Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1878, Page 2

I'HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY- JANUARY 18, 1878, fould still rememuber Olfver P. Morton a8 a rading and manful defender of the Republie In Rie Republic’s moat dire and herole age, M. HORGAN uld npon nn occasion like this, when a natlon a3 raviug It< respect to a dead Senator, it was sot fttinz that thesection which he represented thould Le sfient, Alabama lald upon the tomb »f tho late Renator a bough of ler evergreen nagmolla, crowned with white, emblem of eace, and with it cxtended to Indlana her cartfels sympathy, e then'spoke of the prominent traits of Mr. Morton's character, and sakl though hi nature was lnlcnnel{ combative, his ear was ever ready to listen to_hugles of truce. e was no con- spirator, Hls naturc was above that mean lovel. Ifewns an open, bold, and defiant an- tagonist. Ilis opponents always knew where to find him. He lfved duringthe most corrupt era of our history, and had every opportunity 10 grow rich by stealth; but he escaped every susplclon of dishonesty, Ho waa an honcst man. . MR. DRUCE allnded to tho attachmeut the colored people bad for the dead Senator, and sald perhaps no public man except Abraham Lincolnand Charles Bumner was better known to the colored people or more loved or revered, Mt VOORHEES, E Messra. Edmunds, Burnslde, Booth, Anthony, Waadlclgh, and Paddock having spoken, Mr, Voorhees_concluded the culogics. He sald Benator Morton and himself became personal s well as politieal friends in cnrlr Jife, and al- though {n after years thelr political opinfons were s wldel{ scparated ns the poles, thelr personal friendship remalned unbroken. le spoke of the life of the Iate Scnator as ono Forth{ of imitation, having become n great man by his own cflorts, If he could not be President himsolf, he did much to put others in that office, nnd to dictate thelr policies. The Senate then, as a further mark of respect Lo the memory of the deceased, adjourned. ' PRORATING. 'DECISION 1R THE PACIFIC RAILROAD CASES, Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune. Wasmnarox, D. C., Jan. 17.—The Attorney- General, in the matter of the contest hetween tho Paclfic Railroads over prorating, declacs that additional leccislation will be nccessary to enforce the law which requires the Unlon Pacific to prorate with the Kansas Paclfic. The Kaneas Pacific peoplo will immediately attempt to frame somo legistation which will bo satis- factory to them, It fs expected thata bill will bo presented authorizing the appointment of o Toard of Commilssioners to ascertain what pre- veuts the enforcetnent of the laws, and to direct the Attorney-General to procced by quo warraoto against the Unfon Paclfic to com- pel it to prorate, Attorneys of the Unlon Pactfic say to-night that the declsfon of the Attorney-Genernl fa musmnunllf favor of the Unlon Paelfic, aud that Judge Devens Informs the Presldent that the questlon rased under existing law can only be properly declded by the conrts. In view of this oplnion, the decislon of Judge Dillon on the pending case lu lowa Is awaited with great lnterest, COMMITTEE WORK, MEXICAN MIXED CLAIMS, Specias Inspnteh o The Chicuzo Tribune, WasmNeroy, D. C., Jan. 17.—The House Committee on Forelgn Relations to-day heard srguments a3 to Lhe alleged frudutent ¢Iaims awarded to be paid by the Mexlean Mixed Claims Comwission. Tho argument made on behal! of the award {s that the Housc hes no Jurisdiction of awards made under a Commis- sion ereated by treatvs FORLION TRADE, The House Forcign Helations Committee is considering the proposed means of increasing our foreign trade, with a view to the ennctment of leglslation to further that purpose. The futention of the Committee is to confer addi- tional powers and facilitics upon Consuls and commicreial agents, For the accomplishment of this object the Cotamittee will have the hearty co-operation of tie President and Secretary of Btate, the latter of whom will transmit his views In writing to the Committee. It is be- feved that the trade with Buzopean countries can be much fnercased by the adeptlon uf proper mcasures. NAVAL LNLISTMENTS, The Naval Commlittes i3 likely to report upon two measures which will be of much ben- ufit to tho rauk and fiis of the navy, Unc Uil proposes to establish depositories in which com- mon seamen can deposit thelr savings and upon which they may recelve 4 per cent per anpum, A ghnllar system has restlted In encournging savings inthe army. Thesecond bill will permit the enllstment {n the navy of boys between 15 and I7. Tho statlstics befors the Cornrnitteo show that the wreat proportion of seamen tn the navy at present aro forelgners, By opentng the ranks to the enlistment of boys of 15 it Iy thought a more patrlotle navy can bo secured, 1 the yoajority of them would re-calist, CLAIMS, The Sceretary of War and Qen. Vineent strongly uppose the bills beforo the Henate!| . Committeo to extend the time for presonting claims, Tho time closed June 30, 1574, - Tho Beeretary of War thinks thero was mmplo time, und that to extend it now would open the doy to fraud. | OKALANAA, g ‘The Ilouse Compmittes having tho Okalahama bill in charge 18 not to he detevsed from its pur- ],nw by o trifllnz u motter us trentics, Fran in, of Missourt, Chalrman of the Committee, repregented as having ntated that treaty proyis- fous wouldnot beeonsiderud as having any welght in the discussion, nor regarded by the Coinmitico n makine their report. Youdinat, a Cherokes by blrin,who lias been many years about Waal tngton, I8 the ouly representative of the Indlans here. He favors the bl A number of deles eates from the civilized tribes are bere protests 1ug agoelnst it. MOILE ECONOMY, Gloyer's Committee on l-:x‘n:ndllurcl in the Department of Justice will illustrato its desire for economy by asking for a clerk aud two ex- perts, The experts einvloyed by Ilouse Come- mittees in thoe last Congress wers eeucrally Treasury clerks who had been discharged for drunkenness or shinilar cunses. CAN'T AGREE. ‘The Committes with tho pompous title of Committes on the Revislon of the Laws Iegu- luting the Couuting of the Eilcctoral Vote for President aad Viee-President held fus irat weet- ing today. Indientions uro that disdenslons which cannot be healed will speedily arlse in the Committee on tha old doctrine of BState’s I’lfihhfl. The Commitiee to-day resolved to di- vide it work In three sub-committees, the first having chargoe of the tenure of efllee; the sec- ond of the method of electings and the third g mode of ascertaining and declario the re- l‘i(;\ L lul the ctection for President and Vice-P'res- ent. THE TOLEDO FOST-OFPICE, To the Western Auoctated Pro Wasminagron, D, Jan, 7. ¢ Benato Committee on Post-Ofllcea und Pust-Hoads to- day took up the nomination of Alexander Reed to be Postmaster ut Toledo, and postponed its further conslderation uutil Feb, 7. NONTHEKN PACIFIC. The Scunte Cuwmmittee vn Rullronds to-day agreed to hicar arguments on the Nuithern Pucitle Kailroad bill'to-morrow, 3 CONTESTED-SEAT CASES, + The Bub-Cumnittee of tho House Comumittee on Elections buving charge of tna South Caro- lina conteated case of Richurdson und Lulncy heard srguinents this morniug, but touk no actiun other thun to supoint uext Monday for o further bearing., There will be a nceting of the full Comlitee to-worrow, at which time it is expected that Ninal action will be taken fn the Callfornfa coutested case of Facheco snd Wigginton, TILB TEXAB TROUDLES. ‘The Sub-Committee of the House Committee ou Forelgu Affalrs, which has {n charge the question of the ‘Texas border troubles, held o neeting this morstug, aud took the stutement Btecley the Adjutant-General of the State exas. ‘Phere wus nothiog new u it, THE NAVAL INQUIRY. The Investigation Into the expenses and ac- counts of the Nuvy Departient was begun to- day by the Cownnittee of the House. Willlam H. Bliock, Chicf of the Burcau of Stesm Fu- giuceriug, was exawloed at great leogth touch- Jug the fndebtedness of bl dopartiaeut, the charucter of outstanding coutracts, smuuser in which the coutructs were wmade, sud especlally the cuntracts made just before Robeson's retlres ment from the Navy Departinent. Numcrous statemenuts of figures and copfes of papers re- t:ucucd will Le speedily fornlsbed the Commit- ce. of WESTERY RIVELS, The new Smu‘uu% Committee on Westero Rivers 1s Steveuson, Burnett, and Devesuy. REVENUE. TUE WHISKY AND TOBAUCO TAX. Suecial Distalch 10 TAe CAicago Triduné. ‘Wasuingroy, D, C., Jsw 17.—Gen. Raum, Commissiouer of Interoal Ravenue, sppesred Lefore Burcbard aud Tuckes, the Bub-Gommlt- . weuther swill come and ge uud tind Congress tec on the Interoal Revenne bill, to-day, in op- positlon to the proposed propositions to reduce the tax upon whisky and tobacco, Gen. Raum ;saya that £40,000,000 of revenue from tobacco eannot be abtalned if the fax Is In nny respect niodified, and that the Government needs every dollar of revenue. o also opposed the reduc tion of tho whisky tax for slmilar reasons. Thoso who have been most carefully watching the Ways and Mecans Committes express tho opinion that there will be no change whatever in the tax elther upon whisky ‘ot tobacco. Distlliers writing here from the Wast claim that business fs greatly depressed becauso of the uncertainty as to the proposed modifcation, and that, ubless this uncertainty is soon removed, distitlers will lose large sums of money, TARIFF REVISION. Fernando Wood and his experts think that they have arranged a tariff so as to obtain s revenue of 8150,000,000, They expect $120,- 000,000 from internal rovenue, A lveral allowance fs made for falllng off in receipts, and the bill proposes to greatly simpilfy the tariil, ——— BUTLER-PATTERSON, TORIN LITTLE ARRANGEMENT, Dispalch 10 the Reentng Jonrnal, Wasminatox, D. C., Jan. 17.—1t Is the Inten- tlon of certain Republican Senators to press ac- tton at an carly day on the resolution to inves- tigate tho alleged bargnin between Senator Pat- terson and Senator Butler (8. C.), whereby tho former was to voto for the admlssion of tho late ter to the Senate in consideration of his using his Infuence to have ali the proceedings under the pending indictments agninst him (Patter son) In South Carolina suspended. It Is clatmed that positive proof of such o bargain has been discovered, and ‘will be forthcoming. Ex-Collec- tor Worthington, of Charleston, who has been Patterson's secret political manager and wire- puller, neserted to-day to your correspondent that such a bargain between Patterson and But- ler was made {n Uts prescnce, in tho Ebbitt House, ot this city, some time prior to the con- sideration of Butler's caso fn the Scnate. Worthington says that the wholo matter had previously been talked over between himself and Patterson, and they concluded 1o enter into such a bargain - with Butler, but not to observe It If Butler succeeded fn having o nolle prosequl entered agalnst the In- dictments {n South Carolina befors the Senate acted on his case. Butler falled to do this, and finding that Patterson Infended to volte for the ndmisston of Butler, and ' trust to hia Inlluence alterward to haye the prosccutions stopped In South Carolina, nnd that the admis. slon of Butler would endnuger the contiol of the Scnate by the Renublicans, Worthingtan snys that he backed out of the transaction, and refused abmolutely to have anything moro to do with it, Worthingten will be an jmportant wit- ness In the proposed . fuvestigation, and ho ns- scrts unqualifiedly that the alleged bargain can b clearly eatalilished. In_consequence of Pat- terson's voting for Butler, Worthingtonand Pat- terson have become alicnated, aud he is now ready to tell whiat he knows. —_— NOTES AND NEWS, SMITI! ON THE WAR-PATIL Spectal Dipateh ta The Chicaga Tribune. Wasuixaron, D. C., Jan: 17.—John Q. Smith, Inte Commissioner of Iudian Affairs, has arriv- ed here, and witl immedlately cuter upon what heeall his vindication. He says that Sccretary Echurz's report, by Innuondo and oy dircet charge, Is s tlssua of falschoods, and that ft attributes to his (Smith’s) administration the responsibility for acts committed and omitted years before Suilth was Indian Comnissioner. SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. A caucus of Sennte Republicans will he ealled for to-murrow to conslder tho caso of the Ser- geant-at-Arms. EATON'S JOKE, Benator Eaton, of Connecticut, fs an uncone quered and unconquerable Bourbon. Mo re- fuses to recogmze tho present Administration even by word, This was well {lHustrated by a coloquy which occurred to-day between tho Connecticut Senator and o gentleman who was anxious to understand the programime of Conk- ling’s Mexican Iuvestigating Committee. Sen- ator Eaton sald: I ‘don't know when there will bo another mnceting. Nothing is belng done now. Tho truth {s, tho occasion which called for that Committeo secma to havo puesed. 1t has no tonger any real reason for its cxlste ence. I think the wisest thing to do would he for thede facto Governmeut of the United Btales to recognize the do facto Dlaz Guvorn- ment of Mexico.” A QUESTION, A delented, appllcant for the positfon of watchman lu the Interior Department aaya that the firat question nsked him as a conditlon of nd- mission was the distance of the carth from the aum, aud how ho would calculate from the veloeity of light, This story is told by a Chica- o Congresgman, s HOUSE BUBINESS, The progrees of legisiation {n the Mouse Is so slow 810 nake It probable that the warm here with its busincss still uofinished, The Housa has accomplishied searcely ouything this week, atid to-day littlo more ‘was done than yesterddy. To-morrow s to be enfefly devoted 10 eulories on the late Senutor Morton, and the week “will lave clapsed with uo Important businees transacted so far us legislation goes. Tt 1 nearly the st of February, and the Appro- priation Committce has not yet reported one of Lhe regalar unnual approvriation bills, notwithe standing Congress mct fu Qctober, aud there wus njnonth of tho Christmas holltays during which tho Commitice was nominally at work. ELECTIVE POSTMASTELS, It Is hinted shat the Iresident {n his forn- coming Civil-Servico wiessage will recomtnend that tho selection of Postmasters in the smaller towns he made by popular vote, and that the Postmastor-General sbull merely confirm the nelection wade, This Flll\ was udopted 1u the Prestdent's own town in Ohl, and ts suld to lave glyen great satlsfaction, Another subject to which the Civil-Servico messago s expected to refer 18 the law which makes four years the terin of oflice, A recommendution may bo made that lnstead of this definite term tho commis- slon shull run until removed for cause, HAMUEL BOWLES. ‘The news of the death of Mr, Bowles caused geoeral comment and unlversal regret, and amony bls many friends in public life, and es- pecatly among Journalists, the feeliuz was one of deep sudue: PIG-HEADEDNE: Benator Eaton to-day refuscd, fn the face of cralstent urgency, to sign o request for Voor- ices to deliver his Jecturo on Jelferson, basw, his refusul on grounds that he would uever asl anything of o mun who would attemptina Puhuu apcech as Voorhees hud done to array abor agalust capital. PACKARD will probably be nominuted in & fow days as Minfater to the Central American Statesin place of Willlamson, to be Colleetor st New Orlesns. CIVIL-SERVICE REFORSL, The tranafer of ten, Cox, of Ohlo, to the Conunittee on Civil-Servica Heform is in accord- ance with the understanding thot he, tn cone nection with some of tho othicr metibers of that Committee, have sgreed to take hold of the subject of Civil-Service with the fdeaof working out_ some leglslation which shall beofa prace tical churacter in cifecting retorms. CIT DISTILLATION, o Tathe Wetern Anoclated Press, WasminaGToN, D, C., Dee. 17,—The operation of all offers of pecunfary reward hitherto made for thu detectlon ond punishment of persons cmployed I the Hllicit distillation of spirits 1a suspended, so far as rewards the States ot North aroling, hm,xgh Curotine, Georgla, Alabaina, Misstaslppl, ‘Tennvsste, Arkausas, Missourl, uud Keutucky, Otber und more effective methods for the suppresston of illicit distilla- tion iu theae localities, the Commissioner says, are now being put in operation. LILL TO PUNISIL CON3PIRACY. ‘The bill submitted to the Senate to-day by Mr. Howe to punish the forcible oustruction of inter-State commerco upon rallways provides that whenever any person or persons shall cuns aplre tozether to obstruct or hloder by forve, violence, threats, or {ntimidation the free snd custoinary transit of persons, baggage, and wmerchendlse pasalnz by ruilway or wuter from aoy one Gtate oy Territory into an- other, such offcuse shall by “decmell a misdemeanor against the United States, and persons found gullty thereof, ou convietion, #ball be punished byatiue of $500 and ouis year's {inprisonment. ” ‘Thut whenever any per- sons shall compel lu{ raitroad cmployo en- #aged (o the transportation of inter-State com- wmerce to abandon his duties, they shall, on couviction thereol, be fined not lees thun §300 nor wore than $3,000, und be fmprisoned not lese then ote year nor excecdivg five years, LOUISVILLE & PORTLAND CANAL. Gen. Huiplreys Chief of the Ary Board of Eugluecrs, Ly wadu a report on the sul- Jest of thy Louisville & Portland Cunal by which it i shown tbat the uc«l%u exceeded the expenditures ghe past year $37,519, und the bal- auce avallable tbe 16t "of Jauuary was §54,510. «or removal of the consignees, ‘The rol!c}' adopted of continuing to place the canal and its appurtenances (n A better working' conditfon has regularly aud ateadlly glven incrensed facilltles to the business of the canal. In view of the fn- create of business, and there being a balanco sufliclent to complete ail the work remaining and etill Jeave n aufllcfent surplus at the end ot the year to mect any extrn and _unforescen ex- pense, Ma), Weitzel recommends the further reduction” of tolls, which is approved and aflixed by the Secretary of War. LIGRT-NOUSE CONTRACTS. The Light-iouse Board to-day awarded con- tracts for sunlp:;lnf 87,000 gallons of winter- strained lard ofl for the use of the varlonslight- houscs at from 4 $3-100 to 84 cents, A TREATY OF COMMERCE and friendship betwween the United States and the Bamoan Ielands was signed to-day, It will be aent to the Scnate to-morrow for ratification. DEAD LETTERS. AXANINATION OF TIE SCHEDULES, From Our Orn Correspondent. WasninoToN, D, C., Jan. 11.—Fresh fram the press comes the cataloguo of articles to be knocked off to the highest bldders’at the regular nnnual eale {n the interests of the Dead- Letter Office, *commencing Wednesday, Jan. 16, and continucd dally until the wholc is dls- posedol.” Tho catalogue. describes 0,573 ar- tleles, sent through the malls during one year, and leld for postage, or beeause of misdirectfon It would bo 8 fair prefumption that peoplo mailing valuables would take sufficient Interest In the delivery of ‘tho matterto dircct correctly and tocomply with the laws dirccting prepayment, but here we have the evidence that in onc yearthere ‘wero nesrly ten thousaml persons who were carcless cnough to contribute thousands of dollars towards tho’ recklessness of Con- greesional appropriations, For, under the law, all unclaimed articles must be sold, aud the receipts pald luto the Treasury, ‘and this, coupled with the actual cash trans- mitted to nonentitics living on no thorough- fares, in misspelied cities of ambimions coun- ties, without even a State to furnish a clew, cer- talnly will go a long way toward payiog swind- ling contractors whose names and local hablta« tlons arc clearly defined. THE CATALOGUE. And this catalogue, prepared without a single reference to the odditles or the pathos it in- volves, 18 really a reflex of human affections, stern business transactions, religion, and, in short, of every part of existence In which the mafls may bo succcssfully emploged. It has four classifications, or achicdules; the first, per- taining to the tollelte; the second, marked, fn- definitely, ** miscellancous,” and pertalning to most anything that will go Into a mail-bag; the third, to fewelry; and the fourth, to * books, chromos, and music.” Schedulo No, 1 con- tolns 1,300 artleles; No. 2, 4,737; No. 3, 1,276; snd No. 4, 2,181, It Is ques- tionable if tho most dlscuralvo Imagluation could approximate even the incongruitles and wonderfal and odd juxtapositions that this cold- blooded pamphlct presents, Undor Scheduale No, 1, we liave cravata and small eaws, and, as if tho extremes had nat Leen recognized in these, we find Just beyond ‘*frizettes™ and baby's socks, bihs aud false hair. Cloeo together aro quoted milk garters and magnilying glaeses, while stockings andiooth-brushes struegle for vre-eminence, Thero in a perfect eca of laco, harbs, and bows, upon “hlchnn whole cargoen of kid_gloves, handker- chief, tice, nnd book-marks. That misorable fn- yention af tho devil for idlo hands, *‘tatting," looms up in almost every other line. THERE ARE MILES OF RIDRON, yards of edging, and worsted trimming by the ton, ofiset by combs, razors, artificisl fowers, and knlves, and these in turn flanked by roearics, Catholle medals, 0dd-Fellowe' badges, scapularies, scissors, collars, spoons, sowing-mactine shuttics, and fiah-tooks, 'There ate 171 lots of handker- cnfefs offered, somo silk, some lincn, and some embeoldered or These arc miged up d scrows, fever thermomes and__toy hatchots. Lot ,ikI2 1e 4 whistles*: 1,339, ‘“ahoulder strapn™s ahd iot 1,831, **400 canccled foreizn stamne, Two or three **lota” are **nostage stam pesting the tnference that cortaln aflectionate I1f- kcrnlm‘l have been writing to the divine empresses of their suuls and have put the stampn fnside, {n- stead of on the cuvelope, eo that goxsips coufdn't tell whera tho letters came from. Violln-strings and pendulume, camel's-halr brushes and tabaceo. bozes, £un fn cliarming lack of lagical connoction, while'Lot No. 1,341, **quilt squarcand fiab-line, cexcltes tho Invention of tha purchaser in an cffort to necfully conncct the twa. Lot No. 53, ‘*ear '’ {s manifestly tho paymont of o year's supacrition for the Milwankeo Senfinel, Lot No, 1,103 18 * finger," Thera Is no fucther description of it. Simply the word **finger.” But1f wo tuen aside for u moment from tho cares of tha world, it is easy to plctare some fair New Enyland girl, with mild, round uray vyce, and a falr, fresh face, weit- ing to a distant false one, who hias forgotien her In his wrestle with TILE ABPERITIES OF AITARON'S MINES. Maybo the letter chides him with o llttlo regret- ful'eurncstoes« for neglecting hus promise to re- member the little maiden to whom tha country village becamo a winter pralrle when he left i, i erhiaps, 1t gocs on to ask a return of her which ahe iled with modcest pledges of ber Lest love for him, Thon it concludos with o flmucrlut‘ 2aylng sne returns tho finger the cruel uzz-saw cut off, and which o gave her to remind her of the hand that shoald never bo ralsed ngainst her fnanger. Aud the little gray-cyed maiden louks toward the West at sunsot, and wonders why her letter treasures do not como back, while He digs deeper Into the carth after the villamous silver that only necde two more votes to make it Jegal-tender. " In the meautimo the Anger Is adver- tised for aale. What a life history we hiave bere! Three times wo find the article **comn.™ Evi- dently that means sllver, for all other coln {a moncy, and zucs nto the Treasury. Lot No, 012 ia a° porous Plull!r. and msited without superscription fn tho lope that it would stop whero it would do tho most youd. *+5(x halr-crimpers,” cvidently for a_blondo, Lot No, G4 because 8 brancite uses eight. s glans eyos, and It may bo that somewhore In tho world there are a paie of sigtless wockels walting still and walting patiently for the crystal optics that would make & barren facoot least presentable, thoueh they could nat unfold the beautiea of the world, Chicago people siill remember the drug- store on Clark atreet whose window for a long Ume bore the legend: '*ARTIPICIAL EYES—~OPEN ALL NIOOT," Torhaps thix lot was o consignment. Hero and there, scattercd through the tlst, ara “‘thinge for baby»: hoods, socks, skirts, toys, snd underwear, " Presents, perhaps thuy wore, worked h{mnmen aunts (who reens to know best what a baby wants) for chirlstening, birthday, or at hollday-time: worked ‘a long way from home, maybe, and confided to the malls with a mingled pleasure {n the sending snd a lfnr that thcy wouldu't fit. Somo of them have fain a year in the Dead-Lettor Offico, and baby has kicked tts way out of sll uso for them now. Or it mav be that baby, too, has gone to & dead-ltter ofice, and, ahionld it be discovered that a clerk Lad mado mistakes, and the letters wers properly stamped and directed, to atone for his error he might ~have to look under ke mounds for the Mitle people for whom the ters were Intended; tnderviolets asblua eyes; under golden wods as ‘ya \Y &8 baby' T under roscs aa red as baby's lpe: under datsics as ecl as haby's breath ured t aby's fuce 18 nOW; under gravies av grecn an hims self when hio mada the blucder and u{mnml baby from the trinkets that woro to make §t hapuy. Then there are lcfters containing toys and knick- knacks for older children, predents, too, unques. tionably, started on Jmunarn quarter of the way around the world, sod bringfog up in thly nattonat Miterary poor-houne, —epletalary tramps having no definite abject ia life, unable to disclase evan three cents, and yet bearlog all the reminfecences of enilduoad, TURNING TO SCUEDULN NoO. 3, wo find thul It starts with & Ledepread, and winds up with mineral specimens, Here, too, arestamps recarded ns baving been found inside the letters, Lots 17, 18, and 10 aré respectively a test tube, o prayer-book, and a model of & Bro-cecape, the combluation eminently suggesting that Scientist Tyndall sometimes forgels to aly his poitage, One is apt 10 bestaggored by Lot Nu. 44, which {s two dozen wagon nxles, Ilow s mun who started to girdle the earth with such u bundle could have forgaticn to direct it is leftto confecture, It 18 better to credit him with a disinclination to pay lettor postayeon four or Ave tonsof frufiht. **Pig's feet canned,” {e tho title of Lot No, 50, while & little further down the same column is diucovered a complicatcd state of creature comforts in ** ona chumise™ *‘ten dles. four of drawers, " **coff shirt_snd coltar,” and & *‘vle- trimmi Sult further ona **cork-screw” and a “"breast-puinp " compcte n geucrous tivalty for public favor. A prloting-press roller loowy up between » fan and iwo lanip mats, Lot Nu, 100 s **ape sho cut perhaps by some ford motoer ta & darling #0n who bravely immolated one lez on the aitar. of our national Jiberties. And the good old lady louks over the top of her Bible sud offers furveot thanks that the scourge of war bas rolled away, contented with theaacritces made, while tho pALIOUC s0u tears sround on bis wuoden Jeg and wouacre why that ehoe bas never come to hin, CHOOL MUTTOES AND THICK CAKDS ro hood fu kupd, **God bless vur boww white T #how 'rummx Low 10 turn & Juck every tue,” Then come u Lair switch and 8 butterdish: carve inz-knite uud cyerglassces o red fannel abirt and jelegraph. ~ Fancy (he consigues of the ticles Tousting un the back funce trylng 10 guves at what his girl 18 signsbing. and wonder- jug wby 1o the £az0 Of Liut weather tbat telegraph wod abirt don't cuue! Hibernis scyalis aud o ayringe; letter fles and underskirts; ?muw- shains snd religious muterials; base-balls an asthma cares; Fantalons and corset. 5 all msking o beletugeoeous waes of comforts und necessarion of Mife, mingled in Inextricable coutusion. and related only by the wysterious bonds uf fucsorable claastticotion. Blavk cartridges aud lwnccusiny, paper-weizhis aud (russey, suspenders an micts, head-dresics lets by's and stove-Hfters, boxes of alve and papes coliaze, urialiets and Lrads piaiunniy pusipiin-gour o garier-buttons, gas-bsge and fce-forks. No. 819 — In _four hoxes of pills, s meet in No. 1140, *those snd hatr, PR R0n 1s broken Rinss, probibly dispatched ta' fordd and ansions mother by nome pale and atndy-weary collego rtudent, who plcked it nut of his - loons tho morning after a scholastic Investivation into_a watermelon patch. No, 1,24] ia a salman, prob- ably dead, | Thero 19°n ~aluable ‘acommtlon_ for romo one fn No, 48— < uhirt (moth-eaten). " fim:n they fun lhr' 2h, hnl(m.‘_ thimbles, epan- . And monse-traps, coverlin commodity of convenient slze. i SCOEDULE NO. 8 I3 OF MORE Varyp, rince it embraces jewelry, ‘There are diamands, gold Lreast-pine, chalns,” ringe, Aleeve-tuonsd searf-pine, lockete, crosses, ear-rings, frait-knive bracelets, apectacles, and studs [n almust _endless yariety, ~ Itinps predominate in numbor, No. 31,2187 fs a pold.-monnted double photograph of Tilden and llendricks, salbly Indefinitely di- rected to somebody who fhought they had “been etected, but who never could e found, In the fonrth schedule we find, besidesare- markable library, 8 wonlerful collection of fine arls, The firat article fs ** Chatter-flox," and the recond n work on the *'Evangellcal Alllance.” Thu Auditor-Gieneral's report on_raliroads comes in, gent undonbtedly by rome Congressman to & coustituent 1o show that he had not forgo! Then follow in repular successlon: \‘\':‘)lueknfi\n'l‘hmckle" "‘ *Jdnck Tarkaway, an ++Thie Casmic (104 1 And the. +*(icology of Ten nessee” nre in ling, **Cohhin's Child Com. mentator on the Blhie™ 1 followed by n hlstory of the DIennavivanin Raliroad, ‘‘Songs of tho Banctuary, “llhlor‘y of Morgan's (.‘nvllr(." Scriptare Alphabot, * and the ** Laws of Ohlo " her group, flanked by ‘*Popular Pas- *Almost a Nun, ™ *'Craar's Commenta- ries, " and the ** I‘lqllnlon of Woma Clora underncath come *‘Hymn ook, ‘‘Derange. ments of the Liver,™ ** Dotty Dimple," and a **German Nible Dictionary. ™ PIILOSOPIY, RELIGION, NOVELS, boaka of sposte, mathematics, history, all minzled in chaos, owned by no oney claimed by noune, ivalfs upon the varloos postal roates, brought to- gether like the paticnis at a dlspensary, without regard to congentality or rubject treated, "There 1s a funny comhination on one page, **Uotay and T Ara Qut™ **Walking in the Lieht,'" Andnnother, **Holy Nlible," **The Rig Ronanzi ‘hen there 1» o suggestion, **How to Amuag'* **Tho Bride of Lommermoor,” **Helps to Stntutes of Callfornla.'" **Webster's Dictionary," ‘*Footprinta of an Itinorant.' **I. B, Hayes ;,hl,ln‘r: Mazch” **From the Stage-coach to the alpit, ™ pit. 1t would take slxteen pages of Tur Tmnuse to Eo tbrough this rematkable catalogue and diwell npon cach article offered, The hook is an fntere erting study, and I have only given you a dim out. fine of ite treasures, comical nnd serions. But ho who aver glances at It Jearns one lesson which he will never forget, and that is to dircct his letters, then afllx stamps, and then scrutinize boih care- fally to see that they nre ail right. 8 H. THE RECORD, BENATE. WasnivaToN, D. C., Jan. 17.—Bllls were in- troduced aud refetred as follows: By Mr. Howe—To punish the forclble ob- struction of Inter-Biate commerce by railways, Referredto the Committee on Judleary. By Mr. Ferry—Providing for the classifieation of mall matter and ratcs of postago thereon, Referred to the Committea on Post-Offices. Mr. Hamlln ealled up the jolnt resolution ap- polnting President Noah Porter, of Yale Col- lege, & mombor of the Board of Regents of tho Bmithsonian Institute, vice James B. Dana, re- signed. Agreed to. Mr, Wadlelgh said that tho family of tho late Benator Morton found among his papers his views as a member of the special commitiee in regard to Chinese immigration, and the Benate ‘having given tho late Senator loave fo presont his vlewsin writing when the majority report was eubmitted on the 29th of Februnry, 1877, he (Wadlelgh) now {nrcncnlcnl ruch views, and moved that thoy be printed. So ordered. Thaddens of Warastr, " for TOUSH. Bllls wero Introduced and referred na follows: Ty Mr, Davls (Col.)=To restrict Chinese immi- gration. Ty Mr. Knapp—Extending the operations of the t-1lonse Board over tho llllnnl‘:elllver. iy Mr. Elsm~For the bettor organizstion of tho United States District Court of L.ouisfanas also o authorizo the constraction of rallroad bridges near Shraveport and Ouachita, La. Alr, Peddie nsked leave to offer o reeolution re. clting tho lnucurll‘r of savings inetitutions, and the diminished confidonceIn them, and authorizing tho Secretary of the Treasury to appoint Postman- tora in towns of 5,000 vopniation and upwards agents for the salo of Uniled States bonds [n de- nnminations of 3100 or Icex, . Mr. Wood remarked that that subject was al- ready beforo the Committes of Ways and Means, Mi. Waddell said that it was also befora tne Post-Ofico. Committce, and ho moved that the resotntion bo reforred to that Committec, Mr. Wood objected to the offering of the resolu- tion. Mr, Hewitt reported a bill grantlng pensfons to the |urvl\'lnF officers, roldlers, and sailors (or their widows) of tho Mexican, Creek, Florlds, and Black-1awk Wars, Orderod rnmed. Mr, Watson introduced a bill to oxtond the pro- vislons of the lowa relating to suldlers and wallors of the War of 1812, Iteferred. ‘The llouso then took nup the business of the yoorning hour, being the bill reported ‘c:lcrdly b) Mr. Fryeto make persons charged with crimes an; offenses compotent witnesses {n Unitod States ‘Amendments wero adopted extonding the act to the Territorial courts, courta-martial, and courts of Inaniry, and ineerting these words: **And hls falluro to mako such Tequest shall not creato any presumption againat him," Tho hill waa passed. 12 18 In these worda: **In_the trial of all Indies- ments, informations, complalnts, and other yro- ceedings agalnst persons charged with the com. mlssion of crimes, snd offensc, and nilsdemenn. ore In United Btatés courts, the Torritorial canrts, courts-martial, and courts of inquiry in any State or Terrltory, Including the District'of Columbla, the person so charged shall, at his own requent, but niot otherwive, bo & competent witness, and his fallure to maks such a requeat ahall not creato any presutnntion sgalnet him, Mr. Banning reported a bill directing the Secre- tary of Warto pay to the oficers and soldlers on. gaged In the war with Mexico the three months® cxtrn pay already provided for by the act of Con- gress. Lagsed. Mr. Cox reported back tho foint resolution ex- tending thanks to Henry M, Stanloy, the African cxplorer, for solving the most important geograph. Ieal |:1ra|:|um of the age, which wns unsnlmously esed, p‘.\lr. 0'Nell Yrvunlell the reeolution of tho Unlon League of Philadelphis against all teglsiation pro- posing 8 repayment of certain 5 per cont, 454 per cent, and 4 per cent bonds which were disposcd of by the Hecrolary of the Treasury at par for gold coin and in silvor coin of lexs valia than gold, Mr. Drizht offered a resolution directing tho Sec- retary of the Treanary to inform the House of the amount of interest pald by the Qovernment to nn+ tional banks on bonds held as securitiea for the of currency to them, Adopted. ‘The Mouse then went inte Committee of the Whole, with Mr, Hecbe in tho chalr, on tho state of the Unton, and was addressed by Mr. Dlalr, of New Hainpahire, on the inancial question. At the conclusion of Mr, Dlalr's spcech, the fipcaker lald before the Honen & mossago frowm the Sanste communicating its resolutions on the death of the late Benator Motton, and 3e. Hauna gavo notice that l;n would cafl them up to-morrow, Adjourned, THE WEATHER, Orric or B Cmikr SioNaL Orricen, Wasuineron, D, O., Jan. 18—1 n. m.—Indica- tions~For the Lake Reglon, partly cloudy or cloudy weather, with light snow, variable winds, stationary or nighor pressure and temporature, 8aLT Lake, Utah, Jan. 17,—0ne wire is work- 1oy to Sacramento, aud we expect other wires to be in working order h‘ noon t-day, ‘The Ceutral Pactfic Railroad hus not been ob- structed. ‘The storn Las ceascd, and the weather Is clear west of Virginla now. ‘There has been a very heavy rainfall in Calls fornla, but wo caunot learn the _lmuculurt BaN - Francisco, Jun, 17.~The storm has ceaseid in the city, far ms known, throughout the Stat raphic communl- catlon is stll! interrupted to o great extent. No damage of consequence Is reported o railroads or ather property. ‘The rajufall has been gen. eral and coplous, LUUAL ODAERVATIONS. Cuioago, Jan. 17. 'flr i, W 1.1 Rn. lisather mivimuts, 52, GEXELRAL UBSEOYATIONS, Curcano, Jan. 17-Midntght, Wind, | Kain Weathar, | LD =2EESEEEEE SENATOR WILLIAMS, Lex1xGTON, Ky, Jan. 17.—Scnator-clect Gen, Jobn B. Willlams passed through this city this evcolng on bis woy bome to Mt Bterllng. g ‘was met at tho depot by a large and cuthusiastic crowd, headed by a brass band. Amid loud chcers, and the fring of auvils, the General was welcomed tqour tity. He made a short address soia the platform of tho rear car, o Christ of Tliatory," “forcigners, TIIE CHINESE QUESTION. Views of tho Lalo Senator Morton on This Important Subjects The Government Has No Right to Ex- clude Them by Legislation, Ohineso Oheap Labor a Prominent Cause of California's Prosperity, Arrest of Leading Anti-Chinose Agi- tators in Ban Francisco. SENATOR MORTON’S VIEWS, A PLBA FOR THE MONGOLIANS. Fneciol Disvatch n The Chipagn Tridune. WastuiNaroN, D. ., Jan, 17.—Scnator Sar- gent never relaxes his vigilance In opposing anything which sugeests the posstbility of any legislation in favor of the Chinese In California. Bomo time since the tamlly of the late Senntor Morton found among his papers his incomplete report on Chinese Immigration. It was present- edto the Scnate to-day by Benator Wadleizh, who asked that it might be submittedas o minority report, and be printed fn the Zecord. To this publleity Senntor Sargent objected, and tho fragamentary report took the usual course. . THBPAPER. To the TWestern Assoctated Pras, WasminotoN, D. C. Jan. 17.—The paper embodying the viewsof the late Scoator Morton on the Chincse question, submitted to the S8en- ate to-day, I8 to o constderable extent frag- mentary, but the character of the conclusions reached by him as an fodividual member (and minority of une) of the join Congressional Com- mittee on Chinese Immigration are elearly shown by this synopsis: e American lostitutions are not arbltrary in thelr character, not mere creations of force or cfrcumstances, but are bused on the great and cternal doctrines of tho equality and natural rights of man. * We profess to belleve that God has given to all men the same rights, without regard to race or color, yet it hns taken onc hundred years {o cstablish this doctring by = lcgal formula in our Government, and there are stiil large num- bers who do mot, in thelr minds, adwmit' fts truth, and practieally deny It by preventing it from being carriod into cffact. It s proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, and recog- nized by our Constitutlon, that our country 18 OPEN TO IMMIGRANTS rnru of the world, an_asylum of the oppressed ahd unfortunate. Wiilo China and Japan, vieldlng to Western civilization, and especially recognizing tho force of the example and policy of the United States, haveabandoned thelr poliey: of excluding forelizners, it s pro- posed that wa should adopt theircast-off policy, and the ssmo arguments uscd at one time In theae countries to justify exclusion nre repro- duced bere, viz.: tbat the ndmission of forelgn- ers Interfercd with the trade and labor of their people, corrupted thdir morals, and degraded thelr religion. The strength and endurance of our Govern- ment does not depend on our material wealth and prosperity. Nor will thay bo insured mere- Iy by the general diftusion of education, Onr only absolute security consists In the dovotion of ‘tho masses of the people to tho doctrines upon which tho UGovernment was founded, and tho profound conviction that the rizuts of men are not conférrcd by constitutional enactments, which may be aitered or abolished, but are the uatural God-given nnd INALIENABLE RIGUT OF UNIVERSAL MAN, Closcly allicd to this great doctrine, and fn fact its nccessary outgrowth, Is the policy which throws open tho doors of our nation to nll who desfre to mako onr country thelr home. Yet wo still retain the right to prescribo conditions and ereate eafeguards to protect us from pou- perlsm, crime, and discase, and to fix the terms from oil ‘upon which they may become citizens and xmudpnlu in the Goyernment. To regulate itnmigration and to prescribe terms upon which we will admit men of foreign birth to the ox- erelso of civil and polltical rights Is one thing; to pronibit or exclude them In whole or in part {s anotlicr. It s both our right and our duty to make such regulations as will protect the inter- ests, morals, and safety of our peoplo nealnst And we may further discriminato mnoug natlons, and exact terms aud condltions from tho peoplo of one country that we do not deem uccessary ns to others, “Wo have alwavs made this discrimination with regard to the right to becomna citizens by permitting nouo but whito porsons to becomo naturalized, but as to the right to work, to trade, to live, or acquire property, we have NEVER MADE ANY DISTINCTION. ‘To do o now would be o great {nnovation upon the polley and traditions of our Govern- ment, and would be along step in the denial of the brotherliood of menaud of the broad hu- manitarfan policy inaugurated by our fathers. ‘Tho Hinitation ot the rizht to becoma natural- zed to whito persons wna placed in the law when slavery was the coutrolling {nflucncs in our (Government, and s now retained by linger- ing prejndices growing out of that institutfon. Atter hiaving abolished slavery and by constitu. tional enactments eatablished the oqual civil and polltieal rights of all men without regant to race or color, to again recognize distinctlons of race and color by excluding tho copper-cot- ored peopla of Asia from our shores, and to catablish a new govermental nolicy upon the basis of color, or differont form of “civilization and religlon, would INCONSISTENT AND UNSOUND, a8 Amerleans, standing upon the ereat doctrines to which I havo referred, and secking to edu- cato tho mnascs into thelr beliof, and charged with the administration of the lawa by which cqual rights and protoetion shall be extended to all races, wa caunot now safely take a new de- varture, and in another form rosurreet and ro- eatablish theso odious distinctions of race and color which brought upon us the Civil War, and from which we fendly hoped that God n His Provldence had delivored us for ever. Althiough tho Inquiry which the Committea wero fnstructed to muke does not Involve the political rights of the Chinese, I inay be per- initted to observe that in my Jjudgment the Chineso cannot be proteeted in tha PacificStates without representntion In tho Lexlslature or Congress, without o volce in tho sclection of oflicers. ~ Cowmnplete protection can Lo glven them only by allowing TUHEM TO BECOMA CITIZANS, Again, In considering any project to prohibit Chinese immiiration, this fact should be borno in nind: that the Chinese landing upon our Pacihc Const come_ entirely from the Brittsh port of Hong Kong, hence, thourh subjects of the Chincso Emplre, they are {nvested fn that respect with therights of British subjects, and {n any legisiation or treaty brv which we would limit” or forbld their landing upon our shores wo must deal with the British Government and not that of Chiun, In the cariy days of Califoraln tho price of labor was exoriitant, and these high prices made It impossible to engage (n wmanufactures or any pursult that came into competition with the productions of other countries. It {s un- doubtedly true, notwithstanding tho outcry ugajust Chineso chieap labor, that the aversge rate of wages In Califurula Is bigher than in any other part of the United States, snd now stunds largely fn the way of the development of the Btate. It fs sald that tho presonce of the Chinese in Colifornin prevents the emigration thither of white pcople, and therefory stands in the wuy of the growth ot the State, ¢} the fact (which I do not admit), it springs from the per: tion visited upon Chilnamen, and the roes misropresentations which have been made. ‘hat thers have been many ances whiere Chiuese were cmployed in preference to whites because of thelr cheaper labor, s undoubtedly true, but not to the extent that could furnlah JJust cause of complulot rutlulfluz legtslation or alitical action for fts redress, No system of abaor s healthy or protitubls WIIICIL 1S NOT FREE, In which men are free to work for such prices as. they choose to aceept. Looking ut the question broadly, and at the effect which Chinese labor bas. exertod in Call- fornia runutng through a perlod of twenty-tive years, [ amn strougly of the oviniou that bug for the presence of the Chiness Californin would not now have more than vne-half or two-thiras her present white popwlatlon that Chinese labor has opencd up mauy avenues and new in- dustries for white labor, wmude many kinds of busltess possible, and laid the foundatious of wmanufucturiog juterests that bid falr Lo rec to cnormous proportivns; that the presence of ths Chinese, holdine out thu prospect for labor at reasonable sutes, induced tho -trausfer of large awountas of capitat uud emigratioh Lo Califorata, aud of large uumbera of buaincss and euterpris- Jug men, thus making Californla the most in- viting tield for emigrants from every cluss of soclety, {ucluding laboriuer men. Mr. Mortou sdduces evidence given before the Joint Congressivual Connnitice which shows that the intellectusl capasity of the Chinese is {ully cqual to white peovle. ADOUT PIVE THOUSAND CIIINESE WOMEX have rome, wost of them prostitutes, imported by procurers, who mauagy and dtspose of them on thelr arrival. The better and greater part of the Chiuese aro opposed to this deg: {efi and destructive trafilc, und have mads repea! sfforts to spolisb it. The origiual responsibility for final actlon, for their importation lics with the steamship companiea and masters of salling vessels, who should have refuscd to bring them. But wnen we consliler the cxtent and cffect of whito pry titution fn all our large cities, we cannot cha this to the Chinese as an original offenso or one prenliar to thelr color. In concluafon he says: ¢ Labor docs not re- quire that a price shall be fixed by law or that nion who livo cheaply and ean work for lower wazes shall for that reason be kept out of the country." TR NMUUDLUMS. LOAFERS AND AOITATORS AT LAST GO DETOND TR LISUTS OP FORDEARANCE EVEN IN A PRER COUNTRY, BAN Fraxcisco, dan. 17.~For some Lime past the languaye used nt the meetings of so-called workingmen by agitators Kearney, Knight, Wellock, nnd others has been growing more and more fncendinry In character. At meet- ings held in this city Inst night pretty strong in- timatlons wero given that the Chinese passen- Rers by the steamer Clty of Toklo, due lere to- morrotw, wonld be attacked. It has been nscer- tafocd that, under the advice of thelr leaders, the mob has been forming military companies, and lins made eome purchases of weapons. - Tho power of public apinfon and vigorous utterances by thepreas have finally spurred the authoriticsto action. This morning the heads of tho Ecxeeue tive, Judiciol, and Leglslative Departments of the City Government hield a sceret conference, as arciult of which a speclal meeting of the Board of Bupervisors was held this afternoon. The Mayor ealled the attention of the Board to the threats of the ngitators agninst life and property, and theie deflanco of the Government, and declared that the timo for declsive actlon had come. Resolutlons were adopted authorize Ing the Mayor to appolot a committeo of seven of the Board to o to Bacramento this evening and procure the Immediato passage of billa au- thorizing the Pollcc Commissioners to appolut temporarily such number of speefal police as may be deemed necessary from timo to time for the preservation of order. The Committeo Ieft on the cvening boat this afterioon. The Mayor had a conference with Gen, McComb, who has ordered the entire miti- tary force of thecity to assemble at thelr are morics, and remain under’ arns until furthee notice. Uen. McDowell has given asstrance that the authoritics shall have tho m&gport of the United Btates troops, If required. The ity wns very quiet Jast night, had no ‘meetings. Tho militia were on gnard during the night. A number of miner sgitators were arrcsted and locked up. Kearuey and Wellock were arrested this evening on charzea of consplracy and misdomennor, and held in bail for 811,000 and 85,000, respectively, in default of which Loth were locked up. “They say that they will not attempt to procurs ball. “They also assert that hereafter thelr mectings will be aceret excopt the usual SBunday gathering in the City Hall lots. Watrants aro also out for tho arrest of Knight. The police have orders to promptly arrest any speaker indulging {u incen- diary lanzuage, ‘The steamer City of Toklo arrived from Chinn and Jopan to-dsy. A squad of police was on hand durlng the debarkation of the passeagers, but no disturbance oceurred. THE EXPRESSMEN. Proceedings In Thelr Natlonal Conventlon ut St Louls Yesterday. Bpecial Disvateh to The Chieago Tribune, 8. Lowuis, Mo,, Jan. 17.—Tho second day's proceedings of the Expressmen's Conventlon wero devoted malaly to adiscussion of the con- stitution. Mr. Dwight presented the report of the Committes nppointed at the last annual Conventlon to rovise the constitution and by lawsof tho Associntlon. The Committec, in- stend of trying to change tho old constitution, presented an entively new one, In which the modes of representation fn the National Cone ventlon, the divisions of classes, the manner of forfcits, insurance, ete., and tho time of holdlng tho Natloual Conventlon werealldifferent from those provided for fu the old laws and regu- lations governlugx the affairs of the bndr ‘The paper made the time for holding the National Conventlon on each alternato’ year, Mr. George C. Hildt, of Baltlmore, moved that thu report bo accepted, but that 1t be required required to Iny over for the space of one year, aceording to tho provision in tho constitution restricting the mannor of making nmendments to the copstitution. ‘The motion was unan- jmously adopted. Mr. Dwight presented tho report of the Executive Committee, which was an foformal one, owing to tho fact that the glrcund over which thelr reort would extend had already been covered by previous reports. The Committca recommended tho ayment of the following clalma for Insurance: aincs Milier, 8an Fraucisco, a disabled mem- ber, who was shot by lllghwnimcu whits driving o stagoe for Wells, Farzo & Co.3 ¥, ¥, Coulter, of Atlanta, Gn., total disabllity; Walter J. Lynch, of Blac one, Mass.: Q. K. Wood, 6f Fulrpolnt, N. Y,, agent for the Ameriean Ex- press Cotnpanvy Willlam Clark, Waterloo, Can- ada; U. H. De Luce, Austing Peter Williams, New York: Jesse J. Peck, Elwood, N. J. They were referred back to the Executiva Committeo ‘The report of the Committea went on further to’state that the Investizn- tion of the condition of the books of tho Financial Awent was o cotnplote vindleation of the chmiges of mlsmanagement presented ogalnst him atthelastmeeting, Amongthepromi- nent gentlemen who arelved to-day and took thelr places as delegates were Mr, £.” M. Morae- man, General Buperintendent of the Ualon Pacilic Raflrond Express Company, Omahu, Nob.; Col. L. € Welr, Ueneral Agent of the Adams Express Company at Cinclunat, O.; aud Mr, F. . Fargo, Superntendent of the Amncrlean Express Company, Chicago, 111, The following officers wero elected for the ensuing year: Dresident, George Bingham, rittsburgs Viee-Prestdent, L, C. Welr, Cluclu- natl; Grand Sccrctary, Sutherland DoWitt, Elml, N, Y. Executlve Committeo—H, W. Dwight, Sprln%fleld. Mass.; E. M. Morsewman, Omlfim. Neb.s W, G. Yates, Cleveland, O, Ay D. Kocner, Baltimore, Md.; E. Hayden, 8t. Loufs, Mo. Adjourned sine dle, ————— STATE OF TRADE. A Good Ohanco for the East to Give Usn Iest in Negnrd to Western Bankrup Anuual loport of the Commerelal Bplus, Special Disateh (o The Chicaco Tribuné, New Yonk, Jan. 17.~It will not do for people to talk about the bankrupt West, ju facaof tho figures presented in Dun, Barlow & Co.'s annual cireular for 1877, They give the fallures in the United Btates as 220 less than 1876, with the total liabilitles, however, barely hall a million less. The Agetcy says: “It is folly to urge that these dinsters arceaused by the absonce of avallablo capital for business ‘purposcs. ‘This s demonstrated by tho follow- Ing comparison. Tho Natlonal Banking capltal of the Middlo States s $180,000,000, Tho number of traders ewploving It are 824,000, ‘Tha bankinz copital o the Western Statea is only 89,000,000, with 231,000 traders. The difference In the nwinber of traders between the two sections §s very slight, yet, notwithstanding the fact that the banking capital in the Middle States Is over double that of the Western States, the fallures are 10 per cent greater. Misfortune has come to only cvery eighty-fourth trader In the West, but it has overtaken every thirty-third busincss man {u the Middlo Btates, 1o will not do to account for this difference by the assertion that more capltal Is needed ad absorbed in the business of the East, aud that tho lock-up of funds Is greater, ‘Tl umiz ba true in some respects, but thoaverago Nabllitics In Western Statvs lvemfin $20,337, agalnst $19,- Vith rezard to the re- sults of the year and the general condition of busiucsa, thu Areucy says the expectations that were formed of the probable volume and profit- ableness of the trade of the country have only been partfully tultitled, yet, fu many respects, substantlal progress toward revovery has been made, The product of precious mutals Is fuily matntained, und thoush fron, coal, sud lumber interests still languish, petroloum, graln, cote ton, tobacco, awl other farm ucts bave added Jargely to the natfon’s wealth, A visible fucrease in the employment of labor s nolives able i fmportant eections, and the manufae turing industries have fn eome degreo lnproved, both for home and forelzn markets," INDIANS, Wasmixetoy, D. C., Jun. 17.—Tho Agent at the Banuock Indlan camg telegraphs the Indlan Otfice recommending that the Bannocks be sent wway with the military snd held il the Goy- venment decides what to do with them. Unless removed, o sutlicient miiitary forco will be ro- quired to Keep them fu subjection. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Naw Youx, Jan. i7.—Arrived, stcamahip Ida- ho, from Liverpool. Loxpox, Jun. 17.—The steamships Montasa, Fraukfort, aud Dorriu have arrived owp o workingmen - CRIMINAL NEWS. A Prominent Farmer Mnrdered on thy Highway Near Wilkes- barre, Pa. Narrow Escaps 'o! tho Yictim’s Sonee. The Deed Attribmted to Molly Maguires. Thres Negroos Near Loxington, Ky, Killod by n Mob of Masked - Men, ASSASSINATION. Apecial Dispate) 15 The Mieaga Tridune, , TVILRESDARRE, Pa., Jan 15, —A murder mosy foul was committed {n the highway about fivs miles from this city last night, and it s mory than probable that the Mollio Maguires were 1y some way conneeted with the bloody affaty, Pallip Callender, a highly-respected farmes ‘and country. merchant, was returning home nfte dark In company with his som, n young meg aged 22, they having been to Plymouth atteny. inga lawsuit against some of the notorlogg Connel famlily, who for years have been cop sidered ns Hittle better thon outlaws, ana tye latter Jost the sult. Under cover of darknees, shots were fired from an ambush g the road-side, tho father falllng with o huile through the brain, the son narrowly escapin, witha bullet through tus hat und grazing pyg scalp, Having accomplisicd thelr erime, twy men wero seen to take the road and run rapfdly away. The alarm was privan, and the futally. wounded man was promptly cared for, but’ an{, lived until this morning. It appears from - tho character of the woundy {n his ‘head and body that the murderers bad thelr guns loaded with shot and bai), and intended to kill both the father and eog i amlnfi together {n the wagon. The murder. era stood close to the rondside, and took gooy aim, and when they fired upon the father did not notiee the son walking behtnd the wagon, or they would have killed him at thosamns time; but. the contuslun, and the qulck motions of the son catching the team, provented tho murder. ers from taking that fatal alm they intonded st thio accond shot. Ureat excltement prevalled fn the nelgnbor. hood, nnd many.wera looking for the murderery throuchout the day. It {s not known that My, Callender or his son had any other enemie; than the Conncls, and suspicion polnts to then very strongly, thoy belng the famlly who re. slsted arrest by the authoritics in Aorll, 1875, barricading their liouso and flring ‘upon the Sherlll’s posse, killiog o pollce officer and riddling some constables with shot, as tcle graphed to Tis TRiBuNs ot the time. Bhould the murderers be captured, thelr lynelglx‘v;‘g by the excited farmers could mnot by avoldel A WIISKY WAR, Spectal Diapatch to The Chicago Trivune, LouiaviLe, Ky., Jan, 17.—Troublo has agaly broken out In Kentucky between *moon. shiners® and United Htates officurs—this tima ol o more scrious nature than ever before. Thy reststauce they have offered. hitherto has been only when soveral oflicers wers trylng to arrest them, In Wayno County, Monday last, accond- Ing to telegraphic advices to Mpecial Agent Whitfleld, of this city, an armed force of thirty oficers and assistants was compelled to flee by {liicit distiiters, The Government possc-caught six offcuders and lodged them safely in *nll at Monticollo, Ky, but, on_ secling or more, was driven off as described, tho leader, Btorckcener Logun, being wounded_nnd several horses shot from under riders, The Marshal's posso consisted of 30 men. Theuumber of the moonshiners was un. known, They fought from under cover, in trees, caves, and _bushes, Commissioner Roum was notified nnd has telegraphed to increase the furce and effect the capturo at all hazards, The moonshiners avow thelr intention to restat, aud, belng backed up by almost the entiro popula. tlunt.n( Wayne County, a lively time is fn pros pec! KENTUCKY OUTLAWRY, LexinatoN, Ky., Jan. 17.—Thoe following are the particulars of the dcenc of violence and denth which took place on the border between Fayctteand Jassamine Counties, nbout eleven miles from this city, last eventng: ' Two negro men, named Ed Claxton and John Davls, aee cused of bolng nccessaries to the murder of Jacod Bhiootman some wecks siuce, were taken from the oflicers having them in chargo and hung ahout midnight on the roadside.. Tha party, committing tho outrago were disguised. " “They also went to thoe cabin of another negro men Nviug fu the ssmnc neighborhood named Tom ‘Turner, and, having forced an entrance, killed him In the prescnce of his wife by ahooting him threo or four times, The Sheriffy; Maj. Thomas, 18 in lmrault of the outlaws, with every prospect of bringing them to justice, i HOMICIDE, NasnviLLe, Jan. 17.—A spcclal from Hunte villa to tho Nashvillo American states that Col. Lem Meade, a prominent citizen of Northern Alabams, living sixtecn milea east of Hunts. ville, was shot and killed on Monday night by men supposcd to bo his tenants, with whom be had troable, and whose arrest he had caused. FIGHTING MOONSIINENS, LouisyiLLg, Ky,, Jan, 17.—~The moonshincrs in Wayne County repelled s Government force of thirty men on Monday luat, serfously wound. ing an otllcer, killing n horse, and running the possc out of sight. They aro very atrongly or- mmlzlu aud announce thelr purposo to reslst urrest, TIFE NETTERS, New Yosnk, Jan. 17.—Onlers of publleation have been granted of summons againat Albert and Gabricl Notter, alleged to have gonu out of the Btate to avold servico om sults growlong out of thelr fatlure, CANADA. The Dominion Iloard of Trade~Yilllans the Chicago Worgor, " Special Diapaich to The Ghicugo Tridune, OrTAWA, Jan. 17.—Tho Dominlon Board of Trade resumed fts sittings to-day, and passed resolutions in fuvor of countervalllng dutics and the reduction of the dutles on raw sugar, 08 the best means of devgloplog sugar-retinfug in this country, and establisliug & trude with the West Indiea, A resolution to the cffect that all rallways shouid be freu o telegraph comps ules for tho coustruction, use, and malutenance of thelr telegraph lnca was voted down. The Committees on Wrocking reported, recommend- lug the Government to take tho suggestions ol Cupt. Dorr, of Bullale, Into constderas tion. Capt. Dorr's suggestions were, that existing regulutions, which vravcnlwf forelgn vessols from - alding ships In distress and saving lives and property, be changed, and that the Duminion Goveralenb cumlnlutu tho charts of the grest lakes, Ares olutlon calling attention to thu injustice ot the registration of forcign-bullt steamers and burges In evaston of tho Iinperial act, alsoin favor of muking Halifux the winter port of Canadu, were passed. Mr, Joseph, of Quebecs was elected President for the eusulng year. resolution recommending a duty ot 50 éents per ton on all bituminous coal, und $1 per tonod all plg-iron lwuud {uto bnmnh. was loat, Spectul aich ta The Chicugn Yribune. MonTiEAL, Jan. 17.—An appeal has beed mado agulnst the judgment of Judge Mackay, grantlug annjunciion upon Mr. Gofl and others, appllea for by Lucius Robinson, of the Pas sumpsic Rallway Company, on the ground thad tho owners of the stuck In question had wo 0p vmtuui(y o‘l‘l‘)l““"{“k“l‘ "}A‘"&‘im‘ Palbund Special DIspatch o The Chizs une. TouoNTo, dan. A7,—C. . Williuis, the Cbl- cago forger, was before the County Cours to* day. Judge McKenzle said that Mr, Stickney, the prosccutor, declined to come from Chicago to givo persoual evideuce, und the Court had 1o authority to detain the prisoner for extradition. The prisoner, on being discharged, was fmme diatcly rearrested, sud wiil appear beforo the Polive Masistrate to-morrow for bringing steles properey jnto Cauads ) ——— MUSIC AT HAMMOND, IND. Bpecial Dispatch o The Chicago Tribuné. Hauxsoxp, Ind., Jau. 17.—Qur people 1usb night enjoyed tho best vocal entertajnmost ever given in this town. 1t was by one of your city socleties (Chicaga Glee and Madrigal Unfos —Davis, Loveday, Mcanus, and Payson). The programme consisted ol American gices 80 soogs, Engiish Madrigal and charactel #um with & recitation by the Ret ', Raviin, of Chicsgo, of tbe * Rum Malac, He Loids relisdans carviom i gur town eyenlog: e b¥