Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1876, Page 2

2 . t Isognage the gontloman ared. At any :u:: l'h:guth:rsolgdm old body I tave no besitation in saying wili Lisartily concur with e ectfully, els. In my statemonts. Respec ally A e, DRclal Steaographer to the fi:nm Btates Grand Jury. b — ELSEWHERE, MILWAUKEE, THE FLESH INDICTMENTS. 8pactal Dispatsh to The Chicaos Triduns. Mrwaoxer, Wis., Jan, 14.—All bus tbres of the peraons indicted yosterdsy wers m-mr'd o 8sy. Tho names of the indicted are 8. J. Conk- lio, Specisl Agont; David . Munn, Bupervisors J. G. Welsaort, Deputy Collector ; N. B. Tonny and E. 8. Reddington, Gaugers ; Laopold Wirth, gistillor, aod two othera, Couklin is in Canada, Weisscrt and Wirth waro provioosly Mrtn(ed' for eonspiracy to dofrand the GQovoroment. Tho yresent indictmanta are for recolving bribes, and Witth for paying brbes. Agaiust Couklin no partienlara aro pormitted for publication, as he bas not boon arrested ; but it is underatood that thore is proof that ho recsived mouney regu- Iarly from all distiliers and reclifiers, varying from §200 to €300 cach, or €25,000 to £80,000 from May, 1674, when ho was appointed, aund Immodmelv bagan aseesaments, Against Muan thora are two counts, charging varions ewms from different dintillors, inctuding two saws of #500 each from Louis Rindskopf, one sum of €500 and ono of 1,000 from Thomas O'Neill, ete. ; alno €10,000rom Sam Indskonf, beliovad 1o be the procoeds of n fund raised spocisliy. Ho is alzo eatd to have 1oceived 85,u00 aod €2.800 oo two aubeequent occasions, beridea tha gogular assessmonts. Indications ara tvat he commonced making nessssments as soou as 6 was rent Lers to make tho firat fovestigntions into the Whisky Ring. Againat YWejerort thoro ara thirteon counta charging the zoceipt of sarious sums of §207 to $3v) 1rom different disullors and rectitiors, aggregating §9,600. Ho was a Deputy charged with the gon- eral outdoor suptrintandenee, and Liad to make regular vislts {o ovety distillary sud rectifving touse. Ho appeais to have made nssesamonts Froducing €2,600 to $3,600 per montl from May, 1873, Tho others ore charged with recoiving euma of $50, $100, and 2150 at a timo, Wels- sort’s ball to-day was fixod at &15,000, $8.500 of ‘which belonga tothe prosent indictment, and ilis balance of which Is o tenowal of aid bad | amLTY, Tho Jury returncd a verdiet of guilly agalnst August Wagnor, o Mavliowoo distillor, to-day, Bontence deforrod. A DEITTY ATFOINTED, Jobn Forbea was to-day appointed Doputy Collestor by Collector Bean, ——— SPRINCFIELD, ILL TIE GRAND JUBY, Sypectat Dipated to The Chicago Tribune, Bramsorixrp, Jan, 14.—Tho Grand Jury nd- journed to-dsy at noon withont accomphishing much, except to hear and discharga tho wite nesses in tho Cairo cases of shoving counterfoit mouey, and jodictments ia tho ramo are being propared. Tho Grand Jury is slso required to pass uron & case of whal may ho called crooked- coss at's browery st Champalgn, Il It Is charged that tho browory' people were in the habit of carefully removiog the stamrs wluch are roquired to bo destroyed iv tho act of tapping tho keg, and theo roussd thom until they were worn out. ‘Lhey sre also eharged with rotailing beer out of unstamped kegs, 1his occarrod in the dlatrict in chargo of Collector Richmond, at Mattoon, who is now musterad out by the consolidation of districts, Ilo is ceosared for naot seiziog tho -brewery, and its seizura is now ordercd, Tha reiloction upon the ox-Culleclor, however, is only s Ilack of duo diligence, and ho wa3y robably like some other Collectors might En it thero was uo Supervisor bandy to poks them up once in & while. Tho Governmont has eccepted the compromise teudered in the casa of Bechtold & Weber, wholesalo hiquor-dealera o1 Ebawnestown, prorecuted hers, as horotofare reportad, for shipping small pnckages of whisky vostamped and omlitting to kcep their bools ay reqnited by the Revenua law, ‘Cha offouse was a techpical violenos, there boing no Unitod Etates oficer on duty at Shasneotown, and the Governmont diemissed tho casa upon tho de- fendants paylug £100 aod custs, i s i WASHINGTON, BAZCOOR'S PAMILY DIAMONDS, Bvectal Dpateh to The Chicavo Tribune. WasmivoroN, D. 0., Jen, 14.—Ono of tha ‘most ctuel and unjust stories put in circulation egalost Gen, Babcock proves to Lo without thoe least foundation. It wai nssertod that a mem- ber of his familv bad received diamonds of very conslderablo valuo from oflicials in 5t Lol who bad purchissed thom out of the procesds of crookod-whisky money. J. Itussell Jones, our Iato Miniater to Bolgium, swhio 1s now here, maken & statement that tho dismonds which havo given tiso to this story wero purchascd by himself sbroad, and brought to thm country and pre- 3ented, mnd that po others have bnon received from Joyce, McDonald, or auy ono olio impli- cated in thoe whisky frauds, HENDELSON'S PAT. The story In cireulation that Mr. enderson bad dewandod $30,000 in setclomant for iy ser- vicos fu tbe whisky casen 1o St. Loms appearad o have been ataited for tho Ym'po!n of creating projudico againet him. Ilo hns named po sum whatever to tho Attorney-General, and tho amount to bo paid him will be dotermined {u the usoal war,—that 18, upon an amount cortified ag proper and just by the Judza of the Cirewt Court and tho Unlied States District Attoruoy, s ———— INDIANAPOLIS, TUE M'GRIEF CASE, Txpravarorss, Ind, Jao, 1%.—The argamont in the McGriff cise was continusd to-day by Judge Deuny and Judgo Claypeol for tha dofenss,—Gen. Drown, for ths Govern- (waent, closing the case at nooa. Afier tho of tho ‘chiarge Court, tho jury re- od, nt 2 o'clock, At b a'clock thoy camo in_ for odditional inatructions, and wvero sent back and fnstructed nolto disnoiss ofore aprecing, aud Lo bring ina vordict to- WOITOW 1morning, Drasher renowed his recognizanco in-the som of 810,000 to-day, Willsw Hauuamau, of this city, becoming hik surciy, Thecase of Hirom Hrownleo waa taken up this afternoon, &_jury obtained, and tho caso :opc“d by ur. Holston, Assistant Distriot Al raey, CHURCH MATTERS: WHITTLE AND BLISS, Bpectal Inspateh to T'he Crieaco Tridune. TMacing, Wis,, Jou, 14.—Whittls ond Biisy, the evangelists, closed a scrica of Unlon Gospel meotings this evoniug ev tho [resbyteilan Church, The house, waich wiil seat comfortably » thoueand poople, was crowded to suffoention, o crond fllling tho lecture-room lu (Lo rear and the vestibulo and steps in front. Au over- Bowing meoting was also beld at the Baptist Chuich, which was lod by ous of tle pastors, aod at which Bliss sang * 'The Niuctyand Niue.” Theso moctings hLavo coutinuod a weok, and havedrawn fogother a crowded houso evory cight, Bome ifty toso for prayora to-night. aud 1t 18 understood many have maught and found the better way, Tho meetiugs will continua au- der (ho chargo of the pastors ot the city, whailo tbe evangalists, who have won many friends Lere, go to Madison next weok, MOODY AND SANKEY. PmnipzLruia, Jan, 14.—I'sovably 15,000 per- 3008 attended the bloody and Bankey meeting to-night, and buodreda failed to get in, AMr. Bloody took for his text the word ** Behold," as Tound in the Fifty-tirst Psalm, aud shiowed its ases. “Donold!'I bring you good tidngs." " Behold! ths Yamb of Uod that taketlh away ‘e aiom of the world,” ‘‘Behold! cow la tho rcepted time," and * Behold! they After the services mavy persons vivited the laquiry rooms for upecisl prayers, ome timo sgo the managers of tha Moody and Eankoy mcetings auuounced that (hoy peeded £30,000 to tmect expeuscs, Binge (hat lune §20,704 have beou coutributod, & TALMAGE AT CINCINNATI, Bpecial hapateh to T'he Chicago Triduns, Ontcinuaty, Jan. 14,—The effort to gat & blg erowd to hioar the Rev. Talmage, of Brooklyn, on the tLeadbare queation of the Bible in the publie sctiools, at Exposition Ifall last night, was 3 wiseravlo failure, ‘Lhere wore not over 1,000 payiog porsons in udisace of 8,000, —_———— JOURNALISTIC, Spestal Disvaleh ta The CArcaae Triduns, Lzavzswonty, Kan., Jso, 14.—Dr. J. J. Orock will begin the publication of the Etening Herald sgaln pext Kondsy, It will bo & Democratio shest. It wao suspoudod abuut a w R T 1 40k 830 from DR THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 187(—'TV WASHINGTON, - The Amnesty Flame Goes Out, Leaving a Very Bad Smell, And the Odor Still Clings to the €on- federato Benclies, 3 Randall Again Completely Floored by Blaine's Parlinmentary . Taotios, The Demhnracy Decline to Come 10 a Square Vote on Jeff Davis. Passage of the Annual Pension Bill in the Iouse. A Bill Passed to Faoilitato the Payment of tho Alabama Claims, Willard, of Michigan, Introduces a Stringent Civil-Servics Res form Measure. EXIT AMNESTY. RANDALL FLOORED ONCE MORE. Special Dispateh to The Chicaoo Trionng, ‘Wasuixatoy, D. ., Jan, 14.—~Tho question of amuesty disappeared from the Honse this aftor. noon fn a very dramatic way. Thoe bill, with Dauke' amoudmont, csmo back from the Jndi- cinry Committeo In accordance with tnetractions. It oxtended universal amnesty to the entire South. oonditionad upon taking an cath of allo- giance. Theto wore two roll-calls, ono npon or- dering the main question, and & thurd wpon the final pnssago af tho bill. Tho first call resnlted In yens, 183; nays, Di—ono lces thao a tvo-thirds majority, The volo was sufliciont to order the main question, but two-thirds wers required for {ho final passago of the bill, Tho firstroil- call bad dovelopod tho strevgth of the two- sldes. Tho time consumed {u calling tho rolt the socond timo was occupied by Blalncand his {ricnds fn CASVASSTNG TIE NOTSE to prevent Democrats from oblaining tha ono voto that was needed. Rainey and cno or two ciher colored mon woro objects of special solio- itation, Upoan call for tho main question, thoy had voted with the Democrals, and thoy had givon out that thov should vots for uncondition- sl smpesty. Ratney could not bo provailed upon to voto ngninst tho bill, but sield- ad to tho entreaties of frionds, and do- clined to voo at all. The 3voto on ths fioal passogo vesulted: Yeas, 182; nave, 97, not two-thirds, and for tho second timo tha roposition to 1ncludo Jeff Davis waa defcated, Tho Democrats essmed griatly surprised, Their warprise was Intensified by the bililiant parlia- mentury tactics which foliowed. DLAINE BAW HIS VANTANE GROUND, end, boforo tho Domocrats had recovered from their cousternation, moved to recousidor. The Speaker, under tho rules, was compelled to roc- ognizo bim, Tha question was of tho hirheat pariiamentry privitogo. It again gavoe Blaine the loor for an hour, desvite Domocratio. pro. tests, and in deflanco of Democralio disconr- tesics, o umed ¢t firet to slhow_ that the Domocrats had pincod Toiou men undor disabilities tn tho South, and further, to offer to yield the floor to nny Democrat who should nresent tho Elaine bill to be soted upon, or who would move the Conton- nial bitl THE LINLS WERE DRATN VIRY CLOSTLY sbout S8am Randall when bo was compolled to choose betweon Jeff Davis and 1he Centennial, ‘Tho Domoerata rofuscd Loth theto offers, Dlaino thon, with marvelons quickness and dramatio foreo, eald: I, thon, withdraw tho motfon to reconsider,” With these words tho entira sub- Ject of stnnesty in any of ita forma rossed [rom tho calondar “of tho Ilouse. Tho Demo- crats wora amazed. Thoy did not com- proliend the situntion until the crics of regular order aroused them toa knowledgo of the fact that tho minojity ad onco more conquered 1o majority, nod that the question of amocsty was not befors the lougo, The Domoctats aro keenly conaclous that thoy lavo made A GREAT POLIFICAL MISTARE in the amneaty debato. Thoy bave placed them- sulves fu the position of trying to rpecially honor Joff Davis, and, falliug in tnat, have lost tho amnosty Wil altogether. Thoir political mintako Iny In refusing to permit 3r. Blaloe's bill {0 Lie ofiered to be voted upon. By thiun coursa thoy lost many Republican votes from membera who wero unwilliug to sco tho minority oppresed, Tho wholo discigsion might Lavo beon ouded in two_ hours, and a general Amnesty bill bave passed witbout exception ir Mr, Blaine’s Lill baa been permirted to bo brought to a vote, The Ley to the Democratic oppotition to this lica in tho fact that they wero UNWILLING IO WAYE A LECORD YOTE upon tho apecific question of Joff, Davis. Tho Democerata are tryiug to recover from tho dam- aging cffecta of this dobate by witbholding and rewriting their spooches, Ben Hill's nppearod this morning, It differa very materially from tho verbatim portions published tho nost morn- ine aftor delivery, Ho has modifled hia chargos of inbumanity oo tho pert of the North ; Lay grontly moditied his oulogy of vecession, It iy Dy noincans the epecels dolivered i the House, )mt Iu.!rlmmuu to help tho Northern **dough- acoa," VIOLATION OF THE RULES, Tho Houre, two years ngo, pacied 8 resolo- tlen probibiting the inseriion in the Record of nur ovidences of approval or dissent during tho defivery of spoocnes, and the words ** laughter,” ‘ applause," and **mnerriment,” wero probibited from llspulrlnu in tho Record in futnve; but this rulo appoars to bave Leen syotematically violated during tho proacnt soesion, The rc. vised cdition of ILl%s epeech showa how fla- erantly tho rujo can be dieregarded. In nmin. gle parsgranh thero I8 an interpolation of the worde *““enthusinatio applsuse,” **coutinued ap. plaues,” and *much applause.,” At the oud of the speech thesa words appoar: tho floor and 1n tha gallories," LTo the Ausoctaled Press,] DANDALL'S DEVEAT. Wasmxoron, D. €., Jan, 14.—In (ho ITonss to-dav, Proctor Kuott reported back ths Amnesty bill, which reads sy followa: That all disabllitics naposed and remalning on an persou by virtuo of tha third goction of the fouriconth article of tha smendiaents Lo the Conatitution of the United Blates be, and aro hereby, removed ; and each sud every peison fs, and aball ‘ba forever, reieved therefroms on his afipearing bifore s Judgo of any court of tho Unitod Ktales, or of any conrt of rscont In tho State of which o {38 reaident, and_taking and #ubwcribing Lo the foltowing oath, to ‘be duly atiested and recorded ; * I, A, H., do solemanly awear, or affirm, that [ will support and defend the Constitution of the United Snutey againat all euemics, foreigh and_domes. Ho; thut Iwill bear true faith'and allegianca 1o tha saine, and obey all laws made tu pursusuce thereof aud tiat [ Like this obligation fracly and without auy mental reservation or purpose of evasiou,” 3Ir. Knott moved the provious question on tho passags of the Lul, Mr. McCrary, a momber of the Judiclary Com- mittes, asked Alr, Kuoit to yield Lim tho floor for » moment., Mr, linoit roplied that it woald afford him pleasuro o yicld to Wis colleague aud to obher gentlemen o each sidoof tho Ilone, but he folt that veilthior the rcnnu of the couniry nor the barmony of the House required any further dis. cusslon of tho proposition, Alr. Fryo, also & member of the Jnaiclary Com. mitice, asked 3z, Kuoit to permit lum to auk & singlo quostion, Beveial Domocrata objectod, and Mr, Cox said we bavo biad coough of talk, M, Blaine—Wil) the goutleman (Knott) allow m:“-;zuuul ouo word of debato to Liave a letter 1e Megare, Cox, Randall, and sovoral other Demo- crats objected, Mr. Kuoit—I cannot co: t to opon tho do- bato at all, Iigsiat on the pravious question, Mr. Bisioo—I want & distinct undesstanding— More ories of * arder " from the Demacratlo o, ‘The previous question was sncondod, and the main question prdered—yess, 183; nays, 43, Az, Fryo—1 vimply dexire lo ask whether the Republican minority on the Judiclary Committon cnglouxétd in th.l’upmlt.) Foil . Cox (vociferously)—~I call tho gentloman to order—Xaine alwsys out %l order, (Laughter.] iy, Blaine—T understand that tho goatloman * Applauao on from Kentacky declines ofthor to admit the amendmont or to atlow debata, ; Loud calls of *ordor" on the Domocratio sido. .'vll']- Tandall (in & tono of romonstranco)--You knaw beiter than to do this 2 Mr. Cox (romeswhat more angrily)—You have been 1o the chair youreolt, sud ougutb to know Lotter, [Laughter.) ERROR, Tudgo feclvo called nttontion to tho faulty grammar in tho constructinn of the bill, the hirano ** each aud every person ™ boiug trested o tho plural {ustoad of tho singalar case. Ths error waa ordored corrected, THE DILL REJECTED. Tho Ilouse thon voted on tho paseaga of the bifl and tho voto reaulted : Yoas, 183 nays, 97, The requlsito two-thirds not voting in favor of tho Will, it was rojected, Tloro was somo inter- o8t mavifested as tho eall of tho roll proceoded. ‘The Itepublicans bad brought their {nfluonce to ‘bear on aomo of tho members of their party who Lad voted ‘‘aye” on the precading voto to eul;n— votaintho negative or to rofraln from Yoling. Mr.gmluuy (South Carolina) was conaplenoue- Iy tho olject of such attentions, 1fo did not suswer when his uame was caitod, Mr, Haralrou (Als.), who waa in tho samo rosition, also witbheld his vate at first, but fioally tose and asewered ‘‘ayo," amid tha plandits of the Democralr, Georgo A. Dagloy (N, Y.), who had voted in the alirmative, charged hia vote to a negalive, at whien tha Rennblicans rojoiced. Mr. Wolla (Misa.) tried to explaln why, al- though ho was fu favor of a gencral amoes:y, {ucluding Jofforeon Davin, be votod ‘*no,” but the Democrats shouted him down, Mr. Lynch ( Miss,), howcver, managed to got tho chance of sawmug that, althoogh ho was fo favor of tho hill, o voted **uo with & view of letting Blajue offer his amendmont. althouch ho (Lyinch) wonld voto against the amendmont, Mr. Parman (Fla.), who _tiad also withhield bis voto whon Liis namo was first called, altorwards voted *‘no.” TIE NEGATIVE YOTE, Tuo following is tho negalive voto on the bill: NA° Dagloy, Maymend, Phatt, Baker (Tod.), Hendee, Tratt, Bakor (N, %), Tlendorson, Purman, Ballog Hoar, Tainson, Baine, ege, tosa (Pa), Dlair, arkm Turk, Beadley, Hubbel Rampron, rosn (K"'if‘ 1unter, Sinnlekson, Durchard (1), Horibut Bunl's, Turle‘gh, ymsn, Smith (Pa, Carmo, Joyre, Btarkweather, Cason, Kasson, Biralt, Ciswell, Ketchum, * Btowell, Congez, King, Thornburg, Ceapo, Tapliam, Tawnnend (Pu, Crounna, Liwrence, Townsend (N, Danford, Leavenworth, Tulle, Darzall, Lynch, Van Vorbeot, Davy, agoon, Waldron, Trenivon, MacDougall, Wallace (Pa), Dotbins, MeCrary, Walle, Dannell, eDill, Wells, o, Miller, Wheeler, Tivans, Monroo, Whito, Fort, Nast, Whi Foster, Norton, Freeman, Oliver, Frou, Oaell, Irye, TPacker, ‘Wileon (Ta,), ariiela, Fipe Wood (Pnj, Tale, Tulitips (Kan), Woodworth=07, Harrls (Magy), Plaisted, Hathorn, TNE REPUNLICANA VOTING ATH woro Anderson, Banks, Evbert, I'arnoll, Haral- pon, Kelloy, Sanders (Ind.), Luttrell, Mackey (8. C.), Moray, Pierce, Beolye, O'Neil. | LLAINE AGAIN APEAKS. On the result being announced, 3Ir. Blaing took the floor, aud by moyiug to roconsidor ob- tawed tho right to epeak, Ho sald that’the oaly object on Lia side of tho Houso was not to bo obetructive. Beveral Democrats-~\Wo hope— Mr. Blaina—Not to delay legislation by any of theno menos with which tho last Houso was #o familiar. Thoy bud no desire to filibuster, although the Civil-Tughts bill which bad boeu designed to pive tho rizhts of mashoad to eolor- ed men bad Leen ready to be reportod from a committee, flibusterng cut off thoe chanco to roport it for scventoen con- sccutivo Monday moinings, and ono of the chiof parlamentary glotioa of his friond from Ponusylvauts (Randall) was that, through the extromo wuso of that power, he hed pro. vanled n conslderation of that bill. They do- signed ro such process, They simply desiro to have a voto on whother Joifereon Davis shonld be focluded o this genoral amnesty. If Lis friend from Massachuystts (Baoks), whom ho aw standivg with thas winsomo smile to which ho (Blaine) was glad to reepond, wonld exonss Lim ko would suggest that his (Blaina's) amend- mout was bettor than tho gentloman’s in wnothor respect, Tho gentloman's (Uanks) amendment allowed the oath to be taken in any ktale court of record, in o ptobate coutt for fastanco. A Republican momber—Or a poica canrt, Mr. Blaino thought tbat tho Goverument, douling with some of its erring citizens who ware coming buck to bo1eclothed and rebabilitnt- ed with tho full rights and glories of Amencan citizanabip—ho thought that such sn fmportant transaction rhould be cognizablo ouly ta the United Stated Courte. Ho boliaved thera was no other diforunco batweon tho two amendmonts, Mr. Kasson—Oh, yes, Tho latter proposition requires o oath of “obedienco to all lawas made iu pursnauco of tho Constitution, Mr. Ilonr—So that it o man violates any law ho bozomes guilty of pecjury, Mr. Blaino—~Then, my friond, Danks' amend- ment is barderon them than mine. I wantto be generous to thom. Under tho gontleman's Bauks) umendment, if & man rofuses to put s 4-cout ¥lamp on biy cheek ho violates hiw oath, MMr. Banhs—Wo intend to oboy all by-taws, M, Blane—Yes, but at tho'same timg thero should be no pltfalls in legislation for 1o uu- wary to fall tuto. hiflr. Danks—Thero aro no unwary onos on our eido, Nr. Dlaloe—What ia tho gentleman's eldo? [Loud jauzlizar.] Ay, Banks—It ia tho aldo of the Constitution of tho United Staten and of the laws mado fn pursuancs therecf, [General applanso on the Demootatic side.] 1do not ko that there ls any differenco betweon mou of this country who ara uoder political disability nnd allens who coma bera and ask to bo admitted to citizoneblp. and sihio aro allowod to tako tho oath {n Btata courts, THE LETTER. 3fr. Blame—T oodoavored thls morniog to bLave a lotier rond, aud I will read it now, _\ith that commauding eloquenco which my frieud fram Mosaachuectts {Iunks) posscasos, ho callad onr attention to the great desire in this conton- nial year of Laviog no_man in the land under the " glightest political disabilities, and why tironically) excopt poor Jeff Davis? I will now read tho jetter, It 16 addreseed to mywelf, aud 18 dated Raleigh, N, (%, 13cth January, 1876, Mr, Blaine theraupon raad a lotter frow W, W. Iol- don, ex-Governor of North Carolina, that ho Lind boon impesached and removed from oftico as Gorernor of that ftato kolely on account of hia tnovomont against the Ku-Klox ; that this was done by the Democrats of that State, thoalliesand echioes of Northern Demooraty ; that hohad beon nlwo digqualitied by the 4udgmenl of removal fiom holding oflica in that Biato; that the Damocratic Legislature and the late Constitue tional Conventivn had been applied to in vain by hils frionds to remove such dwaoilities ; that the late Couvention, in whichh the Democrats had ono majonty by fraud, had refused, by a strict poity vote, to romove his disabiltion ; and (hat to-day hio was tho ouly man ju North Carolina who could not hold oftico, and that ne thougut theso facts should bo Lotne in mind whon tho Democraws or Congress claim relief for tho late wsurgent leaders, ‘When bo reached the nams and read it, there was an outburat of coutempt ou the Domocratic side, aud sevoral vt the Norih Carolina mombery —VYanco, Robbins, Ashe, and othora—tried to at the toor to roply to flofdon's lettor, bug Mr, laine absolutoly refused to yield, and paid tauntingly, what havo ?‘ou ot to esy to that purely palitiesl impeachmont 2 Mr, Ashe—(fo ts not the only person in tho Inotl doprived of ofiica, Mr, Blaino—Lt is purely s polltical, not pross- cution, but petsecution,—the peorsccution of a Uuiou man, To-day It s tho deuign of the Democratic patty of Misslssipp! to remove Gov. Ames from big ehair by impeacumont, and to disqualify him, Theso two frionda of the Union, one s Unuion man in North Carolius and tho othor as gallant a Unfoa woldier a3 evor tied a tash around bis bouy, are to be disfranchisod aud digabled men, and Joif Davis Is to b let froe to onjoy the Ceutennial as Philndelnhia. Mer, Bouthard—1 would liko to knuw whut Gov, Holdon was neforo the War, . Mr. Blama—k do pot deslro Lo go one single rolut from the debate. Now, I desiro to ofer my bill, and will yield tho floor to any on that #ide of tha Houns to move Lo surikio out tha ox- cluvion of Jeit Davis, and probably, as tho tom- par of this Houro s, that bill can ba passed within thirty miutos, Bir. Asha aross to the quostion, Mr. Blaine—1f {be gentlemsn from North Carolina will got up and “aay that ho is for uni- versal awnesty, including Gov, llolden, I will give Lim the tloor, Mr, Vance—I will speak for North Carolios, aod aay that Iam, Mr. Blaine—Ob, yes; but why dida't tha Con- stitutional Conventiun do it? Come here, gon- tlewen, yourselves, with clean bands, and not ag persccutors, You como here persecating men who nover rebelled agalust the (toverumont of the Vuitod Btatos, [Yoices on tbe Demossatio LVIZ PAGES, ello—*Ioldon did!"] You como hioro disabling men who fought grandly for the Unitod States, You como here with the intent to drive from the Executlyo cualr of Missiasippi Adolbere Ames in ts centennlal yoar, and yon coma horo refusing 1o removo the disabilitios’ of W. \Y, iolden, DLAINC'S BILL. Inow offer my bill, aud I willyleld to any gen- tlemaa, Alr. Iiandall made a point of order that Mr, Biamo hal no right to otfer tho bill at this stage. AMr, Blatoo—Doos tho gentieman object ? Mr, tandatl—You muat procead.n order, bllr.bl'!lnlno—uo I undoratand tho gentlemsn to objec! r. Randali—I have tho right to spoak in re- ply to your romatke, Mr. Dlnino—1 ask unanimoua consent to offer thin bill, yielding at tha samo timo Lo any geutio- man wlho dosires to movoe to striko out Lho exclu- sion of Joff Davia. Mr, Randali—-I objoct, Mr, Banks—It ia not fn order, Mr. Dlsino—It is by unanimous consent, Mr. Banks~—Tho bill ia not bofors tho Honee, Mr. Blaine—It can be dono by unanimous cone aout. Mr. Danks—Not even by ucanimous canment, Mer. Blalue—Oh, noussnse. What is there to provant it? Mr. Banks—Tha ruloa of tho Housa pravant it Dy, Biaivo—In it becauso this motion to re- consider fs panding ? Alr, Kandall—=Tho gentieman knows he i ont of order, Mr, Dlzine~In what? 3Mr, Randall~Tho gontleman known ho has not tho right to offer that amondmont, T Laviug ob- Jectod to it, Mr. Blaino—Woll, I have the right to talk about it. Mr. Randall—Tlien go ahead and tatk about it, Mr. Robbins demauded to bo heard on behalt of his Btate. A Mr. Blaine (declining to yield)—I again mak tho proposition to”¥ULriug “the bill beforo tho Tfoneo Ly unanimous conscnt, and I will yiold to tho gontieman to offer an amendment. ‘It the goutlemen on tho otbor side retuss that propo- sition, it in bocauso thos don't want any bill to pass, 1 am for & practicable amnesty, I am for ao amuesty that will go through— Mr. Raundall (coutomptuonsly)—Oh, you sro not sincere ln the least degroa, Ar, Blaine (without paring anv atiention to Randalt)—and agnin desire to submit my propo- sition, and ask uunnimous consent for that pur- posn, e, Robhina—1I object. Mr. Mills asked Air. Biaine if ho (Mills) shoutd vote to reliova the palitical disabit'ties of Ilolden and Gov. Ames, ho (Blsino) would voto to remoyo the dieabililios ot Joff Davls, Mr, Blaine (sho probably had not Leard Alills’ qeestion) wont oo to say that {f tho Houso de- clined his proposition, ‘and wanted no farther debate, ho would give tho gontloman from Popu- sylvania (Raudall) an OF{)‘annnily to bring up the Centennial biil, which had been postponed an ontire week by this Amunesty bill ocoupying tho attention of tho Houasa. Mr. Jiandall—~Tho tioio consumed and couso- quent postponsment of the Centennial bill ara whoily chargeabls to your sido of the Houso. H RARDALL PINNED DOWN, Mr. Blamno—I will now eud this matter, and I bavo it in my.power to do so, I withdraw the motion to reconeider. ([Irinmphant langhteron tho Ropublican sldo and apparent astonishment on the Domocratio sido.] At this timo tho motwbers ou the Domocratic side wore on thelr feot, whilo tho Ropublican mombora were in thoir seats, and tho Iatter set up gancral crfos of ** Ordor, order, ordor,” BMr. Randall asked Mr. Blaine to give him an npnnrmnu{ of sayivg & word, ‘The request wns met by st il foudor cries of order fram tho Re- Enblleau side of tho Houso, in which calls Blaino imself jofned. Mr, Randail neain ronowed his roguoat, and Dlaine refused it, There tho amuesty isatier andeod for the day. e THE COMMITTEES, TEXAS DORDER OUTBAOES, apemal apateh lo The Chicage Tribune, WamuwaotoN, Do 0, Joau. 14.—Schioicher's Commltteo to ivvestigato tho ttoubles on tha Rlo Grando border held its firat mosting this moralog. No actual business was transacted, but from the general conversation which took placo among the membera of the Committas it i3 bolieved that they will not decm it noccasary to make a very extended inveatigation. The genoral opinion seoma to be that sufliclent ovi. dence of ontrages both by Indians and by Mexi- cans i3 olrendy in the hands of Congroes, and if wsoy sdditiooal testimony s noeded ¢ can be obtained from tho War Dopartwient, Bevoral gontlemen from Brownsvillo are oxpocted {n Washington soon, who will bo able to give tostimony if it is noed- od. If no investigation i3 made, tho work of tho Comumittee will bo greatly simplified, and will caonslat chiefly in advising measares of reliof to be proposed to Congress. Thoso measures wil probably be in the form of o bill or resolution advising tho President to atation a largor aud more effectivo ' military forco upon tho Rio Qrando border, Tho Committoo will hold another meoting on Mlonday morniog. THE TRANAVER OF TUE INDIAN BUREAU. The ifouse Committeo on Military Affairs haa beon cousidoting twoquestiona: Firat, the traus- forof tbo Indiao Bureau to the War Dopart. ment ; socond, tho reduction of the army, IFrom tiie deliberations thus fer, it is apporant to the Commiltoa that bothi‘of theso objects cannot bo accomnplisied. If the Indiso Burcau should bo tranaferred, tho reduction of (he army would bo impracticable. A majority of the Committeo appoar to favor tho transfor of the Indian Bu- rean and tho maictenance of tho army in its presout condition, [0 the Asoacisted Press.) THE TEST OATH, Wisnixatox, D. C., Jan. 14,—In tho HMouso Jadiciary Committao this morning the question of repcaling tho test onth then came up, and a Domocratio membor advocated a now oath for theso who hiad participated in tho Rebollion, as followy: ‘*Iawanr to support the Canstitution of the Unitcd States,” leaving out tie remaine dar of the regular oath and all reforenca to sny mentnl resorvation, This was opposed by tho Hopublican mombers, who inaisted ~ that the regular osth of allegianco shoutd be taken, with tho words “‘aud tha Union" insortod after tha worda * United Btates," Tho addition of theso worda was urged on so- count of sovoral Bouthern Stetes having struck out. of their State Constitutions the ronounciog of all nzht of sccesaion. 'I'ha Democratic mom- bers opposed this uddition to the oath, and Mr. Knott eaid his party would nover agico to suoh au oath, slthouglh it waa not sv objectionable as the test oath. \Vithont acung on ths propoei- tion, tbe Committes ndjourned. TIE TEXAY PACIFIO RAILROAD, The Housa Pacitio Railroad Cowmniittes had meeting aud talkod over the Texas Pacitio bill. 1t wan sgrecd to tako the meassure up next Wod- nesday, aud to give Ci cott and otuer partics Interested in tho suit & hearing, THE VREAIDENTIAL TVR. The Tlousa Committeo on the Judiciary to-day, on wmotlon of Lawrence, of Ohio, who previousiy voted with tho majority of tho Committsa, re- couviders its aotion without reforouce to the limit of the teim of tha Presidential office. The Committes, afler disousaion, sgreed to prosent a Constitutional Ameundment flxing tha term of oflice at four years, aud theroafior forover mak- l|||;; ;::o tucumbeat of tho oflico ineligible for re- elceiton, —_——— CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. WILLALD'S BILL. Bvectal Dizpatch Le Tha Chieaao Tridune, Wasmxoroy, D, 0., Jan. 14.—Mr, Willard (Mich.,) introducod a bill in the llouse this after- noon looking to au important reform lu the civil eervice, Its title is, **A il to prosctve the prerogatives of the Executivo Departments of the Governmeut,” and it makea it a misdomeanor for any Benator, Reprosontative, or Nalegate in Cougross 1o lotorfere, adviss, or recommend the appointment or removal of auv officer In any Execative Deparimont unlees Lo is roquested ta do fo by the President, head of Dopartment or Barean, snd $l:at whon hisadvice is so asked ho sha!l give it in wnting, with his reasons, smong which thero shall be nono basod on personal or political grounds, All such letiers written by mombers of Congress on request of an execu- tive officer aro by the bill roquired to be placed on filo, aud be produced at any time when called for by Congrerss. ‘Vhe pouslty for viols provielons of the bill s & fino uf not le: $100 nor more than £1,000. Mr. Will attempt at an eaily day to get tho se llouse on the subject of civil survico ———e NOTES AND NEWS, TR REPULLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, Suecral Divatch to The Chicaan Tribuna, Wasuixatox, D, O, Jan. 14.—L'be Cincinoati delegatos to thie National Republican Committes, with woveral Ohio Hopresentatives, called upon the Prealdent. The lattor dlscasscd the work of the Committes at some length, aod expressed rogrot that the Convention had not been called in l‘{-y. e gald that tho Republicans always gaiiod by the examination of their records fn a long campaign, whila the Domocratn alwaya loat. NO SPECIAL LEMSLATION. Mr, 8pringer, of lliinois, bas: prepsrod a bill prolubiung all ‘spocial logi<lation, and lLiaa read an oxhaustivo speceh upon 1¢. OUR RELATIONA WITI APATY, ‘Thora Is a rumor that Becrolary Fiah wiil soon onmmunicate confidantially Lo thio Committoo on Foreign Affaira tho uaturo of the answer of Groat Dritain 1o tho cireniar-noto of our Goy- exnmont upon Bpain and Uaba. TIK TENSION APPROPRIATION NILL ponzed the Honwo without amondmont. It ape propristen 829,500,00,—21,000,000 less than Inst year, Btovon«on, of Illuois, in the couras of tlho debate, abowe:d that lio has somothing yot to loarn as & logislator, Ho said that thore Aro ninetecn penson agencics in Ilinois, and wntimated that thoy wors sl committing fiands, 'é‘hn‘muu I8 theroaro but threo iu the eutire iato. ¥ THE PRESIDEXTIAT, CANDIDATES, Mr. Dlsino’s frionds nie openly denouncing Bonator Motton for going into tho National Cone vontion aud making tbreo spaecties in favor of Cincinnaty, or, in other words, in favor of him« solf, The foud uotwoen the friends of themo two candldites bids falv to becomo iutonsoly bitter at onco, [ o the Associated Pres.) CIVILIZING TUE INDIAMNS, Wasir¥aroy, D, C., Jan, 14.—Tho answor to tho Bonatoresolution offered by Mr. Ingalls, calling for fnforination as to the appropriation of $300,000 for tho support, education, and cive {lization of 1,000 captive Cheyenuo, Arrapahoe, Tiowa, and Comancho Indinng, shows that 877,- 478 hinva heon oxnended, ani that claims to tho amount of $31,830 aro peudivg action by the Troasury Dopactment, ''o so much fnquiry aa to whothor any of the Iadiana havo trecoived tho bonefit of such oxpenditures, Commlissioner Bmuth replles: ** I bavoto pay that this ofice bian no reasou to suppose Lhose oxpendituros have been mado withiouu benelit to tho Tudians for whom tho appropriutions wore mado." i SVl THE RECORD. 10Uk Bille wero introduced as follows: Dy Mr, White— To rednco the ralaricsof pulllo offcers oxcseding $1,000 20 per ccut. Ilemoved the provious question on it passago. Mr. Kasson suggeatad that though the motive of the bill wan excellent, and fts object admirablo, it scomed 1o violato the Constitution, as it favolved the Buprems Judgea and tho President, Ho thereforo thought it ehould be raferrad to some conmittes. Tho previous question was not seconded, and the bill was referred to tho Committes on Appropriations, On motlon of Mr, Vance, of Ohio, the Benate bill authorizing the Joint Cammittes on Publlc Prinung to 0x npon stendards of paper for tho diffurent kinds of public printing was takon {rowm the Speakes’s Lable and passud. COBMMITTEE RETORTS, “Tho Bpesker then calied tho conumitters for private bills, but tacre was onfy ono privale Lill—a pension bill—roported, * Mr, Morsison, from tho Committeo on Ways and Moans, reporied back the resolution dirccting o sov- ecal commiltees to fnquiro into. Aty errora, abuses, o frauds that may exiat {a tho administration and exe- ontion of exlsilng laws, the inventigations to cover auclt perlods in thio past as the commilicos may desm nazesmary, Mr, Ward, from the Committzs on Commeroe, re- portod a bilf praviding that the halling place of every Fogistored, encolled, or licensed veasol of the Dnftad States miy hereaftor be tho fown o city whers tho yossel wia Lull,or wacro th usband or mamgiog owner or owners shall resido, and that the name of such town or city shall bo paintod on fhe stern, e oxplaliied that tho nceonsily for tho bili grow out of sam rosent consteution of tho Trowsury Dopactmont, making tho liutiing plice of yessela the portof entry from which thelr papors wero lssued. 31, Bayler, from tha Commilties o Publie Lands,re- ported a uill to correct an error In Sec. 2,44 of thio Ties vieed Statutes, the error belng the numbering of See, 2407 54 3401, 1o rofercaco to rottismentvn pubiis lauds, After an oxplanation, the bill waa passed, Mr. Crounse, from the sa:ne Commiitize, reported & blil ai'awing pro emytion oa homestexd aettismonts on the Fort Kearncy Militury Reservations, In Ne'rask:, Bir, Tolinan moved to atrike out tha word * emption " whorovor 1t ocours in_ tlie Lill, #o loavo the Iands opon to homestead metticsa only, to e said that pra-emiption was excecdiugly favorahle to sootulators, and sgainst the ighta of bona Ado sot srs, Mr, Crounse sald ho hiad no objection to the amend- ment, which was adopted, sn thua the bill passod. sir. Moroy, from ‘the ‘same Committee, reporied n il repoaling Sez, 2,500 of the Roviscd Statutes, which confinea the disposition of the publio lands In Ala bama, Misalaalppl, Loulsisna, Atkaneas, and Floria, He explained thaf in 18:0an'ncl had been pamsed re. atricting tho diapowal of the publle landa of the United Blatze futhoss five Sistes, sud the objeat of tho bill was to rowmova that restriction, Discuasion followed, in which the sentiment gencrally prevailed that the men who tilled and oultlvated thn publie lands should alono be outdticd to acquize them, and fnally tho meas- uro was recommitied to tho Commiltee ruporting it, TLNSION BILL. After the conslderation of the Amneaty bilt [pro- ceedinga Lo bo found elsawhere), the Liouss, on motlon of Mr, Randall, went into Committes of ‘the Wholo, Saylor (OBjo) In’ the chalr, on the Pension Appropria- {Ln i, which sppropriites tho following sums s Yeusiona'for ormy {nvallds, 812, widows, cte,, £14,1t0,000; peunlons ‘for ' survivors of War of 1812, §1,600,001; 1628 of Tension Agonta’ com- minsous, $8.0,0005 navy pensions, feos, cie., $1,184+ 560, Total, §19,5 33,70 3ir, Atkius, who Lad chargs of the bill, made & statomont as {0 tho ftems in §t compared with'those of preced'ng vears, and showed tht the avorags kato af penaions lias fucreatod from $89 in 1371 to $10431 in After discuseion in regsrd to Peaston Agents, tho Commilton roso and reported the bill, snd 1t was paaned, ATAAYS CLATMA, 3fr. Lord, from the Judiclary Gommittes, raported s bill providiisg that the Alibiins Clums Comm'saion- 09, 08 Boon after tho 22d {nat. na pricticable, shall re. port £o the Bucietary of Stato tho several judgments whiich borare or on tliat day shall havn been rondored Ly them; and that the Socretary of ball teana- nilt the report to tho Becratary of tho Trossury, who wbull wilhout unnoceseiry delay proceed to pay the Judgment wpecified therein, with intsvest therson at the 1ate of 4 per csnt from the date of loss, Aftcr vome ifttlo dlkcussion tho bill passed, A propoaition for unanimous consent 10 have n ses- slon to-morrow for debato only was objected to by Mr, Pape, ‘e Houso then, at 5 o'clock, adjournod till Monday, SPRATT, flow Ilis Fat Got Into tho Firo at Andinnapoiis. Svpeclal Disvateh to The Chicaga Tribuns, InpranaroLts, Jou. 14.—A rumor was current on tho stroot to-day that T, B. Hpratt, Buperin. tondent of the Union Depot Restavrant, had beon found to bo a defaulter in the sum of $20,- 000, and that ho had, ju consaquonce, attempted suicido. The facts cnocerning tho first part of the rumor, as nearly a8 can ba loarned, s, that Nicholas Obmer, of the frm of N. & G, Ohmer, propnotors of tho rostauraot, camo bera on Thursday, ra- Uoved Bpratt from his ofiloe of Superintendont, and then, with tho casbior, mado an overbanl- i of tho books, by which it wan discovorod tliat thera wero dobts charged agminst the coucorn of which tho flem had no kuowledge, amounting to €20,000. A vist to tbo baox whoro tho bLusincss of tho concern was transicted suowod tho firm's #iTalrs thera to bo in very bad shape, On the oshor band, Spratt raya the delits wero inourred turough the rogular courso of Lusiness, the moucy having oll been proporly oxponded, s ho will be able to prove, Ilo waye the terms of bis connection with tho firm wera thiat ho should raceivo one-third of tho proilts of the busioess, and that bo hiag taken no more. Ho denles tho truth of tho storyof an artompted suicide, and sayy that, boug considerably harrassed by big busiuces troublo, ho took an opiate-pill to flulel his norvous system-—tunt {t made blm oathly sick, but that Lo expects to ba ableta bo out in a fow daya, —— ABUSE OF THE JEWS, T the Fditor of T'he Chicuco Tribune 1 Cuicaao, Jan, 11.—\hile perusing the (ssue of tho Chicage Limes for Jan. 4, lnat., I discove ored, I regrot to montion, that bigotry tiuda & reating-placo In the hiearls of mon who claim to be uf tho highest typo of culture, Can it bo that, in this enlightened age, and in such an en- lightened country as tuls, mon of high station In lifo are to Lo found nniust enough to abuso whola denomination for the crimes of a fow men of the samo eracd ? Thie subject of my remarks ia an artiole which appoarud In_che ZTimes, hoaded **A Bmall Anny of Fagius,” the ooulents of which [k is unnocessary for mo fa recapit- ulste. Alibough wostof my co-teligioniste overlook tho susttor, regarding the insulsas tho barmloss freak of & bigot, a sense of duty prompts mo 10 write theso few lincs to maintain the diguity snd honor of the Jews befors ibe publio, It Las slways boen the practice of the Cluoago Tines 10 aysall us 10 tuts wanner when- ever au oppartunity presents itsolf, 1 do nat mish it to ba undorstood that I wonld slield those cruninals. By motives are quite diferent, Any pereon guilly of & wiilful offouse sgainut tho law cught o bo pumsbed, accarding 10 my estimation, without callivg s or her d vomination in question by the press, and thero- by cawtiog bumiliation oa tho whole class, sud singling us out sy » class of robLers and swine diern, au the Tumies Lints, It {4 true that we are pot infallivle,—n0 more 80 than any other de- nominaiton. Wo have our vices and our vistuss, 1t would ba » flimsy froteosn for any porsou to make & different assortion, I thérofore ask, ‘Why shon!d we bo assailed in this unprincipled mannerand bayesucl slurs csst upon ns ? i’ Hou MaxpiLsavM, TR, 00,0003 penalous for |- SLIGHTLY MIXED, Mr. Waidner's Croditors Aro Inolined to Suspeot Things, Tho Crystal Lake Packing Com- pany Again Turhs Up, Assota and Liobilitios—Oompromises Of- fored, A fow woeku ago tho Crystal Linke Pickling and Packing Companv, or cortain mombers of i, concludod that tho afairsof thatconcorn ne maneged of late had gono far enougl, aud, to wnko n long story short, applied to tuo Circuit Court for tho appointment of » Nocelver. ‘The prayor, nmong other things, ot up that Willism Archdonacon, the Iresident of the Com- pavy, had transforrod to tho shouldors of tho concern an Individual dobt of $109,000 which he owed to I, A. Waldnor, doing busiaocsa at Noy. 43 and 47 River stract, by giving nim fi'at-mort- gago bonds against tho workas of tho Company. Tho transaction was alleged to be faudalent, and T, N. Connon was appoluted Receivor by Judge Farwell, A NEW CIATTER is now to be added fo tlo transaction, for tho suspsnslon of the Cryatal Lake concorn Lins ro sorionsly affected F. A. \Waldner that sovoral days ago ho suapondod spocio psymaat, his spo- clal partnera ‘bolng Numsen & Sons, the cole- brated frult packers of Daltimore. Ilis nus- ponsion has been kept vory quiet, but hls creditors, who Aro numovous, Liave for several days been oo the anxious seat a4 to tho real condition of nffairs, and have been dositous to loarn wihiat the prospocts for a nel(;lomon: on o satisfactory bosls were. To this on A TTIVATE MEETING was hold yestorday moraning, at which the at- tendnanco was large, men betug prosent from Daltimoroe, Michigan, Wisconsiu, and Lhis city and Htate, In tho diszussion of tho situation somo ugly thinga woro [otimntod against the Numeons and {helr copnection with Waiduer, who, it nbpears, sro counectod with him in soma way, Ono of tho intimations wan to tho effect that the Num- 8ons, ot the timo of forming or continuiug tholr #pecial copattnotship, farled to comply with the atatutes of the Stato, which required thewm to put in & certain amount of monoy; and farther. that at tho timo of tho coalition tho Numsous koow tho coucern in be insolvent. Mr. L. G. Asuy appeared for Ar. Waldner, and, a8 a rale, each oreditor appoared for bimaolf. Tho meat. ing waa storiny, todious, and lung, and to review tuo history of 'tho susponsion, the connection of Waldner with tho Orystal Lako coacern, with tho farmers of MaHeory County who furnislied tho cucumbors for Lus sworks, with the Num- sous, and tho varlons parties present, na dis- closed nb tho mocting, would occupy pages of Tue TRIDUNE. After s thorongli disousston of evory point having o boaring on tho casc, & commitico of thros as appointed to LIAMISE TIE LOORS of Waidnor, with a viow to roaching tha roal condition of affaira. The Committen had Do. foro it a proposition to sottle for 25 crnt= on the dollar, beeido cnnuflh apocinl instructiops to load it down for woeks it it stopped £> welgh them, Aftor sovoral hours’ exsinination, Lo v- cver, the Committeo ropurted tho fullowing ns tho showing of Waidaor'a books. ARSETS, .$ 47,02.0¢ o FLUGOT0 50,65,10 100, ) goud bil's rocotvable, tock, i Crystal Take Works pape Crystal Lake mortgaga Total., uds,,. 4223, +$120,921,29 + 40,00 Numsen & Cn,, for ront.,...... Notes to Cryotil Lake Company...cessseess BHA Blecollanzous debts,,eeuy L 124,181, Tolal,. en o S3UT 43365 Tho Committes coutinned Iu ity roport to_say that {L was ol satisfiod to accapt the propositivn for setlomeut at 35 conts on the dollar, and ar- guod that tho good bills and stock nlone would guarantoo tho pasmont of at least 63 cents, to say nothing of any othor Ynn of tho assots, which thoy regarded as worthless, A apirited discos«ion faliowed tho roport, but it was flunlly adoptad, ‘I'sen camio @ motion to tilo a bill inbankruploy against F. A. Waidner and the Numsons, as general partuers, ‘The debate npon tho motlon was long and ox- cited. 3Ir. Asny eot forth that it would bo im- poesible to prosceute tho Numsens na goneral vartnors, and {u reply to somo Iusipuirtions of an unploasant charactor about their clamn he urged that tho claim was logitimits and lnd been created by tho sals of godds to Waidnor, for which hia notas wore het). ‘The motion® to put this concern 1 bankruptes failed, To test tha ssuse of tho meoling, & motion wassubsoquentl; male and adopted to tho oifect that the croditors oxpocted to recoivo ab loass 60 cents on the doliar, Beforo tho meotiug adjourncd, Mr. Assy pro- posed, to SETTLE TNE WHOLE DIFFICULTY to turn over the entire assols of tne concern to tho oreditors, and allow thom to do with them an they pleased. on the condition that Waidner and tho Nuwsons should bo released. Tho nroposi- tion was wall rocecived, but 10 aation wan taken. Tho Waidnor troubles aro very serlous. No ane appoared at adjournmant to accuso him or Lis conneotiona with any unfairdesting, orany at- tempt to dofraud anybody, Tho pafin)ar excued for his situstion appearod’ to be hia speculative turn of mind, which led him ioto a fatal 30nnec. tion with the Crystal Lalko coucern, His vale uablo anzets are believod to bo comprised in the ‘‘bills recoryablo® and ‘stosk" itemn given above, and it 18 gonerally conceded that tho Cryatal Loko paper ls post to wortlless, or at loast that thero i3 no immodiato or vros- poctlvo show of roalizing saything from it It is moro than probablo, however, that a compromise with his croditors will bo of- fecied, tho great thing now appearing In the way being the quostion aa to tho admission of the claim of the Numsens, which some urgs will not stand in tho Courts, and consequently 1 not just. Pouding tho aotlemant Mr. Waidner continues hia business, tho recoipts therofrom to go to tho cred.t of bis creditorn, THE SOLDIERS AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, 7o tha Editor of Ths Chizago Triduns Cuioago, Jan, 13.—In those trying times it seeme that all soldiors and scamen, who have served their country and belped Lo eave it, shoutd &t onco rise up and proclaim thoir rigzhts as good citlzend, During the inst four yoars, the high privates linve been calldd upou to voto s>ms ex- General, Colonel, or Captain into office, under tho assuranco that ho would work in behalf of tho righty belonging to soldicrs and seamen, How soon these agsurances are forgotten ! Tho sction of mombera of the present Houso of Rup- resentatives at Washington, in discharging one comrades and placlug ex-Rebol soldiers fn thelr places, s enough to brivg overy comrade to tho front. This pro- ceeding at tbe Capital Indicatos what might happen if tho ox-Confederate Uenerals, momi~ bery of the progont Congress, had the controlling power ovor tho Norctbern\ and Northweatern Btatos. Comrades of thls glorions and fieo country, wa bavo the strength, by our united voles at the ballot-bos, to toach our encmica o lesaon; and, $o sccomplish this, our duty is lain, namoly 1 0 cast our ballots, fn the coming ’rasidontial elaction, with the Ilopublican party. ‘I'ho present state of our aifairs is largely due to the fact of many soldters being intiuenced turough persanal socquainteocs aud friondebip to vote for tho Democratic sidé, and tbusa voto sgaiustsound principles, Lot overy soldior and e0aman of thelato Rebelilon throw aside personul scquaintance, as far as politics s concorned, and let us cope to tho front in all our strength st the next Prosdontial eloction, and aupport the candldates ou the Hepubhican tickes, whoover tuey rmav bo, It18 true that namoes somotimes appesr on tho ticket displeasiog to womo, Bull, ia nottbig the case In all patties, publio and private? Wo stiould B0t voto on the priucipla of electing tho Losd, and cuttlng uff tho tail, as has beon tle custom fu our owa city eleoti 1f wo aro Republicans onr ballot should ssy so, Letus oot be known a8 mitk-and-water men, but lat us cast our _united votes tor every nasie oa tho rogutar Repubiican tickat. Ample timo bas been ylven every soldier and senman of onr late Rubelllon to weigh tha pohitie cord of each party sinda the closo of (o ide ou which aido wre our trisods, praiso should bs givea by e nd the friends of the u: In closiug, allow mo to add that I write from 1be promptivga of my own noart, from mv love of Republican pruciples, from my rogard for good governmont, and from my abborrenco of tLe buying and eelilng of wmea and prinples in — polities; and T aamestly bonasch avery comrady ta Inlwonce his frionds to ot their balioty agatnat corrupt men, aud thita show Lo the world t1nt wo outertain uulimited confdonca in (fy Tepublican form of governniant, Wat. O, Luntow, e e et ELKIIORN, WIS, d Centh of n Newspnpore\Walwory Connty Azxricultural Bocioty=iclig fons footiag. : Srecrat Diavateh to The Chicado Triduns, Ennnony, Wia., Jav, 14.—The Etkhorn Liberg dlon & natural death this wesz, It was starta( i Octaber, 1871 § burnod out In Juty, 1873 ; ang bad but an uncortaln oxiatenca minco the lag eloction, Tivo papors, all ltepublicanin politiey yet remain in Walworth Connty, and no mare, any nort, aro noeded. ‘'ho aunual mocting of tho Walworth County Agricaltural Bacloty was hald vestorday, and tho report of tho Trearurer showed a balance oy bnud of ovor 8600, ‘Lho Ifon, Jobu Jofors, of Hharon, was chosen Prasfilont; Willlam 1, Morrison, of Troy, Viea-Prosidant ; Btophan G, West, of Elkkorn, Bacretare; tha Ton, Holl Latham. also of Eilhorn, Treasursr. The vatul Txecutive Commitloo of moveutoss, onmely: ono from oach lown, wy apooiuted. ‘The names aro: for Dloom field, Sidney Duall ; Darion, Chnrles p, Hoper ; Dolavan, Alaxandor IL. Allon; Eaet Troy, Bogmonr Iirools; Elkhorn, tinl Brown ; Geneva, tho Mon, Thomas W, I1ill; T.afayotlo, Jounathay Pottor; Latirange, James Holden; Lino, Dwighi 8. Allen; Lyons, Ilwron I Hawis; Richmond Willam ~A.” Kilans; Sharon, Jared H. Tap ping; Spring Prairia, 1. D, Barnes: Sugy Creek, Goorgo Kinne: Troy, A, O, Richmond; gnlwurth. Mark It Piercoj Wuntewater, C, i, arik, A action of rolizions meotings at Elkhorm, andor tho lead of two notod evaugolists, close: Thuradsy evening. A largs attendance rowarded their efforts, and great jntoreat was shown throughont, Baukey's bymns were sung oy theso occaslons. ——— THE WEDDAS OF CEYLOX. A Maco of Snvages—Tdiotia Athlote and Their Castoms, At the opening maoting of tho Anthropologl cal Instituto lac might. saya the Loudon Stand. ard of Dec, 15, nn {nterestiug paper was read bi B, 1% Oartsuorns, 1sq., M. A., on “Th Weadna of Qoylon,” perhaps tho savages lawsat i tha sealo of talligenca in tbe world, Somng of thes singular paoplo—two men aud three womon—vwore oxhibited to the rinca of Waley befora leaving tho Island. Tlie romnants of iy Wod s occupy tho eastorn portion of an teland, aud uro sproad over an ares of 80 miles by 40 fn extent. Thoy ara divided iuto Jungle Weddas, sud the semi-civilized or Villago Woddnas, and it was to tho habita of the formor that the authoy of the paper bad mora patticnlarly diracted hy attentivn, Thewr nomadio habits make estl mation of thoir numbers moro guosiwork, but they wera not supposod to oxcacd 830 1o 1853 Thoy have no sort of dwetlings, but paes thoir lives roaming about in the open air, taking sliolter from storma undor rocks or I bollow treen. Thalr food conmmts of haney, lizards maokeys, deor, aud wild boar, 'Tbeir arms ar( tho bow and arraw, and thoy ara nssisted ln the chaso-by does, which aro thoir only domenticate] nuimals. ‘Choy drink nothing but water, which, however, ls nover usod for ablution, thev having au idoa that washing would take away then strongih, ‘Chov chow the bark of cortain trooy but do not uso tobaceo in any stape. 'The tall eut Weddas desaribed woro aboat 5 feet 3 inchea and the shortest 4 fest 1 inol ; but Mr. Harts Liora had scou one, a young male, apparantly of 18, who stood b feet 43¢ inches, Nutwithatand: ing thelr small efza ‘apd alight physiqua, thi strougth which thoy pissoas in tho arms, aug eapecially in the left arm, In very remarka ble. This iy dus to their canstant use of tt bor, which is 8 feet long, and pulls from 48 te 50 pounds, willh s ar:0w 3 fost 6 {nches ir. length, This 18 pullod to tho head, and they dwell on their nlm somotimes for s oouplo a minuges withou: tho shightost tremor of the lell arm being porcaptible, On ono oceaslou thy author sawa Wodda stioos o dog 85 yards off, tho arrow passiny through noarly the wholi lenpth of the aunnal, entering tho “himi-guarie and coming out at tbo shouldor, Thor only othor woap n {8 o small ax, Tire ia still ocos siovally produced by the fire-stick, whioh is madt of tho same wood as thelr arrowe, but mors fra quontly by flint ana eteal, which they obtamn it exchanre for hudos ond boowvax. Photographt were exlubited to show thotwr ponaral sppess ance, and these brought (ut thoir most strk ing characterisiics, viz.: exiromo shortness a tho thumbs aod eberplv pointed elbows ‘Thefe countenancos ara nosolutaly dovoid of owy expression of Intelligouce, and their utta noglect of their persons gave oo afr of extromt baroarism. ‘Lho womon wora necttlaces aud or namonts in thnir oars, for which boads and ompty cartridgo cases are omoloyed, Theit fa~0s woar ou expression of groat nnhtpvlnusq zud thoy never lnugh, all attoufbts to induos thom to ‘Inugh uttorly failing; sndeed, tho ex bibitioa of laughtor by enother person prodnces uumistaliablo oxprossions of disgust. When nskod why they do not laugh, thoy roply, * Wny Abould we? Whatls thore tolaughat " Taoy Lave no worda to convoy tho iden of colora or numbers, aud thoy cannot count o thelr fingers. Ono ot tho most [utolligent of tho mon had utterly forgotton tho wames of hiy father and mothor, who werodead, aud bad great diliculty it recelling tho namo of lus wife, whom bo had seen onlv throa days befora. A village Wedds, confined for the tnurdor of & porson whom hg thonght bsd bowitcliod hlim, aftor thros monthy attendauca at school had only beaen ablo to loaty nine letters and eightecn numbers. ‘Thoy havt no [dea of a eoul, or of a futurestate, and though thoy speak of s superior boing, s mat questionad on this yoint did oot know whethe 1t wan o good or an ovil bsing. o was nol sfratd of 1t. nor did ho pray to it. Whont death occura tho body {8 wrapped o a hide sod buried by the mon, who dig a grave with thel hatchiets and pointed stakos. No womon ero allowod to bo prescut =t tho inter moot, Nothlng Is pus to tho grave, nor 18 tho spot ever rovisited. An offering of food 1 mada to the dead, with tho adfuration: “Ye doad poison, take yo tlls foad;" but ths viands aro then dividod and consumedl by thosa proseut. ‘They bave no iden of stealing, and polygamy sud polyandry aro unknown, Though thoy matry their sisiors, thoy uover marey the eldent slstar, and thero fs no marrisgo caromony beyond a presontation of fuoil ta the paranta of thao bride, who has no_cholco In the nelectlon of her husband, the sabjectioa of women betnz complato. Tho eldest mala Wedda is regarde: with patriarchinl soapact, but all otbiers are oqualy casta boiug nuknown, Very littlo information it to bo derived irom the'r langnage, exoopt that it seotna to bo agreed among potlologista that 1t I the only savazo lauguago which Is of unmislake able Aryau origin, e e . Thoe Sclenco ol Apple=Eating. Juhn Burraughs m % Winter Sunahine” Tho hoy iu ludead the true applo-oater, and Nt not to bo questioncd how he came by tho fruil with wineh hia packets are illed. It “bolongs ta Lim, aod Lo may gteal it 1f 1tcan not be bad o nny otuer way. “Hisawn juicy flesh cravos tht juloy tlesb of the applo, " Hap drawa sap, LI Iruit eating has little reforonco to tho atato of s sppetite. Whether Le bo full of moat o omnty of tneat be wantv the appin just the asmoe Deforo meal or ufter meal it novor cames t% ‘I'ho farm boy munahos apploes all day long. Mt bas nests of them in the baymow, mellowing ta which ho makos frequent visits, Bometinict old Drindle, having sccess through the opes door, wolls them out and mokes short work ol em, ‘Tho applo is fndeed the frait of youth, Aswi Brow old wo crave apples loss, It [s an omioout #gu. Whon you aro ashamed to bo seon esting them ou tho utreet ; whenuyuu cau éarsy them 12 your pocket and your hand not goustantly t: it way to them; when your nun?‘hbnr baa applet and you bave uone, and you make no noolufllll visits to bis orchard ; whon your lunch.basket i without them aud you can pavs a winter's nighi by the firesida with no tuought of the fruit at 103 elbow, thon ba assured you aro no longer a bos either in heart or yerra, I'he goualno apple-eater comforls hlwll with au applo in their sensonas as_othera with € plpo or cigar, When bo has nothing elso to 8% or iu boied, he eata sn apple, Whilo ho [s wait Ing for tho train ho eats an apple, sometiwe! soveral of them. When he iakes & walk Lo arwi bimself with applos, Hin taveling-bog ia foll of applos. 1lo offors su apple to bis compsniod: sud takes one bimself, They sre his ohief solact when on tho road, He sows thoir neod alt alond tho routo, 1o tosses tho core from the cM window and from tha top of tha alagecosch. Hi would, In time, mako the land one vast orobsnl e dm‘mn-u with & kuife, He profers tbat bit teoth ahall have tha Hind taste, Lhon ho knowt tha best avor (s [mmodiately bunoatl tho skin aud that o ed apple this o loat, If v will stow the apple, he ssva, lustead of bakiag it by ell meaua leavo the skin on. It improvea th color, and vastly heighiens tho Aavor of the die: The apple is & masculine fruit; Lencs womed aro poor apulo-eaters, It beiongs to tho oped air, and roquire open air tasto and rotan. ——— . The minors engaged in the LaSalle shafto: the Nortlern Illsnols Goslsnd Irou Oomp! auit work yestsrday becauso they wora dussat tied with the introduction o & new miulns bowd