Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1877, Page 1

CIlIICAGO, MONDAY. NOVEMBER VOLUME XXXI1I. at leust, the cancuscs scem to have strength- cned tho Administration, They have demon- WASHINGTON. Additional Particulars of the Republican Senatorial Consultation. DESIRABLE OPFICES [N THE TRIBUNE BULLUING TO REBEINT. WM. C. DOW, Room 8 Tribuue Building. THE IMPOSSINILITY OF UNITED OPPOSITION, An Administration Senator safd to<lay: *“Un- 1css somebody s killed, or sometbing happens, 1do not Intend to attend any more caucuges.’ ‘This evidently indicates that the Administra- tion Benators eannot he whipped into any or- ganized opposition to the President. and this re- sult has been accomplished without the lifting of u finger on the part of the President. It is evident, however, from the caucus talk that rome of the nominations will fall, among themn possibly that of DAXTRE, OF TENNESSKR, nominated to be United States Judae. claimed to have been 8 consistent man through- Senator Edmunds, Chatrman of the Come mittee, has had before him, however, Gor. Brown, and others, of Tennessee, who, it Is represented, have presented documents to show that Bazter was not a consistent Union man or a Republican—that, o fact, he once offered 8 resolution to disfranchise all Kepublicans in Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, Did the Heft of the The Rest of the Potent, Grave, and Reverend Kickers Anxious- ‘The only estshilshnent making Fursan by el and Mink Bacques, Fur Manufac—’ turing €o., [igpe Madison and Franke|we can r ladties of the city. Mr, Edmunds Scolded Thom Sound- Iy for Tattling About the First Caucus, THE OREAT SENATORIAL GRIRVANCE, Bpecial Ditpatch to The Chieago Trihune, C., Nov. 17.—The Senate Republicans were in caucis again to-day for three hours. The purpose of the caucus was to Leur and connider the report to he made by the ucus Commitiee, which visited the President, and to determine what (future action. if any should he taken. BSenator Anthony presided. ‘The Committee naking Lhe report consisted of Senators Edmunds (Chatrmsn), Christlancy, Don . Cameron, flowe, and Kirkwood.. One of the Administration Benators " suggested that the Comnnittee was chosen by Edmunds himeelf, ond was composed of men who represented his views rather than the views of the different members of the cancus, The Committec appear to have been lees anti- Administratton than was at first supposed. I8 quite certain that Bruce, Christisncy, and Kirkwood, at the White-House, took a position MORE PRIENDLY TO TIE ADMINISTRATION than had been expected, while Christiancy Is pronounced for the President, and ainoss his only defender. To-lay the proceedings of the caucus are suarded with even tnore zcalous secrecy than before. There was o desire on tne part of some Benators to have the fajunction of sccrcey removed, but as the action of to- day was fucomplete, and os aunother can- is to be held for more definite actlon, the deliberations of to- day are still to be withheld from publicity. At Icast that was the determiontion of the caucus, but Senators are not entircly able to withhold the gencral features, and {t can be said with a reasonable degree of assurance that the follow- ing outllne represents TOR SURSTANCE AND SPIRIT of the meeting. It may be denled that any re- port was made technically, which dental may be Wasmxaron, D. The Caucus Delivered a Ver- dict that ¢ The President Is Bull-Headed.” ,B.HALL&CO., Tallors. 130 Nesrborn ot. A AND JEWELRY: Hamlin, Broce, Republican Scnators posed to the Appoint- ment of Demo- ES,—Owling to removal ta California [ am_cloeing out my atock of Watches and Jewelry at leas than one- half the nenal prices at Lm~ MAN, 1i0 State-st. Democrats, Becoming Impatient, Threaten the Adoption of Energetic Measures. “COUNTY ORDERS And City Youchers Dought By S RILVERMAN, mber of Conimcree. ANTLLS, Gold_and _ Nickel SLATE MANTELS, Sandford, the Dinner-Diplomat, Anx. jous to Have a Certain Cloth Removed. TGIATES AND GRATEN i FROPOYALS, Froposals for Furnishing the State with Paper. KING CAUCUS. ADDITIONAT. DETAILS OF TIE ATTEMNTT TO DISCIVLINE TOF PRESIDENT. Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘WasiixaroN, D. C., Nov, 18.—The following detatls can be added to the report of the Repub- lican coucus of yesterday, The caucus was called by the Cominittee which visited tho Pres- Edmunds referred to the fact that the presious caucus had been very correctly report- ed in some of the lcading newspapers. He showed a good deal of feeliug upon this subject, referred to some of the promincnt journalists by name, and denounced his assoclates for not having observed tho obligations of sccresy placed upon them. e thought it atrange that Henators could not keep thelr counsels upon such an important ocession, and sald that i e , free uf all clisrges, on OF be: he paper berelnafier describei, e, and which {s tu be purch: n accordante wilh the provistons of Ciapter i Tawnof Wisconsln for 1474, . 5, 1574 th % o mao 0t said BAL e paper {nto two class e Tno. frst class co “*print ™ and ' bovk™ ans consists of auch Nne xecuting the job printiox and President was detafled. and for conven- s cominonly called the Committee that the meeting with tho President was rather mors tempeattious than has been represcnted. One of the priucipal subjocts Blscussed between the Committee and the President was that of The dlscussion of this subject had a two-fola aspoct. It related first to the appointment of Democrata to oflice; sec- ond, to the participation of Scnators in appoint- ments, olil 1o the right of Benatora to suggest to clear and uaiform 1o o 200 reama book pane - 53134 Tachen, welgbiog nov oy Ui ALer. S350 nchos, welghiog mo- e oD ¢ might prevent the accomplishment of tho very | nomiuatlons to oflice. Edmunds sald that the ideas of the Prosident wers In fact more sug- estive of the fancles of a political dreamer than of the sober sense of o statcaman, President expected to capturc as the result of his policy eight States lo 1880for the Republican party, In making theso declarations tho Uresl- dent safa that there was an ovident tendency ontho part of the rcligious element In the Southern 8tates to support the Administration policy, and he anticlpated good results. The President based this expectation upon the let- ters and professions of tho Bishoos of the Methodist Chiurch in the South, THE NEXT POINT mado by the President was that the poliey was received with great cordiality by the old Whigs South, of whom he expected much. slmmons casc was alluded to and explained as has been descrited in tho newspapers. Prealdont proposed to seclect good men for office, and, if the Republicans did _not furnlsh them, be would seck Democrats. Edmunds did not sgree with tho President that the apoolnt- ment of Democrats was wise, and sald that ke would uever sanctlon thu appointment of any Democrat unless ho would subscribo to a to bo published nowspapers of his State, that -he accepted the Constitution of the United Statcs ns it now stacds In lettor and ju spint. The President DID NOT REGARD THIS NECESBARY, 28 tho oath of oflice covered it, and did not in- tend to appolut anybody who could not take Edmunds sald the Presideut as much sa told tho Cummittee that he should fol- “Yaw his own {deas upon that subject. Edmupds thougtit no satisfactory result had been reached by tho consultation with the Preeident. He re- garded the President’s position as substantially oue of deflance, Ilamlin stated that he bad been led to the same conclustons, Mattliews sald nothing. Conkling coutented bimself with saking polnt- zed bond, 171722 lnches, o0 sheets Crane's No. 41 13 1] 'rane’s No, 2 i H ver, | $031, welRbing 40 poundy 15 _reams graniie cover, SUx: ams double fat-cap, 17:28, welghing 28 pounds objecta they sought. o, ite Bate of ——, do Mverto the Commia- Finting 1o the Biate of Wisconsl ‘Secretary of Biate, at the Caltol, Sadison, on or before LhE Ath A&y of Jan gree of NIl chares, (he fallowiny and sizes of paper: (Lere insert in detail all’ the sixes, uantitios embraced 1o the cisss bid o asecs. 1f both are bid on, and ‘pound of each kind of paj and unitorm In color, and 3 ulrements of Chapter 290, Laws of W 4. ‘The sz and o or nre 10 reacrined In the sdvertisement of tfie Commilsafoners of Fublic Priptiug under which thls bid s mi ity equal 10 1h Apecimens wi ep ve of the Becretary af state, for the I spection of bidders, and which are the standard criteria ¢ Quality of il papor offered o uo furuished uns Dated the — day of — 1677, — e, [Real. I 1 (or we), — ~—., TIE NAMES OF FERSONS whom he shiall seud to the 8cnate for the differ- It was not nccessary for tho Committes to_state shat they .rlepresenlcd -least considered thetnselves the exponents of and represented its views, ‘The mojority of the membersof the Committee resented themeelyes as very earnest {n op- posing the appointinent of Democrats to oflice under any clrcustances, and were not less sollicitons as to the right of Senators to have u share in the patronage. Democrats, Hamlin, Don Camcron, 1 Edmunds were not disposed toa: nent, belioving that goo d to fi1l the oftices, b {s representcd that Don Cameron was less persistent upon this subject than elther Ed- munds, Howe, or Ilamliu. Christiancy, Bruce, and Kirkwood, it is stated, were not so persise olities of theincumbents of sone of the offices in the South as they were that the oMiccholders should render the strictest fealty to the constitutional amendments, and il thie lezislation uffecting the liberty of citi- the foriner caucus, Ahe quality to be f; t in the ol Edmundssald With respect to the —— —— [Beal. ropotal must ba accompanicd by a boid satl 0 the Commissioncr of ¢ cuied (ndue form by the hldier, i b pen twa tliousand dollars (82.000) saflieleat miretiea who aiall jiutf they are each worln the aiin nancd In th andabove all dehts and proper tion. conditfoncd foF the faith tract, ad [ compilance with 1 n cuse the sani s d Iy the Cotnmlisroners of ment id ar bids of such bid b ay for such paper. allure of ‘such bidder to romy nd shail be ‘null and void I 0 he & im, otherwise toremain in full orce uutil the terma ds aro all complied with. et botd will bo cos bond snould be sub: As to the right to have a shars {n the patzon- age, the Beuators me reported to have been ENY PERSISTRNT. Hould unaccompa: e scemed to be o central fea. ly In the following Know all men by these 1t was natural that upon this subject the former should bave been tenaclots, od to have replied to the cuucus fn substauce this: That he will be furnish reasons for all numinations to oflico, both originnl nominations and thoso made in The President has already nited States, furtiie ps: ruly to s made wo do Liercby bind ourselves, our ur helrs, executors, and sdminlatzatars, fol verally by Uicaa preser aled with GUF SCall, AD . D, 1877, Naow, the conditl £ this obll, weabire Bondoi — shall (alth 18, @ dated this — day of —, ton lasuch that, {f Iy, st ully combly iady 1o supply cases of suspenston. ardered this done i the case of susy though one or two of first wera disposed to deny the richt of the Nenate to have infortnatlon of this sort. President also spoke at length of the conatitu- tional richts snd duties of TIE BXECUTIVE AND SENATS, RESFECTIVELY, and ho belleved it to be the constitutional ani bounden duty of the Scuators to conslder the rensons whichi tho President might make for ap- pointments or removals, gard the Senate a8 o sort of court, aud the 8en- Judges, who the Presdent tho vonstitutional power to originnte. e seemed to draw the lino whers the tunction of the Bepato begina and the lunction of the Executive vnds,—at the door of the Scnate Chamnber when the Becretary of the Prestdent has delivered to the Senaté tha nominativns, ‘Fuie Iresident consldered Lhat It was not proper Tor membersof Conurces to upproach him on tho subject of appoiutments, or even to BUAGEST PENSONATO ILIM YOR OFFICE, wm this portion of s stutement ho very ucarly furnisted tho oveaslon’ for that The withdrawal of troops was not discussed, Ho' seemed 1o re- nelther was tho Loulstana question. Tho state- meot in theso dispatches last ulght respeeting Louisiana was based upon Iucorrect [uforma- i 8ad void, otherwise Lo remaln In full force s 0 YOLM OV JUATIFICATION, " {. TUE WHOLE DISOUBSION turned upon the uccurate reports of caucus pro- ceedings publistied in the newspapers and clae- where, and the appointinent of Dewocrats to office, ‘Tlis sccond caucus shows that the Re- publican Benators are practically unlted in op- position to the appuintment of Democrats Lo oflice. Hoar came nearer Indicating a willing- ness that Democrats should be appointed than any other Scnator. Chrlitlancy even did uot Care to £o as {ar as that, ‘Chls declaration was brought out by a ques- tion put to bim. Cbristiancy sald be had al- ways hoped that the T'reshient would do better than his opponents desired. TELLER, OF COLORADO, who has never spoken In open Senate, made a speech which placed him in accord with niost ot bls Republican colleagues, e said he bellevea there was danger In golng too far with tho eue- mies of the party, and did uot approve ot ap- pointing persons to office whom Mr. Tilden would have given places if elected. Although he spoke strongly agalnst the President's policy, the President kindly, and is said to have shown no bitterness a3 a result of the unsatisfactory suterview ho has recently had with the President with respect to Colorado appolatments, There are mauy indications that the caucuses and the conference HAVE DONX GOOD. There {6 & better prospect of a complets under standing, and, while the President will not withdraw any names already sent in, it 15 pot probable he will appoiut any more Democrats if Reonblwaus can bo found. upon taking leave of the Coiomitige, is report- «d to have sald shat be hoped there would be no cause of complaint in the future, the whole, there is no longer any pousibility of organtzing any opposition within the party to the Admintstration. Tho ultra opponents of the President’s policy are not less determined in their persona! views, but tbe ioterchanges of oploion huve shown that it wiil be imposatdle w0 uoite the party io opposition to any single fea- ture of the Preaident's policy, and, as opposition within the party without complete unity would be weskpess and folly, the attempt for the pleast will bave to bu abaudosed. Negaulvely, Couxty or ——, sthat hie 2 a reol- d 5 1his —— day of atieation of bldders 18 respectfully catled 1o Ch 8 of 114, thia ! £ tho purciiase aud euVery of Ui Db LoD ru 1100 0 the becreta- 1L late. Eve clivered (o thy aniued & Lo the shze. quallly, required tu be of full Weight, ezci who salil that whenever ho ventured to ap- proach the President with regard to the * busi- ness of bis district,” as he called it, the Tresi- deutdrew fromudrawer the Cincinnatt his letter of ncceptance, ohd sun: Service papers. ‘fhe President, aecording to the Committee, ants to £0 back tu that pasdage ln Lis luauzzural which treated of the relation ol Congressuien to patronage aud the Exccutive, which at the very wuatset of the Administration exciied so mue antsgonism on the part of the spoils-seekers. af Orappers, Jur (1 bo marte. 1677, At 10 o'clock . icunce ay of December, will ‘ue publicly gpened, aad n e Sh At et abarica TOF ench ciseor ‘ANaricd for each clsss of Daty e hldfll!(n'!fll‘flc b eiie, ah, 1 66 suce wiih the provisions Hnn\nun{:mn Aieord doy of Nosember, te7z. Becretary of Biate, ¥ Geperal, 1 Public Privting. NOTICE 70 GONTRAGTORS, Brxiworizy. [ als will be received by the u or Lullilog Uie uew Fanii. e P lshed for tuesame. b rs juvited as foiluws. to-wity utira work, complete. une work. complete, tocludl brick work, lucluding exc tn couplete. ‘l."'\b’iu(nqvenbonlud trop, chrome stecl, sad cast: propes for Rcuators to approach him to solicit to be ottice-peddliers, It when called uvon ] patronsge or to scek was a proper thing for them, by him to eive informatlon as to the tions of difereut persons in their sectlous fur oftice, to furnish the informmation desired. short, the President DHEW TUB LINE MIARFLY ~ that a Senator from onc State had no more right to consult witn hiwm avout auy given ab- he mentioned AlTauiced-1ron W ron rout on Jal} sud workhouss. §. For the slaie-roof un jafle For ths plasterluz complete. 10. For the pain:tog aud lazlag, and that tho only func- fu the watter of ap- was as judges alter a3 cose aud presented to them. at case they could y He considered that the solicitiug of patronage, as uaderstood by Senators, was NOT AUTHORIZED BT TUN CONSTITUTION, snd was contrary to all F "fi;pu‘uun Sicbe ad buli‘l'l mul? l: rawings b6 atihluaci b Sad aiier Novem: ihe muking o Al Bids (o tbe mpl U LY BICE 1 ho ice oF e Cauniy Jccember, 1077, &t 13 0'CloCk . Thbe Preamaent, 0od morals aud sound 2100 Lol izing infuence on the Feicst aay or ali bida recatved. Buvitsersice. . M, SMITH, Chstrman. X o matter of the crats to ottiee in the Sout! that be bad nowiusted but few, sud as to these, after the explanatious which these dispatches, What be bad was done fur the best iutercsts of the colored veople, sud the localities whero the ofticers led. The Presideut’s general statement 38 10 bis Boutheru policy was detailed fu forwe patches about the Commitiee visit. Posslbly the reason wby the Scoators desire 10 kecp thelr caucus discuasiol polatment of Demo- tbe President suld GEORGE H. HELMLI 2 Arcbicest aad Superfutendent. Lave siready been the Scnate could done he thougbt Frinvanad’ OF ALL KINDS. FAIRBANKS,MORSE & 0O, 2i1& 113 Lake St., Chicago, Bc:v-!ulww;ml;lhofiwm us 80 weTet is thst they prefer that the publie should ot un. derstand that the spolls system 18 80 PROMINENT A FEATURE of the dIferences which they have so long con- cealed from the publle, Tho TF'residcut fn this interview, although snimated at first, was cood-tempered throughout, but 18 represented by the Cominittce as having been very firm: sume of them sald obstinate. What the leading mem- bers of the Committee thought of the report may be Inferrea [rom the announcement of one of them, that TIX SENATE WiLL NOT BACK DOWX. Eenator Edinunds submitted to the caucus ‘the report of the Committee. Mr, Edmunds said that the President did not show proper reepect tothe Senate: that hie scolded the Senate be- cause they il not support his policy, and that the Prestdent thoughtiftlie Banate hadziven lifn cordlal support instead of eriticisine his nonicy the party would be stronger, Mr. Edmumnla, in his talk to the caucus, expressed the opinion that Mr, Hayea’ nead was turned s that he was vaing nnd that he was surrounded by a class of men who ket from him the true fceling of the contey with regard to his policy. Mr. Chirlstiancy was the only Scnator who 500D NY THE PRESIDENT and advocated his policy. No resotutions were asscd, ‘The zeneral opinlfon of the caucts was liat Hlsyes, as one of them put it, “was bull- headed, and not willing to be anpealed to by the Senate.” Nearly every Scnator present spoke except Dawes, e sald nothing. aithough in the former caucus he had been one of the most ac- tive {n his outspoken suppart of the Admints- tration. Georze Hoar £ald but little. and what he Oid say consisted chiefy of fnquiries. Cliris- tlancy was . TIE ADVOCATE OF THX ADMINISTIATION, he dweit at lenzth upon the polley of concllia- tion and jt& cflects, and in reply 1o those who inststed that the South was becoming united againat the North, he referred to nrecent elec- tion in Mobile, where he clasmed that the reauit of the bolt from the regular Democratic nominations and the clection of an fndependent condidate | showed that the potiey was successtul. To this a Southarn Senator made answer that - Christiaucy was mistaken as to hin facts, and that the clremmn- stances to which he referred proved the con- trary: that In point of fact it was the portion of Alahama Republicans known ns the Spencer faction which united with the disaffected Democracy to elect an fndependent candidate, and that the result was an antl-Adminfetration instead of an Administration victors. It was made to appear in the caucus that the President is extremely anxtous to conciliate TWO ELEYENTS IV TUE $OUTH~— first, the old Whig; second, the relizious ele- ment; and that many of his appointments and his political movements sre to be explaloed fu viewof that purpose. To this several replicd thiat the old-line Whig Idca was a hallucination; that there were not encugh old Whigs to be counted. As to the religlous elemient it was Y:‘ralltcnfly maintained by different Senators hat the olil religlous element at the South was always the most opposed to the Union, and the most strongly attached to slavery, and that it bas since the War been one of TIIE MOST DIFFICULT PRODLEMS connected with reconstruction; that the relig- fous people constantly represent the Bonurbon element in the South, and have been an obstacle in the way of reconciliation and progress, To this Georgze Hoar, who 1s onc of the strongest supporters of the Adinlnistration, is represented to have nssented, The President. was always kindly mentioned in caucus, but a great minori- ty of the Scoators,—all, In fact, it lesall by some exceptinge Christiancy, wero of the opinton that be Is decelved. — DEMOCRA'TIC SENATORS. A CAUCUS TO-DAT. : Apecinl Dirpateh in The Chicagn Tribune, WisminatoN, D, C, Nov. 18.—The Demo- cratic Scuators will hold a caucus to-morrow morning to consider tha questions whether they should stand together and try to force ac- tion on the pending contested cases, and also upon the nominations which arc stfil held in commnlttoes. There are s number of promitient Democrats of the Scnate who declare that they are going into caucus to support a proposition to make a direct and vigorous fight in executive sesslon {n favor ot discharging all committees from all conalderation 92 numtuntions and con- tests for seats. Those who will urge this course In caucus eay they have ‘reason to belleve that several Repablicans will vote with them, QUITE ENOLGI TO CABRY TIlE PROFOSITION, 1t, however, is by no means certaln that all tho Democrats will sustain this, ss it 18 in the foce of tho customs and traditivus of the Senate ln the troatment of its comimitteea. IT the pro- posed resolution should pass, the result would be the prmn&;v. confiroation of nearly all the pending nominations, and of all exvept those whoso wantfcst unfitness has been developed, and thera are not over two or three of this kind, The Democrats have agreed to support the nominatfons without asking the President In nny case why hic suspended those olllcers whoso places Lie has tilled. SILVER, PASTERN IMPORTUNITY AND WRSTERN OFroB- TUNY Bpecial Dispatch Lo The Chicago Tribune. WasiuiNoTON, D, C., Nov. 13.—~Western men here are much concerncd at the attcmpts that are being made by the broker lobby and capital- {staof the Eastern States to induce the I'resi- dont to oppose tho new Bilver LilL, or to defeat it if passed. It is perfoctly well known by those who Lave bad futimats relatious with the President that, during the summer, be ex- pressed himscll In favor of the remonetization of silverin o general way, although be never committed himself to any definite plan. Secro- tary 8herman, even, is represcuted to have intl- mated that he would approve of a bill making siiver a legal-tender to the limit of $20, or pos- sibly $50. But now tho bullionists are very pos- ftive that, cven If the bill ahould pass both Jlouses, the President would veto ft. TIIE BASTERN GOLD AND BOND LODBY I3 VERY Acmiva, Leading men or business deligations from the large cities are copstantly here urging their views upon the Presldent. Western Congress- inen compluin, whilc this 1s so, that the West {s witbout represeatation except fu Congross. They havo suggested that, when the regular seeslon neets, there shonld bo more co-opera- tion vn the part of tue Western friends of the Silver bill, aud that their interests should be represcnted bero by {ullucntial wen who nay do sometliing to counteract the effurts of tho Eustern lobby, cr, at lcast, to suswer thelr argumenta. TUR JONES, OF NEVADA, wiil endesvor to juduce the Senate Finance Cowmittee to vote tu report tho Silver bill to by Senato with the climmation of the frec- cojuage ciause, fle clalis that he can secure & two-thirds majority for the bill iu that shape in the Benute I hie can ever gét it toa vote, The opponents of tho bill are determined, however, to use every cffort to defeat it fu Commitiel Une of she Democratlc Senators says be hua twenty-live amendments which Le’ proposes to present in Comiulitco aod debate them, and that it shall never leave the Comnitteo it he can belp it. LOUISIANA. THE HIVAL CLAIMANTY. Special Dievalch (o The Chicaga Tribune, Wasuinaron, D, C., Nov., 18.—The state- ments of Gov. Kellogz and Judge Bpofford, of Loulstona, vovering the grounds upon which they baso their claims toa scat In the Scuate, wlll be submitted to the Bub-Commitieo on Priviloges sud Elections, Messrs. Wadlelgh and Morrlll. ‘Ybe Rellogg statement, inits open- ing, denles the coustitutional right of thoSenate to Investigate the cireumstances of the election of duly-qualided Scoators, and is mainly de- voted to a recital of the alleged violenco fu cer- taln distrivis by whichemocrats were returned clected fustead of Hepublicuus, who would have beeu chosen by an honest yote, Extracts from the reports ol the UOWE AND BURRMAN COMMITTERS are given, sud the great bulk of the documcent 1 ocvupled with an eodeavor to pruve that o legul clection in the ive bulidozed parishes would have given Republican waljoritics. Kellogg says the Packard Government was law- fully elected, and overthrown by & crlmiual revolution, the change being accomplistiod by orgaulzed insusrectlon and flagrant violvoce. The trausfer of autbority from Vackard to Nicholls wus accowplished,be allcges, by mesns fwproper and lllegul, though Lo malotains that bus election o the Benate by 8 qualitied Logisla- ture was fully complote befurc the chaogelin ] Governors. Tle clasims, further, that all the reports are lfkely to receive attention inthe acts of the Returning Board were fully justified Benate before the bill finall parees. GEN, OSTETNAUS, United States Consul at Lsons, has resigned, There are numerous applicants for his place. GEX, STIRRIYOOD, ex-Representative from Toledn, Is here to op- s¢ the confirmation of Reed, nominated to be Postmaster at that place. The vpposition to Reed will be represented here by couns will make a forinal argument before the Com- JUDGR BPOTFORD'S ANSWER alleges that the Packard Legislature, which elected Kellogg, was never a legalis-organized hody, and that, accepting Kelloge's own 1 2 It hald no quorum on the day when {108 to have bren clected. and answera the charge of fraud in the five dis- uted parishes. asserting that o proof or exam- ination of the facts required by the Btate had been tnade, and. fn th Vernon Parish returns, charges erfininal m. feasance on the part of the Returning Board. Both documents discuss principaily the fact of the election of 1836, and outline a wide ficld of investigation, Il all the questiuns are followed 0 action Is expected at Ahe prescut ses- corroborated Report * of the .Downfall of Ite slso reviews NEW YORK AND Ci New Wasninatox, D. Com:nittee on Commert: terday, unanimously adop fugr upon the Secrelary of fornallon as to whether charges ot fecting the Custome ofticersat New York and Chirago, for whuse places successors have heen re on fil= [ bis denartnent, [ ac- n i this autlonof the Commitiee, Sen- ator Conkling to-day adidressed aletter toSu tary Shennau, requesting that he furnish the Committee withdesired Informatton. Jtisunder- stood that Mr. Conkling in hia letter directs the attention of the Necretary Lu the utterances of the President on Civil-8e tfcularly to bis declaration that no removals maule except for catise, dthe Secretary that the Committee i in possession of o larire amount of testimony aing o shuw that the Custons oflicers at New ‘ork and Chicago are faithiul and etlicient ofli- cers, and that it Is represeuted to the Commit- tec that these oflicers have received the com- mendstion of the Department itself for [aithiul and intellipent performance of duty, acting upon the nominations o succeed these oflicers Lhe Secretary Is informest that U Com- mittee desire Lo he placed i pusscasion of suy reasuns that may be known to the bepartment requiriog Lthe change: THE PITTSBURG DISPATCHL Total Losaby Fireof the Occupled by that Dally New Speeral Dispatch to The Chieago Tridu Pirrsaura, I's., Nov. 18.—Fire broke out this morning sbout 3 o'elock i the large tive-story fron-front Luflding on Fifth avenue knuwn as e Dispatch Butlding, and occupled by the Jis- ‘The tire Department re- sponded quickly to the alarm, and were on the grounds a short time after the blaze was dis- covered, but, owlne to o scarcity of water, thelr greatly retarded, efliclent streams The Armenian Stronghold Taken by Storm and Lscaluade. ita meeting yese xd & resolution Call- e Tregaury for ine BANFORD, A BTORT BVIDENTLY MADK OF WIIOLE CLOTIT. Roecial Mspaich 1o The Chirago Tvibune. . Nov, 18.~-An animated contest is being made before the Senate Foreign Affalrs Committco against the confirmation of Banford as Minlster to Belgium. Inconnection with this conteat, the folluwiug facts ars told: A gentleman, formerly In the United States foreign service, in 1963, who was spending part of the summer at Pars, cxnresses surprise at the statament of S8anford that Dayton, our then Minister to Frauce, was unable to place the United States Legation on friendly relations with the French Piemier, Drouyn de I'Huys. Duration ot the Onslaught Throughout Satur- day Night. ‘WassnINaTON, D, vice reforin, and pare ¥ i Russia Importunately Urging Ser= via to Declare War on Probability that Another Assauls Has Deen A Tlot to Assassinate the German was present, where Mr, Evarts sat at the right it Emperor auvd ‘Princo Bis After these circumstances, the ex-aiplomat thinks it strange that Mr. Evarts should have been obliged to gu o Brussels to recelve Safford's influence ta obtain a contiden- tial Interview with the French Premicr. ‘Whatever may have been the fact in the casc, WOAIETUER O NOT K13 CONDUCT WAS OFFICIOCS- of the Premier. e-Story Bullding Arrest of a Pole Charged with Designing Its Accomphish=- on was reported by Mintster Adams from Lon- don and Dayton trom Farie, ft was undoubtedly that Sanford do . with alnost every Important business which the United States fntrusted to Its foreign agents during the War. George P, 8mith, who' filedd the charges against Sanford with the Pres- ident last spring, has been requested by the Furelgn Relations Committee to make his state- ment. Swith's papers do not contalu anything which, upon their face, woull conviet Banford of any improper transactlons. cards, of which Smith has & number, show, howerver, that Sauford was anxious to inect Smith fmmediately upon bis _arrival iu Parls, to liave o band in any pure palch newspaper, UNCONFIRMED REPONT THAT IT HAS PALLEN. Loxpox, Nor, 18.—An officlal Kuselan wise pateh, dated Veran Kaleh, S8unday, Nov. 13, says: *The Ruesians carricd Kars to-day by The battle, preceding the capture, commenced ot § o'cluck Jast nizht and tevint. nated at ¥ this morning. Ourtropbicaaud losses are ad present unknown. GENERAT. LOSALLE Pass, Loxpoy, Nov. 18.—A Kussian official dls patch dated Bogot, Saturday, Nov. 17, says. “News hins Just buen received that o detuch- ment of Cossucks amd Infantry Las succeeded i dreiving the Turks out of Bosalie Fass by turninge thelr fortitied pogitions on Moragaldag i “The Turkish catp there was captured.” GEN. BRKOBELEFY, durfag the ehtrmish on the alght of the 16th fust., receives severs contusions from the frage He bad alreadv received stine ftar contusions on the izt of the 15th. woutds, however, are not danzerous, and he continues to direct the fire malutained agatost tle Turkish poaitions. beadway that the upper storics were entircly burned out, and the lower portion of the build- ing badly damaged by fire and floodcd with water, The upper story of the buliding was ov- cupled by the Dispateh composing-room, and the type, cares, stoncs, proof-presses, anud other arapbernalia of busincss were all destroyed. he third and fourth tloors were used os lodges rooms by Odd Fellows, Red Men, and other so- cleties, and the second floor. partly occupied by On the street door were the business-otfices of the ‘The notes and and that ne wish chases he might make. MITH did not o to Euro.e, as Is gencrally reported, a8 an agent of Simon Cameron, Secretary of mith was a merchant, jue Lusinces, aud while visitiug Wushingtlon was ested Ly Tomn Scott, then Acting Secretary War, to gu to Europe to purchase army cloth, in order that McClellan’s army night be McClellan had been writing Jetters lics and threatening to appeal [ they were not provided. No cloth could he obtained herc, and, in tlis emer- geney, Smith was lnguced to go to Europe for that purpose, The object of bis mission was TELEGNAPHED YHOM TIE COAST OF INELAND, and cuused nn_ Linmediate advance in all the On arnving ot Paris Smith found a note from Sunford requestiug an inter- Sanford himnediately $L,000,000 which Smith Dl money should be fosurance oflices. ust retired from { countingeroems and rear bascment were the press and fuldiuzroots ‘The firc origiuated on the third floor, and burncd upward, © on tle Jower fHoors was caused by dropplng ¢ bers and water. The two upper floors feil und ledged on the third floor, but the building is consldered a total loss. high wind, threatencd gencrat destruction fur o time, but 'were got ander control by b o'cluck. The orlzin of “the fire I8 not known, but probably came from a stove in sume of the lodge-rooms, The Dispateh does not fssuc vy murning, aud the uvnly employes un the premises wera their watclimen, ‘The loss on the buflding, owned by Mra. 11 ia, 18 Drobully $20,000 he Dispatch cartied auce, distributed among the followlng cows anles: Hartford, Aitn, Fire Aseoclation of hiladelphia, Federa] of Alleglieny, Atlas of New York. Unlon of Pittaburg, lusurance Lot any ol tos Btate of I sy ittsburg, and Citlzens', “Lheir Joss cannot be given to-nfchit, as it s not known low the reases wiul other machinery ure dumaged, but fr. O'Nell eays that their loss 1s fully covered by the above imsurance. The Mispatch hus moy- ed Into the buflding of the Liening Telrgraph, venue, from which will be {ssued to-tworrow mornlugg, a ew press having been secured to-day, amnd the tre will not Interfere with the duily Issuc of thy puper, e —— = - GEORGE BANGS Faneral Services of the Eminent Postman, Svectal Dispateh 1o TAa Chsago Tritune, WasuiNGToN, D. €.y Nov. 18.~The funeral scrvices of the latn George Baugs were heid ‘Fhere were present Post- master-General Tyner, 8 number of Post-Oflice a1 from diiferent parts of the country, Seilfgor Davis, and many personal friends. The witl be taken to Chicazo this evenlng under charge of T. K. Vuil, Superintendent of the Rallway Postal Scrvico, the successor of Bangs fu that oftice. The Peunsylvauia Come pany has provided a special car for the family and friends who acconpany the body to Chicago, Among those who went were Messrs, V Jamlson, wad Bumimertield, of the Department bere: Jenrs R Pearson, Assistant Postiuster at Now York: I C. Jackson, Postal Superintendent at New York: Charles Waleh,of and a number of others, train should arrtve {n Chicuiro ‘Tuceday morn- of the pewspapcr. Lo} ments of a shell, detmanding sup) to Lthe country ‘The flames, fed by a CoxeTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15.—A report Is cur- rent here that the Russlaas have mude the assault on Pleyna and been repulsed, A dixpateh from Suphia ruports that the Rus- wlaus Friduy attacked Etropal and the Turkish position at the eutrance of the. Urclianle dodle, and were repulsed with Leavy loss, THE BELEAGUERED, A Vicnha correspondent says it ecems to be believed at Conetantinaple tuat Osman Pasha can hiold out tiit 1he beginning of December. artlcles wanted. roposcd that the laced to bis (Sanford’s) credit, and that hu (Sunford) be intrusted with the entire business. insfsted that Smith should pu to Bel inspect some cloth that was there, Sanford wauted Llm to purchuse the cloth without sceing it, and that upon inecting the azent In Drussels lie found himto Le only a comnerciul traveler, and that the cloth was o thin, gray, Belgian cloth, XUITTED FOR ABMY 08B, Smith refused to purclisse it, Sanford threat pose 8imnith to the Government, ng to London Smithwrote a Jetter to Quarterinaster-General Meigs, stating that Sanford tried to (nduce bim to purchas unfit for army use, turning to the Unlited Stater spoke about the subject, any letter had arrived at Washington just that Sanford's Secretary of Legatiun had arrived before, and” that he Sunth refused. Rusgin s urging Scrvla to co-operate In the war, in view of the operations for the relief of Previn which Meheinet Al fs expected to com- mence duriug the last week in November. Nov. 19.—A correspondent at Bel grade telegraphs ns follows: Gen. Horvatovich place the papcg Smith says that it wishes to Joln in the war, ould do so immediately, as the Turks are throwlny up strong lutrenchments mount- ed with heavy Krupp cuua ull along the castern frontter, nud ulao are coneentrating Lroops near Clizsoura and Tirnova, sud may avy day deter- wlue vn fuvazion. amounted to an order to Smith's letter had pre- s In reported to have safd re- cently that he could romember the whole sub- Jeet only vaguely. THE LETT! which Bmith will present taken by themeel ogainst Banford. fiere this afteruoun. Vixysa, Nov. 18.—The I way from Beuder to Ualatz has been cowm- RY sslan military rafl- to the Committee, make 1o special casc most fmportaut of tue scries avems to have been the letter which cx- Scnator Cuwan, of Penusylvania, had read in exccutive session nat the thine Sauford was ro- Jected, This letter cunnot be fouud. THE NATIONAL BANKS, ALL TUBIR STATEMENTS ADDED TOGETIIER. Waswinaron, D. C., Nov. 18.—Followingis an abstract of tho reports made to the Comp- troller of the Currency showing the condition of the National Banks {n the United Btutes at tho close of business Mondsy, Oct. 1, 18772 TRANCE, Tanis, Nov, 18.~3. Puul Boudet, formerly s Benator and Mintster of France, is dead. VErsaiLLes, Nov. 18.—An fnportant debate Is expected tnthe Scnate Moundsy, Anintere pellation will bo sddressed to tio Ministers ay to how they have instructed offictals to act with regard to the edictoral inquiry voted by tio Chamber of Deputics. It is thouglt that, . I8 avuswered, all sectfons of the Right wiit support an order of the day approving the statcment which the Government makes and cxpressing o desirs to uphold the prerogatives of eack of the public powers. Courcrvative pavers say this proceed- it Is deslizned to ¢xpross the Beaate’s conti- dence lu President Macdluhon aud enable tue present Cabinet to honorably make way for & sincerely couservative but more moderate Min- ‘The orzuns of the Lelt consider that tho proposed Interpeliation conceal daugorous and unconstitutional. NEWSPAPER STATEMENTS. The Francals reports thut Prestdent MacMa- hon, at his reception on Baturduy, expressed a firm delennination to remain faithful ot uls pust, defending social order so long as Le re- celves the support aud co-operation of the The remalns of the lato Hon, George 3. Bangs m Washington, D, C., y to-morrow morning, 800 South Purk avenue. The funeral eervices will be helt at Christ Cburch, Michigan avenus, corner Twenty-fourth street, Tuesday at 11 & m,, Biskop Chieney ofll- ‘The remalns will then be tuken to Roachill Cemetery, the funeral train leaving Kinzie street depet at 1 p.m. The following gentlemen have been selected as pall-bearcrss James I, Root, Chicago; Emery A, 8tos cago; Williamn B, All Al Hall, Chileago s will arrive in Chicaxo f; via Pennsylvauia Rail and will be taken to N L United States bon Due frow approved reeerve sgen! Dae from other :\‘nnomlnl!;: 3 . Dae from State ba Real eatato, furniture, sod Bxtur expenses and tazes paid., other cashi items, ex« changes fur Clearing-tousa. Blile of other Natlonul Banks Fractional CUTrency .ousveves harles Fargo, Chivas M. J. Mctirath, Chicago: tho Hou. Frauk V. cago; the lon. Joel 1) Ilscvey, E. W. Keyes, Madiwon, Wis.; the . 14,088,460~ Lege i Weeisaend United statcs cetiticates of deposit fur leyal-tender note or cent redemptiv Dug from Unlted Ststea Vreasure Totalissseres oo L Capltal stock patd 1 B us fund Andrew Shumai ail, Uencral Superintendent Rail- on, 1, €. Col, Milo supt. R M. 8., rd C, Jacksou, Bupt, K. 8L B., Capt. C. Jay Freuch, Bupt. R, M. 8., Ctm'{uualL 0,3 Capt. William B. Thom *I'he Monlteur is absolutely certain that the Offi- clal Journal of ‘Tuesday next will aunounce tho acceptance of tha resignation of the Ministers, Nothing definite, however, has becn declled relative to the composition of the new Cablnet. ‘The Constitutionalista hesitate to accept the list of Miutsters which has been proposed, and would preter to Lave some Ministers taken from Prestdent MacMahou dues not appear disposed o ollow this wdvice. Lhe \s: “*1n tlus state uf affaurs, peopla wuat not be surpnsed Lo bind the rumor vl the Marslal's resiguation again current.” GERMANY, AMSASSINATION FRARND. Bruviy, Nov. 18.—A Polo Las been arvested on suspicion of wtending (o attempt the as- sassination of the Emperor Willlamand Prince Bismwres. A judiclal fnvestigutiou- has been YUKTIER PARTICULAKS. Bauix, Nov. 18.—Tbe Polo suspected of de- signs on the lives of the Emperor and Prince Biswmarck was arrested at a raliway station, bub not, ks was at first reported, at the one at which the Emperor arrived on his return from buat~ The adalr caused great exuitement, reports were to A wan had been takea in the act of ring a3 the Kraperor, The poli recelved 1oformauon ot the prot, which [ tributed to Pollsh Ultramoutanes from an oute mde source, and are looking out for supposcd way Mall Service, Washingt V, ‘Bulley, supt, it M. 8 Thomas P, Cucue ), New York City: A onal bank-notes oulatauding btate bank-notes VULLARAING. .o Dividends unpaid Individual deposits United States depoeits, ... D']&Nluoluum‘dfiu pt, 1.3 Bt._Loul E. White, Supt. R, ) reiuains will be taken frow the residence to the church at J0:30 & m. il BISHOP JANES. The Methodist Blshops of tho United States Unvell & Tablet to His Meuory, special Duswaic A (o The Chicago Tvivune, New Youx, Nov, 18.—A marble tablet to the memory of the late Bishop Janes, lrst resident Blsbop of the Methodist deuvminativn in thls city, waa unvelled thls aiternoon at the Jobn Street Ceuteomal Church. Bishops Seutt, Heck, Woodrufl, Clark, Bowman, Harrls, Ames, and Bimpsou, compristug nearly the cullre bench of Methodist Epiecopal Blshops of Ameri- cawers present. Senior Blahop Beott had charge of the services, and memorial addresses wero Bishops_Ames and Siupson and sblet consists of u white warble tanding in relief againse a larger plack warble behind. tion closes with the Bishop's dying words: an not alsappointed.” “The several Blshops oceupied the puipits of the promivent churches toalsy. Bishop Merrill, uf Chicago, preached on *The Nature of Prayer,” fn the Eightecuth Btreet Church. RELIGIOUS ITEMS. Asecia) Digualch 10 Tha Chicage Tridune BLoOMINGTON, Mll., Nov. 18,—Bisbop McLaren preachied the tirst sermon io the new Evpiscopal Nor. 18.—Bishop Fallows, ot Chi-. v, luauzursted s brauch of two Heformed Eplscopal Church lere to-day. the Left Centre, her bauks and ban Notes and bills rediscouuted.., Bitls payablo.eeioeseveennre oo Total eversarreanns The nuwber of banks Is 4080 i) NOTES AND NEWS. ANTI-RESUMITION. Bpectat Disvatch to TAe Chivagn Tridune. Wasninorox, D. C., Nov. 18.—It had been expected that the tnal adjournment of the ex- tra seseion would take plave this week, Thisis now doubtful. The supporters of - tbe Anti- Resuwption biil soy that they are dotermined to naye & voto and to puss the bill through the House before ugrecing to. any adjournment resolution. if they aducre to this determina- tion, and tho opponents of the bill insist upon postponiug action, it will be easy to prevent an adjournment. Tle Aoti-Resuinption bill 1s in such o shapo that it will not be aitliculs to con- suuic o great deal of tunoe in finally dfsposiug of Were it uot for that ucasure and the Parls- Exposition bill, the work of the extrs session would be about completed. THE PARIS-NXPOSITION BILL 1s exciting increascd opposition, from the fact that a crowd of persons are pushing for up- polntments, among the twenty bonorary Com- wmissiovers, whose characteristic is cheek. A pumber of them were dead welghts on the Vicana Exposition. Some of thelr ridiculous + evervense 81, 741,084,080 the Rev., Dry Fowler, lurge oroame! ABYBSINI4. —A specla) from Alexandria anoognces that the King of Abyssinia bas-writ- ten to Gen. Gordon sccepting thetermsol peace proposed by the latter. Vixxxna, Nov, 19.—A correspond andria says the report of the concluslon of peace sutheutic. It comecs Iross Lowngs, Nov. 10. Clurch totay. with Abyssinis is