Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1876, Page 5

AP, ARSI V- eSa—— ha——: { FOREIGN. Spoech of John Bright at Birming” , ham Saturday Night, The Recent Blusfericg Spanish Ed- ftorial of the London Times Suppiemeonted. It Makes Much Difference in the Howl of tho Beef-Eater Whose Ox Has Been Gored. The Iusband of Christine Nils- son-Rozenud Dangerously Slek, Rubinstein, the Great Pianist and Come posor, Throatened with Total Blindnoss. s DBlsmarck Conflned to His Room with an Atlaock of Neuralgia. @reat Fears Entertaived for the Life o Oardinal Antonolli, GREAT BRITAIN. TRE INTERNATIONAL RIPLE-MATCH, Loxpoy, Jau. 23.~Tho National Ritfs Aesocia- {ion, ar & meoting to-day, farther rosolved that 8ir Houory Halford, having boen appointed the reproscoiativa of the Aesociation for tho pro- posed match, bo roquested to communicato the resolulion adoptad by the Association to the New York Assocletion, ond mako all necosssry arrangemonts, DRATII OF A MEMDED OF PARLIAMENT. Maxoazazen, Jan. 23,—Willinm Romaine Cal- lender, ono of the mombers of the House of Cotmons for this city, died to-day 50 yocars old ROYAL CONDEGOENHION. Loxpox, Jan, 23.~The Duke of Edioburg lo-day opened the Royal Aquarium at Wostmin. ster. Tho Duchess of Edinburg wos unavold- ably prevented from attending. PABLIAMENTARY. [Cable Special,]) New Yonr, Jan, 23.—At the oponing of Parlia~ ment tho answer to tho Royal specch will bo moved in the Lords by Earl Aberdeen, and snconded by Earl Ellismore. LOYAL IRELAND. Tho peopla of Dublin have formed a committes to induce tho Queen or ¥rince of Walos to visit treland next aumumer, MOTHER STEWABT, ¥ whisky-war renown iu Ohlo, made her appear- snco o ko ball of tho Natiooa! Tomporance weaguo at London, Jon nnrowT. LorpoN, Jan. 23.—Joln Bright and his col- eagues in Parliament. Dixon aund Mantz, ad- treszed their coostituonts in Birmiogham last oight. M. Bright, in.his spooch, passed over il quostion of tho alave-circular lsxund by the Admiralty. The mattor wae not na oasy o3 soma euppoged. He questioned, howaver, whother it was necosgary for tho Government to meddle with it. 1o Loped thoy would explain that affarr, and the Buoz-Canal purchase, matisfactonly. Mr, Dright confined lim- self ~ almost entirely to _replylog o Lord Dnnu{n sposch st Edinborg, He attacked tho law of %rlmouanuuro. and _tho mo- novolization of 1acd by n fow groat landholders, and argued that the posscsaors of [aud should bo empowered to bogueath 1t as they pleasod. Tloforring to the futuro policy of tho Liborals, Lo ndvocated the asstmilation of county to bor ough frauchise. e pointed to Birmioghom with 60,000 cloctors returnlug throe Slewbors of Parllsment, whito there wero soventy mowmBvrs whose united conatitucnciea numburod losa than €0,000. Therefore, o redistribution of seats was wecessary, DBright conciuded au follows : ‘What T ask you to undortake is to strengthen and €onfirm your own power by extending your franchise nd rigits to your fellow-countryrion in the coun- ties, Give the freedow you enjoy fo thoso who are now excluded, Give them, alio, freodom of the soll on which they live, : A voto of confldence in tho ropresentatives nf Buwingham in Parliament was carried by accln- wation, Two smendments wore movod,—oue condemning tho sction of tho membors in ro. gerd to tho diroot representation of labor, aud suother denouncing thair insction in the Tich- borna question, but the movers were silanced by the uproar. Mr, Dright explained that he disapproved putting up candidates for Parlia- meut a8 eapecially reprosenting the workingmen, becauno, having thmnghom Lig caroer almed to et rid of clnsaes, and to havethe people)work as ooe natlon. he thought it inopportuns, now wheu that objoct was stiained, to rovive class divisions. LAMD-LIKE TALK AGAIN. Lonox, Jao, 24.—Tho Times to-day reviewa Beerotary Tish'a nots on Cuba and circular to Eutopean Powers. It eays the gronuds of com- piaint exclusively refor to tho United Statos and Hpain, and third partios cannot participato in tho nogotiations with any prospaect of intorna- tional Advantago. Bpainand Amorics must sotttlo thelr difforonces for thomuolves, The risk of Joss if elther rosors to forca is too sarlous to bo rashly inoorred, It {8 possible, howover, that tho Europesn powers might holp to promote a compromize whick, whilo eaving the houor of Bpalu, would oud tho Ouban dificulty. The articlo, aftor quotiug tho Awso- ciation of tho Antl-Blavery Socloty, In thoir memorinl to Lord Dorby that Spain is willing to grant Cuba tho rights of & aslf-governing colony on condition thut slavery be rotained, polota to the contrast arawn by Mr., Fish between tho British colonlal systom and tho despotio syatom of Spain, avd concludes as follows : If tha two Governmicnts aro agroed with rege his end, thero should be little ‘srlmcufl ‘nl'm“n.ll;: means, Theslavery question need ner.u{un little con troveryy, Cubs, wiih & practically independent Legis- Liture, “would_ foon fiad abolition Docenary. 1ha lsland would probably bo badly governad, but the war would ba endad and Cubs allowed to dovelop har re- TINE RATLWAY SMABI-UP, Loxnow, Jan, 23.—The toia! number of killod in the railway accident nesr Huntington was Kfl:s-n. Among the dead is eon &,0f Dion Bou. 5. GEORGR IIALVEY, ‘be Beotoh printer, iu dead. —_— TURKEY. - THE BKUPTSOMINA. Brrarive, Jan. 33.—~Tho Bkuptschina to-dsy tnanimonsly adopted tho war estimates, MOBILIZATION, Raavsa, Jan. 23.~Tho Turkish troops in Hoer- fegavina are concontrating for tho purposa of stempting to re-victual Boibiuje.” Huamaven, Loxvox, Jan. 24.—The Standard’s Vienua k.ljnk:h asyn tho roport thst Hubmayer, the leader of ths fosurgents In Nortbwest Dosnts, 318 beon seuassinated {u contradictod, bus Hube oayer hua rosigned lils command, ANDBARBY'S NOT! The Peator Lioyed, & newspapor, assorts that Yot only England but all tho Powers have re- Mined entlre frecdom of actlon in rogard ta \veuts arising after the presentation of Count Andrassy's noto to tha Porta, ¢! ousRRYATION," Loxpox, Jan, 23.—A Vienns telegram $o the Jaily News raporta an Austrian corps of obeor- Vatlou, numbering 60,000, about to be concen- frated ou the Dy tian agenaon alma borders, ready for —_— FRANCE. 23.—The jury in the Michaelis sompetition for plsys on tha subjecs of the American Rovolution awarded no firat prizo, learing that the publls would nob ratify their faclalon. The two pieces to which the seoond Priza was awarded the juryagres in pronouncing Yemarkable works, posessiog great mozit. That salitled ¥ A Great Uitizen" fa tha jolnt produo- tion of MAS, Armand, Arolis, and *Lafille," the lattorbeing the peeudonymof the w 1l-kuown poot Francols Coppos. The play “*The New World " 18 by Villlers Liste Adam, and “¥reo America by Adolphe Michsel, A 'fourth produstioa, en~ titled # Tha Patriots," is wtilten by an Amerie i, who tekea the name of Farnando Armand, 4 i dasczibed as fall of moveaiend aud life, but dovlaton from tho programme Isid down, It ia b ed it will have grest nuccess, RITSHON'R UABAND, M. Rozeand, Ia dangoronaly 11, THE PARIS BENATOMIAL COXVRNTION, Pants, Jan, 23,—The socond meotiog uf tho Bonatorial Dalogatos of tha Dapartment of iha Holno was held to-day, Laboulayo, Thiors, Hugo, aud Gambotta wors prosent, Thio meoting failes to completa a list of candidates for thie Honate, tho Radicale opposing the sugwestion of Gam- Lotta and Laboulays, that a list be made to rep- resont tho throo groups of the Left. A motion, made by Gambotts, that the dincusslon be ad~ Journed until Wednosday, was adoptad, NO LAROER ARMY. Panig,Jun, 23.—A categorical denial is glven to tho racent ruwmors that France is Incroaslgg hor armamont. —— SPAIN: YLECTORAL THOURLE, [Cable Spectal,] Nzw Yonx, Jan, 23.—Armed intimidation was used &t Arcos and at Usls to prevent ex-Minisior Rordriquez from continning his candidacy for the Bpavish Cortes, Tho Mayor, mword in hand, throatensd Rordriquez's iifo if Lo romainoed. Tho Liberal papors of Madrid donounco the ontrage in tho faco of tho Governmont decres regulating tho proes. TOOR CROPS IN CUDA. TIAvAna, Jan, 23,—3Many journsls aesert that the augar erop will certainly be 30 per ceut leas than last year, They aleo consider the coming fobacco crop of the vuelta abnjo almost totally deatroyod owing to tho drought. TIHE NEW CORTES, Mapnip, Jan. 23.—The Ministerialieta have se- eared a conniderable majority in tho new Col ‘The winurity will conalat of abauy 70 Constitn- llflluulm-, Riadical Moodorites, Historicos, and others. —_—— RUSSIA. COMPLIMENTARY. LCable Special.| Nxw Yonr, Jan, 23,—Tho Hussisn Imporial Academy of Scioncos Lina slectod as corrosponding mombers, Prof. Newcomb, of tho Naval Obsorva- tory, Washiogton ; Frof, Gould, of the Argen- tine Ttopublic, and Prof. WWhitney, of Now Havon, A GREAT CALAMITY, Rubinatoin, the great pianist, is threstened witn total blindness, nopsxY. Loxpox, Jan, 24,—Bodslky, the morchant of Odesxa arrested by the Russian police, haa been roleased, bat will gnit Russia, —— ITALY. ANTONELLL Loxpoy, Jan, 23.—A dispatch to the Daily News from Romo statos that tho groatost anxis- ty is foll with regard to the hoalth of Cardi- nal Antonelll. 1IIe has had & relapse which bas beon vur{ marked within tho laat forty-eight hours., Immediately befors he was taken slek ho instructed the Nuncio at Madrid to koop the H?anlnh Gnummun:lo(ll to the Church, (nviow of the tendencies revenlod by the clection. « —_—— AUSTRIA. A DIATTYGUISUED RUNGARIAN DYING. Lonpoy, Jau. 24.—A Vienna dispatch to the Standard says the illnesa of Doak, Hungarian statesman, throatons to terminate fataily. The gacramout of oxtromo unction has alroady been administered. ——— CERMANY. A MAN OF NERVE. Loxpox, Jan, 23.—A Berlin apecial saya that Bismarck is confiued to his room with neu- Talgia. NAVAL COURTESY, (Cable Speciat.) New Yorg, Jan. 23.—A Gorman squadron of three iron-clads sud ono tendor visit Amorica in July. BELCIUM, THE DLOOD AND LONES OF TUT WORKINYAN, Tho International Socloty i noisy, in Belgitm, the workingmon demanding bread withont payment., - —_— CHINA. BO GLAD | Dona Koo, Jan. 22.—Tho Grosvenor Mission has arrived at Chong Kiang, {n the Provinoes of Yunnan. SWITZERLAND- FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT A CRIINTMAB FEATIVAL. The Paria Journal des Debals publishes the following partioulars of the frightfal accidont st & Christmas featival in Bwitzerland. The sacono of the catastrophe was the echool- houts of tho villago of Holliken, containing obout 700 inhabitants, and one of the many villages ia tho fruitful valloy of TFrickthal, in the Parish of Wogstotton, District of Rboin- feldon, noar tho Bwlsa salc pits, It has aiways boou tho custom {n moat of tho Hwisa villages to colloct subscriptions among the woll-to-do tn- habitants for distribution among the school cluldren ss Christmas gifts. Everything had beon propared on this occasign in "the usual way, ~sud childron had sssembled at 6 “o'clock in the evenlog of Chrstmas Day outside the sohool-houss, in the com- !‘»uny of thoir friends and parents, waiting impationtly for admitiance to san tho Chrisimas treo In order that thoy might receivo tholr sev- eral gifta, At a littlo after 6 o'clock the achoal- master commencod lighting the Christmns troc. Haviog accomplished this, ho opened the doors, whon the crowd waltiug ocutsiao rushed in one densa maes up the Ataircase loading to the room propared for their zecoption, On their roaching tho top of tho second stair- ease tho bosms supporling the tloor- 1ug suddenly gavo way, procipitating everything elow, aud by the vioienco,of the shock causiug tho lowor story to break down too, Tho interior of tho odifica presontod a borrible scene of. con- fusion, humau boings, boams, school deuks, chairs, mortar, and atons beiug henped up to- gothor. It was nearly 7 o'clock whon tins ocourrod, and ovorvihing was in dwknors, whon tho romsining population of tho villags, learing the cres of the unfortunate childron and their fricnds burried to tho pot, somo of thom eubsequontlysrunning, off for ausistance to thie neighboriog villages of Zusgen and Wegs totten, the women and children of which woro assembled for a wimilar purpono {u thair raspective villago school-houses. Choy wot to work busily to clear tho interior aa soon o8 eesistanco arrived, extracting from the debrnia soventy-two corpacs,—thoso of fifty-uix children, fourteon mothors, of familios, and two mon—besides about forty injured perasons and children, somo of thom very serlously hurt, It {s said that in many {amillos only tho father or tho graudparenty ara lofs alive, "The proprietor of ths village inn lost his wifo and thrce daughtoras by this trightful dissster. 'I'wo little achoolboys, b( croopiog slong the wall sftor tho nc- cfdent, got hold of the ropo of tho uchool- housa bell, and, pulilog st 1t with all thelr miglit, brought moro neighbors Lo their assiute auve, Tho wchoolmaster and the wifo of tho President of the village Commune, the latter holding a chijd tightly in bor arms, woro dis- coverod porchied upon ‘the wall on tue project- ing romsins of the pulpit, aud wera rescued afior romaining three houra in thelr perilous vosition, —_— THE HEBREWS. Corynuus, 0., Jan. 23,—The District Qrand Lodge, No. 2, of the I{ebrow Order of the Sons of the Covenant met hero to-day. Reprosenta. tivea wera presont frowa shirty-one lodges in Oluo, Tudiaps, Kontucky, Missourl, Kansas, and Colorado, Twonty-ive Past-Prosidonta wore admitted to degreos in the Graud Lodge, After a tong discussion, Trustees of Harmonial No, 14 of tho Loulsvillo were sustalned lu their rotusal to pass bouetlt to tho hoirs of a brother who wau loet on the steawor Behiller, The ob- joction made was that ovorsssossmaonta were not tenderoa to Trustees until aftor the loss of the steamer was made publis. The next masting and the twonty-ifth suulversary offfibe Order will bo hald In Cincinnati. THE ELMIRA PRISON. PonTrany, Mo., Jan. 28.—Dr, L, ¥. Sauger, of Bangor, in charge of tho hospitat st Elmira dur- ing the late War, will publish a lotter in the FPress to-marrow in roply to recent strictures upon the treatment ot prisoners thers. Schrodox’s Aerinl Flight Postponod. Berentiffe Awmerican, “Tho Schrader air-shup which, sccording to the inventor's claimy, {4 golug to carry last mails betweon the principal cities of tlo couutry, aud which sutdequently would fly acroas tho Atlautio in wome incredibly short space of time, camo to sn unfortunats ‘end rocently. ‘Tho macline, nearly finished, wau carelesaly loft in an oxposod situafion overnizht on & common i Baltunore, A etrong gale arising tore I from ita fastening, sud conyerted I4 into s useless and ak maas of heakent buatds and wiokex-rorke THE *CHICAGO “TRIBUNE - MONDAY, " JANUARY ~ 24, “1870. WASHINGTON. Supposiiitious Statement of Mr. Dlaine’s Views on Democratic Presidential Candidature. Mr., Tildon's Friends Have Killed Him with Their Indisoreet Arrogance, Either Hendricks, Thurman, or Bayard the Man, if Any Wheelhorse Can Be Harnessed. Pinchback Waxing Weary, and SBuggesting "Cwere Well ‘Twore Dono Quickly. Outline of Gen. Banning's Bill Cutting Down Army Officers’ Pay. The Fiscal Years..Newman--The Cen- tennial-~Campalgn Committecs, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE, BLAINE'S PLOGNOBTICATIONS, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chtcago Tribunes. ‘WasninoTox, Jan, 23.—A prominont Eastern Republican Congressman, understood to bo Alaine, has boon making a carefnl canvass of the Democratic Prosidontial prospects, which ho thus summarizes: Gov: Hendricks seems to Liave tho bost chsuce for nomination, becanse he can bost compromise tho radical differencos which divido the Domocratio party. if Olio could unite upon Senator Thurman he would stand about an cqual chance. Elther of them could obtaln more votes i the Convontion from North and Bouth togethor than any other candi- dato abovo namad. Bonator Bayard sppoars to stand third on the list of probabilitios. It woll supported at first, he will receive & large support in tho Bouth, many scattering votes in tho West, and divido tho Pacifio cosst States with Gov, Tilden, Gov. Tildon caunot be nom- inatod, since, {f ho stiould rocoiva s majority of votes, ho would be dofosted by the two-thirds rule, Tho bitter opposition to him in the Weat and South on tho floanco queation, and because of the dictatorlal mannor of hia supportars, ron- der it almost cortain that ho eannot recoivo two- thirds of the Convention. Giving Uim tho whols of New Englaud, New York, Now Jorsey, and all of the Pacifie const States, ho wonld; lave atill toss than ono-third of the Convention. By combining with the SBouthorn Statos it might bo poaaibla to obtain o majority, but the chances aro against this, and thero is not tho loast juati- fleation for tho hopo that he coulé obtain two- thirds, owing to nucompromaing bostility which would not coase oven with his nomination. Itis thought probablo that all of the eandidates, oven Judgo Davis, will bo ruled gut by the violenco which wili snimato divisionsin Conveotlon in favor of somo now msn unkoown to official lifo from a HKtato romots from the contres of the contest, as 1atne, or lows, or California, 'The advocatos of this_plan &o back to 1852 for an example, when the Dem- ocrata swopt tho country with Fravklin Pierco, and they aro confident that, evon with a aarieal aad lifo-long Demoarat of that description, they could do betior than to compromise upon & man of indecisive politica or to persist in runoiog a conmpicuous leader. Novortholosw, it is bolioved thint Hondricks, weak as his Eastern opponents nagert that bo {4 betoro tho eounlryé wiil prove to ba tho strongost man bofore tho Convention. A vy MILITARY RETRENCHMENT, A STRAIT-JACKET ''COT OUT YOR THE AWMTY.” Speciat Dispateh to The Chcago Tribune, ‘Wasuinerox, -D. 0., Jan. 23.—~Gov, Banntng, Chairman of the Military Committen, haa boon engagod for some time In proparing a bill ro- ducing the expensos of tho army, It will proba- bly be comploted and introducod to-morrow. It offects a eaving of about §500,000 in the mattor of pay, quartors, and forage. Theso reductions, however, do not spply to officers merving with troops in the fleld. In the caso of goneral of- flcers, all commulations of quartors, rations, and fucl aro cut off, and each officer Ia lott with his pay propor alone. Thia will loave the Gonoral of the Army $13,600, tho Licutonant- CGenoral 211,000, Major-Generals 12,500, and Brigadior-Genornis, $6,500. Tho prosont lsw does not givo » Genoral and Lisutonant.Goneral hiorsen, nnd the numbor allowed a Major-Gonor- al s by tho presont Lil reduced from fivo to throo, and o Brigadior-Gonoeral is atlowed but two. All flsld-officors aro allowed two, and ail mounted officors below the 1ank of Major aro allowed oneo horse. Thepay of Colonel, Lieuton- ant-Colonol, Major, Captain, aud First-Lioaten- ant is lott unobanged and for tho reason that, In 10 030, can any ono of theso officors, oven after twooty yoors' aervico, recelvo more than 91,500, Tho pay of Second-Lieutouant, however, ls roduced to $1,300 for a mounted oftiecr and $1,200 for ono not mounted. The resson for thia reduotion ypon Second Lieutenants Is that, with very fow excoptions, shoy arc younyg offl- cots, uumarriod and fresh from tho Acadomy, and tho suma indicated are doomed sufllcient for thie short periodiduring which thoy serve in that rank, as, at tho outside, thelr service sa Second Lioutcnant does ot extend beyond fivo yoars, ‘Tho #avings on Bocoud Lisutenant's pay amount to $90,000 ayenr. In themattor of commutation of quartors, - all olicors are reduced one-half, The ltom of *fuel iu wmot changed, Ou tho {tem of forago tho saving i £1,600,000. Tins matter and the roduction in the nuwmber of Lorase allowod oflicers also ap- pliea to tho marina corps, a8 do sl tho other re- ductions in the way of commutations. In tho matter of dotails of ofticors fur stafl duty, n very important change aud a considerablo waving is offectod. At prosent it is possiblo for a Liou- tonant, and even s Hecond Lisutonant, to bo do- tailed upon the staff of a goneral officer and to receive the pay and ailowances of a Colonol, and such inatauces actually exist. By tho terma of tuis bill, all tho ofticors on stalf aro Lo receivo only tho pav sod allowsuce of thewr real raok. ‘The saving iu this itom alone in tho ataff of poneral officers is 25,000, In the matter of roduciug tho army, tho Commltteo ss yet daos not soe ita way clear to any great outiing-down of the force, It is posaiblo tha$ tho oumber of Togiments may be roduced by two, but a caroful study of the subject by the members of the Commiites of both partios doos not soem to jn- dicate shat aven this will bo thought advisable. The bill of Uen, Baoniog la rogardod by thoso who have boen in cousultation with him upon the aubjoct a8 & practioable measuro of rotrench- mont, sud ose which doos not i any ssnso par- tako of the buncombo which has attended so many of the Domocratio provisions for reduclng exponees, [Tothe Assoctalsd Presa.) LETINED ALMY OFFICEDS, ‘WasuvoroN, Jan, 23,~—Hovorsl membors of the Housa Conunittes on Lr‘umpmtlonu aro looking into the inoqualitioa w w\&prflull in tho army relatiug to rotired oificary. Tuey say they can ¥60 B0 rukson why somo officorn waiwod in the late War should bo rotired on full rank and corresponding pay, wiule others, wbo held aa high rank sud were similarly maimod ordisablea, sbould bo receiving only #30 month. fhey will make an effort to remedy the inequality, and Ara also looking iato tho question of forsge to fifl'lcnn who turn over thewr supplias for private ory, — THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR, ALLEOATION TUAT IT MAS ALWAYS BEEN A MYTO. Bpectal Dievateh to The Chicage Tridune, Wasawozox, D, U, Jan. 25.—The Treasury oxperta have boen loarniug in detail the ohargea of Banator Davis agalnat the eyatem of Tronsury bookkeeping. Tho entirs difiioulty and misun- derstanding spoears to arise from tho fiction of the flucal yesr. The reports of the difforent ao- counting ofticers for any flacsl yeardo not rop resent the same transactions. They by no meana roprosent tha comploted buainess of twelve cal- endar moaths balanced. Theymimply show the L ntata of the books in the several difarent ofices at B o'l n tke Jaat day of the fiscal y It can thus easlly happen—and doca generally bappon—that one, sl of books ahows millions moro than another, * The resson i that, in the rod-tape rontine of buminess, tho aubjoct-msttor which is to be scconnted ifor in the firat offics Liaa not reschod tho second andit- ing office. Tho@\fference doea not show araon- oy dofleit, It nlmrly means that on s cerlain day tho account of a continuous businoss stood one way in ous oflice and s differont way in an- other office, The fiscal year does not repreacnt o complete transaotion. ‘The discropancy in to bo attributed to tho ayatem and not to a lack of integrity of the officars. Morton will give way to Davis to-morrow to continue the bookkeoping discussion. — ' THE NAVY. PROPORED INVERTIGATIONA, Ditpateh to New York Times, Wasniseron, Jan. 21,—Tho iouss Naval Committes to-day, in pursusuce of the resolu- tion introduced by tho Ways aud Moans Com- miites and passod by tho Houss, directing tho sovoral Btanding Committoes to jnvestigata the various Dopartmenta of the Governmont, organ. ized tho following investigations, snd com- mitted them to Bub-Committces consisting of tho mombera namod. Tho magnificonce of the schome begeta a suspicion that vory littls is In- tandod to bo sccomplishod : First—A Bub-Committes on the retired and setivo and staff officers of the navy, to inquire whther the membera thereof can beroduced, their pay diminisbed, or any change made lLerain promotiva of econom: and efMclency in the servico—Mossrs, Mills, Danfor and Iobbins, Seeond—Navy-yards and thele management, Toin. quire whother thalr number may bo reducad, and, if 50, in what number snd to what oxlent; and, o their 1wangemont, what change can bemade ta reduce the coat thereof, and reform tho alleged sbusca and core ruptions existing therelu—Aosars, Willis, Danford, and Willlams, Third—The Marine Corps. To [nquire into the necesalty for {hiz corps sa a brauch of tho naval sorvice, and, f it Is necessary, do any abuses snd frauds exiat, and what o {n regard tharoto Is demanded by the exigencles and the econo- m l;:‘ tho publio service—Acaars, Lowis, Willls, snd rr Jourth—The material of tho Novy, To tnquire into ita present aud past condition, (he cause of ta prosent alleged weaknes: d whiat souid bo tho future policy of tho Government in regard theroto; this aubjoct of inquiry to fuclude naval ordnance sa well as steam ‘machiery—tesars, Willin, Harris, and Wiliama, “{fth—Thie peraonnel of the navy, oxelusiva of com- missioned oflicers. Lo inquire what legislation is nec- eszal in regard to recruiting, {o training-schoals, clothing of seamen, etc,, and whether suy errars, abuses, or frauds exiat in the purchass of clothing, and whether any change or reformation in regsrd to these subjects, promotive of economy and eMclency in. tho navl service, can Lo mado—Mesars, Robbins, Bur. leigh, snd Williams, J—The lawa in relstion to naval contracta snd contractors, and tho purchiascs made for and on o~ count of the naval service; the lawa and rogulations affocting tho scrvice of vessels in mquadrons and otlicrwiso; the laws and foguiations n regard tod tica and reaconsibilities of {nspection; snd the Ia and regulations affocting Paymsaters, their bonds, tles, accounts, Lsbilities, etc., and olso of any agent of the Department having chsrge of naval funds, property, or tho custody or ovorsight thereof; thls Committes o inquiro whetlior any abuses, arrors, oF frauds exist {n tho adminlstration and exor cution'of sald laws, and what chango or reformation can bo made therein—3ears, Wills, Harrls, and Lewis, Seventh—Expenditures, To inquire how estimates aro made, what have been the smounts of receipts, thelr sources and expenditurea per annum for — years, aud what is ou hand to show for thoss expendi- tures, and what romedy or chango is demandad to cor- rect any abuncs or frauds exiating in tho disposition 1asdo or to bo mado of tls sppropriations. by the Gove ernment for tha naval sorvice—Mesars, Williams, Duz. leigh, and Junes, —— NOTES AND NEWS. THE BEV. NEWMAN'S REPORT. Special Dispatch tn 1T Chicaco Tribune. Wasuixoroy, D. 0., Jan, 23,—Tho attempt of Bpringer's Committec on Exponditures in the Btate Department to obtain something startling from Parson Newman was not successful. Tho parson was very elaborate nnd ornale in his do- seription of Europesn lifs and sconery, sad showed that ho had some knowledge of practical busincrg life. He hsd examined tho mo- counts of a great many Consals, and thought they might bo improved. He specially recommendod that Consular agonts be oetablished in all places whero tho foes of Con- suls do not oxcoed $1,000. He thought that this would bo a great bonofit to this Governmont, both a8 regards oconomy and the dsvelopmont of trade, o entertaived the Committoo by a vivid description of tho manuor in which potro- loum was transportod on camols’ backs, and showed tho falsity of the Democratio lie that lus trip cost tho Government 830,000, It cost just £0,000, and be thought that that was vory cheap, It is discovered that tha Democrats caunot make much capitel out of their proposod reduction of tho alleged oxtravagant salarics of Cousular and diplomaticotiicors. All of tho salaries paid thene ofticers, with, porhaps, two oxcoptions, wero cntablished by Democrats whon o dollar was 100 cents, iu the good old days of Frank Plorce, in 1856, _TO DE PUNCHED TP Tho sttontion of tho Honse Appropriations Committeo will bo called to tho fact that Rule 77 roqoires that Committes to roport all appro- priation bills to tho Housn within thirty days from tho time of thelr sppointmeat, or elso to give reason in writing for the delay. The object of tho tulo is to prevent wasting time. It costs tho Governmont 12,000 daily to run tho Houso. NAYES FOR FILSIDENT, Henntor Bherman has writton a lottor to Stata Bonator Burns, of Ohio, stropgly urging Gov. liayes for Prosidont, and advising that Ohio #oud e delogation pledgod to his suppors to tho National Convention. 3 THAT YOUNG OXR'S NAME, In epito of tho donial of Dr, linmilton, Clerk of tho Committee of Waya and Means, that he namod his cbild after Wikos Booth, thoro is a gouttamau of high ofiieial pumition horo to whom Hamilton bosnted eotno years since that ho had dono this, and gave aa tho inciting resson that n ueighbor hiad just named a cblid Lincoln. BTATE RIGUTS, Judgo Holman, of Indisos, hoa oroated quito ® stir |JIV his pointed roply in the Itouso yoster- day to ‘Tuckoer's Btate's Righta speoch. It will ba rememborod that Holman intorrupted Tucker very sharply when tho latter, In his speech, declared that the United Btates wes not @& mnation. Yenatorday lho took him to task ot leogth and severely for it, and greatly to tho eatiafaction of tho Northorn ‘War Democrats. Tho Sonthern men who beliove with Tucker wers not propared for sucli & re- buke, and they are inclined to be quite restive under ft. Judge Hotman Las thus become tho first Domocrat to put himself squaroly in the way of such Domocrats as Hitl, Tucker, and Jones, THE CENTENNIAL MANAQESD will attempt to poutpouo tho ususl Monday busi- ness, dud to rosume the considoration of the Contannial appropristion to-morrow, The re- cont speoches havo lost the bill somo votes. It is sald that thosu which aro now to bo made will atrougthen it. Lamar and Ben I1ill aro both to #posk In favor of the appropriation. DEMOCBATIC CONGRESSIONAL COMMNITTER. Lamar, an Chairman of tho Domocratio caucus, has 8o far appowntea tho following porsons as membors of the Domocratic National Congress- lousl Committeo: Clymar of DPoousylvauta, Bwaun of Marylsnd, Barnmn of Conuecticut, lfi!lmw of Virginis, Howitt of Now York, and ilew. TILE CONGRESSIONAL, CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. At the Republican caucus tho following per- sons woro appointed ® Committeo 1o consider who sliall coustitute the Congrossional Campaign Committeo: Cragin, West, Wnoeler, Burcbard, Huuter, Page, and Lynch, ‘They will conault this several Btate dologations before recommond- iog one porson from esch Hiato, Til& DISTRICT COMMIBJIONELS have to their orodit iu tho Unitod States Troas- ury 1,000,000, yot they have applied to Con- gross for §230,000 to poy the Fobruary intercst on tho 3.05 bonds. Thoy claim thac thero ia no legal suthority to msae this mouey for that pure poso, Tho Appropriation Commitieo Las do- niod thoir requost, and insist that the iotoreet must be paid from tho cash on hand, Back of this is the manifest desiro of the Commission- ord to usd tho cash for streot improvements, ‘Piey think that an sppropriation for tho toter- eat can be more easly obtained than one for im- provementa, ZQUAL RIGUTS, The House Library Committoo will probably report & bill giving to newspaper publish- ery and editors the same nght Lo send mavu- script for publication through tho malls that suthord now bave. PINCRDACK is tha very earlleat to have bis case settled. He waye to Ilapublican Bonators that e 15 ahliged to spend a largo sum of mousy peuding the consid. oration of his caso, and that this is ruinivg him financlally; tuat Louisians in entitlod to com. Elnte ropresentution ; and that either Eustiv or umuslt baa & lawfol right o iho seat. Pinch- back does not wish tha case argued furthor, aud is becoming restive under the tactios of his man- sgori, 8 (70 the Assoctated Press,) . TUE STANISU QUESTIO| Wasnivaron, D, 0., Jan. 23.—As tho Dresi- dent did not, Friday, when ho transumltted the documents in relation to affairs betwoon the Uuited Siatos and Spain t0 she Louse, dees ib proper at this time to Include tha correspond- onco betwaen our Govornment and foreign Gov- ernmanta on the interferonce-quontion, it is nat probablo, from what can be ascertained, that he will furnish the correspondence In_compliance with the call of the Houss made on Saturday. K zCoNOXY, ‘Whila all tho ITouse committces aro uldvln;i fo mnks largs reductions of expenditures in sl branchos of tha pnblic service, snd will donbt- lesa so report inall their appropriation bitls. it i8 not probable tho Houso wllrboucondod by the Benate to tho fall extent, uulees it be plainly made to appear that the public service will be largely benetitod by the reduction, TEA AND COVPPE, ETC. A Iarge number of mambern of Congross ox- pross {hemsciven aa oppoeed to & disturhanca of the tariff,—oertsinly to any important extont, RECEITION, The Spanlsh Minister and wifo gave a brillisnt rocoption Iast night. The guesta included tho diplomatia corps, Lhe Chilef Juaticen and Ansoci- ato Justicos of the Bupreme Cuurt, Secretary Fish, and other membera of tho Cabinat, and Henatora snd Ropresentativos in Congress. THE EMMA MINE SCANDAL. Criminal Proceedings tmpending— Mr. MncDougal Abo: 0 Prosecute tho Originnl Directors for Frand— Mininter Schenck to Ile Included. Correspondenca New York Tribune, Loxpox, Jan. 8,.—The Chairman of the Emmn AMine Company stated to the shareholders yes- torday, with & frankness whicl leaves nothing to be desired, tho naturo of the romodies ho ls going to seck. I gave in my last lotter tho substanco of the new Diroctors’ ro- port, with Mr, MacDougall's offer to pay the expenses of legal measures, and tho pro- poasl to bold & special moctlug Jan, 20, for tho passing of a resolution to anthorize him to act in tho name and bohalf of the Company. In snewer to a question at vestorday's genersl meat- ing, a8 to the goveral natura of Igu rosolution, the Chairman said : ** Tho purport of tha resolution will be that Mr. MacDougall shall bo at liberty to tuke pro- coedings in the name of the Compauy ngainst tho origina! Directora for conspiring to dofraud, and for the purposo of putting asido s fraudulont coutract.” Ho thero wo are! ‘There ia no reason to doubt that this resolution will bo sdopted s fortnight honco. When adopted, it puta into Mr. MacDoti- gall's hands the power of taking both civil and cnminsl proceedings against tho original Direct- ors of tho Emma Mino, ono of them then and atill American Minister. Aa it to remove all doult whether Gen. Behonek ia to be includod in tho prosocution, Mr. MacDougall has slready mado public {n his own paper tho spacific accusa-~ tion that Gen, Behonck was bribed in tho aum of 50,000 by Mr, Trenor W. Park. We must make :fuur minds, theroforo, to fco the American (nistor fn the position of defendsat on a criminal charge for conspiracy to defraud. Agaioat that chargo ba may plead Lis privitoge a8 Ministor, winch wiil bo scceptea by the En- glish public a8 confassion of guilt. Orbo may elect to waivo Lis privilege, and tako his stand in tho dock with tho roet, in the lopo of per- uum‘l)gg & British jury that whon he sczepted 850, under “ the form of & loan, with » secreb guarantoo from o total stranger, tho * fraudulont \ vondor of an empty mine, ho was mot solling the official titlo of American Minister, under which ho waa unbuaqnuntl; advertised in tho nowspapors a8 Director and Trustee. I hope the alternative {8 enjoyed at Washington. And one would like toknow how far Gen. Grant'a rulo not to remove an officia] when ‘‘under fire" ox- tends. Thatit oxtonds o tho case of guilty ofliciala under fro in the newspapers. wo koow, But will it cover a Foreign Minister under fira in the criminal courts of the country to whoso Govornment he is accroditod ? We ara likely to find out before long, Ons eharoholder, Mr. Richardson, mentioned a roport that Alr, Albort Grant {s golng to malkae & gift to tho nation of the big houso ho baslataly buitt in Loodon, and calt it the Ruined Bharo- holders' Ilome, and Mr. Riebardson wanted to know whother in such caso the Chairman would Put in & claim in behalf of tho German abare- holders for their proportionate uumber of roomms. But I am afraid thore will oot be enough to go round. Tho mooting adjourned after voting not to adopt tho accounta of Lue late Dircctors, Tho funds of the Compauy hiave beon increased by about $4,000 rocotved from some of the Dircct~ ffin in repayment of the qualifying feos given om. teh to the New York Telegram. & Loxpox, Jan, 21.—At a meeting of the victims of the Emma Mino swisdle, held in this eity to- day, & resolution was offercd, which was paesed with only seven dissenting voices, to prosecnto tho vendors and sil others connected with the issuing of sny prospectus of tho Emma Mino stock or offering it for palo. AMr. MacDoagall said, st tho meeting, that ho ropresontad 20,000 proxics. —_—— FI1RES, AT GALESBURQ, ILL, Speolal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tridune, Gavzspona, 11, Jan, 23.—Tho Colored Methe odist Church) aod s barn (the property of O, J. Barnard, wero destroyed by firo between 4 and b o'clock this morning. The church was in courss of eraction, the roof baving just besn complot- ed, The police sny tho barn was sct on fire, and that the church canghit from the barn. Loes, £4,000 ; o inaurange. AT BELLAIRE, O, WureLiNg, W.Va., Jan, 2 -A firo at Bellsire, 0., thin evoning, destroyed a building occupied by the Mariotta Chair Company a8 & furnituro wtore and a amall talloring eatablishment. Toss about §8,000; ontirely covered by tneurance, AT WORCESTER, MASS, ‘Woncearxn, Mass,, Jan. 23.—The extensive picture-framo and molding works of Iues, Eddy & Co, woro badlv damagod by 618 this morning, Loss, 830,000 ; 1usurauce, 312,000, AT OSHKOSH, WIS, Dispateh to Miticaukee Wisconriu, Osuxosn, Wis.,, Jan. 22.—About Lalf-past 8 o'clock laet night & fire broke out in Conlos, Beach & Co.'s saw-mill on the west sido of the river noar tho Chicago & Northwostern Railroad Dopot, burning it to tho ground. Tho mill was gituated directly in the roar of a row of small wooden shops and storca on 3Main stroet, but by the prompt actlon of the Firo Dopartment 4 o8 wore prevented from sprealing to , and by 10 o'clock oll danger thought 1o bs over and most of tho englues bad coased to play. Atg’ oolock this morniog an slarm agaln sounded, when a firo was discovered iasuing trom the windowa and roof of the Peters Houso, only a short distance from tho burued mill, The firo had originated in the unper story, ovidently f10m sparks blowing through Ao opun windovw, and tho flamos had goined such headway that all offorta of the Firo Dopartment to save tho build- ing proved unavailing. Ic was complotoly gute d. Tho total lossos by both fires Is from 35,000 o £40,000. Tho Inaurance is £19,000. Conloe, Beach & Co, lose §15,000 on the mill, machinery, ote.; insured for 7,000, in the following co panies: I'bonix, Now York, §2,000; Amworics Central, of Bt, Louta, €2,000; Fira Association, of l'hn-d?)l‘rhh. €1,500; Amorican, of Philaaol- phus, $1,600. 1. Bernmoraell ownor snd propriotor of the Poters Houso, loses §25,000 ; insured for 813,000 ssfollows : _Underwriters', N. Y,, $2,000 i Lan- cauhire, of Manchestor, §2,000 1 Faneuil iall, Doston, £2,000; Franklin, West Virginia, $1,000; Fire Association of Pluladelphia, 1,000 ; Amer- Pliladolphis, $1,000; Atlas, Hariford, £1,000; Globe, Chicago; 1,000, ¥, J. Jackson, s harngssmakez, loses about £1,000 ; insured for €500, “I'nore {s s strong susplclion that both firea wero the work of an incendiary. Conleo, Boach & Co's mill bad uot been running for threo montha. o —_— CASUALTIES. RUNAWAY. DBostoN, Jan. 23.—Johu Mally, a prominent citizen of Bomerville, was riding with & son in Charlestown, Baturdsy eveaing, 'The horso be- caws unmausgoable, and upsot tho buggy. Mal- ly's iujuries causod his death, Tho soun was mo- veroly injured. TERRIBLE DISASTER AT REUNION. New York Worid. One of tho loveliest ialands of tho Eash has Just sufferod a tremendous misfortuns. An enormous landslip of earth and rocks occurred noar Bt. Deais, in the Lsland of Ntaunion, over an oxtent of 3 kilomoters, whih buried no fowsr than sixty-two persons undor s mues of ruin 50 wetres in dopth, aud of conrse destroyed overy- tuiog within its rango. ‘This Jandslip,—which recalls the_ droadful catsstropho of Uolday, in Bwitzerland, so touchlingly dosuribed years ago by sn American author, Ar. John Neal, of Port- Innd,—proceedod from the high mountaios of the District of Halszio, aboas 6 kilomsters from the kot springs wluch exlst thore, Laye uodoubtedly & voleanio origin, " CRIMINAL NEWS, A Unique Chapter in Capital Crimo Furnished from ‘West Virginia, A Mob Unhesitatingly Lynch a Mur- derer and Fetoh Forth His Femalo Accomplice, She Confesses Her Blood-Congealing Deeds, and Is Unankmously Doomed, Magouline Feeling of Pity for Hor Sex, However, Remands Hor to the "Lower Court Racord of Minor Matters of Orime. A SENSATIONAL CHAPTER. Cixcixxatt, O., Jan. 23.—A Gazetle special #ays Edwacd Williams, who, with Mrs. Meoling, was arrested for tho murder of the latter's hus band, wae taken from fall last night at Barboer- ville, W, Va.#and banged by a mob, Tho partios wora assured by s ministor that suflicient evi- dence of their gullt had been obtained, and that the jau was surrounded by s mob of excited peoplo, but both donled any complicity in the met, although the minfater continied in prayer with them, and waking & confession. The mab finally forced the koya from tho Jaller, took Willlams ont, placed lum under a treo in the court-sard with s rope round his neck, etanding on o barrol. iomsdo = confession, but oxpressed the hopo that tho crowd might obtaln God's forgivoness for their crime, a8 ho bad for his, and declarad that ho was happily scarted on his journey lLome to Itonvon. Ha died aftor fiftecn minutes of terri- ble agony. Alra. Mecling was then brought out, ang, placing her fo front of the dead murderor, the crowd called for ber confossion. Bho said Willlams hod beon hoer paramour for throo years; that sha hiad been trying for the past three months to poison hor huosband without succosa; that Willisma strack Mooling on the head with an az while be was nsleop Wednesday night, afterwarda cutting his throat, Bhe ms- siuted in dostroying the evidences of murder and in burryiog Mesling. Bho accused herself of being the causaof tho marder, but begged piti- Aully for lifo. Though the focling was very ltronf agalnst her, and tho crowd voted unsni. mousiy for her oxecution, no man could bo found who would put the ropo around a woman's neck, and eho was rotwrned to jail. Williame® body waa left hanging until cut down by tho author= ties this mornivg. PECULATION AT DAVENPORT, IA, Special Duaich to The CMeago 'rioune, Davexrort, Ia,, Jan. 23.—A fow days ago an entiro change of officers of the Firat National Daok of Lhis city took place, Mr. James Thomp- sou giving place to Charles E. Putnam as Presi- dent, and D. C. Porter, Eeq., Canhier, being ro- moved. Tho change occastoned ccnaiderablo surprise and commont at tho time, as both gen- tlomen aro among our most highly esteomed cltizens, and Mr, Thompson one of the wealthi- oat men in tho State. Yoesterday discoveries were mado, and it was found that Mr. Portor’s removal ms Cashior waa for tho good and sufficient causo that there existed discrop- anciea in bis accounts to the amount of £15,000, and that he had besn gullty of using bank-funds for persopal use, r. Thompeon s to no way implicated. Alr. Porter has boon Cashier of tho Flrat Natiooal for & number of sears, has al- ways boen 8 favorite among business men, and in "a plain, straightforward, unassuming man whom no one would snspoct of dishouesty. The First National was tho first National Bank in the United Btatos to bogin businesa. It has a capi- tal of $150,000. and ite stock sells for 170, 1t i asid Porter lost much of bis money in Chicago, “'bucking the tiger” (playing the game of faro). The baak will lose nothiug, a8 Porter has & num- ber of boudsmen who are good for a much Iasger amount. A BosTLy carousat, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Lyioune, Crmaxeaiay, 111, Jan, 23.—Friday afternoon a mean named Milos Hart, an employe at ths Pax- containing €80 from o mail-bag whilo the Post- master's back was turood. Tho Fostmaster, having occanion to reopen tho package shortly aftorwards, missod the lettor, and accusod Hart with having stolen it, but did not have him ar- rested or searched. Yesterday morning Sheriff Lyman came to this city, and succeoded in find- ing Harc and a friend whom Lo was treating in fine style. When arrostod, Hart throw away n | 1oll of bills, whick wan recoverod, e hadapent all of the money but 20. Bheriff Lyman took Lis prigoner to Paxton to-night, and ho will be examined Alonday. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION, Syeziat Dupalch to The Chicago Tribune, Brnixorewn, Ill, Jan, 23.—Saturday uvight, whilo Mr. Doard, ono of the proprietors of the North Coal 8hatt, adjoining North Bpringfleld, ting-room at his residance, some one fired & shot at him throngh the window, but, the aim being bad, tho slugs with which tho weapon waalosded foll short of tho intended victim. Tho aseassi- nation In thought to havo grown out of recent mintug troubles, and to have beon incited by dischargod m:ners, bnt no clow has yet been ob- tainod. though tho officors aro making overy ox. ertion to that ond. COMING BACK TO ILLINOIS, New York Sun, Jan, ¥, Charles Do Graaf, aliss **Doc " Do Grath, the escapod prisoner from the Joliet prison, who was captured in Iloboken lsst Sunday night aftor & de-gunln rosistance, atarted for Illinols with Bhertff lrving and s spocial officer yester- day. Do Graaff has twico cscaped trom prison aud onco io leaped from a train while inmotion THE WEATHER. Wasmninatox, D. C., Jan. 24—1 a. m.—For the Upper Lake Rogion, the Upper Mississippi, rnd Lower Missouri Valloys, clear or cloarlng weatho and lower tomperature than on Sunday, with nortbwost to sonthwest winds, and rising barom- oter cast of tho Missourl Valley, probably fol- lowed by falliug batomater and winda shifting to southerly in the Northwest during Monday night. LOCAL OBIERVATIONS, Cuicado, Jan, 2, Time, (Var,[ThrHu, wind, lialn |Wethr. 31 W 79 uul 2:89 240 23 83N 9:00 p, 1, [30.27) 230 10:18 p, an.[30.40) 23} Maxiinum thermometer, 12, Minimurm, R GENKBAL ODSERVATIONS. Cuizago, Jan, J—Midaight, Thr TTON. W, [~t0lcate i Tar, Btativn, Cheyeune, . 130,04 Dlamarck.. 33.60 Marqutta. O ¥ avenw'th|3n.50) ilous 4 ayapepsia, ol Suative Fille, ors, liver complaints, costivences, aro ' apeodily Temaved by Dr. Jaynu ‘Thirty years’ uso haa proved thewm perior to all oilier reimsdies for tho cure of tho various discascs for which 1oy ara recommended, 1n thelr sation Uey are mikd and carlain, and 1aay be takeu st any tima Without ruak from oxposire, B BUSINESS NOTICES. ‘A Blight Cold,”? Coughs.Few are sware of ihe importauco of checking & cough or # BLyuuT 0OLD " which would yield 1o & mild retaedy, f neglocted, often sttacks the lungs, * Lroun's sron- vhsel Kveshes ¥ give suso snd alingst imnedials reliaf, DRY GOODS, &o. boldenOpportuniy, - GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF Meadison and Peoria-sts, The Winter 8tock of the Groat West End Dry Goods Houso at immonse reductions and sacrifico in prices. The Golden Opportunity for thoso who desiro to oconomizo. 250 piccos Gray Urban Plaids d plat Buitings at 1% 1.20 por yard; ‘j‘:st mif price, Ono Pl ae rgangnuhnldu, bright colors, 140 yard; » Onmel's Hair Plaids, Orapn oths, cins, &o., at 200 ydi nogl formerly nold from 30 to 37 1.0, Mobairs, Baakot Cloths, Sorgaa, Stripe Came ol's umrsé&e.. 6t 250 yd, reducad from 35, 40, and 46¢. ‘Wide English Merinos, hoavy Alpacn Pop lins, Dingonals, &c,, at 300 yd ; worth 45 ta [ All.wool Fronch Berzes, Sateons, Brocadas, and Batin Btripos, radu i nof’figa'?)olcf:d from 76, 80, and rap d'Dames, all- U D e R el Fron orinoa re: 75, 86, snd S1; 16 80, 00, sed Fous o cheapost Morinos ever offared. Large lot 40-in. FrenchCainmores, choico shados, reduced from $1.26 and $1.60 to 800 an, yard; groat bargain, Plaids, Buitinga, &d., at nearly 60 por cont Blaok Alpacas 360 703 sooolsl bargaln, nwnr!bl;-ix‘?l’;flo. A O'l b i SR eavy Black Quee , B usciundn. Queen’s Cloths, 400} rogular Great Dargzains in Black Cashmores, all rades, Drnck Grod Grain Bilks at ¢1, §1.25, and S1.50; chong&mt ®00ods offerod. 1 ilano” DOlack Bilka, richost, mnblgr&udrnhlu, and cheapest Gros Graing Groat bargains in dark, and black Fancy Btripe Bilks nt @5, 75, an roally dosirable qualities and stylon. Colored Gros Grain Silks at a sacrifice. Lyons Cloak Velvets reduced 35 to 30 por cont. Closks at astonighing reductions, Ladies’ All-Wool Boaver Cloalks. $8 sach; formor priaes, S10, Fur Baeaver Cloaks, $5; wort Extra fino Chinchilla, Fur Beavor, and Ege uimnux Beaver Clonks, nicoly trimmod, 13, $15, and $18: worth nonrly doubla, Great burraina in Bhawls of all kinds. Ladios’ Morino Drawors, 250 pair; worth B ots, Lm’lg:' Ilébb'd Merino Hose, 15¢; roduced Men's Morino Bhirts and Drawers 500 each; worf . Mfl)‘“ Fanoy Waol Hoso, 10¢ palr ; worth 0. ound 8ba; ch, BargainsinLinensand Honse- Leeping Goods. Irish Linens, slightly smolc- ed and wet ata New York fire, for half-price. E Great Reductions in Flan- nels, Blankets, &e. Cassimeres, Cloths, & Cloak ings greatly reduced. Embroideries at 50 cents on i the dollar, ton Poat-Office, purloined s registered letter | Furs at midsummer prices. The above aro only a fow among hundrods of other bargaina. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Madison & Peoria-sts, ARTISTIOC TAIL ey 3 TA] G. [ [0 ZERCT. DISCOUNT On all garments ordered of us during JANUARY and FLBRUALY, 157d, ! Quality, Style, Fit, Durability. was gitting with bia family sod frionds in a =it~ | “Quly #0 far 48 Dross prings from and flinstrater clisracter, can 8 be admitied to the reslm of art,” 'WEDDING GARMENTS A SPLECIALTY, EDWARD ELY, Corner of Monrac-at. and Wabash-ev, FIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. The copartnorship herstniors exfating botwooa .. I1. Baaks wud ¥, J. Hlanos, nader the Arin nate uf W, Bankse & Co..'In lieroby dlesolred sald Hanks “heroby sells, Iunna all tho vroporty 1. Hauks & Co., {a conniduratios herahy & of at ald late Srmof W, 0 of which said Hanoa il debts owing by said i o uh"l“lx . o Rnn"n’ “ir Lands and soale, on WINEH N W. 11 DANKI W AR 8 of thoatore dlwsolution parch: T e e ries Iadsrast of Hia ebe. e Twill coutinue the farm machinery 15} gum sccount, undur Ui fxai W. J. HANNA 81 and JSouth Canalas, DISSOLUTION. tuervhip Leretofors exfating under tha atyls e Con & Oy iox B as Mn Ived by wutnal consent, Michacl Cohen Lllflnl aud collecting all outatanding dobts ‘dus 'MICIALL COUEN & CO. The nuderstgned will continuo in the Wholeasls No. tion Busiues and Agency of the *Uall & Nlnum'.‘ Stanidsrd Spool Cotton.~ A full supply of all g kept fu this line will always be found st the old stand. Returuing thanks for past patrooage, The store will bo cloded on Baturdays, MICHAEL CONER, 124 South Fraokliual,, near Madison, DISSOLUTION. The copariuerahip herolofore exlating betwoon thy undorsigued wader thie name of Kelly & liced bas bean tais dey dissolved by mutusl consent, DAVID KELLY, Jam. 22, 1476, DANIEL J, BEED, COPARTNERSIIIP, The undersigned will continue the live stock com. mission business ot the Univa Stock Yards nnder the firra nane of llador & liced, JOSEPI L, RADER, Fan. 2, 1876, DANILL S REED, DISSOLUTION. The coparthership Lerctofor sulsting under the firin name and style of Hoffbeimor & itosonbelm 4 thia day dissolved by mutual consent, Nathan Hoff- buimor {s the valy suthorized yerson o receive dobta dus the sald fl"fl'l lu'd all ?allu duo by sald tirn must settioment, be pruscited bo Ll foF sV TOFFIEIMER, Chisgo, Jan, 22,1874, ALBENT ROSENHEIA, The undersigned will continue the wholesalo liquoe ‘businoss, and while belng thaukful for past favory W the uld Srm wol uld soliclt the samo for Limself. NATHAN LOFFUEIMER, PRUBLE 8PEUTACLES 7 1nspoctivn at MANASAER, Wsibune Luilding),