Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1877, Page 2

of these telegrams cannot now be prevented. In anticipation of this, Democrats have started the story that Pelton sent several tclegrams on his own responsibility, and that they were en- tirely disapproved by Tilden, and that when the attention of the latter was called to them, he ““notified Pelton that on a repetition of such acta )1 conncetion between them must immediately . cease. This pitiable expedient will not mislead the public a5 to the damaging facts soon to be . made public. Tt is charged that one telecram was sent to Tallahassee by the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, in which he states that Florida must be held and counted for Tilden AT ALL HAZARDS, and that any money necessary to secure that end * would be furnished. Dispatchesof alike nature were, as it is charged, sent to ex-Gov. Wal- ker, of Florida, §. Pasco, Chalrmanof the Dem- ocratic Committee of that State, and C. E. Drke, Jr. Urew, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Florida, was also in receipt of tele- grams of the same character, and at the same time, he read, according to his own statement made in Tallabassee late in November, every Republican dispatch that had been Sent’ to or from Florida. He was & railway agent and telegraph operator at Elleviile, a siall station on the dircct line of telegraphic communicztion with Tallabassee, and, while acting in that position, received and read all the messages that came by wire into the State. He boasted of this to Gen. Morton, the Chairman of the Republican State Committee. ‘The Chairman of the National Democratic Com- mittee, it is understood, requested Drew to fur- nish him copics of these messages, but thelatter very truthfully replicd that it would be useless 10 do 50, as they contained NOTHING WHICH WOULD INJCRE THE REPUB- LICANS. Now, Hewitt, Proctor, Knott & Co. are plated “n the position of men who are “hoist by their ' ywn petard,” and to-day they are as anxious to wippress the Florida dispatches as they were {esirous of exposing what they called “ the mid- aight telegrams of the conspirator Chandler.” CERTAIN CERTIFICATES. 7o the TWestern Asmciated Press. Wasameros, D. C., Jan. 20.—Beforc the committee ou the Powers, Privilezes, and rk, ex- by Z. N certificates of deposit ‘handler—one for 33,000, the other for £2,000. “They were made payable on his own order or the return of the certificates. The indorsement ibited two read: “Pay S. B. Packard or order. Z. Chandler.” G. W. Partridge, Private Sccretary of Z. Chandler, in. replvy to a question by Repre- scntative Ficld, produced copies of” letters, which were privately examined by the Commit- tee. Twoof the lefters were read and put in cvidence. They were written by J. B. Stockton, at New Orleans, Nov. 11, and were to the ef- fect that if steps were taken immediately, the aflidavits of 10,000 or 12,000 epub- Yican voters could be obtsined, showing they were deprived of the exercise of ualiot by violence and intimidation. - The writer was Chief Deputy-Marshal. Hesays: “If you could send a trusty person here with funds, or _ authorize some one to draw for such sum as - entirely correct. * wish to add your State.” may be needed to have proper testimony taken throughout the bulldozing parishes, such testi- mony could be piled up of {rauds and outrages 50 damuable as to preclude the possibility of any President taking his seat who was elected by such frauds.” THE OTHER LETTER was dated Greensboro, Nov. 29, and was from T. B. Keogh, in_which_hc savs, addr:ssh:? Z. Chandler, that he had done what he could to- ‘wards getting up evidence of illegal voting in North Carolina, and that a fair count would show the election of the Republican ticket. He was so crippled in means that he could not af-- {:rddtn -furnish the meansof establishing the - fraud. Several other letters on the political situation wereread. One was the following: WasumNerox, D. C.; Dee. 22, 1576.—Jokn 7. Cramer, Thomastitle, N. C.—DEaRr Sim: Your favor of the 15th has heen received and contents mnoted. What you state in relation to North Caro- hipa and other Southern States, I fally believe is . it would have beena great na- tional calomity to the Fouth as well as to the North had Tilden succeeded in. getting himself elected P'resident. No man who countensnces and uses the mears he 5as to promiote hie own election should ever be intrusted with such great and re- #pongilie trusts re given to the Chief Execative of this nation. The sooner such turbalent Tilden Democracy gets down and accepts the situation, the better for the country. Very traly yours, Z. CuaNpren, Chairman, ms sent from and received by Z rc destroyed. Did not think there 7 in them about jurnishing money @ was anyt or_traops. Thomas_Joinder, the telegraph operator at Franklin, C., remembered hearing messages Soforas he could :emember, ) 1 signed Chatidler and addressed Thomas B. Keogh, and were to the effect: “We hink Hayes is elected, but if possible hold your State,” and “We think Hayes is elected, but LOUISIANA. ‘WELLS' TESTIMONY. WisnxGToN, D. C., Jan. 20.—Madison Wells, President of the Louisiana Returniog Board, ‘was examinea by Mr. Field,who inquired wheth- er there was not a vacancy in that Board which was not filled, and why? The answer of the « witness was in the aflirmative, and he said the vacancy was not filled becanse the members could pot agree upon the man. Dr. Kennedy ‘was proposed by the Democrats, but a portion of the Board objected to him. There were four - members acting as the Board, all of them Re- * publicans. They never resolved to reject or ad- mit another person as a member of the Board. Question—Wby did you not, as President, put a proposition to the Board{ Answer—{ did not propose to have a proposi- tion acted upon fustantly, but asked the ques- tlon of the Board, **WWhen would they take action?” Question—Then no vote was ever taken on the sdmission of Dr. Eennedy as a member of the Board? Answer—None; it was several days after the Board had commenced examiniog the returns that Zacharie, representing the Democrats, pro- tested against further proceedings unless the vacancy was filled; but the vacancy was not . filled. - Witness said the result of the canvassers was made a matter of record, and the returns showed the number of votes rejected. Mr. Lawrence objected to further questioning on this point, as the subject was a matter of rec- . ord, and 25 no refusal had been made to inspect the report of the Returning Board and to take coples of the records. Mr. Ficld said the fact that the records were . mot here, was not the fault of the Committee, whohad the right by oral inquiry to find out . their character, and it was perlectly competent to ask what were in the papers. The Committee overruled Lawrence’s objec- tion,—yeas, Lawrence and McDill; nays, Ficld, Marsh, Tucker, and Knott. ‘Witness had no recollection whether the rec- * ord he refused to produce showed the whole * pumber of votes cast in Lousiana, and could not recall that he knew a single man who voted con~ trary to his wishes because of intimidation. Representative Field remarked that witness was refusing to answer catarorical questions, » and he would move to make the fact known to the House. GEN. ANDERSOX, a member of the Returning Board, testified . there was no objection to Dr. Kennedy becom- ing a member of the Relurning Board because . lic was not a gentleman, but because members . @id not approve of his oppointment. Witness favored supplying the vacancy, and spoke to _several persons about taking the place. Two- " thirds of the votes thrown out were for Tilden lectors. A great many affidavits charging ictimiastion and fraud were sworn to in New Orleans, but the majority were sworn to out- . side of that dity. . Witness was asked, Do you mean to say that in every instance where a vote was rejected the return, when you obtained possession of it, con- tained either a_statement of the suspension of the election, that there had been intimidation, or an affidavitto that cffect! ¢ "~ Answer—Yecs. Where there had been intimi- + dstion, or fraud, or some illegal practice. These statements and affidavits be_believed were in the office of the Secretary of State ¢f Louis- jana. He thought the Kellogz Electors reccived - 75,000and tbe McEnery Electors 71,000 votes. The Returniug Board filed the result of the can- - vass on the 5:% of December, but kept the pa- B until the 5th of January, the Board having * B "ihe meantime to cenvass the vote for State officers and membersof Congress. ¢ The Committee adjourned till Monday. 2 A LOUISIANA DELEGATION. . Cok E. A. Burke, of New Orleans, accredited to Washington by Gov. Nicholls, visited the President this morning, accompaniod by the Democratic Aclegation in Congress from Louist- ana. The President, in answer to inquirics to<day,, repeated that he was not prepared to recognize cither State Government pending the Congres- sional investization, but was prepared to Sup- preas disturbance and preserve the peace. THE SITUATION AT y’;vrx;;;r&::ns‘ Special Dispatch to E NEW Ouff:xs. m 20.—There is no particu. lar change in the situation. Gov. Nicholls’ par tisans evade the terms of the statn quo by sciz- ing the oflices In the interior of the State, and yesterday his police took possession of another of the State oftices here in towa,—that of the Public Librarian. Demgeratic papers here seize upon every circumstance which can possibly be wrung info an appearance of disagvantage to Gorv. Packard’s friends, and enlargé upov it to the last degree. They seek to create the idex that the lack of a quorum in the State House Legislature due to dis- affection _on the vart of - members with Gov. Packard. The truth is, the want of a quorum is due to Gov. Warmoth's Senatorial aspirations. Hefsnble to break the quorum, but not able to be elected. He therefore resorts to that in order to force his candidaturc on a compromise. Ilis_opffonents are Lieut.-Gov. Antoine and Col. James Lewis, both colored men, with the chances in favor of Lewis. A signlficant fact as to the confidence some moneved men have in Packard's Government is that the State militia were to-day paid, and the warrants were cashed at par by a prominent capitalist. AUGUR INTERVENES A LITTLE. 7o the Western Assoctaled Press. NEw ORrLEANS, Jan. 20.—In obedience to_or- ders of Gen. Augnr, the State Librarian who was deposed vesterday by the appointce of Nicholls’ Secretary of State was to-day rein- stated by the Nicholls authorities. ANOTHER DESERTION. L.J. Barron, of Nachitoches Parish, left the Republican House to-day, and was sworn in and seated in the Democratic House. L4 FIRES. AT ADRIAN, MICH. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ApRiAN, Mich., Jan. 20.—A fire of unknown origin was discovered making extengive headway inthe tinners’ department of the upper floor, north main building, Illinois Manufacturing Works, by the epgineer who went on duty about 6 o’clock this morning. The firemen deluged the building for two hours, confining he flames to the two upper stories. The works were formerly in Chicago, where the principal office now is, and were owned by Bogue, Cross. and others of that city, the latter being Superintendent when they were removed here some six_years ago. The stock now isall owped here. The damage by fire and water to the building, machinery, und material is put at $20,000, the whole being secured by policies for $§25,000, scattered througn twenty companies. The cnterprise is devoted to making car-trim- mings, fine railroad sugplies, lamps, lanterns, and plated goods. The managers aunnouuce their intention to resume next week. CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 563 at 11:30 yesterdav morning was caused by the burning of a barn in rear of No. 77 Pratt street, owned and oceu- pied by John Hildebrand. Damage, $25; in- sured for §1,000 in unknown companies. Cause, suoposed incendiarism. ‘The alarm from Box 410 at 10:10 yesterday morning was caused by a fire at No. 352 Marsh- field_avenue, in the Loomis Block, occupied by M. W. Montgomery. Damage, $25; cause un- known. The alarm from Box 22 at 8 o’clock vester- day morning was caused by a fireat No. 203 Ellis avenue, owned and occh[cd by J. J. Me- Cleilan. Loss, $500; insured for $3,300. Cause unknown. AT LUDINGTON, MICH. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Lupivgrox, Mich., Jan. 20.—About 4 o’clock this morning a large dwelling-house, ;belonging toJ. F. Clemens, was destroyed by fire, origi- nating from the stove. The house was occupied by Mr. Parr and family, who barely escaped, saving almost nathing. The house was insure: for $1,200 in the Thawmutt, of Boston. Loss about $1,500. Mr. Parr had an insurance of §1,500 in the Northwestern on his furniture, which sbout covers his loss. CASUALTIES. SAD ACCIDENT. Spectal Dispach b The Tribune. NEw York, Jan. 20.—Among the steerage passcngers on the steamship France, which ar- rived this morning from Havre, wero Resa Neef, wife of Theodore Neef, of Chicago, and two children, Otto and Louis, aged 5 and 3 respectively. While beinz transferred to the Castle Garden pler by the tug Fletcher, the boy fell into a mav-hole which led to the tug's tank, and was drowned before he could be ex- tricated. Mrs. Neef was taken to the hospital in Castle Garden to await the result of the inquest, and word was scnt her husband. She has a ticket for Chicago but no money. It is a sad ending to her visit to fricods in Alsace. FATAL EXPLOSION. GLEX CovE, L. I, Jan. 20.—By the explosion of the converter at the Glen Cove Starch Com- pany’s works to-day two men were killed and two badly wounded. The works were damaged to the amount of §25,000. ACCIDENTALLY SITIOT. Sgectal Dispatch to The Tribune. CEDAR Rarips, Ia., Jan.20.—A Bohemian, named John Sykata, was fatally wounded here to-day by the accidental discharge of his gun while hunting, the sbot taking efiect under ‘his arm. WASHINGTON. The Forger Winslow—Seuator Anthony's Condition—Fun I the House—The District Tnvestigation. Special Dispaich to The Tridune. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C.,Jan. 20.—The indictment of Winslow will be returned into court Monday next. Tt isrumored around the Court-House that onc or two otber persons will be indicted on acecount of alleged complicity in the same transaction. Reports as to the condition of Senator An- thouy have been very much exaggerated. Heis 50 far from paralysis or anemia of the brain that he sat up to-day and wrote a letter. 7o the Western Associated Press. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.—Mr. Willis hav- ing concluded his sbeech o the House to-day, Mr. Tarbox began a political speech, when Mr. Wilson, of Towa, made a point that the gentle- man must confine himself to the Indfan Appro- priation bill, the subject before the House, but the Chairman decided against Wiison, holding that Tarbox in his speech might make reference to the bill under consideration. Mr. Banks upheld the decision, saying no one could tell but that Mr. Tarbox might make a suggestion in his speech to refer the whole Presidential question to a counvil of Chiefs of the Indian tribes. This support of the Chalr was greeted with great laughter. Mr. Chittenden further entertained the House by characterizing as “*nonsense” the great ef- fort of W The investization regarding the acts of the District Police Commission was continued to- day. R. . Ball testified that Mayor Richards requested him, as a brother Mason, to inform Murtagh that unless the attacks of Lis (Mur- tagl’s) paper upon the police force were imme- diately discontinued, certain scandals would in- evitably be brought out, which would be dam- aging to Richards and Murtagh, and be of no benctit to any one. Ball, in company with Ben- jamin F. Lloyd, Murtagh's brother-in-law, called on Murtaghon New Year’s Day. Murtach replied there was nothing in these charges, and he intended to make it still warmer than ever for the gamblers and their fricnds. - Ball and Lloyd reported the answer to Richards, who thereupon said, * Well, those things must be brought out.” Byron M'Cutcheon has been confirmed as Postmaster at Manistee, Mich. Benjamin H. Lavier has been nominated Collector of Inter- nal Revenue for the Second District of Louisi- ana. SUICIDE. CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 20.—This morning the dead body of Charles Collins, Chief Engineer of Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, was found in his house, with the appearance of having been lifeless twenty-four hours. One revolver was held fast in his band, while anoth- er and a razor lay near by-him on the bed. Itis a case of undoubted suicide by shooting. Itis supposed the anxicty on sccount of the late accident at Ashtabula had made him deranged. Mr. Collins’ family was absent at the time of the suicide. P N OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxvox, Jan. 20.—The steamships Parthiaand Tyrian, from New York, have arrived out. RoTTERDAM, Jan. 20.—The steamship Maas, from New York for Rotterdam, grovnded at Massalis this morning. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 2 77— SIXTEEN "PAGES. FOREIGN. Dissolution of the Conference at . Coqstantinople. Salisbury and Ignatieff Malke a Few Parting Remarks. Tho Tatter Advises the Porte Not to Make War upon Servia. Denial of the Swfi that Russia Fears to Adopt a War Policy. 1 THE EAST. COUNTER-PROPOSALS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 20.—~The Grand Vizier was summoned to the Palace yesterday. Otto- man Plenipotentiaries will present counter-pro- posals to the Conference with the object of conciliation. 3 . MOBCOW SENTIMENTS. Moscow, Jan. 20.—The Gazetle, discussing the results of the Conference, concludes: “Europe has lowered her prestige by her compliant humor. As the Porte has refused the proposals, Europe must now enforee her original demands, instead of the modified scheme of the Confer- aneed 2 DIDN'T SAY “ GOOD-BY.” ViExxN4, Jan. 20.—A special from Constanti- nople says that all of the ‘Ambassadors with but two exceptions have left the city. The Sultan was not called upon by the British representa- tives. s FINAL SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE. Loxpox, Jan. 20.—Safvet Pasha opencd the . proceedings at to-day’s sitting of the Confer- ence by reading a note stating that the Yorte might come to an understanding with the Pow- ers on certain points of detail, but pussing over in silence the proposal relative to the appointment of Governors,” and instead of an international Commission proposing a local elective Commission presided over by an Ottoman functionary. Finally Safvet suggested that the settlement of the quebtions relating to Servia and Montenegro be reserved for ulterior decision. Thereupon Lord Salisbury declared that the Porte having refused the two chief guarantees demanded by the Powers, there no longer was apy common basis for discussion, and the Conference, therefore, must be regard- cd at an end. Gen. Ignatieff, Russian Plenipotentiary, spoke simflarly. He declared the Porte's proposals unacceptable, laid stress upon the responsibility resting on the Porte, and expressed the hope that Turkey would not undertake hostilitics against Servia and Montenegro, but cause the position of her Christian subjects to be re- spected. - The Conference then broke up. Lord Salisbury and Gen. Ignatiell leave Monday, and the other Plenipotentiaries in the course of the week. A DENIAL. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 20.—No circular has been fssued stating or intimating that Russia could not undertake a warlike policy because Europe would not support her, and might form a coalition agninst her. The story is a pure in- vention. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 20.—Before the disso- lution of the Conference, Gen. Ignatieff spoke on behalf of the Cretans. Lord Salisbury said Europe would gladly sce the Porte extend re- forms to its eutire territory. CHINA 4 cnrNa. Sax Fraxcisco, Jan. 20.—The Pacifie-Mail steamer Alaska from Hong Kong via Yokohama, has arrived. Hoxc Kong, Dec. 16.—Travel on the railway between Shanghai and Weosuug is stopped by native mobs. The rails are obstracted and the workimen assaulted. The Chinese dislike to all material improvements is the cause of the dis- turbances. The American schooner Francls Lewy was sunk by a collision with a steamship in the For- mosa Channel. Six lives were lost, including two Americans, the mate and steward. The property lost amounted to $30,000. There is great distress from famine in the Northern provinces. The squadron of Spanish war-ships is expected in China for the ostensible purpose of investi- gating the allered outrages upon Spanish mer- chant vessels on the coast of Formosa eleven years ago. The real purpose is believad to be the reopening of the coolic trade with Cuba. JAPAN. 27.—Agrarian disturbances YoraHAMA, Dec. They are of no continue in several provinces. political signiflcance. Gon. Laizo and suite returned from Awmerica on the 26th jnstant. They speak enthusiasti- cally of their reception and treatment in all paris of the United State: D. W.ap Joncs, American Superintendent of the Government sheep farm, suils by the steamer to perfect arrangements for the intro- duction of stock to Japan. The Government regards this enterprise as the most important inqustrial movement yet organized. A preat famive prevails in Coren. Help is asked by the Corean Government from Japan. Tuterior lines of railway are to be commenced early in 1877, A'fatal affray occurred between sailors of the German ship Vinta and Japanese laborers. Po- ‘lice interference was nbecessary. Une (ierman was killed and another mortally wounded. The affafr originated in a place of low resort. The Japanese Governor ot the Bonin Islands has sailed to assume jurisdiction. The Empress was ut Kioto performing cere- monial visits to the schools, factories, and pub- lic offices. Great interest is excited, this being the first occesion of any Japancse Empress taking part in public proccedings. Pilot licenses are decreed by the Government. Hercafter no pilots can practice the calling ‘without an officiul certificate. ———————— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. BLUE GLASS. To the Editor of The Tribune. CuicaGo, Jan. 19.—Some of my friends are using blue glass by inserting it before the plain glassof the windows, and tacking it to the sash with thethree-cornered tacks used by glaziers; others arc using it in small pieces four or five inches square, and pasting strong paper on the upper edge of the glass, and then fastening it to the sush. In this case you would alternate with the white glass of the window pane, having the blue glass about four inches apart and attached to the paper. By using it in this way you avoid taking the window glass out, and it Is claimed that by havinz a number of small blue lights you get more rays of concentrated light, and with more effect. A. H. o the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, Jan. 20.—In the recent discussions through the columns of the prominent journals, and more particularly Toe Trisuxs, I have taken some interest, for the facts elucidated have reealled to my mind one circumstance which arrested my attention at the time: I was no oflicer in the United States Arctic Expedition of 1853, which rescued Dr. Kane and his companions, as you will remember. On our departure from Disco Island, and varting with the Ilate gerial Governor of Greenlaud, Mr. Olrick, he gove to seversl ot our officers, my- self among the rest, several pairs of gogeles of blue glass, while most of those procured by the muembers of the En?ediuou were of green hue. Having natu- ¥ very strong eyesight, evennow, at 00 years of age, { did not feel disposed Lo use my zog, ales, but T noticed one fact and commented upon it at the time, viz.: that those who wore the green gogeles nearly lost their eyesight, while those who were so fortunate as to possess the blue-glass goggl es were entirely exempt from any diseases of the eyes, and they came out from that trying ordcal of thirty days of perpetual sunlight,—and such snuug{t exists nowhere on eartn besides,—with eyesight unim- paired. Ionly know that the h{uc shade_of glass was most agrecable to myself personally, and I Jeave the facte [ have stated for the judz- ment of the savans. CaPr. Say. ‘HOW TO USEIT. To the Editor of The Tribune. Ca1cAGO, Jan. 18.—I take vleasure in answer- ing the inquiries-of * M. L. B.,” who asks sev- eral practical questions concerning blue glass. This glass may be obtained at several places in Chicago, and I have only to refer to the adver- tising columns of T Trisuse. The color should be a dark blue, the glass clear and of best quality. The difference between the effect rodgrr.d by the tiwelye-lizht sash and the four- Ylght snsh is one of degree of clectro-maguetic influence. Within cerfain limits the greater the "‘“mfi" of atdjwunt. blue and plain panes there are the greater the power. Let tl?: glasscs bcpnmng'ed like a chess-board : blue, white, blue; white, blue, white; and 5o on till the window has six or vine blue and six or nine white pancs—according to the size of the windows. A south or southeast exposure is best. Bear in mind that it is not blue glass nor blue color alone which is accomplishing the results which are attracting the attention of so many persons all over the country, but blue and sun light associated. The writer is very san- guine in_his belief that we have in theae asso- iated lights - on important _therapeutic agent for. any whose magnetism and electricity have been disordered in any way. In order that all t?’ whom it is tried may arrive at correct, conclusfons concerning the eifects of blue glass, I am anxious that there shall be no great depurture from the method of Gen. Plea- sonton. To arrive at definite results it is necessary to conform te o uniform procedure of cxperimentatiou, ut.v.\ -~ there may bea freshet of epurious and delusive testimony. Already modifications of the original method have been suggested—or in tne hurry to zet the benefit of the blue light many movel con- trivances havo been adopted. Onc poor fel- low, anxious to get well, keeps his rheumatic hand day after day, bathed with the rays hltered through a bluclog-bottle! Again, “a physician hangs up b‘l\m glass in front of other glass, perbaps with tile view of soon announc- ing an * Improvement.” I plead for uniform- ity. Otherwise a good thing may be thrown away with such robbish as Silferkielm’s vagaries or the metallic tractors. I hope the blue ginss will find its way into private residences as it is Hnding its way into asylums, and, whether the theory be truc or dulse, that it may be satisfactorily tried, and ac- cepted ar rejected for reason. Dg. Jayes I. TUCKER, 50 Douglas place. AN ANSWER TO “x.V To the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, Jan. 19.—In reply to the article, signed by “X.” that appearcd in yesterday morning’s TriBUNE, I would say the Woman's Christian Assoclation of Chicago has no paid members. The ladies connected with this insti- tution, both married and unmarried, give their time, labor, and money. They are a company of Christian women banded together to devise means by which they can help this very class spoken of by ** X.," which was even their object in organizing. Already they sustain one woman (not a member), a widow lady having children to support and educate, at 2 good salary to su- perintend the affairs connected with the em- ployment bureau. There are no other paying positions, and consequently there are nonc to exchange with the women mentioned. Situa- tions are being secured by the Association every day for the unemployed, and it hopés to aid many more in this way. A free dispensary will soon be opened for those unable to pur- chase medicives, and plans sre being laid to open a boarding-house or Christisn Home for the many young women in the city dependent on their own exertions for support, where they can obl pleasant rooms and lodging for = moderate sum, and thus lessen their expenses. I believe the ladies of this Association have & heart to feel for their sirugeling sisters, and a band to welcome then:, and a willingness even to sacrifice their own comfort to benefit them in any way possible. It was born of necessity, says “X. This is true; not, however, from the sucgestions of Mr. Moody or any other Christian worker coming here to show these women their duty, but from a real desire on their part to help the many noble, intelligent, but unfortunate, ones needing their help. Neither is this Association dependent on Mr. Moody for success, only so far as securing his “hearty approval ”’ will help, which-they have already received; but knowing its need in the city, desiring to offer -aid, they depend alone on the almighty arm of Jehovah, in whom alone i3 everlasting strength. CHRISTINE B. SWARTE, Corresponding Secretary Woman's Christian‘Asso- eavion. ‘¢ IRRELIGIOUS CONDUCT." To the Editor of The Tribune. CH10AGO, Jan. 20.—Your issuc of Saturday characterizes as above a paragraph of mine con- cerning the Michigan Southern Railroad. Your artiele is incorrcet in several particulars: 1. I do not “abuse several roads,” but only speak unfavorably of the Michigan Southern. 2. I have no railroad passes that are *fri&y* but only such as I render an equivalent for by paving their full value on contract. On most of the roads of which [ speak favorably I have no ;msscs of any kind. B 4. My mention of the Rock Island Road is based on the fact that its close conncetions with the Michizan Southern would induce people to take that unlucky and dangerous route. I do not. iay that \:_hu Rock Islund is a dangerous roa 5 5 My word of_warniog relates to the Ashta- bula Uisaster, and the subsequent deyelopment of the reckleesness and avarice of the managers. Mr. Amasa Stone, manager when the Ashtabula bridge was built, discharzed a_competent engi- neer, and employed 4_man to build that bridze who never superintended the building of abridge ?cfom! "Ihis Mr. Stone himself sdmitted at the nquest. Your reference to my article is false and in- jurous in almost every particalar. So good a vaper as THe TRIBGNE ought not to cover such misconduct as I have condemned by fatsely at- tributing wrong motive to me. J. W. HARsON. SCARLET FEVER. b the Editor of The Tridune. CRICAGO, Jan. 20.—It is mot my desire to eater into any discussion or to agitate the ques- tion in regard to the use of prophylactic or pre- ventive treatment for scarlet fever. During the carly portion of the present winter season I took occasion to place before the public a bricf hotice ina columm of Tue Trisuxe, kindly sanctioned by the editor,in which betladonna, administered in appropriate and attenuated doses, had been thus advocated and adunin- istered Ly lundredsy of competent Home- opathic physicians throughout the civilized world. It is a proverbial fact that the successful results obtained have been generally known and thoroughly demonstrated. To add thereto miy own testimony, embraced within the past twenty years in this respeet, Icontend and stoutly maintain that belladonna bhas no equal in its claims as a preventive for scarlet fever. T have no doubt that a Jarge majority of the experienced and educated practitioners in the Homcopathic school, at home and abroad, will corroborate the statement I have just made. cannot, therefore, be content to subscribe to any doctrine like that comained in_your issue of to- day, however eminently qualified the author of the article maybe. Yours respectiully, J. A. Vox TAGEN, M. D, AN UNBELIEVER. T the Editor of The Tribune. CricAGO, Jan. 19.—Dr. Ryder objects to Moody’s teaching that it we have faith God will provide for our temporal wants. Your cor- respondent **Layman " retorts sarcastically, and goes Moody one better by intimating that “them that belleve” can ‘*speak with new tongues, andif they drink nnylnisonous thing it shall not burt them,’ etc. ~ Another corres- pondent ““A," wants these boasts put to the test. Isecond the motion. If js said that * the fools are not all dead,” and as it would scein not undesirable that the little word “not’ be stricken out of that old sasing, I suggest that “Layman,” and the rest of his stripe of believ- ers, try each a larce dose of prussic acid. If that docs not produce the desired results we will consult the doctors and recommend some- thing more powerful. CONTEMPT. # STEWART. To the Editor af The Trivune. CnicaGo, Jan. 20.—Regarding your remarks about Stewart’s conduct in Springfield, the Journal of last nizht states that no cmploye of the office of Collector of Internal Revenue has been at Springfield working for Logan or any- body else. Collector Harvey bas nut been in his office for the lnst three weeks, and the only apswer you receive at the oflice was and is: * Collector Harvey is in Springficld.” Senator Logan himself is down there, working for his re-election, and may be he would have done more harm on the Counting Committee had he been at his desk in Washington. But, is there no law or statute prohibiting Congressmen, Scnators, etc., from taking part in their own re-clection,-or has that bill never become a law? Please reoly and oblige, yours truly, W. B. CONNATE. CLEAR IT OFF. To the Editor of The T'ribune. % CHICAGO, Jan. 19.—If red tepe were to cost & “Dbit” a yard, how much do you suppose it would take to reach the * fountain head ™ that would sct the machinery of Cook County st work clearing off the snow from the sidewalk -nbout the much-talked of Court-House square? ‘What with the low sidewalk, shoveling on snow from the car tracks, and driving back and forth over the walk of tesms engaged in filling in around * Farmer Harms' piics,” the present condition is anything but atiractive to ye pe- destrian who bas to pass that wan. F. R. EURCPEAN GOSSIP. The Christn-'nas-Holidays in Gay Paris. A Most Wonderful Wine---Dueling by Balloon. The Bonapartes at Rome--1 Fc‘mlln' Financier in Spain. THE HOLIDAYS IN PARIS. The Paris correspondent of the New York World says; “It is impossiblo to imagine a gayer sight than the boulevards present during the holiday season. On the 23d of December begins the ercction of the little booths that orm the prominent and distinctive feature of the season In this city. Stretching in well-nigh unbroken lines from the Madcleine to the Porte St. ‘Martin, these small temporary snops seb forth a by no means despicable array of holiday attractions. The ground which they occupy— the space mext thecurbstone and betwpen the trees—is furnished to them gratis by the city authorities, which allot to each applicant the spot he is to occupy, and also settle rigorously the size and material of each structure, so that due uniformity of aspect and 2 regular division of space shall be fnsured. The regular shopkeepers along the boulevards complain loudly of the presence of these temporary rivals; but the authorities declare that every one must have a chance, and 5o permit the poorer class of small shopkeepers and working- people to come for ten days incompetition with their weslthier confrercs. Manya poor family is occupiea the whole year round in preparing for this brief season of petty commerce, by working after the regular day’s work is ended’ many a PoOr WOrkman saves up every sou that be can economize for months and months, 50 as to ect himself up in a booth at New-Year's. The articles offered for sale in these small structures are usually toys, cheap stationary, photographs, pocketbooks, small pleces of chinaware, and other inexpensive wares. Not that the things are very cheap, asthey are usually held at a rice a little beyond what th::sy can be purchased or at apy first-class store. Some of the booths are filled with toys at onecent cach, and around these there {s invariably collected a crowd of poor children, all anxiously weighing the merits of each separate toy, and eazer winy out the solitary sou that form their etrennes to the best advantage. Others offer a selection of things at 10 cents each, while others again aro gay with an assortment of really handsome toys. This year, for the first time, the bric-a- brac dealers took the field, and_ several booths displayed pieces of antique jewelry, carvings in ivory, old miniatures, khick-knacksin polished brass, etc., etc, one even going so far asto offer 'a_smoky picture labeled *An original by Guido ” amnong his other wares. At night each booth is illuminated with two large petro- leum lamps suspended from the roof. The boulevards after nightfall present a scenc of wonderfal brilliancy and gayety. The shops, ablaze with = gaslights, the brizhtly-lightes booths, the merry throng of pleasure-seekers, the beautiful goods displayed on all sides, go to make up an eXtremely animated and p{eusin! picture, while the jovous outcries of the chil-z| dren, the noisc of whistles, trumpets, flageolets, and squeaking toys of all ‘decriptions and the announcements of fresh attractions and wonder- tully low prices made in the ‘shrillest possible tones by the booth-keepers form a very Babel of conflicting sounds. - Yet, amid all this vast holi- day crowd there is no drunkenness, and no rudeness, and no disorder, and everybody seems absorbed in the innocent mirth and enjoyment of the hour, * Sugar-plums, as is usual m Paris, form the fashionable and favorite New Year's gift of cvery dms{ from the exquisite, who pays 350 for a pox of bon-bons at_Boissie’s, down to the poor ouvrier, who gives five cents for a pound of broken chocolate or crumbs of glace chest- nuts, the remains, or rather the refuse of the holiday wares of the great confectioners. Not but what be does well to_buy his sweets in that form, instead of purchasing cheap candies for his little ones, for he gets a dainty article of the very best qunfn._v, only, perhaps, in a less tempt~ ing shape than it usially assumes. The fash- ionable confectioners all vie with each other in the matter- of novel and fantastic bon-bon boxes, which usually try hard to look like anything but wbat they arve, and ver often succeed. You take up a_daintily-bound volume,labeled ‘‘ Les Douceurs de la Vie,”’—itis full of sugar-plums. A swans-down mutf, lined with pale-blue satin, is laid before you; untie one of the azure cords that _confine the lining, and the hollow of the mull revesls a store of bon-bons. A hat of snow-white felt, trimmed with bands of peacock’s feathers, is offercd for your ir;‘sj'»amon; the high Tyrolean crown is a Teceptacle for sweets. Pincashions, foot-stools, rolls of music, fans, butteriy. needle-books, dolls, milk-cans, rustic hats filled with flowers, bunales tied up in silk bandkerchiefs,—such are a few ‘of the forms ‘that these dainty trifles assume, _usmally in most deceptive fashion. Fortunately, _boxes covered with costly laces, set with real gems, or laden with £0ld embroidery, have gone out of fashion; they belonged to the intermina- ble list of the extravagant follies of the Second Empire. Times are changed since 2 certain dis- sipated Duke set the pearl of his picture-gal- lery—a fine Meissonnier—in thelid of one of these caskets as an offering to one of the queens of the demi-monde, who, indiznant at receiving nothing better than a box of candies from her prodigal and proflizate sdmirer, when she had counted upon a set of diamaonds at the very least, flung the whole = affair straight- way out of the window. Months atter the box, witn its precious painting still intact upon the cover, was - dis- covered ina bric-a-bac shop near the Temple, was purchased fora mecre song. and the’ Meis- sonicr, cleaned and framed, now fizures hon- orably in a well-known private gallery in En- gland. The prettiest box of the Kind_this sea- |, son represented a rustic basket, formed of strips of barks and seemingly fitled with natural flow- erf; the flowers, however, were adroitly arral cd in s shallow wire tray, the outlines of which were concealed by 2 covering of moss. When this tray was lifted out the interior of the bask- et was found to be iilled with violets. roses, orange-blossoms, clove-pinks, ete., exquisitely moulded n sugar and appropriately colored and flavored.” e A MOST WONDERFUL WINE. London News. - Some of the Deputies assembled at the Ger- man Reiclistag have been trying to lighten the severe burdans of imperial legislation by the institution of a series of relaxatious of a special character. We may easily believe that the first of these, which was called - by eome a * Fiseh- Austellung,” and by others o *¢ Fischessen,” was suggested by the time-honored custom of English politicians at tke close of the Parlia- mentary session. The exhibition of fish was followed by an exhibition of wine. it ‘*The originators of the feast called it a German ‘ Weinprobe,” and invited contributors from all parts of the Empire (perhaps even from Hamburg) to send specimens of their wines, merely stipulating that, a8 in the case of the fish, so in the case of the wines, the con- tributed articles should be disposea of by the judges. The invitation was very wideiy re- sponded . to, and the tables in the new Architectenbaus were loaded with bottles from all the famous districts of the Rhine and the Mosel; the_ Saar and the Ahr, the Main and the Neckar. Upon each table, in the position of honor, stood s small bottle of the most wonderful wine in the whole world,—the Rozenwein out of the Rathskeller of Bremen. This wine, the property of the Mu- nicipal Council of the bld Hanseatle city, is reputed to be more than two and a half centu- ries old, 1t tales its name from a bronze bas- relief of roses which surmouuts it, and it is said to have arrived in Bremen in the year 164, Each little bottle of this celebrated "hock bore aroand its neck an inscription which professed to give an exact calculation of its value: An eight-obm stuck of this wine cost in 1624 300 gold reichsthalers. After the lapse of 221 yea.s (in the vear 1845) the stuck of eixht ohm cost 421,607,100,000 gold reichsthalers: one ohm (equal to 180 bottles) cost 52,100,857,500 gold thalers; one bottic cost 202,752,703 gold thalers and 24 groschen; one glass (cight glasses to o Dbottle) cost S6,507.833 ~ gmold thalers 39 groschen; ons single drop (1,000 drops to a glass) was worth 26,597 gold thalers 60 groschen. The ‘yalue’ has gone on increasing at a rate which appals the valuer. In the year 1859 a drop of Rosenwemn was worth 146,391 grold thalers; in 1873 the wine had risen to the price of 585,565 old thaiers 24 groschen per drop, while at the present moment the value of a single dropis reckoned at 1,832,866 marks of the new imperial coinaze. If it were possible to fix the standard of value between the whole of the toil of the German Fatherland and the vats of the . Bremen Rosen- wein, we doubt if the former wo:ll fetch money sufficient to purchase the latter. The honor” of receiving a boitle of this aged hock is more Mlterally priceless than | auy other honorin the world, and this bonor was bestowed once evel ear by the ci Bremen upon (Goethe. TheTabels on the b of Rosenwein at the ¢ Weinprobe® did not state, what we have heard, alas! to be a fact, namely, that even this precious drink is regularly adul- terated. Near to it, in the same division of the cellar of the Rathhaus of Bremen, stands twelve vats called the Twelve Apostles, each of which holds a Rhine wine made in the eighteenth cen- tury. Whenever a bottle of the seventeenth century Rose wine is drawn from the cask a bot- tle of Peter wine or Juedas wine is poured in, so that the quantity of the Rosenwein never de- creases, ,\vhnz its quality is constantly under ze. DUELING BY BALLOON. Dueling in balloons has already beengtried by two Frenchmen, and with results that should commend it to duelists. MAL De Courcy sod Remonin fought a duel in this wise near Paris a few years azo with satisfaction to both princi- pals and seconds, The quarrel was _about the famous danseuse Henriette, and as” there was some difficulty during the preliminary negotia- tions about selecting a svot for' the encounter, somebody sugzested that the fight should come offi—inair! A piquant suggestion of this kind was sure to take with Frenchmen, and it was at once adopted. Nadir furnished two - balloons of about 30,000 ~cubic feet each—that s, of a capacity for carrying each three persons. When all was ready the acrostats were conveyed to a secluded spot near the capital, where they were expeditiously in- flted by a secret chemical process. 3. De Courcy, with his second and a physician, enter- ed one car; M. Remonin, Gen. Nebel, and a sur- geon occupled the othes, and preparations were made for the start. The circumstances were altogether favorable for the singular experi- ment. It was a delizhtfol morning in the mid- dle of September; the sky was cloudless; scarce- 1y a breath of wind stirred the foliage; the affair had been so carefully concealed that nobody was present but the friends of the partics, and ‘meronautical assistants employed to superin- tend the arrangements. A bricf code of signals had been devised by the seconds for the manage- ment of the acrial combat. When all was in readiness, the word * Let go? was given, and lnstumlr the two merostats shot into the air. M. De Courey’s balloon was made of blue and white spindles of silk; that of M. Remonin was white silk, painted with diagonal stripes of pur- ple and green. At the height of 1,000 fect, by barometer, while the balloons were yet very near together, the seconds exchanged rapid siz- nals, and agreed that the conditions were favor- able for the contest. ‘‘Ready!”—a pause— “Fire!”—nobody hit. .“Reload and repeat— quick!?”” Bang! When the smokecleared away, 31 Remonin Iooked over the side of the car and saw his opporent’s_balloon rushing downward with frightful velocity. His shot had pierced the gas-bag, and the violent outrush of gas had torn open the whole side of the fabric, and a general smash of the occupants of the car seemed inevitable. However, the bag, suddenly loosen- ing itself from below, gathered upward in the netting like a parachute, the terrific descent of the machine was arrested, and M. DeCourcy and his friends reached the earth with no fur- ther damage than n sousing in a small brook. ‘They Janded withina kilometer of the place of ascension. M. Remouin and his friends, how- ever, were wafted ifthe direction of Tours,and o freshening of the wind made their etterage somewhat more difficult and perilons. How- ever, they managed at length to anchor, and got out of the car with nothing more than o few bruises.” The affair was the talk of Paris fora week afterward. Both principals and seconds declarcd themselves satisfied, and there was no renewal of hostilities. Aeronautical duels have the advantage of removing the affair from ev- erybody’s jurisdiction to a region, in fact, where writs are inoperative and Sheriffs harmless. THE BONAPARTES AT ROME. Anne Brewster writes from Rome, under date of Dec. 27: “The visit of the ex-Empress of France and her son has afforded some diversion to society. There have been dinners and recep- tions given by all the Bonaparte kinsfolk, the Princésses Roceagiovani, Primoli, Campello, and Gabriclli. The Duchess Sforza Cesarini, who was a Princess Vittoria Coloona, and whose mother was a Spanish woman, a Toledo, is cousin in some far-off way to the ex-Empress; she also gave a dinner, to Which only the )'ouendg Prince went, as his mother was indisposed. The evening ‘reception of the Duchess was ‘honored’ as they eay here, by Prince Humbert’s presence. The Prince and Prin- cess of Piedmont likewise had a dinner for the young Prince; only the ladies and gen- tlemen in waiting were present, and the chief officers of Prince Humbert's military household. The Princess and her ladies were {n fight mourn- ing, but the Quirinal apartment was briltiantly Tizhted, and the servants were in gala uniform. The Prince Imperial is gay and pleasant; be is not so remarkable for mental qualities as for an easy, popular manner, and for a remarkable cleverness in all physical accomplishments. He is an cxcellent fencer and a fine horseman. He went into the skating-rink one day, a place that is all the mode in Rome this season, and although he had never skated on wheels, in a few moments he was master of the movement, and went whirling around and abont to the great delight of the Bona- parte worshipers. The Empress and her son eave Rome very well contented with the recep- tion they have had in soclety. Thers are enough Bonapartes here to form alittle court, and they and their enfourage have made quite an ovation to the ex-Imperial guests. Rome, too, is now like that fabled place to which cclcsthi children could go down to quy on Saturday afternoous. There are no strict court laws or etiquette, and royalties and ex-royalties wan- dering out of court heaven can do a variety of things that could not have been done during the ~ ceremonious Pupal times, or that would not be en regle in any other ‘Europcan capital. The Vatican reception of tne Imperial lady and her son were not so satis- factory. The Pope did not invite her to receive commuuion in his own chapel, nor did he offer lier a collation, as he did the ex-Queen Isabella of Spain. Not a word is. whispered about her moncy offering to the Pope; I fancy it is not worth the mentioning. She received holy com- munion on Christinas morning at the Church of St. Marfa della Vittoris. near the Moses foun- tain, from the Rector of that Church, who fs Provincial of the barefooted Carmelites. To- nights Tocedella Verita says, dryly: ¢ Crediamo che l‘Im[mrutricc abbia poi fatto avere un re- cordo alla Chiesa della Vittoria’ (we think the Empress may have left a remcmbrance at the Clureh of the Victory.) Yesterday they paid their farewell visit to his Holiness, and to-day they returned to Florence.” A FEMALE FINANCIER. Alittle financial experiment has just come toanend in Madrid, which rather eclipses in brfll_luucy anything of the sort in America. A clevér woman, Dona Baldomera Lara establish- ed, about a year ago, a.bank of deposit, and offered to pay depositors the handsome return of 30 per cent & month interest. She not oxly promised, but performed; people drew their 30 fcr cent a month, and some of them nearly rebled their money, The Dona Lara su ported some style and veiled her movements in some mystery. She had her regulsr office hours, driving to the office every day in an elcgant turn-out, and her villa out of the city, and she was often scen at the theatres. Alyter a time the press began to warn people that this profit of 360 per cent a_vear could not last, and many of the more intelligent and wealthy with- drew their deposits, but the people adhered to her, signed testimonies? of confidence in her in- tegrity, and the exposure only increased the tide of money into her bank. During last No- vember she refused to receive :mytginz except old and silver, parcr being at some discount. One Monday morning in December the deposit- ors crowded the Plaza de la Paja, as usual, to await her appearance, and draw. their interest, It was a diswal day of rain. Almost all those in waiting were of the poorer class. The Dona did not. appear at 8, nor halt-past 8, nor 9, and the crowd began to curse the rain that detained her. But as time passed on und she did not come rumors of her flight began to be circulat- cd, and the scene in the square became a tragic comedy of an extraordinary eort. Thousands of poor people were ruined. Thelady had dc- camped Saturday night. Search of her bank and house discovered littlc of value, not enough to gay her depositors a penny on the pound. Where she had fled no one knew; but she had lately transmitted large sums to Switzerland, and only a few days before £17,000 to Paris, She had received in deposits over £1,000,000 sterling, and paid in interest and reimbursements about half that sum. There were as many as 7,700 de- positors. The night of her disappearance a vio- ient tempest raged overSpnin,amr the telezraph lines were down in all directions. It is supposed tbat she bad confederates both in Paris and Switzerland. ——— SHMALL-POX AT LA SALLE. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. LaSsure, 1., Jan. 20.—Josiah Knapp, of this city, agéd about 5¢ years, who was this morning regdrded asalarmingly ill of small-pox, 15 this evening reported in an extremely . critical condition. During the Jast four days varioloid and small- 0% have broken out ina number of localities bitherto exempt from the fearful scourge, and it is apprehended that in spite of all the pre- cautions taken by the Common Council and the Board of Health there may yet be many suffer- ers from it here. STATE AFFAIR Latest Phase of the [lling; atorial Contest, b & The Democrats More Inclineg ¢, '&E; 5y =4 ] Their Vote fgr Andergon, Mr. Logan Still Playing the Obstructionist. ILLINOIS, e ‘::nnslsmmnm. rIGHT. lspatch so The SPRINGFIELD, IIL., Jan. 20.—";’11::",:,”‘ day’s balloting was to make it g longer the contest is prolonged between by and Anderson the stronger will the Latter pre, and his election will be buta question q;m' and 8 short time, too. Anderson is favorite of the Democrats, but e is e s man the Independents offered the Demoery, the opportunity to accept, and they are ,:,qm' ing to mneglect that Opportunity, Thy, e having bard work to whip their Ium’ to Anderson, but they are making at it steadily. Itisonly a question of 3 days, when they will succeed in fetehizg g1} ventire vote to him. No one can be sureof Lt |"than one day remaining in which the x,,&: anscan . . DROP LOGAS, for whom the Independents have proved they will not vote. But, instead of mitting such tactics, Logan's friends fosist upon working mntl tne o pendents break. The ve i the Logan men in zhfiqm:z'fl:m 4 the Democrats to support Anderson o the. for the Democrats cannot long hold ont g0y Anderson. Logan is waiting for Andereny :’m to break, in which event Logan's & ast he will be elected by the Indepenipn : vote. g b p : The open attitude of Logan's friends i, alent to sayving to every Democrat, %) ‘,,; .have to do to elect Logan is to refuse topty Anderson.” That is principally the wayp, Demoeratic managers want it put in anlery ¢ whip in Democrats who hold out againet Andy, 5 son. Let the situation be maintsined o tyy B shape, and very shortly every Democratiomen. ber will hasten to vote for Anderson fn orie that he, the legislator, may shield bimet against the charge that he opposed Andersy because he is sold ont to Logan. Thesfu; stand out so boldly that an attempt boign / them would be as preposterous as to atieny : to iznore the proceedings of the Legislatun o # o of Congress, or of any other matter of newy " FOUR MORE BALLOTS. The joint session to-day uhuwcdnxmu‘ three on each side having paired. The vote cast was 190, and stood: Lo 91;, }’nmer, 86; Anderson, 13; Haines, % b ish, 1. - The vote on the twentieth ballot ‘steod cizely as on the preceding one. : » k The twenty-first ballot was the sameuty twentieth, except that Palmer loses ous i 2 Ax’}derson zains om:(.1 'ne twenty-second and twenty-third were the same as the tvrenzv-flnt’: H s ts_ reduced To. he: Shall S gty e u 0 this: Shall the godm 3 with Loganh? The only rensnnabl‘;n:xy{find:fina of bis course is that he meaus it sl aod iy if he be not elected no Republican shall be. To hopeful feature of the situation is that tonzi among Republicans this phase of the questia is being quietly discussed, and that discumi 3 has served to develop a strong feeiingiis Logan must -retire from the contest,idu least afford an opportunity to see what msy 4 be done with some other candidate. m’l‘he “Demofr:‘tjifi u“}!m’ tbngght contired e policy of fetching the party by degresscrs % to Anderson, instead of forcing matteson abrapt issue. Therc was 1o decided stim, some members being out of town, but ‘he& was all toward Anderson, and the mapezenar by Tuesday they will get a full vote for Axs } son. E BANERUPT RAILROADS. 3 Mr. McDougal introduced a_resolntin b & structing the road Commissioners* to - what railroads in the State were opentsitr § Receivers, upon whose apolication, and byvis 38 Judge, and for what reason, such_appolntme were made; the amount of taxes due from . railroads, and the amount of debt due dities of the Staee; whether such appointmentd i Receivers does not practically nullify legislgn action, defeat the collection of tuxes,andp # vent the collection of claims against such ras i SITTIG'S PAWNBROKER'S BILL. * Sittig, of Cook, Introduced a bill proviy for the licensing and regulationof pawnbrotes B It imposes a State license of $200, and s peatit of fine and imprisonment for chargingoror |8 lecm‘:g more than 3 per cent Interest i |§ mont E;j IN WASHINGTON. Speclal Dispatch to The Trivune. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.—The return d Gen. Anderson from Springficld has hed t= [ effect, it is said, of orghnizing a very stronz > [ fluence here in favor of his election. Thosextt claim to be in the secrets of the Demoentt managers bere .y that they have decidedist Palmer in no event can be elected, and that i~ [ derson will be acceptable. Itis also eaid negotiations have becn going on to-day betwe here and Springfield to discover whether Palmer vote cannot be transferred to —— ARKANBSAS, DOG-LAW. Lrrree Rock, Ark., Jan. 20.—~The Legir ture passed the act entitled ** anact toencorrst § sheep raising,” which imposes a tax on dogs b become known a3 a dog-law, and was objesi= able in many counties.” In the House todiys! K act to repeal that law passed bya vote of B THAT SNAKE SHOWER. Mexpmis, Tenn., Jan. 20.—The showerd snakes which fell Liere on the .16th [ost- ¥ & not s matter of- fiction on the part of the A g ciated Press agent. It came to him aswells tested as any fact not personally known fo 2! agent. Some of the best citizens of the clf & hibited the reptiles to editors of the Lalgm 12 that journal gave the phenomenon nflb“fl‘E In confirmation of this strange occurrence, Ledger of to-day says specimens of the nf-g 3 snakes which féll in” Sonth Memphis durizg S storm have been forwarded to rof. Heory: & § the Smithsonian Institute, at his own regt for examination. e ——————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. : & CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 20.—The Exclid Ave& Opera-House property was sold at Master (& missioner’s sale this alternoon to A. W banks, proprictor of the Cleveland Herold- T property sold for §51,600, a little more &8 one-fourth its original cost. v Sa 3 34x Fraxcisco, Jan. 20— p. m—The! has ceased thromghout the State, bat 2 from the south ndicate anotherstorm IPDT;-" hfii The rainfall has amounted to oue half to two inches in different localities. =B storm has subsided in the mountains. The% is deep, but not driited so_as to interfere. ol running trains. The rain has been snlfid!flm E start pfowluz in the southern ‘counties W1 the crops had mot been sown, and has rd improved the grasses. In the north, where % gr’nl.!s 18 up, the prospects of a good yield &7 cellent. % ——eT———— The Bennett-)ay Duels New Fork Trigune, Jan. 19: 0 Letters from one of the scconds i T hare been exhibited to us, which md\lm lowing facts clear: (1) That May, a3 lenging party, having "the right to weapons, chose cavalry sabres; (2) . netts’ friends objected, on the ground pave May an advantage; (3) That Ma !‘ yielded = their choice, ~and asscn o dueling pistols; (4) That the duufl:e twelve paces; (3) That no witnesses wer ent, even the surzeous rematning abs 7 and the omiy Scrsuns on, or in sight i dueling ground beinz the two vrlndm A | their two seconds: (6) That the word it thus: * Ready, fire, one, two, three, u’: e partiesnot to move their pistols [rom cpe! dicular until the word “flre " was pro s B and not to fire after the word *st0p Tight Y |8 nounced, aud ths sccunds baving the Pt shoot down either man who dlsnn:lw quirement; (7) That Dennett and ‘:y“' most simultaneously at_the word °B¢n'u el ‘fhat meither was touched; (3).Tbat Satisded B friends then professed themselves sob and:(10) that the parties straizhtway €] the whole affair scarcely havinZ ugl'dfljg minutes. These, we have reason to 50 far as they go, the exact facts. e ———— When the prescnt, c nfibnckw:;ln" little more diffused in the human will be less interest taken in tbe | Danbury News & v?'}t -5 i)