Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1876, Page 5

ouch 18 not law anywhere, not 6ven in {ho congcience of tho editor of the Gazelle. The fact thiat tho prokibition of Connectiout does not provall in all parte of the Union is prosumptivo gvidonco of an oulightonad public opinien spmmet it Tne compilor of the Loxington (Iy.) directory paa struck a now load, sa wituess tho followlng epecimons from tho Hut of iuhabitanta : Kidd, John W,, the polltsand gentlemanly omnilus. sgent, K. G, R, IT,, boards st the Loteln. Cutslun 81, U1ay Taakernles, o pelvliogod. chersclae snd an inoffensiva cltizen; hiome, City-Workhouso, Lizzls Thompson, alind Sturphy, roputed widow, Bote om alloy neae Bine struct, Tiss Alma Thurman, tho beat spoller In tho city, Bbouse 31 Walnut. Nancy Andarson, eolored, alias Old Tioss, reg-anle gattierer, V'Bf.;. ford Gotion, colored, talot, louse 136 Esst Bliort eot, 'uamn Crews, roputed “preachor, Ly professton rer, Ffiiliam Jackeon, lazy man, WICKHY streot. Touis Marahall, colored, mckly, Erank G, McLear, sdjudged unsound of mind, A commentator upon the abave remarks that 4Blucford Cotton is not tho compilor of tha ¢iroctory” Thon it muat bo Frank C. McLoar, TIOTEL ANTIVALS, Patmer House—Ge, 5, I, Gilbort, Burlington, the Ifon. F. A, Ball, Taronto; the Hon. I, McMurrick, Toronta: Rabett F. Johnson, Laxington, Ky, O, A. yray, Minneapolis: T. A, Bavier, Portfand, Ozegon T, 4. Milford, Now York; J. W, Hays, Lafayotto, Iud.; J. b, Letsnd, Lockport; €. 1. Whitlemors, Michigan; 7. X, Taylory Now 8. IT. Kiinger, &t, Lons; E, D, Mitlor, Bfe Qrand_Pacifiec-J. 1, Dans, Fort Wayno; P. B, le, Rock Istand; Jobn Makin, Stuscatine (fa) Daily Journ kA Rilpatrick, Now Jorsey; T. i, i3 0, Slarked, L, Boulorin, Btiwatikeos W, IL. May and L. J, Moods, Wosbington ; Thomas Aliner and E, Strong, Iloom-: Conn. 3 A, B, Leet, Grand Raph it, and T. . Millan, Benaca Fali mont House—F', altonstall aud O, F, Kendal fork; Engeno Sua, Eau Clalre: tho on, J, IL, Bur- 4 Jfon, J, Glaney, Graud Rap. . D. Gulp, Han Fruncisco; the Jion, 0, 15, DoWolf, Michigan City ; J, M, Rteyuclds, Ircaidont, J, 8, Day, Buperiutendent, and G. W. ook, Ticket Agent of L. N. A. & O, 1, B.; ‘Metars, Gray, Wallin, and O Yy, London, Eng.: J, Bhackelford, 'Columbus, O Sherman House—E. I, Butler, Bulfalo Sunday Neir Col. Bylvester Burtls, Clucinnaii; E, G, Grecu, Coun- i Bluffa: B, Buultz, Loganspart; Col, D, K. Allen, . Grosvenor, Dubuque; W, F, . D Laer, st Louls: 1, » Humphre) 'ort Wayne Vill- ‘Madlaon ; G, O, Toppor, Dotrolt, . Gargnes Jouse—i1. Morford, Now York; dobn Honderaon, b P, Cor Co, Birs, B, Jenkine, Now York: E. A, Iow- 16d and wite and Miss Emma Btanley, Dhiladsiphia; Frank Soymour, and wife and Axtiit HMocre Livee: ng.d " Bor boston; O, J, leaton mn Sile'sod Sas Nello Ealeaton, Builalor TPOLITIOAY, NOTES, Tho Worcostor (Masa.) Spy dealaros in fayor of Becrotary Dristow tor President. It is reporied that a majority of tho Con- aecticut Domooratic Btate Committes, inctuding ita Chairman, ate soft-monoy men, Oapt. James 1. Eade, the bullder of {ho Mis. siogippi jottics, *tho man of genius, industry, aod focorruptiblo honesty,” is tho Bcientifle American's.candidato for tho Presidoney, ‘Wondoli Phillipa nominates Presidont Grant for re-oloction, and Frod Douglass for Vico- Prosident, Wondell ia very much given to what D14 Bill Ailon calls **d—d barron idea)itios.” Senator Anthony, of Rhodo Island, is under- stood to bo In the fleld for ro-olection, and will be subported, as usual, by the Goddards, James Y. Bmith is also a candidate for tho position, Among thoso mentionod {n connoction with the Congressional candidacyin the Third Con- peotlont District is Mr. David A. Wells, The Hartford Zimes urgos the Democrats {o nomi- pato him, - A rag-money organ in Indisns foars that *Thoro {8 s woll-dofined National Bank odor sbout Hondricks." As if (romarks tho Boaton Journal) thoro wore anytbing well-dofiucd about Teondricks | A *“Groonback Conventfon " ia to be hold o flow Hoven on Washington'a birthdsy. Thoro ought (aya tho Datroit Post) to bo n Inw against suoh a desacrationof tho doy. It §s a8 much ont of placo as a convention of bowie-knifo manu- facturors on Christmas. Fog-Homn Allen, in o rocent lotorview, pro~ sontod his viows thua: “If tho bard-monoy Democrata provall, the party will go to the davil. Tho Demoacrats cannot catry Ohio on any other platform than thst of last yosr, or somothing like it; and no Domocrat can bo olocted Proal- Bont without carrying Ohlo.” Inono of the largost and closest towns In Now Hampshlro, tho Domocrstio managera (sc- cording to tho Nashua Telograph) hsve pur- chosed 2,000 10-cont clicoks, good nt any ealoon in the pisco for intoxicating drinks, and aro dis- tributing thom freoly among the votora in the community who ara open to guch propitiation, The Boutts Osralius Ropublieans aro, in ac- cordance with the viows of Gov, Chamborlain, praparing to “'unload " Mosca and Whippor as Circult Judges. Tho Stato {8 now divided fnto efght Judicial Circuits; and a bill has heen in- troduced in tho Logialaturo toaboliah these, and catablish six jo thoir placo,~thus shutting out tho objectionablo Judgos, Now Moxico 8 aooking admission as a Btate, Or ita 112,600 inhabitants, leas than 2,000 aro Amerlcans,~that 18, of tho kind found in tho Test of tho country. Of the remaludor, 88,000 aro Moxicans, with moro or loss of an admix- taro of Indian blood, and 22,000 are ont-and-out rod mon. Bovonty-five per cout of tho popula~ tion can neither road nor write, A Domocrat{o papor fu stisalusippi expronses ~Prosidential proferonce for ox-Goy. Ioffman, of New York; whercupon thie Fort Scott (Kan.) Monitor is terpted to obsorva: **Ho s a good man; but ono difffculty fg, his frienda aro ali in foreign parts now. The Democrats would have 1o bold & Convontion fn Cavada or Bolginm if they wanted to nominate Hoffmag.” The Hon. Reuben E. Fonton, of New York, who la st presont in Gainosyille, Fla,, bus do- elined, on the ground of fil-health, o serenado tendered bim by colored citizens. Tu Lia lottor of deolination, he says ho Is proud tobo deomed the friond of the colored poople, mnd adde: #'Nor can I complain of being called a Ropubll- ean, Eplisting with tho party whon {ts firat breath pronouuced the word of freodom, X yiatd to no one in sincerity ot davotion to just Repub. lican prineiplen, I tave acted upon the convic. tlon that Nopublicanismes adneslon to principle, tad not to a man; and I bave folt nono the less Ropublican because, while faithtully cborfehing prinaiple and upholdiug overy safogusrd of tho past, Thave gought to corry them forward fn a reformed, liboralizod, and elovated Administra- Hoo” . Calls have been lasned for political Conven- tious as followas Feb, 16—Tllinols Greenback Conventlon, Decatur, Feb, 16—Indisnn Greenback Conveution, Indiausp- ™ nl’rh. 23—Connexticut Greenback Consentlon, New aven, 3 e Feb, 22—Iudiann Republican Convention, Judlanap. % . ~Wisconvin Bopublicsn Convention, Madl- n, Feb. 33~Democrallo Natfonal Committes, Waabing- n, Feb. 23—Connecticnt Domocrstic Convention, New vou, g Feb, 23+0hio Tempurance Convention, Columbus, 'a:'l‘b’ 39-Couneciicut Lopublican Couveation, Hart- Alareh 2—Penusylvania Demoeratio Conventlon, ncaster, March 23—Peonaylvanis Republican Convention, Hsrrisburg, Mareh 2y—Vermont Republican Convention, Dure Ungtou, Alareh -0t Ropublicun Convention, Columbus, Apri] 3~Natlonal Coaventlon of Calored AMem, Naski 4 oikprit 11—Houth Carolins. Republican Gonvention, umbia. bdfinl 12—Virginia Republloan Couventlon, Lynch- T urg, M A 36—Goorgla Democratlo Oouvontions by Con- P{a‘:lll Districts 1o eloct delogates to tha Y{Itlflllll onvegtion, Aay 10—Michigan Republican: Oonvention, Grand ay 16-Alabama Depublican Convention, Monte 'oflfii-munnu Gresuback Convention, Indlan- :.n-llfly 17—National Probibition Usavention, Clavo: wllayfl-'rmnwu Repudlican Couventlon, Enoz- 'u‘ll:y 18—-Xaotucky Ispublican Con vestion, Louis Afay 21—Eansas Democratio Conventlon, Topeks, Way i—Alsbama_ Republican Couvewlion, Monte g 1 pubiicass National Ccnyeaton, Cincla- Juns A=Florids Democratic Conventfory Quinoy, WASHINGTON, Tho House Special Currency Committee Flavors of Inflation, It Will Probably, lowever, it Upon an Insignificant Compro- mise. e — @ist of tho Bill for tho Proposed Transfor of the Indian Bureau, All the Present Civil Ma- chinery Will Be Abol- ished, An Mabama Commilteo Presents Sorions Charges Against Semator Spencer. Pinchback’s Chances Grow- ing Smaller and Beau- tifully Less. Passage of the Annunl Fortifiea- tion Bill in the Iouse, A Qlanco at the Lighter and More Ex- Jjoyablo Phases of Capital Life, THE CURRENCY QUESTION, PROVANILITIES, iSpectal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune. ‘Wasnixarox, D, 0., Feb, 15,—The infiation- {6ta in tha Houso seem to havo got full control of tho caucus, as shown by tho complozion of tlio Caucus Commitioo appointed yosterday. Of tho nino mombors of tho Committos reprosant. ing ghe House, five aro influtioniets and four nominally advocates of hard monoy, The five Infationista aro in favor of tho repoal of the nct of 1875 roquiring the rosumption of apecio pay- monts Jan, 1, 1879, and dolng nothing moro. Thoy say that this ia nll tht Eastorn aod other hard-moncy Democrata ought Lo expoct of thom, Thoy beliove in actus! intlation, thoy eay, and, it they aro willing to forego nny attempt to pass & poitive Inflation bidl, tho hard-moncy Demo- cratd muzhl to accodo to them and not” attempt to forco through any moayure lookiug to setust resumption, Tho four sc-called bard-monay mon aro favorablo ta compromiso, somsthing’ like Payno's bill, for sccumulntion of Rold, coupled with a ropoal of tho rosumption clansa of thaact of 1875. At first it wan intonded fo piace 8 New York man on this Committes, and the nawo of Hewitt waas fizst suggented. Aftorwards it woa detormined to placo Ely on the Com- mitton, but_tho inflationists concluded it would not do tohavo sny man with positive haru- monoy idoas on it, nud,ssinca they could fiud in tho New York dologation no one who had oot such positive ideas, they rofused to piace auy roprosontative of that Siate on the Committeo. Tho rosnit of their Iabors will Drobably bo re- ortod in s bill idontieal with that introdnced by \r. Payno, with minor amondments, and pos- sibly b rofusal on tho part of tho more earucst Democratio hard-monoy mon to support it. TNEPUDIATION. ‘Thio Domoorats vory boldly showod tholr hands to-dsy In the resolution of Tom Jones, of Ken- tucky, which was roforred to the Committeo on Banking nnd Cutrongy. Tho resolution pro- posos b repeal of tho Publio Credit nct of March 18, 1869, and declares that tho United Btates Londs ehall be paid in lawful money. 'The reso- lation ran on fu the old Pendlotoninn way: Whoreas, soid act boing not part of tho original contract in lIottor or spirit, wns without consider- ation, aud ropoalablo at the will of subseqnent Congrossea; nnd whoress, it was unjust, un- equal, aud oppressive loglalation, preatly in- cronsing the smount to bo paid by the Govern- ment, and has inured to tho bonofit of tho boud- lioldors and capitallsts, and has baen detrimentnl to the interosta aud labor of the peoplo. putoistsidiociiy INDIAN AFFAIRS, CITIZRNSIIP. Spectal Dispateh Lo The Chicago Tribune, Wasuixatoy, D, O, Fob, 16,—The Committoe oo Indian Affairs bas stiil undor coneidoration thio LIl to transfer to the control of tho State Govoruments euch civilized Indians sa may properly become citizons of tho Btates in which thoy reside, aud will no doubt report it at an carly day, no opposition lmvhl% yot boen dis. cayerod amongz members of the Committoo, 170 the Ausoedated Prers.) INDIAN NUREAU TRANBFER DILL. Wasnisaroy, D, O,, Fob, 15,—Tho bill roport- ©d from tho Committeo on Military Affairs to- day for tho transfer of tho {uriediction and cou- trol of tho Indian Buresu from tha Becrotary of the Intorior to tho Becrotary of War, providos that tho act shall take oeot on tho 1st of July noxt, ‘The Becrolary of War s roquired to do- tail an olticor of tho army, not below the rank of Colouel, to taxo cuarge of tha altico under snck regulstions as bo may prescribs. Army oficers aro to nct as Superintondents, Agents, Bub- Agonts, oto., thua sbolishing atl the prosent civil machinory of the Burcau. Provision ia mada for the maiutenance of tho Xodians through srmy officors, oud tho Bocrstary of War is ro- quired to cause au enumoration of all Indinus to bo takon, The report of tha Committos was unanimous. i SPENCER. TIHE CHARGEE AGAINAT TUE GEORGIA EENATOR, Special Disvalch lo The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasuixatoy, D. 0., Teb. 16.—At a meeting of tho Honato Committee on Privilegos and Klee- tions this mornlng, Gon. Morgan, raproseuting tho Hiate of Alabams, appsarod and submittod two formal charges sgalnst Bonator Spencor, supposted by thirty-two spocifications, Tho chargos aro as followa: First, that tho Hon. G, E. Bpencer does nob rightfully ocoupy a acat and bold the office of Benalor of the United Blatos ns a Bonator from Alsbama, Second, tlint thoro was uacd, or caused to be used, cor- rapt meana and corrupt practicoa to securo tho election of tho Hon. @G, E. Bpencer to tho seat hie now holds in tho Benato of tho United Btates 88 Houator from Alabama, A quostion was ralsod as to the raception of tbo paper submittea, aud Mr. Wadleigh, who wes Acting Cbairman, {o tho absenco of Morton, said that the momarial of tho Btate wus ip effoct a potition ; that the right of petition was ono of tho moat eacrod rights under tho Constitution, and that, in his oploion, the Committes ought at least to rocoiva tha chargos and spacifications. ‘Whether thoy would cousider it nocessary to make an investigation of them or not was a mat- ter to bo subacquently constdered, Lo also sald that the subject had boen brought to the attontion of tho Comautteo throvgh tho action of Sonator Bponcor bimyolf, and that, if an invostigation be mado, it would only ba carrying out tho inten~ tion of the Senator in submitting his resolution, Ar, Wadloigh asked Gou, Morgan if the Stato Liad evidonce other than that which accompanied the memoriats, e replied that it had ; thnt, en- tiraly indopondent of tue tostimony submisted, tho Btate expected {3 nustain ite charges and spocifications, 1 {t had the opportunity, by other sud indepondent evidence. Tle Legislative Committee hud purposely rofrained fram exam. ining cortaln witnessss whow it considerod sn important, ontho grounds that if thbir names and testimony wore mado publio they might be tampered with loii lnl‘lunuicc‘l: ;a le‘cuo I’.’l"ua &v‘:n Leyond the juriediction o ngredd. - mafl{lcna “xmj at fta noxt mufiul docide what moasures to take, ——— PINCHBACK. TUYE QUTLOOK. Special Dispalch to The Chicaao Tribtne, Wasunaroxn, D. O, Doo. 15.—Mr, Pinchback and bls friends aro despondont to-night, Itis reporced thsé no less tbos eight Lopublican Senatara will vote with the Domocrats agaiust his sdmlssion, which will make a mujority in & full vote, apd in addition to this thero aze two or three doubifal Republicans, It is under- st0od, bowevor, that the rejection of Pinchback will not by sny means insure tha sdmisslon of Mr, Eustis, a8 there are seversl Democratio . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1¢, 1876 Bonators who take the ground that hin eloction was not valid or in duo form. If s vote shonld bo postponed tl sfier tho adjourn. mont of (he Loufaians ILegislnture, & 18 aid that Goy, Kellogg will appolnt Collsotor Creey, 1f, a8 ramorad to-dav, Col. Csssy hny been dircovored as mixed up In tho Whisky Ring, Mr. Kellogg would niot probably sppoiut bim, Col. Cosoy stated himaclt s ehort time nince, whilo fn Wautifngton, ff Pinchback wan out of thn way, he could ba Unitod Btates Heua- tor, but It tho vote is takon bofors tuo adjourn. went of tho Loglalaturo his anticipations can't ba rontizad, a8 tho Domiocrats hava s toajarity on joint baiiot, and 1f Mr. Euatis is refocted on Liw prosont cerlificato, a new cleotion could hn proceedad with, Pinchback did not wish the caso 0 bo brought to voto to-day, Ha fs now walt- ing for tlie arrival of 8haron and Hurnsido, both of whoso votes ho ecxpects, Burnsids is do- tained in Rhodo Taland by tha (liness of Lis wife, who lies at tha point of ‘death, Dawaa has de. cided to voto againat Minchback, and has are ranged a pafir with Logan, who would vota for him. Logan fs compaliod to bo abaent from tho i«:unm owiug to the serious flinces of Ars, 0gan. =S5 FORTIFICATIONS, . Tif% ANKOAT) APPROPIIATION BILL. Srectat Disvaleh to The Chicago Triune, Wasniwerox, D. 0., Fob, 16.—Tho Iouso passed the Fortifieation Appropriation bill to- dsy almost without dobato, The amount appro- pristod for this purposo last year was 81,034,000, nnd tho attount appropristed in the biil passed $o-day ta $315,000, ‘Tho bui}was roportod by Mr. Wheoler, of Now Yotk, who said that tho raduc- tion proposod lad {he unsnimous approval aof tho Committeo. o callod sattention to tho enormous waste of public monoy that has taken placo in past yosrs by the scenmulation of ord- uanca stores, which ‘soon bocame obsolate aud useless, and had tobo Fold for a fraction of thoir original cost, 1o citad tho single instance of lead, of which ho discovered 1n biy fnvostigation Inst yoar tho dovernmont hes on hand o utock largo onough to last vightioen years. llo introduced 1 tho Jasy Congroms o bill directing tho Socrotary of War to soll a portion of this lend, snd gave notice to-lay that he should make anothor ‘attempt to bave a bill of thia character passod. Mr. Wheeler, In sup- orting tho reduction proncaed, aleo sald that if ft shouid ba necoesary on account of foreign and domestio war to construct ordpanco and ord- nanca atores, it could ba propared promptly snd more oeonotnically in private maoufaotorion than in Government ~ workshops, and the United Btatos wonld save the exponse of accumulating a great quantity of orduance stores, which whon neodn:] woro more lkoly than any to bo entirely ont of dato, The Committeo had skilltully con- structed the bill eo aa to not fnvito spocinl op- potiton of thoso membars of Congresa in whaso districts fortiticationa nra situated. Iustoad of Jaming tho amount to bo expondad on aach fort, 14 appropriated a_grosa smount, leaviug to the d.'scretion of tho Becretary of War to oxpend it 88 hie saw fit. < ; —_— COMMITTEE-WORK, RAILROAD LANDS, Bosctal Dispalck to The Chicaao Tribune, Wasuiyaron, D, 0., Feb, 15,~The Housa Comuttoe on Publio Lands has agraed to fayor- ably report tho Bonato bill which compels tho Union Pacitic and other land-grant railronds ta pay locai Stato taxes upon all thoir land-grant lands, wbather the patonts have been {ssued or uot, This bill is atrongly opposed by the Union Pucifio Road, sod by Willlam L. Chandlor, At. % torney. The Cowtnitlce bas boon in the babit of giving settiors bonds for doeds, and with- holding tho patenta, Thoe latter bave boon ro- tusod by the Govarnment for tho reason that the Covoroment Commissionors havo not roporied tho -road floally completed yot. Tho eottlers who onter upoa the landa uader thess bonds for doeda have beeu obliged to pay local taxes. Con~ gress has thought that tho rosd stould pay se woll as theso privato citizons, bence this bill. If favorably reported, it will doubtiess puss the House. NOT ACCEPTARLE, The Benate Judiciary Committoo havo dacided adversoly on the uomination of ex-Roprosonia- tivo White, of ,\labamg, for Unitod States Judge of Utah Territary. The unfavorable action wos on scconnt of My White's complicity in the fraudulent ParkmanvBrooks cotton claim, TIE QUEEL. Thoro was roceived st tho Scoret-Sorvico Di- wision of tho Troasury to-dny $137,000 captnred counterfeit notes, moatly of tho denomination of fives on the Traders’ iani of Chicago, with thodpmnuut and plates on thioh tho samo were made. GOVERRMENT PRINTING, The Houso Committeo on Printing has com- monoed an luvestigation into the affsirs of tae Government Priotiog Office. Liko uearly ovary other {nvestigation that tho Democrats have un- dortakon, this s absolutoly secrot. No ono is nllowed to be presont except the Committes snd o aworn stenographer, The Domocrats who dur- fug the laut ten yoara bave insisted 8o loudly up- ou the publicity of invontigatious have now reso- lutoly closed the doors excopt of one or two in- vostigations, whore they aro indabted to the press for their facts. The canso of most of this secrocy ia that thero s little to find out jn addie tion to what the Ropublionne exposod last year, Tho plan of tho Demucrats scemws to bo to keop ovorytbiog socrot nntil the ciose of tho sossion, and then to send it to tho country for campaign purposos whon the Ropublicans have no oppors tunity to roply. The Governmont Printor has now gcnn iuveatigated by thras Congrosses. —— NOTES AND NEWS. THE ¥IVE PER CENTS, Special Disvatch to The Cliscaun Tribune, | ‘WasiinaroN, D. C., Fob. 16.—Tho contract c € the Beoretary of tho Troasury with the Syn- d feate for the sala of tho tive per cent funding bownda expired by the limitation to-day. Ruiprosontatives of the Syodicato, who aro now in uaie city, oxprosa gront satiefaction at their 800 1088 in disposing of the fivo per cout bonds and &t advanced rates, at which tile new bonds arosiow quoted in tho Tondon market. They have w0 donbt that a four-and-a-half per cont bond could now bo negotiated at par, provided it hact thirty yoars to run, and it is bolloved that tho By'adicato would bo glad to make aunothor contrack with the Treasury Department for placingy thom on tho torms named. 'L'ho bill to incroaso timo which thoso bonds wil have to run mooty with littlo or no epposition la tho ouse, sad is likely to ba psssed ot sn early ta. BONENCIT, A Bub: Cormittes of tho Houss, fnatructed {o cail upon the Bocretary of Btato for the corre- spoudence ralsting to " Miniaster Bohonck iu cone noction with xho Emia mine scandal, has beon {nformed by Alr, Fish tuat all documents bear- ing on the Butylact will be ready for their inspeo-- tion ot the Btste Department at any time, aud thoy aro requesied to examino them aud goloct thoso which thoys deem it oxpediont to have cop- iod and sent to thio Houso, It is understood ihat tho correspanden ce ou tho subject is much mare extonsive thiun ha s generaily boon supposed, ©CUsY 'OM-IIOUSE DONDS, Tho Houso to-diiy rusud o bill whick pormits ono momber of 8 flrm to sign Custom-Houso Londs for importations for the fimo. ‘Chis 181 roliaves the fmport.ing public from tho offocta of tho ruling which ocussioned §o much disoussion among Boston and N ow York importers last sum- mer. Biuco 1826 {t had beon the practico for taparting firms to bsws ana member transact all Custom businoas, ‘Tho Rovisod Btatuto madon cbango, by omisalon, &f such & ohsractor that tho Hecratary of tho ‘Lreasury ruled that all wembors of a flam wovo abliged to enter fnto those Custom-House rece gulzanuces. Thld ruliug wsa & very great hardshiy) for merohants. The bill to-day rastores the pravtice that existod be- fore tho passage of tho Revi/sed Btatutey, CAIRU'S QRIEVANCE, Tha Bocrotary of War has sent to tho Honse a report from tha Engloecr Qorp s upon tho throat. onod destraction of Caliro, 111, 3'rom the washin, away of thoriver banke. ‘Che report says thaf tho rapid erosion of the Liinols s\oro has causod roat alarm to the citizens of Calro, who fear fhu the Misslasippi msy continug to work its way to the bank of the Ohlo, and lecrve the city anjsland, both sldos of which will be 0xpossd 1o the action of tho carrent, The distance’ betwoon tho tworlvers in 18G4 waa 4,688 foot, Tfho glnuent dlstanca Is 8,600 foot. Au {mmo. ato approprintion of §495,000 lu asked, to pros vent tho caving of tho banss, of which 820,000 is wanted for this yoar, ‘Cho ostimated otal cost of this fmpravement s $4.000,000, BLAINE, Mr, Blaino has communicated with newspapm® men at Hprh:‘xlflnld. Mass,, to find, If possiblo, the origin of the repart of the biography of bym- salf haviog bosn propared thoreand eeut ont fur pubdlication, and pay offared therofor, No onein fipxingflu‘ld knows snything whatever in rogard to thamatter, and Mr. Hiaino authorizes tho statement that tho story is inall roupects fabrication, aod bo is not sble to determine ‘whotlier it originatea fu malace or mere idie mia- chlef, Iuany eveot hoe deofaros it Lo be without the slighteas foundation in truth. TEXAS PACIFIC BRILERY, Qen. Fremout is expected to tostify bofors the Judictary Conutiee to-morraw about thy lobby | operationa connected with socuring the Te: Pacific chartar. 1o has refrahed b nom iy by the inapection of the beoks ut Now Yark, and 11 uucaratond ta hav toresting list of names of persoan who recoived bribes. 1L A Tha Heccetary of War baa nent to Congroa:z a loster of the Daymastcr-(ioneral naking for an appropriation to pay the army for thoe fast fif- |o:n£xyn of Jino, 1875. Owng the tho raduo. tions holow the oatimaten in tho Army Appro- pration bl of Ahat year, there wera not funds onough Lo pay aither the ofiicers or men for that entiro period, This fs the first timo sinco tho presant organization of the Army that tho troops have not bioen paid. PENHION RILL, "I'hg Houne and Beuato have locktsd horns on the Preunion Ay propriation bill, The Bouata bas passed tbo Lill a3 to amount, exactly a8 it camo from tho House, butthe Bunate has sdopted some amondments which wiil compel tho return of tho blil to tho House, These amendments, although spparontly unimportant, are a deflance of the antiro policy ol the Houso reapecting the bill. Tho lloueo pasaed the amount of the bLill exactly as the alimates came from the pension oftice. Thoy dul not dare Lo sulack the soldier fund, but the Housa doparted from tho old cus- tom of appropristivg tho money in bulk, and smenarated the entiro = 31,000,000 Into ftoms. ~The Bansto has stricken but ti48 classifcation, and bas sppropriated the outire sumin bulk, It wasurgoedin the Benatothat auch & classifieation would embarrass the De- partmont, and iutorfero with its ovtirosystem of bookkaoping. Tho two Houses aro. therefore, st a direct 1tano on tho princt;le of the bill, {7othe A sociatoa Prees.) THE ARuY, Wasnnsoros, D, C.. Feb, 15~Tlo Secretary of War bay submitted a requent for tha appro- priatlou af #500,000 to moet tho deficiency i tha spproprigtion for the pay of troops from Juuo 16 to Juno 30, 1876, He exprosscs hopu that thin will ba douo bofore the regular deficieucy Lilt aliall b pasred. DILLH DLFORC THE HOUSE. Alont 2,400 original messures finve hoon fo- troducod 11 the Houso tho pratenc mession. TUFE 1LEMOCHACY, Thoro rto eigus of robellivn among somo of the Domocratio mowbers of tho Ilouse Appro- priations Committeo at tho vigorous retrench- ment policy laid down by Randall, and it i3 be- coming very evident that hio will not be abls to carry out fully the programmo Iald down, At tho meoting co-day, & lively acono occurred be- twoen Rundal) and some of his Demacratio asso- ciates ou ths Committeo ovar the proposition to incorporate in tho Appropriation bill 'an appra. pristion of §75,000 for contipung the work on tho Bt. Louis Poat-Oflico butlding until tho reg. ular appropriation becomes avalablo, Mr, Ran- dall opposed it, aod appealad to his pariy asso- ciates {o stoud by him, but his appeal was un- hieeded by threa Dowocratic mombors, who said thoy werg ‘‘tired of the pienyune policy pur- #gued,"” and therenpon voted witli the Republican members, and curried shia proposition. sy THE RECORD. HENATE. Wasnrsatox, D.C., Feb. 16,~The Chaplain, in bis oponing prayer, said: ¥ Wo humbly be~ aecch Theo o parden us. We bumbly pray Thoo to holp ua out of the stagnation of businees and out of tho distrese and misory of the poor. May thie moral character of this peoplo shine forth na tho sun.," Ar. Bhormaa, from the Committeo on Finance, roported advorselyon the Benata bill to authorize depoeits by clorks nod other officers of (ho courts in bouks aud other designated depositories. Placed on the ealondar, with the advorao roport, at tho requeat ot Ar, Wright. ‘Tho Chair laid bofore the Honate & commuuica- tion from the Hearctary of War, fuclos- iug tho fnal teport of Kaf. G, K. Warron, of the Corps of Engincers, on the improvement of wator communication betweon tho Misslsmippl River and Lako Michigan, along tha Valleys of the Fex and Wisconstn Rivers, Ordered printed, with tho accompebsing maps, aud voferred 10 the Uonimittes an Tranaportatiou-Routes, Mr. Hitclcock, from the Committes on Territorfon, reported favorably on tho Senato bill to enablo the people of New Aexico to farm b Constitution aud Btalo Govorument, and for the sdmissfon of that State into tho Union, with o written report, which was ordered priated, and the bill was placed on the catendar, TESAION DILL M. Morrill, from tho Committes on Anp!fl{lrh“on!, callod up tho Houso bill making sn appwopriation for U0 paymeut of iuvalid aud other pensious for the soar onding Juna 30, 1877, The bill, xa pasee o tho House of Hoprosematives, mado ap- propnationa, iu_ pari, &3 fllows: Pensions for sruny invallis, $12,500,000; whlows, minors, snd do- pendent rolatives, 314,100,000 ; survivors and widows of tho war of 1812, $1,500,000. " The Committeo on Ap- propriations ropurled nmundmenta miriking out the smounts juscrtod siter cch class, a8 above, and i #ertiug tho su tatal of $28,400,000, r, Davis sald bo did not axreo with the Committee in regard Lo thevs omieudumonts, to thought the b propriations should Lo keps soparate and distinct, The Commiltao ou Appropriuons hiad deewed 1t proper to comolidate tho smounts for convonletcs 1 booke kozping i tio Potniou Bureai, Mr, Aorrill (Alo.) eafd tho bill sa now beforo the Senalo sppropriated the satno amount a8 when it pussed the toure, The swount sppeopriated wan homowhat emaller than that appropristod Jast yesr, Heretolord tha amounts had been consulidated and not meutioned fn separsto flems, &ud the Committee thountit it beat tv adhero to {he ususl practice, Yo classify thy sppropriations undur scparate Lioada would ¢auso many distincs and separato secounts to be kept in tho Veosfon Bureaw, nud by Lousion Agouts througbout the countey. 'The bitl did uot clinpgo the smount appropristed by ths Mouso bl s thy shgbtest egrea, Mr, Davis said the accounta in tha Ponslon Bureau wero Koyt under woparato beads now. ‘tio Wholo num- Der of pousfoners now ou tho roil i3 2421, Tue smount paid for pounions {u 5576 was $26,289,619, sud tho amount sppropriated §29,500,000, ' woro 'than 5,000,000 fn excewa of the sum padd,’ These §3,000,000 were axjpended 1o some way, but Old not go 1o'the yensioners, 1t did not go 10 pay tho exponses of tho Yousion Qffice hote, us that was provided for fu the Leglalativo Appropriation bill, Ho (Davls) catled ot thio Peusfon Oftico und Lad sn_fnterviow. with tho Comnmissioner, though not outirely uatisfactory to himself, It was truo thet $009,000 or $1:,000 of tus FLU00000 was appited to ho uy- ment of tho fiy-clgbt Penslon Agents throughiout the conutry, Bt thero remeined moro than $2000,000 mot accounted for, It Lad been said much'of tids money weut 10 pay the ficreass of Jousions authorized duriug the yeur, Hothought s decrosse resulting frows deaty, remarriages, and il uwra bocomlug of sgo, should cousterbalanco thio fu- ciease, and prove tuat tho pension-roll for tho past year sfiowod u docrease of Letwaen 1,000 and 3,000 pos- o, Ar, Morrill sent to the Clork's deak snd had resd s Toltor frous the Commissiouer of Pensions, explain. ing fiow the $3,000,000 spoken of by the Benator frum Weat Virginls bad Leen expeuded, Tha Com- inissloucy statos at length the awounts paid to Peusjon Agents, foes for vouchers, postugo, priutiug, iacreave aud arresrs of peusious, ulc, smounting fn tho sggrogate Lo $3,303,697, Ar, Davis #xid thero wan nothiog said sbout the do- creuso on account of remarriages, deatls, aud tninora Decoming of ago, Tho penston roil roached its maxie UM thres yoars 820, aud bad bovn decroasing since, Ha thought the decretse should bo grester tisn the increase, and oo of the means to dwcover it would bo the requirement that acconnts by kept distinctly, Mr, Wallace sald it required $1,:50,000 now to Biaye 110 $:4,000,000 sppropriated to pensiotiera paid, In 1807, when tus peusiou rull callod for §25,000,00), only about $230,000 was required to Lave the amount dis- Bursed, <Lhen thore were but 175 persons employed In the Penslon Burcau; now 33 persons wera amgioys ed thers, 1o thought these niatiers were worthy tho sttontion of Congress, a8 retrcuchent could properly Lo tusda, - ‘The amendment propiated by the Committos on Ape Dropristions, to cousolidate mmounts, was agreed to, 4 woil aa othier amendnionta of inor importance, Alr, Davis moved to suend tha clauss in rogard to contingont expenses of the Fension Bureau 8o 1y should read : " Hilch contingent expousod a8 way by Fecom- tuondod by tho Comiuisafoncr of Fensions and spe Dproved by the Secrotary of tha luterior,” Agreod (o, Alr, Davis s3id the Caminlssioner of Ponsiona dld ngt glve a detailed ataloment of his coutingent ¢z pensos, sud he (Davia) thoughit tliat horeafter the Cotue inissloner shonld Do required 1o givo such detailed atatement i his sunual report, Aly, Borrili (Mo.) said the Commissioner of Pensions biad Leen in the bavit of givlng detuiled wtatements of coutiugent expendituros, and it could be fuund iu the report of tha Secrutary of the Iuterfor, Alr, Davis said Lo’ lelisved & large portion of the mousy paid for pensione wos pald wrougfully, It soemod 10 hi that Pousion Agents mighs Lo dispensod \{‘(;nb aud Dousluns paid frow tho el 0iice: bero 1o ‘aabluglon, Aly, Ingalla said early in tho sesaion ho introduced o Dbl 10 sppoitit furty ngelly 10 Juveaugato tha frauds upou the Peuslon Yuzoau, o believed with the Boua- (or from Weat Virgiuia (Davis) thas extenaivo frauds were perputrated, und of the $2,000,000 appropristud at $5,000,000 wore fraudulsntiy or improperly pald, fu cous:quonce of deuths, Fumarriags of Winows, #ud Buuors becowiuy of age, He bhoed the bill fue troduced by Lim would be paased, ¥o that au sud wlght be yub to thess glaring frauds, The bill, having been cousidored as fu Commitico of tho Whole, wus seported to tho Buusto, and 1ho amendiments mado 1n Committee sgreed to, It s then read s third tuio and Jasscd, TUBLIO LANDS, Hr. Wright preseuted jolut. rosoiutions of {he Tawa Leglalaturs asking such legislation ne will securo (0 Beticra on tho Lud know s tho Des Mojos Hiver raut in that Btato tho tile to uud owuershipy thereof, \Fublio Lands, * Ou mation of Mr, Clayton, $he Beusto fhon fook up thio DIl o repoal Sea, 2,353 of tho Rovised Statutes of o United Ntates making pestrictious tu tho dlsposte tion of public landa th 1ho Btatos of Alabaun, Misels- sippl, Louislaus, Arksusay, und Florida, tus pending paflous boitg " uucinliagat of 3tr Bdusuuds that o pubID lands atfoctsd by this sct aBall ba olferud at publio ssds &8 sooa xs practicable, from time to time, necording W tho provisiout of tho ozlsting law, and whiall not by gutjeet to privats cutry unidl su ofierod, Mz. Ogloaby 0pposcd the bill, and sald if it bocasma o Liw; with tlis peniaiog awmondient, nothiug would b adidcd 10 tho Natloual Tressury, Lo bollerod tho cos g of land undor the proposed amendment ore than realized from them, re discustion, Mr. Edmunds’ amendment wan agreed to, M, Boutwell subtnitted a long amendment looking the preservation of the foreats of Hie fountry, Me. Windom wsid Lie did not Ahink the mnendment ?grl.l:‘g.flfin’(:r Il:uln‘h)h’dlfildnnc((; swould protect tha nch as the L) no efor Joni v PI“‘,“H"!".“M.‘ w before the Commitica A long disgusion ensneq upon the ganersl aubject of protectiag tmber janda, At ita ternination, 3\1:. )Ig{‘vgll l;v}nendmen,l‘wu rejucied, r, Clayton moved 1o sirike out tho second rectios of tho bitl providing (hat tho act slall tako effoct l: ulnety dayn from \ts passage, Agrond fo, Mr, Ingalls moved that the bill and smendments Lo recommiited to the Committen on Pablle Jands, wiih instructions t» repart & general bill far thio safs aud dllrollllm‘l of timber lands of tho United Statay, Mr, Mazxey, Joues (Fia.), and otherw, favored the Pase 200 of tho bifl, and opposod tho motfon 16 10:omrut. ‘The motion of Ingalls wan rajectad, The bitl, having boon_couridered in Committen ot the Whole, was roportad Lo (he Sanate, snd 140 smond. ments made {n the Commitice sgreed to, 1t was Wien read 8 third. Umo ‘aud fasscd—yeas 41, nayail, TIE DISTRICT-NOND DILL, M, Sortill (Me.), from the Confercnes Committen on disaurecing votes of tho two Iionsea o the Ul to sy interest on tho 3,65 District uf Columbla houds, mado s report, which was read, Br, Morrili satd, as tho 1)l iad Loen sgreed upon {n couference, it provided that no furtner tixtie of 8,63 bonds rliould ba mads, In the next place, it provided that the Commissioners abould mske no 1more ex- fondituron for {mprovemicnin or repalra of suy lind or whith 8.6 bouds were to bo iasued; and, in the next place, it provided that tho functions’ of Lo Joard of Audit should ba supended except to andit clains aud fesuo certificaten for work and 1sbor nircady for- formed, atd materiala furulshed ; provided, however, tat tho swnount of 3,55 bouda aliuli in no case excend 150000, Ths bill alao lucluded tlin smond:nant of the Benator from Vermout, that there shall be no fue wreaso n the indeblednens of the District, Mr, Tuurman aaggested that the report be printed and Iald over until to-morros, 11 was ordercd that the report be printed, and ita furtlor cousideration waa Liid over until to-sorrosrs Aftor executive s sfon, sdjourncd, Tuo Betate contirmed Wilitn ¥, Gfimoreas Ito- ceiver of Fublic Moucyu at Chiliicothe, O ltegisiers i tho Lapd-Omice—Feliz G, Clarke, Des Motues, I, J, 1. Bivr s, Detsoit, Puastitestera =L, N, Cliapin, Soraiitosa, Ta, soust, Mr. Jones (Ky.) offertd a resolution, roclting that theact of March 18, 1383, to strengihen tho public credit, and providiug'for the payment fn coln of th intersat un the 520 Londs, Was virtuslly s violation of tie vatious scts under which those bonds wero iwaued, ond st vanance with tho platforms of the Democratis sud Reputliean partios in 15633 that such scy of 139 wes passod witbout considerailon, and was therefora Tepealablo at the wil of any subsequent Congress ; that [t was unjust, uncqual, sud oppressive icgilas tlon, greatly fucrensing tne amount 1o Le pald Ly the Governiuent, sud (nuring 1o tho boneflt of Logdl slders und copitalists, and 10°the positive detriment of tha peorie; therefore; Hedoied, "Tiat tho act of thio 1641 of Mareh, 1659, bo repealed, “'he reaojution was roferred 10 the Committes on anking snd Currency, 3r, Garfld sugitosicd that it showld go ta thy Com= miitee of Waya aud Mesus, Tha Speaker 6ald, in view of the accumulation of busitiese, it dld not foake much dinereace to wehich committes 1t went, 3Ir. Gause offered a resolntion calling ou the Attor~ nty-General and tbe Bocretary of tho Juferior o transs mit to tho Houta certificd copics of the papers and rec. ords in thelt Tespeotive dolartmonte rulnting ta o complfeity of W, K, iloss, turmerly a Chicrokee Indian Dulcgate, in tho alfeged Iudtan frauds of Jobn W, Wrigut, ' Adopted, WANTS TO RNOW, Mr, Sayler offerod a resomtion culliug on tha Socretaty of the Tioasury 10 1eport widiiu ten days the actuul amuunt of gold owned by the Govermment. and uvaflable for thu rerumption of epecio-payinont, after deducting tho ntnount of gold cortificaton tiow outstanding, accrued luterest on’ Uovernnent vonde, avd donds caflod for tho sinking fund to ihis date, Adopted, ISDIAS AGENTR' nOuDS, Mr, Bealen, from the Committes on indian Affalrs, repurtad o bill requining surcties for all Indian Agents, Si~Ageuts, sl Spedal Agents to tilo sworn satcr wenta of thie value aud desceiption of property owned by thew ou which thoy become sccurities, - Passed, FONTIFICATION BILL. Mr, Wheelcr, from the Committos on Appropris- tions, reported the FurtiGieation bill, and skket for sts consideration st this e, Tho bill approvriates foc tho protectlor, preservation, aud repairs of fortifica- tions, $1(0,000; for the srmatucut of fortitications, $163,000; for toryiedocs for harbor defeus, Ac., $30,- 000;' votal, $336,000, ‘Lhe bill also dircots the sale of all_obsolets sud condemued projoctiles sud Leavs ordnagce, Nr. Wiecler stated that the amount of catimatea for the year wan, in_round nnmbers, 8,600,000, but thzt the Commiltteo bad been s unft fu Lelioving that the reduction might be safely made, Mr, Randall aid thot the sprropristions for former yoars had been 100 large, and aiated the Committes felt that no materfal {nterest wowd suffer by tho ro- duction, The bill prsted, CUBTOM-ILOTSE NONDS. 3r, Tucker, from the Commileo on Waya and Meaus, reported a bill relating o the orecution of Custom-Liguso Louds, Tha bill provides that wherey- ern bond ds Tequired of o firm for the payment of customs on goods imported for thelr usc, aud the bond ds exocuted by ono member of tho trwn in the name of sach firny, it shatl be cqually binding on all members of the firm, After discusalon, the bill passed, EDUCATION AND Lanar. Mr. Walker, {rom tho Counnittes ou Educatlon and Labor, roparted back tho bill to apply the procecdn of the sales of public lunds to tho education of the peoplc, eferred 1o tho Commitice of the Whole, Mr. Parsons calied up the totion to recoustder tho volo by which tha bill to suthorize the ealo of vertatn fands at Vincenues, Ind,, was lost, and the subject wag roconsmitted, Adjourned. ———— WASHINCTON SOCIAL LIFE. NO LUCK FOR UDABAND-HUNTERS—ENTERTAIN- MENTS OF TUE WEEK~—SENATOR LOGAN'S FALCE —REVERDY JONNSON—HENRY CLAY IN COUNT— TENNSTLVANIA AVENUE—ART AND ANTISTR— LEAP-YEAR PARTIES -— COARITADLE DOINGS— THEATRICAL AND OPERATIO~SOCILTY CUAT. Special Carreepondence of The Chiago Tridune. Wastmarox, D, C., Feb, 13.—Anothor wook of tho fasbionsblo soason fs among the things that wore, auq only twe mare remain befors the ponitontial chimes of Lent will clozo this year's “Vaulty Fair.” As a mattimonial markos, it must bo confossed that the rosults are far from Batisfactory. Only cne bello of tno eoxclusive #ot haa formod an engagement,—Miss Ray, to & son of Bonator Howe, of Wisconsin,—and yot Senator Christiancy, whoso wealth and position mado bim an ayaitablo ‘cate,” hoa married s protty omploye of tho Treasury Dopartment, whilo Count Portales, who wes so taconsolablo when his first wife (Dew Iolliday's daugh- ter) diod in the carg ou thoir way from Colorade to Cuicago, bas marriod a Now York widow who lms been enjoying Parisian life, but who thoe staid dames of society “don't visit." Tuis want of success in husband- hunting is alike voxatious to the young do- butantes, who dream of orange-blossoms aud brido-cako, to wall-flowors, who fiavo passed through many lunar phases, yet are s far off a8 over from the honeymoon, sud to gay widows, who would have sot tho older Woller distracted. Thuy far Love they toffed, *but caught uoth- (ug." THE WRER'S ENTENTAINMENTS woro inaugurated on Monday night by a recep- tion at the large, square, old-fashioned house of Goorge Rigge, the banker, where everything has an emiuontly respectable and snbstautial look, and thero i8 a marked abscnco of veneer, shoddy, snd piated waro. Mr, Riggs is & widower, aud s two deuglters preside over his housohold, thele older sistor laving marriod & wealthy Englishman a few yoars since. Eutirely difforcut from tho Riggs houso is » wowly-erected dwelling, with all tho modarn improvoments, which waa thrown open ou tho eame ovening by ita owner, 3r, Pollok, ‘The extorior {8 {u the style of tho renassance, and the intorior [s gilded, and froscoed, aud up- Bolstored, * regardless of oxpense.” Tho *house~ warming " on Monday night was a vory gay af- fair, and tho dispiny of mantus-mnking and Etruscan Jowelry was stunning. That same uight thoro way an amateur farce cloverly per- formed lu the parlors of & fashionable boarding houee, undor tho dircction of Senator Logav, who wrate it to boguile the tedious hours of his recent convalesconco. It portrayed the expo- riotce of a nowly-clocted Congressman from North Csrolina, vesct by his landlady, by the owner of a patent, by a roporter, and by half » dozen oftico-sockers, malo aud fomale, Tho per- formers acquittod themuolves admirably, and aftor tho farce thero was a pleasant danoa. TIE SBUPRENE COURY 65T was out In full forco on Tuosday night at the Liouso of Alr, Justico 8wayuo, who gave a party in houor of the visit hore of his two nowly-tnur- riod sous, with thoir brides, Judgo Lowery Lad & fashionably-attouded dancing party tho same miglht. ‘l‘)u\‘u‘duudl night Judge-Advocate-Qenoral Dunn, who residos 1 the roconseructed old (.‘AY- ftol Prison, gave w party whislh waw espocially attended by young pooplo. Ou Thursdsy night overy oue **in socicty " out ta the sub- usbau resldouce of Mr. 8, P, Drown, porth of tbo city, who bad tuvited Lis mauy fricuds to oot lus daughtor sud ber busband, & sou of Sonator Mcrton, juss setirued from Califoruia, On Friday night Mrs. Rosa ltay gava a ball, at which Qap. McClollan was ube of the guesta. And on Baturday eveniug Mra, Fassclt gave sn art-reception at hor stndi #oma oxquisice singing, Thono are but the prominent entertainmients ; and thero hava haon reores of breskfast-partios, dinners, sunpets, moruing recovtions, hosides, Who wondera that tho dosotecs of fashion bave a jaded, faded look, that musicisns go to nleop while playing dancing-tunes, that mentus-tak- ora ar6 worn out, and that fond papas hogin to count tho cost and to folfow tho exampls of tho Domocratic Tiopresentatives in reducing tho ex- peudituros. *'Hociety * s an ozpeneivo luxury, THY. DEATIL OF REVERDY JOHNRON w84 & fad surpridge (o Lis many frionds boro, o had beon an important actor In tho important cvants which bavo made history in the sacond ern of the'Ropublic,and has outlivea all of his contem-~ potarier. cxeopt Caleb Cushivg and Simon Came crai. Ho wan n noblo specimen of an Anerican gentlemay, who valied the approval of bie God, the confidonce of his fellow-oitizons, and his owa kaif-respect, abovo offico or mousy, Edue csted to beliova that negro slavery was an lu- slitutiou guarnuteed to tho Houth by the Con- stitution, ho becamo an Abolitionist whon the Union was threatoned, and did sl in bis power fo afd {0 tho conquest of peace, Tho fact that ho wan toa cousarvative to anic the Hadicsls, and 100 radical to euit the Consnrsatives, shows that ho was. perhiaps, nearer right than thoso on cither hand, It was as 8 lawsor, Dowever, that 3y, John- #on was most distinguishied, cspecially 1n thoso ©oses brought beforo tho Koprems Court. The acté of Cougress and of Statn Legulatures, tu- ternational intercourae. and tho law of maritime prizes, wera o him familiar topicn, and his argu- ments thoraov woro logical and convineing, ale thotgh his detivery way not pracefnl, and. the Joud, barah touer of hix voico wera better nlapt- od to an out-of-door political gathoring than to tho 3ulut of the Bupremo Court-room, ** Why tha dickeus did sou shiout wo, Johnson 2" Raid old Judgo Grier ta um & law voars agn, o thay wore loaving the court-room after anargument’s “you mado such a devil of a nolse that [ couldn’t take my usual snoozo while on tho Bouch.” HENRY CLAY IN THE SUTHRME COURT, Johnson bad a rich fund of anecdotes and remlofsceaces of bis thimne. Oue of tliom waa abuut Henry Clay, when Le made ono of bis powerful argumenta on s coustitutional question beforo tho Supreme Court, The Chtef-Justica and the Ausociate Justices eat robed in their of- ficial black silk nurplices. sodate snd aticntive. Alter having speken abont an hour, Mr, Ciaz paused, and Justics Washington (n nephow of Geu, Washington) availed bimself of tho op rommihy totudulge io a pivch of suuil, which e wsod fumoderately. 3ir. Clay, observing this, instead of procecding. advauced gracefully to the bencin wich bis thumb and {ndex-floger extonded, snd lelped bimeolf from Washmi- ton'a box, As he applied the titiifating powder, ke otmerved: *'I poreaiva that your [foncr aticks to the Reatch,” aud, etepping” back to his originnl poeition, his resumod biy srgument with- out the least ombacrassment. Such & step over the barrior which separated the Court and tho Bar t those days of decorutn and kuee-bicechen crested quite a sonestion, aud Mr, Johuson uscd to 8ay that when—romo years aftersirdui— Mr, Justico Story Lcld hiw tho story, he addad ; »+I don't beliove that thers 18 & man in tho United Sitatea who could Lave dono that but Heury Clay.” PENNSTLYANTA AVENCE. This main thoroughfaisbetiween the Excentive Dopartmenta sud the Capitol 18 gradually being lined with fine buildings, and on tloe afteruoons it presenta s brilliant pavosoma to thoss who etrolf along fta broad ridowalks, or occupy the clegant equipages winch aro drivon over tho ox- ecrable pavewent, When Washington marched over it ouo Bontember day in 1743, with lng brothren of tha mestic tie, to fav the curne stoue of the Capitol, 1t had just been cleared trery and bushes, Since then it has becoma a via sacra. as was the Appisn way of aucient Kome, Preeidentn-elect have Leen orcorted over it to bo fnaugurated, aud tho morial remaing of somo of them huvo Leen taken overit to thair Iast Testing-placcs. Lafaselte, Kosenth, Father Mathow, and other distingashed stravgcrs, have been the contres of Jarge procossiung that Lave mado tho avenue their fine of march. and 1t wan also tho scane of the last triumphant ro- viaws of the Army of the Patomac and of Shar- mau's legions, after they had couquered peace. ‘*DEDICATED 70 ART.” Thia s the lnacn‘}vllun over tho, portal of & large and olegant edifice oppovite to the War Departmont, which has been buitt and wanifl- cnnlB endowed by W. W. Carcotan, a pative of this District, now 78 years of age, who amassed a largo fortuue as & bauker. Among tho art-trees- ares which 1t contains is the original Grock Blave, by Hiram Powers, and a fiue collection of cnats from sutique sculpture, with pictures Ly Cole, Cburch, ~ Elliott, Huntington, Sull Doughty, Lontze and othor Amorican artist. ond othiors by Raphasl, Behinfler, Fucl, Gorom, and Portaels, of foreign reputation. Tha oxhi- bition 15 open during each weeli-day, and al-o o Thursday oveninge, when the spacious halls are throoged by our art-lovers, . K. irowue, tho scuiptor, is bere, to aid_in tho choice of a location for lus fortheoming equestrian statuc of Gon, Greone, of fevolution- ary fame. Stoue’s statue of Gon. Bakor 18 to Lo prescuted to the netion with gomo formalits and much speech-waking. Mr. Healy {8 giving the finishing touchies to o full iangth porirait of Mies Dryan, an amatear artist at whoso tather's honse Lo i & guest, wiuch he proposes to sxhitit nb I'bifadefphin, The veternn Brimidi, who hny Ppaiutod scres of the interior walls of tho Canital, ip hard at wark on a frereo in the bisemont of tho Yenste ming. Miss Ransom's full-length ol Gen, Thomas haa been grestly improved, and Cougress may purchase it, aftar all, LEAP-YEAL PARTIES, To-morrow, Kt, Valente's-Day, our belles prupoée to sond valentiues 10 tho besux, aud ‘Thurday night they ato to give a * Oerman." invitatiova to which ora now being sent out: No gingle gentleman witl be allowed to enter tho hall unless ascorted by a lady. or chaperoned by o married man. Recretary Fish i8 to ** racarve,” and that merrieat of damsels, Miss Lizzto Yor- ter (the Adwiral's eldest daughiter), is to lead tho dance. The gentlemes will, however, havo theirrovenge, as was demonstrated at o Loap- Year party a fow nlghts etuco. They kept drop- ping their handkorchiefs, which it was uot always easy for their partuers in tiod-back dresgen to pick up; they always wanted *a of water, if you ploase ; and whou the rofre: monts wore gerved they quictly ranged them: selves against tho walls, whilo their fair pajt- ners had to skirmish up to tho tabls for icce, chinmpngne, aud terrapin, It may bo one of wonian's righte to act 6a baau in Lesp Year, but our damsely bogin to think that it isn't co **aw- ful tunny " as they bed imagined. Besides— nothing conses of 1t, FOIl CHARITY'S BAKE, A grana ball 1s to bo given on tho 25th for tuo beneiit of the *Childrens Hogpital,” and on tho uext night thero is to Lo a copeort for tho bouofit of the * Little Sisters of the Poor." Each entertainmont will doubticsa be bumerously aud fashionably sttended, ne both institutiony are koows to do much good, Col, and Ars. Frod Orant will go to New York next weck, as Mrd, Grant lLas conseuted to olliciate 88 ealoawoman at the stand for tho salo of tlowers at the Continental Reception, ou the 22d inst,, at the Academy of Musie, THEATHICAL AXD OPERATIO. Mavoager Jarsott, of Booth's Theatre, at Naw York, is about to treat the dignitarics hero— Executive, Congrossional, Judicial, and news. paporisl—to o sight at his great speciacalar play, *Julius Casar.,” A spacial train 1s to take tho party there, aud another special truin is to bring thom back tho next day, every oxponso to o dufrayed. Clara Blorria hias drawn crowded houncs hora quring the past wock, and now we are to bave Ciata Louise Keliogg'a English opers compuny, At tho other theatro the Fifth Avenue cumpany will porform camedies, with Miss Sara Jewott, whoused to reside hero, and Aliss May Nunoz, who {8 tho daughter of one of those Confedurato oflicers who are in tho Egyptian service, In March, unloss something breaks, Hilly Florenco isto givous ** Tho Mighty Dollar,” which every ono desires to soo. SOCIETY CHAT-TOPICH. Renator Blauche Braco hiss nat beon invitad to dino at the Whito House, aud ho s 10t buppy, Sonator Burnsido has boen detained nt Prov- idence, 1. 1, by, ma‘llh;oau of his wife, which auy fear will provo fatal, m(him l)ullu'nldml Paul, o graduato of Haryard, wha I8 slightly doformod, I8 oua of the prominens beaux hore this winter, Johu W, Foruey id ta be welcomed liomo at s press bungnut, which anumber of the correspond- wuts here will atteud. Becrotary lobeson has ordered a rondozvous of ho North Atlautio squadion at Beautost, a fors- night he for naval maneuvros, Sceratary Vish daed not fancy tho razoelog of his diplomutio and Consular appropriations, RicoNTEUR, —_—— OBITUARY, Wiasninotox, D, 0., Fob, 16.—T. J. D. Fuller died yestorday in Virgiufa, He was four times olectod to Congross (from Mams), and o 16857 was appointed Becoud Auditor of the Treasury by Prosident Duchsusn, Detworr, lick., Fob. 15,—Bhadrack Gifletto, & leading business man hero years 830, diod to- day, aged 76. 5 ot which thero was LIBEL SUIT, i LovisviLte, Ky, Feb. 15.~T, L, Qeogshau fifed a suit l:l' G')g.(m) dsmages to-dsy ng'nlnit. the Fullman Palece Car Company, claiming be been slandorsd by sheir pablished siate- mouta that, whilo one of thair conddotors, he carried truit, smoked, sd wan short of monsy. M af thin ho allegen 18 untrug, nod has dam, aged Gim to tho atonnt named, THE WEATHER. Wasnisatuy, D. G, Fob, 16.—In the Lake Re~ glon, Now England, Middlo States, and Honth Atlautie Statas, rislng baromoter, falling tom- rorature, norttiorly to wostorly winds, decresaing in force, decidedly cold snd genorally closr weather «will prevail, oxcept light suowa in Lower Lake Region. LOCAL ODSERVATION, Cuicaao, Fab, 18, Wind, Tain, We'thz, Time, |liar, Thr 1fn, 1A J|Lt suo ~0liCloudy T Maztmum therraometer, 37, Winimum, 15, URNERAL ONSKRVATIONS. Cint3a00, ¥ob, 16~Midnight, Weather. Hlation, Wind, Cheyenne, .10.07] 24 N. W., fronh, Tirecki'dee, [50,30( —HN. ., fresh, Deveaport 12007 ¥ Ttain Tar, Tor Deuver Daluth V13003 Bacanatia £.'20 g Trosh.| Tt Garry.. 8035 =12 N0 Wi £ Ft. Gibson,!30.10) Keokuk, , . 0. [Cleas La Crosse . 30,03 11, Cl Leavenwthi[30,12) N, W, fs Starquette..20.00f ¥| sk, 3 Omana, .30 20 Penabia: ), =N, W — e T T Ol American Discovery. A valuabla manuseript Las basn discovared fn tha Azorcs, 1t rofera o the colonizstion, in the Feat 15%), of the northern pact of America by emzranty from Oporto, Aveiro, sud the Ialand of Tercoira. It wed Written by Francisco de Houz 1 1370, and was lost during tho groay earthquake of Lisbon sh 1765, This Important ducument s about to bo published, and, it it thought, will throw great licht on the dispntsd question of the early ditcovery of America. e Ry srections of tuo Lives, cadache, ete,, 10 thurou Joyne's Banativs Bill, ety W ’z?i‘u Wie tive, thoy reraove all frritating and focal ‘matter from e borweta, gradusily cliangy tho vitiated secretions of mach nnd 1iyer, uud res L slomiactinai 1 tore there orgaus to @ — BUSINESS NOTICES. Wilhar's Cod Liver 041 nod Lime, The great popularity of this ssfs and eficsclous prap. aration ia slaue sttributzble 1o Its intriusic worth, 1 1lie cure of Cougkir, Cold¥, Asthma, Lronchitis, ‘Whoop- 1ag Cough, 8 vofulous ilwnars, and all Connumptive Symploms, it s no superior, If equal. Tef 4 ons nezlect the early sympioms of dineans, when an agenl 16 tistts £t fiand which will sligviate all complaints of the Chest, Lungy, or Throat, )l:mul.cmmyr only by A, Wilbor, Chemilst, Bosto: Boid by all druggists, Hilious Disorders, Bic) i Atbert Wa Alken's Gront Story, will hegin § '{;"EA“W{LJ MJAQ Un}l‘:‘ELs' il begin in No, 435 of the Jres it 3 Madag, Fob : il 2oz Mengo, Publisher, 4 Iienkman strect, New Yark, An Articie of ‘True Terit—ss Browniy Bronctfal Trosls " zre tha most bopular articls i Wik conutes ur Karape for tirond dixcarea nnd cougha, and .14 idutarity 14 b sed Upon real mort, SPECTAL SALE BLACK SILKS, Field, Leiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Will_continue their “SPECIAL SALE” of BLACK GROS GRAINS manulactured by Antoine Guinet & Co. Until March 1, at which date they will he advanced. Tho quality of Silks manuface tured by above firm is too well known to need any comment, and as they ofler them from 15 to 25 Per Cent Lower than have ever been sold In this market, ean contidently say thatno suel opportunity hns ever oceurred to buy A FIRST-CLASS SILIS at as low a price. They eallspecial attention to the grades at §L.50, 175, 2, 82.50, and $3. As being very cheap and desirable. They wilt at the same time ofler a lurgo line of Fancy Silks At correspondingly LOW prices. RWANG MAGHINES. o “A DECIDED ADVANOCE.” Judgen’ Hopart, Amer, Ins, Falr, IO WILLCOX & GIBES AUTaMATIC SILENT SEWING MACHINE, Awarded the grand " Gold Medal of Progrees," o thu Auerlcan lustitule, Nov, 1875, sud tio ubmt[ Lugacy Medul,” of the Frauklin Inatitate, Oct,, 1875, ) OHARAOTERISTIO FEATURER, Osll and examine or sud for prospectus, 200 and 203 Wabash.av, Notice fs Lorcby @iven that the Btate and Countys Tax aud Spectal Asscasments for the yoar I¥10 on liydy Ltk proerty are now dus and pasatia at imy wtiice, ¥y your tazca (o thie Town Cotlector, sui save * expuite, JAMES 1, 'ELY, toom 3, 161 LaBallost, Colloctor of iiyde Fark, u Lo O To Manufaoturers and Oapitalists, Tho attantivn of inanulacturors and capitalists is call €0 s eatravrdinary hupruvement in Wood Serew; only to sbe colobratad gimlet polat. ‘5 1 thorougl Wi at, Al 1o valaably sutomal fil‘uru. 1w ike 1o el ving that is » (acl I8 tho Weat, bal laa placy i 13 . “Bawples uf 'l uy 10 b i un:' .m&u‘h uf tho acrew seat, o8 ‘::J!l;{é;‘;lz‘hh w P. 0, Boa 1, 780, Cian