Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXII. IIOLIDAY GOODS. FOR THE Holiday TRADE. Our stock embraces every~ thing desirable known in the line of Watches, Chains, Jew= elry, French Clocks, Bronzes, Opera Glasses, etc., and em« praces a great variety of choice new things not to be found elsewhere. We will positively make lower prices than any Jewelry House in the trade. Hamilton, Rowe & Co., 99 State-st,, cor. Washington, DRRY GOODS, FEW DAYS ONLY YOU CAIN Buy $15 Worth of Dry Goods, SAVED FROM FIELD, LEITER & C0.'8 N CRE B 5 27T One Dollar Galy! 920 STATE-ST,, cor. Iluinny.___ FUI FURNITURE! Holton & , Hildreth, 36 & 227 STATEST, New and elegant designs at lower prices for CASH than ever before. Weare determined to sell our Retail Stock If prices will do it CARLING'S AL annas iy i CARLING'S ALE IN BULK D ROTTLE. SOLE AGENTS FOR NORTHWEST, F, W. HAYNE & CO,, IMPORTERS OF Irish and Seolch Whiskaes, Jamelea Rum, Brandy, Wies, Ales, &, &, 11 NRANDOLPII-ST., FURS, Baciues of Khetlaui ok Cfl“ada Alnska Heal, Cannda ik, Tur - Manufac 255+ al ot |maks manufs 10, 8l turing Co., ! S rehassn u{.’,’;’i:‘:.’fi;} 105 Madison and Franks Tactare Teani Iinesta., OBIOARO, . PreoAm tuve 33 per cem” BEAIRX & BUCHIBER. FINANUIA L, MONEY toLOA By JOSIAH H, REED. No. 20 Nassau-st., N, Y., Inamounts aa required, on INPROVED CINCAGO HIAOFI’EWI"\’, at BEST fllA’l'l}:. ¥ f ded plications received and promptly attended to by A uvxmuu’r.j.‘z":gu’nuulmy. COUNTY ORDERS And City Youchers Bought By LAZAJLUS BILVEHSIAN, A“crflm;at Comnacrce, Money to Lend At current rates, PATTERSON & JIAWKINS, 98 Washiington st., Basenient. BEAL ESTATE. FOR SALE, Lake Forest, dealrabloiresldence, ceatrally located, sfitfivum R4t Tan. (erse SaDIes e Lorta et be s0ld low; small ‘wimoust in cal, balance oi Wugtime, with 7 per cent inierest ‘tayable whnuslly. BUYAN, WALD & Dity Rouw 11, 134 Lal Aro oftering thelr larga wholeanlo stogk In Ladicn WATCIES AND JEWELRY. RE of th lug-out sale uf Gno uf tha ofdest Jowslers ity Watclies nud Juwelry at ooe-haif the usual prices. JOBN . ASHLEMAN, 138 STATE-NT, USTILQSS iver Gassimren. a3 nits sk § S LTS + 1 B.HALL&OD, "Tallors, 190 Dearborn-as. GHATES AND MANTELS. ) TRYE Y Fieiss Gotd and "Rickel ' ‘ ‘ ‘ trhumed, and SLATE MANTELS, r RUBASC RUMNEY U3 WY " WASHINGTON. Several Rebellion Landmarks Removed from the Stat- ute-Books. The Iron-Clad Oath Rubhed Ount and a Milder Form Sabstituted. Also the Provision Allowing the Challenge of Ez-Confederates in Jury Panels, An Assault in Both Houses upon the Congressman’s ¢ Cold Tea” Pre- rogative. A Complete Revision of the Tarlft Proposed by the Ways and Means Come mlittce. Sweeping Reductions to Be Made Throughout the Whole List. Opinions of the President's Messago from Various Quarters. IIOUSE PROCEEDINGS. COMMENCED WORK IN EARNEST. apectat Diepateh tn Ths Chicnan Cribune, WasutNaroy, D. C., Dee. 4.—=The mauner In which business was conducted In the Houso this morning showed that the extra eession has had some effect upow the regular session. Ordie uarlly two wecks nfter the first Monday in December ure required for the organization of the 1Touse and creatfon of the cowmmitices, aud it dnes often happen that no business is trans. acted untll after the holidays. This morntug, however, the lexislative wheels of the session were immediately put fnmotion. The Judiclary Cammittce reported and had passed sev- crsl mensures which In the exciting politieal conditions of a8 few years ago would have ocensloned much - debate, but todlay they were acted on without op- position. A bill to repeal the iron-clad wath was passed. A bill repealing the scetion of the Revised Statutes which makes participa- tion ju rebellion a canse of challenge of Jurors in United States Courts was passed, That see- tlon (820) might have furnlshed o texs for o general discussion of all the lssucs of the Re- bellion and present condition of the Bouth, Its was passed in the hoated war-doys of 1562, when the futelligent manhood of the South wus mostly In arins agulnst the United States. This scetlon was repenled withont a dlescuting volce. This was done mure ensily from tho fact that it was the Intention of Congress in 1873 to rcpeal it; but in revialon of the statutes it was inadvertantly re- enacted, The United States courts are sahl not to have regarded this sectlon for some years. 10 4t hind been strictly follow€d it would have been Aiflleult in many cascs to have obtalned fotelligent juries, Participation in rebellion was - not of ltaolf under tho act a disqualifica- tion, It wos BIMPLY QROUND OF CIALLENGE, It was notlccable yeatenday that, while thegreat mujority of the Republicans voleu against am- nesty, this scction was repealed without objec- tion, The rest of the Hav was devoted to a quarrel between the Committeoon Rallwavs and thae Commerce Committee relating to jurlsdiction over the River and Harbor L The Rallway Committee clalmed, under an old rule long fallen fnto aluse, that the Committes has jurls- diction over nivers, The Commerce Committes maintudued that rivers and harbors Lave always belunged to the latter Committee, ond slnee the foundation of the Governmont that Com- mittee ulone had repurted the Kiver and Harbor Lill, A sirnifleant feature of the discussion was that representatives of both parties Indi- eated thelr itentions to havo LIBENAL KIVER AND HAKUOR APPROFRIATIONS, and desfred to do nothing which would tend to prevent such appropriations, The House n‘m passed tho bill extending tho provisions of Hec, 3,207, Rovised Btatutes, wo thut all colleglate nutitutions mav witldraw alcobiol from bond for sclenthile purposes withe out payment of the Internal Revenue tax. Gaov, Pound uppeared before the Coinmerco Cumittee this inurning (n subpory of bis reso- Iution that the Becretury of War be directed to mnke a preliminary exainination of tho head- waters of the 8t. Crolx, Chippewa, and Wiscon- &ln Rivers in Minnesots and Wisconsin, to duter- mina the practicability of creating adequate reservolrs for the purpuse of contrulling Hoods and reguluting the volume of water in the Upper Misslssippl. The Committee reported thy resolution favorably to tho llouse, and 1t waus subscquently adopted. - CONGRESIIONAL REFRBSUMENTS, Last winter the Vice-Presidont audSpeaker of the llouse were not able to agree aa to the ex- intence of Jolut rules between the two flousos. ‘Tu<tay they have ugreed that, 80 far ns the saly of liquors in the Capitol {s concerned, they will chnlcullv consider the folnt rule relating to it n forco. Meanwhile the House restaurant- Keepers challenge the sutnority of the Spesker tu forbid the sale of hyuor under the Joint rule, pleadsng that there are no joint rules, ‘Tho re- sult of o briet discussion of the subject lu tho House ths mornine was to expose the unmunly und cowardly practivs to which soma Hepreseut- atives resort on caliing for whisky under the nawe of *‘cold tea.” Llquor has wlwoys been suld ut the Capltol In a stoulthy manuer, without inernal revenuy leense, ‘Yhe Vice-President and Speaker say this st cease, NEW DILLS. T the Weatern Assoclated Press, WasunaroN, D. C., Due. 4—Tho bill intro- duced in the House by 31z, Townsbend (1) to regulate commerce by raliroads anony the sev- eral States proposca to require radlroads to re- celve uud transport frelzht-vars of other comn- nfes without chareiug auy ereater rate thay s charged where the cars are the proverty of the voad over which they pass. It prescribes as the penalty for any vivlation of this provisfon a forfcituro of turce times the amouut of dam- sgzey sustained by tho aggrieved parties, to bo paid to the latter, My, Dibreil's bitt to tax fncomes provides for a tax of § per cent un all amounts of tucome over §2,000. THE OFFICFES, WOULD GO TO #BHU, ial Dispulch t2 04 Chicago Tridune. WasminutoN, D. C., Dee. 4.—Gen. Julius White would bo £1aQ to ba appointed Minister to Peru. ted | CADINNT MEETING. Tothe Western Amociated Preste o ‘Wasunoron, D. C., Dec. 4.—~At the Cabinet council to-day ull the wenibers were prescut. ‘The subjucts that received attention were the unvontirined ponttuations aud appointments to olfices lelt vacant by tho non-actlon of the Sen- ote, and other matters reluting divectly to these toples. The indicatious favor the send- ls;k::l se:em pew nominatious to the Benate o Thursdsy, Amoug the sub- jects that reccived spccial atieution was that of the several womioations to Post-Ofiices. Bome ting ago Post-Otllce oflicials reviewed the bonds given by Postwasters turougbout the country, aud it was found tbut yuite 3 vumber were uuder {osuflicient bonds, “These uflicials wers omdered to file sew bouds. but many of them could uot Hnd boudswen 1 the cowmunl- ties in which thelr duties lay. They wers con- scquently suspended and - new hominations madeof men who furnished the required honds. Fallure to confirm the new sppointecs is the eource of much trouble, for under tho law the auspended functionaries continue to adminlater the offairs jof their respective offices, somo of them serving who are not under bonds at all. e TARIFF REVISION, 1TA PRONADLE CHARACTER. Soeetal Divoateh to The Lhicagn Tribune, Wasutxaron, D, C., Dee, 4.—Fernando Wood 1s very busily engaged in preparing a tarlff bill, 1t I stated that it will bo sweeping In fts char- acter, and will make extensive reductions. It {s reported that he contemplates reducing the tarilt on silka from 60 to30 percent. J. ¥, Moore, of the Now York Castom-House, known as the “Parscc Merchant,® has prepared a manual to be publishea in a few days, svhich will ba of service In the forthcoming discussion of the tariff question. The work consists of STATISTICAL TADLXS which give the cost of roods In the countries of production and the dutles to which they are subject In the United States; the relative change of such dutles, if a Lyalorem, to specifie, and it specille to ad valoremn rates, Thesotables were preparcd for the purpose of affording n- formnation upon a subject which cngages the attention of economnists of the various schools, but not in the fnterest of any, TIE MESSAGE, SILVER MEN AND ANTL-REAUMPTIONISTS DIs- COURABED, Special Dirpatch to The Chieaga Tridune. Wasnisaron, D, C., Dec. 4—~Tho silver men arc much discouraged at the President’s mes- rage. They are now certain that any bill which would ho acceptable to them or the West would bevetoed, The antf-resumption men are also disheartened, and feel confident that there Ia no furtheruee at preaent of prossing their measure. WIAT LONDON JOURNALS SAY. Loxpox, Dee. 4.—The Daily News, comment- Ing on President IIayes' message, says: *“The message deals princlpally with the questions of pacification and of the resumption of specle paymente, and on hoth these subjectsthe Presl- dent expresses himsclf with' good scnse and good feeling."” ‘The 7imes saya: ‘President Hayes bas not disuppointed expectationy his message gives no uncertuln sound on tho sublect of currcncy legislation.” 'ho Jlally Teleqraph snys: ** Notwithatanding the discourazements with which President Haves has been met, the prudent and firm post- tlon he has nsaumed in Ms messaze Insures bim the support of the wisest and best portion of his countrymen.’® TILE CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL. Special Inapateh to 1he Chieaga Tridine, Ciycinxati, 0., Dec, 4.—The Commerelal to- morrow will contain the following retating to the t'resident’s position on the silver question: Wedonot care to subject the phrases emunloyed by the Irestdent fn reigtion to the silver ques- tlon to asnalyals, It ls snfiicient to say that 'he does mot meem o have studled the question lhomuxhl‘y. He has not bulit tho citadel of Jndgment thatwe expected upon the foundatlon of knowledgo of the moaning of thoe word coin that appeared In his Obio speech- erof 1876 and his inaugurat address, 1l secms 10 have accepted the Sherinsn and Garfield akept(- clam_about sliver without belng atthe personal trouble of nacertaininyg for himself that they wero the devotces, if not thu sorvants, of o syatem of finnnco which Jlscriminates for the foiw as azainat the ‘many, and cunnot and must ot stand, jontlemen In high places need not talk the peovle of this country about the limitation of ~the lezal-fender quality of stiver or the lipitation of the colnage of thal wmetal. he ellver question is stmply whether the Hamilton dollar shail bo restored In the cojpage and its characler as Jawe ful money to on equality with the gohl dollar. We do thy sllver dollar legul-tender for $5, £10, $20, $50, or 850, - 000, Not onc sflver dollar sbouid over ba colned on sny such terms, We o not want stiver doliars applicable for payment excepting these bonda; woe do mot want sliver dollars coined i . the honds coyere: by tha nactw of Mdreh 18, 1849, and July 14, 1870, are not payable in them, rlne‘xfll and {ntercat—not a wiver dollar, 1t will not do o have gold coln for the holders of national securitien snd silver coln for uthers, Thoro fs an Insolence tnat Is irritating in tho talk ahont such an arrangement. "The word **coin' must have, a8 it has hnd, the same meaning for all sorts of people. Limit the legul-tender 1nllllv of sflver In dol. Iars, and it would be rofused by the vanke — and not equal in valuo with gold dolars, and that equality n tnd ..‘.W"“ bie. The application of tho single siandard could notin any way be made more odlous than by colning silver dollars branded in the law as inferior, We say that sllver is equal in valoe trith gold under the ratio of 10 to 1, but thut aflu?my cannot appesr if there (s fnoquality fn e Taw, Next to limitatlon in lelll-(!ndcrfilnfll!‘ lim. itatton in coinago ! conmldered. o rolo that sliver must be wade equal usder the jaw with gold applles ta colnage facilitles as well 1o the character of lawfal money. As_ merchandiso measured in gold, silver s mot now at the ol ratio of weight equal to gold, Precinely that which wo demand is, that the character of money, instead of that of marcnandise, ahall be tmparted to mivor. [t fa abaurdly falso to eay we cannot have but one money-inctal, for thero have been two monoy- metals for thoussnds of years. Tho war Iuwn silver 18°'for the contraction of real money, and ls opposed to enlightened wublic policy. The mensure before Congross that com. ltcly presonts the . {saue . 1s - the . Nisod Blll. That means unlimited legal tender and unjimited coloage. We must como to that, The Henatu Committee bill should be smeaded hy striking out all after the eusctlng ctause and Inserting tho Bland bill as it passsd the House, or the Jones bill ae it was introduced Into tho Nenate, Lot a hiil giving silver falr play pass hoth Housos of Congress ns aoun as possible, and it President Hayes will not sign it, why it will be nigned by the next President, no mattor to what party he’ belongs, and the resumption of apecie l'"‘"dl’““ will not and shuuld not occar until it is sigued, —— THE NAVY, BEPORT OF BECUETART THOMPSON. ‘The Becrotary of tho Navy, in his aunual re- port, gives the number of vedscls fo tho navy as follows: Bixty-scven steam and twenty-three salilug vesscls, twenty-three Ironclads, two tor- pedo, one ferry, and twenty-six tug-boats, Thercare twelve ironclads at convenlent places in fresh water, n readiness for active employ- ment when needed. In the list of vesscls in activa servive, In ordinary, undergolng ro- palrs, ety is mentioned the Colosaus, now on tho stocks at New York, so decsyed—laving been built of white onk timber--as not to Le worth completing. Tho Massachuasetts is {n the samo condition st Kittery, and the Oregon, also, atBoston. Thewrock of tho Huron s alluded to, and theBecretary will wakethoreport ofthe board toinvestigate tho causo of her unfortunato loss tho subject of a special mnessage to Congruss wheun the result s ascertained. The Counceti- cut, Jowa, and Penusylvonia st Boston, the Java and Busquebanna at New York, the Con- Rruss, Babine, and Kansas st Kittery, the Wor- coster aud 8hawmut at Norfolk, the Saco, Ny- ack, and Cyaue at Mare Islund, the Frolic at ‘Washiugton, and tho New Orlcans at S8ackett’s Harbor, ure uiso mentioned as 8o much decayed 23 10 be untitted for repuirs or completion, The Rio Brava was scut up the Rio Graude River more than a year ago, and s auchored st Brownsyille, from which place she cavnot pro- ceed cither up or down stream fu conse- quoncs of* the shallowness of the wu- ter; she can, therefore, only render such asslatance to that exposed frontier a8 could %o afforded by alocal fortideation with tho samo nusmber of inen aud guns,jor by transferrtug 1he wen for wmilitary service on shorv in case of necessity. The sctive Hst of tho navy is cotu- posed of 820 otficeru of the lne, &M ollcers of tho statl, sud 449 warrant ofticers, The retired 1ist comprizes 185 offleers of the line, 103 otlicers of tne stall, 27 warraut ofticers, and 4 professars of mathematies, There were a the service on the Hih day of Novewber, 1877, 7,014 cullsted s and boys. uuAu“nl_x dlu'fluln the naval policy of the Euro- peau Powers and referriog “to tbe position of Our OWI COULLrY, thy Bocretary suys: We ma) sately sdopt such & course, therefore, with rofs crence 10 our navy s is dictuted by our own duwestic relations aloue, separated as they ure, oxcept by commeraal intercourse, £en those of other nations. Iu mavy ways our condition 1s & conu'omnE one, bolh as regards our exsmple sod the neccasitics of otber nations supplicd by our industry, Ev- erything, in fect, combineés to sbuw that we posaces 8 rapiuly-growing futernal comwerco which only needs the fostertog care of the Gov- {o sccure to it un ulthwate develop- neat which cannot bu surpassed by that of auy otler vation, Before the cluse of “the War our forelgn export and lwport trade was carried on 1877, 100 per cent more in Amerienn than ferelgn ves- sels. Since the War it has been carrfed on 100 per cant more {n forefgn than tn American ves- aels. While our nayy {8 not engaged in com- neren {4 {s {ts important and necesenry ally, It thould be at nil thnes ready to furnish ite pro- tection In whatanever sen It mav be required, All the natfors should understond that. wo are as ready to afford it this protection as we are to avengo an insult to our national flar, With- out forelgn commerve we must slnk ot inferfority, and without a navy wmply suf- ficlent for this protection all the profits of our surplus productions will he transferreid from the colfers of our own to those of foreign capi- talists, Is ‘our navyin fta present condition suflicient to furnish’ tho necemsary amonnt of pratection to our commerce! If we coneider our commerce at Its_present stage of develop- ment, or arc content to leave it to be trana- ported abroad in forolgn ahips, and thus deprive the Amerdean peoducer of the profits of his labor, it may be sufllefent; but §f wo are to take thie pasition amoge the cominercial nations to which we are justly entitled, if we nre to secure toourown people the right to transport the producta of thelr Industry Into whatsvever part of the world they may be dematded, su that the profits may be returned to Inerease the nggre- Faw of our national wealth, then, ju_my odin- on, It 18 not {n such condition. There may Le ships enough, {f they wero ali In proper repalr, to Increase our mquadron to o suttl- clent sizefor this DII'YO!E. ‘To put them all in repair, howeyer, would requiren larger ex- Hnmmuru than fs practicable Iu the present co ition of the Treasury, and probably largerthan would be jusiifiable at any time untll our reventies from customs shall he sufficientlv fn- creased. As we may exaect this from n gradual developtaent of cututoerce, us s0on as it ocours we may uradually caery the navy up to the polnt of ne~rssary fiaprovement, a point to be deeided by the existing wants of trade. It i3 manifestly a duty to keap the nave In such condition as to make It available in the future for ull purpotes for which it may be designed. Considertie it tu this lizht, the estimates for the cusulnz year bave been made with referenca only to ordinary expenditures, such as are abso- lutely ssary for repairs and lhnited con- structlon. No new ah:{:s are estimated for, because thoy wonld finvolve an cx- penditure larger” then the recelnts of the Treasury will be lkely to justity, Those now possessed and in progress will be suili- cient for all ordinary purposes fu tine of poave; aud if from any emergency not autlelpated a Jarger number of vessols should be demanded, the expericnee of the late War has proved that we must rely upon our mercantile marine for a supply of the materlal of o navy whenever iy ls detnded. 1f we hind stewnshi linee running directly trom our_ports to all the leadlng com- mercial ports in the world, they would not only fncreuse our revenne, but render it more easy to fmprovise & navy in the event of an unexpected emergency. Further on the Becretary says: The navy in its present condition. ns compared with that of any other power, hns less ngeressive force than at anv time duriug the past third of s ceutury, except during the War, nnd less power to inflict serivus Injury upon the com- meree of an'enemy. Indeed, the fact cannot be concenled, ond ought not to be, for it is well known toother natfons that third aud even fourth-rata natlons, almost withuut exception, are superior tous inthis respect. For some years pust large suius have been expended Inres flitting a number of vessels of tho cluss known as monitors. Perhiops under the partlculur con- ditions awd our uncertaln relatiots with another power rebullding them was not unwiec, amd within and adjacent 1o the Guif of Mexico they could he effeetively cmlp)uye-l in conneetion with other vesscls, amil for purposes it 18 not now pertinent to discuss, Apart from these monitors atd & conshterable amount of materi- al for construetion now on hand, we have but Httle, compurutively, Lo show for these lurge ex- pendliures. ‘Tne Secretary fa not inclined to favor the bullding vf héavy armor-plated, gun-bearing vessels, ‘They are sulted for littls else than hurbor defenses and tnuy be lkened to move- able fortitications, and 1€ ft stiall result that the usvof them shall be dizpensed with tomake place for fmproved ebips, rams and torpedo vessels, then the navy cun become sufliciently effective it supplicd with fast safling and (ust steatning vessels of different clusses, built, as they ure now built elsewhicre, to serve In time of peace as schools of {nstruction for our seamen, and in thne of war to destroy the commerce of an cnemy, The appropristions avalable fur the preseit flscal year commencing July 1, 1877, aro $IGLHULILW, The whole amount drawn from the Treasury from July 1 to Nov, I, 1877, is $5,343,007.30. Of “this umount there s catlmated to nave been in thy hands of p\:;mmern and airents of the Gov- ernment on Nov. 1, 1877, $8TL.524.80, besides B152,000 refunded, making a total of $L,02,- 523,50, which, deducted from thoamount drawn, will aliow the actual expenditure from July 1 to Nov. 1, 1577, to have veen £4,313,600.10. The uates for the presont fscal year are $10,- S3,234.40, exclusive of 83,814,201 submitted for new buildtugs, repairs, and Improvements At tho severnl nayy-yards. In tha roport of tha Seeretary of tho Navy uf Nov, 20, 1870, the esti. mated amount for pay of the navy for the present fseal year was 87,300,000, the coinputas tion beiug based upon the number of oflicers anud men then borneupon the register. Congress, hewever, by act of Murch 8, 1577, appropriated wnly $5,000,000, or $700,000 fess thun the esti- mate. This will necessarlly produce a deficlency at the end of the flscal year, unless Congress shall appropriate the above amount, tho pay- ment of which to the officers and men s 8o fixed by law that ftcannot be evaded. The amount nlmwurmud for deliclency ot the oxtra sesslon of Congress find reference only to the last fiscul year, ending June 30, 1877, and was based upon tho amount ascertained to be dup upon the books of the Fourth Auditor's oftice, whcreas the deficlency here reterred tols vsti- aated for the present” tlacal year, ending June Lo, 1878, ‘Tho_Naval Acndemy recelves words of pralse from the Beeretary, and he recommends, smong other things, that s number of cadets shall be speciully cducated for the positions of nayal vonatructors, to comylete thelr education after leaving tho Academy under the tuitlon of an experienced naval constructor at a pavy-yard. 'lis eatimates for the several yards cover.siuch amounts only as are supposed to ho absolutely fudispensabls to keep them in- good condition, The Beerutary urges thut something be dune to arrest the decay of the cob-dock at thu New York Novy-Yard, otherwise, lie n)-n', it wil slide back to its orizinal coudition, incumber the channel with its acres of mmud, and the work of yeurs will be entirely Jost to the Guyermment, By theact of Feb. 20, 1577, the President was authorlzed to orundize a commission of threa members, wio wera required to arranze equits abie terms for tha vouveyance to the City of Brooklyn of a portion of the navy-yard situated tu Wallabout Buy for a publlc’market. 'This commission has been organized, but has made no report, and tho Secretary, in view of that fact, deems {t his duty to say that from & personal fuspection of the prem- fses be tbioks this fmportant nnvy-{ud would be serlously ln)urul y this sale.” Tt is not supposed that Congress intended the aet referred to a8 au sbsolute sale, and that the deed of conveyuuce should bu mads upon the report of the Commission without further in- quiry. Iuthat eveot the convevauce would be o inatter of form werely, but if ft be otlerwise, Lo sugyests, and Congress still retalns full pow- er over Lhe matter, that it may yet in its dis- cretion decide whethur or no the pruperty shall besold. An apurovriatiou nf $100,000, to be funnediately avatlable, (8 vecommuended for the purpose uf” contluuing the stone dry<lock at Alare Island. Roports frow the late Command- ant ut Marg [sland show a Erwu decrease {n the deptn uf wator st the dock, al univss svme radicul incusures are pmm}:lly adopted it will avon be impruciteablo to brivg a vessel of even moderute draught of water atungside the dock. Attention {s called to the Penss. cols Navy-Yard, which, fu tho event of hoatill- ties In the Gulf of Mexico, would beconie of tho tirst fmportance. There I8 u0 guod reason why it should not bocome in the future a building aswellusa repalring yard. Ita proximity to thy live-oak reservations would render that costly material cheaper there tnan ut the more nortbery yurds, as the long water carrlage wopld bo avolded, and it has thy exeellent fron and coal of Southern Slubains almost ot ity gates. Aun iron dry dock, plready contracted fur, “Is in process of construction, aud s dvsigned for this Y y ‘The Becretary recommends that the appropri- ation asked for the burcau b-vluf charge of torpedo experiments by granted. o considers that sultavle anuored torpede-bosts wiil be uccessary adjuucts (o our wonitors and other systcuis of defeuse. 1l sug- gests tho necceslty of exicnding the opera- tions of the law ™ establishiog a system ©of deposits fu the army for the savings of the suldiers, 80 a4 to fucluda the appoloted and eu- Hatod men and boys aud mariues of the navy. ‘The Naval Observutory is commended to the approbation and fostering cure of Congress. A csze a1 tho locatiun of that bulldi couut o} saultary reasons, 18 strougly urged. Attentiou is callod to the suggestios from the Bureaus of Bteam Euginoeriug sod Equipmeuts and Beeruiting, in reference to the purchase of fron for boilers, chaius, ete. The necessity for having the verv best fron for bollers and chalns must he reconized. Authority should be given tothe Department to purchass such as has passed the test established in the most satis- aetory munner, at 1ts market valne, TITE INTERIOR, REFORT OP EECRETARY ACHURZ. An nbstract of the operations of the General Land Office Is subinitted. The total number of acres of land disposed of durlng the year 4.643,707.70; disporals for previous year, 6.5 326,30 acres—n decrease of 1,674,553.60 acres. ‘Tho total cush receipts were £1,452,600.23. The subject of the cxtensive depredations committed upon the timber on the public Iands is treated at length, On this subject the Sccre- tary sags: The rapidity with which this country {s belng etripped of its forests must alarm every think- Ing man. It las hbeen cstimated by goeod authority that, if we go on at the present rate, the supply of timber In the United States will, in less than twenty years, fall considerably sliort of our home necessities. How disastrous- 1y the destruction of the forests of a country affects the regularity of the water-supply in its rivers nceessary for navigatlon, Increases the Ire?lmhvy of {reshets and inundations, dries up springs, “amd traustorms fertile agricuitural irtricts into Larren wastes, is & matter of uni- versal experience the world over, It Is tho Lighest time tbat we should turn our carnest attention to this subject, which so serfvusly concerns our national prosperity, The (iovernment cannot prevent the cutting of timber on iand owned by private citizens. It s only to be hoped that private owiners will Xrow more careful of thelr thnher as it rises in value. But thetiovernment can do two things: 1. It can take deteninined.jand, as 1think, effect- ual ineasures to arrest the stealfug of timber from public lands on 4 large scale, which is pi- wars attended with the most reckless waste; and, 2, It can preserve the forcsts still in its possession by keeplnie them under {ts control, and by so regulating the cutting and sale of tlinber un 1ts lands as {y secure the renewal of the forest by natural growth and the careful preservation of the {mmznmber. & F & To avert auch cvil results, I would sugrest the following preventive und remedial measures: All timber [ands still belonging to_the United States ehould be withdrawn from the operation of the pre-etnptlon and homestead laws, us well a4 the lovation of the varfous kinds of acrip. Timber lands fit for agricultural purposes should be rold, If sold at ull, only for cash, and 80 graded in price s to make the purchaser pay for the value of the timber on the land. This will be apt to make the settler caretul and provident in the disposition of the timber, A suflicfent number of Guvernment Agents should be truvm,-:d for to protect the timber on public lands from depredation, and to nstitute to this end the necessary proceedings sgaiust depredators by scixures and by criminal 88 well a8 civil action, FRIVATE LAND CLAINS, The cnnctment of some law providing 8 more speedy seitiement of the private lsnd claims fu J:u wmwrg (except Calitornia) aceuired from Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1844, nud the Gadsden treaty of 1853, Is fmpera- tively demnanded. . SURVEYS. - On this nult?nct the following recoommenda- tione are made: . 1. "T'ne conanlldation of all tho'ofices of Bur- veyors-(ieneral {tto one, which shall be located at Washington, 2, The abolition of the contract syatem. 8. Tlo sopolutinent of a Burveyor-Gieneral of the United States, who shall be authiorized to nproint as many assistants as inay be required to inake the surveys as fast as may be decmed necessary or provided by law, RAILWATYS, A maes of facts and flgures, complled from the annual reports of the compuules, are pre- scnted, Fur the supervision of ‘the accounts ot the Unlon and Pacitic Ratirouds, the Govern- ment Directors recommend that a specfal bureau stoulil bo established to this depart- ment, With this recommendation I fully con- cur, A competent and enereuifc ofllcer in charge of such a buresu would enable the De- partment to act promptlv and {nteliigently, whenever action on lts part is required, in re. gard to the great futerests of the Governinent in thess rallronds, and to furnish valuable asaistance to other Departments of the Guvern- ment and to Cougress in ipatters relating thereto. PATENTS, During the year ending June 80, 1877, 19,014 applications for patentswere filed, --The num. ber of patents ssued, including. relssues and deslgns, wns 14,4503 the number of caveats flled was 2,609; 1,083 putents were allowed but nat. Issued, beeause the tinal fee was not fssued; 1,457 uppifcatfons for registration of trade inarks werg recelved, D08 trade marks were registored ) #24 labels wera registered. The tolal reced of the oftice from ali sources were $714,14.73; the total expenditures wero $600,043.24, 'luvtun a1l exeess of §105,021.4. 1ONS. 1°E At the close of the year ending June 80, 1877, there were on the “tiles of his office 43501} orgnnal army invalid clsims; 10,84 lovalid in- crense; 32,713 army widows' original; 814 widows' tncrease; 075 orlginal navy lovalida: U2 pavy invalid Increase; B34 navy widows' orlzinal; and 2 navy widows' incresso claims. ‘T'o that number were added during the year 10,532 original army Invalld; 11314 army ju- vulid fncrease; 5,200 original uavy widowa'; 750 army widows' increnso; 271 original navy in. valil; 117 navy Invaltd wcrease; 07 original nlm{y widows'; and 18 navy widows' fuirease claims. Seventeen hundred and seventy-one original army tnvalids, 182 orlrival navy widows', four Il'm)' widows' incrense, six original navy fuva- 11", and one original navy widow's claims were taken from the rejectel fles and reopened, making & grand total of 01,112 original avmy In- valld 21,508 urmy fovalid fncrease; 4,114 orlg. inul army wilows; 1,503 urmy wido! 1252 orizinal uavy Invalids; 1704 increase 023 oricinal navy widow: Bayy whlows’ fucrease clalois, for disposal, ‘The vearly value of claina allowed during the ear 18 §1,540,534.81, aa tollows: Army luvalld, A7 223 fnereased penslon to fnvalids, §309,+ YL 12; army widows, ete., $40,900; Increased enslons 10" army widows, $10,504; navy inva- Kth. $14,528,50; ‘[nereased pensiin Lo nuvy inva- lids, 82,877; navy wilows, cte, $10.260; fn creuscd peusion to navy widuws, $0.000; sur- vivors of the war of 1512, 33,503, und widuws of the soldiers of suld war, 312,00, During the year the following amounts were pala for penslons: To nrm{ In- valids, ‘qum\am to army Wwilows, X to navy {uvaiids, 49,119.40; to unvr widows, “ete,, §ddhe {25,893 survivors of the war of 1512, 544,657,853 to the widows of the soldlcrs of sald war, &i1,- 545,01, muking o total of $24,122,65,48, TheSecretury says: *The questiou whether the abolition of all the peusion agencles and the vinent of all tha pensions froim Wushington F.‘ practicable, aud what measures should be adopted to that emlhh now the subject of ear- nest consideration; but uny change in that di- rection would require additional legislation, as the law contemplates the paying of pensions tarough azencics, sud the uumber now cstab- lshed could not well be reduced without s radi- cal change {n the existing system,' BUUCATION, Efforts have been wade to gather and classify the educationul statistics of the v{.um country, and to perfect the oflice lists of lustitutions ot learniug, Ubraries, aud scleutific and education- alnssociations. Of these nearly 9,000 furulsh atatistics aud documents to the oflice for its reports and special publications. ‘he deniand tor (nformation (o regard to edu- cation In foreten countries was greatly sthinue luted by the Centennial; und fu respousu there- to the Bureau has iu course of preparation elr- culurs aud special reports relating to foreign uatioval systois. LOCUSTS, Concernfog the Comuission tu report on the depreaations o1 the nmk(y Mouutalu locusts, the Secretary says: **1t {5 belleved that the ditfuslon of usciul kuowledge, the personal ald reedered by theCommissionens wod thelr assist- ants, hus already suved to the Wess many times the amount of the funds lpafl‘\lprhlml by Con- ress, while the survey that bos been made of the locust ures, the study of the wigration, labils, parasites, sud means of preventlov, has lald the way for tuture investizatlous which will eveutuate in the sbutement of the evil.” peiotiieny NOTES AND NEWS, TUE COTTOX CASKS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicage Tribuns. Wasuixagroy, D. C., Doc. 4.—Tbe motion for s uow ‘trial of ex-Assistant-Secretary Sawyer, ex-Commissioner of Customs Halnes, und F. W. Brouks, all gow lu jall in this city awsiting seutence for conspiracy to defruud tho Govern- went W the cottols clums, will probably be & I3 & argued on Thursday, ez-8enator Carpenter ap- pearing for the prisoners and District-Attorney Wells for the prosccutfon. The aflidavits sub- mitted in support of the applieation are very voluminous, and contaln many Interesting facts coonected with the origin and prosccution of the claini. Mr, Sawver's own affidavit declares that he was never requested by anyone tode an crminal or improper act In” connection witl the iaim, that he never gave encouragement to auy vne that he could do ansthing of the kind, and that the change in the Jndorseinent of the papers by which they wrre sent to the First Comptraller instead of the Flrst Auditor of the Treasury wos made In Secretary Richardson's presence at his desk.and merely to correct obvivus clerical errors, JUSTICE ARLAN. Gen. Jlarlan will take his scat as Assoclate Justice of the Supreme Court on Monday. iy will inmediatelv have important duties to per- form, as_he will be on arbitrator in many caees, There arn eeveral eases which have been argued as to which the eight Justices now upon the Bench are divided. They will all be reargued after M. Harlan takes fiis seat, and his vote will determine the “inajority of the Court. Among the cases Is thut of tho rnight of a municipality to taxits own indebtedness, being the case of the Cits of Charleston. An- other ia a case from Virzinia, where persons irho owed a Pennsylvania firm. pald over the amonnt to the Contederate States by virtue of the Con. liscation act, and the Pennsyivaniafirm hassued to recover. TNE MOLINE WATER-POWER. ‘The Sceretary of War has sent to Congress the report of the Commiasion appointed to ex- amine into the contract between the Unfted States and the Moline Water-Power Company nt Moline, Ill. The report Is that the speclilecom- {nlnmu of the Company are not sustained, with he poseible excention that the Government ‘may have violated the condition of Sce, 8 of the original contract by leaving in the puol & part of the bottum of “the cofter-damy, and In the water-way at the mouth of the canul & mass of stone which holds back the tall water, andisn potitive uetriment to the power. The Uommis- sloners, huwever, think that the trouble arlaing from this may be removed If the Goverument proceeds with its iImprovement. KOT GUILTT, The ’ury to-day rendered 8 verdict of not gullty jn the case of Col. Willlam Crale, of Colorado, and (jeorge W. Bryant, of Missourl, indicted. charged with conspiracy tu defraud the Government in presenting a claim of §33,600 for compensution for nutes alieged to have Leen captured by Indians In August, 1564, THE KENATE COMMITTEES. The Heoublican Benators, fu caucus to-lay, appolnted a committee torevise the membership of the Committees. THBE.RECORD, TOUSE. Wasmnxaron, D. C., Dec. 4.—Mr. Price asked leave to offer n resolution reciting alleged charges that the Ninctventh Joint Rule (which prohibits the sulc of intoxfcating liquors fn the Capltol Building) was belng violated. and lu- structing the ofticers of the Houso to canforco the joint rule. ‘The speaker said that ss he belleved the jolnt rules wero still {o furce, he had endeavored to have the sale of liquors stopped, and that the keeper of the House restaurant had been noti- fied that If it were not stopped bie wouid violate bis contract. [fe was entirely in accord with the resolution, though the officers of the Houte wera inno wise to Llume for a vialatlon of the rule, The resolution was adopted. Me. Durham offered a concarrent resolution that when the I{ouse adjourn on the Dth, it be to mect Jan, 10, Referred. 11i1la were introduced and referred: y Mr. Townsend (0,)=To ald vessels wreck. ed o divabled in watera contiguous to the Untted States or Cannda, By Mr, Ditrell—Levytug 8 tax on Income. By Mr, Baker (Ind.)~A joint resoiution pro. osing an amendment to the Constitution prohib- Titng tuo Jaymentof any claims for damuge grow- g vut of to taking, wee, or destruction of prop- erty doring the Rebellion. By Mr, Hartzell-To substitute greenbacks for the leauc of National Banking Associations, and to ay the full amount for all bonds de, [t 1o the Treasnty In nccordanca with 1 of thecontmct expressed on the face of esid bonds, the boads xo redeemed to be canceled. By Mr. Crittenden—For a branch mint at St. Louis. Uy Mr. Tlobbell—Dividing Michigan fnto three Jud{dll districts. e By 3Mr. Ellsworth—Providing for general am- nety, lly’)h'. Schleloher--To aaceriain the losses sus- talned by citizens of Texas by reason of Moxican “lfi tions, r, Theker, from the Commitiee on Ways and Means, reported back tho bill remitting the tax upon alcohol used by rclentific anlversities and colleges in preserving specimeny, Passed, Mr, Heagan, Chatrman of the (ommittea on Cummerce, reportedd tack 8 join lutlon dl- recting the Secretary of War to m h profime §nary examination of the head wa of the St Croiz, t‘lnnyewn. and Wisconsin Kivers as may determine the extent aud practicability of reser- Yuirs on tho same. Puswed. Ar, Frye, ftromthe Judiclary Committee, ro- ported back the bill prescribing an oath of oftice Which ehuiinates frum the statutes the law which prescribes the taking of thelron-clad oath, Fassed: alio, n bill repealing Sec. 820 of the Revised tates which provides for the disquatidestion of ang Jaror who hae without disress urcoerclon taken up arms Indefonse of any 1nsurrection or redellion against the United States, or who has gtvenald or comfort thereto, Vussed. Mr, Schleteher, Chalrnian of the Comulttes on Railways and Canals, reported a resolution direct. ing that all mattera relatin tu the impruvemeant of tho nsyigation of nivers which have been referred 10 the Committee on Commerce be committed to the Committee on Mailways and Cansls, as the Comuwitice fo which such matters oelonged. ‘The Spesker ruled hot the snbjoct matterof the resolution never huving been referred 1o the Come mittee on Rallways aud Canals, that Committes had 0o authority 0 report auch resolutlon. 5 A ln&xg diacasslon ensued. No actlon, Ad- ourned. A Demnocratic caucus was announced for to-mor- row after adjournincnt, FIRES. AT SIDNEY, NEB, Cneressg, Dee. 4.—A firc st 8idney, Neb,, last niiziat, destroyed the auction-room of Cum- wmings & Shinpsou, Star Hotel, Lane's llvers- stable, ond several awellinus. Loss eatimated au $25,000; {nsurance, §15,000. D, E. Shinpson, onoof the partners fu the auction-room, wus burned to death whilo atrempting to remuve property from the building. AT WATERTOWN, “lfi- Suecial Nispatch to Tha CAicagn Tridune. WaTERTOWN, Wis.,, Dee. 4.—The Wisconsin House barn, owned by Louls Krueger, wus de- stroyed by fire this evening. Luss about $000; fusured i thy Northwestern Natlonal, ot Mile waukes. AT ATHENS, 0. CincinNaty, 0., Dec, 4.—~Eiglt of the princi- pal business houses of Athens, O., were burned at3o'clock last night. The loss is $00,00 to $580,000, Iusured, $3,000. e ——— POLITICAL, Saectat Disvateh (o The Chicago Tridune, BosToN, Dec, 4.—The city clectlon next Tues- day promiscs to ba the closest that has ever taken place here. Registration closed at mid- night, and, as nearly as can be learued, about 8,000 unmes have been added to the votiug- Usts. There have undoubtedly Leen great frauds oo the Democratlc side fn' the matter of uaturalizstion, slso, there bave been frauds owing to the practics of the Clerk of the Court {ssuing sigued papers to be Hiled in st lelsure. The order, just lasucd, that all papers shall be sigicd by tne pettlouer und bis witnesses fn the ‘presence of the Clerk has coused much vexativn of soul in the Demo- crutie caumip. The citizens, and Republicaus to- uight nominated & unlou ticket tor Alderman aml Schoul Buard, wbich s very stroug, uo refercuce buving beeu pald to the volitics of the nomiuecs. Many of the men have seen public servico wud are well knowo. Louws¥iLx, Ky, Dee. 4—=The Working- men’s ticket was defeated very thoroughly to- day, only & few nomivoes veceiviog majorities oyer tho Citlzens’ candidates. et ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loupox, Dec. 4.—~Tho steamshups Batavis, from Boston, aad Btate of Indians, from New York, have arrived out, ‘Tho steamer Pennsylvenis, Phllsdelpbls, for Liverpool, colllded 1ast evening off the Skerries, eastern coust of Ireland, with the British shi Ousis. The Oasly sank. The erow were uvof SAN FRANCI2CO, Due. d—Salled, steauwes Cly of Peklng, Hovg-Kuoug, via Yokobama. i e Ohicougo Duilp Teibune, CIIICAGO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, —— £ &ish Raport of a Serious Rus’ é’&"uian Defeat in Bulgaria. 5’ a Ready toStrike, but Is Held Back . by a Ministerial Crisis. German Hint of o Peaco Programms Under the Auspices of the Three Emperors. Political Affairs in France Beooming More and Moro Uomplicated, The Right of Patition to Bo Repressed Ly the Government. Republican Demands to De Used as & Pretest for u Hecond Dissolutlon. WAR NOTES, MEHEMET ALL ATTACKED. CoNSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 4,—Mechemet Alf tele grapls from Kumarli yesterday as follows: To day, after violently cannonading our positions at Kamarlt, the Russians furlousiy attacked our left wing. The battia continged untl evenlng. We retalned our pcaitions, and the enemy retreated. with considera ble loss. Pursuit was oprevented by the thickly-wooded country. We shalt take the offensive to-morrow. Tha Russian Imperial Guard was engaged. IEAVY PIGRTING wasreported Friday In the direction of Tirnova upon which place the Russians wers ultimately driven, loslug over 8,000 men. Tt s also reports ed that the Turks are bombarding Tirnova. Al avallable surgaons aad dressers aro golng to Osmon Bozar, SIARP WORK ANIBAD, Bucoanssr, Dec. 4.—~1t 15 thought the Rou maulans are about to make auother attempt to capture the second Gravitza redoubt. ERZZROUM, Loxpox, Dec. 4.—A Constantinople dlspatch says It is rumored that the bombardment of Erzervum Las commenced. PARLIAMENT CONVORED, A quorum of the Turkish Chamber of Depu~ ties having arrived In Constantinople an Im- perial frade has been lssucd convoklog Parlis ment for Dec. 13, BERVIA. Viexsa, Dec. 4.—A special from Belgrade contatns the following: Princo Milan, address- o the departiog troops, dwelt upon the cer- tain prospect of a better fssuc of the new cam. paign which Servia was obliged to undertake, for tlis time slie was better arined, having a powerful ally, The British Consul has preseated a nots deprecating war on the part of Servia, showing the disloyalty of such a course, and threatening the withdrawal of England’s guarantee of Ser. via's sutonomsy. It is eald Prime Minlster Ristics will leave the notes unanswered. Lovox, Dee. 5—5 a, m.—A Belzrade corre spondeat telegraphs as follows: * lmportant dispatches were reccived here on Mone day. Thelr contents Lave oot trans- pired, but a Cabinet Councll was fmmediately convoked, and orders sent tg all the militia to arrest their imarch until fur. ther notice. The departurs of an artillery and aanfiitary trafn for the froatier has Leen post- pouved. It Is rumored that a change of Minlstry is tmpending. Four Important Rusaian nfticers arrived to confer with the Ministor of War." GERMAN OPINION OF ENGLAND'S ATTITUDS. Boutax, Dee. 4.—The North-German Gazetts says Loril Derby's recent speech fodicates that England Is now resolved toabstain from juter ventiou, and nut ralss obatacles to peace whick may presumably be brought about onder the egis of the allfance of the three Emperars, Thy poluts which Lord Derby reserves as involvioa British interests will not be toucned by such # Veace as that for which the way s belog paveds © FRANCE. THE POLITICAL DBAD-LOCK. Panis, Dec, 4—Tho XHappel states that Jule Ferry will read in the Chamber of Deputier Thursaay n statement of tho Budget Commit tee respecting tue Ministerial proposal that the Chumber vote the four direct taxes soparately from thic Budget. Emile QGirardin has been nominated by the Republicans as Deputy for Paris. WILL NOT VOTE TN BUDGET. VenrsainLzs, Dec. 4.—In the Chimber of Deputles to-dsy M. Jules Ferry, on behalt of the Budget Committee, declared that the Com~ mittes cousidered that to detach the clauscs relative to dircet taxes from tho rematuder of the Budget would Involvo questions of policy, principle, and cven of varllamentary govern- ment. ‘The maln question was, 8hall the depos- ftaries of the natfousl will dlsarm in the face of a policy which refuses to disarmi The existing conflict was duo to the fatai wndvice of counstlors misleading the execu- tive power. The majority would ouly grant the Budget to & parilamentary Ministry. It thie estimates were noyj passcd,sthe resoonal- Lility would fall upon those who persist In pro- louging the crisis, despits the cry of public misery which was heard, Untll furtier notice the Committes would not report o favor of the direct taxes, . M\ Baraguon and Rouher demanded that this declaration bo treated as a report, so tha' the Houso could procecd to discuss it, other wise the volce of the Ministry would be suified. AL Gambetta opposed the demand. Hoe sald that on Thursday all committees reports would be brought fn. 'The Chamber was ready to con- sider tho Budget, but would ouly haud over the resources of the country when those in power bowed before the popular will. [t would be scen whether tn France the nation was governed or a man commanded, M. Rouher moved that the Budget ba consid- ered on ‘Thursday vext. M, Grevy satd the inority would have an :g- riuuity “for debate on Thursday, when the “hamber could docide whether to proceed to the discussion. AL, Kouber's motion was rejected—33 to 197. SENATORS XLECTED, ‘The Scuate to-day elected M. Do Larcy, Legith mist, aud M. Barot, Bonapartlst, life Senaturs. A ENIOFFICIAL XOTE TUAT CHEATES sOM# SURFRIaR. &3stLLes, Doc. 4.—M. Leon Renault gave notice {n the Chamber of Deputies that La would ask the Miulsters, in the uame of the Left, on Thursday, to cxplaln the semi-otliclal note ublished Lo-day, which stated {n substunce tuat Prealdiut MacMubou's eferta to (urm & conti- atory Minlstry have becnso far frustrated by the exorbitant demand of the Left that a cou- greas of the twu Houses sheuld be held for tae sevisivn of the Coustitutlon. M. Gievy sald he was tho uoly member of the majority who bad been summoued by the Preais deut, and be di4 not speak in the name of the Left or {udicate avy conditions. The atfair CAUSED MUCH COMMENT. Soverul mewbers of the Lefs declured after thy elcting that the e of Cougreas, whilh bad’ ouly been mcntivoed o Ednxu conyensation bad been welzed upun at the Elyace us a voetes! for breaking off vegotiations for THE CABINET COUNC to-day dlscussed the petition wovement, which i belng organlzed wmoug persous cugweni io trada hout France, The Guveruweut ap- pears reqoived L0 prevent by Il wcaus this wanlfestation, which it considers bostilu o i:- sell. The salv i the streets of the Lasue of the Journal Le Biow Iwbiv contuning extracts frow - & petition bus been stopped. Ak, Decd—Midutzbt.—The Burcaux of the Left of the Scaute have Gaucd s ots forually deuylng tuar any Scuator beloueluz. bo ther scction bas eeu “authorized by Hepublicans e . econciliation. x% | i ‘ i