Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1878, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY..JANUARY 6, '1878—SIXTEEN PAGES, that the humane inhabitants SlusE c:":crc to s woman affected to L "the touching narration of thc Count, st ing to latest advices, were furnish- wh, with suits of clothing, and were en- B2 2. o quict the social turmoil occasioned fl“m Tutual jealousics of their eligible I3 Suchters e ——— n has passed since the Queen of itio: A ia visit to onc of her Miuisters at P «idence. In the year 1843 it was E”‘f‘f{év:«‘m Vicronu traveled in state 3T €000 or, the liome of Sir RosEaT wDA remier of England. Siace then '.ss bave come and gone, and Minis- e eca elevated and dismissed, but. ot s h of December, 1877, has the resl- w3 Premicr_been lonured by her - ety's presence. DISRAELL the suthor of et \CONSFIELD, the orator and states- B fil:',?mna!nly reason to consider himself = tor s bovored by this token of kindly rezard. mfi.ndeu Manor, bis property by marriage, is ~itle on & clear day from the towers of Wind- e Tuis described as one of those larsre & buildings, such as ““BEss of Hardwicke ” ered sbout the north country. Iv is high, pabled screens on the roof, endless screens eadless variety, and small windows curi- o ¥ mullioned in & horse-shoe form. The oy eived an address of welcome from the “?fi of Hizh Wycombe, planted a trec at Jrebenden, tuncLed with the Earl of BEAcONs- -5 aod returned home. The Londen . commenting upon the visit, were care- fdtostate thet it had no political significance besricg UpON the war, but was only an after- sl and such provably s a correct view Jit. Haoythinz is shown, it is only that the Qmuulus confidence in her chief adviser. ———— In the heart of the Province of Munster, in sng, sise the Galtce bills, so stecp and so that the wretched peasantry only man- reto ke ont 80 existence by carrying up earth f paguiers and making artificial inclosures yhereoD 1O TAISC wretched potatoes and misera- oste. Yet-a short tine ago the proorietor- gip of toe land passed from the Earls of Zggaonto & Maunchester company, who pro- ecied 1o increase the rents 25 to 500 per cent. Tresgent of the Company was shot at several {mecby tenants whom be had remorselessly gecedfornot paying their rent, and tac story of {soppreseed Ceitsfinally reached London.where § pas puturally created @ sensation. The reve- qutions of the uiter miscry and wretchedness in i these people lived are startling indeed, ensidering the dewree of civilization upon saihEngland prides herself; and the Man- oeter Land Company are receiving an un- pessant amount of popu:ar indiguation. —_———— i The French ihabitants of the Town of St. Geperieve, Mo, atill retain the old custom of olebrating the *¢ guignole™ on New-Year’s fre. Last Monday meht a party of young e dressed themselves up in masquerade witice, a0d went around to the Louses of thewr [Fiends, singing & song of which the following jethe first stanza: ‘Bon soir lc maltre et la mattresse, £t tux le monde du ozl Pour le decaler Jur de { annee, La ** gulirmole * vous nuus aevals. Ther were gencraily invited in, when they would denee, crack jokes, partake of refresh- rents, ana move on to another house. They bappencd 10 board a Mississippi steamer in the warse of the evenivg, and ireatly frightened it passengers, who toox them for a band of ErElen —— Afsir exchanee is smd to be mo robbery; bace, the defaulting Treasurer of Quebee Vouid put in an carly appearance in Chicago. PERSONAL. Williem S. Stokely was inaugurated Mayor ! Philadelphia for the turzd time Jan. 1. The soiled bundages taken from the Pope’s Jare eold at enermous prices in Rome. Montgomery Blaw’s friends are hopeful of Yiselection as United States Senator from Mary- Iod The Boston Herald writes on three sides e Hell question, and hasn't begun to exhaust I2enbject. Mary E. Booth, a daughter of Junius Pts Booth, has begun a dramatic career in Prusceipua. Miwaukee is induced to believe, from the ndten change 1n the weather, thst Charles Francls Luns bas started on his Westem tour. 4 Samuel J. Randall Association has been formed in Philadelphia, the object of which is to adrance the interests of the Speaker for the Presi- The Philadelphia North American has beainduced by 2 number of business houses to int 20 extra edition in Spanish for circulation in Salh America, Tee Rev. Mr. Hepworth, of Hartford, Com, declares that the commercial travelers biseresisted temptation more successfuliy than 2y other class. Presicent Chadbourne, of Williams Col- Itze, who was carly in the Bristow movement, pre- sited ot the xecond Lerkskire County liayes meet- I3, on the lost night, of e 01d year. ington correspondent of the Phila- imee eaxs that personal intercourse be- twen the President and the leading Republican Beastors has been almost wholly euspended. Josepa 8. Jomes, the Boston physician 2:dplaywright, who has just died, wrote **Solon £tnzie,” from which Owens bus made a fortung, it enfortunately did not copyright it himself. Miss Fdith Longfellow, who is to be mar- Tied next week, is now 25 years of age. of medinm beght, rather light in form, and crowned with 8 :‘:fl?‘:n( really golden hair, such as poets rave ExSenstor Simon Cameron was called Epemby the oldest inbabitant of Harrisburg, Pa., Beotber migat to teslify that 8 quarter of a cen- 47200, 3t # Christmas dinner in that city, be ate Deicles that nad been plucked that morning froma. e tna back ard. Gen. Robert Toombs says he is going to :m ““It will be the third Exposition that T fimesrtendea ia that city. 1 atiended the Exposi- L0l 1555 23 2 Senator 1 attended the Exposi- @ 0f 1867 ns a refogec; but Iam going to this St ua gentleman, by God, sir!" Ifibflt Carriugion, oue of the Mormon yore Apostles, and an esecutor of Lrigham m";u!_mu. delivered the Gréék oration on his fouion from Dartmouth College about forty 220, It wus found out that Carrington had ,“:W biswhole oration from an obscure Greek . Adispatch to tho London Times says: ,_.,"”:“;‘hmapm:h the Pope rezard his recov- s eshemeral, Ui reumatic palus are excru- = 2. i0d the Pope says jestingly after tnese "M are over, - These pains make me an g tTinmy old age,—make me sce stars at 1036 Cleveland Herald publishes the fol- form S0 **The eubscriber who writes 10 in- ‘!N:hé‘ Le stonped the Leader becauseit con- : ‘ongreseional proccedinge, and that he uum::med todiscontinue the Herald for the kg m,is respectfully informed that Congress e sion. 50d that, ereat as the power of allg s itlacks the constitutional authurity OugTees together for his benefit.” ',“"fl.lledns actually true that & young , ';‘“yfl!nmng in the country lanes near Seus home, met a gentleman who, at her n:a,l,mdfl.’hneme.ly 00k out ahandkerchief "u;;:urm: face. Having had no inten- e el 21 the stranger, she marveled at the o -‘“‘:'-!‘nrc‘nl defense and burried past, not Wine ¢, Pidation; but the daughter of Eve, of Urned round before ehe was out of e1ght, Alr, Tennyson going on his way un- "ih Colorado Springs Afountaineer makes tigz gy 4.8 COMTections in Lucy Stone’s descrip- . Grace Greenwood's cottage.™ It isn't a Eeriney. hf‘_m"' but of wood. There are mo 0T}ty Bere are mo ‘“thrifty apple and Grerngggqn J the back fence.” Finally, ** Grace "“mu.m""“"fld the cottsge and sll its teagy g "oundIngs, gone down East, got the Lige 1og 3ros, L 8ppearances abandoned the o Drofitable bueiness of organizing and Eaggrn ul e sufirage work of this great ' FOREIGN. The English Cabinet Report- ed to Be Seriously Divided. A TFierce Contest Between the War and Anti-War Parties. The Report of the Ocoupation of Sofia by the Russians Confirmed, Prince Charles’ Address to the Soldiers of the Rou- manian Army. An Account of the Battles of Deve-Boyun and Azzizi. One Hundred Lives Lost by a Shipwreck on the Chilian Coast. ENGLAND’S ATTITUDE. DETERMINED TO HAVE HEB BAY. [By Cable to The Chicago Tribune.} Loxvox, Jan. 6—6 a. m.—As telegraphed Friday, England has declined to communi- cate Russin’s answer to Turkey, but 1t is, of course, known unofiicially in Constanti- nople. Private dispatches from that city state that the pence party is in the ascendant, and they are willing to conclude a separate peace, but are withheld by the representa- tions of the British Minister. The latter has so far cominitted his Government that, shonld Turkey be finally driven to extremities with- out having material aid from England, Turkey would doubtless GRANT BUSSIA EVERY CONDITION which would be prejudicial to England's in- terests in revenge for the latter's desertion. Erven English Liberals are weakening in their opposition to intervention, and Mr. Glad- stone, in a letter to a peace meeting Friday, took ground that while the war was to be opposed he was indisposed to take any active steps in opposition at this crisis. England's second note requesting Russia to define terms for an armistice, and warning her that England must have s voice in the settlement of peace, mAy be A8 UNSUCCESSFUL AS HER FIRST, in which case the Cabinet would be placed in a most embarrassing situation. Many conservative members of Parlisment are op- posed to the policy heretofore pursued, and the resignation of some or all the members of the Cabinet is probasble soon rfter the assembling of Parliament. THE EVACUATION OF SOFIA by the Tarks is fully confirmed, and this mornicg's dispatches announce its occupa- tion by Gen. Ghourko. Large supplies have fallen icto Russian hands, and about 7,000 wounded prisoners. PEACE OR WAR? SERIOTS DIVISIONS IN THE BRITISH CABINET. Loodon, Jan.5.—The reports of a disagree- ment in the Cabinet have caused a decided sen- sation in London, and the matter is the subject of general discussion. The feeling is all on the side of Lord Beaconsfield. who, it is said, is in favor of resisting, evento the extremity of war, the determination of Russia to scttle alone with Turkey for peace. The subject is being agitated of calling a public mecting to aporove the stand taken by Lord Beaconstield, and for a free ex- pression of sentiment on the Eastern question. Many prominent menadvocate calling 2 meeting for that purpose. Loxpox, Jan. 5.—There s talk in some quarters of a dissolution of Parliament in con- sequence of the hopeless divisions in the Cab- inet. The anti-war agitation throughout the country is ou the increase, but seems contined pretty closely witbin party lues. ENGLAND AND TGRKET. Loxpox, Jan. 5,—A dispatch from Coustanti- nople states that, if Russia rejects mediation, Turkey will await the mecting of the British Tarliament before making direct overtures to Russia. THE ARMIES. SOFIA. BremaresT, Jan. 5.—Tic Russians have taken Sofla. Detalls are wanting. THE QUADRILATEEAL MENACED. Troops arc constantly passing through Ga- latz. This is understood to mean serious oper- ations against the Quadrilateral. THE DANUSE. V1ENNA, Jan. 5.—The Lolitical Correspondence says the ice in the Danube at Galatz will prob- ably be strong enough in two days to permit the crossing of troopé. The Russlans intend to occupy Sulina. RELIEVED. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 5.—Mahmoud Damad, who has hitherto exercised paramount influence at the palace, has been relieved of the functions of Grand Master of Artillery. TURKISH REFORTS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jau. 5.—Varions small. Servienand insurgent reserses are announced THE ROUMANTAN ARMY. PAr1s, Dec. 21.—Prince Charles has addressed the follownig order of the day to the Rouma- nian army: Sorprens: Your noble and heroic cfforts, your sufferings, the blood you have shed with ro niich encrosity, were requited and crowned with fairels the day the formidablc citadel of Plevna fell ‘before your valor,—the day the finest army of the Sultan snd bis bravest and most illustrious Gen- eral, Osman the Victorious, were vanquished and {aid down their arms before us and yeur compan- fons in glors. the eoldiers of his Majesty the Em- peror of Russia. Soon you will return to your Domes, bearing _on your brenste, al a4 sien of your militars Courage and of your devotion to your country, ‘the cross com- Sremorative of the passage of the Danube and The medal of the defenders of the independence Then vou may tell your fatners, nd yoar kinsmen wiat you bLave couniry. The old will listen to you n of the time of the greatnes« of the the memory of which was tomof ‘the will ece in yot the personifcation of the g:‘lmlihcy will have'to imitate, and all Roumania will lonic upon you with Enlle and confidence. Roumsnia is safe with such noble hearts to jove hecEnd ench brave arms to defend her. In the nameof the country, your Sovergign thanks you. The German Emperor has telezraphed bis congratulations to Prince Charles and the Rou- atian army, and. has conferred the Iron Cross on Prince Charics. the Cesarewiteh, and the Grand Duke Vladimir. ASIA. THE BATTLES OF DEVI BOYUN AND AZIZI. Correspondence London TYmes. ‘ERZEROUM, Nov. 16.—It is difficult—nay, im- possiblo—to arrive at an accurate estimate of the losses in our defeat on the Devi Boyun on the 4th inst. The Russigns made 8 ereat _spofl of guns, ammunition, provisions, and prison- —not so many of the latter, however, as they migbt have had bad the pursuit beea pushed on with anything like vigor. A nfxmber of townspeople sud willagers, who, like the good people of Boston, had gope “out 1o see the sport,” were captured, but released on the done for your and remind yot umanian people, {lll‘l’flflcll dowg lg them by their forefathers. ers, following day,—the Russian General telling them that his nation was making war for the purpose of ameliorating their condition, not making it more irksorre. 1 gave you brief aetailsof the battle of Azizi fnmy last. From sples, from Turkish officers, and trom a Russian prisoner I have learnt a few more details, which I now send you. It appears that, at 4 a. m. on the 9th, ten bat- talions of infantry, two batteries, and a regi- ment of horse were sent out from the Russian division encamped near the Monastir Loussa- voritch, with orders to push close upto the Azizi Fort, and ascertain not only its exact strength, but the amount of support. that work could obtain.from the neichbormg fortifications. The approach of this force was scen und reporied Dby scutries in_ the Medjidich Lunctte; but the commander was eitoer a tritor, or too much overcome by slecp or * mastie,” to belicve such idle tales as the ap- proach of the Russians, and, consequently, took 1o steps to prepare acainst surprise. The ene- my, on nearing the work, threw forward threc buttalions of the One Hundred and Fifty-third Rewiment, arty, which must have been accompanied by a man thoroughly conversant with the ground; for, winle one party rushed on the dead ground in front of the saifent anrle, another made for the open gorwe. The affair was too sudden to ndmit of much resistance, and in five minuter the Russians were in possession of the fort. The General communding the reconnoitering party now seut word back to Heimaunn, in the khan on the crest of the Boyun, that he was actually in the Medjidieh = Luvette, and that, if more guns were sent him, he would carry the Azizi as well; and he dirccted his men to close the gorge with whatever ma- terinls first came to hand. By some neglect or jealousy, of which I hear there is an _enormous amouunt in the Russian camp, the seven battal- jons in immediate support of the storming col- umn did not move up to the lunette, but re- mained some two miles off: and, news of the loss of the work having reached Capt. Mchemet Pashs, in command of the Azizi Fort, he pro- ceeded immediately to recapture it. Dawn bad just broken as he moved over the ground separ- ating the two outworks, and his advanee w: the first notice the Russiun ress had of the success of the stormers. ‘They at once ushed on, hoping 3to_cut off " Mehemet Pusha and succor tioeir comrades, but they were too late. So fierce was the ozslaught made by the gallant little Prussian that the enemy were fairly driven out of the lunctte at the point of the bayonet, upwards of 300 being slain inside the ramparts; fourteen men were saved by the personal exertions of the Turkish Gieneral. By this time the sun had risen and the Osmanli were able to look about them. They now saw that the Medjidieh was the only point_attacked, and concentrated their whole energies in endeavors to save it. Up to this the scene trum the town was grand. Men, mnagin- ing from the sound of firing that the enemy were assaulting the ramparts on all sides, dushed up to the walls, and, regardless of the orders of the more collected among the oflicers, commenced an indis- crimmate independent fire all round. The waste of ammuuition was simply terrific. The absurd fire slackened at_ daybreak, and all men pushed up to the Medjidich. Moolabs, ascend- ing the minarcts, sumnmoned the faithful to arms. Right readily did the towns-people re- spond. Arms were hastily served out and they flocked up the heights. The fight now waxed hotter and hotter. The Russians having brought up the reserves, seven battalions strove to seize the fort once more. The Turks, with the en- ergy of despair, strove to drive them off the ground. Heimaon failed to support bis meu. and gradually, foot by foot. Mchemet Pasha forced them back,—an 18-centimetre gun worked by Mukutar Pasha making the most beautiful practice on the retreating Ioe. Toe Turkish loss was very heavy. Iwent over the field in the carly morning of the 12th and carefully connted - the killed in the Medji-. dich Lunette. In it there were 257 Russian pudies stripped and gricvously mutilated; there were fully that pumber of Turks not stripped. Between the Medjidieh and the izl the cround was thickly strewn with riish bodics, no Russians; and this was owinz to_the excellent practice made by the Russian field-batteries on the Ottomaun reserves hing up to the front. We lost about 500 2,200 wounded. Of this number some TOO were townspeorle, who fought with muek v. The batialion which originally held the work was nearly entirely captured. It mustered 850 the preceding aay, and that crening only 230 could be found. Mulkhtar Pasha infornied me that it behaved very badly on the 4ta inst., and now he means to shoot the senior surviving otlicer pour encourayer les autres. The wounds are, I thivk, more frignttul in this than in any previous action I have witnessed. Whether trom tie hand-to-hand nature of the fight, or what, 1 know not, but they certaiuly are most terrible. The doctors say fully 70 per cent must die—an awful proportion. Wonnds in the abdomen are most numerous, as the Russiaus fired low. OSMAN PASHA. GALLANTRY OF THE TURKISIE COMMANDER. Plerna Correspondence London Telegraph. Osman Pasha’s example bad, doubtless, a great deal to do with the manner in which the fight was maintained. He was always with his men in the thickest of thedanger when oceasion necded; his tent was always iu full view of the enemy, and very frequeutly under shell fire. When they bad tobaceo he smoked, and when they had not he refrained. His tent was almost as coeerless as their trenches—very little more comfort. I do not think be ecver slept more than two or threc bours at a time; they were sure he was up in the night as well as in the day, but they never knew when he mizht come among them. Notaman veatured to flinch from his Dost except on those oceasionsiwhen, under very heavy fire, officers threw themselves on the eround to avoid a passing storm of shot and shell, and then Osman Pasha beat them with bis own hand in the presence of the troops. The Aides-de-Camp werc nearly all killed or woundeds their work was extremely arduous ana danger- ous. During the fighting, which lasted from the 5th to the 15th of September, I saw five of Osman’s staff killed or severely wounded, and I am only amazed that all were not equally un- fortunate. The commandants of the tabias were, in fact, nearly all killed or wounded. Similarly with tbe Pashas who comwmanded various points of the position. Hassan Pasha (now in Constantinople) was shot through the leg. Ahmed Pasha was killed; Safvet Pasha re- ceived a bullet in the arm, and Emin Pasha one in_the head. Devoted and brave as a lon, it often surprised me that Osman was not killed. Mindful always of his own duty us a resoonsible General, he mever forzot that the peril into which he had brousht his ailant troops should at least be shared by himself. In the most critical mo- ments of the engagement he was always with .6 men, encouraging them to do their utmost; and not ooly by word of mouth, but by actual eutry into_tne fight, throwing the fine spirit into” the defenders which sustained them many months. 1 remember one night—1t was past 11 o'clock, and all the cdnp had retired some three hours to et what rest we conld, for we were in the babit of snatching repose whienever we bad an opportunity—a fieree attack was made on the Gravitza redoubt, which was not then in the lands of the Rou- manians. The firing was no sooner heard than out_came Osman, and with him Ahmed, the ‘Arab Pasha—a fin¢ old military General, who I hope is yet alive—and away they rode to the fignt. My duty was to_accompany them, but 1 wis searcely prevared for what they did. Riding direct to the front, they cach formed a battalion and then led the two lines to the charge against the place whenee blazed out the quick flashes of the Russo-Roumaniau rific: ‘I'ne soldiers kuew that the foremost man was Qzman, and they chieered for the Mushir with cartiness that the Russians did not wait at sort of a force was coming, but 1n the darkuess, leaving some 500 of their nuinber on tae ground. Then Osman and his colleague came back, and rode quictly to their tents, the Marsbal checrfully remarking that he thought the Russians “would not care to repeat that experiment again. But cvery man in the place had atale to tell of Osmam’s bravery. They say that when he Jed the furks against the Russians in tnose early before be liad gained the position he subsequently so zallantly neld, Le nerved ee slender battalions against the some 00,000 Turks were engaged, was in reality maintained by a mere handful of men against a couple of Kussian army corpe. Hour after hour the euemy ~essayed to drive Osman back, and at leusth, as the dsv wore on and the Pasha saw still fresh regi- ments of Russiaus coming into the field, told that, throwing himself in the thick of the battle, he tried—as tears of miugled rage and zpair flowed;trom his eyes—to gain an houor- able death in the miast of his gallant troops. He thouzht thcg’ must all be killed, and he wished to die with them. We know the result. How the startied Russians, unused to such deeds of valor, broke and ran. For the trutn of this story I had the word ot a man who did not live many moments aiter its narration, and wao These were covered by a stormingz, Jgfl may be eald to have told it with his dying breath. Osman scemed to bear a charmed life. Once ortwice I was with him when a furious attempt \was made by the Russians t0 destroy him, they having evidently had his tent pointed out by some Bulgarian spy; and I well recollect on one such oceasion, when bouquets of eix shells were thrown twice a minute at the little hill, how, with a quict smile, he took up the camp- stool on which he bad becn sitting, and saying “yfa maison,” with a view to indicate what he thought the encmy were aiming at, walked slowly to apother little hill some thirty yards away. and there, sitting down under a trec, watched the fall of the shells as they came in and burst. Ouce or twice, too, when I had been in the outer works and came back, [ learn- ed that some stray shell had eitber fallen close to the Marshal and not burst, or had passed close by'him and killed one of his lorses, or some such incident as that. He was always being nearly killed. So many fortunate cs- capes led us to hope that he would yet get through unharmed, for we had seen him in all kinds of dangzer—now leading on the foremost in a charze or quietly superintending the fixing of the uprights for some new earthwork, the while that the enemy’s shell plunged and burst all round the little party that was helping the Marshal with his fortifications, Ile was the ‘mainspring of their defense, and whatever they had achiecved had been owing to his spiendid soldiership. A more gailant defense was never made} it was only by the most dogzed resist- ance that the position was held amainst the masses of men whom the Russians and Rou- manians hurled against it; and when all is known of those later days of starvation end desperate fizhting, a story will be told for which history produces nio parailel. . FOREIGN FINANCE. THE LONDON AND CONTINENTAL MONEY MAR- KETS. Soectat Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune. Loxpox, dJan. 5.—The Fconomist says: Money became plentiful after the beginning of the year. The discount rates for three months’ bills are nmow 3 ver cent. The week, though broken by the holidays, has nevertheless been one of fluctuattons, and of sensitive response to political preoccupations. The decline in con- sols appears to have resulted from recent sales for money. The foreign market has answered to the changes from hopes of peace to fears of war, by extreme fluctuations. Their net cffcct has been to raise the prices of Russian stocks on the avernge about 1 per cent. Hungarian, Austrian, and Turkish securities have also, thourh less distinctly, ad- vanced. French stocks, and those taking their tone from the Pars Bourse, show little feature in the balance. In Americans, some disposition was noticed at the alose of the week to make less of the pending contest in Congress over the silver auestion. It is, for instance, conceded that the payment ot the bonds in silver, even if passed by the Legislature over the bead of the Exceu- tive, would in practice show its incxpedicncy su plainly as to cause an immediate abandonment of 5o dishonest a procecding. SOUTH AMERICA. ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. PANAMA, Dec. 25.—The Star and Herald has aletter from Lima giving the particulars of the loss of the steamer Atacawna, which went to picces on a rock koown as Quiebra Ulas, 2 ghort distance south of Caldera, on the Chilian coast, on the night of the 80tb. Capt. Hall, of the officers, and many of the crew and pas- sengers were lost. Inall, it s estimated that 101 persons were drowned. Twenty-nine were saved. The ship was on a trip from Valpariaso to Callao. She struck at’ 8 p. m., when the majority of the passengers were below, and so instantaneous was the breaking up of the ship that no time was given to guin tue deck. The cargo lost was not of great value, and the passengers were mostly Chilians, journeying between the ports. Mr. Kennedy, agent of the. Pacific Steamship Navigation Company, was reiurning {rom Val- paraiso on bis wedding trip. He managed to tasten a lue-beit on his bride, and threw himself with her into the water, but before they could extrivate themselves fromn the floating debris a spar fell, striking the lady on the Deck, cuasing tstant death. The husband atterwards reached the shore, and the body of the brice was washed upon the beach. The bodies of Capt. Lambert and of the purser were recovered. Later information saysthe passengers num- bered fifty-four, and the crew seventy. Total, 124, It appears that the shock burst certain pij counccted with the boiler, and the e e of steam mixed with ciuders presented anybody getting on deck to lower the boats, with tie aia of whicn and the life-buoys all un board wient have been saved. The total number saved is thirt; FATAL FALL. There is a report of a serious accident at Guaniilos, one of the Southern guano deposits. It is stated that a scaffolding fell, killing forty workwen and woundin many more. ITEMS. Eleven thousand three hundred and fourteen bars of copper were shipped for England, the tirst shipment for years. Lieut. Wise and party, of the explorers, re- turned to Panawa lrom an examination of the Bayano. The examination of this route has tended to confhrm the report of Commander Selfridge that a tunuel over seven miles long would be necessary in opening a canal at that voiut. . MEXICO. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Ciry oF Mexico, Dec. 80, via HAvANA.—Sec- retary-of-State Romero has been granted two months’ leave of absence to recupcrate. Public opinion favors Romero for Minister of Foreign Relations on account of his intimate ac- quaintance with the American people. The friends of Vallarte, on the other hand, declare this qualification to be an objection, stating that Mexico is not to be pinned to the cuffs of the Aumnerican nation. President Diaz pretends to entertain anti- European sentiments, and is_apparently court- ing o close alliance with the United States. Gen. Nearcte has been appointed military commander of the Federal District in place of Gauzales. The latter bas not yet taken charge of the War Department. The Government mis- ‘trusts Negrete. Outside the Capital the unsettled condition of the border is hardly discussed. The press is disposed to be cautious on the subject. Congress before adjourning_authorized the construction of railroads from the City of Mexi- ¢o to Morelia; from Cetaya to Palmillas, and from Ometusco to Packuca, A convoy carrying §30,000 in_silver was robbed in the District of Mexico. The robbers escaped. It is reported that the steamship City of New York carricd $100,000, part payment of the Mexican indemnity, on ber last trip. MISCELLANY. FRENCI MILITARY AFFAIRS. Pamis, Jan. 5.—The JRepublique Francaise (Gambetta’s orzan) calls on the Government to remove commanders of several army corps. Most of these Generals are Bonapartists—none Republicans. OBITUART. FrORENCE, Jan. 5.—Gen. Alfonso Ferraro La Marmors, the well-known Generai and states- man, is dead. . The Marquis of Wilopolski, a distioguished Polisn statesman, Is dead. A FEMININE SOCIETT. LoxDoy, Jan. 5.—The Gazfte announces the creation of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, for ladies only. The Order has been con- ferred on all the Princesses, elzht Indion High- nesses, and eizhteen other persons of distine- tion. GERMAN BANK STATEMENT. BERLIN, Jan. 5.—The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany sbows a decrease in specic of 24,700,000 ma: CININA AND SIAM. Loxpox, Jan, 5.—Col. Knox reports that the Siamese are putting their forts, ships, and army in fizhting condition in anticipation of trouble in Cuina. A large force of wmen are at work. Several ships arc awaiting the raising of the embargo to load rice. MATRIMONIAL. A marrisge has been_arranged between Lord Roscberry and Hanpah, the only daughter of the Baron de Rothschild. GEN. GRANT. ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 5.—Ex-President Grant hasarrived here. e ———— GREENSFELDER, ROSENTHAL & CO., the well-known wholesale boot and shoe house, have removed to their new and spacious build- ing, 105 and 107 Wavash avenue, and will be pleased to welcome their patrons and friends. e ————— The Chandlcr manifesto against President Hayes Is treeted with deserved ridicule. Like Til- den, on a smaller scale, Chandier is 8 man with a evance. Heiss very smail specimen, politically and otherwive: in fact, *‘little " in the Conkling use of the werd.—Syracuss Journal (Hep.). GOY. BULLOCE’S TRIAL. Interesting Details of the History of Reconstruction in Georgia. Three Business Men Go into Poli and Get into Trouble in Consequence. cg, By Telegraph to New York Herald. ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 2.—To-day Rufus B. Bul- lock, formerly Governor of the State of Georgia, appeared in the Superior Court of Fulton Coun- ty to answer to the charge, preferred by the At- torney-General, of being a cheat, a swindler, and a felon. As this I3 the first time in the history of the United States that a Governor has been brought on such serious charges before the bar of jus- tice, a resume of the causcs leading to the pros- ecution and the factsupon which it is based will be Interesting, especially as this resume will embody a bit of racy political history,and throw a zood deal of light upon the shadowy days of reconstruction. . EARLY IN THE YEAR 1805, three gentlemen—all of them weil-to-do and influential—met in a private room in Augusta. They held a consultation of about two hours. During that select caucus the Republican party of Georgia was born—albeit the child destined to such an eventful career was not then christencd with the name under which it afterward became notorious. ‘The men were Rufus B: Bullock, Foster Blodgett, and Beojamin Conley. Bul- lock was a very rich man, being the General Manager f the Southern Express Company, a Director in and founder of a National bank, and a resident of Georgia since 1857. It is said that his yarlous salaries amounted to over $16,000 3 year. Blodgett was a man of high position. He was a recognized Whig lead- er, famous for shrewduess and sagacity, and hud several times been eclected Mayor of the city. - Conley was a wealthy shoe. merchant of thorouwhly respectable standing. This trio played aleading part in the eventful decade that followed their first caucus. Bullock be- came Governor, resigoed the office, lett the State, and now stands before a bar of justice charged with crime. Conley became President of the Senate, then Governor. and now holds the Post-Office in Atlanta. Dlodgett became the maneger of the Admivistration’s political affairs, was commissioned United States Senator, spent his fortune trying to get admission, and died a few days azo in great depression, with criminal charges, justly or unjustly the future wmust decide, hanging over his name. Thest men, after a review of the situation, in which it appears Blodgett was apostle and the others converts, deciaed to favor the peaceful acceptance by the State of the plan of RECONSTRUCTION AS PROPOSED BY CONGRESS. In pursuance of this resolution they announced themselves as candidates for the Couvention, catled by Federal authority, for the purpose of making a new Coustitution for the State. The Democrats, almost without exception, beld this Convention to be illegal, and put up no candi- dates. Under advice of Ben Hill, Toombs, and others, they licld aloof from all participation in it. It thus happened that suspicion at once at- tached to anv man that allowed his name to_be used in conpection with it. Not a word had becn breathed against the character of either Bullock or Conley until after they appeared as candidates for this Convention, and, while Blodgett had been accounted shrewd in politics, 10 suspicion attached 1o his persoval character. It is doubtful if either of the men concerned calculated the extremities to which they would go, or the antagoulam that they would arouse, when they went into the Convention of 565. A gentleman long intimate with Bullock says “He pever dreamt of going fnto politics whien he consented to run for the Convention, He was strictly a business man. He enjoyed the confidence of the whole community, and had vast interests committed to his keeping. He believed, however, that the Statc had best reconstruct itself quickly and finally. He thought the best men of the State should go inta the Convention that was inevitable. and see to it that good laws were epacted. Believing that he could properly represent the business interests of the State, he consented to go into the Convention, two gentlemen of hizh charac- ter agreeing to associate themselves with him in representing Richmond County. He expected to retire from politics as soon as the Convention was over, and did not give up any of his busi- ness engagements. “THE TEOUBLE SOON BEGAN, however. The newspapers, after expressing surprise that so respectable s man should g0 into the *nigger convention,’ began to abuse himn. Indecq, every step he took in the Con- vention seemed to antaronize him with the peo- ple hie had formerly held to be bis friends. He, of course, took a léading position, and when at last Gov. Charles J. Jenkins refused to pay the Convention its per diem, the Convention re- quested him 1o resigu, and moved that the Comnanding General appoint Bullock Provis- jonal Governor. The removal of Gov. Jenkins was specdily made, but Bullock was not ap- ointed in his stead. When the Convention Rnd adjourned, however, and the Republican party was called upon to nominate a candidate, they named Bullock as their standard-bearer. Here, in my opinion, is where he deter- mined to go regularly into politics. He withdrew from = his = business and de- voted himself to the canvass. His ambition was awakened and his resentwment stimulated.” He was inaugurated Governor shortly after- ward. ‘L velieve,” continued the geutleman, “that there was auother time when Bullock was driven out of the Democratic party, or, rather, out of a thoroughly conservative course. Tyon his takiug his seat he seemed bent upon building up a respectable party. His Cabinet was a good omec. His Judges were, almost without exception, able men; his solicitors like- wise, and his general appointmnents better than werc cxpected. He was being abused by his arty quite as beartily as Hayes is ac present. g‘hc" tendency of things would have carried bim into much better company than he found himself later. He was inaugurating a fine system of internal ' improvements, and his administration was winning tricnds. But just here the mume Was spoiled. Gen. Toombs, who, being shrewd enough to catch the drift of things, determined to push things to extremities. He arranged to have the negro members of the Legislature expelled from their seats. This action brought Bullock to a crisis. He had to decide a vital question. He had to either 2o back entirely on_the men who bad clected him, or he had to take sides with the negroes in their contest with the white peo- pleof the State. He felt bound to do the lat- ter, and after that decision it was a bitter and deadly fight. - There was no compromise possi- ble. It was warto the knife, and the knife to the hilt.” WHTY BULLOCK LEFT THE STATE. This same informant gives an_account of the motives that led Bullock to resign his oflice and leave the State. “Just after the War, Mr. H. 1. Kimball came to Atlants as the Mapager of the Pullman Sleping-Car Company. He very soon became involved in building important lines ot railroads to which the credit of the State had been pledz- ed. He was very intimate with Bullock, and the Admiunistration was necessarily very much concerned with the success or failure of s projects. For some time Bullock had been threatened with iwpeachment. The Legisla- turc-clect was largely Democratic, and it was openly charged that it would impeach the Gov- ernor’ upon its first assembling. I do not be- lieve that Bullock felt that he could be success- fully impoached, but the preferring of articles of impeachment sgainst him would have re- moved him from office until the charces had been settled. 1lis successor wouid have been the President of the new Senate, who was sure 70 be a Democrat. The State would thus have been given over to the Democrats. “A short time before the Legislature met, Kimball failed. The work on his euterpriscs was stopped. His bills were unpaid. A clamor arose aguinst ‘him all over the State. It was said that be had received more State aid bonds than he was entitied to. Bullock teit that this wonld give the Demucrats a point on which to Hang an impeachwent and dispossess him of his office. He retlected that, if he resigned before ihe new Scnate met, the then President of the Serate (nis old colleague, Conley) would be- come Governor at_once eX officio. It would. of course, be impossibic for the Legislature to im- peach the new Governor, and he would thus be allowed to serve out the term for which Bul- lock was clected. He (Bullock) then determined o resien.” § “ Wiy did he leave the State?”” I axked. «Simply because of the mortification that be felt at being forced to give up the fizht. I know that he never dreamed that g criminal indict- ment would be issued agaiust him. He never thought of such a thing. Heleft the'State, fs- snation, and sank out of sight for awhile. wver hid himself from the search of detectives. He was in correspondence with Sublic men—occasionally with the authorities in Georgia—for years berore he was bronght back to Atlanta. He was willing to come at any » Hme. AT TE CHARGES ARE BASED OS. The charges against Gov. Bullock are very simple. They are based upom the following points: During his service as' Governor he made a contract with the Tennessee Car Compauy, with which Mr. Kimbali was connected. This contract called for the delivery of sev- eral cars to the W. & A. Railroad, which was owced and operated by the State. The monev was paid for these cars, and the counssl for the State charge that they were nover delivered; that no such company as the Tennessee Car Company ever existed; that the contract was a bogus one. and was a plain and barefaced swindle. Bullock’s counsel, of course, deay all these points. Itappears that the ex- Istence of the Company will be certainly proved. It will be necessary, then, to show that gmlock koew that the cars would not be delivered when he paid the money; otherwise, he was not crim- inal in advancing’ the money. He may bave been negligent, but not criminal. Both parties are confident—or pretend to be. The second charge is as follows: The State purchased from Mr. H. J. Kimball an opera- house, now used as a Capitol. There was about $100,000 worth of bouds depositcd with the Governor, so dileged, for the purpose of takive up mortzages on the building held by the Northwestern Life Insurauce Company. These bonds passed into Mr. Kimball’s hane and were used for other purposes than taking up the mortgages. A charge of larceny after trust was preferred against the Governor on this account. His answer to this is that he never bad the bonds in question, aud never saw them. He claims that the x?ur upon which they wero delivered read: ”Bc iver the bonds to R. B. Bullock, Goyvernor, or H. J. Kimball.” Hesays that Mr. Kimball, armed with this papen weat to the Mayer aud obaiged the nds; that Kimball sent them to New York to take up the mortgage. but that Kimball broke before they were disposed of, and that the banker i whose hands they were dirccted them to the protection of certain ad- vances made to the B. and A R R.—one of Kimbull's projects. The Governor claims that be is in no eveut to be held respou- sible for them, s be never had possession of them, and that they were confided to Kimball’s custody by a Western paper from the proper authorities. ‘I'nesc are the points upon which this famous case rests. WILL BULLOCK BE CONVICTED? The case has created, of course, o vast deal of excitement and provoked comment in ail circles. I do not hesitate to say that the opinion is very general that the ex-Goveruor will not be con- victed. ‘Tbis opinion has been formed by the repeated postponements of the case, by others than Bullock or his counsel. Siuce he was brought here under arrest the case has been be- fore the courts -severzl times. In each issuc Bullock pleaded 1or a trial, and in cach case he was put off. At a seatiment has been formed in his favor, ana it has been demanded on all sides that he be brought to trial. It has been believed that the State could wot convict und did not desire to acquit. A suspicion of this sort has quickened the sentiment in favor of a specdy trial. On the otber hand, the counsel for the State assert positively that they have a strong case. They give varibus reasons for the postponement of the bearing, one of which was that for some time their papers were lost. They claim that they have always been anxious to try as soon as they could get into court properly equipped. A prominent authority said to me to-day: ‘It wuas a great mistake to bring Bullock back to Georgia, The State cannot make & case against him. If he is guilty it can only be proved by the testimony of his accomplices, which, of course, We cannot get.” THE CASE IN COURT. The scene in court to-day was an interesting one. There wasa considerable crowd present. The ex-Governor, who is an exccedingly hand- some man, with caltivated and dignitied de- meanor, was on a front seat. He was apparently quite composed, and nodded pleasantly to his acquaintances that stood about him. “He was elerantly dressed, and presented a_remarkably distingue appearance. fie consulted quite fre- quently with his lawyers, und sccmed most anxious about gettiog a hearing of bis case. After the hearing of arqument the demurrer to the indictment for cheating and swindling was sustained, and an order to quash the same was granted, the understanding being that a new bill will be found. A demurrer to the indict- ment for embezzlement was overruled and the trial ordered to proceed to-morrow. ——————————— NICK-NACKS, Take a sleighride. ‘Wanted—DMore of the beautiful. Just formed—Xew classes at Martine’s. Cola enough nights—to stay at home. Book-Buyers" Resort—Chapin’s, 95 Madison. ‘Wanted—DMore bay in our street-cars. Join Martine’s new dancing classes. 1f you would be healthy do not advocate the warming of the,street-cars—keep the doors shut. No one should miss seeing the new Business Exchanie now running in_connection with H. B. Bryant's_Chicago Business College, corner State ard Wushungton streets. Shall I cut this leg of mutton saddlewise? said a zentleman. - ““No,” said one of his guests, “eut it bridlewise, for then I may havea chance to get a bit in my mouth.” Eddy, Harvey & Carter, Madison street, near Market, the largest fur manufacturers in the West, will sell turs during tiis month at their wholesale price, less 15 per cent, This is the finest opportunity ever offercd fn Chicago to purchase furs. T —————— INSURANCE. We have pleasure in referring to the very prosperous condition of the Northwestern Na- tional Insurance Compauy of Milwaukee, as shown by their annual statement. At the close of a year of unusual loss in the business, ac- companied by heavy shrinkage in market val- ues, it gives evidence of the conservative man- srement and continued ability of this well- koown Company. —eT—— DISCOVERED AT LAST. -How to run actual business, for the benefit of those who desire to improve themsclves by gaining the knowledge that the actnal doing gives, nus been discovered, and is now belng put in operation in the new Exchange Room thut is to be run in con- nectlon with H. B. Dryant's Chicago business Col- lege. T s & 'WEDDING PRESENTS, The dismond and jewelry parlor of W. E. Higley (late of N. Mateon & Co.), northeast corner State and Madison streets, second floor, is known as the repository of beautifal goods, particularly appro- priate for wedding presents. Diamonds and silver- ware are his specialties. e ———— A PERPECT SEWING MACHINE. It remained for Wheeler & Wilson alone to reach sbsolute perfection in sewing machines, which is done in their New No, 8 family machine. Don't fail to see it and 1ts work at the Company'asales- rooms 135 State street. e tD———— BABIES WILL NOT TAKE COLD. at Copelin's photographic studio, 75 Madison street, as he has the only thoroughly warmed operating rooms in thecity. Prices reduced: Cabl- nets, $6; carde, $3 per dozen. DAILY FOOD. TeeDr, Price's Cream Daking Powder; for the purer the articlen that compose. our daily food the better they are for health. — ——— A Fragrant Breath and Pearly Teeth are easily attaincd, and those who fail to avail themselves of the means should not complain, when accused of gross meglect. The Sozodont will spocdily eradicate the catise of a foul breath, beantifylng and preserving the teeth to the oldest age. ; BUSINESS NOTICES. Malt Extract—Charles Pope's celebrated malt extract i gaininz rapidly in fovor with the public and the miedical fraternity as ahealth rem- &dy and beverage of health, For saleat Gale & Blocki's druz-etore, No. 85 Soutn Clark street, and No. 4+ Monroo street, Pulmer House. Or Milk-Wine, a deliclons, spsrkllng beverage of won- derful restorstive power, expectally benericial 1o dys. ‘pepsin or general deblllty. ~1t relleves the distress of dyepepsta immedlately and makes the stomach wierant of other food. It rapldly tllé the veius with healtny Blood, produces & ciear complexion and plumpness. ‘the renown of my Kutnyss, earned within the last three yeara, has caused numerons iuliatlons to sppear. e~ ware of thiese unwbolesome compounds. —Send for circulars. A. AREND, Chemist, 179 Aadlion-8t.. centre of block. CATARKH C CATARRIL T had it from 1845 till 1869, when I cared myself by what 1 call *DE. SYRES' SURE CURE FOE CA~ TARRH. This wasafter I bad pald out over $1,200 and was uearly gone with consumptfon.” l The_ testtmonials, home and otherwise, since re- cl:l'ed.‘gfl' count mu-\x l?&tllaflfiel‘nflcl’r‘l be'x.:zzln svmy office. 169 Fant Hadison-st. _ETce trie: giren dal- Y inday Boura, 2 til & DE. C. 1 SYRES, . 5 VEGETINE. VEGETINE Strikes at the root of aisease by purifying the blood, restoring the liver and kidneys to heall action, invigorating the nervous system. VEGETINE Tonot s vile, nauseons compound which eimply purges_the bowels. but a safe, pleasant remedy, which Is eare to purify the blood, and. thereby ro- store the heaith. VEGETINE Ts now prescribed, In cases of Scrofula and other discascs of the bidod, by many of the best physi- cians, owing to its greut success in curing all dis- eases of this natare. . VEGETINE Does not deceive invalids into false hopes by pure- ing and creating & fictitions appetite. but assists natare in clesring and purifying the whole system, leading the patient gradually to perfect health. VEGETINE Was lookea upon as an experiment for some time by some of our best physicians but those most in- credulons in regard to its merit, are now Its most ardent friends and supporters. VEGETINE, Instead of being a pufled-np medicine, has worked its way up to its present astonishing succesa by ac- tual merit in curing all diseases of the blood, of whatever nature. VEGETINE, - Says a Boston physician, **Hasno equal as a blood purifier. Hearing of its many wonderful cures, after all other remedies had Tailed. I visited the laboratory, and convinced myself of its genuine merit. 1ts prepared from barks, roots, and herbs, cach of which is highly effective; and they are componnded n such a manner a5 to produce aston- ishing resalts. ™ VEGETINE Is acknowledged and recommended by vhysiciant and apothecaries to be the best purhiler and cleanser of the blood yet discovered, and thousands speal in its praise who have been restored to health, PROOF. « WHAT IS NEEDED, MBSy T o B, 18T Dear Sir: About one year since I found myself n a fecble condition from general debility. Vegetine was stronzly recommended tome by a friend who bad been much benefited by its use. I procured the article, and after using several bottles was re- £tored to health, and discontinued its usc. I feel quite confident that there fs no_medicine superior to it for thoee complaints for which it is especially preparcd, and wonld cheerfully recommend it to those who feel that they need something to restore them to perfect nealth. Respectfally yours, ' T, L. PETTINGILL, Firm of §. M. Pettingill & Co., 10 State-st., Boston. IHAVEFOUND THE RIGHT MEDICINE. Bosrox, Mase. Mr. H. R. Stevens: Dear Sir: My only object in giving yon this testl. ‘monial is to epresd valuable information. Having been badly aflicted with Sait Rheam, and the whole surface of my skin being covered with pimples and eruptions, many of which caused me great painand annoyance, and knowing it to be a blood discase, T took many of the advertised blood preparations, among which was any quantity of Sursapasilla. without obtaining any benedt until I commenced taking the Vegetine; and before I had completed the first bottie I saw that I had got the right medi- cine. Comsequently 1 followed on with it until I had'taken seven bottles, when Iwas pronounced a well man: and my skin is smooth &nd entirely free from pimples and eruptions. I have never enjoyed 30 good health before, and I attribute 1t all to tne use of Vegetine. To benefit thuse alicted with Rheumatism, I will mske mention also of the Veg- etines wonderful power of curing me of this acute complaint, of which I have suffered so intensely. C. H. TUCKER, Pass. Ag't Mich. C. R- R., No. 69 Washington-st., Boston. VEGETINE . Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, Bostonr, Mas:. Veetino is Sold by AUl Droggists. DRY GOODS, Etc Enormous Reductions Previons to our Annual Inventory, February 1, we are going to close oui ail Winter Goods regardiess of cost. SEE OUR PRICEN! 500 Ladies’ Chinchilla Beaver and Mate- lasse Cloaks, marked down to $2.50, $3.50, $4.50, $5, $6, S8, $10, $12, and S15, to close them out. These are the greatest bargains ever offer- ed, and it will pay every lady intending to buy a Clogk to call and examine them. $10,000 worth of Fura to be slaughtered. 500 Sets Children’s and Misses’ Furs, ‘Muff and Bos, to be closed out at 50c, 75¢, 85c¢, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $3, and $3.50. 200 Sets Alaska Mink, Muff and Long Boa, reduced to $3, $4, and S5. 175 Sets French Seal. Muff and Long Bos, to be closed out at $3,$4, and $5. 500 Sets Genuine Mink Muff and Long Boa (4 stripes), to be closed out at $8, $8, $10, $12, $15, $20, and $25. These are the cheapest Furs ever offered. 100 pieces Black and Colored 8atins (from Anuction), 50¢, worth §1.50. 1,000 pieces Snowflalke Dress Goods clos- ing out at 7 and 8¢, worth 10 and 15c. Sweeping reductions in all kinds of Dress Goods. 10 cases Lonsdale Muslin, 8%c. 5 cases Wamsutta Maslin, 11c. 50 doz. Ladies’ hand-made All-Wool Jackets, $1, worth $3. 150 pairs Gray Blankets closing out at 85c, worth $1.50. 350 White Wool Blankets closing out at $2, $3.25, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4, and $6. 175 pieces Gray Twilled Flannel reduced to 13%c, worth 20c. 235 Scarlet All-Wool Twilled Flannel olosing out at 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40c. P. S.—Xt will pay everybody in- tending to purchase Dry Goods of any kind or description to call and examine our stock and prices. New Yok Stame 284 & 286 West Madison-sts TO RENT. FOR RENT. DESRABLE OFFICES IN THE TRIBUNE BUTLDING TO REINT. WM. C. DOW, Room 8 Tribune Bailding Apply to