Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 1, 1876, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1870. WASHINGTON. The Impeachment Court Will Render Its Ver= dict To-Day. How the Cowardly Confeder- ates Disposed of the Robeson Matter, The President Informs the House of the Defects in the Sun- dry Civil Bill Minority Report of the Sweet-Blakely Inves- tigating Com= 4 mittee, Hesing’s Version of His In- terview with Leonard g Bwett. He Was Urged to Assist in the Conviction of Logan and Farwell. ANl Burton (. Cook’s Denial of 8 Spitefal Washington Canard, BRLIENAP’S CASE. VENDICT BXPECTED TO-DAY. \Spectat Dispalch to The Trivuns. WasmNaToN, Di €, July 3l.—L'o-morrow ot xioon the High Court of Impeachment will be opencd with the usual proclamation by the Ser- geant-at-Arma. The House of Represcutativea will be notlfied, the minutes of the deliberations of to<day wlll be read, and the voting witl be commenced, Tho Sceretary of the Scnate will read the frst article of impeachment and call the namo of Mr. Aleorn, who will risc in his place. ‘The presiding ofilcer, Mr. Terry, will then say, ¢ Mr.8cnator Aleorn, Low say you,—is the re- spondent, Willlam W. Belknap, Iute Sccretary of Wyr, gufity or mnot gufity of a high crline or misdemeanor, as charged n this arti- clot Bunator Aleorn will then reply, gulity or not gullty, and, by the decislon udopted to-day, Becin GIVE 1118 REASON THERLFOR not to oceupy exceeding one nfnute. e namo of the next 8enutor ou’ the roll wili then be called. He il respond, and 8o on alphabetie- ally, untfl oil the Senators hwve voted, The presiding officer will then annonnce the vote, and say, “Two-thirda of the Senators having ronouticed guilty, Willlam W. Bellnup fs theres fore found gailty” on this articles” or he will say, “Two-thirds of tho Scuutors not having ronounced guilty, Willlam W. Bolknap is herefore neqaitted on this article.”” The indf- catfons are that the Iatter verdict will be found, not only on the first article, but on the other three, Over thirty Scnators il vote squarcly guilty, but not two-thirds, as quitc a number will vate not guilty, belleving that the Senate has no jurisdiction. There nay ulso be o few who will dodge the vote, Wextrn Assmciaies Press kA T the Wertern Assaciated . Warsninaron, D. C., Dec. 81.—By a vote of yeas 4, nays 82 the Scunte refused to consider e arnendment to the rules for the government of impenchinent trlals, go as to have the dellb- eratlens {n open sessfon, and the dours were closeél_for the discussion of the final queation in the Belknap tmpeachment cose, Duxing the gecret sessfon, Mr., Conklivg sub~ mitted the following: Ordered, Thot whon called to vote whethor the articles of Impenchment, or elther of them, are mistadned, any Senator who votes in the negative nhall bo at 1lberty to_ tate, If Lo choones, that ho rests his voto on tho absenco of gullt proved in fact, or on the want of jurialiction, us tho case ay he, and the vote shall bs entered in the journal aecordingly, The order of Mr. Conkling was amended so as to permit each Senator, in giving his vote, to atate his rexsons therefor, occupying not more than one minute, which reasons shuoll bo entered ou tho fourm\l 1u conneetion with his vote, ond fnmediately followlug his name and vote. ‘The order, ns amended, was adopted. Mr. Edmuunds offered un order 8o as to allow any Senator to give his reasons, it any, fn ac- Erdnnce with thoorder already adopted.” Agreed The Benate, sitting as o court, ete., adjourned watll to-morrow, ROBESON. TIE CROWNING MEANNERS, | Speclat Dispatch to The Tr(bune. Wasnivaros, D. C., July 81.—Tho ITouse Dicmocrats completed thelr cowardly work In tho naval Investization by adopting a resolution Which declared that they do not know whether Scerctary IRobeson ought to be finpeached, but recommended that the Judiclary Committeo on- deayortodiseoverdurlng thesununer it hecannot be. It wnsan assassiu’s blow [u the dark,not only dirceted at Robeson himself, but intended to Impose a stain upon the lionor of all the oflicers of the Navy Departmeént, It was en act which wany of the Democrats as gentlemen would not Luve dared todo, but to which, as politlelans and for eraonal ends, they have consented, It 1a o slgnlficont circumstanco thut the three sct spcechies which charged that the expouses of the navy are greater now than they were before tho War were imado by TURER EX-CONFEDERATE OPPICENS, on gecount of whosarebellious course these very cxpenditurca were incurred. Thero wero aome Democrats manly enough to decline to vote with thelr party upon this skulking proposition, but thelr courage was not sufficlent to enable them to vote agalist . The farthest thoy went was, as sones of them eald, to treat the proposition with thu contempt of thelr sllence. Tho mnjority of the Naval Committee aver that they are Incompetent to glve a legnl opluton, “with the facts befors them wiich they have elicii ed In elght months! inyes- tlggation,us to thic nif.eachubility of lobesan, 1t aliould uot e furgotten that there are ninelaw- yers on the Commbites on Naval Affulrs, the inajor purtlon of wham at Jeast are the equala el ability und rgsutation of u siinllar num- ber of lawyers upon uhm Judiclury Committee, The majority of lawyers upun the Nuvel Com- mittee nre quite us corapetent to detormine tho Impeachabifity of Rohe son na will ho the major]- Ly of lawyers un the Ju dfcfury Comumfttee. The pretence, therefore, of dgnorance by the Naval ommitice lawyers ls A PCRIONAL \STULTIPICATION and a public declaratio: of thelr professional inability, as well us o patitical mukeshift. The truth {s, thero wis hot o majority of the Com- mittec in favor of impea chiment. A majority 9t not belfove that there wus any cvidence to arrant {mpeachment, oc d dn order to obtain u mojorlty vote for u re port of ony kind, the sueaking, cowardly, covert resolution was do- Yised and has heen' adop ted. This resolution Jolds, during tho Presider itial eampalgn, a cloud of dls)wnm- suspended ow e all theoflicers of the navy, at the same tlme that thuconfessionis nnde that elzhit ostha®of {nvestigation have falled to malie clvur that a venone man is guilty, THE SUNDRY (CIVIL BILL. WHAT TUE PUESIDEN I TIINKS OF IT. Spectat Dirpatch to The Tribune, Yasminaton, D, C,, July 81,—The President Ras slgned the Sundry Civil bill, and ut the same Ume ling sent o messoge ko the oues inform- fug that body that tho .countryls to under- Stand that the rosponsitility of the fnjury done to the public seryies L1y crippling tho Gov- emment lu gomo of ity mosi. fmportant branches must be charged to the Damocratie House, aud ‘Bvl to the Exeentive, Thi's bill leglelates tho ublic Printer, Clapp, out of oftice. It has been genorally understood ‘that the Prestdent ®ould reappolnt fm, but very strong oppo- Hllon to hLu has heen manffested by 50 wany Benators that hig nomtnution 18 now i doubt. W, 70 tha Wealern Atsociaied Press. A AsinNato, D, C., July 8/.—Tls following Lo by inessaga which was sent 7o the House by o giving s objections to the Presldent to-day uadry Civil Appropristion bills .:u {A¢ Houze of Representullves : The uct mak- Werourlations for the aundsy cAvil expenscs of the Government for the flscal year ending Juno 40, 1877, {ano defectiva in what it omits o pro vido for, that 1 cannot announce Mta spprov without at the same thno qulmlng ont what scemn 1o he to me its defocts, It mnkes but inndeqnate provislon for the scrvice at best, and inmome in- wtances falln to ke any provivlon whatever. Notahly amon the first closs fs the reduction in the ordinary ninun) ppproprintion for the revenno- cutter rervicn 1o the prejudico of the castoma fevenne, ‘Che same mny be rald of the Nignal Service, nsfleo the faflure {o proviie for the in. erensed’ expenser devolved upon the minty und assny oficen by reeent legislation, and for the pro- tectfon, ureservation, and completion of pnlilc bailafngs for whicly thers 13 no adeqate npproprl- ation. e ki of $100,000 only in approprinted for repnira of different navy-yards and stations, and tho prescevetion of the same, the nnllnnr! and Ciintomaty apnropriations for whicl are not loxs than ll.&m. . Asimilae reduction Is made In cxpenacs far armories and amenats, The pravision for otdinary judicial expenses iamuch Jons than the eatimntcd amount for thet important scrvice by the actunl expenditures of tho lust tiscal year and certaln demands of the current year, “Tho provision for tho sneveys of publie lands ls Tonn thian one-half of tho usual sppropriation for that wervice and what ore understoud to be its erannds, B e weilon 1 the expendituren for ght- housce, hcnccr‘l-, and fog-stations is also made in roportion, 'l’l',’}lf";u"m&! for which no appropriation Is made, among the most noticeable, perhnpe, ia that portion of the general expenscs of the Disteictof Colum- in in behulf of the United Stotos na pppropriated in former yenra, and judgments of the Courtof Clatme, The falluro to make a reasonnble contrle Butiou to the expenses of the natfon's capital is appatent dereliction ou he part of the United Bfdten At rank injustic to the pouple here, who Dear the hurdens; while to refusc or neglect Lo provide for the pu(vmunt of the solemn judgments uf its own Courte [s apparently to repudinte. Of adiferent chnracter, but'as prejudicial to the Trensury, Inthe omission to make provieion to cnable tho Becretary of the Treasury have the rebel archives and records of eaptnred and aban- doned rmperly examined, and information fur- nisticd therefrom for the uso of the Government. Floally, without further speclfication in_detall, 1t may be sald that the et which In Jts title pur- porta to mako provislon for a diverse and greatly extended civil sorvice, unhnpolly uppropriates an :;mouu‘li not more than 65 por cent of its ordinary femands The Leglslailve ne{mrtmcnl oatahlishes nud de- finux the service, and dovolves upon the Excontive Departments the obligation of submitiine annually the needfn] extimatos of the expenscs of such ser- yive. ' Cungrosn proparly caucta impllelt obedlenco 1o the requiremonta of thelaw in the administention of the public service, und a rigid occountabllity fn the expenditure thereof, It is submitted that a correspunding responsibility and obligation rexta npon 11 to make aluquate appropriations to rendor posalble wuch sdministration, “Anything ahort ot an emple provision for o specified servico in neces~ sarfly fraught with dlesster to public futorests, and In o possible Injustice to those charged with ita execution, To appropriate nud to execute nre cor- rosponding obligations and dutics, and the ado. nuucy of the fornior Ia a necessary mensure for thy cfliciuncy of czecution, Tu thix oighth month of the present sesslon of Conptess, nearly one month of the flscal year to which thls appropriation n¥n|lun hnvlm‘ ‘ulucd. 1 do not fecl warrunted In vel oln{; an obsojutely nce- [ ynp&nvnnuon WL Lut in algnlog it 1 doc u:“&ny show whore the responeibilfiy holon; for whatgver embarrussments niny arlsy n tho exo- cution of tho trusts conlided to mo, U, 8, Unaxr, SWEET--BLAKELY. MINOMITY REPONT OF 'THE IKVESTIOATING COM- MITTRE, Bpeciat Dlspalch tu The Tridune, ‘Wasnnotox, D, C,, July 81.—The minority doces not find, as does the majority, that David Blakely, Gen. Tames 1L Baker, and Ben Camp- bell entercd intoa conspiracy to cheat, wrong, and defraud Miss Sweet. The wminority von- domns the transaction between David Blakely and Miss $weet as contrary to sound policy. A great deal of space 8 taken up fu the discussfon of this subject, and liberal quotations are made from tho majority report and from the evl- dence. The conclusfon Is reached that if Blake- Iy fs to be ccnsured, Mfss Sweet s also deserving of censure, They find that some of her testlmony wans contrndicted by Gary and Lombard, executors of Jier father's estate, and wihile they condemu the transae- tlon, they sce nothing fn it but what 18 _cqually censurable in Miss Bweet and David Blukely, The minority does not_find that Gen. Baker, then Commissioncr of Penslons, had anything to do with the bargain in its earlicst utn‘;us. but. do find that fn fuct he had no knowledge of Blakely's and Migs Bweet's transuction untfl Qctober, and that very svon ufter he learned tho fucts he took meusures to sceure the Goy- ernment from loss, und alded Miss Sweet in procuring from Blakely a portion aof the moneys that she had pafd on gecount of hier bargaln” with him, ‘The minority further find that Boker's conduct was proper Inull respects, and that there Is no causc for the cen- sure passed ufmn him bfi’ the majority report, ‘This report §s signed by Leavenworth of New Yok, Foster of Olilo, and Hurrls of Mossachu- sctts. ‘The report first deuls with the case of J. Rusacll Jones, us the majority report did. It dlscusses the cvidence, and comes to a directly opposite concluslon, 8o far as Jones is con- cerned, from that presented In’ the Tarlbut report, The miuority do not flnd Jones' con- duct woa other thai proper, aml thoy sce uo cause for ceusure, i THE FINANCE BILLS. % NO IROGIESS MADE, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasminaton, D. C., July 81.~The ITouso adjourned at 4 o'clock to-day, nfter the report of the Naval Commlttec had been disposed of. The regulnr Mondny morning hour was con- sumed in the Introduction of bills, resolutions, cte,, and at Jts cxplration a dozen members were on thelr fect clubning the floor for as many different purposes. Several had resolutions repealing the resumption act, and Kelley wns desfrous of obtajuing another vote an lis bl romonetizing the silver dollar, A majority of the members of the Houtse scem tohave cometo theconclusionthat they have been making foolsof themselves by repeated nnd fruiticss votes on these questions, and that it {8 better to adjourn than to moke any more reconds of this kind, "Tho greeuback inliationists and the ndvocates of the Silver bill werce very fudignant, and in cop- verantlon after the adjournment did not attempt to concenl thefr anger. The advocates of tho Bflver Bill.scem to have chunged thefr tactics since last week, convinced thet they will be n able to puss thelr LIll, which 1s now the un- finjshed business in Lhe morning hour under o suspension of rules, belore tho closs of sessfon. They now manifest a disposition ta allow debate upon ft. In view of this fact, soveral of the ableat members of thie House who are opposed to all theso silver bills have prepared apeeches, which they will deliver If an opportunity offers. Q00D AS 118 WOILD, Mr, Goodo kept falth with the Tildon men this morning, according to the story, aml was absont from tho Buuking snd Currency Com- mittee, and by his absence prevented s vote upon the bill to repeal the l(l:num[,ll.(nu act. He was not sbsent from the city, although ho has indefinite leavo of absence, for within s short time aftor the Comuittee ndjourncd ho ap- Rtnrcd In the House, uud Jolned the other mome ers of the Southern chivalry fn striking an unmauly blow {n the dark ut the Seerctary and all the officers of tho nuvy, HESING AND COOK, 4. C. HESING'S REVLY TO LEONARD BWETT, 4o the Editor of The Tribune. Cu11cAGo, July 81.—In o special dispateh from Washiugton, published In Monday's fssue of Tits 'Tuivuxe, Mr, Leopard Swett s reported (qum toted as follows: ement In the Hesing afday tontin et whuld "eay AR SIS e Laseoend Woulg Insatve or constit Luwun sod Furwell: 1o stingiy n uiaslous faisel Thera s for gt ttorally no o e bagetce or Ay ot wpon which 1 uitghe I“._‘m;‘ym“' ' lo i lengthund breadih Now, If Mr, Swett has really authorized this atatement, only one of two things {s possible; either hio has never read my aflidavit, and s therefore speaking of what he knows: not; or, having sead it, ho Is trylng to divert Its force by willyully perverting its contents and purpuacly ralsing o fules lssus, Forin my affldavit there {8 not ono word that cauld bo twisted into the statement which My, 8wett so deflantly brands 28 an “‘sudacious falsehood.” I kave never slated, or even Intimoted, that Mr, Bwe xrupou‘d to pni" o £5,0001f 1 wnul:\v l}x‘v;]lt\l‘% fr. Logan or Farwell. Hence, A, Swett, in mukingn_great ourlsh of mora} indignotion at that {mogluary statement, is sinply fighting wind-milly, or scttivg up & _man of strawin order to box him down. If ho had been clmr%fd with forging ancr“'nml should answer the ¢! urFu by shoutting; * Whaover says I over stole s hurse or robbed o Len-roost isan au- *daclous llar, every one would sgv the weak- ness of such defense. Yet this fa cascntially his Mne of urgument in_the prescut case, Tho stutement I have made uuder osthy gud the absolute truth of which I hiero again malntain, {5 tothe effect that Mr Swett, In o conversation in tho Tivoll, did offer me lmisunity 12 1 would fnvolve or wid fu convicting Logan snd Fare wetl, und thut T refused polnt-blank to enter [nto any such scheme. I order to refresh Mr. Bwett’s memory, I beg to remind him of tho fact thab I was eltting at o table with M. L. B. Miller, who, at tho request of MesBwett, gavo up Lis scat to blm, 60 us to cuablo Mim toconverse with mo fu clost {ntimacy. The wholo couversstion lasted only a few winutes, and, us soun @ Fr. Bwott left me—ina huff—I communicated to Mr, Mil- ler the offer made hrv Mr. Sweet and rejected by mo. Now, I defy Mr, 8wett to dare to deny this statement as an ' audaclous falschowd * in my presence. Reapectfully yours, A. C. Hesixa, A DENIAT PROM THE HON, B, C, COOK. Ta the Eidltor 1f The Trivune. Cmorgo, July 80.—I see in this morning's TarisuNn the followhyz Washington telegramn: Special Disgatch to The Tribune, % WasHINGION, 1. L., July 30,—The parnge fn Din? fori \Wilfon's tos Which wtutes ‘that furton O Cook calle the attention of tha Prealdent t the storln, which conneeted Wantand Farwell with tho Whisky Ttlng has excited consideratne fidiknation here amonis the “frionda of those gentlemen, and 1t (s currently Jiated among theny tiat hiero fa dnod reason to sy tha Iurtan €. Cook waa Limsalf engaged by the whisky 0 wark for tho remaval of Ward, under whoin tha of Chicago distiliers waa Indicted, and that 82,600 waa rafacd for Burion G, Gook on aceonnt of hia services In this resprct. Thin s the story going around Among tho friends of Farwull since Blutord Wilson's testiniony, In regard to the ahove dispatelr, I am obliged to you for saying cditoriaily that I should prob- ably deny it. I wish to say that the statement hias not the shadow or semblance of truthy that it Is faleg in genoral and Jn particular, and the purties who put it in ciceutation are well nwaro of tho fact, B. C. Coox. AT THR JATL, The exiles at the Cuunly Jaill look upon tha proceedings before the Whisky Frauds Investl- pating Committee at Washingion with a good eal of complaceney, They aro perfectly will- ing that the nvestigations atiould continite une til the entire *true fnwardness shull be de- veloped, beeause they are of the impresslon that & full expose” of the whisky husi. ness will do ‘more to the sceuring of thelr pardons than all the personal L\Ppe:dn that can be mdde. Urivate ndyvices per " grapeving cable from E. A, Btorrs tell tho boys to be of guod chieer, The Chieazo Aleohol Warks are to be suun revived under the nnne of the Weast Chicngo Aleotivl Works.: The Blackhawk Dis- tiliery, under its now maungement, will begin work abaut the end of the week, 'Ihe Phanix Distilling Compuany (Dickenson, Abel & Bur- roughs) have J“m the Goverument, since Juuo o4, $170,277.70, INTERNAL REVENUE. REPRUSENTATIVE MORRISON'S VIEWS, _ Wasiunaroy, July 81,~In the general debato in the House ou Suturday evening, Represeuta- tive Morrison submitted, to be printed, o short speeeh upon tho subject of internal revenue. In this speech lie sald that without the reductions that have been and are being made the demands of Government for ordinary cxpenditures and for the annual requirements of the public debt could not be met without imposing additional hurdens upon the earnings of lubor in the form of new Interest-bearing loans and [ncreased tux- atfon. Upon this subjeet ho submitted the fol- lowing Interesting statement : Let un sec If thin statement [ not barne out by ofiicial figurea, hy comparing the amount of appro- pristions mude !rv us and those of a permanent charucter providud for by law, with the amonnt of receipts which we mny” safely and prudently rety upon for this fiacal year., The approprinations made by us, and Lo ho made, Bupposltyz the remaining dlffarences between the Houso and Senate to be die vided midway, wil nmount, fn round numbers, to 8110,000,000, The rurmancnt avpropriations hozetofore gro\'hlm by Inw amount to about 8147, - 000,000, Theso are:” For interest on public dels 810,154,848; for thoe einking fund, $:4, 004, and for miscollancous uxpendituren, such ns col- Tectlon of custome, ete., $10,411,084, So that the tuta] requirements of the Govermmont for thin year for annusl and pormanent sppropriations wil amount to abont $246, 000, 000, and this is S5t 000,000 below the Department cstimates, Now, what reccipts may wo safely und prudently roly upon for “thin year? Our recelpts from customs for the year ending with last wonth were 147,057 D78, ullognhul 8157, 107,722 for the provions year,—810, 000, 000 Jers, "Phe dif- ference would hive been more than $20, 000, 000 if Dased upon the difference or falling off in importa. which wore in the year l.‘lullmi Juna 30, 1875, of dntinble, §370,705,113, and In the yeur ending June 30, 1870, only $320,000,000.° The same rate of falling Off in tmporls {or this year as oc- curred last_year would rediuce our receipts from’ customs to $1:24, 000,000, If we take the average falling of fur the laxt three yenrs os n basin for tle £3lling off thle yenr, it would reduco onr ra. ceipts to $127,000,000. Viewed from {he most Thopefu) standpoint, we cannot prudently rely upon a_revenue from this sourco to preatly oxceed $110,000,000. The receipts for the year dontl closed from intatual revonues were $116;000, ou ngninet $110,000,000 for the year 1875, — 000,000 more, It will be scen by an exam- Juatlon of the sources from which recelpts come tuat, while the amount of internal tnxes hins ncreased, the productlon of artl- cles taxed has fallen off, and but for the Increnwed rutes Inid on by the Inst Congress the revenne from this Eource on quantities of articles taxed would have fallen oft severnt mill- fona. _Tle taxable gatlons of splrits foll off from 02,087, 052 in 1875, to 68,700,000 in 1870, The Tlmlllly of tobacco and anuf? fell off from 110, 30, 8711[}“!\""1! in 18705, to 110,246,020 In 1870~ nearly 10,000,000 pounds, Allu\vhlg for o ik fulling off in the present yar, as has been the uy- oraye of decreaso for tho'last three years in the quuntitics of articles tuxcd, and our intornal rove- nue N!culrlu would amount ta £107,000,000. Only making the most liberal allowanco for an Improve- nent in honesty and efliclency, heretofare #o lack- Ing In the collectlon of whixky and other taxes, we may reasonably expect S115,000,000, “poeitily 21:10,000,000, fran miscallancons vourcen, Whan we remember thot the preminm on sules of gold Iy an Important tem In thix estimate, und thay this year wo shnil have little, I any, gold t Will know how nnsafe it {n to rely upon mo. 10, 610,000 fram mireallaneaun katrces, o mated, wo ahall have §130,000,000 from curtoms, $1120,000, 000 from internal revenue, and §10,- 000, 00D from miscellanvony sources—In all, §20d, - 000,000, with which to meot $264, 000, 000 of vetl- mated annusl snd permanent appropristions. sis et . NOTES AND NEWS. ADJOURNMENT PROSPECTS. &peclal Dirpateh to The Tribune. Wasnixaron, D, C., July 3L—The Benato has decided to take nvote upon the Impeach- ment to-morrow at 12 o'clock, This wakes an adjournment posaible within the next ten days, unless the Demavrats shall decide that they pre- fer to have the sessfon continued. Mr. Mor- rison and a few Democrats ofhis kind who wish an adjournment on Monday next, desire an agrecment upon the appropriation bitis and op- pose any debate upon the investigation reports.” ‘I'he Bouthern wen, Boweyer, seem fnclued to protruct the session, and espoclally desire to nhave politieat debates fn counection with, the fuvestigation reports. Ulicro reports ave now helng rapidly completed, They cousikt, for the most part, of & partisan rearrangement of the testimony already public, und of warped, prejus dicial, and grossly unfair conclusions, A wecek 18 vertainly suflicient thuo fn which to fnish the A)]uprnprlnliun bills and all other neecssary business, 1f the dend-lock between the two IHouses cannot be broken in thut time it cannot be Lroken at all, uind Congress might a8 well abandon all Imsu.- of reaching an ngree- ment and 10 home without mnking provision for the support of some of the depavtiments of the Government, An influentiul” Democratic Senator sald to-day that ho was opuesed to pase- gz any more of the temporary U8 continuing the appropriations of lnst year, but was in favor ol hrlm; ng both Iouees face to face, and seelng I clthier or both was wiillng to tuke the responsibitity of Jeaving the Government with. out the meniis of carrying on its business. e thought that if cither Huuse would rofuee to puss sell 1 DL tolay or to-morraw, both of hwm would speedtly como to thelr scnses, and would efther reach un atveciient upon the Aps propefation bills, or nscertaln that such an agreement was hupossible, EXIT VOTTER, Supervising-Architect Potter has resigned his oflice, Tlia ruslignation has been accepted, and ha will dissolve his conncetion with thy Treas- ury Department to-morrow, It has been ree rted that Potter's resignation s runllf* [ Qlsmissal; In other words, that Presklent {iraut had concluded 1o relustute Aullett fu tho ‘mlluuu from which he was removed during the administration of’ Sccretary Drls- tow. Mr. Patter pusitively denles this story, He says ho bas recelved no lntimation from the l’rcnh{cnt that tho latter haa deslred his resiv- natfon, but thot hie leaves the Department soles }y of his own motlon, and fu pursuance of plans urmed somu thne azo. There s excetlent ground for the helief that Presldent Grant will not reappoint Mullett to the position of Super- Vl‘lh) rehitect, und the friends of Dotter, who Envu opprortinitics to know, ussert that he would not feave the service voluntarily without u::xlmuccn thut no such appofutinent would bo made, iy ORDWAT, Glaver (odn& secing to have again broken faith with Col. Ordway, aud refused him o heor- fng, It was agreed Saturday that {f Glover could not be present to-day, three other mem- bers of the Comnittes ghould examine him, Theso three met, Urdway was present with the Bnpurn which, with the concurrent testimony of rudshaw, who mode out the bills, aud Capt. Blackford, Asslstunt Sergeant-at-Arins, who ex- pended o lugu portion of the amount named {n he bills, would undoubtedly have fully exon- erated Ordway, As tho Committce was about to proceed, huwever, o anussuge urrived stating thut Glovor, the Chafrman, preferred that the L‘l‘n‘fi‘l nt::u‘«lt“ulmuhlxmtl proc 3 n{wu A::- - reement wus well understood o which' o' 640 Commitieo [ irrespective of party. The Dem e‘gfll‘llfi‘l;:fll:‘mlll m.; (Lu:rln% cspecially fush slwplo act of justice to Ord that ho shoutd bghcunl fn his def tho Committee had taken testimo Ordway, but the Sub-Comuwlites was Ju dls pos to proceed In the faco of this pecullar request from Glover, and tho {nvestigation was sgaln edjourncd. WILSON'S LETTRR OF NESIONATION. *To the Western Associated Ireas, WasniNuton, D, C., July $1.—The following In the Jetter of resignation” of Solicitor Wilson' Wantitazax, D, C., June 20,~Sin: For rea- sonsexplolned to yount onr intoreiew thin morn- in:x, 1have the honor ta fender my resignation an Sulicitur af tho Tresaury, to tuke offect on the st July nezl, Permit me t axprose my geatitndo for the opportunlties for public usefulness which you have been kind enongh to give me, and Lo renew tha assurances of my high personel regard, With great reapect, Bruronn WiLsox, fo tho I'realdent. TO BE ROMOVED. Chlcf 8peclal Agent Woudward fs to be re- moved TIE RIVHR AKD HARNOR APPROPRIATION RILL 8s roported to the Senate to<lay sppropriates in the ““f’?fi""” $5,000,000, Athongz the most important reductions in the bill ure the follow- Ing: For the harbor of Buffalo, from $100,000 to £85,000; for the Improvement of the Des Molnea raplde, Miasiseipp! Rtiver, from $275,000 to £230,000: for the fmprovement of tho Great Kainwhn River, West Virzinia, fron £300,000 to £270,0005 Harhor of Rofuge, Lake Michigan, from Q100,00 to 75,0003 Improvement of the Tennessce River, from $300,000 to $270,000; fin- provement of the month of ‘the Mlssissippt Riv- cr, from 60,000 to 1000005 improveinent of the Illinols River, from &50,000 to £40,0003 fm- provement of the .\Hnlss&r}sl Mizgourl and Arkansas Rivers, from $125, to TILK INTRIUOR DEPARTMENT, The following was fssucd to-day: DrpAnTsENT OF TRE ISTRRINR, July {(1.—Con- gress iaving falled foprovido for the cxponmen of the Interfor Dopartinent bheyond this day, 10 obli- fflllmm will bu wawnied on tho part of the Secre. ary or other oMlicers conucctod with the scrvice, Yinplayes who wish to cantinue In the sorvice ura at llberty to do so at the risk of further remunera- tlon by the Government., (filxnm ) Citas, T GAnxawy, Acting Secrotary, TIIE RECORD, ARNATE, Wastixarox, D. C., July 81.~Tho resolution prohibiting the sapply of epeclal suctallic cart~ ridges m!xml.llc Indians was passed. Senator Ingalls said that the man who would sell umnunition to the Indlans now should be hanged to the nearest telegraph-pole, or shot Ly & drum-licad court-martial, The Chair lid before the 8cnate a communi- cation from the Sceretary of War, transmitting @ dlapatch from Lieut,-Gen. Sheridan, recom- mending an increase In cavalry, and recom- mending an appropriation to defray the addi- tlonnl expenee, ‘The dispatch was nccompanted by n Wil authorizing the Increaee, and making the nappropriation $1, 134,700, T bill was passed. 1t provides that not more {hon 2,500 men be enlisted under the act. Mr. Allison, from the Committee on Appropria tlons, rernucd back the River and larbor Appro- priation bilk with smcndments, and it was placed on the ealendur, 'The House biil to continue until the 10th of A uet tho net to provide tempararily for the expens of the Government, and the House hill to furthey authorlze the Cominiseloner of indian Affairs to puirchase supplies for the Indian Jureny In open inarket were taken up and paesed without amend- wment, Adjourned. HOUSE, Immediately after the readingof the journal, conslderation was resumed of the reporta of tho Connuitice gn Naval Affaies, and Mr. Whitthorne advocatud the majority report, The wminorily “resolution was rejected—jycas, 60; nays, 115, Under the call of States, a number of bills were Introduced and referred, Mr. Randall, Cholrman of the Commlttee on Ap- w»p:]nllflnl. reported o bill appropristing §150, - 0" for the purchuve of Indlan bupplice until the regular Indian Appropriation bill Bueumu a law, and to nuthorize the purchase in open market with- out adverthsing, Pavscd, Heulio reported blila extending appropristiona for ko varivus departments of the Government untll Aug, 10. Pamsed, ‘The Speaker fofd before the Ionse n message from the Prealdent, polnting out some of the de- fects ‘n the Sundry Clvll Appropriation bill in mak. ing Innllm]unlu provivlon for somc branchea of the civil rervico nnd nonoe at all for other branches, among the former helug the alinal sorvice, Might- liouses, cfc., revenne-cutter service, —and Bubllu buildings, and among the latter clng the apprapriation of the dovernment for the expenyes of the District of Columbla, judg- ments of the Conrt of Claimy, examination of rebel recorde, ete. He did not feel wasranted In veto- ing an obsolutely necessary n]TmuHMIDH bliL, but n afgning 1t Le deemed it his duty to sbow where tho responsibility belonged for whatever embarrasss ment might anse in the public service, Mr, Randull sald that Lo bad by objection to the Preldent putting in an many, objections na lie raty 1t 5t be wauld only ulgn the” bills reducing the ex- Penses of the Gavernment, and assist the House fn ia preat elfort In that direction. The President in some o ks stateients shows o lack of Inforna- tlon, He finds fault without any reason whatever, Forons I necopt tho Lwue presonted by tho Prosl- dent, und 1o willlng that the |u|u;‘l\u shall have ihe opportunity of Judglng betswoen ks dlctum and the action of bath branches of Congress after cluse examination, Air, 1slo defended the netion of the President. The communieatlon wag referred to tho Approe priation Commitiee, - Mr. Glaver, Chuirman of the Real-Estate Pool Committee, made an eflort to get ln hig report, but ald not succesd, B« for n Comimission to take Into conslderation the relatlve value of gold and sltver, ete,, were In- troduced by Measrs, Tewltt, Cox, and Gibson,and referred 10'the Committes on Banking and Cure rency, Mr, Cox cxprossing the hopo that that Com- mittee would beable to rorm'i to-morrow, The reading of almiost o)l the bills introduced to- dny s fuslsted upon by Mr, Kaseon and others In order to prevent any measure for the repeal of the Rosumptlon act belng forced on the House, Adjourned, ——— eT— THE IGNORANT “*TIMES.” 4 the Editor of The Tribune. Iasirox, I, July 28.—Would you allow mo to correct u statement made editorially in thls worning’s Chicagzo Times, which displags gross Ignorance on the part of the writer, and Is onnpar with the dogmntieal utterances fre- quently to be found in the same paper relative to home and foreign events, and in which nota particle of truth can e found? Bpeaking of Col. Baker joining the Turkish army, it (the ZLimes) says: ** As s reputation as o engineer stends very high in the Epglish army,” cte. “ He will be, to all intents aud purposes, a man without a country, since lie cannot becomu o Moslem” (Why not, forsoothl] * English- men have achicved muk in the Tuarkish service before, howeyer, without forswenrfng thefr fufth, AN Puctin (1], the commander of the Turlish Jeft wing," cte,, * was a Briton who entered the seryice of the Sultan,” ete. Now, sfiy fu the few Iues which comprised the article in |*|||:sflol|, more fgorance was dis- 1 Dy tiw Tines than would have been by & paper Yuhlluhml in Feejee, Col. Baker was u distingulshed cavalry ofticer; was called by Privee Frederick Charles ono of the thres famous cavalry-vilicers of Iurope; knew no more of englnvering than any ordinary lne- ofllcer; and, i ho chose to turn Moslem, could do so without Iet or hindranee, Plenty of En- sishmen fy Indin (where Baker long served) rm\'u dong 50, Munon, the General who sue- veeded Kieber In Egypt, did so. The Ali Tush _alluged Lo meaws, T suppuse, thy cel- chrated Omur Pasha, who, so far from being an Eugltshnan, was an_ Austriun, or Creation,—an Austrlun subject, suyway,—uud @ truly profess- g and devout Mussulninn at that. What sub- Hue impudenco must a paper possess that pro- tends to speake with authiority on European sube fuuu,mnl reuts §t8 readers tosuchfgnorant fulso- lods asthat, Itsexplunatory statement of the late Freneh Cabinet rumpus {8 simply laughable. to those thut kuow the position of the partles in France. Thy commonest focts of modern times arg mlsstated by the Zimes with au lguorance thut would shaihe u sixth-form school-buy, Let its editor give more uttention to history; for, on iy word, thu errors mado by tho Z'imes are cnoujzh to make any intelligent “rewler Ylgrf ‘Tesurvs Mexpax, e THE WEATHER, ‘Wasitinatox,D.C.,Aug. 1 —~1 a. m.~For the Upper Loke reglon, Upper Misa{esippl aud Lower Missouri Valloys, clearer, partly cloudy weather, with local rulus In the extreme northern por- tlous; custerly and southerly winds, slow ristug temperature, and statlonary or elowly fulllng barometer, LOCAL OBRERVATIONS. * Cuioago, July 3l Tne, | ar. Thr 1T, 8:34 8. m, {30, 0] ! el Treabinanie Gibaon, <! 75 Girand Haveu, 30,08 Pore Huren. .. 3.8 67 A N, ge NG, froals THE CHICAGO CLUB. It Has Taken Possession of its New Abode. Prominont Points of Infterest in the Beautifully Decorated Building, Whht It Cost---Officers and Members of the Club, The club system of living so common In En- gland was rather of slow growth In this coun- try, even in Now York. It has now established much more than a foothold In the metropolls, and what with political, literary, socinl, art, and musleal clubs, there ara few or none mnong the young men of standing and the older nen of culture who do not beiong to one or more of these urganizations. The club fdes was hy'no menns brought to Clileago by the early settlers, and it was ot un- il tho city had “attained metropolitan propor- tions that enough wen of wealth, leisure, and culture eould Le found to start and fostern really good club—for be {t remembered that o few men of lelsure to form a nucleus are Indispensable to the well-belng of o first- class club. In 1843, however, a number of Chizago gentleraen applied to the Leglsla- ture for a churter for the Clilcago Blub, aud an act was duly-passed and sigued by Gov, Paliner March 25, fncorporating the organization, with the followlng gentlemen us ficorporators: Phile Ip Wadsworth, Charles B, Farwel), Octavius Buiger, Emory Woskiburn, dr., George Henry Wheeler, Edinund Carrey, and Willlam J. Bur- ey, TRE OROAMIZATION was completed by the election of E, B. McCong as President and John J. Janes as Sccretary, nnd the Clubsecured for jts uwufiuncy the large double marhle-front manston known ns the Farnum House, and situated on Michigau ave- nue near Adams street, Iere inatters went ixmspcmunly enough untll the fire of October, 871, destroyed thelr quarters and forced them tuamove, “This was first to 3. F, Hadduck's house on Michigan avenue near Peck court, and afterward to the large brick house on the northwest vorner of Eldridge court and Wabash avenue. Here they remuin- ed untll prosperity and a desire for un establishincut more’nearly fu the centre of the ity fnduced them to plan a lurge aud convenl- ent bullding which stiould be the equal of any edifice on thie continent fn finish und adaptation for club purposcs. The result of this desire was the seleetion of the lurge « d tinely-located lot on Monroo streef, uppo.tee the Falmer and near the Cilf- tou House, as the location for the clul-bouse; and last October, Messrs, Treat & Folts hav- ing furnished ll:l.".'})luhlo pluns, the work of Futung up the building was hegun, and s progressed steadily untll yesterday the Club took posscssion of thelr new quarters. There were no cereionles on the oceasion, but the members met at the house in the evening for a busiuess mecting, the Grst act of oceupntion, It s contemplated to hold a grand reception somg thoe durlng the coming fall, but no date has been agreed on and no arrangements made for the aflair as yet. Inssmuch a5 the edifice just occupled e the finest oue ever devoted Lo club purposes in the West, uud the first one ever bullt for the pur- puee, 1t 18 proper to give kome DEYCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS AND OP THE DUILDING ITSELY, The situation I8 anost trying one, the strect belng narrow, and the slte belng completely surrounded by buildings varylng tn helzht trom four to nine stories. The lot fs 60 by 108 feet, and, fortunately, has alleys on three aldes, The front, designed in the modern Gothic style, {s foced with the best selected Bultl- more pressed brich, Below the matn floor line the front fs of limestone, with diagonully pointed and ¢ droved” work. Above this Hnue the front {8 ornmnented with frequent wide horizonta) bands of Berea ‘sandstone, oceaslan- olly Inlafd with cucoustic tiles und black brick, The entraace 1s up a flight of stoue steps through un arched stone duorway, with Scotch granite pitlnrs and ornamented capitals, The west half of the front terminates in a bald gable, made somewhat pleturesque by tho use of ornunental chimuey-tops near the biee o tho vast xide. This gable las for fts coun- terpart a drick und stone double dormer window on the east half of the front. Below this dormer extends 8 storie corniee und stone otiel window, the support of which is carricd down to the belt- ing course at the gills of the third-story win- dows. A large ornamented ]mlnml witntow, extending up the front gable, ls subidivided for light In the fourth and fiith stories. The roof isof slate, laid on incombustible tiles and sur- mounted with ao claborate Iron cresting, At the floor of the second story, and estend- fngg from the fre ntrance around fnto the cast nliey, 18 @ broad baleony 6 feet wide, sup- ported ol ornamented frox by 2. ‘The maln floor §s ratsed 0 feel 8 inches from the sfdewalk, giving a 10-foot basement, the greater part of which I8 above ground. En- trouce to the bulldlni; f3 through un ornunental doorway nnd vestibule sltiated near the weetern corner of the front, by which the main hall iy reached, Thls §s one'of the most fuviting por- tlons of the ll’l”t“llf{, and pives the spectitor directly upon enterlig avery pood jdea of the J1,AN OF THE INTERION DECORATIONS, Tt 18 102 feet In slze, and {2 floored with en- caustie tile in a tasteful manuer. Ta the left of the door fs the mautel, und next to it the main stalrease, Behind the latter Is un oftlee ond ele- gant marble counter for the steward and other offleers of the ndminlstration. From it open off the lurgu dinbyg-room, wine-rootm, andsmall lull running to the back of the house, The scml-w;l:fiunul stairwuy-halt, buck of the en- trance-lially is also beautltully decorated. ¢ THE FARLOM, or grand reception-1oum, §8 i the southeast corner of the wain flvor, and I8 20x87 feet. On enteriug it vue I3 8t otee steuck with the perfect taste shown In tne decoration, which s fo keep- ing with the orchitecture of the bullding throughout, The mantel {8 of the me- dieval style, und all the fresvolng snd ornamentation are In the same erul ulf’lc. ‘The key colury if the expression nay be allowed, {8 u sliade of green, which cov- ers the walls, and the carpet, furniture, and lambrequing hove been carefully selectdd to sliow none but complementary “colors. The woudwork {s not palnted, but left i natural col- or, and the whole effect nay be set down ns perfect. A fiuer fllustration of the art of hare lt'nmlltlzuu und artlstie decoration caunot Le ound, From the reeeption-roum a narrow hall leads to the wine-roons, which has a stalrease to the wine-cellur [n the basement. The sawe hall leads to THE MAIN DINING-ROO, Wwhich hos also an tntranee frum the octagonal hall, where the oftiee is situated. This Turgo apartmient measures 20 by 51 feet, and is lzhted by alx large windows, uifording plenty of lhght, Here, too, the decoration s very benutiful, aiid o trifle’ Tighter und wore checry than i the parlor. The key color s a shade of green dif- terent from that in the reeeptionsroont, und the turniture, Inchuling the elegant sldebaard, Is of oak. The tables ure of various sives, intended to be occupled by smaller or larger partles, The Guthle fdes hus boen carrfed out all over the house, us well 88 in the dining-room, not only fn the furniture and frosco painting, but even in th gas fixtures, which were deslgned by a member of the Club and mnmifactured to or- der, Thoy are not only bandsuie articles of thelr kind, but harmonize excellently well with the other furniture. Thu space to the west of the narraw halllead- Ing buck from the uilice und ucross the dinjng. roum 8 oeeupled by waeb-rooius, water-closets, and apartments used (u connection with thodin- ng-room. In tho northwest corner are flights of rm:ps leading from the bascinent to'the roof. TIE DASKMENT, which Is an extremely light and high one, is fzlven up to varlous departments of the culivury service and stornze, with tho exception of tha front portion, Ilero a room, 80 by 47 feet, Iy titted up as a bitliard-room, 1t is véached by u continitstion of tho matn stalrense, and is fitted up with thres bilHurd-tables, standurd size, of tho carrom pattern, and another with pockets for fitteen-ball poul. A board for tallylug pin- rual und the fncldentuls of the game, completo be furnishiug of thls apartmont, which ls, as shown, one of the coslest nnd wost comifurtavle rooms for the e that cuu bo avy. where found, The remainlugz space In the bascinent is devoted to a large kitchen {n the northeast corucr, a laundry, store-rooms, cellar, ete, Tho sPncu uwdér the atley on 1ding will be devoted to rooms, coal«etlurs, and ovens, mmunication from the kitchen to tho dining-rooin is by the back stalrs, Theso will be 5 feet wide, utid with square Jundings, and this method of access ls Qevined preferable to tho dumb-walter system, though thers (s oy of those useful uuxitfarles running from the bot- tuin to the tith tloor. At tho west side of the ‘bullding s buiit o ventllating shoft, into which will bu_carricd the supertluoud heat from the boller and kitelien smoke-stacks, removing the great avnoyunce of heated flues fn summer, Into this shaft will also be couveyed all the kitchen odors o3 far ws ossible, and {t will also be used to ventilate he principal rooma in the bullding. Accesa 1o tho second story s hnd by a grand staircnse from the main hall. This is Jaid with abright red carpet, which would seem rather too brifllant yrerc It not so well harmonized by the surroundings of wall and frescolug, The handrabl and baluaters are made very heavy and the rteps broad, no s to give the best possibie i e ;irunufl vore, s aunll bl at the head of the stalrs leads directly to the main apartment of that floor, THE CARD-ROOM, This ts by all odds the most elezant room in the ttliding: 1t 8 B0 by 46 feet, and takes in the whole front of the bullding, wjth windows open- Ingout on the balcony, The decoration fa cle- gant and appropriate, from the frescoing ta the earid-tables of a new and beantiful pattern, and the innutles, which are inlald with quaint tlles representiug differont court eards. Thefreacolny also has groups of spot cards at the corners o the panels. There is in this room some of the most luxurious furnftare in the bullding, Tack of this room and on the east side of the 1l L 1brary,21 by 30 feet,with Jounges, s aud the Mike. This {s intended for & qulct retreat, where no smoking or loud talking will be permitted, Bk of the Horary are two private dining. roome, canneeted by Tolding doors. They ean be thrown futo une fong roows, 39 feet fn léngtl, which will uceommnodate forty persons, The roums separately are 17 by % and 20 by 22 feot. Acroga the hall from the first dining-roon is the Directors' room, a s0lld looking apartinent, 10 by 22 fect. In this will be held'the busioess mectligs of the governing power. . TILE THIRD STORY I3 divided Into rlecping apartments, all different from eachi other fu the furnishing, but arreclng in having bath-rooms, closets, ete., attached to e:'wh,. inuling them with thelr tittings luxurious abodes, Nothing has yet been done with the fourth and fifth storfca, and they will remain unoecu- P!al at present. It §s an open ?ucmun whetler it would be better to put the kftchen un the top floor or not, and the experitnent willnot betricd for tho present, The only case where this hna been done is In New York, aud it is not con- £ldered so much of a success there as to warraut the chunge here. In case this move la made the dinfug-roum will be moved to the fourth floor, and other disposition made of the vacated apartiments helow, TIR NUILDING WILL COST, when fully completed,Sabout 130,000, which sum fncludes the cost of the Jot—some QBMK!. It s owned by a sinall assoclation of men knowu as the Dearborn Club, and by them rented to the Clieago Club, Thls i3, ol course, in order to have the manngement vested Ina compact and eastly handled body of men rather than fn o cumbrous body such as the larger club might hecome, "This i3, however, no sign of o divided ownership, lnssmuch os the Dearborn Ciub are nearly or quite all members of the Cliengro Club. The present officers of the Chicago Club are: LPrexident—N. K. Falrhank, Vice- Preident—Anson Stager. Secretary and Treasurer—W, Lrecutlce Committee—~Geurge L. Euston, cott Keith, , Walker, Chnrles Henry C. launard, W. Scott Kelth, Auron Stager, 110 M, Wlimurth, Edmund Burke, Charles D, Ithodes, Nathan Corwith, Adatns, J. McUregor, kK Adams, A, L. Alvxander, 2, L. King«dand, 3. s, Kirkwood, Wm,, Latrobe, If. $., Layton, P'red, Leiter, L. %, Nolrd, Bannard, 11, is Haker, W, F., 7, M. Tarnch, ¢, do1 Loumls, J. Mason, Harter, T, O., Lyon, Geo. M., Ttenedlet, Ruseell, Lom, T, Blehop, H. W., Lyon, W. Blackytone, T.'By, Muc Veagh, Prank, Dintr, €. By Marsh, V.. Blair, C. J.. Muynard, I, C., Boal, €. 1., , clupg, E. Ty Bougier, McCormick, 1. 8., Bowm McFarlund, i1, J,) Healnned, E Metntyre, 8. I, Hrown, Andrew, Mekng, J. Hurke, Edmund, McLaary, T, burley, A. .y Cumpbell, B.it., Carey J. 8., Champlin, ‘Georgo, Chapmsn, E. 1 Chuifield, Way Ciurk, George ., McvVicker, J. 1L, Mecker, A. 1., Montgomery, 0. W Morgan. I'rancls, Miger, A, &, Thomas, Clark, John AL Murray, W. L, Clement, 11 Myers, Sldney, Cobl, W, ¥, Nelson, Murry, Nickerson, 8.3, Norton, 4. H. Norton, L. 1), Dakloy, J. W. Oiderstinw, P. P,, Palmer, Potter, Peck, John L., Petere, R Auy Davis, . L. Dekoven, dohn, Dexter, Wirt, Donne, 3. W,, Dodze, G, E'P,, Fetornon, A, 8., Draie, J. Phel M Ducat, A, pi Duncan, 12 Dunlap, G Duraud, 1 Darand, 1. Dwight! J. . 8. Touer, 0. W, Tullman, ‘A, B, ¢, C. 1. Havion Rhvdes, € ogers, Do Avy Roloeon, . W,, Rozet, George 11, E: in, John W Echoy Bchwartz, eudder, M, Suymon; Bhceldun, Shipman, Shortall, 1. G, Sibley, S.. Skinuer, M Soalerln, L, Spears, i1, U, + Sith, ' Perry 1., Spulding, Jésee, Swith, Sul. A, Bulti, M. 7., Sinlth, J. Bpruanee, I 3 wmes L., Foreyth, G. A, 1.5, A., Fox. Harey, Fullerton, ¢, W, anze, LA, Gonld, %, 11 Stager, Ans Groze Riehard, Slougli, U, Thamiil, ¢, § Sturges, Geo Tlenderon, “uleott, Mane S, senderson, C. M., Hall, 1% A/, Hurding, G. F., Hervey, Robert, Hnrvey, J. D Honetor, 4, *Thompyan. J. L, YVau Nortwlek, John, Wateworth, hit, wiswortly, T, Wa Walte, &, M., C. Hunter, v Isbor, ‘Axel Intuui, E. 8. duckson, 1, 3., Jackeon, Obadint, Wheeler, ¢, W., Jacobson, A.s Wheeler, ¢, 11.) Wheeler, Hirasi, Whecter, S, 11, Whitchouse, E. Whitne, It 11 hitney, 1L 11, Wiliing, H. g Willliuun, Wihart Ty W, Stott, ‘This shows & total memberahip of 216, which may ba fncreased to 350, which I8 the lmlt of thy Club. The inftlation fec s $200, nud the yearly dues $60, which sums ure expected to re Btriet the membership to the class desired, ——— Dickens’ Mannora. A New York letter glves this now story, showing the “other” side of Dickens' nature: When Churles Dickens wea in this country, BUMY yeurs g0, he went_to Albany to lecture, and put up at Congrs all, Gen, Woodfor wus then Lleutenuut-Governor, and hud un eles tunit sulte of rooms there, und, as he was ab- sent with Lis fawlly, hu Kindly gave permission Lo pluee his roums ut the disposal of the great novellst, Dickeus secepted the courtesy a8 a mere mutter of mursul und hod not the grace to express any thanks. e lectured, pocketed the money, andiwent away, like any other showman. A tew months afterwards, ho returned toleetury ugaln, and was ghown to other apurtinents, with which ho was ot pleased. He sent for the land< tord, and demanded his former rooms. Mr, Blake suld that they belonged to the Licutenant-Gov- ernor of the State. That did not mutter, sald Dickens, goumd ask him if he will give up hia room tome. Blake demurred to thiy, but Dicks ens fusisted, Witha very longs fuce, ut i:ul.. Blake went to Gen, Woodforil’s room und put the auestion, Woodford looked quictly for a mo~ ment ot Blake, and then suld: “‘I'vo months a0, in my ubsence, 1 gavo up my rooms to Mr, Dickens us u personal asccommodation to yours self wd him, Mr, Dickens hud not the grace l(ll lflxpn-sn any llllt‘llnkn. l'crlmx‘v's uu&u: aro En- sHsh munuerd, ‘They are not good msnner: t‘:fl bow, 8uy to Mr. Dickens that the Lluuh:u'! unt-Qovernor of the Btats of Nuw York Is not in the hubit of turnlng himelt out of his home for tho secommodation of traveling showmen,” e e— # 0o West, Young Man LZouiwlite Courfer-Joarnal, One day, ubout twelve years ugo, & young man with a powerful frame “und o hij h furebead walked futo the Now York Trlbuluufflcu. and, as Mr. Greeley looked up from his desk, the fn- truder poliely usked, * Don’t you want'ta hira o contlageation reporter?”” MF, Greeley having fourteen columne of cditorial and & slmilay quantity of advertisements to write that morn- fugg, rather Wostily waved his hand at the burly South, und in u tons of perhisps Justifiuble Ini- puticuce remarked, \unn{: man, go West;-by all wceengy young luan, go West “That youny man dld go West. e {uincd the Indians. e+ Is now known as Bt] ing Bnll Flction s nll. stranger than teuth, and the pleco of alvien that one young man e ne.y 14 thrives under la the death CRIME. MOR-JUSTICE, Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune, LBAvENwonTm, Kon., July 8L.—In Trr Tamne UxE Sunday mornfng the partieulars of the oute rage upon the person of Mra, Dasls, ving neay Camden Polnt, Mo., were given. The Regro, Joseph Williams, was last night taken out of the Platto County Jail and hanged by n mob of cltieens. Between the hours of 1 and 2 o'elock this morning n large body of men, numbering, 1t 18 thought, about 123, all masked, rode intg Platte City from the country on fine horses, and accompanted by a wagon loaded with licavy tools, siuch as slodge-hammers, plcks, crow- bars, and axes, to Le used in the demolition of the fail In caso thelr demands werenotacceded to. The party was arranged with the swagon in the centrey and an wlvance and a rear guard, the first of which cautioned people who happened to be up to rematn carefully Indoors and sce nothing. Ono fuan, & bacher named Stfvers, lct his curosity got the better of his discrction, and followed the party toward the fall, when one of the rear guard suddenly wheeled on him and foreed. him at the mouth of o uavy revolver to he at o Lasty retreat fu the directfon of his house, Tho cavalende then procecded to the jail, and, o n manner that showed the whole affalr to liavo been well planned, one who spoke fnncommand- inz volce ‘ordercd the command to hlt. Tho Sherlfl was then called out, and o fornal demand was made for the possesslon of the prisoner, 'nu».ur. Cufley refused, saying be hud ne au- tharity to turn the prisuner over, Tha crowd, hawever, furced thelr way fnto tho ‘1nll. The prisuner waa goon found, and, after befng bound and gagred, was thrown into the wigon, Into whichitlictools werereturned,and the whole part; moved away fn the direction of a place ufllm{ Tracy, about a quarter of a mile from the Jall, Arriving {u the vieinity of o large tree, the cav- aleade lalted, and the poor quivering vietim of thelr yenpreanice was given to understand that hils Iast hour wus come, At the signal the wag- on was driven m),»ldly from beneatii the vietim's feet,and a second loiger e was swinging fn the alr. The grim crowd’ of exeeutioners, waltin sllently and etatue-like on_ their horees til the lust spark of life had gone, departed, fif‘fl.‘"w’, t;ubllcss, that they had dome o 2] act, The waman (Mra. Davis) who was outraged Ig reported to have been u lady bighly respected inthe neighborhood where she’ lives, and thy conmistlon of the erime aroused the whole dise trict {n proxhmity thereto. Shie ts sald to be now Ivingin’ u eritfedl condition, and not likely to recover. To the Western Amsnclated Presz. Br. Lous, July 8$1.—Tne (lobe-Denocrat’e Leavenworth speclol says Raphack Williams, 2 colored nun, ravished 2 white woman, named Mrs, Davis, at her own house at Camden Point, Mo, Inst Thursday nieht, under pecullarly peiue ful circumstances, Ile swas arrested the next day,and lodged n jafl ot Platte Clty. This morniug, about 1 o'clock, abont 120 or 150 armed men entered Platte City, and placed piek- etsaround the jull ta prevent Iterference by the citizens. Five of the parly then went 10 the julldoor and roused the Sherdfl, whom they feized, obtafned the cell-keys from the Deputy- Shertil, unlocked Willlams® cell, put urope round his newk, and drageed bint out, o was then taken to u tree near the rallrond depot und hauwed, after which the mob nuictly dispersed. Fhe body was cut down this morti- Ing by the *Coroter, A plueard was found phimed to the body bearing the statement thot, owlng to the inefliclent laws of Missourf provid- Ing for the punishinent of such malefactars, tho nvengers, who numbered among them gome of the oldest and most respected citizens of Platte Counts, had deemed It advisable to take thelaw into thelr own hands and administer the justice in thls case 8o richly deserved, Mrs. Daiis was encelute ut the time of the outrage, and las eince hud o wiscarriage, and now les at the polut of denth, I i RIOT AT MACKINAW, ILL, Dispatch to Indtanapobia Journat. Mackivaw, I, July 23.—This morning, about 8 o'clock, o drunken rlot oceurred In n low baarding-house among a Iot of rallrond shovelers, Policemun George Clinton was called to quell the disturhavee. He was set upon by half-a-duzen men, who knocked him down twico ani were proceeding to further violence, when Clinton, tinding billy and fists of no avall, drew i revolver and ordered the crowd to stand back or he would shoot. Backing slowly into the street, and belng bard pressed by five or i< ot them, hie fired fnfo the crowd, the shot tak- Ing efMeet fn the left eye snd entering the braln of a vouur man, name unknown., He explred almost fmmediately, Great excitement follow- cd, the citizens with diifieulty protecting Mar- shul Cliuton, Quiet now prevatls. A DRUNKEN SAVAGE. Spectul Dispatch to The Tribune. Crse1nyati, O, July 8L—At half-past 10 to~ night, al No. 453 West Court street, there wos a territicand tragle scene produced by a man crozed with Jiquor fn o it of jealousy, This man, J, N. Ritchle, o salesmon, called at the liouse No. 453 Court street to mee ngirl of his acquaintance named Hettie Beas mnn. Her brother interfered becauso he wos drunk. Ritchle drew o revolver nnd chased them fnto the house. The manine then fired nto the street five or six shots, wounding . people pussing. One of them, Barney Gelsler, waa shot throueh the brain and willile, An- other, John Whalfer, was {njured fn tho shoul- der and neck. Ritehle was arrested. BLOODY SHOOTING AFFRAY. LoutsviLre, Ky, July 8i.—In Fronklin County lnst Saturday occurred o bloody shoot- aflray, the partlculurs of which reachied here to- night through special correspondence. Threo Lrothers by the name of Herrod, while return- ing bome from a barbeeue at Frankfort, were overtsken by James, Andrew, und Aleck Scotty, George Herrod, William Penn, aud Sam Ay "The Intter party rode nhead, procured arins, waited, and then enguged with the smaller party in drhuz at each other with pistols and shot-guus, The result was the death of Riley Herrod, and Levi Herrod futally wounded n the breast and face. Al the par- tles have slnce been urrested. Tho affalr wus cuused by an old family feuds INJURED BY A ROUGII, Spectul Dispatch to Tho Tridune. Mexoora, 1L, July 8L—While Marshal Forrestall wus In pursult of some drunken . roughs last night, ho wasstruck with o stone by~ ono of them, fracturing the left cye-brow, and Lnocked scnseless on the raflroad track, in which condition ho was found shortly after by s switchman, and pru!mh}y saved from belng run over by the mldnight frefght traln, e lles in u eritical condition, though Dr, Cook considers s case aa not Hkely to be attended with serious « results, ‘Tho rufllan {s etill at large, jrisat-biay CHEATED TIII HANGMAN, Denven, Col, July 8L.—Tho jury {n the Youker murder trial at Bowlder brought ina venlict of “guilty of premeditated murder in the first degree,” at 8:25 this moarning, and at §:50 the prisoncr committed sulelde by hanging biwself with a curtain-cord in bis cell APPREIENDED, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridune. SvrixarizLp, 1), July 81,—A United Btates Deputy Marshal arrived to-night with Bamucl Lewis, who robbed the Post-Office at York, L., on the 5th, und W, 8. Ingram, of the Jeiterson County counterfeltivg gang, TURPENTINE, Wiannatox, N, C,, July 81.—Spiritaof tun peatino steady at 98k, BUSINESS NOTICES, Dr, €, Ralph Broadbent—TPermanent OMce aud resideqco'at thy ¥almer Honse, Paclor Y, frel floor, Chicago, 1iL The emfnent héater, by | 3yin) on of lande and magnatic manipulstios !poedn; and marvelously curea all chronle di es, Fits, Norvous Debility, and all diseases of the Eye sod Eor, Yaralyely, ‘Neuralgio, Ruoumstiam, etc, Ho detects and describes your disvasces ut slght, snd will tell you whotbur ho can curo you or not, Ad= Vicu free, as above, every day froui G4, m. to8 p. w. Patients should inqulre for Marlor Y. et —— Tromaturo Loss of the Halr, which Is so comon nowaduys, may bo entirely prevented by the use of BurnetV's Cocoatne. 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