Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1876, Page 8

. THE CITY. r""" . GENERAL NEWS, t * 'Thetenre at the West Madison Birect Gtation a nple of pawn tickets for bed-clothing nnd o Shawl, which aro supposcd to have been stolen. Newman J. Mots, a G-ycar old son of Jacob 7", §Mets, No, 1000 Wabash avenue, who was ran over 2 day or two ago at the carner of Wabash arcnne and Twenty-foutth ateeet, dled yeaterday from his *tmjuries. | 'Thetomperature yonterday, ns ohecrred by Ma. * masee, opticion, 88 Madison street (TnisuNeDuild- + ing), was, 8t8 8, .m., 00 deg.; 10 g, m., 70; 12 ‘wm., 713 8 p. m., 74; 8 p. ., 67. Barometar, 8 s)m., 20,13; 8 p, m., 20.81 ‘Ex-Ald. Gunderson was the reciplent of a hand- somae present in the ahapo of & gold-headed cane, ‘might before Inat. It wasn token of csteem from <ilizens of tho Tonth Ward, and wasso cngraved. LA s0¢ial rejoleing followed the presentation, which + ook pisca at Mr. Ganderaon's houso, }fiAbont 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon Joseph arodall, a little 5-year-ald, reslding at No. 170 2 {Forqner street, was sovorely bitten by a rabid dog. . ' )Quite n crowd turned ont I puraultof the antmal, f+. - |ana, aftor belng halt killed with aticta and stonce, i Sofcer Heffernan torminated the creatnra's carccr. {7 At 2:45 o'clock yesterday attemoon o minor amed Morrls Rickords, employed in_ th Faller- ‘ton-avenno condnit, wan suddonly killed by a mass Lof earth falling npan him while in tho ebaft, The tdeceascd was nbout 30 yeara of ape, lngle, o {Wolehman hy birth, and boarded at the corier of Jackson and Halsted atrects. Me. John Dunlap, who was severely Injured b ' train of tho Clilcago, Rock Island & Pnclfic ail- “voad, at tho Archer Avenue crossiug in this city, bout alx weeksago, yenterdoy had the left leg - putatedatthe knee, anda portion of the right foot ¥omoved. Tho aperatiun was skilifully perfurincd Yy Dr. W. Blanchard, & rising young sirgeons | and his assistants, Dew, E._Bert and J, Binnch! L ard, express confidenca in Dunlap's ulitmato ro- ],_ icovery, y {_'Tho numerou friends of Gen, Georgo W, Smith, | and of, his accomplished wife, Loulen' Kinney 5 ®mith, wero startled and grioved 1y the notice n 1 yesterdny's TRIDUKE: of the death from diphtheritic | roup of his second kon, Malcolin. M. and Mrs, I Bmith have tha sympathles of the Bar of Chleaga, i an i ! indeed, of all thore who know themn, In thelr imad reavement, The funeral scrvices take place o-day at 10:30 a. ., lu the Cathedral of the oly Name. Messea, W, M. oyt & Co., of No, 1 River strect, “have fasucd a card to the wholesalo merchants of 57 e clly, {n which they affer to contribute $100, i and to take charge of ‘any other coniribuifone, fur ¥+ Rho purpose of eriminally prosccuting a set of wwindlera calling themeetves ** produco dealers ' o who writo to conntry merchinnts maklng cash offers 3 aor thelr produce and gfl. shipiments for which they : jpover pay. Mewmin, Hoyt & Co. a1y that they | Tbolleve it to be the duty of the frade [n Chicago to \ 'warn thelr conntry custonicrs ngalnat these un- ; 3crupalous rascals, ; 1 Relative to the tatement in these colnmna that i o Citizens' Aszaclation, **throngh employes nd- worae {o the past City Admintatration, obiained o 2omploto list of the city ofiicials,” Mr, Ambler, 3ne Becrotary of Hio Astoclation, noye tihat e b 3 complete lat of tho clty und county oficlals and 0 -#mployes, furnishied to him frum the “different de- artmonts end authontiented by the signatare of “Jhie propor officer In cach cure, ~ Prohably no auch ist has beon compiled heretofore. The heads of de- rtments not having beenchiangeéd since theso llate ere furnished 1o him, there can bo no reason for upnosing them adversc Lo the lnto Administratton, : . Edward P, Ward, Secretury of Police, called I «on Mr. Ambler Wednesday 1o gut the liatof the } olice Department ns furalehed to himon Feb, ! 4, 8ud It b nuw being copled for that purpose. . FLOWER MISSION. i ‘The ladles of the Onkland and Hyde Park Flower i inafon gathered weekly during tho summer and all 6f 1875, arranging and dlstelbiting 2,350 bou- | muets between tha latter part of May and the first ¢ October, smong tho Howpltals and Homen souih of Twonty-second street, Regular contributions i dave been went from risate homes, sometimes H ntefally arranged in Tittlo honguets ol ready fur o atributlon, somethines in large bundles_of Indi- ) idusl flowers, casily neparated, ond nomo- imes largo boskets full of ‘many varle- les, Tho _echool-children bave also becn hy and willing In tho theflm(. making excure fons to tho woods and flolde, bringing in Inrgo col- ections of wlld flowers, Jivery one has reonied nterested, ond throughont tho sennon fivernand olpers have been very liheral and helpful. and ‘}.nyflllly ‘welcomed, foces bright. | Ing ab tlie sight’of them, the paln for the mo- : ‘ment forgotten, ~ Tho plensed, glad Yo he i eagar, ontatroiched hands, and the earnest ** Thank you, ladies, " must bu scen and heard to bo appre- Tlated, Work for tho coming senwon Lins been ro- samed, tho Indics meeting every Wedneaday ns bo- fore 1n the lecturc-room of the Onkland Congro- gational Chtirch, at the ssme hour. Tho Flonting Tiospital Assoclation, which was 1he moans of glving u breath of pure fresh lake alr 10 thiousands of woinen and chiluren during the ot i : montheof last summer, hropose organizing that i { gogd work this ecason, and sicps have alrcady beon ! | taken o aa to Lo prepnred for tho liot weathor so : s00n aa it arrives, - Tiw Soclety laat scason labored L under tho disadvantaga af belug new 1o fta_work, andwithout u charter. This wearon it confidently appoals to the public on fle recotd of lnst year, Taving carried out on tho lako ovoyt five thousand during tha two months of {ts aperations, A chare t ter has been procured, and, with the cxperience of b a8t year, it i prepared to do a more oxtensive and .{ efficfent Inbor fn thia most commendable charltable work, Thia followlng numed grentlemen have been G <lectad atlicer and blrsctors for tho cnsuly: year: % , Derlckeon, Presidentitho Ttov, Arthur Miichell, i Dr, R C. Lamlll, Dr. Phifip Adoiphus, Vico: Preas idonta; Dr, John L. Owene, Secretary: Mr.Georgo | Btarges, Treasuror, Dircctors—Masfiall ¥leld, d. J. Taward, A. G, Van Schaick, Willinm 11, Byfon, 13, DI P, Dorickuun, Edwand G, Muson, Joseph +W. Freer, M. D., R, & Tawdil, M. 1., ¢ 1o Willard Woodard, Thomus Bevan, M. D., Joln 11, ; 1Follister, M, D., Jonathan W, Taitle, Philip Adol- i \ phus, M. ., Jolin E.Owens, 31. D., the Rev. Arthur : 1 ¢Mitchieli, N, Bridges, 31, 1., J, Nevina Hydo, L. D., I M. E. Starkweather, M. D., C. W. Lnrle, M. D\ § {Gen. Joneph Btockton, Uio Tidv, Trusdell, B, i i | s, e, q. . Blatchford, thio Rev. John' Ii. Walker, Hénry ! @reencbnum, ! Mhe ‘Execitlve Committeo of tho Association, melating of tho Presidont, 3Ir. Derickson, Dra. amill, Adolphus, and Owet, tiet yeutorday af- tornoon at No, 51 La Salle strect, whon it wis re- ygolved to proceed atonco o the collectlon of the unds for carryine on the work of the Boclely for {4he acason; 85,000 Ix the aum catimated to bo nec- ssary. Mr. J. J. Howard, who superintonded tho work last year, won ro-uppiointed Supcrintendent, i ind the cenersl lan o carylig {(ltr\vn:fi the wark a8 oul ed, afier whicl o meeting adjournu e call of ko Secretury. % i TOE GRAND JURY, WIAT TUB STAR-CHAMIMER DID TESTERDAY, The Grund Jury yesterduy put In conalderablo olid work, and the best evidenco of ite volldity fs @ fact that tho connty oficlala were u a condi- 4lon of great anxivty, The scvernl visits mado the ast week by committoes of the jury appearcd to wve had o telling effect upon wuch ofliclals on have attened npon the revenue derlved from contract- lora with the county, and, knowing something of hat had been discovered, thele nervousness was d without cauec. The witnosses examined during tho day In thein- vestigations wete a Mr. Binghaw, of the Record- er'a office, ¥ranc Wilkle, Mr. McBiean, and War- den Kimberly, of th Insane Asylum, Messra. 'Wilkie and Kimberly were the principal witnesses, e mature of tho former's teatimony Js n doubt. rom what Lo eaid before golng Into tho jury- m, it was understood that o buda talato nnfold aboat how Von Liollen got rid of iy wonoy fn tho embling-houses of the'eity, all of which he puve {0 the public some dnys ago, I'rom iy personal knowledo of Vou Hollen's downfall, guined from Tony: &nd conatant assoclation with filin, 1t [+ nut- 110 supposs that he reuctantly made finportant osures under thls hesd, und sume tlut mny Hesd to aundry indictuents of bl howes copers, but whether u coudition of his test!fylng it ko hould Bo prolcctel from. provsers on or not fs not known, It was alwa sald grionds of his and tliose who profess to w, , that his testhnony was of o far dif- ferent § character. In tho lust Sury, Mr. 7, while examining the Fallerton lovanuo conduit ob, took nccaslon to denounce Mr. Lzatmmons as & Har 1o il fuce, und somiy wors inclined o bellova that Witkic had heen ealled to ve his sssortlon, Nothing but tme will settio he dispate as to I8 reu) testimony, unlens hy voluntecty to roproduce Lis utideuce i hiy Gasorcd nt in the same wanner that lie betr . denca of the defaniting Von Hotten, > e O borly. n, and was held thero untll 6 o'clock, 1001 14 examinstion covered a wide ravge. 1o had wm: {m a lot of books und papers belonging to the fne titation of which he ‘hax charge, among which ero duplicates of requisitons #ni bills of goods which kad been recetved of Perlolut und uthers, whichbo explalneit tho best ho could. ilis ex~ smination was scarching, but he \wan purtlaily pre. od for 1L by on extended prior futerviey with ho necesaary partles, His long deteutlon wus o mystery to viltsiders, sl ulso to him, for what ho could be persnadod 10 vay occuplud very litle tioe, mecessarfly, 'l few knew, howevor, why ho wus dotatned, " and the prospect ©t ony thuo was tat'a nlght scaslon would Le hield, for, whily fis was testifyhii with hin usual siglll, galucd trou #a oxtended expérlenco with Grand J brics, the ofle cers of the fury were makiug vvery eff o cape tare the Deputy Wardenof the Asylum, o man + named Welch, that an tutorviow betweed the two kwndenllnlshllm postponcd until ufter the . Liad beard from both of them. 1t was not untfl aft $ !eflarts to got hold of Wolch Lad proven to b in el §¥aln, and untl ftLad becomo appurent that hio was i [Mfiu\h- officerm, (liat Kimberly Wou excuseds He | and thea it was on tho condition that ho should ap: 14 pear agaln this morning fur further vsamination, N { ‘The whereabuuts of Welell, up (o a latu hour last ) qresicy, was ‘unknown.uu'; iz oUgLL soveral ), i vain, and the bellef now s gea- eral that'he hsa oludcd ths officers for no other pur. 188 than (0 cacs) ring himself todefend y m’l I'orlahteuxz":cr&n members of tha . 0Oh the ;‘ffi 1t umyb:'-m.a aiready eatisfied that, to push the Investigation te ey e i crastAEht Diiterly o vercome the obetacles thrown in it way. . g inliewa TIIE COUNTY-BUILDING. Tho connty ambnlance fs notr drawn by & mew team, which cuet the county $100. In the Evans quo warranto care Judgo Mooro yesterday gnve Mr. Callaghan untll to-morrow morning to fle hia anawer, when tho petition will be argued and dlspoecd of. The Grand Juty has conclnded to hold over a fow days next week, or it would seem o from tho fact that all the fail cares havo Leen ordercd to be rendy Monday ond Tuesdny, ; ¢ A" Hankine, Indicted a fow daya ngo forkeep. ing & gambling-honee, came into tho Criminal Court_yesterday and gave hond in the mun of ,000, A. 8. Trado and Thomas Boyd becoming s suzciien, The Committes on Finance of _the Connty Doard will viit the Normat School_at Englewood to-dny, for the purpore of inspocting the grounds, and with nview 'to arcertalning how the unsightly holes thereln can bo best gotten rid of, Charles Schatlaw, ane of the Deputy Collectoranf perannal faxes, bnd a little dificulty yesterday with Ueorge McCrumbie, which came very near beiuga ¥nock-down, McCromble rofuscd 10 sntisfy Schar- Ian's demand, and_attempted to interforo \ith 8 lovy being made, Tho last advices wore that # war. Tant for MlcCroubie's arrest was In the bands of an afiicer, ‘The Financo Commiltee u(nnln{ opened bids for thie prirchasc of 5100,003 of fire hondn ordercd sold a few dayango, The bitawere numerous, the highest belug from the Corn Kxchange Nationnl Bank, for $100,28, The Committee agreed to setl $30,000 of the amount, and retaln the bhalance nuthorized to be soli until the bullding fund i agaln reduced, The Sherif? was [n a thonghtfol mood yesterday, and {t a1l came of his having recelved o postal-care upon which was ritten® in characters, ' Laok oot for, " heneath which waa a_rough pic- ture of-a gun, trom the muzzle of which an inde- scribable mnra wan eccaping, 1o hnd been told a few days previous that & cerinin party intended to ahoot hilm ou sight, and the postal-card wos a re. minder. e eays ho has tecelved meveral similar mivsives of late, and he thinka he ean trace thelr srource, Ielnz satialled that tho Investigntions by the Grand Jiey have been oxcesdingly unpleasant 1o certaiu parties, who blame him for it ali. TIIE CITY-IIALL. The recelpts of the Clty Treaanrcr yestarday wero §3,780 from the Water Dopartment. Tha Committos on the Dridewcll is called for this nfternoon in the City Clerk's ofilce at 3 o'clock. Al Cullerton's Committee on Rules for the Coun- i will meetat 3 p. m, to-morrow, and the Com- mittee on Schools is called for Tucsday, the 234 fust, Lxaminntions of tho books of ex-Clty-Collector Von Hatlen will be hegun by a force of clerke to Lo employed for the purpose as soon as the Depart. ment can bo moved into tho_rooms now accupled by the Water Department. The Collector's rooms are being fixed up and clenned, and the change will roon be made. A door will bo cut throngh from the Comiptroller's office, so that Mr, Hayes can hnve easior supervision and hasten the work, As before stated, he does not expect to find errors and deficita slown [n the boolks, hat thinks that future :nlllotllloul only will show the amount of the do- alcation, The Bonrd of Public Works think that Mayor Hoyne, in{mn of his Innugura) address, did not remember that it was some montha ngo when the cntire force of water police, several street fore. mon, draughtemen, and clork wero dlachnrged by he Board, and tho expenscs of that department rednced abont $4,000 & month. It 1s, howover, admitted thatn further retrenchment 18 necernary and sure to come, Farther reductions will be mado in that quarter, and a general cut-down in help and ralaries In dally Jooked for. Soveral af the Doanls are looking "for tho ordera that will make them no longer servants of tho city. Dullder Inspector Dalley addressed a lettor to Jr. Adams of the Law Department a fow daya ngo, anking for an opinion on his (Balley's) power to re- move certain objectionable bulldings. A reply, and the grounds that Nailey will act ipon In future, may he fonnd in the following, which faapart of Mr. Adame’ answor: ** Bo far an I can learn from Investigation of the subject reforred to n_your commnnication, bulld- inga within the *‘burned district™ were not anthorized to bo crected by any law or ordin- ance; but owing to the exigency arimng from the greatire of 1871 wero erccted by the tacit con- sent and with the full knaw)ed;ie of tho authoritics of thaclty. Thia being true, they cannot bo re- inaved without compensation to tho owners, and I know of no law or ordinanco suthorlzing you to removo ench bulldings, Comptroller Ilnyca was not a little pleased yes- terday to recelve the following Jetter from a largo ‘tanking-house of New England, and he regards it n umen of the guod times soon to- come: Can yon furnish mo_with eay $50,000 City of Chlm).'o Certificates regulatly Insued, slgned by the rightful Moyor, at 7 per cent interestt 1f so, pleass Atate” the shortest time you have them to fun, If the certificates can be fiad In ropular and Iawful form, I think 1 would like the above amount; hut T want to know that they sre In form 80 04 to stand - the legal fext, and I shall feel sntis- fled with your opinfon asto that point. We now own £30,000 of them due in June." Mr, Iiayca says that he will feply as soon s possible, accenting the offer. 1o does not wish to offer any certlficates that night bo objectionnble, and will send thore prepared boforo tha canvass of élri lnnyx.m for Mayor and signed Ly ex-Mayor olvin, —— CRIMINAL. About a dozen Individunls who aro in the habitof stonling rides on the @ o'clock passenger train on the Qalena Division of the Northwestern Ratlway wore gobbled up last uvening, for violating the or- dinances, by the West Madleon street polico. Charles Shippey, the man who shot Frank Tgo, yesterday delivered himaelf up to Detectlve Ryan, and gave badl to Justice Scully to the 20th fnat., to glva the polico an oppartunity to find Tgo, It fs sald that Shippoy Is not so fnnocent in the matter us was at first belfoved. Mary Hogan kecps honse at almost any place where she can finid ono, but prefers to a consldera- ble_extent the sacred procincts of Choyenno. Yos- terday afternoon sho met Charles Kinue, of No, 202 Clarle street, ot tho corner of Clark and Pollke streets, nnd invited him to take of somo snufl, and while the victim was aneczing sho took S50 ont of his vest-pncket. Mary was at onco locked up ot the Armory. Afellow named James Wallaco is lacked up at thio Armory chiried with the larcany of o bals of o mors, About4 o'clock ho hiréd an oxpresa- mun and went 1o the Mattross Renovating house of J. T, Mathows & Co., Nos, 161 and 163 Michigan nwos nite, where ho hiclped himself to the balo of mass, proionding tiat {t wan for A. I Crocker, of Ne! 7 Madison atreet, Tl uxjircasmian wad conaid- trublly astonished ¢ tho arreat, J, 11, Collinw, of Bonth Water street, has com- inined to Justice Fuotu that 1., J. Glileaple, of 00 Wushington streot, has committed thecrimo of lar- cony as bafleo In keeplug two certificates of stock, faced at $1,000 each, of the Morcantils Insuranco Company, ' Colline cluims that he Intrusted tho Jroperty, to Gllleaple tor apeculatlon, and was to invo 1t back on demand, {natead or which ho was offered worthiess notes, ‘A warrant ls out. 1 thero [s a policeman on the Wet Sido smart conuzh to catch **Foxy™ \Whalen, that man ehonld at once ba promoted. Yaetorday Oficer Moaney snw horse and by standing in frant of @ notorlons West Randolph street dive, and at once Identlsied It an belonging to A. D, Willlamson, of No, 10 Burnside street. Whila he was fookin atit SFoxy" Whalen and his partner skipped out the rear door of thy waloon, leaving the **rig* to the teader merclea of the pollccman. Charlos Batten Ixn dinobedlent nan of statloner on Clark street, Ilureaides in the vicinity of Ful. lerton_avenuo, near an old gentlomain named THoo Abott 8 week ngo Iaoker's hoake was robbod of a yold wateh and some maney, and nt ouica young liatten nnd bis companious Woro sin: cled ont as the perpetrators, and_yestorday two of hem were arrested by Detective Durgon, aud lock- cd up in the Central Biatlon, It i probahle that the chargos will not bo sustained, 'for aithough atten fsu pretty wild boy, thers s no wvidence that be hos descended to tio depths of dishoneuty. John Btrachman and Jamea Sulllyan were yestor- dny held in §400 ball 1o tha Crlminal Canrs by Joee tics Summertield for attempting tho abductiow of 1ittle girl, Tho tnen sald thoy Liad boen hired to do the Job by s Mra, Carolino Ladd. Weducrday nfs toruoon, about 5 o'clack, the' two men drove up (o the realdenco of Mre, Catherine Lowls, No, 200 Thirtleth utrcet, and, while that lady’ waa from Lume, sofzed iittle duuglter of Mrs. Ladd 1hiat had been ndopted somo twn years bga by Brs. Lowis, when' its mother wa) In deetityto clrcumatancts. Mrs, Lewls followed I purauit, and near Twenty-sccond atreet o mou_wero ur seated and taken to the Twenty-wocond Struot Sta- tion, Tho child wusreturned (o its adopted parent It apponrs thut the motlior hos been trying 10 Fe gguin possesslon of (hie child for soms’time, and st belug able to sccompllat it ugally, by reason of o document dated two yenrs back glving the child to Mru, Lewls, she adopted this lawless wcan of accompl ishiug her ubject. Lawrence Deattle, that notorlous pal of ‘*Foxy** Whalen, was caughl yestorday afternoon in rathior # tlghe ix, from which he may not bo able ta extri- caty himeelf so easlly s hu Las from Lis past mls demeanors, bout’ 10 o'clock he enfered the butcher-shop of Petor 1o t 351 Iifth ave- uue, andywhile the proprietor was engnged In o Tear ruom Lealtle man with the conlents of the caah drawer, smoonting to some $20. Hollher followud in bot purault, and when uahllll rflhhlly at hi upou the tufof tho latter, turned and fred at him. This caused HoBhor to keop at a batter dlstanco, but’ did not cause Lim- o rellnquish *thi Teattle croased over 1o tho WestSide and [oMier followed.”” Au the $hiof neared the sort of Forquer sud Cansi atresta Hofhor catled. i tomy byutauders o stop i, and upon (el e imptiog 80 o do Teafls traed wbon them wnd tirod thréo alioke, ano of which lugicied s sovers wound I% tho aria 0f 05 of theme K. N, Wayner By mame. Tho reporie aitracied the attenticn of Ofmcer Mathow Towhey, who {ollowsd ostils. for Batin U pon S e amed Wit Sork sout, S0 8 Favolver anc would hava ot the oficer dead had het s seddon tha wespan to the flund. Beattle yes trinmphantly marched oft to e Weat Twollth Btreot Btation, snd the butcher returned to his home happy in ihe recovery of his atolen money. ANNOUNCEMENTS. A meeting of the Chicago Cricket Clab will be held Friday evening, at 7:90, in Room 3, Dore Block, northweat corner Madison ond State streets 8enator Roach, of the California Leglstaturs, will epenk in Farwell all Saturday evening, in relation to the question of Chinese Immigration, which 1s making so extraordinary a stir In tho Pacific States. Yonng wonen, atrangers (n the eity, secking sppbIERl S i, an riicle By [l era , held ev o ‘fooms ‘of the' Guod Ssmaritan Socloty, No. 173 Randolpls strect, ——— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. NI UARDING'S CONNRCTON WITR THE OLODE INRURANCE COMPANT. o the Kiltor af The Tridune. Cittcaan, May 18, —In yout fasue of Friday yon give an absteact of n bill filed fn the name of Frank Follanabee us Itecelver of tho Mercantita Insurance Company, In which many lonso charges are made aganst mo and others (n connectlon with the Ulobe Instiranca Conmpnny. . An much time muat clapso bofore thls bill can be heard, and as the anawor 18 soldom publiahed, 1 have no ather eourne loft than to say theangh yone columna that the sequel will prove that anld charges arc utterly untrne, and that the bill wa framed nnd flled to gratify by thia publication, private ro- venge. The complninant, Follanebee, late of the Board of Tedle, has been's clerk uf MeUoy & Pratt, my late law parners, and was appoinied ltecclver of theft client, the Mercantile Tnenranca Compuny, upon tholr motlos, un May 8, in place of thofr Mr. Moy, who was hamed and had acted, 1 18 sald, 4 tho Arsignec: hitt thls change wan nnde, doubts Tens, with the lden that Follansbee would make the Detfer plaintifr, For theae atiorneys, who are here complaining by thoir proxy and_clerk, have boon Dircctors and members of the Exccuiive Committon of thin very Globe Inaurance, one and sometinies both of them, overelnca July, 1874, covering the whale perlo my conncction with® that Company, and some fen months after that con- nection had censed; nnd ta sk a dlscovery of to of what bas oceurred in my abaence and hos been donu by themsclves, is a weak attempt to folst wpon me tho odium of transnctions of aafl Cata- pany to which 1 liave not been a party. The gricyanco of the bill {s an aileged frand crpetrated by fho Globe Insuranco Company upon [himinnocent Mercaniile Insuranee Company 1n & contract of relnsurance made in November, 1875, moro than thre monthsafter | had ceaeed o be con- nectod with tho Globo, and 1 never heard or know that snch a contract liad been made for mony montha after 1t had been inade, and I do not now know what that contract sas, nor when nor how made, tave by tha recunt slatémonts of the partics, and oa adviscd by this very bill, My buainers conncctions and teanmactions with tho Ulobe Inaurance Company weko fuly detaflod in my anewer to the crediiors' bill of John 8, Hart and others, filed Mny 8 [n tho United States Court, and may be restaicd In fow words, In July, 1874, I prrchasad u lnrge amount of the stock of said insuranca company, payiug therefor 100 conts upon the dullar, supposing it to be a Bonnd concern, nnimpalred fn capital save by tho Tosses In the fifa of July, 1874, which were to bs mada gond; and in Novemcor and Decamber, 1m4, ‘mado furthor large purchascs of {le same stock, In Octobior, 1874, T was nsked to take tempo. rarily the position of President, with the express undorstanding that I sliould tiot La requirod to ve, and conld not give, elther time or attention o the performanco of its dutics, I held that posi- tion until Augunt, 1875, whon, upop learning that 1 wan ducelved aa to sald Company, 1 sold my stock and Joft §t, and have hod no connoction with it and nothiug whataver 1o do with lls management since. During the perfod of wy connection with the Giobe I advancad large sunia to It in cash and have ‘been portlally repald by the #alo of sccuritios hy- othecated to me, but of such doubtful value it I should be glad to give $10,000 to be made Whole In the proiniaca, Tl Globe [nsurance Company s an old compa- ny, having started in 1866, ond agai Just after the fire in 1871, My connectlon with 1t "has been casual, and for the brief spice of less than ten monthe. I was nover acqualnted with its affatrs ond teoe situation at any time avo in o general way and from tho stateinents of its officera: and I never mude or pretended to moke any official state- ment. and took noart {n making or publishing nny ruch, orany otlier statementjat any timo touch- fui tho same. Reapectfully yonrs, Gro. P, Hanoiva, 1OVEE. o the Editor af TAe Tribune. * Criicaao, May 18,—1 deslre to proteat agninst tho strange nesault upon the charncter of the Hon, M. 11, Baveo which appeared In'your columna, It acems to me that a gentleman so eminent, #0 gen- fal in dixpoaltion, and o open in all his conduct, should bo eafa from such an_ex-parte srraignment i1 the papora till he had a_ reasonable tima given him to stato his aldo of the matter. I do not clalm any intlmacy with Mr, Tovee, but T Liave known hiin wll for twenty yoars, and, while 1 admit ho has romo cccentricitien and carolessness in trifling flunnelal mntters, I do not believe him alshoncst or capable of dellbcrate untruthfulness, 1do not beliove that ho represcnted to any ono that label was sentenced any differently than ho had been. According to your articlo, It seoms that e informed Mr, Wilcox before lio gave the check that he had ho moncy In the bunk to meet 1t just then. Tle perhaps wrole someo humorous explann- tlon nfterward to Mr. Wilcox, In requenting him to hold the check a littio longer, Your article con- veys tho fdea that M. Bovce, having recelved tio money for his espeneca’ to Washington to procaro the pardon, hus now abandoned hismission, and [s oxpending the monoy on hitself, Thia, too, T beliove In utterly false. You may disagroe with tho viows of Boveo on capital pun- Iahmient, but fu ancer at Uis philantheopy ns you do, und brand him, on thisshowing, as n fraud and a cheat, §s nuworthy of so fair-minded o Journatist, and it must have crept Into your paper Inadvertant- Iy. Justice, ‘This {8 not the firat timo that Mr. Boveo hna cas- rled his eccentricities in trifling financlal matters a0 far as to aubject hiim, fieat to lega) Investigation, at leart to unplearant comments from persons who Luve some respect for honeaty and truthfulness, CENTENNIAL BWINDLERS, Tn the Ediior af The Tridune, Cniocaao, May 15, =Permit mo tocall your atten. tian to the followlng, which appeared in last Bune day's Trinuxs; Wanted—Twent: to go to the Centenntal waken it n mont. EA TUrter parteiars saad 24 cents to Iearce, Clement & Co., Chicago. “The commerclal ugencies and the clty directory have no such firm on record, and there Is no doubt that It 1a fictitions und ita would-bs members aro #ome of tho same mwlndlors who were propily fofled in their heartlens denign by tho Postmnster of New York Clty nhout four wecks ngo, when o similnr advertincinent sppeared In the New York dteratd, and the Pontiastur prevented the doliv of over $760, contained in nbout 3,000 Jotters, and had it returned to those who were fuollsh enough to risk, a8 they might hovo kuown. 95 cents ‘on heaftless ncoundrels. Theas awlndlera speculate on the _credulity and denpatr of poor fellows who perhaps have beon out of employment for months, und who, aa a last rexort towards obtalning employment, may have poawned their last shirt In order to ralsethe 25 centa thrown away on heartless villainaand thieven, By letter 1 called the nitentlon of Postmnster- Genernl MeArthar to this mwindle, and, as Imailed sald letter Bunday at 1 o'clock p. m., I have samo reason to hopo that he enccluul{y stopped the swindle, like his colleazno at New York, and that the victima of the swindlers way get thelr 25 cents back, with which {liey may pay for a square meul, and for tho prosent glve up the {des of ;iuing totho Centennfal at $10 nmonth wages, all for only 25 cents, Very reapoctfully, La BavuE. THE PIRST AMERIOAN DOLLAB, To the Editor af The Tribune. IliLvepace, Mich., May 13.—I notleo fn your “‘Supplement ™ of the 13th tns in the comumu- nirated article entitled **Money, and Somo Facts in Regard to It,* a alight mislake. In speaking of **the dollar which fs theunitof the United States, " 1t rays, **1¢ (tho dollar) was first mado in thia country in_the year 1700." This Is, I bolleve, & mirtake. T am’ the owner of what fs called a **Waahington Dollar, " perfectund inblemished, — one of tha small number Orst issued,~—of which, I am credibly informed, not o dozen are now extant. 1t benrs the date of 1705. Onthe edgo aro stamped the words, **linodred Cents—One Dallar or Unlt, ™ Un tho one sfile the head of Washington, under the word *‘Liberty," and fifteen stans. Bulwequent coluagen exhibilt tut fhirteen wtars, representing the thirtecn original Btates, On the revorse sirlo I8 what was undoubtedly designed to represent an eagle, Incloscd withina wreath of ollve, and the whalo surrounded with ** United Siates of A dcui™ but the bind, of whutever kind Intended, would seem to rescrablo mare closely & wild turkoy than *‘the bird of Jave," 1 make t! ght cor- rection In tho interesting article of ‘*Kate Abrams, " referred to, volely In the {nterest of his- torlcul accuracy, Very r.-pecl[ull{, (konaz WV, ANpnews, OBITUARY, Bpectal Dspateh to The Tridune, MrviEarous, Miun., Moy 18—V, J. Walker, Professor of Latin In the State University, dicd suddenly of neurnlgin of the bowels this moralng. Prof. Walker had been many years o teacher in thls Blate nnd In California, and’ waos one of the nost prominent educaturs of the country, ————— EXIT BOWEN, New Yong, May 18,—At a large meeting of Plymouth Church to-nigbt the resolutlon expolling Yloury C. Bowen was effcred, whon Clarenca Bowen handed in tho protest of hie fathor_ayainst such action belng taken by tho Church, This was read, #nil voto was thon takon ou the resolution, which carried unanlmously. ——— WE MAKE OVER OLD MATTRESSES, making thom as goodas now st slight expense, ‘We also steam-curea feathor pillows and beds, froe- =, them fromsll smell. Hilger, Jenking & P . ‘%mmm,ma ssU1A1) kinds of bediiog, WASHINGTON. - The House Decides to Oust Mr Clapp, the Public Printer. Gist of Lord Derby’s Latest Noto on tho Winslow Caso, More Disgnsting Testimony Concorning Carpet-Bag Rulein Louisiana. The Naval Committeo Find Nothing Tan- gible In the Bristow Charges. Fitzhugh, the Model Doorkeeper, Will Be Allowed to Resign. TUBLIC PRINTING. WIAT FARTISAN MEDANNESS WILT, STOOP TO. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. ‘Wasmnaron, May 18.—The partisan nnfafr- neea which hina charactorlzed the ontirs (nvesti- gatlon of the Goverminent. Printer attended b to the end. This morning tha Committes brought the blll back to the House, modified so s to give the fecord printing to Rivea for the rest of the eession of this Congress, leaving it open to competition afterwarda, The per- sistency with which the Democratic members of the Printing Committee tnslsted upon forcing the Honro to contract with Rives, nnd tho per- gonal eforts used to forco tho hill upon the Honee, excited great nstonishment and pro- nounced opposition. ‘Thie bill wes pussed with the wnodltication that In nny errangement for printing the JZZecord the coutracts shall ho apen to competition, The unfairness with which the bill wits manuged In the Houee was jn harmony with the partlsan treatment of the Pabllc Printer in tho Cominittee. The Republicans wero ALLOWED LITTLI TIME FOR DEDATH hofore the urevious gueatlon was ordered. Hod they been, they wonld have bean able to show that tho Governmant Printer had not been permitted tha rizht of crows-cxamination; that ke hnd not heen represented by counsel; that the greater portion of e tituessca wera pernons diccharged for cauwe, persomn with gricvances, icreons. who © wera rivals of the jovernmont Printer, nnd who wished to have tho entlre mpatom of printing by the Government abollshed, They wonld have showed that the Tiveson wera e constant promoters, as they Jiave Dbeen the inatigators, of the invesilgation: that thoy had fall sccexs o the books of the Government Printer after thoy were delivered to tho'Committea nnder snbpeena; and that once when It hecame noc- cwenry for tho Government Printer in tho courso of hix business to exnmine his books, & book was found out of the custody of the Commlittco in the bouse of Rive. WINSLOW. DENNY'S LAST NOTE. Spectat Dispateh to Tne Tribune. ‘WAsmINGTON, D. C., May 18.—While the nota of Earl Derby deals with points presented in tho dlspateh of Becretary Fish, 1t dls- closes with suflicient clearncss what fs now un- derstoodd here as England’s ehief reason for her zealous adherence to the Interpretation sho gives to the cxtradition treaty, namely, that she will adimit of no construction of tho treaty which would onable othier natlons to enter her domalna to reclaim political rofugess, It is hield that It would be an ensy lhing to frama crimlnnl charges agalnst any political offender who hod fled to English soll, which would compel his surrender it England should now ylold tho point {nslsted on by the United States. A political oftender might bo_extrsdlted for an alleged erim- tnl offuneo, A aftorwar tried for {renson oF any. athor lesser’ palitical erime, Thy Engliah thinl tho United Btates onght hot either to nak for or aubmit to n conatruction of the treaty which could Do made the means of reaching political offendors, This undemtanding in informal, bt tho force of 1t 18 admitted by o number of our oflctala, Tho dieputchen rolative to the contents of the note are, hnwever, entlrely speculative, The noto was not recelved hero untll yestordny afternoon, and Mr. Fish said this morning that he had not rend It himself, and had not_even whown 1t to the President, Fiah, howover, expreesad the opinfon that o oto avo. 6o miirances of tho folcase of nslow. NEW ORLEANS. BELYR'S TEBTIMONY. Special Dispatch ta The Tribune. ‘Wasnmaroy, D. G, May 18.—Gibson, Chair- man of the Loufstana Commitiee, visited the Attorney General this morning and requested tmmunity for the witness Sclye. The Attor ney General will probably desiro to sco the evi- dence bofore acting. It is tho opinion of the Republiean members of the Committes that Belye has told all he knows fn three days® testi- fying. o has morcover sworn that ho has shown all of his testimony to sev- eral persons, and that the portions o which ho \clalms th he would criminate bimself If ho teatiles can ho proved by other partles. Tt {a probable under theso circumstances that the Attornoy-General will not recommend fmmunity to & person wha upon Tiin own confesslon ought to bo in the Penitontinry. Glbron threatened Uils morning to sbundon the in- vestigation unless immunity for Selyo was ob- tained, . OTHER WITNEBSES, To the Western Associaled Press, WasnryatoN, . C., My 18,—Tho Sclect Com- mitteo on Fedorai Giices i Loulslana, in secret soralon last night, nopted Ly etelct patty vole a resolution offered by ' Mr. Blackburn, dirccting tha Chairman to ask tho Atlorney-Genersl for {mmunity for tha witncss Belye.. In secret sewslon to-day tho ~ Chalrman reported that he had fl{:pflod 1o the Attorney-General, oa dirccted, and that oflleor had requested an appilca= tion to be mado In vriting. The Committee then cxamined G. W, Fergueon, of Naw Orleane, an employo In tha Custom-lonua at that place. He teatlfied that, when ho tecoived o subpana o testify before tho Lonislana Com- mittec, Horwlg, tho Doputy Callcctor, tricd (o fn- timfdate bim.' When ho got hers,'Washington Ayres, Marehal Packanl's brother-in-aw, told him 100 witnesses wonld readily bo procured to swear thathe Tled when he testificd about frauda in the Cuetom-House. 1o deccived the CustomeHause authoritien s 10 tho reason of his absence from Iis pont, hecauno liad they known he wauld teatity Buforo the Cominltteo ho was convinced ha naver would have left the State of Loulsians slive. When b arrivod hiera ho heard Ayres had o war- sant to nrrest him tn rdor to provent his golng be- fora the Committea. Witnons then procceded to tostity in regard to the Irregular entry of cigars fn_two lustances, bat upon crosa-examination It (ranspired thut in ane caso (hero wos merely an attompt fo amuggle, wmhhl:hX was frustrated Ly tho Custom-House ofticlata, ROBESON. WITAT 1118 INQUISITORS DISCOVERED, Special Dispalch to The Tribune. Wasumarton, D. C,, May 18,~The Naval Ex- penditures Committeo has conclnded fts fnvest!- gationof therelationsof Juy Coole, McCulloch & Co. ns naval fiscal agents in London. The re- ault Is that tho Comiuittoe find nothing unluwr- fulin the trausactlon.., The Democratic mnem- bers are chagrined that they have not found something In this matter that can ba reported unfavorably, ‘The proposition to tako the tosti- mony of Mrs, Robeson was rejected by the Cominittes; yet tho Nuval Commlittee proper hos been chivalrle cnough to undertake to ascartain the costand tho purchaser of nearly overy articlo of Mra. Hobeson's wardrobo. Tho Domo- crats in the Tlouss expoct to clect » President by such oporations. Becretary itabeson rays helanot anzions concern. fng I orsonal or officiat ac: hat he has done nol hln'c that will not bear rearching -cmfln‘. An analysiw, ho says, of the teatimony taken by the Naval Commitice ahows that thero is nothing lm]!llc&lln& him, Becretar: he wiil show that his relations with the wes that of a lifo-long fricudship only. guve a contract to any one. The contracts under the law and re{\llnunn are awarled Ly the Durenu officers. Hecretary Hobeson adda that the only puschase he sver made of Mathews,| the clolhing contractor for tha Nav. Depastment., waa a monkoy-jacket for flshing, an ax Indla rubber coat, and” some {aowels, the amounting to $100, EVERYTIING NEGULAR. Tho Commitice en Naval Atlairs of the Ilouse ex- amtned to-duy Cbllds, foreman of jolncrs in the Wasliington Novy Yand, fu regurd to private work dono In that yard for Sccretary Robeson, It may he vemembered that - on several occasions t beon asecried that - costly foralture, o Laptismul font prescated to n church in New Jersoy, and other articles, bave beon manufactored in the Washington Navy Yard for the Bucrotary out of Government muterful and by Goverument work- men, A court of n n(v( waa Inetituted o year or two ugo ta Invull[in:\a e matter, but owing (o somo mtsundenstanding on the yiarf of thoso who pude the accusations rll regard “to the manger in hich the lnquiry should conducted they ro- fused to produce thele evidence. Childu tes{ificd 10-duy that i overy caso the Secretary had paid the full cost of makiug the srticles, VATRIOUS INQUIRILS, 'TIB CHICAGO MARSHALSUIF, &pecial Dispaich §o The Tribuns. ‘Wasaniaroy, D. ., May 18.—Marshal Camp- bell arrived hore this morning, and will be ex- \ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY,” MAY 19, 1878, mittee. It is understood that his statement has alroady been covered by his lotter to Miss Bweet. Campbell will also be examined Ly Caulficld's Committoo with respect to the tes- timony of Munson and Tourtelotts about the Maratint's oflice. Mr, Camphell spont. the dny Ui reading the tealimany takett by Canlflold's Com wittee which relnted ta himnelf, INSANI ASYLUM INVESTIOATION. Dr. Andrew McFarland, Superintendent of Oak Lawn Anglum, lingis, tentified here to-day in the Invane Anylum |nvestization in relation to the Van Kewen cas, | Tho purpose of calling the witnets an anparutly Lo show that he had diecharged the son of Mra. Van Kewen, of Chicago, hecauso he thouht tint alie was & porson who' inlght complaln of him. The prosocntion attempted to break Me. Farland down hy recuering o the {nvestigation o dered on him in 1860, when he was iu charge of the Jacksonville Asylum. BCNENCE, Mr. Hewltt, of the Forolgn Affatrs Commiltee, lias completed his report on the Fmima Mine, Ile ontirely exoucrates Mintster Schenck from any frandulent fntent in” connectlon with the transace tlon, but cennures hlin sevorely for the Imprupriety of his conduct In view of his position gy the representative of this Governmont, NOTES AND NEWS. CONRKCTION, Epectal Dlrpntch to The Tridune, Wasminoron, . C,, May 18.—A dispatch has been nent froms here which has created an fncor- rect hnpression os to the action of the Treasury Department concerning legal-tender notes sur- rendered by Natlonal Banks, Tho statement hna been miade thnt the amount of greenbacks recelved for redomption Is turned fnto the Treas- ury nnd used for other purposcs. This {s not a fact. Whoneverabank which desireatorelinguish any portfon of its cireulation ts unable to obtaln it outstanding notes for surrender, the bank deposits the equivalent In greenbacke, the nearcat Sul-Trensurer receiviog the deposit is charged with §t, and the snin set aalde at the Redemption Agency for the redetption of tho nutes when they may bo forwarded. Thae fdentlcal greenbacks themsolves may be used as other public money re- celved by Sub-Treasnrerm, but the amount held for redemption Is ntways kept Inviolate. An amonnt cqual to the amount to be eurrondered, lowever, s withdmwn from clrenlation until the Natlonnl Bank uotos which they represcnt havo been received and caneeled, URISTOW. ‘The host comimentary on the Inte charges agninat Socretary Dristow in connection with the Tucknor case {n” Loulaville Is found fn the fact that the Ways ond Means Commilteo has unanimousl agreed upon o bill for Buckner's rellef, The bifl was drawn bY Tucker, of Virginla, after full In. ventigation by the nh-Committéo, of which Lo was Chairinan, and examination by 1t of all wite nexsex who hind alleged Improper actlon In the case againet the Beeretary, 1len Egclestane, of tho Cincinnat! Times, hins heen in Washington for tho purpose of eocuring the removal of Beerctary Bristow. It Is under- stood thnt aome of the Governmont printing under the control of the Trennury Department, which was formely given to the Clncinnati 7Vmies, has Teen tranaforred to noma ather paper, and Eggicas fone, who liad an Interview with the President yes- terday, thinka that he madoe a decided impresalon, 1118 principal accuxations are that Secrotary Bria- tow haa not been loyal ta tho Republican “party, oud that in many ways hia officlal and privato acts havo tended to wesken rther than to strengthen it. ITEMS, Fostmastor-General Jowell denles that ho Intonds reslinlng, ( JIF: Dlaine 12 quite 111 with a low typo of malarial over. 7 Thero are Indications that the Approprintions Committos will nut ba able to carry out its plan a4 rezard retrenchment of xpenditares In public bnildings, So many citfes sre sflccted that a log- rolling combination {s atready forming to dofeat the proposed retrenchment, FITZIUOH. The Committce on Rulcs In {ho Fitzhugh matter will not take cognlzance of the criminal clargo. They will rebuko_him for hia **biggor man than Grant™ Jettor, ad Fitzhugh will then reslgn. POSTAL MATTERS. To the Weatern Aranciated Press, Wasnxaron, . C,, May 18, —Tho Sonato Com- mitteeonPost-Otlices and Pont-Teonds to-day took np aundry blls now before them, proposing more ot tees ganeral restoration of the franking privilege. After ome dlacusslon the subjoct was reforred to the sub-Committee headed by Senator Paddock. 1t 1 consldored probablo that the Committce will rec- omunend that communicationa o ofliclal hualnons nay bo nent freo by Conarcssmen, and also that the present uroless and_cxpensive ‘system of ofi- clal atamps now cinployad by hs executive depart- od. monts bo abolish IMPRACTIMENT. In the Benato at 1 o'clock Iogialativo hualnesn was suspended, nnd conslderation of the nrticles of §m- peachment waa resumod with closed doors. Before rouching any decislon tho doors woro reapand, BPEARER KENR. Trivato Informntion from Stannton, Va., ls to the eftoct that Bpeaker Kerr ia In hetter henith. RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER BURDETT. 8. 8. Burdett, owlngt to Nis bad health, has re- slgued #ia oflice’ of Commisalonor of the General Land-Oflice. THE RECORD. BERATE. Wasnixeroy, D. C., May 18.—Mr, AMorton submitted a resolutfon instructing ‘the specinl committee recently appointed to Inquirc Into tho late clection fn Mississippl to lnquire also into the recently alleged killing of people and outrages committed near tho Misslasippi and Loufslana lne ot’ Bayon Tunica. e read the dlspateh received by Gov. Kellogg, who is now in thia elty, from I1. C. Clark, his private secro- tary, dated New Orleans, May 17, stating that fugitives from the scone of the trouble had ar- rived, and that the details were horrible; that slx white men wero killed, and sixty negroes killed and lianged, and asking that aspeelal committce of the Senato bo authorlzed to investis gato the matter. The rosolution was ngreed to, ‘The Tloueo bill anthorizing the appointment of the Recelvers of Natlonal Banka and for other pure PosCh win passed. Mr, Wright called up tho Tloure bill making ap- Emprlnlllml for the payment of claims n}lnrlcd Ya Congresa nnder Scc. 2 of the act of June 10, 1874, by the Secretary of tho Treanury, Doencd. ‘The Chair laid before tho Benate a communiea- tlon from the Commisaloncra of the District of Co- lumbin in answor to the Senate resolution of April 10, 1876, transmitting n copy of the roport of the Sinking ¥und Comnmlssioncrs, showing the amonnt of certificates of indehtedness cammnnl{ called fnnnhllf.kn. issued by virtme of the acts of the Leginlativo' Assembly of tho District of Columbln, the umount of asecssmonta to redeem such certin- cates, &c. The Commirsioners stnte that the total amount issucd was §2, 000,000, and of this amonnt £008, 750 have beon redeemed up to March 11, 1870, leaving tha halance ontatanding $1,001,250, Ordered printed, andto lie on tho table, Adjourned, HOUBE, ‘The Speaker lald before tho Honse n communi. cation frum George M. Adains, the Clork of the onwe, nskln{( for ou inventlgation Into the charges agulnst him in the Chicagy Inler-Ocean that a member of Congress clafms to have In his possess- lon facts which he will make public, showing that lin (Adams) haa bean selling ls appointnionts at froin $100 to 8500. Ilo says tho charges are ab- salutely false. On mutlon of Mr. Brown, the matter wan roferred to o specinl committes, = M, Brownsald that Mr. Adams requested no Demos cl:\ll‘lc member from Kentucky o be on tho Com- mittcs, ‘I'he House procecded to conslder the resolution mrom-u yesterday by Alr. Singloton froig the Com- mittes on_Printing, " rolutivo to the Government Prinl n‘:-omcc. Mr, Hoar having rajued a point of order, that tho resolutlon was not a privileged roporty the Speaker Pro tou. (Cox) everruled tha polut of order. The anbject was discusscd at zreat length. 14 nally, the reaolution wan adopted by n party vote, Mr. Tiandall, from the Appropristion Commite tee, roported the Indlan Appropriation bill, Made tha special order ufter tho Nuval Am’llflpfllllnn il ahail'have been disposed of, ‘The bill appropriatos &:1,005, 771, and provides for tho transfer of the 1ndian Burean to the War Dopartment. The Ilanss tlen took up the joint resolatlon heretofore introduccd by Elljub Wurd, providing for the lrpalumlmllol Comumiasioners to confer with similar Cammlssloncrs on tho part of Great Britaln, and ascertain on what basis 8 mntnall Mnufl;“al treaty of comunerce betweon tho Unite Btates und Canada can he effected. After a apeech by Mr. Ward, tho matter want’ aver for the present. The Ilonso _then went Into Committea of tho ‘Whole, Mr, Cllylnnrln tho chalr, on tha Naval Ap- propriation bill, and was addressod by Mr. Phillips (Mo.) In relation to the currency. The Comittce roseand the Ifunse adjourned until 7:30, the sesalon to be for nfln!ml debate ouly on the Naval Appropriation bill, ——— P. T. BARNUM'S GREAT CENTENKIAL SHOW IS COMING, WITH THE ONLY LIVING HIPPOPOTAMUS IN THE UNITED STATES. To 7ux Pustio: My attontion having been called to tho fawdng bills of o wmall concern traveling westward, in which thoy sunounce a hippopotumus Targor than mine, and costing over $50, 000, & decm 1t iy duty to warn tho public againut this imposi- ton, and to declare that thero never were but two hippopotaml landed allve In this country, The first was exhiblted In my American Moseum in New York, and dled In 1600, and the other ana fs now allve and well, aud I expect to hovo tho pleasuro of showlng kim to my friends In the Weat during the coming summer, The Buuth Amerlcan tapir which these charlatans seek ta paln off on the public ought not to havo cost over $500, or the ouc-hundrodth part of tho value of my genulno bippopotamus, Da not ba decetved. The peoplo's humblescrvaut, P. T, Banxus, et — WHY WILL PEOPLE PAY SOCH FRICFS for farniture, when, by golng to Holton & Hildreth, 225 and 237.Btate strect, they could save from 10 0 20 per cent on averything thoy buy? Itwill psy you toiry them, FOREIGN. Anarchical Condition of Things in Constantinople. The Sultan’s Palace Visited by a Fanatical Mob of Turks. Christians Threatened and Sev- eral Secretly Murdered. Compulsory Educntion Discngsed In tho Dritish Parlinments Tho General Amnesty Bill Defoated in the Fronch Ohamber of Deputies. TURKIEY. TNE REIGN OF FANATICIAN, CoxsTantmvorus, May 18.—The dedlcation of the new English Chnireh haa been indebnitely poat. poned, at the request of the Hritish Ambassador, who had consulted the Ministor of Pollce on the possible consequences of the cercmony, Boftas and Mussulman roughs aro buying ravolvers, dage gore, and other wenpons, #nd the Christluns havo resorted to almilar precautions, SATISPACTION. Dentry, May 18.—The mensuren taken by Tur- key for the punishment of the Salonica assassins givo eatlsfaction hero, Tho murdercd French snd Qerman Conauls were burled on Wedneaday. PLAGUE. During the week ending April 20 thero were 647 deathis from tho plague In Bagdad and Tallah, BIITISIE VESSELS IN TURKISI WATERS, Loxpox, Moy 18.—In the llouss of Commons to-day the First Lord of the Admlralty stated that the Britieh fleet In tho Mediterrancan had been or- dered to Salouica, and a gunboat Lo Constantino- o, P 30D RULE. A lotter from Constantinople to the News, under dato of the 12th inst., says: **Tho oxcitement during tho Inst throe daya has amounted to n panic, The deniand for weapons both by the Softas and Christlans s so grent that mostof the shops in Btamboul have sold out all their stock. The Boftas—that {s, ull persons altached to the moaqucs in any capaclty whatover—are prace tlcally ‘manters of the sitnation, They number abont 10,000, aud thelr influence over the Pro. tectorato s supreme. ‘They ntter threats against tuo Sultan ond his Minlsters, and somctimes agninst Christlans, Although quiet now, they profess to bo friends to tho latter. Yes- torday a groat mumber of them went to the Palace and demanded the dismiseals vt the Grand Vigler, Mahmond Nodim Pasha, the Choikh ul Islavn, and tho Minister of War, Tho Sultan resisted foran hour, but the clamor of the mob fnally induced him to demand the resignation of Mahmond Nedim Tashs, the Grand Vizier. riotous and disorderly, **Conatantinoplo containa only 1,000 regalar sol- dlers, tho remninder belng rodifs and recrults. Tho The scono wos most. ‘Turkish oflicers openly admit thefr inabllity to con- trol the' latter in tho case of outbreak, and Itis generally belloved they would obey the Boftas, Mobsof Softas hare boen parading tho streots during the Inst three days, demanding tho diemissal | of Mahmond Nedim accnsg of belng nnder Ruesinn influence, Threats hayo beon mndo agaluat, Clrlatians gonorally, and tiwo ot three murdars have occurred which the police are-dolng thete ntmont to hushup. Con- stantinople, in fact, is In revointion, Tho Softas are not satiafled with o appolntment of Mehmet Rushdl as Grand Visicr, and clumor_for Midhat Paslia. They want Mehmet Rushdi as President of n Natlonal Parlinment, and yeaterday a large num- ber of Saftas at tho Iidjazat Mosquo, would not nl- law a prayor for the Saltan to b reud. On the 10th inst. Péof, Tlonamy. Price and wife narrowly escaped tho violenco of the mob while visitinga mosque, POBSIBILITIES, 141¢ 5 troggle should tako place, s everybody 1s drending, betweon the native Christians and Mna. sulmane, the Chrlstiana wonld prove victorions provided the troops did not ad the mob, but, ina general rlaing of Mohammedans, the large colonles of Exropean subjocts in Constantinoplo and along {lio Tosphorns wonld be in greater dangor than the native Christians, because tholr wealth would constitute an additional stimulux to the rellgious zcal of the Turkish rabble, This danger fho re- spective Ambassadora rmv!dml sgainatas far os tho menns at their disposal allowed. ~Last night all the dispatch boats were kept under steat the day o plan of joint agrecd * upon., © The foreign Consuls o devise means for the mutual defenso of thelr aub- ects. All forclgm steamers in port lind steam up. he streets of Pesa were patrolled by a hand of Austelan Croata, depatation of Englishmen called Ministor Elilott'n nttontion to the exceptlon- aldauger of the English colony, and asked his assist- anco. ‘The Iatter admitted the danger to all Chria- tiane, and that the-English waas the least protected colony. o invited the wholo community, in caso of any outbrenk, to seck sholtcr at the embansy, Iio alfo promised to telegraph to the Britiah For- elgn Office what had occurred, and to represent the urgency of the position." THE REFORM PROGRAMME. Drrurv, May 18,—Itesolutions of the Imperial Chancellors' Conferenco have been submitted to the powers, 'l‘h(s‘y rovide for elght weeka armis- tice, and for nsa{stance inthe restoration of tho hounea of refugees and {nsurgenta, Tho Consuls rexldent in the various diatricts, asaiatod by special delegates, aro to overlook the exccution of tho agreement. In all other respects tho orleinal text of Count Andrassy’s nota haa hoen adhered to. IN TIE DHITISI PARLIAMENT, Loxnon, May 18.—In the Ilousc of Lords to- night tha Earl of Dorby stated that Turkey had lfll(l nathing undone to sccore the punishinent of the Balonica munierers. o sald it was trua that the British squadron had been ordered to Bessika Bay in consequenco of a conuunlcation from the British Ambassador at Conatantinople. According to latest accounta the exeltement which undoubted- 1y existed among the Mohammedans in Constanti- nople was much allayed. Lord Derby hoped the precautions which had boen taken would prave un- noceasary. Posha, whom they TATEST. Lownpon, May 10—5 a. m.—The &landard's Vieuna dispatchi says tho Ilerzegovinians havo de- clared (hrmlfih their represontatives at Celtinjo that they will not accept the rumored armistico, because {t wonld glva tho Turks on opporiunity to bring 1;)'» relnforcementa. Tho Dally Telegraph's correspondent at Berhn sayn ho is osltion to state, upon unquestion- allo authority, that the German and Russian Am- bassadors In London have telcgraphied thelr Goy- crnmenta (hat England does not sgree ta the §ropoitions which reunlted fram the Derlin con- erunce, TRANCE, MICIELET'S DONES, Paris, May 18,-The removal of tho remains of Jules Michclet, the historlon, who dled Feb. D, 1874, takes place to-day, aud fully 50,000 per- sons lwe tho routs to the comctory of Pere La Chafse, Deputations from the French Instituts, the College of France, and other bodiea atlended, Measures have been taken to provent any pelitical wanifestation. 5 NBW FARAGUATAN MINISTER. 18.—8enhor E. Machaln, Paurs, Moy Para- anynn Minlster, will preseut his credontials to prenldent MacMahon fo-morrow, thus restoring diplomatic relations between France aud Paragaay, auspended in 16872, MOLN AR VESSELS, ConnraxriNores, Muy 18, —Severnl additional Fronch sl Austrion mon-of-wis have azrived fo the Bospharms. TIIE AMNESTY BILL DEVEATED, Vanaairies, May 18.—The Chomber of TDeputics thisafternoon rejectad the motion of M. ;'t‘?lpall for complote ampaaty by & Yota of 304 to M. Marcoss, Radical, Jatroduced a motlon for amnesty for all commou law offcuses commitied with a political object. Minuter Dufaure opposed the motion. Te do- clared that pardons would be granted in tha pro- portion in which the Chamber rofrained from in- slsting upon wmnesty. Tho Government would show no lonlency towards those who continucd to divplay violeacs sod hata in anorymous pamphlots oud urticlos. p M“ Marcou'amotion was rejccied by 8 large ma- jority. GREAT BRITAIN, HESUMED WOBK. Loxpoy, May 18,—A great number of striking colliora In Derbyshire have resumed work a4 10 to 124 per cent reduction in their wages. COMPULSORY RDUCATION. Lonpox, My 19.—Ia the ulnu; ;}dcfi‘mllll?:l jght, Viscount Sandon, Vice Prosident of the 'c?o',f,.’;, ) on Education, introduced the” Klemen. tary Education blll. The mcasure provides that no' child shall bo ‘employed in sgricultural or othor labor before tho age of 10 years, of botween 10 and 14, unless It hiay a certificate that it has at- {ended achool 250 days of tho year for five yea: or has passed on ezamination showing w certalm degree ‘of education. Local suthorities are o powered to enfurce tho penalties on parents for neglectiug to sond their childron to wchool, The application of tho bill {a 1o be e e EioTaiott 1t PAARIAG porce eir cm i ,mm?:?l" ;“.T?m'..cd ikl 1881, whea the bll} aé- all forco, Tir. ;lm'nh'n!xrwcl!od regret that direct compale slon was not prescribed, MEXICO, MILITAKY MOVENENTS, Nsw Onimaxs, Ls., Moy 18,—The Galveston News* Drownsvilla speclal saya: ** Revolu- ;llonubwmn«d moving out-of M last Bt anmaloasrilllcayodlia. marping with Sk, Eacal advancing oa MM oras, SPAIN, EDUCATIONALS Loxnox, May 18, —A Madrid diapateh to the Times says Congress bas passed the article of the: Consti- tutlon on clementary education. The article | of » distinctly retrogressive charncter. Under i edue cation wll{bt nelther free nor compulsory. gl il ITALY. RAILROAD SCDEME. Roxm, May 18.—The Periogliers "newspapes tatea that the Chamber 6¢ Deputles will probably reject tbe proposala Ly the Dasle Comvention for the acqniroment by ths Govprumont ef the Upper lullu;‘mflmuh. : po i N ln roar g:dlrd. 'l:hm:flt..';:&f‘ -Ihl.n.lna attacy — GERMANY, SHTTLXD. Benv, May 18, —The differences of epinton on the relationa of the Imporial and Prussisn Govern- ments, which threatenod to {nvolve the rotiremen) nl'lgll&l‘lter Camphausen, have been satisfactoiily acttle ———— SULKY PLOWS, Bpecial Dispateh to The Triduna. Tock IsLaxp, M), May 18,—A grand trial of aulky plowa took place st William Glenn's farm, In Conl Valley Towuship, to-day. The competing plows were: Dacre & Co.'s **Gilpln,™ the Moline Plow Company's **Evans,” the Davenport Plow Company's dulky, the 8t. Louls **Hughes," and B. D. Buford & Co's Rock Island sniky “‘Browne.” The jndgen appointed by tho farmers « present nnanimounly awarded the first Eremlllm o ,.Ile Bafo 1ky fof best work and lightest dratt, MARNRIAGES. READE-KIRKLAND—At GGraco Charch, Chics. G o tho T8ih st by the Tiey . Reado, M. D., of Taronto, Cannda, to daughter of Alexander Kirkland, Baq. DEATHIS. A e e A e S, WILLIAMB—In this city, May 18, Jdohn Will- {ams, aged 12 years. Funeral from No. 20 Eaglostreot to-day, tha10th inat., atociock pom. - : i BMITH-Wedncsday, of diphthoretic croup, Mal- colm, #on of George . And Loulen Kinnoy Bmith. Funoral services will be held Friday morning, the 10th Inat., at 10:30 o'clock, at the Cathodra) of the Loly Name. > MANNING—Mnrgarct Ash_Manni wlrfl 3 months, beloved mother of A, M, Ash, oral from resldence, 457 Weat Twelflh atreet , 100, m., by carriages to Calvary. - iuifalo papers please copy. WEST—Tho faneral services of tho late Samuel C. West will taka placa at the residence of Lis son, Andrew F. Went, at 1034 Michigan ovenug, at 10 . m. ¥riday, 101 fost. Friouds aro roanectfuily invited. RICITARDS~Tho fonoral of Morris Richnrds will tako placa to-day, May 19, from the reaidonco of Beo B b Richorts, 168 Weat Jackeon atrost. at 4 . m. All 1 attend, ' The {ov. D, Tinrris, pastorof tho Walsh Presbyterian Church, will officlate. Anale, Frid riends are Inyited to - Dr., Lotke, T, ¢ __POLITICAL, ANNOUNCEMENTS. | JBAND COUNOIL. 4 Thera will be o repular meoting of the Grand Councll of the Cook County Central Rtepublicsn Clnb at Xepublican Hendquartors, comor of Lake and Clark strects, this evening at 7:40 o'clock The Rxccutive Committeo meet at 6:30 p.,m, fon transaction of business, WiLL1AX ALDRICH, Prenident. AUCTION SALES, - By ELISON, YOMEROY & CO,, Auctloneers, 84 and 86 Iandolph-st. FRIDAY MORNING, May 19, at 9:30 o'clock, Onlg‘[.Furniture Auction Sa]e{ ] week, Immennso stock Now and Beeond-Hand FUBNITURE AND HOUSEEOLD GOODR Tho onflrs outdt Grstccluns, Tieatarant, large) M. T, Dining Tables, Exicnlon Tables, Mirrors, Chalrs, Crocke: and Plated Waro, Also, our uaunl display of New Parlor, Chamber, and Dins ing-ltoom FURNITURE. A full line now and nacd Carpets, Loanges, Mattresses, Office and Library Inrnitnre, ‘General Morchandlso, Fine TPlated Ware, 20 Bowlug Machincs, otc. ELISON, POMEROY & CO. 84 and 80 Randolpy Btroet. Administrator's Sale at Auotion, Saturday, May 20, 8t 2p. m., on the prem! e fe byt SR Bl o The bullding known sa Smith's Hotel, with barn attached. Ten grove Jota snitable for picalcs, ' Aleo, 10 scres beat gardaning land in the county, with good honse and orchard; has frontage of 40 rods on Stato-pt., near Nincty-firstet., ond can ba subdivided to advantago. Take 12:20 dummy-train of €., R. L & P. It R. to South Englewood. Terms at eale. Sold by order of Adminitrator. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioncers, NEW YORK., * @, WOLBERT, Auctioncer, ‘ UNUSUALLY IMPORTANT SPECTAL AND Peremptorxw'l‘rade Sale 6,000 Packages Domestics. Wo shall poremptorily offer on TUESDAY, 23, 3670, at 13 orclock, throngh Messcs. T SEXD, MONTANT & 0., 70 and 81 Leonard.st., by_order of tho Treasarsa and Directom of tho < Tepperell Nanufacturing Company," **Laconia Compuny, " ** Androscoggln Mitls, * !*Continental Mills,” **Batcs Monofucturing Company,” **Otis Gompiay, * ! Tigston Ducks Company, +Warron Cotton Milla," '*Columbian Manufacturing Co., and other corporations, 6,000 Packnagea Dumeatica. * The negreguls of Domestic Fabrics mchulod in this offorin ever made ‘5\ the United Stntes, nod should com- and the prasence of o buyer from overy He in - :Il‘m l‘)r: umu Trade. % s ‘WIRIGIT, DLISS & FABTAN, Belling Agonta. By WM. A. BUITERS & CO., Auctloncors, 118 and 120\Vabesh-av. A COLLEGTION OF : Tine Steel Engravings, ‘Water Colors, and Paintings, AT ATUCTIOINN. salearoom, 118 wh atash-av. . {2 are & very ciales seloction In. #renol ;fif\:m ‘it French plato glass. ey il bo on xiibltlon o2 eduosday ! unti] day of sale. WL TTHLS & CO., TUITERS & C0.8 BATULDAY HALY, Batnrd: 0:80 & m., a8 their S oradinas 116 ad 155 & FURNITURB. By 8. N, FOWLER & CO., Auctlensors, 874 amd 270 East Malisso-$8. To-morrow, r, May 20, wERe- rooms, Dfi:zm .n’.;f‘flmflu dn‘;vounrfl 8o will oxceed any PEEMPTORY Sale ock A vesiowy of CARPETS. e Bt Lo Wopd Bt CIIAIRS, Ica Doxos, Rafrigeral Crocory, sod Glaasevarto, now Tinss of WALL PAPRE, kud 8 roat vortsty of WINDOW EADES. froat varlely oL W INDOW SOADES —— By G. P. GORE & CO., €5 end 70 Wabash-av. On SATUIDAY, M ot B o'c) W, G m?knry sod Yellow V’zui”' l!A'mlfs° o Ofim Q 18, and Harnetsas st 13 o'otock. s t 11 o' e F: GOTE 86O, Anctioncers. RICE. ONE DOLLAR DUYS PIFTEEN LDS. CAROLINA RICE At HICHBONW'S, 113 East Modisem-sh, ] CONVFEOTSIONERY, A A e e A RO ARERERROP | CELEDRAPED throoghout Union—exprossod 1] Y uy:g:;é DRI, Goafier — toer CH y WANTED. GEQRGH WASHINGTO] a1 X mcwure blicas «