Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1877, Page 5

™ the cancua that such nominations could not he conflrmed, for that, {n fact, waa tho rptrit ol tho cancas rerolution, thoneh atated with some in- A very caullous member of the Committee expresses the opinion that the Presl- dent will be much more careful In selecting Democrats hereatter, npd will be more certain of the strength of the rifasons which control his action, and that Benators will be leas Likels to find fault until they have taken stand tho President’s reasons, the result of the conference, and another caucus wohalily be heid to recelve the report of the Comumittee. THE DETAILS OF TNE CONTERENCR are not much spoken of by those present, bat any ineans satisfactol he position occupied publican caucus s slready well understood, tesponse to the formal view to the President, he replicd in general terms that he did not Intend to appoint Dem- s fit for the position coulil bo selected, unless there were, in a given rticulnr reasons for a differ- tad not nominated anv Demo- crats without ressous which scemed to him sufficient, and which he had no doubt would seem suflicient to the Seuate if plsced befure o spoke ferely and st aome Iength of his viewa concerning the treatment of the Boutlern situation, and what he ex, would be accumnplished by the course that ho mastereito<lay indicated that there Is one Senate Committee, that of Post-Offices, which docs not Intend to stand for any absolute ruie forblddin the nomination of Democrats to office, but « the threo Texas Postmasters reported favorably in executive seaslon, one wan a concersative Ke- publican who hns alwaya soted for a Democratic Congressman, and another was a Democrat. amendment to the Conatitution of the United Etatca, which, when ratified by three-fourths of Reld Leglslatuies, ruall be valid a8 part of sald Constitution, v A tribnnal for tnanen arieinz in dent and Vice.F'resident shail be Riate In the foilowing manner: Not lees than twelve months prlor to the time fizcd by law of esch siate and conent of the Senate of the State, sppoint not lens than Aive persona learned in law and otherwise dnly qualified, to wnom shaii referred In mach manner as the Legisiature of tate ahall dirret, ali cases of contested clec- tiona arisinz in reference to Elector of Premident The trihunal no conmtitates #hall hear and determine every moch contert, and ceriify at least thirty daya hefore theasy on which upon (o zive therr votea n the “proper returning ¢ of the Stais, and alen tranemit an authenticaied copy thereof 1o the President of The term of office of said trihunal shall expire npon the day fixed hy law for the oath nflice Lo be taken by the Prestdent and Vice- ident of the Uniled States for the term en- suing after their sppointment. NOTES AND NEWS. AECRETART SHEZRMAN'S REFORT, Apsciat Diewateh tn The Chicngn Tribnns, Wasmixarox, 1. C. Bherman's nunual report witl set forth a seduc. tion §n revenne recefpta of ahout $3,500,000, and a conslderable reduction in expenditures, The maln fallinz-off {s under the head of miscclla- neous receipts, and the chief ftemns reduced aro the premium on eales of gold and fajling-off in colnage receipte. In round numbers the re- celuts of Internal revenue and customs will exach show a decrease of about $600,000. The loes Iu futernal revenue, attributes to the WASHINGTON. the declsion of all contested he choice of Eirctora of Preat. The Army Bill Passed in the Senate After a Brief WasmiNoton, D, C., Nov. This was about ay contirmed ‘ames ., Patten, ' the Shostone Agency, Wyomlng: Willlam 8. gent at New hleans; Jnines F. Fagan, Revelver_of Public Moncss at Little Rock, Ark.: Jobn T, Wildcr, Postuiaster at Chattanooga; Maul 8chwinkle, Postmaster at Nebraska City, Neh., CHARGE T0 BE MADE, A change 18 to be made in the Internal Reve- nue Collectorship for the trict of Georyha. oluted in - the place of McMillan, Pension Twenty-five Thousand HMen the Limit Fixed by the Measure, and Viee.remdent. ntation of its Third (Augusta) Dis. C. Wade Is _to be ap- c present Culiector, oficer of office ocrats when Republl gix Democratic Senniors Record Their Votes in the Afirmative. care, special and THE KISD OF A MAN LAWRENCE 19, Nov. 15.—~In nn toterview nee said he had re- n with regard to his NEW ORLEANS, Li to-day, Me. Eflinzh cefveid no further inl nomination for the offics of Collector than that contained 1n the published dispatches from He expreased himsell ns reason- and aald that if ng hie proposed to them In detail, Other Accounts of the Late Inter- view Between President and Senators, ably hopelul of confirmation, heshould succeed Judee be Collector in fact as well as in name. tended, he said, to manage the Custon-llouse first for the best intcrests of the Government, aml secondly in sich 2 way as to best promote tho interests of buasinesa me COMMITTER BELFORD'S CASE. &pecral Dirpatch to The thicugn Tritbune, Wasninoron, D, C Nov. lh.—Judge Bel- ford has inude his arcument before the House Comnmittes on Electiona, endeavor to reach a conclasion In the tatter at the meeting of Monday. VIRGINIA CLAIMS. The Ilouse Committee on Education and Labor Las Instructed its Chalrman to report & bill for the relmbursement of the College of Willtam and Mary, of Willlamaburg, Va., for fosees fncurred during the War, ‘THE GAINES CASE. ‘The Houee Cummittecon Private Land Clafms has heard un argument from Mrs, Myra Gaincs upon her petition for the enforcement of the decree of the Supreme Court granting her title to largetracts of luud in New Orieans, commiittes, consisting of Townshend of Iliinois, Culdwell, and Gunter, has been appointed to ANOTIIER CORRESTONDRNT'S ACCOUNT. The Wortd's Washin, hna the following : protracted convernation, of which this dispatch attempts to_give only the tenor, as communi- the Repubtlcan Senators, and does not nssume to use any of his language, by raving that he was conducting his Administration on the basis of the platform on which hie was nom- fuated, snd In accordance with bis letter of ac- ceptance. I1e had alwags heen & Kepublican, and did not deaire to antagonize Wi Tellow-Re- publicans in Conareas. would all ro-operuts In the futerests of the country, ‘for.’ sald he, *we must not forget that 1" am President of the whole country, and not of any pariy.' THE NOMINATION OF LAWRENCE, n the conlerenco of last mght, has upon by some as intended tohe a direvt reply to the Senate that the President il not accept the views of the caucus, or mean to be in any way vontrolled by Senatorial de- The fact, however, which acconnts for the nomination to-day s that it was the lastday underthe luw on which this class of nomina- tions can be made. L could_be held back longer without leaving the office vacant.” OEORGR WILLIAM CURTIN' WARNING, Mr. Curtis, in Harper's Weekly, thus warns the Administration azalntt temnorizing upon practical Clvil-Scrvice reform Issue. the Administration to take care he pectations of its friends shall be fultilied. The sincerity of its anpport cownes from the conti- dence that iU meana what it °says, and_ that it will have the courage of | ita fricnds have seen ectal on the caucus caident closed the speech of Kelley, of Pa., in Favor of the Anti-Resump- Tle Loped that they The Cominittea will derangement of busi- opponents of Repeal Will Try to Stave Off Action at This Session. 1u make it up before the end of the tiscal year. Sherman will recomnmend economy in appropriations, and will transmit estimates from all the Departinents shuwing an carnest ‘ongress in reducing tbe ex- purpose to aid The Bonats Commerco Committee Has penacs of the Governime Little Sympathy with Conkling's Grievances. Gen. Butler, In the District Court to-dav. in the trial of the case of Dryant Cralz, {ndicted for presenting & false claim against the Gov- ernmeunt, tnade & statcment likely to have & rerious effect upon the confirmation of one nominated to be a Lleutenant fo the hese parties are charged with recelvin, or a claim of niuety-scven mules an which were captured by Indlans, os alicged, oo the old Bunta Fe at the crosafng of the Arkansas River, snd claim {8 declared to be fraudulent. Max. been commlesioned o Lieutenant in the aniny, was in the (iovern- ment Sccret-Service, and had something to do with the claim. Gen, Butler, referring to him to-day, sald he intended to prove the correct- uess and valldity of the clalm, and to further prove bevond all doubt that the chief witness for the Gouverument was a thrice-admitted per- urer, and that the United States Government tnew it when thoy placed him In an office of profit and trust. DAN VOORNERS gave his first vote to<day ju favor of reducing ptatement Bhowing the Amount of ©Coin and Bullion in the three fhorses TILE PRISON CONGRESS, Dr. Winer, of Buston, made an argument be- fore the Forelgn Relations Counnittee to-day in bebalf of an appropriation to enable the Gov- ernment to be represented at the International Prison Cougress st Stockhoim, Sweden, next No uction was tuken. TIE PATENT LAWS. The Benate Comnmitiee on Patents began to- day a hearing, which was continued over to- morrow snd Sunday, on the proposed new Patent laws, which effects » gencral modifica- tion and simplitication of existing laws fu that Chauncey Smith, of Boston, adve- cated the bil) In an earnest speech, which will he finished to-morrow, after which Heury B. Hyde, of Bostou, will continue In suppurt of t'rof. Iaford, of Cambridge, and promineol lawyers from all country, Including Albert H. Walker, of Cul- cago, are In attendance, and the whole subject of Patent laws will rcecive discnsston. Uil origivates In the attempt at the last Cone gress by the Graoger element to smugele turough a bitl REPEALING ALL PATENT LAWS, which ostcusibly passed the llouse. Leading patent lawyers of the country have been in cor- reapondence about it during the sumwer, Tho general scope of the proposed act is to enlarge the protection wiven to users of patents, and to defino ot clearly the rules under which pat- eats may be perpetuated. No limportaut change 18 propused I the mode of obtaluing patents, or the tees walch are to be paid, but the poyment of £50 at the end of four years, und $100 end of ainey witl be required to continue the 'I'he timu within which ac- well, who has sinee Outlines of a Bill to Modify the Present Patent Lawvs. ta_own opinfons. ed to Iack enthusiasm, it i= becaune It has ftself scemed Lo be hesitating and reluctant, hoping to be That I8 a fatal delusion. ness and timidity will repel friends, ‘The Administration in some ¥ attempted some kind of ¢ negotfation' in Pennsylvama, and the State is lost by & heavy Democratic t=ajority. Republicans heartily sustained the bravest of the Admlnistratfon, aud hold the Btate more strongly thau ever,” ANTI-RESUMPTION, THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSZ, Speciat Diawmich to The Chieago Triduna. Wasuinatoy, D. C., Nov. 15.—Therc was an another day of financial debate in the fouse. The discusslon of the queation seems to increase rather than diminish the desire to participate in tho debate. Yesterday, at the begiuning of the sesslon, there were thirty-four names down to epeak, To-day, when the debate ended, the number of prospective speakers had increased o forty. The spceches to-day worc delivered by persons with few exceptions who do not gen- erally attract much attention {n the Ilouse, {s now the tntention of the managers of the blll to have a vote taken Saturday. Ewing, who fathers tho scheme, ts confident of o very larme majority, but has probably abandoned the no< tlon of two-thirds, whick he had when the bill Eames, of Rhode Island, made a very earnest specch In opposition to the bill, as did his colleague, Ballou. Michigan, pronouncea himself {n favor ol re- sumption, Judge Kelley delivered one of his CUSTOMARY DOCTRINAL SPEECIES, In tho vourse of which he made a very severe at- tack upon ex-Secretary of the Treasury McCut- He accused McCulloch of the grosscst i) norance on tinancial subjects, loy spare Secrctary Sherman, lle chal man with baving changed his views since 1807 In that year Sherman, Kelley sald, had cio- quently portrayed the disasters that would re- sult from forced resumption. retary snw the beauty of making howds Inter. convertible with grecnbacks. \Vhat lie belleved 1n 1863 ho characterlzed n his Munsficld apeech as a mild form of lunacy. cct far the Sccretary, Kelley preferred that ¢ rights of the American peopl oun & law on the statute-hook rather than upon the changeable views of the Sccretary of tho THOE ARMY BILL, T3 PASSAGE TN THE SENATH. Soeclal Dispate io Tne Chirago Tribuna, Wasainaton, D, C.,, Nov. 15.~Tle condnrt of the Democratic Scnators during the debate on the Army bill this afternoon contrastea fa. vorably with the Democratic Representatives when thesamo was under diecussion fn the House, There was no attempts to shackle the Federal Government {n the use of troops or to make poiitical capital out of the employment of the army for the suppression of ralds, or to ro- open the Pandora’s box of political agitation, Mr. Beck declared bis belief that the number of officers in the army was altogether dispropor- tlonate to the number of cnlisted men, and sald tbat at the next scsslon ho hoped to sue A REORGANIZATION PERFECTED, but that be should vote for tho bill before the When a vote was reachicd on the amendment airiking out the direction In the House Lill that four full cavalry reziments he siatloned ou the Tuxas fronticr, and that the entire force should not exceed 20,000 men, Mr., ‘Thurmsn moved to make the number 25, TUB VICK PIESIDENT raled, however, that tho amendment of the Committeo wus first in order, wihich not cannot win fues. In Massachisc THR NAYY DEFICIENCY BILL will go to the President fur slzoaturc (o the POST-OFFICK DEFICIENCY. The House Commitice on Appropristions to- day, after considering a communl.ation from the Purtmaster Generol relative to existing de- yment of saluries of Post- masters during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1576 and 1877, amount report a bill providing amount out of the balences covered into the 'freasury during the yeara in which the detl- clencies oceurred. THE WOOL DUTY. ‘The Treasury Department han decided that waol on tue skin, lmported from the Bandwich harged the sume duty as other - T}I‘é RECORD. BENATE. Wasmxoroy, D. C., Nov. 15.—Mr. Dawes presented the remonstrance of the forty-five National Banks of Boston against the passaze of the bill for the remonctization of silver. ‘The petitioners sct forth that they are required by law to hold many millions of United States bonds, and are apprehiensive that the paseage ol the bill will greatly deprociate their value and have & bad effect on the business of the coun- ctions of the ficiencics in tho Islands, {5 to be c! was firat Introduced. snt struck out the direction whero ecrtain regle ments should be stationed, which was an fnter- ference with the constitutional power of tho Presldent as Comnmander-in-Chief. lican Senators, of course, ment, as did Senators 1 validitv of a patent. tion for damugca may be brought Is LIMITED TO YOUK YEARS from-the beginuing of suit. The bill has been carcfully druwn, and {ts friends are confldent of {ts cnaciment without any cousiderable change, PARIS EXI'OSITI Forclgn Affalrs Committee to-duy agrecd toreport the Paris Expositivn bill, with some changes (o pliraseology and the omis- slon of the corn-kitclien clause, report will e made by Sunsct Cox and [Iamil- ton, of Indisna, fu which _posathly Wilsun, of West Virgiuia, will joln. Mr, Cox'is preparing & very hmmorous speech of an hour upou the sithjcet, in which he will hold up Hewltt nnd his carn-dodzer proposition toridicule. In antieipation of such un attack, speech 1n reply, will have all”the argument, and Cox's all tho voted for this auends ayard, Coke, Garland, {axey, and Kandolpb. Now the bill is to go back to'the House, and there {8 no reasun why. it caunat. be - sent to tho President for Lis Mgmattire befdre the end of tho week, GEN. SHENMAN'S ANNUAL NEPORT. To the 1Weatern Associted Press, s D. C., Nov, 15. ~The annual re- port of Gen, Bherman shows that on Oct, 13 the regular ariny was composed o! gencral stall ofll 3 englncer battalfon, 103: ordnance colisted men, 8$40; enlisted men of tho stafl cn regiments of cavalry—olllcers, U11—cavulry, 8,850, Five regiments of artillery—ofcers, £34; ‘enlated men, 252 —artlilery, 2,605, Twenty-five regi- of {nfantry—oflcers, 8775 enllsted men, 8,778—nfantry, 4,655, ~—hesides thersare reported a2 non-cominlsslonstafl unattuched toreglnients, Miitary Academy recrults, unassipued Indiun scouts, and prison guards, amounting to men, 1,877; slgmal corps, 404; retired oflicers, 8013 and s Captian of the United States army by act of Congress, 1,—ogeregating officers and men, 24,501, of which the (force available for war {s made up of cavalry, artillery, and infantry regi- oients amounting to 20,001 ofllcers and mon; to which should boe added tho elevon general ofll- cers and offlcers of thegencralstufl serving with them, together with 870 1udian scouts. OVERATIONS OF TIIE ARMY, Tho General detalls the operations of the ariny during the year. referring espceinlly and in Lich teemn of pralse to the conduct of the ofticers amd ten durisg Mr., Bargent reported. without amendment, the bilk providing for certain deficiencies fn the pay of the navy and marine corps, and for other aseed without discussion, !l dent for his nigoature, ton Introduced » Joint resolulion pripos- to the” Conatitution providing for a tribunal by States for the declrion of all con. tested lasues arlsing in the cholce of Electors for President sud Vice. President. Referred. Nelthier did K In 1808 the Bece ing an amendment With all of lisre- Mr. Brace presented » netition of colored resl- donts of Mississippi, asking au appropristion of Lew In vmigratiog Litena, 1n presenting tho petition, he sald the number and character of the uetitioners entitled their pes tition to consideration, though he waa not pro- pared to Indoree thelr plan nuw. At tho expiration of the morning hour, the Sen- nte procecded with the cousiderstion of the Army oruprintion bill. r. Eaton demanded o separal amendment llmiling the army to 25,000 men, to- etead of 20,000, He aald 459% enitated men, s preparing n 1t s said that Hewitt's spcech ‘The vpponents of the repeal of the Resump- tion act are plannfng to force a ven-snd-nay vote upon every amnendment offered, {n the hope of deluylug any final vote _upcn the bili this There are some ity amendments, and the minority is probably strong enough to force COIN AND BULLION., TREABURY BTATEMENT. Wasninaroy, D. C., Nov. 15.~In response to a resolution of the House, tho Becretary of the Treasury to-day transmitted tothat body the statemnent of the amount of coln and bullion in the Treasury ut the closcof business on the Slst of October, 1377. The amounts are given as n his opinion 20, 000 men were enough to take care of our intercets vu the f the suldiers had not been atationed whcre they shonld not have been $ix tnouths ago, thers would have been no need of that caruage on our frontier which we ‘The ameudmeut miade in the Commitive was aziced to—yeas, w;nu;. 10, aa follows: Y2 THR DISTINQUISIED SENATOK NOT VERY UNANI- MOUS IN COMMITTEE. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasiinatox, D, C., Nov, 15.—Very estrava- gant storics have been circulated respecting the mecting of the Benate Commerce Comnmittee, Conkling Chairman, thess roports represeat Conkling as having achieved a great victory over the President jn Cominittee, and as Laving been ablo to carry his Committea with him. arc cxtravagant, and do not seem to ho well ‘The Committee yesterday debuted resolution instructing the Chalrian of the uominutions where there is a controversy, to ask for all papers bearing upon the case, Throuch a misunder- standing of the purport of this resolution, greater significance bas been atiached to it to- day in political circies than the facts justify, A member of the Committeo remarked this after- hiave scen. Goll Coln ln llon (estimated) In the mints in”tie Treaaury, Bub: Troasurles, and mints, 'Total coln and bulllon,..... There arealso In haud counte: the Indian war Bheridan, recom- mending sn Incrense of every coropany fn the gervice to 100 men, expressed the opinfon that bad this been done sunmc tine agu the Indlan troubles would have been sottled promptly, with the strung orobabillty that they would not Slieridan adds: * Indian Theso statements currcncy redeemed in BUIVER ooy srsevaiaetienateenss Coin certiicates In Treanury ofices Colin tnterest coupons and checks Notes of National gold banks red: Ing clrculatlon, et Bilver coin, elc., Iu Dbave oceurred at all. troubles fu this divisfon ure over for tl 1 cannot say that' the: Complications ara still Hab! experience should teach us to bebetter prepared than we have hitherto been,” Gen. 8herman AGHEES WITH SHERIDAN'S NECOMMENDATION, which would ralse the army tonearly 50,000 men, but despairs of success n such application to Cungrees, and therefore urges such legislation a3 will give us 25,000 men for reguncuts of the lne. This would make for the present 430 coin- panics, an average of fifty-elght men to the Qen, Bherman continues: * 1 belleva it to be ng to {ncrosse the cavalry at artillery and infantry, The iatter do as good service as cavalry, ars”as nee- cssary, and cost much nance, All are cqually nes on & ‘par, “but the I'resident right to increase thy conpanies stationed at cx- E?lo!;:u i the loss of othera not similarly ‘The coucluding portion of the report is de- Yoted to an account of Howard's movements in ursuit of the Nea Perces, and the fiasl capture Gen, Bhierman says: Col. Miles and his officers and men are entitle to all tho honor and skillful, and successful to arise, and our Othr amendments made In tho Commiitee of the Whole wers concurred In without & division, and the bill was then read a third time ana passed, 1t now goes back Lo the llouse ¢f Hepresrntatives for the xction of tnst body on the beuate smend- W. Va.) gave notice that to-morrow up his resolution In reyard to the dle- crepsucies ju the booke and accounts of the Trease ury Department, aud submit sowme remarks in fe- f the Treasurer's gencral account, 8 per October debt statement, was The difference belwecn this bal anceand thogrand totalabovestuted ls aceount- BY SUNDRY ITENS such o8 ootstaudivg gold chec the hauds of disturalug officers coln items recelved at certain offives, but not churged out of the account of the oflices making the remittance. The amount of gold and sitver cuin sod bullion nominally on hand as above, 1,181, 18 reduced by o balance fu trunait, $440,253, and by the difference between the bal- rnce of remittaiice, 81,433,051, showiuw that the amount of cuinand bullion on band s $116.267,863. This amount is subject to s draft fur the {ullowing smounts and purposcs: Debts contracted prior to 1801, m tured, and interesi thereou unpaid..$ Called bunds matured 187! quently,snd uapal Interest duc and unpaid. appointments bave been any abjections made. One member of fivo years' standing (o the Senate sald that during all his experlence it had always been usual to obtain the papers in such cases, waa no {udication of hostility to the Presfdeut. A mewberof the Committec eaid to-day tlat both Administration and anti-Administration Benators will want all the papers which would give any information upon the disputed casce, The President, in fact, has wlrerdy anticipated this resolution by directing the Executive De- urtments (n all contested cases whero & Scoate “ommittes calls for information to lve it ALL TUR INFORMATION IN TUEIR FOWER. The namo of & Democrutic Beaator of the Com- mittee having been connected with the state- meut that Conkling obtained a victory, and tuat he voted for bim, that Senator denfed it, far a3 Conkllug (s concerucd, it Is even sald that somo of the members of the Committes were not wuch disposed to listen to his persoual No specitic aliusion was made o any noml;lmum The Scnato went into exzeculive scssion, and when the doors reopened ad); the expense of t HOUSE. The following bille were introduced and referrea: By Mz, Haskell—Providi dutics on Imports in gold, notes. 8y Mr. Schlelchar—Providing for chesp irans- oriation between tide-waler un the Atlantic sud be (1110 aud Misalssippl Vailevs, By Mr. Mills—A wiemorisl of (i of 'chn for the or thelr mainte- andshould bo uld have the intwment of & Commissioner a Usbinet officer, P 'or the construction of & rallwsy fruin New York to Conucll Blufis, la, Mr. Uobb, from the Committes on Mileage, re- the il ailowing members o the extra seasion. Lald 1 and subse« id interest thervon. 27,104,011 3,074,050 ratse for their amounts held In coin e work, whils ot! toflsome pursultare entitled to ponding’ credit because they made that succeas Posaible.” ‘The General hopes these Indisns homes in the sprivg ou ation near the Modocs, where, or, thcy can soou be able to ported back adversel wileage for artendans ¢ thon resamed debate on the Resump- . Mr, llendce asked the gentlemsn who had charge of the bill when the previous question waa to he . Mr. Bucknarsald his collearue (Ewlug) wea not e (Buckoer) could not say when the debate would be closed. ‘The Suesker said that he undersiood the debata and to-morrow, and that charge of the bil outstanding, etc. . ~which, belug deduc actusily on bana, leaves s balunce of $85,013, Of avove amount, there is fo stiver coin and esthnated silver bullion, $34,775.14. amount avaliable tn coin bars snd estimated gold bullion 13 therefore $57,436,071. AN ACCOMPANYING LETTER. from Unlted States Treasure that in the lirst portion of Lbts stal cuin and bullion are fucluded, becauss the coin balance of the Treasury ls made up of silver and because tha colu and bulifon fu the jon fund, which {5 a part of thu balance, capuot be eiven I detull with securacy except at hio annual wint statement which takes place iu July, as the bullion containing silyer Is nut separated. In the secoud portiou of the state- ment, the sccrued futerest is vot chargel against the gold coln fu the Treasury for the oot bmfi due, it 18 uot a demand «d from coln and butlion 530, will be provided with the Indisu rescryi by moderate Jab Support themselves in peace, Dever again be atlowed to retura to Coukling will ind it fmpossible to carry to Lapwal. wajority of the Committca with him, but witl Lave it Iu bis power @reatl, ‘The nomination of Becretary of the lnterlor, which has beeu so long suspended In committee, was Lo-day favorably reported, sent In to executive session, aud lald over a day under the yule. Bell will probably Hilllan explalng to delay contirma- Id continue fo. 1l to be Assistant would continue fo-as) tbe genileman who ba ) would take his bour on batuidsy, after which n':'- on would be c:llu FEDERAL PATRONAGRE, TEE CONTROVERSY DETWEEN TUR PRESIDENT AND TUE DISSATISYIED BENATORS, Special Mguaich in Tha (hicaga Tribune, Nzw Yoix, Nov. 15. Washington soectal sa; styled tho Committee of the Republican Caucus badalong interview with the President last evenluz, The Bepators composing the Com- wittes were Edmunds, Hamlin, Howe, Came- Ton of Penusylvanis, Kirkwood, loar, and Christiancy, Mr, Edinunds is ous of the most Plainspoken of all the Benstors upon the ap- Doittment of Democrats to office, and he Is un- derstood 1o bave placed befors the Prosident in 20 exceedingly strong light the views enter- talned by the Republicsn Beoators touching the Sppoigtwent of Bouthern Democrais. Tais Wag the principal polnt of discussion between the Committes and the President, Soutbern Dallcy belng, of course, to some extent 1nyolved. The cont:rencs resulted I O COMPHOMISE AXD NO CONCESSIONS. The Pres'dent did not agree, nor {ntimate thst . 1ling to agree, that he would not bere- after nomiuate Democrats to office, sod the Commitiee did not receds trom the position of previous questi Mr. Aldrich much of \be Resumption sct s authorizi Treasury to redeewm legal-tender $300, 000. 000, directiog tbat o ‘The New York Times' & number of Scnators now THR COMMITTER 8TANDS. ‘The report round tho Benate is that Benator Coukling's Committee stands five against him and three fn bis favor in the case of the New York nominations. There is ons member (Den- t. ‘Tne division as reported is, oa ono ing, Palterson, Suvencer; on thbo urther reduction of legal-te wade, and sutnoniaing the tender nules as may be nger offered & aubetitute, simply repeal- ing the resuwption-dats clause 1a the third section o Mr. Clark (Iows) offered a substitate amending rd sechion of toe Hesumption wct 80 &4 Lo Juw Hmiting the sggregate smount of Nstional Bagk clrculstion, sud 16 provids (hat, a3 ©ftuu as bank nutes sre lasued. the becrelary legal-tendor notes 1o excess of $:350,000, - e amount of 50 percent of the back Dotes 30 1esned, aud to continue sucs redomptivn untllll;l Hmitof XMET A8 IT HECOMES PAYABLE from tlme to tine by cofn recespts ot the Gov- ‘Tho statement & made as of the 31st October, becuuse that is the date upou which the Jast teiucnt of balances wus struck, and the latest d most convenient date for the consolidution ftems received from various Assutant Tress- Lfilhe;.lgx:rml ¢, McMillan, Gordoo, Rausom, THE OFFICES, TOLEDO POSTMASTERIUIF, 8pecial Disnalch to The Chicage Tribune, ‘Wasuinarow, D, C., Nov. 16.—~The story tel- egraphed Wosy tnat the Presldeut bad msked Gep, Cox to naine another than Keed for Post- master at Tolcdo is amistake, Tuo Bcnste Committce has no Information compromising Reed fu auy way, and bis coufirmation 1s consid- TEXAS POBTMASTERS. . The Bonate Post-Oftice Committee, st their agreed to report [avorably upon the nomlnation of Gen. Tylcr to be Postmasted at Bultimose.» The coufirmation of Texss Poste 000, 000 o authorizing the accumulaiien in w0, 000, V00 1D culn as 8 special the redemption of th tender notes, snd then sfter public notice authar- izing the redemption of the legal-teuders When Judgment, 1L was practic- able to redcen st the time named, and it ouzbt to be done, and bo was thercfore opuosed Lo the bill 1t was of no cousequence huw d which fxed tho 1st of date of resumptivn. Sluce that lsw had nassed. svery custracs which bad beon the Tressury of PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, | {10 et ot SCHENE TO VERIFY THEIR XLNO- WasmixgroN, D. C., Nov. 15.—The jolut resolution offercd lu tho Senato to-dayby Mr. Eaton, amendatory of Btats, provides be proposed to the Legislaturesa of tha saveral Histas assn M. Esmes sald, 10 bl before the House. meeting to-day, or wby the lew was the following entered Inta thronghent the coontry had been entered info with the view of resumin on the day lixrd, and any ehanve in that Iaw wonld sffect every husiness tzansiction in the country. e entercd hie protest againet Lon passage of the bill, ae hasty, f1]-adviscrd, and fransht with great evil alike o the eredit and hunor of the conntry at heme and abroad, and 1o labar, capital, trade, and commerce. Mr. Gialion deelared his helicf that the repeal of the Resnmption act would be perntcious and detri- mental to the insiness inierest~ of the coantry. Mr. Hubbell declared himeelf in favor of the re- sumntion of specin paymenta. becatse In his onin- 1on the country bad reached that perind when ita commerce nnd general bnaness should he prosided for. lle exptained and advotated the amendment offered b{ hlineell to the pendinz bill, Mr, Kelley read from articie in the NorfA American Hevierr, over the mrnatore of ¢4 Hngh McCalloch, which he rafd exhibited an {enorance discreditable 10 the country shosr Secretary of the Treanury the anthor had been, and & mendarity which invoked il the opprotrions epiths ever liad been hurled from 1= went on to 't n legielsting for the "tnm‘-l on af zuocte payments, naa lecislatinzan finposetallity, ‘The lawa inade could not Le controlled by the wive. rat tiovernment. (sreenbacke thad heen denomi- nated a8 the curse of the country, and yet it was preenbacks, the "n‘r baby.' that had saved ihe Union, When pold, deflowered, bad left the cuun- try. then the **raghahy " had stepped forward, And bad kept in the feld the armies, and had sup- phed manitions. fuod, and trinenortation. That which rerved ro well in war waa not aceerving of the contemipt which was being hesped npon 1t 1n peace, That which gave the nation credit to the amonnt nf $2,700. (XH), 00) wwas certainly enongh to aurtain the crndit of $ 2,000, 000,000, He predicted, in epite of the jeec and acoff, that that it the Jtesnmptoin act was to be main- tatned the pufferinzn of the laat two vearn wanid be (when compared with the sullerings el to come) an licht an the cbill that biigate the Tropical plants when compared with thie Arctic cold that hindds up the monntainoas iceberr. At imis point his bour expieed, but ananimous consent was given 10 him to faieh bie speecn. Resuming, he saked the llouer to wipe out that ruinous statate. 1t stood & menace to confidence, the steady deatrover of credit. 1L wana notice to crery capitaiiat that the body of the money was to be contracted: thal the banks muet hoard specie for resumption: that prices must fall; snd there- fore the hest ure of money was (o bury it eitherin their own cellars or In thie Yauits of the banks. In conclusion, be said: Henealjthat act. restors confidence, allow the tramp« and millions of work- ingmen and women who are now living in deapalr fo go to work on vour raw material ‘and supply each other'a wants, No na- tion, " no individnat, was ever freed from debt by Idlenens and want of industry. Sel the miners of Proneyivania and other coal Btates st work in producinz puwer. Let the coal they mine quicken your macbinery, Let wages be earned by warking people 1o enable them to pay their deuts, and to consatne dutlable and tazable commuditics, We bave gone at this thing bullheaded, and have thns effectualy disabled ourseives, deprived our- selvea of confidence, impoverished o<r people, diminished the revenucs of the Government, and put ourselves in m pusition that In the midst of abundant cropa our peaple are hungry. With our cutton (the largest crop thst we ever produced) they are naked or in rags, Hemember tbat you are’ fo deal with five thousand milljons of ‘in- debtedness. Yon sre to provide & remer. voir frnin which every old woman tn Berka County can A1) her stocking, ~ You are to provide a fond from which every boarder may draw for board- iIng. You are to sy to every Luropean credito We take the 718k of your markets, of your nece: sities for gold. We will go it higher. We ha L ten or fifteen millions of dullars to do it with. Laughter and applsaee. Mr. ilartzell rald the Resumption act had de- struved sl the Lusinesn transactions of ths Country, and had taken maney from the pocketa of the peonleand placed It in the possession of the Ehylocks and money-lenders. e defendrd the action of the Monse {1 pas:inz the Silver bill, snd aecinred that hiatory would erect for the pro. Jectors of the bill demnnetizing v monament immortal in ita In!lmze. ‘I'ne finan policy of the last ten years had béen to kill the people and sustain the Nstional Hunke, 1hat 1 might proeper. podiation™ was now the i of the pch, but whole- sale rob' ery was the well-sustalned charge by the poor. Tue peop'e demanded the repeal of the He- sumption act and the remanetization ver, n concluaion, he entered hin protest against the whole iluancial policy of the Repablican party. Mr. Hanna deciared himsell opposed o the Re- sumption law aa it now stood. "lie was not In favor ol wild polnted in each Elcctors, the ’mu- oball, by and with Nov. 15.—Hecrotary the Commissioner the strikes, and wil he ' able CLAIN. 2 to §U81,0341, ugreed to the payment.of this favor of keeplnitthe legnl.tender currency intact until it should have the vame purchasable value an gold, Aws Republican he acorned the idea of re- pudiation. In behalf of an honesl constituency, who_ would bring thelr all if neccsnary and sy on the counter of the Treasuryasa free offering {n_order to eurtain the honor and credit of the country., he hurled back the charge that the projectors of the present hill were taking & step toward repudiation by demanding the repeat of the Resumption he branded {tun un- swarrantable und untrue, The opponents of the blll charscterized the lexal-tender notes as rag- money, and called upon the people to listen to the aweet music of Jingling the single standard. Rac. money, indecdi When that charee rame trom the Tourbon lemocrats who oppused the {aene, and the Government who lssued it. 1t was at least con- sistency, but he wonld not attempt to dlaown the oftsprine of the Itepublican party. It was with these raga that the Government had been enabled 1o bulld whipa which carricd the United States flag over every ocean. 1t was witli these rage that the grandost army that ever nattlea in defense of law and right was equipped. It was by virtue of these rags that the lag of the Union tloated to-day over the Cupitol of toe nstion, There rame rams every member gladly received from the Sergeant- at-Arme, [Lsughter.] The [‘Nll"' had Dot asked forthe demonetizatton of siiver nor for the Ke- rumption act. The practical effect of the Heaump- tion act has been to fusier distrust, Lo 1mpair con- fidence, to lock up carroncy, (o paralyze industries, to shirlok valoes, to swell the dockets of the Btate conrts with aults for collection, and toswell the duckets of the United States courts with petitions in bankruptey. It bad wrought rain encuch, and therefare gc was [o favor of its repeal, Heappesled 1o all sides and sectione to ald in removing from the statuto-book o threat by meaua of whicn labor and enterprise had suficged quite enough. sdjourned. —r—— e SPORTING NEWS. THE TURF. Nzw Yonx, Nov. 15.—~The Turf, Fled, and Farm, to-morrow's fissuc, says cditorially: + Statements having beca made to the effect that M. Plerre Lorillard bad offered to match Parole against Tenbroeck for 2,000 2 slde to - =y vote onthe Mazey, run at Loulsville next spring at any distance “lzzlrerlh'lm from ond to four wiles, we addressed bim a nute requesting hlm to stote if such reports bad any foundation in fact. Hero I8 bis reoly: Jzasxy City, Nov. 10,—RKdifor of (Ae Turf, Field, and Farm: 1 have not challenged Ten. k., bt 1 am willing to ron Parvle syalnst him 000 = aide, 310,000 forfeit, two miles and 8 hlf, Western welkbts, and dry vrack. The race tobe run at Sarstogs. and 1 will allow Teubroeck $3,0001f it comes @i 1 will also run from my Kancocus stable 8 2-year-old at three-yusrters of 3 tnile, & 3-year-old at one mileand three-quarters, 8 4-yeur-old ot two miles and 8 gnarier, 8 G-year- old “at three miles sgninst Westarn borses of the same age, excopting hat 1 will run my B-yesr- ol agamst a S-year-old or_over, Tiho four zaces 10 be run At Jerome Park or Barsiogs for 300 & wide, each race §1,000 forfeit. tobe named at the poat. the four races 10 bw secepied, or none, Vhls ofet means tnat 1 am williug to run my slabla aaainst the pick of thaentire Wesl. Yours respects tully, P, LosILLARD, THE TRIGGER. Nasnviirs, Tenn.,, Nov, 15.~The sporting tournament of the Teunessce Spartmen’s Asso- clation opened very suessfully under the man- agement of E. F. Martin, of Chicago. The principul winners are Abe Kleinman snd Martin, of Chicago, Thompron and Nichulson, of Nash- ville, and Duvis, of Memphis. The tournament continues the remainder of the weck. . OUR TURBULENT NEIGHDORS. Arrival of Villagrana ln Lower Californis with Kegular Troups. 8ax Dizgo, Nov. 15.—The Mexican war stearner Mexico, Verde commander, arrived in port to-day from Mazatlsn. She brought up 135 regular troops andlanded them at Eusenads, ounthe Lower California coast, about eighty miles south of 8an Diego. Ex-Municipal Guv. Villagraua accompanics the troaps, which were to march lmmediately to San Rafael, the Capl- tul, to reinstate him fo sutbority. The gun- boat will remain in port & few days to awalt the result of the land espedition, there belng no vonvenient auchorage off Eusenads, whily re- lioble overland cowmunication in one day’s iravel cxists between this city sud Sau Rafacl, Tho oflicers of the war steamer their purpose is to establish order in_Lower California. ILis certain that order will coutinus only 0 long as backed by militas ry power, A large party wmouy the resldents of Lower Cailforula are hostileto Villagrana's rule, and will only sutunt uuder force. 1If the troops are pu{ {n gurrison at San Rafsel, Villa- grava can waiutein bis autbority, We see no guaranty, however, of the security of the bor- der in 1ho vicinity of Cawpo and other frontier settlements, tho furcy at San Rafael belug too far distsnt to be of any use. Our own Gov- erumcnt ought to maintaig a permancat detail of truops near the live. ——————— CANADIAN NEWS, Special Inspaick to The Chicago Tribuns. Quzoec, Nov. 15.—The Hoo. Mr. Laurier, Miuister of Internal Reveoue, who is seeking election to represent East Quence In the Do- minfou Parliament, to-dsy assurcd & deputation of Irishnen that the Dominlon Goversmest would fntroduce at its next scsslon 8 measure for the reiief and amuesty of D. Douoghue, out. lawed for his conuection with the Northwest insurrectiou, so0as to place bim on the same Lootiug as ftial and Levine. landolph, Soiine, Whrte, ‘Withero—=10. urned. ug for the paymentof nrlvu. sud Ir:tl»lcndu e State Orange 1 (Ewin, te upull:mc: der currency ssil be ue of such legal- wed in coln after al-tendes notes egul- " 5 i 1 SEVERELY SHAKEN. present. The receotion tendered to Gov, Youne by the Governor's_ Guards this evenine was & most brilllant affalr. Among the promincnt nereona preeent were (Jovermor-elect Bishop, wife, and daughter, Lient.-Gov. Fitch, members of the Suoreme Court, and others, The hail ‘was beautifully decorated with flags looped with garlands of evergeens and flowers. MORTON'S MEMORY. ‘The Gentlemen in Charge of the Movement for A Monument Whip O upon & New Earthquake Shocks Felt in lowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Omaha Considerably Startled by the Subterrancan Dis- Ixpraxaronts, Ind., Nov. 15.—At a mesting of the Morton Monument Association, held In Walls Cracked and Articles Hanging | this city this evening, the following prospectus Thereon Visibly Agitated. To the Propls of Indiana: The death of Olirer P. Morton han occasloned an Imputre, very general throughout the State, for the erection of s monu- mecutal expression of the love snd gratitnde Ine #pired by his pubiic life and nervices, ing of soldiere, heid in Indisnapolin on the 8th of ibor, an organization was effected under the the Marton Monamental referred to, and, by victoe of officlal connection the underalened publieh the following proapectas: Without losing sight of honor to the iliustrions dead—in fact, to give it the eanction of the widest posalble utterance on the part of the people of the State, without respect to class or varty, and farther. to do wnat we think has long been the wish If not the intention of the people of the State, extend the idea of the forinders of {| and attemnt the buiiding of & memorial hall, to be nituated, ¥ leave can beohtained, in the lot known 80 the ‘Governor's circle, here' in Indianapolls, most beaatiful thraughont all the changes of the city for sacha et abont buflding a de- pository of things of historical Interest connected withiho growth of the State, past and to come, such as portraits, busta, cials ang publie men, People Rush Into the Streets with Fear and Trembling. AT OMANA. ‘TOE CITT STARTLED. Boectal Prevateh to The Chioagn Tridune. Nov.’ 15.—An eartbquake shock visited Omaba and vicinity st about twenty-five wminutes to 12 o'clock this morning. pretty geoerally felt all over the city, both Ly the people on the strects and in buildings. In Iarge bulldings especlally the shotk was very distinctly felt, creating intensc excitement amovg the occupants, and causing a rush for the doors. The shake lasted from hslf a minute to s minute and a half, according to statements of different parties. Most of the excitement occurred at the Post-Oflicd Bullding. The United Btates Clrcuit Court was in sessfon iu the large court-room ou the third floor. The prorata case of the Kansas Pacific and Denver Paclfic Rallroads versus the Union Pacific was occupyiog the attention of the court. Judge Usher was just opeaing the case for the plaln. tilfs, when suddenly a large clock on the wallat the back of the Judge's seat AWECNG TO AND YRO, large chandelicrs suspended from dhe cefling swayed this way and that, and a gencral vibra- tion of the whole bullding was noticed. A gen- eral panic cnsued, Judgo Usher stopped short fo bis argument. The numerous crowd sprang to thelr feet and started for the door. offices below, and especially o the Internal Revenue Department, nearly all the otccupants were startled, zud MADE FOR TIE DOORS, In fact, there was hardly a person in the bufld- ing but what feit the shock. At first, buwever, only a few scemed to understand what was the ‘Tables move'l. chalrs rocked, and men themselves were shaken frum head to foot, Peraons who were on thelr fect at the timo weakened at the koces, and some became falut at the stomach. Simllar scenes occurred at the County Court. House, where the Douslas County District Court was in scesion, slizlitly, but sutliciently to give pearly every- ly & scare. Tn the County Clerk's office the clock was alf an fuch,. and some plants warved as {f pelng blown by & slizht breeze, At the military headquartiers caused the inmates of the house to make & start In the upper stories of the Grand Ceotrat Hotel the shiock CAUSED SOMR LITTLE SENSATION. In the upper stories of Caldwell Biock, Central Block, snd Creighton Block the earthquake was distinctly feit. At the swelting wourks, i the lumber Fards, and in the Ution Pacitic head- quarters bullding it was very atrong, especially 10 the latter structure, where many of the em- ploges in the secoud and third stories rau out of the oflices, thinking that a Leavy safe that was being hoisted to the second story had fallen, sud » few of the clerks thought the builalng was tumbling down, aud went vutside to satisly In every quarter of the city similar {ncidents with that orgzanizatlos Uar deafre In to d statues of high offi- flags, and mulitary terislative volumes, and works of oar ¢itizens in the field of science. hteratnre, and ex- ploration generally. We concoive that nothing woald be more in ha the perfection of which to write Im who have died in the well a8 those y the names of those rformance of dat; whose nervices Lo nd _mankind, wherever readered, {airly entitle them to verpetuation after death. ‘We think every good soldier should have his name #0 publicly written, without refererice to rank or position, and in the centre of all, under a fitting dume, It {8 our eepecial desire to erect the statue, in bronze or marble, of Oliver P, future competitors 1n achievcment. if we are per- iitted 10 have ouf way, will not disdain pedestals ‘The desivn we can hers 1t should be put 1o form 10 places around him. but meagrely allude to, comensurate with tion, taste, and wealth of our people, eal 10 & happy . conclusion ‘we do not permit ourselves to donot. Unsnimous co-oberation In all that In necessary. will s to subacriotion organize & thorongh canva down even to school districts, have an opoortonity to join in the work. We wiil not think nur efforis succesaful if the subscription stop short of £200,000. one, for which we of the whole State, Everyvody will Every subscriber ahall have s place in the record of subacriptions to be The honor due the oailders will That the wo, Kkept in the hall. po to and ocautifal. y forma of Jaw, and that thosc engaged in it may bo beld to tras accountability, wo ahall organize ourselves fnto an aseociation nnder the statutes. Our system of oneration will be at once mada nee fa sufliciently noble, we taelf without a! thelesn, we do appeal tothe Intelli person_reaident State es to constancy of eflort, look- Ing to find our compensation solely in the pieasure cx, President of tha Association. The building vibrated public. The enten think, to commend aud pride of eve 3. ¢, Veatew, Fint District, Gronax G. ReiuLy, Secoad Dist n.¢ Third District, K, Fo! DunLeY, Fifth District, Merrox P. Evxx, Sixth District, Hannisok., Reventh District, . w, Seventh District, W, A.SKITI.‘IIA‘. LL. Ninth District, uLp, Tenth Disteict, d. It Syack, Eleventh District, 1L 8. Ruszurrow, Twelfth District, Rxusxy WitLtans, Thirtecnth District, THE QUAKERS. Thelr Besslon at Indiavapolis—Singing Noi Bo Wicked ax Formerly, Boselal Dirpateh to The Chlcaao Tribune. IspiaNarorss, Ind.,, Nov. 15.—The Assocla tlon of Frieuds cuntinued its seasiuns to-day. The Executive Cominittee, to whom the ques tion of holding another Conference had been referred, submitted a report recommending that the next meeting be heldl threo years hence, tlme and place to bo set by the Uomumittee. The reasons given for making conventions tricnnlal- ly instead of biennlaliy were that the meetings are attended with conslderableexpense, and that, 1t deferred threo years, the next meeting can be heldin the Bouth, that section Lelng better fitted for the reception of the Conventlon at that time than In two "years, The report was disagreed to, after discussion, and bicunlal scs- The time ‘and place for the next ecasion were left to the Committee. subject of Babbath-schiools and missions was discussed at lencth, among other apeakers being Benjamin Fraokland, of Cbicago, who gave his experience In mission work there. Charles F, Coflin bhesitatingly gavo answer to ucstions submitted that he belfeved mn, irst Day schools and missions was rea! ful, aud of advantage. Conslderation of the temperance question occupled the afternoon The address of ELSEWIENE IN NENDASRA, Dispatches recelived state that the earthquake exteuded from Omaha to Sluney, and was felt &t nearly every station ol thiese twa pointa. the road between The walls of the Court-llouse at Columbus were cracked in nine different jaces, The school-house was also Injureid. At orth Platte the school-clildren burrledly ya- cated tin sehoo) buliding, aud the Court-Louse was slightly damaped; alsu the Court-House at It is rcpurted that conslderable glass was broken at Sioux City. The vibrations scemed o be north and south. ELSEWIERE. LINCOLN, NEi. Bpecial Dispaich to The Chicage Tritune, Lixcowy, Neb., Nov. 15.—tetween 11 and 12 o'clock this morning,a very distinct and notice- ablc earthquake shock was feit fu this vicinity. Buildioes were made torumble, windows shook, lichter articles of furniture were overthrown, and plastering cracked in several buildiugs. The wave came from the south, and lasted ten or twelve seconds, being scparated by o pause of three scconds into two Aistinct shocks, er places near here report & vislt also by the At Nebraska City it was 8o remarked that people ran into_the “streets. No dumnage wortn noticlug was done. 810U, Special Dispaich te The Chicaas Tribune. B1oux Ci7r, in., Nov, 15.—From the tenor of dispatches recelved from the West, it appears that the carthgquake this forenvon was oro scvere thas fu this vicinlt the shock st Fort Randall ficld, Dak., was about one minute, and rection west to east, Agencles the tepes were overturned, and on shicives ln traders’ stores sbaken off, was great excitement among whitessnd fndiuns, Dxs Moines, Ja, Nov. earthquake shocks in quick suceession were felt ‘The motion, appurently, was east aud west, and lasted about two min- No material damage was doue in this cit norin Western lowa, so far us can be learned, though the destruction of a numoer of high brick butlutogs was fur s time serfously threat- eued. Atthe High Bchool a slizht panic oce curred, byt without lujury to any one. AT IOWA CITY, lowa Citr, 18, Nov. 15.—At hall-pasi o'clock to-day s quite severe earthquake s was felt at this place, elons adliered to. the cvening_was delivered by Jurepl Moare, President of Esriham Cnllele{ on * Home Culture and Secular Education fu Conuection with Bunday-School Work," was very Interesting and able, Presldent Rhoades, D, B, s, The Conlerence The duration of klon Awency, aud and was discussed pdegratf, Charlea adjourns to-morrow, e i THE GOVERNOR, Bpecial Ditwateh 1o Tha Chicazn Tribune, AXNa, 111, Nov, 15,—Gov, Cullom, the Hon. John H. Oberly, and ather ofticlals arrived to- day on the noon traln, and wers met by Dr, A. T. Barncs, Supcrintendent of the Southern [N~ nols Huspltal for the Iusane, who conveyed tha party to the asylum, —— At the Indisn —A number of hero at 13:15 to-da Cooxcit Brueys, Ia, Nov. 15.—Homer J, Ball, & leadlng buslucss man of this city, shot himsolf twice about noon to-duy with suicidal {ntent, Inficting wounds wnich {n all probability - will prove fatal, B caused by disastrous Persvus (o second aud third stories of buildings ran down to the street {n alarm, and on the grouud windows wera rattled. YANKTON, D. T. Yaxkrox, D, T., Nov. 15.—=At 11:30 a. m. to- day Yankton experienced the severeat earth- uake ever felt i this valley, one beyond the breaking of some glass and falling of some plastering, though some build- inge tipped perceptibly, and peoplo rushied from thelr houses fu much Toraxa, Kan., Nov, 15.—A severe shock of esrthquake was {elt here about ten minutes be- ov. 15.~Beveral dlstinct shocks ot ecartnquake were fel here to-dsy Y ——— SELLING APPOINTMENTS, Spectal DirwaicA 1o The Chicago Tridune. Npw Yowk, Nov. 15.—A handy way to pay the expenses of securing a Government position fscharged to s Brooklyn party, The Times A plot whereby it was designed to sell the patrouage in Collector Freeland's luternal Kevenus Department, Brooklyn, in expectation of the sppolntment of Gen. E. 8, liayes as hls successor, has been revealed by L. Davis, an ap- plicant for a poaition. ment made by Davis, the chief mover in the pro- motfon of the scheme has been L. Silverman, whilom of Washington, snd an alleged friend ot Gen, Hayes. Bilyerman recently advertised that ho bad at his dusposal which he would guarantee Lo 8 proper apolicaut , which was ‘to be paid over when the sppolutwent was made, .Davis ba fug auswercd the advertiscment, met 8ilver. man at the Astor House on the 0th fust., and was then {nformed that the latier controlled “live pamlon‘m'mmh‘wn o be giveu to pers lylu) e ’u‘ to be devoted to defray ncurred In effecting the sppojotment of . Hisyes, in whose inturest it bad been found necessary to send 100 persous to Washington, besldes the circulation” of petition fu Brook- Mr. Davis, the man who exvosed tne plo “lonnerly & Qovernment ottictal {n Brook-. ————— fluor doors and cibarrassments, ulations in grainop- e prompted the deed. ———— o A Monument . as the grand id Tocttr that have boes rarned b'l;'::‘ oot "B thie af the great fuct { Nu daniage was at Sazudant len BUSINESS NOTICES. Tse * Mrs, Winslow'’s Soothin, children while teething. It diarrhoa, wind colle, fure 13 o’clock to-day, EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS. LADIES FINE FURS, ‘We have just u"mn! peis. Tich Alaske scal seta. etc, ceedlngly low pr cuat uf manulact RICU KAL-8KIN BACQUES, SPLENDID BEAL-SKIN 8ACQURS, BPLENDID BEAL-SKIN SACQUES, LADIES' FUB HATS, FINE MAINE MINE MUFTS, MINK MUFF AND BOAS, HANDSOME SEAL MUFFS, FINESEAL BOAS, Immense stock at low prices, with uvery article. [ T. MARTIN, 154 Stat_e-st Chica, THEPERFUMERY OF TI CELESRATED ISATD Aoquired ita precedcuce upon Its merits and withont the aid of sdvertialug. Lils adwirsble Easeace of 1zors Breoal, kssence uf Opoponax, sod sbuve all ke azqui- site Essence of Violet of Parma, distiliod fram the sat- ural plact, Davesiready won s leading pusiiich 13 the 1avor of Lus fasliouslie warld. ices, ~10 inany tnatances far bel ure. According 1o 8 st FROM $1.60TO $20. fur & bonus of $30, Becial Disoaich te The Chicago Trbduns CoLumavus, O, Nov. Guards wero fospocted this afternoon by Gov. Young; who presented them with State sod Na- tiona! colors from the ladics of Columbus. A vast throng witnessed the inspoction in Caphol Square, Uov. Bishop belog swmong the visitors 15.—Tho Guvernor's