Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1878, Page 1

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Proposals will ho recelved untll January eight. eenth (18th), A. D. 1878, by the lluard of Trusiees of tho Town of Lake, Cook Cuunty, lllinols, for the sale to the town of twenty-five one thousand $1,000) dollars each of the seven (7) per cent bonds of said town, to be pald for from the acea- mulated Sinking Fund now on hand, ‘T'ho bida must staty abstinctly the price per bond exclusive af accrued interoat. The Board rescrves tho rlght (o accopt or reject any or all bids received, and to sccept a portion of ln‘Y bide submitt ‘roposals must sddressed to A. B. Condit, Treasurer, Hoom six (8). No. B4 Dearboru-et., Chiesgo, [Hlinols. 0RGR MUIRUEAD, Board of Vzustees, President olul;l 7 PBR OBINT ‘WEST SIDE PARK BONDS, Dus 1800, Saterest paid to Jan. 1, 1878, for s glh MARK KIMUALL, ‘sovisionsl Assiguee of Heury Greeneoaum & Co., 78 Fifth-av, COUNTY ORDERS Aud City Vouchers Bought By LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Crambcrof Conimasres. Asseiriinnnn SETLC onnnk BIANARSE, OPTICIAN, Tribune Bullding, Fioe Epectac eanuited to o)t afglits on sclentisy ethien, "Dnera and. Field Slasees, Tolescopat bier scopen Barvmelins &c e . CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JANUARY FOREIGN. Turkish Commanders Order-~ ed to Treat for an Armistice. Russian and Turkish Views on the Subject Apparently Wido Apart. A Hopeful Feeling, However, Ap- pears to Provail in En- gland, The Trajan Pass Easily Cap- tured by a Russian Force. Raouf Pasha to Take Command of the Army in Roumelia. Scrious Sickness Said to Exlst Among the Troops on the Danube. Death of Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, After a Brief Tlness. Communion and Extreme Unction Ad- ministered by Order of tlio Pope. Prince Humbert, by Proclamation, An- nounces His Buccession to the Throne. JOHN BULL PLEASED. EYERYTING GOING TO SUIT 1IN, . Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicaoo Tribune. New Yorx, Jan, 0.—A special cable to the Times from London says: *The European ' political outlook grows more cncoursgingz., A few days back England, through Earl Derby, advised tho Bultan to open negotlations with Rusais, and accordingly the Porte has alrcady begun arrangements looking towards on armistice. 1t s koown here that the Russians have, during the past few days, been sufferipg terribly from the extreme cold. Mr. Archibald Forbes, the war correspondent of a London newspaper, has just returned home. Ha could not endure the severity of the Bulga- ran climate, and says the army of {nvasion has suffered greatly from the intense cold which prevalls everywhere. Communicationabetween England and Russia on the diroct question of mediation * . STILL CONTINUE TO DE BXCHANOED, ond it 13 belleved loss trouble will be cx- pericneed In arranging the terms under conslid. cratlon now that Germany has taken the course she has in the matter. Prince Bismarck has lately assumed & much less pretentious position than was for somo tlno expected, and the readiness of Russia to deal with the all- important subject of peaco in a conclliatory manner alds the Britlsh Government materially in its cflorts to sccurea lasting peace. The further fact that Turkoy has shown such a ready willlngness to treat directly with Russia greatly Increases the prospects of peace. THE DEATIL OF VICTOR EMMANUEL. bas, It Is believed, also strengthened the pros- pects of & speedy peace, although the day beforo s death it was scmi-officlally an- nounced that the Itallan (overnment had en- tered Into no undertakings s regarda the East ern question, The Immediate result of all this is an {mproved tone and greater activity in the London stock market, The recent defeat of the Scrviana 18 received here with goneral satls- faction.” « PEACE PROSPECTS. ABMISTICE. LoNpoN, Jav, 9.—A telegram from Constan- tinoplo says the Turkish commanders in the fleld have been ordored to conclude an armistico with the Russian commanders. . A TIUON PRODADLE. A special from Borlin says that Russia bay- ing consented to cuter into negotiations for an artmistice, even if the preliminaries of peace are notsettled beforeband, the conclusion of a truce 1s probable. DEROY'S ADVIOB. ConstaNTiNorLs, Jau. 9.—The council of Mintsters have agreed upon tho couditions of su armistics, sod submitted them for the Sultan's approval. In opening dircct megotis- tions purely for a military armistice, tho Porte 13 eald to be actlng upon Lard Derby's sdvice, APPROVED, Lonpon, Jan. f.—A dispatod from Coustantl- uople at 8:40 o'clock this morning says: “The Bultn having approved tho armls. tics conditions submitted to lim by tho Ministers, Raouf Pasha, tho Miniater of War, has ordered commanders in the ficld to conclude an anmistics with the Russfun com- anderd, Befoys agreeing on this course, Berver Pasha, the Turkish Forclgn Minlster, telegraphed to Musurua Pasha, the Turkish Am- bassudor at London, Instructing him to request Lord Derby to arrauge with Russia tho condi- tions of an armistice. Lord Derby replied that Russia would not entertuin such a proposal, and counseled direct negotiativns between tho el ligerents. ENGLAND AKD RUSSIA, 1t is stated thut negotiations continue between England and Russia on the quostion of media- fon. y MINISTERIAL BXPLANATION. The Tuvkish Chamber of Deputles haviog heard tho explanations of the Minlsters, do- clared them satistactory, snd especially approv- ed Scrver Pasha's fureign policy, All the Minis- ters wera present durlng the debate. . ENGLAND IGNORED, Loxnpox, Jan. 0.—Thbe fact that Russia has refterated her declaratiun that an armistice ls to bo settled by the commandersof the forces in the field and not by plenipotentisrics, shows tlat Russia hos not acquiesced in the rompro- miso proposed by England that the powers of tho commanders should be limited to the mili- tary detalls, while the maiua stivulations sbould e scttled by special plenipotentiarics. It is uot known In 8t. Petersburg whether Count Schouvaloff, Humsian Ambassador in London, has yet prescoted tuls reitorated dece laration to Lord Derby, * MEUEMET ALU'S NISSION. A Constantinople spocial says Mecbemet All has'started for Roumelia commissioned to con-- slude an armistice if he judges the continuation of tha war impossible. * A specal from Pera statos that Mehemet All bas done to_arrango sa armistice. The corre- spongent uq.dcnundl that the Forte has agreed . to propose 8'six weeks' armistics, on condition that tho belligerents maintain thelr prescnt po- — e #itions, and peace negotiations to commence as soon as the armlstice comes into operation. ARMY NEWS, T RUSATANS CAPTURE TR TRAJAN PASS, Lonpox, Jan. 9.—A Russtan offlcial telogram tates that a ltusstan detactment which bad crussed the Balksns by byways occupled on Tuesday a position In the rear of the Turkish fortifications In the Trajan Pass, The Turks, heing also nttacked In front, abandoned their positions which were occupied hy the Russians whose vanguard advanced In the direction of ‘Teke. The Russian loss in these operations was uniaportant. A 8L, Petersburg dispatch says: Tho hollow- nessof the Turkish resistance fn the Trajan Pass Is regarded here as & sigu that the Turkish losses are irreteievable. RUSSIAN LOAPS. Itis polnted out that the Russian losses, al- though great, are considerably less than half & single nornial year's contingent recruits. CRETE. Lonnox, Jan, 10.—The Afandard understands that Mr. Layard, British Ambassador at Con- stantinople, has requested tho immediato dis- patch of & British man-of-war to Crete, and that the Admiral commanding the Mediterrancan flect will order the permancaot stationing of one there, A telegram from Creto states that hostilittcs between the Insargents aud Turks commenced ‘Tuesday. " TUR DANUBE, A Bucharest correspondent telegraphs that o thaw has commenced, which, {f It continucs, will causo the movoment of the lce in the Dan- ube to recommence, und make comimunication more difficult thau ever. It is utterly impossl- ble now for horses and wogons to cross, and the Rusaian [ntendance Department s help- lcss. Words caunot describu the situation on the Danube. The Russians suppress telegrains with a view of preventing the state of affairs be- comliog known to Europe. A terrible outbreak of spotted typhus has occurred in Fratesht! and nelghborhood. It originated among the Turk- {sh prisoners,and it is whispered that it Is really the plague. TIN DALKAN RX¥EDITION. A A Vienna correspondent says that he has trustworthy information that the force which crossed the Dalkans under Gourko comprises 55,000 {nfantry. TNE TURKISH COMMANDER-N-CHIEY, Viexna, Jan, 9.—The deposition of Suleiman Tasha from supreme command of the army of Roumella, snd the appolutment u his stead of Raout Pashs. tno faithful follower of Mahnoud Damad, was {n {tself a sign that the Sultan's brother-in-Jaw, Mahmoud Damad, has agaln pre- vailed, and the mows to-day confirms it. All remains as before. Neither the resignation of Mahmoud Damad nor Edliem Pasha, Graud Vizler, has been accepted. Tho deslre of the Chamber of Deputles that the War Council should be donc away with is to be fulilied, snd a military commander with full power is to be appolnted; but, as he fs the same man who, as Miulster of War, prealded over tho Council, ana as Lo 18 {n the hands of Msabmoud Damad, the state of things is not materally changed. The only question now s how far the Chamber will be eatisfled with this arrangement, - VIOTOR EMMANUEL., DEATIL OF TIE ITALIAN KING. Rose. Jan. 9.—The condition of King Vietor ‘Emmanuel changed for the worse Isat night. 1ils Qifficulty of respiration and {rrecularity of pulee Increased. Symptoms of millary crup- tlon are now observed. | Roxe, Jan, 9—2:80 p. 5n.~Tne King's con- dition s very serious. The milfary substance Is profuse. 3 * LoNDON, Jan. 8.—The King of Italy dicd at 2:80 this afternoon. Roxue, Jon, 9—Afternoon.~King Victor Em- manuel recelved the consolations of religion before his death. Rous, Jan. 0—Evening.—In the afternoon sacraments werc administered to Kiog Victor Emmanucl. The Kiog then suminoned Prince Humbert, the helr spparent, and his wife, tho Princess Margherita, to his bedslde, with whom ha conversed ‘o few moments. Afterwards mill- ary cruption increasod. The Kiog then sum- moned all'who wero in tho habit of approaching him. He addressed to overy one prescnt a few words, and, in & fcw moments after, died. The news of his death soon aproad through the city snd caused great omotion among the peonle, All tho shops were closed. Prince llumbert was proclaimed King. He contirmed the present Ministers in their posts. LAST MOMENTS. ; Roxs, Jau, 9.—It s stated that King Victor Emmanuel confessed to Monsigneur F. Marcn- ellf, sscristan of the Apostolic Palace, who wassent to him by the Pope. He wasalso visited by Monsigneur Cenal, tho Popc's do- mesticprelate, The Austrian Ambassador was present, with Prince Humbert, the Princess Margherits, and tate diguitaries, when the King recclved tue communion and, . extreme uuction from bhis chaplaln, Anzino. Towards 2:30 p. m. tho opprossion under which the King labored in- croased, and he was caused to inhalo oxygen, which scemed to give him a little strength. He saluted those prosent, bonding his head twice, then, sightng deeply, he expired. i o CONDOLBNCE. . Diplomatists, being informed of the desth of the King and Prince Humbert's acceasions pro- coeded 10 the Quirinal immediately to condole. The nawspapers appear in black, and remind their resders that Victor Emmanuel's life was ullmllulml to the greatucss and happiness of T nn ww e, King Humbert has {ssued - the following proc- lamation: E v Trattans: The greatest misfortune hassuddenly befsllen us. Victor Emmanuel, fonnder-of the Kiugdow of Italy ndul its unity,. has boen taken 1 coived hislastatul, wuich waa for the 6 last wishos, which were for the b of his propl Hlu volce, which always in my heart, bldy ne vanquish sorrow, and judi- cated my duty at thls moment. There is only une tmuull{lnn possible, namely, to show ourselves worthy of him, I, by following in his footateps, aud you by remsinlag duvoted to those civic virt #id of which he accomplished iha difficult task of rondering ltaly great and nnited. 1¢hsllbe mindful of Lisgrand example of devotion Lo country, lova of progroas and falth in libersl fustitutions, which h of my hoart. My sole” ambition will [eaeeve the love of miy puop Jour frat King te dead, you that-institutious do not.dis in this_hour of great sorrow; lci tliat concord which has always boen toe of Itsly, - TUE POPE. ¢ Rous, Jau, 0.—The two prelates who were sont tu‘m?mdnul by the Pope brought the Papal benedlction. It fs sald the Pope exclaimed that he would lave fouo bimself to adintulster the sucraments but for.his lnfirmity. , , MISCELLANY. * TEN PERSONS DROWNED. ' Loxoox, Eog., Jan. 9.—lotelligence bas been roceived here that an unknown bark has been tun down in the British Channel, resulting in the drownlog of ten persons. LoxpoN, Jan, 9.~The vessel run down in the British Cbannel was the bark Penslerv, from Cardiff to Counstautivople, —e——— . " INSURANCE-EXAMINER WOODS, - Special Dirpaich 10 Tha Chicagn Tridune, + SPRINOPIELD, I1)., Jau. 9.—Exsminer Woods, of the Insuranec Department, to-day sbked to be relleved pending bis tral iu Chicago, as sp- poars from the'following correspondences BPawarisLp, 1., Jan: §.—T0 1Ad -;?m-r. B, Needias, . ml‘llor—l)nb:- h‘o;dlr |:°nH‘au' ur ofice of om! 40D 0+ account of Ly fakiciment bY the &;'o' Sty of Cook County for consplring -with ‘'oficgrs_of the lafe'Pro- tection Lile- Insurance Company, and’to give me an oppdriuaity tdmectand dlspiove whatever accue pincss strengthen aslvation 1 * Midland Crcuit Court this morning. 10, 1878, ratlon may be hron(hu T would respectfally re. questiobe relieved fiom duty an Chief Clerk of ¢ lasnrance Department notil Iaball be acqultted Vary tespect- onns. of the falze and groundiess charge. fally, Rosxnt M. HTATR oF Irtixots, Auntron's Orriu rirLn, Jan. 0O, 1678.—Maf, 7. M, W 2 The tequeat t be reifoved from dnty as Chiol Clerk of the Insarance Department untif yon ehall be ncquitied of the charge preferred against yon hy indictment In granted for the rcasona assigned by ymi. 1 believe your examination and repart nf Bz aflalrs of the Company to have been honestly made, and I confidently look for ‘mfleqnllul a4 #00D 84 the case can be reached. Yours traly, T. B. Nrenees, Anditor, CRIME. MURDER AND ATTEMPTED BUl- CIDE. Dover, N, H., Jan. 9.—Mre, Mariam Berry, ot New Dutham, a highly-respectable widow lady of GG years, was ehot and f{nstantly killed this afternoon In the presence of her family by John L. Pinkham, who had Leen employed by her to do eome cliopping, and for the payment of which there bad heen sumo dispute. Pink. hiam entered with a_double-harreled shotgun in band, and, after o few words, suddenly shot Mrs. Berry through the head and fied. fic was soan after found hall a mile down the road with his throat cut, it s thought not fatally. tfe was suppuscd to bave been under the la- fucnce of liquor. FLAT PPERJURY. Nxw Onreans, Jan. 9.—The Information fled in the United States Court by District- Attornoy Lacey ngafnst Loud, charged with stuflitg ballot-boxes in tho Third Cougressional District, was tried to-day. The prosecation broke down, and the United Btates District At~ torney requested the permission of the Court to enter & nolle prosequl. It is clalmed by Acklen's fricnds tTmt. the fudictment sgainst Joud was secured throngh certain Influences to delay actlon in the Acklin-Darrall contest in Congress. They belleve the disposition of this caso will hasten a decisfon favorable to Acklin by the Congressional Committee. It fs under- stood that the State authorlties will now take Jnmcemllnga agaiust Darrell’s witnesses for per- jury. CONVICTED OF MURDER, Soeeral Disvalch to The Chicagn Tribune. East 8aaixaw, Mich,, Jan. 9.—Jobn Donald- - son, charged with the murder of his wife, wus convicted of murder (n the sccond degree in the Donald- ron and wife had not lived hoppily towether, and she sought o divorce for the ourpose of marrying o paramour named Jolnson. This Jed to a quarrcl with her husband on the after- noon of Scpt. 4 last, and ho confessed that he . choked lier to death and buried her {n the gar- den in a shallow hote In the was found the next morniug. about 60 years of age. round, where she Douoaldson is STABBING AFFRAY. CHAMPAIGN, 11k, Jau, 0.—A horribie stabbing affair occurred below here, near Charleston, late tast night. John Ingalls, an old farmer of 60, ordinarily peaceable, got Into an altercation with n nelghbor, & young man of 31, named James Cox, and atablied him in the back’ and once In the stomnach. Cox will die. The old man_was pursued, but has not yet been cap- tured. ‘The aflray origiuated In a nelghborhood quarrel, ANOTIER §WINDLER. BARNETT, V., Jan. 0.—Caledonia County s Rreatly exclted over the recent discovery that J, D. Abbott, who was Intruated with largo amounts of funds of widows, farmers, nod es- tates, and who enjoyed the utmost confidence of the cominunity, {8 a defaulter to tho extent of many tnousand dollors. Immediately upon his expusure ho attempted sulclde, taking poison, and {t 1s thought will dle. HIELD YOR TRIAL Rezapixg, Pa, Jan. 0.—Tho habeas corpus caso of €. . Bons, the Cashier of tho Reading Bavings DBank, Is determined. The Courtdecided that there was suflicent evidenco to sustain the charge, anil Boas was held o his former recog- nizanco—§23,000, REWARD OFFERED. Aveciat Didvatch (n Tae Chicngo Tritme, BraixorieLp, 11, Jan, 0.—The Governor to- day offered $200 reward for the arrest of the murdcerer of Jiin O'Nelll, the Chicago & Alton engincer, at Bloomtngton, Dec. 27, % — , SOCIAL SCIENCE, Bostox, Mase., Jan. 0.—The American Soclal Bclence Association to-day listened to the rend- ing of & paper by Robert I Porter, of Chicago, on municipal fndebtedness, [Mr. Porter's pa- per is printed elsewhero In this {ssue.) Tho Rev. H. Wines, of Illinols, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, of Huode Island, wers chosen delcgates to tho Prison Congress at Btockholm, The following officers were clected: Presi- dent, David Ames Wells, of Norwich, Conn. 3 Vice-Presidents, Benjamin Pferce, Cambridges James M. Barnard, 8 Amory, Boston; Isaac Bherman, New York: H. C. Lea, Philadelphia; 'heodore D, Woolsey, New I fartln B, 51' Madl- 3 D. C, Gil- man, Ualtimore; W. Ruftuer, Richmond; D, L. Trenholm, Charleston, B. C.~ Adjourned. RELIGIOUS. Special Disuateh fo The Chicagn Tridune. MiLwaukgs, Wis, Jan. 0.—~The Stonding Committeo of the Dioceso of Wisconsin has iiven consent to the consceration of the Rov. Dr. Seymour ss Bishop of the Diocese of Sprinafield, 11, and of the Rev. Dr. ¥ecleston as lishop of Western Vinnnla, ~ The Rev. Dr, Everhart having resigned the neemnm? of Kempcr tlall, Kenosha, the eeconil hall-yesrly terin of the school will oreu Feb, 1, under the ch: ice, of Bishop Welles Ashley as Ohaplain. 10WA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Swecial Dispateh 1o The Chicaga Tribune. - Das Moines, fa., Jan, 9.—The State Agricul- tural Socety, in scsslon to-day, hiad & fall at- tendanca. The Treasurer's report shows that tho expenses of last year were $23,000.65, and tho recelpts $27,085.40. Doflcit, $403.73. The Finauce Committes recommended the asking for an aunual appropristion of $2,000 by the Legislature, and a change in tho law allowing tho holdiug of annual mcetings where tho Di- rectors please. Cedar Raplds was sclocted as tho place of holdiug the next fair. 8, F. Bpofford was re-elected President. e t—— o AGRICULTURE. . . Svscial Plepaizh fo The' Chicago Triduns, ‘ INpiANAPOLIS, Jan. 9.~At tho meeting of the State and Delegate Boards of Agricultura to-day Secretary Heron read a paper on crop reports and statistics of productfon, urging the creation of s Burcau of Statistics, * The follow- ing mewbers of the Stato Board were clected for two years: R, I, Haynes, of Davicss Coun- ty; H. H, Hancock, of Jairisan County: W. B. Neward, of Monrve Couuty; Javob' Mutz, of Johnson County; L. 0. Curtis,of Cass County: John Butherland, of Laporte County; R, M. Lockbart, of DeKalb County. o ——— MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Snerial Diapasch 1n The Chicagn Tridune. DusuqQus, Ia., Jan. 9.—The {ricnds of J. B. Faust, sgeot for the Urover & Baker Bewing- Machine Company, in this city, aro greatly alarmed st his mysterious disappearance. o left for Guttenberg last Thursday, sayiog ho would be back Baturday. A letier has beou ro- e, unttl further noti Rector, and the Rev. Dr. cefved from Guttenberg saylng ho has not been there. Ils brother, b Faust, will start to- worrow {u scarch of ———— MACOUPIN COUNTY. dvacial Dispaick to The Chicaga Tridune. Canixvitns, Iil,Jan. 9.—The fateof the compromise ' proposition voted on is still in great doubt, Great irregularities are found in the returns from the different townships, which witl lead to legal complications which will delsy matters for several wmoutbs. - The 'people are freauy divided, aud o some parts of the county hey will refuse to pay the Coust-Houso tax. WASHINGTON. Senator Jones' Views on the Subject of Silver Re« monetization. The President Entirely Un. moved by the fmplaca- ble Scarecrows. Ho Proposes to Persevere in His Ohosen Policy and Take the Consequenges, Charley Reed Turning Many Stones in the Interest of His Whisky Clients. He Is Now Pressing the Pardon Cases Upon Mr. Shers man's Attention. Both Houses of Congress Will As- semble with Their At- teudance To-Day. No Business Likely to Be.Transacted During the Present Week. | The Electoral Bargainhig, and What li . Actually Amonnted To. THE SBILVER DILTL. YWHAT WILL OE DO WiTH 171" Spectal Dispatch tn The Chicagn Tribune, Wasitixaroy, . C,, Jan. 9.—~From careful in. quiry of persons who arc very near the Presi- dent. it can be stated that there is no authority for tho aasertion that the President will sign the Bland bill If it passcs. The National Re- publican, in this city, and other Eastern newspa- pers, have azserted with positiveness within a day or two that the Prestdent would not veto the bill, but from statements made to<lay, which must be considereid as authorized, it is safe to say that the President wlil sign no bill which suthorizes the payment of the pnblte debt inallver. The Preaident himself says nothing on the subject’ of approvivg or disapproving the bill, but his views are well known to his Cabinet offlcers, and some of thein declare, absolutely, that the Bland bill eannot become a law A EXCEPT OVER A VETO. Two of the Cabinect officers have sald that they were very certaiu that the Bland bill could not pass over & veto, especially if the veto message should Indicate the character of the bill which the President would Ue willlug to slzn. The President is understood to desire to have o sllver bill passed with a lim- ited legal-tender quality, sud to be of the oplnfon that sliver may be utilized for coln in a great measure, but his theory of the Bland bill is know, absalutely tu bo thut its paskage would both Impair the obligationsof the United States and affect the national credit. HENATOR JONES, of Nevada, in the course of a general interview upon the sllver question, makes these state- ments: Industry,” busincss, and prices have been 60 depresscd by the pressurc of an expand- iny pupulation asguinst a sbrinkaze of volume of muney that it must hoa long time, if ever, belore the remonctization of silver witl unre- stricted coinage could do anything more or further than avert - the decline. It would bc o great point geined i1 it could bo made to serve as o breakwater against the tidal wave of bank. ruptey thot s nuw swecping over the country. There Is not enough sliver ht to cause shy appreciable udvance n priv \ero may, lhow: ever, be enousth If the colnage were left free tu MENDEK RKAL RATATE ACTUALLY SALANLE at the prives at which it fs now nomiually rated. Bflver 18’ not produced in o sufllelent ‘quun- tity, . and nowhere _exidta in a sufficient quantity, beyond current cousnmption In the arts and the supply needed for Asla, to bo thrown on vur markets fu sumialarze onough to threaten Injury to our inancy, industry, or com- merce, Duriug the year 1877, Indu, Jupay, and Chiua received from San Frauclsco, Southawp. ton, Marscilles, and Velve, in the course of trudo, $105,000.000 of the Lattn Unlon, Even In the fmpsobable event of demonetization of sil- ver Uy the Latis Union,which In any case would cotnw,to us slowly, givitng us A NUMDEI OF YRARS in which to sbsorb It, the magnitude of that stock ouglt not to be suflicient to alatm us. The floud of real money which could within & reasonablo tinc cume to us from these sources would be a healing &na not a destructive onc. TUR LENUTIL OF TTIE DEDATE will depend ou the gold men. ‘Lhe silver men have substantially presented their case, aud are ready for a voie, The facts amil arguments presented by them so far have been gencrally met with general and luosw-jointed statetcnts, or with eplihicts and vituperution. They guietly swalt the timo when b sball suit the pleasure of the ndvocates of the gold standard to address themselves Lo the crits of the case. POLITICAL SCARECROWS, THR THREATENED ELECTORAL OVERIAULING, Boecial Dispated to The Chicayo Tribune, Wasuinaton, D, C., Jan. 9.—The statement that Conkling will introduce a resolution to investigate the title to the Presidency is . discredited In almost overy quartor. Now comes Ben Butler, who dectares that he has uever heard of any such fntentlons on the part of anybody cxcept through tho newspupers. Bouthern men say that if any such sttempt shall be madu it would be defeated by the aame Southern votes which defeated the Olibusters In tho last Congress. The great wnsjority of the sntl-fltbuster voto of last winter is in the present Congress, It any {uvostigation is to be had, it wouid seem that it must be lnuugurated by thoso outy who will have to testify to tuelr own crimiuality. One thing ia cortaln, THE PRESIDENT I8 NOT APHAID, The Prealdont (s pomors disturbed uow than bo was last March, and that is 1o say that he is not at all disturbed. If William E. Chandler or ln’bodi? else has committed uny criminal offenss in Florida or elsewlicre, the "President has i first to learn from the testimouy of Coandler or his associates. 1B MOVEMENT OF BLAIR in the mq‘ aud Legislature hay attracted some attention hero, but does not w to have csused much sensation fu Adwinlstration circles, The opinlon fs confidently expre: thut the Marylaud Leglslature will uot adopt Judge Blalr's memorial, ——— CONGRESS. BACKWARD IN COMINO FORWARD. Spectal Dispaied 10 The Chicigo Triouns. Wasumoton, D. C, Jan. 9.—Both Houses of Congress will assemble to-niorruw at.noun, after a boliday of nearly a wmunth.. Notwith- stsnding the long recess, the members and Ben- ators do not appear cager fo resume the business of Congress, and the city gives uo indlcatlon of the return of tho busy scasun, ‘The absence of mcmbers of both Ilouses is more poticeable to- nizbt. thau ever befure..” The hotel-reglsters show fow arrivals, and ‘ the iddiéations aro that there will uot be s quorum® fu eithor House to-morrow” at'” thie " hour ' of mecting. It _ts . expected: , that both Houses will sdjourn before .1 o'clock. Bo far a8 parties snd lelMu wre concerned, both the Democrats sud Republicans ure in_au uncertaln position. Both sre ulvided by differences, and NO'UMITED ACTION can ba looked for on any subject at suy time. ‘Tho Republicaus are diviied la segard "to tho 2 PRICE ! e g?'lley. and the Democrats ;he same "“"{""" and both ') on the question of currene - Jartal taxation.' It 13 very plain from “t Information that neither party wiil ha¥e aw,; deflned plan of action on any subject. There will be a sort'of QUERILLA WARPARR OX ALL HANDA, Lut there 18 nobody to foreses the attitude ef- ther pacts will assume, and certainly nobody «an polgt to any code vf principies which either party can unite upon. Such a condition of af- fairs has not existed in Congress for the past twenty vears. The difficulty is that neither party has a leader, and it {s_hard to sce that either party hus any settled or well-founded rrlllclnln, with reasons and grguments to sus- afn them:® There has never been a time when It was so difficult to Judge of the political future of the partics in Congreea. | TIN SENATE. 5 Benator Davis, of 1llinols, will hold the caat- ing vote should Patterson remain absent from he Senate, which wili .then stand 87 Republic- aus to 87 Demovrats, and Davisas an Independ- ent; but should Sharon_ arrive hercin a few days, the Republicans will then haye s majority. 11, then, Davis votes with the Democrats, mak- ing 83 t0.83, the Vice-Frealdent, ia always & stanch Republican. Itls certain ihat Senator Sharan will be hers for thls seasion, and will ba a Republican. It is, therefore, 8 matter of no concern whnt Patterson may think or do. T the VWestern Asoctated Press, Wasnixaroy, D. C., Jan. 0.—Tlhiere'will be g a quornm of Benators to-morrow on .the, reas- sembling of Congress. About forty are alrvad: in the city, It jsnot so certaln that thete will be a quoruin of members of the House, al- though about ene hundred' of them rematned In Washington during the recess. It 1s not an- ticipated that any business’ pf Interest’ will be transacted until’ Monday." The first business lo the House Is the pending resolution "of . Repre- sentative Wood, proposing 16 lostruet the prine cipal standinug Coinmittees to inquire Into any errors, abuses. or fruuds In the administration or excuution of existing laws, with a view to as- certaln what change and reformation can be made €0 as to promote the Inteerity, cconomy, E sud efliciency of the several Departments. ——— TIIY PARDON-SEEKERS. CHATILEY REED'S EPFORTS IN REDALY OF 7R3 i : FIHST BATCIL + Bvecial Dispoteh to The Chicogn Tridune, Waenixaron, D, C., Jan. 9.—Tho applfcatlon of Roelle, Junker & Co. for pardon {s still pend- ing here. Its present status 1s this: The At- torney Géneral has declined to act In the case, but has not rejected the application, The so tion of the Attorncy General has been based almost entirély upon the determined opposition ot Secretary 8herman to the granting of the pardon. Under theso clrcumstances,: Charles H. Recd, acting us counsel . for ‘these firms, bas earrfed the case to the President, but. bas not as yet fully presented. the - casc.” To-day Mr. Reed presented the case to Secretary Sherman in the hope of changing the position of that ot that officer. Sccretary Sher- man’s opposition to the pardon is that it should extend only to- TILE PINE AND IMPRISONMENT, which he malntaina is all the Immunity that, under any theory, can be clalmed, and that the Goveroment should atill have its right to pen- altles and forfelture, and assessments mado for back taxes. ‘The following is an outlinc of Reed's argu- ment to show that persons who have been used as witnesses by the Government have an equitable right to m pardon: e cited the case of R V. Rudd, in 1775, lin which Lord Manafleld directly sald that s witness who had turned State's evidence might mrlf {udulge in_the hooe ot pardon. From “Phillips on Evidence,” Lo argucs to show that State's evidence {s only glven In expectation of pardon. A number of other cases are cited 10 the history of Enclish and American Jurisprudence In support of this claim. The thoory of all the cases ia that un implied promiss atlses from the consideration that the witness who Is not bonnd to criminate himsell does so.n order to discover greater offenders, and upon the performance of ‘the vondition to the satisfuction of * the Court ho arquires an equituble title to a par- don, Cases are ditenl L show that this dovtrine has becu recoznized In scyeral United States Courts. A ea<u is refurred to in the 18th How- ard Report, tn which tue 8upreme Court bolds that accomplices have 3 AN EQUITAKLE RIGHT TO PARDOX 1f upon the trial u full and fair disclosaro of the Jolut gullt oL ure vl them and bis aesociates 13 mude. It {s upon these arguments that Me. Itecd rellea to Induce Scerctary Sherman to re- visc his opipion.” Seeretary Sherman will con- slder the cako aud report ot an early day, Mr. Reed to-nhriit feels hopeful® that Sherman will reverse his former. dectslun, TNE WOMEN. CONQUESTS ILANNED. Suerlal Dispatch tu “IAs CAloiga Tribune, WasmixoroN, D, C., Jau.0.—~The Woman's Conventlon has decided to request the Senate to nllow thejwomen tu present their petitons in open Senate. Tho subject will bo presented to- morrow i thero fs a quorum. There {s an old Banate rule wiilch permits this. § In the Convention to-day, some of the speak- crs were Imipetious enough to declare that they intendal to “take's possossion -of - the Senate Cliamber whatever Scuators micht say. - Ta the Western Amociated Press, Wasmndron, . C., Jan. 8.—The Woman's Buffrage Convention to-duy adopted a serios of resolutions setting: forth thu :duty of the Na- tional Govermwent In malntainlmg the equal rights ot all its citizens wjthout regurd to sex the Injustics of remanding women frou o hear- Ing hefors the highest tribunal of tho nativn to ight ‘of - the educated, tax-paying woman of thy ustion to lave pi dence uver tho Chinese and Indiana fu reference to Congressional action on thelr civil and polit- feal stutus; a condemuation of * the pro- lmexl Sixtecnth Atnendment, which introduces he sectarian e of God into the Coustitution; the Injustice of taxinyg the property of widows awi spiosters to lts full yalue, whilo the clerzy are largoly exempt. Lastly, a proposition that edueation shuuld be made compulsory, and that atter 1583 there should be au cducational quall- tleation o right of suffruge, - Miss Morzan, colorea delegate from Missls- sippl, addrossed the Convention, Bl aald that thie colored women of the District of Cotumbta wore, under the Fourteenth “snd’ Fifteenth Amendments entitled tosufirage, -but they dla nat propose to ‘demand t.untll their white sisters were accorded the ssiue -privilece, Bhe wauted uo privileged class 3 TOBACCO ' FRAUDS, THEIR CHARACTEN. Harcial Dispaten b A S¥icds Pribune. Wasiiseron, .. C., Jau. 8,—The Commis eloner of Itcrnal * Revenue fa conaldering the best 1ncaus of * suppressing - tho great tobacco frauds which have been’ diséovered. The re- celpts from cigare have'laigely decreased sluce June, owing Iu part to the cigarmakers’ striko, but {¢ is clalined that there arv great frauds upon the revenue which It fs In the power of the Cowmissioner to stop. Johu Btruiton, one of the large cigar inatiufacturers of New York. 1u an iterview with'the Commissioner of Iater- nal Revenue; says that the fraud begius on the tobacco plantation: It Is not committed by the farmer, bt through the buyerof small quantitics of tobacco that the business is loosely eonduct- ¢d. Theleglslation propused by Southern men ‘o tobiueeo would open wider the door for this class of fraud, ‘They wish to have the planters allowed the upportunity to . HELL LARUER AMOUNTS of leaf tobscco on thu plantation. A great many unautborized buyers buy the leaf on' the farw, clajwing to be doly-liccused dealers, who fn reality are ugeats of small clzar- makers, who escape puaying the tax, Struftun also chiarges that there i an oxtensive system of fraud in New York, by which the strikers violate the law, aud defraud the Gov- eruweut. ‘fhe method {s to ubtatn frow deal- ers leaf tobacco for ostensible export to Uer- many. This tubaceo is sold tostrikers, and pot exported. [u this wuy the sirikers are sup- vorted, as they cau sk §3 a day und escape the tax. The law docs uot luq‘ulm an luteraal . 1evenus ofticer to follow leal tobacco sold fgr oxport {0 the skiv. 0, NOTES AND . NEWS. . THE GUANO QLA . Wisminarox, D. €., Jan.-—No trouble whatever is expected’ on account of the eject- - ment of certeln Americans froi @ simall guase -}