Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1875, Page 1

YOLUME 29. FINANCIALs JIRISSESe s gt C e e’ Fm*f}& Mechanics’ EDWA_RDS f Savings Bank, 75 OLARE-ST., OHICAGO. TAVESTHENT CERTIFICATES. Perfeet Secarity—Liberal Interest, FABLR of Inoreane of Iuvestment Certif Leny? secured on Improved real eatute, bears Sy Tnterest, payable in qunrterly tuntall . nt the rats of 710 per cent per ane ‘towing the accumnintlou of mums Ins rered for tho bonenit of Chlldren or ottieras monzt et Fime. Accamuistod, " 100 G yenrs, 100. 8 yenrs 100 1 yenrn. 500. 5 yoara; 500, B yenra. 500, 1 yenrn, 1,000. & yoarn, 11000 1,400.70 1,000, 4,323.10 geimsted torest, when due, ia Tdiudon savings acconnt, and Invorted Jn INVEST- JEST CRETIFIOATRS whonaver $1001s thaa K potderof & Cortifoate s tha privilego of examin: g ibe condition of the trust at aay tims on cslling at Bietee of the Trustoe ‘Catifcates tormarded, aud fatersit, when dus, reln. wisd, If dosired, or ramittod by draft or express toany el the United Htates, ?’dfihfln WHITE LEAD AND OL P e S b CHICAGO FHITELEAD & OILGO. B W. Blatchford, Prest. C.T\ Gates, Sec. i L, 7, Lised O, Puly, s, Ve, Coags s Inbricating Os, Brushes, " bl P’ Halerdls eneraly FHOLESALE & RETAIL. Pure Groods a Specialty. All Gooda Warranted as Roprosonted. MRGE RETAIL DEPARTHENT. Bpeclal Inducomonts to Bayers for Cash, If our goods cannot be obtained teadily, send your orders diroct to cursddross, and they will boprompt~ Iyfiled at tho lowest prices, QFFICE, HANUFACTORY, AKD SALESROON, torner of Green and Yulton-sts., Chicago, West Side. ART SALE. . TO-NIGHT v 18 FIFTH EVENING OF TUE ART SALE AT THE Exposition Building At 7:30 Q’clock. % Open during the day for the inspeotion of e se——— Hunting STOVES. of Coal burned in a Tubular Furnace givos more heat than it ‘will in any other Furaace in tho 1 world, _ Sea it, or send for clrcu- Iar. ‘OUBHING, WARREN & CO., 65 Lako-st, ¥tbaro thirteen afces Fiirnaces and four of Staves, —__UCEAN NAVIGATION, National Line of Steamships, - ¥ YORK TO QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. %, 460 tom wrday, Nov. 6. at 11 & m. “'llll"lll,‘é,gg:anl arday, NDV.,‘:. “l‘l‘: ‘:l TEE QUELN, ¢ 17 3 AERCE, 4,210 Ml:lo E: X BINGT, Jl‘lmnda'!.flov. 11, at3ip. m, ‘nunday, Nov. 1A, Va. 3 a 30, currenoy. Jleturniicl Ji8 teducod fatos. Hteerago tickats, $25 curronoy, oot £1a0d upwardson Urest Uritatn. Feitetat sornr Olark and Raudolpu-ats. (opposiio new i havao. Coicagve Do e (O 44N} Cis 5 OLOTHING, & BROWNE! SPECIAL INDUCEMENT ! Youths, - Boys', ' Children’s, ULSTERS, SULTS, & OVERGOATS, 10 per cent Above Cost. Thess Goods are newly roceived, and mado by the best houses of New York, thorefore cannot possibly bo surpnased in make, qghallty, and price. SPECIAL ATTENTION INVITED TO OUR GENTS' SUITS, OVERCOATS, ULSTERS, RETAILED AT WHOLESALE., Rdwards & Browne, Cor. Clark & Adams-sts., LAKESIDE BUILDIN COAL, BALTIOMER & OHIO GOAL CO. XX Coal. BEST DOMESTIO COAL in the market. 1t 1s cloan, free of sulphur, with very Jittle smoke. Also YIED- MONT (Blacksmiti's), and the beat EHEARD CO.ATL, AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES. Orders by matl promptly filed, HANILTON, HARDER & HAFER, General Offiea: 105 Washington-at., corner Clark. Dranch Officzs: Cotlage Grove-ay. and Twenty-ney- entliet.; Laket, Dridgs, Weat Bido; Bacond' dack orth from Erie-st, Bridgs, Norih Bids, E. L. HEDSTROM & €0, COAL DEALERS. Cor. Adams and *Market-sts. DOCKS.{ Cor, 16th-st, & South Branch, & Nerth Branch, GENERAL NOTICES. NOTICE. Jos. J. Macafi-y is no longer in my employ. Partios will not pay him any moneys, or oredit him on my account from this date. JAS. P, DALTON. | November 11, 1875, OFFICE OF THE VESEL OWHERS' TOWING COMPAKY, No. 244 douth Water-at. Cnicaao, Nov, 8, 1813, Tlie Bosrd of Directors of tho Vessel Uwners Tow ing Co. are propared to rocolve offers from shiarehold- cre for the purchaso, by the Company, of seventy shorea of it capital aigek, Offery, ncoled aud mil- dreascd to the Secretary, can bo luft at the office of the Company up tonoon of ihis 22 inat, JOLIN OLIVER, Secretary, WLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE. aera) Transatlantio Vowpany's Mall Btoam Sz Rew York and Liavro. Ko eplesidid vosso Sttt routa for the Coniinent (belog Fiars sou 23 alher), will il rom Vi Mo £, Noria Hi oy J, with supei o lfi‘lll"m:d:: Illlmu“::'-;:‘?::!“:' Bloa: Louts EARETEN Aaents 56 isosdway, N. Y. Great Western Stenmship Line. amype Mo York to Biltol (oglend) diroot ST Wi Sabarday Dow: 18 Lbia Pusago, 830 Intormodiste, $65; Boorsas, SN, slon tickota, 9150, ply at Gen'l. i B e R ~ee. FINANOCIAL. L ¢ WILLIAMS & G0, BANKERS, &MLL ST, NEW YORE, buy snd sell Ohicsgo Vg Wraukee, 8. Paul, and. other gaod muntcipal V&, Ioveatmient socurlLion constantly on bond, "‘W—Bln'unilan. Codar It, and Minp. first, y.ked—Ohicago, Danville & Vincenuos firas, eaed=Horthern Yeelno 73-10 firat, o4 ind other rallway sccuritiea mot regularly ocdmads & apectaity, Orders for atocks and other foules recelve persanal attention a6 the New York EBachange, 2d dsponlt accounta recetved. SOALES; FAIRBANKS' 3 STANDARD . SCALES OF ALL XINDS, FAIRBANKS, MORSE & Oy 111 & 118 Lake St., Chicago. S—_Bocarefultobuy only the Ocnuine, W_SBHOA‘I.‘!Q’!AL: s GAX REMINARY, at KALAMAZ00. ‘n%u ! factlities here oftered for thorounh snatruce iy pfslnded couras, Tt Sclnol o » ruly . ¥xi on] ear, S Mvantagen fof the sindy of’fl'fnl’c.';’-lm‘:s; ¥4 Modern nguages, Location bLeslily and da- '\‘-‘:‘5".‘“‘}::;'“-"“" o4 Tomain, Apply for eatre 1t er {nformation to the Principal, MISS LNETTE PI:Tich, Kalatmasoo, Mich, - ~.FRACTIONAL OURRENOY. $5.Oowlo’gclfaTgeTsw RACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXOHANGE SOR il of Natinal Carvency, TRIBUNE OFFICE N AN SIZELT Not/ ! Denthi DRkt e EtspaRnr, D onthe Htates or tanadas, at tLe request of ¢ i i : St nonicn L COOM R Clrey Newipaper Adrertising Agents, Cor. Dearlicm & Washington Streets. FOOL SALE. POOLS BOLD ON THE GREAT 4-MILERACE IN CALIFORNIA, At FOLEY'S, 146 Clarkt,, at 11 a, m,and 8, m,, daily, by GHAS. L. DULOIS. WANTED, Business MEIN. A competent and relisbleaccountant of several sxperiance, deslres & situstion as bookkeeper, or in any capacity whero s falthful man is needed, Boat of references. Addreas M 83, Tribune office. 'COLLEGTION AGENGY. ttoution to collecting your overdue clalms thad and, whilo attending to regular business, elss they would not be tong overdue: hence the necesaity of placiug them wiih a respousibla Bouso making collections its eutirs business, and pose seastng every facllity known to succesd, FRASIER'S COLLECTION AGENOY, P A A b and most fasbiousbla resort in tha city, sud Raudolphesta, A e . DISSOLUTION NOTIOES, TDISSOLUTION. The Brm of WILDER & TRASK, Neal Zatate and Houss Ageats, was dissolved by consent of the part. ners on the 334 day of October, 1875, Mr. TRASK continues the h\\_n!n«l ot the ald office, DISSOLUTION. NOTICE~The copartnership sa Real-Estate Agents Berstofore existing betwsou the und Cannot posstbly give th oy Corner Glark 1he firm name of U, B. HOSMER & CO., i this day tad by miutaal consent, Neither dissolved and Lermivated by . Vollber 1o use hereattar pos sttt £, ek hicago, Nov. b Duted Chloaso, Kov' i, \\iVeq 5, mosams, EDWARD D, LI08MER,” - BAMUEL O, GLISON, i CHICAGO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER — 1875. WASHINGTON. Vice-President Wilson Pro- nounced Out of Danger by His Physi- ) cians, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Internal Rev- enue. Collections from All Sources During the Fiscal Year, '$122,000,000. Excess of Collections This Over Last Year Ahout $8,000,000, Only 81,779,779 Realized from the Increased Tax on ‘Whisky. . Which Is Explained at Length by Commissioner Pratt. Legislation Suggested to Secure the Full Collection of the Whisky~Tax., Report of Gen. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers. To What Perfeotion the Torpedo i System Has Arrived, Alleged Loose Management in the Sccond Comptroller’s Oflle THE VICE-PRESIDENT. OUT Of DANOEE, Special Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, ‘Wasixarox, D, C., Nov. 11.~The Vice-Prosi- dont has continued to improve during tle day. ‘Tho Rev. J.|E, Rankin last night visited, him and conversed with him about religious aubjects, and offored prayor, At bLalf-psat 11 o'clock to-day the Vice-Presidont awoke from the three hours' sloep which had brought him so much re- lief. The most scrious results would have been apprenonded if bis wakefulness had con- tinued, On awakening, ho asked pormission of the doctor to gos up for the day, but tho doctor insisted upon quiet. Ho ia pronouncod out of dsogor. [To the dssociated Press.) IEPOITH OF ATTENDANT ‘WasmxaroN. D, C., Nov. 1L.—E. V. Mur- phy, one of the Heuste reporters, who, with othors, romaiued Inat might with Vicoe Presidont Wilson, aud until 8:40 this morn. ing, addressod the following mote to Dr. DBaxter : **I'ho Vice-President was very restless until abous 6 o'clock this moming, since which he has boen dozing nlmost constantly. We ad- miuislered the opiate st the time ordored ; gave tho beef-tes shoitly beiore 4 o'clock and again at 8:10, nod at 8 o'clock wo gave him alargetumblor of bitter water : all of which remaiued on bis stomach. Hin bowels have not bean moved,” It in oucertaied from anothor sourco that the Vice-President, during the mnight, mnmed:r prossod bis hasd and besrt with his right hand, and at times throw forth both arms. Theso movoments wero accompanfod with nervous twitcainy, Ilis moro thoughtful and obsorvant friends consider Lis condition as very critical, Botween 10 and 11 o'clock this morning ho was atill droway and restlees, with no disposition to converse. Dr, Baxter, at 11 o'clock, sald the Vico-President was then restiug comfortably, baving slent considerably during the moruing. Tho Vice-I'resident Limself said that he now felt more natural. At 12:10 this afternoos Dr. Baxter reported the Vico-Presideut doiug well in svery way, say- ing that lie saw no reason to doubt that he would soun recover, At 12:15 Preatdent Qrant drove to the Capitol and entored tho sick rovm, where ho rematned about ten minutes. Wasutxaron, D. 0., Nov. 11 .\Hdnlf Dr. Baxtor saya tho Vice-I'restdent's {llnoas terib- utable airecsly to tho excoasivoly high tompera- turo of the bath which hetook yesterday moraing, while still auffering from indigestion caused by heavy dinnors in Now York and Ihiladelphls, clogely followiug overwork of tho mental facul- ties. "If tholocal weaknoss of o portton of his #pino bad not diverted the rush of blood todils back, it wonld have gono to his brain and pro- duced death by apoploxy, _‘The doclor now con- tidently expects that, Alr. Wilson will be &y well s usual 1n Lwo or three days. —_— INTERNAL REVENUE. COMMISBIONER VBAIT'S ANNUAL REPORT. Wasmxatox, D. C., Nov. 11.—The Commis- sioner of Interual Revenue hsa completed hia report for.the fiscal yesr ended June 80, 1875, The document {s very voluminous. The Com- missioner says it may bo some consolation to know that grevious ss our burdens, laid upon such of our population, forty-two miilions or more, =8 consume tho articles taxed by our ln-" sernal Revenue laws, the Lritish publle, num- betiog losn by one-fourth than our psople, paid under their excise laws during the year ending March 81, 1875, tazes measursd in gold tothe smount of 183,002,750, agalnat £110,515,15% paid in ocurrency by tho peoplo of this country during the tiscal y ear endod June 30, 1873, BEVENUE ¥OR THINTEEN YEALS Tho report shows that the actual amount of receipta iuto the Tressury from al) sources from snd after Juue 30, 1461, to Junp 51, 1874, exclu. ¥ivo of losus aud Trossury notes, was as follonss « $LYTI 10,307 930,320,333 TR U033 837,111 Fremiuma ou loa Tolal .. TUE TWO LAST PISCAL YEARS. The colloctiona for o tucal year unded June 80, 1874, were $103,644.746; for the year ended Juno 80, 1875, $110,545.151. 'fhe jucrease dur- DR tho last fiscal year is owlng in past to the increase of the dutios laid by the mct of March 3, 1875, upon distiiled spirits. manufaciured to- bacco, clgais, cigaret! and in part to taxes cotlected uudor tho laws reposled, extraordinary efforts having been put forth to colloct delin- quent taxes dus from bsoks sud baokers, rail- road and other corporations, aud tazes due on Incomus, logacies, sud successions. WHIGKY AND TOBACCO, A atatement is given showing the receipts under tho act of March 3, 1875, up to and inclu- sive of June 80, 1875, from different articles subject to an_Incroased tax, showiug the total tax Toturned 89,203,816, ‘The taz returned upon distilled npirita was 21,779,799, and the Commis- slonor rays regarding it : 1t will doubtless bo @ matter of surprino that tle incroased amount reshized from dirtitled apirits_during that poriod (Mareh 3, 1875 to Juso 30, JHiG) wan By nmal ‘The explanation, howover, 18 found {n the fact that it becams pen- erally known through the Congrers that mn incroaso in the rate of {ax would prohably bo mado, sndthe distillers, in or- der to reahiza the bonefits of tho increase, with- drow from tho bonded wareliouses, upon pay- ment of tho taxen at 50 centa n gallon, 5,430,021 &ellonn in tho month of January, 1874, and tha enormoua quantity of 11,504,350 galions fn the Fobruary following, leaving euill in the honded Twarchonaos aver 7,000,007 gallona of epinits on Marel 3, 1875, tho day when tho incroascd tax from 7t to 90 centa per gallun wes mado payable by Congross. by law thoes apinits wore allowed, after bond was aven, to remaln ip tho distillery warolionke ono year Lefore withdrawsl. and themp kpints have beon and athli continun to be blaced on the markel subject culy to the former duty of 50 cents por galion. MECEIPPS DY KTATES, ‘Tho net nmounta_receivod from all sonrces of Internal revenno during tho lnst flscal year in tho roveral States is given an follows < Alsbams $ 1114 4 Arirana 10, proceodings in I\ 2,9n4,595 No 1:Nvw flampehire U, 18 e EDRUI0 Renees, .., . 41 Kentueky Loumiaus, Maine. Marylaiil Margochus A DISTILLY ‘The number of distilleries regiatered darinz the vear was 4,736, aud the rumber opersted 4,608, Of the number operated Gt weta grain distilleri T molasses distitlories, and 3,945 {ruit diatillertes. Tho Commismoncr +aya pub- tic altention has heen often callod within tho Fast fow moutbs to the oxtensive frauds com tnitted to certain Jocalftios upon tho revenue by distiilers and rectiflors of distilled mpirits, Ho £iven an sceonnt, firet, of thechecks, guards, and protocuoas agatuet frands cutabished by lnw vecond, of the menncr in which the whisky fruuds, go-called, Iatoly oXporcd, were perpic- trated upon thn dovervment: third, tho extent of thewe frauds : foarth, tho checks re- contly establieliod to provent a recurroucn of tha samo ; and, fifth, anggests logisintion which, i Lls opinion, is necrapsry to insure & fullor col. Iection {n future of tho tsxes upun distilled piite, L, #%%" pmorosrn nirza TATDS, Tho Commissioner rays, with rogard to tho additional legislation required to enforco tha bonest cctlection of tho tax on distilled spirits : *1 givoit as my opinion that the only law necea- mary is one that sball make tho requires ments a8 strivgens snd tho penalties for defrauding the Government aa novere in the caso of the recliticr as lhnf‘ now are in the case of tho distitler. The rectifier should be required toglve o bond 1u_an smouut cqual {o the tax rapresented by all the wpirits ho can powsibly recify ench mouth. The houso and tract of land upan which the establiehmont is located should he forfoited to tho United States n cave of fraud. Hoshonld not bo allowed to handlo any apirits at Lis rectifying hiouso, excopt those Lo purcbnses for rectification and sells ‘under rochfler's sfamps, Uuder the present system of detecting frauds, at least thirty days must clape beforo discovery could bo mado and guilt fised. As thy apparatus in a roctitying liouse capablo of refining the quantity of spirits upon which the tax would amount to £100,000 & moath may uot be wacth maro than £10,000, f¢ will readily bo eeen that under the presont law, which only forfoits tho apparatus and epirita ownod by bim at the thne of selzuro, a reetifler may aid 1u dc'ufldiui; tha Goveru- ment of $100,000, aud forfeit only £10,000. By abaconding to s foreign country Lo also escapos criminal punishmont. I iave also tosuggest that the law now in foreo in regard to tho returue $o bomade by rectilers is so indefinits that somo fegislstion is i ded Lo cufosos ths Yopu- lations of tho Commirsfoner, 1 also thiuk it would bo botter If secsitiors, distillers, and wholo- suls liquor-dealoru, wera ~ roquired ‘to make tranncripta of their books monthly, iustead of this labor belng performed by local ofticors, ns it 18 at present. 1t would also rehigvo ofiicials of an immenso amouut of labor, aud would accom- vlish the more important result of gmventlnu tho destruction of books by partics about to be defected in fraud. Thors would then ba a Bwosn copy i this oftico thist would always Le admisyi- ‘ble avidenco 1n courts agaiual gulity partios. THY TAX CAN BE COLLECTED. 1am firmly of tue opluion that the present 1argo tax upun dlstilled spinta can bo collected with but emal lovs, Tlus opinion 13 based upon tho fact that evory Blorckoepor, Gauger, tnd employe who is coutected with a disullery whoro fraud is perpetrated becomes a ponsiover upon tho distlller. 1f, therotore, distillers bho kept under such strict survoillnnco that the amouut of monuy gaiued bL!rAul] is not sufilcicut to pay & larige corps of oflicors and workaon i necos sary collusion wilhi them to_consummate frau thoy will, a4 a matter of policy, bo hon As an judication of tho extent of the frauds abovo descrived, I bavo the honor to roport that documentary evidenco is in possossion of this ohice, whichbas warranted tho seizure ol 24 distillerica and 37 rectifying Louscs, and im- licatod over 30 Unitod Btates Gaugers and Store- copers, Tis ovidonco aleo sbows the 1esuo bee twoen July 1, 1874, and May 3, 1873, of fraudu- loot spirits, by duplication, of 20,000 packagos containing probably 1,200,000 proof galious, aud by aid of fals gaigiog, o tio dditlanal arsount of 1,000,000 prool gallons, This, of courso, 18 but a portion of the frand actnally committed, ‘but in itsel? jndicases tho 108w of tax to Uovorn~ mont lu ton months of an amouut not le«s than #1,650,000, FERNENTED LIQUORS, o recolpts frow all #ourcos ralating to for- mented liquors for tho fiscal year wero £9,144,- 004, & decreusy of €160,675 88 coinparod with 1871, 1ho_uumber of brewers musulsctunng formontod liquors is 2,784, ‘Tue Commizsioner oxpresaes full confidenco in'the stamp systom for tho coltection of rove @ nue. ‘I'io number of cases compromised during the yearia 744, an) tho smouns reccivod by com. Prowiso £156,570, A rocommondation {s made that doserving Gaugers reccive §7 per day, snd that in _some suutauces tho otses of Uauzer and Store- Keeper bo contolldated, by which $100,000 may bo saved to expensed. ToBACCO. ‘The total receipts from tobacco were £37,303,~ 461, an Increase over 1874 of 84,060,630, and an in- crease overany provious tucal year of 2,917,158, 'I'io total amount of tax colleciod on tobacea and souff from Sept, 1, 1842, to June 380, 1875, ie #1135,855,219, The total collections on cigars. cheroots, and cigarettos the sanio timo fn 363, 238,206, 1t 1a expiected thai during the curreng year the assessimouts of tax on tobscco will be Iargely Iucrossnd, Tha wholo amiount of taxes assesded during tho year was 25,230,003; in. creaso over the previous year, 344,455, OTDER WHISKY TATISTICS. The quantity ot distilled spirita 1u warehonso July 1, 1874,"is 17,755,000 gallons. Distillod piitn prodused durlug tho yuar, 0019, gl 1on8; total, 75,640,805 total withdraww, 05,319, 141, leaving in boud June 80, 1475, 13,367,253, Bpirits removed from warehiouse for export for tlio year cnding Juno 30, 1874, 4,000,106 gallon, while cnty 657,418 Fllldul was thus removed during tha last tlscal year. ‘I'he quantity of tobacco romoved for cxporta- tlon ju bond without paving the tazes, 9,179,815 gallous, a decroans of 1,021,611 gallox OTUEN NECOMMENDATIONS, ‘The Comimissioner ¥ays tha furae of Ravenuo Agooty is uadojuate, and rocommends tho Paasagoof & law suthorizing ffteou more. He Stuuks furiher ccusohdstion of collection dise tricta can bo made without affecting the revenue, and that the system of geuging wuolesals liguor dealors’ packages by United Htales Gaugers cau bo dispensed will, and a aimple systom of checka by stawps substituted, whion will provent over- ue. He recommends makiug \be violation of the law relating to friction atohea a criminal of- fouse, punisbably by tive aud imprisoument. Ho also delres that lutoraal Roveuuo Agnun bs empoworud o dowand sud obtain the inupection of books aud papers of distillers, recutiers, browers, wholesale liquor doalers, and werufactucers o¢ tobacco, suufl, sud cigars, & A The wasonss eatimates the oollactions of tho prerent fiacal year from il sousces of inter- ual raveinas at $155000,000, g THE CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPCRT. LAKE AND REAUOAST DEFENSE. Srecial Duyateh ta The Chicagn Tridune, WasiiNuron, 1. C., Nov. 11.—The Cbief of Eogineers hins completed his report. The num- bor of officers bolling commisgionn tn the Corpy of Lugincors of the Cnited States Army ab tho end of tho fiacal yoar was 104, aud five on the re- tirod list. Tho Iatter, however, undor the law of Jan. 21, 1871, wero not availatlo fer daty, Dur- ing the fiseal year It becamo nozexsary, In the dinchiarge of the dutics desolviug upon thecorps by law, to amploy a witaber of scientists xod a- eintaot enginoers, Gen, Humphroye, iu conclud. ing this portion of him anunal repost. reforn with much feeling to the death, doriug the year, of ono of the distinguished officern of that corps, Lieut.-Col. Johu U. Foster. Gen. Humphress, in commenting upon the coast and lake frontier dofente, paga the work in progress npon onr ken- coant defennas connivts exclusively in tho con- Atruction of onerful barbelte batteries for guoa of tho heaviewt calibiros, mbich batteries aro pup- plemantary 10 tho old caseraated works of our fortifications aud enlargoments of the batteries of former times. The practice governing tho By tem of fortifications now in progress is that l1aid down in 1869, which received the approval of the Chief of Engincers, ths General of tue Arny, aod the Executive, snd has met with the repented approval of Congress, The work durinz the last vear bas progroseed in a watisfactory munner. ‘Tle appeaprastons Liave been mainly confined to tuo _Larbors on tho sea- const, Tha wretem of torpedoen, it i belioved, poskcsens ovets quahty requisito lor hucecss, when the torpdoes ate plamted and bandied by wen traued in the details. Gen. Humpbroys conriders that the plantiug of thues iorpedocs Bzroed the chisnnely ib sufficient uame- Der will bar tho entrapco of the ennmy's von- eelr, and Dold them undsr the tiresof the bate teries, Forthe purchsse of mich portions of our torpedo waterials nd cautios be spevddy obe taimod in the oveut of war, tho sum uf § 1, Ut 18 asked, APPHIOPRIATIONS POR TORTIFICATIONE, Tho cetimates far the approsnations for forti- ficatious for the nuxt scal year are tho foliow- ing: Fort Pretle..... . Dattery oa (irrials Jslind, Farinmon Vattary on George'n Vo, Portemont Furt Warren, Huston larbur. Mitters ou Long Iaiand Heal, Fort Whutlirop.. ort Independsnee., Furt ut Clark's Lol 4+ on Beach [itand, Narragauset Ly umble, New Lundon berbor. Fort at Wiilis' Poln Yot Hamlion Yort o the Lattery I South mortar 3,0 10,000 LU 21,000 Fort Jeierson, Dry Tor TORIEDO DE) Gen, Humpureya has propered an elaborato paper on torpedo dofenses, Tho triats durig thio last year havo boon directed parttculatly to tne perfection of tho details of the apparatus and material, and to mvestigations designed to dotermino in a tnorough but yer oconomical manner tho lawe which limit the ‘rangn of sub- nquoons explosions, The great difference in tidal curronts and tidal oscitlation which exist betweens onr harbora reuder (b difficnlt to mako corresponding variations tn our torpedo casoy and buoys. Experiments to determine this bave been ‘made. 'Lhe result ls that tho gineor Corps is propared 10 1ix the dimon- Bious of torpedocs uuited for a given barbor, the mannor of which equally avoids unduo expense from execamive fize sud unduo getoctiou from the buoyancy. ‘Tho TEGTA OF INSUTATED CABCE during tho yoar bave beeu satisfactory. It still remains o dotermine by sctual experimout the fores required to rupture the null of » wiandard type of war-vessol, and to defluitely fix tho dirsatrous range of any given charge. During tho last year tho trisls bave been ospocially directed (o tho ast slage of investigation, v to determino the force fequislte to inflict & fatal blow upon a first-claa iron vossel of war pro- vided with o double cellutar buttom of the most approved atylo. ' Gen. Humplicoge savs {¢ Is roquisits that tho DLattation of ongineers be increased to a mini- wum peace organization of 520 men, that num- ber being tequinits for tho eific.ent condition of the torpedo defenses of tho harbors of the United States, stretcbivg us they do along » son-coast fronticr of 12,000 miles. For contiuing the putchues of sach parta of the torpedo spparatus and materialas cannot he sad- denly obtmned in time of war, the amount of £160,000 18 nakod. sermies, Gen, Tlumphresa, to correct what he calls rn erronoous improssion that scoms to preval cons ceruing tho 1xe of jetties in thi coutrs in im- proving the channels at the moath of rivers, saya 1L ia not true shat the United States Government. bas mado no use of jetties, au has been alieged. ‘Fho great Jakes were aivgnlarly destitute of nad ural hatbors, and, & .populstion began 1o sppear aloog their shores, more than fifty years ago tho Umted States Government compenced » system of jotlies in barbor im- provonienta by opeming tho mouths of the rivers aund inlels on the Iakos by the construction of Jottios, and by that system Lss created more ‘than forty Liatbars in which the Yart commerca of tho lakes is carried.on, and without which that commerco could not exist, The Enginesr Department of tho Umted States has accom- lishiea oven greater results on tho Iskes than havo been obtaued ou tho Daitic and Dlack Seas, for it has conntructed s groater num- ber uf harbors thao thy Luropesus, The gain in depth st the entrauce bas leon substantially a8 groat as tho gsin i dopth in Europesn ens trauces. Who dopth of our harbors can be schll furchior {ncransed. Tho itmporiaut harbars of Furope, iu the Baltic and Dlack Seas, including the mouth of the Danube, Lave beennearly (den- tical in chsracter with those of our harhorson tuo lakes, Wohave not copled from the Eu. ropeau ongineers, but our projects lLave besn based upon certain well-ostablichiod paReiplos sud ascortainment of tho conditions existing at 1he mouth of sivers aud inlsts. plans bave proved to bo ewmiuently succcssful, and where, 1n the natural condition of tho river mouth or inlet, not eveu the smallest sloop or scalop could enter, steamera of 5,000 aud 2,000 tons now on- tor oasily, The Goverumeut ougineers of France at least wro well acquainted with these facts, oven if thoso of ho other Entopean Blats are, If it should be considored desrable to con. tinua the survey for water-linea to the seaboard, Gen. Uumplross nnfigu(l that it will be neces- eaty to wmake an additioual appropristion of §100,000. s g NOQTES AND NEWS. BECUETARY BMKTOW VERY BUSY. Sprcial Dispateh to The Chicazo Tridune, ‘Wiasmxaroy, D, U,, Nov. 11.—B8ocretary Dris- tow contiuues to bo engazed & great portion of b timo in tho preparation of his forthcoming ropart to Cougraed. It is said that the repori will bo very lengthy. Duriog ite preparation, Mr, Bristow, with tho excoption of a couplo of bLours each day, oxcludes Limeelf from all visi- tors. BREWERS, A doputation of the Unitod Blates Urewora Association, coosisting of Heury . Luotts, Dresidout of the National Brewers' Association, Audrew Leioht, of Chicago, aud others, had s heariug before the Commigsloner of Internsl Reveuus to-day with rogard to assossments upou brewers for malt used in oxcoss of 235 bushels of wait for s barrel of Loer, A memorial pro- toatiug against the injustice of such eie- mouts was argued. ‘Cho Commlsaioner reservod hus decivion, : LAX MANAGEMENT OF PUOLIO MONKYS. ‘Tho Bolicitor of the Treasury, by dirocuion of the Brcretary, bas beeu for sotne time pasé en- #ugud in 100king futo the wanper in which claims sud accountahave been passed thiroush tho Bocond Comptrolier's oflice, and now sdditiousl reasous aro givou for coutinuing the exsmiuation. Hocent- 1y, 1n considering tho facts councciod with the 1ow notorious Witkowaki swindls, the Grand Jury of this city bacame sware of the careloss- ness, not to say the crimival msnner, which characiorises proceodings in that - Lmportast branch of the Treasury. = cordingly addressed a lett caliing attention to the fa " ted Ly thon, which acem to roflect s~ Dt onfy unan tho Becond Comptroller, uu. upon tho Third Auditor. No erimiosl knowledgo of, or par- ticiuntion fo, fraud is chargod agatont theso gen- tlowman personally, but the case shawe that (he Lusiness of the office i conducted i s very Jooso manner. to say {he least. A thorougl i veatigatton mil be instituted by the Secrotary and thare in hitle doubr, if it reachos Inttom, that there will bo somo chianges tu the twa Ila- Tesus, Wrars hava ace tho Becretary, NALD ON THE THIRD AUDITOR. It fa ovidout that there will bo an attempt, eariy tn the nest neasion of Cobgress. to ancira tho romoval of tho pravont Third Auditor of tha Treasury. The dovelojmeots in conocction with the dircovery of tho Witkowski frauduient claim disciosed a notable wan’ of responmbility, mwl n great carelessuces of adminisiratiou, in wnversl of thie Bureaus of that Audiling Ofiice. The law reqnires tno Auditor to make definite recommendations for payment, of non-payment, of all (o claims. which como before tho Hurean for adjudication. Ii has been thy castom, however, for the Auditor, and the Chief of' tho Claime Divison, to tefer claium to the Comptroller with this i doreement: + Lespectfuily referred 1o the kieat Cowgeratier for 1ccammerdation Tine 13 very evident ova-ion of responwibility, and bas remulted 1u cartig upon ono accounting officer the tespounililit for tho patinent of claims which the tawcontemplatessinll bo borne by two aceounting officers. Tho consequenco has beon, LU8t, i rome wrtances. thie Compirolier has cone sidered auch ndefiuita references ns in tho nas 10 0f & avorable recommendation, and ciaima have baon pud which wero frandulent, Thv Witkowski claiz is 8 kempla of auch claims. THI BOARD OF INDIAN COMMINSIONE 1ia3 been in asuwion in 1liy aty duriog the paat two days, all the membera betog pregeut excopt Joun W. Langmair. Mont of the tine has been nceupled with Toutine work, Scere: Ca arl, in e8id to LiaYo given thum sawurances that Lo will curry out the President's ludian 1 tiae beet of hiw sbility, sud do everythiu power Lo reform and perfect the pervic thia wori: Lo nake tho co-operation of tha ol Commismoners, nud assures its members that bo whil avai) Limseif of auy suggestions wl they may mako, The seesion of the Loard wiit Drobably continue through to-worrow. SEIATE COMMITTEES WHICH 8AT IN THE R There ware four Benate Committees au‘hol 1zed to Fit during the rocessof Congross, A epecial Committee. conniating of Seuators Lout- well. Conkling, Allison, Mernmon, and Faton was appo.nted to oxatins the saveial bravch. of the Civil Service, with a view to tue reorya: ler hns lisd long intarsiews with the 1 NUMBER 79, RECENT mSASTERé. Statement of the Quarterma. ter of the Lost Pacific, Fearful Death-Scencs Wilnessed While on the Frall Raft, A Doat’s Crew of Nime Per sous Believed to Have Been Saved No Tidings of the Passengers and Crew of the City of Waco. The Steamer Said o Have Deen Load: od with Inflammable Gil. Wreck of the Bark Torontu .a the West Indies. The Story Told by the Only Survivor of the Ship’s Crew of TI'ourteen, ization Of tho neversl Departoiante. This (e mitteo hag the authority to sppoint & rteny ropher, and to sdunbister oaths, sud o sead for perkons and {operd. ‘Tho eeveral wembers of tho Comamitiee, with perhap< uno excoption, spent s wouk here eatly i the summer, awl £av0 persoual attestion €0 the operation of tho Government wervice 1 tha ditterent Depart- 1ents, especially i the Treasury. 1t is uot known whether the metabors of this Committes bave come tu any agreement us L0 any 1ecowmonda- tions for o chaugo in the g resont eystem, They are expected to meot early in December, and i terchisngo opintons upon the results of tho in- dependent 1uvestigations of the soveral members of the Comuittee during the summor, The Commitlen way sppoinied for tho purposo of reorgauizivg all of the Departmoots,—a meas- ure which hiss beou demanded sinco the closo of tho War. Iuoneof she Departmeuts there aro sery many usolees oflices aud supersumorary ofticors, ‘The desiro of Cougressimen for patron- age haa bitherto been tho greatest obstacle to any chango 1 the present orgamzation of tho Departinents. ‘Toe bill to reorganizo the Treas- ury Dopartient, which was attaclied to oue of tho Appropnistion bills during the last hours of the Ud of March, was only intended as o tempo- rary expediont. It i pussible that the Consmit- tee will, thorefore. recommend tho l’cl:ol\ of the Iaw, tu ordor that a genoral Iaw for the orgaui- zation of all tho Departments way bo adopted. ‘Tho other Committeea which wero author: to sit durivg tho recess wera: Tho Commities to audit sud coutrol tho contingent oxpeuscs of tho Benate, which Cominitico is composed of Senstors Jones of Nevada, Dawos aud Dennlu ; the Joint Committes on Printing,—Senator An- thooy. Chainnan ; and the Committes oo Public Buildings and Grounds,—Benator Motrill, of Yermont, Chairtnan. BESIONED. 7o the Ausociated Press.) Wasmxarox, D. C., Nov. 11.—W, W. Curtis, of Ohio, for a uutaber of years Cblef Clerk of tle Goneral Laud Olice, has tendored his renig- nation. ft wus privately tondered mome two monehs ago aud dechmed by the Commisstoner, but Mr, Curtis now insints hpon its accoptance in order to engage in othor business, AN OLD LAND CLAIML Attorney-Geners! Pierrepont has decided that the act of Congress of April 37, 1516, confirmod to Hogh and John Maxwoll & graut of 9,600 acros at tbe Forks of tbo Llack River, Missoury, mado to the priost Maxwell in 1799 vy tho Spa ish Governor. This larpe tract of land. situ- aled in lieyuolds and lron Counties, Mo, i thereforo declared to belong to tao imants, reproseutod hora by Warwick Tunstoll. A THEABURY INVESTIGATION The Becretary of tho Treasury hos agreed upon a Comumission o inveslinate tho affaira of the Becond Comptroller’s oftice, with particular erenco to tho couduct of the Sugg Fort and Wit- kowski casos, but the uames of the Commission are uot made public. THE ALADAMA CLAINS, The Clerk of the Court of Alsbama Claimu hss made up ond travaniitled {o thio Secrotary of State o statement of tho busiuess of tho Court totho let of Novembor. Up to thst dsto 700 clame—Dboing & few more thsn ono-haif tho whols number~bad boen disposed of, Of tius number, eome 300 were dinmigsed. The 400 awards mado will aggrexato lees than €3,000,000 of the #I5000,000 of 1tbe priveipal of the award, Tuo interces on theso awards will amount to a million more, It is outimated that tha 600-0dd claima that romain to bo decided will tako about five millions of the principal, aud that all the claims prosided for under tho oxieting logielation, with Interost, will usoup e orten millions of dollars, Tho claims aro paid in cncroncy, and, as the fund wish fntcreat alroady smoun:s to more than 320,- 000,000 1n currency, itis ovideut that less than one-hialt of tho wliote um wili bo taken oue of tho Tyeaeury by tle presont serios of claime. NCIAL, NEW YORK. B8peciat Dispatcli to £'he Chicago Tribue, New Yosk, Nov. 1l.—At an oarly hour this morniung reporta of the suspension of tho old tes louss of 8. M. Besrd, Bons & Co., formerly Board & Cunningham, wore fu circulation, and wore confirmed this afterncon. Itis generally knowa that they have suspended, aod the lis- bilitios ara placed at somoe $300,000. 'The house formerly rankod high, but two yeart ago was compelled to get an extencion, Hince that time it has been crippled. ‘Lho amount of assots can- not bo known uuul the creditors get togethor, for upon their action the continusnce of the apice aud coffen factory on the East River wido way dopeud, Neport says tuat the (mame- disto caueo was lbgation resulting from in. dorsoments of paper for Uilus & Co’'s Watoh Company, but the facts are somewhat indetiuite. Mr, Doard hms much sympathy from tho trade, a3 his name hay always rankod well. GRAND HAVEN, MICH, Speiat tropatch ta Lha Chicasa Tribune, Guasp Haves, Mict,, Nov. 11.—Tho Assignee 0f F. D. Vos & Co., crockery-dealess, still holds possosaion. This aftornoon John Hoffroa, an ovuter-dealer, of Detroit, placed- an attachment oa tue goods of F'. D, Vos, grocer, The Sherur i3 now iu chargo, DANVILLE, ILL. Special Dispateh to I'hs Chicaoo Tribuns, DaxvicLe, [iL, Nov. 11.—Lhe Janotion Hote), of this city, was sold st publio, auctioa yestor- duy to Mr, Gilbert, the preseus proprioter, Tha Louse brought §9,000,~abous balf ity valuo, THE MILWAUKEE POSTMASTERSHIP. Sportat Dupalch o The Chieaao Triduni, Mizwavsez, Wis., Nov, 11.—Thora is quite an excitoment among local politicians as to the Postmsatership, it belug understood that 3lr. West, the iucumbent, will shortly rosiga. Sev- eral caudidates are circulating petitivas {:v:):lkng pointment L0 ybo vacaucy wlou o8 Hiate. Shii o1 thotn beiny perssna hoss ciaita elther as ilopublicans or on avy otber grounds a1 oonspicuous for Lvigaidoauce. Another Terrible Picture of Starva- tion, Dementia, and Death, Seven Are Drowned at Once, and Six Starve to Death in the Boat, THE PACIFIC DISASTCR. Sax Francisco, Cal., Nov. 11.~The followiny ara tho passengers of tho I'acific not heretofory reported : J. Foater, J. W, Doyle, J. IL Sulli. van, J. Konnedy, William Powell, George Dird, Edward Shepberd, Frank McLsughlin, George Drywon, Willlam Campion, Willisn Power, Richard Turnbull, Jobn Kenedy, Charlet Smith, Gootge Porno, A. L. Rainey, G. Joun neaux, F. Journoaux, F'. Earncst Sloyer, Josepk Haverly aud wilo, J. Thompuan, J. Creden, P Cauty, C. N. Milos, Adam Foster, Dennis Cain L. Lyons, J, Peltior, Mr. and Mrs, Koller aus culd, Mra, A, Rernolds, aud thirty-tive Chinn men in the steerage mud eix Chivamen in iy cabiu. She badon board 160,000 in privat: bands. Victonta, Nov. 11.—The steamship Gussh Tolfair returned at 9 o'clock last aveunzg fron & cruise tn tho notghborbood of Cape Fiatter; for survivors from the Pacific. She found mi living persons, but pickod up the body of 8 wom au. identiticd an that of Miw. Kellar, of Sar Francisco; tho body of Mr. Vining,of Stellacoom Waelungton Torritors ; and tho bLody of the ntoker of tho fost alup.’ All tueso bodles haé lifo-preservers ou. ‘Tho Oliver Wulcott picked up tho body of tht nesistant stoward, namod Ilichard Jones. Steamers aro wtill senrching for more bodies, The inquest on thrao will bo beld today. Fon tions of the wrock aro boginning to coms ashora uear tiis port Bax Frax Nov. 11.—A dispstch from Noah Bay, Washiugtou Territory, dated yestar- dag, gives tho atatement of Neaf O'Haley, Quar termaster of the Pacirie, rescued by the revenue cutter Otiver Wolzott on_the morning of the 7ty iust., to the following offoct : *About 250 pee ple on hoard. Went below atB p. m. Evorys thing was all right. Tho hghts wara ia place, Whon o shock occurrod } ran_ on deck, Evorything was o coofugion. I'assengors ~ wers crowding ou the hurricavo-deck. The rhip foll off jnto & trough of tho #es. I saw a largo veasol under sail, which, they said, struck tho steamer; saw her green Iipht distantly. ‘The passengert crowded into tho Lusts against the commande of tho olticors. 1, with tho chiet engineer, got & port boat forward 1uto tho water, got fifteen women and #ix mou in bor, 5lo wis capsizod by tho rolling of the ship. I saw none of thom aitorwards, 1 suppurted mysolf by a floating #iy-light about tifteen minutes, and then got on © portion of the hurricano deck with some alght nflmn. On Jookang for tho steamor 1 found sho bad dikappeared, loaviog ® Hoating mass of human helngs, 'Thoscreams for help wore foarful but soon ceasod, and we were alone on tho raft. There wero the Captain, Second Mato, sccond nd tour passengers, incinding A young At 1a. m. noxt morning, the sth, thare Liew o gale from the southeast, tho sea msking clean break over tho raft. Wo lashed our- #elves, Abont 4 8. m. the aes washicd overboard the Captain, Second Nate, the lady, and another passenger. About 9 a. . the second cook died. Itcleared upot about 4 p,m. I saw laud 15 miles distant, and a picce of tho wreck with two or more on it. About 5 p. m, anothor died. On the morning of tho 6th anogher died, loaviug me alone, About 4 p. m, a larse ompty box floatod noar mo, Got on tha 1aft for stolter, and alept sound that night sov- erat bourd. On tho morning of the 7th saw land on both sides and was surrounded with tloat kelp, whict made tho water smooth. It coutin- ued calm allgayand night, At 3da. m. I was rea- cued by the catter. . A raport from Neah credits O'Ilaley with the statomont that the Second Mate told him while on the raft that the Chlef Mate with eight of the crow in boat got cloar of tha elip, ‘e Wolcott hau gone cruisiug along the cosst of* Vaocouver Islaud. Yo Gusale Telfair wout wouth. ‘The Wolcott took Indisos and canoea to search tho shore for sny that may bave isnded. As the curront has heen strong from the weat- ward, carryiug thoe bodics recovered far up the Btraity, 1t is beliovedzthat tho two saved are sll iliat will ba found whive, oxcept thioss in tha boat with the Mate, la case they made shora. Ewvidently but Lt! axt klho stvawer broke up, ¢ the hurricago deck. s i ot boow. west of tho ship whish Pacitie. Heveral vessels from the beou spokeu, none of whom had outido Ls: yeon hier, O'Haley eaye the Captaln was the last wan to lesvo tho sbip. Loxpoy, Out., Nov. 11.—Conductor Frazor bas received a tologrsm from bis brother, who waa & paxsongor ou the ill-fatod Pacifio, saylug ho biad bovn saved froor the wrogk. o » Jolly sto bota of this city, THE CITY OF WACO. ¢ Syeciat Disyateh fo The Chicaao Tyibune, New Youx, Nov. 11.—Mallory & Co., owners of tho Waco, refused positively to give a list of the cargo of the vessel. Thelr roasons for this re- fusal thdy dechine also to give. Alawof the United Btates forbida sbipment of oll upon any vessel carzying passengers. The Waco carried out about 12 or 15 passengors, aud was loaded almost throughout her hwull with oll of the moss jutlammahlo cuaracter, Kuowledge of this fact would invalidato the large iosurauce on this vedsel, and therofore the ownera refase to nouuce what tho vesnol carried. They admit the: was oli 0o bosrd, but decline to say what quan- tity of oll was carried by tho steamer. Toey did not consider it & matter of wuffoleat Interest ' 10 the public to look at the manifest in order to! 8co what quantity of oll was on board. Y i finally positively declined to allow tha list to ba