Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1876, Page 5

\ i i | i [ — E) WASHINGTON. The House Military Committco Considering the Status 3 of the Army. Hancock’s Bill for the Transfer of the Indian Burcau Approved. A Bill Appropriating $3,000,000 far Lovess to Bo Roporteds Proposition to Drop Many Articles from the Internal Tax List, The Departmental Expenditures Com- mitteo Catechiso Seoretary Fish, Eulogies on the Late Vice-Presi- dont Wilson in Both Houses, The Present Onslaught Treasuryward of Loyal Bufferers in the " Lata Wah! THE ARMY. BILL BEYONS THE NOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE. Sreaal Lnsvaleh to The Chicago Tribune. ? fyasmrxarox, D. C., Jan, 21.—The Houss Mili- tary Committoe, at its meoting this morning, disposod only of nome unimportant bills end some general questions affecting tho atatus of tho army, whieh havo been referred to it in the form of bills or resolutions. Boveral of the sub- committess whichh bad boen sppointed to make specisl Inqairiea were roady to repact, but it was thought batter to spend tho timeto-day in arriv~ Ing at a general underatandiug in rogard to tho businoas of tho Committeo, in order that it might bo tranescted more inielligontly and moro cxpeditiously at subsequont meetings. Amongthe subjocts informally talked over io-day was sho roposed reduction in the pay of armny ofiicers. goneral sontiment of tho Committeo to- aithough no vota was taken, soomed to beagainst it. Mombers of tho Committeo say that it will no donbt be strongiy in favor of pravidiog wark -for 1dlo ofticers, if such thers urp, and perhaps of reducing the compsneation of thoso not on duty, but they belisve tho proa- ent {ny 18 none too great for officers in active pervice with their commands, Io the asmo con- nection the Committeo will at an carly day take up the ceosideration of Hancock's blil to pro- vido for tho TRANSFER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ftom the Interior to the War Dopartment. A priotod copy of this bill was {aid upon the table of thes Committeo only nday or two sgo, aud saveral mombers who have sloeady piven some attontion Lo ita pravivions will probably suggest mwondments, although tho majority of tho Committeo is withont doubt strongly in favor of the gooeral propoaition. Xir. Hancock's bill fu more carefally drawn than that contemplating A BINILAR OLJECT ¥hich bas beon rafeirod to the Committes on Tudian Affaire, Dosides tranaferring the control of all maiters pertainivg to Indiann to tho Becra- tary of War, withall tho funds, accounts, rec- ards, and papers, and the suporvisory and ap- poliate powers now_ possessod by tho Beo- rotary of tho Interior, it spportious to tho several corra of the army the lEl:cll.l duties which they aro to porform. This bill will probably bo the basia of action by tho committees on this subject, although its provisiona may be covsidorably modified beforo 1t {s ropoitod.” It s understood that moembers ©of tho Military Committce think they should havo been cousnl:ed by the Committas on Ap- propriations before tho Iattor reported In favor of raluciog ecalerios, ete., ot tho Military Academy, and it ia doubtful if Gen. Baoning's Committes would hiavo agreed to this reduction bad they boen given an opportunity to express thslr opinion on the subjaot, —— COMMITTEE WORK, INTEBNAL TAXES, Bptetal Dispateh to The Chicago tridune, Wasuwiozox, D. 0., Jau, 21.—The views ex- pressod by membors of the Committeo on Ways and Moans indicate & disposition to reduce the Iotoronl tax on many arilcles. It ia very gener- Ally admitted that the two-cent chook-stamp tax. will be repealed. There {s alsoa disposition to simplify tho schedule of internsl taxes by drop- ping maoy articlos, . There arc also some fndi- cations of a determination toro-once thoduty of 1 a barrel on petroleum, Tho Domocrats msay that to be consistent thoy mustreduce taxom as woll as oxpenacs, and wish at tho same time to readjust tho articles subjoct to tax as Jsauch as poaxible. TIZ BTATE DEPARTMENT, The House Committes on Expenditures in tho Btato Dopartment aro going to worlk with & good Qoal of zeal in & direction which givos promise Of praidoworthy reaulta, Tho Blate Department la probably tho_best managed of auy of tue Da- partments st Wasbington, and yot there aro Aboaes which ought to have Leon awopt away yoars ago. Ono of the ovils of the forelgn eer- Yica {8 the systom af Dispatch Agants, whoso of- fico is almost entirely ornamental, aud whose dutlea lLave hoen in soms cames the sending bomo of kid gloves, Iacos, and mibbons, thus svading tho Qustoms laws, This is one of tho things tho Committen fntond to look foto, A lotter Las already boon nrerlrnd by Btonger, Chalrman of tho Committeo, seking of the Beoretary of Blato a siatemout of the ex- rcnng of tho vatous Dinpatch Agents, namelr s iadoliff Baldwin, New Yock ; Jonathsn Amory, Toston; B. F. Stovens, London; Thomss ‘Tay- lor, Havro; and Edward Robinéon, Hamburg, Zor the vear ending Juno 30, 1875, Tho Joiter 10 oalls for tho saveral itoma of their exponses d tho act of Cangress making appropriations tuerefor, togother with thonumber of lottors dispatched, sod the amonnt of powiago pald on them. Careful luquiry discovers the fact that the Dispatch Agents aro A PRETTY COSTLY LUXCRY. Btavens’ expensos in Loudon, besides his aalary, wre about $25,000 & year, and his bill for post- age amounts to from 910,000 to 16,000 & 3 oar. Auvotber branch of inguiry of the Committos wiil ba the mauner in which tho sonual appro~ pration of £20,000 1a paid to the Barbary pow- ora under tho act flxiog the componsation of inister oneuls residing on the Darbary corat. The Committes I8 anxlous to koow what troaty stipulation oxiat, If any, requiring such expondlturo, and 'whether the’ Gavoroment ot tho United Btates Is undor tho necessity of con- tinnivg this appropriation, SIILL ANOTUER BURJECT ombraced o Blenger's letter (o Bocretary Fish 1s whether any perzoun have, sluce March, 1809, been appointed and recetved payand emolumant of office, and reaigned boforo eutering oun the discharge of their dutios, Namey are requirod, together with the amount received Ly esch one. A casa of note which haa fallen to the attention of the Commilttee acouried sovaral years ago, in which & Tennosseo gentleman was sppointed to M foreign misnion, and resigned & year siter- ¥ards withoul leaving tho countiy. TUR SOUTUERN TUEABUNY RAIDERS mre improving their timo. Tho Commitiee on favees of tho Misalssippi hos agreod unaule mously to report fu favor of & bill giving $3,000,~ 900 tor the bullalng aod maintenauce of T8 L8 & Row movement horo for tha remov. Mof Foase, Postmastor at Vioksburg, the Amos men bolug very anzlous to got this mark of the Prealdent's favor to strengiiion thom in Missis- Mppi and xeop thom at the head of the Ropab- Kesn pasty, COUNTI TUE YOTES, Wamnntaton, D, O., Jan, 91.~The Sensto Pommiites on Prmlefiu aud Elections to-day sonsidsred Mortou's bl ta provido for counting ‘he voles for President and Vice-Prealdent. No tonolusion was reached, but the opinion of & najority of the Commities anemed to bo that \us peading disoussion io the Honate oo the abo. ftion of the ti as00ud jolnt ruls renders it toneceqsary to press Morton's bill at prasent. l‘h, Commlites lnbng\unuy took up My, Mor- iou's resolution providing for the invest) tho late Miss lfpl election, p‘:‘li:lul dhc:;llnnd s manh 3 obar- ocourred, and constderable oppoaition to Moston's resolution was developed. PRSP DISTRIOT OF COLURMILA, Tty Louse Commities o Appropristions bas hnrmuu dealded ¢o ropork vpn:u\y onthe THE 'CHICAGU TKRIBUNE: SATURDAY, *JANUARY " 22, 1876—TWELVE ' PAGES, bill lupro[glmng $222,797 to pay the intorost on the 8,05 Districc of Columbia honds, upon tha ground that Congresa 1a bound to the ox:ant only that the Iuterest shall ba paid, and that ne £100,000 of the sum approptiatod remains i the District Troasury, a part of this should ba np- plod to thio pavmant of tho interest, and that boroafter the futerent aliould bo paid from the Diatrict cucrout raceipts, THE B e, Tho Committes on \Vays nnd Means gave a hearing this worning to 8 deputation from the Unitod” Htatos Brawera' Ansoclation, in_favor of tha passago of tho bill Intraduced by Mr, Kolr (Mo.) to abolich the rule of the Iniernal Reve- nuo Departmont which fizen 314 bushels of malt | as tho maximum quaality atlowed for tho pro- duotion of a 8l-gallon batrel of beor or alo, aud make ssaossmonts whera tho browers' roturns sliow an oxcess of malt over the quantity of beer produced. Oficosn from the luternsl Rovenuo Dopartmeut wera presant, and asseut- ed to the proposition of tho brewers, — NOTES AND NEWS. RULOGIZS ON THE LATR VICE-PRESIDENT. Suectat Dispateh ‘o The Chicago Tribune, Wasmnazox, D, C., Jan, 21.—The entlre dsy in tho Benale and Honse was spent o eulogies on tho lata Vico-Prosident Wilson, Ten or twelvo orationa wore dolivored in each, all of about the usual calibro. Tho Sepate chsmber was heavily drapod, and sbove the chair of the presiding oficer was a large portrait of the dead Vice-President. The most notable specches in tho Bonste wera those of Ingalis, Ilamlin, Btovonson, and Avthony, aud in the Housa of Banks, Regan, and J, Frocicr Knott, ANOTHER RANK NEHEL, Jones, of Kentucky, at tha close of Blaine's specch on amuosty, and while the confusion attendlag it was st ils leight, came down near tho dosk and asked pormiswion to print some remarks. No ono objecting, he obtsined loave, Hisapoech now appesara in the racord, sud is one of tho bittorost delivered. Ho eulogized thoss who fought nith Davia agaings the Union, though partinily adunttlog thoir mistakes. Ho declares that 1nhumanitica unworthy of earth ware practiced In Northern prisons, aad thac men on tho floor could prove it from the rela- tion of peraonal experiencs It allowed, and cloged with s glowing eulogism of Jefferaon Davis, THE COTTOX FRADDE. Tha teatimony placod hefors tho Grand Jury In Parkman & Lrooks' colton case sfinws that ox-Secrotary Richardson_indorsed o the claun tho follomnx wotds : ** Respectfully referred to tho Tirst Auditor for exsmination and settle- ment. W, A. R." Tho Yirst Auditor declined to pasa it, on the ground that It was fraudulent. It waa then takon out of his bands and carriod to Assistaut Becrotary Bawyar, aud In somo way not absolutely aacertained tho word examination was orased and words ** for approvul” {nsertod. 3r. Nichardson s not quits clear whetlior this wan hJ sy direction or not, or whothor it was forged, SPEAKS FOR ITSELP, A recent order which was msdo by tho Houso for the printingof a certain document, well filus- trates tho shallow Lypocrisy of tho Domocratio protousions of economic reform. A volumo, vory reapociable in size, has juet come from the Governmaut _Printer, swhich “containg only the testimony and argument i favor of paviogsa soldior for ciotlies barned at Fort Loavenwurth. The total valus of tho clothes was 12, The printiug of tho hook coats large sum, vaatly more than tho amount of the claian.: (70 the Avsactatea Press) 100US BTAMYS, Wasumiorox, D. O, Jan, 21.—A numbor of bids beariug tho {mpress of a frandulont_stamp hava been discovered in the Post-Otice Dopart. ment to-day, over 100 baving boen ko recog- Dized by thie ongraver of the oziginal stamp aod other exporta. Tho bids so found are mainly in Toxar, Arkansas, and Lousiaun, TIHE TETAS PACIFIC. Tho Momorial Comioitice appointod by the «econt Iulroad Couvoutivn beld in St. Louis, waited upon President Grant this afternoon, ‘Tue Committos waa reprosented by the following ootlomen ; Tho Ion. R.W., Thowmpson. Indiana ; o Hoo, Stauley Matthows, Ohio; the Hon. J, H. Kennard, Louwsiaus; Col, William_ Johuson, Nott Catoliua; D. Felaonkeld, California; tbo Ifon. A, C. Clopton, Texas ; the Hon, 0. K. farshall, Miselasippi ; and Mr, D. H. MoAdam, Ht. Louws, roprecoutivg Col. Broadhead, Chair- wan of the Committee, who was unavoidably abaont. Mr, Thompson sadressed tho Prosjdent on bebalf of tho Committe. Roforring to tho racent convontion haldin aid of the 'Woexea & Pacific Rallroad, by whoso diroction the Com- mitloe appearcd to prosent an sccount of tho sotlon of that body. He briefly reviewed the £acts tust gavo the ontorpriso a national impor- tauco apart from tho interest of any partloular Boction, and espectally in roference to tho development of the iutcrior of the continent. Tho President replicd that ho had seen tho proccodinigy of tho Conventlon, and as the mat. ter wad in tho haunds of Congross ho did nat de- alre to express avy opinion upon tho pending aeasure, but tho bullting of & rallroad across tho contiuent by the routo proposed was s work of grntlmroruncu, particulaly s it alforded s eomrotlng ino to the road now 1n existence, and would segure to the country clioaper rates. Ile didnot lmow what Concrees would do, but he hoped the road would Le built. -Alr. Thompaon then prosonted the Prosident with a hangsomely engrossed copy of the resolu. tions, aud_a printod copy of the procosdings, when the Committeo withdrow. — THE TARIFF. PRETALING A SURFRISE, Dievaich to St. Louie Giode-Demoerate ‘Wasuniaroy, D. O,, Jan, 20.—1It s underatood the Ways and Moans Committeo are proparing & groat surprigo for tho couuntry, and that within the presont month thore will be sprung upon the Hougo s tariff bill radicsl in its chunges. ‘The free-list ia to be Incroased, the tax on ten and coffoo reatored, tho customs revenus to bo collectod from srticles on which & epecifo duty can be impoacd, and the complicated worklngaof Ahio tarlif ayatom abollahied. ith theaa changos {cia said “tho 1ovenue foreo of oflicials can bo Iargely roduced, tho opportumties for samuggling and evading dutioa vory much diminisbed, and tho cost of colleoting _Ehe ravenus cut down in every dircation, Tho Wostern Domocrats favor 1ho rovival of tho incomo tax to offeot the tax on tex aud coffoe, but it is not believed such a reo- onunendation will be adopted. —_—— THE RECORD. BENATE. Wastravox, D, U., Jau, 21,—In his opening prayer tuis morning Chaplain Sunderland, atter invoking the blessings of Disine Providence upon tha nation, aald: **Ae thy sorvants hers agsomblo thia day to romomber him who so Iato- ly presided in this Ghamber, we beassch Thes, let Thy henvenly assurance fall upoa them s it did upon him," RILLS, MEMORIALS, ETC, Tho Chair lald bofors tho Senats the memorlal of Btanley Matthews, and & Committes of the Natlonal Ialirosd Convontion recently held in Bk Loule, setting forth the advantagoa of certatn thor- Qugh!, sud sskiog ald for tho Southern FPaclto Tallroad, Reforrsd, 3, Sherman, from the Committes on Finanes, re- ported & substituta for the Benuto Lill to proyide for ® commision ot tha subject of the alcoliolia Hquur trafic, Tlaced on tho calendar, 3ir, Logan introduced a Lill {o reduce the number and fuorcase tho efficlency of tho modicsl corps ot tha Teferred. 7, Bherman suhmittod a resolution Instrusting ¢ Comrmities on Printing toinquire and report what logla- ation s nocessiry (o preveut hy publication of docu- ‘mouta of 1o praciical value, Agread o, Ar, Frelinguuyten moved thas whon the Senate ad. Journ it be to meat on Monday noxt, ~ Agroea to,mmm IN MEMORIAM, After the expiration of tho morulag hour Me. Doute well _sngouncod the death of Vice-Breaidens Wilkon, and delivered » gracctul aulogy, which hcloasd by of- fogiog Ibe usual solutions of reajact, Eulogies were slso delivara aaire. Hamiln, In- galit, Bogy, and AQLioDy. ¥ - Adjourned, noCsE, Ar, Knott, from the lulflnhr( Qummittes, roported bl Tor tha rusirement, ou full pay, of Judgs Wilvon BcCandlesy, of the Westorn District of ¥ennuyivania, a cournnusacs of phyaieat au bilitles, motwilistand’ ing hio has not attalued the age of 10 yeara, JUDICIAL PENKION, Mr, Lawrence opposed the LU as establishing a dangurous procedent, Alr, Knott remarked that a fow years ago Congress deemed {4 wise to takw provixion that United fitates Judges, on reaching the age of 70 years, might retire oo taelr after baving served ‘ten years. If that law vu}:"llud wise, it was imponaible for bim to goncelva tbe fujusticd or utwisdom of pausslng (his bill for the relief of & falibful servaul, who bad porved s dulge for iwealy it lacked but iwo or three ysarw of the nects. sary age, snd whoss physical disabililies would stevent bl Dger ocoupation of tha Banch with ji ico 40 the public intorest, As (o th propristy of U de of tlis Hou clalt peusion lis, bls' (Democratlo) was not respousible, 1t was ou the statute Look Low, aud the preseny bill was simply end a Louentd 10 ono wiia was cartainly smitled 10 i, If any ous was. . Holman 8310 no act bad ever passad’ Congress which waa 80 much sgainst the aph d futeut of Amsrican; (nstitutions aa the act to pension Judges, In the edsly deye of the Bapublio such loyilajion woull have bsen desmed d;ld:ly lmfi:fllhn. The orlgunal law wa extremely liberal, and b objacted to extending m-.lnovmuuol that anwise measurs be- 7004 1ta original oo, 1) lol&"hmmuu‘m Metaes ey 1heptit, dna ‘Chge, "Ml IR G A aitontion to the fact that, under the extsting law, this dud not _compelled elthar tn resign or retira. rn,r:!'n utles of the offics, , 142 n ya, 10, THE WILEON ZULOGIXS, The Houss then ook acllon on the usyal resolattons n honor of tha memory of the late Vice-Prerident Vilson. 3z, Holman saked tnanimous consent o extend ths privitege of tha floor ta a delegation of Incians oditors duting the eulngles L0 be pronouncad, Ad Fuloglea were pronounced on b ceaned by Mewnra, Warcen, Harris Rnott, Aymer, Kssson, Dinks, Lynch, Huribut, Law- roncs, Laphiai, Heagan, Joyce, aud Bialr, The nost yolesartly poftio ot th oulogies was that fn which Ar. Kookt afluded o the celalifated visit of 3z, Wilion at the deailibnd of John C, lireckiuridge, Jecolutlons of respech wers adopied, and the Llouss sdjourned. e POLITICAL GOSSIP. EXTRAOEDINANY LOYALTYOF §0U1HRRNERS DURING THE ** LATE WARL" From Our Qun Correspondent, Wasninotoy, Jav, 19.—One of the things which wo bad to wait until the War was over to find outis, the extraordloary amount of loyalty thore was durinz the Robellion in tho Houth. ‘There waan mistake in supposing thors was no loyaity thers then worth reckonlng. It reckons up aimply enormously. Every township in the Into Confedoracy had its quotsof truly loyal, who sufferad for tho Union. Now in this Con- tounial year, 50 much spouted about, these are modestly comling forward to recolve thelr reward from a gratoful Repabhic, True, they shed no blood, but thoy suffered sacrificos of pratty much oll savo life. Thoy ware despoiled of their horaes, muloe, pork, and apring-chickens; of cotn, forage, and fence-ralls: thoir barns, cot- ton-gins, louses, churolos, and school-honsss waro'dastroyed ; fn short, pretty much tholr all was offered upon the altar of our common country, aud thore was left them but the dobt of gratitudo which the nation owes,—aud which they aronow goutly pressiug for collection. ‘By A BINGULABG PATALITT, too, thess loyal sufferad for the Union chiofly at the hauds of the Union eoldiery, Whorever our gallant boya In blus want, oven when thoy penc- trated to the vory hoat of the Confedoracy, they found these truly loyal Sauthroos, and in the most Inexplicablo fashion proceeded to farage upon thom, to seiza tholr property and to de- stroy what could not be seized ; to plunder thoir emoke-bouses and raid tholr hen-roosts, and Renerally to make thom suffer for the cauna of tho Union, Whenever and wherovor thero was opportunity to meke the loyal paople of the Bouth sulfer in such fasbion for thelr Joyally, tho brave defonders of the Union evidontly did not fail ko {mprove it, and of all peoplo ruined by the War, tho loyal mon who peopled tho Cou- fedorato Btatos wore manifestly the most ruinously ruined. IHenmes s gratoful peo- plo, nftor tho opation was eaved, oatabe Ushod s Court of Clalms to mote ont with equal and exact justice to thoso foal suf- forers, thoir roward according to the sacrifices thoy had geverallv offerod up upon the comuion altar aforesaid. But, somehow, the Court aforg- sald, organized for tho express purpaso of re~ warding ths loyaity that so tiourished within the Canfoderaoy, and that was also so desplsod and othorwise punialiod by tha armios of tha Unton, though ic did & vast business in that line, provod Inadoquate to the high oMoa assigned it. Ho TIE COMMITTZE ON WAL CLAINS haa boon made o permanont institution for the roward of this long-suftering lovalty, and fs mado permaneut that tho loug-suffering afora- 8ald may uot suffer longer than need bo. When the proof is too meagro, even with ali tha con- trivances here reducad to perfection for bolster- iog up utterly unfounded claime, thess sre di- rectly presentod In billa * for tho rolief " of the claimant, and bills for payment of damages for vroperty destroyed duning tho Iato War; and from tbe chorus that sscends from tho floor to the roporte:s’ gallery *for rolief” and **Into wab," tho chiof buninoss of tho statosmbn from tho lately-robeiiious tatos and thole co- adjutors wonld mgom to bo not to puc the *¢wah " foraver out of remombrance, bul to bava it forever romombered aa tho luckisat windfall that ever bofell long-suffermg loyalty in tho Houth. Ho whero clainis have been rejectod by tho Court of Claims, atter full Lssring, bills ara algo intraduced for tho relief of the ciaimants, and olaims that bavo bean rojected at overy ses- #on 6lnce tho organizatioo of tho Commt ttes aro again ronewed by tho Rollof aud o Wab bille. ~Alroady nearly 500 wuch bills have been introducod, sod THE OLAIMS AGGREGATE AnouT $30,000,000, bot niifl they como, and ths ound no man can forotell. Thoy aro for roatalof lands oo which fortifloations ‘wero thrown up by the Unlon armles ; for fuel and atockado timbor cut by Uuton foroos on Iands of loval Bonthernera ; for damages to Joyal school-lonses nnd churchos, occupied a3 barracks and Lospitals by Union soldiers ; for datontion of goods sud merchan- divo of tho loyal by ordora of Uulon Generals ; for damages for unlawful military ar- rosts ; for destruction of roads and bridges ; for oatton seizures ; aud, omitting & doal of others, for damoges sustaioed at the bands of the Con- federates **by roason of loyalty to tho United Btates Government." Tho logio of them all {8 simply rresintiblos loyaity must not po unrawarded, and with that 04 the tucsin is this GUAND DALD UPOX TIIX TREASUDY led,—individuals, loval corporations, loyal banks, loyal achool districts, logal churchos, loyal counties, all jolning in; and, to cloxe ths columnn, comes that Mother of Presidents, tho great Commnonweaith of Virgiois, with hor madett littlo cleim of about $600,000 for ad- yances mada to tho General Government to aid in carying on tho War of 1812, It id rather a stalo cizim, it is trac,~upwards of thros-scoro yoars old,—but whosver hesard of a statuto of limitations being uet up to bar tho Repuvilc's debt of gratitude. Remaembering how tho sur- viviog patriots of the War of 1813 annually muliiply, it would not be unreasonable to pro- diot that when our socond Ceutennisl fa ocelebrated, tho proud bLoast of our orators will bs not onlv that io this era the uatidn conquered s woat %ignnllo Ttebetlion and toolt ths vanquished into full political partner. ship, but reimbursed in full with 104prest overy ma) oman, and chila, and every bank, rail- road, sohoal-district, chuyoh, and municipal cor- poration within tho Confederacy for all damagoe suffored eithor at tho hiands of tho Rebels or of the Union forcos during tha War, That would be even botter than thoydid lv the claselo agen whon they erected no monumenta to the victorics woo in tho civil war, Tho monument which wo sbould have erected to tho rontombrancs for all timo of our fraternal strife ‘would bo the truly fratoranl fushion in which all tho wounds woro FLASTERED OVER WITIZ GNEENDACKS, After lookiok over the dotket of the War Ciaims Committeo, and remomboring how {t witl continuo to grow, tho _query which suggoats it- solt is, whotlior when Mir, Hill, speaking for tho ox-Confedorates, declared shoy bad como back to aid in restoring bouest economical admiulutra- tion, be had {n his miud's eyo that they wara to restoro hoaesty by sending delogations hicrs 1o soake thoso raids upon the Treanurv. As it is, 1t may bo eafely prodicted that tho Crodit Mabil~ for nud all otlior frauds axposed sud puuished Dby tho Bopublican gmy caunot aqual what may be expectad from tho ex.Confodersies, itnpelied thoroto by asenso of the wronga vimted npon their section during the War, snd asaisted by a cormorant lobby of claita speculators, ete, Un- less m stop bopat toit for alltims, it may s safely bo prodicted that the overshelmlow majority of the Sonthern dologation which {4 to 10atore honodt sdminiatration will uteadfastly be in leaguo with theus satne lobbyista, and that tho clalmy of the Joug.suftering loyalists of the Bouth will lead to trading of Yotes for other Joby, and be & continutng fertila sourca of the nost shameful corraption, In viow of tho whole matter, the pertinent qusry fs, whothar the grostest utride towards retrouch t (aud ¢ -urification of our politics as well) at this §unnluxu be not tho adoption of a censtitutional amendmant foraver prolibiting the payment of ono doliar out of Lhe Yreasury upon suy war elalo, It might wrok soma hardabip {n indlvid- ual cased, But whoever hesrdof a war that didn't entail bardships, and what untold hard- sbipa were sutfored iu tus War for which no n ba made ; and having conquor- olllon, is the nation to goon adding to its enormous dobb by paying damages for Lsviog waged the warin self-defense, to make 00d tha losses of thosa patriate wiio lost & crc rounds during bh gle, and to compeuwsate tho loyal for their stion by the Confederstes 2 P YT, —_—— IMPORTANT CANADIAN WILL CASE, Hpccial Duwate o The Chicsas Tribunie, Tononto, Jau. 2L.—The Mercer wil onse, wihich bas been watehod with lnterest, espactally by old lubabitants of thls oity, was decided to- day in favor of tho Attoruey-General for the Crown and R. D, Mercer, naphew of tho decoasod Andrew XAlercer, who dlos 0omo woeks ago inteutate, ‘Fho pIMInU®S were s woman who lived a hifatime with tha deceased and claimod to be bus wita, aod her san, boru twenty years ago ;? n{m.ml‘nfi cumnw;u nufly "W'ldcinwh' cipally In real eatate, aguats e Baarh ot U ol BEECHER---MOULTON, Tho Plymonth Pastor Scores Van Cott Soverely at the Friday-Night Mosating. Mrs, Moulton Denominnted the Joun of Arc of DBrooklyn. Newly-Discovered Testimony Brought Out by the New York *Sun Prot. Moses Coit Tyler Figuros Consplcuously in the Developments. MR, DEECHER STIRRED ULP, New Yong, Jan, 21.—At the adjonrned annual meotlnz of Plymouth Church to-night Mr. Baechier mado s leugthy addrees in roferanca to the Jettars of AMfra. Moulton and Judge Yan Cott, recontly published, He alludod to {be recent death of a daughter of Judge Van Cott na tho reason why it should have been {mpossible for bim to bave peoned & letter con- taloing falschoods arraigmiug Plymouth Cliurch, and which & man with the instincta of & gontlemsn would not have written. Referring 1o tho oxpreaslons in Van Cott's letier about the coarsonesa of tho pastor's spesch, hio said there Lias not a singlo communication came from tho othier side but that Las boen reeking with tho words crimo, adultery, perjury, and every other offonsive opithet. It Lad boon ths stamp of that correspondonce, aud they had bosn obliged to it in clhurah and liston to the reading of lettera which no woman eonld boar read witbout bLlusbing. It wag proper in his (Judga Van Cott's) judgment for a woman o read all thicso lettors of thia class, but it waa fmpropor for tho spesker to gay & word 10 regard to them or their 1t¥. Is 8 mag, sald ba in thundering tones, to stand fo & community ms lopg a3 I have, and in a church a4 largoas this which [ have built uo under God, and, after going through trisls for five years, is a woman to be pormisted to Jash him™ with hor tongue, and st last whoo bo stands up to esy & word, is 1o to bo adfndgod coarss? Mr. Doocher denied that Plymouth Church had broken up the Mutual Council, and #aid 1t bad mnover nskod that avy church- es namod by the other aide should bo excluded. * It wonld have gono on with tho Council whother thesa ciurchos with- draw or not. For Mr. Van Colt to atato that I’ mouth Chureh bad broken down the Council was ansolulely folsa, They did not destra to o oo with tivo men already sworn in on the otber sido. Thoy hadcomplaluad thist ths Council did not take tho evidence of Franstin Woodruff, Fraucls D. Monlton, Joseph Richards, Mra, Bradshoaw Burk, Mr. and Mrs. Tilton, ths Rov. Storrs, aud the Rey. W. W. Patton, the evangelist of misbeliet from the Northivest. It was gaid that they would nos call Bra. Tilton. Bhe appeared twics, and Ars. Dradsbaw had refused 1o come. Mr. Richards camo, aud said he would not_answer, ilo held in bis haod.s lottor from Ars. Bradshas con- taining her refaeal ; ono from Frank Carponter, in which ho piously refused to appear, and athers of tho ¢amo class, and now Mr. Van Cott cnarges tha Comrmitteo with baving alurred over tho evidenco. 'Thon, asid the_epesker, strongly emplissizing each word, *I wonder however tbat & man bowed down with fatberiy grief #hould have goua so far, il was the paid counsel of Mis. Moulton, and was no _doubt neting rightly for her. Dlood would tell, ‘Tho spint of & goutleman would suow itself whethor ho ~ was sctng a3 8o ex parte counsol ornol. It was an 1afamy and nsbame for him to lay the pall over bis daugh- tor's face and to obarge his owa partner, John Winston, tho man with whom ho sasociated overy day, with trylog to ovado the trath. [0 epeakor thon went on: **Thus letter yory fitly closcs with train of pieily prescliug. You hava beon too *long and (oo weli-known in the best circles and bost Christian socioty of DBrooklyn b maks It wuccessary to vindleate yoursalt hero.” o savs, addrossing this Joan of Are of Brooklyn, “‘and I venturs tho apibion that beforo this painful controversy cuds your trutbfuivess and Christisn Integr.ty will bo recognized by all the world, You havo properly cared for tho good name and famo ~ of , tho Congregational Church, but the “ Church ~must = now tako caro of iteelf. It must dotormine for jtself whother fts mombers can bo driven from ite pale without & hioaring aud nal after they had stayed awsy for two years, and whether the {niquity cau bs ro securaly enironched witbin ity walls that jnquiry csunol drag it forth to the light of day." “ slnqnu-y Ja wolcome to drag forth what ft can, Mr, Van Cott epesks of uu- tovealed testimony. “Yes," sald the speaker, * tacro {s, no doubt, plonty of testi- mony in the wources from which the other wes taken, bat thoro s no evidenco.” Congrogationslism itaelf is vow on tria), the lottor stated, ond ho was vory willinF to step agide and lot something olss be triel. The ques- tions nuw on trial were theso : Whethor neighe boring churches may jutarfers with tho discipline jof avothier church; whether they may violato the proprietics of the neigh- boring churches ; and whethor they may act un- cliaritally aod fosinesraly, sud ‘thea call an ox parto councii to ratify their conduct. It was not on trinl with avy dount io his mind ss t0 tho insue, Councila might dio, but the Congrega~ tional Church would live, ho thought, untu the millennial day, Whon Bocchier had coneluded, Mr. Shearman offerod tho following resolution: Resoived, That the Comunittes on Advisory Counell be authorized toamend ke letier missiva for that Council by omitting such portions thoreof as they may drem 1O 10nger NACEsSATY, This wan unanimonaly adopted, and tho meote tog adjournod to mect next Friday evoning, EOME RECENTLY DISCOVERED TESTIMONY, New York Sun, Jan. 20, Tho main element [n tho dofenso of Honry Ward Boecior sgainst Theodora Tiltou's chiarge of adultery has heen, that it was a conspiracy to pull bim down; sud that the basis of the con. spiracy was the chargo of improper proposals which Tilton made up fo the time of tha publi- cation of his lettor o Dz, Leonard Bacon, in 1874, i Bomo teslimony has recontly been dlscovered to show that, on Dec. 14, 1670, over two weeky before Frank Moulton know of the charge, and had met Mr, Boocher with it, Oliver Jobnson, then Mr. Tilton's assoclats and frieud in tho JTndependent ofios in New York, wald to Prof. Dlous Calt Tyler, now of the Michigan Univers alty, that Mr, Tilton had discovorad that Mr. Boucher bad commtted adultery with Mrs, Til- ton. - Prof. Tylor entered tho Indepmdent offica on the above-named day, and found Tillon as his dasl, itlth hia boad burled in his arms, snd ap- pareutly in greai troublo, Ile maked Mr, Tilton what tho trouble was. Mr. Tilton sald tuat it s B privato sorraw,—tha terrible calatmity of hus careor,—and asded bim ot to queation him turthor, br, Tylor went into Olivor Jobngon's room. Prosently both gentlemen camo ta 't'ilton and asged him 10 go to junch. o refused, Mr. Tylor then prossed him to disclosa the cause ot his trouble. ~dir, Tilton esid that Lo would give (%l;vor Jobnson his consont to tell him overy- thing. At lnnch, r, Johnson told Prof. Tyler of tho rula that had boen wraught by Mr. Doocher ia ‘Ihiton's home, adding, ‘It bas nearly killed Tilton, We are turulug hesvon and earth to quiet him and koop it from publio knowledge, and you must bolp us,” Mr, Tyler joined in tuo attemmpt to enforce the policy of wilooco, He wos taken Into the Crristian Union olftice as ona who Luew the boltom faots, sud could greatly asaist Mr. Johuson in the manigement of that paper in ths light of the kuowledge of its chiet oditor's crime, Wbhen tue Bacon lotter was publshed, alt who knew Tilton's story trombled at the prospect of ita full ravelstion.” Alr. Johnson was eapecially disturbod. One day alady's card wae sant Lo the editorial roows for Mr, Johuson, e was lyng on the sofa whou it was bLanded to him. fi- was eilont for a while, and then earnestly id, ** Yes, I think I will go and see Ler.” Prof, U'ylor suked who it was that he was to ses. Alr. Jobnaon banded him Mrs. Tilton's card, on whicls was writton & request for an interview at plsce near by, which, 1t {s thought, was her brother's ollico. Mr. Jobuson returnod from the latarvisw in higl spirits, eaying that be bad done su exce'- loot dav’s work’ for Mr. Beoclier, Io explained to Mr. Tyler that Mre. ‘Dilton had vent for him to way that she mf afraid of exposure, but to assure Mr. Beochur thiot xhe way yeady and will- jog to do anyihing thet ne wisbed, Nhe hsd written o lotler in which thera was & confession of bor alo mith Mr, Becchor. Bha folt that this ou&ht to be signed by Mr. Boecher aud herself, aud read from the pulpit of Plymouth Uhureb, wiits the declaration that they had sougli, '“,‘:] 4 tloy ballave, biad abialusd, the forgivenses God for their sin, and #0 they asked forthe Cliirch's forgivensss. Mr. Johnnon aliowed this tetter, It [nasid, to Mr., Tylor, and ho read 1t. o said that Mre. Tilton wished Lr, Beachor to read the confes- sion, 2nd sho had askod Mr. Jolnson how he thought Mr. Baecher would regard it. Mr, Johneon sald that, fastead of securing the char- itable consideratiun Lopell for, the isiter wonld b fatal to Loth. Ife promised Lo give tho lot- tor to Mr. Daschee, 4 7 Prof, Tyler made known thess facty to & gane tleman in'this elty on Hunday, Jan, 2, of this year, whon he wa visiting New York, Ile con- santod (o tell them that Moulton and Tilton might bo rolioved of tho eliaree of conspiracy, It was doeizned to bavo Mr, Tyler go baforo the proponad Mutasl Councl with his’ story, but, now that that Council is npset, the facts aro al. lowed to bo mada public in thix way. RALLROADS. DISCRIMINATIONS. The Board of Trade Cominittes on Transpor- tation held apother meoting yestordsy morning, Mr. E. 8. Btevens in the chair, and Me. W, T. Bakor scting as Hocretary, Mr, 8, Il Larminle gave evidenge regarding the discriminations made in favor of Peotia nna againet tuls city by the various ratlroaun.. He showed by lotters be had Iatuly received how much batter rates wero mado from Peorla than {rom Chlcago. DBesides there wwas much undec- billing done at that poiut. Bnch of the freight Apoken of above waa goiug to Jlaine sud New Loglaud peinta, Mr. C, W. Swith, Genoral Freight Agent of the Clucago, Burliugton & Quiucy itailroad, peared bofors the Commitica and answored a oumber of intorrogatorios, 3r, Sinith was very cautious fa bis suawers, boing evidently desirous of keeping on the right eide of tho Loard of Trado meo, aud at the eamn time not disturbing ~ hin friendly relations with the Eastern roads. In bhis opinion, Chicago was about equal with other points durs Ing the muter, sud during the summer it ad a great advantage, on sccuunt of its euperior wator faothitn Alr, Bakor thought It was a clear casn of un- just discrimination, when grain aud flour were shipped trom Milwaukee Esut at lower rates tosa from Chicago. Tho samo could be done from otler cumapoting poiuta. In tegard to Miseourt Liver busioess, Mr. Smith satd that thoir rates to Atchison, Leaven- worth, etc., wera alwaye based upon the rates mado by thio Bt. Louls roates. Thay had to ac. ‘copt tLoso rales or go out of the bLusinces alto- gothor. Thoy Lad to do tha business to protoct tiseir own interests, Mr. Btevens ramarked thas when tho Commit. teo cafled upan the pool managers, dir. Joy ntatod to thom that toe Western roads wero Lo blame for the discriwivation, as thoy chargod twice a8 much per mile por ton as the Esstorn lines, and that tho Western linos must como aown nith their rates. Ar. I'ope inquired whether tho pool lines did accopt » Bmaller rate on through business than on busioess from Chicago. Mr, 8mthaaid this was (rue from compoting ‘points ouly, Mr. Popo wanted to know if his rosd was not getting & smaller rata on through bueiness than thioy did on business going to Chicago. Mr. Smith replied that fro:n competing points they were gotting s trifle less on such business. 3lr, Bmith was quecaiioned at some length bus foshiog new or of a0 important nature jraa alicitod. 4 Mr, Lowis Vielo, Genera; FreipuitAgent of the Chlcago, Rock Island & Pacitic Railroad, weu thio nexc wituess, il stated that the Chicago ronds could at present do but littlo southweste ern businces owing to tho competition by the ‘Totedo, Wabsah & Westorn, JIudisnapols, Dloomington & Western, icckford, Rock lulsn & Bt, Lous, and tho otiier southiwestorn rosds. Tho Clicago roads wero dolng their beat to stop them iu their mad careor, but thua far with~ oucavail, I{is road wasout of the Davenport businosa altopetlier, owiug to this competition. ia rosqd made no through rates except from Peoria, Mr. Pope said thoro was no doubt that the busingss which mghefully belouged to Chicaro waa diverted to Milwaulieo aud aleo to south~ western points on account of the shorteighted- nend of the Clicago roads. flo Lad alwass found that praperty usually followed the channels where rates wers tlio lowest. It was an outrago that Davenport, for exawple, should havs tho same rates to tho Eag Chicago. Mr, Violo wny questioned =t oonsiderabls length, but lis testimany contained mothing boyond what tu already known. The mecting adjourned at about 10 o'clock uatil 10 o'clock thig marning, when AMr. J. C. Clark, Goneral Managor of the Iliinois Central Ristlroad, 12 oxpected to appoar beforae tho Com- mitteo Aod Eive woms very important informu- tion. i CHICAGD, SAGINAW & CANADA. Swecial Diepateh to The Chicado Tronne, EasT Sso1xaw, Mich., Jso. 2L—Ibo stocke holders of tho Chieago, Bagionw & Canada Rait- road beld their sununl mooting at Bt Louls, Mich,, yeaterdey, Capt. E. L. Crow tondorod Lis rosignation s Prenident of tho Company, foeling that he could bo of moro uao as a genor- al-utility man io workiug up the Interest of tho road. Tho ofd Board of Lirectors was alectad with ono oxception. The Iloacd of Directora elected tho followiog oficers for the ensuivg yoar: President, W. J. Koly, of Philadelphia; & Col. J.'A. EL- wall, of New York; Treawurer, P, Ferry, Grand Haven, Mich.: Salicitor, F, A, Nims, of Muekogou ; Mansging Diroctor, Capt. B. Hiche ardsoa, af Now Yori. B TICKET AND PASSENGER AGENTS, The General Tickot and Psesenger Agonts' Association hold fta regular montbly meeting yostorday morniug at tho ofice of ths Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifie Railroad. Tho principal business transacted was a comparizon of the elicet-rates of tho various roads, A roduction of about 20 por cent was mado in tho emigrant. rates to all points in Texas, The pugseuger tato to Deuvar wad reduced from 857 to $52. A s~ ilar reduction was wade in ai) the rates to poiuts 1 Colorade, Theaes reductions are duo to a gon- oral reduction fu passenger rates by tho Ksnsas Pacific Railrond, .. SHOW ON THE UNION PACIFIC. Qxana, Nob, Jan. 2L.—A passonger teain on the Union Paocifio Road, bouud sast, aod which wasdue &t Grosn River, Wyoming, last ovon- fog, got atuck fu tho anow betweon that poiut sud Bryon, Wyoming, yesterdny aftervvon. T'raina bound weat wero Imd up at Groen River nntil the track was cloared, which was sccome plishiod ot noon to-dsy, snd the road in now clear on all ite divisious, sud traing making regular titon, ‘Chis 18 atated, upnn oxcellent authority, to hiave beon tho only case of the kind this winter. JONFS' THRALLS, Bax Faixciaco, Jao. 21.—A dispatch from Los Augeles ways the raitroad mootivg uf citizonw showed hoslilily to tho Southern Pacific, nad o= dorued the plaos of Senator Jones f or extending tho Los Augoles & Indopondenca Road to cun- nect with tho Ucion Pacifio at Bals Lake. i FIRES, | AT NASHVILLE, RasnviLtz, Jan. 21.—A firo on Market stroot to-night, which commonced In the bardwara store of O, M. Johuson, destroyed five bulldings occupled bythe Weatern Union Telegraph brancl oftice, R. ¥, Adams, Oline & Borohoim, Hait & Honsloy, Boorman, Ilightower, all wholasale housos. " Loss spout £75,000, Fully tusurod, moutly 1n local companics. NEAR MEMPHIS, Mestems, Tenn,, Juo, 21,—The gin.-house and firty bales of cotton belouging to Enoch Epslsy, noar this city, burned to-day. Loss, $20,000 ; insurance, §0,000, IN CHICAGO, The slarm from Box 18C at 5:45 o'clock Iast oveoing was caused by a flre fn the two-story frame dwelling, No. 1868 Wentworth avenue, owned and occupled by James Doyle. Damage, s;bamhlmd in the Phwaix of Brookiyn for —_— BLISS AND WHITTLE. Special Diapateh & The Chicaan Lridung, Mabwox, Wis., Jan, 91,—The evangalists, Mossre, Whittle and Dlisa, clossd thoir week's work here with s moceting of tho deopest inter- ost to-night, even more crowdea than ever. Maj. Wiupple spoke with great power and cac- vestness, Lils ceutinl thought beiug that all men wrs sinnory, wud all nyed and csn Lavo tho sanly aalvation, accopiance of which hio besought. dir. Blies sang weveral touchiug; sovge, with thrllx ing patbos. Many for the first tuno confessed Ohriet, ''ho work hiss reached all clagios of wocloty, The departure of tho ovangeliite 19 much re- gretted, but Christians aro so much inwpired s0d sucoursgoa, that meotings and specisl re lizlous sfforts will'be wn:llnah d“;.l.n cnlu snd Blise spand Baturdsy snd Bunda; Bioago, and u:fimh aboc it Bt, Louls AN ENEMY DISARMED, Fire 11a3 No Terrors for the Prop- erty-Owner Who 1s Prop- erly Insured, An Institation Which Is a Bulwark of Indemnity to Its Policy-Holders. The American Fire-Insurance Companysse It8 Record, Method, and Koble Successe Plain and straightforward is the story which | tho American Fire-Insurance Company hns to toll in {tageventeenth snnual statement, pub- lished elsowhero fn thia paper. Itlsastory of continued success ; the result of corract princi- Iles and wiss administration. It is x etory of figures and footings which apeak oloquently and to tho point, and which prove the American ono of tha foremost lusurance organizations of the world, ? ‘Thero 13 elways good, solid comfort in review- Ing & year's business of this Compapy, Its rece ords of each succesding tmelve montha sre pleasant evidences tuat THE OLD-PASHIONED VIRTCES of fair-dealing mod unqualified prudence still carry witk thom their own roward. ‘Tho Ameri- can Lias boen In the hauds of gentlemon of high bLusinesa and social character from tho outset. It has besn conducted on the idea that poticy-bold- ots' rights shoald at all times be jealously watch- edond guerded. It bas been managed on prio- ciples 80 abviously safe and Lionorable that it is & marvel the same were not adopted Ly some otber company ia the very inciplency of insurance history. 1t Lias boen from ths hour of its birth s credit to ita projoctors and to Chicago, and it standa to-Bay an honor to tho insuranco theory, and o practical evideuce that the right way is eternally the beat way. ‘The American Fir>-Insurance Company is the fargast 10atitution on the face of tho globe doing busizess in TS QWX PARTICULAR LINE. Thls hne, as fa now il kbown, cunalats In sed- uloualy avoiding the placing of cvngregated risks anywhere. It wilt not insure prop- erty un lerge cities under acy coudi- tion, for any price. It places risks aply on buildings at such dirtances from other butldings that & conflagration which sball de- &0y two or thros stractires tosured by ths Américan ia o rarity, aud tho ruin of many such etructuros at ond tuns an (mpassitulity. Ilis one great etriking feavure carriod the Company intact through the Cbicagu fire, thouzh all uther local Ipsursce organizations were cruabed for- evor or matoriaily crippled, Its rska woro not in_ Clicage, and 8o it lost only ita own office-property,—s trifle compared to tho Joss entailod upon the cowpanies which had even the smallest smount of in- suranco hoere. No flery disaster can ba awecplug enough to inflict otber than THE MININDM OF DISASTER upon the American. Its naks araon farm Lonses, cuurcles, achool bwiidings, and cther atiuet- ‘ures 8 iaolatad that no cuntlagration can rscch {rom ono to another. No mors than #5000 13 ever placod iu o siogle policy, and it s uttarly out of the region of pusmbility that the Cow- pany should suffer by uny widespread fire, Urgauizod since 1659, and baiding steadfestly to tho wethods taid down at the bogiomiy: of its career, the Awerican bus groan in scopa and fu- duenco aotil it has bocome a leadme star ia tha nsurance galsxy. Its modo of business and ity unvaryiogly fair treatment of its policy-holders, hias endoared it to the pablic so toat 1t bas long held ths Jead over competitors In every form. Tlus pre-emiuence, wo find, has bred A NATUNAL ENVY, and tho buosiness oppouents of the Amor- icaa etraln overy opportunity to diminish jts prestige nnd sbrivk " lts infuence. Tho despicablo justrmment of tho anony- mous circular Las been brought ioto uso receatly, in vain hope to stabtho American cowsrdly in tho back. Woare glad to notico that thoss irrezponsible and malicioun atiacks hava met with the usual recsption accorded by 1l public to anonymocus scurrility ; burting no- body but tho projectore, and serving as a suporb foil to sot olf the manifold excellencies of tho Amencan, Masked ‘abase 18 tho ponalty which meritorious succesa often incurs, aud it ingatia- bly results in being o firat-class advertisomant for tho object it hoped to injure. The American Fire-Insurance Company's in- stallment plan of paymentn is & feature which time justifios and expertenco indorsea. FIVE YEARS' INSUNANCR 18 takon by the policy-holder the outsot, for which Lo hios to pay but o part cash down, biu notes beiug accapted for tho remuin- der, "I'hese notes Lo takics np avnually uniil tho oxpirntion of his insurance. Thiu is at once a convanionce to tho insured snd a marked ole- ment of security to tho Company. It assists in keoping the’ orpanization in"a coudition of impregnablo solvency, & desideratum as im- portant to the sasured as to the Company itaelf, An 1875 the American paid lostos on 1,397 poli- cieg, involviog o totsl of $303,657,27, s propor- tion which gives an_admirablo idea of tho judg- ment of tha Company's ofiicials in placing risks, and which beats 7 ; INULFDTABLE TESTIHONT to tho sounducas of the Company's general mothod, It shonid bo kept promwently in mind in roviewiog the proportion of buildiogs de- wtroved to thoe total 1oss incurred ‘thereby, thab tho Ameticsn is by far the largest company of §ts kind in tho United States, It L insuranco policies ombracing a vast area of country, yel so judiclously uaa every ono becu isaued that o thousand or more buildiags cover- ed by ingurance in the American may be dostroy- cd in the course of the year without bringing the combined loas up to the smount of ruin entailod in au ordiuary city fico. Nothiug but a calm pernaal of the Company's metLod of business and hlatory is nocessary to prova the American’s permanent value and char- sclor, g2 A FIN® TEST, however, of its status is soen in the quotationa of local atock; that barometer which indicates #o unerningly tho coudition of overy Chicago corporation. ~ The stock of the American siands at 150 bid, and nono for xale, Wa tind that this nonle organization hsamaloly the sama arFICIALS . 08 in the past, M. Z. Culver, Eaq,, is slill Pres- ideut, aud the ofdcos of Vice-I'realdent, Socro- 1ary, and Treasurer, are held reapectively by tho lon, M. N. Hibbard, Charles L. Currier, and 3. A. loyne, with Mr. R. B. Currier es Gonoral Managor, Tho Doard of Directors fo- cludes tuo folivwing eterliug nawnes ; I, Z, Cul- ver, Charles L. Currier, tho fJon, J. M, Balley, D. A, Knowlton, Jr., Loyal L. Mano, the Iion. . N. Hibbard, M. A. Hoype, Wiiliam M. Ovington, Nicholas Kranz, and 3. B. Cucrier. Thoto names moan womotbing, They mean that overy oue of the diktinguisued gentlomen mentioned haa s ditect, vital juterost in tho American's welfare, Thoy mean that thoowners of tho banies are men who giva the weight of thelr high ocharacter and tho bonedt of {beir prolonged and varjed busiuess o3perience that tho best wutereuts of tho Awmerican's poliey« Doldors may be ut all limos guarantsad. In the ligt of its oifiotals, s in the mauuor iu whiok 1t is conductod and the praud rocord of its sixtson ears of bonorablo biutory, tho Amaricau Fire- Yoaurance Company Fopresents all tuat ia anor- gutic, upright, ana succeasful. ‘Tur Tuuuse Luows of Lo IDYUratcy organizatiou in auy Staio or country reatiog on 8 more solid foundatiun, or managed with more consummate ability, It knowd of no company moywhere cenduoting tho same lino of insursuce which can bo fora mofient placed on the same footig. ‘The Amor- jcan lu solitary aud peculiar; sdiuired and re- wpectod abroad, aud akiog st bowe. To beio- sured tn tho Aworican {a to koow tust & woder~ ato promium, convonjently srrauged i its wmode of pavtuont, hes guarantsed tho 'Folmy-holdur » rtect Qibraltarof indemuity, To be insured K:"ma Amcrican meavs that whon your buildiog buros down you will get your woney. g ANDREWS, THE PAWNBROKER, An aftornoon paper yestorday contained a sen- sational item about Andro Andraws, the Clark wtroot pawubroker, jumplug his ball sod leaving the town, Ever since Andr: arrest, an olli- cor bas boon stationoed at his shop to keep track ofit, At10 o'clock Thuredsy might Audrews lott for Bt Louls, prosutaably ¢ cover up the traces lofs by him in that city In conneotion with the Foromsn robbery. Capt. Buckley was at ouca notified of his departure, sud yeaterdsy morning Supt. Hickey telographsd the St. Louiw police ta look a8 him” and send Lim back to this cliy if they found him doiog suy work. Mr. Marke, another pawabroker, who sigued the bail bonda for Broter Andra and his wife, ssys thet, gulity or not guilty, Andre wili be back bere o town to-day. The evidence agalast Aus drawa is hourly acoumuiatiay, ml‘laln- aarof his Le Liky sxpeot an ekcthqushte abaul bis - « hioad. Supt. Hickay is pafing spects! attantios T T 0 at gt & dozen o same boat with Andrews, 3 S LORD BYRON, }:Ill Loves nt Ventce, om Caatelcr's Sketeh of Dyron, The friends who visitod Lord Dyron s thwr timo did not recogn'zo bim. His wasted forn and his pallid facs gavo him the appasrance of 1 corcse, animated only by the hl\filnnu’ of hk fataliy beautitul eyen. Floasure was consuming Lis existence, Among his passing affoctlony was & lovely woman of dark complexion, blacl oyes, and saoguine temperament, Tall in atay ute, and rohust as s Venns of Titlan, she na sensual a8 a scfhante, buz cspablo of love an Ot melf-gacrificy. This wan Marisna, the mia tress of e houss in which Byros Jodged; n married woman sand the mothes of a famuly, but read7 1o Jeavo ab for the eake of the post. Iyron soon discov. ored that Martana was both violant and jeslous. Ono day, while he waa spoaking to (o sister-in. Inw of Mariaua, tho lattor cams in and gave s blow to the poor gir!. Auother time sho #oid & Jowol which Byron hed givou her, gad which he purchasod agaiy, 1o order to present 1t to hor & recond timo. DByron soon . Ioft tne houss and the lady, and weat to resids in the Palaco don- vnw,n. about the middla of the Grand Caval ot enice. . Thia was (e econo of the adventares of Mar- berita Cogni, tho weli-kuown Venetian baker, Luero aro soms who bave compared her to the Foruariua, bus betwoon tha uniy love of Raphael (or ot loast tho preferrod jove) and thia fsncy of 8 fow dsys—botween that fountain of jnspiration snd thns source of disgust—thern wna an 1m- monso difforenco, Margherita waa & woman of tho poople, in tho had monso of the word; 8 woman Who could neithor resd nor write; o woman accustomod to tyrannize over hor famlly almost 10 public, who couceatod nesthera fold of Ler soul nor a throb of Lior heert, aud couso- quently did not trouble herself to put auy ro- Btrant upon bor actions. Lord Byron sought with much aoxzisty a butial placo among tnoss lovely isiaads, Flost- ing along in his gundols, La wout among the Venotnu'Archipelago to cticoso a apot whore to plant & wiltow tree, of waich tho branchas, Qrooping over the waters, sbould be a shadow ovor hir tomb, erectod under the azure sky of the south closo to thie Adriatic. Bat, a8 if wish- tug to basten lna repose in the dreamless bed, te gave lumeelf up to {he atudy of difforent races, to the plastic art, to tas futoxications of tha carnival, to orgien without intormissiou. Ofton, turning asay weary from a festival, be wandered amoug tho tombs, and thero mot Matghotita, who at this tiuno exercissd much 1o~ Huenco ou hits life, Tuo boiliug Venetian Llood flowed in her votoe, and escited ber paesious, Sho was tall, ber sboulders broad, snd hor srins robusti bor faco was handsoms snd her hoad vol- Rar; lor eyes mcomed to consumo lko a Uaming firo, Bhe loved slmost to folly, bur was joalous to madooss. Sho caressed Lord Ljron, snd sho malcreated bim., Bho mot him with tho emilo of sn angel, and sho struck her hulls into him with the ferocily of 8 tigress. The goldsn pin witis which sho confined her balr served her for s stiletto. Sue Was s womanto Lring forth a race of gladiators, Bhe might have wrastled with any vigorous Englistman, and bave won the victors. ller peculiar cloquence was intorlarded with shawoelul expressions, Her 1deas wero no clearcr thanu those of a primitive envare. Ilor pasaions wero as ardeot as s giant voleano in oruption. Ier characier woa formsd. by the wind of the lagoons, aund her soul was opeucd by tho mouthern sun; thera was somo- tiog grand in ber whola being, slthough it was s brutal gravdeur, o tue Palazzo Aone centgo Byron Lad collocted horaes, numbors of cats and ‘dogs, parrots, aud ull Xinds of birds aud this woman—~like o nild Eve in a strango paradise, anary with Adam, mtexicated wizh wing and pleasure. But, notwithatanding hor voracity, Byran de- coived her. Ono day thero wus & terniblo up- roar. Tuo patrots uttorud indeseribable noises, the cats mowed, the dogs barked ; tha furnitura tlow 10 picces, tho Veuetisu mirrora strowod with & rain of {itle cryrtals the pavomont of the palaco—overytiung was 1n coinmotion, oa if strock by o burricave or eboken by an earth- quake. It was coused by Margberits, who nad encountered & 1ival, nud Lad with Ler & termbls battle, woich was sustataed on coth sidos with vigor aud hovoiem. lmagine tho faucination ex- cicised by tuas powerful nature on the wastod frame of 1hi6 poet, Her glauco put new firo In the cold blood of thous slinvst exhreustad veins, Hor s10louce and hor unezpected Llowa ploased i LLe afuod taated for the firat ime. He Isugbod at tho impassionod letters, written by & public serivener for & chargo of 11 Bous apiec, and dictated by the baiier's wife on ber return to the market with her basket ou har head, Ono night, at a masked ball, Lord Dyron gavo his arm to a [ady of resyectability, Signora Con- tariua ; ho was coverod by n dowmino and was quito concealed by Lis muak. Mlarghents are rived, insultod tho lady, aud with loud veeifora- tiona soatchod away his mask. On another oce cagion sho quarrcied with her hustaud, whose tloah sho tors with her sharp oalls, 1n the mid dle of the night aloud knocking was hesrd st tho door of Byron's house, when ovory ono was sleeping ; ab the satmo time Margherita's husband npponted and demauuded bis wife. Tho police 1otorfered, and the woman was brought back by forco to Lor forsaken Lome. Dut elis soon laft it again, and took refuge in tho Paiazzo Mone cenigo with bor lover, Thero eho assumed command of tho house- bold, but sho exorcised Lor Power in o 1008t tyrannical manner, Sho tried 10 copy tho atr of o groat lady,—~woro s eplendid drexs, 8 Paristan Lat, costly jewolry, Flewmish lace, and the tram ofm Princess, Aud i thus costume, and wear- ing eloves, whicli greatly incommoded bor, she wauld catch up o atous stick, aud, fingingabous her arms, apply it sl around, from the dogs to the sorvautd, It was wondorful that she made su oxception in favor of the master, though notlung preventsd lier from reviling him. THE OHIO REPUBLICANS, Coreames, 0., Jan. 21,.—The Ropublican Btate Execative Committap lavo docidod toissue their call for s meoting 8¢ the State Conveadon in this city March 29, D BUSINESS NOTICES. Burnett’s Coconine 13 an invalaable remedy for DiNLRUTY, Bontox, Oct. 30,—1I Lisve usod less thsn a bottle, ‘The dandinf, und the frritation which caused it, bute sutirely disaypearod, and my halr was never bufore in w0 good poudivun, A A Foeuzx, TALDNEZAS, Tostox, Nov, 3(.—1 lave used the contents of one botrle, and ny hald pate s covered all aver with young Liair, about three-oigbtis of an inch long, which sp peary sirong and bealthy, tud deternired o grow. D, T, MEnwnl. Cntcano, May 12, 1671,—Since thoresont use of your * Cocoatne,” my provivasly bald liead hos besn cov- ered by s luxariaut growiti of Lalr, I bad alweye edteomod your treparativn ms » drewslu, Jmowlag maty porsuns who rogarded it very Liguly su such, bas nover beforo kuuw Low valdable it wisas & restoralive, - Dangerous Coughs{—A cold in the Throat will cause Inflatutuation of the Pleutitis Mem= brane, accorupauied with Fover, Pain, Dificalt Rese ‘pication, and Caigh that will frritte ibe Lungs luto Cutpuuiption, All theso atiments ave easily cured by WISUALT'S P1N% TAKE TAR COXDIAL, the IOSk U/alir ble Xewody for Futinonary Complainti —_— A Slight Coldy” Conghs.Few nre sware of o importaute of checking B cough or +4LIOKY COLD ' which Would yield to a muld ruinedy, 1£ negio.ted, often altacks the lunge, * Hrown's srons clist (yochea” givo sure and aliost immedlate peltef, OIL TANRS, WILSON & EVENDEN'S OlL TANKS, MEASURING PUMP, 47 & 49 Wast Lk Bt OEICAGO. 7 Send for Catalogus. 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