty. Ha friends ‘thought bis spaoch would bo impolitic, ‘Thoy feared it would not only es tranga moderate Democraty fom Mr. Johuson, ‘but that ib would actually pravoke breaches of tho peace, and poaslbly bloadshed. A, J. was of the opinion that i¢ would catrango Domoorate from Know-Nothiugism, inatesd of from time wolf, whilo, ay for ployoking the Know-Nothings to violouce, nothing would sult him botter, So ho doclared that that should be tho opening wpeeoch of the campaign, 4b the appointed tine and place for oponing tho campaign, thorefore, A. J. as on hand wit Ise thundorholt, which he proossded to launch forthwith, He had not uttered » dogen vontences bofore commotion began in the crowd in front of him, ‘fhe stand from which bo was speaking was elevated about 3 foot from the ground, and was in the air. The oauge of tho commotion was &@ young man, & won, wo believe, of one of the objecty of Johuyon'y Herco invective. The yours man had drawn largo kulfo snd was try- ng to pot to the athud, avowing bis purpose to “out Johuson's iver out of bi A# BO0n AH A, J, discoyvored what was up, be sprang off the stang into tho few foot of clear upace in front of it, ard, placing bf hand upon o pletol, called ous ta ‘et the follaw come," declaring that "by ‘tho time he could got half way to him thero would bo ona Know-Nothing yote tho logs in paaaaroes and that nobody elaa would got ur ‘Tho fellow was lot go, and, a8 the crowd surged back, Telmson ted for bln, The eeune man took ané look at those lowering eye- vows aud that goowling face with its terccly- compresuod lips gud act Jawe, and couoluded ha had sceu enough. Dropping his kulfe, be fled howling from the wcene, aud A, J. romounted the stand, @xproqued the hope that be would not bo interrupted ~ syain, sud went on with hla speech ag df nothing had bavponed. ‘That affair, said Mr. McKeo, bioke the back of Know-Nothingiom in ‘Tenpessea. Whoravor A, J, wonk after thet he drove tho Kuow-Nothings Lofore him like a flock of sheop, Former Dem- ocraty, who bad jolued the Kuow-Nothiog lodges, deserted thom hy thousands, sud Mr. Jgbneon carried the State by # haudsome major- 1 lant Tennersee whon all logic and 8 Sloqueuce sight have failed, - + SA'TURDAY, MARCH. 6, 1876.--"WELVES PAGLN, THE BLACK HILLS. Competition for the Travel to the New Gold-Cields. What Mr. Wicker and His Road In- tend Doing. No Doubt as to the Genuineness of tho Discoveries. A Great Rush Anticipated, While there is much to condemn in tho inati- tution known as atanding army, which, a3 a ro- presecr of Ropnbiican tendencies ia so Gsrential in tho Eastern monarchies, there is no doubt that itiam great bonelit to those countries iu providing a means of aupport tos largo number of psoplo who othorwiso would, from tho lack of tho knowledge of or inclination for any kind of work, tako to illogal mothuds of aup- plying their wants, aud in the end become as Leavy a burden upon tho Stato as tho drilled soldier, Itis quito possible that tho formation of acouple of regiments of eoldiers in Chicago at tho present time would rid tho city of a large portion of the non-productive element of its population, but, ag standivg arimles are diametri- cally opposed to ropublican priuciplos, such a mothod of improving the moral status of tho community cauvot Lo jndulgod in. Ase mat- ter of fact, thero are but few avail- ablo altuatfons to sparo thronghont the Jength and breadth of the laud for that class of peopla who, whilo thoy hanker fier tho possession of the comforts which money producar, lave a decided repuguauce to giving a guid pro quo for them in the shape of Wiuecession of honest dase" Inbor. Zt 19 only occavionally that a certain opportuuity is offered to this olags of people, but, stranee to way, when it appears they are always roady ty seize upon it, thongh their doing eo invariably involves much Rreator hardship and moro arduous work, with, ‘on tho avorage, loss rcnumeration than the steady jobs whieh wero at their command at homo, ‘Chis opportunity is thas wich comes with tho discovery of A SEW GOLD-FIELD, a thing which is a4 certain of occasional occur- rence as financlal panies, Board of ‘rade car- nord, or otber commojyaal convulsions, ‘Llero alvays bag been, oud always will bo, ® fascina- tion about gold-mining. Millions havo been takon out of it, and thero's miilious fu it still, and just ae certainly o8 a uow faro bank will sind its crowd of patrons a day or two alter ils open iny, so cortainly willa froehly-discovered gold- tiold gather unto itself a regitnout of oagor duat- buntera, Tho laut discuvory of old of any consequence was that achieved by the Custer expedition to the lack Hille. which, it will be romombored, crosted an intense oxcitement laat fall, Luckily thesea- son was too far advanced for an organized ox- pedition of any consequence, aud the hair brained {ntentlong of guca vuluntecre who woro williug to runs muck amosg tho Indians wero frustrated by tho order of Gon, Sherizan forbid- ding the invasion of the Indian tertitory. Now, however, that it can Le claimed the winter is drawing to a cloao, {t is ovident that the vponiny of navigation and far Western travel will seo neveral expeditions on thoir wey ta TM BLACK MUL, the recont roports brought from an oaxpodition which has been for some weoks in the Hilla hay- ing had the effect of reviving to a cortain extent the interpst which was arausod last fall. Aga proof that such will be tho caso can bo quoted the efforta which tho different railroade running towards tha Hilla ora making to seve tho spring travel. Yesterday atternoon a ‘Tnisusc reportor callod upon Mr. ; ©. 0, WICKER, of tho Dakota Southoru eilway, to 520 what had boew dono to his knowlodge to eeciurs transit to such as wish to venture to the new Rold-flolds 83 noon a the snow permits, ‘Lire following oonvarsation ocosrre | 5 Meporter—I undoratand, Mr, Wicker, that vou anticipate a largo increago of travel this spring on your 1ailrond, on account of tho difa:eut ex- peditions which will go to the Btaolc Ihils in goareh of gold? ‘ Mr. Wicker-—Thoro {s no donbt that such will ‘bo tho caso, and in order to provide for it a cum- bination has beon formod by tho Daota South- orp, Illinois Contrat, and Northwosrern Railways, Ag woou os tho Mixsoui River ig oer, tho tripa trom Chicago to the Black Hills will begin. Reportor—What will bo P TUL LOUTE? Mr. Wicker—Tho rail will tate passen- gers. to Yankton, Dakota, whero thoy will go by steamboat up the Mise sourl to the mouth of the. White Niver or oll Fort Pierre, Tho trip to these points will take about three days. From oach of those places there {a a good wagon-road to tho Buck: Hull Roporter—What is the distance which will have to bo accomplished by wagou ? Mr. Wicker—From the mouth of the White River the distanco ia 160 miles; trom Fort Piorre, 110 miles, Reportor—How long will it tako to accomplivh these distances? Mr. Wickor—From threo to four days. It will take three daya to go from Chicago to the White Hivor or Fort Pierre, and not exceeding a week to accomplish the round trip. Roporter—Have you secured the sorvices of A LINE OF BTEAMDOATS ? Mr. Wicker—We bhava mado arrangomonta with the Coulson tine of stoamer, which ply on the Upper Misyourl, to Lave a boat sturt every day from Yankton for the accommodation of pag. senor for the Hills, ‘This slice of steamboat travel front decreases tho lougth of the wagon- fog. The dtstsuco from Yankton to the Uiack Hilla dircot ig 270 milea; tho diatence by river and land route we shall follow is 350 milgs, but tha saving of time by the water journoy 16 very considerable. ‘Tho routo wo have chosen fe the most convenicnt, the quickest, aud tho choupest, cuanars, Reporter—Tow, much will your charges be for tho round trip, snd what amount of bageayo wilt each passongor bo alluwed to take with blu? Mr, Wicker—Tho price of a tickot “for the Tound trip will not exceed €50, and each passen- ger will be allowed to carry with him eighty pounds of Jugyaga froe, . a Neporter—I beliove you have been ap to Yank- ton lataly. What do you think of the stories “brought by thoso minors recuntty returned from that oxpodition to tha His? Mr, Wickor—Thero ia uo doubt of thelr cor- rectuess, Tho mon ara all known M the vicinity as roliablo, and ure iudorsgd by Judgo Lraok- ings, of Yaukton, J. H. Ouorles, of Sioux City, aud ox-Goy, Edinunds, ‘They say that upon the Proupects thoy neve alrandy made thero ly room for 2,000 minora, oud yourronders havo alroady read their reporty au to tho results of the exper dition’s gold-dieging, Roportor—Heve you : ANY SPEORIENS Of tholr gold with you ? Mr, Wicker—I have not at present, but abatt have in a day or two specious of tho guld aod bilver ore found ia the Halls by their party, Noparter—Is there not couplderable danger of their party's boing ATTACKED UY THB INDIANS? : Mr. Wioker—Not at preseut, but in the spriny tima the Indiaua will, without a doubt, drive thom out. So an Indian told theses two minors, but he added that tho natives wore uot averse to selling the right to iniuo on the hilly. Neportor—vo you think thore will boa rush for tno Hille in te Spring ? Mr, Wickor—We lave mado proparations, ex- ecting such an event, HEVORTED BUPYERING AMONG THE MINERS. ‘Special Dispatch to The Clicage Tribu Quaua, Neb. Maroh 5.—Gon, Ord roceived intelligence to-dey from mallitary sources that tho minors In the Blaok Hilla aye wuiforiug for food, Au expedition will be seut ont from Kors D, A. umioll for thelr relict aud bring thous out of the bills, We ta aluo informed that otber axpa- ditions of nitvers ara propariug to leave Bidux Oity for the Black Hilly, Gen. Ord informe your Correspondent that bo will wohd a military ocpe dition to cut them off aa soon as ho learng that thoy bave started. TRANWFORTATION FACILITIES. Special Dievateh to the Chicugn T'ndune, Stoux Ciry, Ia., March 5,—Loading clilzene and busiuess mou of this city bad a meeting to- pipe, aud oryavized the Sidux City and Black its Transportation Company, with capital of $100,000. ‘Tha object is to transport mon ped merchandise totha Black Hills.” Teama will at ‘ouco bo purchagad, and trafus atarted by the Lut reais Joly Gordon will take tho lrst train gis. net ’ JOURNALISTIC, : Svectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Oswauwwats, Q., Marob §.—Tho frm of Het & Wouayreck, quoen of the Voltsbiei, will be Mri Taasaurack; ensh for disnolved this month, Mr. “Hof 65,000 Latf-intorent, and retains hin the managemett and wala control of the paper, ‘his half-brother, Leopold Markbert, taking an interont with Lim, Tho tondoncy of the panes, will likely bo mora Democratic now than heretofore, a4 Mr. Hasrau- rack donirex a foreign misaion in the ovent of a Democratic Proaldent coming in. —_——_—_> RELIEF FOR OUR COURTS. te Heferce Systems To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: It is universally admitted that the maobinery for disposing of litigation iu Cook County in en- tirely inadequate to. tho work to bodone. Fivo thousand cases awalt trial in tho Circuit Court, and nearly 9a many io the Suporlor Court. For two years past a case could not bo reachod until aycarandahalf after it was begun, in eithor Court; and, including the littte opportunities for dotay if tha defendant wished, it could not usually be tried for a yearlonger. The two re- cent decieions of the Hupremo Court againgt tho five-day rulo and tha employment of country Judges add to tho evil. As accounts, unica a note has bean given, or a balance etruck, or the Jury find that tho defeneo is unreasonable or vexatious, run without intercet, the whole loes by the dolay fatis on the party eeeking to collect hin demand, Canes triod in Justices’ Courts are aubjoct to, tho samo dolay on giving an appoal- bond, 1g the offect of theao delasya boneficial to the community, or oven to the debtor class? If wo, the abolition of all means for the collection of debt woutd ba a blessing indeed! Sut, T take it, tho more diMcult it is meda to collect debte, the mora difficult it will bo to obtain credit. Henco the curse of these legal delays falls on tho poor, —on the borrowora,—on those who bave not the vash, and need tho credit in order to do business ortolive, It comes to themin the form of a peremptory demand for cash, whore, under mote efficacious laws for collecting debta, credit wottid be givon, and iu the form of short credits, high rates of Intercat, and "large collateral se. curitics or no loan." Bad lave for collecting debta offor a premium to ecalawagn and rconn- dre!s, but bring bard aud tight times to the honest and virtuous portion of tke working poor. Now, thou, can our Courl-calendars bo cleaned ontro thatasuitcan be forcot to trial withia three months after itis begun? Prosumptively we must adopt those moany by which oldar and tenfold more populous communities daily secom- plish tho sano result. New Yori City ta tho furau aod neat of triel for tho litigation of 4,010,900 of peaplo. Yot tho Beecher cae, be- gut few months ago, {a on trial, without hay- ing been taven out of ita order. Hore, it conld not have been tried in two yoare. While New York and Brooklyn aro the centre of litiga:ion for twelve timca a8 largo a population, tho records ‘of thelr Courta will show that they disposo of twenty times. moro fitigation ; and the registers of their law- yera will show that thoy settle, compromise, and coliect forty times as taany claims without litiga tion. ‘Ibe jaw for tho collection of debt, or. at least, for deterniining causes, ta far more efficiont thoro than here. Hence thore 1a a larger resort thore thau here to the eorvices of luwyora, aa no class of men will fod continuoux employment except aa their services are of value to thoir om- pfoyere. Honco there is also an onsler credit given at Jowor rates of interest, for longer times, and with less security, thau hore, since borrow- ov8 caunot nope to get credit continuously where the law ia inotticiont for collocting dobt. 'Yhe four chiof menus of expoditing necessary, and of avo.ding veodicsy, litigation, which cause New York and rooltlyn to excel Chicago, are: A diforent ralo as to iterust; a system of tax ing defaults out of court; a taxable bill of at- tornoya’ feea: and the system and right of triat bafora Retoroos, : I will coustdor the last frat; as perhaps it may bo moat practicable of early adoptiva hare, Onur statutes already authorize the trial of causes he- fora Noferooa, proved both parties consent. But tho statute je randered idle by the fust that Doth partios nover convent. ‘To rendor it effout- ive, ono party must have the right to compel a trial hofore 8 Reforco in spocitiod classey of cases; and cortain other casoa should bo so triabla by consent. In Now York, cases involying tho examination of an account of moro than threo itenw aro roferabia on application of either party, with out cousent of the other. The Neferoe has tho uae power to subpans witnreses aud papots, to attach parties aud witnesves fur contotupt, to de- cide all questions of evidtenve, and to determine tho cause, as would bo vossewed by the Court alono if tho cnuso were on trial bofore tho Court, or by. the Court and Jury if i¢ nore trinbla before both, On the Referco's report, wituout any hearing in Court, judgment or docree is ontered, and fram this judgment or dovrce tho appeal lies to the General Term or to the Court of Appealy, Tho Referce may he required to soparate his fludinga of fact and of Jaw from each other, as as dury and Court would do on a special voidict, Tho Koforeo can chargo 33 a day, or, by consent of tho partiow, ax mich more as they: may stipulate in adyauco to pay hint, not oxceeling $10 a day 4 and, by nang and consent, Bley te generally une doratood to moan one or two ‘hours before the Referes. ‘Lhe Referea velucted, apart. from tho abuyes of Barnard, Cardozo, ond MeCunn, are generally the beat known and most respected ex- Judges of the Court ; and itia soldom that tho casa is taken before more thau one Iteferoo, Tho buvinewa of reference provides « couxguial occu pation for ex-Judyes, whose loug exporicuce on ha Bonch haa both fitted them forits dutios and broken up their private practice, Wo have to- day, In tho City of Ublcago, ex-Judges of the Supreme jand Circuit Courts of this aud other States, who are acknowledged to be Jawyers of aa high judiciul —abrtity ay ak of the Judges now on the Bonch of our Cirenit orSuperior Court, The accidents of tha popular voto or of politica hayo thrust them aside at « period in lite when oll thelr labita of rind botter fit thom for deciding cansox than for practicing aa attornoys. Such slaw os that Thavo proposed would bring to tho aid of our Ciroult and Superior Court Judges, in reducing tho calendar, the vervices of auch ox-Judges a8 ox-Chlof-Justices Lawrenco aud Trumbull, ex- Jadge Dickoy, Caton, Judge Doolittle, I. N, Arnold, E, 0. Larned, a score of others of lke high repute, and, in addition, tho Judges now onthe Boneh, whon, by the accldents of politica or by some nnpopntar Jogal decision, they aro ro- tired thorofiom. Evory litigant platutif® should have the right, as oon os dofeudant’s plos is Hited, fu actions Involving tho examination of an account of more than two tteme, and perbaps in all actions oriuing ou contract, to. compel a rof- orsnca, It may be objocted thst this takes away the ripht of trial by jury, and, if passed by the Logislature, would’ be ‘held by the Supromo Court tobo unconstitutional. But the Conutitu- tions in New Yors, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin hold trial by jury ss sacred aw that of Illinois, using like language ; and tho objection, though onco strenuously urged there, haa boen lon: ince overcome, But, if tha Cunatitution of Illi noia is held by the Suprome Court to forbid it, thon let it ba aweudod, Stho Constitution at presont provides that fhe right of trial by jury, aa heretofore ens joyed, shall romain inviolate,” But thie la no mare swecping or peremptory tuau sho provision of sho National Constitution, which binds oqual- ly Now York and Mlinois, viz. in suite at com~ mon law, whore the value fn coutroveray elall axoced the aum of 820, the right of trial by fury abull be prowervad ; " aud yot tho Suprome Court of tho United States hag atlitmed hundreds of Judaments rendsred undor tho Now Yoru system of compulsory reforauvo, which haw wow stood for fifty years unquestioned ax to its har mony with the Federal Conatitution, if, " however, tho Iangungo of our Binte Coustitution should be regarded 48 preveiitluy the cxtablivbmont of the Keferco system, rosoct could bo had toiho general power contained injArt. Vi. thercof, veatiny the judicial ‘bower, emuug vthors, in “such courte 6s muy be created by law in and for citle." etc, Under this, a ‘Court of Roferecs” could be Oraated, to be composed of a duzon of our lead- ing ox-Judges aud lawyors, either of whow should ait as required, for the purpose of hearing Boause referred by the Circuit or Superior Court, at his own ofiice, which should be ro- garded ax the court-room for the tine being ; and should summon a special jury whenever either party refused to walvo a jury, in liko| mauner ag juries aro summoned by Justices of the Peaco; the coxt of tho refer- enco and juryto be taxed against the losing ar: and no other salaries to bo payable than he Heferce's charges uo tasod, to be tized by the atatuto, ft is worthy of consideration whether, iu thie manger, the Nefereo system could not be go inaugurated that avery litixaut could try his cause within two monthy attr beginning it, without dispensing with trial by jury, and without yjolating our prasont Co: tution. The systems of taxablo attorneys’ fee: of defaults out of caurt, and tho required chav; fa the rule concerning juterest, considered means te clear the oalapitee: bs removing usoleagy| causes, deverye sapsiate cousideratiun. 2 Van Bunun Denstow, =e The “apothecary” of other days is now a “phazmacit.” Jones says many of lis appro Voeu ought to pe form susistanta. THE BISHOPS-ELECT, Dr. De Koven Running Neck and Neck. | Br. Cushman Casts Light on Certain Disputed Points, Jaggar and Cheney. DR, DE KOVEN. THE vo STENDATS ‘The Standing Committees of the Dioceses of Central Pennrslvania, Lonluiana, and Nebraska were yenterday heard from, the two former ro- Jecting aud tho laat-namod accepting Dr. De Koven. Yesterday's vote loaves tho result of the Ktanding Committees’ decision aa follows at pronont: Yeas—lowa, Wirconsin, Albany, Maine, Missouri, Tooucasce, Alabaina, ‘aud Ne- braska, Nays—Ceutrat Now York, Virginia, Texas, Minnosota, Indiana, Kentucky, Central Ponusslvania, and Lonialana, Tho fact that tho Standing Committees have under theircousidera- tion at their present saxsion the question of the eontirmation of two Bishops-alect secme to havo lad a damaging effect upon the chances of Dr. De Koven, It is quite possible thatin many of tho Committees the view will be takon, an bad already beeu the case, that the Bishops-clect are reprerentatives of the opposite extremes of the broad plane of the Church which it waa etated by Judge Otis at the recent Convention had Reine atone cnd of it aud denuminationaliym at tue other, and that the result would be the rejection of both candidarer. STATEMENT OF IIS VIRWE, Tho Jetter below has bud a large circulation in Cuurch circles, and ty produciy: u most favor able impression in favor of Dr. De Koven. It ia substantinily correct presentation of his views: 297 West Tarion Staext, Unicaao, Ill,, Feb. 2h— To the Riakora und Stanhny Committees uf the Prote extant Emecoral Church—Farnens Abb Bretitarey t Since the election of Dr. De Koven ta the vacant Epircopate of Tilinoim, errouenus and unfair state- mente of his views upon certain points of doctrine have been scattered lrosdcant through tle Church, As President of the Ktanding Committeo of the Dio- cone, which ao carnedtly desires the conue:ration of Dr. De Hoven, aud tu the futeroat of truth, it will nut bo thought improper tn me to make sone correction of the statements alluded to, ‘ I have never had, and do not now Lave, apy sym- pathy with what is called Mituallem, but hotd’ to “Evangelic truth and Apostolic order,” When {t was proposed to me to support Dr, De Kovon, at our late Special Convention, I made due inquiry to learn $f T could do so conscleutiously, and I rive pow the roault of — thoso inquiries, I write from notes made for my own wxe, and while Dr, De Koven night callin question the wivdor of making this or apy statement, or the manner in which it is made, L ain well assumed, and encuk advinedly when I ‘Bay 60, that be would indoreo its substance, Dr. Do Koven has been aecueed of erroneous doc- trino on alx points, 1, Adcration of Christ in the cle ments; 2, A Ritual of Posture, " suggesting the awful error of adoring the elements themecives ;” 3. Aurictte tar Confession ; 4, Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the circulation of books toackiuy the eame; 5, Prayers for the Dead; 6. Tho Perpetual Virginity of the Blother of our Lard, Adoration of Christ in tho elments, and Ritual of Posture. Dr, De Koven denies {implicitly any belief iu a physical, local, or carnal, presence in the elements, or any presence of transubstantiation, fupanation, {dentity of aubstance, or any othor device or osplanatfon of buman reason, “He does uot define the mode of Christ's presence, becaure Christ and the Church Lave not defined it, and the most he would say do, that Christ's presence in the elements ts a “sacra mental presence," Dr, De Koven bax never practiced uny Ritual of Posture that would “suggest the awful error of adoring the elemente themselves” oF any otber error, und be bas positively ssaerted that kneel ing in the Lord's Supnery asenjoined in. the rubric, server the needs of the devotion he desires, Ho does not maintain or tefeud apy Euchariastioodorauan that does nut coe within tho Huita of the Pastoral of tho Hone of Bishops of 1e71, which Pastoral be accepts, an he doca tho Canon of Kituat of 5 Aaricular Confession, Dr, De Koven exprenuly asserts tant private confeevion ought not to be enforced, and ta not necersury to the forgiveness of sins, He dove not huld that inperfoct norruw becomes perfect sorrow: by coufersion, and rejects the Roman doctrive of sat~ i-faction, and what is known, techuivally, as * dires~ tion,” He coca not belicve in any dectrine of confes- slon but auch aa fs allowed by the Communion Ofics, d approved by many groat divines of the Church of laud, Ou thir polnt, a8 upon others, he is in per- cord with the Pastoral of 34 Tnvovation of books approving the same. Dr, el taught or practiced the Invocation of Baints and Angels, oud there fa ue shadow of ground tor the charge, He nover han circulated or defended Jtomich or other bouka of devotion teavhing the same, aud if he bald a favorable word of The Trosmury of ‘Devotion, a complllution by u clergyman of tne English Church, it waa ou the express ground thatitdid nef coutain auch fuvocations, Vrayers forthe Dead, Dr, Do Roven, upon this aub- dect, goca uo further than to hold, with many divines of our own ond the Engileh Church, that tt {a allowed iu the English Church, to think PA i that the prayers of the Chureb on earth may Low biewing to te souls of thore who aleep iu Chirixt. ‘The Porpetual Virginity of the Mother uf Our Lord, Upon thi point De, De Kuyeu han never held or tanght anything not taught, in express words, by Biahop Vearsun on the Creed, which jw commended Je Monee of Bishopn, to our student of theology uch we belitvo to be a (rio atuiement cf Dr, Dp Koven’s opinfons ugon (he poiuta 1a disnuteand we submit that they come very far within the fatitude which, ou alther Land, the Chur allows, aud that thoy ute varcd by 4 very Large body of out Bishopr, clergy, and taity, Dr, Do Kove fe a tr:ta and loyal won of the Church, accepting heartily her formulaties and standards, aud desiting na change 4n ber Prayer-Book ermote of worship, “Ho hold# no. prineipies which the great doctors of the English Church, living and dead, donot Lold. Ho was uo Juve for’ an extreme Rituil, but fa eathollo and tolerant, and cannot bring hiwwelf to oatravisa wen who bold ‘and practice what Mooker, and Andrews, and Taylor, Hnil und Herbert, and thonsaude more of the notiteut sour af tho Church, now nt reat with God, revered and loved ou cart, Youreervantin Chris, Gronar: F, Cuanstan, Prcaldent' Standing Committee, Mlinols, SERRE be OR. JAGCAR. ¥XPLANATION OF THAT CHENEY LETTER. ‘The election of tho Rev. Dr. Jaggar, of Phila- delphis, to the Episcopnto of Southern Ohio, has given rise to some discussion ax to bis views on diaputed questions in the Church, Hoe was ove of tho signers of the letter of sympathy ta Mr, Cheney, in Juno, 1871, aod this hay beon mado a mattor of comment in view of Lis oloc- ton Feb. 19, Bishop Stevens, iu ardor to nettle the matter, addressed Dr. Jaggar a letter, mak- ing inquiry upon bis views, and obtained tho ful- lowing reply: Mr Dean Lisnor: T have received your courteous letter, in which you ask ine tu dotine my views In ro- gard fo certain questious which havo been ralucd by e Ohencs letter, You know bow reluctant Tain to appear for myself in this matter of the Southern Obto Eplacupate, but it 1 due to you, trom whom I ceived ao much Kindness ‘und considerution, that should rolieve your miud of any doubts whicls may have beon crested concerning iny loyalty, Thave nover felt free ta ouilt “certain specified terma in the Davtiemiul Oflces" nor co 1 anprave of such frregularities, T hold, of at the # oblt- watione of individual conaciences preme, but I do not told that the omisvlou of any’ ppecliied terune in the Book of Common Prayer should \e retorted to as ite proper or justifiable rewody fur a tmiuister of this Church, Fayoipathiced with the + perrtexitic aud sorrows ' of str, Chenvy, wndur the fret seutence which was pronounced upon bin, and sign exprensiva of that ayinpathy, tho Joltor whien has been yubllahed, Ut J isarow emphatically the interpretations’ whl, have beon put pon certain phtace iu tint fetter, und Which night imply that T vountenanced him in his datance to thedecisjon of the Court, The lotter, sharply cnalyzed, mny admit of auch inferences, but tho ground uf my action wan asrupathy ‘with one poo cullarly tried, sud uot approval of bly course; and certainly I have not approved of hls subsequent con- uct. I think yon know how the spirit and sentiment of the Convention of "1 caured inc, with many others, to become wore setticd iu the couviction that my po- altion in the Cuureh iu which I was born, and uuder whose nuniatry and Iiturgy waa reared, Wau not to bo au spologetia ope, but that of ous holding that our Chur. ts was tn wll ita eauential features both Scriptural and Apostolis, Events trauspiring moro than & year since, and to which T need not here refer, have oily deopevedt these couvictiony ; aud I may yeuture to hupe that my truce ord Jo Philadelphls sustatne, ax of uo recent growth, my decided oj futon that there should be no departure from Ritual law ta the public ollices of our Church, eltuer vy aunfusion or addition, Te te erarcely ueccusary to assure you, my dear she oy that whould not have accepted the call which in- yolves for meso much sacrifice if T had not belloved that I could promise “conformity to the doctrine, dis~ cipline, aud worbip of the Prowstant Episcopal reli," with # tieand loyal heart, Thove triod to meet fairly the questions which were ip your miud, and Lhopo my auswers may prove sate fsfactory. Iferve you to use the statement as your good judgment may dictate, I am yours, very slo- Cerely, ‘Thomas A. daadan, ———-—»— 2 Lurye Discovery of Anciont Colne. ‘he Pariy correspoudent of tho Loudon Times writes; **Au interesting atchwlogical discovery hos jut been made at the watering-ylaco of Bourbonne-les-Bains, in the Departwant of the Haute-Marno, In Sleaualun the severvoir uf the thormal wators, over four thousand bronze culus or medals and's few gold colnu Lave been ex- tracted from the mire. ‘The gold colus have the diameter of au English florin, snd Loar the efligtes of Nero, Honorius, Uadrian, sod Faustive Sonor, ‘hose which aro marked with tho ilisy re ‘of Honorius have on ono alde a Lead crown ‘aud the wordy—Lere are the oxact with laurel, lay man lettering—'DYKONORL, Var ' Favo,’ and on the othor slda a warrior leaning on a trident and plac Aig foot an a vanquished enemy with the following inacription: *yretont. Mayare, nonon.’ On tho cotna beariug tho efitzy of Faustina js oo ono side » woman's head with tho words ' pavaTiNA. Avo. Fit...’ and other letters whieh cannot bo read, and on tho other Filo n bird on a tree with the word ‘concordia.' ‘Theeo different colne aro supposed to have been placed thers as ox voto offerings proacnted hy tho sick who wished to propitiate the Divinity or to thauk it for success obtained from tho {hermal treatment which they had boon nuder- going. Berides theay medale, a considerable bumbor of bronze ping and rings were fauud, Ous of tho ringn ropreeantod the fore fcot of a horwe, others tho head of a dragon or serpent ; alsn woveral email bronzo etatues repregenting warriors and wrestlers, These statuettes aro. exquisitely worked, and admirably modeled. Thero are, finally, several stone pillars bearing inscriptions, ‘Tho following inscription on one of thene last in not without interont. Hero in thin Sneaription, or what can bo read of it: ‘Eorvoni ct Damonm. xtslla xti fil. ed,” Dorve, whenceBourbonnederived its namo, waxone of (bo nitmerons names of Apollo. It ta aupposed, also, that Soztug, father of Noxtitia, was Sextus Em: piricur, the famoun medical man who hved about tho year 140 under the reign of Antoninus Ping, the sdopted son and successor of Hadrian.” Pthae 2 AN OUTRAGE UPON INDIANS, The Slaughter of Osagos at Medicine Lodge, Kan., in August Last, Facts Shown by an Official In- vestigation, The deliberate wiaughter of four Onaga Indi- ans by a company of Kanaas State Militia, in August Inet, did not, at the timo of its commis- gion, attract any part of tho attention which the circumstance should have recolved. The country was blinded to the atrocity of the dae by the explanation that the miserable Indians slangh- tored wero hostile to the Government, and were actually abot down in arme against the Common. woalth of Kansas, The light thrown upon the matter by ofiicial investigaston of a not very thorough or search ing character aufticleutly shows the affair to havo been o BRUTAL AND INDETENSIDLE OUTRAGE, Perpetrated by mon bigh in office, and for un- worthy ends. Senator Robineon scoma to have led the investigation, and, with tha aid of tha Superintendent of Indian- Affaire, to have ex- posed an amount of villainy absolutely awful. From a number of affidavits mado by par- ties actunlly ongaged in tho slaughter, 1 scoms that tho raid was made upon the Indiana for purposes of plunder. Upon the authority of State officials, it was cur- tantly reported by the prees of Kansas that tho Osage Indians oa the border had mado hostilo demonstrations, The object of these roports is said by Supt, Hoag to havo been w pre- toxt for asking 8 Government loan to arm the frontier against Indians, It appears that Com- pauy A of the Barbour Connty Militia—C, M. Recker, saloon-keeper, of Medicine Lodge, Cap- tain—was ordered by Adjt.-Gen. Morris, of Gov. Ostorn’s ataff, to “punieh” them. With B company of twenty-three men, he marched to the vicinity of a hunting party of peaceable Ovages, near tho line of the Indian ‘Territory, MUNDERED Your, geulped tivo, and captured a numbor of ponies. iow tho attack was made, the following atida. vit—one of pine made by members of the Com- pany—vill show : A. V, Shepler, of lawfnl age, being by me first duly sworn, on cath ‘says that be wana Corporal Company A ‘Harbour ;County, Kanras, militia, Capt, C, M. Bicker ; that'on the evening of' Aug, 6, 1874, he (A. Vs Shepler) waa ordered by said Ticker, Capt, Com- pany A, to get ready to goon a acout next day with three daya’ rations; that he started from Medicina Lodge City on the morning of the 7th day of Auguet, 1874, with trenty-Ave other men (officers included) ¢ traveled) worth ef eset & point about 15 miles from Medicine Lodge, when we cauie fn sight of soma Indians’ (Oaages) ; Capt. Acker ordered un to load vir precen an Wo Were at {ho time advancing towards aaid Indians, saying there was a chance of some fun ; weaivauced io the top of s Hage, and there encountered three of the Indianscam- ing'up from the other alde; we halted ; the Captain diswounted sud ordered the Indians to’ advance and give up their arias, which they did; two more came ‘up, aud be disarmed them also; he then told the In- dixns that were disarmed to tell the othern that were coming up from their camp to advance ; hut from the elque made by them Iain under the impression thut (ey told them not to come out, but to yu back; as they turned away and nlaried from us, the In- dlaue “that wore disarmed gavo s loud yell and made an etfort to escape, whereupon the fring commenced ; two of the Indiaus were killed dead on the spot; ono other fell about a half-mile from where the shooting took place; the Indiana did not firo a single shot or inake any attempt toward celf-defeuse, excepting one who was with biy (ihe Judiau’s) horse When the Indian was trying to make bis ercape; that to the best of my knowledge there war nixty-one ponies and horses, colte, and riutes captured, and I eounted them; that saw the camp of said Indians on that day, and eaw that the Luding urd buttalo-meat drying, ides, sume of which Were tanned, some green, aud T aaw nothing about aatd Laillaus to indicate that they wera heatile Indians, qhigueds A.V, SULPLER, Sworn cud subscribed to before me this 6th duy of Jauuary, A.D, N73, a Notary Publ inand for Bar- hone County, Kensae, Wituess my band sud acal this, the day and year above written, signed) M. W. Surzex, Notary Public, [s¥aL.] Ofticial copy, : ‘TUE PLUNDER TAKEN will be understood from the following: We, 4. MM. Blutenan, T. W. MeClure, Swank, on cath say, (0 tho Le there Were between eixty aud sixty-four ponies, horses, colty, aud mules, captured from the Osago Ludiany on the 7ih day of Augurt as aforesaid; that said Indiuna were a hunting purty; that the enld Indiane wero kille ing uudaly drying teat end bidee sand that there ati wan no dudisation about sald Indians! carp or Indiana to shaw that eaid Indiane wera hostile Indlans, (Sigued) dM, SruTewaN, Ki WANK, Meononn, Sworn and subscribed tu before me, a Notary Bubtio in and for Narlour County, Kannan, this oth dey of Jauuary, A. 1, 1975, at Modicne Led ‘ituies my. hand and seal,‘ (Signedy 31, W, nrrzon, faxate] Nolary 1ublle, ‘The otbor afidarvite tell tho samu wtory in al- most tho vame language, Accordiug to tho state- ment of Supt. Hoag, offurts were made to COVER UF THE OUTHAGE, A commienion was given to tho man Ricker ten days alter tho maevacro, ante-datod by Adjt.- Gen, Mortis, ww order ta conceal the truo facta, Atidavite woro read to the members of the Vora- pany, setting forth tho true facts, after which false aud lymg aflidavits wore substituted aud obtained their signatures. Morris’ inteution was protably. to throw tho responsibility of the utchery upon the Btate of Kansas, under the guise of av Iudinn war. W. A. Ravkin wag deputized hy Mr, Houg ta investigate the case. Hie report doclares thot other wituesses in the caso Lavo becu Intimi- dated; and that Bome of the most prominent Btate oficialy are implicated in the matter. ‘MR. HOAG'S OFFICIAL RELORT of the matter {u ax followy: Ovvicy InpiaN Avvains, Crvtrat Sorenintex- DeNoy, Lawnencr, Kan, dau. 13, 1475.—The Io Hduard 2, Smith, Coman'astoner Indian Afair Waslinutun, D, C.:'Referriug to sureau lutter Dec, 18, asking for furlher testimony from eye-wituesaes to Mediciue Lodge massacre of Ossyes by Kuneas militia on Tih of Augvat lant, Thaveto fuform that 7 buve liad the sorvice performed fh part, aud herewith trans mit ottidavila frou J. M. Biuta pany A, Kansas niflltfa, under Capt, C. 31, arity L, Wyatt and ‘A, V. Shepler, Corporal Com- pany. Ag Kausae amiitiay privatog eury Bloore, . W, McClure, John VY, Hwauk, 8. J. Sheps ler, 8, Bheplor, and’ Fravk ’ v, " McAllaster, who acconipanied the eapedition by ‘request; all of whom were present by order of Capt, licker, ard oye witueanes of nit massacre uf JudraDe and robbery of thelr stock, Said ailiaute fully substantiate report of Commissioners Snith and Stanuon, that the Indl abv were peacuablo, wore procuring meat and roles for their support, were there with camn-equippayey &c., aud did not evince hostility, Bpecial referunce 1s called to 8. J. aud , Shoplur'a wtatements of thelr ‘Visit to said Tudiany on the day before the murder; of their talkiug with them, aud of the forioer informing Capt, Hicker, of the "facts fudicated iu thelr atidavita, I avk attention clio ta tho statement of J, M, Ktuteman,whose previous affidavit ia alleged to be reported by Capt, Mieksr wo Gov, Use Vorn, which is herein pronounced erroneous, or, If there, it appears through deception, The jorson commissioned to procure these japere infor thal several other persons now abaat witnessed ing, whose tevtiinouy cau be had ou their return, if require ed; and others declivo to tevt®y from four (unless under legul process), Thi udwarrantable movo~ wont syuinet tho Ossges was iuade a pretest for asking @ Governnient lean to arn the fron- Wer syainsy hose Jutiace, apd the reault is a nuturel ul rawth of such arming, Ko coger were They to Kill, Huey entered upon the rervice betore the Governor counataioned then, althaugt informed the day before of thu peacoablo character und employment of the fudiaus ; and the Goveruur aute-dates their com. inlesious to cover the decd, For the huuor of the Gov. etumaent, Justice fo the outraged Indians, and wsfety Of the Ldiiest froutler sellers, I recommend legal ace Hon Le tustituted ugatuat the ‘aueresavre, aud that he Tudlana be remunerated for thelr loses, Respect wily, “eiguedy Exocw Hoag, duperintendent, A Kéntuoky papor speaks of = man who bad a parrow excape from a sun-atrohe, he baving wtood only two fogs frou e wey woo was eirucks = UTAH. Recent Mining Operations tn the Territory. A List of Its Various Mineral. Products, Enormous Deposits of Coal and Trones ‘The Salt Lake Muscun Tho Territory of Utah is beat knoxn to the elv- lized world (hrough the iniquity of Mormoniau which flourishes in its bordera, but it has claim te goneral attention far beyond the notorioty which its peculiar fuatitntion can attain, and, iu tho not very romate futuro, will, to tha civillzod world, divide with the State of California ita MINING AND ChAMATIC FASE, We havo befora ua tho initia! numbor of 9 touthly publication dovoted to tho mining, commercial, and other material interests of Utah, called Stevens’ Utah Mouthty Record, which is intended to introduce tho world to the torra- sucornita ta which it belonga, and invite capital to develop its boundless mineral and agricul- tural wealth, ‘Tho first aunouncement mado by Mr. Stovens isto bia own handwriting, aud will do much jnat how to place that Territory before the public in tho mont favorable light. “I'he thermumater," writes Mr. Stevens, “lias at no timo this winter heen lower than 10 deg. sbuve zero, Since Feb. Lit has boon 40 deg. above daily, APRING I8 ERE.” Compare this with tho recent cold anap in the adjacent Territories, whero the mercury froze, and whoro epirit-thermometers pave out! Mining operations in tho Territory during tha month of January, howover, wero materially re- tarded by heavy falla of suow, which provented the transportation of ore; and the consequent accumulation at the mines was large. Since the middle of tha month, thia dificnity had been overcome, and operations wero being success. fully pushed, This wav more eepecially the case in the Little Cottonwood and Parles’s Park dis- tricta, The Big Cottonwood, Bingham Canon, Ovhir, and Tiutic gistricts were tnore fortunate ; and reporty from tho Star, Lincoln, and Granite districte are described as favorable, ‘The Inat- nanied has becoma the objective point for min- era; for tha discovery of rich ludes haa given rine to the belief that : SOCTUERS UTAIt will Provo iteelf as rick in mineral wealth na tha North, ‘Two new mineral discoveries ara ro corde:}—one of & rich ovhreous eartin, of the na- turo of umber, and suffiviently rich to warraut ite manufacture tuto a pigment. ‘Tue other mu- eral discovery i# that of a fino whito silciong sandstone, admirably adapted to polishing pur- poses, The imports for the month of January, con- sisting of morchandixe, lumber, coke. coal. iron ore, wagous, railroad material, ete., amnount- ed to €569,693; and the’ exporis, im ore (uilver, lead, and copper), copper matte, base bullion, pure load. hides, pelts, wool, otc. to tha amount of $422.580, ‘There Aro st present 277 miles of railroad compteted in Uta; 114 of 'brond guage, anu 163 miles of nar- row-guage, Utah has in’ successful operation thirty-ono allyor smoiting furnaces, four aras- traa, ono goparati6g and refining’ works, four concontrating works, and thirteen silver mills, Others will bo added to thia already largo lst this upriog, and there is av inexhaustible supply of ore to keep them going. Oy THE NATIVE ELEMENTS inwhbich the ‘Territory abounds, gold. silver, copper, sulphur, and plombago aio the best kuown ; but a full list of thom, aa given by the Record, shows them to be varied and Import. ant beyond any preconceived belief. Bulphid of Arsento—Reslgar. Sulphid cf Autimony—Subnite, Aulpbtd of Silver—Argentite, fulphid of Jead—Galena-argentiferous, Sulphid of Mercury—Cinnabar, Selenid of Taad—Clausthallte, “Purple Copper” Ore—Var, Lornite, Gray Copper Ore, Bilver-Iron Ore—Blerubergite, eaupeblee of mers att seareablte, chaloprrite, “Dui Wer ’—Miargyrite and pyrary te. Sufphld of Lead and Autimony="var, plagioulte, rattle Silver " Bt it ine—Ver, halite, Chlorile of ammontim, fot hluriite of Silver—Corar; Bromo-chloride Silver—Embolite, Todid of sliver, Broutid of Silvor—Var. Lromite, © Tuy Copper "—Var, Buprite, Diack ovid Cormudam and emery, Trematite tron ores, Mngnetic tron Ores—Maguolite, Various Hydrous Oxides of Iron—Limontte, ete, ‘Munganewe Ore—Pyroltusite, Quarty-limpid and other crystals, Amethyst. Opal, Chalcedony, Onys, ote. Beryl, Uorubiena in varietion, actiuolite, asbestus, ete, Garnet (chrome)., Epidote, Varietlen of Mica—Lepidolite, biotite, etc, Varieties uf Fuldapat—AlLite, otc, Voleanlc Products—Obsldian — (yolvanie travhyte, scoria, eld, Varieties of Huicate of Copper—Chrysocolle, Varleties of Kanlin—Suapatoue, ete, Nitre--Impure—Loracite, ete, Molybdate of Lead—Walfenite. Barite and earthe of barvis, ype and gypeous asnds, Solonite(very Aine). Alavaster—Satiu spar, Caleite—Carbonate of Iie in great variety, calcspar, glass), ete, Aragonite, Cerusaite (carbonate of lead), Fool amber (sucelnite). Asphalts, AMiueral coal-tlguitic, bitumtuous and anthracitic, ‘The foundation of Utah's wealth ia in ite ouer- mous Feyourcea in COAT. AND TRON; no country of equal sizo poxsossoas Go Ereat un extent uf theas valuabia dayoxity, or Hues quali ties of Loth, ‘This ia true of tho northern and emphatically of the southern part of the Teri- tory, whore those beds of coal and iron ara, in. exhaustible, contiguous, and accesivle. Tha pacnent Indications are, that tron will be a utaned= ing and increasing source of wealth, aud coal one of tho yreateut commarcial staples. Coal ix pelnit worked on tha Bear and Wober Rivers. ult Lake City, naw chicily supplied by the Coalville mines, will, with ponding rail way conuaunication, be supplied from the south orn districts. Tho streams that flow into the Colorado River, especially the Green and Grand Rivora, aro hued with eoal-beds, bituialpons aud anthracite, Beicntists who have vinited tho country ato agroed aa to tho carhoniferons wealth of tuo Territory ; and this must continue to be opened up with tho covolopment of rail- roads, now among its growing institutions. Of discoveries ty iron, Iron County, 250 miles south of Salt Lake City, takes precidouce, From tho Deseret News of April 2, 1863, it ap- pears that a blavt furnace bad been in operation for one weok, and that somo 2,600 pounds of xood clean frou bad been made during that time, + Even a6 carly ag that, tho miuora were awaro of the yaluo of the opormous denosits concealed there. Thoy arein the form of ledges, along which, almost vertically, oro ia expoxsd In dine tances varylug from G00 to 1,000 feet. Tho de- posits aro abont equally divided Lotweou mag- netic and homatile oros, ‘There are, tn close, proximity to the locality, large beds of limeatous. and argularcous oxides of iron, peculiarly adupte ed for tluxmg purposes. ‘A COMPANY, with @ capital of $2,000,0u0, was organized at Parawan City, Sopt. 9, 1873, tor the purchase and developnicnt of ivou, coa}, zine, aud other mineraly, in the county, ‘he Company haa Jargo taud {nteresta iu the Pinto wou-mning duwtrict, adjacent to Iron City, Gol coke is made from the bituminous coal, while tho an- thracite fs pronounced oyval to that of Ponnsyl- yania. In Saupeto snd Sevier Counties, 150 miles southeast of Salt Lako City, coal nud irou abound, Thero fs a profusion of flue coke-mak- ingcoal in Castle Yatley, and bituminous coal that compares favorably with tho colebrated cannel con) of Eoplaud, Jyon ta found in abundance 6 miles from Ogdon City, and in many other places, Alum and soda are found in ‘Saunete County. Great efforta have been made to unearth coal in tho ueighborhood of Balt Lake City, but co far without success, Visitor aud others deulroua of becoming ac- waintod with what uaturo hay bestosed upou this ‘Yerritory can wco * Utal at a Glance” by visiting: ‘TUE MUSEUM IN GALT LARE CITY, prealded over by Prof, Joaeph L. Burfoot, a Mont estimable. talented, aud wall-fuformed fontlomen, who vot only poxsowes a thorough wowledgo uf the sclencos of Miuoralagy, Mot- aulurey, aud Chemistry, but fy outbustusticully devoted to tho cstablialimeut undor his charve, and does oll iu his power to enlighten the mindy of visitors tothe Museum iu regard to the varluuu objectyof futerest on ex hibition. Amcux the curiosition which the cabi- nets, shelves, and walls cuuteln, wo may mon> tiou futereeting relics of tho aborigines of Vial Tortitory, minoraly, fouails, uative and foreigu curiositios, woolen, cotton, aud other goods of home wsuufacture, towers aud plants, reptiles, iusects, aniwata, birds, beavta, aud tho tv tribe, Thla institution is owned by Juba \\ Young, Ewq., who, from his love of aclence and ‘rt, establivbed it aoma ris yeard.ago, wishows- sogerd to pecuulary 5