Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1876, Page 2

tho charges. “ This resolntion was romsted by Dotler, and by his diroction waa dofeated. . Dfr, Whitnoy then abtained permirsion to appear baforo tho Board of Directora, organizod after the election, when ho rotterated Liio chargee of fraud, and demanded an inveatigation of thom by tho Doard, and the inatitution of le al pro- ooedings for the estiafaction of tho rightof tho dofranded stockholders, all of which wero rofaaed. On his return lo New York ha repeated bis demanda at tho goneral office, and was rofus- edj therenpon he commancad o prosecution of the confedarates. in tho names of fudividual stockholdors. Tilden & Co,, finding they would bo hunfod down in tho face of all dMoulites snd at overy macrifico, and that thoy would have to ronst in_tho same firo thiat Liad consuned old man Twood, took a cunning tsck on tho fiercoly pursulng stockholders by castin a net_for their onorgetio and ablo counsel- or, who had, with immenso Isbor and peraiats ence, oblainod_all tho dats for thoir offectunl unlshment, ]l, their loving favor and political Fnflm\nau Mr. Whitnoy was appointed Counsel af tho City of Now York, and buricd so doop In tho abeorbing and howildoring responsibilitics of that situstion that ho was nevor again ablo to uoe daylight In the business of bia baflled and {udignant clients, and tho procoedings which ho nad - justitutod wero dropped and “abandoued. Bll, thosoZstucklioldors Lept up such a nersiat- ont ana torturing pursuit againet tho plundor- ers that tho Board of Directors wera forced to do something * for quict.' The suit which {a tho Introductory occasion of this intarview has boon fustitutod apparently by tholr diroction, It ia Leliesed to be an evaalos, and on both stdes con- trolled by the samo patty. 1t may ve dirmissed and abandoned when tho storm of accusation ehall bo put to sleep by tho usrcotio power of Yus worthless stock.” —_—————— RAILROADS, LIVE-STOCK RATES. The war regarding tha live-stock rates, which has been raging smong somo of tho railrouds leading from this city to the East, and of which mention was mado in yosterday's Tnisuxe, has yome to & conctusion, and tho result ia a largo reductioa on live-stock rates. A mocting of tho General Troight Agents was held yestorday worning, in accordanco with dircctions received from tho meating of the managers, hold at New York City tho day previous, for the purposa of fixing new ratos from thia city East. Tho now ratod, por 100 pounds, ou live atock decided upon at yesterday's meoting are us followa: Now| Ol Tate,] rate To Now York. To Philadelpli T Dumstort ‘0 Lufalo, Whieelmg, Bollsir To Clovelund, To Dunkirk, .. To Toiedo and Detrott. A roduction of § conts per 100 pounds from Chicago to Now York was slso wmado on box meats and malt, Tho rato on theso articles Is now 40 couts, instond of 45 conta as Loretofore. 4 BONDS CANGELED, Spectal Dupatch to I'he Chicago Tridune. Srninayiseo, I, March 23.—In thess dis- patchoa Lins been noted tho foreclosuro of tho mortgages on tho Pokin, Lincoln & Deeatur, and on tho Lafayotte, Bloomington & Missiasip- pl Rallronds by docros of the United Btates Coutt. Tno first of theso mortgages is ropro- sonted by 1,076 bonds for £1,000 cach, and the second by 1,800 bonda for 31,000 each, making o total of paper wealth or porsonal proporty, sccording to tho Iilinois ~ Ilevenuo Jaw, of $2376000, Tho decroo of tho Court in each of thoso coscs is for considerablo moro than the amount men- loned, 881t includos tho valuo of past-due cou- ons, cours costs, ote., otc. This morning, tho onds to tho amount sbovo montioned woro placed In tho custody of the Clork of the Circuit Court, who procesded to cancel them by drive fng & punch through each bond and tho attached interest-conpons. ‘The valuo of tho personal property thus destroyed is now in tho decroo of of the Court, and will of couree be mado good when tho roads aro sold undor that decroe. DAVENPORT & ST. PAUL. Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune. Davesronr, [a., March 23.—Tho sale of the Davonport & 8t. Paul Railroad, under decree of the United Btates Circuit Court, took placo to- day, and waa bought in by tho roproscntatives {of the German tondbolders for €500,000, This yoad bas beou bullt for cight years, ia now 140 mites long, with a branch from DoWitt to Ma- quoketa. Tho main lino oxtends from Daven- port to Fagette. It cost for construction over $1,000,000, most of tho bonds boing sold in Gor- many. 1t haa nover pald interost on the bonds, -though it has paid ruoning expenses, ‘Thero ‘wns wo competition at tho saly, and the bond- ‘hotdere’ bid was tho only ono mado. Mr. Moy~ .or, who ropresonts tho owners, 8ays Lo would be glad to diaposo of tho road, cnn!ldeflnfi it actually worth about $2,000,000 at prosont. ‘Lhe roud terminates 3 miles from this city, and 1m- medinto stops will be taken to build into town, far which $150,000 will bo required. GETTINGREADY FOR THE CENTENNIAL BUSI® S, “ho General Passenger and Ticket Agents of the Chicago roada held & mocting at the Sherman Houae yeaterday for tho purpose of comploting thelr arrangoments for the issulng of round- trip tickets to tho Cenlonnial Lxhibition at Philadolphin. It was found that, owing to the yopesl of tho Potter law and tho subao- muont jucreaso lu passonger satos by the ‘Wisconain roads, the ratos to and from Wisconsiu poiots would have to be made somewhat higher than thoso decided npon by tho Loulsvillo Convenlion, A change has also boon decidod upon regurding the timo for which such tickots hold good. Tlis tickots as originally de- cided wero to run for thirky days only, Consid- ersbio fault hes been found with this arrango. mont by the Westorn lines,who beliaved tuo tima too short to benoflt by tho sale of such tickets in the \est, and in deferouco to their wishea the timo for which tho tickets shall be good bias beon mado sixty days. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC FRAUDS, . 8ax Faavoteco, March 23.—J. R. Nobineon has brought five moro &uita sgainat Etanford, Muntington, Hopkins, and otbers, controlling ytho Central Paciflo tallroad. Ono ls to restrain dufendants from conveying Away eny privato proporty scqaired by them sinoo obtaining con- ‘¢rol of tho railroad, Anathor is to restrsin them from using tho funds of the railroad corporation ;to pay tho interest on 81,600,000 worth of bouds of tho California Paclfic Haitroad guaranteed by the dofondanta in tho name of the Centra Yacifio, aud used in the purchaso of the Cali fornia Vactfic; nlso to set asido sald guarautoo WESTERN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. At & meeting of tho Westoru Railway Assocla- tion Leld io this city a day or two sgo, Mosars. Thomas Allen, Prosident of the St. Louls Iron Blountein and Southorn Lailroad, and IL 1. Poolor, Goucral Manager of tho Chicago & Worth Westeru Railroad, wera olected directors of tlo association, Tho Iatter gontlaman has not Jot sigeitied his uccopeanca of the position, SALE OF A ROAD. PorLADELPWIA, Pa., March 23.—The Bunbury & Lowiaton Rallroad was sold here to-dsy for $161,000. The pucchasor was J. K, Valontino, acting a8 attoruey for s number of partios who iulan hw run the road. o paid $160,000 dows, 1 casbi, DIVIDEND DECLARED. New Yonk, March 23.—~At & meeting of the Bt. Paul Reilroad Company Directora this after- noon the ofticers wera authorized to pay & divi- dond on the prefersod stock on and after the 24th of March, iustoad of April 10, ay proviously aunouuced. ———— COURT-HOUSE CONTRACY AWARDED. Steevat Dispateh to The Chicage Triaune, Tucise, Wis, March 23.—Our much-tslked-of Court-1louso, over which thera bnas bosn o much suarliog and bickeriug, has atlast ay.. suiced defluite shape, Tho Board of Bupervis. ore Lavo been in scssion all day openiug and cunvassing tho merits of inpumerable sealed propceals from ambitious contractors in Cica- vo, Milwaukeo, snd Racive, 1L I, Bond, of \lwaukoe, wid the lucky tmag, Lo bolog wward- cd the juil ou _an estimate of $36,600. The pext Jowest Lid was almost §3,000 groater, aud wey from J. & Thowuws Bentloy, of Al waukeo, The estimato of our own’ architect, Toucus Bradley, wae 42,250, At ona time it wad fearcd that s biteh amony tho County Bolony would result in postpounlng furthor sciion iu the watter until a now Bosrd wero sloctod. A peti- ticn prayiug that such & resuly might bo de- terinined upou wos siusd Ly abous B00 voters of the west eud of tho Cwiduty, snd was long a_m.llbluogy dx;ou-m:. r(‘ium. ‘nmh:l is duo 1L sylor, Esq., for clfocty toward a wucod, cympletion of tho buildivg. d WASHINGTON. A Proposition to Form a None Partisan Finance Com- promise. The 0ld Project of Funding Govern= ment Notes in Low-Intercst Gold Bonds. Changos Mado in Commltteo in the Mor« rison Tarlfl Bill. Provisions of tho Bill to Regulate the Pay of Army Officers, Rumor that the Army Headquarters Wil Bo Romoved to Washinglon. PROPOSED COMPROMISE, A NON-PARTIBAN MOVEMENT. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicao Tribune Wasiatoy, D, C., March 23,—Now that tho 1oaderd of both partios in tho louso of Kepro- senlatives are fully convinced that nesther with- out tho aid of tho othor can pass o curroucy bill of any kind which will cithor briug reliot to the prostrato business of the couutry, tend ta ro- staro loat confldenco, strengthen olther party with tlo people, or remove tho vexed question from politics duriog (ho coming Prosidontial campaign, 8 strongor dispositioa thaa haa over befors been manifested 8 now shown to make ono oaracst, bLoucst offost to taka tho questton out of . politics, and to wunito tho best men on both sidos of 4 Lo [ouee in cup. ot of acma elmpla Lue effect- ive meagnro. ‘tho londers in such 8 movemont aro vory naturally and properly such hbaral Itopublicans s Prof, Scolyo, . Chittonden, Willla, and othora. Thoy bavo very fitulo intor~ est aud tako no part in tho petty partisan strifio which occupios 5o much of "tho time of thoum holding loss independont Kum(ons. and thedr promin3nt connection with any movement of this kind fa less likely to excito rmlmmy and party feoling than if it was champlonod by tho rucoghized loadors of oither party. THE PLAN thoy have suggosted is a very almplo ono. It ls to re-cuact tho Iaw allowing the loldora of Unitod Btates notea in sums of 50, or auy mul- tiple theroof, to fund them at thelr own option into & gold bond, bearlug intorest at tha rate of 4 per cent, and payablo after thirty or fosty years, All notes thus fundod tho bill will pro- vido shall bo canceled ond destroved, and shall nover bo refssued. It hing not beon determined whethor this proposition shall bo accompanded with tho ropeal of auy part of tho Resumpslon nce of 1876 . or mot, . bat it fs tobbla * that % it ¥ if * would ' ba ikely to roceive moro support in tho Ilous {f couplod with & ropeal of that clauao of tho nct fixiug Jan. 1, 1870, ns tho timo of resumption no great objection woutd bo mado to such a prapo- sition. The Domocratic leaders to whom this plan has becn submitted have shown & very com- mendable dispositioa to TREAT THE BUIJECT [N A NON-PARTISAN BPINIT. Spoaker Kerr is undorstood to have promised it his support, and Morrison Las oxpressod bim- Belf ns much pleased with the plan. After some cansultation with on bis sido of tho Ionss, ho has come to tho conclusion that a bill containing tie fea- turos indicated would rocoivo at least GO Democratio votes, If tho Ilopublican party could be raliied ton gouvoral support of it, it could bo passed, In order to promoto sirob bar- mony, &8 overy ono now admita is necassary to socuro tho pasgage of any deairable meusuro af- focting the corroucy, a meeting of sonie ot tho most influcntisl men of both parties with the teading Liboral Ropublicans will bo hedd within a fow days, and thoso who liave taken tho moat intorest in tho movement Liopo at that timo to arrive at an updoratanding which will rosult in the accomplishinent of that which neither party can do alone, — NOTES AND NEWS. THE AUMY UEADQUARTLRS. Jnectat Dispatch to The Chicaga Iribuns, ‘WasiuxaToN, D. 0., March 23.—It is under- atood that thero is some foundation for the st, Louls report that tho army hoadquarters are to beromoved to Wausblugton. Gen. Shorman's opinion is not ofticially known, Lub tho Prosi- dent and Sccrotary of War Taft are known to approve the transfor. Taft is not indisposed to concado lo Gon. SBherman something of hia viow nd to tho atatus of the Genoral of the Army, which Dolknap o long and g0 succussfully ro- sisted. STLVER PRODUCT, ‘The Tressury Department tu~du.§, recelvod in- formation that the Congolidatod Virginia Ao will produce £3.500,000 of aflver this mouth, and the other mines 600,000, Tho silver product for tho restof this month is catimuted at 25,~ 000,000 ARNY NEGULATIONS. Adjutant-Goneral Townaoud s proparing new army regulations which will boe promulgated noxt suwmer. 'fUE DEPARTIENT OF JTGTICE. Canlfiold’s Commitice on Expondituros in the Department of Justico hna booa fnvestigating tho subjoct of spocial counsol fees, Durbam, of Routuclky, who hoa the mattor in charge, has noarly comploted Lis report. Ko fiods that thero have been pafd for nusistant counsel in four yoors, 220,228, sud for oxtra compeneation to District Attorueys, £54,000. Ifo will report that, Intho judgwent of tho Committeo, thoro hag beon an abuso of tho power. Tho Commitico will report a bill to restrain this power, which shall - make 1t tuo duty of tho District Judgo to testify tho amount and vatuo of services rondared, and wlich will pro- vido tbat horoafter all payment for special counsel foes shall be made by tha Dopartments for which tho sorvicos avo boea rondored. DEOLINES, Cameron has dechiuod » dinner, tondored bim by tbe Republican membora from Ponnayle vania on his birthday, at which Grant aud afl tha Prosideutial candidatea wore to bo present. e says e will rotiro from public lifa ac the ond of bis Sonatorial torm, and then will accopt any tostlmontals from his friends. DYRENFUNTIL With regard to tbo_investigation now in progress in the Interior Dopartmaent as to the truth of certain charges preforred by Goorgo Olnoy, of Now Yor! ainkt I G. Dyrentnris, of Chleago, Principal Lxaminer in the Patent Oflico, & statement has boon mada to tho follow- ing oftect: Dyrounfurth sdmits yoceiviug §600, but claims that ho reccived it for profussonal eervices, wiich he {nsists ho bad a right to per- form oulsde of the office, and Lad no knowledgo of suy fraud, Dyrenfurth now says that ho has aoade 1o such adimission or statoment, nor Lay anythiug of tho kind boon shown, aud that he can afford to wweit Lis complete vindication by tho Comumisslon appointod to try him, OLYCEUINE, Tho bill introduced by Bonstor Jones, of Na- vads, to-duy, sbeolutely prohibits the transporte ation from ono Htate or Territory to another, or to or {romn & foreigu couutry, of nitro-glycerie in any otbier form than thal of dynamite, and prohubits transportation of the latter substanco excopt by morely frolght conveyauces, and on conditlon that it is Y\nukuul fu motallic casos and unaccompauied with any means of oxplading it. In the ovent of u doath ‘being caused” by explo- slon whon dynamity I8 hluufxluxmd in suy othe: manner, overy porson who kuowingly permittes or aidod ity transportation, s to be acomed guile ty of mauslaughter, TI48 TARIYP BILL. T'he Committoo on Ways aud Aleans to-day mado tho following changes in the Marrison Tanf Lllt: Tobacco, 40 conts por pound ; pres- ent duty, 85; cigars, 83,50 per pound; present duty, $2.50, with an_ ad valorom of 25 por ceut; clgarutios, 33 per pound. APPROVED. Tho President hos approved the bill making an appropriation for invalid and other pensions. THE SPENCER INVESTIOATION continuod to-duy, but mo testimony ot speclal Lwportauce wax given, MALLETT KILDOURN INDICTED. Tho Graud Jury bave agreod upou an Indicte ment in the case of Haltott Kilboura for rofusin; to auswer questions regarding the so-callo “roul-eatate poul " before tho welock cammittee of the Houso. p Se—peaay THE RECORD, BENATE, Wasuniatox, D, C., March 23.—)r, Edmunds, from tho Committeo on the Judiciary, roported favorably the bill to permit the Judges of Diye trios Coured in Ponusylvania to ba retired, Mr. Mortou gave notleo that on Monday next hio would usls the Houate to tako up sud dispose of tho resolution to Iuvestigate tho alleged trauds fo tho recent elections in Miseissippl. Ar, Wright said bo would ask the Benator from Michigau (Chribtinuoy) to call up aud presy for represontative mon |- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. MARCIL 24, 1876. conaidorntion the motlon o recongidor the volo on the bill fizing the salary of the President. Mr. Chiristiancy said ho did not care to eall op tho matter, 1To had given anoh notice the othor day because ho thought sore of the friends of 1ho moasure wanted lo say something moro on the subject. 1o Lad no fntorest in fta reconnideration, only to give Benators who woro iu favor of tho moas- ure annther chanco o speak, Mr. Wright #id that he wonld not now urgs the matier, hut ho thonght that 1t shonld Do catled up and speadily dispoeed of, TUE PREJIDENTIAL VOTE The morning hour expiring, tho Chair 1aid before the Senate the unfinishod bueincss of yosterdsy, the Bill to count tho votes for tha Prosident sad Vice Tresident, 3. Morrimon propoted toamend the sccond soction #0588 to mako 1t read ¢ ** Such return shall bo counted, which shall bo duly suthionticated by the Biate su- thor ogmized by and in hermony with tho e rea o6 prosided by the Conatitntion.” "Thie qutertion was taken on Alr, Morrimon's smende ind 1t was declated loat, fr! Randolph then proposed the following amend- ment as additional nections to the bill, as follown 3 15 tawuro 1o cach Blato (ko count of its Klectoral vote, axeept it shall ho refectod 88 provided for in Bec, 1 of his act, it 18 declared the duty of esch Houso of Cogresn to_ record 14 vote by nyen and noea upou all nestionn as to which are tho true and valid returns o ia Siate, a1d {t shall bo (ho duty of the presiding oflicer o cach Houeo to immediately forward to tho othor & irua and dotalled retirn of such volo, Bhould it then appear that the two lourcs have falled fo agreo o9 fo which are the trug snd valil rcinrow, {hey ehall immedistely reansamble, and tho President of tho Sonato aliall an’ nounco those teturne sa valld which shall have ro- celvad 8 majority of all the volos eant in both Housea of Congress, considored s If in_jolut meoting assom- bled, Should it osour that tha sgarogate vota of both Tioutes Do cqually divided upon the question, then, and in that event only, the Presldent of tho Henate shiall give tho casting vote, The amondinent was lost--yeas, 12; naya, 3%, Tho Lill was amended in it phrasealogy withont ma« tesinlly alteringits meaning, aud the question recurrod on the passago of tho Lill T'OBT-ROUTR MILL. Mr, Hamiln asked the fienata to fay sside the pend- ing bill and tako up tho Tost-routo bill, and the Son- atoagreed. In commencing fta consideration 1t waa ascertained fhat the Post-routo bill had Loen sent t0 tha printors with a pondiug amendment. Tho Henato thon went into- oxocutivo scssfon, and soon adjourned, e3ampisn of officisl distioneaty was fn the War No- partuent, when JONK €, DATAIOUN WAR ALCRETARY. Tre went to Bouth Osrolina, and in Lis alwence his chifef glerk, Chiristoptier Vandeventer, was Actiug Bco- rotary of War, and as stich awardel s contract, for the fountallon of & fort at Hampton Londs to his (Vanda- venter's) brother-in-law, a Mr. Mix, Hoon after wards, Mix assignod one-half of the contract ta Vane deventer, and the partnera found a third party who 0id the work for Rn\ one-half of the contract price, enabling_ thom o reallra s larga suw, Thie fs b ono examplo of the * crooked " transactions bofare 1hp Republicans cams into power, THR PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIQN, The Republicana are anite encouraged by {ho unex- pectedly good nows from New Hampaire, following losely on (ho muaicipal auccesa of ihe llz&\‘\hllun- in Maine, and thay now hops to rodeem Connectictt, Dawos, Frye, Garfield, aud othar Oongressional ora. fars, ate under * marching orders" for the Iand of stoady habita, snd thouranda of cheaply-printed cam- palgn documonta are being sent all aver tho State, ‘Nelther Maine, or New Hampehiro, or Counecticut, Towerer, in any way aflecln tho Dreatdential eleor tion, excepting pernaps that (ho victorfous Re- publicans ~ thera ara bittorly opposed to infation. Coakling's friends crowin over tlio oloctton of dolegates 1o the frtendly to him fa the Cily of Now Yor ing what the Unjon Lesguo Club and George William Cuttis have mald, Dut Blaine's supporters aay that 1his was Custom-1louse work, Morton, who basce his liopes of nomination on tho Boniliern States, is not vory Jubliant over hix fuvestigailons into Alstama polftice, and the Briatow mon congratulalo (hamselves thiat hlin far his character has_nol been mmirchod, Meanwhils, Anthony, of Ruodo Island, Ingafle, of Kan- A%, Blaynard, of Tonnessee, and Hayea, of Oio, are Lalked of as worthy and well lgl\lll!ld to occupy tho sacond placo on the ticket, Who kuows? DUTLER ON THE ILAMPAGE, Tho Irroprceaiblo Loyoll Srigadlor {8 here, working withs his usual cnorgy and persistonce againat L nomination of Dana an Minlster to Groat Britaln, and with & good show of succesd. Dans asked to Lo lieard Ueforo the Benato Commitice on Foreln Rolations, “but when he learned that Dutler was to bo present nlso, and to croms-cxamina him, bo stond on his digni- ty, and declined to como. Urgent dispatches have Ueon sent to him, telling him that he cannot affard to remaln avway, bul it s avident that hio dreads encoun- loring Dutler, who may thus walk over the courso. Thia il bo hard upon Dans, and harder upon bis romy dsughters, who aro abrosd, snd who lave doulitleas felt much plessed over thelr prospective presontation at the Conrt of Queen Victoria, Bhould Butler mucceed in defosting tho nomination of Da will ba a little souvenir of revenge for tho Iatter’s attempt {o_defoat himn for Congress in 1870, and a rap at Judgo Hoar, who baa alwaya_opposod (ko Qeneral whonevor and wherover au opportunily pre- rented ftself. This fall Butler will run for Congress in the Lowell District, aud as Tarbox, tho preaent Democratis_membor, Lias proved a lamontable faliure, ‘wo may see Hutlor back in Uongress in 1877, TUE COST OF A BENATONSHIP, 1t is whisperod about the Capitol that proof exista that o gallant Ganfederato Gonural hid 0 pay 2,500 to 3 home rival beforo lie conld aocuro his electlon, Thia {n a small sum, however,with what must have been pald Dy other Benators for the * cloction expensea ™ swhich qave thiem tholr eats, I alludo more capeolally o tho Atlantic Btates, whoro politics hivo bocomo a trade, 1t {8 nald that yn tho City of New York tliera sro brok- ers who negotiate the ‘»un:husa of srata in the House, and that_one Ionorsblo M, C, kiad Lo pay $60,00 i doctor found Iaboring undor Intenso mental ox~ oftomont, - bordering ‘on insanity, It was also anid that Mr. Darrott reaently suffered from pn apoploctle attack, from which Lo nevor wholly recoverod. Mr, Barrett waa one of tho lendlnr spirita in tho Yonng Domocracy movement witch lent a now intoreat to local politics soverat yoars minco. Tlo was & prominont member of the Apollo ITall Qenoral Commitioo, although Lo never held any palitieal oflico. A BRACE OF ALLEGED FOROERS. Special Diawteh to Lhe Chieago Tridune. Paxtoy, Iil., March 23,—Thoro has beon an fn- tonto lutoroat manifosted in tho oxamination of Dr. A, Jones and Bonjamin trankiin in thia city to-dny. Thoso ate thio partica montioned in my telogeam yostorday chargod with forging n note on Gieorgo Atkinson, a farmor living nosr hero, Fravklin was discharged yoetordny by Justico Cook, To-Uay Jones waa "triod boeforo Justios Bimona and committed to _Jail in dofault of 3500 bail. 1n tho ovidonco to-day Jones and Franklin woro shown to bo brothers. Thoy aro traveling caneor doctors, and claimed by thoir advortise- monts to bo graduatos of Bullovuo Hospital, New York, Jonca admitted to-day that Lio had only boen there on a vislt. Fraoklin was sgain arrestod on the chargo of obtaining tho note of D, Gow by fraud, and was hold to ball by Jutico Cook in the sum of $600. o went to jall, Connty-Attornoy Bamplo and J. R. Kivnoar conductod tho easo for tho pooplo, aud Giay & 8wan for tho prisonees, RUMORED EMBEZZLEMENT, Bax Fraxcisco, March 23,—Rumors are car. ront {n this city that facts have como to light showing J. T. Babcos, lato coinar of tho mint, to havo ombozzied ovor £25,000, Gon. Lae Grange, Suporintondent of the Miut, in ao in- terview to-day, atatod that ho advieod the Gov- ornment to accopt Babcox's resignation Inst De- combor, bocausa b fafled to comply with the rogulationas_govorning his dopartmont, and ho &Ln(}nnun)cnn!ldumd auch a failura oponad the loor for the entranco of finvn abuson, but that o careful examinationof Jiabeox’s nccounts, and s compatison with the eoln and bullion ou hand, showad no mivappropristion of funds, and on prosonting the matter to tho United States District Attornoy, no evidence could bo found ©oa vhick to baso an indictmont, FOREIGN. 1oty Fathor, & hopa it Qo givos ma when I grow up to carry your Holiness’ l.akfl:"?. o Popo_stooping down, and_ imiiating . boaling of n deum witl i haud, mald 16 was 20 consaty bo bogin by hoating the drum,aad st "Giod bloss you, Hwitzor, and prosorve yoc ot d«:f‘uml 1:{0 Toly i;uu :;1 hin own good timon ¢ addroraod soma alfootionuto wordsto tha py and all prosont. © Pireuy —— FRANCE AND GERMANY. THUX TWO CONTRANY CURNENTA AT DERyy, Taws, March 22.—A tologram from Ubfllu..L tribntos to Prince Dlamarck, but without gy, antooing ita authontioity, tho following words, Qermnny may tienceforth ceda to Repnblicsn g, the hotior of. marosiug at the head of th oy ngainet Dtramontaniti X © movonsy Thin will, no doubt, bo made eaniial of by thy ontl-Ropublican papors, which have already b, twithing the Ropublicans with tho aatlsfactly oxprogsod by tte Dorlin prosa st tho late ely, tious, Tho France, fn anewer to theso taugy, says1 Yea! May 1t pleass tho gentlemen of Mo DT T ieant o atfod 1o bin rostatomerienl o Moltko, 14 18 1o sccret, and atill 1oas 0 thie oy, print, that thero are two conteary currents ut iy ong which atrives for the strengthoning of resce tween Gormany snid Franco; tho otk for thio renawal of tho war sgaiust Francs on uny pr toxt, Tho German Emperor sud Emproas wish cerely for peaco; Count Moltke und the milltary pur would_havo war, Tho_Obaneellor of thia Qe man Emplre, Princo Dismarck, hae rallied y tho Imporial will. When it s thus, ofter o hiovo boou obliged {0 boud our heads Jow enoughys pana under the Gandino Forks of the victarlous e Tisu arny, what nuust bo thought of tho national sy, coptibility shown by tho Union! Does not the g, nity of patiolisn prescribe that wo should, op i contrary, uao oll out eiforta to econd st It {bey belonging ta tho Pesco party at Berlin? Tho Uneg pretends that o do 80 13 *to do tha WOEk of Lh frr elgner.” Wo maintain that It fa to do tho worysf Franco; and it 18 bocause we do 1ot Xnow of any g cessor moro fit for tho wark than tho Duo Docazes, iy wo steadfelly advoaato bis aloction, — OLD DUTCH CLAIMS, Bad Noews for tho Kniclkorboclker Pop, tunc-liuntors. New York Herald. From time to timo tho dogcendants of thoy old Dutch famillos who flrst poopled the laligy of New Amstordam aro excitod with tho hops ¢ boing able to entich thomsolves by olaimiy largo {nheritancos which some achoming and uy. successful agont had assurod i{hom was L quoathod by tho Europonn branch of tho fami to tho American offshoots, In their vaines donvors to poesoss thomaoves of theso adre tisod **Onstles in Bpain many rospectaly American families of Dulch dotcent have g The French 'Bonate Committeo Opposcd to General Amuesty. Inquiries in tho Dritish Parliament Concerning the Genova Award Burplus, Queen Vietorla Endowed with the Title ¢ Empross of India” The Bpanish Government Will Not Tolerat Papal Intorferonce, GREAT BRITAIN. '* EMPRESS OF INDIA Lonpox, March 23.—After an snimated do- ‘bato in tho Houso 5f Commonsy, the Royal Titles bill, making Quoon Viotorin Lmpross of India, was passed to its thitd reading. Tho vole stood 200 for tha bill and 134 against it. . THE QENEVA AWARD, Loxpos, March 23.—~Willlam X, Walt, the momber for Uloucostor, gave mnotlco in tho Houso of Commouva to-day that ho would shortly ask tho Under Seerotary for Foroign Affairs whothor it ia true that the (lovornmont of tho United Statos, after paying the Alabama clalms, has a eurplug of from £1,000,000 to £2,000,000, for which it {4 unabla to fiud a logiti- mato claimnut. - A DANK BWINDLER BENT TO TRIEON, Richard Bounor Oakloy, who way undor ox- aminatiou boforo the Lord Mayor to answer to a chargao of having, as tho propriotor and manager of the Co-oporative Crodit Bauk, obtainod by falso prolonsus various Iarge sums of money and yaluables as socuritica from trustees sud do- positors, with inteut to dofraud, was to-day com- mittod to Nowgata for trial au tho May acasions, The Lord Mayor said that Lo would asccept $45,000 ball, fucludiug the prisoner's own recog- nizances for &5,000, and two suretios for 10,000 each. Dail was not offered. EOYPTIAN FINANCES, Loxpox, March 23,.—In tho Louso of Com- mons lo—n]ny Disracli, In roply to,a quostion, stated thut tho KXhodive dosired that Mr. Cave's roport hould not be published, bocausa Iigyp- tian finances were in an unsettlod state, aud tho roport was of o confidential charactor, ‘Tho Guv- eromont had couformed to tho Khedive's wishos. JIOUBE, Mr, Wells (310, Introduced s Bill to esamine the evidenco of payments made by Missouri to Stata troope, and slso the evidenco as $o suppliea furnished ;a :me, and which have notyeb beon pald, Iee erry M, Roclyo movad to Teconsider the vote by which tho Louso non-concurred in tho Senato amendment to tho Uil to supply the deficlency at the Red Oloud Agency, thoaniendment being 10 increaso the appros riation from $100,000 to $150,000, After remarks by leaara, Huclyo, Atkins, aud othors, Ar, Beelys withe drow tlio motion, A WELL POISONED. Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Fort WAYNE, Ind., March 23.—8omo porson during 1ast night polaonod a well on tho proper- ty of Mrs, Brunnott, used by hiersolf and a fam- ily named Klingor, Tho latter got water from tho woll lato last night, and it was porfectiy clear. This mornlog Mrs. Brunnott drow somo, COMMITTRE REPORTS.. and found it to bo milky in appearance. This g Mr, Gook, rom tho Comauiics on Milltary Altalrs, | 1574 foobtaln blaslection, @ e oxcitod hor auspiclons, and upon_examination TURKEY. lowod thomanlves to bocowne tho dupos of shary reported a bill to reduco the area of the military res vation of Fort Laramle, Wyoming Territory, to an Broa of 5 square miles, Paacd. ‘A S. Wiilinms (Mich), from ihe ssmo Cammittoe, reported a bil) sulborizing commiesioned ofiicera to 1naka deposits under tio act of May 15, 1873, Passod, A B. Williams (3lich.), from tho ssma Gommitcs, reported o bill Topasling the law which forbids tne appolutment to any position In tlio army of any person Whio scrved in any capacily io the military, naval, or civil aorvice of the Confederzto States in {113 1ate Hcbell- fon, Tassed, ir. hanniog, from the samo Cammiltoq, reortad & ors who protonded that thoy could placo hoitai posscssion of property which oither nover s, od or novor was willod to thom. In thia yay us. nuagocung and unsophiaticatod citizens of Ney York aud vicinity hava beon flosced out of con. s;domb]n wmonoy and robbud of much valuaby tiwe. A gontleman of this olty, who waa advise! that is wifo had suddenly’ boooms tho boireq of yast wealth 10 Holland by the recent doceay of an_octogeparian rojativo in tho flats of iy tho water wan fouud to bo covered with a white tonm. A analysls will be mado. Alrs, Druo- nott euspeota s man namod Ahiugor of having committed tho dastardly act, ke haviog thront- oned to do her bodily barm. A MURDEROUS MOS8, Swecial Dispalch to rhe Chicagy Tyibune, New Onreaxs, March 23,—Tho Iate Doputy Sheriff of Livo Oak County, Tox., jnst arrived, saya that on Monday night ity dlagnised men UXR FINANCIAL LMBARRASSMENT, Loxpox, March 23.—A dispatch from BDerlin rovorts that tho Imporial Powors are oxchauging commubications with a viow of nsslating Turkey out of hor finaneisl embarrassmont, aud des- Ignating somo export fostorn statcsman (o tako charge of the Ottoman finances. TUT BERYIAN AIMT. Besarapx, Blarch 20,—The lovy of a resorvo Why gentlomen of weaith will pay such_exiravagant sum for tho privilego of secing tholr names in tho Congreestonal Recor froo through tho m: Dunareary would say, No fellah can find out.” Soma of them, It s trto, work hard upon commiltees, othors worry through the day with firtations in the itrary, othiora live anly to cat ponderous dinners ot the Widow Welcker's, others bow down to tho fascinations of whist of draw-pokor, aud othera talk agatnat timo with wiry nowapaper men yearuing for a bit of scandal or an item of nows, Dut why they so muich want Lo coma all 16 roqulata tho pay of army oificers. The bili fizes | &8 Biatter of spoculation and wonder, has rosulted has resulted most satisfactorily, 1t | Yo Coubitey, wroto-on tha .siabjood o3t i payeh fatlawns G $10.000} Lieutenant-G TONAXZA™ BHARES, entered Oakvillo, 80 miles from hore, and tho Muellor, the Amorican Consul st Amstordu, T SRR Steeelvetonos rivadior Genaral, | | Nonanza s (ho Bpsalah wrord for s foad breste.? | gounty-saat of Livo Oele County, ik Foseos, | iy cotimsied Skt Seerla U Bhvo 8,000 Toon | sid vocstyed fsnten, i thdsed, tha oot 000 § 500 3 C ,000 ; | and our Novada Benators aro etting other Congross- v . whic] was Bai ot eon willed to e socions Caviata ‘(,I;f,",l’.,'&'g‘,';"ff“f&a"?" | O Tt hels sley Htoricn of mining spoouls | 8lon of tho fail, snd murdorod Jobn T, Tobln | ™ “ruz msunnxotioNiats omuckep by sxow. | spouse, ‘but somo usoful fuformation on tif {uot mounted), §1,500: Adfutant, $1 tlons, Old Maccnas, the courtly Alinister of Angustns the Great of Rome, was nowhers when financially compared with Hoodl, Fair, or Mackey, and Dumas' story of Monte Christo is eclipsed by some of thers minors, The late Vico-President Wilson was ouce tenptod to invest in somo mining stocks, but ho lost every cont that ho pat in, and some of thoso hers now who'are sonding thelr savings to the Pacific coast may wish that they lisd uover heard of tho Comtack Lode, tho Helchor Miae, or the Consolidated Virginla, THE NATIONAL STATUARY GALLELY, Tha matble statue of Gov, Winthrop, just contrib- ntad to the National Statuary Hall by Masaachusets, ia genorally proneunced not worth the! {| 0,000 im gold pald yom:} Alr, Greenough for it. Tho old Governor, elab- y attired in the ball costume of thoss days, snd bare-licadod, 18 rapresanted ss tripping ashore from an {magiuary vessel, rapresented by tho end of a plank, and & cable mado fast to a trec. 1is enormous doublo- plaitod ruff makes him resomble a pouter pigeon, ‘while the rosottes in his shoea aro anytbing but sug- cstive of tho stern wimplicity of the Massachusetia snd Henry Coltar, prisouors. Thoy then went to tho houso of Matt Adama ood shot him, and finally fired about seventy-five shots into the houso of Davis, but ho escaped, and has como liero to soo what can bo doue, 400 ¢ Etrst-Licu. fenant (mounted), $1,600; Ifrat-Lioufeuant (not mounted), $1,500 Second-Lieutensnt (mountad), $1300; Becond-Lisuienant (not mouniad), 31,400, GENERAL APFROPRIATION DILLa Pending action on tho b, the morning hour ex- pired, and o Ttonte weut fnto Commilica of tho Wholo, Mr. Coz {n the chair, on tho Leglalative, Exscu- tive, aad Judiciat Appropriation bill, with the’ under- atsiiding that all general dobato on 'the bill showd be limited fo two hours and a half, ¢ Tno Commitico was addrossod by M. Seales fn sup- fork o iho il 3ud Iy adoeacy of tho irator of tho ndian Dureau fro tho Toterior to tho War Departe Lonpox, March 24,—Tho Standard's Vienna dlspatch says hoavy snows {mpedo tho opora- tiony of the insurgonts Iu Ilorzogovina, Tho inmurraction, however, is oxpocted to brenk out shiortly with ronewed violonce, s volunteora have heon coming In from Sorvia fu conwiderable nombars, aud additional suppilea of arma boen rocoived from tho eame quaror. FAILURE TO NEVIOTUAL NIESIC, Loxpoy, March 24.—A dispatch to the Times from its Ragusa corrospondent reports thut Mukhtar Pasha failed in hig attempt to rovictaal Niosic. le had encceoded in provisioniog tho first block-bouss tn Duga Pass, but was aftor- wards obliged to withdraw to Kelstaz, The insurgents followed and mado a night attack on Kiostaz, and drovo Mukhts to Gatzehko. Tho ;l'n;{l;u llonl. 120 killed. Extromo distross provaits n Niosle. v intorestiug subject of old Dutch claims, Mr. Muoller says that at the Consulate which s undor bis charge, American fortyuc-hunting lottors havoe bocomo 8 perfect plague. Hardly au Amorican moil roachos Amsterdan without bringing to the Consul sowo of thoso eplstles, ‘The United Htates Consutato at Mottordain anl the Unitod Biates Logatlon st Tho Eaguo moy likiely fare no bottor su this respect, _Tlio epistios usually commonce in somethin like this manner: *4 About 180 years ago acertain Vap B——n loft 40,000,000, which aro now. in tho Bauk of Holland, 1 sm onoof bis neire. I have, Low. over, changed my name, which ia now Va B—r," otc. Boma tima ago s Ponnaylyania Indy catonlshed tho Consul by conveping tho sturtling intellc TRIAL POSTPONED. Special Divaleh to The Chicagn Tyidune. ‘Waukzoan, Ill, March 28.—Josoph O’Keafo, against whom tho Grand Jury roturned an in- dictmont of manslaughter for tho killing of James Burko, Jr., at Loko Forcst o short time ngo, was to-day boforo Judgo Murphy. Ilis at- torneys, Mosars, Bargo and O'Brion, after a somowhat lonpil.h"y atgumont, woro granted a coutinnanco of fho case untll noxt term. O'Keofa's bail was fixed at £5,000, which was promptly furnished. A roport was circulatod ment. Mr, Yeates spoko {n defanse of the Dmmnunrzrfiy agaiust the allacks of Ropublican members of tho House, and mald that they (tho Republicans) considerod isloyalty to the Ropublican party as ux-lnynu&m tho Govornmont, 1o donjed it, and satd that beeauso Bouthorn men in tho Houao could not ba brought over to the Depnblican party they Were taunted s enco that bor mothor, who was 91 yoars of ags, e T e beoumit oxes, | Lay ploaeers, ‘It is 1o B0 way bistorle, and it cxem- [ 08¢ 1o Lod Sumgiod Bl Sofmor ball, whioh —— B2 tho gifc of mocond-algnt, sud Hint, tho sl snch a8 Gov, Holien and Gen, Longatrect, wero con- plilles the folly of giving an art commnusion to & man proved to bofalso. FRANCE, damno had soou 330,000,000 in tho Lank of lok ‘who has never resiifod in his native land. Lagi e o+ sidered as ‘matriots, snd be ballaved wete thourht moro of than thoss Unlon soldlers who belonged the Democratio party, Tlo sald that Grontiam in the South had bid fair at one tima to change the character of this Government, as thero was not u Republican In the South who would not voto to make Grant King. 1lis speech excited much merrirent in all parts of tho Houso, 3r, ‘Throckmorton addressod tho Houso ou the necessity of protecting tho {rontiers of the country. "Tne Gommitten theu rose. MIGCELLANEOUS, Mr. Philllps, of Kansas, introduced » bill for the m}u of ‘:el 8 on publio landa within railroad limits, crrod Ar, Daker (Tnd.) Introduced a bill to promots the mining resources of tho United States, Meferred. “Tho Louse sdjournod, IN PATLIAMANT, Vensatires, March 28,—The Benate has ad- journod until Mondsy. In tho Chamber of Doputios to-day M. Wad- dington Introduced a bill abrogating tho clauses of the Uslversity law which permits facultios unconnectod with tha Stato to grant dogrees, M. Naquot introduced & bill in favor of tho Uiberty of public mosting. Lonpox, March 24—b & m.—Tho Parls corre- epandont of tho Times tolographs that Lho Bu- renux of tho Bonato bave olootod MAM. Krautz and Fourcand, of tho Loft: Loon Da Aarllo- wille, of tho Loft Contro; Miclol Changarnier, of 'Dasla; sod Dolsol, of the Right, and Admiral Domplorre and B1. do Bolcastol, Le- gltimisats, as the Commiltes on Ambpesty Pro- posals. The Committoa’ fa nnfavorablo to am- nesty, ajthongh tho mombera of tho Lalt favor ‘moasuyes of clomency towards individuals. > —_—— MEXICO. TOE PEVOLPTION MAKING NPT LIfTLE PROODESA. BSpectal Duspatch lo Tha Uhtcago Tribune, New Osveaxs, March 23.—A specigl to tho Republican from 8an Antonlo, Tex., of to-day's dato, eays the fact that Diaz, Gonzales, and other revolutionists, aro in Brownaville, and issute thefr proolamatlona from this side of the rivor, 18 regarded os the hest evidouce that tho revolutionieta ara not making nny hesdway to spask of. No importance should bo attachod to fho ramors of yeyoluttonist syccesses, Tho ouly thing Dlaz scemys to be in earncst about iy his attompt to corrnpt with promiucs of bribes thie loyalty of the Govornment troops, which Lias ot with but litslo succoss. —— land, all of which belougod to hor, The writet added the tnfling raquoest that tho Consul would bo kind onough to draw tho mopoey and sendil to America by the next mail, but fo be surete buy u largo dratt on Philadoiphis, as Now Yok waa too {ar off. s < 'I'ho epacimon lottors nbovo alluded to wil convoy an ides of tho waturo of many com munications which reach the Consular ofliceia Amsterdam. Yot many of thom cumo, straogely enough. from inlelllgnut persons aud ovon mea of stauding. This bejng tho case, our Cooste lar ropresontative in Awmetordam thinks thstil would bo woll to at opce put & stop to this et of diplomatic literaturo by drawiug public tion to the law asit actunlly exists iu Hollsad, Undor the old Dutch law sha administratios of unclalmed outaten belanged to the different + Orplinus’ Chombers” of the country, and, altor the ndn]:uou by Holland of tha Calo Napo- loou in 16811, whou tho Orphauns’ Chambery oeased thoir functions, tho proporty in tholr pos souslon came tudor tho jurisdiction of a loed board of adminietration. “In 1835 tho lquids tion of tho Orphans' Chambera was orderod Ly royal decreo and a sottlomont fixed at et monthy' time therealtor, 'I'nls statuto romalnel in forao until 1752, when tho Dutch Parliamect passod tho statuts of limitations, by whict Isy all unclainod inheritanaes irrevoesbly eschieatod aiter u lapse of fivo yuars, to tho Stato, Thisis tho splrit of tho law tln o nutsholl, 1In 1857 oll thoso old Dutch olatms, somueh nolsed about in the Unitod Statcs, passed fax- over into_tho possession of tho Dugch Govern ment, and, ndda Alx. Muajlor, ** I trust thatthe suppouad heirs of Drandt, etzgor, Welbet Luitner, and athors, witl make a noto of ik forogoiog sud torevar discard sll dronts of ;¥ denly becoming millionalros. Thoy are huslicy move phautoms.” g CENTENNIAL [TEMS, Spegiab Lisvateh to The Catzace Tridune 8ratyovieLp, 11, March 20,—Tho Spriuglel schoola bavo prepared for oxhibition at the Cox teanial Exposition njpo bouad volumes of spede meus of high and ward schpol work, all the pils contributing,—historical skotohuos of Spnng: fiold schools siuce 1522, Ehow;{rnphu of achotk buildiogs and plans of tho sawo, fles of scaxk papors, and oller matters pertaiuing b sohaol laterests of Bpiioghold. ‘This contriby 10n tp the Contonnial goos forward at once. It ‘{a moro comploto ¢han that seut to tho Vieast Lxposition, which waa much admired, Priuapereura, Pa., Mprch 23.—1'e annouece mong {8 mado that Dayard Taylyr fu to betbe Contooulal pocs. - SOVEREIGNS OF INDUSTRY. Cruveranp, O,, March 20.—In tho Natiosal Couuoit of the Boveroigns of Tnduatry tonls the Exeoutive Committes wora tnstruoted bf roeolution to arrange for a fitting reception 894 ontortaiumont of tha Ojdor 8t the Contenoith A code of by-lawa waa adopfed proyiding for i establishmont of a Mutusl Bonefit Insunsst Asupoiation, on 8 elmilar plan an that adopied tho Masoulo Order. The Councll adopted 87t* olution to potition Congress to catablish 4 National Buraan of Statistics of Labor simiisr¥ that of Museachusetia, ADSCONDED. New Yorg, March 2J.—A bookkesper named Ileddon, of tho Maring Dank, has absconded, and an examivation of his books showa that tho bank has been dofrauded of $33,000, It appests that whonover Heury Bodo, a customer of tho bank, sent Lis chock for doposlt, Hoddon would raise it, say, from £300 to 91500, Dodo has boon arrented, charged with being in collusion with odden, CHARGED WITH POISONING, &peaas Dispaleh i The Chicago Tributé. East Baatvaw, Mich,, March 23,—Frank O, Kennedy, o farmer, who rouidos iu the town of Ingorsoll, Midland County, was arrested this morning, charged with having poisoned bis wifo, who died very suddenly on Tuesday, The stom- nnhlof‘:luconeed Wil bosent to Ann Arbor for nualysid, Au offort wili bo mad tohava saversl of tho statues il exhibited at Philadelplita, and it {5 to bo hoped 1t} it this fs done David's status of Jefferson will be among those taken, It s beyond all. ltluflnn thio finest wark of art belonging to Guvernmeul A DOUDLE COMPLINMENT. Somo fifty years ago, more or less, when what 1s now the Natlonal Statuary Hall was' the hall of tha Howse of lloprcsontatives, an Evglishman namod Lancaster, who was {ntroducing s new systom of {n- struotion, delivorsd & courso of locturea thero, Ho spoka from thio Spenkor’s deak, and occupled tho Obalr durlog a debats which followed eacli locture. One oyening, after one of theso lectures, lienry Olay tnen Speaker of the Honse) complimented thio lacturor 1 handsome terms, obscrving that tho chair he oc led hiad naver pecr s wellalled before, M. Lanc or modestly disclaimed tho werit imputed o him by Mr, Cluy, and aaid, In effect, that man in his presont aspock wia but 3 vory humbfa instrument of & higher nd that the chair hohad just occupled, exulted ‘wus, had not been_fillod Ly anything befter than clay. Thia chair, by the way, 18 now owned by Ar, Jnmea Wormioy, who ol40 cwna much of the furni- turoof Charlea’ Sumnor, who regardod him and an- ather colored man, Ar, J, B, Bmith, of Loston, a2 among hia beat frienda. “There is not much *‘social news™ fn {lrs letter, af- tor ol thora bas been nono to record, but it s 10 be hoped that sa spring advances thero will ba more fes- tivity to ciiroulclo, Racoxreun, e S0P ot TR CRINME, THE OASE OF WILLIAM C. BARRETT. New York IYorld, March 22, William O. Barrett, soufor membor of the law firm of Barrott, Redilold & Hill, having oflices at. 20 Nassaq streot, eailod for France on Baturday last in theatoamstip Peroire, accompaniod by his wife, Yestordsy a report was put in circulation to the effoct that Mr. Barrott’s departuro from tho.country was on account of finaucial dificul- tles of s gorious and criminal charsotor. This roport creatod a livoly sensation among fho lawyers who were in tho new Court-Honse and also among tho City-Iiall politioians, By many tho romor was discredited, and Mr. Amass A. Redfleld, ono of tho law firm already mon- tioned, when questioned on the subject, pos- itlvely depied tho truth, Later in the day it was roported that Mr. Darrett had forgod papers, including mortgages and othiar yoal-catato doeds, amounting to about $300,000. Boveral of his futimate acquaintances nald Jast night that while Ar, Darrott wasa mowber of soveral clubs in this ocity sud a Dircotor or mansgerin & number of socistics, be bad nover beid s publio trust. Althongh usunlly addressed 18 Judgo, he had never ocou- pied & [:o«lunn upon the Benoh. ‘fha only per- sous who would suffor by Lis allogsd wrong- doing would be hia private clients, Oue of thoao, Alr, ograsse Livingston, of 121 Fitth avenue, sald last evemyg that arrott was {wounty-four yoars ago appointed executor aud trustao of the estste uelonging to hlmself (Alr. Livingston) sud bls brothor, This position bo had over sinoo lheld, Mr. Living- ston’s_firss knowloedge of the doparture of Darcett was on Haturday mighi, whon ho was visited by Alr. Novin W, ‘Batler, & junior momber of the tlrm of Barroit, Haddeld & Hll, who eaid that Barrott had gonoto Europe and left with bim s powor of attornoy to act for him, Mr, Butlor vad asked to oxplain tho whole thiug, and in reply eald it was not in his power | toaoso. It was g3 late as Baturday morning when Barrott withdraw from tho firm. en i A e WASHINGTON SOCIAL LIFE. BOCIETY IN TROUBLE—TERRIDLE TROUDLY.—RE- TUENCHMENT AND BEFONM—TEN HOULS A DAY ¥OU THE CLEDRS—WASHINGTON INVING ON WABHINGTON LIFE—CORUUPTION UNDER OAL- UOUN—THE PRESIDENTIAL OCAMPAIGN—DUTLER V8, DANA — CONGLEHSIONAL GOSHIP — MINING BUARES—TIUE NATIONAL STATUARY QALLERY. Bvecial Correspondencs of The Cricago Triduna. WasuiNoTon, D, 0., March 10.—~Boclety found tho past weck cold and cheorless. 8t. Patrick gave us Lis nonual storm, and tho cold wostorly winds bhave swopt down from tho mountaina, ovoking wolrd musio from tho many wirea of tho tolographs, which aro 8o many Zolian harpa. Tho penitontisl sonson hea beon duly obsersod in the Roman nnd Episcopal Churches, while tho montbers of tho ovangelical donominatious havo boen attending tho rovival meotings hold by day and by night. And then wo have had this series of invastigations golog on, makiog the rule of tho Democratic Houso A DEIGN OF TCRROR to scores of the old barnacles and Turveydrops who have for so many years been at tho heads of idlo burcaus and lucrative alnecures horo- abouts, What makes it heavior for these venor- ablo old partics ia tho fact that, whilo they have disguised their own political sentimenta and contributed to Postmastor Edmunds’ demands for campaign fonds, thelr wives aud daughters havo romaioed loyal to tho Lost Cause, and waited for the day when *our Joft shsll enjoy his own agan!" But now that tho preliminary stage of this reatoration hes arrived, and 4 BOUTUERN GENTLEMEN AGALY SWAGGLR AXD naNT in the Iouse of Represontativos, theso wor- shipers of *tho bounis blue flag " find thom- golyos stnickon in tho houso of their friends, Buch inquistive follows they are, to bo sure, theso investigating Cou(imumun. nad how thoy will know why certaln claims were reported on favorably aftor having boon disallowed, and why theso claiws wore rushed from one office to another and pald in n few hours, while it genoer- ally takes weeks if mot mouths to accomplish tho esmo results! Nay, thoy have in somo ipstances gona further, sud EIVII aataally aaked vospectable gents, whose futallics are in sociuty, whetier thioy Linve uot rocelved money for tus rovorual of oplulons, and for estraordinary hasta In the accols wration of rouline busing Hocioty shudders st the 1udba of such impertinent intorzogation, ospocially as, i mrmt{ ‘wea so roceived for extra mervicod, 13 was fme meudiately exyended for furnitursor feminina finery, Tt was not taken, whino theso voncrablo fnnocenté, from tho Publid Treasury, oud, if clim-sgontd choots to roward us, who s tle foser? Aeanwhile MURDERER CAPTURED. Special Dirpateh to The Chicago Tridund, Detrorr, Mich., March 20.—One of tho two negroos engaged tn the murder of Dr. MoKeon ata house of ill-famo last night was arrostod thig afternoon. lis namo ia A, Faulconer, but bo 18 not the man who fired tho fatal shot. ARRESTED FOR MUADER, Spectal Dispateh to Tha Chicaao Tridune, BroomsaroN, Ill, March 28.—Arthur O, Davis, who was shiot by Bonjamin J. Chrismay, diod tlls foronoon, Chrisman wan arrcsted and committed to jril. ACQUITTED. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Racryg, Wis., March 23,—Thomas Selvart, on triat horo for a murder committed neur Unjon Urovo, Wig., hiag beon acquitted. s e ey o WY TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. New Yorx, March 23.—The Rov. A. E. Kit- tredge, of tho Third Presbyterian Church, Chl- cago, who has rocoived a call to this city, proachied last ovening, 'Tha Tov, Dr, Gause, whom Alr, Kittredgo iy callod to succood, goes to 8t. Louis. LousviLre, March 23.—At s mecting of tho Kentuoky distillors, heid at the Ualt House to- day, a Committoo waa sppointed to proceed to ‘Washington to-morrow and represent their viaws to the Committeo on Ways aud Means regarding tho tax quostion, opecial Liavaloh to The Chicdoo Tridune. Bramxariew, 1il., Maroh 28.—A motion for a rohearing was entored to-dsy in tho Fedoral Court in tho caso of the Nowark Boud-Tloldors Saving Iustitution agsingt tho lata T'roasurer of Macoupin County. 'flio judgment croditars are hikoly to bave further troublo ere they got theiy monoy on the Court-House bonds, Nzw Youk, Maroh 23.—Tho stoamer Prof, Morue, ownod by tho Wostern Unton _Pelograply Company, eailed for Havans, vis Key oat, yesterday, earrying an olectrician nud assistante, w\;:; nro to seloct u route for the new tolograph oable. SPAIN, Mapnm, Narch 233.—Congrosg will begin to disouss tbo now Constitution noxt weck. It is expected thay the Government will sond an on- orgotio 1eply to the Pope's protest agalust the 1oligions toleration claused. —_—— EGYPT, THE GRAND KADER, Correspondence London Times, ALnxaNDRIA, Tob. 30.—Another of the fow tien that still bind Egypt to Turkoy has recontly beon sundered. Up to this year tho Grand Kadce, tha hoad of tho sdministration of Mahomsdan 1aw,—with which tho now tribunalg have not in- terfored in criminay maiters and questions con- ocarning tho porsonal statua of the Kgypiian,— way appoluted by tho Ports, and sent from Con- stantinople, Ilo purchasod his plsco privatoly from tho Turkish Govornmont, which paid no particular rogard to his qualifications, All that was roquired was that ho ehould be an Osmaplee (s 'Turk) of tho orthodox soob of the Hanafeos, and tha} ho elould koow the Koran by heart, It was not ovon nocossary to speak Arabio—tho lap- guaga of the peopla to whom this groat light of tho law bad to administer justico. 1ls only Lel the post for a yoar, during which time ho natu- raily favored vealthy sultors in order to mako a decent profit out of his purchssed post. Tuis venal systom i now av an end, The last Graud Kadea of the old chool has gano back to Btam- boul. For the futare, the Khodivo sends £3,000 ayearto the Bhaik-el-Islam, tho head of tho —_— OHID LEGISLATURE. CoLvynus, 0., March 23,—In the Senate, the Bonato bill to amond the law of last winter go- quiring charges on frelglta on rallroads €0 as to aliow the companles to charge for spaco, Instond ——————— MISSISEIPPI IMPEACHMENT CASES: Mesreuts, Tonn,, March 23,—Tho Appd! Jackeou, Miss., apeolal eays formal Judgment B of weiglits, for trausparting ligbt, bolky ace | Mahomedan Church, snd has the right to a the Republican parly, which found nearly ali of thuse Justico Geargo 0. Barrott, of the Bupreme 4 0 E4l P | tho caso of Llout.-Gov. Davis was pionound s Hopublican party, WbIch 105t Them Heeer tomw | Cours, who {a & nophow of W. O Darolt, suiq | USjos WeapAssed, '\ e bl prints | Bty e O rmations combing | o021, belug romoval from atloa wnd dlur%umfif cation lLercafter from holding auy ofice n£ honor, trust, or profit, JUpon poqiiest of 1 Housad tho Bonato hay discautinued procoedia! againt ex-Supt, of Education Oardozo. A JUST LAW APPROVED, Bar Paancisco, March 23.~Tho Goyeror b day approved tho bill pumishing wite-bested With public whipping, sufers from $fu kinduess, RETHENCIIMENT AND BEFORM, Thoss publio functionarics, aa luchanan called thun, who Luvo resistod templation, foel somowhat caut down becauso of tho reforma which both political pasticaaro fustituting, ‘Ihoru ans to bo no more pri- Yatucarslsges pald for outof the Publio Treasury, with horaee kept on Government foed, and coachimen’ who Sjure on departuent pay-rolle te messengurs, Ex. fonsts turaiture can o more ba pu ouks rovun callod auoflice, nOF £an expensivo - parted nole-paper, stamped with monograwms, bo ab- binud an departiiont atationory, Thedo aud othier ittlo abuses which cropt fnto the publio service during !};':.‘:;“f nfin{f‘uhfln weeded out, muhmn the tirst . tha department fticia ow degre, il tva T8 ot hle . o BB **'AT LEAST TEN MOUKS EACI DAY, sxcopt Bunday aud day duclared public holldays by Law," w8 14 providud by sec, 164 of tho Huvkésd Blabe utcs, iy lucreas of otlico-hours, witn tha proposcd raduction of forco, snd decrease of salarics, hay not, 8 may be imsgiued, been productive of Jollity, aud, on 1ho wiiolo, wa bave & ducidedly uncomfortable montl of Murcli.” There {4, Lowover, compensation for overy Jil, aud this inoreabo of Work aud decreawo of pay 1wy wake CLERKSUILS LESS DESIBADLE, Waabington Trvlug, whn & youny nucn, refused pa offercd pouition in oue of the Deysrtuents bery, do- claring it iy lottor of declination * I veully Leliuve: 1t would take but a aliorh career Of Publio ifo at WayAe 10gton 0 rendor we moutally sud physically & perfecy wrock, sud to burry woe pirematurely {uto old agw® Trving was saustble. Qrand Kadeo, whoso funations combina thoso of a Judge of Assizes, a Judge of the Court of Avchos, aud = Judge of the Divaica Court, was appointed 8 fortuight ago. He {8 a man of learning, holda tha poat dum benp se gessril, mnd recoives & salary of £2,600 & year.” Io wag inatalled with great pomp aud ceremony. Tho Ministers and all the high officials of State, all the Ulemas i(lhu puisuo Judgoes wha are undor the Grand adoe), and Jargo bodies of troopy woro assom- bled at the Palaco of Kasr-ol-Nil, at_Cairo, ta rocoive tho Jlead of the Law. Riaz Pasha, tho Mivister of Justioe, made & spesoh on the ad, ‘vautages of tho greal reform, and pxpreesed con- fidence g tho purity of Mahomedsn justico hencoforward. The Minister then uvested tha Kadoa with Lie ool dress—a yobo of groen silk (tha sacrod color of the Proplet)—and ha proceedad, with s Dlemas, to open bis Courts, —— THE POPE, NECEPTION OF THE BECENT CONVERTS TO TiY BOMAN QMULOM. Pans, Vob, 28,—Tho Vatlcan Vocedells Verita givos an aooouns of a yocoption by tho Popo of forelgu familles, rocont couverta to the Olurch, and mostly English and Americans. ‘I'ho Pope took particalar notico of a little boy, 0 yeara old, tho chidd of * My, Willlam Hutchison, a last night that ho know nothing whatover of tho busineds affairs of his unate. He tid not been fu pocinl relations witl him for moro than two yoars. Justice Barzott had boou raqueated to send him referonces, but this he (nvariably de- chued to do, Lurihermore, he would ot allow lur momwber of the firm of Barrott, Redtleld & il to argue oases beforo him., W, O. Darrott, itis said, was the trustea for four vory valusblo estates of the Livingston fanily, amouunting to 800,000 iu real oxsiate, morteages, and Govornmont bonda, 1l wad also the trosteo of tho patate of tho late Oharles G, Halpine (**Aliles O'Reilly™). The Livingaton brothers think thoy will loee aboot oue-haif of thuir proporty on accouut of tho transactionsy of their alloged fugitivo ‘Trusteo, It was said thas when mortgagus would bocome due Barrety would colloct tho money aud converd it to by owa use, still coutinmug to pay the iutercst, Bir, Rediold, whea questionod in rogard to tho roportod defaication, said that Larruit was in- solvent, bus ho denounced the charge of alleged furgery a4 & calumuy. Laut evonin| ing and legal advertisiug to tho loweat biddor was dofeated, TheSenato bill to fix the prica of legal advertising at 81 per square for the fraf {usortion, and 50 conts for each additional inaor- tion, was passed. Tho House amended it so as 0 provide for tho pristiug of county oftivial ad« vortisomonts in papers of opposito political viows and one (foraian papor in oach county, ‘T'ho Honato was iu session untila lata honr to-night. Tho Houss bill to reorgsaize tholus natio asyiums of the Hiate was passod, Inlia wore introduced o provide for the eloo- tion of Congrossmen in Novamber, amd to ra- plun thio law croatiug » Btato Codifylng Comtalys sion, — e = Denlings with XoolkeAgonis Ahahop Clark fn New York Ledgers T Bomo thmo ago, in » it of desperation, u.h‘:'-'l undor bonds to a friend, promusing to seud ! 1 £5 oyory time thay I subsoribod fur a bov! b thougtit that tho statoment of thiy fact migbt & lrmlutmu againet ausault, but it s nob I‘“‘. od 80, Tho layt bool-agont thut caliad sssurt men that ho would cheerfully deduct kh"u‘ from my subsctiption for tho “bake of bLavil { wy pawme on hly list, and I mookly ymlda-l.m have uovor seen the' book or heard from agont siuce. —_—————— OBITUARY. Nasnvitee, Tono., March 23.—A Columbia spacial to the American sunounces tho doath of Obief Justico A, O, I Nichelson, Deceasod wag Unlted Btates Henator In 1840, mombor of the Bouthern Couvontiun of 1830, aud editor of the Washington Unfon during Perce’s sdwinlss tration. 18 death veduces the number of Suprome Court Judges from six to five, and in sccordanco with tho Condtitutional provision reventa tha court from hereaftes lrwinu ia wo seotiond, wvoral of Mr, Barrett's friends eaid that ho had recontly fost heavily ju reals cutato wspeculstions, aud that a sbort tuno siuce he lost largaly on Pacifio Mail. A fori- night since they sald that he found thaj ho was most soriously embarrassed, lie gave, it wau wtated, $10,000 lasy year to the Hirat Dupanioup. ™ A Parls, March 2, dlepatch to the Lositt “Tiniea saya s Mouselgnour Dupanioup bss 1 turned to Orleans frow llome, No littls n‘ dal was occasioned duriog hls absonco bY marked sbave, 9 v ublication of & pamphlst by ono of the Caie%) il 18 dafe remeted spors, maay,et o | Salornal”Epacdl Chute, of whit o wes FINANGIAL. Miaduato of “Osford. Tho ‘child wua. dredasd | Sf Orlewis, attackiag tho Distop. s tho (A whien the hu'dn of mmmc‘m‘nm‘na llm‘: m-r.‘.II :x:l;::mn‘fm ma‘ Bu:fluy ‘I:l'l{;n wero oflu;d 00“““‘ N. Y'k‘{:"m —T‘r‘m nanxnr c-:gen :z l‘onfilfl‘ed fiv;migg,p u“:?n u::fl:lr;d ‘hka gu}fl. 'é{: thnh Libersl ?‘uusuoum ccndemue:ms!m, ol A comparative jng importance, his el o paslor Ly, Curl arman 0, Al 8. 0 100! 10l . Pl gons! Sz of Deescersighdmiuistrations sow i el | oliorol, Yast waok Dr. Hlock, Bia Phl:,&'i'm‘: ouod ita doars yyuurdly, Tia Habiition aré i baton and said, * Whero {s your halbard, s o Sonmmiomad b fooet. i its of 1l 1 ficiatiod clerks wose R0 Lunuculale, (89 of tha mark 2otably | was summoned to axtend M. Bagroit, whom (s :l'w.lwo. wid Ib4 aagos fzom $50,000 40 885,000, .; | Bwitzer M40 whloh the child spiritedly said,, mfi&wfi.fim’“““ Bl teom, o