Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1876, Page 5

THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1876. wgah? 1lc wants to “ald aforce to In- o rote TrLoeEN. He will never spring high :nnns‘l toscu it done in that wi, e e of Hpringfleld, s tho Jumplng- NORT, e His Solce ls for * wali!? Jack of the llu_-u_!m 5 PERSONAL Jobn Tiright hias waked to the surprising fact that {ye whole world s wrong. Then he, cannot be te at sid A Wella Is giving o conree of lectures be. fort the Lowell Institute in Doston on the present goanclal depression. ' The Rtev. 3. T, Savage, who really learned how to presch in Chicago, is having great auccess In yston, Ti8 church thero lias now a eurplus in {oe treasury alovo all current demands upon i, Prof. Tenneysy of Willlams College, will lcad o company of naturallsta to the Rocky Mountaing pextyesr. It is to bo hoped that the genus wirratser will not bo encountered by the learned watlemon. 'nm aro many applicants for tho honorahla ,o.mono! Mastor of the Boston Latln School. prosent chances scem to e in favor of Mr, Meredll, the seting-mastor, syho has served in the hool for many yeara, Aboy of 8 summers haa been arrested at Terra Tisate, Ind., for burglarizing a store and then sct- \iog fire to It. I1ie iame I Unrvoy, and he proin- fres to become, under the ripening influence of a Peform Schoo), an accompllehed raseal, When ox-Attornoy Willlams heard the roport {hat Secretary Fish hnd resignod, ho was reminded of the story of Till Wintersmith, who, en Lelng {old that his father was dead, anawered contemptu- july, 1 dun't coro & damn—I don't live at pome." The Baptist ministers of New Yorlk, in eolemn peeling'assembled, have heen agitating the vexed [estion, **You wouldn't have your daughter party 0 nigger, would you?" Tho atern logiclans o the company arrived at the conclusion that they would, if they couldn't help it, : Col.- Higginson lately attempted to intereat the t Whittler In the hardehips of a poor colored ¢l fn the Freednien's Bureau, who had only: 80 a jese whercwith to dresa bereelf, **Aud does ot thee think that 1s enough?'* eaid thopoet, *‘1 sever spent more than thot sum a year for dress In 1wy lfe.* ¥ 3r, Deecher says with his occaslonal nccuracy bt 8 panfc-stricken audience cannot be saved in oy kind of bullding, Tho tnoralis that itis Lest 2ot bo panic-stricken. Alose in overy public building o arranged ns to cast cold water on an wdfence rather than on any fire would be a valu- stlomeans of saving life. Iguatz Altman, 8 New-Yorker, having turned pon his mather-in-law in open conrt and charged her with belng the canse of all bis domestic in- feliclilcs, tho Judge took up his case, nnd casti- pited with metaphors and figures of speech the whole clnss of mothess-In-law, Thecruelty of this treatment of conrae revealed his Iionor s o man with 8 skeleton In his own closet, Young Mr. Haven, son of the Bishop, has wrlt. " ten 8 letter to the Brooklyn Glode defeniling the course of the eeniora who refused to participate In {ae class-dny exerciscs If the Jady choseu as poet of the doy were allowed to hold the position, He nys the class sssocintions at Wesleyan are those *gt men with men, und no Iady could fecl their true {mpart.” The boy's twang about **men is sost delightful, The artlat-cooks of Now York, to the number of orer 100, sat down toa grand banquet of thelr vown composing '—the ward 18 ppropriate in conneetion with go prand an affair—last Monday night, Tho unfortunate reminlacences of an in- trading reporter, who. without invitation. related he story of Sam Weller's experionce at Mr. John Smauker's sojree, rather cast & gloom aver the festivitics of the evenlug, The Now York Trilune, with that sevore irony which telle of personal experfence, saya that the Adam Bmitk dinner”**will probably lead to some tarnest free-tendo talk, The same gentlomen who tilked the ¥ree-Trade Lengue to death, having rneeovered from the obsegules of thut lustitution, sre ready for fresh feativities of tho same sort. Yaw, 08 then, they fancy that all that Is neces- ary to make free trade o practical {esne fa our wiltics I to talk about it.* 4 ¥r. lalstead has fallen foul of the Rev. Mr, fuckley, ko hinted that in hisopinion the Brook- I fice was a special Judgment of God on theatre- rere. Attention I3 divected by Mr, THalstead to fbe enormous loss of 1ife by fire In u South Amerf- o cathedralj but no donlit Mr. Tuckley, who fs a¥ethodlst, iw propared fox thie emergency. Ilo recollects perfectly that the South American cathe- énl was Catholic, andd that tho fire enught from drapery which wus used In the idolatrous worship of the Virgln, The Rev, Mr, Tuckley, of Cincinnatl, intimatea Tery brondly thint the persons who porished [n the Brooklyn Theatre fire were the victims of » spectal dpensation of Gud, Ile argument would bo plawsible If the play at tho timo hud Leen Bret Irto's **Sandy Bar," or some other such rube blih; but ** The T'wo Orphans ™ {s a good play, mliit war belng very well played when the firo brokeout, The Rev, Mr, Tuckley, who seems to bave vast Inexperience of the subject, snid farther tatthe only way to reform tha theatros was to low them np, The correspondent of the New Yurk 7vibune st Rome relates tho following Incldent as Mustrative ofthe occasfoninl couduct of the heretle element tbat mingles In the public receptions of the Fope: "“Two Englinh ladies not long ago, who had acru- Mesin kncellng before n mere man, obtained an tadience and remsined standing when tho Pope pproaclied them. Plus IX. touk no notice at the Umg of the brench of ectiquetto, and treated them Wit hlu customary suavity; but In bls closing ad- dresstiewald: ‘X wlll now glve you my bleesing, 1d it there are any heru who do not value the Semsing of an old mun, Iinvoke for them ihe Blesslng ot Almighty God,® Tho two ladies imme- distely droppod upon their knces. " Tho late Dr, Sprague’s manuscripts aro to be solil for the bonofit of his fawmlly, und an effort Is making 19 secore them for tho New York State Llvrary, Uis collection of autograph-documents is the most omplete owned by any private individnal in the world, He hadthe aignatures of all the Mojors ud Brigadler-Generals commlissloned by the Con- Vinental Conzzress; of a1l the siimers of the Declat- Mlon; of the members of the Constltutional Cone Yeatlon of 1787; of thy Presldentu of tha United Sales; of ull the Cabinet Ministers, Supreme Court Jntices, Forolyn Ministers, and Vice-Presl. denta durlng the terms of the first stz Prestdents Dioy publlo acts of Popes; papers slgoed by eary VIUL, and all tho Stuart Kinge; ond counte lesautographu ot crowned heads, Mterary andother telebritlon In all parta of Europe, and jo overy tentary uinco the Middle Ages, The editor of the Momphie Appeal, who has been Weall upon Miss MMary Anderson, expresdcs mild furpriue that that young Iady cannot ** read (uutho sud Echiller tn tho orlginal, nor Mollere, nor Lope Fellx de Voga, Don Podro Calderan de la Burca, Bor tho orlginals In Groek and Latin," If this bo \rue we acandon Miss Andorson furthwith, Oue so Uterly dedclent In odncatlon can mover attaln to Bighost walks of the drama, The Memphis "flnn, haweyor, suys sho can, aud adds that ** Miss ndetvon ks futense, yot expauslvo; comyprehen- “x"' et particular; fervid without faultiness; 54"""' nd willi controlled; natural, but rotned; tieg anything, fearlng mothing Lut to viotate frace, L, Vb fs, du our oplnion, to the Eenlus of the modern stage what Undine has been Emnnunud totho modern draun: Puro as dew, I;fl 40It asagush of distant wusle, —gontlo as - * beanidng through the rivon clouds,—with mya- "7 of charms abo comes near to us nud wclts "4 our aémiration futo love; but when wo take ¥ 1o us ky somothing famifar and dellcions, sho s away to tho far hefghte of famo and looks o0 on one despair with countenanco of poarl- ¢ fustro and wmiles sweet o8 spring.” a HOTEL ARRIVALS, mmmi Pacife~W. A. Griswold and D, B, Irvin, Yadelphta; Col, ¥, T, Stots and Col, W. L. "% New York; W, 11, Pord, Indinnapolie; the " %, Lyman Elmore, New York; Charles H, Poar- “l‘l. Boston; Gen. W, Y, W. Ripley, Rutland, Vnn‘ Col. J. N, Macomb and 3, M. Macomb, ed States Army: Charles Stuart, Stuart, Ia, L ¥, d W, E. Cramer, Milwaukeo ren- "00a land, Cloyeland; Wood Q. § 0, V. Meysenbery, P Ry I"J—Q)' l;n:nenan {mlm o 1. Buthor] 3 . Turne }E‘,;L"" Voury Childa, London, £ing. 3 M. L, Saie Frig i Oskas thy Rew,' 0. . Wnsitod, tton, 11l Au i v, RowYork' .4 auiont HouseCol. G r Eibihger eveland et 1 Horden, 1 in"{ Toledoy fhe Hou, " 127, D. l-.lumicr. ulvin, Janeaville (Wis.) tia- iladeiphia; Capt. Edward Moo the Hon, J." . Hausn, lows; o Vau Dyke. New Yurk; J. R. Vi New Yok Col. Gearie A, Morrill, Ju i e Hom. 3. B2 Bl Freeports ¢ Balg Veront ..., Skerman Hoves~¥, ' M., 1 8. Lull, Kaclne: the s ifrancisco; R, M. Miles, V. &, Baker, Burlington: C. ¥, 1, Maun, J. A. Moore, Q. hittridge, Boaton; Cule W, The Preliminary Conference Meete Yet Russla and Turkey Still Cone The New French Promeir Announces . His Policy in Congress. that the Marquis of Saltsbury and Gen. Ignatieff are agreed concerning the occupation of Bul- garla, cussed. elght uow Infantry reglmente, making & total of sixteen reglnents. celved of & two months' prolongation of the arnistlee, ferences are progressiug rapldiy. The plenipo- tentlarics themselves aflirm that the Conference nctor In Mexican affafes, Tie fs fn his 524 yo and began lils public carcer fn 1465, when Iy came nJudes of the Nipreme Conrt. In 1857 hie was Minirter of Forelgn Affalrs, Lelng at the sano thoe hend of the Governnent, Ne was subsequently o meber of the House of Kepresentatives, and played a leading party us o member of the Juirez Government, in hastening the overtlivow of the Bmpive. In 1868 he tecame Chief-Justice of the Bupreme Court. i that eapacity, under the Constitution, he became Presldent on the death of Jusrez n 1872, and on Nov. 1 in the satne year he was almost unanimously eleeted to that oftice for the terin which ended in Nuvember lust. This year he was chosen for a second term, but the Validity of 14 clection was denled both by Chief-Justice Iglesins and {en, Diaz, who were still contending sey arately for supreme control, Tucteslas Is supported {n the Nortl but (en. Diaz has control of both tho Capital and Vera Cruz, This wvantage, combined with the over- throw of President Lerdo, renders the prospects of Diaz_conslderably better thau those of lils upponenta, Gen, Escobedo, who has beeit shot, was a de- voted adherent of Juarcz. It wna he who In 1807 eaptured Quoretaro and made Maximilian prisoner.” IHe subscquently conducted the exes cutlon of that {ll-fated monarch. During his command of Querctaro, Uen, Eacobedo acted with military scverity, und waa in part respon- sihle for the cruct acts which sullled the Repub- lean trinmplh. Some months Gen, Eseo- Ledo wuanm;ulmcd Mufater of War, sueceed- InF Gen Mejfa, whose fldelity was questioned, The appolntment mave ficnml approval, rreat confldence being placed In the firniness nud ox- ecutlve ability of the veteran soldler, FIRES. TOREIGN. ings Very Harmonious, tinue Thelr War Prepa« rations, Which Is Well Recelred Except by Gambetta and His Cligue. TIIE BAST. TULGATHA. CoxsTANTINOPLE, Dec, 14.—~It Is not truo This question has not eveu been dis- ROUMANIA, Bucstanesy, Dee. 14.—Roumania {s to have THE ARMISTICE, TAnis, Dee, 14.—~It § rumored on the Bourse that Constantinop'e advices have becn re- Little Rock Visited by a Destruct= ive Conflagration. Many of the Most Valuable Business Blooks Destroyed. THE PRELIMINARY CONFERENCES, Loxvoy, Dee. 16—8 . m.—A dispatch from Constantinople states that the prellininary con- 18 in o falr way to a successful lssuc, SERVIAN CURRENCY. Toxpoy, Dee. 1.—A dispateh from Pesth says the Servian Government bogan Wednesday to issuc notes with a forced circulation, ARMING. A telegram from Bucharcst reports that the lussians aro forming o vast fortificd camp at Bender. Work s going on night and day, Btores in great quantities are uccumulating there, and at ‘Tleruspol, Large barracks ure being vonstructedat Falitze and Unghenz, Im- mense quantities of hay are belug stored in Bucharest. The Flames Still Sprwdlué Flercely at Last Acconnts. Property Destroyed by Yesterday's Fire in the South Division, ; AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK. LirrLe Rock, Dec. 14.—Information wns re- celved to<day of the burning of a Methodist church at Wild-Cat Landing. The: upper story was used as Ja fMasonle lodge-room. The jew- cls were saved, A terrible fire Is prevailing in the hieart of the city. The Mctropolltan Hotet 48 burnt, includ- ing the Merchauts' Natfonal Bank, Gleason's rostaurant, The City-1all, in whichare kept the steam fire-engines nnd hook and ladder appara- tus, and city offlees, fs now burning at 10:15. At this hour the water- hns given out. There are great fears of the thunes extending across to the north - side of Markham street. The fire originated in McCole's fee-house at 8:45, on the bank of the river, and communicated to the outhouses, thence to the laundry, and across Water street to the hotel. The basber shop of Phillp Eugelert, 5. W. Parker’s bank, clothing house of 0'Dowd & MceManue, offices of D, II. Mendel, and Dodge & John- son, have all been burned. A heavy gule s prevalling, the wind belng from the nortn, blowing sparits across Markham street to Denckla Block, the tinest bullding in tho city, The Grifith Block, corner of Markham and Main streets, opposite theMotropolitan Ilotel, fs now -on fire. Thera are some hopes of ' stoppluyg the flames at the Iferald office bullding, Tho bLulldings nearest are belng razed, Men ave on the top of MeAlmont & Gibbon's drug-gtore, the Stoddard Bank Bullding, and Denckla Block, and fighting the flames fnch by Inch, Several men lave been severcly injured Ly falline bejeks. - Thoe 1083 will be fully $150,000 If the fire Is contlned to the Hmits In which it 18 raging at 10 o’clock, ‘The telepraph lines run through the burning distelet, and {4 {5 expected that communication may bo closed ot any moment. Uwing to the early hour at which the fire started all the guests eseaped from the hotely most of wlhom, however, lost their bagzage, At 10:20 1t Is thought that the Gritlith Block will buen sure. The gooda are helng,; removed from the store. Shonld this binllding go, the Qerman. Savings Bank and the | Equitable Block, the best un Maw street, wilt be devoured by the fomee, At 10:30 the Grilith Block and Equitable Block are on flre oii the upper corner. trave fears are entertafued that the flames. will, pro- veed on up Muin strect to Second. - At this hour, 10:85, the streets aro filled with people. The wildeat excitement prevatla, water f3 secured now the enst shle of Maln and o great portion of the west side to Sceond street can be saved. LATEST. Lospoy, Dec. 15—5 a. m.~The Vienna cor- respondent of tho Times reports that at ‘Wedneaday's sitting of tha conferenca the question of the cession of Spiczza to Montene- gro was brought forward, buf thoe proposition met opposition from several skdes, With regard to tho disarmament of the Mahometans, Russla’s views do mnot npjear, from what Gen. Ignatief! says, as absolute as was suppased, the tevdency belng to place Christians and Mahometans on the same footIng. Russla’s views abonut Bulgarls, however,are inore extreme, Bhe scoms to conslder that all dis- tricts juhabited by Bulgarfans should be con- sidered as included in Bulgaria. If this view is aceepted, Bulgarly would comprisy more than half of Turkey. ‘Ihie Vienna speclal of the Daily News snys the Grand Duke Nicholas has asked for' a reserve force of 100,000 men, Thelr mobilization. has elready commenced at 8t. Petersburg and Mos- cow. It 1a sald If Russlan troops, ar expected, enter Roumania shortly, the movement wiil not be accompanied by o declaration of ‘war on Turkey. FRANCE. M, SIMON'S POLICY. ‘VensaiLLes, Dee. 14.—M. Bimon, head of tho Ministry, In the Chambers to-day declared him- self profoundly a Republican‘and Conservative, and devoted to lberty of consclence. 1o also had sincer rovereuce for religion, He sald Prestdent MacMalon had endeavored on all oc- casfons to sct strictly fu accordauce with the principles of Constitutional Government. “The Minlsters uuited among them- selves and with the Parllamentary major- fty in the desire to maintain a Republican Constitutlon, concluded to establish realliberty. A strong and united authority Is necessary, We mwust, therefore, have officials who will not only exceuto orders und apply laws, but set an ex- ample of reapect for the Qavermuent they serve. We shall bo-absolutely strict on that oint. Ly The Deputles of the 'Left repoatedly cheerced this concluding stutement. It was remarked that M. Gambetta did not applaud. M. Simon repeated the smine statement in the Senate, and was inuch applauded, espeelully by the Left. The Bonupartlata resolved to observe fml expectant attitude towurds the new Cab- net. GAMDRTTA'S ATTITUDE, T.onpoN, Dec. 15—6a. m.—The Parls_corre- epondent of the Times comments on what he ddescribes asthe mocking, almost nguwressivo attl- tude of M, tambetta and his mmediato fol- lowers while Minister Bhinon was inuking his statement before the Chamber yesterday, It 18 asserted that after the sitting” M. Gunbetta declared the new Cabinot was against him, and he would not forget it. Lonpox, Dev. 14.—~The Daily News' eorre. spondont ot Parls gays M.’ Blmou las recoived perfectly satisfactory urances from Gen. ———— CHICAGO,. The alarm from Box No. 13, at 4:15 yesterday mornfug, was turned in by Bergt. Ehersohl, who discovered Qumes {ssulng from the sccond floor of o double four-story and busemont marble- front building, Nos. 211 aud 213 Randolph street,owned by Ilugh Tompleton, and partfally oceupled by hlm 08 a bakery. The cast lalfis oecupled by Schirmn ' Brow,, maunufacturers of orthart, Minater of War, on_the question of | moldiugs and pleture-frames, I whose fimguryfisu:{tn: m'n'fifmfimflnm\ vrg]\‘r iss;wfl gilding-room, upon the sccond oor, the en, Borthart on this subject was the osten- i sfble causo of the lute crlsin. fire 18 suppused to have origiated froh unknown cnuses,—posglbly spontancous combustion of oiled razs. The flames spreud rapldly through the paints and ofls and light wowls, und, encournged by a brisk breeze, the prospeet. for a lorge tire sppeared good, The nen wore ull early upon the scene, and even those who were i hull-room attire ald not host- tate to turn [n as rendfly us thoush they were prepared for the fizht. A goodight wus made, and the bullding and much of'the property was thereby saved from destruction. ‘Thie flmnes wot through to the reol, Lowever, und did consld- erable datnage to the upper foors. The build- M. Murtel's indisposition 1o not serious, and e will usgumo the ofice to which e has been nppointed. BELGIUM, AN ADSCONDING DANK PUESIDENT. Bnussgrs, Dee. 14,—Tho Préeldent of the Unifon du Credit Bauk has ubsconded. Ilo had used the bank's funds for private speculation. The loss is very heavy, The Dircetorsof the leading financtal catablistinents will meet at the Ministry of Finance to-day to orgunizo a syndl- " -] Ing is haps dumuged 1o the extent mfi':.u ussist the bank to contlsue fts opera of su‘u m“" i {s l|;]auruflR n"l ‘é""""{, e ¢) equal divisfons fu the Royul Canudiun, C\’»rnlxllbgo:tc rl?msz:ml‘:lmvgm{w:wE:-‘u;:’:nutgl,l 2 Britlsh Amerlean, Amerfean Fire, and Glrard of fixturea are {nsured Philadelphin, The hate o ¥ for $1,200. Behirwm Bros, carry a stock mated at £12,000, about one-fourth of whic oltber destroyed or dnaged; fully covered by \mlh‘lu in the Ameriean Five, Chleago Club, Mississlppl Vallvy, Glrard, und severnl other companies represented in this ety by Mr, Cun- ningham. J, Belredorf, furniture dealer, oceu- rlml portion of the second tloor, und estimates his lons at §500, covered by fusuvance. Mrs, Schall, oceupant of the urpur flovr, loses about 500 alo, B 11, Wells, huniware-dealer at No, 209, loses sbout 200 by water. The depart- mpnt take great eredii for the muuuer In which they abandoned pleasure. for work, There has been o commaon oplnfon that In case a lurge ' five should oceur, und the large engine of the North-Blde pumplug-works was not fn operution, the extingulshiug of that tire would be an limpossibility, owlni to the scarcity of water. ‘The firo which occurred at 4:40 o, . yesterday was a Lugo vne, eleven llmemilnul Wore i attendubee, und the big engine ol the Nortn_8kde was not working, yet the supply of water from the West-Slde woris and from the *he affufr, M. Malon, Minister of Flnance, sul ho had already come to un understanding with the Banl of Belgium respoeting mensures for vontluulng the operations of the embuarrassod bauk, Meanthne, theTribuneof Conmerco had fimlk‘,fl the motfon of the Unlon du Credit unk for u temporary susponsion, Pants, Due, 14,—~Le Tanps publishes a report that one of the Directors of the Brussels Unlun du Credit Bank hss committed sulcide, GHURMANY. ADOLITION OF 1MPORT DUTIRS, Benuy, Dee, 14.—Pardiament, by a vots of' 200 to 116, has rejucted the motion to postpono the ahatition of Import duties on iron until the 16t of Junuary, 1879, . BRNTENCED, Muonsten, Dee. M.—~Bishop Brinkman and Dr, Gicst have been sentenced to Iniprisonment, the former for one year and the latter twoycars, nomiually for withhollivg pubMe doctinents = and embezzlement, The real offenss was dise | amall pumps of the North Bide was abedlenien of tho ceclesiustivul laws, Two pricsts | mora “thun conld have beun - ex- were also sontenced to short terms of finprls- | hutteted | had more steamers been ot work. The clrcumstancs Is regarded ns demon- atrativo of the fuct that cither one of the two pumpung works of the city Is su adequuts pro- tection agalnst tire, s0 far ns thosupp in concerned. 1L having been stal tho inoruing daitics thut at tho suunding ot the alarm for the Nre which occurrail yesterda: anorning the firomen werc at the Hrenen’s ba s MeCormick Hall, 1t should bo sakd upon the autbority of the Chicf Fire-Marahal that the ball was'over sume tie bofure the sounding of the alurm, and therefore It foterfered fu no way with thelr sttendance to thelr d The slurm from Box 6 ut 3 ternoon was fulse, The alarn frous Box 18 at 7:40 last evening was also a falss alarm, turned fu Ly soine ons who witnessed steatn escuping from Templeton's Lakery, on Randolph strect, which was partially burned In the moruing, —— AT 87 LOUIS, 87, Louts, Mo., Dee. 14.—At u late bour Jast night the Bremen Browury, in the rear of - No. 3323 Broadway, owued by T. Spengler & 8on, was totally destroyed by fire, Tho loss {s #35,0005 jusured for §15,000, oument. Loxnox, Dee, 14.—A speclal dfspatch from Berlin atates thut there I8 ho prospect of a com- prombés between the Imperlal Government and he Relchstag ou the judicial laws, A Berlin correspondent of the Post says the Government hus ubsolutely refused to make any compromise, — 5 ABYSSINIA., TUE PENDING WAR WITH EGYPT. . Loxpow, Dec, 15—6 u. m.—A spectal from Alexandria states that the British Consul-Gen- eral has written to tho King of Abyssinla offer- ng to mediato between him and the Khedlve. Ma}, Barlow, an Englishman who was recently anounced a8 on the way to Abyssiula to tako commaud of the l(h:lg'- winy, has been stopped by arder of the Khedive. MEXICO. LERDO AND ¥4COBKDO. New York Tribune, ec, i1, Five days ufter the siznul defeat of the Feder- al forces at Huamantla, President Lerdo snd his Cabinct, with about 1,000 soldiers, fled from the Capital. The Presideut eought to guin wote friendly State where Lo might reorgunize hiy Government and maintain at least a semblance of gsuthority., During the journey ho waa de- serted by 700 of his followers, and inust avcord- ingly have fallen uurcsistingty foto the hunda of Lig énewmntos. Mr, Lerdo bus been & protatacnt 'yuler.!ny af- — AT AUGUSTA, ME. Auvousta, Me., Doc. 14.—~Tho cast side of Water street, from flindee's photograph rooms 10 Robins' harness shop, wus burned to-day. The loes s gbout $10,000, and the Insurancy 0000, . A Rather Remarkable Homestead Decision Announced. Representative Commercial Mon on an Important Mission. They Desire a Department of Com- moreo and Reciprocity with Canada. The Varlous' Appropriation Bllls Ase " signed {o Suh-Committees, HOMESTEAD DECISION. WILICH CREATES SOME COMMENTS. Bpecial Disputeh to The Tribune. WasinNartow, 1).C., Dee. 14.~The Recretary of heInterior, in thecase of Andrew L. Bell versus {he Clicago, Rock Island & l:uwmc Ratiroad Company, which involves the ‘title of certain lands in the Des Moines Distriet, In., within the fifteen-mlile it of the original route of the Chicazo & Rock Island Road, has rendered a decislon revising the recent declsfon of the Land Ofiee, and aftirming tint of the locsl oflicers. Bell clalmed the right to enteras a homesteal. The local ofticers refused his ap- plication on the ground that the lands were cer- titied to the Statc of Iowato ald in the construc- tiou of the Mississippl & Missour! Rallroad, and that the certifieation has NEVER HEEN REMOVED. ‘This latter road was absorbed by the Chicago & Rock Istand. The case comling up lere, the Commissioner of the Land Oflce held that the rallroad hud forfeited its rights, and that Bell be perinitted to enter as a homesteader. The ratiroad appealed. The Secrctary of the In- terfor sustained the appeal for the reason, among others, that the grant by the act of Oc- toher, 1864, was an enlargement of the former wrant, rather than a substitutivn of other lands for it, or any portion of {t. The decisfon is rlmunu. all who clulin under the lomestead aw. NOTES AND NEWS. PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Special Dispalch to The Tribune. Wasningron, D, C., Dec. 14.—A delegation from the Natienal Board of Trade, conslsting of President Fraley, of Philadelphin; Secretary Randolph, of Chieago; famiiton I, of Bos- ton, ond others, presented to the House Com- mittee on Commerce to-day their views on sev- cral questions of fmportance to the commercial community. They advocated the catablishment of a Devartment of Commerce, u new’ executive Lranch of the Goveroment, to bo preslded over by a Cablnet Minister, and to have the super- vision of all natters relating to the commerce and trade of the United States. Thelr propo- sltlon Includes the transfer to the new de- partment all Bureaus of the Treasury Department baving charge of commerce matters aud commercial statfstica. They also favored the negotiation of o reciprocity treaty with Canaua, and requested that the Comunittec report to the Touse asking the President to re- open correspondence with the Government of Great Britaln in relation to the abolition of lighthouse fees in that country. THE APPROPRIATION BILL. The reactionary Demotrats have not been able to induce Holman to postpone theintroduc- tlon of the regular Apropriation bills, as was the origlual programme. The Pension bill hes been passed, The DPost-Ofice DIl was taken up and considered in the Committeo of the ‘Whole for three hiours, The il approprintes $1,000,000 lcss than that of last year, and §3,- 000,000 loss thon the departmental estimates. Republican members of the Appropriation Comn- nittee maintain that the reductions are so great ns to crlp‘;lu the service. Beveral attempts were made to {ucreuse the appropristion for letter- carrlers, but they were allke unsuccessful. Sehlefcher, of Texas, sueceeded in haying the appropriation for inland transportation on all otlier than raflroad routes Increased $237,000. This was the first triwioph over Holmau {n his uew position. f X PAST MAILS, The Tost-OfMcs Comnlttee formall nounced it non-concurrence In the amendments to the Postal-Routs bill, which provides for thn restoration of the franking privileze and renewal of fost trains, The h(ll!su neeepted tha report of non-concurrence, but only upon the assurance that the Cotnmit- tee did wot ke this report adversely to the metits of the respeetive. propasitions, and be- cause It was deemed unwise and out of order to it new legislation on s bill of thut kind, The tant-ml proposition, which comes up in the reteulnr Post-Ollice hilly now seems Hikely to en- counter defeat, au- WAR CLADMS, Followlng {s the joint resvlution Introduced in the House by Mr, Jobn IIL lmker.‘pn:‘msluu eu amendment'to the Constltution forbldding the gsaumption or payment of any claim for loss or damaye mrowiniz out of the fuking, use, or destrietion of property during the late War of the Rebeiliont lesolrved by the Senate and Honse of Representa- ticea of' the Unifed Stutes of America in Congrese sarembled (iro-thirdn of euck House concurring thereln), That the following be proposed as nn amendaent to the Constiintion of the United Btutew, which, when ratided by thy Legislatures of three-fourths of the xoversl Flates, shall be valid, x-.lnu intents aud purposcs, uea patt thoreof, to- wit: ARTICLE ——, Nelther the United States nor any State thercof shall ever axanme or pay any clalm or demand for Josg or domagy arfalng out of the taking, uee, or destruction of any proverty by auy porsun ens waved dn the military or naval serslca of the Unlted Htaten, or under it authority. during the lnte War of the Reboillon, 1f the owner of sich property over gave any afd, countenauce, counsel, or en- conraguiment to Becession or Rebollion, or to any pretendol 0im';:r{umlsnl‘:lr‘n;n't_)‘nrny infwical to the eenmont of the U'nited Ftates. R e Wentern Awoeiated Drees. THE AUPROPIGATION BILLS. Wasmsatos, D. Cy Dec. H.—The Touse Comaltiew on Appropriations has made the fol- Jowing’ distribution of the work remaining on Tund: The preparation of tho Legislative, Ex- ceutive, and_ dudicial Approprixtion bill {5 as- suened to olman, Waldron, sidd Atkins; the Army Avpropriution bill_to Atkins, Wells, und Tasters the Navy bill to Blount, Iale, and Cly- wers the Indian” Appropristion bilt to Wells, Fostur, aud ohman; thy Milltury Academy bill to Clymer, Yoster, amd Blount; the Consular mnd Diplomutle Bt ta Staleton, Wells, and Ilale; uwd the Sundry Civi! bill to Holuun, Al- Kius, and Halt, FEDARAL AVPOINTVRNTS, The P'resldent bas nommated Weiden 0'Neal for United States Marshal for the Distrlet of Kentucky, and Johw R (. Pitkin for the Dis- triet of Lonfstana; Alex. M. Blafr for Collector of Tuternal Revenne for the District of Kansasy und Ollver C, Rosbyshell for Commissloner of the Mint. In place ot Snowden, whols appolnted Tostinaster at Philadetyhia, % A CONTESTED HEAT. The Houso Counnittve on FElectlons was eatled this worning, bt il no quornm, I firat case befura the Committen 4 that of C W, Buttz, of South Caroltun. He las 1o cou- testant, but his credentialy wers referred to the Connnittes on account of & protest from his dis- trict, Buttz has acertificate of tho Bourd of Canvarsers, i vegular credentiuls from the Governor, whichare satisfactory to the Repuh- Heny members of the Comnitter, but the Lem- ocrats demanded that ho should exhibit the broceodings of the South Carolina SBupreme Jourt. A transeript of theso hu hus obtalned, Amemberof the Committeo demanded to sea them this morning, but Judze Harde, the Chafrman of the Committee, safd they were, o yet, the private property of Buttz, It is under- stomd that the Demucrats are willing to recoz- nlza the eertiflente of the Supremo Court ns sutliclent to seat i, hut he lus not yet beon sudvised by his counse] to submit the DPUpers, uA this wiglit be deomed nn acknowledgment, on s part, of the valldity of the actiou of the Bupreme Court fu the mutler, e oGl — e CANADIAN NEWS, Spectal Diwpatch to Tha Tridune, Orrawa, Dec. 14.—At the mectingof the Board of Trade to-day, the Becrotary was direct- ed to Inform tho Socretary of the Dominlon Board that tifs Board will urge tho taking of such steps as will result fn sceuring to vessel- owners of this Dominfon the right of using American canals and rivers as provided by tho Washington treaty; also, that tho Board urge " the impropricty of allowlng American bottoms to be treated as Cousdian vessels by simple reglstration. Delegutes wero elected to tho Douwinion Board, Ira L. Ibbitson, formerly a (eneral fo the | Brazilian nrny, and subsequently o Major-Gen- eral during the American War, police station last the Bank of cnlation fn Western Outurfo, They are cleverly exceuted, Johnson's Hote, him instantly. pplicd st the zht for shelter and food, Npecial Diapaich tn The Tridune. Toronto, Dew 1L—The Government has made a new issue of copper cols, ond distrib- 'i“m a conslderable quantity to the Lauks here. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune MoxTrEAL, Dec, 14, —Counterfeit £5-bills on Tirittali North America are In cir- ‘Thirty-one municipalitics join in a petition to the Ontarlo Leglslatura for a repeal of the ex- eflpfilon of church and other property from tax- ation, Spectal Dispatch lo The Tribune. LAxeriELd, Ont,, Dec. 14.~In aquarrel o )l') at_Belwin, to-night, Thomas Clarkson struck David Ray with his fst, kililn Clarkson at once gave himnsel up. B Hyectal Dispateh to The Tribune, WATERFORD, ONL,, Dev, 14.~Fire this morn. ng destroyed @ large portion of the business part of the town, Juss nbaut, £25,000. Anecial Divpatch tn The Trioune. BenTmign, tfuu., Dee. 14.~The fea hroke up oppusite Borel this forencon, The water rose seven feet in less than an hour. There have been no accddents yet, but the water s still rising. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Quepsg, Dee, H—The Quebee Legislature met to«!nf'nlflp. . The Hom. Mr, Angers fmmcdlately moved an adjournment, and the House adjourncd nfl:urdhml{. Owing to & de- fect in the commission of Clief~Tustice Durlon as Administrutor of the tiovernment of this Province, that office beenne vacant on the death of Licut.-Gov, Caron. ‘The Privy Councll, at Ottawn, were I sesslon Lo-day cotisidering the matter. The funcral of the late Licutenant- Governor will take place Munday next. Itwill e a publie one. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ORANOEVILLE, Ont, Dee. 14.—Dalton Me- Carthy, Conservative, was to-day elected to represent theCounty of Canilwelt inthe Dominton Parlfament, Lubert Bolton was the Govern- ment-candidate. The seat war rendered vacant by the denth of the Jate John Hillyard Camerony aid bas been represented by u Conservative for the past L;::e&“;rl“)l et 4 T 5 . Special Dispateh to The Tribune. 81. Joun, N. B., Dec. 14.—~The steame. Dominion brought to 8t. John last nizht Capt Thomson and the crew of the wrecked schooner Annie Murehfe, of Culais, lost off the coast of Mulpe on the 9th fnst. The crew bud been thirty-six hours on the top of the vessel’s house, and were nearly frozen to death when rescued. Ellis, the defaulting New York bank ofticer, {5 still in jail heres Nouction has been taken, ——e— CRIME. BOLD BANK ROBBTRY. ' CiscinNaTt, O., Dee. 14.—The Enquirer's Zanesville, O, special says a nost successful and daring robbery was perpetrated at Somer- sct, Perry County, last night. The banking- house of Wililatn M. Ream was entered by four masked men, and over $10,000 stolen. The hank bullding fs a two-story brick, situated In a prom- {nent part of the town, the second floor belng oceupied as a dwelling by Reain’s family. About 10o'clock o m. Iteamn was suddenly arouscd by two masked men on cither side of him seiz- Ing hs wrists, while two others stood at the foot of the bed with revolvers, Ream was ordered to accompany three of them to the vault, the fourth " remaining to prevent an alarm being given by Ream's wife. On reaching the vault Reain ways urdered to un- lock the door, and the thieves took 810, thercirom, leaving the gold and silver coln, cte., untguched, Ream was then gagred and bound to A chair, the robber watching Mrs. Ream ealled, and the whole party tled. not reivused untli nearly daylight, his wife_ex- pecting to be kiiled if she gave the glarm. Itis supposed one of tho robbers gained entrance to the house early in the evening, and afterwards admitted his ussoclates, 2s no doorswere foreed. Great excltenent exista at Somerset, and bands of men are scouring the country for a trace of the robbers. WO BOSTON MURDERERS. Bpectal Dlapatch to Tre Tribune. Boston, Mass,, Dee, 14.—~The Itulan, Gio- vann! Grovachini, who has been on trial for three duys for the murder of Nicoln Aviznonl, 1in a bed-room of the Plienix House in July lust, was to-night found guilty of murder in the sec- ond degree. The murder was one of great bru- tality, and was committed for o large sum of money which deceased carrfed fn a belt, A senflle was heard in the room at midnight, and 8 man stark naked and blondy was seen to rush Ream was down stalra and {oto the strect. Avig- nont's throat was cat, The urderer hid under the draw of n Dbridge on the Charles River, and nearly frichtened the man who fonnd lifin there vext duy to death, The defenge managed to exclude ‘the dying statements of the murdered man, and 8o save u capital centenve, Johu Fean, the murderer of an jnoffensive nelghbor, In - August, was to-day sentenced to Stato Prison for life, The wmurdered man's children quarreled with those of the murderer, and the fatal ussault foliowed. He plesded gullty to murder in the second degree. A MORTAL KICR. Spectal Dispateh tu The Tribune. ANy Annon, Mieh, Dee. 1do=icorge Henning got into n quarrel on Tuesday evening at Dex- ter with Marshall E. Rumsey abuut a trifling debt, when, with no provoeation, Henning kicked Rumscy several thnes, once fnn the bow- cls, with such force that Inflanmation has sct {n, and Rurosey will die, Henning ran nway, but was canght. to<Iny at Saline and Janded in juill. He Is o desperate choracter, having ouce, as i8 alleged, killed a mnn i Chicago: but his Urother, who is an influential man, sceured his uequittal. THE CHPSANIN G BUTCNIERS, Speciul Dispatch to The Tribw EAsT BauNaw, Micl, Der, 14,—The murder trial fn the case of Churles Smith, of Chesaning, was continued to-day. . 'The revelation of young Aloxander yesterdny uattracted an immcnse crowdd to the court-house. Mary J. Smith, wife of the murdered mun, made a full confession, pleading gulity to adultery and munter, and corroborating the evidenee of Alexander. She ixabout 81 years of uge, while *her paramour, Alexander, 1 but 10, A TRADESMAN ARRESTED, Epecial Dispatch to The Tridune. Danvinee I, Dee. 4R, A, Short, of the fivm of Siort Brothers & Micrs. of this city, wus arrested here toxlay by Chicazo parties, charged with obtatning tgooda under false pre- tenses. Alr. 8hort, in this community, where hu hus Hved for unewrly forty years, bears the reputation of bubwg a wmon of the stricteat honesty. ‘The people who know liim liers huve no doubt ho whl be able to establish his com- plete innovenve, T'RIAL TOIL MITIDER, #pectal Nispaleh 8o The Tribune, Taraveree, Ind, Dee H=The juryin the case of Autone Hepp, for the murder of Wash- burn (s a Flith street suloon the night of July 8, ufter belng out thicty hours, fallod to agree, On the Hirst ballot they stood four fur acquittal, two for mueder, and the balance for imprison- mont varylug from elght to ilteen years. When called I they stood cleven for ten vears® fm- urln)lmwut unil one for elght years, ‘There will e 8 new triul and poastbly a chunge of venue, "AVENUED, Louisvitag, Ded, Me—An Hrenlng News special says Davis Duwan, # negro porter on the Loulsvills & Cinclinatl 8hiort-Lino Raliroad, was murdered this mornfug ut Shelbyville, Ky, It 13 supposed that ho wae sasasalusted Ly Charles Adams, onother negra, who was dls- charged from the servics of the rallroad nanonth aco, Duncau uum-mllnrz to the place thus vacat- ed, Adams, it is sald, has been Livard to make threats agalnst Duncau, swearlng vengeuancs, R WOMAN SHOT. % Nerw Yorw, Dee, 14, —Fugens Chnst, of No. 453 West Bixteenth street, this moming three timgs shot oud fatally wonuded Mary Kelly. aged 17 years. Mary reslited in the same house with Christ, who frequently saked her i mar- rlage, which sho refused, Chrlst met the gin thi3 mornlug at the corner of Twentleth strect and Tenth avenue, azaln ureged Wis -suit, and wus rejected, with the reault ubove stated, CAIRO, TLT) JBpeclal DMapateh o The Tribuma Camo, 1%, Dee. 14~ A Kentuckian named Bryant cut and scrfously injured a river mun named Henry Murphy, fu his city, this attes- noon, Murphy was taken to thu hospltal, and Brysnt, after @ lvely rave with the Sherltfy was urreeted pud lodged'in jull, ' TORSE THIEVES, Bpacial Dispaseh to Tha Tribune. Jorixr, 1L, Dee. 14.—A spau of valuable marcy, a double democrat wagon, nearly uew, and a sct of brass-mounted harness, were stolen from N. P. Cooper, of New Lenox, last night orearly this morning, Mr, Cooper offers $100 reward for inforniation that will fend to the recorery of the above properey, aud $3) for the capture and conviction of the thief or thieves. e D—— LIFE INSURANCE. Refutations of thn Slandners Against the New Jersoy Mutual Life-Inaurnnce Conpany. A CARD PROM I'RESIDENT STEDWELL. NrwaARk, Dec. 8, 1878.—During the past week various parties liave been busy, in the public journals, by verbal statements and by printed circulars, [n attacking the history, the bueiness, and the standing of the New Jersey Mutual Life-Insurance Company. Aswe have always songht to conduct our businces with falrness and courtesy toward competitors, we have been reluctant to bellevo that any re- epectable company would stoop to the low re- source of coarse slander. Whils these attacks emanated merely from maliclous and dtsap- poluted agents, we refrained from giving them any public notice; but wo now ascertaln that the men whose namcs were first used were but the tools of fealous rivals, We are therefore constralned by a scnse of justice to the Interests wo represent to mako the following statement: HFirat—The pecuniary condition of this Com- pany Is excellent, its assuts first-class, and its surnlus large, ¢ Second—This Company s rapldly Increasing its business fn a leritinate way, Issuing over 5,000 new polictes ennually. Third—Any stalement that this Company 1s Intercated In any mauner in the Continental 1ife, or in the stock of the Continential Life, or is endeavoring to save anything for the stock- lolders of that Company, is false: Fourth—Any statement that this Company has any arrangement with the Receiver of the Continental, or las reccived any favors at hie hanyls, or expects any, 16 false. Fifth~-Any statenient that this Comvany is taking any advantage of the unfortunate coudl- tion of the policy-holders of the Continental, or is using toward "them ooercion, misrepresenta tlon, or deception, {8 false, Sixth—Any statement thet this Company is frruing unlr terin pollces fn exchange for Cou- _tln:-nmll ,Pol \clex bl :lse. Secenth—Any statement alleging compliclt: with the Continental ofllcers {n any form, n{ community of interest between persons con- nected with the two companfes. or that nny work i being done for individual profiL, is fnlse, Eighth—We regard the men who have beun heretofore insured {n the Continental nas lepiti- mate subjects for Ilfe-insurance eulleitation, Wao offer to them, as to all othier inaurable per- sons, such terms a3 may be seceptable to t(;c and not injurlous tous, No cocreion is use 1o misrepresentation iz authorlzed: no decep- tion is practiced, We simply propose to utiiize the prospective dividends payable on their Con- tinental policies for the purpose of fmwme- dlate fusurance. We propoese this upon terins which we regand as Hberal to the polley-holders: but we do it not becausge we owe uny protection to them, but only for the reason that we desire, i conynon with " all lfe compunles, to Increase the volume of our paying bun?r‘mn. Wao are tu- der no abligation whatever to the polley-holders of the Continental. We treat then ns we seck to treat wll men,—with fafrness aud justlce. This Is ali there fs of fire under this dense cloud of smoke. Ninth—We expect to Increase our business, to increase our aseets, to'lncreaso our incotne, to increase our surplus, and, in dofug this, to pro- tect many unforiunate poliey-holders, Believ. ing this businces to be strictly legitimate, shuli protect ourselves from the malicions slan- ders of enemles by whatever power the law af- fords. J. H. StepwILL, President, THE WEATHER. Wasmixatos, D. C., Dec. 15~1 a. m,—For the Upper Lake region, Upper Misslssippl, and Lower Missouri Valleys, cleur or falr weather, ond southwest to sontheast winds, slowly rising temperature, and falling baroweter. LOCAL ONIRRTATIONS. g Cimcaao, Dee. 14 P 8 Max{mum thermometer, GENEHAL OURERVATINNR, Cuiig. minimum, ¢, in, Do, §4—Midnizht. T Stationx, THE SIOUX WAR, Nonti Fork or Tue BEtLE Founcnr, Dec. 10.—Crook’s force loft. Buffalo 8prings on the Gth and arrived here the 8th, It s now in camp here. A traiu leaves to-duy to bring up rations and forage from Buffalo Spriogs. The trall over which the army marched Is a very bad ene, There is no_information as to the exact loeation of the hostiles, The troops will remain lere severnl days to rest and recuperate their ani- mals, and will then move to the mouth of the Little Powder.” The wenther {8 comparatively mitd, und not much snow has fullen, BUSINESS NOTICES. Men, Winslow's Sonthilng Byrup, for chil~ drenteething, roltens the gums, reduces inlamons- tion, allugs all pafn, Sure to regulate the bowely, e — Botands Aromatle Bitter Wino of Tron Isn remedy for nervous debllity, fmpoverihied blood, und yinpalred digostion. Degiot, 53 Clark street. i UIENBNSEENG GOODS. For Coachmen's Over- coats, go'to JAS.WILDE, JR.& 00, Cor, Stnte__& @dison-sts. 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