Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1877, Page 2

v d | ot A R L i pa AT T o YA, + Watterson dovsn't belleve thers was any conspl- im T CIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECTMBER ciated'at the_Canital of that Reyublic, Ttaldato etrengthien the power and dencthen the teoure of the facambent. and if, a« you sy, the exammle of the United States in that tezard” in one that other natlons are dieno-ed to follow, auch recozmition wonld ot be withont effect both upon the in. teenal and external peace of Mexico, You fustly cemark that n about 8ty yeae ihere have heen ahoyt sixtv chanees of Administeation In Mexl nd it may be added that those Admiplsira. tious e been Jonzest lived that wore most faith- ful and_friendly tn thelr trenty obligations to the United States. And again in the same letter: 1t §a not difficnlt_to Delleve that Gen Diaz and his Miniater of Foreign Affairs earnestly desire friendiy relations and_ recoznition on the part of the United Sistes, and it fa gratifriog to re. celve the msmurances unofliclally made throngh yon that they aro disposed = to adjust s rectify these complainta and cievancer, and are noLunwilling to coieent 1o some arranzement for concerted action between the milltary communders of the two conntries on the frontler for the preser. vation of peace and order, and the protection of lifo and property, It fa natural that Mexican siatesmen should nrge upon you the arcument that the restoration of oflicial” relations between the two Gorvernmenta wonld open the way toward ench an adjustment, but it s natural, on the other hand, that the Government of the United States shonld be disposcd to belleve that some gnarantee of such an arrangement shonlid be made the coniti- tion precedent 1o any recognition, rather than to Ilru-t 0 the possibility that it may nltimately fol- ow, ‘The followingis the manner fn which the Mexiean Minisier of Forelon Affairs protested agninst the Exceutive order permitting Amerl- can troops to cross the RtoGrandeunder certain circumstances. The extract fs from a letter of Mr. Foster to Mr. Fvarts, dated Jine 20, 1877 Mr, Vailarta then referred with much feeling to the order of Jane 1 of the Sceretary of War to Gen. Sherman, containing Inatructlons to Gen, Ord, He rald that when the sutmtance of the ore der was telegraphied to the Government here it re« fused to hetieve that It was trne, because it could not comprehend that the United States would man. ifest such o hostile and agaressive attitude toward Mezlco, especially without any provione notice of its 1ntention, The Government there awalted the areival of the mall with much interest, Loping to be advleed that the tBlexraphte acconut ws untrno or exaggeeated: but by this medinm the hostilo attitnde of the Government at Waahing- 1on was fully confirmed, Heo said that in the ie- chiarge of the solenin dnty th of War had lssacd orilers to ( ‘Trevino and the northern divislon of he army lo repair at once to the frontler of the Rlo Grande, and then fn\'e e thoginatractions in sald order, lle hoped for the préservation of peace, and ten. Trevino wan Instrncted to exert himsell tn maine tain i, butif the orders to tien. Ord were enrried out anid Mexican territery violnted, the conse. quences might he of [he gravest character, Mr. Vallarta sald that Secretary McCraey, fn his order to Gen, Sherman, had disresarded all tho rules o interuational law anil the practices of eivilized na- tlona, und treated the Mexicaus s savages, ns WASIIINGTON. Some Sensation Caused by Sec- retary Evarts' Recent Statements. Democratic Scnators Will No Longer Sustain the Conk- ling Faction. Prominent Persons Stirred np by Chandler Rise to Respond. Which Responses Are Anything but Complimentary to Chandlers Explanaticn of the Delay in Recognizing the Diag Government. Mow he Orders fo Cross the Rio Grande Were Recelved fn Nexieo. EVARTS—CONKLING. OUR CORRESPONDENT'S TALK WITIl TAR SE0- HETARY O STATR. Special Dirvateh (o The Chicado Tribune. Wasnrxorox, D. C.,, Dee. 28.—Upon being Interrogated as to the correctness of the Inter- view scnt you last night, snd reproduced in the Washington Fost this morning, Secretary Fvarts said that It was s truthful represonta- tlon of your corrcspondunt’s conversation with him. Efforts were made by a number of New York politicians to [nduce him to repudiate it, but he declined, He said he did not expect that 80 tnuch of the conversation would be made public, but admitted that he had been corrcctly represcated, BENATOR CONFRLING arrived to-day and sald to your corresponident, referring to tne fnterview: “It fs excelient! Excellent! Excellent! Like all the other atti. tudes of the Administration, 1t is what I would call most excellent.'” When asked srhether it was favorable 0 the Administration or to its enemles, he replied: * Time will demonatrate. Mexican Secretary Kanlfs of Africa; that an abealute declira- 1 am glad to see thelr position thus detined. I| tion of ‘war 'would have been more will uot talk about the matter, for I have aoth- | coneidorste, an the national honor and the soverclim rights of the Republic would not in that way o completely diaregarded, 10 through diplomatic clinunels notics had been glven to Mexico of an nitimatum regarding the frontior, and it had then neglected to render ratisfaction to the United Ninten, there might he occusion (o consider the propriety of fasulng urders snch an were given fur further to say than that It is most excel- lent,” AECRETARY SCHURZ was asked by your correspoudeut as to the har- tmonfous feciiug In the Cabiuet, and said, guard- cdly: * 8o faras [ kuow, everything is bur- | to Gen, Urd; but, fn the manner in which thy era “tnd ' bocth tssuod, tho Cabinet at wonlous; but, ns 1 donot care to mix in tho "“':‘::,"1“:;"‘ Ly e A S Catanet tights, I won’t say unything more." beyond the pale. of civilizatlon. ‘The Gov- JThe Prerident wos dumbfonnded when the | ernmient, he eard, had just recolved a tele- gram from Gen. Trevino (hat, upon the Invitation of Gen, Ord, he hud goue (o the frontier o houd n conference with him, and that Gen. Trevinu had Deen advised of the deeire of tha Lovernment that ho should co-uperate with the American troops In sippreasing the ratds, but that it would never per- Jnit s terrltory to be violated by Amerfcan troops in the manner ‘ndicated in the order of Secretary McCrary without repeliing theu by furco of arms. No_Uovernment couid etand in diexico for a moment agninat the popular indSgnation It it did not sssuma thin attitude, CONGHESSIONAL INVESTIOATION, The Sub-Cummlttes of the House Military Committee will meet on the 34 of January to hear thoe testimouny of Lieuts. Shafter and Bullis,jwho are on thetr wav from Texas, Itls the opinlos of wewbers of the Houso Com- mittey for Forelgn Allalrs that os the Mexivan uvstion has Leen taken up by Congress, that thie Cabinet will not recognize the Diaz Giovern- ment or take uny action tn regard to Mexlcan affuirs until after Congress has fuvestigated the whole subject. NOTES AND NEWS. TUE SILVER DILL. | Snectal Disatch 1o The Chicagn’ Tribune, Wasuisaroy, D, C,, Dec, 28,—It {a admitted nterview was shown M, He asked, * Did Sccretary Evarts tell you these thingsi™ and when told that the Sceretary had told them, the Prestdent peremptorily declined to say n word, or Lo answer tho guestion whether or ‘not the Cabiuet was harmoutoue. CONKLING DROPIED, ‘The Washiugton Post will publish the follow- {og cdlorlal tomorrow: Wa feol suthorized to ssy Lhat Mr. Conkling will not again be sustained by any of {he Democrats in the Senate on sny 1ssuc e way make with liayes upon guestions of Exceutive patronage. In fact, we vy heen persondlly informed of the deternin- atlon of thore Democrnis who enstained the New York Senatur in the recent atrugule to vote hero- after to contirm the nominations of Mr, Hayes nn- Jesn epecitic cause sfecting the Interests "of tho pulilie servica lv shown why they abouldnot becon- tinued. This, we may eny, 1sthe dullberate purpose of the Demucralio party i the Senate. 1t in furced upon thy Democrats by the molevolent desiuns which the Republican politiclans bave developed toward the Suuth; not indeed because there i any fear thut nnsthing which hias lieen brought about iy Mr. flayes iy that section could be andone, but re it in not deemeod logical for Democrats 1o aid and comfort In uny way men who baso thelr hiupos upoh keeping alive “‘(' ':,“""“;Jn:‘h""h,‘;;’: here by the opponents of the Silver bill that its v t those of the 3 ‘i T determination Mt - Conkling - hos him. | bassage by a two-thirus malority of the Senate and his frien like Hdmunde, Blaine, and Bill Chandler to thank, ‘The Democritic party 1u the ¥enate and In the Honee will not buther llir“nboul tho squubbles of Republican factions, bt {t wlll be fonnd fem and solid againat anybody «ar any pArly Which sueks 1o revive 110 curaes of mizeorism and carpot-bagning. The radicais who oppose Alr, Hayes fn the enate luse no opportanlty 0 declure that they intend wnking **the South ™ the leading lesus; therefore the Democratic warty hie detornilued to do everything lo its power to cilpple them. Tlaving armigned themeelves ow the savmien of clvilizatiot aud the scourgea of man- kind, thees malevoient radicsls can expect no quercy from the Democratic party, Mr. Iayes whil Le sustalnod by the Democrats in the Senste sy agalnst 3r, Conkling. TluNTLEY, 1'HH CHANDLER LETTER. PROMINENT PARTIES TURN TUEIR ATTENTION 70 1T Suscral Dipatch to Tha Chicagn Tridune, Wasington, D, C,, Dee, %.—Randall Gib- son, of Loulsiana, denles the statement In Chandier's letter that hie was one of the barties 1u Congreas who slgned an arrangemuont or Lar- gain for the Insugurstion ot Hayes aud the withdrawal of the troops from the South, Gib- son declares that all his fuformatlon s con- trary to Chandler’s statoment of facts. He thluks the cowrse of Prestdent Grant in Feb- ruary mado the removal of troops from New Orleans a ueceasity, as proved by Grant's letter to Packard, confirmed by his order o Gen. Auzur. Gibson emphatically declures that with ueithier Matthews, Foster, Garfleld, Sherman, Gordon, Lamar, nor anybody else had b ever ugreed upon anything concerning the Electoral souut or the policy of Hayes' Adimulstration, BECQETARY M'CIAKY, reviewiug Chandler's allegatious, expresses cone dence that no bargain was ever made, thought of, or implied, fuany form, msnuer, or shape, He would certaluly bave known ¢ If there was any bargaln, Harvey Watterson, father of Henry, of the Loufsville Courler-Journal, says Chandler's pur- poso 18 shinply to cloct Wimself to the Senata {from New liawmpshire, but thioks he witl fall, depends upon Senstors Lumar sud Ben Jill, and every effort 1s belng nade to strengthen the backbone of thess gentlomen. LOUND TO SEHVE 118 COUNTRY. J. Willa Maswarid, a colored ex-Senator from Florlda, camme bero and applied for the Belgian mission. When thia was denled, he asked for the Consulship to Liverpool, and, falilog in that, he neeepted the situation of watchman fu the Post-Offlce. RECEPTIONS. Becretary Evarts {s sbout to foaugurato a scries of receptions at the State Depurtment for the cutertalnment of the diplomutic corps and other dignitaries, simllar to those glven at the foreign oflices at London and Parls. TNE NEW PARTY, The Exccutive Committee appointed by the new greenback und silver-remonetizatiou party, couststing of Senator Jones, of Nuvada, Bur- chard, ot Missourl, aud Pulllips, of Kuansas, have peen busy durlng the recess sendiug out documents. They expect that this new move- ment will assumo definite stupo alter the re- usseimnbling of Cougress, # TUB COMMITTRES, "The House Committes huving charge of the revision of thie Jaws regarding the countlng of electoral votes for President und Vice-President will bold its tlrst meetiug ou the 10th of Juuu- ary. Klr. Singloton, of the Bub-Committec on Ap- propriations, will have u vonference with the Seeretary of Stute on the Diplomatie and Cone ular biL for the purpose of obtalning the Secretary's views on the practicabllity of re- dueng the vumber of consulates and minor missiong. TREASUNY DISHURSEMENTS. T the Weatern Asiocluted Press, Wasmsaroy, D. C,, Dee, 33,—Sinee the pass. age of the Army bll the Uuited States T his pakd out uyer 30,000,000 tn currency, thy ereater portion of which was pald ne compensgs tivn to the otlicers and men of the army, The Treasurer {8 tow pn;lux; out over $23,000,000 in old on accannt of the Interest on the public eht due the 1at of January next, making in all orer §53,000,000 disburécd - within the past six 3 TRUNITORIAL BILL, ‘The 8ub-Committee of the House Committes on Territorles to-day heard an urguuient from Delegate Corlett, of Wyomiug, lu opposition to thu bill for the vstablishwent of the Territory of Lincotn. Corlett based his upposition niain- ly on the argutment that the population of the Black 1l1ils country s not of u ‘wrmnucnl char. acter. Mo alio oppioscd the bill becauso It pro- vides for lucludlng u portion of Wyoming within the bounds of the proposed new Territory, SUIT WITHDRAWN, li will bo recollocted that about a year ago & widow namod Oliver brought suit agalust the Hou. Shuou Cameron for a breach of maredage promiee. Nothing has been publicly diown concerning this suit until to-day. It how ap- peard by & stutement 1 b Kiealny Star that 1 was abuudoned m January or Febraary lust, the widow having walved further procecdings 1u consideration of the suin of §1, JOWA FUBLIC LANDS. ‘The Prestdent has bistied un order discontinn. ing the dioux City Land-Ultice, and dirmln.i its busluces aud arclitves to be tramlerred to Moines, li There are now less than 2,000 acres of public lunde fn lows tully subject to disposal by the Guvernment, APPUINTHENT. Nrw Yok, Dec. 33 =1t |s uuderstood here that U 8, Grant, Jr., hus been wppojuted a apecial Asststant United States Dbstricd Attor- wey for the preparation of old and deluyed cus- totus cases. ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youg, Dee, 3.—~Arrived, steamships Fraukfurt aud Dousu, from Bromeu; Elyela, Irom Julia. Loxpon, Dec. 23.—8teamsbips Buhemlan, from Boston, and Eutovls sud Alexandri, from New York, have arrived out, PmiavsLiing, Dee, 23.—Arrived, steatuship Vauderlaud, from Autwerp, resiatiabe bl R A Shawer uf Alligators, Alken (8. C.) Journal., Dr. J. L. 8with, of Silverton Towaship, while opening up 8 vew turpentine farm, noticed sumething full to the ground and comuence to crawl towurd the tent where he was sitting. On examiniug the ubject be found It tu be an ulliga- tor. Iu tho course of & few mowments a secoud one wade its appearance. This so excited the curlosity of the Doctor that he looked around tosee If be could discover suy wors. und found rucy or sgreement with the Democ to put 1isyes intu the Presidency, but bas beard of sutiie efforts on the part of at least” one Kepub- lican Benator to keep him out. TELRGHAMS YROM NEW ONLEANS sttribute to Maj. E. A. Burle, a prominent Democrat, the declaration iu the Chandler lete ter that the South was opposed to reopening the Presldenttal tssue, Burke also refers mys- terfously to what he culls the old comblnation l‘u.-- twecn Benntor Conkiing aud the Democratic Benotors, which offered Loulsiana aug the couutry adefeat of the Electoral count anda new electlon, Cal. W. H. Roberts, charged by Chandler with Laving luaugurated whut Chandler calls TUE CORRUITION OF HIAYRS Ly Southery Democrats, denfes that there was any corrupt or lmproper mesvs used Lo bring ubout the Southern polley at bis meeting with liayus at Columbus, O., the fisst of last Decen bur. Ho weut thera Lo’ uscertsin what Hayes eeucral vlews were, but uo bargain was wade or uttenipted. Becretary Sherman also empbatically denles the charges that he was s err 0 a bargain us churged by Chandler. e oelther mude any such bargalu uor belferes that suy ove did. e voted ana argued against the Electoral bill, figuting the very men with whom Chandler clarges biw with bargalulug. MEXICO. HECENT NEGOTIATIONS. Buecial Diratch 10 The Chicugo Triduna, Wasuisavon, D, C., Dee, 23.—=The officlal correspoudence between the State Department uud Mr. Foster, the Unlted Btates Minister to Mexico, throws some Hght on the dclay of the Adwinistratlon fu recogulzing the Diaz Govery- auent. Mr, Foster ou the 10th of May last vald: ‘The (lovernment of the United 5ta aud frivad. protect thy igbts of 1ts owu citizens and the safety of its own territory, it docs Dot sevk to luterveus” in political contests OF chauges of Admiutetratton. It le content 1o accept sud recuyvize Ihe resalla of a povular cboice n Mexico, snd not o scrutinlze <loeely the Tepularity orfrregulanty of the mthe Vresldeuts aro fusugusated. In the it waits, before recogalzing Gen. usident of Moxicw, unbil It shall be election proved by the Mex- nd that his Admintstration is pos- assured that b icau pouple, acaeed of stabllity to endure, and of dixposition to €owply with the ‘Tules of international comity aud | six others withiu a space of 200 yai Tho unl- oy ubl:tlllulu of treaties. Buch recogultion, i | mats were all quite lively, snd sbout twelve accorde 7“1:1"“" somethiog m]ud"‘lhln fuclies Jn Jength, The place whereon they fell Sueiic? i e Gogroment o recoguized ify | 1 situsted oif bighy sandy ground apout six fuithfully executo ita dutles sud obavrvo by apirie | Slies north of he Savauugh’ River. The sul- nuts are supposed to bave been taken up Ina wuterspout at some distaut locality aud dropped lu the rwfiw\a whare ey were founds y on of & Presldent in the United Blates bas an importsut woral infuence, which, as you esplain, wappre- " EDUCATIONAL. Last Day's Sessions of the State Associations of School« Teachers. The Illinois Body Anxious Every Teacher Should Be a Church- Member. A Telephone-Show Creates Great Wone derment in the Wisconsin Society. ILTLINOIS, THR STATR TRACHERS' ARBOCIATION. Npectal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribuns. SrrixorIRLD, i, Dec, 28.—The earlier hours of the third and concluding day's sesston of the inols State Teachers' Assoclation were maluly occupied fu actlon on committee reports, cte. The first subject of discussion was, **How 8hall Our County Superintendency Bo Made Moro Effective?” Dr. Robert Aliyn, of the Bouthern Normal, at Carbondale, suggested a number of expedients to sccuro more elfective work. Ile favored repeated personal visitation of schools by the Superintendent throughout, lis dlstrict or county, A Superintendent must labor. The ofice should not be a politieal one, nnd he depreeated the tourso of some countles in clecting men rather conspleuous for political service thau as qualined for the oflice of Super- intendent, ' STATE SUPERINTRNDENT ETTER demonstrated the necessity for qualified Coune ty Buperintendents by the statemeut that, in ane report of & Superintendent, of seventy-five columns of tigures not one was added correctly. Edueated men shonld be chosen for Buperin- tendents, and additlonal powers should be cone ferred upon them, thus adding dignity to the offiee, The interrogatory, Do We Have Too Muany Fxaminationsi” was answered afirma- tively by Prof. C, L Parker, of Chicago, who sliarply criticised the CONSTANT AND UNCRASING RXAMINATIONS, and proterted szalnst making schiools mere statistical bureaus. Mr. Walker, of Rochelle, and Mr. Fastman, of Deentur, arzued the opposite view, and thought frequent examinations very benefical. Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson read an excellent easay on * How to Increase the Intercet In the Study of English Literature.!” A-vepgrt on President Lewls' annnal address was presented, taking exceptlon to hisargument that every teacher should belong to somo church, he rared uot what, After cunshlerable iscusston, the report was tabled. TItR RLECTION OF OPFICERS resulted fn the chiolea of Dr.Robert Allyn, of Carbondale, ns President; a Vice-President from each Congreasional District; Miss 8. E, Ray- mond, of Bloomington, as Secretary; . I Slade, of Belleville, ns Treasurer: an Execntlve Cominittee composed of Joshun Pike, of Jeraey- ville: Prof. Burrell, of the Iudustrial Unis ty at Champalgn; aud Jumes Ilannon, of C cago. f‘ro!. J. L. Plckard, of Chicago, discussed #The Education of Women,” tahlng amoat lberal view,—that all the avenues of science aud art oncht fo he thrown open to women, Men were entitled to the hume and cultlvated soclety which resnlted from educated, oultured womanhood, Woten would also flud scrviceable in 1ife instruction fn busineas, (Hrls shoutd bo acvorded cqual privi- legea with boys in education, and he favored tho co-education of tho scxes. At the cluse of his remarks the Association, by o serles of resolutions, reaflirmed its former position Iu favor of the co-education of the soxes, VEROUM AP, Yrof, 8. If, Peabiody, of Chicago, in & paperon **8up," and by {llustrated diawings, explalued the movement of sav in trees, o8 he had funnd it by experiment. 1le advanced theories of the sublect contlicting with those generally recelved. Prof. H, A. Kendriek, of Shurtleft Collewo. Alton, In o very able manner discussed ** Public Bchools aud Public Morals,*’ cantending that re- digion und morality were not identieal. Thy fundamental hoals of popular education ls mo- rality. Publlc schouls foster any systom of Clirisi divorcement of Church and State I abeotute. The Stute hus 1o right to Intor! with the ligion of any one in the publie schiools, tor preacribio any religious Jurladiction, but CBUTAIN UNIVERSALLY-RECEIVED BTHICAL PRIN- CIrLEs . should bo preserved. ‘That the foundation of the publie schools was public morality, not re- ligion, was the doctrine of the early statesinen of 1llinols and of the Federal fathers by organic law and historically. The schools were so fuunded, and are indissolubly connected with public worals, Educatlon fs "the development. of the complex naturo of man, aud moral sctse must ha the basls, clearly defiued. Tho State s merely Yruternn-. not paternal, The publie rchool Is a better bulwark of de- fense to tho nation than West Point, Crima {s the ripencd frult of public immorality. Bchools are a more efliclent check to erlme than courts, prisons, or the finllmfl. The publie schools should eive positive instruction In morality. It ts tho vlllee of the teaclier, aa of the preacher aud caltor, tu give such instruction. After adopting complimentary resolutions to the Governor, Seeretary of State, and the usunl further compiiments, the Couveution adjouru at a late bour. > WISCONSIN, BTATS TEACHEUS' ARSOCIATION, Soectal Ditpateh to FAé CMIcuan Tribune, MapisoN, Wis,, Dee. 28.—The Wisconsin Btate Teuchiers’ Association met fn the Benate Chamber this moruing. Prof. Alexander Kerr, of tho University o Wiscoualn, read n memorial address in bonor of tho Jate Prof, Orsmith, of Bparta. A report presentod by tha Committeo on the Study of Drawing in Common Bchools led to extended dlscusslon, in which the Convention almost unanimously favored muking drawing one of the essentiuls of every school course, Btate-Superintendeut Searing read u veport on the course of study for mized schouls, ju which he advocated many raidieal reforms, The discusslon which followed was particl- pated in Presidents Bascom, Whitford, and othior loading members of the Assuclation, who ox- vrossed themectves In - hearty aceord with VUrof, Searing's vicws, | 4 A vommittee of five Stato Buperintendents, with Whitford as Pre: , was appolnted, to continue the agitat] 0 subject, - Frof, C. 11, Hask eneral Buperintendent of the Northwestern and bistory. The lecjurs wus explalned by de- tailed blackboard Hildstrations, Tills KVENING, “The Privcipals of the High Bchools fn tho State Bystem of Education ' wus read by Barton 4, followed by a discussion in which the extenston of the high-school system to the s wits urged, {on fullowed upon the courio ly in high schivols, ‘The Assoclation then adjourned sine die, This witeruoon the Assoctation of County Bu- crintcudents continued their ou. ~ The leensing question und wodes of cuunty exum- inailons were extensively discussed, aflfer which ths ‘Superiutendouts’ Assoclation adjourned sine 0. INDIANA, TOR STATE TEACHERS' AS40CIATION, Surcial Diabaich 1o The Chicado Tribuns, IsptaNavouss, Ind., Dec. 23.—The Btate Teachiers’ Assoclation to-day elected Jobu M. Bluss, of Evausville, I'restdent; one Vice-Presi- dent from each Congressional District; Auna E. I, Leman, ol Spescer, Recording Secretary : Deckley Hunter, of Peru, i Permuucnt Scero- tury; Dr. J. 8. Trwln, of Fort Wayne, Is Chals- wiat of the Exveutive Committec, TUE COLLEGE ASsOCIATION orfinnlml Ly electiug Dre. Tuttle, of Wabash College, Presideny; Prof. floss, of the Btate Cuiversity, Vice Préstaents Prof, Butler, of the University, Treasurer; Ridpath, of Albuly. Secretary. J. D. Ruokle, President of the Maa- suchuscits Institute of 1"mmulu'_-y. lectured to- ulght on * Industrial Art-Tramlog."” A cow- aittee seported resolutions fu favor of sdopting the wetric systein, which went over till to-mor- row for discussion. —— THE COLLY.GES, BDUCATION AT TUE BOUTH. CorousugeO., Dee. 38.—At the Conference of tho College Presideots to-day, Prof. Laws, of Missqurl, read & paper ou * Unlvernsitics; Thelr Scape and Afm.”” An adilreas was delly- cred by Gen. Enton, Commisstoner of Educn- tlon, in the course of which he snid the guestion perhaps of the greatest fmpor- tance to the Southern States for the next few yeara would he the matter of education. e aleo said that Southern Cou- Rreesmen were united jn thelr efforts to pro- cure for the South the beneflt of a Bigher cdu- eatlon. Further along ha ralil thas there was a owing feeling among eiluentors and at. Wash- ngton in favor of {nstitutions embracing awel- l.]ululrnl and mechanical branches of nstrue- on. A report on farther Congressfonal endow- ments was presented and referred to§ Stunid- ing Committee with authonty from the Con- ference to nct in the matter. The weating mijourned this evening. CRIME. THE BLOOMINGTON ASSASSINA- TION. Soectal Dispated to The Chlcagn Tridune. Broosinaton, Ht., Dee. 23,—The remains of the munlered James O'Nelt were luterred to- day In the Catholle cemeters. The faneral party nssembled at . O'Nell's home, on Mason strect, nt 2p.m. The procession formed and pricecded to the Catholle Cunrch, A vast crowd assembled there, filling the fmmense church, and many bundreds were unable to gain entrance, Every vlass of IHoomiugion soclety was In the nssemblage. FEvery one had heand of Jdim O'Nell, and the greater portion of the pro- ple had known him as man and boy, and re- spected Bim. An eloquent eermon was preach- ed by Father Murphy, who pakl 8 fouching tribute tu his memory, From the church the vrocession moved to the Chicstnut-strect de- pot of the Clleago & Alton, where they ook a speelal train for the cemetery, one mile from the city. Every engine on the romd bears cripey andd Engine 143, of which O'Neil was ro long muster, steod on the track to-day bearbie the most elegant funeral decorattons, her brass- work gleatning fu besuly, This ia the engine on which O'Nell “plunged “uto deathly danger In the twoureatest collistons of Western rallrond- ing,—that at Mason Bridyge, near Gardner, amd that of Sag Dridre, Excliement romning vio- Tent, and duath would be the sure fute of any one who Mhwuld Le arrested under strong muspleion, There fs yet no clew that scems likely to lead to eetlon. Detectives from other cities are ¢ nd are co-operating with the loeal au- eltics, biut s yet they fnd sothing that fs tangile. The two theories, that there is a woman in the case, and thut 0'Nell was shot In nlistake for another man, are I:unumlly neeept- ed as the only _prohable eolutfons of the mys- terys but as yet no development has been miide which conlirnis cither. The_case elosely reseine Dles the murder of Sharos Tyndale, at” Spring- field, some years ago, To-night the City Coun- cil held a specid “wmecting and disenssed the assassination. Mayor Bunn has offercd $200 out of by awn_vocket, i the City Connell would gladly offer 8500 were'it not that the charter es 1o authority to olfer rewurds, ‘They determined to eavor to induce Uov. Culfom to olfer Inrge reward. A BT, JO SCANDAT. Spertai Dispatek o The Chicugn Tridune. 8. Josepi, Mo, Dec 288,~Our vity In rev- cling in the livelieat seneation it hus ever know! 1t was announced by the vity papers this nior fog that Me. Talbot Fairlelgh, long one of the most prominent business men of this city, und Jate County Collector, nzd amarried man of fifteen years® standing, had eloped with o dash- ing and handsomo widuw, 8 Mra. Conover, Mr. Fairlelgh lins recoutly been cdrrylnge on a mer- cantile” buslness ot . Forcet ~ City, Holt County, betng a member of the lirm of Sook, Fruzer & Cu., fiom which polnt bo and the falr widow embarked on thelr illicit voyage. It [s betloved the pair bave gone to Texas. Mrs, Fairleigh and her ehildren hove been taken to the home of his gelatives in this city, where alie remains in a distracted und atmost Jemented condition, No_fhanctal de- luquency worth mentlonlng is alleged. A KENTUCKY SURPRISE. MavsviLLe, Ky, Dee 3.—A speclal to the Courier-Juurnal says: Lust uight Mike Me- Namara, Matt Little, sd James Hendricks appeared at the restdence of Mes, Hyatt and dumanded adimfttauce into aparunents oecupled by Laura Rose. Belng denfed they fired Into the house. — One, supposed to be McNumara, cntered and fired o third ahiot, the ball taklus ‘elfect In Miss Roses face. No nricsts, " BUPPRESSING VICE. NEw Yonux, Dee. 28.—Recorder Hackett to- day sentenced a number of Nyuor-dealers, prosc- cuted by tho lev. Dr, Howgrd Crosby's Soclety for the Suppression of Vice, to pay fines rang- ing fram 825 to 8250 each. " Onu’ of thom ree celvod the additlonal punishiment of Imprison- ment for sisty daya (o the Penitentiury, und another for thirty days. BURGLARY, Spectal Dispuich to The Chicugn Triduns, MiLwavkes, Dee, 28.—This enfng the resi- denee of tho Hon, John Nazro was cutered by burglars, and jewelry valued atover $500 taken, The houso was entered by climbing the plilars of the veranda and getting Iu the upper win- Jdows, which feat has been practived - here exe sively of late. Four ol the cung are fu the fuckup fur previous thel COMMITTED FOIt EXTRADITION, Apecial Dispaich 1o The Chicagn Tribuns, ‘TononTo, Dec. 28, —Proceedings fu the case of Charles E,” Willlams, the alleged Chicago Natlonal Bank forger. were conclided to-day. After hearjug arguments of counsel, Judge Me- Renzlo committed tho prisoner for extradition, Willfama’ counset gave tlee that he would muvlu fora writ ol babens corpus on Mouday next, ’STA“"ED BY A MANIAC. fpectal Mevatch to The Chicuga Tridune, Wansaw, Ind, Dee, 23.—Samuel Yohn, o old citizon, was attacked in a saloan by Btephn Bayer, a manlac, sud stabhed in the right silc with a dirk-knife, the woapon cutting a deep gush in the Junws and cutting one rib envirnly intwe. s injurics wall vrove fatal. ARRES’ . B7, Louis, Dee. 3&.—Thomas Noxon, sup- posed to be one of the Unlon Pacltle Rallrond express robbers, was arrested about seventy-five miles west of Sherman, Tox., on Wedneaday morning, and 18 uow on the way uorth fu earge of suoltiver, . MURDEIR. CLEVELAND, (1, Dee, B.—A Herald special Irom_Delaware, O,y gives the purticulars of o murder of a man named Leach bfiun maie named Olney, ot that place yesterday—both prominent citize ANOTHER McCOOK DEAD. Doath of Geu. George W, McCook York Yosterduy, Svecial Dispaih (o fhe Chicugn Trduve, New Yoks, Dee. R—Uen, George W, Mee Cook, of Olio, dicd biere tu-day at thy residence of his coustn, Gew. Ausou O, MeCook, with whom he wus spending Chrlatuus, . Shortly ufter dinner Chirlitius-Day ho was attacked with vertigo, aud, slthough every effort wus made i save bim, death reaulted this cventng, Gien, McCook cumie fo the ity to escort his veed mather ou & vint to anotier sou, Col. MeCook, ofthisclty. SILVER IN IOWA, Apacial Dispaich to The Chlgads Trivine, Des Moixgs, L, Dee, 28.—Af au adjourned muss-meeting of citizens to-nigbt Col. (. L. Godfrey, Chalrman of the Comnlttes appoluted at the last mecting, prescuted e followlng re- port, algued by alt the ruewben of theCommgt- tees WuEKEAs. The fuanclal dlst vaile throughout the Union cal at New 88 which now pre- upon the peaple 10 cxpress 1beir sonthments apos the Bnaacial sltu- ativn of the country; thercfors be it Kesolred, By the citlecus of Los Bloincs, in mavs- weeting assembled, withous resrd to past oz pres- cot party siilistious, 1, 'That wy dewsnd of ths Congress of the Uulted States thu unconditlonsl and fimculate ro- peal of the so-called Resumption act, 2, We dewand the rewosctiaing of sliver, mak. ing 1t a legal-tcuder in any amoust fur all ‘debts, both public and private, aad tbe resoval of afl biudrauces 1o 1o free sud usbuited coluage of the A8, i, ‘Ihat we recommend o the cltizenw & Tows tuat they buld public meetingdthrou shontfiheitate for the pur or “u""ht tbeir scutiments upok the dusncial sitaation of tho country, 4. That we request tae daily snd weekly press of the State 10 pubilnd the furvolug as tho acuti- wents of (be bosiuves, aud bulusiisl, sud lsbor intereats 0f the Cupital of lows. A motion to stitke out the trst’ resolution eliciied a tong aud beuted diaiagon, The wo- \ TT—TWELELVIY tlon was finally tost, and the report of the Com- mittee ndopted unanimously, A resolutlon Insteurting Representatives fn Congress to vote tor Harrion's incomc-tax bitl was adopted unanlmously, The resolutions are not a fale expression of the people except In the demand for a remon- ctization of silycl FINANCIAL. 8T. LOUILS, Br. Lowtns, Dec. 28.—At a meeting of the atockhioliers of the Real Estate Savings Bank thia afternoon ft was resolved to suspend at once. The asscle aro statea to be, lu round numbers: Bills recelvable eccnred on real estate, and interert acerned thereon 21 Real entate.oe s e Cash nnd furniture. ... ‘Tho Habilities nre: Tine de 1t ith, Interes TN LAy aDI o are! s ‘The cavital stock and nmount due the Real- Eatate Savings Institution, a concern out of which the vresent bank grew, less than a year ago, s $187,000. Profits, 1,000, s The caure of the suspension fs the great shrinkage In real eatate. It fs thought the de- pusitors will be palil In fall, and that the stoek- hutders will alsu derive something, The DI- rectors cinbrace geveral quite prominont amd wealthy cltizens, TITE NETTERS, CINCISNATE U, Dec, 38.—Mr, Albert Netler, of the recent bauking firmof Netter & Co.y New York, who Is at the Grand Hotel in this ofty, stated, in an uterview, nsto the rehypothic cating feature of thefr business, that it was slmply o question of intereat; that one firm In New Yurk has to-day 81,000,000 borrowed on such securities. 1t got tho securities for money loaned on them, and o turn reborrowed monoy on them from snsurance and trust companles, Mr. Netter stated that the money they owed was not to widows or orphans, bit to **Wall streee sharks, who have gotten over dollar that we had, and bave cornered us untfl we were compelled to lay down and quit. Therg I8 o trdth in the repurt” that 1 bud “absconded with $100,000. Gabriel Netter Is with our luwyer i New York." " 00 ITATLIFAD Hartpax, Dee. 28, —Joln B, Flowers, bonts nndd shoes, 18 insolvent. . Edwara Albro (& Coyy lardware, are In fiuancial ditticalties, Liabilities wald to be $160,0005 usscts about 100,000, MISCELLANEOUS. Maxcurstzi, No L, Dee. 8.—The Bank Commissioners have cat down the deposits of the Derry Suslngs Bank 25 per cent. The shrinkuge was caused by bad paper and poor fuvestments. 1t Is stated that the bank will iy lonly 4 per cent futerest on the remaining nedvts, Nrack, N, Y., Dee, 23,—The Rockland County Bank bay stspended, NEw York, Dee. 28.—A Receiver has been appointed for the Jersey City Savings Bauk, NaTa 0.y Dees 9=) Do Parker & 10 drageists, have falled, Liabills und assets not stated. ; CASUALTIES. PLOSION IN A MINFE, 4t Dispateh tn The Chicayn Tritune, Winkzswanng, ', Dee. 23.—~At noon to- day, as a party of mine ollicinls were making o tour of fuspection ot tho Stanton conl-mine, ahout amile from this city, n friehtiul explo- slon occurred, the deadly fire-damp fzniting from n nakod lamp carried by oue of the men. Not ouly was every man terribly burned by the as, but the furceof the explosion was so great 18 Lo hurl out doors and props from thelr post- tion and tear up the rods of the railroad truck lealding from the gangway to the. foot of the shaft, As soun “as help could reach tie scene of tho exploston, mine Superintendent John T, drifliths was found to be terrthly burned nbout the face ang breast, and budly brufsed by befog thrown awzatnst the walls of the wine,” Lewis S, Jones and [tichard Roderick, mine_hosses, wero found In-a simllar condition. John Tredennick, o miner, was burned inwardly and cannot recover., Thomas Malia and Peter Btup, laborers, also recelved burps that wiil probavly prove fatal, A party of surveyors were In the mine a short distance frum the explosion, und were hurled with great velocity for n Cistance, Lut none were dangerously fnjured. v 41 = 9 RURNED TO DEATIL Couneil Buurys, In, Dev, 28.—It hns just camu to hand that a horrible accidont oceurred In Morgan Townshlip, Crawford County, several duys 8go, which resuited In three children being® burned to death. Mr. Carl Mans and wife went out into thoe feld to sk corn, and In order to keep the children, who were aged respectively 1,335, aud 4 years, safe, as they supposed, locked them up i tho house. It wus a very fu) morniug, and the first that was known Dor discoyered the liouse eu fire. When t lwuse waus reachied, it wus wrapped lu fames, and tho throo children wore burned (0 u celap. Thy parenta were notilled, aud when the mother arsived she wos 30 frautic that it was unlrv by taln strength abo could bo prevented from rusling futo tho tlume: W ——— it | o DISAPPEARANCE, Snecinl Diaviteh to The Chicagn Tridune. MusszaoN Derot, Mich.. Dec, .—Jennlo Mills, the lady sakl to have béen drowned ot ‘Pentwater yesterday, has not been found yet. Great oxcitement provalls, A note found to- Qlay In another part of the houso brings the peo- e to belleve that sho hus sccroted herselt in some unknown place to get revenge of a young fellow, A reward of 820 has Leen offered by her father to-day, and 1t is: thought that this will lead to her recovery, Several shots were fired from a small cannon this cvening to ralsy hor budy, which resulted In the bursting of the cannoh, but fortunatel ¥ 110 ono was hiurt, —— FIRES. AT CARROLLTON, MO, B7. Louis, Due, 28,—A tire at Carroliton, Mo., Chrlstinaa night, destroyed nearly a block of bustuess bouses, fuvolving aloss of about $80, €20, Insured In Boringhield, Mass., for $1,600 1 the fnsurance Company of North Amerlea for £700; German of Freeport, $800; Rhode Iatund Assoclation, 81,2003 Phenix, Brooklyn, N, Y., t.l,wo; Amerlean Central, 8t, Louls, $1,1 ireman's Fumd ot Callfofnla, $700; Contlue #1,000; Uerman Awmerlcan, of New York, AT PINE FLAINS, N, Y, Tovankeersie, N, Y, Dec. 23.—Thy elezans reshdence of the 1o Hilam 8, Env, at Pine Platus, ono of the bandsomest in Dutchess County, wus dustrovod by fire this mornine, with its contents, Tho family had barely time to cocupa with thelr lives, Loss, $20,000; insur- ance, $10,000. The tire csught from a heater, AT TWO RIVENS, WIS, Srecial Dispaieh to The Chirazo Tridund, MiLwaukes, Wis, Dec, B.—The Sentinel's Munitowoe speclal says an extensive pali-factory at Two Rivers was damaoged by fire $3,000 this sfteruoonny uo insurance, e ——— THE-CIGARMAKERS, New Yous, Dec. 25.—A mass-meeting of the clar-makers on strike and thelr sympathizers wus held to-night In the Couper lustitute. Over 4,000 persons were present. A, Btrasser, of the Cigar-Mukers® Nattonal Unlon, presided, and speeches denouncing the mavufacturers were made in Englisb, Bohemian, and (erman. Rtesolutions were adopled setting forth that the strusgle would be kept up untll living wuges wero given aml the Unlon recoguized; denoul {ng the tevement-house system as un fuvention o renew chattel slavery, nurm-d 10 civitiza- tiow, tha spirit of the agy, and & free country. ——— — INDIAN RAIDERS. Lirrue Rock, Ark., Dec. 23.—The Treasurer of tho Tuxas & Culifurnia Stage Compuny Is §n recelpt of a telogrum from Dau C. Stevens, As- lhlnnl-fluh crintendent fu Western Texas, say- jug the Indians tu that sectiou scein so full of hellishness that unless more troops soun reuch there uo stage Hues can b ialntained or veople lelt alive. The ludisns attacked the cosch fu Bassey Cunon, captured four horses, and kiiled both tho driver nud Gabs Valdez, the Divislou Buperiutendent. —a— THIS IS BUSINESS. Draowoop, D. T., Dee. 2§.—Tno Golden Gate Mioiug Cowpavy to-day consumuiated s sale of their four wince—the Father DeSmet, Golden Gate, Justice, aud Bel —to Callforula cupi- tallats for the handsore sum of $1N,UW. Tuis s the beuVlest minjug transaction thut bas wecurzed fu the Uills. ‘he clted Ivnah!hnt PAGES. HOW PLEVNA FELL. Graphic Pen-Picture of the Turk- ish Sortie. Amid Fog and Fire.--A Terrible and Bublime 8pectaclé, Skobeleflf Ocenples Osman’s Fortlfleas tions, Rendering Retreat Impossible. Tho Bilence Aftor Battle—-A Suddon and Unconditional Burrender, Correxnondence London Daily News. Prevaa, Monday Night, Dee, 10, 1377.~The Russlans knew on Friday night that Osman Pasha was preparing for a sortie, and on thelr part made overy preparation to receive Mim, The trenches were kent fnll of troops day und night, division and regimental commanders were advised to bo on the nlert, and all the posts were doubled and trebled. ‘Thesa measures were taken on Friday nliht, but Saturday passed withou't any movement beiug discernible among the Turks. Osman Vasha had, howover, re- solved upon a final effort to break the colls that were erushing him. Sunday paseed fn the same way, The Russians were anxlously on the wateh, with the usual amouut of artiliery-fire, to which the Turks have not replied for a long time, For the last three or lour duys the weath- er lind been damp and cold, with heavy, broken clouds, threatening raln; and about nvon on Sunday the clowds thickened, and tho dark masses dlscharged themsclves in the first snow-storm of the scason. By b o'clock the ground wis quite white, and the nppearance of the country had complotely changed. [ rode nround the Mues between the hours of 8und 5, from Urlvica, through Radie s0vu, ta Brestovee, on the Lofteha voads The sky was durk und Jowerlng, but the atmosphiera was whitd with thickiy-fulling anow, through which conld be eaught elimaes of Plevin, with many little columns of blue sinoke rising over it, telling of cooking dinners, and giving it n warm, tosy look, mueh unliko that of a be leaguered city. The huts of the Russian soldlers were soon white,~tha sollivrs themaselves zoing atont Juyously, some cooking their diuncrs, wthers gaihiered In groups, singing at Ltho tup o! their volces a welcome noparently to the tirst snowfall, Perhinps it rembmled them of thelr far-away homes. ‘There the snow is long since inny feet deep. Now and then the boom of o gun, mutiled amd Indistinet, ke a low growl, broke the stlllness as It cate through the snow- laden alr. CONCENTRATING ON TIE VID, I crossed the ravine at the foo of the Green ITil, whers Skobeleff has bulle’ an excelleut plank bridire, connecting, his Hues with ZotoI's nud Radisovo, and procecded up the little lnger- al ravine, nlomg which o good artllierv-rond has been constructed. 1 som found mysel! on the Loftcha Road, near Brestovee, I the midst of o vivlent gust of anow and wind, It was now glnlle dark, The lights of Hrestovee were barely lscernlble through the elovm, and 1 had eon- sidernble difficulty in flnding my way through the storm and the obsuirity to Ozudul, Skobelell's headquarters, Heru found everybudy keenly on the nlert. A apy ust come in with the nows that Ostnan hadl {smied three days’ ratlons to the troops, 150 cartridgtes, o new palr of samlais to cach nan; and that to all appearances the concentration would bezinat once. A curious detall which oldler recelved a smatl fmruun of oll for keepiny his gun in order, At u'clock nnother sy came i, who reported that Osman was mueuntrxmm near the bridge over the Vid, The spy had come direet from Plovng, und, having given thia fuformation, ho disappeared ogain i tho darkuess. A few minutes later there was o telegram stating that frum the other slda o great muany Hehts were acen moving about In Plevan,—an unusunl thing, Evidently thero was some movement on foot, ond the aples were right, . AKONELEFF'S ADVANCE, ‘The night wom&lu\vly on. ‘The snow-storm censed und was fdllowed by dark clouds seud- ding swiftly acroes the sky, with now and then & biust of slect. At 3 o'clock anuther spy brought news that the men of Skovelell's com- wand hud a position on the side of the Green 1111, and that the Krishina redoubts were belny abandoned, He was very sure, ho sald, that all the positions alone our side would shortly Lo abandoned. Would he go along and lead the way {nto the Krishina redoubras, at the risk of befng bavoneted §f his words should not prove truel Yes, he would; aud orders were glven Ly 8kobelefl for the troops to begin to move eautiously forward and feel thelr way with care, This was done, and the positions wero At lnst now it was certaln that the ks were moving, and that the flanl decisive moment bad come. Bkobelell ordered the captured positions to be fustantly placed In a state of defense, b casp the Turks, Fepulsed and not yet ready o surrender, shouti] attempt Lo recapiure them. The gray lght of morning cume. It was cloudy, and threatened moro suow, Suddenly thero'was the booming of thirty or forty guns, speaking almost to- ether, followed fustantly by that steady, crash- sy rul\ wa liave lear! to know go well, The buttlo had begun, ‘The glaut, after defendlug Limaclt four months, hurl “F thunderbolt after thunderbolt upon his enemles, was now strug- gling through the meshes he had allowed to be thrown around him, and was {n his turn attack Ing the trenvhes and carthworks which he bhad- taught his cuemles so well to defend. We monnted onr horses and rode toward tfie Laitle. It was in the direction of tho bridguover the Vid,c on the Sotia road, and half an hour's oidy brought ua fu sight of the confilct, CLOUD3 AND FIIK. A terriblo and sublime spectacle presented itself to our view, Tho country hehind Plevng 1 & wide, open plain, into which the gorge lead- Ine up to Plevnaopens out like a funnel, ‘The plalq 1s bounded on the Plevna side by steep, rocky bluffs, or ¢)lifs, along whoss foot flows the Vid. From thess cliffs, for o distanco of two miles, burst here and there, in quick, fre regular successlon, angry spurts of tlame, thut flashed, and disapueared, and flashed out again. It was the artillery-fire of the Turks and Rtussiaus, which, from our polnt ot viow, np- peured 'Iulennlnglud. ‘The amoke, running round In a cirels_toward the Vid, ruse against the heavy wlouds that hung right up on the horizon, while low on the ground burst forth contiiuous balls of flame, thateent the blackness of the clouds like lashes ot lightnlng. ‘Farongh the covering - of thu smoke could bo scen uncr{ apits of fire, thick as iretlivs on a tropleal night. Now and then through an Irregutar curying stream of fire, we hud fudistinet gliuipses of s of moen hurrylue to und fro, horses, cattlo, carriages runnings across the plate, aud, above all, the infernal crashiug rol of the lutne try-fire and tho deop booming of mnore than a bundred guns. : CQVERED BY TUE TRAIN, . This Is what had happeneds Ouinan Pashia had, during the night, aban- doned all his W"‘OHI from Grivica to the Green Hil, and e trated the p,']vculcr part 5 the Vid, uver which by passed one the old, and the othier the new one lately constructed, e ook part of his artillery, “somu three Latteries, and a train of about 500 or G0 carrlages drawn by bullocks. He succeedod $n wultlng his army, the artitlery, and part of the tralu over aybreak, ‘Plie Hussions suy that to bave sfurted with so large a train fa 4 proof that he wus decelved with regard to the number of the Russiau furces, gnd (hat he believed the Russtun line, owing to the absonve of Gen, tiourko, was very. weak on the dofa Road, snd though auother road uloug the Vid was virnmni ul; It does not seemn possible thilt he could have been s0 badly inforwed, and Lam fuclined to think that the traln was tekeo (o verve a spectal purpose i the fght. ludeed, the first thing the Russiaus perceived whey daf!l U broke was & ling of wagons drawn by bullocks advanc- fug upon m 10 close onder across the plain, ‘Fus winooth, vven level offered every fucllit; for such » waneuvre. The Tur behin thesus wazons, which, piled full of bagigace snd elfects of various kiuds, afforded very fair pro- tectlon from bulluts. THE GHENADIERS MEET DEATI, The sttack wus directed azalust the positions held by the grenadicrs, north of the Soffa road, whose'lloes extended from the road to o wln‘ oppusite Opanes, where they wer Joiued by the Koumaulan curvipg line through Busuria. Jt I aald the attack way made with 20,000 uien; but 1 doubs this, as thero was really uot room for 80 many to deploy, ubless they had descended fron: the bights of Ovancs und taken the Rou- waulan pos tluu-I wid 1 bave ot heard that they did this, Nor did they even attuck the Russlan positions south of the road, as they would vrob- ably have done bad they uttacked jn such force. At any rute, the sttack wus a wost brilllaut aud dariug one. ‘Thie Turks sdvauced as tar as they could under cover of thelr wagous, while the Russians pourud o s terrible fire on them frown thulr Berdan Lrecch-loaders, scorcely Jess destructive than the P-.-.Abo-lg, and opened on the advauciog loe with sbell and shrapoel ‘fbe Turks thcn did a spleadid deed of bravery, only equaled by SkohelefT's captrre of the twa famous redoutits, Probabiy fudinz their cover iz to fafl them, owing o the eattle be led o gotting frightened and. runnine aiaye they dashed forward with a sliont upon theline of trenches beld by the Sthrersky « Siberian Regiment, swept over them ke n tor naido, poured into the battery, bayoneted the an titlervinen, officees and men, who with desperaty heroism etoodl to thele pieces to nearly & man and selzed the whole battery, The Sibrersks Rechment had been overthrown and nearly an nihitated. ‘The Turks had Uroken the firs circle that held them In. Had they gone ue they would liave foudd two more; but they did not have time to o on. The Russians rallied almost immediately. HMAND TO IAND, Gen. Btrukofl, of tho Emperor's staff, bronght up the First Brigade of Grenadlers, who, lud by thelr General,=1 forget his name, but the Rus- sfana will remember it —flung themselves upon tha Turks with fury, A hand-to-hand tight. en- sted, man to man, bayouet to bayonet, which Is raid to have lasted several minutos, for the Turks clung to the eaptured guns with dogzed ubstiuaey. They scem to have forgotten in the fury of Lattlc tliat they had come out to escaps from Plevna, and not totakennd hold a batters, mnd they held on to the guns with almost the same desperation with which the Russlan dead around them had shown s few minutes before, Nearly nll tho Turks ju the battle wera killed, Those 1w the flanking trenches open to the Russian lire had, of course, very Hitle sheltor, and were soon_overpowered, aud began o retreat which, umder the inurderous fire sent nfter them, Instantly becama a flight, Some tovk shiciter behind tho broken wagons, and returned the fire for a time; but the ma- Jurity ‘made for the deep bauks of the Vid, Where they foumd ample ahiclter frum the Russinn shells and butlets, Thoy formed here behind the vanks, and fostantly began to re- turn the Russion fire. TIE LAST PIONT. It wns nov about half-past 8, and the Turkish sorlle was virtually repulsed: but the battla raged for four hours longer, The losses inflicted from this timo forward wers not great on elther Alde, for both armies were under cover, ‘Lo Turks were evidently apprehiensive that thoe Russians would charge ana drive them bock fu @ masa into the worge. The Russians wero re- solved to prevent another sortie, und so hoth shiles kopt It up. Indeed, there scented at firat every probabllity that the Turks would try it ngain, though it was evident to any one who knew the strenuth of the Russtan lines, and hud ecn this affalr, that escape was I\o‘m‘u" from the first, even though Osman I'asha hnd had twice the number of men, For four houra the storm. of lead swept on, ns 100 guns sent forth flame, and smoke, and fron, During all this time we were In moinentary ex- peetation of seeing one gido or other rush to the charge. We could hardly yot realizo that this was to be the Inst fight we shiould ever sey around Plevan, aned that, when the guns ccased {ivingr, I‘, was the last time wo shiould hear them here, It wns o straneely Impressive spectacle, Behind us, the plain, stroteling n\v?lj' to thy Tiorfzon, dark and sumbre, under the dull, lead. colored clouds of the biack November day. Befora us, the porge Jeadfuz up to Plevna, Ihanked on either sldo by steep, high cliffs; and, butween us and them, the amoke, and roar, amd fire of Tattle, Mllips’ the alr with its mlehty thunder,—a battle on which hung the fate, not of Plevng,—for the long-beleagured town was nlready {u the hands of the Russlans,—but of Ostoats Pasha and his army, A BILENCE THAT WILL REMAIN UNBROKEN, About 12 o'clock the firing beran to dinfnish on both sides, as if by mutual ngereotment, ‘Then it stopped entteely, The rolline crush of thy Infantry a the deep-toned bellowlng of the artilery o heard no ore. ‘The stmioke lfted, nand there was sllence,—a silence that will not b broken liere for tnany i Jong year, oerlaps never wsain, by the sounds of battle, The firing bad not censed more thau lalf an hour when u white fluz was acen waving from tho rond Jeading around the ellifs bevond the bridue. Plevon had Iallen, and Osman Paghn was golng tosurrenaer, The whito . lag belng holsted, somg of the Turks on the bridge walked for- ward and came on to us, some with wuns huug over thelr shoulders, others with guns in thew hunits, They walked about us and examn- ined us curlously, Thousands of them aro' on the cliffs, not nere than Aft; yards distant, looking down on us witl composure, all with arms n thelr hands, Ono welldirected volley would thin our Russian cadres this slde of tne Vid very appreciably, for by this time thers must have boen a hundred otlleers gathered here, and casuulnuun was by no mesus arcanged as yet. On tho hights to vur rlfim. we scu the Russians moving up to the redonbt on ong slde, whils the Turks wera leay- Ing it on the other. Preseatly Gen. Uanetsky arrives, and then the way s blocked up with wagzons, aead horses, aml oxen. Ths men have all been carried offy lmt beside the wagon, near the bridee, 1 seo ong young fellow Iying badly wounded, * Ho s talin. Mimsell carefulty down there, with his eloak wrapped sround him, and his rifle and knapsack under hls head, 1le evi- dently tukes pride in his gun, a Peabody, for it 18 very Lrighit und clean, aud he has put” it care- fully under him 8o that Jt may not bo taken nway, o did not think to part with it so soon. Hao I8 scarcely 17, and the doctor who haa dress- ed his wound says o will not livo till night. OVER THE BRIDOE. We thrend our way cautiously over thu bridzo, through broken carringes and dead bodics of horses and cattle, and tind ourselves among the Turks. 'Thers ure several {:‘uul lying In tho diteh besida the road. Somewounded are lHmp- Inyg along with us, golng Heaven knows whither, and therg ure two scntiuels standing in o trench overlooking the river, leh;-lnu thelr watch as though they were looking for an attack at auy mament, As wo advance, the crowd gets thicks cr. ‘Phe Turkish soldiers, with guns and bayo- nets In thelr honds,—men at whom we bave been ghoutlng, and who wige shootiug at us two hours ugo,~some with neavage expresaion, gaze ot us with a scowl; but there are pleasaut, in- telltizent fuces olso, who ook at us with steady, clear, inquisitive oycs, (en. Skobelell, Br., re- catled an episode of the Hungarian fnsurrection resembling this, where thers was an armistice, and a great mmmber of Austrisn oflleers russed over the bridge to the Ilungartans a8 wo did hero, whon the Huusgarian comuand- Ing otlicer oponed his rauks and fired his cane | nou, charged to the muzzle with mitrallle, on the Austrinus, Lot us hope tho two fucldents will not resemble each other fu all respects. GHAZI OSMAN BUKRENDEUS. When the teueral 1s about 100 yarda from the bridge tho crush §s 8o great that we can ad- vunce uo farther, and indecd we do not wish to, for it fa I this little bouse uwrluukln;& the rosd.that Osiman Unazilles wounded., Uens. Uxmuu”. Strukofl, aud some otbers have rrono tosce hin, 1 was unuble tuflut In, owlui to the crowd, The vonference did not laat moro than a few minutes, ‘Lhe terms of capltulution wero eaally armanged. The surrender 18 uuconditionsl, Osmau consented at once. surprive bs exprossed that he should huve sv suddenly agreed, it Is only necessury Lo state that ho could do nothing else. Inorder to ottempt 8 sortle, he had 1o abatdon all tho positions in which ha lud dofled tho Russiuns wo lung, sud _to coucentrate his army down on the wd ‘Theso_positions ouce 1ost wers lost Torever, becauss the Iusstans oc- pupled then atmost us soon s he loft them, Ho wus down {n the vulley; they on the surround- ing hills, with an urmy thred thines &s_iarge ns hia. 3o had to susrénder withuut delay, for they wery drawing the eliclo ufimur uve ment. s position was like Nupoleon' Qaa. The disparity i imumber was greater, and be had pot even tho shelter of ths village, CGaman Uhuzi surrendered unconditionally ,the anllant urmy with which he bad held this now futnous stronichold for so long, and with which Do upset tha whole Russtan plun’ of caunpalin, sl f which he defeated, fu thres pitebied bat- tley, Hussla's fuest arinte e ——— THE WEATHER. 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