Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1876, Page 2

THE TRIBU CIIICAGO SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1876—TWELVE' PAGER made erooked whisky and shipped it over tha milronds to Chiicago, Now York, aud other places, 3y » pecnlisr arrangemeut with cortain milway officials, whereb, no records wers proscrved of the amount of joods shipped. A thoroughly-good care tine peen mads ont agalnst Freisingor, and Weinaer bas been found to havo winked at sil soris of orookedness, It ia thorefore supposed, taking 1% altogathor, that the two remaining Indictments aro againas Freisioger and Welssor. Bench war- rants bavo boen issued, snd it s quite likely that the two gentlemen from tha {uterior will e ealled upon to take a trip to Chisago in the noar fatare. — * THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, . A BLIGHT IMPROYEMENT. Thore was an episode in mattors at tho Ous- tom-House yestorday. The long-expocted work of the Grand Jury was brought to n partial fruition in tho roturning of four indiciments, one againet Ald. Cullerton, ono sgalnst Ald. Ilildrath, and tho other two presumably agalust ontaide partics, as dotailed elsewhoro, Thero waa not a very Iarge crowd presont In tha dreary hall-ways, The rallings in the corridors wora by 0o meana loadod down as thoy have boon ou oc- caslons, Tho expeciation that something would linppen had boen sbattorod at other timos, and people wero not connting on anything of ifatorost. Of courso, under such circumatances, something did happen, although tho result was not entirely nunoxpocted, thoro having boon ru- mora for weeka past tat Cullerton and Inidroth would *‘eatch 1t." Thoy did. Cullorton was around tho Custom-Tlouse during tho orning, and tho rmors were of snflicient importanas, although bo disgnieed this from tho reporters, to warrant Wim in mecking information from headguartora s to their truth or falsity, 1o obtaiued no satiefaction untii carly fu tho evon- Ing, whon the indictmeut wea shown him b; » Deputy Marshal and Lo was Informo At it would bo wecessaty Lo offer bail. Hildreth did not appesr at “tho Custom- 1douso durmg tho day, but ho waa rowarded by recefving s preseutment in the evontng abort- 1y attor his {ndicted companion bad beon hone Ored with his, Wiih the oxcaption of the roturn of the four indictments, thoro was nothing about the build- jug veaterday of any particular interest. Becrot Borvics Agent flerr was in town, but left enrly in tho afternoon for Ibiladelphis. *Oll Brooks™ bas vanished from Springticld. and lins departed for New York to appear 38 8 witness fn & bond-forgesy ease. Col. Mat- thews wasin tawu yeaterday, manifeeting an af- foctionaty interaat in the progress of affairs, but loft last evening for Springliotdt, o return in a shart time, Younz Brooks fs stlll iir Clovetand. All the distilletn of tho sccond batch have ro- seived noticea Lo pleag, and will walk tnto Judgs Blodgett's Court Monday morning for that pur- 080, L —_—— AWAY OUT WEST. THE CALIFORNIA RING. TUE PUESIDEST'S INJUNCTION NOT DEING ODEYED, sperwal Correaponaeice of The Chicaas L'ribune, BAN Fianctsco, Fob, 4.—In o former letter I wmontioned that o distillery at Antioch, Contra Lusta County, hsd been seized for allegod vivia- tions of the Inteinal Iovenuo laws, The dis- tllory was ownexl by Chnrles Jos:, of this city, mho has been a distillor for o lons time, and ig, fike most of those intho whisky business on Ihis coast, s German, T'ho g1izure was made in August last, but tho trial of the caso wa3 not rommenced until Jau, 30, It was finisbed to- doy by a disagraement of tho jury, Tao story of tho trial will ba interesting for two reasons,— o make plafner and strongor an asuerlion in my Iast lettor that revouvo odicials horo wora not riding, in any dogree, the attompts to discloso e frauds, and becauso it may be rapardad as n some measure Lest caso. ‘The charges woro, in substavce, that Jost lnd nBed oxtra maashes at his distillory, and had run off more whisky than he hal acaountad for to tuo Government ; and, farther, that ho had do- ftrauded tho Government by duniienting or ge- psing the atampy placed upov whisky packages under command of the Treamury Dopartment. o has had n wholesalo liquor storo in this cits, sod has hero disposed of the whisky made at Antioch, ‘The casoe was prosoouted by District- Attornoy Van Dyko and hia assistaut, Ar. Coghlan, and tha dofense mansgod by Col, W. . L. Barnea and Mossra, Lattimer and 3{arrow, Tho Government atlorneys, in opening the case, statod that thoy oxpected to piovo THE USE OF EXTRA MASUIS, and the way in which thoy wore propared, and in which the whinky wad carriod from tho cistora- toomn, as well as tho use of duplicate stampa. The first witnuss called was a Swedo nsmod Uansen, who bad been in tha omploy of Mr. Fcet for o long timo. 1o testifled that oxirs mashes bad beon used galu nnd ageio ot the distitlery, and exploived the mode of operation, 1o tho distillery wera two apouts, 000 commanly naed, sud n second which was fastoned with & Government fock. This latter had inata slide, whicts, when puehed in, completely closed the outfico, Tuis slide was supposed to Do, or ut teast shuuld bave been, securoly fastened. so a8 to provout any possibility of ueiag 1t wnd & Oovernment luck attached. the koy to which tho Btorekoe) bad. Hnuzen testiflad that the glide it thla 6poutt was romoved by moans of a warhin splice, und grafn sbovolod down in quan- tities ag noosed, Ha furthor tostided that tho wlisky produced from thieso mashes was run off from tho eistacneroum by menns of a rubber Boso passed through & knot-holo in the door, and connented with sumo by in & shed oute vido. 1 nbzll ot prossut pass by a'l ovidenco relating o duglicate staops, ae I wish ta Lriug in clons 20anuction the testhinony as to tha watrs washes Rad the weans emploed ih running off tho whisky, that L way disclose to thn readeis of Tug Turevse and tho public the closo intimacy bmsweon tho distitlor's ued and the revenus of- tirlals’ supply hore, Mecalimg, thew, that Han- vou testifica plainly that greio ias legally put Gown tha mpoit 1 bove urentioted, aud wisky produced therotrom and illegally carricd off, and furtber remembering that Hunsen wan corrobor- eted in ki statements by o German who Lad also workied at the distillery, it wiil bo apparent that tho teed for stroog countorbalaucing testi- mony would suggest itsolt fo tho mind of the defendsny's counsel, Attempts wors mado both o show that ITsnsen's statements wero falke aud Yiis geveral chbaractor Lad. Tho rray of wit~ aeseos Was uniquo, and thoir TEATINONY ETARTLING IK IT5 NATUNE, From their assertions an tho stand, £ eaukl the sctior comprehend the ropurted udignation of senator Sargent when Secretary Brintuw nildly suggestod thnt thore might possibly bo 8 Wiisky Ring in Ban Fraucisco. L quote tiio language of Ao ardiclo : Then up rose Asron in bis wrath, Aud by the godx Lo swore "Laat thery wa & Whisky Ting O the whole Pacific sure, and I think the Benstor believed it, and tho aie of injured junocence shown by the gaug of oifi- ciala who camo tnppiog Ughtly to tho wituces- gtand to out-swear Hausen, plauly proved tuat they were also firm in the same convivtion. First came Ar. 3. B. Mayhew, Deputy-Collector of Tuterual Bevengs, who {4 iu tue receipt of a bandsowe ealary from the Governmont. Query: Aro ihera any porquisites atiached to his position ? Huomwor_ hag 14 on the streot to-dsy that Ar. Mayhew Los been suspended by the Department for one or two littlo irregularities, conswsting o sccepting some trifling bribes, winch Liave béau couiderod per- ussites, Mir. Mayhaw hadu's board from Waeh- gton, Iimagine, wheu ue tesufied, and he awore, by all that was good aud trus, that no mht&:&unlnlflsd by Hansen could have transpir He bad baen in Autioch, had besn thare officially, kiad inspected sverything bout the distillery, and koew that all was well. No nuch bole existed a3 Hansen Lind aworn to. 1t was imposaible to draw the slide n ths spout through which the grain was pasacd, socording to Hanseo, moro than a couple of 1uches. eveu wilh a lever, and 1t would take & bag of meal Lwo wecks to paad through such s spacu, lhuurh 100 Wi poking it with & stick all tbo while. 9 slide was necarely beld by a stroog iron, sod faatened with a Government lock, and tho ntsplo could not be drawo. AND TUEN WX WAITED RIPECTANT, ; '.bluklnfi be would, a s Col. Bellers, turu to tho *:.r’ sud add, * Wby, gentlemen, the thing can's A Govaroment Htorekoeper hiad the Koy to the lock, with which that shde 1u that upous was (satensd, sud do you suppose & Goverowent Jiorekeopor or Gauger can be tampered with 7" Buck was Lis alr, sud I doubt uot hie would hwve Mded, with reference to all Interual levenue officials op the Pacifio Coast, ** 50 are thuy sli— all hoporable men.” 3 And at bis bisels thero followed, with tread and sccend bold, on eager crowd of witlesses, with story 40 be told, s0d vesrly overy one of them, who teatified a8 fo the spont and rubber Loes, was or biad beoen & Broreiecper or & Guuger, had withont excoption besn falthfal, diligout servanta of Guvornment, Recording to their aviGence. They corroboraled Maylew'u testi- mony almost mochianieally, snd the thing nllrpnd alonfs no casily that outmders bogan to think Haneen bad beon swoaring ot egrogiously, or tho whools had bocn groased o litslo. Suen clean awoaring by offfoinla was unusual, and Bapervisor Ilawloy and Tovonne-Agont Craua bocamo o triflo_curious to eco that ma- chiaery at Antioch, Thoy alipped nway quiotly one night and visited tue distiilory, INTEREATING PACTS WERE DINCOVELED, according to the ovidence subsequontly givon by Mr. Yawioy. That lock mentioned by Mr. Mas how was found—so_was tho staplo, and tho strong fron bindiug the sildo of tho spout. It proved to bo a pleca of floxiblo Lioop-lron, and that staple **which couldn't ba forced out" yichled to n poutle Preuuro; tho slide was drawn, and the modo in which grain conld ba shovelod down was apparent. A trlal was mado, and that hag of wmoal, whioh Mashew sid svconidn't go tbrough in two woeks, if poked with o stick,” wus about & mioalo 1a pasaing I.hro\!rll." A plan of tho opout was mado and baa aided intbo trinl siucs, And hulng feanible way of' preparing and using oxtra mashed, attontion was nextdrawn to tho clstern- toom, and Mr, Hawley, having baeu shut thore- in, pasasd a rubber lioss ont of tho room and poured water through, Now Iask yor to look at this for s moment. A witnosa tostifles certain things were done, Impossille, sy s hordo of paid officinls, And then trustod agents of tho Departuons go and dott, Wore theso oficials caraless, or waa tho nesd of the distiller supbliod by tho testimony of meu in Goverument employ ? Now, for & momont, wo mil look at THE OTUER EVIDENCE IN THE CAfE. Itwas stown by tho books and vouchers of tho freight clorks, and mgenta of tho Central Tacific Railroad Campany, that moto whisky bad been broaght trom Autioch toSan Franciscothan wan evidonced by Mr. Jost's books, and fu anaswver theroto 1 beliovo 1t was insisted that many of thess whiaky barrols wero full of—iwator, It waa slown agait by Just's ot buoka thnt the samno stamps wero uacd again and again, and the fu- genlona couneol argited that, in puiting down so mauy figures, mistakos woro vory likoly to ocour. 1ow odd that thoso orrors should alwaya Lo on tho sido favoring tho party maklug them. The argumenta weto mado by counsol fast weok and on Monday of this weuk, and, strango to say, now ovidonco wasgo brought 1nto tho cado dur- jug tho closiug argumont of tho Discrlet-Attor- uey that it was hold by tho Judge that ds- feadant's couusel stould bo allowed to esplain what seomed fatal to his caso, viz.: that his own Dbooks acknowlodged tho vocelpt of grain that would have produced far moro whisky than accounted for. o oxplauation was that surinkago, dirt, otc., would decreans tha weight fully 4 per cent. Judgo Ilvifmano gavo Liw chargo yosterday. Just Loforo Lo did eo, tho District’ Attorney stated that ofter a comparison botween tho amount of gratn purchased, ns shown by the # Purchase and Bupply Book,” and tho amount rocosdod a3 used by thie ** Uso Book," thuro was adeficiency on tho part ot Jost of 533,116 pounds, which bad nov been accouuted for by him. ‘This was 51,000 pounds more on tho sido of tho prosecution than shown before. Tho cannsol for tho defenss did not dmspute the ac- cuaracy of thoso tigures, but tried to parry thowr effect, THE CIARGE OF TIlE JUDOL was clear and plaiv, and was in substauce that the tunds of which tho Government is said to hiavo been defrauded, aco not tho chief point of iuterest in cases of vhis kind, but the ofticial cor- ruptions which socm to undetlio them, The em- ployes must Lo dishonest whon such thngs aro dona. ‘Lo wholozalo denlyrs must nlso bo dia- honeat nud accomplices. Neither they nor an nonest distiller can competo with poople on- god in such frands, 'ho evidouce in this case Lzs been botls written and verbal, The verbal ovidence las been thut of informars. Juries should receivo their testimony with digtrust un~ Joss 1t I8 corroborated, No man can silow that these frauds could havo Geen carriod ou without compiicity of the oilicers, 'Cho hoso would ba useless without the Storeiteepor's nid, Samo of thieso oftleialy liavo Lestified and havo not been impeached. Do yoa helievo them? It may be tinvsh to eall in question tho charsctor of theso wmon, And setin other placos meo far hLigher in oflicial position that theso have couspired wiil distillets to detraud tho Governmont, The dofondant is required {0 koep certain books, and do certam thinga, and if ho loils to do this, if you are satisiled he hag duno it with frandulent iutent, tho distillery inust bo contiscated, If tho oxcess of grain recoived, over grain sccount- od for as nsod, is frauduleutly accounted for, your verdict 1nust be for the Governmens. As 0 tho fraudulent ueo ol stampe, to knowingly wako use of thom o eecond timeo in nearly cer- tain proof of frand. It might occur by ac- cident, and you are Lo judgo whethor it could thua happen so mauy times, 1 oagit to say that tiuy ciaimsant Jout 18tho own- er of a wholosale liquor store here, und roceived epirity caly trom fus own distiliory, aud the sell- ing of liquor illicitly hero woull strongly tend to prove slicit nsnufactaro at Antiosh, His little receipt-buokia aharw sales of liquor ton times in one movth which aro not sutored on his books, You must judge whether this was by accident. If you believa it wns done dosignedly, you aro then to coucludo whother tne liquor thua sold way ilifcit and came from Joat's distillory at An- tioch, Itnought at first 1hat the Uovernment must establial its caso bevond veasonable doubt, but fartiier reflection satisiios me that a prapon- deranco of evidonco is all that is weedod in o civil_naction, and encn au action I8 thin, When 0 Governmont bay khown probable cauws, 1 volvea o tue clahinant to expluin the facis, DISAGREENENT UP THE JURY, As S o'clozk the jury rotired, and camo in for farther inetruetions at 5, At 110 Judgo Mo~ man eame into conrt, and the foreman announcod thse thers wam no probability of ugreemoot. Thoy wero locksd up for tho sight, and thiv moraing ot 11 o'clock wero (ischarged. It i gaid that they were cvonly divided. Tho casu will bo web for trial apain at a8 early s day as powsible, and mesnwhilo two other cases now pend:ny against Jost will ba lield in sheyaoco, “Fhe, wpeeial counwel, aprointed to aid fn carrylug o the revenuo casey, thus fur have declived, uud the agents hore aro awaiting action at Wash- ington beforo thoy take furthier wteps. To me, an innocent outsider who ain interodsed alone in peeing Justico douno by all. it appears as thongh it wero detormmed among prominent men that tho investigations tuto whisrky matiers had gone far enougtt, znd that tho wholo matier of exum- ination bore had better cease. e NG RAL. NEW ORLEANS. ISDICTED PARTIES. New Onvrsyk, La,, Fob, 11.—Indictments for couspiracy to defraud the Gavernwent in the whisky casen include the following iu addition to the names telegraphed yesterday: D, AL Carry, Alfied I, Coward. Patnick Harnan ; bailed in %5.009 each. United Htatea Commissioner 8han- non, 1. 8, Donuee, sud othors, whoso names have not yet been male public, wero indlctod by tio Graud Jury, chiarged with a consplracy to do- fraud the Governmeut tlhrough tho Conrt of Clauna in the cotion clnims cares. Shiannoo and Denuoo weronirangned, pluading bey waived, and gavo bail in £5,000, 'Ihe cotton cases iu which thess parties tlsurod were the Cioveland Muils case and tuat of Beliacy, Noblom & Co. e HMISCELLANEOUS. BLHINGPIELD, Stectat Dupatel i The Chicage Tribune, SrmixarizLy, 11, Yeb, 11.—Tue Grand Jury returnod three indictments to-day, the firss agsinat Old Jake Luces, a Pekin Gaugoer; ove sgainat James Walters, of Virden, Macoupin County, for retatling liguor without paying tue tax, and » jolnt ono ugainstacouplo of Vekin rectifiers, whoso usmos aro suppressod, Walte cra ploaded guilty, and was fined 325 und cost. MILWAUKEE. avectal Dupaten to Fhe Chwace Tribune, Miuwavxxe, Wis., Feb, 11.—i'bilip Goldberg to-dny gavo tho lo[lamng approved suretie £0,000 each, James G. Bpencer, Charles Douu hey, and Albert Pack, R e THE NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION. New Yonrk, Feb. 11,—The Board of Appeals of the National T'rotting Association yesterdsy clected Col, C. W, Wooloy, of Olio, Frealdenty C, W, Hutchinson, of Utica, First Vico-Presi. dent; Judge Grant, of Tows, Bocaud Vice-Prest- dent; and Thomaw J. Vail, of Hariford, Becre- tary, Tho Commities on Hy-lawas reported smendments to Articles, 4,6, 7, 11, 13, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19, L MICHIGAN PRESS ASBOCIATION. Stecia! Corresjondenca of I'ns Cracage Lribune, Laxsixg, Feb. 10.—T'ue Michigan State Press Asgaclativn met in this city yesterdsy, nnd eleat- ed the follawing officers for the euwuing year: President, W, W, Woolgough, of gattle Creek; YiceDresidont; Geargo I Suiford, of Laseiug | ceretary, J. W, Allon, of Luativ; 1) B Aldrléb. A 1, iv; Treawurer, H. The Ban Franchizo Chombsi of Cegmerce, st anpecisl mealing yestsruay, sdopted a resclu- tiou sdvocatiug 1u0 pesnage of naticual ploluge 4| Jawe and soguistiors by Cobgress, found this s | FOREIGN. Provisions of the Marine Insaranco Bill in tho Hritish Par- llaments Condition of the English and Conti- nontal Breadstuffs Trade. The- Greab Powers Tryiog lo Secars an Armislico in Herzegovina, An English Agent to Take Permanent Charge of Egyptian Finances. Tho Khoknnd Insurgent Leader Surrenders to tho Russians, CREAT BRITAIN. TOE FIBIERY QUESTION. Loxpox, Fob, 11.—1t is reportad that the dif- ferences botween the Britiah and Fronch flshor- men have lod to tho destruction of cortaln ma- chinory which tho Fronch used In thoir opera- tions at Nowfoundland, and that the Govern- ment has fmpressed upon tho Colonial Oflico tho advisability of stationing mon.of-war perma. nontly at 8. Johns. DIED. Bir John Taslor Coleridge, tormerly & Judge of the Court of Queen's Bonch, aud' aftorwyardy the aditor of the Quarferly Keview, alod to-day, aged 86 yoars. Sir Jobn was a neplow of the fawous poet, aud the father of tho Right lon. Jolin Duke Coleridge. THE MARINZ INSURANCE ML, Bir Stafford Northeote's Insuranco bill pro- vides for an impliod warranty against tho ship- ownor in favor of tha cargo and passengers syually, and probibita tho ovasion of tho war- ranty by special contract. In eithor caso, such contracts are declared void. ‘I'ho socond Importsnt modification relates to valued policiea and provides for procoeding bo- foro roferces upon tho Court's direction whother defondant applics therofor or not, to ascertain what would be the value of tho intor- cat of the nsured It policy wero open, If the valuatlon unroasonably excoeds the real valuo of the subject mattor, tho valuo ascertained by rolercos alone ia recoverablo. The third modification ie that awners aro al- Jowed to recover only net freight, the proportion ot expenso which would havo been incurred in earniug tho total {reight to bo nacortained and deducted as tho Cours directs iu any action on tho contract. b Tho fourth modification providea that it the owner insuros & chip such 1nsurauce, including what is koown as outfit or furniture, and also fusures freight, rockoning any of tho charges ncludod §n insurance of tho slip, the lattor will bo deemed doublo wsurance pro fanto, Tho tollowingg ia the fifth modification : The ship-owner canoot recover oh o timo policy if loss is oceasloned by unasaworthiness, provided the unseaworthinoes oxisted wheu the vessol was last in ?urt or could have beon pre- vented by reasonablo cato. Yor the purpose of tals seetion, unsoaworthiness from & defecttvo bull or fiom overloading shait alone be deomed unssaworthiness. TIE JUDICIART. . 1n tho Houeo of Lords this ovening Lord Cairna tntroduced the Judicaturs Amendment bill, maintaiaiog the flual appollate juriadiction of tho 1louse of Lords on animproved aystom, and rmvidmg for sittiugs durlog tho rocess of Far izoient. THE DREADSTUFFS THADE. The frost lias chocked tho downward move- meat of prices in Mark Lano, Trado has bo- come rather Jess desponding. Whoat I quict but fir. Somo of thowmarkets in the emstorn couutios havo recovered a shilling per quartor. Oals, barley, beann, peas, and flour have boen dall, nad are nuchanged In nrice. Malze com- manded a elow eale, but in Beotland the value haa tended towards a mcovurfl. The imports of wheat and flour into the United Kingdom last wook were 225,000 quartors. ‘Chore is a far supply of English whaat, The doliveries woro 45,139 quartora—rathor under the nyerago, To- day at Mark Lane the market was desortod, s dovso fog and extrome cold driving the factors into the subscription room, whero tho salo by sawmplo s ot permitted, but cnr&m buyers offer rathor mora for wheat, and 6d Lighor por quarter for maizo, Oats firm at about 8d sdvauce from Monday ; demaud steady, Flour quict. The port of Odesas is ngain ice-bound. Liverroor, Feb. 11.—The leading brosdstnffa circular says the fmprovement noted heroon Yuesday in wheat bas been fully responded to in country diatricts, whors thera appoars to have tzon 8 more estended business, and in many juelenced lugher rates, Thero fs fu- vieasing nteadivesa on tho epot, and rather miote monoy is realized. Wo had 'to-dsy (Fri- day) a stondy buginoss [n wheat at & penny sd- vance. Traunsactions, however, wore not inm- portant, but trado clodes atrong at the ameud- wment noted, Flour fn bettor demand. Corn ;uld Ireoly atan advanco of 9d@Is siuce Tuos- ay. coTTON. Laverroor, Feb., 1L.—T1he Cotton-Drokers' Associasiun circalar, dutoy Fob, 10, sayd tho cot- ton mariet contisues dull, and, althoigh to-day (Thursday) thore is rather moro &leadinoss, quotations of moat descriptions are reduced from laat Thoieday's rato, American cootivuos to be pressed for salo, sud medinm and lower grades have declined 1-16 to 3¢d, shile tho bet- ter qualitios are unchanged, Tho domaud for Sea 1sland han boen very light.Jbut full pricesaro maintainod, ‘Tranuactions in futurss have bean limited, and, after sowo decline, prices are about the same as at the closo of last weok. THE HCOTCU MFLEMLN, Loxpoy, Feb, 11.—The Kcottish Club has finally decided to send its own tosia to the in- toraatioual contest at Philadolphia next sum- or. ——— TURKEY, THUE PROFOSLD P 1AL TEFORMS, CoxsranTiNorLe, Lob, 1h.—The DPorte Lag definitely sgreed to apply Count Andrassy’s re- forme, except tho olause that thu reveuts from direct taxazion in Dosuia and !erzegovina shall be employed fur tho development of those proviuces. Tle Porte only cousents to inorossa the sum for public works there, The promulga- tion of the Imperial decreo ordertug the reform iu expoctod shortly. AN ARNTATICI DESINED, Loxvoy, Fab, 12.—The Iuastan Telographic Agency bas a report that the Kuropean owers ara andeavoring to obtsin & susponsion of hoa: tilities, to which end uogotiations have opened lu lHerzegovinn. ‘ SPAIN. ARMY NEWH. Hax 8epAsTIAY, Fob. 11.—The military bospital liera bias besn burned. Tho Carhists continue thelr embarkment. ALPHONBO WILL GO TO THXE WALS, Alapny, Fob, 11.—King Alphonso leaves Mad. rid for the armny on Wedneaday next. NEW ARMAMENT, The Government has purchased slx Krupp #uns and 6,000 rounds of awmuuition to Lo wout to Cuba, ESTELLA, Mavup, Feb, 11,—1t is oficially announced ‘c'.’?x‘."‘“ Alphonkists have fired & shell inlo Es- ‘fbe Cronista waya Gen, Lnmo Rivers has given uotice Lo non-combatants to withdraw ba- fore » epecified date, when th hfldlllwlll be opened. 9 obaloient ot it auuxrnnmn.m‘ el r ¢ prepa I’ufcn hero tor th Dulhxn!';.l:mth\:u‘z: Tt —_— FRANCE. POLITICAL. Loxpon. Fob. 11.—A Tunes Paris tclogram £ays the appointment of 3. Votatn au Prefect of Police wounid be unezceptional if 18 had been made under different circumstances. ia be- longed to the Liberat Right Ceutre. LI INPXRIAL PRINCE AND PHINCE NAPOLEOX, Pams, Peb, 11.—The Princo Imperial hag written a letter opposing sod diesvowing Prce po eog, ** Plon-Plon," awa cavdidate for the anber of Deputies from Uorsica. HEIWSFAYER VINKD, La France (vowspsper) hss boen fined 1,000 frauca fur publishiog false news. It zeporied e that Buffot had roaignad, and had declared wontd only accopt tho governorship of the Bank of Frauce s compoensation, e s CUBA. ARRESTS AT TAVANA, Naw Yok, Feb. 11.—~A Havana letter of re- cont dato atates that tho Government haa sr- reslod somo bwonty porsons, tn different clasace of mocioty, for Leing in correspondenco with luban refugeea in Naw York., Among the pris- onors is Dou Quillorms de Botolonge. Lottors woro sefzed by the polico in tho hands of ons of the Post-OMoe carriers, and tho clorks of the Toat-Oftice hiave beon sxamined. 1t 10 sald that Important discoveries have boon mado, and that many potsons hithorto supposed to be good Bpauiards are implicated. HOLLAND. WINSLOW, Loxpoy, Feb, 11.—A Reuter dispatch from Totterdam contaius tho following: **lnquirios Liava beon mado hero as to tho whoroabouls of . D, Winelow, tho BDoston farger. Tho Amori- can Conanl replion that Winslow 18 not hore, and tho judicial officor of Lotterdamn says ho can u«v& ::'fnromlum in the prosent state of tho ma . —— ECYPT, THE NATIONAL FINANCES, Lowpoy, Fob. 12,—The Daily Telegraph bas a voport from an Egyptlan source, worthy of credit, that the Oadi's doparturo is postponed, and whon ha leavos Cairo ho will bo succaaded by an Englishman, who will lold tho post of Pormanent Advisor to tho Kbadlve. —_— GERMANY, . RELIZY FOR TOE BREMENITAVEN VICTIXA. Lowpan, Fab, 12.—The Post's Dromon dls- pateh roporta that the Committao of Hellof Liaa collected £20,000 for the victhns of the Bremer- haven disastor. CHINA, TOE MARGART MURDXN. Braxomat, Fob, 11.—The Pokin Gazelle pub- lishen snd Imperial ediot dograding Geu, Loo Beo Tai, nnd ordering hini to procoed to Yunoan Fooand therp staud trial for complicity in tho murder of Mr. Margsy. ROME. NEWSPAPKNG BEIZED, Roxx, Teb, 11.——The Borssgliare Liverta, Vocs Dela Verita,and Camilale newspapers have boon saizod for publishing tha speech made by Garl- baldi on tho aunivorsarry of the Roman Ropub- lie, in which the Republio is oxtollod as tho only honoat foria of goverument. ————— KHOKAND. Sr. Prrersnuno, Feb, 11.—Avdurhman, the lender of the Khokand insurgents, has sur- ronderod to Gen. Heobelofl, commauding the Russian forces. —_—— AUSTRIA. THE MINISTERIAL ORISIS, Lowpo, Feb, 11.—1he Borlin correspondent of the Tines tolographs that tho Ministerlal erleia in Viouna is not yet ouded. i BELGIUM. TIE DUBNING MINE, 8r. Erienxe, Bolginm, Fob, 12.—Tho flamos continuo to burn flercely in the Jabin colllory, snd no more bodies cau be recoverod. g THE POPE. “coNvenTa” AND ' PRRVENTS." Dispateh to London Tymes, Pants, Jan, 20.—Mpr. Nardi devotea two col- umns in the Romsn Voco della Verila to s Lighly-laudatory “eketch of Lord Ripon, Io sponks of hia raro talonts, profound asgacity ss Under-Secrotary for War, which lod the way to higher positions, aod of hls appolutmont ns Alabama Commiesioner,—n matter requiring wlae, firm, and prudent men,—in which his sugacity and ability corued kum tho admiration of tho two Uovornmeuts, and the gratitnde of bla country, all Englaod applauding his olevation to the Marqnisato, Notloing Yord Ripon’s connoction with Froomasoury, Mgr, Nardi, though dotesting all socrot sociotics, and the Manons above ell, acknowladges that Engish Maorons are quito differont fromn Italian, Uerman, Hwiss, Spanial, ond Brazilian. 't As thera in one specios but many races of mon, 50 it ts with the Masous, who, 1t appears, in En- gland aro obiefly piven to eating, drinklog, and nierry-making, slthough tuey occaclonally do harm and aro in goneral enemies of our Church.” Aftor describing Lord Ripon's conversion as n terriblo blow to tho vstablishmont of Honry VIII snd Llizaboth, & groat stono dotachiog iteeif from the old buildiug, aud svidently fiuullued to draw mauy others away from it, Mgr, Nardi (STH ‘The noblo Marquis made no ostentation of hia con~ yerslon. Rumor saya that with wignal generosity o tmmediately resasured his luatrious wifs and hisron, whio «id not follow Lim: but we hope in the Lord they will follow kim, _Thue Marchioness’ cownlng to Iowe, ber gofug to tb Vatican, her respectful and_graceful ‘bearing, the wordy and the blessing of the Toly Fa- ther, the rrlyrru aud generous beueficence of her hus- band, will obtain thin grace, which would be greeted with immensa joy Ly all our good Engliah brethren. + . . Wo venture Lo hope thattue example of Kipon, and of others who preceded aud will follow him, may hiaaten tue dsy when Eugland and lloms will turn and embrace aa slsters, As an uvintentional foil to tho dietinction and talonts of actusl mad expected **converis,” 1 notice in the same papor u pumgrnph showing the pitifal stull of which * parverts” are mado. 1t doseribus u circuit of tho Protostant churches ju Romo, One containad Bifteen poruons of tho lowest clasn, and certainly of anon-Roman Lypog anothor bad forty, someof * Fisionominia im- possibile.” Others boys, attonding to ovory. thiog but the sernion ; & fhurd was rathor more numerously attended, but with people of the samse figure and typo, {wo or throd of thew ap- Emmny the samo ns those eeen half an hour eforo in another church, ‘Tho writer asks whother tho Protestauts set poople to go and put in an appearance at two or tLros places, snd remnrks that this woull pot bo a bad Idca, as otherwise thoy run tho risk of preachiog to empty bonches. FADLES, New York World, THY BUINOCEROY AND TUR DROMEDARY, A thitety Rhinoceros baviug to his grest joy encountered & Dromedary in tho Deaert of Bana- 18, bLesought tho lattor aunimal of his norey to givo him ndnnk, butthe Uromedary rofused, stating that ho wes holding the fluid for an ad- vance, **Why," swd lo to the Rhinoceros, *+did you uot imitata wy forothought und pru- dence,” and take womo keed {othe morrow:” I'he Rhinoceros ackuowledzed tho justico of tho rebuko. Home timo afterwards lio met in an Qosls the Dromodary, who had realized at the turn of the market und was now trylng to cover Dis shorts, * For heaven’s eako,” ho gasped to tho Khinoceros, who was wailowing 1o the midst ofa refreshing Pool, *‘trust! wme for o uip.' #*When I was thirsty,” repliod the Rhinoceros, +yon declined towtand the drinks, but I will give you ahorn." Bo eaying, he lot the grateful sunlight juto tha Dromiedary’s inoards, Morat—Virtuoe is ita own Roward, | THE PURIKT AND THE TIORR. A Tiger who was in reduced circuinstances, and hiad not tusted food for msny days, wens to the hionko of & Purist and kuocked ™ loudly at the door. ** Who's there ?" criod the Purist, ** It's me,” reptied tho Tiger, “You should have sad +1,'" kinaly exclaimod the Purist, ' for the verh ‘to be' takes the, case aftor it as that which next precedes 1, wir,” said the Tirer, “huy clrcutstances altor cason,” and falling upon tho Purist Le tore bl n pieces and do- voured Lim. THE WIALE AND TUE SALAMANDER, A Salamander who boped to strike oil went to the brink of ths Ocean during a shower, and earnestly implored a Whale tocome in out of the wet, **'fbanks,” replied the courteous Cotucean, **but I should feet eatirely out of my elomont in your suciety.” ‘Morul—The above teaches us the proprioty of beiug conlented with our lot. THE HEN AND TUE TAILOD. A Ton who had aaved a ‘I'ailor from dmwnhwf o a marine disaater that had cost soveral of his loe fortunate compsnions tnefr lives, makod lum Ll opinion of the Theory of Kvolution, ‘Lo grate- ful Tallor replied that he was himaell an tnstance of thso urvival of the fittiet ; andtho pinlosoplitcs sl Fowl, remarxiug that it was vulger to pup, walked off with much digoity to resnte ber i ‘Dfl‘umad occupation of balching out a China nost-egy. Moral—Home Peopls cannot take » Joke. S i e i NINETY MILES IN TEN HOURS. MonkrsL, Que., Feb. 1l.—Yesterdsy iwa horse-farrisra enaged it 8 $0-mile troltiog race to Borel and ba k, ‘Yhe winnlog horss, owged ::y bnn‘}onnhol-. r:-ampuw}ahd‘ the dulwub :r WaLD U &, m. an . Wy com| ! down at Borel, halt p' 7o darie * BEECHER Beginning of tho End of the Great Amerienn Seandal, Bowon Given Ten Days by Plymonth Church to Propare Himself, Tcochor Makes o Vehement Speech at the Church Mceting, Exoiting Scones Attending the Oonelusion of His Remarks, Nzw Yorx, Fob. 11.—At tho adjonrnod anntial mooting of Plymouth Church to-night, dismlaszal waa granted to Charlos C. Duncan, at his re- quont, The Clork then read the repori of the Examining Commiliteo, dotalling tho soveral meotings botwoon it snd Bowen, When tho readiog was concluded, 8. V. White offored a resolution, which, after several amendments, was adopted, ns followa ¢ Ttesalve, ‘That tho whale matter of insinuations or accunations of 1onry G, Dowen agatuat the pastor of thin chroh bo referred back to tho Examlolug Come mittee, with inatructions to contiuuo the luvestigation Ueguis by thom, aud that they bo instructed o mum- mon_ ssfi Bowen vefore them, Laving firat given Lim ten daga’ notics of tha trial anil place of that meetiiig, and to nolify hilrm that ha wilt Lo saked to stste any and every fact within his knowledge tending to snipport the Insinuations or charges contatned in Lfa liter of iho 4th inat,, snd to give the namen of all witnceses known to him by whoin any of the facts_within Lis personal knowiedge sy be, proved, and to aubmit Lo auch othor and fatthor thorough and riglil ozamination na slinll be necenaney and propor toolicit tho fulleat posal- lo investigation, Mr. Beocher sald ho was far from faellng in o spirited humor. A controversy botwoon o pas- tor and n membor of a church was a vory sad thing. 'To have a quarrel was to him lo the na. turo of a faneral aervice. Mr, Bowon was ono of iho nldest members of tho church, but ho must not forget thiat Alr, Boweu's threshold was the flret ho oroased on comiuy to Braakiyn. Ho could not think of anything more sad than to find & man with whom hLo had walked anm-in-arm, sud with whom Lo biad taken Bweos oounsol, and In whose hoepitality o bnd sharod, turned agaioat him. 3Mr. Boachor had thns far spokon very qulstly and sadly, but now he hurst forth in thundoring tones, thirowing into e words ail tho vehomonce possiblo to bim, Ho sald that, if for the Iast fiftoen yours or more Mr. Bowon had beon in possession of these facts aud never brought them befero him or Le- fora an ofiicer of the church, ho was guilty of bresking hin covenant with the churebh and ke ought to bo oxpollod, 1f he (tho speaker) was what ho waa altegod to bo, ho should have been turnod out of tho church long ago. e was not guilty, and tho slegations mada by Mr. Bowen woro falso. o would pronounce thom so. Ho re- ferrod sarcastically to tho fact that Mr. Bowen had not had timo to proparoe to anawor questions, but said that he bad time to chargo bim with bo- ing » criminal, the badnoss of which tho threo opithota used by him could hardly compass. Theore shonld be no socrosy ln tho mattor it ho, could holp it, and ovorything should be sifted ¢ the very bottom. 3r. Beocher now allowed his voiceto dio down to one in which wore oxpressed minglod aadnosy and reproach, when suddenly burstlng forth with his loudest and moat vehemont tones, he Baid : As for myself, IJvrnnflunu the allegations falve, and, with Almighty God before e and tho judgment’ day, T arraign him aa s slanderer and a lar, Then, as ho asat down, was coacted o scene which tns never but twico bofore takeu place in tho Plymouth Churon lccturo-rooms,—the clap- plog of hands, tho stamping of feet, and men hatlosing plandits at thelr pastor, whilo als wite bowed bior head upon her hands, aud wept bit- torly for some momenta. Tho moeting thon adjourned s tho call of the Chair, The Examining Commlities mot immodiately after adjournmont, sud decided to summon Bowon to appoar before thom on the evoniug of tho 23d inst., ut tho residence of Assistant-Pastor Halliday, thero to give proof of the allogations contained (n his communication of tho 4ih inst, PLYMOUTR COMMITTER TO DOWEN. New York sun, Feb, 10, The following latter from Plvmonth's Exsmin- |dng Comumittes was sont to Alr, Bowen yester- ny: Henry C. Bowen, Esg~Hin: The Exswining Com- mittoo have fustructed o to ssyin reply to your letter recolved this evening, that ihe grisvance cowm- plained of Ly Mr, White e that you have aought, Sometimes by opeu funuendo aud sometimes by fro- quentsilence, to muke the publio beliove that you oro in posscasion of facta affecting the haracter of tho paator of this church, aud tiat upon spplication belng duly made ta you by brethven who wers entitled to know o truth, you Lave failed to matinfy theta, clther by stating auy facts or by denying their existence. Whotlier such were or Were hut tho facts prior to tho {ssuef your lelter ut the 4th fust., tha Comunitice aro cleacly of opnion that this gricvance now exists fu the ‘moat sggravated form. You wero fuvited to laten to Mr, Whita's statoinent aud to reply to his complaint, Under tho cloak of that {nvitation yon wrote and pub- Lished a lettor in whioh, withont pretending to have personal knowledge, you mado {nfainous allegations and {oainuntions ugaluat your pustor, In that letter youstated that you wero * now rexdy totestify to tha ‘ensential facts befors any propor tribunal,” ‘The Commitieo, beiuy ~itsblf tho proper tribunal, coustituted for that purposs by rules of the church which you helped to found, summoned you 10 appear this avening thus to testify’ before it, Tu upawer to that summun you have refused to appoar, aud lave sent a written communicatidn which the Committeo copelder uncandid and evasive. ‘The Comiuitteo sgain called upon you to appear bhe- fore them to teatily to the facts, an you volunteored ta do, and in cano of your porelsient ‘re(usal they will deom you 1o ba thia aoie author uf the calumples which you publishied, and whll report your case Lo tho chur Tor wiich oction su may be wise and just, They thurofors direct mo to samion you* sgain to appear before them, at 53 Willow street, ou Thursday eveniug, Fob. 10, st ball-paat 1 o'clock, then and thers 10 prodiice any evidence in your posseasion teuding to thirow kbt upon tho cliaracter of tho pastor, snd ta state, Without Teeervo, auy facta withly your kuowls cdye upon that subject, and, fustlier, to suswer such ‘questious us way be yropesly propounded 1o yott, 8. B, MALLIDAT, Tle intout beuoath tho publio aste of the two artics ig, oo Mr. Bowen's part, to delay decis- on until the Advisory Council 18 convened ; and, on DPlymouth Chburch's part, to got rid of Mr. Bowon befora thio Council assombles. ‘The diplo- maay of tho four lawyersof tho kxsmluing Com- wltteo, aided by Gon. 'L'racy, is Lent toward his object, and 1t is fully bolioved that, if Mr. Bowen succeeds in his policy of dolay, leaving tho Advisory Commlitice $o maet vuder the suadaw of bis fresh accusations sgainut Mr. Beachor, Mr, Shearman will deviso a coup d'atat in tho shaps of an Indictment againat Me, Dowen for hibel, or & clvil suit for niauder, so that the Council may not inect to ndviso » dopressed con- Kregation. Thoro were rumors of aome such rmmndmg- lnat night, but no definito informa ion was given,—uverything restiug upon Mr. Uowon's acilon of this evening. Tho frequent couaultations batweon Mr. Leochor and his law- yexd lond publicity to (e rumoer. e e s CANADA. A Rteligious Squabbloe in tho House of Commons. Hpeciat Dispaleh fo Tha Chicage Tribune. OTrAWA, Ons., Feb. 11,—In the House of Com- monn to-day an exciting and somewhat extraor- diuary debate cccurred on the subject of Hupt- ington’s (Postmisster-Goueral) antl-Ultramon- aae spoech in Argentauil, The Hou,Mr, Holton, strong supporser of tho Government, suddenly ross in hia sess, aud deoounced the epeuch, and atkod the Promler whether It was made with his sanction, Mr, Mackonzie roplied that it way not, and Lis rogrotted ite delivory. Mr, Hols ton declared his dissatiafaction with tho expla~ vatlos, r, I1. repoated hia statements, and trind to sustain them. ‘The Liouorable gentleman wasroy padisted by all his )ut{. 5 The debate lsstod till balf-past 10 o’clack, and desconded into bitter porsonalitioy, -— Whipping Victorin Over Ellzabeth? shoulderss The following extract from an articlu in the Bruush Quarierly Heoww ovnidently iy iutended t0;benr a reference to Quoen Yictorias **1f she (Queen Elizabetl) exactod from those who verv- ed her tho stricteat fulfilmens of their obilige- 11008, if vho was lesa tolerens to those who fail- ed (o juske good what they had undertaken to porform, shie aet them an “exwwmple of rigorous atiantion to the dutics of ber station. No wiol. sucholy, uo plas of indispositicn, no juirmities of advancing were sufticiont 40 withdrew ber {rom Lo burdeus of Rayalty, or could tempt her 10 wacrifice theitv pervonnd 0aso and couven- fonce, To the Iaat atio aat nt tha counc ta tho last sho was ready to roceive overy for- oipn Ambarsador who visited those shores; to the lost_slio maintalned the dignity, the uplo dor, and the majeaty of Rosaily, strong in the Toftinens of lier resolution, victorionn ovor wonk- noss and Infirmity, a Queen to tho ond, associat- Ing mouarchy 1 the minds <€ linr_aubjects with nattonal greatness, magnanimity, and vigor, which uo faults of her own, no faillugaof aue- ceading egon, could diminiah or oxtinguish,” ’ TPOLITICAL, ANOTIHER PRESIOENTIAL CANDIDATE, To the Lititor of The Chicago Trilune: Wasuixaroy, D. C., Feb. 0.—WUl you allow mo to namo tha man who should bo eclected as tho Republican candidate for the Presldency? Thongh high in the hearts of the Amorlcan people, you wlil not find him fn tho lsts mado out by proea or caucus. Any onoof thom alrondy mado prominont may carry tho full strength of tho party in particular Htates or sections, Not ono but lacks nnlvorsallty of popularity. Wo all fool this, and #igh as wo brood over tho fact. To succeed, wo must prosent o candidato who will wnot only not divido, but bring togother, consolidato, and mobilize; one who will command the contideuce and support of the Inrge nud rospootablo numbor who drow off fram ug, known and rocoguized ag Libornls. e minat bo able to rounita the old gunrd ar lib- orty, aud stand * as wo wora’" boforo tho com- mon goemy. To do thia wo must sacrifica per- sanal preferences and partissu predilections, and unite upon the candidate who will be tho mont un- oxcoplionablo to the greatestpumbor, The most dilicult mattor for zolutlon before tho cotmon day, is this solection of tho propor mau dldacy, ‘The conntry is, and will bo, moro_critical, morutinizing, ond exscting, than ovor befors, “Tho peopls demand one who slall bo capabla and honest, pure and brave, pos- sossed not only of executive nbility, but fair statosmanship. Nob strongly partisan or moo- tional; uot vindictive or rovengeful; but full of trua patriotism, Eenurcmy, and megnanine itys morcilul, and notfxiven to bate, yob not confounding trosson with loyalty, nor prostl- wting tho gifts of morcy aud forgivoness, by casting them unsought “befors Liase ingrates who will turn and romd; ooe who cau oceupy high position without annoyance, and loud it honor, instead of moquiring aud s:suming conso- quenco and importauco from tho place ; who can exorcise power without futolonco; bo firm, with- out’ being obstinato: docisive, without Lelug Loisterous aud ride ; modest, without being plia- Dlo; and gentle, without boiug wesk. Ilo must Lo in full eympathy with tho Invoring and producing claseed, wot high- loadod and lifted wup; but aimple, dem- ocratic, uational, libera, aud cosmopolitan; cducated, without podautry ; accomplished, with out oatontatlon—ot tho puople, with:the peaplo, and for the people, In policy, neithor ultra froa trade, or bigh protectivo tariif; noither iromo- diato specio paymont, or exclugive inflation, but for tho judicious, economical canduct of affairs upon tho present bauis, rather than runbing wild on oxporiments and miad on roform. 1o must bave withal a natlousl reputation, and bo known through his past hifo and rocord to have and posscsa all of tuo qualitics, attributes, and eharacter above Porlmyou; fur at tho noxt olsc- tion no man will bo taken blindly on trust; no man ot buckram, however cuuniogly mavufac- turad by pross or politicians, Boru’1n Indisus in 1824, educated at West Toiut, early distingnishod in the Dlexican war, ood afterwards sorving faithfully on tho fron- tier; rosigning to becowe a manufacjurer; then Troasuror of the Illinoin Coutral Railroad; ro- pigning st the firat bugio bLlast of Civil War to wuder his sword to his country, from which time ho made history with a record s puro, aud noblo, avd britlisot as that of auy hero of ro- manco—nia single falluro oveu reilocting now lustro upon hum, snd drawing him moro olosely to tho heart of the dear President and tho pooplo. Who so loved by the army? Who so completoly trunted and cofided in by tho whole country ¢~ Cowinander, Govéinor, Henstar, and President that 18 to be—Ambrose . Burnside! Divurses. RAG-MONEY, Speciat Diepatch to The Chicano Tribune, Fonr WayNe, Ind., Feb. 11.—~To-night o soft- money man mado an attempt to form n Groon- back Club in this city, which is tho principal stronghold of hard mouey in the Stato. All of tho papors favor spocie-resumption, and no doubt well ropresent public opiulon on that sub- jeet. The meoting to-night bas boon largoly ad- vortisod. Ricbara Trovollick was the person ap- pointed to enlighton our bonighted peoplo on the subject of financo. Ifo had an andience of sbout seventy, to whom ho upuko for two hours, strongly advocating Kelley's 8.65 bond plan, At the conclusion of his specch Lo attempted to organize & Groeuback ~Club, bub failed, as his listonors marched body. An agent for tho Indlsnapolis Sun, tho groenback organ of tho State, mado nn affoctiug ploa for subsaribory, and induced tarce men to aubscriba for six wonths, Whatever may bo #aid of tho remainder of tho Htato, voft- monoy doctrines are evidontly not populsr in Fort Wayno, ST, LOUIS MAYORALTY. §1. Louts, Fob, 11.—Ths two Masyors of this ity have go far got nlong withoat conflict. Doth have offices in the City-liafl, Ar. occupying tho Mayor's oftica, ¢ nod Mr. Overatoltz waing o room mear by, The City Councll borare adjournmont mmatractod the Britton city officers to recognize Mr. Overstolz as Mavor, but 8o far theso ofiiclala have refrained fron taking sides, and are not Uxoly to take avy action until tho Coutts have ductded who is tho logal Lxzeculive of the city, AN OHIO STRAW. Spactal Dispateh to The Chicaaa Tridune, Coruxunus, O, Fob. 13,—A vote was iaken Lore yesterday afternoon nmeng the Ropube lican snembors of both Houses of tha Legisls ture on the Presidency, resulting as follows: For Presideni—{iayos, 835 LUlaine, 34; More on, 1. For Vico-Presidont—Private Dalzell, 63, —_— Thoe Japancso nt Work at Philadol. phis. Phttadelphits TNmes, Tho most curious part of tho day's work wog tho drivivg of & nnmbesr of piles, each & foob Jong snd 10 fuches i divmoter, opon whicl s to rost, like n corn-crib, & rectangular strueture, 8% by 44 foot, snd fu goneral mppoarance like ‘tho piotures oY Japaneso houses that children soe 1n thelr primers, The way in whtch tho Japs wanaged the pilo-driving brought many & burst of laugliter fruw tho bystanders. TLey Lad o portahio tripod, nbout 20 foat higln, with two lixed pulloys voder the apex, from which wassuspended by a grass ropo & cylindrical “iron ~ hawmer, = weighing = 300 pounds. 8ix Japy on each eide of tha meshino s0lzo w grasd ropn which pusses over one of the palleys, the foromun standa st one side, holdsup his forofiugor, closos onooye, and then, spparents 1y not satiatied with this, pi up s short eick, Lioldw it in & vorticle position betwoon hils two foretiugers, signts the pilo with i, and at Jast winks with boih eyes ad a signal to the workmen that tho corowony of Jupanuse plumb-bobbiug is coneluded, wheroupon tho bammer moves up and down vory sipidiy, drivivg the pile so juch into the oarth ax avery descont, uutil it is time for the foreman to do a littlo more plumb-Lobbiog, Ono pile struck s rock, ana while overybody was wou- doring hinw things wore to bo mauagod, ono of tho gany ran oY and brought baok something thiat Lind teoth Jtkom saw, bus which was shaped liko & Lutclier's cleaver, but tho panting Jap hsd vevered the stick in abont half the tiwo roquired for & vaw of American make todo the same work. Tha Japs draw theie plancs toward them in- #tend, of pushing thom frowm tuem, and nseaniak tiue 1nstead of & chalk lino. Itrosembles s tapo- line caso, and contains a sponge which may be saburated withi ink of suy color; through this spouge tus cord 1nay be drawu and then wound up, dn-puzulnu with the tedious proceas of chall. ing, ‘I'he biolss for she piles wers marked outin this odd way s two posts, one at each end of the foundation, Wero counected at the mg by a tigbtly-deawn cord from eud to end of this the mnandarin forewan walked with Lis rule, measur- iug olf spaces, which ho marked by tying bits of wtzing in bow boots to the wain cord, aud then -standing off to go through his delicato operation of pluw-Sobbiog, which ho repeated eyery timo that his men removed she tripod to drive & new pile. Their adz is » remarkable tool, chiolly oa sccount of ite bandle, which 18 shaped as Ho- gartl'sline of besuty might ba if wacpod by torrid woather, Tho wielder of this teol stands over his vimber and hacks awsy, driviog the stoel far undernesth bis foot at every blow. Wbou the ropas of lhu\na-dnvefl wors too loug tha fore- wau fastened blocks of wood o alip nots to shortsu them, but ono of those slipped and drops ed ou the Lesd of & youug Jap,causing him to ot go the rope, fall backward, aud foll uver tos big log, upou whick ho sat down to rest himself aod laugh, ¥ ‘The Japaooso square is lBJ£ inches long aud 8% wide, and is giaduated, ke tho ralo, Ly the aucimal syslew, Y2{ of thois juches being equal to 8 of ours, In the bamboo building not & nall will be used sl the materisl ia tuere, dovaislled, bavsled, sud moptived, zesdy to Lo fastened togolluer wilh myay in n wnodon lal Tho artisanlalive ina frame atruet. ura within the inclosure, do their omn cookin, aud laundry work, and live on soup, rice, an drlod meats, which thoy brought wilh tiiew iy Lermetically sealod cans, 'The oflicials hayiy, cliarge of Japancso oporationn Inthepark rofuue {o giva tho elightest information As to what they aro doing. Whon asked about thoir bnilding ang Intondoil exhibitian, the questioner is invariably put off with, *Wait till comes time; you then seo,” It displonses thom when wpeotators Tauph atl tho uncouth meochanical oporations of uh. flat-nosed and tawny-foaturod Orloulals. j —_——— MATHEMATICS FOR TIIE MILLIOY, Whaot Can 3o Done with Figares. Frove It by Counting. From the Danith, Mathemation! probloms sre, in a meanure, akip to puzzlos, Thore {s somothing exclting In 1y boldnoas with which our underatanding 18 chal. lenged to provo ite strength, and It fm. parts o fooling of eatisfaction fo wun, ravol mystories ‘which lave for o timg bafilod our offorts, Buch mental oxorclaes Liave, in oll agos, besn atraotive to bolh youog and old, nud for this reason wo think our roadera will bo amused by roms roflectiona concarning an algabraio qnnmlt{ which has clavorly beon dosignntod * Whew!" It couslals ot thrsy s, Lo socond am tho oxponant of tho first, aud the third the oxpouont. of tho sacond which meaua _that 0 shall ba first muitiplied g timos Ly iteolf, viz.: 0x0x9xUz9x020202D, giving the nombor 087,620,489, 'Cho product thoy found indicatds how many timos 0 & Aocond timg in to ba multipliod by {tself ; but what 0 malti. plled 187,420,489 titnes by itsel? givos aa & prod. uct {a not 80 sasily figured out s the former multiplication. Tt would roquire’ 369,603, 100 oiplers, aud to ocount It, workiog ten houra daily, would ¢ska 15 yoars and 23v d nut to mention the time passed in computation, Boientists toll us thore are infusoria so small thd| 000,000,000 of such aro found in ono subiq inch of water, A DLnli the sizo of tho gloly would contain 2,429,004,000,000,000,000,000,000,- 000,000,000,000, or two sexsillions four buu.’ drod and twonty-nine thonsand and ninoty. three quintillions of such animals. But this number 18 far from bolng * whow.” A ball thj shauld bo ablo to liold_a * whaw " of tho iu. fusotin hore mentioned, at tho rato of 40,000, 000,000 to the cubia iuch of water, would con’sin an inconceivablo numbor of txlubfls- for_tho dis. tance botweon tho surface of suoh & ball and iis contro would raquire 564,639,612 clplers fur ifs oxprossion in mills, How great a length suoh & numbor of miles would have can bo suon from tho following comparison . - - .-- .. . Light travels 192,000 1mi)on o socond, Lhus us. {ug oight minutes and thirteon seconds to fra. vorso tho distanco from tha sua totho carth. Bt to accorplish tho distance from thuo wurface of tho nforesald ball to fts contro Nght, would need- anumbor of yeara writton wih 123,231,013 fig. ures. Still nnothor relation may nerve to show “whow'a” crushing dimenstone, Light accom. plishes in ovory eccond aboat 500,000,000,000 osetlintions, n mumbor eo great that the loudest noto ever measurcd, which makes 36,000 vibrations in o ‘sccond, must mound 441 onrs to perform 5o, many vibritiona, ut althougl in order 1o tra. vorss the radius of the sbove-montioned ball, light would requiro this vast number of years, yob it —does not moro than jufinitesimally nprnwh tho ** whow" vibrations. -\ The story of tlo inventor of tho game of choss is woll known.” Tho ‘King of India bade him name his own roward, upou Which ho asked to roceive the numbor of grainy of whont that would be produced if oue grain of wheat wero pald bim for tho first squara of the clicss-board, two for the secoud, four for tlo third, eighth for tho fourth, aud =0 on dou- bled up for avery squars of the sixty-fonr, Whon theso amounts woro ndded tho sum was found to bo 18,446,744,073,709,851,615 of grains, or, 10 othor words, such a t}nmmy that therowith all the coutinonts of tho oarth could Lo coverad with & Isyer ome-third of an juch in thickness, aud thal 1f the samo ground wore sown in wheat, in the proper mauner, 1¢ would take more than suventy yoara to produce tho above amount of whea, Sybich 18 aynal to $4,000,000,000 bushels, Ono etands aghost beforo this number, and stilt it s noxt to nothing aa compared with + whow," for if wo wero in tho samo mannor to donble up tho smount until it rosched “ywhow " numborof gralos, the chess-board, ins atosd of baving sixty-four sguarcs, must have hed 1,228,003,894 squares, in which caso if oach squars had ono square inch of surface tha spaco covored would bo an arqa equsl to 193 neres, We onco aaw somo caloulations, less indoed in proportion than * whow,” yet of & character not less astounding, in which numbors hardly to ba concelved of woro made in & moasuro compro- lienaiblo by being compared with quantitios of a more familiar natare. For instances, if one cont were met out st compound intercat in tho year 1 st 4 por cent, tha 18t of January, 1866, it wonld amount to 1 quintillion 201,458 quadnitiions saar‘ooo trille lous of dollars, If we woro to take this sum 2g a capital, and wbuld use its yoariy interest (4 per cont) thon the incoms tax wo should have to pay at the rato of 1 per cent would be 480 quad- niffona 583,320 trillions of dollare. If we paid the {ax collector tnis mam"in eilver ha would need 8,003,054,000,000,000,000,000 wagona for its transpartation. Provlded’ the whol earth’s surface, both land and water, were poo. plod a8 closoly as possible, we should have but 1.200(000 part of the drivera required, and tha line of wagona would have a longth of 8 trillions 412,000 biilions of miles. Tho epood of Lght, as montioned, is 102,000 miles per second, and it would take 743,600 yoars to reach the collector, beginning ‘at tho furthorest wagon, if bo, to havo botter coptrol over tho wagous on both aides, atationed himself in tho contre of tho line. Agsin, a robbery could be committed on the hindmost wagon which would not bo discovered till the 24.760 goneratlon of tax-collectors. 1If, on tho contrary, instead of using the interest of tho capital—the bulk ot which, by tho by, n gold would bs oqual to 14 globes—thin capital wera distributed among the pooplo of tho earth, each ono of ita 1,000,- 000,000 of inhabitants would recoive about 1,200 triltions of dollars to live o, and could every second use $2,000,000 for 88,006,000 yoars with- out reaching tho bottom of his parae. Again, in another place, in ma articlo on anse grams or trauapositions of lettors, similar exani- ples are given as to tho “p‘mi with which pumboers will increazo, We find, then, that twa lottera canbo changod 1x2 times; three letters 1x2x3, or 6 timos: four lattors, 1x2x9x4, or 24 timon ; flva letters, 132xdx4xb, or 120 timey, which is enongh to illustrate the poiuk The transpositiona grow in number 80 quickly that while, for instanca the wo: dame “can bo subjected to the followlug : Dane, dnem, dmae, dmes, deam, dews, sdme, adom, amde, amed, aedin, acmd, mdao, mdes, mado, maed, moad, meds, edam, odma, sadm, eamd, emds, emad; thoword periodical, thal coutains 10 Jetters, can be transposed 8,626,800 timos; and 21 lettors can bo changed 620,418 401,233,239,439,360,000 of times,—all of whick chnuo»Il sccordlog to Euter, coula nat be writ- ton by the population of the whole world in 1,000 yoars, it each ono wers to writo 40 psges with 40 transpositions on each. When King Stanlalaun of Poland, thon a young man, camo back from a jourcoy, the whole Lus- emnkian Honso gathered togothor at Lissa to re- ceive lum. Tho master of the school, Jablow. 6ky, proparcd @ school festival in commemnors. tion of the joyous ovent, nnd had it oud with & ballad performod by thirteon students, dressed u{nung caveliers, Each bad » shield, upon which one of the letters of the worda ¢ Domus Louciola" (**The Loscinakian House ') was writ- ten in gold, Atter the firab dauce they stoad in such & manoor that their shielda road * Domus Leacinia ;" sfter tha second dance thay changod ordor, making it reads ** Ades involumous" (** Unbarmed art thon here! ) ; after the third: 4 Mane sidus loci " (** Continio toba a atar for tho country™); sftor the fourth: *‘Bia ocols umous del * (* Be apillarof God*); and finaliy: + 11 geands_solium 1" (**Co, snd sscand by throus!") Indeed, theus two words allow of 1,650,755,200 transpositions, yet that four of them couyoy indopendont meanings is osrtalnly very curious, 5 1t wa pass from the sphoro of lettera to their objoctswearestrack by the strange discovery that twolve porsons cau Interchange thelr respoctive posittons 479,001,000 times, which number of changes 1t would take thom not less than 1,84 yoars Lo accompliab, if fboy move ance a minate for twelve consecutive houra daily. Qard-players who are continnally bewailing their ill-luck of always recelving tho same poof cards will, porbapa, be aasurod by knowing that the Afly-two cal with thirteen to each of tha four players, can b distributed in 63,644,707 56,448,702,839, 237,440,000 differont wayy, 60 that thero would alill be a good stock of come binations to draw from oven if a man from Adam's time had dovoted bimsel! 10 noatber occupation than that of playing at cards. e Chincsa Peariv, Tho Chiness watch the pearl muusel closely, and wheu it opons ita soll lusart pieces of woud, liwrd earth, or hittio linsges of thoir gods, Thess irsitate tho el aud cause §t to cover tho sub- atance with & poarly deposit, which hardoos sud jorma an artiasl pearl. This wort of poutl wakivg is carried on to f'"‘ extentat Niug snd the articlos thus obisined s1e consldest vory little iufurior iu value to the real,