Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1877, Page 2

Natlonal Liberal party. who up to the mtdale o last week despalred of o hopeful an lssue, Apparent!s the Conservatives declined at the Iate moment to enter the Cabinet pregous to the removal of Dr. Falk, Mintster of Publie In- stinction and Ecclesiastical AfTairs, and unless they had guarantees that atl ecclesfastical laws ferrted since the beginning of the eccleslaatical war should be partly abollsbed aud partly re- modeled. PRINCE BISMARCK 13 NOW WORRING to remove some conrtiers of high rank, whom hio charges with conepiracy agatnst him, Ac- cording to the Iatest (ntellivence he has up to this time not been successful, but there are in- dieations that those courtiers niust this time gicld to the Chancellor G . GRANT, 113 ARRISAL AT RAPLES, - WASHINGTON. The Circulation of Trade Dollars Causing Some Uneasiness. Seoretary Sherman Detormined to Put a Stop to This Kind of Inflation, Hitchecock, of Nebraska, De- cided on for the Paris NArLEs, Dec. 15.=The P'refect of Naples and Qens. Sacent and Pallavieini and their stalls to- tday went on buard the United States man-of- war Vandaliato pay thelr respeets to ex-Preal- dent Grant, Salutes were exchanged between the vessel and fortifications. Gen, (rant s now visiting Mount Vosuvius. The Prefcct accompanics him. CIIINA. PAMINE IN THE NORTUERN. PROVINCER, Losnon, Dec, 18,—It Is sabd the Chincee Goy- erninent ntends to appeal to Ureat Britain and the United States for pecuniay ald to mcet the famine fu the Nurthern Urovinces. CASUALTLES. RUN OVER. Brectal Disyntat to The (icagn Tribune, KEoRUK, In., Der. 13.—An aceldent oceurred on the 8t. Louts, Keokuk & Northwestern Rall- way, In the subarbs of the city, this morning, by which John Devine lost his right log. e wan clfmbing up the ride of the cabovse an the frefghit-trnin goine south, when hestruck a coal- ehed and was knocked off. The caboose passed over his leg, literally crushing it from the Knee down. The teg wus amputated above the knee, but the man (s lnn very precarions condition amd may dle, Devine was for several years an englneer of the road, but bas not been in the embloy of the Comunn{ for about a_year. e was a passcuger ot the thno of the acclacat, DROWNED. Bavmivons, M., Dee. 18,—~The oyster pungy Bamuel Washington wns capsized Thursday nlght, and the crew, fncluding Capt. Cephas Busscls, and four men, were drowned, DrtrotT, Mich,, Dec. 18,—A Jackson (Mich.) dispateh nays that the budy of Peter Guather, 45 years old, was found in the river near Easton & Clark's pottery, this voon, 1Mo is suppuscd to have been drowned from falling over the Urides over the race while on his way to work at the pottery. DROPrED DEAD. Mgeypis, Tenn., Dec, 18.~A Mr. 8mith, of Keukuk, Ia, who has been scliing Masonfe Jodge-room furnlture, was found dead in the strect near the Misslssippl & Teunessee Hatle yroad Depot this nornfug, having evidently dropped dead from heart-¢isease whilo walking 1o the depot. Tho body waa taken in charge l&) { 1ho Masonlc fraternity, and his frlends notifles FALL OF A FLOOR. Spectal Dispuieh to The Chicagn Tribune, ANNX Aunor, Mich,, Dec. 13.—While Mrs, Gertte ‘Barnes was addressing & tomperance sudience {n the lail ot Plackney last ulght the floor gave way, precipltating seventy-five or 100 people into the cetlar, A vumber were sorle ously but nove futally injured. There wore about b00 persona fu the butling, A FRIGIITFUL FALL. Snectat Dispateh ta The (oo Ty ibune, CLEVELAND, U,y Dee, 18.—A terriblo nccident occurred to-day at the new high-School bulld- ing, by which Willlam Burke, & puinter, lost his Jife. Iie wasat work on the rool, when he slipped, slid down to the gutter, sut then foll, Kilimg himecit Instantly, The 'dlstauce fallou wos ofghty-two fet, « OFF TIHE TRACK. CINCINKATI, O,y Dec, 18.—A frefght train on the Oblo & Mississinpl Raflroad was thrown from the track west of Lebanon, 1!, this after- noon by the breaking ot an axte on the encine, “I'rofos were delayed two hours. Nobody hurt, “ BUST UER BILER.Y NEW Onteans, Dec, 18.~Lhe donkey-ongine of the Lessie Taylor exploded at the wharl this afternoon. Oue deck-hand wus killed, and several burt, The upper works of the boat were badly damaged. KILLED BY TR LousvirLe, Ky, Dec 18—~ Courler- Journas Fuiton (Ky.) speclal says: “Janca ‘Torey, afarmer, wus killed near Pryors’ Station on the Paducah & Mewphls Ratlroad,” e — ‘RELIGIOUS. Organization at Springfield, 11, of the Pri- mary Eplsonpal Convention for the Elec- tlon of & New Iilshop. Spectal HAisateh Lo T0e Chicago Tribune, BrrivarizLb, ML, Dee. 18,—The Primary Conventlon of tho new Diocese of Spriugtiald, belng all that portion ol 1llinuls lying soutb of tho south line of Woudford, Iroquols, Living- atoy, and Ford Couuties, ayu cast of the Iilinols River, wet here to-day, hop McLaren pre- sided. The Rov. Deune Gregw, of Sprinefold, yreachod tho sermon frons the text Bucund Cor- intblans, fifth chapter, verse 14: “ For the lovo of Chrlasy constralucth us.” A portion of the sermon wasdevored to an interesting history of the Diocese ot Hlinols, and the efforta made for soveral years past to divide tne diovese, s work now bupplly consummated, and which muet re- sult greatly w the advantage of the Church, Tle regular session of the Cunvention com- menced at 8 p. m., Biahop McLarou presiding, The Rev. Mr. Hixyins, of Danville, was Becre. tary. The roll-call showed twenty parishes rep- rescnted by clerfeal delegates, sod fourteeu lay deputies aro expected to-morrow, which will completo the vevresentation of the entire dilocese. The'Rev. W, W. Btecle, of Petersburg, was elected Asalstant Becretury, and Capt. Jobn 8, Bradford, of Springtield, Treasurer. “Tho Bishop aunounced the Committees, of which the Chalrnen ere ut follows: lucorporation of Churches, the KRev. W. W. 8tecls: Finance, the Rev. V. M. Stecte, of Iiautonl; Privileges, the Kev. J. A, Martia, of Lincolni Legislution, the Itev, Dean Dresaer, of Carliuvitle; Churely Extenston, the Rev, Dean Gregu, of Byringtield, “T'he Rev. Mr. Grege offered a resolution des- ignatiug the new diocuse ma the Diocosy; of Bpriugticld, which was adopted. Tha Stand(u Commltiee was cuosen ss follows: Cleris Mewbers—The Reva. . W, Dresser, of Carllu- ville; J. D, Easter, of Jacksunville, and F. M. Gregg, of Bprinetield; Lay Members—Judge 8, . Treat and i, P, Johnson, ot Springtield, aud A, MeKin Dubuols, of Curltuville, Bishup Mclaren then declured the Diocese duly vreunlecd, A Busrd of Equalization was appolnted, and fnstructed to muke an cquitable wsscssment on alithe partshes fur the support of the lishop, to take effect upon the date of hls comoerution and asaumptivn of ju ctlon, the usuul con- tributions meanting to go Lo the fund of the vreseut Diocese ot Tlinols, By resolution, the care of the nuw Diovese was eantime placed 1u_charge of Bishon McLaren, ‘Ihe election of o Bisbup was made the special ordes fur 10230 to-morrow wornivg, Tue Cone vention sdjourued uutil 104w, ‘Lbe Bisuop sud clencal aud lay deputics wero eutertalued socially thls eveulug ug theresldence ot Judee Treut, The Convention is a lurge and Tepresentative body, There bus Leen very little caucusiug thus far ou noumivecs for “Bishup, The caudidates mentioned are Dr. Seywour, of the Theological Bewivary of New York; Bishup Elliott, of Texany Dr. Knlckerbouker, of Minucapolls; and Dr. Burgess, of Springticld, Mass, 'Toe chuuces now scews L0 bo u favor of Prof, Seywour, wbo 1a very strongly urged. TENNESSEE FINANCES. Nasuviirx, Dee 18.—At & lurge mecting of merchauts at the Merchants® Exchange to-day, resolutions were sdopled expresslug the earnest desire tbat the Legislature should promptly sccept the lberal cffer of ths Btate creditors, aud by all necessary leglalatlon r!u'ldu for the faltbiul dischasge ot the obliga- funs sssuuied by the Biate in adjustment mu‘ Letng fully consdous of the evli effects that will follow repudiation, they wers opposed (o it Lo Lact, anud dlaapproved of auysction that led todt. Consulate. Privatc Dalzell Has Strong Hopes of' the Belgian ’ Mission. Denlal that the Senate Is Solid for Tom Scott's Subsidy Scheme. Senator Butler Defines His Po- sition with Regard to Patterson. TIHE BILVER RAIDERS, THRY DEPUECATE THE THADE DOLLAT. Special Pisputeh to TAe Chicigo Tridune, Wastixarox, D. C., Dee. 1d.—The Treasury Department has informatiou that Sau Franusco bankefs have sent clrenlars to Western manu- facturers, offering to supply thets with trade dollars at 13§ per cent dscount, Mexiean dollurs have also recently been sent in consideruble amounts from New York. They are sold at ¥ ceuls on the greenback dollar. There s sald to be a large supply of trado dullars ot San Fran- clsco, as tho bankers there retuse to take them, exeept as sueclal deposit. The Director of the Mint has recently received applieations to coin o much larger amount of trade dollars on account of this dewand West, but the Seeretary of the Treasury Is endeavoring to “pravent any additional trade-dollar colnnge, except for the ptirpose of exportation, He is nnderstood to clafn he has the power, under tho act authorlziux trade- dollars, to do this, " e clalms that trade«lollnrs are authorlzed onty for export purposes. Tho Treasury oflicials are also advised that several large manulacturers 1o Western vitles have be- gun to uso trode-dollars, paging them out in- stead of greonbacks, THADE AND MEXICAN DOLLARS, The Treasury officials glva the following ad- ditional information us to theatleged poyement of teade nnd Mexlean dollars to thé” Western States. The supply of trade dollars §s quite Jarge, Linat summer the Philadeiphin mint was asked to coin a fow millfons for exportation to Singupore, but 3,000,000 were- actually coined. ‘The San Franclsco mint also colned 2,000,500, anil the stock in privatohands fsmld to be viqual to this, The following statements us to the sup- Ly of tho trade and the brokerage put upon it s obtalned frum mint offlcials: The bauks of Nevadn haye sent out arealars offering to selt trade dollars at reduced rates. They are quoted n San Frauclsco ot 43¢ conts. The remaining fiveand one-lulf cents lsdlsh-muuduunwufln 08 followa: The broker sells thom at O, m kh:z 115 centy, or §16 per 1,000, The expross cote panies jrot o vent for transportution from San ‘runclsco. ‘The bank handling them In the West geta linlf o cent, and the tinal purchaser 21¢ eents. Mex{ean dollars are being forwarded frum New York to the West under contract for 07t cents, Tho New York brokers obtain them from Texam, iuto which large quantities aru smuggled from over the bords In the northorn Mexican States enbacks arc ot o vremiumn on account of being more casily shipped 1o San Frauelseo, and ars readily ex- changeahle cither for Mexlcan or trade dollurs ata pru’ll.. TIE BYNDICATE, Tho agents of the Syndicate are fearful that the Blaud bill, even with the free coinage sucs tion, ean lman the Henate over 'a Presidential veto, ‘This fear fa suid to be the reason why the market has been so manipulated that tho Syu- dleate has concluded that further pegotiation of tho 4 per cent bonils under existiog circume- atunces Is timpracticuble, THE SILYER BIARS. Bastern bunkers rofusc to givo greenback credits for silyer deposits, NOTHING LIKE LEATIER. 700TS AND BHOKA FOR THE AIMY. . Suecial Divouateh 1o The Chtcin Tribund. Wasutnoroy, D, C., Dec. 18,—Capt. John F. Rodgers, Military Storekeeper at Philadelphla, who as control over all the leather purchased by the Uovernment, has propared un exhaustive report on tho tests made by the Cougress of ‘Tunners, which met at Philadelphfa during the Centennial, on the relauive merits ns to durs~ bility and Impervicusness to water of hemlock und oak tonned leather. Capt. Rudgers de- cides that ook lcather stands thc hest tests. The Captaln says: **Whilo 1 think oak- tanncd featlier tha bueat, oud Lave 1o reasons W reconunend o ¢change In the specitieatiuns calline for ity T believo that hemlock leather properly tanned and currled wiil mako goud serviceable army bouts,” Cupt. Rodgers recommends that £ per eent of the quantily needed for the army ahould hw accepted of hémlock leather, to distrilted among tho troovs and tested Ly use, It it should prove as servicesbls us oak, & jarge part of tho npprupriation could be aaved, ‘Toe manufacture’ of nrmy shocs was first cou- menced in the Militury Prison at Fort Loayon. worth by the couviets. ‘The present capacity Is 150 palrs » day, and tho Uorvernor of the Prison reports hera that, for a sllghit outlay for wuchin- ery, the convicts can " munufacture boots sud shioes for tho entire urmy. . H TIIE PARIS CONSULATE. BX-BENATOR UITCHCOCK TIE COMING MAXN, peciat INmalch 10 A Cnicaga Tridune. Wasuinaron, D, C., Doe. 18.—It 18 reported among Bcuators that ex-Benator Hitcheook, of Nebrasks, has been decided upon for Consul- General at Paris vico Gen, Torbert, Mr. Hitehe cock is a graduste of -Willlams College, Mass,, s o lawyer by profession, and bus been con- nected with public affuirs In Nebraska since its organization as a Territory. | His old Benatorinl colleagues say to-night that, whille bis sppolntment has not been formally determined, theru is Jittio doubt that he will be vominated. There luve been more than s hondred spplicants for this position. Torbert, the present Consul, ia said to bo very rich and very inefll. clent. It has been charged against him that he Lias grestly ueglected his dutics and abandones his post without leave, Homado an ¢xcuse cowe bere Lo eecurc u promise that be wowld vo retadned in otfive, but without avail, THE REVENUE BILL. TAXING TEA AND COPFEE. Special Dispdter lo The Chicago Tridune. WasinoroN, D, 0., Dec. 18.—There ara two Sub-Committces of the Ways sud Mesus Cowmittes that will sit some tims during the recess to Inquire Into the subject of reyenue, One of them, with Mr. Wood at the hend, will consider the queation of revising the tasitt, and tho other, with Mr. Tucker at the head, will consider the subject of jutcrnalreveune. Therels considerable futerest munifested In regard to the proposed tax on tes aud coffee, recommended b{ the Secretary of the Treasury sud the Prosl dent. The mewbers of the Comumittes are vory reticent ou the subject, aud It 18 diflicult to speculate as o what will Le recownwended. he ten aud coffes tax was discussed by the Cominlttee of the Just Congress, when Becre- tery Bristow haduds o stullur recommenda- tlon, but the urvumlun of Fernando Wood, now Clalrwan of ‘the Comlttee, defeated it, .aud 1he presumption s that he will ve likely (0 defeat it ugstu. — NOTES AND NEWS, TUB PRESIDEXT ON PRESIDNNTIAL NOMINA- 0¥, ; Boecial Dispalch lo The CAlcago Triduxe. Wazaingron, D. €., Dew. 1d.~Several Seu- stors aud Heprescotatives will cudesvor duriog recess to prevent the bresch in the Republican party from becoming ureater, Thy Froshleuns 15 less disturbed st the Scuato Wiuatlon than the Beustors - yield to My, Evarts, wlho ls Sanford’s priocipal TIIE CUICAGO TRIBUNE: WED SDAY. DLECEMBER 19, 1877. are, To A recent conge #all in substance ton Senator: * 1 want you to nnderstand that i€ at any time it I8 shown to your aatisfactton that 1 have nominated an untit man, yon will do me fuvor by helplng to reject him. Do not Lesitate for a moment to o o, and Ao not believe 1 shall bo ofended, but the contrary.” e undonbtedly means it. CIVIL SERVICE. n @Gen. Cox, of Ohlo, will be placed on the Tlousc Cisil-Service Committee after recess, and Carter Harrison, Chalrman of the Committee, says that he intends to do some honest work. BENATOR BUTLER, of South Carolina, has submitted to so Inter- view, Referring to Senator Patterson, he says: “The neople generally feel more kindly towanis him. They teal like letting him nlone” But- Jer denles that be uged his influence to stap the leizal proceedings against Patterson, but save, ST did refuse 1o bear the charges pasecd by the Leglslature agalust him to the United States Sanate, and Twould do the snme thing agnta. Latterson’s motive in his course towanls e may have been to conclilate publie oninfon, but T woulid be un uugrateful dog not to appreciare hia asslstance, 10 matler what his motive was.'t Friends of Sctator Butier say that the Ie- publicans will ol?ect to his resolution far an fn- vestigation, on the ground that it also propozes 10 fuquire whether any attempts or threata were made fromn the Iupuh‘lam side ta forco Uonuyer or’ Patlersou to vule against Butler, The He- ublicatis are nut wu ansious for an Investiga- ?mu, now that ft1s certaly Pattersun and Con- over will uot vote with the Demovrats on all Uueastons. ion the Preeldent YOR THE NOLIDATS, Washington will be deserted by the last of , and untit after the New-Year's lol- ‘e will be less {uterest here than usual. arts has already gone to New ain most of the vacation. “The Presdent and other members of the Cabinee leave to-imorrow night wed will be absent for sowme days. CONPEDEIRATR ASSKRS, 1t 18 reported that the Southern Confederac: hias $12,000.000 i the Bauk of Englad,” and that the United Btates s now in negotiation with lawyers to recover this amount. TRURLOW WEED 18 reported as intending to cuine to Washington to asslst fn reconciling the Republican difer- ences, e will be the guest of Assistunt Secre- tary Seward while here. & TUH PRENCH BXPOSITION: Commissfuncr-Ueneral MeCurinick snys that the Assistant Commissionerato by i by the President will probably not be chosen at present, The bill has thrown s good many re. strivtious abous the selection of these Commls- eloners, as it prescrihes that they shull be di- vided into classes aud pussess certaln speclal ?uululca(lonu. There s a very great pressure ur these pluces. Commander Kirkland fias been dotalled to command the ship Suppiy, which Ia to carry the tirat load of Atucrican goods tu the Parls Expo- sition, The Supply witl be louded ut New York, wiorg It now is. Rirkland commuanded the sune ship durlng the Vienna Exvosition, avd wrote & report of tha Exposltion, which Is highly es- teemed by the Gpvernment, . The sceond veasel to be designated’ to' carry exbibits will bo the Coustitutlon, Qen. LeDue, Comnissluner of Agriculturs, s arranuing with Commisstoner-ieneral MeCor- mick plans for the representation of the Agricul- tural Department at Paris. It has not vet been dectded what portion of the £150,000 will ba set upart toagricultuce, Tho bill left it indefinite, VEPRIVATE Y DALZBLL. ‘The papors ot the [fon, J, M. (*Private™) Dalzell, ut Otilo, on Hie at the State Depart- ment, for. the Beligan Mission, make & strong showing in his fuver, ‘Fliere s an autogravh letter from thalate enator Morton, and earnest recommendations from Gens. Nuyes, Garlield, and Banks, from Seaator Matthews, and Rtep- resentative Van Vorles, and o Jare pumber of other well-known geutlemen., UEN, 0. 0, UOWARD, Yesterday o the Crlnibal Court of the Dis- trict three cades were valled against O, O, How ard, connoeted with his administration of the alfaies of the Freedmen's Bureay, and indeli- nitely pontiwn heenuse the Uovernment does not dealre td relleve him trem his present itn- portant duties to leave here lor trial 5 TOSTAL-GANDS, Postmaster-General Key and Third Assistaut Huzen leave to-nlght for New York to inspect the manufacturing of postul-cards unler the re- cent contract, the” exceutlon of which s vok satisfactory. An {nspection of the manufactur- fug of postae Atumps will ulso be nnde, DIUNKEN ARMY OPPICERI. A number of cases of army ofticers court-mar. tialed for Intemperance under thy late vrder ot the Secretury wera cousidered ut the Cabinet meeting to-day. No nppolnninents wera referred to, and proba- bly notie will be made uut!l the return of Con- trress. YOR TIE 10T SPRINGS, = rpthe Western Avsocuated Press, WasmiNaroy, D, C., Dec. 18.~Senator Blaine has concluded to spend o rorllun of the holiday recess of Congressut thc Hot Springs, Atkunsas, and will leave Washlogton for that plice to- morrow or next day, In company with Senators Cbailos and Donc{. ex-Secryjury Robesou, and Represantativo Hale, of Muine, THA PIZSIDENTIAL TRIV, The Presilent and members of his family will feavo liere Thursday evenlug for New York, where they will bo mot’ by Sceretary Evarts to attend the reception of the Unton Leéague Clab, They will be absent only u few days. Becrotary Thumpson, Attoracy-Gencral Devens, and Post- master-General Key will accompauy the Presi- denttal party, . POST-QFFIOR CLERKS, Clflel-al-B;mclnl-:\fcmml-l’ontflmcn-flopnrl- ment Parker and J, I Yarr, chlef clerl to the First Assistant Postmaster General, will, by di- rection of Judge Koy, make an cxumination of the clerleal force of the post-oftices of all the larger cities ond report It {t can be reduced withont futerturing with the uecessary business aflairs. B FOR THE PARIS EXPOSITION, 'wo salling ships and a steamer will sall (n February sud March, under the direetlon of the Bevretary of the Navy, with goods for the French luternational Expoaition. “Tnhe Connintasioner of Agriculture will prepare on_cxtensive display of cotton, tobaceo, woul, Judian corn, suiar, rice, and other pyiucts ol this countey. §le wlso itenda to exhibit acholee collection of ditferent kimds of woud, SENATORR UURDON baa gong to Gourgla. Duinucrats who are op- qed 10 him soy that his faflurgto send Conk- fug n -:Iullnuse will weaken im very much in ficufl{!u, und fojure bls prospects for re-eles og. @ TIENRY B, SANFORD'S FINNDE * ure wrging the Yresident to send his nominas tion to the Senate opaln. This the Presilent has dectined to do, although he may decide to acker. THE HURON DISASTER. The opinjgn uf the naval court of Inquiry Into the fTuron "disuster has been proimulzated by the Becretary of the Nuvy. ‘The conclusions are that Comnander Ryan I8 primarily respousible for tha loss of thut vessel, und’ that Lisut. Puluier, the naviguting oflicer, made errors in nvizatlons also, that the deck ofllcers un the night of ker Joss mizht havo been at fault In not ascertalning the accuracy of the perpendicu- lar soundings reported ta them from time to time, ‘The ship s roported to have been in overy respect stanch and seaworthy, sl shu wus lo that coudition up to the tiwe sbe struck, PACIFIC RAILWAYS, STATBMENT OF A KEPRESENTATIVE 5OUTH- ERNER. Fram Qur Own Corrapondent. . Wasainoton, D; C.,»Dec.. 15, —Tom Bcatt ls ot to find @ united Suuth fu the jutercst of his schopio this winter, us o has oxpected, This will be made wors apparent from the followiog talk with uue of the most prominent rupresont- atives of a transcontinental raflroad from the Nlssisslppl River to the Paclfic Coast av 8an Diego, who 18 eutircly opposed to Tow Scott's Texas Paclfic scheme, o to any alllance with biin. From the statoments of this gentleman it will appear thut, of the tiree saveral schemes for Texas Pacitic, the Buott schewe Is the one which, lu the opiuiou at Jeast of a great muny Southern Congresswen, is likely to recelve the leust support, WUAT TUB SQUTH WANTS. This gentleian says: “Itis amnistake for people’ In the Western aod Northern States to suppode that the people of the Bouth have any intereat in Tom Beott, or that they are specially auxious fur the construc tiou of wlat 14 known as the Toxas Pucific Reil- road, What they do wunt is & truuk lue from the Misslssippl River to the Pacitic Coast, con- nectiug with the Mississippi Valley sud the Pa- cltic Bates, They huve wade use of Col. Scott, apd have made au alllauce with him hitherto, hecauso he was In & position where, by mcaus of his rallroad and personal ntluence, he could wid the people of the Houthern Btates, aa they be- lleved, 1o secure this trunk Lue from tho Alis- alsslpp! to the Pacitic. . “‘Jlree bille buve becnfntroduced fn Congress at this seaslou upon this subject: Firat. Thb bl of Meprescutative House, of Tenuesscs; Hecond. The bill of Alezasuder U Steplicns, of Lieorgla Thind, A billWntroduced in the Senato by Johuston, of Virginia, aud fn the Iouse by Willls, of Kentueky. + THXE PINB ITAND OF COL. SCOTT, “Both the Stephens bill amd that of Mr. THouse were prepared under the mspiees of the ‘Texas Pacltie Raflroad Company, House and Btephiens are both understood to state that the bills represent their views, and to deny thab the Company hnd snything to do with them, While it {s trug that these ills may represent thele views, it Is belloved to be susceptible of prouf that the aganta of the Texas Pacifle Company ook the bils, which have been fntrodueed by Btephens and House, to uther Southern tnem- bers, Who refused to introduce them, amd that thie Meutteal Dills were subscquently introduced by House and Stephens, “The bill introduccd by Representative House, of Tennessed; 13 a reprothiction of the blit introduced by Lamar {n the Housc Inat . Congress, with this excention, that it omits atl the Lamar bill which relates to the Southern Pactile Road, SOUTHERN PACIFIC VS, THXAS PACIFIC. * And wlen 1 uee the expression Sonthern Pacitic, It s proper Lo % that the Southeru Tucttic and the Texus Paclile are Irequantly cone fused und confoutnted, whereas, the truth (s, they nes entirely sllferent roads, *“The Souther Paclileis acorporation eharters ed by the State of Cailfornie, of which ¢, % Tluntineton 18 Prestdent. 1t proposes to run from San Franeisco by the way of Forl Yuma to tucson, in New, Mexico. Huntington mude use of the title Soth Paciiic at_ the auggestion of Duke Gwynn, hoping, by using that term, to recelve the support ot Bouthern Reépresenta. tives fur his schente. ONLY $31,750,000 WANTED. “Th bill of Mr, Huuse I8 the sawe as that of Lamar, with the exception fust Indicated, It vroviues for the Texus Pacille Builroad trom Fort Worth to San Dicgo. It authornizes the Comypmny to issue bonda to the extent of $20,000 per mitle ou the whole road to be const rxu-rl. over the mpuntafuous regciona Mexlvo and Arizona (protubly about 250 miles), where honds are td be f3<uddt at’ the . rate of 35,000 per mile. Thetotal f4sue of theds bonds for the entire roxd ‘s not to exceed £31,750,000 l'?" consteuction purposes! The Compuny s alko nuthorized to Issue honds to the wnonnt of £56,0002 ile Tor the whole road, to be retained Ly the Secretary of the Treasury as protection tu the Government of the United States, Al these bonds are to be ndoracd by the United Btates Uovernment, That indorsement govs only to the exteut of guaranteeing the payment of the interest upou thy bouds fssucd. The bonds are In fact the bonuds of the Company, and she United States Government s tn no wuy halle or responsible for the payment of their priucipal. TIIE VINITA DRANCI. #The Hause bill further provides for the con- striction of whatiscalled the Vinftabranchof the Texus Palcific Raflrond, but otherwise knownins the Atlautie & Pacile Compuny, Thlsbranchls to Intersect tho Texas Pacltie Road at a polut no further west that the ene hundreth degree of longitude, aud is to run<henee from the Indlan Territory to Vinita, fn thie suuthwestern portion of New Mexico. OTILER BRANCHES, . “The bill of Mr, Housc a1so provides:for the construction of a Memphis* branch from the Misalsstonl River to Jeflerson, Tex.; nlso, tor the construction of a branch from New Orlcans to Marshal or Shrevenort, It also provides for the construction of a brauch froni Shreveport, L., to Vicksburg, Miss. “Irull tho branches thus provided tor are authorized to fsue the sano nunber of bonds per mile as the Texas Pacile Company ftself. the total wmount of bomls uuthotleed to be tssued, the interest of which is to be Indorsed by the United States, under this bill of Mr. House, will Ls sbout #64,000,000, ALEXANDER 11/ STEVIENS' BILL, “ Alexander H. Stepheus’ bill dilfers trom that of Mr. House In this, that the extenslon of the Texas Pacifle Railroad to the Mississippl River is left to be determined by a Commission to be appolited by the President of the United States. This Commlssion in thir Judenient will sclect u polnt for u tevininus ou the AMisgine sippt River, niter considering ull questions of distance, cost of routes, and _advantuges for forefzn and Inland cominerce. That point upon the &Il.ululéml Niver tnay bo sclected at uny poing lrom St Paul to New Orleans, * Nefther the bill of Mr: flouss nor that of Mr, Stephenscun recelvo a majority of the snem- bers of Congress fram tho Southern Statea. BANATOR JONNSTON'S WILLn #Tha bill jutroduced by Scnator Jobnston, of Virginla, i8 ous that expreases the views of the wajority of the Southern members, und pro- vides for Lhe construction of s trauscontinental Southern Pacliie Rallroad from the Misstesippl River, opposite Memphis, Tenny, to Sun Diego, on tho paraliel of thirty-second degrres of latl: tude, 'The route sclected In this bill Is the old i\‘lcu;phh und El Paso, vrouglt juto disrepute the BAD MANAGEMXNT OF GEN, PRESONT, ‘This is the line selected o guuner of ncentury ago by tien, Gatues, which bus been ndhered to wver sluco as the most practicable line, runniex through the beat portions of the Western coun- try, and counceting with the Stutes cast of the Misstasippl River throlizh tho raiiroad evatem at Memphis, . * Johnston's bill provides for the tssiance of $17,000 per miile over tho whole lHue of the road, the total of tho 8us of bunds for construction rurposus to be lmited to $33.000,000. Theso honds ure to run ity years, and bear 5 per cent tntereat i otd, 'Tils surm (s not quito equal to it which the United States huve already ad- vanced to the Unfon Pacific and. Central Paciflo Cuwpauies for Interest alone, S A similur LMl has been lutroduced by WILLIS, OF KENTUCKY. ‘The majority of themuembers ol Congress (rom the Soutlr willuot vote fur the lhm%u bil) or Stopheus' bill for the ressun thut they are op- poded to Loth bills because they believe tho Iegislation usked by both of thesy bills {e in the lutervst of Tont Scutt und Lis ussociates, with- aut nuy regard to the tutercsts of the Southern tates (3 strlp?lurx tho Texas Pacilo project, as it has been hittierto presented to the publie, of all the enormuis brauches that have bLeen at- tached to ft,—and which mauy belleve huve been attached to it ulm‘xly for thy purpose of cowe pelling Southern Representatives in Congress to vote for it,—thu bifl of Seunator Jubuston uu- thorlees the lssue of honds to tho extent of trom furty to ifty milliens, uud sske the fu- dorsement of the Unlted States to pusrantee ntercst only u’nuu thess bomda, The Juhnston il I thiuk, will, for this reason, command the support of two-thirds, possibly three-fourths, of the Southern members in Covgress. Many of thusy Southery Kepresentatives bellove that Uf the leprescutatives from the Eust sud North opposcg tho pussage of the Jolinston LU the: can do 0 ut\un noother ground than that o opposition to all public works looking to the developmunt of the Soutls, HECTIONAL OPPOSITION, “Ihis sectionul opvusition to the Texas Paclfic Raflrond 1 do not think will be sble to control a sutliclent number ol voies to defeat the measurs, Outslde of tho question of the Tact that the conatruction of the rosd will be au act of justice to the Southern Btates, and would glu:u theim on a squaity with the Northwesters tutcs, the Habillty of thy Uoverninens In vuare auteclng tho juterest on the bonds, uudor the Johuston bill, will maount to no more anuually than the actual cost of tho transportativn of mails, ftroops, Sand munitions of war to the froutier. In no sense cun thls bill be sall directly or Indlrectly to tend to sdd to the totsl awoult of our uationsl vbllgations, A UINT TO TOM SCOTT. 'Fhe members i Congress from the Bouth- ern Btates will be just as tnuch opposed to sup- rtiug any mweasure that will enable Tom cutt, or Lis assoctates, or any other compuny of gentlemen, to muke ufortune at the expense of the people, as will be the Ropresoutatives fram the Northern Btates, *The totu} cost of the constructlon of this transcoutinentul trunk from the Mississippl River under the Johnston blll is Nmited 1o ,000, This leaves no wmarcin for specus lation, or for_construction cotupsnics to make fortuncs. ‘The people of the Suuth betieve that, it this bill 18 defeated, it will be due en- tirely to & sectional feeling of UBOATILITY TO TUB SOUTH. ¥ 1t hag bueu sald In Republicau quarterathat, It the present Administration is to ald jn thess gizantic works, it would have been better for he country if Tilden had been President bug 1 liuve bo Feusou 1o belluve that any consideruble number eitber of lw'mllllmm or Democrats share in thadopinion.! ‘I'hus far this Southern geutleman, ‘The bills which have heru been outlined in detall’ cumprise all measures relating to the Boutliern Pacisle Railroad likely to be pressnted at the present session of Congress unless 1t be somu Wiunur bills relatog to detulls as 1w brauchies, 1T 13 PROPEK TO SAY that Tom Beott's sgents herc by no means ad- mit the slatemneuts contatued ip the foregoiog dutervlew; neither do the oppoucuts of all thess subaldy schemes beliove that any of them cun be carried through both Houses of Congress. But it ls worthy of notice that, it u\{ of thess bills should pass, the oppouents of U Qcas- urcs ure by no weans certain tbat the blily would havo to encounter s veto. E B wW. ' —_— BLAINE AND CONKLING. BEVIVING AMITY BRTWRES TUR TWO bENATORS. Duspateh fu Bew York Tridune. Wasuinarox, D. C., Dee. 14.—It is an iuter- estiug fact that Mr. Blaino would bave bucn Clalrwen of Mz Coukllug's Comuittee on Mex{ran Alairs, and that, too, hy the detire of tha latter. §f bie [l heaith had not previously determined him to ba absent trom Washington for rest during the holiday recess, Tho long existing dilferences hetween theae gentlemen encanraged the opinfon that Mr. Blatne would be quite tikely to support the Prosident's New York nomtnntlons, notwithstanding his hos- Mty to several features of the polley of the Adminlsteation. Instead of taking this couree, however, he toak the sery oppodite at an up- orttine stage of the conflicd, amd e a strong mpression tpon the feelings of the New York Scustor by what the Iatter consticred a gener. ous and gallant bearlog, Withont any solicita. tion front any source, or any intimation of his Intention, he wartly espoused the cauae of Cole leetor Arthtir, aod declared that the reforms, in furtherauce of Which lie was osteneibly to be re- moved, were the recommenidations of the Col- lector himself, mude semi-annually for years past. and regularly pigeon-holed by the a- oartment, The contest’ being ended, Senator ‘onkling expressed to a brother Neuator his ad- miration of the conduct of Senstor Dlaide, and when the Vice-Prestlent cane to con. shler the composition of the Committee to bo appointed, under the resolution moved by Mr. Conkling, on Mexican Relations, the latter, mindfut of the usage which would place him at tha head of the Committee, and mindtul also of the factthat the Malne Senator had sounded the first slarmi gn July last, nt Woodstock, concern- fug the dangers of & war with ' Mexico, he re- quested n Benatorfal friend to invite Mr. Dialne to take the piace of Chairman, offering hinseif toask his uppolutment by the Vice-I'resident. The offee was communicatéd to the Maine Sen- ator, wha recelved It i the spirit of Trankicss which prompted it, but was oblized to decline the fuvitation In constderatlon of the state of his health and his necd of rest, It seems to be generally considered, in view of theso Iacts, thiat the twelve years' feud batween these Liva gen-, tlenien is ot an cad, GENERAT, GOSBIP. TILE BOUTIT CAROLINA SENATORS, From Our Own Carvesmondent, Wasiizaron, D. C., Dee. 10.—~Butler's move In introducing a resolution of fnguiry o Pat- terson’s saje of his vote on the South Carolita contest fs attracting considerable atteutium,’ Last night 1 interrogated Senator DutiePasto his real object, and Lie sold thas It was to show the country that he was not a party to'sny such bacter. I nsked bl as to hus visit to South Carollna, and whether It waa for the purpose of sceuring nolles pros, lo the cases agalnst Patter- son. % No, siry'* he responded. emphatieally, 4t went to South Cavollna after my fawmily, and L @11 uot In any way or shave attempt aninter- ference I Senator Patterson’s matters. 1 diu not see the Attornoy-General at all; and only saw the Assistant Attorney-Gesiers! for a mo- ment, and the alfair was not Lroached between ua. I talked with no human being on the sub- fects? * What are your private views on the sub- Jucti” © fdon't sco any use in trying the man. 1 don't sce any use In raking over und stirring up these old mattera. If e bribed his way Into s seat, he only dld what mauy nuother Sena- tor has done, unut [ can't sec how the country is 0 bo beneflted by searlig up old Issucs that are dead and wught to bo buried, The South 1s ot puace, and thero is no use of creating auy more disturhunces,” * Do you think Patterson would get a falr trial in South Carolina ™ 3 “1doiudeed. I know ho would. Butwhat o you waut to try uim for? Whab s the usc!} 1t {3 only resurrecting ofd scores, and I for one don't belleve fu it Bufler suys thut he aud Patterson were ol ways ou fering of the wartuest personal friend- ship,. while there arc others In the Scnate towards whom lic doesn’t entertaly such feel- ugs. Among these s Cookliug., Butler naturally resents Conkling’s assumption of mmrlumy' and has rhuwd an evil eys on that un's protenstons, In therecent trouble betw tiordon and Conklog, Butler was Gurdou's must trusted adviser, and [liavesvery reasou to believe that ho was shuply spoiliug to get things uto s febting attitwle, Whea the Benato reassombles there fs uvur{ prospect of some good aud lvely times. Dutler Is not par- ticularly impressed with the lmportance of any vital measure before Congress. He has but goo awbition, und that is to get squuro with the Republicavs who made 1t hot for. him durln‘z his fight for his seat, The result will be a serics of brolls and ,tumults, and rumors of war and duels, supplemented vy o great deal of ‘spreating ol adjustments upon the minutes. ‘Lhe Vice-Uresident looks forward with considerable trepidation, for it §8 « thauk- Jeas task this business of keeplug tho natlonal bear-gurden under control, “The reconctlistion of + HLAINB AXD CONKLING i considered prophietic of cotning troublo. Af- ter half a score of yewrs of hostility, these two Propliets say it budes no good” to the ration, and sliake thele oracular heads as they coutwnplato the possibllities, It Is sreat fun to watch the crowd with thele petey )’enlouum ‘and petticr hopes und ambitions, umil t ennbles o man to read| ngle out the few great meu who are entiled W a vote in the Up- per House of Congrees. From time to timo [ haye noticed that m{ ©0- laborers i the natlonal vineyard embellish their correspondence with littlo rews of soclety news, L havo ulways wanted to do the same thing, but uutil recently bave not seemed to be in the current of wuch gossip, though ut last I bLava secured an Item which may be of intereat, A young mau straved {nto Wushlugton uot long ago, Tull of wabltion and utterly friend- Jess. Plled in clhaotic massos around him were thrilllug, scenes of bistorieal joterast uud graudenr, and, as ho threwded his way wmong then, he sighed for the patter of other fuot stepy Leside ble, and for the warm touch of some Httle and thut should grusp bls 1 tricnd- ehip, There was -n‘luhh:k: vold down around 4 lower left-wud part of his diaphragm, to be filled only by the awayin skirts hut of sud illluuty the perlod, One day u casual ugqualntunce In- troduced i to o bright lttle divinity, nnd the yold wus fliled uud the trouble counmenced The young fady had u stera rnu-nml ocum- brunee, who shouk hils head al any prospect of oslug s daugliter, and gravely threatened to bouuce the wari-bearted young man if he mado any demuoustration syutntiug toward waritul re iatlons with the maid, But the youth was A BISCULATIVE BCIENTIST as well as senuimental, aud bestirred himself to socurs the paternal ction und vlessing upon bis {ntentious. Around Washincton thero are uuuicrous excelleut puimps, wlie soft, bulmy svening, when evon the sturs wiuked approba- tion, he put the damsel und apout and satu- puted Lier with the crystud waters of the East ratch, *Look at ben' suld he to the old man, as he beld her out ut arin's length und surveyed ber shivering systomn;. “look at her whom [ have roscucd (roin the selflsh waves of the Potomuc, upon which [ ight colluterally state all @l ru-ent ‘quist, ok ut her, old inan, an €I um not entitied to the lifu I Laye suved And uow the wurm ulr of the Indian sum- mer s Iragruut with 3hie breath of coming orunge blossoms and Lwo youny hearts mvunh away respuustve. There can be po doubl sbout Al fucts In this case, fog, L got thew from the pump. You will be amused at the pecullar way in which u Western hurd-pioney man recently pre- scuted bis views to au opponent. ¢ « % Why, look st 1t. Here the gold dullar seut his only begotten som, the silver dallar, to ex- piste the sins of just such feliows as you, You crucified it, and now you want to rolf the stoue againat the door of fhe sepuichro and provent the resurrection and transtiguestion. You're worse thun the Jews of old, ad—u slglit worse," Thero's ungloality for you. B. M. m—— HORTICULTURAL, Buectal Dispatca 10 Tae Chicagn Tridune. Lavarerrs, lud, Dec, 18.—The Indlauastate Hortleultural Soclety met at Perdus Usiversity this murniug. A goodly uwmber of members were present, President Johuson, of Irvington, occupled the chalr, The morning bour was oc- cupled In generu! consultation, the sppolotment of spucial committees, cte. This afternoon E. E. White, Prestdout of (ke Univeraity, delivered an address of welcome, which was replied to by Dr. Furuess, of Dauville, lud. Nr. Johnson, President of the Boclery, delivered hia augusl sadress. The tou. Neisou presentod the frult repurt of the Twelfth Distact. Mr, Cowan, of Delawars Cuuuty, read su e oo * fuall Fruits.” SBome very tlue spoclinens ol trujt were exhiblted from varlous parts of tLe Blate. . This eventng wuy ocvupled i specch-aking, the undlnf‘ol & paver by Prof. Hussey, snd aveport of W. H. Ragun, Secretary of the Soclety, * ————— - TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, * foeciat Dispatch to Ths Chisuuo Triduns. Dzs Moiags, Ia, Dec. 18.—John W. Drcwe, the blue-ribbou tewmpersuce reforer, s wi fug with grest suce He bas speured 1,000 f' o slnce Saturday uight. U BoTE! . Y., Dec. 18,—Toe Nutlous) Reforw Conyeution to sdvocats the exprees whoowledguent of God iu the Constitutlon it bery to-day, with 200 delogutes prescat. tve shaken hands, without aby visibte | THE MEXICAN BORDER. Surrender of the Rangers to the Greasers of El Paso County. Judge Howard and Two Others Assas- sinated After the Capitu. lation. Is Beeretary Evarts Negotiating for a Cesson of Mexican » Torritory The Cabinet Bolieves Mexioan Troops Will Not Oross the Rio Grando, Spectal Dispateh to TAs Chilcago Triduna. WasuiNotos, D C., Dec. 13, —Late this even: Ing very exdting news was recelved from El Paso. Gov. Hubbard telegraphed the follow- ing: Acstin, Tex.. Dec. 18,—The llon, George W\ MeCrary, Secretary of War: Jnst recelved tho followlng aispatch from Eherifl Kerber. of El Pasa County: **The langers enccendered at 3 o'clock p. m, erday afier having oghausted all thele ammunition, ndge Howand, Atkineon, and Me- Hridle were shot to death after the sucsender. THo balunce of the $tato (rgops are hieid as prisoners, Thewe latter will doubtless share the same: fate unlesa rescuedl by the United States forces wiio were, nauer your orders, muarching to thptr vehel s “have Injoriation of Tarke hodics of Sexican citizens participating in (his nineeacre. « ° i Hennanw, Governor. A copy of this dispateh was forwarded to Gen, Sherman, who lson his way to 8t Louls, but it 1s not probable that any ddditional steps can be taken by the Administration for the preservation of the peace at Ei Paso. Al the -wvnilable troops have been ordered” to that point, and they are moving with the reatest vossible expedition. The nearest garrison is 150 iniles distant, aud not flitcen, 88 was ereo- neously publishied yesterday. SENATOI CONKLING'S BI'CCIAL COMUTTRE hind v meeting to-day aud exatined Gen, Fris- bee, of Callfornts, who hos spent much thne iy Mexico, 1le testitied as to the character of the country, the inlmbitaits ot the border, tho res sources, the dillenltles of scttlers, the posal- tlitles fur develovment, the charaster Gt Dlaz, ete. Nothing of importance oceurred In the Committee, and It adjourned for two weeks IN TIR CADINET, ‘The Cubinot to-day talkeil over the troubles, but, Mr. Eyarts being absent, henafons wera oxpressed that any serlous it culty would oveur, It was stated In the Cabe inet, an what authority 18 not known, that the Mexlean troops would not cross the Kiv Grands uuder any cireumstanves, awd there appeared to be no anxiety on the part of the Presidont or any member ui tho Cabinet preseat, RUNORED DIPLOMATIC INTRIGUR. ‘The private talk amotyg Senators ja that the Conkliug Cominlttee ls of oplulun that Seerutar Evarts s been negottating for a treaty with Mexleo which contenplates the cession 1o the United 8tates of a constderablo area of territory slong the Rio Qrande border, and that Evarts has decided to keep this secret untll he could forea 1isz to consent to this, as a con. ditlon of recoguition by vur Gusernment, 17 this 18 4u, it 1s certaln that the Coukling Com- mittee will oppose it, and the most that the Committee ts likely to do_at present will be, It tiat report fa ascertatued to be well founded, 10 pasd a resolution declaring that n their opine {on the United States should oot suters into na- gottatious of that sort, AXSIUNED TO TAK BOHDEN, Mnj. Thomas M. Vineatit, wiv liad been on duty ‘as Assistant Adjutant-Genernl at-the War Depurtment for tiftasn yeard, Was to-day ordered to the Department of Texas. This new uss wmeut s wade for the reason that the Govern- ment desires to-havd® an oflicer of deliberate Judgment, and great oxpertenca With com- pucnwl uestions’ on duty at this shua on the Texua froutier. YOUNG AND ULLIS DACK, To the Western Ailm‘lfllg\( "rfl!. (ALVRSTON, Dec, 13.—The News' Fort Clark speciol suys the command under Col. Young and Licut. Bullis arrived Iast eveplog. They report having cxperienced very bad weather un thelr retarn telp, thelr blankcts and clothing belug dreuched slnce the Sth tnst, No deralls of thelr operations have yob been wade knowa. ) LOOKS BAD. ‘The (tovernar receivea the following dis- Y)ak-hl;rum the dbectt! of EL Paso County duted ac, 173 : Your telegram recelved, - Unable to ra%a In this county over ten mien. ‘The firat help {s expected in forty-etght bours, ‘T fear It will be too late. Tho tanygers aro geiting short of anunauition, and the mob |8 underwining the baildine, Cuanses Kznngs, Sherlfl % LERDO'S MOVEMENT, A San Antonlo spoclal to the Newssays: Col, Amadoy, of the Lerdo forves, with 200 men, hos been disarming the Dinz Guards at Mler, aml releasing them upon promtse not to takeup arms uzaln ogalnst Lerdo's cause. Mexicans favoriug Lerdo who have taken vefuge 1o Texas are flucking to bis-stundard, Ilis accessions | oue day reachiod upward of forty. - BUKRBNDERED, The News' Austin specinl says o dispatch bas been eoccived by the Governor from the Bherift of El Paso County, stating that the Btate troops sursendered to tha Mexican mob at 3 p.an. yesterday, Thewr ammunition waa extausted, and ""5’ were unable to hold out longer, After surrendering, Howard, Atkinavn, and Mcliride wero shot to death oy the Mexicuns, UK BOUAK INVESTIOATION, . Wasminuroy, D, O, Dee. 18,—[o compliance with tho request of the Bub-Commities of thu House Comnilttee on Military Affalrs, now in- vestigating our relations with Mexico, the Sec- retary of War hus sumunoned Col, Shafter and Licuts, Bullis aud Turner, who recently pursued the Meslan murauders into Moxicau territory, 10 appear oo Jan. 7, IN THR CABINET. At the Cabinet council to-day some titme was devoted to the discussiut uf 1he uspect of affairs on the Rlo tirande. ‘The Beeretary of War read several telegrams, the substaice of which i~ cated that approhenaions ol mob-dlsorder ure decronsiog, Mextean BAN ELIZARIO, C1t0A00, Dec. 18.—Capt. Blalr, commsuding the United Btates troops ut EI Masy, Tex., telo iraphs under date of the 17th inst, that nothjy, new has oacureed at - 8an Klizurio, Up to thnl thne, but one wan, nsmed Ellis, belongivg to the Texas Kaugere, bad been killed. Thead. vance of the United States troops tu routs to San Lllzario from posts tn Now Mexico wus hourly expected. . ESCOHEDO INTERVIRWED. New Onreans, Dec. 18.—~ten. Escabedo, of roveut Mexican border fate, urrived bere yes. tesdar frow Browusvitle, o ways bis vistd in Loulsluna s ollurly in pursuit of” private busi ness errands, and that after remaluing hero obout & fortnight ha witl legve for Ualveston, 1o conversation tie ute terly disclafimed the charge that bils “yecent visit Lo the iio Uraude wus for the Yuvpow of organizing su expedition agslnst Jaz, Ho denles thnt Lerdo and bis adherenté secretly encouruke s contlict betweuy the United States and the Diag Governwent. Ile does not spprehend sny danger of war between the two Uoveruments, and says it would ba deplored by nons murc than e, IHesays thut us Letween the belligurents Lerdo would certaluly be a Mexican, Touchiug the lata troubles in El Paso LCounty, Escobedo sald the difticuity was uot between the Awncricans aud Mexiuns, but beiween Anicricaus only, The oveurrence of the oute break, be satd, did not cbunze bis vplvlou thut peuca would bp maintaived Vetwees tue two Dations. —— MINNESOTA LOG-PIRATES, Special Dupalch 1o The Chlcago Tyibune, 57, Paut, Dec. 18.~Tha Uuited States Cire cuit Coust to-day decided several thuber trese passes in favor of the Govermment, lucludiog ono agsinst Day & Son, of Minyeapalis, who claimed a titlc tothe land trespassed upon under the homestead clalms, The written declifon by Judge - Diilon on au actlion o trover for recovering the value of the thaber cut on (lovernment lauds, transfesr¢d from {ha Dis- trict Court, cuverathe fullowivg pojuta: The of- ficial plats and hooks produced and explalued by the Reglster of toe Laud Oflice were udilssibl in evidence that the land In question bad not been sold by the United Baates. They were suf- fickent prima fade ovidence to” estublish the fact. ‘This belug established, sud the defeudunt introducivg po evideuce of rieht or title from the Unlied smuLynml testimon, was nut admusslble to prove . Bwsmp lau within the meaning of swawp-land graut way proceed ayralost trespasssrs clvilly or eriminally, or bolb. One form of yemedy is 1o bar to tho other. It sucs cvilly us proprittor and prosccutor, Bs sovertlgu, for violstion of lts trimina) statutes. The Guvermment may replevio logs iu the boom or walutalo an action du the oature of trover for value, sud iu either caso recover with_deduction lor the enbanced valus given o the logy by labor of the wrong-dour, alter no appre-, thelr severance from the frechold. The Goy. ernment. 13 nob vonfined to stumipage valge, bt mag recover the valte of the lows in (i boom, The title of the fipverument exiuy until at lesat thore has A greater transformation than while venaiuine fn the ghaga of Togs, 11 the wrongitaer sella to o person i, Tias no aetual notice they were et on puniig lands, atill the Government may malutain o ye. plevin for the fous, of If sawerd Into laniber g recdver the valus wheo so manulactured, On this last point the Court followed the declston of “the Minnesota Supreme Cowrg, In_ the cass of a probable mistaka of boundaries, the Government delaping ta brin: & teover until the Jogs were sreatly en. hanced in value by bringing them to marker, the Court mizht be'warranted In directing the dury toallow only the value of the tozs wien flrat gut, and intevest, but the eases now bafors lhni- Court do not requite Judgment on that polut of proterty e — IR ES. AT PORT WAYNE, IND, Bpectal Prepates ta TAE Lhletzn Tridwns, Font Warxe, [nd., Dez. 18.—An incendtaey fire thismorning dustroved a frame bullding con. talning £1,800 wortls of Tumber belonging to Theodore Bayliss, and wWagons owned by Coombs & Co., valued at 31,00, -The buitling n‘l‘ld ntents were entirely consumed; no fn- suranve, CICAGOD, At- 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon o fire was discovered among some ol papers and rubbish in the vasesacnt of Floto & Meininger's statioas ery store, No, i) Randolph steeet, ” The flames were extingutshed, with bub stight damage, with fewr palls of water, AT HOT SPRINGS, Latrim Rock, ‘Atk:, Dee. 18, —Ifaley's hard. ware store wis destroyed by fire st the Hut Spriugs lust night, e ] - CANADA. A Ohlcngo Forgar—The Great Striko on the Lachine Canated, Ludy Frightened to Duatls by Borglars=St. Latvrenco Naviga. tion=Other Ttens. + " Speslat Diwrtch to The Chleana Trivune, Tononty, fec. 15.~A few days ago the Chiet of Polica here receivea a telegram from Super- Intendent Itiekey, of Chicago, asking for the arfeat of one Charles E. Willlams, charged with having committéd heavy forgerles In Chicago, Inqulrles prosed that the mnan wanted came to the Queen's Hotel here on the 26th ult., accom- panfed by a wwoman, and that he went north on the following day, sending the woman to Port Huron. Tlaving nacertalned that n man answers fiurthe dcncnmlun{m’un was stayiug ot Orlllia, 1 miles north of ‘Coronto, thie police here telegraphed to the authorities "at Orillla, fustructing - them to arrest him, which was done, and the prisoner areived here this morning. When taken ho had on his person o chieek, belleved to bo a forgery, on the First tional Bank of Chieago, lwnrpnnll‘?x to havo been drawn by the Unfon Stock-Yards Natloual Bank, He was brought before tha Polica Maristrato to-gay, but, uo documents or papera baving been receiveds o was remanded, Speeial DisputcA 16 The Chieago, Tribune, MoNTnEAL, Que., Dec. - 18%—The Lachine Canal contractors have f" eh 1o attempting tu work on ficconut of the strike at Brewster's bridee.. A few men wersygnpaged in keeping open a drain in the cann 1 this moruing, when the strikers came slong and drove them off. One of the men was badly beaten bya striker because e «id not mgre promptly obey the eommaud, Many of<Stlia men wera armed with shovels, - spades, sticks, cte. The Leader states that the men .are determined to hold out until they gct what thev domand, namely, o tollur o day for nine working hours. A large mumber who went with the steikers did s9 out or curiosity only, Davls & Sou, contractors, stute that tliey offered %0 cents, the rate originally elalmed, and that tuany of the men agreed to the atfer, but, this morning, those who wished to work were pre- vented, This evening o large mumber of atrikers assembled arotnd Davis & SBon’s offlce, when a scrious row took lace, Several shots were fired, wounding o number of nen, It s re- ported, kflllm: ons uamed Lucien Paquette. A detachiment of police has been'sent from the ity to quell the dlaturbance. T the Western aasociated Press. MoNThEAL, Dee. 18.—When_the mob reached the section under contract to Davies, where the strike orlginated, thoy found twenty-five men nt work. Thoy ordered them 1o ceaso, but, acting under the foreman's fnstructions, they refuse Stone-throwing . commencod, when the foreman, Cosgrave, from the door of Duvles' ollive, preseited a reyolver, aul ordered the crowd to disperse. One. Paquette rafaed u plek-hanale o a° threatening mauner, when Coserave fired threo shots In quick suc cesslon, fatdhly wounding Paquette. ‘Tho ol rlated mob commenced wrocking the bullding, but werc met by a fusilade of some fliity shots tived from the ‘uslde, and the wreckers with- drew,” ‘The strikers seemn determiued to hold out for 81 per day, and fortulghtly payments. Intaimmutory speeclies were tiatdo at thie ineete fugs, I an‘understanding be . not . arrived at there will soou bo serious trouble. No polic are avallable tu overawy the disuffected,” 'Tho strika extends atl along the canat, from Mou- treal to Lachlne, 3 dtch tn The Chicapo Trldune. 8, Ont., Dee, 18, —~Burgiara ene tered the hotse of Mr. nlmfih Boyle, ex-Countile Jury last nieht, Mrs, Doyle, upon ecelug tho men In her bedroom, immediatoly oxpired from lt. i B ctat Dlapateh tn The Crtéagn Teitune, MontisaL, Dec li.—Following i o state- ment of lossca on vessels in-the Bt. Lawrence during the seuson of navigation just closed: uyLLs, July—S8teamship Redewater, colllator 23,000 July—Steamahip Elpbinstone, collialo 009 hilp Howland, atruuded October—Site 120,000 October—-Bark Amlcus, collislon, . 12,450 Noveniber—3tenuabip Strathtay, stranded 172,000 November—Bark Northumbtis, strauded, 23,000 Tataleesliienrsnnssscniesn s . CAUGORS, Slesmship Hedewates Stcaniship How! Hteawship Strath Bark Nortinmbs Bark Auicus Usueral averg — . $918,000 Owing to representations of Montreal mers chants, the Qrand Trunk Rallwsy bas returned to the summer rates of three years sgoj and there is s4id Lo be a Erunm:cc of an aweuded tand fot through frelghta from Liverpool, . Hvieiat Dispaich (3 The Chicago Tridufas, BerLkvirLk, Dec. 13,—Tha tutal grain ship- ments (rom thls port for. tho Dast seusun wera 850,417 bushicls, an locrense of 100,000 bushels ovur Inst year. Al but 60,000 busticls went to foreign ports, g lln‘nufis’uun, Ont., Dec, 18.—Two shiocks of eaithquuke were fult lere Lhis 1‘01 ning, the thrat Letween B uud 8 o'clock—the latter was tho wual yeyor, ————— . THE WEATHER, . Orrice or Tus Ciisr Siawin Orrvicen, Wasuinaton, D. G, Dee, 19,~1 & m.—~Tudica ttous: Fur the Lake Reglon, southeast to squthe- west winds, falllng barometer, statfonary or higber temperutire, cloudy westher, and light ralps, » aL 1o B T G aaa, Dec. 18, Time. |bar, | 98 Au.) Wind. Vel Bn, '_"5.7'15:.' 0. 0 0rs 44 | B4 E a7, BO.0n, | B 3 . da.008 M| KT traln, M. 20, | B LY. raia, Wl o L o fCloudyy .31 _{Cloudy. . ieT4. [ 1673 | 1676, | 1677, il LR il Lo L 13 ), Uls 50, 241 30,08 013 ¥),U16 30,163 I‘J brj. i |3rw (18,73 |} 8%, ther. -‘;1 g‘l‘ ‘;il vl 5 ) 7;“! b U lsu.c8 [gd. Avca '-rl.‘id.. Waand| N, B W B g Tafu. 3 Vst fus ! lsag. [Clo'dy Tt Curyeeted fur clevatlon stava ol A SaY aians, GENERAL 0B Clitoa00; Deo. Ta-Mdntpht, “stations,__ihur, 77, Breck ol 83 Pikusiiso m b s SENATOR FARLEY. Baw Faaxcisco, Dee. 18—J. T, Farley was to-day elected United Stutes Benator Ly & strice party vote. Mo 4 w Dewocrat.