Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1875, Page 5

TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1875. WASHINGTON, Bocretary Fish Feols the Euro- pean Pulse on the Cu- ban Question, Tho - Leading Powérs Reported as Favoring American lInfer- ventlons England Not Only Willing, But Anziouely Desires Buch an Eveat, The Uilinois Ceniral Secures a Favor- able Deciston in Its Tax Case. By Which the Itond Will Probably Recover $176,000. Bovenno Officers in Mississippi Call for Government Protection. THE CUBAN QUESTION. BOUNDING EUROPEAN GOVERNAE: New Yonrx, Doe. 29.—A avecial from Viennn myu: “Tho Secrotory of Kiato of the United States has transmittod to every European Gov- sromont & cirenlar asking for sn oxprossion of boir views rogarding American intorvention Iu Cubs, fn order to obtaln dats to ba used in tno preparation of President Grant's snpplomentary message to Congress, ANl the Governments havoe replied satigfactorily. Eogland is ready to Indorso iutervention at tho present mwomont. The other nations express o willingaess to sup- poit an {slerveution, but Lesitato to take the 1n- ‘tiative, CONTIRNATORY. Special Diszaten to The Clacado Tribune, Wasmsoroy, D. C., Dec, 20.—1ho cabis dia- patel from Vienua to tho effect that our Gov- ernfoent han ment 6 circular {o the principal Turopenn powers, asking how thoy would look upou intervention of the United Btates botweon Bpain aud Cuba, obiains general credenceamony menibers of the diplomatic corps. One of these has atated it to be within bisknowledge that Mr. Tish, about & month ago, asked informally and privatoly nearly all tho ropresentatives of Furd- pean Governments Liero Liow thoy thonght such steps would bo regarded, sud was told by most in reply that they believed it would be ‘tooked ugon with favor. This fact, coupled with tuo evasive answers generally from all anthorities ‘hare ta-night, ke led to o strong bellet that tho dispateh from Vienna is corroct. BUBQUEAN NATIONS LIK! TO INTERVENE, Dunvateh to Acir Verk Meranl, Loxpon, Dee. 27.—Tho Spanish ofiicials in Madrid having rafused to forward the following disputch, tho Herald correspond.ut in the Span- Caputal how transwitied the nows to 4his »ity chicough another soured, thunt ‘U hore ara fudicstions of tho near ndvent of wriona diplamatic cowplicanons, Thero I o strange rumor atloat, in _trustworthy gusttein, whicl atlegen the near ndvens of Laropesn ine lorvention io Cuba, The nations which ay soslesce for this purpose are not named, Tho United Stntes Govornment s probably foro- warned of tho facy, a8 L am agsured that lonuthy dispatehes, in cipher, nro poesug botween Aadrid and Warlutpton,” THS QUESTION IN WABHINGOTON—TI(E IRLNDESTS DESIRE TO PREVENT FUIT 3 i pateh to New ¥o 0, WasmxutoN, D. €., Dec. 97.—A report has 'y ¢ clreutating for woveral days smong people not unirequently well informed, thnt tio object of a projosed intorveution in Cubian aifsirs was to eave the enltivated part of the teland from gieutor devastation and to pro- veut furtber demornfization of the wugar- duetne wndustry ; that with this object the Pre deut bad cutsulied with tho Lmtw, Frouen, and Uerman Goverumouts, vifer.ng to juin them jn sucls & mediation a8 wonld produco & vessation o1 hostilitics nud loavo thue for an arrangement to be periccted botwween the Cabans and Buaiu, Rumor added that theao nogotistions had gone to kome length, and that they were not likely to succeed, but that tho President would probably 3ena in o ClLbn 1iesHaze 8000 B{LCT K10 reastom- bitng of Conyress. it in ot posailile to_trace thess rumors to suy asutheotic source, It can be etated, however, that nerotiatious with Beajn Aro continually goiog on, that tho Cuban quos- tion 18 still opon und the eubject of an avimated discussion at Madrid, and thut unless 8palo, who appesrs to have acted 1 her intercourso with Mr, Cushing with romarkable moderation. and self-possession, should now lose lior Lomper and 1ake an offensive intdativo, there is nos auy fm- medialo prospoct of action on this sido. Bo far 18 can be aseortained, the P'revidont daen not fn- tond to gond a special messago on Cuban atfaire %o Cougress very soon alter it resssembles. 1o 1 pot at presout eugaged upon sucl adocument, AL tha eame timo, thero ia no doubt tust Cuba SUERRCE A& fxood deol of his attontion, aad that ue bay boen led to complain of the deatruction »f valuablo plautationa in Cubs. Tairty-nine aroeaid to bave beon laid wasto during the pres. sut year. 1lo has Leou porsuadod that we gat #e88 mugar from tho island than formerly, and aro forced ¢o pay & igher prico for what wa gat. Ho 18 extromely snxious for some way to put & stop to hoatilitics. ‘Llie impoverished condition of Spain (s watohed here, aud 1t Loa bovoms kuown that her finauces ara fa auch disorder that gho has lately borrowed sdmo tllions fu London aud Paris at 15 cents on tho dollar. A pation reduced to such ox- trenutlos, {6 i sald, cannos long avert outiro prostration and utter helplersuces, and 1t s possivlo that tho Prosident waits for some ex- pectod chimax in the Spauish affairs, or, posmbly, for such & romova! of the Hrnnluh ruling famiiy to Cuba sa would bo a parallel to the removal of the Braganzas from Portugsl to Brazil. Itis belloved “hore that with tho excoption of the Navana voluutecrs, who nro old Bpaniards, the Bpanish poaxuuuan of Ouba 18 ready to wolcomo peace on almost any torms, aud that the prop- erty-owners of the leland, though appsicntly falibful to Speln, would rojoice atany event which brougit thom pesce aud rollef from ezac- tions, which aro rainous to them, and seourity from misgoveroment and spoliation i the futuro. Bpain, 1t is 82id, ives now by robbing Cuba. Bho would loso tho gruater part of her revenus if sha lost tho fsland, Dut sho hay shiown bersolf jucapablo of giving 1t peaco and Au economical administration, and the question {3ngked, Aro wo oblited to suffer the ruin Lier rule works to coutinue any longer? Thersis Tesson to belleve that such reprosentations as ho above bhave beeu vory Ireoly mado to the Bpanlsh Government quite recently, and tnat Government bas no doubt boen foroed by ftu Weaknaus to recelve them patiently, Whethor Ar. Cusbing hes eny rocent orders to *push Bpain," s aot koowa: but for ¢he present a¢ least, no troublo is expected. llow Joug the wxpeotant polioy will contious no oue knowe, Finally, what ls absolutely cortain at this mo- ment concorning our relstions with Hpaln is, that the Cuban question {s verv much alive, but that unless Bpain takes the offunsiva no imaies diato crisws fa approhended. That the President, honaver, wil penl to Cougresy ou Cuba in the aext throe monthy 18 regardod ns cortain, AYCRETARY NINN'S STATEMXNT. A ropcrter 1ot the Herald called oo the Hon, HNamilton Fleh, Becretary of Btato, yosterday, at bis rosidenco n this city, whoa the followlng Lriof couversatiou took places Rteporter—Mr. Secrelaty, Information has come to band to the effoct thatnotwithetanding Tocent assurauces of eacs, & war 18 vary possi- blg betweau tue United Htates and Spain, 1 bave called upon you to ascortain whether there 1a any Guth w the ropors or foundstion for ity Matotmout. p Booretary Fish (rather testily)—Do you sup- Pore, air, for & wowent, if there was such a overueat ou tho tapis, thatl would commuol- tata it to l“i vapor or sny individual ? 1do not care to speak about the Bpaulsh question. Al thia taik in 10fcronce to this matter of & war witls Hpafo in utterly outaide the parpose of this Uovernment. As we do not sosk war with ipain, the vuly provocation of a war must como rom tbem. Reportor—~ITave you, Mr, Beorotary, any spe- ¢lilo wivrmation frow the Goverawont ai Mad- E:d touching e questiou ? Beoreiary Vish—Tho purport of diplomatio divyaiches fr0m avy sourca I8 coustdersd private, Lo Bpanish matter 18 one iuvolyiug diplomacy. is not ono word of truth [u theso sioriss Sngoruing the dificuity boiwoon Bpain aud the Uuited Btates * Both conntries ars on the beut W turiny, sud the litile difiouity fu regaid b0 the acttisment of the claima in Caba i3 in the bost possiblo way of smieahle adjustment. SECHETARY FIMT ACCDYED OF FURNINING ATATE HECIETA TO THI SPANIHIL RING, Wasuivotos, D, €., Dee. 27.—The nnmerous frlanda aud namivers of Heerotary Fish are pains fully nalicilons lest he shonld prosent hin rom nation to tho Prestdent nua New Yoar'a gift. It #0018 tLAL tho Hucrotary hims hoon i the habit of furnishing Ktato secrets on tho Cnban ques- tion Lo bis son-in-law, and the Kpanish g in Now York hias in tura furmshed cditorial mat- tor to a dislosal jourual, Not long ago the Iting nad mado acqupinted with Speaker Lorr's in- tontions not to supoint Fetnavdo Woud Chair- man of the Ways aud Meann Committee. and stopa woro at ouco takon to tuduce the Bpeaker to bLonor Mr. Woad with tha position of Chall man of Foreign Al'irs, Though Thomas Swa will nover do Anyihing contraiy to the dictatiun of Mz, Fish, Mr, Wood was tha ono prefeired to earry out the Btate Dopartmeat's plan, The Preadont in bowilderod, nud, botween Iish and Babeoek, excoedingly noro over the uncortainty of human (rfendsinp. ‘The recollention of the Parter lotter iauuts bis brain, and now he wauts to kuow why Mr, Fish and Mr, Wood should bo such iutimato frionds, aud why s Domocratic noxepapar has for 8o long hoon tho organ of the Styte Dupartment. Grant is almost ready to ho- liove anything, euch 14 tho montal anxiety foreod upon him by tho strauge rovolations of tho last two woelig. [Thn alove is from the New York Sun, and is probahly destituto of overy porticle of truth, Thie Sun pullishes evers idla aud malicious ru- mor it cau pick up agaivst Secrotary Fish.] - LAND DECISIONS. INMPONTANT ANNOUNCEMENTA MADE BY THE IN- TERUD DLPARTNENT—THE LAW OF SOMERTEAD AND PRE-EMPTION—TIMUER CULTURE. Wasnixaton, Dec, 27,—Conp's Lanl- 0w ner for Docomber reports decinion; of tue Hecrotary of tho Interior, establisbing tho followiug prin- clplos 1 Jomesteads—The posscasion of an executor orad- roinistrator i6, under toe Homistoad lew, the Tusacs slon of tho Neirs or devises, subject (o'thu right of xdminieiration vested Iu the onicer, and tus time alluwed Ly the court for tho settlement of tho catate tnust be counted for tho beir or devisce In meking final proof, The provirions of Bee, 2,291 of the Revised Statuts arg substantially complied with by cont nust cuitivation for the perlod of 1ve ycars by the liciry or duviser, p-raonal r.uldeuco not b_lug reqittred {n their case, Ala heoting to determing the sLandonmont fn the case of the decossod homestead clalmants, o cextis tled copy of fho will and otler mattera connected theruwiili moy Le Introduced. Pre-empfion—h mortiage unsatisfnd at the date of proof and outry defests 3 Lrectaytion clum; alao decifous of the Commissfonor of the General Tand OMce, to tho effect that soldiors 10w in the regular aray inay, under Sec, 320 of thio Nevised Seitut. u, perform tne prelminury wcté rolating to homeatad entrics therof mentioned, Tamber Cuiture~Tho planting of werds or cuttings 13 10t % compliancs with (o Timber Calture sot, byt tho Geveral Land-Ottice dues ot fnquiro Liw th re- quired troes aro produced, If seedw or cuttings pro- guco healthy-growlog tresa the law 8 complied with, A \imber-ciiture scttler may relinquish u portion of the land enubraced fu Lis entry, and hold (o re- mninder, Miner:«d Lande and Railroad Gronts—The ques- tiop, “Can_ lands coutafning valuablo deposits uf miled, lousing, 10 sgrieullural, to the Gulan Pacitle Halrosd, be Jateuted under the miniug Java1” was anwwered: First—Lands coutalufng saluable de- Jodita of micy my bo patented uikder o Mioing ww of May 10, 1474 Hecond—All miuvrals, except conland iryn, afe oxcepred frum 1o grauts o rulle Toa —ae— NOTES AND NEWS. A BUNPICIOUS A¥FALW. Special Dipateh to The Chicaso drioune, Wasnxotox, D, C., Dee, 29.—An evening pa- per Baye that thoro are gravo suspicions that Mr. Hopkios, s member of the jury who died during the tecont trial of John Greene, of Baltimoro, w28 pot out of the way by diugs to defent the prosecution. 1lin was the ouly antl-ring mome bor of the Jury, bi successor on tha jury join- ing tlio otlier elevon in bringlng in o verdict of not guilty, votwithstauding she proof of Groeno's baviug given bogus bail wns complote, A pout- mortem exsmlustion is called for, {40 the Assoctated Prem.) THE ILLINUIS CLNTUAL T, Wasiusoton, D, C., Doe. QGenoral Lins giveu his declsion that the $176,600 collectod w8 lucome tax ot dividends of stoek ol by nou-reeident alens, iliegaily colleetod from tho Ilinols Central Halrond Compauy, should bo returnod to the Company nud not to the stockholders,” 1o says tho (overnmont nn- lawfully ezacted monny from the flailroad Com- pany, aod it sbottd be paid back to the Compa- puby from which it wau utlawfully taken., The nou-residout atien rtocibolders can recover it of the corporstion, apd it will be no dofense for tho Company to ylead that their noglisence, irvorance, delay, or otber illegal nct, has lust the money. The rigtt of the Railrosd Company to repayment of the monoy which it paid tho Govervment under an illagul exaction dves not dopend upop whothor it has tirst paid the money tothe stockholdors. The Government cannct by unlawful demands aeprive & Trusteo of nioney which he bolds in trust for nnother, and, when aeked to ropay it, jusist that the Frusteo Toust firet Env tho costuy quo trust the very wonoy which tho Goverument bas. If it ap- pears on ndjustment that tho Govornment has alrvady nu‘ book a part of (lus money to utook- bolders lawfully eutiled to the eame, so much enndbe deducted, and the balanco over to tho road. TORTUGAL AND THE CENTENNIAL. The Ringdom of Portugal 18 making propsra~ tious to be reprosented in & proper manver ab the Centouuial NEW-YEAR'R AT TRE WRITE TOTSE, The President will reooive on Now Year's Day, sceordiog to the usual programme, MISSIHSIPLT. Collectar Bhaughueesy, of Miesissippl, baving ropostod to Commissioner Pratt chat Depaty. Collector Redmond wus prevented, by armed bands, from dischiarglng tia daties, and that the Mayor of Sumumit, Pitte (ounty, had votitled Lim $o Ioave, as lie and other poaca oflicera could not protect himn, the President to dav seut an order 0 tha Bacrotary of War to furuish the necesusary protection, 8U40 YORT, Tho report of the Committoe to Investigste tue Sugic Fort and Witowsii cases was Lauded to Bucrotary lristow to-day. It makes a very voluminous” dscument, and “until the Bocretary can give it rm)mr attontion the result of the inquiries*wil) not be tmado public, ELECTION IN MISHISRIPPL. Spcial Dimateh (o ths Inssanapaiis Journsl, WanuinaroN, Deo. 26,—8iuce introduciog hig Missisnipp! resolution, Senator Morion has vo- coived from seeidents of that State a large num. ber of lotters desorbing the inzouer in whiol tho November election weu carriod by the Demo- crats, 1n almodt every couuty of the Stats or- Renizatious wore formed forihe avowed pur- pose of versccuting whites and blscks who should vote Lie Rupublican ticket. These or- ganizotions were solemuly plodged to loase wo lands aud give employment to one who scted with the Ilepublicau party, snd their purpose was publisted in the local papers und favorably commeuted upon, Yoters wore doterrad frum visiting the polly, not by open force and viola- tion of law, but by a aystem of intimidation that was just as effcciivo, Btupondous frauds werg alko practiced, the vote for tho Domocratio candidates, in sowe fustauced, boing greater than the mgyrogate vote of the countiew. In furnishing “this {nforwation the wiltora beg Benstor Morton not to revoal tnoir names, sy such rovelation would be’ cartalu to place thelr livey o poril, * Mr. Morton has alen bean sapplied with cop- ica of newspapers }mhulhhl in various wootions or Missivaippl, of datoa Knur to aud kinoo the eloction, breachiag doadiy houtility toward tboss who voto or sact with the Nepublican purty. Puor to tho election sccounts are publishod of bauging and shooting cotored men, ond com- wented upon spprovivgly, and sioca the election thene vawe papors rio douounciog the futdll- ment of the apracriout, nade by the county ur- gauizatlons, not to leass laud” to or employ those #ho voted the Itapublican ticket. *4Should the pouding redolutions lvad to s protracted do- hato, Sonator 3orton will arrange and give to the country the evidenoo furuished by local nowapapers of the existeuce of frightiul tec- rortsa in Migsiesippl, llo beliuves the more re- production of the universally-ospressed wenti- 1ment of the Aisuisaippl nowspapora will startl tho people of the couniry, sud conviuce them ot the urgont necossity of "Congrossionsd action 1o protoct thie froe oxorcise of tha ballot in thst and other Bouthern Btatos. THE 10WA BENAYORSHIP. Dispuleh o Dinennuts Conmeretal, When Ruessll, the Chicago distiller, who hag turuod State's ovidenco, had L juterviow with Bolicitor Wilsou laat weals, ho staled that money 0 necure the slection of Bolknap to bo Uuited Statea Bonator from fowa uad boon dewmauded of the Chicago fitng. Holicitor Wilson utaces tuat Lo thoroughly cross-vxmwined bLim, howover, aud is of opinion that tho ssdoriivn s untrue. Hociotary Belansp also pronounoes it falss, cod says that ho wes advised some weolks ugo that this chargo would bo brought agawmst bim. It Is the opinion of the bost 10formod poople hero ou that subject that MoCrary, ot _prosont n the Houso frow Iowa, will Le oloctud United Status Bouator from that Stato. Pheir bolief iy based upua the fact that the friends of the othor tLroa oaudidatos,—{arlan, Wright, and Bslkusp,— who dlvide the Logisloture about wqually, ars so pledgod that they annot accopt any otber than & DOV sual ke bieir soouud eloios, THE TIMES-EARLY SCANDAL. Tise Hdenlity of the Authior of the Forged Eellers Established. Ho Is Bupposed to Be a Formor Rock- ford Editor. Great Indignation Expressed Over the Discovery in Rocklorid, A Connceted Narrative of the Wholo Case from Beginning to End, In an Intorview, Senator Early Says “'No Quilty Man Bhall Escape.” The Probability that Flynn and ‘Wilkie Will Clear Thom- solvos. Spreiar Dirpateh to 1'he Chicago Tribune, Rockronp, I, Doc, 23.—In the entirs his- tory of slandor and libel thers ix not to be fouud o singlocaso that willin sny way approach, oithor iu magnitude or perfidy, the Timea-Early dofamntion. Away bnek of the recklesanens that prompted the subordioate editors of tho Chicago T'imies to publish mich a fearful acousation ngaiost s virtuous youug fady awd an unroproachsvle gonticman, without telegrapliing to Rocktord to corroborate the contents of tho four forged lettors, thera wan & plot 8o hellieh and denjicrato, so adroitly concetved and carefully execuled, that to fathe om it scomed at the timo an utter impossihility. But farther on in this dispateh it will be shown that, In spito of tho complications sl} parties bhava for somo timo beoun laboring undor, infur- mation L from timo to time beon obtained that bas lod dotactives to pursue the right track, aud Ko cautiously has the work been prosscuted that fuside of one neek the autbor uf tha forged let- tars, with bis cowardly accomplico, will be rafo under lock and key, ‘That the readora of ‘e TRIBUNE may read in o complote form tho his- tory of the most shockmg libol ever Lnown, your correspondenc hag collected the facts, and pregouts thom for tho tirst time to the publio AH A CONTINUED NARNATIVE, Among the numerons othior lutters that reach- cd the oflico of the Chicago 7imes on tho 23d of May, 1874, wero two from Kockford, Itap- pearad that tho editor, Wilbur ¥, Storoy, opon- ed theso leiters bimeolf, easually glanced at them, and, observing that the correspondenco related to somo eeandal at Rockford, he banded them to the managing editor, wich tnstractions to place thew [n tho hands of the **wonsstional man " to bo wrilten up forthwith. 'Lhe noxt mail two moro letlers camo fo hand, passed throngh the Lnuds of Mr. Storey and hLis man- sgiog oditor, and thence into tho possesgion of tho aforosald ** satsational man ™ of the paper, THE CHARACTER OF TI09K LETTERA. To attemps to deseribe tho vileness of those lotters would bo jinposuiblo. The fimt was & lotter written on two shoata of foolsicap-paper in asmall digguied, though fortunatoly marked, handwriting, aud signed “Luctus A, Trow- bridge,” the well-known Cashier of the Third Natioval Bank, This letter commenced with a vulgas aitack uponn tho Roesford ministers ; from that { made somo sorious accusations agalost Rooklord's youug men ; and concluded by etating that the Hop. R, F, Crawford bad been disesvored in tho chambor of Renator Early's danglbter, The worond fetter wss writton on threo sbects of ordinary wnoto paper, in mauve ink, and ovidertly in tho same hand- wiiting a8 the Trowbrideo lottor, though the wiftine wae larger and had o decided Joft slant, Thin lotter contsined virtunlly the subject mat- ter of tho lass half of the first lcttor. and was arefully contrivedt to bolater up the Crawford- Early nccusstion of the flret lotter, and was signed “J, H. Nlodgett,” Thie gentloman s the Principal of tho West Rockford Hich Scliool, and hag for tany years boen Rockford cor- respoudent of the Chicago Jowrnal, over the nom de_plumcof * Hal," Strango’ to sey the word ** Hel™ was writtou at thoe ond of the article for publication, ond then in & vote to tha editor the uame of J. IT. Biodrett appeurs, Tuo noxt lotter wnf atill more artfully contrived, and in vory nuwholzsome and coarss langusga briof- iy mentioned tho scandal, and v il fored ** w0 writo it up for tho Times.” This epive tla waa signed ** M. M. Carpenter.” The fourth letter was of the most brutal and disgusting charactor, It purportod to come frow L i, Waldo, a prominent baokstore ko«per of Rock- ford. Tho contants wan so perfoctly vile tlat it would be dificult to conceive of & man g0 aban- doned as to eign e vawe to auch filth, It briefly montionod tho reaudal, declarad that tho nssociate editor of tua Ilockford Gazelle, who was at that timo acting in ke capacity of Times cor- roapondent at Hockford, had been paid by Hon- ator Early to suppress tho acandal. TUE BOILING=DOWN 1 ROCEAS, Having digestod thio abovo letters, the gentle- men to whow the rlnunnl taek of ** writiog up” this infamous lbel had been intrusted, sharpen- od his paucil, commeuced wark, aud o 8 verv shiort tinie boilod down tho fiith containod in all the lottors, sud having **fixed it up” in the Times' most spproved fashion, with eundry " ong ™ tucked in where loast noedod, his work was roady for tho pruuter. On the 25th of May, 1874, tho most terrible sxaudal avor pubilshed, stariled alite Chicago, Bpringfield, und Rock- ford, whera the partice are all woll kuown. INDIGNATION BAN MION AT ROOXFORD, Had the muthor of the libol bean kuown in Rockford on the dav the slnnderous siticla ap- Eonrud, it 18 uot inpossaiblo that ho would have oen tarred, feathored, and rode out of town on a rafl, or perliapa troaled ovon worse thau that, 80 eutaged were our citizens, For s time the Rockford correspondent of the Times was sus- pected, and, fearing lest he slionld bo summarily dealt with, fortuwith tolographied bis resigna- tlon, Nearly every porson in the city stopped the Times, and it was with tho grostest difticalty that an indigustion mosting was suppresdsd. TUR PROMISENT FPEATULE OF THIH LINEL. In pearly ail kuown cases of libel, thero bas beou some faint wusprcion, some whispering rumor that bus attracted tho attention of tho slandorer, and givos bim a shght basls 88 o foundation for his attacks, In this caso thoro was nothiog, sbeolutely nothing. The voung lady, ouo of the falrest in tho Htate of Illiuois, wne a8 jnpocent and puro, Hho was the doughter of Bonator Early, the President of the Sonate, aud at tho tiwe of the libe! Liou- touant-Uovernor of Ilhnols, Whoro Miss Farly wag known best, thore whe was the most ro- spected and belove. The foul breath of slan. dor hiad never sullid her fuir usme, nor had sho by any thoughbtless sotion ever piven persous nnco to talk about hor. Added to this, the gonloman, Mr. R. F. Crawford, who was sluo dragged Into thls whooking affair, wau barcly upon spsuking terias with Migs Alice, and oven bad bie beeu, la uot a man who would bave beon fouud mixed up in such & scrave ay this, Tho brutal uttack was, thercforo, manufac- tured out of whole cloth, and had proper caution boon taken in the Times oftice tue lettors wounld have heon consigned to the wasto-| 0. TUE COURBE PURSU'ED BY THE ** TIMES." tarilv of« Bovural days elapsud after the publication of tho slander before the slightest notico was taken of the affair. Aud it was ugt ustil ufter suit had been cotomeoncod by Gov, Early thnt & Zimes anan was dont to Rookfozd to see if the affuir was true, 1lo arrived aud brought with him the four forged lotters, aud nifocted vot & littlo sur- prize upon being mformed of their spuriousness, Aftor staylng at Rockford over two wuoks, and showlog the letters to all who catlod at the hotel, bo roturued, aving fonad out nothing. 1t may nos be out of plsce to add hera s fact that will bo of tnportanco hereatter. ‘The Qhi- cago Fost and Mail poblished un Mllo(llldllr‘4 gn&]xhl fow dayn aftor the forged-letter dodge ad boon mado public, attompting to faston thin terriblo desd ou to one of Hockford's moss prominant lswyers; abd, strange to eoy, by & peenllar combgnation of circumatancss, that very paragravh bos been 1ho weanw of unfoldiog tho wholu plot, aud will josd within & tuw days to the discovery and punialuocut of the monster who thus attowpied to blight aud destroy an iunocent gicl iu order to avevge & supp politscal slight of hor futler's, TUE TUIAL AND AWALD oF §25,000, April, 1575, tlo csno of Atica Larly va, Wilbur T Btorey waus tried beforo Judge AMcRoberts, in the Caook Couuty Circuit Coure. It wag not » “3 long trul. Bidnoy Smuth aud Mr. Buiall, arf Olio o, and William Luthicop, of Rocktos Bmawnud. and Dester & Gonay appearsd for b‘i’:’l‘ nltbwnk n‘llll mv to {mpauel the ut when they gob Lo eay suost work® u2 it Lhe s lawyor dvuss nid DO dorengo. No attempt was made at thin ton to prove the fonl and brutal assertionn that bad been mdo, The claim put ap way that they had beon deceived. Just fancy tha poor 0¥l gentlrinan of tha Timee, and Liy mnocont Bight-Bower. Trane B. Wilkie, do- cotvod aml tuwle tiw victima of & ** Lerriblo con- npiracy,” ra the nmientenunsel tormed it. The lury, however, thouzbt diferont, and awarded Miss Early 225,000, ono of Lhe jargest sums sver awardod in a libel cave fn this country, TN® CABE 13X TUE RUPREMFE, COURT, The Court regarded tho damages too heavs, and, on motion for a notw trial on the plantifl remitting £10,000 of the wum, overruled tho mo- tlop and entered judgment, Htorey sprealed, and tho easo waa atjrued Oct. 22 in tha Buproma Court at Ottawa, The counsel for Mr. btorey elaimed that the Court erred In refusing to alut tetimony elowing an slwouce of malico an Mr. Htorey's part. It erred in the intrutnction of the daily,” tri- weokly, and waekly Tvmes, oll contsining thi defamatory articie. and dated tho same day, an they conntitnled but one nawspsper, to-mit : the Chicago Twmes: it orred fn refnmng to ad. ot fu avidence the lottors upon which the arti- clo waa barod ; 1t erred in excluding Mr. Btorey's vonduct whon he dircovored that thoro waw reason to belinve the letters wore forwed; it erred io nxcluaing from the Jury the article of retraciton ; it ertod in permitting evidencs to be offored relatlve to Mr. Htorey's weslth, At the Nuperme Court Mesura, Smith and Smell atly refuted those chaiges. and showed that no articin of retraction an the shape of an crntoral had haen published. That what the Timea claimed to bo an anticle of retraction was meroly an naultiog lettor from Rockford, which was more &0 sggrevation thao anything else. THE NERULT WILL %0ON LE KXOWN. The decixion of thie Bunremn Court will be known in a few dava. and the rulings of Judgo McRolerty will either bo vastained or pronounced wrong. Both partles sre ivoking forward very aoxiously 10 the result of the hearing, Frane 3 mado his boesta tie other day, and Patrick Fignn, a detective emplosed in this mat- tar, has roitoratod them, that tho decision of tho Bupremo Court was agaiust Miss Earlv, and that 8 uaw trial mill be gravted, Blounld thix prova true, Mr, Early will not be discouragad, but 1igls the cave agaiu with renewed evergy. A MIDEBHOW AT ROCKFORD. Bat while thegreat Times-Eatly circus with its lepal allurements wau attraciing tha attention of fanvers sud Judges st Ottawa, s eide-sbiow, in which Patrick Flynn aad Frane B, Wilkio wore tho chiol wondera, wae Zoliciting intense indig. oation in Ruciford. Tlhe eido-show proved for & tme quito &s interesling a4 tha biz tent. It appears that ex-Shoriff Flyoun, of Rockford, baa been owmployed by the Zimes as a sort of Investizatar, or datestive, to ind out. if poswible, tho suthora of the furged lotters. In tho course of thess fu. vourigations ho came acrous womo disraprtable persons who either offored direotly or iudirectly to givo testimony to the effact that Miss Alice Jarly had visitod o houaso of 1il fame in compuuy with & Locktord tawyor, Messrs. Wilkiin and Flyno did not cover up their tracks nutticiently, and wa wovu tind Bcoa- tor Eorly after thom and discovering ther movements, Ho promptly sud effeciually headod them off by layiog s complaint befare tho Grandl Jury of Winvebago County, The indictaiont ~ followed on the 14th of Must Uctober. Tha excitomont Roek- turd and Chicapo when the nows, Which was fitat publishod in Tue TRIBUNE, Fprend tsat the editor of the Zimes uud the ex-Bhond of Rockford had been iudicied for stiemptiug to bribo wituesses to provo tnt which Lo had em- vhaticelly denied at the trial o fow moutls prior, 1ut, after soveral duys’ excitement, s triumiph of procrastination was auponuced, and a chango of venae gionted from the Winnebago Circuit Court to that of Buove County. The trial of these two woribics iw sot for thoe second Mouday in Febru- ary next, BTILL ANOTIFR BRANCH OF IT. The public at layge thought tho cary wonld not ozsiu be wviought Into pubhe notice uatil the triad of Wilkio sud Fiynu for couspiracy, and Lisd it not been fur a few words overnoard by @ “I'nuuuNe correspoudent, nothing wiatever of the new develupwsuts would buve been knoan to tho publio until that time. Loth Wilkio and Fiyns (wore eepecially tho laie ter) bhave worked very Lwa sines thal indictnzens to discover the writers of the torged lotters, ns they kuew full wall that in the the discovery of those porsuns lay the chisf and only afe method af their delenco, Looking at 1t 10 what Light we may, thoy wore discavered in avery bad buemcsd, aud unless iv could bo proved beyoud the sundow of & doubt that the object thoy had iu view was an bouorable Tone, their punishment might bave Dbeon govera. Wilh 1his 1n View, oxira dstectives weore employed, and enrucst worl to discover thu lettsr-wnitor or writors - auguratod. Tho econt was ybtained »s intimated above, and the track was foliowed until they nre now actuaily in posspssion of sulicient evidonco to couvict tiie perpotrator. TILE PIRST LINE. Tug TRIDUME ropreseutative was standing in a Ppublc resort & faw days siuce, nud accidentally overheard tho convorsation between ous of the expers writers who bave bfen emploved t0 ex- amino the writing and the ex-sbernfl. 4dlLe dialoguo wan ax followe Ex-storiff—\Waoll, sir, after hours of csreful oxauunstion, 18 the manuscript uow in dlr, —'s lumun ;flmhull witl tuo Blodgutt sud Lrowbridge olter Expert Writor—It fa most emphatically the same, Ex-8. F.—That {a your apinion ? E. W.—There cau Do no opinion about it ; the writing 18 boyond a suadow of a doudt the vanio. Fifteen oxperis in Chivago aro ready to awearto it. Bo wili anv ovo who bas seon it WORKING 7O BEE TUE WRITING, The two walked awny, aud this was all the re- portor thon hosrd., It Liowevor furnistied o olew, aud upon application at tbo oflice menttoned by the ex-shanil bo was peremptorily deniod tbe privilege of lookiug at tue wr.ting. A fow days elupasd, and by diut of perso.cranco and per- susilyo urguments tho tirst newspwpor oisu woe allowed to compare tho loi- ters. The Blodgett lotter was tirat comparod with mmauuscript written by the sup- osod author of the Times-tarly wlandor. in 802, It was unmistakablo. ‘Tho sswe big- boltied b's, the samo pecuinarity about tho fluul 'y in marked contrudistinction o the preceding ouea. ‘1ue a's all through bothdocuments vever Leing jolued, tuo, when p by consun! ‘ITbo drooping f the e culiar sticking up nere ana thoro like 0 Wwapy Aveniug ghosts pomting out tho guil ty man: thec's wero perfoct fso similea ; tho o's aud 8's all joln at she top; the peculisr ourv- 1ng of tho t's aud dottiug of 1's, and the dozen othor festures in common sstablish boyuud tue posmbibity of # douby that oue and the same wan wrote both maavecripts, THE MOST DAMNING PROOY. Towevor mich tho 1862 manuscript compares with the Dlodgott letter, later ducuments written by tue same waw are moro nllslmlcr{. if such » thiug voutd bo. Tho Prowbridye letter was written by the wame adroit havd, in different colored 1nk, differany paper, xod with & iner pon, thus maluug the writing emaller. Bus hore tho wamo olzactoristion drov out, Thebost discovory wad made yestorday, whon half a pugo of wriing was obtnined by Deiective Flynu, kuown to os in the havdwriting of the alleged autbor of tba lotters, 1t which o had for over o dozon lines written preciacly the same disgulicd band of the Srowbridge letter, aud afterwards drawn s lmn through them. 'U'bis, go far as the writing s concerued, establigios the author bevand coie troversy. Bouulo thewritiog thore will be brought forward othor evidouco in whioh the well-knowu * frozeean falichood paragraph will play o couspicuous part, 'T'bere is uo liuk ju the chsin of uvideuco missivg, sod the wrter will woon bo arraigued bofore the publis to auswar for one of the wmost cowardly scts over koown in tho lustory of orime. Although the writer of thre scandal i well kuown to your cor- respondent, (¢ would ba unfulr to mako his pame publie untll it iv doue through the regulsr legal procoss. Suflice, thon, thut immedigtely on sssing the manusoript it was recoynizod s that of o formor rosident of NRookford, who for towe timo past has boou -Imnf out o procarious liviog in Chicago, and who ly supposed to bava hed & deep antipatity for Swustor Early aud R, B, Crawford. As soon a4 legal procesdings have beon commenced tho nawa of tuis wfumous fudividust will be sent in to Vux Tuinoxe, SENATOH EARLY INTEAVIEWED. Upon obtatnng this inforiwation, the reporter forthwith calisd upou Benator Esrly, Ho found uiin gainiug wirougeh, though uot fully recov- ored frora bis Jslo iness, Upon bemg informed that the writer wna &t lougth discoverud, ho was rather utaggorod, aund whila exprowslng hlfi; bopes that (he matter wus soou to oleared up, ho did nor agpcempt {0 disgwee Ly estonishwent ou hosriog the nane of the guity pasty. 1o remarked that o was soarching for the truih fu this matter, and i1 tho other purties wero nov: on tho right truck, snd intended to brug the calorit to Justice, it was cortainly m very laudablo work. Whou ap~ proschod upou the subjoot by Mr. sStorey’s friends, he had ulways statud plalnly bow bo fule in the mottor § it wes uunecessary to aitirm thowe statemnenis uow, They kuew bhow far hie would go 1n tho watter, aud thet bis lito's work wud t0 puntsh the guilty wretches who bad sought to ruin bis dauglter. He did not wauk oue of (bew to eacape, not did he care apon whom punlabazent fell. Hi nhow= ", mAde 1B YUY W) thas Lo looked to Mr. Btoroy for redress, and that Lo considored tha eriminal recklosuiern of hat »heot the caume of thiu terrthle calamity to hia fammuly. Anl in this condition wo must, for tho prosent, Jay akide the most 10msikablo lbol suitgof mo fern timas, THE TORY PRESS. Tus devalopments in the Times-Larly scandal have been keut u1 quiet that the lacal naws- paners have not vet inhlisbed anything about it. Tuo Rockfard Fuaes, howsavor, sppeared thin morning with 8 doublo-ivaded aditor.al, which was nd follown: It 18 evident that within & few dnys one perrou at leant, two, prubably, four somsibiy, lave got to tand fron tder a vary Tig storni, 1t 13 generally Xnown that Msj, Patric< Flyun has heen for ome mimtha cn- a3 dets tve far the Culcaga 7imea (n trying to or the attiior of the etk which wero boilud n into the * Torlndden Frult * actl.le, sod whicn caused the fmes 80 pued) teonble and ons or twe legal At Tant the Mafor's Iabora have been crowoed cean, Tl guilty party or partien aro supposed Intely Xoown, and by nest waok we 1nsy shin o pince thely mamen at the dimpeval of ot v crs, Meouwbilo it In mufliclent to sy tuat the #trongeat suspicion reeta upon & peston promiuent m | furimer years 88 a journiolist, and Later yolitical'y fn- | timate with Job™ Egrly, afleged tuat {n the ! hight of recent Ihvestigations several transactions have | beea dincovered which would leaid & toau, crualied down anit soid nut 0 turn upon thosn hio beflaved hix enomies and wresks suclt veng-ance sa e could, Tiw Tvines wan mimply made thy ubconselona instrument of thin apite, and Ao fur haw had to stand tho princijal rhare of the'racket, The Hghtning Lan stouk el where now, aud I a few dayn mora it witl b in order 10 carry it the drid and wongded, Facte damaging Lo political aspieation an a) chracter ere Woted to come ant, and oiir resders may look for furtier and mors defiuite devels RAILROADS. THE POOL. The managors of the Eastern pool lies are slill at Now York dehberatiog as to what sction s beat to ba talon to pacify the wrath of the Chicago merchonta and ehippera on acconnt of the unjust digcrimination in Ire ght tates agaiust thia city. From all that cau be learned, tbey do nol intend to lower tha rates ou graio, bat they intend to make the 1ates un flour and live #tock more hiarmotious with those charged from other competiug cities, Tvo rairoad men admib that tho rutes on flour sre unjust in the extreme, but they claim that the Maoaging Iusrd of tho pool, conmeting of Vresident J. F. Joy, of the Micnigan Central; Geueral Mavager J. N. MeCullough, of the Pitisburg & Fort Wayno ; aud (leneral danager Jobin Newell, of the Michi~ sun Contral, labored under » mistaks when they rdopted tha re-olution charging 10 canta loes oo flour from 3Minac-ota and Wisconain than frow Chicsgo, This, howaver, s harcly provable, for il they had scied noder & Ialso impresdiou it would haye Leen an eagy matter for thew 1o ro- seind their setion, which they have ot vet done. The iichiman Central poopls claim that thio coutracts mwada at cut rates by tho Lrie & North Shore (fast freizbt) lino st Milwauieo were without thetr Lnowledge, Orders wure sout yesterday to tho agentn at Milwankeoof sil hnearhipping over the Michican Cential Rail- road, prohibitiug apecial rates in the future. THE PFORIA RDADS, About & wecel: cgo tho (enoral Freight Agents of tho Peorin Railroads beld a meeting at the Grand Pacific Hotel $o this clty, forthe purposs of making the rates from thst city the same as from Clucago, and then poul their earuivgs FOREIGN, Queen lsnbelln Agnin Cnuses a Itipple iu Spanish Polities, Alfonso Favors, and His Ministers Op- pose, Her Residence in Spain. Eighty Thonsand Troops Concentrated in Navarre and Alava, The Proposition lo Ralse the Stato of Siege De- fealed in the French Assembly. Albert Edward in Indie---A Decline of Interost Notad. SPAIN. QUERN IRADELLA MAKING TROUALE. Nrw Yon, Doc. 20.—A adrid spocial states thiat Count funorrodtro I8 io Paris, ofticially ar- raneing for the returt of ex-Quacn Isabells to Spa. King Alfonso opposcs tha Ministry on this imporiant matter. [le declares thut the Miniaiars may resign, oot that his motber must hinve an anylum in Hpain, hor restdence to e 1n Valladold,” Madrid fs nol considered a mafo piaco for ber. It iu balioved this kortoua iasue haw Laon forced on Alfouso by Isabells, and that the result will bo mont disastrons. Tho Hoanish army will ba divided st once if the Quoen takos any part ia tho dirertion or counsel of Siste affpirs. Isabe'ls's return will oven caunp tho lusw of Benor Hagasta to the Rovalists. MUVEMENTS OF G Manuto, Doe, 29 Are oxpecied b JOVELLAR STARTS TOR CUBL. Loxpox, Dec. 30—0 8. w.—A Madrid digpatch snnouncos that Gen, Javellar loft the Capliol on ‘Tuesday night for Cadiz to embark for Cuba. THE ALPIONSINT FORCES, A Madrid dirpatch roporta that the Alphoneista %" coucyntisted 80,000 men in Navarre and ave. — FRANCE- TIF: PRESH BILL. Pamy, Dec. 20.—Iu the Assembly considers~ tion of the Fress bill in detail was contivued, All the clansen refating diroctly 1othe prosa were adopted without modiication. A loog and anl- mated dabato followod on the clauses providiog for rairing the state of siege. M. Chalamel Lacour, Badieal Depnty for Bouches du Riune, wged that the kieze be rawed throughont the couutry. The Government, be said. denired to waItain it in tho great cities becuuse thoy wero tou strvuzly Hopublican, Alinster Bofle declared that the Governmeut did uos hope Lo influence the olections. It wim- ply wished to prevent wmanifostations in great towns which mught diequiet aud alarm the yhole cauntry during the elections, ‘The proposal to ratse the ntate of siege throughous the coundry Wae rojectod Ly s vote of 377 ta 429, The Governmerit's propoealy 1o maintain a Btate of siegs in Pariw, Versailles, Lyoos, und Owing td tho oppiceition of the Chicago, Lo:t Tdanl & Pacific Railroad to snch a nicasure, tho meeting adjourned for oue week without baving accompiighed suything, Sipce thal time, how- ever, the Peoris manazeta bave been tuformed by the Easteru trunk lines that they would re- fusy to proraa with them if such nction were taken, thierefora they ave gIven up the ides of making their rates tho samo as thoss from Chi- cagu, oud auotlier meoting for this purpose will uot be beld, THE MISSOURI PACIFIC. New Your, Dec. 20.—Anothier turbulent meot- Ing of the stockliolders of tho Mirsouri Pacitle Rosd was held to-doy. Ar. Georga mioved tho foliowing reaolutions 3 Reived, Thot o committen of fiva to-kholders be sppolused to Juvestigato the alairs of thy Mircourt Tacie Itatlroad, and 1 connection with the Commit tov of the oard of Directora o srrangs with tho At~ Jantic & Pacie an athitration of all difierencos bo- tween wand urporations : Reay'ved, That raid Committee consiet of Abraham Baybs, It L, Cutting, W, H. Moucll, Jobu R, Coctl, and Jueub Cromwels, Anb excited discunsion onsved, snd vosterday's scones of disorder wero re-eunctod. Finally JIr. Bowman offered the following a8 a subatie tute tor Mr. George's rosolution : Jecao'6ed, Thut 18 {s the wish of th tha Slwsouri Pacific Raflroad that bu appointed for this rusd, and that peraon 14 ke lmm} oM such Kecudver who fe s bolder of third-miorte 1y bonds, or who s fu any mauuer interested o the Atiantie & Puciic Riroud, aud that ot us early 8 dsy wa praced ublo the Court be'requested to order s uew emw fors Board of Directors of the Yacifio Ball x stackholiders of parate Ileceivers Tlis provoked a great deal of dircnssion, and the disorder became 80 great that Mavor Briston, Chsirmau, said ho would be obliged to leavo Lho mousting unless order was preserved, A stock voto was fluallv taken on the aubsti- tute, bolders voting eitber personslly or by prosy. Tho resals whowed that 29,864 sbares wera in favor of, and 6,301 shares agaiuet, its adoption. Bt. Lounis County offered to vote 4,033 shares 1n ita favor through Mr, Bowtnan, but they wero not accepted, The lstter then moved that tho stockbolders’ Committoo be requested to coufer with tho committeo from St. Luls in_ regard to tho names of persons to be submitted to Judge Treat for the Recelvorship, ‘This was carried, and the meetiug adjourned. ¥ BULLING THE LAKE SHORE. Sveruar Inevateh to The Chicaao Trioune. Neow Youk, Dec. 27,—The following was this Zlorenoon circulated on the Stock xchange ; VELLOW-SUPYYRERA IN LAKE SHONE. T bave eoguged Mr, Thwusend, man of great ez- perience iu ralirvad inaiters, who will proceed to Chie €ago, and from thence will give through the preas of Bew York s graphic deucelption of the vast resourcos and futitrs eurniuge Bf your great property. In malug 1his coutldential communicatton, I can- not rofraln {rom expressing my grcat adimration for your patlent endurauco uuder 1.3 and iuterest per i, You bave solicitsd the grest Esatern Mathamagician to make sn unprocedeuted atatement sbowing tho @reat value of tha property, and stil you hava had to suffer ou from 1o Durst dispensation, “The veleran Commodore, I regret’ fo ssy, will nullb, induced to come up o the Captain's oflice and settle; I1col nssured, howevor, that this Iast groat expe- dtent of your lyader will And for you s raady reaponse from s confiding public, and enablo you to shift your heavy buriden 1o their shouldors. BEAL BEINNY. P, 5.—Let tho pool get out tirst. . 8, ‘The poine in thig 14 the truth in the first part. Mr. T. bsa bean unfingod to go out and writo lat- ters to tho New York pross *‘bulling * Lsko Bhore. The pool arosaid tohold ¢ 9,000 sbares.” ILLINOIS ITEMS, Speeial Disvateh to The Chicagn Tridine. Fneevonr, Ill., Deo, 20.—~At & meating of the stockhiolders of the Watertown and Westorn Union Railroads, beld in this city to-day, it was agrood to cousotldate tho formor with the lattor, nioder thio old name of tho Westoru Uvion Hail- rond, The Watertown Railroad 1 s short tine connoctiuk the ooal-miues 1u Rook Islaud Ooun- v, 1L, with the Westora Union Hallroad st Watertown. Tho Bt. Lonis, Marine & Edwardavills Rall- road Company, capital gtock 200,000, tlled ar- tloles of mcorporation for record iu tho Becrg tory of State’s ofica to-day. 'The proposor rdute fa trom Edwardsville Junction to Marine, sllin Madison Couuty. CHICAGO & CANADA BOUTHERM, ‘The New York Herald of tha 24th says: Atmong thw rumors afloat on. {ho street at a Iate hour {f-day iay b mentionad uile, nich weot to bo Kl whenticalod, Wit Thet Mr, Vanderlilt bas Lo co10s possoesad of aver one-baif the siock of thy Cabi- s Southern und Chicaro & Oansda Hontberu Railwoys, undry & wonbract §0 complets the tter uad to Chicigd carly 1 thosprivg. This will give bt a lise froim Huifalo (0 Cilesyo direct, without graies OF curves, For abott $16,000,000, W unduratand that theru re- isiuy but sbout 100 wiles 1o by coustructed to come lete thy line, SALE OF A ROAD, Tiapriruis, Dee, 20.—The sals of the Oil Creck & Allogheyy Ratlroad, uuder s foro- closure of niortgages, was made at tho Philadoel- phis Exchange to-day,’st noon, for 100,000, It was purcbesed by a Comultiae for tho bond- Lolders, ‘Iho mortgagos ou tho road amounted 10 $2,680,000 3 PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION. Suaial Dupsteh @ I'hs Chicago Trivune. TozoNTo, Oat., Doo, 20.—It 18 belioved that & wovemsnt {4 in progress whioh wiil make the Csnsdn Bouthern Railroad praciivally part of the Nuw York Countesl, uuder control of Commodore Vaaderbilt. e OCEAN STEAM3HIP NEVIS. Loxnox, Dec, 29.—1ko stoamships England aod Bowersat, from Now Yors, buve arrived aut. Bosron, Des, 29.—Arsived, stoamsbips Mara- tbou aud Queboo, frem Liverpool. Nazw Youk, Dec. 30,—Atrived, steamabips Qlen- rn, from Chiusy Egqyvs, from Liverpool and tate of Nevads, from Antwerps Marreitles were votod on separately for each eity, aod wero earried by large majorities, thio coi- tinnanco of the state of siogo 1n Larin beiug voted by 340 yean Lo 213 nags, The Governmout wittidrew o mituilar proposal 1o rovard to Alziera, M. Gambetta, ou Ecm" of Lila fr.ends, declared thut, although the bill waa detestabie, ths Left would vote for it in order to scenro s parusl ruwing of the riege, The Pross tll finslly psssed by nearly a unan'mous vote, The Awsemoly then procecded Lo discuss tho report of the Comumitteo un Dissolution. —_—— MEXICO. TOE BONVUBA REVOLTTION, 8ax Fraveisco, Dee. 20.—A dispatch from San Diego, Cal., says : ** Tlo true histoty of theraid at Camypo is coming to light. Almost the entiro Mexican popalation fu that vicisity wore Implt- cated, sud woull have shared tho epoils in the eveut of thoir success.” A dispateh from Tuc- son eays: **Tho revolutiomist General, Servn, claims 1o have recaptured Altar on the 15th, without a Bebt, and that b allies, the Yaaus in- disus, bave defestad Pesquiora in three obzage- meuts, Peaquiera’s fricuds deny tho reporz. Lotk partics while in Arizoua 1cfraiued Irom outragen and paid caels for their subeistence,” LATER—TUcs0n BOWH Jusl received 1010118 & fight betwenn the State sud revelutiouary forcen 95 milus south of tho hino, in wWhich the forme: were defeated with ton Lilled and a number wounded and taken prisoners. The rovolution= i1y are marching on Hermossillo. Most of the Auwericaus bigio svmpatinze with tho revuintion- Ints, considering that they roproscnt the better claws of Sonura, No naws has been received from Col. Biddle's command. TURKEY, EFFORTS YOI PACIFICATION, Beruy, Dec. 29, —Austria’s project for the pacification of the Turkisl proviuces, recently drawo up by the Prime Minister, has not yot been sont to the great powers, for some resson auknown. It I8 roported that while sn agree- ment has been mada with regard to tho control of tho treaty that the powers suould bave, nego- tistions are pending betweon Austiis and Rufsia #8 to tho manner in which it sbonld be exarcised, —_— GREAT BRITAIN. ADMIBALTY ORDER REGARDING FUGITIVE SLAVES. Loxooy, Doc. 30,—The Adwmlralty has issued to commanders of ber Majosty's ehipa an amend. od circular 1u regard to fugitive sluves. It or- dery tuat any elave rocoivoed oo a British man- of-war on the high seay sall bo rotained aboard until be can bo lauded 1 tho conutrv or trani- orred 4o » veurel Where hia hiberty will bo socurs. Fugitivo slaves aaking admission to 8 Dritish man-of-war when i tho toniitorial waters of a foreign Biate must only be admitted if thelr lives are eudangerod, and must not bo kept on Loard after the danger is passed ; but wo ge- maud for the surrender of a slave is to be entozr- tuiued by British ollicery. G —_— GERMANY, AN AMEIICAN PROTEST. Deneix, Deo. 20.—A meeting called last Mon- day by citizona of the Unitod Btates residiog bero to give expresalou to their abhorronce of the Bremerhsvon crime, aud to protest agaiust the unjust comments of the German ME“' WAS noid to-uight, und was attended by 200 Ameori- cans, A resolution was sdopted declaring that tho act of Thotons, or Thomassen, la 11 10 1o~ spect u fruit of Amenean civilizstion; that it aflects tho honor of the humun race. not thas of a particular nationality, atd protustiog sgainst the unjust ssporsions ou Ameiivah charucter which have appeated in sonio of the German LOWHPRPEMS in coutveLOn With the eriwe, Lokvoy, Dec. 50—b n, m,—3 spacisl to the Times from DBerln ways Germans preseut at sho Awmorican meeting yosterday testitiod to their cordial concurrence in the procoodtugs, Letters from emivent politicians aud proiessory wero read dwsowning the rotloctions of womo of thu Journals on American charactor, Oue Usrmian upesker stated ho waw nuthortzed to repeat a so- wack of the Empross that wbe oonsiderod the crime comnmitted by Thomas did uot concern any one natlou in pasticular, ——— INDIA, TUE PRINCE OV WALES VISIT. Coroupo, Dec. 0.—Yesterdsy ths Priuce of Walos, attendod by tho Governor and bis euite, visited Mensrs, Leuchmun's cocoanut-oil sad fibre mavufactary, and olso Mr. Wall's calfes- mills, The roed aloug which the party passed wu dousely orowdod and bandsowely decorated fors distanco of §niles. Busiuesa was entiruly suspended, The suclent Tortoise was visited also. Tho Privco's recoption was evergwhure mokb enthuaisatio. At 4:30 p. m, ho recelved the Trincomaleo District 'I'smil Chiefs, who offored sowo ex- quisite gold work for the Priucess, His Royal Higuess also received the Cingasless Cbiofs, who preseated s besutiful jowelsd gold case. ‘There were presvuted ulso two learued Band- dist priests and saveral Cingaleso literary gou- Wewon at Queon’s liouse. 'The Priuco gave wodals to the Cingaleao Chiefs, sud buoks 0 tho Bhuddwt priests sud literary colsvrition o whole recoption was very interesting, and tho Privce oxpredsed Ly groat satwructioy st weelog the Chiofs, and was mout gratefully thauked by thom for tua condescousion uud hu virlt Hoon afterwards, st 5, the Princa drove to the sanside, auil baid in stato thu found stiou-stouo of a now Lroakwater. Much enihuwiasm was dia- isyed by tha aesamblod crowd, sud pis Royal ubnoss made u short address, whion wss loud- iy ohieored. 5 Thare waa & small dinner party &t the Qoaen's Liouss ut T:0, duslug which thers way n Wuwb effoctive diaplav of firnworks at the cost of tha citizens of Colombo, who conttivuted £300 for hat purposa, A 10 the Princo embnrked with all honora on board tho Seiapis, am.dabrililant display of rock- a8, Bongal lights, and homus fr.m tao flaet. the offeet being yorv beautiful. Tho Princa tnox lvave of the Govornor and it cor- dial ncinowlodgments, and sdded that nha was groatly plenged with his visit. The Sorapls and the OQaborna then proceedad to Tuticorln, It ia expettod that the I'r.nca will reach Madura mt 5 on Friday evening, Trichinopoly at Y on the morning of the 11th, and Madeas at 4 inthe eveu~ ini of Monday. Tho huuters report that two wounded els- phants escaped, but oo at least will be found. Lhie 1t to Coglon his boan altogethor most successful. ‘Tho Govorner, Mr, Birci, Liout. Dhackwell, Mr, Michel, and all the ahicials wore ndofatigablo in their efforts, and tho result hag boen all that could be wished, Admiral Mac Jounid i1 on bosrd tho Serapia, Tho Narcwsw, Immortalite, aud Kaleigh mailed for Trincomales at 10:30, ‘Frricomy, Dec. 0.—~The Serapia snd tho Ou- vorue loft Colombo at 4 this morntug, with a stroug northwert wind blowing, Tho vesscls anchored in Tuticarin Ronds at 5:20, & hoavy son ruming. The Master-Attendant boarded tha Hurapis from a nahive boat with difiiculey. ‘I ie Prince wau not expected mo woon, and the authorities arc ot prepared, bu: fopa to be able to receiva lum upou bis landiug in the marniug. Londen Letter, Thero has heen & ainzular declino of pnblic ine terext 1 tho Drinca of Walew' Indian touar. Loug let:era aro arniving by post from tho spo- cial corre<poudenta, all of th:h are not pub- linbed, nor are thosa pubhisbed, e faras one can jndge, much read, F'ewer epecial talograms appear, Mot even tho Prince’s ol 2pbant-hunting and the glowing accotnty of the courago be dise plsvain the fuogles bave arousad gieat entiui- wiaem. The Chuirrcan of the Hacknoy Liberal Club dinner has gone 80 far as to oxvross liw dirapprovel of pig-atick: and to romind tho Prince that bofare ho exp:o<es biv Lito in encoun~ ters with ** mad tigers " 'L ought to remember that he hea a wife and chiidren at home, ‘fne B i from & peenlarly desdly viper fu Ceglon ariug tha pleasing name of tic prolonga, recma to have been hatdly less than frcm Ugors and elephauts, and alrendy the Trtish tax-payer bas to hear that tho 8700.000, or whatever it was, prowded for the Prince's journey will not be evougb. Dr, Rarsell was writing bome o mooih &go that the question_of ** pros=. et ™ Rad becows embatiassing. Experisnco, Hags our eonrtier-correspondent. quito justiticd thomo who believod tuat the wnm vased by Par- lismeut would brove miadeanate. The Princa Las had to muie mora gifts than ho oxveoted ; there iw 8 *“run " onbis * trensure-room” (1w #ouuds like & California bani: etory), and not. withstanding the extrame pains aud esro of tha ofticors charge.d with tha distribucon, a * farso deticic " in feared. Already we hear of wora presents baving been oidered from Londou,— more books 1u prepostorens bindings, as il mere gauditesn sud bad tasio and coardo wurk- wnanship would pleago peopla wio were horn with kuowledge of colors to wham no Furopein Thera ara Ori over ntrains, ntal bindings (as there are which ore mira- What ean bawiid of the produc- stheran & Co., whi i Prince haa been ndvived to_polort asapacimand of whut Lnggland can do? Perbaps tho loss sard thia better. e, TRE WEATHIZ Wasnixotoy, 1. U, Do Upper Lakes, southm to uorthwest winds, warmer, follovel t¥ eclder, pactly cloudy weather, aud rising barnmoter, LOCAL OLSERVATIANG, —1 0. m.—LFar tho " Naztmm thermoneter, 47, Minfiniun, VATIONS, THE WYD*ING REGIH Wrukesnannz, Pa., Dee. 23, —Thera will bo st least n partini saspension in the Wyomiug coal region, bogluning car'y in Jaunary. 'Tho groab amount of coal on Laud, witl tho continuance of mild wonther, {4 ony resson for 1t, whilo anothar 18 the necessary annual repnir to the minca. The suspeuston wilt nos be for wore thin two or thres weels, and wiil not extond to individual oporators of the valloy, —_—— LAKE ERIE. Saxpusky, 0,, Dee. 29.—Tietux Golden Faglo arrivod bera frum Pul-in-Day, thid toru! ‘e Captain repacty consitarablo ice iu the lake, - BUSINESS NOTICES. Burnett’s Coconine—A Cerfect Droave ing tor the bair,—The G coutno bol1s i1 s liquid for alirgo proportion of dealorized cocoanut ofl, 1 pared expreasly fo ¢ thia purjose. Nouttier compous pasaesncs the pecnliar projertica wiich so exictly a: tue various conditionn of tie humsan huir, X suglo application reniers the b (m matier how s aud dry) voft and glossy for weveral digs, It fa concedot by ail who bave meed it to by the bst aud cheapess hatr dresslog in the world, Grent Blessing I-Dr, fil. oiter, Rere rlen Spripgs, Micl, siye Wishart's tiuo Tros T Comtlal s prover’s great Doetuctor to o ltae Ceriain Curw for ail Diseancs of the Lunge, Escollet Touly tor tho Mo, Deat Lemedy ever known for Coughe, Cold Liphtheru, Catase Soro irout, aud Cousumption —_ TAILORING, I heve & largor stook of Wintor Overcoate inga and Buitings than 8 usual for the sea- sou, and .will gell them for the next 3 days at 16 per cent off for CASH, Many novol- ties, direot from London, and not to be found elsswhere, GEQ, W, MATHEWS, Tallos, Room 3, 170 Btate-st., cor, of Monroe, Se WILSON & EVENDEN'S ! OlIL TANKS, MEASURING PUMP, N\ 47 & 40 West Lako Bt B g },» :9, CEIICAGO. SRAHAZNE gare Send fur Canalogue. Manufucturers of EVENDEN’S WOOD-COVERED OANS. COTTAGES TO BENT AND IO SAXT. 1 have soveral nice eottages to runt fu tho wanufaos turing dlstrict ucar the uow West Kida Water-Works. Koot very low to tonants, Worklug fawitlies des a al:ous of covvertiug Teut luto purchass can obtal y a8y terius, WAL i, PARK, Trustee, Lasailo-st, Losie on unusuall; Oftew 18, 134 SPLOTAOLES. BILAZILI. l PEBJLE SPLUTACLES ig LY Juapoction vl AANASIE'S, Oplis st UTribune Battduwg), .. mEmcAL MES. LAN Dm ..Inom'., raywician Obatetri nd L ffl? :n“::ofi‘l;r anpmw; ::-‘Dhmrl:-l Muustruse sant 10 wuy addrow, During coufinement spsciad itentan, Udon 414 Watcalats