Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1876, Page 1

. or VOLUME XXXI. WWATOHES AND JEWELRY. WATCHES ARD JEWELRY. . We shall offer special inducements to cash buyers this week, o8 our stock of Gold and Silver Watches and Chains is still so asge. Oall and examine our goods. . J-B.MAYO & CO. HATING A SURPLUS STOOK OF FINE Gold Watches Too goad for our Jobbing Trade, we will sell them at retail dur- "ing this month. l W.B.CLAPP, YOUNG & CQ., " WHOLESALE JEWELERS, 149 & 151 State-st. T CLOTHING. % PER CENT OFF For Cashon all Goods Ordered Be- fore Fcb, 1. A Fine Selection of OVERCOATINGS and SUITINGS. We Pledge Ourselves to Maintain Our Reputation in Quality, Style, and Finish of Worlk. Lindsay Bros., Tailors, 141 & 143 Dearborn-st. FINANCIAL. 7 PER CENT, (Slaee toans oy cholcs batlacss propety at SEVEN: Wt 5y 83,000 and &1, SoBBDRI & MABON. 167-100 Deatborn-at. 7 PER CENT 114 8 per cent loans an approved city real estate mad® o FLANCIS B, PEABODY & CO., 174 Dentborn-st, MONEY TO LOAN Atlow rates an tmproved real estate in Cook County: 1ls0 on pork, graln, srmlu:::. and provislons. Foreign txcLAngo bought aad sold. LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Teok, Chamber of Cominerce, 7 PER CENT Insums of $15,000 and upward on cholce inside feal estate, Bmaller mumsa at 8 per cent. JOHN H. AVERY & CO., 160 LaSallo-at. Investments Mado for Others on Illi- nois Farm Security. VILUAL KELSEY REED, Loan Ageat, 105 Clark-st. ATTORNEY AT LAW. 'CHARLES H. REED, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rooms 4 and 6, 01 Dearborn-st, OLD PAPLRS, OLD PAPERS FOR BALE, AT 15 cts, por-Hundred, Apply at Tribuna Connting Room. SMOKING TOBACCO, OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, SMOKING HARBUDG BROS. S B O X NORTH CAROLINA TOBACCO. FURS. CANADA : Fiir Manufacturing Go. Madison-st., N. W. Cor. Kranklin, During the Holldays wo will closs out tho halance of our stock at retail for manufacturer's cost price, and can offer aplcndid valuo in Rhetland Keal Sncques, nawest style, Nova Reotla dink Sacques and Setw. Keal, Rassian Otter and Heaver 8 Freneh Real, Lynx, Alnska Mink and Otter Bets of medium grades, (enta’ Caps in Inrgest varlety. Children's Clonks and Seta, Ete., Ete. Our goods aro all of thia searon's manufacture, and auperlor In workmanship nnd finish. Any ar- ticle can be made speclally to order, BEAK & BUCHER. Ladies’ and Gents’ FUR Sealskin Hats, Caps,. Gloves and Wristlcts. Turs o}fcuel‘-!/ descrip=- tion, YFinest Goods—Lowest Prices. J.S. BARNES & CO0., 70 Madison. COAL. KENGRLEY & CO. Have, UNDER COVER, all ules of thelr superior Which they csn deliver clesn and free from snow "W hotesto nd retail, ot lowest market rates. Aleo Briar Il 5 Main Offfeot 97 WASHINGTON-ST. OLIDAY GOODS, Aslamn noodid;:d; and Bankey man my Loan Ofilcs will NOY' bg_open on Bun- day, but will be open on Xwmas day until noon for the accommodation of my aumor- ous customers who could not waitod on on Baturday. A. GOLDSMID, 99 East Madison-st. FOR HOLIDAY PRESENT A TO VISIT 106 MADISON STREE STEIN’S DOLLARSTORE “OPEN ALL DAY, ™ (unther’s Confectionery. Grand and ¥ull Btook to Accommodate the Hundreds who were Unable to be Waite ed Upon on Saturday. PARTLY MADS SINIRTS. Keep’s Patent Partly-Made Ehirts. The very t, 8 for §G; can be finlshed e d "'EEE S 6o 73 East Madlson-at. — sdionst . SRR CO! OOEAN STEAMSHIFS, ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, vitineut, {Cabing Fets 1 aa foliowsr Dt Mo oty B ., a8 turday, Dec, 30, 8 p. 1, Amer- Jan, 13, . m. Fraoce, 0 ak aiion, ; loturn tickels At reduced rates. Vi gad, wit Sierior Acommodation, IMcluding I e, idiog and utensils, without extrs charge, B AT U ANk TGRS e o OB Wi, 87 Ciaricne. Agent for Chicao. NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSHIPS, P"‘ l';'; g‘orkmmrem;zla I.j\n Liverpool. N, Deo.8, 11 am | B3 -3, 10 FAIN o S e | VBT, Dee s Bl s 0N, CAYADA, Dec, 16, 6 an: | GIEHCE, Dec. 11, 13 noon A e, 70 currency. lleturn ke BURAS, B35 800 B e Fenn g2, cur: acy. Drafis for £1 and upwards on Great Brital Utliad, ApplytoP. B. LARSON, 4 Bouth Clar! North German Lioyd, The steam will sall avery Bate.. fay tross Bemnean. Hrere oot of -me-'a»l'.'x fobokea, fates ot womus Now Sork to Boiviampisn: B it p oo St o O pusasge rase B9 OELHICH s suply to 3Bowling dreen, New York, Great Western Bteamship Line, ¥rom New York to lirtstol (Eagland) direct. AznAaqy, CORNWALY, *JETon: L Tuesdey, Jan. 18, Cabln passsge, $704 I odiste, $431 Blesrans 830 xiadla X o nffi?“ T A e BHIRTS, Keep's Qustom Shirts, Mada to memurs, Ths very best, 8 for $9. Not the Leat o bl rde e TR g Bl GorE o EINEONES - 2 PROPOSALS YOR GROOERIES. sallowin) erica, b b deilvered'at_tha Hiin, CentralFofhlial "ToF t1a Tnkanc, o 0B the cars In Jac souvilie, ll,: unde estra C Bugar, in barvels. Cut Loaf Suat, . Tn Darels, \nds Granniated ogar, In barrela, 4,000 puunus chiolce Rio Cofles 25 half-chesta extra Ooloug Tea. 10 barrels choloe Bugar-1.oaf Drips, ‘:bfl" M Nelv:#‘rlvnn:‘llulwu 1 ur! I'Tuncs, Al tll"!l)rluflrnl roods .loflbfl purchiased by e nt he (nstituticn, snd no woods tobe which do not equal thie ssmples furnlshed by the suc cesaful blddor, “The peivilege Is roserved of rejecting lns proposal, or part of any proposal, not satistactory, sud of solecilug such arsicics from’ the abova it shall ba_cons! h FPruposals sh eled to sals for Groceries,” ons directo. ¥, tee, L 0 Cendenn Jackbsriiio, 1. STOCKIIOLDERS NMEETINGS, OO R T Stockholders’ Meeting. BANK, v % c‘.}'-:é'.'?.o’f‘lfif‘.:;x’:‘»t «!»“ () i 2 v ot o O fectors M o Mtld ot 118 BAGKIOK Office G‘:T:fl“flr:{;l(bl x“‘flefigflkwl Jl‘fllll!] uexl, boe g PHAVING F Rk, Presdont. The Hide and Leather Bank, OHICAGO, Doo. 81, 1878. ‘The Mrfll mnunrnl lhlllafllhnmfil‘ of thisbanl qu' |Y‘ll ection of Directors for the enaulug 5"3 will held st ia baaking ames on, Tossday, the 40 o7 ot Januasy e, betwean e Bours of ity Cashlors Stockholders’ Meeting. Catuaco, Dec. 18, 1878, The aanusl eting of the Htockbolders of the et ot and et Coutpany, of snls e e e aat e G v . rfl;:’: futkiay, dan. 2 1977, baiween the Luura of 0 uc &0 RBAI3E. e R OTIN, Cubler. COLLARS. E Keep's Collars. i Flogant Styles, Boat Quality, 81,50 per dogens slx for B R e 2w *_. The Chicago Daily Tribun CHICAGO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1876. QUIESCENCE. Intense Excitement Rele~ gated to the Children To-Day. The Presidont Further Publishes " His_Views in an In- terview. He Is Just as Willing to Give Way to Tilden as to Hayes. Neither Candidate Would Feel Easy in the Office ‘Without Popular Support. The Democratic Tuft-Hunt- ers of San Francisco Playing Grover fora Lion. Rumor of an Alliance Between - Pinchback, Warmoth, and the Democrats. The Monstrous Fraud Consummated by the Florids Supreme Court Deoision, THE PRESIDENT. ANOTIIER SUNDAY TALE, WasnNaroN, Dee, 24~ President Grant, in the course of a conversation witk o represcnta- tive of the Assoclated Press to-day, ssid, In re- uly to & questlon, that he had no knowledge of a Democratic armed conspirucy, South or West, a8 had been reported. He had information merely of organized rific companles outside of the Btate Mllitia, but ho was not apprehensive of armed colllsions in connection with the Pres!- dency, no matter what might bs the fears of others. It scenied to him that the people de- sired only a fair count of the Electoral votein the Southern contested States in order to be eatisfied of the result. THE BEPONTS OF THE BEVERAL COMMITTERS now there would shed light on the truecondition of affairs, and have a tendency to solve existing difiicultics, It was certainly desirable to cstab- Iish the nctusl fact of the election of elthor Hayca or Tilden, for neither could feel satlsfled (£ any doubt remsained of his clection, because, in such a case, his position as Presldent wonld not vommand the requisite meneral support. The President remarked that no one could sup- pose that he had any connection with or relation to the declaration as to who was elected. That was NOT A MATTER POR EIM TO DETERMINE, Ho was noxious for the coming of tho 4th of Marchy when he would gladly give way to his successor and be freed from officlal cares. Be- fore re-establishing blingelf at his home in Galenn, 11, he purposed makiog o voyage to the Weet Indlcs, visiting Havana nud other points of futerest, e had deferred lils voyage to Europe till June. The President, recurring to the recent election. remarked thst he abould promptly recognize whoover should be declared his successor. With this his political feelings ‘would have nothing to do. A REMINISCENCE. It would be recollected that soveral years nge, duriug a Gubernatorial contest in the Btnte e%o}.\kuuas, and when both partics represented thelr respective cases at Washington, ho _recog- nized a Democerat in preference to a hrpubllcnn becauae, by legnl representation, the former was entltied to the positioa. TAKING TIS OATI, Whila it was true that tho Preaidential term commences by law on the 4th of March, itdid not necessarily follow that the President-slect should defer taking the oath of office until that time. He mli,'ht take it immediatcly after the declaration of his elevtion, but, of course, could not enter on the nerformanceof his dutlcs aa President until tho 4th of March, the date of the retirement of his predecessor. " TROOPS. The Prestdent intends replying to the House tecolution calling for informantion 2 to the sending of troaps to the South and the suthority under which ho ucted In all such_ proceedings. le sall he cndeavored to keep within the limits of law, having always, previous to acting, consulted ths Attornoy (cneral, his I edviser, and, besides, the Democratic House of Representatives dur- ing the former scasion of Congress emphatically declared that oll citizens of the United Statgs should he nqlll“{lprnlcmd in their rights, Ho further sald, with regard to the complaints of his sending troops 10 the South for the above- nlu:mlnnn purpose, that it would be recollecied that GEN, PRANK NLAIR o wanted troops scat thither fora different ob- ject, saying, in hisletter to Col. Brodhead, In June, 1i that there was but ong wn" to re- store the CUovernment and the Constitution, and that was for the [*-ssident-clect to declure tho Reconstruction ucts null and void, and com- rel tho army to undo the alleged usurpations at he South and lcave the white people to reor- ganize their own Governments. * Burely,” rald the President, * 1f the army, mnllnglc Gen. Blalr, csn be used to wipe out Govern- ments, it could, In m{)uplnlnn. be employed to support them, The Democratic National Com- mittee, after this letter was written, nominated Gon, Blair for Vice-President on theticket with Gov. Beymour. ‘THE REPUBLICAN BTATE GOVERNMANTS tho Bouth had uothing to cxrm, from the emocrats, Under thelr rule all such Govern- ments would fade out, as in Misalsalppi, whera Geu, Ames was lemll{ elected Governar, but was farced to vocata the ofiice, und {s now & fugitivo from the State.” GROVER. THAY UNENVIABLY FAMOUS MAN IN SAN VRAN- Cisl & Ban Francisco, Dec, 24.—Qov. Grover, of Oregon, swrived by steamer this evening, and was walted upon by & number of prominent Democrats ‘and representatives of tho press, Grover stated that the report of the Repub- lican Electors, to tho effect that they did not refuse to act with Cronin, was not correct; that they did eo refuse, and compctled Cronin to adopt the courss he followed In organizing his Board of Eloctors. He denfed the report that ho had his house under guard through fear of violence, but that Republicans threaten- ed to burn him in efiigy fu front of his own res- idence, snd lls fricnds gathered thers to pre- vent any such procseding, He donied with wuch apparent indignstion the statement that his action was in obedicnce to fustructions from the Esat, or that hulpunlhhad statemont has bean sent out to him for sigusiure, 83 rumored, clalming that his actlon was in conformity with his views after a careful consideration of the law fu tho case, and that his statement was en- tlrc‘l‘vl his own creation, but sdmitted that, ng & e decision of the matter, he was ru vecolpt of the advico of partles Past. ' ‘Qov, Irwin, who was prescat, volunteered & statement that no thinkiog Dom- ocrat clatmed that it was & scttled thing that the Wssuance of ‘s certificutc to Cronn set- tled tho election of Tilden, bui that it woutd compel Congress o go behind the face of the rveturns, which was the object which Gov. Grover, aaagood emocraty sourht to attalo by his action on a legal tochnicality, This view of the matter wag corroborated by Judge Hagar and other “promiucnt * Democrats present. To- = morrow evening Grover will have n public re- | which would give a net mafority for Tildenin 5- ' ceptlun, tendered by the Democratic Convention. { the Btate of &ly—lflur rn(c’sn. ’i‘lm deciston of T‘HAT BIETEORITIE 3 the Court and tlic mandate that follows v"y‘g INDIANA. ETRICTLY APFLY TO THE, GOVERNORSHIT, Peld TR AP AYRTIR DEMDERATE: and no other officer. The Board arc ordered to | It8 Track ¢ Across the Cone- #pecial Dispatch to The Tribuns. ® LAPAYETTE, Ind,, Dec. 24.~The Caum,v Con- vention called for Baturday, in response’ ta the call of the Democratic State Central Commit- tee, met in the Court-Ifoust at 1p.m. For Aomo reason an organization was not effected Uil after 2. There ecemed to be a disposition among prominent Democrats to hang * back. None were rampant to take an active partin the proceedings, and continaed runoing to and fro, buttonboling and whispering smong the faithful. Finally John 8, Williams called the meeting to order and L. B, 8tockton was called to the chair. Mr, Btockton sald ho did not feel fully posied as to the design of the Convention, and hoped, if he falled to state fta real object, some one would explain more fully that he was able to, On motion, & committee of five were appolnted to draft resolutions ex- pressive of tha sentiment. c mecting, and o solect delcgntes to attend the Btate Convention of Jon. 8. "The Comimittee, after retiring a few minutes, reported o Jist of delegates and reso- lutfons. The supposition {sthat they weroallin THE CROWN OF WILLIAMS' NAT before themceting was called to order. One of the most prominent Democrats placed on the Committco was not present, snd had nothing to do with it, although "his name was uscd in that connection. There wus nothiug startling or vovel {n the resolutione, They declared thelr belief in the clection of Tilden and Hendricks; placed themsclves on record as law-ablding cit- fzena; claimed that no &»wer but tho joint actlon of both Houecs of nFrcas could legally count the Electoral votes for President and Vice-President, and that the attempt to declare Hayes and Wheeler's election by proclamation ‘of the President of the Scoate, or any other one man, would be an assumption of authority never hofore claimed or exercised, and be- ltoved it. % ‘WOULD BE RESISTED DY THE PROPLE, irrespective of party. Willlams mada a speech in support of the resolutions, hasing his claims of tha clection of Tilden and Heudricks because, the morning after clection, sll the papers hiad aonounced it, and among tho Slates conceded by the Repubticans at the time wers Loulsians, oridn, and South Carolina. He alsu attempt~ ed to prove that the Republicans had previously arranged to count these doubtful Btates for Haycs and Wheeler whether or_no, by an inter- vicw glvon with Murat Elalstead, fust before the election, in which Halstead stated this to be the - intention substantially of the Republican lead- ers. Thercport of the Committee was unan- imously adopted, and the Convention adjourned. ‘Tho “room was comfortably filled, nearly one- half being Re; ubllunsl present out of curlosity to hear the Democratic’ war-talk, The mans- fun of the Convention evidently had no sppe- ite for war. Theyall expect fodia at home and in thelr own beds, If they hava any say In this matter, Spect zDu;‘:J: o The Tvid al ¢ Tridune, LArorte, Ind., Dec, 4.—The Democracy of thia county met fn convention at the Cdurt~ Houso yesterday sftcrnoon. Delegates were appolntéd to attend the Convention'at Indian- apolis Jan. 8. Resolutions were passed protest- ing against the acts of the Administration and dlapensing condolence to the unwashed, No fear of war lere, The butt of & wmusket would hea terror to them. Spectat Bispetch i0 Thg Triow o ne., Fonr WATNE, Ind., Dec, 24,~T'ho unterrified Democracy of Allen éonnw alred their indigna- tion over their fallure to elect Tilden and Hen- dricks at the Court-Housc this afternoon. The attendanco was not ' large. The meeting was a cut-and-dricd affalr, officers, resolutions, aud delegates to the State Convention having been arranged in star-chamber several days ago, The Hon. A, B, Edgorton presided, and opened pro- cecdings by reading a spceeh from maonuscript. A number’of apeeches were made, nll the ora- tors asserting that T{lden must be inaugurated, but_none of them calling for “wah.” Hen M. Willlama filed & quu 83 8 Republican, asserting that Tilden falrly carriod tho State of Loufsiona, and demanding that, i fts vots is not counted for him, {t must bo excluded altogetber. The Democrats were jubllaut over this, but, as Mr. Willlams voted for Greeley and Tilden, he cannot ba ¢ousidered very much of & Republican, ‘Tlisvesolutions are yery long and yerbose, They Jusist’ that Tilden” has heen elected and must b insugutated, hint that the only conipromise whith can be considered would be & new slection in 4il the Btates, and slyly In- sinuate’ that & concession, for tho eake of peace, to 1llegal and arbitrary power, whether by the Federal - Government or Returning Bonrds, may result in evils more de- plorable in thelr consequences than even civil war. The resclutions also denounced the use of troops In Bouth Carolina and otber paris of the South, and EXBN!acd approval of Wade Hampton's course, Deleeates were appointed to the 8th of January Convention at Indianap- olls, after which the mecting adiourncd. The demoustration was far less formidnble In_point of numbers than anticipated, elther by Demo- Sfl‘l‘ or Republjcans, snd was strictly o partisan Ty 9 FLORIDA. THUR WORK OF TE BUTREAR COURT. New Youx, Dec, 2#4,—A Times special from Talluhsssee says that the decislon of the Su- preme Court in the mandamus case was delly- cred at 5:80 o'clock Friday last.. It enforces the doctrine that all questions of irregularity or fraud In clections are judiclal, be-r longing to the Courts and mnot to the Board of Btate -Canvasscrs, - unless tho returns are not regular or genuine. Thus, il the Inspectors at a poll stufl the ballot-box aud change the result, {f they duly certify the result of their act, and the County Canvasserssend up a réturn fn due form, such returis are genuine for any purposcs of the State Board, Hence, THE COURT ORDERS the Manatee County rcturns to be counted, ‘whers tho protended clection was conducted with no moro rgard to lezal forms than the sction of a strece mob. Jackson County is ordered to ba countel, where at overy precinet voters were vompelled to pass thelr ballots up Into windows seven feet fromn the ground, and where there Is the clearest evidence that the Republican votes cast were not counted, but that Democratlc Lallots were atuffed in thelr stead, Monros County is also ordcred to be counted, when ft 1s admitted by the Precinct Inspectors themaelves that they adjourncd on the night of clection to w place two miles distant, m order 4o awalt tho result at other precincts and ascertain how much it was necessary to add for them to give a Democratic majority In the county. Hamllton County.is ered to be counted, whers tho Inspectors, who were all Democrats, and not Republicans, as bos boen msserted, deserted the polling- ylucu and let others, somu of them candidates or the State Legislature, count the ballots and get up a certitleute of the result. ALL TUESE GROSS YRAUDS - and Irregularitica are ignored, and the counts aro to bo eanvsased unpurged, because on thelr face tho retums are :aauhr and genulne. It s the opinion of the best Iawyers liere that there ia nefther law, justice, nor scnse in the order of the Court. Theysay (hat the statute glves the MHoard power to exciude (raud-talnted precivets, This ta ts meaniug, or It means nothing, The decision is Inconsistent with ftself In its various 'Pmpv.ullluna, for it asscris the power of the Board to consider evidence outside the returns in one sentence, and denies it in another, It nlso denies the oxerclse of dis- cretion on the part of the Board, and yet says that the statute of 1873 was passcd to_give the Hoard more scops for the excreiso of dfscretion. “The order, howover, is generally constdered bhers as sotting the propasition that a return, 1air on its hcpd signed Ly the proper otlicersat the proper time, . MUST BE COUNTED, no mattor what f:auds It conceals, but that, i1 1t 1s so ambiguous and uncertain in uny of Its statements that the actual yoto cast or asserted by it to bo cast {s indoubt, then the county af- fected by such retums nust be excluded. The Board caonot go lack to precinct returns or anywhere elsc tocount it. 80, also, i there are two or more. r:turns froms u county, the Doard must take ths ono regular on fts face and reject oil cousidsration of the others. Thew principles, applicd by the Stato Board, will glve all the cuunties above- naned to the Demorrats, will restore to Demo- crats and Republicass respectively all tho singlo Yotes thrown out, aad deduct all that were add- ed. It willalso compel the Board to countthe returns from Baler County sigued by the, County Judge, Buiff, aad Justice of the Peace, reassemble and canyass as to the oftice of Gov- ernoralone, The Electoral vote is not affected hy it and it Is not declded, therefore, that the Iemocrats are entitled on_the Electoral vota to the frulta of thelr frauds; but were this other- wise, piving them theae frulta, the decision gives the Bfate to Hayes for President, and this was undoubtedly what was contemplated by the Caurt. Obedlence to the maudate of the Court will give the Btate to the NDemocrats, and 1t does not vow secm that anything can prevent tho result. THE UTMOST CONRTENNATION prevails hiers among Republicans. It s especl- ally nprnrent in the colored people who are dis- pozed to look at the sltuation under Detocratie rule as little better than that of slavery. Allday yesterday and to-day crowds of them might bo scen at cvery corner bewalling their fate, and glving exprésaion to their feclings of regret in Ways that could not [nil to awaken the deepest sympathy and compassion, There Is SCANCELY A WIlITE REPUBLICAN In the 8tate who has taken any part In politics who will not be made baokrupt by the resuit. The whole burden of the campalgn has been borpe exclusivel b{ them, and they staked cverything on the Jssue of the contest. The decision glves victory to their encmilcs, and they have now to choose between -leaviug the Btate or remaining here and enduring soclal os- traclsm and persccution which the Democratic hato and malignity will suggest. oSl NOTES. MORRISON'S BULLDOZE. Epecial Dispatch (o The Trivune, Wasmnoron, D. C,y Dec. 24.—A letter tos prominent Kepublican member of the Houso {from New Orleans says the Democrats on the Cummittee there do not consult the Republican members in regrard to any of the work on hand, and that Morrison s conducting his investiga- tion in about the sdme style adopted by moat of the Democratic committecs last winter, where evergthing, o8 far as possible, was kept sccret from the Republican minority. A BIDE-SII0W PROPOSED. A wild Tilden and Hendricks: Club has taken upon itself to arrange for Tilden's inauguration, and has made propositions to rent oncof the market-houses of the ciiv, and has hed esti- mates made of thecost o putting In the neces- sary platforme and seats. FLORIDA, One claim of the Democrats here In regand to Flarida is, that, while the Court mny not have legal suthority to convene another Electoral College after the time flxed by the United Btates law for its meeting, & decsloi of the Court will be equivalent to declaring the vote of the Elcete oral Uollege a8 nlrcady cast 1llegal. and so com- pel the joint Conventfon to throw it out. GEN. RUSK, OF WISCONSIN, ‘The Democrats are exccedinily busy trying to create the impression that the Republicans hiere ure weakenlog. Among the latest stories in this lino is one that Gen. Ruek, of Wisconsin, declares privately that Tilden was undoubtedly elected aud should be Innugurated. 8o far from this having the least foundntion, Gen. Ruek de- clores oncnly his bellef that Hayes did carry North Carolfna, Bouth Carolina, Florids, and Louisinog, and would have carried Misaissippi ‘with anything approaching an honest vote. BOUTHERN DEMOCRATS DISGUSTED, The Bouthern Detnocrats in Congress arc be- coming restive, and camplain bitterly of their treatment by their Northern nllics. “They say that they have done all in their power to secure the clecion of two Northern Democrats, Tlden and Iendricks, nmmufih nelther of thuse gen- tlemen has shown any desire to restorethe fslen fortunes of the Soutl. In the Hougo of Repre- sentatives three Northern Democrats—Kerr, Cox, and Bayler—were successively lected Bpeaker duriur the last sesalon, aud now Ran- dall, another Northern Democrat, has been cleeted. The important positions on the House Committecs have been appropristed y the Northern Domecrats, and they huve filled at Ieast two-thirds of the ofllces of the House. In short, the Southern Democrats are becoming dissatisfiecd and the nolsy war- talk of the Northern fricnds of Tilden fs {u- creasing tholr discontent. - + -~ A POBNOMENON FROMIARD. Among other demonstrations that the Demo- crats arc gotting up for St. Jackson's-Day, Jan, 8, to Inttmidate the 8cnute, (s a Nationa! Con- yention of colored citizens to be held here, ‘The respectablc colored mien here are curioys to ste Wwho ot their race Wit figure {u this dem- onstration. A TUMOI. Tv the Western Associased Pres. New OnLeans, Ln., Dee. $4,—Rumors are current here of o coulltion botween Warmoth, Plnchback, and the Democrnte, by which & Demoeratic Lepislature s to elect them to the United States’ Senate, and - they are in return, therefore, to sasist the Democrats In installing Nickolls us Governor. Prominent Reoublieans deny It positively, and ray that 1t would be fn- {montlblu for cither party to carry out the con- ract ILLINOIS. THE BLOOMINGTON DEMOCRATS. Bpecial Diggateh 1o The Triduna, BLoOMINGTON, 1L, Dec, 24.—Last evening a caucus of the Bloomington Democracy was held at the office of McCart & Hughes to consider tho question of calling a County Conventlon at Bloomington to appoint delegates to the State Convention st Bpringfield in the intcrests of Tilden and Reform. The meeting was unani- mously In favor of such a Conveation, aud ap- ,Ednl,nd a committce to call it for next Baturday, he oics of the mocting waa for peace, though thero was some talk of * wah” unlcss the Democracy be allowed to inaugurats Tilden. ——— FIRES. AT 8T. LOUIS. Br. Lous, Dec, 24.—All the rear part of Max- well, Bealing & Mulhall’s pork-house, on Bee- ond atreet, between Rutger and Conant streets, embraclug tho slaughtering department of the house, burned between 7 and 8 this morning. Loss, $20,000; insured in the North- western National, of Milwaukee, - $3,000; Freuch Insurance Company, $2,500; Efflng- bam & Iamilton, of Wheeling, $2,000; Keuton, of Kentucky, $2,600; I'ranklin, of 8t. Louls, 82,500, The fire was the work of on in< cendiary, asno work had been done fn the housa this scason, and no fires had been male In that part of the establishment burned. Eu- geno J, Gross, Eugineer of Fire Engive No. 18, was kicked in the head by ong of tho horses at- tached to his engine while on his way to the Hre, and his forehead crushed, He will probably die, — A'T DANVILLE, 1LL. &pectal Dispateh Lo Tha ‘ridune, DanviLLe, 1, Dec. 3.—~During the session of Bunday-school at the North Btreet Presbyte. rian Church this afternoon, the buflding was discoverod to be ou fire, nnd for a fow moments the wildest excitement prevatled, the children rushiog wildly for the doors and tho elder per- sons valuly trying to restaiu them. The build- Ing, which Is provided with excellent means of egross, was_soon empticd, anhd the enginos brought to play on the Hames, which were ulckly extiugulshed. Tue seats, curpets, and &e Caibertson Library, which wad In thy bnfld- ing, were thrown promiscuously into the stroct and much damaged by rough handling, ‘The loss Wit amount to several hundred dotlars. skt IN CHICAGO, Theslarm from Box 431 at 9:30 yesterday morning was caused by a fire in the one-story frame dwelling No, 863 Polk strest, owned by ‘William Keon, sitd occupled as a dwelling by John Moran, "Dunage nowinal, The alorm from Box 514, at * 10:20 o'clock last evening, wuas caused by o tire in the threc-stor; bulldiug, Nos, 62 and 81 West Lake atreel, owned and occupled by ¥, Madlonor, wholesalo liguor dealer, © Daniage, $30, Cuuse, over- heuted flue, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youk, Doc. 24.—Arrived, the ateamers Abyssinls, from Liverpool, and Boliyla, from Qlasgow.. The Abyssinla brought £100,000 in spedlo, lQunnm'mlm Dec, 24.~The steamship Bri- tagula, Capt. ‘Thompson, from New York, Dec. 18, arrlved here at 1:a0 tals moruing, making the passage {n scven days snd thirteen hours, ~the quickest on record. New York, Dec. 4.—Arrlved, the steamer Victerly, from Glsgow, vis Hullfax, tinent.” Where It Came From, and ‘What Has Become of It. A Glance at the Mathematics of the Subject. A World Baptized with Fire. Answer to the Question, ¢ Whith- er Are We Drifting 2?2 “DId you sec it Did you hear jt3* were the questions addressed in general conversation durlog Friday and Saturday. Nooneneeded to betold that the “it* referred to was the brillfant meteoric plenomenon of Thursday evening. And to Tnr TRINUKE other questions have come pouring in; such as,—‘‘What was it? Where didit come from? Where has it gone to1" It isno wonder that ap extraor dinary degree of Intercst was awakened by the unexpected display of celestial pyrotechnies, as it was cxceptionally grand and lmposing,— much more so than any that was ever before witnessed by white men in this regfon. 1T8 VISIBLE PLIGNT. The path of the stranger during its visible carecr may be nearly found from a comparison of the numerous obscrvations made; though many of these are too vague to bo of value fn determining position and distance, and only one ortwo give preciso Information. The expres- slons from *‘southwest to northeast,” or from *west to east,” arc not deflnite cnough to sat- {sfy the mathematician, and even the statement that the body * passcd overbead? may mean snywhere within ten degrees of the zenith poiat. The Rev. 8, B. Goodenow, of Chandlerville, Il is the only one who has sent usa description of the path, which could be used in conjunction with others in caleulating the height of the me- teorite, and the preclse points over which it paséed. We should probably have received more deflnite information, but for the fact that 1t was too cloudy at many places to permit the stars to be scen. This was tho case at Chicago. 1f the observer note the stars across which, or near which, the meteorite scems to pass, the al- titude and azimuth of those stara at the time can be caleulated at lelsure, and the apparcnt position of the body be thus found. A mathe- matieal comparison of such observations mado at two or more places, far enough apart, will give tho course and helght of the moving body. From a comparison of the crude descriptions given, we conclude that the following is an ap- proximato statement of the path pursued by the meteorite while visible. From some polnt soutbwest by weat of Lawrence, Kan,, to Miami | County, on the castern border of that State; acroas Missour), from Cass to Marjon Countlcs; nacross DNlinols, from Adams to Iroquols Coun- tles; ncross Indlaua, from the southern portion of Newton County to Fort Wayne (Allen Coun- ty), from.there across Ohio to the southern point of Lake Erie, and over tho northwestern corner of Pennsylvenls into New York State. The distance was nearly 1,000 miles; the timeat Chicago about 8h. 85m. p. m., of Dec. 21, 1874; the height alove the eartl’s surface somo sev- enty-five miles when over Kausas, to forty miles when over Obfo. Its probable slzo—of that we méy havo sombthing to say anon.. . A line drawn upon the map,through the places above Indicated will not be a stralght line; it. will be slightly convex towards the morth, but scarcely bends out so much as would a great circle of the sphere if drawn through tlo cast and west extremitics of tholine. The planc of the vislble path, it produced, would pass some distance north from tho earth's cen- tre. The plane of the motion was inclined about 15 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. WHERR IT CAME FROM, Our celestlal visitor cume to us after even n moro extended truvel than that of Batan, when {sce Jab, 1., 7) he presented himself befure the Lord after *golug to nud fro in the earth, and from walking up aond downinit.” Our wetcorite came to usfrom the depths of space; where, for aught wo know, it may bave been pursulng an individual flight duriur many mnllilons of cen- turles. The sccompanying dlagram will enable our readers to form a general idea of the rela- tion of our visitor, and similar bodles, to tho world on which we dwell. ‘The clrcle, of alput 1.4 fuches [n dlameter, represents the earth's orbit, Tho arrows indi- cate tho dircction of her moyvement, the north pole belng above the planc of the paper. Tho eliipre represents the path of the “meteorite," the direction of motloy belng also {udicated by arrows. Of coursa the reader will understand that the sizo of tho ellipse, as cowmpared with the carth’s orbit, aml tho proportion of its longest to its shortest dlameter, are not nccessarfly thoso fndicuted Ly the figure, Tho two orbils Interscct at Aj they do not necessarily intersect at any other point, though -0 represented in the dingram, Itis cvident that the meteorite may travel around the sun in its prolonged elliptic path, and the carth (n her more nearly circular orbit, during countless ages, withoutonce meeting; just as two ships muy cross and recross the Atlantie in oppasite dircetlons many timeswithout ¢ sight. ng * each other,—much less colliding, Butlf when the carth s ot the polut A, the metoorit bo ulso [ very mnesr the com- mon pofnt of fntersectlon, thoro i then danger of acollislon, Whether they will really coliide or uot depends upou the circumstances of the case, ‘The moteorite is traveting st the rate of (suy) 20 wnilea per secoud, and the carth with a speed of 183 miles (at this time of the year the earth’s velocity ts alittle greater than that); and tha earth [s contivually pulliug the strang towards her by the forve of “uttraction, ot a rate which can be rigidly caleulated through all the varlatlons fn thelr dlstunce. If, now, weshould project (portions of) the tivo orbits on paper, mark off upon them the pluce which each body would occupy at successivo ine stauts, 1L thero Was uo uutual attraction, aud then set off from the incteorite path, towarda tho earth's places, the distances through which the bodi is drawn l)y the earth’s sitrac- tion, wo shioutd have the actual path of tho me- ,teorlty with refercuco to tho carthi and could sca by fospection whethior tho two would col- lide, or puss cach othier, In case the mcteorite 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS 18 found to pass into the carth's atmosphe [] further correction must be mads for Lhapn{nu'rd- :";l:g ;nt .:Esggl%u& to re;huxfia of the alr; and en show L] bcflrc’cn bflis two bodles. ol gnianry 3 evident that the result of the approach muy{ bea change in the shapo of the m‘n:?eomo orbit, without s destruction thorcof. The bod: may even come s0 ncar us as (o piss throukg the upper atmosphere, and be intensely beated by the friction, but pass on fn an alte; course: as was the casc with the brilllant meteorits of tho 8th of July last. Its direction may be such that 1t will reach tho earth, as aid the ono whisih fell fnto the Pacific Ocean near San Franclseo a few days ago. ich the result could be ealculated, 1f we knew beforehand the original orbit of the meteonite, Unfortunately, we cannot know this; becauso it 13 too small 4 body to be scen by us tiil after it has been tigh np by friction with tho air, The pmlouorh{v of the reasoning s not altered hy thia fact, only its method; wo have to work backwards fn ‘the calculation, instead of forwards. Having the observed path of the y at any qlvcn time, and knowing that of the carth, If the astronomer can maks allowance for the effects of gravitation and air reelstance, hie can sscertain the direction in which the object was traveling befors it becamo visible. Tn this way he can calculate the path of the traveler in space, and find that ft {s an orbit having the sun in anc focus, like that rep- reacnted fn our dlagram. Andin_thls way wo find that il our folides and shootin; -a\rs. even to the swmalleat speck which reacfics tho oo to s from o, Kl of s (sshen) olng up ane lown depthis of the aalfir sy‘he?n. g COMFOSITION OP TIIESR BODIES, ‘There {8, however, onc other fact which 18 fn- volved in cun!lderl‘ufz the question whether, un- ries ' der certain geometrical cireumstances, the bod: would fall to the carth or not—the cbarncmr‘oyt the material of which it ia composed. Tho frictlon of the atmosplicre retards the motion, and that arrested motion of the mass 1s con- verted into motfon of its constitucnt molecules or atoms—it s changed Into heat. The tem. eraturc of the body’is raised to the polnt of ncandescence, and” may be fncreased many thousands of degrees. The exterlor bortlons are beated more rapldly than the interior, as the heat Is generated from without; and this un- equal heating causes unequal expanafon of tho particles, so that thero 8 n continued tendency t breuk up from the outside. The disjoincd rnn(cles fall away, and aru left behind, because he surfaco exposed Lo atmospheric reslstance fe Ffl:nlcr in proportion to the quantity of motion n the mass for small bodlc!r,.hnn for large ones of the samo material. If, now, a lurge metzor- fte were composed entirely of iron, the co- healve attraction of it particles might be (un- doubtedly would be) great cunth to withstand this !tm{n‘; n:.ld the n;nu wonll continua Its ournicy Intact, except a comparntively small 088 by ox{dation. 1f, ngaln, the u«m:wa’l’tlon of the meteorite be something Jike that of the feot. of Ncebuchadnezzar's image—which were ¢ part- of fron and partly of clny "—the mora *earthy " matter would bo broken off, 88 in the former” case, leaving the fron to fall as a metalllc inass to the earth. or to take another oxcurslon in apace, us determined by the geo- metrcal relutions above deseribed. ° This up- pears to have been the composition of the ineteor of last July. We remark here that the finding of an fron meteorits by no means proves 1hiat it was chlefly compased of fron befare coill- slon with the carth. Its larger portion of lcas cohesive matter may have been slonehed off in Its passage through the air, aud Yeached the surface of the oarth as mncre atoms of star-duat. On the other hand, as was undoubtedly the caa with the metcor of Jast Thursday, the mass may be chiefly composed of material which, for want of n moro expressive term, we tnay call * carthy,"—that Is, loss cobesive than fron. It may consiat principally of the leading compo- nents of clay, fiint, e, salt, potash, or couly— il of which have been found in meteoriter. In this casc the cireumstances favor a scrles of disruptions at intervals all through its visible couree; the exterlor surface belng cracked ofl by tho unequal heating, and giving rlse to many explosious, as described by the observers of last Thursday's phenomenon. ~ The last of these ex- plostuns woull be the Iast of the metearite,~uz 8 body,—Ilitlo or nothing being left to puraie lp(.‘z: Jonrney out of and beyond the cartl’s atme s eres LITTLE WORLDS OX FIRE, ‘Wodo not proposs, in thls articld, to enter upon a discussion of the chemical constigution ot neteorltes, or todoseribo thore which have been foung in dillerent parts of the: world, Al fhat may be found 1n tho text-books, by those who wish to read ft. But we ought not “to forbear it fow words as to the pluce of theso stiaicy Lodies tn the cconamy of the Universe. Till within a few years past, though the meteorites were belleved “to bave come from outside the eartl, yet it was, generatly thought that = thers wera very few odles of matter In the eolar systewn except the sun, moon, seven planets, some of them having satellites, and n fow comels, We aro wiser now. ~ The Iacts of modern s~ tronomy tend to the concluslon that the bodfes above referred to ure in pumber comparuble with those we cannot sve uuless when they come near us, as thic birds of the air arc to tho motes which exlst all around us but ure only vislbie when lghted up by & sunbeani. Our latest metcorite, 8 body of probatly more than twenty yards in diameter, is but ona of o vast series ol Individual maasscs, rangin all the wig up frogr the bulk of a graln of and to o cloud mass so vast that a ray of hght would require three mouths to flash “from ono slde of it to the opposite. Our carth is a littls higherupin the scale than the inoteorite, as tho eparrow s larger than the guat, but both are {m 10 the same laws, own u simlar ori- gin, und have o slmilar destiny. Both called out of the original chaos to subserve a certain purpuso; euch destiued to destruction whon the work 1s performed for which it was created, Tho micteorito thut rushes blazing through our atmosphere {8 a world on fire. It is not probable that any living beings are destroyed by the conflagration, becauso that Jittle world hut long efnce chilled down past the polnt at whick organized forms could exist on its aurface, But the carth ls pasaiug slowly towards that ‘polnt, too,—us our moauappears to have already wassed it,—and when sho Das ceased to be uses ul, her turn, too, will come, thmfi: many loug eons of death wmay precede grand collapsc. Analogy warrauts tho {nference that as our meteorite and our greater world * must perish in thelr turn, and drop to dust,’ so the sun and atars have tho sume futuro beforo “'fim‘ fu obudlence to the creativa flat of Him ‘who E; Views with equal eyes, as Lord of all, A hero perish or & sparrow fall; An atom or u ayatein {nto ruin hurled, And now a babble burst, and then a world, AILROAD ACCIDENT. Speciat Dispaich o The Tribune. Fort Warny, Ind., Dee, 34.—A serious accls dent took place lust night at 19 o’clock at Adams, five miles cast of Fort Waync, on thuy Plttsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Raliroad. Exprees train No. 6, bound ecast, was thrown from the track owing to a misplaced switch. ‘The engine, two baggago-cars, ono smoking-car, two coaches, snd threo sleeplug-cars wers thrown off the truck. Fortunately but one pere son was Injured—Wealoy Wood, aged about 85, who was in the first coach, and who hastened to the rear platform for tho purpose of Jumplug from the traln, but was caught betweon thg platforms, aud hls body fearfully crushed and | mangled. He was faken to & ‘hospltul fn tho clty, where ho dlod about 8 o'clock thte' morning. Deceased was from Callfornis, and was en routs to Newburg, N Y., tovisit s parents, whom ho had not scen for seyeral years, His remalng will be expresaed to Nuws U L-NLurrow. ony else wus Injured, anl had"Wood kept is seat his lifo would bave been saved, Heisthe tirst pussenger who has beev | Kkilled on this read fur a nuinber of years. —— OBITUARY, Special Dipatch {0 The Tridune. MiLwaukes, Wis,, Dec, $i.—Xavier Erata: zinakl, founder ou tho Franciscan Monastery in this city, ard ofticiating priest at 8t. Stantelaus Church, Bouth 8ide, fcll dead this noon on leav: {ug the sanctuary of tho church uamed. De- ceased was 75 ycars of age, and wus quito activo for a man of his yeass, Huowes falrly idollzed by We Polish residents here, and uls dcath is generally mourned by his people, Sy i 1paich {0 The Tridune. INDIANAFOLES, lud,, Dec. 31, —Moscs D . der, son of the yputed origlual of Uncls I % Uncle Tom’s Cabln," sud himsclf & neara of sowu note, chivtly on account of his sge, 100 years, dled Friduy. ~He was formerly a servang of (uv, Noah Noble, and, before purchasiug his {freedoin, was bouglit and sold on the block thirty tlues, Birs. Martha Githens, the oldcst rosideat of the uty, dicd yostorday, aged TV years, - sbave, the method in .