Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1876, Page 5

¥ L1 CHICAGO TRIBUL G : WASHINGTON. Prospectof an Agreement on the Legislative Bill. Both Houses to Take Action on the Points in Contro- VOorsy. : Tho Silver Bill Again Talked Qut of Sight in tho llousc.. Halo, of Maine, Points Out the Beau- ties of Demooratio Legis- lation,, Five Hundred Millions of Southern Claims Waiting Favorable Action, In the Event of the People Giving the Confederates tha Reins. Another List of Choice Excerpts from Recent Southern History. THE DEAD-LOCK AND TR PARTY WO CAUSES IT, Bpeciat Dispatch fo The Tribuns. & astuixoToy, D, ., Aug, 8, ~The samo uncer- tainty cxlats to-night that has cx)ntenl tor several months regarding the Leglslativé bill, and the fallure of the Comference Commltteeto agrec bs chargeable to the asmo cause, nnmely, to the ob- stinacy of Randall, who [s now acenised openty on all sides with narrow and factioun fdeas which are nat shared by his political assoclates, 1t wan sald by u prominent Democratic Senator to-day that if. Tandall had not acted In o contemptible and trifling manner, Congress would have been away long ago. Inaddition to this, Benator Hnyard ia very vut- rpolien In denounciug Randall's conrse, which ho describes In terma vory terso and emphatic, The Committen 1s subatantlally agreed on the reduc tions of pay and force in tho ExecutivoDepart- ments, and has ogreed to let ench Louse regulate the number and compensation of 1ts ofticers and cmployers, and tho reductions in the judiciary part of the bill are no longer matter for divislon. ONLY TWO POINTS stand on which thero {sany contest: the reduction of the galury of the Prosident (o 25,000 o yenr, and the reduction of thd pay of members and Scnators from §5,000 o year to $4,600. Bo far as the President's salnry is concerned, n reduction could not become operative untll March 4, 1877, and thercfore thero 18 no haste necessary in that direction, and the re- duction can be made next winter ns woll as now. Desldes, the President hos alrcady vetoed o reduc- tlon hill, aud would no doubt veto another, and {t 1s conaldered unfalr to force membors tovote foran abnoxious proposition which docs not Lelong in tha bill AT THE DEMAND OF ONE AN 1n order to obtain their own pay and to approprinte money to keep the Governinent in operation. Bayard will not consent to leave that clause in tho Vill, and he I8 sustained by his Democratic col- leagues in the Senate. Randall's determination to cut down the pay of Senators and Representatives does not meet with much nn”mrt from any quar- ter, althougl there are two sldes to the guestion, 14 15 eald that the proposition s ratier ili-udvised s coming through Randatl, who, two or threo years agv, was leader m the successful consplracy to JIAISE THE PPAY OF CONGRESSMEN to §7,500, he asserting at that timu that 1t wos im- }mmlble for u member to live decently snd honest- y on lesa, and he took $5,000 in a lllm‘y and never retalned It Innddition, 't the followlng scssion, o voted ngatnst repeating the law, and honsted of tetainlng tho money. Ho now says thatit is un- Fecoming for Conszreis to cut down tho pay of De. partment clorks und leava their own salariesnt the present rate, In this ho I8 right, and possibly llna could get 8 majority of elther 1{ouxe to sustain im. A A number of Senntors and membors left for home to-dny, amoug them Senators Morton and Cameron, and they will not return If they can avold §t.' The namber present is thus belng gradu- ally reduced, and & quorum may be lacking before many doys, ' Therc was a_proposition to-day that the Committees allow the tivo polnts of difference to be voted on in the two Houses, und this may bo agreed toand result inan agreement, 1f lhrl is done, and the Lill is agreed” to, ndjournment is posetbly this week. 18 FRIENDS DISGUSTED, Randall haw pretty much worn out the patienco of his own party, "and now stands alono in the Confarence Comnlttee, ‘Tho Senate's objection o Handall's demands rest uu(m the ground that he {8 trylng to force upon that body alterations or Abra- aliuns of laws on tho statute Looks, and doing this In on approprlation bill, Tne’ Democratic Senators aro opposed to him In thisas well as the Ttepublicany, ninl in the House ho has Jost tho greater part of his tollowing, and wonld bave none were it not that a part of the Tlemocrats deslre to keep Congress in sosslon until_after the Uctober electlons, and they encouraga Iundull in his obs stinato reslstance fo renson. The zeal for cconosy which he manifested for a while blinded membors to the unreasonablencss of his demands and move- ments, but the weakuces of his positlon begina now to bo uuderstood, and, 1t ho dues not give up on some polats, e will probably b deposed by his party, and tho two Honsea will agree without flhn. LATER, Wasminatoy, D, C., Auz. 8.—The Coj of Conferencs on the Lefiufauw. Excem?\"’n?'tl‘fi Judicial Appro[;lrhl!on BIL reached un agrecment this evoulng, which doubtives insures tho final pas- 850 of the i) by both Housca next Thursday, *The two polnts of cantroversy of u serlous churacter during the past fow days have been to the Houso reductlons of tho salarfes of Senntors and Itepro- sentatives to $1,600 por annum from the he, inhing of tho cureont fxcal yeur, wnd ‘of tho Broajdont 13 825,000 8 yeor ‘affer the 41h of March Moxt. All other matters in controversy wera subetuntially arranged eoveral days ngo, Tiio majority of thy Hause conferces rofnsed io ylold the two polnts above mentioned. All threa of the Benato: eon feroes wanted the louso membera of Conference to recedu und elgn 1 report of a completo. Agrees ment without bringing the House nm] senate ro- spectlvely Lo 8 Votu on theso two points of differs once. Hebresentatives Raudal) and Morrlson abso. lutely rofuscd to do so, and gnally this eventug Al Senato conferees agrocd to wnbuilt them for the action of the Seuate und Hours ta-morrow, and then to o buund by whatever tiely' e tpectlvo branches — of | Congress concludo, Yhero o doubt the Eenate will fne Blst that their conforcca ol stapd Brm, but it I8 likely that tho House ‘will autharizo \ts conferces to recede, which they wora not wil ing 10 do on their own rewponsibility.” Tn this, roupecs Ltandalt and Morrlwon gin thels point, which 1 co JeGtire w Vote 1n cuch Liouko on these two siibjects Bl muke the Sonate responslble for the faflure of e lx’(i]mulfll‘ uctlone, Other principal wattura of controveray sattled ua_ follows: ‘The fuece of clcl?}zlvfnh:chg Lxeentive Departmeat I reduced by the dlscharge 3l 75 employes; one-third on the 10th of feptember, one-thind Oct, 1, and the other third 0¥, 10 proximo, ‘I'ho ealurles of all thosa retain. ad, who now recetve not mora (han S1,800 per tnnum, will be left untouched, The Fenote con. ferces “conscent to the reduction of about 10 per sont required by the House to by made in the sala. tles of nearly ull civll officors who nuw recetve miore than 81, 400 per year, In view of the redue- ton of the regalar clerical force 1he Senste cone toreea anked tho Insertlon ut an ftem of 100,000 for temporary clerks In the Eseentive Duparte ments, nid the Committes finally sereed that §60, - 304 should Le appropriuted Tur this purpos Tho tmount fuvolved in the proposition for reducing the puy of §1,-100, 81, 800, 81, K00 clerks way §122,~ 300 per annum, Tho total amonnt of reduction Dmflnnml Ly thu House fnn this bIlE a1 comparad mith last ‘yeur's appropristion was 35, 700,000, The Senats conferces recedes on tetus of dive greement amonnting to 00,000, and (he Hloune managers yield an nggregato of 83,100,000 $3, 600,000 {# thicrefore the umount of reduction for by the Ulllos it will ba reported to- THR INDIAN BILL, It I8 belloved thut an_asrecment concerning the [ndian Appropristion DI will now by arrived st l’lry promiply, The Housw witl Prubnbly recedu l!r\un it pmro-lllyu for o transfer of the Indlan ld"fi'&ho‘i’n." nlu War lll‘elp:lr‘lmem. and ul!d,(::u vileh was omlitted fu cunsequence o roposcd changy, HiaEn g IN THE IIOUSE, TUE BILVER BILLS. . Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. .\\umxu-mx, D, Ui, Aug. H.—In ths House, here wae tho usual Qiibustering In the morning our upon the Sliver bUL Bland himself states Wits evening thut ho has little hopes of a vote this tesalon, e the strong Influcnces ut work In fuvor of ;mmly adjournment would enable tho oppoaltion 9 Prevent o voto during the rest of the sessfon, It Svews, indeed, probable that Congress will take 019 action at thia servlon on tho blil, Cungressman "':&vn does not expeet that the bl which he In- e ced this moening will b now acted upon, but bk ;{\.nl that the Committee on Colnago, Welghts, e ."Lndun:u. which i3 fricndly to Ny genoral ’0'; H:. ¥hould have tho bl befora them ready ""sfl.flll curly next winter, The bl requlres “Tcut'lr: of tho Treavury to uxe $10,000,000 $434ury nots in tho purcnase of aliver bullion s norrow, 1o he nsed In the colnaga of tha atandard silver dote lar of 4124 prains welght, the same to bo & > T\LROAL-TENDER POR ALL DENTS public and_private. When eafd colnage shall amount to $10,000,000 i shiall ho exchanged for Treasury notes in suma of $1,000, which ahall aldo De ured In tho purchase of more bulllon fur colnage, aud auch Jegsl-tender notes ara to be used for all dehts. Furiher provision I mado for colnage, The Wl also provides for a 3,65 convertible bond. Gien, Bank has como out an & conspicuous ad- vocate of the Bland Kllvar bill. RIVENS AND HARBORA, A combination hasbeen formed In tha Hoaso to defeat the conferenco vc‘mn npon the River awud arborbiil, This efort, hnwover, will scarcely bo successful, ns the members realize that they will have to take the River and Harbor DI saltisor have none at all at this reeslon, COX TS 108 POOT, IN ST e hour The day in the House, nfter the moming 3 wad num’,ly ‘vecupted by Mr. Hale, of Han s Biner. tion this wintee, of the lm}hl!r:g)‘ of '\];fi '(,e:)x m, Mr. i naded in i of iis cans had nn DD, hranght out the fact. that (e Democrats i1 that very State this year hnve ompelled to withdraw four candidat upteme Court from thelr ticket un acconnt of proved corruption ce. ot JOING O, tom, grant 1loure, after considerable discnsslon, grant. etfltfi of sbreniee to nbont twenty of ita wem. bere to-day. s""'“‘ fears were axpressed that if thore membera now hore did not reinain thero was danger that the House would eoon be left without o o, A good dewl of tinrd feellng wax caused by the opposition 1o these leaves which was munie fosted, nund Representatlye Bell was eo tauch dis. Lol Uceausy hin request wna not ncceded 1o yea: terday, that e telegraphed hin reeignation to the Governor of New Lampehire last evening. ——— NOTES AND NEWS, PEMDINA. Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasnsatox, D, C., Aug. 8.—The Sennte to- dayapasscd the bl to establish the Territory of freinblng. Tile I8 to be carved out ofe Dakota. Thero was thio old contest between the Eastern and Western Scnntors on account of the fenrs which the former have of the rapid grawth of the West, This lssue having Leen made, the Western men passed tho bill—ycas, 815 noys, 10, Senator Ed- munds Instated that in the LIt he conld seo the f ew State and two more Senatora overs Efaiow Now England, but uls propicey did ot Prevent him from femalning in the minotity, allctt Kilbourn, the noted recusant witness, brought suit for false imprisonment to-day agalnst the Speaker of the House, Chalrman Glover, and the four members of the Committee who voted to impriron him, 1le §s supported by able counael, and will at lesst give the porsons suod a great deal of trouble, HARD ON JIENDRICRS, ‘The chargo brought agalnst Mr, Ilendricks, that while n member of Congress he waa Intorested in fobbyInz s elaim through the War Dopartment nnd belnit succesafnl, then attempted the same thing in tho Senate, has occuxfoned o great denl of com- ment amnong the Democracy. 1t 18 oven hinted that an aftempt may be made to remove him from tho ticket, but theso suggestions will probably result only intalk. M'OANRAHAN, T0 tAe Testern Associated Press. WasniNavoy, D. Au(.s, 8, —Tho House Com- mittee on Judiclary,nt the lnet regular meeting for the seasfon to-day, ndopted o resolutlon looking, to the complete’ rolnvestigation of McGarrakan's clalm to the 0w Tdrin quicisilver minea, THE GENLEVA AWARD, Tho Secretary of the Treasury will probably sell about 32,200,000 of gold early next woek, the proceede of the niew & per cent Joan, which he will sell Saturdoy for accaunt of tho Geneva award, ;g:u\vlll award a8 for gold'in sums not less than TIIE RECORD. BENATE. Wannxarox, D, C., Aug, 8.—Tho Chair lald be- fore the Senato o communication from the Secre- tary of War, inclosing a letter from the Chief of (he Engincer Corps, remonstratinzugainet the pro- posed amendment to tho River and Harbar Appro- priation bill limiting the avallabillty of the appro- pristion for tho fmprovement of the southwest pozs of tho Misalssippl Rilver. He expresees the opinfon that, if the amendment should be finally adopted, 1t will stop the work of dredging, and in- terfore with the cominerce of New Orleuns, Or- dered to be printed and to lic on the table. Mr. Hitcheock ealled up the Senate bill to estab- lish tho “Territory of Pembinn, aud to provide tomporary Goverument thercfor. Tho proposed new Torritory conalsts of the northern portion of the Tarsltory of Dakota. Afternbrief discussion, Mr. Edmunds moved to postposs Its further con- afderation till the first Monday in Decomber noxt, Rejected, The DI waa then passcd—yeay, 81; Days, 19, fir. Itdmunds ealled np the reports of the major- ity and minority of tho Committee which Investi- gited tho clrcumstances attending the late clectlon m lfl!llnll)pl. and it was orderod that they be prizited §u the Kecord, and lie upon the iable. Mr. Logan, from the Commitice on Mihtary Af- falrs, reported adversely on the House bill to por- don descrtors from the army, and it was indefiuitely postponed, Mr. Dugy entered a resolntion ta_reconsider the vote hy which the bill to establieh thd Territory of Pembina was passed, and gave notice thut ho would movo to change tho name to Algonquin, The Scnate thon conslderod subjucts on the cal- endar not objected to, . 5 'The Senate then reaumed conslderation of the resolution of Mr. Morton to print 10,000 copics of tho measago of tho President and sccompanying documents {n_reference the recent trouble at Humburg, S, C., und Mr. Eaton coutinued b murka from the point where he suspended yestar. day, He enld there was one thing over which hoe felt rejoiced, and that was that no Democratic Benator had yot found occaslon for attacking the chavucter of “cither of the nominees of the Kepub- lican purty. Mo recognized these nominecs ns antlemen of highly reapectable character, aud, so far as ho know, highly respectable in polnt of abil- ity. Tho candidafe ‘of the Democratlc party for Prostdent stood high beforo the people, and na words of his (3r. Katon's) could elevuto him in the minds of the people, e hod u word to say, how- ever, In regard to the Democraticnominee for Vice- Presldent, beesuse ho huad been the ubject of awrs on this floor, 'I'he honorablo Senator from Ver- mont (Edmunds) had attempted to couvines tho Beuato and country, not that there had been a hur- riblo outrage ut llnmbuns. Lut that the Democratie candldaty fur Vice-President wus not houest, and, It elected, would not administer tha Jnws of the Unlicd States. ‘Fhnt wus o bold chargo by o Scn- ator who pointed to his hooks when he made {t, and suld lie quoted from the rocord, What rucord ? ‘The record of votes of an hunest man In this cham- ber. Were the Senators from New York, Delawaro, and other States, to go ta the Senator from Vers mont tofind out what wus coustitutional doctrine? llad tho distinguished Scnator fed on unything whifch makes him our Cicsar? Ar, Eoton then »ent to tho extract from tho speoch of Mr, Morton, delivore at Richwmond, Ind., Sept, 20,1507, to' tho offc that thoro sliould bua (.url»d of probatiun and prep. aratlon for tho freed elaves beforo thoy were Lrought to the exerclea of poltieal power; that thoy were not fit to be immedistely 1ifted Into po- liticat ¥u\\'u‘ ute., and, resuming his argument, sald: Tho honorable Sonator had changad hix opinfon since then, Did anybody blame him for ? Did anybody blane Nim fof tho position ha accupied ten or oloven {cnrs agu? Certainly not, No haneat man could. DId sn honeat man Llumo Tlondricku for the position ho occupled ten or eleven yeara nzo? Certaluly not. Mr. Hendricks, when lie voted” sininet the Constilutional Amoud ments, did not bolluve the Afeican rico wiy capa- blo of self-government. Noither did tho Sonator from Indinua at that thne, Icndricks and Tllden Loth satd thoy accepted tha amendments to tho Canstitutlon.” 1l argned thut the Demacratic Ently In tho North hid slways been true to the oustitution, If any Republican Senator conld nay the Ro mhllmu&wny Was truo (o the Constitu- than from 1866 to 1870, Tot him vay so, Thu Seus atar fram Vermont (Edmuuds) hud dwolt upon the word rebel, 1t seomed to bo o sweet nursel for m tu roll under his tongue, The term robel ught not to be howled on this floor by anybudy, l;‘wn- done only to taunt the Represenntatives of le?ofé'-'r‘n'-hzf:fin:‘?f\."f|M';"'n R ualo yloud tient o ch might nol i Xhlu g:l(lll‘\le of l‘Im xdnru:. lh B0k -ba plentsntio en roferred to tho argnmont of Mr, Td- munds f rogard to tho tate o Fosn changing lta sontitutlon, and aald tho Jeone of 8 State hiad Ui l‘ it :0 call @ now conveution (o feaiie n new Con- filtation, = When the peopls uf New York destred ‘{’ E“'?I R0 her Constitutlon, her Tilden, Beymonr, d‘“““ ! oraan, Morgan, und other uruu{ man, ieluriniuicd the matler, and 1ot the Benator from \“y_rul‘mll. The soverelgn State of Texus saw 6 to pxetcles Ler right, Mud the Conventlon waa called y B winjurlty uf 50,000 of her pooplo, . The Hone urably Benator from Vermont hadarg ued that Texus promised 0 Eive ope-Tulrth of aif hor laxes fof 1 w‘"‘m lig“{“":f"“‘ U“Ig:. upon which she should Mr, Eaton then asked i Pexas this Union. 110 thought not, - Wheo the G Of ‘Texns thought propor fo changs hior Constitution Iy bt 0 Dumneraia. e’ Yorment o talk A ¢ major! g crgmizgdehellon.” "0 " tuitis: Btate,bolug ir. Eaton then quoted from Iteprivican o this Hats. Lo whow shar rheEton crutle purty caeried the clectlon in Alabama yesters day by 30,000 majurity, und wuld let the hottorabie Senutor from Vormant woep, Thero was 1ot 8 slngle outraze, but a falr, honest, good eleetion, Me. Spencer sald he hieard o 1srge nmnber of col- :-r-';l lln;!,’l-l‘udn A‘fili“m: we'm ‘ll:l qulx{xklnwd yon- erduy that they did not go to the polty u % llg‘w’ILur‘ml T ¥ 3 Tl r. Eston—1w vu the Senator tho bonefit of s it ¥ Gon't liove uny such thing. {ronser terr, Continulng his argument, he (Eaton) eaid the Diack wen i the South, at the Instigatlon of bud white men, had banded together to provent any of thelr own color fram m\lnfi ths Democratic uln, but that time was pasaing by, and the clection in Alubams yeeterduy showed 16, 3lr. Paticrson re d the message of the Pres. Ident and sccompunying documents, und 2ald Gov. Chumberlatn was an Lonest man and did not trans mit Information in regard 1o Hamburg to the Pres fdent untll be had wscertatned the whole truth. The Democratle party In Bouth Caroling to-day waa divided ad to whethor It should nominate o candi- date for Governor or accept Uov, Chamberlaiu sad Clerk's and read an r, aunport hin, when nominated by the Rennbifcans, Tinconrre hiad been nprm"'ll by both parties, and it \ens fafr to presume (hat he wan an honest uwmn and told the trath, 1le (Patterson) kne u v that nre dark and tricks thut are valy revorted a in the South by tho Democrata to carey elactions, and had no donbt ny (o the tratl 6F il thero stutoments, ‘The other hranch of ed nll the seaddon thieveannd they ranzht some. Ho war glad of it 1te would he 1o Lt man to attemt lo proteet the Ttepublican thicves, and he Loped the Democrats wonld catch them, ' The Hepublicans wore all wille Ingtoald the Democrata in eaiching Itepublican thieves, bt the emocrata would not ald the Lice pibiicans in entehing Democratle murdorerr, He then spoke of the Hamburg trouble, awl sald ho regretivd to sce that many of the most rexpect- abla nien of the State wore charged with beiug b plleatad in that affair, efore M. Patlerson concluded ho yielded the faor to n motiow for executive seaslon. thy Comenitter neen il heen'eneag- for Jtepublican n Flnance, reported, rerolution in ppojutiment of u enr- misslon tg iz chanie which s talan place In the relatlve value of gohl aml sliver, 1he (mllcy of the restoration of the double atandard in he cimntry, ete, Calemdar, ‘The Senate then went fnto executive session,and soun adjourned, HousE. Mr, Thrackmorton offercd n resolution directing the Cleck of the House to puy 1., Fitzhngl, the lute Doorkeeper, an amount cqual to hia ealary ;rlllndlhn 22dof May to the 1at of August. lle- ersed, Mr. Landera Introduced a bill to secure the prompt reanmption of specte paymests, Afier discurnlon, the bl was refdrred to the Committee on Colnnge, Welghts, and Seannres, Mr, tiaricld's motlon to geant leave of ahsenco to members, some twenty fu ntiaber, who desired it, was agreed to, A vill was fntroduced to ))flnl 100,000 coplen of the report of the Connmissivner of Agrlculture for 1874, and 200, GO0 coplea of the report fur 18] and appropriating 130,000 therefor, Passed, A'he floase then resnmed eonsideration of Mr, Bland's Silver blI: wherenpon dilntory moti were st on foot by Meskes, Odell and Plerce, constie the morniug hour, At the closo of the morning honr Mr. Bland ane nounced his willingnewa to nllow any Ansendments 1o be added to the bill, bt bix propoxition way not acceded to by the o;)runcnh of the bill, Mr. Hale obtalucd the floor on the parlinmenta- ry device of ealling up the wotion to reconkider thie vote by vihich the President's meseagze ou the Sundry Civil Apvroprlation bill was refurred some tmie ago to the Commities on Appropriations, and hie mad o speech on feneral politicn, In the caurss of which hiereferrad to the firat oficlal nct of the 1louse In the kelection by §1a Speaker of Commite tees, whenof the thirty-four Standing Commite feen’ the Chalrmanships of twenty-one were given {0 member from the scetion of the comntry for which Lamar claimed tho other duy no much tnod. ealy, ile aleo commented of changen in thy per- woinel of the uffairs of the Houwe, flluateating the r\:lerllnn by the Houec Post-Oufllca appointnenta, tho Postmanter of the last House, who hind lost bl Teyg in the Unlon ariny at Kenenaw, having to make way for ona who had beon captired in the ltcbel army, and had served with J, B. E, Stuart's ren- cynde cavalry s and tho subordinates, maost of thom ol Unfon soldlers, having to make way for others, soven of whom had served in the Iebel army. Il oleo notod the rotirement of the veteran Journal Clerk of tle Ilonse, Mr. llnrcluy.fml hir betug re- placed by o man who Immediately set to work to muke merchamiiee of hls oflice. Pasalng on to the question of economy he asserted that there wers more Commlttee clerks in this Houro than in any ltepublican louse; that the ex- penses of the nimerous Commitives were enor-. moun; that instead of two stenographem to Com- mittoes, as At farmer eesslons, lie nd counted up #evenicen of them at this scrslon. He ventured to ey thut the ndditfonnl expenses caused by thin Ilouse sbove the ordinary expenscs of former yeurs would ngzregnte fn the nolghborhood of $1,000,000. ileadmitted that the reductions §n the general appropeintions would rench 835,. 00, 00U, but for that the consular and diplomatic Bystom had becn put i peril, the havy and army had been put on short commons, Govermmnent works had been cut off, #malt snlarics had been re- duced, and ina few days 1,000 helploss men and women wonld be turied out on the strecta of Washington, It might be satd that Lo had ad- mitted $26,000,000 of reductlon of tho public Durdons, He admitted no such thing. No man could tell what credit wis to be given to this House untli the cloding day of its scssfon on the 4th of March, 1877, ‘There had been some desirable re- ductions, in which he was 5lad to have helped, bnt when it was found howmuch of these$:25,000, 000 was almply a postionesignt of the necersary ex- penditures, then xome hetter mensure of credit conld be given to this House, e spoke of the Southorn claims which are pend- ing, which hie asserted wonld aggregate S160, 000, - 000, und would got through If ever the Democratle arly got pusscssion of all the branches of tho sovernmant, Mr. Lawrenco neserted that tho pending clajma wore at mast entering-wedges, and that ol the ggslg&rln claime would eventually uggregate $500, - Mr. lele, conciuding, rald that it wus intended thist the Bonth should he pald thess bills, nud that ho who lived long (!nml;ill would seo it proved if the Democratic party gained power in all bianehes of the Government. Mr. Cox raid the gentleman from Mafne hail not referred to the unlonding of Gen. Grant and his Administration, nor to the various franuda connected with the Executive Departmonts, ‘T'hat wae not In tne geatleman’s lue, but he had charged to the House that it had actunlly #o refurmed itaclf us that onu Commi{teo hind cleared out its clerks, and that the Conunitteo of tules hnd cleared aut two olll- clule, one the Journs) Clork and the other the Rxlmri(oupcr. for certaln Imprgprietivs, but not fur rieving. Mr, Cuxwenton to criticiso the Adminlateation for gettinz nid of, or unlomding, 88 he calledit, Mr. dewell, Postmoster-tGiencral, Mr. Jirlstow, Secretary of thie Treasury, Pratt, Conunissioner of Internal Revenue, und varioux other oficlnls, gnd he asked why the Republivan party hind found it necearary the other day to unload Its candiduto for Goyernor, Mr, Orth, Mr. ltobinson mllllu(‘l that (he Republican party of Indlana had followed the precedent set by the Demogratic party fn unloading four of Its cangdi- dates for the judiclary : thut these four Tad stolen 867,000, and that the itepublican party [u Indiana wa 10, votes alicud, Mr. Cox, passting fivu thia point, again ridieuted tho specelt of Mr. Mule s tot bcini ordh amaier. Inz, declaring that §t was nothing but u little - croscople Mnult-finding with the flouse and with the condnet of the Speaker i the arrrngement of tus Commilttees feom u wectional standpoing, Mr. Iate—I mude no xectionaul retlection on the Speaker, L only clalm that ho wus Impelled Ly Iis party . lhll‘. Cox—Now, In answer to this remarkable l{u‘nch. thix Hour: csnnol be reproached for any- thivg exeept the indiscretlon of wome of §ta ap. polnteer, and they wery reuoved, Mr.Cox accuacd the Republican slde of the ITouse with having siood by t dminteiration in the re- moval of hrlnuw. Jewedl, Pratt, Bluford Wilson, Yaryin, and all thiot trive 6 men who were (rylni to enforce the lawa, aml with having favored” the vetention of Clapp il Babeock, **But,™ eald he, ““Qirant I8 your representative man, Lubeock 19 your reprcsentative man, Bristow fa nut your reprosontative man, or he woulil not inve been dis- carded here and ot Cincinnatl, and when yon sny thot it hna cost us o mililon dollars for investigl- tione, you thereby do credit to the Democratle slde of tho [louxe for undertaking, with nhl the force of ercules, the cleansing of “thess Augenn ntubles, Yun filbustored yosterdiy aznin und agatn to pro- vent reports of these fnvestizations, and to-day, to make up for ull your delingioncies 'ns public ner- vants, the pentleman from Malne {:m up and makes that aort of o specch which Mlrabeau onco Fowrlbed an angry, nbecile, fearful, and cruzy, vith that remurk I conclude mino to-duy, " o political dirussion then went over, to be re- newed to-morrow, Mr. Lawrenco fntroduced an amendment to tho Constitutlon for that known aa the Blaine school smendment: Ant, 14, Bec, 1, No Stato shall make uny law rul‘lucllm{nn catublivhment of religion or” pro- hinl he freo exerclae thereof, No public property or money ralxed by taxation of from any publle fund or praperty li any State or place subject to the leelslutive power of Congreas shull evel given to or be under con- trol of any roligious uect or denoinination, KEC, i, "Cotgeoss shinll have power to enforce thisarticlo hy approprlate leglistion, Nteferred t the Judiclary Committee, ‘Uhe DL In reforence to reciprocity with Canada Wundpust])(lnnd till noxt December, Adjourae to v g —— EDWARDS PIERREPONT, 70 the Editor ¢f The T'ribune, Cutcaao, Aug. 8.—I sco by a parageaph in your 4 Personal " column that tho Hon, Edwurds Ierra- pont 1 sald to have changed his name from **Joshua Monson' to thut which ho naw bears, The fucts are not corroborative, 1o wus entored on the books of Yalo College as **Munson Ed- wards Plerpont,” and wus graduated In dne coursc with tho class of 1637, 1w atmply dropped his firet name, and, fuding that ** Plerropont, " and not ** Plerpont,** wau tho truo apelling of tho atronymic in that branch of the family to which B belonged, he adopted It, sud kan uinco Lept it, Knowing him personally well, ever since | have known uuybody, vuch charges of snobllshuows as have beenw made Jutely are ridlculous, A nan of wide, and general, sud genuine culture, {u whoso hands I have frequently seon the writines of both Glugdstone and Divraclly 3t 1 beyond belief that L could have taken 8 commlslun 1o * comprebend all vagrom™ Hrudshers, 1 am sure, of my own nowludye, thiut his name hos not b thikered for thirty odd years, And Lam equally vnre that u nan who has been abroad eeveral tinmes, hus lived abroad, and kg known the best furclgn socicty for wmany years intimatoly, 13 not the muu to write hlmlcl! duwn an ass with the prt‘flll:l!’ icy that somu nowspupers huve Leen Inclived to snpposo. Very truly, © Hauvin W, LUrizLD, el S bl COTTON, « Nasuview, Tenn., Aug, B.—~The July re) to the Natlonal Cotton Exchange, from eig! countics uf Middle Tennessee, unit ten of Alubama, shows more favorally stands compara. tlvely to Jast year, The plunt is formluz and blooming well, Nearly all reply that cotton iy frultlng better thun last year, whilu o few com- plsin of too wuck ruly, “and fow cowplaluta of grasshoppors, —————— e SPEAKER KERR, Ricitwoxy, Va., Auy. 8, —Speaker KKerz Isbotter, but got y e to st up, FOREIGN The Servians Retreating Be- fore the Victorious Moslems. Partioulars of tho Capture of Saits- char by the Turks, A Last Stand to Be Made by the Servians Under Tcher= nayeff. Negotiations for an Armis- tice Said 1o Be in Progress. Basis Agrecd Upon for the Pro- posed European Congress. Larly Beports of the Bulgarian Out- rages Not Exaggerated. ‘Twelre Thousand Men, Women, and Chfldren Ruthlessly Slaughtered. TIIE BAST. HOUMANIA, Drenanrst, Ang. 8.—In the Chamber of Depu- Yieato-duy, the Prime Minister explained that the forelgn policy of the new Cabinet would be one of stelct neutrality, malntaining, however, the public reeurlty, and with vigilance gunrding the natlonal frontiets, FALLING DACK, Bentiy, Ang. B.—Servia, despaicing of the suc- ceraful lsaues of the war, has requeated tho Powers to mediate in favor of peace, The Scrviane’ at- tempt to rafse o war Joan in Itussia proved a faile ure. In consequence of the capture of Guegusa- vatz, the Scevian General, Lesckjonin, hes aban- doned Ealtschur, and marched to joln Uen. Tchernayetl, Tho Turksoccupled Saltschar unop- posed. SAITSCIAR Loxnox, Aug. B.—A speclal to the Standard, dated Paratchin, Aug, 6, says the fall of Saltschiar 1s confirmed, The Turks who fought at Gurguso- vatz advanced down the valley of the Timok, driv- ing the Servians beforo them. They carried tho holghts routh of Saitsclar commanding the town, and the Pase of Viatarnlca, and opened fire at 5 o'clock yesterdny afternoon, Defore sunsct the Turks were In possceslon of the town. The roade from Baltschar, Gorgusovatz, and Alexinatz to Puratchin arc crowded with Servians, whio, with thelr wives, chiliren, cattle, and house- liold goods aro flylng befor the (nvadors, spread- Ing panie overywhere. The anthoritles show cour- age and deny that Saitacher has fallen, They soy the peasants are terror-stricken because the Turka fired oo villoges on their march. The country araitnd Gurgusovatz s depopulated, and viltuges have been burned, The Servians now bulld hopen on the expected attack of Tchernayefl on Nisch, The fact that the pick of the Servian army has not yet been engaged {nspires cunfidence, TCHEBNATEPE'S ANNY. Tchernayeff has fortified the parasges of the Kliesura. 'The country {8 mountalnous nnd mili- tary operations dificult. The Sfundard’a Vienns ¥peclal reports the Servlans throwing up fortifca- tionw ut Barjia, A gueriila warfare will be carrled on fnSouthern and Eastern Servia, Of the whole Servian army only 50,000 men are servicenble. Tehernayeft quarreleld with Prince Mllan, and nsked that his resignation be sccepted unless he was given the position of Commandes-in-Chief. The Princo yiclded to his demand, A PREDICTION, The Parls Spectateur sayu It{s belleved in Ger- man military clrcles thot tie war will end In a fortnight. QrRMANY AND RUSSIA. Itia miated that Dlemarck declared lately that Germany wonld not abandon Kussta, and, 1f nec- casary, wouald follow herinto the battlefield ARMISTICE, The Courrier de France teports that the Servian Premier, Pestics, had un fnterview with the British Consul at Belgrade, and nogotlutions for an arme istice were opened. THE GUECKS. A telegram wan recelved in Parisannouncing that sccret committees {n Crete, Sumos, and Chicos have {ssued a manifesto valling tho Greeks to arm against Turkey, BULGARIA. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Netws states that the Porte infends to pros- ccute tho perpetrators of atrocities iu Bulgarla, Fifty oficlals In that Province are reported already discharged for mls- demeanors, und rosming Clreassiany are arrested nnd Incorporated with the anny. The Sultan has granted from his private purse $50,000 for the re- lief of the auferers, TIHE PROTOSED CONGRESS, Loxnox, Aug. 8—i a. m.—A special to the Hour from Vienna vays it Is belleved that the Powera have warrived ot an understanding in regard to the basia of discurslon foran Luropenn Congress to meet In Vienna. The Porte has giveu its assent fun principle to the following points: Flrat, ro-estublishment of the etatos guo ante bellum fn Servia; second, Montenegro to racelve on accesslon of territory Including u eca- port on the Adrintle; third, Bosnis and Herzego- vins to be reunited and form one province under & special charter, by which o consldersble measuro of self-government will bo granted. THE BULOARMAN ATROCITIES. Loxnoy, Aug. 8.—There was an animated de- bate in the House of Coumone Inst uight on the Dulgarian atrocltles, Tho ZYmes eaya: **Mr. Bourke read a dlepatch from Mr, Baring, one of the Secretaries of the Britlah Legation at Conslantino. ple, dated July 22, nt the outsot of the luquiry, In which he estimaten the number of vietime, *THLT huvo vizited the villages I hardly dare speak,* says Mr. Buriug, *but my predent opinfon, which 1 trust hereafter to bo able to modify, Is that about 12,000 Bulgarlang have perlahed.' Wo shall sce ahortly in what direction Mr, Baring's opinlon will bemodified, but we fearthut if, with the Impressions prevalent ut the Embassy, 1t whould e snticipated that tho killed amonnt to 12,000, they are lkely to surpass very much that number, IN PARLIAMENT, There was an animated dobnte In the House of Commons Jast night on the Bulzarlan attrocitics. The Times sayst **Onco more thu massacres in Bulgarla havo occapied tho sttentlon of the Houso of Commone, In a few days the members will have separated, and but for this we might espeet s etrles of debntes, In companson with which that of last nlght wonld be gentle and subdued in tone, for there can b littlo doubt that we are on the verge of a revelation surpassing anything that the fmag- hustton of clyvllized man could have concelved of the barbaritles of Tartar conqnerors, The wild and svoscless destruction of human Nfe, which modern stndents of history have been disposed to taok upon an fabuloue, find n parallel lu the deeds perpetrated within the Jast few weekvat o few days’ journey from our own shores in our own nge. Wo must turnto Avhantee or Dahomey for any- thing elmllar to the ghastly spectacls now presented by o Turkish province, Accoriing to the testimony, of which there can bu 1o reasona- Dle doubt, the helpless inhabitants of the district ubout Wartary, Twearafik, aud Philippott, men, women, and children, huve been wlaughtered by thousunds, aud their towna and villages niterly do- wtroyed. 1t seem likely that thoss whom himan ineredullty has led to wuppose thet the accounts wero exngerated will have to nbundon that suppo- sitton, "Phe testimony of eyc-witnesses und the ndmisslons of memhers of”the Dritish Embassy chiarged with the Investization of fhesn wassacren cdve reason 10 belleve that there hos been nuthing fias Than b geneiil MASHE of the Toniatiu uizalnst which the Purklsh Goverament let luore it hounds, Firthernore, thoro ts the strouzwet evie duncs that these atrocitles have nut becn the work wholly, o even principally, of Circuwstan settlers, but of "tho Furkish irregular troupw, commanduil by duly appolnted ofiieers, sunt futo tho country exprossly to wiriku terrur o the population. *What passed luet night inthe iouse of Come nons shiows tho astonlshnicntaid horror that thesy decds avo aroussd, George Anderson introdnced tho subject, und one member afler unothi ¥ ross (o express hlw indiguation and o protest ugamst the stttude of jndiiterence un the H’“LM tha Jritish Guvernment, snd ati!l wore ugulnet the tonu of thy apology which had bieen dictated in the ofticlal com- munications, One Under Becrotury for the Foreiga Departaent assurred the Housethat the Premive wan ot dispused to trest this subject witn luvity, but, on the contrary, wouli give It Lis anxlous conslderation. — 1twun Incumbent onhim not to vay a word without the gravost clrl:ulnll!uclmn untit ho Jud ascertained the vxact truth, but I8 the atrocl- tica turoed out o bue drue, 1o wan would more ernly vindicato humanity. Then the old plea xaggeration wae put in once more, aud the news. A paper cotreapond cuts were Wked to task as WEDNESDAY, AUGULL 9, 1846, ’ S e e s e S WL nemons ratisfled with a very small amount of evl- dence, And wha taok a grest deal of thelr {nformn- tion second-hand. We' may venture 1o eiegeat to the official sprakers that, with respect to this husi- nean, the time [a past when this style of apoloiy will have any effect. *With reapectto fiourke's defense of Dismeil and Ble Henry Elliott, the Beitish Ambassadnr t Con- stantinonle, we desire to atonk with tenenre and with du pect for their ofeial obltntio Tt Under Secretary takes It upon lnmeelf to member for the'opinlon that Disrneli hud treated the subject with Jevity, nnd when he says that ruch an expression did not exiet §n the mindy of any of tha niemlcra except those who hnd jaet addrosted the Honee, we mnst beg leave to tell him that his tone fs s little too confident. 1t i time that the Government should be made aware that the more worthy part of Enzinnd’e sn. clety was deeply palned by the frivalityaf the Minleter's speech, as wollashy his evident desien to dimmish orexcuse what had happened. hear any praportion to the stat. mients which have been miade, aud which keent Hik 1y to be confirmed, the Amibs lor's ¢on tIon to the Government will require some ¢ tlon. It s inconccivable that an Amlussador should nat have fheen able to obtain information events ata few hours' dintance from Constant| nople, sad of which numbers f that Capital maore knowled t two monthe accureence we find hitn writing i a style which mtght make any one In England betieve that there were serlons double ag to the character and propors tiun of the affalr. When the Inquizy, which we are happy Lo know {x now belng prosecuted by oficinl invertigations ulone, Lns come Lo & conclusion, we hall o able to judge whether Sir Henry Elliot's dispatchen convey anything like a fale Inaication of the eveuts which hive oceurred, On this puint, Lord Hardington apoke frankly and becomingly l1ast night. *It seemns a remarkable thing, ' he auys, swhen there haa been anlauziternf 1his IlC!CI‘l{)Ufln, 1 do not ray whether In eold blood or not, In one of the provinces of Tllrk(‘(. that no intelligence of these uccurences shoul{ ipuureitly frurg, theea dispatches hnve reaclied Sir flenry Elllot, 71 can- not but think If the right hanorable centleman at the head of the Government had bein in posses. aion of inforination which onght o have reached him, ke would not have treated the tirel guestion puttnthin Jiouso In the manner he did." The country whil ngree in theae opinfone and be anxlans to knoiv how sich fgnorance was posible in Vera snd Westminster, ™ TURKEY'S PROARAMME. Virxwa, Ang. B,—The Zaghlaft says Tarkey witl admit the Intervention of the Powers in case of Montencgra, but will refuse In that of Servia, Af- ter cccupying Belgrade, Turkey will order the Skuptschina to clect o new Prince. . BULTAN MURAD. Dr. Karpoleone, the Sultan's physician, writes the following nccoant of the state of his Sor creign's health to tho correspondent of the Messen- ger du Midi ‘The Sultan [slost. J{e has delirlum tremens, tribute thila 1o the abuse of Infoxicatiog lynory, and particular o that of ausintbe, which hie drank labitu- Lully liefore hils acccssion w thie throne, whien lie ifved at I'era; to his debauceery and Lis depraved tastes, 1o Femorse whicl constantly Iiaunta liin and reiniida b afhisuncle poisonedand his family masacred, and tohis foar of scclny the Rumians entes Constantindple of thie uzulman fanatics invade Iis Paface. 11z facoltida are dulled, he ta slmost fmbeclie, his head rolla, hie las lost hi# har, and yet he constantly calls for raki, (or pre: scrves, and for the Iadics of the harcin, le does not slecp, and his mllldy‘!mu worse every day. The sbuse of baiha hias weakened lis Hmba to such an_ extent that e suffers from tie sligiiteat Louch, and sinks down &8 $00n 8 fie atLemps 10 move. TUIRKISIE ATROCITIES 1N BULGARIA, DBelyrade Currespondencs New York Timea, bel after t; The poor Bulgarians are the yreatest sufferers, They hsd been promired arms und tmoney by Bervla, and now nefther are forthcoming. “The pensonits rose en masse, wero abandoned for kome unezplained reason by thelr nelchbors, nnd are ru)‘lnuum penaity of their credulity. Despite he asscrtions of ithe Britleh Premier, supported by the official 1eports of Jiritish Consilar agents, the sufferings of this poor peaple are most terrible, and the atrocities pcrgelmled by the regular and irregular Torkish soldiery are unparalicled in the histary of modern times,” 1 have been at sunie Lrouble to ascertain the truth in this matter, ond I belfere the statement to be not at all cxapgerated that 48,000 human belngs, of ages and both rexes, have been manssacred in the Provinces of Bulgaria, Macedonin, and Epirus since the istof January, 1870, Ornders bave been received from Constantinople to search ont and punish the au- thors of theae wholesale murders, but it 1s difi- cult to do_ elther when so mony of every rank are fmplicated. . Here, as cléewhere lu the provinces, the Porte, though animated with cxcellent ' Intentions, 18 pawerless to.protect the Tojahe, to whom 10t even table-knfven nre por- witted for thelr own defense, Orders came from the Minister of Wor to ecize all arms, and npon thin pretext the Tartams and Clrcasslans conflscate overy description of property which romes (o hund, At Plovno were fouud thirty-five old gupe, pleces of rusty fron, valusble, nerhapy, to i cusiosity dealer, ‘but more than dangerons to thefr awsiers ug wenpons of offense; thcre were no cartridges, nothing, indeed, to indleate that they had becn used for a century; but thelr proprictors were car- rled before the local Governor. and when they were teleased they returned 10 ficd thelr wives and doughters in the siave niarket, the adjvining Tark- fsh villages and Plovano o kenp of sinoldering nnhes. it 1w all over the country: cverywhere s history of rape and masracre, but not everywhere unroxfated and_unovenzed. At Yumboll, a fine town ovn the River Tondjna, ¢ Ruimmemn de- monded the surrender of every specica of \\'u‘mn in the possension of the Inhubitants, ‘Ilicac declined, and attacked the excort, which the drove away in dirorder. On the following day back came the Kalinacam, but this time he bad with hio 1wo buttallons of Xedifs sud & section of artillery, The fight lasted six hours; wen, women, and chil- dren took part In the ofiray, but ot last undiscl- plined, unorganized valor v pounlation fled to the Balkuns, leavin: behlnd 1hem homes and property. - The Christizns of the Eanjak of Belovar were urderced by thelr Governor, one lrssan Pashia, to pay over 1,000,000 of pins- tres within four-and-twenty houra, * But they had ulready been drained of everything, and they Inme by represented thelr ntter inavllity to obey, wihereapon the troops marched into the village and conflscated, In thic name of the Government. cvery slicep, cow, and horse on which they cotld lay hands, Tut Icould multiply by hundreds welle anthenticated Instances of “atroclties which cry uloud to Henven for venpeonce, andat whose des tailys the Leart sickens with horror, elded, and the entire A DREADFUL BPECTACLE, Digiated to fondon Tiner, Panaxiy, July 23, —Yesterday cvening T wit- neesed a dreadful spectacie in the viilude where the beadquartera are situated. Thirty-eleht per- sous of o) ages, from Iufants to uld mien tind wamen of 70, came tn hunyery, haggard, and foot. sore. ‘They stated that they were {uliabitante of three villages of Stara, or Old Servia, just over the frontier of Servia, On the 11th fnst,, Clreassian troops of the Turklsh army cntered those three villages, mnamed Zernolishte, Vranishte, and ‘Frewchnleza, and commenced i generml mussacre of all tho Inhabltants except young muldens, whom they carrfud off to el Into slavery. The fugitives whom I have seen were saved hy the interpusition of Sorvian voluntecrs. A eubscription was ralsed 1ast night, and the fugitives are now here, TR BATILE OF IOFOVO, Another dispatch from Alempics to Prince Milan, recelved this evening, enys that in the buttle of Fopuvo, fought the dny hefore yesterday, the Turks bad 1,000 men killed nnd wounded, "Flhe standard under which the Barhi-Hazonks cutered the field wus taken, together with many ritles, a good deal of war-inuterial, nud some prisoners, by the Ser- vian troops, principally the volunteere, " The loss of the Serviana was thirty dead and 208 wounded, GREAT BRITAIN, NAILIOAD DISASTEI, Loxnox, Aug. 8.—By a collision Inst night on the Somersct and Dorset Rallway, near Radstock, hetweena London train and an empty excursion trafn, twelve porsons were killed and thirty ine Jured. GERMAXNY, COMING HOME, Beunuiy, Aug. 8. —J. Bancroft Davls, Amcrican Miolster, left lust nlight for the United Slates, et e - THE WEATHER, ‘Wasitinarox, ID.C., Aug. 9,60, m.—For the Lake reglons, falling burometer, southeast to sonthwest winds, Increasing to brisk in the Upper Lako n; warmer and generally clear weather, ox- cept poaslible raln areas and bigh winds nlong Luke Superlor, LOCAL OBBERVATIONH _Aug. 8, Vi WeathF Time, | Bar. | The(Hlu.; —— Wind, kit o 73| 6 1,1),(-1 7 (0. 0f_74 TMaximum tharniometor, 77, Minln, 6, UBNEJAL ORYLUVATIONN. i, B=MIdiht. ind. Ut Weather, et TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Bpecial Dispaich to The Triduna, 87, PAuL, Minn., Avg. 8.—The Secratary's ro- port to the Cltizous' Elvvator Company of the firet year's operations, presented yesterday, shows the handlfug of 000, 600 bushels of wheat, and the ree celpt of 56,650 loads from farmere, This, co eldering that buyers Liero and ut overy nolghbor) station dellver at the Minncapolis willls, proves the great lucrease of the wheat productivn hereabouts, caused by tho establishment of u local market, resulting trom the buildiug of this clevator, New Youk, Aug. 8.—Gov. Hendrickd und fumily have urrived hore. Spactal D IxpisNavorss, lud., Augz. Car Lompany of Jeiersanyille, 0, to-day filed wrtl thu ‘Bucretary of State; Directors, Juuies I, McCampbell, Bsmuel A, Ilartwel], muel Golds Deck, Jo Lo Buayeer, sud Joseph W. Suruzue, _ THE INDIAXS. News from Our Special Corres . spondent Only Four Days ol Junction of' Merritt and Crook's Columns, Thursday, Aug. 3. Crook Now in Command of 2,100 Fight- ing Ien in the Best Condition, The Savages Bolieved to De Pushed Very ilard for Subsistences No Tidinga from Terry at Crook's Uamp for Mora than a Month, FOUR DAYS AGO. . FRESU REWS—GEN. MEURITT'S JUNCTION WITIK GEN. CROOK, Special Dispatch ta The Trivune. B Monn Eapzition, CAMP 0N Ghose CREEK, Wy., Aug. 4, via Four Ferrenyax, Wy, Avg. 8. —Gen, Merritt, at the head of the Fifth Covalry, Jolued Gen, Crook's divislon yesterday, Thus re- inforced and ready for apgressive movement, thls columa numbers over 2,100 fightlug men, dlvided s follows: Casalty—Ten companies uf the Fiftl, ten of the Third, and five of the Second Regiments ~1,450 men. Infantry—Four companica of the Fourleeenth, four of the Ninth, and twoof the Fourth Regiments—i25; Shoshono scouts, 226; Ute scouts, 20; whito aud half-breed scouts and clvilians, 80, ORGANIZATION. Under the new organization, Gen, Merritt will ba the ranking officer of the cavalry, and Col, Alex= ender Chambers commander of the infantry bat talion. The entire column, with pack-train trans- portation, will move in the direction of Tongue River, IMPEDIMENTA, The pack-traine, canalsting of 300 mnles, wiil be loaded with 150,000 rounds of ammunition, 25,000 ratious, and & light allowance of bedding for Infantry, No forage I taken, the horses snbe sleting entirely upon grase. Thie allowance of rm- tlons §s cstimated to last twelve duyy, cut down to plaln bacon, lard tack, and coffce. Besides the ammunition conveyed an the mules, (infantry and cuvalry will be REQUIRED TO CARRY ONB HUNDRED ROUNDS 7O THE MAN on thelr perrons, About two dozen travoin, upon which to earry the wounded, hiave been made, xo that the command will not be compelled to halt for snything ahort of a general eugagement, thus marching in the lightest possible condltion. CONDITION, Gen. Crook's force could pass over the roughest country without further replenfshing to the Mis- tourf Itlver on the north, Wind River un the south- west, or the Indlan agencles on the sontheast. Mezi and horses have been severely drilled daily for the past month, ‘while the force composing the Fifth Cavoiry bus lang been trafned to fire on horseback, d Mcn and animals are In snperb condition. There is comparatively uo aleknerss among the former, and the lutter kave been thorunghly toughened to this kind of work. This I+ undoubtediy the strong- eat, finest-cquipped, and best-oflicered expeditiun yet sent agsiust our suvage foc. THE ALLIZS. The Ehoshone allica are led by thelr great Chlef, Washakl, in person. All lead cxtra war ponles, which are remarkable for ine appearanceand fleet- news. A small white lng worn on tep of the war- bonnet, o scalp-lock, will, In battle, dlstinguish thzee warriors from the cnemy, ‘These, as well ns A few Ctes present, are the flower of thelr tribes, More Utes sre now on the way hither. Some Ban- nucks are alyo looked for. NUMEIOUS BCOUTING FARTILS have been sent out within the part week to deter- mine the movements of the Sloux. A Iarge fresh trall was discovered a fow daya ago leading toward the Lower Tongue, snd Powder Rlver reglon. Trinkets captured In tho Curter fight were found scattered around a recent temporary camp. The savages arc believed to by pushed for want of food, ar freshly-picked skele. tons af dogs wera the only bones found around thelr camp. They arc aldo belleved to be divided In 4o ur three bands, and traveling in a paratle) conrse toward Powder River, frow where they cae enslly flee to the agencics it too hotly pursucd. They liave set TIE PRAIRIB AFIRY IN EVERT DIRECTION, with evident futent to ruin the pasturage, ko we would be compelled te leave the country on ac count of having no horse-feed. They have also driven nearly al) the game out of the country. Scouting fs now of the greatest consequence, and other partics arc being eent aliead: for satisfactory tuformation, s AEN. TZRRY has not heen heare from for nearly a month, Te ix believed to have ubout twenty-Gve compunics of Infantry and cavalry, numbering nearly 2,000 men. This will make sixty compantes, or 4,000 men now in the feld ugainst Sitting Dall, VIGILANCE, Gen, Crook called the field officers aronnd il ta-dny and endeavored to impress them with the Importance of overy man dotng hix utmos to help nlong the cause, He {ssucd strict inetructions in regard to every man gotng forward in the lglhtest poasible grder, adding that everything 12 staked on thie move, and that. if 1t & possible for 1t 1o fall, the alternative nlune remsing vl eskiing for volun. teer uld, Avten Eoo MISCELLANEOUS. A HUMOR. Spectul Dispatch te The Tridune, ST, Pavi, Minn., Aug. 8,—The report Is widely circulated here thiy afternoon that Terry has met £ltting Bull and hae been woreled. It canuot be traced to any souirce; s diecredited at Depurtment Hendquarters and the newapaper offices. Jta gen- eral eircnlation and ready credence given shows the rtrength of populur feeling here that the Stoux hestlles ure more thau equal to the forces agalust theu TIHE WIDOWS, Gen. Slbley, who vommanded tha forces sent agalnat the Sloux fn 1562 and 1803, handed to the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerco this morn. ing, ou his way down-tuwn, $7 for relicf of the Seventh Cavalry widows ut Fort Lincoln. This, with ather contributlons from citizens and officers nt headquarters, will provide for the fmmediate necersities of these unfortunates; but a few hune dred dollars from other pluces sent to the con pianding ufeer ot ¥ort Lincotn wonlid be sceepta- ble, and donbtlens relieve great distress in some fdtances, for there 1e no legal unthority for fssu- ing rations or allowing quarters Lo them since thelr husbunds wero reported dead in the Littte big 1lorm fzht. PRODIGALS' RETURN. v the Weslern Assuciuted Fress, WasmiNuron, I, Coy Ay, 8.—Reports recelved at the War Deniriment from Sheridan state thatmsny o ¢hyindinus now coming futo the rosci vations curry urms cantured frou the Seventh Caye alry in the lute Custer mnseacre, PONT LALANIE, Spectal Correspondence af Ths Tridune. Pout Lasasne, Wyo., Ang. 4,—A train of Goye ernnent supplics was attucked by Indians at Elk- harn Creek, o Httlo more than hnlf-way between this place and Fort Fettermun, ‘The news eame into Fetternan, and was telographed hers yestor- day morulug, as thore {8 1o cavaley there 0 seud out. " ‘The man In charge of the trafu wus kiiled, ond aeveral wonnded, Several wagon of commla- wary stores wers burned, Capt. Eyan and his company started for the Bceno of action, un ro- eelpt of the news, Gen, ‘Perry, awalting relnforcemant cd at the moitth of the Big Horn 1t Advices from Gen. Crook's commuid of July 23 Jocated the Indian encatapiment at the hend of the Little Uiy Hory, 70 nules from Gen, Terry andalmont direcily south of hhn. Gen, Crovk was ut that time about 40 miles coutheast of the fndians, on Gooso Ureek, He wax moving camp abinost daily, with the double Putpose of @ving the anlinals fresh grazing, ol shortening the distanco to the foc. ‘Thu Tatter aro butween the two cummands, making great difcuity in communication, &nd arv where they can pet ilenty of game und Aeh inthe Big Horn Mountalng, Fivh are “quita plenty fu- the" strenma of that colintry. and our iroops consider an oecaional mod of trout s delighiful changs from bacou und bao., Iy fricndly Indlans bring them in, and, Hke uther tudtans, ure Yucullnr peoplo 1ot tade with, —a lttlo too much Inclined (o ralso thelr pricey. They understand thoe value of woncy, aud prefer silver quarters and half-dollar, but will not tuuch a 10- ceat plece, Il soldlors have great confidence {n Gen. Crouk, and look (urward to uccess. 'Thoy aro :lwnly todound dare onytling that §s required of ien). 1t la denled that the Qovermnent has furnisbed arus und ammunition to Indians sinee the 1st of dunuary; but it Is a well-known fact that {t has been fur years the Indian's chict destre to get arow aud amurunition, Vhey certalnly were uot wasted, Lut st have been concesled in secure \:lueu. was camp- 8 wolting for just such s thno as the present. Ine diun traders aro appointed by the Goverument, and how cun it rid Hsclf of the aespouaibility of thelr ealest This turutug-over the munagement of e MG 5 4 fhe Agencies to army-oficars s w good 1des, No miore ammnnition will ba allowed to pass, nnder thelr very eyes, on Its way to the hostilos, CASUALTIES, MEN BADLY ITURT, Epectal Dispatch to Tha Tridune. Port Wavxr, Ind., Ang. 8,~This cvening tha TRepublicans of the Eighth Ward held a large meot- ing. A Iarge pole, which was being rained, broke and fell to the ground, Injuring two men very Acriously, David Baird is sapposed to be fatall: hurt, as bis backIs broken. William Edwarda has both tegs fractured. —— KICKED, Spectal Dirpateh to The Tribune. Foun Dn Lae, Aug. B8 —A very sad accident ocearred here to-day to the Httle son of Mr, Rimon Rosenbloom, which 18 llkely to prove fatal. The child, while playing around the barn, somchow fell near the hind fect of a horae, and was so dread. tnily kicked that lis skull was fractured, arm broken, and he was otherwise dresdfally injured. Therais little hope of his recovery, DROWNED, Mavviee, N Y., A“. B.——James fplcer and hls danghter and John Flilnioro wers drowned by iblufi'g’"z'"“ of aboat in Chantauqua Lake lsst Vi : Special Dispatch to The Tridune, Bunsixeton, Ia., Aug, 8,—At Oguawka, this morning. Frunk Enmes, a Im(vflyunl old, waa drowned by falling from a raft Intothe river. lie was an adupted son of Persy Fames, of Oquawka. ‘pecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Farr Bauinaw, Mich., Aug, 8.—Gearge TI. TRedreley, o hoy about ) years ‘of age, A resident of Buuth Saginaw, was drowoed this afternooon lu the river while swimming ncar the shore, Only # amall hoy was prescat, and he tou young to be o7 eealylance, FIRES. IN CHICAGO. ‘The alarm from Box (45 at 0:27 yeaterday morn= ing was causcd by the bumning of the rchuoner Lucy Q. Clark, Isinz in the river below Van Buren #trect bridee, £moke was Grst observed lssuing from between her scams by some men employed on 8 coal-dock hard by, and a moment after the flames had burat throngh the hatehwaya and eabin, enveloping the deck of the vessel in a slicet of fiame. Notwithatanding the cfforta of the Fire De- partment, the flames rpread rapldly nmong tha tarred rigging and salls, one of which, the main- rafl, was hofsted to dry, The barque Sam Flint, lying slongslde, aleo cancht fire and wne siiphtly demaged, perhaps to the extent of $50. The Zach Cliandler and Camden, which were alxa aluitgside, narrowly cecaped damage, and wero only #aved by the exertions of the Fire Departs ment. The Clurk Is awned by James Puring who estimates Nis Juss at 81,500, upon which there ix no insurance. ‘The alarm from Boz 73 at naon yesterday was caured by a blaze in the Chlcago Varnfsh Factor) Nous, 104 and 100 Pine strect, owned by Potwin & Morgan. ‘The blaze was caured by the bolling overof un ofl furnace, and the consequent Lurne ing out of & clilimn e —— M'KEE'S DENIAL. St. Lovis, Mo., Aug. 7.—The Glode-Democrat, to-morrow, referring to the Barnard letter,-which was put in evldence by Bluford Wilaon to-dny, will sy, cditorially, that **its references to Mr. McKee are false {n every partlenlar, Itis Infa- mounly fulwo In ity riatement that Mr. McKee ever referred, dircctly or by innuendo, to Gen, Grond as n pereon copnizant of or Interested In tha whisky frauds, 1t fa falke In the assertion thal Mr. Mclice ever attempted to muke use of the Jate Colfector Ford tn the manncr indlcated, aud the use of the names of Mesars, Henton. Dlow, and Walsh fn the connection in which Mr, Burnaed tiwed them, Wwaa n plece of preswmption of which few other men but Barnard would have heen It wes not Justifed by the shudow of & BUSINESS NOTICES, Burnett's Cocosine kills dandeaff, allaye d e f hals owth of VEGETINE Btrikes at the rool of dfsease by purlfylng the blood, restoring the lver and Kldneys1o healtby action, In= vigorativg the u us syslein. VEGETINE Je ot wtle, nuseous compound, whicl simply purger T howels. hut u safe, plossut temedy. which ln sure to purlfy the blova und thereby restore the Lealtl, VEGETINE 16 now prescrihed 1z cnses of Scrofuls and other dis cages of the thoed, by many of the bert pliysicians, ows 1 t6 1y grest auccess in curlug 61l discases of thlt e RGETINE Dcer not deeelve Invallds into false hopes by purzing ANG creating b Aetitiuat aPpELTE but Asiate Dature in clcaring and purlfying the whole system, leading the Taticut gradually to perfecs acaith, VEGETINE Was looked ipon axan expertment for some time by soMie 0f DGr st plysteiann L those most. ticredys Jutir” {6 regatd 10 fts MerIS AT¢ Row Ita nost ardeal frivnds wid supporters. Instead of betng way up to 1ts pres et o Curinge il " VYEGETINE Sazan oston phystétun. - lis uo cqual st 8 hiood port: fier. Hesring of it many wonderful cures. afces al} wiher reredios had fatied T vislted the taboratory ané convineed myscl! of {t» genuine it It prejared from. burks touts, and Lerba veek of whieh {y htehily citeetive, aud tiey are compounited I uch o mwutbe 410 Jroduce natoulshing results. " VEGETINE 16 ncknowledgwd nd recommenden by physicla apocnecarivs 1 b e hed DEFIGEr ang eleanaer of the biunc ye diucoverea. A thotleitdy shesk in 13 pratag Whe Liave buck Testured 1 Lealtl, ant PROOF. WHAT IS NEEDED! Nostox, Fub. 13, 1871 paelf 1o ¢ ] ne year since [ m geacral de o euds found 1, iy, v e i A frie e 1 e ul bt 14 s, | 2 welor tn it for th e Tatly prepired. and would triam: who feel that te) v ot n'lu..-fi.. ‘Toetupe thut 1o perfect healii e Oy N L, Firm of 8. M, Pettingill & Cary 10 Stutu-at.. bvstons CivcisNaTy, Nov, 2, 1872, totiles of VEGETINE furn cifis liks used-with Krent henens bt brest troihte with dizzines Al costtsneuss these troulics arg now cotlraly fo Bioved by tlie s of Slio wia aiuw iroubicl with S;{-giru‘- and Geoerdl HATTYS e SRS o e by, ad s OO H08 Watnuvese, Stz 18, It Breens Teur Sfe=Tho t e by yunr aient 1 Forw long the she P sl FEEL MYSELF A NEW MAN. NaTick, Muss,, June 1, 1872, 1t 1. Srevies wy llll' o he ndvice and rarnest parsunsiot B, I of this place, | haye heen taking '\l‘_ E for Dyspopats, of which I have sufferce féura, “[ilave lied oty two botties, aud aiready feel mysclt & how an. leopecttutly, o o0 cauTEIL Report from a Praotical Chemis and Apotheoary, Diear Sir—Tits o to certity that & nass, sl § 41480 certity that s hayd sl et en (s Dottient uf your. VEGETIN 12, 1670, and can truly Nl[ that it has ? sfaction of any remedy for the compl i X H it w recoimnended thet 1 ever sold, tlay pusses without some of Wy customees Ate merite oi thetiselves or thelr frivnds. feetl KDL 8 uf berafulous Tumon Lelng cured yv hhlflr‘hl 13 thts viciaity, cry Fespectully yours Lo Al \ilLilAN. 408 Broadws To L, It STRVENS, Esq Vepeting s Sulfih_yAll Dimpgists T FILUSKES, The U. 8. Government adopted the Common Senve Truss av the best iy ove, Couutries ju En- rups now seleet it uy the best in the world. ha tiun:lnuu uuflu ’l;ru-uh tho ouly ‘I'ruse that powie tively cutes Rupture, )lnynulnnlnrm by BARTLETT, DBUTMAN & PARt~ KEN, Ofice, 80 State-st,, Chicagu, —Abdominal und Dterine Supporters, Silk Elastic Stuckings, Cratches, Inateuments for Defonnities, xc. DINSOLUTION NOTIOES. DISSOLUTION. ‘Tho firm uf C . Baer & Co. {8 this day dissolveds Mr. Solutuon Chlldareiiring. Al 8cCOUTLS agalnst tie Aran wil) b sattiod Ly Cbllds & llaar,