Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1878, Page 2

2 . . WASHINGTON. Goneral Indications of Fair Weather in the Polit- ical Horizon, Senafors and Representatives, Having Tatked with Thelr® Constituents, Find that the Popular Sympathy | a‘very e pertcet opinion of his Is Largely with the President, Scope of the Investigations to Be Undertaken by the House. Smelling Committees to Nose Around.Every Depart- ment and Bureau. ‘While the Investigation Mill Will Furnish:-Fat Fees i0 Necdy Reformers, The Whole Story About Schurz’s Resignation a Baseless Sensation. Provisions of the Savinge-Deposit Re- funding Bill Introduced in the Houte. AN IMPROVED PROSPECT. ALL S10NS FAVORABLE TO A RETURN OF PRACE. Sperial Disvatch 1o The Chicagn Tribune, Wasnmxatox, D, C., Jau, 11.—From u careful canvass of the oplnlons of the Republican mem- bers of both Houecs since thelr return, it 18 be- Meved that the following statement faltbluily exhibits the present political situation. It will b secn that a tnarked change s indicated In the opinlun of many members since the holiday ad- journment. Senators and Represcntatives gen erally have returned in & muet betler trame of mind and temper. The recess has done great good. Removed from ihe sceuc of passion, Congressmen lave found that the peo- ple are not concerned- ns to who slall lold the petty ofiices, and that thess offices are themselves trifies compared with the great question ot the future of the party and tho country. Senators especlally seemn Ir_npmu- ed with this view. Some of the most proml- nent amony them declare that they will haye no gquarrel with the I'resident, and that TIEY DESIRE UNITY. They have had tlme for scll-reflection, and they bave come back Improvea by ft. The same is true of the President. He has also had an opportunity for scll-rofiection, and ftcan Lo stated on the best authority that he desires and will have no controversy with tho Senate or Congress. If at suy time thero was danger of serious rupture, which there might have been it the New York nominations Liad been immedlately scut to the Scuate alter “their rejectlon, that s now pust. The contest over the New York nominations is ended; the names will not agalu bo sent o, neither will uew names ba proposed In thelr places. The Beonte bas passed upon the question, and the subjet 18 closed. TIUE OLD CONTROVERSY WILL NOT B REVIVED. The Presldent will not seck uew oceaslons for breaches 1o oecur, If there isto be any trouble it must originate in the Scnate: It wilt not come from the White House. ‘Tha President is more dlsposcd to tako counsel with Republican lead- ers than he hitberto has been, Me is highly im- pressed with the great importance and resnon- sibility of his trust, and will not Jower himselr from ~ the dignity of his high position, to cuter nto struggles for oflice, or to take sides In the local controversius of politicat factions or versunal cliguces. From this high position s fs determined not to allow personal or party strife to force him. There Is n better prospect for unity aud Larmony fn the party now than there has been sioce March 4, The Teports that strife fs to be rencwed are sensa- tional and without substantial basis, ‘There will, therefore, be no great struegle here be- tween the Republicans of the Benate aud the Exceutlve. The Administration is not making arruneements to detend Ita prerogratives, but 1 contldent that they will not be sssailed. ‘The Administration will toree no fights, sud will deprecate all gl THE DRAGNILT. WIHAT IT WILL BE JIAULKD OVER. Snectal Dispatch fo Tas Chicagn Tribune. WasuingToN, D, C., Jan. 1L—The Wood resolution for investization to-day was passed. After almost another day had been occupled the contest, the Democrats succeeded (u obtuine ing relnforcements, but the votes atall the stages of the protracted controversy wern close, the Deniocratic majorlty often not exceeding two, Bixtecn of tho lHouse Committees now Lave the authority, without further onder, to investigate every branch of tho Government service, 10 issuc subpasnas in secret, und to cx- tend the system of partlsan hate over cvery branch of the public service and every public otticer. The resolution omits to require that the {nvestigations shall be open, and, following the precedent of the last House, the greater portion of them will uudoubtedly be secret, ANONG TUE SUBJECTS which the Democratic scandal crusadera speclale 15 desire to investigate ure these: Alleged frauds fn the letting of valuable mall routes in tho fatter part of Graut's Adinlstration; Jeged frauds fu the comtruction coutract for 83,000,000 Jet Ly Scerctary Robeson a few duys before be ceased to bavo contiol of the navy; the old strect jobs of the District Ring; tue al- leged combination which resulted n tho defeat of the fllbusters agalnst the Elector wl bill; the Loulsluna, Florda, aud South Caroliua - Presidentlal voles; the restora- tion to rank of Ruukle and Draper; cxpenditures fn public buildings throughout the couutry; the cutlre ludlan Ring queation Just covered by the *Schurs fovestizution; the sveret history of the withdrawal of troups fu the Bouth; the alieged violation of law in ve- fusvg anus to Southern mititia; the old stories ubout naval frauts; the allegations of duplicity in diplomatie relattons with Mexico and ju con- nection with the non-recoguition of Diax; the affairs of the Territories; the acoounts of the :xptudilun:n of the 1louse from the Fortieth Vg c8s until now, including all the fnvestiga- & puramg inquest jute the vperatious of ry Departmcnt aud Bureau of the Govern- uivt, especiully plleged trauds 1o the rebsho ut bouds . Jrumuf‘y' und whatever other subjects tTe mull. and locenutty of partisal can juvent. “The tuvestigations of the Forty- rourth Cougresd, which »o disgusted the couts Uy, wie Lo be rencwed, sud . cousideranle por- on ol the tine of 1he lung scasion is to be de- 1 to seandal-niouger vituperation und m stisau hate. It hhnot o plessant s likely Lo waterially futertere 3 alatiun bueessary to place the bust- Guie UL LLe country UDon & substantial basls, sSCHURZ, A SESSATION »POILED. Bpecint Isatch fo 14a Chicayo Triduns. WasinsGion, I, C., Ja. 11.—The attempted seusutivn relative to the ulleged resignation of becrctary Schurz proves u bad fanure. Mr. Btilsuu Hutbius will Lave to try It again. He pruinibres W €0 s0. Everv pessun of prominence who b furced to become a party to this story biws becu suterviewed wo-day, and denles every tuscutial feature of the story, Beburs himsell @ ugain reGies that Ut 5 uouccessary for bim to deny 4l the gossiving sturics wbout bius. But he does declars mast positively that he nefther wrote A letter of resignation nor thought abont it. Samuel Hays, who was Schurz's candldato for the Bt. Louis' Postmastership, happens to be here. Hasays that Mr. Schurx 1s the exponent of Haye' friends in 8t. Louls, and that Schurz was not the special champlon of Hays personally. On the contrary, Haya has REPEATEDLY DIFFENRD YROM' BCHURZ in politics, as he (Mlays) remalined a Republican when Schurz joined the Liberal movement. Ilays says further that tha reason why ho was not made Postmaster of Bt. Louis was donbtless the very fact that Schurz did not make it a per- sonal matter with the Presiient, that the ap- pulutment should be given him, and that who- ever eays he resigned o lucrative offlce, expect- ing to be aprainted Postmaster b urz, has buman faresluht. Assistant Postmaster-General Tyner says that he was at the White House when Filles's name was sent buck, but that he neyer, then or at av other time, mentloned to tho President that L reappointment of Filley was Souator Morton's aying request, aud that the whole story 1s Congressman [tner, of St. Louls, also’ declarcs thiut ho was present wheo Schurz was Informed that Filley was nominated, and that Schurz never soid & wond. At the adjournment of tne Cablnet Beeretary Schurz was askea whether he bad any stateinent to make with referencs to the report of his resignation, He replied that the statement had no foundstion in fact. Mr. Schurzgaid he had not thne to resign at present, A few changes in the Indian Bureau will probably be made BUON. NEW BILLS, SAVINGS DEFOMT REFUNDING BILL. Wasutsgroy, D. C., Jan. 11.—The bill Intro- duced tn the l{ouse by Mr. Price (lowa) to pro- mote the deposit of savings and refunding the national debt authiorizes tho Sceretary of the Treasury to fssue certificates of deposit of the United Biates, of aenominations of $10, $20, 250, and $100 cach, which vertificates shall bear fntereat ot the rate of 8 G5-100 per cent per an- num. The certificato thus issucd shall be de- posited in such amounts as the Seeretary of the ‘Treasury may direct, with any designated de- positary of the United States, or with any L'ost- moster of any postal money-order office of the United States, on condltion that all such certifi- cates 80 daposited shall be pold fur by such des- fznated depositary or Postmaster within nincty days frum the time of making such deposit s coln or its cquivalent, or the return of such cer- tificates or anv part thercof to the Secretary ol the Treasury, and that certificates issucd ns ofaresald shall be redeemed only in United States 4 per cont bonds, and the holder thereof shall be authorized to receive from the Secrctary of the Trensury United States bonds bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per an- num when presented nt the United States “Treasury or any desfunated depository, I sun of $10 or any multiple thereof, sald bonds belng . payable, principal and_fnterest, In coin of the stantland of July 4, 1870, ‘The LI further provides that all Natfonal Banka organized and dolug business under the Natlonal'Bunking Jaw of the United States are required to receive ot par and acerucd Intcrest all such certiticatea in payment of any debt due bank, provided, however, that no st shall be allowed uunless the same shall amount to fiity conts or upwards. It further nuthorlzes auy National Bank dolug buslness under the United States Banking law to hold at fts opvlon two-thirds of the reserve now required by law to be held In the certifl- cates bierelobofore referred to, TIE RESUMPTION ACT. The bill Introduced in the Hot to-day by Mr. Sapp (Ia) to give construction to the Speele Resumptlon act, declares that it does not authorize the cancellation of legal-tender notes outstandinz or redeemed ou and after Janm, 1, 1879, but requires them to be patd out njsaln as legal tenders. The bill also proposes expressly to prohiblt the Secrotary of the Treasury from destroying said notes so asto reduce their total amount below &351,000,000, it being declared to be the Intent of the bill to provide for a continuance of that amount as Enrt of the circyating medium of the United tates. = EXAMINER WATSON. 1113 OPFICIAL DAYS NUMDERED. Soectat Dlsvatch {0 The Chicagn Tribune, WasuiNatoy, D, C. Jan, 11.—Mr. Watson, the Chicago Bauk Exanfincr, is likely to luso his oflicial head becuuse so many banks have falled there whose condition he nad reported ns favorable. It has been decided by Comp- troller Knoxand the President that Mr. Wat. son Fust retire. Know'edge of this fact must bave reached Chicago, as there arc alreadya couslderable number of applicants forthe place, Among them i Me, Daniels, from some ln- fand town of Illinols, an unsuccesaful banker, who Is said to burccommended by DanS8tepherd ‘and o good many busiuess men. 1l Bozue, formerly connocted with the Chicago Land Company, of Ocden, Sheldon & Co., Is alsoa candidate, and has A GOOD MANY INDORSENENTS, M. D. Buchaoan, former Cashler of the Com- merelnl Natfonal Bank under President Eames, {3 also o cand!date, and {s here In person to almns. Charles I Darie, Assistant untant of the Pullman Faluco Car Company, of Chicago, 1s o calidate, and is try- Ing to socure the pluce, OF thoss mentfonéd Dantels fa saiid ut present to bo quite fayorably courldered, but the person who 13 not u cane widate for the . place, who has not fited an applivation icl, who {4+ most favorably considered {8 Elmer Washburn, to whom the Presulent has long desizned to tender sunze Imprortant Federal oflice m Niinots, Washburn has not sought the plice, and no ay- plication hias been diled here by his frionds on Lis beliaif, but his namoe fs now being FAVORAULY CONSIDERED. The change may not be made, but it is very certaln that Bank-Examlner Watson cannot re- tuin his place, Su much has been ofliclaily determined, THE SBILVER BILL, A TIIREAT. ¢ Soectal Disvatch tn The Chic1gn Tridbune, Wasiixaron, D, C., Jan. 11,—Representative Buckuer, Chalrman of the Bauking and Cur- rency Conmittee, says that if the Benate de- clines to pass the Bilver bill, or {f the Prestdent should veto It, he (Buckner) will have the rules suspended and attach the Bland bill to the Leg- islative Appropriation blll. ‘This ko (Buckner) thinks cau casily bo done, *and then,” sdys Buckuer, *we can say to Mr, llayes, *If you dou't give us silver, you can't get wuy mouey.' " Tho Resumptionlsts arn sending out storics that the Silver bill has leat ground sinca the recess, and that many members havo returnca with changed opinlons. Pretty careful fnquiry falls 1o confirm such reports, lrhnny pan‘nn of the Bland bill bas lost ground it THE FUBE-COINAUR PEATULR, Tho Allison smeudmeut Is probably strouger than it wus before ths holidave, Tha resuinpe Uonists elain thut the silver-men now uck votes tu pass the Hlaud b over the President's veto, 11 Lhey bave as_many votes as that, th mor strength than sowe of the moat aangulue leaders of the sliver movement bad expectad, There uever has beenw absolute coutldence that ;‘tw u'lnxul il could be pasicd over a vetw in the enate. TRADE WITH ENGLAND, A CONSUL'S IEPORT—HOW «NEIIUAN NXIORTS MAY LB INCREASED—LURDKNS OF OUR CON- TLEX TARIYP, Wasuinorow, D. C., Jau. 7.—The United States Consul at Bradford replics to the trade ‘circular of the Departiuent of State by poluting out the prosperous aud growing branches of Amerlcan exportation” to bls dlstrict, He saye that our agricultural implements aud mechan. fea’ tools ure of scknowledeed superd- orfty; our roolslates aud Jumber could supplant those of Norway, uow so cxtonsively lwported; American wateles aro rapldly displacing those of Swiss und English make, through thewr superiority and cheapn pork aud beef are fust growing i linvortatice; the trade fu butter aud cheese lv astounding, the Jarter belug sold ua * Chusbire;" fmporta tions of lard, tullow, aud cges arp inceegaln: petruleurn is & uecessity of life sudis coormons-* y used. Apvles wre regulorly sbipped 1o En- Klund, but wre too oftey fujurcd by bruiacs iu plekiog and packiog. Potaloes, oll-cake, and dried aud preserved fruits ure all Jarely fin- {umd. A market may by found Ju thuie for Caltfurpla and Pleasant Valley wiucs, which bave au Jucreasing reputation, to be turther in- creastd by moro delicuey of taste and greater teeedomn from spirits. Slr. 8hepherd calls attention to the effect of wool aud ayestull dutics ln the United State in preventing tne free competition of Awerican wooleo gouds Ju furefgn wwarkety. Amerleun woel 13 lusticlesd, and the manulacturer raust fnport the Faw materisl wnd puy duty thereon i Le de bies trcuspete du the forensn mariset fur lustee goudde M tecomuends I Miscellancons.... ment. Navy Department.., . 0,174, Interior Deparsmant.. D.B17,124 Navy Department.. interior Departmen 000 ns compared with the snine six montha ol last year. The customs receipts for the past six months show an Increase of $1,418,184, while the recoipts of internal revenue show 8 decrcase of $1,630,058, which moro than exceeds the galn in customs, The increase 1n miscellancous recelots Is shown to be §1,47,- 102, which makes the net {ucrense for tho past six months uver the samo perfod of the preced- nary disburiements of the EOI'J'L of course, Includo {nterest on the public | on this point, adding that America s suffering now from overproduction and needs unre- strained forstzn ontleta for hor aupplies. In reply to the Inquiry as to the best mode of fostering” trade with the United Btates, Mr. Blicpherd forwards a valuabte memorandum furnished by the United Chambers of Com- merce of Yorkshire. In this paper, after a care- ful exposition of the facts, the writcrs conclude that a serlons drawback to the home trasde of the United States is found fn the specific dutics of onr tariff, and assert that, even withont a re- ductlon of the aggregate, the substitution of wholly il valorem rates would be of great benelf, Innsmuch as the traders. would then know—what fs now uncertain—tha preciee basis on which they trade. As dotles now stand, dependent” not only on cost, but also on welght, width, and value per lerc yard, cloths are taxed In foverse ratio to thelr value, luxuries pav less than necessaries, and o few cents’ difference In the packinz charees, or tho stizhteat deviation in the thread of the materfal or its width tnay give the importer no benefit whatever, but, on tha con- mr{, may add perhaps two cents per square ard to the specitic duty, and 10 per cent ad va- orem, The incentive to perjurr, fraud, and smug- gling under an tntrizate specific tarif® {s alno fo be considered, and alro the circumstance that many cheap but heavy cloths now under almost prob hllng chacges serve as an indispensable raw material for home {ndustries, such ns the boot nud shoe trade, which fs thus excluded from competlng In the foreign markets. INCOME AND OUTGO. COMPARATITE STATEMRNT OF RECEIrTS AND RXTENDITURES OF TIIR PAST TWO QUARTRUS WITIL THR CORRESPONDING QUARTERS THZ TEAR BEFORK. Dispateh to Kew Tork Times, ‘Wasmsorox, D, €., Jan. 0.—The following statement will show the receipts and expendi- tures of the Government tor the last two fiscal quarters, na compared with the corresponding qusrters of the preceding fisenl year. The wmonths of July, August, .gnd September are embraced in the flrst quart®r: BECEITA, First quarter, 0. Customs Inteenal revenuo, Migcellancons.. Total,, Total cuvaree 002,800 | 801,800,130 EXPENDITUREA, First quarter, " 1870, 1877, 8. Civil and mise REOUS ..00us War Dopai 813,007,201 815,221,870 12,072,037 Total.... .. ......81,044,043 $10,201,310 arter, e 1,511,070 819,080,838 Ui 0 1B, 150 410811 483 : 8,088, 261 (835,828,040 S8, s for theslx month just end- Total Takin ho roce ed,the lfiflowlng rgsull 18 ohtained, as compared with the six mountha ending Dec. 31, 1870 10,182 700 $10%,113,420 $139,403,700 The foregolng figurea show that durlog the slx months just ended thero was a net fucrease In the revenues from all sources of over £1.000, t fou year, 81,200,250, It'la proper Lo state that the receipts and expenditures for December last are those reported at tho Treasury to Jan, 1, The books of the Department ars fiot balanced until the 15th of cach month, andwhen tha flnal scttlemcnt Is wade n dillerenve aiay b shown from tho result above given. The additional reeeipts and disbursements that may be n-tmtb- 8 ns ed before the 15th may change tho total above stuted $1,000,000 or less either way. ‘The oxpenditures for tho six months endinge Dec, 31, 1877, wera 875,010,000, aguinst $77,472%- 888 for the corresponitinig six months of 1876, an increase over laat year of $1,541,102. Contrast- ing the net resulia of the two perlods comn- ey it will be found that the differenco is oss than 200,000, as will be scen frow the fol- lowlng comparative statenieut: Recelpts. Expendit Kxcesd receipts. $ 64,040,682 $ 53,480,710 Tho expenditures alove xfm:n are the ordl- (jovernment, and do 1877, 81311, 40,700 78,010,000 NOTES AND NEWS. OUR NAVY, Special Dispateh to The Chicazo Tridune, Wasinoroy, D. C., Jan, 11.—The Naval Committeo will lininediately begin an cxamina- tionof the best mecans to rustore the uavy. Ttepresentative Marris, of tue Committeo, who has ziven tho subject much attention, says that it 1s Impossibie for the United Statos to Luild o fron-clad navy until tho navy-yards are reor- pouized, s ot presont there s no yard which has all the material necessary for Ltho construe- tion of an frou-ship. TIE TARIPP, - Col. Worthington, of Jackson, Mlich,, writes hero o letter upon tho tarifl, which has been filed with the Committes on Waya and Means, Ho states thut be can import steef from the Ene glish market to Michlzun, manufacture ninnure- forks there, sond them bucek to the English ;nn‘v’ket. aud succosufully compoto with Britlsh rade. MAJ. 0. W. INOALLS, of Bpringfleld, ., States [ndian Agont, report of Secretary Schurs's Investigating Com- mittee, eanie to thy ety yi {n!mmudiuw)y on learning that roflections had beew made on i character o this report. Ife catled upon Secretary Bchurz, the Commissioner, and each wmomberof the Board of ' {nvestiention, all of whom assured bim no reflection was otonded upon s ltegrity or bonor, asd clulined the re- rt would bear” no such constraction. Maj. ngalls complained of the pross - Justice dous uhn in not altowing him to appear befors tho Commirt or to make any explanation us to the nccusations con- cerning bis nccounts, Over $500,000 was re- celved and disbursed by Ma). Ingalls during his Guyernment service, every “dollar ot which he has accounted for, and filed ruceipts with his accounta rendered over two years since, and hie clabma the Qovernment owes hiin_ to-dav nearly $1,500, Mr, Ingulls Las assured the Departe wient of hils readiness and ability to satlsiy the accounting oftlcers of tho Governmeut as to his aceounts, aud {n turn was gssured of all thotime ho needed, TIM INDIAX POLICY, - ‘Tho Becretartes of the religlous sozlctics and Boand of Iuduan nissiol had thefr aunual meeting here todoy, It was onu of the nost {mportant for years. They unnulmufiukv agreed to the dralt of s bill to berecommendrd to Con- reas covering Indlun citizenship, Lo apply to all tulians; extension of the jurisdiction of the United States Courts over the Indian tribes, and that the Indiun Bureau bo not transferred 10 the War Department, It was agreed that the Becretarles shoutil cull upon the Presldent sud oppuse this, They uid, The President is understood have informed the delegation that he shonld nat favor, but rather uppoac, the transfer. The delegation visited Secretary Schurz, whom the so.dcties in their dellberas tlons charged was fricudly to'the transfer, BANFOLD, Beeretary Evarts and seyeral Senators are try- Ing to indilee the President to remrn Sanford’s numination to the Senate. All who sttended his dinuers and blue-ribbon eutertainments wro huard ut work fu the samu cause; that s ally who m";.;gulluwml toslt outhe quahty slde b tho ribbon. TERRITORIAL. Judyge Hemipeway, of Utah, who represents. the anti-Mornou sentlinent of ‘that Territory, wade au argument before the Housy Cummitice on Territorles to-day iu_fayor of u Feleral clee- tion law for Utah, It {s belleved that the House Commitice .on Territorics will report agalnst the ur‘:.mtxullon of a new Terrirury, I the Black Uills as unncerssary, and fur the further reason that such territory wouid ot have any future prospect of becuming a State, und would scriously tnterfers with'the prosocets of the Territortes out of which the new Cow- mouweaith i3 proposcd tu be formed. ‘The Commities on Terrlcorics will bold a mecting to-inorrow to cunslder the pruject Which $s urged by fts Chairiaan, Mr. Feankiin of orgavlsing the Terrltory vt Oklahioma out of tho Indisn Territory. It was agalust this pro) vaftivn thas the ludlan delecates bere distril- uted thelr cardy ou New-Year's coutalning ex- tracts from Lo treatics with the Government, TIK CAYE OF S4J. RUNKLE, r Coukting, who b8 trylug to make winst thie Precident, and 13 oo ansious 'HI CHICAGO TRIBUNK: . SBATURDAY, JANUARY 12, IST8&—TWELVE PAGES. In regard 16 the legal nepectsof the Runkle y soems 1o have overlooked the fact that the Mili- tary Committees of each House in the last Co fress United unanimously in o report, of which the following s an extract; ** Therefore. as the charges on which Maj, Runkle was tried were not proved, the Court bad no authorits to find him gulity of faiture to perform certain duties over which a court martial has no }nflnllcuon, , which in this case it certalnly was not, and it thercfors follows ~ihat Mal. Runkic was not legatly dropped from the retired list of the armiy, and that consequently he has been even had such _fatlure been proved ever since, and fs now, an vflicer'on that lst.” CADMINET SR13(0V. To the $Festern Atociated Press. Wasmnoton, I U,y Jan, ti.—1ne Cabinet was In Acsslon nearly two hours, with sl the members nresent exeepting the Secretary of the Navy, Matters of rontine finpurtanee only arc sald to have heen umter conskleration, thouch after ather members of the Cabinet departed Svrr«-lnr( FEyvarta remufned in consultation with dent upon the subject of the appoint- ments of Assistant Commifsstoners to the Paris the Presi Exposition, the number of avplications for which are by no means decreasing, while there 8:ems to bo a correaponding difieuity in mak- ng seloctions. THE RSTRLLE. It is understond that the Covernment has been giving rancwed consideration ta the case of the supposed filihustering steamer l:'alv.-lu-i at Bristol, R. L, and the Presidont does no! consider that at preacot the ateamer sbould be allowed to leave port, and accordingly Instruc- tions haye been sont to the proper otficials for her turther detcntlon, APPROTRIATIONS. The fall House Committee on Appropriations to-day held n mecting, at which reorts were re- cefved trom the Sub-Committees ou tha Naval, Consular and Diplomatic, Fortifications, and Mtlitary Academy bills, None were completed, but all'are In a siate of forwardness which war- rants the expectationthat at lenst two of .them will he reauy to report to the House carly next week. . JUDGE USHER AND TIHE PACIPIC RAILROADS, The Preshtent received a commumbeation from Judge Usher, Prestdent Lincoln's Becrotary of the Interior, on the subject of the resolutin of Inquiry recently adopted by both Houses of Caongress, relutive to the enfircemont of the laws requiring the Union Pacile Raflroad amd branches to be operated as ono continuous line without discrimitation, 1le sugzeats that Con- Tess empower the President to appoint a Com- missfoner who, under the Secrctary of tho Ine terjor, shall prescribe rules ana reguintions for the operation of wll rouds in tho Uulon Pacitic Ratlroad system, with power to compel thy ob- servanco “of the same or to take absolute possession of the rond {n case the companles rebel. In urging the necessity for such authority he says in concluafon: “After an experienca of more than ton years with these coinpantes, with an fotimate knowl- edge of thelr management and numberless op- portunitics oven to them to evade the obliza- tions imposcd by law, I am certain that the only way to compel them to do thelr duty and keep thelr statute contracts i8 to neet them face to face with amply power.” v ° THE STEAMDOAT NILL. The House Commlties on Commerco tolay authorized their Chairinan to revort back the so-called Steamboat bill with a recommendattun for its Imuam:. ‘The bill, n3 azreed upon by the Conumittee, 8 amended {n nccordancs with the slews of tue National Doard of Steam Naviga- ton. COMMUTATIONS. Upon the rccommendation of the United Btates Attorney and the Judges of the Western District of Arknvsas, the President commated to finprisonment fur ife tho sentences of WHI- fam J. Mcpdows and Thomas Roblnson, who wero couvicted of inurder, und Joshua Wade, whu was convicted of rapo and sentenced to bo hanged va tho 8th inst. TIE WOMBY, The Senate Commlttes on Privileges and Elections to-day heard the areumonts of s num- ber of deleates from the Natlonal Woman- Suffrage Convention. TIE TEXAS HORDDR. Lieut.-Col, Shafter, of tho Twenty-fourth Infantry, and commandant of Fort Clark, ‘T'ex., was befors the Committee on Forelen Affalrs to-day, but his testhinony was similar to that given o few days azo fo the Cowmmitteo on Military Affalrs, GOSsIP. TIE BUFFRAGISTS, From Our O1n Correspondent. Wasmnaroy, Jun, 0.—~With a grand buest of eloquencs the Bullrage Convention bxpired thls cyening, and I find a great deal. of dissatisfac- tlon exists with the manner in which the pro- cecdings wero codducted. “f am aa advocate for suffrage,” sald ono sympathizer of the movement, “but Inm not fa sympathy with the women who nro runnlug the buslness. ‘The gencral impression is that the Couventlon Lias Leen gotten up fn the Interest of a fow sut apceches, and that tho effort of the last two days has dune inuch to inJure the cause, ‘The main-aprings of tho ngitation bave a pro- found contewpt for the fntolliwenco of their scx, afterall. Iasked several of them if they wuonld leave the whola auestion to the womun of the land, and ablde by thele declalon. *On! no," they screamed in chorue. *The women would votu It down In a minute. They wouldu’c hear to It They arc not prepared for any such reform. We have to work out thelr salvation forthem.” It may Lo that this view of the matter Is an old one, but it was a rovelation to me. ADOUT TIH ONLY ENCOURAGING TIING vet Is tho kindlv attention of the President and Mra, Hayes to some of the delegatos, They were Invited to the White Tonse, and Miss Juila Bwith, *‘the Glastonbiry ow-woman," accompauled them. The Kast Room nud Blue and Red parlors were lghted up, to the intense delight of Miss Julia, who exclaimed, “Oh! graclous! how iny sister Abby would enjoy this honor] I must tell herall about it Then sha paced the East Room to got Its dimenslons, and fnquired Into the expeuse of fgnishing the parlors, going into detalts and making rapld caleulations, to the utter astontsiment of tho Prestdent and his wifo, who fnally bumored ber for the fun shio created. in tho munifest sympathy of Mr. and Mrs, Hayos the delegates thivk they have much to hope for. Thoy ¢lalin Mrs, Huyes a0 prosolyts to the faith, aud calmly await her actlon in thy premises. A CENSUS OP TIIR CONVENTION develops the face that It was larvety attended by Washington landladlos, s class wull worthy of mention, The boarding-liouse Kecpers of this city are sul generis, no ptus ultrs, and not tobe found elsowhero, To employ a Celtie style of Hlustratlon, the man i3 to bo born who has cireumvented them, In sbarpness and in reading character they ure pe thing value it 18 in holdy Lhelr own aw has mate hersell 1 power {n the land. ‘Tha wetl-regulatod boardins-bouss of this sce- thon 18 generany furuliied with od plcked up at sales, T uct the sales at the must know that forelgn Ministers port thelr furnltite freo of duty, are removed thoy sell out uml)rutk:l‘- the casn, to the augmentation of thel ftles. 801t not unfrequently ocours that a son of man hunting around lor somtwhere 1o Jav his Weary head fs shiown inty a rouin the ¢ in which came from the French Jegat curtains from the Spanish, the pletures from the [taltan, and the heavy old surolture from the Germau. Theso routns command o fair price, but, after a man la comfortably eltuated, he misscs u enalr, then a sofy, at teogth thacure talns, and toally Lt roow bs aldiost stnpped. 8 unctimes they glve him & falr chance before despolling hitn, and tell him that a youug anil Leautlful lady wunts his room, ami won't g please take the uext vue, Euchaoted with the {dea of having bier close by and dupendent on s grallautry, bo cives up, ~ 8ho muves in, and, in a tew n)'o"uut agaln, to moke roow for a new bourder, §fa teliow refus ¢ L0 wove,away woes bis furniture, like Saucio VFanza's dinver 8t Barritariy, before be bas begun to enjoy it. TUE PUECTY-WOMAN KLEVENT enters Jargzely into the boarding-house mistress’ calculations,” At the parlur-window of almost every M private, botel,” you will scea youug, freal, und pretty face. Many 4 wan bas taken wauctuary i tho hope of havinz the pleasaut sucety of tho band-ome girl whom ho mukes vo doubt lives there. But sho is only a friend, and lives sowewhore vlso, aud the “ now boarder baunts the baile fu the bope of westing her, e bad expected ber tobe the sunsblue of his 1ife, and so she I8, for she comes in the ' woru- fug und stips out Just befors dark, snd he who 15 ouly at hume eventoes fouks for ber in valu, ‘Woe betide the man whio tluds that bix furnilure 13 left witact, That furetells evi), for befure louy down coines the constabulary with a l(atfiat, vs sowe such uferusd lecality, and Le must advance the weeplug laudlady some woney tw appedse th g of the law, or ove. futhe bowes to hths it due lare o ted, the young lady gen- ernlly remains until the manoy 13 paid, and adis her expressfons of pratitudy to those of the Iandindy, atter which sho decamnps, and the bodeder, who has got to stay until he eats his moncy up, sces her—If he sees her at all—nt the window of some other houe, whose rooms ¥ All of which makes it plain that * Hvlog jo Washiogton ' is attended with some Inconvenlence. Now, to go back. POLITICAL. Tilden's Excessive Deadness the Straw Which Broke Conk- fing's Back. arc not yet full, 3t was to alarze extent these hoarding-houso ladies who attended the Conventlon, clamored for rights, aml denounced “the tyrrany of man” They nre n tively interested In everything that put and Lo them the Convention, the S| i Amemiment, or anything else that will still further s®ure the present inequality, is something to be soughit after, The Annihilating Clap Which Imme- diately Followed from New Interest Excited hy tho Coming Demo. cratic Convention In Penn- CONC A few rested Congressmen are finding thelr ability will be ready utler fnvestiiration, screed, aml tho probable a the President on the Now York Lusiness, are the solu topies of conversgtion, Fatterson's sick- ness is Jooked uvon na o sham, and there s a gzreat deal of apeculation . as to what his inten- tlonaare, and what his ohject s {n keeping out of hisscat for the balance of the sesslon. stress §s lald wpon the tact that none but Demo- cratic Bauators have called upon him, and {t s nssumedt that thele visits portend a Job, through which Patterson Is to be kept out of sight, untll the whole SBouth Carelina diflculty has It 1snlso said-that had the Republicans shiown hlm tommon gourtesy, and visited hins In his dlstress, he would have tractable and listcned to thelr arguments, but i.lmlr negleet of him has madu him stil) more way back, and Jdn all Dissensions ‘iq ths Republican Pu;'ty Brightening Democratio Oplalon that lo(filng Short of Revolution Can Shake President fayos' Title, OONRLING’S DEFEAT. T3 OF TOR NAW YORK TIMES. Duate 19 The Chicazo Tribwne. NEw Yorx, Jan. 1l.—In an editorial on the prospects of & Congrosstanal Investigation as to President Hayes' title the Times says: * The ‘Washington vorrespondent of the Sun ought to know whereof ho speaks when he mssignan general dislike to Mr. Tilden as in part an ex- planation of the unwilllagness of the Democrats in Congress to reopen the fssucs involved fn There can be no doubt that this aversion to Mr. Tilden tended vory much to recoucile,the ropresentatives of the party to o result which at ouo time they seemed disposed to contost to the bitter eod, Thelr caudidate hnd been to them A HIEAVY DUIDEN. Mr. Manton Marble's presontation of claims to a renomination in 1830 shows that nelther he nor the clique surrounding him reallzes the extent .of his unpopularity [n his own party. The fesling is as the writer contemporary describes. Happlly £id of Mr. Tilden, the party in Congress will do nothing to liit him again into promi- It will ot inaugurate a hopeless con- flict tn relation to Mr, Hayes' titlo for the sole purpose of keeping Mr. Tilden and helping him toplay the game which Mr, Marble has in- cautiously revealed. Tho primo cause of and - hercafter cxerclsa no control over bim, the Republican S¢nators have no likl terson, amd no faith In him. Tney wouldn't turn a straw to vontrol him. oud ;the crrcumstances surrounding him make Nim unreliable, and it s generally assumcd here that o mau loses vasto who gocs near him. have nover seen o tnan mure completel, clsed, politieally and soclally. small matter of wonder, 1 he were really sick and Lo die, for sucha beap of abloguy hasuever before been latd on o human acalp, matter of astonishinent that he 1 Hving uutdl this time, I1is disposition the P'resldentinl count. It would Le s YR, Butler's resolntion Investigating the alleged sale of Patterson to the upon as a battle-flaz. A terriblo contest fs ox- cted, and o goneral tearing up of old ssues Yet there does not scem to be any real basta for such gory anticipations. liat the resolution will be not impossible that some- thing more directly affectlng Butler himsell may distract his attentlon from other mat- ters temporarily. Cawmeron will the committee sent Butlcr's conuectlon with the Hambury mas- sacre, ‘The report has always been withheld on various pretexts, but it Is vow claimed that it will bu futroduced, with a resolution which will distract Senator Butler's attention from his own cfforts to screen Mr, Patterson, report was prepared by Red ath, the Lyceum Mentleman, and is an (ntensely sensationnl doc- mment, gotten up with headlines aud sub-heads, and exudes carnage at every pore, wero read during Butler's contest fur hls seat, but the cuntents of the docuwnent have beeu rednlously scrcened from the publle graze by 1t gives o full and complote history of the whole Hambure flcht, amd But- Ier’s vonnection therewitl, thoroughly ideotily- ine him with the horrors of that massacre, and then procecds to show that lic was olocted by frand, nnd fun no way entitled toa seat i the United States Scnate. Butiee's friends threaten a terrible batr-tear- inz mutch when the fight comes on. TDemocracy {s Jooked no evidenco yet touched, and it 1 which has come overthe splrit of certain Re- publican leaders may be traced with equal dis- tinctness. They havediscovored that tho party in wnoze name thoy propused to {mpugn Mr. Hayes' title scouts the proposition as an at- tack upon Its own integrity. ceedings of the New MHampshire Conventlon taught them o fesson for which they wero not It had been assumed that the cold- ness toward the President, occasfoned by his Southern pollcy and the alienation of au intlu. ential - minority consequent upon his trifiing with Civil-8ervico' reform, would render the talk of bLresking down tho Administration No man imnelues that Mr. W, E, Chandler, of his own will, under- took to read Mr. ifayes out of the partv, TOERR WAS A BCHEMH AFLOAT to forcc him to make terms with Jobbers and corruptlonists in tho matter of "patronage, tho Commlittee. comparatively casy, unkind ailusions in nity is offered him, ho will ereate o serlcs in the Ropublican rewardless ol conscgtiences to bimself, Tt {s in- sist-d on his behalf that he is birth, education, and orofession, and thilt he witl funugurate u phyaieal disturbance noon de- teeting the lirst provoeation. breed fun i tho Senator llves up to the prom- Ises ol lis friends, for the first effort in that tine will briog down upon him the Hou, Hanni- Hamifn, tho celebrated duellst and crack shot. And floally as to the President’s intontlons, thoso who are nearcst to him aud tn position to secure his views, declars empnatieally that ho Il let the New York Custom-iHouse alone, 861.d|n no moreuppolntments, and payno further attention to the matter. whether this course leaves him in tho position of one defeated or not. to preeipitate and then fight ns the Scaate Is at prusent constituted. If the nspect of rhould change he may tako somo actlom, but ns hom; 08 thoy staud as_ they do ho will % me. a fre-entor by | selected o put considered as o piece of coutroveray. own record rendered It contemautible. wlire-pullers continued thelr work. ler piped aud danced, and the blager persons behind the curtaln Legan to beliove that a strony Republlean current ran dn thefr dirce- ‘The duinas at Concord ungecoived theur, The chosen Chaudler, lnstesd Republicans of bis own State i the revolt agalnst tho Administration, was REFUDIATED AS A POLITICAL TRAMT, and o coursa the verv opposite of that which ho had marked out has been followed. upon the cabal at Washington was instanta- ‘This bids falr to t ucadivg the e does not care He docs not propose forthwith they protestod fhat they had been grievonsly misunderstood, have disclalmed the purpose which 0o was acarcely concealed. They nssuro us that they were never base onough to menace tho party “with disru, they inight avenge thelr PEISONAL BLIGUTS nnd re-cstablish thelr ascendency in the Depart- Chandler could not 6 never meant whal THE RECORD, Wasnixato¥, D, C.,'Jan. 11.—The Speaker lald befora the House several Ezocutive docu- ption fn order that Even tho unhap rest until bio declared tha! iu his published letters, Lo plaln ublican Intrigue questionas a means of suabling tha worst cloments of the party to control Its On wotlos of Mr. Brage, leave was given to the Milltary Committeo to have the testimony taken by It printed, and to roport at any time. The fotlowing billa were Introduced and re- 80 ends thy e the Proaldential THE PRESIDENT, CONGIESS CAN DO NOFHING IN 1118 OASE. T the Editor of The Tribune, Cnicaco, Jan, 11.—1 am met daily with the question, What will Cougress do about ousting the Presidontl Similar questions aro ralsed by the mowspapers, and some very good people are unnccesarily ngitated by thom. I trust the publle mind will soon bo at rest on the subject; but it Is apparent that the Democracy s hunt- ing around for an {ssuc; it hae noue now,— nothing to go to the people with in 1850, After the Presidential election the cunndry was divided on the question whether the Preal- dent of the Beuate or the two Ilouses of Congress should count the votes, Tho fur- theg question was ralsed, and Insisted upon by that Congress could o back of the 8" and review the procecdings of the ‘To avold all trouble passed providing for o mmisslon proceeded to 1t reported its conglusions to s of Conuress, i nd_the two Houses concurred layes was duly inaugurated retu, 60 that tho votes wers can- ally in the wanuer provided by The Electoral Commlssion declded that 1t could not review tho rot that each Btato had appowted, in such inahner slatnre thercof had dir number of Electorait wadentitled to. Thesoaues- tiuns were detlultely and permang ths decision * was coneurs every ofticer and department which cduld pos- 0 o about it under any omote tho depolt of sav- fngs and the refunding of the national debt. By Mr. Sapp—T'0 glve construction to tho net providing for tho reaumptivn of specio pay- alyo, authorlelng the Secretary of the I'reasury to {asue coupon bonds of the "denain- Ination of $15, 326, 850, and §100 for tho Inve: B Lo s the pont of order that the busk . lalo s 2" whiah geeupied. tha. Houte yosterday shoald By Mp; Prico—To pre noms which ocen come up to day aa unfinished busine: Tha speaker overruled Lie point, private-Lill duy, Mr, flaje tticn salsed the question of consldera« tlon, and tho Houso thon voted to st aeidy the private oasineas and to resume considorativn of the untiuisbied bustneda of yusterday. Ar. Halo moved thi previous aubatituto reparted yeslerday from which s to the effect that the com- 1% tu mako invostiations may at ai tinio apply to the House for lcaye to vewl for pere sone snd papers, but requiring tuel & siatowmont of charces, The previou not sseonded—100 o 11 e, Wood then olere Jale's resolutivn, State Canvassing Boas and danger, an_act w 4 substitute for Mr, und demanded the guestlon, the substitute being the orlginal o i notnt that the Commmittes of Whala hiaving refected tho propotition now wed, the louse cunld not be saked to vote o "o Speaker, tlon without chun hear the case Mr, Hule mailo t thereln, and M, fter somo colloquy, overruled L stated that tho vute nus rat taken on tho report of the Commlites—that bs, on Mr, Hale's substitute, usstion was socondud, voiu wis ol Birchard's amendmont to il eiglh rusolution, which was to Insert the words au- comaitiees fo apply to tho louse fs power 19 send for persons and pajer amendmont waa refected —yeas, ‘P boxt voto was taken on tute otferud to-day (b tl ally u,ra:;uml). und it was sdoplod—ycas, 1115 tho Cunstltution. in thelr methods of transacting thelr business they ars literally Nosl. A man can't blame them, for they have been cultivated to a state of misans thrape by irresponsible people who conslder a 8 unless they have atolen it, and st auch invaders that the boarding-house keeper of Washinygton sibly have anythiy conatruction of the mer ended . when tho canviss was ,and {t becamo reswljudicata. The or a ruview ot becn a canvass made by Benate {n the presenca of the two Houses, and with thelr concurrence, no power ou earth could review the® result; nnt the fact thut thers was a commission which ulse concurred does not render tho cuncluston less he resolution aa origta- (New York) saked lcavo Lo offor a res wzlug tho Prosden 1o refusing to recognlze thy present Gov- of Mexico uuder Uon. Dins, with such © de:s, correspondence, and ofher docnmiculy as to that wabyect. 1lsie—"I'kat matter fe before tho propar Come tuu of the louse. . 3. Cox—1 simply avk i£s reforence to the Com- mitiee ou Forenn Ailairs. Tlile ~i haww no objection to that. “The revolution was Alr. Lutirell offeced o resolution inal Comtmnittce on Ways and M2ane to inquire Inta thy wanagement of those ports of entries where tho expenses are larger than their recetpty. “I'ne 1louso thow cunvidered prvaty businass, Among the reports made was one fron the Comn- mitteo ui Parergn Adalrs adverso (o the claim of onio Pellotier for fudumnity from the Govern- Conatltution nowh the case, ‘Hud the the President of 1 to conununicate s and ends landiadivs greatly af- watlon huouses, for you e lierd e that when a®canvass fa provided for, with nd whoen they uo provisiun for o review of It. ue lu case of o cuntest und no appeal is provided for, thy whule with the canyass or contest, Mr. Huyes 13 fn the oftice; iy election a as forinal us that of any of his vredocessors, and no mode 13 pro- that record or reviewlug lor can Congress, unde r own plle and tho tutense dethelit ol the bourding-house divio. motier must e 28 thu cass ina) 0t 1, :hu the proceodings. ower expressod o necessarlly ing “vustitution, pass any law providiug for a re- view. 'The rwde of derermining his'election fs prescribed by the Canstitution,—and nothing now §3 ln order but dequiescence oF revolution, Auy attempt by the Democracy to disturb the titly of tho President will be revolutiou, noth- fugz more, nothing less. Aud {f the Democracy bas no other capltal to do business with, its political bankruptey h dcuru:,l s Yewolutlon udupted thu papors In the caso ransmittud 1o thy President without recom- good deal of divcusslon on one pri- TN potit.ons frant Phlladulphls rtun, uwil 0ilicr cltiun f0r gho b 1asuge ersone without preference telegruphi communication tlales and foreign cuuntrics, sjuction uf all applicat.ons fur excluave vate bill, out 1o il wad of 8 law giving to sl riilssion to catabllsl tween the Uulte axus P, Roor. PENNSYLVANIA. TiK DEMOOKATIC TATE CONVENTION, Bpeclal Correspondaice of The Tridune. PITT4BURG, Jan, 10.~The comiug State Dew- citing unusual Jatorest Allegheny aud a few Afior the ndlournmont 3 Desiocratls caucus was | wunoanced for uncay aftorooon. Pttt A AL OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEW3. PriLADELPILA, Jou, 11.—Arrived, steamsbip Lord Clive, from Liverpool Nekw Yomk, Jan. 1l.—Arrived, steamabis Cultfe, from Liverpool; Auatralls, from Lon- LiveurooL, Jan. 1l.—Steamshlp 1Uyrian, from Boatou, has e ——— THE CHARTER OAK LIFE. Haurrorep, Conu., Jan. 11.—The Tusurance Commlssloner this worniog wade application for the appointment of a Hecelver for the Char- ter Qak Li ¢ losurauce Company aud temporas The Judss gruuied the njus tion und vrdered thy ofticers lnto coure Munday uext 1o show cause, If suy, why the apnllcation »u03L Bt be ranted. ouratte Convention is in all purts of the Btal adjointng countics are in faver of ex-Conwress- | maon Hopkiny, *grat, jast, spd 8i) the time," while tho castern and central gountles ure equally enthusigstic for State Bcator ML, who 14 atrougly backed by the Walluce intiuence. The Barr faction fn this county, which is smail but iutlueatial, will support llopkius as 8 mat-. ter of locul duty, though If thcy saw their way cleur they would probably kecp vut of the Hght witogether, a3 they foel cercmonjous wauuer in which the Guberuatorlal chlel have becn catedly wipped in the bud Ly the H wa und Wallace fucttous. Lare has becu u standing sapirations ol udidate fur viovers or, but has never succeeded In rallying more than a Corporal's guard to his support. Ay tributing his lll-luck 1o the upposition of the two gentlemen befors named, he fs disposed by take & littlo part {n the pending contest aq liy prominent position will ptlow. Ne vertheless, the fight promises 1o be oneof unusual vigor and Interest. One of tho fssnes sthich hiave heen sprung fs, whether the county or State should be held responeible for lossey and dainaze vcensioned by the Iate riots, Mr, Hupkins hulds that the Siata should paw whicl makes him *‘soltd ** fn Allczheny County, every ano of whose delegates to tise State Convention have been fnstructed (o vote for hm_ from tirst to tast. Mr, Dill, on the contrary, who put ra. flects ex-Senator Vallace's opinfon, maintaing thattnecountyshouldbeheld)iable, Allnttempty hitherto made to harmonize the Eastornand Western wings of the Democracy on this ques. tiou hiave afgnally fatled. The war will, there. fore, be carried fnto the Conyentlon and Jose: cute to thebitter end, JU should probably be stated that the [epublican party of Allegheny Couuty, aimost to a man, hold the same views o Lhio rlot case as Mr. Hopking, and sro boost: iog him along at every favorable opportunity, What wili the result bol It Is sudeniabls that Mr, Hopkins s larzely fn the minority, The enatern and central countles are a unit fn opposition to the position assumed by all pac. ties in Allegheny that the State should vay the riot damages. The lines in the Conventlon will pe’ distinctly drawn, and Dill, having o 1nrge majority of the delegates, will recelve the nominatlon, This resuit at present sevms in. evitable, Assuming, then, that Mr, DIl will re. celve the Denocratle nomination for Gar. crnor, what are his chances at the polisp It 1s well known that the Democracy do ail thelr fighting omong themsclves previously 1o making nominations; their candidates once In the fieid, lluiymlly to their support as if there neyer had been anv differonces among them. There is no authority for believing thay the cage will be different this thne. It is, there- fore, almost certaln that thu Harrlsburg nomi. nee will receive the united support of i party, which, from Jocal canses principally, has been galnlug strength In Penusylvaulu . for. several years past, and which last fall suceccded In electing thelr enlive 8tate ticket, It is different with tho Republicans, 'Thev fight atter as well as hefore moking nomiuations. This year thelr divielons _sro more marked and bitter than usual, The Cuatom-llones imbroglio at Philadeiphin, uuless quickly catled, will cost the party 10000 votes. The riot case also threatens to afsteact the tounsels of the party, The Hon. R. W. Mackaoy hus offcred hia scrvices aa peacemnker, but he confesses he hins hut lule hope of succeediug, The Camerons are also pouring ofl on the troudbled waters, but have met with only Indifferent success, prin. cipally becauso thoy uvhold Eastern and Tznors Western {nterests. Unless theso divisions ln the party can be healed, nud all parts of It be broaght nto complote harmany, the chances are the Democrnta will secara the prize, ‘Thls, fn view of tha unsettlcd condition of National and State allalrs, would be vothing loss thaoa public misfortune. Foresceing this possiblo re sult, the ltepublicans should forthwith set avout hoaling the party, 50 as to present o united front to the cuemy in the peuding struggle, Bliould thoy do Luis promptly and elfoctually, they will stand o good chaucs nt the polls; otherwise, they will permit the State Govern. ment to pass fiito the kands ot the Democrucy, The Hon, Henry B, 1Ioyt, formerly Chalrinsn of the Republican State Central Comumittee, scems to bo the coming man for the Republican nomination in opposition to.Dill. He 18 popu-, lar, and, i{ carefullyeoached, will give Dills closc rup, it ho ao tiot, ludeed, win the race, 8hould the Democrats pull through, Reoublie- ans will bave nono hut themselves to blawe, At present the Democrats appear to oceupy the vantago ground, MISCELLANEOUSB. LAPURTS, IND. Spectal Dispateh to The Cricago Tribune, Lavoure, Jnd., Jan, il.—During the past weeka petition was clreulatod andsigned by the business men and cltizens to have a meeting at the Opora-House to discuss the silver question, Pursuant to the call about 300 responded. The lon. J. P. Early was chosen Presidont aud Gen, Qleason and Judge Farrand Vice-Prealdents, Specchea were'made by the Hon. M, H. Wier, Mayor, and by the Ifon. M. K. Farraud, Resvlutions were adopted, the sense of which was, ~ ‘“that the sliver cofn should be restored as a full legal-tender for all debte, both public and private; that the great ahrinkago {u values and the near bank. ruptey ‘ot noarly all busioess interests, Is dus largely to the contraction policy of our Federal Admihistratign, begfuning with tho year 1847, and continuibg under the Reaumption act, an there should be but one vaper monoey, anil that to be tssucd by the Government.” "The reso- {utions will be sigued and no doubt sent to Con- Rress, TIE NORTR CAROLINA SENATORSIIP. Wasningron, D. C., Jao. 11.—The best-ln- formed poltictana from Nurth Carolina say that 8enator Merrimon will bo nynlnted br Gov, Vande Chicl-Justice of tue Htata in pla Judge Pearson, deccased. In such avent tl Indications are that either R. T. Dortel, of Uollsboro, or J. M. Leach, of Lexington, wlil be Morrimon's successor In the Senato. A BOUTIEHN 1THM. Cuanveerox, 8. C., Jan. 11.—Returna from the soecial election for county officers held In (icorgetown County, the 8th inst., indicate the election of tho whole Republican’ ticket, which Is composed exclustvely “of colored men. Tho - negro vota was as solld as at any election held ¢ sluce reconstructlon, 5 Syectal Dirpatch to Tha Chieaao Yribine, Laxsixg, Mich., Jaa, 11,—~Conslderable Inter est 18 manitested in the Chalrmanship of the Republican State Committee, A meeting s soon to becolled, and plans lafd for the uest campaign in this State, Through courtesy to tho late Chairman, Mr, 8. D, Bingbam, the clection of that offfcers will bo left’ to the next Convyentlon, Bpectal Disvatgh ig The oheaqs Tritn fal 00 10 Lhe vAlcago ne. SprninarieLy, 1L, Jan. 11,—~Advices recefved heru to-day from Qulncy, Puns, Decatur, Bloow- i and severul other points, rge delegations to tho Sliver -Convenition on the 15th, and = very luro- gathenng 18 cxpected, {ho * Senale Chamber has been securcd for the scssions of the Couvention. ki ORE, New Yonk, Jan, 11.—The Cotton Exchange has adanted . resofutions, iu_ opposition to the Bland Sliver bill. THE WZATHER, Orrice or Tum Ciner Bioxan Orricss WasninatoN, D. C., Jan, 12—1 s, m.Budics tluns—For the Lake region, diminishing south- erly, shiftivg to, couler northerly winds, rislog burometer, and cvoler cloudy or partly cloudy woather, with aceasional snow or rain, » BOUAL UBSEKYATIONN. 2 Cuigago, Jaa. 1. par. |Tae I Wind, | Vel.y B, Weane n. 20,000 3% | HO N, Zwd 2 | s ier . 43 | 0u |8, 40 {¥alr. 'ratr, Cloudr. Kl Msxtaum, 44; minfuan, 35 OENEL, Laud?. WHAT BOGARDUS WILL DO, Svectal Disvaich to The Chiragn Tyidund, Naw Youk, Jan, 1l.—In reply to tue cbsh leuga . of DeCsrver, of San Francisco, Cook A. H, Bogardua’sayst “Iwill aceept DeCarver three offers s follows: No. 1, to break mor® glass bulls thrown from a Bogardus trif twenty-live yards rise, than any man io 166 world} 2, to breuk 1,000 glass bally quicker with -8 sholzun thau auy man Iivumn-‘hh" Lreak more gliss balls from a hores's buck, U N horse to be 0n @ run twWeuty-one yards trow ! : balls, than aoy man in e world can bn-mkh thizty yards aud staod ou the groand. I8l wager ‘suu a slde sud upwards in each of tbr watches. [ will agreo to let DeCarver nané tle tins sud place, providing the matehed shot East.” ——— THE_COAL MEN. PawapeLruis, Pa., Jun, 11.—Coal men ant more hopeful to-day, Thomas A. Scott bavisk wlcgraphed from New York that ct su fufors gatbening of conl Presiacuts there, nmulz Tieuts kad been wade which warranted bin ving that he belleved u combiuution Wl s Letfiotid fu 1ng carly part of next weeks