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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: DAY, JANUARY 16 the e Knights of Psthias, nd the I A Froposition to Modify the Provisions of the Re- sumption Act. he Indian Affairs Sub-Committee Fa- vor the Transfer of the . Bureau, ' South Carolira Congressional Appor- tionment to Receive an - Overhauling, Democrats Oppose the Reduction of West Point Salaries. » 4 New Amnesty Bill to Be Bronght For- ward in the House. The Shipping Act---Some Radical Changes Proposcd. COMMITTEES. ¥INANCE. Eoezial Disoales to The Chicaao Tridune. Wasniverox, . C., Jan. 15.—The Chairman of the House Committee to investigate the ¥reedman's Savings Bank to-day waited mpon ke Commissioners of the Dank, and served them with a gubprens. The Chairman stated that the Commissioners woald consider tho booke as in the costody of the Committeo from this day. The investigation promises to be very thorough, ana it is expecsed will fully disclose the morntiocssmndle that was perpeteated upon tue fresdmen, WEST T'OINT SALARIES. The Touse Mittary Committeo has decided 10 ¢j.pose the sxopusition of the Appropriations C 20 1o reduce the ealaries of the Prores- fors zud cadets ot Wes: Point. The Military Committee has given the subject full considers- tion, tud tgs decided ths: cheese-parings of thixt sort ar€ unworthy the dignity of anv parly. Toe Dimocsats en the Military Committes are ecially oposed to the redictions, and will Rtandall aud Holman a zaod deal of trouble the il comes up Taesday. They will *¥ell ropose to commit the Lul to the Military Cowanittea. FISANCE. The Committes on Binkmg and Currency has had conversation ou tho subject of the Specie- Resnm: t.on act, and do not conider it a meas- practical valuo or calculated to fur- hject it purports to aim at. Itis, Tore, aboat decided to report 2 bl materi- mod:fviug the existing legislation ou the j a7 be mentioned tuat the state- Ient wiich Las been made, that the President lus deelzred that the carrving out of tho act of 1575, yrovidieg for specie resnmytion in 1379, he new eonsiders impracticable, is erroncons. ‘The Presient states that he does not favor the speal of that sct, and that i+ °s entirely fensibio carty it mte execution: that sowe supple- v leisiation iy in & prea’ moasure coden- ‘ezl to the stcecss of this desTabis end. 1o the Assumaicd Presa) BISTEICT INSIITCTIO tiee_on Aprropriations this afternoon d va1i013 Goverowent 1stitations in the ‘ot of Colambia for which appropristions TLECTIONS. The Tlouso Commi'tes on Elections to-day Leard the ergument i the snpport of the asser- tion that tbe Yhird Congreavional District of South Carclia is not legaily eatitled to Tepre- 1'ation bacaure it is no: whollv constituted of contizious teiritorts. Ouc of thoe seven coun- bich it comyrises does ot touch suy of the ix. Nosrzument w8 submilted in Aall of Mr. Hoge, ths sitting member. It was eucgested (hat the question raised bears uron the vulidity of the claims of zll other South Carolina representation, as it would appear that the Stato has not been vroperly - districted, ) 2 present Legislatars will bave to redis- it and order new electio ve Committee sob-cque: xamined 5 map uth Carolinz, zud it £hows ibat ope of the :nlies of tae 1hird Congressional Districs 18 srparated by %5 miles fiom others. and clearly Viokutive of the acts of Cougress. The Commt- tee will inquire into the mavner of the passaga of the st of =pportionment by tho Legislsture, aud. if g2t Ged 1z was done fo prevent proper Tepresern glien Congressman Hoge will bs un- feated. u.o uuestion of uwseating ihe mem- bois from that S:zto is not bofora the Com- mittee. e Svecini Iispatch & The Ciacayo Trabune, SUINGTON, D. C., Jen. 1 tion ordered into Indian expen Pprospect some veiy 1uteresting developments coanceted with the Black Hills business. It is that the expedition of Gen. Custer into the Disck Hills country was in direct violation of treaty stipulations with the Indisns; that the Tled Cloud Comuuesion, appointed to treat for the cession of the Llack Hills courtry, was or- « d in direct violation of jaw; that tho geolozical survey of the Black Hills, conducted under the charge of Prof. Jenney, was nleo in ylunviolation of law. Sec. 2,103 of the Revised Statutes prescribes tnat thero shall be no further surveys by the Government nnless berealter aucborized by Jaw. Sec. 3,681 of the Rovised Sintuies expressly probibitsaay pagment of mioicy ou zecount of any commisson, except v and naval court-martials, until special zojTint:ous for such commission shall have i de by law. Twe accountng officeis of ihe Tieasury TAID OUT soMr £12,000 Red Cloud Commission in jznorauce of tue law. dacoverit same, they refused 2y ansthing further. It s said neither the President, Secretary of thy Inicrior, nor tho Senalors who were o the lied Cloud Comunission wore 2waro of the illegaliy of this nction uatil it was discovered by tho accuunting ofiicer of the Troacury. It is xnderetoua thet cither the President or Secro- = { the Tuterior will now have to send a com- . t5 Congress ackiug for lewal sanc- tion for wost hes been done, and a epecisic ap- propnation o pay the expenses. TUE IROPOSED TEANHFER, The Sub-Comuut:ee of the liouss Committee on fugian Affure, bavieg in charge the eubject o1 the transter of the Iudian” Jiureau to the War Dn, ot et to-fuy. No vols was taken, iscuesion develoved = favorablo sent or tho chavge, The Commiteeo decided 'eit Lhe viows of Geu. SLeian before deg- v stbject, 10 wo! sitely dispo-itg o THE SH'PPING ACT, PROFOSED MOMIICATIONS. satch o The Ciizyio Trilvme, G108, . C., jan. 15.—The change in ping Commissioa wet. which has been prepared by Lepresentztive Ward, of New York, 20d which 18 now under consideration by the Judiciary Com:nittee of the House, seems very Likely to becomos law. The necessity fora chauge in the lawv is Loo evident to be success- fuliy denied. The present law lias bees in opers- tion for ab -ut threo years. It prosides for the eppoiutent of a Coxmissioner at each princi- ‘pal port of ectry o supervise the shippiug of scamen. These officors are sppuinted by Justicos of the United States Ciremit Courte, sud are paid out of the fecs which thioy collect. The Iaw provides that 1l fees over $5,000 received by snyone Commis- noner suoll be paid iuto the United States Freasury, but 1t Los been found that some of ihe Cormis<ioners managed to use up preity mearly &il tat thay received, if not quite all, in pilice exjen=es. which thev did pot mnclude in ibeir salaries. Tho management of the Ship- ping Commiseioner’s oftice in New York City is said to have TEEN VERY BAD ‘In this respect. There is a great dea! of com- pleint sgaiust the prcsent law _{rum three claeges of persons, tho ehip owners, the £hinmasters, cud the feamen. Some of the United States Juizes have petitioned to be reliaved from the supervicion of these Commis- sioners, snd the unly psruous who seem 1o be Porfoctiy eatistied with the Iaa are the Commin- &r-oem themeelves. The lav poposed by Mr. Weal mokes tho Commissicnoers oflicers of the Treasury Department, appointed | creta- 1y ; gives them & fixed salury, limits their ex- penses, CUTS DOWN THFIR FEFS, and relieves the poor seaten sutirely of the pav- mem of fees. The znount of fees at present collected s erger than it is necessary to col- lect ~for the proper euforcement of the law, The subject was considered to-day by the Sub-Committeo of the Committeo of Com- merce, which listened to the statement by 3r. James Fens, of New York, who appeared as o representative of the ship-owners. shipmasters, and seamen of that ci He presented and explained the pomnts above indicated, and mnde out a very strong case. Undertlie proposed rew act all fees collected will be paid directly mnto the Treasury Department. A LAMAR, AE DENIES CELTAIN CHARGES. Speciat Disnatch to Tae Chicao *ribne. Wismixeros, D. C., Jan. 15.—The Hon. L. Q. C. Lawar s the abject of a viruleut attack in the Lepublican organ this morning. which charges him with baviog apologized to his constituents two years ago for the eulogy which he delivered upon Sepator Sumuer, and furthermore alleges that Mr. Lamar again showed insincetity in tho sreech delivercd last week in the hall of the Republicans at Jackson,. Miss., subsequent to bLis ncmination as United States Semator. It charges him with confassing that he delivered tho culoay on Sumuer from motives of policy, aud not because ne felt as he sroke. Mr. I mar denies theso ost uvkind charges in toto. He eays that he made no excuses to the people of Missiesippi for what ho bhas €aid or dozo at Washington, but that be explaived bis coursg 1o the people, and way emphatically indorsed and commended therefor. Ho eays that he read 10 his audience fiom Sumber's celebrated reply to Biaiue, written denng the campaign cf 1572, and that he tuen witnessed tho unprecedented spectacle of a Sonthern audience Leartily ap- plaudmg tho sentiments of the great anti- elavery champion of Massachusetts, ——— NOTES AND NEWS. TIN THEM DOWS, Special Disniztch to The Chicaan Tribune, WasmiseraN,” D. C., Jan. 15.—Some of the Republicsn members will soon introduce a rulo to the effect that no pecch delivered m eituer House ehould be materially altered in rovicion before publication in the Congressional Record. This is suzgested by the material modification of the speech of Mr. 1nll, of Gearga, in tho Houso a few days since. Hill smd in his speech that the atrocitics of Andersonville do not be- gin to compare with the atrocities of Elmire, or Camp Douglas, or of Fort Delaware, and that of all the aty. ies, both et Andersonville and Elmus, the Confederato Government stands ac- quitted of all responsibility aud blame. This docs not aypear iu his specch a3 revised for publica~ tion in the Record, but in liea thereof is the foliowing : * The mortahty at Andersonvilie and other Confederate prisons falls short by more than 3 per ceut of the mortsiity in Federal pris- oze.” DIr. Cox's epecch, delivered on the same ocea- sion, sud which wes also withheld for revision, Bppesrs now 1n a different form from that deliv- ered. Not only are indiscreet utterances doc- tored or omitted al‘ogether, but whole para- maphs pever uttered are interpolated. Itis headed, for instance. with a quatation from Sir Thomas Browne: * Ilumor nout the injustico of revengo,” which 18 supplemented with & passage from Edmund Burke. TENSIONS, Secretars Chandler has sproiated a commis- Fion withanthority toexamiue wmto pension eases, and direct 1ayment wherever 1o ncrual fraud barred & graut of peosion. It will be remem- bered that pavmonts were suspended in certain cases at Dliladelphia on account, of eeveral claim agents having, without legal authority, ad- ministered oaths to wiinesses and clain:ants, The commismen will vieir Fluladeiphis at uce, when a foll opjortunity will be given to have the afidavits resaorn. All eatisfactory cases will b restored immedingely. OLE CUAKGES, The Treasury Departwent is conducting an invertigation into tne ofiicial condue: of Ilaines, former Commicsioner of Customs. Quite sentous charges have been made against bim in connection with several customs casen. TLE NEW THIRD AGDITOR. Mr. William E. Anstin, of Mionesots, tho newly-appointed Third Auditor, to-duy took the cath of ofiice, and will &t once euter upon his aificial duties. T70the Ansociated Press.} OTMEN AMNESTY LILL. ‘WasmNoron, D. C., Jao. ‘The amnesty measuze will be brought np before the House again on Monday, ‘Lhe Detuoerats are unwilltug that the matter should rest in the present shane, and some of the most conservativo insist that the proposition shall pot bo killed vn_account of Alr. Raudall's stubbotuness in refusiug to ailow the Republicen gide of the House to offer amend- ments. Tlere is very general diseatisfaction on 1be part of the Demociatic members with the manner 1n shich Randall has managed the bill which was defeated yesterday, and it i3 now propored to transfer the leadership, so far ms relates to this measare, to other hands, Mr. Cox and Xr. Bluine bave had 8 consultation, and the latter bas agreed, in be- bhaif of the Bepublicaus, to make no fiznt on the 2mDexty question, provided that oo opportunity is offered fo propuse amendments, Mr. Cox, will, therofere, ufter cousultation with Gen, Danks to-day, draw up an Amnesty biil avd pro- seut 1t to the fiouse on Monday, and move its yasrego under a buspencion of the rules, first yielging to Jr, Llaine to offer an amendment to exclude Jolt Davi "This ig, as Mr. Liaino bas told the Democratic Ieaders privately, from the bepinning of this dobate, all that ha desires. Lt the Demucrats will place themselves squarely on the ‘record_ on the jroposition to exciudo Davis, the Ilepublicans will be contented to let thoe Lill pass. FILZ AT ORCHARD BEACH, ME. Baco, Me., Jan. 15.—1he Ruesell Houeo, the Atlavtic Houae, and the Orchard Deach Hoase, oll at Orchard Besch, were burned by an incen- disry this morning, AT LOUISVILLE. LOTIEVILLE, Ky, Jan. i5.—A fire to-night at 11 o'clock in the stable of J. A. Sproul, destroy- ed the building and contents, with nineteen Lead of horses and mules, causing a tolal loss of £4,000 ; ineured full in local companies. N CHICAGO. Tho alarm from Box 321 at 3:45 o'clock yester- day morning was caazed Dy fire breaking out in the two-story frame bailding No. 119 South Canal sirect, owned by William Lynch, and oc- curied Ly Frauk Debrod as a ealoon and board- ing-bousc. Loss on building und contents, §100; insured 1n the Germunia, of New Orleans, for $700. Cause unknonn. i CASUALTIES, DROV/NED. Corexpes, 0., Jan. 15.—James Erwin, an cmploye of a distillery at Lockbourve, whilo attempting to cross the caual on theice lust night, feli into the water and was drowned. Disnatch ta New Fork Tribune, Porcurruisiy, N. Y., Jan. 13.—Tho drown- ing nccident near Coxsackie last might caused much excitemenc in that vilisge. Issiah Briggs aud family resided at the upper landing, 1 mule vorth of the village. Yesterday afternocn ‘he Dlaced his wife and two daughiers—one of the latter-9 vears of age. the other 3—on & hand- eled, and, putting on sitates, shoved them along oo the ica of the Hudson to the vil- Jago proper. All aitended religious services, end then made acall on a fnend aud stayed 111 10:30 p. 10, when the wife and two children Tegained tho sled. oud the husband started to Pparh them back home. The wiud was then blow- 1ug hard and the moow shining brghtly. Just noith of tk:e village was a £pace of open water for 606 feet and €0 feet wade. 1t in sapposed toat the wind struck the sleizh and thac. Driggs lost the coutrol of it, and in endeavoring to re- gain 1t ghded into the open water. 'he wife acd two children are supnosed to have cluog o tae iron sleigh wnd gune down with it Ihe Luebaud * glrieked” wildly for help, His cries WETo Deard in the Viliage, snd numbers of Teorle ran to the £pot, Lut ail efforts to rave wers scless. Briggs ma Eeen 10 etrugcic bard. now and then throwing hus arms on the thin ico. which timoe apg sgain Kavo var, and be fioslly disspoearod. He ey Cartamn of tbe nloop Rebecos Ford, The oldes: girl way named Huuosh. the youngest Emma. Another daughter, 16 voars of age, waS on u viert to Coxsackie, and by the urrent sohicitstion of fiiendn remuined beland for another day. No boaies have Leen recovered, and probabls wil not be tiil spring. The sled was found thig af- terncon, - BOILER EXPLOSIONS. Srectal Lispalch to £'he Chicano Tribune, Rroxis, Ia., Jan. 15.—At 4 o'clock thia after- noon the flues in the boiler st the Den Farnum grist-mill collapaed, producing a violeut cpncas- , and blowing the engine and boi o0m to atoms. A voiuug man named John Offler, who was running the engine, was severelv pealded in the back. Tho cause of tho explosion is ot known. The damages are estimated ut $2,000. Several head of cattle wlich wera stauding ebout the mill at the tuno were hurt 1o that they will probably die. 2 . : CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 15.—Thie moraing. while testing the ateam-boiler in the Folkshlatl news- rarer building, the head biew out, striking Al- beit Weininger, an employe, cuiting and seald- o hitn o badiy thet be cannot posebly sur- vive, 20d sorioasly injuring Willam Liaubare, tho engineer. ‘The buldiny was not materaily damaged. BURMED TO DEATH. - NEw Orrraxs, La., Jan. 15.—3lra. N. Collier, aged 75 years. was burned to deats;, her cloth- ing having canght fire from a grate. 9 A child 4 yenis old was burned to death, its clothing Laving been tired by o laymate. TIE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Arrival of the Goods of Exypt. Correspondence New York Tribune, PmrapELrnns, Jan, 11.—Tho oldest of nations is the first to appear at the birthday festival of the youngest. Egypt bas arrived. Iler entire contribution to the Centennialhas lready landed at Now York, and ber chief Commissioner is bere with his catalogue ready for the printer, and npothing remains for him to do but to put in orderiy ar- ray in the exhibition buildings the products sent. If tho fair wero fo hegin next month in- stead of in May be would ba ready. ‘The Egypt- ian Commission is_composed of tho following mombers: Iiis Hichuess Prince Mohammed Tawfic Pasha, President ; His Excellency Cherif Pasha, Minster of Commerce, ¥ M. Drugsch Bay. Cownmissioner- Sceretery; meiubers, Gen. Stoue; Mab- mond Bey, Astrovomer; Merictte ey, Di- rector of Museums: M. Gastinel Bey, Professor in tho Aledical Schuol. The Cowmissioner-General, accompsnied by Ius trother, Ewmil Brugech, snd ML Behmer, at- taches of ihe Comanssion, arrived here & fow *days ago, aud will take a house in West Fhila- delpiua aud remain until the close of the Exhi- bition, Neariy the whole of tho Lgyptian ex- hibit is the property of the Khedive. Many of ti:e curious aud costly mticles, such as weapons nud oruaments from the barbarous tribes ivbabiting the remote regions of Cen- tial Atrica, jewels, inlaid work in ivory, precious metals, rich embroideries ia gold and silver thread produced by the Arabwn artissns of Cairo, are taken from tho National Museum, while the best speciniens of agricultural producly ure from the estates of the Khedive. In all, the catalozae conloins over 6,000 numbers. It is in itseif u mino of information about the novel and dariug experiment of tho Khecive i ingrafaiag upou' a docayed fnd dermaae watiooality improvements of bigbly- all _the modern civilized Europe. Statisties are given of the fuums, ~facturics, laboratores, schools, and chantablo iustitutions that havo beep establisbed since he began his remurkable effort to awaken his conntry from its sleep of centurics. Tho new arts and industries im- ported from Frauce, Germauy, and Amcrics, end made to take root by tho will of oue mau, coutrast strangoly with the harbarie splendors inarchitecture and apparel, whose forms ana decorations come down from the reizn of the diliahifs. and witn the pzimiuve furmture and uteusits of tho Fellabs, guchanged siuce the davs of the I’haraohs. It was not unul April last that the work of formiug the exbibit beyau. Ta defray tue ex- penses of malkiing the collection. trausporting it to tbis country, and inaintainiug the Chief Comnussioner and bis staff, tho Khedive made an_appropriation of 500,000 fraucs. Whenever articles wero desirod that tho vice-rcgal mie- seums, farms, aud factories did pot furnish, ikey were in most cases purchased. Oaly a vory few puvato mannfacturers and laud owners contributed! so that the Khedive is almost the solo exhibitor. It was the Khedive's desite, Lrogech Bev says, to have a” paluce erected on th:0 Exhibition grounds, like the one he had built at Vienna, to illustrate Egyptian arclutec- ture and domestic life, but the time was too short after the P'resident’s Invitation to participate in the Centennial was roceived. In the Agricultur- al Deportwent, Egypt coutributes a completo nud admirabiy-classitied colloction of the prod- ucts of ibe XNi'e Valley, the Oases, and the consts of the Mediterrancan and the led Sea. The display of cotton includes specimens of the ciops Of the paust eighv years—in all 2,560 samples—with the prices they brought in Alex- andcis and in Liverpool. Sigar, raw and 1e- fined, is the next most important article. All tho grains—witeat, maize, barley, dours, beons, peas, fiax, vetch, leotils, sorghum, poppy seod : a great vanety of usefnl fivers, besides such well known ones g8 bemp, flax and ramie; all the woods ‘of Egypt, in sections of trees, pol- ished upon one side; dutes, olives, preserved fruit, etc., appesr tpon tho catalogue, The localities from which these products come are given, and a large map of * Egype in the Con tenmal Year of the American Itopublic,” pre~ pared expressly for the ibition by order of the Khedive, will enatle visitors to study the geography and productions of the country at the same time. Iu the Agricultural Department will also ba shiown tobacco, indigo, chemical preparations, perfumers, Arabian honey, speci- mens of marbles and building etones, aud many other interasting things. By tho help of the catalogne and the intelligent explanations of tho Conunissioner one can exs:ly 6ee in imagination the Egyptian ecction in the maiu buddine. The splendors of tio East mingle stravgely with the plainer and moro practical uppliances of modern civilized life, There are saddles of curious embroidered leather ornamented with massive gold, cimeters with jeweled hiits, furnitare in- inid witl fvory, ek curtains, and ladics’ jackets bLeavily embroidered with gold thread, and there are alsu drain-nipes, ghovels, and hoes, and axes, booxs for the bLlind, and drawing by the papils in the polytechnic school. Ly the side of the ancient papyrus one sees thie modern newspaper, the hivpopotataus hide coutrasts with good every-day calfsiin, the chibouk aud nargi- ich, with "tho Pansisn cigarctte; poicelain of European style with ancient red pottery. Thero i9 10 eud of curious urticies from Soudan, Dar. four, Absasinia, Ugands, and even from the coun- try of the Dwarfy, thoso singular people whom Lavard Taytor introduced to the readers of the Tribune xbout n year ogo. Excellent phioto- grapha of thess biack Liliputians are embraced 1n tho callection. I canuot enumeratos titho of these interesting artirles; bnt I must not omit to moution the nighteap made iy the Royal bands of the Ling of Upanda, and” gent with hie affectionate greetings to bis brother Majesty of Epypt. Neithor must I forget the collection of painted plaster fuc-siniles of Ara- bic architecturzl ornamentation in' miosques and other buildings, nor the great nquarelle picture of Caro bys German artist, Weiteubech of Berlin. Zrugech Bey isthe Director of the Museum Cgyptian Antiquities, and was the Commis. eioner Goneral of Egyptat tbe Vienua Expo- sitiou, He is n learned Egyptologist, 4 the suther of several books, and is well known in literary and scientitic circles in Europe. Former. Iy ho'was _a Professor 1o the University of Got- tingen. He is pleased with the prenarations for tho Centennial, which he regards as eminently practical, aud be characterizes the management a8 exceedingly energetic and efticient, —_— THE SONCRA REVOLUTION. 8aX Fraxcigco, Jan. 15.—A dispatch from ‘Tucson says udvices from Sonors confirm the re- poit of revolutionary succenses. Twelve sonns bave pronounced in favorof Gen. Serva, who Lias o force of 2,000 men, —_— The Man with the Silver Mead. Count L'ani de Gabriae pubiisies, in bis trav- els, the following 1eminiscence of Lima : *“One day when dinimng with the French Consul, * tho Map with thie Siver Ifead’ was snuonnced. . e was & Frenchmau, owning & £mall property near the citr. Whilo taking 2 walk some montis ago be beard crics of agony, aud, hastening in the directiou from which thoy came, surprised threo brigands, one of whom’ beld a traveler's head Letween bLis kuees, while anotber cut bis ears off, and a thurd stabbed him. The undaunted Frenchman killed one of the villaing, whereapon the two ctuerd tled. At this momont, snd while sttending Lo the dying traveler, Peruvisn pens- darmes appeared upon the scene, ono of whom, thinking the Freuchmau s wuderer, with a poserfal horizuntal Llow of bis word cut the top purt of bis ekull clean of, fuying the brain bare. The Frenchnsu, after lying an bour un- cozscious, revived, picked up the upper part of fus bead, wilked howe in tho broihug sun, and lad a silver plato made in e of tho onginal scalp, which had sirunk too much.” —_— ITedpath. New York , Jan, 14, Ar. James Redrath has been in close consul- tatioa with Mr. Moulton for several days st end 1t s eaid that be has not ooly gove over to thio #ide of thelatter gentleman and azainst Mr. Leceher, but that be 13 Preparing a eiatement of ali Lo kuows about the matters at issue botween Slesars, ‘tuiton and Beacnsr, which wil discloso many tnugs which he aid 1ot Lestify to on tho swnd through his deairo to shiold Baecher. , SECRET SOCIETIES. The New DBIasonic Temple at In- dianapolis. An English View of the Lausanne Con- gress of the Scottish Rite. Notes from the Qdd-Fellows---Elections, Installations, Ete, & State Eccampment of the Grand Army— News from the Knights of Pythias. MASONIC. INDIANA'S MABONIC TEMPLE. The Tudisnapolis Senfanel of Alouday last con- tams au extended history of the Graud Lods Indiana and a description of the new Masonic Temple, now nearly completed, in the State Capital. Tho followiug extracts are made from the Senfinelarticle : The new temple, which Iias a fronts Warl anid 110 0 Tennessce, is co of Lerea (Oliio) pndrtone and St. Louis p “Chio stylo of architecturo Is tho toders Fromeh Jos naissaiee, of o bighly ornamental chsrictes, Tho Lstding 18 properly fuur storjes i height above tho Lascinent, althouglh somo portions contain eeven fall siorica, 'The firat story coutains four store rooms, frouting ou Washinzgton stract, each of wiicl: s, with waeh-stunds, water-ciosets, clt,, ail arravged iu the moat couvenient mauner, Tho ofiices of the Secretary of the Grand Lodge zre u1so on this H20r, froutivg en Teunesace street, sud aro_arranged with o convenfenccs, iucluding 1wo imnense tire with doulle iron doous, com:lination locks, The sceond story i8 divided in'0_eighteen ‘well-lighted oftices, wbich 210 approscic fuygton strect by a Lroud, eaby stair of ihe bulding is 3 eyncious ball 40 Ly 5 ing the broad double sfsirways leaing to (he upper portions of the building, which i3 devoted {o the ures | of the sovera] Murouic Lodive. From this halla :0- foot passage braches o o the son'h line of thie | Tog 16 & tween thy | building t0a bridgo cronsing the Sju co Temp'™ and the drand Lodge Hall l; 1Be re The third tlovr coutains two Loige roou; Ly 50 foet in Bize, % fect higl durk-roowe, clogetr, laborutones, and ail neceseary ante-roonk, ete, This oor l70” contains un clegant Parlor 15 by 40 fevt and 20 feet bizh, which 18 interded far the gencral usoof members of fho Urder. ‘Il fourth slory bas Leen fittd up fur the accom- modation of Raper Commandery of Kuights Templar, aud in its general arringement andihe wntiplicizy of ity convenitnces for the workings o the Order, I8 cou- ridered equal to any in the country. In the tfth story is the banyuct-tall, 75360 feet, and 15 feet high nt cah end, xnd 2 fu'the centre, with large windows o cach end.” 1u comiec.on with this oom are spacions Litcheus, Jittiics, cosets, elc., sll arrunged in the most convexiéut mauser. Tue carly settlers of Indiana organized Masonic dodgesaud held their mee.iugs in the log-cabims of tho wildernese. Tho first lodges Were orgauized at Vinceunes, Lawrenceburg, Switzerlind, Liting Sun, Tadison, Chrleston, Breokvilie, Salens, xoc. Corydon, Thess ludges recelvedt their dispensativns or charurs from Ohio or Kentucky. Ox e 3d and orgamzing a Grand Lodgo for the Territory of Ind aua, Luteleven Masons were prescnt at this meetiy, The mext bession wsa hold at Madison Jun, 12, v, and that time tho Grand Lodge was organfzed. scesion then bud was four days in length, cnd i worthy of note (liat the bill Of cxpenses was §52. In epeaiing of the annusl communication held at Corydon in 1822, the Sentinel hietory notes ti:e proceedinge at tlie formation of the Grand Lodge of tho Umted Stutes at Washingion !, Mareh 9of that year. Here Menry Clay, the Great Commouer, offered o resolution asserting the expediency of forming a General Grund Lodge, and made an elo ;uent argnmont in their favor.” Among otber thibgs Mr. Clay sud : These reflections, druwn from the extern:d circuni stances of Mas tion of its intriusic'n thie social feelings of the mind. 1ts maxims ate the iceson Of virtus e 1o their pract application. It stands oppo sordiduese, o jealonsy, ugeful seleh und tulevolel pasticns; des wizhh the highest motives of patricti<m, the most cxrand.d Plilanthrophy; and coucettrates ail its prosepts in reverence toa Divine Creator, zud good will to man. Continuing, the Seatinel sars : Tn another part of this address 3. Clay gaye: “ Tho Tuiied Siatés aro euppessd to conlain’ 80,00 Frem misons. They are gencrally in the vigor of manhood, and cagable of much active usefuluess.” It fa needs Icas to 83y the suggestions of Cliy and bis afdel were not adopted by the verions Grand Lodos, nnd o geuery Grand Lodge of Masons for (ue Uited States inza yet Leen fored, More than 6ifty years ago thie ** Mitl-boy of tho Sizahes " Lind left bis 0ld Lome:.t Hanover, Va., and had become — Harry cf the West, His clarion voive rang out tirough the Western fore.ts Tousing bis countrymen a3 10 one before bad dune, In the Lulls of Cougress ho spoke for tuo rights of wan with & power tht thrilled tho na~ tion. If hiy wise sugzestions regarding Mzsonrs had been adopted, it is rearousbie 10 uppore the fraternity would hove been. etrength- ened aud benefited. Iiis remuins have lung rest-d i bis tomb 3t Lexingtou, but bis eloguent words have not yet faded from the Szemory of Lis frieuds and his brethren, Fifty years apo List October the Grend Lodge met at Salem, a little town nestied amoxg the hills of Washungton County. Thirts-two lodges wers represented, coveriug s tefritory extendivg from tho Ohio River to tho Wabash, Then there was not a ruile road 1n tho State, sud no public conveyance Letween tho towns whety lodges wero located. The delegitea Tode, some of them more thian 100 miles, on harseazk, We cun vee in imzpination the eturdy yeomen assembied in a log-cabin, the greud old primeval Surest about tliens, and the wolves for sentinels, Less that 403 Ma- #ous were tlen roprescuted by all tho lodges of the State, Tho remainder of the article is taken up with sketclies of the prominent members of the Order in Indisna, sna with lists of various Grand Ofticers, and & historsjol the Macouic Lenevolent Society of the State, which appears to ‘be doing a0 excellent work. N THE LAUSANNE CONGRESS. The Loudon Freemason Las tue following comment on the adjourncd Cougress to be held next year : We are glad to hear on the authority of the Times that the Lausznne Masonle Congress was 2 grest sice cese, We predicated stccess for (o mover.eut, and weure Lappy to hear that for once our anticipitory viewa hiavo Leen realized. But the telcgram consluded with the statement that the next mecting s to Lo held in London or Itome, We feel at once what intense dif- ficuitzes surroand the question of such 3 Cougress in London, 98 far a8 Lngush Freemasonry ia coticerued, and as far as relates to our Grand Louge; and 1if the “ difliculty of the ¥ituation,” 10 use 4 tcru of the e successfully surmounted, then comes on anoth st principles of the buman sud still wmore dulicull question, cui bono 7 In tho first pluce, Wo uut bLear in mind that the Cougrees at Lausauns hns been a mncating of the “ Ttite Ecossads,” whi-h auswers in Englena to the ted Mite! Our Grond Ledge kuows nothing, und can know nothing by its cncuting and unchangiug constitutions, of any yrades beyond the It A, 1t would be impussibia for nembers of our er in another * Lite,” ud with which hich they are utte they have no coucern, g & Congroes conld meet as *Master Magous,” it could do no good, and could not have the wlighte 4+i cuco on our Grand Lodye. Happily, in Ed Lave nmo points to discuss, cud no di to ‘srrange. Wo prefer our own peaceful, and religious, and loyal system of Freemasonry to uny ofter, aud we do mot approve of avy admizture of foreiga views of Freemuoury {n oup purely indigencus and Anglo-Saxon feachiug and prac. ‘We cunnot even nnderstand what such 3 Con- gress could do while in_England, the tojica even it could discuse, th cud of its mecring, 1t is hopelcss to suppose thit, amid tho coufusions of various £ys. tems abroad, we in England ure to Le expected in any way toalter or accommodate our old, aud lovg tried, =ud most successful, organization, whether in it formule or 14 outward manifotations, in a vain fdes of uniformity of system and ritual, That is, We know beforenand, “an_utter impossibility,~a chitners of weras, Our English ssntem in 80 siiaple, o Sen e, 00 Gtraiubitfirward, cud eo reasonablé, that 1§ comuends itueif alis o our fuclings, our tastes, aud our - allectiuns, and wo weuld mot e chsnge L for any other system, or iu auy way sap or weaken its fundamentsl principles, W peak Liero 2 much for Frevmasoury fn Cada, India, and the United Stales. ta for oursclvee, Wo could’ not, for iustance, weld futo any sgreomient, eftlier with tho Rite Ecossis, tho Tite Misran, o sng otlier foreign o eclectic Rite, 5 we ehould, by’ 0 do. Sugt, Jower i status of bisiotical importanee, and ba. tray its position and prestige. But while we' ay the for oureeivee, we lave no duulit that the Rits Lopesls would ve eblé to find a genial welcome zud much of intere:t to themselvea 3t Rome or elsowhere, Romo i fuil of attractiona {0 the fustructed Magos, and. we cannot couccive 8 pleasunter fortmight thog one epent amid fte palncen, ite churehes, its galleries, 8nd ita ruina. While, tuen, wo wish ail success to any future Congress of Romo or €lrewhere, wehave felt it our duty'to poiut out, as fur as Crafs 3Masoury §2 conceruod, 18 utter Jmpricticalilits and uineaniugess as rezards us and oar, Grand Lodyo. 1t fu true that there is an_important body, bth in La: gland and Seotland, terming itself “Tha Ancient and Acceptad Riite,” aud if w0 juttuential an organization can gee its way, in the interest of the Lign grades to Bold such & gathering, by all means let 31 bojd ope, But we foucy thst even it would find a ditieulty What is 10 Leeurme, Jor Sustatice, of the * Urioey of Teruple 2 48 tho Freuch esy “sanx toua fos rayvota,h we fuel ded that such a Congress in Londen would be aitke u wasie of tiwe sud woney, and wouht certainly not tend in any Way t0 promote the cause of Freemazours, Lt rathor 10 excite many angry s tions, and 0 &rvuse eotw buruiny coutrorersiey, o T;IE SCOTTISH RITE, the anoual conveution of Clicago Council of Frinces of Jeruzalem A & AL Scci:i sh Hite Maeony, Sixteenth Degree, held at Consistorial Hall, No. 72 lonce etreet, Thursday evening last, the folloming oflicers wero elected for the cusuing Masonic year : M. E. §, P. Grna Master—John O'Neil, Gr. 1, . Dep. Graud M. I X, iurlbet, 35 Semior' Grand Warlei A Tusrol: M. E. Jusfor Graud Warden—a, Pail Grand Secretary—~Ed Gnodulo, oot Grand Tressu L. 3tyary, Grawd Master of Cereinonies—if. K. Aoreis, 1w foandation is tixed in | Grazd Tyler—. . EASTERN STAR. the 8'b inst., ag enstng year of Muriam Chapter, of the nstern Star. ‘The ceremonies wero per- formed Ly Past Patron H. r. Holcomb, J. E. Tettibons acting as Marshal : Worthy Matron—Mrs, W, H. Sayder,! A K. Aorris, Conductress—3rs. Kate Eeed, ez, IS, Ceam, s, d, M. Nichuls, irs, J, A, Burns, hor—3Irs, A, L, Crocket. ortiiy Vatron tay ¥ T. T. Oviatt, Murshal—Mr, E. F 1. well. XOTE: . ’ ‘The fonsth of the plensing series of soziables of the Oricntzl Consistory will be Lield Thusday cvening st their ball in the American Expre=s Building. The inatallation of tbe cfiicers of Dearborn Lodge. 31, will take place Inday crening. the & embers of the frazernity aud their ladies cordimily iuvited. 1t is €aid the chair oconpied b George Wash~ ington as Worshipful Master of tho Masonic Lodge at Alexaudria, Va., 18 now in the posses- t1ou of Unanimity Lodza of Aucient, Free, and Accepted Masous at Edenton, m North Car:lina, whither it was sent during the War of 1812 tor safe Leopiag. 1t i3 of wnassive mahogany, eiabo- wutely carved, and o fing specimen of autique formture. Au eliort will be mage to - induce 1ts enstodians to allow this memenfo of tue iltus- tiious “*man and Mason™ o be placed on exhi- Lition at Philucelplia during the Centenvial. ——— ODD-FELLOWSHIP. LODGE INSTALLATIO. The beantiful aud mpressive cererony of in- { stalling the ofticers-clect of Templar Lodge No. 410 took piace Thureduy evening Iast n the lodge hall, corser of Madison and Ilalsted streots. Dr. Ward Elis acled as M, W. G aegisted by P. G, M. Smith, P. G. Marshal Hefter, T. G. Daabe. I. G. Iilt, and others. The fol~ lowing were duly installed : G.—W. Kirh. reasurer—d, F. Brown, The ceremony having been conc!nded, Past Grand Master J. C. 5 , in & peat eulogistio speech on beLalf of Templar Lodge, presented 2. G. 2L Ellis. tho fatker aud purifior of Temp- lar Ledge, with o fiue. life-sizo pisoto-peintiug, { exccuzed by C. D. Mosher. Tho hkeness is pr- | fect. The bnsiness of the Lodga Laving closed, tho comrany retired to LaDerge Lrothers', whero o few hours were syeutin gocial eujoy- ment. > Ilome Lodge, No. 416, held ita services of in- stallaiion Youday evening last, the followiag Le- g the oilicers 1nstalled . G. Burghofer, - —G. P’ o, ry—C. W, Lovisberrs, i1, A. Auderson; The installing oiticer was H. F. Holcomb, D. D. G. M., ted Ly G. B. Semuels, P, G.; | Chiarles Periios, 1. G.3 A. J. Uuyes, I, G., and ! otors., 2, waic fontuli dnesdav evesing, by Uoury Veune, D. il., ta follows: Hemmeriek, . Lebrun, ih S.—W. Du! i ! Lodge, i chairs Tiew ! Alexander Todze No. 221 at (‘niro.l 1., held 2 f dor. 7. The | | public instailation of its of Mast €xe.Cines wers conducted LLis, of Chicago. v request of tho Ladye, exempillicd tho recent work, In the evening, | the Opera House was crowded with an intelite | gent sucienco who lintened wizh atzontion to an -elequest oration by the Hon. Georgo . Wendling. Folluwing the exercises at the Overa Houso | a ball and banquet wero Leld at the St. Chatles Ilotel. 3fany of the featermty 2od their Ilndies from DuQuoin, Murphsboro, aud o‘ber places, paiticiputed in the affuir, which proved » suc- cessful one in every 1esj-ect. Tho officers of 1it. Carbon and Murphyskor Lodges, at Jurphysboro. were publiciy 1stalie: by P'att Grand Master Ellis, aidod by prominent mewmbers in that place. At the conciusion of the instailation, the . wstalling ofcer dehvered an nddress upon the subject of Od a-Fetluwship, which occupied an hour, ana was receiwed witi marked favor by a large, intelligont, znd sp- preciative audience. ‘Thiese exercises were followed by a grand baa- et at Concert Hall, whera ampla tables were leaded with choice cdibles, and about 600 per- sons joined in this pleasant featuro of the enter- tammment. Tho evening’s exerciees concinded bya danca, in which a briliiaut e any parucipated. The threo lodzes of Murphysboro united in this Inrge demonstration. On Tuesday eveniog last, W. H. Crecker. P, G., assisted by George H. Chase, Deputy of the Grand Mrster, and others, publicly iustalled ihe ofticers of Normal Lodgo No. 509, at Englo- wood, as follows : Interesting addresses were delivered by P. G.'s Crocker, Wagzer, Wilder, and others. A lceal glee club furnished excellent music, and in this regied Mrs. Westoneeneciaily is desorving of mention. The attendance of a large nambar of ladies ndded greatly to the intercst of the ocen- i A bountifal coliation wun epread, to which isiting brothers and the fratern:ty of Engle- wood end their ladies did amplo justice. On Tharsday afternoon last, the ofiicers of Dight Lodgo No. 513 were pubiicly iustalled in tho lethodist Cburch by E. L. Sherman, P. G. M. mod G. R. Acting Grand Master Isana T. Doswning, of N 2, Grapd Marehal ; Charles Gilbert, of 515, Grand Warden: Joseph Van Ulick, 0f No. 516, Grand Secrctary : J. A. Hunt- or. of No. 46, Grand ‘I'reasurcr ; the Rev. Alr, 1Iall, of the M. E. Church, Grand Chaplain : aod 8. rucker, of No. 202, Grand Iueds Guar- I'he following officers wero installad 3 G.—J. I1. Coe, V. G.—J. C. Lowis, Sexs ¥- Brubecker. Tressurér—If. Cadwalluder, Alter ihe conclusion of the insfallation exer- ciees, the installing otlicer msde seme oractical remarks regardivg the mauner of conducting a Lodze, and the esscntial requisites of success, In the evening, 1’ G. Al. Sherman delivered nn address to n large audiencein the Methodist Chnreh., which occupicd an hour and a balf, snd wae 1eceived with expressions of sutiefaction. The Lodges at Pontiac, Odell, and Gardner, ana delowations from Streator, Fairbury, Wenona, and Draidwood, were pres- ent, and participatod in the exercise ENCAMPIENT INSTALLATT The following oflicers were instazled for the eosuing Lerm at a regular meeting of Excoluor Eneampment, Lield Pridsy evening 3 C.P.~C. S, Brown, 1L P.—J, C, Parker, 5. -A, B. Lluss, Serite—A. Loy, Treasurer—\W, Porteus, Tho oflicers af Adriel Encampment No. 106 were instalied ¥'ridny evening inst by D, G. Py L, A. G. Luil, assistea by Pns. Doct. Samuel Wil }m_'d. . H. Crocker, aud Honry Thompson, as oilorwi omas Sutton, ~—Daunicl Moaros, ~Richard Ward, Scribe—foln Parker. Aswintan: Scribe—W. B. Lewla, Treasurer—Jokn P. Foas, ANNOUNCEMENT. Grand-Maater Oberly will insall the officers of Powban Lodge, Joliet, Tuesday eveving, 15:n inet., and ou- Friday eveniug. 21st inst., ho will perfuim the same work for the Lodgoe at Mat- toon. Silver Link Lodgo No. 521 will give thoir third anuunl ball at Turuer Hsll, West Twelfth sticot, Thureéay evening, the 27th iust. Tue Commit. tce of Arrancements are making elaborate prop- aratious for the festivity. Uoion Lodze No. % will bave a public installa- tion of ity oilicers on Thurslay evening noxt, in the First M. E. Church. Graad Master Olerly will ofliciate and conduct the coremonies, Friends of the Order are cordially invited, —_— KNICHTS OF PYTHIAS, AN INQUIRY ANSWERED, To the Editor of The Chtcago Tribune: Cricaao, Jan, 12.—Iu a circle of my acquaint- ances you are considered the best authority on secrot eocieties, aud the following questiou is propounded to you, which please auswer in next Sunday's isene : Tho nowly-elected officers of Rochambern | N 2 d in their espective | . G Ellis then | F Tho dye Tue Thin of Prthias ment. these oruan) of thon T's fodlow Lreunan : Y. C.—dobs Prelate~, . of After on. ) Grand lodge officers, accompauied by the members of the lodze, adjourued to the Pacific the meetin, C. i ofiicers_of | Hlor of 1 masle; Ludya No. At's rogul en | ticn were o WhEazas, publi David J. Ly that occasion, onded, was mously. . C. Pow ster, aud Jo! From Wi Ducat. No. 35. ing ( evening : Commande €.V, Cumn 3. V. Comn Clia| Post Comm: Senior Viro Junior Surgeon— N Stomn,—] S Map—L tan, will del Lee Mouum: Centennial mizt az Deg T in silver. Tag quurce aseaya £46,7 Are there not two distinet orders of the Esighte of Pjthias in existonce in thia city, in goid, snd Jotal of £47, tho eceused is sdmi Li0tl. whete tu wbi 1o wlirel the brethren did_ju epecches aud mae the larze am rerial Luda best cutizens. Gran:i Chizncallor, pic displaged oo sl oo g, No. 4, K. of 1, Leld ay tueir Ca: west corner L1Sallo and -Adams strects. Jun. 11, P. P. ML, the following preamble and resolu- Adjutant—p. ¥ Quartermasier—T. A. Parker, Surgeon—T., J, Wyman Post ¥ lowing-named oicers fur the ensuing year : Quurtermaste: Chaplain—J, A. Koif, Adjutant—Lid Miuster, Qitiver of the Duv~—Javob Stanger, Otlicer of tire Guurl—Henry Jobus, RicmyoN, Va., Jan. this evening tho birthday of Gen. Robert E. Loe i st b pibiic meacing o bo Gl ut e | FUMISE: AB opsa Tisor and sicemcrs FUATE Gov. Lemper will presida, and Capt. J. Hamp- editor of the Norfollr Virgin- Arrangements wero subscriptions to the | A number of the colored sistars have prefertt den Chamberlain, made to canvass tho city for ceved, The gold aeewy, proved or Independent Order of K. of P.? ariie upon a matter published in NE gome timo ago, which stated, in eubstance, that & new lodgo or order was estab- lished 1u order to get rid of soma bad matertal. tiy answeriug you would obkigy ne in Chicuzo or elsawhera. The cireumstance to which thoe correspondent refers was a bic of sbarp Lut perbavs jastitied pacliamentarism by which o city lodge nid itsett of an uuplosant—nat o gay disreputablo—eic- The af - disbanding “lcruents were prominent, and then ing a now lodzo out of the Letter portion nbersbio. It was @ simpler method. aud oue which caused less scandal to the Order than the exnulsion of tho offeading element. The poatscript to the letter iy uot given b f its persouaiizy. I¢is no part of ‘Ci 3s Lo pick flaws 1 any man's chiaraczer, and if the coriespoudent has sny charges to make agaiust the docter in question he choald prefer them in woy lodze to swhich ed a3 a Wwemer or visitor. wag siuply lodge in procass the busi, INSTALLATIONS. vednesday evemug, Jau, " O'Dricn, =3, 3. Healy. u I, thillips, Alexender Mvienzla, orge Andrin. John L. Kerr, Among the distinguiched vizitors present were i. C. W. G. Levnolde, of Itsode lslund; P. m Fortest and P. G. C. David J, Ly the instaliation ceremon) Ly the Exce ed. 4 adjou Duncan, and were as follow : Dr. Thbodo, at the closo of the ing'sllation cerzmouies, bighly complimenteld the Lodge for unt of work it hea doue dunng the ig an oifspring from Excelsior be kad. ho eaid, wacciied its growth 203 progress with 1be deapest interest, MIF CELLANEQU! Tho exoectations of the projectors of Im- No. 47 are being fuily realized, and mam valuzble accessions are being made Lo 6 runks, not o bere of the Order, but also from amang the to the compiment already pid thew in beiny invited to install the a6 from zmong tue In zadition Gauntiet Lodge No. 4, ti Comumander and olivers of N tion 10 insiell he officers of two otber ! X In o former irsue wo omitted to mention the recitation by Mr. J. Les.ie Gossin sam,"” whieb was delivered etylsut tho late reuuion of Imgperial 37. lar convention of G ered @ Tuestay eveniug, Jan. 4, P.P,XIL,a | 1 of ollivers was hell by Gune. of P., on which oceasion an ad .G, C. © Moved tbat tho preamble and resolution be ador ted, which motiou, Luviuy beeu duly sec- o and carried moang- put to v e GRAND ARMY QOF THE REPUBLIC, STATE ENCAMPMENT. Tho Stats Encampment of the Grand Army of [fthe Republic meets at Sycamore on the 20th inst., and will Le in cession two days. Cook County will bo represented in the Encampment by the foliowing oflicers and delegates: J. §. Reynolds, Sesior Vice Grand Commander-in- Chief; Guy T. Gould, Post Departmont Come mander; E. §. Weeden, Chief Mustering Offi- cer; J. E. Vreeland, Assistant Adjutant-Gen- eral; John Medrthur, Member Council of Ad- Tho dolegates from Tansom Post ars: C. Werden Deane, Jobu Stephens, E. J. Rook, and J. C. Nullius. om Geor . C. L. VWhite, nua Lesi Dell, n J. 8. llevnolds Post—Steven F. Erown, R. F. Wilson, and D. il, Rauck. Yrom Wyman's Post—Henry Bokle, Ed. Alin- hio Lyon. From Bob McCook Post—Lonis Schroeder &zd David Froelichit. From Hilhard Post—J. T. Foster and J. Rossitor. Fr.a Elisworth Post—Geo. W. Southeriand and Peter Carpenter, Sheridan J'ost—A. L. Chetlsin and B. F. Wakemay, INSTALLATION. Tha following orticers of J.S. Revnolds Post G. \. It., for the en-wing year, were in- stalled by Comrado E, S. Weedeo, Cu:ef Muster- i r of the Depariment, last Mouday r—Steven F. Brown, mander—E. W, Ciiamberlain, ander—Tohn A, Fitch. 1. Ranck. TION, G. A. R, clected the ander—Henry Bohle, Commander~Frank A. Gysin, co-Commander—Adsm Stall. dick Umbdenstock, ) acob S Serceant-Major—P, Mager. Quartermuater-Sergeanl—Owen McGrath, — OTHER SOCIETIES, E. 8. B. The new elected ofticers of Germania TLodge S 83, K. S.B., were installed by their Grand | black-and-tans, Oficers in tho ball No. 112 and 114 Randolph street, Sunday eveniog last. Tha following is the list of the oflicer + President—A. J. Frank, Corn, Korn, I 0. B. B. Mr. Herman Felaeathal, of thigcity, has been elected Grand Presidont of Distribt No. § abovoe order. — | LEE'S BIRTHDAY.] iver an oration, ent Fund. —_— RICH PICKINGS. mize eent to the United vor ard retn 4.34 per (151,88 per ton of 2,000 pounds. 0 a reader from NonrTy SIDE. Axswer.—Thora is only one order of Knights which r couvention of Coemopolitan & utaners were instatled by P. G. C. W. 1. Ives, assisted by Graud Master-ut-Arnis Joun st was epread. 10 ter several r Glee Club, t of Thorvaldsen Lodge No. lled Taesday evening by Act Thilco, sssisied by Acting G. 3L ased with the proficiency on. also_tendered 1o ibn ntlet Lodee Hall. north- | Sagreme Ttopreacntativa ge II. Thomas Post—IL._D. Field, er Post—C. T E. Kocb, Henry Blattuer, James Durst. and 18, 3. Campbell. From 'Lyous Post—arthur Erbe, Jacob Gross, and Jobn Levi. ¥rom Leveridge Post—Ed Ruesell and A. C. of the 15.—The ex-Confederates i made arrangements to celebrato | Yesterday tho ica wens out of the MiseLEsipPls per ton in silver, being BEASTS AND BIRDS, Approaching Erxhibition of the tional Poultry Associatiqp, Some of the Notable E’lfi'i&. The ¥rizes, A year ago last spring mnreunlgfim‘ various parta of tho United Staten agg g met ut the Grand Pacific Hotel in this cijy. efected the farmation of a eociety to ba Iy u a3 the National ouliry Association, the o™ being apportioned smong tho cities h(am West in which similar Joca orgunzuigep previously flonrisbed. The objectaof the Assnsiation ars lhelmpm ment. of poultry, pigeons, birda, dogs, ete 4 the disscwinaticn of practical knoyledge ng their breeding, rearing, aad training, Friday. first anpia) exhilition of this Asoragio gy commeucoAt tho Exposition Luilding, and gy tinue geven dags, includiog among jtg tny tions a dog ehow, similar tu those that ars apy ally held a¢ the Alexandria and Crygta] in London, where they are important f a popular entertainment. The lechanicat p, partment of tho Exposition Building hup by gecured for the purpose. and workmen ara busiy oceupied in adapting the iuterior o tis we g, ® which it will Lo occupied. The prizay 25ty * | upward of 9,000. = THE ENTRIES are nneapectedly numerons. Among. thoes o vouitry and pigeons already made appear tyy vames of Philander Wilkams, Tannten sy, who will show light and dark Bmhmlnnd[‘,mm coears ; E. I. Spelding, Jallrey, N. L., who bring thirty coops of those beautifn little pey —the game Lantams; Mr. A. D). Warren, of Wop. cester, Masa,, who will_show thirty pens of by well-known straw of blac.cred vamsy; Ne. J, leory Symonds, of Loszon. will exbibit serey ung of the Frouch fonl La Fieche; and yy £, T. Sperrs, of the Erening Pos! Hanfy, Conn., forty coops of bis unrivaled white.crest: ed white Folands. Mr. T. S. Gaddes, of Rl more, well known as an importer and breeder o mizeons, will exhivit fome of hus pets, wiich 2ry valued g3 high as 3250 a pair. In fact, the foy, of every Esstern State will be represented st 3 mammoth exhibition, Arraugemente bavo been concladed with by railronds and exvress companies by which g lubitors can retarn free of chargo all siock thiy Las paid fall fare over their severat hnss i nuthiug has been left undone that would cayy convenience to the exkibitors or prom ste the g, Lubitiou iteeif. TIE PRIZES FOR DOGS were received some days ago by the managezss freim the artiets to whose skili their cesi execution were intrusteq on exhieition at Peae, that . 1ho the ashineton etreets, whey they will remain until awarded. It waa thefs. teution origivally cf the Executive Committasly offer only cash premitms, bul aa exoresisy of prefercoce on - the part of [+3 fanciers for a pieco of plate indae a substitution of silver cups for cash. Theyay offered with the assurance that the valmnty placed upon them s not overestimated, sodia design aud finish_ibes ure evers nay worthyol tho objrct for which ther are offered. ‘the preminms for fosls are to Le paid in ey in sus proportioned t the quality of etock e d. "Oue of tho most el>gant and artisss prizes sver offered iu tius councry 1 thac o.fere] by the ** FORCST AND BIR of New York, for the hest Qiaplsy of sporizg dogs orf any one Lreed and variety by ous sl or. Tt isacup valaed at %150, and wid 28 1 ceived in tLis city daring the curront week. The Rod and Gun, a sportivg_journal also puslishd in New Yoris. has offel a8 prize for tho bey plavof husiiag d an elaburutely tivished cup of nearly equal value. Its base ia of sl silver, supuorting a tigare of Nuamy ‘holdiny two Lounds in *heleash.” From tho tizse sprizg best Vice 0, 57 in a on . i ¢ iress Jtaseid, That tigGauntlet Lodge No. & hereby | two silver sbafzs completing a sean-circlo at th tender thelr sucere thanis to P. G. C. D. J. Lyon | top, on which rests a cun, which oan Le remo for the able and cloquent address made by hiui on nd au erergne sucstituted. This latterd of silver, rurronnded with 2 go'd baud, and ia’s? with medaliions of the ‘same metul tliuscrade hunting scenes and taa imp! -men:s of tie cusd The ¢rize atiiacts unvounded atiention. ot ouiy for the exquisiteuess of its design, but alt for the finished workmansiup displayea, CHICAGO PRIZES. 3 The Clicago Field offers, es'u priza for tha best Fuglist cap'of silver. the base sapportivg a buntiog. dog, on which is & superstractare holiing the cup, and o:namented with minature sune. ‘The Western Sporisman of this city offerss cup similar to the above, aud a secosi cup as prize for tho best red irish seitw Au “Tue cup is framed cn the bacas of fox &1az3, chased and embossed with rigurss of gull tle whole kurmouuted by the fizure of a bor,t game-bag slung over bus choniders, awd holdirg 1n Lis hand the guard of a setter. The Society offer cups after the sams patters as that offered by the Chicago Field for tue ted ymported English getter. and alsoa cup for it bes: specimen of _thut breed ramsac iu this conn uv. Clurles I Turver, Lsy., a wealthy res deat of St. Louis, Las presented acup o bt awarded to the owner of tho best Irsh wate spaniel exlubited. It is of solid sitver, surmoant ed by a sdaniel, and each side ornamented with1 paniel's head, besntifully chased apd frostod 1 Pizo that reflects crediz not ouly upou thede 8igner, but 130 on tho crafsman who the work. THE MOTELS. In addition to tuese, the. Gardner Tovsa Matteson Honse, Conumercial, Sherman, Graad Pacific, and other hoiels, huve ofFered praes which, with those meutioued 8ad those oferel Ly prominent citizens here und etseshero, swel she muang total to sisty-ona pieses, aach cne of wiel is excelient in workmunship sod beantyd finsh. TWO PAINTINGS, both veritable gems of urt, aro to ba awardsd, o6 to the best specimen of a black-aud-tautes rier under 10 :ounds in weight, 2ud the otherd tie best specimen of the Pomerauian or $;i dog exitibited. The entries for tins departmend are already between 200 and 300, and will be & exhibition on ud after the 2ith inst. AMNONG THOSE NOTED FOR . THEIR PCRITY O rz.00D and fino breeding toac are entared -and will present ig thio kennel of L. 1. Swmith. of Strsib YOy, Uanada, ineinding the imported Eogleh #etters Leicexter.—valued at sn even thous: dollars.—Paris, Daute, Victress, and five others Luther Adams, of Boson, 1 en routs to the &} with Rock, Duke, Dorn, and four uunamed J. W. Kuox. of Pictsbare, will exhibit several ot what aze known a8 the Field-Triul breed. Y& Delano, of Newburypoct, 3less., has for eshibic tion Doll and other noted imported dogs, someef wh.ch have cost aa high a3 £500, Of the red Irish sotters, many fine onel owned iu Chicago and vicinity will be sbost They are of the stock importad by Gen. Dacat from Lord Howoth's keunels, and it 13 expecte thac thev will carry off some of the prizek Tho noted dog ~ “Rufus,” which b8 taken the first prize at every exhibition, is en tered Ly 3Ir. A. Durges, the owner, of May ville, Ky : also Ranger, owned by D. W. Jeo= 8, of Baltimore. “Elcho, Erin. Loo, Heconts and two others will bo exhibited by their 55 1.oais proprietor, C. H. Tarner, Esq. Tho Irish class will be fally represented, and ther will be a full class of poiaters, as also of Insh water-spaniels and retriovers, rough terriers otc.. B The exhibition will be tho finext of the kind over held in this country, aud, if Western Bport:- men will folly exbibit their stock, a large pIo- portion of the prizes offered will bo retained “; this section. The entries close on the 2fth o this month, and all information desired csub obtained by applyinz to the Secratary of ti8 National Ponliry Ausociation at the Lxpositiod Building. fol- e — TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Mahoney Plaves, Pa,, mines will resum$ to-morrow. Several other collieries will follo¥ AMiners are constantly leaving Fort Pierre {08 the Black Hills, and are meeting with o 00 etruction by the militars, and tho locatioa of W8 roate 15 #0 far soath that they have notiug @ toar from Indiana, Tho open winter continues a: Davenport leaving it cloar, so that the forry-boat i B07 at this time of the yoar is sometbug nokootd in that region for forty years, There i a colored Baocher case in Davenport: chargea of looseness of condnct againet an0-hsf e:iter, aud & committee of colored fathers. mem* bery of the African Methodiaz Episcopat Chu Lamanz Crry, Wy, Jan. 15.—One huzdred | Wil H¥ostigato the matier, Africa is xci ounced of ¢old and a lot of cre from the famons Stater rhed, have just been ro- 8 U0 tine in gold sud K6 OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New TYonx, Jan. 15.—Arrived—Stesmerd France. from London; Rotterdam, from Roxter™ @am: and City of Richmond, from Liverpook Loxpoy, Jan. 15.—Qcean stoamehips Pa ana Douao, from New York, have arrived oab ton a ttes with Lo pups, & very basdom b

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