Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 19, 1876, Page 1

The Chicage Dailp Teibune, VOLUME 29. COLOTHING. —OVEHR $200,000 Men's and Boys' FINE CLOTHING FURNISHING G00DS AT RETAIL CASH!Y AT ACTUAL Manufacturers’ Prices. In consequence of the great depression of trade and the lateness of the present season, we find our stock much larger than usual at this time, and, in order to convert it into CASH, have made prices lower than ever known in the Northwest. Consumers will con- sult their interest by examining our goods and comparing prices. Every garment mark- ed in plain figures and warranted equal to cus- tom make. : WILDE, BLUETT & 60, Leading Clothiers, STATE & MADISON-STS. WE ARE OFFBRING GREAT BARGAINS! BUSINESS SULTS SPRING OVERCOATS SUTTS FROM §30 10§46, The Suits at $35 and $40 Have special attraction, as they are made from the most stylish goods of the season. ORDWAY & NEWLAND, Merchant Tailors, . 209 West Madison-st. OCEAN NAVIGATION, Notice to Importers. LEYLAND LINE STEAMERS, Lilverpool to Boston! The attention of IMPORTERS is dirscted to tho establishment of & now lins of Bteam- era from Liverpool to Boaton, sailing fort. nightly, The r&:-man o flrat-alass, and {nsurance is guarantoed at lowest rates, Throuxb Bills of Loding will be issusd at Liverpool at as_low rates as via, New York, Haltimare, or Philad ton are loade: AD! from Boaton to Olifc: KIVE DAYS. believed nfnz tho r‘:fi?fluu afforded by tho Line are unaurpaased, and will win the favor end support of importers. Hates as low as any port. Quiok time, low insuranae, and 1o drayage or extra handling of gooda, Order your goods by LEYLAND LINH, TAYLOR, TIPPER & 00., Frofght Brokers in Liverpool, FRED LEYLAND & 0O, e Owners, in Liverpool. THAYHR & LINOOLN, Agonts in Bosto, LEGAL, BANERUPT SALB. .Ja the District Cours of (he United States for the orthorn District of Jlinols, In Dankrupoy, 1 tlie 'l’,"&::f:::: 00}:‘111, James N, Colwoll, sad Henry " v rup! % The jndersiguod offers for sale the followtn feribed real catate : Lots three (3), four (1), aud O in Block Agbir-alz (60), In Blata's Aduilion Lo e Olty o Oltawa, Ul Goutty, Lilnolsy fogeiber with e uildings’ situsted thoreon, as follows ; Hash, door, ':nd blind factory, paint “v:E carpenter shop, oflice wlding, and tlroe-story brick warshou t, engizie, alufting snd pulleys, Saws, ang -wumng o planers oUEr wi “lv‘::dunnry ‘will be furutsh Otraws, 1L, A FOR BALE, ML AFPAVATIS IR AIE AL GloRms sy ea e s e e toid CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL SILVER AND PLATED WARE. SILVER & SILVER PLATE Just roceivod, in Beautiful Dosigns, suitablo for Bridal Presents & House Furnishing TWIEIOLESAX.Hl PRICHS. CGILES, BRO. & CO,, 288 %IBASI-I-AV. CARPETS. MAN(E 'BROTHERS. 121 & 123 STATE-ST. CARPETS! ‘Wo havoreceived a vory oxtonsivo lino of Carpets, purchased umder extraordinary ocircumstances, on which we propose to give our cus- tomors the full benofit, and wilt opon this day a lotof INGRAIN CARPETS At lower prices than have becn quoted for the past ton years. In TAPESTRY CARPETS ‘Wo havo boen excoedingly fortunato in securing soveral desirable pat- terns, which will bo manufaotured oxoclusively for our house. A full agsortment of OIL CLOTHS, LINOLEUM, RUGS, MATS, AND MATTINGS. ‘We guarantos bottom pricss and firat-glaas work {n every rospact. . HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, - BOUSEKEEPING GOODS. NEW STORE, S| R & |CHAS, . PAGE, 13y V|l 1a7 |G ElstaTresr|BE S S HOUSEREEPING GOODS. T TO RENT. Desirable Dfices TO RENT IN TEB TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF -WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 10, Tribune Building. For Rent, If taken at once at a vory low rato, tho three-story and basement Store, Nos. 81 and 83 Market-st,, near Fiold, Loitor & Co.’s. Storo is swit- able for Dry Goods, Hat and Cap, or Boot and S8hoe business. Apply on the premises. FOR RENT. Btore 81 Randolph-st., with or without beserment, second, third, snd fourth stories, Inquire of CHARLES FARGO, American Express Company, STORESFOR RENT 104%, 113, 129, bosoment 120, Bouth Clark-at, Tn- quireon the premises. OHNETON, FOR RENT. Alasgs cormer busament offces aso desirable up- stropolitan Block, Apj o tales atices 1n the Metropollas o tens Hoom . MACHINERY, WROUGHT STRAN WARNING mflN VENTILATING APPARATOS CRANE BROS. MFG.C0, 10 N, Jefforson-st. o SUMMER RESORT. SUMMER RESORT. Highland Hall, Highland Park, Ill1, Thla elogant sstablishituent will be opencd for aum- mer guesta on the first week in Msy, baudsomely furuishied ana squipped for the comfort of {udividuals and familles. Terus ressousble, Apuly to propristor JIGHLAND HALL, Highland Park, 1, FINANGIAL, 7 Per Cent. Ws offer $100,000 81 7 par cent, and $30,000 st 8, Unexcoplionable security required. * SOUDDXR & MABON, 100 Deasborn-s, WATCHES. 60D * WATCHES LOW PRICES Aiming to rocommond nono but the vory best, wo give buyers tho benofit of our long practical oxpori- ence and an oxtensive atock -pur- chased for oash from first hands, and now offor Fine Genova and American Watches, richly cased, for Ladios and Gentlomen, which, for style, quality, and pricos, morit the inspootion of evory one desiring to purchaso A GOOD WATCH. EAMILTON, ROWE & €0, HAWARE, &o. 1 e e e Gorham Silver.. Our stock of the celebrated Gor- ham DMfg. Co.’s Sterling Silver- waro is the largest in tho West, comprising Spoons, Forks, &c., for family use, and Fancy Picces in cases and trunks for Wedding P’resents. All Silverware engrave cd without cxtra charge, and in styles which cannot be excelled. K, MATSON & (0, State and Monroe-sts. ZOLINE, ZOLINE Haa become o housshold word, as osaontial in the family as starch. Itmixes perfectly in starch. Every lady can do hor own laun. dry work by using Zoline. Sold by all rotail and wholenalo Grocers and Druggista, MISCELLANEOUS, Public Notice. Citx CoMrrmOLEZXR'S omcz,} Cn10AGo, March 29, 1K76, Notiop is hersby given to all persons owing Roal Estate Taxes to the Oity of Ohicago for the year 1875, that the Oity of Ohicago will, at any tuno beforo May 1,1876, borrow from such persons the amount of such City Taxes due from thom, and will allow for auch loan twoand cno-halt por cent (3) on the amount borrowed, and will 1aue vouchera therafor hich ma; used in peyment of the said ::xu, an mxloh.the &,Efim will be di. rected 80 to roceive. B e o e ey and Binmnse com. . 8, A rollor, Room 3 Olty Hall, oor. Adatns & Ladalle sts, FRESET BARATARIA SHRINPS, Canued au natfurel, & triumph In Fish canning. Cone sumers and the Trads suppliod st low prices, C. T ATTURA, 140 BAST MADISON-8T, 9,700 Majority! Boring Trucks for moviug. 125 Michiyan-av, A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SAN JUAN MINES, Contalnlng full snd veliable information in detall, ssnt freo on application to the Hon, SIDNEY OLARK, Topeks, Kau, LIGHT CASTINGS MADE TO ORDER, Nice Japanad Castings & specialty, MORRIS IRON WORKS, Morzis, 111, TO MANUFAGTURERS. T am propared to bulld brick smoke-atacks from 50 10 500 feot Lityh, cheap, in city or country, Beud for rices and reforences, WA, MoMILLAN, Practical as0n, 254 Weet Randolph- To Secure an Elegant Home at (‘he "|“RIGDON PROPERTY,’ At Thirty-first-st. 250,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY AT ATOTION. 24 Stone-Front Residences. ‘Those Eplendid Rosidences all built in the beat manner, withall modern improvements, Linko Buperior brown-stone end Joliot stone fronts, with ample lota 1o esch house; front- ing on Groveland Park-av., Thirty-firat-st., and Lako-av., which fronts Lako Michigan, only 30 minutes by horso-cara (which paas tho property), 14 minutos by atoam-oars on 1.0. R. . from businesa oontre, with now depot on the ground, at which all local trains stop. Gas, water, and sowars on all atroets, Markets, sohools, ohurches, and the most rapidly-improving section of tho city, make this very denirable residenco property. Tho terms of salo remarkably onsy, Pur. ohasor to assume mortgage of $3,600 on each houso, balanao $500 cash, and $50 por month until paid, with interost at only 0 per cont por sunum. The sale will take place on the ground Monday, April 24, at 2 p, m, Partlos desiring to soo tho proporty befors salo, or for any further information, call on B, 0. LANPIERE, on the promises, or BLISON, POMEROY & CO., SAVINGS 1 ISTITUTION, $110,000 SURPLUS. Tho Oldest and Largest Savings Bonk in tho Northwost. Pays 6 por cent interest per annum on doposits, semi-annually, on ths 1at of Jonunry and 1st of July. All deposits made during the 1st throe days of a month draw interoat for tho month, SAFETY - DEPOSIT . VAULTS Oftho Btato Bavings Institution wers built for the accommodation of the Business Mon and Bonkers of Chjcago and the Northweat. Thoy are Fire-Proof and Burglar-Proof. Monoy, Dinamonds, Bonds, Decds, Ooin, Bullion, Bilverware, Wills, and other valua- blos taken on spoolal doposit, and guarantsed soourity, Bafos in theso Vaulta for rent at roasonablo rates. D, D, SPENOER, Pros’t. A, D, GUILD Cash'r, 0RO, 0. COOK. Man'gr Safsty ART SALE, To-night, THE IMPORTANT ART SALE OF THE ELKINS COLLECTION ‘Will bo continued, and the romain- dor of tho Cataloguo and tho Pic- tures passod last night MUST BE SOLD, Including the Groat Picture of ""THE CASGADES.” ART ROOMS, No. 165 Wabash-av. CORNER MONBORST. _ wiamos, - STEINWAY UPRIGHT PLANGS AREthe ouly instrunients of their class that haso stood the test of time, proviug teir durability ana_ capscity for standing iu lune longer thau auy other styls of x-; ng.l gfiln:ulyt}ooln‘;u in Chieago ‘snd v::hmy :Ill of which hiave given the most un il Jon. ¥ JXON & HEALY, Htste and Aonroo-sts, TETBR PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR COAL. Bealed Dida will be roceived at the offlce of tho Veasel Ownera® Towing Company, 344 Bouth Water-st., Ohioago, I1L., until May 1, 1876, for furnishing (7,000) seven thousand tons of Ooal, more or less, during presont soaa0n of navigation, acreenad and delivered on board of tug-boats night or day, Bids muat specify location of dock for delivery. The Company rosorves the right to acoopt or rejoct any or all bida, JOUN M. LONG, Soorotary. . STOOKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, _ Oflico of tho Lako S8horo & Michigan Bouthorn Railway Co. Crxveraxp, March 28, 1876, ‘The annusl meeling of the Btockuolders of thly Company, (o th eloction of Directors foF the ctene ug i ind for the traunaction of otber appropriste business, will ba held at the vflico of iho Cowpany, fu the City of Cleveland, Oblo, on Wedneslay, tho 84 dsy of ‘Bay next, between the Lours of 11 o'clock fu 1he forcnoon and 8 o'clock fu tho afternoon of that &y, GEOHQE B, ELY, Secretary. VINEGAR. _ RUSSING S WAFVIREGAR Celebrated for its Py U and Blnyor, Warrunted 10 Hoep DIt “0e baontirely free from 1A i wwsgubatanca, with which Mot Vinega ‘or sale by all G vst Vi Ve ot esraltdmeens A e ) —_ FIRM CHANGES, arantee oruiner deteteris s & X . Tho co-partuerubip herelofure extating between the umlel"lqnx:l, undsrllhn firm-naine of Frblo & Rap- pieein bid day disealved by mubial consent, and icholas I Rappleyo is suthorized 10 seitlo the alfuire of sald co-parinorship, SIORTIMER H. FRISBLE, KICHOLAS B, RAPELEYE, Chicagoy Aprll G DL “The frm of Clem nt & Quinan s (hie day dirsolved ;’y n&:man mm:nl. Mr. Thomas Ciement will sigu or the finia ta llquldsien, | v any o, oLzsiENT, Aprid14, 70, QEGROE QUINAN, 19, 1876. WASHINGTON. Black Sheep Discovered in (hie Ranks of the Incorruptible De- mocracy, Six Officers of the House of Repre- sentatives Under the Ban, The Whisky Manipulators Building Another Story to Beat Bristow. End of the Extradilion Treaty Between England and the United States. Kilbourn Enjoys Comparative Frecdom in the Custody of the Dis- trict Marshal, Treasury Department Instrie- tions Concerning tho Issue of Silver Coin, The President Declines to Approve the Presidential Salary - Bill. THE INCORRUPTIBLE DEMOCRACY, WHAT A POOR BHOWING TULY MAKK. Specral Dispateh to The (hicago Tribune, WasutNarox, I, C., April 18,—The Damocratic 1louns does not get on woll with its reform, if its exporience with the oflicors with which it has rarronnded itsolf {sa test. Charles H. Smith, the Journal Clerk, who succeeded the venerable and incorruptible John M. Barclay, is to be asked {oresign, Tho Commitlee on Hules, aftor s thorough invoatigation of Lia circular 1u connec- tion with the Dounty bill, togethicr with his et tor defonding it, bas unanimously decided that Smith must resign or be removed, =nd 3r. Cox has beon instracted to write the report of the Committeo againat him, ‘The Asalsiant Jownal Clork s atso eaid to bo in danger of retnoval from some causs not_explained. e was triod by Gan. Joo Hooker, doriag the \War, upon the chiarge of 3 IAVIXG ABZITED DISEATIONS, was fonnd guilty, snd served out bis mentonce until tho end of the War. Whether this record secutred his appointment doos not apposr. Tho pompoeus, burly doorkeerer who has so long bosa disrespectful to members, and a terror tothe pages, was to-day retired for causes uot crodit- obie to himself. and thero are rumors that another high ofticer ot the liouss ia soon to be investigated upon charges of having hoen indicted more than once for grave of- “fonses. T'wo other officors of the House are al- foaay being investigated.—Boughton by the Military Committes, aud Groen Adsms by the Committce on Expenditures in tho Post-Offics Department. Ropublicans ask, If theso things are poseiplo i xroen troe, wiat will there boin tho dry? If in throo mouths' time the Democratio Hoase finds that eix of ita owa ofil- cora havo beon concarned in such transactions, what would be the result if they should control the patronage of the nation ? D = THE INVESTIGATIONS, BUIDAELAND, Srecial Dispaten te The Chicagn Tridunes, Waswixaton, D. U., April 18.—In regard to tho csss of Oen. Bridgeland, our Cousul to Havre, whoso pending indietment in Texsa tho Attorney-Goneral roported to the House, officers of the Internal Revonue sorvice say that the Comunissloner upon a full investigation of the cage ordered theso indictments against him to bo sot aaido a long timo sinco, _Tho case seems to have grown out of a dispute batwesn (ho Col- lector aud Gen, Dridgeland, who was Bupervisar, and wan in fact the result of & quarrol ovor a G~ gallon cask of liquor. (T the Ausociated Press.) TICE_PENDLETON MONEY, Wasnrsotoy, D, C., April 18.—The Commit- teo on Exponditures in the War Department to- day heard tha testimeny of Elliott A. Pondleton inrolation to checks and drafts given by his Drotbor, Ueorge 1, Pendleton, against nioney paid lnm by tho Uuited States in eatisfaction of ihoclaim of the Nentucky Railroad Company. Pendleton’s tostimony, as Presidont of the Commercial Bank of Cincinoati, where Gearge II. Pondleton's acconnt was kept, waa corrobora- tive of tho latter'a testimouy a8 to now he drow tho monoy. The witness produced the checka and drafts. ALLEGED DNIDERY. Gen. Cunter appeared before the Houso Com- mitteo on Military Affairs to-lav in relation to the cborge againes Gon. Merrill of recoiving 2500 as o bribo. Gon. Custer tostified that ali tho information Lo possessed on the subjest was contained io & private letter to Limself, $ho an- thor of which he did not wish to discloso. —_— THE ROGUES' OPPORTUNITY. END OF TUE EXTRADITION TREATY WITH ENGLAND, Bpecial Dispatch to Ths tArcago Tribune, Wasuisaton, D, C., April 18.—Tho complios- tiona arising under tho Wiuslow extradition caso Lavo ronched that point where the truth may as well ba known, which {sthat thoro isan oud of tho oxtradition article of tho troaty of 1842 betwoen the United States and Great Uritaln, Tho result will bo that our criminala may flock to the shores of England by hundreds, Including Boss T'weed, and Lugland's criminals may overrun the United Btatos, with porfoct and absoluto im- munity from arreat. ‘L'be importance of the onse is almost sensational in ite character, and nay woll attract tho atiention of Cougress, Winslow, (he Boston forger, wag subject to extradition ta our Government by England under tho treaty of 1842, Due application in regular form was mado for lum, ‘Lbe geooral fortn was the samo a8 in tho case of TAWRENCE, TII: 8XUGGLER, Lawronco was surrendored, but iustead of the authoritics putting bim on trial for tho crimes for which ho had boen extraditod, tho United Htates Attornoy, Bliss, in New York, determined to try him for othor offensca not rocognized in the treaty, 'Yho Euglish Governmeut thorenpon interfercd, and, after tho aubject hnd _beon con- ridored in Cabinat, Attorney-tieuoral Piorrepont found [t uccossary to write gome very sovoro lotters to Blise in order to provent hiny trom involving the United States in a sorious controvorsy. ‘The English Goveroment sesms to havo romembered tho difticulties in tho Law- renco case, and is divposed to profic by them, Aboat a week 820 the Hocrotary of State sent to the Euglish Uovernment a polite, dignified, but_uumistakable communication in repand to tho Winslow affair, ropeating in more earnost torms what had boen mere auggestions in pro- vious dispatches. Tlat lotter has scarcely yut reached Eugland, and yot the Btate Department s in rocoipt of dispatches from tho Englisl Goverumont, which arrived hore yeatorday, con- m}ymg iu tho Diost positive torms tho asiurance 2t ‘WINSLOW CANNOT BX SURRENDERED e3cept o1 he will be trisd onty for the crims for which he was ex ited. Aw tho loter of Becrotary Fish, sont & weok ago, waa iu torms to tho offect that oxtradition was ssked under the provisions of the treaty, aud not otherwiso, and thorefore tho United Htatos Government could uot consider that auch trial was possible, there ean bo but one courso opeu, and tuat is a total distogard of the teriny of tue trostyon the part of the Unitod dtatos. Tho Administration is determined: to mako no jromises, bolieving tbat tha treaty doos not contemplato such & courss, aud thers iy unothiug left for Englaud but to diecharge Winse 1w, kincs shio has made a demand which TUR UNITED STATES CANNOT ENTEHTAIN, and thua pegotiations are at an ond. 0ld Abolitioniste will remember (hat, twenly or twenty-five yoars ago, it was the habltof ownera of elaves who had' escaped to Usnada to hursue them, mako ont s claim for sxtradition on some trumpad-up charge, such aa embozzie- ment. elc., and, afier tf >, alaves had besn re- turned to the United Sta & arough the process of extradition, they y & ¢ bo remanded to slavery without rofarey LY tho crimes charged againat them, which, |’ & ourse, would never come to trial. Thisa’ &, waa ' practiced snc cessfully for years, v finally the Csnadlan Government refusod ~ return nlaves on prims facia charges, sud f -Tactico was broken up. From pres: in€ > ms a n extradition treaty must be ap S 7 negotiated, or elso the wmost serious cons 2 ices may enwu A BESOX, The Naval I # igating Committes, offorta to prove Sty 10 % dn it atary lobeson guiity of cor- ruption, Lrought .. .ore thom to-day lll;gn, the Dbanker, with sii tho booka containing Roboson's sccounts, The moat carcful comparison of theno books, with thu cipher dispatches fatled 1o discover soy traces of fraud. THR CUICAGO WHIBKY-MSXG, it appears, have resolved to Lave a victim In eomoe of the Treasury ofiiciats who have heen engaged in tho pronecution, Hecretary Bristow sud Holleitor Wilson have been espociolly ee- Incted for this purpoze. It has besn ascertainad that tuo detectives employed by the Iing lave been for moothe engaged fu this #echomo, Wilson haa como into possension of au original telegram from a well-known pereon asking if it i4 Dot possible to discover something acainnt Wilson that will stick, for big mouoy. 1% 16 raid to bo also ansceptible of proof that Chicnzo detective now here made & direct offer ta former Governmeut officer of €20,000 If n ceee dould Le worked up againat Wilkon, aad that tho offer was subsequently increased to % ). ‘fho sentationalista arosprepariog o » to bo published very soon, by which they again propose to destroy Dristow. It 1 to Le mn addition to the hog-mnle combina- t 1t will relats to tho Texas Coustruction Company, aud will be publiahed with much dis- pley und trumpetn, It Las not yet bosn deter- mined wha: shapo the story will assume, but whatever tho furm in wiich it may bo pub- lished, every allegation can be oxplsinsd to tho eatiefaction of any honest man. THE CAULYILLD COMMITTEE was cogaged to-day 1u vindicating ite own wit. neszes in the attempt to create = tictitioun caso agsiust Blaford Wilson. Some of the bave given each other the he dircet, ' Ay 8 session was occnipied with tho mutusl explana. tions with inditferent succees, snd uo injury to :}m pereons chosen as the mark for villidea- os. CCRTER. Lx-Sectotary Bolknap and his frieuds are Jecting material to meko out a case agaiost G Custer with & view to Liavi; i tried by courts martial bofore Gen, Terry at St. Paul, Belkoap haa secured copiss of & part of the temtimony given before Proctsr Knott's and Clymer's Com- witteer. and he i3 collecting the tostunons given Ly Gen. Custer concerning tho posttrading and Indian frauds of the Uppor Missour] River, It i8 charged that Custoer swore falscly, and it ig oo this grouad thnt an attempt is 1o Lo medo to court-martial Lim. ‘The Gewernl does not noem to bo alarmed. Ide sasa ho i3 witling to Lare his record examined with the clossst sern. timy. and every oficial act o* his lifa thoronghtv investigated, e did only what le cousidered hLis duty, und dces not repret that no exposed aot irregulanties that came {0 his knowlodge. In ppoaking of tho safe-burgiary case, Alex- ander, the victim of the = couspiratory, sald that from certain iuformation just recelved ho belioved thnt Dick Harring- ton would moon return to Washington, sod makoa full confeesion. A fow weeks oo Alex- ander bLad an [nterview witt Harrington, who finally admitted 1n substanco that he had spent £3,000 in trying to keep the eocrets of tho Hing, and sbield the uninowu leaders of tho conspir- acy. Alexandor told him tuat If be were wire bs would makea clesn breastof all he koew about tho case, and Apare no one; ** for L" ex- claimed Alr, Alexander, **doclare to yoa that the object of my life shsll bs ta continae my inves- tigntion untit I have reached the Lottom of tho conspiracy, and put the originators of it in the Penitentiary. A PILTHT BATOALY. A witnesa tostifving hefors tho Houws Cora- mittes on the Distsict of Columbia to-day in re- gard to the contract for tho removat of might- soil in Wasbinglon esid tbat the work was swarded to the highest bidder,—tho Odorlcas Excavating Compauy,—at tho rate of #1 per barre), the District furnishing the barrals. The contract was farmed out at 5% cents per barrol. thus makiog a profit for tne Compzny of 42 conts per barvel. It was also aworn that the Company agrecd to give 810.000 of its stocx, preferred, guuranteed to pay 7 r _caot futerest, to two members of the Board of Health, and that it was re. ceived by tne wifo of one of thowmn, while the Presidont of the Company neld it for the use of the other. THP EMMA MINE, Tho Committea on Foreign Affalen to-day re- sumed the cxamivation of Prof. Biake, which wau condacted by Howitt. He waa then sub- Jected to a close crosa exawmination by tho coun- ol for Bchenck on the mubject of hia reports concerning tho Emma Mine fo 1871 and 1374, the object of tha lattor being to show tho in- ocansistencios of Prof. Liake on that subject. ——————m KILBOURN, THE HEARING HETORE JUDUE CARTTER Hrecial Disvateh o The Chieaan Tridune, ‘Wasmixaros, D. C., April 18,—There is great intorest in the action of Judge Cartter to-mor- row fo the Rilbourn caae. It is gonerally ex- pected that he will discharge the prisoner from tha custody of tho Houee, and it {s thought that the caso will go to ths Supremo Court for a flnal docision, 1To the Ansociated Press,| Wasnxaros, 1. C., April 18—Tho Sergesut- at-Arms of tho louss to-day produced IHallott Kilbourn befors Chlef-Justice Caritor, and in hie rotura claimed that s writ of habeas corpus could not logally ronch tho case. Tho Judga or- dered tho Marahal to take charge of Kilbourn ponding the hearing, To facilitate the hearing, the Judge requentod counsol to furnish a brief, and postponed the case until to-morrow. Kil- bourn romalns ju tho custody of the Marshal, but hias not boen returned to jail. —_—— SILVER COINS. INKTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THEIR ISSUE, Wasmvaroy, D. €., Avrl 18.—Secratary Drintow this aftornoou fsaued the following iu- structions concerning tho isauo of silver coin in place of fractional currenoy : TurAsvaY DEPANTMENT, WASUTNGTON, D, C., April 18,—By virfun of authiority vested fu the ‘Becrolary of th sury by the second wection of the act en- : “Au'scl to provide for deficleucy ln the Printing and Engraving Bureau of tho Treasure De. Jysiiment aud for the isatie of silver corn nf the Ualied tates in place of fractional currency,” appruved April 17, 1816, (ke soveral ofticers helow-uamed sro herety authorized upon prowentation st thefr respective oftices for redemption of fractional carrency of the United States in sutus of §5 of multiples thesvof, g3 sorted by denominations and in swount net to exceed $100, to Issuo therefor u tike amoust of silver coin of the United Rtates of the denomiuation of 10, 2), 45, and 50 centa; and furthernore, upen. proventation for redemption 'at the oftice of The Treasury of thu United Htales tu this city of auy suiount of wuch cur- rency properly sasorted, and (n sums of uot leva tusn $5, Uie Treasurer is authorized to issue silver coln therefor to the anouut of currency preseuted, or he nay dssuo bis check Uierefor, pavable in atver at either of tho oftices Liereinaftcr named, st the option ©Of (b party presenting the currencys as far sa may be practicable from e %0 Wue. Frictiousl currvacy redecmed (o sllver under theso instructions by any of tha Assisiant Treasurers or deslgnated dupostiorics of the United Htatea will bosent U sums of §1,000, or multiplos Wiorvot, to the Trvarurer of the Cuited Htates lu thls city, the same to ba eharged in the ‘Treasurer's genoral coin sccount sa & iratisfer of fuuds, aud suy awouut of such currency for which wilver s beeat pald rewainiug ot auy tiue fn the cash of tle severs) utticva will bo treated av cotu asésts, sid 1n 1o caso will such fractivnal eursency be reissued, Fracilonal currency seut by express of otherwise (o the onicers below-pamed for reduinption 1o silver un. dler thie provisious of (his circular should bescvoms panied by a lotter of advice stating fully the addresa of the scader, and Low (he Ivmiltauce in payment therefor 1a desired, and If by Trowsurer's clisck, the otfice at whirh the chock should be Disde payable, ‘Tha Govarnment will 1oty express churies o wilver iae stied oF fractionalcurreucy prosentad for redamption under the provislons of thia circular, T'0e oiiees borelus referred to are ua followa s Treas- nurer of the Unltet Statcs, Washingtou; Aseiatant Tresaurers at Boston, New York, Fhiladelphie, Bt. Louls, Charkaton, B, C., New Urleans, Ciuclunati, Chicago, Han Francisco, sud Haltiuore; the United Blatos depxwitorios at Buflalo aud Pittsburg, e 1. 1, Bnistow, Geeretary. AN ALYRR BOLTAK. 5 Tho bill reposted aud vecommended for pas- sage by tho Fiuaoce Comumittes is in its full text a4 follows: A Birs to smand the laws relating to siiver cotn, Lia 1t enacled, ete,, Thal there sball be colued at the mints of the United States a silver dollsr of the ‘weight of 413 810 yraius Ty of standard eliver, the NUMBER 237, . emblems, devices, and fnscriptions of which af conform to thone breacribed by 1aw fos gola se span {olns of the United Hiates, with fuch modifcations 28 ms; to render said readily Uintingatanable from the trade-dol i i cainnge and delivery thereof tha same devistinfa from standard weight and finencas shall be allowsd a4 are rescribed by law for the trade-doliar, and rald dollar hatized aliall bo & legal-tender at ita nominal Yalus for any amount not exceeding $20 in auy one Payment except for customs duties and intereat on the Ppublic dobt, S legal. Iendq.-,ud tho trade-dollar shall not hereafier be Bro, 2. That the Sccretary of the Tressury 13 herel sathortzsd to axchango the siver. dolinre Horeis su thorized for anequat amount of United States notew ‘which aball be retirod and _canceled, and not be agaix Teplaced by other notes, and all United States notes redeemed tnder thin act shall bo held to be a part of the winking fund provided for by existing iaw, the intarest to be computed thereon su in cass of bonds redeemed under acta relating to the woklug fund. B Any owner of aifver doposit the Director of tha Mint, with the approval retary of the Tramury, and Lo be pald for eitber In pilver dollara or with gold coln or Unfted Hiates notes. Hullion for the coinsge of milvar dal- lars tmay Le procused {n the mode provided for aa other miver coins by Bec, 3,824 of the Itevised Hlatutes of the United Btates, the' gain and wistags to ba ae- counted for sa provided in sald section, —_— THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY. A VETO MESBAGE. . Bie-tal Duvateh to Tha Chlcaco Tribune . WasHNaT0N, D. C., April 18.—Prosidont Grag¥ #ont a meenage (o the Henate to-day votoing the bill reducing tho salary of the Presidont of the United Btatos from $30,000 to £25,000 per ane uum. Tho meseage was not read, but it is ug- derstood tuat ths Yremdent takes the grouvd that the salary of £25.000, fixed whon the popu- Iatiun of the United Htatne waa but 8,000,000, in josutiicient, now that the population is 40,000,- Wuen tho President’s salary was 23« 000 ver sunum the salary of roemboure of Cougross was fixed ot £6 por day, averaging aboat £760 per annum, Congrery has ucreased it from timo to time, and now it (s £5,000 pot avonm. 'Lhe Provident says that no one wha bes livod 1 Washington can repard £23,000 as n sufliciont ralary for the Chief Magistrate, und, while it will malio but little difference to him, justice towards bis vucceseor demands that he shonld veto the bill Ee— CONTESTED ELECTIONS. DNOMDERG V6, HARALSON. Spevisl Dispateh to The Clicano Tribune, Waknisotox, D. C., April 19,.—Tho Iinose commonned in ita day session the formal argn. ment i the long line of contestod election cases, which, sines tho beginning of the session. hava filled tho docket of tho Election Committee, The first reached was that of Dromberg (white) va. Harnlson '(volored), sittiug member. 1t way a significant rommont upon the eharacter of Houthern politis tust the Committeo unani- moualy, Democzate and Republicans, decided that thoe seat belonged to tho Republican sitting membor, and that the onls pretense of » prima facle claim that Bromborg had was obtained by tho most deliborato and wholesala Ferjury of witnodacy, and the curious fact iu the Case wad that tho Democraty chargod, and the Repnblicaus did not_deny it, that the perjury wan committed by Retublican witnesses fi bo- baltof tbe Demcratic contestant. The action of the Mouan dzedus that whatever became of tho Gavernment bacon in Alabams, Jere iaral- son did nos buy votes with it. The caso of Finlay versus Wells, also colored, slitting mewber, wus begnu. That ot La Moyoe varsas Farwell 18 hkoly svon to follow. e i NOTES AND NEWS. SENATE BURINSH, Noerial revateh th The Chicaan Tridune, Wasuixatox, D. €. April 18.—The Sonate, afler agnin wresthing with tho bill for repaving Ponusslvanis avenus, patsed it, and then die- cussed ant passed tho Daficiency bill. A nume ber of items wore added, including soveral fox the puy of Sensto officers, of $25,000 to defray the expenses of tho Inat summer's Back Iifle Commirston. and aoother of £35.000 for thy Govercment disploys et the Centennlal Exe position. Tho proviso of the Ilouss ig the Bl *that all officars appointed by the Preeident fur tho Territories shall bo boum 1ido citizens of the Territorios respectively far whicli they wball ba appointed ™ waa strickon out by the Seuato. The tenste Committes on Ap- nropriations received tuis bill on the 19th anl it - will bo relurned to tho House to-mo:row, sh inz & promntneas in discharging pablio busine ‘whicli might bs imtated st the other end of tha Capitol. Iu the eagerncas of tha FHonee juvestis Rating committees to fish up romo reaudal ro tlectiug upon Kepublicang, tha busioess is tor- ribly in arrears, nud 1t s scarcely possiblo thas if can be trausacied hfore the middio of Jano, LLLKNAP, The managers of the impeachinont. in spite of tho long time they havo had for preparation, scem to ba badly belund in their caso. ‘Lo-day thoy spent sama tims in taking now testimony, which would seent to tndicate that as thev pro- cood with the consideration of thia case they da not conuider it as vel wtrong enough to rest upon the uvidonce takon whon the House passed: the articlos of impeachraent, {Tothe Aasociatea Prers.) FEVENUE sUPERVIRORS. Wasniorox, D). C. April 18.—The Senata Financo Committeo has roceived from Commis- stoncr Pratz n letter in_reaponss to an_inquity a8 to tho proprioty and expedioucy of abolishivg the oflico of Supervisor of Internal Levenus. “T'iie Commissioner writes that if the same powor 1o administor oathe, examino books and papers, and compelfing the giving of testimony, be con- ferred upoa rovenns ageuts (to be oxercised un- der dircction of the Commireioner of Internal Bevenue), the oflico of Snpervisor may be abol- 13hied without loss to the nervice, and with con- siderablo uaving to the Treesury. He recom. mends that this bn done, and in tho course of his communication states that dunng the last fiscal year the amount aliowed for salarics and expenses of the ten Supervisors avoraged 313,-+ 776 each. e THE RECORD. HLNATE. Wasuinaroy, D, C., April 13,—The resolutios ingtructing tho Committos on tho Judiciary to inquirs futo the expediency of providing s rea- suuabte etatute of limitations, barrivg all right on tho part of the United States to sus upou of- 1 Lot withs leave to report by bill other- wiso, waa agreed to. CONGUESSIONAL RECORD, Ar. Anthony introduced a bill relating to the unlo of tho Congressiunal fecord sud otlier pud- lic docuwounts, It suthiorizes the Congresaional printer to furnish copics of the Record, and ex tracts therefrom, to tho members of Congrosu st cost, and othier public documents, ete, with 10 pee cent additionsl therean, aud to collect the roney aftar delivery, Passel, CUMMITTER REPOLTY. Mr, Logan, from the Committes on Finance, reporie d favorably on the Houss bl to Jderiue the tax ow fermeuted and malt Hquors, The bill fs to be culied up to-morrow or teat day, Atr. Oglesby, frow tho Commtttes on Public Lande, roported the Beuato bl to dispose of the lands form- erly covered by tho waters of the Piskatee Lake, Illis nois, Passed, with an amesdwent providing ' thad nothing 1 the act shall bo constrund 10 conver auy otber titlo theu the releass of that now existing lo the United Stutes, and 10 said lako, FPENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DILL. Unfinished hiusiness was then takon up, belug the Bl authoriziog the repavement of Lennsylvanis Avenue. 3r, Bayard moved an amendment o33 b0 lwmit the maziimut cost of (ke pavement W $4 per square yand Instead of $4.60 per squaro yand. - Refoted—yeas, 193 nayy, 25 Mr, Lowau sutwitied an amendment providing thak 1he act whall uot be su coustruat a8 bo requin: the United Ftates Goverutuent 10 pay more than cue-thint of the wholo cost of said pavewent, Kejocted—yeas, 183 F o then read o 1hird time and pussed— Tus b i eas, 373 nays, 1. en WL L tonxer ww, 3, Morrill (Me.) called up tho House bill making appropriations to supply deficiencics in the appropris< tions fur the dacal years euding Junie 30, 1675, sud for Bt yean. Varlsos smendtaents proead by the Comiaities on Appwupristions werv agroed (0. Auoug them the fak lowlug: For the payient of milsago to Sunsture who Luak thelr woats ub the avsalcn convezed ou the Stk of Narch, 1873, by proclamation of the Pregident, whu wero bol members of the 0,030 for lbor in tha Seuste, $18,000; for folding locuments, §1,400; for borses and wagoos fur ths Seuate, $375. Mr. Edmunds moved sa smendment providiag that b sor actual travel only, Agrsed to, Tho ameadaicut_ of peyment (ur mileage to Heuatars ‘e Cawmittes svproncia $33,000 b0 pay comipensstion aud sxpeases of the Hfi