Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1878, Page 2

N , Chairman of the Kub-Committee on Foreign CITICAGO TRIBUN SATURDAY, JANUARY tronhle without end. Nu conclusion was reached, Mr. Waddell requesting the publishers to seud him thele views In writiog, The state- ment of Mr. Joseph Harper, of larper Bros., that what the people wanted waa cheap postage and ample mall facilities, and that without these penple would not go West nor_the country grow, was mainly indorsed by Mr, Waddell, who said he wns not only In favor of cheap postare, but. intended to introduce a bill_eatablishing postal savings banks like those jo England. NOTES AND NEWS. FRAMDURG RUTLER'S OFFICIAL TEXURR. Spectal Dispatch 1o TAa Chicags Triduns. Wasmixarox, D, C., Jan. 4.—~The validity of tha clection of (ien. DBntler as a Senator from South Carolina may be a prominent question bofore tne Senste at an early day. A Sub- Committee of the Cominittes of Privileges and Elections, consisting of Messrs. Cameron of .Wisconsin, Christlancy, and Merrimon, visited South Carolinn 1Mt summer, snd thoir report on political affairs there, including the Iam- burg massacre, was carcfully edited by Mr. Redpath, their clerk. Thls report s oxpocted tofurnish the requisite evidence to secure the cjection of Gen, Butler from _his seat, and It is hinted that Uov. \Wade Hamp- ton will not bo sorrr. BShould Patterson persist in sustaining Butler and In co-operating with th® Democrats, it is not impossible that some damaging testimony about the manner in ;’I‘ll;lc: lg: securcd his election inay be introduced n n Rangers tind eurrendered, ‘Chey diskrm and placed n strong guard_over them. They then .00k Howsrd, Atkinson, and Mciteide out o one alde of the tawn 10 8 p:ace where they had alrendy dng & grave, steod them In & row, picked out nine of thelr best markemen, and shot them down, They hetd the Rangers prisaners during the night, and telei-ed thenw the next day, givifs them thelr harees, ot recaining their arma, Dutl12 the fanilade Lo Rangers were killed, and 1t ia thanght ttree of four Mexicane, and a namber wonnded. Since Laat time (the 18th) nothing deilnite han been ascertained of their operations or intentions, Not A single American e left in the town. Ali have fled to thin place. The Rangers of conrne fecl very birter beeatiae of the rough treal-- ment they hasarsceived. The Mexicans elnlm that they wanted nothing but Howard, and him thoy wonld have, cust what it might, e had killed Candis, Uicir beat friend. There ean be no doubt that many of the mob were trom the other side of the river. News hae Jnst becn received that Mexicann at San Elizatio are taking thelr families to tho other side of the river under promieo of the ofiiciale there that they will proteet them. The Depaty Collectors’ otfices at San Elizario and Yuteta have beencl for two weeks. The Deputy Collector of the latter plsce nought refnre here. ~ Have not Leard from the former for twelve days. THE FIRST BATCIL A BRRIOUS HITCH IN TNE PARDON BUSINESS, Shecta! Dirvated o The CMeago Tridnne. Wasnixatox. D. C,, Jan. 4.—The prospects for the pardon of Roelle, ‘Junker & Co. and Ford & _Oliver, of the first batch, Chlesgo Whisky Hing. are not favorable, The letter of Judge Blodgett does not thus far scem to have proved effectusl for that purpore, notwithstand- Ing the strong hopes that the fricnds of theap- plicants bad placed upon it. Tho Attornoy- General this morning took the Blodgett letter to the Cabinet meeting, where it was submitted privately to Sceretary 8herman. The Beeretary of the Treasury had not scen it before, 1t was not submitted to the conference with Sberman, It was evident that the latter 13 OPPOSED TO IT, and that the letter of Judge Blodgett has not put the new clement into the cnso that those who are managing the application for tho par- don had ctpected. No formnl decision was reached between the Attorney-General and the Sccrerary of the Treasury, but the Attorney- says to-night, {n response, to en in- There was no formal decision, but thiey will not be pardoned; at least they will notbe pardoned for the present, Iln proba- Apart from the fine weather, the New Year's recopttons wero deckedly tame, although the 1ady correspondents are exhausting thelr ad- jectives in Qegeribing them. Unfortunate feminines! The inexorahle Rogers graciousty gavo them cards of admission *to the vosti- bule,”” but whenever one penetrated further fnto the flower-decked apartments, & policeman sternly reminded her that her ticket was for the wvestibnle only. So the gentle scribbiers had to stand ranzed about the walls of the vestibule aforesnld, like so many atatues, gozing on the elegantly appareted dames and demolselles who went in to thelr cloak-room or emerged there- from, and writing claborate descriptions of costumes from the narrow strip which they saw below the water-proofs. THR DIPLOMATIO LADIRS alwnys bloom forth fu charming attlre ot New Year's, imported from Parls, dufy free, which is n diplomatic prerogative. Old Mantilla, the Spanish Minlster, whose coat was so bedizened with lace that he could not bow, had tho satis- faction of scelng his young Andaluslan wife more clegantly dressed than any other woman at the reception, Lady Thornton and her daughters are in England, so 8ir Edward, ar- rayed asa Knight of the Bath, cscorted Mra. WASHINGTON. Official Report on the Subject of the Mexican Border Troubles. Story of the Texan Rangers Who Ranged into the Wrong Town. The Affair a Neighborhood One, with a Fow Oreasers Mixed In, Tariff Tinkerings Contemplated by the Ways and Means Committes of the House. Beorstary Shermsn Disinclined to Paxdon the First-Batch Men. composition, who 1s the wifo ot the navalat. tache, Capt. Gore Jones, a mild little man, who wore o palr ofsenormous gotd epaulettes, which made him look ltke & small steamer with huge paddle-wheels, The ALMOND-EYED JATS, Yoshlda and his littlc wife, wors our evening dresses, ‘and Aristarcti Bey, the Grand Turk's man, In a gorgeous red felt head covering, frowned horribly upon Shiskin, the envoy of the Russian autocrat, who s a domestle, harmluss chap, with a very red-faced and common-looking wife. In place of the gallant army officers who lad touchied clbows on many a hard-fought fleld, headed by 8herman amd Sherldan, there wasonly & lot of burcau-people, who “'never sctn squadron in the fleld,!” headed by Miss Noncy Townsend, A. A. G, The navy was nlso without a head, ns Admiral Dave Porter s over- hauling s health in Bouth Carolina. 8o, on the whole, THE OFPICIAL RECEPTION WAS A PAILURE, A Bill to Provide for the Thorough Reor- ganisation of the Army, THE MEXICAN BORDER. TIR PROTOSED COMMIBSION. Avectal Dinpateh to The Chicagn Tribune. \VasnixotoN, . C., Jan. 4.—The Becretary of War does not Intend to glve,to the public the Commissloners to be appointed in connection with the Governor of ‘Vexas to investigato the recent disturbance ot San Ellzario, All pro- ceedings ot the Commission are to be kept secret, a8 the Government desires the informa- tlon solely for itself. Representative Bchleicher, of the House Forelgn Affalrs Committeo, has nearly completed the report, which relates to the Rio Grande border question. It consists wmalnly of documentary evidence nod testimons. Some of the diplomats suggest that the ap- pearance of Zamacona before Conkling’s Com- mittee fs & violatlon of diplomatic ctiguette. e A SOUTIERN CLAIY. ‘The testimony relating to the money taken by Unaited States troops in Georgla, after tho coi- lapse of tbe Confederacy, which s now claimed by three Richinond Dbanks, hns been printed, When Jeff Davis took his flight ke took from Richmond some $100,000 in bullion and alarge sum of morley which the Lauks ciaim belonged to them. A considerable «um of this money was distributed by Postimas- ter-General Reagan in Georgin to Confoderate troops at thetimeof the surrender, but the builion, which was In gold and silver bars, was taken to Washington, Ga,, and was not discover: cd until August, (865, 1t was then sent hero. Svoualter thequarrel had begun between John- ron and Cougress, Johnson, by peremptory order lssued by McCullough, took tho side of the banks, and ordercd the money pald to them, but Spinner, then the watch-dog of the Twnsur‘r. refused to obev Johnson's order, and succeeded in having n joint resolution passed, which uld not requirc the President’s signature, directing that this bull- ltity . fs that - they - will - mot bo colned at the Philadelphia mint, ani cov- he private celebrations of tho day sh Z 's card bears the Inscription, * Diplo- 10n bo coined at the Philadelphia mint, and cov- | and the private celebrations of tho day show T atle Aent of tho Mezlean Government. Te | 1o joanioned,, ok, Wk g bointas | redinto the Treasury. This was dine. Tho | that it will be uscless to attempt a resueclta- 18 laboring for the recognition of Diaz, and, as | of the Attorney-General tonight, without | ¢ tyminous testimouy in uup' ort of that clalm, | ton of the gilded era of Grant this winter, Tho Diaz has not yvet been recognized, diplomats clafin that Zamacona could not haye oflicial In- tercourse with Congress until he had been recognized, Donbts aro expressed whether Mr, Evarts will oflicially recelve him. TR REPORT OF REFRESENTATIVE BCRLEICHER, chroniclers of mantua-making, nstead of being welcomed, were given tho cold shoulder, and o few concelted young snobs, who made attempts to revive *“soclety manners,” were o guyed by the clever girls of their acquaintance that they abandoned the attempt and descended to their proper lovel, **Soclety™ is played out heroat Washington, for which and other mercies may we be thankful ever| A PROPOSED LOVE-FEAST. Conkling returned here on Saturday, having falled in his ottempt to have onc of his re- tainers selected a8 Speaker of the New York House. Ileisin his bachelor quarters in the house adjoining Wormley's, cxamining the Mex- fcan Commlssion, aud studying how ho can best circumvent Evarts. Blaine {s to return to-mor- row, lu Tom Scott's comfortable car, from his trip to the Hot 8prings of Arkausas, swith Don Cameron, Chaffee, aud Dorsey. Now to unite these rival chleftains, aud to bring them into 1ine with Butler, Edmunds, Qarfleld, and other Republieans, it {s proposed to have a grand “banquet.” The llons sro always good tem- pered aftor having fed, and it is thought that o soup, fleh, three courses, aud & dessert, with wines ad {bltum, will produce a reconciliation, tho effect of which will be: O BURY ALL OLD QUARRELS, and to unite against the Administratlon, Buch fs tho programme, Willlam E. Chaundler having fiest blown his discordfnt horn *to let the neighbors know » that, after having dooe a deal of sclf-assigned dirty work, he coula not recelve tho rewards which he had the audaclty to demand. It will not bo strange, Lgwever, I at least one-hal! of the 150 Senators and Repre- scutatives who are cxpected to grace this love- fenst do not find it convenient to attend, They huve learned at their homes during the recuss that tho people don't want to sce Republhcan Congressimen warring on the President becousq he {8 endeavoriug to carry out the doctrines of tho Cluclunatl Republican platform. 'IN CONGRESS AMSEMULED," A weok from to-norrow will witueas the dis: play of flags from the Capltol, denoting the scmblage of tho two Houses, There 1s no fack of work ! for idle hands to do.” Thousands of wvetitions fn tho drawers uf the commnltteo-roomn tables * will ever pray ¥ for cxamination aud oction, There aro already 803 bills an tho Senote calendor, and 1,580 on thg House calendar, cach and every ano of which has been reterred to an appropriate committer, and will demacd action. Yet, notwithstanding all of this work to be done beforetho inal adjourn- ment {n July, BENSKLESS, STUPID GANDLE will consume half of the time, and the peoplo's business will be neglected. Bmall claima and little nenslon bills will slesp undisturbed, while an oceasional big clolm of a few bhundred thou- sand doltars will bo * put through ' In a quict way, Bome of tho most stupld orators inay find the Houses resort to the English system of coughing down bores. But this will liardly he heedod by those who know that their oratory {a uot acceptable, ‘The stentorian, though inartle- ular, sigulfleation of Congressional disilke will glance from their mental cuticle ns docs A BULLET PROM A RILINOCENOS. A more eflcctual remedy would be to ballot as to whether cauli tiresoing harangue be printed In the Cungressional lecord. 1t {8 to get en- shrined there, like a fy in amber, that men ro- main on their legs hour after hour, mumbling some dreary platitudes cooked up from nuthori- ties furnisticd by Spoffurd from the Congres- slonal Livrary, with the ald of on impecunious Bohicmian, TIN PEMALR LONBYISTS are hero In full furce, which fan sure sign that a eoud inany attempts will bo made to plunder tho public Treasury between the 10th of Janu- aryand tho 4th of July, Theso exemplars of waoman's power, If not of woman's rights, have become a recognized featuro here, and sotme of them excreise as despotic a rule os did Aspasia of old, They sre tho Rareys or the Vin Am- burghs of the political menagerio on Capitol 1M1, who tamo the most independent Congress- ‘men aud make cven the econumlists docile nud reasonuble. Thelrsis the arduous task of keep- Ing membersin theirscotsto vote for a measyre, or keeplng away from their scats othurs who would vote agafust It. They do good by stealth, aud blush, if their biushing days are ot past, to tind it fame. In the hour ot victory few give credit to the blarney of the Serzeants who re- cruited the men by whom the battlo was won,— and so, when irnnitic steal has buen aqueczod throueh Congr hie world thinks but litile of the skill h{ which the votes of 8o many ncor- ruptible politivuns were secured, In years past these female lobbyists used to guarter ut the fashionabl@hotels, but now they appear to pre- fer housckovning, or apartments fu somo quict nelghborhuod, with & venerable mother or sunt asduenna, Into cozy spller's webs of pariors do the Congresstonal ‘tiles walk, to be domesti- cated and rendered useful. Boime of them have had thelr little llll,llh‘llll’llllcllel. aud bave firured in divoree suits, but this bus tho effeet whose recommendation the nnlpllmllou under the law cannot be granted. Unless there is in- fluence enough to overcome what appears now to be the opinfon of the Attorney-General and Secretary of tho Treasury, o pardon i NOT LIKELY TO BE GRANTED, But stranger things have happeuced than that these frins should even yet sccure & pardon. TARIFEF REVISION, WIAT THR WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTED WILL o, ‘The aguregate amount of the bulllon is about $100,000. F'OST-OFFICH INVESTIOATIONS, The Post-Ulfice Department, under directions from Cungress, I8 engaved in_sscertaining the compensation pald to Post-Office clerks In the different cltics, with the view to leglslation look- mz to the causlization of the salarfes. The partial_reports of the examination of the Chi engo vffice, which have been reecived here, show that the busess done there hasso much In- creased durlng tho last year that no reduction of salaries Is yct antielpated there. Tho speciol agents recommend the reduction of about £00,000 in tho salarles oold in the Bt. Louls ulllee, which seems to have been conducted on thio most extravagant basis, with tho lenst re- turns, of any ollice in the country. DEADIEAD NEWSPAPERS. It Is understood that {n the Postmaster-Gen- ernl’s oflice the opiuion held by the law-ofti~er thut complimentary papers eannot Eu at pound- rates s not entertained, but that it is thero held that & person recelving a freo puper is an actual subseriber. The law-oflicer, "however, without having had the wntter submitted formally to bLiw, expresses a decided opinfon that deadbead-papers can only go at transicot rates. Affuirs, on the Rio Grande auestion, will be an cextiaustive document. Schicicher represents n district Lordering on Mexico for 1. miles. This discussion of the inass of documentary futormatlon he has obtalned willbe valuableand fntercsting. He will treat of the ko Grande troubles, but will leave the military aspect of the question to the Military Committee. Schleicher will deal with the causes of the iroubles and the measures necessary for thelr removal, rather than with the means required for the tmmediate protection of Amcrican aitl- zevs In Texas, Tha report will recommend TIIE PROTECTION OF ALL AMERICANA who go to foreign countrics to enrage in trade. Ex-Sccretary held the doctrine that n cltizen of tiv United States whowent out of the country for the purpose of making money did 80 at. his own risk, uud that if forced loans were levied upon him eitner by the coustituted suthorities of tho country fn which ho resided, or by revolutlonary leaders, be could not call upon bis own Governmuent. to nssist him iu_ obtalning redress, Mr, Schlefcher “will entircly He will hold thot we canuot bha commerce with Mexico and South Americaun- leas pectable American merchants can go to these conntries and sell our poods. By the pro- tection of English merchants, Englaud has “sc- cured nearly all the warkets that naturally be- tone to the United States, Mr. Fiah's ductrine Mr. Schleicher belleves, if carrled into effect, would repel reaponsible mer- chanta, and only tnere adventurers, who lave uothinig to luse, would go to Mexico to transact busiucss. - Mr. Bchlefcher will also discuss the uestions that have arlscn over the existence of thé free zone, nnd will proposs measurcs for the re- madal of the great smnupcling incident to this atiuge, Ho will also show that st present there 1 o Jaw for the punishment of Mexicuns who commit crimea in Texas, Tho local authoritics of the Mexiean Btates refuso to take jurisdic- tiou, claimlog that the remedy Is throueh the cxtradition treaty, and when recourse is had to that remedy the auswer s that the fugitive clalimed s Snectal Dispatch to The Chicags Tribune, ‘Wasnixaron, D. C., Jan. 4.—The purpose of the Ways and Means Committeo in ita scheme for the reorganization of the tarlff is to make a tarmonious new Tarli? bill. The Commlttce lave taken the officlal estimatea of the necestls tles of the Government for revenue, and pro- pose to reduce the tax and tari@l sv that, while the necessary revenue will bo produced, the burden will be removed from the people and from home industrier. A noticeabls fea- ture In the investigation of the Com- mittee Is that some of tho Eastern manu- facturers who hitherto have been the strongest supporters of protective. monobo- lles are now nnxious that the duties upon certafn articles which coter futo the most ymportant manufactures be mado lighter, in order that, ns they clalm, American manufac. turers may be able to cheapen production WITHOUT INCREASING WAGES, and to compete on tnore favorabie terms than at present with the forelgn marketa. They de- slre free trade to tho extent that It benefits their own Industry and their own pockets. It is proposed to greatly reduce the number of paving articles, to simplify the method of col- lecting dutles, and to make many of. the duties specific. By such o svstem it (s expect- ed that many of tho present frauds in underyaluation and in other ways can be pre- vented, and that the revenue will be constder- ably Increased from that source alone. The Committee vxpects to have the bill ready for the louse by B The Cominittec will make a desperata offort to have tho bill which it presents to the House aceepted as n whola or reconnnltted for changes under iustructions, sothat special Interests ay uot seek to seeurn advantages 1Y AEPARATH ASIENDNRNTS to the LU, In nearly all the tari(t bills nitherto some of the greatest jobbery has been accous- plistied by eoecisl amendments upon the Uills after they bave been reportod to thie Touse. THE SENATE. CONKLING'S DEMOCRATIO BYMPATIIZERS, Svecrl Disvatch Lo Te Chicazo Trivune, ‘WasmNotoy, D. C., Jan. 4.—Some of the Democratic Sonators who have returncd from thelr homnes say that they fud much bad feelloz fn the Democratie party ftowards those Demo- cratic Senators who voted with Conkling ogainst the Preaddent on the New York nominations. They way that, whatever the merits of the case, the Interests of the Demo- cratle party required that Conkilng should be defeated rather than sustained, as the hope of the Democratic party in New York lice In the overthrow of Coukling rather than in his suc? cess, Republican Scnators do not disgulse thelr anxicty at the situatlon, and awalt the assembling of Congress with much concern. The already narrow majority will, by the con- tinucd illness or probable abseuco of Senator Patterson, vo reduced one. * 0 {I. Is no lutellizeutopinfon to indicate that o I dent WiLL MAKE ANY SURRCNDER, nor 18 there any one with good sources of fnfor- matlon who for a moment gives credence to the stories of scnsationalists that there s tobea reorgunization of the Cablnet, Soma of Conk- ling's fricuds ure now suggesting that, as Col- Jector Arthur and Nuval Oflicer Cornell have been justilled by the sustaining vote of the Senate, they can now well resign aud provent further embarrasgment. Benator Patterson, referring to-day to the nunerous rumors converning him, says that he expects neither to die nor to resign, THE ARMY, A THOROUGI KEORGANIZITION FROFOSED, Bueciul Dinatch to The Chicagr Tribune, WABLINOTON, D, C., Jan. hie Hlouae Mil- Itery Cotmunittee will have the bill for the reor- ganization of the army ready by the time Con- gress meets. 1L will proposo a thorough reor- gamzation of the stall, suc, as one weml aof the Comsmittee puts 1t * the buyonet will not be hurt much.’ Members of the Committeo sny that an luvestization juto the subject shows that the staff would not bu o a much better condition for actual service now than it was in TN savoax question, ‘The Commissloner of tho Bomuan Islands ts very busy here endeavoring to receive o pro- tectorate. DISCITARGED, Doorkeeper Polk has discharged his private clerk for writing letters to a New Jersey news- paper attacking a_Congressman from that State. Doorkeeper Polk hus not been stricken with apoplexy, as was reported, ABANDONED CENTENNIAL 0OODS. The Becretary of tho asury has dirceted the Philadelphin Collector to_dlwpose of the abandoned Centennial goods, The butks of the nriicles are to be sold st tha Exposition build- ings, and the rest ot the public atores. The sale of goods will begin In about o fortaight, BECOMING STALE. Bancroft Davis' lubored attempt to prove that Charles Buroner was_removed from the Com- mistee on Forelgn Relatious becauso of the views he held onthe treaty of Washington, and to sustain Mr. Flsh, fu the charge that It was nlso because he held bock treu- tles, excites only ridleulo amang those who fotlowed the vourse of affalrs hero at that time. ‘The pages on the flour of the Beaate could fur- nlsh moro accurate intormation, aud there was probably not oue at either end of the Capito] but knew that Mr. Sumner wus degraded be- cause he opposed the annexation of 8an Do- miuge. The whols thing is regarded as ao at- tempt to reopen tho cuse on o ucw line, for thy Euqmu of relieving Mr, Fish from his very em- arrassing Rum(on of having charged” Mr. Sumner with witholding treatles he had actu- ally reported, and when the copy of tha Exec. utive Journal showing this was (u the hands of thie President for the use and Information of tho Btate Depprtment, MRS, IATES' NECETTIONS, To the Western Associated Press. WasiingToN, D. C., Jan. 4,—~Mrs, Hayes will begin to-torrow her afternooy receptions,which wiil be Lield 1rom 3 to 5 o'clo TIE SOUTHIRN OUTIAGRS, Revenue Agont Wagner has heen in this eity consultlog with tha Treasury authorlties upon tho subject of the recent assaults upon revenue officers, and violutors of luw fu S8outh Carollna Maj. Wagner zave the Commissioner and Secre- tary very full accounts of the condition of the service, and the ditllculties that had to be con- tended with fncertain vortiona of the districts I the Bouth. The Departmeut will not ask for troops to nsslat its oflicers In vindicatlug the luws, as itis thought that a suflicient force of fts oflicers, properly commlissioned and armed, will not be resisted while making arvests. WATS AND MEANS. The absenca of uquuram prevented a mecting “»-nny of the House Commlttee on Ways an Means. PARDONS. The President has pardoned Clarles Lewis, who wus couvicted of ‘passing couuterfelt hulf- dolars aud Imprisoned o the Northern Pent- tentiary of Indtana, -~ William 11, Morrls, whowas convicted of pass- ing coubterfert money, and lmprisoncd in the Western Penitentlary” of Pennsvivania; Frank Silver, who was convicted of having fu bis pos- sesalon unstamped clvars, and sentenced to fn- pment n the Missour! Penitentlary; Riley owinan, who wus convicted of iilicit distilling, aud sentenved in the Western District of North Curuliun to two years' imprisonmeut, have been pardoned, The™ pardous are all made upon ap- plications backed by the recommnenastions of ine prosecutiug offeers aud Judges of courts Letoro whicl they were tried, WOHK AT THE MINTS, The fullowing 1s & statement of tho colnnge execeuted durlog the moutt of December, 18773 aces, Value, 105,024 § 3,318,460 607 4,070 NOT A CITIZEN OF TRXAB, and that the extradition ddes not apply. Representative Schlelchor opposes any haste In thy recognition of Diax. lie protested to the President this week againet it, on the nround that the subject has been submitted to Congiess, and that the Exocutive should walt until Congress could express an opinlon. The T'résident made the very lnportant answer that no action will be taken until Congress has passed upon the subject. Mr. Schlcicher will maintuin that [t has not been the polley of the United Btates to recognize the de facto Govern- im(eu‘. In Mexico without walting to sce whether Lis STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIX ITARLP or not. AMr, Beward wrote to our Minister in Mexico durfug the War taking exactly an op- vosite ground. Behleleher clalms that reco- nitfon fs not necestury to_bulld up trade with Mexico, and shows that England and Fraoce, ucither of which has had diplotmatic relatlovs with Mexico sinco the withdrawalof the Froneh, lave the most commerco with that country, “Ihe report will recommend the adowtlon ot mensures which will tend to the eatablishument of statute government in Mexico, OPPICIAL REFOKT ON TIE RECENT TROUULES, .. Tothe Wastern Aoelated Press, Wasninatox, D, C., Jan, 4.—Thu Cabinet wua {n sesslon {wo botirs. ‘The discussion was peneral upon topics connected with .our Mexl- «cun relations. It was thought proper to make the report of 8. C. Blade, Collector at El Paso, regarding the recent troublus, public, In a lutter to the Becretary of the Treasney, dated El Paso, Oct. 2, the Coliector says 1 deem it my duty to 0 you acqualnted with the facts relative to the recent troubles on this fruntler aa near as I have buen able to learn them, Althougls walnly of & lucal charactor, it cannut ba dented that many Myxicans from vur neightorhood wers engaged n it and the mob had assurunces of further assistenco If needed, The Collector detalls the troubles arising from tho adoption of measurs to preveut Mexi- s {rum ovtatning salt from the lakes fn the nity, which resulted dn the death of Mr, Candls, Tu a letter dated Dec, 20 the Collector says: On the bth or Uth Inut,, a large number of exi- €ans With wagons lef: Ban Elizario fur the sali- lakies. ‘They were expected back on_the 13th or 1 th, andun the afternvou of the 12tk M urd left bere for Fan Llizarfo with an ¢ ‘Texas Rungers (or the avowed purpose of sv wrile of sequestration ana uricst of the buving the salt. | am informed thut after they gut there They went futo the plaza, snd through the paincipal strcets of the town, and that Huward pivatly exasporated und incensed the Mux calting toem * Gressers,” and oOlh Double eagles ... Fagles epithety, sud by inviting thew to col bim now. During the' nizht the Mexic and arnied thenelve yathered In the morning (he Hang- urrounded, and Bring com- 1t {s fmpossible to ascer- tain who 8red the firat sliots, Bumo alleve that & Trade doliare. Haif doll: uen by the name of Atkipaoi, who autacned i | 3314 ould u war breuk out; that. tho stall ls | Quarier dollire. OO, RN b O ANCE 1 ‘shot came: frow G 2 i luree ¢ for the combined I weulyseuts, 8 :} ican urge cnough for the combined armiles sbout their heads, und is regardemi by persons of elastic viewsas giviug a kind of sceurity for softuess and plavey of manuer. ‘They culti- wyate, however, the sterner quality of Insolence, as of first-rato importunce, und us wiving a value to compliments. A woman who iy ¢ivil to everybody lusea the power of being civil to auybody,” Her feliue ways and soft specches may bo gratifylng to A o lung us he docs not know that they are vouchsaled to every Sena- tor, Representative, Delegate, aud currespond. ent In the Forty-lifth Congress, But A ceoscs tocaro for them when he overbears and secs thuim bestowed with equal eucrey and sticerity w3 apparent upon all the rest ol the Congres- slonal slphabet down to Z. One of the most auroit of these female lobbylsts cduelit in hier meshes 1ast winter three Representatives, from ditferent sections ot the country, two of them Dewocrats aud une o Revublican, It required a deal of flucsie 10 maintain them fn & seint-do- Dimew... vovsoe of Russls and Germany, but I8 fo- eflicicot. The ubuses of the stafl ex- fend, they say, to tho smcllest branchos of the serylee.” IL not unfrequently happeus now that a Payinaster |4 seut to pay from three to seven men, the Dn{ of which officer along would be nearly equal that of an entire recl- ment of wen un the present basis, Young blood is driven uwoy Irom the army and enters luto privato occupatiou becuuse the stall, s at present orgonized, prevents any propect of promotion from the runks. It [s very evident that tha bill to be produced will provide for a very considerable reduction of the staff, is -flmbuul whether tho Committee, in view of the action of the Houss alrcady, will attempt any coneiderable reduction Iu the nurber ot en- listed men. The Committee will mcet Monda when it 18 expected that Lieat. Bullis and Col. Shafter will Lo there from the Rio Grande to a cuntract to 1t apy wany of the lavgors Had congregate <house that eveping, ond wers huviug a convivisl +oihien Mr. Elis propsed to go out and s 1le never retarucd, 1 {a sup- dld not balt not, or that uile enves- Total, sllvor.. 1081 Tho Postmaster-(icners] has prepared a tabu- lar ent showlug tho number of stamps fasue tiscal year from 1859 to 1877, both years Included, From this statement tho rapid ana constant increass in thu business of the Past-Otice Is rlnmly apparent, the lssue of or- dinary letter stamps growlug from about - [ in 1859 to nearly 000 In 1877, The following tigures will siow tho number of mps fesued, by fscal years, droporng, Gud bad been caught in the fuur days tuey hiad the K. way s for the purpose of peliing an old gentle- tuau, Mir. Loownis. oub uf the f{ungers’ quarters, wuo’ happened 0 be caught lu thers when they were surrounded. Tho - Mexicans also famcd & white flag, end Mr. Loouls gut vut. Frous this circometance negoliativns were wtarted, and Licut. Toysasked them whst Loy wanted. ' They repllod tuat they wanted Hows ' ¥ s tic state, nud Lo keep thein from lnaulging ssu, sud would bave biw. Thy saked Licut.Toys } respond 1o thelr summons. The Grat regular | 1800 47, T4, 25! LT e, Ul T i ular ducl, and suggesto ) givi whether by was baeed by Howsrd or was oo du; 1807, 571, 500, 60311677 ) 5s0, u70 | 10 & trisngutar ducl, suggestel glving i m'lu('“omifimnl:h' Giovernor of uu:nsm-{ ?fi;:-'.':fi;( the [comuiitien Wil bergele by 1808 .m,um.(ml : TUHEE UNVHIBNDLY THOMAS CATS 1 infornie ¢ was uuder instructions the Governor, it uppesred tu give then o new “Fley then told Licut. Toys that i Howard uld cuie over o thelr camp aud tafk for bium- sclf they thought tue trouble could be sctllud, Livut. Toys weut buck to bis quarters and told lloward what they bad vald to bim, but that be need not gu wishuut be 80 wisued ' Howard, buw- tver. congluded Lo go, snd Licut ‘luye weal with him. The Mexicaus then sent fur Atkluson wud 8 3. Meiiride, woo bud veen aciing sa llow- siu's ageut 10 (ke salt business. Licut. Tuys sud Howard werv 1 3 fouw toretber, Atkinaon aud McUrive outside. The Muzicucs weut fu whe Toys uud Howard were, atd told Livut. Toya t they withed t speak with Howard alooe. Licut, Toys retuned to feave bim, whreupon they tou Bl fu thelr aroie by force und carred taw out of i Tuoni 1 the teuttiuie the fewainder uf the the run of vue's house, that they might erect their backe aud spit -fearfully ut each other, But the trig aud tidy Httlo woinan kept the trio iu good hutnor sud” prevented ugly colilslons until they haa all voted *aye™ on s measure ou which she was retuined. When the voles bad ben given the trio found that their welcomes were worl out, and on compariug notes, smica- by, they found how they had been humbugged. Buine of theso female-lobbylsts settle duwu futo goud mothers and wives, sud oue who used to bave hor suy wt the White-flouse duriug the sway of Audrew Johoson 18 now oue of the most domestic bodles in Washington., Auother s at the head of 8 large dressmaking establish- went, sod galos mavy ducats, which she care- fully uvests iu real citate. Bug the greater In on Lo Lhe above, which Includes onl, the ordiuary letter stamps, thete were wssue durlue the fln&t four years 52,305,835 ofticial stamps for the use of the Exccutive Depart- and 4,888,271 uewspaper aud perjodical POSTAGE, ME. WADDELL'S CONYERFNCER. Soecial Disovich tu The CAicagn Yribune. Naw Youx, Jaun, 4.~Tbe Hon. A, M. Wad- dell, of North Carollua, Chalrman of the Com- mlttee ou Post-Oltices, of the House ot Repre- pentatives, wet 8 nember of the promicent publishers here to copsult Ju regurd to the pro- posed amendments 40 the law regulatiog the rutes of postage, sul creating two rates for secund-clags matter. The scotiuent wus gen- erally wulust the tutreaduction of & priviteged rote wa Melle to dead to confusion sud CHA' TUB ¥RW YRAR'S RECEPTIONS, Bpectal Curreapondence of The Tvibuns, WasuiNgton, D. C., Jan. 2.—The Signal Bervice people certainly deserve credit for the delighitful weatber vhich they Ravo us yester- day, euabling the pedestriaus to wake thels calls dry-footed, and witbuut caprylug umbrellas. Gore Jones, a leviathan of Dritish beef and beer days that when Congress reassembles the Re- publicau Scnators, or rather the anti-Hayes enterprise would not be without precedent. The Republican Scnators once attempted to break up Mr, Lincolu’s Cabiuet In this way, Tuelr chicl object was to get Mr. Seward out. Thoy hield & caue committee to walt upon the President with the dent to uotlfy him Inlrflon remaln in t unger power there. BCAN. MAG, Waahlngton Is alwat to nave its Instaliment of groat scandal, which has visited the seat of UGovernment of the United Btates ever aince the {llnstrious (. W. algned bills as President in New York, Polygamotts and prurfent chron- icles have been narrated about Alexander Ham- fiton, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, and Simon Cameron, with lesser lights intervening, and garenlous gossips roll over the naughty details with great satisfaction. Now we ato to haye another disclosure, In which & high-up ofticial, n low-down clerk, and the low-lown clerk's wife, nre inixed up, and there are inde- corous innuendocs afloat which tnuat acon either be mmrml out as false or crystailized s stern facts, 1t I3 pleasant to find” that our loftlest aud most dignified statesmen are still beings of FLESIE AND BLOOD LIKE OURSELVES, and the preliminary innuendo Is more palatable tothe znsulr than “the nuthenticated statement of facts, as it gives so much more employment to the Imagination, Perhaps, however, this affalr will be husned up, as powerful fnflucnces are at work to stiflo it. Wnen Secretary Gorham'aclerks entered thelr oftices to-tay and saw the condition the room of thelr chicf was in, they were exceeding moved, Some sacrilegeous hand had heavily dashed an earthen spitton against a larga mirror over the mantle-shclf, shivering the thick plate glnss into thousands of fragments. Boot-heels fisd been jammed through cane-seated chairs, curtsins had been oarty torn down, and an elegant clock bad received a blow which had broken the zlass face and stopped It at 2, either p. m. or 2. m., 1o une a8 yet Knowswhich. In short, the room, usually #0 neat and clegant, bore the appear- ance of the traditionary apartment in which the monkey and the parrot were on the rampace, cilciting from Pretty Poil the remark, when the master returned: *We've had a h—Il of s time.” Whether one of the descendants of Afrlea, who are messengers there, called in a anblo policenien to enjoy the * vompliments of the season,'t and one or both of them wot crazy drunk, {8 a8 yet only a matter of conjecture. 'llhll. it will cost several hundred dollarstorepalr atnat CAT. Poor Gen. Badeau, who fancled that he was on the retired list, * with the fulljrank of Cap- taln,” for }ife, has been stricken off, and will roon lose hia Consulate at London . The Ohlo sfiver wedding visitors have had **a beau- tiful time,” and are dellghted with the treat. ment their old friends, the Hayeses, have glven them. Dr. Loring, ths Fssex Reprosentative, went to Massachusetts to<lay, and will make n little talk at Boston on Saturday which will not sound as Butler's did Jast Saturday. The tem- perance socletles propose to have & famous pro- cession on the 21 of February, and the New England Scclety will have thelr postponed Fore- fatliers’ celebration on the sameday, A *bar? has been erected in tho Hall of tho House, to scparate the Representatives from the outside barbarians—an excellent {dea. Bavard Taylor's legrdon of triends are urging his nomination as Minister to Bertin, but the Pennsylvania poli- ticians say they don’t want him to have the place, Scnator Putterson s l‘?\ll] quito 1], and may not recover, although his physicians are hopetul. HACORTRUR, GOLD AND SILVER. THE PLAN OF UNITING THE TWO METALS ¥onl COINAGE PURFOSES. Dispatch to Philadelphis Times. Wasmxarton, D, C., Dee. 31.~The Tion. Alexander I1. Stephens, Chalrman of the Ronse Committee on Colnage, Welzhts, and Measures, has become o convert to the theory advansed by o Mr. Hubbell, that it 1s possible to solve the gold and sliver question by tylngthe two metals together fn a metal dollar of 258 gralns, to be composed of 223 grains and a fraction of a grain ofgsllver, 25 grains and & fraction of a grain In copper, and 0 gralus and fraction of a grain in gold, 'The zold vulue of such a dollar would be nt the present figures a fraction over B4 cents. Mr, Btephens haa written a letter to Dr. Lin- dermann, the Director of the Mint, requesting hitn to have dies preparcd and some specimena struck off of this golold dollar. This request tina been cotnplicd with, and orders have been sent to the Philadelphia Mint to have the dles repared at once, The few Revresentatives who Jive become converted to this theory, that it is possibla and practicable to unite gold and silver in o metal dollar, are very enthuslastic and con- fident that they have discovered o plan which will keep gold'and siiver in clreulation. The advoceates of a singte standard ridicule tho pro- Ject, ond say it {s absurd to even glve the matter zerions thought. Bewator Wallace some weeks aro introduced a bill in tho Benate providing for the cofnage of this golold dullar, and It was referred to the Finance Committes, but hus never been reported upon. THE BULLDOSERS, PRESIDENT JIAYEY TO NE ASKED TO CIANGE THE CABINET MEMBERSIIN—IIOW OLD ADR TOUK THUE LIFE QUT OF A SIMILAR DEMAND— NO HECONSTRUCTION PRODADLE. Washington (Jan. 3. lwe:mnneclul 1o New York ller- A ramor has been circulating here for some part of them, Intend to ask tho President formally to reconstruct his Cabinet, Buchan and adopted » formal reso- lution requesting Mr. Lincoln to remodel his Cabinet. IHaving dono this they appointed n resolution, snd cxplain to him tho rensons which led to its adoption, and urge bim to con- form himsel! to the Benate's wishes. A mem- ber of this commitive was sent to the resi- of whot had been done, and ask him to nppoint a timo when by would ace the Commlitec and hear tho resolutlon. Tradition relates that Mr. Lincoln recelved the Scuator very affably, and told bl that he would be happy to scethe Committee at § o’clock the following evening, & Apd," added he, **1 will have the membors of the Cabinet present to meot your Cominit- tee,”” To this arrangement, not unnaturslly, the Senators at st ubjected, but Mr, Lincoln was flrmn, saylng that all'such natters ought to be ull:uucd In the presenco of the persous con- cerned, ; "Thero was at that time, as during nearly the whole of Lincoln’s Admintstration, a disa- recment between Secretaries Beward and “huse, which divided the Cabluet itself futo twou partles, and extended {nto the Scenute, where the Hepublicans wera elther Beward or men. It wus pgenerally under- ment fu tho Senuto was the Iriends. ‘The case wos ns Conkling and’Blalne were tnem- rescnt Cabluet, and Becretar Blainc's friends, Jealous of Secwmr{ Conkling’s ascenaancy, ahiould eddress to President layes a request {o reorganizo his Cabloet. fu suc case jt was not difticult to seo that while Becro- tary Conkling would feel ft tncambent on_ hiin to place bis resignation at the dlaposal of Presis dent Iluyes, Becretary Blalue, in whose interest public opinton regarded the movement as made, wuould feel no less comuclled nlso to offer his reslgnation, To do otherwise would, givo hiin the uppearance of belng o party to an {ntrigue against a fellow Minister, “which Is commouly wnd Justly Leld to be a disgraceful olfense, an act ot political fmmorality, This {s precisely what happened. Secretary Bewanl wrote out hls resiguation and handed 1t to Mr, Lincolu, Sceretary Chaso felt himsell obliged to do the same thivg, Mr. Lincoln qul- otly put awsybuth these pupers, said nothing abuut them, but called the wholo Cablnet to- gethier to inform them of what was to take place fn the evevlng. He bad no desire, hosuld, to change hils Cabinet; and the members, belug asked, were satlstied with his policy and with cach other, amd readlly engacod toat least stand or full together, ‘They could scarcely do lves. ‘Thus matters stopd when the President and his Cabinct wssembled at the White House to meet the Senatorial Conwittee. 1t is suld that the Senators, tnding themselves fave to face with the geutlemen whose retirvment into private 1ife they had come to urge, wero at first uuder a puloful embarrasament, but Mr, Lincoln cheered them up, and cacouraged them to read thelr ros otution and to speak thewr wishes as plainly 88 they chose. He coutrived thuy the discus- slou stiould become general and that tho Cabl- uet Mintsters should take part ia it, and after an eveniug lees unpleasant than the Beoators hud wuticipated they retired. The Cabioct, L declared 1tself harmonlous befors the 107, fouud itself Do Jess s0 wt its conclu- siou, und 2, Ar, Lincoln bad not from the frst {utended nuy chauge he on the following day quictly retirued to Mcusrs, Scward and Chase their resignations, and that was the cod of the whule matter. It Is doubtful whether an sttempt on the preseut Cublunet would have better success. here ore nu such divisions fu it us there were in Ar. Lincolu's, sud no Presidential aspirations for the present to creato them. Not cnough Senators to constituto a majority ol the Senate could be got to join lu & dewsnd for a reorgun- zatlon ot tho Usbinet. Tha Presldeut docs not mean to pare with any of Lhe present membxrs, aud it {8 uot fmpossible that avy vacaucy which Imay at any time occur will be filed fu @ wanuer which would not at all please those who now wunt a vew Cublnet. It Is precty well under- stood fu Adwinlstration clreles that M Seerctary = warta or Secretary Hchurz should resign the President would nominate Mr. Bristow in Lis place. = STATE AFFAIRS. WISCONSIN. Bpeetal Dismateh to The Catcago Tridune , Mapisox, Wis,, Jan. 4.—Already thero fs quite n number of promfnent members of the coming Legislature in this city, aml canvassing for different places has commenced to some ex- tent. Of course, the 8peakership of the As- sembly is the allabsorbing question. The (ircenbackers hops to hold the balance of , anid no expectationa of an In+ ulzed 1 by the trade, e, P, Jan. 4.—A meetine of ship- pers amd operatora of the Lehigh Valley cos reglon took place here thin afternoou. res ution was paesed Indorsing the action of Lii derman andgViller in having refused to concur in the nroposition submitted at the meeting of coal operators at Plutadelphia, to allot 183 per cent of thetotal production o the Lehigh Val- ley. It was then decided to refect the per- centage offered by the “combination,” &8 be- Inz unfair, and to ask for another mecting of the companies, In the hope that an ngreemont may bo reached, Tho meeting is sald to have been Liarntonfons. power, and after a fong fight run fn thelr standard-boarer, the Hon. C. D. Parker, of FINANCIAL. Deloit, but this is o vain expectation. The Re- REORGANIZATION. . publicans will undoubtedly unite on the Hon. D. M. Kelly, of Green Bay. Mr. Kelly was clected as an Independent, but is a strong, sound Republican, Mr, Kelly has had consider- able legistativo experlence. ' Hewas one of tho leading Republicaas in the last Lezislature, and 18 In every way fitted for tho responsible posl- tlon of Bpeaker. Lending Democrats hero se- cretly desirs the clection of Mr, Kelly rather than to seo any trade effected with the Green- backers. The Democrats will put the Hon. A. 8, Warner, of A}mlemn. in nomination, a8 & matter of form, for, Chiet Clerk of the Asscm- bly., Thero are \\'In&ownll. the Chief Clerk last year, Charles D. &ing, of Clark County, an® Sz, Fogs, of Richlind County, L. Knight ot Pepin County, Is the only one mentloned for Berzeant-at-Arms as yet in the Scnate. Jack Turner, of Portage, lias a clear fiold for Chlef Clerk. Mr. Boynton, of Marquette, and A. F. Brown, of Waupun, ‘are mentioned for Bergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and D. IL Pul- sifer as Assiatant, The following militas fied thelr intention of augural Monday next: The Bheridan Guard of Milwaukee; the Evergreen Cley Guards, ol Bhobovean: the Bay City Light Guard, of Green Hay, and the Mauston (fuards, of Juncau. The latter company wlll arrive on the Portage traln at & quarter of 1l The other com- anies will nrrive on the specinl train rom Milwaukeo at 11, with Gov. Smith and the other 8tate ofileers, The (fovornor's tiuard of Madison will meet the Stato officers- elect and military comnanies at the depot, and, forming an escort, will march through the prin- cipal streets to the Capitol. At 13 o'clock the newly-elected Btate officers will ho sworn in and Inducted into office. At 2 o'clock a review and inspection of troops will Le bad by Gov. Bmith and stafl, and In the evening the State offlces will hold e reception until 10 p. m,, whe grand bl will be had in the Scoatc and Asscm- bl Chambers, 1, A, Taylor, of Hudson, Btate Agent of Railrond Lands, made a final report ta the Gov- ernor to-day, aud pald into the Treasury $33,- 930.60. It {8 by far the best showing cver made. ‘This large sum has been collected” quictly, in striking ‘contrast witih the bluster made ‘uver the collection of a small perceatage of that amount by Government agents {n Minncsota. ‘The trespnss has been stopped. ‘The expenses under Agont Taylor are shown by the records to have been less than lialf those fncurred by the half-dozen or more agents aopointed by the so- calledR eform_Uov. Taylor, The office of Agent of TRaflroad “Lands {8 ono of tho most important and lucrative in the State, and thero are several Influential applicants for it under the Incoming admlinbstration, I am informed that Mr. Taylor has made no effortmto secure & continuance In oftice; but It ls current- 1y reported thot Uov. Bwith will tender him o reappolutine: Ngw Yonxk, Jan, 4.—Tha Committee anpoint- ed by the bondholders of the Lehigh & Wilkes- barre Coal Company to preparo a schedule of reorganizatton, as they wero not satfafied with that prepared by the Now Jersey Contral bond- holders, reported to-day at a meeting nplan which provides that the bonds held by the pub- lic at large, amounting to 84,300,000, shall bo preferred bonds. This does not include the bonds hypothecated by the. Central Railroad Company of New Jersoy, smounting to about 06,000,000 That ~ coupons falling duo during the next three years sha!l bo funded Into ten-year 7 per cent Income bondd; that a sioking fund of 10 cents per ton on the amount of coal mined each year shall be set aalde for payment in the first place of any prior rurchuc-monuy mortzage, and next for the re. Irement of tha sterling ‘mortgage bonds, then for the cancelintion of the new incomo bouds above mentioned, and finally for tho retirement of $4,700,000 bonds held by the pubile, and that the earnings of the coal company shall be appled to _ the payment of interest ns follows: Firat, on the prior mortgage and sterling bonds; sccond, on bonds held by tho publie; third, on the fncome bonds; and fourth, on tho bonda hypotheeated by the Central Rafl- rond. If the esrnings In any one year are not suflicient to pav tho fnterest on the incomo bonds and on the bonds hypothecated by the Central Rallrond, such fotercst shall not be cumulative, but the Central Ratlrood Company shall cancel any thus remalning unpald, In view of theso consklerations, the bondholdera shall release the indorscment of tho bonds made by tho Central Railroad of New Jerscy. ‘Thiis plan was adopted. companies have signi- eing present at the fn- CINCINNATI. CixciNwat, 0., Jan. 4.—uvavid Gibson, liquor merchant, and W, F, Renner & Co,, candy man- ufacturers, falled te-day. Lifabllitfes not re- ported, but supposed to be Jarze, | As regards the faflure of Gibson and of* Ren- ner & Co., It is nscertained that Reaner & Co.'s Ilabliitles will amount to about $30,000. They propose to pay 20 and 30 cents on the doilar. o regard to David Glbson, (tis safd that but two nutes have gone to protest. It is expected they will be provided for by this afternoon. At a mecting of tho creditors of Jacob Ben- ninger, pork-packer, iu McMicken avenue, last night, It was resolved to filo a_petition to forco him juto bankruptey to-day, His labllities are catimated ot $100,000, and his assots at $70,000. 3 BANKRUPTCY. Aneetal Dispatch to The Chleaso Twridune. Bprixarieen, Ill, Jan. 4.—Petitions In vol- untary bankruptey were filed to-dav by Benjamin G. Hopkins, of Newmau, Dourlas County, James Waugh, of clleville, 8t Clair County, and Abralam Sordusky, a merchant of Dan- ville. The gesctaof the latter aro $31,000; la- billties about $30,000. e was adjudeed bank- rupt as to himself, His petitlon that John C. 8hort & Co. aud H. Sanford & Co., in which houses ho Is partoer, be so adjudged waa not acted on, and they will be cited to ahow causa why they shall not be declared bankrupt, 2 DANVILLE, 1LL. Suectat Dispatch to 1he CAicagn Tribune, Daxvirue, 1L, Jao. 4.—J. 3. Watson, a drugicist. dolng business on Main strect, in this city, made an asslgnment last evening to John Lane, for the beneflt of hls creditors, Nothing is as yet known ns to the amount of labilities or gsets, No statoment has yet been made by tha Assignee. OMAIIA, NEB. Apectal Disuatch to The Chlcago Trdune. Os1al4, Neb,, Jan, 4.—Menry Doble & Co., boots aud shoces, closed their doors nt 3 o’clock, having falled for 314,000, Their assets are ina bud suape, but eaid to be equal to'this amount. TFIRES. TN CHICAQGO. The alarm from Box 425 at 6:35 last cvening was caused by a fire at No. 500 West Monroo street, owned by John MeArthur, and occupled by A. E. Fox. Cause,'n lighted match sctting firg to clotbing in o closet, Damace, 850. ‘The alarm from Box 234 at 0:33 last ovening was caused by afire In the salovn No. 87 West Kinzlo street, own-d by the Nortiweatern Rail- road, and oceupled by Thomas Fino, Tho fire broke out behind the fee-bux from causcs un- known while the place was closed. AT ITIHACA, MICIT. BSpeelal Disvatch (o Tha Chicago Tribune, Fast BaoiNaw, Mich, Jan, 4.—The Fox House at Itbacs, Gratiot County, was destroyed %: g&g this morning. Loss, $5,000; lusurance, AT FREEPORT, ILL. Fneereont, Iil, Jan, 4.—J. B. Taylor's tan nery with the stock, was burned thiy wmornlng. Louss, $16,000; tnsured, $8.000, RIOT SUILTS. Thirty Buits Entered at Plttslurg to Recover the Valuo of Goads Deatroyed. Special Diapaick to The Chiragn Tridune, Trrranuno, Jan. 4.~In the Common Pleas Court No. 1to-day thirty sults were entered nealnst the county for loss of and damage to gooda durfug the riot last July. The following are the names of the partles and the amounts of thelr respective clalms: J, 8, & 8. B, Suchs, Cincinnat!, $1,085; Dravo & Relsinger, Cou- nellsville, $134.60; Roberts & Bellers, Cine cinnati, $120; J. Qroentea? & Co., Colum- bus, $101,25; J. Lewis Van Line, Thiladel- phia, $177.75; C. E. Willls, Pliteburg, $163.46; James F. Toblas & Co., Philadelphia, $226.85; Robinson Brothers & Gifford, Lyon Couuty, In., $189: Hawley, Folsom & Martin, Buffolk Coun- tv, Mass,, 821 2; Tootle, Hanva & Co., Jackson County, Mo., $134.80; Clement Ablers, Cincin- natl, $213.18; E. H. McCall, Carroll County, 0., $373.48; Lowls I'arisctto, New York, $i25.40; Whilam Reed & Sons, $13750; J, M. ftobinson & Co., Jeffcrson County, Kv,, $133.47; Richard M. nu‘lnm[mnr, Chicagu, 82505 Iladley Hros. & NEW YORK. ‘N&w Yonrg, Jan. 4,—To-day 1,050 more shares of stock, which werc collaterals in loans to Jolin Bonner & Co,y have been sold (under the rule) at the Stock Exchange. B ———— THE WEATHER, OrricE OF TuUE CuiNy B10NAL OPPICE, WasST- iNatox, D. C,, Jan, 5—1 a. m.—Indicatlons— For the Upper Lake Reglon, northwest, "ackiog to southerly winds, partly cloudy weatuer, aud occastonal snows, rising followsd by falling barometer, and lower followed by highor tem- perature. Special Dirpateh fa The Chileago Tridune. MENDOTA, IIL, Jan, 4,—Winter has falrly set 1n ot lust, to the Intense delight of the mud and slush bound farmers, who rushed in to-dny over erfectly solid but fearfully rongh roads. 1t ns been freezing and blowlig hure for twenty- four hours with a vengeance, and s now within & degree or two of zero. Tho long-suspeaded bugiucss will quickly rovive, and the roads will soon be worn smooth by the rush of farm- produce to market, dueciul Disuatch ta TAs Chicagn Tridbune. EAST BAGINAW, Mich.,Jan. 4.—Theo tug iTake- ton came i from AuSabloto-day, encountering considerable thin jco on the bay. The weathier Is growing very cold, and a snow-stortn provailed all over Nortkern Michigan, About threv fnclies of suow have tallen, NEW YoiK, Joo, 4.—The first snow-storm of this season, in this ncighborhood, Legan this moruing. uu snow-storm turned {uto » down- pour of rain, which, by noon, had wasted tho snow from the strects aud housetops, The wind {s cnst, the weather thick, and the dangzer- flaz flyine, Already two vesscls aro reported ashore, but no lves wers lost, Tho suow ex- tended south to Washington, chonglug Ioto 1! Co., Kane County, Is., $318.13; J. F. 8tine & Sous. Kentucky, Fixbs; J. County, Pa., §! flu; 31853 J;‘Il A M. Button, Indiana Cash Moorman, Cincinnati, urley. Elk County, Nevada, ', Taylor, Chicago, $143.99; James & Co., Philadelphln, $1,175.05; N, & Hon, Miaml County, Kansas, 14167; Vogler & (lenntuer, Chieago, 8115 Schmidlapp & Co., Cincinnatl, $150.85; W, Bliaro, Harrison County, Ohlo, $319.013 (. Lescur, Itenry County, [nd., $161.62: Winter Mantel, Ford County, Ohlo, $103.30; Charles Witder, Boston, §412, " Aside from the amounts abuve mentloned, the clatins {n each case fn- cluda the freight. ‘Tne goods claimed to have been destroyed Include drugs, tobacco, wines, whisky, dry goods, hardware, fircarms, boots and shoes, butter and eggs, and many_ other articles. A change of venuc to Beaver County will prubnhl:{ ba “allowed in these cascs, as in otliors in which the county is defendaut. ————— THE COAL MONOPOLISTS, Special Pispalch ta The Chicago Trivune, PimLapsLruia, Pa., Jan. 4.—Tho result of ‘Wednesday's mecting of coal-carriors was a surpriss fo most of thusa intcrested, and checked business to o certaln exteut, as all who could do so desired to awalt further developments before entering into contracte-covering the comlug year. The sctlon of the cuofereuce giving the Lehigh Valley people forty-cizht hours in which to make 'v.odn{ to the depth of twelve Inches. It s atill snowlng, HostoN, Mass., Jan. 4.—Ta New Hampshira cight to twelve inches of snow s reportcd. Cold weathicr provails Iu Maine, At sbmu poluts tho mercury is 25 below. ) NasnviLie, Teun., Jan. 4.—8ix inches of snowdell hers last nleht, breakiug down every telegraph wire coming Into tho city. But few lines, and they between the principal poluts, were restored “to-day, but the breaks will bo cleared by to-morrow, Muupins, Tenn., Jan, 4.—A _snow-storm last nlebt prostrated the telegraph wires through: out this seetlon, A negro teamster was found frozen to death In ke wogon fu tho suburbs this Suectal Iheiich 1o The Chicagn WiuirawaTek, Wis., Jan, 4~ south wind of yesturday is blowing back from the north to- dezrees day, and at a terrific rate, At tirst some snow up their minds only extended tho | {3%' Ly it'ts now clear, and tho thermonieter 18 agony, although many * hoped individual | fast wettiug down smong the minus degrees. operutors along that roml would see | Tho lung-looked for cold spell Is here surely, and with s comlng the roads are made worse, 1f pousible, than before, being so rough a8 scarcely to be passable. Ricusonb, Jan, 4,—Suow foll six hours to- day, followed by Bail sud heavy rain. LUOAL OUBBEYATIGNS. Cuioago, Jan. 4. Vel.) B, Weaiher the nccessity of accepting the allotment assigned them, especlally as nearly cvery other member of the compact had Leen compelled to abate what was thought to be s Just demand. ‘The meetiug &t Bethichem to-day to consider the matter was well attended, and the venlict was agalust accepting the appoortionment as made by the canference, Jll'lm action of Dr, Lingerman and Mr. Wilbur was app 3 i a und tho seuso of the mecting exprevied 8 bons LT 18 that justive had not been done the Lebigh pomn SL17H 10 loy operators, Tbis would scem to settle the | 101 booiisxaisl 8 matter ss precluding auy further combination, but, s8 operators tolegraphed ' to Mr Dickson requestivg tilin to rec the wectiug of coal representative further consideration, it looks ss though a Ia- vorable result might yect be re: Mining operatious hav&already beon suspended in the Lebigh rgglon, and, on 3onday week, work will be Psuspended in the Bchuylkill reglon for two months, the Reading Coal and Iron Company haviog issued orders tothat effect, and the dchuylkill opcrutors baviug agreed to suspend. This was arruuged prior to the disagreemcnt at the (oceting, but wiil 5o duubt be carricd out, as suspension is not uuusual at this peciod of the season for the purposs of making repalrs aua doing uther necessary work at thu ioiues preparatory to enteriuig upon the regulur operatious of the year. I the Schuylkill reglon wazes bave been reduced 23 per cent from the basts, In the Lehigh regidos some of the operaturs have suc- cessfully compromised with the mincrs, aud cs have beew arravged satlsfactorily to both parties. The stocks at all shippiug polots are large for the scason, aud tho suspen- sion of production for ¢ ebory period will not ju- terfero with prices, ss thy dewand at this sea- ors T 3 4 1] 1 OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Quzasstows, Jau. 4.—Arrived, steamsblf Bothols, froms New York. Nuw Youk, Jan. 4.—Arrived, ateausbipd Auwerivp sud Neckar, from Brewen, in. 4 \an':nowx. N, Y., Jan, 4, ~8now has fallen