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‘ fodsy on & gold basls, All transsctions sre coming to that basig. 1t oannot bo svolded any woro thisy uatural Iaws csn be ohanged.” ekt i AN The Loulsville Courfer-Journal has at last sornered tho Cineinnat Znquirer in the Lillinga- fate dual which thoso wo orgaua ot tho truo Jemocra’y have leen fighting over the colil cpee of the Tag-baby. Ilaving ench of them oshanated tholr wtock of apithets, tha Courler- Journal closen tho fight with the observation, witn whicls it rotires, that “'To be blackquarded tr s small trickster and shallow-brained blath- anskite fs always an avidenco of merit which is ‘numl to our souls." . Ourcause of war with Bpain, the Cincinnati ‘commercial obsorvos, in, that ** Wo have preciso- 1y bo same right to bo concerned about tho con- duct of Bpain In the nffairs of Crba that Bpain fas to bo troubled aboul our distreasing mavage- gent f Meaisal)pt.” The Richmond Whin regrets to sos it, but yitns Eouthorn Domocraty that the timo Las not ¢ como for tho Bouth to haveamanon the Taticna) vicket. e ) fwenty-four somta m tho next Congresa will paconteated,—nino now oceupled by’ Dewocrata d fifteon by Ropublicana. e ! WAL @en. N. . Banka in st the Palmer. 4 Hoxie, New Yorl, ig at the Pacifie, J.L. Jobnaoo, of the Luffalo Courier, {8 at the pilmer. Judge C. I Lindley, of Arkianens, 1a attho Sharman. The Hon. A, W. Gilo, of Dosion, is at the Shermadl. The How, C. C. Blair, of Mansnchusetta, is at toe Tremont. = the flon, W. D, Ogden, of Lyons, Ia., is at e Slorman. ¥ Shakspearo Rays ‘‘a lion among ladics is a Jresdrul thing.™ Ho 18 & mouse. Tha 8t. Louis papern instituto a careful com- jon betwoon tho Furbish Fifth Avenuo Come oy and tho Mclea Rankin Company in * Tuo Iso Orphaus,” and award tho palm to the beaer. The nowspapora have genorslly stopped ral- gling Dorgh of lato yonrs, and ho has their mpport almost withont excoption {n his procesd- e sgainst tho guardians of ** Privco Leo," tho slant aciobat, Agirlin Berks County, Pennsylvautn, only 12 mrsold, rises dnily at 4 a, m., milks thirteon wws, aud propares breakfast for the family. ferbadr fan’t “*baoged,” and sho dosen’t wear soas-leggod drogs. Guibord's funeral, the other day, was enliven- Wby Hocbelsga's baud, which, as tho pagoant nsmarching along Craig strect to 8t. Lawronco Jin strect, struck up seversl songs, such as “The Mulligan Guards,” **Marching Along,” 3 i 18 Lowis, the horoine of Limo Rock, has re- wived many prosonts which would gladden the fuzinine hoart olsewhare, but which are of littlo ualn bier lonely situation, Bilks, acarfs, hoso, flores, bonnets, dresgos, and ovon fowolry have Weasent to her, Nover tot unless you are sure of winning, A yuwg man, in payment of & lust election bat, mepb o pidewalk for half n mile in New Yorlk Qiylast wook, Hea was attired in ovoning dross, vitha white tie and white kids, and the handle ¢ his broom was painted red, whito, aund blue, wd razlegated with ribbons. ifr. H. A, Huff, of Warrea County, In., hag omted tha election of Bllsa Llizabeth 8. Coke, who 1oceived s majority of votes fo Omaty Buperiutendont at tha late alection. o tlung that eho ra & wowan fa not eligible. The wit-bearted editors denounce the contestant far wtagallant, bard-hosrted mau, Bme of the religlous nowspapers havo boen foding fault with Willlam Callen Bryant for Yriog the new History of this United Biates, vih {1 madnly tho wark of Bidney Howard Gay, kyqout under the cover of hls own name, But {tissaid Mr. Bryant assumen responsibility for Bevork, and porsonally superviaos it, AChimaman st Truckee, being detocted the wher day 1o an attomps to steal & plooo of rab- berhose, waa kicked arouud the entire block by e insto owner, and, sftor he bad thoroughly whanted himself and worn out tho weat of s Uelestinl's pantaloons, John calmly pro- puoded the followlng quostion: *Wha for! Yoo likeo lendum 7" Aclored parson fn Ottumws, In., agrecd to Py 800 for the ropairlog of hia crutch, and ¥hen the work waa dono hio would disburse but #15. A policemun was cailad in, and tho rev- wndgentloman yielded up tho additional dollar, &t s3mo time. saying: * Hera it is, it you ' 10b de tressury ob do Lord, in ds usmo of T Christ an' A Holy Ghost, amen.” Robert Collyer atrended » recent meeting of @ Chuatnut Street, formerly the Radical, Club, @Doslon, and belng eallod on fgr & speech he tineted somo very docldod upiulons In rogard k kihs euay of tho occasion. Incldentally ho u4d:."The Oatholic Churoh has (Lroe uses aud Wfourth; 's mnursery. or an infirmary, or s pen- Heatiary, ' Bho'lf tako you nsababy and give T®¥poon-msat, or if you ars sll raw in spots + 4 res, aud want to be wrapped up in cottone "land have somo fodlne on your nose, abio'll ©ltevery time, Bhe's n good penitentiary,” Rt are iy, Collyer's oplnions, mind yon; Tt Tanone: (8 not rouponuible, for tlem, and kwot tndoras thom. Jobo Frederiok Guntor, who lived In Chleago Iaty-throe yoaru ago, aud hea sinco beon in Lutnil, sends greoting throngh Tur TawuNm ©one who muy utill remember hLim, He has ed s lottor to hia aurviving relatives whioh B4y ba gblained on application st Tax Temuxz - Bluce leaving Chicago Mr. Gnuter has by 9 sbundently prospered, and is iu & position M‘:M ‘hoso having olaims upon him. When tbero lio was & chairmaker witt Jouos 4, Desthorn street, and at ono time a ;lhrnl Red Jacket Fire Compsny, No. 4. Nkwu'nt ddresa 1s Bturt Hotal, Bture street, “\h:‘l:'mv.[f,mm' Australia, Ho is proprietor u’;“ yonng mon of fortune met at ths supper~ 9f a4 actress in Parin, Ona of them, bolog Yaa by love and wine, leaned over and the shoulder of Lis protty hoateas ; tho knocked the kismng gallant down. The @racelully fainted, sud then crawled out K foom ou ber handa snd knees o avold - e unpleassntness. A duel followed &:‘" 1he young men, and the chevalier of the ‘“‘:flfllu for the dramatic proprioties}— ,hm"hlkl\mnkh the shouldor. The story readu oy m','gl"' out of the anpaly of tho En- ey e'n or the poriod of tho Restoration, Vitogirc, Y and chaste Mre, Bracsgirdle ua- 'y Aused the doath of poor Will Mount- L, J, Herve Aukea..,..Grand Puctfic— 1., Des Moines; A Kimball port:' E. E, Baruoy, Dayton, » Peck, Dayay, Uatiags, Bied Gloud, I, To; By Wil 0 R Lok aliaaaons "mmnl Hoost:k Falla; Ueorge P, Gritord, Jeiyy A . Filniors, Fort Howsrd 5 3, M. B. Otmi‘z:‘ldq Mass,; U, W, Hibberd, 8t e bitn, Pasibait, Migh.; Or . biua: useta : 0, H, Graves, Duluth....Zve ioe~0. J. “ruyton, oston s I 1h. Leonard, A Bentioy, Kboboyga ; Albert Rriout, ndox, Loudon, .3 George Hamlle s, Br fxfmuflfi‘ 3. Robtugou, or, Omalia § F. Lobdal, New Yo 10 11 ¥ -., L ¥ 5, 7 e ¥ g ¥ )., 6, Whits snd u.‘:v'?‘u“u“-n, 0. Usich, Hostons &, b, Eer, Latunan, olumbus ; J. A, Marlay, Hovde—, ¥, Gatinice, Bunumit, omington ; 8, W, Bell, Tolado | A Iudiana; tle' S FE] TIIE CIICAGO TRIB \T2: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1875 5] THAT CLOUD. At First Very Small, and Hourly Growing Beaus tilully Less, Contemptuous Treatment of Don Carlos’ Truce Proposal. Alleged Synopsis of the Reply of the Spanish Government to the Cushing Notes Points Contended for by the United States Snid to Have Been COonceded. Most of the Recent Rumors Born at the Headquarters of the 2 Cutban Junta. Unfortunate flolders of Cnban Bonds Hankering for Something to Turn Up. The Recent Activity in Our Navy Yards Fully Explained. Only on Offsot to tho Inoreaso of the Bpan- ish Floet in Ouban Waters, THE PROPOSEL TRUCE, ALFGN$0'd REPLY TO DON CARLOB, Mapnip, Nov. 18.—Gop. Queends has beon commanded by royal order to henceforth re- coive no communication from Don Carlos excopt an snnouncement of uncouditional submiselon of bimself and his partisans. THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON, **A OREAT CRY,” ZTC. Svecral Disnateh to Dl Chicaga Tridune, Wasmsoroy, D. €., Noy, 18,—The tezt of tha diplomatic note Minister Cushing rocently pre- sented to the Spanish Government in rolation to the Treaty of 1795 and the observanco of its pro- visfons in Cuba, Lias not yel boon received at the State Departmont, 8o that sl protended shatrocts of its contonis or reviews of its argumenty which havo been sont from Washington are, to say tho laast, inaccurate. It is trua that Fish haa recoived from Minister Cushing a dispateh aunouncing the roception of & note, znd do- weribing it a8 * omicable ana satisfactory,” but it s not true that ho bns telo- graphed (bo Stato Depsrtment thst Bpain, in ber mpoto, maintains the right of using court-martial to try offonders agninal her Jaws, whon such offonders are Amorican citizous, or *‘maken tho concession,” which would NOT BE A CONCESBION AT ALL, 28 it 18 providoed for in the Kroaty of 1705, that Amorican citizons tried in Bpanish courts may bave their advocatea or attorneys, sud produce witncsses in their own bohalf, Bpain has not maintained this as o right, and has not, there- foro, cited in support of her position on this polat tho oxample of the United States subso- quent to the War of tlo Robellion, mor that of Franco after the triumoh of the Republic over the Commuve., 'Who aimple truth is tliat, almost over ainzo he arrived in Bpain, Min- ieter Cushing bas been to nogotistion with the Bpanish Govornment in rolation to the strict ob- sarvance of the treaty at 1703 and tha taterpte- totion of cortain sections of it, keeping in view sll tho timo the dosire of our Govornment to ALCURE A AODIFICATION OF TUAT THEATY, sbould it be possible, 50 A8 to make 1t conform more nearly with thoso which have subssquontly beon nogotisted with otbor European countricd. It cannot be learned tLat any thrests have beeu wada an either sido, nor has anything merioua ocourred to ondauger tho friendly relations bo- twoon the two countries, As Is woil known, there is in thls country a Ring of spoculators in Cuban bonds, having ité hondquarters in Washington, and the members of this iug selze upon evory 1tilo incldent that can bo mado’ n pretense for creating oxcitemout on tho Cuban question, from which thoy bopo to reap & golden barvest. Tue report of pending nogotiations between the two countries hus given them thoit Iatest oppor- tm:ny, sud they bavo boen moking ths most f 15, Thoe Isst Bpwuish note, whan it becomes gen- orally kuowa that in its tone and subutauce i¢ ia amicable aud satisfactory to Cushh:f. Flub, and tho President, will probably quiec for o time these chronic. Cuban sgitators, aitbough tho country msy expuct Lo hienr from thew agaln tho tirst time tuay ceo find o pretenso for start~ ing tholr ezciting stortes, THE ARMY AND NAYY, The Navy Department has meanwbilo sur. rounded its movementa with groatur mystery than_ever. Htmct oiders wers ixsued 2y by the Becretary of tha Navy forbiddiog the pibli- catlon of the ssajguments of the orders of army ofticats, and speclal ivjunctions wero lsid upon all perdons connocted with that Deopartment from disclosing any {nformation concerniug Daval movoments or naval orders. Boue of the more importsnt pmfiunmry ordors were yoaterday coustormanded, but the ordors made to-day ludlcate thas part, at losat, of what Boems to bavo Lesu the urlli:nll programme shall be earriod out. Fivo of tho bowt jon-cladein the servico hsve been ordered to ssssmble at Norfullk, Those five vessels wro all to be aup- plled with a full complement of exporienced officars, aud made ready, it 18 supposed, for any omergency. Tleso fivo {rou-clads are the Catsloll, Lobigh, Moutauk, Nubaut, and Pussafo. Thoy sro all vossels of ~ tho uamo grade, having one turrot aud carrying two 15-ioch guns, Tho necessary oflicers Lave nlready nearly all been aeaizoed t the Oatakill the Lehigh, aud the Montauk. Nono of theso ssslgnments have beeu mado public, snd THEIR PUBLICATION 18 FORDIDDAN, The two remaiuing iron-clads at the rendexvons at Norfolk will, it is expectod, be imumediately wupplied with officers. These are five of (he iweive iron-clods which sro alone available or wbich could be made available for active strvica for s long timo, The other avail- ablo fron-clads sre Ajax, Canousous, Aae bopso, and HBaugus, at New Orloans, which are part of the squadion ordored to Cuban wa. ters during the Vitginins excl:omeat. ‘I'he Co- manchs and Movadnock are at Mare Ialand, on tha Pacitic Cosst, tha Diotator ai Hilton liesd, and the Rosnoke st New Yori. Thevo three are turrotted, and availablo only for harbor dofouso. There ave fifty iron-glad Veswels on she roster, but ot tha entlra list only the twelve abave named mie jmmed.ately availablo for sctive ser-~ wvice. Tha groster portion of the iifty-one oan never agalu be used forsea aorvioe, shihough some of thom oan be fitted up for barbor Tousa. B \Woite the naval propsistions seem vary formidable on paper, the most essential part of thio proparation for sea service hiaa boen neglect- ed, " The hydrographlo oice Las vot yet been ordered 0 nupply any of the irun-clads with charis. 'This ia always rlone bsfora auy ship is tiosily made ready for ses aervice. It can be detinitely atated that the naval prey:srations which our (overnmoot has beca mwaking have not been intended na AN A0QBEBSIVE DEMONSTRATION on our part, but as & qounter-movement to what Is regarded as decidedly sggressive demonstra- | tion on tue part of Hpala fu wiaterislly strengthe euing the :Z‘pumuh float In Cuban waterv. It Las been denied st Medrid that any additious hwy: bean made to that tieet, bue aur ofticial ad: trom Madrid conclusively shiow that Hpain incressed her fleet on our Boutheru bordes ‘Thils the Prewident and his Cabicet Lave cop- :luhnd a8 » bowtllo demonstration on the part of < CAPINET MEETINGS. + 1t can now posstively bo statod (hst there have beeu ueveral sacret widuight Cabinet meetiugu latoly. Theqo wmeet procedod the roount uwval preparations, au thers can be no doubh thst thie Cabiet then decided upon the counter nsval preparations, and alio determioed to ad- dress an 22524 Rote of inquiry to Bpain. This, it is almont cortaln, is the original foundation of the rocont excitament. NAVAL ORDPRS, Nontorr, Va., Nov, I4,—Cousiderable aetivity ‘mmuln nt the Gonport Navy-Yard, Orders have heen recolved from Washington to theroughly fit out the monttora Lebigh and Moutauk with aH posrible diraten, [£0 the Associated Press.) ANOTIER VERNION, New Yonr, Nov. 14.—Thae Herald's Washing- ton specinl, dstod yeeterday, eays : ** Tho raply of the Npauiab (Governinent to tho note of Min. Inter Canlung was promptly teansmittod by cable ta tha State Uurulmem. and declpliered there shis moruing. It provea to be s dignified ro- sponne to tho demands which our Uovernment mada fo the matter of American intosents in the Inland of Cuta. and will. it 14 beliovad, diespato Ml fosrs of trouble between Bpaln and the United Btates, The tone of tha reply is Grm, but very conciliatory. 'The justice of our do- mand ia not ignoied, Tho confusion of aifalty in Cubs obatruct the exercino of aa imnarbiat aud prompt administration of the requirs- menta of the treaty of 1795. Bpain defondy her right to maintsin courte-martial tn Cubs, and cites, iu support of her position on this queation. tho fact that the Unitod Htates, during and for a long time subsequent (o the late war of rocession, and Franco, tor the two years auccoading the triumph of tho Republic ovor tho Ucmmune, snd oven then undsr the mild relga of ‘Chisrs, mado uso of similar mil- Itary or extraordinary tribuuals to desl out jus- tico to publio aud eivil enemice. In the caro of France, thoso tribunals sentenced to be khot or tn ba trausported to Cavenno over 2,000 per- fong, and yot theso trhuna's oxerciwad their functiona aftor tho closo of the war and the sd- veut of coplote peace. Therefore, Spain, tn tho midet of hor war in Cuba, waintams thu right of ooiug courts-martial to trv olfenders egnlnst ' Ler laws, but resdily makes the concession that Awmerican ~ ciuzens can havo thoir advocates or attorpeys, and produco witnesses Iu their own belalf, cou- formably to the yrovision of Arl, 7 of the Trosty of 1705, aad according to the regular course of procoodings in such cases, and gives guarantoes of such modo of defense. Of cunrse, 1n tho ¢ase of Bpanishi subjocts, no exeoption will bo made which will allow them the onjoy- ment of this advantage in dofending thomiolves sgalnal progecution by tho Bpuwsh suthorities {or their offenses. 1n theso cases tho advoeates will bo designated by the chief military anthori- ty: thatis, the Captain-Gooeral will appoint thom, The above isn full synopsis of tho an- swer of the Spanish Govelnmont in reply to AMr. Cuebiog, and has beon deomod ratlsfaciory enouglt Lo warraut the countermanding of tho ordars originally given to put our nuvy in prep- aration for such & contingency a8 o mwundor- atagding betwoon 1ho two Uovernments, FIILL ANOTHLI. Wasmsorox, D, C, Nov, 18.—The Epanish Mmlntor to-dsy was obiclaly advised from Madrid that his Govornment hue concedod that, in futare, American citizens on trial beforo courts-martisl [o Cuba shall have the privilcgo of aclectiog counsol for defense. Tho treaty of 1795, fu the opinion of the Bpanish Government, waa pot aullicient;y definite to mset cases of courts-martial in ovont of war or insurrection ip tbo 1eland, but the prosont errangement sottles tho question In nccordance with tho do- nirs exprosned in 8 friendly noto addressed by Becrotary Fish to the Branish Government, and ?mpuns of the oxaggorated reports on this sub- ect. i PRESS COMMENTS, The idoa that war would foilow with 8pain in tho event of & recognition of the independonco of the Cuban insurgents i3 ridiculous, Such a recognition would simply place tho belligerents on an equality as regards the Uvited Btates, the same ag Gormany and France cufoyed during tho lato war botwaen thoso two Powers.— IVash- ington Republican. As dovolod aa ever to tho cause of froo Cuba, tho Now York Sun saya: England would be very glad to sce Cuba nnited to this country, bocause suck an arrangement would put ua end to plavery thore as well as ta civil war that {8 wvery injurions to Britieh Snierests, and it woold ron- ajdorably enlarge tho market for British mauufacturcs in the island, England has no reason whatever for Jealousy toward the extension of American influcnce ar authorily in the Woat Tudies, Cobn, if scquited, wouldn's provo & big bonanza, necording to tho Ciucinosti Conumerclal, which romarks ¢ Tt {8 safe £0 & other lunatios, that, asido from the {nflationiate and ¢ boss contsuctors and other thioves, thers can be 1o war party gotten np on the Cutan quention. Awar with Spain wouid ba o very scrioun sineas, , . . snd thoconquest of Cuba would cost us tens of fhousands of lives and tundreds of millions of dollars, and do us incaleulable mischicf. Wo do not need to epend & ponny nor waste a life for Cuba. 1t ia the ripening poar, an. mast, sooner or Jater, fall futo ourlap, Wa havo our iuternal affaira ¢o arrango, our fuances to strengthen. War would interrupt all this, It would be a rolspee, bringing up agoin and inan intenmfiod forn all the ovils of “tuo Rebellion, 8o far aa tho war for its guppression offected our industry, our credit, or our commorco. It would soud our bouda rolling bsck upon us. It would wenken our credit in avory money market in Earope. 1t would advance gold, paralszo onr reviving mmanafacturos, and aad to tho ourroncy willions ot greeubacks, —enoughy, wo fear, to gat- ht:lv‘ the most rabid mflationist.~—New York Her- a MEXICAN COMMEROCE. Mintuter Foster Talks 10 the New Or- | Jennu Merchants on ‘This Subjoct, Special Dupateh (o The Chicago Tribune. Nzw Onreans, La,, Nov, 18,—Cen. John W. Foater, Amwerican Minister to Mexico, anived hera yeaterday, and this evenlog, by invitation, doliverad an address to tlo Chasmbar of Com- merco on the subject of our relations with Mox- ico. The address was a masterly effort, and will bave the effect of awakeniog intimste commer- clsl relations with oar eister Republic, "which Gen, Fosterassures us will encourage sod pro- teot American entorpriso snd Americau capital. Mr, foator, who roturos for a short stay of five ‘weeks, nfter an absduce of neprly throo yoars, leaves st once for Washinglon to Impress upon our Government ' the practicalulity of encouraging 'more extended commercial relations with 3loxico, of whose trude wo now evjoy hardly oono-tenth, Our merchants aro becomiug_aliva to the importance of thia Mex- fcan and Coutral and South American trado, and the steamers and ships now leavivg thia port aro filled with !re:gbt and passangera, Tho de- patling steamer, City of Moxico, besidos a bouvy cargo, takes » full list of paneenge:s, amoog whiln aro the Hon. E. L. Plumb, an American to whiom the Mexican Government hLas ranted a donation of $16,800 per mile in the bolding of tho futernationnl rmiroad, aud Mr, Oscar L. Msoh, of Chicago, who gnos to Aexico and Bouth America in tho intorest of our comimerce ana au s Special Comisatover. to {nterent Mex- lean judustry In our Exposition nost yoar. GRS AR ILLINOIS FIRE CHIEFS. Speesat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. Broominarox, Ill, Nov. 18,—~The Firomen's Convention adoptoed roports sdvocating engines i all citied rogardloss of water-works ; denoune- iog political interference betwosn clty govern- ments and departmonts ; sdvocating five-fool parapot walls on all buildings fn mercantilo lim- its 1 recommendlng ous truck to every thres en- Rites or bosa companie recommending larger maios for citles than sre genorally {n use, and chemlcal engines in all departments ; tiro atarms in every e)\! fire wardsus outaide of Gity Goun= ils. The Js of the first sonual touruament was fixed for Oct, 2 next. A resolution was passed urging the Legisla- ture to pi licenss foe act for insurauco com- panies, the tax thus juposcd to be for tue sup- post of departmonts, At 1 p, o, s display of the Fire Department of Dloonutigton wes tade, ulx sireams trom eu- gloes sud maine being obtained in two minutes aud ten seconda. ——— TEMPERANCE WUMEN. OixciNNaTI, Nov. 18.—Ia to-dsy's session of the Women's National Temperance Assoolation the timo was consumed lu, hearing thae reports of Comm:ittees on Juvenlls Work ; on the letter to American woyen ; on the addreas to young ladtes, and on publication, The Tres:uror's ro- port abiowed the receipts for rn; year to be 081,48 ; diabursemouts, 81072, A letter of eynpathy was read from Dr. J. G, Hollaud. ‘The pttcudance s large, and the proceedings earnest and euthusisatic, ey S, 3 OBITUARY. Speotal Diavateh to The Clicagn Tribuns, DaxviLes, lil, Nov. 18,—Michael Weaver, one of the firet sottlors of Vermillion County, sod one of her moat respected citizens, died mt bis resldence ju Carroll Townahip yeaterday, sud was buried to-dsy. By, Wesver reached tus 100t year last August, and up to Lis dosth bils vigorous :mind was unimpaired, and his bealth romarkably good for one so old. WASHINGTON. Disbursements of the Indian Bureau.-- Sceret Circular of the Board of Commissioners. Tactles Employed Agalnst Kerr in the Race for the Speakership, ¢ He Is Accused of Being a Rag-Money Man in Disguise. The Congressional Records Ran= sacked and Quoted to Prove It. ¥utual Arrangement for Allowing Troops to Cross the Mexican Border. Qeorge Jeromo, of Dotroit, Tendered the Offico of Ipdian Commissioner, INDIANS. DIBNURSZMESTS OF TIE INDIAN DUREAU, Speewd [)apateh to The Chieage Trioune, Wasixaros, D. C., Nov. 18.—In accordance with the provisious of the cighth section of the laet Indinn Appropriation bill, the Commissionor of Indian Affairs las presenled to tho Seerctary of the Intorior a tabulnr‘statement of disburse- menty mado from tho sppropriations for the Indian Departmavt for tha fiscal vear ended Juno U0, 1875, and of tho salories and incidental expenees paid at each Agency in the Indian sorvico during tho same period. The tables show the approprintion from which each paye ment was made, and the number of Indians at each Agency. From this atatement the follow- ing totals aro obtuined : Total amount appropriated. ... Paid Buperintendents and Agents Payof Special Agants, ¥ay of sub-Agents, ¥Pay of Interpretorn ovrennes 86,101,860 Bubsisteace supiriics, Agricaitural and mivcel Trataportation and stors Iuspeciion of goods aud sujjiics. Adverting ..., Anuuitica patd in Tay regulsr Agency em:iloy Lay temporaty Agency ewnblo; Bupport of 5ehools. ..., To promote civilization of India Triveliog espensca Buperintendents and ASERS 1 oveves . Traviling expensea Spocial Agents . Iucidental espouscs of Agenct Lxpenses Council Tndian T Tay aud expeuises Axricultural {mprovements, Miscellanoons ... Not accounted for by Agents .. Balance unexpended. , Total number of Indiavs.. Sssmnsh THE BECUET CIKCULAR OF THE BOARD COMMISSIONERS. Tho following is the full toxt of tho secrot circular seot last summor by the Board of In- dian Commigeioners to all Indian Agonts, asking for tnformation ugninst the utmy, While hos- tility of purposo is not decidedly sot foith, some who have recoived tho papor have beeu advised thiat the jutoot of the inguiry is to furnish argu- mouts witn which to defest nuy sttempt to change the present method of dealing mith Ju- diana Boanp or INpiay CoMuisstoNsas, Wanmrsazow, Aug, 1, 19i5,—81x : The Buard of Indfsn Couniientn= eru deuiro niore apecific information thun ia now In their poswession touching the extent the militury forcea of tho country cro brought into requisition i tho adminstraticn of the Indisu servics, and whether, in this particular, any chango would have s teudency 10 promofo tue eMcicucy and purity of the service, For this purpose, may wa requaat that you will, ef your catliest couvenience, forwurd to uw such facta 8 are within your own knowledge, or which can bo ab- talned by you, Louching tho following points: Rirat—gtato whethior suy military force fo_staticned upon, or in the wiclunty of, your reservallon, aud within what distance of your Agency, Secomd—For what purpcss afe the troops 8o statloned, employad, or needed in conneetion with the Indiuns? 4 Inrd—THov {8 thelr prezenco regarded by the In. disun; and what, in your judgment, i3 their influence u respoct Lo morality, gocd order, snd progress ju chvilization Foyrci—Would the orgauiration of an armed Iudi- an Polfce, under proper restrictions and discigline, for the enforceuient uf orier, artest of criminals,and ' the prevention of Sncurvions of evil-dispused persons upon your reservation, provs safs or advimbly; 2ad ta What extent would moch au organization ‘supersode e necensiy of wilitury forc? Tleass truly stte, in adaition to replics to the fore. goiug tquirics, auy and all facts within your knowle edgo besring upon the wisdom of iucreasing or di- miiniahing the uze of the sy in the management of Indian atilrs, Statomenta from perrons not In Government sm- ploy, whoss postilon und oxperience in Indiau mattors emifle their optulons to considerauon, are wlo airneatly desired, Please address tha fon, F, I, Smith, Becreta Board ot Tndian Comintulonéra, Washlugton, D, O, Very reapoctfully, CrixToN b, Fisx, Cuarmun, ‘Lhiis uotabla exkibition of offiviousnces has roved to be vory offensive in army-circles, and L [s not beliovod that it 18 received with favor by the President. Tho Board of Iodian Com~ miggionors is at best an anomalous tody, haog- ing ou tho verga of the Interlor Dapartmeut, and has not beoy notablo for the success of {ts admiuistration, or for ite sound advice. In its altempt to regulnts contracts, it Lss made almust a8 many errors through ignoranco as the Indian GMics has by [ntont, Geu. Clinton H. Fiek, Presidentof the Bosrd, hus not been noted for his enthusiosm in_huntg down tho Indian Rivgs sud the “1lon,” F, H, Bmith, 88 be wishos timsell to bo called, has beenchiely conspicnous 24 the holder of s valuable contract under the District Juug, and for his advocacy of that kind of civilization for the Indisuy which bas an (nti- wate rolstion to fat cantracte. TUE INDIANS OF MICHIGAN, Specinl Laspateh 1 The Chicago 1 ribune, Laxexa, Mich., Nov, 18 —In & latter ad- diessed to F. H. Bmith, Secrotary of tho Loard of ludian Commissiovers, st \Washington, by Goorgo 1. Detts, Indian Agoot for thig Biate, Mr. Botts says, resjecting the present Indlan poliey, that thp uaiversal tostimony of the Indiany of hin Agoucy, and all who bavo occasion to obs sorvo, is, thatour Indians lave never bofore been 8o satislied and prosporous as they bave beon dunmng the last four or five years, Uue of tha most discoursging gantimenta’ that he found amonyg tho Indians, when bhe lirst became Ivdiau Agent, sud {ndeed long befare, wials ho was laborlog among them as Buperintendent of Christian Missions, wns their vant of vonfidence 1n the tntogrity and lwucruuil{‘ of the Unitod ststos Government, This ta{thiessnoss had o vicious sud paralyzing intluence upon the Indino mind snd characier. DBut Mr, Bects i happy to say that Le obsorvoa n grost improvement 1 thia regard among the Judiaus, 1o canuot say o8 tmuch educatlonally, The exlaustion of treaty funda bau closed all tut one ot tha Government schouls amoug the Ottawas; but tho scheola with the Chippowas of Lahe Buperior, and of Bagiuaw, Bwso Croek, and Black River, are dowg beiter than_ever be- foro, Bince the [ands have been allotted to them in severally, there hiaa boou great improvement. The experiwout of ollering +5 for oaock acre thoy would propato for soed, and tho soed to plant It was succeesful. L.gat fall they Larveatod 80 per cont moro than they ever did ‘betors, Hunting pud tishlug bo discourages, in order to develop o puisuits of agriculiire, The Iudians bave adupted the costumes of civilized life, The tribal relations of tho Ottawss sad Chippawas are . dissolvod. They uumber 8,000, and their Uounell dotermined to sesk such legislation of Congross k3 will mako them cit:zens,” Many now bold municipal oftices, Ho fully indorses the present Iudisn policy. —_— TRANSPORTATION. LOUIES TO TUK BEALOARD. Svectal Dispateh (o Tha Chicaao Tribune, Wasuisuroy, D, U, Nov, 18.—1'ie Chief of Lugineery, io hig aundal report, saya of traus- portation reutes to the seaboard 1 Thoact of Juus X, 1874, dirccted that surveys be made, and ectimsten subtaitted, for the mmproveients recommended by the Seoato’ Helect Cominitiae oa ‘Trausportation Jontes 10100 Beaboard, upon cartatn Fuutes iudicatud by the Cowmiltee, sud slso_Upon the vxteusion uf thy Chevsposke & Ublo Canal. Before the closu of the luat ses-fon of Congress, & portou of ihese surveys wern complotod, and catimatos wery sub- mitted, Ujon tho recelpt of each report, whetier upen an eotire TOuls, OF any subditision of it, the report, with' upproximate eetimstos of cowt of impravement, was - submhled b, the Bucreta) War printed, formicg o seriey of executive doouments, "the auivust sy, Fopristed for thedo aurvoys was nob suthclent for vf tlilng a<eh exact data wad (nfoema- iton as wure do frable for (i preparation of projy.is for (mproveiouuts and eytluisles of cost, on liues of 80 great exieut, aud fnvolving the construction of wurks of slich maguiiude, Sbould it be dosmod desirable to . ang OF INDIAN conlings thess anrveys and examins‘ions, an sddi. tional arpropristion of $106,00 1y resperifally su- wested, Tt tnay bo wall to rernark that nufle the aripl- nal catimato was §326,690, the smoant appropristed ANY AND GENGTAPIICAT, AURY TIONK, AND 14 For militar] 1rv0)l ! s engineer officera nttached to the v:r.7 18 of military divislona ond dezartments, aud for the construetion and publicetion of mno« for use of tue \VAIr Il)lylnmenl and tho srmy, $50,0.0 will b re- auired, Yor gangraphical sarveyn of the territory of the TUaitrd Htaiea west of the 160th meridian, thare will 1. reyuired for field anid oflice work, 813,000, an/1 reLaring, sngraving, sod printlog of plates’ and at- EXFLOIA- ———— NOTES AND NEWS, THE. AVEAKERBEIN, Sveetal Dupatch to The Chicaao Tridtns. Wasnixgrow, D, C,, Nav. 18,—Tho opposition to Kerr for Bpeakar bas begun to develop its tactics. The propose to show tnat his advocaocy of hard money is a taick, aud that his record upon that subject is vaiiable and iuconsistent. Tado this they go bark to an ok speech of Kore's, and seok to prove not only that Kerr is sn auti-baok nian aod opposed to concraction, but that Lo i an avowea mflationist. Tha spewsh wan made fu tho Forty-third Counrese, Juue ¥, 1870, on the b authorizing National Bank cur- roncy. In that spoech Kerr sai The best credit currency we iave i the preentact, but thix bill reduces the awount of that hy o 1t uifers the expanaion of the worat curriny ~the National Hauk paper. 1 objeet to thia #y *ho because §t will dran 10 n reniractin ot the eare rency, + Toe country now deriands an inrreine of (e currency, I ths syatom shall be chisnged atall, it shiould be an Increaso of the currency aud uct b cons traction, ‘Tho charge fs alao made that in tho last Con- prowsional eampatgn Korr declared himsolf in favor of paying tha 5-204 in greenlacks, The eatdidatos for the Bpoakershin are ail ox- pected hero thin woek. KHandall thus Tar Laa mucly tho moat formidabla vutkide organization, EILL KING'S CAHE, ‘Tbis morning Mr. Riddle, in thn Criminal Court, called attention to the case of W. . 2 indicted for perjury lu tha Puctic Mail subaidy. He stated that eariy n the term tho cone had been continuod jn couequouce of Irwin being abaent in Lurope. Irwin was Low In s coup- 1ry, and King was anxious for a speedy trial. Distclct-Attornoy Vells sald 1t was Luo that tho case bad been contivued Lecauso of tho absence of Col. Irwin, Maving leatued a fow woeks since of the arrival of Col. I., he com- mencod Eremrllloun for the ttial, and had but littio doubt but ho could give him nu early trial, but probably not at this term. Riddle said that Gen, Butler swan sssociated with hiw, nad Le did not know that Gen. B. would Lo able to get here until the 18t of Decswbor. Tuo case thon want over, with the uudarstandipg that the District Attorey would fix o day as #om as it i8 ascer- tained when Geo. Butler will Lo here, TRE VICE-PRESIDENT. h is very much botter to-night. Iiis physiclans wish {0 romave him from Washington as ro.n & Yau»lbla b order that he may bavo absolute rest. t 1y expocted that tho pericd of bia couvalos- ceuco will be quite protrsctod. INTERNATIONAL. It is eaid that an arrangement hns recontly boen made betwaen the Unitad Hiates and Mexi- 00, according to which Unitedg States troops will bo petmitted to follow raiderd®yor the Mexican border. Thisreport Iacks coufirmation. It is surmised that tho visit of unister Fater from Mexico has relation to some such vegotiations. TIHE ISDIAN COMMIBSIONERSNIF, 1t ip cortain thot the Commis:ionorshtp of In- disn Affairs hus been tendered to George Je. rowme, of Detroit, who now holds the oflico under advisoment. His accortance is probable. ITEMS, Capt. Asbby and Mr. Lawrence, of {he Dleck il Comisglon, arrived hore 10-day. Mr. Dratt, Commissiouer of Iutornal Revenne, hias Leou placed upon the Comnmission to invesis gato the Comptrolier's otlice la place of Mariin, appointmont olork. 170 the Atasciated Press.) 40T NO PAY. Wasnivarox, D. C., Nov. 18.—When tho Indi- an Bureaa came to pay the bills Incurred by the Red Clond Investigativg Committro and tha sal- aries of the Commissioners, it was discovered that HSouator Howo nnd Ileprescutatives Harris, of Massachusetts, aud Fuulkuer, of Weat Vitginia, wero debarred from rocoiving the £8 per day, tho galary allowed the members of the Commisalon, on acvount of boing mombers of Congress, and that they could not, under existing Iaw, receive any- thiog excopt their actual expenses. As these gentlemaen dovoted sbont ninety dayk excli £3 the inveatigaticn lotrusted to them, daring which time thoy eutiraly noglocted their private law- practice, they felt that thoy woro the victims of & poculiar nardship. There was no azpeal, how- ever, aud thoso threo geatlemen nore sentio tholr homes without a cont of compensation, The ootite nxgnau of tho Iied-Cloud Invessiga~ tion amouuted to about $17,000. ‘The Commwission sppoiuted to visit the Sioux Indinps and treat with them in regand to the eale of tho Dlack Hills also had memvers of Cougresa smong its membors, and. a4 in the othor case, theso will not bo sllowed auy salary, The expenscs of thin Commiwsiou were about 245,000, of which €10,000 went to buy presents for thio Tudians. ‘The visit of Red Clond and other Chiefs to ‘Wasbiogton last epring cost the Govertment about 15,000 TIE BEAL-LOCKS. The Becretary of the 'Ireasury will issue an order shortly,” d.scontinuing the use of the Awmgrican geal-Jocks on bonded cars. It is not yot kuown what lock will talto 1ty placo. THR COMPTBOLLER'S OPPICE COMMISSION. The Commision to investigata the afTairs of the Becond Comp.rollot's oftice held o brief aicet- {og to-day, but bave not ydt commenced labor, or decided mpon tho scope of their authority, ‘The docnmentary evidenca in the Fort SBugg sud Witowsk: ca80s has been obtained for examina- von from the Third Auditor and the United Htatos Attorney. Intornal Revenuo Comnuse slonor Pratt Lins boen adaed to the Commission, sod will bo fta Cuairman, ¢ THAT STOLEN MONEY. Tho 3,000 which woro stolev from tho Gov- ernment duting Tyoasuror New's adminiatra- t1on—1,000 at oue tine, and 22,000 at a lator period—were paid Ioto the Trowsury very soon aftor the loases wore reported by Mr. New him- wol?, ous of nis private resources, Ho has nob owssesded the omployes. Lhe awapgoments in the Trespurer's otlico to gusrd sgaiuat lossos by atealivg, or gtherwise, are as perf 8 possible, .Efforts aro atill being mede to’ over who to0k themousy, mith a view to thelr arrest and punisbment. THR ISTERIOR DEPARTNENT. Becretary Chandlor authorizes a sweopiog and explicit demal of the widely published sesortion thit e hna wiade or is making removals in the Interior Department for failures to contribute t0 the campuign funds, ote. lu addition to this goueral statoment. Lie with eapoclal refor- enca to d.amusesls of clerks om{)loynd at the P'atent Ollice, that they woro all inade, * for cauvs,” aud were not in any way based upon personsl or pulitical conviderations, . THE MEXICAN BORDER. Iudiauy Thicvess Special Dispateh (1 The Chieaan Tridune. Nzw Onveans, Nov. 13.—A epecial to the Republican from 8an Antonio, Toxas, represents avery lively lime on both sldes of the Rio Grande, Information bsd beeu recelved at headquariers at Bau Autonio that Col. Joaquin Terragas, of the Mexizan army, pursued & band of Indians across the Rio Grande into Texas, among the Guadalonps Mouuntains, routed thom completely, killlng twenty-fivo Iudians, and losing fiftoen of his own men. Col. Tetragas cime across the border 1u accordance with Lhe understanding betweon tho Qovervor of the Btate of Cluhushuajand Gou, Ord {u rorard to troops of either uation oper- attog on eitber side of tho river apajuet the commou cuemy, The Iudiaus with whom Ter- 8 bad the fight sre lufyuond to be Iudisus driven into Mexiva by tho Unlted States forves now in tho fleld under Col, Bhafter. A Iato dupetch enyw that jnformat{on bas just been receivid st headquartora thas tho Eiglth alry crossed the Rio Grande at uvouw to-day near Edigburg fu puisuit of Mexicau eatle tuieves, who had busu dopredating ou this side of the river, Puntshing and Cattles S o CORRECTION. owtal Dispateh to T'he Chtcago Tribuma, Jorret, Nov. 18,—Your notice in this mora. ing's TmnuNz of the big ron of stesl rails by the Joliet Iron and Biesl Company was incorrect i some partioulars, Oue thousaud two hundred and savou steel rails, 30 foet loug, and weisbiug 83 pounds per yard, were turued out in tho act- asl rolling time of weveuteen Liours and twuniv- Ave minutey, and (e total weight was 639,710 pounds, inetesd of 63,123 puuufln, a8 given by you : Inquicy amoog the lumber morchanta of La- Balie and Peru, roveals the fact thal botwoen 7,0¢0,000 and 3,000,000 {res of tumbor have boen soldim the two cities daijug the current year, over 100 per cont wore thau ever was xold 1u the £50 cutiow 10 ANy Provious yeor SPORTING NEWS. CLOAKS, FURS. &o. Great West Tad Diy Goos Hons, CLOAKS. GREAT SACRIFICE IN CLOAKS, 8cal Cloth Clonks, $4; formerly 8. Black Beaver Cloaks, nicely trim’d, for $6 ; worth §8. Blrek Beaver Closks, fringod and braided, $8 ; formerly 513, Black Besver Cloaks, long French ironts, £10; formerly §16. Black Bo..ver Cloaks, Fronch back and long fronts, $12; formerly $18, 60 Imported Borlin Boaver Cloaka at $16 ; worth §26. 650 Importod Berlin Beaver Cloaks, lung Fronch 1{ronts, elogantly trimmed, §18 and §20 ; very cheap. 100 extra fino meortod Cloaks, $25, $28, and $30; worth nearly double. A large line of Moscow and Caston Beaver Cloaks, also & full line of Progress of the Six Days' Walk at the Exposition, O'Leary Passes His 350th Mile with TH Weston 36 Belind, : Mateh Made for a Sort of & Fight Be~ tween Mace and Allen, The Billiard Games at the New York Tour- nament Yesterday, PEDESTRIANISM. THR O'LEARY-WESTON WALK. Thera wora uo rigny of weakeningin the walk- tw'yeaterday. Weaton left the track at 11:25:23 Wedneadny nizht, but O'Leary plodded on till 12:40 yestorday morning, when hae retired and 8lept tll 3:45, at which time he was awakennd, Weetan haviog rowumed lin courne, Dhoth con- tinued walking during tho dag, with occanional #topy for lunch aod rubbing doww, avd it was 11 10 befors O'Leary, pasting the judges' stand, auid: *Gentlomen, I bid you all good wight.” Ho had then mnde his #50 mfilos, the time of tho last be'ng 14:58. Weston kopt on, aud, a4 tho clock siruck 12, he bad made 314 wiles and just | F'ur Boaver and Chinchilla Cloeks, cumpicted tho fourth lsp of the 315th. It'wes | very cheap. thought the would not walk tnuch I 500 Rubber Waterproof Clonks, in facr, but would stop and get o good Ladies’, Misses’, and Children’s night's eleew in preparation for tho [ B81Zes, from 52 to $5 cach; former price, $5 to §10. SHAWLS. 200 Plaid Double Shawls, all wool, for §5 ; worth §7. 200 Plaid Doublo Shawls at 6.603 worth $8.50. 100 Velvet Shawls, in piain centres, with bordors and fanoy stripes, at work of to-dsvand to-muriow, pear remaskably fresh. O'Lenry wears tho samo thoughttul look that has_charwctonized Lim dur- 1y tna conteet, whie Weaton keops up that Jully good Lumar for whicn he is noted. 1t in Ragposed that somo pretty good tune will be twado to<lsy, and that each man will bend Lim- #ell to the accomplishment of bis purpose witn- out further delay. ‘1ho attendanco was larger vesterday thas [t Las becn on awy precedimg dsy, and sucluded sevoral Isdics. Savor Colvin put io an sppasr- Doth men ap- ance duriug tho day, aud walked sroaud the | _$8; usual price $12, track with Weston a fow times. IHiw Ilonor ex- | 60 Watorpronf Shawls, somothing moaueg &mmnr 'ju a Ic*\i‘tchulcer spitits now, ac$7.50ésbarzm'n. 24 outting ho swlity o ro- i o e il i (et S| Adlorge. Lo of Stxtoed Indtation India Bhawls, algo Paisloy Bnawls in single and doublo, much below former prices. FURS. A vorylarge lino of Liadies’, Misses’, and Children’s Furs, greatly be. low value. Garson, Pirie & Go, MADISON ARD PEORIA-STS. I7 PAYS 70 TRADE 0 TEE WEST SIE $20.000 ‘Worth naw and fashiozable URS, dispused to snow them what & mao could do. A few Inpy were suflicient to show tast Lio does no: siuo Wwith apy particular brillisncy as a walker. BUMMARY, At 12 o'clock last night O’Leary bhad mado 350 miica winco lua start, aud 76 during the proced- ing twenty-tour houts. ilo was then 86 milos nhosd of Weston, which sboned that he had #aimed 8 miles yealerday, At tho hour bmmoed Wevton had mado 814 miles mnco his start, and 63 of tbom were walked yostorday, TIE RECORD, Following Ia the record of miles mado by each contesrant during tbe tweoty-tolir hours endod at 12 o'cluck last evening : ier. Weston, O Leary.|Hiles B07:0 4 0. Bought at Sherifls aale, In New York, ngue:gx: ing stylish sets of Ll LYN; % g, orTER AARTEN, in groat sarloty. HALT Gsus) priced. Riogan 1ote of Erench sead, S10, LR ol b ,.X: Aarien imot and boa. Flandsomo miak ves, 813 London drad cesl sets, 833 Gobd e 2. Besi s2cquos, 933 to 983, < D D, it priviieyo of axaminstion oo ‘paymont of oxpross charge R. T. MARTE 154 Ntato-st. _UNDERWEAR WL 3.4 0. Ladies’, Gents’, and Children’s HDERWEAR! Bottonz Prices. We are offering full lines of the above at lower prices than ever before sold in Chicago. W. A SIHPSON & G0, SUCCESSORS TO SIMPSGN, NGRWELL & C0., 79 & 81 State-st. WHITE LEAD AND OL CEICAGO WHITELEAD&OILGD, E. W, Blatchford, Prest. C.F. Gates, Sec. While Lead, Zine, Linseed 0, Putty, Colors, Varnishes, Cottags Colors, Lubricating O, Brashs, Aud Painters' Materials generally, WHOLESALE & RETAIL, PureGoods a Specialty. All Goods Warranted as Hopresented. LARGE RETALL DEPARTMENT. Bpecial Inducements to Buyers for Cask, If our goods cannot bo obtained readily, send your ordera direct to ouraddress, and they willboprompte 1y filled at the lowest prices, OFFICE, MAKUFACTURY, AYD SALESROOK, Corner of Green and Fulton-s o ("rhlgl‘,'o. West Side. ta _STOVES, STOVES, 1f you want snything in Lhe line of Ltoves, sxamine the J.\‘-- Buper| Pul%:" “Bup:rg s'vmh Ele- yatod Closst, snd * Buperb Cook Btove,” 'Yoa will find the largest dasortont and lowest prices in the city, JOQHN D, MACLEAN, 308 BPATR.ST., OHICAGO. PUGILISM. MATEH BETWEKN MACE AND ALLEX. Tbe Loodon Sporisman of Oct, 23.contaius s letter from Jein Mace: challenging Tom Allen, of St. Louis, 10 fight him u this counotry in the spring of 1876 fur §5,000. Tha lotter also atates that, 11 case Allop will Lot acceps, the cuallenga 18 open to any oue who aspires to the champlon- #0ip of the world. One of the lipulatious em- bodied 1n the letter was ilst Mace's expentes should be paid by this country. Home ooiro- spondence having taken Ph“ betwoen Allen, for bimsclf, aad Harry Iill, of New York, for Muce, o tho gencral subject of sccepting the challepge, it way agreed that o meeting should be held in Chicago to arrive at sotwo couclusion. Acconlisgly Allen came to this city yestorday and met Hili,who was alicady hero. There was no diiteulty tu coming to terma, aud the match was nccordivgly "fi'“" upen, Larney Asron acting for Atlen in the negotiatiau. The 20th of May, 1876, waa fixed ugon us tho dato of the encopn- tor, and €230 a 8100 wss put up as forfeit nionoy in the bauds of o prominout gambler, 1t may be well 10 8ay, In this conoection, that there iu npot tho shigntest probability of a fair fipht betnegn Allen and Mace st sny time. Ous resdun id that Mace s too old s waun, beivg vow i his 45(h yoar. Auother is that Alley would be the 1oss tutikely muy i ts world to moct Mace iu a fmir tight, for the reason that on & previous occasion Mace whippied him badly sad quicitly enough to impair any coufidenco ho might bave bad in biw owi powers, Tle truth of the matter probabiy Is, that an excursion will uged, plenty of monoy tskeu iu and di- vided, and thie mon never strike a blow, ————— BILLIARDS, TOE NEW TORK TOUNNAMENT. Specrst Diepateh to Ihe Chirauo Tribune, New Yous, Nov. 18,~The first gamwe in tho billiard tournament to-day was between Eoxton sud Rudolpbe. Bexton won by eteady sod per- siatont rather thaus by brilliant play, Rudolpbe scouing 2. Winper's average, 10. In tha next game, betwesn Joo Diou aud Gar- nier, the former won, Garniet's scote beiug 161. Winper's average, 1035 ‘The third game of tha day was betweon Cyrille Dion aud Bexton, the formor winnivg w ten inulpge, making the extisordivary sversgo of 0. Hexton acored vuly 61 pointa. plisduinice Sl i i THE KASSON LIBEL CASE. Des MoiNgs, Ia., Nov. 18.—The teatimony in the likel case of John A. Kauson agaivat the State Register closed at uoon to-dsy. The last witucsges examined for tho defonse wers the do- fondaucs themselves. Mr. Bavory was kept on the tand for over & day, and was searohingly cross-examived for the ressons indacing him to ueliove the silegod libelious charges to bo trus when be wroto stew. Mr, Clarkson, sditor of 0o Register, wes kopt on tha staud balt adsy, the moss of the sime in cross-examination, Tha plaipud presentod 8o avidonca w rebuttal, which occasioved much surpri a8 waa claimed by his piionds thas ha would go upon the stand hiwsslf to rebut tha ovideuco :mp.luunfl bim with the forgiog lu the Deadoiues lobby bill, and alio to rebut the evi- donca of tha Presddent of ths Rovk Islapd Bosd. that be E"d bim $500, uot for a retainer as # Jasvyer, but for his lofusuco While & membor of o'Legualature, ‘The testipony introduced by the plsintiff cousista eutirely of s own doposi- tion, taken in the C.ty of New York the tirst psré of this month. At thy afternocn sedsion (len. Given com- menced tho argumieut for the defuse, aud oo cupied the whole of the afiarucou wituout flo- {abing. 1t is expocted tho argaments will o~ SOALES, Gupy the ross of tho weok. FAIRBANKS' e S STANDARD A STRIKE SUCCESSFUL. Soectal Dievatch ba The Chicagw Tridunt, Lraveswoats, Kan, Nov. 13.—Lhe stiike msde by the ovsl-miuers ou Monday last for an incroase of wages was ounded to-day by tbe pro-' pristors aocsding 0 tho winers' demand, OF ALL XINDS, FAIRBANK®, MORSE & 00, 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicage. Besarefultobuy oulythe Geaning,

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