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'IIE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: TURSDAY, JANUARY 1878~TWELVE PAGER, 'y 1 “FOREIGN. *» English Note to St. Pe- tersburg of the Briefest " Possible Character. . Merely Expresses the Porte's Desire to Com- mence Peace Ne- gotiations, ae Russian Reply Said to Be Equally Brief and to the Point. urkey Must Make Known Her Wishes Directly to the Rus~ sian (Government, ihat Pasha's Visit to London in the Interest of an Early Yeaco. .everal of the Balkan Passes Occupied by Russian Troops. ‘he Turks Reported to Have Abandoned and Burned Sofia, Ex-Queen Ysabelln Protests Aguninst Don Carlog® Ex- pulsion from France. fhu 0ld Lady Declared Insane by the Madrid Authorities. MEDIATION, TUE ENGLISH NOTR, Loxpox, Jan. 1—5 n. m—The following Is tuted to be the text of England's note to Rus- laz *» Her Majesty’s Government begs to inform e Emperor that the Porte 8 ready to open seace negotfations, The Emperor's wisdom nd repeatedly-expressed love of peace justify ser Majesty’s Governinent fu the hope that he will lend a0 favorable ear to the Sultan's fre- st THE RUSSIAN REPLY. Ttiasaid that Ruesia has already replied to Fagtand’s note that #f the Turks desire an armistice they must soply dircet to the Russisn fompmule Chief. A Parts correspundent nlso aays ho has reason o belleve that Prince Gortachakoff has declared that Turiiey must kupw that Russiz has olways been rewly to lsten to pros posats of peace, and that the presentation of peave pruposuls by an intermediary appears un- necessary, The correspondent adds: The ‘tefegram conveying the abtove fuformatfon seems also to couvey an futhnation of u readi- nese to accept an annfstive. DERNY TO ANDIASSY. Losnox, Jau. 1—5 @ m.~A correspondent at Vienna says Lard Derby hus sent u note to Count Andrassy, expreesing the hope that, in view ot the dealre of Europe for peace, the other Powers will aesist as much us possible England’s steps In fuvor of mediation, ENGLAND'S POSITION. Loxpox, Dec. 8L.—The London correspondent. ‘ot the Manchester Guanlian telegraphs to that Journal regardine the Government's pollcy us follows: *There f no {dea of the acquisition of Beypt, which woulkd be nn abaudonment ol the pulley opposing the partition ot Turkey. Itis bielles that, should Russin reject mediation, Lord Beaconslieht §9 prepared to appeal to the country on the question of declaring war for thy defense of Pritish interests,” TUE ENOLISH NOTE NECELVED IN ST. PETERS- BURG, 87. Prvensnung, Dee. 3L=The request of the British Government for Information whether Rusata would be disposed to enter futo peaco neratiutlons at the destre of the Porte las been received, L If statements have been published ubroad sespeetlug the Russlan auswer und the couditions she would propose, such futelligence tattst be premature and ipaceurate, Nothing whatever har bheen determined upon, though in well-informed cireies it is assumed that Hussia will make no haesh reply to the steps taken with the object of pavime thy way for peate, but wil show hiersell aceesaible to any earnest endeavors for thy restoration of peace. MIDHAT'S MISSION. Roug, Dee. 81.—Iu compliaues with & sum- mous Ly telegraph, Midhat Pashu hos started for London. 11is Journey is auid to be conneet- ed with England's aceeptance of the Porte's re- quest for mediation. GERMAN OPINION. Vienya, De ~The olictal Evenlng Post saya there ure grounds for beljeving that Russla will not ut onee rejuct, but will reply in suitable terma to England’s fnquiry, which only rafses the question of pesce fu very general terms, But ouly the optlmists ean hope that by En- &land’s actfon any veal foundation is sceured for the voncluston of' peace, The Pulltical Correqundence says It s probae. vle Ruesta will reply that she la ready to open uegutiations 1 the Povte directly addresses teslt tu St. Petersburg. THE ARMIES, TIR DANUBE, Loxpox, Dee. 81.—A ucharest dispatch saya: The bridged crosstug the Danuba at Blmuoitza were taken up to prevent thele destruction, ft 13 boped that the bridge at Perashant, just re- ported s haviug been carrled away, cau be re- valred. LOSS OP ANIMALS, Nins hundred burses perishied fn he vicinity of Slstova durlug the recent storm. The Juss of draught aujsuols must Lo numbered by the thousauds, THE BUFFENING PRISONERS, Details ure slowly coming in cuncerning the sufferings of Turkiah prisoners from Plevna on their way to Roumania! ‘The prisoners were Unsceumpanied by soy vebicle fur the parpose of picking up those who fell by the wayside, ‘Ihese were left by the guards to freeze, as thiey bad to means of earrylug them, aud & hale would ouly bave been to ncrcase the uumber of victimg, The sbeence of wazous wus not due to dehiberate cryelty, but to thut thouehtlessness which so frequently subj:cts Russtan soldicrs fo vunceees- eary sctlerfvg. I leurn through Roumanlau vllicers who caie from Nikopolls toPlevoa afier the bas:axe of these prisoners that they drove uiuivst u number of dewd bodivs in the snow. No provision was made in the Bulgarion villages fur the proper sustennnee of the captives, but when the Danube was pasecd supplies were pro- vided, sud from that tune thels lot was oever biurd to bear. THE BALKAN PASSES, Bogor, Dee. SL—After sn exceedingly JiM. cult pussage over the enow-covered muuntaus aud frozen fu-paths the vapguard of the Hus- {uts has oceupled the Balkan passce be- tween Arabakenk sud Hota, sand cavalry has already becn stutfuned on thie Botla road. Thy Turks were taken by surprise, cousequently tLe Russiuns lost ouly five wounded. Aloug tie vastern front, vamely, the River Lom, the Wiks have withdrawn from all thetr posttions, Faating udy swall urmed tedfen composed of 5 and ntabitants with thelr e arms retlre to the woode alter burning their own ¥lllages, Nineteenth Regimunt to be in readiness to de- part from Alderatiot for Cape Town, and the remarks of Sir Bartle Frere, Uovernor and Com- mander-in-Chict of the Cape Colony, that he considered the situation on the Caffre frontler extremely dancerons, ete., results from the re- turn of Kreli, the Galek Chief, at the head ot hia tribe into the Transket territory, and threat- ening the state of relations with Cetewayo, Chitef of the Zulus, owing to a dispute abo vertaln territory heretofore held by the Trav vaal Hepublic, hut claimed by Cetewaro, nof withstanding that negutiations are pending with the Zulus, ~News has reached Natal that the Cetewayo's ariny has ocenpled the disputed territory. Cetesayo I8 the most powerinl of the native Chlefs contagious to the British scttlements, ft Is not_lelleved that war with the Zulus will result. The fmmincut danger is the spreatl of trouble In other tribes in conse- aquence of the return of the Galekas, who were belleved ta be thoroughly defeated. A A ateery of artiliery has been ordered to” he in readiness for tmmcdiate embarkation for Cape Town, ROFIA, Brroranz, Dec. BL—it {s mmored that the Turks retrested from Sofla after burning it, and are marching towards the Ichtiman defile to bar the Russtan advance upon Latar-Bazardjik. AKTIVARL Raarss, Dee. 31.—Negutlations for the enr- render of Antivari have heen broken off because the commandant demanded that the garricon shontd bo aflowed to leave with ail thelr arms, and even artillery, and o to Seutarl, The Mon- tencgrine have recommencesd the bombardment. TIR CZAROWITCIf, LoNnox, Jdan, 1—h a. m.—A Bucharest corre- spoudent telegrapns: “It now anpears that the Crarowltch will remain In Bulear, with Gen. ‘Todlcben as the real comimander of his army.” RCRNZSS 1t Is reported there are 26,000 sick In Bulgaria, and the supplies ure Inndequate. The humber probobly includes the sick among the Turkish prisoncrs. BRAZIL. TItK REASON, Brectal Dispateh to Tae Chleagn Tridune, Ispiaxaronts, Ind.y Dee. 31.—The Rev. 1. C. Fleteher, af thia city, well known by his fornier connection with Brazil, says the rcfusal of Brazil to admit colured laborers from the United States into the Empiro s in ac- cordance with a law passed more than twenty-five years ago, which fs afmed at pre- venting the Atrican slave-trade, tipon any pre- tense whatever. Therc arc plenty of Yortu- quese aml other African slave-dealers, he rays, who would selze with avidity the pretext of introducing rairoad colored laborera to reopen thelr pefarious traflie. MISCELLANY. A CORN RCARCITY. Lisnox, Dee, fl.—Advices from the Azores report o deticdency In the Indlan corn crop, Great searclty Is feared. The Azores newspa- pers advige the Governmert to permit the free importation of cereals, DEAD. Panis, Dec. 8l.—Guatave Courbet, artist, Is dead. THREATRNED, 10x¥DON, Jan, 1~3 n. m.—A epecial from Sofin reporta thot a large foree of Russfans {s already deployed on the plain of Sofla. BKOUELEFP'S DINNER TO TEFIR DEY, Landan Datly Neice Correponaence, I biad nttached mysclf to Uen, Bkoboleff, and while ridiug through the streets on our way to our ulil quurters on the Loftchn rond we ‘inct Tefik Bey, Usman's chicf of stafl, the same who had come over the bridge to us with a white flag. He had beeome separated from Osman and was wandering sbout withhis escort through the muddy streets, nobody sceming to know where to iake him or whera ta go. (en, Skobe- 1efl immediately invited him to dine and pass the nleht at his hendquarters on the Loftcha rond, Tefik Bey at lirst hosjtated, as ho thought ho ought to endeavor to joln Osman, but ne- boudy knew where Osman was, 1t scemed then nrobable that he lad accompanted the Grawl hnku to Bugot, and, at any rate, If e wers fn Plevon, the task of finding hfm might he one of hours in tho darknese, ~ Gen. Skobelefl's persuaslons, {nlm‘d to thoso of Col. Galliard, whom Skobielefl had likewlse tnvited, finally prevalled, X warmn fire burning gayly in Gen, Skobelefl's inud hut, n glass of vodkaand some hot soup at once Lhawed out our benumbed hantls and fect, and we were soon enjoying a hut dinner with the sppetite of men who had been in the saddle since daylight, with not a morsel toeat. ‘Teflk Doy seemet much depressed und downcast, ile spoke little. and was at flrst alinost as tacitursn as bo had beeu on tho bridee. e brightencd up, lowever, as the meal pro- greased, drauk o gloss of red wine, a glussof sherry, aud o couble of plusses of champagne, when Gen. SkobeleflT propored the health of Osman Glazl, and drank 1o the brave dofend- crs of Plevna. A merry smile broke uver his face when Sko- belelt asked him who nnd commanded the ‘Turks on the_ tireen Hill, and I think it must Tuve oceurred to Jim now for the fiest time that Iis entertuiner wns Skobeleff, tho indefatiza- Ule, restiess, daring epirit with whom he hind exchianged so many hanl blowa on the Lofteha rood aud Green 10l Nobody had mentioned . Skubelell’s name in his presence, nor had Sko- beleff wid him who he was: but the [aet that he had come out of the Lofteha road, together with 8kobelell's queation about the Green 1N, was quite enoueh toentizhien bin, 8o he said, with a smile, * Al, it is you who gave us sucl tough work on the Green Hilf afl the time. You nre Uen, Skobelefl.” Skoticlefl laughed and sald “Yus “Thut was a very good .attack of yours that evening fn the fog and darkness. " Very well done. But ¥ eet ft all” 4 No,* gald Skobeleffy want it all” And they both Jaughe after thnt momentary it of sunshine Tetlk 13 soon aguin relapred nto melnncholy and wloom. It waa partly the desponder anil spdness natural under the clreumstances, partly the re- action on the extrema excitement and tensfon of nerves during the last four doys when pre paring for the rortle, and partly extreme lnssl« tude and fathgae, We had hardly swallowed our coffee when Skobelefl, taklng pity on him, turned us ol out, gave up his bad to ‘Fetik, hal another hastily made up fur Col. Gallfurd, sind then retired and passed the nieht in a4 hut of one ol his oflicers, and so ended this eveutinl day on ovr sjde of Pleyon. O3MAN AND 1ils OFPICERS DURING THE SIEOE, Pl Mall Gazette, + Here Victor Lorle, the correspondent of the Frankgurter Zeltung at Plevin, hns publistied o serles Of uteresting letiers describlug bis ex- GRIMAN POLITICS, Loxoox, Jan. 1—3 a. m.~Atl Berlin specials sgree that nccotfations between Prince Bise marck and the moderate Liberals are not yot concluded, oither on account of Blamarck's views concerning the taxation —projects, or beemise of the difficultles In carrging out his scheme for meriine the Pros- stan’in the Imperlal Goverunent by an arrunge- ment fn nccordanve with which ho Prussian Minlsters of Fluance, Commerce, Juatice, and Foretzn Affalrs shali administer the correspond- ing Departments fu the Imperial Cabitiet. PHOSECTILE IMPROVEMENTS, Loxnoy, Jan. 1—5 a. nn—An American draughtsman bas been employed i the Wool- wich Arsenal some days sketching the lateat im- orovements in profectiles in - virtue of permis- sion nccorded Mr. Welsh, Ameriean Mintster, by the British War Office. WIIY THE MACMANONS GAVE UF, Qrreanience Sew York Woeld, Pants, Dee, 17— At last_the political erlsis is emled, and the peoplé of France breathe more freely, Forafew daysit really scemed as {f coup ds force would be attempted. The Marshal- Presfuent was exclted aud ungry, ready to com- it any act which would please those who were pouring fnto lils ear their envenomel counsels. Hut the trouble was not sa intch to urge the Marshnl intd the committal of an liegul pro- cevdinz as to find parties who would assmine the respaneibilities of the Minfaterfai positiona which had to Do filled. The majority fn the Chamber of ° Deputics temi- clously held out in their refusal to vete th budect, and were witling to assume the re- sponeibility of thefr a The advisers of tho Marshal, however, thuugh ready enough to push Wm forwand, were unwilling to stand by bim, and as he {8 not an absoluto fool, at last he des tected the readiness to make a cat’s-paw of him, and drew back Inalarm, ** Why should all thess proplo be 80 relnctant in neeepting prominent positions,” sald the Marshal, **unless it be that I o urged bevond aeafe polnt!” Henee his Interviews with the Dukeld'AudiffretaPasquler and Juies Grevy, - The words of warning ut- tered by these statesmen, thelr evident sineer. {tv, bud a great eifoct upon the Presly nti awl perlencos during the slege of that town, Osmun | though, under pressure, e refused to Pushia's tent was, he save, the point at which | carry’ out thelr plans, he felt that he most of the fusafan shofls were directed, und it | was”™ wrong, and became nervous, ferltae was dangerous to n]v!lllh’wll ity but the tent it- | ble,nnd unhanpy. 1l allowed this to he self was tever hity the shells usually fell rom su plainly that somo over-zealous partisan L about Wim overdid the thing, playlng upon his fears. ‘To persuns whn cama to present thelr petitions of Chambers of Commmeree and linport- unt busiuess iouses, the Marshal talked {n a munner which rave the fmpression that ho wis losing his wits, and several ot the Paris journala eatled nttention to the fact that his brother nnd a uephew had died meane, At this Mme. Mace- Mahon beeane llmmuu!ll{ alarmed herself, She felt that resistance to the will of the peaple might engender terriblo misfortune upon her hustaml, wWho was morose, il at case, wept ot tymes like w chitd, and evidently began to fear that attempts would be made " upon his life. 60 to 100 vaces short of it, the correspondent why he had unot left Plevon with hfs colleagues, and Herr Lorie_laving rveplled that he hud nesther a grood horse or aullicient money to pay for an vseort=—being, in fact, o * Bashi-Bazouk of thoe uress V'—the Murstol said, % Vous serez trei-bien avec noury™ 10 WhichrToviik Bey, tho ehuef of the stull, ndded, * £ mol, Slalme les artistes.” Dige eipline was very strict o the camp, and Osman sotmeLimes chastised refractory ofticers himaself. Ilerr Lorle once saw two such otlicers, a Cap- talu and n Licutenant, brought before the Mar- ahal tobe punished for cowardice befure thy Osman onee nsked enemy, The Captain was o head taller | There was everythlog to lose, nothims to tnin than ~ the Marshul and very strongly | hy Keeping up the struggle, and Madume built, Both steod in s humbie attitnde, Jf::mm. with thelr lheads. beut and thelr eyes 1am told that when she made kuown to her fixed on the ground. Osman firet spoke to then frravely and fu a low tones he then suddenty n!mulh' upon the Licutenunt, lifted him juto the alr with hts left hand, strack him repeatedly with his rleht flat on the bead and chest, and then dashed hiin to the ground. e next turned to the Captaln and rave him alsva good thrashftg. *¢ It wos strange,” says ferr Lorfe, * 10 sew this man, usually so calin ind reserved, leaping sbout with the ayility of o cat, his eyes Husulng and I8 fare glowlug, gnashing Lis teeth, pud accompauying every blow with an ex- elamatfon of disizast tud contempt.’ Speaklng of the Turklsh oflicers generally, Herr Lorie obscrves that inany of the spedk Freneh and German, have roeelved a thorotigh eluction, aud are great loversoffart. ** Weller- mans at home have no fdea that there are in the Bultan's arny u greut numberof such officers,— reud Turks aid Mobammedans,—who (1 scien- title wequircments and distinguished wmanners are quite equal to the most eninent and aecom- plished of the Prussfun offfeers, As for the Furklsh soldice, § can suy from personal inspeee hushand that he had better send for M, Du- fuure and consent tua Kepublican Cahluet he thouuht ftatrick to tryhia cnnnnm?; 10 lis pledized word, but there was no time to be lost, and svon the Marghal understood that thu wurry was to conse, 11e was shmply delighted, Hedld nnythlug and everything to satiafv M, Dufaure—save onc, His wifo wishied that in view of the Panul Concluve M. do Baunwyille, n Clerfeal, should bu unmed Minfster of Forefen Affales. A polat-blank refusal on the nart of M. Dufaure ntet this pretension, and, what was still tnore declied, ho wnnounced to MacMahion that, 1 order to accentuate how cutiruly he (Dufaurc) was maoster of the situation, he would pluce M. Waddine- ton, & Proteatant, at tha Forclen Offiee. (M, Wuddington is of French and English varent- aige, o very lberal and pupular man, marrded to u Mise King, of New York, nicce of Rufus King.) M. Dofauro dweit upon the fact that this” would totally couvines the Republean members of the 8enate and Chainber of Depu- tics of the change iu the purpose of the Preals tion that he s the beat (1 the world,'™ The | deot; and, fn short, he wos to be free as to tho buslest place [ PMevis during the stexe | Cabluct, or he would tinally withdraw never was o lundsome marble fountsin at the | galn to assume tho responsibilivy, southern end of the principal street, aghi- 16w bitter pill for Madsme to swallow, Haxouks and Clreassians here usd to sell thelr | but sl w the »tato of her husbaud's mind, plunder to the regulars or to Spanksh Jews, who | and perfores gave way, So how. wo have ufterward sold them acaln ot a good protit. | o lbersl Minlstrys ~ and the reac High boots, clethivg, and cespeclslly warm Rus- s eloaks, were 1 groat demand; thousands of Turkish suldiers in Pleyns wore toe Russian unltonins which they had thus obtained, sid they were only recognizable us Ottotmans vy the fez'on their hcads, Many blind begears,” 100, were clud In Hussian uniforms which bad been given thetn by the charltablo soldiers ' Que of the Turkish infantry suldiers wore & Ruasian wmedal, with the iuscription, *War Agalnst 'o- I =150 1 ary ufticlals, the Profects and Sub-Pref are sending in thelr resimuations with cone mendablo uid prudent haste, There will bo a clean sween, you may depend. The new Min. tater of the Interlor, M. do Marcere, b u man of rare energy and Inflexible character, tHo will il tho service of all persons uot truly Repab- lican, aud will lose nu thie about it. Du- fuure, whose souse of the diguity snd bonor of the Movistrature has Leen shocked by somo recent proceedings, whereln politles got the better of fustlce, will ateenly remove offeudiog urtics. §n short, France will be ruled by real Repubdicans, und thees cau exist but Hitle doubt that prosperity will soon be resutned, There will be no more talk of putting o} the Exhibitlon, which will be rescy 3n dus time. 1 am ussstred that the Marabsl (3 lmm&)‘ bo- {uml expresalun, He does not see the dauits, he snecrs, the threats of the angey aml fost Lin- crialists, thy stunned aud paralyzed Rovallsts. fie hias guae il shouting agato, and this tie wmeans business. 1o word, MacMahion 1a hiti- self aguin. The documents be shzned duriug the “perfod of combut’ e hardly remembers, He placed his nawe at the bottotn of these mes. sages—becauso he was told o dovo, He was but & tool,~an almost unconscious one,—and cannot feel ns be would had all the past trouble been hits own auing. e will gu {n nuw for the Irresponsible. Sle wil) 1aste tho swoits of uilice and feave the bittur to the uthers, His monthly atlowance of 100,000 trancs will be more cures fuby busbunded, and, should be lve unil the cud of bis term, he wiil have lald by a plum and bave had 4 gruud time doing thte lonors of the Exlubition. IBABELLA PROTESTS, DOX CALLOa' BXFULYION FROM FIANCE THE TILEME. anis, Dee. 81, —Taubolla, vz-Queen of 8pain, Tu hier letter to the Figaro protesting sguinst the cxpulston from Francs of Don Carlog, and yue pudlating the accusation that she was conspiring with bin aguinst King Allonso, her sou, says: My gowd sud cordlal relations with my uephew, Don Carlos, sud my niece, Donna Murgucrite de Bourbun, ure o seeret to no one. [ have never furfelted thelr esteem, vor have they infne, and 1 willuot, tnoreaver, diaregard the bands of kuship which unlte us, aud which misfortune has ce- wicnted, Donna Marguerite du Bourbon Is the godmother of iy duughbter, the Infunta Fulale, and it {8 ve wuiider Lnat, public pulitics aside, the members of the say tuwity PLE>LLVE BUCH NATUIAL RELATIONS. The Comte de Lhumbord thought o when he weicomed the Orleans Princes. What resson 4 there for sending away frow this gencrous sud buspitatle country an exiie whose present post- tivn 18 without™ hustility, and who I8 per- secuted, R Is wsserted, va wocouut of met Cuan there be wuwbt but o calumny s thie supgmsition that I would conapire uzuinst wy deurly-luved ¥on fur whom & buve sacnillved everythined Ju it not revolting to think that on ub fwasinary suspicion this Ficw b hospital- fty in which, | Luve sought sepose, Jrum my aticul Hfe shauld euddeuly break with its radittons? 1 address mysell to your Jovally to wake known the 1ruth as to Whe “good relatfons subsisting between my uevbew and wmyself, re. iations which Lave uotbiug to do with politics.” ANT OF CONVLDENCE. Pams, Dee. 81~The Suir aupounces that the Spaulsh Govermucnt Las broken off ull relatiouy with cx-Queen laabella, IXSANE, A Paris dispatch says the Spanish Ambassador bere bas forusatly notuied Minister Waddingion that the Buanish Government bas broken off ull celutions with ex-Queen Tsabells, whow It re. wardy os insone, Blie will never be permitted 0 return to Spaiu, SOUTII AFRICA, THOULLE BREWING. LostoN, Dec. 31L.—The vew unzlety touchiug the Catfre ) as fndicated fo 8hu vrderivg of the / SUICIDE. Special Diewate to Iha Chienge Tribune. Garxya, HL, Dee 8l—Cbares Jauscomb, an express miesienger ou the Miveral Polut Railrowd, sttempted suicide on Friday evenlog 18at Ly shootiug hliuself through the body near the reglon of the lwart, The deed was cotamit- ted in bis rouin at the Mineral Polut {otel, To- day Hanscownb wus still alive, though his jifo s despuired of, Ile s the sou of a widow resfding i Plattesvile, wuld is unmardul, He wud sufferiug with meutal sbereation at the time, Spectul Dlapatcd (o The Chlodan Iviuune, Broysisuton, IiL, Dee —Ucorge M, Brown, sged 8, cunnultted sulcide to-uight ut Edehinan's valoou und boardivg-tuusy by takivg worphine. Despondency. Nasuviire, Dew, 8l.—A speclul to the dmeri- can says Jobu Mangus committed sufcide ay Tracy Uity last night, by jumpinyg into a bakee wyen. Almust complete crematios enaued, Bueviad Dlovotcd ta Tha Chica 1> Tribune, MiLwaUKES, Wis, Dec. 3L—~The wite ot Cor- nelius Deleerew, ared 60 years, stopped befure u wirror aud gelibarutely cut ber turoat frowm ear to var with & razor, dylog hwnediaely. Bhe wade severul attempts 8t suiade duning the prast yeary and iy subposed Lo have been tewpo- Fanily o o o 5 -of the firm of Bonner & Co., upplied to his REHYPOTITECATION, marfly to assist those who are redily and un- avoidably destitute and worthy of assistance, am gl able-bontled; wnemploved men i abfafn: Bt WOUAL whaniret o ta gy by Aaeouramed by diseriminating tn favor of thoss who by Induatey, theift, and temperanes glve promise of . permanent heneft, No - re- et will be farnistied those who manifest a pur- puse to depend on alins rather than thelr own exertiona for supnort, or to destitute persons sent from other clties. Tlerotofore some 400 familiea have been supported In n treat measure hy the town, mauy of them no douht belnz hn- postors. Hereafter the case of every npplicant will be investignted before chiavity {s miven. e i =) CASUALITES. STORM DAMAGE. Noarot.k, Va., Dec. 81.~Tha atorm on Satar- day night and Sunday was tho severest since last April. Hundreds of vessels lave arrived here for haclor. The steamship Leaac Bell, from w York, arelved this afternoon with three sabled schooners in tow, She reports great diznstera, with Juss of Hie, outatde, Dasvitie, Va,, Des fil.—-lluu\-y rains havo awollen tho stresme, damaging the ralroad bridues, On Bunday a new one-span trestlo briige over the Staunton River, on the Virzinia Midfand Raitroad, washed away, preventing the tralus from pusstige, and transiers were moute today. It will be one week tefure the trains cne run throueh, but connections will he mude dafly, On Sunday evening two spans of the trestic ou the Staunton River & Danville Raile rond have been carried off. - No night traina till further orders. WaLpoy, N, C.y Dee, dl.~Heavy rains have cansed o freshet In the Roanoke River, and tho 18 risinge steadBly 1o-nieht. The Peters- Weldon Rallrond bridio at this place 1x tn danger of being carried awny, It 'Is now weveral feer dut of Tine und no trains aro golng over, Ricnwoxn, Va., Dec. 8l.—Reports from the western portion of Virginta, fuciuding the Vatley between Stauuton and thie Potomace and truns- Allggheny rezlon, state thac snow has fallen sufticiently to delay moveinents of tralus. This Alluring Euphemism Finding Much Favor Among Rascals. Bonner & Co,, of New York, Tako $400,000 of It, and Steal Away. Resultant Ruin of the Bankers' and Brokers’ Associa- tion. MORFE IIRIIYI'OTIIEC‘\TIQN. New Youk, Dec, 3l.—Considernble’ excite- ment was caused on the street this mornlng by the announcement of the fallure of John Bouner & Co, No. 82 DBroad street, one of the oldest houses on the strect. Tne firm has made au nssignment to B W Griswold, It s sald that the firm pur- sued the same mothods charzed agafnet Netter & Co., the reliypothecation of sccurities. The Habilitics arc sald to be guite heasy, and several prominent speculators are mentioned s constderable loders. The lutelligence of the fallure has haa o depressing effect on the stock market, and sume of the leading shares are down 1 per cent. The failire has Involved the ruspension of the Bankera' and Brokers' Aseoclation, an in- stitution svniled of by small operators for clearing stocks. - Bonner canpot be found. Tt is thouglit that Bonner & Co.'s Mabllitics will exceed #:400,000, An cvening paper eaya: Following the sus- petsfon of John Bonner & Co., camo that of J. T\ Jackson, a small member of the Exchange, who was also *short " of Lake Shoro and Wes(- cru Unlon. Boms of the large stock bouses in the street are sufferiug by those fatlures, thelr loans having been violated, and, it is reported, Ahefr sceuritfes sold out without sutbority, at a meeting held last evening. 1t nppears that on Sundav A. T. Sewall, one rrrrsnunRG Svectul Mevatch o The Uhiedgn Tridune, Prersnene, Pa,y, Dee. 3L—Michael Dodds, aged 3 years, son of Willlam M. Dodis, foremmn of Brown's conl works at Saltshurg, on the ling of the Baltitnore & Ohfo Rallraad, et with an acctdent about § o'clock yesterduy evening which terminated fatally this afternoon. It ap- pears thnt a young man vumed Peter Dodds was visiting at the house of lis uncle, the futher of the child, Io pulled out n revolver, and, while examining the w ‘mu. in prezence of hla little consin, nn accldental discharge took ofnce, The ball entered the ebild’s head just behiud the car, and e fell to the lloor inacnsi- Ule, in whicl condition he rematned nutil death cume to his refief, . Jolm Meltn, a trackman on the Peunsylvania Kafirond, waus struck by the Uniontown express going west nt Thirty-third street this morning, awd surtatned fujuiies which are pronounced fatul, Tne Pennsyivania Comnpany bad i re- moved to the Western Pennsylvaula Hospital, e cunnot dive till morning. ACCIDE coungel for advice, and announced the faflure of his firm and the Blgnt of the senfor members, Bonner, sho had left for Canada. Upon his ad- vlae an nsslgnment was mgde to B, W. Gris- wold, who 18 now cagaged In strafghtening the offairs of the firm, who will make o report thereon as soon na possible. The amount of kecurities rehypothecated Is now stated at $400,000, all of which, it 15 suid, has boen fost in specuintion, Douner huving taken nothing with him in his fiight. A Jarge number of individuals aud firms are sufTerers by the fallure, including Henry Clews and Van Schaack & Co. About 7,00 shares of stock wers gold out under the e to-day by parties faving traneactions with Bouner & Co., including the followlng: Two thousamt two hundred Doluware’ & Lackawanns, $,000 Lake Shore, 300 Northwestern common, 30 Nurthwestern preferred, 500 New York Central, 1,200 8t. Paul preferred, 100 8t. Paul common, 400 Michlzan Central, 100 Panama and 100 Pa- citle Mail, 600 Western Union, The Post rays of the Bonner & Co. collapso: “Bonner bought all the stock of the Babkers and Brokers' Association olfered, and compelled the maunger to puy for it out of the funds of the Assoclation, and then took the stuck and borrowed on it, e bid 85 for the stock on Sal- urday, nnd borrowed $25,000 on $100,000 of 1t. The Association is understood to have buen *gutted! o thia way, Other traneactions reported ara as ‘follows: Io lent $70,000 on Panamnu stock and borrowed 100,000 on {t, ata loss of £00,000, [lo lent 850,000 on 2,000 ehinres of Nurthwestern common, and borrowed more onft. Ho lent 100,000 on $133,000 coltateral sceurities which cannot be traced.” Amongz the reputed losers are C, T, Oshorn & Co,, differcnces ons,000 sharos of Northwestern common; Trenor W, Pack, differences on 3,060 shares of Panumaj (eorge Barlow I8 a large caah loaer; Willlam Belden & Co,, Rollina Bros,, W. D, Moore, Ham & Munroe, H, 1i. Wileux, E. M, Knowles, A. tH. Gordon, nud A, Saban. Mr. Heward, partnor of the Assiguce, sald the Toans sceureid by Donner on- rebypothecated ge- enrities were I alinost all cases obtalned from Lnnks, In some lnatauees seenrities owned by different persons were mixed together ws vollateral seeurity for the same loan, - It would casy, however, for cach per- son to flod " and identily - Wis own proverty. Bonner feft no orders for the re- demption of the sccurities, and Indeed wo in- structions of nny kind. Neward salil thero wery no nsseta. ‘The Asslgnee had not been served withany attachments, but he had heard that some were out. He had recefved s furgs number of notlees from persons who had pledged securities with Bonner & Co, At the ofliceof the Bankers' & Brokers' Assoctation, tho manager, My, Olln, cald that the fustitution wus rutned Ly the thght of Bouy Depusitors would suiler a Juss ol about §50, for which be supposed the stockholders were liuble, Mo conltd nut turnish o hst of the stockholders, The World says: **Assoun as those finan- clally interested Jearned the trne state of affairs they tricd to traco thetr sceurities, either through the indicaters or from the books of the flrme This Just meuus wus refused, ns were also orders for thelr collaterals, The Assignes sald ho had no power to give orders for tho collaternls, 8o the brokers wore simust us touch gy sea respecting the whercabuuts of thelr securities nid the difter ences they willhave topay when the day was uyer as when [ was fiest known the fivin had falted. tomu feel confirnied in their suspicions that Bonner bus sold part of his collaternds, beeanae 1o gifort was made by blia to fucilitate borrow. era to tud and rocaver them., ‘Thy greater part of tho sceurities will Lave to remaln wherg Bouner put them until authority to recover them is obtalued.” LAFAYETTE, IND, Svectat Disvatch ta The Chicoun Tribune. THE NIMBUS, Poutrann, Ore, Dee. 3L.—The ship Nimbus foundvred, nbout twenty-five mlles from shore, crossing tha bur of Columbia Friday mornlng, She struck hieavily several times, starting a leak, bat, when the pilut loft, there were only elght inches of water i her hold. Capt. Leonard kept on thinking all wus right, At 10:30 a. tn, the carpenter reported three feet of watery at noon six amd a hall were reportd, and the ship headed for shore, but the wind died away dur- Ing the cvening. The crow took to the boats, and Iny by the ship until shortly after mld- night, whon she sank. AT hands were taken on quud' the ship Aberyst, with cattle, which sailed with tho Ntinbus, KILLED IN THE WOODS. Nuertat Diswateh to The Chicuyn Tribune, Esst SaaiNaw, Mich, Dee. 81L—Samuel Rundull, sged 33, was Instontly kilted by n falling limb at Hows Camp, near Summitt, to- any. Ileleaves o younz w‘ru, and resided In Day City. TIE BATICLA REET NUINS, New Youx, Dec.8l.—Late this afternoon two more bodies wero recovered from the rulus of the Durelay-strees fre,—cight i all, i e—— PENNSYLVANIA. A Retroapective Suminary of the AMilm of Thit GreatCommonwenlth=Phitadeiphin's Honest Tecorl Sperlal Disyateh to Tha Chieaan Tritune PiraveLru, Dee, M.—1In its review of the year the North dmerican sayss “Pennsylvanin fus moved more conl than ever before, and has sold 1t ot prices below those which any one ever expected to seo renched, and yet 6 has not bheen an nnmixed eyl It boa given the cheap con! witleh has kopt inllls golng il over the country, and haa enabled usto reachmarkets hitherto con- trolled by the bituminous Interests. Millions of tons have boun wined ut s loss, byt Lhe cap- ftal was nveated, the breakers bulit, the tracks laid, and tho cara fdle. There was no monoy to L made in worklug, but there was less to by lost than by standiog Idle, The wear and tear of rulling-atock would by c]nl'.u ns great as if it wore kept iu motion, and the pumps had to be worked whether n ton of coal were to be taken out or not. Now, fortunately, tho new yenr opens with the hope of sume united action which will prevent more coal being mined thau tho vountry requires, ““The fron mid steel interest has been moro fortunate. It has made very littlo waoney, but it has cost hittle, The demand was very licht, and the first hnif of the year brought” dubts, which required the gule of “stocks alten witbout wmueh profity but seldom at anet lose, Now the tnerears I the rallway traflle, counted with Tow vricus, has dmlticed heavy pucclinies of atect rlls, aml furnuces are woing into blast all over the State. A lurge onder for Urazll has udded fnpetus to the trade, and hos further atitgulated the export of fron nmd steel manu- factures, until they already show u remarkable rease over thd work of midsumiuer, ‘The pund (4 now guits as heavy us ever known, Not only w brldee and rativoad-buildiyz bayo b :c“ ‘l’(’m o L'n-nl." mh‘fiu:‘cu. hut i thy l:nhlu- Laraverrs, lnd, Dee, 31.—The Gennan Say. | butiding on the — Dufawirs - has shown Iniza Bauk of thls ity did not open ita doors for | Wonderiul activity, | Never boforo wers su tmany men enploved, and the amonnt of ton- nage How in process of bullding hus not been excesded wore than ouco or Awiee before, it business this moruing, By a vote of the Dis rectors the bank goes into lguldation, . Sinee ths tat of December depusitors have drawn out over $19,000, and uven notles for over $34,000 more, It was fonnd lmpossi- ble to meet the demand without rediscounting ut ull. *The of] trade has suffered from overproduc- tlon. ‘The very richuess of our resources has proved u bane. Just ut present uew mills are Ainking dally, uml, Just as In the coal trule, ol paper, and that ot too great o sacrifice, Tho as- sent © o murket for almost scts ure $94,160.27; lubifities, $87,560,80, The | nothiug. Thoe 'Bl‘nlndurd is now .wurk- Dircetats invite depositors to come forward aud | fUg hard te wecare n o monopoly ol the carryiug, and tuke the trude to Now York amd Balifmore, but the producers are combining to realst (ts encroachnients, and, meantime, the price of erude ofl B3 duwn lower than for wnany urd, # ‘Fhe Pennsylvania Rallroad, which opencd In January b 489¢, drapped on - the decrease in tratlic Gy bl that Hgure, but 1t was tou low, and it reacted w0 woint - whence cven the riuts were dnsutlicfont Lo depress it Lehlgh Valley suffered less from the riats than others, atil, having no in. terest o the coulemuned, held up better than any roml exeept North Péonsylvania. Al the ovthers reached, durlng the year, thures less than hulf those at which they vpened, Resdin bus held up wonderfully, 8nd bow shows Jess denreclution than uny other stock on the mar ket. The scrip payineuts of the ue;ulhus are the unly mstanee ok un spproach to s default, SThe ity bas lost o Hitle bank capital, but lea thaw wuy lurge city n Mwerles. There is not u sivgle Insurance company of bankiug - stitution that was In existence a year ugo which Is nut today inauccesstal aperatfon. ‘The wver- 1saue 01 wtuck i the West Phllwlelphis Passou- er-Rallway Cowgauy 18 the only blot upon the Hnanclul reécord of the year, whily savingy bank fallurce, delaleationy, and cibezzlements buvo beens weekly vacursetices all over the counatry.?” - e ——— OIL IN THE BLACK HILLS, Dnsnwoon, D. T., Dee 81.—Ma}, Conkllng and Willlam Batdwin returued from the uewly- discovercd putroleun springs last Saturday, Thay state thut the spriugs ars located in Wyomlng Territory, near the Cheyenns River, and that there are two wells or spripgs frum which a Due sutople of crude lubricativg oll s taken at the rate of two barrels per day. Several parties huve already taken up syuatiers® clulms on the cround. Mr. Baldwin, wuo les bad exteusive experieucs i the Peunsylvauin il regluns, prououiices these ludicutions supers {or 10 auy b bas syer seel paper In the bank tor the amaunt of thelr depostt, und hops by this nicans to amieubly and satiafactorily close up the sfTaire of tha bank in ninety days, DURUQUE. Spectal Diwpaleh (o The Tribune, Dupugque, fa., Déve. 8l—Karperg & Tiede, a tobacco firm which commenced business s few months ago in this city with the most favorable pruspects, mude au asslenment to-dsy, The matn cause of their fullure is dus to the puor conditton of the reads, which erippled thefe backers and made it o sury fur thum to withdrew the muney they had loaned to the Hran They will pay dollar fur doliar, OTTAWA, ILL. Swactul Muavaich b The Chicays Tribune, Or1TAWA, (Il Dee. 81.—The proprictor of the Bustou Nincty-pins Cent Store miaide an assign. men} to-day 1o C. B, Mess. Liaviditles, $8,000; sasets, $1,800. Prutt s one of scvernl hrothers ululn{ shinifar Lusiness through the Htate, aud bis cibarmussment s the peault ot tue fullure of Prate Uros., at Peorla. ———— NROVKLY i, New Youx, Dec. 8L—The well-known firm of Jewell Brus., of the Brooklyn City Flour Milly, buve made au ssslznment to Ueorge P, Shelden. ‘Tbe failure of J. T. Jackson, aunounced to- dav, proves to be sn_errur, wlthough §¢ wus re- ported hie was fu ditticult; ATI, CiwcNNATY, O., Dee. 81.—At 2 mecting of the croditors ot J. D. Park & Co., beld to-duy, the following was submitted: Lisbllitls of the Aru, $44,5055 labilitics of J. . Park, $65,813; awscte, $70,000. Proccedings fu bankruptey will : LT e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, CHARITY, New Youx, Dec. St—Arrlved, steamshlps Svacial Disualea 1o The (hicago Tribune, JorixT, 1L, Dee. 31.—A relief and aid society has Leen organtzed bere by s few promlucnt citiceus. The objects of Bbu soclety ure prl- Eugland and Moutaus, from Liverpool. LoNDON, Due, 8l.—Bteawships Arrugon, De- ronda, und Avadis, from New York, bave ar- rived out. In this State Is now fast contering at Columbus. The leading candidates have rented rooms at the lhotels, and sre entertalning their nud Fayno cach have n sufto of five rooms at the eity,—while Ewing has taken advantage of a lit- port. Nothing so tickies the rural Representa- tive as frec lunchat n modest botel, changed, Hepresentatives, and they make no hesitation fn gencenl in hls work, velopments which eame to light during tho Tl teen three times rejected, s, beginnlug to tell upon hitn. The rural Democracy with ooy explaunation that hus yet been made of Interests so far as possible. tlon with Dr, Norton, of Senicea, one of themwost prominent of these, on yesterday, sutlon «vessful fn whatever he hus attemptad, and that does not stop with these tenerl assertlons and general pleas, POLITICAL Prominent Incidents of the Pend- ing Senatorial Fight in Ohio, The Leading Candidates .and Their Severnt Modes of Wartare, Caucus Nominations for Officers of the New York Leg- islature. oo, TN RBRNATORIAL CONTRST, Bnecial Dispated 1o The Chleiago Tridune. Cot.tsnus, 0., Dee. M.—The Senaterial fight fricnds in the most profuse manner. Pendicton Nell House,—the most arlstocratie placo in the 1le sharp practive by removing his headguarters to u more plebelan quarter. This, it fs thought, will have conslderable effeet upon the Uranger vate, to which Ewing principally looks for sup- Within a few days the front has considerably I liave convereed with a number of saying thut Pendlcton’s chances are now NOT TIB nEsT, ilo has heen thought to be the strongest for n considerablo time, and the consequence fsthat every oue of the score or more of ninor caniie dates 18 hostile to bim and ail have combined to defent hime ‘To be sure, he has quite a larze number of strong adhierents who will stick Lo him to the last, Ho lins been very long before the cuttntey as & eandidate, aud Is dentited and Of lute, however, the des Belkuap investigation, by which it was shown that he pocketed a very large amount of swag frum the Government Treasury on a elafm that ARE NOT SATISPRD this affair, The candidates for Speaker of the Lower House are all hore bard at work also. They in- tend to subfect the Senatorlal question to thelr 11uul a consultn- He thinks that Pendicton’s chances are fast wanlng in Tuvor of Gen. Morgan, but froin further conver- it dil wot apoear that the Doe- tor I8 a very strong Morgan i, “What 18 Morgan’s plan of worki” T nsked, 440h, he makes astrong personal appeal, - 1le representa thutho has not heen pushed forward ns ust ag bedeserves tobe, Ha represents, wiether truthfully or not, that ho has always been ste- he showld have tho suppurt of the Denoceracy an thls oceasion slmply because lio will be cer- tain to win," But that §s the plan of arcument pursued by eton ulso, s B oot I » acertaln oxtent it 185 but Gen. Morgan Ho gues Into the school districts and townships und there sceks out his personal frlendas these he gets to make petitions to the Representutive from that county asking that e support. Morgan for the Senutorship, the time n Representutive has received o hatf dozen of thuse personul petitions numerously slimed, he feels under constderablo oblization TO VOTE FOI MORGAN, ceapeelnlly when thiere 18 no fores hrought to bear upon hiin to influence his vote fn any other di- rection.’ ‘Cakiue this eue from the Dactory T hnd ocens slati tu loos futo this method whieh Gen, Mor- wan b3 pursning, I was ahown a letter from o member whieh salds «1am m favor of Pendle- ton amd will voto for him if possible, but for Lio's sakio do something to break this Morgan Influenee tint i3 upon met Another member did not heattate to ghow me aeveral petitions which he had Just recelved from Morzaw's trienids, ‘There 13 alao n cluss of quasl-Republican journuls which ure aupport- the Ueneral, on what grounds it would he 1l to conjecture. Nearly every one of the members with whom I have ‘talked fis quite strongly opposed to Morgan; oue of them said, * Any wan who will resort to the methods be has been purswlng with the rural Demmocraey fs not worthy of the great offies of Senator, It is too smaoll tacties. 1t shows that there §s something lucking fif the upper story,” pointing with ‘bis finger signif. cuntly tuwards his head. Thirse who pretend to know nll about it claim that Ewing's strenwth on the tiest_Latlot will be not far from twenty-five votes, These will Lo thuso ot the membera who ars UNALTERANLY COMMITTED tothe soft-monoy statesman. lHe will need somo twenty-two additional voles, Bfteen or sixteen of which he will be lkely to zot without nuch difficulty from the scattering adherents of the other candidates. When this pomt in the balloting is reached it 18 Mikely that the dark horsp will be trotted out. Who tiils dark horse will bo §s in reallty the all- absurbing auestion, The chavces of nearly overy man who bos beep meationed at al) bave been written up 80 Luily that he has ceased to bo u durk horso. William Leonard, Clerk of the last Houso, aud several other gentlemen who hayu patid cone alderuble attention to Lhe subject say thut the older aud more jolluentinl members of the purty are looklug around for a Democras of the rezular Jucksoutan type, noditled by the Yal. landighum Copperbead, wnchanging and THER CHANGEALLR 8TVLE OF STATESMEN, Al these older mon fear Ewing, nnd Peadleton, aml Morgan, They say that their principles have not beon fully tried, There are tucs when 1o objection 18 made by the ordinary Dewioeratic heort to running even a Republiean, 4 in the Greeley campalgn, but this fs not soch @ thue, A perfoet and aneanpromlsiug Deios erat or nothing, I8 thelr plen, William Allen would exactly sult, provided he could be per- suaded nto taking the nomination, But Will- fam evidently meuns to keep out of polities in the future, Judge Kanuey, of Cleveland, 1a anather such man as derlred. o has always stoad ready to turninatthe bidding of the party teamster and plow, He has wade bitter, lmrllnun Uepublican-hating speeches evpry fuo o has uttered his sentiments upon the stump, ‘Tho Judis belleves Just the sume to- day that he did twenty yeurs ago, when he madejhits last bitter Aght for o seat ju Congress, Hu has been 1IONEST 50 PAR AS KNOWN, and Is an able constitutional luwyer, Ex-Representative 1, B, Payny, of Cleveland, cunnob b considered uny longer s u durk horse, Mo is very urominently talked of by those who ure supposed to have considerable fitluence, A lvading Democrut tutked to me after this fushion: **Puyne da rich, to bo sure, but, at the sute tine, bs poputar, and has been 8o promi- nently befure the country of late that he cannot but cominaud the greatess respect, 1o was a member of the Electoral Counnlbislon, you Know, and did a wurk for the party then," Doy you think ne will get the election 1" *That I cannot tell eertatuly; but 1 do know that ho will be the next President of tho United Brates," * You don’t think that, do youi" “Most certajuly [ do. [lo s the very man, and i you live long enough you will sdée that what $say will come true “You gu back on Tilden, then, do youl “Yes, to that exteut Ido, Tilden Is a good cnough man to manage 8 cunpalgn. But HE IN TUO MNODKST. 1f Payne had been ;uluuwd 4 ycarago, as Til- den woe, he would have beea Presldent to-day instead of faves ** Guess bu would havo caved in when the re- :ul't‘ oI theCommission wasanuounced, wouldu'y e *No, sir, he wouldu't. e would have got his rights some way or other, und that is the kind of o man we wunt now, swd want all the while, Thess balf-hcaried fellows uover will save the country,” And so they talk. and so the contest thickens. What the result will bo rewalins to by u:cu.k MISCELLANEOUS, TUB NEW YORK LROIILATUKE. ALBANY, N, Y., Dec. 31—The Repubdlican As- sembly caucus to-nizht pominsted James W, Husted for Bpesker, by acclamatiou. ‘The Dewocratic caucus unanbmously nowina- ted tho Hon. Erastus Brooks for Speaker, e ——— - FROM $3 TO $300,000, onecial Dispaich to Tha Chicaga Tridune, 8r. Lovn, Mo, Dee. 8L.—A slugulur and rowantic pleee of good luck has befallen s poor young wanyvged 18, nawed August Kableanu, n blll-clerk fn the wholesnle drug house of Ureensfebder lirothers, in thia city, working for &) per week. Four days pzo he recelved mlvlces from Ban Franclsco that o bacholor uncle, Jlenry Kablomanm, of whoxa cxlstence the youth know nothing, had ded, leaving him a fortune of 300,000, Youne Kablemnnn was incredulous, hut gpon Inaulry, he tearnced that tho nows of the gowt furtune wns teve, anid he feft by the morning’e tradi to take possession of the ivealth left him, 1le was accompa by alegal friemd, who woet nlumie 0o that his “legal righta are properly enforeed, FIRES. AT LAFAYEITE, IND, Soectat Diepateh to TAs CAieaas Tridune, TAFAYRTTR, Ind,, Dee, 31—The Unlon Mills, nt tho foot of Columbla atreet, this city, wero completely destroyed by fire this evening. Tho mills, tor manulacture of flour and lasced ofly wers completed {n 1860, at a cost of $85,000. Hubsequent additionn ran the retual cost up to 115,000, The wroperty was buiit by Dageett, Martin & Co., and passed Into the hands of the Unfon Mills Company in September, 1870, It wag leaned to Potter, Martin & Co. I'he husur adve to-night s represented to be 810,000 to £50,000 tn nun-bonrd confpanles, names nut as- certatned, The mill had bheen fdle for abont n week, and contalned Hetle or no stack of graln, flour, or vil. The orlitin of the fire ta not known. e AT KENOSITA, WIS, Spretal Dispaten tn FRe ehivagn Fritune, Kexosus, Wis, Dee, 3L—An old rookery on’ Maln street, known as one of the worst places in this elty, occupled by R, Kelly 03 n raloon, was totalfy destroved Gy fire early this morne ing, The nilding and stock was fully {nsured, 1t is supposed to have been the work of an o cendlary, P - IN CHICAQO, ‘The alarm from Box 277 at 0 Inst evening was eaused by a dlre fn a one-stoey brick baes i rear of No. 10 West: Juckson street, owned by dacab Blls ated vceupled by Jolm Dawson, Two valuable noraes narrowly” eseaped suffocatio aud beyond that there was but littio damage, JRSNRL s IN NEW YORK. New Yong, Dee, tH.—A fire this morming in the bulldings Nos, 85 and 67 Thomas street, ¢ tending thyough to Church street, aod ocets pled by I, Waleh & 8ons, manufacturers of shirts and deators fn woolen goods, caused nloss ol 357,005 fully insured. AN WESTERLY, R T, Trovineser, I L Dee, 31,—The luss by the fre In Westerly Jast nheht Is esthoated at $10, 000; partlally insuced, ————— SILYER. . Meellngs at Danvillo and Deentar, U1.=Sen. ntor Ogleshy Detlues s Pasition, Suectnt Disvarehto Tne Citeann Tribune. Danvicne, I, Dee. 31.—Cue of the targest and most euthusiastls meetings ever beld fn this tonununity was held at the Opera-House to- night, for the purposo of eiving expression to the rentiments of the peonle regarding the re- monetizatlon of silver, Specches were madoe by the tlon, J. G, Cannon, mentber of Consress fratn this District, Wooll F, Townsend, and W. It Jewoll, Resolutlons were Introduced ealling upan Cotigress to pass the Binnd Stiver LI, and nsserting the richt of the Government to pay tsdebts fn silver. "All politieal parties were represented, and tho sentiment was unanimous. Dreatum, 11k, Dee, 20—\ very large non- partisan meetlng of the citizens of Macon Coun- ty was held in the Court-Fouso {n this city to- duy for the purpose of discussing the Bilyer bill and other financinl measures, which was or- gunized by the eleetion of J. H, Plekrell, Chalr- man, and L N, Walker, Sceretary, Messrs, D, S, Jack, 11, B, Durfce, Reed Spencer, Joshun Geeene, and P W, Taylor wers appolnted o Comumittes on Resalutions, during the nbiense of which thie Hon, It. J, Ozlosby addressed the meeting, Thoe speaker dalined his lmnllluu. behie elearly tn favor of the Stiver lll, nnd of repentior fhe date of resumption, and gave very forelble reusoms therefor. Ho also de- elured bhimeell in favor of enlarging the green- hack snue to 100,000,000 and keepinig the sans o eireulation, ut least LIl the” Mtereat-learlng debt of the War has been pald, . The tenor of thn Senator’a specch inet o hearty response from his audience. The folluwing resolutions, revorted by the Committee aml adopted by the meeting, show the scatiment of the people of Macon County on the financial messires now before the coitntrys Wiknras, Tho Congress of the United Statos, nnder the articles of confederation, In 1783, adopted tho silver dollar us the unit of money’; an Wirnras, Consress, under tho Constitacian, enncted In 1702 that **1he monoy of the -United Staton shait b exvressed {n dotfaet, or units, to o of tho valio of the Rpanish willed dollar, aa tho same I8 now current,” which_was of the weight of 417 graine, and contalned graing of pare stiver, and, nlthaugh by act of Congress passed iy 1817, 'the welght of tho wiver dollar was reducmd 10 4123 graing, the reduction was fa the amoantof alloy, und the intriusle value of the dollar remain- od the same; and Wirneas, The silver dollar continuad to be the monetary atandard of valnes in this conntry, and was frequently the anly metalle lacal-tender cure rency in use, till within tho past fow yoars, whea s power ns monc{ was destroyed; therefore, Lcsolred, That ihe act of Congrass of Feb, 12, 874, which dropped tho full“standard allver coins fram the 1ist of thosa suthorized to be colned at tha Umited States Mints, and the further set of dune, 1874, by which tho'slivor coins were denrived ot thutr legal- tendar power In wuimns In excens uf 83 (n any one payment, and which virtually demonetized aue sijvor coinage, havo wrought anch radical changed {n- our monotary system, and which so virtually ufect tho conimercial intervsts of the country, amltho rights of thu people, that theiz pawsagn ahonld bo woveraly condemned, —particu. nrly @0 ns theso measures wore covertly caerled throuels Conerens, withuut any demand from tho r.»an.u. and witnout sny discission i Congress, ron the rostrum, or throuih the nrose. Hesoleed, ‘That we betereiat the act of demon- ctization was concolved In inlanity, ant was brouzht forth by deception, corrupt! nd frand, ‘I'hat not only the means of its g0, hut it geneeal effects upon thy buslness rosts vf the countey, und fts trampling upon the sacred righty of tho people, particnlarly the deblor class. cone stituta 1t & wicked, unjust, and erool meannro. It buognn In injuutice, and s :ulmluallni In disster; wo thorefore demund its immediste, full, snd un- qualiticd repenl, Resolred, ‘Thot the persistonce with wiich those Interested In 8 singlo gold wtuminrd dnsist upon ang prosuctty this measure of demonetizing silver in ho midat of unparalicled businoss prostration snd finunclal distrcss, and at the same tine sndeavor to furce resumption with the now sinle metallle standard, whows a disrezard for the general weal duwervinie the sevorest roonku, Resolred, 'That hondholders have no logal or cquitabl rizht to dewand payment otherwise than according (0 the exrcas Letuie of the boud and the laws under which [bey wory fesucd. ‘That, when #ny one just meaus of F:muunt is waived the ~ Government, elther by resolu. tlon or by lexislating out of " existence ape of the leal-teuder moneys of tho wunlr{ [ increasen the hurdens of the puopls Ly i fug payments inore diicuit, sppreciatea the securitics af th Gavernment beld by the capltalists aad all paymonta to bo maade n coln, and ail the same time duprenacs the valaes of all the lmportant products and reul proporty of the country. The efvcti of wuch tegislution urenu Ymnly In the intorusts of & orivileged few, and so dlsastrous tu the fntercels ot the peonle, an to call for unmcasured convure, lteaolred, That we deimand, and call upon Con- geewa to tnstat upan, the full sud unqualided resto- ration of sliver to s original place and power In thy colnazy aud wmoney uf the countrys that, In tho President sbould voto the bill, we ask use L0 WAk eYOTY Proper ellork Lo secure Jiv 20 over the veto, Lissulsed, ‘Flat the act of Congress declaring Torced pesumution ou the Iat of Junuary, 1870, ia against public polley and the interests of the mass- veul the people nnd of the natiun, which s nt- tested by the widespread commercial disasters and the businesa uf wur cunrts of bankruptcy, W ts- wand its repeal. Lirsoleed, 'Ehat the Government shoald 0 honor Ats own Jssucs of 1wuney, Whetber of paper or coin, by recelving Whew for custous or other dues, &y Lo waka them ae ueasly as pussiuly of saual poleet fn thu lrausectlon vf Lusisess, s0d subject Lo tho wligbitest pussible variation 1o value on sccount of reinium or discount; and that the credit of the Bivernmieat can best be streugthoaed ond bre- surved by its paying off ite intcrest-bearing debt betore calling in sny of its nou-intercat oblige- tivus for rudemplio e —— ASTRONOMICAL, ‘Wasainaroy, In C., Dec. 81.—Prof. Heary, of the Smithsontan Tustitute, reports sbat Prof. Foerster, of Berlin, ausousces the discovery by Pulasla, on tho 20th of December, of a planch of the cloventh maguitude, seven hours and clght wivutea rl;iht usceuslon, 39 degrees 87 wiuutes uorth decltuation. Posslbly Eva. HYMENEAL. Spectal Dispalck §0 Tha Chicago Triduns Kzsosua, Wis, Dee. 8L-—Mr George W. Warselle, of the law rm of Baker & Warvclle, wus warrlod tbie aftersoon to Miis Lydis Hangs, the Rev. Dr. Everbart oficiative. Tho happy couvle left on the 3 pe . traw for & touthern trip.

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