Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIL MINERAL WATERS. APOLLINARIS NATURAL MINERAL WATER, The Queen of Table Waters. pIGHLY EFFERVESCENT. TR LEWES A HAY IR, A deligntiul baversgo. DI WILLIASE A, BAMMONI. < iaesuperine o Vichy, Skltzer, of any afl It ALFIED L LOOMIS. Mot gratetn and retreshing. " Dit. R OGDEN DOREAUN, Abwolutely pura andl wholesomes supierior 1 wll for duily nee; fren from wil thie nbfretions urged agalnst Crotun aad artificiatly ae 5 PROF, WANK Kog. *Impreg- atedoniy DI T R PEASLEE. **Useful and very agrees- ble. RTIN VELIN A OTIS, *‘Healthfnl, and well ‘gufted for Dyspevsia, and casen of acnie dires 1. WOOD. *MNdly antacid: sgrees 7ipeptice, and where there (s & gouty 'F. BARKE) one or mived o0 MARION KIDIN, L anccessity.” had all Wine Marchanta, Groeers, Prng- v ot Stinehul Water Dealers throughout the United £lates and wholesale of FREDK DE BARY & CO., 41 & 13 WAITIRKN.NT, NEW ¥ The above Mineral Tatcra are for sale by GROMMES & ULLRICH IMPORTERS OF WINES AND LIQUORS, 109, 201, AND 203 RANDOLPH-8T, ket napectuity to dea) in Pute.Steslelt Sour. Math Whiskien of thie most sppruved make, sud Kusr- sntee thelr absolute purity. pit, F. N. 1 o *'Tiy far the most with witie, neeful in **Nat only s inxury but FILENCH CLOCKS. P e e e s i N MATSON & 0 Are now opening another Jarge invoice of French Clocks, made expressly tor our own rctail trade. We have mow the largest and finest assoriment of these goods ever brought to this market, at lower prices than the same quality have ever been sold. Examination solicited. State & Monroe-sts. 3 o IRCOATS,. GRAND RUSH! TOTIE BEANCH OF THE NEW YORK BOWERY (OAN-OFFicE. Hlundreds tuened away unahlo (o be walted upon, whic tas comnelied the proprietor to put on an extra force of salesnien 1o et Lhe emergens .02 OVERCOA Licar in wind these gooda are our own mal anufactured from Plece Goods upon which ad L4 ances ye heen made, and are sold at Jeas than balf their value. at the NEW YORE BOWERY LOAN-OFFICE, 200 Fouth Clark-st.. near Adams, Chicago, 1. T EINANCIAL, HYDE PARK BONDS. Tropossls are [nvited untl Nov, 13, 1877, Boardor Trusteea ot tho Vitlage of 1y lo bork Eong County, 10inols, for the ealu to the village of five (3) one thioyand (£1,060) dollars each, of the seven per c 0f watd Villnge, W be paid for from fhe accu- Anking funil wow uu hand, ‘Tiio bids muat ncily tho price per bond exciustye of sccrued AT teserves the risht (o sccept or reject an, CCEI¥ed, OF (0 Actept B LOTHIOD Of any Wide Tuposals must be aduressed to A, D. Wi 3 urer, 163 Washinglon-stes Cieaeo, . o Ton Tress JOUN R BENBLE ¢ lloal President of flic | COUNTY ORDERS And City Vouchers Bought By Ny ‘The only establ fi“:"‘“ e an v o Eem T S Fur Manufi. fiswes i beeves s NEWEST DESIGNS, turing Co., |ematiassl o | e 3 a BEAKB:BUOHEH. = C AN, s A mmmnns. Flne pectac es sulted (o wit slghts on sctenting prt elbick, " Drers and Feld. Sl bes, Shcre- i S B Pl D, Rl S | TEL Faury Cassines, Faney Canalmiery 30 NERAL NOTICES _HYDE PARK WATER RATES Now due and paysbio st the Village Hall, After 10th Inat, venalty of 10 per ceut will be added. Gity of Sterling Bonds. l"l’h\\‘llflll IT MAY CONCERN: A sult In chancery mundln.;ln the Clrcult Court of Walleside County, 4. 3. WALLACE AND OTHERS. it NTELS. s e APOPY ‘ 2, m:flflu:n:ndanl BLATE MANTELS. PLOBABCO & RUMNEY U2 NTATEDT WASHINGTON. The Bland Silver Bill Receives a Large Majority in the House, A Good Prospeet for its Early Passago in tho Scu:fm The Anti-Resumption Bill Rescued from the "Loils of the Murn-, ing Hour, A TFree Discussion of the Measure 1s Now tn Order, Tuesday, the 131h inst., the Day Fixed for the Previous Question, A Scrious Charge Brought Against the Nomines, John Welsh. He Is Said to Be Interested in the Product of Slave-Labor in Cuba. Facts Developed by the Savings Bank Deposit Tax Con- troversy. Provisions of thy Postal Savings Bank Bill Introduced tn the House. SILVERR AND RESUMPTION, A REMARKABLE VICTORT, Special Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Wasmixeroy, D, C., Nov. 5,—Thu bill mak- ine the silver dollar of our fathers an unlimited leanl-tender bas passed the House, and the blll pending for the reveal of the Resumption act has been taken out of the morning hour, the parlismentary ninc-hole In which it was placed, and ossigned for conslderation for flve days commencing to-morrow, and Tomn Ewing and the siiver men are happy. There has never been much doubt that the Silver bill would pass the Ilouse. The only question was as to the form fn which it would pass, and the manner in which ft should bo presented. At one time there was probability of a scrious conflict of oplufon between those who had dilferent silver bllls, and who were ambitious to become known as the father of such n measure. This jealousy threatencd atono time to Injure the prospects of the bill, but the wmatter was SATIBPACTORILY ADJUSTED this morning at an informal caucus of the sllver men, DBland, who Introduced the Silver bill in the House in the last Congress, and who fought such o stubborn battle from the beginning to tho end of tho scssion, insistcd upon lis right to present the bl to-day, His own bill of last year did not contaln all the features which many deefred {n the 8itver LIll; 1t uld not fucludo the provisions reluting to free cofnage. In order to avold any difliculty, Bland sgreed with the silver ten of the Banking and Cur- rency Committee that he would . introduce for passage, under suspension of the rules, THE IDENTICAL BILL which the Banking and Currency Committee agreed upon, reported to the Houso last Fri- doy, and bind stolen from them by the Commit- tec on Coinage. ‘This was the bill Bland Jatroduced. 1t possed by the surprising yote of 163 yeas to B4 nays. There are o great many absentecs, but most of them were paired, A glance at the naya on the list shows that with few oxceptious they camo from the Eastern States, Of theso thirty-four, twenty were Rupublicans aod four- teen Demovrats, Theso thirty-four names, ex- clusive of the absentees who wero paired, secin to represent the stremith of the party in the llouse which may be considercd thoe ultra-ruds fcal hard-money party. One ol these, however, Alesander 1. Stepliens, stated that nhe voted nu, but because he objectsl to the spidt of the LI, but beeanss ho did not agree with its detadls. Of the leading Dem- ovrats the only ones who ventured to vote agalust the bill were Raudsll, Gibson, Abram 8, Hewitt, Schicicher, Bwaun, uud kernando Wood, ‘The followine is THE NEGATIVE VOTE IN DETAILS Dullow, Rhiode lstund; Blalr, New Hampshire; Hrewer, Michigan: Bricgs, New llampshire; Camp, New Yorki Chitteaden, New York; Clatlii, Massachusctts; Cole, Mlssouri; Duvis, North Carulina; - Deniso Vcrnuml; Eam Rhode Islaud; Field, Massachusett NJ 'y Muing; Gibson, Lontslana; 1lardenbergh, New Jersey; Hart, New York; Hemdee, Vermont; Hewitt, New Yorl Vermont; Leonard, Loulsiana; Limlal Mctiowan, Micht- gan; Moree, M + Norross, Massu- chusetta; Peddle, New Jereey; Powers, Maine; Reed, Matne: Rice, Massachuseits; Schilvicher, “Vexus; Steplicis, (lcuvem Hwann, Maryloud; Ward, Penusylviula; Wood, New York., The promoters of this measure are CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL P'ASS THE SENATS witbout awendments. ‘thiere will ol course be. serious effurts to amend the bill, but the silver wen in both the House and ate will use every ¢ffort to prevent this. ‘The prospects now ure that the bill will go 1o thy Prestdont in the form in which it passed the House tuday, ‘The Wl provides, in bricl, for e coivage of the silver dollar of 4125 gralus troy standant #ilver, us provided for ju the act of Jan. 13,1537+ Lat this dollar shall bo « legal-teoder for al dcebts, public and private, exvept where other- wisa provided by vontract, This ucludes cus- toms dues, ‘The bill also twovides for the cotue uge of silver Lullion ut any miut on the same ters as gold bullion can be colned, snd repeals all ucts fncousistent with the bill. The contl dence of the friends of the weasure lu the ulti tuate succeys of their bill in the Senate is shown by the fact that thelr Inquiries are now directed to the question WHETUER TUM PRESIDENT WOULD 810¥ O VEIO stich a bill, and not to the chances of iLs passage in the Senate. The sliver men will certainly not accept any awcndwent woich provides o lmita- tionof any amount. One of the leaders said thut i€ a lmitation amendment waz put upon the bill be would help 10 sustoin a veto. THE KEPBAL BILL, Encouraged by thissuccess, Ewlug inmediate- l{ sougbt Lo extricate (he bill for the repeul of the Hesumption act from the parliamentury dilemma tu which it bad been placed. He was successful, contrary to the expectations of the shrewdest oppouents of the bill. The proposl- tion of Ewing was to take the bill out of the mormng bour by making it a special order, subject 1o uppropristion hills, commene- e to-morrow, the previous questivn to be moved next Tuesdad, This wil give tive duys fur debate, unless the appropriation bills oce cupy the time. The bill which is thus sct for coniideration 18 not Ewing's orlxinal, but the Fort umcndment, which the Banking and Cur- rency Comwittee forced Ewing to accept 28 a substitute, ‘The lawyers do not agrec whether there s really auy substant lerence in_ the bills, * The pnr?«u of the Vort substitute i3 to save lIrec banking, but tho assignment of todsy will * have the effect to defeat sy gur law, as the bill s open to uslimited ameudments until the pro- e Chicago Dailp CHICAGO, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1877. vious question shall have heen ordercd. Be- tause thix is so the vote of 14 to 48, hy which thisapecial assignment was secured, is not fair tort of the real strengthof the Repeal bill up- ou 1t merits, There were a conshderable number whe are oppoeed to the Repeal bill who never- theless voted in favor of taking this Ewing bill {rom the morning hour and pincini it where it can be debated and amended, There was great pressure from other committees to have the morning hour left free, in order that husiness of » general character may he transacted, The vote to-dayy therefore, on Ewing's motion dnea not prove that the House will repeal the date of resumption. but 8 makes it seem much more probable that euch will he the case than before the bill was lherated from the trammnels of the moruiug hour. TILE SENATE ol to-morrow recelve tie Bland Sflver bill, the 11l passed by the [ouse to-day, aifd refer it to 1ts Commnittee of Finance, Whl\:fl Is compused of Messrs. Morrill, Dawes, Fetrey, Jones, Allison, Howe, Wallsce, Bayard, and Kervan, The Cummittee will endeavor to restrict the amount of sitver coin which should be a legal-tender, and otherwise nmend the bill, but it is not cer- tainthat the Senate will accept sitch amnendments, of, it theypdo, that the House will agree to thew, —— JOUN WELSIT, DAMAGING DEVELOPMENTS, drecial [Havateh to The Chicage Tridieme, Wasuivaton, D, C., Nov, 5.—A new feature Is developed fu the opposition to the contirimu. tion of John Welsh as Minister to Great Britain, ‘The: stary that, asn member of bls business tirm, he was Inculpated in frands on the Treasury moyes to have been groundless, ‘The recurds of the Trewsnry Department have oo trace of auy such transiction as s charged, but 2 more serious accusation has been started, and Mr, Welsh is not likely to be confirmed until the entlre truth ahout it s kuown, The charge is thist ‘lbat Welsh Is & member of the rm of Samuel & Willam Welsh, of Phlladelphia, merchants, engazed in the Havanas and West Iodia trade; that his Grm fs also a planting firm upon the Islaud of Cuba, and NWNS A LANOE NUMBER OF SLAVES, A recent number of the officdal organ of the Spanish Government tn Cuba has been recelved here, and it §s safd to be in the posscssion of errtaiu Senators, which seems to give a strong coloring to this charge. _This paper, the Havana lazette of Oct. 18 last, contalna in tabu- Isted form a llst of the sugar estates upon the {slaud, number of slaves, and othicr detalls. In the list of planters in the juriediction of Sagua la Grande Is found the following cntry: Estate, I'ario; owners, Mesers, 8, & Acres of land. Itls charged that the 8, & W. Welsh nansed §s the Pennsyivania firm, of which John Welsh is a member. The opponents of Welsh here claim to-night that they will e able to prove not ouly that his,flrni owns tius plantation, but that It also owns threeothers, and that eome Cuvsn gentlemen in the ¢ty ean substantiate thls aceusation. ‘The friends of Welsh say that it is not so, aud that it CANNOT DBE TROVED. If it is so, Mr. John Welsh s not likely to he credited to the English Mission. The probable truth about the stories as to the awnership of alhves by Mr, Welsl's flem s this: It is sald that it s impossible for any American tolo business In Cnba without takinz mortgages upon sugar estates to secure the pay- ment of the Iudebtedness to cach of thesc eatates. Under the 8panish law a certain number .of alaves is attached. These slaves form & part ot the realty, and aro ns fnscpar- uble frow it a8 any fixture. Without them the cstates have no commerclal value. The Welsh firm, probably in tho course of their extensive dcallm:n, have TAKEN TILESE MORTGAGES covering the cstate ‘and the sloves. These mortzuges have to be recorded in the distrlct where tlie pluutations are, and uly at Havana, Welsh's friends say that the stories must have originated in this fact. VRESIDENT GRANT, in his message to Congry In 1871, had tho fol- lowing passuge relativo to these slave mort- gages in Cuba, which s sald to have been sug~ gested to hilm by the knowledeae of the fact that the Welsh and other Philadelphla firms were yeugeed b that busiess: Tlse luw regulations for tha apparont abolition of slavery In Cuba nud Forto Rico leave most of tha 1 bondage, with no hope of release tntil va becomu n burden to thelr employers, I desire W direct yotur altentign to’ the fact that American citizens of ‘the Unlted States, or versons claiming to be cltlzens of the U mited States, ave larke holdera 1 forelgn lands of thix specics of property forbidden by the fundas meutal law of their alleged country, 1 recommend to Conaress (0 provide by nlrlnliunl legisiatlon s sultable remedy azoinst the holding, owalng. or desllng In staves,” or belug iuterested in slave propeety in forelgn lands, cither as ownern, hire or mortagees, by citizens of the Unlted States, Persons famitlur with some of the Cablnet mysterics of the last Adwministration, nn{'um Presigent Graut had fnmind the tirm of Welsh & Co., of Philudelphis, of which John Welsh ts sald to be u member, COMI'LETE DENIAL BY MR, WELSI, PmitaneLriia, Pa., Nov. 5—The New York Sun to-duy coutalned the following: We commend o the attention of tho Senate the Gacetu de la fiabang of the IBth of the past month of Octoder. This Jonrnal, the of- ficlal organ of * the Spauish Govery- ment dn o Cuba, has been for some woehs past publivhing 1 tibulated forw the statistice of Tha' Pigar eatiter of the dalnnd. —in ‘the Tt of lantations iu the Jurisdiction of Logus la itande and Townahip of Calabazar, we find tno Tollowi Is thin tem of 8. & W, Welsh, slaveholders of Cuba, who clear 813,000 every year by the vnforeed labor of LK slaves, o wutno 8. & W, Welsh, West ludia merchante of Phladelphia, of which one member {a Johu Welah, the philanthroplst, Wwho believed that every man has » right to life, Itberty, aud the pursuit of hapuiness, and who has ust been nominated as Slinister o nd. 1f va, tie Senatu in which Charles Sumuer tatoly sat can nover aceredit Johin Webst to the English misston. With a view of sscertaiuing the truth of this astonishing statement, your correspoisdent had an fnterview with Mr."Welsh at his place of busfuess, He laughed as he vead the article, and sald: 1 had to meet the same chargo of being a_slave-holder when [t was dise covered In Washington, cnrl{ lust year, thata colured man was o uiember of the fury trying the bonesty ot _the contractars for sunplics lo the Indlaus. The chiarge was made in the Washe fugton Jepublican, cyidently with o view Lo in- flucnce the wry. No member of the lirm of 8 & W, Welsh, or the Urnn ns s whole, either owns or hus auy interest, dirgetly or judirectly, In sny plantation in the Istand of Cubaor i any sluve. The plautation relerred to is owned by Cubans, who do not owe 8, & W, Welsh any oney, und we are theretore In noL even thisindirect way interested i it Mr, Welsh concluded by saying that although the tirm docs and use sugas wade by slaves, yut they never bad guy disposition to owu slaves, and any éan found any- where In which 8. & W, Welsh have an interest, . they will certainl be freed. ‘Fhe cstate In question Isone of three manazed by the tinm of Mora, Ona & Co., who, he believes, are the ownere, From nlgh Spanish und Cuban sources it was, however, Jeurued that the Parlo catate is so situated that it has been lrequcmli within the jusurgent lincs, and therefore fu danger from both sidese As proof of tids daneer, ftis stated that the rlunuuon has beeu burned“by the jnsurgents lcauss of the sympathy of its owner with the Spanfards; while tho owner ol another plantation fn the same vicinity was banged in Havana because under the threat by the fnsurgeuts that they would destroy bls uruxmuy he patd thein $10,- 000. It wus the opintun of those spoken to that, whether with or without the consent of the Messrs. Welsh, the Pario estate bas been registered fn thelr name to avold these double duugers. —— THE TAX ON DEPOSITS. A QUESTION N WHICIH MANY FEOFLE ARE IN- TEUESTED. Special Dispasch 1o The Chicago Tridune, ‘Wasuixorox, D. C., Nov. 5.—The questlon of tho taxation of the deposits of the Chicazo savings bunks bas been transferred to Washing- ton. Joseph Kirkland, cx-Deputy Collector, who came bere with Judge Baugs, has ansp- pointment for & formal hearing with the Come mirsfoner of Internal Revenue to4norrow. A preilininary hearing has already been had, The case fs about this: In August last n Revenue Agent, or some person counccled with the Revenue Depnrtment at Washington, made claim that the Chieago savings banks to that time . had heen fnadequately asscsscd in that there had not been levied the tax of one twenty-fourth of 1 per cent monthly on the average amount of deposits, as provided by Sce. 3,408 of the Bang- ing act. To this the savings hanks made answer that under the act of June 15, 1374, ex- empting savings banks from taxation on de- posits, the Chicagn banks WERE EXENPT. Gen. Webster, when Coliector of Internal Revenue, had considered the question and bad dect dend that the claim of the savings banks was good, and had declined to assess them on thess deposits, ‘The decision of Gen. Webster was accepted Ly the Department, and no further attempt was tnde to assess Cbleugo savings banks until last August. ‘Then the Iuternal Revenue Department matntalned that the Chivazosavinies bauks were nut savings banks within the meaning of the act of June 13, 1874, That act exempted all savings institu- tions which do husiness only as savings Lanks, aud are recognized as such by the laws of thelr respectise States or by Congress. ‘This law ox- empted such banks fromn aoy asscssment upon deposits upon conditions that all profite, less dividends on stucks, not exceeding 8 per cent per annum were . DIVIDED AMONGST TIE DEPOSITORS; that the capital stock was Invested only in such class of securitics s was used when investing the deposits, and that Interest at a rate not less than 457 per cent be pald n all cuses of depos- its, to be mude good, if necessary, from the capital stock, This exemption law at the fustunce of the savinzs banks, cnjoyed the tull benetits of this exception. The azacasing oflcers clafm that the Chivago savings banks, withlu the purview ol this act, WERL NUT 8AYINUS BANKSy and for two reasons: Firat, because they were not recoguized by the luwz of Illinois as suck, as the exemption law required; second, beeause they kept commercinl accounts, and did not do kulely o savings busluess, The bauks fo thelr prelimluary statements here have maintulned, firat, that i point. of fact they are recognized ns savings banks by the Stato of Illinois, See. ond, that an equitable construction of the ex- empting luw does not place the Chivaga banks hevond ita provisions a8 savings nstitutions., Strictly, the orgument secuis o turu largely upon the definition of the term * commerclal aceount,” Tne bank men clabm that it is only stich an account ae fs used for the basis of dis- counts, and that the Chicazo eaviugs banks ailuwed no discounts, ‘Lhird, that the law con- templated the asseusinent of the tax UPON TIUE FIOFITS AND CAPITAL, and not upon the depositors, who alotie can pay the tax if the Government. now presses it, Fourth, if the tax was ducut all, the Govern- ment oucht not to take advantaze ot o technl- cality at tnis lute day to hurass the Impover- {shed depositors, Upon those poluts the argument will turn, The mmount of tax asseseed and pssessavle on the Stute Savings Institution is about, 840,600, of which 21,000 have already been assessed; agaiust the Flilelity, about 10,0002 wainst the Mer- chanta? Savinge,uboul $12,000, and azatnstall the others an amount talline Httle short in the ag- gregate of $100,000, An effort will be maide to induce the Depart- ment to come to as carly a decision as poesible, 1f the ruling is ndverse to tho futerest of the dee positors, stéps will bo tmmediately taken to re- celve a spoctal rellef bill from Congress. . Mern- bers of the Wuys aud Means Committee luve given representatives of the depositors here the ussurance that their bill will Mizely recelve favor- able consideration. NEW BILLS. TOSTAL FAVINGS BANKS. ‘Wasnixaroy, D. €., Nov. 5.~The bill Intro- duced Into tho Houss to<day by Phillips, of Kansas, for postal savings banks, provides that cach office where the Postmaster’s salary Is 81,000 on applicatlon a savirgs banke shall be established. Depoeits ahull be recelved at ns low amount, as 25 cents, the acconnt not tu ex- ceud 8200, It provides that when #2518 deposited 1t shall bear 3 per cent fnterest when pluced suli- ject to ninetydaya’ notice before cal) * [t uuthor- es the issuc of 3.05 bunds tn- denominatlons of F25, 850, $100, and 200, with coupons payable every thrcee months, which ondeman shall e puyable on amounts deposited ‘when cafled, [ provides for additional’ bonds for Post-Otl where such banks are established, and 1l bonds may be Incrcased fromm time to time, ant Tcuves the exceution of the provisions of the act with the Postmaster-General, the Secretary of thie Treasury to ssug bonds on notilieation of the Postmaster-General that 350,000,000 is s0 deposited, that amount - being bhekd under the snxuaAuduormr the payment of account de- mands, LRVEW BILL. The Misstesippl River levee bll), fotroduced in the, Houso by Mr. Young, provides, first, that 80 much of Ilnois, Missourt. Tennessee, Ark- ansas, Missiseippl, and Loufsiana, as are subject to overllow shall he constituted o district kuown as the Levee District of the Mississippl Valloy, Second, for the creation of 4 Board of Levee Comulssloners, threw ofticers of the ariny engineer corps, une Colounet and two Cantalus, aud two civilians, appointed by the Presiilent sud confirmwen by the Senate, the army ollivers onty to receive the pay allowed by law, ‘and the wivilians #3,000 per annum, the Board to take charge of snd continue the survey helwg mude of the Misstssipp! River and tributary streatns, for the purposy ot determdoing the vrooer method of veclubmivg the uluvial tands of the Mississlppl deltu and tho cost. “Thind, the See- retury of the Treasury ehnll lfsaue thirty-vear honds, bearing interest nt 4 percent per i, to the wnount of SCMXK’.U‘IL the procreds to bo applivd to tho canstruction of rurh works ua nay berecommended by the Board, i tax to e levied upon ull lands reclaled from overtlow, sud upon the tonnaue of uil vessels navigating tha streams In the ¢ district; this tax to coustitute u sliking fund for thy payment of the principal and {nterest of the bonda, amt the cost und expenses of keeplng the levees in re- vafe, Tho LIl {s not to take effect till the Btates In the levee district code to the Uavern- ment the power and Jurbdiction to carry nto ellect the provisions of thu bill, NOTES AND NEWS, TO-DAY'S RLECTIONS, Roectul Dispatch fo The Chlcugo Trilune. Wasminaron, . C., Nov, b.—(ireat jutcrest {5 taken licre In the electlons which occur to- worrow, and the Republicans are much cne couraged by the advices from Mussachusetts, but the outlook in New York, New Jersey, Penusylvaniy, and Wiscousin Is not so encourag- fug. Sowcof Mr. Conkllug’s fricnds are not without hube that ho may carey the New York Lezislature, and thus sccure Lls re fon, Wuen the results of to-morrow’s contest are known, the present chsotie condition of politics bere will becume crystatitzed, and the Preskdent and Republican Senators will nut much lox stand Jooking euch other i the fuce, nelther wishing to tuke the Initiative fn -the trial of strength which some predict Is ncvitable, THE WHISKY CASES, Judfiu Mark Bange knew nothngg of (he see- o oller of compromise made by the kirst bateh ol the Chicage whisky men untll e was sun- moned here by the ‘Treasury Department for o conference upou this subject, Owlnr Lo thy ab- sence ot the Attorney-ticnera) (i attemlines upon the tuucrul of Sebator Morton), 310 definite or extended talk bus been had with bhn. Judie Bangs expects, however, to-morrow to confer with Comunssioner Nauwm, aud probably Secretary Bherman. He s to-ulght that ho Las ubsolutely uottung uew to say upon the wubject, and that he has taken no different position from that which be from the trst ussumed. . le bas always matne tuined that fmmunity was granted. OUIt YOST-OFFICE, It appears that Howore returued to Chkfiu to sceur wore slguatures In the interest of i Dearborn street oppusition to achange of the Post-Uthtee frout. Hu will doubticss return with those siguatures 10 be present at the cou- ference with the Secretary on Thursday, ‘Lhere will be uo declslun uutil after the Scuators aud Congressmen bave had tho public coofercuce with Becretary Sherwan which they bave de- sired. SPOFFORD AND BUSTIS. ‘The atory is now sturted that Spofford and Eustis, Democratic claimants for scats {n the Seuate from Loulsians, bave beeu jufortned by ecrtain Republican Scuators that they can bo reated at once by means of Republican votes op- posed to the President, if thes—FEustistand Spofford—<an control Democratie “vutes enough hereafter to defeat the Prestilent’s nominations, This is one of the many similar rumors now current. DURANT MUST GIVE IT T, Cestern Anoctated It the Su- given in the ad Company awainst ex-President Durant, on anpeal from the Circuft Court fur the District of N Thiswwas an zction of the Culon P pany to revover of Durant and wife the real es- late convered to him at ssmaha while President ond General Mannger of the pond, on the ground that 1t was conveyed [n trust for the Cumpany and not for hi= own use. The Court below sustained the title of Durant, but ree s hiere reversed, the Court holding convesauce to Iurant was in elfect o nee ta the Company, nud, In conclusion, remarking that the conduct of Durant, stripped of the verbinee with wiich it haa been clathed, aned viewed fu its nakedness, strongly offends the moral kense of the judicial mind, Justice Swagne deltvered the opinton. TRMEERANCE IN TIE WAR OFFICE, Secretury McCrary has {ssued an order forbid- ding the employes of the War Depurtment to partaie of wiv spirtnous Hguors between the heurs of Ya. m, and § p. m., under penalts of dismissal, This veder Is understood to include cven the glass of heee with which the thiesty elerk hag been wont ta swash duwn his noon-da lunch, ‘Ihe Generai of the Ay und lis sta arc of course not tncluded in this prohibition. TIE PARIS SXPOSITION, ‘The louse Cotnmtttee on Fureign Affates held amenting tosluy on the subject of providing for American répresentation at the Patis Expo- sitton. somuusication was received from Secretary Evarts recomtending an aporopria- tion of §225,000 for that purpose, and suggest- {ngz also tuat the bill should contaln o provision for transporting -intended exhibita from the in- terlor cities to the seaboard. The Committee hold daliy scsslons until they complete the hill. CONDITION OF THUE THEAAURY AS COMPARED WITIL NOY, 1, 1876, ‘The followinz ia a compurlson of the conditlon of the Treasury Nov. 1, 1876, and Nov. 1, 19772 Hitunees; 1win, 1877 urrenc; $ 12901328 § 13,000,633 Speciat find 1 D.444,109 400,000 47,020,000 LUz fh,, . .. Coln dertiiicate Col Tess cuin cortific: Outatanding called bon bl S UARSE 4KEL 14 BOT.335,710 SN 4v2rel Fene 28,535,478 15.330.474 Outst NGB 30,031,870 a1 Total dent fess cash in Tre R4, 678, 434 2,047, 350,700 3,348,119 4,236,354 . 10,500,008 12.M07,522 123 102 Imports (twel - 1ok Sep. B0)..nen 610,173,330 007,403,877 THE RECORD. THE NOUSE. Wasmxatox, D. C., Nuv. b—Mr. Calking (Ind.) asked leave to offer o resolution adjourn- fog the House out of respect to the wemory of the late Senator Morton. Mr., Kellsy (Ps.) ubjected. The House theu procecded to business. The following were Iutroduced and referred By Mr. Frye—To amend the Bavkrupt law; also, to make persuns charged with erime compe- tent witnesses in United States Courts. By Mr. Hewitt—Supplementary to the act earrying fnto effect the convention between the United States amd China, to give the Court of Clalms jurisdiction {n certain cases. By Mr. Ward—Authorizing the Directors of Natjonal Banks tu declare quarterly dividends, Ty Mr. Hunter—For the recumputation of the accounts between the United States and several States, growing out of moneys expended by then in thie War of 1812; alw, for the constrnction of o Yridge across the Potomac Iliver, 11y Mr. Cabell—To reduce the tax on manafac. tared tobacco, 13y Mr, Bealea~For tue transfer of the offiice of Indisu Affairs from the Interior to ine War De. yartment. I1y Mr. Shelley—To appropriate the cotton-tax for chiool purponcs. Hy 3r, Hooker—Autliorizing the election of a Delegate from thelindian Territory By Mr. Ellis—Defining the mauver in which cer. taln tand-scrlp may be locmed. and providing fue the frnug of patents in the name of locators, By Mr. Sayler—{telating to the exccution of Cus. tom-Ifouse bondu: alao, 10 secure the tlghts of homeatear settiers un public lands, By Mr. Banning—Amending the act relative to thetax un cigsr«; also, removing all restrictions now exiating (n relatiou (o the enlistment of col- ored citlzens b the ormy. X By Mr. Boone—For the repeal of the Bunkruptcy awr, By Mr. Young—¥or protecting the alluvial lands of Misisaipm from overtiow, Tiy Mr. Ridale—Directing he transmisalon of printed matter through the malls when the postage is insuflicient; alro, fur the election of Puatiuast- etr. 1y Mr, Whitthorne—Authorizing n treaty with Mexlco turrucure protectinn for the capital and Jator of United Eiates citizeue whicn may be fne veated tn opening rullway communicationin, By Mr, latcher—Reclatmine the alluvial lands l'n‘f the Missieaippt River und fmproving its naviy, on, Uy Mr. Bland—Remavine the legal disabilities of women. 1l provides that, when & woman Las been sdinitted (o practice 1o the Buperior Court. shewhall be nllowed to practice tu the United Etates Supreme Court, By Mr, Buckner—For the repeal of all bankrupt laws; aleo, for thelestablishment of o National University for women {3 Waakington; also, amending the Constitution 0 s $0 rustrict the ape plication of the Fiftcenth Amendmunt to citizens of thn Goited States un March 40, 1870, when sald amendment was adonted, and thelr tesue. The purpore of the amendunent ls understood to be to revent Uhinese or their dercendants from becom. it Vorer. Fiv ‘Mr. Neal—Imposlag a duty of 20 cents per cental on ull iinported barley, 1By Mr, Willie, of New_York—To promuts the cdueation of e’ blind, Tho bil) proposes an aps probriation of 250,000 e be invested fu United States bouds un a perpetusl fund, the [nterest on which ia to be pakil scmib-annually to the Trustecs 7( llhc Almlcrkln Printing House "for the Blind at onbaville, . Ewing moved to sispend the rules and ado, a resofution making the bilito repoat the thizd e tion of the Heswmption act 8 epecial order for tos sorrow, and from day to day il Tueaday, the Lith, at 3 o'clock, when thu' previoas question shiall be ordered on iL, and on sny amendments taen pending, the epecial oniar ot te interfere with appropristion Yils, but 10 bueatended. |f seceasry, »0 a8 (0 Alow fve days for the cutmider. abiun of tho bill. Al smendinents, mwanwhil are (o bo i order, The motion waa adopled The Yule was—yeay, 1 uayw, 47; VKAZ, Afken, Felion, Adibich, Iy, Alhius, urm-{. Haker{lnd.3, Frankli, bannlng, Fully vk, itrentano, Lirvgdelly oW iny Rulerton, Bainpsou, Banp. savler, Beale [} Beal IS Shwlley, [} singlelon, i Riction Ca I (418, Ch ka, 'lad nker, la Bleetes I3 plicns, ¢ i ¢ i, ot H Tohiiiciend (), IS Tucker, ::. '{:umfl. ¢ G th Cuile Wai IL“' B s ot Wilifuins (Ala ), Mekey, Wiills (Ky.), s, Woud, Fim: Wit iileworth, ) cuton, Vaus (3.6.0, PN wing, Racon, 'stleriol allo, el Valr, irower, huah ice. Huagel oyce, Chawe ',‘ tu’unuq. Nea. ), Clatin, L ecnard,’ Cole Todaey pules - guugl, o wmd acrr ctio ke s EHERe 2 8 (Wa.3. Fleld, 'acheco, ‘Willlams (Or}—T. Fosies, 'agey The {iouss passed, nnder asaspension of the rmlee. Mr Tiand's bill for the recninage of silver. It provider tal there shal) be coined at the several mints of tac. Urited Stater silver dojlara of welsht 41245 rrlln!‘ ‘Troy, of standard eilverss provided in theael of Jan. 1%, TR17, nn wnich there shall be de- vices anid_supsracriptions provided by sud act, which enine, together with all silver dollars here- tofare cotned by the United Staten of like weizht and Speness, thall be Iegal tender at their nominal walue for all dette and dues, public and private, excepl where otherwise provided by contract, and any owner of allver bullion may depont the rame atany Uuited States colnace mint or aassy office to be cojned into snchdoliora for hie henefit, upon the »anie terne and conditions as gold holilon is de- posited for coinage under existing law. The vote was—yeas, 163; nsys, i, 8¢ follows: TRAS Aldrieti, Foster, Oliver, Atking, Larhedo, Eaer (Ind. o Iage, Hanning, vaitersca, fctl Bl efl, eknlt, Hhuned, Touni, fanliton, Tinrris o uno, Hitldicra, Tirogiten, Bruwne, Huckner, Bundy. Ala.), Ei Hlemona, Smith (Uag, Spnrks, pringer, Kterie, Ktowart, Btuae (itien. o Btona (in.d, T Stealt, Cravens, Thorabur, Crittenden, Tirockimertou Cullrerun, Tintoi, Cummingd, Townend () 9, Cutler, Townsend (U3 Tinntotd, Turner, Dacrail,” Ve, iavia (8, Cu), VanVothes, Deering, Waddell, Inbreil, Welel, Dickey, Whlte Und.s, Dungetl, Witirts, Edes, Witliama (1e.), Elan, Willlains (Ala), Elils, Williao (Ore. Eilaworth, ¢ Wil Ky, Erane(s. C. Morsan, » wing, Morrison, Fetton, hutirow, Elnley, eal, Forney. xavs. Racon. i, Morwe, Bailou, £ Hiair, die, Hrewar, b werd Brizes 3 Chitiendea. Headee, Hiee (Mam.y, Clasia, Hewliw (N, Yoo, Seuielciiee, ‘. duyce. Stephens Covirt, Lennard, Rwanu, Davle iCal), Lindeag Ward, Tentbu, Sicuowan, Fames, On motion of Mr. Wand, the rulen were agspens. and the following resolntions adopted reanlced, That the President be respectfully ro- quested, If not incompatible with the pubhie intee- cel, to communicate (o tn Houxe the correxpond. ence with the Spantah Guver: ders and directions of the Treasury Depariment Colleet- ors of Cuxtoms in relation to the recent fmpoxition of ndiferential duty nf 40 cents par ton on Span- 19h veseels enterine American porta, with ancli fn- formation in reference theretn that he may deem necessary. dtesolred, That the Secretary of the ‘Ireasnry be and be Ie leraby reaseated o Tariomh the House at the carliest practicable woment cobies of the con- tract mmde with a talu ayudicite of Awmerican and foreign Bank or the negotistion of the 4 per cent bowla of the United States, toggethier with crples. of 81l other papers relating thereto, and atso with g statemient as to the present position of #ich necotiativn, and whether 1t remalue bn forve an m‘h{lllullr made without modification or chiangrv. Mr. Phillips introduced u bill tu create & pusisl savings bank. ‘Tue Speakier annonnced that he would be atwent to-morrow In Pennsylvanid aud that Mr. sayler wisuld act an Speaker. The House then adjonmed. on motion of Mr. Calkins, b respect to the ewory of Seustor Mor- tou, TXPENSE STATISTICS, INTEIEATING ITEMA FROM THE REPURTS OF THD AUDITOIS, Iy Tetegrayh tn New York Tritmee, Wasminaron, 1. C., Nov. 2.=The avuual ré- port of thie FIfth Anditor of the Trensury, Mr. Ela, completed a fow days ogw, contalus, amoug other things, the follawing futerestiug statlstics: Tac expenses of our farelzn missions during the nseal year ending June 20, 1579, were as (ollows: Balarles of Minfeters abroad. .. o, .o0 858,408, 15 Conbingent exnenses of Forclen M- R 7 The tollowing shows the recelpts and exy tures of the Consular serviee ‘of the United Statea: Fees receised by Conen Cost for Coneular salarie of their officea. Eunindcll fur rellef of scamen by B8 tvoraoiemaosansencotanss toinane l’n:d for passage of seamen to United Al‘ilmllnl of cxtra waves received hy Con up . i, 200 ‘The following sums were pald out for miscel- laucous forelgn expenses: Of redcuing shipwrecked seamen, Qf Spanieh Clalms Commisa Of Mex! OF Alatmma Cintmn on.vu 547 Of bringiog home privoners charged with LI IR . 1,00.55 The statistica of the cxpensea of collectiug internal revenue under the severn! heads, aml the total minount received frow thiasource, were us follows: Salarles nf Collectors psid by special sllowance. .., ...... Balaries of Collectors paid by come misstons, | Expenees of Co Tutal expenses Tatal amonnt collected Expenece of Storekerpers. Salurien uf Hevenne Azents . Expenses of Nevenoc Agents Salarics of Survesors of Disti 437,100,22 Expense of Gaungers' fees,.. Travcling expenses of Gaugers, “The cost of inturnal revenuc stamps was, for aper, $30,904.5%, und for ies wnd printing, $54,605.82, There were printed and deliverad to the Commissioner of Tuteruai itevenue, of stanips for distilled spirits, HO,620,HO: tobucca, suufl, and rlnr& F39,475,005 beer, $1,750, proprictary sud documentary stamps, $9,0005, T special tux stampes, $10,865,650; aud stam pe uil tobacco-wrappers, $471,880. Other miscol- fanicous wvounts passed by the Thind Auditor culied for the followim “sums: LPhoto-litho- graphing for the Patent-Otlice, #35,885.0 Wates (or the ollicial gazette of the Patents Olllve, SN,2.515 vopies of draviugs for the Putent-Ottive, SEA7.505 traclues of drawligs for the: Patent-Otlive, S5 preservation ot votlertions belunging Lo the Smithsoutan Insti: tional Museum at the Smith- tution, £2,565.88;pald 1o the repre- sentatives of citizens and seaineu dying sbruad, £2,55,53 P CANADIAN NEWS Severa SentoucomFishary~Bnow=Tho Earthe yuake, Avecius plapatea tu Tha Chieage Tvidune, Conoun, Nov. 5.=The so-alled Dr. 8mith, ubortionist, wha g0 brutully waltreated and esused the death of Miss Alberta Wade, of Castleton, in attemplng W procare an abor- tlon, wus to-duy sentenced to be hanged the 19th of Decembwr next, His accomulices, Cope o PRICE ' ;;’fi CENTS ¥ SREIGN Russiay -sf;rcen Clearing the Enéfé’ bountry Toward § # 10 Balkang . ol 0 4y, They Have Olossd All Approaches to Plovna from That Direction, Escape to the West Complotely Cut OIf by the Dubnik Capture. The Kussian Forces in Asla Minor Again Encoun- ter Mukhtar Pasha, Siege Batteries in Course of Construction Before Kars, Additional Returns from the French Elections for Councils« » General. ‘Tha Republicuns Thus Far Show a Galy of 85 Beats. ° ARMY OPERATIONS, ANS AND RHZEHOUN. Loxnox, fe=A Rursian oflicdal dlspateh, dated Veziuky, Nuv. 4, nags: *“Kars is clogely fovestell Today we commenced the crection of slegy batleries upposite the avutheastern fort.” An Erzeroum telegrain says the Russlans nm constructing to the north of Mukhtar Pasha’s posttion a nnua lesding to - the plaln befurs Erzeroum. The Turks are generally much more con- fident, THE INVESTMENT OF PLEVNA fscomnlete. The Russtans are clearing natonly the Sofla ruad, but oll approaches from the Balkans. A Turkish relieving army would hays to tight its way up to Plevna step by step. . URMMED I LoNnox, Nov. 6—5 a. m.—By the orcnpation of the helehits near Dubnik the Russians cow- mand the Turkish tete de pont over the Vaid, which {s the only mesns of vggress from Vievna on the soutli and west. MUKHTAN ATTACKED. Loxpoy, Nov. i—5 a. m.—An Erzeroum dis- pateh, dated Monday, says: A severe ublack was made t-day on the Turkish positions, There waa fighting aluong the whole hue. After ten hours' cugazernout the Turkish centre was alriven in, nud the Turks compelied Lo fall back, Mukhtar Pusha was slnztitly wonnded, Russtan forees from Ardahan have entcred the Western Euplirutes Vatley, endangering the Hue of commumiestion between Batoumn aug Erzeroum, and Erxeroum and ‘Uretizond. GOUNKY DEAD, CoNxsTANTINOLLE, Nov. O.—It I8 reported froms Orchunie, o the nutbority of Russian vrimncis, that Geu, Gourko was wounded dur- I the recent fAghting, and has stuco died, WAL AGIFATION. Loxuox, Nuv, 5.—A Vieuna dispatch says tt. recent lusstan succendes bave rehewed thy war ugitution in Belgrade. PIIOURESS, Russtun - offlcial bulicting report continued proeress on the Plevii and Orchanle avd the Lovatz ant Orctanic roads. ‘Teilever and Turskiisver are ocrupied by intantry and caval- £y, nnd uocavalry detsctinent has penatrated to Yublanitza Puss in pursuit of the retresting ‘Turks. A ‘TnEE-OUNS' Flout, A Turkish foree, numbertuz bewween 3,000 and 4,000 men, from south of the Halkans, at- tackedd the Russiun forcs at Mahren, south of Elenn, After three bours® flghtng, the ‘Turks retreated, leaving 10 dewd atd many wounded, BOY CUNTHANAND, Prwry, Nov. 5.=The llumgarian Govern- ment baa allowed the ruls jutended for the rullroad in Littte Walluchts, wiuch were lately beizedl as coutraband ol War, tu be tukics to Roumants. RAILWAYS IN BULGARIA., MUSSIANS PREFARING TO ¥TAY. Inepaten ta Lundon Jimes, B1MMiTZA, Uct, IL=The weuather bas been beautitul for the past three days, and the Rou. maniay coantry roads are now in fair woeking order, The Kussian trunsport service [s going on without wuterruntion, Some Inng occurral yesterday between Rustehuk and Glungeva, ‘The - pontoon bridize ut Vetroshanl, which wia muved up from Pintos, 48 ready for trcaport. Leaw 4 beautiful little stesmer ou two speckal wugonus between Parupan and Petrosbani, oo 1ta way to the Dshube. Ve Kussiun positious on the Buljrarian sty ot the tiew puntoun brutge at the lutter plax are slmnFly fortitied, sud o bulitup the hilianges burdern: ratlway between Fratesty, the it station uurtdy wl titureery, and Sunnitea e vonpleled s far av Parnpun, about vne-Lh waty, unsl the rnding i betng pushed taptdly fonvard un e rest of the hue, dreat ditlicalty b felt 0 gei- 1 ut this work, ua the Roumanians rave Lshen s large & proportion ot the workhug Pebulutive Lo the ariny that ere are convpsrs W able-budied men fefl along the Dan. The Husolaus myght utilize the Bulgarin uun sWIrIING ol the otler side ol the river m coustoustiug tils rullway, The makiyg ot thiy military Nue at this period i full ot gige nificuiee, The fact that the coustruction waa cuninerved 50 late 10 the season s evideuce thay the Russtaus expected to take lustehuh, sud usa the Ruatchuk-Varos bne ud 1ar south »8 they could, The commencement ol the work nuw shows that they huve sbandoned the ldea of tuking Rustehuk, at least for the preseat und are turnbie Lhelr atteation In wuutier direcs tion, snd it is probable that they wil! wask the Quiniriiatersl, aud work through the Balkans amd down the Suils Valley, sboald Osian Pa. abia’s arnny be beatew out uf the way or cap- tured, No sane cownsnder would “lose the luu working days ol sumuer, aud then cou- wienee o rallway b the autuwn, untess bls plans for the cawpaign had been thwarted, aud ho Mallory snd Marton Weltou, wers held over tiil |y lonud himaclf compelled to adovt new unce. the vext Asslzes, Npeciat Inavasch Lo The Chicago Tribunz, Hapawax, Nov. 5.—Evidence betore the Fishery Commlsgion having becn comploted, argument commeuced to-day by the Hon. Dwight Foster, who occupled the whole time of the scssion on bebalf of tho United States. Mr. thinn, on the sameside, sddresses tho Connlssiou to-morrow, Spectut Duanaick to 1he Chicase Tribune. Tokonto, Nov. 5—A suow-stonm, accom- panled by bigh wind from the northeast, is pre- veillne throughout Untario to-day. hi some stctions suow fell to wde; th of vuc foot. At Furt tiarsy, Manitoba, this turaing, the ther- muun;‘l;vr wf;‘: du{\v .nllu “un:.“ Foities 1at Drsuutch (0 Fhe Chiciio Triduns. ol’l‘.l‘;l‘A': Nov. Lo—Ieparts teceived to-day show that the earthquake ‘wave was Joit at twenty-Bve or toirty ditferent plares on tho Upper Ottawa Bunday morniug, snd Indicate that the sbocls was of wuch grester severits thau expenenced (n this neighbortivod. Build- fugs rocked tosud fro, people rusbed bither aud thither fu great terror, thinkiug the eud of things eartbly hud arnived, ‘The wave appeared 10 rull frowm weat Lo cast. mnitea with evidentl ay terminus of the Kussian line of comwunle Q:ujum vorth of tue Davube, instead of Giur- Eevo, a3 orygiuatly mteuded when the campaten wad opened. ‘The grading across the fat 1o the edpe of the Davube ls progresaing, and it rath- er tdicates au tutention 10 bridge the river for the ranlway line, but this embankment will bo scyercly tried, i ot carrled awsy eatlrely, by the usual spring fresticts. o I + FRANCE. THB KLECTIONS. Pauis, Nov, 5—11:30 p. m.—The returos to thls hour show 567 Republicans and 33 Con- servutives clected to the Counclls-General. The Repyulicans bays galned elghty-tive seats. ‘I'wenty-ning secand ballots are necessary, Five bundred and slxty-eignt districts remain to be heard (rom. 1t is not kaown how the Repub- lican gains are distributed aod affect ¢ho ma- Joritles fu the differeat Councils-Geperal. 1t is expected that, when the complete returus” e (Coutlnusd oa the ¥IRL Page) bo the permancut rail-