Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1878, Page 1

e VOLUME XXXII, L1FE INSURANCE. NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE U. §. OF A, WASHINGTON, D. C. CHARTERED Cash Capital, BY CONGRESS. $1,000,000. A STRONG STOCK COMPANY, TENTEH ANNUAL STATEMENT. JANUARY 1st, 1878. " ASSETS. Calted States Bonds (market yalue)......... Conaty, City, and Town Bonds (market value). Ratiroad Bonds and Corporate Stocks. TLoazs secured by callaterals (value of securitles, .$ 448,860.50 . 2406,310.00 . 38,000.00 3177,208.88 Losnssecured by First Mortgages of Real Estate (property mortzaged originally appratsed at £3,623.221).. Resl Estate, Company's Bullding. Resl Estate taken under foreclosure of morts Cash tn Dunk and in Oftice.. Losussecured by Policies in force (value of Policles. $109,833) Interests and Lents Acerued .. ‘Premiums In course of coliection (aet)... Deterred Seml- Annual and Quarterly Premiums (net), ‘BllisRecelvable and Ledger Balances. Office Furniture and Commuted Comm1ssions. Total Assets, Jag. 1, 1876... 1,901,200.49 .00 56,395.90 03,985.97 38,097.56 54,747.01 8,281.60 14,190.00 51,0233 LIABILITIES. Peserve. ot Relnsurance Fund, on all fnsurance obligations, Including reserve on policies lapsed and lisble to restoration, and the Mability for unearned premiums patd in advance, computed by the American Experience Table of Mortallty, with interest at 6 per cent, {n accordance with the terms of the policics sad of the charter. Death Claims reported, but not due (RF088). .. -~ Total Liabllities, Jan. 1, 1878.. Surplus, being Security Additionz}l to Reserve. Nember of New Polictes lssued during the year. .. Anount of New Insurance issued during the year..... JRatio of Assets to Liabilities, The assets of the Company are excellent in quality, as well as ample in guantity. There was charged to profit and loss during the year $155,358.79 in order to reduce the mssets to correspond to the present depressed standard of values. $2,626,838.11 95,710.00 1,300,814.83 . 1,862 -58,311,274.00 This amount does not represent absolute loss, but only temporary shrinkage. The insurance furnished by the NATIONAL is as socure and perfect as can be given. The premiums charged are much less than mutual rates, and the difference is equiv- alent to larger dividends than are paid by mutusl companies. The Large Capital, the Large Adccumulations, and the Large Surplus, the Low Rates, the Definite Contracts, and t.lle Liberal Policy of the NATIONAL, render it Especially Worthy the Patronage of the Public and the Confidence of its present Policy-holders. DIRECTORS: SAM’L M. NICKERSON, JOHN V. FARWELL, ANSON STAGER, H. H. PORTER, A. A. CARPENTER, FRANK D. GRAY, GEO. C. CLARKE, F. H. KALES, . EMERSON W. PEET, J. ALDER ELLIS, JOEN M. BUTLER, - A. 8. PRATT. Business Office : Chicago, I11., 157 to 163 LaSalle-st. FRESH MEATS. TO REN ToProvision Dealers Hotels, Restaurants, and Consumers Generally, we are selling all kinds of FRESH BEEF & PORK Such a5 Lotns, Ribs. Steaks, and Hoasts of Beef, Ssu- tages. Sparcribs, Tenderlolns, Lard,and Smoked Hams, Bolognss. etc., 8t unprecedented low prices to suft the Dard timea.at our Packing House at Unlon Stock-Yards and Branch Markets, 150 and 182 Esst 354 80 South Water-st, _Send in your orde; CHICAGO PACKING AND PROV FINANCIAL. IF YOU WANT VEY ON itngton-st. atches, Bonds, &c., at reasonable rates, go to D. LAUNDER, Private Banker, 120 Randolph-st., Rooms 5 and 6. Estebliched 1854, TOWN OF LAKE BONDS. - Proposals will be received until January eight- senth (16th), A. D. 1878, by the Board of Trustees of the Town' of Lake, Cook County, Illinois, for thessle to the town of twenty-five one thousand (81.000) dollurs each of the eeven (7) per cent s of zaid town, to be paid for from the acca- mulated Sinking Fund now on hand. The bids must state disunctly the price per bond _uunh'e of accrued intercst. 'u";h:}:lull;t_idrucrvu éne ggnun accept o:fi njcc# ids received, and to accepta jon O 207 bide snbmitted. Labl poeals must be addressed to A. B. Condit, rer, Room six (6). No. 94 Dearborn-st., [Chicago, Tlipois. GEORGE MUIRUEAD, President of the Board of Trustecs. | | COUNTY ORDERS And City Vouchers Bought By LAZARUS SILVERMAX, Chamber of Commeree. $10,000 to $30,000 "‘:"hmmcnmu improved nside property at lowest ket rates, JOHN G. SHORTALL, HKoom 2, 164 Randolph-st. Peaple’s Building & Loan Association, Lowns 90 WASHINGTON-ST. ummlde 10 members on very favorable terms, L"”j :h.nd low fnterest. A limited amount of stock ‘¢ 15th serics can now be h: . HARRI: N KELLEY, Sec's. EDUCATIONAL, INIVERSITY OF NOTRE DANE, NOTRE DAME, IND. JTuis Lnstitution affords students sn opportuntts of 3iwil e Classical, Scleatise. or Commerclal “Wn%-;rrnnys ; ?“fi;:?_e urse of Civil Engineer- Fomd Term Sci ear wiil 78 Fof eI schojanic Year wil begin Feb. 1, 167 VERY REV. W. CORBY. C. S. G HOME SCHOOL, Tndiey 1225 Indiana-av. Dargnidusl and Class Instruction at reasonsble rates. Higher [ipchlnf sesalons. . Primary, Intermediate, sud fifififi“fl‘"}r german, Pror. Zur Brucke, 7. i 20 For ermn aqarens. o o encet RS. R. C. ROSS, Principal. Ao Drawing Classs uwdayat 2 p.m.. on Tuesdsy. Thursdsy, and ‘han :"_.p'xxn Instruction piven iz mechanical %, 1ag e drawinR. - Also fn India Ink, Sepis. Cray FOR RENT. DESIRABLE OFFICES IN THE - TRIBUNE BUILDING TO RENT. WM. C. DOW, Room 8 Tribune Building, TO RENT. The second, third, and fourth floors of 73 and 75 Monroe-st., each 54x80, lighted on three sides. May be altered to suit ten- ant. J. R. WALSH, 42 and 44 Randolph-st. FOR RENT. ‘The building Nos. 10,12 and 14 Lake-st., 688x120, formerly occupied by us. Has all improvements, steam_elevator, steam heat- ing pipes through entire building, fire-proof vaults, hard-wood offices and staircases, all conveniences for shipping and receiving goods. Inquire at our_ office, N. E. corner of Washington.st. and Wabash-av, H. A. KOHN & BROS. Stores for Rent. Stores 112 and 114 South Clark-st,, Infrst-class order. Reatlow to good tenzats, Avply HAKLES GOODMAN, ‘Room 43, 116 Washington-st. FOR RENT. Brick barn, 10 minutes from Conrt-House. 10 or 20 horsce. i, W. DRYER, 233 Statc-st. Apply to OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. AMERICAN LINE. Philadelphia and Liverpool. The onis transatlantic line safllng under the Ame can Flag. {ling every Thursday from Philadelph and Wedbesdzy from Liverpool. RED STAR LINE, Carrying the Belgian and Unized States madls. _Saflin Svery twelve daya, alernately from PHILADELPHL and SEW YORK. DIRECT aod ONLY to ANTWERP. {ts in amounts to sult. s PETER WRIGHT & SONS, Gen'l Ageuts, 119 East Randolph-st., Chicago. W.E. LAWRENCE. Manager. % CUNARD MAIL LINE. Sailing three times s week toand from British Porta. Lowest Prices, %pply at Compeny's Office, morthwest corner Clark and Randolph-sts., Chicago. F. 1. DU VERNET. Geperal Western Agent. WHITE STAR LINE. Unlted States and Royal Mall Steamers between York and Liverpool. For pastage sopiy 19 Company’s office, 48 South Clark-st. ALFRED LAGERGREN, General Western Ageat. Drafts on Great Britaln and Ircland. TAMILY ByARDING qu‘- carefit i) s OPTICIAN, NASSE, OFPTICIAN, Tribune Building. SKATES. Plstol perium, . 83 { ATE IMERICAY diadison CLUB, Acnie, Ice King, and al thie_leading Club Skates. M e GRATES AN LS. y Gold “and Nickel at KELLEV'S Catlery und kR ¥ S riat RN e itmed, and SLATE MANTELS. P RODASCO & RUMNET 262 STATE-ST. e Ohicw CHICAGO, SUNDAY. JANUARY 13, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES ailp Teibnne, PRICE FIVE CENTS. ART GALLERY. MERCHANT TAILORING. PANTS TO ORDER At l{e{lm Prices ! We are still buey, and to keep the ball 1 motion, we will MAKE TO ORDER For the next 30 days: PANTS AT $5, Eoriich QUR Price bos PANTS AT §6, Foruich QUK Prtce has 7 PARTS AT §7, Foryieboun reice 48,50 PANTS AT §$8.50, Eoryrhich ook rece $10 SUITS AND OVERCOATS AT ASTONISHING LOW FIGURES, ' RT’S POPULAR TAILORING HOUSE, 179, 181 & 183 Clark.st., EPOPENTILLOP. M. Cor. Monroe. FURNITURE. TW0 HAGNIFICENT SUTES OF OPERATING ROOJS, M. BRAND still contin= ates and will continue to fur- wish the most beautiful Cabinet Photographs At the extraordinarily low priceof $6 PER : The quality supérior to any produced in the city, artistic and elegant in every respect. CARD PICTURK The very best, at the uniform price of 5 $3 PER DOZEN! Sitters can select any style of cards at the same price. & PERMARERT PORTRAITS 1N PURE CRAYON A SPECIALTY. tF™A Special Avtist for PHOTOGRAPHING CHILDREN. Sittings by appointment. e="8TUDIOS AND GALLERY, 210 & 212 Wabash-av. DIANCNDS, WATCHES, Etc. Extra Low Prices Marble-Top Chiamber Sets, = $40.00 Parlor Suits, 7 Pieces, - - 4500 Marbie-Top Centre Tables, -~ = 7.50 LOWEST PRICES in the city for First-Class Furniture. DECIDED BARGAINSin our Kitchen Goods Department. A few more Patterns of our Extra Low Priced Carpets left. CHICAGO CARPET CO., E- S Q@E (General Hbuse-Furnishers,) 233 State-st., 014 Stand of ALLEN, MACKEY & CO. POULTRY EXIHIBITION. It is the grand-| 21t is to contin- ost exlibit of Puc morings, af- perfect POUL iernoons, TRY, PIGEORS, Birds, Pet Dogs, &, &, ever Jnown, 0 U POUL T R By all close buyers that N. MATSON & CO. sell Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, and Silver Goods at least 10 per cent cheaper than any other house in the city. They guarantee €every article as represented. Mr. 0. C. HANSEN, well known in this city, has been added to thelr Watch-Repairing Depart- and evenings until NEXT It is the Third TAV It is at the Ex- | 5. : Annual Exhibi- L position Build- | State and Monroe-sts. tion of the Na-{gpling, emtranes | =g tional Poultry| Ejon Monroe-st. — AssTofiiati‘qns.t hinissin, | KELLLEY, o Steam 5 LAUNDRY. & CO.’ DEALERS IN LACKAWANMA, LUSP LEHIGH, l L BLOSSBURGH, & b BRIER TLE | Wholesale and Retail at lowest market rates, MAIN OFFICE-Ko. 97 WASHINGTON-ST. FAMITY WASHING. ROUGH DRIED. reads for finishing st home. at the Jow rate of $1.50 per 100 pleces: 50 pleces for 31. No family bundle Tough Dried forlese than $1. Bundies called for and delivered free of charge. MUNGER’S LAUNDRY. OFFICES—46 North Clark-st,, 126 Dearborn-st,, 608 Wabash-ar., 901 Coftaze Grove-ar. BUSINESS CARDS. SIMMONS & CULLERTON’S Detective Burean & Collection Aenc, 191 & 193 Clark-st. Only the best detectives emploved. Satisfaction guarsnteed, Chattel Mortsages forcciosed, and Dis- train Warrints served. Chargs reasonable. DENNIS SIMMO: E. F. CULLERTH NOTICE. TAXES VS, MORTGAGES, Mortgagecs snould see tyat thefr tnterest {3 not jeop- ardized by T. SALES CIt DEEDS, be! a first Men upon Real Estate. Tax Abstracts furnishel and fnformation glven by D. J. AUBBARD, 174 Dearborn-at. LADIES! MRS. HATTIE M. HULL. of 270 West Madison-st., ‘has now opensd her new ialr Store at 40 Monroe-st., Palmer House, The superlority of ler **Gossamer Waves™ s well known. Glve lier s il for anything in Halr Goodsat lowest prices. CHAMPAGNE WINES. For Sale Everywhere. FOI SALE. B "FOR SALE, A Tot of the latest improved Clothes Wringers at the re= markably low price of $3.93 each. - &. W. WHERLER, 141 Lake-st. KEROSENE AND GAS FiXTURES, COLEMAN GAS APPA- | e keep a full stock of elther DI é B@ 0 N DS RATUS £KD OLL [0, |Eoepreese aTeo aditver o - 232 (] between Jackson and Adams. Show to the best advantage. and are_warranted secure wlien set by A. LAUDERBACK. Diamond Jewelry uaufacurer, dison-st.. sonihwest corner State, ne fiight. ' enounting of Diamonds 8 speclalty. IRA HOLMES 88 WVashington-st., Chicago, TAKE NOTICE. . The State, County. Town. City, and other taxes for real estate and personal properts for 1877 and nrevons Fenrs, also the third fustallment Lincoin Park assess- fncist: are'now uus and payale at iny oflce, lioom 3. 45 North Clark-st. tkD J. MILLEL. Collector Town North Chicazo. THE ANNUAL ELECTION For Directors and Officers of the Hihernian Bankiog ‘Association will be held at Ita oftice on Monday, the 14th fust., between the hoursof 12m. and [ p. m. HAMILTON B. DOX, Casbier. STOCHHOLDERS MEETING. GENERAL BROKER, WINTER HRMES IN Communl!yen!ln?y}:;nnern 1nostly from Chicag ST[]CKHOLDEBS MEETING' WINTER IOMES. acre. and four acres, as Advantazes o Church and School. Two tralos dally. | The sangal mecting of the Stockholders of Rand, RERRIETEEE. o b Pootdsiorsy U cesired. B DA‘ Hiealthlest pertfon of the State, particularly benefleinl ¥ E Cory for the electlon, of eitcers, etc, fof 1. to Asthmairs and Consumpiives. TRt ote] the ensuln will be beld at the office of the Com- Eztggnqerinfim‘;(lon Rgd}'eleE. % l{l.]_{;. orJ. H. ifl;l g. d)lrlls_o:‘-‘lf.. Chicago, Monday, Jan. 21, \wiey, or Col. GEG. W. NASON, Liv 573, ai ock p. SRR e or ol GEO. ON, Live | 1575, at3 o'elock oWk ¢ ¢ oYNES, secrotarr. WASHINGTON. Administration Republicans Highly Pleased with the . Edmunds Letter. The Utter Overthrow of the Implacables Believed to Be Certain, Some of the Jobs to Be Under- taken by the Investiga- tion Mill. An Extract Showing Secretary Sherman’s Financial Views in 1868, Minister Washburne's Adminis- tration in Paris Highly Complimented. House Democrats Recognize the Short- comings of Their Clerk and Doorkesper. THE EDMUNDS LETTER. A GOOD WORD 1N THE RIGHT PLACE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunc. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The Herald's Washing- ton special says: Administration Republicans are delighted with the Edmunds letter to the President on Senatorial patronage, bucause they believe they see in it evidence that Edmunds will be hereafter the Administration leader i the Scnate. 11 this should prove to be the fact, the President would certainly have scored heav- ily against his opponents. It is understood thut the letter was the gesult of scveral conver- sations with the President, in which the Civil- Service views of Mr. Hayes were thoroughly discussed. Of course this letter, which fairly expresses the President’s sentiments, is conclusive in placing 1ts suthor squarely on the President’s side. Consequently it utterly breaks down the Senatorial patronage practice of late years and takes tue life out of tho usage known as COURTESY OF THE SENATE, under which the majority log-rolls to defeat nominations which Senators from a nominec’s State oppose. If Edmunds becomes the Admin- istration leader in the Senate, as seems proba- ble since this letter, bis success in attacking these abuses can hardly be doubiful. The tone of the letter indicates that the President, in re- turn for Congressional abstention from solicita- tion for appointments, is disposed to yield the immaterial point of voluntarily seeking Sena- torial information as part of the evidence upon which to judge fitness of appointments, with- out, however, gccepting such information as permanent or conciusive. Mr. Edmunds’ proposition is the same in sub- stance as that which Mr.. Trumbull, when in the S enate, embraced in the form of a bill, fre- quently urging its passage. This bill was ABSOLUTELY FROMIBITORY upon members of Congress, against whom pen- aities were provided for voluntarily soliciting or recommending the appointment of any person to_civil service. The zood understanding established between the President and Edmunds, followed by New Rampshire’s settling down upon William E. Chandler, has probably put an end to the dan- ger of the Republican revolt against the Ad- ministration. Among the signs of this is Conl- ling’s tardy disavowal of a purpose to assist in discrediting the President’s title. THE INVESTIGATIONS. SYNDICATE OPERATIONS. Special Dispatch to_The Chicago Tridune. WasmNgros, D. C., Jan. 12.—Under the Wood iuvestization resolution the old Syndicate is likely to bethoroughly examined. The Glover Committee still has possession of the old cipher telegram which was captured in that famous bundle of telegrams, and will undertake to ravel the riddle of the sphinx which they contain. Itis claimed that the dispatches will show that Cat- tell and other agents of the Syndicate at Lon- don demanded that the Secretary of the Treas- ury should give a premium to retain immense sums of money in London that they might use them, and draw interest from the banks in which they were deposited; that large sums of interest were collected, and that only 35,000 were ever puid the ‘Treasury, and that these telegrams will prove that story true. ANOTHER SUBJECT into which the investizators are eager to look ig the stale and exploded charge of the alleged overissue of bonds. This arises from the method of accountine in the Register’s and in the Treasurer’s oflice, growing out of the priat- ing of bonds upon what is called statistical puper. AlL the charges have beeu satisfac- torily explained. The number of sheets of paper sent to be printed and the num- ber of bonds -returned ‘very seldom agree. Many sheets are ipjured in_printing. These injured sheets are Gestroyed under the most careful regulations. The Democratic commit- fees are anxious to prove that these injured sheets destroyed are in fact bonds which have been overissied or stolen. THE DRAWBACK BUSINESS, There is also to be an investiration into the drawback business. There is said to be crook- edness there. The managers of the Real-Estate Pool Com- mittee are also cager to hunt up that allezed order of Gen. tirant to withdraw §1,500,000 from Jay Cooke before the failure, but thev have never been able to find it, and will not now. The schemes of the investigators will proba- bly be somewhat injured by the rivalry of the different Democratic cliqu THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING-OFFICE. The investizators will undertake to investi- srate the Government printing-office. They will not find any scandal there. Examination will show that the present rate of expenditures is about $100,600 annually less than the average for the previous fourtecn years. THEN AND NOW. SECRETARY SHERMAN'S VIEWS IN 1368, Sueciat Dispatch tn The Chicago Tribuns. Wasmsaros, D. C., Jan. 12.—Secretary Sherman does not always seem to have had as wuch prejudice against the debtor classes, the Iatter claim, that he now has, and at one time iu an oflicial report he foreshadowed the ruin im- pending upon the debtors; and thought to di- miuish the standard of coin for the relie! of the debtor, in order to that degree to lessen the inevitable hardship to him incident to a return to a specie payment, Was not a very gross injustice. . In a report upon international coin- age made'by tne then Senator Sherman June §,1508, which has almost been forgotton, THE POLLOWING PASSAGE OCCURS: 1t must be remembered thut all private debtsare now on the basis of legal-tender notes of far less intrinsic value than the proposed coin. The de- preciation of legal-tender hod the offect Lo diminish fhe value of ail debts and the property of all Croditors to the extent of the depreciation, and 13 only justifiable Ly the hizhest copsiderations of nationul safets. The resuiting process of return- Ing 102 specie oaats will be far more severe on the Gebtor class, Lut an increase of ine burden of deotor class by the instead of _ depreciated abzolute rumn Af the debt to the payment of coin paper money often produces Kiffout fapit in the debtor. All contracts now are on the legal-tender basis. Every priyate treditor wonld now take the new coin and would Ve lurcely benefited by the changed meaium of parment.. The small relicf of the debtor class Ly the slichily dimished standard of coin wiiltend to {hat degree to lessen the unavoidable hardship to him of & rewurn to specie paymeut. This relief would be eepecially just on the payment of long Donds issued by railroads and other corporations auring or since the War. which were almost umi- formly sold for depreciated paper money. Your Committee, therefore, conclude that as to all private debts or contracts the only provision neces- aary in this bill is to postpone tho operations of its legal-tender clause for a resonable time after the passage of the act. THAT VALENTINE SCRIP. ANOTHER MOVE. Soectal Dispaich to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasuixeroy, D. C., Jan. 12.—Chicago has only seen the beginniog of the litigation over the Valentige scrip. To-day Georze Wolf, of Freeport, Ill., made application to the General Land-Office for permission to’ survey the land between the outer limit of the old Fort Dear- born reservation and the lake, with a view of catering upon that tract with Valentine scrip. The application bas cometo the Survevor’s branch of the Land-Office in a private letter from Wolf, and another from a surveyor named Josel, both of Freeport. The letter of George Wolf is siened * George Wolf, for Lewis Ahren- dorff.” In this letter the following passage oceurs: Inclosed T send $20 ad'a deposit for the survey of my location_of Valentine crip, together witha statement of a competent and reliable surveyor. 1sent $20 to the United States Degositary as Chi- cago, but it was returned to me, they réfusing it a9 an individuat deposit for the purpose indicated. The lctter-head of Woll shows that heisa Justice of the Peace and Conseyancer, and that he hasan oflice oppusite the Court-House at Free- port. Tne letter-head ot the surveyor indicates that he is County Surveyor and Civil Engineer. with ah oflicer ut 49 Stephenson street, Free- port. It issigned * Francis E. Josel.” In his letter Josel savs, “I will send the tield notes of survey of location of Lewis Ahrendorf, v Valentine scrip, location E. No. 210; E. No. 211; E. No. 263, or part of the norttiwest fruc- tional quarter See. 10, Township 39, north range 14, east of the third principal meridiun, and Dlat the same fn sccordance with the Public Land Register and nstructions from vour oftice for the sum of §20.” Both letters bear date of Freeport, Jan. 7, and were received to-day. No immediate action will be taken. The Commissioner of the Land_Office has not yet decided the other casg of Valentine Serip Te- cently argued by Senator Trumbull and others. RUNKLE. THE GALLANT MAJOR STATES HIS CASE. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tridune. WasHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.—Maj. Kunkle Tas sent to-night to all Seuators what heentitles the history of an unfair and improper trial, de- tailing the unjust and illesal action of William Belknap, Secretary of War, in the trial of Beo- jamin P. Ruukle, Major ana Breset Colonel U. S. A., with documents from the official records of the War Department. . This pamphiet is in- -tended to be presented to the Conkling Investi- gating Committee in connection with the record, a synopsis ot which was sent last night. The principal poluts of this pamphlet arc these: That Runkle was ille- gally arrested; that be requested four months’ time to prepare bis defense, and was granted only twenty-eizht days; that Secretary Belknap COUNTERMANDED THE ORDER OF THE COURT granting him that time, and directed the Court to recouvene, with the declaration that no ex- tension of Maj. Runkle’s Hmits will be _author- ized; that the Court at once proceeded, but that upon representations at Washingtonof the gross injustice of Belkuap’s action, the order dirceting the Court to procced was revoked; that the extension of time necessary to examine papers and records of his own oilice in Washington was refused to Runkle by Gen. Belknap: that this refusal was an_an act of the most cruel in- justice; that while Gen. Belkuap refused unkle permission to examine the War De- partment_records, the same permission was granted Gen. O. O. Howard; tbat all the time really granted Runkie was FIVE AND A HALF DAYS; that the opportunity which lias since been given to search the record has resulted in finding the prgot reguired. This document closes With the following paragraph, which may make sume sensation in the Conkling Committee: 1t also appears that Maj. Runkle offercd evi- dence to prove that the Government prosccation paid one of the witnesses for his testimony, and proposed to pay another, but the Court refused this evidence, anu also_ refused to admit as evi- dence the famons blackmuiling letters that the accused had receved from onc of the witnesses against him. WASHBURNE. COMPLIMENTARY TO THE EX-MINISTER. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune. WasmiNgToN, D. C., Jan. 12.—Secretary Evarts possesses in the State Department cor- respoudence two letters which will not fail to Dbe of interest to the friends of Elihu B. Wash- purne. In the first, Washburne, writing from Paris just before the close of his duties, informs the Secretary of State thathe has collated and arranged from the records of the Legation documents which make a complete and perfect ofticial history of the part wkich our Govern- ment took fu the Franco-German war. Every: thing of a confidential nature is omitted. Washburne refers with pride to the fact that his course has mer with the up- proval of his own Government, as well as that of the German and Freach Govern- ments, and toat during his period of service, which_ was'longer than that of any Mnister of the United States ever uccredited to France. except Gallatin, the United States has mot found it necessary to disapprove of a single act, but has approved ofall. The reply of Mr. Evarts to Mr. Washburne, recoenizing the receipt of the history, thanks Mr. Washburne for his eflicient services. NOTES AND NEWS. ‘PROSPECTS OF THE SILVER BILL. Speclal Dispaich to The Chicagn Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.—The friends of the Silver bill are taking their bearings. Nonc of the leaders are willing to admit that the bill has lost strength during the recess, although one or two say that it is possible that a few of the silver men might be willing to compromise by iucreasing the amount of silver In the silver dollar, but o very few would consent to this. Speaker Randall thinks that "the silver men are losing strength. Speakes Randall’s attention has been called to the speecn of Tom Evwing at Columbus, in which he charges that the failure to pass the original Ewing bill was owing to the fact that Randall had packed the Baoking and Currency Committee. It is generally admitted that the Banking and_Currency Committee quite fairly represented the sentiment of the House when it was orzanized. Speaker Randall is likely to call Ewing to account for his statement upon his returu. SECRETARY SCHURZ illustrates the new concern with which he re- gards the attack made upon him by the mal- contents that he hasnot time to resizn. More careful inquiry into the sources of these numer- ous stories shows that they have a twofold ori- gin,—the Indian Ring, and with it old and pos- sible future political nvals in Missourl. Sclurz, having once commenced a crusade against the Indian Ring, must cither destroy tt or it will destroy him. For the rest, it can be said upon the best authority that the same perfect under- ingr und coutidence still exist between the President aud Sceretary Schurz which nas ex- isted from the bexinning, The Board of Indian Commissiouers, in session here, claizs that the Indians are RAPIDLY ADVANCING IN CIVILZATION. They _ ass their progress under the peace;policy since 1865 has beengreater than that made in the litteen years preceding its adop- tion. There has been a large lucrease in the number of bouses oceupied by Indians,. in the numnber of acres cuitivated, and in the number of Indian school Wil AND TORACCO. Southern men represent that section in s con- dition of stagnation on account of the anticipat- ed legislation upon tobzcco and whis- ky. ‘The tobacco estallishments are msny of them closed in expectation of reduced taxes. The large manufacturers are said to_be opposed to any reduction from the prescut rate of 21 cents upon manufactured tobacco, as, with the removal of that tax, per- sons without capital could profitably enzage in the manufacture. Most of the tobacco-planting interest desires a reduction of the taxtol? cents. - Conferences were had with Congressmen, who were urged to favor the reduction. ‘The manu- facturers claitn_that such rate of taxation will cover over §30,000,00 fato the Treasurv; that it will gencrally increase the consuinption, thereby inereasing the orice of the farmers’ and planters” leaf; that the price’of leaf has steadi- Iy fallen sinve the preseut hizh rate of taxation went into effect, until it runges on the avernge in Eastern and Western mar- kets to 63 vents per pound, a point unremunerative to both farmer and planter. A Haltimore delegation insisted upon a drawback as set forth in Representative Cabell’s bill, representing that dealers aud jobbers of the North are unanimously in favor of it; also the tobacco manufscturers, The cigar manufacturers represeat that they are more fnterested in a change of the bonds re- qutired than in the rate on cigars and cigar- ettes. : TREASURY STATEMENT. To the Western Assoctated Press. WasuixGToy, D. C., Jau. 12.—The Treasury now bolds $316,103,550 in ponds_to secure Nu- tional Bank circulation, and $13,733,000 to se- cure public deposits. Bonds deposited _for circulation for the week ending to-day, $260,~ 000. Amount held for circulation withdrawn for the weck, $210,000. . National Bank circulation outstanding, cur- rency notes, $320,410,330; gold notes, $1,432,- 1205 {nternal revenue to-day, $310,25475; cus- toms, $317,800.36; National Bank notes received Tor redemption for the week eading te-day com- pared with the corresponding week last year— 1577, $3,717,000: 1575, $4,047,000; receipts to- day, §571,000; currency, §3,250,550} special fund for the redemption of fractional currency, $10,- 000,000; suecial deposit of legal-tenders for the redemptiou of certificates of deposit, $34,%00,~ OO(LJ; sulg, g{%fi.’fi.flg lnué?uinzl eé‘:{i" certiti- cates, £55,577,300; outstanding -tenders, S3ubB T, ! z 1P 50 DE, WOY! Wasmyeroy, D. C., Jan. 12.—Postmaster- General Key wis nsked to-day what would be his course iI the anii-repudistors in Tennessee should call on him to lead them in the next Gubernatorial campuivn, and replied: *“Toe campaign isa long way off,—next fall,—and [ do not at present much expect to be cailed on. L am, however, known throughont the State as being bitterly opposed to the repudiation of the State debt, and if an honest party should get into a strait, and it were thought that by ruu- ning me as1ts candidate for Governor the cause would be strengthened, I would be greatly tempted to leave any o I might oceupy, to answer the call thus made for me.” THE VENEZUELAN AWARDS. The Sub-Committe of the House Committes on Foreign Affairs to-day discuss=d without coming to a conclusion what further action shall be taken in relation to the alleged trauds in the determination of the forner awards. ‘enezuelan GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING. Postmaster-General Key to-day adaressed atete ter to Speaker Randall inviting the nttention of the House to the peed of u change in the law regulating the prices to be paid for Govern- ment advertising, The Postmaster-General suggesss the law be amended su us to atlow the payment of such prices a3 the Depart- ment and various newspagrs may agree umpon, mot exceeding regular com- mereial rates. He also sugzests that, in case the Departent be not authorized to pay vy higher rates, the law be changed go as to relieve it from the requirement ot ad¥ertis- ing full lists of routes, ¢i at miscellaneous lettings, instead of which brief weekly notices 1nieht be published in not exceediog ten papers in cach State and Territory, stating that pro- posals would be received for carrying the mails between stated points, but refernne contractors to the Second-Assistant Postmaster-General for all deail: APPOINTMENT OF PARIS COMDMISSIONERS. The President to-lay appuinted R. M. Dela: plaine aud J. N. Camden, of, West Virginia, and Joseph L. Stephiens and Chartes P. Chauteau, of Missouri, hoorary Commissioners to tné Paris Exposition for those States. They were gumiuntud by the Governors of their respective cates. TIE WOMEN. The Senate Comumirtee on Privileges and Elcctions this morning heard furtber arqument from the woman suffragists. At the conclusion of the addresses, the Committee agreed to meet on Tuesday next to €ol er, iu connee- tion with the arguments presented, the propos- ed sixteenth amendment to the Constitation, offered in the Scnate by Mr. Sargent on Thurs- day last. £ A ROBDERY, The Senate Patent Comumittee’s room was robbed carly this morning by three well-known thieves, two of whom, upon leaving the Caol- tol, were arrested. The third made his es- cape. THE PRESIDENT will not be able to attend the funerat of R. C. Andersou, his former classmate, who was found dead near Dayton, 0., vesterday. Mr. Rogers, however, will leave this evening to attend the funeral. A SENSIBLE VIEW. Soectal Disptch to Ihe Chicayn Tribune. NEW Yok, Jan. e Tritune's Washing- ton special sars lishes the following cditorial paragrann to-day: +The report that Conkline and others intend to try Hages’ title to the Presidency 1s sensatonal and ridiculous. [If it could be proved that the Huayes Electors in Florida anid Lowsiana were counted in fraudulently. that fact would not in- valldate Hayes’ title, which 13 as ;zood as was George Washington’s. The report assumes that Conkling is'a fool, and that nis alders und abettors are dupes. It hardly merits coutra- diction.” TIOUSE CLERK AND DOORKEEPER. A Wasnington dispatch says the dissatisfac- tion among the Democratic members o the House of Representatives with the conduct of the Clerk and Duorkeeper is so great that o caucus has been called for Monday to consider aud determine on some course of action. THE REV. DR. SEYNOUR. Bishop Potter In the Bishop-Elect's De- fense. New York, Jan. 12.—Bishop Potter, of this diocese, has published a letter respectinis tne Rev. Dr. Seymour, Dean of the General Theo logical Seminary and Bishop-clect of the Dioceso of Springtield, 1ll., because he cannot refrain, in fairness to him and justice to the Church, after the attacks upon him, from bearing testi mouy in his bebal”, The Bishopsays: *I have koown himn (the Rev. Dr. Sevmour) fctiwately for more than twenty years. I harve often heard him preach; I have been present at his examinations of young men for the munistry; 1 have heard him converss in private on theological subjects, and I never heard him - make a statement et variauce with the generally received doctrines of the Church ot which he is a distinguished member. I bave seen him in divive worship thines without number, taking at times different parts in the services. I never scen in bim In any the least approach to a taste for what Is commonly termed ritualism. He 18 reverend in nis demeanor {n charch, bat he is no follower of auy of the cecentricitics which. have of late years crept into some of “our chmzches. In a word, he is 2 plain, houest, loyabmember of the churcb, and labors in her An the service of bis Divine Master, with a aavotion and ¢fii- ciency which make bin & worthy example for usall?” ~ - Special Dispatch to The Chicaad Lribwne. DavENPORT, la., Jan. 12.—The, Swsnding Committee of the Diocese of fowa to-day. by a vote of 5 to 10, refused to consent 0 the conse- eration of the i the Diocese of Springtleld, IiL = : IMPORTANT DECISION. Special Disvatch to zll Cliicagn Triduns. Muapisoy, Wis., Jan. §2.—A very importact suit has just been decided fn the United . States Circuit Court, Judge Bunn presiding. Oon the 14th of May, 1877, a planing mill, owned by E. M. Clapp, at Stevens Point, was destroyed by tire, setting fire to lumber worth $150,000, $90,000 worth of which was imsured. Suit was brought by Georze;A. Mason, Recciver for Hoyle & Whitney, against W. J. Clifford in the United States Circuic Court for §5,000 for lumber burned, plaintitls claiming that the fire occurred through tiie negligence of Cliford fn running his mil. ‘The case was argued by James F. Raymond of Stevens Point, Wis, A. R I. Butier, of Milwaukee, and Georze B. Smith, of Madison, tor the defendant. ‘This was a test case, upon swhich the decision of other cases amounting to 340,000 depended. Under the dlirestion of the Court, the jury this evening rendered a verdict for the defendant. This in effect disposes ol all the uther cases. s —— COUPLIMENTARY. ATtcmsox, Kan., Jan. 12.—Maj. H.J. Gleason, for six years past agent of the Atchison, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad at this city, has recent- 1y been promoted to the position of azent of toe sume Company at Chicago. This evening rafl- road men here, with a number of citizens, zave him a grand banquet at the Oblo House, aad presented him with an elezant gold watch aod chuin a3 8 testimomal of their respect and es- teem. The occasioh Was a very pleusant one 10 all Ricnmond Dispatch pub- * v. Dr. Seymour, Bishop-electof ~