Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1877, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE FOREIGN. The Russian Balkan Expedi- tion Overwhelmed and Driven Back. Toss of the Invaders in Iilled and Wounded Reported at 3,000. Austria Remonstrates Against Servia’s Participation in the War. The Series of Reverses which An- nihilated the Turkish De- fonse of Armenia, Varied Views of the Englich Press as to the Effect of the Fall of Kars. Dispatches Regarding the French Po- litical Situation 8iill Vory Conflicting. TURKISIL VICTORY, AND TURKISIL ACCOUNTS OF IT. Loxvox, Dee. 5.—An Adrianople dispatch says 2 report han reachied there that the Turks have captured Elena, with 5,000 prisoners. CONPIRMED, A dispatch from Pera sava Suleiman Pasha captured Elena and #ix caunon. e hopes to capture Tirnova shortly, CoNaTANTINOPLE, Dee. b.—A dispatch from Buleimnn Tashs, dated yesterday, confirms the capturc of Elena with cleven guna, twenty am- munition-wagons, and &0 prisoners. The Rus. slan lors is catimated at 3,000 killed and wounded. Mehemet All telerraphs as follows under date of yesterday: ‘“We have advanced heyoud Kamarll, Our Hnes now confront the Rugsinus, who have fallen tack on Wretchesh, Bad weather prevents o general engagement. WITAT IAS DEEN GAINED, Lonpoy, Dec. 6—5 n. m.—A epecial. from Adrianople savs tho victory at Elena removes all danger of an attack on the Hain-Boghnz Pass by the Rusaians, and contequently cnables ten Turkish battaltone, which have hitherto Theen guarding it, to join Buleiman Tasha'’s army. ERZEROUM. The Russians now have 250 guns in position Yefors Erzeroum, AERVIA. Loxpox, Dec, 65 a. m.—A Dolerade corre- gpondent says Austria has sent a remoustrance against Servian partlcipation In the wur. No note baa been reecived from Turkey or En- gland. Flnal arrangements hetween Scrvla and Tussin do not scein to e complete. A Buchnregt despatch states that the Rou- manian Gen, Lupu has been ordered to slacken hils advance from Lom-Palanka to Widdin, It 1s rald thesa instructlons were given so that he may be able tu co-operate with tha Servians, Tho number of the defenders of Widdin las been ralsed to 12,000 by arming the fubabltants of the surrounding district, (len. Protics has been appointed Cuiet of the Bervion stafl. MUKHITAR. 118 CRUSIING DEFEAT ON TIHE ALADIA DAGH, AND TIE OPERATIONA PRECRDING 1T, Correspondence London Tinies, Eneznous, Oct. 25.—Since the & inst, the Russians bave made daily onslaughts on (thaz) Mukbtar Pasia’s corps, with the object, ....3 dailv beromlnz more evident, not of beatliz him in 4 vitehed battle, but of shuply killing ol his mew, The defeuse of Armenia was to be ane nihilated in oue shot, * Mukhtar was to be bled todeath, ‘The Russiun plant was to destroy alt onvosition to their advance on Erzeroum on the Aladfn Dagh helghts, not by a suceession of fights as tney advanced; Melikioff was not to @nd s road barred st Zewin and Mellidooz, ay Paskicviteh Qid In 18293 or 18 he himself found 1t to lis cost in Juno this year, Desplto the re- wated entreaties of s stufl, the Ghazi Mukhe ir would not bellevo in the possibility of Kus- Ann success. e scorned all suggestions as to Hlling up the garrlson of Kars and tak- Ing up winter quarters for his ormy in rear of that fortress untll it was too late, sud then it becamo ovident to the specta- tors, who invariably see more of tho game than tho players, that Mukhtar must cither conquer ordic on the hills he iad chosen for his line of defeuse. Dally he grow weaker ond “weaker; sickuves, deaths, and descrtions thinned his ranks, and as ho concentrated s forces around Babatan and Vezlukul, it beeame evident to ull that the defenso of Armeuia was collapsing, It way about the 25th ult. that the Russfans cutered un thelr new plans, on which dato they bezan to conventrate their troops on the Kara- al position, calltng In a brigade from Andahan end moving up strong relnforcoments from Alexandropol. From that day until the 15th Inst., whien they snnihilated the Turkish forces, the Rtusslan attacks were continuous, They at- tacked, not with the object of driying the Os- manlls from their position, but with the onc ovident and sole purpose of killing cach day a3 many as they could of Mukhtar's men, Fach day, a8 the first streaks of dawn tinged the hills ubove the Allaghoz Mountain the Mus- cavite attack commenced. A furluus canonade, coverlng the advance of heavy assaulting col- umneg, wore out the splrit of thoe Mosteims, as it reduced the strensth of thele battalions, Never were thesc nssaults pressed home, Contenting himself with pouring a terriblo flre on the thinned ranks which held the Turkish sheltee- trench Hre which lasted from mom till wight, Stellkoff fn the evening would recall his @en, while the Ottomancomnmander, not seelng through the plan which was to humbie bim to the dust, would telegraph to the Beraskicrate that mnother wssult of the Russtans bad been drven off with . enormous slaughter, the Turks remainivg maat, L] of the fleld. Costly as thess battles wero Yo the Muscovite, they were ruin to the Mos- tlem. The head of the long columu of reln- torcements haa reached the camp at the Kara- al. Men dnll‘( pour in from Moscow and from Yilna, from Warsaw uad from Nuul Novgorod, Mclikofl’s Josses aro dully repaired, The battle of the Yawnils, on the 1 and 84 of Octouer, has doubitless been related In your wlumus by your currcspondent at Kars, an eye- witoess of tho fight, A brief resume gathered trom the ofticers present may, however, be of tome {ntereat. It appears that the real point pf attack, the Yugni Tepes, which command the Kars and Alexandrupol road us well a8 the iu- treached position of Vezinkul, wus disquised by the encmy throwlng forward thelr artillery and Opening 'w heavy firs on the Kizll Tepe Lill. This was respouded to by the four sige guns placed In battery on its ummit, a3 well as by Omer” Pusha's rigade, which moved up to Its support in the eantiwe. Heayy Kuesian columns, movinie by the Katehak Tepe, threatencd the Little Yagnl, wbich was defeuded by Capitan e bemet Pasha’s bricade, The attompt to corr ]: by asaault failed owing to the dashiug gl autry of this determined General, but It be- same evidunt that unsupported it must fall, for the Great Yazul within range on the eass had been carried about noon by o strong column, sud tho Turkish position was now fairly cut iu two. ~ The Comwander-du-Chicf, appreclating the danger, detached three "‘[*f“““' 1o thy allant Prusalan's assistance (Capltay Mehenet 'asha), and these pxmlle‘zkdl ¢ ottack in this uarter. Iu the meantlme snother Russfan at- ack developed ftsell iu the direction of Babatan {]ud tho castermost slopes of the Aladfa ugh. This was pmmpll{, met by llmu’u Avol Pasha, who led three brigudes, driving tng ‘ucmy back at the point of the bayunet to the uukd of the Ar,m Tehad, Checked” i thelr us- tault on the Little Yugui Tepe, driven back trom the Aladjs Dugh, the Russians wmight have Beapairedof success.’ Clinging tenuclously to tbe Greut Yagul, lhefi drew offat other polnts, and bivoupcked oo the fdeld, The luss of the v hears, amounting to about 2,000, That of the* Russtana 18 unknown. Mukltar Pasha reporte 2,500 kitled In (he nssanlts on the Little Yngnl nfone. I am nssured by a Enro- pean geatfeman who went over the erounil that evening that he could only see seventy deal budies of the Russians on” the #log h{ that WL Indeed, impartial eye-witnesses ne- sure me that after ‘the two as- ssuits made on this position o the morning the eneniy contented themsclves with keeping up a heavy artillery fire on the de- fendere, aml in mancuvring to frustrate the at- tacks of the three brigades sent to repel them. ‘Theee never closed with the enemy. The Mue- covite loas on the right must have been very severe, for here a desperate hand-to-hand fight weenrred, the fi:lnmry of Brigade-Commander Ibrahfin Bey being most consplenous. The i of October was spent [n a desultory artillery en- sagement, varled in the alternoon by n slight skirmish botween Infantry outposta in the ‘.M""f of Kizil Tepe. On’the morumg of the 4th, the enemy having nbandoned the treat Yogni il wlhich for somo unaciountablo reason wae still left unintrenclied, Mukhtar pushed forward two brigades under Hadji Rasclild Pasha, to reconnoitrein the direction of thie Kapack 'Tepey while Omer I'asha from Saba- tuny aml Monssa Pastia from Kizil T(-rr. moved up Lo threnten the road_between the Kapnek hiltand Karajal. The Russians fell hack to- ward Vargat, but Mukhtar sent instructions to withdraw his brigades, who were too far ad- vanced and too weak In number to effect much, On the 5th inst. Melikoff abandoned his posi- tions at Kizil Vank aud_ Oghooslf, and concen- trated all his torves, with the excention of six battalione, at Karajal, These six battallons - trenched themselves on the Kapack Tepe hill, and formed a very formidable outpost in a very atrong position, affonding an admirable pint @appui for a forco assaultivg the Little Yagu! or Vezinkul positions. On Saturday and Sunday, the 6th and Fth ot Octoher, large columus of troops were seen moving down the rond from Alexandropol to Karalal. From spies it was learnt that very heavy relnforcenents of atl three arms had ar- rived from the interior of Ruesia; indeed, it was runjored that tva complete disisfons had reached the Grand Duke's cnmp. Mukbtar Pashia, seeing that with his diminished forees he woull be unable to defend hils very extended [mllluns, determined ou drawing ‘his troops nto 8 narrower space, Consequently, on the night of Monday, the Sth, tents were atruck after nightfall, al) forward positions alune doned,nnd by dawn the Turk!sh army situated as follows: A complete brleade under Uy an Me- hemet Cushia lield the Little Yagui Hitl, a division under Hussian Avnt Pashathe Yezinkulposition, while the Commander-in-Chfef, with the main army, conslsting of thirty-three: battalions, e cuvled the slopes of tho Aladja Dach above Rharkaun, with a_detached post on the Olys Tepe, connecting Vezinkul and the ehicf eamp, On Tuesduy, the 0th, the Grand Duke advanced and occupled Rizil 'Tepc, Sabatan, Hadjivell, and the eastern sjopes of the (ircat About noon he opened a very heavy fire on the ‘Turkish camp, which was vigoronaly responded to. The duel Insted untll night, when the Rus- slans retired oat of range and bivouacked on the tleld. The Josses on Loth sfdes were most On Wailneaday, the 10th, the Grand ke repeated the mexrammo of the preceding dav, shelling the Moslemn camp from dawn il «urk, inflieting and recelving sovere loss, The 11th and 12th passed over quietly. The Turk- izh cnmp now hiad the appenrance of belng be- rleged: thelr whole front, extending from the Littie Yagul to the Alad{a Dagh, was defended by nlmost continuous shelter-trenches, batteries belng thrown up In the most favorable situa- tions; white oppusite them in the plain below lay the vast army of the Czar, outnumbering theni two to one, and bringing four wuns to bear on each plece the Turks could produce. Buturday, the 18th, was pussed i the usual manner; strong columns of Huselans threaten- ed all paints, and thelr batterfes potred a most aestructive flre into the Turkish: positions, but Yaani, the Jonz-expected assuult wos deferred.” All cyes werg tixed on the frout: no ons thought s turning movement feasibl Mukhtar had openly and repeatedly duclared that he knew the ground in rear of the Aladja Dagh, and It was un impaseibility for a force to move round in that direction. In spite of his assur- ances, however, thers seeined to be & pretty general Idea that more mischief was brewings, Ilis men, who since the advance from Zewlu had been most entbusfastie, and fought mory with the courage and boldness of conquerors, now beeame despondent, and fought rather with the energy of despair. The evacuation of the Kiell Tepe wan lovked upun nan bad omen by the superstitions Orientals, and that night no less thun 700 nen deserted. Grave rumors flosted through the ity on Sunday, the I4th, and the ancral alarm did not abato when at evening 1t iecame known that both the wires from the cmap, the oo via Khomean, the other via Ot had heen cut. Monday und Tucsday passed over It the smne manner, the wildest rumors flew nbout, pante was at its height. All we knew was that there ad been very heavy fight- fngz'at Kars, and that the Turks wers worsted, On the 17th the wire was repaired, and then the full extent of our misfortune duwned unon us. It uppeors that tho coustant attacks an Mukhtar's front were only made with a view of diverting hiy attention from a turnine move- ment being earried out by a Rusefan division in the direction of Dizor ‘and Orlok, aad, when thu fleld-telegraph apprised the Grand Duke of LuzarefDs arrlval at Orlok, heattacked Mukhtar hieavily in front. The Little Yagnl, held by Mehemet Pasha with ten-huttallons, four sfeye and six fleld pleces, was, as mizht be_expected trom the churucter of Its commander, deaperate- ly contested. Al day did the assaulting volumns of the Russians, numbering thirty-six battations,endenvor to zain nfooting on the creat, Avainand agalndid Ibu(.'nzhnu Pashaburl them back at tbe point of the bayonet, At nlght, however, theirammunition having run out, and the enemy having surrounded them, Mehemet Pasha abandoned his guws, having first dls- mouuted them and removed thelr breech-pleces, ond cut his way through the enemy to Kars, disdalulng the surrender which fie foresaw would be forced u‘mu bita In the morning, thesame tine us the Littie Yagnl was nssaulted, the Olya Tepe was also tlercely attacked, four battalluns holding it defended It most gal- lantly, but their losees were most suves ho Russlun artiliery wus us accurate as it wns heavy, the sholls, fitted with time-fuzes, burst- lug over thy crest with terriblo precision, Mukhtar, dreading the luss of this hilh, the con- necting Huk between Vozinkurand the Aladis Dagh, detached five battalions 10 its support. Three desporate attacks hind beon repulsed, and yet the gurrlson showed no sfgne of fllnchlng. "Thes tive battalions moved out Incolumn; one at Inat extendod, and, sundivg hoil a battsllon to tho right, the remaininie bulf reached the top In sufety, whon the rest of the column moved slowly up. From some uncxplaincd cause a ponle seized these men, and they turned and broke, then rc-wrmvd and slowly retired. Their conduct was simoly nexplicable; an oye- witness assures e they ever. roturned a sliot to the heavy flre which the Russlans poured into them, but marched slowly and sulicanly off, utte gm:cgnrdn 8 of the hail of bullets rattliug about thewm, knocking over mun after mnn, ‘This scoms to have been the turning potnt of the day. The panic appears to have spread, pueltion after position waa abundoned as soon us threatened, snd-u scene of the wildest con- fuslon ensued, crowds of unarmed fugitives rushing along the rosd to Kurs, while others strove mudly 10 reach the Aladfs Dagh, Mukhtar Pasha showed tho greatess wallantry, but bls example, bis orders, were of no avail, Omtlecrs were menaced by thelr men, and they luull{hllll\:d in the generul rout. Thu troops on the rfght apoear to huve made up thelr minds to avoud “the disaster consequent vu the fight of the left wiug, Omer asha, with 2000 cavalry, surrendered nrl’y i the :‘h;. aud “Hadjfi Raschid Pasha, Mukhtar's brother-du-law, with the whole of the right wing, seven Pashas, forty-six guns, and twenty battalions, lald down thefr arms. The totul nutver of - prisoners at this polut canuot exceed 9,000 men, The battalious certainl were not 1ore than 400 each, The total strenuth of thetroops under Raschld Pasha's onlers amounted to thirty-six battations, but thirteen, wo hear, escaped towards bivan, whils three were on the Olya Tepe, wnd were clther cut to piecea or Joleed o the fignt to Kars, \1\ ith R‘xluchld l’l‘nlmfll:l whole of the ammuni- tion and commissariut stores, camp-b 120, aniinals, and hospltals went. B REEAE The Commander-iu-Chiel with difticulty cs- caped to Kars. 8ir Aruold Kembull nnu’ Ale- Dougall, his alde-de-camp, succeoded in peaching the fortress alter Hnnluu througli a stor o }mllcu, which the Russiuus rained on the fugi. ives, Mukhtar succeeded lu collecting a force of abeut 11,000 wen, remusnts of forty battalions, With 4,000 nen and ve mountain guns he is now falling buck, via the Hissar-Boghas to Bar- dvz, whllc Hussaln Avuf Pasho, ut tho head of 10,000 men, bs 1eft to defend Kars, His last telegram (3 that bls meo are cowed aud worn out, that ho cunuot Lupe tu hold out tho fur- trese uuless succor soon arrives, and that he fears it will bo curricd ot the first ossault. it is truo that be has uot sutliciont gurrison for vne quarter of the defenses, Fulzi Pasba (Gen. Koblmaun), who, owinf to Jealuusy, was relleved of Lis counuaud, bas lost 10 tiné {n neserting the superiority of the Eu- Tupean over the Orlental. At dawn this morn- ing be was Layulug orders for every wan to be seut to the Devi Boyun, Al ablebodied Mo- bymumedans, snd there are many skulkers fo the place, were scleed, wrmed, aud marched nr to thy batterles. By tols weans bo bas already vlaced 1,790 men i position, und as 1 write villagers are drwrciug feld-gunsto the Latteries un the Devi Dawh range. Mukbtar will thus bave o wost formidable pusitica to fall z! I back o, auil if ho ean effect o f"“r”(m with T«mail P'aeha a rtand may te made there, Re- port, howevcr, savs that the Kurdish Chief has only 8,00 men with him, the remalnder linying descrted en route, LATER—AS 1 close this Ietter swe hear that the Russians arc ndvancing [n three columps—onc from Ardahan, via Olti; one from Kars, viz Mellidooz; the third from Igdvr, via Kara Ki- fissa. 'The place I fll prepared tostand o siege; our granurics are empiy, our stores of ammy- pitton low, our troops disheartened—imleed, all ta noainat us, We have an ally in the shane of winter, and if that breaks upon us shortly nnd Kare holds out we may vet keep the Moreoy ont of Erzeroum: but if ilne weatlier continnes ond Kars talls, which I conslder more than probable, this place cannot repel the Russians. FTALL OF KARS. EFITOME OF ENGLIST PRES3 OPINION ON IRE RUSSIAN VICTORY. The Times, commenting on the news of the capture of Kars by the Hussiunz, remarks that the Armeninn campalgn hias been ost impor. tant nsatrial of atrength, and it will have lta influence on'the terms of peace; but It hasno direct bearing on the struggle in Bulgaria, nor dove it necessarily affect the sitwation of Con- stantinople. At the same time it becomesa matter of the gravest consideration whether it Is incvitable that one night's stauzhter should be added toanothier, that the cartage of Asin ahoult be reproduced and multiplied in Enrope before terms of peace can be agreed upon that must be uitimately accepted, The authority to determine for peace or war still resiles at Statn- boul, and ubon an analysis of the situntion on the Bosphorus, the ZTimes mays, *‘we ven- tured ont Saturday to say wo eould entertaln it tle hope that efforts at medlatfon can as yet be made with any effect there. The fali of Kars has not changed our ovinton, but it may necel- wrate {tx verllleation. The blow fa not stitliclent to compel peace, and {0 this war peace will como by.compulsion. * Yet efforts which are doomed to _be unsuceessful must sometimes bo made, and the hnmanity of neutrnls must bo moved by the desire that lives shouid not be idlv wast- ed toprove what has alecady been demonstrat- e, Belllsh_niotives must operate in the ear dircction. Even if ft were o matter of no im>? portance that an ally should be utterly humil- nted, it must be desirable that we should be saved from the embarrssment of having to settlo or aseist In the scttlement of problems of the utmost difliculty, There arc questions which no European Power wishes to precipitate; and yet the Porte may tiindly drag them down upon us, The responsibility of every neutral I great touseall its infiuence to brime the au- thorities at Constantinople ton correct apprecia- tion of the present crisia,” IT MAY MEAN INTERVENTION, The Slandard ohserves that * events, In epite of us and of the Turks, may compel us to take an interest in a war which, however It mav be represented a8 a resistance to the will of clvit- {zed Europe, has certainly now assumed tho character of a war of independence.—the war, not of a Qovernntent bent on malntaining its tyrauny, but of a people struggling for their existence, 1t {s {dle to supposs that fn such o war, even If all the other 'owers are content to bo passive, England can conthue fudefnitely the part of an_unconcerned spectator, Apart from our share of the common Interest in o struggic hetsween twy Eutopean. Powers which must result n injury to oue or the other, and which, therefore, must afect ns at Jeastasmuch as it affects our nelghbors, we have a spedal and peculiar concern in the war arlsinz out of our Asfatle dominion.—a dordnfon which Is ns exfensive as that of Russtn. The European concert cannot help us hero to auy satisfactory scttlement, for the obvlous reason that the Eatropean concert has nothing to do with the nvalry of England und Russis {n Asla," RUSSIA’S DEBIUNS. ‘The Morning Dost usserts thut the strategical reenlts of the fall of Kars are most Important, but the politicnl consequence will not he less widely felt, and will certaluly bring into tho foreground the question of ziish nolicy, After il has beon sald, and much contd be said, n prafse of the conservative Cubinet, the ust is compelled to cclio the weneral volee of Euro- pean ovinlon, and to ask s pralse for doing nothing the highest prajse which o British Ad- minfstratiun can enrn in a crists ko the pres- entd ¢ [sabstention the polley which is worthy of such an Enipire us ours, or isit a policy which is safe? If the deslgns of Russiaare daneerous and her aggression unwarrantable—if the fn- terity of Turkey is thebulwark of the English Emplre, where 1s the logic of haiting any longer at the *wise neutrallty? of lnst apring? Surely the fall of Kars will’owaken this coun- try to s sense of the dangera of Inaction.” ORRMANY'S INDIFSBRENCE, The Morning Post further vbserves that “the matter-of-fact manner in which the Nord Deutsche Zeltunyy, the serl-otliclal organ_ of the Gorman Goverument, takes for granted that now the Husslaus buve Kars they will keen 1t should open the syes of the very blludeat sinong us to tho way in which the Eastern question s intend- ed to be settled auite over our heads, if wo do not interpose our {ntervention ln good time. Gennany has plainly o objectton to a Russtan snnexutlon of Armenln, just as it has no objece tlon to the fres ’unsm.'u of Russian war-flects through the Capital of Turkey. Austrla is not golug unafded to disseyer herself from two such nelghbors. Iialy has already signitled the in- terest sho takes in the prosperity of the Czar- dom, Franve will not lita fluger if to Nt o fluger waa to disturh the good relations bo- tween Russia and the Elvsee, ‘The withdrawal of the Muscovites from Armenla can_ only he the work of two VPowers,—Turkey and Erie gland,~und it must b sheer fnbectlity to put off the noment of intervention until a time when there may be no longer two Powers to op- posc the designs of Bt, Peterabure, I we have made ur our minds to keep the Russinns out of Asla Minor we must slinply set ubout carrying out our intention without the delay of an Ine stant." NOT ALARMED, Tho Dally News says that It seems that It Is only from such fucts as the fall of great fort. resacs and tho dissulution and \]L‘l‘l! af armles, brought hame to the rulers of Turkey through the medfum of thelr Generals, that any hope of poace fs to be expected. The Turkish wmind is not one of those for whuss guldanee coming events cast thelr shadows before: it fs nevessis ble only to acts when they huve beon reabized in their harshest und oiost oxtremne conse- quences. OTIHER INTEREATS, "Thic Dally Telegruph oubits whethier, fmpor- tant us the event undoubtedly fs, it will_fn any way damp that high splrit which tlxu‘l‘urkh?x sovercign and hils people have displaved throuzhout the wholo course of the war. No question of surrendering on any polnt will be entertained so Jong us the Porto fs able to fight. Buch—It i fmpressively stated—ls the teniper prevailing at Constantinople. At the samu time tho Turks ure well awaro that othor FPowers Dave a deep Interest in many subjects which, when the tenns of peaco come o bo discussed, must bo taken [ haud. It the future of Servia, Houmania, the Danube, und the Btruits s not an_exclusively Turkish, but In a large degree a European question, the sama cannot ba sald of Arinenla. Hers the Turk s fighting distinctly for England as well as for Nlself, and it &3 lucky for us that hu s not yet prepared to entertalu the propositions of concession. If the Porte s defiuftively beaten Armenla, or such portion thereo!l as siits Mus- covite purposes, witl havo to be given up, and with the stunature of stuch atreaty will go a vast whare of Englund's julluenco in the East. FRANCE. ALLEGED GOVEKYMENT PHOGIAMME, Pants, Dec, 5.—I1t 18 reported fu Parlfament- ary circles that tho Governmient contemplates proroguing the Chamber of Deputics and form. fug a dissolution Ministry should the Chamber not vote the budget to-morrow, AN ARKANUEMENT POBSIBLE, Loxpoy, Dee. 5.—~A dispateh from Paris con- tains the following: In Parllameutary circles this evening, tn consequence of the groups of thie Left having protested sgalnst the lmputa. tion that thoy wished to modify the Constitution, an srrangement s not thought fmpossible. Negotiutions to that cud “are belleved to imminent. 1t Js rumored that the Left are iuclined to post- mmu the dubate upon the nudfiei question i} onday fn order to facilitate the negotiations, M. de Welche, Miunfster of tne Iuterior, re- celving thy Mayors of Burls sud others to-day, declared that the Murshal's was not s coup d'etat (overument, but would respect the law, Coustitutios, and the Republic. ——— CUBA, ‘' A UNBCHUFULOUS FORGERY." Wasmixotow, D. C., Dec. 5~The Bpanish Minlster at Washington vecently telegraphed Captaln-General Jovellar, asking blm o tnquire astothe truthor falsity of the report thata sccret order bad been lssucd by Gen. Martlucz Canpos, commandivg ull military chiefs to cause all prisouers of war to be shot, aud then reported us ' baviog bo-n killed in battle. ‘thes Captait-General uunder date of Havau, ce. 4, telegruphod us follows: * Although I do uot coneider it necessary to deny falschoods publicly known to be such, I fofurm your Exceliency, in order that you may make uss of the information ju such wWauues a8 you way deciu proper, that the re- port of tho alleged scret circwlar about the .possible that ue TIIURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, '877. shooting of prisoncre, sald Cruhan insurgent. mpers 1o hnve been fraucd Ay the General-tn- ljhmf, s ntteely without fuundation, and an unscrupulous forgery,” — MISCELLANY. THE POTE. Rowe, Dee. 5.—~CardInal Simeoni has supplied the following Information to one of the embus- ses accradtited to the Vatican: * The Pope was restless Monday night. }e has great diffienlty In breathing, and made this morning constant inful and ineffectual efforts to reileve his ungs. Asphyxia (s apprehended.” Cardinal Simeoni {8 now reported eerfously {11 of puenmonia, he Pope gave audience to-day to several Caridlnals. MINISTER WRLSH, Livanroot, Dec. 5.—At to-dav's Town Conn- efl the Mayor announced his Intentlon of mect- nge Minister Welsh on his arrival at Liverpool, and welcoming him to England, Helnvited the Couucll to join. FIRES., AT MADISON, WIS, Snectal Dispateh to The LMeaao Tribune, Maptsox, Wis., Dee, 5.~The guests at the Tark ITotel, of whom there was quito a large number, were suddenty wakened this morning at 8 o'clock by erles of fire and the rap!d filling of the halls with smoke. The fire caughit in the boller-ronm under the kitchen In the southwest ell of the bullRilng, la a pile of soft coal. Com- modore West, tlio provrictor, woke ol the guests, and succceded in quicting all alarm, The Fire Department was promptly on hand. Asfde from the burning of the kitchen- floor, the destruction of §100 worth of Kitchen furniture, and dcluging tho boller- room and kitchen with water, no liarm tras done, The total Joss will not be over 8500 or 2600. The wind was blowing heavily from the northwest at the tine, and' had the fire got be- youd control a larze conflagration would surely have fotlosed. CHICAGO, The nlarm from Box 702 at 8:45 yesterday morniuz was caused by a gas explosion under the shlewnlk In front of Denls Ward's Lide store, No. 77 Kinzie street. Somo ‘workmen notleing the escape of gas, went to remedy the matter beariug with' them alighted candle. But little dunagre was done, CASUALTIES. MINE ACCIDENT. Avectal Disnateh to The Chicagn Tribune, La8arLg, 1L, Dee. hi—Patrick McGuire, of this clity, nged about 40 years, this morning re- celved o compound fracture of the left femorn aml & cotnminuted frazture of the left scapuln, besides severe internal injury, by the falllng of a muns of rock trom the roof of “the Union Coal Company's inine in tern, THE HURON DISASTER, Wasnixeros, D, C., Dec. b body of M. Morris, of tho wrecked Huron, has been re- covered, POOR PITTSBURG. Mrs, Swisshelm Discusses the Labor Move- went In Connrctlon with the Late Riotse A Berio-Sarcastic Cotumentary on Latter- Day Benevolence. To the Editor of The Tribune, Pirranuna, Dee. 8,—IL does scem to me that you are very crucl to my natlve clty, and say very unkind things of it. You do not seem to consider that we, the people of Pittsburg, are the most heuevolent 1olks on this slde of Jordan, and that it must be pure, unadulternted mallve which causes the wicked to apeak (Il of us. You secem to forget that we have a grent many monufactories bere, and would bo per- fectly ‘overrun with them it it was not for our benevolence. You cannot understand the trouble we have to keep down the fron-mills, cotton-mills, glass-works, foundries, and other nuisances of that kind which would congrewnto here if we did not labor diligently to suppress them b, fortunately, we began carly, amd 80 havo beon able to keep them In bounds; and this, too, without arson, or riot, or bloodahed, up toa lato date. Then, when mild measures failed and wo had to burna rallrond depot and a few thonsana cars, instead of aympathizing with us the entlre press of the country turn agalnst us, . ‘Thirty years nzo we began to suppress our factorica, and sclected pity for the poor as our weanon, Wo hiad a'tlass of oppressed working- mun who only recelved from $3to 88 per day for’ their labor, while hod-carrlcea and coal-diggers earncd 81, and lived comfortably on it. It oceurred to the #5and 88 per day men to right their wrongs by rulning the business of their employcers, and 2o they struck for higher wages, Poor fellows! How well I remomber them In thut struzglo for the rights of labor? It made the hearts of our Clirlstian people acho to see them fo thelr black broadeloth suits, sutin veate, flashy gold chalus, and sitk hate, swaggering around smoking Havana cigurs, while benevolent folks were tuking up collee- tious to buy bread and butter aud beefsteak for them und their familics, It was a hard vaso for them to come down to vlain rations after having been accustoraed to all the delleacies of the svason, and to the. ear- lleat fruits and vewetables, before mill-owners felt they could aflford to placo them on thelr tables. Goud folks pitled them; politicians patted thems: plous preachers and delieate ln- dies petted them, and uttered words of condem- notfun for the mill-owners who bad all been Poor men once, nod saved thelr money, fnstead of buylng potatoes ut B0 cents a quart, and dne clothes ut prices which loft them without a home, 'The naboba who had laid awsy dollars for u rafuy day, and bullt inllls with them, got u reproof Tor thelr nlgzardiiness, and tho large- souled workinguian was carried on the_top wave of populurity Into better wages, Soon our oppressed conl-llegers struck; and, In regular order, all the otiier men struckl One closs ot women took to begging and wash- ing, and snuther class to gettiug up enter- talomenta and soup-houses, and other benev- olent [ustitutions, to support the vallant men Wwho were too highespirited to work for 10 cents o day less than the Soun.-mf' of their unlon thought right. Thess Seeretaries decidud when benevolunce was to join in striking ane other bluw at the factories, and they bave ham- mered away, year slter year, untll Vittsburg las bocotne fuinaus for her benevolence; a par- adise for wen who seud their wives und chil- drenvut to beg while they maintain the supe- rlority of wanbood by whittlfug sticks on sun- ny corners, Yetforall this sho gets no credit, Nuy, when her ).u:oplc grow weary of the slow work ot benovolence in destroyivg those fn- Luences which mske her louk, after dark, like L “bottotaless pit™ with the 1id off, and take nivre energetic neusures for clearing sway the suoke of which every ous complains, the whole press of the country ralscs a hue and cry. 1 should just like tu know what folks expect of us. Luat winter we spent thousauds and tens, of thousunds in helping Mr. Murphy to keep uice, warin places for r Y worklng- wen,” who night bave beeu obllged to work It had not been for the sywpathy thus excited for their wronys; aud then thers is no koowing bow wany more chlumeys would bave been belching out smoke und flame. Nu{). without tho benevolence represented by the great Mumhi. it Is even e purtlon of the Qfty-year-old wud of our streets might bave been carted off 1o the exhousted Helds ying all around the ©ity; but wo were saved “from theso catustro- phes by the geutls ministratious of charity, aud when the crisls cuwe we bad an army of those gentlemen who travel for o living on band to malntuly the rights of labor sgalnst all bloated wristocracies; aud now outslders, like yoursell, would have us yuarrel with our aruy, With thoss noble defenders of the falthiul, who # toll not, uelther do uw(y spin,' You eveu waut the forcmun of our Grand Jury to say ugly thiugs about his brethren ko the Church, the Holy Mother Church, for hav- fug & bit of s frolic on Suuday alter the fashion ot Ould Ireland, where Lo and they got thelr early education! You waut him, tbe mouth- piece of Domocracy In this region, the editor and owner of the Democratic organ of the city, to miss an o&wnuufly of throwiog mud ou's Republlesu Governuwent, Republican officials, sud that manufacturtug lnterest which can only prosper under Repuvlican rule! You seewn to thjuk that tradiog meu of the city should brave the panther-sprivg of the wob they are coucillating vy stroking its fur the right way and feedlog it on'the milk of buwan kina- pesa; that the preas should risk the loss tolts party of the votes which the wob can muster by u{iug uupleasant thinge about itl fuu forget that the people of Pittsburg are besct by those troublesowo fellows who want to build milis and give wurk tomen whoare willlug to tuke it und that, with oys couly there 18 really no wav of suppresainr them but by tak- ing rhiles with the men who will not work or let nnf onn clsc, ‘Thesa are our bulwarks agalnst. tall chimneys and smoke, and while we orzanlze into henevo- lent associations and strain every merve to maintain thein, you scout nt us and eatl us tinnd nanteal You surely are difflenlt to plense; but we will take care n{nnr pets, and kil the fac tories, and have a nive time In spite of the oppo- sition of the worid, for wo have Ita benevoleiice on our side, and its Dewocraey and its demots ovracy and an army of *workingmen™ to help us nlong. JANR (RET SwissuELM. i RAILROADS. THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR ON ThHE PACIFIC ROADS, The following is an abatract of that portion of the report of the Secrctary of the Interlor relating to the Pacitie Rallronds: Umider the act of 1st July, 1862, and 2d July, 18114, subsldy londa ware Insned by the United Stntes to aix raliway companlen (Central Yaclte, RKaneas Pacifie, Unfon Facife, Central Nranch Union Pacific, Weatern Pacific, "and Stoux City & Pacific, o the amaunt of $64,020.512, These bonds, having thirty years from date to run, will mature, rome In 181Kk, othera In 1807, and ofhers in 1H08. Tho remi-unnual interest paid on them will amount, at matarity of the bonds, to S114 421,00 at almple Intereat, and (o $:310,11:, if_compounded, or, the r;lnc!pll nilded creto, $140,145,833.00 and 9:180,710,082.70, respectlrcly. Soc, 8 of tha act approved July 1, 1802, pro- slden that **ail comvensation for aervices rendered for the Government ahall bo applicd to the poy- ment of sald honds and interest until the whole amounnt Is fully paid.** This, huwever, was amenil- ed by Sec. 0 of the act approved July 2, 1804, swhich provides that ** only one-lalf of Tie com' pensatlon for norvicen rendered for the Gove: ment by said companies ahall be requircd to be pliea to the payment of the bonda fesued by the tiovernment fn ald of the construction of eald roada:™ which amendment waa conflrmed by Sec, 0 of the act upprovea March i, 1871, emicting ¢ that the Sceretary of tho ’rrrnsm'v 1 hereby di+ rected to pny over in money to the Pacifc ltali- rond Companies . . . one-halfof the comnpen- satlon . . . for . . . services heretofore rendered, " The amountof one-half of transporiation ae- counts for carrying mails, troops, supplies. etc., which hasnot been waid’ to tite Companics, bit which has been ln?llcll by the Gevernmont to tho ayment of thelr Indebtedness, and covered Into {ia Mrenanry foe that purpose, on tct. 1, 1 fnas fotlowat nfon Pactne Rattroad Compan: Vienemal Focine. Jntrontt €omar Kaneus Paclic Raltroad Compan: Sions Clor & mele larons Lo ity lonx ity ad Comipan Centrat liranch, Unfon Tactfe ftailrond Total..esesees X The amount of onc-half of tho aamo acconnts, which has not heen pald to the (_‘umrnnlu. but withhiold under the provision of Scc. £ of the act approved March il, 1873, whereby the Kecretary of thie Treanary was rircciod to witkhiold all pay- menta, ete., anid nlso nnder a stipultion entored into as regards the Unlon Pucfic Itatlroad Compon, whereby the }udgnmnl agalnst the United Stat in cana "No. 671, October tevm, 1875, of the Sne ireme Conrt, was not to bo collected until after itnal Judiemant 1n the xuit to recover sunn clalmed to bedue the United States as the b {m cent of net carnlnts, and which has been npplied by the Gove crnment to the payment of thelr findcbteducss and ;o‘\]rrml into the Tecasury for that purposc, Is ns ollown, ¥z ¢ Lnlon lile Hallronid Company, Crntrsi ¢ Ransan Pacific Itatiroad Comjman; Puclfie Bafiroad Compn loux Clry & scife Hallmad l:nmr entral Drauch Unfon Pacific Kailrund Company, el 21,048.22 Total., 2,203, 216,18 Totnl amount covered nto the Tress. UPYovorsnenensnerstnssrnee tranionnennes$B T50.413.02 Tn nildition to this sum, the smoint of tranapor- tation-accounts renderad by the compantes fur seevicen peeformed, ond which remalus nnpaki Oct. i1, 1877, for Inck of proper appropriations or for reavion that thay wero in procens of nettlewcnt, is quite large, nnd, from the best information to De obtaincd, {n ae foilows, viz. Unlon Pacinc Ialiroad Company. (entral Pacille Hallroad npans 3 Facific [talirond tam, ; Be ialin 82,415,000 ‘Total amount pald and to he pald as one-half of transportation acconnts to Oct. 81, 1877, is, on nbove baxls, 87, T0L 087, TH. The itansas Pacife Hallroad was ‘placed in the hand of a Receiver on the 8d of November, 1871 inconsequence of a fallare on the part of the Con pany to pay the Interest on ita frst-morteage bonds, nnl)rlnlnhl paper nddressod to me on the 21st of April Juat, by tho Chalrmanand Sceretary of a come mlttes of nine of firet-mortgage bondholders, it is alleged thut sard fallnre to pay interest waw owlng mainly to tho fact that the Union Pacille Rallroad Company har persistently refuscd to trans. ]um naxsengers and frejuht in connectlon with the <ansas Pacific and Denver Paclfic Companies on the teeme and In the munner required by the acts of Iat July, 1802, 2d July, 18H, 3d Mirch, 1500, and 20th June, 18745 that sald acts contemplated tho Kunean Paclic and Denvor Pucific Rallroads nw u r.n of the connected and continuous line between he Misaour| itiver_and tho Pacific Occan, Intere secting the Union Pacific at Choyenno, to be apor- afed without ony discrimination for or agulnst eaid roads; that tho Unlon Pacific Com- vany has ‘wholly disregarded the rc;lenlcd requests of the Kansus Pacifie and Denver ific Companies to observe tho proyvisions of wald acts, and has denled §ta obligattons to conform thereto, establiehing and malntaining fon of mala ncts discriminating raten nyers and frelght for wmerchutdl against th sas Pacide and Danver acfic Com panies; that tho distance from Clioyenne 1o Og. den ts 616 miles, one-half the distance from Oma. hia to Opden, and yet the Unlon Paclic Company charges, In many cases, as much fortransportation from Cheyenne to Ogden ne from Omaha 1o Ogden, and in all'cases out of prll'mflhm 1o tho distance traverscd, theroby compelling travelers and ships pers 10 0 to Omuha asa Ing point, creatly to the damagu of tho Kunwua Facliic and Denver Va- clila Companies; that whils the Knnaas Pacide made default tn paynieut of inter- nlon Pacific Company, by means of ly thus established, has pald 8 per cent dividends annually 1o its stockholders, be- 2ides paying tho interest on its dobt (other than that due the United Btates) : that the (eneral Glov- ernment ia Interested m having sald discrimina. tlon terminated, {n order that lue sums advanced to the Kuneas Pacific Company by the United Statos may not Le utterly lost, A list of sowc of the discriminating chargen nc- companlos the paper. That there ch discriml- nation is boyond dispute. That It Is In direct con- travention of the letter and spirit of the Pacific Itnilroad acta thero can scarcely bo serfons doubt, There scems to bo no dleporition un the part of the Unlon Pacifia L‘omrnny voluntarily to remedy this ovil, but I am of tho opinivn that proper steps should he taken to enfurce compllance with the acts of Congress. . EXCURSION RATES, The Committee on Excursion and Tourlst Tickets appolnted at tho Inst mceting of the Gieneral Ticket and Passenger Agents’ Assocla- tion will meet at the Urand Pacific’ Iotel in tuls city Tucsday, Dec. 18, Tho following Gen- eral Passenger Agouts composo this Commite tees A, V. . Carpenter, Chleago, Milwaukee & 8t, Taul; Georgo Heaford, Missouri Pacific; Johu N, Avbott, Erlo Rallway; L. I’ Farmer, Pennsylvania Raflroad; Jumes Charleton, Chi- cago & Alton; C. P, Atmore, Louisyiile & Nashville; and W, A, Thrall, Chicago & North. western. W. A. Thrall has dirccted the follow- fug circular to all tho General Passonger and Ticket Agents, asking thom to be present and participato in the proceedings: ‘Tho Committee charges with the daty of dovls- inga plan for the protectlon of the intcreets of railway compantes, in the matter of excurslon and tourist traic, agulnei the wanipulation of **scalp. era," being deternined, as faras practicable, lo mako the ubject of their appointment offectlve, through the friendly counsul and co-operation of experlenced memba nntlng Hane tlon, ha you'to be present st the meeting of the Committee —atthe tino and place desigmated in accompany- ing committee notiticatiou—ta participuta fully 1n the deliberations thercof, d contribute (o the cud suught, either by proposing plan of operations or cauvassing the plans of others. You are varn- nll{ requested to ‘sccept thie fnvitatlon. Pluase ady! lo.‘mu by inclosed ‘postal card 1f you will be presen| ‘The object of the mecting is to rogulate the sale of excursion tickets over land-grant roads, and find & way by which the rates can be made uuniform. - Much trouble has been experienced inregard to the sale of these tickets, and, in spite of numberless meetings, no Ls fuc arrangement could yet be perfected, It has been the custom to scli these tickets to partfes mng West for the purpose of buylng land, at f-price; but & 1najority of these tlkuts found their way {nto the huuds ot the scalpers, causiug eat loss to the rallroad companles. It hus Len Proj o charge the full rate for such tickets; I the parties 1o whom they are tasued purchase land ou which to scttlc, half of the faro 10 ba retumed 1o them al tholr d rs of tha Association, repre- baving & large Inte tivation. In this way, it urgued, the abuse of tickets will be preveut- ed. The landgrant roads are In_favor of some such arrungcment, but thoss baving uo laud to sell, which coupriscs all the roada east ol Chicago, are strongly op| d to ft, us the gain would all be with the land-grant roads, The Uencral Ticket and Passcuger Agents of the Eastern roads fuaist that full rates shall be ed ou all tickots, whether vxcursionor not, sud {{ the land-grant roads mean to be liberal with tho partics wishing to buy lund, and wean togive thewm specal luducemcnts, they cau pefund them either Lalf or all the fure from the purchase-money pald for the lued. At me Luero are & wafority of the Generul WIICUELT ARSULS Who Latter Ruaition, i b sl amd the probabilities are that they wiil carry thelr point, * —— TINKERING T8 AGREEMENT. The Qenera) Ticket. and Massenger Agenta of 1he four ronds leading from thiscity to the Fast held gesterdny thelr first regular meeting under thoagreement adotited about a week ago, at the office of the Pittshure, Forl Wayne & Chieazo Railrond Company. That, portion of the ngree- ment which provides that no ralirond ticket shiall bo fssued upon the order of the agents of acveral steamahip lines except when a steam- Ahip ticket {s presented therowith, such order to be presented for redomption at the end of each month to tho said stcamahip companies, and a commission of $1.50 to he allowed to sald Gen- cral Azent of the steamship line, was amended £0 a8 to mnke New York the basls of tho pay- ment of such commisslon, Tho day of meeting, which, according to tho agreement, was to, bo on the 5th of cach month, was changed to the 20th, 80 a8 to take place on the day when the Associa- tlon of General Ticket and Passenger Ageuts of Chleago meets, Chnrges wera preferred agalnst the Grand Trank Rallway for violating the agreement. ‘The trand Trunk and Erie Rallwaya are atlowed i the arveament to pay acommisslon of 50 cents on tickets sold over thelr lines. 1t {8 charged against the furmer that it has paid acommission of $1.00 since the agreement went fnto effect. Actlon o this matter was deferred until next meeting to allow the partics making the charge ta bring more definite proof. The Balthnore & Ohlo Rallroad seems to ho much diseatisticd with the clause which allows the Urand Trunk and Erie Rallways to pay a commirsion of (0 cents. It is clatmed that it is working greatly to the detriment of the road, because it altorda n chanee to all the other lines to pay the commilssion of i} cents IT it becomes neceseary to secnure hustngss, The Michizan Central “celaim that tho tickets have been sold over the Grand Trovk or Erle, and the Lake 8hore & Michizan fouthern ean make the same clnbn na regards the Iatter line, whils tho Pitts- burg & Fort Wayno lias a chatico to pay the commissions by claimine that the tickets have been sold by the Ere & Chicago ilne, The Baltimore & Ohlo hins no cannecilfons with the nhove-nnmed roails, and {s, therefore, unable to resort to eny trickers. The oflivals of the Ealtimore & Olio demand a modificatlon of the objectionable provision, ko that no " shenani- gan ¥ can b preceticed Ly any of the roads. ‘I'his matter will undoubtedly form the princlpal theme of discusslon at the next meeting, when probably an arrangement will be made more sntiafactory to alt coneerned, and one which s leas ealeulated to disturb the harmony now ex- isting between the varfous linea, An arratrement was also made at yesterday’s necting which provides that hereafter no iory free omnibus transfers shall bo given to passen- Kora stopping over in Chicago or whoso transfer t:vhct Is not attached tu the regular railroad ticket, TIIE WAR AGAINST TIIE SCALPERS. The raflroads fn this vity are not relaxing In thelr eforts to push the ticket scalpers to the wall. Mr. Justus Gioodrich, one of the prom{- nent scalpers, was arrested yesterday at the instance of the Michizan Central Railroad for seliing tickets over that linc without a Heense, contrary to the law, and was taken before Jus- tice Summerticld. Goodrich's lawyer, John Lyte King, claimed that his clien® was not ready for trial, and requested alcontinuance un- it Friday to ennble him to get several impor- tant witnesses, and the request was granted. A warrant wna also sworn out during the day by the same road before Justice Haines against Mr. Mulford, of the firm of Mulford & Macken- zle, hut that gentleman, having been avprised of the movement, gave the officers a wile Lerth, and was nowhere to be found. The ofticers are In wait for him, howev. cr, and he will undoubtedly be gobblad up sooner or later, It {s understood that the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne has worked up n strone ense nrainst another senlper, and so ns the Kunkakeo Line, nnd \warrants will probably be sworn out ugnlnst themr to-day, The rail- road oftlelals say they will not give up their war agoinst these men until every scalping oflice fn this city has closed up shop, The scalpers have somewhat recovered from their panfe, and yesterdny were wmoro deflant than they hnd been for sume days past. They will try to effect an orzunization to-day to make a_conibined defense ngainst thelr” oncmics, ‘They arc aware of the fact that the law Is dend ruinst them, nnd do not mean to make a deter- ned fght in the courts, Tho fact that John Lyle King has been retained by thoso already arrested showa that they meéan to get off by some technicality or” other, It fa thelr objeat to break the railroad com:ination by throwing ol their business on vne shnglo line. Inthis manner they think they can fntltet suth dunnge upon the other ronds 88 Lo enuso a disruptfon, But In this they arc ealeulating without their host, forif sucha fight Is made the roflroads will simply adopt an agreement by which the business 18 proportinately divided among them, and If one road gets more than its share (¢ will havo to turn it over to another, The sane thing wna tried by tho livestock ehippers o few years ogo, and tho result wos a live-atock pool on the above plan, which: is still in force. The scalpers are also talking mystes rloualy sbout other weapons to be uzed againat tho ronds if tho present war agalvst them is not svon given up. But Jmigieg by the com- placency and svrenity of the General Tleket and Passenger Agents, they do not scem to ecaro worth a cent. CAR ACCOUNTANTS. Bpectal Dispateh to Tha Chicagn Tridune, Burraro, N. Y,, Dece. 5.—A vonvention of car accountants, represeuting over thirty roads and {nst-freight lines, met hern to-day to consider tho best system of keeplng mileage and the whereabouts of cars: Tho syatem of A, W, Davis, of the Atlautle & Ureat Western Rall- way, was urged as the most practical and com. piete, Quito n number of the ronds will test the system and report to a convention to be hield fu New York next Aprily to which timie an adjournment was had, —— ITEMS, The international & Great Northern Raflroad of Texas has made an Jmprovement which will undoubtedly be approciated by thoso having oc- cusfon to travel over thelr line, Mr. Day K. Smith, Northern Passonger Agent of thls road, informed s TRIBUNE roporter yesterday that splendid dining-cars have been put on line be- tween Willls and Houston, which will run on all rezular trains, and in them the travelers can get o Orst-closs meal for 50 cents. This Im- provement will be tho much more appreciated 08 most of the dining stations on the Texas roads furnish meals of a very inferior character, ‘Tho Ht. Louis, Iron Mountaln & Southern Rallroad has eiven notfre that 1t will pay ofter Dec. | the coupons due that day on interest core titicates .on 50 per cent on conpons due that day on Arkansas branch bonds, and on Calro, Arkausas & Texas bond, —————— FINANCIAL, Naw Yonk, Dee. 8.—Tho Natlonal Trust Company, of this city, has posted a notlcs stat- ing that *In conscquence of maliclous reports in clrculation regarding the character of the Company, and by the recommendation of the Hpecia) Bank Examiner of the State, wo require ten days’ notive, under which all doposits are made.” Tue Evening ost says an cxamination of the affairs of tho National Trust Cumpany was be- gun yesterday, and has since been In active progress, ‘I'he Buperintendent of the Bauking Departnrent was led to take this step by ob- serving that threo shares of the Com- pauy's stock—8$106 cuchi—were gold _at wuction lsst Baturday at G344, The Fx- aminer bas got through with the regu- lar sccuritles, sud is now examining the collatoral securitics or losus. o will sub- mit a statoment to-morrow. The posting of & notice this worning, requiring ten daye' notive, followed the slins of a run. BostoN, Dec. B.—Embarrassment In the affairs of Jamcs Bturgls, encnulvcl{lenz-zed in the East Ingia trade, is reported. The labilities aro $250,000. CASE OF ALLEGED WILD OATS 8perdul Disvaich (0 The Chicagn Tril N=w Yorx, Dee. 5.—There 1aa promise of scandal in theatrical circles, In consequence of & suit in which bMre. Elizabeth Laurent sccks an absolute orce from her husbaud, Heory Laurent. he partles arc well kunown among actors, tho defendant belng st prescot a8 membor of the Oates Comie Opera Troupe. Mr. aud Mrs, Laurent werg married in London in 1574. Mre. Laureut, iu her complaint, ud- her busband Lus comivitted adultery wlth Mrs. Alice Outes ul the Unlon Bquare Holel In this city, st Rich- mond, New_ Orlcans, Bt. Louls, Chicago, and elscwhere, Both arc now traveling with the troupe, which has recenu{ been perforuing ut Whecling, W, Va., and Columbus, O, ‘I'ho cass was brought 1o the attention of Chief-Justice Davis, who granted an order for the pablication of the summons in the case. Mrs, Outes aud Mr., Laureut buve &3 yet 8o opportunity of suswer- £ From tho Hon, Thurlow Weeq INDORSING Dr,RADWAY'SR.R. R, REMEDIEY ARter Using Them for Sovers! Tears. Kew Yorx, Jan.4, 1677.~Dean Rin: Taving for sor. eral years uscd yuir nicdicines, dountinely av ey o afier experiencing thele efiicacy with ulf conildence ¢ 18 10 [e<a 1 pleasares nty to thankfully sce nowledge the aUTANtAXE Wo RAYE derlred from o, The piile Are resortcid 10 A10MTEN 88 Brcavion Frous and always with the destred offect. The ltcady fenog cannot be better described than ftis it name, W, Ty g 150 promiscd - reHer T §u tiabiy finding the prol 1 URLOH i spgned Do Hanwear. RADWAY'S READY RELIEP Qurcs tho Worst Pains In from Onete ‘Twenty Miantes. INOT ONE FOUR After tending thivadsertisement need ang one aume rom paun, ADWAY'S BEADY IWLLILF IS A CLj ' R BV BRIN SuHg The Only Pain f[{cnledy That Inatantly atopatho most excractating patns, all, nitammation, anil ciires Congestions, Whetber' of (e unyn, Klomach, Bowcls, oF otbier gleuds, or organs,by ong applicatlon FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES, romnm‘rhnw Yiolent or excruciating tha paln, the (IEUMATIC, Ded-Riaden, tnirm, Crippled, Nervous, Neuralgic, or prosirated with diseasc may suffer. RADWAY'S READY RELIER WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE. Inflammation of the Kidneys, Inflammation of the Bladder, Infinmumation of the Bowels, Conpestion ot the Lungs, Bore Throat, Difflenlt Breathing, Palpitation of the Heart, Hyaterics, Croup, Diphtheris, Catarrh, Influonsa, Headaclie, Toothache, Nouralgis, Rhoumatism, Cold Chills, Ague Qail Chilblaing, and Frox Tho applieation of the READY TELIEF to the or mvsnmamuum or difiiculty ‘exists wiil .&’.';.'& eaxy and comfort. "Thirty 10 31Xty drone fn hatf atamblcr of water will Iy o2 momonts chr Linmps, S, Lour Flomseiy parthurn, Sicl nete, sentery, Co Wi 0 thio Howele. A Al 1itarnas It 2oL ravelersahanld Alwass carr, Y RELIEF withthe) will prevent siuknessor pain from chinnge of water. 13 ftbetter than Freuch Uraudy or Bitters as & stimuiant FEVER AND AGUE. FEVER AXD AGUF cured for 60 cents, Thtmllfle] s Bites. aremedial agent In 1his woild that wili curs Fever ang cflllulnd all othor Maisrions, lllllou'.flc.‘lrlfl‘T{rhuld, Vellow, and othe \'tu}llflfllh HADWAY'S PIL1.8) ;a;uw‘hmmu AY'S KEADY RELIEF. Fifty cau er battle, HEALTH! BEAUTY! rong and_puro Rich Blood=Tncreass of Fles! s‘gi IR Cleur $Ein and Deauri(u Compiexion e DR. RADWAY’'S Sarsaparillien Resolvent has mado the most sstonishing curest 10 quick, sorapld 1e the cheuges tha body undercocn under the lnfinence of this truly wondesSul modieine, that Every Day an Incrcase fn Flesh ané ‘Welght is Secen and Felt. THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, Every drop of the Sarsaparililan Resolvent communy. eaten TR (10 D000, et ne, Aad other duluy Bnd fuices of the systeni, the vigor of life, for It prepares thio Wastea of the hody with new and sound material, Serofuls, Synolils Congumption, Glandular Discase Ulecrs 1 tho Tbroat, Mouin, Tumors. Nodes in the Glands and olner paridof the syatem, Hore Eyes, Birum, grous Discharica from ths Lars, aud tho worat forms of Fiin Divoascs, Eruption, “Fever sores, meaid fead, Ling Worm, it Renn, E: ‘Acme, tpots, Tiorine in tho Fieth, Wamb, and ali wastes of the’ lifo nrineipie, are witffin Ehe curativy TANo of thia wunder of moders chiemistry, Aad & few days' liwo will [rova to any permon using it fuf clilicr of theso forms of disease [ts potent Lower (o cura em; 1t tha patient, dally becoming reduced by tho sastes ana decomporition that are continuaily progressing, suceeeds tn Arrcaling thes wastea, and repairs the sanie With new inaterial made from beaithy blood—and tbls tho sarsapariiilan will and does secure—a 0 (8 cer talnt for 1 onee thl :{ P:lll n|r & 10 l!)lfll ’l:: aate re and every da ariont will foui pimeelt stronger, tho food digtxting etter, appetite Improving, and fesh and welght in- oL Bty docs thie Sarssparfitian Resolvent excel al AIng. Not ogly remedial ‘agonta In tho cure of Chronie, derofuloas, Canstitutionsl anud Bkigdlscascs, but It Ls tha only pos: {tive cure for Kidney end Bladder Complaints, Drinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel, toppage of V/ater, Incontinunce of e dooatiar o f o2, Ml Cases ¢k, cloudy, mixec i Rita of ab e, oF thrids H1Ke ance and wnfu ImTe-dn-l deposits, i whllen“l ‘r‘rl:‘! ricking, huroing scusation” when ing water, 8od Daln i tho siult ot e back and. SI0dE the Sors: Tumor of Twolvo Years’ Growth Cured by Radway’s Rosolvent [ hava had Ovarlen Tumor fn the ols. Al the doviurs safd ** thers wat 1 trled everviting was recom- clped me, Lea'w your Itesojvent ith fu i, be i ofx bottles 'iiin, sad £w0 n of iite' thie 0 ‘you for the bh&'fil:" ?':EEE:‘""E:{I“.II et of u Pabiten f 't yobCliooss. ° HASNAN B BN AP PRIOE, - - Bl Por Bottle. AN IMPORTANT LETTER. N ARBOR, Mich.. Apri] 30, 1R75.—Da. RADWAY= ud Bir: 1 DAy mn”u‘nng‘p.:r Keaclveut, ltcgu- s, and usiog the Heady livilef aboat oae ear for OYArian tumiors ou the allomen, whish (be Fiost SEatient uhysiciase: of ‘OUF Sieulcal GOl o Bouaced Incuraufe, liey woro lie knote on w tree, My welsht wa 21 u 1 coninenced with your remedies, an ndred ahd 68 pourias, but they are ok taken ‘(wanty: (ouy bott1cs vt fto" twenty-four botties of pliis. eavill, Pleaso sead mo MRS. C. KRAPF, Another Letter from Mrs, C, Krapf, s, Btnw"'—llnfl Bir: 1take the lberty to sddres ou again, My health |e sresily Inroved by (e useof cines, Tures of the tumora are enilrel D ls gune, healt! our e Kono and the fourth Is nearly 0. Dro) gl tmproviog. ‘Tl Ty Welght decreaslog Tepy faas Brohad s great many calia this auinmer to Inguirs o {hie wonuerful curs your inedicine s done for me, oe Oblo, gne from Canads, threo from Jacl . Qulte 8 auaber from this pI:'n. \'lx:uu 'é"'x Tespeity e are well acqualnted re. Krapf. Khe 16 a0 estimsable lady, and very benavolent, She has beentho means of ssilibg nany botilesof the ‘kninnlb the druxgiats of Ano Asbor, 10 Bersons stlicted with fotes+ A Mol hadpliode e cind & urs res i Pectils senBac & co. Asa Arbor, Mich., Aug. 18. 1675, DR. RADWAY'S REGULATING PILLS! ertectly tasteless, elegantly coated with sweet g, g&m{ekml%mfiflm’m e i ay'e Plils, fuor ths cure of all disorders of tho Slum- sch, Liyer, Lowyls, J'ldne‘y. Bladder, Nervous dise edaca, licadache, Comtipatiun, Costivencss, Indlacs: tiun, ' Dyspepuin,” Bilicusiicss, Bilious Pever, 1n0sme mififlnfll tiig fiowels, Fiice,sud all derangements of the fotrrnal viscers, | Warraoted 10 rfect & posilive cure. bur yogctable, coutainloy nowercusy, mioe s, deleienous: g Lo Ve the followiug 83T0 oS Tesulting from Loser: s 01 2 D e DA iesa of the Blcodin He Bead Actiily of 1ho Bibiac, Nauses, Lieariburt, toas! R ot T L AL 5 re im{x‘u”u“"n‘a llhn‘nutl:lfll.u("lwl;‘&l . : Ry i : Pt ot o Rty R ore) (6 S RE Yever e e e o Lo Pt o the ide: | O u sin (o .,5:'.*'. s34 inbe, aad budden Fiishedof titac Buroick e e 'A'fex ‘oses of Radway's Pills will free thosysies trom all tho aboye-pamed nffih 25 conts Yorbox.. Bold'by Drucgisia. i READ FALSE AND TRUE. Sond ooe letter stamp to RADWAY & No. £ Warrenat,, ‘QT P AT A T e S o 1l Wk &as 7