Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1875, Page 1

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REDqg:JguT);lfiATEs LIVERPOOL, QUEENSTOWY, And all partsiu Oreat Bel'siu and tho Coutinent, 1. M W Grent Western Steamship Line, From Now Yoik ta Busstal (Lugland) dicect. 503 oty Ve . OREAY WebTE Cablu Passago, Excurion Uckotes 2150, & Lko btiore & Al 5. 16, 1t P FREs hlvee &, __UEU, MoDONALD. Axeat, CUNARD MAIL LIN alling threu thice & Week 20 and from Diritish Porls. ¢ L Apply at Uampany's Ofico, northwost coruer Clark and [olutienta., Clicapo, Vo 1 DU VEKNET, Genoral Westera Azont, UYLuILT, Devoral Western Azont.,, ___UNDERTAKERS' GOUDS, ORNAMENTS INF@@ AND SILVER, UNDERTAKERS, New Declgns, Ly rovewunis in Cousiruction, Varle (V'Bot sxcelled, " Liniigs, Hobos, Frisget, Diy Goods, & 6t CRANE, BREED & CO., €3-113 Woet Kiyhili-at,, Clacinaaty, O, itan CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, FOREIGN. Minister Buffet Reviews the Political Situation, He Believes the Destinles of France Safe Under MacMalion. British Troops Overcome tho Malay Insurgents. A Force of 2,000 Egyptian Troops Massacred by Abyssinians. Spailn Will Retain Cuba in Spite ol All Opposition, Resignation of the Turkish Minister of Justics, Whoso Voice Was for Reform, Russinn Comments on England’s Suez " Canal Purchase, FRANCE. BUFFTT ON THL YOLITICAL HITUATION. A Dec. 24.—In the Assembly to-dav tho | press bill was under debate. M. Grevy pro- posed that tho press law and the atate of eicgo bu dealt with in separate bills; that tho este of viogo bo raived thronghout the countrv, and cousideration of tho press il bo postponed. M. Buliet defonded tho Government's bill as itstood. Mo denied, notwitlstanding tho re- sult of the Senatorial elcctions, the existence of an opposition majority. The Mimstey would supumt the conservativa union both at tho elsc- tcun ond fo_tho Chambers. 110 pointed to tho overthiow of sovernl Frovious Governmien's 1o which the wholo conservative population [reely adbered. Tho coussrvativo union wou'd apreal to all partieans of thors Govervmoms. Mo showed how the Bonupartis s liad supported thn Senatorial caodizates ot the Leit and gained sothing m retarn, and asked, ** Will our nil:ance afford them any less puaranteas » Ilo conclud- ed as follows : Tuo Constitution of tho :bth of Yebruary {8 uot the last worg ot political wikdom, but wo must admit that it Is law. [The country requirey reormuizaiion. It must retarn to the Chmbera men who sra din;{aup:l to pusae, in conjuuction with Procident MacMalicw, & puliey of soeinl presesvaidon, and give aid to tho victor of Magenta, who will never beeons the fnaru- meut of radical passions. - I, Labuulave nbjectod that M. Bafet offered the conutry o Marehal without & Repub i, M. Grevys propoeal to legislata geparitely on tho press Iawe anietato of wieze was rejecred by & vote 8iG to 303, 'Tho Bouapuitista'soied with the Goverument. INDIA. LDITISH MILIARY SUCCESHES. Lowvox, Dec. 24.—The Tunes' specla) from Peoang to-doy eays: **Gen. Colborno repoita ‘that he bas taken Kintah without any logs. Maharajabs lsmail and Lola tled to Paluue."” ———— ABYSSINIA. FEARFUL SLAUGNTER OF EGYPTIAN TROOIS. Nrw Your, Dec. 2l—Tao Weser Zeitung, of Cremen, Dee. 8, contaivs the following account of tho capture and mnassacrs of tho detachment of Egyptian troops by the Abyssinians, biiefly reported some tiao dgo by cablo: **We have bad pows from Abyesivia. An ospedition of about 2,000 men scut by the K iedive, under tho command of Gon. Arendrop, & )ave, to Rubju- wate tho Abyasinians, was drawn iuto an ambash and neaily every man was slaugbtered. Gen. Arendrap. the Pasha, sod many otber officein were litorally hacied in viecos, thoir beads siuck ou spears beforo tho Absteiuian tents, aud therr bo Lies out to tho will besais. aiacl.liop LPashn s Bad to bo alive aud & prover. OF Col, Ttouth, the American, votbing is known, and un?’ ono officer (Schweitzer) escajed. An ex- peditdon comprising 12,000 men, infaotry, cav- ulrv, 2nd artulery, is to set out fiom Cairo, with- out deluy, avd will bo jolued by ovary A.erican ofticer 11 the Egyptiun servico, ncludlug Col Stone.” EOYIT'H INTENTIONS, Avrxannnia, Dec. 6.—1t 18 nscortained beio tlac Lgype bas nointoution of auwvexing Abys- synin or uny of it Provincos. ‘Lbe Abyssin- mng for the lust Live yesrs bavo mado cone #isht Inccrsions acios8 tun froutler. 'The abe jret of tho Lzyptiau Government 18 to com- per King Jobn to restiaw bLis subjects aad to provent them from piliagiug Egyplisn torritory. e Lgvptian troops have ord-16 hot to onier Abyratuta, It Kiug Joh condents beforahaud to give tho nocersary assurauces to this end, . ——— SPAIN, TROOPS FOR CUBA. Mapntn, Dee, 24.—Nive hundred soldiers wily embnrk for Cuba on tho 80th {ust. ‘The Epoca declarea that Spaiu is resolved to retawn Cuba, even if tho lusirgents should obtain sroater forcen and could rely on some powerful pro- tector. ———— cusa. AX INSURGENT EXECLTED—REWARD OFFERED FOB LAWLE4S INSURIENTS, HAvANA, Do, 21.—Juan Itur.alde, Epaniard, o merchaut of Villa Clara, aud owniug a plantation in the neighborhioad, convicted of cotrespunding with tho fnsurgents and furnshing them with maney. provisions, aud other articles, was exe- outed at Villa Clara on tho 18th fust. With a view of putting o stop, If possible, to the courinual burniugs ot farws and the plander of farmers Ly inutrgent bavos, nud, as the proc. lamation says, the dishononng of the dauplters of thy countrv peoile by the insurgonts, tho Governor of Bagun has isued tho foliowing order, appraved by Capt.-Geu, Velmasada: All_countrymen bringiug In one of thess bandite called usurgents, dead or ulive, 1o beadquarters, wiil re:uive 10 go.d doubloous, and 11 if briuging also bis muthel, A rocompenss of fiom i to 10 duulloous will be pad to all countrymen bringlug fuiormation cnabiiug 1ho troops 10 destroy or surprise iusurg: camps, - Varwors kilung o revel Prets t or Suls Uros foct, o giviug lufunnation produciuy that result, will La patd 13 doubloous, Ho also announicos (hat any person proving that anv party furnishos the fusurgents anytniog whinll receive G or mute doublouns, secordtog to the fwportancy g tho cuse. Cnplaiv-Genornl Valmaseda says the orders of tho fusurgent chisfs to thotr subuidivates aro 10 risk no enconnter with the troups, but slwavs atter aud divide 1uto portios of lews than to commit all possible depredatiins, opiniou 18 sirous thut the doparture of Valwuscds at tho prescat timo 19 voi & good th oi for the Istand, eopecially regardiag mie v matiers aud tho advantages oxpected to ko gained by the troops. i e — GREAT BRITAIN, DEATU OF ZADL STANHOPE, Losnoy, Eng., Deo, 24.—The Rt.-Ilon, Earl Btanhopo ia dead. —_—— TURKEY. TUE DEFOUM QUESTION. Oprsas, Deo, L.—Midhat Pasha, the Minister of Justice, bas tondered bus resiguacion, which bag been accepted, In a writien statement to the Bultan, Miduat Pasha exposed the deplora- olo conduion of the Empue, and urged re- foraus of & fundamental chatacier and tlio eloce tion of » Counci or Assembly of popular repro- sentatives wooie the suuts aud grievances of the countrv wight ba discussed wod remedios udoyted, Tho accep'auco of Migbat Pishu's resgneicn grestly wesdons the (i.vorumout, aua ahows either toat the Saltsu disbelioved the wtwtoment of bis ouiep tken Minlster, or iy fu- d.fferent Lo the people’s rulfenings. Mibmoud Pasus, Graud Viiix, s uot unop- posed iu the Uouncil, and wil linut bus reforms chieflv to 1 Jurird.ction of tho Shorriat Conrta, 1aled by the raceert Soslan law, now dariding atl questiona colating to 1eal property ahid all anits not putels commoreiel, ‘Tha Vizior &l8a prepores tn rotora the eolieclion of the taxes ehielly by allowing each district eontrol over the adrpaument of tnzen within s owo enremt, Ha will adint Cliristian subjocts 1a tho police forcs, aud placs the olection of tio Praviueial Coungils liboral basts, The Vizier's pro- to raret the present emor- v and any confilancn the countrs might bavoin hun in greatly shaken by Midbat’s ro- tirement from tho Couseit, Too death of Atsd Pesha at Simsrua is also eonmdered a xerious mirfortuna, he and Midhas having been Giand Viziers, and regarded as ablo and honest men. VIENSA, Dec. B,—Tho promised -T: furms o10 10 be ehottly publisled, T hah full equalicy of eonleskion tion of the Christians for all oftict enn of Chrrtan evide; iu all courts, the right Lo hold frechold proerty. ana an sansmbly of thy Notablea of each Diovines to mest fn Coustantit.ople. THE MILITATY SITCATION, Lentax, Dew, b—Lhn Ausinaus sre reinforc- fng then treops v Delmatia, ana Montenerro borrows 16600001, trom Freuch encitalists, pledying hor forests for capital and 1nteres Turits do not withdeaw their troups fros ont rvian frontier, bit wha kesping up ther neuts ero in no huiry toeom s tobloww, leass o1 all oo or pear tho Austnian Lorder, Not- withatanding the concentration of a rewpectatin forcu ou Lhs oaltirte of the Znubei dintrict, they have not even attempterd 1o relieva tho garrison ol Goransko. which, after eousuming the lss Ioaf, hias tiad to eurrauder to the insurgen's, Tl shicial jonenal Hosna anuotnces the denoration by the Suitan of seme Cathiolic Agas, who, at th bead of 8 largo number of their es-relizionisie bave fousht ugumnt the ortLodax i~ ires it is 2 romarsiblo fact that the lirrzezovinn Catholice, who Logan the revolt. nero tuducnd bt their Bichou, w suboidinate of tho liowao Vo aeanda, 1L, Cenese, Dee, 6.—Lenarta re that at tho baitio at i-laus, Dee. 2 Povioyes, with 600 wen, atiacied thy Mussubinan village of Plana, while tho corps concentrated at G- 1ausko captured mavy eheep und cat- tle. Retarunz o Knla, tho imwurgents mot a Lattwtion of regulars cding f.om Goraueko to Brlek. They attacked, aud drove theso truops into Bilel, A second battalion, cotng up, wus el-o ntrncked, Dusivg tae ens gagement b third battalon armved and foll on thorear of thoe iwsursents, when Digo o Obreuoff. wila o thourand Herzegosiniats, canie to tha relel of Pavovies, knrroundad = third bnttaliou, and eut it ta piccer. Tha inkursenrs rematned wastera of the batle-ti-11, The Turs igh lacs i 1opotted to be 1,050, Llo 1nsurgeut 10s3 ir not etrted. Benniy, Dee. 7.—Satisfied with the ca Geransko, the ngurgents have retreated to I3 - uanana, and aliowed the Torks to victuat Niliic, thig thesiro of the wsuitcction, VIENNA, Dec. 8.—Iituuf Pusba, with 10,000 e provixiona tha forts biockaded by The insurgenty, Lo fxtter vithdrawing befocs hint. Ou the_repreeeutation of the Powors, tho Prineo 01 Manteoegrs bas vathdrawn Lt forees from tho frontier, PAYMENT OF 1. Opxesa, Dec. 8. in pavmeut of toane of 183, the admine ived bnre ntate REST. Lhe dividéed due in Januars ia Leif coupon of tho Lurkish 1962, 1175, nud genaral debi,will amount a'toge:ber to £700,000. °Of this, £330,- (00, covening tho 1558 and 1962 lozu. now ready. 'Ll Guvornment 18 nctively seraping to- gethor the remoainder, There will ba o rhort- coming of 15.0,000 or LGJ0.000, pavmient of which will provubly Lo postpoued to February, ‘THE SULTAN'S AT AND EXVENDITUBLS, DPaurs, Dec. G.—Lho Economiste Francais cootimued 1o deseription of tho Suitan's bub ts audoxpenditure. it says, to bix colizetion of wild bo: So.ue lie mauew favor.tes, whilo to ‘takea n dislixe from tbe tomo of voico or other caused, aud taey are ban- whed from tho Imperal pardens to tho extremny of the feraglio. Men-of wur are sent to all parts of tho ®.crid ty eusn s collection, and tho Governor of Proviuce tries to afford Lim nu agrecable surpriso by costly preseuts,—avalian Lot e, carpety, fidits, ete. 8o, too, wealthy Slahomns. dunn &8 Koob By thoy purcliano & bLandromo elay: #end lier to the Bultun Vahde, who never refuses ter, The presents, of courys, do not come ot of the oliicinls’ own pociats, but tather se.va 1o swell their galug, for they take ton horec. from the tax-prvers for ano that they senu th suitav. O1 late yonrs picturos and vasos from China and Ja; lave accompaned theeo gifts, thio Sultau bav .ig takion o pacaion for (bese, aud baving spent thix year 460,000 vn pictaces. The Palsco expendituro hizs Leon £2,000,000 o year over since Lis acceesion, fls setvanis number 5,500,-the &itchen ewployiuge 600, tho stables 100, the meungerio 200, winla thero are 490 Caikidjre, 400 musicians, 300 dooikeapers of tho twenty-oue palnces aud kiownaes, aud 100 por- ters, Tho Lu.ew hus 1,200 wumaten. The Eale tan lns 25 Aidos-de-camp, 7 Chamberloin, & Secretaries, and ot least’ 120 omploves witl various functivos. ‘Ihero nre 50 medical men, 150 buck eunuchy, sud 100 baom wessor gers, Many of those rervants are macried, aud feed their families with the broken meat, whilo they have under 2o1vants, 80 that 7,000 pereons sis daily fed 1u_the pulace at an averngo cost of 5f. & day,or £300,000 & year. Tho horaws, GUO i pumber, are mosdy presented by the Lhedivo, wbo alko” snounlly eonds costly jewels, pictares, and brde. Tho siables cost at least L40,000 o yeur, and tho barewmn £160,000, while tue psosien to tne Im- vetlal family amount to £1.831,600, and ropaira to the palaces and kiowques, £30.000, nut to suoak of tho Bulta: r'assion for bwildiog, which, eince his acces:ion, mast bave syailowed w;p o Jesst £56).000. Ilis nominat C.vil List ba- Inz only £1,200,000. the remaindar of the £ 0004000 tust figuie e the Budget uuder oLior itomsa. 1o poys almost duily vints and birds. —_—— THE SUEZ CANAL. TUSHIA COMMENIS ON TUE LIQLI3IE PLRCIASE. Pang, Doc. 5.—The Moscow Gascrle says: In couwsquence of tuo Luglish yroxceliogs in Eaygt, e uiticultius fncldentar to tho Oriental quea- tiow bave been constd:rably sgyravated, Englaud’s vlen gl ea riso to questions of tus et de’l uto sud comsplicated natues, Tiiero §s 1o vrecedent of a 0.~ crunent ac g s #horo fna jofot atock enterpiisy ou forclyn_soily nud theteby Virtndly extending S own fenibi 1y, 'Che fact of tha canal lelug sy in teruational “voncern adds forco to thia ressouing, though, even 3 thu cainl wers purely Layptian, tho traus ctou migit give riss to adiicuitiss, Lusemboury waa fulended ta bo +oid, but the ba'u was ok ullow.a 1o bs rompleted, An tho crowniug fuaturo of it all, Egyit 4 not unjudependvat State, but tho vassal of & Fower, ileelf tle ciient of Europran uarantors, Egrptis Turkish terrilory, aud thu canal coucession {a Lated upon & nrmun af fe Porte, Hse (o Kuedivo the 14ghic to seld a potion of his territory, —tut {s to purtitfon ont e projerty of Liw snzes ron? 1L ds doubiful whetber tbe Sulin bimeelf woild Lo entitied fo tako uny such step williout tie conzent of all Eurnje. Were the Sullay to clalm un wndependent right to sed the birbor of Constanijuople or tue port uf Batum, or (e Tarkish tleet, woall ¥ug il atlow uch & el 10 be legiomate 7 Dut wa reuntubor Tesdtug in an English Journsl that thero 0 1ld bu nutting ta preveut ths Suiwa cedlog his giaud In payment of thy utcrest upon bis iy Benras, Deo. 7.—~The Moecow Gazelte, in s now art.clo on the Suez Cansl trausuction, Las.| the following ¢ There can Le nn doubt 8 Lo the politiesl importance of tha wvenl, Euglad’s sucteot preponderance baa heen muensely fucteassd Ly tho scpushion of property riguit—that fs territorial Fghis—in Cgypt Eualand most uu erementorsly b th lead in partitioning Turkes, Ths it Lavo louw beou mocurviomud 10 Lave every- thoir own way fn At Af1c3, andAukirails, To t thoy plesss Iy all ports of ‘the world, und’ o withiout feariug, o, fudeed, expecting "They now no loger content thenmelves 4 aeizlng distant lauds, bt pockot the key to the wale of Soutbern sud Esxtern Europe, coustituting tbwisscives tao aols aud absolute judges of whub 14 guod and profitable for the other countries coucernd, We sl kuow e foulousy aud super- cllious liauteur marklug Brins poll 'y toaurds other couutrie, Vre have not forgotien rho furidiy rags excited by the Kulva campalyu; we remember tiw cuv by whicl Euglusid unloavored to tia siatlc ud pince & hordy of Central any ono 80 vaive as Lo zut fpats that interosts will bo impariluly protectud by Grust brtain? Tho St, Potersburg Golos, having evnmerated thi var ous c.rp 6 cowposing the Britsl aimy, CADME FOpIess Lioas Femurds : Aud tlis, then, o the mighty force which cases the T4:164 HOWEPADLT (0 4MlIng £ MENACINE wd 8ULET- 4o tunn,” The rief abetrict we bavo 1ecel fed of tue Lamca' witicls docs not 2w yet give s » clesr ides withs whib object tule artl lo has Lsen wrilteu, aud Wit §d the meantng of the very wtiango 1eon Lizutisy waeagarad wtiriauted to tho Beitlelh WariOzce, OBITUARY. Sweclat Dispatch (o The Chtcaao Tribuns, Gavrksuuna, 1 Dec. 34.—J. M. Molss, a prowineus pbysicisn and local politician of this o othors he ! ther | i 1875.—TEN PAGES. clty, suddenly died at 11 o'clock Isst nizh$ from & Btroke of apoplery, SAN Fraxcisco, Cal,, Dee. 24.—A. C. Wildar, ox-member of Congrees from Kansan. late e tor of tho Mozhester Erpress, dind nt the Pal- nea Hotel day before sesterday, 1l came Leto ten days agoon a heaith trip, LPattaperreuia, Pa, Dee, 24.—Dr. Kart Rub), oue of the aditors of the German Demokral, dind aaddenly towdnv, Ho was fur many years propriotor of & German paper o San Franci snd well Lunown throughout the conutry, Smend Correevonienerof The Chievs Frobune, Laswtso, Mich. Dre, 24,—A dispatell way re- cuved thus-morning aunouncing the deach of City Treasurer Lowis Loomis st .Clifton Bprings, N. Y, where ho had gone for tia heattls. Ho had been City Treasurer for over txeive yearm rucersavely, Another dispai wag received to-day by the Faronts of s Egma Carnier, who wan teacti- ing in{limois, Ruzouncing her desth from hesrt-dincage, ILLINOIS GUARD. Order Promulgnted by Irig. Bucat, SenrxoriELy, 1il, Dee. 20.—The following or- der was approved and promulzated to-day : 1easmquar: Fiust Bunans, {uiizols Srarr Mitira, CH.Qvi0, Der, in, ruce waith Genersl rd S Commander-in-Chicf, the undersigned sy commaud of tae militars furced of the noix, ‘The folinwing oilirers are anmow atilf, and they wil Ue obeyed aml fesfocta acenrd. fogly: Gem, B, A, Otis, Colonel and Cluef af K Chicazo; Col. “theorge T, Watruan, Licutens Asletant Adjutant-Gensial, Fianus Morgan, Licute of "Artiliers, Citeagu 3 Mujor “and _ Quarturmaner, wLat-Colonel Chitaga; Coiouel 3 Maf. G, K, D, Mri, tien C. ovie, Captain « cags . Juin Hoxles, Fitt Lietonant eud Aubde-Camp, Cnieazo: Licut, M. 0, Culus, First Lieuten” ut and _Ard de-Carnp, Chicata T, W, Flusk, Cattuin awt Arsietant ‘Tus C: W, Hoeford, Csptam sud” Avsistant Inkpecto: 14 5f the ktat] WL wesr the uite t rauicn the ariny of tha United Thee uniiform of the will b the raiae ag ited Siatex A-tny, s o L G ot thk D Al ardrrn heretatar e to Lha troopm oere will remnin b force uztd A Erizadies L Gromar T, WAT; "The Inepcctor-General bas not yet been ap- poiuted. WASHINGTON. ‘The Strong Point sn the §louse Comme matees. Spectal Dispatel to Tae + hcans Trivime, Wasmivatoy, D. C., Dec. 2f.—Mr. friends esy that his best woik iu the ¢ mposi of the Committecs has oscaved general notice, and that it 4 in tho arrangeasnt of the Cum- mittees 01 Expenditures in tho varions Depart- menta. By the rule of the Houne ereating them, they are givon pover to examine ints iho pay- wment of ali scconnty, and as to the sndiziensy of vouclors, o #ea (hAL tho moneys aro cxpended stiet y azco.di g to anpro. nation. They aro Alao charged wih ropocting ull abuses in tho Depaitmouts to the Hotee, andull retienuchin.cots whica they thiuk projer, baiin; dus regard to the eiticiency ot the service. . ‘I ho Beeretary of the ireasary has directod the payraenc of the Janiury iutercst t) bLa com- menced on Lunday vext, with rebate, — CASUALTINS, RUN OVER AND KILLED. Ixpranarowurs, Iud., Dec. 21.—At wn earlv bour this forenvon, Lutler I Drigge, fie:ght cone ductor on tho I, C. & Bt. L. K. R., was insanily killed at Richmond by falhng under bis tinin, whicu #oversd s Lend and feartully mangled lus Lody. MILL ACCIDENT. Sprciat Dipaten o he Chicago Trivune, Broowivaroy, 1it., Dee, Jumes, son of William Ellsworth, owner of the Hoywortls 3l Iy, was ustautly killed this evening by shipping while adfastiog a belt, by which ho was thrown agaiust & dy-wheel, S SR, THE POSTAL LAW. 87, Lovts, Uec. 21.—Tostmaater Filloy, of this ey, hus wddieeded Postnaster-Gioueral Jewell suggening & chunge in the jtescut postel law relating to publishers’ mattrr, to cho effeat that newspupo:s oud periodicals shall be male un- form in clussification aud rato, and placed 1a the second class. 1ie says thnt the prorpectunes, posturs, sample cop.us, ete., now rated nw third- claty, at 1 cont per ounce or [raction theroof, yield but nttic revenue in thut claseilication, and nuw give great annovance avd diseatislag- t ou to I'ostmnsters and editors, and aste why discr.mination stould bo mae Letweon newspopors, poviodicale, bille, recoipts for wutscriptions tu reymlar subrcribors (which are now cartied at & and 3 cents per pound), aud the samo Liud of matter, ta-wit: produectunes, |osters, sample copies, and all wacter rolating to solicitaticn aud reuewal of eubseription, and why thiev should not all be clazgilled aud ratod as second-claes matter, lie judgment of postal exports 13, Lo guyn, *that the reeuls of this changa from increased subscribets and tho quajity of wmnster woull vield 8 revenue oqual to 1ho present claswiticatiou, and the atia- faetion to Posimnstors, publishers, aua the pub- Lo woull be equal to tho present wordings of the redu~tion fu secomi-class matter an:l preyay- wient of the sumo Ly publishers. It would alsn remova all oscasions for eoplonage, delay, and dirsatinfrction arsing from ths presvut olaniticas tiow, atg simnaly tho work of butn publisbois wud puat-oilices. e THE NEWPORT, R. 1, BURIAL AFFAIR. TProvipexce, R. Dec. 24.—A maza-mecting of tho memversof ibe Roman Catholic parisb of 8t. Mary'e, at Newport, was held yesterday to givo cxpression to au opluou ro'ative to the reccnt buriat seandal. A roprescnistive uof the Now York fHeraldwas oailed to seronut far bis repari, sud a ¥cries of resolutions wero adopied 1eterring to tue nia.r as a caro of disciphis Les tween o pastor end hiw yarishioners, which hns Leeu m'sreprescuted, oxpresriug cunthience i the pastor, aud repeliing the calumoy which charges him with prestly m.olorasce, SRy A BATTLE OF THE PILL-MAKERS. Special Dupate to Tha Chicigo Trionsie, Dy Morxes, Ia., Des. 20.—Tbe war of the "Pathios upon the Medical Department of tho Stato Umvoruits has cosmonced, The Home- opatbs and Ecloct! wotest agamit tasing the naopla to support aud ma:ntain au Alloputhic Hehoul of Mudicine, to the exclusion of afl othe era; aud It 18 probable that tho Logislature will, this winter, omut all ap.iropuiat.ous 1u 1ts venalt, THE ECNCRA TROUBLES. Bax Fnaxcisco, Cal, Dso, 24.—A dispatoh from Camp Gruut, Oiogon, save that two come peates of the Bixth Cavulry loft last eveuiog for the froutler, Col. Biddle commanding. Thay will bo joinod uesr tho Bouora line by Capt, Winchestot's uam!,mny from Camp Lowell, No Ister nows lias boen recelved concerming the Mexicau belligerouts, Commauv G, Firsg Cave alry, lefi thia city by rail to-day for Bau Diego, e - A SHAKY INSTITUTION. Bostox, Dac, 2. —Invostigatlon shows that the afiairs of tho Lancastor Suviugy Bauk ste wnuca worso than at tiret thoucht, It Is said thet at leant 25,000 of its fands have been loaoed upon socuritios entirely worthle A receiver will soou be appointed LA SN OCZAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. QurEexsiows, Doc, 31.—Bteamsbip Kenilworth, which It Liverpool on tho 13tk for Vhlalel - plin, bas returned here, baving lust ber pro- a.lor, g Lonpoy, Deo, 24.—Bleamships Nova Scotian, frow Balumore. and Javs, frum Now York, Lave ainved vat. e ACQUITTAL, Lovievitre, Ky, Dee. 24,—The Rev. Dr. Bmoot, o Bowliug Groen, Lay bssu acquitted of makin { falso viatements regarding Bible zalod, by & comuutioe of iuvdetigatiou, S v ailp Tetbone, WHISKY. Further Exhibition of Carpenter's TUagersMarks in (he :,'_' “Crooked” e, - ———— & of Joyee and His Wife in the ] Zenitentiary Yeslerday, Mer =3 & 3cenese-aThe Rummage of 5§ , <& Nirs. Joyce's Trunks, £% B S g3 (= Teaned by Judgo Blodgatt for a CGrand Jury to Assemblo Jan, 4, Selzure of a Small Chicagn Distillery for Non- Payment of Faxes. EX-SENATOR CARPENTCR, MORE INFORMATION i 0 THAT GENTLE~ MLwavker, Dec, 21.—In the Clicago Ecentng donrnatof tho 211 juet. I finda #pecial from Aladivon over the eignature of ** Badger," in which a feebla attempt {s nade (o explain away what thero was of hintt Carjenter, while United States Benator, about the Mitnankes Whisky Luwg, and in which * Badger * writes thae Mr, ntterly denies that bo was attorney for the Whirky Livge wlals he way Senator, and arse:ly thet be pever was attoruey for 7 wan who ever wuy eogaged in d.etilling,” éle.. in Mil- waukee, What thero waw of Mr. Carpenter about thn Milsankco Whisky Ring has slready been pretty well osplained in Tux Puisuse, Let usree what thein is of My, Csrpenter aliout the Whirky Ring nnl in Milvaukee. In 1867, proccedivgn w comtpenced br the Government m the Umted Statca Comit at Mil- waulico agmual Wilham Hudeon, u distiller at Shagier, near Janesvilie, fur defrauding tho rove euue. In May, 1568, tho can2 was tiied before a Jurs, which rendered a verdict for the Govern- ment. Other kuits, crimival and civil, wers rowmence! aiust Hudson aud Liw Londamen, 1 all whieh Mr. Carponter apsicared aa attorney for the defense, Verdicts were rovdered fot the Governmont in theee casew. After Mr. Carpcu- ter became Senator, 1t will bo scon by referenca to the teuth wvolume of Wallazo's United States Bupreme Court Reports, 3, that bir did apresr as attorney eroment in_ the Supremn Having failed inthe Mudeou eaves In the courts, 2r, Carjen- ter, then United States Senutor, anpeared wi'h Huldean belore the Seerctmy of the Treasues (Loutwell) and the Commi‘sioaer of luternal Beveouo (Dourlaesy, nud, in Hud « ochslf, Inade su arguwmicut for Lis rellef fiowm the ves dict againet hum i the conris whero the tost wo. § bad bocu Leard, Fahng 1 that, in 1474, Mr. Cargenter, then Senaccr, ana Fresent pro tem. of the Uuited Stutes Sesate. ivtroduced Lal No. 2u7, aud nad it zeferred to the Judicia Commiitteo, of whict ho (Carsentsr) wasa meni- ‘Lont bul wus dexieoed for tho rew [ ot Witiam Ludeon, tuo client of denator Corpens trr. gad 1t oucht pioperly to bave Lesa relerred to the Commiiteo on Chume. When by accident the all camo to tho notie: of tho Kevenue Bureau, Mr. Scnator Curpentor Jriiouely lev it bo pigast-bzled, nud Dintilior Hud.on was ziven to undaretany that be must nait unt Lafter Senator Caryentm's te-glection, Raw us to the statement of * Badeer ™ n letter fo tho Chicago Lrentny vonrnal, vhich w83 wistton or wmudr.d by . W. Kejes, Poste musier of Madison, who was uticr o1 tho distillers at tho sladikon e of « Bauger " clruns that all the Whis o men, since indieted, eacept Sam Bindkopt, were, i1 ion. Without poing in detnil 10to the condition ol afiuies relutive to the Vilis- iz 1o Milwaukee in 147k 1t 18 notoworths tue diet lery of G'Nedl bud b iczed, and his offer of cotarronnse wea pend in 1874, ut the tupe ¢f dukout's tr1al at Madi- Hen. AL WHE compromi in fifiv daye of O'Neill's elsetion totho Aw embly Ilepnblican fzom a Democratic Gintrict, and the compromise wan offecied wumeliow for §5400, ihourh wowe time Leiore O'Aoill waa wiiing to iy &1,000, Much bins Feen said as to the meeting between 3r. Cur, enter (whilo Senator) and attcrieys tor the dufente in whaiy catos ut the Park ilotel, and ovarive denials have been pubiiabied as tu cuch nieting, Now to weulo it, suppons Mr, Curpouter etated unequivecally, who her ho not havo & meoting, at the Hotel, with E. W, Keyes, M. B, Orton, QGrorge L. Smitb, ang B. J. Bteveus, uttorueys iitorested for the dufousa in the whisky jrocecutions; nod, whether thy meetiug a8 nol relative to theso caver. Then let Mr. Lowis state whother it wns not a resnls of that meeting that Mr. Lewis (us stuted by the lattor to yuur currespoudent) was invited to talk over tho matter with Mr. Caipenter at tho Poste Ofico meeting, which was expiained in the letter of your correrpoudent from Madimon—tha nc- couut given beitu that furniehed by Mr. Lowis bimselt. ‘Lhat Mr, Carpenter did go'to Washington for tho purposes indcatea t Tur TRILUNS corre- epondeice, has not been donied by Limee) the explauvati ms of letter “of Supervisor Slunn (publisbed in Tue Tumese), i which Munn endons Seuator Carpentor's * under- s.sudivg” thot tho Madisou vancs wero to bo put off, ia still lacking. Ad for thu explanntion of Commiesicter Douglasy’ e ezram to Dicrict Attoiney McKinney *at the request of benator Curpenter ™ dioctivg eoutinuance of Sam Rind- shopi's case. tho explanstion tait Mr, Carpons ter bappened to wmect the Commiseioner, sud **cba.ting about Wiseens'n mattors,” incidental- 15 weutivied the coutwnauee of the Hindskopf casy, elc.—it s ltoge.ber tuo thun, Especially so, after Mr, Uarpenter bad mude the tnp to Washiogton for tho purpeso ol fixing up matters there for ina-kopf, Voo Blyke, and Letes, as kitors oy for Lunker, lielativo to tho appoiutment of Conkling, for which *-Badeer " rceus to shiueld Mr, Carponter, by etating «hat tho Wisconriu delogation jo.ned My, C. threcommeuding it, tho fuct is, that it was concede:t by the delexation that th: nomina. tion elould be ieft Lo Mv. Carpenter. It was by bir thai 1t was mads ; and the other members of tho delegation, as Scuator Howo raid, signed the recommunaation without resdiug it. ¥ for oae " tho I, Fact, e JOYCE. AN UNCIORISTMAS RECITAL, INDICATING TAAT THE WAY OF THE TRANSUBESSOL AND Nls WI'E 18 HARD. Snecia? Dispatots to The Cliswas Trinne, 87, Louis, Mo., Dev. 28.—Mrs. Jovcw, wile of Col. Joyce, arnved iu Jelsrson City yestorday marniog, and was mot at tho deput by ex-Uov, Fleicher, of Joyea's connsel, who took with her a Little girl and a babo ta the Medivon ilouse, An Lour or two aftorwards they took & cartioge wud wont to tha Pemtentiary 1o sce Col, Juyce. Ble haw not secn hor husbaad siuco bis iucarcora- tion, and tho meetiug botweon tho two i3 dew:tibe ed to huve beon wost affecting, Mrs, Joyeo W not ouly au accompliched woman, but her tricods bear temlmo: that she bas pawied through the trying ordesl that bas come upon hor with remaitiabie Loro- ism. Wiilo waiting in the recoptivu-room of the prison sho sudoavored to prasorve at least a paitisl degres of composure, but, when Joyeo emerged from the adjointug room, clud in Lis convict-airipes, who aL ouce gwo way to her overwhetined foalings. blie tinally becamo com- porad and tied & conversation with hor busband lasting several nours. Joyce bore the wmeoting aud the toars of his wifs mavfully, uotil she was notifled by the pri-on au:boritios that the 1oter- view mnst end. She arose aud said to ber hus- band tust sbe mould briug the bLaby born sinoy his imprisonment to see him. At the mention of lis ciuld, whom he had wever seen, Juyco broke dow, aud left tho room abrugtly, A HASBACK, During tho abseuce of Guv, Fletcher and Mrs, Joyce fiom tuo hotol, United Btates Marshal Georgo Bmth, mocompsnivd by Assistaut Dis. trict Attoruey Bilee aud a detective, proceeded to the rooia which had been asuigaed Mra, + an Carpenter | NUMBLR 121, Joren, and aeized all har baggags, On the ro- tura of Flotchor aod Mra. Joyce the tranks wees orened and wearched for United Blates bendl‘ and other wealth of Joyce's alleged to Lo in his wife's possession. Dlu.‘ Joyen took the matter good-humorsdly, and watched the examination of her dresses aud her liaby apparal with evident meoncern. Though her enuro baggage was overhauled, na konda or papsrs could bo found, except v few letters recoived by her from frionds and rela- tives, The good-natared Marslial assnred Mrs, Joves that it was & most dinagreoabls daty, aud, ko thonght, & very small pioce of bumness to be ongaged in, but that be was_bound to oboy the ordery of tho Court. Mea, Joyca roplted thiat it mada no difference to ber, and was not une expected. Suo had boon advised ssvers! davs befora her doparturs from Green Lake to 80 vack hor truuks ss to give as littls inconvenience a8 possiblota thoso whomight wang o overhaul, Buo also remarked that, sinco her mirival in Jeffereon City, sho had fearned that & detoctive Lad atiadowed her and bor bag- karo all the way from Wiscoumn, and she was suriy ¥ho didn't know it, as sho would have do~ Jivored formal poseession of her trunus and thus refioved herself of.the trouble of looking aiter thom. Though tho alloged oblecs of " tho ecarch nm for bondy wnd olbier nerronnl proporty of Joycs, it fs slated on pretty good authority that the real purj:ose of the Governmant altorneys in makiog the 15y was (0 posacss thomselves of coita lotters from Itahcock to Joycoditectly erimi fug Wk formor in thn Whisky Ring frauds, which :ho;khn been advieod Mee. “Joyco had in hov runk, TOR WHAT IT IS WORTIL It in etated on what in considercd pood su» thonty (hat iu the oarly part of tue month Joyco wado & | roporition to the (luvernment to fur- nish aif the Lestimany needed fér the couviction of Babe-ck. if his pardun and guarantee of jn- maoity from faturn, rosocntion eould besseured. 1t in understood tial the proposition was in the Lorm of a letrer to tha District Attornoy, who, ter consultation with Henderson IL\J other cuuneal re, resenting tho Giorernment, favoroed, tho parlatiing of Jorco for luw ovidence, not on'y Babzock, auataeg tint other su. veeied partica fo Washington. a3 welb indcted members of * tho ring in Toni, Joves's lettnr was forwarded to Washineton nith their approval, NHotbing had over becu leatd from the President on the sub- jeet nutil the Asecinted I'rese teiexrain of yeu. terday to tha offert that Attornos-Gedoral Tierrepoot a o the J'resident did not favor de parduting o1 Jo: ——— CHICACC SCRAPS, SEIZURE OF THE LAKE SUORE DISTILLERY. Depauty Camolelt, actimg under instructions from the Interial Nevenus Depurtment, serzed upon the Lako Shors Daetillery at & rether late liour day before yes it cuncern 18 situated on the laie shore ebave Twentr-Levoutiy strsct and tas baen latels opersted Ly Leech & Fredgericka, euczessra (o \f Fredetivits, It eeoms that b e taxee had acenmutated un les 2Giler uotd now, under the prerent propri aeseement for back taxes amounts Lo about 10,650, Tho distutery Lin< nut besu raoning for voveral days, owning 5 s htukiug of aoran machinery, Whenever a2 distilare ntops rune mng the Government locks nre ed witl doublo viger, and this fact, & fact that thovo back taxed rem been the causc of tho preeen: e tompt tay Lees: mady to Loul wur thaur ware- a0~ and it in noz probablo thel ey witi tush forward s tu do. GYAND IURY ear Yesterday sito:noon Judge Btz iseund an order tor u Griad Ji taeuty-theen inembery to e drawn at cnce. and to moet Jan. 4 The aeaal metlod of petung the Jury i oy tollons Fhie Cletks of the tificrant “conrts thzoughous ho LrtT-wo etk comprixing 1hie district alout once o searsend inn bet of names of rrowin: nepors swwintheirie-peciveconntias wl they tuini would mako tho best When tao Cawmisticuers chonso (he Grand Jury thev put cach of these rameson & Littio BIp of pa- ber, and atter mixme them up in & box, draw forth the tuenty-thrao bawen, Theso aro sube mitted to the Judee, who dazides 8 to the tit- ness of the rart'en to verva on the Grand Jurv, It 1it. all well and good; und if not, tuen an-' other drawing takes vlaco. PERAON AL, Judge Banee retutned to t, whero he will yemain :xow, und, perbape, bero ' azun Tuesday - morning. Lurgo, the Asintant Diatrics Attorney, was engaged TPRLerdaY I AITAUEING PApere, raview- ing uvidence, and getzing it jo shape tor tho coting trial, Bupervisor Mattl:ows was very busy yosterdsy with & valiso and sums of mnuug 10 bis hauds, aud a wiid look in Lis eve, from whizh it may bs' inferred that ho had beew vhupping for preseats. Tlo left for upme last ovenm e WASHINCGTON, NO CONPRONISE. Special Dinvakch to Ihe Chicazo tibusie, Wesuisatox, D, €., Dec. 20L.—The Treasurp Dopartment has rejected all proporitions lately mede for compromico in the pending whisky cares, $ ‘the curions effcet of the publication made during tho puet week iu Chicago Las beon to di- roct enepicion to a new quaster. ‘Theso articlen biave oxhibited 5o much fosr that the lightniog was about to sliihe ne ir tho writers or near thuse 1u whom thiey Iel: dueje wuloress, aa to causo cor- tain quiries to bo prosecuted that now promive 8 rich vesuli, INDIANA'S BOOKKEEPER. Tacon last to-day, to- Monday, ~ arriv- Publicntion of ille Aunual ‘Tally. Spectat Davateh to 'he Chicago Trioure, Inpranarous, Indy, Dac. 24.--Tho report of the Auditur of State was tilad with the Governor to-day. Ibo iables of recoipte, oxpenditures, ete., balance with those of tho State Treasurer beretofore publisbed. Tho Anditor, however, ealis witeution to the fuct that an aggregate sum of $.45,251.55, which appears s rucoived and exponded, Ix meroly represented by the transfer of cortain sums from ouo fund to auother, maling the actual roceipts for the year$3,743,214, andtuo oxponditures £J,571,023. ‘The tables of the Htate Bomd of Lducation sbow tuat tho taxable valuo of ke roal and per- sonal Proper.y ut tuo Stato ta §397,439, 78, or &57,117,602 lens than by tiie assessment of 1374, Lhe Auditor hau 1 siutated susts sgainet ceriain citizeus of {udisuspohis who, in 187}, brought suit to ovjoin the distribution of the wsohool u0d, sud by this mesus deprived the State of ntersat o that fuud to the amount of $30,000. Buis hiaw also been brougnt agaust the Amaris e Exprers Compauy, to test the validity of tho Iaw requrug euch corporations to filo sem-wnvual roports of their business withiu the Biate, aud (0 pay 8 per cout on their rocepia for paveage-fare, aud 1 per cent on re- coptd for bruugierring froight. ‘I'he report of the ‘Liustoes of sbe Wabash & Erle Causl, whioh aceonpsulas tbe Auditor's report, shows thabs o reguipla tor tho year were 71,184, aud (ue! dibutseinouis %6074, Tho roport of the In.. suranco Dejuitment sbhons the {ra-- rucoipts of foreiu lsurance cowpasies in the Hlate for the year to Liavo beou 11,710,076 losses paid, 8932, U583 tax paid, $25,6.9; gross ncd},u of foreign Lo insurance cowpanies, F1,382,609; losses Uaid, 9770,732; taxes paid, 820,311, —————— SPRINGFIZLD ITEMS. Scecial Dirvateh t Tha Chicago Tvibune, Spurxarter, Ik, Dec, 24.—The Capital Poule try aud Pet Stook Asscciation bold an extubltion heto, open to the Siate, from the 27th to the 81t iust, % Mrs. Abrabiami Lincoln to-day presented to the Hon, Jusse K. Dubole & gold-headed ash cane, inkcribeds “Cut from tho birthplace of A. Linculn, and preseuted by Dr, J. H. Rodman, of LsRue County." ‘I'io csue was prousnted to Vrogideut Liucolu during bis Lifetimes, aud i now given Mr, Dubois an & Christinas prosout. Frank ‘L'utile, CGovernmeut Datective, an oljef uoder Wasliburn, who has been hu“bl::f coney operaiors 1u this seciion soms time very successtully, was to-day ordeted Bouth, bl 4 BC GETS $1,000. . New Yonx, Dec. 24.—The fury in the Bowen libel suit found s vurdiot for pisintiff and fixed the damsged st $1,000. Tho othes cases of Ubel will bo tricd a8 the uext terw] .