Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1877, Page 2

Z THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER ) ~ 1877—SIXTEEN .PAGES, States has received trom China nearly 3500,000 ness transacted in the Ci publican. He asks: “Docs a Republican Ad- .ministration jgnore and despise Republican .influence, and must 3 man be slauzhtered 'becsuse he sceks Republican indorsement? Alexander H. Stepuens opposed Hufl,? ‘The letter says: *Could Fitzsimmons be con- firmed? Has be po Republican influence or Jetters? Or does he and Alexander H. Stephens stand solidly and alonc on their Bourbonistic record for high claims upon that officet Ican imagine nothing more unique or picturesque in 2 political Jandscape than the natiopal figure of | Alexander H. Stepher's pleading with the head ‘of & Republican Administration for a large ghareof its spoils on the ground that he had slways been a consistent Democrat.™ Huff is VERY SEVERE TPON STEPHENS. He deseribes him as a public character, whose political eccentricities distinguish Lim from ali others of his class. who Las belonged to all partics and indorsed all men; a man who has historic taste, and has loved all countries and sll Governments, except the Southern Confed- eracy, and yet held the sccond office nader that; end this mau, Huff says, now comes to the * front and appeals to s Republican President not to give oflicc toaman with Republican in- fluence. It appears from the letter thot Huff had HILL'S WRITTEN INDORSEMENT, snd that the Georzia Representatives, Blount, . Cook, and Smith, did not wish to indorse any one for office under Hayes. Hufl says: #The troth 15, Gen. Gordon, it Was at one time very delicate thing to ask for Democratic support in .| the procurement of office under this Admiuis- { tration. You know that there was much fear ! and trembling, much hesitancy and difidence, ] on the subject. You positively refuscd to give i Alston your support for a week, because it was ' coneidered then by a large portion of the Demo- cratic party a positive want of fidelity to apply for of under Hayes. Yet to-day there is a perfect avalanche of Democratic oflice-seckers ‘hanging around the White House ssking for a division of the Republican spofls, without fear of party domination.” * Huff has always 4CTED WITH THUE DEMOCRATIC-CONSERVATIVE PARTY. It appears from the letter that Senator Hill 1and Alexander H. Stephens have had serious * differences of opinion, amounting almost to a + quarrel, uvon the subject of this nomination. Senator Gordon’s reply to Huil’s three- jcolumn letter bears datz Washington, ‘Nov. 12, 1577. Gordon denies that ithe President promised to appoint : aDemocratic Marsbal in Georgia. The substan- tial portion of Gordon’s Jetter is contained in the subjoined passage: The Republican friends { of Huff bad sent a letter to the President in } which they say that Hufl's appointment “‘would i materially strengthen Republicanism in Geor- ¢ gin in harmonizing conllicting party differcnces,” and bring much added strength from sources - hitherto dormaut or in active opposition.” ¢ GORDON sAYS: “Now, when I found that these Republicans were apparently your cliosen agents to oresent ,your application, and had assigned these rea- ‘sons for your appointment, and I found the etter of Xr. Dibble to the Attorney-General tonthe pext page, in which be states that all true Republicans' in Georgia (italicising the rword true) desire his (Your) appointment, it oc- <curred to me that it was time to look further ‘nto this matter. 1feltft was my duty 10 the m of Georgia to learn from the President f the impression on bis mind as to your political status. I, thercfore, acked the Presi-_ dent the direct question: ‘Is Mr. Huff ured for appointment as 2 Democrat? I give the President’s reply io his own words. e said: *Noj; not ssa Democrat, but as 2 man. with very liberal ideas in politics.” This information, given me by ‘the President himself, supplemented by . the: fact that Messrs. M. C. Burney and Dibble, the Republicans named, bad presented your ap- plication and urged your appointment because it would materially strengthen Repablicanism In Georgia, were the reasoas, the only reasous, end I think sufficient reasous, for my opposition to your appointment, and I am sure the reasons which govern the Georgia delegation. Gordon concludes by REPROVING ITFP ior baving permitted Republicans to represent him to the President not as a Democrat, and says: “Your disapproval of such arguments would bave saved the President from any mis- epprehension as to your political status.” These long letters were read in executive “gession. They furnished the text for s bitter debate. THE SPEECHES. It was to be expected that the debate would “be bitter. Scnator Eamunds led the Repub- ‘leans. His specch s characterized as oue ot the most powerful and severe Genunciations of - which that remarkable speaker is capable. The &pceches of the Republicans, as near as can be - nscertained, were in substance the same as “were delivered in the two principal Republican caucuses. Edmunds, using these _two letters es his text, treated the npomination of Fitzsimmons as a challenge to Re- publicans, and; as an ilustration of ‘what he has always called the Presidcnt’s hal- lucinations respecting his Southern policy. Conkling was not less severe. Senator Gordon's epeech was bitter and denunciatory on his side. He suceeeded iu carrying bis party with him. *Ben Hill also spoke aud reviewed in detail his relations to the appointment as set forth in the foregoing letters. The Republicans were PRACTICALLY SOLID nopposition. The only exceptions were the two who have carned the appellation of apostates during tne last week—Conover and Patterson— and Stavley Matthews. Fitzsimmons was con- firmed by 6 majori ‘The ouly nominations considered in executive Bession besides undisputed ones were those of "Fitzsimmons and Clayton as Consul to Callno. The latter was almost as bitterly opposed as Fitzsimmons and was confirmed. There re- . wmains, of course, unacted upon-a long list of ” nominations, including THAT OF WILLIAY HESRY SMITI, to be Collector at Chicago. The nomination of Barlan will stand unless reconsidered. The ob- § Ject of the Republicans in forcing a re- cess until Monday at 10 o'clock instead of adjourning is to preveut affording the Presi- dent any opportunity for making suspensidns from ofilce Lefore the next session,could begin, ’ 8t 12 o'clock Monday. The recess plan is said to ; bave been Conkling’s. He thus far- has been .8uccessful in Jeading the Republicans in organ. Ized opposition to the President as to confirma- tions. = A NEW POINT Is ralsed tonight by Scnators Iriendly to the - Administration. They say that if adjozrnment ean be prevented at 12 o'dock Monday and the #esslon made to continue beyond that hour the result will be that the second session ct the -Forty-iftn Congress will not then begin, and that the first session munst be lezaliy con- -Sldered 2s coutivuing. Should this - be the fact, “the momimations mot mcted pon would not fall at 12 o'clock Monday, and require to be sent o again. Some Democrats Lo still have nominations upon which they de- sire action would undoubtedly combine to i “hmmzr:n THIS ADIOURNMENT, anvthing was to be gained by it. The my _Is.being discussed. There wi)liemlin two n‘:;g of the present session Mondsy morning,from 10 to12. Itis the expectation among Scoators <. that these two hours will be devoted to execu- ~tive seseion, but that will depend upon s vote. Should the two Houses be devoted to executive ~sesslon, doubtless the majority would desire o Bave the timo devoted to the confirmation - of undisputed cases. Otherwise itv will be -possible for opposing Scnators to con- ‘- .sume. ihe entfre time in debate, ‘and .thus defeat confirmations. Conkling, Jor fnstazice, would bave no diflicalty in talking €wo bours in opposition to the removal of his -New York Custom-House friends? If William Henry Smith is' condrmed as Chicago Coliector before 12 o'clock Monday his confirmation will +be likely to depend upon the action of Senator Davis or Oglesby. If either of them should interpose objections, there would be little probability that he would be confirmed then. A QUESTION ARISES upon which eminent Jawyers in both parties disagree. 'That is upon the construction of the Tenure-of-Office act. The practical question i would be, if Smith is not contirmed, who will be Collector of the Port of Chicazo at five miu- utes past 12 on Monday. The President is sald to be of opinfon that William Henry Smith will, ss bis name would be speedily sent in ‘again. ‘The Attorney-General is thouszht to be of that opinion, but itis cer- tain that some of the most distinguished law- yers in the Senate hold contrary opinions. Some of them say that the very origin 2nd spirit of the Tenure-of-Office act would prevent this, but that act provides that the advice and consent of the Senate is required for a removal; ‘that a suspension by the President 15 ONLY TEMPORARY, conditioned upon the approval of the Senate; that that approval is manifested by the con- firmation of a successor, and that, when that suceessor is not confirmed or is rejected, the Sennte has said, in fact, to the President: “We do not advise or consent to the removal, and as a conseqnence the suspended officer is restored to his post.” 'There is not lilkely, howerer, to be any difficulties about the construction of is nct longer than the present scssion, for the indications arc that, before the adjourn- ment of the regular session, it will have heea removed Irom the statute-book. Gveo. Butler is engineering a repeal movement, in the House. OTHER NOMINATIONS. To the Wistern Associated Press. In the executi fon of the Senate be- tween 2 and 3 o'clock this morning, the nomina- tions of Thendore Roosevelt, to be Collector of Cu toms, and L. Bradford Prince, to be Naval Ofticer for the Port of New York, were reported adversely, und both were placed on the ealendar. ‘The pomination of Edwin A. Merritt, to be Surveyor of Customs, was not renorted. WasmiNgToN, D. C., Dee. 1.—The Senate this afternoon confirmed Owen P. Fitzimmons, Mar- skal of the United States for Georgia: Robert T. Clayton, Georgia, Consul at Cafloa; William itzpatrick, Register of the Land Office at Topekn, Kan. Fitzsimmons was confirmed after an extended and animated discussion by 6 majority, the nex- I:L}ive votes being, it is understood, all Repub- icans. ‘The nomination of John Baxter to be United States Circuit Jadee in the Fitth Circuit has not yet been reported from_ the Judiciary Com- mittee. If reported on Monday it catnot re- ceive action except by unanimous consent,, THE TREASURY. THE SECRET SERVICE. WaisnNgzox. D. C., Dec. 1.—Assistant See- retary McCormick, Gen. Greenc B. Raum, and Solicitor Raynor, of the Treasury Devartment Commiission, who were appointed by Secretary Sherman to investizate the. operations of the Secret Service Division, will make their report: immedfately. They recommend no radical changes in the management, concede the value of the division, and pay a hieh tribute to the improved morale of the Sccret Service under the present managzement. INTERFST ON THE FOUR PER CENT BONDS. . A circular regarding the payment of the in- tercst on the 4 per cent registered stock of 1507, just issued by the Treasury Department, £ays that the books cmbracing the registered tock held abroad will be closed on the evenings of the last days of Feoruary, May, August, and Novemaber, aud reopened for transfer and ex- change of stock on the mornings of the 16th of March, June, September, and December fol- lowine. The books embracing the registered stock held in the United States will be dosed on the eveniugs of the 15th of March, June, September, and December, and reopened for he trausfer and exchange of stock on the mornings of the 1st of January, April, July, and October followi IN VS. GOLD. Sceretars Sherman makes public bis_repls to Colgate & Sons, of New York, who offered to purchase $150.600 of the 4 per cent bonds if the Secretary would receive in payment silver bul- Tion to an amount suflicient to coin 150,000 silver dollars coutainivg in graing standard silver. The v says am authorizel to issue these bonds only at par for coin, and a3 gold iu is only authorized by law, I can only re- cive gold coin. This depurtment Las sold, within' six_months, over 575,000,000 of thesc bonds at par for gold coin. ~With $150,000 of bonds, or wold coin, I can nowby silver cnough 10 coin 163,840 silver dollars. You offer, or, to state it diflerently, you can buy with 317,337 of sold colu, enoughy Filver dollars to pay, as you propose, for $150,000 f-per-cent bonds, and thus, as’ an_experienced broker, can miske a handsome profit of §12,663. It is True, you offer to take silver dollars for your interest: but I do not sec lio this bielps the Government, unless it makes this a pretext to pay silver dolars to those who paid zold for their bonds; but you would hardly think this fair or honest. The Government_ misht find_this expedient, to pay the cheaper dollar so convenient that it might think it better to adopt the Latin ratio of 1515 of silver to one of gold, and coin a dollar of 400 graing, with which to' pay you. T know you would' not think this fair or onest, or do you shiuk a subsidiary doilar, containing 455 grains, is good enough to pay a bondholder? This, T | am sure, you would not think fair or honest, ' T must, tlicrfore, respectfully decline your offer, and ask you to pay 2old coinas others have donc. With the confident hope that the United States will never pay vou in a cain of less value than it exacts from you, I am verv respectfully, . iJonx Suemiax, Secrotary.” THE PUBLIC DEBT. To the Western Associated Press. WASHINGTOY, D. C., Dec. L—The pablic debt statement for November s as follows: Six per cent bouds Five per cent hong Fourand half pere: Four per cent bonds. pcusion fund ats per B e X% 14,000,000 (e 175, Totat without taterest. Totat unclaimed fatercs Total deb.. Curriics Rt Currency lield for redem e tlon of fractivnal curr, e 0,500,002 ey Spectal dépostt iield 105 v demption of certldcates eposit... . of dep 36,055,000 nments. for which 00 Sporo- uns have been made. wmber, bt Jeas eas) in the Tressury 5 0f Gebt during 20, 15 fic Raliron hic (0 (AWt ny. . Interest acerued xod not yet Interest patd by e Unlt Interest repafd by 1 tc. mai ¢ 8075431 . oeos10G i ecciré Baik 5,150,550 care pu 73 Cafied states o Skl ation for ¢ Tnlyed Staes bouds gl fidrawn for the week e 77, lonal Hagk clrcatstion outstand i) noten 319.210.500 a1 3 oty far. or the week ending to-day, 2 tho corredpondlig 3,170.00 3,816,000 THE MESSAGE. A BOGUS REPORT. ¥ Special Disvatch to The Chirato Tribune, New Yors, Dee. L—The Worlds Washing- ton special savs the first annual message of the President was not read st the Cabinet mecting to-lay beeause it had not been completed. A spedal meeting is to be held to-morrow or on Monday, at which it will be readin full. Ac- .cording 1o the present understanding, it | will be mailed from here Sunday and | delivered to the press as soon as Fubmitted to Congress on Monday. The President has been somewhat apnoyed : Dr the conduct of a clerk detaled from one of the Deoartments to do sonie copying, who has palmea off a8 part of the message gome views which the President wrote about, a | mouth azo on the financlal situation, bnt which | will form no part of the message, and which will be ehown to be quite at variance with the pesition which he assumed on the question of the remonerization of silver, though quite cor- -rect as far as it represents him to be opposed to the repeul of the Resumption act. 'l'hl: Presi- dent and Secretary of the Treasury E IN ACCORD nue tariff. parliament rage the sensibilitics of pcrsons who did not share fully fis views. 1t failed to sceure two- thirds, but. the strength it did receive shows that any measare proposing a tariff for revenue simply would receive the support of avery large majority. sent begiuning ete., wit manufa Several bills of 8 when M. Davis (1 present any more bills or _petitions. important matters to be acted on to-day. Torred, for the detici vice of th June 30, 1875, X Dill as it came' from the Jonsc approvnated 3593, - 482, and reappropriated _unexpended b amounting to 651, 687, added new matters amounting 0 & Dalf o million was for Star Mail service and \ o papers connected therey to the Department ha of bounties to white eoldiers, was agrevd an swendment of the Committee alicwing Senators, tutives, and Defega Secretary of the Senate, ana Clerk of the House to send and receive through the mail free public documents printed by Conaress; ment appropriating $15,000 to restore, and repair, and preserve the models injured by the Iate fire at the Patent-Oflice.. Repres recese Mr. Xl Az on both of these. important questions, and the .Indications were to-day thatthe.Cablnet was ‘unanimous in supporting them, -In a word. the President and Secretary Sherman will earnestly oppose the repeal or modification of the act of 1875 for the resumption of specle puyments. The President will favor the remonetization of silver on any basis which will not impair the public eredit, and will therefore favor a restric- tiou of ifs legal-tender character. The message will take strong grounds In favor of the protection of itizens and their proerty on the Rio Grande border, and of the scttlement of our difficnltics with Mexico. will ulso_recommend great_ecouomy in_ every branch of the public service, owing to the di- ‘minished receipts of revenue. it The correctness of these foreshadowines of the messure will be confirmed on Monday by the message itself. - .- : NOTES AND NEWS. RECBIVER GLOVER. Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune. Wisnweros, D. C., Dee. 1.—The Comptrol~ ler of the Currency has appointed Otis K.Glover as Receiver of the Centrsl Natioual Bank of Chicago. A STRAW. Mills, of Texas, submitted for action in the The Senate New Yorx, special says at_the appointment of Dodge to suceeed Lazranze as Superintendent of the San Franelsco Mint was agreed 1. THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE CHAIRMA: The World’s Washington special thinks Mor, rison will be Chairman of the Committee Pacific Railroads. Special Dispatch to Thy NEW Yorg, (8. C.) special savs: sertion in voting for Butler that he iz Republican feeling here oce: tense disgust among members of that party. Careful inquiry among Republican members of the General indorse his treason. It is safe to say that the ouly Soutb Carolina Republicans who would be willing to vote for Butler are those who are now fugitives from justice. The author of the New York dispatch read by him in the Scnate is now in jail here waiting trial.”" House an fll-advised resolution as to the reve- It was couched in lauguage scarcely and apparently designed to_out~ LIEUTENANCIES. Military Affairs Committec to-day decided that civilian avpointments to Second Licutenancies in the ammy (six or. even are now pending) shenld not be reported this ses- sion. They consequently all fall at its explration. SUPERINTENDENT OF THE AN FRANCISCO MINT. Dec. L—The Times Washingt abinet meeting to-day the suip. icano Tribune. Dee. 1L.—The Times' Columbia “ Senator Patterson’s as- fons in- ssembly fails to find any one to THE RECORD. Wasnseroy, D. C., Dee. 1. present®d a resolution declaring J. B. Eustis en- titled to a scat in the Senate from Loulstana. Placed on the culendar. SENATE. Mr. Wadleigh Mr. Tngalls gave notice that he did not concur with the mujori ting this report, aud would hereatter preseut the report of the minority, signed by himself and two otlibrs. The House Mr. Conklin: factures with Central Africa. f the Committee in submit- bill authorizing the binding of ‘public documeuts for members of Congress was passed. & presented a petition asking an aporopriation of $50,000 for a prelimtnary sur- vey. by army engloeers or naval ofticers, of the f o trans-continental” railroad from the Republic of Liberin edstwara one or two thousand wiles into the Niger Valley, and to re- port upon the country, its_ population, products, ith a view to apening tie markot for our Referred. private nature were introduced, 1) sppealed fo Senators. noc 16 There were M. Voorhees introduced a bill granting pensions 0 soldiers aud saflors of the war with Mexico, and 1o widows of deceased solalers and sailors. ferred. Re- Mr. Howe presented a memorial in regard to the ortation of animals to the seabourd. Re- Mr. Sargent called up the House bilk to provide cy in the upproprintions for the ser- rnment sor the fiscal Sear ending and for prior years, e snid the unces e Commitiee 094;542, but The Sena The varions amendments raported by ithe Com- mitteo wese agreed to withont discussion. 000 $500, on star Toutes and by steamboats, and vn all othier than rairoad routes; vy Departments buldimg; $30, 000 tinuation of the work on the Court-House and tlice building at Little Rock; & continuing the surve; Sprinzs (1] Superintendent of the pare » parrative of Hall's tion: $20, record of' thie Rebellion, both of the Unionand Confeacrate armies, ) Comi Among 500 for fhe payment of erks, route ngents and mes- 000 for injund mail tranportation 000 for the Stute, War, for con- o 000 for d_ other works of the Hot $5,000_ to ensble the val_ Gbservatory (o pre- second Aretic exped for the pubhcution of the oflicial G An amendment of the Committee to strike out of the Touse bili » clause prov propriation for the coilection and payment of bounty, prize money, and other claims to colored soldiers and sarlors sliould close up_und fnish the collection and f the current fiscal vear, after which time all o that tne ap- payment of such money at the end hghould be turned over charge of the payment o; ul<o n_Covaress, the and an amend- "T'lie bill having been considered in Committee of the Whole was reported to the Senate and passed. The Vice-President faid before the Senate the r. Beck asl il now. Mr. Mertill su mittes on Nayal slon it was so refetred. A" joint res ror of Siam into exceutive ed adjourned until 10 1. m. Monday. Senator Butl Touse bill for- the relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the United States steamer Huron. ked unanimous consent to pass the d it be referred to the Com- Aluirs, and after a brief discus- olntion authonizing . Rear-Admira) Tieymolds to accept cerfain presents {rom the Em- ussed, i Several private bills passed, and the Senate went seas , and when the doors reopen- er was in his geat ou the outer row of - the Democratic side. adjoining tuat of Mr. Yoorhwes, when the Senate met, and was congrat., uluted by mony Iriends. Senator Kell was catled to order, and fonnd on his desk an mense bouquet surmounted with the letters *¢ ogs ‘arrived soon after the Sepatt P.K."in violets, . TIOUSE. The resolution of Ar. Buker (Ind.), the Committee onPatents to report instruct 3 bill wiick #hall prohibit the bringing or maintatning of suits- for damages for any m(ringement of patentsazainst any person why fo sale or bar! market, an 0 purchases for his own use, und not tor, any article or implement in the t the time he purchused Le knew that he infringed some existing patent, was adopt- cd—yeus, 11 a resolution way s at 3 of Con; Opr: nott me nuys, 43, On wotion of ¥r. Wood, adopted for the final edjournment 3 p. m. to-day. . ved 10 suspend {he rules and pass a ing to each surviving officer of the States steamer Huron §1,0001 to cach. sur- iving eeatnan 2100; to the widosws and children of ¥ the jost. an all vance equal to s year's pay of their respective relatives: The bill unas makin, hen makiug Huron, Mr. nimously passed, withan amendment sion for Capt. Stoddard. of the Life 1 8nd crew of the steamer Baker lost B0 atlempt 1o save lives from the Goode moved 10 suspend the rules and pass 4 bill to remove disabilities imposed and remaining uDuD BNy pers b0 LY Virtueof the thirteenth section of the Fuurteenth Amendment. 0 the rficld sald if a clauee were inserted that «houl d be granted after application in Attorney-Gederu) for the removal of disabilities, there would be mno objection to the . Goode si cstion. reintroduced it ot fwi Mr. Wilson flice Co ment. On motion o o-contractore for carrying the mail ceive their compensation direct from the Referred. iguified bis intention to aceept the . Baker (Ind.) objected M€ Goode withaeers tos i, o P QliMeation, . and immediately it modided as suzgested, and moved { that the rules be suspended and the bill passed, The motion wab, Fejectadeyens, 903 mape: 995 nays, Lhirds in the 2ffirmative. offered a resolution directing the mmitlee to report a bill providing shall ro- Govern- f Mr. Dunnell, the rales were sus- cuded and a bill passed changing the name of o5 of Hrsshear to ; 8 moved to suspend the rule ution nstructing 55 00 adont and Means to revise tl AMr. a res Morgan City. the Committec on Ways e tariff so as fo make it purely ana olely & tarifl for revenue, and not for protecting one other. claszof citizens by plandering an- A preliminary vote showing the absence of quorhni, Mr. Waod TOVEd thet. ihe Hones tako a 100° 1s objected, in the ‘absence of a clock Monday morning, and ihe Speaker ruled that quoram ‘the -only matters in order were to adfourn, or a call of the House. call of the and tke motion of 3:;!, 76, and the House took a recess till 10 Mon. ouse ‘showed 3 quorum present Mills wis_ rojoctedybas. 00} FOREIGN. Little Progress Made in Compro~ mising the Political Differ= ences in France. ’ An Eye-Witness' Account of the Recent Stormy Proceedings in the Honse of Deputies. Turkey Wil Give Full Satisfaction for the Seizure of the Italian Vessels. The Pope at Last Accounts Thought to - Be in a Dying Condition, FRANCE. ROUNER SEATED. ‘VERSAILLES. Dec. 1.—The Chamber of Depu- ties has declared valid the election of Rouher. TIE RUDGET COMMITTEE'S PROGRAMME. VeisaILLES, Dec. 1.—The Budzet Committee iutend moving that the Chamber pass s vote on the direct taxation clauses, enabling the Coun- cils General to take the preliminary step of distributing, without, however, authorizing col- lection. % ORDER REVORED. United States Minister Noyes has obtained revocation of the order of expulsion of Bedel, who used language displensing to the Govern- ment during the eleetions, and informed him he may return to France. STORMY SCENES IN PARLIAMENT—PERSONALL- . TIES—TUE LIE GIVEN. Dispatch to London Times. s, Nov. 17— . . Is it necessary to say at the Chamber was full to-day, that the mal- larics were crawded to excess, and that feverish excitement prevailed among both actors and spec~ tators? The drama which had been acting be- bind the scenes for six months wasat length about to come before the public in broad day-~ light. To-day was to be read the report on the proposal to appoint a Committee of Inquiry into . the getd of the Cabinct doring the painful period which had elapsed since the 18th of June, and which, un- fortunately, is not yet closed. ‘The whole fnter- est of Paris, as will readily be believed, centered in the Chumber. The work of the Jobbis has | ceased: the work of the Assembly has bezun, The country, public opinion, the conscieyce of the whole world expect justice to be done, Jaw and order to be re-established, and public’ pertuba- tors to be overthrown. The Left has nominated 4 Committee of Investigation on all that has happeued durivg the elections, to bring to Jight the proceedings indulred in under the shadow of - arbitrariness, to point out evervact of violence, and to catl merited punishment on every infrinzement of the I It is possible the lauguawe of the m: Jority is vlolent, that their recitals contain ¢ pressions whichl seem rointed at the Marshal,— thougn this quite contrary to their intentions,— and that thev might have been more moderate and skilful; but they certmnly could uot have acted in more consonpance with the universal sentiment; they could not have afforded greater satisfaction to the claims of justice. ‘The Cabinet, however, will doubtless take ad- vantage of this attack to misreprescat it,— above all, to discover in fo bretext for pro- longing its own existence; and the following note, issued to-day by the semi-ofticial Azeney, shows that this is the first_prodt they I rived from M. Albert Grevy's proposi “The President of the Republic dectared yes- terday to the members of the present Cabinet that,” in view ef the violent accusatfons of which they had been the object in the Chambers and which applicd to the whole Government, he could ot accept their resionation, and begged them to remain at their post; What doe: nily whether the Marshal has asked the Cabinet to remain of not? The fact which uncerlics the wholu situation was tuc main point of the admirable speech of M. Leon Renault, which took up nearly the whole sit- . and {s that the Ministry of the 15th of v still sat on the benchies yesterday; that it &till occupy thiem to-morrow. At 3 o'clock M. Leblond, the Reporter, as- cended the tribune, and read a report advizing the adoption of the project of appninting a into what nappened Commission of Inquiry during the clections. A finished s Joud provi mandela parole! Every ove looked round, anda peatof disrespectiul Jaugliter fram the Left saluted M. Numa Baragnon, who rushed to the tribune. There are some causes which ill tuck pursuss. That of the Cabinet isof the number. Jt*would bave been difficult to find amone the Right a less popular, less serious, less authoritative " defender of the Ministry. 3. Baragnon did not belong to the Inst Chamber. fle was in the National Assembly, and be wade himself a kind of specialty for nscendinz the 1 moments of great embarrassment, ieating Cabinets, nov. by discussing the question, but- by making some diversion. This specialty had acquired for him the sobriquet of Terre Neuve,” and, by dint of having been made “Terre Neuve,” he got himself lifted into au Under Sccretarvship of State in the Interior, under M. de Broglic, and on the fall of M. de Broglic into a similar post in the Midistry of ~ Justice, under M. Depeyre. The Iast elections sent him back to the Chamber, where hie has just resumed his [avorite occupas tion, and it was he who opened the combat by replying in his strong Southern_ accent to 3. Leblond’s report. According to M. Baragnon, the sppointment of that Commission of In- quiry is a revolutionary usurpation, and the haiber is not invested with the right of mak- ine laws for itscll. Nobody need obey this Commmiesion. This inquiry was a_combination recalling the Convention; “but you are not the Convention; you are ouly the phan- tom of the Couveution, and “it is sufli~ cient to wmarch upon you to make you Qisappear.” [Cries from the Left, “That is a threat!” ““What do you mean by that ) on beered the Chamber not to com~ first. offense awainst the Constitution. ¢ As for that,” said be, in conclusion, *‘the Conditntion is protected by the Senate, by the Cef of the State, who wiclds the rightand the ree? [Vociferous appluuse from the Rizht. Cue last word of this speech, the ultima ratio ouservative Deputies deem that they have the it. for themselves when they place them- s behind a chiel commanding 400,000 bayonets. Tnis is the last word of 'all Baragnons who urge coups d’ctat, and who hope thev “will not be the last to profit by them. ‘What will come afterwards does not matter; they have the might. You arc congratulated, you think vourselfa great orator, a future Min- ister. "The rest is not worth consideration. 1 should lik: to ive in extenso the splendid speech of M. Leon Renault, who spoke for two hours and o half, amid the uproar of the Right and the applause of the Left. It can Le imag- ined what, on_such an oceasion, could be said by 3 wan whose talent hns made him the authorized mouthpiece of the majority. e drew upazainst the Cabinet of the 1Sth of May, without refarence to the irrespounsible: Chiel ot the State, the most formidable ack of accusa- tion imugrinable. e described it as dismissing all avents of all cinsses directly or indirectly in the service of the Government, dismissing Séna- tors from their posts as Muyors, closing the public thoroughfares to the libcral newspapers, making the Marshal an clectoral agent, dictat- ing tohim manifestoes which overturned be- forchand the national will, having the preten- sion to govern with the Scnate Alone, which abolishes the nationul representution, and makine use of official placards to villify the Re- publican Deputics. Lle defended the Tight of the Ctiamber to appoint special Commissions of Inquiry, and_depicted M. de Fourtou accept- ing the responsilility of these calumnics, the Duc_de Broglie emulating the Duc de Persigny, the Magistracy degraded into the tool of official persecutions, the clerzy spurred into the con- flict, press prosecutions multiplied beyond precedent, and, lastly, the Marshal put in .the front to cover a Cabinet bound in honor tocover bim. In conelusion, he said: 7 “The Senate, a guarantee of ublic libertips inthe eyes of reai Conservatives, i /E;AM Right, points to its meaning. All these is held up as the insirument of a second dissolution, which would be fatal to every guarantee ol sglf-rovern- ment. Tho Senate, bowever, having at its head a man like the Duc &’ Audiflret-Pasquier, will not allow its name to be thus abused. For the first time the country secs itself confronted by a Cabinet which has forescen and calcalated on the refusal of the Budget. and pleads that Prus- sia hus cxisted_four years without a regularly voted Budget. It is not Conservative to pin the country in a position witnout any appear- auce of pacific solution. The true Conservative policy consists in recognizing what there is just in the national will. With the fatal spicit of re- sistance of the present Cabinet, every Con- servative interest and idea must be profoundly uneasy.’ During this long indiciment, the Cabinet, seated at the foot of the tribnoe, seemed really conscious of the feelings it was exciting. The ardent apolause of the Left which - accom- panied the speaker throughout bhis speech ] showed what restrained cxasperation was in those men who have been fighting for six months against administrative aggression; and when M. Leon Renault conclus of applause, it 3 easy to understand that M. de Fourtou must have been glad, despite bis Lav- ing uscended the_tribune. of the adjournment till to-morrow. I have only one fault to find in M. Renaulv's speech. “The solution of the conflict,” he sald, ““would have been very simple. Had the electors declared the policy of the Cabinet rizht, the dfssoiution would bave been, not only legal, but '%'ust and reasonable.’ M. Jules Ferry, who said hie had listened to M. de Fourtou with more sadness than indig- nation, declared the retention of office by - the Cabingt an insult to the country and an outrase on common sense. Nothing hid remaived for it to do but to turn to France, on which ifl had pressed its heel for six months, and say, ‘It is you who are the oppressor.” The Cabinet ¥: 2 plaginrist of the Empire; but the Empire addréssed_an cuslayed country, whereas the present Ministry addressed n “free Chunber aud country, which comprebended the diszrace of the officfal condidate system. It would be an insult to the Republicans to defend them arniust the grotesque imputation of coercing the electors. It was their glory to have been excluded, even the most moderate of them, from an official list of caudigutes, the suceess of which would have substituted M. Rouher for the Duc de Broglic. The adversarics of the Republicans were implacable encmics of De- mocracy and universal suffrage, aud their do- mestic annoyances could only lead France into a position_ unparalleled sinceScdan. There could ouly be a Republican majority or a Cleri- cal and Monarchist majority. 'The fatter would entitle the foreigner to consider his fnterests menaced. Germany and Ltaly, if, indecd, they had not concluded an alliance against such a result, had certainly provided against a Clerical victory. Here the Duc Decazes protested against such an assertion; but M. Ferry adbered to it, and he proceeded to justify the proposed invest, tion, observiug that the Times had described it as coneeive a strietly parliamentary spirit. M. Jolibois (Bonapartist) reminded him _that in England the House of Commons did not de- clde contested clections; but M. Ferry, renlied that this did not_affect the right of itfvestiza- tion. Ife denied the force of M. de Fourtou’s precedents, remarking that they only showed the difference between a regular Government and a Government of adventure; and hetwitted the Right, particularly M. do Broglie and M. Baragnon, with having formerly condemned the systew of official caudidutes. e denied, more- over, that the $th of September practiced it in 1871, for it had virtually fallen before the clections. There were merely Prefeetoral cun- didates, and allowance must be made for the then state of France. The present Cabiuet had Zone to the verge of decluring a state of siege, and, by directing prosecutlons for false news as to forcign alliances, had shackled electoral com- munication. Here the Duede Broglie, interposing, sald they had simply prevented criminal acts; on which M. Ferry rejoined that to assert that the Monarchy would lead to war lhad been treated’ as punishable. The white- paper placards of oflicial ~ candidates he denounced ns utterly unconstitutional; and, al- Inding probably to & recent statement by ‘the Uoniteur that the Due de Broelic was outvoted on this point by his colleagues; he remurked that the Right sought to attenuate the impor- tanco of the white placard were really tantamount toa plebiscite. with this difference, that the plebiscite was advérse—it was not sub- mitted to. From this to the factious language put in the mouth of the Head of the State there was only one step, aud that step was taken, Here » storm arosc at M. Ferry's use of the word *factious ™ : and, ut the sugzeestion of the President, he_substituted the Wword unconsti- tutlonal.”’ He theu adsgrted to the theory of the Chamber being minority against “the Marshal and the Senate, and re - arked that the Chamber could not seize the Cabinet by the collar and fling it out; wet, if it remained on its bench only to umdergo daily bu- miliations and rebufls, it was a Ministry, but not a Government. After ridiculing the Socialist bugbear as a police device, and declar- ing that the country would have deserved a Dictatorship bad it submitted to tie prete sions of the Government, he denounced a sec- ond dissolution as a veiled éoup detat, and af- firmned that France would not tolerate it, for =he was soverein, and for six years had main- tained an admirable attitude. Here the Right murmured, on which the President reminded thern that it_was a reflec- tion on the natiou to dispute M. Ferry’s tribute toit. M. Ferry adding that the democracy, from being revolutionary, had become political, and looke only to universal sufTraze. M. Larofhe Joubert (Bonapartist) remarked, “What ahout the Commune{”’—a queszion which the President declared to be, in that connection, insulting to the nation. After applauding France for its forbearance under infringements of its liberties aud in an economical sftuaton. which, if it lasted a few weeks longer, would_throw thonsands out of work, M. Ferry conclnded by sayine - “The attituderof the French democracy has ealled forth the admiration of Eneland; but when expeeting at last to reap the fruits of its patience, it is told that its verdict stands for pothing. Take cares there is blood in its veins. It it is rebelled against, and_threatencd with & second dissolution, not the Coustitution were- Iy, but. the public veace, the country itself, will be endangered. If there arc men who, to main- tain themselves in oflice and_their coterie in places are capable of staking the fate of France, let them be denounced to bistory, if, indecd, they can eseape the justico of their contem- orarics.”” M. Spuller theu ascended the tribune to de- nounce an assertion made by M. Mitchell dur- ing M. Ferry's speech that an article in & for- eizn paper, which he had cited, as to Italo-Ger- man relutions, emanated from 2 coutributar to the Kepubiique Francaise. This. he said, was o calumny worthy of the semi-oflicial press. Something of a scene el titeheli—If it is a calumny— M. Allain Targe—I forbid you to donbt it. M. Mitchell—I do doubt it, notwithstanding Four assertion. M. Allain ‘Tarze—You have lied. . The President—I eall M. Allain Targe to or- er. M. Mitehiell—)y assertion rests on an official document, aud nobody will believe the contra- diction. M. Gambetta—There is no communication be- tween the Republigue Francaie aud forcizn newspapers. That Is a declaration I am bound to make for the dignity of the country. The President—This paiuful incident would not have arisen but. for M. Mitchell’s interrup- tlon. [Uproar, during which M. Cuineo d’Ornano vaciferated.] : The President—T beg M. Cunro d'Ornano not. to interrupt constantly, notwithstanding my warnings. 5 The Chamber then adjourned till to-morrow, when the Duc de Broglie will speaks. FOREIGN FINANCE. TONE OF THE MONEY MARKETS. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, Loxooy, Dee. 1.—The London Feonomist says: The open market discount rates farther declined this week without waiting for the Bank of England, which reduced its minimum rate of interest to 4 per cent on Thursday. The market quotation for threc-mouths’ bills is now 31{ per cent. A depression on the Paris Bourse Tnst Saturday affected prices in all the specula- tive markets of the Stock Exchange. but thero has since been a recovery, assisted by Increased hopes of peace, on further successes of the Russiuns ~ in ~ the Buikans, bLv Lord Derby’s reply to the depuiation from the Soclety for "Protecting British™ Interests on Wednesday, by the reduction of the Bank rate of discount to 4 per cent on Thursday, and on Friday by reports of President MacMahon - clining toward a Ministry trom the Moderate section of the majority. % A desire to buy investment stocks is now no- ticed in many quarters. Colonial, Government, and Railway stocks, Flome Railway and Deben. ture stocks, and United States bonds, of which the reports of sales from this side have been much exageerated, being in demand. Consols are now above 97, o point_touched in July, 1876, but not presionsly since 1359, Par was reached in 185% but not subsequently, © TIE WAR. TURKISH LOSS AT MITCHRA, Bogor, Dec. 1.—Detalls of losses in the fieht. ing at Mitchka on the 2th ult. show that the Russians collected 2,500 Tarkish dead. x BATISFACTION. RowE, Dec. 1.—The Vorte has offered full satisfaction for the seizure of the two Itatian merchantmen in the Bosphorus. .ROME. THE POPE'S CONDITION. Rodg, Dec. 1.—The Pobe is worse. NIERARCHY OF SCOTLAND. ‘The Vatican have accepted the English Gov- ernmcent’s conditions 50 as to be able to ‘pro- claim a hierarchy of Scotlaod immediately.~ THE CHINESE QUESTION. 8N Fraxcisco, Dec. 1.—The Chinese Six Companies have addressed a communication to Sceretars Evarts, in reply to Mr. Sargent’s ll:.;ltfir. They call attention to the fact that since the adoption of the treaty the United 1 indemnity for outrazes on American citizens and peoperty in Chiua; that for years the Chinese have been robbed and murdered in California, and not in one case in fifty have the perpetrators been brought to justice; that the punishment of the Chico mur- derers is attributable to the influence and money of the good citizens of San Francisco, the resull being an exception to the rale; recall the recent anti-Chinese raid in Placer County, and the July riots In this city, to dieprove Mr. Sargent’s statement that county officials have sought to punish offenders azaiust the Chinese and succeeded; they admit the courts honest, but oflicers surrounding the ju- diciary are pledged 1o persecute them before they get oflice; state that in twenty-five years immiaration has not exceeded emigration by 4,000 aunually, and reiterate their desire ex~ pressed to Senator Morton that the immigra- tion of Chinese should be restricted within cer- tain limits. CASUALTIES. TIE OURON DISASTER. Wasmsetoy, D. C., Dee l.—Lieut. Com- mander Green, on duty at the wreck of the steamer Huron, telegraphs: * Paymaster Sanders’ and Surgeon Cuthbert’s bodies are re- covered and buried near this place. Licut. Palmer’s body is found. I hear of other offi- cers’ bodies further north. Wil find out as sooh as possible and telegraph. I have identi- fied and buried the following bodies since le: ing Nogshead: Emerson, Keally, Picree, Mar- tin, Cooper, Ensizn Danner, Oliver Stauton, Loomis, Liout. Sims, Ficrce, Harris, Barnes, Tense¢, Inerabam, Stewerd, Cadet Engincer Loomfs, Chief Clerk Gillett, Commaunder Ryan, Harritty, Coffce, Hodge, Broohey, Malcolm, Thomas M. Brown, Curry, Hanlon, Carey, and Jackson. I haye the record of each man's position, which I will send you on my return to Norfolk.” ‘The Signal-Service observer at the wreck of the Turon reports 7:15 p. m.: “Divers have suc- cessfully examined the wreck. The upper works arc all gone. The berth deck floats nearly to the spar deck. Can’t get into the ward-room. The spar deck is entirely submerged. The port. side i3 efeht teet under water. The ship seems lozzzed about four feet. No bodies were recov- ered since the Jast report.” The Signal-Serviee obscrver at Cape Henry reports, 9:20 p. m.: *The messenger gent to notify the crews of the life saving stations be- tween Cape Henry and Kitty Hawk to patrol the beach has returned, and reports being in- formed by the crew of No. 4 Station that the crews and citizens betweens Stations Nos. 4 and 5 found and buried sixty-two bodies washed ashore since the wreck of the Huron. The botlies were horribly mutilated, so much sothat identification will be almost impossible. The messenger passed six graves five miles north of No. 4 Station, and fragments of the wreck as far north as No. 3 Station.” CRAWLED AWAY AND DIED. Special Dispatch o The Chicann Tribune. DusuQueE. Ia., Dec. L—The dead body of a man was found this morning in 2 barn situated thirteen miles west of Dubiaque. It was impos- sible to ascertain his name. All that is known of his past iife Is that he came from Sioux City, and had pawned a watch there for 36, as the check in bis pocket showed. [t is thought that he became sick, sought the barn for rest, and died. When founa, his eyes were eaten out by rats and mice, showing that he had been dea: several day 3 ACCIDENTALLY SIOT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Iribune. EAsT SAGINAW, Mich., Dec. 1.—Walter Van Leuven, a lad of 16 years, shot himseif at Evart. yesterday through the aceidental discharge of a pistol, the ball entering the right side and passing down to the left hip, causing a fatal ju- jury. A FEARFUL FALL. Spectal Dispaich o The Chizaan Tribune. GALENa, IIL, Dee. 1.—L. Carnsew, a miner at tiazel Green, fell into a mineral hole, a dis- tance of 110" feet, vesterday, and was fright- fully injured. Ag last accounts he was alive. STEAMER BURNED. NewORLEANS, Doc. 1.—A special to the Times sars the Lotus No. 2 burned this afternoon at Waterloo. No lives lost. There were 1,700 bales of cotton on board. The boat was scuttlod and sunk. The cargo is probably a total loss. A Lively Rallrond Fight—an Unpopalar Hanzwman. onecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MoxTrzAL, Dec. 1L.—A special says: Six train-hands of the Southeastern Railway Com- pany who were engazed running a train loaded to the Sontheastern by the Vermont Central, were arrested at Newport at the instance of the Passumpsic Railway Company for alleged pass by running on the track of the Passumpsic. An injunction has also been served on the offi- cers of the Southeastern forbiading them using or ronning trains upov the Mississquoi & Clyde River Railroad, which is the eastern division ot the Southeastern, or upou that por- tion of the Southeastern between New- port and Richford. This action causes fresh difticulty. The infunction having been granted by a Vermont Judge it only has effect in the United States, consequently the Southeastern at present operates a certain portion (Iying in Canada) of theroad beetween the two points mene tioned, whilc those portions lying on thewother side of the line are operated by the Pazsumps A force of volunteers are now guarding the road at Mansonville, Quebec, and au_ attack is hardly expected trom the Passumpsic party to recover possession. Special Disnatch to The Chcagn Tribune. Torosto, Dece. 1.—The hangman, England, s attacked yesterduy ou leaving the jail after Williams’ execution. "He ran back to the jail and was let out the back wav. Last nieht he was set upon by two men and badly beaten. To-day he was mobbed, and had to leave. Spectal Dispatch to The Chieano Tribune. Orrawa, Dec. L—Rufas Stephenson, M. P. for Kent, and Maj. Lewis, of Windsof, Out., have had an interview with the MiniSter of Customs, in wh tics that have arisen on our lake coasts throy the infringement of the coasting regulations and custom 1aws of the Dominion by United States wreckers, It appears from the proof they adduced that the Americans are in the censtant, habit of coming on Canadian shores with tugs and harges to remove vesstls driven on shorc or carryine away their caazoes, rigging, stores, etc., to the great disadvantige of Cana- dians engaged in the business, and’ at heayy loss to the revenue. Nine well-cstablished ia- stances of Amencan wreckors baving made large amounts by salv: off Canadian consts were adduced, it being shown that the pleas put, forward by the Americans that the vessels 5o salvaged came under the meaning of the treaty clause regards iug “distress” and “humanity” were ‘alto- gether unfounded. This is the first occasion that the whole bearings of this question were laid before the Departinent, and the Minister of Custorms re. ferred to the Department of Justice for an exact explanation of the terms of the laws {framed for such cases. The explanation was submitted and agrees with the views expressed by the deputation, that the cases cited were direct violations of both_the custotas laws and coasting regulations. It is understood that immediate steps will be taken to puta stop to the operations of alien wreeking companies and stcamers on Canadian coasts. Snectal Dixvatch (o The Chicago Trbiine. QUEREC, Dec. e Quebee Government has extended the prohibition of selling its Crown Lands in Ottawa County by a serond pronunciamento to its agent. Various theories are added in explanation of this work, amonest which are the following: First, that the probj- bition becawme necessary on account of ire. pulling and rutbless speculators, who, in many. cases, by their acts scek to despoil Rolders of located tickets of their hard-earned right to the soil; sccond, that this is o huge speeulation on the part of the Goverument itself, which, foro- seeing a possible delicit in the lumber trade and non-payment of timber dues, being reluctant to Lave to adopt the impolitic course of fncreased direct taxation, and secing that the phosphate lands are likelyto prove u biz bonanza by which o retriere & decreascd revenue by Lolding on 0 what must ultimately prov. tf mvenu:. ¥ prove 2 large source of Spectal Disatcn 1o The Chirage Tribun, 5 MONTREAL, Dec. 1.—The membars of St. An- drew’s Saclety commenced the celebratiou of St. Audrew’s Day by attending church. The Rey. Gavin Lang preached. In the_course of his sermon e referred to the new National Cana, dian Soudety, and deprecated as impracticable’ the sinkivg of thedifferent nationalities into one purely Canadian. 1t was a grand idea on lip or paper; a magnificent conception to tickle the ears of visionaries. but impossible of realiza. ton. He objected in the strongest terms to in- }lcpenflcnce Or aauexation, either now orin the [uture, ————— WISCONSIN COURT STATISTICS. Spectal Diszatch 0 The Chicago Trivune, Mapisos, Wis., Dee. 1.—The last Legislatare authorized Gov. Ludington to appoint a Com- ‘mission to obtain information relative to busi- Q 3 h they explained the difficul- s State, and to roport a bl res cqualizing labors and determining sg ‘The Governor appointed as such Conmiai it C. B. Thomas, of Pruirie_du Chien; Jamersy Jenkins, of Milwaukee; J. W. Losey, of Ia Crosse; M. Griflin, of 'Eau Claire; a3d 1T, 5 Harshaw, of Oshkosh. The Commissignen, elected Dharles Thomas Presidont and shaw Secrctary. Secratary Harshaw hay lected the necessary information relatise to jos business transatedintbe thirtcen Cireuts Cons. of the State. His inquiry s being Testricted o the years 1574, 1875, and 1336, from whi fair average wal nttainable. - From tafonech filed 1 that entleman’sofiice we have ool the following statistics, which are now for 1 first time made_public: Averave parre l2 dags of court n the whole Statesser yegn st averaze number of days to each Judew ifsqp: divided, 123 average number of cases fol] the whole State per year, 1.991; average n . ber of cases to each Judge, if equally disideg, The First Clreuit, sat 140 dags, cases. The Second 167_days, ’ahfi"&shfi;w The ‘Third 124 dnys, and 224 cases. . Th Fems 158 days, and 253 waises. The Filth 114 dage oy Liv eases. The Sixth 103 days, and 143 oo The Seventh 95 dugs, a0d 111 s 5 Eighth G5 dags, ana 105 cases. The Sinth 1 dugs, and 155 cascs, The Tenth 135 faye, sy 235 cases. The Elesenth 102 days, and pu ages. Tiie Twel(th 161 dar, and 1) . b wil and 12—are tlie most overvorked, ing In the Third, Judge McLean in th and Judge Ellfs in the Tenth beine 5.2'2'.:1 ones who need especial reli [t i on derstood that _the. Commission wil e favoring detaching certain conuties in the e eru circaits and attaching them to adjacent o cuits west, the idea being to carry’ the fous, tory further towards the Mi ths re. lieving eastern circuits. The Commission wil meet during the month of December, and o ino consideration the fixing of shlaries 1o which they have ns yet ziven no attention, ang furee upon some scheme of redistricting 1 cordance with thie above ideas. Tney will g vort to the Legislature early in the session, 1y northern circuits it is quite evident that (o) court, business is kecping pace with the rang rowth of the population, while tfvre Is hay o tle increase in the southern portion of the State, THE RAILROADS. THOE ALTON TO BE EXTENDED, * All doubts about the immediate extension of the Chicago & Alton Railroad from Mexico, Mo., to Kansas City are now set at rest by the official aunouncement of the managers of tne road that the construction of the line will b commenced in ashort time. Mr.T. B, Black stone has just retursed from a visit throush the country through which the new fine fs to run, and he brings the cheering intethwence thyy he has received the assurance that all the si asked for of the towns and cities throngh whicy the new extension is to ran will be fortheoms. ing. Al thay now remains to be done to besin active operations is to get the consent of the stockholders of the road, which bas to be ob. tuined before further steps can be taven, and President Blackston issued x circular Yesterday asking their concurrence. But this is merelys matter of form, as most of the Directors aad stockholders bave already sienitied their wille ingness to have the improvement_made with, & out further delay. The Chicazo & Alton Railroad Company can ~make pg leases aml create ho . new debts witliout the written conscnt of a majority of its stockholders, and_ this will now be obtained without furtber delay. Ttis stated that, by a careful estimate, the cost of extendin® the Company’s 1 i35 Kansas Cif 1 Iow prices of materials, includive the bridgo across the Mis-ouri River, depot grounds st Kansas City, steel rails, etc., not over $3,000,000, Tper cent upon which is only $210.000. By the most cautious estimates prepared by the Presi- dent of the Chicago & Alton, the benefts of the restilts to be derived by the road from this ex: tension will not be less than $700,000, net. Tha. oflicers of the Chicamo hase lonz since giren facts and fizures showing that the road will loss the money already invested in the Louislana & Missouri Road il it is nct completed ak once ta Kansas City. But not alonc in this respect will the Chiigo & Alton Koad be the completion of the live, For yeais this Company has sending its cars to Kausas City over another Company’s track, baulivz away more grin from that point thav ali the other roads com- bined. Wit a line of its own all the way from Chicazo and St. Louis it will be able to defr competition in coutrolling the wreat and rapidly growing gruin trade ol Kausus AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMEST Mr. George O. Manchester has becn appoiat- ed Assistant General Superintendent of the Chi- eago, Burlington & Quiney Railroad with head- quarters in this city, the appointment to take etfect Dee. 3. It has long since been stated in Tue TRIBUNE that on the retirement of Mr.W. B. Strong. the present General Superitend ent of the road, which will take place on the 15th of tlis month, Mr. C. E. Perkins, the Vice-President would assume the active management of the road. _ Mr. Perkivs, whoiy also - General Manager of the Burlington & Missouri River Ruilroad in Nebraska, will bt compelled to be absent from the city much of the time, and this appointment has been mads With the view of having a man bere contioually whois in full aecord with the Forbes-Perkins interest, and who will carry out_their In- structions resardless of the wishes of the other s of the ruad who are suspected of being unfriendly to that interest. Mr. Manchester i well qualitied for the pertormance of the dutles of his new position. Ile graduated with Mr. Perkins on the Missouri River Railroad, aod when Mr. Strong werit to the Michizan Central as_General Superintendent he appointed him ivate sccretary. When Mr. Strong left the n Central to assume the position of General Superintendent of the Chicago, Bun lington & Quincy Mr. Manchester was sgun retained as bis private secretary, which position he has occupied ever since. It is not probable that other changesin the management of the road will be made befors mext spring, excent that Mr. Hudson, the Divis ion-Superintendent at the cad of the line will Dt a position on the Baldmore & Mr. Tubbs, the present eflicient Superin- tendent of ‘Telegraph, will most likely succeed Mr. Hudson. What will be done nest Enmfi' depends entirely ou the result of the anou ¢lection, when a determined fight a3 to who i to control will amain be mage by the samo factions who opposcd cach other two or thret years ago, when the Joy dynasty came to griek IOWA CENTRAL. Des Moixes, Ta., Dec. 1.—Special-Master Fisher fn the Central Railroad case to-day flle areport to the United States Circuit Court that a larze majority of the bondholders voted i favor of Cate’s plan of corporation. —— SUICIDE. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune. Mav130¥, Wis., Dec. 1.—Horatio Brown,azed 55 years, @ man living about three miles from Merrimack, Sauk County, who has a number of times threatened suicide, came into the villaze of Merrimack Thanksgiving evening, visited several of Lis friends, then weat to the levee of the Visconsin River, and _deliherately thre¥ limself into the river and was drowned, bod being recovercd some time after, by some of his relatives, who, missing him. Irom home, arrived at the village about the titse of commission of the rash deed. - Special Disprrich to Tha Chicago Tribune. EasT SaGINAW, Dec. 1.—Orrin_Carter, book kecper for a lumber firm at Bay Cisy,? dled tols afternoon at the Frazer House from the effects of an overdose of laudanum taken with sulcidal intent. He was about 50 years old, and lesses a wife and several children. Cause unknowt. rcfal Dixpatch to The (hicran Tridune. o Caxtos, L., Dec. 1.~To-day the body Mrs, Jumes Tyler was buried. She commit suicide yesterday morning at § o’clock by jum; ing into'a well. " The victim was a step-daue ter of Capt. Haacker, of this place, and lived in Buckhart, an adjoining township, She s 48 vears old, and leaves six children and 8 ho band. ———— 3 . FINANCIAL: = NEWARK, N. J., Dec. L—The Repuylid 7 Company bas decided to discontintie business Dec. 15. Depositors are notified to draw.thel” balances in full. The reason for this action B the difticnlty in making safe and profitable vestments. MoxtrEAL Dee. 1.—~Walter Ross & Co., ¢ eral merchants of Pictou and Wellington, bs® failed. Liabilitics $250,000. 5 Eursworit, Me., Dec. 1.—J. D, Hooklos Co., lumber dealers, have suspended. Lishl tes about £100,000, one-half nnsecured. Caush repeated and heasy losses by fire, business depression. ————— y SAMUEL BOWLES SERIOUSLY L SPRINGPIELD, Mass., Dec. 1.—Samnel Bow! editor of the Jigpudican, who has been MEF seseral weeks, suffered this mornfog pa of the brain, and his physicians say ha cessb recover. Ho is now unconsciouds