Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1877, Page 2

" tfain in which Mr. Thurmun had 4 weuld make a conshicrable Impresston on Con- gressmen, and it s very porsible sucha bill would pasa the Honse, although the billaformer- Iy presented would he most certain to fall. Obijcctfons to granting Scott’s request, however, will still arlse from the certainty of & Southern Iine belng constructed {f Congress takes no Action at all, and the Jess the cust of conatruc- tion the iers renson there would seem to be for any rubsldy whatever from the Government. THE CIVIL BERVICE. WANM DEDATE IN THE SENATR WAILE 1N EX- BCUTIVS SRISION. Dizpateh ta Cincinnati Commerctal. Wasninarox, D. C., Dec, 6.—~As soon as the Benate weot into executiva acssion, the list was taken up and momination. ferred to appro- priate committees. Incidentally thore arose a discussion upon an, inquiry from Scnator Conk- ling ns to whether the Presldent Indfeated, In the nominations, whether the appointments wera made to fill vacancies or to succeed officers suspended, and whethor fn cascs of susponsion tho causes were announced. This Inquiry was answered by the Clerk, who stated no such Informatfon was conveyed In connection with the nominations. Mr. Conkling then procecded tomako aspeech Upon this omissfon nsa text, in which he de- nounceid the President very severcly npon this and vther greunds, holding up his Clyil-Service rolorm aunouncement ns a pretense to deccive the public, and ridiculing the Civil-Service sec- tion of the message, portions of which he quoted with Ironles] comments. Then he took up the Tenurc-of-Offico act, discussed that, and advocated its strict enforcement by the Scoate. His svcceh ts described as being forcible, witty, amd eeverely sarcostie, Some things ho eald Toustd up— Judge Davls, who suggqsted that Conkling had allowed Willlam Henry Smith to be con- flrmed ns Collector at Chicago In violation of the Tenuyre-of-Utlice nct, and Iusiouated that he was cuiity of Inconsistency. * Mr. Conkling replled that Smith's conflrma- tlon wus not n matter of futerest to him; and that the Illinots Scnators, and not he, were re- snonsible for It. Davis retorted that he was not responsible, but he liad abjected to Smith's appulmment, and had opposed his conflrmation. Conkling replled sneeringly that ho was sur- prised at the u\'crwhclmlm‘ vote in favor of Hmith's confirmat un, in the face of the gigantie efforts put torth by tho Independent Senator from 11lnols to prevent it, Davis unswered that he had made no gizantic seffort s deseribed. Jie bad merely opposed Bmith's confirmation bLecause his predecessor had been removed without eause, Senator Oglesby sald Jones was removed for political reagons” ut that, Oglesby’s suveech created some Jaughter, ‘Thurman then took the floor, and sustained the positiun Conkling had taken, 1le voted againat tha Tenure-of-Oftice bill, but holleved, now that it stood on the statute-books, It ouzht to bo cnforced. 1o then made eomo’ remarks upon the renegada Deniocrats who necepted 3tiico from a Republican President,—a Prestdent #hose election they oppozed, and whose title svery trine Democrat could not heln but be- deve was fraudulent. Ho should not voto :0 confirin such Democrats as a rule, and woult make few cxeentfous i cases only when slrenmstances justified Democrats In aceepting office. Coming down to facts be eited the Tules 1o Post-Oflice vasc as one In which President ilayes had violated his own Clvil 8ervice rules, and mads gome severe comments tpon ft, fu- #nuating that the eppolatment wos made to carry out the contract by which Matthows got Lits weat in the Senate. ‘Thls unzered Matthews, ‘and ho made his tnalden apcech, talking nt considerable length, denying Thurafan's tisimuation. {n the prok- Tess ot his remarks he quoted romething Tour. man had eald, Taurmun corrected him, and Conkling tovk oweaslon to corroborate Thue- man, Mutthews turned upon Conkling with some Litterness, and salb: 1 amn wilhng to necept the atatemcut of my colleague, even thouh it 1+ judorsed by the distingulshed Senator from New York." Conkllue naide an equally periinent retort, and Muithews resumed deiending the” Presie dunt amainst Conkling's attack, and arguing that the duty of the Prestlent in making ap- Ppulntments was scparnte ancd dlstinst Irom the tuty of the Benato in contirming them. It was 1o business of the Bennte by what motlves the Piestlent was actuatad fn moking removals nad appolatments, It was merely thelr busi- ness to Pass upon the quallfleations of tha men. Lpth had - constitutional duty to pere furm, und should not mnterfere with cach- other, - Conkling replied with somo_warmth, and the debate grew very anlmated,—Mr, Matthews hulding hls own better than was anticipated, adopting the sneering tone of Conkllug, and Il:l!l\l(.'rlllx hiu in the New York Senator's own style, made his malden specch also, cater part of it to denying news- Paper-statements that the Democrats futended to reorzanize the Soante and scat Mr, Tilden in the Whalte-House, They were satfsfiea with My, Ilayes, b sald, and as loug as he was Presi- dent be would unswer ne ,well as 4 Demo- crat. This was eald In fest: and he continued that it had Leen peserted that the Democrats were trylng to “Jolmsonfze™ Presl- lent Hayes, whichlio also deafed. ‘The Repub- deans could keep thelr Prestdent. He remarked shat they had foreed hlin luto his chatr, and he, fur one, did not dealie to prevent them fronl mloving bis Admivistration to the greatest de- pree. Mr. Voornees then followed fn the same spukieny du- ouncing the Democrats who accepted cillcy un- der PresiJent Hayes, From tho debate, it Is judged that It Iy the ntentlon of the Dewmocruts to do uyerythlug 108s1ble fo encourage the breach lu tho Ropub- Acan party. TARIFF.SUGGESTIONS, BEVORT OP A GOVERNMENT COMMISSION, Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune, Wasuixaron, D. C., Dec. B.—Thoslsth report M the Joy Commlssion on the New York Cus- som-louse, just approved by Secretary Eher- nan, s devoted to suggestions of roforme thut moy still be made fn the adminfstratlon of that institution, and has many featurcs of general mtcrest. Openlng with & few vomplimcntary words for tho New York Chamberof Comuerce, from which complaints bave been recelved, the Commisslon says: In many casoa the evila complained of are dis- $inctly due to the compiex character of tho lari®t, with speeific dusky lorem rates, end the two tombinod. In others 'Y appear to conte frum the fezulations of {he servicy cstablished by Cougress or the ‘Creanury jlnl\nrlmvnl. and in others, agalu, Irum the uncertalnty touching the clasnitication of §oode and rates of duties, i 118 largs number of cased, however, the dificul- ty, whaterer ita urigin, has bson wo oxXposed 1o oy gravation by incompetoncy, indifereuce, and yet braver fuults of srregularities fn the adminlatration of tho aervice, that the yueation hus froquently srisvu, Low furtho tnconvenlence or abuse cows Plilncd of was duw to exiettug Iswe or regulations, ind how far i1 was tho result of errors of udmiy iration fowing from tuu system of pubitical ap- rm«unenu. which, forthe futute, are vitappruved ud furbldden, ., -, ‘While wo ure sgreed that s thorough and search- Inz revieton of the revenue legistation and practice, Mded by (he vazied experlence of uiber countrles, Iv dewanded for thu protection aliko of $he Govern: meut sud tho lwoporter, sad fur the healthful de- :;!upmunl of oue foternationsl exchanges, weo are vo agi surntng, inevery departuicnt, and eapecially 1u the most responsible povts, the Lighest dugres of ca- Dacity aud integrity, 1o sccure thic result, Judging from reavon and experl y and eapecially from the experionce of Luglandund France, thy rule s essential that sub- ordizate ullicers, who hava proven their Stuess for tueir posts, atiail not e removed dusing good be- havior, nor viithuut the assignwent of suficlent cause: whilo for uew appointinents it secms ’q\lllly clear thut there should a care ul sscertalment of the ftuess of th wpplicant, as regands age, bralth, cuarseter, kuowi- euge, and abifily, by & iminary exsmiuution ud 8 probatiouary term of service, with provislon i (e future, aependeut upon good bebavior for Promotion nid purwsuence of positlon, —features to which Europen Guvernwents add with advan. tage o system of retiring pensdons st & poderate rale, ue i ouc army sud Bavy service, , . . The examinations (suppledented by 8 probatlon- ary term) whopld be 80 thorough and practicu) as to secure fur tha Governmeut the best watesial; while tho vlan would accure 1o the citizeus of s} scctlons a1 equal obportunity of securiug pofitions of re- spuctabliity and cowpetency fur whici they may be L0s3 OF CUSTOMS-BEVENUK, A dlstlugutaied menibur of Cungress, who has d occaslon to walch the upcration of the cusiome Vervicy, eatitates the anuual (oes at 40 per et Jut, if wo take LLo luwer ¢ Lo at 25 per ceul, Aated by Mr. Curtis aud bl “lates, the Bzured e num:lan({y startliog. The feceipls fron suse ows in the United dlrtes, lu 1874, jur Juetance, Ters $104, 103,853; the onc-fuurth loat would by 51,000,000; ‘and the towal awount which we buuld Lave reccived wouid Lave beeu 817,000, - Q0. 1t we app1y the esthisate iu the custuims re- eipts at New k’ark in 15670, the one-fourth loss 10uld be §:34, 000,000, making the amount which bo Goverutnentsbuuld have received st Now York 4 ). lustead of the amount actually ry- eived, §105,000,000. o .. ‘Tae Collector, iu submitting 8 table, and refer- dug to the probable effcet of tho law uf June 22, 1874 semaraet **\Without any deelrs to arguc in butialt of lafuriwors o deleciive oifiserd § oia 3ot ced that the ficet and chicf stop 1a the se- ' aly of the opinfon that tho above fignres rep- revent a losy of many milllons to the Government, cansed by (he comparativo saety of {bose who are undertaking and accomnliehinz great frande, ™ This estimated losn of **many miilions™ in con- seqnence of the lemeiation of 1874 1s In addition to tho loeres varionaly estimated, In 1871, at 25 percent and 10 per cent of the entire revenne, DEPREIION OF MOME-INDUSTRIRS. On the subject of lessened Imports and the depression ol home-industries, the Commlission says: “While varions causes may he neaigned for the de- pression In our Isbor market, the resulting stay {n immigration, and the further fact, which was a Fond doal SooMen. of when It £eoently. Seentral that American-born skilled workmen had been en- gaged to work for Enclish capitallets in Enelish workshops, it wonld scem clear that we had reach« ed & point {n our history where the great industries of onz country, agricultural, manufacturing, and mining, as deretoped by art and science, have bo. gun to depent for their folladyancement and proa- perity upon tha sustalning arm of commerce: and that it may be accepted an an axfom, of which Conzress will appreciate the foll significance, that esery opening of onr poria to foreign goods opens & forelzn market foroar own. RELATIVE COST,OF COLLECTING REVESUR. ‘The Commisslon submit the following table showiug tho relative cost of collecting tho revennte on fmports In the United States and in scyeral European countries: . Per cent. Unitod States. Frand German Empire Ureat Britain o . 2, The imports of Great Hritain (n 1875 and 1870 ;;r;_z%sqgu,om,m. and the cost of collection 72,000, ha Imports of the United States {n 1870 were flmmm.ow. while tho cost of expenses of col- ection were $6, 704,000, AD-VALOREM OR BI'ECIFIO DUTIES. After givine a Jong summary of the argu- meuts mado, op belalf of the Chamber of Commerce, ln favor of a restdration of the du- ties ont tea and coffec, the substitution of spe- cifie for ad-yalorem dutics, and a general slin- pliflcation of our tarlil system, the Commiasion concludes; We entirely agreo with the Committes of the Chamber of Comtnerce In recommcnding the chanza o speeific dutics, **so far As may bo prac- tieable:” and with an fripression that the change is practicablo to a much greater extent than scems 1o hava been suppuscd o the United States, We doubt whinther the chunge ean now be made as completean it {9 In England with only specific duties, but wo think that the effort should bemade to adopt such dutics in every posalblo case, in view of the doctarations made un bonaif of the Chamber of Comwerce that many merchants are catirely ruined by the frauds pérpetrated under ad-valo~ tem duties, and thul s change to specifc doties In n **matter of life and’ death with them." The tariffs of Great Lritaln nud of Germany ara already free, with trifling exceptions, from 4d-valurem due ties, Woare ngrood, slso, in recommiending the abuiition, In ail cases, without ad exception, of mixed duties. RECIFROCITY, The Commisslon recommends the negotlation of rectprocal cominercial treatics fn tho' follow- fug words: That commereinl trcatics for reciprocal beneft and theenlarzenient of exchanges can be negotlated by the United States with Iittlo o no loss of royo- nue. and with advantagoes to our exchangos almilar 1o those that have revuited to the countries of Ku- rone, tuere would seem llttle reason to doubt; and we reapectfully recommend the subject to tho at- tention of tho P'resideat s oue that in our opinlon 1n deserving of ca stady. ‘Ti.o viown cxpressed by tho Honorable Scerctary of Stale on tha necessity of reviviug our commerco ana vur carrying-trade woald seam (o ba in nccord with (e polivy which wo have the honor to submit for cunsideration, . CARRYING TRADE, On thie deciive of our arrying trade tho Com- mission soys: The hupe hna Leen frequently expressod that Cangrews, in view of tho etfect of tho oxtsting ro- strictions upon vur carrying trade, whilo atiended with o largo o duereaso lnj our shipbuilding, not- withstanding its protection from lwcl?n compett- tion, will adopt 8 policy that will teud {o tgrminato our dependencs upon foreten carriord, und 10 ra- coinmente on a rure nasis the development nf our mercantile marine, with wnich the .pride of oar puoplo 16 so closely cunnected, and whlch, as aux- 1ty to vur navy In shipw and raliors, may be duudly 1portant o caso of war, CUSTOM:11OUBR’ MACHINERY. The Commission rccommends that onths to entries be no longer required, but that provision ba made whereby the sleusture to such docu- uents as now require an oath sball bave the force of an oath, and be subject to the like ponoltics, On the abolitlon of Consular certificates the Commisston says: Stiould Congrens, in rovising the tarltt, adopt the systom of specile dutlen, 1t would seem that Con- #ulur certileatws might bo safely dis with; but, with thd continuance of adeval dutlas, A andtho proposcd enlaryoment and entorcement of otir Conanlar systens, t‘uncuhr cortificates would e In all cases valuable and important, PHOPOSED CIIANGES IN CUSTOMS LAWS, Among the sugzestions made by tho Commit- teo of the Chamuer of Commeree, aud approved by the Co lon, are the followings ‘The duties should alwaya bo asscased on mar- ket-value at the place of ¢xportation, ‘Tho law fur dlscharging export-bouds should be slmplified, Gouds procurcd otherwise than by purchase shoutd be fnvoleed at getual market valun at period of exportation, ‘The Cammtsslon declines to recommend: u;:"ml“ Irlnge eotrles to be completed in thirty v 2 40 > That the Government retain, in its discretion, the wholo or any part of au nvoles for not moro than ten days, Reduction of ,mel bond from double the vrlue of tho runds to double the valuo of duties, On this the Comintssiou says: . ‘Whilo we are not prepared to reccommend the chanio sug; h‘ the Uhamber of Cominureo, we arv agreed that the bond itaclf tv practleally & nzllity, ©, . . ln accordance with tha prosent ractico, to which ws wea no onjoction, if " it wus egalized, wo recommena that tho cndition of the bond bo so chanzed that it whal) bind the finporter to delivar ta the Collector addittana! packages af tha involcy ue 1o may call for, at any time witn- in ten days after appratsemcat, ‘ani to pay all ade ditional Uuties that may becumo dae apon an ap- pralsauienl, with Interest, and any damsges that may accray to tho Government by rosson of & fail- i‘er:l:‘: deliverthe packsges required by the Cole g (= NOTES AND NEWS. HECES3 DRTEBMINED UPON, Apectal Disudteh to TAy CAleagn Tribuns, Wasiuinazroy, D, €, Dee. 7.—[u the House the foature of tho day was the adjournment resolution, - The signiticant fact was the deslre of the great majority to adjourn for as long a perlod ms possble. Tho extrn session was longer than had been anticipated, and s greater portion of the members cameo hore without baving made their customary proparations for tho winter. fura long time. . When tho Ways and Means Comnnlttee reported * the adjournment resolu- tion, therefore, It passed without ubjoction, ox- cept that tho {ime was oxtended threedaye. The Ways and Meaus Commitio biad fixed tho timo for rveassembling for Jan. 7, but Uen, Butler seminded the House that the 8th of January was a Dewocratle hollday, and the thne wos extended 1o tho 10ih. “When the resolution was returned voncurred in by the Henate, & buzz of approbation went around the LUsL, . TUE COLON-LINN IN THS 30UTIL, Wasiuixgron, D. C., Dec, 7.~Tho last lssue of the Charleston (3, C.) Newe und Courler, re- celved here, has un editorfal warning the color- ed Kepublicans of Charleston uot Lo support, at tho munidoal electlun pext week, the Iniee pendentticket, cnmro-cdu! colored Republicans aud Independent white Demucrata, ‘fhie artle which cuuses considerablo vomment here, say L'pun the colored peoplo of Charleston will rest tha reaponalbility for the defeat of 1be Democratic tickel, of tnu aitempt tu defeat it. 'The defeat of the Demociatic tlcket by thy calored peoplo will rekiudle the angry feelings that were fast dying out; tbe old colurdiue will bo re-cutablished, and the whitcs will be ]]nllml squarcly azainst tho blacke. Doos auy colured may doubt 1he resuls of such a contet, the Stato Governwent lu every do. Jpartent belng controlicd by Democrats) PEHSONAL, Ex-Represcotativo Charles B. Farwell und Mer- man Krelssman, Consul to Berlin, and Cot. Tor- rance, of Clicugo, aru {n the city, PARAGUAYAN MINISTER, Dr. Benjunln Aceval to-day presented Presi- deut Huyce hus credentlals a3 Euvoy Extraor- diuury and Mluister Pleulpotentiary of the Re- public of Parazuay to the United Stutes, BOUTUERN WAR CLAINE. ‘Wasinozon, D. C., Dee. 8,—The Commls- sloners of Claling bave aubmitted tus seventh of thelr reports, inado st tho Leginning of eyery regular session of Uongress. They report on 1,853 Boutheru clalms.- 'The smount clafmed Is $5,761,108; the smount sllowed is $434,833. They made allowances i 714 cases, und 945 are disullowed. They report the general causes of total disallowauces to be either Uiatoyalty ou the part of the calmant during the” War, oy fallore o prove uctlvo or cuustant Io{-uy. Or to prove that the property was taken for the actual uss of the Federal army, urthat {t®cumes within the tcrm ““stores or supplles,” to which thelr furlsdiction {s con- tned. ‘The great deductions on allowed cases are due to differences between values charged ldy claimants tor thelr oroperty and value tothe uYernment, of to the incluslon of ftoms not within the jurisdiction of the Commiasioners, or to fallure to prove the accouuts as charged. Under ao uct of tho last Coniress clulauts who Bave uot yet proved up shelr clals are re- This hos wade the House restive, quired to do so before the 10th day of March nexts and the Commission itself is"to continue no longer than March 10, 1570, The Commls. sloners havo atlll anout 2000 claims_awaitinz final action, and no proofs at all have been fled in about 7,000 eascs, Uelng fully_one-thind_of those presented under the act of March 3, 1871, THE RECORD, SENATE. WasmiscroN, D. C. Dec. 7.—Mr, Bargent, from the Committes on Naval Aifaire, reported, with an amendmont, the Ilouss bill for tho re- lef ot the sufferers by the wreek of the United States steamer Huron, The amendment proe vides for the payment to the helrs of the lost twelva montha' sca pay; to the heirs of Capt. Gutbrie, of the Life-Saving Bervice, one year's pay; and to the heirs of those belonging to the wrecking steamer B. & J. Baker, who were lost in nttempting to sayo those on the Huron, §100 each. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was passed. At the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. Mitchell catled up the bill, recemily fntroduced by him, to extend the term for the conmstruction and completien of the Northern Pacific Railroad, for the parpo<e of having It referreit to the Com- mittec on lnlitoads, and, tn cxplanaion of the biil, he rpoke at considerable length, Mr. Thurman spoke hrlnnf. and the blll was re- ferrcd to the Commitiea on Nailroads, Mr. Conkling presented tha Evuunn of Austin Packard and others, of New York, In favor of the appoiniment of a Commlssion to communlesta with other nations, with n view of having a rafl- road bulit across tho Continent of Alrica. He- ferred, Mr. Anthony (Rhode Irland), fror the Commit- tee on Printing, reported. withont amendment, the Senate resulution to ‘ulnl 3,000 extra coples of the President's mensagh and the reports of the depariments, Agreed to, number of bills wero presented and referred. Mr. Marrin Introduced 'a joint resolution mu- thorizing and dirccting the Sccretary of the Treaa- ury to cause the Custom-Ilonso at Memphis to Lo construet>d of Tenncasee marble. Mz, Teller submitted a reaolution clting tho agreement entered into between the United States and the confederate band of Ute Indlans, for a cesalon of certain lands ocenpled hr them to tho Giuvernment, and calling upon the Fresident Lo in- form the Senate whether the payments provided for have been made, and whether ihe linds ceded Laid on the e Also a resolution calling upon the Prestdent to inform the Senato to the coetof the late war with the Sioux Indisoe, the ca Ica of rank and i among tho troops, etc, Agreed to, Mr. Edmunds called up the resolution anbmitted by bim on_tho 2uith of November, directing the Attorney-Genoral to dommunicate tb the Senate ns B0on a4 may be a lixt of all criminal prosccutions commenced in the courts of the United States in the Dlatrict of South Carolina since tho 1t of January, 1876, for offenses againat tha livas, prop- erty, civil rights, or righits of suffmge of any perfson, with the names of the alleged offienders, and a statement of the disposition of such prose ecution and the dates thereol, Agreed to. Mr. Matthews called up the canturrent resoln- tlon submitted by him yestorday in regard to tho payment nllhu{:rlnclpnllnd triterost of the Gov. ernutent bonds In silver eotn, and after it hod been read ho satd it was his Intention to saomit somo havb been occopted by ehizons. remarks this afternoon in regard (o the resolution bofore moving 118 seforence to the Committes on Finance, - At the request of severnl Sonators ho waonld allow 1t to lle over until. Monduy and would then call It up and have something to say in regard thereto, ‘Tho Senato thon, at 2:43, went into oxacatlve sston, and when the doors reopened adjourned 1 Monday, E 3 1ovse, following dills were Introduced and ro- Dy 3r, Stephens—Amendatory o ‘tho net fn- corporating the Texas Pacific Ratlroad Company. By xir. ?ux (N. Y.)—To organize the Life- Sorvice, Dy Jr. Stewart—For the roilef of scttlers on coriain lands tn Minnesota hereloforo grantod for raiiroad purposes. A resolution in regard to putting the records and flica of thy House in a place of wafoty againat tdro was sdopted, Mr, Wood, tlie Chalrman of the Ways and Means Commlttce, reporteda concurrent resolution for the adjonrnment of Congress for the Christmas holldays, from the 15th of Decemuct until Jun., 7, Nr. Butler sugygestod that the House njourn untl} the lumnl-hmmr‘y, bocanso thaKth was a yood old Democratig holiday, —the annivareary of Jack- non's victory at New Orlcans,—and tho House objection Lo Lhe oxtunsfon, 4 The resolution, amoended as suggested, was v Thie Speaker thea called on Committees for re- ports ofw private nature, he Hlguse then wont Inte Committes of the Whale, with atr. Burchard (1llinois) in the chair, on the private calendar, At 3 o'clock the Canmitteo rose, r:?olkll A num- ber of private bills favorably to the ouse,and they wera passed, - . Onmotiun of Mr. to the bill for tho re wreek of the Huron v Adjourned t1ll Monda; VANDERBILT'S WILL. Progress of the Straggle. to det n.Falrer Divlslon of tho Commodore's Vast Hoard, dpecial Disgate ta The Chicagn® Tribynge, New Yorg, Dee. 7.—The Vanderbil will cone test waa resumed to-day, qualnt Dr, enham- mer continulng his testimonys 1o said he ney- er saw so clear-headed 8 man under such suler- ing. He bod seca the Commodore under the Influence of excitument. Ho told sevoral atorios in {ilustration of this, uot fit toprint, On one occasion hio recommended Lot cloths as applied 1o tho Comwmodore's abdomen, Dr, Linsloy thouglit 8 hot apolication tothe spine would also bo good, Ho broucht {n gum-clastic bot- tles for holding hot water, and It was applied to the Commodoru's spine, tlo didn't notice It at frst, but after a whilo it began to got very warm and mako lLim rcstlesss Ha rcached eround saying, * What's thia?” and catch- fog the bottle by the wneck threw it on the floor. Tho cork came. out and the water flow about. Afr. Lord tried to make out that ths bottle was atmod st Dr, Linsley, but the witness did not think so, although ho ac- knowledged that that gontleman had a very narrow cscape, aid thit ho went out of the room at once and ual udt returo, The question a8 to whether palus such asCommodore Vander- bllt suffered did not sometimes end in insanity waa regarded by the Surrogate as the vital polnt of tho case, and he ruled out the question n regard to discases which the Com- medore had two years after making his will, The Intercstlng witness wasa pluitip lady, fashionably dressed, who gave her name as Jeunlo W. Dan- forth, and said sho was & magnotic hoaler, Amid many objectlous she testificd that she was sont for by Mrs. Vanderbllt to treat the Commodory magnetleally fo 1876, and was fu attendauce througlivut that and the two following months, She was three nleiits alone with tue Commo- dore, & servaut girl being statloned fn tho ad- Jolulvg room witbin call, Tho tirst night the ott, the Benate amendment f of tho suflorers of the oncurred 1o, Commodore talked but littlo, The second night be secised very much fnclined to conversatlon. e sald bo had preat beliot tu clairvoyance puwer; tiet ho had bosu treutod that way for years. Objuctlous wers rulicd to th relevancy of belief in Bplrituallsm, aud the Burrogato sald b had been doeided (ha a Bpitltualiat was capable of makiog u will, but bao adultted the cvidence provisiunally, Mru. Danforth then resumcd ber tustimony as fole lows: On the first ulght Commodore Vander- bilt sald bo was very unbappy and dissatisfed with his will.- Ou ‘the second night no sald be was much distressed fn mind tu refercaco to his will, and he feared It was wrong of Lim to tuko tho adylve of Willisw and Dr, Lincolu fn lmlmi hls dauchtors kopt away from biw, e made that and other statemonts that the Court wlgut ub{ecfi to. Mr, Comatock woved to have tho wholo atrivkeu out, un the ground that it mmounted to a revocatlon of the wili which could ot b dowo in _uml way. Aficr a long argument as to the advisa- bility of this surt of evidence, tho Surroguty Baked, "Suvfimu. to tako sn sxtremo vasc, tho Comuiodoro had 84d to thie lady that he bad been over-persusded by Willam, who had told L storles about th” otlicr children which he aiterward discovered to bo nutrue, such a Jec- laration would uot be admiaiblo, bocause it vot given under oath” Ar, Lord sald he jotended to prove Ly tha witucas that the Cummodors asked Ler to put beracif fn commuule Lis deceasad Wife; that sho went futu a L aud balieved sle was so fn communwation; aud that, after reportiug to the Commodore that Lis wifo seeied diatressed, Lo aald to berr 1 know wh;zh ll&boué;‘ Tt Is H’me"i‘u‘g’ 'Ill;dl will wako wuother to-marrow, court adjourn- «d &t this potut tll Wednesday gext. i —— SCOTCHMEN, Soecial Dispateh to Tas Chicago Tridune DosuQus, Ia., Dec. 7.—~Tho annual weeting of the Dubuquo Bt. Androw’s Soctety was held last cvenlng, Tho following ofticers were elect- od for tho ecnsulog year: President, Jobn Maclay; Vice-President, E. J. Moyers; Treas- urer, Jobn Bell; Seurctary, Dr. Millar; Chap- lain, ths Rey. Allan Currj Executive Com- mittee, A. Y. McDonald, Davia Drummond, and &mu Nichols. A spleadid collation was Serye nance is oxperienced, ing FOREIGN. Account of Recent Russian Operations at and About Erzeroum. An Unoflicinl Statement as to Russia’s Terms of Peace, She Will Contend for thoe Au- tonomy of the Christian Population, The Permanent [ossossion of Kars and Batoom, and Servian and Rouma- nian Independence, She Also Egpeots to Secoure the Free Passage of the Dardanelles, Negotiations for the Settlement of the French Difficulties Sud= denly Broken Off. MaoMahon Will Not Relinquish the Army, Navy, and Foreign Affairs Ministors. THH OUTLOOK IN ASIA AfINOR, [By Cablelo The Chicago Tridune.] Loxpox Orrioe or Tue Cricaco TRIBUNE, Dee. 8—4 a. m.—From Kors Tae Tniouve's correspondent telographs, Deo. 6, an attack on Erzeroum is impending, *but nothing has tranapired yot with rogand to the manner in which oporations will. be Lrought to n closo, Whother bombardment, or regular sloge, or assnult is likely to be adoptod moy chiefly depond on circum. stances, A great deal of snow has “blocked tho Soghanli Mountain, and, in consoquence, some difficulty {n transporling heavy ord- Strong working partics aro busy now in clearing that road. The ordinary Commissarint service has, howover, not boon intorrupted. Under date of Nov. 21 from Erzeroum I Lava the following: I1Iave boon officially in-" formed that it is not allowed to telegraph in- formation 2 UNPAVORADLE TO THE TURKS, On Tuesdsy the town was summoned to surrendor for tho second time. Tho Russian messonger stated that Kars had fallen. The same day the Russians fired a salute of 100 guns at DeveBoyun; we do not know whoth. \v-fiud R,mbx;flh i‘n‘#"é‘{“fi?‘n’: ‘l}fll‘ day at sy, 'fi”' er in - celobration of the {fall of r. Wood replie A s friena wonl ollow at) e Democratio procedents, o would bave ne | KOF®% OF for soma ofher reason. Great military activity prevails. Soveral bat- talions marching to Erzeroum have been or- dored to remain in.the vicinity of Top Dagh. The Oivil Government archives and maunicipal funds have for asecond time been sent to Balburt. The oponing of the bom- bardment {s momentarily expeoted, thongh Mukhtar Pasha snya that his forces will bo ablo to keep the cnemy’s cannon out of rango of Erzeroum. h A TELIONAM FROM CORATANTINOTLE statea that exoertions are being made to in. duca the Christlan members of tho Turkish Parliament, who are already slowly arriving, to sign & manifesto protest- sgaingt Russian aggrossion and assuring the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire of tho undying loyalty of his Christian sub- Jeots. A TELEOBAM FROM AISTOVA ; states that Tirnova, by specdy roinforcoments from Biola, is fo]ly secured against surprisa from Buleiman Pasha, and that tho reliof of Plevna js impossible. A detatobment was pushed forward to Slataritza, driving the Turks thonce and. pursaing thom in the direction of Debrova, thus turning tha right flank of the Turkish forces and compelling them to dealst upon their attack on Jaconitza, Conslder- able attention is dirested to statomonts pb- lishied yoatorday in Buoharest, chiefly ox- tracted from the Golos and othor Russian newspapers, according to which 3¢ is thought better to CONTINUR THE WAR than o agroe to & patched-up peace which would compel Russla sooner or later to ro- commence hostilitlos [n onder to securo a conclusion of wuch a peace as she raquires for the dovelopment of re- formu. at home, It s added that the Imperial Governmont must obtain serious guarantees, namely, tho autonomy of the Olristian population of Turkey, iude- pendencs of Rouma nia and Bervia, ay oggran- dizement of Montencgro, and for Russia the possession of Datoum and Kars and tho froo navigation of the Dardanclles. WAR.NOTES, NEPORTLD VICTORY, ConsraNyiNorL, Dec. 7.—1t is reported that Bnlclinan Pasha bar galucd another yictory be- tween Elgps and Tlrmova. % % RUB3IA'S TRRMS. i Bucuanxst, Dec 7.—A Russlan statement is published hore which says (hat it fs bettor to contiaus the war than to conclude a patched-up peace, which will sooner or. later make auother war necessary. Russla.must oblaln autonomy’ fur the Christlan population, independence for Houmania and Bervis, lucrcass of territory for Maptenegro, and for Russls, posscislon of Batouts and Kars and tho free nayigatiou of the Dardanclles.” e CURGKED, Bogor, Dec, 7.—~Yesterday Gen, Deltinghaus. en, with reinforcements, arrived st Jacowitx, Simultancously & detachment wus sent to Stat~ aritza, aud turned the flauk of the Turklsh waln Lody, which was marching from Elena to Jaco- wits. Thercupon the Turks wuddenly ceased thele movoment agalost Gew Deltinghausen’s divialoa. . ERZEROUM, CoNsTAXTINOPLE, Dec. 0.—~(laza lukbtar FPaaha's army numbers 25,000 meo. ;- This fy con- sulered jnsufiicient to hold- Erzeroum. - Relu- forcewmanty will be sent him, @'e n © FUB OZAR. Lowvox, Dec. 8—% & m.~A Vienns corre- spoodent coutradicts tho rumory of the lll-beatth of the Czar. His Msjesty’s return, bowever, to Bt. Petersburg in Januazy, Ls probable, as it s sssumed that Plevns will have fallan Ly phat tlme. exnyL A Belgrade carrespondcat says Prince Mian's nounced for tho the Bth, will he pustponed for & few days. All treek rostdents of Bervia Hable to con- scription have been ordered by the Consul to return homo. DRIDGE DAMAGED. Tunsu MaaungLLy, Dec. 0—It fs_Teported that sixtecn pontoons of the Nikopolls bridge have been sunk by the storm, and moro are cx- pected tosink, It la blowing hard, MACMAIION. A2 WILL XOT BUBMIT, [By Cable to The Ohicago Tridune,] . Loxnox Orron o T Crtoado Tnmuwe, Dee. 8—4 n. m.—The attempt to form n Cabinet with Dufauro ns Presidont of the Council has fallen through. Marshal Mac. point War Tho Committeo of the theso, The Marshal was anzious that the Barquis Do Bonnoville should their portfolios, both having expressed their willingness to do so, but ihe Committea of Eightoen insisted on the constitational right of the majority belng respeoted. crisis is now regarded s mors seri- possible that tho mpproach of tho timo for opening the Exbibition may exorciso an influonco on both partfes, but, at the moment of. writing, the attempt to form o Ministry is a failure, " IFALLEN TIIROUGH. Mahon held out on tho naming his Ministers of Foreign AfMairs, Left not consenting to gotiations were broken off, and Gen, Rochebouet ous than over. It is quite TI(B COMPROMISE BASIA, Panis, Dee. 7.—Presldent MacMahon has final- 1y conceded to M. Dufaurc full liberty of action in forming & Cubinet, Tho new Minlstry wili, therefors, be homogenevus. This ‘excludes MacMation's rescrvation that he might have the cholec of the Ministers of War, President Marine, and Forolgn Affalrs. TS NIASON, Trestdent MacMahon's submission is sald to boduo to the firmness of tho Orleanlst Sena- tors, who resolved not to support a second dis- solution. Duke D'Audiffret Pasquier, Prusl-. dent of the Benate, told President StacMahon Weidnesday that he himsclf would tako the tribunc against such n proposals TIB MINIBTRY, Itis bolleved the now Ministry will includo Leon Bay, Ministerof Fidance; Do Marecre, Mintster of the Interior; Christoplile, Minister of Public Works; Tiessicren Do Bort, Minlster of Commerce; Waddington, Minlster of Publle Instruction; and Bordoux, Minster of Justi PRESS COMMENTS, ‘The Republican papers generally express dls- MacMahon end’ doubts respecting tho efficacy of the projected com- qprumiau unlcss some guarantee bo concededl. The Conatitutionel gud Soliel rejolco that the priuciole ol goverument by majorities has trust of President triumplied. A piTem, -t Pants, Dee. 7.—M. Dufaurs held a consulta- tlon this afterncon with delegates frowm the It 18 rumored tAst difliculties cxiat be- cause President MacMahon persists In_holding tha portfolios of the Foreign, War, aud Ainistries aloof from tho Influcnce of Parlla- Lelt. entary functionaries. TIE SCUTME FAILS. Pams, Dee. 7.—The following eemi-offlelal “The Bresident having ac- scepted the . condlitions on which M, Dufaure to form o new Cabinet, had_on his part. asked n3 his sola_cowlition tho Ministers of rs sbould retatn No difficulty ought, it would scem, to have arison on this point, as it has been ad- Miutatrics that theso note is published: agreed War, Marine, and Forolgn Affal oftlee. mitted under all previous departments should, i the interest of the coun- try aud the army, be placed boyond the reach ol parties, At tho Jast moment, however, these by lfi:s pro- ns con able to agreo to this modilication, which appears to him adverse to tho good or; ortfollos have been claimed {cutcd Ministry, © The Marshal of the army and the continuity of relntlons. en offy M, intrusted therewith,’ 118 OTIER SIDR, G T The note in which of, Dufaure and bis col- leaguces announced their inabllity to agreo to the Marshal’s conditions etated that while the Chief ot a Parliamontary Cabuet could mot consent to threo colloaguca being placed beyond hia control, still, when this q‘uentlon of was ance settled, President MacMahow naturally be takeu iuto eurious ences would cuusideration, AUDDEN CIIANGH OF FIONT. Dee, 2%.~Presidont MucMahon's de- tehmination to Instst ubon haylng the nomina- tlon ol the threg Mintsters scems to have been very sudden. Thus, on Thursday, siter dis- cussing this question with M, Dufaure, he con- cluded” with these words: " After all youare reaponslble, consequontly 1 leave you fres in tho ciolce of your colleagues.” M. Dufaure was aftorwaras much surprlsed to fiud the Mar- Panus, shal had chanred bis determination. Iplomatic egotintlons consequently belag brok- Dufaure has been relleved _of the misslon of forming a Cabiuet, and M. Batblo is PEACE AND WAR. RUSSIAN VIEWS THEREOF—IMPORTANCK OF TUR ‘ DLACE BEA CONTUOL. Correspondenze Lonilon Tymes. 87, PerEnssurg, Nov, 10.—Good nows con- tluues to pour in from Asin Minor, Mukltar Pasha, altor sifecting a junetion with Jsmajl,has been sgaln defeated, and has abandoucd his strong position in front of Erzoroum, The elege of Karas bas begun, and alreadly one of tho forts has been stormed. According to the latest In- teliigence the garrisous of these two importact fortresses havo nelther the means nor tho desire tv offcr & vigorous realstauce, so that wo may expect to Liear'svon that they have capitulated. Hard preased in Europe, the Turka cannot create & now army for Mukhtar, aud conscquently tho campaign {n Asla Winor jnay be regarded as yir- tually at suend, . ‘The adyantages which the Russlans upect’io’ derive from tho posscssion of Erzeroum may b sumwmed up thus; 41, The capture of tho fortyess will produco a profound finpreasion ou the -Turkish Guvern- ment and peovle, and witl undermine the moral forco of tho ‘Turkish armics in Bulwaria, %3, As Erzeroum Is tho richest city in Asla Mioor, it may be made to psy a conirlbution tu Indemully not ouly the Armenfan peasantry who have bad to fles from thelr homes; but also the Rucslan population near the frontier and on tho coust of tlie Black Beagfor tho losses, they have syffercd at the lands of tho barbaroua Turks. 3, It our troops should bo compelled to abandou the town, we can sunihilate its slguid. cance a8 o fortress by destroying tho fortiliva- tions und artlllery. 4, Woshull capturo~.a “g'rut quantity of islons. guns, smmunition, and prot *b. If it bu decidec to retain the town, the troops will have comfortable wiater quurters in u dtstrict capable of furnishipg abundaut supplics. 4 #0, On the capturs of Erzeroum, Kars will very soon vapltulate, and then nearty tho whole osscaston.!” of Turkish Armenia will bo i our All thls, of course, very pleasant Intelligence, but, strauge to suy, 16 has not awakeucd much public euthusiuemi o 8t, Petcrsburg, This is purtly 'to bo explained by the fact that (ho qupalen in Asa Minor is regarded as of wocoudary importauce. 10 you aska Russian why b suems 80 fudifferent to” the good reply, ““Whut we want {s pot Thu tukiog of Erzerouwn briugas us ouly a very little way uuar- will probab!, victories, bul practical results. nows, b e 1o peace, for tho catnpalgn inust be u Adrlanople vry p(:rhn‘{m. in Stamboul.” But Ceper causo of parent apathy. 8o much euthusiasm wus ex- peuded ab Loy beginnlug of the campalgu that tho supply bs, wa 14 were, neatly exbuusted. The ’u tono of publl fecling 18 vow pitched jua o .ul‘"lwr:l 1war| 't % great meworable epochs,” ** sacre ik mibes of Providoiice, " ‘the **crusede for the ufforiug Orthdox Blavs ' bas suuk to **aoother nthuln with our berodit- ngowas graphle- to we the vtber day by mcans of thcre {8 anotber uud & whol much lower koy, Wunow bearjittleal historical missions,!’ “decrces sud *the will of G cinaocipation of the sryenauy, the Turk.” Thls ally described the fallgwing comparlson: * {magtue a xich, (uucential man of generous charsctor who hears that some distant gelatives Luult of their H be nly n:llm}m-s-. Bullgving that bu can casily ssve tbewn from rula-and starvation, he fwmcdiafely scts to are lu extreme dislculties from owuy, sud that their only hope % ’| bers computed to result from them, are respect- work{ but ho moon discovera that the task he has undertaken Is by no means o caav as ha and tho adiditlons they nlso are mnummlly_ fmagined. - Unforescen diflleulties nnd complica- tnaking to their numbers, the situntion Turka will not apgiear oo assurg. Ot e tons nrlae, tlat last o becomes | Thesw measmres, however, o ol exhy 80 enlnn{;led that - Tis own ' fortuno mititary rl'!uul'u" of the country, 15;:::.“%'5 and gocini otitlon arg serlously en- | aifi] a reeerve which may, he called out, -m,; dangered. As he las ataked his reputation on | which wonld vield nn Increine of 154 bottalion, the resulbho canuot withidraw, but bis conception | or 10,00 men, Lastly, the miitie <onh of the wholo thing underzaean rudical chango. | when fully enforced, world command. 4 o Other motives bealdes benevolent feelings coms tallons, of which only thirty-thres have ne yu‘ Into play, gnd P“hn‘u the henevolence 18 re- | come forwanl, There thus remaing A foree” of &l::.eg"!fl :l: ‘:r;r:m I'fim_l‘c"!:fl;mnt- “):c'u" w|u mlhl\tlnlllnna llllnbllutu: mhaummnnml to nrins, e egan al 1 ¥ tho work from purely benevulent, motives and | nor roreaorthe total military force of Turkny not yet called out may be sct down nt Tt % o fmazined that we eonld quickly accomplish it with very little alfficulty ; but we bave unex- octedly become {rvolved to such nn extent - MIEXICO. Fiat g iavo to think chiofly of ‘sur o inter. a2 Y ests, " Tsillc dreams havo’ bean. dinpelled by A IR VICRLE OREARER, hard, disagreeable facts, and in the minds ol some of us thero Is a fealing of resentment agalnst thoss who, It n certaln sense, led us into thess complications. We cannot,® however, abandon them, though our sontiments towards them may bo changed, Our own reputation de- mands that we should succeed In amcltorating thefr condition.’ The importance for Russia of possessing tho command of the Hlack 8enand sceuring the netitrality of Austria fs well brought vut in an able artlela by Gen. Leer, 8 Professor of the Nicholas 8taft Callege, Tiie artlclo Is ao inter- esting that I veuturs to give n condensed trans- lation of It “ In consequence of certaln geographienl and litical conditions the acat of war fn tho Bals n Peninsula has for us n very unfavorable appearance. Surrouyded on three sldes by scos Wwhich are'not In our” vower \the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Adrlatic), and on the fourth sl nimust entirely shut fit by Austrla, except & narrow opening hetween the Carpath- fans and the mouth of the Danube, trom 100 verste, it presants extremely dieadvanta- zeous condltions for invasion. It is,in Ilct‘% bag With a narrow niouth, Our army has to Crawl into the narrow opening, and then to advance h&,u long narrow corridor between two fences, 100 to 150 versts apart, nelther of which belong to us, Thus we have the most unfavorable strategical conditions—n short bozs and a long 1ine ofoperations, But tno base fs not only short: it 18 ab tho same time insufficiently -pro- tected. On tho onc slde it leans on Austrla, and on the other sfde it reaches the Danube or the Black Sca, Tu a word, tho base hns all the peculiaritics which It ought not to have; it is short, its flanks are unprotected, aud its rear is exoosed along the wholo ot the northern Black Sca const, From all this we mn{ casliy percelve how Important {s the part which Austria plnya, and how Important ft would be for us to hava the commanl of the Black Sca. Tho comnand of the DBlack-Sea would give us at unco the pos- #ibility of extending our base, and at the same time would aiford us that freedom of action aud security in operations we had n the campalgn of 1520, Besldes this, by means of the fleet we cuuld move nt once considerable forces to the scat of war, and thoreby neceleratd tha salutton of tho gucstion. Al tlie difference betwoen our slow, undecided movements in tho campaien of 1823 and our decided, brilllant operatlona in 1820 Is to be explalned 'l)y the co- operation of the ficet In the Intter year. Not less Important in tho stratezic sensc ara ous political relations with Austria. An offensive alllance with Austris, like the co-operation of our fleet, would Iengtlicn our basc to the right and rivo us complove frecdom of action, With- out tho co-operation of the fleet and with the hostility of Auatrin, the advance of our army into the Balkan Peninsula would be completely impossible, or would be at least an adventurous entérprae like that of Charles XII. Things werg almost In that condition at tho he}(mnhlz of the campalam of 183, ITence, bo- sldes the main army of (nvasion, it wonld be necessary to have threo a{mclul armies for pro- tecting thotwo flanks and the rear ot our baso of operations. Bupposiog the inuin army to conslat of 150,000 men, the first supplementary army, on the west coast of the Dinck Sea and on the Danube, shiould have nbout 100,000; the see- ond, uvn the nortliern const of the Black Sca, showld haye about tho some mumber; and tho third, tn the Principalitics, Bessarabin, or Poland, to protect the rizht flank ngainst Aus- tria, at least 300,000, ‘Thus, In order to protoct the opcratlops of the army of 150,000, there ought to Lo three eupplementary armies con- talning togother half o million of men." This articlo Is interesting in more than one reapect. As it was published {n the Stornik GoswdarstiennykA Znanti before the commence- micct of the war, it proves that there wero some men fn tho Russian army who- did not® lmagine that the campagn would be o mero militury promenade. Tucsow, Arh, Dec. 7.—From private lTetters recefved herey to which credence Is attucied, the following news Is gleancd: Gen, Epltacly Huerta, Commanding General of Sonura ey Dinz, 18 ordered to Moxleo, and all tho Federaj earrlson In Bonora are cuncentrating fn Uuaya. mas, the frontior towns being left unprotucte, Discontont {s goneral in Binaloa, Sonora, and Lower California, thero having been o revoln. tion of opinlon in favor of Leraa. Importany newa i3 expeceted soon. L3 L MISCELLANY. TIN PAFAL BUCCESSION, Tasnox, Dec. 7.—The Portugiesc Minfster to the Vatlean hos been ralsed to the rauk of Ambassador. - Portugal claims tho right of veta in the next Papnl election, TUMOBED RESIONATION OF DISRAELI, Lonoox, Uce. T.—Rumnors of Earl Teacons. fleld’s resigaation of the Premlership are agaln circulating, and that Lord Derby, Becretary of Btnta for the Forcign Department, will si:coeg him, and that the Marquts of anlnhur’. Secre- tary of State for India, will succeed Lord Derby, BFECIN_BILIPMENT. Toxpox, Dec, 8—5a, m.—~Thera were Withe drawn from the bank vsturdly £100,000 in American cagles for Few York. TIE GREAT RAID. Most of tho Bnloon-Keepers of New Yorle City tho Occupants of Evil-Doors® Cells, Spectat Dispatch to TAx UMcazn Trinune. Naw Yonx, Doc. 7.—The Police Justices thiy morning had to dlsposa of over €00 kaloon. keepers, who filled the station-houses last night with their persons and tudignation. The orders wero fssucd yesterday by the Polico Buperin. tendent that all persons found selling Mquor without a licenso were to be warned and ar. rested unless they closed their places. Tho re. sult was statfon-houses, and swearing. A majority of the arrested werg held for trial fn 8100° bail, A majority also show recolpts from the Exclso Commnissloncrs for liggusc-money polid In to them. Tho Com. missloncrs, it scors, einco thoy did not know whether they bad any right to grant lcenscs undor tho present mixed condition of the State laws, took the saluon-keepers’ money, gave re- ceipts, and prowntsed them the'licouses later, On theso recglints tho saicon-kecpers procceded Lo sell, and hold them to be ns zood as leeuses, The Excise Conimissionerarecontly backed down from thelr position, and threw it upon the polico’ to stop the ealo without licnves. There are many complaints from the most re. spectable dealers, who offered sccurity, but werenot allowed to leava tho statfon. The movement {s onc of tha curfous ones connected with the Murphy Movement, and 18 regarded as a grreat vietory.” ‘A largo number of dealers closed up on hotification of the police. Many othors were undisturbed, as no places wers cotered whera curtalns wero lowered as a pre- caution, Test cases will be tricd at once be- fora the Bupreine Court, Nearly 800 moro ealoon-keopers were arrcsted thls worning, and .the raidlug still continues, OVERDUE STEAMERS. Nothing Definlte from the City of Berlin. Svecial Misvatch to The Chicado Tribune, Wasmxaron, D. ., Dec, 7.~Thoro are gravs apprehensions ot the Britlsh Legatfon this eventng thut Tlunkdtt, recent Socretary of the English Embassy hore, was lost' upon the City vast amounts of of Berlin off the coast of Brittany., Cable dis THE TURKISH ARMY. patches to-night make 3t scem probable MDANURES YOR ITS NEINFORCEMENT. that tho City " of Borlln Is lost thero, Plunkott was. a possenger, and bad charge of some important papers. A box has beon washed ashore on the coast of Brit- any, carefully senlud and directed to the British Forelgn Office. The Legation poople biere think that Plunkett, unable to save his own lifo, care- fully scaled thoss offictal papers and placed them in a box so that they would bo likely to float ashore, New Yong, Dee. 0.—Of vessols duo at this port the State Line steanicr State of Vireinia 1s thoe only one overduo, sho haviug left Glasgow on Nov, 23, Tho Ching, of the Cunard Line, aud the France, of u:g Fronch Line, arrived this alternoon, thirty*six hours bohind tyme, Loxpox, Due, T.=-The _steamer, wreeked oft tho Istand o Uit Frauce, 13 haned the Furapean, from the Capoof G Hope, for Plymouth and SBonthampton. A Drest alspateh says the Europeau ran on w rock fuu fow. The passengers Look to the boats, and the steamer sauk ten minutes afterward. No lives wer lost. & From the London Times' Correspondent with Suleiman Paka, VanNA, Nov, 4. —Tho uncxpeeted but declsive dofeats sustalned by thearmy of Mukbtar Pasha in Asia and the precarlous position of Osman Pashia at Plevis on the European sido have ma~ torlally altorod the situation of the two bellig crent Powars, and the question, what resources remualn to the Turkish Government to continue the war which has hitherto redonnded mo much to its honor, presonts Itself moro urgently than over. Tho only nnswer to this question ts to bo found in uew lovles of troops, tha ealling out of all the rescrves, and, lostly, the sending tho detachmonts of tho army already forued, but hitherto dispersed and uncugaged, to the scat olhctual operatious, ‘Tlus la the resolution of tho Sorasklerate, which is doterinined on no account to glve up the struggle, but rother to vontinue It with in- crensed overzy, No doubt from tho numbers oxpected by tho War Councll {n augmentation ol thelr forcos a considerable percontage may bo deducted, theory gencrally proving moro sauguine than fact. . Btill, making overy allow- aues for counter-conslderations, the Turks sliould bog able eo far to recrult thelr present forces that thoy.nced fear no final subjugation, The mieasurcs lfruul upou by tho Beraskierato for the auiuent@ion of the army, and the num- CANADIAN NEWS, Bpectal Disuaich (o The Chicagp Tridune, OtTAwa, Dec, 7.—The Dominlon Parllament will bo summoned for tho dispatch of busincss Inabout six weeks, The Governar-Uencral jsmave & banquet to- night to Bir A, I\ Galt, Mr. Binlth, Miuister of Marine wnd Fisherics, aud other dlstiuguished Ruests, + The Canada Central Rallrond was transferred ‘to the Brockvllle & Ottawa Nailroad Cowmpany ta-day, The Queboc Board of Trade have recommend- cd us subjects for discussion at the Domiulon Board mecting, tho uss of Amurican canals to Caudfan boats on the same terins that Amerls can boats are admitted to Cunadian canals, and the establishment of nn Assoutated Coloulsl Chamher of Cominerce, 1. 8. Eastwood, Asslgmes, loft for Chicago to Interviow Legault, ths absconding juerciant, who iy now Iu jall, in the Intercat of thae cred- ltors, o oprelal Plavateh 10 The Chicnao ‘fribuna. Monryas, mnm-. 7.—Barou Da Julchmnvllla 1o Matager Mussolin, ous of Fathier Chinlquay’s couverts, has weliton a letter to tho press, ad- dressed to Blshop Fubre, stating that Lo has sengunced Protestdutism and rejoinod the Ho- man-Catholio Church. As su otfsob to this, 3 Fronch-Canadlau Pr{clt. uamed Georze Benard Tanguay, of Montreal, publishes in the Witues Lia roinission from tho Church of Rowe. '{lm Cutbolle Unjon haa fssued the followlng orders - The dologstes of the Catholla Unlon of Csnads avat) thenielvos of ihio occaslon af thelr frat Uun crul Cunvention to announcy to sho world the princl plea soon which this Union 1s baved, and Ly pur Dusa for which it Is formed. 'The principle of uu tual furbearauce and d-will, which baw bervtoe foro gulded the {nhabltante uf. this Duminien, he* greatiy-contributed 1o the general Lenett, by 8 Curing thows rights withuut which citizenshiy cuauoy L0 bu 8 blesslng, and cementing more drm) tue bonds of thu political unlon within which al arustriving o work ot thelr comumon deatiny. ‘The membcrs of the Cathoilo Union of Usnadsy whils cherisbing the religious and nutiona traditions of 1ho respective racesto which they belony, ark for themsulyes nathing which tney 1o+ {usc 10 thelr meighbors; and, walle maintaining thelr own just and lawfal rights, tloy are, af 1u¢ sama time, ready 10 respect the righits of otbers, 4 (0 Feniove whatevor might glve a causo ut.uce canion of dvstroying or endanguring the barmony sud good-feoliug wuich huve preyaiiod in tho past, sud which they are ansivns to reatore and perpot- atedn tho fature, sud for whicls they appeat to the support and syuipathy of thelr fellow-citlzens of everycroed and class, thal ¢ may sgain be th rlde (hat’ nowhete oo the face of (oo earil s runul Tulier wvasure of clvil and yoligious liderty T this Domiaion of Cinada, Han A'Lfghl? enaich ta The (hicadn Tridune. Orrawa, Dee. 7.~The abipuent of sawed Jumber for tlus yesr msy vow bu considered closed. 'Tharcsult of tho scason's busiucss Is seported, on the whole, very satlafactory, and [3 deul\!cJ {wprovement ou that of Loyt yuar, es- pecially fu the reduction of losses through ba deuts.” Tne shipments duriog the: last &eu‘ reached 110,757.614 fect, valued !t:'l.lli.'l'l 35, agulust 1 630 feot for 1376, valued ab [JETERL S et DEADWOOD, Daapwoop, Dec. 7.—Difliculty has arlsen re- garding the owncrahip of the Woolley mine, (lcorge W, Ramadull, Maj. J. N. Woolley, and 8. Euwards belug coutestaute for the proprie- turship, each of whoumm has altesoately beld pussession by moons of wmed forces. Last pight Col. Rumsdell, with seven ‘umcd me, touk possession, whereypor the Woolley fnter est orgauized & force aud drove (heul vut, Toey turn wore driven ou:g a furcs ot tfteen arwed men, beaded bfl 8. Edwards, who uimu‘ilu l‘Iu posseseion provisloned fur a seigy slxtly dave. S : ‘Lhie l:m-ly-zlwm.ul county officers ousted tho old \lnlluhh- als to-duy by force, and sre uow 1o pod seaslon R . - tvely as tollows: All tho recruits llabie by ore dinary courss of law to survonest year wera nst mouth surimoned to _servive, Ly this meusure there were ratsed 23,000 iufanfry, 4,820 dleld artillery, 3,030 cavalry, 4000 fortress artillery, and 1,700 anglncer-,—[n all about ,000 mey, Theso troops boyo already in part been diz- tributed among tho ditfcrent armles, At first it was {ntended to form these recruitsintonn army corps couslatlug of twelve tirailleur; battalious, thirty-four infantry battallons, two figld aetll ler rofiments, auit fourteen batterles! After more imature constderation, howuvor, it was determined to distribute them amoug the treops of thu liue, for the rurpmu, waluly, of covers ing any retreats which, out of ta consid. erations, mizht be made In the courss of the wars Nuxt follows tho callivg out of the Ke- dits. ‘Tio troops thus culled out lave been formed into independent l:urfll in the fotlowing wmauner: The First Corps 1 at Bhuwls, with twenty-clght battailons, cqual to 22,000 men ; the Bgeoud Corps comprises thirtv-one Lattalos or 25,000 weny and tho Third Corps, ot Monase tir, forty battallons, or- 3,000 men—in all utuety-nine battalions, equal to E0,00 men. In Asla,” cleven battalions, or (:fi ne, aro at Karput; ten buttallons, or B,000 wen, ut Sivas; , sleveu battations, or 8, wien, at Ergoroum} suven battallons, or 5,700 men, at Kara; uing Lattallons, or 7,00 ey, at Bayazid;- whils at Diurbekir thers arc nine battalions, cqual to 700 mnen,~—ju all, ftyseven battalions-with 45,000 men, In the district of tho Byrian corps there are statloned elgbteon battalions wit 14,000 wwen. ‘Thus the new levy consists of 17 balullu‘m with 189,000 meu, und, including the recruite’ who weru rabsed formerly, shows a Rraud total of 183,000 men. « Busides Lhis now lovy the Turkish aymy fn the fleld wlll recelve a strong relutorcement” in the Corps of Bawdad aud Yemen, tho greater part of which Is ulready on the wmarch 10 the svat’ of war. ‘Thoso who are bound for thu scene of operations Iu Asia comprlas the collected troops of the Corps of Bagdad; couslstlog of twelve Infautry Lattallous, eix sifle bLattalions, twu’ csValry rezirments, thres borsg, five fleld, and oue mouutaluy battery; fu ull, 19,000 men, with seveuty-clght guus. ‘The Yeuion Coros seuds oufy tea infastry bat- tallons nud ove ritla battalon, with flys feld aud ono wountaia battery. In atl 9,000 meu, with thirty-four guns. { the Fifth Corps - of Damascus st icust sovon Nizam battalious, and fiva Redil battalions of the fret cluss, four Redif battalioos of the second class, stven Itedit battallons of the third class, four Rtedlf battations of tho fourth cluss, aud ninc Bugtabds buttalions are ready for departure for the suat of war. - Thy grand total of relnforcements—viz., those who bave reactied the front, thosmwho ure ou tho wmarch thiter, aod those who afa resdy to sturt—amounts, econdiug Lo the regulations, to about 2y battalluns with twonty batteries, or uurl{ 250,000 tuou. Bub the sefual nuwbers Wil fall oouskderably sbort of these figurce The rapld swumonlng oat of su tany recrults caunot bo doue without duductivu, Thy warch alw, for weeks, and oven mouths, o #u mavy meu—poorly clad, poarly fed, amt cxposeil to'all the damagug influviices of tho worst scason of the yeur~{row the wost ale- taut parts of Turkey to the peal of war caunot but Le sttended with heayy losses. Al deduc- tions mude, the actual number of recruits which the easures of the Berusklorate stould obtai would prubably full sumewbat sbors of 200,000 wmen. That Bcetill, vo doubt, & very cousiderable fightisg power, but when cowis pared with the prescut strougth of the cuew Y, a wholesale rald, overcrowded '