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i THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MAY 6, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. 5 ways a good horse until he pitches E’m:’!(m!;n his back. After that he is for gale. Thatis the trouble with the Republican ‘horse in OBi0- Cincinnati Zoological Garden has been 1y strendod of late, since the appointments offices have robbed the place of 5o jects of attraction. r,m':npun war already bas a disastrous l;;:npon the people of the United States. It a5 the map-peddlers. The Hon- very much W WEEUPPOSE: g PERSONAL. ————— Avex. H. STEPnESss is reported as asted—wprn decollette by discase, . Warmoth, of Louisians fame, is to be mar- 18 looking out for a foreign mis-_ rily, 2nd 3 s I will be convenieat for a bridal trip. John Tyler, Jr., son of the ex-President, 193 candidate for 8 Sret-class clerkship in the Pen- slon Office, and entered upon the competitive ex- amination Mondsy. Wong Ching Foo, the new Buddhist Mes- siab, bs 3 bad way of forgetting to pay his debts, P be Dethlehem Times says his morale in other respects are not exemplary. A sarcastic friend asked Thiers: ** Why are yon eo cisll o Gambetta: your encumies ray yor slmost Hek his ehoes?™ **I shall probably have to 2vallow him one day, " he replied, *‘and I want to clesn bim first.” Joaguin Miller’s hobby, they say, is mot bt he Is & great poet, but that e s the most ac- tomplisbed +‘masher, " or Jady-killer ,of the age. A fewof the sex still survive, and Miller claims ‘e has not had & fair chance all around. The Graphic says that Donn Piatt will far- nisn more original, ready-made opinions in a given time than any man of his cubic fnches in Wasling- ton when Gen. Butler isstudying the Scriptures at howe. 1t should have added: ** And whea Cor- poral Keensn I8 laying pneumatic tubes in Europe.™ The singulsr action of Mr. R. H. Macy in cattinzoff his son with SL,000, and particularly by the publicity he chose to give to the action, ex- cltes much comment fn New York. The New York Tritwne suppores that he was indaced to give so ‘Imuch pablicity to his motives from a consciousness that his will would be subjected to two prohates, —thataccordingto statate, and the moral opinion of the community. That was a bright idea which struck the ‘mortgagee of the 7. -0.,—the securing of a Hebrew ‘Professor to act as its cable correspondent. Hence the Interestine criticism of the Chaldaic account of the Deluge which appeared in o recentissue of that © hen the Hebrew Professor begins to tell ‘how the Israelites smote the Hittites, and how the Amponites were overcome, the Bible will be, in- ‘eed, euperseded in our public schools. Dr. William A. Hammond recently de- lvered a lecture oa ‘*Sleen™ at Chickerine Hall, New York City. Sleep, he said, was accompanied by an abscnce of blood in the brain, and wakefnl- pess by the return of the same fluid in large quan- tities. Many persons who feel slecoy in a chair become wide awake on lying down simply because ol the flow of blood to the head. For such persons » bigh pillow reaching well under the zhoulders . will prove beneficial. The demse Canadian mind does mnof, it ‘seems, appreciate the humor of the Danbary News min. Not long since he was hired to make the le of Ingersoll merry. Only two dozen of the ber attended, and the WWorld eays they were 80 ‘much disappointed that the Lycenm Committee had topacify them by giving them free tickets to alect- wreby 8 Presbyterian clergyman who had made a sensation by denyinx that the eternity of future panishment is tanght in the New Testament. Joaquin Miller has written a book on New York Iife which is almost finished. He intended to * allit **Fifth Avenae,” bat the play came out and e gaveltup. Asfor his litcrary opinions, he is prodigioasly proud of Longfellows fears Lowell is groxing carcless; expects great things of W. W. Bocy; calls Walt Whitman *‘the Everlasting— ¥ith 2 big E"'; cares nothing for Howells or James as novelists; and, for himself, wozld rather ride a fast borse or talk to a pretty woman than do any- thing else nuder the sun. The various stories concerning the condi- tion of Panl Morphr, the chess-player, are setat rest by an authoritative communication on the subject from New Orleans, where Morphy is residing. He ow practicing law. and bas never been jnsane, or spoken of in that connection by his family or friends. He is stilt thought to bs the strongest chese-player In the world, but has retired entirely *from public contests in consequence of a_promise z:go 10 his mother after his memorable European The young men of the gradunting class in the Academy at Kingston, N. Y., ungallantly re- fused to participate in the closing exercises becanse young ladics had been apoointcd to the posts of aledictorian and Salutatorian. There was noal- Jegation that the yonng ladies had not fairly earned the honors conferred upon them, but simply a bro- tal obetinacy on the part of the young men. The young Iadies £nally withdrew of their own accord, :;?gn the Principal of the Academy stood by them 5. The World has the following interesting item: “‘The recent gift from the Sultan to the Cniversity of Pesth of a portion cf the famous library established at Buda by King Matthias Cor- vinus h_! the latter part of the fiftcenth century, was 3 pecaliarly graceful one, since in the time of Mat- thias Corvinus Hungary was the great bulwark of Europe agalnst the Turke. After his deash the libeary fell into the bands of the Mahometans and ‘wasscattered to the winds, and ever since then it s been the endeavor of Hangary to regain at least spartofit.” Mr. Valentine Baker was recently ap- Pointed by the Tarkish Commander-in-Chief a General of Brigade, and ordered to accompany bim;bat Redif Pasha, Minister for War, canceled tbe appointment, remarking that European officers were nonecessars. The Spectafor quotes this in Cousection with the casc of Hobart Pashi, the Euglish Admir] of the Tarkish fleet, saying that he isnever safe, but may be superseded on the eve Ofaction. The commest is not particularly pro- {:fl.:d. An:doflw. ‘whether native or tot, might iperseded on the eve of ool i eve of action, but probably d Gen. Blumenthal, the famous Chief of b:lflnflke Crown Prince of Prussia, is supposed to the aathor of several significant articles 1n late Bumbers of the Cologne Gaselte. It was be who :'r;uw his wjfe during the Austrion campaign, fu :':l tter wis captared by the encmy and pab- Heteas Remember, when you eec anything L the Crown Prince, that meansme." So the Buseizn Gemeral Nepokoltsbisky might ssy: mvkmenerer you sce anything about the Grand e “:! Nicholas, remember that means me.™ In the (e cate, 100, it isa decided comfort to know of mu‘plmn of Nepokoitsbisky without suffering 2500y of pronouncing his name. Fatber Hyacinthe's first lectare in Paris :nh:h L5th alt. was attended b 4,000 persons, b '}jnnnen quictly to a disconrae on *‘Respect TheTruth, or the Right of Private Judgment. salg oeater deined his position tersely when he fodttat. havin been of the extreme left in the \oom of the lowaa Church, he was now natur- uyum:e extreme right among the religions men Parated from Rome. He preaches in behalf of hmfli::, bat ageinst Popery, as he sayss in of o, 1120, of the abolition of the forced cclibacy the priesthood, of the dissemination of the {aepeures and the celebration of divine eervice in eraacular tongues. He does not insist on the m""""wu&" of Church and State in France, where in Boplcal sitaation s different from what it is o Huerland, his recent diocese. Towards Sofnce he is very tolerant. Although he docs accept Darwinism as proven, he had as soon from a monkey as from clay. The eloventh-hour virtue of the Boston ' Bewspapers {n denouncing the indecencies of the Sldene tronpe in the Inst balf of the Tast weck of mf engagement is thought to be amusing by o 5 moral philoophers. It reminds one of the 'eman who viewed the eccentric dance of Mlle. T o wonder, not unmixed with awe. e sat o e call for an encore had beea responded toj o hok}h hat, remarking to the person next ootiat Lt stand this any loner,™ and pasted Taio2to s rainy but more virtuons atmosphere. Tn Trpeo it was the fashion of the youns ewells and Teans to wait until after the fancy-dance, and then with the exclamation, **1 was never €0 ‘Sthmedin mylite. Iwas afrald somcbody who Tive l:m might see methere.” Thackeray did not wohe, Mg enough to puncture all the American Fiter Soldene and her troupe were disgusting, bat ly conld have gone to their performances in- - Boceatly, and whoever went deserved all he =W, WASHINGTON. Secretary Sherman Crushes the’ Hopes of Parties of the First Batch. No Release from Pecuniary Liability Can Be Al- lowed Them. And No Agreement Granting Civil Immunity Was Ever Made. The President’s Proclama- tion Convening Con- gress Oct. 18. Some of the Reasons Which Brought About the Post- ponement. The Texas Delegation Divided on the Texas Pacific Scheme, THE FIRST BATCH. AX UNWELCOME KNILL FOR TITE BONDSMEN. Spectal Dispaich to The Tribune. WasmiNGTON, D. C., May 5.—Scerctary Sher- man has decided thecase of Roclle, Junker & Co., and the entire first batch, adversely to their application for civil immunity, and has ap- proved the report of Assistant Sceretary French, the conclusions of which are: First, that no officer of the Government had any legzal author- ty to make an agreemeut for civil immunity, as alleged; second, that no such agreement in fact +was made; and, third, that the application for compromise should be refused. The report of Assistant-Scerctary French, which is an claborate document of thirty legal- cap pages, is the argument upon which Secretary Sherman’s order is basedyand is the paper which Charles Reed, counsel for the first batch, made his last argument to controvert. The substantial points of French’s opinfon are, that a compromise could only be made under Sec. 38,469, Revised Statutes, by proposition of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, District Attorney, and Solicitor of the Treasury. The Solicitor of the Treasury makes no express recommendation, and Ieaves the subject vague. The Solicitor of Internal Revenue malkes posi- tive recommendations AGAINST A COMTROMISE. The Commissioner of ‘Internal Revenue alone approves of a compromise. This was the state of the case Feb. 22,1877 On Feb. 28,1877, District-Attorney Bangs: notified the Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue that judgment in the case had been reopened. Judge French fiads it difficult to understand what - object Judge Bungs could have had, under the circum- stances, in opening the case. The reopening of these judgments mave the first batch AN EXTRAORDINART ADVANTAGE, since, as the case stood before, they were not, under the statutes, capable of being com- promised,—as the Treasury has no jurisdiction over them. The rcopeniog of the judgments by a United States officer placed these persons in atechnically lemal position to apply for a compromisc. Without this change of the record a compromise would bave been impossi- ble. Under Sece. 3,229, the poiut is made, first, that no officers had authority to make the al- leged azrcement. The District-Attorney and special counscl could MANIFESTLY HAVE NO AUTHORITY tomake such agrecment for vl immunity. Thev had no power to make release of such taxes, nor could they bind tbe Governmeut to any such agrecment. - No such agreement was made. Itismot pretended that there is.any written agrcement as set forth verbatim ap- parently it the brief of the attorneys and in the record of the Court, althougl District- Attorney Bangs, in -his letter to the Attorncy-General, - says that he was un- able to find = copy of the agreement. The claim that this agreement was made under the authority of the then Secretary of the Treasucy, Bristow, is not sustained. ~The cer- titiente of Judge Bangs at the foot of this agree- ment shows clearly that civil immunity was not understood by it. Voluminous refercnces are then made to the testimony given by Judse Banzs, Supervisor Matthews, and Bluford Wil- son before the Whisky Investigating Commit- tee, to show that ciril immunity IWAS NOT CONTEMPLATED. Conspicuous _among these references is the statement of Judge Bangs that his only knowledge about the agreement was ob- tained irom _ Supervisor Matthews, who claimed to briog it from Bristow. ‘It was not written,” the report quotes, “*¢from the court record of the pretended agreement.” This sentence ocs to show that Judge Banzs did pot then expect thai that agrcementin- cluded civil immunity. In this conncction the hope was held out to the defendants that, they testitied truthfully and acted in good faith, the Bepartmant. would be lenient with them; for it was said that by thus acting they would become frients of the Government, and the Government might release them alto- pether. While this hope was held out, the Government reserved the right, in case it chosc to exercise it, to proceed *to sale in case of condemnation. It appears here plainly that the Government reserved its right to proceed to sales in thecases of condemna- tion, or did not in fact grant civil immunits. The correspondence between Tutton and Brie- tow, io which the former protests againstgrant- ing civil immuaity, Judge French claims shows that " Bristow had granted no such immunity, and insisted that he authorized NO SUCH ARRANGEMENT. Bluford Wilson testitied that Sccretary Bris- tow distinctly- stated to Supervisor Matthews before he went to Bangs, and when in Washing- ton, that he cntered into no such arrangement, and would make no suclk compromise With ac- cuscd persons. The followin tel m from Solicitor Wilson is quoted as proof of the rejection of the prop- ositions for civil immunity: ‘‘Proposals re- jected. without qualification, and unconditional surrender insisted upon.”” o 1n another letter Solicitor Wilson said: * You seem to forget that these very men, the first bateh, have agreed to surrender unconditional- 1y to the Government the vast scizures of prop- crty made by you.” The decision of Secretary Sherman is very ‘broad and sweeping, and scems to cover the eo- tire Th(sky cases as regards the question of im- munity. Cnnxs"lz:s Reed, attorney for the first batch, who left for New York this- morning, will re- turn the first of the week and will Ilnxncdh;elz apoeal the case to the. Attorney-Geucral and the President. In view of Secrefary Sherman’s positive decision, it will require very cxtraordi- nary exertion to reverse his decision, and to se- cure the suspension of ¢ivil prosccations. TIIE DECISION. To the Western Associated Press.. WASHINGTON, D. U, Mx{a.—l-‘olluwmgis the deciston of the Secrctary of the Treasury on the proposition. of Anton Junker, Joseph Roelle, 0 3. P. Kissinger, proprietors of the Union Copper Distilling Company, Tirst District of Tilinois, to compromise by payment of $100 and costs the claims of the United States against them for fines, penaltics, forfeitures, and taxes, amounting in all to $597,933.30. The Secretary e 4 this proposition f Ihave carcfully examined this proj on for cnmh romise. nng have mns!dere% the brief of Chanies 11, Reed. Esq., atorney for proponents, in objection to the opinion of Assistant Secreiary Frengh, of this Department, and now aporove his opinion. and dechine the proposed compromize. The verbal agrcement referred to. so far’as it is established by proof, hos been fully execated an Ihe part of the overnment by the Teleasc of pro- ponents from fmprisonment for crimes committed under the Revenue laws. It did not undertake to, and could not. under the law, extend to the release of proponents for taxes due or forfeitures incarred under the Internal Revenue laws. 1t does not appear that any such release from pecuniary lia- bllity wae proposed to any officer of the Govern- ment having authority 10 make a compromise. Both the Secretary and Solicitor of the Treasury deny any suca agreement, and none was reported 1ot epartmect. Evidence of this oral ar- rangement with an attorney is 50 vague and unsat- jsfactory that the cxecutive officer of the Govern- ‘ment would ot be justified in acting upon it, and mu;&:xfihx'u lhellg iven ’lt ’r‘i‘::! ec'LIn dis- chai proponen rom im| nmen power to compromise debts other pecuniary ligbilitles to the United States is a. discretion- ary power vested in the Secretary of the Treasury. e has jurisdiction o com- promise only mupon previous recommendation of other oficers, and he alone_can make o com- promise, or authorize it to be made. The rclease of parties ?(nslwlmm the Unifed States has clnims for fines, penaliics, forfeiturcs, and taxea amounting to $597,993.39 should not be made by him except upon the clearest grounds of public policy. The offer of compromise in this casc is the nominal_eum of $100. and would lcave de- fendants, who have confessed themselves gailty of crime, not only relieved from criminal Dunish- ment, but from the p&{mnnt of large amounts of taxes admilted fto be due, and of fincs penaltics and forfeitures plainly due under the rev- cnuc laws. Th releascof these proponents, after ‘participating in a crime of such maznitude, merely ecause they confessed their guilt, would be 8 dangerons cxample. Payment of ihc taxes duc and of the losses incurred by tho- Government by reason of their offenses, with interestand costs, wonld be the least that could be demanded of them. with just regard to the public intereats. That this cannot be collected by reason of their Insolvency, is no justification for their release. Joux SHERMAN, Secretary. THE EXTRA SESSION. WIIT THE CHANGE WAS MADE. Spectal Dispatca to The Tridune. Wasnixaroy, D. C., May 5.—When the Cab- inet met yesterday the proclamation calling an extra session was presented prepared, the day for assembly befnz fixed at June4. When the Cabinct convened only one member anticipated the possibility that the date might be changed. That member was Sccretary McCrary. He had called his bureau officers together and obtained from some of them a statement that they could carry the army through until October without inconvenience, except to the officers. It has always heen the President’s desire to postpone _the session. In this desire Secretary Evarts shared, and the postponement he earnestly advocated. His recent visit to New York convinced him that the business fn- terests of the country demanded 2 postpone- ment, if possible. Secretary Sherman and At~ torney-General Devens COULD NOT SEE THEIR WAY CLEAR, _or understand how a postponcment could be hiad without evasion of the law, but a vote was taken, and the official agnouncement given to the press that Oct. 15 had been ‘agrecd upon. Meanwhile, Iate in the evening, Secretary Mc- Crary became anxious lest a mistake had been made, and, according to one report, stated at midnight last night that since the decision was reached another serious difficulty had presented itselfl. The custom of the Department, as prescribed by law, has been to deduct a- percentage of the pay of enlisted men, which was to be delivered to them in the aggregate upon their discharge after they bad served their time. In cases where men have served the usual time of five years, the money due to cach than AMOUNTS TO SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, This sum will foot up tu a great deal in the aggregate, especially when it is considered that the average annual discharges cqual about one- fifth of the army. The moncy due these men is deposited in the Treasury,but cannot be paid out except by special autbority of Congress. He desired the Paymaster Geoeral to prepare a statement of the number of men to be dis- charged and the amounts of reserved money thus due. The Attorney-General, the Sccretary of State, and the Sccretary of War this morning very d CAREFCLLY CONSIDERED THE DIFFICULTIES, and this afterncon the proclamation fixing the Session at Oct. 15 was issued. The President and his legal advisers undoubtedly are best fn- formed as to the law, and their opinion should be better than thosc who doubt the coustitutionality of the postponement, but as to the wisdom, in a political and busioess point of view, there can be no doubt. Appeals have been received from busi- ness men iu all parts of the country urging a postponement, and there scemns to be no one opposed to it except soine dissatisfied politiciaus and the Washington boarding-house kecpers. The President is reported to have said that there were TARIOUS POLITICAL REASONS why the extrz session should be avoided if pos- sible, in view of the approach of the Ohio cam- paign, in which financial questions would form a leadivg _ issuc. = The subject of tinances would undotbtedlybe agitating Con- aress, which might tend to disturb the steady progress of the country toward specle pavments, and otherwise_distract_the cven tenor of busi- ness affairs. In regard to the proposed attack upon the Southern policy of the Administration, he said it would seem right that the gollv:y should Lave a fair trial. The President said tkat be tricd to look at the questionin the broadest and most comprehensive light of gen- eral public welfare.~ He thought the precipita- tion of the financial discussion would UNSETTLE THE BUSINESS of the country, which, under the influence of the steady, consistent financial policy of the Government, was gradually settling down to a firm and permanent basls of coin values. fle believed that the same zeneral principle applied to the Southern question. Congress was to meet early in the summer and a_debate upon Southern matters took place it would have a tendency to revive the animositics of the races in the South at a critical period in the workings of the Southern policy, and then perhaps it would be defeated for the want of a fair show, and not by rcason of its own demer- its. The general tenor of the President’s re- marks was, that he wanted a fair .oportunity to get his Administration under way before Congress met, in_order that mcmbers mizht come here with well-determined and matured views as to whetler they ought, in justice to themselves and the country, support or oppose his measures. THE PROCLAMATION. To the Western Associated Press. WasmNGTON, D. C., May 5.—Objections to postponing the extra session of Congress have all been waived, and the following was issued this afternoon: By the President of the United Stales of America —A Proclamation—Wneneas, The final adjourn- ment of the Forty-fourth Congress without making the msnal appropriations for the support of the army for the fl!ca“fcnr ending June 30, 1878, pre- scnts_an extraordinary occasion requiring ihe President to_exerciee tho power vested in bim by the Constitutionto convene the Iouses of Con- ress-in anticipation of the day fixed by law for neir nest meeting; now, therefore, 1, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the Tnited States, do, by virtug of the power to this end in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress to assemble at theic respective chambers at'12 o'clock noon on Monday, the 15th day of October mext, then and there o consider and determine such measures as in their wisdom, iheir duty, and the welfare of the people may seem to demand. In witness whereof I have herennto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be af- ed. Done at the. City of Washington this: 5th day of May, n_the year of our Lord 1877, and Independ- ence of thu United States of America the one hun- dred and first. (Signed) R. B. Haves. By the President: Warizax M. EvAns, Secretary of State, NOTES AND NEWS. THE TEXAS PAGIFG BILL. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. WaSHINGTON, D. C., May 5.—There will be a split in the Texas delcgation upon the Texas Pacific question. Schleicher, the able German Representative, says: ** You may take it as a fact that thus far there arc but two of the six Representatives from Texas whoaré pronounced in its favor. Irefer to Messrs. Throckmorton and Culberson. The othersare divided in opinion concerning the matter. I do not wish to be un- strood, however, as against the project of a Texas Pacific road. On the contrary, all Texas would be in favor of the trunk live, but the Dh&u’lions are its branches, and their localities, and the proposed immense Government subsidy asked for. Local interests in this matter are not so overshadowing as to make it desirable to obtain large Government subsidies for the road. The fact is, that aithough thisroad has assumed the name of Texas Pacilic, Texas is not dircctly, or I may say, solely, interested in its construc- tion, because it really benefits but two_districts in the State. I it were possible to satisfactori- ly adjust the various intcrests by building branch roads throughout the State so as to make the road ome Of ‘great intercst. the question of a Government subsidy might then ve overlooked. But as the proposi- tion now stands, I do not think it at all improb- able that the Texas delezation will be divided regarding it when brought up in Congress.” COLLECTOR HARVEY is here consulting about_regulations designed to secure more perfect collection ol the revenue. He reports that Chicago distillers complain that the Internal Revenue Bureau is more stringent in Chicazo than it is in Peoria. Fawcette, former editor of the Jnlfer-Ocean, is a candidate for Harvey’s place, should heresign. Harvey intimates Do intention of resizning. LOOKING AROUND. Horace White and Sam Bowles are here.on 2 tour of observation. S INDIAN AFPAIRS. . To the Western Associated Press, WasHmGros, D. C., May 5.—Brig-Gen. Crook had a long . conference to-day with the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affgirs in regard to the removal of the Sioux Ageacies to the Missoilf River and on the Indian question geperally. Sceretary Schurz and Commissioner Smith entircly concir with Gen. Crook in his view that the Indians should be compelled to work for théir rations, and the conference to<lay was mainly with a view to ascertain how the labor of Indians could be utilized in the interests both of the Indians and the Government. No definite conclusion has becn reached as to the precise location of the new Agencles, but it secms certain that the Indians will ot be removed until next autumn, s during the warm scason the Indiaus will be Qlsposed to strazale off on hunting expeditions, but will be canily collected and held together on the approach of cold weather. indian-Agent Clum telezraphs to the Com- missfoner of Indian Affairs that the military Thave rendered him valuable aid in his mission for the return of the renerade Chiricahuas: to the San Carlos Agency, and that.the number he is taking back there exceeds 450 T PRAUDULENT CLAIMS. To-day in the Criminal Court the case of F. A. Sawver, Frank W. Brooks, W. I. Haiues, . P. Roddy, and William H. Barstow, charged with conspiring to defraud the Government by defendants Brooks and Roddy presenting fraudu- lent claims to the amount of $55,000, and the others, Sawyer as Assistant Secretarv of the Treasiry, Haines as Commissioner of Cnstoms, and Barstow as_Clerk, for the passaze of tle same, was called upand sct for the 16th instant. DECORATION-DAY. Arrangements for Decoration-Day at Arlina- ton are_completed. Brig-Gen. Natban Goff, Jr., of West Virginia, has been sclected for orator, Will Carleton, of Michigan, for poet, and the Rev. Clay McConley, who was lately called to the First Unitarian Church in this city, for chaplain. The Committec will arrauge for ceremonies at the Soldlers’ Home Cemetery, where the bones of 7,000 soldiers are interred. SECRETARY SIERMAX. Suecial to the Exening Tost. WASHINGTON, May 4.—There is a storm brew- ing against Secretary Shermad. First, a storm from the outside of the Department on account of his decision of April 20, in relation to the use of appropriations for the payment of “ac- crued claims ™ against the Government, and which decision practically excluded the payment, of all claims against the United States, except those based on express contracts, unless there be a special appropriation by Congress covering the case. 'This is a revolutionin the conduct of the Government busiuess, and has aroused the rage of alarge class of agents and attorneys representing clalms of the character now ob- jected to, and which have been paid on proper proof for a perlud of thirty years. ‘Anotber trouble s with the Treasury Depart- 1nent, aud grows out of certain radical differ- ences between the Sceretary and some of the heads of bureaus in the Department. Among these is ex-Gov. Carpenter, of Towa, Seccond Comptroller. He and Sccretary Sherman wide- lz ditler on certain matters rcrtnininz to Gov. Carpenter's burcau. The immediate cause of the dispute betwecen Secretary Sherman and Carpegter is said to have grown out of the fact that the latter refused to report _anybody as in- competent or ineflident in his office in response to arccent circular from the Secretary. He dryly assigms asa reason that he has no employes in his bureau of the kind designated. The gen- eral public as yet has known nothing of this dis- pute, but itisa vc:lv pretty quarrel as it stands. It cannot be long till the difficulty, if not com- promiscd. will reach the situation of a general engzagement. 4 RLTRENCHMEST. Spectal Dispach to The Tribune. 4 . NEw Yorx, Mcy5.—The Z'ribune’s Washing- ‘ton special says that the number of Pension Afinuls Thas been reduced to cizhtcen. The Pa- citic coast will have one. The amount of sal- arics and fees now paid is $423,000 per sunum. The ageregate reduction of expenditures by the new system will be $135,000. The number of pensioners then paid through the New York City office will be 11,000, at Canandaigua 22,000, Philadelpbia 20,000, and Pittsburg 7,000. JUDGE DAVIS' SUCCESSOR. ‘The World’s Washington special says Bristow will be nominated to succeed Davis when Con- smects. Noyes would have been appoint- ‘d but Waite was in the way, so Noyes was given the French mission. ITEMS OF INTEREST. «Jee-boxes” at Merwin Church’s. Chicago manufacturers are all busy. Best “oil-stoves” at Merwin Church’s, Prof. Swing at McVicker's this morning. The % Bussey ” range at Merwin Church’s. Joys are our wings, and SOrrows our spurs. Artistic (raming. Lovejoy & Foster, 83 State. He only employs his passion who can makeno use of his reason. ‘The best days of a mau’s life arc those in which be effects the most good. Dix sold last week 4,000 parkages Iake fish and 3,000 packages Challenge hams. . Dry goods and notions are retafled at jobbers’ prices at * The Fair,” 108 State street. Ranges and housekeeping goods at cost to close pusiness. VWatkins, 226 State street. J. G. Lanzguth, the optician, has removed to 48 Madison strect, between Wabash and State. 0ld Harper's Magazines, cash peid for them. Chapin’s, corner Madison and Dearborn strects. The jce-creams and ices of J. W.Kraflt & Co., 50 Madison street, are gaining popularity. An clegant stock of fresh Havava cigars of the choicest brands just opened at D. W, Read & Co.’s, 148 State street. Do, Moran & Co., 85 South Water street, sold over 990 boxes new cheesc snd 4,500 pounds creamery butter last week. The volume of trade in this city for March nearly %unlcd the combined aggregate of busi- ness in Cincinpati and St. Louis. Baldwin, 201 South Clark strect, continues to pay the highest cash_prices for Ibraries, good standard books, music, and magnzines. Have your feather-beds, pillows, and mat- tresses renovated by the H. C. Crawford Ren- ovating House, 33 East Adams street. Pleasant Amick, agent. The books that make a sensation are those that are unreadable. They are like indigestible dinners. The dinners that are easily digested are never spoken of the next day. These are two ways of moing through the world. One is to make the best of it, aud the other is to make the worst «of ic. Those who take the latter course work hard for poor pay. Merker Bros., manufacturers of pocket-books, have removed from Nu. 79 Randolph street to No. 88 State, where they display o much fuller stock than ever before. They offer every varle- ty of fine leather goods, includiog a complete assortment of iraveling-bags, at lowest prices. Tcc cream by steam. Having facilities for manufacturing sixty gallens per hour, and using pure cream _with no adulterations, we are pre- pared to fill all orders from one quart to 2,000 gallons with a very choice article and at bottom prices. Edmanson Bros., 215 Soath Halsted aod 308 State strect. We saw last week the finest burglar and fire roof safc ever brought to Chicago. It had ust oeen_sold to Mr. Kirkman, of the North- western Railway, by Mr. J. W. Norris, of the Diebold & Norris Safe Company, No. 57 State strect. Mr. Norris has recently shipped four- tcfin first-class safes to different points else- where. There arc numerous parties who are now keeping house who would not have been able todo so for some time to come if it bad not been for the accommodating and popular house- furnishing cstablishment of Jobn M. Smyth, 13¢ West Madison street, where you can pur- chase everything needed to keep house with on the mouthly-payment plan, aud have a choice and large stock to select from. SUPERD COPFEE. The Centennial Coffce-Pot exhibit, mentioned by us last, Sanday, is attracting crowds of ad- mirers to No. 4 Clark street. Sales - are made constantly, and the invention carns the deserved encomiums of all who sce it, and who taste the incomparable coffec made in it. We should think that any energetie man or woman could carn a handsome income sclling this admirable invention. PINE MONUMENTS. g The most artistic, durable, and handsome monumental work ever secn in the West we find to be_that produced by the Hinsdale-Doyle Granite Company. This company has recently established its headquarters on thie first floor of the fine building at No. 91 Dearborn street. Samples of their skill,and special designs toorder, are furnished here. They also have a superb stock of iinished goodsat the entrance of Grace- land cemetery, and we advise all persons desir- ingr to purchdse anything, from a simple head- stone to an ornate sculptured monument, to ex- amine the exhibit of this Company. TI:E exccute all_orders with a_fidelity and’ dispatc] unobtainable elsewhere. Their goods have a national rcgumuon for beauty of design, ex- cellence of material, and perfection of finish, We commend this firm to ali persons in quest of really first-class monumental work. THREE YEARS OLD. The ever famous snd always satislactory Tivoli will cclebrate its third aamversary next Tuesday by throwing open to the world its newly furnished and newly adorned ladies® de- partment. ¥o have ncither the time nor space ndequate to describe the mammificent work which has been ‘dome in this grand _ spartment, and simply ask the public to b on hand Tuesday mornln% and judge for itsell, A glorious surprise and rare sthetic treat is in store for all ! Jolne optaion of the womemanity 1 were o by that such matchless elegance in any restaurant bas never before been seen in this country. HISHWINESAND ALCOROL, wholesale and retail, in all quantities to suit mucrs, trom one gallon to 100 barrels, at Bros., 92 Soutn Market street. ————— A NEW USE FOR CORK, The new cork floor covering—Linoleum—has ingratiated itself so rapidly into public favor that it fs superscding all appliances herctofore cmployed for like purposes. Its most remarka- blc feature is * extraordinary durability;” in this respect no other floor covering can compare withit. The beautiful deigns in which it is manufactured make it most desirable for din- ing-rooms, halls, churches, and cvery variety of building. Kept by all first-class carpet dealers. e e THE KEY THAT IS NEVER TURNED. For the convenience of the public, Messrs. Buck & Rayner, the well-known druggists and makers of the “Mars” cologne, now keep their Madison street store, at the corner of State, open for business every hour of the twenty- four. A thorough prescriptionist is always in in charge, and the night trade in medicines and general goods receives the same careful atten- tion ‘that has always characterized their day business. g ———— JUDGMENT CONFESSED. 8Sax Fraxcisco, May 5.—A Virginia City vressdispatch says the attorney for the bonanza firm to-day in court announced their readiness to confess judgment for the amount due by them for delinquent taxes, amounting wi fees and costs to $300,000. BUSINESS NOTICES. Kecp's Castom Shirts Mado to Measure,— Yery best. 6 for $0; o obligation to keep any, of unless ¢! L7 Keon's shir perfectly satisfuctory. 173 ———n ‘Boland's Aromatic Bicter Wine of Iron isa remedy for nervous debility, Impovenshed blood, and impaired digestion. Depot, 33 Clark street. VEGETINE WILL CURE Rl]EUDL\TiSM. MR, ALBERT CROOKET: the well-kn B A BeT e 3¢ SEe e ErorTs DIngala: every cne troudled with Rheumatism totry VEGETINE READ HIS STATEMENT. SPRISGYALE, Me., Oct. 12, 1676. Mr. H. R. Steveus: Dear Sir—Fiftcen years ago last fall I was taken sick. with rheumatism, was unable to move until the nest Aoril. From that time until three years ago this fall 1suffered everything with rheumntism. Sometimes there would be weeks at 5 time that I could not step one step; thess attacks were quite often. I suffercd everything that a man could. Overthree years ago last apring I commenced taking Vegetine, and followed it up untll I had taken seven bottles; have had no rheu- matism since that time. 1always advise everyone that istronbled with rheumatism to try Vegetine, and not suffer for years as I have done. This statement 15 gra- tultous as far as Mr. Stevens Is concerned. Yours, otc., ALBERT CROOKER. Firm of A. Crooker & Co., Drugglsts and Apothecaries. VEGETINE Bfas Entirely Cured Me. e Bostos, Oct. 1870, tevens: Dear SIr—My daughter, after having a severe attack 9f Whooplnz Cougli, wasloft Ina (ecble state of health. Belng advised by a friend, she tried the VEGETINE, and, ‘after usiug & few bottles, was fully restored to Deaith. 1bove heen a great sufferer from Rhcumatfsm. T have taken several bottles of the VEGETINE for this complaint, and am happy to say 1t has entirely cured me. 1 hsve recommended the VEGETINE (o others, with the ssme good results, It {53 great cleanser and purifier of the bload; It is pleasant to take, and I can eheerfully recommend It JAMES MORSE, 364 Athens-st. REECHATISH is a DISEASE OF THE BLOOD. The hlood, in this disease, s found to contain ap ex- cessof fibria, Vegetine acts by converting the blood from fts diseased condition to a healthy cirenlation. Vegetine regulates the bowels, which Is very fmportant 1n this complaint. One bottle of Vegetine will give re- Ief; but, to effect a permanent cure. it must be taken regularly, and miay take several bottles, especially in cascs of long standing. Vegetine Is sold by all drug- glsts. Try it and your verdict will be the same as that of thousands before you, who say, *'I never found so much relief as from the use of Vegetine.™ which is composed exclusively of barka, roots, and herbs. *VEGETINE." says a Boston physiclan, *‘has no equal as a blood purifier. Hearing of its many wonder- ful cares, after all other remedies bad falled, I visited the Iaboratory and convinced myeelf of ftsgenulne merit. It fs prepared from barks, roots. and herbs, each of which Is highly cfective, and they are com- pounded in such & manncr as to produce astonishing results.” VEGETINE. NOTHING EQUAL TO IT. SouTH Sarey, Mass., Nov. 14, 1676. Mr. H. & R. Stevens: ‘Dear Sir—I have been troubled with Scrofuls, Can- ¥er, snd Liver Gomplalnt for three years. Nothinz ever did me any good untll 1 commenced using the VEGETINE. 1am. now getting along firsi-rate, an stlll using the VEGETINE. I consider there fs nothing caualtotfor such complalnts Can hearsiy recom- meud It to everybody. ours traly, . LIZZME 3. PACKARD, No. 16 Lagrange-at., South Salem, Mass. VEGETINE thoronghly eradicates esery kind of humor, and restores the entire system to & healthy condition. VEGETINE. PREPARED DY II. R. STEVENS, Bosion, Mass, Vegeling i Soid by all Broggiss. THOMAS F. NELSON, OPTICIAIN, 31 Monroe-st. (Clifton House), Near the corner of Wabasli-ar. falty made of Qtting all difficalt cases of Optical D fon requiriug Spherical, Flane, or Com- pound Cylindrical Lenscs, etc. Jargest stack of Optteal and Mathematical In- e R rawing Materiaia. Microscopes, etc., out- slde of New York o Philadelphis. M‘;N;\.!_SF, OPTICIAN, Tribune Building. ectacles anited to sll alghts on sclentific prin- s, S0 d Fleld Glasses, ciples. Opern and Fle! ‘Teleacopes, Micro- scoves, Barometers. &c. GROCERIES. HOUSEKEEPERS! BUY YOUR Teas, Coffees & Groceries C. JEVNE’S, Where you can get them at Wholesale prices in quantities to suit. C. JEVNE, ‘Wholesale Grocer, 1 snd 3 North Clark-st., 359 Randolph. ons ! DREY GOODS, &c. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. CHAPIN® - |CHEAP NOTICE OUR PRICES. 500 picces Dress Goods, Spring Styles, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1214, 15, and 20c. Special Hargains, 250 picces Striped, Tlain, and Brocaded Mobairs, ¢, well worth 53¢ 150 picces finc Dress Goods, newest shades, and Jatest desigos, 806, doc, and 40c. Spleadid value. 125 picces English Cashmeres, double fold, all colors. 30, 35, and 40c, worth 40, 43, and 60c. 100 picces fine French Cashmeres, Spring Shades, 40 Inches_wide..all wool. 60, 63, 75. and 85c. 185 Pieces All-Wool Black Cashmeres, 30 jnches wide, 50¢, 53¢, 80c, 63¢, 75¢, 85¢, and $1.00. The preatést bargains ever offered. 125 pieces all-wool Black Cashmeres, 48 inches wide, T3, 85¢, S1, and $1.25. Extraordinary value. 50 piccos Cloaking. Drap d'Ete, $1.15, $1.25, 1.50. $1.75, and 52. 100 Black Monair Alpacas, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 43, and 50¢, worth 10c & yard more to-day. 115 _pieces Black Silks, , 90c, 51, $1.25, '$1.35, and $1.50. Outlandlsh bargains. 5 pieces Black Heuvy Gros Grain Dress Silks. $1.75, $2.00, 52.25, and $2.50. Warranted o wear. 1,000 pieces Hambarg Edgings and Inscrtions, 2. 3, 4. 5, G, 8 10, 12, 15, 20, and 25¢, worth 25 per cent more. 90 pieces Silk Fringes, 25, 35, 50, 65, 75¢, and 1. 200 pleces Toya: and Men's Cassimeres, 35, 45, 50 pictes Mew's Bne ali-wool Cassimeres, latest ‘styles, S1.25 and $1.50; worth §2 and $2.50. Special Bargains in Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, and Underwear, N. B.—We invite all living out of the city intending to purchase dry goods to send to us for sampies. You can save at least 25 per cent. Goods sent C. O. D., with privilege of examining. New York Store 284 & 286 West Madison-st. DECORATIVE POTTERY. Bric-a-Brac ART RE@TIONS. Characteristic Decorations of Pre- historic Potsery. Copies of Dr. Schliemann’s Exca- vations at Mycene. Illustrations of Greek, Roman, Egyptian,and other styles of Vases. Book of designs and instructions in decorating and embellishing Pot- tery, together with prepared paints in all colors for learners of the Ceramic Art. House-Furnishings in China and Glass, newest styles. “OVINGTONY" 146 STATE-ST. MILLINERY. FLOWERS! ‘We invite your attention to something in Fine French Flowers, not to be found else- where in in Chicazo. In French Chips, Black and White, we are showing all the new shapes and styles. BROOKS &C0. 96 State-st., opp. Field & Leiter. 133 State-st., Has the Jargest 11: stock, and guar- antees much the lowest prices in [l Wreaths, and Berries from 50 WHP Bcents upward. have not yet sclected & The attentlon of those who b burtal-place fs taviced to Graceland Cemefer Among fts sdvantagen are, its sre: undulating surface gnd fine trees: a gravelly subsoll, giving perfect underdratnse: Tiving springs of water £o supply the Inkes which are to v'made sl which cres have been begun, mpany sens about 20 of land besides that slr: haivided. ~The newer sections. and ali those whic] added {n the fu- ture, will be mamtained on the **lawn plan.” Amon; fta fot-liolders are a majority of the most prominent citizens of Chicago. 1t has & large and constantly fn- creaning IMPROVEMENT FUND, coatrolled b Owners, which Wil insure the perpetual maln- of the Cemetery. nd can he reached by a pleasant drive throogh k. or by the horsc-cars, which leave the cur= i and Madison-sts. once cvery hour, an m; In the District Conrt of the United States, for the Nurthern District of Illinois—In Bankruptey. In the matier of CNARLES L. PAGE. bankrupt Tursuant toan order of sald Court. the undersigned. Rubert B Jenkins. Arsignecof the cxtate of the sald bankrupt, hereby offers for xale the entire atock be- Jongini to ¥ald chlase, conslstinz of 4 gencral ssort- Tent of fmported Encaustic Tl (plain and glazed), isjolica Tile, Enameled Tile, Hand-Painted Tile. and & lance awount of Piain Tile, of the total mentfoned Talvcof more tlan $12,007 also, 3 large number of atiemns. Piids will be reccived at the office of the understgned. fn Chicagu. for the parchase of the whole of sald stock. or any Jot thereuf, s abovepecified. untl] 12 orclock. noony of Tucaday, May 15, 1977, The Fizht to reject ady an all bids {s reserved, and the actlon of the undersigned in the premises Is ill;:llecl to approval by sald Court. Troperiyand foventorles maz be secn aro plication tothe S dersigned. ROBERTE. J! INS, URderIET Y e ec as aforcsald, 150 Lasalle-it. Curcac0. May % 1877, WANTED. WA N TED. An experienced and accompiished accountant and correspondent, now engaged with 8 leading wholesale Tiouse In & nelghboring city, desires to make an engage- ment, for June L or July 1 witha reilable wholesale house in Chicago. First-class references as to charac- ter. abllity, etc., from present employer sud other well- Known business houses. _For particulars callon J. W, BUTLER, Treasurer J. W. Butler Paper Co., 184 and 186 Monroe-st. i BOOK HOUSE! CORINER OF HADISON & DEARBORI-SFS. SHARESPEARE —Kenny Meadows' Editicn, s.. new. 5 BESTONE X BT & ENTON RIDG! GF THE " DE- BATES OF CONGRESS-IS volb shech, new, 5 4 y&‘;‘w" M. At $75. LLER'S WORKS 6ol "ERNO—I11. HISToiY i 3 vol 101 LONDOS ILLUSTRATE in PERTE 399 CHAMBENS' -ENCYCLOP-EDIA— Plates aid - mape. 10 vols., Morocco, new, published a6 CHA! i 100 S ENCYCLOP: Latest tlon, plates and mape, 10" Vols.,alicep, ) published us Sa0 30.00 BANCROFT'S” HISTORY OF "THE UNITED STATES—10vols., new, published at $25....... 18, T olt” Morocea, publivied at vols.. Moroceo, published at HISTORY OF JLELAND=Fror : HISTORY OF JOURNA! at $5. i 1500 i 1200 Half-cai A 1. BICRENEIGrL e luaned a8 S21 LIFE OF NAPOL] BAYARD TAYLOR' moroceo, new, pub. at $15.. DOy ?mxoré—mmu-md by Dore, 4to.,pub. Dub. at S15. 40., D .00 WAVERLY NOVELS—Compicte, 23 vois., il? THLY—Complete set, new.l ols.. bound, half moroceo.. LIFE Ol Wi Arst 6 ve TIS' S10.00, 5.00 LONDON MO A 1500 10 Coptes GRAY'S ANATOMY—Sheep-. X Am receiving Books of all kinds from Eastern Sales weekly. Send for a Catalogue. £ CARTER'S BEST WRITING IXE, Cents s Bottls. Sold everywhere for 10 centa. BEST MUCILAGE. with good brush, 10 cents; sold everywhere for 25 cents. 'GOOD LEAD PENCILS, with or without rubber Deads, 25 centa a dozen, or 2{or 5cents. ‘GUOD NOTE PAPER (6-B), 24 sheets for 15 centa; e cenia i veam package; 834 feam, | FAIR NOTE PAPER, 21 sheeta for 10 cents; 40 cents 34-ream Mkifiz: $1.60a ream. 'GUOD ENVELOPES, 10cents apackage; 75 centsa Por TN 2 etats & packsge; 40cents i 5cents & 3 s Do BT a bots $1.6808 thonsand. PASS-BOOKS—AII sizes; all prices.. BLANK BOOKS—AIl sizes: all prices. JOB LOTS STATIONERY Recelved Regularly. CHAPIN’S, Corner Madison and Dearborn-sts. CATARREH CURE. CATARRH. Persons suffering from Catarrh, who have become sufficiently disgusted with snufing. injecting, inhaling, and smoking for that complaint, are respectfully invited to an analyzation of the only trestment yet dis- covered or even attempted that RADICAL~ LY CURES the disease. A more stupid as- samption never came from the lips or pen of the most illiterate empiric than the pre- tended curability of Catarrh with local means, no matter what, or how applied., Every educated physician well knows that all morbid secretions come from the blood ; to learn what elements ara deficient in the blood of the Catarrhal subject, and how to supply those elements in the relative pro- portions in which they existin the blood of the healthy subject, is what constitutes the rational treatment and offers the only chance of cure. DR.CLESSON PRATT, No. 202 State-st. Hours, 10 to12and 2to 5. A COLD, 5 ‘Neglected, is the first step towards Catarrh, Bronchitis, Consumption, and Death! DON’T WAIT In this climate for a cold to **wear out,” bat cure at once by using JEFFERS’ BRONCHIAL CIGARETTES, OR FRENCH OATARRH (URE, The best remedy known for all discascs of the res= piratory organs. If not found at druggiet’s call at our oflice, 70 State-st., wherea thorough test free toall. PERLEY JEFFERS &CO., Proprietor DRY CLEANING. TO THE PUBLIC! THE NEW PROCESS for cleaning Ladles’ and Gen- tlemen’s Clothing, just brought out by Aug. Schwarz,ls acknowledged superfor to auy method of cicaning ever introdnced in the West. Ladles' Sults in Silk. Woolen, and mixcd gooda, also Embroidered Sacques, Dolmann, g belnz cleaned and made to look ltke new. This DRY CLEANING PROCESS does not necessitatc the most delicate trimmings, and .23 there can be no shrinkagze of material, ¢d In this manuer retala thelr orliinal jastre and shape. 15 Ninols-t., 265 West Madison-st., and 190 South ADVERTISING. ADVERTISERS Desiring to reach country readers can do so in the best and cheapeat manaer by using Rellogp:Lint RO separately or comained, or by State Sections, For Jow estimate apply to A.N. EELLOGG, 77 and 70 Jackson-st., Chicazo, BLACKING. B ey e TSE EHEOLDENS “GLYCERINE POLISH BLACKING.” FLOUR. FLOUR! Best Family White Winter, $10.50; Extra Whits St. Louls, $11.00; pat up in sacks of 24} pounds for $1.35 and $1.40. We gua: and I}m“(y. Dallveg free to ali parts of the cltys GEORGE GOLVIN, 249 South-Halsted-ate \ rantee full weight: